1. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
2. The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever
3. Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
4. Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
5. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
6. Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing
7. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
8. U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
9. Bob Dylan - Mr. Tambourine Man
10. Aerosmith - Walk This Way
11. The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy
12. Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
One of the band’s lesser known songs, I only heard myself for the first time about two years ago (and I’m a pretty big Queen fan). As per usual, Freddie Mercury’s vocals are excellent (especially in the beginning of the song when it’s just him and a piano), and Brian May’s solo, though not his best, is still pretty good.
13. Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
14. The Smiths - This Charming Man
15. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
16. Sly and the Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
17. Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
18. The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
19. Tom Petty - Free Fallin'
20. Nirvana - All Apologies
21. R.E.M. - Nightswimming
22. Sly and the Family Stone - Everyday People
23. Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
24. The Who - Baba O'Riley
25. Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
26. The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows
27. Four Tops - Reach Out (I'll Be There)
28. The Cars - Just What I Needed
29. Foo Fighters - Everlong
30. The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun
31. Elton John - Rocket Man
32. Johnny Cash - Hurt
33. The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
34. Aretha Franklin - Chain of Fools
35. The Cure - Lovesong
36. Oasis - Wonderwall
37. Free - All Right Now
38. The Doors - Riders on the Storm
39. Bruce Springsteen - Prove It All Night
40. Tom Waits - Downtown Train
41. The Notorious B.I.G. - Suicidal Thoughts
If you know the greatest rap album of all time (“Ready to Die”), you know this song. One of the reasons I love this song so much is because of the intense emotions Biggie gets across. How can you not get chills when you hear lines like “I know my mother wishes she got a f***ing abortion”?
42. Green Day - When I Come Around
43. Michael Jackson - Beat It
44. Prince - When Doves Cry
45. Bob Dylan - Shelter From the Storm
46. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
47. Neil Young - The Needle and the Damage Done
48. The Rolling Stones - Happy
49. David Bowie – Starman
50. Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down
Released on Cash’s posthumous album “American V”, it’s an old folk song that Rick Rubin turned into a masterpiece with song claps and electric guitar. There’s also a music video for the song that’s pretty cool too.
51. Stevie Wonder - Superstition
52. David Bowie - Changes
53. The Doors - Break On Through (To the Other Side)
54. Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks
55. Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
56. Elvis Costello - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
57. R.E.M. - Drive
58. Bob Dylan - It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
59. Pixies - Debaser
60. The Strokes - Last Nite
61. The Cure - Just Like Heaven
62. Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland
63. Love - A House is Not a Motel
64. Outkast - B.O.B.
65. Def Leppard – Animal
If you’re even a small fan of Def Leppard, chances are you’ve heard this song. For those that haven’t it’s much better than some of the group’s well-known songs. I particularly love the chorus, and the guitar fills are great as well.
(Not on Spotify, so Youtube it is)
67. The Beatles - Across the Universe
68. Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer
69. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
70. Bob Dylan - Love Minus Zero/No Limit
71. John Lennon - Working Class Hero
72. The Rolling Stones - Jigsaw Puzzle
73. Radiohead - Everything In It's Right Place
74. Stevie Wonder - Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing
75. Led Zeppelin - Bron-Yr-Aur
76. Jimi Hendrix - If 6 Was 9
77. Led Zeppelin - Gallows Pole
78. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
79. Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
80. The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
81. Metallica - Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
82. Jimi Hendrix - Stone Free
Depending on what version of “Are You Experienced” you listen to, you’re probably familiar with this song. Although it wasn’t on either original release, I consider it part of the album because it was recorded at the same time as many of the songs on the album, and it was the B-side to “Hey Joe”. It’s a damn good song, and (surprise!) it’s got some killer guitar work.
83. Kiss - Black Diamond
Before you crucify me for having a Kiss song in my top 100, listen to the song. It’s not your “Rock and Roll All Nite” Kiss. It’s a better, more rock and roll oriented Kiss.
84. Nirvana - Lithium
85. The Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
86. Sufjan Stevens – Chicago
87. Queen - Stone Cold Crazy
I remember using this song in the AM World Cup a few years ago, and not many AMers were familiar with it, but many liked it because it wasn’t the same “melodramatic, annoying” Queen they were familiar with. I personally don’t mind the melodrama, but there’s none of that in “Stone Cold Crazy”.
