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Jun 28, 2018 · The 100 Greatest Songs of the Century – So Far. We polled artists, critics and industry insiders to create a list of the era's truly essential moments. By. Christian Hoard, Christopher R ...
- Arcade Fire, ‘Funeral’ Loss, love, forced coming-of-age, and fragile generational hope: Arcade Fire’s debut touched on all these themes as it defined the independent rock of the ‘00s.
- Rufus, Chaka Khan, ‘Ask Rufus’ Fronted by Chaka Khan, one of soul music’s most combustible singers, Rufus built its mid-Seventies sound on heavy-footed, guitar-slathered funk.
- Suicide, ‘Suicide’ These New York synth-punks evoke everything from the Velvet Underground to rockabilly. Martin Rev’s low-budget electronics are violent and hypnotic; Alan Vega screams as a rhythmic device.
- Various Artists, ‘The Indestructible Beat of Soweto’ The greatest album ever to be marketed under the heading “world music,” this 1985 compilation of South African pop was a huge influence on Paul Simon’s Graceland that still sounds jarringly fresh today.
- "Fight The Power" by Public Enemy
- "Get Your Freak On" by Missy Elliot
- "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac
- "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé
- "Dancing on My Own" by Robyn
- "Runaway" by Kanye West, 2010
- "Royals" by Lorde
- "Seven Nation Army" by White Stripes
- "Outkast" by B.O.B.
- "Allright" by Kendrick Lamar
Number 2 American hip hop group Public Enemy are number 2 in the 2021 Rolling Stone's list after Aretha Franklin's "Respect" who is number 1. "Fight the Power," a song about racism, censorship and civil liberties was written for the soundtrack of Spike Lee's 1989 iconic film Do the Right Thing.
Number 8 Rolling Stone says that 'Timbalanddelivers an amazing bhangra beat while Missy throws down like some weird-ass cheerleader who knows that the world is listening." The song is now in the 10 best songs of all time, according to Rolling Stone.
Number 9 The highest entry for a newly added song is "Dreams" by British-American rock band Fleetwood Macat number 9, which was a No. 1 hit in the U.S, back in 1977.
Number 16 The song that established Beyoncéas the biggest superstar of the century, and a musical powerhouse, was added to the list in the revised 2010 edition. Rolling Stonesays that producer Rich Harrison "constructed the song's beat around a horn sample lifted from the Chi-Lites' 1970 song 'Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So),' but he kept it in the ...
Number 20 The highest entry for a newly added song from the 2010s is "Dancing On My Own" at number 20. According to Rolling Stone, the song is "the killer single that elevated her to something approaching voice-of-a-generation status among America's burned-out youth". "Dancing on My Own" gained momentum in the 2010s and it was part of the soundtrac...
Number 25 "Runaway" is Kanye's musical response to the Taylor Swiftcontroversy (he interrupted her at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards during her acceptance speech) but it's also a nine-minute personal meditation on failed relationships and public infamy. The song serves as a "toast to the douchebags." Eleven years ago, no other song compared to "Ru...
Number 30 "Royals" ranks at number 30 on Rolling Stone's '500 Best Songs of All Time'. When the song about longing for wealth and fame was released, it went straight to number one on the U.S. charts.
Number 36 On Rolling Stone's 2010 updated version of the RS500, the song was listed at No. 286 .In its latest 2021 update, "Seven Nation Army" is listed at number 36. In 2018 the song was placed at No. 3 in the "100 greatest songs of the 21st century"
Number 39 André 3000 and Big Boi have said about the song "Everybody's been doing music like they all have the same formula: E = MC2. Outkast was an idea before it was a song".
Number 45 Kendrick Lamar "Alright" was released in the spring of 2015 and the song became very popular with the Black Lives Mattermovement, activists all over America could be heard chanting "we gon' be alright".
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Sep 16, 2021 · USA TODAY. 0:00. 2:52. Rolling Stone updated its list of the 500 greatest songs of all-time – its first update in 17 years . The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, took home the...
The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" is a recurring song ranking compiled by the American magazine Rolling Stone. It is based on weighted votes from selected musicians, critics, and industry figures. It is based on weighted votes from selected musicians, critics, and industry figures.
279 videos 1,690 views Last updated on Jan 12, 2024. Rolling Stone’s definitive list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. A great song doesn’t attempt to be anything — it just is....
