This is it. My personal picks for the “grand” library. I use the term to signify my top 1000 favorite songs. This is still a work in progress, but will eventually be another book in the Dave’s Music Database series.
Recorded Versions Only:
I did apply a few rules. First, all entrants had to be recorded versions of songs. That excluded songs that may be quite well known (“Happy Birthday to You,” “Row Row Row Your Boat”) but for which I do not have a specific recorded version.
Versions of Songs:
Second, only one version of a song has been officially entered into the library, even if the title appears more than once in my top 1000 favorites. That means that even though Tori Amos’ version of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is one of my top 1000 favorites, only the Nirvana original is listed. The version in the library doesn’t necessarily have to be the original of the song, however. The one in the library is the one which is ranked highest. That means, for example, that Johnny Cash’s take on “Hurt” is listed instead of the original version by Nine Inch Nails.
Two for One
There are also a few occasions where two songs are listed as one entry. For example, Queen’s “We Will Rock You” and “We Are the Champions” are two separate songs but are so consistently played together that they are listed as one entry in this book.
Why Not Ranked?
I decided to list the songs alphabetically by recording acts instead of a ranking of the top 1000. I did this for several reasons. I don’t want readers getting hung up on whether they think a song is ranked too high or too low. I also thought this list flowed better having songs listed by the acts. You can, however, see my top 100 songs here.
Years
Songs are listed by the first year in which they were commercially available. That means a song such as the Eagles’ “Hotel California” will be noted as a 1976 release because that’s when the album came out, even though it wasn’t released as a single until 1977.
My Tastes
Finally, I make no apologies for my specific tastes. No one should apologize for his or her particular likes. Like what you like and do so unashamedly. That means the reader will see a library heavily dominated by music from the 1980s and the classic rock genre. That means there may be way too many Marillion entries for your taste, especially if you’ve never heard of the band. There’s a reason the library has 1000 entrants. There’s bound to be something to meet most tastes.
Click here to see other Dave’s Faves song lists.
A
1. Abba “Dancing Queen” (1976)
2. Ace “How Long” (1974)
3. Adele “Rolling in the Deep” (2010)
4. Aerosmith “Dream On” (1973)
5. Aerosmith “Sweet Emotion” (1975)
6. Aerosmith “Walk This Way” (1975)
7. Aerosmith “Janie’s Got a Gun” (1989)
8. A-ha “Take on Me” (1984)
9. A-ha “Maybe Maybe” (1986)
10. A-ha “The Way We Talk (1990)
11. Air Supply “Lost in Love” (1980)
12. Air Supply “American Hearts” (1980)
13. Alabama “Mountain Music” (1982)
14. Alabama Shakes “Hold On” (2012)
15. Alice in Chains “Rooster” (1992)
16. Alice in Chains “Down in a Hole” (1992)
17. America “A Horse with No Name” (1971)
18. American Quartet “Moonlight Bay” (1912)
19. American Quartet “Over There” (1917)
20. Tori Amos “Me and a Gun” (1991)
21. Tori Amos “Silent All These Years” (1991)
22. Tori Amos “God” (1994)
23. Tori Amos “’97 Bonnie and Clyde” (2001)
24. Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke with the Pearlie Chorus “Supercalifragilisticexpalidocious” (1964)
25. Julie Andrews “The Sound of Music” (1965)
26. Julie Andrews & Ensemble “Do Re Mi” (1965)
27. Julie Andrews “My Favorite Things” (1965)
28. Michael Andrews & Gary Jules “Mad World” (2002)
29. The Angels “My Boyfriend’s Back” (1963)
30. Animal Logic “I’m Sorry Baby (I Want You in My Life)” (1989)
31. The Animals “The House of the Rising Sun” (1964)
32. Arcade Fire “Wake Up” (2004)
33. The Archies “Sugar, Sugar” (1969)
34. Louis Armstrong “All of Me” (1932)
35. Louis Armstrong “What a Wonderful World” (1967)
36. Asia “Heat of the Moment” (1982)
37. Asia “Only Time Will Tell” (1982)
38. Fred Astaire with Leo Reisman’s Orchestra Fred Astaire “Night and Day” (1932)
39. Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers with Leo Reisman’s Orchestra “Cheek to Cheek” (1935)
40. Gene Austin with Nat Shilkret’s Orchestra “Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue” (1926)
41. Gene Autry & the Pinafores “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (1949)
B
42. Bachman-Turner Overdrive “Takin’ Care of Business” (1974)
43. Bachman-Turner Overdrive “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” (1974)
44. Bad Company “Shooting Star” (1975)
45. David Baerwald “A Friend Like Our Dear Stranger” (1999)
46. David Baerwald “I Won’t Back Down” (2006)
47. Band Aid “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” (1984)
48. The Band “The Weight” (1968)
49. Bangles “Hero Takes a Fall” (1984)
50. Bangles “Following” (1986)
51. Barenaked Ladies “If I Had a $1,000,000” (1992)
52. James Baskett “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” (1946)
53. The Beach Boys “Surfin’ U.S.A.” (1963)
54. The Beach Boys “California Girls” (1965)
55. The Beach Boys “Barbara Ann” (1965)
56. The Beach Boys “Good Vibrations” (1966)
57. The Beatles “Twist and Shout” (1963)
58. The Beatles “She Loves You” (1963)
59. The Beatles “All My Loving” (1963)
60. The Beatles “I Want to Hold Your Hand” (1963)
61. The Beatles “Can’t Buy Me Love” (1964)
62. The Beatles “A Hard Day’s Night” (1964)
63. The Beatles “Eight Days a Week” (1964)
64. The Beatles “Help!” (1965)
65. The Beatles “Yesterday” (1965)
66. The Beatles “Nowere Man” (1965)
67. The Beatles “Michelle” (1965)
68. The Beatles “Paperback Writer” (1966)
69. The Beatles “Eleanor Rigby” (1966)
70. The Beatles “Strawberry Fields Forever” (1967)
71. The Beatles “Penny Lane” (1967)
72. The Beatles “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (1967)
73. The Beatles “With a Little Help from My Friends” (1967)
74. The Beatles “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” (1967)
75. The Beatles “A Day in the Life” (1967)
76. The Beatles “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite” (1967)
77. The Beatles “All You Need Is Love” (1967)
78. The Beatles “I Am the Walrus” (1967)
79. The Beatles “Hey Jude” (1968)
80. The Beatles “Revolution” (1968)
81. The Beatles “Come Together” (1969)
82. The Beatles “Something” (1969)
83. The Beatles “Let It Be” (1970)
84. Beck “Loser” (1993)
85. Beck “Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime” (2004)
86. Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive” (1977)
