[2025] Recommended for people in their 50s! A roundup of timeless, crowd-pleasing Western music classics
People in their 50s today are the generation who spent their youth from the late 1970s to the 1980s, and back then you listened to tons of Western hits that were huge in Europe and the U.
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, through TV shows like Best Hit USA and on the radio.
Even now, when you meet old friends and the conversation heats up about music, it’s those songs from back then—many of you are probably like that.
Or maybe you drifted away from Western music, but this time we’re bringing you an article that will revive those passionate, exciting memories from that era!
We’ve rounded up a bunch of massive hits that music-loving 50-somethings can’t help but react to, so feel free to use it as a reference for karaoke or event background music!
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[2025] Recommended for People in Their 50s! A Collection of Guaranteed Crowd-Pleasing Classic Western Hits (21–30)
Hard To Say I’m SorryCHICAGO
This is a signature work by the American brass-rock band Chicago, depicting the pain of heartbreak alongside an elegant piano melody.
Released in September 1982 and produced by David Foster, the song elevates the rich musicality of the brass section into a pop arrangement.
It topped the U.
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singles chart for two consecutive weeks.
Chosen as the ending theme for the film “Blue Lovers,” it also became familiar in Japan as a commercial song for Osaka Gas and Toyota.
The lyrics portray a man who, after being told goodbye by his lover, regrets his past behavior—feelings that many listeners can surely empathize with.
ThrillerMichael Jackson
A story about terrifying creatures that appear only in the dead of night, and the resolve to protect a loved one from those eerie monsters.
It’s a track from the album Thriller, released in November 1982 by Michael Jackson from the United States.
The music video is a film-like work running a full 14 minutes, memorable for its zombie dance.
It caused a sensation on MTV at the time and won eight awards at the 1984 Grammys.
Listening to it as Halloween approaches sends a chill down your spine while stirring a powerful determination to protect the one you love.
rock and rollLed Zeppelin
Especially among men in their 50s, I feel like there aren’t many who don’t like Zeppelin.
There must be a huge number of people who were heavily influenced by them in their youth.
And among Zeppelin’s songs, this one is definitely the kind that gets people in their 50s fired up when they hear it.
Cool then, cool now.
enter the sandmanMetallica
Metallica, a band I personally consider the greatest in metal.
Is there anyone who doesn’t feel their blood stir when they hear this intro? It’s especially memorable for those in their 50s.
Even now that we’re middle-aged, they’re still unbelievably cool—this is a masterpiece among masterpieces.
The moment this song comes on, it’s time to headbang.
Alive and KickingSimple Minds
Simple Minds from Scotland.
For Western music fans in their 50s, isn’t this a song that’s guaranteed to make you burst out with nostalgia and get excited? They’re a powerful rock band with a bracing, exhilarating sound, and whenever I listen to this track, it always clears my head.
It’s the kind of song that blows away anything unpleasant—a true classic.
Let’s go crazyPrince
Prince may no longer be with us, but I believe he will forever be a legend in the hearts of his fans.
For people in their 50s, 1999 might be the right pick.
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though if you want to really get everyone going, this song might be the one.
It’s one of Prince’s rare, totally unrestrained, full-power tracks.
Writing this brings back memories of his amazing live performance during his Japan tour.
saturday nightBay City Rollers
It’s the Bay City Rollers, who sent young women into a frenzy in the ’70s.
There must be quite a few women now in their 50s who went to concerts decked out head-to-toe in tartan back then.
Personally, I even went to Edinburgh, and my older cousin had a handmade doll of one of the members.
This is a song that makes fans in their 50s reminisce about those days and get excited all over again.