Top 100 Songs Of All Time

I haven't done a top 100 list since the first ever post on this site. I have a top 100 horror movies list planned for around Halloween, but I still was looking for one to fill the gap. Fast forward to me being glued to the TV like a soccer mom to General Hospital during all like 12 hours of the Live Aid concert. Watching all that great music got me to thinking about some of the best songs of all time. A few weeks, and many hours of research later, this is the list I have come up with. As with my movie list previously, this is a combination of my preference, significance to music history and all overall popularity. Here it is, let the comments flow.



100. Johnny Cash - Hurt (2003)
99. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle (1986)
98. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You (1956)
97. The Beach Boys - California Girls (1965)
96. The Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down To Georgia (1986)
95. Elton John - Your Song (1970)
94. Public Enemy - Fight The Power (1989)
93. Grandmaster Flash And The Furious 5 - The Message (1981)
92. Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
91. The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn! (1965)
90. Bill Haley & The Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1954)
89. Echo And The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon (1984)
88. Queen - We Are The Champions (1977)
87. The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back (1969)
86. U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday (1983)
85. The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop (1976)
84. Tracy Chapman - Fast Car (1988)
83. David Bowie - Young Americans (1975)
82. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (1992)
81. Little Richard - Tutti Frutti (1956)
80. Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild (1968)
79. Ben E. King - Stand By Me (1961)
78. The Cure - Pictures Of You (1989)
77. Tina Turner - River Deep, Mountain High (1966)
76. The Police - Every Breath You Take (1983)
75. Stevie Wonder - Living For The City (1973)
74. Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (1990)
73. Prince - When Doves Cry (1984)
72. The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil (1968)
71. Velvet Underground - I'm Waiting For The Man (1967)
70. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (1973)
69. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
68. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (1994)
67. David Bowie - Changes (1971)
66. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
65. The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling (1964)
64. The Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The U.K. (1977)
63. Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line (1956)
62. The Temptations - My Girl (1965)
61. Al Green - Love And Happiness (1972)
60. Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine (1971)
59. Run DMC - Walk This Way (1986)
58. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (1969)
57. The Beatles - She Loves You (1963)
56. The Beach Boys - God Only Knows (1966)
55. Bob Dylan - Blowin' In The Wind (1963)
54. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
53. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
52. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
51. Billy Joel - Piano Man (1973)
50. Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman (1966)
49. The Mamas And The Papas - California Dreamin' (1965)
48. Smokey Robinson - The Tracks Of My Tears (1965)
47. Buddy Holly - That'll Be The Day (1957)
46. The Clash - London Calling (1980)
45. Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson (1968)
44. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (1983)
43. Derek And The Dominos - Layla (1970)
42. U2 - One (1991)
41. Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel (1956)
40. Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (1967)
39. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
38. James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good) (1965)
37. The Beatles - The Ballad Of John And Yoko (1969)
36. Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower (1968)
35. Elton John - Rocketman (1972)
34. The Band - The Weight (1968)
33. Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come (1964)
32. Elvis Presley - Hound Dog (1956)
31. Creedance Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (1969)
30. Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound Of Silence (1965)
29. Chuck Berry - Maybellene (1955)
28. The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby (1966)
27. The Kingsmen - Louie, Louie (1963)
26. Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl (1967)
25. Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth (1967)
24. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
23. Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze (1967)
22. The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black (1966)
21. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (1973)
20. Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind (1960)
19. The Doors - Light My Fire (1967)
18. Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (1968)
17. The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations (1966)
16. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)
15. Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (1971)
14. The Beatles - Hey Jude (1968)
13. Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (1968)
12. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
11. Aretha Franklin - Respect (1967)
10. Ray Charles - What'd I Say, Pt. 1 and 2 (1959)
9. Don McLean - American Pie (1971)
8. The Beatles - Yesterday (1965)
7. Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode (1958)
6. The Who - My Generation (1965)
5. Bob Marley - Redemption Song (1980)
4. Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone (1965)
3. The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (1965)
2. Stevie Wonder - Superstition (1972)
1. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)


Just Missed

The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go (1982)
Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues (1958)
Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964)
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (1987)
The Isley Brothers - Shout (1959)
B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone (1969)
The Kinks - You Really Got Me (1964)
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir (1975)
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (1979)
Rod Stewart - Maggie May (1971)
James Taylor - Fire And Rain (1970)
Santana & Rob Thomas - Smooth (1999)
Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man (1969)
Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun (1983)
Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels (1985)