That seems simple enough, yes?
The first two entries are Seal’s Don’t Cry and Rick Astley’s Cry for Help. Any other suggestions?
Neil Diamond: Coming To America. It’s a bit schlocky, but not a bad song.
Rod Stuart: Rhythm of My Heart
McCartney: Mull of Kintyre
Tubthumping: I Get Knocked Down
A lot of songs by Howard Jones tend to be uplifting, inspirational or motivational. My favorite is “No One is to Blame.”
Chin Up, Cheer Up - Ryan Adams
I Was Made to Love Her - Stevie Wonder
Rainbows All Over Your Blues - John Sebastian
Stay Around a Little Longer - Buddy Guy (with B.B. King)
Ice Cube - It was a Good Day
David Bowie “Rock and Roll Suicide”
Depeche Mode’s “But Not Tonight”
Funkadelic “One Nation Under a Groove”
Simon & Garfunkel, “59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)” Possibly the happiest song ever. BONUS: Video features a very very young S&G, and the Brothers Smothers.
Black 47 “Different Drummer”
More in a few
Your definition is a little vague. My playlist is all over the map.
We’re in This Love Together - Al Jarreau
Mr. Wendal - Arrested Development
Lean on Me - Bill Withers
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - Hollies
Dream - Everly Brothers
Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin
Peace Train - Cat Stevens
Wasted on the Way - Crosby, Stills, Nash
The Wanderer - Dion
On Broadway - George Benson
Two Tickets to Paradise - Eddie Money
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis
Reach Out I’ll be there - Four Tops
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli
Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddie Fender
Share The Land - The Guess Who
Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher And Higher - Jackie Wilson
How Sweet It Is - James Taylor
You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
Hurt So Good - John Mellencamp
I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
Danny’s Song - Loggins & Messina
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye
Let the Good Times Roll - Muddy Waters
Laughter In the Rain - Neil Sedaka
Fields Of Gold - Police
I Just Want To Celebrate - Rare Earth
I’ve Got A Woman - Ray Charles
Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
Simply Irresistible - Robert Palmer
The Way You Look Tonight - Rod Stewart
What I LIke About You - The Romantics
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
You Got It - Roy Orbison
For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
Come Sail Away -Styx
I Won’t Back Down - Tom Petty
The Best Is Yet to Come - Tony Bennett
Moondance - Van Morrison
Street Corner Serenade - Wet Willie
Sailing - Christopher Cross
Squeeze Box - The Who
Sloop John B. - Beach Boys
It’s Been A Long, Long Time - Bing Crosby
One Love - Bob Marly
Let’s Work Together - Canned Heat
“The Rain, the Park, and Other Things” and “Indian Lake” – The Cowsills (Bill sings lead)
“Sweet Lorraine” – Nat “King” Cole
“As Long As I’m Singing” – Bobby Darin
I Am Superman, R.E.M.
Peter Cetera - Glory of Love
Feeling Good - Nina Simone
Nina’s a male???
High - James Blunt
House of Stone and Light - Martin Page
I can see clearly now - Johnny Nash
Angels - Robbie Williams
Here comes the sun - the Beatles
Should have reread the OP, I guess.
“Somewhere My Love Lies Sleeping” with a male chorus.
Josh Groban - You Raise Me Up
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up: To more than I can be.
Do all-male groups count?
Love Train = the O’Jays
"Benedictus"and “Lay Down” by Strawbs.
"Fearless" by Pink Floyd. (Sorry, only cover versions available)
“Nobody Can Turn Me Around” by the Magnificent Men.
Any of various versions of “You’ll Never Walk Alone”.
Not really, no. “Uplifting” might very well mean a song that has an energetic, cheerful, major-key sound, and/or one that has happy, sunny lyrics (e.g. Katrina & the Waves’s “Walking On Sunshine,” even though it doesn’t fit the “male performer” part)—but from the examples you gave, it sounds like that’s totally not what you’re going for. I’d really like a more detailed explanation of what you are looking for.
I admit, the first song I though of—even though I don’t really think it fits either—is “You Take Me Up” by The Thompson Twins (which I hadn’t previously thought of in years).
The second song I thought of was “Better Things” by The Kinks.