Has anybody seen anything about this article in Blender? They rated the "500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born" (1980-2005). I'm too cheap to actually spend $4 to buy the issue, so I didn't know if anyone had the list. On Blender's website, they list songs 250-500, but don't show any of the top 250. Online I was able to find a list of the top 20:#1 - Michael Jackson, Billie Jean#2 - Outkast, Bombs over Bagdad#3 - Guns n Roses, Sweet Child O'Mine#4 - U2, One#5 - NIRVANA, Smells Like Teen Spirit#6 - MADONNA, Like A Prayer#7 - JOY DIVISION, Love Will Tear Us Apart#8 - RUN D.M.C., Sucker MC's#9 - BRITNEY SPEARS, ...Baby One More Time#10 - 50 CENT, In Da Club#11 - GRANDMASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE, The Message#12 - BEASTIE BOYS, Fight For Your Right (To Party)#13 - EMINEM, My Name Is#14 - DIANA ROSS, I'm Coming Out#15 - AC/DC, You Shook Me All Night Long#16 - OUTKAST, Hey Ya#17 - BACKSTREET BOYS, I Want It That Way#18 - RICK JAMES, Super Freak#19 - NOTORIOUS B.I.G., Hypnotize#20 - DOUG E. FRESH & THE GET FRESH CREW, The Show
9/25/2005 7:47:59 PM
someone to plz post all 500thanx
9/25/2005 7:51:08 PM
define "greatest"...cause i see britney spears and backstreet boys in that[Edited on September 25, 2005 at 7:52 PM. Reason : .]
9/25/2005 7:52:25 PM
...this is a joke, right?I mean, I know Blender isbut this is even more ridiculous.
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251. Don't Believe the HypePublic Enemy [1988]Taking down the Man one insanely funky bar at a time. Available on: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (Def Jam)252. Born in the U.S.A.Bruce Springsteen [1984]Ass-kicking protest song disguised as ass-kicking patriot-rock.Available on: Born in the U.S.A. (Columbia)253. La Di Da DiDoug E. Fresh [1985]Rap's first human beatbox teams with Slick Rick, its first eyepatched storytelling genius. Available on: Hip-Hop Classics, Vol. 1 (Reality)254. Big Pimpin'Jay-Z Ah, the common pleasures of 60-foot yachts and multiple sex partners…Available on: Vol. 3…Life and Times of S. Carter255. A Pretty Girl Is Like…Magnetic Fields [1999]Clever crooning about dumb melodies and dumber cuties.Available on: 69 Love Songs Vol. 1 (Merge)256. Down by the WaterPJ Harvey [1993]Haunted lyrics about child-eating fish from a Thom Yorke–approved punkstress. Available on: Rid of Me (Island)257. C'mon n' Ride It (The Train)Quad City DJs [1996]Disco booty bass that kills at Bar Mitzvahs. Available on: Get on up and Dance (Big Beat)258. Genius of LoveTom Tom Club [1981]Catchy, lighter than air disco-pop from the Talking Heads spinoff. Available on: Tom Tom Club (Sire)259. KissPrince [1986]Hyper-minimal funk surrounds Prince's tickling falsetto come-ons. Available on: Parade (Paisley Park)260. Goin' Back to CaliLL Cool J [1987]Horntastic Rick Rubin joint about the West Coast's shortcomings. Available on: Walking With a Panther (Def Jam)261. Islands in the StreamKenny Rogers featuring Dolly Parton [1983]Penned by the Bee Gees, sung by two country legends—it's almost not fair. Available on: Eyes That See in the Dark (RCA)262. Ace of SpadesMotörhead [1980]Biker-punk squall about being a leather-clad, all-around badass. Available on: Ace of Spades (Sanctuary)263. StanEminem [2002]Em scrutinizes accusations of corrupting the kids by rapping as a corrupted kid. Available on: The Marshall Mathers LP (Interscope)264. MalibuHole [1998]A Billy Corgan co-write, it's Courtney Love at her barely-hinged best. Available on: Celebrity Skin (Geffen)265. Call MeBlondie [1980]New Wave ex-Playmate begs lover to reach out and touch her. Available on: Greatest Hits (Capitol)266. I Want Your (Hands on Me)Sinead O'Connor [1987]Funk-inflected, chant-heavy Irish foreplay jam. Available on: The Lion and the Cobra (Chrysalis)267. Free Fallin'Tom Petty [1989]A rallying cry for restless, hormonally hopped-up youth everywhere. Available on: Full Moon Fever (MCA)268. With or Without YouU2 [1987]Guitars wail, Bono weeps and stadiums worldwide simultaneously melt. Available on: The Joshua Tree (Island)269. Take Your Time (Do It Right)The S.O.S. Band [1982]Impossibly funky disco about hating on one-minute men. Available on: S.O.S. (Tabu)270. FlexMad Cobra [1992]Unabashedly horny—and one of dancehall's earliest crossover hits. Available on: Hard to Wet, Easy to Dry (Columbia)271. Don't Stop Believin'Journey [1981]Fist-pumping underdog fight song + lots of beer = karaoke bliss. Available on: Escape (Columbia)272. Rock the CasbahThe Clash [1982]London punks spread Mideast peace the old-fashioned way: with disco records. Available on: Combat Rock (Epic)273. Keep Me in Your HeartWarren Zevon [2003]A bittersweet goodbye from the late, great Werewolf of Chicago. Available on: The Wind (Artemis)274. Brilliant DisguiseBruce Springsteen [1987]Tortured confessional about what happens when the flame goes cold. Available on: Tunnel of Love (Columbia)275. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)Whitney Houston [1987]Or somebody who can score me some primo weed, whichever. Available on: Whitney (Arista)276. Real LoveMary J. Blige [1992]Every thug's favorite diva speaks the truth on her crossover hit.Available on: What's the 411? (MCA)277. Hold on Loosely.38 Special [1981]Slick southern boogie with a word to the wise: Dude, chill! Available on: Wild-Eyed Southern Boys (A&M)278. I Want YouElvis Costello [1986]Britpunk poet seethes his way through a deliciously nasty love letter. Available on: Blood and Chocolate (Rykodisc)279. Rock & Roll High SchoolThe Ramones [1980]Bristling radio-punk about classes you'd never cut to get drunk in the parking lot. Available on: End of the Century (Sire)280. Just Like a PillPink [2001]Her no-good man's got her hooked—so Pink kicks him to the curb! Available on: Missundaztood (Arista)281. Sexy BoyAir [1998]Purring Gallictronica for the chillout room or the bedroom. Available on: Moon Safari (Astralwerks)282. Oh BoyCam'ron [2002]Harlem word-wizard rhymes "Van Damme 'em" with "blam blam 'em." Genius! Available on: Come Home With Me (Roc-A-Fella)283. Lips Like SugarEcho and the Bunnymen [1987]Swoony, shimmery Liverpudlians get their Betty Crocker on. Available on: Echo and the Bunnymen (Sire)284. Looking for the Perfect BeatAfrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force [1982]Extraterrestrial electro-funk from the Timbaland of the Reagan years. Available on: Looking for the Perfect Beat: 1980-1985 (Tommy Boy)285. Don't Tell MeMadonna [2000]Ms. Ciccone compares herself to a force of nature over hopscotching Mirwais techno.Available on: Music (Maverick)286. I've Been WaitingMatthew Sweet [1991]Sweet alt-rock bard meets Miss Right. Available on: Girlfriend (Zoo/Volcano)287. Head Over HeelsTears for Fears [1985]Like "Crazy in Love," but New Wave—and Donnie Darko—approved. Available on: Scenes From the Big Chair (PolyGram)288. One-Armed Scissor At the Drive-In [2000]Jagged, self-destructive punk from the dudes now fronting Mars Volta. Available on: Relationship of Command (Grand Royal)289. You Spin Me 'Round (Like a Record)Dead or Alive [1985]Dizzying, vaguely sinister dance-pop from British ex-Goths. Available on: Youthquake (Epic)290. Only SwallowMy Bloody Valentine [1991]Eerily angelic vocals and monstrous guitar squall.Available on: Tremolo (Sire/ London/ Rhino)291. People Who DiedThe Jim Carroll Band [1980]Darkly comic punk eulogy from the Basketball Diaries guy. Available on: Catholic Boy (Atco)292. Larger Than LifeBackstreet Boys [2000]The Boys give their fans a big, wet, Pro-Tooled thank-you kiss. Available on: Millennium (Jive)293. ConnectionElastica [1995]A blatant Wire ripoff that's 10 times sexier than Wire ever were. Available on: Elastica (DGC)294. BlackPearl Jam [1991]Eddie Vedder shares his view on romance—and it's fucked up! Available on: Ten (Epic)295. Owner of a Lonely HeartYes [1983]It's less prog, more cowbell on this No. 1 chunk of pop existentialism. Available on: 90125 (Atco)296. Save MeAimee Mann [1999]A heartstring-tugging, Magnolia-endorsed plea for redemption.Available on: Magnolia soundtrack (Reprise/ Wea)297. November RainGuns N' Roses [1991]Nine glorious minutes of quintessential Axl excess. Available on: Use Your Illusion I (Geffen)298. I Need to KnowMarc Anthony [1999]The diminutive Mr. Lo obsesses over an ambivalent hottie. Available on: Marc Anthony (Columbia)299. Smooth CriminalMichael Jackson [1987]Jacko gets creepy—not Jesus Juice creepy, but danceably-sinister creepy. Available on: Bad (Epic)300. Everything Zen Bush [1994]Brilliant, nonsensical grunge about sex and Elvis. Available on: Sixteen Stone (Trauma/Interscope)
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301. In Between DaysThe Cure [1985]Aqua Net–loving Brits take a break from gloomy dirges for a gloomy bopper. Available on: The Head on the Door (Elektra/Asylum) 302. LoserBeck [1994]Giddy Spanglish non sequiturs from a sucker with no self-esteem. Available on: Mellow Gold (DGC)303. Kissing the LiplessThe Shins [2003]Natalie Portman's favorite Albuquerqueans warble their indie-rock hearts out. Available on: Chutes Too Narrow (Sub Pop)304. Hot for TeacherVan Halen [1984]Pasadena's finest bar band struggle to keep their pencils in their pants. Available on: 1984 (Warner Bros)305. Pretty in PinkPsychedelic Furs [1986]The Dylan-ish New Wave anthem that scored a million Molly Ringwald crushes. Available on: Pretty in Pink soundtrack (A&M)306. Say YesElliott Smith [1997]The tragic cult hero's sparest, most heartbreakingly pretty song. Available on: Either/Or (Kill Rock Stars)307. I Get Around2Pac [1993]'Pac gets playastically raunchy on his breakthrough hit. Available on: Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. (Jive)308. Hold Me NowThompson Twins [1984]A New Wave let's-stay-together plea so cornball it works. Available on: Into the Gap (Arista) 309. Ex-FactorLauryn Hill [1998]Devastating breakup lament, rumored to be about fellow Fugee Wyclef Jean. Available on: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (Columbia)310. FirestarterThe Prodigy [1996]Brit techno giants invent a brand new genre: Nightmaretronica. Available on: The Fat of the Land (Mute)311. Come Pick Me UpRyan Adams [2000]A tearful fuck-you to a cheating ex. The perfect drinking-alone song. Available on: Heartbreaker (Bloodshot)312. Smooth OperatorSade [1985]Quiet Storm soul so breezy it can be used as a Freon substitute. Available on: Diamond Life (CBS)313. BawitdabaKid Rock [1998]Detroit's other white rapper big-ups hookers, meth fiends and, not least, himself. Available on: Devil Without a Cause (Lava)314. Love VigilantesNew Order [1985]Lovely dance-rock about the difference between patriotism and love. Available on: Low-Life (Qwest)315. Every Breath You TakePolice [1983]About the blurry line between true love and stealing someone's panties. Available on: Synchronicity (A&M)316. Army of MeBjörk [1995]Icelandic