Low Rider (1975)
900
Time For Heroes (2002)
899
Everybody's Talkin' (1968)
898
We Can Work It Out (1965)
897
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1949)
896
'Round Midnight (1944)
895
"The version of "My Blue Heaven" by Gene Austin is the most popular song in record history until "White Christmas" came along. this song is a major step in recognizing Walter Donaldson one of the most important songwriters of the interwar period, and for that it gets high marks". - William Ruhlmann
My Blue Heaven (1928)
894
"Take Your Mama chirps in a high register, a honky chateau dreamland of the Beta Band covering Elton John". - Johnny Loftus
Take Your Mama (2004)
893
"I'm Sorry reached the top of the charts in the summer of 1960 on its way to becoming her definitive song. Though it might seem a little dated to some modern ears, it deserves its acclaims, since it is among the finest teen pop songs of its era. The song blends elements of teenage rock & roll with a sweeping Nashville-styled production, resulting in a melancholy sigh of regret, delivered with adolescent urgency by Lee". - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
I'm Sorry (1960)
892
"Over the years, “Happy Trails” has become a theme song of sorts for cowboys and cowgirls alike. It’s no wonder as the tune’s simple and uplifting lyrics resonate with anyone who hears the song". - Country Rebel
Happy Trails (1952)
891
"Cover bands never get much credit. So credit Vanilla Fudge with changing that perception when their landmark remake of The Supremes song “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” provided a jumping off point for both psychedelia and heavy metal. Things took off from there, and suddenly, these four young men who were just barely out of their teens were international stars". - Lee Zimmerman
You Keep Me Hangin' On (1967)
890
"Missy rapped and sang about the woman who was self-assured and still sensitive to heartbreak; one that knew what she wanted enough to demand it but was prone to getting hurt". - Judnick Mayard
The Rain (1997)
889
"It's one of Jimmie Rodgers’ best-known songs, and it’s been covered by numerous artists. It’s achievement is founded on Rodgers’ vocal, which rises and falls with carefree abandon. The song is a mocking ode to Rodgers’ home state, and it’s certainly one of the artist’s most impassioned vocals, even his yodelling sounds positively possessed". - Thomas Ward
T for Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1) (1928)
888
"Great rock & roll songs have been written with similar lyrics, but rarely better than this. Musically, the insistent acoustic guitar and looping bass guitar pattern are at the song's core. There isn't a prominent electric guitar on the record, which is a true salute to quality of the power of the song". - Matthew Greenwald
C'mon Everybody (1958)
887
"Lyricist Mitchell Parish had put words to a melody Carmichael had written in Indiana, "Stardust," which was inspired by an early jam session with Beiderbecke". - npr
Stardust (1929)
886
"Devil's Haircut introduces Beck's looser, funkier sound in its purest form before its warped and mutated throughout the rest of the album. An overdriven guitar sound and a killer rhythm track, both pinched from classic '60s R&B singles by Them". - Stewart Mason
Devils Haircut (1996)
885
"Nelly is awfully damn cocky and a lot gruffer than your typical teen pop star. On Hot in Here, Nelly tries something new. It's a trademark Neptunes production with an infectious hook, tailor-made for radio and club play. A well-calculated, standout moment". - Jason Birchmeier
Hot in Here (2002)
884
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (1971)
883
Atomic Dog (1982)
882
Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (2000)
881
"If Electric Six never contributed anything to pop music besides "Danger! High Voltage" -- one of the most immediate, crazed singles in years -- the band would still have the distinction of being one of the most unique-sounding one-hit wonders in recent memory". - Heather Phares
Danger! High Voltage (2003)
880
My Prerogative (1988)
879
“Ooh Poo Pah Doo is perhaps the most prototypical New Orleans call-and-response number of all time. Initially, it was a popular Carnival record before it slowly started breaking outside of New Orleans. Peaked at Number 3 in Billboard’s R&B chart". - Jeff Hannusch
Oo Poo Pah Doo (1960)
878
"The significant "In My Room", a gorgeous ballad which anticipated future Beach Boys releases both in its sophisticated production (strings, organ, dense harmonies) and its personal, solipsistic lyrics". - Richie Unterberger
In My Room (1963)
877
St. Louis Blues (1925)
876
Clocks (2002)
875
"It's a complete rejection of the over-the-top psychedelic rock the Beatles themselves helped pioneer two years earlier. And where the Beatles' 1967 songs were complex, with various sections and interludes and sometimes entire orchestras, 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' is brutally simple." - Luc Haasbroek
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (1968)
