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Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All-time (2021 Edition) (1 Viewer)

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https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/

The Top 100 :

100. Bob Dylan, 'Blowin' in the Wind' 1963
99. Bee Gees, 'Stayin' Alive' 1977
98. The Beatles, 'In My Life' 1965
97. Patti Smith, 'Gloria' 1975
96. Jay-Z, '99 Problems' 2003
95. Oasis, 'Wonderwall' 1995
94. Whitney Houston, 'I Will Always Love You' 1992
93. Kelly Clarkson, 'Since U Been Gone' 2004
92. Little Richard, 'Good Golly, Miss Molly' 1958
91. UGK feat. Outkast, 'Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)' 2007
90. Aretha Franklin, '(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman' 1967
89. The Beatles, 'Hey Jude' 1968
88. Guns N' Roses, 'Sweet Child O' Mine' 1987
87. LCD Soundsystem, 'All My Friends' 2007
86. The Rolling Stones, 'Tumbling Dice' 1972
85. Prince, 'Kiss' 1986
84. Al Green, 'Let's Stay Together' 1971
83. Bob Dylan, 'Desolation Row' 1965
82. Adele, 'Rolling in the Deep' 2011
81. The Velvet Underground, 'I’m Waiting for the Man' 1967
80. Ray Charles, 'What'd I Say' 1957
79. Amy Winehouse, 'Back to Black' 2006
78. The Four Tops, 'Reach Out (I'll Be There)' 1967
77. The Modern Lovers, 'Roadrunner' 1976
76. Johnny Cash, 'I Walk the Line' 1956
75. Pulp, 'Common People' 1996
74. Leonard Cohen, 'Hallelujah' 1984
73. Beyoncé, 'Formation' 2016
72. The Beatles, 'Yesterday' 1965
71. Tracy Chapman, 'Fast Car' 1988
70. Elvis Presley, 'Suspicious Minds' 1969
69. Taylor Swift, 'All Too Well' 2012
68. Chic, 'Good Times' 1979
67. Bob Dylan, 'Tangled Up in Blue' 1975
66. Simon and Garfunkel, 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' 1970
65. Earth, Wind, and Fire, 'September' 1978
64. Ramones, 'Blitzkrieg Bop' 1976
63. Dolly Parton, 'Jolene' 1974
62. U2, 'One' 1992
61. Led Zeppelin, 'Stairway to Heaven' 1971
60. Kate Bush, 'Running Up That Hill' 1985
59. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, 'The Message' 1982
58. The Band, 'The Weight' 1968
57. Sly and the Family Stone, 'Family Affair' 1971
56. Missy Elliott, 'Work It' 2000
55. Madonna, 'Like a Prayer' 1989
54. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, 'The Tracks of My Tears' 1965
53. The Beach Boys, 'Good Vibrations' 1966
52. Donna Summer, 'I Feel Love' 1977
51. Dionne Warwick, 'Walk on By' 1964
50. Daddy Yankee feat. Glory, 'Gasolina' 2010
49. Lauryn Hill, 'Doo *** (That Thing)' 1998
48. Radiohead, 'Idioteque' 2000
47. Elton John, 'Tiny Dancer' 1972
46. M.I.A., 'Paper Planes' 2008
45. Kendrick Lamar, 'Alright' 2015
44. Michael Jackson, 'Billie Jean' 1982
43. The Temptations, 'My Girl' 1965
42. Bob Marley and the Wailers, 'Redemption Song' 1980
41. Joy Division, 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' 1980
40. The Jimi Hendrix Experience, 'All Along the Watchtower' 1968
39. Outkast, 'B.O.B.' 2000
38. Otis Redding, '(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay' 1967
37. Prince and the Revolution, 'When Doves Cry' 1984
36. The White Stripes, 'Seven Nation Army' 2003
35. Little Richard, 'Tutti-Frutti' 1955
34. James Brown, 'Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag' 1966
33. Chuck Berry, 'Johnny B. Goode' 1958
32. Notorious B.I.G., 'Juicy' 1994
31. The Rolling Stones, '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' 1965
30. Lorde, 'Royals' 2011
29. Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg, 'Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang' 1992
28. Talking Heads, 'Once in a Lifetime' 1980
27. Bruce Springsteen, 'Born to Run' 1975
26. Joni Mitchell, 'A Case of You' 1971
25. Kanye West feat. Pusha T, 'Runaway' 2010
24. The Beatles, 'A Day in the Life' 1967
23. David Bowie, 'Heroes' 1977
22. The Ronettes, 'Be My Baby' 1963
21. Billie Holiday, 'Strange Fruit' 1939
20. Robyn, 'Dancing on My Own' 2010
19. John Lennon, 'Imagine' 1971
18. Prince and the Revolution, 'Purple Rain' 1984
17. Queen, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' 1975
16. Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z, 'Crazy in Love' 2003
15. The Beatles, 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' 1963
14. The Kinks, 'Waterloo Sunset' 1967
13. The Rolling Stones, 'Gimme Shelter' 1969
12. Stevie Wonder, 'Superstition' 1972
11. The Beach Boys, 'God Only Knows' 1966
10. Outkast, 'Hey Ya!' 2003
09. Fleetwood Mac, 'Dreams' 1977
08. Missy Elliott, 'Get Ur Freak On' 2001
07. The Beatles, 'Strawberry Fields Forever' 1967
06. Marvin Gaye, 'What’s Going On' 1971
05. Nirvana, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' 1991
04. Bob Dylan, 'Like a Rolling Stone' 1965
03. Sam Cooke, 'A Change Is Gonna Come' 1964
02. Public Enemy, 'Fight the Power' 1989
01. Aretha Franklin, 'Respect' 1967

 
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50

Daddy Yankee "Gasolina"

:lmao: :cry: :towelwave: 🤮  :lmao: :cry: :towelwave: 🤮

I remember when the stripper I was in love with tried to tell me her name was "Casarena" when that song came out. They used to play "I'm In Love With A Stripper" and we'd awkwardly laugh.