87. Harry Belafonte “The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)” (1956)
88. Adrian Belew “Shoe Salesman” (1990)
89. Pat Benatar “Heartbreaker” (1979)
90. Pat Benatar “Hit Me with Your Best Shot” (1980)
91. Pat Benatar “Anxiety (Get Nervous)” (1982)
92. Pat Benatar “Love Is a Battlefield” (1983)
93. Tony Bennett “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” (1962)
94. Berlin “Sex (I’m A…)” (1983)
95. Berlin “The Metro” (1983)
96. Berlin “Masquerade” (1983)
97. Berlin “Take My Breath Away” (1986)
98. Ben Bernie “Sweet Georgia Brown” (1925)
99. Ben Bernie with Scrappy Lambert & Billy Hillpot “Ain’t She Sweet?” (1927)
100. Chuck Berry “Johnny B. Goode” (1958)
101. The Big Bopper “Chantilly Lace” (1958)
102. Big Brother & The Holding Company “Piece of My Heart” (1968)
103. Big Star “In the Street” (1972)
104. Big Star “Thirteen” (1972)
105. Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” (2009)
106. Blind Faith “Can’t Find My Way Home” (1969)
107. Blondie “Heart of Glass” (1978)
108. Blondie “Dreaming” (1979)
109. Blondie “Shayla” (1979)
110. Blondie “Call Me” (1980)
111. Blue Öyster Cult “Don’t Fear the Reaper” (1976)
112. Bon Jovi “Livin’ on a Prayer” (1986)
113. Boomtown Rats “I Don’t Like Mondays” (1979)
114. Debby Boone “You Light Up My Life” (1977)
115. Boston “More Than a Feeling” (1976)
116. Bourgeois Tagg “I Don’t Mind at All” (1987)
117. David Bowie “Space Oddity” (1969)
118. David Bowie “Changes” (1971)
119. David Bowie “Ziggy Stardust” (1972)
120. David Bowie “Heroes” (1977)
121. Bowling for Soup “1985” (2004)
122. Jimmy Boyd with Norman Luboff’s Orchestra “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” (1952)
123. Boyz II Men “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday” (1991)
124. Boyz II Men “The Birth of Christ” (1992)
125. Charles Bradley “Changes” (2013)
126. James Brown & the Famous Flames “I Got You (I Feel Good)” (1965)
127. Les Brown with Doris Day “Sentimental Journey” (1945)
128. Jackson Browne “Running on Empty” (1977)
129. Jackson Browne “The Load-Out/Stay” (1977)
130. Jeff Buckley “Hallelujah” (1994)
131. Buffalo Springfield “For What It’s Worth” (1966)
132. Jimmy Buffett “Margaritaville” (1977)
133. Kate Bush “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” (1985)
134. Kate Bush “This Woman’s Work” (1988)
135. The Byrds “Mr. Tambourine Man” (1965)
136. The Byrds “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)” (1965)
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137. The Call “Let the Day Begin” (1989)
138. Brandi Carlile “The Joke” (2017)
139. Brandi Carlile “The Mother” (2017)
140. Steve Carlilsle “WKRP in Cincinnati” (1981)
141. Kim Carnes “Bette Davis Eyes” (1981)
142. Johnny Cash “I Walk the Line” (1956)
143. Johnny Cash “Ring of Fire” (1963)
144. Johnny Cash “Hurt” (2002)
145. Harry Chapin “Cat’s in the Cradle” (1974)
146. Tracy Chapman “Fast Car” (1988)
147. Tracy Chapman “All That You Have Is Your Soul” (1989)
148. Charlene with Stevie Wonder “Used to Be” (1982)
149. Ray Charles with the Raelettes “Night Time Is the Right Time” (1959)
150. Ray Charles “What’d I Say” (1959)
151. Ray Charles “Georgia on My Mind” (1960)
152. Ray Charles “Hit the Road Jack” (1961)
153. Cheap Trick “I Want You to Want Me (live)” (1979)
154. Chubby Checker “The Twist” (1960)
155. Chic “Le Freak” (1978)
156. Chicago “25 or 6 to 4” (1970)
157. Chicago “Saturday in the Park” (1972)
158. Chicago “If You Leave Me Now” (1976)
159. Toni Childs “Don’t Walk Away” (1988)
160. The Chordettes “Mr. Sandman” (1954)
161. The Chordettes “Lollipop” (1958)
162. The Chords “Sh-Boom” (1954)
163. Chumbawamba “Tubthumping” (1997)
164. Eric Clapton “After Midnight” (1970)
165. Eric Clapton “I Shot the Sheriff” (1974)
166. Eric Clapton “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” (1975)
167. Eric Clapton “Wonderful Tonight” (1977)
168. Eric Clapton “Tears in Heaven” (1992)
169. Eric Clapton “Circus Left Town (live)” (1992)
170. Climax Blues Band “I Love You” (1981)
171. Patsy Cline “Crazy” (1961)
172. Eddie Cochran “Summertime Blues” (1958)
173. Nat “King” Cole “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” (1946)
174. Nat “King” Cole “Mona Lisa” (1950)
175. Collective Soul “December” (1995)
176. Phil Collins “In the Air Tonight” (1981)
177. Shawn Colvin “Shotgun Down the Avalanche” (1989)
178. Shawn Colvin “I Don’t Know Why” (1992)
179. Commodores “Three Times a Lady” (1978)
180. Perry Como “Silver Bells” (1953)
181. The Contours “Do You Love Me?” (1962)
182. Sam Cooke “You Send Me” (1957)
183. Sam Cooke “Wonderful World” (1960)
184. Sam Cooke “Twistin’ the Night Away” (1962)
185. Sam Cooke “A Change Is Gonna Come” (1964)
186. Coolio with L.V. “Gangsta’s Paradise” (1995)
187. Alice Cooper “I’m Eighteen” (1971)
188. Alice Cooper “School’s Out” (1972)
189. Elvis Costello “Alison” (1977)
190. Elvis Costello “What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love, and Understanding” (1978)
191. Crash Test Dummies “Superman’s Song” (1991)
192. Crash Test Dummies “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” (1993)
193. Creedence Clearwater Revival “Proud Mary” (1969)
194. Creedence Clearwater Revival “Fortunate Son” (1969)
195. The Crests “16 Candles” (1958)
196. Jim Croce “Time in a Bottle” (1972)
197. Bing Crosby “Pennies from Heaven” (1935)
198. Bing Crosby “Silent Night” (1935)
199. Bing Crosby “White Christmas” (1942)
200. Bing Crosby with the Andrews Sisters & Vic Schoen’s Orchestra “Jingle Bells” (1943)
201. Bing Crosby “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” (1951)
202. Crosby, Stills & Nash “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” (1969)
203. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young “Teach Your Children” (1970)
204. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young “Our House” (1970)
205. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young “Ohio” (1970)
206. Sheryl Crow “All I Wanna Do” (1993)
207. Sheryl Crow “Safe and Sound (live)” (2001)
208. Sheryl Crow with Johnny Cash “Redemption Day” (2019)
209. Crowded House “Don’t Dream It’s Over” (1986)
210. Crowded House “Better Be Home Soon” (1988)
211. Crowded House “Weather with You” (1991)
212. Crowded House “Silent House” (2007)
D
213. Dada “Dizz Knee Land” (1992)
214. D’Angelo “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” (2000)
215. Charlie Daniels Band “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” (1979)
216. Terence Trent D’Arby “Wishing Well” (1987)
217. Terence Trent D’Arby “As Yet Untitled” (1987)
218. Terence Trent D’Arby “Tension Inside the Sweetness/Frankie and Johnny (T.I.T.S./F&J)” (1993)
