TOP 86 Best Songs Ever

86 Mötley Crüe Theatre of Pain (1985) "Home Sweet Home" 85 The Beatles Let It Be (1970) "Across The Universe" 84 Simon and Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970) "The Boxer" 83 Eminem Lose Yourself (2002) [Single] "Lose Yourself" Hiphop is the worst kind of music ever recorded but that doesn't mean that there isn't any pearls among all the incomprehensible shit. Lose Yourself is a good example. 82 The Beatles With The Beatles (1963) "All My Loving" 81 The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) "All Tomorrows Parties" I have no idea whatsoever what the song is about but it sounds like it has some very important meaning (which it probably doessn't). 80 Kraftwerk The Man-Machine (1978) "The Robots" 79 U2 All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000) "Beautiful Day" I loved this song when it first came out and my feelings haven't changed. 78 Oasis Be Here Now (1997) "All Around The World" 77 AC/DC Highway to Hell (1979) "Highway To Hell" Godlike guitar riffs have never been a problem for AC/DC. 76 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin [IV] (1971) "Stairway To Heaven" But why isn't "Stairway" higher than this on the list? Because it's not THAT good and it's been played too much. 75 The Beatles Help! (1965) "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" 74 Billy Joel Piano Man (1973) "Piano Man" 73 Guns n' Roses Appetite for Destruction (1987) "Paradise City" 72 The Doors The Doors (1967) "Light My Fire" 71 Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmo's Factory (1970) "Up Around The Bend" Probably the best intro ever, because it's so simple. 70 The Beatles Revolver (1966) "I'm Only Sleeping" The whole song has got a very sleepy feeling and it's nice to listen to it when you're tired. 69 The Beatles Hey Jude / Revolution (1968) [Single] "Hey Jude" 68 The Beatles Revolver (1966) "For No One" Very simple song which best part is the magnificent lyrics. 67 Gigi D'Agostino L'amour toujours (2001) "L'Amour Toujours" A.k.a "I'll Fly With You" 66 The Smiths How Soon Is Now? / Well I Wonder (1985) [Single] "How Soon Is Now?" I always thought that the first line was "I am the sun and the air" but then I found out that it is "I am the son and the heir". In 2006, "How Soon Is Now?" was voted runner up in VH1’s "Top Lyrics" poll for the lyrics, "So you go and you stand on your own, and you leave on your own, and you go home, and you cry, and you want to die" which I think is much better than the line "One life, with each other, sisters, brothers" from U2's One which won the poll. 65 Eagles Hotel California (1976) "Hotel California" 64 Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols (1977) "Anarchy In The Uk" This song is so full of energy. I think that Sex Pistols are the only real punk-band, at least the "punkiest" you can get. Fuck The Ramones, they weren't even near the level that this song has. 63 Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmo's Factory (1970) "Long As I Can See The Light" An album as good as Cosmo's Factory must have an even better ending and this song does that just perfectly. 62 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin [IV] (1971) "Rock And Roll" The title says everyhing what this song is about. 61 The Beatles Abbey Road (1969) "The End" The medley at the end of Abbey Road is just fantastic and this is by far the best song on it. 60 The 5th Dimension The Age of Aquarius (1969) "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In" 59 System of a Down Hypnotize (2005) "Hypnotize" Begins kind of waitingly but then comes massively at you. 58 Oasis (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) "Don't Look Back In Anger" 57 The Beatles The Beatles [The White Album] (1968) "Sexy Sadie" Great song which has got almost no attention because of all the other more famous Beatles-songs. Some of the song's original lyrics (about he Maharishi Mahesh Yogi) include "Maharishi, you fucking cunt/Who the fuck do you think you are?" 56 The Who Tommy (1969) "Pinball Wizard" Very good guitar-playing by Pete Townshend but also John Entwistle's bass-playing is fantastic. 55 Bruce Springsteen Streets of Philadelphia / If I Should Fall Behind (1994) [Single] "Streets Of Philadelphia" 54 David Bowie The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1972) "Starman" 53 U2 The Unforgettable Fire (1984) "Pride (In The Name Of Love)" 52 Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here (1975) "Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I-V" 51 The White Stripes Elephant (2003) "Seven Nation Army" The riff is so genious that you just can't understand why anyone hadn't come up with it earlier. 50 Guns n' Roses Use Your Illusion I (1991) "November Rain" The guitar-solo at the end is terrific but why has W. Axl Rose got to moan over it like he also does at the end of Don't Cry? 49 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III (1970) "Immigrant Song" 48 Simon & Garfunkel Wednesday Morning, 3 AM (1964) "The Sound Of Silence" 47 The Doors The Doors (1967) "The End" 46 Duran Duran Duran Duran [The Wedding Album] (1993) "Ordinary World" 45 Nirvana Nevermind (1991) "In Bloom" There's always a lot of fuss about Smells Like Teen Spirit but this is the best song from Nevermind. Or maybe Teen Spirit just has become a victim of over-playing. In any case, In Bloom deserves all the recognition it gets and some more. 44 Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) "Brain Damage" 43 Leevi and the Leavings Perjantai 14. päivä (1986) "Pohjois-Karjala" 42 Queen The Works (1984) "Radio Ga Ga" 41 Eppu Normaali Tie vie (1982) "Murheellisten Laulujen Maa" Originally written as a joke about Finnish life although most Finnish people take it very seriously. Tells the story about an unemployed man who becomes an alcoholic. 40 Oasis (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) "Wonderwall" The best song from their best album. 39 Television Marquee Moon (1977) "Marquee Moon" The best thing about this song is how the two guitars interact with eacother and create the unique atmosphere that this song has. 38 Lynyrd Skynyrd (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) (1973) "Free Bird" It's a cliché to shout Free Bird at any concert except in Finland where people always ask for Black Sabbath's Paranoid. 