All 102 Nirvana Songs Ranked (Rolling Stone, 2014)

From Rolling Stone:

In honor of Rolling Stone's Nirvana collector's issue, we've dug deep into the catalog of the chaos-embracing sludge-pop titans who changed the world. We've ranked all 102 album cuts, B-sides, bonus tracks, officially released covers, bootlegger-traded originals, home demos, Peel Sessions, and 4-track experiments we could find, from Nirvana's formation in 1987 to their McCartney-assisted reunion in 2013. It's no secret that the 38 songs on Nirvana's three classic albums blurred the lines between punk's most subterranean muck and pop's highest reaches. But they also left behind a wealth of other material from the shaggy to sublime, from combustible to calm, from coulda-been hits to unfinished sketches. Here it is, from Aero to Zeppelin, and everything in between.

Read what Rolling Stone said about each song, and/or listen to all songs available on Spotify in this countdownish playlist.

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Previously on the one-band-show side of Spotirama:

The Last R.E.M. Waltz (a 69-song concert)

B-Monkeys (the complete collection of Arctic Monkeys b-sides on Spotify)

The Beatles Covers Project (all albums, covered track by track)

ALL 102 NIRVANA SONGS RANKED

(Rolling Stone, 2014, from #102 to #1)

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102. Heartbreaker (live)
101. My Best Friend's Girl
100. Raunchola/Moby Dick
99. The Other Improv
98. Don't Want It All
97. Mrs. Butterworth
96. If You Must
95. Cut Me Some Slack
94. Help Me, I'm Hungry
93. Immigrant Song
92. Black and White Blues
91. Bambi Slaughter
90. Anorexorcist
89. Token Eastern Song
88. Here She Comes Now
87. Escalator to Hell
86. D-7 (live)
85. Montage of Heck
84. Beans
83. Old Age
82. Beeswax
81. Seasons in the Sun
80. Opinion (live)
79. Blandest
78. They Hung Him On a Cross [as The Jury]
77. Grey Goose [as The Jury]
76. Clean Up Before She Comes (live)
75. White Lace and Strange
74. Ain't It a Shame [as The Jury]
73. Do You Love Me?
72. Moist Vagina
71. Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip
70. Talk to Me
69. Pen Cap Chew
68. Do Re Mi
67. Verse Chorus Verse
66. Sifting
65. Hairspray Queen
64. Downer
63. Big Long Now
62. Return of the Rat
61. Marigold
60. Endless, Nameless
59. Oh, Me (live)
58. Big Cheese
57. Aero Zeppelin
56. Curmudgeon
55. Mexican Seafood
54. Spank Thru (live)
53. Paper Cuts
52. Mr. Moustache
51. Swap Meet
50. Turnaround (live)
49. Plateau (live)
48. Scoff
47. Son of a Gun (live)
46. Very Ape
45. Oh, the Guilt
44. I Hate Myself and Want to Die
43. Milk It
42. Tourette's
41. Lounge Act
40. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
39. Even in His Youth
38. The Man Who Sold the World (live)
37. Stain
36. Floyd the Barber
35. The Money Will Roll Right In (live)
34. Stay Away/Pay to Play (I included both versions in the playlist)
33. Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam (live)
32. Sappy
31. Rape Me
30. Aneurysm
29. Polly/(New Wave) Polly (I included both versions in the playlist)
28. On a Plain
27. Molly's Lips (live)
26. Lake of Fire (live)
25. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle
24. Scentless Apprentice
23. Been A Son
22. Blew
21. You Know Your're Right
20. Dumb
19. Territorial Pissings
18. Love Buzz
17. Come As You Are
16. School
15. Negative Creep
14. Serve the Servants
13. All Apologies
12. Heart Shaped Box
11. Pennyroyal Tea
10. Where Did You Sleep Last Night (live)
9. Drain You
8. About a Girl
7. Lithium
6. Dive
5. Something in The Way
4. Breed
3. Sliver
2. In Bloom
1. Smells Like Teen Spirit

Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (Pitchfork Staff Lists #03)

From Pitchfork:

It's said that the 1980s are responsible for the worst fashion, fads, and music of any decade of the 20th century. But as we see the decade recycled and updated with post-millennial minimalism, it's becoming clear that the 1980s had more to offer than we've given them credit for. As the calendar left the classless earthtones and polyester of the 1970s behind, musicians looked to the future for inspiration in new genres. With this feature, Pitchfork seeks to prove that, amidst the smooth-jazz of Kenny G, the vanilla soul of Hall & Oates, and the white-trash hair-rock of Warrant, lay a revolution in sound. It is to the vision and perseverance of many of these artists that we owe the roots of hip-hop, synth-pop, and most notably for this publication, alternative and indie rock. Respect is due.

Originally compiled and published by Pitchfork: November 20, 2002.

Spotify version fully updated: April 28, 2014.

The Pitchfork Staff Lists Series:

#01 The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s

#02 Top 100 Albums of the 1970s

#03 Top 100 Albums of the 1980s

TOP 100 ALBUMS OF THE 1980s

(Pitchfork, 2002, from #1 to #100, full albums)

(graduated: 6 tracks for #1-#20 albums, 5 tracks for #21-#40 album, 

4 tracks #41-#60, 3 tracks #61-#80, 2 tracks #81-100) 

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1. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1987)
2. Talking Heads - Remain in Light (1980)
3. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
4. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
5. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
6. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (1986)
7. Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
8. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
9. Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
10. Joy Division - Closer (1980)
11. Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones (1983)
12. Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
13. The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)
14. Sonic Youth - Sister (1987)
15. XTC - Skylarking (1986)
16. Galaxie 500 - On Fire (1989)
17. Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984)
18. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
19. Public Image, Ltd. - Second Edition (1980)
20. This Heat - Deceit (1981)
21. Brian Eno & David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (1981)
22. My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything (1988)
23. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
24. Gang of Four - Solid Gold (1981)
25. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
26. Elvis Costello - Get Happy!! (1980)
27. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
28. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
29. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
30. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
31. Sonic Youth - EVOL (1986)
32. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
33. The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour (1982)
34. Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (1988)
35. N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
36. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
37. The Replacements - Tim (1985)
38. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
39. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
40. Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me (1987)
41. Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill (1986)
42. Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session (1988)
43. Run-DMC - Raising Hell (1986)
44. Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
45. Prince - Sign 'O' The Times (1987)
46. XTC - English Settlement (1982)
47. John Zorn - Naked City (1989)
48. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
49. Mission of Burma - Vs. (1982)
50. Spacemen 3 - The Perfect Prescription (1987)
51. Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man (1988)
52. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full (1987)
53. Mission of Burma - Signals, Calls & Marches (1981)
54. Big Black - Songs about Fucking (1987)
55. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
56. King Crimson - Discipline (1981)
57. Pixies - Come On Pilgrim (1987)
58. Elvis Costello - Imperial Bedroom (1982)
59. Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction (1987)
60. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
61. Nurse with Wound - Homotopy to Marie (1982)
62. R.E.M. - Reckoning (1984)
63. Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth (1980)
64. Television Personalities - ...And Don't the Kids Just Love It (1981)
65. The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight (Armageddon; 1980)
66. The Dukes of Stratosphear - Psonic Psunspot (1987)
67. The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & The Lash (1985)
68. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
69. The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms (1980)
70. Elvis Costello - Trust (1981)
71. Replacements - Pleased to Meet Me (1987)
72. Meat Puppets - Up on the Sun (1985)
73. Coil - Horse Rotorvator (1987)
74. Mekons - Fear & Whiskey (1985)
75. Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded (1987)
76. The dB's - Stands for Decibels (1981)
77. The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)
78. They Might Be Giants - Lincoln (1989)
79. Manuel Göttsching - E2-E4 (1981)
80. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
81. Cocteau Twins - Blue Bell Knoll (1988)
82. The Fall - Perverted by Language (1983)
83. Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring (1986)
84. ESG - Come Away with ESG (1983)
85. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
86. The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
87. Prince - Dirty Mind (1980)
88. Spacemen 3 - Playing with Fire (1989)
89. Boredoms - Soul Discharge (1989)
90. Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988)
91. X - Los Angeles (1980)
92. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
93. David Bowie - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (1980)
94. Meat Puppets - II (1983)
95. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
96. Rites of Spring - Rites of Spring (1985)
97. Mekons - The Mekons Rock 'N' Roll (1989)
98. Cocteau Twins - Treasure (1984)
99. Gang of Four - Songs of the Free (1982)
100. Minor Threat - Out of Step (1984)

