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1001 Best Songs Ever

Source: Q (Magazine)
Year: 2003
1,001 songs
12 voters

Weight: 38%

How much this list influences our overall rankings. Higher weight means more reliable data.

Penalties Applied:

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.

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Rank Song Artists Year
#801 Losing My Edge LCD Soundsystem 2002
#802 Walk On By Dionne Warwick 1964
#803 Come Together Spiritualized 1997
#804 Boredom Buzzcocks 1977
#805 Cochise Audioslave 2002
#806 Push It Salt‐N‐Pepa 1987
#807 Running Up That Hill Kate Bush 1985
#808 Voodoo Ray (Voodoo Ray mix) A Guy Called Gerald 1988
#809 Hate to Say I Told You So The Hives 2000
#810 Livin' on a Prayer Bon Jovi 1986
#811 Born Slippy (Nuxx) Underworld 1995
#812 It Had to Be You Harry Connick, Jr. 1989
#813 Fever Peggy Lee 1961
#814 Love Letters Ketty Lester 1962
#815 Mack the Knife Bobby Darin 1959
#816 Moonglow (Theme from Picnic) Morris Stoloff 1956
#817 My Baby Just Cares for Me Nina Simone 1958
#818 Mambo No. 5 Pérez Prado 1950
#819 The Look of Love Sérgio Mendes 2008
#820 Witchcraft Frank Sinatra 1957
#821 Let There Be Love Nat King Cole, George Shearing 1961
#822 Tangled Up In Blue Bob Dylan 1975
#823 Hickory Wind Gram Parsons 1994
#824 Catch the Sun Doves 2000
#825 Sour Times Portishead 1994
#826 Fuck the Pain Away Peaches 2000
#827 Pass It On The Coral 2002
#828 Rock 'n' Roll All Nite KISS 1999
#829 The Man Who Sold the World Nirvana 1994
#830 Rock On David Essex 1973
#831 Cut Your Hair Pavement 1994
#832 Christine's Tune (Devil in Disguise) The Flying Burrito Brothers 1969
#833 Search and Destroy The Stooges 1973
#834 What Does Your Soul Look Like? DJ Shadow 1995
#835 Room 123 (She's Strange) (12″ rap mix) Cameo 1985
#836 I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Four Tops 1965
#837 House of Jealous Lovers The Rapture 2000
#838 White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane 1967
#839 Race for the Prize The Flaming Lips 1999
#840 Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook remix) Cornershop 1998
#841 Addicted to Love Robert Palmer 1985
#842 Justify My Love Madonna 1990
#843 Maybe I Deserve Tank 2000
#844 Better Days Joe 2001
#845 Fiesta (remix) R. Kelly, JAY‐Z 2001
#846 Old School Joint Missy Elliott 2001
#847 One More Chance The Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans -
#848 Animal Nitrate Suede 1993
#849 For Tomorrow Blur 1993
#850 Babies Pulp 1992
#851 Acquiesce Oasis 1995
#852 Showgirl The Auteurs 1992
#853 Waking Up Elastica 1995
#854 Wake up Boo! The Boo Radleys 1995
#855 Just Radiohead 1994
#856 Daydreamer Menswear 1995
#857 Alright Supergrass 1995
#858 Café del Mar (Three 'n One mix) Energy 52 1997
#859 See Emily Play Pink Floyd 1967
#860 You Get What You Give New Radicals 1998
#861 Human Fly The Cramps 1978
#862 Psycho The Sonics 1965
#863 Tiny Spark Brendan Benson 2002
#864 Obstacle 1 Interpol 2002
#865 Shake Some Action Flamin' Groovies 1976
#866 Mr Loverman Shabba Ranks 1992
#867 Destiny Zero 7 2001
#868 I'm Coming Out Diana Ross 1980
#869 Cherub Rock The Smashing Pumpkins 1993
#870 Painkiller Turin Brakes 2016
#871 Cameltoe Fannypack 2003
#872 D-I-V-O-R-C-E Tammy Wynette 1968
#873 Lithium Nirvana 1991
#874 Jump Van Halen 1983
#875 The Fly U2 1991
#876 Itchycoo Park Small Faces 1967
#877 The Rocker Thin Lizzy 1973
#878 Kiss Prince, The Revolution 1986
#879 The Sweeney: Theme Harry South 1997
#880 Going Straight Ronnie Barker 1980
#881 Life and Times of Grizzly Adams Thom Pace 1996
#882 The Professionals (main title) Laurie Johnson 1980
#883 The Lost Generation Generation 2006
#884 Wouldn't It Be Good Nik Kershaw 1984
#885 This Corrosion The Sisters of Mercy 1987
#886 The Cutter Echo & the Bunnymen 1983
#887 Driving Away From Home (Jim's Tune) It's Immaterial 1986
#888 Waterfront Simple Minds 1983
#889 The Story of the Blues Wah! 1982
#890 Chance Big Country 1983
#891 To Cut a Long Story Short Spandau Ballet 1981
#892 Come On Eileen Dexys Midnight Runners 1982
#893 Echo Beach Martha and the Muffins 1980
#894 Highway to Hell AC/DC 1979
#895 Bedazzled Peter Cook, Dudley Moore 1968
#896 Into My Arms Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds 1997
#897 Steppin' Out Joe Jackson 1982
#898 Light My Fire The Doors 1967
#899 Thats Amore Dean Martin 1953
#900 Love Vigilantes New Order 1985

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