Best Songs of All Time

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Rank Title Artist Avg Rank YouTube Range
#301 Manic Monday The Bangles 260.4 Watch High: 160, Low: 301
#302 Friend of the Devil Grateful Dead 260.8 Watch High: 143, Low: 321
#303 First Tube Phish 261.2 Watch High: 89, Low: 366
#304 Yellow Coldplay 261.8 Watch High: 38, Low: 375
#305 It's a New Day Skull Snaps 262.8 Watch High: 45, Low: 408
#306 Flash Queen 263.6 Watch High: 1, Low: 420
#307 Least Complicated Indigo Girls 264.0 Watch High: 147, Low: 405
#308 Celluloid Heroes The Kinks 264.4 Watch High: 56, Low: 406
#309 Paralyzer Finger Eleven 265.0 Watch High: 151, Low: 362
#310 My Way Frank Sinatra 265.8 Watch High: 11, Low: 369
#311 Desperately Wanting Better Than Ezra 266.4 Watch High: 131, Low: 410
#312 It's Tricky Run DMC 267.2 Watch High: 224, Low: 313
#313 If I Die Young The Band Perry 267.8 Watch High: 75, Low: 439
#314 Hold My Hand Hootie & the Blowfish 269.0 Watch High: 65, Low: 415
#315 Basket Case Green Day 269.2 Watch High: 82, Low: 420
#316 Them Bones Alice in Chains 269.4 Watch High: 91, Low: 440
#317 Hold On Alabama Shakes 270.2 Watch High: 203, Low: 318
#318 New Years Day U2 271.0 Watch High: 213, Low: 319
#319 It's a Hard Knock Life Jay Z 271.2 Watch High: 121, Low: 370
#320 Come and Get Your Love Redbone 271.4 Watch High: 221, Low: 321
#321 The Story Brandi Carlile 272.2 Watch High: 44, Low: 402
#322 Happy Pharrell Williams 272.6 Watch High: 165, Low: 323
#323 Butter BTS 273.0 - High: 8, Low: 501
#324 Sundown Gordon Lightfoot 273.2 Watch High: 217, Low: 324
#325 First Cold War Kids 273.6 Watch High: 152, Low: 396
#326 Broken Seether Ft. Amy Lee 274.0 Watch High: 21, Low: 402
#327 Some Nights Fun. 274.4 Watch High: 87, Low: 409
#328 Ice Ice Baby Vanilla Ice 275.6 Watch High: 185, Low: 344
#329 Big Girls Don't Cry Fergie 276.4 Watch High: 144, Low: 330
#330 Father of Mine Everclear 276.8 Watch High: 209, Low: 331
#331 Amish Paradise "Weird Al" Yankovic 277.2 Watch High: 233, Low: 332
#332 Battle of Evermore Led Zeppelin 278.0 Watch High: 4, Low: 391
#333 Bad Reputation Joan Jett & the Blackhearts 278.4 Watch High: 226, Low: 334
#334 Don't Cry Guns N Roses 279.2 Watch High: 30, Low: 394
#335 Tuesday's Gone Metallica 280.0 Watch High: 26, Low: 380
#336 Keep on Pushin' The Impressions 280.4 Watch High: 44, Low: 363
#337 Firework Katy Perry 281.4 Watch High: 113, Low: 358
#338 Birdhouse in Your Soul They Might Be Giants 282.0 Watch High: 90, Low: 417
#339 Gangsta's Paradise Coolio 282.6 Watch High: 231, Low: 341
#340 It's the End of the World As We Know it R.E.M. 283.0 Watch High: 136, Low: 342
#341 Red Solo Cup Toby Keith 284.0 Watch High: 242, Low: 328
#342 Maggie May Rod Stewart 284.0 Watch High: 102, Low: 350
#343 White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane 284.4 Watch High: 103, Low: 364
#344 Waterfalls TLC 284.8 Watch High: 126, Low: 371
#345 Wake Me Up Avicii 285.6 Watch High: 86, Low: 376
#346 Crossfire Stevie Ray Vaughan 286.8 Watch High: 138, Low: 347
#347 Pump Up the Volume M|a|r|r|s 288.4 Watch High: 30, Low: 391
#348 Somebody to Love George Michael and Queen 289.0 Watch High: 117, Low: 383
#349 Freewill Rush 289.0 Watch High: 175, Low: 349
#350 Wait for it Hamilton 289.8 Watch High: 20, Low: 424
#351 Second Chance Shinedown 290.8 Watch High: 124, Low: 368
#352 Anarchy in the UK Sex Pistols 291.4 Watch High: 125, Low: 393
#353 Love and Affection {'name': 'Nelson', 'artist': {'id': '3b281ee2-43a1-48c5-b8dc-f6126917debb', 'name': 'Nelson', 'sort-name': 'Nelson', 'disambiguation': 'glam metal band, Nelson Twins', 'aliases': [{'sort-name': 'Nelsons, The', 'type-id': '894afba6-2816-3c24-8072-eadb66bd04bc', 'name': 'The Nelsons', 'locale': None, 'type': 'Artist name', 'primary': None, 'begin-date': None, 'end-date': None}]}} 292.0 Watch High: 33, Low: 434
#354 Superman's Dead Our Lady Peace 292.6 Watch High: 178, Low: 372
