Who would ever forget this sisters/family R&B anthem by the American vocal group Sister Sledge? Talking about how the solidarity of sisterhood and family, it is ranked 20 th in the Billboard list of the 100 Greatest Songs by a Girl Group of All Time. It was made popular by Rosanne Cash under the album Kin. This is a heart tugging, nostalgic indie folk song about missing your sister who is always there to defend you and has been there to lift you up.
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Miss Celie’s bluesĪ song performed by Quincy Jones for the award winning Spielberg movie The Color Purple and also won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1986, this enigmatic song talks about how a woman rose from nothing to something and hopes that her sister follows the same path too. This pop rock song by The Pretenders did not only win a Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1994 but is also one of the most timeless songs that one could dedicate for someone that has been there through everything, including your sister. It talks about life and how we can easily make it as long as we have a best friend, a sister to make it through with. This song performed by the teen pop duo Aly and AJ was initially released as one of the songs they performed in their Disney show Cow Belles. It was released by singer/songwriter Nathalie Merchant in 1998 under her album Ophelia. This is a song of gratitude, respect and adoration for someone who is kind, sacrificing and dependable three characteristics that could sum up a sister.
It was released in 2003 in the hit country album Martina by Martina McBride. This song is also about women empowerment where a big sister preaches to the younger generation of girls that they can make it through life regardless of the circumstances. Upon its release in 2009, it was a hit single in more than six countries including the US.
This song hits you in the right spot if you have the most supportive sister as Leona Lewis belts out the verses, if you have no place to run, I got you. It was released by the pop artist Jewel in 1995 and since then has been performed 302 times. This song is so touching specifically for siblings with sisters that are on the way to recovery from addiction. It does not directly point to sister but anyone who dedicates her success to someone important can easily allude to this song as a sister anthem.
This song was released in 2001 under the Pearl Harbor album of country hitmaker Faith Hill which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song. It was a part of their 1998 album Wide Open Spaces which gave them a Grammy. It talks about two sisters who are weaving through life promising to each other that when the world fails one of them, they will take care of each other. We all know the Dixie Chicks one of the pillars of country songs with their very beautiful lyrics and this song is not an exemption. It was a single in the last album of The Simon Sisters together and an ode to their older sister Lucy before she got married. This song would make a good sister anthem because it talks about how much the singer, Carly Simon, adores and worships her older sister. It was released in 1972 on his second album Still Bill and has made its mark as the 208 th on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Lean on meĬalling on your siblings to lean on when you are not strong is the ultimate reason why this Bill Withers classic made it to this list. This collaboration song by the great Aretha Franklin and the British girl group Eurythmics puts sisterhood on a higher notch as it talks about the importance of women empowering fellow women. This song was heard again in 2019 when Missy won the highest honor in the VMA and dedicated it to her best friend Aaliyah who died in 2001. It becomes more relatable for sisters as Aaliyah and Missy Elliott run through the vocals singing, I’ll still be there for you in your time of need. While it does not directly say sister on it, most of us consider our sisters as our best friends for life. Whether you are here to find sister songs for an upcoming wedding, or simply just to celebrate each other, here are the top 20 sister songs of all time that you need to know about.
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