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Rolling Stone Names 'Top 500 Songs'
Beatles Have 23 Songs On List
POSTED: 10:53 AM EST November 18, 2004
UPDATED: 11:55 AM EST November 18, 2004

NEW YORK -- The top rock song of all time is by a folkie.

Rolling Stone magazine has come out with its list of the top 500 rock songs, and Bob Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone" is number one. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones is second, and John Lennon's "Imagine" is third.

The Beatles have 23 songs on the list, but none in the top five. Deputy managing editor Joe Levy said it's because the vote was split.

Thanks for your response. Want to discuss? Click here. Do You Agree With Top Pick?Rolling Stone picked "Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan as its No. 1 song of all time. Do you agree with the choice? YesNoI'm not sureThere are some generous definitions of "rock," too. The Carpenters are number 405 with "We've Only Just Begun." Boston just managed to make the list at number 500 with "More Than A Feeling," which means somebody had to be number 501. Levy said it was "ABC" by The Jackson Five.

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OK, boys and girls:

Here's the link to Rolling Stone:

http://www.rollingstone.com

And here is the list of the top 50 - not the full 500:

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Rolling Stones Top 100 Songs
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. By 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 Dominoes
28. Sittin' 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 - Ike and Tina Turner
34. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - Righteous Brothers
35. Light My Fire - The Doors
36. One - U2
37. No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley and The Wailers
38. Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
39. That'll Be the Day - Buddy Holly and the Crickets
40. Dancing in the Street - 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 Pressley
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 and The Miracles
Let the cussin' begin! Me, I'm thinking how did "Waterloo Sunset" get on there? And where is "Video Killed the Radio Star?"

Best,

Wiggy

Entirely too much there that any one person could quibble about relative to what specifically is a "ROCK" song. Having said that, however, the biggest one that made me shake my head in amazement was I Walk The Line. I'm a huge J. Cash fan, but if that's a "ROCK" song, I'm going outside to look at the fish sitting in the trees.

The "Rock" genre covers a lot of territory now days doesn't it :confused:

-Dave

The "Rock" genre covers a lot of territory now days doesn't it :confused:

-Dave

Remember when Jethro Tull won a "Heavy Metal" category Grammy award? I just about coughed up my skull. I love Tull - but Heavy Metal?

Best,

Wiggy

Dylan #1 ????????????????????????????????? :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

I can't really even begin to express any view on that list. There is just too much wrong with it. But I will agree, that there is a lot of not rock on there, including folk, r&b, etc... And what's the use of such a list? My list would include Heart of the Sunrise by Yes, but nobody else would list that song.

Dylan #1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Seen him in concert a week ago yesterday - superb!

I'm thinking how did "Waterloo Sunset" get on there?

Makes me think there was some serious British input on the list - a much better choice then Lola or YRGM.

Rolling Stone has been putting out more and more of these "List" issues due to declining readership. Their Greatest Guitarist List was really disgusting. I havent bought an issue in YEARS because it is so crap.

I think it is sortof an American Guilt Trip that these mags feel they need to include the old R&B/Blues tunes in with Rock 'N' Roll. Now, I know that Rock lifted the Blues and ran with it all the way to the bank without proper recognition for decades, but c'mon! Is Ray Charles Rock and Roll?! No. Little Richard was Rock 'N' Roll. Marvin Gaye?! No! Ridiculous. Both were Soul/R&B/Blues/Gospel Men (yeah, I know Ray also did country).

I wouldn't wipe my ass with a Rolling Stone article.

And Dingusboy, I think that if there was much British influence here, River Deep, Mountain High would have easily cracked the Top 10. In all the Brit mags, that song is routinely described as nearly the greatest of all time. Wouldn't you agree?

Dylan #1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Seen him in concert a week ago yesterday - superb!



Makes me think there was some serious British input on the list - a much better choice then Lola or YRGM.

"My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Momma" by Frank Zappa. Baby, that's a classic!

