My name is Jesse.
| Rank | Song title | Artist | Release Date | Genre | Country | US Hot 100 | UK Singles Chart | Stats | Album | My Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Like a Rolling Stone" | Bob Dylan | 20 July 1965 | Folk Rock | USA | 2 | 4 | Male, Solo | Highway 61 Revisited | 30-39 | Highest song by a white artist; solo artist. |
| 2 | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | The Rolling Stones | 6 June 1965 | Rock | England | 1 | 1 | Male, Group | Out of Our Heads | 10-19 | Highest song by a group; Highest UK song. |
| 3 | "Imagine" | John Lennon | 11 October 1971 | Pop | England | 3 | 6 | Male, Solo | Imagine | 1-3 | Highest song of the 70s. |
| 4 | "What's Going On" | Marvin Gaye | 17 January 1971 | R&B/Funk/Soul | USA | 2 | 80 | Male, Solo | What's Going On | 3 | Highest song by a black artist. |
| 5 | "Respect" | Aretha Franklin | 29 April 1967 | R&B/Funk/Soul | USA | 1 | 10 | Female, Solo | I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You | 4 | Highest song by a female, black female, female solo. |
| 6 | "Good Vibrations" | The Beach Boys | 10 October 1966 | Pop | USA | 1 | 1 | Male, Group | Single | 10-19 | Highest by an American group, second highest by a group. |
| 7 | "Johnny B. Goode" | Chuck Berry | 31 March 1958 | Rock and roll | USA | 8 | -- | Male, Solo | Chuck Berry Is on Top | 20-29 | Highest song of the 50s , second highest song by a black solo male. |
| 8 | "Hey Jude" | The Beatles | 26 August 1968 | Pop | England | 1 | 1 | Male, Group | Single | 5 | Highest of 23 Beatles songs, third highest by group |
| 9 | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Nirvana | 10 September 1991 | Alternative Rock | USA | 6 | 7 | Male, Group | Nevermind | 9 | Highest song of the 90s, highest alternative song |
| 10 | "What'd I Say" | Ray Charles | 1 July 1959 | R&B/Funk/Soul | USA | 6 | -- | Male, Solo | What'd I Say | 10 | Third highest by a black male; second of the 50s; Highest 12-bar blues song |
| 11 | "My Generation" | The Who | 29 October 1965 | Rock | England | 74 | 2 | Male, Group | My Generation | 30-39 | |
| 12 | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | Sam Cooke | 22 December 1964 | R&B/Funk/Soul | USA | 31 | -- | Male, Solo | Ain't That Good News | 12 | Highest song from the 60s by black male; highest song in 3/4 time(?) |
| 13 | "Yesterday" | The Beatles | 14 June 1965 | Pop | England | 1 | 8 | Male, Group | Help! | 15 | |
| 14 | "Blowin' in the Wind" | Bob Dylan | 1 August 1963 | Folk Rock | USA | -- | -- | Male, Solo | The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan | 20-29 | Highest non-charting song. |
| 15 | "London Calling" | The Clash | 7 December 1979 | Punk Rock | England | -- | 11 | Male, Group | London Calling | 30-39 | Highest punk song. |
| 16 | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" | The Beatles | 29 November 1963 | Pop | England | 1 | 1 | Male, Group | Single | 18 | |
| 17 | "Purple Haze" | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 17 March 1967 | Hard Rock | USA | 65 | 3 | Male, Group | Single | 20 | Highest song by black-fronted group, second from 60s by black singer |
| 18 | "Maybellene" | Chuck Berry | 1 July 1955 | Rock and roll | USA | 5 | -- | Male, Solo | Chuck Berry Is on Top | 150-199 | |
| 19 | "Hound Dog" | Elvis Presley | 13 July 1956 | Rock and roll | USA | 2 | 2 | Male, Solo | Single | 25 | Highest song from 50s by white artist |
| 20 | "Let It Be" | The Beatles | 6 March 1970 | Pop | England | 1 | 2 | Male, Group | Let It Be | 11 | |
| 21 | "Born to Run" | Bruce Springsteen | 25 August 1975 | Rock | USA | 23 | -- | Male, Solo | Born to Run | 100s | |
| 22 | "Be My Baby" | The Ronettes | 1 August 1963 | Pop | USA | 2 | 4 | Female, Group | Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica | 16 | Highest song by female-fronted group, Second highest song by female. |
| 23 | "In My Life" | The Beatles | 3 December 1965 | Pop | England | -- | -- | Male, Group | Rubber Soul | 15-25 | Highest non-single Beatles song. |
| 24 | "People Get Ready" | The Impressions | 1 February 1965 | R&B/Funk/Soul | USA | 23 | -- | Male, Group | Off list | Highest song by artist with only one song on list. | |
