These posthumous hits ensure their composers will never be forgotten! For this list, we’ll be taking a look at some of the biggest hit songs to come out after a singer or band’s death. While it’s always hard to cope with an artist’s passing, songs like “Buffalo Soldier”, “Changes”, “Sitting On The Dock of The Bay” and “Hypnotize” help ease the pain just a little. Any songs we missed? Let us know in the comments below!

#10: “Sad!”
#9: “I Could Fall in Love”
#8: “You Know You’re Right”
#7:  “Hypnotize”
#6: “Buffalo Soldier”
#5: “Me & Bobby McGee”
#4: “Love Will Tear Us Apart”
#3, #2 & #1: ?

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  4. What about the most recent release of a song from the legendary Freddie Mercury “time waits for no one” or “Lazarus” by David Bowie

  5. X: Can I go now
    Music industry: wait
    ” *Makes !SAD* ”
    Music industry: Now you can go

  8. What about Aaliyah’s Rock The Boat? She literally died in a plane crash the day AFTER she completed that video… strangest thing is she died exactly 2 weeks before 9/11…

  10. Where’s “These are the Days of our Lives” by Queen that top charts. It should at least be on the list.

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