The top 100 songs

Posted: Saturday, March 31, 2001

The top 100:

1. Over the Rainbow -- Judy Garland.

2. White Christmas -- Bing Crosby.

3. This Land is Your Land -- Woody Guthrie.

4. Respect -- Aretha Franklin.

5. American Pie -- Don McLean.

6. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy -- The Andrews Sisters.

7. West Side Story -- Original cast.

8. Take Me Out to the Ball Game -- Billy Murray.

9. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' -- The Righteous Brothers.

10. The Entertainer -- Scott Joplin.

11. In the Mood -- Glen Miller Orchestra.

12. Rock Around the Clock -- Bill Haley and the Comets.

13. When the Saints Go Marching In -- Louis Armstrong.

14. You Are My Sunshine -- Jimmie Davis.

15. Mack the Knife -- Bobby Darin.

16. Satisfaction -- The Rolling Stones.

17. Take the 'A' Train -- Duke Ellington Orchestra.

18. Blueberry Hill -- Fats Domino.

19. God Bless America -- Kate Smith.

20. Stars and Stripes Forever -- John Philip Sousa's Band.

21. I Heard it Through the Grapevine -- Marvin Gaye.

22. Dock of the Bay -- Otis Redding.

23. I Left My Heart in San Francisco -- Tony Bennett.

24. Good Vibrations -- The Beach Boys.

25. Stand By Me -- Ben E. King.

26. Stormy Weather -- Lena Horne.

27. Johnny B. Goode -- Chuck Berry.

28. I Want to Hold Your Hand -- The Beatles.

29. Midnight Train to Georgia -- Gladys Knight and The Pips.

30. Imagine -- John Lennon.

31. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer -- Gene Autry.

32. The Twist -- Chubby Checker.

33. Happy Trails -- Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.

34. Your Cheatin' Heart -- Hank Williams.

35. Swing Low Sweet Chariot -- Fisk Jubilee Singers.

36. The Sound of Music -- Original cast.

37. Round Midnight -- Thelonius Monk.

38. What's Love Got to do With It -- Tina Turner.

39. Over There -- The American Quartet.

40. Star Dust -- Hoagy Carmichael.

41. Ain't Misbehavin' -- Fats Waller.

42. Georgia on My Mind -- Ray Charles.

43. Oh Pretty Woman -- Roy Orbison.

44. Every Breath You Take -- The Police.

45. My Girl -- The Temptations.

46. Hotel California -- The Eagles.

47. Happy Days are Here Again -- Ben Selvin Orchestra.

48. Stand by Your Man -- Tammy Wynette.

49. Take Five -- Dave Brubeck.

50. America the Beautiful -- Louise Homer.

51. When a Man Loves a Woman -- Percy Sledge.

52. Light My Fire -- The Doors.

53. Stairway to Heaven -- Led Zeppelin.

54. Sweet Georgia Brown -- Ben Bernie Orchestra.

55. When You Wish Upon a Star -- Cliff Edwards.

56. Yesterday/Act Naturally -- The Beatles.

57. Louie Louis -- The Kingsmen.

58. God Bless the Child -- Billie Holiday.

59. Born in the USA -- Bruce Springsteen.

60. The Girl from Ipanema -- Stan Getz/Astrud Gilberto.

61. I Walk the Line -- Johnny Cash.

62. The Star Spangled Banner -- John McCormick.

63. O Happy Day -- The Edwin Hawkins Singer.

64. Great Balls of Fire -- Jerry Lee Lewis.

65. What's Going On -- Marvin Gaye.

66. Oklahoma -- Original cast.

67. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah -- Johnny Mercer.

68. Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog -- Elvis Presley.

69. St. Louis Blues -- W.C. Handy.

70. Yankee Doodle -- Vess Ossman.

71. California Dreamin' -- The Mamas and The Papas.

72. On the Road Again -- Willie Nelson.

73. Auld Lang Syne -- Frank Stanley.

74. Summertime -- Sidney Bechet.

75. Theme from Shaft -- Isaac Hayes.

76. Beat It -- Michael Jackson.

77. Sentimental Journey -- Les Brown Orchestra.

78. Blue Suede Shoes -- Carl Perkins.

79. The Sound of Silence -- Simon and Garfunkel.

80. Smells Like Teen Spirit -- Nirvana.

81. It Had to Be You -- Isham Jones Orchestra.

82. Minnie the Moocher -- Cab Calloway.

83. Sixteen Tons -- Tennessee Ernie Ford.

84. What a Wonderful World -- Louis Armstrong.

85. Fire and Rain -- James Taylor.

86. Y.M.C.A. -- The Village People.

87. Heartbreak Hotel -- Elvis Presley.

88. King of the Road -- Roger Miller.

89. I Will Survive -- Gloria Gaynor.

90. Ave Maria -- Marian Anderson.

91. Begin the Beguine -- Artie Shaw Orchestra.

92. Like a Rolling Stone -- Bob Dylan.

93. Stop in the Name of Love -- The Supremes.

94. Stayin' Alive -- The Bee Gees.

95. 1999 -- Prince.

96. Please Remember Me -- Tim McGraw.

97. Porgy and Bess -- Original cast.

98. Back in the Saddle Again -- Gene Autry.

99. Shake, Rattle and Roll -- Joe Turner.

100. In the Still of the Night -- The Five Satins.



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