Acclaimed Music Top 5000 Songs

Hey! I'm into the top 1500. Kind of excited about that :)

1499) "Here, There and Everywhere" by The Beatles (1966)
1498) "Suedehead" by Morrissey (1988)
1497) "Country House" by Blur (1995)
1496) "The Whole of the Moon" by The Waterboys (1985)
1495) "Bastards of Young" by The Replacements (1985)
1494) "Caldonia (Boogie) (What Makes Your Big Head So Hard?)" by Louis Jordan and His Typany Five
1493) "The Bottle" by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson (1974)
1492) "Rock Box" by Run-D.M.C. (1984)
1491) "Angels" by Robbie Williams (1997)
1490) "You Are The Sunshine of My Life" by Stevie Wonder (1972)
1489) "Birdland" by Weather Report (1977)
1488) "The Fear" by Lily Allen (2008)
1487) "The Magnificent Seven" by The Clash (1980)
1486) "Jack and Diane" by John Cougar (1982)
1485) "Flesh Without Blood" by Grimes (2015)
1484) "Mood Indigo" by Duke Ellington (1930)
1483) "Highway 61 Revisited" by Bob Dylan (1965)
1482) "Stutter" by Elastica (1993)
1481) "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton (1974)
1480) "Up the Junction" by Squeeze (1979)
1479) "Shake" by Sam Cooke (1964)
1478) "Psycho" by The Sonics (1965)
1477) "The Look of Love" by ABC (1982)
1476) "Have You Seen Her" by The Chi-Lites (1971)
1475) "Love Hangover" by Diana Ross (1976)

Thoughts:
a) Love the Beatles, Blur, Waterboys and Replacements so list started off with a bang for me
b) I have always found "Here, There and Everywhere" one of Paul's most beautiful melodies (I'm not alone; I believe it was one of John's favorites of Paul's compositions). During my limited piano playing when younger, used to play it so always has a place in my heart. I fear it's not as known among younger listeners that might know some Beatles
c) My Louis Jordan collection just has his entry here as "Caldonia", so imagine my surprise when I saw Acclaimed Music listing of not one but TWO parenthetical additions to the title and back to back at that. Looking at Wiki and old photos of the Decca single, there is nowhere that indicates that the song's official title isn't just "Caldonia" so clearly the site is listing the song this way just to annoy me
d) Love "Rock Box". May have been the first Run D.M.C. song I heard back in high school. Have enjoyed it (and them since).
e) I remember 9 years ago when I was a new, eager MGer, I was shocked there was a big group of Clash haters on the forum among serious music lovers. I remember posting a list of 10 accessible Clash songs to convince the haters. Of course, I'm sure I convinced no one but "The Magnificent Seven" was one of them - has such great funky hooks.
f) Mentioned songs yesterday that are from 1970s but my mind places in 1980s. Squeeze in general I'm always 5 years off on - I first heard and enjoyed Squeeze in late high school/college with their Greatest Hits. Didn't check out the albums until years later. So I always place them in the mid 1980s
 
Some progress over yesterday and today

1474) "Highway Star" by Deep Purple (1972)
1473) "54 46 (Was My Number)" by Toots & The Maytalls (1969)
1472) "People Are Strange" by The Doors (1967)
1471) "Low Rider" by War (1975)
1470) "Come Together" by Primal Scream (1990)
1469) "The Humpty Dance" by Digital Underground (1990)
1468) "First Day of My Life" by Bright Eyes (2005)
1467) "The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness" by The National (2017)
1466) "Lovesong" by The Cure (1989)
1465) "One Love/People Get Ready" by Bob Marley & The Wailers (1977)
1464) "Return of the Grievous Angel" by Gram Parsons (1974)
1463) "Adorn" by Miguel (2012)
1462) "Big Pimpin'" by Jay-Z feat UGK (1999)
1461) "The Robots" by Kraftwerk (1978)
1460) "Never Understand" by Jesus and Mary Chain (1985)
1459) "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (1975)
1458) "Rosa Parks" by OutKast (1998)
1457) "Are You That Somebody?" by Aaliyah (1998)
1456) "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna (1986)
1455) "Daydream Believer" by The Monkees (1967)
1454) "Super Bass" by Nicki Minaj (2011)
1453) "Moonage Daydream" by David Bowie (1972)
1452) "Swimming Pools (Drank)" by Kendrick Lamar (2012)
1451) "Golden Brown" by The Stranglers (1981)
1450) "Bonita Applebum" by A Tribe Called Quest (1990)
1449) "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc. (1979)
1448) "Let's Push Things Forward" by The Streets (2002)
1447) "Macarthur Park" by Richard Harris (1968)
1446) "Red Right Hand" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1994)
1445) "Daughter" by Pearl Jam (1993)
1444) "For Tomorrow" by Blue (1993)
1443) "Baby I Need Your Loving" by Four Tops (1964)
1442) "Human Behaviour" by Bjork (1993)

