1001 Best Songs Ever

Source: Q (Magazine)

Year: 2003

1,001 songs

12 voters

Weight: 38%

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Voters: are mostly from a single country/location: 10%

List: contains over 500 items(Quantity over Quality): 10%

Voters: Voter Count: 6.9%

Voters: Unknown Names: 10%

Voters: Estimated Count: 5%

List: number of years covered: 19.9%

Published in late 2003 as a one-off special, Q’s 1001 Best Songs Ever is a cheeky, sweep-all-eras ranked survey of pop and rock that doubles as a buy-this-now jukebox: U2’s “One” tops a list that runs from 1950s standards to millennial hits, each entry tagged with punchy “best for…” recommendations and punctuated by celebrity/artist mini-lists. Compiled by Q’s editorial team (with guest contributions) rather than a readers’ poll, the 146–148-page “bookazine” aimed to be an instant library you could beg, borrow, or download right then and there.

Rank	Song	Artists	Year
#1001	Liberian Girl	Michael Jackson	1987

Rank

Song

Artists

Year

#1001

Liberian Girl

Michael Jackson

1987