Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs

[Drolgin Steingrinder]

The good people at Rolling Stone are at it again with their list-mania. This time it's a list of the 500 Greatest Songs Of ALL TIME OMG! The jury has been pretty diverse for a change (including people like Brian Wilson and Joni Mitchell)

Here's the full story: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/ ... 1/500songs

and here's an excerpt:

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001 - Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone
002 - The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction
003 - John Lennon - Imagine
004 - Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
005 - Aretha Franklin - Respect
006 - The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
007 - Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
008 - The Beatles - Hey Jude
009 - Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
010 - Ray Charles - What'd I Say
011 - The Who - My Generation
012 - Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come
013 - The Beatles - Yesterday
014 - Bob Dylan - Blowin' In The Wind
015 - The Clash - London Calling
016 - The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand
017 - Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
018 - Chuck Berry - Maybelline
019 - Elvis Presley - Hound Dog
020 - The Beatles - Let It Be
021 - Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
022 - The Ronettes - Be My Baby
023 - The Beatles - In My Life
024 - The Impressions - People Get Ready
025 - The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
026 - The Beatles - A Day In The Life
027 - Derek and the Dominos - Layla
028 - Otis Redding - Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay
029 - The Beatles - Help!
030 - Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line
031 - Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
032 - The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
033 - Tina Turner - River Deep, Mountain High
034 - The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
035 - The Doors - Light My Fire
036 - U2 - One
037 - Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry
038 - The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
040 - Martha And The Vandellas - Dancin' In The Streets
041 - The Band - The Weight
043 - Little Richard - Tutti Frutti
044 - Ray Charles - Georgia on My Mind
045 - Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel
049 - The Eagles - Hotel California
051 - Grandmaster Flash - The Message
053 - The Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK
055 - The Kingsmen - Louie Louie
057 - Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale
058 - Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
066 - Bob Marley - Redemption Song
072 - James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
074 - Stevie Wonder - Superstition
075 - Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
084 - The Police - Every Breath You Take
085 - Patsy Cline - Crazy
087 - Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire
088 - The Temptations - My Girl
104 - Stevie Wonder - Living For The City
105 - Simon And Garfunkel - The Boxer
106 - Bob Dylan - Mr Tambourine Man
112 - Elvis Presley - That's All Right Mama
114 - The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron Ron
127 - David Bowie - Changes
144 - The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
163 - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
164 - Johhny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues
165 - Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
166 - Eminem - Lose Yourself
168 - The Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone
169 - R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
180 - Outkast - Hey Ya!
189 - The Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
199 - Parliament - Flashlight
200 - Beck - Loser
217 - Dolly Parton - Jolene
228 - The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go
229 - Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy
231 - Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
254 - ACDC - Highway To Hell
259 - Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
280 - Bill Withers- Ain't No Sunshine
290 - Eminem - Stan
296 - Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up
316 - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
318 - Elvis Costello - Alison
330 - Queen - We Will Rock You
336 - Aerosmith - Walk This Way
337 - Michael Jackson - Beat It
346 - Tupac Shakur - California Love
353 - Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven
362 - The Beatles - All You Need Is Love
366 - Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love
367 - Cream - White Room
387 - Elton John - Tiny Dancer (Tony Danza LOL)
388 - The Police - Roxanne
397 - Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper
398 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
399 - Metallica - Enter Sandman
417 - NWA - Fuck tha Police
426 - Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water
458 - Sam and Dave - Soul Man
461 - Prince - Kiss
475 - Beastie Boys - Sabotage
485 - Paul Simon - Graceland
489 - Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
500 - Boston - More Than A Feeling

The full 500 songs are currently making love to my playlist.

[Winnow]

The full 500 songs are currently making love to my playlist.

Are they posted somewhere as a group or did you already have all 500? : )

397 - Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper

I'd rank that one higher. I mean, there's no way (200 - Beck - Loser or an Eminem song I've never heard of at 166 and ANOTHER Eminem song at 290 (Stan?) should be sitting higher on the chart. Eminiem does not rate two songs on this list, both being higher than the B.O.C Reaper at 397...huh??.). It also looks like Stairway to Heaven (#31) got ganked in the ratings most likely because Rolling Stone wanted to be different (and of course rate the song with their name in it at #1) and not rank that one high as is usually the case in these top all time lists.