219. Bobby Darin “Mack the Knife” (1959)
220. David + David “Welcome to the Boomtown” (1986)
221. Jimmie Davis “You Are My Sunshine” (1940)
222. Spencer Davis Group “Gimme Some Lovin’” (1966)
223. Death Cab for Cutie “I Will Follow You into the Dark” (2005)
224. Chris DeBurgh “Don’t Pay the Ferryman” (1982)
225. Deep Purple “Smoke on the Water” (1973)
226. Del Amitri “Kiss This Thing Goodbye” (1989)
227. Del Amitri “The Return of Maggie Brown” (1989)
228. John Denver “Take Me Home, Country Roads” (1971)
229. John Denver “Sunshine on My Shoulders” (1971)
230. John Denver “Rocky Mountain High” (1972)
231. John Denver “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” (1974)
232. Depeche Mode “Somebody” (1984)
233. Derek & the Dominos “Layla” (1970)
234. Dennis DeYoung “Desert Moon” (1984)
235. Dennis DeYoung “Call Me” (1986)
236. Dennis DeYoung “Harry’s Hands” (1989)
237. Neil Diamond “America” (1980)
238. Bo Diddley “I’m a Man” (1955)
239. Dire Straits “Sultans of Swing” (1978)
240. Dire Straits “Money for Nothing” (1985)
241. The Disneyland Boys Choir “It’s a Small World After All” (1964)
242. Disney Studio Chorus “Winnie the Pooh” (1966)
243. Disturbed “The Sound of Silence” (2015)
244. Dixie Chicks “Travelin’ Soldier” (2002)
245. The Dixie Cups “Chapel of Love” (1964)
246. Fats Domino “My Blue Heaven” (1956)
247. Fats Domino “Blueberry Hill” (1956)
248. The Doobie Brothers “China Grove” (1973)
249. The Doobie Brothers “Black Water” (1974)
250. The Doors “Break on Through” (1967)
251. The Doors “Light My Fire” (1967)
252. The Doors “People Are Strange” (1967)
253. The Doors “Hello, I Love You” (1968)
254. The Doors “Roadhouse Blues” (1970)
255. The Doors “Riders on the Storm” (1971)
256. Charlie Dore “Pilot of the Airwaves” (1980)
257. Double “The Captain of Her Heart” (1986)
258. Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show “The Cover of ‘Rolling Stone’” (1972)
259. The Dream Academy “Life in a Northern Town” (1985)
260. Dresden Dolls “Sing” (2006)
261. The Drifters “Under the Boardwalk” (1964)
262. Jimmy Durante “Frosty the Snowman” (1969)
263. Bob Dylan “Blowin’ in the Wind” (1963)
264. Bob Dylan “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” (1963)
265. Bob Dylan “The Times They Are A-Changin’” (1964)
266. Bob Dylan “Like a Rolling Stone” (1965)
267. Bob Dylan & the Band “Forever Young” (1974)
E
268. Eagles “Take It Easy” (1972)
269. Eagles “Desperado” (1973)
270. Eagles “Lyin’ Eyes” (1975)
271. Eagles “Hotel California” (1977)
272. Eagles “The Last Resort” (1976)
273. Eagles “Heartache Tonight” (1979)
274. Eagles “I Can’t Tell You Why” (1979)
275. Eagles “Seven Bridges Road” (live, 1980)
276. Eagles “Get Over It” (1994)
277. Eagles “Hole in the World” (2003)
278. Cliff Edwards with the Ken Darby Singers & Victor Young’s Orchestra “When You Wish Upon a Star” (1940)
279. Electric Light Orchestra “Don’t Bring Me Down” (1979)
280. Elmo & Patsy “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” (1979)
281. Emerson, Lake & Palmer “Lucky Man” (1970)
282. Eminem with Dido “Stan” (2000)
283. Eminem “Lose Yourself” (2002)
284. Enigma “Sadeness Part 1” (1990)
285. Enya “On Your Shore” (1988)
286. Melissa Etheridge “Bring Me Some Water” (1988)
287. Melissa Etheridge “Occasionally” (1988)
288. Melissa Etheridge “You Can Sleep While I Drive” (1989)
289. Melissa Etheridge with Bruce Springsteen “Thunder Road (live)” (1995)
290. Melissa Etheridge “Scarecrow” (1999)
291. Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams Are Made of This” (1983)
292. Eurythmics “Brand New Day” (1987)
293. Eurythmics “I Need You” (1987)
294. Evanescence with Paul McCoy “Bring Me to Life” (2003)
295. The Everly Brothers “Bye Bye Love” (1957)
296. The Everly Brothers “Wake Up Little Susie” (1957)
297. The Everly Brothers “All I Have to Do Is Dream” (1958)
298. Everything But the Girl “Apron Strings” (1988)
299. Everything But the Girl “The Night I Heard Caruso Sing” (1988)
F
300. Faith No More “Epic” (1989)
301. Bryan Ferry “Slave to Love” (1985)
302. Bryan Ferry “Is Your Love Strong Enough” (1986)
303. Filter “Hey Man, Nice Shot” (1995)
304. Fish with Tony Banks “Shortcut to Somewhere” (1986)
305. Fish “A Gentleman’s Excuse Me” (1990)
306. Fish “Cliché” (1990)
307. Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb & His Orchestra “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” (1938)
308. The Five Satins “In the Still of the Nite (I’ll Remember)” (1956)
309. The Flaming Lips “Do You Realize?” (2002)
310. The Flamingos “I Only Have Eyes for You” (1959)
311. Fleetwood Mac “Landslide” (1975)
312. Fleetwood Mac “Go Your Own Way” (1976)
313. Ben Folds Five “Underground” (1995)
314. Ben Folds Five “Brick” (1997)
315. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee “Despacito” (2017)
316. Foreigner “Hot Blooded” (1978)
317. Foreigner “Juke Box Hero” (1981)
318. Foreigner “Waiting for a Girl Like You” (1981)
319. Foreigner “I Want to Know What Love Is” (1984)
320. Foster the People “Pumped Up Kicks” (2010)
321. Fountains of Wayne “Stacy’s Mom” (2003)
322. The Four Seasons “Big Girls Don’t Cry” (1962)
323. Four Tops “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)” (1965)
324. The Four Tops “Reach Out (I’ll Be There)” (1966)
325. Peter Frampton “Show Me the Way” (live, 1976)
326. Peter Frampton “Baby I Love Your Way” (live, 1976)
327. Aretha Franklin “I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You” (1967)
328. Aretha Franklin “Respect” (1967)
329. Aretha Franklin “You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman” (1967)
330. Michael Franti & Spearhead “Everyone Deserves Music” (2003)
331. Michael Franti & Spearhead “The Sound of Sunshine” (2010)
332. Michael Franti & Spearhead “Life Is Better with You” (2013)
333. Michael Franti & Spearhead with Sonna Rele “Once a Day” (2015)
334. Michael Franti & Spearhead “Nobody Cries Alone” (2018)
335. Franz Ferdinand “Take Me Out” (2004)
336. Frente! “Bizarre Love Triangle” (1994)
337. Fun. with Janelle Monáe “We Are Young” (2011)
338. Furniture “Brilliant Mind” (1986)
G
339. Peter Gabriel “Solsbury Hill” (1977)
340. Peter Gabriel “Biko” (1980)
341. Peter Gabriel “Family Snapshot” (1980)
342. Peter Gabriel “In Your Eyes” (1986)
343. Peter Gabriel with Kate Bush “Don’t Give Up” (1986)
344. Judy Garland “Over the Rainbow” (1939)
345. Judy Garland “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” (1944)
346. The Gaslight Anthem “The ’59 Sound” (2008)
347. Marvin Gaye “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” (1968)
348. Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On” (1971)
349. Gloria Gaynor “I Will Survive” (1978)