sprite bares her teeth on brutal industrial stomper. Available on: Post (Elektra)317. White FlagDido [2003]A.k.a. Bridget Jones 3: Adventures in Trip-Hop.Available on: Life for Rent (Arista)318. HaJuvenile [1998]Avant garde, mushmouthed rhymes over a candy-coated synth beat. Available on: 400 Degreez (Cash Money)319. Genie in a BottleChristina Aguilera [1999]A coy, curvaceous abstinence lesson, from her pre-assless-chaps days. Available on: Christina Aguilera (RCA)320. TyroneErykah Badu [1997]Strikes a souful blow for the sisters, with one-liners a brother can appreciate. Available on: Live (Universal)321. Jane SaysJane's Addiction [1988]Two-chord calypso-metal about a real-life battered L.A. junkie. Available on: Nothing's Shocking (Warner Bros.)322. Constant Cravingk.d. lang [1992]Androgynous Canuck popster evokes burning desire (for a lover or White Castle). Available on: Ingenue (Sire)323. Black SteelTricky [1995]A rocking, trip-hop ode to draft-dodging. Available on: Maxinquaye (Island)324. Slack MotherfuckerSuperchunk [1990]North Carolina guitar band puts the indie in indignant. Available on: Tossing Seeds (Merge)325. Jump AroundHouse of Pain [1992]Irish rappers with "more rhymes than the Bible's got psalms," i.e., one song's worth. Available on: House of Pain (Tommy Boy)326. BatteryMetallica [1986]Before therapy, before Napster, these Cali metallers rawk hard.Available on: Master of Puppets (Elektra/ Wea)327. Slow JamzKanye West featuring Twista and Jamie Foxx [2004]An old-school celebration of R&B's chief goal: gettin' that booty! Available on: The College Dropout (Roc-A-Fella)328. Where's Your Head AtBasement Jaxx [2001]Grinding London techno, shaking its ass while the walls cave in. Available on: Rooty (Astralwerks)329. Potholes in My LawnDe La Soul [1989]Quaint, botanically minded hip-hop about thieving MCs. Available on: 3 Feet High and Rising (Tommy Boy)330. Can't Deny ItFabolous [2001]East Coast hip-hop at its breeziest, boastiest and blingiest. Available on: Ghetto Fabolous (Elektra)331. Waiting for the SunThe Jayhawks [1992]Twin Cities alt-country vets hit the road for dark, chugging travelin' song. Available on: Hollywood Town Hall (American)332. I Wonder If I Take You HomeLisa Lisa and Cult Jam [1985]Sing-songy B-girl funk even the Black Eyed Peas can't ruin. Available on: Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force (Columbia)333. CannonballThe Breeders [1993]Noodly, careening noise pop from an ex-Pixie and her twin sister.Available on: Last Splash (4AD/Elektra)334. Teen Age RiotSonic Youth [1988]NYC noiseniks go pop (kinda) over seven minutes of heaven. Available on: Daydream Nation (Geffen)335. Everybody, EverybodyBlack Box [1990]Criminally buoyant Eurodisco, proven to help drunk wedding guests get down. Available on: Dreamland (RCA)336. Time After TimeCyndi Lauper [1983]Tear-streaked snapshot of long-gone love. Utterly beautiful. Available on: She's So Unusual (Portrait)337. Killing Me SoftlyFugees [1996]Brooklyn-via-Haiti roots-rap trio peaked with this Roberta Flack update. Available on: The Score (Ruffhouse)338. OutfitDrive-By Truckers [2003]Alabama gunslingers teach a Southern boy how to be a Southern man. Available on: Decoration Day (New West)339. Ain't Nothin' Goin' on but the RentGwen Guthrie [1986]"No romance without finance!" says this proudly golddigging R&B jam. Available on: Ultimate Collection (Polydor)340. Song 2Blur [1997]A thunderous grunge send-up that ended up a grunge staple. Woo-hoo! Available on: Blur (Food/Virgin) 341. What Have You Done For Me LatelyJanet Jackson [1986]Jam-and-Lewis sassfest from when she kept her boobs to herself. Available on: Control (A&M)342. SeetherVeruca Salt [1994]Men call it PMS. Women call it rage. These grunge-popsters call it seether. Available on: American Thighs (Geffen)343. Passionate KissesLucinda Williams [1998]Alt-county goddess tells us what a girl really wants. Available on: Lucinda Williams (Koch)344. Freaks Come out at NightWhodini [1984]Vintage electro-rap about blowing off curfew. Available on: Escape (Jive)345. Still Tippin'Mike Jones [2005]The ideal song for sipping sizzurp and driving slower than grandma. Available on: Who Is Mike Jones? (Swishahouse)346. Block Rockin' BeatsChemical Brothers [1997]The nerve-jangling techsplosion that introduced the Bros to the States. Available on: Dig Your Own Hole (Astralwerks)347. GirlsBeastie Boys [1986]3 SWMs seek ladies to chill at White Castle with. New Wave hairdos a must. Available on: Licensed to Ill (Def Jam)348. Independent Women Part 1Destiny's Child [2000]Mastercard-carrying R&B roar for all Beyoncés and Lucy Lius.Available on: Survivor (Columbia)349. Roxanne RoxanneU.T.F.O. [1984]Early rap geeks playfully get no play.Available on: U.T.F.O. (Select/ Ada)350. Stacy's MomFountains of Wayne [2003]Glossy guitar pop as flawless as the titular MILF.Available on: Welcome Interstate Managers (S-Curve/Virgin)
