The 25 Best Birthday Songs - Billboard

The 25 Best Birthday Songs · 50 Cent, “In Da Club” · 2 Chainz feat. Kanye West, “Birthday Song”. × Skiptomaincontent SelenaGomezattendsthephotocallforSonyPictures'"HotelTransylvania3:SummerVacation"atSonyPicturesStudiosonApril11,2018inCulverCity,California. MattWinkelmeyer/GI Gatheringfriendsandfamilyaroundacandlelitcaketosing“HappyBirthdaytoYou”hasbeenabirthdaytraditioninEnglish-speakinghouseholdsforoveracentury.In1998,theGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsevennameditthemostrecognizedsongintheEnglishlanguage. Whetheryouloveitorhateit,it’ssafetosaythetune(whichhasseveralextendedversionsandcomedicrenditions)isn’tgoinganywhere…butitdoesn’thavetobetheonlysongthatdefinestheday.ArtistsfromLesleyGoreinthe‘60stoStevieWonderin‘80stoKatyPerryinthe21stcenturyhaveallcompletelyreinventedthelong-establishedbirthdaysingingtraditionwithnewandinventivemelodiesoftheirown. Fromclassictracksthatwillmakeyouwantto“partylikeit’syourbirthday”evenwhenit’snot(ala50Cent)todeepcutsthathaveyouquestioningyourownmortality(we’relookingatyou,SufjanStevens’“HappyBirthday”),checkoutBillboard’srankingofthe25bestbirthdaysongsbelow. Getweeklyrundownsstraighttoyourinbox Subscribe Wanttoknowwhateveryoneinthemusicbusinessistalkingabout? Getintheknowon VisitBillboardProformusicbusinessnews Trending PnBRockDeadat30AfterShootingatRoscoe’sChicken&WafflesinLos Angeles CardiBShowsOffNewFaceandArmTattoosofSonWaveandDaughterKulture’s Names PnBRock’sDeathMournedbyOffset,NickiMinaj,Russ&More:‘HeWasGentleand Kind’ HarryStyles’‘AsItWas’HoldsAtopHot100,‘LateNightTalking’LeapstoNo. 3 HereAreAllthe2022EmmysWinners:Complete List TheDaily Adailybriefingonwhatmattersinthemusicindustry EmailAddress SignUp SignUp Bysubscribing,IagreetotheTermsofUseandPrivacyPolicy IconLink PMCLogo BillboardisapartofPenskeMediaCorporation.©2022BillboardMedia,LLC.AllRightsReserved. PoweredbyWordPress.comVIP optionalscreenreader OurSites Artnews BGR Billboard Deadline FairchildMedia FootwearNews GoldDerby IndieWire RobbReport RollingStone SheKnows SheMedia Soaps SourcingJournal Sportico Spy StyleCaster TheHollywoodReporter TVLine Variety Vibe WWD Billboard LOGIN Subscribe Account ManageAccount LogOut Closethemenu Charts Expandchartsmenu AllCharts Hot100 Billboard200 Global200 ChartBeat BillboardNXT HotTrendingSongs-Real-Time HotTrendingSongs-Weekly SongBreaker Year-EndCharts Decade-EndCharts Music Expandmusicmenu MusicNews Pop R&B/Hip-Hop Latin Rock Awards ChartBeat Concerts Features Reviews Culture Expandculturemenu Events Lifestyle Politics TV/Film Media Expandmediamenu Lists Photos Podcasts Videos Business Expandbusinessmenu BusinessNews Legal Touring Publishing Radio RecordLabels ViewAllPro ProTools Expandpro-toolsmenu Songwriters&Producers SongIndex ArtistIndex BillboardPro GETACCESSTODAY ad