Top 100 Songs in American Cinema (American Film Institute, 2004)

From Wikipedia:

Part of the AFI 100 Years… series, AFI's 100 Years…100 Songs is a list of the top 100 songs in American cinema. The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute June 22, 2004 in a CBS special hosted by John Travolta, who appeared in two films honored by the list, Saturday Night Fever and Grease. Singin' in the Rain, The Sound of Music and West Side Story are tied for the most recognition, with three songs each on the list. The Wizard of Oz, A Star Is Born (#11 from the 1954 version and #16 from the 1976 version), Funny Girl, and Meet Me in St. Louis all have two entries. Judy Garland (who is also listed in first place for Over the Rainbow) and Gene Kelly are tied for the most appearances, with five songs each. Julie Andrews, Fred Astaire, Marni Nixon, and Barbra Streisand follow with four songs each. All of the songs performed by both Astaire and Streisand are ranked within the top fifty of the list.

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Previously on the movies side of Spotirama:

The Wes Anderson Complete Spotipedia

Oscars! All Academy Awards Best Original Songs (from 1934 to 2013)

The Greatest Indie Soundtrack of the World (69 Original Movie Soundtracks for Indie Lovers)

TOP 100 SONGS IN AMERICAN CINEMA

(American Film Institute, 2004, from #1 to #100)

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1. Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz, 1939) - Judy Garland
2. As Time Goes By (Casablanca, 1942) - Dooley Wilson
3. Singin' in the Rain (Singin' in the Rain, 1952) - Gene Kelly
4. Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1961) - Audrey Hepburn
5. White Christmas (Holiday Inn, 1942) - Bing Crosby
6. Mrs. Robinson (The Graduate, 1967) - Simon & Garfunkel
7. When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio,1940) - Cliff Edwards
8. The Way We Were (The Way We Were, 1973) - Barbra Streisand
9. Stayin' Alive (Saturday Night Fever, 1977) - The Bee Gees
10. The Sound of Music (The Sound of Music, 1965) - Julie Andrews
11. The Man That Got Away (A Star Is Born, 1954) - Judy Garland
12. Diamond's Are a Girl's Best Friend (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953) - Marilyn Monroe
13. People (Funny Girl, 1968) - Barbra Streisand
14. My Heart Will Go On (Titanic, 1997) - Céline Dion
15. Cheek to Cheek (Top Hat, 1935) - Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
16. Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born) (A Star Is Born, 1976) - Barbra Streisand
17. I Could Have Danced All Night (My Fair Lady, 1964) - Marni Nixon
18. Cabaret (Cabaret, 1972) - Liza Minnelli
19. Some Day My Prince Will Come (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937) - Adriana Caselotti
20. Somewhere (West Side Story, 1961) - Marni Nixon & Jimmy Bryant
21. Jailhouse Rock (Jailhouse Rock, 1957) - Elvis Presley
22. Everybody's Talkin' (Midnight Cowboy, 1969) - Harry Nilsson
23. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969) - B.J. Thomas
24. Ol' Man River (Show Boat, 1936) - Paul Robeson
25. High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling, 1952) - Tex Ritter
26. The Trolley Song (Meet Me In St. Louis, 1944) - Judy Garland
27. Unchained Melody (Ghost, 1990) - The Rughteous Brothers
28. Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific, 1958) - Giorgio Tozzi
29. Born to Be Wild (Easy Rider, 1969) - Steppenwolf
30. Stormy Weather (Stormy Weather, 1943) - Lena Horne
31. Theme from New York, New York (New York, New York, 1977) - Liza Minnelli
32. I Got Rythm (An American In Paris, 1951) - Gene Kelly
33. Aquarius (Hair, 1979) - Ren Woods
34. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (Shall We Dance, 1937) - Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
35. America (West Side Story, 1961) - Rita Moreno & George Chakiris
36. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Mary Poppins, 1964) - Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke
37. Swinging on a Star (Going My Way, 1944) - Bing Crosby
38. Theme from Shaft (Shaft, 1971) - Isaac Hayes
39. Days of Wine and Roses (Days of Wine and Roses, 1962) - Henry Mancini
40. Fight the Power (Do the Right Thing, 1989) - Public Enemy
41. New York, New York (On the Town, 1949) - Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra & James Munshin
42. Luck Be a Lady (Guys and Dolls, 1955) - Marlon Brando
43. The Way You Look Tonight (Swing Time, 1936) - Fred Astaire
44. Wind Beneath My Wings (Beaches, 1988) - Bette Midler
45. That's Entertainment (The Band Wagon, 1946) - Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, Jack Buchanan & Oscar Levant
46. Don't Rain On My Parade (Funny Face, 1968) - Barbra Streisand
47. Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (Song of the South, 1947) - James Baskett
48. Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) (The Man Who Knew Too Much, 1956) - Doris Day
49. Make 'Em Laugh (Singin' on the Rain, 1952) - Donald O'Connor
50. Rock Around the Clock (Blackboard Jungle, 1955) - Bill Haley and the Comets
51. Fame (Fame, 1980) - Irene Cara
52. Summertime (Porgy & Bess, 1959) - Loulie Jean Norman
53. Goldfinger (Goldfinger, 1964) - Shilery Bassey
54. Shall We Dance (The King and I, 1956) - Marni Nixon & Yul Brynner
55. Flashdance... What a Feeling (Flashdance, 1983) - Irene Cara
56. Thank Heaven for Little Girls (Gigi, 1958) - Maurice Chevalier
57. The Windmills of Your Mind (The Thomas Crown Affair, 1968) - Noel Harrison
58. Gonna Fly Now (Rocky, 1976) - DeEtta Little & Nelson Pigford
59. Tonight (West Side Story, 1961) - Marni Nixon & Jimmy Bryant
60. It Had to Be You (When Harry Met Sally..., 1989) - Frank Sinatra & Harry Connick, Jr.
61. Get Happy (Summer Stock, 1950) - Judy Garland
62. Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast, 1991) - Angela Lansbury
63. Thanks for the Memory (The Big Broadcast of 1938, 1938) - Bob Hope & Shirley Ross
64. My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music, 1965) - Julie Andrews
65. I Will Always Love You (The Bodyguard, 1992) - Whitney Houston
66. Suicide Is Painless (M*A*S*H, 1970) - Johnny Mandel
67. Nobody Does It Better (The Spy Who Loved Me, 1979) - Carly Simon
68. Streets of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, 1993) - Bruce Springsteen
69. On the Good Ship Lollipop (Bright Eyes, 1934) - Shirley Temple
70. Summer Nights (Grease, 1978) - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
71. Yankee Doodle Dandy (Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942) - James Cagney
72. Good Morning (Singin' in the Rain, 1952) - Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor & Debbie Reynolds
73. Isn't It Romantic? (Love Me Tonight, 1932) - Maurice Chevalier & Jeanette MacDonald
74. Rainbow Connection (The Muppet Movie, 1979) - Jim Henson
75. Up Where We Belong (An Officer and a Gentleman, 1982) - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
76. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944) - Judy Garland
77. The Shadow of Your Smile (The Sandpiper, 1965) - Johnny Mandel
78. 9 to 5 (9 to 5, 1980) - Dolly Parton
79. Arthur's Theme (Best You Can Do, 1981) - Christopher Cross
80. Springtime for Hitler (The Producers, 1968) - Mel Brooks
81. I'm Easy (Nasville, 1975) - Keith Carradine
82. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead (The Wizard of Oz, 1939) - Harold Arlen & Yip Harburg
83. The Rose (The Rose, 1979) - Bette Midler
84. Put the Blame on Mame (Gilda, 1946) - Rita Hayworth
85. Come What May (Moulin Rouge!, 2001) - Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor
86. I've Had the Time of My Life (Dirty Dancing, 1989) - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
87. Buttons and Bows (The Paleface, 1948) - Bob Hope
88. Do Re Mi (The Sound of Music, 1965) - Julie Andrews
89. Puttin' On the Ritz (Young Frankenstein, 1974) - Gene Wilder & Peter Boyle
90. Seems Like Old Times (Annie Hall, 1977) - Diane Keaton
91. Let the River Run (Working Girl, 1988) - Carly Simon
92. Long Ago and Far Away (Cover Girl, 1944) - Gene Kelly & Martha Mears
93. Lose Yourself (8 Mile, 2002) - Eminem
94. Ain't Too Proud to Beg (The Big Chill, 1983) - The Temptations
95. (We're Off On the) Road to Morocco (Road to Morocco, 1942) - Bing Crosby & Bob Hope
96. Footloose (Footloose, 1984) - Kenny Loggins
97. 42nd Street (42nd Street, 1933) - Ruby Keeler & Dick Powell
98. All That Jazz (Chicago, 2002) - Catherine Zeta-Jones & Renée Zellweger
99. Hakuna Matata (The Lion King, 1994) - Natlan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver & Joseph Williams
100. Old Time Rock and Roll (Risky Business, 1983) - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band

