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100: Space Oddity
Dejvid Bouvi (1969)
99: What a Wonderful World
Bob Til i Džordž Dejvid Vajs (1968); (DV): Louis Armstrong
98: Your Song
Elton Džon/Berni Topin (1971); DV: Elton Džon
97: Come On Eileen
Kevin Roland/Džim Paterson/Bili Adams (1982); DV: Dexys Midnight Runners
96: I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
U2 (1987)
95: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Kurt Kobejn (1991); DV: Nirvana
94: Single Ladies (Ring On It)
Bijonse
93: I Am. I Said
Nil Dajmond (1971)
92: Help!
The Beatles
91: Somebody To Love
Queen
90: Take Me To Church
Hozier
89: Run
Snow Patrol (2003)
88: You’ll Never Walk Alone
Gerry and the Pacemakers 1963
87: All You Need Is Love
The Beatles
86: Jealous Guy
Džon Lenon (1971)
85: MacArthur Park
Richard Harris
84: Light My Fire
The Doors (1966)
83: In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
Frenk Sinatra
82: Everytime We Say Goodbye
Ela Ficdžerald 1956
81: Cold, Cold Heart
Nora Džouns 2002
80: Empire State Of Mind
Jay Z i Ališa Kiz
79: Watching the Detectives
Elvis Kostelo (1977)
78: I’m a Believer
The Monkees
77: Royals
Lorde 2014
76: The First Cut Is the Deepest
Rod Stjuart 1976
75: All These Things I’ve Done
The Killers
74: I Say a Little Prayer
Areta Frenklin 1968
73: My Funny Valentine
Čet Bejker 1953
72: Anarchy in the UK
The Sex Pistols (1976)
71: American Pie
Don Meklin (1971)
70: Hotel California
The Eagles
69: You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
The Righteous Brothers
68: Crazy
Petsi Klajn
67: Jolene
Doli Parton (1974)
66: Wichita Lineman
Glen Kempbel
65: The Scientist
Coldplay (2002)
64: Rehab
Ejmi Vajnhaus (2006)
63: Why
Eni Lenoks
62: The Mercy Seat
Džoni Keš (2000)
61: Feel
Robi Vilijams
60: You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Rolling Stones
59: When Doves Cry
Prince (1984)
58: Mr Bojangles
Nina Simone (1971)
57: Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
56: Something
The Beatles
55: Moondance
Van Morison (1970)
54: 1000 Dollar Wedding
Gram Parsons (1973)
53: Blowin’ in the Wind
Bob Dilan (1963)
52: The Tears of a Clown
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
51: In My Life
The Beatles
50: Let’s Face the Music and Dance
Fred Aster
49: Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon and Garfunkel
48: I Will Survive
Glorija Gejnor
47: Bird on the Wire
Lenard Koen (1969)
46: Cry Me a River
Džuli London
45: Waterloo Sunset
The Kinks
44: Protection
Massive Attack sa Trejsi Torn (1995)
43: The Needle and the Damage Done
Nil Jang (1972)
42: Losing My Religion
REM (1991)
41: Hey Jude
The Beatles
40: One For My Baby (and One More for the Road)
Frenk Sinatra (1958)
39: Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)
Tom Vejts (1976)
38: One Day I’ll Fly Away
Rendi Kraford
37: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Roberta Flek (1969)
36: Alison
Elvis Kostelo (1977)
35: Visions of Johanna
Bob Dilan (1966)
34: River Deep, Mountain High
Ajk i Tina Tarner
33: I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself
Dasti Springfild 1964
32: Imagine
Džon Lenon (1971)
31: Working Class Hero
Džon Lenon (1970)
30: Stairway To Heaven
Džimi Pejdž / Robert Plant (1970)
29: For the Roses
Džoni Mičel (1972)
28: Common People
Pulp (1995)
27: Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
The Smiths
26: Wonderwall
Rajan Adams (2004)
25: Creep
Radiohead
24: Love Will Tear Us Apart
Joy Division (1980)
23: Stand By Me
Ben E King
22: I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Marvin Gej (1968)
21: Satellite of Love
Lou Rid (1973)
20: We’ll Meet Again
Vera Lin
19: Dancing Queen
ABBA
18: God Only Knows
The Beach Boys
17: One
U2 (1992)
16: Strange Fruit
Bili Holidej (1939)
15: The Boxer
Simon and Garfunkel
14: The River
Brus Springstin (1981)
13: Hallelujah
Džef Bakli (1994)
12: Sympathy for the Devil
The Rolling Stones
11: God’s Song (That’s Why I Love Mankind)
Rendi Njuman (1972)
10: Everybody Hurts
REM
9: Skin
Frenk Sinatra
8: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Džudi Garland
7: Saint James Infirmary
Luj Armstrong (1928)
6: Redemption Song
Bob Marli (1979)
5: Lola
The Kinks
4: Unchained Melody
The Righteous Brothers (1965)
3: Tangled Up in Blue
Bob Dilan (1975)
2: Let It Be
The Beatles (1970)
1: Life On Mars
Dejvid Bouvi (1971)