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We have ranked the top pop songs that have charted over the past 50+ years on The ARC Weekly Top 40 and Billboard Hot 100, and come up with
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Rolling Stone:
'500 Greatest Singles
of All Time': 1-100


(compiled by Rolling Stone in 2004)




1 "Like A Rolling Stone" - Bob Dylan (1965)

from the LP
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan - "Like A Rolling Stone" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
2 "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" - Rolling Stones (1965)

from the LP
Out Of Our Heads
Rolling Stones - "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
3 "Imagine" - John Lennon (1971)

from the LP
Imagine
John Lennon - "Imagine" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
4 "What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye (1971)

from the LP
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye - "What's Going On" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
5 "Respect" - Aretha Franklin (1967)

from the LP
I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin - "Respect" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
6 "Good Vibrations" - Beach Boys (1966)

from the LP
The Best Of The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys - "Good Vibrations" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
7 "Johnny B. Goode" - Chuck Berry (1958)

from the LP
Chuck Berry Is On Top
Chuck Berry - "Johnny B. Goode" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
8 "Hey Jude" - The Beatles (1968)

from the LP
Hey Jude / The Beatles Again
The Beatles - "Hey Jude" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
9 "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana (1992)

from the LP
Nevermind
Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
10 "What'd I Say" - Ray Charles (1959)

from the LP
What'd I Say
Ray Charles - "What I'd Say" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
11 "My Generation" - The Who (1965)

from the LP
The Who Sings My Generation
The Who - "My Generation" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
12 "A Change Is Gonna Come" - Sam Cooke (1964)

from the LP
Ain't That Good News
Sam Cooke - "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
13 "Yesterday" - The Beatles (1965)

from the LP
Help!
The Beatles - "Yesterday" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
14 "Blowin' In The Wind" - Bob Dylan (1963)

from the LP
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan - "Blowin' In The Wind" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
15 "London Calling" - The Clash (1979)

from the LP
London Calling
The Clash - "London Calling" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
16 "I Want To Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles (1964)

from the LP
Meet The Beatles!
The Beatles - "I Want To Hold Your Hand" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
17 "Purple Haze" - Jimi Hendrix (1967)

from the LP
Are You Experienced?
Jimi Hendrix - "Purple Haze" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
18 "Maybellene" - Chuck Berry (1955)

from the LP
Berry Is On Top
Chuck Berry - "Maybellene" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
19 "Hound Dog" - Elvis Presley (1956)

from the LP
Elvis
Elvis Presley - "Don't Be Cruel" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
20 "Let It Be" - The Beatles (1970)

from the LP
Let It Be
The Beatles - "Let It Be" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
21 "Born To Run" - Bruce Springsteen (1975)

from the LP
Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen - "Born To Run" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
22 "Be My Baby" - The Ronettes (1963)

from the LP
Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes
The Ronettes - "Be My Baby" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
23 "In My Life" - The Beatles (1965)

from the LP
Rubber Soul
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
24 "People Get Ready" - The Impressions (1965)

from the LP
People Get Ready
The Impressions - 'People Get Ready'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
25 "God Only Knows" - The Beach Boys (1966)

from the LP
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys - "God Only Knows" (Single)
iTunes
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26 "A Day In The Life" - The Beatles (1967)

from the LP
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles - "A Day In The Life" (Single) from the LP 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
27 "Layla" - Derek & The Dominos (1971)

from the LP
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos - "Layla" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
28 "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" - Otis Redding (1968)

from the LP
The Dock Of The Bay
Otis Redding - "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
29 "Help!" - The Beatles (1965)

from the LP
Help!
The Beatles - "Help!" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
30 "I Walk The Line" - Johnny Cash (1956)

from the LP
With His Hot And Blue Guitar
Johnny Cash - "I Walk The Line" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
31 "Stairway To Heaven" - Led Zeppelin (1971)

from the LP
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin - "Stairway To Heaven" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
32 "Sympathy For The Devil" - Rolling Stones(1968)

from the LP
Beggars Banquet
Rolling Stones - "Sympathy For The Devil" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
33 "River Deep Mountain High" - Ike & Tina Turner (1966)

from the LP
River Deep - Mountain High
Ike & Tina Turner - "River Deep Mountain High" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
34 "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" - Righteous Brothers (1965)