350. J. Geils Band “Centerfold” (1981)
351. Genesis “Misunderstanding” (1980)
352. Genesis “Man on the Corner” (1981)
353. Kevin Gilbert “Tired Old Man” (1986)
354. Kevin Gilbert “Song for a Dead Friend” (1995)
355. Kevin Gilbert “Certifiable #1 Smash” (1995)
356. Kevin Gilbert “Suit Fugue (Dance of the A & R Men)” (1996)
357. Glass Animals “Heat Waves” (2020)
358. Gary Glitter “Rock and Roll Part 2” (1972)
359. Gnarls Barkley “Crazy” (2006)
360. Golden Earring “Radar Love” (1973)
361. Lesley Gore “It’s My Party” (1963)
362. Gorillaz “Clint Eastwood” (2001)
363. Gotye with Kimbra “Somebody That I Used to Know” (2011)
364. Eddy Grant “Electric Avenue” (1982)
365. Grateful Dead “Truckin’” (1970)
366. Cee-Lo Green “Fuck You (aka “Forget You”)” (2010)
367. Green Day “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” (1997)
368. Green Day “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” (2004)
369. Norman Greenbaum “Spirit in the Sky” (1970)
370. Grouplove “Ways to Go” (2013)
371. Vince Guaraldi “Linus and Lucy” (1964)
372. The Guess Who “American Woman” (1970)
373. Guns N’ Roses “Welcome to the Jungle” (1987)
374. Guns N’ Roses “Sweet Child O’ Mine” (1987)
375. Guns N’ Roses “Patience” (1988)
376. Guns N’ Roses “Civil War” (1990)
377. Guns N’ Roses “November Rain” (1991)
378. Arlo Guthrie “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree” (1967)
379. Woody Guthrie “This Land Is Your Land” (1944)
H
380. Bill Haley & His Comets “We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock” (1954)
381. Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová “Falling Slowly” (2006)
382. Marion Harris “Tea for Two” (1925)
383. George Harrison “My Sweet Lord” (1970)
384. Wilbert Harrison “Kansas City” (1959)
385. Heart “Dog & Butterfly” (1978)
386. Bobby Helms “Jingle Bell Rock” (1957)
387. The Jimi Hendrix Experience “Hey Joe” (1966)
388. The Jimi Hendrix Experience “Purple Haze” (1967)
389. The Jimi Hendrix Experience “AreYou Experienced?” (1967)
390. The Jimi Hendrix Experience “Little Wing” (1967)
391. The Jimi Hendrix Experience “All Along the Watchtower” (1968)
392. Jimi Hendrix “The Star-Spangled Banner (live)” (1969)
393. Don Henley “Dirty Laundry” (1982)
394. Don Henley “The Boys of Summer” (1984)
395. Don Henley “Sunset Grill” (1984)
396. Don Henley “A Month of Sundays” (1984)
397. John Hiatt “Have a Little Faith in Me” (1987)
398. Roger Hodgson “Had a Dream (Sleeping with the Enemy)” (1984)
399. Billie Holiday “Summertime”
400. Billie Holiday “Strange Fruit” (1939)
401. The Hollies “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother” (1969)
402. Buddy Holly & the Crickets “That’ll Be the Day” (1957)
403. Rupert Holmes “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” (1979)
404. Louise Homer “America the Beautiful” (1925)
405. Hooters “All You Zombies” (1985)
406. Bruce Hornsby & the Range “The Way It Is” (1986)
407. Bruce Hornsby “Gonna Be Some Changes Made” (2004)
408. Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You” (1992)
409. Hozier “Take Me to Church” (2013)
410. The Human League “Don’t You Want Me?” (1981)
I
411. The Impressions “People Get Ready” (1965)
412. Indigo Girls “Closer to Fine” (1989)
413. Indigo Girls “Prince of Darkness” (1989)
414. INXS “Don’t Change” (1982)
415. Chris Isaak “Wicked Game” (1989)
416. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit “If We Were Vampires” (2017)
417. The Isley Brothers “Shout” (1959)
418. Burl Ives “A Holly Jolly Christmas” (1964)
J
419. The Jackson 5 “ABC” (1970)
420. The Jackson 5 “I’ll Be There” (1970)
421. Alan Jackson “Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning” (2001)
422. Joe Jackson “Steppin’ Out” (1982)
423. Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” (1982)
424. Michael Jackson “Beat It” (1982)
425. Etta James “At Last” (1961)
426. Rick James “Super Freak” (1981)
427. Jefferson Airplane “White Rabbit” (1967)
428. Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson “Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” (1978)
429. Waylon Jennings “Just the Good Ol' Boys (Theme from ‘The Dukes of Hazzard’)” (1980)
430. Jethro Tull “Aqualung” (1971)
431. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts “I Love Rock and Roll” (1981)
432. Billy Joel “Piano Man” (1973)
433. Billy Joel “Just the Way You Are” (1977)
434. Billy Joel “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)” (1977)
435. Billy Joel “Only the Good Die Young” (1977)
436. Billy Joel “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant” (1977)
437. Billy Joel “You May Be Right” (1980)
438. Billy Joel “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me” (1980)
439. Billy Joel “Goodnight Saigon” (1982)
440. Billy Joel with Ray Charles “Baby Grand” (1986)
441. Billy Joel “And So It Goes” (1989)
442. Billy Joel “Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel)” (1993)
443. Elton John “Your Song” (1970)
444. Elton John “Levon” (1971)
445. Elton John “Tiny Dancer” (1971)
446. Elton John “Rocket Man (I Think It’s Gonna Be a Long Time)” (1972)
447. Elton John “Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding” (1973)
448. Elton John “Philadelphia Freedom” (1975)
449. Elton John “Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” (1982)
450. Elton John “Candle in the Wind 1997 (Goodbye England’s Rose)” (1997)
451. Robert Johnson “Cross Road Blues (aka ‘Crossroads’)” (1936)
452. Isham Jones “It Had to Be You” (1924)
453. Janis Joplin “Me and Bobby McGee” (1971)
454. Journey “Feeling That Way/Anytime” (1978)
455. Journey “Lights” (1978)
456. Journey “Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’” (1979)
457. Journey “Who’s Crying Now” (1981)
458. Journey “Don’t Stop Believin’” (1981)
459. Journey “Open Arms” (1981)
460. Journey “Ask the Lonely” (1983)
461. Joy Division “Love Will Tear Us Apart” (1980)
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462. Kansas “Carry on Wayward Son” (1976)
463. Kansas “Dust in the Wind” (1977)
464. Keb’ Mo’ “This Is My Home” (2019)
465. Gene Kelly “Singin’ in the Rain” (1962)
466. Kermit “The Rainbow Connection” (1979)
467. Larry Kert & Carol Lawrence “Tonight” (1957)
468. Larry Kert & Carol Lawrence “Somewhere” (1957)
469. B.B. King “The Thrill Is Gone” (1969)
470. Ben E. King “Stand by Me” (1961)
471. The Kingsmen “Louie Louie” (1963)
472. The Kinks “You Really Got Me” (1964)
473. The Kinks “Lola” (1970)
474. The Kinks “Father Christmas” (1977)
475. Kiss “Rock and Roll All Nite” (live, 1975)
476. Gladys Knight & the Pips “Midnight Train to Georgia” (1973)
477. Kool & the Gang “Ladies’ Night” (1979)
478. Kool & the Gang “Celebration” (1980)