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351. Buffalo GalsMalcolm McLaren [1983]Electro-tinged, Appalachian-tinged hip-hop that helped inspire Eminem's "Without Me." Available on: Duck Rock (Island)352. Heart Shaped BoxNirvana [1993]Blistering riffs, lyrics about cancer-eating and other all-around cheer. Available on: In Utero (DGC)353. Games Without FrontiersPeter Gabriel [1980]The former Genesis frontman bemoans war in a brooding synthscape. Available on: Peter Gabriel [3] (Geffen)354. California StarsBilly Bragg and Wilco [1998]Cool, breezy folk-rock, perfect for the back porch swing. Available on: Mermaid Avenue (Elektra)355. Save It for LaterEnglish Beat [1982]Jangly, multiracial Britpop, sprinkled with sly fellatio jokes. Available on: Special Beat Service (Sire)356. Atomic DogGeorge Clinton [1982]Mr. Funkadelic goes solo with a hook Snoop Dogg owes his entire career to. Available on: Computer Games (Capitol)357. Never Too MuchLuther Vandross [1981]Late crooner went from backup singer to star with this candlelight smoochfest. Available on: Never Too Much (Epic) 358. Wall of DeathRichard and Linda Thompson [1982]Joyful tribute to centrifugal force from legendary folk-rock beardie. Available on: Shoot Out the Lights (Hannibal)359. I WishSkee-Lo [1995]A joyous celebration of all things unplaya. Available on: I Wish (Scotti Bros)360. Help You AnnLyres [1984]Scorching garage rock about swearing (however disingenuously) to be a better man. Available on: On Fyre (Matador)361. Show Me LoveRobyn [1997]Swedish teen-pop starlet gets her Spears on. Available on: Robyn Is Here (RCA)362. Fix Up, Look SharpDizzee Rascal [2003]The skull-rattling beat that made guttersnipe Dylan Mills grime's poster boy. Available on: Boy in da Corner (XL)363. Tainted LoveSoft Cell [1981]A '60s soul breakup ballad, reborn as eerie synth pop. Available on: Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Mercury)364. Buddy HollyWeezer [1994]All my honkeys, proudly geeky, throw your hands up at me! Available on: Weezer (Blue Album) (Geffen)365. Rock BoxRun-D.M.C. [1984]A raucous party where cock-rockers and b-boys are both invited. Available on: Run-D.M.C. (Arista)366. I Touch MyselfDivinyls [1991]Because who said songs about female masturbation had to be subtle? Available on: Divinyls (Virgin)367. Paranoid AndroidRadiohead [1997]Six minutes of sublime, incomprehensible bile. Available on: OK Computer (Capitol)368. Seven Year AcheRosanne Cash [1981]Johnny's daughter floats through a slow-burning country hit. Available on: Seven Year Ache (Columbia)369. Teenage DirtbagWheatus [2000]Power-pop supergeek anthem proves nerdy guys (sometimes) finish first. Available on: Wheatus (Columbia)370. Voices Carry'Til Tuesday [1985]In her New Wave heyday, Aimee Mann laments a dickhead boyfriend. Available on: Voices Carry (Epic)371. RoamB-52's [1989]Georgia co-eds make love sound like a really cool Toyota commercial. Available on: Cosmic Thing (Reprise)372. Party UpDMX [1999]Grade-A pop thuggery, boasting one of rap's great opening lines. Available on:…And Then There Was X (Def Jam)373. JumpKris Kross [1992]Irresistible jungle-gym rap that's so not wiggita-wiggita-wiggita wack. Available on: Totally Krossed Out (Ruffhouse)374. Rosa ParksOutkast [1998]Big Boi and Andre start their brilliant ascent into rap-bending madness. Available on: Aquemini (Laface)375. Purple RainPrince [1984]No gender play, no horndog humpery, just sweepingly regretful gospel-rock. Available on: Purple Rain (Warner Bros)376. Portions for FoxesRilo Kiley [2004]In which singer Jenny Lewis becomes indie-rock's sexiest femme fatale. Available on: More Adventurous (Brute/Beaute)377. Black Hole SunSoundgarden [1994]The Seattle grunge faves' sweeping, grotesque masterpiece. Available on: Superunknown (A&M)378. Devil's Right HandSteve Earle [1988]An upbeat anti-gun country anthem even Charlton Heston couldn't deny. Available on: Copperhead Road (UNI)379. Hero Takes a FallThe Bangles [1984]Sunny harmonies and scuzzy riffs from chart-topping L.A. babes.Available on: All Over the Place (Columbia)380.Rebellion (Lies)The Arcade Fire [2004]Ragtag Montreal kids fight for their right to stay up past bedtime. Available on: Funeral (Merge)381. Portland, OregonLoretta Lynn featuring Jack White [2004]Ms. Loretta makes eyes at Mr. White across the bar. Creepily sexy. Available on: Van Lear Rose (Interscope)382. Let's Get SeriousJermaine Jackson [1980]A Stevie Wonder song so great, even Andrew Jackson could've made it a hit. Available on: Greatest Hits and Rare Classics (Motown)383. TornNatalie Imbruglia [1998]The Aussie soap beauty takes a break from TV and belts out a torrid breakup tale. Available on: Left of the Middle (RCA)384. Straight Outta ComptonN.W.A [1988]Five Cali thugs do a drive-by on East Coast hip-hop. Available on: Straight Outta Compton (Ruthless)385. Message of LovePretenders [1981]Chrissie Hynde whips up a hard-earned paean to the big L.Available on: Pretenders II (Sire/ London/ Rhino)386. Total Eclipse of the HeartBonnie Tyler [1983]She needs you now tonight/She freakin' needs you more than ever! Available on: Faster Than the Speed of Night (Columbia)387. Are You That SomebodyAaliyah [199]Over a tiptoeing Timbaland beat, late R&B princess goes creeping.Available on: I Care 4 U (Atlantic)388. When I Come AroundGreen Day [1994]Proof punks can be sad without getting all whiny about it.Available on: Dookie (Reprise)389. Shake Ya AssMystikal [2000]N'awlins hip-hop's James Brown pairs with the Neptunes for some gluteus love. Available on: Let's Get Ready (Jive) 390. Never Say NeverRomeo Void [1982]Sax skronk + supercool, pudgy singer = new wave ridonculousness! Available on: Benefactor (415)391. Underneath Your ClothesShakira [2001]Official love song of the American Association of X-Ray Technicians.Available on: Laundry Service (Epic)392. Interstate Love SongStone Temple Pilots [1994]Beautiful slide guitar howls and lyrics about love and love for heroin. Available on: Purple (Atlantic)393. Whip ItDevo [1980]Flower-potted fun from the Ohio weirdos who brought misanthropy to MTV. Available on: Freedom of Choice (Warner Bros.)394. Celebrated SummerHüsker Dü [1985]Earthshaking Minneapolis indie-punks rage against the school bell. Available on: New Day Rising (SST)395. Doin ItLL Cool J [1995]In which LL sings the praises of vigorous exercise and "kitty cats." Available on: Mr. Smith (Def Jam)396. Touch Me I'm SickMudhoney [1988]Guitar noise and exquisite self-loathing from Seattle grunge innovators. Available on: Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles (Sub Pop)397. Summer Babe (Winter Version)Pavement [1992]Ramshackle and abstract, it's the ultimate slacker crush jam. Available on: Slanted and Enchanted (Matador)398. Harvest MoonNeil Young [1992]Some slow-stirred sweetness about love aging gracefully. Available on: Harvest Moon (Reprise)399. C'mon C'monVon Bondies [2004]This breakup howl proves there's more to these guys than Jack White's fists. Available on: Pawn Shoppe Heart (Warner Bros)400. I Wanna Go BackEddie Money [1986]Rocking the world, one dentist's-office waiting room at a time. Available on: Can't Hold Back (Columbia)
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401. Ray of LightMadonna [1998]The material girl gets spiritual, and her temple is a rave party. Available on: Ray of Light (Maverick)402. South BronxBoogie Down Productions [1987]A hip-hop history lesson that sparked one of rap's first beefs. Available on: Criminal Minded (Sugar Hill)403. Back in BlackAC/DC [1980]Strippers and big-league sluggers agree: the world's greatest riff! Available on: Back in Black (Epic)404. Bad BoysInner Circle [1987]Sticking it to felonious rednecks since 1989. Available on: One Way (RAS)405. Stupid GirlGarbage [1995]Shirley Manson fumes while Butch Vig makes the guitars go whoosh. Available on: Garbage (Almo Sounds)406. Last Night a DJ Saved My LifeIndeep [1982]Chill disco funk about the restorative powers of a crowded dance floor. Available on: The Disco Box (Sound of New York)407. Freak SceneDinosaur Jr. [1988]Squally, poignant guitar pop from Massachusetts misfits. Available on: Bug (SST)408. Tom SawyerRush [1981]A rousing salute to independent spirits and drum fills longer than most songs. Available on: Moving Pictures (Mercury)409. Rebel Without a PausePublic Enemy [1988]Rap gets radical, thanks to booming orator Chuck D and a squealing beat. Available on: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (Def Jam)410. Rough BoysPete Townshend [1980]The Who genius extols sex and violence.Available on: Empty Glass (Atlantic / Wea)411. RideThe Vines [2004]Roaring garage rawk from an insufferable, autistic Aussie.Available on: Winning Days (Capitol)412. If I Was Your GirlfriendPrince [1987]Or, How to be a better lover through androgyny. Available on: Sign O the Times (Paisley Park)413. Fallin'Alicia Keys [2001]Jacks an old JB loop for a somber, heart-shredding ode to indecision. Available on: Songs in A Minor (J)414. Flagpole SittaHarvey Danger [1997]Radio-friendly schizophrenia from Seattle one-hit wonders. Available on: Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone? (Never)415. WaterfallsTLC [1994]An uptempo R&B morality tale teaches us: Practice safe sex and be nice to mama.Available on: Crazysexycool (LaFace)416. Chop SueySystem of a Down [2001]Operatic howls and haunted lyrics from nü-metal's smartest Armenians. Available on: Toxicity (American) 417. SituationYaz [1982]Like "Hit the Road Jack," but with synths and eyeliner. Available on: Upstairs at Eric's (Sire)418. RumorsTimex Social Club [1986]R&B popsters chuckle about the he-said, she-said.Available on: Vicious Rumors419. I'm on FireBruce Springsteen [1984]The Boss gets all R. Kelly, whispering come-ons to his "little girl." Available on: Born in the U.S.A. (Columbia)420. Southern HospitalityLudacris [2000]Over a dive-bombing Neptunes beat, Luda shows off some regional pride.Available on: Back for the First Time (Def Jam)421. Let Me GoHeaven 17 [1983]Chilly, vaguely menacing New Wave with wobbly synths and wobblier sexuality. Available on: The Luxury Gap (Arista)422. Sex StyleKool Keith [1996]Rap's weirdest genius invents "porno core," extols…urine?Available on: Sex Style (Funky Ass Records)423. Last GoodbyeJeff Buckley [1994]Radiant, eerily prescient farewell from a died-too-young folk scion. Available on: Grace (Columbia)424. We're DesperateX [1981]L.A. punks' scraggly debut single about squatting and squalor. Available on: Wild Gift (Slash)425. I Just Wanna Love U (Give It to Me)Jay-Z [2000]Jigga and Pharrell hold forth on cash and cocksmithery. Available on: The Dynasty Roc La Familia (Roc-A-Fella)426. Where It's AtBeck [1996]L.A. hipster funk starring two turntables and a microphone. Available on: Odelay (DGC)427. That's the Way Love GoesJanet Jackson [1993]Pop's little sister grows up with a hypnotic, sticky-hot seduction joint. Available on: Janet (Virgin)428. Bad ReputationFreedy Johnston [1994]Near-perfect melodic gem from a NYC nice guy (no matter what the title says). Available on: This Perfect World (Elektra)429. Cry Me a RiverJustin Timberlake [2002]JT and Timbaland stick it to Britney with an operatic kiss-off. Available on: Justified (Jive)430. Closing TimeSemisonic [1998]Minneapolis alt-popsters offer up hummable barstool philosophy. Available on: Feeling Strangely Fine (MCA)431. There Is a Light That Never Goes OutThe Smiths [1986]Morrissey