from the LP
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
Righteous Brothers - "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
35 "Light My Fire" - The Doors (1967)

from the LP
The Doors
The Doors - "Light My Fire" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
36 "One" - U2 (1992)

from the LP
Achtung Baby
U2 - "One" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
37 "No Woman, No Cry" - Bob Marley & The Wailers (1974)

from the LP
Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers - "No Woman, No Cry" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
38 "Gimme Shelter" - Rolling Stones (1969)

from the LP
Let It Bleed
Rolling Stones - "Gimme Shelter" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
39 "That'll Be The Day" - Buddy Holly & The Crickets - (1957)

from the LP
The "Chirping" Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets - "That'll Be The Day" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
40 "Dancing In The Street" - Martha & The Vandellas - (1964)

from the LP
Dance Party
Martha & The Vandellas - "Dancing In The Street" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
41 "The Weight" - The Band (1968)

from the LP
Music From Big Pink
The Band - "The Weight" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
42 "Waterloo Sunset" - The Kinks (1967)

from the LP
Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks - "Waterloo Sunset" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
43 "Tutti-Frutti" - Little Richard (1955)

from the LP
Here's Little Richard
Little Richard - "Tutti-Frutti" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
44 "Georgia On My Mind" - Ray Charles (1960)

from the LP
The Genius Hits The Road
Ray Charles - "Georgia On My Mind" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
45 "Heartbreak Hotel" - Elvis Presley (1956)

from the LP
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley - "Heartbreak Hotel" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
46 "Heroes" - David Bowie (1977)

from the LP
Heroes
David Bowie - "Heroes" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
47 "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon & Garfunkel (1970)

from the LP
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel - "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
48 "All Along The Watchtower" - Jimi Hendrix (1968)

from the LP
Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix - "All Along The Watchtower" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
49 "Hotel California" - Eagles (1977)

from the LP
Hotel California
Eagles - "Hotel California" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
50 "The Tracks Of My Tears" - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (1965)

from the LP
Going To A Go-Go
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - "The Tracks Of My Tears" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
51 "The Message"- Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five" (1982)

from the LP
The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - "The Message" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
52 "When Doves Cry" - Prince (1984)

from the LP
Purple Rain
Prince - "When Doves Cry" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
53 "Anarchy In The U.K." - Sex Pistols (1976)

from the LP
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols - "Anarchy In The UK" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
54 "When A Man Loves A Woman" - Percy Sledge (1966)

from the LP
When A Man Loves A Woman
Percy Sledge - "When A Man Loves A Woman" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
55 "Louie, Louie" - The Kingsmen (1955)
The Kingsmen - "Louie, Louie" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
56 "Long Tall Sally" - Little Richard (1956)

from the LP
Here's Little Richard
Little Richard - "Long Tall Sally" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
57 "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" - Procol Harum (1967)

from the LP
Procol Harum
Procol Harum - "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
58 "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson (1983)

from the LP
Thriller
Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
59 "The Times They Are A-Changin'" - Bob Dylan (1965)

from the LP
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Bob Dylan - "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
60 "Let's Stay Together" - Al Green (1971)

from the LP
Let's Stay Together
Al Green - "Let's Stay Together" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
61 "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On" - Jerry Lee Lewis (1957)

from the LP
Original Golden Hits - Volume 1
Jerry Lee Lewis - "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
62 "Bo Diddley" - Bo Diddley (1958)

from the LP
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley - "Bo Diddley" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
63 "For What It's Worth" - Buffalo Springfield (1967)

from the LP
Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield - "For What It's Worth" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
64 "She Loves You" - The Beatles (1964)

from the LP
The Beatles' Second Album
The Beatles - "She Loves You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
65 "Sunshine Of Your Love" - Cream (1967)

from the LP
Disraeli Gears
Cream - "Sunshine Of Your Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
66 "Redemption Song" - Bob Marley & The Wailers (1980)

from the LP
Uprising
Bob Marley & The Wailers - "Redemption Song" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
67 "Jailhouse Rock" - Elvis Presley (1957)

from the LP
Elvis' Golden Records
Elvis Presley - "Jailhouse Rock" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
68 "Tangled Up In Blue" - Bob Dylan (1975)

