❓ The International Observer - 100 Greatest Songs of All Time

[StevieFan13]

https://www.intobserver.com/the-interna ... -all-time/
Can't get a precise year yet, but here's a cool list.

100 | Thelonius Monk | 'Round Midnight | 1944
99 | The Beatles | A Day in the Life | 1967
98 | Charles Mingus | Fables of Faubus | 1959
97 | Martha and the Vandellas | Dancing in the Street | 1964
96 | John Coltrane | My Favorite Things | 1961
95 | Muddy Waters | I Feel Like Going Home | 1948
94 | Billie Holiday | God Bless the Child | 1939
93 | John Coltrane | Giant Steps | 1960
92 | Bob Dylan | Abandoned Love | 1975
91 | Nirvana | Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 1994
90 | Willie Nelson | Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain | 1975
89 | Ray Charles | You Don't Know Me | 1962
88 | The Band | The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down | 1969
87 | Foo Fighters | Everlong | 1997
86 | Ray LaMontagne | Jolene | 2004
85 | Blind Willie Johnson | Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground | 1929
84 | Johnny Cash | I Hung My Head | 2002
83 | R.E.M. | Nightswimming | 1992
82 | Elton John | Someone Saved My Life Tonight | 1975
81 | My Bloody Valentine | Sometimes | 1991
80 | Jeff Buckley | Lover, You Should've Come Over | 1994
79 | George Jones | He Stopped Loving Her Today | 1980
78 | Beyonce feat. Jay-Z | Crazy in Love | 2003
77 | Leonard Cohen | One of Us Cannot Be Wrong | 1967
76 | Tom Waits | Christmas Carol from a Hooker in Minneapolis | 1978
75 | Joy Division | Love Will Tear Us Apart | 1980
74 | Pete Seeger | We Shall Overcome | 1947
73 | Arlo Guthrie | The City of New Orleans | 1972
72 | ABBA | Dancing Queen | 1976
71 | Alicia Keys | No One | 2007
70 | Bob Dylan | Mr. Tambourine Man | 1965
69 | Miles Davis | Blue in Green | 1959
68 | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | Helpless | 1970
67 | Radiohead | Creep | 1992
66 | Elvis Presley | Suspicious Minds | 1969
65 | Sonny Rollins | St. Thomas | 1956
64 | The Beatles | Long, Long, Long | 1968
63 | Robert Johnson | Stones in My Passway | 1937
62 | Smashing Pumpkins | 1979 | 1995
61 | Ben E. King | Stand by Me | 1961
60 | Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys | Empire State of Mind | 2009
59 | Louis Armstrong | What a Wonderful World | 1967
58 | Tom Waits | Hold On | 1999
57 | Rufus Wainwright | Chelsea Hotel #2 | 2006
56 | U2 | Where the Streets Have No Name | 1987
55 | Ella Fitzgerald | Someone to Watch Over Me | 1950
54 | Nina Simone | Feeling Good | 1965
53 | Chet Baker | My Funny Valentine | 1955
52 | The Rolling Stones | Wild Horses | 1971
51 | Bob Dylan | Like a Rolling Stone | 1965
50 | Elvis Presley | Trying to Get to You | 1956
49 | Simon and Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 1970
48 | The Jackson 5 | I Want You Back | 1969
47 | The Impressions | People Get Ready | 1965
46 | Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five | The Message | 1982
45 | Amy Winehouse | Back to Black | 2006
44 | Norah Jones | The Grass is Blue | 2003
43 | Radiohead | Fake Plastic Trees | 1995
42 | Marvin Gaye | Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) | 1971
41 | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 1970
40 | Billie Holiday | I Cover the Waterfront | 1944
39 | Robert Johnson | Hellhound on My Trail | 1937
38 | U2 | Peace on Earth | 2000
37 | Queen | Bohemian Rhapsody | 1975
36 | The Beatles | Across the Universe | 1970
35 | David Bowie | Changes | 1971
34 | Paul Simon | American Tune | 1975
33 | Frank Sinatra | One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) | 1958
32 | Joni Mitchell | River | 1971
31 | John Coltrane | A Love Supreme Part I: Acknowledgment | 1965
30 | Woody Guthrie | This Land is Your Land | 1940
29 | Don McLean | Vincent | 1971
28 | Nirvana | Smells Like Teen Spirit | 1991
27 | Dolly Parton | Jolene | 1975
26 | Procol Harum | A Whiter Shade of Pale | 1967
25 | Bob Dylan | Desolation Row | 1965
24 | The Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody | 1965
23 | Derek and the Dominos | Layla | 1970
22 | Tom Waits | Martha | 1973
21 | Nirvana | Heart-Shaped Box | 1993
20 | The Rolling Stones | Gimme Shelter | 1969
19 | Bruce Springsteen | Thunder Road | 1975
18 | The Smiths | I Know It's Over | 1986
17 | Bob Marley and the Wailers | Redemption Song | 1980
16 | Simon and Garfunkel | Old Friends/Bookends Theme | 1968
15 | The Ronettes | Be My Baby | 1963
14 | Nina Simone | Who Knows Where the Time Goes | 1970
13 | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | All Along the Watchtower | 1968
12 | Randy Newman | I Think It's Going to Rain Today | 1968
11 | Elvis Presley | Mystery Train | 1955
10 | Robert Johnson | Love in Vain Blues | 1937
9 | Sam Cooke | A Change is Gonna Come | 1964
8 | The Beach Boys | God Only Knows | 1966
7 | Hank Williams | I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry | 1949
6 | Billie Holiday | Strange Fruit | 1939
5 | The Beatles | In My Life | 1965
4 | Judy Garland | Over the Rainbow | 1939
3 | John Lennon | Imagine | 1971
2 | Bob Dylan | Visions of Johanna | 1966
1 | Jeff Buckley | Hallelujah | 1994

I dunno, for all the old chestnuts here, there's also some really interesting picks (and wow, putting "Heart-Shaped Box" over "Smells Like Teen Spirit"! That's pretty neat). Not much in the way of rap or anything from the '80s, and of course a number of notable artists got the shaft (no Stevie Wonder, solo Michael Jackson, Otis Redding, or Aretha Franklin), but I still think it's pretty alright.

[Sweepstakes Ron]

Loving the placement for "River".

[StevieFan13]

Wow, no Prince either.

[panam]

Not included yet?

[Henrik]

Yes, it seems forgotten. Cool list!

Does anyone know anything about the source though? Seems like an ambitious but rather amateurish project that faded quickly and never had much focus on music beyond this article.

https://web.archive.org/web/20180117193 ... -all-time/

https://web.archive.org/web/20170928070 ... erver.com/

https://web.archive.org/web/20170902185 ... mple-page/

[panam]

Yes, it seems forgotten. Cool list!

Does anyone know anything about the source though? Seems like an ambitious but rather amateurish project that faded quickly and never had much focus on music beyond this article.

https://web.archive.org/web/20180117193 ... -all-time/

https://web.archive.org/web/20170928070 ... erver.com/

https://web.archive.org/web/20170902185 ... mple-page/

It had a twitter account and stop tweeting in 2017 so it seems it had a short life. Some articles are about music but it's mainly politics. They're American.

https://twitter.com/ObserverInt

The list is really good but because the source i have my doubts too.

[VacantJoy]

i am not sure if its the classic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Observer source...

[panam]

i am not sure if its the classic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Observer source...

It isn't