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Our Top 10 Icona Pop songs list looks back at the great Icona Pop songs released in the past ten years by this great electronic music duo. The group consists of musicians Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo. The duo hail from the city of Stockholm in Sweden. Icona Pop became a household name in the early 2010s when their hit single “I Love It,” became a worldwide smash. Our Top 10 Icona Pop songs list looks at some of their other great pop dance music songs.
# 10 – Manners
We open up our top 10 Icona Pop songs list with the fabulous song entitled “Manners.” This was the first single released by the sensational group Icona Pop. Listen to those cool synth sounds dancing around these two women’s addicting and captivating vocals. You could tell from just hearing this wonderful single thet theses two were going to do some great stuff in the pop world. The song “Manners,” was released on the album entitled Icona Pop. It was the first single released from the album. The album was released in 2011 before it was re-released in 2012.
# 9 – Sun Goes Down
Continuing with our top 10 Icona Pop songs list we take a listen to the great pulsating song entitled “Sun Goes Down.” Love this synth opening. This is one exciting track. The song was released on the album entitled Icona Pop. The album was released in 2012. the song was composed by Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Jean-Philip Grobler, James Patterson and Benjamin Ruttner. “Sun Goes Down,” was the album’s opening track.
# 8 – Just Another Night
In the number eight spot on our top 10 Icona Pop songs list we present the song entitled “Just Another Night.” It’s not the same song as the Ian Hunter or Mick Jagger songs also called “Just Another Night.” The song was released as on the album entitled This Is… Icona Pop.The album was released in 2013. It was the third single released from the album. “Just Another Night,” followed up the song “All Night,” which is sort of interesting in a sequel type of way. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs charts peaking at number thirty six.
# 7 – Someone Who Can Dance
In the number seven position on our top 10 Icona Pop songs list is the song entitled “Someone Who Can Dance.” This one stars out with a great synth bass line that sounds like it was from a vintage Roland Juno 106 from the 1980s. Synths that Madonna, Michael Jackson, Prince and so many great 80s artist used. The middle of the song though sounds very modern and escapes that 80s sound. The song was released as a single only in 2016. The song was composed by Icona Pop, Elliphant, and Jarrad Rogers.
# 6 – Feels in My Body
Landing in the number six spot on our top 10 Icona Pop songs list we present the fantastic song “Feels in My Body.” This one starts out with a great dancing piano and a click track surround the amazing vocals of Icona Pop. It’s so extremely addictive. The song was released in 2020 as a single only. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Song Sales peaking at number twenty two. This great track ” Feels In My Body was composed by Sarah Alison Solovay, Nick Henriques, Milan D’Agostini, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo and Joe Janiak.
# 5 – Girlfriend
At the halfway point on our top 10 Icona Pop songs list is this chanting song entitled Girlfriend. Yeah it does remind us a little of Avril Lavigne’s song but it’s completely different from a lyrical standpoint as this is all about friendships where Avril Lavigne’s song was about stealing someone’s boyfriend. The song was issued on the album entitled This Is… Icona Pop. The album was released in. 2013. It was the first single released from the album. The song was a top 20 hit in Germany, Belgium and Israel. The songs takes from other songs including Tupac Shakur’s “Me and My Girlfriend.” Everyone got the songwriting credit they deserved as the song’s writing credits were given to Marcus Sephermanesh, Aino Jawo, Caroline Hjelt, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Marvin Harper, Ricky Rouse, Tupac Shakur and Tyrone Wrice.
# 4 – Emergency
At the number four spot on our top 10 Icona Pop songs list we present the pulsating song entitled “Emergency.” Love the dance piano groove on this one. The song was released on the EP entitled Emergency. The EP was released in It was the first single released from the album. The song broke onto the US Billboard Dance Charts peaking all the way up to that super number one spot. Yeah baby! The song was also hit on Sweden’s ‘ Music Charts peaking at number nineteen.
# 3 – We Got The World
Pushing along on our top 10 Icona Pop songs list we present the song entitled “We Got The World.” The song was composed by by Tove Lo, Aino Jawo, Caroline Hjelt, Linus Eklöw and Nicole Morier. This anthemic song was released on the album entitled Icona Pop. The album was released in 2012. It was the second single released from the album. The song was a hit on Sweden’s music charts peaking at number twenty nine.
