This book from Thunder Bay Press features multiple authors offering commentary on more than 800 songs from 1954 to 2006. The songs are presented chronologically in the book, but I have relisted them here alphabetically by artist.
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1. Aaliyah “Rock the Boat” (2001)
2. Abba “Waterloo” (1974)
3. Abba “Dancing Queen” (1976)
4. ABC “When Smokey Sings” (1987)
5. Johnny Ace “Pledging My Love” (1955)
6. Bryan Adams “Summer of ‘69” (1984)
7. Bryan Adams “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” (1991)
8. Adamski “Killer” (1990)
9. Aerosmith “Dude Looks Like a Lady” (1987)
10. Aerosmith “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” (1998)
11. Afroman “Because I Got High” (2001)
12. Christina Aguilera “Beautiful” (2002)
13. Christina Aguilera with Redman “Dirrty” (2002)
14. Air “Sexy Boy” (1998)
15. All Saints “Never Ever” (1997)
16. The Allisons “Are You Sure” (1961)
17. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass “The Lonely Bull” (1962)
18. Althia & Donna “Uptown Top Ranking” (1978)
19. America “A Horse with No Name” (1971)
20. Anastacia “I’m Outta Love” (2000)
21. Laurie Anderson “O Superman (For Massenet)” (1981)
22. Michael Andrews & Gary Jules “Mad World” (2003)
23. The Animals “The House of the Rising Sun” (1964))
24. Paul Anka “Diana” (1957)
25. Adam & the Ants “Ant Music” (1980)
26. Aphex Twin “Windowlicker” (1999)
27. Aqua “Barbie Girl” (1997)
28. The Archies “Sugar Sugar” (1969)
29. Arctic Monkeys “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor” (2005)
30. Louis Armstrong “What a Wonderful World” (1967)
31. Art of Noise “Close (To the Edit)” (1984)
32. Art of Noise with Tom Jones “Kiss” (1988)
33. Artful Dodger with Craig David “Re-Rewind the Crowd Say Bo Selecta” (1999)
34. Ashanti with Ja Rule “Foolish” (2002)
35. The Avalanches “Since I Left You” (2001)
36. Frankie Avalon “Venus” (1959)
37. The B-52’s “Love Shack” (1989)
38. Babylon Zoo “Spaceman” (1996)
39. Erykah Badu “On & On” (1997)
40. Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force “Planet Rock” (1982)
41. Bananarama “Venus” (1986)
42. Band Aid “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” (1984)
43. Bangles “Manic Monday” (1986)
44. Basement Jaxx “Where’s Your Head At?” (2001)
45. Toni Basi “Mickey” (1981)
46. Les Baxter “Unchained Melody” (1955)
47. Bay City Rollers “Bye Bye Baby” (1975)
48. The Beach Boys “Surfin’ U.S.A.” (1963)
49. The Beach Boys “Good Vibrations” (1966)
50. The Beach Boys “Heroes and Villains” (1967)
51. The Beach Boys “Kokomo” (1988)
52. Beastie Boys “You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Party” (1986)
53. Beastie Boys “Sabotage” (1994)
54. The Beatles “She Loves You” (1963)
55. The Beatles “I Want to Hold Your Hand” (1963)
56. The Beatles “A Hard Day’s Night” (1964)
57. The Beatles “Yesterday” (1965)
58. The Beatles “Paperback Writer” (1966)
59. The Beatles “Rain” (1966)
60. The Beatles “Penny Lane” (1967)
61. The Beatles “Strawberry Fields Forever” (1967)
62. The Beatles “Hey Jude” (1968)
63. The Beatles “Revolution” (1968)
64. The Beatles with Billy Preston “Get Back” (1969)
65. The Beatles “Free As a Bird” (1995)
66. Beats International f/ Lindy Layton “Dub Be Good to Me” (1990)
67. Beck “Loser” (1993)
68. Daniel Bedingfield “Gotta Get Thru This” (2001)
69. Natasha Bedingfield “Unwritten” (2004)
70. Bee Gees “I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You” (1968)
71. Bee Gees “Jive Talkin’” (1975)
72. Bee Gees “How Deep Is Your Love” (1977)
73. Bee Gees “Night Fever” (1977)
74. Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive” (1977)
75. Harry Belafonte “Banana Boat (Day-O)” (1957)
76. Berlin “Take My Breath Away” (1986)
77. Chuck Berry “Maybellene” (1955)
78. Chuck Berry “Johnny B. Goode” (1958)
79. Chuck Berry “My Ding-a-Ling (live)” (1972)
80. Beyoncé with Jay-Z “Crazy in Love” (2003)
81. Jane Birkin with Serge Gainsbourg “Je T’Aime (Moi Non Plus)” (1969)
82. Björk “Human Behaviour” (1993)
83. Björk “Venus as a Boy” (1993)
84. Black Box “Ride on Time” (1989)
85. Black Eyed Peas with Justin Timberlake “Where Is the Love?” (2003)
86. Black Sabbath “Paranoid” (1970)
87. Blackstreet with Dr. Dre “No Diggity” (1996)
88. Mary J. Blige “Family Affair” (2001)
89. Blink-182 “All the Small Things” (1999)
90. Blondie “Heart of Glass” (1978)
91. Blondie “Atomic” (1980)
92. Blondie “Rapture” (1980)
93. The Bloodhound Gang “The Bad Touch” (2000)
94. Blue Öyster Cult “Don’t Fear the Reaper” (1976)
95. James Blunt “You’re Beautiful” (2005)
96. Blur “Girls and Boys” (1994)
97. Blur “Parklife” (1994)
98. The Bobbettes “Mr. Lee” (1957)
99. Bon Jovi “You Give Love a Bad Name” (1986)
100. Gary "U.S." Bonds “Quarter to Three” (1961)
101. Boney M “Mary’s Boy Child” (1978)
102. Boney M “Rasputin” (1978)
103. Boney M “Rivers of Babylon” (1978)
104. Booker T. & the MGs “Green Onions” (1962)
105. Boomtown Rats “I Don’t Like Mondays” (1979)
106. Boston “More Than a Feeling” (1976)
