100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years

[djfunky1]

The "100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years," as chosen by VH1:

1. Nirvana, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
2. Michael Jackson ,"Billie Jean"
3. Guns N' Roses, "Sweet Child O' Mine"
4. *Eminem, "Lose Yourself"
5. U2, "One"
6. Run-D.M.C., "Walk This Way"
7. Prince, "When Doves Cry"
8. Whitney Houston ,"I Will Always Love You"
9. The Police, "Every Breath You Take"
10. Madonna, "Like a Virgin"
11. Van Halen, "Jump"
12. Alanis Morissette ,"You Oughta Know"
13. TLC, "Waterfalls"
14. Sinead O'Connor ,"Nothing Compares 2 U"
15. Pink Floyd, "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)"
16. No Doubt, "Don't Speak"
17. Def Leppard, "Photograph"
18. R.E.M.,"Losing My Religion"
19. Public Enemy, "Fight the Power"
20. *AC/DC, "You Shook Me All Night Long"
21. U2, "With or Without You"
22. Cyndi Lauper ,"Time After Time"
23. Prince, "Little Red Corvette"
24. Celine Dion ,"My Heart Will Go On"
25. Rick James, "Super Freak"
26. Bon Jovi, "Livin' on a Prayer"
27. Grandmaster Flash, "The Message"
28. Britney Spears ,"... Baby One More Time"
29. Bruce Springsteen ,"Born in the U.S.A."
30. Janet Jackson ,"Nasty"
31. Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg, "Nuthin' but a `G' Thang"
32. Pearl Jam, "Jeremy"
33. Tina Turner, "What's Love Got to do With It"
34. Peter Gabriel, "In Your Eyes"
35. The Sugarhill Gang, "Rapper's Delight"
36. Joan Jett, "I Love Rock 'n Roll"
37. Alicia Keys, "Fallin'"
38. The Clash, "London Calling"
39. Tom Petty, "Free Fallin'"
40. Michael Jackson, "Beat It"
41. Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Under the Bridge"
42. Blondie, "Heart of Glass"
43. The Go-Go's, "Our Lips Are Sealed"
44. Gloria Gaynor, "I Will Survive"
45. Aerosmith, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
46. Queen and David Bowie, "Under Pressure"
47. Shania Twain, "You're Still the One"
48. Naughty By Nature, "O.P.P."
49. Journey, "Don't Stop Believin'"
50. Lenny Kravitz, "Are You Gonna Go My Way?"
51. George Michael , "Faith"
52. The Rolling Stones, "Start Me Up"
53. Marvin Gaye, "Sexual Healing"
54. Goo Goo Dolls, "Iris"
55. Talking Heads, "Once in a Lifetime"
56. Sheryl Crow, "All I Wanna Do"
57. Eric Clapton, "Tears in Heaven"
58. The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Puff Daddy & Mase, "Mo Money Mo Problems"
59. Meat Loaf "Paradise By the Dashboard Light"
60. Santana feat. Rob Thomas, "Smooth"
61. Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"
62. Pretenders, "Brass in Pocket"
63. Beck, "Loser"
64. The Knack, "My Sharona"
65. Nelly, "Hot in Herre"
66. Squeeze, "Tempted"
67. John Cougar Mellencamp, "Jack and Diane"
68. Chic, "Good Times"
69. Mary J. Blige, "Real Love"
70. Culture Club, "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"
71. Dave Matthews Band, "Crash Into Me"
72. John Lennon, "(Just Like) Starting Over"
73. LL Cool J, "Mama Said Knock You Out"
74. Hall & Oates, "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"
75. The Ramones, "I Wanna Be Sedated"
76. Eurythmics, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
77. Missy Elliott, "Work It"
78. Green Day, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
79. Destiny's Child, "Say My Name"
80. Duran Duran, "Hungry Like the Wolf"
81. OutKast, "Ms. Jackson"
82. Soft Cell, "Tainted Love"
83. Band Aid, "Do They Know It's Christmas"
84. Radiohead, "Creep"
85. Eminem, "My Name Is"
86. Tracy Chapman, "Fast Car"
87. The Who, "Who Are You"
88. Metallica (news - web sites), "Enter Sandman"
89. Pat Benatar , "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"
90. The Police, "Roxanne"
91. Melissa Etheridge ,"Come to My Window"
92. Salt-N-Pepa, "Push It"
93. Nine Inch Nails, "Closer"
94. Cheap Trick, "Surrender"
95. Oasis, "Wonderwall"
96. Beastie Boys, "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!)"
97. Devo, "Whip It"
98. Hanson, "MMMBop"
99. Norah Jones ,"Don't Know Why"
100. Madonna, "Ray of Light"







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[Furtherman]

More like the 100 most POPULAR songs as dictated by radio.

What about "River Of Deceit" by Mad River?

Or "Remember The Mountain Bed" by Wilco?

