Acclaimed Music Top 5000 Songs

1899) "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean" by Ruth Brown (1953)
1898) "Rock and Roll Part 2" by Gary Glitter (1972)
1897) "Dashboard" by Modest Mouse (2007)
1896) "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" by Bruce Springsteen (1973)
1895) "Go All the Way" by The Raspberries (1972)
1894) "Under Me Sleng Teng" by Wayne Smith (1985)
1893) "Too Young" by Phoenix (2000)
1892) "Peso" by A$AP Rocky (2011)
1891) "Smiling Faces Sometimes" by The Undisputed Truth (1971)
1890) "Come Go With Me" by The Del-Vikings (1956)
1889) "Star Spangled Banner" by Jimi Hendrix (1970)
1888) "Move It On Over" by Hank Williams (1947)
1887) "Nights" by Frank Ocean (2016)
1886) "Bus Stop" by The Hollies (1966)
1885) "Box of Rain" by Grateful Dead (1970)
1884) "Miselou" by Dick Dale & The Del-Tones (1962)
1883) "I Wanna Be Your Lover" by Prince (1979)
1882) "(Looking For) The Heart of Saturday Night" by Tom Waits (1974)
1881) "Can the Circle Be Unbroken (Bye and Bye)" by The Carter Family (1935)
1880) "Afterlife" by Arcade Fire (2013)
1879) "Somebody to Love" by Queen (1976)
1878) "Flashing Lights" by Kanye West feat. Dwele (2007)
1877) "Laid" by James (1993)
1876) "All Night Long (All Night)" by Lionel Ritchie (1983)
1875) "Seether" by Verruca Salt (1994)

Great mix today - a ton of great, well known numbers. Love "Bus Stop" and, of course "Miserlou" (which as perhaps the best known surf guitar number and given it's resurgence in popularity with Pulp Fiction, I would have placed better). Biggest injustice: The Carter Family's "Can the Circle Be Unbroken" which is a towering number in early country/roots music and gospel.

One aspect of song naming that I'm intrigued with (and often bemused and even annoyed by) is the parenthetical song time which so often is unnecessary and even stupid. While I'm not sure with some songs if other song rights exist - did Otis have to add the "(Sittin' On)" to "Dock of the Bay" because there was another "Dock of the Bay"?
Here with have FOUR parenthetical song titles - I'll give Bruce a pass because "Sandy" is sung so much it's reasonable to include her name in addition to the vibe the main title evokes. But is Tom's "(Looking For)" really needed? Again perhaps there's another "Heart of Saturday Night". And I didn't even know The Carter Family's song had a parenthetical phrase because so many versions/albums leave it out. Worst of all is Lionel Richie's entry - let's just repeat "All Night" in the parenthesis. Grrr.

On that note, did enjoy this AV Club article about parenthetical titles a few years back:
https://music.avclub.com/but-i-like-it-30-excellent-songs-with-mostly-unnece-1798236137
 
1874) "Through The Wire" by Kanye West (2003)
1873) "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" by AC/DC (1976)
1872) "Yet Again" by Grizzly Bear (2012)
1871) "Dreaming" by Blondie (1979)
1870) "Chapel of Love" by The Dixie Cups (1964)
1869) "Plug In Baby" by Muse (2001)
1868) "Computer Love" by Kraftwerk (1981)
1867) "Idiot Wind" by Bob Dylan (1975)
1866) "Stay Fly" by Three 6 Mafia feat. Young Buck and 8 Ball & MJG (2005)
1865) "Black Steel" by Tricky (1995)
1864) "I Ain't Marchin' Anymore" by Phil Ochs (1965)
1863) "Behind Blue Eyes" by The Who (1971)
1862) "Keep the Car Running" by Arcade Fire (2007)
1861) "Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart (1976)
1860) "Seasons In the Sun" by Terry Jacks (1973)
1859) "Bad" by Michael Jackson (1987)
1858) "Welcome to Jamrock" by Damian Marley (2005)
1857) "Sunshine Superman" by Donovan (1966)
1856) "Moon River" by Henry Mancini (1961)
1855) "Cornflake Girl" by Tori Amos (1994)
1854) "Roundabout" by Yes (1971)
1853) "Really Doe" by Danny Brown feat. Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul and Earl Sweatshirt (2016)
1852) "Eight Days A Week" by The Beatles (1964)
1851) "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll (1964)
1850) "John Wayne Gacy, Jr." by Sufjan Stevens (2005)
1849) "Jesus Built My Hot Rod" by Ministry (1992)
1848) "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five (1946)
1847) "Gimme All Your Lovin'" by ZZ Top (1983)
1846) "Running Scared" by Roy Orbison (1961)
1845) "Latch" by Disclosure feat. Sam Smith (2012)
1844) "Baby's On Fire" by Brian Eno (1973)
1843) "Deceptacon" by Le Tigre (1999)
1842) "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" by Manic Street Preachers (1998)
1841) "Rock n Roll Suicide" by David Bowie (1972)
1840) "Singin' The Blues" by Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra feat. Bix Beiderbecke (1927)
1839) "Magic Bus" by The Who (1968)
1838) "Dream Baby Dream" by Suicide (1979)
1837) "Hate It and Love It" by The Game feat 50 Cent (2005)
1836) "Django" by The Modern Jazz Quartet (1955)
1835) "Jive Talkin'" by Bee Gees (1975)
1834) "Peaches" by The Stranglers (1977)
1833) "Helicopter" by Deerhunter (2010)
1832) "Dead Flowers" by Rolling Stones (1971)

Just decided to keep going today - made some strides
a) "Dreaming" had me singing along at my desk. Such a great pop song.
b) "Singin' The Blues" is one of the greatest songs of the early jazz era and, even hearing it through modern ears where jazz is more improvisational with longer numbers/solos, it still grabs ya (me at least). Mellow song with such a crisp cornet solo (also good seeing the MJQ's "Django" here too)
c) Love the Bolero-like simmer of Orbison's "Running Scared"
d) "John Wayne Gacy" - one of the prettiest songs about a serial killer you'll ever hear
e) Man, "Moon River", "Eight Days A Week", "Roundabout", "Magic Bus" - such good songs
f) I remember so clearly the first listen of "Rock n Roll Suicide"...Ziggy as a whole. From "Five Years" to this finale, the album captivated...and still captivates. One of my top 10 albums evah
g) became acquainted with Suicide's "Dream Baby Dream" interestingly thru Springsteen's cover
 
Next up:
1831) "Big Time Sensuality" by Bjork (1993)
1830) "The Queen Is Dead" by The Smiths (1986)
1829) "Birdhouse In Your Soul" by They Might Be Giants (1990)
1828) "Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again" by Bob Dylan (1966)
1827) "Deacon Blues" by Steely Dan (1977)
1826) "Doll Parts" by Hole (1994)
1825) "See See Rider Blues" by Ma Rainey (1925)
1824) "Bulls on Parade" by Rage Against The Machine (1996)
1823) "Live To Tell" by Madonna (1986)
1822) "Too Much Too Young" by The Specials (1979)
1821) "Love, Reign O'er Me" by The Who (1973)
1820) "Roscoe" by Midlake (2006)
1819) "Hello It's Me" by Todd Rundgren (1972)
1818) "Bust A Move" by Young M.C. (1989)
1817) "Maybe" by The Chantels (1957)
1816) "Papua New Guinea" by The Future Sound of London (1991)
1815) "Sexx Laws" by Beck (1999)
1814) "Across 110th Street" by Bobby Womack (1972)
1813) "Yes" by McAlmont and Butler (1995)
1812) "7 and 7 Is" by Love (1966)
1811) "Where's Your Head At" by Basement Jaxx (2001)
1810) "Bad" by U2 (1984)
1809) "SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake (2006)
1808) "What's My Name?" by Snoop Doggy Dogg (1993)
1807) "Nel blu, dipinto di blu ("Volare")" by Dominico Modugno (1958)
1806) "Nightswimming" by R.E.M. (1992)
1805) "Joga" by Bjork (1997)
1804) "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth (1992)
1803) "Lovefool" by The Cardigans (1996)
1802) "Don't Look Back Into the Sun" by The Libertines (2003)
1801) "Energy Flash" by Joey Beltram (1990)
1800) "Jasmine" by Jai Paul (2012)
1799) "Requiem pour un con" by Serge Gainsbourg (1968)
1798) "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston (1976)
1797) "It's A Shame About Ray" by The Lemonheads (1992)
1796) "I Feel Fine" by The Beatles (1964)
1795) Everything Counts" by Depeche Mode (1983)
1794) "Echo Beach" by Martha and the Muffins (1980)
1793) "Shout" by Tears for Fears (1984)
1792) "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" by Genesis (1974)
1791) "All Is Full of Love" by Bjork (1997)
1790) "I'll Be There" by The Jackson 5 (1970)

Made it into the 1700s - continuing progress before my vacation in 7 days stops progress cold
Thoughts!
a) So "Bad" by U2 just ekes out Michael Jackson's "Bad" from yesterday's list
b) "Across 110th Street" - from an outstanding soundtrack off of a fair "blaxploitation" 70s films. My favorite song of that genre yes even more than "Shaft" and "Superfly" (both of which will be seen higher up)
c) "Lovefool" - really?! Does make me think of the Office scene involving that song
d) The original Italian version of what was remade as "Volare" was the first winner of the Grammy for Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the first Grammys in 1958 (there's your trivia of the day)
e) "Maybe" is a killer doo wop song from the Bronx-based female African-American group The Chantels. The lead blows it out of the water
f) Wasn't familiar with "Echo Beach" and though it was some indie number made to sound like a peppy early 80s group until I looked and...lo and behold, it IS an early 80s number! A top 10 in the UK and top 5 in Canada (the group is Canadian), it never charted in the US except on the dance charts. It's wonderfull!
g) Songs that never appealed to me "Shout" by Tears for Fear and "Hello It's Me" by Todd Rundgren
h) Johnny Marr's guitarwork on "The Queen Is Dead" is incredible

Something for everyone on this lengthy list - some of your thoughts always welcome
 
Next up:
1789) "Falling" by Haim (2013)
1788) "Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz (1993)
1787) "Killing Me Softly" by Fugees (1996)
1786) "Close Your Eyes (and Count to Fuck)" by Run the Jewels feat. Zack de la Rocha (2014)
1785) "Paris 1919" by John Cale (1973)
1784) "Danger! High Voltage" by Electric Six (2002)
1783) "Rio" by Duran Duran (1982)
1782) "I'll Be Around" by Spinners (1972)
1781) "Hallowed Be Thy Name" by Iron Maiden (1982)
1780) "La-Di-Da-Di" by Doug E. Fresh (1985)
1779) "(Just Like) Starting Over" by John Lennon (1980)
1778) "LMK" by LMK (2017)
1777) "Sheela-Na-Gig" by PJ Harvey (1992)
1776) "Mirrors" by Justin Timberlake (2013)
1775) "We're Not Gonna Take It/See Me Feel Me" by The Who (1969)
1774) "Cherry Bomb" by The Runaways (1976)
1773) "Interstate Love Song" by Stone Temple Pilots (1994)
1772) "Crossroads" by Cream (1968)
1771) "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" by The Darkness (2003)
1770) "Ivy" by Frank Ocean (2016)
1769) "Hotel Yorba" by The White Stripes (2001)
1768) "Twist and Shout" by The Beatles (1963)
1767) "Last Night A DJ Saved My Live" by Indeep (1982)
1766) "Move Your Feet" by Junior Senior (2002)
1765) "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac (1975)
1764) "Are You Experienced?" by Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967)

Thoughts:
a) well you can't say they ignore more recent songs - a lot of 2000s songs on this list (and on the whole list in general). Curious if, once we get to the top 500, if those songs taper down in favor of classics that have been tested over time. Also I wonder, since Acclaimed Music compiles various critical lists to make this master list, if many of the lists out there focus on more modern songs (I don't suppose many people of Pitchfork, Sputnik or even Rolling Stones are coming up with ranking lists of song of the 40s and 50s).
b) It's interesting how personal experience biases when one thinks a song came out - I had NO exposure to Iron Maiden in 8th-9th grade (1982) but I did have exposure to pop radio and MTV so even though Iron Maiden and Duran Duran's "Rio" came out the same year, Iron Maiden seems much later to me.
c) Injustices? Not many IMO - "Crossroads" is tremendous, perhaps Clapton's best solo but not gonna argue it's place. "Landslide" is so beautiful (and has been remade by groups as diverse as Smashing Pumpkins and Dixie Chicks) - I'd rank it better
d) OTOH, "Twist and Shout" seems low. Don't cry for the Beatles, Argentina. They're gonna do all right with songs ahead, but their cover of the Isley's has developed into an iconic version and is quite well known across several generations.
e) Not that it's really fair to compare adjacent songs for greatness, but most of the songs on this list seem better than "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life" - I mean it's an infectious dance/disco song with a decent Chic-borrowed hook but really?! And was it really 1982? I guess the mini-rap in there fits with that but with gun to my head, I would've said 78-79.
But Wiki says that Rolling Stone magazine declared the song "one of the greatest songs ever written about being a girl, listening to the radio, or any combination of the two," so what do I know :)
e) I'm chatty today, ay?
 
Onward and upward:
1763) "Stronger" by Kanye West (2007)
1762) "Wildest Moments" by Jessie Ware (2012)
1761) "Breezeblocks" by alt-J (2012)
1760) "Karmacoma" by Massive Attack (1994)
1759) "Slip Away" by Perfume Genius (2017)
1758) "Owner of A Lonely Heart" by Yes (1983)
1757) "Levi Stubb's Tears" by Billy Bragg (1986)
1756) "It's A Long Way to the Top (If You Want to Rock and Roll)" by AC/DC (1975)
1755) "Reckoner" by Radiohead (2007)
1754) "What Do I Get?" by Buzzcocks (1978)
1753) "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga (2008)
1752) "Oh Happy Day" by The Edwin Hawkins Singers (1968)
1751) "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston (1992)
1750) "Chime" by Orbital (1989)
1749) "Daydreaming" by Radiohead (2016)

Thoughts
a) ditto on my thoughts last post about 21st century songs
b) "Levi Stubb's Tears" - great song, glad to see it hear because honestly it's the kind of song that, were I compiling a list, I would've forgotten. Again, can't believe that's from 1986 (I wouldn't hear it until several years later)
c) I believe it the newly ranked list, "Owner of A Lonely Heart" gained like 400+ spots - why? I mean, it's a fine song, but not sure why it made that kind of jump.
d) Jessie Ware is an artist I had barely heard of before this list but she's been pretty well represented. Several UK hits but none in U.S.
e) My son is a big Kanye West fan (musically) and always tells me various of his songs should be ranked better on this list (though I know we're gonna get more of him higher up). He does have a lot of songs on the list
 
1748) "Bernadette" by Four Tops (1967)
1747) "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" by The Rolling Stones (1974)
1746) "I Was Made to Love Her" by Stevie Wonder (1967)
1745) "Two Sevens Clash" by Culture (1976)
1744) "Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGuire (1965)
1743) "Both Sides, Now" by Joni Mitchell (1969)
1742) "Wildwood Flower" by The Carter Family (1929)
1741) "Lullaby" by The Cure (1989)
1740) "Do It Again" by Royksopp & Robyn (2014)
1739) "Love Me Do" by The Beatles (1962)
1738) "Walking on the Moon" by The Police (1979)
1737) "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66" by Nat King Cole (1946)
1736) "Don't Stop" by Fleetwood Mac (1977)
1735) "Blue Moon" by The Marcels (1961)
1734) "Sally, Go Round the Roses" by The Jaynetts (1963)
1733) "Wooden Ships" by Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
 
1732) "Countdown" by Beyonce (2011)
1731) "Downtown Train" by Tom Waits (1985)
1730) "Freedom '90" by George Michael (1990)
1729) "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" by Heaven 17 (1981)
1728) "Dead End Street" by The Kinks (1966)
1727) "Mysterious Ways" by U2 (1991)
1726) "Heartbeat" by Annie (2004)
1725) "Crocodile Rock" by Elton John (1972)
1724) "99 Luftballons" by Nena (1983)
1723) "Run Away With Me" by Carly Rae Jepsen (2015)
1722) "Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer (1985)
1721) "Swastika Eyes" by Primal Scream (1999)
1720) "Mother's Little Helper" by The Rolling Stones (1966)
1719) "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" by Moby (1999)
1718) "I've Seen All Good People/Your Move" by Yes (1971)
1717) "Lust for Life" by Girls (2008)
1716) "Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain" by Willie Nelson (1975)
1715) "Dirty Water" by The Standells (1965)
1714) "Crazy Blues" by Mamie Smith (1920)
1713) "Stuck In the Middle With You" by Stealers Wheel (1972)
1712) "I Want You" by Elvis Costello and the Attractions (1986)
1711) "American Boy" by Estelle feat. Kanye West (2008)
1710) "Come to Daddy" by Aphex Twin (1997)
1709) "The Drowners" by Suede (1992)
1708) "Rip It Up" by Orange Juice (1982)
1707) "Day 'N' Nite" by Kid Cudi (2008)
1706) "Welcome to the Black Parade" by My Chemical Romance (2006)
1705) "Theme From S-Express" by S'Express (1988)
1704) "Miss Misery" by Elliott Smith (1997)
1703) "I Can Change" by LCD Soundsystem (2010)
1702) "Matador" by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs (1993)
1701) "Helpless" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (1970)
1700) "Got to Give It Up, Pt. 1" by Marvin Gaye (1977)
 
Last entry before next week's vacation. Psyched about my progress this week - some great songs today

1699) "Babies" by Pulp (1992)
1698) "Smooth Operator" by Sade (1984)
1697) "Rhapsody in Blue" by Paul Whiteman & His Concert Orchestra with George Gershwin (1924)
1696) "Let the Music Play" by Shannon (1983)
1695) "She Said She Said" by The Beatles (1986)
1694) "Goddess on a Hiway" by Mercury Rev (1998)
1693) "Hounds of Love" by The Futureheads (2004)
1692) "Black and Tan Fantasy" by Duke Ellington (1927)
1691) "Inspector Norse" by Todd Terje (2012)
1690) "Jet" by Paul McCartney & Wings (1973)
1689) "33'God'" by Bon Iver (2016)
1688) "Hello" by Adele (2015)
1687) "Ain't Nobody" by Rufus feat. Chaka Khan (1983)
1686) "When You Were Young" by The Killers (2006)
1685) "Singin' In the Rain" by Gene Kelly (1952)
1684) "Fake Tales of San Francisco" by Arctic Monkeys (2005)
1683) "Jamming" by Bob Marley & The Wailers (1977)
1682) "There Goes the Fear" by Doves (2002)
1681) "Alternative Ulster" by Stiff Little Fingers (1978)
1680) "When the Sun Goes Down" by Arctic Monkeys (2006)
1679) "Freddie's Dead" by Curtis Mayfield (1972)
1678) "Moonlight Serenade" by Glenn Miller (1939)
1677) "In For the Kill" by La Roux (2009)
1676) "Cruel" by St. Vincent (2011)
1675) "On the Beach" by Neil Young (1974)
1674) "Nutbush City Limits" by Ike & Tina Turner (1973)
1673) "Shining Star" by Earth, Wind & Fire (1975)
1672) "Supermassive Black Hole" by Muse (2006)
1671) "That Lady" by The Isley Brothers (1973)
1670) "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes (1981)
1669) "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys (2001)
1668) "Welcome to the Terrordome" by Public Enemy (1990)
1667) "Let's Have A Party" by Wanda Jackson (1958)
1666) "Shelter From the Storm" by Bob Dylan (1975)
1665) "Lovesick Blues" by Hank Williams (1949)

As I said above, great listening today. Strange to hear Sade followed by "Rhapsody in Blue" then Shannon then the Beatles, but also really fun - love how different styles of music can grab hold of ya.
Two Arctic Monkeys picks both off their debut which may appear almost in its entirety over the course of 6000 songs.
"Moonlight Serenade" - such a beautiful instrumental, iconic of its era and song I love. Would be much better ranked on my list.
I haven't heard Chaka Khan's "Ain't Nobody" in years - wonderful R&B/pop song. Some great soul/R&B in this list as a whole (EW&F, Ike and Tina, Curtis Mayfield, Isleys)

Not many posts over the next week, but feel free to catch up with the above songs and comment. :)
 
Back and better than ever:

1664) "Go" by Moby (1990)
1663) "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart (1978)
1662) "When a Fire Starts to Burn" by Disclosure (2013)
1661) "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by The Animals (1965)
1660) "Over Everything" by Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile (2017)
1659) "Games Without Frontiers" by Peter Gabriel (1980)
1658) "Black, Brown and Beige/Come Sunday" by Duke Ellington (1943)
1657) "Stylo" by Gorillaz feat. Bobby Womack & Mos Def (2010)
1656) "Five Years" by David Bowie (1972)
1655) "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space" by Spiritualized (1997)
1654) "Manteca" by Dizzy Gillespie (1947)
1653) "Silent Shout" by The Knife (2006)
1652) "Lazy Sunday" by Small Faces (1968)
1651) "Fever" by Peggy Lee (1958)
1650) "La Mer" by Charles Trenet (1946)
1649) "Forever Young" by Bob Dylan (1974)
1648) "Learn to Fly" by Foo Fighters (1999)
1647) "Rock n Roll N****r" by Patti Smith Group (1978)
1646) "What A Waster" by The Libertines (2002)
1645) "Totally Wired" by The Fall (1980)
1644) "The Payback" by James Brown (1973)
1643) "Fell You" by Julia Holter (2015)
1642) "Emerge" by Fischersponer (2001)
1641) "Chop Suey!" by System of a Down (2001)
1640) "Caught by the Fuzz" by Supergrass (1994)
1639) "No Rain" by Blind Melon (1992)
1638) "Love Train" by The O'Jays (1962)
1637) "Hungry Like The Wolf" by Duran Duran (1982)
1636) "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" by Solomon Burke (1964)
1635) "Dear Mr. Fantasy" by Traffic (1967)
1634) "Northern Sky" by Nick Drake (1971)
1633) "Crying in the Chapel" by The Orioles (1953)
1632) "Party Fears Two" by The Associates (1982)
1631) "Money For Nothing" by Dire Straits (1985)

Thoughts:
a) As much as I enjoy 70s kitsch, even I wondered what "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" is doing here with classics like "Manteca", "Love Train" and "La Mer". Still, it is tremendously infectious
b) Yay to Supergrass! First two albums are wonderful
c) Enjoy Kurt Vile but haven't kept up with his career enough to know about his duet album with Courtney Barnett. Allmusic review just OK but really enjoyed the entry here.
d) Not a big Traffic fan and that goes with "Dear Mr. Fantasy" (which given the group's later stuff, I always place mentally 3-4 years later in the early 70s). Dave Mason's guitarwork towards the song's end is aces though
e) High Fidelity, the film, is pretty good. High Fidelity, the novel is wonderful. A key difference is the British setting of the novel, and I never liked the change of the importance of Solomon Burke's "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" in Rob's relationship to the performance of "Let's Get It On" by Jack Black at the end of the film. I understand the change, the latter more recognizable to U.S. viewers, but the former is such a great soul piece and is also lesser known (which would fit with Rob's musical taste). I'm babbling but to whom else can I make this nitpicking complaint) ;)
f) The Orioles - tremendous doo wop group. Of course, Elvis would have a more famous cover of "Crying in the Child"
 
Next up:
1630) "Walking on Thin Ice" by Yoko Ono (1981)
1629) "Evil" by Interpol (2004)
1628) "Daft Punk Is Playing At My House" by LCD Soundsystem (2005)
1627) "Express Yourself" by N.W.A. (1988)
1626) "Cut to the Feeling" by Carly Rae Jepsen (2017)
1625) "Night Nurse" by Gregory Isaacs (1982)
1624) "1969" by The Stooges (1969)
1623) "I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need to Get By" by Method Man feat. Mary J. Blige (1995)
1622) "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty (1978)
1621) "Me and Mrs. Jones" by Billy Paul (1972)
1620) "Detroit Rock City" by KISS (1976)
1619) "Spoonful" by Howlin' Wolf (1960)
1618) "I Melt With You" by Modern English (1982)
1617) "Susie-Q" by Dale Hawkins (1957)
1616) "Your Love Is Killing Me" by Sharon Van Etten (2014)
1615) "Racing In the Street" by Bruce Springsteen (1978)
1614) "Los Angeles" by X (1980)
1613) "Albatross" by Fleetwood Mac (1968)
1612) "Ramble On" by Led Zeppelin (1969)
1611) "Dominos" by The Big Pink (2009)
1610) "Ca plane pour moi" by Plastic Bertand (1977)
1609) "Pipeline" by The Chantays (1962)
1608) "Sin City" by The Flying Burrito Bros (1969)
1607) "This Is A Low" by Blur (1994)
1606) "Nothing Ever Happened" by Deerhunter (2008)
1605) "She Sells Sanctuary" by The Cult (1985)
1604) "Acid Tracks" by Phuture (1987)
1603) "Biko" by Peter Gabriel (1980)
1602) "All Day and All of the Night" by The Kinks (1964)
1601) "12:51" by the Strokes (2003)
1600) "Sonic Reducer" by Dead Boys (1977)

Good overall list. No big quibbles. "All Day and All of the Night" probably belongs higher. For me, Bruce's "Racing in the Street" is tremendous (I think Dave Marsh once called it the song that separates people who enjoy Bruce casually and those who are fans). "Pipeline" is one of the greatest surf rock songs ever. "Baker Street" is a song I always forget about until the sax plays on the radio then it is pleasantly welcome. Those who know Sharon Van Etten will know I didn't misspell "Your"
If I were making the list, I would've tried to rank The Stooges "1969" as #1969 ;)
 
Zeeba Neighba said:
If I were making the list, I would've tried to rank The Stooges "1969" as #1969 ;)
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You should be ashamed of yourself. Then, the song's listing would be too low. ;)

Although I have had other thoughts about these acclaimed songs since we hit the top 2K, I failed to respond to my inner demons at the time they bubbled up. I did make this connection:
2000) "Witness (One Hope)" by Roots Manuva (2001)
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and
2000) "Porcelain" by Moby (1999)
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...are as about as close as we can get to heavy meta / alternate universe overlay kinda schtick, but then again,...

...that's RickB territory.

P.S.
1607) "This Is A Low" by Blur (1994)
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You're not supposed to comment directly in the song listing thread.;)
 
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Ha!
Love the comments
And yes I agree "1969" should be better ranked given its importance as a proto-punk song. Still, it would be funny if it WAS ranked 1969 :)
 
Into the 1500s:
1599) "Drive" by R.E.M. (1992)
1598) "Shipbuilding" by Elvis Costello (1982)
1597) "That's The Joint" by Funky Four Plus One (1980)
1596) "Here Comes Your Man" by Pixies (1989)
1595) "That's The Way (I Like It)" by KC and the Sunshine Band (1975)
1594) "Metal Guru" by T.Rex (1972)
1593) "Nowhere Man" by The Beatles (1965)
1592) "Manic Monday" by Bangles (1986)
1591) "Don't Let Me Down" by The Beatles (1969)
1590) "Tom Sawyer" by Rush (1981)
1589) "Unbelievable" by EMF (1990)
1588) "Beetlebum" by Blur (1997)
1587) "The Mother We Share" by CHVRCHES (2012)
1586) "Brown Paper Bag" by Roni Size/Reprazent (1997)
1585) "The Boy With the Thorn In His Side" by The Smiths (1985)
1584) "Fire" by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (1968)
1583) "Pony Blues" by Charley Patton (1929)
1582) "Backstreets" by Bruce Springsteen (1975)
1581) "If I Was Your Girlfriend" by Prince (1987)
1580) "I Need Love" by LL Cool J (1987)
1579) "Ooo Baby Baby" by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles (1965)
1578) "Dead Leaves and The Dirty Ground" by The White Stripes (2001)
1577) "Way to Blue" by Nick Drake (1969)
1576) "Marcus Garvey" by Burning Spear (1975)
1575) "Children of the Revolution" by T.Rex (1972)

Thoughts:
a) Nice list. Out of these 25, really didn't know two songs, and enjoyed most of them
b) Two T.Rex entries! Good stuff
c) If Prince wasn't tied to "Manic Monday", would it be here. It's a pop song that's just never grabbed me
d) "A bit low for "Nowhere Man" IMO; surprised "Tom Sawyer" down here too
e) In college, in my quest to immerse myself in 60s music, I actually bought (and still own) the vinyl of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Personally I don't feel the song warrants being on the list, but it is a kooky relic of the era and made me smile when it came on
 
More:
1574) "Mirror In the Bathroom" by The Beat/The English Beat (1980)
1573) "Svefn-G-Englar" by Sigur Ros (1999)
1572) "Rivers of Babylon" by The Melodians (1970)
1571) "Open Up" by Leftfield feat. John Lydon (1993)
1570) "Girls on Film" by Duran Duran (1981)
1569) "Apply Some Pressure" by Maximo Park (2005)
1568) "On & On" by Erykah Badu (1996)
1567) "Refugee" by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (1979)
1566) "Fu-gee-la" by Fugees (1995)
1565) "Red Alert" by Basement Jaxx (1999)
1564) "How Deep Is Your Love" by Bee Gees (1977)
1563) "Hyph Mngo" by Joy Orbison (2009)
1562) "Disco 2000" by Pulp (1995)
1561) "One of These Nights" by Eagles (1975)
1560) "Being Boiled" by The Human League (1978)
1559) "Green River" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)
1558) "Cattle and Cane" by The Go-Betweens (1983)
1557) "The State I Am In" by Belle and Sebastian (1996)
1556) "Cocaine In My Brain" by Dillinger (1976)
1555) "i" by Kendrick Lamar (2014)
1554) "Killing An Arab" by The Cure (1978)
1553) "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" by Radiohead (1995)
1552) "In Bloom" by Nirvana (1991)
1551) "Southern Man" by Neil Young (1970)
1550) "When You Were Mine" by Prince (1980)

Thoughts:
a) between "Marcus Garvey" last list and now "Rivers of Babylon", we are seeing some seminal reggae numbers
b) "Green River" - I love CCR (one of the few rock groups from the late 60s I remember my dad enjoying). Four of their albums are tremendous and listening to a singles collection like Chronicle shows great song after great song, but I've never met a person that CCR comes up as their "favorite group" or that they'd list in their top 3. Surely someone is out there, right? Probably older dudes in California (perhaps the ones on this board could comment :p)
c) "In Bloom", "Southern Man", "When You Were Mine" - there's a murderer's row of three great (yet very different) songs there to hear back to back
d) quite the coincidence how "Refugee" and "Fu-gee-la" fall back to back
 
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1549) "Your Woman" by White Town (1997)
1548) "Rent" by Pet Shop Boys (1987)
1547) "Telegram Sam" by T.Rex (1972)
1546) "Downtown" by Petula Clark (1964)
1545) "Hello, I Love You" by The Doors (1968)
1544) "Pretty Pimpin'" by Kurt Vile (2015)
1543) "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" by Bob Dylan (1965)
1542) "Chameleon" by Herbie Hancock (1973)
1541) "Ball of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)" by The Temptations (1970)
1540) "Running on Empty" by Jackson Browne (1977)
1539) "Rock Your Body" by Justin Timberlake (2002)
1538) "Badge" by Cream (1969)
1537) "Lonely Woman" by Ornette Coleman (1959)
1536) "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Benny Goodman (1937)
1535) "Rollin' Stone" by Muddy Waters (1950)
1534) "Radioactivity" by Kraftwerk (1975)
1533) "Whiskey In the Jar" by Thin Lizzy (1972)
1532) "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" by Joe Jackson (1978)
1531) "Stupid Girl" by Garbage (1995)
1530) "Not Dark Yet" by Bob Dylan (1997)
1529) "Summertime Clothes" by Animal Collective (2009)
1528) "Hey Ladies" by Beastie Boys (1989)
1527) "Road to Nowhere" by Talking Heads (1985)
1526) "Sure Shot" by Beastie Boys (1994)
1525) "Strychnine" by The Sonics (1965)

Thoughts:
a) Another T.Rex song - three in 50 entries
b) "Sing Sing Sing" is my favorite song of the swing/big band era and I often site it as the perfect song to be representative of that era. The musicians/soloists are so tight up to that final WILD role by Gene Krupa. Far too low down for my tastes
c) There are several late 70s songs which clearly were still in frequent airplay in the early 80s when I started listening to music more, watching MTV - Joe Jackson's "Is She Really Going Out With Him", The Knack's "My Sharona", Charlie Daniels "Devil Went Down to Georgia" are songs that I always mistake for 80s songs
d) So many Cream songs are long with solos very much of the era, but "Badge" keeps it surprisingly brief and, as such, is just perfect
e) Really like Kurt Vile's "Pretty Pimpin'". Between this entry and "i" by Kendrick Lamarr, I have hope for the current era of music ;)
f) I've mentioned how my love of the Doors in college still persists though I am more critical now of Morrison's lyrics at times - "pluck this dusky jewel"? Weird line in an otherwise great pop song
 
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More:
1574) "Mirror In the Bathroom" by The Beat/The English Beat (1980)
1573) "Svefn-G-Englar" by Sigur Ros (1999)
1572) "Rivers of Babylon" by The Melodians (1970)
1571) "Open Up" by Leftfield feat. John Lydon (1993)
1570) "Girls on Film" by Duran Duran (1981)
1569) "Apply Some Pressure" by Maximo Park (2005)
1568) "On & On" by Erykah Badu (1996)
1567) "Refugee" by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (1979)
1566) "Fu-gee-la" by Fugees (1995)
1565) "Red Alert" by Basement Jaxx (1999)
1564) "How Deep Is Your Love" by Bee Gees (1977)
1563) "Hyph Mngo" by Joy Orbison (2009)
1562) "Disco 2000" by Pulp (1995)
1561) "One of These Nights" by Eagles (1975)
1560) "Being Boiled" by The Human League (1978)
1559) "Green River" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)
1558) "Cattle and Cane" by The Go-Betweens (1983)
1557) "The State I Am In" by Belle and Sebastian (1996)
1556) "Cocaine In My Brain" by Dillinger (1976)
1555) "i" by Kendrick Lamar (2014)
1554) "Killing An Arab" by The Cure (1978)
1553) "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" by Radiohead (1995)
1552) "In Bloom" by Nirvana (1991)
1551) "Southern Man" by Neil Young (1970)
1550) "When You Were Mine" by Prince (1980)

Thoughts:
a) between "Marcus Garvey" last list and now "Rivers of Babylon", we are seeing some seminal reggae numbers
b) "Green River" - I love CCR (one of the few rock groups from the late 60s I remember my dad enjoying). Four of their albums are tremendous and listening to a singles collection like Chronicle shows great song after great song, but I've never met a person that CCR comes up as their "favorite group" or that they'd list in their top 3. Surely someone is out there, right? Probably older dudes in California (perhaps the ones on this board could comment :p)
c) "In Bloom", "Southern Man", "When You Were Mine" - there's a murderer's row of three great (yet very different) songs there to hear back to back
d) quite the coincidence how "Refugee" and "Fu-gee-la" fall back to back
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I was introduced to Creedence Clearwater Revival back in the late '60s by my older brother Steve, fresh from college. It was the first album, with the remake of "Susie-Q," although I didn't know it was a remake at the time, or at any time in the following two decades. I also do not know anyone who would place CCR in their top three. In case anybody would think or suggest that I, as an older dude in California, would be one who would, please remember that CCR was definitely of its time, Nixon, the Vietnam War, LBJ, and the Civil Rights movement. For somebody who is like me with respect to music, who continues to listen to new(er) music, we are not stuck in such a time in which we need to hear the same exact notes played over-and-over, and preserved for posteriority. ;)

In case we are not clear, I give you these immortal words from Arthur Brown, from the prior list:

I am the god of hell fire, and I bring you!
Fire, I'll take you to burn.
Fire, I'll take you to learn.
I'll see you burn!

Oh, another item in reference to CCR. Can anyone name a single song by them that is wistful, introspective, and laidback? "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" is a good song that would qualify, but it still employs Fogerty's trademark howl and electrified guitar, and the band's trademark rhythm section.

Wow, did I say all that? Must have touched a nerve. Time to visit the dentist.
 
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"Long As I Can See the Light" might qualify - love that one

I agree - can't think of many classic rock who would put the group in their top 3 (or even top 5), yet I've always found it fascinating that my day (who was 30 in 1970) really liked them while I never heard him play The Beatles or The Stones. Still, they are always welcome on my radio (I may play them later).

Most fascinating CCR trivia: they had 5 number 2 songs yet never reached #1
They also played Woodstock, a fact I know most here know, yet I always seem to forget as they seemed so different from their 60s counterculture compatriots (and yet Axo is completely right that they were "definitely of its time")
 
Last set today:
1524) "For No One" by The Beatles (1966)
1523) "I'm Only Sleeping" by The Beatles (1966)
1522) "Flat Beat" by Mr. Oizo (1999)
1521) "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler (1983)
1520) "All I Need" by Air (19980
1519) "Knowing Me, Knowing You" by ABBA (1976)
1518) "Just A Friend" by Biz Markie (1989)
1517) "Play By Play" by Autre Ne Veut (2013)
1516) "2000 Light Years From Home" by The Rolling Stones (1967)
1515) "King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown" by Augustus Pablo (1974)
1514) "Edge of Seventeen" by Stevie Nicks (1981)
1513) "Neat Neat Neat" by The Damned (1977)
1512) "Mo Money Mo Problems" by The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Ma$e & Puff Daddy (1997)
1511) "How Deep Is Your Love?" by The Rapture (2011)
1510) "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica (1991)
1509) "Foxy Lady" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967)
1508) "Tusk" by Fleetwood Mac (1979)
1507) "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" by Dusty Springfield (1966)
1506) "(They Long to Be) Close to You" by Carpenters (1970)
1505) "Venus As A Boy" by Bjork (1993)
1504) "Oye Como Va" by Santana (1970)
1503) "On Melancholy Hill" by Gorillaz (2010)
1502) "I Saw The Light" by Todd Rundgren (1972)
1501) "Brilliant Disguise" by Bruce Springsteen (1987)
1500) "Connected" by Stereo MC (1992)

Two songs off Revolver in a row. Really interesting cool list - "Knowing You, Knowing Me" is one of my fave ABBA songs and love "Edge of Seventeen", "Tusk", "You Don't Have to Say...". A bit surprised "Foxy Lady" so lowly ranked and "2000 Light Years" so high (others may enjoy more). And hey! I started my day with "How Deep Is Your Love" by Bee Gees now ending with with The Rapture
 
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