# 2 – All Night
Just of the top spot on our top 10 Icona Pop songs list we celebrate the high-spirited song entitled “All Night.” The song was released on the album entitled This Is Icona Pop. The album was released in 2013. It was the first single released from the album. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Dance Charts peaking at number one. The song also was a hit on the US Billboard US Mainstream Top 40 reaching all the way up to number thirty one. In the United Kingdom the song hit number thirty three.
# 1 – I Love It
(featuring Charli XCX)
We close out our top 10 Icona Pop songs list with the energetic song entitled “I Love It.” The song featured the sensational Charli XCX on co lead vocals with Icona Pop. Talk about a popular hit single. “I Love It,” was released on the albums entitled Icona Pop and This Is… Icona Pop. The albums were released in 2012 and 2013. It was the first single released from the album. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number seven. The song also was a hit on the US Billboard Dance Charts reaching all the way up to number one. In the United Kingdom the song also hit number one.
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![Rob De Luca of Spread Eagle, Sebastian Bach & UFO: 10 Albums That Changed My Life From humble East Coast origins to grandest stages worldwide, veteran bassist Rob De Luca has seen and done it all. De Luca first hit the local Boston rock and metal scene in the late 80s after meeting guitarist Paul DiBartolo, bonding over Van Halen before forming Bang. Regional success came quickly, but eventually, the members of Bang went their separate ways, with De Luca and drummer Tommi Gallo heading to NYC and hooking up with Ray West and, later, DiBartolo to form Spread Eagle. By 1990, Spread Eagle was on the fast track, with a contract through MCA Records and a self-titled debut album poised to crush skulls. But poor timing and MCA's sad indifference left Spead Eagle out in the cold despite being a hard-boiled answer to Guns N' Roses's West Coast sleaze. Spread Eagle's first chapter came to an end in '95. 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However, I was at the right place at the right time for this one. Steve Ostromogilsky had a Berklee College of Music lunch card and used to sneak out sandwiches for me. One day, he invited me to hang out at his place and listen to music. As we got off the train, he put Sony Walkman headphones on my ears and said, "Hey, check out this brand-new group." A song like "It's So Easy" was so different from the popular Sunset Strip sound at that time. Me and about 499 other informed rockers were lucky enough to see them on their first East Coast tour at the sold-out Paradise on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston (the same street Aerosmith started on). I saw Gn'R every tour after until I took a break when Buckethead joined. Gn'R is the band I've been lucky enough to see the most times live, almost 100! Everyone on this album is just stellar. Axl [Rose] had the tones, power, melodic sensibilities, and foresight to do what no other singer did then. Slash's playing was beyond memorable. 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However, as a young teen in Wilmington, Delaware, I only had WMMR 93.3 FM Philadelphia and a few friends to inform me about the world of Rock outside my bedroom. AC/DC had not gone mainstream, and their albums were available primarily in the USA as imports. To put things more in perspective, I only knew two people in the world who had heard of AC/DC. A friend had an import that we played in Steve Buckley's basement, which sounded ripping. When Highway to Hell was released, WMMR started spinning the title track, and I immediately bought the album, listening to it every single day after school. Then WMMR announced AC/DC was coming to the Spectrum in Philly, supporting Ted Nugent! I liked Ted but loved AC/DC, so my good friend Mick Cummins and I bought tickets, and he drove us up to the Spectrum (where we saw most of our concerts). Bon Scott was in fine form, and the band went over great. Although the crowd knew Ted better, Angus [Young] wouldn't let anyone upstage him. 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When my mother heard the content, she turned off the album and said I had to exchange it. My mom was cool, but I was young and knew much more about life than she suspected. Anyway, the next day, she drove me back to the store. In the music section, promoted on an "endcap" was a Kiss Alive! display. I had never heard of Kiss, but that cover picture told me I had to have it! My first foray into hard rock. Check out “Strutter.” I went through my Kiss phase very quickly, I believe in a matter of months because I discovered the previous entry, Aerosmith's Toys in the Attic. 2) Honky Chateau by Elton John (1972) When I was a wee lad, my parents bought a used Volkswagen camper van from my uncle Ozzie. My favorite Elton John album is Yellow Brick Road, but Honky Chateau is great and easily one of his best. It sent me down a lifelong rabbit hole of loving everything about the 1970s partnership between Elton and lyricist Bernie Taupin. 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