Lots of pop and rock songs have house or home in their titles, so of course, I have a top ten list for this! My top ten songs that contain house or home in the titles include rock and pop hits. My top ten pop and rock songs with the word house or home in their titles are listed alphabetically.
Home by the Sea, by Genesis (1983)
The title of this home-themed pop rock song comes from the self-titled album by Genesis and suggests something quaint and peaceful, but Phil Collins’ singing of this top ten song with the word home in its title is so serious and intense, yet a fun ride for my senses. This is actually one of two Home by the Sea Songs on the album, as Second Home by the Sea follows suit, making this an epic 11 minutes of “homey” music!
Home on the Range, John A. Lomax lyrics version (1910)
This personal top ten pop song with the word home in its title may be the most famous song of all the songs with the words home or house in its title. It was originally written in the 1870’s in Kansas by one Dr. Brewster Higley, but over the years the song lyrics evolved to the more well known John A. Lomax version from his renowned Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads book. Being a life-long Wyoming resident, this song has been drilled into me, but I still like it enough to give it an esteemed spot in this article!
Homeward Bound, by Simon and Garfunkel (1966)
This sad, mellow, but folksy rock tune is one of the duet’s most popular songs (netting a Top 5 place on the pop charts), and is one of my personal top ten songs with the word home in its title, too. Anyone who travels a lot can surely relate to this song, especially when they are stuck in some airport or railway station, like Paul Simon was the day he wrote this memorable home-themed song.
House of Love, by Amy Grant and Vince Gill (1994)
This smoothy-crooned ballad by two superstars in pop and country is a fateful song indeed. It’s when Grant and Gill first met to record this song and became fast friends until they would eventually get married in 2000. House of Love would make a Top 5 spot in the Adult Contemporary charts.
House of the Rising Sun, by The Animals (1964)
This folk rock song was interpreted by the 1960’s pop group The Animals in a funky-psychedelic way to my ears, and is quite charming to listen to, though it’s not a happy song. This personal top ten songs selection with the word house in its title was a number one smash hit in the USA in 1964 and talks about a New Orleans house of hard times due to lots of drinkin’!
In My House, by the Mary Jane Girls (1985)
This personal top ten selection of songs with house in its title is a fast-paced moving tune that played on the radio, rising up the pop rock charts as my high school graduation was about to take place. I know this because I used to religiously listen to a Top 40 countdown show every Sunday night during the spring months of my senior year. The Mary Jane Girls were once under the guidance of pop singer Rick James.
Mama, I’m Coming Home, by Ozzy Osbourne (1992)
Ozzy is one the most bizarre heavy metal pop rock stars out there, but he still found time to record a top ten song with the word home in its title for the fans. This ballad has a got a bit of an intense but still easy-going feel to it and is purportedly dedicated to his wife Sharon, who he calls “Mama”.
Our House, by Madness (1983)
This tune by the English group Madness holds special memories for me because in the summer of 1983, I had to take Drivers Education training. Whenever us students were in the station wagon for our driving practice, this was one of the pop rock songs that seemed to be on the radio all the time, blaring through a car stereo of my youth all the way to a top ten hit!
Stranger in My House, by Ronnie Milsap (1983)
Every time I hear this country and crossover pop rock hit song with the word house in its title by country/pop rock star Ronnie Milsap, I can empathize with the helplessness that he conveys via this tune. How would it feel to be blind like Milsap, and not be able to see some uninvited guest in your house? This is the question I’ve thought of as the song plays, though the lyrics are more symbolic of one’s lover drifting away than of being in immediate danger.
Take Me Home, by Phil Collins (1986)
This pop rock song with the word home in the title secured a spot in the top ten charts, and is also a favorite travel-themed song of mine (though it didn’t quite make my top ten article at Associated Content for that subject matter) because its accompanying music video has Phil Collins singing his emotionally-charged tune all over the world, including London, Paris, Sydney, San Francisco, Hollywood, and more!
Chart Information Sources for this article:
Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (1996)
Joel Whitburn, Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Albums: 1955-1996 (1996)
Wesley Hyatt, The Billboard Book of Number One Adult Contemporary Hits (1999)
Reference:
- Lyrics site: www.lyricsfreak.com
