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While there are a evident lack of songs solely about Thanksgiving — except for Adam Sandler’s cult-classic monitor “The Thanksgiving Song” — there are greater than sufficient tunes in popular culture about being grateful for buddies, household, successes and extra.
To get into the grateful spirit, Billboard compiled the 20 greatest songs about expressing gratitude in a single kind or one other. Kelly Clarkson‘s 2002 debut track, “A Moment Like This,” entered the list, and with good reason. The song, which hails from her 2003 debut album Thankful, premiered as she won the inaugural season of American Idol that year, and expressed her gratitude at being the program’s first ever winner. And to place the cherry on high, the tune was Clarkson’s first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
It’s onerous to speak about songs being grateful with out mentioning Celine Dion‘s 2013 track, “Thankful.” The chorus sees the powerhouse vocalist feeling blessed for being able to live life, and having her prayers be answered (“I’m grateful you listened/ Thankful to heaven/ Thankful for feeling alive once more/ Thankful that hearts all the time mend”).
And after all, there’s Ariana Grande‘s viral 2019 monitor “Thank U, Next.” After coming off of two main life altering occasions — the tragic passing of ex-boyfriend Mac Miller in 2018 and the bombing of her Manchester live performance a yr earlier than that — Grande took a second to acknowledge her private struggles whereas giving her exes a constructive shoutout.
The checklist additionally consists of songs from FKA Twigs, Backstreet Boys, Ozuna and extra, however we wish to know: Which monitor is your favourite? Revisit the checklist here and vote within the ballot under.
