Greatest Songs of all Time

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(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction-The Rolling Stones
A Day in the Life-The Beatles
Anarchy in the U.K.-Sex Pistols
Be My Baby-The Ronettes
Billie Jean-Michael Jackson
Born to Run-Bruce Springsteen
God Save the Queen-Sex Pistols
Good Vibrations-The Beach Boys
Heartbreak Hotel-Elvis Presley
Hey Jude-The Beatles
I Heard It Through the Grapevine-Marvin Gaye
I Want to Hold Your Hand-The Beatles
I Want You Back-The Jackson 5
Imagine-John Lennon
Johnny B. Goode-Chuck Berry
Jumpin' Jack Flash-The Rolling Stones
Light My Fire-The Doors
Like a Rolling Stone-Bob Dylan
London Calling-The Clash
Louie Louie-The Kingsmen
Love Will Tear Us Apart-Joy Division
Mr. Tambourine Man-The Byrds
My Generation-The Who
Purple Haze-The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Reach Out (I'll Be There)-The Four Tops
Respect-Aretha Franklin
River Deep Mountain High-Ike and Tina Turner
Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay-Otis Redding
Smells Like Teen Spirit-Nirvana
Stairway to Heaven-Led Zeppelin
Strawberry Fields Forever-The Beatles
Superstition-Stevie Wonder
Sympathy for the Devil-The Rolling Stones
The Message-Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five
The Tracks of My Tears-Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
Tutti Frutti-Little Richard
What'd I Say-Ray Charles
What's Going On-Marvin Gaye
You Really Got Me-The Kinks
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'-The Righteous Brothers
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A few of mine....


The Beatles - Revolution, You Never Give Me Your Money,If I Needed Someone.

ELO - Calling America, MR.Blue Sky.

Pink Floyd - Us & Them, Have a Cigar, Time.

Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand, Heartbreaker.

Bob Dylan - I Want You, Just Like a Woman.
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I've been trying to come up with a top 100 list myself, but am only up to 61 unranked songs thus far.

Notwithstanding, I'll try to pick a personal top 5 from what's already there, though I'm sure it'll change:

nope, can't do it...It'll be a top whatever I get to before I stop...

In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
Eternal Flame - The Bangles
Think Of Laura - Christopher Cross
More Than This - Roxy Music
I'll Be There - The Escape Club
True - Spandau Ballet
Black - Pearl Jam
Pictures Of You - The Cure
Forever Young - Alphaville
The Lady In Red - Chris de Burgh
Side - Travis
Why Does It Always Rain On Me - Travis
Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce
The Only Living Boy In New York - Simon & Garfunkel
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
Scarborough Fair/Canticle - Simon & Garfunkel
Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
Who Wants To Live Forever - Queen
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
Heal - Catherine Wheel
Eat My Dust You Insensitive Fuck - Catherine Wheel
Blissed - Jesus Jones
Return To Love - Grant Lee Phillips
Lightning Crashes - Live
She's Always A Woman - Billy Joel
Honesty - Billy Joel
Blasphemous Rumours - Depeche Mode
Halo - Depeche Mode
A Question Of Lust - Depeche Mode
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Let It Be - The Beatles
Nowhere Man - The Beatles
We Can Work It Out - The Beatles
No One Is To Blame - Howard Jones
The Sun Always Shines On T.V. - a-Ha
Nothing Lasts - Matthew Sweet
Evergreen - Matthew Sweet

I could probably go on and on, but I'll leave it at that.
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So I've got the raw makings of a top 100 list for my personal All Time Top 100 Songs. 99 entries thus far, plus another who knows how many songs to be considered...so here's what I have, and please keep in mind it's unranked (the numbers are just placeholders) and I may bump any number of songs for songs on the 'b' list when I really sit down to consider them.

In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
Down To Earth - Peter Gabriel
Eternal Flame - The Bangles
Heal - Catherine Wheel
Wish You Were Here - Catherine Wheel
5. Blissed - Jesus Jones
Right Here, Right Now - Jesus Jones
Halfway House - Jesus Jones
Honey Don't Think - Grant Lee Buffalo
Return To Love - Grant Lee Phillips
10. There's a World Outside - Psychedelic Furs
The Ghost In You - Psychedelic Furs
Best Days - Blur
Lightning Crashes - Live
Synchronicity 2 - The Police
15. Ring Around Your Finger - The Police
King Of Pain - The Police
She's Always A Woman - Billy Joel
Honesty - Billy Joel
Allentown - Billy Joel
20. Shake The Disease - Depeche Mode
But Not Tonight - Depeche Mode
Somebody - Depeche Mode
Here Is The House - Depeche Mode
A Question Of Lust - Depeche Mode
25. Blasphemous Rumours - Depeche Mode
Halo - Depeche Mode
Lay Your Hands On Me - Thompson Twins
No One Is To Blame - Howard Jones
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
30. Who Wants To Live Forever - Queen
Space Oddity - David Bowie
Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply
Major Tom (Coming Home) - Graham Blvd.
The Sun Always Shines On T.V. - a-Ha
35. Devil With The Green Eyes - Matthew Sweet
Nothing Lasts - Matthew Sweet
Girlfriend - Matthew Sweet
Evergreen - Matthew Sweet
Sounds Of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel
40. Scarborough Fair/Canticle - Simon and Garfunkel
Dangling Conversation - Simon and Garfunkel
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
True - Spandau Ballet
Human - The Human League
45. Black - Pearl Jam
It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday - Boyz II Men
I'll Be There - The Escape Club
Pictures Of You - The Cure
True Faith - New Order
50. Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order
Forever Young - Alphaville
More Than This - Roxy Music
The Lady In Red - Chris de Burgh
Come Sail Away - Styx
55. Side - Travis
Think Of Laura - Christopher Cross
Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce
Everybody's Changing - Keane
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
60. Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Let It Be - The Beatles
Nowhere Man - The Beatles
65. We Can Work It Out - The Beatles
American Pie
Eat My Dust You Insensitive Fuck - Catherine Wheel
Twenty Years - Placebo
Running Up That Hill - Placebo (cover, original artist Kate Bush)
70. Heartbeat - Buddy Holly
True Love Ways - Buddy Holly
Well...Alright - Buddy Holly
God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
The Freshmen - The Verve Pipe
75. I Saved The World Today - The Eurythmics
Bedshaped - Keane
Why Does It Always Rain On Me? - Travis
Drive - The Cars
This Time Of Year - Better Than Ezra
80. End of the World - Rob Dickinson (makes the list on just one listen!)
Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney
Dust In The Wind - Kansas
Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Teardrop - Massive Attack
85. Easy - Faith No More (cover, original artists The Commodores)
Sing - Travis
Champagne Supernova - Oasis
Paranoid Android - Radiohead
How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths
90. Tightrope - The Stone Roses
Runaway Train - Soul Asylum
Red Rain - Peter Gabriel
Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots
Today - Talk Talk
95. Today - Smashing Pumpkins
Tonight Tonight - Smashing Pumpkins
Disarm - Smashing Pumpkins
Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears
All I Want - Toad The Wet Sprocket
100.

