SiriusXM’s ‘Cupid Countdown’ Shoots Arrow at More Than 50 Years of Billboard Chart Hits

Love is in, and on, the air with SiriusXM’s Billboard Cupid Countdown, spotlighting the top 50 love songs from the 1970s to today, as ranked by performance on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The Billboard Cupid Countdown is airing exclusively on the SXM App through Feb. 16, extending Valentine’s Day vibes even after all the chocolate and roses have been shared.

The retrospective will also air on SiriusXM’s Love channel on Valentine’s Day at 12 p.m. ET, and again at 9 p.m. ET that day.

All songs were chosen for their lyrics’ romantic and positive themes, making for a soundtrack spanning six decades of Billboard chart hits (as ranked via Billboard‘s Greatest of All Time methodology).

Billboard Cupid Countdown: 50 to 1
50, “More Than Words,” Extreme
49, “Crazy for You,” Madonna
48, “(Love Is) Thicker Than Water,” Andy Gibb
47, “The First Time,” Surface
46, “I Think I Love You,” The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones feat. David Cassidy
45, “If You Leave Me Now,” Chicago
44, “Love Will Keep Us Together,” The Captain & Tennille
43, “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” REO Speedwagon
42, “(They Long To Be) Close to You,” Carpenters
41, “I Feel the Earth Move,” Carole King

40, “Islands in the Stream,” Kenny Rogers duet with Dolly Parton
39, “Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
38, “Vision of Love,” Mariah Carey
37, “Woman in Love,” Barbra Streisand
36, “Evergreen (Love Theme From ‘A Star Is Born’),” Barbra Streisand
35, “Fallin’,” Alicia Keys
34, “I’ll Be There,” Jackson 5
33, “Kiss You All Over,” Exile
32, “Breathe,” Faith Hill
31, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” Queen

30, “Because You Loved Me,” Celine Dion
29, “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Roberta Flack
28, “All of Me,” John Legend
27, “My Love,” Paul McCartney & Wings
26, “Do That to Me One More Time,” Captain & Tennille
25, “Best of My Love,” The Emotions
24, “Waiting for a Girl Like You,” Foreigner
23, “I Swear,” All-4-One
22, “Nothing Compares 2 U,” Sinead O’Connor
21, “You’re Still the One,” Shania Twain

20, “Just the Way You Are,” Bruno Mars
19, “Rush Rush,” Paula Abdul
18, “Because I Love You (The Postman Song),” Stevie B
17, “(Just Like) Starting Over,” John Lennon
16, “Lady,” Kenny Rogers
15, “Let Me Love You,” Mario
14, “Perfect,” Ed Sheeran duet with Beyoncé
13, “I Will Always Love You,” Whitney Houston
12, “No One,” Alicia Keys
11, “Let’s Get It On,” Marvin Gaye

10, “Silly Love Songs,” Wings
9, “Truly Madly Deeply,” Savage Garden
8, “I Just Want To Be Your Everything,” Andy Gibb
7, “How Deep Is Your Love,” Bee Gees
6, “I’ll Make Love to You,” Boyz II Men
5, “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You,” Bryan Adams
4, “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright),” Rod Stewart
3, “Endless Love,” Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
2, “You Light Up My Life,” Debby Boone

1, “How Do I Live,” LeAnn Rimes

The Billboard Cupid Countdown marks the latest partnership between SiriusXM and Billboard. Billboard Live, hosted by Lyndsey Havens and Carl Lamarre, airs each Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET on SiriusXM’s Volume channel. Plus, the Billboard Top 112 Songs of Christmas Countdown recently celebrated the sounds of the season, while last summer brought the Billboard Top 500 Summer Hits recap.

Additionally, SiriusXM’s Big 40 Countdown, on ’80s on 8, and the Back in the Day Replay, on ’90s on 9, are based on historical weekly Hot 100 charts, while the Prime 30, on Prime Country, time travels back through Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.