Mother’s Day Songs in Western Music: Rankings [2025]

(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On YouNSYNC22rank/position

*NSYNC – (God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You (Official Video)

It’s a pop ballad by NSYNC, released as a single in 1999.

It was their first song to reach the Top 10 on the Billboard charts.

The music video, which incorporates black-and-white footage of a mother and child, is themed around life from birth to old age, touching on childhood memories, war, and returning home.

I’m Already ThereLonestar23rank/position

Lonestar – I’m Already There (Message From Home)

A track released in 2001 by the American country music band Lonestar.

It sings about staying emotionally close even when you can’t be together physically.

It’s a song loved by people who are separated from their friends and family.

MamaSpice Girls24rank/position

Spice Girls – Mama (Official Music Video)

The Spice Girls, known as the most successful female idol group with over 85 million records sold worldwide.

Among the tracks on their 1996 debut album “Spice” was “Mama.” In the song, they express how, having grown from the days when they resented and clashed with their mothers, their teenage years now feel almost like a lie.

If you’re currently fighting with your mom, why not listen to this song and try making up?

To ZionLauryn Hill25rank/position

Lauryn Hill – To Zion

Rapper and singer Lauryn Hill, whose 1998 solo album “The Miseducation” sold 12 million copies worldwide and became a huge hit in Japan as well.

The “Zion” in the song’s title comes directly from the name of Lauryn Hill’s son, and the track is a moving piece that portrays her deep love for her firstborn and her resolve to become a mother.

It was also used at the time in a SONY commercial featuring Lauryn Hill, so many people may find that the soaring chorus line brings back memories of that era.

Don’t Forget To Remember MeCarrie Underwood26rank/position

Carrie Underwood – Don’t Forget To Remember Me (Official Video)

Carrie Underwood’s 2006 hit song “Don’t Forget to Remember Me.” This is its second appearance on the chart.

So she’s released two songs expressing gratitude to her mom, huh? (Haha.

) She must really love her mother.

The lyrics capture the feelings of a daughter who turns 18, graduates high school, and starts living on her own, directed toward her mom.

The melody sounds a lot like “Mama’s Song,” so if you’re hearing it for the first time, it might be hard to tell them apart.

A Song For MamaBoyz II Men27rank/position

A Song For Mama by Boyz 2 Men

Boyz II Men, who produced multiple No.

1 hits on the U.

S.

charts in the 1990s, are an American vocal group that helped define an era of R&B.

Their song “A Song For Mama” expresses heartfelt gratitude to mothers—for raising us, encouraging us, and teaching us.

March, which is also graduation season, is the perfect opportunity to share feelings and thanks that are hard to say in everyday life, isn’t it? Go ahead and let your feelings be known!

MotherPink Floyd28rank/position

(6)THE WALL: Pink Floyd – Mother

“Mother” is said to be a key track on Pink Floyd’s 1979 epic concept album The Wall.

The song is written about a mother who, out of overwhelming love for her son, becomes overprotective, and about the resulting conflict.