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Next update: 800 additional pre-2010 songs!

First, the next update is quite a bit away despite this post... but I do feel that I have some very interesting news.


With tremendous help from JR I have included a few BIG songs lists into my database (well, so far only spreadsheet 1 (the songs outside AM spreadsheet)) as well as a few shorter ones.

1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die, and 10,001 You Must Download (2010)
Gilles Verlant & Thomas Caussé (France) - The 3000 Best Songs in the History of Rock (2009)
Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Songs of the Century (2003)
BBC (UK) - Pop on Trial: Top 50 Songs of Each Decade 60s-90s (2008)
Jazz Magazine (France) - The 101 Pieces Marking the History of Jazz (2007)
Jamaican Poll - The Top 100 Jamaican Songs of 1957-2007 (2009)
Artrocker (UK) - The 100 Greatest Art Rock Tracks (2010)
Bob Merserau (Canada) - The Top 100 Canadian Singles of All Time (2010)
Rolling Stone (Spain) - Top 100 Spanish Songs of 1964-2005 (2006)

Also, thanks again to Anonymous (Pierre) who posted the massive list of 3000 songs by Gilles Verlant & Thomas Caussé in the forum: http://pub37.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php?usernum=3172289350&frmid=7238&msgid=1033455&cmd=show

I have made a thorough review of the spreadsheet and I have exactly 800 songs that I want to include in the next update. In addition to that songs from 2010 and 2011 will be added (I haven't looked at these years yet). With all these songs I will have no problem extending the all-time list to 4000 songs. However, it's a long time since I worked on the albums and I will probably not include many pre-2010 albums in this update and if I'm not comfortable with a top 4000 albums list I will probably stay at 3000 for songs as well until 2013.

The 800 songs will follow. Happy reading!

Re: Next update: 800 additional pre-2010 songs!

If you find incorrect artist names, song titles or release years I'd be very grateful if you report it in this thread. Thanks!


