Best songs of all time
11,902 songs ranked according to 1,571 lists from 300 publishers
1.
(I Can't Get No) SatisfactionThe Rolling Stones1965
2.
Johnny B. GoodeChuck Berry1958
3.
Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana1991
4.
Like a Rolling StoneBob Dylan1965
5.
Common PeoplePulp1995
6.
Good VibrationsThe Beach Boys1966
7.
Blue MondayNew Order1983
8.
The MessageGrandmaster Flash and The Furious Five1982
9.
I Heard It Through the GrapevineMarvin Gaye1968
10.
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'The Righteous Brothers1964
11.
Be My BabyThe Ronettes1963
12.
Louie LouieThe Kingsmen1963
13.
Anarchy in the U.K.Sex Pistols1976
14.
Strawberry Fields ForeverThe Beatles1967
15.
RespectAretha Franklin1967
16.
I Want to Hold Your HandThe Beatles1963
17.
Stand by MeBen E. King1961
18.
Walk On ByDionne Warwick1964
19.
A Day in the LifeThe Beatles1967
20.
Strange FruitBillie Holiday1939
21.
Ghost TownThe Specials1981
22.
God Save the QueenSex Pistols1977
23.
I Feel LoveDonna Summer1977
24.
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the BayOtis Redding1968
25.
My GenerationThe Who1965
26.
YesterdayThe Beatles1965
27.
Billie JeanMichael Jackson1982
28.
Born to RunBruce Springsteen1975
29.
River Deep -Mountain HighIke and Tina Turner
30.
The Tracks of My TearsSmokey Robinson and The Miracles1965
31.
California Dreamin'The Mamas and the Papas1965
32.
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye1971
33.
ImagineJohn Lennon1971
34.
Good TimesChic1979
35.
Dancing in the StreetMartha and The Vandellas1964
36.
Mr. Tambourine ManThe Byrds1965
37.
I Want You BackThe Jackson 51969
38.
Jumpin' Jack FlashThe Rolling Stones1968
39.
You Really Got MeThe Kinks1964
40.
Love Will Tear Us ApartJoy Division1980
41.
When a Man Loves a WomanPercy Sledge1966
42.
Hey JudeThe Beatles1968
43.
She Loves YouThe Beatles1963
44.
Waterloo SunsetThe Kinks1967
45.
Penny LaneThe Beatles1967
46.
Heartbreak HotelElvis Presley1956
47.
Unfinished SympathyMassive Attack1991
48.
Tutti FruttiLittle Richard1955
49.
La BambaRitchie Valens1958
50.
Summertime BluesEddie Cochran1958
51.
That'll Be the DayThe Crickets1957
52.
Bohemian RhapsodyQueen1975
53.
Hey Ya!OutKast2003
54.
London CallingThe Clash1979
55.
Reach Out I'll Be ThereFour Tops1966
56.
My GirlThe Temptations1964
57.
Hound DogElvis Presley1956
58.
(We're Gonna) Rock Around the ClockBill Haley and His Comets1954
59.
Hotel CaliforniaEagles1976
60.
"Heroes"David Bowie1977
61.
In the Midnight HourWilson Pickett1965
62.
SuperstitionStevie Wonder1972
63.
Rapper's DelightThe Sugarhill Gang1979
64.
Stayin' AliveBee Gees1977
65.
What'd I SayRay Charles1959
66.
School's OutAlice Cooper1972
67.
Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex MachineJames Brown1970
68.
Wichita LinemanGlen Campbell1968
69.
I Say a Little PrayerAretha Franklin1968
70.
A Change Is Gonna ComeSam Cooke1964
71.
(Don't Fear) The ReaperBlue Öyster Cult1976
72.
Light My FireThe Doors1967
73.
Once in a LifetimeTalking Heads1980
74.
Blitzkrieg BopRamones1976
75.
Maggie MayRod Stewart1971
76.
A Whiter Shade of PaleProcol Harum1967
77.
Heart of GlassBlondie1978
78.
LaylaDerek and The Dominos1970
79.
God Only KnowsThe Beach Boys1966
80.
Let's Stay TogetherAl Green1971
81.
Proud MaryCreedence Clearwater Revival1969
82.
Suspicious MindsElvis Presley1969
83.
The House of the Rising SunThe Animals1964
84.
Every Breath You TakeThe Police1983
85.
The Boys Are Back in TownThin Lizzy1976
86.
Green OnionsBooker T. & The MG's1962
87.
Will You Love Me TomorrowThe Shirelles1960
88.
When Doves CryPrince and The Revolution1984
89.
Oh, Pretty WomanRoy Orbison1964
90.
OneU21991
91.
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' OnJerry Lee Lewis1957
92.
This Charming ManThe Smiths1983
93.
Nothing Compares 2 USinéad O'Connor1990
94.
Don't Stop 'Til You Get EnoughMichael Jackson1979
95.
Walk on the Wild SideLou Reed1972
96.
Stop! In the Name of LoveThe Supremes1965
97.
Blueberry HillFats Domino1956
98.
For What It's WorthBuffalo Springfield1966
99.
American PieDon McLean1971
100.
Planet RockAfrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force1982
101.