107. Eve Boswell “Pickin’ a Chicken” (1955)
108. David Bowie “Space Oddity” (1969)
109. David Bowie “The Jean Genie” (1972)
110. David Bowie “Heroes” (1977)
111. David Bowie “Let’s Dance” (1983)
112. David Bowie & Mick Jagger “Dancing in the Street” (1985)
113. The Box Tops “The Letter” (1967)
114. Boyz II Men “End of the Road” (1992)
115. Brandy & Monica “The Boy is Mine” (1998)
116. Toni Braxton “Un-Break My Heart” (1996)
117. Meredith Brooks “Bitch” (1997)
118. The Brotherhood of Man “Save Your Kisses for Me” (1976)
119. The Crazy World of Arthur Brown “Fire” (1968)
120. James Brown “I Got You (I Feel Good)” (1965)
121. James Brown “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” (1965)
122. James Brown “Funky Drummer (Part 1)” (1970)
123. James Brown “Get Up I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine” (1970)
124. Dave Brubeck Quartet “Take Five “ (1959)
125. Buffalo Springfield “For What It’s Worth” (1966)
126. The Buggles “Video Killed the Radio Star” (1979)
127. Kate Bush “Wuthering Heights” (1978)
128. Kate Bush “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” (1985)
129. Kate Bush “King of the Mountain” (2005)
130. The Buzzcocks “Ever Fallen in Love” (1978)
131. The Byrds “Mr. Tambourine Man” (1965)
132. Glen Campbell “Wichita Lineman” (1968)
133. Glen Campbell “Rhinestone Cowboy” (1975)
134. Canned Heat “On the Road Again” (1968)
135. Irene Cara “Flashdance...What a Feelin’” (1983)
136. The Cardigans “Lovefool” (1996)
137. Mariah Carey “Dreamlover” (1993)
138. Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men “One Sweet Day” (1995)
139. Mariah Carey “We Belong Together” (2005)
140. Belinda Carlisle “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” (1987)
141. Carpenters “They Long to Be Close to You” (1970)
142. Carpenters “Yesterday Once More” (1973)
143. The Cars “Drive” (1984)
144. Johnny Cash “I Walk the Line” (1956)
145. Johnny Cash “Ring of Fire” (1963)
146. Johnny Cash “A Boy Named Sue (live)” (1969)
147. Johnny Cash “Hurt” (2002)
148. The Chairmen of the Board “Give Me Just a Little More Time” (1970)
149. The Chantels “Maybe” (1958)
150. Tracy Chapman “Fast Car” (1988)
151. Charles & Eddie “Would I Lie to You?” (1992)
152. Ray Charles “What’d I Say” (1959)
153. Chubby Checker “The Twist” (1960)
154. Cher “The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s in His Kiss)” (1991)
155. Cher “Believe” (1998)
156. Neneh Cherry “Buffalo Stance” (1988)
157. Chic “Le Freak” (1978)
158. Chicago “If You Leave Me Now” (1976)
159. The Chi-Lites “Have You Seen Her” (1971)
160. The Chordettes “Mr. Sandman” (1954)
161. Chumbawamba “Tubthumping” (1997)
162. Ciara with Petey Pablo “Goodies” (2004)
163. Eric Clapton “Tears in Heaven” (1992)
164. Dave Clark Five “Because” (1964)
165. Petula Clark “Downtown” (1964)
166. Kelly Clarkson “A Moment Like This” (2002)
167. The Clash “White Riot “ (1977)
168. The Clash “London Calling” (1979)
169. The Clash “Rock the Casbah” (1982)
170. Patsy Cline “Crazy” (1961)
171. Eddie Cochran “Summertime Blues” (1958)
172. Eddie Cochran “Three Steps to Heaven” (1960)
173. Joe Cocker “You Are So Beautiful” (1975)
174. Coldcut with Lisa Stansfield “People Hold On” (1989)
175. Coldplay “Yellow” (2000)
176. Coldplay “Speed of Sound” (2005)
177. Nat "King" Cole “Darlng, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup” (1955)
178. Phil Collins “In the Air Tonight” (1981)
179. Commodores “Three Times a Lady” (1978)
180. Perry Como “Catch a Falling Star” (1958)
181. Perry Como “Magic Moments” (1958)
182. Sam Cooke “Wonderful World” (1960)
183. Coolio with L.V. “Gangsta’s Paradise” (1995)
184. Alice Cooper “School’s Out” (1972)
185. The Corrs “What Can I Do?” (1998)
186. Elvis Costello “Pump It Up” (1978)
187. The Cranberries “Linger” (1993)
188. Crazy Frog “Axel F” (2005)
189. Cream “I Feel Free” (1966)
190. Cream “Sunshine of Your Love” (1967)
191. Creedence Clearwater Revival “Suzie Q” (1968)
192. Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers “White Christmas” (1942)
193. Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly “True Love” (1956)
194. Crosby, Stills & Nash “Marrakesh Express” (1969)
195. Sheryl Crow “All I Wanna Do” (1993)
196. Crowded House “Don’t Dream It’s Over” (1987)
197. Julee Cruise “Falling” (1989)
198. The Crystals “There’s No Other Like My Baby” (1961)
199. The Crystals “Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)” (1963)
200. Culture Club “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” (1982)
201. The Cure “Killing an Arab” (1978)
202. The Cure “Friday I’m in Love” (1992)
203. Daft Punk “Da Funk” (1997)
204. The Damned “New Rose” (1976)
205. Danny & The Juniors “At the Hop” (1957)
206. Bobby Darin “Mack the Knife” (1959)
207. The Darkness “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” (2002)
208. Craig David “Fill Me In” (2001)
209. Spencer Davis Group “Somebody Help Me” (1966)
210. De La Soul “Me, Myself and I” (1989)
211. Dead or Alive “You Spin Me Round Like a Record” (1984)
