
Thinking about the 100 greatest songs of all time seems like a tough job. We all have our favorite songs, sometimes the count could be in thousands. So let’s try and fill some of those immortal words in this article.
Songs, the best way to describe someone’s feeling. Songs are primarily based on every emotion that we experience. If we are happy, then there are love songs we tune to, when we are extremely low, we listen to some breakup songs. There are also songs about important functions like weddings, and for physical activity like workouts, which we listen to.
Making a list of the top 100 songs is a herculean task. I have to make sure that I include songs that were popular and rocked the charts, and also songs that just blew us away but didn’t win any accolades. So, without any further ado, here is my list of the 100 best songs of all time.
100 Greatest Rap Songs of All Time
Africa is the place where you can search for the history of rap music. Rap music has been one of the most overpowering and famous genres of music till date. There have been some amazing rap artists who have given us some amazing hip hop songs that are hard to forget. So here is my list of 100 best rap songs of all time.
- I Used To Love H.E.R.―Common Sense
- Planet Rock―Afrika Bambataa
- Dear Mama―2Pac Shakur
- Lyrics of Fury―Eric B & Rakim
- Rapper’s Delight―The Sugarhill Gang
- Top Billin’―Audio Two
- The Message―Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5
- The World Is Yours―Nas
- Fight The Power―Public Enemy
- They Reminisce Over You―Pete Rock & CL Smooth
- Shook Ones II―Mobb Deep
- It’s Bigger Than Hip-Hop―dead prez
- Ain’t No Half Steppin’―Big Daddy Kane
- The Breaks―Kurtis Blow
- Mathematics―Mos Def
- Slow Down―Brand Nubian
- Passin’ Me By―The Pharcyde
- Paper Thin―MC Lyte
- Paul Revere―Beastie Boys
- Get By―Talib Kweli
- Keep Ya Head Up―Tupac Shakur
- Dead Presidents II―Jay-Z
- Straight Outta Compton―N.W.A.
- I Need Love―LL Cool J
- Scenario―A Tribe Called Quest ft. Busta Rhymes
- Mind Playin’ Tricks on Me―Geto Boys
- Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang―Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg
- My Philosophy―Boogie Down Productions
- Juicy―The Notorious B.I.G.
- C.R.E.A.M.―Wu-Tang Clan
- Ms Jackson―OutKast
- Stan―Eminem
- Walk This Way―Run-DMC & Aerosmith
- Hip-Hop 101―Aasim
- Temperature―Zion I feat Talib Kweli
- Jesus Walks―Kanye West
- Children’s Story―Slick Rick
- Ante Up (Remix)―M.O.P
- Push It―Salt-N-Pepa
- The Symphony―Marley Marl
- Bow Down―Westside Connection
- Ill Street Blues―Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
- Dwyck―GangStarr ft. Nice & Smooth
- La di da d―Slick Rick & Doug E Fresh
- Regulate―Warren G
- Slippin’―DMX
- Tha Crossroads―Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)―Craig Mack
- Time’s Up―O.C.
- I Seen A Man Die―Scarface
- Wrong Side of da Tracks―Artifacts
- Electric Relaxation―A Tribe Called Quest
- Who Got da Props―Black Moon
- I Got It Made―Special Ed
- Mosh―Eminem
- Ridin’ Dirty―UGK
- One Mic―Nas
- Electric Relaxation―A Tribe Called Quest
- OPP―Naughty By Nature
- Tonite―DJ Quik
- Raw―Big Daddy Kane
- Reunion―Slum Village
- Can’t Knock The Hustle―Jay-Z ft. Mary J Blige
- 93 ‘Til Infinity―Souls of Mischief
- Many Men(Wish Death)―50 Cent
- Everything Is Everything―Lauryn Hill
- 93 ‘Til Infinity―Souls of Mischief
- Umi Says―Mos Def
- Why―Jadakiss
- The 6th Sense―Common
- Gin and Juice―Snoop Dogg
- Parents Just Don’t Understand―DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince
- It Was A Good Day―Ice Cube
- Ego Trippin’―Ultramagnetic MC’s
- Remind My Soul―Akrobatik
- How About Some Hardcore―M.O.P.
- All That I Got Is You―Ghostface ft. Mary J Blige
- Fu-gee-La―The Fugees
- I Got 5 On It―The Luniz
- What U See Is What U Get―Xzibit
- Fame―GZA
- All I Need―Method Man ft. Mary J Blige
- Ebonics―Big L
- New York State of Mind―Nas
- Breathe―Fabolous
- Mama Said Knock You Out―LL Cool J
- Nobody Beats The Biz―Biz Markie
- Kick, Push―Lupe Fiasco
- Dreams―The Game
- Still Not A Player―Big Pun
- How I Could Just Kill A Man―Cypress Hill
- Protect Ya Neck―Wu-Tang Clan
- Who Shot Ya―The Notorious B.I.G.
- Gangsta’s Paradise―Coolio
- Player’s Anthem―Junior M.A.F.I.A.