479. K’s Choice “Not an Addict” (1996)
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480. Lady Gaga with Bradley Cooper “Shallow” (2018)
481. Cyndi Lauper “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” (1983)
482. Led Zeppelin “Whole Lotta Love” (1969)
483. Led Zeppelin “Immigrant Song” (1970)
484. Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven” (1971)
485. Led Zeppelin “Black Dog” (1971)
486. Led Zeppelin “Rock and Roll” (1971)
487. Led Zeppelin “Going to California” (1971)
488. Led Zeppelin “Kashmir” (1975)
489. Brenda Lee “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” (1958)
490. John Lennon “Imagine” (1971)
491. John Lennon & Yoko Ono “Happy X-Mas (War Is Over)” (1971)
492. John Lennon “Beautiful Boy” (1980)
493. Jules Levy “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” (1893)
494. Huey Lewis & the News “Bad Is Bad” (1983)
495. Huey Lewis & the News “Naturally” (1986)
496. Jerry Lee Lewis “Great Balls of Fire” (1957)
497. Lick the Tins “Can’t Help Falling in Love” (1987)
498. Lil Nas X with Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road” (2018)
499. Lipps Inc. “Funkytown” (1979)
500. Little Anthony & the Imperials “Tears on My Pillow” (1958)
501. Little Eva “The Loco-Motion” (1962)
502. Little Richard “Tutti Frutti” (1955)
503. Little River Band “Lonesome Loser” (1979)
504. Little River Band “Cool Change” (1979)
505. Live “Lightning Crashes” (1994)
506. Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories “Stay (I Missed You)” (1994)
507. Guy Lombardo “Winter Wonderland” (1934)
508. Lorde “Royals” (2013)
509. Los Del Rio “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” (1995)
510. Love “Alone Again Or” (1967)
511. Loverboy “Working for the Weekend” (1981)
512. Lyle Lovett “She’s No Lady” (1988)
513. Lyle Lovett “Pontiac” (1988)
514. Lyle Lovett “She’s Hot to Go” (1988)
515. Lyle Lovett “Nobody Knows Me” (1989)
516. Lyle Lovett “Friend of the Devil” (1991)
517. Lyle Lovett & Randy Newman “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” (1995)
518. Lyle Lovett “Step Inside This House” (1998)
519. Lyle Lovett & Keb’ Mo’ “Till It Shines” (1999)
520. Lyle Lovett “12th of June” (2022)
521. Nick Lowe “Cruel to Be Kind” (1979)
522. Nick Lucas “Tip Toe Through the Tulips” (1929)
523. Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?” (1956)
524. Lynyrd Skynrd “Free Bird” (1973)
525. Lynyrd Skynyrd “Sweet Home Alabama” (1974)
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526. Harry MacDonough with Miss Walton “Shine on, Harvest Moon” (1909)
527. Harry MacDonough “Down by the Old Mill Stream” (1911)
528. Madonna “Oh Father” (1989)
529. The Mamas & the Papas “California Dreamin’” (1966)
530. Barry Manilow “I Write the Songs” (1975)
531. Barry Manilow “Copacabana (At the Copa)” (1978)
532. Manfred Mann’s Earth Band “Blinded by the Light” (1976)
533. The Marcels “Blue Moon” (1961)
534. Marillion “Script for a Jester’s Tear” (1983)
535. Marillion “Fugazi” (1984)
536. Marillion “She Chameleon” (1984)
537. Marillion “Kayleigh” (1985)
538. Marillion “Childhood’s End?” (1985)
539. Marillion “Heart of Lothian” (1985)
540. Marillion “Bitter Suite” (1985)
541. Marillion “Blind Curve” (1985)
542. Marillion “Pseudo Silk Kimono” (1985)
543. Marillion “Freaks” (1985)
544. Marillion “Incommunicado” (1987)
545. Marillion “Going Under” (1987)
546. Marillion “Sugar Mice” (1987)
547. Marillion “Tux On” (1987)
548. Marillion “Warm Wet Circles” (1987)
549. Marillion “After Me” (1989)
550. Marillion “The Party” (1991)
551. Marillion “Estonia” (1997)
552. Bob Marley & the Wailers “Get Up, Stand Up” (1973)
553. Bob Marley & the Wailers “No Woman, No Cry” (1974)
554. Bob Marley & the Wailers “Redemption Song” (1980)
555. The Marvelettes “Please Mr. Postman” (1961)
556. John Mayer “No Such Thing” (2001)
557. MC Hammer “U Can’t Touch This” (1990)
558. Andrea McCardle “Tomorrow” (1977)
559. Paul McCartney & Wings “My Love” (1973)
560. Paul McCartney & Wings “Band on the Run” (1973)
561. Paul McCartney & Wings “Silly Love Songs” (1976)
562. Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder “Ebony and Ivory” (1982)
563. Paul McCartney “Pipes of Peace” (1983)
564. Van McCoy “The Hustle” (1975)
565. Bobby McFerrin “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” (1988)
566. Bob & Doug McKenzie “The Twelve Days of Christmas” (1981)
567. Don McLean “American Pie” (1971)
568. Meat Loaf “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” (1977)
569. John (Cougar) Mellencamp “I Need a Lover” (1978)
570. John (Cougar) Mellencamp “Jack and Diane” (1982)
571. John (Cougar) Mellencamp “Pink Houses” (1983)
572. John (Cougar) Mellencamp “Small Town” (1985)
573. John (Cougar) Mellencamp “Jackie Brown” (1989)
574. John Mellencamp “To Washington” (2003)
575. John Mellencamp “Rodeo Clown” (2007)
576. John Mellencamp “Rural Route” (2007)
577. John Mellencamp “If I Die Sudden” (2008)
578. John Mellencamp with Bruce Springsteen “Wasted Days” (2021)
579. Men at Work “Down Under” (1981)
580. Ethel Merman “There’s No Business Like Show Business” (1946)
581. Metallica “One” (1988)
582. Metallica “Nothing Else Matters” (1991)
583. Mika “Grace Kelly” (2007)
584. Mike + the Mechanics “Silent Running” (1985)
585. Mike + the Mechanics “The Living Years” (1988)
586. Mike + the Mechanics “Someone Always Hates Someone” (1995)
587. Glenn Miller with Tex Beneke & the Four Modernaires “Chattanooga Choo Choo” (1941)
588. Roger Miller “King of the Road” (1965)
589. Steve Miller Band “Fly Like an Eagle” (1976)
590. Steve Miller Band “Abracadabra” (1982)
591. Moby with Vera Hall “Natural Blues” (1999)
592. Modern English “I Melt with You” (1982)
593. Eddie Money “Two Tickets to Paradise” (1977)
594. Vaughn Monroe “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” (1946)
595. The Moody Blues “Nights in White Satin” (1967)
596. The Moody Blues “The Voice” (1981)
597. The Moody Blues “Your Wildest Dreams” (1986)
598. Art Mooney “I’m Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover” (1948)
599. Alanis Morissette “You Oughta Know” (1995)
600. Alanis Morissette “Ironic” (1995)
601. Mormon Tablernacle Choir “Joy to the World” (1970)
602. Van Morrison “Brown-Eyed Girl” (1967)
603. Zero Mostel “Sunrise, Sunset” (1964)
604. Mother Love Bone “Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns” (1989)
605. Mott the Hoople “All the Young Dudes” (1972)
606. Mr. Mister “Broken Wings” (1985)
607. Billy Murray “Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis” (1904)
608. Billy Murray “Yankee Doodle Boy” (1905)
609. Billy Murray “You’re a Grand Old Flag (aka “The Grand Old Rag”)” (1906)