212. Chris DeBurgh “The Lady in Red” (1986)
213. Joey Dee & the Starliters “Shout – Part 1” (1962)
214. Deee-Lite “Groove Is in the Heart” (1990)
215. Deep Purple “Smoke on the Water” (1972)
216. Desmond Dekker & the Aces “The Israelites” (1969)
217. The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny “Quiet Village” (1959)
218. Depeche Mode “Enjoy the Silence” (1990)
219. Derek & the Dominos “Layla” (1970)
220. Destiny’s Child “Independent Women” (2000)
221. Devo “Whip It” (1980)
222. Dexy’s Midnight Runners “Geno” (1980)
223. Dexy’s Midnight Runners “Come on Eileen” (1982)
224. Bo Diddley “Bo Diddley” (1955)
225. Bo Diddley “Who Do You Love” (1956)
226. Dido “Thank You” (2000)
227. Dion & the Belmonts “A Teenager in Love” (1959)
228. Dion “Runaround Sue” (1961)
229. Dion “The Wanderer” (1961)
230. Dion “Abraham, Martin and John” (1968)
231. Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On” (1997)
232. Dire Straits “Sultans of Swing” (1978)
233. Dire Straits “Money for Nothing” (1985)
234. Dizzee Rascal “I Luv U” (2003)
235. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince “Summertime” (1991)
236. DNA with Suzanne Vega “Tom’s Diner” (1990)
237. Fats Domino “I’m Walkin’” (1957)
238. Lonnie Donegan “Rock Island Line” (1956)
239. Lonnie Donegan “My Old Man’s a Dustman” (1960)
240. Donovan “Mellow Yellow” (1966)
241. The Doobie Brothers “Listen to the Music” (1972)
242. The Doors “Light My Fire” (1967)
243. The Doors “Riders on the Storm” (1971)
244. Dr. Dre with Snoop Dogg “Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang” (1992)
245. Dr. Feelgood “Milk and Alcohol” (1979)
246. Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show “The Cover of ‘Rolling Stone’” (1972)
247. Dr. Hook “A Little Bit More” (1976)
248. The Drifters “There Goes My Baby” (1959)
249. Duran Duran “Hungry Like the Wolf” (1982)
250. Ian Dury & the Blockheads “Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick” (1979)
251. Bob Dylan “Like a Rolling Stone” (1965)
252. Bob Dylan “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” (1973)
253. Eagles “Take It Easy” (1972)
254. Eagles “Hotel California” (1976)
255. Eddie & The Hot Rods “Do Anything You Wanna Do” (1977)
256. Duane Eddy “Peter Gunn” (1959)
257. Electric Light Orchestra “Livin’ Thing” (1976)
258. Electric Light Orchestra “Mr. Blue Sky” (1978)
259. Elias & His Zigzag Jive Flutes “Tom Hark” (1958)
260. Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott “Get Ur Freak On” (2001)
261. EMF “Unbelievable” (1990)
262. Eminem “My Name Is...” (1998)
263. Eminem with Dido “Stan” (2000)
264. Enigma “Sadeness Part I” (1990)
265. David Essex “Rock On” (1973)
266. Europe “The Final Countdown” (1986)
267. Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams Are Made of This” (1983)
268. Evanescence with Paul McCoy “Bring Me to Life” (2003)
269. The Everly Brothers “All I Have to Do Is Dream” (1958)
270. The Everly Brothers “Claudette” (1958)
271. Everything But the Girl “Missing (Todd Terry remix)” (1995)
272. Fabian “Tiger” (1959)
273. Faith No More “Epic” (1989)
274. Marianne Faithful “As Tears Go By” (1965)
275. Falco “Rock Me Amadeus” (1986)
276. Fatboy Slim “Praise You” (1999)
277. Bryan Ferry “Let’s Stick Together” (1976)
278. The Fifth Dimension “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” (1969)
279. 50 Cent “In Da Club” (2002)
280. 50 Cent with Olivia “Candy Shop” (2005)
281. Fine Young Cannibals “She Drives Me Crazy” (1989)
282. Roberta Flack “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” (1969)
283. The Flaming Lips “She Don’t Use Jelly” (1994)
284. The Flamingos “I Only Have Eyes for You” (1959)
285. Fleetwood Mac “Albatross” (1968)
286. Fleetwood Mac “Dreams” (1977)
287. The Floaters “Float On” (1977)
288. Focus “Hocus Pocus” (1971)
289. The Folkes Brothers “I Met a Man” (1960)
290. The Folkes Brothers “Oh Carolina” (1960)
291. Foreigner “Cold As Ice” (1977)
292. 4 Non Blondes “What’s Up?” (1993)
293. The Four Seasons “December 1963 (Oh What a Night)” (1975)
294. Four Tops “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)” (1965)
295. Four Tops “Reach Out (I’ll Be There)” (1966)
296. Frankie Goes to Hollywood “Relax” (1983)
297. Aretha Franklin “Respect” (1967)
298. Aretha Franklin “I Say a Little Prayer” (1968)
299. Franz Ferdinand “Take Me Out” (2004)
300. Free “All Right Now” (1970)
301. Fugees “Killing Me Softly” (1996)
302. Billy Fury “Halfway to Paradise” (1961)
303. Peter Gabriel “Sledgehammer” (1986)
304. Marvin Gaye “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” (1968)
305. Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On” (1971)
306. Marvin Gaye “Let’s Get It On” (1973)
307. Marvin Gaye “Sexual Healing” (1982)
308. Gloria Gaynor “I Will Survive” (1978)
309. Geordie “All Because of You” (1973)
310. Gerry & the Pacemakers “You’ll Never Walk Alone” (1963)
311. Andy Gibb “An Everlasting Love” (1978)
312. Robin Gibb “Saved by the Bell” (1969)
