RKMBs Forums .::Robegories::. Media 100 greatest songs from the past 25 years

It's not a bad list actually... :)

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From www.vh1.com

100 - Ray Of Light - Madonna
099 - Don't Know Why - Norah Jones
098 - MMMBop - Hanson
097 - Whip It - Devo
096 - Fight For Your Right - Beastie Boys
095 - Wonderwall - Oasis
094 - Surrender - Cheap Trick
093 - Closer - Nine Inch Nails
092 - Push It - Salt-N-Pepa
091 - Come To My Window - Melissa Etheridge

090 - Roxanne - The Police
089 - Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
088 - Enter Sandman - Metallica
087 - Who Are You (Single Version) - The Who
086 - Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
085 - My Name Is - Eminem
084 - Creep - Radiohead
083 - Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid (Various Artists)
082 - Tainted Love ('91) - Soft Cell
081 - Ms. Jackson - OutKast

080 - Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
079 - Say My Name - Destiny's Child
078 - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) - Green Day
077 - Work It - Missy Elliott
076 - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
075 - I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones
074 - I Can't Go For That - Hall & Oates
073 - Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
072 - Starting Over (Just Like) - John Lennon
071 - Crash Into Me - Dave Matthews Band
070 - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club
069 - Real Love - Mary J. Blige
068 - Good Times - Chic
067 - Jack And Diane - John Mellencamp
066 - Tempted - Squeeze
065 - Hot In Herre - Nelly
064 - My Sharona - The Knack
063 - Loser - Beck
062 - Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders
061 - I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys

060 - Smooth - Carlos Santana f. Rob Thomas
059 - Paradise By The Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf
058 - Mo Money Mo Problems - Notorious B.I.G. f. Mase & Puff Daddy
057 - Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton
056 - All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow
055 - Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads
054 - Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
053 - Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
052 - Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones
051 - Faith - George Michael

050 - Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz
049 - Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
048 - O.P.P. - Naughty By Nature
047 - You're Still The One - Shania Twain
046 - Under Pressure - Queen w/David Bowie
045 - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
044 - I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
043 - Our Lips Are Sealed - The Go-Go's
042 - Heart Of Glass - Blondie
041 - Under The Bridge - The Red Hot Chili Peppers

040 - Beat It - Michael Jackson
039 - Free Fallin' - Tom Petty
038 - London Calling - The Clash
037 - Fallin' - Alicia Keys
036 - I Love Rock N' Roll - Joan Jett
035 - Rapper's Delight - The Sugarhill Gang
034 - In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
033 - What's Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner
032 - Jeremy - Pearl Jam
031 - Nuthin' But A "G" Thang - Dr. Dre
030 - Nasty - Janet Jackson
029 - Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
028 - Baby One More Time, ... - Britney Spears
027 - Love Is The Message - Grandmaster Flash MFSB/The Three Degrees
026 - Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
025 - Super Freak - Rick James
024 - My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
023 - Little Red Corvette - Prince
022 - Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
021 - With Or Without You - U2

020 - You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
019 - Fight The Power - Public Enemy
018 - Losing My Religion - R.E.M.
017 - Photograph - Def Leppard
016 - Don't Speak - No Doubt
015 - Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) - Pink Floyd
014 - Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinéad O'Connor
013 - Waterfalls - TLC
012 - You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette
011 - Jump - Van Halen

010 - Like A Virgin - Madonna
009 - Every Breath You Take - The Police
008 - I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
007 - When Doves Cry - Prince
006 - Walk This Way - Run-DMC w/Steven Tyler & Joe Perry
005 - One - U2
004 - 8 Mile - Eminem
003 - Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
002 - Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
001 - Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

I tried to watch some of that tripe. Apparently, the caveat was, that was also a hit video.

Seems pretty heavily weighted to the last 5-10 years too.

Yeah, these things tend to skew to the current, often because of the ages and interests of the voters.

It's not a terrible list, though. It's not definitive (it couldn't be), but there's enough on it to get people talking, which should be the whole idea of these things anyway.

I don't love country..but no country at all hardly..that's weighted...
No bluegrass
No gospel
BS list....

Those VH1/MTV greatest list really don't mean anything. They're not even fun to watch.

In my opinion, the right song was #1. The rest is just sorta for me.

Whatahell?? No Steely Dan? That's crap. At least U2 made it twice... not quite sure how "MMMbop" would even make a Top 1000 list...

Did eminem really get number four? Yup..the list is total bullshit.

Rick James is on the list--everything is right with the world.

Where the hell are the fooking Beatles????

It's a list representing the last 25 years - the Fab Four had broken up by then.

The list got you jokers talking . . . so I've done my job.

And since all of you are complaining here's your task for the list: Remove any five songs and replace them with your own choices...from 1978-2003.

#1 is correct, so I'm happy.

I think for the most part, they got the right bands, but the wrong songs for those bands.

#2 should be Michael Jackson, but not Billie Jean. "Thriller", "Beat It" or "Bad" would all have been better choices, in my opinion. #5 should be "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" or "In The Name of Love" or "With Or Without You".

I might say "Every Breath You Take" deserved to be higher than #9, but at least it's in the top 10, as it should be.

#4....is just wrong. I like Eminem, actually, but that's completely wrong. If it's going to be any Eminem song, and I don't think it really should be that high, it should be "My Name Is" or "The Real Slim Shady".

Sorry, there are a helluva lot better songs for #1 than anything the poor little rich boy, Cobain did.

/agrees with Franta

I don't see how U2's "One" would be on the list. Pretty much no one even knows what song "One" is. I would think "With or Without You" would have that spot, or "Where the Streets Have No Name," or even "Sunday Bloody Sunday."

IIRC, "Who Are You" and "Heart Of Glass" date from '78, and a number of tracks look to be from 79/80. But again, these things tend to skew towards the present day. How else to explain "8 Mile"?

r3x29yz4a - hanson was a good band. for their time and their age, they were very talented. the only reason many people - mainly boys- won't admit that, is because when they first came out you thought they were hot. yup.

as much as a i hate eminem i guess hes talented. but i dont agree with him being number 4, especially when joan jett is number 36. next to alicia keys. wow thats retarded. and i dont agree with tlc being on the list. at all.

i think nsync should be up there. like 'bye bye bye.' that was huge. 'video killed the radio star' as well should be added. weezer 'buddy holly' but that could be my tainted views. and maybe spice girls 'wanna be.'

From a musical perspective, I guess I'd say Hansen is better than most of the bands I really hate. They write their own songs and actually play instruments, so already they're above Backstreet Boys, N'Sync, and all the "boy bands". They also don't claim to be punk, so they're better than Blink182, Sum41 and Good Charlotte.

I still don't see what the big deal was with them, though. I kinda missed the ten minute period where "Mmmmbop" was considered the catchy-est tune ever, just wasn't the kind of music I liked.

I agree on N'Sync and "Video Killed". Those were huge.