Songs on the bubble that could still be considered:
Trash - Suede
Filmstar - Suede
She Talks To Angels - The Black Crowes
Home - Depeche Mode
Rush - Depeche Mode
Save A Prayer - Duran Duran
Hungry Like A Wolf - Duran Duran
Blue Savannah - Erasure
Here Comes The Rain Again - The Eurythmics
Everyday Is Like Sunday - Morrissey
The Last Of The Famous International Playboys - Morrissey
Under Pressure - Queen/David Bowie
Ma Solituda - Catherine Wheel
Phantom Of The American Mother - Catherine Wheel
Epic - Faith No More
Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) - Mannfred Mann (cover, original artist Bob Dylan)
Welcome Back - John Sebastien
Where Everybody Knows Your Name - Gary Portnoy
St. Elmo's Fire - John Parr]
Broken Wings - Mr. Mister
Kyrie - Mr. Mister
Down In The Park - Gary Numan
Are 'Friends' Electric? - Gary Numan
Stormtrooper In Drag - Gary Numan
Daily Nightly - The Monkees
Door Into Summer - The Monkees
Oceans - Rob Dickinson
Lucky - Radiohead
Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead
Just - Radiohead
My Iron Lung - Radiohead
Black Star - Radiohead
Sulk - Radiohead
Ask - The Smiths
Birdhouse In Your Soul - They Might Be Giants
Walk On The Ocean - Toad The Wet Sprocket
Sober - Tool
Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
The One I Love - R.E.M.
Losing My Religion - R.E.M.
Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve
Villains - The Verve Pipe
Kiss From A Rose - Seal
Crazy - Seal
Johnny & Mary - Robert Palmer
Angels Don't Cry - Psychedelic Furs
Down To Earth - Peter Gabriel
Here* - Pavement
Range Life - Pavement
Gold Soundz - Pavement
Lost In Love - Air Supply
All Out Of Love - Air Supply
Sailing - Christopher Cross
Swept Away - Christopher Cross
Lay All Your Love On Me - ABBA
The Winner Takes It All - ABBA
The Sign - Ace Of Base
Goodbye To Love - American Music Club (cover, original artist The Carpenters)
Hurting Each Other - Johnette Napolitano feat. Marc Moreland (cover, original artist The Carpenters)
For All We Know - Bettie Serveert (cover, original artist The Carpenters)
We've Only Just Begun - Grant Lee Buffalo (cover, original artist The Carpenters)
Superstar - Sonic Youth (cover, original artist The Carpenters)
Shout - Tears For Fears
Sowing the Seeds Of Love - Tears For Fears
Head Over Heels - Tears For Fears
End Of A Century - Blur
Empty Causes - Bad Religion
21st Century Digital Boy - Bad Religion
Comedown - Bush
Show Me Mary - Catherine Wheel
Linger - The Cranberries
Love Song - The Cure
John The Revelator - Depeche Mode
American Pie - Don McLean
Castles In The Air - Don McLean
A View To A Kill - Duran Duran
Something Hot In A Cold Country - Echobelly
Nothing Like You - Echobelly
Great Things - Echobelly
Until I Fall Away - Gin Blossoms
Allison Road - Gin Blossoms
Folding - Grant Lee Phillips
Arousing Thunder - Grant Lee Buffalo
Mockingbirds - Grant Lee Buffalo
Dixie Drug Store - Grant Lee Buffalo
Demon Called Deception - Grant Lee Buffalo
Sometimes (Lester Piggott) - James
Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) - Green Day
Beautiful Girl - INXS
Not Enough Time - INXS
February - Jesus Jones
Maryland - Jesus Jones
Far Out In Nowhere - Jesus Jones
Life Begins Again - Jimmy Chamberlain Complex & Rob Dickinson
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My list is actually already 100 long - I didn't realize I'd misnumbered the top 6.

Also up for consideration: a couple of Pulp songs, Common People and Disco 2000.
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