“Name-that-tune” game Heardle has published stats for most of its first three months of clues. Here’s a look at those songs ranked by the total percentage of players who ultimately guessed a clue correctly. The first column shows the percentage of players who guessed a song from its first second. Sean Ross analyzes those numbers here.
| Title | Artist | Year | First Second | Finally |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dancing Queen | Abba | 1977 | 89% | 97% |
| Wannabe | Spice Girls | 1996 | 11% | 97% |
| Toxic | Britney Spears | 2004 | 89% | 96% |
| I Want It That Way | Backstreet Boys | 1998 | 40% | 94% |
| Jolene | Dolly Parton | 1974 | 35% | 94% |
| Oh Pretty Woman | Roy Orbison | 1964 | 21% | 94% |
| Respect | Aretha Franklin | 1967 | 74% | 91% |
| Locked Out pf Heaven | Bruno Mars | 2013 | 22% | 91% |
| Can't Help Falling in Love | Elvis Presley | 1961 | 16% | 91% |
| I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) | Whitney Houston | 1987 | 54% | 90% |
| Hotel California | Eagles | 1977 | 64% | 89% |
| Get the Party Started | Pink | 2002 | 16% | 89% |
| Take on Me | a-Ha | 1985 | 61% | 88% |
| No Scrubs | TLC | 1999 | 68% | 87% |
| Truth Hurts | Lizzo | 2019 | 63% | 86% |
| Yeah! | Usher | 2004 | 48% | 86% |
| Wonderwall | Oasis | 1995 | 8% | 86% |
| Girls Just Want to Have Fun | Cyndi Lauper | 1983 | 84% | 85% |
| Ready or Not | Fugees | 1996 | 21% | 85% |
| Back in Black | AC/DC | 1980 | 28% | 83% |
| You Make My Dreams | Daryl Hall & John Oates | 1981 | 66% | 83% |
| I Love Rock & Roll | Joan Jett & Blackhearts | 1982 | 23% | 83% |
| Rude Boy | Rihanna | 2010 | 38% | 83% |
| What Makes You Beautiful | One Direction | 2011 | 52% | 82% |
| Ms. Jackson | Outkast | 2000 | 28% | 82% |
| (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction | Rolling Stones | 1965 | 52% | 82% |
| Fast Car | Tracy Chapman | 1988 | 19% | 82% |
| Stay | The Kid Laroi f/Justin Bieber | 2021 | 66% | 81% |
| Time of Your Life | Green Day | 1998 | 56% | 79% |
| Like a Virgin | Madonna | 1984 | 44% | 79% |
| Up | Cardi B | 2021 | 31% | 78% |
| Let's Dance | David Bowie | 1984 | 60% | 77% |
| Iris | Goo Goo Dolls | 1998 | 55% | 77% |
| Wrecking Ball | Miley Cyrus | 2013 | 35% | 77% |
| Dancing in the Moonlight | Toploader | 1999 | 50% | 77% |
| Ironic | Alanis Morissette | 1996 | 34% | 76% |
| Genie in a Bottle | Christina Aguilera | 1999 | 50% | 76% |
| Smoke on the Water | Deep Purple | 1973 | 62% | 75% |
| Sexual Healing | Marvin Gaye | 1982 | 52% | 75% |
| You Can Call Me Al | Paul Simon | 1987 | 60% | 75% |
| Young, Wild & Free | Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa f/Bruno Mars | 2011 | 18% | 75% |
| Paper Planes | M.I.A. | 2008 | 56% | 74% |
| Get Ur Freak On | Missy Elliott | 2001 | 10% | 74% |
| Californication | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 1999 | 45% | 74% |
| Mr. Blue Sky | Electric Light Orchestra | 1978 | 41% | 73% |
| Numb | Linkin Park | 2003 | 12% | 72% |
| Whenever, Wherever | Shakira | 2001 | 30% | 71% |
| Immigrant Song | Led Zeppelin | 1970 | 9% | 70% |
| Valerie | Mark Ronson | 2007 | 11% | 70% |
