popular song
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of popular song
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In a twist worthy of the movie, Day hated “Que Sera, Sera,” finding it silly and embarrassing, but it became her most popular song, another indication of the mysterious durability of Hitchcock’s music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The AI group's most popular song has been streamed more than three million times.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
His most popular song, “Qué Bendición,” tells tales of his trials and tribulations, and his mother’s blessing that follows him wherever he goes — although some songs sound haunting now, in light of Montana’s passing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2025
Megan Stielstra touches on this in her essay about “Nothing Compares 2 U,” the most popular song pitched to the co-editors.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2025
In this respect the 2 + 1 triplet has become as habitual to post-jazz popular song as the unwritten notes inegales were to the dance music of Lully and Rameau.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