- Freaky Tales―Too $hort
- They Want EFX―Das EFX
- Brooklyn Zoo―ODB
- The Light―Common
- Bucktown―Smif-N-Wessun
100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time
Rock music has become the favorite music of people from all ages. Yet there are some who would prefer simple country music which give joy and hope to the heart. Looking at some of the country songs brings back great memories of simple delights and innocent first love. So let’s take a look at some good country songs.
- Stand By Your Man―Tammy Wynette
- Ring of Fire―Johnny Cash
- He Stopped Loving Her Today―George Jones
- I Fall To Pieces―Patsy Cline
- Crazy―Patsy Cline/Willie Nelson
- Your Cheatin’ Heart―Hank Williams
- Friends In Low Places―Garth Brooks
- Behind Closed Doors―Charlie Rich
- Galveston―Glen Campbell
- Mommas Don’t Let Your Babies―Waylon Jennings
- Blue Moon of Kentucky―Bill Monroe
- Behind Closed Doors―Charlie Rich
- Amarillo by Morning―George Strait
- The Dance―Garth Brooks
- Coal Miner’s Daughter―Loretta Lynn
- Forever and Ever, Amen―Randy Travis
- Will Always Love You―Dolly Parton
- Hello Darling―Conway Twitty
- Wide Open Spaces―Dixie Chicks
- I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow―Dan Tymenski
- Okee From Muskogee―Merle Haggard
- (Take Me Home) Country Roads―John Denver
- Hey Good Lookin’―Hank Williams
- Blue Eyes Cryin’ In The Rain―Willie Nelson
- The Chair―George Strait
- Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)―Alan Jackson
- Folsom Prison Blues―Johnny Cash
- The Gambler―Kenny Rogers
- Fancy―Reba McEntire
- I Walk The Line―Johnny Cash
- I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry―Hank Williams
- I Hope You Dance―Lee Ann Womack
- You Were Always On My Mind―Willie Nelson
- Rhinestone Cowboy―Glen Campbell
- King of The Road―Roger Miller
- D-I-V-O-R-C-E―Tammy Wynette
- Harper Valley PTA―Jeanne C. Riley
- Will The Circle Be Unbroken―Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- Sweet Dreams―Patsy Cline
- Make The World Go Away―Eddy Arnold
- Hello Walls―Faron Young
- Achy Breaky Heart―Billy Ray Cyrus
- Guitars, Cadillacs―Dwight Yoakam
- Desperado―The Eagles
- When I Call Your Name―Vince Gill
- Don’t Come Home A Drinkin’―Loretta Lynn
- Delta Dawn―Tanya Tucker
- Independence Day―Martina McBride
- Boot Scootin’ Boogie―Brooks & Dunn
- I Can’t Stop Loving You―Ray Charles
- Momma, He’s Crazy―The Judds
- Walkin’ The Floor Over You―Ernest Tubb
- Act Naturally―Buck Owens
- Coat of Many Colors―Dolly Parton
- On The Other Hand―Randy Travis
- It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels―Kitty Wells
- Family Tradition―Hank Williams
- f You’ve Got The Money, I’ve Got The Time―Lefty Frizzel
- Kiss An Angel Good Morning―Charley Pride
- Love Sick Blues―Hank Williams
- Go Rest High On That Mountain―Vince Gill
- Don’t Rock The Juke Box―Alan Jackson
- God Bless The USA―LeeGreenwood
- When You Say Nothing At All―Allison Kraus
- Tennessee Waltz―Patti Page
- Chiseled In Stone―Vern Gosdin
- There Stands the Glass―Webb Pierce
- Green, Green Grass of Home―Porter Wagoner
- Devil Went Down To Georgia―Charlie Daniels
- It’s Your Love―Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
- A Boy Named Sue―Johnny Cash
- Coward Of The County―Kenny Rogers
- Strawberry Wine―Deanna Carter
- Don’t Toss Us Away―Patty Loveless
- Flowers On The Wall―Statler Brothers
- You Are My Sunshine―Gov. Jimmie Davis
- My Home’s In Alabama―Alabama
- Good Hearted Woman―Waylon Jennings
- You’re Still The One―Shania Twain
- Should have Been A Cowboy―Toby Keith
- She’s In Love With The Boy―Trisha Yearwood
- Is There Life Out There?―Reba McEntire
- Smokey Mountain Rain―Ronnie Milsap
- Before The Next Tear Drop Falls―Freddy Fender
- Passionate Kisses―Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Please Remember Me―Tim McGraw
- Blue―Lee Ann Rimes
- Have I Told You Lately That I Love You―Gene Autry
- Rose Garden―Lynn Anderson
- Seven Year Ache―Rosanne Cash
- I’d Be Better Off (In A Pine Box)―Doug Stone
- Here’s A Quarter―Travis Tritt
- He’ll Have To Go―Jim Reeves
- Take This Job And Shove It―Johnny Paycheck
- Amazed―Lonestar
- Sunday Morning Coming Down―Kris Kristofferson
- Something In Red―Lorrie Morgan
- Back In The Saddle Again―Gene Autry
- Faded Love―Bob Wills
- Killing Time―Clint Black
100 Greatest Rock Songs of All Time
Rock music, as you know, is one of the most popular genres of music; rock music hit the mainstream market in 1950. Since then it has generated millions of fans worldwide. Some even say it’s pure noise, but for many rock music is a lifestyle. So let’s have a look at the 100 best rock songs of all time.
