Rolling Stone Magazine released a list of "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in November 2004. It represents an eclectic mix of music spanning the past 50 years, and contains a wide variety of artists sharing the spotlight, including Bobby Darin, Madonna, Patsy Cline and OutKast.
The Rolling Stone 500 was compiled by 172 voters comprised of rock artists and well-known rock music experts, who submitted ranked lists of their favorite 50 rock&roll/pop music songs. The songs were then tallied to create the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Topping the list is Bob Dylan’s Like A Rolling Stone. The rest of the top ten is made-up of other legendary and influential rock icons and bands. The Rolling Stones grab the #2 position, followed by John Lennon, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, the Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, the Beatles, Nirvana, and Ray Charles.
List favorites include the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, who appear a combined total of 49 times, making-up almost 10% of the list.
| 1 Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan 2 Satisfaction - Rolling Stones 3 Imagine - John Lennon 4 What's Going On - Marvin Gaye 5 Respect - Aretha Franklin 6 Good Vibrations - Beach Boys 7 Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry 8 Hey Jude - Beatles 9 Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana 10 What'd I Say (Live Berlin) 1962 - Ray Charles 11 My Generation - Who 12 A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke 13Yesterday - Beatles 14 Blowin' in The Wind - Bob Dylan 15 London Calling - The Clash 16 I Want To Hold Your Hand - Beatles 17 Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix 18 Maybellene - Chuck Berry 19 Hound Dog - Elvis Presley 20 Let It Be - Beatles 21 Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen 22 Be My Baby - The Ronettes 23 In My Life - Beatles 24 People Get Ready - The Impressions 25 God Only Knows - Beach Boys 26 A Day In The Life - Beatles 27 Layla - Derek And The Dominos 28 (Sitting On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding 29 Help - Beatles 30 I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash 31 Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin 32 Sympathy For The Devil - Rolling Stones 33 River Deep, Mountain High - Tina Turner 34 You've Lost That Loving Feeling - The Righteous Brothers 35 Light My Fire - The Doors 36 One - U2 37 No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley 38 Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones 39 That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly 40 Dancing In The Streets - Martha And The Vandellas 41 The Weight - Band 42 Waterloo Sunset - Kinks 43 Tutti Frutti - Little Richard 44 Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles 45 Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley 46 Heroes - David Bowie 47 Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon And Garfunkel 48 All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix 49 Hotel California - The Eagles 50 The Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson 51 The Message - Grandmaster Flash 52 When Doves Cry - Prince 53 Anarchy In The U K - Sex Pistols 54 When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge 55 Louie Louie - The Kingsmen 56 Long Tall Sally - Little Richard 57 A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum 58 Billie Jean - Michael Jackson 59 The Times They Are A-changin' - Bob Dylan 60 Let's Stay Together - Al Green 61 Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Jerry Lee Lewis 62 Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley 63 For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield 64 She Loves You - Beatles 65 Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream 66 Redemption Song - Bob Marley 67 Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley 68 Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan 69 Crying - Roy Orbison 70 Walk On By - Dionne Warwick 71 California Girls - Beach Boys 72 Papa's Got- A Brand New Bag, Pt.1 73 Summertime Blues - Cochran Eddie 74 Superstition - Stevie Wonder 75 Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin 76 Strawberry Fields Forever - Beatles 77 Mystery Train - Elvis Presley 78 I Feel Good - James Brown 79 Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds 80 I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye 81 Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino 82 You Really Got Me - Kinks 83 Norwegian Wood (this Bird Has Flown) - Beatles 84 Every Breath You Take - The Police 85 Crazy - Patsy Cline 86 Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen 87 Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash 88 My Girl - Temptations 89 California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas 90 In The Still Of The Night - The Five Satins 91 Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley 92 Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones 93 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2 94 Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard 95 Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins 96 Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis 97 Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry 98 Love And Happiness - Al Green 99 Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival 100 You Can't Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones | |||
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