Songs About Poverty
These are the best songs about those of us who are less fortunate and struggling to make ends meet.
RANK | SONG TITLE | ARTIST(S) NAME | YEAR |
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1 | In the City | The Eagles | 1979 |
2 | Love Child | The Supremes | 1968 |
3 | Papa Was a Rollin' Stone | The Temptations | 1972 |
4 | Baby Don't Go | Sonny & Cher | 1965 |
5 | Living For the City | Stevie Wonder | 1973 |
6 | Poor Side of Town | Johnny Rivers | 1966 |
7 | Workin' For a Livin' | Huey Lewis and The News | 1982 |
8 | Livin' on a Prayer | Bon Jovi | 1986 |
9 | Dawn (Go Away) | The Four Seasons | 1964 |
10 | Angie | The Rolling Stones | 1973 |
11 | On Broadway | The Drifters | 1963 |
12 | She Works Hard For the Money | Donna Summer | 1983 |
13 | Hang On Sloopy | The McCoys | 1965 |
14 | Do They Know It's Christmas? | Band Aid | 1984 |
15 | In the Ghetto | Elvis Presley | 1969 |
16 | Rag Doll | The Four Seasons | 1964 |
17 | Danny's Song | Loggins and Messina | 1971 |
18 | Busted | Ray Charles | 1963 |
19 | King of the Road | Roger Miller | 1965 |
20 | Fortunate Son | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 1969 |
21 | Like a Rolling Stone | Bob Dylan | 1965 |
22 | Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) | Marvin Gaye | 1971 |
23 | It's Money that Matters | Randy Newman | 1988 |
24 | Patches | Clarence Carter | 1970 |
25 | Another Day in Paradise | Phil Collins | 1989 |
26 | The Boxer | Paul Simon | 1969 |
27 | Low Budget | The Kinks | 1979 |
28 | Donna the Prima Donna | Dion | 1963 |
29 | Shattered | The Rolling Stones | 1978 |
30 | 500 Miles | Peter, Paul and Mary | 1962 |
31 | No Woman No Cry | Bob Marley | 1975 |
32 | Down in the Boondocks | Billy Joe Royal | 1965 |
33 | Coal Miner's Daughter | Loretta Lynn | 1970 |
34 | Fast Car | Tracy Chapman | 1988 |
35 | Sixteen Tons | Tennessee Ernie Ford | 1955 |
36 | Ain't Got No Home | Clarence "Frogman" Henry | 1956 |
37 | Allentown | Billy Joel | 1982 |
38 | What Do You Do for Money Honey? | AC/DC | 1980 |