1910 Fruitgum Factory - Simon Says (1967)
2Pac - Dear Mama (1995)
4 Non Blondes - What's Up? (1992)
A Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie (1978)
Aaliyah - More Than a Woman (2001)
Abbott, Gregory - Shake You Down (1986)
Ace of Base - All That She Wants (1993)
Adams, Ryan - Oh My Sweet Carolina (2000)
Adams, Ryan - To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High) (2000)
Add N to (X) - Plug Me In (2000)
Adé, King Sunny - 365 Is My Number/The Message (1982)
Adverts, The - One Chord Wonders (1977)
Aerosmith - Mama Kin (1973)
Air - Cherry Blossom Girl (2004)
Alabama 3 - Woke Up This Mornin’ (1997)
Alpert, Herb - This Guy's in Love with You (1968)
Altered Images - Happy Birthday (1981)
Anderson, Marian - He's Got the Whole World in His Hands (1936)
Andrews Sisters - Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (1937)
Andy, Bob - I've Got to Go Back Home (1967)
Andy, Horace - Skylarking (1972)
Anka, Paul - Lonely Boy (1959)
Anka, Paul - Put Your Head on My Shoulder (1959)
Ant, Adam - Goody Two Shoes (1982)
Antoine - Les Elucubrations D'Antoine (1966)
Aphrodite's Child - It's Five O'Clock (1969)
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)) (2004)
Armstrong, Louis - St. James Infirmary (1929)
Armstrong, Louis - When the Saints Go Marching In (1938)
Armstrong, Louis & His Orchestra - All of Me (1932)
Art of Noise - Close (To the Edit) (1984)
Ash - Kung Fu (1995)
Ash - Goldfinger (1996)
Ash - Burn Baby Burn (2001)
Association, The - Cherish (1966)
Association, The - Windy (1967)
Astaire, Fred - The Way You Look Tonight (1936)
Astaire, Fred and Adele - Fascinating Rhythm (1926)
Austin, Gene - My Blue Heaven (1927)
Avalon, Frankie - Venus (1959)
Avalon, Frankie - Why (1959)
Ayler, Albert - Ghosts (1965)
Aznavour, Charles - La Boheme (1965)
Azpiazu, Don - El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor) (1930)
Aztec Camera - Oblivious (1983)
B-52's, The - Planet Claire (1979)
Badfinger - Day After Day (1972)
Badly Drawn Boy - Something to Talk About (2002)
Barenaked Ladies - One Week (1998)
Barrett, Syd - Octopus (1969)
Bashung, Alain - Gaby oh! Gaby (1980)
Bashung, Alain - La nuit je mens (1998)
Bayes, Nora - Over There (1917)
Beach Boys, The - I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (1966)
Beastie Boys - Sure Shot (1994)
Beatles, The - From Me to You (1963)
Beatles, The - Got to Get You Into My Life (1966)
Beatles, The - Yellow Submarine (1966)
Beatles, The - Hey Bulldog (1969)
Beatles, The - The Ballad of John and Yoko (1969)
Beck, Jeff - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (1976)
Bee Gees - Massachusetts (1967)
Bee Gees - I've Got to Get a Message to You (1968)
Bee Gees - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (1971)
Ben, Jorge - Taj Mahal (1972)
Bennett, Tony - Cold, Cold Heart (1951)
Berlin - Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From Top Gun) (1986)
Berry, Chuck - Little Queenie (1959)
Berry, Chuck - You Never Can Tell (1964)
Berry, Chuck - My Ding-a-Ling (1972)
Big Brother and the Holding Company - Summertime (1968)
Big Star - The Ballad of El Goodo (1972)
Bilk, Acker - Stranger on the Shore (1961)
Björk - Hidden Place (2001)
Björk Feat. David Arnold - Play Dead (1993)
Black Crowes, The - Remedy (1992)
Blakey, Art & The Jazz Messengers - A Night in Tunisia (1961)
Bland, Bobby - Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City (1974)
Blasters, The - Marie Marie (1981)
Bleyer, Archie - Hernando's Hideaway (1954)
Blue Boy - Remember Me (1997)
Blue Nile, The - Tinseltown in the Rain (1983)
Blue Rodeo - Try (1987)
Blur - End of a Century (1994)
Bob & Marcia - Young, Gifted and Black (1970)
Boo Radleys, The - Lazarus (1992)
Boomtown Rats, The - Rat Trap (1978)
Bootsy's Rubber Band - Bootzilla (1978)
Bowie, David - The Man Who Sold the World (1970)
Bowie, David - The Jean Genie (1972)
Bowie, David - Drive-In Saturday (1973)
Bowie, David - Station to Station (1976)
Box Tops, The - Neon Rainbow (1967)
Branigan, Laura - Self Control (1984)
Brassens, Georges - Les Copains D'abord (1964)
Bread - If (1971)
Brel, Jacques - Amsterdam (1964)
Brice, Fanny - Second Hand Rose (1922)
Briggs, Anne - Blackwater Side (1971)
Bright Eyes - Lover I Don't Have to Love (2002)
Broken Social Scene - Stars and Sons (2002)
Brothers Four, The - Greenfields (1960)
Brown, James - Super Bad (1971)
Browne, Jackson - Fountain of Sorrow (1975)
Browne, Tom - Funkin' For Jamaica (1980)
Brownsville Station - Smokin’ in the Boys Room (1973)
Buena Vista Social Club - Chan Chan (1997)
Burnette, Johnny - Rock Billy Boogie (1957)
Burnette, Johnny - You’re Sixteen (1960)
Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey (1975)
Burning Spear - Slavery Days (1975)
Bush, Kate - Suspended in Gaffa (1982)
Bush, Kate - Cloudbusting (1985)
Byrne, David & Celia Cruz - Loco de Amor (Crazy for Love) (1989)
Byrne, Jerry - Lights Out (1958)
Cale, J.J. - Call Me the Breeze (1972)
Callier, Terry - Love Theme from Spartacus (1998)
Campbell, Glen - Gentle on My Mind (1967)
Canned Heat - Going Up the Country (1968)
Cannon, Freddy - Tallahassee Lassie (1959)
Cannon, Freddy - Palisades Park (1962)
Captain Beefheart - Electricity (1967)
Carey, Mariah - Fantasy (1995)
Carlisle, Belinda - Heaven Is a Place on Earth (1987)
Carpenters, The - For All We Know (1971)
Cars, The - Let's Go (1979)
Caruso, Enrico - O sole mio (1916)
Cash, Johnny - The Ballad of Ira Hayes (1964)
Cash, Johnny - The Man Comes Around (2002)
Cash, Johnny and the Tennessee Two - Get Rhythm (1956)
Cass, Mama with The Mamams and the Papas - Dream a Little Dream of Me (1968)
Cave, Nick - Red Right Hand (1994)
Cave, Nick - As I Sat Sadly by Her Side (2001)
Chao, Manu - Clandestino (1998)
Charlebois, Robert & Louise Forestier - Lindbergh (1968)
Charles, Ray - Crying Time (1965)
Chemical Brothers, The - Let Forever Be (1999)
Cher - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (1966)
Cher - Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves (1971)
Chic - My Feet Keep Dancing (1979)
Chicago - Saturday in the Park (1972)
Chills, The - Pink Frost (1984)
Chips, The - Rubber Biscuit (1956)
Choates, Harry - Jole Blon (1946)
Chocolate Watchband, The - Let's Talk About Girls (1967)
Christian, Charlie - Swing to Bop (1941)
Christie, Lou - Gypsy Cried, The (1962)
Clapton, Eric - Lay Down Sally (1977)
Clark Five, Dave - Catch Us If You Can (1965)
Clash, The - 1977 (1977)