Honky Tonk WomenThe Rolling Stones1969
102.
Wild ThingThe Troggs1966
103.
RoadrunnerJonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers1975
104.
I Will SurviveGloria Gaynor1978
105.
Bridge Over Troubled WaterSimon and Garfunkel1970
106.
Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've?)Buzzcocks1978
107.
Papa's Got a Brand New BagJames Brown1965
108.
Teenage KicksThe Undertones1978
109.
How Soon Is Now?The Smiths1984
110.
Purple HazeThe Jimi Hendrix Experience1967
111.
Je t'aime moi non plusSerge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin1969
112.
There Is a Light That Never Goes OutThe Smiths1986
113.
Rocket 88Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats1951
114.
Virginia PlainRoxy Music1972
115.
Family AffairSly and the Family Stone1971
116.
Shake, Rattle and RollBig Joe Turner1954
117.
Blue Suede ShoesCarl Perkins1956
118.
Born in the U.S.A.Bruce Springsteen1984
119.
CrazyPatsy Cline1961
120.
Da Doo Ron Ron(When He Walked Me Home)The Crystals
121.
Get Ur Freak OnMissy Elliott2001
122.
Space OddityDavid Bowie1969
123.
Tomorrow Never KnowsThe Beatles1966
124.
Crazy in LoveBeyoncé feat. Jay-Z2003
125.
(White Man) In Hammersmith PalaisThe Clash1978
126.
One Nation Under a GrooveFunkadelic1978
127.
Get It On[Bang a Gong (Get It On)]T. Rex
128.
Let It BeThe Beatles1970
129.
Help!The Beatles1965
130.
Whole Lotta LoveLed Zeppelin1969
131.
Sympathy for the DevilThe Rolling Stones1968
132.
Leader of the PackThe Shangri-Las1964
133.
The Girl from IpanemaStan Getz, João Gilberto and Astrud Gilberto1964
134.
GloriaThem1964
135.
Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin1971
136.
Sweet Child O' MineGuns N' Roses1987
137.
Try a Little TendernessOtis Redding1966
138.
Fight the PowerPublic Enemy1989
139.
Be-Bop-a-LulaGene Vincent and His Blue Caps1956
140.
Public ImagePublic Image Ltd.1978
141.
MaybelleneChuck Berry1955
142.
IsraelitesDesmond Dekker & The Aces1968
143.
CreepRadiohead1992
144.
Don't Worry BabyThe Beach Boys1964
145.
I Can't Stand the RainAnn Peebles1973
146.
Walk This WayRun-D.M.C.1986
147.
Little Red CorvettePrince and The Revolution1982
148.
RelaxFrankie Goes to Hollywood1983
149.
Losing My ReligionR.E.M.1991
150.
That's All RightElvis Presley1954
151.
LoserBeck1993
152.
Tainted LoveSoft Cell1981
153.
SomethingThe Beatles1969
154.
ShipbuildingRobert Wyatt1982
155.
WonderwallOasis1995
156.
Where Is My Mind?Pixies1988
157.
Gimme Some Lovin'The Spencer Davis Group1966
158.
Tumbling DiceThe Rolling Stones1972
159.
Don't You Want MeThe Human League1981
160.
The Loco-MotionLittle Eva1962
161.
Revolution /Revolution 1The Beatles
162.
Great Balls of FireJerry Lee Lewis1957
163.
Born to Be WildSteppenwolf1968
164.
Unchained MelodyThe Righteous Brothers1965
165.
Live ForeverOasis1994
166.
96 Tears? and the Mysterians1966
167.
ChangesDavid Bowie1971
168.
Groove Is in the HeartDeee-Lite1990
169.
Living for the CityStevie Wonder1973
170.
RunawayDel Shannon1961
171.
Eleanor RigbyThe Beatles1966
172.
Where Did Our Love GoThe Supremes1964
173.
Paranoid AndroidRadiohead1997
174.
Eight Miles HighThe Byrds1966
175.
Fortunate SonCreedence Clearwater Revival1969
176.
Smoke on the WaterDeep Purple1972
177.
Ticket to RideThe Beatles1965
178.
Sign 'O' the TimesPrince1987
179.
It's Too LateCarole King1971
180.
Like a PrayerMadonna1989
181.
Jailhouse RockElvis Presley1957
182.
White RabbitJefferson Airplane1967
183.
Needles and PinsThe Searchers1964
184.
Le FreakChic1978
185.
Ace of SpadesMotörhead1980
186.
I'm So Lonesome I Could CryHank Williams1949
187.
Alone Again OrLove1967
188.
Marquee MoonTelevision1977
189.
All the Young DudesMott the Hoople1972
190.
Psycho KillerTalking Heads1977
191.
Midnight Train to GeorgiaGladys Knight and The Pips1973
192.
I Am the WalrusThe Beatles1967
193.
Instant Karma!(We All Shine On)John Lennon
194.
No ScrubsTLC1999
195.
People Get ReadyThe Impressions1965
196.
RumbleLink Wray & His Ray Men1958
197.
CrazyGnarls Barkley2006
198.
YellowColdplay2000
199.
Dancing QueenABBA1976
200.
There She GoesThe La's