The 10 Best Gavin DeGraw Songs of All-Time
Gavin Shane DeGraw is a singer-songwriter from South Fallsburg, New York. He began his career back in 1998 and released several independent E.P.s under Gavin Degraw before being signed to J Records in 2003. In late 2005, he would release his debut album, Chariot, which would eventually sell over a million copies and be certified double platinum. DeGraw’s music has been featured on soundtracks for hit T.V. series such as One Tree Hill, Private Practice, Grey’s Anatomy, Greek, 90210, and In Plain Sight. In 2013 he would release his fourth studio album, Make A Move, met with positive reviews from critics and fans alike. Here is a list of his ten best songs, as well as the links to go along with them.
10. You Got Me
You Got Me was released in 2014 from the album You got me. DeGraw released the song as a single. It reached #1 on the U.S. Adult Top 40 chart and went to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. It is a pop song with three minutes and forty-nine seconds. The song is about a relationship where the person discusses how they’ve been better off alone and how it feels like a wild horse has been let free to run around without a leash.
9. In Love With a Girl
In Love With a Girl is the third single from the album Chariot, released in 2008. The song peaked at #38 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and went to #11 on the Adult Pop Songs chart. It is about a relationship that doesn’t go anywhere because DeGraw feels too attached to the woman. In Love With a Girl was the third single from the album Chariot. The song peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and went to #11 on the Adult Pop Songs chart.
8. Fire
Fire is a 2014 single from the album Fire. It was released as a bonus track for Target customers and appeared on the album’s Japanese edition. The song has been described as being about chasing your dreams, not letting anything stand in your way to get there. DeGraw’s vocals are strong in this song, displaying a talent for singing that not everyone has.
7. Best I Ever Had
Best I Ever Had was released as a single from the album Make a Move in 2013. It reached #1 on the U.S. Adult Top 40 chart and went to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2013 DeGraw won Best Male Video at the MTV Video Music Awards for Best I Ever Had. It is a pop song about love, life, and what you have.
6. I Don’t Want to Be – Stripped Version
I Don’t Want to Be a song released in 2003 under the album Many forms. It reached #5 on the U.S. Adult Top 40 chart and went to #39 on the Billboard Hot 100. Stripped Version was featured on his studio debut album, Gavin DeGraw, released in 2004 by J Records. The album was certified triple platinum in the United States.
5. Chariot
Chariot is a song released as the lead single from DeGraw’s debut album, Chariot, which was released in 2005. The song peaked at #37 on the U.S. Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart and went to #12 on the U.K. Singles Chart. It is about how he started with nothing, but now he has everything except what matters most. The chariot was the debut single from DeGraw’s first album, “Chariot.” The song peaked at #37 on the U.S. Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart and went to #12 on the U.K. Singles Chart.
4. Soldier
The soldier is a song from DeGraw’s album Sweeter, released in 2011. It reached # 1 on the U.S. Adult Top 40 and went to #11 and #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Pop Songs charts. The soldier has been called empowering, and how he feels like he is not ready to settle down. The soldier was released as the third single from Sweeter, an album that would be DeGraw’s most successful album commercially. It reached #1 on the U.S. Adult Top 40 and went to #11 and #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Pop Songs charts.
3. She Sets The City On Fire
She Sets The City On Fire is a song released as the lead single from DeGraw’s sixth studio album Something Worth Saving, released in 2016. It reached # 8 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart and # 16 on the Billboard Hot A.C. chart. She Sets The City On Fire features DeGraw singing about his relationship with a woman.
2. I Don’t Want to Be
I Don’t Want to Be is a song by singer Gavin DeGraw about how he doesn’t want his past to follow him. In this song, you can find out what he’s all about, and that’s just being himself. If it weren’t for this album, I don’t think there would have been a second single or album. This song is about how he started with nothing, but now he has everything except for what matters most.
1. Not Over You 2011
Not Over You was released as the lead single from DeGraw’s fifth studio album Sweeter, released in 2011. It reached # 1 on the Adult Pop Songs chart and #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. Not Over You is about how he still isn’t over this girl who got away, but no matter what she does, he still loves her even though she doesn’t love him back. Not Over You went to #1 on the Adult Pop Songs chart and #13 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Conclusion
Gavin DeGraw is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer. He rose to fame with his debut single, and I Don’t Want To Be, which became a Top 5 hit in the United States. He has six studio albums under his belt, which have all been successful. His most successful album is Sweeter, which featured the top 10 single Not Over You.