Clash, The - Career Opportunities (1977)
Clash, The - London's Burning (1977)
Clash, The - Clash City Rockers (1978)
Clash, The - Tommy Gun (1978)
Clash, The - Rudie Can't Fail (1979)
Classics IV and Dennis Yost, The - Spooky (1967)
Clipse - Trill (2006)
Coasters, The - Along Came Jones (1959)
Coasters, The - Poison Ivy (1959)
Coasters, The - What About Us (1959)
Cochran, Eddie - Twenty Flight Rock (1957)
Cole and The Commotions, Lloyd - Rattlesnakes (1984)
Cole, Nat King - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (1946)
Cole, Nat King - Unforgettable (1951)
Coleman, Ornette - Free Jazz (1961)
Collins, Phil - Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (1984)
Como, Perry - Till the End of Time (1945)
Cooper, Alice - Elected! (1972)
Cooper, Alice - No More Mr. Nice Guy (1973)
Cooper, Alice - Only Women (1975)
Cope, Julian - World Shut Your Mouth (1986)
Copland, Aaron - Fanfare for the Common Man (1943)
Costello, Elvis - Accidents Will Happen (1979)
Craig Orchestra, Francis - Near You (1947)
Cramer, Floyd - Last Date (1960)
Cramps, The - Drug Train (1980)
Cramps, The - Can Your Pussy Do The Dog? (1985)
Crash Test Dummies - Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm (1994)
Crazy Horse - I Don't Want to Talk About It (1971)
Cream - I'm So Glad (1966)
Cream - Strange Brew (1967)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Suzie Q (1968)
Croce, Jim - Bad, Bad Leroy Brown (1973)
Crosby, David - Laughing (1971)
Crosby, Stills & Nash - Wooden Ships (1969)
Crosby, Stills & Nash - Teach Your Children (1970)
Crystal Castles - Untrust Us (2008)
Cure, The - 10.15 Saturday Night (1978)
Daho, Etienne - Tombé Pour la France (1985)
Davis Group, Spencer - I'm a Man (1967)
Davis, Miles - Bitches Brew (1970)
Day, Bobby - Rock-in Robin (1958)
Day, Doris - Secret Love (1953)
Day, Doris - Whatever Will Be (Que Sera Sera) (1956)
Dead Milkmen - Bitchin' Camaro (1985)
Dear, Matthew - Dog Days (2003)
Deep Purple - Hush (1968)
Deep Purple - Black Night (1970)
Dells, The - There Is (1967)
Del-Vikings, The - Whispering Bells (1957)
Denver, John - Annie's Song (1974)
Depeche Mode - Everything Counts (1983)
Depeche Mode - Master and Servant (1984)
Depeche Mode - Strangelove (1987)
Depeche Mode - I Feel You (1993)
DeShannon, Jackie - Needles and Pins (1963)
DeShannon, Jackie - When You Walk in the Room (1964)
Devo - Girl You Want (1980)
Diamond, Neil - Cracklin' Rosie (1970)
Diamond, Neil - Solitary Man (1970)
Diamond, Neil - Song Sung Blue (1972)
Diddley, Bo - Crackin' Up (1959)
Diddley, Bo - Road Runner (1960)
Diodes - Tired of Waking Up Tired (1978)
Dion - Lovers Who Wander (1962)
Dismemberment Plan, The - The City (1999)
Dixon, Willie - Spoonful (1970)
DJ Zinc - 138 Trek (1999)
Donaldson, Eric - Cherry Oh Baby (1971)
Donovan - Mellow Yellow (1966)
Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man (1968)
Doobie Brothers, The - Listen to the Music (1972)
Doors, The - When the Music’s Over (1967)
Dorman, Harold - Mountain of Love (1959)
Dorsey, Lee - Ya Ya (1961)
Dorsey, Tommy with Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers - I'll Never Smile Again (1940)
Drake - Best I Ever Had (2009)
Drake, Nick - Black Eyed Dog (1979)
Dubs - Could This Be Magic (1957)
Duran Duran - Planet Earth (1981)
Duran Duran - Save a Prayer (1982)
Duran Duran - A View to a Kill (1985)
Dutronc, Jacques - Et Moi Et Moi Et Moi (1966)
Dylan, Bob - All I Really Want to Do (1964)
Dylan, Bob - Chimes of Freedom (1964)
Dylan, Bob - Maggie's Farm (1965)
Dylan, Bob - Tombstone Blues (1965)
Dylan, Bob - Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (1966)
Eagles - Best of My Love (1974)
Eddie & The Hot Rods - Teenage Depression (1976)
Eels - Mr. E's Beautiful Blues (2000)
Elastica - Line Up (1994)
Elastica - Car Song (1995)
Elbow - Grounds For Divorce (2008)
Electric Prunes - I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) (1966)
Elliman, Yvonne - I Don't Know How to Love Him (1971)
Ellington, Duke - Ko-Ko (1940)
Ellington, Duke & His Orchestra - Caravan (1937)
Ellis, Alton - I Am Still in Love (1977)
Ellis, Shirley - The Name Game (1964)
Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Karn Evil 9 - First Impression, Part 1 (1973)
Eminem - Kim (2000)
En Vogue - Don't Let Go (Love) (1996)
Eno, Brian - Needles in the Camel's Eye (1973)
Eno, Brian - By This River (1977)
Eno, Brian & David Byrne - America Is Waiting (1981)
Enya - Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) (1988)
Essex Green, The - The Late Great Cassiopia (2003)
Essex, David - Rock On (1973)
Etting, Ruth - Love Me or Leave Me (1929)
Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again (1983)
Everly Brothers, The - Love Hurts (1960)
Extreme - More Than Words (1991)
Fabares, Shelley - Johnny Angel (1962)
Faith, Adam - What Do You Want? (1959)
Faithfull, Marianne - Sister Morphine (1969)
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (1985)
Falcon, Joseph F. - Allons à Lafayette (1928)
Fame, Georgie - The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Ferrer, Nino - Le Sud (1975)
Ferry, Bryan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (1973)
Ferry, Bryan - Slave to Love (1985)
Five Man Electrical Band - Signs (1970)
Flamin' Groovies, The - Slow Death (1972)
Flaming Lips, The - The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (2006)
Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop (1977)
Fleetwoods - Mr. Blue (1959)
Fleetwoods, The - Come Softly to Me (1959)
Flirtations, The - Nothing But a Heartache (1968)
Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over (2008)
Florence + The Machine - Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) (2009)
Fogerty, John - Centerfield (1985)
Foley, Red - Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy (1950)
Foley, Red with the Sunshine Boys Quartet - (There’ll Be) Peace in the Valley (for Me) (1951)
Folkes Brothers, The - Oh Carolina (1960)
Fortunes, The - You’ve Got Your Troubles (1965)
Four Deuces - W-P-L-J (1955)
Four Seasons, Frankie Valli and the - The Night (1972)
Four Seasons, The - Let's Hang On (To What We've Got) (1965)
Francis, Connie - Stupid Cupid (1958)
Fury, Billy - Maybe Tomorrow (1959)
Gainsbourg, Serge - Requiem pour un con (1968)
Gainsbourg, Serge and Jane Birkin - Ballade de Melody Nelson (1971)
Garland, Judy - The Man That Got Away (1954)
Garland, Judy & Gene Kelly - For Me and My Gal (1942)
