The Most Beautiful Song
What AskReddit answered when asked for the most beautiful song they'd ever heard — pop, hymns, film scores and Satie, all in one heap.
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| # | Said by | Artist | Song | Listen · source | Save to my list | |
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| 001 | 5× | John Denver | Annie's Song | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 002 | 4× | Erik Satie | Gymnopédie No. 1 | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 003 | 4× | Israel Kamakawiwo'ole | Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 004 | 4× | Don McLean | Vincent | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 005 | 3× | Joni Mitchell | A Case of You | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 006 | 3× | Samuel Barber | Adagio for Strings | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 007 | 3× | Elton John | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 008 | 2× | Franz Schubert | Ave Maria | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 009 | 2× | Sade | Cherish the Day | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 010 | 2× | Claude Debussy | Clair de Lune | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 011 | 2× | Mazzy Star | Fade Into You | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 012 | 2× | Gabriel Fauré | In Paradisum | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 013 | 2× | Ludwig van Beethoven | Moonlight Sonata | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 014 | 2× | The Moody Blues | Nights in White Satin | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 015 | 2× | Hans Zimmer | No Time for Caution | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 016 | 2× | Max Richter | On the Nature of Daylight | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 017 | 2× | M83 | Outro | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 018 | 2× | Simon & Garfunkel | Scarborough Fair / Canticle | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 019 | 2× | The Beatles | Something | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 020 | 2× | Roberta Flack | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 021 | 2× | Louis Armstrong | What a Wonderful World | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 022 | 1× | Radiohead | 4 Minute Warning | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 023 | 1× | Damien Rice | 9 Crimes | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 024 | 1× | Samuel Barber | Agnus Dei | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 025 | 1× | Radiohead | All I Need | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 026 | 1× | Austin Wintory | Apotheosis | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 027 | 1× | Simon & Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 028 | 1× | John Williams | Cadillac of the Skies | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 029 | 1× | John Denver | Calypso | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 030 | 1× | Elvis Presley | Can't Help Falling in Love | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 031 | 1× | Peter Gabriel | Don't Give Up | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 032 | 1× | Cass Elliot | Dream a Little Dream of Me | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 033 | 1× | Pink Floyd | Echoes | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 034 | 1× | Foo Fighters | Everlong | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 035 | 1× | Metallica | Fade to Black | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 036 | 1× | Sting | Fields of Gold | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 037 | 1× | Léo Delibes | Flower Duet | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 038 | 1× | Muse | Ghosts | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 039 | 1× | Porter Robinson | Goodbye to a World | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 040 | 1× | Jeff Buckley | Grace | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 041 | 1× | R.E.M. | Half a World Away | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 042 | 1× | Jeff Buckley | Hallelujah | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 043 | 1× | Tori Amos | Hey Jupiter | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 044 | 1× | Imogen Heap | Hide and Seek | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 045 | 1× | Pink Floyd | High Hopes | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 046 | 1× | Radiohead | How to Disappear Completely | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 047 | 1× | Etta James | I'd Rather Go Blind | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 048 | 1× | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Into My Arms | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 049 | 1× | Goo Goo Dolls | Iris | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 050 | 1× | The Cure | Just Like Heaven | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 051 | 1× | Grover Washington Jr. | Just the Two of Us | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 052 | 1× | Warren Zevon | Keep Me in Your Heart | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 053 | 1× | Roberta Flack | Killing Me Softly With His Song | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 054 | 1× | Fleetwood Mac | Landslide | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 055 | 1× | The Cure | Last Dance | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 056 | 1× | Interpol | Lights | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 057 | 1× | Joy Division | Love Will Tear Us Apart | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 058 | 1× | Kris Kristofferson | Loving Her Was Easier | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 059 | 1× | Henry Mancini | Moon River | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 060 | 1× | Roxy Music | More Than This | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 061 | 1× | Björk | New World | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 062 | 1× | Sinéad O'Connor | Nothing Compares 2 U | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 063 | 1× | Metallica | Nothing Else Matters | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 064 | 1× | Adolphe Adam | O Holy Night | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 065 | 1× | Ludwig van Beethoven | Ode to Joy | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 066 | 1× | Enya | Only Time | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 067 | 1× | Radiohead | Reckoner | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 068 | 1× | Bronski Beat | Smalltown Boy | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 069 | 1× | Fleetwood Mac | Songbird | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 070 | 1× | Beach House | Space Song | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 071 | 1× | Death Cab for Cutie | St. Peter's Cathedral | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 072 | 1× | The Temper Trap | Sweet Disposition | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 073 | 1× | R.E.M. | Sweetness Follows | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 074 | 1× | Damien Rice | The Blower's Daughter | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 075 | 1× | Simon & Garfunkel | The Boxer | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 076 | 1× | John Denver | The Eagle and the Hawk | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 077 | 1× | Band of Horses | The Funeral | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 078 | 1× | Coldplay | The Scientist | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 079 | 1× | The Smiths | There Is a Light That Never Goes Out | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 080 | 1× | Hans Zimmer | Time | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 081 | 1× | Cyndi Lauper | Time After Time | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 082 | 1× | Nobuo Uematsu | To Zanarkand | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 083 | 1× | Death Cab for Cutie | Transatlanticism | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 084 | 1× | Radiohead | True Love Waits | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 085 | 1× | Elvis Presley | Unchained Melody | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 086 | 1× | Interpol | Untitled | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 087 | 1× | Billy Joel | Vienna | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 088 | 1× | Death Cab for Cutie | What Sarah Said | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 089 | 1× | Chris Isaak | Wicked Game | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 090 | 1× | Tom Petty | Wildflowers | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 091 | 1× | U2 | With or Without You | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit | ||
| 092 | 1× | Michael Jackson | You Are Not Alone | ▶ Listen · r/AskReddit |
How this was counted. Counted by distinct redditor. “Beautiful” pulls answers from every genre at once, so a Beethoven sonata and a Metallica ballad sit side by side — which is the point. The classical entries name works, not recordings; a hundred versions of Clair de Lune exist and the thread rarely said whose.