Thoughts:
a) Man, some great ones: "Highway Star", "Moonage Daydream", "Red Right Hand", "Daydream Believer"
b) And then there's the Richard Harris version of "Macarthur Park" - ugh, really. Wonder if Donna Summer's version comes up higher. This shouldn't be here
c) Some great hip hop songs here too: "Swimming Pools", "Bonita Applebum", "Rosa Parks", "Big Pimpin"
d) "Lovesong" is one of the only Cure songs I like
 
Zeeba Neighba said:
Hey! I'm into the top 1500. Kind of excited about that :)

c) My Louis Jordan collection just has his entry here as "Caldonia", so imagine my surprise when I saw Acclaimed Music listing of not one but TWO parenthetical additions to the title and back to back at that. Looking at Wiki and old photos of the Decca single, there is nowhere that indicates that the song's official title isn't just "Caldonia" so clearly the site is listing the song this way just to annoy me
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I'm sure that's why they added it. So, to add insult to injury:

"(Boogie) (What Makes Your Big Head So Hard?)"
 
Next up:
1441) "I Was Made For Lovin' You" by KISS (1979)
1440) "I'll Take You There" by Staple Sisters (1972)
1439) "Mama Said Knock You Out" by LL Cool J (1990)
1438) "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" by The Byrds (1967)
1437) "Land: Horses/Land of a Thousand Dances" by Patti Smith (1975)
1436) "Disarm" by Smashing Pumpkins (1993)
1435) "Smack My Bitch Up" by The Prodigy (1997)
1434) "Raining Blood" by Slayer (1986)
1433) "ABC" by The Jackson 5 (1970)
1432) "The Modern Age" by The Strokes (2001)
1431) "It's Real" by Real Estate (2011)
1430) "Ballroom Blitz" by Sweet (1973)
1429) "Smooth" by Santana feat. Rob Thomas (1999)
1428) "The Guns of Brixton" by The Clash (1979)
1427) "Shutdown" by Skepta (2015)
1426) "DARE" by Gorillaz feat. Shaun Ryder (2005)
1425) "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack (1969)
1424) "Crystal" by New Order (2001)
1423) "Someone Like You" by Adele (2011)
1422) "Nowhere to Run" by Martha and the Vandellas (1965)
1421) "California Uber Alles" by Dead Kennedys (1979)
 
Next up:
1420) "Can't Find My Way Back Home" by Blind Faith (1969)
1419) "Nuages" by Quintette du Hot Club de France (Django Reinhardt) (1940)
1418) "Careless Whisper" by Wham! (1984)
1417) "Autumn Sweater" by Yo La Tengo (1997)
1416) "Dear Prudence" by The Beatles (1968)
1415) "Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check" by Busta Rhymes (1996)
1414) "Full of Fire" by The Knife (2013)
1413) "Don't Speak" by No Doubt (1995)
1412) "Girl From the North County" by Bob Dylan (1963)
1411) "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia (1997)
1410) "Parklife" by Blue (1994)
1409) "I Can't Go For That" by Hall & Oates (1981)
1408) "Warm Leatherette" by The Normal (1978)
1407) "Under the Boardwalk" by The Drifters (1964)
1406) "The Blacker the Berry" by Kendrick Lamar (2015)
1405) "Ain't Misbehavin'" by Fats Waller (1929)
1404) "The Show" by Doug E. Fresh (1985)
1403) "Undone - The Sweater Song" by Weezer (1994)
1402) "Song to the Siren" by This Mortal Coil (1983)
1401) "Scenario" by A Tribe Called Quest (1991)
1400) "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson (1987)

