99 greatest pop songs

99 GREATEST POP SONGS OF THE ROCK ERA
Imagine, John Lennon
Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen
Hotel California, Eagles
American Pie, Don McClean
Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin
Black Water, The Doobie Brothers
What's Going On, Marvin Gaye
Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys
In the Air Tonight, Phil Collins
Dance to the Music, Sly and the Family Stone
Africa, Toto
Be-bop-a-lula, Gene Vincent
I.G.Y., Donald Fagen
Purple Haze, Jimi Hendrix
Yesterday, The Beatles
Hound Dog, Elvis Presley
Me and Bobby McGee, Janis Joplin
Like a Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan
Virtual Insanity, Jamiroquai
Roxanne, The Police
I've Seen All Good People, Yes
Come On Eileen, Dexy's Midnight Runners
You're So Vain, Carly Simon
Tempted, Squeeze
All Night Long (All Night), Lionel Richie
Free Bird, Lynyrd Skynyrd
Thriller, Michael Jackson
Love Me Do, The Beatles
Money for Nothing, Dire Straits
Leader of the Band, Dan Fogelberg
Copacabana (at the Copa), Barry Manilow
Once in a Lifetime, Talking Heads
Johnny B. Goode, Chuck Berry
Love Shack, The B-52s
What a Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong
Sexual Healing, Marvin Gaye
Big Yellow Taxi, Joni Mitchell
Respect, Aretha Franklin
Is She Really Going Out With Him?, Joe Jackson
Celebration, Kool & the Gang
Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon & Garfunkel
Everybody's Talkin', Harry Nilsson
The Logical Song, Supertramp
Reminiscing, Little River Band
California Girls, The Beach Boys
Dust in the Wind, Kansas
You Can't Always Get What You Want, The Rolling Stones
Layla, Eric Clapton
Thank God I'm a Country Boy, John Denver
We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions, Queen
The Sound of Silence, Simon & Garfunkel
Stayin' Alive, The Bee Gees
The Way We Were, Barbra Streisand
Stand By Me, Ben E. King
Everybody Hurts, R.E.M.
Who's Cryin' Now, Journey
You Can Leave Your Hat On, Joe Cocker
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Gordon Lightfoot
Joy to the World, Three Dog Night
Down on the Corner, Creedence Clearwater Revival
Lola, The Kinks
Try a Little Tenderness, Otis Redding
Jailhouse Rock, Elvis Presley
Time in a Bottle, Jim Croce
I Want You Back, The Jackson 5
Band on the Run, Paul McCartney
(They Long to Be) Close to You, Carpenters
I Want You to Want Me, Cheap Trick
Luther Vandross, Superstar
La Bamba, Richie Valenz
Brown-eyed Girl, Van Morrison
Danny's Song, Loggins & Messina
Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana
Alison, Elvis Costello
Peace Train, Cat Stevens
It's the End of the World As We Know It, R.E.M.
Desperado, Eagles
I Write the Songs, Barry Manilow
My Way, Frank Sinatra
Love the One You're With, Stephen Stills
Baby Got Back, Sir Mix-a-Lot
Peggy Sue, Buddy Holly
Day-O, Harry Belafonte
On Broadway, George Benson
Great Balls of Fire, Jerry Lee Lewis
Closer, Nine Inch Nails
Show Me the Way, Peter Frampton
You've Got a Friend, James Taylor
Alone Again (Naturally), Gilbert O'Sullivan
The Gambler, Kenny Rogers
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), Eurythmics
Jack and Diane, John Mellencamp
Don't Worry, Be Happy, Bobby McFerrin
Black Magic Woman, Santana
Karma Chameleon, Culture Club
1999, Prince
Afternoon Delight, Starland Vocal Band
Midnight Rider, The Allman Brothers Band
I Love L.A., Randy Newman
QUALIFICATIONS FOR INCLUSION
-45% aural experience
-45% cultural resonance
-10% X-factor