We asked the BuzzFeed Community for the songs that always cheer them up no matter what. Here are the happy results.
1. Sia ft. Kendrick Lamar — "The Greatest"
—Harriet Elizabeth Rose, Facebook
Most uplifting lyric: "Oh, oh, running out of breath / But I, oh I, I've got stamina"
2. James Brown — "I Got You (I Feel Good)"
—Jovana Balaban, Facebook
Most uplifting lyric: "I feel nice, like sugar and spice / So nice, so nice, I got you"
3. Blue Swede — "Hooked on a Feeling"
—Nancy Underhill, Facebook
Most uplifting lyric: "I'm hooked on a feeling / I'm high on believing / That you're in love with me"
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4. Mika — "Love Today"
—Jamie Heart, Facebook
Most uplifting lyric: "Everybody's gonna love today, gonna love today / Anyway you want to, anyway you've got to / Love, love me"
5. Beyoncé — "Love on Top"
—Jessica Coffey, Facebook
Most uplifting lyric: "Nothing's perfect, but it's worth it / After fighting through my tears"
6. Lady Gaga — "Hair"
—Debra Ann, Facebook
Most uplifting lyric: "I've had enough, this is my prayer / That I'll die livin' just as free as my hair"
7. Hall and Oates — "You Make My Dreams"
—Beth Armer, Facebook
Most uplifting lyric: "Twist and shout my way out / And wrap yourself around me / 'Cause I ain't the way you found me / And I'll never be the same, oh yeah"
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8. Bleachers — "I Wanna Get Better"
—Mallory Mates, Facebook
Most uplifting lyric: "Woke up this morning early before my family / From this dream where she was trying to show me / How a life can move from the darkness / She said to get better"
9. Kanye West ft. Lupe Fiasco — "Touch the Sky"
—Allie Batera, Facebook
Most uplifting lyric: "Fore the day I die, I'mma touch the sky / Gotta testify"
10. Jimmy Eat World — "The Middle"
—Larra Harr, Facebook
Most uplifting lyric: "It just takes some time / Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride / Everything, everything will be just fine"
11. Queen — "Don't Stop Me Now"
—Clarissa Johnson, Facebook
Most uplifting lyric: "I'm a shooting star leaping through the sky / Like a tiger defying the laws of gravity / I'm gonna go, go, go / There's no stopping me"
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12. Train — "Hey, Soul Sister"
—Anastasia Gordziej, Facebook
Most uplifting lyric: "You see, I can be myself now finally / In fact there's nothing I can't be / I want the world to see you'll be with me"
13. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros — "Home"
—Noelle Joy Fiorentino, Facebook
Most uplifting lyric: "Man, oh, man, you're my best friend / I scream it to the nothingness / There ain't nothing that I need"
14. Electric Light Orchestra — "Mr. Blue Sky"
—palladium422
Most uplifting lyric: "See how the sun shines brightly in the city / On the streets where once was pity / Mister blue sky is living here today, hey, hey"
15. Rusted Root — "Send Me on my Way"
—Ashley Kane, Facebook
Most uplifting lyric: "Well pick me up with golden hand / I may see you, I may tell you to run / You know what they say about the young"
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16. Michael Jackson — "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
—Luna Solara, Facebook
Most uplifting lyric: "You need some lovin' (T-L-C) / Tender lovin' care / And I'll take you there / I want to love you (P-Y-T)"
17. The Darkness — "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"
—Anna Kopsky
Most uplifting lyric: "I believe in a thing called love / Just listen to the rhythm of my heart / There's a chance we could make it now / We'll be rocking 'til the sun goes down"
18. Bon Jovi — "Livin' on a Prayer"
—Sam Dyer, Facebook
Most uplifting lyric: "It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not / We've got each other and that's a lot for love"
19. Modest Mouse — "Float On"
—Courtney-Lynne Lowe, Facebook
Most uplifting lyric: "And we'll all float on okay / And we'll all float on okay / And we'll all float on anyway, well"
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20. Whitney Houston — "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"
—Danny Bird, Facebook
Most uplifting lyric: "Oh, I wanna dance with somebody / I wanna feel the heat with somebody / Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody / With somebody who loves me"
21. And of course, Journey — "Don't Stop Believin'"
—Gabriella Mtz, Facebook
Most uplifting lyric: "Don't stop believin' / Hold on to that feelin'"
