The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time was assembled by the editors of Rolling Stone, based on the results of two extensive polls. In 2004, we asked a blue-ribbon panel of 162 artists, producers, industry executives and journalists to pick the greatest songs of all time. In 2009, we asked a similar group of 100 experts to pick the best songs of the 2000s. From those results, we created this new list of the greatest songs of all time.
From "Johnny B. Goode" to "Crazy in Love," this ultimate playlist is yours to enjoy.
- 500 Smokey Robinson Shop Around Lyrics
- 499 Weezer Buddy Holly Lyrics
- 498 Rolling Stones Miss You Lyrics
- 497 Bruce Springsteen The Rising Lyrics
- 496 Jackson Browne Running on Empty Lyrics
- 495 Rolling Stones Brown Sugar Lyrics
- 494 R. Kelly Ignition (Remix) Lyrics
- 493 MGMT Time To Pretend Lyrics
- 492 Gloria Gaynor I Will Survive Lyrics
- 491 Joan Jett And The Blackhearts I Love Rock N' Roll Lyrics
- 490 Coldplay Clocks Lyrics
- 489 The Drifters Under The Boardwalk Lyrics
- 488 The Cure Just Like Heaven Lyrics
- 487 Alice Cooper I'm Eighteen Lyrics
- 486 David Bowie Young Americans Lyrics
- 485 Labelle Lady Marmalade Lyrics
- 484 Justin Timberlake Cry Me A River Lyrics
- 483 Jefferson Airplane White Rabbit Lyrics
- 482 Kelly Clarkson Since You Been Gone Lyrics
- 481 James Rick Super Freak Lyrics
- 480 Beastie Boys Beastie Boys Lyrics
- 479 Foreigner I Want To Know What Love Is Lyrics
- 478 Strokes Last Nite Lyrics
- 477 The Smiths How Soon Is Now? Lyrics
- 476 Aretha Franklin Do Right Woman -- Do Right Man Lyrics
- 475 The Supremes Where Did Our Love Go Lyrics
- 474 Van Morrison Into The Mystic Lyrics
- 473 Guns 'N Roses Welcome To The Jungle Lyrics
- 472 Del Shannon Runaway Lyrics
- 471 Cheap Trick Surrender Lyrics
- 470 Four Tops Standing in the Shadows of Love Lyrics
- 469 Beatles Rain Lyrics
- 468 The Staple Singers Respect Yourself Lyrics
- 467 Jay-Z Big Pimpin' Lyrics
- 466 Missy Elliott Get Ur Freak On Lyrics
- 465 Muddy Waters Rollin' Stone Lyrics
- 464 Prince Kiss Lyrics
- 463 Sam & Dave Soul Man Lyrics
- 462 Nirvana All Apologies Lyrics
- 461 The Ramones Sheena Is A Punkrocker Lyrics
- 460 George Harrison My Sweet Lord Lyrics
- 459 Guns 'N Roses Paradise City Lyrics
- 458 Sam Cooke Cupid Lyrics
- 457 Chubby Checker The Twist Lyrics
- 456 Beatles Penny Lane Lyrics
- 455 Velvet Underground Heroin Lyrics
- 454 The Shangri-Las Leader Of The Pack Lyrics
- 453 Toots and the Maytals Pressure Drop Lyrics
- 452 Nirvana Come As You Are Lyrics
- 451 Sonny & Cher I Got You Babe Lyrics
- 450 Bob Marley I Shot The Sheriff Lyrics
- 449 Soundtrack Artists Come Go With Me Lyrics
- 448 50 Cent In Da Club Lyrics
- 447 Mellencamp John Cougar Pink Houses Lyrics
- 446 Salt N Pepa Push It Lyrics
- 445 Stooges I Wanna Be Your Dog Lyrics
- 444 Elvis Presley Love Me Tender Lyrics
- 443 Rolling Stones Beast Of Burden Lyrics
- 442 Love Alone Again Or Lyrics
- 441 Wilson Pickett Mustang Sally Lyrics
- 440 Led Zeppelin Ramble On Lyrics
- 439 Gladys Knight And The Pips Midnight Train To Georgia Lyrics
- 438 Fats Domino Ain't That A Shame Lyrics
- 437 The Clash White Man In Hammersmith Palais Lyrics
- 436 Solomon Burke Everybody Needs Somebody to Love Lyrics
- 435 U2 New Year's Day Lyrics
- 434 Deep Purple Smoke On The Water Lyrics
- 433 Rolling Stones Tumbling Dice Lyrics
- 432 Green Day American Idiot Lyrics
- 431 The Smiths William, It Was Really Nothing Lyrics
- 430 Elvis Presley Blue Suede Shoes Lyrics
- 429 Billy Joel Piano Man Lyrics
- 428 The Isley Brothers It's Your Thing Lyrics
- 427 Dr. Dre Nuthin But A G Thang Lyrics
- 426 Crosby Stills Nash Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Lyrics
- 425 NWA Fuck tha Police Lyrics
- 424 Notorious B.I.G. Juicy Lyrics
- 423 Don Henley Boys Of The Summer Lyrics
- 422 Four Tops I Can't Help Myself Lyrics
- 421 The Coasters Young Blood Lyrics
- 420 Little Richard The Girl Can't Help It Lyrics
- 419 Bobbie Gentry Ode to Billie Joe Lyrics
- 418 Donna Summer I Feel Love Lyrics
- 417 Pixies Monkey Gone to Heaven Lyrics
- 416 Aerosmith Sweet Emotion Lyrics
- 415 Nirvana In Bloom Lyrics
- 414 The Carpenters We've Only Just Begun Lyrics
- 413 Bob Dylan Visions of Johanna Lyrics
- 412 Rihanna Umbrella Lyrics
- 411 Cochran Eddie C'mon Everybody Lyrics
- 410 Sly & the Family Stone Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) Lyrics
- 409 The Shirelles Tonight's the Night Lyrics
- 408 Metallica Enter Sandman Lyrics
- 407 Lynyrd Skynyrd Sweet Home Alabama Lyrics
- 406 Big Star Thirteen Lyrics
- 405 Blue Oyster Cult Don't Fear The Reaper Lyrics
- 404 The Shangri-Las Remember (Walkin' in The Sand) Lyrics
- 403 Elvis Presley Can't Help Falling In Love Lyrics
- 402 The Five Stairsteps Ooh Child Lyrics