Songs About Families
These are the best songs about someone’s family ties.
| RANK | SONG TITLE | ARTIST(S) | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When I'm Sixty-Four | The Beatles | 1967 |
| 2 | Our House | Madness | 1982 |
| 3 | Papa Was a Rollin' Stone | The Temptations | 1972 |
| 4 | The House of the Rising Sun | The Animals | 1964 |
| 5 | Living For the City | Stevie Wonder | 1973 |
| 6 | Pleasant Valley Sunday | The Monkees | 1967 |
| 7 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | The Beatles | 1968 |
| 8 | Family Affair | Sly and The Family Stone | 1971 |
| 9 | Come Dancing | The Kinks | 1982 |
| 10 | Surrender | Cheap Trick | 1978 |
| 11 | She's Leaving Home | The Beatles | 1967 |
| 12 | Squeeze Box | The Who | 1975 |
| 13 | Cat's in the Cradle | Harry Chapin | 1974 |
| 14 | Brother Louie | Stories | 1971 |
| 15 | We Are Family | Sister Sledge | 1979 |
| 16 | Fast Car | Tracy Chapman | 1988 |
| 17 | Sweet Little Sixteen | Chuck Berry | 1958 |
| 18 | We Gotta Get Out of This Place | The Animals | 1965 |
| 19 | I Wish | Stevie Wonder | 1977 |
| 20 | Mother's Little Helper | The Rolling Stones | 1966 |
| 21 | Shop Around | Smokey Robinson and The Miracles | 1960 |
| 22 | Papa Don't Preach | Madonna | 1985 |
| 23 | The Living Years | Mike + The Mechanics | 1988 |
| 24 | Patches | Clarence Carter | 1970 |
| 25 | Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) | Billy Joel | 1977 |
| 26 | (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!) | Beastie Boys | 1987 |
| 27 | Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves | Cher | 1971 |
| 28 | Ode to Billie Joe | Bobbie Gentry | 1967 |
| 29 | Coal Miner's Daughter | Loretta Lynn | 1970 |
| 30 | Father of Mine | Everclear | 1998 |
| 31 | Shame and Scandal in the Family | Lance Percival | 1965 |
| 32 | Lonely Boy | Andrew Gold | 1977 |
| 33 | Mother of Mine | Neil Reid | 1971 |
| 34 | You Better Sit Down Kids | Cher | 1967 |
| 35 | Green, Green Grass of Home | Tom Jones | 1966 |
| 36 | Hello Muddah Hello Fadduh | Allan Sherman | 1963 |