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Rolling Stone - The 100 Greatest Albums Of The 80s
Special Issue 1990

N.B. This List Is From The Australian Edition Of The Magazine And Had The Us List At The Back Of The Magazine. I Have Listed The Us Albums First, With Any Changes In The Australian List In Brackets Next To It.

London Calling

1. London Calling - The Clash
2. Purple Rain - Prince & The Revolution
3. The Joshua Tree - U2
4. Remain In Light - Talking Heads
5. Graceland - Paul Simon
6. Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
7. Thriller - Michael Jackson
8. Murmur - Rem / (Circus Animals - Cold Chisel)
9. Shoot Out The Lights - Richard And Linda Thompson /(Diesel And Dust - Midnight Oil)
10. Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
11. Get Happy - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
12. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us - Public Enemy / (Kick - Inxs)
13. Diesel And Dust - Midnight Oil / (Human Frailty - Hunters & Collectors)
14. So - Peter Gabriel
15. Let It Be - The Replacements / (True Colours - Split Enz)
16. 1999 - Prince / (Post - Paul Kelly)
17. Synchronicity - The Police
18. Dirty Mind - Prince
19. New York - Lou Reed
20. Pretenders - Pretenders
21. Rain Dogs - Tom Waits
22. The Smiths - The Smiths / (Crowded House - Crowded House)
23. Red - Black Uhuru / (The Smiths - The Smiths)
24. Los Angeles - X / (16 Lovers Lane - The Go-Betweens)
25. Tunnel Of Love - Bruce Springsteen
26. Back In Black - Ac/Dc
27. Appetite For Destruction - Guns 'N' Roses
28. Control - Janet Jackson
29. Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
30. How Will The Wolf Survive? - Los Lobos
31. Avalon - Roxy Music
32. Uh-Huh - John Cougar Mellencamp
33. Zen Arcade - Husker Du / (Prayers On Fire - The Birthday Party)
34. Tattoo You - The Rolling Stones
35. Kill Em All - Metallica
36. Rapture - Anita Baker / (Eliminator - Zz Top)
37. Midnight Love - Marvin Gaye
38. Imperial Bedroom - Elvis Costello & The Attractions / (Lovetown - Stephen Cummings)
39. Eliminator - Zz Top / (Rapture - Anita Baker)
40. War - U2
41. Document - Rem
42. Strong Persuader - The Robert Cray Band
43. Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen
44. Oh Mercy - Bob Dylan
45. Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth
46. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (Third Solo Album - 1980)
47. Private Dancer - Tina Turner
48. Skylarking - Xtc / (Quasimodo's Dream - The Reels)
49. Crazy Rhythms - The Feelies / (Cats And Dogs - Mental As Anything)
50. Madonna - Madonna
51. Run Dmc - Run Dmc
52. Making Movies - Dire Straights
53. Bring The Family - John Hiatt / (Born Sandy Devotional - The Triffids)
54. Speaking In Tongues - Talking Heads
55. Centrefield - John Fogerty
56. Closer - Joy Division
57. Empty Glass - Pete Townsend / (The Swing - Inxs)
58. The Indestructible Beat Of Soweto - Various Artists
59. Computer Games - George Clinton / (Brave - Kate Ceberano)
60. The Blue Mask - Lou Reed
61. Doc At The Radar Station - Captain Beefheart
62. Pyromania - Def Leppard / (Time And Tide - Split Enz)
63. Entertainment - Gang Of Four
64. Vivid - Living Colour / (The Pleasure Of Your Company... - Models)
65. In My Tribe - 10,000 Maniacs / (East - Cold Chisel)
66. Fiyo On The Bayou - The Neville Brothers
67. Trouble In Paradise - Randy Newman / (Primitive Man - Icehouse)
68. The Specials - The Specials / (Gossip - Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls)
69. Radio - Ll Cool J
70. Travelling Wilburys Vol. 1 - Travelling Wilburys
71. Crowded House - Crowded House / (10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 - Midnight Oil)
72. Marshall Crenshaw - Marshall Crenshaw / (The Blurred Crusade - The Church)
73. Building The Perfect Beast - Don Henley
74. Sign O' The Times - Prince
75. She's So Unusual - Cyndi Lauper
76. Second Edition - Public Image Ltd
77. Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson
78. Dare - The Human League
79. Guitar Town - Steve Earle / (Tender Prey - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds)
80. Suzanne Vega - Suzanne Vega
81. 1984 - Van Halen / (East Side Story - Uk Squeeze)
82. East Side Story - Uk Squeeze / (1984 - Van Halen)
83. Let's Dance - David Bowie
84. Faith - George Michael
85. Freedom - Neil Young
86. The River - Bruce Springsteen
87. Steel Wheels - The Rolling Stones
88. Lives In The Balance - Jackson Browne
89. Who's Zooming Who - Aretha Franklin
90. ... Nothing Like The Sun - Sting
91. Lyle Lovett - Lyle Lovett / (Stoneage Romeos - Hoodoo Gurus)
92. Full Moon Fever - Tom Petty
93. The Night I Feel In Love - Luther Vandross / (For The Working Class Man - Jimmy Barnes)
94. Power, Corruption & Lies - New Order
95. Scarecreow - John Cougar Mellencamp
96. Colour By Numbers - Culture Club
97. The Mona Lisa's Sister - Graham Parker / (Lovebuzz - The Humingbirds)
98. Labour Of Love - Ub40
99. What's Up, Dog? - Was (Not Was) / (Max Q)
100. Sun City - Artists United Against Apartheid

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Rolling Stone - The 100 Best Singles Of The Last 25 Years  
July 1989 Issue

1. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
2. Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
3. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
4. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
5. I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
6. Respect - Aretha Franklin
7. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
8. Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
9. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
10. Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes
11. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
12. The Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson And The Miracles
13. In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
14. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
15. You Really Got Me - The Kinks
16. My Generation - The Who
17. Little Red Corvette - Prince
18. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
19. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - The Righteous Brothers
20. Gloria - Them
21. Dancing In The Street - Martha An The Vandellas
22. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
23. Reach Out, I'll Be There - The Four Tops
24. Shake - Sam Cooke
25. The Message - Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five
26. Gimme Some Lovin' - The Spencer Davis Group
27. Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones
28. My Girl - The Temptations
29. Hey Jude - The Beatles
30. River Deep, Mountain High - Ike And Tina Turner
31. Don't Worry Baby - The Beach Boys
32. Anarchy In The U.K. - The Sex Pistols
33. When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
34. Thank You (Falettin-Me Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly And The Family Stone
35. Da Doo Ron Ron - The Crystals
36. 96 Tears - ? And The Mysterians
37. The Letter - The Box Tops
38. Be My Baby - The Ronettes
39. Wooly Bully - Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs
40. Light My Fire - The Doors
41. Chain Of Folls - Aretha Franklin
42. Hotel California - The Eagles
43. Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
44. Imagine - John Lennon
45. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
46. Pride (In The Name Of Love) - U2
47. Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
48. Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
49. Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding
50. Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees
51. When Doves Cry - Prince
52. Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
53. Help! - The Beatles
54. I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner
55. California Dreamin' - The Mamas And The Papas
56. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
57. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
58. Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
59. Who'll Stop The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
60. Good Times - Chic
61. Walk This Way - Aerosmith
62. Groovin' - The Young Rascals
63. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
64. Needles And Pins - The Searchers
65. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
66. Hold On, I'm Comin' - Sam And Dave
67. Crimson And Clover - Tommy James And The Shondells
68. Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
69. Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads
70. Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane
71. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon And Garfunkel
72. Wild Thing - The Troggs
73. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
74. Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
75. The House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals
76. Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young
77. Son-Of-A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
78. She's Not There - The Zombies
79. Instant Karma (We All Shine On) - John Lennon
80. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
81. Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed
82. Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke
83. Devil With A Blue Dress On/Good Golly, Miss Molly - Mitch Ryder And The
Detroit Wheels
84. Your Song - Elton John
85. A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procul Harum
86. Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
87. Maggie May - Rad Stewart
88. Summer In The City - The Lovin' Spoonful
89. Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville
90. Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) - The Raspberries
91. Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals
92. Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T Rex
93. Night Moves - Bob Seger
94. War - Edwin Starr
95. Every Breath You Take - The Police
96. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
97. Layla - Derek And The Dominos
98. Back Stabbers - The O'jays
99. Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
100. People Get Ready - The Impressions

