Nearly 20 years after it released its “500 Greatest Songs” list, Rolling Stone magazine has updated its famous ranking. The selection was made based on the votes of more than 250 artists, musicians and producers, as well as critics and journalists associated with the music area, with each submitting a rating with the top 50. “Respect” for Aretha Franklin tops the list.
Of a total of four thousand songs, the magazine chose the 500 best songs of all time. According to Rolling Stone, more than half of them — 254 — were not included in the original list, which was published in 2004. “The result is a broader and more comprehensive view of pop music, a music that continues to rewrite its history with each beat,” the magazine wrote. .
This is the top ten.
1- “Respect”, Aretha Franklin (1967)
2- “Fight the Force”, Public Enemy (1989).
3- “Change is Coming” Sam Cooke (1964)
4- “Like a Rolling Stone” Bob Dylan (1965)
5- Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana (1991)
6- What’s Going On, Marvin Gaye (1971)
7- “Strawberry Fields Forever”, The Beatles (1967).
8- ‘Get ur freak on’, Missy Elliott (2001)
9- Dreams, Fleetwood Mac (1977).
10- ‘Hey ya!’, Outkast (2003)
In its “Respect” story, Rolling Stone states that the song “spurred rock ‘n’ roll, gospel, and blues to create the model of soul music that artists continue to strive for today.”
See here the full ranking of the 500 best songs of all time.
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