The Ivor Novello Awards Spotify Collection (1999-2014)

Palma Violets, John Newman, London Grammar, Everything Everything, Disclosure (feat. Sam Smith) and James Blake are amongst the artists nominated for Ivor Novello Awards 2014. I added all of them in a Spotify playlist dedicated to the winners of "Best Song Musically and Lyrically" and "Best Contemporary Song" categories. It covers fifteen years from 1999 to 2014 (thanks to the only good source I found: Dave's Music Database) and it includes a lot of partially-forgotten pop/rock beauties like Why Does It Always Rain On Me? (Travis), Babylon (David Gray), Dry Your Eyes (The Streets), Grounds for Divorce (Elbow), Daniel (Bat For Lashes). On the Ivor Novello Awards website you can check the nominations of the other categories, too (Arctic Monkeys, Nick Cave and Laura Mvula are running for best album).

Enjoy.

Previously on the awards side of Spotirama:

Grammy Awards (US, 2014)

Mercury Prize (UK, 2013)

Polaris Music Prize (Canada, 2013)

THE IVOR NOVELLO AWARDS SPOTIFY COLLECTION

(1999-2014, Best Contemporary Song and Best Song Musically and Lirically winners)

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1999:
Best Contemporary Song: “Here’s Where the Story Ends” by Tin Tin Out
Best Song Musically and Lyrically: “Believe” by Cher
2000:
Best Contemporary Song: “Why Does It Always Rain on Me” by Travis
Best Song Musically and Lyrically: “Strong” by Robbie Williams
2001:
Best Contemporary Song: “Seven Days” by Craig David
Best Song Musically and Lyrically: “Babylon” by David Gray
2002:
Best Contemporary Song: “Shining Light” by Ash
Best Song Musically and Lyrically: “Walk On” by U2
2003:
Best Contemporary Song: “Weak Become Heroes” by The Streets
Best Song Musically and Lyrically: “The Other Side” by David Gray
2004:
Best Contemporary Song: “Stronger Than Me” by Amy Winehouse
Best Song Musically and Lyrically: “Leave Right Now” by Will Young
2005:
Best Contemporary Song: “Take Me Out” by Franz Ferdinand
Best Song Musically and Lyrically: “Dry Your Eyes” by The Streets
2006:
Best Contemporary Song: “Wires” by Athlete
Best Song Musically and Lyrically: “Suddenly I See” by KT Tunstall
2007:
Best Contemporary Song: “Rehab” by Amy Winehouse
Best Song Musically and Lyrically: “Elusive” by Scott Matthews
2008:
Best Contemporary Song: “People Help the People” by Cherry Ghost
Best Song Musically and Lyrically: “Love Is a Losing Game” by Amy Winehouse
2009:
Best Contemporary Song: “Grounds for Divorce” by Elbow
Best Song Musically and Lyrically: “One Day Like This” by Elbow
2010:
Best Contemporary Song: “Daniel” by Bat for Lashes
Best Song Musically and Lyrically: “The Fear” by Lily Allen
2011:
Best Contemporary Song: “Pass Out” by Tinie Tempah
Best Song Musically and Lyrically: “Becoming a Jackal” by the Villagers
2012:
Best Contemporary Song: “Video Games” by Lana Del Rey
Best Song Musically and Lyrically: “The A Team” by Ed Sheeran
2013:
Best Contemporary Song: “Pelican” by The Maccabees
Best Song Musically and Lyrically: “Next To Me” by Emeli Sandé
2014 (NOMINATIONS):
Best Contemporary Song: "Kemosabe" by Everything Everything
Best Contemporary Song: "Latch" by Disclosure feat. Sam Smith
Best Contemporary Song: "Retrograde" by James Blake
Best Song Musically and Lyrically: “Best of Friends" by Palma Violets
Best Song Musically and Lyrically: “Love Me Again" by John Newman
Best Song Musically and Lyrically: “Strong" by London Grammar

34 Greatest Trance Tracks (Fact, 2014)

From Fact:

... but most interesting of all is the mythical dawn of trance. The three years or so when its identity gradually emerged from the drug-doused experiments of a bunch of Frankfurt techno-heads, British new age cowboys and various wideboys on acid were fervid times with an awful lot going on that people are probably best off forgetting – but also a lot of wide eyed (in every sense) enthusiasm and experimental spirit that still shines through in many of the sounds of the time. This was, at root, music of pure function and pure pleasure: for all the frilly philosophical bollocks that surrounded it, it was aimed first and foremost at maximising and prolonging the peak experiences of MDMA and LSD (preferably in combination), and before it settled into mind-numbingly obvious formulas, the naïve experiments of the chancers who made it led them to some genuinely weird and wonderful places.

Go to Fact to read full Joe Muggs texts and get a YouTube gallery of all songs. Or listen to them in the playlist below.