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Rolling Stone Top 100 Albums Of The Last 20 Years
September & October 1987 Editions (As Part Of The 20th Anniversary Celebration Of The Magazine)

 
1. The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
2. The Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks
3. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street
4. John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
5. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
6. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust
7. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
8. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
9. The Beatles - The Beatles
10. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
11. Elvis Costello - This Year's Model
12. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks
13. Bob Dylan & The Band - The Basement Tapes
14. The Clash - London Calling
15. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
16. Patti Smith - Horses
17. The Beatles - Abbey Road
18. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
19. The Band - The Band
20. Prince - Dirty Mind
21. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico
22. The Who - Who's Next
23. Derek & The Dominos - Layla
24. Richard & Linda Thompson - Shoot Out The Lights
25. The Doors - The Doors
26. Neil Young - Tonight's The Night
27. The Clash - The Clash
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A.
29. Evis Costello - My Aim Is True
30. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On
31. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
32. The Velvet Underground - Loaded
33. Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica
34. Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story
35. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon
36. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy And The Poor Boys
37. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
38. Television - Marquee Moon
39. Prince - Purple Rain
40. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town
41. The Band - Music From Big Pink
42. The Pretenders - Pretenders
43. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
44. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow
45. Graham Parker - Squeezing Out Sparks
46. Joni Mitchell - Blue
47. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin Iv
48. Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
49. Randy Newman - 12 Songs
50. Big Brother And The Holding Company - Cheap Thrills
51. Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent And The E Street Shuffle
52. The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
53. Talking Heads - Remain In Light
54. Graham Parker - Howlin Wind
55. The New York Dolls - New York Dolls
56. Paul Simon - Graceland
57. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food
58. R.E.M. - Murmur
59. Van Morrison - Moondance
60. Original Soundtrack - The Harder They Come
61. John Lennon - Imagine
62. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
63. Bruce Springsteen - The River
64. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
65. Elvis Costello And The Attractions - Get Happy!!
66. Neil Young And Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps
67. Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding
68. Michael Jackson - Off The Wall
69. Ramones - Ramones
70. The Rolling Stones - Between The Buttons
71. Neil Young - After The Goldrush
72. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
73. Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything
74. Crosby, Stills And Nash - Crosby, Stills And Nash
75. Al Green - Call Me
76. Elvis Presley - From Elvis In Memphis
77. The Mothers Of Invention - We're Only In It For The Money
78. Sly And The Family Stone - Greatest Hits
79. Pink Floyd - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
80. Talking Heads - Talking Heads: 77
81. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
82. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
83. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin Ii
84. Roxy Music - Siren
85. Michael Jackson - Thriller
86. Richard And Linda Thompson - I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
87. Sly And The Family Stone - Stand!
88. Iggy And The Stooges - Raw Power
89. Randy Newman - Sail Away
90. Various Artists - Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychadelic Era, 1965-1968
91. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You
92. Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes - Hearts Of Stone
93. Simon And Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Waters
94. Talking Heads - Fear Of Music
95. Otis Redding - History Of Otis Redding
96. David Bowie - Changesonebowie
97. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
98. Steely Dan - Katy Lied
99. The Who - Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy
100. T.Rex - Electric Warrior

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Rolling Stone Fifty Essential Recordings From The Fifties (1990)


1. Little Richard - The Specialty Sessions
2. Chuck Berry - The Chess Box
3. Elvis Presley - The Complete Sun Sessions
4. Jerry Lee Lewis - The Sun Box
5. Buddy Holly - Legend
6. Bo Diddley - Checker Recordings Re-Released On Chess/Mca
7. Fats Domino - Legendary Masters
8. Ray Charles - A Life In Music
9. The Everly Brothers - The Everly Brothers
10. Clyde Mcphatter - Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: Volumes 2 And 3
11. The 5 Royales - The Real Thing
12. The Coasters - Young Blood
13. Carl Perkins - Original Sun Greatest Hits
14. Eddie Cochran - The Eddie Cochran Box Set
15. Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps - The Capitol Years: '56-'63
16. Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens
17. Hank Ballard And The Midnighters - What You Get When The Gettin' Gets Good
18. Big Joe Turner - Greatest Hits
19. Huey Piano Smith And The Clowns - Serious Clownin': The History Of Huey 'Piano' Smith And The Clowns
20. Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers - Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers
21. Larry Williams - The Best Of Larry Williams
22. Chuck Willis - Keep A' Driving
23. Wanda Jackson - Fujiyama Mama And Let's Have A Party
24. Johnny Otis - The Capitol Years
25. Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy , Stagger Lee , Personality , And I'm Gonna Get Married
26. The Isley Brothers - Shout
27. Sam Cooke - Send Me
28. Jackie Wilson - Lonely Teardrops
29. The Chantels - Maybe
30. James Brown - Please, Please, Please And Try Me
31. The Falcons - You're So Fine
32. Dion And The Belmonts - A Teenager In Love
33. Bobby Blue Bland - Farther Up The Road / Wishing Well
34. Jerry Butler And The Impressions - For Your Precious Love
35. Otis Rush - All Your Love And Double Trouble
36. Willie Mae Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog
37. Lavern Baker - Jim Dandy
38. Etta James - Roll With Me Henry
39. Little Willie John - Fever And Talk To Me, Talk To Me
40. Dale Hawkins - Suzie-Q
41. The El Dorados - At My Front Door
42. Bobby Freeman - Do You Want To Dance And Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes
43. The Cadets - Stranded In The Jungle
44. Johnny Burnette And The Rock And Roll Trio - The Train Kept A-Rollin'
45. Link Wray - Rumble
46. The Cadillacs - Speedo
47. Billy Lee Riley - Flyin' Saucers Rock And Roll And Red Hot
48. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You
49. Richard Berry - Louie, Louie
50. Mickey And Sylvia - Love Is Strange


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Rolling Stone Top 100 Albums Compiled 1997
As Compiled By The Staff Of The German Edition Of Rolling Stone Magazine For The December 1997 Issue.


1. Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street
2. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
4. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
5. Beatles - Abbey Road
6. Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
7. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde
8. Beatles - Revolver
9. Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
10. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
11. Patti Smith - Horses
12. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks...
13. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
14. Velvet Underground - V. Underground & Nico
15. The Band - The Band
16. The Clash - London Calling
17. Joni Mitchell - Blue
18. Beatles - Beatles (White Album)
19. Nirvana - Nevermind
20. Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
21. Bob Dylan Blood On The Tracks
22. The Smiths The Queen Is Dead
23. Beatles Sgt.Peppers Lonley ...
24. Gram Parsons Grievous Angel
25. David Bowie Hunky Dory
26. Elvis Presley Elvis Presley
27. Captain Beefheart Trout Mask Replica
28. Bruce Springsteen Born To Run
29. Television Marquee Moon
30. Elvis Costello Imperial Bedroom
31. Otis Redding Otis Blue
32. J.Hendrix Experience Electric Ladyland
33. Love Forever Changes
34. Bob Dylan Bringing It All Back Home
35. Beatles Rubber Soul
36. Byrds The Notorious Byrd Brothers
37. James Brown Live At The Apollo
38. Rolling Stones Aftermath
39. The Clash The Clash
40. Sly & The Family Stone There's A Riot Going On
41. Randy Newman Sail Away
42. Scott Walker Scott 4
43. The Doors The Doors
44. Roxy Music For Your Pleasure
45. Nick Drake Bryter Layter
46. Neil Young Tonight's The Night
47. Elvis Costello This Year's Model
48. B. Springsteen Darkness On The Edge Of Town
49. Tindersticks Tindersticks
50. The Smiths The Smiths
51. Leonard Cohen Songs Of Leonard Cohen
52. Elvis Presley Elvis Is Back!
53. Richard & Linda Thompson I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
54. Oasis (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
55. David Bowie The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust
56. Randy Newman 12 Songs
57. The Ramones The Ramones
58. The Who Who's Next?
59. R.E.M. Automatic For The People
60. Byrds Younger Than Yesterday
61. Tom Waits Swordfishtrombones
62. Joni Mitchell Court And Spark
63. Carole King Tapestry
64. Elvis Costello My Aim Is True
65. Steely Dan Countdown To Ecstasy
66. Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin Iv
67. Iggy & The Stooges Raw Power
68. Rolling Stones Some Girls
69. Bob Dylan Time Out Of Mind
70. John Lennon Plastic Ono Band
71. Kate & Anna Mcgarrigle Kate & Anna Mc Garrigle
72. Van Morrison Moondance
73. The Band Music From Big Pink
74. Fairport Convention Liege & Lief
75. Prefab Sprout Steve Mc Queen
76. Little Feat Salin' Shoes
77. Neil Young After The Goldrush
78. Flying Burrito Brothers The Gilded Palace Of Sin
79. The Pretenders The Pretenders
80. Buddy Holly The Chirping Crickets
81. Dusty Springfield Dusty In Memphis
82. Rolling Stones Tattoo You
83. John Prine John Prine
84. The Jam All Mod Cons
85. Creedance Clearwater Rev. Green River
86. Rolling Stones Between The Buttons
87. Bob Dylan Desire
88. R.E.M. Reckoning
89. Scott Walker Tilt
90. Green On Red Here Come The Snakes
91. Tim Buckley Greetings From L.A.
92. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
93. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Love & Hate
94. Neil Young - On The Beach
95. Emmylou Harris - Rose In The Snow
96. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow
97. Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
98. Gene Clark - No Other
99. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends
100. Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline

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Rolling Stone Essential Recordings Of The ‘90s

Alternative

Sinead O'connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual
R.E.M. - Out Of Time
Metallica - Metallica
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend
Nirvana - Nevermind
My Blood Valentine - Loveless
U2 - Achtung Baby
Pavement - Slanted And Enchanted
L7 - Bricks Are Heavy
Los Lobos - Kiko
R.E.M. - Automatic For The People
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Nirvana - In Utero
Pj Harvey - Rid Of Me
Pearl Jam - Vs.
Green Day - Dookie
Tori Amos - Under The Pink
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Hole - Live Through This
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Nirvana - Mtv Unplugged In New York
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
Pj Harvey - To Bring You My Love
Radiohead - The Bends
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
Bjork - Post
Garbage - Garbage
Luna - Penthouse
The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
Sleater-Kinney - Call The Doctor
Beck - Odelay
Sublime - Sublime
Fiona Apple - Tidal
Marilyn Manson - Antichrist Superstar
Pulp - Different Class
Belle And Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
Radiohead - Ok Computer
Cornershop - When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty
Korn - Follow The Leader

Rock & Roll


The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Ragged Glory
Lenny Kravitz - Mama Said
Jimmie Dale Gilmore - After Awhile
Van Morrison - Hymns To The Silence
K.D. Lang - Ingenue
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I And Ii
Annie Lennox - Diva
Peter Gabriel - Us
The Jayhawks - Hollywood Town Hall
Counting Crows - August And Everything After
Van Morrison - Too Long In Exile
Billy Joel - River Of Dreams
Mick Jagger - Wandering Spirit
Johnny Cash - American Recordings
Iris Dement - My Life
Hootie And The Blowfish - Cracked Rear View
Eric Clapton - From The Cradle
Tom Petty – Wildflowersjewel - Pieces Of You
The Wallflowers - Bringing Down The Horse
Patti Smith - Gone Again
Sheryl Crow - Sheryl Crow
Bruce Springsteen - The Ghost Of Tom Joad
Ani Difranco - Living In Clip
John Fogerty - Blue Moon Swamp
The Rolling Stones - Bridges To Babylon
Billy Bragg And Wilco - Mermaid Avenue
Lucinda Williams – Car Wheels On A Gravel Roadwillie Nelson - Teatro
Peter Wolf - Fool's Parade
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind
The Rolling Stones - No Security

Hip-Hop & R&B

• Public Enemy – Fear Of A Black Planet
• Ice Cube – Amerikkka’s Most Wanted
• Ll Cool J – Mama Said Knock You Out
• Brand Nubian – One For All
• A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory
• N.W.A. – Efil4zaggin
• Janet Jackson – Janet.
• Cypress Hill – Cyrpress Hill
• En Vogue – Funky Divas
• Pete Rock And C.L. Smooth
• Dr. Dre – The Chronic
• Snoop Doggy Dogg – Doggystyle
• Wu-Tang Clan – Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers
• Nas – Illmatic
• Tlc – Crazysexycool
• The Notorious B.I.G. – Ready To Die
• Mary J. Blige – My Life
• D’angelo – Brown Sugar
• 2pac – All Eyez On Me
• Buju Banton – ‘Til Shiloh
• Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…
• R. Kelly – R. Kelly
• Fugees – The Score
• Aaliyah – One In A Million
• Lil’ Kim – Hard Core
• Erykah Badu – Baduizm
• The Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death
• Wyclef Jean – The Carnival
• Puff Daddy And The Family – No Way Out
• Jay-Z – Vol. 2…Hard Knock Life
• Missy Misdemeanour Elliott – Supa Dupa Fly
• Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
• Outkast – Aquemini

Dance & Pop
 
• The Orb – The Orb’s Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld
• Pet Shop Boys – Very
• Aphex Twin – Selected Ambient Works, Volume Ii
• Massive Attack – Protection
• Portishead – Dummy
• Moby – Everything Is Wrong
• Tricky – Maxinquaye
• Stereolab – Emperor Tomato Ketchup
• Dj Shadow – Endtroducing…
• Spice Girls – Spice
• The Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole
• Hanson – Middle Of Nowhere
• Prodigy – The Fat Of The Land
• Roni Size/Reprazent – New Forms
• Madonna – Ray Of Light

Box Sets

• James Brown – Star Time
• Ray Charles – The Birth Of Soul – The Complete Atlantic Rhythm & Blues Recordings 1952-1959
• Bob Dylan – Live 1966: The Royal Albert Hall Concert – The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4
• Robert Johnson – The Complete Recordings
• Janis Joplin – Janis
• Otis Redding – Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding
• Various Artists – The Sugar Hill Records Story
• Various Artists – Anthology Of American Folk Music
• Various Artists – Tougher Than Tough, The Story Of Jamaican Music
• The Velvet Underground – Peel Slowly And See

Blues

• Junior Kimbrough – All Night Long
• Othar Turner And The Rising Star Fife-And-Drum Band – Everybody Hollerin’ Goat
• Keb’ Mo’ – Keb’ Mo’
• Charles Brown – Just A Lucky So And So
• Ruth Brown – The Songs Of My Life

World

• Various Artists – Guitar Paradise Of East Africa
• Various Artists – The Music In My Head
• Oumou Sangare – Worotan
• Linton Kwesi Johnson – Tings An’ Times
• Tom Ze – Brazil Classics 4: The Best Of Tom Ze
• Various Artists – Asia Classics 1: The South Indian Film Music Of Vijaya Anand
• Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – Intoxicated Spirit
• Oruc Guvenc – Ocean Of Remembrance
• Ruben Gonzalez – Introducing…
• David Lindley & Henry Kaiser – A World Out Of Time
• Country
• Trisha Yearwood – Hearts In Armor
• Dwight Yoakam – If There Was A Way
• Shania Twain – Come On Over
• The Mavericks – What A Crying Shame
• Alan Jackson – Who I Am


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Rolling Stone Readers Top 100 Albums
Issue 907 (October 17th 2002)

