800
Pictures of You (1989)
799
Heroes and Villains (1967)
"Fuck Forever's choruses are rousing enough that you can almost buy into the nihilistic, romantic notion of Doherty alternately escaping and diving into his pain". - Heather Phares
Fuck Forever (2005)
798
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) (1996)
797
A Case of You (1971)
796
"Stone cold rock classic "Sonic Reducer" starts things off -- amusingly -- with all sorts of phased drums and other fripperies that later generations wouldn't consider punk at all. That said, it's still blunt, brilliantly sung and kicks out the jams with messy energy". - Ned Raggett
Sonic Reducer (1977)
795
"A slow-burning ballad with the passion of a gospel hymn, “Fallin’” described a turbulent relationship. Keys wrote “Fallin’” during her Columbia doldrums, and it was the source of much of her unhappiness there: label bosses refused to allow her to release the ballad, trying instead to give it to another artist, a move Keys successfully fought". - Stevie Chick
Fallin' (2001)
794
"This may be one of the most famous blues riff of all time. The song's origin begins with composer Robert Johnson under its full title, "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom." Based on an old country saying, it refers to broom dusting as making a new start in life. But it didn't become a hit until 1951 when Johnson disciple Elmore James recorded it". - Cub Koda
Dust My Broom (1951)
793
"Long since a standard, it is amusing to note that "The Girl From Ipanema" did not include the famous sultry vocals of Gilberto's wife, Astrud, until the last minute. The song aims directly at the heart and soul with lyrics that celebrate the essence of life, the Zen beauty of nature and love". - Bill Janovitz
The Girl From Ipanema (1964)
792
"Gray's fusion of acoustic folk-rock and electronica, coupled with sensitive lyrics and a vocal delivery to match, position this artist as one of the great musical highlights. "Babylon," captured the attention and adoration of listeners worldwide and quickly spread like wildfire on modern rock, alternative, Top 40, and adult contemporary radio stations". - Liana Jonas
Babylon (1998)
791
"Class warfare on the playing fields of England, "The Eton Rifles" was a serio-comic dispatch from the battle lines long ago drawn in English society. Composer Paul Weller of course enlists with the working class, as they valiantly attempt to defeat their public school enemies not with sticks and stones, but words and deeds". - Dave Thompson
The Eton Rifles (1979)
790
"No pop singer ever evoked the devastating drama of misery and loss with quite so much compassion as Dusty Springfield. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me is a bombastic ballad inspired by "Io Che Non Vivo (Senza Te)," an Italian composition first discovered a year earlier at the Euro Song". - Jason Ankeny
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me (1966)
789
"D-I-V-O-R-C-E was, at the time of it's release, something of a controversial record, given the frank, but somewhat paradoxical lyrical content which is only given a raw, realness by Wynette's honest delivery". - Jeremy Williams-Chambers
D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1968)
788
"The anthemic "Run to the Hills" dramatized the conquest of the Native Americans and became the band's first Top Ten U.K. single. It features Maiden's trademark galloping rhythm, which in this case serves to underscore the images of warriors on horseback". - Steve Huey
Run to the Hills (1982)
787
"Supergrass’s first ever release, Caught by the Fuzz began as they meant to go on, with their boundless energy, springy melodies and wicked sense of humour already fully-formed. Based around Coombes’s arrest as a 15-year-old for carrying hash". - Shilpa Ganatra
Caught by the Fuzz (1995)
786
"Very few could come with a sample stew like De la Soul. True to their "flower power" bent, the group often "went with the flow, man" when they created their tracks.The million-selling "Me Myself and I" went to number one R&B and number 34 pop in the summer of 1989". - Ed Hogan
Me Myself and I (1989)
785
Young Hearts Run Free (1976)
784
One (1988)
782
Dry the Rain (1997)
781
Best of My Love (1977)
780
Pictures of Lily (1967)
779
Redemption Song (1980)
777
"James demonstrates her keen facility on At Last in particular, as she easily moves from powerful blues shouting to more subtle, airy phrasing; her Ruth Brown-inspired, bad-girl growl only adds to the intensity". - Stephen Cook
At Last (1961)
776
Dark Star (1968)
775
"Released in 1979, Dream Baby Dream is unquantifiable. There’s a weightlessness to it, a timelessness too, which perhaps explains why it’s circled back around. Anchored by an urgent electric drum beat that lurks like a ticking bomb beneath Vega’s murky vocals, its lyrics are stark, yet impenetrable". - Alexandra Pollard