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Previously on the dance side of Spotirama:

Last Night a DJ Saved My Life - Warehouse Top 50 (tribute to Frankie Knuckles)

Pete Tong's Top 20 Dance Tracks of Last 20 Years (2011)

The Last Optimo Waltz

34 GREATEST TRANCE TRACKS

(Fact, 2014, from 1988 to 1994)

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The KLF - What Time Is Love? (Pure Trance) (1988)
System 7 - Sunburnt (1990)
Psychick Warriors Ov Gaya - Exit 23 (Return) (1990)
Dance 2 Trance - We Came in Peace (1990)
Eat Static - Medicine Wheel (1991)
Astralasia - Celestial Ocean (1991)
Eden Transmission - I'm So High (1991)
Age of Love - Age of Love (Jam & Spoon Mix) (1992)
Jam & Spoon - Stella (1992)
Secret Knowledge & Wonder - Sugar Daddy (1992)
Air Liquide - Liquid Air (1992)
Spicelab - Quicksand (1992)
Confession - I Found My Love (1992)
3 Phase - Der Klang Der Familie (feat. Dr Motte) (1992)
Ongaku - Mihon #3 (1992)
Sven Väth - Ritual of Life (1992)
Ege Bam Yasi - Bubble (1992)
Barbarella - The Secret Chamber of Dreams (1992)
The Visions of Shiva - Perfect Day (1992)
Evolution - The Experience of Taking a Step in Someone's Dream (1992)
Balil - Parasight (1993)
Vapourspace - The Gravitational Arch of 10' (1993)
Lunatic Asylum - The Meltdown (1993)
Illuminatae - Tremora del Terra (1993)
Andromeda - Trip To Space (1993)
Dr. Atomic - Schudelfloss (1993)
Hardfloor - Acperience 1 (1993)
Exit EEE - Epidemic (1993)
Union Jack - Two Full Moons and a Trout (1993)
Art of Trance - Gloria (1993)
Energy 52 - Cafe del Mar (1993)
Emmanuel Top - Acid Phase (1994)
Humate & Rabbit in the Moon - East (1994)
Desert Storm - Desert Storm (1994)

The 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s (Absolute Radio 80s, 2014)

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From Absolute Radio 80s:

The 80s had thousands of great songs… Recently though, we’ve been asking ourselves an extremely important question – which is the best? We couldn’t decide, so we got you to do it for us. We counted all the ballot papers, compiled the results, and played out your Top 100 on Absolute Radio and Absolute 80s! Read on to see the results of the poll…

... or listen to all of them (yep, 100% of songs available) on this Spotify playlist.

Enjoy.

Previously on the 1980s side of Spotirama:

Pitchfork Top 100 Albums (about to be updated)

Treble Top 200 Songs

Now That's What I Call Music (1983-1989)

THE 100 GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1980s

(Absolute Radio 80s, 2014, from #1 to #100)

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1. Ultravox - Vienna
2. Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
3. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax
4. A-Ha - Take On Me
5. Guns N Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
6. New Order - Blue Monday
7. Dexys Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen
8. Bryan Adams - Summer Of '69
9. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
10. Human League - Don't You Want Me
11. U2 - With Or Without You
12. Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me
13. Duran Duran - Rio
14. Jam - Town Called Malice
15. Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
16. Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
17. Spandau Ballet - Gold
18. Queen - Radio Gaga
19. Jam - Going Underground
20. Specials - Ghost Town
21. Spandau Ballet - True
22. Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule the World
23. Aerosmith & RUN-DMC - Walk This Way
24. Phil Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - Together In Electric Dreams
25. Queen - A Kind Of Magic
26. Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure
27. Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
28. David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
29. Heaven 17 - Temptation
30. David Bowie - Let's Dance
31. Blondie - Atomic
32. Duran Duran - The Reflex
33. Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
34. Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
35. Alice Cooper - Poison
36. Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
37. OMD - Enola Gay
38. Adam And The Ants - Antmusic
39. Smiths - This Charming Man
40. Mighty Wah - The Story Of The Blues (Part 1)
41. ABC - The Look Of Love
42. Michael Jackson - Beat It
43. Waterboys - Whole Of The Moon
44. Toto - Africa
45. Police - Every Breath You Take
46. Cars - Drive
47. Stone Roses - Fools Gold
48. Madness - Our House
49. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes
50. Big Country - In A Big Country
51. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
52. Marillion - Kayleigh
53. Stranglers - Golden Brown
54. Bonnie Tyler - A Total Eclipse Of The Heart
55. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
56. Specials - Too Much Too Young
57. Europe - Final Countdown
58. U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
59. Dire Straits - Romeo & Juliet
60. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark
61. U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name
62. Van Halen - Jump
63. Beastie Boys - You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party
64. Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
65. Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
66. Go West - We Close Our Eyes
67. Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good
68. Guns N Roses - Paradise City
69. Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
70. Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is
71. Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
72. Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking
73. Cure - The Lovecats
74. George Michael - Faith
75. Billy Idol - White Wedding
76. Howard Jones - New Song
77. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA
78. Bronski Beat & Jimmy Somerville - Smalltown Boy
79. Madonna - Like A Prayer
80. Prince - When Doves Cry
81. Black - Wonderful Life
82. Def Leppard - Animal
83. Madness - It Must Be Love
84. Berlin - Take My Breath Away
85. Mike & the Mechanics - The Living Years
86. Cutting Crew - I Just Died In Your Arms
87. Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me
88. INXS - Need You Tonight
89. Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name
90. Yazoo - Only You
91. Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire
92. Men at Work - Down Under
93. Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
94. Roachford - Cuddly Toy
95. Clash - Rock the Casbah
96. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
97. Then Jerico - Big Area
98. Talk Talk - It's My Life
99. Kenny Loggins - Footloose
100. Nena - 99 Red Balloons

The 100 Greatest Britpop Songs (NME, 2013)

Do you think 40 Britpop Anthems are not enough? Here you find the Spotify version of a 2013 longer chart by NME. The winning song is the same of BBC6 listeners poll. Numbers by band: Blur 11 songs, Oasis 9, Pulp 8, Suede 7, Super Furry Animals 4, Supergrass 4, Elastica 3, Ash 3, The Boo Radleys 3, Shed Seven 3.

Enjoy!

Previously on the NME side of Spotirama:

NME 100 Tracks of the Decade 2000-2009

NME The 50 Best Remixes Ever

NME The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

THE 100 GREATEST BRITPOP SONGS

(NME, 2013, from #1 to #100)

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1. Pulp – Common People
2. Blur – Girls & Boys
3. Oasis – Cigarettes & Alcohol
4. Elastica – Connection
5. McAlmont & Butler – Yes
6. Blur – End Of The Century
7. Oasis – Supersonic
8. Black Grape – Reverend Black Grape
9. Suede – Animal Nitrate
10. Pulp – Sorted For E’s & Wiz
11. Super Furry Animals – The Man Don’t Give A Fuck
12. Pulp – Disco 2000
13. Blur – For Tomorrow
14. Ash – Girl From Mars
15. Oasis – Live Forever
16. Pulp – Babies
17. Super Furry Animals – Ice Hockey Hair
18. Mansun – Wide Open Spaces
19. Suede – The Drowners
20. Elastica – Waking Up
21. Supergrass – Caught By The Fuzz
22. Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger
23. Blur – To The End
24. Blur – Chemical World
25. Suede – Stay Together
26. The Boo Radleys – Lazarus
27. Pulp – Mis-Shapes
28. Blur – Parklife
29. Kenickie – Punka
30. Edwyn Collins – A Girl Like You (live)
31. The Boo Radleys – Wake Up Boo
32. Supergrass – Alright
33. The Bluetones – Slight Return
34. Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci – Patio Song
35. Babybird – You’re Gorgeous
36. Suede – The Wild Ones
37. Longpigs – She Said
38. Oasis – Wonderwall
39. Paul Weller – The Changingman
40. Bis - Candy Pop
41. The Auteurs – Showgirl
42. Blur – The Universal
43. Suede – Trash
44. Pulp – This Is Hardcore
45. Blur – Popscene
46. Shed Seven – Getting Better
47. Menswear – Daydreamer
48. Sleeper – Inbetweener
49. Catatonia – Road Rage
50. Gene – Olympian
51. Blur – This Is A Low
52. Oasis – Shakermaker
53. Pulp – Do You Remember The 1st Time?
54. Black Grape – Kelly’s Heroes
55. Elastica – Stutter
56. Super Furry Animals – Something For The Weekend
57. Oasis – Slide Away
58. Supergrass – Moving
59. Blur – Beetlebum
60. Blur – Song 2
61. Shampoo – Trouble
62. Ash – Kung Fu
63. Inspiral Carpets – Saturn 5
64. Pulp – Underwear
65. Suede – Killing Of A Flash Boy
66. The Auteurs – New French Girlfriend
67. Longpigs – On And On
68. Dubstar – Not So Manic Now
69. Echobelly – Great Things
70. Cast – Sandstorm
71. Catatonia – You’ve Got A Lot To Answer For
72. Dodgy – Staying Out For The Summer
73. The Boo Radleys – Wish I Was Skinny
74. Mansun – Stripper Vicar
75. Lush – Ladykillers
76. Saint Etienne – He’s On The Phone (Motiv 8 Mix)
77. Cast – Fine Time
78. Oasis – All Around The World
79. 60ft Dolls – Talk To Me
80. Marion – Time
81. Ash – Oh Yeah
82. Gene – For The Dead
83. Stephen Duffy – Natalie
84. Space – Female Of The Species
85. Rialto - Untouchable
86. Salad – Motorbike To Heaven
87. Saint Etienne – You’re In A Bad Way
88. Supergrass – Mansize Rooster
89. Oasis – Champagne Supernova
90. Shed Seven – Where Have You Been Tonight?
91. Space – Me And You Versus The World
92. Denim – Middle Of The Road
93. Shed Seven – On Standby
94. Silver Sun – Lava
95. Sleeper – What Do I Do Now?
96. Suede – Metal Mickey
97. The Lightning Seeds – Change
98. Super Furry Animals – If You Don’t Want Me To Destroy You
99. The Charlatans – Cant Get Out Of Bed
100. James – Laid

Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (Pitchfork Staff Lists #02)

From Pitchfork (june 2004):

As the psychedelic 60s gave way to hippie backlash and high ambitions, one thing was clear: there was something damn funny about peace, love and understanding. Shaking off naturalism, daisy chains and acid tabs came easier than expected, and what resulted was a paradox of both striking diversity and remarkable coherence: from high-concept prog-nerds and high-octane guitar solo to high-heeled glam-rockers and high-ass punks, the 70s saw the rise and dominance of the album-as-unified-statement. Pitchfork now takes the opportunity to present this list of its favorite albums of that decade.

From original Spotirama post (june 2010):

I compiled three Spotify playlists with this Top 100. In the mammoth, you'll get the complete albums I found on Spotify (original editions, no legacies or deluxes...). In the graduated, I put 2 songs for albums from position 81 to 100, 3 songs for 61-80, 4 songs for 41-60, 5 songs for 21-40 and 6 songs for 1-20 (few jazz exceptions: Miles Davis albums usually have just few extralong tunes). The lite one, instead, features only one song each album: it's kind of a nonsense, because this is a long-playing charts, you should listen to the full work, not the singles. But I love to shuffle and I think this can be a good short cut to taste the general flavour of the decade (and of the chart).

Published by Pitchfork: June 23, 2004.
Spotify playlist updated April 18, 2014.
The Complete Pitchfork Staff Lists Series. 

THE TOP 100 ALBUMS OF THE 1970s

(Pitchfork, 2004)

(mammoth, full albums)

(graduated, few songs each album)

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1. David Bowie – Low (1977 / RCA)
2. The Clash – London Calling (1979 / CBS)
3. Television – Marquee Moon (1977 / Elektra)
4. Sly & The Family Stone – There's a Riot Goin' On (1971 / Epic)
5. Bob Dylan – Blood on the Tracks (1975 / Columbia)
6. Kraftwerk – Trans-Europe Express (1977 / Capitol)
7. Led Zeppelin – IV (1971 / Atlantic)
8. Gang Of Four – Entertainment! (1979 / Warner Bros.)
9. Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures (1979 / Factory)
10. Brian Eno – Another Green World (1975 / Island Records)
11. The Rolling Stones – Exile On Main St. (1972 / Rolling Stones Records)
12. The Stooges – Funhouse (1970 / Elektra)
13. Nick Drake – Pink Moon (1972 / Island Records)
14. The Velvet Underground – Loaded (1971 / Cotillion/Atlantic)
15. The Who – Who's Next (1971 / Decca)
16. Buzzcocks – Singles Going Steady (1979 / IRS)
17. Funkadelic – Maggot Brain (1971 / Westbound)
18. Miles Davis – Bitches Brew (1970 / Columbia)
19. Can – Ege Bamyasi (1972 / United Artists)
20. T.Rex – Electric Warrior (1971 / Reprise Records)
21. Serge Gainsbourg – Histoire de Melody Nelson (1971 / Philips)
22. Wire – Pink Flag (1977 / Harvest)
23. The Ramones – Ramones (1976 / Sire)
24. Eno – Here Come the Warm Jets (1974 / Island)
25. Neu! – Neu! (1972 / Brain)
26. Stevie Wonder – Innervisions (1973 / Tamla-Motown)
27. Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin III (1970 / Atlantic)
28. The Beatles – Let It Be (1970 / Apple)
29. Can – Tago Mago (1971 / United Artists)
30. Miles Davis – On the Corner (1972 / Columbia)
31. Talking Heads – Fear of Music (1979 / Sire)
32. Pink Floyd – The Wall (1979 / Columbia)
33. Wire – Chairs Missing (1978 / Harvest)
34. Various Artists (Soundtrack) – Saturday Night Fever (1978 / Polydor)
35. The Pop Group – Y (1979 / Radar)
36. Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here (1975 / Columbia)
37. Elvis Costello – My Aim Is True (1977 / Columbia)
38. XTC – Drums And Wires (1979 / Virgin)
39. Suicide – Suicide (1977 / Red Star)
40. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers – The Modern Lovers (1976 / Beserkley)
41. Fleetwood Mac – Rumours (1977 / Reprise Records)
42. The Specials – The Specials (1979 / 2-Tone)
43. Michael Jackson – Off the Wall (1979 / Epic)
44. The Clash – The Clash (1977 / CBS)
45. Talking Heads – More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978 / Sire)
46. The Congos – Heart of the Congos (1977 / Black Art)
47. Al Green – Call Me (1973 / Hi)
48. Miles Davis – Live-Evil (1972 / Columbia)
49. Marvin Gaye – What's Going On (1971 / Motown)
50. Tim Buckley – Starsailor (1970 / Warner Bros.)
51. Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks (1977 / Warner Bros.)
52. Elvis Costello – This Year's Model (1978 / Columbia)
53. Steve Reich – Music for 18 Musicians (1978 / ECM)
54. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Cosmo's Factory (1970 / Fantasy)
55. Nick Drake – Bryter Layter (1970 / Island Records)
56. Can – Future Days (1973 / United Artists)
57. Paul Simon – Paul Simon (1972 / CBS)
58. Miles Davis – A Tribute to Jack Johnson (1971 / Columbia)
59. Ramones – Rocket to Russia (1977 / Sire)
60. John Lennon – Plastic Ono Band (1970 / Apple)
61. Beach Boys – Surf's Up (1971 / Brother)
62. The Cars – The Cars (1978 / Elektra)
63. Cluster – Zuckerzeit (1974 / Spalax)
64. Iggy Pop – Lust for Life (1977 / RCA)
65. Neil Young – On the Beach (1974 / Warner Bros.)
66. Big Star – Third/Sister Lovers (1978 / PVC)
67. Pink Floyd – Meddle (1971 / Harvest)
68. Herbie Hancock – Head Hunters (1973 / Columbia)
69. Faust – IV (1973 / Virgin)
70. Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon (1973 / Harvest)
71. James Brown – The Payback (1973 / Polydor)
72. King Crimson – Red (1974 / Atlantic)
73. Van Halen – Van Halen (1978 / Warner Bros.)
74. Leonard Cohen – Songs of Love and Hate (1971 / Columbia)
75. Led Zeppelin – Houses of the Holy (1973 / Atlantic)
76. Blondie – Parallel Lines (1978 / Chrysalis)
77. David Bowie – Aladdin Sane (1973 / RCA)
78. Fela Anikulapo Futi & Africa '70 – Expensive Shit (1975 / Editions Makossa)
79. Randy Newman – Sail Away (1972 / Reprise Records)
80. David Bowie – Hunky Dory (1971 / RCA)
81. David Bowie – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars (1972 / RCA)
82. George Harrison – All Things Must Pass (1970 / Apple)
83. Iggy & The Stooges – Raw Power (1973 / Columbia)
84. Nilsson – Nilsson Schmilsson (1971 / RCA)
85. Wire – 154 (1979 / Warner Bros.)
86. Joni Mitchell – Blue (1971 / Reprise Records)
87. Roxy Music – For Your Pleasure (1973 / Warner Bros.)
88. Giorgio Moroder – From Here to Eternity (1977 / Casablanca)
89. Devo – Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978 / Warner Bros.)
90. Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Africa '70 – Zombie (1977 / Celluloid/MIL)
91. Throbbing Gristle – 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979 / Industrial)
92. Kraftwerk – The Man-Machine (1978 / Capitol)
93. Jimi Hendrix – Band of Gypsys (1970 / Capitol)
94. King Crimson – Starless and Bible Black (1974 / Atlantic)
95. Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti (1975 / Swan Song)
96. Iggy Pop – The Idiot (1977 / RCA)
97. Various Artists (Soundtrack) – The Harder They Come (1972 / Mango)
98. Robert Wyatt – Rock Bottom (1974 / Virgin)
99. Neil Young – After the Gold Rush (1970 / Reprise Records)
100. Brian Eno – Before and After Science (1977 / Island Records)

