The list for 100 Great Songs is a hard one. As always, it is not a "best" list, as I have not listened to all the recorded music out there to make that judgement. Also, it is hard to make this list encompass all genres of music (note that classical music is absent while many other genres are barely touched upon).
What is worse, is that, as a former DJ, I have thousands of albums stuck in my head. Not songs, but albums. As I began building this list, I tried to be very selective. I did discover along the way, though, that I was in trouble. My initial list ran to over three hundred songs. I soon realised that this could be a list of 1,000 great songs, and I still would be barely scratching the surface of the wonderful music that has been produced in our world (I did not even spend much time on traditional music from around the globe--just too much great music).
So, in the end, here is a list of 100 great songs. You will know some of the songs, you will be introduced to some songs (and artists). I hope you find something new to latch onto, and enjoy for years to come. As always, you should be able to find these songs through your favourite method of getting music.
What is worse, is that, as a former DJ, I have thousands of albums stuck in my head. Not songs, but albums. As I began building this list, I tried to be very selective. I did discover along the way, though, that I was in trouble. My initial list ran to over three hundred songs. I soon realised that this could be a list of 1,000 great songs, and I still would be barely scratching the surface of the wonderful music that has been produced in our world (I did not even spend much time on traditional music from around the globe--just too much great music).
So, in the end, here is a list of 100 great songs. You will know some of the songs, you will be introduced to some songs (and artists). I hope you find something new to latch onto, and enjoy for years to come. As always, you should be able to find these songs through your favourite method of getting music.
100 Great Songs
4 Seasons of Loneliness
Boyz II Men
All Apologies
Nirvana
American Pie
Don McLean
Any Man of Mine
Shania Twain
Baba O'Riley
The Who
Besame Mucho
Luis Miguel
Black Hole Sun
Soundgarden
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
Boom Boom
John Lee Hooker
Butterfly Kisses
Bob Carlisle
California Love
2Pac
Candle in the Wind
Elton John
Cry Love
John Hiatt
Daughter
Pearl Jam
Dear Diane
Pete Droge
December
Collective Soul
Desperado
The Eagles
Devil Went Down to Georgia, The
The Charlie Daniels Band
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
Paul Simon
Dream to Live
Great Big Sea
Every Breath You Take
The Police
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Tears for Fears
Everyday
Buddy Holly
For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
AC/DC
Forever and Ever, Amen
Randy Travis
Freebird
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Friends in Low Places
Garth Brooks
Gambler, The
Kenny Rogers
Goody Two Shoes
Adam Ant
Hallaig
Martyn Bennett
Hand Me Down World
The Guess Who
Hello
Adele
Hello, Dolly
Louis Armstrong
Hey There, Delilah
Plain White T's
Highwayman
The Highwaymen (Cash, Nelson, Jennings & Kristofferson)
Hook
Blues Traveler
I Feel the Earth Move
Carole King
I Love A Rainy Night
Eddie Rabbitt
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
U2
I Will Always Love You
Dolly Parton
Imagine
John Lennon
Janie's Got a Gun
Aerosmith
Jerusalem
Matisyahu
Johnny Tarr
Gaelic Storm
Jump Jive & Wail
Brian Setzer Orchestra
Jumpin' Jack Flash
The Rolling Stones
Killing Me Softly
Fugees
Killing Me Softly With His Song
Roberta Flack
Kiss An Angel Good Morning
Charley Pride
La Copa De La Vida
Ricky Martin
Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
Jimmy Cliff
Lie to Me
Jonny Lang
Light My Fire
The Doors
Live and Let Die
Paul McCartney
Livin' On a Prayer
Bon Jovi
Loser
Beck
Losing My Religion
R.E.M.