1. Beatles - Revolver (1966)
2. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
3. Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
4. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
5. Beatles - The Beatles (The White Album) (1968)
6. Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
7. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
8. Radiohead - Ok Computer (1997)
9. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin 4 (1971)
10. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
11. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (1973)
12. Michael Jackson -Thriller (1982)
13. Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street (1972)
14. Clash - London Calling (1979)
15. U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
16. Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
17. Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
18. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
19. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
20. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
21. Weezer - Weezer (1994)
22. Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
23. Beatles - Rubber Soul (1965)
24. Eminem -The Eminem Show (2002)
25. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
26. Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
27. Tool - Aenima (1996)
28. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
29. Madonna - Ray Of Light (1998)
30. Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
31. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
32. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
33. Oasis - What's The Story - Morning Glory? (1995)
34. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
35. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
36. Who - Who's Next (1971)
37. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers Lp (2000)
38. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
39. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
40. Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
41. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
42. Metallica - Metallica (1991)
43. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
44. Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced? (1967)
45. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
46. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion 1 & 2 (1991)
47. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
48. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
49. U2 - War (1983)
50. Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam Vs. Pearl Jam (1993)
51. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin 2 (1969)
52. Madonna - Music (2000)
53. U2 - The Unforgettable Fire (1984)
54. Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
55. Nirvana - Unplugged In New York (1994)
56. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust (1972)
57. Strokes - Is This It (2001)
58. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2001)
59. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
60. Ac/Dc - Back In Black (1980)
61. Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue (1959)
62. Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
63. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town (1978)
64. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The Usa (1984)
65. Who - Tommy (1969)
66. Prince - Purple Rain (1984)
67. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
68. Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed (1969)
69. U2 - Zooropa (1993)
70. Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
71. System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)
72. Michael Jackson - Off The Wall (1979)
73. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks (1977)
74. Counting Crows - August And Everything After (1993)
75. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
76. Pixies - Doolittle (1990)
77. No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
78. Velvet Underground + Nico - Velvet Underground + Nico (1967)
79. Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
80. Depeche Mode - 101 (1989)
81. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
82. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
83. Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy (1973)
84. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
85. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
86. Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (1986)
87. Metallica - Master Of Puppets (1986)
88. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
89. Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
90. Weezer - Maladroit (2002)
91. Garbage - Version 2.0 (1998)
92. Bob Marley - Legend (1984)
93. Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987)
94. Moby - Play (1999)
95. Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life (1976)
96. Beck - Odelay (1996)
97. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland (1968)
98. Madonna - The Immaculate Collection (1990)
99. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)

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Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Guitar Songs Of All Time
(June 2008 issue)

Many Thanks To Steve Parker

This Is What Makes A Great Rock & Roll Guitar Sound: An Irresistible Riff; A Solo Or Jam That Takes You Higher Every Time You Hear It; The Final Power Chord That Pins You To The Wall And Makes You Hit Play Again & Again. Every Song Here Has Those Thrills. But These Are Rock’s Greatest Guitar Moments Because Of What’s Inside The Notes: Hunger, Fury, Despair And Joy, Often All At Once. You Hear The Blues, Gospel And Rockabilly That Came Before, Transformed By The Need To Say Something New And Loud, Right Away. Rock & Roll Has Been The Sound Of Independence For Half A Century. The Guitar Is Still Its Essential, Liberating Voice. These Are The 100 Reasons Why .



1. Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
2. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix Experience
3. Crossroads - Cream
4. You Really Got Me - Kinks
5. Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
6. Eruption - Van Halen
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Beatles
8. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
9. Statesboro Blues - Allman Brothers Band
10. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
11. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
12. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix Experience
13. Layla - Derek & The Dominos
14. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
15. My Generation - Who
16. Cowgirl In The Sand - Neil Young With Crazy Horse
17. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
18. Blitzkrieg Bop - Ramones
19. Purple Rain - Prince & The Revolution
20. People Get Ready - Impressions
21. Seven Nation Army - White Stripes
22. A Hard Day’s Night! - Beatles
23. Over Under Sideways Down - Yardbirds
24. Killing In The Name - Rage Against The Machine
25. Can’t You Hear Me Knocking - Rolling Stones
26. How Blue Can You Get - Bb King
27. Look Over Yonders Wall - Paul Butterfield Blues Band
28. Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
29. Back In Black - Ac/Dc
30. Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
31. Keep Yourself Alive - Queen
32. Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
33. Master Of Puppets - Metallica
34. Walk This Way - Aerosmith
35. 1969 - Stooges
36. Interstellar Overdrive - Pink Floyd
37. That’s All Right - Elvis Presley
38. Stay With Me - Faces
39. Black Magic Woman - Santana
40. I Can See For Miles - Who
41. Marquee Moon - Television
42. Hideaway - John Mayall’s Blues Breakers
43. Holidays In The Sun - Sex Pistols
44. Dig Me Out - Sleater-Kinney
45. I Saw Her Standing There - Beatles
46. Misirlou - Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
47. Panama - Van Halen
48. London Calling - Clash
49. Machine Gun - Jimi Hendrix Experience
50. Debaser - Pixies
51. Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
52. My Iron Lung - Radiohead
53. Born On The Bayou - Creedence Clearwater Revival
54. Little Wing - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
55. White Room - Cream
56. Eight Miles High - Byrds
57. Dark Star - Grateful Dead
58. Rumble - Link Wray & His Ray Men
59. Freeway Jam - Jeff Beck
60. Maggot Brain - Funkadelic
61. Soul Man - Sam & Dave
62. Born Under A Bad Sign - Albert King
63. Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns N’ Roses
64. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
65. Message In A Bottle - Police
66. Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
67. Adam Raised A Cain - Bruce Springsteen
68. Thrill Is Gone - Bb King
69. Money - Pink Floyd
70. Bullet With Butterfly Wings - Smashing Pumpkins
71. Take It Or Leave It - Strokes
72. Say It Ain’t So - Weezer
73. Summertime Blues - Blue Cheer
74. La Grange - Zz Top
75. Willie The Pimp - Frank Zappa Featuring Captain Beefheart
76. American Girl - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
77. Even Flow - Pearl Jam
78. Stone Crazy - Buddy Guy
79. Silver Rocket - Sonic Youth
80. Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan
81. Beat It - Michael Jackson
82. Walk Don’t Run - Ventures
83. What I Got - Sublime
84. Gravity - John Mayer
85. You Enjoy Myself - Phish
86. I Ain’t Superstitious - Jeff Beck
87. Red - King Crimson
88. Mona - Quicksilver Messenger Service
89. I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
90. How Soon Is Now? - Smiths
91. Drunkship Of Lanterns - Mars Volta
92. Memo From Turner - Mick Jagger
93. Only Shallow - My Bloody Valentine
94. Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
95. Omaha - Moby Grape
96. New Day Rising - Hüsker Dü
97. No One Knows - Queens Of The Stone Age
98. Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
99. Run Thru - My Morning Jacket
100. Vicarious - Tool


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The Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 2004
December 2004

