Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs

Original List

1.

Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan

2.

Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones

3.

Imagine - John Lennon

4.

What's Going On - Marvin Gaye

5.

Respect - Aretha Franklin

6.

Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys

7

Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

8.

Hey Jude - The Beatles

9.

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

10.

What'd I Say - Ray Charles

11.

My Generation - The Who

12.

A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke

13.

Yesterday - The Beatles

14.

Blowin' in The Wind - Bob Dylan

15.

London Calling - The Clash

16.

I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

17.

Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix

18.

Maybellene - Chuck Berry

19.

Hound Dog - Elvis Presley

20.

Let It Be - The Beatles

21.

Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen

22.

Be My Baby - The Ronettes

23.

In My Life - The Beatles

24.

People Get Ready - The Impressions

25.

God Only Knows - The Beach Boys

26.

A Day In The Life - The Beatles

27.

Layla - Derek And The Dominos

28.

(Sitting On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding

29.

Help - The Beatles

30.

I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash

31.

Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin

32.

Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones

33.

River Deep, Mountain High - Tina Turner

34.

You've Lost That Loving Feeling - The Righteous Brothers

35.

Light My Fire - The Doors

36.

One - U2

37.

No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley

38.

Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones

39.

That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly

40.

Dancing In The Streets - Martha And The Vandellas

41.

The Weight - The Band

42.

Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks

43.

Tutti Frutti - Little Richard

44.

Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles

45.

Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley

46.

Heroes - David Bowie

47.

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon And Garfunkel

48.

All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix

49.

Hotel California - The Eagles

50.

The Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson

51.

The Message - Grandmaster Flash

52.

When Doves Cry - Prince

53.

Anarchy In The U K - The Sex Pistols

54.

When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge

55.

Louie Louie - The Kingsmen

56.

Long Tall Sally - Little Richard

57.

A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum

58.

Billie Jean - Michael Jackson

59.

The Times They Are A-changin' - Bob Dylan

60.

Let's Stay Together - Al Green

61.

Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Jerry Lee Lewis

62.

Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley

63.

For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield

64.

She Loves You - The Beatles

65.

Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream

66.

Redemption Song - Bob Marley

67.

Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley

68.

Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan

69.

Crying - Roy Orbison

70.

Walk On By - Dionne Warwick

71.

California Girls - The Beach Boys

72

Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, Pt.1 - James Brown

73.

Summertime Blues - Cochran Eddie

74.

Superstition - Stevie Wonder

75.

Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin

76.

Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles

77.

Mystery Train - Elvis Presley

78.

I Feel Good - James Brown

79

Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds

80.

I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

81.

Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino

82.

You Really Got Me - The Kinks

83.

Norwegian Wood - The Beatles

84.

Every Breath You Take - The Police

85.

Crazy - Patsy Cline

86.

Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen

87.

Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash

88.

My Girl - The Temptations

89.

California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas

90.

In The Still Of The Night - The Five Satins

91.

Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley

92.

Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones

93.

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2

94.

Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard

95.

Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins

96.

Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis

97.

Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry

98.

Love And Happiness - Al Green

99.

Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival

100.

You Can't Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones

101.

Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix

102.

Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent

103.

Hot Stuff - Donna Summer

104.

Living For The City - Stevie Wonder

106

Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan

107.

Not Fade Away - Buddy Holly

108.

Little Red Corvette - Prince

109.

Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

110.

I've Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now) - Otis Redding

111.

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams

112.

That's All Right - Elvis Presley

113.

Up On The Roof - The Drifters

114.

Da Doo Ron Ron - The Crystals

115.

You Send Me - Sam Cooke

116.

Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones

117.

Take Me To The River - Al Green

118.

Shout (Parts 1 and 2) - The Isley Brothers

119.

Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac

120.

I Want You Back - TheJackson 5

121

Stand By Me - Ben E. King

122.

House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals

123.

It`s A Man's Man's World - James Brown

124.

Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones

125.

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? - The Shirelles

126.

Shake, Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Turner

127.

Changes - David Bowie

128.

Rock And Roll Music - Chuck Berry

129.

Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf

130.

Maggie May - Rod Stewart

131.

With Or Without You - U2

132.

Who Do You Love - Bo Diddley

133.

Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who

134.

In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett

135.

While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles

136.

Your Song - Elton John

138.

Family Affair - Sly & the Family Stone

139.

I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles

140.

Kashmir - Led Zeppelin

141.

All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers

142.

Please, Please, Please - James Brown

143.

Purple Rain - Prince

144.

I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones

145.

