Top Music: Noteworthy Artists & Songs
Here is the list I think represents some of the greatest music artists and songs ever. A group of artists who have left an irreplacable mark on our music history. In addition I have listed up a highly subjective list of the 100 greatest songs I have ever heard
Greatest song writers (popular music composers)
Greatest artists and composers
Below are the artists listed with a link to Allmusic Guide and a word that tries to sum up my thoughts about their music
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100 Greatest Songs List
- Al Stewart - Time Passages
- Beach Boys - Feel flows
- Beach Boys - Long promised road
- Beach Boys - Surf's up
- Beatles - A day in the life
- Bob Dylan - Hurricane
- Bob Mould - Dreaming, I am
- Bob Seger - Mainstreet
- Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland
- Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of love
- Byrds - Dolphin's smile
- Camel - Lady Fantasy
- Captain Beefheart - Electricity
- Crowded House - Catherine wheels
- Curtis Mayfield - If there's a hell below we're all gonna go
- David Bowie - Lady grinning soul
- Elvis Costello - Brilliant Mistake
- Elvis Costello - Clubland
- Elvis Costello - From whisper to scream
- Fleetwood Mac - I'm so afraid
- Fleetwood Mac - Storms
- Fleetwood Mac - That's All For Everyone
- Flying Burito Brothers - Christine's tune
- Frank Zappa - Absolutely free
- Frank Zappa - Florentine pogen
- Frank Zappa - I'm not satisfied
- Gene Clark - Lady of the north
- Hüsker Dü - No reservations
- Hüsker Dü - Up in the air
- Iggy Pop - Candy
- Iggy Pop - Hide Away
- Isley Brothers - You walk your way
- Jack Bruce - Weird of hermiston
- Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids
- Jeff Buckley - Last goodbye
- John Cale - Heartbreak Hotel
- John Cale - Mr. Wilson
- John Cale - Strange Times in Casablanca
- Joy Division - Day of the Lords
- Kinks - Days
- Kinks - Going Solo
- Kinks - Lost and Found
- Kula Shaker - Grateful when you're dead/Jerry was there
- Led Zeppelin - The battle and evermore
- Lou Reed - Romeo had Juliette
- Lou Reed - The gun
- Lou Reed - Who am I (Tripitena's song)
- Magazine - The light pours out of me
- Marianne Faithfull - Broken English
- Marillion - Easter
- Marvin Gaye - When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You
- Mercury Rev - The Funny Bird
- Metallica - Welcome home (Sanitarium)
- Moody Blues - The Actor
- Neil Young - Southern man
- Neil Young - World on the string
- New Order - Ruined in a day
- Nick Cave - Oh My Lord
- Nick Cave - The good son
- Patti Smith - Birdland
- Pere Ubu - Waiting for Mary
- Pete Townshend - Face Dances, Pt. 2
- Pete Townshend - Stop Hurting People
- Pete Townshend - White City Fighting
- Police - Don't stand so close to me
- Police - Invisible sun
- Procol Harum - As strong as samson
- R.E.M. - Fall on me
- R.E.M. - What if we give it away?
- Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Tearjerkes
- Richard Thompson - Beeswing
- Richard Thompson - I'll tag along
- Richard Thompson - When the spell is broken
- Rolling Stones - Gimmie shelter
- Roxy Music - A song for Europe
- Roxy Music - Take a chance with me
- Roy Harper - South Africa
- Scott Walker - Get behind me
- Scott Walker - The girls from the streets
- Scott Walker - The old man's back again
- Smashing Pumpkins-Thru the eyes of ruby
- Smiths - Stop Me If You Think That You've Heard This One Before
- Soundgarden - Limo wreck
- Soundgarden - The days I tried to live
- Steely Dan - Any world (that I'm welcome to)
- Steely Dan - Barrytown
- Stephen Stills - Colorado
- Strawbs - Heroine's Theme
- Strawbs - Hero's Theme
- Sugar - Hoover dam
- Sugar - Judas cradle
- Van Morrison - Slim slow slider
- Velvet Underground - Ocean
- Walker Brothers - Nite Flights
- Warren Zevon - Reconsider me
- Warren Zevon - Searching for a heart
- Warren Zevon - Splendid isolation
- Who - I don't even know myself
- Who - They're all in love
- Wire - Madman's Honey