TSORT aggregates multiple best-of lists (the site indicates 230 source charts, which include over 147,000 songs and more than 82,000 albums). By aggregating these lists, they’ve created an All Time Songs top 1000 list and have also adjusted that list to create better representation of songs from multiple eras. The latter, a list of 200 songs, is presented here. It makes for a much more representative “best of all time” list than most publications.
1. White Christmas… Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers (1942)
2. “We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock” Bill Haley & His Comets (1954)
3. Over the Rainbow… Judy Garland (1939)
4. “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” Bryan Adams (1991)
5. “Hey Jude” The Beatles (1968)
6. “My Heart Will Go On” Celine Dion (1997)
7. “Bleeding Love” Leona Lewis (2007)
8. “I Will Always Love You” Whitney Houston (1992)
9. “In the Mood” Glenn Miller Orchestra (1939)
10. “Dancing Queen” Abba (1976)
11. “She Loves You” The Beatles (1963)
12. “Hips Don’t Lie” Shakira with Wyclef Jean (2006)
13. “Another Brick in the Wall Part II” Pink Floyd (1979)
14. “Nothing Compares 2 U” Sinéad O’Connor (1990)
15. “Mack the Knife” Bobby Darin (1956)
16. “My Sweet Lord” George Harrison (1970)
17. “The Way You Look Tonight” Fred Astaire with Johnny Greer’s Orchestra (1936)
18. “Believe” Cher (1998)
19. “Imagine” John Lennon (1971)
20. “Jailhouse Rock” Elvis Presley (1957)
21. “I Want to Hold Your Hand” The Beatles (1963)
22. “Gangsta’s Paradise” Coolio with L.V. (1995)
23. “Bohemian Rhapsody” Queen (1975)
24. “Let It Be” The Beatles (1970)
25. “You’re the One That I Want” Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta (1978)
26. “Yeah!” Usher with Lil’ Jon & Ludacris (2004)
27. “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” Kylie Minogue (2001)
28. “We Are the World” USA for Africa (1985)
29. “Y.M.C.A.” Village People (1978)
30. “Pennies from Heaven” Bing Crosby with George Stoll’s Orchestra (1936)
31. “Baby One More Time” Britney Spears (1998)
32. “Mona Lisa” Nat “King” Cole (1950)
33. “Swanee” Al Jolson (1920)
34. “I Just Called to Say I Love You” Stevie Wonder (1984)
35. “Wannabe” Spice Girls (1996)
36. “Swinging on a Star” Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter’s Orchestra & Williams Brothers Quartet (1944)
37. “Seasons in the Sun” Terry Jacks (1974)
38. “Stand by Me” Ben E. King (1961)
39. “(Oh) Pretty Woman” Roy Orbison (1964)
40. “Kung Fu Fighting” Carl Douglas (1974)
41. “A Whiter Shade of Pale” Procol Harum (1967)
42. “I’ll Be Missing You” Puff Daddy with Faith Evans & 112 (1997)
43. “Stayin’ Alive” Bee Gees (1977)
44. “Like a Prayer” Madonna (1989)
45. “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” Elvis Presley (1960)
46. “Bette Davis Eyes” Kim Carnes (1981)
47. “American Pie” Don McLean (1971)
48. “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of…)” Lou Bega (1999)
49. “Lose Yourself” Eminem (2002)
50. “Flashdance...What a Feelin’” Irene Cara (1983)
51. “Candle in the Wind 1997 (Goodbye England’s Rose)” Elton John (1997)
52. “It’s Now or Never” Elvis Presley (1960)
53. “Mmmbop” Hanson (1997)
54. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” The Rolling Stones (1965)
55. “Happy Days Are Here Again” Ben Selvin (1930)
56. “Black or White” Michael Jackson (1991)
57. “You’re Beautiful” James Blunt (2005)
58. “Moonlight Serenade” Glenn Miller Orchestra (1939)
59. “If You Leave Me Now” Chicago (1976)
60. “Sentimental Journey” Les Brown with Doris Day (1945)
61. “Hung Up” Madonna (2005)
62. “Take on Me” a-ha (1985)