88. James Brown - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
89. Pink Floyd - Welcome to the Machine
90. Radiohead - Paranoid Andriod
91. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
92. Neil Young - Southern Man
93. The Rolling Stones - Can't You Hear Me Knocking
94. Don Henley - The Boys of Summer
95. Talking Heads - The Great Curve
96. Jimi Hendrix - May This Be Love
Unlike “Stone Free”, “May This Be Love” was actually on both the US and UK versions of Jimi’s debut, and got lost in the shuffle of a lot of the “bigger” tracks that were on that album. But this might be the most beautiful song (aside from “Little Wing”) that Jimi made during his too-short career.
97. Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)
98. Black Sabbath - The Wizard
A classic cut from Sabbath’s debut album, probably has the creepiest harmonica part on the planet.
(Back to Youtube…)
100. David Bowie - Suffragette City
101. The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
102. Radiohead - Karma Police
103. Queen - Keep Yourself Alive
Another early, unknown Queen track. This one, much like “Stone Cold Crazy”, is more of the straight-up rock type that the band apparently neglected later in their career.
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104. Public Enemy - Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
105. The Cars - Moving in Stereo
One of the forgotten songs on the Cars’ exceptional debut album, it’s a pretty good song. It’s got an element of mystery to it that most of the album lacks. If you can’t place this song from it’s album, you may remember it from the movie Fast Times At Ridgemont High.
106. The Zombies - Time of the Season
107. Simon and Garfunkel - America
108. Pearl Jam - Alive
109. The Rolling Stones - Midnight Rambler
110. David Bowie - Rock 'N' Roll Suicide
111. U2 - Mysterious Ways
112. Led Zeppelin - Ramble On
113. Nirvana - About a Girl
114. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - The Message
115. The Who - My Generation
116. Ray Charles - Hit the Road Jack
117. Bob Marley - One Love
118. Nirvana - Dumb
119. The Smiths - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
120. Stevie Wonder - I Wish
121. Van Morrison - Into the Mystic
122. The Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice
123. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge
124. Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?
125. Bob Dylan - Don't Think Twice It's Alright
126. Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
127. Bruce Springsteen - Adam Raised a Cain
128. Wilco - Jesus, Etc.
129. David Bowie - Sound and Vision
130. Eagles - New Kid in Town
131. Joy Division - Atrocity Exhibition
132. Neil Young - Hey Hey My My (Into the Black)
133. Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye
134. Bruce Springsteen - The Rising
135. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
136. The Beatles - Come Together
137. Steely Dan - Reelin' in the Years
138. U2 - Desire
139. The Who - Love Reign O'er Me
140. The Stooges - Gimme Danger
I love the use of the acoustic and electric guitars in this song. The intensity the combination brings reminds me a lot of Metallica’s “Battery”.
141. Stevie Wonder - Visions
142. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
143. Bob Dylan - Buckets of Rain
144. Metallica - Battery
145. Beastie Boys – Sabatoge
146. Foo Fighters - These Days
Dave Grohl considers this the best song he ever wrote. That may be a bit extreme, but this is a damn good song. The chorus is incredibly powerful; you can hear Grohl’s emotions come out when he growls “Easy for you to say!”.
147. Bob Dylan - Ballad of a Thin Man
148. The Beatles - Let it Be
149. Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
150. Led Zeppelin - Going to California
151. Tom Waits - Clap Hands
152. Nick Drake - Three Hours
153. The Everly Brothers - All I Have to Do is Dream
154. The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer in the City
155. AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
156. Jimi Hendrix - Fire
157. Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
158. Led Zeppelin - The Battle of Evermore
159. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
160. Bob Dylan - Gates of Eden
161. Tom Petty - Mary Jane's Last Dance
Being that it was released after Tom’s prime as a single, it’s not very well known, but easily one of his best songs, and probably his best “rocker”.
162. The Ronettes - Be My Baby
163. Tom Petty - Louisianna Rain
The closing track of “Damn the Torpedoes”, it’s another Petty song that gets overlooked because (a) nobody wants to listen to Tom Petty albums and (b) songs like “Refugee” and “Don’t Do Me Like That” get more publicity than this gem.
