THE FIRST LIST OF THE 500 GREATEST SONGS IN HISTORY WAS MADE IN 2004, ALREADY 20 YEARS AGO. IT WAS THEN UPDATED IN 2010 AND WAS LAST PUBLISHED THREE YEARS AGO IN 2021.
“The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time” 2024 was made by 250 artists, writers and industry figures. It’s a list full of historical songs, anthems that changed the world and new classics.
THE FIRST TEN ON THE CHART
10
Outkast, ‘Hey Ya!’
2003
9
Fleetwood Mac, ‘Dreams’
8
Missy Elliott, ‘Get Ur Freak On’
2001
7
The Beatles, ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’
1967
6
Marvin Gaye, ‘What’s Going On’
1971
5
Nirvana, ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
1991
4
Bob Dylan, ‘Like a Rolling Stone’
1965
3
Sam Cooke, ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’
1964
2
Public Enemy, ‘Fight the Power’
1989
1
Aretha Franklin, ‘Respect’
1967
