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July 22nd, 2022, 10:42 AM
From Radio Insight:
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“Name-that-tune” game Heardle has published stats for most of its first three months of clues. Here’s a look at those songs ranked by the total percentage of players who ultimately guessed a clue correctly. The first column shows the percentage of players who guessed a song from its first second. Sean Ross analyzes those numbers here (https://radioinsight.com/ross/232306/guess-which-songs-listeners-remember/).
Title
Artist
Year
First Second
Finally
Dancing Queen
Abba
1977
89%
97%
Wannabe
Spice Girls
1996
11%
97%
Toxic
Britney Spears
2004
89%
96%
I Want It That Way
Backstreet Boys
1998
40%
94%
Jolene
Dolly Parton
1974
35%
94%
Oh Pretty Woman
Roy Orbison
1964
21%
94%
Respect
Aretha Franklin
1967
74%
91%
Locked Out pf Heaven
Bruno Mars
2013
22%
91%
Can't Help Falling in Love
Elvis Presley
1961
16%
91%
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Whitney Houston
1987
54%
90%
Hotel California
Eagles
1977
64%
89%
Get the Party Started
Pink
2002
16%
89%
Take on Me
a-Ha
1985
61%
88%
No Scrubs
TLC
1999
68%
87%
Truth Hurts
Lizzo
2019
63%
86%
Yeah!
Usher
2004
48%
86%
Wonderwall
Oasis
1995
8%
86%
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Cyndi Lauper
1983
84%
85%
Ready or Not
Fugees
1996
21%
85%
Back in Black
AC/DC
1980
28%
83%
You Make My Dreams
Daryl Hall & John Oates
1981
66%
83%
I Love Rock & Roll
Joan Jett & Blackhearts
1982
23%
83%
Rude Boy
Rihanna
2010
38%
83%
What Makes You Beautiful
One Direction
2011
52%
82%
Ms. Jackson
Outkast
2000
28%
82%
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
Rolling Stones
1965
52%
82%
Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
1988
19%
82%
Stay
The Kid Laroi f/Justin Bieber
2021
66%
81%
Time of Your Life
Green Day
1998
56%
79%
Like a Virgin
Madonna
1984
44%
79%
Up
Cardi B
2021
31%
78%
Let's Dance
David Bowie
1984
60%
77%
Iris
Goo Goo Dolls
1998
55%
77%
Wrecking Ball
Miley Cyrus
2013
35%
77%
Dancing in the Moonlight
Toploader
1999
50%
77%
Ironic
Alanis Morissette
1996
34%
76%
Genie in a Bottle
Christina Aguilera
1999
50%
76%
Smoke on the Water
Deep Purple
1973
62%
75%
Sexual Healing
Marvin Gaye
1982
52%
75%
You Can Call Me Al
Paul Simon
1987
60%
75%
Young, Wild & Free
Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa f/Bruno Mars
2011
18%
75%
Paper Planes
M.I.A.
2008
56%
74%
Get Ur Freak On
Missy Elliott
2001
10%
74%
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
1999
45%
74%
Mr. Blue Sky
Electric Light Orchestra
1978
41%
73%
Numb
Linkin Park
2003
12%
72%
Whenever, Wherever
Shakira
2001
30%
71%
Immigrant Song
Led Zeppelin
1970
9%
70%
Valerie
Mark Ronson
2007
11%
70%
Walking on Broken Glass
Annie Lennox
1992
41%
69%
Song 2
Blur
1997
38%
69%
Independent Women
Destiny's Child
2000
14%
68%
Freedom '90
George Michael
1990
35%
68%
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
1971
26%
65%
Shivers
Ed Sheeran
2021
35%
65%
Adore You
Harry Styles
2020
21%
65%
That's What I Want
Lil Nas X
2021
15%
65%
When Doves Cry
Prince
1984
37%
65%
Praise You
Fatboy Slim
1998
50%
65%
It's Gonna Be Me
*NSYNC
2000
32%
65%
All That She Wants
Ace Of Base
1993
25%
64%
Personal Jesus
Depeche Mode
1989
11%
64%
Like I Love You
Justin Timberlake
2003
31%
64%
Redbone
Childish Gambino
2016
27%
62%
Learn to Fly
Foo Fighers
1999
28%
62%
Teenage Dirtbag
Wheatus
2000
24%
62%
(Don't Fear) The Reaper
Blue Oyster Cult
1976
48%
61%
Return of the Mack
Mark Morrison
1996
36%
61%
Leave the Door Open
Silk Sonic
2021
26%
61%
My Oh My
Camila Cabello
2019
8%
60%
Manic Monday
Bangles
1986
46%
60%
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
1970
25%
58%
Virtual Insanity
Jamiroquai
1996
38%
57%
Sweet Disposition
Temper Trap
2008
31%
56%
If I Ain't Got You
Alicia Keys
2003
28%
55%
7 Rings
Ariana Grande
2019
39%
55%
Best Of My Love
Emotions
1977
26%
55%
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Joy Division
1980
6%
55%
How Deep Is Your Love
Calvin Harris & Disciples
2015
18%
54%
Maria Maria
Santana f/the Product G&B
2000
6%
54%
Like a Rolling Stone
Bob Dylan
1965
4%
53%
Summertime
DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince
1990
15%
52%
Young Hearts Run Free
Candi Staton
1976
27%
50%
Electric Feel
MGMT
2007
15%
50%
Killing in the Name
Rage Against the Machine
1992
28%
49%
Ordinary People
John Legend
2005
9%
48%
Juicy
Notorious B.I.G.