[badorties]

as much as nevermind knocked me on my ass when i was 16 .....

i can't really respect a list without:

"windfall" jay farrar
"i will dare" the 'mats
"it's the end of world ...." r.e.m.
"fairytale of new york" the pogues
"galway girl" steve earle
"tigerlilly" luna
"misunderstood" wilco
"you can have it all" yo la tengo
"drunken angel" lucinda williams
"anthrax" gang of four

but has included:

04. Eminem, "Lose Yourself"
12. Alanis Morissette ,"You Oughta Know"
16. No Doubt, "Don't Speak"
37. Alicia Keys, "Fallin"
50. Lenny Kravitz, "Are You Gonna Go My Way?"

i admit i don't get eminem, but i find really hard to swallow that he wrote the #4 best song in the last 25yrs .....

unless there's room for the breeders, liz phair and pj harvey -- i don't wanna see miss morissette .....

the same goes for no doubt, too -- gimme "a message to you rudy" by the specials .....

and i guess tom waits hasn't written anything of note compared to the scary talents of alicia keys & lenny kravitz ......

[El Mudo]

What about "River Of Deceit" by Mad River?

Or "Remember The Mountain Bed" by Wilco?



or maybe "Clean the Slate" or "New Madrid" by Uncle Tupelo?


47. Shania Twain, "You're Still the One"


Ugh. Since Shania counts as country for some reason, why not "Pancho and Lefty" by Haggard and Nelson?

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[DarkHippie]

Ugh. Since Shania counts as country for some reason, why not "Pancho and Lefty" by Haggard and Nelson?
Because "Pancho and Lefty" is by Townes Van Zant, possibly the greatest songwriter of the last 35 years, and if any version should be on the charts, it should be his.

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[WintersEmbers]

98. Hanson, "MMMBop


ok i understand the problems with the other songs but WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN MENTIONED....good lord....this should never be involved with the word greatest ever unless its greatest piece of shit ever written.


I will not go quietly into the nite...

[canofsoup15]

OK so let me get this straight, two of the 100 so called BEST songs of the last twenty-five years include:

The Backstreet Boys - I want it that way
Nelly - Hot in Herre
Britney Spears - Baby One More Time
and
Eminem - Lose Yourself

ok, fine, ill let the first three slide, BUT LOSE YOURSELF BEING THE 4TH BEST SONG IN THE PAST TWO AND A HALF DECADES, NO FUCKING WAY. And why does every one of these lists feel they need to put Nirvana, Madonna, Micheal Jackson, or Run DMC at the top of every list they make. Why not throw a curveball in there, let AC/DC be the greatest rock band of all time.

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[schmega]

YES! Journey made the list!

seriously, vh1's just fuckin lame. theres a few hiphop numbers that wouldnt even make a top 100 best hiphop songs of the last 5 years, much less 25.

but who really cares? i just watch the stupid program to hear Drea De Matteo say her name fast. and one of her fuckin eyes is bigger than the other. still hot.

[grlNIN]

84. Radiohead, "Creep"

93. Nine Inch Nails, "Closer"




Must.......not......kill


How can they be beaten by fucking Eminem along with a bunch of other worthless songs?

And if anyone says 1 unkind word about The Knack you will all persih.

Oh and add Rick Springfield-"Jessies Girl" to that list for the love of mankind.

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[El Mudo]

I think whoever made this list should be railed unmercifully for its lack of a Dire Straits song..

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[mikeyboy]

Must.......not......kill
How can they be beaten by fucking Eminem along with a
bunch of other worthless songs?
And if anyone says 1 unkind word about The Knack you will
all persih.
Oh and add Rick Springfield-"Jessies Girl" to that list for the
love of mankind.


Can I just say:

Texas - Maine - California - Alaska

'cause you're all over the map on this one.


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[RoseBlood]

More like the 100 most POPULAR songs as dictated by radio.


My thoughts exactly, not to take away from the list.. some of them are great.. many are crap.. but that's just my opinion as subjective as ever. I enjoy lists as much as the next person but VH1 has really exhausted itself. They have an audience to cater to so of course they aren't going to include any lesser known/less popular songs on this list. Which btw, although I'm beginning to question the masses tastes, just because it's popular doesn't mean it sucks and vice versa.

[Death Metal Moe]

Man, flush that list before it stinks up the board.

Or at least light a match.

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This message was edited by Death_Metal Moe on 6-20-03 @ 3:31 AM

[RoseBlood]

unless there's room for the breeders, liz phair and pj harvey -- i don't wanna see miss morissette .....

the same goes for no doubt, too --

Morissette doen't hold a candle to any of the aforementioned.. Personally I neve got into her music.. annoying whiney voice.. as for No Doubt- they shoulda stuck with their ska roots eh.

[Death Metal Moe]

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DUDE! Hacked up for Barbeque is the BEST Mortician album!!1

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