The following is a list of songs taken from my series entitled, “The Top 500 Songs in Modern Music History”. This series was inspired by similar lists created by Rolling Stone Magazine, as well as, radio station, KEXP, in Seattle. Each song title listed below is linked directly to the original post that I wrote about it. So, click away and enjoy some of the best music of all-time.
#350: Nothing Holding Us Back by Shawn Mendes.
#349: Ruby Tuesday by The Rolling Stones.
#348: Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin.
#347: Fairytale of New York by The Pogues.
#346: Biko by Peter Gabriel.
#345: All These Things That I’ve Done by The Killers.
#344: My, My, Hey, Hey (Out of the Blue) by Neil Young.
#343: The End by The Doors.
#342: Graceland by Paul Simon.
#341: You’ve Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party by The Beastie Boys.
#340: I Am A Scientist by Guided By Voices.
#339: Love Vigilantes by New Order.
#338: Save It For Later by The English Beat.
#337: Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin.
#336: Rock Lobster by The B52s.
#335: It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken by The Tragically Hip.
#334: Subterranean Homesick Blues by Bob Dylan.
#333: I’ve Seen It All: Bjork ft. Thom Yorke (from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to “Dancer in the Dark”.
#332: More Than This by Roxy Music.
#331: Bulls On Parade by Rage Against the Machine.
#330: Wolf Like Me by TV on the Radio.
#329: Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat.
#328: Song #2 by Blur.
#327: You Really Got Me by The Kinks.
#326: In The Air Tonight by Phil Collins.
#325: Hey, Soul Sister by Train.
#324: Los Angeles by X.
#323: Heart of Glass by Blondie.
#322: House of the Rising Sun by Eric Burden and the Animals.
#321: Boogie Wonderland by Earth, Wind and Fire.
#320: Love and Happiness by Rev. Al Green.
#319: The Thunder Rolls by Garth Brooks.
#318: Guns of Brixton by The Clash.
#317: Somebody to Love by Queen.
#316: Let’s Dance by David Bowie.
#315: Cities in Dust by Siouxsie and the Banshees.
#314: Wake up, Little Susie! by The Everly Brothers.
#313: God Save The Queen by The Sex Pistols.
#312: Baby (One More Time) by Britney Spears.
#311: Welcome to the Jungle by Guns n’ Roses.
#310: Tears of a Clown by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles.
#309: Oliver’s Army by Elvis Costello and the Attractions.
#308: Impossible Germany by Wilco.
#307: Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For by U2.
#306: Take On Me by a-ha.
#305: The Way We Were by Barbra Streisand (from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to “The Way We Were”.
#304: Ain’t No Sunshine by Bill Withers.
#303: Don’t Dream It’s Over by Crowded House.
#302: Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley
#301: Miss You by The Rolling Stones.
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Tom MacInnes, Writer