Sunday, January 31, 2016

Top 100 Songs of All Time: Part 2

Tom Waits continues to show up.

Here are my current top 50 favorite songs of all time. If you missed the bottom half of my top 100, check it out here.

50. "(We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" - Bill Haley and His Comets


49. "Train in Vain (Stand by Me)" - The Clash


48. "Folsom Prison Blues" - Johnny Cash


47. “Billie Jean” - Michael Jackson


46. “Don’t Stop Believin’” - Journey


45. "Jockey Full of Bourbon" - Tom Waits


44. "Take Five" - The Dave Brubeck Quartet


43. "Stardust" - Hoagy Carmichael


42. “Footloose” - Kenny Loggins


41. “Empire State of Mind” - Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys


40. "Where the Streets Have No Name" - U2


39. “Martha” - Tom Waits


38. "Venus In Furs" - The Velvet Underground


37. “I Put a Spell on You” - Screamin’ Jay Hawkins


36. "Jesus Walks" - Kanye West


35. "The Times Are A-Changin'" - Bob Dylan


34. “Shake Your Rump” - Beastie Boys


33. “Rainy Fields of Frost and Magic” - Bo Harwood


32. “Good Vibrations” - The Beach Boys


31. “Imagine” - John Lennon


30. “In the Air Tonight” - Phil Collins


29. ”Lose Yourself" - Eminem


28. “Modern Love” - David Bowie


27. “Nothing Compares 2 U” - Sinead O’Connor


26. "Falling Slowly" - Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova


25. “How to Disappear Completely” - Radiohead


24. "Downtown Train" - Tom Waits


23. "Dancing On My Own" - Robyn


22. “Back to Black“ - Amy Winehouse


21. “A Day in the Life” - The Beatles


20. ”A Real Hero" - College ft. Electric Youth


19. "Gotta Get Up" - Harry Nilsson


18. "Dancing in the Dark" - Bruce Springsteen


17. "The Sound of Silence" - Simon & Garfunkel


16. "Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Joy Division


15. "Dry Your Eyes" - The Streets


14. "Tom Traubert's Blues [Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen]” - Tom Waits


13. “Hey You” - Pink Floyd


12. "If I Should Fall from Grace with God" - The Pogues


11. "Fallin'" - Alicia Keys


10. "Paper Planes" - M.I.A.


9. "Rockferry" - Duffy


8. "So What" - Miles Davis


7. "Like a Rolling Stone" - Bob Dylan


6. "Hey Jude" - The Beatles


5. "I Fought the Law" - The Clash


4. "Smokestack Lightnin'" - Howlin' Wolf


3. "Heyday" - Mic Christopher


2. “Take Me Home (live)” - Tom Waits


1. "Fairytale of New York" - The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl

4 comments:

  1. More Phil Collins!!!!

    Like, he is truly one of the best...but we've had this conversation before.

    There is even more here I need to listen to, including your #1...so, I should get on that. Love seeing Back to Black and Falling Slowly and Lose Yourself...such great iconic tracks. Love the diversity of the list.

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    1. Haha, always!

      Thanks man. I listen to a little bit of everything, so I'm glad the list reflected that. :)

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  2. Love to see you sharing your all-time favorites! Remember The Pogues, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash and College are a big deal for you, so figured those would be on the list :)
    I knew "Take Five" but didn't know the artist, so thanks for that. The Harwood song from Chinese Bookie is a great find too. I need to check out more from The Streets, Dry Your Eyes is powerful

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    1. Thanks, Chris! I want to do an albums list, but I need to check out some more first. ;) When I do one, The Streets will do VERY well. I'd recommend his first and second albums. Dry Your Eyes is from his second one, which is a concept album.

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