Everyday People - Sly & the Family Stone

146.

Rock Lobster - B-52s

147.

Lust for Life - Iggy Pop

148.

Me And Bobby Mcgee - Janis Joplin

149.

Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers

150.

Eight Miles High - The Byrds

151.

Earth Angel (will You Be Mine) - The Penguins

152.

Foxey Lady - Jimi Hendrix

153.

A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles

154.

Rave On - Buddy Holly

155.

Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival

156.

The Sound Of Silence - Simon And Garfunkel

157.

I Only Have Eyes for You - The Flamingos

158.

Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley

159.

I'm Waiting For The Man - Velvet Underground

160.

Bring The Noise - Public Enemy

161.

I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles

162.

Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead Oconnor

163.

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

164.

Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash

165.

Fast Car - Tracy Chapman

166.

Lose Yourself - Eminem

167.

Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye

168.

Papa Was A Rolling Stone - The Temptations

169.

Losing My Religion - REM

170.

Both Sides, Now - Joni Mitchell

171.

Dancing Queen - ABBA

172.

Dream On - Aerosmith

173.

God Save The Queen - The Sex Pistols

174.

Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones

175.

I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller Four

176.

Don't Worry Baby - The Beach Boys

177.

Free Fallin' - Tom Petty

178.

September Gurls - Big Star

179.

Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division

180.

Hey Ya - Outkast

181

Green Onions - Booker T. and the MG's

182.

Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters

183

The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King

184.

Please Please Me - The Beatles

185.

Desolation Row - Bob Dylan

186.

I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) - Aretha Franklin

187.

Back In Black - AC/DC

188.

Who'll Stop The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival

189.

Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees

190.

Knocking On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan

191.

Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

192.

Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell

193.

There Goes My Baby - The Drifters

194.

Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly

195.

Maybe - The Chantels

196.

Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns 'N Roses

197.

Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley

198.

Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix

199.

Flash Light - Parliament

200.

Loser - Beck

201.

Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order

203.

Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan

204.

Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding

205.

Lean On Me - Bill Withers

206.

Reach Out I'll Be There - The Four Tops

207.

Bye Bye Love - Everly Brothers

209.

In My Room - The Beach Boys

211.

Caroline, No - The Beach Boys

212.

1999 - Prince

213.

Your Cheatin' Heart - Hank Williams

214.

Rockin' In The Free World - Neil Young

215.

Sh-Boom - The Chords

216.

Do You Believe In Magic - The Lovin' Spoonful

217.

Jolene - Dolly Parton

218.

Boom Boom - Hooker John Lee

219.

Spoonful - Howlin' Wolf

220.

Walk Away Renee - Left Banke

221.

Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed

222.

Oh Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison

223.

Dance to the Music - Sly & the Family Stone

224.

Good Times - Chic

225.

Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters

226.

Moondance - Van Morrison

227.

Fire And Rain - James Taylor

228.

Should I Stay Or Should I Go? - The Clash

229.

Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters

230.

Just Like A Woman - Bob Dylan

231.

Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye

232.

Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison

233.

We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - The Animals

234.

I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better - The Byrds

235.

I Got A Woman - Ray Charles

236.

Everyday - Buddy Holly

237.

Planet Rock - Afrika Bambaataa

238.

I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline

239.

The Wanderer - Dion

240.

Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield

241.

Stand! - Sly & the Family Stone

242.

Rocket Man - Elton John

243.

Love Shack - B-52s

245.

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band

246.

(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson

247.

Hot Fun in the Summertime - Sly & the Family Stone

248.

Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang

249.

Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin

251.

Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin

252.

Money Honey - The Drifters

253.

All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople

254.

Highway To Hell - AC/DC

255.

Heart Of Glass - Blondie

256.

Paranoid Android - Radiohead

257.

Wild Thing - The Troggs

258.

I Can See For Miles - The Who

259.

Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley

260.

Oh, What a Night - The Dells

261.

Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder

262.

Ooo Baby Baby - Smokey Robinson

263.

He's a Rebel - The Crystals

264.

Sail Away - Randy Newman

265.

Tighten Up - Archie Bell & the Drells

266.

Walking In The Rain - The Ronettes

267.

Personality Crisis - New York Dolls

268.

Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2

269.

Roadrunner - The Modern Lovers

270.

He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones

271.

Sloop John B - The Beach Boys

272.

Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry

273.

Something - The Beatles

274.

Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane

275

Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen

276.

I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers

277.

Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie

278.

Pictures Of You - The Cure

279.

Chapel of Love - The Dixie Cups

280.

Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers

281.

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder

282.

Help Me - Joni Mitchell

283.

Call Me - Blondie

284.

Peace, Love & Understanding - Elvis Costello

285.

Smoke Stack Lightning - Howlin' Wolf

286.

Summer Babe - Pavement

287

Walk This Way - Run D.M.C.

291.

She's Not There - The Zombies

292.

Train in Vain - The Clash

293.

Tired Of Being Alone - Al Green

294.

Black Dog - Led Zeppelin

295.

Street Fighting Man - The Rolling Stones

296.

Get Up, Stand Up - Bob Marley

297.

Heart Of Gold - Neil Young

298.

One Way Or Another - Blondie

300.

Like A Prayer - Madonna

301.

Do Ya Think I'm Sexy - Rod Stewart

302.

Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - Willie Nelson

303.

Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones

304.

With A Little Help From My Friends - Beatles

305.

Say It Loud -- I'm Black and I'm Proud - James Brown

307.

Why Do Fools Fall in Love - Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers

308.

Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson

309.

What's Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner

310.

Iron Man - Black Sabbath

311.

Wake Up Little Susie - Everly Brothers

312.

In Dreams - Roy Orbison

313.

I Put a Spell on You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins

314.

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

315.

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - The Animals

316.

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

317.

Many Rivers to Cross - Jimmy Cliff

318.

Alison - Elvis Costello

319.

School's Out - Alice Cooper

320.

Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin

321.

Cortez The Killer - Neil Young

322.

Fight The Power - Public Enemy

323.

Dancing Barefoot - Patti Smith

324.

Baby Love - Diana Ross

325.

Good Lovin' - Rascals

326.

Sex Machine - James Brown

327.

For Your Precious Love - Jerry Butler

328.

The End - The Doors

329.

That's The Way Of The World - Earth Wind & Fire

330.

We Will Rock You - Queen

331.

I Can't Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt

332.

Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan

333.

Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum

334.

Wild Horses - Rolling Stones

335.

Sweet Jane - Velvet Underground

336.

Walk This Way - Aerosmith

337.

Beat It - Michael Jackson

338.

Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney

339.

You Keep Me Hangin' On - Diana Ross

341.

The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff

342.

Runaround Sue - Dion

344.

Piece Of My Heart - Janis Joplin

345.

La Bamba - Ritchie Valens

346.

California Love - 2Pac

347.

Candle In The Wind - Elton John

348.

That Lady (Part 1 and 2) - The Isley Brothers

349

Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King

350.

The Locomotion - Little Eva

351.

The Great Pretender - The Platters

352.

All Shook Up - Elvis Presley

353.

Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton

354.

Watching The Detectives - Elvis Costello

355.

Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival

356.

Sweet Dreams (are Made Of This) - The Eurythmics

357.

Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix

359.

Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters

360.

Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack

361.

Complete Control - The Clash

363.

The Letter - The Box Tops

364.

Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan

365.

Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers

366.

How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees

367.

White Room - Cream

368.

Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode

369.

I'm a Man - Bo Diddley

371.

I Can't Explain - The Who

372.

Marquee Moon - Television

373.

Wonderful World - Sam Cooke

374.

Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Chuck Berry

375.

Another Brick In The Wall, Part Ii - Pink Floyd

376.

Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead

377.

Hit The Road Jack (Studio) - Ray Charles

378.

Pride (in The Name Of Love) - U2

379.

Radio Free Europe - REM

380.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

381.

Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville

382.

Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve

383.

Whipping Post - Allman Brothers Band

384.

Ticket To Ride - The Beatles

385.

Ohio - Crosby, Still, Nash & Young

386

I Know You Got Soul - Eric B. & Rakim

387.

Tiny Dancer - Elton John

388.

Roxanne - The Police

389.

Just My Imagination - Temptations

390.

Baby I Need Your Loving - Four Tops

393.

Summer In The City - Lovin Spoonful

394.

Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley

395.

Remember (Walkin' in The Sand) - The Shangri-Las

396.

Thirteen - Big Star

397.

Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

398.

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

399.

Enter Sandman - Metallica

400.

Kicks - Paul Revere And The Raiders

401.

Tonight's the Night - The Shirelles

402.

Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & the Family Stone

403.

C'mon Everybody - Cochran Eddie

404.

Visions of Johanna - Bob Dylan

405.

We've Only Just Begun - The Carpenters

406

I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly

407.

In Bloom - Nirvana

408.

Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith

409.

Crossroads - Cream

410.

Monkey Gone to Heaven - The Pixies

411.