| Walking on Broken Glass | Annie Lennox | 1992 | 41% | 69% |
| Song 2 | Blur | 1997 | 38% | 69% |
| Independent Women | Destiny's Child | 2000 | 14% | 68% |
| Freedom '90 | George Michael | 1990 | 35% | 68% |
| Let's Stay Together | Al Green | 1971 | 26% | 65% |
| Shivers | Ed Sheeran | 2021 | 35% | 65% |
| Adore You | Harry Styles | 2020 | 21% | 65% |
| That's What I Want | Lil Nas X | 2021 | 15% | 65% |
| When Doves Cry | Prince | 1984 | 37% | 65% |
| Praise You | Fatboy Slim | 1998 | 50% | 65% |
| It's Gonna Be Me | *NSYNC | 2000 | 32% | 65% |
| All That She Wants | Ace Of Base | 1993 | 25% | 64% |
| Personal Jesus | Depeche Mode | 1989 | 11% | 64% |
| Like I Love You | Justin Timberlake | 2003 | 31% | 64% |
| Redbone | Childish Gambino | 2016 | 27% | 62% |
| Learn to Fly | Foo Fighers | 1999 | 28% | 62% |
| Teenage Dirtbag | Wheatus | 2000 | 24% | 62% |
| (Don't Fear) The Reaper | Blue Oyster Cult | 1976 | 48% | 61% |
| Return of the Mack | Mark Morrison | 1996 | 36% | 61% |
| Leave the Door Open | Silk Sonic | 2021 | 26% | 61% |
| My Oh My | Camila Cabello | 2019 | 8% | 60% |
| Manic Monday | Bangles | 1986 | 46% | 60% |
| Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel | 1970 | 25% | 58% |
| Virtual Insanity | Jamiroquai | 1996 | 38% | 57% |
| Sweet Disposition | Temper Trap | 2008 | 31% | 56% |
| If I Ain't Got You | Alicia Keys | 2003 | 28% | 55% |
| 7 Rings | Ariana Grande | 2019 | 39% | 55% |
| Best Of My Love | Emotions | 1977 | 26% | 55% |
| Love Will Tear Us Apart | Joy Division | 1980 | 6% | 55% |
| How Deep Is Your Love | Calvin Harris & Disciples | 2015 | 18% | 54% |
| Maria Maria | Santana f/the Product G&B | 2000 | 6% | 54% |
| Like a Rolling Stone | Bob Dylan | 1965 | 4% | 53% |
| Summertime | DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince | 1990 | 15% | 52% |
| Young Hearts Run Free | Candi Staton | 1976 | 27% | 50% |
| Electric Feel | MGMT | 2007 | 15% | 50% |
| Killing in the Name | Rage Against the Machine | 1992 | 28% | 49% |
| Ordinary People | John Legend | 2005 | 9% | 48% |
| Juicy | Notorious B.I.G. | 1994 | 20% | 48% |
| Stay (I Missed You) | Lisa Loeb & 9 Stories | 1994 | 32% | 47% |
| Music Sounds Better With You | Stardust | 1998 | 33% | 46% |
| Fantasy | Mariah Carey | 1995 | 11% | 44% |
| Show Me Love | Robin S | 1993 | 24% | 43% |
| Got to be Real | Cheryl Lynn | 1978 | 18% | 43% |
| Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger | Daft Punk | 2001 | 9% | 42% |
| I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor | Arctic Monkeys | 2006 | 28% | 41% |
| American Boy | Estelle f/Kanye West | 2008 | 28% | 39% |
| I Know What You Want | Busta Rhymes & Maria Carey | 2002 | 4% | 38% |
| Never Too Much | Luther Vandross | 1981 | 18% | 37% |
| Use Somebody | Kings of Leon | 2008 | 6% | 35% |
| Ex-Factor | Lauryn Hill | 1999 | 6% | 34% |
| 1 Thing | Amerie | 2005 | 23% | 32% |
| Frontin' | Pharrell f/Jay-Z | 2007 | 16% | 30% |
| This Woman's Work | Kate Bush | 1989 | 2% | 29% |
| Essence | Wizkid f/Tems | 2021 | 7% | 18% |
| Toast | Koffee | 2022 | 4% | 16% |
| C.R.E.A.M. | Wu-Tang Clan | 1993 | 6% | 15% |