610. Billy Murray with the Haydn Quartet “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” (1908)
611. Billy Murray with Haydn Quartet “By the Light of the Silvery Moon” (1910)
612. Billy Murray “Camptown Races (Gwine to Run All Night)” (1911)
613. Kacey Musgraves “Follow Your Arrow” (2013)
614. Alannah Myles “Black Velvet” (1989)
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615. The National “Bloodbuzz Ohio” (2010)
616. Nazareth “Love Hurts” (1975)
617. Willie Nelson “My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys” (1979)
618. Willie Nelson “On the Road Again” (1980)
619. Willie Nelson & Lukas Nelson “Just Breathe” (2012)
620. Willie Nelson with Lucinda Williams “Live Forever” (2022)
621. Nena “99 Red Balloons” (1983)
622. New Radicals “You Get What You Give” (1998)
623. Olivia Newton-John “I Honestly Love You” (1974)
624. Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta “You’re the One That I Want” (1978)
625. Olivia Newton-John “Magic” (1980)
626. Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra “Xanadu” (1980)
627. Olivia Newton-John “Physical” (1981)
628. Olivia Newton-John “Heart Attack” (1982)
629. Olivia Newton-John “Twist of Fate” (1983)
630. Olivia Newton-John “It’s Not Heaven” (1988)
631. Night Ranger “Sister Christian” (1983)
632. Nine Inch Nails “Closer” (1994)
633. Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1991)
634. Nirvana “Polly” (1991)
635. Nirvana “All Apologies” (1993)
636. No Doubt “Don’t Speak” (1995)
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637. Sinéad O’Connor “Mandinka” (1987)
638. Sinéad O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U” (1990)
639. Sinéad O’Connor “Black Boys on Mopeds” (1990)
640. Roy Orbison “(Oh) Pretty Woman” (1964)
641. Orpheus Quartet “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean” (1919)
642. Joan Osborne “One of Us” (1995)
643. Ozzy Osbourne “Crazy Train” (1980)
644. Vess Ossman “Yankee Doodle Went to Town” (1894)
645. OutKast “Hey Ya!” (2003)
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646. Robert Palmer “Bad Case of Lovin’ You” (1979)
647. Ray Parker Jr. “Ghostbusters” (1984)
648. John Parr “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)” (1985)
649. The Alan Parsons Project “Breakdown” (1977)
650. The Alan Parsons Project “Damned if I Do” (1979)
651. The Alan Parsons Project “Games People Play” (1980)
652. The Alan Parsons Project “Time” (1980)
653. The Alan Parsons Project “Turn of a Friendly Card Part II” (1980)
654. The Alan Parsons Project “Eye in the Sky” (1982)
655. The Alan Parsons Project “Old and Wise” (1982)
656. The Alan Parsons Project “Don’t Answer Me” (1984)
657. The Alan Parsons Project “Let’s Talk About Me” (1985)
658. The Alan Parsons Project “Stereotomy” (1986)
659. The Alan Parsons Project “Standing on Higher Ground” (1987)
660. Dolly Parton “9 to 5” (1980)
661. Johnny Paycheck “Take This Job and Shove It” (1977)
662. Pearl Jam “Alive” (1991)
663. Pearl Jam “Jeremy” (1991)
664. Pearl Jam “Saying No (live)” (1992)
665. Pearl Jam “Rockin’ in the Free World” (live, 1992)
666. Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder & Mike McCready “Masters of War” (live, 1992)
667. Pearl Jam with Victoria Williams “Crazy Mary” (1993)
668. Pearl Jam “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (1993)
669. Pearl Jam “Daughter” (1993)
670. Pearl Jam “Better Man” (1994)
671. Peerless Quartet “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” (1911)
672. The Penguins “Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)” (1954)
673. Peppermint Trolley Company “The Brady Bunch Theme” (1969)
674. Carl Perkins “Blue Suede Shoes” (1956)
675. Steve Perry “Oh Sherrie” (1984)
676. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers “Refugee” (1979)
677. Tom Petty “Free Fallin’” (1989)
678. Tom Petty “Alright for Now” (1989)
679. Phil Phillips & the Twilights “Sea of Love” (1959)
680. Wilson Pickett “In the Midnight Hour” (1965)
681. Wilson Pickett “Land of 1000 Dances” (1966)
682. Pink with Indigo Girls “Dear Mr. President” (2006)
683. Pink Floyd “Money” (1973)
684. Pink Floyd “Brain Damage/Eclipse” (1973)
685. Pink Floyd “Wish You Were Here” (1975)
686. Pink Floyd “Shine on You Crazy Diamond” (1975)
687. Pink Floyd “Another Brick in the Wall Part II” (1979)
688. Pink Floyd “Comfortably Numb” (1979)
689. Pink Floyd “Mother” (1979)
690. Ezio Pinza “Some Enchanted Evening” (1949)
691. Plain White T’s “Hey There Delilah” (2005)
692. Robert Plant “If I Were a Carpenter” (1993)
693. “The Platters “Only You (And You Alone)” (1955)
694. The Platters “The Great Pretender” (1955)
695. The Platters “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” (1958)
696. Poco “Crazy Love” (1978)
697. The Police “Roxanne” (1978)
698. The Police “Message in a Bottle” (1979)
699. The Police “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” (1980)
700. The Police “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” (1981)
701. The Police “I Burn for You” (1982)
702. The Police “Every Breath You Take” (1983)
703. The Police “King of Pain” (1983)
704. Gary Portnoy “Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Theme from ‘Cheers’)” (1983)
705. Post Malone “Circles” (2019)
706. Elvis Presley “Heartbreak Hotel” (1956)
707. Elvis Presley “Hound Dog” (1956)
708. Elvis Presley “Don’t Be Cruel” (1956)
709. Elvis Presley “Jailhouse Rock” (1957)
710. Pretenders “Brass in Pocket (I’m Special)” (1979)
711. Prmitive Radio Gods “Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand” (1996)
712. Prince “1999” (1982)
713. Prince “When Doves Cry” (1984)
714. Prince & the Revolution “Purple Rain” (1984)
715. Prince & the Revolution “Darling Nikki” (1984)
716. Prince & the Revolution “4 the Tears in Your Eyes” (1985)
717. Procol Harum “A Whiter Shade of Pale” (1967)
718. Arthur Pryor’s Band “1812 Overture” (1909)
719. Psy “Gangnam Style” (2012)
720. Psychedelic Furs “Love My Way” (1982)
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721. Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” (1975)
722. Queen “We Will Rock You” / “We Are the Champions” (1977)
723. Queen “Fat Bottomed Girls” / “Bicycle Race” (1978)
724. Queen “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” (1979)
725. Queen “Another One Bites the Dust” (1980)
726. Queen with David Bowie “Under Pressure” (1981)
727. Queen “Body Language” (1982)
728. Queensrÿche “Silent Lucidity” (1990)
729. Queensrÿche “Bridge” (1994)
730. Queensrÿche “Home Again” (2009)
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731. Radiohead “Creep” (1993)
732. Gerry Rafferty “Baker Street” (1978)