1994
20%
48%
Stay (I Missed You)
Lisa Loeb & 9 Stories
1994
32%
47%
Music Sounds Better With You
Stardust
1998
33%
46%
Fantasy
Mariah Carey
1995
11%
44%
Show Me Love
Robin S
1993
24%
43%
Got to be Real
Cheryl Lynn
1978
18%
43%
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Daft Punk
2001
9%
42%
I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor
Arctic Monkeys
2006
28%
41%
American Boy
Estelle f/Kanye West
2008
28%
39%
I Know What You Want
Busta Rhymes & Maria Carey
2002
4%
38%
Never Too Much
Luther Vandross
1981
18%
37%
Use Somebody
Kings of Leon
2008
6%
35%
Ex-Factor
Lauryn Hill
1999
6%
34%
1 Thing
Amerie
2005
23%
32%
Frontin'
Pharrell f/Jay-Z
2007
16%
30%
This Woman's Work
Kate Bush
1989
2%
29%
Essence
Wizkid f/Tems
2021
7%
18%
Toast
Koffee
2022
4%
16%
C.R.E.A.M.
Wu-Tang Clan
1993
6%
15%
more (https://radioinsight.com/blogs/232309/the-easiest-and-hardest-heardle-clues/)
https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2022/07/arrival-200x200.jpg
“Name-that-tune” game Heardle has published stats for most of its first three months of clues. Here’s a look at those songs ranked by the total percentage of players who ultimately guessed a clue correctly. The first column shows the percentage of players who guessed a song from its first second. Sean Ross analyzes those numbers here (https://radioinsight.com/ross/232306/guess-which-songs-listeners-remember/).
Title
Artist
Year
First Second
Finally
Dancing Queen
Abba
1977
89%
97%
Wannabe
Spice Girls
1996
11%
97%
Toxic
Britney Spears
2004
89%
96%
I Want It That Way
Backstreet Boys
1998
40%
94%
Jolene
Dolly Parton
1974
35%
94%
Oh Pretty Woman
Roy Orbison
1964
21%
94%
Respect
Aretha Franklin
1967
74%
91%
Locked Out pf Heaven
Bruno Mars
2013
22%
91%
Can't Help Falling in Love
Elvis Presley
1961
16%
91%
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Whitney Houston
1987
54%
90%
Hotel California
Eagles
1977
64%
89%
Get the Party Started
Pink
2002
16%
89%
Take on Me
a-Ha
1985
61%
88%
No Scrubs
TLC
1999
68%
87%
Truth Hurts
Lizzo
2019
63%
86%
Yeah!
Usher
2004
48%
86%
Wonderwall
Oasis
1995
8%
86%
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Cyndi Lauper
1983
84%
85%
Ready or Not
Fugees
1996
21%
85%
Back in Black
AC/DC
1980
28%
83%
You Make My Dreams
Daryl Hall & John Oates
1981
66%
83%
I Love Rock & Roll
Joan Jett & Blackhearts
1982
23%
83%
Rude Boy
Rihanna
2010
38%
83%
What Makes You Beautiful
One Direction
2011
52%
82%
Ms. Jackson
Outkast
2000
28%
82%
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
Rolling Stones
1965
52%
82%
Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
1988
19%
82%
Stay
The Kid Laroi f/Justin Bieber
2021
66%
81%
Time of Your Life
Green Day
1998
56%
79%
Like a Virgin
Madonna
1984
44%
79%
Up
Cardi B
2021
31%
78%
Let's Dance
David Bowie
1984
60%
77%
Iris
Goo Goo Dolls
1998
55%
77%
Wrecking Ball
Miley Cyrus
2013
35%
77%
Dancing in the Moonlight
Toploader
1999
50%
77%
Ironic
Alanis Morissette
1996
34%
76%
Genie in a Bottle
Christina Aguilera
1999
50%
76%
Smoke on the Water
Deep Purple
1973
62%
75%
Sexual Healing
Marvin Gaye
1982
52%
75%
You Can Call Me Al
Paul Simon
1987
60%
75%
Young, Wild & Free
Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa f/Bruno Mars
2011
18%
75%
Paper Planes
M.I.A.
