With its elegant architecture, the creativity of a fashion metropolis and two top soccer teams, there are plenty of reasons to serenade the Italian city. It comes in fifth in the ranking of cities in Europe that are the topic of songs - exactly 3,854 of them were written about Milan, most of them in Italian.

With 6,267 songs, Berlin ranks fourth. Some of the tunes testify to the deep love-hate relationship Germans have for their capital. The band Seeed sings about dire grey winters there in the popular "Dickes B," while Kraftclub shines a light on the hype about the city in "Ich will nicht nach Berlin" (I don't want to go to Berlin). Neither detracts from the city's popularity.

Many stars have sung about the eternal city. Elvis Presley warbles about a love affair in Rome in "Heart of Rome," Frank Sinatra immortalizes the famous Trevi Fountain with "Three Coins in the Fountain". And there are many more - Rome came in third in the ranking with 11,859 songs.

The potential playlist for the British capital is even longer: 14,805 songs were written about London, including The Clash's 1979 "London Calling." More recently, Adele has honored her hometown with "Hometown Glory" and in "The City," Ed Sheeran sings about the challenges of being new to London.

Paris has inspired even more musicians. Paris-born and bred chanson singer Edith Piaf sang many a song about her hometown. Ella Fitzgerald, Mireille Mathieu and Zaz are also included in the long list of musicians who sing about the city of love and romance. With no less than 20,007 songs, Paris tops the list of European cities that have been sung about the most.