874
She's Gone (1973)
873
"A clever and craftsmanlike record. U2 take subtle risks, they're so self-confident they effortlessly write their best anthem in years with Beautiful Day" - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Beautiful Day (2000)
872
"I Left My Heart In San Francisco, a gold-selling Top Ten hit that stayed in the charts almost three years, demonstrated that he could have it all. Tony Bennett won two 1962 Grammy Awards for the song: Record of the Year and Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male." - William Ruhlmann
I Left My Heart in San Francisco (1962)
871
Bad Guy (2019)
870
Moondance (1970)
869
"Moon River was the first major collaboration by composer Henry Mancini and lyricist Johnny Mercer. Well over a thousand interpretations of this pretty ballad have been issued. It was a huge hit for singer Andy Williams." - Ken Dryden
Moon River (1962)
868
You Are My Sunshine (1940)
867
"Spinmakers Partington and Barker joined 808 State for a classic example of lush, beautiful house, which laid the groundwork for some synth-heavy ambient-house. The single "Pacific State" became the group's biggest hit to date". - John Bush
Pacific State (1989)
866
Downtown (1964)
865
God Bless America (1939)
864
"When Joe Garland set out with "In the Mood" under his arm, the first door he knocked on was Artie Shaw's. Shaw says he didn't record it because it was six minutes long". If you believe that vigorous dancing sometimes leads to `other things,' then Glenn Miller deserves at least a little of the credit for the baby boom, and the new jitterbuggers, the swing revivalists, owe the man a debt of gratitude as well". - Alice Winkler
In the Mood (1939)
863
Ol' Man River (1938)
862
When the Saints Go Marching In (1939)
861
"A small masterpiece of '70s soft rock, and a strong contender for the coveted title of John's finest song ever. The song is evocative of faded Hollywood glamour in the manner of Sunset Boulevard. Extravagant but not pretentious, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" is a pinnacle of its style, and has quite rightly remained one of John's signature songs for decades". - Stewart Mason
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
860
Jump (1992)
859
"Bill Monroe was a relentlessly independent, often solitary, musician. But one of the songs he wrote served as a bridge to places beyond his rural culture. "Blue Moon of Kentucky" was adopted by musicians of various styles. Bill Monroe called them true songs to those that could almost be prototypes for the confessions. Blue Moon of Kentucky was one of Monroe's first true songs". - Paul Brown
Blue Moon of Kentucky (1947)
858
"It seemed to serve both as a resigned farewell to loved ones and a restatement of purpose. Hynde wrote an achingly emotional set of lyrics set to an elegantly restrained melody that kept the sentiments from descending into mawkishness." - Stewart Mason
Back on the Chain Gang (1982)
857
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (1970)
856
Take the "A" Train (1941)
855
You Can't Hurry Love (1966)
854
"On Everlong, Grohl’s such a strong craftsman and musician that such exactness also suits him, highlighting his sense of melody and melodrama". - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Everlong (1997)
853
Do You Realize?? (2002)
852
"In The End is the forth release from thier Hybrid Thoery album, and seems certain to become the first time Linkin Park break into Dr Foxs' Top Ten. It turns out to be a quite staggeringly beautiful, sublime record". - Joe Wisbey
In the End (2000)
851
"One of the most perfect singles the Manics ever released was one of their earliest: Motown Junk opens with a maddeningly looped sample from Public Enemy, growing in volume as it makes its intent unavoidably clear". - Emily Mackay
Motown Junk (1991)
850
Loaded (1990)
849
Give Peace a Chance (1969)
848
Night Train (1952)
847
"The king of the crossovers, "Empire State of Mind," a New York flag-waver with plenty of landmark name-dropping that turns into a great anthem with help on the chorus from Alicia Keys". - John Bush
Empire State of Mind (2009)
846
I Feel Free (1966)
845
"They recorded “Pipeline” at a studio in Cucamonga, but Sands didn’t like the quality of the studio, so The Chanteys recorded it again at Downey Studios. Just two takes. With the success of “Pipeline,” the Chantays joined the ranks of some of America’s best-known bands of the early ‘60s". - Stephen Metzger
Pipeline (1963)
844
Rollin' Stone (1950)
843
"Written, recorded and released over a period of just 10 days, John Lennon's "Instant Karma!" was a huge hit, boasted one of rock's most inventive drum fills – and had sweeping implications for the Beatles. Lennon felt certain that he had a hit as soon as the song was completed, so much so that (in keeping with its theme) he was determined to rush "Instant Karma!" out to the general public". - Nick Deriso
Instant Karma! (1970)
842
Bullet in the Head (1992)
841