63. “California, Here I Come” Al Jolson with Isham Jones’ Orchestra (1924)
64. “Vogue” Madonna (1990)
65. “Angie” The Rolling Stones (1973)
66. “Don’t Speak” No Doubt (1996)
67. “Rock Me Amadeus” Falco (1986)
68. “Whenever, Wherever” Shakira (2001)
69. “The Prisoner’s Song” Vernon Dalhart (1925)
70. “In the Summertime” Mungo Jerry (1970)
71. “Unchained Melody” The Righteous Brothers (1965)
72. “Without Me” Eminem (2002)
73. “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” Aerosmith (1998)
74. “Funkytown” Lipps Inc. (1980)
75. “Another Day in Paradise” Phil Collins (1989)
76. “I’m a Believer” The Monkees (1966)
77. “Lady Marmalade” Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya, & Pink (2001)
78. “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” Los Del Rio (1995)
79. “Hotel California” Eagles (1976)
80. “One O’Clock Jump” Count Basie (1937)
81. “I Can’t Stop Loving You” Ray Charles (1962)
82. “It Had to Be You” Isham Jones (1924)
83. “Medley I” Stars on 45 (1981)
84. “Where Is the Love?” Black Eyed Peas with Justin Timberlake (2003)
85. “Billie Jean” Michael Jackson (1982)
86. “Killing Me Softly” Fugees (1996)
87. “Hound Dog” Elvis Presley (1956)
88. “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Band Aid (1984)
89. “The Stars and Stripes Forever” John Philip Sousa (1900)
90. “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” Arthur Collins with Byron Harlan (1911)
91. “Barbie Girl” Aqua (1997)
92. “Get Back” The Beatles with Billy Preston (1969)
93. “Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody” Al Jolson (1918)
94. “Crazy” Gnarls Barkley (2006)
95. “Paper Doll” Mills Brothers (1942)
96. “Streets of Philadelphia” Bruce Springsteen (1994)
97. “Music” Madonna (2000)
98. “Frenesi” Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (1940)
99. “Down Hearted Blues” Bessie Smith (1923)
100. “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” Meat Loaf (1993)
101. “I Wanna Dance with Somebody Who Loves Me” Whitney Houston (1987)
102. “Joyride” Roxette (1991)
103. “Sexyback” Justin Timberlake (2006)
104. “Begin the Beguine” Artie Shaw (1938)
105. “Whispering” Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra (1920)
106. “Heart of Glass” Blondie (1978)
107. “Rivers of Babylon” Boney M (1978)
108. “Strangers in the Night” Frank Sinatra (1966)
109. “Minnie the Moocher (The Ho De Ho Song)” Cab Calloway (1931)
110. “Cheek to Cheek” Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers with Leo Reisman’s Orchestra (1935)
111. “All You Need Is Love” The Beatles (1967)
112. “The Twist” Chubby Checker (1960)
113. “Tennessee Waltz” Patti Page (1950)
114. “Never Gonna Give You Up” Rick Astley (1987)
115. “Nobody” Bert Williams (1906)
116. “A Groovy Kind of Love” Phil Collins (1988)
117. Eamon “Fuck It (I Don’t Want You Back)” (2004)
118. “Informer” Snow (1993)
119. “Back for Good” Take That (1995)
120. “Don’t Worry Be Happy” Bobby McFerrin (1988)
121. “Papa Don’t Preach” Madonna (1986)
122. “You Belong to Me” Jo Stafford (1952)
123. “Cry” Johnnie Ray & the Four Lads (1951)
124. “Eye of the Tiger” Survivor (1982)
125. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Nirvana (1991)
126. “The Ketchup Song (Asereje)” Las Ketchup (2002)
127. “Karma Chameleon” Culture Club (1983)
128. “Tainted Love” Soft Cell (1981)
129. “Night Fever” Bee Gees (1977)
130. “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” Chauncey Olcott (1913)
131. “Bridge Over Troubled Water” Simon & Garfunkel (1970)
132. “Fernando” Abba (1976)
133. “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” Culture Club (1982)
134. “Rock Your Baby” George McCrae (1974)