733. The Rainmakers “Let My People Go Go” (1984)
734. The Rainmakers “Nobody Knows” (1984)
735. The Rainmakers “Downstream” (1986)
736. The Rainmakers “Big Fat Blonde” (1986)
737. The Rainmakers “The Wages of Sin” (1987)
738. Bonnie Raitt “Nick of Time” (1989)
739. Bonnie Raitt “Just Like That” (2022)
740. Ramones “Blitzkrieg Bop” (1976)
741. Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats “Son of a Bitch” (2015)
742. Real Life “Send Me an Angel” (1983)
743. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Under the Bridge” (1992)
744. Red Rider “Lunatic Fringe” (1981)
745. Otis Redding “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” (1968)
746. Lou Reed “Walk on the Wild Side” (1972)
747. Lou Reed “Perfect Day” (1972)
748. Lou Reed “Satellite of Love” (1972)
749. Martha Reeves & the Vandellas “Dancing in the Street” (1964)
750. R.E.M. “Radio Free Europe” (1981)
751. R.E.M. “Fall on Me” (1986)
752. R.E.M. “Superman” (1986)
753. R.E.M. “It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” (1987)
754. R.E.M. “Losing My Religion” (1991)
755. The Rembrandts “I’ll Be There for You (Theme from Friends)” (1995)
756. REO Speedwagon “Ridin’ the Storm Out (live)” (1977)
757. REO Speedwagon “157 Riverside Avenue (live)” (1977)
758. REO Speedwagon “Keep on Loving You” (1980)
759. Lionel Richie & Diana Ross “Endless Love” (1981)
760. The Righteous Brothers “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” (1964)
761. The Righteous Brothers “Unchained Melody” (1965)
762. Kenny Rogers “The Gambler” (1978)
763. Kenny Rogers “Coward of the County” (1979)
764. Kenny Rogers “Lady” (1980)
765. The Rolling Stones “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (1965)
766. The Rolling Stones “Mother’s Little Helper” (1966)
767. The Rolling Stones “Under My Thumb” (1966)
768. The Rolling Stones “Sympathy for the Devil” (1968)
769. The Rolling Stones “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” (1969)
770. The Rolling Stones “Gimme Shelter” (1969)
771. The Rolling Stones “Start Me Up” (1981)
772. The Romantics “What I Like About You” (1980)
773. The Ronettes “Be My Baby” (1963)
774. Marc Ronson & Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!” (2014)
775. Todd Rundgren “Hello It’s Me” (1972)
776. Todd Rundgren “The Want of a Nail” (1989)
777. Rush “Closer to the Heart” (1977)
778. Rush “The Trees” (1978)
779. Rush “The Spirit of Radio” (1980)
780. Rush “Free Will” (1980)
781. Rush “Tom Sawyer” (1981)
782. Rush “New World Man” (1982)
783. Rush “Subdivisions” (1982)
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784. Sam & Dave “Soul Man” (1967)
785. Santana “Black Magic Woman” (1970)
786. Ernestine Schumann-Heink “Danny Boy” (1918)
787. Seal “Crazy” (1990)
788. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band “Turn the Page” (live, 1976)
789. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band “Old Time Rock and Roll” (1978)
790. Ben Selvin “Blue Skies” (1927)
791. Ben Selvin “Happy Days Are Here Again” (1930)
792. Keala Settle & Greatest Showman Ensemble “This Is Me” (2017)
793. Seven Dwarfs “Whistle While You Work” (1937)
794. The Shangri-La’s “Leader of the Pack” (1964)
795. Harry Simeone Chorale “The Little Drummer Boy” (1958)
796. Carly Simon “You’re So Vain” (1972)
797. Simon & Garfunkel “Scarborough Fair/Canticle” (1966)
798. Simon & Garfunkel “Mrs. Robinson” (1968)
799. Simon & Garfunkel “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (1970)
800. Paul Simon “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” (1975)
801. Paul Simon “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes” (1986)
802. Simple Minds “Don’t You Forget about Me” (1985)
803. Simple Minds “Mandela Day” (1989)
804. Sturgill Simpson “The Promise” (2014)
805. Sturgill Simpson “In Bloom” (2016)
806. Frank Sinatra “That’s Life” (1966)
807. Frank Sinatra “My Way” (1969)
808. Sister Sledge “We Are Family” (1979)
809. The Skyliners “Since I Don’t Have You” (1959)
810. Percy Sledge “When a Man Loves a Woman” (1966)
811. Sly & The Family Stone “Everyday People” (1968)
812. Kate Smith “God Bless America” (1939)
813. The Smiths “Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want” (1984)
814. Sniff ‘N’ the Tears “Driver’s Seat” (1979)
815. Soft Cell “Tainted Love” (1981)
816. Sonny & Cher “I Got You Babe” (1965)
817. The Spaniels “Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight” (1954)
818. Len Spencer “Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay” (1892)
819. Split Enz “I Got You” (1980)
820. Split Enz “I Hope I Never” (1980)
821. Bruce Springsteen “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)” (1973)
822. Bruce Springsteen “Born to Run” (1975)
823. Bruce Springsteen “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live)” (1975)
824. Bruce Springsteen “The River” (1980)
825. Bruce Springsteen “Dancing in the Dark” (1984)
826. Bruce Springsteen “Pink Cadillac” (1984)
827. Bruce Springsteen “Born in the U.S.A.” (1984)
828. Bruce Springsteen “Glory Days” (1984)
829. Bruce Springsteen “My Hometown” (1984)
830. Bruce Springsteen “Trapped (live)” (1985)
831. Bruce Springsteen “War (live)” (1985)
832. Bruce Springsteen “Spare Parts” (1987)
833. Bruce Springsteen “Streets of Philadelphia” (1994)
834. Bruce Springsteen “We Shall Overcome” (1998)
835. Bruce Springsteen “American Skin (41 Shots) (live)” (2000)
836. Bruce Springsteen “My City of Ruins” (2000)
837. Bruce Springsteen “The Rising” (2002)
838. Bruce Springsteen “Empty Sky” (2002)
839. Bruce Springsteen “Radio Nowhere” (2007)
840. Bruce Springsteen “We Take Care of Our Own” (2012)
841. Squeeze “Cool for Cats” (1979)
842. Squeeze “Up the Junction” (1979)
843. Squeeze “Tempted” (1981)
844. Squeeze “Black Coffee in Bed” (1982)
845. Squeeze “Heartbreaking World” (1985)
846. Squeeze “I Won’t Ever Go Drinking Again (?)” (1985)
847. Squeeze “Slaughtered, Gutted and Heartbroken” (1989)
848. Frank Stanley “Auld Lang Syne” (1907)
849. Stealers Wheel “Stuck in the Middle with You” (1973)
850. Steam “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” (1969)
851. Steely Dan “Reeling in the Years” (1972)
852. Steely Dan “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number” (1974)
853. Van Stephenson “Modern Day Delilah” (1984)
854. Steppenwolf “Born to Be Wild” (1968)
855. Cat Stevens “Wild World” (1970)
856. Cat Stevens “Peace Train” (1971)
857. Corey Stevens “I’ll Play the Blues for You” (1995)
858. Rod Stewart “Maggie May” (1971)
859. Rod Stewart “Forever Young” (1988)
860. Stephen Stills “Love the One You’re With” (1970)
861. Sting “Moon Over Bourbon Street” (1985)
862. Sting “Someone to Watch Over Me” (1987)