Dream Baby Dream (1979)
774
I'm Not in Love (1975)
773
Wild Horses (1971)
772
Alive (1991)
771
"On “All the Small Things,” Delonge wrote about his then-girlfriend and future wife Jennifer. The lyrics aren’t profound but it was engineered to provoke a physical reaction: leaping out of the speakers like a Van Halen song before slowing down to build momentum for another eruptive chorus". - Jeremy Gordon
All the Small Things (1999)
770
Word Up! (1986)
769
Master of Puppets (1986)
768
"Love It If We Made It," a buoyantly earnest anthem. Healy would love it if society survived to the next millennium, but as he sings on the song's chorus, "modernity has failed us." Much like the Internet itself". - Matt Collar
Love It If We Made It (2018)
767
Chapel of Love (1964)
765
"Brisk, witty pop but Golden Skans boast hooks and melodies that many of Klaxons' more straightforward indie contemporaries would be proud to call their own". - Heather Phares
Golden Skans (2007)
764
"A big surprise: Holland-Dozier-Holland's "I'm a Road Runner"; on paper, the collaboration seems ridiculous, but in the studio the combo created industrial-strength soul. An uncredited baritone sax player plays soulful low riffs countering Junior's sharper, more emphatic sax squeals". - Andrew Hamilton
(I'm A) Road Runner (1965)
763
Riders on the Storm (1971)
762
Live To Tell (1986)
761
"Dion and the Belmonts broke into the Top 10 with a single that came close to perfection on multiple levels. “A Teenager in Love” is actually a purer and more direct expression of angst than the neurotic suicidal ramblings of the drama queen teens of the late 20th century. It's one of those rare iconic songs deserving of iconic status". - Altrockchick
A Teenager in Love (1959)
760
Love and Happiness (1973)
759
No Diggity (1996)
758
Two Tribes (1984)
757
Block Rockin' Beats (1997)
756
Mercy Mercy Me (1971)
755
Lovesick Blues (1949)
754
This Old Heart of Mine (1966)
753
For Your Precious Love (1958)
752
Street Fighting Man (1968)
751
Float On (2004)
750
One More Time (2000)
749
Stay (1960)
746
Groovin' (1967)
745
Boogie Chillen' (1948)
744
Celebration (1979)
743
Rock Island Line (1955)
742
"Hello Goodbye echoes a contradictory logic, a vague sense of disorientation that still does little to balance its relentlessly upbeat tone. McCartney excelled at selling simplistic lyrics that risk seeming cloying, plus, the kaleidoscopic, carnival-ride melody and interplay between lead and backing vocals ensure it's a much better record than it is a song". - Scott Plagenhoef
Hello, Goodbye (1967)
740
Open Up (1993)
739
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (1969)
738
"Unbelievable was so insanely infectious that many who were introduced to EMF by that single went out and purchased Schubert Dip in the hope that the rest of the album would be equally strong. It has an dizzying infectiousness. It's an excellence". - Alex Henderson
Unbelievable (1991)
737
Mrs. Robinson (1968)
736
Come as You Are (1991)
735
Milkshake (2003)
734
Free Fallin' (1989)
733
Beetlebum (1997)
732
Clean up Woman (1971)
731
"Most pop songs don’t get all in your face from the get-go, certainly not with a masterpiece of compact, single-sentence story telling such as this. This is a desolate song, which is not the same as being about desolation. The song is about seeking solace in music". - Phil Adams
Levi Stubbs' Tears (1986)
730
Gangsters (1979)
727
Like a Virgin (1984)
726
Gonna Make You Sweat (1990)
725
Town Called Malice (1982)
723
At the Hop (1957)
722
"With "Runaway", he rousingly highlights his own douchebaggery, turning it into a rallying cry for all humanity. Like many of his greatest songs, it's funny, sad, and perversely relatable. West inhabits the role of an abusive deadbeat desperate to make good on a million blown promises". - Ryan Dombal
Runaway (2010)
721
Oliver's Army (1979)
720
Just The Way You Are (1977)
719
"Perhaps the finest collaboration between two of instrumental reggae's leading lights: producer and melodica player Augustus Pablo and legendary dub pioneer King Tubby. The song is a dub version of Jacob Miller's "Baby I Love You So" -- which is widely regarded as the finest example of dub ever recorded". - Rick Anderson
King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown (1976)
717
Shame (1977)
716
Tomorrow Never Knows (1966)
714
You Get What You Give (1998)
713
ABC (1970)
712
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Borderline (1983)
711
Uptown Top Ranking (1978)
709
The Humpty Dance (1989)
708
We Are the Champions (1977)
707
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (1958)
706
The Mercy Seat (1988)
705
Foxey Lady (1967)
704
Monkey Gone to Heaven (1989)
703