"Fat Lip is perhaps the best example of how Sum 41 has made an effort to diversify the music with more than just power chords and melodic punk vocals". - Jason Birchmeier
Fat Lip (2001)
840
"It capture the Strokes at their most sneeringly exuberant. Rock & roll and the basic guitars-drum-bass lineup seem new and vital again". - Heather Phares
Someday (2001)
839
"A thumping track, which sounds funkier, denser, sexier with each spin. Whenever she works with Mirwais, Music truly comes alive with the spark and style". - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Music (2000)
838
Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud) (1968)
837
Sing, Sing, Sing (1936)
836
"Black Sabbath issued a lethargic, overpowering anthem to a Science Fiction character which may have been inspired by the Marvel Comics' hero of the same name. It wasn't the words that attracted the fans but the sentiment and the sound. The radio world was not ready for it, but that "Iron Man" propelled the band to great heights without much radio support is proof enough of the song's popularity and power". - Joe Viglione
Iron Man (1970)
835
Pour Some Sugar on Me (1987)
834
The Winner Takes It All (1980)
833
Orgasm Addict (1977)
832
Hot Fun in the Summertime (1969)
831
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (1941)
830
Ain't Too Proud to Beg (1966)
829
"A partial reaction to their status as the Great Black Hope of rock & roll; they had been embraced by a white audience almost in greater numbers than black, leading toward rap-rock crossovers epitomized by this remake of "Bring the Noise" as a duet with thrash metallurgists Anthrax". - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Bring Tha Noize (1991)
828
I Feel for You (1984)
827
Head Like a Hole (1989)
826
Miss You (1978)
825
He Stopped Loving Her Today (1980)
824
"It is one of the most well-known and stirring folk songs in the history of America. The key impetus for the song’s widespread popularization came when a music director from Tennessee named Zilphia Horton learned it from striking tobacco workers in Charleston, SC in 1945. She subsequently taught the song to Pete Seeger. By the 1960’s, the song served as the unofficial anthem of the Civil Rights movement". - Jim Beviglia
We Shall Overcome (1963)
823
Sledgehammer (1986)
822
Stand by Your Man (1968)
821
"Jeremy is where Pearl Jam mania galvanized and propelled the band past the "Seattle sound" and into rock royalty. The song about a troubled youth who puts himself to death by gunshot in front of his schoolmates would not only mark the beginning of Pearl Jam as a force, but also their last appearance on MTV for half a decade". - Chris True
Jeremy (1991)
820
"Inspired by radio shipping forecasts, which the band evidently found soothing, Blur floats off for five minutes of blissful relief. “This Is a Low” is a funny ending. It’s not exactly hopeful, and what it really seems to be about is learning to go with the flow". - Kenneth Partridge
This Is a Low (1994)
819
Save the Last Dance for Me (1960)
818
Bernadette (1967)
817
Oh, What a Night (1969)
816
"Veruca Salt has a raw talent for simple, infectious pop songs; the result is a surprisingly fresh fusion of alternative pop and bubblegum. Nina Gordon and Louise Post try hard to inject meaning into the sweet, distorted rush of "Seether," but that sticks is the infectious melody and crushing guitars". - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Seether (1994)
815
Cigarettes & Alcohol (1994)
814
My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) (1992)
813
U Can't Touch This (1989)
812
Baby I Love You (1963)
811
"With the growing omnipresence of big beat's simplistic party vibes threatening to cave in the entire scene, Tom and Ed came to grips with what is -- compared to their previous work -- a house record. It's pounding four-on-the-floor thump of tracks. the duo's take on KLF-style stadium house for the single "Hey Boy Hey Girl" signals that this is a transition record for the Chemical Brothers". - John Bush
Hey Boy Hey Girl (1999)
810
"A yearning love song. It was Madonna’s second chart-topping hit, and her first ballad to be released as a single. On May 11 1985, Crazy For You hit number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. for one week". - todayinmadonnahistory.com
Crazy for You (1985)
809
"Much of Court and Spark is devoted to wary love songs, but "Help Me," the record's most successful single, carefully measure the risks of romance". - Jason Ankeny
Help Me (1974)
808
The Harder They Come (1972)
807
Standing in the Way of Control (2005)
806
Revolution (1968)
805
"One of the original Detroit garage rockers, Ryder revved up a pair of Little Richard songs into a hit medley. The next time Little Richard played Detroit, he saw Ryder in the front row. “He got his break in the business with two of my songs,” Richard recalled. “I got him up to take a bow.” - Rolling Stone
Devil with a Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly (1966)
804
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (1965)
803
Race for the Prize (1999)
802