has a wild night out, mopes about it.Available on: The Queen is Dead (Reprise /Wea)432. There She GoesThe La's [1991]A lovey-dovey Britpop ode…to shootin' up horse! Available on: The La's (London)433. Cornflake GirlTori Amos [1994]New Age soul poet shouts out the Kellogg's roster.Available on: Under the Pink (Atlantic /Wea)434. Walking on Thin IceYoko Ono [1980]Mrs. Lennon drops performance art shrieks for this DJ fave.Available on: Walking on Thin Ice (Rykodisc)435. Murder She WroteChaka Demus & Pliers [1993]Rough-hewn reggae about that two-timing harlot Angela Lansbury. Available on: All She Wrote (Mango)436. Grindin'Clipse [1992]Neptunes protégés rhyme about 'caine over a beat like a tank factory. Available on: Lord Willin' (Star Trak/Arista)437. Running up That HillKate Bush [1986]Morose synths, laconic wails and an irresistible dance pulse. Available on: The Whole Story (EMI)438. Pretend We're DeadL7 [1992]Seattle's premier riot grrrls unleash a clattering battle cry. Available on: Bricks Are Heavy (Slash/Reprise)439. Feel So Good Ma$e [1997]Pop-rap perfection from this Diddy-boosted Harlemite. Available on: Harlem World (Bad Boy) 440. You Get What You GiveNew Radicals [1998]Feel-good mall rock from a celebrity-dissing studio whiz. Available on: Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too (MCA)441. Don't You (Forget About Me)Simple Minds [1985]From Scotland, one helluva prom song. Available on: The Breakfast Club (OST) (A&M)442. Square BizTeena Marie [198]Rick James–endorsed disco diva belts her way through a slap-bass funk orgy. Available on: It Must Be Magic (Motown)443. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking ForU2 [1987]Heart-wrenching, majestic rock for anyone who's ever misplaced his remote. Available on: The Joshua Tree (Island)444. Tell Me WhyWynonna Judd [1993]Sorry, Wynonna, he's just not that into you.Available on: Tell Me Why445. Rebel GirlBikini Kill [1992]From snarky Riot Grrrl heroes, a bristling jam about sexual fempowerment. Available on: Pussy Whipped (Kill Rock Stars)446. Just an IllusionImagination [1982]Gauzy disco-soul, courtesy of three Brits who dressed like gay centurions. Available on: In the Heat of the Night (MCA)447. Do You Realize??Flaming Lips [2002]Oklahoma weirdos get majestic. What floating in space must feel like.Available on: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (Warner Bros)448. Player's AnthemJunior MAFIA [1995]A Biggie song in all but name, about grabbing genitals in the name of rap. Available on: Conspiracy (Undeas/Big Beat)449. People Are Still Having SexLaTour [1991]The defiantly un-sexy hit from a Chicago acid-house DJ. Available on: LaTour (Smash)450. SmoothSantana featuring Rob Thomas [1999]A sublimely cheesy cha-cha, still good eleventy billion listens later. Available on: Metamorphosis (Arista)
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451. Country Grammar (Hot Shit)Nelly [2000]Cornell Haynes' killer debut single and one killer jumprope chant. Available on: Country Grammar (Universal)452. All the Things She Saidt.A.T.u. [200]Like when Marisa kissed Alex—only in Russian!Available on: 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane (Interscope) 453. Don't Wanna Know WhyWhiskeytown [2001]From Ryan Adams, pretty alt-rock about being a heartless bastard. Available on: Pneumonia (Lost Highway)454. Untitled (How Does It Feel)D'Angelo [2000]Mercury-busting slow jam from the fittest abs in R&B.Available on: Voodoo (Virgin)455. Lover I Don't Have to LoveBright Eyes [2002]Conor Oberst's spookily symphonic tale of a hook-up gone bad.Available on: Lifted, or The Story Is In the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground (Saddle Creek)456. Too Drunk to FuckThe Dead Kennedys [1981]Gleeful gross-out from Hyannis Port's least favorite Frisco punks. Available on: Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death (Alternative Tentacles)457. Right HereGo-Betweens [1987]Aussie pop so lovely even "you're 32 but you look 55" sounds romantic. Available on: Tallulah (Beggars Banquet)458. Come Out and PlayOffspring [1994]One of pop-punk's most nagging riffs coupled with one wussy anti-gun theme. Available on: Smash (Epitaph)459. Don't Know WhyNorah Jones [2002]Care for some delicately forlorn crooning with your mimosa? Available on: Come Away With Me (Blue Note)460. P.S.K. What Does it Mean?Schooly D [1986]Proto-gangsta missive featuring one thumpalicious beat. Available on: Schoolly D (Jive)461. Hail MaryMakaveli (aka 2Pac) [1996]An ominous church-bell beat and murderous threats from beyond the grave Available on: The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (Death Row)462. Judy and the Dream of HorsesBelle and Sebastian [1996]Scottish popsters' brassy, strummy ode to a bookish lass. Available on: If You're Feeling Sinister (Matador)463. Hate It or Love ItThe Game [2005]A beat from Kanye, a hook from 50—how could he go wrong? Available on: The Documentary (G-Unit/Aftermath/Interscope)464. Trapped in the ClosetR. Kelly [2005]Five times the intrigue! Five times the sex! Five times the gay clergy! Available on: TP.3 Reloaded (Jive)465. Let the Music PlayShannon [1984]About drowning your sorrow in hot electro beats (and coke, probably). Available on: Let the Music Play (Mirage)466. Baby Got BackSir Mix-a-Lot [1992]Seattle's favorite portly pimp puts the ass in bass. Available on: Mack Daddy (C2)467. BrickBen Folds Five [1996]Haunting piano ballad about