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.
#250: Successful by Ariana Grande.
#249: I Love Rock n’ Roll by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.
#248: Killing in the Name by Rage Against the Machine.
#247: All Apologies by Nirvana.
#246: Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads.
#245: The Logical Song by Supertramp.
#244: Young Americans by David Bowie.
#243: Gigantic by The Pixies.
#242: Downtown Train by Tom Waits.
#241: Black Metallic by Catherine Wheel.
#240: Riders on the Storm by The Doors.
#239: Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond.
#238: Jolene by Dolly Parton (as covered by The White Stripes).
#237: The River by Bruce Springsteen.
#236: School’s Out For Summer by Alice Cooper.
#235: Can I Kick It? by A Tribe Called Quest.
#234: Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane by The Beatles.
#233: Karma Police by Radiohead.
#232: Electric PowWow Drum by The Halluci-Nation.
#231: Uja by Tanya Taraq.
#230: Sail Away by Randy Newman.
#229: Pressure Drop by Toots and the Maytals.
#228: The Boys Are Back In Town by Thin Lizzy.
#227: Killing Me Softly by Lori Lieberman (as covered by Roberta Flack and The Fugees).
#226: Thriller by Michael Jackson.
#225: Love Story by Taylor Swift.
#224: Tom Sawyer by Rush.
#223: I Walk the Line by Johnny Cash.
#222: Beds Are Burning/The Dead Heart by Midnight Oil.
#221: Jane Says by Jane’s Addiction.
#220: Kids by MGMT.
#219: A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harem.
#218: Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers.
#217: Master of Puppets by Metallica.
#216: Heat Wave by Martha and the Vandellas.
#215: Let’s Go by The Cars.
#214: I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor.
#213: Boys Don’t Cry by The Cure.
#212: Bastards of Young by The Replacements.
#211: Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones.
#210: Exit Music (for a Film) by Radiohead.
#209: When the Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin.
#208: Crazy On You by Heart.
#207: Rolling in the Deep by Adele.
#206: Home I’ll Be by Rita MacNeil.
#205: Young, Gifted and Black by Nina Simone.
#204: Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles.
#203: Sabotage by The Beastie Boys.
#202: Your Cheatin’ Heart by Hank Williams Sr.
#201: Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys.
If you wish to access any of the other checklists in this series, please do so using the links below.
Tom MacInnes, Writer 