Like A Rolling stone

1. Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
2. Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
3. Imagine - John Lennon
4. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
5. Respect - Aretha Franklin
6. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
7. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
8. Hey Jude - The Beatles
9. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
10. What'd I Say - Ray Charles
11. My Generation - The Who
12. A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
13. Yesterday - The Beatles
14. Blowin' In The Wind - Bob Dylan
15. London Calling - The Clash
16. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
17. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
18. Maybellene - Chuck Berry
19. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
20. Let It Be - The Beatles
21. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
22. Be My Baby - The Ronettes
23. In My Life - The Beatles
24. People Get Ready - The Impressions
25. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
26. A Day In The Life - The Beatles
27. Layla - Derek And The Dominos
28. (Sittin On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
29. Help! - The Beatles
30. I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
31. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
32. Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones
33. River Deep - Mountain High - Ike And Tina Turner
34. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - The Righteous Brothers
35. Light My Fire - The Doors
36. One - U2
37. No Woman - No Cry - Bob Marley And The Wailers
38. Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
39. That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly And The Crickets
40. Dancing In The Street - Martha And The Vandellas
41. The Weight - The Band
42. Waterloo Sunset - The 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 And The Miracles
51. The Message - Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five
52. When Doves Cry - Prince
53. Anarchy In The U.K. - The Sex Pistols
54. When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
55. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
56. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
57. 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 - The Beatles
65. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
66. Redemption Song - Bob Marley And The Wailers
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 - The Beach Boys
72. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
73. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
74. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
75. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
76. Strawberry Fields Forever -The Beatles
77. Mystery Train - Elvis Presley
78. I Got You (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 - The Kinks
83. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - The 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 - The Temptations
89. California Dreamin' - The Mamas And The Papas
90. In The Still Of The Nite - The Five Satins
91. Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
92. Blitzkrieg Bop - 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 - The Rolling Stones
101. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix
102. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps
103. Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
104. Living For The City - Stevie Wonder
105. The Boxer - Simon And Garfunkel
106. Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan
107. Not Fade Away - Buddy Holly And The Crickets
108. Little Red Corvette - Prince
109. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
110. I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) - Otis Redding
111. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams
112. That's All Right - Elvis Presley
113. Up On The Roof - The Drifters
114. Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) - The Crystals
115. You Send Me - Sam Cooke
116. Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones
117. Take Me To The River - Al Green
118. Shout (Parts 1 And 2)] - The Isley Brothers
119. Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
120. I Want You Back -The Jackson 5
121. Stand By Me - Ben E. King
122. House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals
123. It's A Man's Man's Man's World - James Brown
124. Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
125. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
126. Shake - Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Turner
127. Changes - David Bowie
128. Rock & Roll Music - Chuck Berry
129. Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
130. Maggie May - Rod Stewart
131. With Or Without You - U2
132. Who Do You Love - Bo Diddley
133. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
134. In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
135. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles
136. Your Song - Elton John
137. Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
138. Family Affair - Sly And The Family Stone
139. I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
140. Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
141. All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers
142. Please - Please - Please - James Brown
143. Purple Rain - Prince
144. I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones
145. Everyday People - Sly And The Family Stone
146. Rock Lobster - The B-52's
147. Lust For Life - Iggy Pop
148. Me And Bobby Mcgee - Janis Joplin
149. Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers
150. Eight Miles High - The Byrds
151. Earth Angel - The Penguins
152. Foxey Lady - Jimi Hendrix
153. A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
154. Rave On - Buddy Holly And The Crickets
155. Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
156. The Sounds Of Silence - Simon And Garfunkel
157. I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos
158. (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley And His Comets
159. I'm Waiting For The Man - The Velvet Underground
160. Bring The Noise - Public Enemy
161. I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
162. Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'connor
163. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
164. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
165. Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
166. Lose Yourself - Eminem
167. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
168. Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
169. Losing My Religion - R.E.M.
170. Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell
171. Dancing Queen - Abba
172. Dream On - Aerosmith
173. God Save The Queen - The Sex Pistols
174. Paint It - Black - The Rolling Stones
175. I Fought The Law - The Bobby Fuller Four
176. Don't Worry Baby - The Beach Boys
177. Free Fallin' - Tom Petty
178. September Gurls - Big Star
179. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
180. Hey Ya! - Outkast
181. Green Onions - Booker T. And The Mg's
182. Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters
183. The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King
184. Please Please Me - The Beatles
185. Desolation Row - Bob Dylan
186. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) - Aretha Franklin
187. Back In Black - Ac/Dc
188. Who'll Stop The Rain -Creedence Clearwater Revival
189. Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees
190. Knocking On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
191. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
192. Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
193. There Goes My Baby - The Drifters
194. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly
195. Maybe - The Chantels
196. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
197. Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
198. Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix
199. Flash Light - Parliament
200. Loser - Beck
201. Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order
202. Come Together - The Beatles
203. Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan
204. Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding
205. Lean On Me - Bill Withers
206. Reach Out - I'll Be There - The Four Tops
207. Bye Bye Love - The Everly Brothers
208. Gloria - Them
209. In My Room - The Beach Boys
210. 96 Tears - ? And The Mysterians
211. Caroline - No - The Beach Boys
212. 1999 - Prince
213. Your Cheatin' Heart - Hank Williams
214. Rockin' In The Free World - Neil Young
215. Sh-Boom - The Chords
216. Do You Believe In Magic - The Lovin' Spoonful
217. Jolene - Dolly Parton
218. Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
219. Spoonful - Howlin' Wolf
220. Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke
221. Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed
222. Oh - Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
223. Dance To The Music - Sly And The Family Stone
224. Good Times - Chic
225. Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
226. Moondance - Van Morrison
227. Fire And Rain - James Taylor
228. Should I Stay Or Should I Go - The Clash
229. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
230. Just Like A Woman - Bob Dylan
231. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
232. Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison
233. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - The Animals
234. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better - The Byrds
235. I Got A Woman - Ray Charles
236. Everyday - Buddy Holly And The Crickets
237. Planet Rock - Afrika Bambaataa And The Soul Sonic Force
238. I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline
239. The Wanderer - Dion
240. Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
241. Stand! - Sly And The Family Stone
242. Rocket Man - Elton John
243. Love Shack - The B-52's
244. Gimme Some Lovin' - The Spencer Davis Group
245. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band
246. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher - Jackie Wilson
247. Hot Fun In The Summertime -Sly And The Family Stone
248. Rappers Delight - The Sugarhill Gang
249. Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin
250. Paranoid - Black Sabbath
251. Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin
252. Money Honey - The Drifters
253. All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople
254. Highway To Hell - Ac/Dc
255. Heart Of Glass - Blondie
256. Paranoid Android - Radiohead
257. Wild Thing - The Troggs
258. I Can See For Miles - The Who
259. Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
260. Oh - What A Night - The Dells
261. Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
262. Ooo Baby Baby - Smokey Robinson