313. Debbie Gibson “Foolish Beat” (1988)
314. Gary Glitter “Rock and Roll Part 2” (1972)
315. Gnarls Barkley “Crazy” (2006)
316. Gorillaz “Clint Eastwood” (2001)
317. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five “The Message” (1982)
318. Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel “White Lines (Don’t Do It)” (1983)
319. Al Green “Let’s Stay Together” (1971)
320. Al Green “Tired of Being Alone” (1971)
321. Norman Greenbaum “Spirit in the Sky” (1970)
322. Guns N’ Roses “Sweet Child O’ Mine” (1987)
323. Bill Haley & the Comets “We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock” (1954)
324. Herbie Hancock “Rock-It” (1983)
325. Hanson “Mmmbop” (1997)
326. Happy Mondays “Kinky Afro” (1990)
327. Jet Harris with Tony Meehan “Diamonds” (1962)
328. Rolf Harris “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport” (1963)
329. George Harrison “My Sweet Lord” (1970)
330. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins “I Put a Spell on You” (1956)
331. Hawkwind “Silver Machine” (1972)
332. Isaac Hayes “Theme from Shaft” (1971)
333. Heaven 17 “We Don’t Need This Fascist Groove Thang” (1981)
334. Richard Hell & the Voidoids “Blank Generation” (1976)
335. The Jimi Hendrix Experience “Purple Haze” (1967)
336. The Jimi Hendrix Experience “All Along the Watchtower” (1968)
337. The Hives “Hate to Say I Told You So” (2000)
338. The Hollies “Here I Go Again” (1964)
339. The Hollies “He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother” (1969)
340. The Hollies “The Air That I Breathe” (1974)
341. Buddy Holly and The Crickets “That’ll Be the Day” (1957)
342. Buddy Holly & the Crickets “Peggy Sue” (1957)
343. Buddy Holly & the Crickets “Not Fade Away” (1957)
344. Buddy Holly & the Crickets “Oh Boy!” (1957)
345. Buddy Holly & the Crickets “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” (1959)
346. Hot Chocolate “Emma” (1974)
347. Hot Chocolate “You Sexy Thing” (1975)
348. Hot Chocolate “It Started with a Kiss” (1982)
349. House of Pain “Jump Around” (1992)
350. Whitney Houston “I Wanna Dance with Somebody Who Loves Me” (1987)
351. Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You” (1992)
352. The Human League “Don’t You Want Me?” (1981)
353. Engelbert Humperdinck “Release Me and Let Me Love Again” (1967)
354. Brian Hyland “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” (1960)
355. Billy Idol “White Wedding” (1982)
356. Enrique Iglesias “Hero” (2001)
357. Natalie Imbruglia “Torn “ (1997)
358. INXS “Never Tear Us Apart” (1988)
359. Chris Isaak “Wicked Game” (1989)
360. The Isley Brothers “Shout (Parts 1 and 2)” (1959)
361. The Isley Brothers “Harvest for the World” (1976)
362. Terry Jacks “Seasons in the Sun” (1974)
363. The Jackson 5 “I Want You Back” (1969)
364. Janet Jackson “Nasty” (1986)
365. Michael Jackson “Rockin’ Robin” (1972)
366. Michael Jackson “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” (1979)
367. Michael Jackson with Paul McCartney “The Girl Is Mine” (1982)
368. Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” (1982)
369. Michael Jackson “Bad” (1987)
370. Michael Jackson “Black or White” (1991)
371. Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson “Scream” (1995)
372. Michael Jackson “You Are Not Alone” (1995)
373. Python Lee Jackson “In a Broken Dream” (1972)
374. The Jam “Going Underground “ (1980)
375. James “Sit Down” (1991)
376. Jamiroquai “Virtual Insanity” (1997)
377. Jean Michel Jarre “Oxygène Part IV” (1976)
378. Jay-Z “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” (2001)
379. Wycelf Jean “Gone ‘Til November” (1997)
380. Jefferson Airplane “White Rabbit” (1967)
381. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts “I Love Rock and Roll” (1981)
382. Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers “Swing the Mood” (1989)
383. Billy Joel “Uptown Girl” (1983)
384. Elton John “Your Song” (1970)
385. Elton John “Candle in the Wind 1997 (Goodbye England’s Rose)” (1997)
386. Tom Jones “It’s Not Unusual “ (1965)
387. Janis Joplin “Me and Bobby McGee” (1971)
388. Joy Division “Love Will Tear Us Apart” (1980)
389. Ini Kamoze “Here Comes the Hotstepper” (1994)
390. KC & the Sunshine Band “That’s the Way I Like It” (1975)
391. Kelis “Milkshake” (2003)
392. R. Kelly “Bump N’ Grind” (1994)
393. R. Kelly “I Believe I Can Fly” (1996)
394. R. Kelly “Ignition (remix)” (2002)
395. R. Kelly “Sex in the Kitchen” (2005)
396. R. Kelly “Trapped in the Closet” (2005)
397. Alicia Keys “Fallin’” (2001)
398. Kid Rock “Cowboy” (1999)
399. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates “Shakin’ All Over” (1960)
400. Albert King “Born Under a Bad Sign” (1967)
401. Ben E. King “Spanish Harlem” (1960)
402. Ben E. King “Stand by Me” (1961)
403. Carole King “It Might As Well Rain Until September” (1962)
404. The Kingsmen “Louie Louie” (1963)
405. Kingston Trio “Tom Dooley” (1958)
406. The Kinks “You Really Got Me” (1964)
407. The Kinks “Sunny Afternoon” (1966)
408. The Kinks “Lola” (1970)
409. The KLF “3 A.M. Eternal” (1991)