| 25 | "God Only Knows" | The Beach Boys | 11 July 1966 | Pop | USA | 39 | 2 | Male, Group | |||
| 26 | "A Day in the Life" | The Beatles | 1 June 1967 | Rock | England | -- | -- | Male, Group | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1-5 | |
| 27 | "Layla" | Derek and the Dominoes | 9 November 1970 | Rock | England | 10 | 4 | Male, Group | 50s | Second highest song by artist with only one entry | |
| 28 | "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" | Otis Redding | 8 January 1968 | R&B/Funk/Soul | USA | 1 | 3 | Male, Solo | 30-39 | ||
| 29 | "Help!" | The Beatles | 19 July 1965 | Pop | England | 1 | 1 | Male, Group | 19+- | ||
| 30 | "I Walk the Line" | Johnny Cash | 1 May 1956 | Country | USA | 17 | -- | Male, Solo | |||
| 31 | "Stairway to Heaven" | Led Zeppelin | 8 November 1971 | Rock | England | -- | -- | Male, Group | |||
| 32 | "Sympathy for the Devil" | The Rolling Stones | 1 February 1969 | Rock | England | -- | -- | Male, Group | Beggar's Banquet | 50-59 | |
| 33 | "River Deep – Mountain High" | Ike & Tina Turner | 1 May 1966 | R&B/Funk/Soul | USA | 88 | 3 | Female, Solo | River Deep – Mountain High | 20-29 | |
| 34 | "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | The Righteous Brothers | 1 November 1964 | Pop | USA | 1 | 1 | Male, Group | You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' | 50-59 | |
| 35 | "Light My Fire" | The Doors | 1 May 1967 | Rock | USA | 1 | 49 | Male, Group | The Doors | ? | |
| 36 | "One" | U2 | 6 March 1992 | Rock | Ireland | 10 | 7 | Male, Group | Achtung Baby | ||
| 37 | "No Woman No Cry" | Bob Marley & the Wailers | 25 October 1974 | Reggae | Jamaica | -- | 22 | Male, Group | Natty Dread | Highest reggae song | |
| 38 | "Gimme Shelter" | The Rolling Stones | 5 December 1969 | Hard Rock | England | -- | -- | Male, Group | Let It Bleed | 10-19 | |
| 39 | "That'll Be the Day" | Buddy Holly | 1 May 1957 | Rock and Roll | USA | 1 | 1 | Male, Solo | The "Chirping" Crickets | 400-499 | |
| 40 | "Dancing in the Street" | Martha and the Vandellas | 31 July 1964 | Pop | USA | 2 | 4 | Female, Group | Dance Party | ||
| 41 | "The Weight" | The Band | 1 January 1968 | Roots Rock | Canada | 63 | 21 | Female, Group | Music from Big Pink | Off list | Highest song by Canadian artist |
| 42 | "Waterloo Sunset" | The Kinks | 5 May 1967 | Rock | England | -- | 2 | Male, Group | |||
| 43 | "Tutti Frutti" | Little Richard | 1 November 1955 | Rock and Roll | USA | 17 | 30- | ||||
| 44 | "Georgia On My Mind" | Ray Charles | 1 September 1960 | R&B/Funk/Soul | USA | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 45 | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Elvis Presley | 27 January 1956 | Country | USA | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 46 | "Heroes" | David Bowie | 23 September 1977 | Rock | England | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 47 | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | Simon and Garfunkel | 1 January 1970 | Pop | England | 1 | 1 | Male, Duo | album | 70-80 | interesting note |
| 48 | "All Along the Watchtower" | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 21 September 1968 | Hard Rock | England | 20 | 5 | Male, Group | album | 48 | interesting note |
| 49 | "Hotel California" | Eagles | 22 February 1977 | Rock | USA | 1 | 8 | gender, type | album | my rank | interesting note |
| 50 | "The Tracks of My Tears" | The Miracles | 23 June 1965 | R&B/Funk/Soul | USA | 16 | 9 | Male, Group | album | my rank | interesting note |
| 51 | "The Message" | Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five | 1 July 1982 | Hip-Hop | USA | 62 | 8 | Male, Group | 51 | Highest song of the 80s; highest hip-hop song | |
| 52 | "When Doves Cry" | Prince | 16 May 1984 | Pop | USA | 1 | 4 | Male, Solo | Purple Rain | 300s | Second highest of the 80s; highest 80s #1 hit |
| 53 | "Anarchy in the U.K." | The Sex Pistols | 26 November 1976 | Punk | England | -- | 38 | Male, Group | album | my rank | interesting note |
| 54 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | Percy Sledge | 1 March 1966 | R&B/Funk/Soul | USA | 1 | 4 | Male, Solo | album | my rank | Third highest by artist with only one entry |
