48. Love Story by Taylor Swift
One of Swift’s biggest hits, Love Story, was written and recorded by the pop and country sensation and released in 2008. It was the standout single from her second album, Fearless, and is generally known as Swift’s signature track.
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Swift allegedly wrote the song about a lover who didn’t earn the approval of her nearest and dearest. She also took inspiration from the classic Shakespeare romance, Romeo and Juliet.