The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time was the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2004,^[1] a year after the magazine published its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The song list was chosen based on votes by 172 musicians, critics, and music industry figures.

List's top songs

1. "Like a Rolling Stone", Bob Dylan
2. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", The Rolling Stones
3. "Imagine", John Lennon
4. "What's Going On", Marvin Gaye
5. "Respect", Aretha Franklin
6. "Good Vibrations", The Beach Boys
7. "Johnny B. Goode", Chuck Berry
8. "Hey Jude", The Beatles
9. "Smells Like Teen Spirit", Nirvana
10. "What'd I Say", Ray Charles

See also

• The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

References

External links

• A BBC News story about the list
• The List