Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2010 version)

Info: In May 2010 Rolling Stone revised its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, originally published in 2004 (that I spotified here). Introduced by an essay written by Jay Z, the new chart included a total of twenty-five new songs, all from the 2000s, except Juicy by the Notorious B.I.G. The only new entry in the Top 100 was Gnarls Barkley's Crazy (#100), while most of the new songs were added in the second half of the chart. The full list of songs is below the playlist, with 2010 additions in bold. In the latest update (February 2016), the playlist gained The Beatles & AC/DC, while it lost Prince and Neil Young (who removed their catalogues from Spotify in 2015).
Source: Rolling Stone (magazine)
Date of publication: May 2010
Spotify playlist latest update: 26th February 2016
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Full list

Strikethrough songs (13/500) are not available on Spotify. Bold songs are 2010 new additions to the original 2004 version. Some songs may be not available in all countries. 

1. Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
2. The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
3. John Lennon, Imagine
4. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
5. Aretha Franklin - Respect
6. The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
7. Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
8. The Beatles - Hey Jude
9. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
10. Ray Charles - What'd I Say
11. The Who - My Generation
12. Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come
13. The Beatles - Yesterday
14. Bob Dylan - Blowin' in the Wind
15. The Clash - London Calling
16. The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand
17. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Purple Haze
18. Chuck Berry - Maybellene
19. Elvis Presley - Hound Dog
20. The Beatles - Let It Be
21. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
22. The Ronettes - Be My Baby
23. The Beatles - In My Life
24. The Impressions - People Get Ready
25. The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
26. Otis Redding - (Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay
27. Derek and The Dominos - Layla
28. The Beatles - A Day in the Life
29. The Beatles - Help!
30. Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line
31. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
32. The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
33. Ike and Tina Turner - River Deep, Mountain High
34. The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
35. The Doors - Light My Fire
36. U2 - One
37. Bob Marley and The Wailers - No Woman, No Cry
38. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
39. Buddy Holly and The Crickets - That'll Be the Day
40. Martha and The Vandellas - Dancing in the Street
41. The Band - The Weight
42. The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
43. Little Richard - Tutti-Frutti
44. Ray Charles - Georgia on My Mind
45. Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel
46. David Bowie - Heroes
47. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along the Watchtower
48. Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
49. The Eagles - Hotel California
50. Smokey Robinson and The Miracles - The Tracks on My Tears
51. Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five - The Message
52. Prince - When Doves Cry
53. Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman
54. The Kingsmen - Louie Louie
55. Little Richard - Long Tall Sally
56. The Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the U.K
57. Procol Harum - Whiter Shade of Pale
58. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
59. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin'
60. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
61. Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
62. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
63. Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
64. The Beatles - She Loves You
65. Cream - Sunshine of Your Life
66. Bob Marley and The Wailers - Redemption Song
67. Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
68. Bob Dylan - Tangled Up in Blue
69. Roy Orbison - Crying
70. Dionne Warwick - Walk On By
71. James Brown - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
72. The Beach Boys - California Girls
73. Stevie Wonder - Superstition
74. Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
75. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
76. The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever
77. Elvis Presley - Mystery Train
78. James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good)
79. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man
80. The Kinks - You Really Got Me
81. Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
82. Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill
83. The Beatles - Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
84. The Police - Every Breath You Take
85. Patsy Cline - Crazy
86. Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
87. Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
88. The Temptations - My Girl
89. The Mamas and the Papas - California Dreamin'
90. The Five Satins - In the Still of the Night
91. Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
92. Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
93. U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
94. Little Richard - Good Golly, Miss Molly
95. Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes
96. Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire
97. Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven
98. Al Green - Love and Happiness
99. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
100. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
101. The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
102. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
103. Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps - Be-Bop-A-Lula
104. Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
105. Stevie Wonder - Living for the City
106. Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer
107. Bob Dylan - Mr. Tambourine Man
108. Buddy Holly and The Crickets - Not Fade Away
109. Prince - Little Red Corvette
110. Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
111. Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now)
112. Hank Williams - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
113. Elvis Presley - That's All Right
114. The Drifters - Up on the Roof
115. Sam Cooke - You Send Me
116. The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women
117. Al Green - Take Me to the River
118. Beyonce Feat. Jay-Z - Crazy in Love
119. The Isley Brothers - Shout (Parts 1 and 2)
120. Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
121. The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
122. Ben. E. King - Stand By Me
123. The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun
124. James Brown - It's a Man's Man's Man's World
125. The Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash
126. The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow
127. Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle & Roll
128. Davis Bowie - Changes
129. Chuck Berry - Rock & Roll Music
130. Steppenwolf - Born to Be Wild
131. Rod Stewart - Maggie May
132. U2 - With or Without You
133. Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love?
134. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
135. Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour,
136. The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
137. Elton John - Your Song
138. The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
139. Sly and The Family Stone - Family Affair
140. The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There
141. Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
142. The Everly Brothers - All I Have to Do Is Dream
143. James Brown and His Famous Flames - Please, Please, Please
144. Prince and The Revolution - Purple Rain
145. Ramones - I Wanna be Sedated
146. Sly and The Family Stone - Everyday People
147. The B-52'S - Rock Lobster
148. Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
149. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life
150. The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown
151. The Byrds - Eight Miles High
152. The Penguins - Earth Angel
153. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Foxey Lady
154. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
155. Buddy Holly and the Crockets - Rave On
156. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary
157. Simon and Garfunkel - The Sounds of Silence
158. The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes for You
159. Bill Haley and His Comets - (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
160. U2 - Moment of Surrender
161. The Velvet Underground - I'm Waiting for the Man
162. Public Enemy - Bring the Noise
163. Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues (live at Folsom Prison)
164. Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Loving You
165. Sinead O' Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
166. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
167. Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
168. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
169. The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
170. R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
171. Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now
172. Jay-Z - 99 Problems
173. Aerosmith - Dream On
174. ABBA - Dancing Queen
175. The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
176. The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
177. The Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law
178. The Beach Boys - Don't Worry Baby
179. Tom Petty - Free Fallin'
180. Big Star - September Girls
181. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
182. OutKast - Hey Ya!
183. Booker T. and the MG's - Green Onions
184. The Drifters - Save The Last Dance For Me
185. B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone
186. The Beatles - Please Please Me
187. Bob Dylan - Desolation Row
188. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Who'll Stop The Rain
189. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man (the Way I Love You)