Gaye, Marvin - Hitch Hike (1962)
Gaye, Marvin - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) (1964)
Gaye, Marvin - You're a Wonderful One (1964)
Gayle, Crystal - Don't it Make My Brown Eyes Blue (1977)
Geils Band, J. - Centrefold (1981)
Gerry and The Pacemakers - How Do You Do It? (1963)
Gerry and the Pacemakers - Ferry Cross the Mersey (1964)
Ghostface Killah - Nutmeg (2000)
Gilmer, Jimmy & the Fireballs - Sugar Shack (1963)
Gipsy Kings - Bamboleo (1988)
Girls Aloud - Sound of the Underground (2002)
Go-Betweens, The - Streets of Your Town (1988)
Goldfrapp - Utopia (2000)
Goldfrapp - Strict Machine (2003)
Goodman Quartet, Benny - Moonglow (1934)
Goodman, Benny & His Orchestra with Martha Tilton and Ziggy Elman - And the Angels Sing (1939)
Grateful Dead - St. Stephen (1969)
Green Day - Welcome to Paradise (1994)
Green Velvet - La La Land (2001)
Green, Al - L-O-V-E (Love) (1975)
Guess Who, The - These Eyes (1969)
Guess Who, The - Share the Land (1970)
Haggard, Merle - Workin’ Man Blues (1969)
Hall & Oates - Kiss on My List (1981)
Hall & Oates - Maneater (1982)
Hamilton, Roy - Hurt (1954)
Handsome Boy Modelling School Feat Roisin & J-Live - The Truth (1999)
Hardcastle, Paul - 19 (1985)
Harmonicats, The - Peg O' My Heart (1947)
Harris, Emmylou - Boulder to Birmingham (1975)
Harris, Emmylou - One of These Days (1976)
Harrison, George - Awaiting on You All (1970)
Harrison, George - Isn't It a Pity (1970)
Harrison, Noel - The Windmills of Your Mind (1968)
Harrison, Wilbert - Let's Work Together, Part 1 (1969)
Harvey, PJ - C'mon Billy (1995)
Hawkwind - Silver Machine (1972)
Haza, Ofra - Im Nin'alu (1984)
Heartbreakers, The - Born To Lose (1977)
Hedayat, Dashiell - Chrysler (Rose) (1971)
Helms, Bobby - My Special Angel (1957)
Hendrix, Jimi - Castles Made of Sand (1967)
Herbert - So Now… (1998)
Herman's Hermits - A Must to Avoid (1965)
Herman's Hermits - Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (1965)
Herman's Hermits - No Milk Today (1966)
Hiatt, John - Riding With the King (1983)
Hiatt, John - Thing Called Love (1987)
Hibbler, Al - Unchained Melody (1955)
Higelin, Jacques - Pars (1978)
Hold Steady, The - Chill Out Tent (2006)
Hold Steady, The - Constructive Summer (2008)
Holiday, Billie - The Man I Love (1940)
Holiday, Billie - Gloomy Sunday (1941)
Hollies, The - He Ain't Heavy... He's My Brother (1969)
Hollies, The - The Air That I Breathe (1974)
Holly, Buddy - Well All Right (1958)
Hooker, John Lee - I'm in the Mood (1951)
Hooker, John Lee - Dimples (1956)
Horrors, The - Sheena Is a Parasite (2006)
Hotlegs - Neanderthal Man (1970)
Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years (1951)
Hunter, Ian - Once Bitten, Twice Shy (1975)
Hunter, Ivory Joe - I Almost Lost My Mind (1949)
Hutton, Betty - It Had to Be You (1944)
Ian and Sylvia - Four Strong Winds (1963)
Ifield, Frank - I Remember You (1962)
Ingram, Luther - (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right (1972)
Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald, The - Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall (1944)
Ink Spots, The - The Gypsy (1946)
Iron Maiden - The Trooper (1983)
Isley Bros., The - Between the Sheets (1983)
Ivan (Jerry Allison) - Real Wild Child (1958)
Jackson, Janet - Rhythm Nation (1989)
Jackson, Michael - Ben (1972)
Jackson, Michael & Janet - Scream (1995)
Jacksons, The - Shake Your Body (1979)
Jam, The - The Modern World (1977)
James, Tommy and the Shondells - I Think We're Alone Now (1967)
James, Tommy and the Shondells - Mony Mony (1968)
Jamies - Summertime, Summertime (1958)
Jane's Addiction - Three Days (1990)
Jane's Addiction - Just Because (2003)
Jansch, Bert - Needle of Death (1965)
Japan - Nightporter (1982)
Jarre, Jean Michel - Oxygene IV (1976)
Jay and The Americans - Cara Mia (1965)
Jayhawks, The - Waiting For the Sun (1992)
Jay-Z - Brooklyn's Finest (1996)
Jay-Z - Heart of the City (Ain't No Love) (2001)
Jesus and Mary Chain, The - Darklands (1987)
Jett, Joan - Bad Reputation (1980)
Jobim, Tom & Elis Regina - Aguas de marco (1974)
Joel, Billy - New York State of Mind (1976)
John, Elton - Daniel (1973)
John, Elton - Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) (1973)
Johnnie and Joe - Over the Mountain, Across the Sea (1957)
Jolson, Al - Rock-a-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody (1918)
Jolson, Al - California, Here I Come (1924)
Jolson, Al - Sonny Boy (1928)
Jones, Billy - Yes We Have No Bananas (1923)
Jones, Gloria - Tainted Love (1965)
Jones, Tom - What's New Pussycat? (1965)
Joplin, Janis - Move Over (1971)
Jordan, Montell - This Is How We Do It (1995)
Jorge, Seu - Life on Mars? (2004)
Judas Priest - You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ (1982)
Kajagoogoo - Too Shy (1983)
Kalin Twins, The - When (1958)
Karas, Anton - The Third Man Theme (1949)
Karina, Anna - Sous Le Soleil Exactement (1967)
Kasabian - Club Foot (2004)
Katerine - Je Vous Emmerde (1999)
King Bisquit Time - I Walk the Earth (No Style EP) (2000)
King, B.B. - Please Love Me (1953)
King, B.B. - Lucille (1968)
King, Ben E - Don't Play That Song (You Lied) (1962)
King, Carole - So Far Away (1971)
King, Pee Wee & His Golden West Cowboys: “Slow Poke” (RCA Victor 1951) - Slow Poke (1951)
Kings of Convenience - Toxic Girl (2000)
Kings of Leon - The Bucket (2004)
Kinks, The - David Watts (1967)
Kinks, The - Days (1968)
Kinks, The - Village Green Preservation Society (1969)
Klaxons - Atlantis to Interzone (2006)
Klaxons - Gravity's Rainbow (2006)
KLF, The - Wichita Lineman Was a Song I Once Heard (1990)
Kraftwerk - Radioaktivität (1975)
Kraftwerk - Computer Love (1981)
Kramer and the Dakotas, Billy J. - Little Children (1964)
Kravitz, Lenny - Always on the Run (1991)
Kristofferson, Kris - Me & Bobby McGee (1970)
KRS-One Feat. Keva - Step into a World (Rapture's Delight) (1997)
Kuti, Fela - Shuffering and Shmiling (1977)
Kweli, Talib - Shock Body (2002)
LaMontagne, Ray - Trouble (2004)
Layo & Bushwacka! - Love Story (2002)
Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (1969)
Left Banke, The - Pretty Ballerina (1966)
Lemonheads, The - Confetti (1992)
Lennon, John - Gimme Some Truth (1971)
Les Negresses Vertes - Zobi La Mouche (1989)
Les Rita Mitsouko - Andy (1986)
Lewis, Jerry Lee - Breathless (1958)
Lewis, Smiley - One Night (1956)
Liars - Plaster Casts of Everything (2007)
Lightfoot, Gordon - Sundown (1974)
