Top 10 Song Lyrics Sites
June 29th, 2007 | by songs |
diudiu asked:
lyric searching can be a frustrating experience. There are countless sites available that contain lyrics to many popular songs. However, the sites vary considerably on how easy they are to use, the completeness of their database of songs, and their focus on current or classic songs. Over 20 popular song lyric sites were put to the test, and these are the 10 recommend as sites to consider when trying to find the words to a favorite song.
1. Absolute Lyrics
Pros:
Current artists and songs in the site’s most popular lists
Excellent coverage of current hits and good coverage of classic songs
Cons:
Nothing else
Rating (out of 100): 95
2. Metro Lyrics
Pros:
The best coverage of current hits by any of the lyrics sites
Star ratings for lyrics and information on number of times searched is interesting
Results can be arranged by album or individual song title
Cons:
Coverage of classic songs is only fair
Searching by artist is a clunky multi-level process
The php application powering the site is prone to occasional errors
Rating (out of 100): 92
3. A-Z Lyrics Universe
Pros:
Clean, very easy, and fast search system
Strong coverage of current hits
Segments of lyrics in search results helps identify the song before clicking to go to the song’s page
Cons:
Very poor performance searching for classic songs
Rating (out of 100): 89
4. Dig Lyrics
Pros:
Outstanding performance searching for classic songs
Clean interface design
Multilingual support
Cons:
Only fair performance searching for current hits
Rating (out of 100): 86
5. Lyrics Search Engine
Pros:
Extremely clean, easy to use interface
Strong performance searching for current hits
Popularity charts listing current hits
Cons:
Very poor performance searching classic songs
Rating (out of 100): 80
6. Lyrics Domain
Pros:
Very clean display page of the lyrics to selected song
Cons:
Not have search engine to find the song lyrics
Rating (out of 100): 78
7.Hot Lyrics
Pros:
Extensive popularity lists
Acceptable performance searching both current and classic songs
Cons:
Cluttered top of page requires scrolling to see lyrics
Sometimes requires 2 step process from search results to get to lyrics with the needed link difficult to find on the page
Rating (out of 100): 72
8. Lyrics 007
Pros:
Very quick search
Clean design
Related lyrics attached to song page
Cons:
Fair performance searching both current and classic songs
Lyrics pop up in new window in your browser
Rating (out of 100): 68
9. Lyrics Cafe
Pros:
Strong performance searching for current hits
Good list of most recently added albums on front page
Cons:
Ugly page design in database search
User is limited to searching by artist
Rating (out of 100): 65
10. Lyrics Find
Pros:
Clean design and easy search
Cons:
Only fair performance searching for current hits and poor performance searching for classic songs
Rating (out of 100): 62
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lyric searching can be a frustrating experience. There are countless sites available that contain lyrics to many popular songs. However, the sites vary considerably on how easy they are to use, the completeness of their database of songs, and their focus on current or classic songs. Over 20 popular song lyric sites were put to the test, and these are the 10 recommend as sites to consider when trying to find the words to a favorite song.
1. Absolute Lyrics
Pros:
Current artists and songs in the site’s most popular lists
Excellent coverage of current hits and good coverage of classic songs
Cons:
Nothing else
Rating (out of 100): 95
2. Metro Lyrics
Pros:
The best coverage of current hits by any of the lyrics sites
Star ratings for lyrics and information on number of times searched is interesting
Results can be arranged by album or individual song title
Cons:
Coverage of classic songs is only fair
Searching by artist is a clunky multi-level process
The php application powering the site is prone to occasional errors
Rating (out of 100): 92
3. A-Z Lyrics Universe
Pros:
Clean, very easy, and fast search system
Strong coverage of current hits
Segments of lyrics in search results helps identify the song before clicking to go to the song’s page
Cons:
Very poor performance searching for classic songs
Rating (out of 100): 89
4. Dig Lyrics
Pros:
Outstanding performance searching for classic songs
Clean interface design
Multilingual support
Cons:
Only fair performance searching for current hits
Rating (out of 100): 86
5. Lyrics Search Engine
Pros:
Extremely clean, easy to use interface
Strong performance searching for current hits
Popularity charts listing current hits
Cons:
Very poor performance searching classic songs
Rating (out of 100): 80
6. Lyrics Domain
Pros:
Very clean display page of the lyrics to selected song
Cons:
Not have search engine to find the song lyrics
Rating (out of 100): 78
7.Hot Lyrics
Pros:
Extensive popularity lists
Acceptable performance searching both current and classic songs
Cons:
Cluttered top of page requires scrolling to see lyrics
Sometimes requires 2 step process from search results to get to lyrics with the needed link difficult to find on the page
Rating (out of 100): 72
8. Lyrics 007
Pros:
Very quick search
Clean design
Related lyrics attached to song page
Cons:
Fair performance searching both current and classic songs
Lyrics pop up in new window in your browser
Rating (out of 100): 68
9. Lyrics Cafe
Pros:
Strong performance searching for current hits
Good list of most recently added albums on front page
Cons:
Ugly page design in database search
User is limited to searching by artist
Rating (out of 100): 65
10. Lyrics Find
Pros:
Clean design and easy search
Cons:
Only fair performance searching for current hits and poor performance searching for classic songs
Rating (out of 100): 62
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