| 55 | "Louie Louie" | The Kingsmen | 1 May 1963 | Rock | USA | 2 | uk chart | gender, type | album | my rank | Fourth highest by artist with only one entry |
| 56 | "Long Tall Sally" | Little Richard | 1 March 1956 | Rock and Roll | USA | -- | -- | Male, Solo | album | 56 | interesting note |
| 57 | "A Whiter Shade of Pale" | Procol Harum | 12 May 1967 | Pop | England | 5 | 1 | Male, Group | album | 57 | Fifth highest by artist with only one entry |
| 58 | "Billie Jean" | Michael Jackson | 2 January 1983 | Pop | USA | 1 | 1 | Male, Solo | Thriller | 50s | Third highest of the 80s; second highest 80s #1 hit |
| 59 | "The Times They Are A-Changin'" | Bob Dylan | 13 January 1964 | Folk | USA | -- | 9 | Male, Solo | album | ? | interesting note |
| 60 | "Let's Stay Together" | Al Green | 1 November 1971 | R&B/Funk/Soul | USA | 1 | 7 | Male, Solo | album | 40s | interesting note |
| 61 | "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" | Jerry Lee Lewis | 15 April 1957 | Rock and Roll | USA | 3 | 38 | Male, Solo | album | my rank | interesting note |
| 62 | "Bo Diddley (Bo Diddley song)" | Bo Diddley | 1 April 1955 | Rock and Roll | USA | -- | -- | Male, Solo | album | my rank | interesting note |
| 63 | "For What It's Worth" | Buffalo Springfield | 9 January 1967 | Rock | USA | 7 | -- | Male, Group | album | my rank | interesting note |
| 64 | "She Loves You" | The Beatles | 23 August 1963 | Pop | England | 1 | 1 | gender, type | album | my rank | interesting note |
| 65 | "Sunshine of Your Love" | Cream | 1 November 1967 | Rock | England | 5 | 25 | Male, Group | album | 80 | interesting note |
| 66 | "Redemption Song" | Bob Marley and the Wailers | 1 October 1980 | Folk | Jamaica | -- | -- | Male, Group | album | 66 | interesting note |
| 67 | "Jailhouse Rock" | Elvis Presley | 24 September 1957 | Rock and Roll | USA | 1 | 1 | Male, Solo | album | 67 | interesting note |
| 68 | "Tangled Up In Blue" | Bob Dylan | 1 January 1975 | Folk | USA | 31 | -- | Male, Solo | album | 350-360 | interesting note |
| 69 | "Crying" | Roy Orbison | 1 July 1961 | Country | USA | 2 | -- | Male, Solo | album | 69 | interesting note |
| 70 | "Walk On By" | Dionne Warwick | 26 April 1964 | R&B/Funk/Soul | USA | 6 | 9 | Female, Solo | album | 70 | Second-highest by a solo female |
| 71 | "California Girls" | The Beach Boys | 4 June 1965 | Pop | USA | 3 | 26 | gender, type | album | 71 | interesting note |
| 72 | "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" | James Brown | 1 February 1965 | R&B/Funk/Soul | USA | 8 | -- | gender, type | album | 72 | interesting note |
| 73 | "Summertime Blues" | Eddie Cochran | 21 July 1958 | Rock and Roll | USA | 8 | 18 | gender, type | album | 100-110 | interesting note |
| 74 | "Superstition" | Stevie Wonder | 24 October 1972 | R&B/Funk/Soul | USA | 1 | 11 | gender, type | album | 80 | interesting note |
| 75 | "Whole Lotta Love" | Led Zeppelin | 7 November 1969 | Hard Rock | England | 4 | -- | gender, type | album | 75 | interesting note |
| 76 | "Strawberry Fields Forever" | The Beatles | 13 February 1967 | Rock | England | 8 | 2 | gender, type | album | 90 | interesting note |
| 111 | "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" | Hank Williams | 8 November 1949 | Country | USA | -- | -- | Male, Solo | 400-499 | Only song of the 40s; earliest recorded song on the list. | |
| 180 | "Hey Ya!" | Outkast | 23 September 2003 | Hip Hop | USA | 1 | 3 | Male, Group | 100-109 | Highest song of the 2000s. | |
| -- | "Unfinished Sympathy" | Massive Attack | 11 February 1991 | Trip-Hop | England | -- | 13 | Female, Group | Blue Lines | 21 | How the hell is this song not on the official list |
| -- | "At Last" | Etta James | 15 November 1960 | R&B/Funk/Soul | USA | 47 | 69 | Female, Solo | 46 | How the hell is this song not on the official list | |
| -- | "A Beautiful Morning" | The Rascals | 1 March 1968 | R&B/Funk/Soul | USA | 3 | -- | Male, Group | Single | 188 | How the hell is this song not on the official list |
| rank # | "song" | artist | year | genre | country | us chart | uk chart | gender, type | album | my rank | interesting note |
Rejects
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