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.
#200: Bad Blood by Taylor Swift.
#199: Refugee by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
#198: Blue Monday by New Order.
#197: No Ordinary Love by Sade.
#196: Dead Man’s Party by Oingo Boingo.
#195: Relax! by Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
#194: Help Me by Joni Mitchell.
#193: Starman by David Bowie.
#192: Common People by Pulp.
#191: Bad by U2.
#190: Hyperballad by Bjork.
#189: Buffalo Soldier by Bob Marley and the Wailers.
#188: What’s Love Got To Do With It? by Tina Turner.
#187: American Woman by The Guess Who.
#186: My Guy by Mary Wells.
#185: There Is A Light That Never Goes Out by The Smiths.
#184: Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen.
#183: Where Did Our Love Go? by The Supremes.
#182: Piano Man by Billy Joel.
#181: How It Ends by DeVotchKa.
#180: Better Man by Pearl Jam
#179: Tame by The Pixies.
#178: My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion.
#177: Don’t Look Back in Anger by Oasis.
#176: Revolution by The Beatles.
#175: Gang of Rhythm by Walk Off The Earth.
#174: Lust For Life by Iggy Pop.
#173: China Girl by Iggy Pop (and covered famously by David Bowie).
#172: Killer Queen by Queen.
#171: Mony, Mony by Tommy James and the Shondelles (and covered by Billy Idol).
#170: Burning Down The House by Talking Heads.
#169: Papa Don’t Preach by Madonna.
#168: Sweet Dreams Are Made of These by The Eurthymics.
#167: All The Young Dudes by Mott the Hoople.
#166: She’s Gone by Hall and Oates.
#165: Candle in the Wind (Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana versions) by Elton John.
#164: Fire and Rain by James Taylor.
#163: Dancing On My Own by Robyn.
#162: Freedom 90 by George Michael.
#161: Send in the Clowns by Judy Collins.
#160: Up On The Roof by The Drifters.
#159: Waterfalls by TLC.
#158: Helpless by Neil Young.
#157: Radio GaGa by Queen.
#156: Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers.
#155: Strange Things Happening Everyday by Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
#154: Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino.
#153: Sandstorm by Darude.
#152: Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode.
#151: You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin.
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Tom MacInnes, Writer 