Lightning Seeds, The - Pure (1989)
Lind, Bob - Elusive Butterfly (1966)
Linda, Solomon - Mbube (1939)
Little Rabbits, The - La Piscine (1998)
Little Richard - The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
Lobo - I'd Love You to Want Me (1972)
Lord Kitchener - London Is the Place for Me (1951)
Los Bravos - Black is Black (1966)
Loverboy - Working for the Weekend (1982)
Lovich, Lene - Lucky Number (1978)
Lovin' Spoonful, The - Daydream (1966)
Lowe, Jim - The Green Door (1956)
Ludacris - Rollout (My Business) (2001)
Luke, Robin - Susie Darlin' (1958)
MacDonald, Jeanette & Nelson Eddy - Indian Love Call (1936)
Madonna - True Blue (1986)
Magazine - Light Pours out of Me (1978)
Major Lazer feat. Mr Lexx and Santigold - Hold the Line (2009)
Malo - Suavecito (1972)
Mandel, Johnny - Suicide Is Painless (Theme from M*A*S*H) (1970)
Mann, Aimee - Deathly (2000)
Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder (2007)
Martin, Mary - My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1938)
Massive Attack - Hymn of the Big Wheel (1991)
Mathis, Johnny - Misty (1959)
Mayfield, Curtis - Pusherman (1972)
McCartney & Wings, Paul - Silly Love Songs (1976)
McCartney and Wings, Paul - My Love (1973)
McCartney, Paul and Linda - Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey (1971)
McCoys, The - Hang On Sloopy (1965)
McKenzie, Scott - San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair) (1967)
McLean, Don - Vincent (1971)
Meadowlarks - Heaven and Paradise (1955)
Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell (1977)
Meat Loaf - I'll Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) (1993)
Meat Puppets - Plateau (1984)
Medallions - The Letter (1954)
Melanie - Brand New Key (1971)
Mello-Kings, The - Tonite Tonite (1957)
Members, The - The Sound Of the Suburbs (1979)
Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance (1982)
Mendes, Sergio & Brasil '66 - Mas que nada (1966)
Mendoza, Lydia - Mal Hombre (1934)
Merman, Ethel - You're the Top (1934)
Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mine (1990)
Mighty Diamonds, The - Right Time (1976)
Milburn, Amos - Chicken-Shack Boogie (1948)
Miller Band, Steve - Space Cowboy (1969)
Miller Band, Steve - Abracadabra (1982)
Miller, Glenn & His Orchestra with Tex Beneke and The Modernaires - Chattanooga Choo Choo (1941)
Mindbenders, The - A Groovy Kind of Love (1965)
Mingus, Charlie - Fables of Faubus (1959)
Modjo - Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (2000)
Modugno, Domenico - Nel blu, dipinto di blu (1958)
Moldy Peaches, The - Who's Got the Crack? (2001)
Monk, Thelonious - Misterioso (1958)
Montand, Yves - Les Feuilles Mortes (1949)
Montez, Chris - Let's Dance (1962)
Morricone, Ennio - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Morris, Russell - The Real Thing (1969)
Morrisette, Alanis - Uninvited (1998)
Morton, Jelly Roll - Black Bottom Stomp (1926)
Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty (1999)
Mother Love Bone - Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns (1989)
Motörhead - Overkill (1979)
Motörhead - (We Are) The Road Crew (1980)
Mott the Hoople - All the Way From Memphis (1973)
Mott the Hoople - The Golden Age of Rock 'N' Roll (1974)
Mountain - Mississippi Queen (1970)
Murray, Anne - Snowbird (1970)
My Bloody Valentine - Feed Me With Your Kiss (1988)
Myles, Alannah - Black Velvet (1990)
Nacha Pop - La Chica de ayer (1980)
Nas - It Ain't Hard to Tell (1994)
N'Dour, Youssou - Immigres/Bitim Rew (1984)
Nelson, Oliver - Stolen Moments (1961)
Nelson, Ricky - Lonesome Town (1958)
Nerves, The - Hanging on the Telephone (1976)
Neville Brothers, The - Yellow Moon (1989)
New Edition - Candy Girl (1983)
New Pornographers - The Laws Have Changed (2003)
Newman, Randy - I Love L.A. (1983)
Newman, Randy - A Few Words in Defense of Our Country (2007)
Newton-John, Olivia - I Honestly Love You (1974)
Next - Too Close (1998)
Noble, Ray & His Orchestra - The Very Thought of You (1934)
Noir Désir - Un Jour en France (1996)
Ocean, Billy - Get Out of My Dreams, Get Into My Car (1988)
Oliver - Jean (1969)
Orange Juice - Rip It Up (1983)
Orbison, Roy - You Got It (1989)
Orchestral Manouvres in the Dark - Enola Gay (1980)
Orlons, The - Don't Hang Up (1962)
Os Mutantes - A Minha Menina (1968)
Out Hud - Hair Dude, You're Stepping on My Mystique (2002)
OutKast - So Fresh, So Clean (2000)
Pacific Gas & Electric - Are You Ready? (1970)
Panda Bear - Comfy in Nautica (2005)
Paoli, Gino - Sapore di sale (1963)
Paris Sisters, The - I Love How You Love Me (1961)
Parker, Charlie - Lover Man (1946)
Parsons, Bill - The All American Boy (1958)
Partridge Family, The - I Think I Love You (1970)
Passengers - Miss Sarajevo (1995)
Paul and Paula - Hey Paula (1962)
Paul, Les & Mary Ford - Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You) (1953)
Paul, Sean - Gimme the Light (2002)
Pavement - Shady Lane (1997)
Peaches - Fuck the Pain Away (2000)
Pearl Jam - Yellow Ledbetter (1992)
Pearl Jam - Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town (1993)
Pearl Jam - Rearviewmirror (1993)
Peter, Paul and Mary - If I Had a Hammer (The hammer Song) (1962)
Peter, Paul and Mary - Leaving on a Jet Plane (1969)
Petty, Tom & the Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More (1985)
Petty, Tom & the Heartbreakers - Learning to Fly (1991)
Piaf, Edith - Foule (1958)
Piaf, Edith - Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien (1960)
Pickett, Wilson - Funky Broadway (1967)
Pink Floyd - The Great Gig in the Sky (1973)
Plant, Robert & Alison Krauss - Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On) (2007)
Plant, Robert & Alison Krauss - Please Read The Letter (2007)
Plimsouls, The - A Million Miles Away (1981)
Police, The - So Lonely (1978)
Police, The - De Doo Doo, De Da Da Da (1980)
Polnareff, Michel - Le Bal Des Laze (1968)
Pop, Iggy - Nightclubbing (1977)
Porter, Cole - You're the Top (1934)
Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (2003)
Presley, Elvis - A Big Hunk O'Love (1959)
Presley, Elvis - It's Now or Never (1960)
Presley, Elvis - Stuck on You (1960)
Presley, Elvis - Surrender (1961)
Presley, Elvis - Good Luck Charm (1962)
Preston, Johnny - Running Bear (1959)
Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong (1986)
Pretty Things - Rosalyn (1964)
Prima, Louis - Just a Gigolo (1956)
Prince Buster - Al Capone (1965)
Prodigy, The - Out of Space (1992)

