The Baidu 500 (officially 百度歌曲TOP500) is a list of rankings generated by Chinese search engine

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as part of their

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downloading service featuring the top 500 songs in the Chinese language. Because it uses a download counter, the ranking is a fair assessment of the relative strength of artists and their music, and as a result has become one of the more recognized rankings in mainland China.

Famous No. 1 Baidu 500 Songs

Gangnam Style "Gangnam Style" () is a K-pop song by South Korean singer Psy, released on July 15, 2012, by YG Entertainment as the lead single of his sixth studio album, ''Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1'' (''Ssai Yukgap Part 1''). The term "Gangnam Style" is a n ...

(江南Style) by

Psy Park Jae-sang (; born December 31, 1977), better known by his stage name Psy ( ; ), is a South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter, known domestically for his humorous music videos and stage performances and internationally for his hit singl ...

Jiangnan Jiangnan is a geographic area in China referring to lands immediately to the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, including the southern part of its delta. The region encompasses the city of Shanghai, the southern part of Jiangsu ...

(江南, River South) by

JJ Lin Wayne Lim Junjie (; born 27 March 1981), professionally known as JJ Lin, is a Singaporean singer, songwriter, record producer, and businessman. One of the most successful artists in the Sinophone, Chinese-speaking world, Lin achieved recogniti ...

Tonghua Tonghua ( zh, s=通化 , p=Tōnghuà) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Jilin province, People's Republic of China. It borders North Korea's Chagang Province to the south and southeast, Baishan to the east, Jilin City to the north, ...

(童話, Fairy Tale) by

Guang Liang Michael Wong Kong Leong ( zh, c=王光良, p=Wáng Guāngliáng, Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Vòng Kông-liòng''; born 30 August 1970), also known as Guang Liang, is a Malaysian singer and songwriter. He has sung and written many love-themed ballads a ...

(holds the records for the longest time at #1, at 15 weeks) * Qianlizhiwai (千里之外, Faraway) by

Jay Chou Jay Chou Chieh-lun ( zh, s=周杰伦, t=周杰倫, first=t, p=Zhōu Jiélún; born 18 January 1979) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, actor, director, and businessman. Regarded as one of the most influential artists in the Chinese-speaking worl ...

* Juhuatai (菊花台, Chrysanthemum Terrace) by

*青花瓷 by

*稻香 by

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The Baidu 500 (In Chinese)
Baidu Chinese music industry {{China-music-stub

Famous No. 1 Baidu 500 Songs

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