The 50 Worst Cover Songs of All Time (Complex, 2012)

From Complex:

All “worst music ever” lists are a lie, and “worst cover versions ever” lists are even more so. Chances are the real most horrible stuff ever came from talentless no-name bar bands and coffee-shop strummers from nowhere who deservedly went nowhere—and of course, lots of those performers are full-time cover bands (or reality show contestants), too unmotivated to write their own songs in the first place.

Even karaoke counts as covers, right? Which means every night of the year, in whatever town you live in, there are probably cover versions just as wretched as the ones below. But all those human-jukebox unknowns have every right to be awful, and hence don’t deserve our grief anyway. 

Nope, a list like this only makes sense if it sticks to artists who’ve achieved some degree of success or notoriety. In other words, artists who should really know better—which is to say, ones who a listener is perfectly justified in getting pissed off at.

Here you find the Spotify playlist of it.

Enjoy.

Previously on the (not worst) cover songs side of Spotirama:

The Beatles Covers Project on Spotify (all albums covered, track by track)

Killing Queen (a Spotify cover tribute to Freddy Mercury and his famous band)

Radiohead's OK Computer Reimagined

THE 50 WORST COVER SONGS OF AL TIME

(Comples, 2012, from #1 to #50)

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1. Duran Duran – 911 Is A Joke (Public Enemy)
2. Pat Boone – Long Tall Sally (Little Richard)
3. Aerosmith – Come Together (The Beatles)
4. Phish – Gettin' Jiggy Wit It (Will Smith)
5. William Shatner – Mr. Tambourine Man (Bob Dylan)
6. Bruce Willis – Respect Yourself (The Staple Singers)
7. Limp Bizkit – Faith (George Michael)
8. Cat Power – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones)
9. Cyndi Lauper – What's Going On (feat. Chuck D) (Marvin Gaye)
10. Glee Cast – Don't Stop Believin' (Journey)
11. The Cure – Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix)
12. Insane Clown Posse – Let's Go All The Way (Sly Fox)
13. Guns N' Roses – Sympathy For The Devil (The Rolling Stones)
14. R.E.M. – Toys In The Attic (Aerosmith)
15. Dynamite Hack – Boyz-N-The Hood (Eazy-E)
16. Marilyn Manson – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (Eurythmics)
17. Doveman – Footloose (Kenny Loggins)
18. Travis - … Baby One More Time (Britney Spears)
19. The Blues Brothers – Soul Man (Sam and Dave)
20. B-52's – Meet the Flintstones (Hoyt Curtin')
21. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – War (live) (Edwin Starr)
22. Attack Attack! – I Kissed A Girl (Katy Perry)
23. Cher – The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) (Betty Everett)
24. Mötley Crüe – Smokin' In The Boys Room (Brownsville Station)
25. Electric Light Orchestra – Roll Over Beethoven (Chuck Berry)
26. Megadeth – Anarchy In The U.K. (Sex Pistols)
27. Michael Bolton – When a Man Loves a Woman (Percy Sledge)
28. The Ataris – The Boys Of Summer (Don Henley)
29. H-Town – A Thin Line Between Love & Hate (The Persuaders)
30. Big Mountain – Baby, I Love Your Way (Peter Frampton)
31. Cowboy Junkies – Sweet Jane (Velvet Underground)
32. Alan Jackson – Summertime Blues (Eddie Cochran)
33. James Taylor – Handy Man (Jimmy Jones)
34. Fine Young Cannibals – Ever Fallen In Love (Buzzcocks)
35. Mrs. Miller – Downtown (Petula Clark)
36. David Bowie – Dancing In The Street (Martha & The Vandellas)
37. Counting Crows – Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell)
38. Rockwell – Taxman (The Beatles)
39. Orgy – Blue Monday (New Order)
40. The Power Station – Get It On (Bang A Gong) (T. Rex)
41. Robert John – The Lion Sleeps Tonite (The Tokens)
42. UB40 – The Way You Do The Things You Do (The Temptations)
43. Love And Rockets – Ball Of Confusion (The Temptations)
44. Big & Rich – You Shook Me All Night Long (AC/DC)
45. Pseudo Echo – Funkytown (Lipps Inc.)
46. Ugly Kid Joe – Cats In The Cradle (Harry Chapin)
47. Susan Boyle – Wild Horses (The Rolling Stones)
48. Artists for Haiti – We Are the World (USA For Africa)
49. U2 – Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
50. Christina Aguilera – Lady Marmalade (Labelle)

Top 40 Britpop Anthems (according to BBC Radio 6 Listeners)

From BBC News:

Pulp hit Common People has been voted the top Britpop anthem by listeners of BBC Radio 6 Music, beating Oasis, Blur and Suede to take the title. DJ Steve Lamacq revealed the top 30 as part of a week-long celebration to mark the 20th birthday of Britpop. More than 30,000 people voted, with The Verve's Bittersweet Symphony second and Oasis tracks Don't Look Back in Anger and Wonderwall in third and fourth. Their chart rivals Blur were in fifth place with Parklife.

Enjoy.