2008
56%
74%
Get Ur Freak On
Missy Elliott
2001
10%
74%
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
1999
45%
74%
Mr. Blue Sky
Electric Light Orchestra
1978
41%
73%
Numb
Linkin Park
2003
12%
72%
Whenever, Wherever
Shakira
2001
30%
71%
Immigrant Song
Led Zeppelin
1970
9%
70%
Valerie
Mark Ronson
2007
11%
70%
Walking on Broken Glass
Annie Lennox
1992
41%
69%
Song 2
Blur
1997
38%
69%
Independent Women
Destiny's Child
2000
14%
68%
Freedom '90
George Michael
1990
35%
68%
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
1971
26%
65%
Shivers
Ed Sheeran
2021
35%
65%
Adore You
Harry Styles
2020
21%
65%
That's What I Want
Lil Nas X
2021
15%
65%
When Doves Cry
Prince
1984
37%
65%
Praise You
Fatboy Slim
1998
50%
65%
It's Gonna Be Me
*NSYNC
2000
32%
65%
All That She Wants
Ace Of Base
1993
25%
64%
Personal Jesus
Depeche Mode
1989
11%
64%
Like I Love You
Justin Timberlake
2003
31%
64%
Redbone
Childish Gambino
2016
27%
62%
Learn to Fly
Foo Fighers
1999
28%
62%
Teenage Dirtbag
Wheatus
2000
24%
62%
(Don't Fear) The Reaper
Blue Oyster Cult
1976
48%
61%
Return of the Mack
Mark Morrison
1996
36%
61%
Leave the Door Open
Silk Sonic
2021
26%
61%
My Oh My
Camila Cabello
2019
8%
60%
Manic Monday
Bangles
1986
46%
60%
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
1970
25%
58%
Virtual Insanity
Jamiroquai
1996
38%
57%
Sweet Disposition
Temper Trap
2008
31%
56%
If I Ain't Got You
Alicia Keys
2003
28%
55%
7 Rings
Ariana Grande
2019
39%
55%
Best Of My Love
Emotions
1977
26%
55%
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Joy Division
1980
6%
55%
How Deep Is Your Love
Calvin Harris & Disciples
2015
18%
54%
Maria Maria
Santana f/the Product G&B
2000
6%
54%
Like a Rolling Stone
Bob Dylan
1965
4%
53%
Summertime
DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince
1990
15%
52%
Young Hearts Run Free
Candi Staton
1976
27%
50%
Electric Feel
MGMT
2007
15%
50%
Killing in the Name
Rage Against the Machine
1992
28%
49%
Ordinary People
John Legend
2005
9%
48%
Juicy
Notorious B.I.G.
1994
20%
48%
Stay (I Missed You)
Lisa Loeb & 9 Stories
1994
32%
47%
Music Sounds Better With You
Stardust
1998
33%
46%
Fantasy
Mariah Carey
1995
11%
44%
Show Me Love
Robin S
1993
24%
43%
Got to be Real
Cheryl Lynn
1978
18%
43%
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Daft Punk
2001
9%
42%
I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor
Arctic Monkeys
2006
28%
41%
American Boy
Estelle f/Kanye West
2008
28%
39%
I Know What You Want
Busta Rhymes & Maria Carey
2002
4%
38%
Never Too Much
Luther Vandross
1981
18%
37%
Use Somebody
Kings of Leon
2008
6%
35%
Ex-Factor
Lauryn Hill
1999
6%
34%
1 Thing
Amerie
2005
23%
32%
Frontin'
Pharrell f/Jay-Z
2007
16%
30%
This Woman's Work
Kate Bush
1989
2%
29%
Essence
Wizkid f/Tems
2021
7%
18%
Toast
Koffee
2022
4%
16%
C.R.E.A.M.
Wu-Tang Clan
1993
6%
15%
more (https://radioinsight.com/blogs/232309/the-easiest-and-hardest-heardle-clues/)