37 Nirvana In Utero (1993) "All Apologies" I absolutely hate this album and can't understand how anyone can think that it's better than Nevermind. This song is better than any song from Nevermind though. 36 The Beatles Abbey Road (1969) "Oh! Darling" Great love song by my favourite Beatle (the most talented one). 35 Radiohead Hail to the Thief (2003) "2+2=5" 34 Queens of the Stone Age Songs for the Deaf (2002) "No One Knows" If this list is right (and why on earth wouldn't it be) this is the best song from this decade so far. 33 Iggy and The Stooges Raw Power (1973) "Search And Destroy" The Stooges were punk even before punk was invented. This song kicks ass like few other, if even that many. 32 Alice Cooper Billion Dollar Babies (1973) "Hello Hooray" Billion Dollar Babies is one of the best rock albums ever. It's from the time when AC was a band and not a solo artist, he definitely should've sticked with that. 31 Berlin Count Three & Pray (1986) "Take My Breath Away" Best thing about the movie Top Gun, or any movie with Tom Cruise for that matter. 30 The Who Who's Next (1971) "Won't Get Fooled Again" Everything with this song is magnificent! The synth, Townshend's power chords, Daltrey's singing along with the legendary scream and of course Keith Moon pounding the drums like a maniac. 29 Metallica Master of Puppets (1986) "Master Of Puppets" 28 Lou Reed Transformer (1972) "Perfect Day" Supposedly about Mr. Reed's addiction to heroin and in that case he's written two songs on the same subject which both made it to my list. 27 Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti (1975) "In My Time Of Dying" The best part in this song (which doesn't have any weak moments although it's over 11 minutes long) is Jimmy Page's outbursts which first comes at 3.45 and then a couple of times later in the song. 26 Juice Leskinen Slam XV yö (Tauko III) (1980) "Viidestoista Yö" 25 The Who Who's Next (1971) "Behind Blue Eyes" So good not even Limp Bizkit's terrible cover could do any harm. 24 Aerosmith Aerosmith (1973) "Dream On" Steven Tyler going up in falsetto alone would be enough to put this song high on my list. 23 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin [IV] (1971) "When The Leeve Breaks" They decided to put this song as the finale of the album instead of Stairway To Heaven and that says a lot. Everybody thinks that the drums here are great but I don't think there's anything special about them, I just love everything else about the song. 22 Eppu Normaali Historian suurmiehiä (1990) "Tahroja Paperilla" 21 Queen News of the World (1977) "We Are The Champions" 20 The Beach Boys All Summer Long (1964) "I Get Around" The perfect pop song which you can listen to as many times as you like and it still always feels new. 19 The Beatles Help! (1965) "Help!" 18 The Verve Urban Hymns (1997) "Bitter Sweet Symphony" Few songs have a title that is as fitting as this one (Led Zeppelin's Rock And Roll comes to mind). I've never met anyone who's said they don't like the song. Beating out Nirvana, Oasis and Radiohead it's the best song from the 90's. 17 John & Yoko The Plastic Ono Band With the Harlem Community Choir Happy Xmas (War Is Over) / Listen, the Snow Is Falling (1971) [Single] "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" John Lennon certainly knew how to "borrow" from other people's work but as long as the result is this good it doesn't really matter. 16 Alphaville Forever Young (1984) "Forever Young" 15 Don McLean American Pie (1971) "American Pie" 14 The Clash London Calling (1979) "Train in Vain (Stand By Me)" I don't think that The Clash were punk anymore like with their first album, they were something more and this song is the finest example. 13 Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols (1977) "God Save The Queen" 12 The Who Who's Next (1971) "Baba O'Riley" The first times I heard it I didn't understand it at all, I thought the synth was one of the wierdest things I'd ever heard but after some time it opened to me and it's been of my favourite songs since. 11 Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A. (1984) "Dancing In The Dark" 10 The Beatles Let It Be (1970) "Let It Be" The best song by the best band that's ever existed. The opening piano chords along with the organ solo are the best bits. A true classic. 9 John Lennon Imagine (1971) "Imagine" Needs no explaining. 8 Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti (1975) "Kashmir" The main riff of the song is very simple but still there's something very special and dreamlike about it. The oriental sound makes it all very fascinating. 7 Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) "Eclipse" Magnificent ending on my favourite album. Works best if you listen the entire album because of the songs segueing into each other. When I first heard DSOTM I thought it was the worst music I'd ever heard but after listening to it many times I began to understand it. The end where "Brain Damage" turns into "Eclipse" is my favourite moment in music. 6 Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmo's Factory (1970) "Ramble Tamble" Starts as a a normal CCR rock/country song, then after about two minutes it breaks down to the middle part, an instrumental which goes on for about three and a half minute and then it goes back to the song it started with. It's the middle instrumental part with John Fogerty's howlin guitar that makes it so good. 5 Bonnie Tyler Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983) "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" The best song from the 80's. 4 The Mamas & The Papas If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (1966) "California Dreamin'" This song wouldn't be as near as good without the two different pitches in which they sing. The theme which is the longing for summer (in this case California) is something I always do in the long, cold and dark winter and then it's good to listen to this. 3 Simon and Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970) "Bridge Over Troubled Water" 2 Queen A Night at the Opera (1975) "Bohemian Rhapsody" My favourite version is from the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert with the crowd singing along with Elton John and Axl Rose (although Rose's part is terrible and doesn't fit in at all). 1 Ben E. King Stand By Me / On the Horizon (1961) [Single] "Stand By Me" What can you possibly say about a song that is perfect?