Revealed: Top 10 Most Played Rain Songs
PRS for Music has today revealed the top ten most played rain-themed songs.
With the Met Office’s announcement that rain will lash Britain until the end of August, PRS for Music has today revealed the top ten most played rain-themed songs.
The unique chart reveals that Bill Wither’s 1979 song, ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’, which has been covered by artists including Michael Jackson, Neil Diamond and Van Morrison, is the most played rain-themed song in the past 5 years
Also on the chart, is Rain On Your Parade by Duffy. The 2008 song was co-written by British songwriter, Steve Brooker, who is also credited for writing Duffy’s chart topping song, Mercy.
Top 10 Rain Songs
- Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers
- It’s Raining Men – The Weathergirls
- I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash
- November Rain – Guns N’ Roses
- Purple Rain – Prince and the Revolution
- Rain On Your Parade - Duffy
- I Can’t Stand The Rain – Tina Turner
- Rain On Me – Ashanti
- Sunshine On A Rainy Day – Zoe
- Rain Down On Me - Kane
Source: PRS for Music
The results are based on data compiled by PRS for Music, in order to pay accurate royalties to its 80,000 songwriting and composing members whenever their music is broadcast or publicly performed. PRS for Music identified rain themed songs and checked these against its database to identify the songs with the most plays in the past 5 years.
Rain has a tendency to make us all feel a bit down in the dumps especially when it happens over the summer. However a good well written piece of music can lift spirits and make you feel happier.
