Rolling Stone Magazine
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 2:42 pmRolling Stone has released a brand new list of the top 500 songs in history — and it’s changed dramatically from the first list released by the iconic music magazine almost two decades ago.
More than 250 artists, musicians and producers — from Brit pop singer Sam Smith to American rapper Megan Thee Stallion to Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward — were asked to rank their personal top 50s, before the results were combined to form the top 500.
Old Top 10
1. Bob Dylan — Like A Rolling Stone (1965)
2. The Rolling Stone — (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (1965)
3. John Lennon — Imagine (1971)
4. Marvin Gaye — What’s Going On (1971)
5. Aretha Franklin — Respect (1967)
6. The Beach Boys — Good Vibrations (1966)
7. Chuck Berry — Johnny B. Goode (1958)
8. The Beatles — Hey Jude (1968)
9. Nirvana — Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)
10. Ray Charles — What’d I Say (1959 )
New Top 10
1. Aretha Franklin — Respect (1967)
2. Public Enemy — Fight The Power (1989)
3. Sam Cooke — A Change Is Gonna Come (1964)
4. Bob Dylan — Like A Rolling Stone (1965)
5. Nirvana — Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)
6. Marvin Gaye — What’s Going On (1971)
7. The Beatles — Strawberry Fields Forever (1967)
8. Missy Elliott — Get Ur Freak On (2001)
9. Fleetwood Mac — Dreams (1977)
10. OutKast — Hey Ya! (2003)
Post-2004 entries in top 100
20. Robyn — Dancing On My Own (2010)
25. Kanye West ft Pusha T — Runaway (2010)
30. Lorde — Royals (2011)
45. Kendrick Lamar — Alright (2015)
46. M.I.A. — Paper Planes (2008)
50. Daddy Yankee ft Glory — Gasolina (2010)
69. Taylor Swift — All Too Well (2012)
73. Beyonce — Formation (2016)
79. Amy Winehouse — Back To Black (2006)
82. Adele — Rolling In The Deep (2011)
87. LCD Soundsystem — All My Friends (2007)
91. UGK ft OutKast — Int’l Players Anthem (I Choose You) (2007).
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... r-1224837/
More than 250 artists, musicians and producers — from Brit pop singer Sam Smith to American rapper Megan Thee Stallion to Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward — were asked to rank their personal top 50s, before the results were combined to form the top 500.
Old Top 10
1. Bob Dylan — Like A Rolling Stone (1965)
2. The Rolling Stone — (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (1965)
3. John Lennon — Imagine (1971)
4. Marvin Gaye — What’s Going On (1971)
5. Aretha Franklin — Respect (1967)
6. The Beach Boys — Good Vibrations (1966)
7. Chuck Berry — Johnny B. Goode (1958)
8. The Beatles — Hey Jude (1968)
9. Nirvana — Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)
10. Ray Charles — What’d I Say (1959 )
New Top 10
1. Aretha Franklin — Respect (1967)
2. Public Enemy — Fight The Power (1989)
3. Sam Cooke — A Change Is Gonna Come (1964)
4. Bob Dylan — Like A Rolling Stone (1965)
5. Nirvana — Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)
6. Marvin Gaye — What’s Going On (1971)
7. The Beatles — Strawberry Fields Forever (1967)
8. Missy Elliott — Get Ur Freak On (2001)
9. Fleetwood Mac — Dreams (1977)
10. OutKast — Hey Ya! (2003)
Post-2004 entries in top 100
20. Robyn — Dancing On My Own (2010)
25. Kanye West ft Pusha T — Runaway (2010)
30. Lorde — Royals (2011)
45. Kendrick Lamar — Alright (2015)
46. M.I.A. — Paper Planes (2008)
50. Daddy Yankee ft Glory — Gasolina (2010)
69. Taylor Swift — All Too Well (2012)
73. Beyonce — Formation (2016)
79. Amy Winehouse — Back To Black (2006)
82. Adele — Rolling In The Deep (2011)
87. LCD Soundsystem — All My Friends (2007)
91. UGK ft OutKast — Int’l Players Anthem (I Choose You) (2007).
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... r-1224837/