Rolling stone top 500 songs of all time

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1 Like a Rolling Stone (officially released stereo studio recording) Bob Dylan

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4.5 6:10
Strawberry Fields Forever (original stereo studio mix) The Beatles 5 4:10
2 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (mono version) The Rolling Stones

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3.9 3:45
3 Imagine (original studio mix) John Lennon

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4.3 3:04
4 What’s Going On (original LP version) Marvin Gaye

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4.4 3:53
5 Respect (stereo) Aretha Franklin

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3.8 2:26
6 Good Vibrations (stereo) The Beach Boys

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4.2 3:37
7 Johnny B. Goode (original release, take 3, without overdub) Chuck Berry

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4.25 2:40
8 Hey Jude (original stereo studio mix) The Beatles

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4.05 7:08
9 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana

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4.35 5:01
10 What’d I Say Ray Charles

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3.5 6:28
11 My Generation (mono) The Who

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4.5 3:19
12 A Change Is Gonna Come Sam Cooke

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3.8 3:13
13 Yesterday (original stereo studio mix) The Beatles

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4.7 2:07
14 Blowin’ in the Wind (officially released studio recording) Bob Dylan

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4.5 2:48
15 London Calling (original studio mix) The Clash

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4.15 3:20
16 I Want to Hold Your Hand (original mono studio mix) The Beatles

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4.15 2:27
17 Purple Haze (stereo) The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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4.35 2:51
18 Maybellene Chuck Berry

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3.85 2:21
19 Hound Dog Elvis Presley

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2:16
20 Let It Be (original studio album mix) The Beatles

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4.15 4:03
21 Born to Run (version 5a) Bruce Springsteen

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4.35 4:30
22 Be My Baby The Ronettes

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4 2:40
23 In My Life (original stereo studio mix) The Beatles

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4.35 2:27
24 People Get Ready The Impressions

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4 2:40
25 God Only Knows (mono) The Beach Boys

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4.3 2:50
26 (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding

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4.45 2:42
27 Layla (original studio mix) Derek and the Dominos

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4.55 7:06
28 A Day in the Life (original stereo studio mix) The Beatles

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4 5:34
29 Help! (original stereo studio mix, without intro) The Beatles

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4.2 2:21
30 I Walk the Line Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Two

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4.15 2:45
31 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin

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4.1 8:02
32 Sympathy for the Devil (original studio mix) The Rolling Stones

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4.05 6:19
33 River Deep—Mountain High Ike & Tina Turner

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3.2 3:39
34 You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (single version) The Righteous Brothers

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2.65 3:44
35 Light My Fire (original stereo studio mix) The Doors

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4.2 7:08
36 One U2

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4.25 4:36
37 No Woman, No Cry Bob Marley & The Wailers

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3.75 3:46
38 Gimme Shelter (original studio mix) The Rolling Stones

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3.9 4:33
39 That’ll Be the Day (1956 version) Buddy Holly 2:17
40 Dancing in the Street (single version) Martha and the Vandellas

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3.75 2:39
41 The Weight (album version) The Band

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4 4:35
42 Waterloo Sunset The Kinks

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4.3 3:16
43 Tutti Frutti (unidentified, one of 5 studio sessions) Little Richard

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4.15 2:25
44 Georgia on My Mind Ray Charles

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3.65 3:39
45 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley

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3.8 2:10
46 “Heroes” David Bowie

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4.65 6:10
47 Bridge Over Troubled Water (original stereo mix) Simon & Garfunkel

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3.9 4:53
48 All Along the Watchtower The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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4.5 4:01
49 Hotel California Eagles

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4.55 6:30
50 The Tracks of My Tears (mono) Smokey Robinson

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4.25 2:56
51 The Message (original version) Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee

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4.75 7:11
52 When Doves Cry Prince and The Revolution

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4.1 5:54
53 Anarchy in the U.K. Sex Pistols

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4:04
54 When a Man Loves a Woman Percy Sledge

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4.35 2:53
55 Louie Louie The Kingsmen

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3.65 2:45
56 Long Tall Sally Little Richard 2:08
57 A Whiter Shade of Pale (mono) Procol Harum

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4.25 4:02
58 Billie Jean (album / single version) Michael Jackson

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4.25 4:54
59 The Times They Are A-Changin' Bob Dylan 3:08
60 Let’s Stay Together Al Green

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4.55 3:17
61 Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On Jerry Lee Lewis 2:51
62 Bo Diddley Bo Diddley

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4 2:45
63 For What It’s Worth Buffalo Springfield

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4.4 2:37
64 She Loves You (original mono studio mix) The Beatles

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3.6 2:21
65 Sunshine of Your Love (original stereo studio mix) Cream

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4.25 4:12
66 Redemption Song Bob Marley & The Wailers

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4 3:48
67 Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley

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3.6 2:28
68 Tangled Up in Blue (original studio) Bob Dylan

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3.55 5:43
69 Crying Roy Orbison

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4.65 2:47
70 Walk On By Dionne Warwick

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5 2:55
71 California Girls (stereo) The Beach Boys

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4.5 2:44
72 Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag (part 1) James Brown

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3.65 2:07
73 Summertime Blues Eddie Cochran

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3.35 1:58
74 Superstition (album version) Stevie Wonder

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4.85 4:26
75 Whole Lotta Love (original studio mix) Led Zeppelin

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4.55 5:34
77 Mystery Train Elvis Presley

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3.35 2:26
78 I Got You (I Feel Good) James Brown

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4.6 2:47
79 Mr. Tambourine Man The Byrds

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4.25 2:20
80 I Heard It Through the Grapevine Marvin Gaye

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4 3:14
81 Blueberry Hill (Imperial, edited) Fats Domino

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4.8 2:22
82 You Really Got Me (original mono studio mix) The Kinks

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4.3 2:14
83 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (original mono studio mix) The Beatles

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4.65 2:05
84 Every Breath You Take The Police

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4 4:14
85 Crazy (single version) Patsy Cline

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5 2:44
86 Thunder Road (version 7) Bruce Springsteen

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3.6 4:50
87 Ring of Fire (stereo) Johnny Cash

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4.3 2:37
88 My Girl The Temptations

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4.65 2:45
89 California Dreamin’ (single version) The Mamas and the Papas

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4.4 2:40
90 In the Still of the Night The Five Satins

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5 3:04
91 Suspicious Minds (live, 1969-08-26: International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA) Elvis Presley 7:40
92 Blitzkrieg Bop Ramones

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4.65 2:13
93 I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For U2

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4.1 4:38
94 Good Golly Miss Molly (live, 1967-01-25: CBS Studio, Hollywood, USA; stereo) Little Richard 2:37
95 Blue Suede Shoes Carl Perkins

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4 2:16
96 Great Balls of Fire (master) Jerry Lee Lewis

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4.4 1:52
97 Roll Over Beethoven Chuck Berry

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4.15 2:25
98 Love and Happiness Al Green

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3.75 5:07
99 Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival

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4.4 2:20
100 You Can't Always Get What You Want The Rolling Stones 7:30

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Who has the most songs on the Rolling Stone top 500?

Artists with the most appearances on the 2021 version of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All-Time. ... See also Rolling Stone's top 500 albums list..

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