164. Bob Marley - Three Little Birds
165. Blondie - Hanging on the Telephone
166. The Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe in Magic?
167. Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf
168. Led Zeppelin - In My Time of Dying
169. Elton John - Tiny Dancer
170. The Animals - House of the Rising Sun
171. Bob Dylan - Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
172. Soundgarden - Fell on Black Days
173. Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends
174. Green Day - Basket Case
175. Queen - Killer Queen
176. The Velvet Underground - Heroin
177. The Doors - The Crystal Ship
178. The Beatles - For No One
179. Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
180. Bob Marley - Redemption Song
181. Otis Redding - Satisfaction
182. Bob Dylan - Masters of War
183. Little Richard - Long Tall Sally
184. Blondie - Heart of Glass
185. Anthony and the Johnsons - Hope There's Someone
186. Simon and Garfunkel - A Hazy Shade of Winter
187. The Police - Message in a Bottle
188. Led Zeppelin - Bring It On Home
189. Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night
190. Smokey Robison and the Miracles - The Tracks of My Tears
191. The Kinks - You Really Got Me
192. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio
193. Simon and Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson
194. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark
195. The Yardbirds - Over Under Sideways
196. Jeff Buckley - Grace
197. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
198. Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
199. Eagles - Hotel California
200. Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight
201. The Stooges - I Wanna Be You Dog
202. Bob Dylan - Visions of Johanna
203. U2 - Seconds
204. Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
205. Blondie - The Tide is High
206. Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
207. Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City
208. Tom Petty - Refugee
209. Soft Cell - Tainted Love
210. Nirvana - Pennyroyal Tea
211. Elvis Costello - Pump It Up
212. John Lennon - Happy X-Mas (War is Over)
213. Aerosmith - Home Tonight
The closing track on the masterful “Rocks”. Another song with a chorus that I really love.
214. The Beatles - I Want You (She's So Heavy)
215. Nirvana - Lake of Fire
216. Sly and the Family Stone - Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey
217. Elvis Costello - Alison
218. Def Leppard - Foolin'
219. Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
220. Def Leppard - Photograph
221. Cee Lo Green - Fuck You
222. Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
223. Pixies - Hey
224. Kiss - Shout it Out Loud
225. Joy Division - She's Lost Control
226. Jimi Hendrix - Bold as Love
227. Queen - Under Pressure
228. Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe
229. Grand Funk Railroad - Bad Time
This song is kind of sappy, so if that’s not your style, you probably won’t like this song. I’m not a big fan of Grand Funk, but this song is damn good.
230. Bob Dylan - Simple Twist of Fate
231. Bruce Springsteen - Cover Me
232. Nick Drake - From the Morning
233. R.E.M. - The One I Love
234. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
235. Radiohead - High and Dry
236. Elvis Costello - Oliver's Army
237. Blur - Song 2
238. Otis Redding - Ole Man Trouble
239. Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days
240. Bob Marley - Get Up, Stand Up
241. Prince - The Cross
242. The Rolling Stones - Bitch
243. Pearl Jam - Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
244. Heart - Crazy on You
245. Bruce Springsteen - Because the Night
Bruce played this song live a lot after giving it to Patti Smith, and although those versions are good, the version from 2010’s “The Promise” is exceptional, especially because it’s basically a demo tape.
246. Jimi Hendrix - 1983…(A Merman I Should Turn to Be)
247. Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
248. Prince - Let's Pretend We're Married
249. The Notorious B.I.G. - Things Done Changed
250. Santana - Smooth
251. U2 - Bullet the Blue Sky
252. Def Leppard - Bringin' On the Heartbreak
253. Otis Redding - Rock Me Baby
254. Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
255. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
256. Bob Dylan - She Belongs to Me
257. The Byrds - Eight Miles High
258. Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
259. R.E.M. - Monty Got a Raw Deal
260. The Rolling Stones - Sister Morphine
261. Nirvana - Rape Me
262. Booker T. and the MG's - Green Onions
263. Aerosmith - Uncle Salty
264. Stevie Wonder - Living For the City
265. Neil Young - Heart of Gold
266. The Beatles - You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
267. Simon and Garfunkel - Cecilia
268. Bob Dylan - Oxford Town
269. Def Leppard - Hysteria
270. Ray Charles - What'd I Say
271. Foreigner - Juke Box Hero
272. The Velvet Underground - All Tomorrow's Parties
273. The Beatles - Drive My Car
274. Bee Gees - How Deep is Your Love
275. Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
276. The Beatles - Day Tripper
277. Nick Drake - River Man
278. Boston - Peace of Mind
279. Weezer - Island in the Sun
280. Led Zeppelin - What is and What Never Should Be
281. The Young Rascals - Good Lovin'
282. Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown
283. Pink Floyd - Have a Cigar
284. Bruce Springsteen - The River
285. Martha and the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street
286. Green Day - Welcome to Paradise
287. Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll
288. Pearl Jam - Even Flow
289. The Velvet Underground - Venus in Furs
290. Deep Purple - Hush
Deep Purple in the 60’s were a different band than the one that gave us “Smoke on the Water” (which by the way, doesn’t hold a candle to this song). “Hush” has no overlong guitar solos, nor obnoxious organ solos (the organs in this song work very well).
291. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
292. R.E.M. - The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
293. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
294. Bruce Springsteen - Downbound Train
295. Metallica - Master of Puppets
296. U2 - The Refugee
297. Blur - Girls and Boys
298. The Who - Bargain
299. Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) the Reaper
300. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around the Bend
301. Nirvana - The Man Who Sold the World
302. Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
303. Bruce Springsteen - Badlands
304. Jimi Hendrix - Little Miss Strange
305. Grand Funk Railroad - I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)
This is the last Grand Funk song, I promise. I warn you, this one is 10 minutes long (but a quality 10 minutes). The “I’m You Captain” half is much better than the “Closer to Home” half, which ultimately brought down the song’s position on my list.
306. Jimi Hendrix - Long Hot Summer Night
307. Stevie Wonder - As
308. Nirvana - Polly
309. Billy Joel - The Stranger
310. Elton John - Bennie and the Jets
311. Led Zeppelin - Good Times Bad Times
312. Bob Dylan - Idiot Wind
313. The Doors - People Are Strange
314. Bruce Springsteen - Night
315. Joy Division - Colony
316. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)
317. Amy Winehosue - Rehab
318. Bon Jovi - Livin' On a Prayer
319. Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
320. Sly and the Family Stone - Runnin' Away
321. Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side
322. The Beatles - Oh! Darling
323. Derek and the Dominos - Thorn Tree in the Garden
324. Eric Clapton - Cocaine
325. Jimi Hendrix - Castles Made of Sand
326. Santana - Oye Como Va
327. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Long As I Can See the Light
328. U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
329. Aerosmith - Janie's Got a Gun
330. The Beatles - Rain
331. John Mellencamp - Pink Houses
332. Pink Floyd - Money
333. The Who - Pinball Wizard
334. Don McClean - American Pie
335. Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)
336. R.E.M. - Try Not To Breathe
337. The Beatles - Helter Skelter
338. Jay-Z - 99 Problems
339. Arctic Monkeys - The View From the Afternoon
340. Led Zeppelin - The Ocean
341. Chicago - Saturday in the Park
I’m not sure how many AMers are familiar with Chicago, so I decided to highlight this song.
342. Bruce Springsteen - I'm Goin' Down
343. Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
344. Tom Waits - Underground
345. Bruce Springsteen - Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
346. Roy Orbison - Crying
347. The Beatles - Getting Better
348. The Rolling Stones - Sway
349. Big Star - September Gurls
350. The Rolling Stones - Monkey Man
351. Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
352. The Beach Boys - I Get Around
353. The Band - The Weight
354. The Beatles - Any Time At All
355. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Run Through the Jungle
356. Grand Funk Railroad - We're an American Band
357. The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
358. Black Sabbath - War Pigs
359. Outkast - Hey Ya!
360. Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood
361. Van Halen - On Fire
362. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
363. U2 - Drowning Man
364. Jimi Hendrix - Spanish Castle Magic
365. Bob Dylan - Desolation Row
366. Eminem - Stan
367. Radiohead - Electioneering
368. The Smiths - Cemetry Gates
369. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
370. R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe
371. Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
372. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lookin' Out My Back Door
373. The Rolling Stones - Moonlight Mile
374. The Beatles - She Said She Said
375. Bruce Springsteen - Backstreets
376. Tommy Tutone - 8675309/Jenny
377. Love - Alone Again Or
378. Big Star - Thirteen
379. The White Stripes - In the Cold Cold Night
380. Outkast - Ms. Jackson
381. The Who - Behind Blue Eyes
382. Pearl Jam - Daughter
383. The Cure - Lullaby
384. The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
385. Tom Waits - Gun Street Girl
386. Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl
387. Aerosmith - Livin' On the Edge
388. John Mellencamp - Jack and Diane
389. Van Halen - Jamie's Cryin'
390. The Beatles - Here, There, and Everywhere
391. Derek and the Dominos - Layla
392. The Clash - Brand New Cadillac
393. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme, Part 1: Acknowledgement
394. The Beatles - Happiness is a Warm Gun
395. The Beatles - All My Loving
396. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Ramble Tamble
397. Cream - White Room
398. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
399. Johnny Cash - Thirteen
On Cash’s original “American” album from 1994, one of the darker songs of the set.
