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WOXY Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1999)

1. The Smiths - How Soon is Now?

2. R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe

3. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

4. The Cure - Just Like Heaven

5. Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole

6. U2 - New Year's Day

7. Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun

8. David Bowie - Space Oddity

9. Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK

10. Elvis Costello & the Attractions - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?

11. The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated

12. Talking Heads - Psycho Killer

13. New Order - Blue Monday

14. Pearl Jam - Jeremy

15. Jane's Addiction - Jane Says

16. Green Day - Longview

17. Depeche Mode - Route 66

18. The Smashing Pumpkins - Today

19. The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go

20. The Police - Roxanne

21. Devo - Whip It

22. Beck - Loser

23. XTC Dear God

24. The Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes

25. The B-52's - Rock Lobster

26. The Nails - 88 Lines About 44 Women

27. Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink

28. Dave Matthews Band - What Would You Say

29. Cracker - Teen Angst

30. Jim Carroll - People Who Died

31. Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning

32. R.E.M. - It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

33. Tori Amos - Silent All These Years

34. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge

35. Camper Van Beethoven - Take The Skinheads Bowling

36. Modern English - I Melt With You

37. The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket

38. Soft Cell - Tainted Love

39. Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him

40. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax

41. Squeeze - Tempted

42. Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes

43. Gary Numan - Cars

44. Dead Milkmen - Bitchin' Camaro

45. The Breeders - Cannonball

46. Elvis Costello - Alison

47. Counting Crows - Mr. Jones

48. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill

49. Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio

50. Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round

51. U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday

52. Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing

53. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle

54. The Offspring - Come Out And Play

55. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)

56. Royal Crescent Mob - Get On The Bus

57. Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead

58. Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right

59. The Replacements - Alex Chilton

60. Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes

61. R.E.M. - Losing My Religion

62. Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party

63. Nirvana - All Apologies

64. 10,000 Maniacs - Candy Everybody Wants

65. The Cure - Boys Don't Cry

66. Yaz - Situation

67. Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays

68. The Pixies - Monkey's Gone To Heaven

69. The B-52's - Love Shack

70. Husker Du - Makes No Sense At All

71. The Clash - Rock The Casbah

72. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Dodge Veg-O-Matic

73. Ministry - Every Day is Halloween

74. Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper - Elvis Is Everywhere

