Top 100 Greatest Songs of All Time

The 100 greatest songs ever, in my opinion!

(I don't own the rights to any of these songs, credit goes out to the people who made these amazing songs)

Playlist on Spotify (credit to Lucasgabrielnierri who made it):

[ZtarOZ-Songs]

This is a list of the 100 greatest (english) songs ever, not my favorite or necessarily the best songs of all time since that's entirely subjective. Things like how iconic the song is, popularity and if the song has stayed relevant over time played a big part. That being said it's my personal view of what the greatest songs are and my opinion played a part in the list, so feel free to disagree.

[mustakahmed]

Honestly it is impossible to create a list of 100 greatest songs, but it was actually a good list!

[EthanPricco]

Overall, this is a pretty good list. There are three songs that I’m surprised weren’t in it though:
Don’t Stop Believing - Journey
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd

[SuquinDeMaracuja]

We see how important Rock was and still is, through the amount of music from famous bands present here, such as Lynyrd Skynyrd and Creendence Clearwater Revival, which are two of my favorite bands.

[moimayamahaetmesnounours]

My top 10
10. The Rolling Stones, You can't always get what you want
9. The Who, Baba O’Riley
8. Guns, n, roses, November rain
7. Prince, Purple rain
6. Pink Floyd, Time
5. The Beach Boys, Good vibrations
4. Electric Light Orcgestra, Mister Blue Sky
3. Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody
2. The BEATLES, Abbey Road Medley
1. Led Zeppelin, Stairway to heaven

[marvincorre]

I love how the three songs “Imagine by John Lennon”, “Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin” and “Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen” is at the Top 5. 3 masterpieces

[markthompson]

The creator of this cross-genre list is to be commended - great job! For the record, I spent 35 of my years as a radio programmer who conducted monthly music tests every single month of those 35 years. There really isn’t anything that could be considered *universally* great songs. I’m from the U.S. so all of my testing came from within. There are about fifty songs that could legitimately be considered for the top spot for a ‘greatest song’ list. Some are not even in the top 100 in this list (which doesn’t mean this isn’t a really great list). Take this for what it’s worth - in the top 25 of the highest tested songs of my career (according to Americans age 18-74) I was always surprised by two things: 1) An instrumental, “Love is Blue” by Paul Mauriat from 1968, never, ever, had a negative score. In fact, it always scored out to easily make most any “Top 100” list. 2) It never failed to astound me how “God Only Knows” is as close to universally adored as any record we ever tested.
My comment is tooo long - sorry!

[tobiasvanderpluijm]

The two best songs ever are bohemian rapsody and hotel California! Their both so well composed

[guykouznetsov]

Brother, this is a very high-quality top. Yes, it is difficult to make the top 100 without forgetting all the best. But I respect your choice very much and I shake your hand firmly

[rtlthemusician]

Some songs that should be on this list include:
Careless Whisper by George Michaels
Another Brick in The Wall by Pink Floyd
Message in a Bottle by the London Police Department
Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler
It’s my Life by Bon Jovi
Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes
What it Takes by Aerosmith
Sharp Dressed Man by ZZ Top
And last but certainly not least… Do I Wanna Know by Arctic Monkeys

[berndawg]

I'm just genuinely surprised that September by Earth, Wind & Fire isn't on this list or even seen anyone comment about it. Truly an iconic song that will live on for decades.

[noidea]

Personally :
1. Stairway To Heaven
2. My Way
3. Bohemian Rasphody
4. Hotel California
5. Confortably Numb
6. Tears in Heaven
7. Show must go on
8. While my guitar gently weeps
9. What a wonderful world
10. La catedral - Mangoré

[chrisbetancourt]

Here's the list of songs in order
No.100 have you ever seen the rain 0:00
No.99 boulevard of broken dreams 0:06
No.98 tiny dancer 0:12
No.97 hound dog0:19
No.96 sweet dreams 0:24
No .95 one 0:31
No.94 here comes the sun 0:38
No.93 Don't look back in anger 0:44
No.92 still loving you 0:50
No.91 goodbye yellow brick road 0:57
No.90 Don't stop me now 1:04
No.89 Heart-Shaped box 1:10
No.88 living on a prayer 1:15
No.87 hurt 1:22
No .86 More than a feeling 1:27
No.85 war pigs 1:33
No.84 highway to hell 1:40
No.83 California dreaming 1:46
No.82 nothing compares 2 u 1:52
No.81 London calling 2:00
No.80 it's a man man's world 2:05
No.79 I will always love you 2:12
No.78 runaway 2:18
No.77 sweet home alabama 2:24
No.76 bridge over troubled water 2:28
No.75 don't stop believing 2:36
No.74 whole lotta love 2:43
No. 73 suspicious minds 2:49
No.72 who'll stop the rain 2:55
No.71 rocket man 3:03
No.70 heart of Glass 3:09
No.69 (hehe😏) paranoid Android 3:16
No.68 Life on Mars? 3:22
No.67 back in black 3:29
No.66(6) lithium 3:35
No.65 carry on my wayward son 3:41
No.64 space oddity 3:48
No.63 I will survive 3:53
No.62. purple rain 3:59
No.61 go your own way 4:05
No.60 in my way 4:11
No.59 walk the line 4:19
No.58 unchained melody 4:25
No.57 dream on 4:31
No.56 the show must go on 4:38
No.55 gimme shelter 4:45
No.54 smoke on the water 4:50
no.53 beat it 4:57
No.52 layla 5:03
No.51 fortunate sons 5:12
No.50 lose yourself 5:17
No 49 you never can tell 5:24
No.48 Wonderwall 5:30
No.47 while my guitar gently weeps 5:37
No.46 good vibrations 5:43
No.45 Knocking on heaven's door 5:50
No.44 November rain 5:57
No.43 light my fire 6:03
No.42 enter sandman 6:09
no. 41 babe O'Reilly 6:16
No.40 superstition 6:23
No.39 hallelujah 6:30
No.38 losing my religion 6:36
No. 37 one 6:44
No.36 what a wonderful world 6:49
No.35 creep 6:56
No.34 I got you (I feel good)7:03
No.33 your song 7:10
No.32 juicy 7:16
No 31 born to run 7:22
No.30 Sweet child o'mine7:28
No.29whats going on 7:36
No.28 God only knows 7:42
No.27 piano Man 7:48
No.26 all along the watchtower 7:55
no.25 sound of silence 8:03
No.24 respect 8:09
No.23 strawberry Fields forever 8:15
No.22 heroes 8:21
No.21 tears in heaven 8:28
No.20 every breath you take 8:35
No.19 House of the rising sun 8:41
No.18 let it be 8:47
No.17 can't help falling in Love 8:54
No.16 a day in the life 9:01
No.15 Johnny goode 9:08
No.14 changes 9:15
No.13 hotel California 9:22
No.12 comfortably numb 9:28
No.11 hey Jude 9:35
No.10 no woman no cry 9:40
No.9 satisfaction 9:47
No.8 live forever 9:54
No.7 like a rolling stone 10:00
No.6 smells like teen spirit 10:06
No.5 Billie Jean 10:13
No.4 stairway to heaven 10:19
No.3imagine 10:26
No.2 Bohemian Rhapsody 10:33
No.1 yesterday 10:39