410. The Knack “My Sharona” (1979)
411. Kool & the Gang “Jungle Boogie” (1973)
412. Kraftwerk “Autobahn” (1974)
413. Lenny Kravitz “Are You Gonna Go My Way” (1993)
414. Kris Kross “Jump” (1992)
415. LaBelle “Lady Marmalade” (1974)
416. The La’s “There She Goes” (1988)
417. Cyndi Lauper “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” (1983)
418. LCD Soundsystem “Losing My Edge” (2002)
419. Led Zeppelin “Whole Lotta Love” (1969)
420. Peggy Lee “Fever” (1957)
421. Peggy Lee “Is That All There Is?” (1969)
422. Len “Steal My Sunshine” (1999)
423. John Lennon “Imagine” (1971)
424. John Lennon “Just Like Starting Over” (1980)
425. Huey Lewis & the News “The Power of Love” (1985)
426. Jerry Lee Lewis “Great Balls of Fire” (1957)
427. Limp Bizkit “Rollin’” (2000)
428. Little Richard “Tutti Frutti” (1955)
429. LL Cool J “Mama Said Knock You Out” (1991)
430. Jennifer Lopze with Ja Rul & Cadillac Tah “Ain’t It Funny” (2001)
431. Los Del Rio “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” (1995)
432. Los Lobos “La Bamba” (1987)
433. Baz Luhrmann “Everybody’s Free to Wear Sunscreen” (1999)
434. Luniz “I Got 5 on It” (1995)
435. Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers “I’m Not a Juvenile Delinquent” (1956)
436. Lynyrd Skynrd “Sweet Home Alabama” (1974)
437. M “Pop Muzik” (1979)
438. Madness “House of Fun” (1982)
439. Madonna “Holiday” (1983)
440. Madonna “Angel” (1985)
441. Madonna “Into the Groove” (1985)
442. Madonna “Like a Prayer” (1989)
443. Madonna “Ray of Light” (1998)
444. Mama Cass “Dream a Little Dream of Me” (1968)
445. The Mamas & the Papas “California Dreamin’” (1966)
446. Manhattan Transfer “Chanson D’Amour” (1977)
447. The Marcels “Blue Moon” (1961)
448. Bob Marley & the Wailers “No Woman, No Cry” (1975)
449. Maroon 5 “This Love” (2004)
450. M/A/R/R/S “Pump Up the Volume” (1987)
451. Martha & the Vandellas “Dancing in the Street” (1964)
452. Dean Martin “Return to Me” (1958)
453. Massive Attack “Unfinished Sympathy” (1991)
454. The Mavericks “Dance the Night Away” (1998)
455. Curtis Mayfield “Superfly” (1972)
456. M.C. Hammer “U Can’t Touch This” (1990)
457. Paul McCartney & Wings “Girls’ School” (1977)
458. Paul McCartney & Wings “Mull of Kintyre” (1977)
459. Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder “Ebony and Ivory” (1982)
460. Scott McKenzie “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)” (1967)
461. Malcolm McLaren “Buffalo Gals” (1982)
462. Don McLean “American Pie” (1971)
463. Meat Loaf “Bat Out of Hell” (1979)
464. Meat Loaf “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” (1993)
465. Metallica “Enter Sandman” (1991)
466. George Michael “Careless Whisper” (1984)
467. George Michael “Freedom ‘90” (1990)
468. George Michael & Elton John “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me (live)” (1991)
469. Milli Vanilli “Girl You Know It’s True” (1988)
470. Kylie Minogue “I Should Be So Lucky” (1988)
471. Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan “Especially for You” (1989)
472. Kylie Minogue “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” (2001)
473. Moby “Go” (1991)
474. Moby “Porcelain “ (2000)
475. Moby with Gwen Stefani “South Side” (2000)
476. The Modern Lovers “Roadrunner” (1976)
477. Moloko “Sing It Back” (1999)
478. The Monkees “I’m a Believer” (1966)
479. The Monkees “Last Train to Clarksville” (1966)
480. The Moody Blues “Nights in White Satin” (1967)
481. Alanis Morissette “Ironic” (1995)
482. Mark Morrison “Return of the Mack” (1996)
483. Van Morrison “Brown-Eyed Girl” (1967)
484. Morrissey “Irish Blood, English Heart” (2004)
485. Mr. Oizo “Flat Beat” (1999)
486. Mud “Tiger Feet” (1974)
487. Mungo Jerry “In the Summertime” (1970)
488. N Sync “Pop” (2001)
489. Nate Dogg & Warren G “Regulate” (1994)
490. Naughty by Nature “O.P.P.” (1991)
491. Youssou N’Dour & Neneh Cherry “7 Seconds” (1994)
492. Nelly “Hot in Herre” (2002)
493. Ricky Nelson “A Teenager’s Romance” (1957)
494. N*E*R*D with Lee Harvey & Vita “Lapdance” (2001)
495. New Kids on the Block “Hangin’ Tough” (1989)
496. New Order “Blue Monday” (1983)
497. New Order “World in Motion” (1990)
498. New Radicals “You Get What You Give “ (1998)
499. New Seekers “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing” (1971)
500. Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta “You’re the One That I Want” (1978)
501. Olivia Newton-John “Magic” (1980)
502. Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra “Xanadu” (1980)
503. Ne-Yo “So Sick” (2005)
504. Harry Nilsson “Everybody’s Talkin’” (1968)
505. Harry Nilsson “Without You” (1971)
506. Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1991)
507. The Notorious B.I.G. with Puff Daddy & Mase “Mo Money, Mo Problems” (1997)
508. The Notorious B.I.G. with P. Diddy, Nelly, Avery Storm, & Jagged Edge “Nasty Girl” (2005)
509. Gary Numan “Cars” (1979)
510. Oasis “Wonderwall” (1995)
511. Billy Ocean “Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)” (1984)