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Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet (1990)
Puckett, Gary & the Union Gap - Young Girl (1968)
Pulp - Disco 2000 (1995)
Queen - You’re My Best Friend (1975)
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love (1979)
Quin-Tones - Down the Aisle of Love (1958)
R.E.M. - Can't Get There from Here (1985)
R.E.M. - Nightswimming (1992)
Radiohead - Optimistic (2000)
Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place (2007)
Radiohead - Nude (2007)
Rapture, The - I Need Your Love (2003)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground (1989)
Redd Kross - Bubblegum Factory (1990)
Redding, Otis - Hard to Handle (1968)
Reese, Della - Don't You Know (1959)
Revere, Paul and the Raiders - (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone (1966)
Richard, Cliff - The Young Ones (1962)
Richard, Cliff - We Don't Talk Anymore (1979)
Richie, Lionel - Say You Say Me (1985)
Richman, Jonathan & The Modern Lovers - Egyptian Reggae (1977)
Roach, Max - Driva' Man (1961)
Roches, The - Hammond Song (1979)
Roe, Tommy - Sheila (1962)
Roe, Tommy - Sweet Pea (1966)
Roe, Tommy - Dizzy (1969)
Rolling Stones, The - Mother's Little Helper (1966)
Rolling Stones, The - Shine a Light (1972)
Rolling Stones, The - Time Waits for No One (1974)
Ronettes, The - Do I Love You? (1964)
Rota, Nino - Love Theme from The Godfather (1972)
Röyksopp - What Else Is There? (2005)
Ruby and the Romantics - Our Day Will Come (1963)
Russell, Arthur - This Is How We Walk on the Moon (1994)
Russian Futurists, The - Let's Get Ready to Crumble (2003)
Ruts, The - Babylon's Burning (1979)
Sakamoto, Kyu - Ue o Muite Arukō/Sukiyaki (1961)
Santana - Soul Sacrifice (1969)
Scorpions - Rock You Like a Hurricane (1984)
Seal - Kiss from a Rose (1994)
Seals and Crofts - Summer Breeze (1972)
Sedaka, Neil - Oh Carol (1959)
Sedaka, Neil - Calendar Girl (1960)
Seekers, The - I'll Never Find Another You (1964)
Seekers, The - The Carnival Is Over (1965)
Seekers, The - Georgy Girl (1966)
Sensations - Let Me In (1961)
Serrat, Joan Manuel - Mediterráneo (1971)
Seville, David - Witch Doctor (1958)
Shaw, Artie & His Orchestra - Frenesi (1940)
Shaw, Sandie - (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me (1964)
Shins, The - Caring Is Creepy (2001)
Shins, The - Kissing the Lipless (2003)
Shocking Blue - Venus (1969)
Shore, Dinah - Buttons and Bows (1948)
Silver Convention - Fly, Robin, Fly (1975)
Simon and Garfunkel - Homeward Bound (1966)
Simon and Garfunkel - I Am a Rock (1966)
Simon and Garfunkel - Cecilia (1970)
Simon and Garfunkel - The Only Living Boy in New York (1970)
Simone, Nina - Sinnerman (1965)
Simple Minds - Theme for Great Cities (1981)
Simple Minds - Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) (1982)
Sinatra, Frank - Someone to Watch Over Me (1945)
Sinatra, Frank - In the Wee Small hours of the Morning (1955)
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Christine (1980)
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Happy House (1980)
Slick Rick - Mona Lisa (1989)
Sloan - Coax Me (1994)
Smith, O.C. - Little Green Apples (1968)
Smith, Warren - Ubangi Stomp (1956)
Smog - Teenage Spaceship (1999)
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars (2006)
Soggy Bottom Boys, The - I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow (2000)
Sonny and Cher - The Beat Goes On (1967)
Soul, Jimmy - If You Wanna Be Happy (1963)
Soxx and the Blue Jeans, Bob B. - Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (1962)
Sparks - Beat the Clock (1979)
Spinal Tap - Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight (1984)
Spirit - I Got a Line on You (1968)
Spirit of the West - Home for a Rest (1990)
Spiritualized - Broken Heart (1997)
Springfield, Dusty - I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself (1964)
Springsteen, Bruce - American Skin (41 Shots) (2001)
St. Germain - Rose Rouge (2000)
Stafford, Jo - You Belong to Me (1952)
Steam - Na Na, Hey, Hey, Kiss Him Goodbye (1969)
Steppenwolf - The Pusher (1968)
Stevens, Cat - The First Cut is the Deepest (1967)
Stevens, Cat - Morning Has Broken (1971)
Stevens, Cat - Peace Train (1971)
Stevens, Cat - Wild World (1971)
Stewart, Al - Year of the Cat (1976)
Stewart, Rod - The Killing of Georgie (Parts 1 and 2) (1976)
Stooges, Iggy and The - Gimme Danger (1973)
Stooges, The - No Fun (1969)
Stooges, The - TV Eye (1970)
Stranglers, The - No More Heroes (1977)
Stylistics, The - Break Up to Make Up (1973)
Sugarloaf - Green-Eyed Lady (1970)
Suicide - Ghost Rider (1977)
Summer, Donna - Last Dance (1978)
Supergrass - Moving (1999)
Supremes - Come See About Me (1964)
Supremes, The - Back in My Arms Again (1965)
Supremes, The - Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart (1966) (1966)
T. Rex - Metal Guru (1972)
Tammys, The - Egyptian Shumba (1963)
Tangerine Dream - Phaedra (1974)
Taylor, Koko - Wang Dang Doodle (1966)
Taylor, Vince & The Playboys - Brand New Cadillac (1959)
Tears for Fears - Sowing the Seeds of Love (1989)
Teddy Bears, The - To Know Him, Is to Love Him (1958)
Tegan and Sara - Walking with a Ghost (2005)
Temper Trap, The - Sweet Disposition (2008)
Tempo, Nino and April Stevens - Deep Purple (1963)
Temptations, The - Since I Lost My Baby (1965)
Tex, Joe - I Gotcha (1972)
Them - Here Comes the Night (1965)
Thomas, Carla - B-A-B-Y (1966)
Three Dog Night - Black and White (1972)
Tillotson, Johnny - Poetry in Motion (1960)
Tocotronic - Hi Freaks (2002)
Tool - Schism (2001)
Toots and the Maytals - Funky Kingston (1973)
Tosh, Peter - Equal Rights (1977)
Toussaint, Allen - From a Whisper to a Scream (1970)
Toussaint, Allen - Southern Nights (1975)
Toys, The - A Lover's Concerto (1965)
Tozzi, Umberto - Gloria (1979)
Tragically Hip, The - New Orleans Is Sinking (1989)
Travolta, John & Olivia newton-John - You're the One That I Want (1978)
Trenet, Charles - Que Reste-T-Il De Nos Amours ? (1942)
Trenet, Charles - La Mer (1946)
Trio - Da Da Da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha (1982)
Trower, Robin - Bridge of Sights (1974)
Tubes, The - White Punks on Dope (1975)
Tundra, Max - MBGATE (2002)
Tunstall, KT - Black Horse and the Cherry Tree (2005)
U2 - Gloria (1981)
U2 - Angel of Harlem (1988)
U2 - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (1995)
UB40 - Food for Thought (1980)
Undertones, The - Jimmy Jimmy (1979)
Urge Overkill - Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon (1994)
Uriah Heap - Easy Livin' (1972)
Usher - You Make Me Wanna… (1997)
Valens, Ritchie - Come On, Let's Go (1958)
Van Halen - Panama (1984)
Vaughan, Sarah - Tenderly (1947)
Vaughan, Sarah - Broken-Hearted Melody (1959)
Vaughan, Stevie Ray - Pride and Joy (1983)
Vaughan, Stevie Ray & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
Vee, Bobby - Run to Him (1961)
Vee, Bobby - Take Good Care of My Baby (1961)
Vee, Bobby - The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1962)
Vega, Alan - Jukebox Baby (1980)
Velvet Underground, The - I Heard Her Call My Name (1968)
Velvet Underground, The - Stephanie Says (1985)
Venom - Black Metal (1982)
Ventures, The - Hawaii 5-0 (1969)
Vibrations - My Girl Sloopy (1964)
Vincent, Gene - Bluejean Bop (1956)
Vincent, Gene - Race With the Devil (1956)
Vinton, Bobby - Roses Are Red (My Love) (1962)
Visage - Fade to Grey (1980)
Wailers, The - Simmer Down (1964)
Wainwright, Martha - Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole (2004)
Waits, Tom - (Looking For) The Heart of Saturday Night (1974)
Waits, Tom - Jersey Girl (1980)
Warwick, Dionne - Anyone Who Had a Heart (1963)
Was (Not Was) - Wheel Me Out (1980)
Waters, Ethel - Dinah (1925)
Waters, Ethel - Am I Blue? (1929)
Weezer - Pork and Beans (2008)
Welch, Lenny - Since I Fell for You (1963)
West, Keith - Excerpt from "A Teenage Opera" (1967)
Wham! - Freedom (1984)
White Stripes, The - You're Pretty Good Lookin' (For a Girl) (2000)
White Stripes, The - The Hardest Button to Button (2003)
Who, The - Behind Blue Eyes (1971)
Wilco - Misunderstood (1996)
Wilco - Ashes of American Flags (2002)
Wilco - Handshake Drugs (2004)
Williams, Tex & His Western Caravan: “Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)” (Capitol 1947) - Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) (1947)
Willows - Church Bells May Ring (1956)
Wills, Bob and His Texas Playboys - San Antonio Rose (1939)
Wilson, Dennis - Riversong (1977)
Wilson, Dooley - As Time Goes By (1942)
Winehouse, Amy - You Know I'm No Good (2006)
Wire - Ex Lion Tamer (1977)
Withers, Bill - Use Me (1972)
Wizzard - See My Baby Jive (1973)
Wolfmother - Dimension (2006)
Wood, Ron - I Can Feel the Fire (1974)
Wooley, Sheb - The Purple People Eater (1958)
Wright, Charles and The 103 Watts St Band - Express Yourself (1970)
Xiu Xiu - I Luv the Valley (OH!) (2004)
X-Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescents (1978)
XTC - This Is Pop? (1978)
Yardbirds, The - Still I’m Sad (1965)
Yardbirds, The - Happenings Ten Years Time Ago (1966)
Yardbirds, The - Over Under Sideways Down (1966)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Date with the Night (2003)
Yello - The Race (1988)
Yes - I've Seen All Good People (1971)
Yes - Close to the Edge (1972)
Yothu Yindi - Treaty (1991)
Young, Neil - Old Man (1972)
Zager and Evans - In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus) (1969)
Zappa, Frank & Moon Zappa - Valley Girl (1982)
Zappa, Frank/The Mothers of Invention - Hungry Freaks, Daddy (1966)
Zevon, Warren - Poor Poor Pitiful Me (1976)
Zevon, Warren - Excitable Boy (1978)
Zevon, Warren - My Ride's Here (2002)
Zombies, The - Care of Cell 44 (1967)
Zoot Woman - Grey Day (2003)
ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man (1983)

