100 Greatest Bruce Springsteen Songs (Rolling Stone)

Bruce just got our cute little Spotirama birthday present!

Today Bruce Springsteen turns 65. In order of celebrating him, I took a little help from my Rolling Stone friends and I spotified their recent "100 Greatest Bruce Springsteen Songs" chart, compiled by a panel of writers and artists (including Steven Van Zandt from E Street Band and Win Butler from Arcade Fire). Go to Rolling Stone for the full panel list and for some words each song. And listen to all the tunes in the playlist below. 

Enjoy... and happy birthday, Boss!

Some stats:

Studio albums distribution in the Top 100

The River (1980): 12 tracks, 60% of The River tracks are in the Top100

Born in the USA (1984): 9 songs, 75%

Born To Run (1975): 8 tracks, 100%

Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978): 8 tracks, 80%

Tunnel of Love (1987): 7 tracks, 58,3%

Wrecking Ball (2012): 7 tracks, 53,8%

Nebraska (1982): 6 tracks, 60%

The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (1973): 5 tracks, 71,4%

Greetings From Asbury Park. N.J. (1973): 5 tracks, 55,5%

Magic (2007): 5 tracks, 41,6%

The Rising (2002): 4 tracks, 26,6%

Lucky Town (1992): 3 tracks, 30%

The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995): 2 tracks, 16,6%

Devils & Dust (2005): 1 track, 8,3%

High Hopes (2014): 1 track, 8,3% (American Skin is actually a song from 2001, never recorded in studio before High Hopes)

Human Touch (1992): 0 tracks, 0%

Working on a Dream (2009): 0 tracks, 0%

Extra

10 songs are from Tracks (1998 compilation album), 3 from The Promise (2010 compilation album), 1 from Live 1975-1985 (1986 live album), 1 from The Essential Bruce Springsteen (2003 compilation album), 1 from Philadelphia (1994 movie soundtrack)

1 unreleased song (the only one of the Top100 not available on Spotify): If I Was the Priest.

Previously on the greatest hits side of Spotirama:

50 Greatest Neil Young Songs (Mojo)

100 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs (Mojo)

50 Greatest Led Zeppelin Songs (Mojo)

All 102 Nirvana Songs Ranked (Rolling Stone)

100 GREATEST BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN SONGS

(Rolling Stone, 2013, from #1 to #100)

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1. Born to Run
2. Badlands
3. Thunder Road
4. Racing in the Street
5. The River
6. Backstreets
7. Atlantic City
8. Darkness on the Edge of Town
9. Born in the U.S.A.
10. The Promised Land
11. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
12. The Ghost of Tom Joad
13. Jungleland
14. Nebraska
15. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
16. Prove It All Night
17. Incident on 57th Street
18. State Trooper
19. The Promise
20. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
21. I'm on Fire
22. Dancing in the Dark
23. Land of Hope and Dreams
24. Streets of Philadelphia
25. Stolen Car
26. Tunnel of Love
27. Highway Patrolman
28. The Rising
29. Brilliant Disguise
30. Wreck on the Highway
31. New York City Serenade
32. Because the Night
33. Spirit in the Night
34. Adam Raised a Cain
35. Tougher Than the Rest
36. Shut Out the Light
37. No Surrender
38. For You
39. My City of Ruins
40. Youngstown
41. If I Should Fall Behind
42. Meeting Across the River
43. Wrecking Ball
44. Downbound Train
45. Candy's Room
46. This Hard Land
47. Lost in the Flood
48. Growin' Up
49. Johnny 99
50. Death to My Hometown
51. One Step Up
52. I'm Goin' Down
53. Hungry Heart
54. Streets of Fire
55. Independence Day
56. Lucky Town
57. Girls in Their Summer Clothes
58. Loose Ends
59. Reason to Believe
60. You're Missing
61. Point Blank
62. Radio Nowhere
63. She's the One
64. American Skin (41 Shots)
65. Walk Like a Man
66. Glory Days
67. Seeds
68. Your Own Worst Enemy
69. Cadillac Ranch
70. Better Days
71. Jack of All Trades
72. Gypsy Biker
73. Rocky Ground
74. Johnny Bye Bye
75. We Are Alive
76. Roulette
77. Two Faces
78. My Hometown
79. The Ties That Bind
80. Out in the Street
81. Night
82. Drive All Night
83. Lonesome Day
84. Pink Cadillac
85. Fade Away
86. Restless Nights
87. Bobby Jean
88. Devils & Dust
89. Blinded by the Light
90. Back in Your Arms
91. Ramrod
92. Sad Eyes
93. The E Street Shuffle
94. If I Was the Priest
95. All That Heaven Will Allow
96. Long Walk Home
97. County Fair
98. Brothers Under the Bridge
99. American Land
100. Fire