The 50 Greatest Songs Ever (For Today At Least)

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By JamesRay

No Britney. No P. Diddy. Definitely no Fergie. Here are the 50 best songs ever recorded. Well, like I said in the title, at least for today. It's gotta be punk, blues, metal or just some good old fashioned hard drivin' rock and roll. And a little bit of country, too.


50. Cooksferry Queen - Richard Thompson

49. True Believers - The Bouncing Souls

48. Red Hot Moon - Rancid

47. Violent Pornography - System of a Down

46. Train in the Distance - Paul Simon

45. If the Kids Are United - Sham 69

44. The City - Jimmy Cliff

43. Testify - Rage Against the Machine

42. Epic - Faith No More

41. Raw Power - Iggy & the Stooges

40. Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Hanoi Rocks

Rancid - The Guys Behind # 48




39. The Only Living Boy in New York - Simon & Garfunkel

38. Lost in Hollywood - System of a Down

37. The Prisoner - The Clash

36. Young Lust - Pink Floyd

35. Ghost Riders on the Storm - Johnny Cash

34. Think of Me - Sara Brightman

33. City of Angels - The Distillers

32. Dyin' Crapshooter Blues - Blind Willie McTell

31. School Days - Chuck Berry

30. Peace Sells, But Who's Buying? - Megadeth

The Incomparable Chuck Berry

29. The Gunner's Dream - Pink Floyd

28. A Day in the Life - The Beatles

27. Salt of the Earth - The Rolling Stones

26. Stuff n' Nonsense - The Supersuckers

25. Fall Back Down - Rancid

24. Burnin' Love - Elvis

23. Rave On - Buddy Holly

22. Sway - The Rolling Stones

21. I Don't Like Mondays - The Boomtown Rats

Nos. 27 and 22 - The Stones

20. Got My Mojo Workin' - Muddy Waters

19. Gypsy Road - Cinderella

18. Whiskey in the Jar - Metallica

17. Bindi Bhagee - Joe Strummer & the Mescaleroes

16. Subway Train - The New York Dolls

15. Sweet Leaf - Black Sabbath

14. Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney

13. Watch Closely Now - Kris Kristofferson

12. Death or Glory - The Clash

11. Don't Come Home Drinkin' With Lovin' on Your Mind - Loretta Lynn

The New York Dolls

10. I Wanna Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart - The White Stripes

9. Kids in America - Kim Wilde

8. Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen

7. I'll Be Your Shelter - The Housemartins

6. Anarchy in the U.K. - The Sex Pistols

5. Whole Lotta Rosie - AC/DC

4. The Card Cheat - The Clash

3. Stray Cat Blues - The Rolling Stones

2. Bonzo Goes to Bitburg - The Ramones

1. White Man in Hammersmith Palais - The Clash

The Clash

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Lisa  says:
11 months ago

Ah, Sweet Leaf.....probably the best Black Sabbath song, and does not get enough credit....at least until now.

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JamesRay  says:
11 months ago

Gotta Love That Sweet Leaf.

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TalentManager  says:
11 months ago

Nice Photos

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Angela Harris  says:
6 months ago

Wow, we have different musical tastes. I really like a lot of these bands/singers, but I would have picked different songs. For instance, AC/DC is my favorite all-time band, but "Whole Lotta Rosie" is one of my least favorite of their songs. Interesting list and fun to see someone else's choices, though.

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Kosmo  says:
2 weeks ago

What no "Satisfaction" or "Hard Days Night?" Quite a list! I haven't heard of half of these tunes or the bands. There's a band called Rancid? I also write about music. Please check out my hubs.

Kosmo

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