Rolling Stone top 500 songs of all time

[swee'pea99]

I'm old enough to remember when all such charts were topped by either Bohemian Rhapsody or Bridge over Troubled Water. Now the latter doesn't even make the top 50. It's always an interesting exercise to view such lists with an 'eternal v ephemeral' mindset, to try to compensate for the recent-bias. Aretha's Respect may not always be #1, but it'll surely always be in any top 20; I'd be very surprised if - to take just one example - Kanye West feat. Pusha T, 'Runaway' still makes such a chart in 2031.

 

[purpan]

I'm old enough to remember when all such charts were topped by either Bohemian Rhapsody or Bridge over Troubled Water. Now the latter doesn't even make the top 50. It's always an interesting exercise to view such lists with an 'eternal v ephemeral' mindset, to try to compensate for the recent-bias. Aretha's Respect may not always be #1, but it'll surely always be in any top 20; I'd be very surprised if - to take just one example - Kanye West feat. Pusha T, 'Runaway' still makes such a chart in 2031.

It’s a very good point. i also think we have to guard against inevitable value judgements that place the cultural icons of our formative years more highly than those of younger generations. I’m not a big Kanye fan, but I can see he has been innovative.

 

[AndyRM]

Don't diss the Maiden, every track from The Number of the Beast, and Piece of Mind, albums should be in there.

I'm not dissing Maiden, they're one of my favourite bands so it's probably a good thing that they don't feature on the list, which is a joke.

Senjutsu is an absolute monster of an album BTW.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy is always in my top five, others come and go depending on my mood.

It's a shame you can only "like" a post once! That song is just perfect isn't it.

 

[stephec]

I'm not dissing Maiden, they're one of my favourite bands so it's probably a good thing that they don't feature on the list, which is a joke.

Senjutsu is an absolute monster of an album BTW.

I've not heard it yet, I might get down with the kids and do my first ever download. 😊

When The Backstreet Boys are higher up the list than AC DC then you're probably right that they're better off not being there.

 

[AndyRM]

I've not heard it yet, I might get down with the kids and do my first ever download. 😊

When The Backstreet Boys are higher up the list than AC DC then you're probably right that they're better off not being there.

Go old school - https://666.ironmaiden.com/browse/i...chandise-uk/products/senjutsu-3lp-black-vinyl

 

[MartinQ]

Go old school - https://666.ironmaiden.com/browse/i...chandise-uk/products/senjutsu-3lp-black-vinyl

 

[Beebo]

I'm not dissing Maiden, they're one of my favourite bands so it's probably a good thing that they don't feature on the list, which is a joke.

Senjutsu is an absolute monster of an album BTW.

Also famously not in the Rock and Roll hall of fame.
Quite an achievement considering they have been almost single handedly responsible for a whole genre of music and playing sold out world tours for 40 years.
I’m sure they don’t care at all about the oversight and the millions in the bank will soften the pain.

 

[AndyRM]

Also famously not in the Rock and Roll hall of fame.
Quite an achievement considering they have been almost single handedly responsible for a whole genre of music and playing sold out world tours for 40 years.
I’m sure they don’t care at all about the oversight and the millions and in the bank will soften the pain.

I doubt they'd care either. The Rock'n'Roll Hall of fame is about as much nonsense as this list of songs.

 

[Drago]

Q - and how many of those songs did the firts review in Rolling Stone give them a rreal slating?

A - about half of them.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Waterloo Sunset's in the Top 20. All's right with the world.

 

[Dolorous Edd]

My principal conclusion from this: there are people out there who can make a living from writing vacuous nonsense.

Whereas we have do it for free...

 

[Oldhippy]

It can't possibly be correct as the top 20 is lacking Stevie Ray Vaughan though, B.B King, Santana, Rush, Genesis, Buddy Guy, Rush and Boston. So there!

 

[C R]

I'd rate it around 517.

That high?

 

[biggs682]

And no Mr Blobby