Ranking of Western Music Artists Popular Among People in Their 50s [2025]

Sweet Child O’ MineGuns N’ Roses15rank/position

Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine (Official Music Video)

A renowned song from Guns N’ Roses’ debut album “Appetite for Destruction,” it reached No.

1 on the Billboard charts.

Slash’s intro guitar riff is striking, and the emotive, “crying” guitar solo is deeply evocative.

The lyrics, carried by Axl Rose’s vocals, poignantly express heartfelt feelings for a loved one.

Released as a single in June 1988, it became one of the band’s signature tracks.

Its timeless appeal endures, as evidenced by its use in the 2022 film “Thor: Love and Thunder.” Why not belt out this rock classic—one for the history books—at karaoke with someone special?

Power Of LoveHuey Lewis & The News16rank/position

Huey Lewis & the News – Power Of Love – 5/23/1989 – Slim’s (Official)

A representative song by Huey Lewis & The News, a very wholesome American hard rock band of middle-aged guys.

It’s the theme song of Back to the Future, a lively, high-energy track.

Let’s all raise our fists and have fun together.

BabeStyx17rank/position

Styx – Babe 1980

This song’s lyrics are about one of the members of Styx leaving on a journey, leaving his wife at home.

Are there any middle-aged men who have made their wives feel lonely by going on solo assignments or business trips and leaving them behind? This is a recommended song for those people.

RosannaTOTO18rank/position

TOTO Rosanna (official video)

This song, which won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and became a huge hit worldwide, is one you’ll definitely want to know as a famous love song.

The lyrics—“I want to see your eyes when I wake up in the morning” and “I want to hold you in the evening”—are wonderfully romantic, aren’t they?

Sugar Baby LoveThe Rubettes19rank/position

The Rubettes – Sugar Baby Love

“Sugar Baby Love” is a single released in 1974 by the British band The Rubettes.

The song is a doo-wop tune with an oldies vibe that became a worldwide hit.

It’s also very popular in Japan and is still frequently heard today in commercials and elsewhere.

Brimming with unbridled brightness and a sense of happiness, it also carries a distinctly summery feel.

Uptown GirlBilly Joel20rank/position

Billy Joel – Uptown Girl (Official Video)

A blue-collar downtown guy falls for an uptown girl and desperately tries to win her over, portrayed in the music video as a musical—something that, as a woman, is always fun to watch because it makes you feel like a princess.

It’s also well known that this song led Billy, who was infatuated with Christie Brinkley appearing in the MV, to finally win her heart.

It’s the kind of song you could really get into character to sing.

Call meBlondie21rank/position

Blondie – Call me

I picked this song because it reminded me of my older brother, now in his 50s, who was obsessed with it back when it came out.

He bought the single and listened to it day after day without ever getting bored—haha.

The super-sexy Debbie Harry from those days still pops vividly into my mind; it’s a track that always gets me hyped.

She barely resembles her old self now, but once this song brings back those memories, the excitement is guaranteed.