75. Pearl Jam - Evenflow

76. Garbage - Queer

77. Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy

78. Blondie - Call Me

79. Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way

80. Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side

81. Icicle Works - Whisper To A Scream

82. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

83. Depeche Mode - People Are People

84. Radiohead - Creep

85. Madness - Our House

86. Talking Heads - Burning Down the House

87. The Vapors - Turning Japanese

88. Beck - Where It's At

89. Eurythmics - Would I Lie to You?

90. Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World

91. Afghan Whigs - Rebirth of the Cool

92. Soul Asylum - Runaway Train

93. Squeeze - Black Coffee in Bed

94. Blind Melon - No Rain

95. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Cities in Dust

96. Billy Bragg - Waiting For The Great Leap Forward

97. Romeo Void - Never Say Never

98. Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science

99. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen

100. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust

101. Echo & the Bunnymen - Bring on the Dancing Horses

102. Pearl Jam - Alive

103. U2 - Two Hearts Beat As One

104. The Clash - Train in Vain

105. Concrete Blonde - Joey

106. Green Day - Welcome To Paradise

107. The Smiths - Panic

108. The Cure - Let's Go To Bed

109. Sarah McLachlan - Building a Mystery

110. Porno for Pyros - Pets

111. Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend

112. They Might Be Giants - Don't Let's Start

113. The Plimsouls - A Million Miles Away

114. The Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm

115. Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again

116. Talking Heads - Take Me to the River

117. Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way

118. New Order - Love Vigilantes

119. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away

120. Faith No More - Epic

121. Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mine

122. Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Pump It Up

123. Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights

124. The Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight

125. Cracker - Low

126. Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl

127. The Replacements - I Will Dare

128. The Cranberries - Dreams

129. The Charlatans - The Only One I Know

130. R.E.M. - Man on the Moon

131. Talking Heads - Life During Wartime

132. The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony

133. Jesus & Mary Chain - Head On

134. U2 - One

135. The Alarm - 68 Guns

136. Nirvana - Come As You Are

137. 10,000 Maniacs - These Are Days

138. The Godfathers - Birth School Work Death

139. Guided By Voices - Motor Away

140. David Bowie - Changes

141. Nine Inch Nails - Closer

142. The Pretenders - Message of Love

143. Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen

144. English Beat - Save It For Later

145. R.E.M. - Orange Crush

146. Cake - The Distance

147. The Church - Under The Milky Way

148. Sugarcubes - Birthday

149. Devo - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

150. Dee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart

151. Oasis - Wonderwall

152. Sinéad O'Connor - Mandinka

153. Big Country - In A Big Country

154. Public Image Ltd. - Rise

155. Social Distortion - Ball & Chain

156. Tears for Fears - Shout

157. The Clash - Lost In The Supermarket

158. The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me

159. Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus

160. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life

161. James - Laid

162. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

163. Live - I Alone

164. Peter Gabriel - Red Rain

165. Love & Rockets - So Alive

166. Living Colour - Cult of Personality

167. The The - This Is The Day

168. Belly - Feed the Tree

169. Violent Femmes - American Music

170. R.E.M. - Superman

171. Beastie Boys - Intergalactic

172. The Smithereens - Blood & Roses

173. Patti Smith - Dancing Barefoot

174. Oasis - Supersonic

175. Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Radio Radio

176. Aztec Camera - Oblivious

177. Depeche Mode - Strangelove

178. Ben Folds Five - Underground

179. Pavement - Cut Your Hair

180. The B-52's - Private Idaho

181. The Cure - Why Can't I Be You

182. Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug

183. The Pretenders - Talk of the Town

184. U2 - Pride (In The Name of Love)

185. Björk - Human Behaviour

186. PJ Harvey - Down by the Water

187. Peter Murphy - Cuts You Up

188. Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy

189. The Smiths - Ask

190. Pearl Jam - Daughter

191. Robyn Hitchcock - So You Think You're In Love

192. The Ramones - Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio

193. Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth

194. Lou Reed - Dirty Boulevard

195. Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen

196. Blur - Song 2

197. Ass Ponys - Little Bastard

198. Toad the Wet Sprocket - All I Want

199. The Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane

200. Stereo MC's - Connected

201. Blondie - Rapture

202. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground

203. R.E.M. - The One I Love

204. Beastie Boys - Sabotage

205. Duran Duran - Girls on Film

206. The Clash - London Calling

207. U2 - Mysterious Ways

208. Suzanne Vega - Luka

209. Dramarama - Anything, Anything (I'll Give You)

210. The Smiths - Girlfriend In A Coma

211. Screaming Trees - Nearly Lost You

212. English Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom

213. Crowded House - Chocolate Cake

214. The Smashing Pumpkins - Drown

215. The Cure - Lovecats

216. Adrian Belew - Oh Daddy

217. The Pretenders - My City Was Gone

218. The Stone Roses - Fools Gold

219. Foo Fighters - This Is A Call

220. Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf

221. Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box

222. Tori - Amos God

223. The Jam - That's Entertainment

224. Killing Joke - Eighties

225. Missing Persons - Words

226. 'Til Tuesday - Voices Carry

227. The Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings

228. DNA w/Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner

229. Split Enz - I Got You

230. Indigo Girls - Galileo

231. Dinosaur Jr. - Start Choppin'

232. XTC - Senses Working Overtime

233. R.E.M. - Pretty Persuasion

234. Paula Cole - Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?

235. Love & Rockets - No New Tale To Tell

236. U2 - With or Without You

237. Too Much Joy - Crush Story

238. Butthole Surfers - Pepper

239. Morrissey - Tomorrow

240. Sisters of Mercy - This Corrosion

241. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Someday I Suppose

242. David Bowie - Let's Dance

243. L7 - Pretend We're Dead

244. 10,000 Maniacs - Trouble Me

245. Talk Talk - Talk Talk

246. Buffalo Tom - Taillights Fade

247. Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl

248. 311 - Down

249. Echo & the Bunnymen - Killing Moon

250. Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains

251. Marshall Crenshaw - Someday Someway

252. Fishbone - Party at Ground Zero

253. The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star

254. The Replacements - I'll Be You

255. R.E.M. - Stand

256. The Wallflowers - One Headlight

257. Patti Smith - Gloria

258. Time Zone - World Destruction

259. Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Everyday I Write the Book