[pepecolucci]

My top 10
1: Bohemian Rhapsody
2: Stairway to Heaven
3: Imagine
4: Yesterday
5: Back in Black
6: Starman
7: Under Preassure
8: Let it be
9: Another brick in the wall
10: Losing My Religion

Uptdate: Enter Sandman➡️ Another brick in the wall

[carpetchair]

My personal list:

1. Genesis - Supper's Ready
2. Yes - Close to the Edge
3. Rainbow - Stargazer
4. King Crimson - Starless
5. Genesis - Dancing With the Moonlit Knight
6. Van der Graaf Generator - A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
7. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
8. Television - Marquee Moon
9. King Crimson - Fallen Angel
10. The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows

[ccmuclamba]

Nice list!, enjoyed many of these songs - peace and love y’all!!

[Manu-fx]

1- yesterday the beatles
2- bohemian rapsody
3- imagine jonh lennon
4- starway to heaven led zeppelin
5- bille jean michael
6- smells like teen spirit
7- like a rolling stone bob dylan
8- live forever oasis
9- satisfaction the rolling stones
10- no woman no cry bob marley
11- hey jude the beatles
12- comfortably numb pink floyd
13- hotel california the eagles
14- changes tupac
15- jonhy b goode chuck berry
16- a day in the life
17- cant help falling in love elvis
18- let it be the beatles
19- every breath you take police
20- house of the rising sun
21- tears in heaven eric Clapton
22- heroes david bowie
23- strawberry fields forever the beatles
24- respect aretha
25- sound of silence
26- all along the watchtower the jimi
27- piano man billy joel
28- god only knows
29- what's going on marvin
30- sweet child of mine guns
31- born to run
32- juicy the notorious
33- your song elton john
34- i got you james brown
35-creep radiohead
36- what a wonderful world
37- one u2
38- losing my religion r.e.m
39- hallelujah jeff
40- superstition
41-baba o' riley the who
42- enter sandman
43- light my fire the doors
44- November rain guns
45- knocking on heavesn door
46-good vibrations
47- while my guitar gently sweeps the beatles
48- wonderwall oasis
49- you never can tell
50- lose yourself eminem
51- fortunate son
52- layla derek
53- beat ir michael
54- somoke on the water
55- gimme shelter
56- the sow must go on
57- dream on
58- unchained melody
59- i walk the line
60- in my life the beatles
61-go on your own way
62- purple rain prince
63- i will survive
64- space oddity
65- carry on my wayward son
66- lithium nirvana
67- back in black acdc
68- life on mars
69- paranoid android radiohead
70- heart of glasses
71- rocket man elton jonh
72- wholl stop the rain creedence
73- suspicious minds
74- whole lotta love led zeppelin
75- dont stop believin journey
76- bridge over
77- sweet home alabama
78- runaway kanye west
79- i will always love you
80- its a mans mas world
81- london calling the clash
82- nothing compares 2 u
83- california dreamin
84- highway to hell acdc
85- war pigs black sabath
86- more than a feeling
87- hurt johnny cash
88- living on a prayer
89- heart shaped box nirvana
90- dont stop me now queen
91- goodbye yellow brick road
92-still loving you scorpions
93- dont look back in anger oasis
94- here comes the sun the beatles
95- one metallica
96- sweet dreams
97- hound dog elvis
98- tiny dancer elton jonh
99- boulevard of broken dreams
100- have you ever seen the rain

[wiegandse]

I thought this list was a worthwhile effort. Thank you for putting it together. You knew that The Beatles or Elvis would take the #1 spot. They along with Chuck Berry, Stones, Led Zeppelin, Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendricks, Beach Boys and others changed/redefined music for their generations. You also knew Bohemian Rhapsody would be up there too. Many might not realize what a HUGE musical risk it was for Queen and their record label to release that song. Recording was expensive back then, and long songs (except Hey Jude) didn't get air play. They broke the rules and were rewarded for their risk.

[bordercollie]

Lennon and The Beatles usually make it onto most lists, but the one song that never makes it but is just as amazing as the first time I ever heard it to me is "Mind Games".

[bigbosscross]

The Beatles may not be you favorite or my favorite, but none has ever repeated their level of success, longevity, and had as much impact besides them