In the latest issue of RS they list the Top 500 songs of all-time as compiled from votes by 172 critics and musicians that included Brian Wilson, Joni Mitchell, Jeff Tweedy of Wilco and others - in a special issue that hits newsstands Friday. They say this is the most definitive and concrete musical list ever assembled in the history of music journalism. The top 10 was unveiled for the first time this morning on ABC's Good Morning America.

Here's the Top 10 songs of all-time

1. "Like A Rolling Stone"
Bob Dylan

2. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
Rolling Stones

3. "Imagine"
John Lennon

4. "What's Going On"
Marvin Gaye

5. "Respect"
Aretha Franklin

6. "Good Vibrations"
The Beach Boys

7. "Johnny B. Goode"
Chuck Berry

8. "Hey Jude"
The Beatles

9. "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Nirvana

10. "What'd I Say"
Ray Charles

What are your thoughts on this? I'm curious to hear what you have to say.

could take it or leave it the other 490 selections are probably more interseting. the top 10 looks pretty mudane.

"Like a Rolling Stone" is the top pop song of all time?

Anxiety said:

if your name was in the title of a song, you'd probably name it #1 of all time too

Anxiety said:

Err, well the magazine is ::bells and whistles:: Rolling Stone

I find it strange that the top two songs have "Rolling Stone" either in its title or group name.

I betcha when Friday's issue comes out "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" will be among the other 490.

that is one shitty top 10.

Stairway to Heaven??
Gimmie Shelter is much better than Satisfaction.

But hey, Rolling Stone.. that's not a serious magazine anymore.

mmm
The Editors at Rolling stone
really
Really suck!

Supernova said:

they have to say that. otherwise, what's the point in doing it, when there are already so many of these lists that have been compiled?

JANFAN4L said:

Actually, they just reversed the order of the Stones' "Satisfaction" and Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone" from a previous RS issue where they compiled 100 of the greatest singles. I think this was sometime in the late '80s.

i see three songs on that list that had any sort of defining meaning for an era. top ten my olive complexioned white ass.

rolling stone hasn't made an intelligent proclamation in over a decade. why should this be any different?

GrayKing said:

Precisely, that's why I

Supernova said:

Hey, I'm only going by what Diane Sawyer said on GMA this morning. You know she's never wrong.



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[Edited 11/17/04 12:07pm]

Supernova said:

well on then

Rolling Stone lists of top anything are the eqivalent of interviewing people with 10 minutes of fame about pop culture from the 90's (VH1).

Neither are relevant

JANFAN4L said:

all of those early mornings are really taking a toll on her. she looks half-asleep most of the time, and is aging much more quickly now it's a shame...

JANFAN4L said:

Oh, I knew it wasn't your quote, Jan. That's why I didn't have your name above it.

Fuck Rolling Stone, they can kiss my ass till its wet!

I will never forgive RS for putting both Mary Kate & Ashley Oslen on the cover as well as Howard Dean.

I just love the self-importance of Rolling Stone. They know they're not what they once were, so they have to proclaim it now with such hyperbole

How come "...Hit Me Baby One More Time" didn't make the top 10!

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Stripe said:

Give it another decade, its "pop wizardy" will creep up on us.

JANFAN4L said:

Well, if the top songs are supposed to have some kind of cheesy tie-in with the magazine making the list, I'll just wait for the Hustler Top 500 - at least I know there'll be some Lords of Acid and Peaches on the list.

JANFAN4L said:

If this is gonna happen then I'm gonna kill myself!
(and Britney too )

Stripe said:

They already pronounced Justin Timberlake as the voice of a generation or something like that, didn't they?

Anxiety said:

um, they titled him "the new king of pop." what a joke.

SassierBritches said:

well, there's an opening and we need one (or at the very least, soon will). might as well be him...

Anxiety said:

Really?
Oh! I don't wanna be a serial killer!

just wait until justin timberlake pushes his "i'm a serious songwriter now" album on us...rolling stone will assign him a 24/7 fluffer.

I'm not defending RS and I haven't seen the entire song list, but do you think they would really add contemporary lightweight pop musicians to a list like this? I mean look at the top 10--except for "Smells Like Teen Spirit" all those tracks are at least 30 years old.