- All Along the Watchtower―Jimi Hendrix
- Black Dog―Led Zeppelin
- The River―Bruce Springsteen
- Wishing Well―Free
- Brothers in Arms―Dire Straits
- Lady Eleanor―Lindisfarne
- Bat Out Of Hell―Meat Loaf
- Like a Hurricane―Neil Young
- Immigrant Song―Led Zeppelin
- Don’t Touch Me There―The Tubes
- The Ballad of Lucy Jordan―Marianne Faithfull
- A Soldier of Fortune―Deep Purple
- It Makes No Difference―The Band
- The Day Before You Came―Abba
- Society’s Child―Janis Ian
- Papa Was a Rolling Stone―The Temptations
- Street Life―The Crusaders featuring Randy Crawford
- Suzanne―Pop Tops
- The Man Who Sold the World―David Bowie
- My Back Pages―The Byrds
- I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten―Dusty Springfield
- I’ve Got My Eye on You (live version)―Bette Midler
- Child in Time―Deep Purple
- Mail Order Annie―Harry Chapin
- My Back Pages―The Byrds
- Time―Pink Floyd
- Across 110th Street―Bobby Womack
- Shooting Star―Bad Company
- St. James Infirmary―Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland
- Racing in the Street―Bruce Springsteen
- As Strong As Samson―Procol Harum
- Stranger in the City―John Miles
- London Calling―The Clash
- A Design for Life―Manic Street Preachers
- Road to Cairo―Brian Auger Trinity featuring Julie Driscoll
- The Weight―The Band
- Father of Night, Father of Day―Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
- Wonderful Life―Black
- Grasshopper―Man
- Five Years―David Bowie
- Remember Yesterday―John Miles
- Mom & Dad―Frank Zappa
- Cinnamon Girl―Neil Young
- Bang Bang―Sylvie Vartan
- Space Oddity―David Bowie
- Going Back―Dusty Springfield
- Point Blank―Bruce Springsteen
- Moonage Daydream―David Bowie
- Killer Queen―Queen
- Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds―The Beatles
- The Way I Choose―Bad Company
- The Road to Hell―Chris Rea
- Smokin’ in the Boys Room―Brownsville Station
- I’m Crying―The Animals
- When a Blind Man Cries―Deep Purple
- Ain’t No Sunshine―Bill Withers
- Duncan―Paul Simon
- Autumn Leaves (live version)―Eva Cassidy
- The House of the Rising Sun―Geordie
- Can’t Give You Anything (But My Love)―The Stylistics
- Chance―Big Country
- The Last Thing on My Mind―The Move
- Bangla Desh―George Harrison
- Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door―Bob Dylan
- July Morning―Uriah Heep
- Atlantic City―Bruce Springsteen
- Lover Lover Lover―Leonard Cohen
- Nutbush City Limits―Ike & Tina Turner
- Little Boy―Geordie
- Working Class Hero―John Lennon
- Epitaph―King Crimson
- Everyday―Slade
- Heart of Stone―The Rolling Stones
- The Blue Cafe―Chris Rea
- Silver Machine―Hawkwind
- In Zaire―Johnny Wakelin
- The Story in Your Eyes―The Moody Blues
- Too Much of Nothing―Peter, Paul & Mary
- Look Away―Big Country
- Crocodile Shoes―Jimmy Nail
- Are You Ready―Pacific Gas & Electric
- Never Marry a Railroad Man―Shocking Blue
- Hippy Hippy Shake―The Swinging Blue Jeans
- Iron Horse―Christie
- I Love You Much Too Much―Alma Cogan
- Angie―The Rolling Stones
- In a Broken Dream―Python Lee Jackson
- Starvings in the Tropics―String Driven Thing
- My Girl―Madness
- Too Hot in the Kitchen―Darts
- La Belle Histoire D’Amour―Edith Piaf
- Lady Bird―Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood
- She Does It Right―Dr. Feelgood
- I Want to Hold Your Hand―The Beatles
- Oh Bondage! Up Yours!―X-Ray Spex
- Black Night―Deep Purple
- Pleasure and Pain―The Divinyls
- ‘B’ Movie―Gil Scott-Heron
- The Guitar Man―Bread
- For the Peace of All Mankind―Albert Hammond
So these are some of my favorite songs of all time in various genres of music. Well, there are many more good songs which were not included, but if you feel I have missed out on some of your favorite songs, do comment.