What the World Needs Now is Love
These are the top songs whose titles appear to be in response to this 1965 song by Jackie DeShannon.
| RANK | SONG TITLE | ARTIST(S) | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All You Need is Love | The Beatles | 1967 |
| 2 | Put a Little Love in Your Heart | Jackie DeShannon | 1969 |
| 3 | I Second That Emotion | Smokey Robinson and The Miracles | 1967 |
| 4 | Give Peace a Chance | John Lennon | 1969 |
| 5 | Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) | George Harrison | 1973 |
| 6 | Love is a Beautiful Thing | The Rascals | 1967 |
| 7 | I'd Love to Change the World | Ten Years After | 1971 |
| 8 | Where Did Our Love Go? | The Supremes | 1964 |
| 9 | Where is the Love? | Roberta Flack and Donnie Hathaway | 1972 |
| 10 | Change the World | Eric Clapton | 1996 |
| 11 | Love Takes Time | Orleans | 1979 |
| 12 | Love Will Keep Us Alive | The Eagles | 1994 |
| 13 | Let's Work Together | Canned Heat | 1970 |
| 14 | You Got That Right | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 1978 |
| 15 | Try a Little Tenderness | Otis Redding | 1967 |
| 16 | Heaven Help Us All | Stevie Wonder | 1970 |
| 17 | Easier Said Than Done | The Essex | 1963 |
| 18 | Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand) | Diana Ross | 1970 |
| 19 | When Will I Be Loved | The Everly Brothers | 1960 |
| 20 | Love the One You're With | Stephen Stills | 1970 |
| 21 | Try a Little Kindness | Glen Campbell | 1969 |
| 22 | It's Going to Take Some Time | The Carpenters | 1972 |
| 23 | Tell All the People | The Doors | 1969 |
| 24 | Love is Like Oxygen | Sweet | 1978 |
| 25 | Love Makes the World Go Round | Deon Jackson | 1966 |
| 26 | Everybody Wants Some!! | Van Halen | 1980 |
| 27 | Love (Can Make You Happy) | Mercy | 1969 |
| 28 | Let Your Love Flow | The Bellamy Brothers | 1976 |
| 29 | We Don't Talk Anymore | Cliff Richard | 1980 |
| 30 | Love Will Find a Way | Pablo Cruise | 1978 |
| 31 | Let Love Rule | Lenny Kravitz | 1989 |
| 32 | Let There Be Love | Nat King Cole | 1961 |
| 33 | Love is the Answer | England Dan & John Ford Coley | 1979 |
| 34 | I've Got Love on My Mind | Natalie Cole | 1977 |