Thoughts:
a) Woohoo! Hit 1400 - sure if I just devoted myself to this list alone, could have clearly knocked it out sooner, but still happy with the progress
b) Surprised about "Nowhere to Run" and "Ain't Misbehavin'" not being better rated - giant songs that transcend their eras
c) "Girl From the North County" - love the duet version with Johnny Cash, but even Dylan's version alone is just so beautiful. I like "Careless Whisper", "Don't Speak" and "Torn" but both are light pop compared with the beauty of Dylan's song
d) Kendrick getting some love over recent lists - tremendous songwriter/hip hop artest
e) "Don't Call it a Comeback! I've been here for years..."
f) I don't break out Blind Faith's single album enough - "Sea of Joy", "Presence of The Lord", and today's entry "Can't Find My Way Back Home" are just so good
g) "Dear Prudence" - most know that Mia Farrow's sister inspired it, but do you know that Paul is on drums here because Ringo had left the group temporarily....oh you knew that too...well then good for you. Never mind ;)
h) I really, really, really don't like "Man in the Mirror". It's like that Free Willy song - ugh
 
1399) "Tin Soldier" by Small Faces (1967)
1398) "Flying Home" by Lionel Hampton (1942)
1397) "Do It Again" by Steely Dan (1972)
1396) "Frontier Psychiatrist" by The Avalanches (2000)
1395) "Lay Lady Lay" by Bob Dylan (1969)
1394) "Sabali" by Amadou & Miriam (2008)
1393) "Last Train to Clarksville" by The Monkees (1966)
1392) "She's Leaving Home" by The Beatles (1967)
1391) "The Drugs Don't Work" by The Verve (1997)
1390) "(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea" by Elvis Costello (1978)
1389) "Vienna" by Ultravox (1980)
1388) "Interstellar Overdrive" by Pink Floyd (1967)
1387) "Give Peace A Chance" by John Lennon (1969)


Short list - unfortunately a busy day (ugh, I hate Wednesdays) and after listening to some Mamas and Papas (inspired by Nicky's pick of "Monday Monday" in the Iconic Songs thread, just didn't get through many songs today - still a good concentration of wonderful numbers
 
1386) "Kinky Afro" by Happy Mondays (1990)
1385) "Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground" by Blind Willie Johnson (1927)
1384) "Paris" by Friendly Fires (2007)
1383) "Ready For the Floor" by Hot Chips (2008)
1382) "Can't You Hear Me Knocking?" by The Rolling Stones (1971)
1381) "Cry" by Johnnie Ray (1951)
1380) "I Predict A Riot" by Kaiser Chiefs (2004)
1379) "Taxman" by The Beatles (1966)
1378) "Let Down" by Radiohead (1997)
1377) "Fuck Forever" by Babyshambles (2005)
1376) "So What'Cha Want" by Beastie Boys (1992)
1375) "Mississippi" by Bob Dylan (2001)
1374) "Stay with Me" by Lorraine Ellison (1966)
1373) "For Your Precious Love" by Jerry Butler & The Impressions (1958)
1372) "Tighten Up" by Archie Bell & The Drells (1968)
1371) "How Could I Just Kill A Man" by Cyprus Hill (1991)
1370) "Simple Twist of Faith" by Bob Dylan (1975)
1369) "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" by Kitty Wells (1952)
1368) "The Long and Winding Road" by The Beatles (1970)
1367) "Radar Love" by Golden Earring (1973)
1366) "I See a Darkness" by Bonnie "Prince" Billy (1999)
1365) "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" by Dead or Alive (1984)
1364) "Zombie" by The Cranberries (1994)
1363) "Money Honey" by Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters (1953)
1362) "Diane Young" by Vampire Weekend (2013)
1361) "Respect Yourself" by The Staple Sisters (1971)
1360) "Power" by Kanye West (2010)
1359) "Passionfruit" by Drake (2017)
1358) "Hot Fun in the Summertime" by Sly & The Family Stone (1969)
 