190. AC/DC - Back in Black
191. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
192. Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
193. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
194. Amy Winehouse - Rehab
195. Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman
196. The Drifters - There Goes My Baby
197. Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue
198. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
199. The Chantels - Maybe
200. Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel
201. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe
202. Parliament - Flash Light
203. Beck - Loser
204. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
205. The Beatles - Come Together
206. Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street
207. Otis Redding - Try a Little Tenderness
208. Bill Withers - Lean on Me
209. The Four Tops - Reach Out, I'll Be There
210. The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love
211. Them - Gloria
212. The Beach Boys - In My Room
213. ? and the Mysterians - 96 Tears
214. The Beach Boys - Caroline, No
215. Prince - 1999
216. Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World
217. Hank Williams - Your Cheatin' Heart
218. The Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe in Magic
219. Dolly Parton - Jolene
220. John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom
221. Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful
222. The Left Banke - Walk Away Renee
223. Lou Reed - Walk On the Wild Side
224. Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman
225. Sly and the Family Stone - Dance to the Music
226. Muddy Waters - Hoochie Coochie Man
227. James Taylor - Fire and Rain
228. The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go
229. Chic - Good Times
230. Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy
231. Van Morrison - Moondance
232. Bob Dylan - Just Like A Woman
233. Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
234. Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely
235. The Animals - We Gotta Get Out of This Place
236. M.I.A. - Paper Planes
237. The Byrds - I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better
238. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - Everyday
239. Ray Charles - I Got A Woman
240. Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force - Planet Rock
241. Patsy Cline - I Fall to Pieces
242. Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man
243. Dion - The Wanderer
244. Sly and the Family Stone - Stand!
245. Elton John - Rocket Man
246. The B-52's - Love Shack
247. The Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin
248. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
249. The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
250. Sly and the Family Stone - Hot Fun in the Summertime
251. Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
252. Aretha Franklin - Chain of Fools
253. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
254. The Drifters - Money Honey
255. Bobby Darin - Mack the Knife
256. Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes
257. Radiohead - Paranoid Android
258. AC/DC - Highway to Hell
259. Blondie - Heart of Glass
260. Bob Dylan - Mississippi
261. The Troggs - Wild Thing
262. The Who - I Can See For Miles
263. The Dells - Oh, What A Night
264. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
265. Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
266. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Ooo Baby Baby
267. The Crystals - He's a Rebel
268. Randy Newman - Sail Away
269. The Ronettes - Walking in the Rain
270. Archie Bell and the Drells - Tighten Up
271. New York Dolls - Personality Crisis
272. U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
273. Kanye West - Jesus Walks
274. The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner
275. George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today
276. The Beach Boys - Sloop John B
277. Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Sixteen
278. The Beatles - Something
279. Jefferson Airplane - Somebody to Love
280. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
281. The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There
282. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
283. The Cure - Pictures of You
284. The Dixie Cups - Chapel of Love
285. Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
286. The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
287. Stevie Wonder - You Are the Sunshine of My Life
288. Joni Mitchell - Help Me
289. Blondie - Call Me
290. Elvis Costello and the Attractions - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding
291. Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightning
292. Pavement - Summer Babe (Winter Version)
293. Run-DMC feat, Aerosmith - Walk This Way
294. Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want)
295. The Beatles - Can't Buy Me Love
296. Eminem Feat. Dido - Stan
297. The Zombies - She's Not There
298. The Clash - Train in Vain
299. Al Green - Tired of Being Alone
300. Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
301. The Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man
302. Bob Marley and the Wailers - Get Up, Stand Up
303. Neil Young - Heart of Gold
304. Prince - Sign 'O' the Times
305. Blondie - One Way or Another
306. Madonna - Like a Prayer
307. Daft Punk - One More Time
308. Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?
309. Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
310. The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday
311. The Beatles - With a Little Help From My Friends
312. James Brown - Say it Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud
313. The Jam - That's Entertainment
314. Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall in Love
315. Jackie Wilson - Lonely Teardrops
316. Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do With It
317. Black Sabbath - Iron Man
318. The Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie
319. Roy Orbison - In Dreams
320. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on You
321. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
322. The Animals - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
323. Elvis Costello - Alison
324. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
325. Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers to Cross
326. Alice Cooper - School's Out
327. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
328. Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker
329. Neil Young - Cortez the Killer
330. Public Enemy - Fight the Power
331. Patti Smith Group - Dancing Barefoot
332. The Supremes - Baby Love
333. The Young Rascals - Good Lovin'
334. James Brown - Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine
335. Jerry Butler and the Impressions - For Your Precious Love
336. The Doors - The End
337. Earth, Wind and Fire - That's the Way of the World
338. Queen - We Will Rock You
339. Bonnie Raitt - I Can't Make You Love Me
340. Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues
341. Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky
342. The Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane
343. The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses
344. Michael Jackson - Beat It
345. U2 - Beautiful Day
346. Aerosmith - Walk This Way
347. Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed
348. The Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin' On
349. The Who - Baba O' Riley
350. Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come
351. Dion - Runaround Sue
352. Lavern Baker - Jim Dandy
353. Big Brother and the Holding Company - Piece of My Heart
354. Ritchie Valens - La Bamba
355. Dr. Dre and 2Pac - California Love
356. Elton John - Candle in the Wind
357. The Isley Brothers - That Lady (Part 1 and 2)
358. Ben E. King - Spanish Harley
359. Little Eva - The Loco-Moation
360. The Platters - The Great Pretender
361. Elvis Presley - All Shook Up
362. Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven
363. Elvis Costello - Watching the Detectives
364. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
365. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
366. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Little Wing
367. Martha and the Vandellas - Nowhere to Run
368. Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working
369. Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song
370. The Beatles - All You Need Is Love
371. The Clash - Complete Control
372. The Box Tops - The Letter
373. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
374. The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
375. Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love
376. Cream - White Room
377. Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
378. Bo Diddley - I'm a Man
379. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - The Wind Cries Mary
380. The Who - I Can't Explain
381. Television - Marquee Moon
382. Sam Cooke - Wonderful World
383. Chuck Berry - Brown Eyed Handsome Man
384. Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall Part 2
385. Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
386. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
387. Ray Charles - Hit the Road Jack
388. U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love)
389. R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe
390. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
391. Aaron Neville - Tell It Like It Is
392. The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
393. The Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post
394. The Beatles - Ticket to Ride
395. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio
396. Eric B. and Rakim - I Know You Got Soul
397. Elton John - Tiny Dancer
398. The Police - Roxanne
399. The Temptations - Just My Imagination
400. The Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Loving
401. The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer in the City
402. The Five Stairsteps - O-o-h Child
403. Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling in Love
404. The Shangri-Las - Remember (Walkin' in the Sand)
405. Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) the Reaper
406. Big Star - Thirteen
407. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
408. Metallica - Enter Sandman
409. The Shirelles - Tonight's the Night
410. Sly and The Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
411. Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody
412. Rihanna Feat. Jay-Z - Umbrella
413. Bob Dylan - Visions of Johanna
414. Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun
415. Nirvana - In Bloom
416. Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
417. Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven
418. Donna Summer - I Feel Love
419. Bobbie Gentry - Ode to Billie Joe
420. Little Richard - That Girl Can't Help It
421. The Coasters - Young Blood
422. The Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself
423. Don Henley - The Boys of Summer
424. The Notorious B.I.G - Juicy
425. N.W.A - Fuck tha Police
426. Crosby, Stills and Nash - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
427. Dr. Dre - Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang
428. The Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing
429. Billy Joel - Piano Man
430. Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes
431. The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing
432. Green Day - American Idiot
433. The Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice
434. Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water
435. U2 - New Year's Day
436. Solomon Burke - Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
437. The Clash - (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
438. Fats Domino - Ain't It a Shame
439. Gladys Knight and The Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia
440. Led Zeppelin - Ramble On
441. Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally
442. Love - Alone Again Or
443. The Rolling Stones - Beast of Burden
444. Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender
445. The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog
446. Salt 'N Pepa - Push It
447. John Cougar Mellencamp - Pink Houses
448. 50 Cent - In Da Club
449. The Dell-Vikings - Come Go With Me
450. Bob Marley and The Wailers - I Shot the Sheriff
451. Sonny and Cher - I Got You Babe
452. Nirvana - Come As You Are
453. Toots and the Maytals - Pressure Drop
454. The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack
455. The Velvet Underground - Heroin
456. The Beatles - Penny Lane
457. Chubby Checker - The Twist
458. Sam Cooke - Cupid
459. Guns N' Roses - Paradise City
460. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
461. Ramones - Sheena Is a Punk Rocker
462. Nirvana - All Apologies
463. Sam and Dave - Soul Man
464. Prince and The Revolution - Kiss
465. Muddy Waters - Rollin' Stone
466. Missy Elliot - Get Ur Freak On
467. Jay-Z Feat. UGK - Big Pimpin'
468. The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself
469. The Beatles - Rain
470. The Four Tops - Standing in the Shadows of Love
471. Cheap Trick - Surrender
472. Del Shannon - Runaway
473. Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
474. Van Morrison - Into the Mystic
475. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go
476. Aretha Franklin - Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
477. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
478. The Strokes - Last Night
479. Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is
480. Beastie Boys - Sabotage
481. Rick James - Super Freak
482. Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone
483. Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
484. Justin Timberlake - Cry Me a River
485. Labelle - Lady Marmalade
486. David Bowie - Young Americans
487. Alice Cooper - I'm Eighteen
488. The Cure - Just Like Heaven
489. The Drifters - Under the Boardwalk
490. Coldplay - Clocks
491. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N Roll
492. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
493. MGMT - Time to Pretend
494. R. Kelly - Ignition (Remix)
495. The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
496. Jackson Browne - Running on Empty
497. Bruce Springsteen - The Rising
498. The Rolling Stones - Miss You
499. Weezer - Buddy Holly
500. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Shop Around