Songs About Work
These are the best songs about people working for a living.
| RANK | SONG TITLE | ARTIST(S) NAME | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Hard Day's Night | The Beatles | 1964 |
| 2 | Rocket Man | Elton John | 1972 |
| 3 | Workin' For a Livin' | Huey Lewis and The News | 1982 |
| 4 | Manic Monday | The Bangles | 1986 |
| 5 | Piano Man | Billy Joel | 1973 |
| 6 | She Works Hard For the Money | Donna Summer | 1983 |
| 7 | Takin' Care of Business | Bachman-Turner Overdrive | 1974 |
| 8 | Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) | Styx | 1978 |
| 9 | Five O'Clock World | The Vogues | 1965 |
| 10 | Working For the Weekend | Loverboy | 1981 |
| 11 | Taxman | The Beatles | 1966 |
| 12 | Living for the City | Stevie Wonder | 1973 |
| 13 | Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) | Pet Shop Boys | 1986 |
| 14 | Welcome to the Working Week | Elvis Costello | 1978 |
| 15 | Everything She Wants | Wham! | 1984 |
| 16 | Paperback Writer | The Beatles | 1966 |
| 17 | 9 to 5 | Dolly Parton | 1980 |
| 18 | Patches | Clarence Carter | 1970 |
| 19 | We Gotta Get Out of This Place | The Animals | 1965 |
| 20 | Summertime Blues | Eddie Cochran | 1958 |
| 21 | Peace of Mind | Boston | 1976 |
| 22 | Chain Gang | Sam Cooke | 1960 |
| 23 | Back on the Chain Gang | The Pretenders | 1982 |
| 24 | She Came in Through the Bathroom Window | The Beatles | 1969 |
| 25 | Get a Job | The Silhouettes | 1958 |
| 26 | Workin' Day and Night | Michael Jackson | 1979 |
| 27 | Draggin' the Line | Tommy James | 1971 |
| 28 | The Load-Out | Jackson Browne | 1977 |
| 29 | 9 to 5 (Morning Train) | Sheena Easton | 1980 |
| 30 | Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) | Billy Joel | 1977 |
| 31 | Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) | Harry Belafonte | 1956 |
| 32 | Every Little Kiss | Bruce Hornsby and The Range | 1986 |
| 33 | Lovely Rita | The Beatles | 1967 |
| 34 | Fast Car | Tracy Chapman | 1988 |
| 35 | Taxi | Harry Chapin | 1972 |
| 36 | Working in the Coal Mine | Lee Dorsey | 1966 |
| 37 | Car Wash | Rose Royce | 1976 |
| 38 | I've Been Working on the Railroad | Pete Seeger | 1964 |
| 39 | Take this Job and Shove It | Johnny Paycheck | 1977 |
| 40 | Sixteen Tons | Tennessee Ernie Ford | 1955 |
| 41 | Bang the Drum All Day | Todd Rundgren | 1983 |
| 42 | Working Class Hero | John Lennon | 1970 |
| 43 | Maggie's Farm | Bob Dylan | 1965 |
| 44 | Working on the Highway | Bruce Springsteen | 1984 |