Next up:
1357) "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton (1992)
1356) "Human Fly" by The Cramps (1978)
1355) "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" by Jay-Z (1998)
1354) "Fake Empire" by The National (2007)
1353) "One for My Baby (And One More For the Road)" by Frank Sinatra (1958)
1352) "Back on the Chain Gang" by Pretenders (1982)
1351) "Army of Me" by Bjork (1995)
1350) "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" by Jimmy Ruffin (1966)
1349) "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer (1979)
1348) "I'd Rather Go Blind" by Etta James (1967)
1347) "Cissy Strut" by The Meters (1969)
1346) "Maggot Brain" by Funkadelic (1971)
1345) "Pure Morning" by Placebo (1998)
1344) "Honky Tonk" by Bill Doggett (1956)
1343) "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" by Arcade Fire (2004)
1342) "Spanish Sahara" by Foals (2010)
1341) "Mama Tried" by Merle Haggard & The Strangers
1340) "Rebel Rouser" by Duane Eddy (1958)
1339) "My Baby Just Cares For Me" by Nina Simone (1958)
1338) "God" by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)

Comments hopefully later
 
1337) "How High the Moon" by Les Paul & Mary Ford (1951)
1336) "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" by The Beatles (1969)
1335) "Hypnotize" by The Notorious B.I.G. (1997)
1334) "Wanna Be Startin' Something" by Michael Jackson (1982)
1333) "Who Are You" by The Who (1978)
1332) "Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)" by Tom Waits (1976)
1331) "Mykonos" by Fleet Foxes (2008)
1330) "007 (Shanty Town)" by Desmond Dekker & The Aces (1967)
1329) "He's So Fine" by The Chiffons (1965)
1328) "Chelsea Hotel #2" by Leonard Cohen (1974)
1327) "Dear God" by XTC (1986)
1326) "In My Room" by The Beach Boys (1963)
1325) "You've Got A Friend" by Carole King (1971)
1324) "Midnight Rambler" by The Rolling Stones (1969)
1323) "Jeepster" by T.Rex (1971)"
1322) "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" by Saint Etienne (1990)
1321) "Do You" by Spoon (2014)
1320) "Reet Petite" by Jackie Wilson (1957)
1319) "The Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson (1996)
1318) "No Fun" by The Stooges (1969)
1317) "Slide" by Calvin Harris feat. Frank Ocean and Migos (2017)
1316) "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above" by CSS (2005)
1315) "Where Are We Now?" by David Bowie (2013)
1314) "Rocks Off" by The Rolling Stones (1972)
1313) "S.O.S." by ABBA (1976)
1312) "Hoppipolla" by Sigur Ros (2005)
1311) "Marvin's Room" by Drake (2011)
1310) "Fuck and Run" by Liz Phair (1993)
1309) "Pushin' Too Hard" by The Seeds (1966)
1308) "Kansas City" by Wilbert Harrison (1959)
1307) "One Dance" by Drake feat. Wizkid & Kyla (2016)
1306) "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" by Steely Dan (1974)
1305) "Criminal" by Fiona Apple (1996)
1304) "Aguas de Marco" by Elis Regina & Tom Jobin (1974)
1303) "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince & The Revolution (1984)
1302) "Got Your Money" by Ol' Dirty Bastard feat. Kelis (1999)
1301) "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" by Elvis Costello & The Attractions (1978)
1300) "Badlands" by Bruce Springsteen (1978)

Hey got to 1300 - some killer songs - "Pushin' Too Hard" is a great garage rock song, "Let's Go Crazy", Elvis Costello, "He's So Fine". We're getting to songs that could be your favorites by a certain group (for me "Rikki" is my favorite Steely Dan song"). Will we see some artists appear on the list again? Will there be a higher song than "Criminal" for Fiona Apple, than "Fuck and Run" for Liz Phair.
All in all a good listen - of course, Bruce's classic "Badlands" would be better ranked for me, so would "Rikki", and so would "Jeepster" - the last song is accurately ranked I suppose but has great sentimental value for me as I used to affectionately call my girlfriend (now wife) that in college.
 