263. He's A Rebel - The Crystals
264. Sail Away - Randy Newman
265. Tighten Up - Archie Bell And The Drells
266. Walking In The Rain - The Ronettes
267. Personality Crisis - New York Dolls
268. Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
269. Roadrunner - The Modern Lovers
270. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
271. Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
272. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry
273. Something - The Beatles
274. Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane
275. Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
276. I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
277. Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
278. Pictures Of You - The Cure
279. Chapel Of Love - The Dixie Cups
280. Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
281. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
282. Help Me - Joni Mitchell
283. Call Me - Blondie
284. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love And Understanding? - Elvis Costello And The Attractions
285. Smoke Stack Lightning - Howlin' Wolf
286. Summer Babe - Pavement
287. Walk This Way - Run-Dmc
288. Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
289. Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles
290. Stan - Eminem Featuring Dido
291. She's Not There - The Zombies
292. Train In Vain - The Clash
293. Tired Of Being Alone - Al Green
294. Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
295. Street Fighting Man - The Rolling Stones
296. Get Up - Stand Up - Bob Marley And The Wailers
297. Heart Of Gold - Neil Young
298. One Way Or Another - Blondie
299. Sign 'O' The Times - Prince
300. Like A Prayer - Madonna
301. Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
302. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - Willie Nelson
303. Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones
304. With A Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles
305. Say It Loud -- I'm Black And Proud - James Brown
306. That's Entertainment - The Jam
307. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers
308. Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson
309. What's Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner
310. Iron Man - Black Sabbath
311. Wake Up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers
312. In Dreams - Roy Orbison
313. I Put A Spell On You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
314. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
315. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - The Animals
316. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
317. Many Rivers To Cross - Jimmy Cliff
318. Alison - Elvis Costello
319. School's Out - Alice Cooper
320. Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin
321. Cortez The Killer - Neil Young
322. Fight The Power - Public Enemy
323. Dancing Barefoot - Patti Smith Group
324. Baby Love - The Supremes
325. Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals
326. Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine - James Brown
327. For Your Precious Love - Jerry Butler And The Impressions
328. The End - The Doors
329. That's The Way Of The World - Earth - Wind And Fire
330. We Will Rock You - Queen
331. I Can't Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt
332. Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan
333. Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum
334. Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones
335. Sweet Jane - The Velvet Underground
336. Walk This Way - Aerosmith
337. Beat It - Michael Jackson
338. Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul Mccartney
339. You Keep Me Hanging On - The Supremes
340. Baba O'riley - The Who
341. The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
342. Runaround Sue - Dion
343. Jim Dandy - Lavern Baker
344. Piece Of My Heart - Big Brother And The Holding Company
345. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
346. California Love - Dr. Dre And 2pac
347. Candle In The Wind - Elton John
348. That Lady (Part 1 And 2) - The Isley Brothers
349. Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
350. The Locomotion - Little Eva
351. The Great Pretender - The Platters
352. All Shook Up - Elvis Presley
353. Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton
354. Watching The Detectives - Elvis Costello
355. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
356. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
357. Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
358. Nowhere To Run - Martha And The Vandellas
359. Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters
360. Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack
361. Complete Control - The Clash
362. All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
363. The Letter - The Box Tops
364. Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan
365. Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
366. How Deep Is Your Love - The Bee Gees
367. White Room - Cream
368. Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
369. I'm A Man - Bo Diddley
370. The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix
371. I Can't Explain - The Who
372. Marquee Moon - Television
373. Wonderful World - Sam Cooke
374. Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Chuck Berry
375. Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 - Pink Floyd
376. Fake Plastic Trees -Radiohead
377. Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles
378. Pride (In The Name Of Love) - U2
379. Radio Free Europe - R.E.M.
380. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
381. Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville
382. Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve
383. Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band
384. Ticket To Ride - The Beatles
385. Ohio - Crosby - Stills - Nash And Young
386. I Know You Got Soul - Eric B And Rakim
387. Tiny Dancer - Elton John
388. Roxanne - The Police
389. Just My Imagination - The Temptations
390. Baby I Need Your Loving - The Four Tops
391. Band Of Gold - Freda Payne
392. O-O-H Child - The Five Stairsteps
393. Summer In The City - The Lovin' Spoonful
394. Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
395. Remember (Walkin' In The Sand) - The Shangri-Las
396. Thirteen - Big Star
397. (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
398. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
399. Enter Sandman - Metallica
400. Kicks - Paul Revere And The Raiders
401. Tonight's The Night - The Shirelles
402. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & The Family Stone
403. C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
404. Visions Of Johanna - Bob Dylan
405. We've Only Just Begun - The Carpenters
406. I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly
407. In Bloom - Nirvana
408. Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
409. Crossroads - Cream
410. Monkey Gone To Heaven - Pixies
411. I Feel Love - Donna Summer
412. Ode To Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry
413. The Girl Can't Help It - Little Richard
414. Young Blood - The Coasters
415. I Can't Help Myself - The Four Tops
416. The Boys Of Summer - Don Henley
417. Fuck Tha Police - N.W.A.
418. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby - Stills And Nash
419. Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang - Dr. Dre
420. It's Your Thing - The Isley Brothers
421. Piano Man - Billy Joel
422. Lola - The Kinks
423. Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
424. Tumbling Dice - The Rolling Stones
425. William - It Was Really Nothing - The Smiths
426. Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
427. New Year's Day - U2
428. Devil With A Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly - Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels
429. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love - Solomon Burke
430. White Man In Hammersmith Palais - The Clash
431. Ain't It A Shame - Fats Domino
432. Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight And The Pips
433. Ramble On - Led Zeppelin
434. Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
435. Beast Of Burden - The Rolling Stones
436. Alone Again Or - Love
437. Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
438. I Wanna Be Your Dog - The Stooges
439. Pink Houses - John Cougar Mellencamp
440. Push It - Salt-N-Pepa
441. Come Go With Me - The Del-Vikings
442. Keep A Knockin' - Little Richard
443. I Shot The Sheriff - Bob Marley And The Whailers
444. I Got You Babe - Sonny And Cher
445. Come As You Are - Nirvana
446. Pressure Drop - Toot And The Maytals
447. Leader Of The Pack - The Shangri-Las
448. Heroin - The Velvet Underground
449. Penny Lane - The Beatles
450. By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Glen Campbell
451. The Twist - Chubby Checker
452. Cupid - Sam Cooke
453. Paradise City - Guns N' Roses
454. My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
455. All Apologies - Nirvana
456. Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price
457. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker - Ramones
458. Soul Man - Sam And Dave
459. Rollin' Stone - Muddy Waters
460. One Fine Day - The Chiffons
461. Kiss - Prince
462. Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers
463. Rain - The Beatles
464. Standing In The Shadows Of Love - The Four Tops
465. Surrender - Cheap Trick
466. Runaway - Del Shannon
467. Welcome To The Jungle - Guns N' Roses
468. Search And Destroy - The Stooges
469. It's Too Late - Carole King
470. Free Man In Paris - Joni Mitchell
471. On The Road Again - Willie Nelson
472. Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes
473. Do Right Woman - Do Right Man - Aretha Franklin
474. One Nation Under A Groove - Funkadelic
475. Sabotage - Beastie Boys
476. I Want To Know What Love Is -Foreigner
477. Super Freak - Rick James
478. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
479. Lady Marmalade - Labelle
480. Into The Mystic - Van Morrison
481. Young Americans - David Bowie
482. I'm Eighteen - Alice Cooper
483. Just Like Heaven - The Cure
484. I Love Rock 'N Roll - Joan Jett
485. Graceland - Paul Simon
486. How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths
487. Under The Boardwalk - The Drifters
488. Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win) - Fleetwood Mac
489. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
490. Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
491. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield
492. Running On Empty - Jackson Browne
493. Then He Kissed Me - The Crystals
494. Desperado - The Eagles
495. Shop Around - Smokey Robinson And The Miracles
496. Miss You - The Rolling Stones
497. Buddy Holly - Weezer
498. Rainy Night In Georgia - Brook Benton
499. The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
500. More Than A Feeling - Boston