Lost in the Fifties Tonight
Ronnie Milsap
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
The Beatles
Magic Carpet Ride
Steppenwolf
Margaritaville
Jimmy Buffett
Mr. Bojangles
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
MTV Song
Anton Barbeau
Mummer's Dance, The
Loreena McKennitt
My Way
Frank Sinatra
No Mermaid
Sinead Lohan
No Woman No Cry
Bob Marley
O.G. Original Gangster
Ice-T
O.P.P
Naughty By Nature
Oh, Pretty Woman
Roy Orbison
Once in a Lifetime
Talking Heads
One
Metallica
Original Jelly Roll Blues
Jelly Roll Morton
Orinoco Flow
Enya
Posse on Broadway
Sir Mix-A-Lot
Pressure
Billy Joel
Purple Rain
Prince
Rain on the Scarecrow
John Mellencamp
Regulate
Warren G
Renegade
STYX
Ring of Fire
Johnny Cash
Russians
Sting
Sabotage
Beastie Boys
Scream
Michael & Janet Jackson
Seanchas
Clannad
Sound of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel
Space Oddity
David Bowie
Starship Trooper
Yes
Suspicious Minds
Elvis Presley
They Want Money
Kool Moe Dee
Time
Hootie and the Blowfish
Time In A Bottle
Jim Croce
Tomorrow, Wendy
Concrete Blonde
Tonight, Tonight
Smashing Pumpkins
Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
Genesis
Tracks of My Tears, The
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Waiting, The
Tom Petty
Walk This Way
Run D.M.C. with Aerosmith
Wind Cries Mary, The
Jimi Hendrix
Zombie
The Cranberries
4 Seasons of Loneliness
Boyz II Men
All Apologies
Nirvana
American Pie
Don McLean
Any Man of Mine
Shania Twain
Baba O'Riley
The Who
Besame Mucho
Luis Miguel
Black Hole Sun
Soundgarden
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
Boom Boom
John Lee Hooker
Butterfly Kisses
Bob Carlisle
California Love
2Pac
Candle in the Wind
Elton John
Cry Love
John Hiatt
Daughter
Pearl Jam
Dear Diane
Pete Droge
December
Collective Soul
Desperado
The Eagles
Devil Went Down to Georgia, The
The Charlie Daniels Band
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
Paul Simon
Dream to Live
Great Big Sea
Every Breath You Take
The Police
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Tears for Fears
Everyday
Buddy Holly
For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
AC/DC
Forever and Ever, Amen
Randy Travis
Freebird
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Friends in Low Places
Garth Brooks
Gambler, The
Kenny Rogers
Goody Two Shoes
Adam Ant
Hallaig
Martyn Bennett
Hand Me Down World
The Guess Who
Hello
Adele
Hello, Dolly
Louis Armstrong
Hey There, Delilah
Plain White T's
Highwayman
The Highwaymen (Cash, Nelson, Jennings & Kristofferson)
Hook
Blues Traveler
I Feel the Earth Move
Carole King
I Love A Rainy Night
Eddie Rabbitt
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
U2
I Will Always Love You
Dolly Parton
Imagine
John Lennon
Janie's Got a Gun
Aerosmith
Jerusalem
Matisyahu
Johnny Tarr
Gaelic Storm
Jump Jive & Wail
Brian Setzer Orchestra
Jumpin' Jack Flash
The Rolling Stones
Killing Me Softly
Fugees
Killing Me Softly With His Song
Roberta Flack
Kiss An Angel Good Morning
Charley Pride
La Copa De La Vida
Ricky Martin
Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
Jimmy Cliff
Lie to Me
Jonny Lang
Light My Fire
The Doors
Live and Let Die
Paul McCartney
Livin' On a Prayer
Bon Jovi
Loser
Beck
Losing My Religion
R.E.M.
Lost in the Fifties Tonight
Ronnie Milsap
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
The Beatles
Magic Carpet Ride
Steppenwolf
Margaritaville
Jimmy Buffett
Mr. Bojangles
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
MTV Song
Anton Barbeau
Mummer's Dance, The
Loreena McKennitt
My Way
Frank Sinatra
No Mermaid
Sinead Lohan
No Woman No Cry
Bob Marley
O.G. Original Gangster
Ice-T
O.P.P
Naughty By Nature
Oh, Pretty Woman
Roy Orbison
Once in a Lifetime
Talking Heads
One
Metallica
Original Jelly Roll Blues
Jelly Roll Morton
Orinoco Flow
Enya
Posse on Broadway
Sir Mix-A-Lot
Pressure
Billy Joel
Purple Rain
Prince
Rain on the Scarecrow
John Mellencamp
Regulate
Warren G
Renegade
STYX
Ring of Fire
Johnny Cash
Russians
Sting
Sabotage
Beastie Boys
Scream
Michael & Janet Jackson
Seanchas
Clannad
Sound of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel
Space Oddity
David Bowie
Starship Trooper
Yes
Suspicious Minds
Elvis Presley
They Want Money
Kool Moe Dee
Time
Hootie and the Blowfish
Time In A Bottle
Jim Croce
Tomorrow, Wendy
Concrete Blonde
Tonight, Tonight
Smashing Pumpkins
Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
Genesis
Tracks of My Tears, The
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Waiting, The
Tom Petty
Walk This Way
Run D.M.C. with Aerosmith
Wind Cries Mary, The
Jimi Hendrix
Zombie
The Cranberries