Below is a list of those AM top 100 songs I HAVE liked a lot and those who I STILL like (*). I thought it would be fun to contrast these songs with those songs you find are TRUE favorite songs, songs you never get tired of or songs that seem to stand the tooth of time.

So, Let AM:ers know what's your poison by listing your PAST or PRESENT favorite songs in the top songs list AND list a bunch of TRUE favorite songs that doesn't seem to get that much acclaim or actually doesn't get any acclaim at all, anywhere.


My past and present (*) favorites:

Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone *
Otis Redding - Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay
Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the U.K.
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
The Beatles - A Day in the Life *
The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
The Doors - Light My Fire *
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Tracks of My Tears *
Eagles - Hotel California *
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
Derek and The Dominos - Layla
Pulp - Common People *
Martha and The Vandellas - Dancing in the Street
David Bowie - Heroes
Beck - Loser
The Animals - House of the Rising Sun
Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody *
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out *
Oasis - Live Forever *
Del Shannon - Runaway
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower *
The Mamas and the Papas - California Dreamin'


The "idiosyncratic" bunch:

Strapping Young Lad - Imperial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARRe2IJvJUM

Joan Baez - James And The Gang
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDC9QwIoGC0

David Bowie - Song For Bob Dylan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loB30wQaJQ8

Pixies - Palace Of The Brine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1kibMCLEzU

John Ottman - Usual Suspects Main Theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgYpD2QszRk

Tom Waits - Burma Shave
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuwNpB-lrKk

Lou Christie - Canterbury Road
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKCoxeudFik

Cardiacs - Dirty Boy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-dd4fMUhAY

Stereolab - Plastic Mile
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEEgVot5ypU

Stackridge - Humiliation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05i_Uv5xods

Curt Boettcher - Tumbling Tumbleweed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGGRyxyhY9U

Van der Graaf Generator - Theme One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUNtSpBgynQ

Agalloch - Bloodbirds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1aJPEFtoNg

Extrawelt - Soopertrack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I31J6emKXxY


PS. Couldn't find a link for my MOST "idiosynratic" song: Flash And The Pan - Where Were You

I've gone through my submitted list of songs, and of my top 2010:

359 are in the AM Top 3000
59 are bubbling under
11 are likely to enter when the list is updated

So, about 20% of my favorites have some level of acclaim. That seems about right.

These are the songs in my list that are currently in the AM Top 500, with ranking in my personal list included:

2 Prince - 1999
3 Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
15 LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends
24 Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of My Head
29 Prince - Sign o' the Times
54 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
55 Doors, The - Riders on the Storm
80 Madonna - Ray of Light
83 Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
114 New Order - Blue Monday
136 Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
138 Velvet Underground - Heroin
163 Smiths, The - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
170 Michael Jackson - Beat It
173 Prince - When Doves Cry
193 David Bowie - Life on Mars?
216 Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
275 Human League - Don't You Want Me
281 Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood
294 Roxy Music - Virginia Plain
299 Donna Summer - I Feel Love
326 David Bowie - Space Oddity
358 Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
366 Stevie Wonder - Superstition
374 Smiths, The - How Soon Is Now?
385 Deee-Lite - Groove Is in the Heart
399 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
415 Soft Cell - Tainted Love
475 Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
483 Madonna - Into the Groove
490 B-52's - Rock Lobster
503 Otis Redding - (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay
521 Velvet Underground - I'm Waiting for the Man
569 Prince - Purple Rain
570 Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - The Message
618 Madonna - Hung Up
631 U2 - New Year's Day
635 Stevie Wonder - Living for the City
688 Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
706 Beach Boys, The - God Only Knows
737 Aerosmith - Walk This Way
767 Cure, The - Just Like Heaven
771 Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
784 Doors, The - Light My Fire
796 Pretenders - Brass in Pocket
808 Clash, The - London Calling
828 Prince - Little Red Corvette
834 U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
856 U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
884 OutKast - Ms. Jackson
900 Strokes, The - Last Nite
927 U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love)
936 Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
941 La's, The - There She Goes
944 Blur - Song 2
1011 OutKast - B.O.B.
1032 Jam, The - Going Underground
1050 Patti Smith - Gloria
1089 Specials, The - Ghost Town
1107 Al Green - Let's Stay Together
1108 James Brown - It's a Man's Man's Man's World
1137 Chic - Le Freak
1150 Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
1179 Patti Smith Group - Because the Night
1184 Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us
1201 Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
1224 White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
1228 Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe
1231 Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
1243 Magazine - Shot By Both Sides
1254 Madonna - Like a Prayer
1262 Blondie - Heart of Glass
1266 U2 - I Will Follow
1320 Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n Roll
1327 U2 - With or Without You
1333 Cure, The - Boys Don't Cry
1362 Chic - Good Times
1388 Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
1424 Jam, The - That's Entertainment
1425 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
1459 Laurie Anderson - O Superman
1474 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away
1500 Kelis - Milkshake
1512 Aerosmith - Dream On
1514 White Stripes - Fell in Love with a Girl
1534 Gary Numan - Cars
1545 Everly Brothers, The - All I Have to Do Is Dream
1555 Kinks, The - You Really Got Me
1590 Guns 'n Roses - Sweet Child o' Mine
1633 LCD Soundsystem - Losing My Edge
1659 Madonna - Vogue
1662 Nirvana - All Apologies
1666 Sugarcubes - Birthday
1696 MC5 - Kick Out the Jams
1724 Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side
1744 Question Mark and the Mysterians - 96 Tears
1771 Missy Elliott - Work It
1798 PJ Harvey - Rid of Me
1802 Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long
1825 Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
1848 Prince - Kiss
1854 Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman
1918 Flamingos, The - I Only Have Eyes for You
1933 Del Shannon - Runaway
1954 Sly and the Family Stone - Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Again)
1966 Ben E. King - Stand By Me
1981 Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On
1991 Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth

Some idiosyncratic choices (though among fans of these artists, these are all highly lauded songs.)


The Rolling Stones- Moonlight Mile (This is my #3 song of all time.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5QwJDlImV0

Bob Dylan- Mama, You've Been on My Mind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig4p9S0PHBc


Bob Dylan- Queen Jane Approximately
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8CXskzlr2E


Neil Young- Tired Eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlZILybC4AQ

Neil Young- Thrasher
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t00MXZKbW0M

The Smiths- I Know It's Over
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2e4V3Xh17w&feature=related

Wilco- She's a Jar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG7VLSwEMck


Wilco- Via Chicago (Imo a top 10 song of the 90s)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU2v5fi23VI


Wilco- Spiders (Kidsmoke)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_J13aCtURc&feature=related


Wilco- Wishful Thinking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ5xsH2HEgE&feature=related