260. Tracy Chapman - Fast Car

261. dada - Dizz Knee Land

262. Jewel - Who Will Save Your Soul

263. Talking Heads - And She Was

264. Waterboys - Whole of the Moon

265. Paul Westerberg - Waiting For Somebody

266. The Lemonheads - Mrs. Robinson

267. Squirrel Nut Zippers - Hell

268. The Smithereens - A Girl Like You

269. Hole - Doll Parts

270. Erasure - A Little Respect

271. Juliana Hatfield - My Sister

272. R.E.M. - Don't Go Back To Rockville

273. Urban Dance Squad - Deeper Shade of Soul

274. The Police - Message In A Bottle

275. The Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing

276. Peter Gabriel - Shock The Monkey

277. The Cranberries - Zombie

278. UB40 - Red Red Wine

279. The Call - The Walls Came Down

280. Human League - Don't You Want Me

281. The Go-Go's - We Got The Beat

282. Kirsty MacColl - Walking Down Madison

283. Blondie - Heart of Glass

284. Primus - Jerry Was A Race Car Driver

285. The The - Infected

286. Soul Coughing - Soundtrack To Mary

287. X - The Hungry Wolf

288. The Specials - A Message To You Rudy

289. XTC - Making Plans For Nigel

290. The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again

291. Toad The Wet Sprocket - Hold Her Down

292. Violent Femmes - Prove My Love

293. Soul Asylum - Somebody To Shove

294. Happy Mondays - Step On

295. The Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed

296. U2 - I Will Follow

297. Sonic Youth - Kool Thing

298. Soup Dragons - I'm Free

299. Timbuk 3 - The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades

300. Tears for Fears - Change

301. Talking Heads - Cross-eyed And Painless

302. The Jam - Town Called Malice

303. Michael Penn - No Myth

304. Alice In Chains - Would?

305. The Pretenders - Middle of the Road

306. Flaming Lips - She Don't Use Jelly

307. Barenaked Ladies - One Week

308. Live - Pain Lies On The Riverside

309. They Might Be Giants - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

310. Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy

311. Beastie Boys - So What'cha Want

312. Simple Minds - Alive & Kicking

313. Ministry - Stigmata

314. Urge Overkill - Sister Havana

315. Elliot Smith - Miss Misery

316. The Sundays - Here's Where The Story Ends

317. Veruca Salt - Seether

318. The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another

319. Peter Gabriel - Steam

320. The Pixies - Here Comes Your Man

321. Ass Ponys - Earth To Grandma

322. Folk Implosion - Natural One

323. Wilco - Box Full of Letters

324. The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

325. Psychedelic Furs - Heaven

326. Haircut 100 - Love (Plus One)

327. Soundgarden - Spoonman

328. Katrina & the Waves - Walking On Sunshine

329. The Smashing Pumpkins - Siva

330. Erasure - Chorus

331. The Housemartins - Happy Hour

332. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Show Me Your Soul

333. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peek-A-Boo

334. Everclear - Santa Monica

335. Billy Bragg - Sexuality

336. Iggy Pop - Candy

337. Squeeze - Cool For Cats

338. 10,000 Maniacs - What's The Matter Here

339. The Judybats - Being Simple

340. Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumors

341. The Cult - Love Removal Machine

342. Hoodoo Gurus - Miss Freelove '69

343. Spacehog - In The Meantime

344. Matthew Sweet - I've Been Waiting

345. Over the Rhine - Jacksie

346. The La's - There She Goes

347. Barenaked Ladies - Be My Yoko Ono

348. Camper Van Beethoven - Pictures of Matchstick Men

349. U2 - Bad (Live)

350. The Cure - Close To Me

351. Liz Phair - Supernova

352. The Smithereens - Behind The Wall of Sleep

353. Tori Amos - Caught A Light Sneeze

354. Concrete Blonde - God is a Bullet

355. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer

356. The The - Uncertain Smile

357. Joe Jackson - Sunday Papers

358. Toad the Wet Sprocket - Walk On The Ocean

359. Weezer - Buddy Holly

360. Bob Mould - Sunspots/Wishing Well

361. Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth

362. Soul Coughing - Super Bon Bon

363. Trio - Da Da Da

364. Rancid - Time Bomb

365. INXS - Original Sin

366. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Kiss Them for Me

367. Sinéad O'Connor - I Want Your Hands On Me

368. Love & Rockets - Kundalini Express

368. Meat Puppets - Backwater

370. The Presidents of the United States of America - Lump

371. The Nails - Things You Left Behind

372. BoDeans - Dreams

373. MC 900 Ft Jesus - The City Sleeps

374. Joe Jackson - Look Sharp

375. The Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun

376. The Cardigans - Lovefool

377. INXS - What You Need

378. Primus - Tommy The Cat

379. Guadalcanal Diary - Always Saturday

380. Bob Mould - See A Little Light