from the LP
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan - 'Tangled Up In Blue' (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
69 "Crying" - Roy Orbison (1961)

from the LP
Crying
Roy Orbison - 'Crying' (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
70 "Walk On By" - Dionne Warwick (1964)

from the LP
Make Way For Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick - "Walk On By" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
71 "California Girls" - The Beach Boys (1965)

from the LP
Summer Days (And Summer Nights)
The Beach Boys - "California Girls" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
72 "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" - James Brown (1965)

from the LP
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
James Brown - "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
73 "Summertime Blues" - Eddie Cochran (1958)

from the LP
Eddie Cochran
Eddie Cochran - "Summertime Blues" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
74 "Superstition" - Stevie Wonder (1972)

from the LP
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder - "Superstition" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
75 "Whole Lotta Love" - Led Zeppelin ( 1970)

from the LP
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin - "Whole Lotta Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
76 "Strawberry Fields Forever" - The Beatles (1967)

from the LP
Magical Mystery Tour
The Beatles - "Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
77 "Mystery Train" - Elvis Presley (1958)

from the LP
Elvis' Golden Records
Elvis Presley - "Mystery Train" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
78 "I Got You (I Feel Good)" - James Brown (1965)

from the LP
I Got You (I Feel Good)
James Brown - "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
79 "Mr. Tambourine Man" - The Byrds (1965)

from the LP
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds - "Mr. Tambourine Man" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
80 "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" - Marvin Gaye (1968)

from the LP
In The Groove (I Heard It Through The Grapevine)
Marvin Gaye - "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
81 "Blueberry Hill" - Fats Domino (1956)

from the EP
This Is Fats Domino!
Fats Domino - "Blueberry Hill" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
82 "You Really Got Me" - The Kinks (1964)

from the LP
Kinks
The Kinks - "You Really Got Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
83 "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" - The Beatles (1965)

from the LP
Rubber Soul
The Beatles - "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
84 "Every Breath You Take" - The Police (1983)

from the LP
Synchronicity
The Police - "Every Breath You Take" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
85 "Crazy" - Patsy Cline (1961)

from the LP
Showcase
Patsy Cline - "Crazy" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
86 "Thunder Road" - Bruce Springsteen (1975)

from the LP
Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen - "Thunder Road" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
87 "Ring of Fire" - Johnny Cash (1963)

from the LP
Ring Of Fire: The Best Of Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash - "Ring Of Fire" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
88 "My Girl" - The Temptations (1964)

from the LP
The Temptations Sing Smokey
The Temptations - "My Girl" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
89 "California Dreamin'" - The Mamas & The Papas (1965)

from the LP
If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears
The Mamas & The Papas - "California Dreamin'" (Single)
iTunes
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90 "In The Still Of The Nite" - The Five Satins (1956)
Five Satins - "In The Still Of The Nite" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
91 "Suspicious Minds" - Elvis Presley (1969)

from the LP
From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley - "Suspicious Minds" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
92 "Blitzkrieg Bop" - Ramones (1976)

from the LP
Ramones
Ramones - "Blitzkrieg Bop" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
93 "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" - U2 (1987)

from the LP
The Joshua Tree
U2 - "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
94 "Good Golly, Miss Molly" - Little Richard (1958)

from the LP
Little Richard
Little Richard - "Good Golly, Miss Molly" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
95 "Blue Suede Shoes" - Carl Perkins (1956)

from the LP
Dance Album Of... Carl Perkins
Carl Perkins - "Blue Suede Shoes" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
96 "Great Balls Of Fire" - Jerry Lee Lewis (1957)

from the LP
Jerry Lee's Greatest!
Jerry Lee Lewis - "Great Balls Of Fire" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
97 "Roll Over Beethoven"- Chuck Berry (1956)

from the LP
Chuck Berry Is On Top
Chuck Berry - "Roll Over Beethoven" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
98 "Love And Happiness" - Al Green (1977)

from the LP
I'm Still In Love With You
Al Green - "Love And Happiness" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
99 "Fortunate Son" - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)

from the LP
Willy And The Poor Boys
Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Fortunate Son' (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
100 "You Can't Always Get What You Want" - Rolling Stones (1969)

from the LP
Let It Bleed
Rolling Stones - "You Can't Always Get What You Want" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
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