25 Greatest Songs of All Time


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#'54 Oct | "Mr. Sandman" — The Chordettes

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Genres Barbershop Music, Traditional Pop
Writer Pat Ballard
Producer Archie Bleyer
Length 2:22
Label Cadence

#'55 Dec | "Folsom Prison Blues" — Johnny Cash

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Genres Rockabilly, Rock And Roll
Writer Johnny Cash
Producer Sam Phillips
Length 2:50
Label Sun

#'65 Jun | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" — The Rolling Stones

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Genres Rock, Hard Rock
Writer Jagger/Richards
Producer Andrew Loog Oldham
Length 3:45
Labels London (Us), Decca (Uk)

#'65 Jul | "Like a Rolling Stone" — Bob Dylan

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Genre Folk Rock
Writer Bob Dylan
Producer Tom Wilson
Length 6:13
Label Columbia

#'66 Dec | "The Ecstasy of Gold" — Ennio Morricone

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Genres Film Score, Western
Writer Ennio Morricone
Producer Ennio Morricone
Length 3:22
Labels Emi America, Capitol Records

#'67 Jan | "Light My Fire" — The Doors

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Genre Psychedelic Rock
Writers Jim Morrison, Robbie Krieger, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek
Producer Paul A. Rothchild
Lengths 7:06 (Album Version), 2:52 (Single Version), Live versions preferred
Label Elektra

#'67 Mar | "Heroin" — the Velvet Underground

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Genre Experimental Rock
Writer Lou Reed
Producer Andy Warhol
Length 7:12
Label Verve

#'69 Sep | "Come Together" — the Beatles

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Genre Blues Rock
Writer Lennon–Mccartney
Producer George Martin
Length 4:19
Label Apple

#'69 Oct | "21st Century Schizoid Man" — King Crimson

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Genres Progressive Rock, Jazz-Rock, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal
Writers Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian Mcdonald, Peter Sinfield
Producer King Crimson
Length 6:45 (Live in Mexico City, '96 / '99), 7:20 (Album Version)
Label Island

#'75 Oct | "Bohemian Rhapsody" — Queen

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Genres Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Pop
Writer Freddie Mercury
Producers Roy Thomas Baker, Queen
Length 5:55
Labels Emi (Uk), Elektra (Us)

#'76 Feb | "Blitzkrieg Bop" — Ramones

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Genre Punk Rock
Writers Tommy Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone
Producer Craig Leon
Length 2:12
Label Sire/Abc

#'77 Feb | "Marquee Moon" — Television

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Genre Post-Punk
Writer Tom Verlaine
Producers Andy Johns, Tom Verlaine
Length 9:58, 10:40 (Re-issue without fadeout, Rel. '89)
Label Elektra

#'77 Aug | "Lust for Life" — Iggy Pop

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Genres Garage Rock, Punk Rock
Writers Iggy Pop, David Bowie
Producer David Bowie
Length 5:12
Label Rca

#'77 Sep | "Psycho Killer" — Talking Heads

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Genres New Wave, No Wave, Art Pop
Writers David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth
Producers Tony Bongiovi, Lance Quinn
Length 4:19
Label Sire

#'79 Jun | "California Über Alles" — Dead Kennedys

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Genre Punk Rock
Writer Jello Biafra & John Greenway
Producer Dead Kennedys
Length 3:26 (Single Version), 3:03 (Album Version, Rel. '80 Sep, re-recorded)
Labels Alternative Tentacles (Us), Fast Product (Uk)

#'79 Sep | "Rapper's Delight" — The Sugarhill Gang

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Genres Old-School Hip Hop, Disco, Funk
Writers The Sugarhill Gang, Sylvia Robinson, Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards, Grandmaster Caz
Producer Sylvia Robinson
Length 14:35 (Album Version), 6:30 (12" Short Version), 3:55 (Single Version)
Label Sugar Hill

#'79 Oct | "Transmission" — Joy Division

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Genre Post-Punk
Writers Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner
Producer Martin Hannett
Length 3:38
Label Factory

#'79 Dec | "London Calling" — the Clash

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Genre Post-Punk
Writer Joe Strummer And Mick Jones
Producer Guy Stevens
Length 3:18
Label Cbs 8087

#'82 Jul | "The Message" — Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

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Genres Old School Hip Hop, Electro
Writers Edward G. Fletcher, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Sylvia Robinson, Clifton "Jiggs" Chase
Producers Edward G. Fletcher, Sylvia Robinson
Length 7:10
Label Sugar Hill

#'86 Oct | "Raining Blood" — Slayer

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Genre Thrash Metal
Writers Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King
Producers Rick Rubin, Slayer
Length 4:14
Label Def Jam

#'91 Sep | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" — Nirvana

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Genres Grunge
Writer Nirvana
Producer Butch Vig
Lengths 5:01 (album version), 4:36 (single version)
Label Dgc

#'92 Nov | "Wake Up" — Rage Against the Machine

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Genres Rap Metal, Alternative Metal, Funk Metal
Writers Tim Commerford, Zack De La Rocha, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk
Producers Garth 'Gggarth' Richardson, Rage Against The Machine
Length 6:04
Label Epic

#'97 Feb | "Song 2" — Blur

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Genres Alternative Rock, Punk Rock
Writers Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, Dave Rowntree
Producer Stephen Street
Length 2:02
Label Food

#'97 Jun | "Smack My Bitch Up" — The Prodigy

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Genres Big Beat, Techno
Writers Liam Howlett, Cedric Miller, Trevor Randolph, Maurice Smith, Keith Thornton
Producer Liam Howlett
Length 4:45 (Edit), 5:43 (Album Version)
Labels Xl, Maverick, Sony

#'02 Nov | "Hurt" — Johnny Cash

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Genres Alternative Rock, Acoustic Rock, Country
Writer Trent Reznor
Producer Rick Rubin
Length 3:38
Labels American, Lost Highway





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