I Feel Love - Donna Summer

413.

The Girl Can't Help It - Little Richard

414.

Young Blood - The Coasters

415.

I Can't Help Myself - The Four Tops

417.

Fuck tha Police - NWA

418.

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby Stills Nash

419

Nuthin But A G Thang - Dr. Dre

420.

It's Your Thing - The Isley Brothers

421.

Piano Man - Billy Joel

422.

Lola - The Kinks

423.

Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley

424.

Tumbling Dice - The Rolling Stones

425.

William, It Was Really Nothing - The Smiths

426.

Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple

427.

New Year's Day - U2

429.

Everybody Needs Somebody to Love - Solomon Burke

430.

White Man In Hammersmith Palais - The Clash

431.

Ain't That A Shame - Fats Domino

432.

Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight And The Pips

433.

Ramble On - Led Zeppelin

434.

Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett

435.

Beast Of Burden - The Rolling Stones

436.

Alone Again Or - Love

437.

Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley

438.

I Wanna Be Your Dog - Stooges

439.

Pink Houses - John Mellencamp

440.

Push It - Salt N Pepa

442.

Keep On Knockin' - Little Richard

443.

I Shot The Sheriff - Bob Marley

444.

I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher

445.

Come As You Are - Nirvana

446.

Pressure Drop - Toots and the Maytals

447.

Leader Of The Pack - The Shangri-Las

448.

Heroin - Velvet Underground

449.

Penny Lane - The Beatles

450.

By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Campbell Glen

451.

The Twist - Chubby Checker

452.

Cupid - Sam Cooke

453.

Paradise City - Guns 'N Roses

454.

My Sweet Lord - George Harrison

455.

All Apologies - Nirvana

458.

Soul Man - Sam & Dave

459.

Rollin' Stone - Muddy Waters

460.

One Fine Day - The Chiffons

461.

Kiss - Prince

462.

Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers

463.

Rain - The Beatles

464.

Standing in the Shadows of Love - The Four Tops

465.

Surrender - Cheap Trick

466.

Runaway - Del Shannon

467.

Welcome To The Jungle - Guns 'N Roses

468.

Search and Destroy - Stooges

469.

It's Too Late - Carole King

470.

Free Man in Paris - Joni Mitchell

471.

On The Road Again - Willie Nelson

472.

Where Did Our Love Go - Diana Ross

473.

Do Right Woman -- Do Right Man - Aretha Franklin

474.

One Nation Under a Groove -- Part 1 - Funkadelic

475.

Sabotage - The Beastie Boys

476.

I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner

477.

Super Freak - James Rick

478.

White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane

479.

Lady Marmalade - Patti LaBelle

480.

Into The Mystic - Van Morrison

481.

Young Americans - David Bowie

482.

I'm Eighteen - Alice Cooper

483.

Just Like Heaven - The Cure

484.

I Love Rock N' Roll - Joan Jett

485.

Graceland - Paul Simon

486.

How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths

487.

Under The Boardwalk - The Drifters

488.

Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac

489.

I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

490.

Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones

491.

You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield

492.

Running on Empty - Jackson Browne

493.

Then He Kissed Me - The Crystals

494.

Desperado - The Eagles

495.

Shop Around - Smokey Robinson

496.

Miss You - The Rolling Stones

497.

Buddy Holly - Weezer

498.

Rainy Night In Georgia - Benton Brook

499.

The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy

500.

More Than A Feeling - Boston

2010 Update

100.

Crazy - Gnarls Barkley

118.

Crazy in Love - Beyonce featuring Jay-Z

160.

Moment of Surrender - U2

172.

99 Problems - Jay-Z

194.

Rehab - Amy Winehouse

236

Paper Planes - M.I.A.

260.

Mississippi - Bob Dylan

273.

Jesus Walks - Kanye West

286.

Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes

307.

One More Time - Daft Punk

327.

Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand

345.

Beautiful Day - U2

499.

Buddy Holly - Weezer

386.

Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

412.

Umbrella - Rihanna featuring Jay-Z

424

Juicy - The Notorious B.I.G.

432.

American Idiot - Green Day

448.

In da Club - 50 Cent

466.

Get Ur Freak On - Missy Elliott

467.

Big Pimpin' - Jay-Z featuring UGK

478.

Last Nite - The Strokes

482.

Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson

484.

Cry Me a River - Justin Timberlake

490.

Clocks - Coldplay

493.

Time to Pretend - MGMT

494

Ignition - R. Kelly

497.

The Rising - Bruce Springsteen