Rolling Stone magazine just released its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time," as selected by artists, writers, and music industry folks. Here are the top 10:
1 Aretha Franklin "Respect" 1967
2 Public Enemy "Fight the Power" 1989
3 Sam Cooke "A Change Is Gonna Come" 1964
4 Bob Dylan "Like a Rolling Stone" 1965
5 Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit" 1991
6 Marvin Gaye "What's Going On" 1971
7 The Beatles "Strawberry Fields Forever" 1967
8 Missy Elliott "Get Ur Freak On" 2001
9 Fleetwood Mac "Dreams" 1977
10 Outkast "Hey Ya!" 2003
The first time the magazine published their list, it was 2003 and a bunch of white guys were at the top:
1 Bob Dylan "Like a Rolling Stone" 1965
2 The Rolling Stones "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" 1965
3 John Lennon "Imagine" 1971
4 Marvin Gaye "What's Going On" 1971
5 Aretha Franklin "Respect" 1967
6 The Beach Boys "Good Vibrations" 1966
7 Chuck Berry "Johnny B. Goode" 1958
8 The Beatles "Hey Jude" 1968
9 Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit" 1991
10 Ray Charles "What'd I Say"