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1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die, and 10,001 You Must Download (2010)

There is currently a french edition of that on store, I have not bought it (because I don't really like the picks and comments) but I'm pretty sure the list is partly different from the original one.
For instance, there is a "La Compagnie Créole" song in the 10 001 part and I really can't imagine them in the american book.
Gainsbourg's wonderful "Poinçonneur des Lilas" is in the 1001 list, I don't think this one is well known outside of France.

Anyway, the French songs among those 800 songs are real French classics that deserve to be at least bubbling. Especially Amsterdam.

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Indeed, there are many songs on this list that I like and would be happy to see land a spot on this site. The French songs here are classics, and I hope that to some extent I will help them get the recognition they deserve in the rest of the world, even on an underground scale :) .

Probably, I will even do better than that : I have finally acquired "La Discothèque parfaite de la chanson française" by the same Gilles Verlant and other music critic Stan Cuesta. The lists of albums and songs are shorter than in the previous book, but it still remain a pain to copy on a computer. Fortunately, I have learned some tricks in Microsoft Word since the last time, and it takes less time ! When I'll be through, I will post it entirely on the forum, even if nearly the entire content of the book will be new material that won't be included before a few years I think. :D

Thanks for all your amazing work, Henrik, I'm already waiting for that next update ! 8-)

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Great stuff, Henrik. Much thanks for the preview. :)

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Interesting list, and a lot of great songs. Some of them I would have thought were already on the list. And a few I wonder where their acclaim comes from. Thanks for the work, Henrik and JR.

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There are a few I am surprised weren't on the list already. The Man Who Sold The World, Tombstone Blues, Close To The Edge, The Hardest Button To Button. Definitely great additions.

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Andrews Sisters - Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (1937)
Association, The - Windy (1967)
B-52's, The - Planet Claire (1979)
Berry, Chuck - You Never Can Tell (1964)
Berry, Chuck - My Ding-a-Ling (1972)
Buena Vista Social Club - Chan Chan (1997)
Carey, Mariah - Fantasy (1995)
Cars, The - Let's Go (1979)
Clash, The - Rudie Can't Fail (1979)
Depeche Mode - Everything Counts (1983)
Enya - Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) (1988)
Essex, David - Rock On (1973)
Flaming Lips, The - The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (2006)
Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop (1977)
Fleetwoods - Mr. Blue (1959)
Fleetwoods, The - Come Softly to Me (1959)
Gaye, Marvin - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) (1964)
Green Day - Welcome to Paradise (1994)
Hall & Oates - Maneater (1982)
Jackson, Janet - Rhythm Nation (1989)
Jackson, Michael & Janet - Scream (1995)
Jane's Addiction - Three Days (1990)
Jett, Joan - Bad Reputation (1980)
Joel, Billy - New York State of Mind (1976)
John, Elton - Daniel (1973)
John, Elton - Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) (1973)
Jordan, Montell - This Is How We Do It (1995)
King, Carole - So Far Away (1971)
Kinks, The - David Watts (1967)
Kinks, The - Village Green Preservation Society (1969)
Mayfield, Curtis - Pusherman (1972)
McKenzie, Scott - San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair) (1967)
McLean, Don - Vincent (1971)
Meat Loaf - I'll Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) (1993)
Merman, Ethel - You're the Top (1934)
Morricone, Ennio - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Nas - It Ain't Hard to Tell (1994)
Orange Juice - Rip It Up (1983)
Orbison, Roy - You Got It (1989)
OutKast - So Fresh, So Clean (2000)
Panda Bear - Comfy in Nautica (2005)
Paoli, Gino - Sapore di sale (1963)
Petty, Tom & the Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More (1985)
Piaf, Edith - Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien (1960)
Queen - You’re My Best Friend (1975)
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love (1979)
R.E.M. - Nightswimming (1992)
Seal - Kiss from a Rose (1994)
Shins, The - Caring Is Creepy (2001)
Simon and Garfunkel - Homeward Bound (1966)
Simon and Garfunkel - I Am a Rock (1966)
Simon and Garfunkel - Cecilia (1970)
Simon and Garfunkel - The Only Living Boy in New York (1970)
Sinatra, Frank - In the Wee Small hours of the Morning (1955)
Soggy Bottom Boys, The - I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow (2000)
Supremes - Come See About Me (1964)
Supremes, The - Back in My Arms Again (1965)
Teddy Bears, The - To Know Him, Is to Love Him (1958)
Toots and the Maytals - Funky Kingston (1973)
Vaughan, Stevie Ray & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
White Stripes, The - The Hardest Button to Button (2003)
Who, The - Behind Blue Eyes (1971)
Wilson, Dennis - Riversong (1977)
Wilson, Dooley - As Time Goes By (1942)
Wright, Charles and The 103 Watts St Band - Express Yourself (1970)
X-Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescents (1978)
Zombies, The - Care of Cell 44 (1967)
ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man (1983)


I am super pumped about these making the list. The two songs by The Fleetwoods in particular.

Just a note on one of them: Dennis Wilson's song is "River Song" not "Riversong" Two words.

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Vanillafire1000
Berry, Chuck - My Ding-a-Ling (1972)
I love most of these too, but surely you copied this one by mistake, huh?

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A Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie (1978)
Aaliyah - More Than a Woman (2001)
Ant, Adam - Goody Two Shoes (1982)
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)) (2004)
Art of Noise - Close (To the Edit) (1984)
B-52's, The - Planet Claire (1979)
Berlin - Take My Breath Away (1986)
Björk - Hidden Place (2001)
Björk Feat. David Arnold - Play Dead (1993)
Bowie, David - The Man Who Sold the World (1970)

Bowie, David - The Jean Genie (1972)
Bowie, David - Drive-In Saturday (1973)
Bowie, David - Station to Station (1976)
Branigan, Laura - Self Control (1984)
Bush, Kate - Suspended in Gaffa (1982)
Bush, Kate - Cloudbusting (1985)
Caruso, Enrico - O sole mio (1916)
Cure, The - 10.15 Saturday Night (1978)
Depeche Mode - Everything Counts (1983)

Depeche Mode - Master and Servant (1984)
Depeche Mode - Strangelove (1987)
Doobie Brothers, The - Listen to the Music (1972)
Doors, The - When the Music’s Over (1967)
Duran Duran - Planet Earth (1981)
Duran Duran - Save a Prayer (1982)
Eno, Brian - Needles in the Camel's Eye (1973)
Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again (1983)
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (1985)
Harvey, PJ - C'mon Billy (1995)
Jackson, Janet - Rhythm Nation (1989)
Jacksons, The - Shake Your Body (1979)
: This is actually from 1978!
Jett, Joan - Bad Reputation (1980)
Kajagoogoo - Too Shy (1983)
Kinks, The - David Watts (1967)
Kinks, The - Days (1968)
Kinks, The - Village Green Preservation Society (1969)
Kraftwerk - Computer Love (1981): YEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
Kravitz, Lenny - Always on the Run (1991)
Lovich, Lene - Lucky Number (1978)
Magazine - Light Pours out of Me (1978)
Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance (1982)
Orchestral Manouvres in the Dark - Enola Gay (1980)
OutKast - So Fresh, So Clean (2000)
Peaches - Fuck the Pain Away (2000)
Petty, Tom & the Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More (1985)
Pop, Iggy - Nightclubbing (1977)
Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong (1986)
Simone, Nina - Sinnerman (1965)
Simple Minds - Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) (1982)
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Christine (1980)
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Happy House (1980)

Sparks - Beat the Clock (1979)
T. Rex - Metal Guru (1972)
Tears for Fears - Sowing the Seeds of Love (1989)
Temper Trap, The - Sweet Disposition (2008)
U2 - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (1995)
Velvet Underground, The - I Heard Her Call My Name (1968)
Visage - Fade to Grey (1980)
Wham! - Freedom (1984)
Xiu Xiu - I Luv the Valley (OH!) (2004)


Awesome!