400. Sam and Dave - Soul Man
401. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
402. Queen - '39
403. U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name
404. Beck - Loser
405. The White Stripes - Ball and Biscuit
406. The Byrds - I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better
407. Pearl Jam - Black
408. Sly and the Family Stone - Family Affair
409. Pearl Jam - Once
410. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down on the Corner
411. Queen - Sweet Lady
412. Stevie Wonder - Pastime Paradise
413. Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
414. Buddy Holly - That'll Be the Day
415. Black Sabbath - Planer Caravan
416. Aerosmith - Dream On
417. Neil Young - Rockin' In the Free World
418. Elvis Presley - Mystery Train
419. The Beatles - Get Back
420. Van Morrison - Madame George
421. Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven
422. Earth, Wind and Fire - September
423. Metallica - The Unforgiven
424. Bon Jovi - Never Say Goodbye
425. The Rolling Stones - Rocks Off
426. Eagles - Take It Easy
427. Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire
428. Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street
429. Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
This song’s presence on my list gives 100% credit to Moonbeam.
430. Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl
431. AC/DC - Let Me Put My Love Into You
432. The Rolling Stones - Parachute Woman
433. Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror
434. Jeff Buckley - Dream Brother
435. The Beatles - Blackbird
436. Rise Against - Prayer of the Refugee
Rise Against are one of the few bands that my friends listen to that I can tolerate. And even them I can barely tolerate, because they have a number of screamo songs. However, they also have pretty good songs, such as this one.
437. Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry
438. Pink Floyd - Time
439. Billy Joel - Only the Good Die Young
440. Pearl Jam - Why Go
441. Stevie Wonder - He's Misstra Know It All
442. Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
443. Van Halen - Jump
444. Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
445. Cheap Trick - Surrender
446. The Beatles - I Feel Fine
447. Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
448. Primcal Scream - Movin' On Up
449. Big Star - In the Street
450. Queen - The Prophet's Song
451. Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
452. Billy Joel - Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
453. The Doors - Twentieth Century Fox
454. R.E.M. - West of the Fields
455. The Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash
456. Queen - You're My Best Friend
457. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
458. Boston - More Than a Feeling
459. Led Zeppelin - Over the Hills are Far Away
460. Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
461. The Beatles - I'm Only Sleeping
462. Bruce Springsteen - The Promised Land
463. The Stooges - Search and Destroy
464. The Smiths - Frankly, Mr. Shankly
465. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
466. Pearl Jam - Better Man
467. The Temptations - My Girl
468. The Clash - Complete Control
469. Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright)
470. Poison - Nothin' But a Good Time
471. The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses
472. Bruce Springsteen - Darlington County
473. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love
474. The Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black
475. Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop
476. Simon and Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair
477. Van Halen - Feel Your Love Tonight
478. Nirvana - Serve the Servants
479. The Cars - My Best Friend's Girl
480. Jimi Hendrix - I Don't Live Today
481. The Beatles - Two of Us
482. The Beatles - Love You To
483. Van Halen - I'm the One
484. The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up
485. Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
486. Yes - Roundabout
487. The Strokes - New York City Cops
488. Blue Oyster Cult - Burnin' For You
489. The Clash - Rock the Casbah
490. John Mellencamp - Crumblin' Down
491. Tom Petty - Don't Do Me Like That
492. Metallica - Sad But True
493. Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
494. The Beatles - The End
495. Bad Company - Can't Get Enough
496. Radiohead - Airbag
497. Johnny Cash - I See a Darkness
498. The Police - Every Breath You Take
499. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle
500. Bruce Springsteen - She's the One
Other Songs I’d Like to Highlight
I’ve been listening to a lot of albums from 1980 lately to prepare for the start of the decade poll, and I’ve discovered some great songs that would have cracked my top 500 had I known about them when I submitted my list. Here are a few that you may not know that are great:
Dire Straits – Expresso Love
I actually knew this song before the poll, yet I somehow neglected to place it in my top 500. The guitar-piano combination is amazing, especially during the intro.
U2 – Twilight
Dwarfed by “I Will Follow”, “Twilight” is my pick for the best song on U2’s debut. Anybody agree?
Nic Jones – “Canadee-I-O”, “The Humpback Whale” and “Farewell to the Gold”
Nic Jones is a British folk artist whose lack of publicity and respect is disturbing to me. His 1980 album “Penguin Eggs” (which I highly recommend listening to for the 1980 poll) is a work of brilliance. The best of the three songs above is “Canadee-I-O”, an Irish folk song that Jones made into one of the greatest acoustic guitar performances I’ve ever heard.