Best,

Wiggy

Dylan can write but he could carry a tune with a Cat dump truck .

Very few songs I agree with on there but hey at least they got Lennon ranked higher then the Beatles :thmbsp:

All those lists are meaningless,,,,Sony Corp might as well be the one to put the lists out...

I couldnt find the list, but Tutti Frutti is in there?, Born to Run?

Are there any Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, ELP songs in there?

Grumpy said,
Dylan can write but he could carry a tune with a Cat dump truck .

I already knew you hated him (or at the very least his voice) so I couldn't help myself. Appearantly, I like guys who can't carry a tune. Dylan, Jagger, Waits, maybe even Davies. Nothing I hate more then pretty male vocals. :sing:

I think that if there was much British influence here...

You could be right but "Waterloo Sunset" is a classic (IMHO) Kinks tune that got no pub here in the states. The Kinks were banned from touring the USA at that time and US sales certainly reflected that.

The only thing these lists are good for is allowing discussions like this to flourish.

Zappa is asking a lot. I was kinda hoping for I.L.B.T.s by Joe Walsh

The problem with these lists is that they cant decide WHAT it is they are rating. Is it most influential song? Most popular? Biggest sales? Ugh. I hate these lists so much that this is my last post in this thread!! AGH!!!!!!! :cry:

Are there any Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, ELP songs in there?

If I was one to want to stir the pot, I'd say that as lame as Rolling Stone is and has been for years, even THEY know that prog sux...............

But I don't wanna stir the pot..........

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Stir the pot away!!l LOL

I dont call it prog, I call it just better stuff...

The "prog bands", the good ones at least have stuff that rocks the pants off anything. And furthermore, its with some playing that goes beyond the typical 6 power chords...

It seems that there is a bias towards the simpler form of instant feel good rock, which gets boring after 2 minutes anyway.

has anyone here heard the cover that Yes did of Paul Simon's America? One of the better played, energetic rock I heard..and it came from proggers...kinda.

I guess the fact that " Rolling Stone" appears in the title of the #1 song was just a coincidence? What a crock of a list. I wouldn't cross the street to piss on Dylan if his hair was on fire. The man's singing is almost unitelligible. I'd rather listen to the cats meowing Xmas tunes. At least I can make out the tunes. I don't see how the Clash made the top 20 either. That's a great tune for an Austin Powers movie but top 20 of all time? I DON'T THINK SO I realize all lists are compromises but some of the choices are just plain WRONG!!!! :yes:


Mike

. I wouldn't cross the street to piss on Dylan if his hair was on fire. The man's singing is almost unitelligible. I'd rather listen to the cats meowing Xmas tunes. At least I can make out the tunes.
Mike

LOL... :thmbsp:

How a magazine can say what the 'No.1' best song is ..is beyond me...do they ask everybody in the world what their favorite is...most people dont know themselves!!!...

The same thing for the 'Top 100 Guitarists' list last year......it was a popularity contest...and not a very accurate on at that!!!...How can Jimmy Hendrix be a better guitar player than Chet Atkins.. Roy Clark...or even Joe Pass!!....and those guys didnt score very high on the list...if they even made it!.

As for best song...it is up to me to decide what constitutes the best in my book...it isn't up to someone else to make that decision for me....

'Stairway To Heaven' was always the top song on the year end countdowns......here it is #31!!...and Nirvanas 'Smells like Teen Spirit' is #9!!......how can this be...it goes against all logic.......

Next thing they will tell us is what kind of toilet paper is the best.....personally...my favorite is ...'Rolling Stone' toilet paper!!!!!

Lessee now:Chuck Berry took country,R and B,a little swing,and some blues,and came up with rock and roll.On the top 40 stations when I grew up youd hear a Charley Rich song,then a Temptations song,then the Stones,then maybe Joni Mitchell.Then take a band like U2,and try to figure out all their influences,or Prince for that matter.Sorry,but rock and roll,like America itself has always been a mutt.
Jimmy