abortion and (all) its victims. Available on: Whatever and Ever Amen (550/Epic)468. Papa Don't PreachMadonna [1986]Like Roe v. Wade—but with a killer dance beat! Available on: True Blue (Sire)469. Radiation VibeFountains of Wayne [1996]Thermonuclearly sunny singalong from NYC hookmeisters' early days. Available on: Fountains of Wayne (Tag/Atlantic)470. They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth [1992]Gorgeously meditative hip-hop from grieving beat-nuts. Available on: Mecca and the Soul Brother (Elektra/Asylum)471. Hunger StrikeTemple of the Dog [1990]Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder wail beautifully at the moneyed classes. Available on: Temple of the Dog (A&M)472. Small StakesSpoon [2002]Austin indie-rock lifers deliver a tart slap to…other indie lifers.Available on: Kill the Moonlight (Merge Records)473. Autumn SweaterYo La Tengo [1997]From New Jersey, organ-driven indie pop about social anxiety and romance. Available on: I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One (Matador)474. GiganticPixies [1988]The ultimate wedding song for people who hate wedding songs. Available on: Surfer Rosa (4AD/ Elektra)475. I AloneLive [1994]Great, blustery, epistemological grunge from a truly horrible band. Available on: Throwing Copper (Radioactive)476. Strictly BusinessEPMD [1988]Funky Long Island mushmouths sample Bob Marley, say no to drugs. Available on: Strictly Business (Priority)477. C.R.E.A.M.Wu-Tang Clan [1993]A song where crack dealing isn't a badge of cred—it's a cross to bear.Available on: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Loud)478. Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could SeeBusta Rhymes [1997]Grammatically inventive bounce from Brooklyn Wildman. Available on: When Disaster Strikes (Elektra)479. Santa MonicaEverclear [1995]Terrific SoCal bubblegrunge they never came close to matching. Available on: Sparkle and Fade (Capitol)480. Guilty ConscienceEminem [1999]Em's the devil, Dre's the angel—guess who wins? Available on: The Slim Shady LP (Aftermath/Interscope)481. Lake of FireMeat Puppets [1983]Kurt Cobain–approved Minnesotans serve up warped limericks about hell.Available on: Meat Puppets II (SST)482. Man on the MoonR.E.M. [1992]A twangy, beguiling tribute to comedian/prankster Andy Kaufman. Available on: Automatic for the People (Warner Bros)483. Passing Me ByPharcyde [1992]Bay Area alt-rap standard about pimping exactly zero girls. Available on: Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde (Delicious)484. I Wanna Be AdoredStone Roses [1989]Spacious Britpop gem about the devil and low self-esteem. Available on: The Stone Roses (Silvertone)485. We Are All on DrugsWeezer [2005]A chiding Rivers Cuomo inadvertently writes the Being Bobby Brown theme. Available on: Make Believe (Geffen)486. Can't Stand ItWilco [1999]Americana deconstructionists make deep despair sound like a stroll in the park.Available on: Summerteeth (Reprise)487. RegulateWarren G [1994]Dr. Dre's cuz and Nate Dogg make gangbanging go down smooove.Available on: Regulate…G Funk Era (Def Jam)488. MurdererBuju Banton [1995]Rootsy Jamaican giant loses a friend, finds God and soothes an entire country. Available on: 'Til Shiloh (Loos Cannon)489. Da' ButtE.U. [1988]Slinky D.C. go-go recalls the badonkadonk-ing good ol' days. Available on: School Daze soundtrack (EMI)490. History Lesson Part 2Minutemen [1984]On the eve of disbanding, SoCal punks get misty-eyed about a hugely tiny career. Available on: Double Nickels on the Dime (SST)491. Common PeoplePulp [1995]An infectious tale of slumming rich girls, from these Britpop smarties. Available on: Different Class (Island)492. Here Comes the HotstepperIni Kamoze [1995]Jamaica's lyrical gangster toasts himself over a bassline like a bucking horse. Available on: Here Comes the Hotstepper (Columbia)493. Born Slippy (Nuxx)Underworld [1996]Techno trio evokes a thumping house party and remorseful morning after.Available on: Trainspotting (OST) (Capitol)494. I'll Be YouReplacements [1989]The Minnesota garage-punks' lone Top 200 hit, about "a rebel without a clue." Available on: Don't Tell a Soul (Sire)495. Don't SpeakNo Doubt [1995]Gwennie leaps from ska-punk brat to pop ballad princess. Available on: Tragic Kingdom (Interscope)496. 1979The Smashing Pumpkins [1995]Soaring suburban nostalgia for jaded Gen-X'ers. Available on: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (Virgin)497. I Believe in a Thing Called LoveThe Darkness [2001]Amp-exploding rawk from a Queen fan whose catsuit is a size too small. Available on: Permission to Land (Atlantic)498. Somebody's BabyJackson Browne [1982]Hella-smooth El Lay pop, and one of cinema's greatest musical moments. Available on: Fast Times at Ridgemont High soundtrack (Elektra)499. I Don't Want to Miss a ThingAerosmith [1998]An epic love ballad to destroy giant asteroids to. Available on: Armageddon soundtrack (Sony)500. YellowColdplay [1999]Hey, Chris Martin: Bono called—he wants his awesomeness back! Available on: Parachutes (Capitol)
9/25/2005 8:06:06 PM
Blender is the worst magazine to look to for music...their shit on VH1 about the worst songs of all time had some of the greatest 80's rock songs on it. But what do you expect when a limey makes the picks while working for a mag that is controlled by the same forces behind Maxim and Stuff. Nothing against those mags, but they did give the movie Stealth 5 stars for the total crapfest it was.