381. Midnight Oil - Power & The Passion

382. Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun

383. Jesus Jones - Right Here, Right Now

384. Adam & the Ants - Antmusic

385. Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger

386. Devo - Jocko Homo

387. Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough

388. Peter Gabriel - Biko

389. The Cure - Friday I'm In Love

390. Morrissey - November Spawned A Monster

391. Arrested Development - Mr. Wendall

392. The B-52's - Planet Claire

393. INXS - New Sensation

394. Sinéad O'Connor - Last Day of Our Acquaintance

395. fIREHOSE - Flyin' The Flannel

396. Berlin - Sex (I'm A.)

397. Howlin' Maggie - Alcohol

398. The Bears - Fear Is Never Boring

399. The Police - Wrapped Around Your Finger

400. The Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls

401. Elvis Costello - (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes

402. The Pretenders - Time The Avenger

403. Talking Heads - Stay Up Late

404. Soul Asylum - Black Gold

405. Enya - Orinoco Flow

406. The Clash - Police on my Back

407. Sublime - What I Got

408. They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul

409. Breeders - Divine Hammer

410. The Farm - Groovy Train

411. Love & Rockets - Ball of Confusion

412. Goo Goo Dolls - We Are The Normal

413. U2 - Gloria

414. Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers

415. Depeche Mode - Walking In My Shoes

416. The Replacements - Here Comes A Regular

417. Wilco - Outtasight

418. Ben Folds Five - Brick

419. XTC - Mayor of Simpleton

420. EMF - Unbelievable

421. Seal - Crazy

422. Billy Bragg - A New England

423. The Police - So Lonely

424. Björk - It's Oh So Quiet

425. No Doubt - Just A Girl

426. The Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock

427. Semisonic - Closing Time

428. Son Volt - Drown

429. Elastica - Connection

430. The B-52's - Good Stuff

431. Cowboy Junkies - Murder Tonight In The Trailer Park

432. Blur - There's No Other Way

433. Afghan Whigs - Debonair

434. The Stranglers - Skin Deep

435. Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm

436. Ministry - Work For Love

437. Royal Crescent Mob - Happy At Home

438. Enigma - Sadeness

439. Psychodots - Moaner

440. David Bowie - China Girl

441. Electronic - Get the Message

442. Shreikback - Nemesis

443. The Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker

444. Sinéad O'Connor - Emperor's New Clothes

445. Sponge - Plowed

446. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead

447. Pearl Jam - Crazy Mary

448. The Clash - Police And Thieves

449. R.E.M. - Can't Get There From Here

450. Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill

451. The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored

452. Joe Jackson - I'm the Man

453. Tones on Tail - Go!

454. The Cranberries - Linger

455. David Bowie - Modern Love

456. Peter Gabriel - Big Time

457. Hothouse Flowers - I'm Sorry

458. Eurythmics - Who's That Girl

459. The Pogues - Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

460. Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind

461. Cocteau Twins - Ditch the Baby

462. The Connells - Slackjawed

463. Los Lobos - Will The Wolf Survive

464. Blind Melon - Tones of Home

465. Sonic Youth - 100%

466. The Reverend Horton Heat - It's Martini Time

467. Luscious Jackson - City Song

468. World Party - Ship of Fools

469. INXS - Need You Tonight/Mediate

470. Ultravox - Dancing with Tears In My Eyes

471. Machines of Loving Grace - Butterfly Wings

472. Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child

473. Massive Attack - Protection

474. Throwing Muses - Counting Backwards

475. Del Amitri - Always The Last To Know

476. Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday

477. Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues

478. R.E.M. - Bang & Blame

479. 311 - All Mixed Up

480. Art of Noise - Beat Box

481. Psychodots - Big Love Now

482. Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do

483. Grant Lee Buffalo - Mockingbirds

484. Guided by Voices - My Valuable Hunting Knife

485. Dramarama - Haven't Got A Clue

486. Dave Matthews Band - Crash Into Me

487. The dB's - A Spy in the House of Love

488. Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You

489. Goldfinger - Here In Your Bedroom

490. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes

491. Soup Dragons - Divine Thing

492. They Eat Their Own - Like A Drug

493. Alice In Chains - Them Bones

494. Trip Shakespeare - The Slacks

495. Blues Traveler - Hook

496. Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know

497. They Might Be Giants - Dr. Worm

498. Catherine Wheel - Black Metallic

499. Billy Bragg & Wilco - California Stars

500. Meryn Cadell - The Sweater