Zeeba Neighba said:
1337) "How High the Moon" by Les Paul & Mary Ford (1951)
1336) "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" by The Beatles (1969)
1335) "Hypnotize" by The Notorious B.I.G. (1997)
1334) "Wanna Be Startin' Something" by Michael Jackson (1982)
1333) "Who Are You" by The Who (1978)
1332) "Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)" by Tom Waits (1976)
1331) "Mykonos" by Fleet Foxes (2008)
1330) "007 (Shanty Town)" by Desmond Dekker & The Aces (1967)
1329) "He's So Fine" by The Chiffons (1965)
1328) "Chelsea Hotel #2" by Leonard Cohen (1974)
1327) "Dear God" by XTC (1986)
1326) "In My Room" by The Beach Boys (1963)
1325) "You've Got A Friend" by Carole King (1971)
1324) "Midnight Rambler" by The Rolling Stones (1969)
1323) "Jeepster" by T.Rex (1971)"
1322) "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" by Saint Etienne (1990)
1321) "Do You" by Spoon (2014)
1320) "Reet Petite" by Jackie Wilson (1957)
1319) "The Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson (1996)
1318) "No Fun" by The Stooges (1969)
1317) "Slide" by Calvin Harris feat. Frank Ocean and Migos (2017)
1316) "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above" by CSS (2005)
1315) "Where Are We Now?" by David Bowie (2013)
1314) "Rocks Off" by The Rolling Stones (1972)
1313) "S.O.S." by ABBA (1976)
1312) "Hoppipolla" by Sigur Ros (2005)
1311) "Marvin's Room" by Drake (2011)
1310) "Fuck and Run" by Liz Phair (1993)
1309) "Pushin' Too Hard" by The Seeds (1966)
1308) "Kansas City" by Wilbert Harrison (1959)
1307) "One Dance" by Drake feat. Wizkid & Kyla (2016)
1306) "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" by Steely Dan (1974)
1305) "Criminal" by Fiona Apple (1996)
1304) "Aguas de Marco" by Elis Regina & Tom Jobin (1974)
1303) "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince & The Revolution (1984)
1302) "Got Your Money" by Ol' Dirty Bastard feat. Kelis (1999)
1301) "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" by Elvis Costello & The Attractions (1978)
1300) "Badlands" by Bruce Springsteen (1978)

Hey got to 1300 - some killer songs - "Pushin' Too Hard" is a great garage rock song, "Let's Go Crazy", Elvis Costello, "He's So Fine". We're getting to songs that could be your favorites by a certain group (for me "Rikki" is my favorite Steely Dan song"). Will we see some artists appear on the list again? Will there be a higher song than "Criminal" for Fiona Apple, than "Fuck and Run" for Liz Phair.
All in all a good listen - of course, Bruce's classic "Badlands" would be better ranked for me, so would "Rikki", and so would "Jeepster" - the last song is accurately ranked I suppose but has great sentimental value for me as I used to affectionately call my girlfriend (now wife) that in college.
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Did your wife drive a Jeep?

Edit: actually, I'm confused. Did you call your wife Badlands or Jeepster?
 
Unsomnambulist said:
Did your wife drive a Jeep?

Edit: actually, I'm confused. Did you call your wife Badlands or Jeepster?
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By process of elimination, I posit that Zeeba called the wife-yet-to-be "Jeepster," and not "Badlands" ...not that there's anything wrong with calling one's girlfriend "Badlands," if one so chooses.

You see, he already said "Badlands" would be better-ranked; consequently, only "Jeepster" remains.

We still don't know whether she owned or drove one, although if she did, it would make his choice of nicknames purposeful, and show that he was not being silly or random, even in his college years.

Please make any rebuttal as you see fit, in the space reserved below.
 
Yay! Into the 1200's:
1299) "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly" by Missy Elliott (1997)
1298) "The Greatest" by Cat Power (2006)
1297) "Disco Inferno" by The Trammps (1976)
1296) "Caroline, No" by The Beach Boys (1966)
1295) "Between The Bars" by Elliott Smith (1997)
1294) "I'm Eighteen" by Alice Cooper (1970)
1293) "What Time Is Love?" by The KLF (1988)
1292) "There There" by Radiohead (2003)
1291) "Groovin'" by The Young Rascals (1967)
1290) "Beds Are Burning" by Midnight Oil (1987)
1289) "The Wilhelm Scream" by James Blake (2011)
1288) "Head Like A Hole" by Nine Inch Nails (1989)
1287) "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles (1962)
1286) "Duke of Earl" by Gene Chandler (1961)
1285) "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price (1958)
1284) "She's A Rainbow" by The Rolling Stones (1967)
1283) "The Words That Maketh Murder" by PJ Harvey (2011)
1282) "Being Boring" by Pet Shop Boys (1990)
1281) "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J (1985)
1280) "Into The Mystic" by Van Morrison (1970)
1279) "The Last Time" by The Rolling Stones (1965)
1278) "(No One Knows Me) Like the Piano" by Sampha (2017)
1277) "Do You Want To" by Franz Ferdinand (2005)
1276) "Photograph" by Def Leppard (1983)
1275) "Shutterbugg" by Big Boi feat. Cutty (2010)
 
axolotl said:
It would also show a deep resolve and invincible confidence.
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You guys are so funny :)

For clarification: no it was indeed "Jeepster" that I called her and for no other reason that I was getting into T.Rex then and used to play Electric Warrior for her ('cause girls love it when you play music for them and say "Wait, wait, you're gonna love this song" right ? ;)) and liked the nickname
She actually did drive a Jeep briefly but oddly that had nothing to do with the nickname

In addition, if you know the lyrics, the nickname really doesn't make sense because the lyric is "Girl, I'm just a Jeepster for your love". So technically I should have been the Jeepster (and hey, for the past 4 yrs I drive a Jeep).
 
Zeeba Neighba said:
You guys are so funny :)

For clarification: no it was indeed "Jeepster" that I called her and for no other reason that I was getting into T.Rex then and used to play Electric Warrior for her ('cause girls love it when you play music for them and say "Wait, wait, you're gonna love this song" right ? ;)) and liked the nickname
She actually did drive a Jeep briefly but oddly that had nothing to do with the nickname

In addition, if you know the lyrics, the nickname really doesn't make sense because the lyric is "Girl, I'm just a Jeepster for your love". So technically I should have been the Jeepster (and hey, for the past 4 yrs I drive a Jeep).
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So are you going to change your handle to "Jeepguy"? :p
 
Next up:
1274) "Tear the Roof Off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk)" by Parliament (1975)
1273) "That's When I Reach for My Revolver" by Mission of Burma (1981)
1272) "Come Out and Play" by The Offspring (1994)
1271) "With Every Heartbeat" by Robyn with Kleerup (2007)
1270) "Can You Feel It" by Mr. Fingers (1986)
1269) "Scar Tissue" by Red Hot Chili Peppers (1999)
1268) "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday's Just As Bad)" by T-Bone Walker (1947)
1267) "Pump It Up" by Elvis Costello (1978)
1266) The Midnight Special" by Lead Belly (1934)
1265) "Shakin' All Over" by Johnny Kidd & The Pirates (1960)
1264) "We're An American Band" by Grand Funk Railroad (1973)
1263) "Hells Bells" by AC/DC (1980)
1262) "King of the Road" by Roger Miller (1965)
1261) "She Drives Me Crazy" by Fine Young Cannibals (1989)
1260) "I Luv U" by Dizzee Rascal (2003)
1259) "Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams (1984)
1258) "Think" by Aretha Franklin (1968)
1257) "Orgasm Addict" by Buzzcocks (1977)
1256) "One O'Clock Jump" by Count Basie (1937)
1255) "Do The Strand" by Roxy Music (1973)
1254) "What Difference Does It Make?" by The Smiths (1984)
1253) "Life During Wartime" by Talking Heads (1979)
1252) "The Funeral" by Band of Horses (2006)
1251) "Follow the Leader" by Eric B. & Rakim (1988)
1250) "Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales" by Car Seat Headrest (2016)

Thoughts:
a) Oh hell no! "King of the Road" is top 500. Iconic stuff right there.
b) Love "Scar Tissue"
c) Some pretty good listens here but Robyn's "With Every Heartbeat" really doesn't belong in this high company. Ordinary IMO
d) Though I have most of Talking Heads albums, they've always been a band I appreciate/respect more than I enjoy. Still "Life During Wartime" is my favorite song of theirs, and I'm quite surprised that it's down here
e) Some other songs which are pretty big within the history of their respective genres: "One O'Clock Jump" with jazz and "Follow the Leader" with hip hop, both pretty seminal early numbers in those genres
f) The year 1984 was pretty big for me musically in high school - Some here may not enjoy "Summer of '69" but it sticks with me today as a song that, when it comes on, I don't ever change the radio
g) "Think" by Aretha :(
 
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