512. Sinéad O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U” (1990)
513. Roy Orbison “Only the Lonely” (1960)
514. Roy Orbison “(Oh) Pretty Woman” (1964)
515. Joan Osborne “One of Us” (1995)
516. Donny Osmond “Puppy Love” (1972)
517. Outhere Brothers “Don’t Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)” (1995)
518. OutKast “Rosa Parks” (1998)
519. OutKast “B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)” (2000)
520. OutKast “Ms. Jackson” (2000)
521. OutKast “Hey Ya!” (2003)
522. Robert Palmer “Addicted to Love” (1986)
523. Panjabi MC with Jay-Z “Beware of the Boys (Mundian to Bach Ke)” (2003)
524. Dolly Parton “Puppy Love” (1959)
525. Dolly Parton “9 to 5” (1980)
526. Les Paul & Mary Ford “Hummingbird” (1955)
527. Sean Paul “Gimme the Light” (2002)
528. Freda Payne “Band of Gold” (1970)
529. Pearl Jam “Jeremy” (1991)
530. The Penguins “Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)” (1954)
531. CeCe Peniston “Finally” (1991)
532. Carl Perkins “Blue Suede Shoes” (1956)
533. Pet Shop Boys “West End Girls” (1985)
534. Peter, Paul & Mary “If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)” (1962)
535. Peter, Paul & Mary “Puff the Magic Dragon” (1963)
536. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers “American Girl” (1976)
537. Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers “Monster Mash” (1962)
538. Wilson Pickett “In the Midnight Hour” (1965)
539. Pink “Get the Party Started” (2001)
540. Pink Floyd “Arnold Layne” (1967)
541. Pink Floyd “See Emily Play” (1967)
542. Pink Floyd “Another Brick in the Wall Part II” (1979)
543. Pipes and Drums and Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards “Amazing Grace” (1972)
544. Pixies “Gigantic” (1988)
545. The Platters “Only You (And You Alone)” (1955)
546. The Platters “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” (1958)
547. PM Dawn “Set Adrift on Memory Bliss” (1991)
548. The Pogues with Kirsty MacColl “Fairytale of New York” (1987)
549. The Police “Message in a Bottle” (1979)
550. The Police “Every Breath You Take” (1983)
551. Daniel Powter “Bad Day” (2005)
552. Perez "Prez" Prado “Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White” (1955)
553. Elvis Presley “That’s All Right, Mama” (1954)
554. Elvis Presley “Heartbreak Hotel” (1956)
555. Elvis Presley “Hound Dog” (1956)
556. Elvis Presley “Jailhouse Rock” (1957)
557. Elvis Presley “Stuck on You” (1960)
558. Elvis Presley “Suspicious Minds” (1969)
559. Elvis Presley vs. JXL “A Little Less Conversation” (2002)
560. The Pretenders “Brass in Pocket (I’m Special)” (1979)
561. Pretenders “Don’t Get Me Wrong” (1986)
562. Primal Scream “Loaded” (1990)
563. Prince “1999” (1982)
564. Prince “Kiss” (1986)
565. Prince “Sign ‘O’ the Times” (1987)
566. Prince “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” (1994)
567. Procol Harum “A Whiter Shade of Pale” (1967)
568. The Prodigy “Firestarter” (1996)
569. Public Enemy “Fight the Power” (1989)
570. Public Image Ltd. “Public Image” (1978)
571. Puff Daddy with Faith Evans & 112 “I’ll Be Missing You” (1997)
572. Pulp “Common People” (1995)
573. Pussycat Dolls with will.i.am “Beep” (2006)
574. Suzi Quatro “Devil Gate Drive” (1974)
575. Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” (1975)
576. Queen with David Bowie “Under Pressure” (1981)
577. Queen “Radio Ga-Ga” (1984)
578. Queens of the Stone Age “Feel Good Hit of the Summer” (2000)
579. ? & the Mysterians “96 Tears” (1966)
580. Radiohead “Creep” (1992)
581. Radiohead “Paranoid Android” (1997)
582. Gerry Rafferty “Baker Street” (1978)
583. Ramones “Blitzkrieg Bop” (1976)
584. Shabba Ranks “Mr. Loverman” (1992)
585. The Rapture “House of Jealous Lovers” (2002)
586. Johnnie Ray “Just Walking in the Rain” (1956)
587. Otis Redding “Respect” (1965)
588. Otis Redding “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” (1968)
589. Lou Reed “Walk on the Wild Side” (1972)
590. R.E.M. “Radio Free Europe” (1981)
591. R.E.M. “The One I Love” (1987)
592. R.E.M. “Losing My Religion” (1991)
593. R.E.M. “Everybody Hurts” (1992)
594. Paul Revere & the Raiders “Kicks” (1966)
595. Cliff Richard & the Drifters “Move It” (1958)
596. Cliff Richard & the Shadows “Summer Holiday” (1963)
597. Cliff Richard “Devil Woman” (1976)
598. Lionel Richie & Diana Ross “Endless Love” (1981)
599. Lionel Richie “Hello” (1984)
600. Right Said Fred “I’m Too Sexy” (1991)
601. The Righteous Brothers “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” (1965)
602. Rihanna “S.O.S. (Rescue Me)” (2006)
603. LeAnn Rimes “How Do I Live” (1997)
604. The Rolling Stones “I Wanna Be Your Man” (1963)
605. The Rolling Stones “Little Red Rooster” (1964)
606. The Rolling Stones “Time Is on My Side” (1964)
607. The Rolling Stones “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (1965)
608. The Rolling Stones “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (1968)
609. The Rolling Stones “Honky Tonk Women” (1969)
610. The Rolling Stones “Tumbling Dice” (1972)