Previously on the britpop side of Spotirama:

RockFirst Top 30 Britpop Albums of the 90s

Good Souls and Lost Souls (a look back at 1990s Radiohead and its offspring)

The 11-22-33 Battle of Britpop: Blur vs Oasis

TOP 40 BRITPOP ANTHEMS

(BBC Radio 6 Listeners, from #1 to #40)

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1. Pulp – Common People
2. The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony
3. Oasis – Don't Look Back In Anger
4. Oasis – Wonderwall
5. Blur – Parklife
6. Suede – Animal Nitrate
7. Blur – Girls and Boys
8. The Bluetones – Slight Return
9. Pulp – Disco 2000
10. Ash – Girl From Mars
11. Radiohead – The Bends
12. Ocean Colour Scene – The Riverboat Song
13. Supergrass – Alright
14. Mansun – Wide Open Space
15. The Divine Comedy – Something for the Weekend
16. Longpigs – She Said
17. My Life Story – 12 Reasons Why I Love Her
18. Shed Seven – Going For Gold
19. Suede – Trash
20. Manic Street Preachers – Everything Must Go
21. Paul Weller – The Changing Man
22. Sleeper – Inbetweener
23. Space – Female Of The Species
24. Elastica – Line Up
25. Dodgy – Staying Out For The Summer
26. Catatonia – Road Rage
27. Echobelly – Great Things
28. Gene – For The Dead
29. The Boo Radleys – Wake Up Boo!
30. Lush – Ladykillers
31. Salad - Drink the Elixir
32. Cast - Fine Time
33. 60ft Dolls - Stay
34. Menswear - Daydreamer
35. Denim - Middle of the Road
36. Northern Uproar - From a Window
37. The Supernaturals - Smile
38. Marion - Violent Man
39. Powder - Afrodisiac
40. Strangelove - The Greatest Show on Earth

The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s (Pitchfork Staff Lists 1/34)

From Pitchfork:

People always ask: "When is Pitchfork gonna run a list of the top albums of the 1960s?" The answer today? Probably never. Not that we didn't consider it. It's just that when we sat down to map it all out, we found it would be more rewarding to approach the decade through its songs instead. After all, it was by and large a single-oriented era-- the long-player didn't really take over as a creative medium until the 60s had nearly come to an end. And besides, Revolver's ego is out of hand as it is.

Published by Pitchfork: August 14, 2006.

Spotify playlist updated April 13, 2014.

THE 200 GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s

(Pitchfork Staff List, from #1 to #200)

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1. The Beach Boys – God Only Knows
2. Jackson 5 – I Want You Back
3. Sam Cooke – A Change Is Gonna Come
4. Bob Dylan – Like A Rolling Stone
5. The Beatles - A Day in the Life
6. The Ronettes – Be My Baby
7. The Beach Boys – Wouldn't It Be Nice
8. Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues (live)
9. The Who – I Can't Explain
10. Desmond Dekker – Israelites
11. Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused
12. The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter
13. Band – The Weight
14. The Beach Boys – Don't Worry Baby
15. Aretha Franklin – Think
16. The Stooges – I Wanna Be Your Dog
17. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son
18. The Crystals – And Then He Kissed Me
19. The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows
20. The Shangri-Las – Out In The Streets
21. The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations
22. Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
23. Etta James – At Last
24. The Supremes – You Can't Hurry Love
25. The Rolling Stones – Paint It Black
26. The Beatles - I Am the Walrus
27. The Velvet Underground – I'm Waiting For The Man
28. Otis Redding – [Sittin' On] The Dock Of The Bay
29. The Kinks – Waterloo Sunset
30. The Shangri-Las – Leader Of The Pack
31. Nico – These Days
32. Ennio Morricone – Il Buono, il Brutto, il Cattivo (The Good, The Bad And The Ugly)
33. James Brown & the Famous Flames – It's A Man's Man's Man's World (live)
34. The Who – The Kids Are Alright
35. Johnny Cash – Ring Of Fire
36. The 13th Floor Elevators – You're Gonna Miss Me
37. Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound Of Silence
38. The Meters – Cissy Strut
39. The Rolling Stones – Sympathy For The Devil
40. The Zombies – This Will Be Our Year
41. Leonard Cohen – Suzanne
42. Band – The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
43. Vince Guaraldi Trio – Linus & Lucy
44. The Supremes – Where Did Our Love Go
45. Dusty Springfield – Son Of A Preacher Man
46. The Creation – Making Time
47. The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
48. David Bowie – Space Oddity
49. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood – Some Velvet Morning
50. Love – Alone Again Or
51. Ike & Tina Turner – River Deep Mountain High
52. Ray Charles – Georgia On My Mind
53. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
54. The Monkees – Daydream Believer
55. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher
56. Brigitte Bardot & Serge Gainsbourg – Bonnie And Clyde
57. Tommy James & The Shondells – Crimson And Clover
58. The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand
59. The Velvet Underground – Sunday Morning
60. Sly & The Family Stone – Hot Fun In The Summertime
61. The Supremes – You Keep Me Hangin' On
62. The Rolling Stones – Street Fighting Man
63. Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto/Antonio Carlos Jobim – The Girl From Ipanema
64. Del Shannon – Runaway
65. The Mamas & The Papas – California Dreamin'
66. The Paragons – The Tide Is High
67. Neil Young – Cinnamon Girl
68. The Shirelles – Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
69. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones – Miserlou
70. Patsy Cline – Crazy
71. Jimi Hendrix Experience – Manic Depression
72. Van Morrison – Sweet Thing
73. Bob Dylan – Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
74. James Brown – Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
75. Simon & Garfunkel – The Boxer
76. Various Artists – Doctor Who
77. Nico – Heroin
78. Sly & The Family Stone – I Want To Take You Higher
79. Gal Costa – Baby
80. Bob Dylan – Subterranean Homesick Blues
81. Sam & Dave – Hold On I'm Coming
82. Elvis Presley – Suspicious Minds
83. Neil Young – Down By The River
84. The Rolling Stones – You Can't Always Get What You Want
85. Roy Orbison – Crying
86. The Left Banke - Walk Away Renee
87. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Tracks Of My Tears
88. The Kinks – You Really Got Me
89. The Stooges – 1969
90. The Angels – My Boyfriend's Back
91. The Who – Substitute
92. Nick Drake – River Man
93. Can – You Doo Right
94. Simon & Garfunkel – Mrs. Robinson
95. Sam Cooke – Cupid
96. The Shangri-Las – Give Him A Great Big Kiss
97. Toots & The Maytals – Pressure Drop
98. The Zombies – Care of Cell 44
99. Jimi Hendrix Experience – All Along The Watchtower
100. The Isley Brothers – It's Your Thing
101. Pink Floyd - See Emily Play
102. Sly & The Family Stone – Everyday People
103. Merle Haggard – Mama Tried
104. King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man
105. Simon & Garfunkel – America
106. Desmond Dekker – 007 (Shanty Town)
107. Bob Dylan - Visions of Johanna
108. Harry Nilsson – One
109. The Byrds – Eight Miles High
110. Four Tops – It's The Same Old Song
111. Stevie Wonder – I Was Made To Love Her
112. Steve Reich - It's Gonna Rain (part I and II)
113. The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind
114. Nancy Sinatra – These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
115. The Kinks – Victoria
116. Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit
117. Ben E. King – Stand By Me
118. The Bobby Fuller Four – I Fought The Law
119. Silver Apples - Oscillations
120. ? and The Mysterians – 96 Tears
121. Glen Campbell – Wichita Lineman
122. Patsy Cline – I Fall To Pieces
123. The Supremes – I Hear A Symphony
124. The Velvet Underground – Venus In Furs
125. Miles Davis – Shhh/Peaceful
126. Led Zeppelin - What Is And What Should Never Be
127. George Jones – She Thinks I Still Care
128. Buffalo Springfield – For What It's Worth
129. Harry Nilsson – Everybody's Talkin'
130. John Coltrane – My Favourite Things
131. The Byrds – I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better
132. Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World
133. The Monkees – I'm A Believer
134. Brian Wilson – Surf's Up
135. The Kinks – Shangri-La
136. Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
137. The Dixie Cups – Iko Iko
138. Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody
139. The Impressions – People Get Ready
140. Donovan – Season Of The Witch
141. The Supremes – Baby Love
142. Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale
143. Scott Walker – Big Louise
144. Bobbie Gentry – Ode To Billie Joe
145. Tammy Wynette – Stand By Your Man
146. Terry Riley – In C
147. Nina Simone – Sinnerman
148. The Velvet Underground – Sister Ray
149. Archie Bell and The Drells – Tighten Up
150. Bob Dylan – It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
151. David Axelrod – The Human Abstract
152. The Association – Never My Love
153. Lorraine Ellison – Stay With Me
154. The Kingsmen – Louie Louie
155. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising
156. Loretta Lynn – Fist City
157. Aretha Franklin – Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
158. P.P. Arnold – The First Cut Is The Deepest
159. Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine
160. Os Mutantes – She's My Shoo Shoo (A Minha Menina)
161. The Zombies – She's Not There
162. The Who – I Can See For Miles
163. Cromagnon - Caledonia
164. Frank Sinatra – It Was A Very Good Year
165. The Monks - Monk Time
166. The Flirtations – Nothing But A Heartache
167. Stone Poneys – Different Drum
168. Albert Ayler – Ghosts
169. Stevie Wonder – Uptight (Everything's Alright)
170. Françoise Hardy – Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles
171. Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline
172. Archie Bell and The Drells – Here I Go Again
173. Phil Ochs – I Ain't Marching Anymore
174. Darlene Love – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
175. Loretta Lynn – Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
176. MC5 – Kick Out the Jams
177. The Tammys - Egyptian Shumba
178. Otis Redding – I've Been Loving You Too Long
179. Bembeya Jazz National - Armée Guinéenne
180. The Barbarians - Moulty
181. France Gall - Laisse Tomber Les Filles
182. Patsy Cline – She's Got You
183. Bobby Darin – Beyond The Sea
184. James Brown – Mother Popcorn
185. The Temptations – Get Ready
186. The Hollies – Bus Stop
187. Walker Brothers – The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
188. T. Rex – Debora (live)
189. Sonics - Strychnine
190. Leonard Cohen – So Long, Marianne
191. Cannonball Adderley – Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
192. Alton Ellis – I'm Still In Love
193. Johnny and June Carter Cash – Jackson
194. The Foundations – Build Me Up Buttercup
195. James Brown – Night Train (live at the Apollo)
196. Irma Thomas – Time Is On My Side
197. Charles Mingus - Solo Dancer
198. Dionne Warwick – Walk On By
199. Nina Simone – Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair (live)
200. The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon

Country's Top 100 (Pop Matters)

From PopMatters (2007):

Here’s a tribute to all of those artists and the many others who shaped country music—a list of the 100 best country songs of all time.

And here's the Spotify playlist of it.

Enjoy.

Previously on the PopMatters side of Spotirama:

60 Best Songs of 2010

50 Best Songs of 2011

75 Best Songs of 2013

COUNTRY'S TOP 100 

(PopMatters, 2007, from #1 to #100)

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Full list

Strikethrough songs (3/100) are not available on Spotify. Some songs may be not available in all countries.

1. Johnny Cash – Ring Of Fire
2. Patsy Cline – Sweet Dreams - Of You
3. Merle Haggard & The Strangers – Mama Tried
4. George Jones – He Stopped Loving Her Today
5. Willie Nelson – Whiskey River
6. Hank Williams – I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
7. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys – Faded Love
8. Johnny Cash – Orange Blossom Special
9. Roger Miller – King Of The Road
10. Ray Charles – Cryin ' Time
11. The Charlie Daniels Band – The Devil Went Down To Georgia
12. Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys – Blue Moon of Kentucky
13. Waylon Jennings – Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
14. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys – San Antonio Rose
15. Ray Charles – I Can't Stop Loving You
16. Tammy Wynette – Stand By Your Man
17. Emmylou Harris – Making Believe
18. Dolly Parton – Coat of Many Colors
19. David Allen Coe – You Never Even Called Me By My Name
20. Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues
21. Kris Kristofferson – Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
22. The Statler Brothers – Flowers On The Wall
23. Charlie Rich – Behind Closed Doors
24. Johnny Paycheck – Take This Job and Shove It
25. Conway Twitty – It's Only Make Believe
26. Ernest Tubb – Walking The Floor Over You
27. Hank Williams – Your Cheatin' Heart
28. Lee Ann Womack – I Hope You Dance
29. The Carter Family – Will The Circle Be Unbroken
30. Marty Robbins – El Paso
31. Ernest Tubb – Waltz Across Texas
32. Conway Twitty – Hello Darlin'
33. Freddy Fender – Before The Next Teardrop Falls
34. Patsy Cline – Crazy - Single Version
35. Merle Haggard – Okie From Muskogee
36. Kris Kristofferson – Help Me Make It Through The Night
37. Patsy Cline – Walking After Midnight
38. Hank Williams, Jr. – Family Tradition
39. Brad Paisley – I'm Gonna Miss Her
40. LeAnn Rimes – Blue
41. Randy Travis – On The Other Hand
42. Willie Nelson – Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
43. Dolly Parton – I Will Always Love You
44. Eddy Arnold – Make the World Go Away
45. Jerry Lee Lewis – Thirty Nine and Holding
46. Tim McGraw – Live Like You Were Dying
47. June Carter Cash – Wildwood Flower
48. Buck Owens – Act Naturally
49. Dwight Yoakam – Guitars, Cadillacs
50. Alabama – My Home's In Alabama
51. Garth Brooks – The Dance
52. Brad Paisley – When I Get Where I'm Going (feat. Dolly Parton)
53. Hank Williams – Kaw-Liga
54. Ray Price – For the Good Times
55. Garth Brooks – Friends in Low Places
56. Roger Miller – Dang Me
57. Tennessee Ernie Ford – Sixteen Tons
58. Hank Williams Jr. - All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)
59. Randy Travis – Forever And Ever, Amen
60. George Strait – All My Ex's Live In Texas
61. Vince Gill – Take Your Memory With You
62. Trace Adkins – I'm Tryin'
63. Brooks & Dunn – My Maria
64. Emmylou Harris with Gram Parsons – Love Hurts
65. George Strait – The Fireman
66. Vernon Dalhart – Wreck Of The Old 97
67. Mickey Gilley – Stand By Me
68. Buck Owens – Together Again
69. Johnny Horton – Battle of New Orleans
70. Loretta Lynn – You Ain't Woman Enough To Take My Man
71. Dwight Yoakam – I Sang Dixie - Remastered
72. Reba McEntire – Whoever's In New England
73. Oak Ridge Boys – Elvira - Single Version
74. The Louvin Brothers – When I Stop Dreaming
75. The Judds – Grandpa (Tell Me Bout The Good Old Days)
76. Clint Black – A Better Man
77. Tim McGraw – Please Remember Me
78. Toby Keith – Get Drunk And Be Somebody
79. Alabama – Love in the First Degree
80. Lefty Frizzell – The Long Black Veil
81. Dixie Chicks – Travelin' Soldier
82. Brooks & Dunn – Neon Moon
83. Dixie Chicks – Am I the Only One (Who's Ever Felt This Way)
84. Alan Jackson – Don't Rock the Jukebox
85. Johnny Cash – Hurt
86. George Jones – Golden Ring
87. Oak Ridge Boys – Y'all Come Back Saloon
88. Bobbie Gentry – Ode to Billie Joe
89. Merle Haggard – My Favorite Memory
90. Johnny Cash – I Still Miss Someone
91. Charley Pride – Kiss an Angel Good Morning
92. Sons of the Pioneers – Tumbling Tumbleweeds
93. Burl Ives – Ghost Riders in the Sky
94. Alan Jackson – Drive (For Daddy Gene)
95. Waylon Jennings – I Ain't Living Long Like This
96. Don Williams – I Believe In You
97. Emmylou Harris – If I Could Only Win Your Love
98. Earl Thomas Conley – Holding Her and Loving You
99. Mel McDaniel – Louisiana Saturday Night
100. John Conlee – Rose-Colored Glasses