Top 10 Hit Pop Songs Rejected By Other Artists

VOICE OVER: Phoebe de Jeu
WRITTEN BY: Tal Fox

These hit songs would've sounded much different if other artists hadn't rejected them. For this list, we'll be looking at the most popular songs you might be surprised to learn were offered to other singers before being sung by the ones we associate them with today.

  • #11: "Don't Cha" (2005)
  • #10: "Pretty Hurts" (2013)
  • #9: "Miss Independent" (2003)
  • #8: "Alive" (2015)
  • #7: "Toxic" (2003)
  • #6: "SOS" (2006)
  • #5: "Let's Get Loud" (2000)
  • #4: "We Can't Stop" (2013)
  • #3: "Telephone" (2010)
  • #2: "Slave 4 U" & "Boys" (2001)

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