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Our Top 10 Tones And I Songs list looks at the songs of a very successful Australian music artist who burst onto the scene in 2019 with a huge hit single entitled “Dance Monkey,” that hit number one around the world. It’s rare that an artist can write such big hits in the pop music genre without a team of writers in today’s modern music world, but that seems to be the style of Toni Watson who is the artist behind the name Tones and I. Not only has Toni Watson written some huge hits, she has broken chart records in both The United Kingdom and her native home of Australia. She is a fascinating and brilliant artist whose songs we will definitely have to update on this list many times as it seems she is just getting started.
# 10 – Lonely
We open up our top 10 Tones And I songs list with the fabulous song entitled “Lonely.” This is a such a great song that starts out as a ballad and then tresends into that great upbeat Tones and I groove that is found on so many of Toni Watson’s songs. We just love it. The song was released on the album entitled Welcome To The Madhouse.
# 9 – The Kids Are Coming
Continuing with our top 10 Tones And I songs list we take a listen to the great song entitled “The Kids Are Coming.” The song was released on the EP entitled The Kids Are Coming. The EP was released in 2019. It was the fourth single released from the EP. The song was a hit on the Australian Music Charts peaking at number sixty five. The song also was a hit on the New Zealand Hit Singles Charts reaching all the way up to number twenty nine.
# 8 – Won’t Sleep
Well we were bound to be introduced to songs written about the lockdown during the lockdown and this is one of them. In the number eight spot on our top 10 Tones And I songs list we present the song entitled “Won’t Sleep.” The song was released on the album entitled Welcome To The Madhouse. The album was released in 2020. It was the second single released from the album. The song was a hit on the Australian Music Charts reaching number seventy seven.
# 7 – Welcome To The Madhouse
In the number seven position on our top 10 Tones And I songs list is the song entitled “Welcome To The Madhouse.” This was the title track to Tones and I debut album titled Welcome To The Madhouse. This is an interesting track as it crossed many musical genres feeding of the styles of artists like Meghan Trainor, Rihanna and a bit of Michael Jackson meets Pink. The song was the album’s opening track. It was never released as a single.
# 6 – Cloudy Day
Landing in the number six spot on our top 10 Tones And I songs list we present the song “Cloudy Day.” The song was released on the album entitled Welcome To The Madhouse. The album was released in 2021. It was the third single released from the album so far. The song was a hit on the Australian Music Charts reaching number thirty one. The song did not break onto any of the other music charts around the world.
# 5 – Johnny Run Away
At the halfway point on our top 10 Tones And I songs list is the cool tune “Johnny Run Away.” The song was issued on the album entitled The Kids Are Coming. The album was released in 2019. It was the first single released from the album. It also stands as the debut single of Tones and I. The song was a hit on the Australian Music Charts peaking at number twelve. The song also was a hit on Ireland’s Music Charts hitting number eighty three.
# 4 – Bad Child
At the number four spot on our top 10 Tones And I songs list we present the song “Bad Child.” The song was released as a stand alone single. It would become a platinum selling single having been released in 2020. The song was a top 20 hit on the US Billboard Rock Tracks Charts peaking at number nineteen. The song also was a hit on the Australian Music Sales Charts reaching all the way up to number fifteen. In Switzerland, the song hit number thirteen.
# 3 – Fly Away
Moving along on our top 10 Tones And I songs list we present the song entitled “Fly Away.” The song was released on the album entitled Welcome To The Madhouse. The album was released in 2020. It was the first single released from the album. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Rock Charts peaking at number twenty three. The song also was a hit on the Australian Music Charts reaching all the way up to number four. The song was also a top 20 hit in in Ireland and The United Kingdom.
# 2 – Never Seen The Rain
Just off the top spot on our top 10 Tones And I songs list is the bouncy song “Never Seen The Rain.” This song just puts you in a good mood. It’s got a great piano vibe and a very powerful chorus.The song shifts back and forth from a simple arrangement on the verse to a complex one on the chorus.The song was released on the album entitled The Kids Are Coming. The album was released in 2019. It was the third single released from the album. The song was a big hit in Belgium where it peaked at number three. In Australia it was also a top 10 hit reaching all the way up to number six.
# 1 – Dance Monkey
Just of the top spot on our top 10 Tones And I songs list we present the song that made it all happen for Toni Watson. “Dance Monkey,” was her breakout single. It was also her first single release in the United States. This was a huge hit song that won various awards around the world. The song was released on the EP entitled The Kids Are Coming. The album was released in 2019. It was the second single released from the EP. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number four. The song hit number one in Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Australia, Norway, Sweden, New Zealand, and Switzerland. In the United Kingdom, the song hit number one and broke Whitney Houston’s record for most consecutive weeks at number one.
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