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The Jacksons' "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" is from the 1978 album Destiny.

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It's "Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark" not Manouvres
;-)

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Vanillafire1000
Berry, Chuck - My Ding-a-Ling (1972)
I love most of these too, but surely you copied this one by mistake, huh?


Ah, whoops. I meant to leave "You Never Can Tell."

One of the things I noticed for many of these songs is that they are becoming more well known in the public consciousness through their usage in soundtracks for films, TV, and videogames. I count a couple things from the Garden State, Pulp Fiction, Inception, The Guitar Hero/Rock Band series, and Grand Theft Auto. But this may just be a chicken-and-egg thing.

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Henrik, I just bought the special 20 year's Technikart with a list of 20 songs for each years (400 songs / 360 songs before 2010).
Do you want the lists for the next update ?
I have just begun to put the 2011's list.

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Romain
Henrik, I just bought the special 20 year's Technikart with a list of 20 songs for each years (400 songs / 360 songs before 2010).
Do you want the lists for the next update ?
I have just begun to put the 2011's list.
Of course! Great!

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Cat Stevens' "Wild World" is from 1970's "Tea for the Tillerman".

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Great additions including the following:

Who - Behind Blue Eyes (enjoyment rating =1)
Eagles - Best of My Love (3)
Yes - I've Seen All Good People (4)
Cat Stevens - Wild World (4)
Beatles - Got To Get You Into My Life (4)
Pink Floyd - Great Gig In the Sky (4)
Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken (5)
Guess Who - These Eyes (5)
Crosby, Stills & Nash - Wooden Ships (5)
Simon & Garfunkel - The Only Living Boy In New York (5)
Supremes - Back In My Arms Again (6)
Association - Cherish (6)
Steam - Na Na Hey Hey (6)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Teach Your Children (6)
Cat Stevens - Peace Train (6)
Janis Joplin - Move Over (6)
Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting (6)
Al Stewart - Year of the Cat (6)
Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop (6)
Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is (6)
Shondells - I Think We're Alone Now (6)
Bee Gees - I've Gotta Get a Message to You (6)
Doobie Brothers - Listen to the Music (6)
Wings - Silly Love Songs (6)
Carole King - So Far Away (6)
Seals & Crofts - Summer Breeze (6)
Queen - You're My Best Friend (6)
Barenaked Ladies - One Week (7)
Extreme - More Than Words (9)
Green Day - Welcome to Paradise (9)
Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (10)
KT Tunstall - Black Horse & The Cherry Tree (10)
Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good (10)
Robert Plant and Alison Krause - Please Read the Letter (10)
Florence and the Machine - Dog Days Are Over (10)
Lemonheads - Confetti (10)

Re: Next update: 800 additional pre-2010 songs!

3 Wilco songs = awesome. After you posted this, "A Shot in the Arm" made another list, it's third or fourth total in the past couple years. Hopefully that'll be yet another Wilco bubbler.


Also stoked about Pulp's Disco 2000. One of my favorite Pulp songs.

Re: Next update: 800 additional pre-2010 songs!

Here are the 30 songs I am the happiest to see there :

1) Simon & Garfunkel - The Only Living Boy in New-York
One of my very favorite songs of the 70s, one of the sweetest songs in the world. Among others, Elliott Smith's songwriting has been compared with Paul Simon and here is the obvious example. Also, it ages very well and could have been the best track of recent albums by bands like the Shins.

2) Smog - Teenage Spaceship
A wonder of economy and understatement, haunting

3) Beastie Boys - Sure Shot
An old favorite. I can't count how much times I have sung lyrics I still don't understand like "I got the brand new doodoo guaranted like yoohoo". Most of all, this is probably the songs that made me fall in love with the Beastie Boys and that means a lot to me.

4) Alain Bashung - La Nuit je Mens
A very solid candidate for the title of best French song of the 90s. I have been quite disappointed by the album it is in, but this gem showcases all the incredible elegance and wit of Bashung.

5) Jacques Brel - Amsterdam
The French classic among all. Not my favorite Brel song, but pretty close, his delivery is as usual incredible intense and the accordeon has rarely sounded that great.

6) Les Négresses Vertes - Zobi la Mouche
Some Négresses Vertes songs like this one, "c'est pas la mer à boire" or "face à la mer" send me back to found memories of my youth. There wasn't that much music around me when I was a kid, but Mlah was often playing at one of my mother's best friend house, or during holidays with her. They knew how to incorporate both guinguette and oriental music in their songs without it feeling forced and that's probably why it talked to both my parents. My mother's friend died of cancer few years later and I remind it at the first tragedy of my teenage, I don't remember that much of this person but everytime i listen to "Mlah" or anything by Les Négresses Vertes, I think of her.

7) Motorhead - Overkill
Yeah, sure, the Ace of Spades rocks, but this is the best moment of a Motorhead concert : crazy solos, unstoppable drums, Lemmy's grunts... a concentrate of adrenaline

8) Seal - Kiss From a Rose
9) Phil Collins - Against all Odds
Okay, those might be cheesy... but even I need something to butcher at karaoke. The nostalgy factor is strong here, those were 2 of my favorite songs back when I was 14.

10) Noir Désir - Un Jour en France

It should have been Tostaky, Un Homme Pressé, Lola or Le Vent l'Emportera, but this anti-fascist anthem is also damn great.

The other 20 :

Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)) (2004)
Bush, Kate - Suspended in Gaffa (1982)
Cash, Johnny - The Man Comes Around (2002)
Crystal Castles - Untrust Us (2008)
Ferrer, Nino - Le Sud (1975)
Gainsbourg, Serge - Requiem pour un con (1968)
Ghostface Killah - Nutmeg (2000)
Hall & Oates - Maneater (1982)
Jackson, Michael & Janet - Scream (1995)
Kasabian - Club Foot (2004)
Kraftwerk - Computer Love (1981)
Piaf, Edith - Foule (1958)
Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (2003)
Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place (2007)
Spinal Tap - Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight (1984)
Stooges, The - No Fun (1969)
Suicide - Ghost Rider (1977)
Usher - You Make Me Wanna… (1997)
Who, The - Behind Blue Eyes (1971)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Date with the Night (2003)

And here are the 5 I really don't think should be in AM (remembering that I picked Seal, Phil Collins and Usher in my list, so I am not being nitpicky. Heck, even Montell Jordan is fine for me)

4 Non Blondes - What's Up? (1992)
Berry, Chuck - My Ding-a-Ling (1972)
Extreme - More Than Words (1991)
Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance (1982)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground (1989)