9/25/2005 8:09:12 PM
Even forgiving the fact that it's all subjective, how the fuck can you include Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys in the top 20? I'm not a music snob by any stretch of the imagination, but damn. It's like they randomly selected top 10 hits over the last 25 years.
9/25/2005 8:24:47 PM
no beatles songs in the top 20 but backstreet boys, britney spears, 50 cent, and eminem are
9/25/2005 8:41:43 PM
wow thats a good top 20ha
9/25/2005 8:43:39 PM
I'd use Blender to wipe my ass when I shat if I could count on it to not clog my toilet.
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9/25/2005 8:46:28 PM
that's what i said
9/25/2005 8:48:23 PM
your post wasn't at the bottom of the page I had open, and if he didn't read it on the first line of the thread, what makes you think he's going to read either of our posts anyways?
9/25/2005 8:52:19 PM
oops, i didnt read what the poster wrote, i just read the thread title and list
9/25/2005 8:55:09 PM
delete this thread
9/25/2005 8:59:26 PM
it makes my head hurt
9/25/2005 9:01:50 PM
9/25/2005 9:13:48 PM
This list is a travesty.
9/25/2005 9:18:18 PM
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9/25/2005 11:17:20 PM
Song lists like this are dumb no matter what. No one is ever satisfied.
9/25/2005 11:25:16 PM
i'm sorry i'm sorrybut am i the only person who thinks that among that listone song is only there because it was on the donnie darko soundtrack
9/25/2005 11:45:35 PM
Okay.Even if you're going to make a listof pop songs and pop hop and pop rocksHOW THE FUCKare you going to put BACKSTREET BOYSinstead of N*SYNC?
9/26/2005 12:39:00 AM
this list typifies what's wrong with music today
9/26/2005 12:40:29 AM
^^ :lol:
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9/26/2005 10:43:20 AM
I remember blender giving coldplay's a rush of blood to the head, 2 two stars when it came out, and then at the end of the year, after everyone shat their pants over it, they had it as their top album of the year. they're idiots.
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9/26/2005 11:22:45 AM
yeah, what a bunch of fucks
9/26/2005 12:12:46 PM
So...In Da Clubbeat outBig Pimpin'by 244 songsmmm hmm....
9/26/2005 12:16:17 PM
^apples and apples
9/26/2005 12:47:12 PM
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9/26/2005 12:59:39 PM
ok, so i'm a big outkast fan, but no way in hell is Bombs Over Baghdad even in the top 250. Same with Hey Ya. As great as they are, having two of their songs in the top 20 is still almost as big a slap in the face to the music industry as Britney Spears and 50 Cent being in the top 10.
9/26/2005 1:57:56 PM
Alright, I'm not sure if I'll get around to putting up the entire rest of the list since the thread has slowed down considerably, but here's #21-50. Oh, and they put the song Milkshake on the list at #126. Unfortunately, that means that this list officially has ZERO credibility.21. Public Enemy - Fight the Power22. Def Leppard - Pour Some SUgar On Me23. Run DMC - It's Like That24. Prince - I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man25. Dr. Dre - Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang26. Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize27. Biz Markie - Just a Friend28. Gary Numan - Cars29. Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On30. Jay-Z - 99 Problems31. Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige - I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need to Get By (Puff Daddy Remix)32. Bon Jovi - Livin' On a Prayer33. Blackstreet - No Diggity34. B-Rock and the Bizz - Mybabydaddy35. Talking Heads - Crosseyed and Painless36. Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two37. Destiny's Child - Bootylicious38. Joan Jett - I Love Rock and Roll39. Geto Boys - Mind Playing Tricks on Me40. Salt 'N Pepa - Push It41. Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight42. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Got Your Money43. Johnny Cash - Hurt44. Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)45. Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing46. N.W.A - Fuck That Police47. Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is48. Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven49. Eminem - Lose Yourself50. Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf[Edited on September 29, 2005 at 1:24 PM. Reason : ]
9/29/2005 1:24:31 PM
waithow is hypnotize #19 and #26please tell me they fucked up that bad
9/29/2005 1:26:44 PM
Bootylicsious is ahead of Mind Playin Tricks...om yeah
9/29/2005 1:33:46 PM
Thriller > Billie JeanBillie Jean can be #2
9/29/2005 1:49:25 PM
9/29/2005 1:51:44 PM
britney spears? lol
9/29/2005 10:59:26 PM
FOLKSHOW IS HYPNOTIZE ON THE LIST TWICEITS A FINE SONG, SORTA, BUT DEF NOT WORTH TWO SLOTS
9/29/2005 11:03:43 PM
HI MY NAME IS PUFFYI AM COOL CAUSE I CAN DRIVE THIS BENTLEY IN REVERSE REALLY FAST
9/30/2005 10:55:07 AM