Ahhh, good times. Thank you, Gasolina.

50. All-time, bruh.

 
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Its so hard to argue with these lists but I will say:

1) Dreams is not the best Fleetwood Mac song; and

2) Hey Ya at number 10 seems WILDLY overrated.

 
whoknew said:
2) Hey Ya at number 10 seems WILDLY overrated.
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I could never put out a credible list like this, because 21st century hip-hop/rap is a giant blind spot for me. 21st century pop as well.

If the Rolling Stone list had nothing post year-1999 in their top 100, it would make perfect sense to me. And yet, academically, I know that whatever modern-day aficionados consider the best of the 2000s and 2010s ... those tracks probably deserve consideration for high rankings, too.

 
Sinn Fein said:
Drafts are where its at....
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... and it makes me wonder ... (cue slow Jimmy Page strumming)

You think maybe the RS staff actually DID an in-house song draft? And then published the results as this list of 500? 20 drafters, 25 songs each. Wah-la.

 
Doug B said:
... and it makes me wonder ... (cue slow Jimmy Page strumming)

You think maybe the RS staff actually DID an in-house song draft? And then published the results as this list of 500? 20 drafters, 25 songs each. Wah-la.
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We could actually do a draft of these 500 songs, it would be maybe most similar to a fantasy draft in that everyone knows exactly what is available, there's finite options, and at some point deep in the draft, you're picking something you don't like. Add on some pick (position) requirements and make it even more strategic. 

:stirspot:

 
In 2004, Rolling Stone published its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It’s one of the most widely read stories in our history, viewed hundreds of millions of times on this site. But a lot has changed since 2004; back then the iPod was relatively new, and Billie Eilish was three years old. So we’ve decided to give the list a total reboot. To create the new version of the RS 500 we convened a poll of more than 250 artists, musicians, and producers — from Angelique Kidjo to Zedd, Sam Smith to Megan Thee Stallion, M. Ward to Bill Ward — as well as figures from the music industry and leading critics and journalists. They each sent in a ranked list of their top 50 songs, and we tabulated the results.

🙄

From a "generate" clicks perspective, this should do the trick.  But, trying to do this across genres, and generations, is a bit of a fools errand. 

 
rockaction said:
Crazily enough, I disagree. "Hey Ya" might be the best pop song of this century.
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Hey Ya is my 2nd favorite pop song behind Billie Jean, which at #44 is too low (but at least it's the top MJ song).

Fight the Power at #2 seems like a stretch based on politics.  Musically, it doesn't stack up as much as some of NWA's work in that era.

 
Sinn Fein said:
In 2004, Rolling Stone published its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It’s one of the most widely read stories in our history, viewed hundreds of millions of times on this site. But a lot has changed since 2004; back then the iPod was relatively new, and Billie Eilish was three years old. So we’ve decided to give the list a total reboot. To create the new version of the RS 500 we convened a poll of more than 250 artists, musicians, and producers — from Angelique Kidjo to Zedd, Sam Smith to Megan Thee Stallion, M. Ward to Bill Ward — as well as figures from the music industry and leading critics and journalists. They each sent in a ranked list of their top 50 songs, and we tabulated the results.
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At least none of her BratPop ™️ made the list.  I can't stand her whiny, half-asleep sound.

 
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Pipes said:
Yeah everyone knows Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos is a much better song.
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I'm not much of hip hop guy, but I know a lot of people are, and that's cool......but PE at #2 all time just seems ridiculous.  Its  like the people making the list are going for more of political statement then something that might actually come anywhere near a semi-objective list.

 
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Pipes said:
One is nowhere near U2's best song.
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Correct

Pip's Invitation said:
@John Maddens Lunchboxwill be the judge of that. 
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Exactly

Manster said:
Does U2 have any good songs?  Soooooo overrated
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Loooook at me

Manster said:
Public Enemy fight the power at #2?  What the actual F?
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Pretty Please with sugar on top.. Look at me

Manster said:
Is this list a joke, or is that really what they went with?  I mean that top ten.....really?
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Hook, line and sinker

Northern Voice said:
Dancing On My Own is still too low, btw
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Not even the best song on that album lol. Surprised to see it so high, but happy none the less. Scandanavian Pop representing

Eephus said:
Lists are dumb
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Exactly

 
Rolling Stone:

Let's pick at least one song from every type/style/genre and throw it into the top 100, even if it isn't that great, and call it a list.   :rolleyes:

 
Northern Voice said:
We could actually do a draft of these 500 songs, it would be maybe most similar to a fantasy draft in that everyone knows exactly what is available, there's finite options, and at some point deep in the draft, you're picking something you don't like. Add on some pick (position) requirements and make it even more strategic. 

:stirspot:
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IN.

 
Don Quixote said:
I do approve of that song with all of the lazy "na-na-na's" getting moved from the top 10 to barely making the top 100.
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I actually got a kick out of this, but didn't know how to properly emoji it or what tone you were going for. I just assumed any old tone would do, and it was still funny.

 
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