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The 700 Best Songs of All Time

Source: Musikexpress
Year: 2014
700 songs
214 voters

Weight: 80%

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

Musikexpress (Germany) compiled “The 700 Best Songs of All Time” for its 700th anniversary issue (on sale March 13, 2014). The ranking was assembled from an expert jury of 214 contributors—including Musikexpress editors and writers, critics from other media outlets, music-industry professionals, and a large number of musicians. The results were published as a major print special with commentary for each song; Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” was ranked #1. Alongside the jury list, Musikexpress also ran an online reader poll that produced a separate Top 100 readers’ favorites.

Rank Song Artists Year
#301 All I Need Air 1998
#302 Play With Fire The Rolling Stones 1965
#303 Light My Fire The Doors 1967
#304 The Killing Moon Echo & the Bunnymen 1983
#305 The Power of Love Frankie Goes to Hollywood 1984
#306 What a Waster The Libertines 2002
#307 Die Roboter Kraftwerk 1978
#308 I Walk the Line Johnny Cash 1969
#309 Losing My Religion R.E.M. 1991
#310 Killer Queen Queen 1974
#311 Don't You Want Me The Human League 1981
#312 20th Century Boy T. Rex 1973
#313 Da Funk Daft Punk 1995
#314 I Can't Stand the Rain Ann Peebles 1973
#315 Son of a Preacher Man Dusty Springfield 1968
#316 Song 2 Blur 1997
#317 Love is the Drug Roxy Music 1975
#318 Planet Rock Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force 1982
#319 Time of the Season The Zombies 1968
#320 I Chase the Devil Max Romeo, The Upsetters 1976
#321 Tainted Love Soft Cell 1981
#322 Connected Stereo MC's 1992
#323 Itchycoo Park Small Faces 1967
#324 Egyptian Reggae Jonathan Richman 2002
#325 Never Be Alone Simian 2002
#326 All You Need Is Love The Beatles 1967
#327 My Generation The Who 1965
#328 SOS ABBA 1975
#329 Bitter Sweet Symphony The Verve 1997
#330 Blitzkrieg Bop Ramones 1976
#331 Mrs. Robinson Simon & Garfunkel 1968
#332 I Wanna Be Adored The Stone Roses 1989
#333 The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore The Walker Brothers 1966
#334 Dancing Queen ABBA 1976
#335 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Eurythmics 1982
#336 Everybody Hurts R.E.M. 1992
#337 September Gurls Big Star 1974
#338 A Forest The Cure 1980
#339 Beat It Michael Jackson 1982
#340 A Horse With No Name America 1971
#341 All Tomorrow's Parties The Velvet Underground 1967
#342 Never My Love The Association 2003
#343 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right Bob Dylan 1963
#344 Computerwelt Kraftwerk 1981
#345 I Say a Little Prayer Aretha Franklin 1968
#346 Such Great Heights The Postal Service 2003
#347 Il ragazzo della via Gluck Adriano Celentano 1966
#348 A Hard Day's Night The Beatles 1964
#349 The Boys Are Back in Town Thin Lizzy 1976
#350 Blind Hercules and Love Affair 2008
#351 Paris 1919 John Cale 1973
#352 Always on My Mind Elvis Presley 1973
#353 Falling and Laughing Orange Juice 1980
#354 Here Comes Your Man Pixies 1987
#355 The Ship Song Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds 1990
#356 Get It On T. Rex 1971
#357 The Guns of Brixton The Clash 1979
#358 99 Problems JAY‐Z 2003
#359 Macht kaputt was euch kaputt macht Ton Steine Scherben 2001
#360 Radioaktivität Kraftwerk 1997
#361 Summertime George Gershwin -
#362 You Doo Right Can 1978
#363 Ghost Rider Suicide 1977
#364 Ramblin' Man Hank Williams 1966
#365 Rocket Man Elton John 1973
#366 Suffragette City David Bowie 1972
#367 Straight Outta Compton N.W.A 1988
#368 Planet Caravan Black Sabbath 1970
#369 Bizarre Love Triangle New Order 1986
#370 Something Big Burt Bacharach 1973
#371 Hope There's Someone ANOHNI and the Johnsons 2005
#372 Protection Massive Attack 1994
#373 Yesterday Once More Carpenters 1975
#374 I Am the Walrus The Beatles 1967
#375 Everybody's Talkin' Harry Nilsson 1968
#376 Memories Soft Machine 1972
#377 Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes 1983
#378 Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen) Tom Waits 1976
#379 Never Let Me Down Again Depeche Mode 1987
#380 Zig Zag Wanderer Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band 1967
#381 Green Onions Booker T. & the MG's 1962
#382 Waiting Room Fugazi 1988
#383 Around the World Daft Punk 1996
#384 1999 Prince 1982
#385 Lithium Nirvana 1991
#386 Can't Help Falling in Love Elvis Presley, The Jordanaires 1961
#387 Good Times Chic 1979
#388 Sound and Vision David Bowie 1977
#389 Can't Get You Out of My Head Kylie Minogue 2001
#390 Arnold Layne Pink Floyd 1967
#391 Loser Beck 1993
#392 Cemetry Gates The Smiths 1985
#393 Nutbush City Limits Ike & Tina Turner 1973
#394 The Mercy Seat Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds 1989
#395 Kids MGMT 2007
#396 I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor Arctic Monkeys 2005
#397 On the Road Again Canned Heat 1995
#398 Kool Thing Sonic Youth 1990
#399 Up the Junction Squeeze 1979
#400 See Emily Play Pink Floyd 1967

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