135. “Runaway” Del Shannon (1961)
136. “Help!” The Beatles (1964)
137. “What’s Up?” 4 Non Blondes (1993)
138. “Puttin’ on the Ritz” Harry Richman with Earl Burtnett & His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra (1930)
139. “Maggie May” Rod Stewart (1971)
140. “All That She Wants” Ace of Base (1993)
141. “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” Elton John & Kiki Dee (1976)
142. “Woman in Love” Barbra Streisand (1980)
143. “Rum and Coca-Cola” The Andrews Sisters (1945)
144. “Tom Dooley” The Kingston Trio (1958)
145. “Don’t Fence Me In” Bing Crosby/Andrews Sisters (1944)
146. “God Bless America” Kate Smith (1939)
147. “I Want to Know What Love Is” Foreigner (1984)
148. “Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)” Vaughn Monroe Orchestra (1949)
149. “I’ll Never Smile Again” Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers (1940)
150. “Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)” Benny Goodman (1938)
151. “To Be with You” Mr. Big (1992)
152. “Careless Whisper” George Michael (1984)
153. “Give My Regards to Broadway” Billy Murray (1905)
154. “Livin’ La Vida Loca” Ricky Martin (1999)
155. “Mr. Sandman” The Chordettes (1954)
156. “Rhythm Is a Dancer” Snap! (1992)
157. “All the Things She Said” t.A.T.u. (2003)
158. “Upside Down” Diana Ross (1980)
159. “Dragostea Din Tei” O-Zone (2004)
160. “End of the Road” Boyz II Men (1992)
161. “Every Breath You Take” The Police (1983)
162. “Let’s Twist Again” Chubby Checker (1961)
163. “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” Eiffel 65 (1999)
164. “Shut Up” Black Eyed Peas (2003)
165. “Return to Sender” Elvis Presley (1962)
166. “The House of the Rising Sun” The Animals (1964)
167. “Tiger Rag” Original Dixieland Jazz Band (1918)
168. “Mull of Kintyre” Paul McCartney & Wings (1977)
169. “Take My Breath Away” Berlin (1986)
170. “A Hard Day’s Night” The Beatles (1964)
171. “Paperback Writer” The Beatles (1966)
172. “Great Balls of Fire” Jerry Lee Lewis (1957)
173. “Good Vibrations” The Beach Boys (1966)
174. “Stan” Eminem with Dido (2000)
175. “Spirit in the Sky” Norman Greenbaum (1970)
176. “Sweet Georgia Brown” Ben Bernie (1925)
177. “These Boots Are Mde for Walkin’” Nancy Sinatra (1966)
178. “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” Tony Orlando & Dawn (1973)
179. “Wind of Change” The Scorpions (1991)
180. “Don’t Cha” The Pussycat Dolls with Busta Rhymes (2005)
181. “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb & His Orchestra (1938)
182. “Without You” Mariah Carey (1994)
183. “All for Love” Bryan Adams with Rod Stewart & Sting (1994)
184. “The Final Countdown” Europe (1986)
185. “Bye Bye Blackbird” Gene Austin (1926)
186. “I’ve Been Thinking About You” Londonbeat (1990)
187. “They Can’t Take That Away from Me” Fred Astaire with Johnny Greer’s Orchestra (1937)
188. “Oops! I Did It Again” Britney Spears (2000)
189. “Shout” Tears for Fears (1984)
190. “Sixteen Tons” Tennessee Ernie Ford (1955)
191. “Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You)” Les Paul & Mary Ford (1953)
192. “Sugar Sugar” The Archies (1969)
193. “Let’s Dance” David Bowie (1983)
194. “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?” Bryan Adams (1995)
195. “Louie Louie” The Kingsmen (1963)
196. “La Bamba” Los Lobos (1987)
197. “Those Were the Days” Mary Hopkin (1968)
198. “I Feel Love” Donna Summer (1977)
199. “Dilemma” Nelly with Kelly Rowland (2002)
200. “Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen (Means That You’re Grand)” The Andrews Sisters (1938)
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