#355 The Girl From Ipanema Stan Getz 293.2 Watch High: 62, Low: 416
#356 Mother Danzig 294.2 Watch High: 92, Low: 365
#357 Turn it Up(Remix)/ Fire it Up Busta Rhymes 295.0 Watch High: 146, Low: 357
#358 River of Deceit Mad Season 295.6 Watch High: 71, Low: 443
#359 All I Want is You U2 296.0 Watch High: 51, Low: 401
#360 William Shatner The Scofflaws 297.4 Watch High: 4, Low: 424
#361 Tennessee Whiskey Chris Stapleton 297.8 Watch High: 161, Low: 362
#362 Party Rock Anthem LMFAO 299.0 Watch High: 115, Low: 373
#363 Morning Glory Oasis 299.8 Watch High: 54, Low: 383
#364 Breakfast at Tiffany's Deep Blue Something 300.2 Watch High: 163, Low: 392
#365 End of the Line Travelling Wilburys 300.8 Watch High: 178, Low: 366
#366 How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side) {'name': 'The Pointer Sisters', 'artist': {'id': '81bac815-97c5-4723-8f0b-4d8edfad1010', 'name': 'The Pointer Sisters', 'sort-name': 'Pointer Sisters, The', 'aliases': [{'sort-name': 'Pointer Sisters', 'name': 'Pointer Sisters', 'locale': None, 'type': None, 'primary': None, 'begin-date': None, 'end-date': None}, {'sort-name': 'Pointer Sisters, The', 'name': 'Pointer Sisters, The', 'locale': None, 'type': None, 'primary': None, 'begin-date': None, 'end-date': None}, {'sort-name': 'The Pointers Sisters', 'name': 'The Pointers Sisters', 'locale': None, 'type': None, 'primary': None, 'begin-date': None, 'end-date': None}, {'sort-name': 'ポインター・シスターズ', 'name': 'ポインター・シスターズ', 'locale': None, 'type': None, 'primary': None, 'begin-date': None, 'end-date': None}]}} 301.0 Watch High: 7, Low: 396
#367 Friday I'm in Love The Cure 301.6 Watch High: 156, Low: 395
#368 Strawberry Letter 23 Brothers Johnson 302.4 Watch High: 87, Low: 369
#369 Run Through the Jungle Creedence Clearwater Revival 304.0 Watch High: 123, Low: 371
#370 I Want it That Way Backstreet Boys 304.4 Watch High: 235, Low: 372
#371 Breezin George Benson 305.2 Watch High: 28, Low: 388
#372 Heart of the Sunrise Yes 306.2 Watch High: 63, Low: 389
#373 Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne 306.6 Watch High: 157, Low: 405
#374 Walk on the Wild Side Lou Reed 307.3 Watch High: 249, Low: 360
#375 The Lucky One Alison Krauss and Union Station 307.5 Watch High: 135, Low: 390
#376 Whoever You Are Geggy Tah 307.6 Watch High: 75, Low: 377
#377 Mack the Knife Bobby Darin 308.0 Watch High: 213, Low: 378
#378 If I Loved You Delta Rae Featuring Lindsay Buckingham 308.8 Watch High: 145, Low: 379
#379 Back to Black Amy Winehouse 309.8 Watch High: 124, Low: 403
#380 Joy to the World Three Dog Night 310.6 Watch High: 128, Low: 381
#381 Live at P.j.'s Beastie Boys 311.0 Watch High: 10, Low: 427
#382 Boogie in Your Butt Eddie Murphy 311.6 Watch High: 80, Low: 422
#383 Burden in My Hand Soundgarden 312.2 Watch High: 56, Low: 398
#384 Word Crimes Weird Al 312.8 Watch High: 209, Low: 385
#385 King of Pain The Police 313.2 Watch High: 172, Low: 386
#386 Thatch Goose 313.6 Watch High: 85, Low: 426
#387 Walking the Dog Aerosmith 314.2 Watch High: 73, Low: 388
#388 Izzo (H.O.V.A.) JAY-Z 314.2 Watch High: 118, Low: 412
#389 Do They Know Its Christmas? Band Aid 314.8 Watch High: 146, Low: 426
#390 Shadow of the Day Linkin Park 315.2 Watch High: 66, Low: 434
#391 Oklahoma Smokeshow Zach Bryan 315.6 Watch High: 80, Low: 436
#392 Fantasy Mariah Carey 316.2 Watch High: 107, Low: 408
#393 Sound of Da Police KRS-One 317.0 Watch High: 61, Low: 393
#394 My Name is Eminem 317.4 Watch High: 127, Low: 404
#395 It's Raining Men The Weather Girls 318.8 Watch High: 92, Low: 395
#396 The Ten Crack Commandments The Notorious B.I.G. 319.4 Watch High: 90, Low: 415
#397 Broken Lovelytheband 319.8 Watch High: 174, Low: 397
#398 Good As Hell Lizzo 320.4 Watch High: 176, Low: 398
#399 Hanukkah Song Adam Sandler 321.0 Watch High: 153, Low: 428
#400 Dancing on My Own Robyn 322.8 Watch High: 130, Low: 423
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