Billboard.com will be marking Mental Health Month, which kicks off today, with various projects. Today, we have a retrospective of 31 songs, one for every day of the month, that speak to the importance of maintaining a positive mental outlook.As you can see from scanning this list, which was culled from hundreds of potential candidates, we've had such songs in all eras and genres, right up to a Demi Lovato hit that is listed on this week's Billboard Hot 100.
Take a look, and listen to a Spotify playlist of all 31 songs at the bottom of the post. (Except for the first two songs, which pre-date the Hot 100, the chart numbers refer to the songs' peak positions on that chart.)Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers, "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive".