Someone might ask, "How do you determine what makes a song great?" I would argue that there are some qualities--some objective and some subjective--that quickly became apparent: the joy you get listening to the song, standing the test of time, it's popularity in the culture, sales success, and peer recognition. Some of these objective qualities can be measured by assigning a score for sales volume or chart success, but it is certainly in the subjective part of creating a list like this that is the fun of doing it. We think this Top 500 list combines objective and subjective criteria in a way that results in a list that is much more interesting and includes much better music than Rolling Stone's list.
Without further analysis, here is our 500 Greatest Songs of the Rock Era:
| Song Rank | Song Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 500 | Pick Up the Pieces | Average White Band |
| 499 | Tupelo Honey | Van Morrison |
| 498 | Thorn in My Side | Eurythmics |
| 497 | Machinehead | Bush |
| 496 | Boulder to Birmingham | Emmylou Harris |
| 495 | Bringin' on the Heartbreak/Switch 625 | Def Leppard |
| 494 | Silver Springs | Fleetwood Mac |
| 493 | Seconds | U2 |
| 492 | Pure | Lightning Seeds |
| 491 | Quiet Little Voices | We Were Promised Jetpacks |
| 490 | Hey Joe | Jimi Hendrix |
| 489 | She's Gone | Hall and Oates |
| 488 | Just Like Honey | Jesus and Mary Chain |
| 487 | Hey Man, Nice Shot | Filter |
| 486 | Awful | Hole |
| 485 | Cannonball | The Breeders |
| 484 | Babylon | David Gray |
| 483 | Simple Kind of Life | No Doubt |
| 482 | No One Knows | Queens of the Stone Age |
| 481 | Help! | The Beatles |
| 480 | Positively 4th Street | Bob Dylan |
| 479 | Take Me Home Country Roads | John Denver |
| 478 | Ring of Fire | Johnny Cash |
| 477 | Need You Tonight/Mediate | INXS |
| 476 | Heart of Glass | Blondie |
| 475 | Fame | David Bowie |
| 474 | Downtown | Petula Clark |
| 473 | Sister Golden Hair | America |
| 472 | Walk Like an Egyptian | The Bangles |
| 471 | Midnight Rider | The Allman Brothers Band |
| 470 | The River | Joni Mitchell |
| 469 | Somebody's Baby | Jackson Browne |
| 468 | The Wedding Song (There Is Love) | Noel Paul Stookey |
| 467 | The Air That I Breathe | The Hollies |
| 466 | Can't Be Sure | The Sundays |
| 465 | The Bucket | Kings of Leon |
| 464 | Run | Snow Patrol |
| 463 | (We're Gonna Rock) Around the Clock | Bill Haley and the Comets |
| 462 | I Will Always Love You | Whitney Houston |
| 461 | Saturday in the Park | Chicago |
| 460 | Don't Stop Believin | Journey |
| 459 | In the Midnight Hour | Wilson Pickett |
| 458 | Let's Groove | Earth, Wind and Fire |
| 457 | Africa | Toto |
| 456 | Very Loud | Shout Out Louds |
| 455 | My Body | Young the Giant |
| 454 | Chocolate | The 1975 |
| 453 | God Only Knows | The Beach Boys |
| 452 | Do You Believe in Magic | The Lovin' Spoonful |
| 451 | Beth | KISS |
| 450 | Piece of My Heart | Big Brother & Holding Company |
| 449 | All Apologies | Nirvana |
| 448 | The Tracks of My Tears | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 447 | You Can't Hurry Love | The Supremes |
| 446 | The Times They Are a Changin' | Bob Dylan |
| 445 | Creep | Radiohead |
| 444 | Drops of Jupiter | Train |
| 443 | Tired of Being Alone | Al Green |
| 442 | Sweet Home Alabama | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 441 | 96 Tears | ? And the Mysterians |
| 440 | We Gotta Get Outta This Place | The Animals |
| 439 | Dancing in the Dark | Bruce Springsteen |
| 438 | Girls Just Want to Have Fun | Cyndi Lauper |
| 437 | Sunday Bloody Sunday | U2 |
| 436 | How Soon Is Now? | The Smiths |
| 435 | Bohemian Rhapsody | Queen |
| 434 | Loser | Beck |
| 433 | I Feel Fine | The Beatles |
| 432 | Leaving on a Jet Plane | Peter, Paul, and Mary |
| 431 | I Just Want to Be Your Everything | Andy Gibb |
| 430 | Get Together | The Youngbloods |
| 429 | Monday Morning | Fleetwood Mac |
| 428 | April Come She Will | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 427 | Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 426 | Ticket to Ride | The Beatles |
| 425 | America | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 424 | The End | The Beatles |
| 423 | Black Mountain Side | Led Zeppelin |
| 422 | Long Train Running | The Doobie Brothers |
| 421 | Pleasant Valley Sunday | The Monkees |
| 420 | Superstar | The Carpenters |
| 419 | The Wind | Cat Stevens |
| 418 | From Me to You | Janis Ian |
| 417 | I Want to Hold Your Hand | The Beatles |
| 416 | Daydream Believer | The Monkees |
| 415 | Love You To | The Beatles |
| 414 | Mother | Pink Floyd |
| 413 | Time | Pink Floyd |
| 412 | If I Needed Someone | The Beatles |
| 411 | For No One | The Beatles |
| 410 | Night Flight | Led Zeppelin |
| 409 | We've Got Tonight | Bob Seger |
| 408 | Cherry, Cherry | Neil Diamond |
| 407 | The Guitar Man | Bread |
| 406 | Come On Over | Olivia Newton-John |
| 405 | Snowbird | Anne Murray |
| 404 | Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) | George Harrison |
| 403 | Here Is No Why | Smashing Pumpkins |
| 402 | I Can't Help Myself | The Four Tops |
| 401 | Good-bye Yellow Brick Road | Elton John |
| 400 | Daniel | Elton John |
| 399 | Fantasy | Mariah Carey |
| 398 | Rise | Herb Alpert |
| 397 | Solitary Man | Neil Diamond |
| 396 | If I Fell | The Beatles |
| 395 | Seven Bridges Road (Live) | The Eagles |
| 394 | It Doesn't Matter Anymore | Linda Ronstadt |
| 393 | Fool to Cry | The Rolling Stones |
| 392 | Black Is Black | Los Bravos |
| 391 | Lightning Crashes | Live |
| 390 | Space Age Love Song | A Flock of Seagulls |
| 389 | Ramble On | Led Zeppelin |
| 388 | Lay Lady Lay | Bob Dylan |
| 387 | It Was a Very Good Year | Frank Sinatra |
| 386 | Hang on Sloopy | The McCoys |
| 385 | Woman | John Lennon |
| 384 | All I Want Is You | U2 |
| 383 | I've Got a Feeling | The Beatles |
| 382 | Ballad of Easy Rider | The Byrds |
| 381 | It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock and Roll) | AC/DC |
| 380 | Hey Hey What Can I Do? | Led Zeppelin |
| 379 | Leather and Lace | Stevie Nicks and Don Henley |
| 378 | For Your Eyes Only | Sheena Easton |
| 377 | Summertime | The Sundays |
| 376 | TV Theme Song | The Dandy Warhols |
| 375 | My Sweet Lord | George Harrison |
| 374 | Desperado | The Eagles |
| 373 | Gloria | Them |
| 372 | The Winner Takes It All | ABBA |
| 371 | Superman | R.E.M. |
| 370 | Notion | Kings of Leon |
| 369 | Light My Fire | The Doors |
| 368 | Landslide | Fleetwood Mac |
| 367 | Space Oddity | David Bowie |
| 366 | Brass in Pockets | The Pretenders |
| 365 | Dust in the Wind | Kansas |
| 364 | You Make Me Feel Brand New | The Stylistics |
| 363 | Cherub Rock | Smashing Pumpkins |
| 362 | Don't Drink the Water | Dave Matthews Band |
| 361 | Diamond Smiles | The Boomtown Rats |
| 360 | Don't Change | INXS |
| 359 | Space Between | Dave Matthews Band |
| 358 | Wild Thing | The Troggs |
| 357 | Sometime around Midnight | Airborne Toxic Event |
| 356 | Chocolate | Snow Patrol |
| 355 | Don't Wait | Dashboard Confessional |
| 354 | Hello | Martin Solveig |
| 353 | You've Got a Friend | James Taylor |
| 352 | What a Fool Believes | The Doobie Brothers |
| 351 | Don't You Want Me | Human League |
| 350 | In Between Days | The Cure |
| 349 | Here's Where the Story Ends | The Sundays |
| 348 | Nuclear | Ryan Adams |
| 347 | Gravity | Embrace |
| 346 | Your Ex-Lover Is Dead | Stars |
| 345 | Whirring | The Joy Formidable |
| 344 | Love Me Tender | Elvis Presley |
| 343 | Can't Help Falling in Love | Elvis Presley |
| 342 | Thank You (Fallentinme Be Mice Elf Again) | Sly & the Family Stone |
| 341 | Patience | Guns and Roses |
| 340 | Why? | Annie Lennox |
| 339 | Yellow | Coldplay |
| 338 | Old Man | Neil Young |
| 337 | Ziggy Stardust | David Bowie |
| 336 | My Girl | The Temptations |
| 335 | Wild Horses | The Rolling Stones |
| 334 | Tears in Heaven | Eric Clapton |
| 333 | The Book of Love | The Monotones |
| 332 | Plush | Stone Temple Pilots |
| 331 | Nothing Compares to You | Sinead O'Connor |
| 330 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | The Verve |
| 329 | House of the Rising Sun | The Animals |
| 328 | Blowin in the Wind | Bob Dylan |
| 327 | Seven Nation Army | The White Stripes |
| 326 | I Walk the Line | Johnny Cash |
| 325 | You Should Be Dancing | The Bee Gees |
| 324 | You Don't Bring Me Flowers | Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond |
| 323 | Never Going Back Again | Fleetwood Mac |
| 322 | Sail On | Lionel Richie |
| 321 | Happiness Is a Warm Gun | The Beatles |
| 320 | Mother Nature's Son | The Beatles |
| 319 | Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey | The Beatles |
| 318 | Time in a Bottle | Jim Croce |
| 317 | Islands in the Stream | Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton |
| 316 | Eclipse | John Denver |
| 315 | It's Up to You | John Denver |
| 314 | Last Train to Clarksville | The Monkees |
| 313 | Dreams | Fleetwood Mac |
| 312 | Family Affair | Sly & the Family Stone |
| 311 | Le Freak | Chic |
| 310 | You Were on My Mind | We Five |
| 309 | Love Is Alive | Gary Wright |
| 308 | Danny's Song | Anne Murray |
| 307 | Everywhere | Fleetwood Mac |
| 306 | Dumpweed | blink 182 |
| 305 | Ain't Too Proud to Beg | The Temptations |
| 304 | Bette Davis Eyes | Kim Carnes |
| 303 | Over My Head | Fleetwood Mac |
| 302 | Red Hill Mining Town | U2 |
| 301 | I Should Have Known Better | The Beatles |
| 300 | One Tree Hill | U2 |
| 299 | I Can't Hardly Wait | The Replacements |
| 298 | Ruby Tuesday | The Rolling Stones |
| 297 | Eve of Destruction | Barry McGuire |
| 296 | Rosanna | Toto |
| 295 | The Way We Were | Barbra Streisand |
| 294 | (They Long to Be) Close to You | The Carpenters |
| 293 | You're Still the One | Shania Twain |
| 292 | Runnin' with the Devil | Van Halen |
| 291 | Black Magic Woman | Santana |
| 290 | Drive | The Cars |
| 289 | The Flame | Cheap Trick |
| 288 | True Colors | Cyndi Lauper |
| 287 | Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) | Christopher Cross |
| 286 | Love Is a Stranger | The Eurythmics |
| 285 | Life in a Northern Town | Dream Academy |
| 284 | I Miss You | blink 182 |
| 283 | The Blower's Daughter | Damien Rice |
| 282 | I Got You Babe | Sonny & Cher |
| 281 | Me and Bobby McGee | Janis Joplin |
| 280 | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye |
| 279 | You're So Vain | Carly Simon |
| 278 | Another One Bites the Dust | Queen |
| 277 | What a Wonderful World | Louis Armstrong |
| 276 | Ventura Highway | America |
| 275 | Crazy Love | Poco |
| 274 | The Sweetest Thing | U2 |
| 273 | My Name Is Jonas | Weezer |
| 272 | Simple Math | Manchester Orchestra |
| 271 | Listen to the Music | The Doobie Brothers |
| 270 | Rocket Man | Elton John |
| 269 | We've Only Just Begun | The Carpenters |
| 268 | Summer in the City | The Lovin' Spoonful |
| 267 | The Leader of the Pack | Shangri-Las |
| 266 | Send in the Clowns | Judy Collins |
| 265 | We Belong | Pat Benatar |
| 264 | Come Away with Me | Norah Jones |
| 263 | Fans | Kings of Leon |
| 262 | (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction | The Rolling Stones |
| 261 | Faith | George Michael |
| 260 | Who'll Stop the Rain | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 259 | The Spirit of the Radio | Rush |
| 258 | Silent Sigh | Badly Drawn Boy |
| 257 | Jailhouse Rock | Elvis Presley |
| 256 | With or without You | U2 |
| 255 | Mr. Tambourine Man | The Byrds |
| 254 | Jack and Diane | John Cougar Mellencamp |
| 253 | I Want to Know What Love Is | Foreigner |
| 252 | Son of a Preacher Man | Dusty Springfield |
| 251 | No More "I Love You"s | Annie Lennox |
| 250 | My Hero | The Foo Fighters |
| 249 | I Can't Stop Loving You | Ray Charles |
| 248 | Fortunate Son | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 247 | Walk on By | Dionne Warwick |
| 246 | Midnight Train to Georgia | Gladys Knight & the Pips |
| 245 | Louie, Louie | The Kingsmen |
| 244 | Tiny Dancer | Elton John |
| 243 | My Generation | The Who |
| 242 | Spanish Harlem | Ben E. King |
| 241 | We Will Rock You | Queen |
| 240 | Jeremy | Pearl Jam |
| 239 | Wonderwall | Oasis |
| 238 | White Rabbit | Jefferson Airplane |
| 237 | Oh, Pretty Woman | Roy Orbison |
| 236 | All Along the Watchtower | Jimi Hendrix |
| 235 | Imagine | John Lennon |
| 234 | Beat It | Michael Jackson |
| 233 | Smells Like Teen Spirit | Nirvana |
| 232 | Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head | B.J. Thomas |
| 231 | Turn! Turn! Turn! | The Byrds |
| 230 | Revolution | The Beatles |
| 229 | Total Eclipse of the Heart | Bonnie Tyler |
| 228 | Long, Long, Long | The Beatles |
| 227 | I'm So Tired | The Beatles |
| 226 | A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You | The Monkees |
| 225 | Song Sung Blue | Neil Diamond |
| 224 | Endless Love | Diana Ross and Lionel Richie |
| 223 | Changes | Olivia Newton-John |
| 222 | Love Alive | Heart |
| 221 | Baby You're a Rich Man | The Beatles |
| 220 | Tequila Sunrise | The Eagles |
| 219 | She's a Woman | The Beatles |
| 218 | We're All Alone | Rita Coolidge |
| 217 | Laughter in the Rain | Neil Sedaka |
| 216 | The Dead Next Door | Billy Idol |
| 215 | Circle | Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians |
| 214 | Shades of Gray | The Monkees |
| 213 | That's the Way | Led Zeppelin |
| 212 | The Beatiful Ones | Prince |
| 211 | While My Guitar Gently Weeps | The Beatles |
| 210 | Dazed and Confused | Led Zeppelin |
| 209 | Cracklin' Rosie | Neil Diamond |
| 208 | I Honestly Love You | Olivia Newton-John |
| 207 | Love Theme (Romeo and Juliet) | Henry Mancini |
| 206 | Kiss You All Over | Exile |
| 205 | Here Comes My Baby | Cat Stevens |
| 204 | Dog and the Butterfly | Heart |
| 203 | Society's Child | Janis Ian |
| 202 | It's All Too Much | The Beatles |
| 201 | Given to Fly | Pearl Jam |
| 200 | Be My Baby | The Ronettes |
| 199 | Comfortably Numb | Pink Floyd |
| 198 | American Girl | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers |
| 197 | Rocky Mountain High | John Denver |
| 196 | You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine | Lou Rawls |
| 195 | Nobody Does It Better | Carly Simon |
| 194 | Don't Leave Me This Way | Thelma Houston |
| 193 | Bad (Live) | U2 |
| 192 | The Promise | When in Rome |
| 191 | Take a Picture | Filter |
| 190 | I Heard It through the Grapevine | Marvin Gaye |
| 189 | Strawberry Fields Forever | The Beatles |
| 188 | If You Leave Me Now | Chicago |
| 187 | Just My Imagination | The Temptations |
| 186 | Killing Me Softly with His Song | Roberta Flack |
| 185 | Ode to Billy Joe | Bobbie Gentry |
| 184 | Whisper to a Scream | Icycle Works |
| 183 | High 'n' Dry | Radiohead |
| 182 | Another Brick in the Wall, part 2 | Pink Floyd |
| 181 | Whiter Shade of Pale | Procul Harum |
| 180 | Hound Dog | Elvis Presley |
| 179 | Don't Do Me Like That | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers |
| 178 | Southern Cross | Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 177 | Semi-Charmed Life | Third Eye Blind |
| 176 | Respect | Aretha Franklin |
| 175 | Paint It Black | The Rolling Stones |
| 174 | Bad Moon Rising | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 173 | Purple Rain | Prince |
| 172 | Love Song | Tesla |
| 171 | Maggie May | Rod Stewart |
| 170 | California Dreamin' | The Mamas and the Papas |
| 169 | Like a Rolling Stone | Bob Dylan |
| 168 | I Want You Back | The Jackson 5 |
| 167 | I Fought the Law | The Bobby Fuller Four |
| 166 | Hey Ya! | Outkast |
| 165 | Hotel California | The Eagles |
| 164 | Mack the Knife | Bobby Darin |
| 163 | Just Like Heaven | The Cure |
| 162 | Purple Haze | Jimi Hendrix |
| 161 | Kathy's Song | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 160 | New Kid in Town | The Eagles |
| 159 | Night Fever | The Bee Gees |
| 158 | What Is and What Should Never Be | Led Zeppelin |
| 157 | Please Please Me | The Beatles |
| 156 | Love Is Strange | Mickey and Sylvia |
| 155 | The Battle of Evermore | Led Zeppelin |
| 154 | Badge | Cream |
| 153 | Sugar Mountain | Neil Young |
| 152 | Tales of Brave Ullyses | Cream |
| 151 | Summer Song | Chad and Jeremy |
| 150 | Another Day | Wings |
| 149 | Mr. Bojangles | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 148 | Mule Skinner Blues | The Fendermen |
| 147 | Coming Up Close | 'til Tuesday |
| 146 | I Can't Tell You Why | The Eagles |
| 145 | Annie's Song | John Denver |
| 144 | It Might Be You | Stephen Bishop |
| 143 | That Was Another Country | The Innocence Mission |
| 142 | Everything I Own | Bread |
| 141 | Just Remember I Love You | Firefall |
| 140 | The Rose | Bette Midler |
| 139 | Mrs. Robinson | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 138 | Crimson and Clover | Tommy James |
| 137 | I Love Rock 'n' Roll | Joan Jett |
| 136 | Rain | The Beatles |
| 135 | The Immigrant Song | Led Zeppelin |
| 134 | Mayonaise | Smashing Pumpkins |
| 133 | The End | The Doors |
| 132 | Nights in White Satin | The Moody Blues |
| 131 | Keep on Lovin' You | REO Speedwagon |
| 130 | Lazy Eye | Silversun Pickups |
| 129 | Simple Song | The Shins |
| 128 | Georgia on My Mind | Ray Charles |
| 127 | She Sells Sanctuary | The Cult |
| 126 | Fix You | Coldplay |
| 125 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' | The Righteous Brothers |
| 124 | When Doves Cry | Prince |
| 123 | More Than a Feeling | Boston |
| 122 | What's Going On | Marvin Gaye |
| 121 | Band on the Run | Wings |
| 120 | Blue | The Jayhawks |
| 119 | Jump | Van Halen |
| 118 | Kiss | Prince |
| 117 | Time to Pretend | MGMT |
| 116 | Fake Plastic Trees | Radiohead |
| 115 | Every Breath You Take | The Police |
| 114 | Kashmir | Led Zeppelin |
| 113 | Fast Car | Tracy Chapman |
| 112 | Ain't No Sunshine | Bill Withers |
| 111 | If I Can't Have You | Yvonne Elliman |
| 110 | Babe I'm Gonna Leave You | Led Zeppelin |
| 109 | Don't Let Me Down | The Beatles |
| 108 | Thank You | Led Zeppelin |
| 107 | For All We Know | The Carpenters |
| 106 | Evergreen | Barbra Streisand |
| 105 | When the Levee Breaks | Led Zeppelin |
| 104 | I Just Fall in Love Again | Anne Murray |
| 103 | Only the Lonely | The Motels |
| 102 | Homeward Bound | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 101 | You Didn't Have to Be So Nice | The Lovin' Spoonful |
| 100 | You Needed Me | Anne Murray |
| 99 | Open Arms | Journey |
| 98 | Just the Way You Are | Billy Joel |
| 97 | Time After Time | Cyndi Lauper |
| 96 | Time Has Come Today | The Chambers Brothers |
| 95 | Anchorage | Michelle Shocked |
| 94 | Kiss Me | Sixpence None the Richer |
| 93 | Dakota | Stereophonics |
| 92 | Honky Tonk Woman | The Rolling Stones |
| 91 | Theme from "A Summer's Place" | Percy Faith Orchestra |
| 90 | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough | Michael Jackson |
| 89 | 1979 | Smashing Pumpkins |
| 88 | 1901 | Phoenix |
| 87 | Your Song | Elton John |
| 86 | Dream On | Aerosmith |
| 85 | Monday, Monday | The Mamas and Papas |
| 84 | Wish You Were Here | Pink Floyd |
| 83 | Chasing Cars | Snow Patrol |
| 82 | Heart of Gold | Neil Young |
| 81 | Superstition | Stevie Wonder |
| 80 | Baba O'Reilly | The Who |
| 79 | One | U2 |
| 78 | To Sir with Love | Lulu |
| 77 | Helplessly Hoping | Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 76 | Bookends | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 75 | For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 74 | Your Time Is Gonna Come | Led Zeppelin |
| 73 | When I Need You | Leo Sayer |
| 72 | Wasn't Born to Follow | The Byrds |
| 71 | The Dangling Conversation | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 70 | Can't Find My Way Home | Blind Faith |
| 69 | Angel of the Morning | Juice Newton |
| 68 | Let It Be | The Beatles |
| 67 | Street Fighting Man | The Rolling Stones |
| 66 | Smoke Gets in Your Eyes | The Platters |
| 65 | Life of Illusion | Joe Walsh |
| 64 | All Out of Love | Air Supply |
| 63 | How Deep Is Your Love | The Bee Gees |
| 62 | Bring on the Dancing Horses | Echo & the Bunnymen |
| 61 | It's Too Late | Carole King |
| 60 | He's a Rebel | The Crystals |
| 59 | Watchin' the Wheels | John Lennon |
| 58 | Faithfully | Journey |
| 57 | At Seventeen | Janis Ian |
| 56 | Pictures of You | The Cure |
| 55 | Dear Mr. Fantasy | Traffic |
| 54 | Sympathy for the Devil | The Rolling Stones |
| 53 | Unchained Melody | The Righteous Brothers |
| 52 | Both Sides Now | Joni Mitchell |
| 51 | In Your Eyes | Peter Gabriel |
| 50 | One | Metallica |
| 49 | Stand by Me | Ben E. King |
| 48 | Good Times, Bad Times | Led Zeppelin |
| 47 | Sloop John B | The Beach Boys |
| 46 | Lyin' Eyes | The Eagles |
| 45 | Midnight Blue | Melissa Manchester |
| 44 | Muzzle | Smashing Pumpkins |
| 43 | Gentle on My Mind | Glen Campbell |
| 42 | Here Comes the Sun | The Beatles |
| 41 | Norweigen Wood | The Beatles |
| 40 | Hello, It's Me | Todd Rundgren |
| 39 | Hey Jude | The Beatles |
| 38 | Stayin' Alive | The Bee Gees |
| 37 | Whole Lotta Love | Led Zeppelin |
| 36 | The Sound of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 35 | For What It's Worth | Buffalo Springfield |
| 34 | Sweet Child O' Mine | Guns & Roses |
| 33 | Stairway to Heaven | Led Zeppelin |
| 32 | Welcome to the Jungle | Guns & Roses |
| 31 | Ray of Light | Madonna |
| 30 | Still | The Commodores |
| 29 | Songbird | Fleetwood Mac |
| 28 | Going to California | Led Zeppelin |
| 27 | I'm a Believer | The Monkees |
| 26 | Anticipation | Carly Simon |
| 25 | Then He Kissed Me | The Crystals |
| 24 | The Boxer | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 23 | Wichita Lineman | Glen Campbell |
| 22 | Suspicious Minds | Elvis Presley |
| 21 | Let's Stay Together | Al Green |
| 20 | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson |
| 19 | Get Off of My Cloud | The Rolling Stones |
| 18 | A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall | Bob Dylan |
| 17 | Yesterday | The Beatles |
| 16 | The Only Living Boy in New York | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 15 | So Far Away | Carole King |
| 14 | A Day in the Life | The Beatles |
| 13 | Suite: Judy Blue Eyes | Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 12 | Make It with You | Bread |
| 11 | Bridge over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 10 | Dancing Queen | ABBA |
| 9 | Gimme Shelter | The Rolling Stones |
| 8 | In My Life | The Beatles |
| 7 | Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay | Otis Redding |
| 6 | Dear Prudence | The Beatles |
| 5 | Fire and Rain | James Taylor |
| 4 | Everyday People | Sly & the Family Stone |
| 3 | Everybody's Talkin' | Harry Nillson |
| 2 | Something | The Beatles |
| 1 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | Roberta Flack |