611. The Rolling Stones “Miss You” (1978)
612. The Rolling Stones “Start Me Up” (1981)
613. The Ronettes “Be My Baby” (1963)
614. Diana Ross “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” (1970)
615. Roxy Music “Virginia Plain” (1972)
616. Run-D.M.C. with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler & Joe Perry “Walk This Way” (1986)
617. Run-D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins “It’s Like That” (1998)
618. Todd Rundgren “Hello It’s Me” (1972)
619. Jennifer Rush “The Power of Love” (1985)
620. Barry Ryan “Eloise” (1968)
621. Sade “Smooth Operator” (1984)
622. Salt-N-Pepa “Push It” (1987)
623. Sam & Dave “Soul Man” (1967)
624. Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs “Wooly Bully” (1965)
625. Santana “Black Magic Woman” (1970)
626. Santana & Rob Thomas “Smooth” (1999)
627. Scatman John “Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)” (1995)
628. Scissor Sisters “Take Your Mama” (2004)
629. Seal “Kiss from a Rose” (1994)
630. The Searchers “Sweets for My Sweet” (1963)
631. The Seekers “The Carnival Is Over” (1965)
632. David Seville “Witch Doctor” (1958)
633. Sex Pistols “Anarchy in the U.K.” (1976)
634. The Sex Pistols “God Save the Queen” (1977)
635. Sex Pistols “No One Is Innocent (A Punk Prayer by Ronald Biggs)” (1978)
636. The Shadows “Apache” (1960)
637. Shaggy “Oh Carolina” (1993)
638. Shaggy with Ricardo “Rik Rok” Ducent “It Wasn’t Me” (2000)
639. Shakira “Whenever, Wherever” (2001)
640. Tupac Shakur with Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman “California Love” (1996)
641. Tupac Shakur with Elton John “Ghetto Gospel” (2005)
642. The Shangri-La’s “Leader of the Pack” (1964)
643. Del Shannon “Runaway” (1961)
644. Simon & Garfunkel “The Sound of Silence (aka “The Sounds of Silence”)” (1965)
645. Simon & Garfunkel “Mrs. Robinson” (1968)
646. Simon & Garfunkel “The Boxer” (1969)
647. Simon & Garfunkel “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (1970)
648. Carly Simon “You’re So Vain” (1972)
649. The Simpsons “Do the Bartman” (1991)
650. Frank Sinatra “Love and Marriage” (1955)
651. Frank & Nancy Sinatra “Somethin’ Stupid” (1967)
652. Frank Sinatra “My Way” (1969)
653. Nancy Sinatra “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” (1966)
654. The Singing Nun “Dominique” (1963)
655. Sir Mix-a-Lot “Baby Got Back” (1992)
656. Sister Sledge “We Are Family” (1979)
657. Sixpence None the Richer “Kiss Me” (1998)
658. The Skatalites “Guns of Navarone” (1967)
659. Skee-Lo “I Wish” (1995)
660. Slade “Merry Xmas Everybody” (1973)
661. Percy Sledge “When a Man Loves a Woman” (1966)
662. Sly & the Family Stone “Everyday People” (1968)
663. Sly & the Family Stone “Family Affair” (1971)
664. The Small Faces “Itchycoo Park “ (1967)
665. Will Smith “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” (1998)
666. The Smiths “This Charming Man” (1983)
667. The Smiths “How Soon Is Now?” (1984)
668. Snap! “The Power” (1990)
669. Snoop Dogg with Pharrell Williams “Drop It Like It’s Hot” (2004)
670. Snoop Dogg “Gin & Juice” (1994)
671. Soft Cell “Tainted Love” (1981)
672. Sonny & Cher “I Got You Babe” (1965)
673. Soul II Soul “Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)” (1989)
674. Soundgarden “Black Hole Sun” (1994)
675. Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans “Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah” (1962)
676. Spandau Ballet “True” (1983)
677. Sparks “This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us” (1974)
678. Britney Spears “Baby One More Time” (1998)
679. Britney Spears “I’m a Slave 4 U” (2001)
680. Britney Spears “Toxic” (2004)
681. The Specials “Ghost Town” (1981)
682. Spice Girls “Wannabe” (1996)
683. Dusty Springfield “Son of a Preacher Man” (1968)
684. Bruce Springsteen “Born to Run” (1975)
685. Bruce Springsteen “Born in the U.S.A.” (1984)
686. St. Winifred’s School Choir “There’s No One Quite Like Grandma” (1980)
687. Edwin Starr “War” (1970)
688. Starship “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” (1987)
689. Status Quo “Pictures of Matchstick Men” (1967)
690. Steely Dan “Reeling in the Years” (1972)
691. Gwen Stefani “What You Waiting For” (2004)
692. Steppenwolf “Born to Be Wild” (1968)
693. Stereo MCs “Connected” (1992)
694. Cat Stevens “Morning Has Broken” (1972)
695. Rod Stewart “Maggie May” (1971)
696. Rod Stewart “Sailing” (1975)
697. The Stone Roses “Fools Gold” (1989)
698. Joss Stone “You Had Me” (2004)
699. The Stranglers “Golden Brown” (1982)
700. Stray Cats “Rock This Town” (1982)
701. The Streets “Let’s Push Things Forward” (2002)
702. The Strokes “The Modern Age” (2001)
703. Styx “Mr. Roboto” (1983)
704. Suede “The Drowners” (1992)
705. Sugababes “Freak Like Me” (2002)
706. The Sugarhill Gang “Rapper’s Delight” (1979)
707. Donna Summer “I Feel Love” (1977)
708. Supergrass “Alright” (1995)
709. Supertramp “Goodbye Stranger” (1979)
710. The Supremes “Baby Love” (1964)
711. The Supremes “Where Did Our Love Go” (1964)
712. The Supremes “Stop! In the Name of Love” (1965)
