Recently a friend asked me to contribute to a list of the best songs of all time. I know there are some songs that should be on here that are not, but they escape me at the moment. Here’s what I came up with, see if you agree:
100. Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye
99. Save The Last Dance – Michael Buble
98. Speed of Sound – Coldplay
97. Yellow – Coldplay
96. My Name Is Jonas – Weezer
95. Pick Up The Pieces – Average White Band
94. Message in a Bottle – The Police
93. Back in Black – AC/DC
92. Gimme Some Lovin’ – The Blues Brothers
91. American Woman – Lenny Kravitz
90. What I Like About You – The Romantics
89. Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry
88. Oye Como Va – Santanna
87. Jungle Boogie – Kool & The Gang
86. Disco Inferno – The Trampps
85. Birdland – Weather Report
84. Land of A Thousand Dances – Chris Kenner
83. ABC – Jackson 5
82. Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) – The Offspring
81. Alone – Heart
80. Never My Love – The Associations
79. Another One Bites the Dust – Queen
78. Take Five – Dave Brubeck
77. I Want You Back – Jackson 5
76. We Are The Champions – Queen
75. Opposites Attract – Paula Abdul
74. We Will Rock You – Queen
73. Beautiful – Christina Aguilera
72. Separate Worlds – Journey
71. Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
70. Any Way You Want It – Journey
69. Somebody to Love – Queen
68. Down To The Nightclub – Tower of Power
67. Dancing Queen – ABBA
66. What is Hip? – Tower of Power
65. China Grove – The Doobie Brothers
64. (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
63. Pinball Wizard – The Who
62. Welcome to the Jungle – Guns N’ Roses
61. You Give Love a Bad Name – Bon Jovi
60. All of Me – Billie Holiday
59. Bad – Michael Jackson
58. Dreams – Van Halen
57. Danger Zone – Kenny Loggins
56. Shining Star – Earth, Wind & Fire
55. Saturday In The Park – Chicago
54. Car Wash – Rose Royce
53. Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is? – Chicago
52. Kiss From A Rose – Seal
51. Beginnings – Chicago
50. Eye of the Tiger – Survivor
49. Livin’ On a Prayer – Bon Jovi
48. September – Earth, Wind & Fire
47. Heartbreaker – Pat Benatar
46. Black Velvet – Alannah Myles
45. Crash Into Me – Dave Matthews Band
44. Out Of My League – Stephen Speaks
43. Just the Way You Are – Billy Joel
42. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – U2
41. The World I Know – Collective Soul
40. The Best Is Yet to Come – Frank Sinatra
39. Mandy – Barry Manilow
38. Baba O’Riley – The Who
37. True Colors – Cyndi Lauper
36. And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going – Dreamgirls
35. Don’t Rain On My Parade – Barbra Streisand
34. Can’t Buy Me Love – The Beatles
33. Something In The Way She Moves – James Taylor
32. Feelin’ Good – Michael Buble
31. Pure Imagination – Gene Wilder
30. Jump – Van Halen
29. Beat It – Michael Jackson
28. Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
27. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) – Marvin Gaye
26. Rainbow Connection – Kermit The Frog
25. Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
24. Carry On Wayward Son – Kansas
23. Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds
22. Being Alive – Company
21. Georgia On My Mind – Ray Charles
20. Cry Me a River – Julie London
19. When A Man Loves a Woman – Percy Sledge
18. Born To Be Wild – Steppenwolf
17. More Than A Feeling – Boston
16. Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses
15. I Dreamed A Dream – Les Miserables
14. Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
13. Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynryd
12. Thriller – Michael Jackson
11. Dream a Little Dream – The Mamas & The Papas
10. Bridge Over Troubled Water – Paul Simon
9. What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
8. Man In The Mirror – Michael Jackson
7. Here’s That Rainy Day – Sammy Davis Jr.
6. Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
5. To Sir With Love – Lulu
4. Imagine – John Lennon
3. Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Judy Garland
2. Somewhere – West Side Story
1. Smile – Charlie Chaplin