863. Sting “Englishman in New York” (1987)
864. Sting “They Dance Alone” (1987)
865. Sting with Eric Clapton “It’s Probably Me” (1992)
866. Sting “I’m So Happy I Can’t Stop Crying” (1996)
867. Sting “I Hung My Head” (1996)
868. The Stone Roses “I Wanna Be Adored” (1989)
869. Stone Temple Pilots “Creep” (1992)
870. Stone Temple Pilots “Plush (acoustic)” (1993)
871. Harry Styles “As It Was” (2022)
872. Styx “What Has Come Between Us” (1972)
873. Styx “Lady” (1973)
874. Styx “Golden Lark” (1974)
875. Styx “Suite Madame Blue” (1975)
876. Styx “Mademoiselle” (1976)
877. Styx “Crystal Ball” (1976)
878. Styx “Come Sail Away” (1977)
879. Styx “Fooling Yourself (Angry Young Man)” (1977)
880. Styx “The Grand Illusion” (1977)
881. Styx “Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)” (1978)
882. Styx “Renegade” (1978)
883. Styx “Babe” (1979)
884. Styx “The Best of Times” (1981)
885. Styx “Too Much Time on My Hands” (1981)
886. Styx “Rockin’ the Paradise” (1981)
887. Styx “Mr. Roboto” (1983)
888. Styx “Music Time” (1984)
889. Styx “All in a Day’s Work” (1990)
890. Styx “Dear John” (1997)
891. Supertramp “Dreamer” (1974)
892. Supertramp “The Logical Song” (1979)
893. Supertramp “Take the Long Way Home” (1979)
894. The Supremes “Baby Love” (1964)
895. The Supremes “Stop! In the Name of Love” (1965)
896. The Supremes “You Can’t Hurry Love” (1966)
897. The Surfaris “Wipe Out” (1963)
898. Survivor “Eye of the Tiger” (1982)
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899. Tag Team “Whoomp! There It Is” (1993)
900. James Taylor “Fire and Rain” (1970)
901. James Taylor “You’ve Got a Friend” (1971)
902. Tears for Fears “Shout” (1984)
903. Tears for Fears “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” (1985)
904. Tears for Fears “Head Over Heels” (1985)
905. Tears for Fears “I Believe” (1985)
906. Tears for Fears “The Working Hour” (1985)
907. Tears for Fears “When in Love with a Blind Man” (1985)
908. Tears for Fears “Sowing the Seeds of Love” (1989)
909. Tears for Fears “Woman in Chains” (1989)
910. Tears for Fears “Break It Down Again” (1993)
911. The Temptations “My Girl” (1964)
912. Robin Thicke with T.I. & Pharrell Williams “Blurred Lines” (2013)
913. Them “Gloria” (1964)
914. Sandi Thom “I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker with Flowers in My Hair” (2005)
915. George Thorogood & the Destroyers “Bad to the Bone” (1982)
916. Three Dog Night “Joy to the World” (1970)
917. Toad the Wet Sprocket “Hold Her Down” (1991)
918. Toad the Wet Sprocket “Pray Your Gods” (1991)
919. The Tokens “The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)” (1961)
920. Toto “Rosanna” (1982)
921. Toto “Africa” (1982)
922. Toto “Stranger in Town” (1984)
923. Toy Matinee “There Was a Little Boy” (1990)
924. Toys (Musical Cast of) “The Closing of the Year (Reprise)” (1992)
925. Traffic “Dear Mr. Fantasy” (1967)
926. The Trammps “Disco Inferno” (1977)
927. T-Rex “Get It On (Bang a Gong)” (1971)
928. Triumph “Magic Power” (1981)
929. The Troggs “Wild Thing” (1966)
930. KT Tunstall “Black Horse & the Cherry Tree” (2004)
931. Ike & Tina Turner “River Deep, Mountain High” (1966)
932. The Turtles “Happy Together” (1967)
933. Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse of the Heart” (1983)
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934. U2 “New Year’s Day” (1983)
935. U2 “Sunday Bloody Sunday” (1983)
936. U2 “Pride (In the Name of Love)” (1984)
937. U2 “Bad (live)” (1985)
938. U2 “With or Without You” (1987)
939. U2 “Where the Streets Have No Name” (1987)
940. U2 “God Part II” (1988)
941. U2 “One” (1991)
942. U.S.A. for Africa “We Are the World” (1985)
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943. Ritchie Valens “La Bamba” (1958)
944. Walter Van Brunt “And the Green Grass Grew All Around” (1913)
945. Van Halen “Runnin’ with the Devil” (1978)
946. Van Halen “Ice Cream Man” (1978)
947. Van Halen “Happy Trails” (1982)
948. Van Halen “Jump” (1983)
949. Suzanne Vega “Luka” (1987)
950. Suzanne Vega “Tom’s Diner (acappella version)” (1987)
951. Velvet Underground & Nico “Heroin” (1967)
952. Velvet Underground “Sweet Jane” (1970)
953. The Verve “Bitter Sweet Symphony” (1997)
954. Village People “Y.M.C.A.” (1978)
955. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps “Be-Bop-A-Lula” (1956)
956. Violent Femmes “Add It Up” (1983)
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957. Joe Walsh “Rocky Mountain Way” (1973)
958. Joe Walsh “Life’s Been Good” (1978)
959. The War on Drugs “Under the Pressure” (2014)
960. Muddy Waters “Baby Please Don’t Go” (1953)
961. The Weeknd “Blinding Lights” (2019)
962. The Wellingtons “The Ballad of Gilligan’s Isle” (1965)
963. The White Stripes “Hotel Yorba” (2001)
964. The White Stripes “Seven Nation Army” (2003)
965. The Who “My Generation” (1965)
966. The Who “Pinball Wizard” (1969)
967. The Who “See Me, Feel Me” (1969)
968. The Who “Won’t Get Fooled Again” (1971)
969. The Who “Baba O’Riley” (1971)
970. The Who “Behind Blue Eyes” (1971)
971. The Who “Love Reign O’er Me” (1973)
972. The Williams Brothers “Can’t Cry Hard Enough” (1991)
973. Andy Williams “O Holy Night” (1963)
974. Big Joe Williams “Baby Please Don’t Go” (1935)
975. Hank Williams “Your Cheatin’ Heart” (1953)
976. John Williams “Star Wars (Main Title)” (1977)
977. Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs “Stay” (1960)
978. Pharrell Williams “Happy” (2013)
979. Sonny Boy Williamson (#1) “Good Morning Little School Girl” (1937)
980. Dooley Wilson “As Time Goes By” (1942)
981. Amy Winehouse “Rehab” (2006)
982. Steve Winwood “While You See a Chance” (1980)
983. Bill Withers “Lean on Me” (1972)
984. Stevie Wonder “Superstition” (1972)
985. Stevie Wonder “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” (1972)
986. Stevie Wonder “I Believe When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever” (1972)
987. Tammy Wynette “Stand by Your Man” (1968)
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988. XTC “Dear God” (1986)
989. The XX “I Dare You” (2017)
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990. Yes “I’ve Seen All Good People” (1971)
991. Yes “Roundabout” (1971)
992. Yes “Owner of a Lonely Heart” (1983)
993. Yes “Leave It” (1983)
994. Neil Young “Southern Man” (1970)
995. Neil Young “Heart of Gold” (1972)
996. Neil Young “Old Man” (1972)
997. Neil Young “The Needle and the Damage Done” (1972)
998. Neil Young “My My Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)” (1979)
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999. Warren Zevon “Werewolves of London” (1978)
1000. ZZ Top “La Grange” (1973)
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