Best songs of all time
17,117 songs ranked according to 1,928 lists from 450 publishers
1.
Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana1991
2.
(I Can't Get No) SatisfactionThe Rolling Stones1965
3.
Johnny B. GoodeChuck Berry1958
4.
Like a Rolling StoneBob Dylan1965
5.
Tutti FruttiLittle Richard1955
6.
(We're Gonna) Rock Around the ClockBill Haley and His Comets1954
7.
Heartbreak HotelElvis Presley1956
8.
Billie JeanMichael Jackson1982
9.
Bohemian RhapsodyQueen1975
10.
Louie LouieThe Kingsmen1963
11.
Blue MondayNew Order1983
12.
I Heard It Through the GrapevineMarvin Gaye1968
13.
Love Will Tear Us ApartJoy Division1980
14.
Anarchy in the U.K.Sex Pistols1976
15.
The MessageGrandmaster Flash and The Furious Five1982
16.
My GenerationThe Who1965
17.
Good VibrationsThe Beach Boys1966
18.
London CallingThe Clash1979
19.
Be My BabyThe Ronettes1963
20.
ImagineJohn Lennon1971
21.
God Only KnowsThe Beach Boys1966
22.
You Really Got MeThe Kinks1964
23.
Strawberry Fields ForeverThe Beatles1967
24.
Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin1971
25.
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'The Righteous Brothers1964
26.
Hotel CaliforniaEagles1976
27.
I Feel LoveDonna Summer1977
28.
Born to RunBruce Springsteen1975
29.
The House of the Rising SunThe Animals1964
30.
Unfinished SympathyMassive Attack1991
31.
God Save the QueenSex Pistols1977
32.
Sympathy for the DevilThe Rolling Stones1968
33.
RoadrunnerJonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers1975
34.
Mr. Tambourine ManThe Byrds1965
35.
Purple HazeThe Jimi Hendrix Experience1967
36.
Losing My ReligionR.E.M.1991
37.
Waterloo SunsetThe Kinks1967
38.
Stand by MeBen E. King1961
39.
What'd I SayRay Charles1959
40.
RespectAretha Franklin1967
41.
Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex MachineJames Brown1970
42.
California Dreamin'The Mamas and the Papas1965
43.
Light My FireThe Doors1967
44.
Once in a LifetimeTalking Heads1980
45.
Common PeoplePulp1995
46.
Be-Bop-a-LulaGene Vincent and His Blue Caps1956
47.
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the BayOtis Redding1968
48.
Green OnionsBooker T. & The MG's1962
49.
A Change Is Gonna ComeSam Cooke1964
50.
Dancing in the StreetMartha and The Vandellas1964
51.
This Charming ManThe Smiths1983
52.
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye1971
53.
When Doves CryPrince and The Revolution1984
54.
LoadedPrimal Scream1990
55.
I Want You BackThe Jackson 51969
56.
That'll Be the DayThe Crickets1957
57.
SuperstitionStevie Wonder1972
58.
American PieDon McLean1971
59.
Stayin' AliveBee Gees1977
60.
Summertime BluesEddie Cochran1958
61.
Ghost TownThe Specials1981
62.
Every Breath You TakeThe Police1983
63.
Walk This WayRun-D.M.C.1986
64.
Rapper's DelightThe Sugarhill Gang1979
65.
Maggie MayRod Stewart1971
66.
"Heroes"David Bowie1977
67.
Walk on the Wild SideLou Reed1972
68.
WonderwallOasis1995
69.
Whole Lotta LoveLed Zeppelin1969
70.
LoserBeck1993
71.
A Day in the LifeThe Beatles1967
72.
The Sound of SilenceSimon and Garfunkel
73.
Strange FruitBillie Holiday1939
74.
Hey JudeThe Beatles1968
75.
For What It's WorthBuffalo Springfield1966
76.
There Is a Light That Never Goes OutThe Smiths1986
77.
OneU21991
78.
Le FreakChic1978
79.
Blitzkrieg BopRamones1976
80.
YesterdayThe Beatles1965
81.
River Deep -Mountain HighIke and Tina Turner
82.
CreepRadiohead1992
83.
A Whiter Shade of PaleProcol Harum1967
84.
No Woman No CryBob Marley and The Wailers
85.
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' OnJerry Lee Lewis1957
86.
Eight Miles HighThe Byrds1966
87.
Under the BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppers1991
88.
Will You Love Me TomorrowThe Shirelles1960
89.
Nothing Compares 2 USinéad O'Connor1990
90.
MaybelleneChuck Berry1955
91.
White RabbitJefferson Airplane1967
92.
La BambaRitchie Valens1958
93.
Shake, Rattle and RollBig Joe Turner1954
94.
Sweet Child O' MineGuns N' Roses1987
95.
Planet RockAfrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force1982
96.
Bridge Over Troubled WaterSimon and Garfunkel1970
97.
RumbleLink Wray & His Ray Men1958
98.
Fight the PowerPublic Enemy1989
99.
Gimme ShelterThe Rolling Stones1969
100.
Hound DogElvis Presley1956