Best songs of all time
17,271 songs ranked according to 1,903 lists from 440 publishers
1
Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana1991
2
(I Can't Get No) SatisfactionThe Rolling Stones1965
3
Like a Rolling StoneBob Dylan1965
4
Hey Ya!OutKast2003
5
(We're Gonna) Rock Around the ClockBill Haley and His Comets1954
6
Love Will Tear Us ApartJoy Division1980
7
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'The Righteous Brothers1964
8
Johnny B. GoodeChuck Berry1958
9
Blue MondayNew Order1983
10
Tutti FruttiLittle Richard1955
11
Be My BabyThe Ronettes1963
12
Anarchy in the U.K.Sex Pistols1976
13
Billie JeanMichael Jackson1982
14
Heartbreak HotelElvis Presley1956
15
The MessageGrandmaster Flash and The Furious Five1982
16
Good VibrationsThe Beach Boys1966
17
Louie LouieThe Kingsmen1963
18
Born to RunBruce Springsteen1975
19
My GenerationThe Who1965
20
Bohemian RhapsodyQueen1975
21
God Save the QueenSex Pistols1977
22
I Heard It Through the GrapevineMarvin Gaye1968
23
ImagineJohn Lennon1971
24
RespectAretha Franklin1967
25
God Only KnowsThe Beach Boys1966
26
You Really Got MeThe Kinks1964
27
Strawberry Fields ForeverThe Beatles1967
28
London CallingThe Clash1979
29
I Feel LoveDonna Summer1977
30
Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin1971
31
SuperstitionStevie Wonder1972
32
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye1971
33
Purple HazeThe Jimi Hendrix Experience1967
34
Waterloo SunsetThe Kinks1967
35
Stand by MeBen E. King1961
36
When Doves CryPrince and The Revolution1984
37
Unfinished SympathyMassive Attack1991
38
A Day in the LifeThe Beatles1967
39
Sympathy for the DevilThe Rolling Stones1968
40
Once in a LifetimeTalking Heads1980
41
"Heroes"David Bowie1977
42
Common PeoplePulp1995
43
Mr. Tambourine ManThe Byrds1965
44
California Dreamin'The Mamas and the Papas1965
45
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the BayOtis Redding1968
46
The House of the Rising SunThe Animals1964
47
Strange FruitBillie Holiday1939
48
What'd I SayRay Charles1959
49
Losing My ReligionR.E.M.1991
50
I Want You BackThe Jackson 51969
51
A Change Is Gonna ComeSam Cooke1964
52
Stayin' AliveBee Gees1977
53
This Charming ManThe Smiths1983
54
There Is a Light That Never Goes OutThe Smiths1986
55
Hotel CaliforniaEagles1976
56
CreepRadiohead1992
57
Rapper's DelightThe Sugarhill Gang1979
58
Be-Bop-a-LulaGene Vincent and His Blue Caps1956
59
Dancing in the StreetMartha and The Vandellas1964
60
Walk This WayRun-D.M.C.1986
61
That'll Be the DayThe Crickets1957
62
OneU21991
63
WonderwallOasis1995
64
RoadrunnerJonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers1975
65
Maggie MayRod Stewart1971
66
Every Breath You TakeThe Police1983
67
Blitzkrieg BopRamones1976
68
Summertime BluesEddie Cochran1958
69
Jumpin' Jack FlashThe Rolling Stones1968
70
Hey JudeThe Beatles1968
71
Light My FireThe Doors1967
72
Ghost TownThe Specials1981
73
Walk on the Wild SideLou Reed1972
74
I Put a Spell on YouScreamin' Jay Hawkins1956
75
For What It's WorthBuffalo Springfield1966
76
A Whiter Shade of PaleProcol Harum1967
77
Bridge Over Troubled WaterSimon and Garfunkel1970
78
Whole Lotta LoveLed Zeppelin1969
79
Fight the PowerPublic Enemy1989
80
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' OnJerry Lee Lewis1957
81
Sweet Child O' MineGuns N' Roses1987
82
LoadedPrimal Scream1990
83
Eight Miles HighThe Byrds1966
84
YesterdayThe Beatles1965
85
The Sound of SilenceSimon and Garfunkel1965
86
Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex MachineJames Brown1970
87
Will You Love Me TomorrowThe Shirelles1960
88
LoserBeck1993
89
LaylaDerek and The Dominos1970
90
Le FreakChic1978
91
No Woman No CryBob Marley and The Wailers1975
92
Won't Get Fooled AgainThe Who1971
93
MaybelleneChuck Berry1955
94
River Deep -Mountain HighIke and Tina Turner1966
95
Let's Stay TogetherAl Green1971
96
Under the BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppers1991
97
Planet RockAfrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force1982
98
Gimme ShelterThe Rolling Stones1969
99
Nothing Compares 2 USinéad O'Connor1990
100
Green OnionsBooker T. & The MG's1962