It's a nice effort though to shake up the typical top 500 though.

[Rivera Bladestrike]

The problem I have with this chart is because its just like entiely 60s 70s.

[Tenuvil]

Rolling Stone is ass.

Everyone knows Stairway To Heaven should be #1.

[Spang]

The problem I have with this chart is because its just like entiely 60s 70s.

that's exactly why those songs made the list.

[Winnow]

001 - Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone
002 - The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction

This is a suspect top two by a magazine named Rolling Stone. The only song that possibly has a shot at the number one spot now would be if the Rolling Stones released a cover of "Like a Rolling Stone"

The Rolling Stones - Like A Rolling Stone

[Drolgin Steingrinder]

retards,

[Soreali]

That list is such bullshit it amazes me.

#1 - OutKast shouldn't even be on there
#2 - There are much better Metallica songs than Enter Sandman that should be on there, not to mention that sound itself should be above Outkast easily.
#3 Boston - More than a feeling should be higher as well (again, way in front of Outkast)


That magazine is fucking retarded.

[Truant]

I think this is actually one of Rolling Stone's best lists I've seen. I agree with with a good portion of it. Even songs I may not like I can admit deserve to be in there for their influence on the grand flow of things.


Don't be pissy because your band didn't get in the top 10 like you think it should.

[Drolgin Steingrinder]

The full 500 songs are currently making love to my playlist.

Are they posted somewhere as a group or did you already have all 500? : )

I could tell you but then I'd have to kill you.

[Xzion]

lol, hey ya by outkast is better then anything by pink floyd...and stairway to heaven is only #31...like a rolling stone #1, what the hell is so great about that song?

[Drolgin Steingrinder]

If you have to ask, you'll probably never understand it.

[Mplor]

#1 - OutKast shouldn't even be on there

I'm no fan of hip-hop in general. Still, even I can hear the originality and genius in Outkast's music. I won't argue placement, but I definitely think they deserve to be high on the list.

[Breagen]

I can't believe they don't even have a Red Hot Chili Pepper's song on there. Also neither APC nor Tool rated a song and it would have been nice to see Rage Against the Machine on the list as well.

Without knowing what exactly they judge on I don't understand why they will put upwards of 5 songs for some bands (21 for The Beatles alone?) and leave others off the list completely.

[Truant]

Without knowing what exactly they judge on I don't understand why they will put upwards of 5 songs for some bands (21 for The Beatles alone?) and leave others off the list completely.

Because many of who play instruments and nearly everyone who has written music finds the Beatles influential and/or inspirational.

[Drinsic Darkwood]

Rolling Stone is ass.

Everyone knows Stairway To Heaven should be #1.

Yeah... 31? What the fuck? It should at least be in the top 10, no question.

That list is such bullshit it amazes me.

#1 - OutKast shouldn't even be on there
#2 - There are much better Metallica songs than Enter Sandman that should be on there, not to mention that sound itself should be above Outkast easily.
#3 Boston - More than a feeling should be higher as well (again, way in front of Outkast)

Like Mplor, I'm certainly not a huge fan of their type of music but Outkast certainly isn't the same as the typical plethora of horse shit thrown out by their "genre" - then again, I hate describing music as genres in the first place. I think Outkast was definitely worthy of being on the list. However, I will agree with "That magazine is fucking retarded."

I can't believe they don't even have a Red Hot Chili Pepper's song on there. Also neither APC nor Tool rated a song and it would have been nice to see Rage Against the Machine on the list as well.

Yeah... I don't care for APC nearly as much as a lot of Tool's music, but no Rage, RHCP, or Tool? This list is fucking ridiculous.

[Adelrune Argenti]

2 songs by eminem??

Besides, Dream on by Aerosmith deserves to be in the top 10, even if it is being used in a commercial now.

[Chidoro]

The problem I have with this chart is because its just like entiely 60s 70s.

Probably because that's when most of the best songs were made.

I agree w/ Tru o this one, it's a pretty good list overall for what it was trying to cover. A little light on some of the songs I would have included such as a couple from Clapton, Stewart, and the Doobie Brothers but that's ok, as this list is truncated so they are probably there if I could view the page(music/mp3 sites are blocked at work).