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The Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 2010
April 2010

Rolling Stone 500 Songs 2010

2010 Ranking) 2004 Ranking. Title - Artist

1) 1. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
2) 2. Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
3) 3. Imagine - John Lennon
4) 4. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
5) 5. Respect - Aretha Franklin
6) 6. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
7) 7. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
8) 8. Hey Jude - The Beatles
9) 9. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
10) 10. What'd I Say - Ray Charles
11) 11. My Generation - The Who
12) 12. A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
13) 13. Yesterday - The Beatles
14) 14. Blowin' in the Wind - Bob Dylan
15) 15. London Calling - The Clash
16) 16. I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
17) 17. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
18) 18. Maybellene - Chuck Berry
19) 19. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
20) 20. Let It Be - The Beatles
21) 21. Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
22) 22. Be My Baby - The Ronettes
23) 23. In My Life - The Beatles
24) 24. People Get Ready - The Impressions
25) 25. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
26) 28. (Sittin on) the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
27) 27. Layla - Derek and the Dominos
28) 26. A Day in the Life - The Beatles
29) 29. Help! - The Beatles
30) 30. I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash
31) 31. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
32) 32. Sympathy for the Devil - The Rolling Stones
33) 33. River Deep - Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner
34) 34. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - The Righteous Brothers
35) 35. Light My Fire - The Doors
36) 36. One - U2
37) 37. No Woman - No Cry - Bob Marley and the Wailers
38) 38. Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
39) 39. That'll Be the Day - Buddy Holly and the Crickets
40) 40. Dancing in the Street - Martha and the Vandellas
41) 41. The Weight - The Band
42) 42. Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
43) 43. Tutti-Frutti - Little Richard
44) 44. Georgia on My Mind - Ray Charles
45) 45. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
46) 46. Heroes - David Bowie
47) 48. All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
48) 47. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
49) 49. Hotel California - The Eagles
50) 50. The Tracks of My Tears - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
51) 51. The Message - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
52) 52. When Doves Cry - Prince
53) 54. When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge
54) 55. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
55) 56. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
56) 53. Anarchy in the U.K. - The Sex Pistols
57) 57. Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum
58) 58. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
59) 59. The Times They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan
60) 60. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
61) 61. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On - Jerry Lee Lewis
62) 62. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
63) 63. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
64) 64. She Loves You - The Beatles
65) 65. Sunshine of Your Love - Cream
66) 66. Redemption Song - Bob Marley and the Wailers
67) 67. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
68) 68. Tangled Up in Blue - Bob Dylan
69) 69. Crying - Roy Orbison
70) 70. Walk On By - Dionne Warwick
71) 72. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - James Brown
72) 71. California Girls - The Beach Boys
73) 74. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
74) 73. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
75) 75. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
76) 76. Strawberry Fields Forever -The Beatles
77) 77. Mystery Train - Elvis Presley
78) 78. I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
79) 79. Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
80) 82. You Really Got Me - The Kinks
81) 80. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
82) 81. Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino
83) 83. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - The Beatles
84) 84. Every Breath You Take - The Police
85) 85. Crazy - Patsy Cline
86) 86. Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
87) 87. Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
88) 88. My Girl - The Temptations
89) 89. California Dreamin' - The Mamas and The Papas
90) 90. In the Still of the Nite - The Five Satins
91) 91. Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
92) 92. Blitzkrieg Bop - Ramones
93) 93. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
94) 94. Good Golly - Miss Molly - Little Richard
95) 95. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
96) 96. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
97) 97. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry
98) 98. Love and Happiness - Al Green
99) 99. Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
100) --. Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
101) 100. You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones
102) 101. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix
103) 102. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
104) 103. Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
105) 104. Living for the City - Stevie Wonder
106) 105. The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel
107) 106. Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan
108) 107. Not Fade Away - Buddy Holly and the Crickets
109) 108. Little Red Corvette - Prince
110) 109. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
111) 110. I've Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now) - Otis Redding
112) 111. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams
113) 112. That's All Right - Elvis Presley
114) 113. Up on the Roof - The Drifters
115) 115. You Send Me - Sam Cooke
116) 116. Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones
117) 117. Take Me to the River - Al Green
118)  ----. Crazy In Love - Beyonce Feat. Jay-Z
119) 118. Shout (Parts 1 and 2)] - The Isley Brothers
120) 119. Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
121) 120. I Want You Back -The Jackson 5
122) 121. Stand By Me - Ben E. King
123) 122. House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
124) 123. It's a Man's Man's Man's World - James Brown
125) 124. Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
126) 125. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
127) 126. Shake - Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Turner
128) 127. Changes - David Bowie
129) 128. Rock & Roll Music - Chuck Berry
130) 129. Born to Be Wild - Steppenwolf
131) 130. Maggie May - Rod Stewart
132) 131. With or Without You - U2
133) 132. Who Do You Love - Bo Diddley
134) 133. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
135) 134. In the Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
136) 135. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles
137) 136. Your Song - Elton John
138) 137. Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
139) 138. Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone
140) 139. I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
141) 140. Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
142) 141. All I Have to Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers
143) 142. Please - Please - Please - James Brown
144) 143. Purple Rain - Prince
145) 144. I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones
146) 145. Everyday People - Sly and the Family Stone
147) 146. Rock Lobster - The B-52's
148) 148. Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
149) 147. Lust for Life - Iggy Pop
150) 149. Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers
151) 150. Eight Miles High - The Byrds
152) 151. Earth Angel - The Penguins
153) 152. Foxey Lady - Jimi Hendrix
154) 153. A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
155) 154. Rave On - Buddy Holly and the Crickets
156) 155. Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
157) 156. The Sounds of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel
158) 157. I Only Have Eyes for You - The Flamingos
159) 158. (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets
160)  ----. Moment Of Surrender - U2
161) 159. I'm Waiting for the Man - The Velvet Underground
162) 160. Bring the Noise - Public Enemy
163) 164. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
164) 161. I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
165) 162. Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
166) 163. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
167) 165. Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
168) 167. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
169) 168. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
170) 169. Losing My Religion - R.E.M.
171) 170. Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell
172)  ----. 99 Problems - Jay-Z
173) 172. Dream On - Aerosmith
174) 171. Dancing Queen - Abba
175) 173. God Save the Queen - The Sex Pistols
176) 174. Paint It - Black - The Rolling Stones
177) 175. I Fought the Law - The Bobby Fuller Four
178) 176. Don't Worry Baby - The Beach Boys
179) 177. Free Fallin' - Tom Petty
180) 178. September Gurls - Big Star
181) 179. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
182) 180. Hey Ya! - Outkast
183) 181. Green Onions - Booker T. and the MG's
184) 182. Save the Last Dance for Me - The Drifters
185) 183. The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King
186) 184. Please Please Me - The Beatles
187) 185. Desolation Row - Bob Dylan
188) 188. Who'll Stop the Rain -Creedence Clearwater Revival
189) 186. I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) - Aretha Franklin
190) 187. Back in Black - AC/DC
191) 189. Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees
192) 190. Knocking on Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
193) 191. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
194)  ----. Rehab - Amy Winehouse
195) 192. Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
196) 193. There Goes My Baby - The Drifters
197) 194. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly
198) 196. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
199) 195. Maybe - The Chantels
200) 197. Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
201) 198. Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix
202) 199. Flash Light - Parliament
203) 200. Loser - Beck
204) 201. Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order
205) 202. Come Together - The Beatles
206) 203. Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan
207) 204. Try a Little Tenderness - Otis Redding
208) 205. Lean On Me - Bill Withers
209) 206. Reach Out - I'll Be There - The Four Tops
210) 207. Bye Bye Love - The Everly Brothers
211) 208. Gloria - Them
212) 209. In My Room - The Beach Boys
213) 210. 96 Tears - ? and the Mysterians
214) 211. Caroline - No - The Beach Boys
215) 212. 1999 - Prince
216) 214. Rockin' in the Free World - Neil Young
217) 213. Your Cheatin' Heart - Hank Williams
218) 216. Do You Believe in Magic - The Lovin' Spoonful
219) 217. Jolene - Dolly Parton
220) 218. Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
221) 219. Spoonful - Howlin' Wolf
222) 220. Walk Away Renee - he Left Banke
223) 221. Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed
224) 222. Oh - Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
225) 223. Dance to the Music - Sly and the Family Stone
226) 225. Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
227) 227. Fire and Rain - James Taylor
228) 228. Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash
229) 224. Good Times - Chic
230) 229. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
231) 226. Moondance - Van Morrison
232) 230. Just Like a Woman - Bob Dylan
233) 231. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
234) 232. Only the Lonely - Roy Orbison
235) 233. We Gotta Get Out of This Place - The Animals
236)  ----. Paper Planes - M.I.A.
237) 234. I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better - The Byrds
238) 236. Everyday - Buddy Holly and the Crickets
239) 235. I Got a Woman - Ray Charles
240) 237. Planet Rock - Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force
241) 238. I Fall to Pieces - Patsy Cline
242) 240. Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
243) 239. The Wanderer - Dion
244) 241. Stand! - Sly and the Family Stone
245) 242. Rocket Man - Elton John
246) 243. Love Shack - The B-52's
247) 244. Gimme Some Lovin' - The Spencer Davis Group
248) 246. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson
249) 245. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band
250) 247. Hot Fun in the Summertime -Sly and the Family Stone
251) 248. Rappers Delight - The Sugarhill Gang
252) 249. Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
253) 250. Paranoid - Black Sabbath
254) 252. Money Honey - The Drifters
255) 251. Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin
256) 253. All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople
257) 256. Paranoid Android - Radiohead
258) 254. Highway to Hell - AC/DC
259) 255. Heart of Glass - Blondie
260)  ----. Mississippi - Bob Dylan
261) 257. Wild Thing - The Troggs
262) 258. I Can See for Miles - The Who
263) 260. Oh - What a Night - The Dells
264) 259. Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
265) 261. Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
266) 262. Ooo Baby Baby - Smokey Robinson
267) 263. He's a Rebel - The Crystals
268) 264. Sail Away - Randy Newman
269) 266. Walking in the Rain - The Ronettes
270) 265. Tighten Up - Archie Bell and the Drells
271) 267. Personality Crisis - New York Dolls
272) 268. Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
273)  ----. Jesus Walks - Kanye West
274) 269. Roadrunner - The Modern Lovers
275) 270. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
276) 271. Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
277) 272. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry
278) 273. Something - The Beatles
279) 274. Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane
280) 275. Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
281) 276. I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
282) 277. Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
283) 278. Pictures of You - The Cure
284) 279. Chapel of Love - The Dixie Cups
285) 280. Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
286)  ----. Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
287) 281. You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
288) 282. Help Me - Joni Mitchell
289) 283. Call Me - Blondie
290) 284. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love and Understanding? - Elvis Costello & Attractions
291) 285. Smoke Stack Lightning - Howlin' Wolf
292) 286. Summer Babe - Pavement
293) 287. Walk This Way - Run-DMC
294) 288. Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
295) 289. Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles
296) 290. Stan - Eminem featuring Dido
297) 291. She's Not There - The Zombies
298) 292. Train in Vain - The Clash
299) 293. Tired of Being Alone - Al Green
300) 294. Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
301) 295. Street Fighting Man - The Rolling Stones
302) 296. Get Up - Stand Up - Bob Marley and the Wailers
303) 297. Heart of Gold - Neil Young
304) 299. Sign 'O' the Times - Prince
305) 298. One Way or Another - Blondie
306) 300. Like a Prayer - Madonna
307)  ----. One More Time - Daft Punk
308) 301. Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
309) 302. Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain - Willie Nelson
310) 303. Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones
311) 304. With a Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles
312) 305. Say It Loud -- I'm Black and Proud - James Brown
313) 306. That's Entertainment - The Jam
314) 307. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
315) 308. Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson
316) 309. What's Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner
317) 310. Iron Man - Black Sabbath
318) 311. Wake Up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers
319) 312. In Dreams - Roy Orbison
320) 313. I Put a Spell on You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
321) 314. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
322) 315. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - The Animals
323) 318. Alison - Elvis Costello
324) 316. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
325) 317. Many Rivers to Cross - Jimmy Cliff
326) 319. School's Out - Alice Cooper
327)  ----. Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
328) 320. Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin
329) 321. Cortez the Killer - Neil Young
330) 322. Fight the Power - Public Enemy
331) 323. Dancing Barefoot - Patti Smith Group
332) 324. Baby Love - The Supremes
333) 325. Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals
334) 326. Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine - James Brown
335) 327. For Your Precious Love - Jerry Butler and the Impressions
336) 328. The End - The Doors
337) 329. That's the Way of the World - Earth - Wind and Fire
338) 330. We Will Rock You - Queen
339) 331. I Can't Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt
340) 332. Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan
341) 333. Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum
342) 335. Sweet Jane - The Velvet Underground
343) 334. Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones
344) 337. Beat It - Michael Jackson
345)  ----. Beautiful Day - U2
346) 336. Walk This Way - Aerosmith
347) 338. Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney
348) 339. You Keep Me Hanging On - The Supremes
349) 340. Baba O'Riley - The Who
350) 341. The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
351) 342. Runaround Sue - Dion
352) 343. Jim Dandy - Lavern Baker
353) 344. Piece of My Heart - Big Brother and the Holding Company
354) 345. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
355) 346. California Love - Dr. Dre and 2Pac
356) 347. Candle in the Wind - Elton John
357) 348. That Lady (Part 1 and 2) - The Isley Brothers
358) 349. Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
359) 350. The Locomotion - Little Eva
360) 351. The Great Pretender - The Platters
361) 352. All Shook Up - Elvis Presley
362) 353. Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
363) 354. Watching the Detectives - Elvis Costello
364) 355. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
365) 356. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
366) 357. Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
367) 358. Nowhere to Run - Martha and the Vandellas
368) 359. Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters
369) 360. Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack
370) 362. All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
371) 361. Complete Control - The Clash
372) 363. The Letter - The Box Tops
373) 364. Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan
374) 365. Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
375) 366. How Deep Is Your Love - The Bee Gees
376) 367. White Room - Cream
377) 368. Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
378) 369. I'm A Man - Bo Diddley
379) 370. The Wind Cries Mary - Jimio Hendriz
380) 371. I Can't Explain - The Who
381) 372. Marquee Moon - Television
382) 373. Wonderful World - Sam Cooke
383) 374. Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Chuck Berry
384) 375. Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 - Pink Floyd
385) 376. Fake Plastic Trees -Radiohead
386)  ----. Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
387) 377. Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles
388) 378. Pride (In The Name of Love) - U2
389) 379. Radio Free Europe - R.E.M.
390) 380. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
391) 381. Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville
392) 382. Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve
393) 383. Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band
394) 384. Ticket to Ride - The Beatles
395) 385. Ohio - Crosby - Stills - Nash and Young
396) 386. I Know You Got Soul - Eric B and Rakim
397) 387. Tiny Dancer - Elton John
398) 388. Roxanne - The Police
399) 389. Just My Imagination - The Temptations
400) 390. Baby I Need Your Loving - The Four Tops
401) 393. Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful
402) 392. O-o-h Child - The Five Stairsteps
403) 394. Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
404) 395. Remember (Walkin' in the Sand) - The Shangri-Las
405) 397. (Don't Fear) the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
406) 396. Thirteen - Big Star
407) 398. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
408) 399. Enter Sandman - Metallica
409) 401. Tonight's the Night - The Shirelles
410) 402. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & the Family Stone
411) 403. C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
412)  ----. Umbrella - Riaanna Feat. Jay-Z
413) 404. Visions of Johanna - Bob Dylan
414) 405. We've Only Just Begun - The Carpenters
415) 407. In Bloom - Nirvana
416) 408. Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
417) 410. Monkey Gone to Heaven - Pixies
418) 411. I Feel Love - Donna Summer
419) 412. Ode to Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry
420) 413. The Girl Can't Help It - Little Richard
421) 414. Young Blood - The Coasters
422) 415. I Can't Help Myself - The Four Tops
423) 416. The Boys of Summer - Don Henley
424) ---. Juicy - The Notorious B.I.G
425) 417. Fuck tha Police - N.W.A.
426) 418. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby - Stills and Nash
427) 419. Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang - Dr. Dre
428) 420. It's Your Thing - The Isley Brothers
429) 421. Piano Man - Billy Joel
430) 423. Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
431) 425. William - It Was Really Nothing - The Smiths
432)  ----. American Idiot - Green day
433) 424. Tumbling Dice - The Rolling Stones
434) 426. Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
435) 427. New Year's Day - U2
436) 429. Everybody Needs Somebody to Love - Solomon Burke
437) 430. White Man in Hammersmith Palais - The Clash
438) 431. Ain't It a Shame - Fats Domino
439) 432. Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips
440) 433. Ramble On - Led Zeppelin
441) 434. Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
442) 436. Alone Again Or - Love
443) 435. Beast of Burden - The Rolling Stones
444) 437. Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
445) 438. I Wanna Be Your Dog - The Stooges
446) 440. Push It - Salt-n-Pepa
447) 439. Pink Houses - John Cougar Mellencamp
448)  ----. In Da Club - 50 Cent
449) 441. Come Go With Me - The Del-Vikings
450) 443. I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley and the Whailers
451) 444. I Got You Babe - Sonny and Cher
452) 445. Come As You Are - Nirvana
453) 446. Pressure Drop - Toot and the Maytals
454) 447. Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las
455) 448. Heroin - The Velvet Underground
456) 449. Penny Lane - The Beatles
457) 451. The Twist - Chubby Checker
458) 452. Cupid - Sam Cooke
459) 453. Paradise City - Guns n' Roses
460) 454. My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
461) 457. Sheena Is a Punk Rocker - Ramones
462) 455. All Apologies - Nirvana
463) 458. Soul Man - Sam and Dave
464) 461. Kiss - Prince
465) 459. Rollin' Stone - Muddy Waters
466)  ----. Get Ur Freak On - Missy Elliott
467)  ----. Big Pumpin' - Jay-z Feat UGK
468) 462. Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers
469) 463. Rain - The Beatles
470) 464. Standing in the Shadows of Love - The Four Tops
471) 465. Surrender - Cheap Trick
472) 466. Runaway - Del Shannon
473) 467. Welcome to the Jungle - Guns n' Roses
474) 480. Into the Mystic - Van Morrison
475) 472. Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes
476) 473. Do Right Woman - Do Right Man - Aretha Franklin
477) 486. How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths
478)  ----. Last Night - The Strokes
479) 476. I Want to Know What Love Is -Foreigner
480) 475. Sabotage - Beastie Boys
481) 477. Super Freak - Rick James
482)  ----. Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkeson
483) 478. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
484)  ----. Cry Me A River - Justin Timberlake
485) 479. Lady Marmalade - Labelle
486) 481. Young Americans - David Bowie
487) 482. I'm Eighteen - Alice Cooper
488) 483. Just Like Heaven - The Cure
489) 487. Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters
490)  ----. Clocks - Coldplay
491) 484. I Love Rock 'N Roll - Joan Jett
492) 489. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
493)  ----. Time To Pretend. MGMT
494)  ----. Ignition (Remix) - R. Kelly
495) 490. Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
496) 492. Running on Empty - Jackson Browne
497)  ----. The Rising - Bruce Springsteen
498) 496. Miss You - The Rolling Stones
499) 497. Buddy Holly - Weezer
500) 495. Shop Around - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles


The Ones That Dropped Out.....

2004 Ranking. Title, Artist

114. Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home), The Crystals
166. Lose Yourself , Eminem
215. Sh-Boom, The Chords
391. Band of Gold, Freda Payne
400. Kicks, Paul Revere and the Raiders
406. I Believe I Can Fly, R. Kelly
409. Crossroads, Cream
422. Lola, The Kinks
428. Devil With a Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels
442. Keep a Knockin', Little Richard
450. By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Glem Campbell
456. Stagger Lee, Lloyd Price
460. One Fine Day, The Chiffons
468. Search and Destroy, The Stooges
469. It's Too Late, Carole King
470. Free Man in Paris, Joni Mitchell
471. On the Road Again, Willie Nelson
474. One Nation Under a Groove, Funkadelic
485. Graceland, Paul Simon
488. Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win), Fleetwood Mac
491. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, Dusty Springfield
493. Then He Kissed Me, The Crystals
494. Desperado, The Eagles
498. Rainy Night in Georgia, Brook Benton
499. The Boys Are Back in Town, Thin Lizzy
500. More Than a Feeling, Boston