713. The Supremes & the Temptations “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me” (1968)
714. Survivor “Eye of the Tiger” (1982)
715. Sweet “Blockbuster” (1973)
716. System of a Down “Toxicity” (2002)
717. Tag Team “Whoomp! There It Is” (1993)
718. Take That “Back for Good” (1995)
719. Talking Heads “Psycho Killer” (1977)
720. Talking Heads “Once in a Lifetime” (1980)
721. The Tamperer featuring Maya “Feel It” (1998)
722. t.A.T.u. “All the Things She Said” (2003)
723. Tavares “It Only Takes a Minute” (1975)
724. Tavares “More Than a Woman” (1977)
725. James Taylor “You’ve Got a Friend” (1971)
726. Tears for Fears “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” (1985)
727. The Teddy Bears “To Know Him Is to Love Him” (1958)
728. Television “Marquee Moon” (1977)
729. The Temptations “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” (1972)
730. 10cc “I’m Not in Love” (1975)
731. Thin Lizzy “Whiskey in the Jar” (1973)
732. Thin Lizzy “The Boys Are Back in Town” (1976)
733. Sandi Thom “I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker with Flowers in My Hair” (2005)
734. B.J. Thomas “Hooked on a Feeling” (1968)
735. Carla & Rufus Thomas “Cause I Love You” (1960)
736. The Three Degrees “When Will I See You Again” (1974)
737. Three Dog Night “Mama Told Me Not to Come” (1970)
738. Thunderclap Newman “Something in the Air” (1969)
739. Tiffany “I Think We’re Alone Now” (1987)
740. Justin Timberlake “Cry Me a River” (2002)
741. The Timelords “Doctorin’ the Tardis” (1988)
742. TLC “Waterfalls” (1994)
743. Tone Loc “Wild Thing” (1988)
744. The Tornadoes “Telstar “ (1962)
745. Traffic “Hole in My Shoe” (1967)
746. The Tremelones “Silence Is Golden” (1967)
747. T-Rex “Get It On (Bang a Gong)” (1971)
748. Trio “Da Da Da” (1982)
749. The Troggs “Wild Thing” (1966)
750. Tubeway Army “Are Friends Electric?” (1979)
751. Big Joe Turner “Shake, Rattle and Roll” (1954)
752. Ike & Tina Turner “River Deep, Mountain High” (1966)
753. The Turtles “Happy Together” (1967)
754. 2 Unlimited “No Limit” (1993)
755. Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse of the Heart” (1983)
756. U2 “New Year’s Day” (1983)
757. U2 “Pride (In the Name of Love)” (1984)
758. U2 “With or Without You” (1987)
759. U2 “One” (1991)
760. U2 “Beautiful Day” (2000)
761. U2 “Vertigo” (2004)
762. Ugly Kid Joe “Cat’s in the Cradle” (1993)
763. Ultravox “Vienna” (1981)
764. The Undertones “Teenage Kicks” (1978)
765. USA for Africa “We Are the World” (1985)
766. Usher “U Make Me Wanna...” (1997)
767. Usher with Lil’ Jon & Ludacris “Yeah!” (2004)
768. Ritchie Valens “Donna” (1958)
769. Ritchie Valens “La Bamba” (1958)
770. Frankie Valli “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” (1967)
771. Van Halen “Jump” (1984)
772. Vanilla Fudge “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” (1967)
773. The Vapors “Turning Japanese” (1980)
774. The Ventures “Walk Don’t Run” (1960)
775. The Verve “Bitter Sweet Symphony” (1997)
776. Sid Vicious “My Way” (1978)
777. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps “Be-Bop-A-Lula” (1956)
778. Bobby Vinton “Blue Velvet” (1963)
779. The Walker Brothers “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” (1966)
780. The Walker Brothers “No Regrets” (1975)
781. Dionne Warwick “Walk on By” (1964)
782. Weezer “Buddy Holly” (1994)
783. Mary Wells “Bye Bye Baby” (1960)
784. Kanye West with Jamie Foxx “Gold Digger” (2005)
785. Wet Wet Wet “Love Is All Around” (1994)
786. Wham! “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” (1984)
787. The White Stripes “Hotel Yorba” (2001)
788. White Town “Your Woman” (1997)
789. Barry White “You’re the First, the Last, My Everything” (1974)
790. Slim Whitman “Rose Marie” (1954)
791. The Who “My Generation” (1965)
792. The Who “I Can See for Miles” (1967)
793. The Who “Won’t Get Fooled Again” (1971)
794. Wild Cherry “Play That Funky Music” (1976)
795. Andy Williams “Can’t Get Used to Losing You” (1963)
796. Robbie Williams “Angels” (1997)
797. Jackie Wilson “Lonely Teardrops” (1958)
798. Jackie Wilson “Night” (1960)
799. Edgar Winter Group “Frankenstein” (1972)
800. Steve Winwood “Roll with It” (1988)
801. Bill Withers “Ain’t No Sunshine” (1971)
802. Wizzard “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday” (1973)
803. Little Stevie Wonder “Fingertips (Part 2)” (1963)
804. Stevie Wonder “Uptight (Everything’s Alright)” (1965)
805. Stevie Wonder “Superstition” (1972)
806. Stevie Wonder “I Just Called to Say I Love You” (1984)
807. Sheb Wooley “The Purple People Eater” (1958)
808. Link Wray & His Men “Rumble” (1958)
809. Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Maps” (2003)
810. Neil Young “Heart of Gold” (1972)
811. Neil Young “My My Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)” (1979)
812. Zager & Evans “In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)” (1969)
813. The Zombies “Time of the Season” (1968)
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