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90.0 Ruff Ryders' Anthem (Rated 2 times)
Ruff Ryders' Anthem is the fourth and final single by DMX from his debut studio album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot and produced by popular hip hop producer Swizz Beatz. T...
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88.0 Imagine (Rated 2 times)
John Lennon wrote "Imagine," his greatest musical gift to the world, one morning early in 1971 in his bedroom at Ascot, his estate in Tittenhurst, England. His wife, Y...
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88.0 Whatd I Say (Rated once)
The people just went crazy, and they loved that little ummmmh, unnnnh," Ray Charles told ROLLING STONE in 1978, describing the instant genesis of "What'd I Say," his f...
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86.0 Hey Jude (Rated 5 times)
The Beatles' biggest U.S. single -- nine weeks at Number One -- was also their longest, at seven minutes and eleven seconds. During the recording sessions, the Beatles...
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85.8 Whats Going On (Rated 4 times)
"What's Going On" is an exquisite plea for peace on earth, sung by a man at the height of crisis. In 1970, Marvin Gaye was Motown's top male vocal star, yet he was fru...
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79.3 Wish You Were Here (Rated 6 times)
"Wish You Were Here" is the title track on Pink Floyd's 1975 album Wish You Were Here. The song's lyrics encompass writer Roger Waters' feelings of alienation from oth...
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73.0 Like a Rolling Stone (Rated 5 times)
According to Rolling Stone Magazine this is the best song ever made. Written by: Bob Dylan Produced by: Tom Wilson Released: July '65 on Columbia Charts: 12 weeks Top...
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71.0 Good Vibrations (Rated 3 times)
It scared me, the word 'vibrations,' " Brian Wilson once said, remembering how, when he was a boy, his mother, Audree, tried to explain why dogs barked at some people ...
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70.0 Johnny B. Goode (Rated 2 times)
"Johnny B. Goode" was the first rock & roll hit about rock & roll stardom. It is still the greatest rock & roll song about the democracy of fame in pop music. And "Joh...
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45.6 Smells Like Teen Spirit (Rated 10 times)
Producer Butch Vig first heard "Smells Like Teen Spirit" in early 1991, on a boombox cassette recorded by bassist Krist Novoselic, drummer Dave Grohl and singer-guitar...
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40.5 Satisfaction (Rated 2 times)
"It's the riff heard round the world," says Steve Van Zandt, guitarist for the E Street Band. "And it's one of the earliest examples of Dylan influencing the Stones an...
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35.5 Respect (Rated 2 times)
Otis Redding wrote "Respect" and recorded it first, for the Volt label in 1965. But Aretha Franklin took possession of the song for all time with her definitive cover,...
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1.0 Billie Jean (Rated once)
"Billie Jean" is a dance-pop R&B song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was written by Jackson and produced by Quincy Jones for the singer's sixth solo ...
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More Than a Feeling (Not yet rated)
"More Than a Feeling" is a song by the rock band Boston, released as the lead single from their eponymous debut album on Epic Records in September 1976, with "Smokin'"...
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Vogue (Not yet rated)
"Vogue" is a House Classic by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her soundtrack album I'm Breathless (Music from and Inspired by the film Dick Tracy) and was rele...
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All Along the Watchtower (Not yet rated)
"All Along the Watchtower" is a song written and recorded by singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. It initially appeared on his album John Wesley Harding. It has been covered b...
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Miss You (Not yet rated)
"Miss You" was written by singer Mick Jagger jamming with keyboardist Billy Preston during rehearsals for the March 1977 El Mocambo club gigs (yielding Side Three of t...
 

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