The 30 Best Tom Waits Songs (Spin 2017)

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"Take It with Me" on top is awesome. It's probably his most beautiful song and one of the most beautiful songs in general. Easy to overlook so glad to see it getting a lot of love here.
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Here is a quick list:

30. “Way Down in the Hole” (Franks Wild Years, 1987)
29. “Georgia Lee” (Mule Variations, 1999)
28. “Hoist That Rag” (Real Gone, 2004)
27. “What’s He Building?” (Mule Variations, 1999)
26. “Hell Broke Luce” (Bad As Me, 2011)
25. “Dirt in the Ground” (Bone Machine, 1992)
24. “Johnsburg, Illinois” (Swordfishtrombones, 1983)
23. “Lie to Me” (Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards, 2006)
22. “Ol’ ‘55” (Closing Time, 1973)
21. “All the World Is Green” (Blood Money, 2002)
20. “Cold Cold Ground” (Franks Wild Years, 1987)
19. “Everything You Can Think Of Is True” (Alice, 2002)
18. “Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)” (Small Change, 1976)
17. “16 Shells from a Thirty-Ought Six” (Swordfishtrombones, 1983)
16. “Hold On” (Mule Variations, 1999)
15. “Anywhere I Lay My Head” (Rain Dogs, 1985)
14. “On the Nickel” (Heartattack and Vine, 1980)
13. “The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me)” (Small Change, 1976)
12. “I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love With You” (Closing Time, 1973)
11. “Alice” (Alice, 2002)
10. “Jockey Full of Bourbon” (Rain Dogs, 1985)
9. “Come On Up to the House” (Mule Variations, 1999)
8. “Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis” (Blue Valentine, 1978)
7. “Time” (Rain Dogs, 1985)
6. “(Looking For) The Heart of Saturday Night” (The Heart of Saturday Night, 1974)
5. “Martha” (Closing Time, 1973)
4. “Kentucky Avenue” (Blue Valentine, 1978)
3. “Jersey Girl” (Heartattack and Vine, 1980)
2. “Downtown Train” (Rain Dogs, 1985)
1. “Take It With Me” (Mule Variations, 1999)
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I would really have liked to include this list, but I think it’s a single critic list and single critic artist lists are not included.
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