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All-time countdown · The Current · May 10, 2018

The Current's 893 Essential Songs

The all-time countdown (May 10, 2018) from The Current in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN ranks 892 songs, with “I Love Rock-N-Roll” by Joan Jett at number one. The list features 369 different artists; The Beatles has the most entries with 34 songs. Listener-voted all-time songs poll; results counted down on air May 10-17, 2018. Source paginated across https://www.thecurrent.org/list/893-essential-songs/2 through /9. Position 600 is blank in the source.

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893 I Love Rock-N-Roll Joan Jett 115 #2
892 Color Me Impressed The Replacements 8 #306
891 Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1 The Flaming Lips 30 #15
890 Autobahn Kraftwerk 7 #110
889 Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) Beyoncé 7 #72
888 You've Got to Hide Your Love Away The Beatles 8 #3
887 Cars Gary Numan 66 #11
886 Powderfinger Neil Young 22 #71
885 Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground The White Stripes 47 #8
884 Maybellene Chuck Berry 9 #113
883 Hungry Like the Wolf Duran Duran 58 #22
882 That's Life Frank Sinatra 3 #370
881 Human Behaviour Björk 55 #20
880 The Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 5 #376
879 Better Man Pearl Jam 148 #2
878 So Fresh So Clean Outkast 8 #88
877 Someday The Strokes 38 #15
876 Message in a Bottle The Police 127 #24
875 Push It Salt n Pepa 4 #64
874 Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Clash 163 #8
873 Born This Way Lady Gaga 10 #44
872 How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees 6 #314
871 Only Shallow My Bloody Valentine 15 #44
870 Take Me Home, Country Roads John Denver 9 #29
869 Make Me Feel Janelle Monae 22 #2
868 I Feel Love Donna Summer 7 #27
867 Mr. Tambourine Man Bob Dylan 11 #99
866 Misty Mountain Hop Led Zeppelin 96 #19
865 Bela Lugosi's Dead Bauhaus 48 #3
864 Crying Roy Orbison 6 #221
863 Hello In There John Prine 10 #98
862 Sheena Is A Punk Rocker The Ramones 67 #46
861 Car Wheels On A Gravel Road Lucinda Williams 21 #3
860 Bang a Gong (Get It On) T. Rex 68 #42
859 Around The World Daft Punk 21 #15
858 Soul Meets Body Death Cab for Cutie 64 #2
857 Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) Marvin Gaye 6 #176
856 This Woman's Work Kate Bush 10 #159
855 Where Did You Sleep Last Night? Nirvana 19 #30
854 Rainbow Connection Kermit the Frog 4 #281
853 I Feel The Earth Move Carole King 8 #221
852 You Gotta Fight For Your Right (To Party) Beastie Boys 86 #1
851 Seasons (Waiting On You) Future Islands 28 #2
850 All the Small Things blink-182 79 #2
849 You Don't Own Me Lesley Gore 1 #849
848 Fire Bruce Springsteen 7 #268
847 Free Man in Paris Joni Mitchell 12 #116
846 Don't Fear the Reaper Blue Oyster Cult 114 #1
845 It Was A Good Day Ice Cube 10 #79
844 Twist and Shout The Beatles 29 #14
843 Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds 125 #1
842 She's a Rainbow The Rolling Stones 28 #99
841 Crazy in Love Beyoncé 11 #47
840 You Know I'm No Good Amy Winehouse 28 #9
839 Dancing in the Dark Bruce Springsteen 74 #48
838 All I Want Joni Mitchell 7 #117
837 My Hero Foo Fighters 130 #9
836 Good Grief Dessa 3 #40
835 HUMBLE. Kendrick Lamar 8 #1
834 Superman R.E.M. 57 #8
833 Mountain Song Jane's Addiction 38 #43
832 Downtown Train Tom Waits 8 #127
831 I'm Writing a Novel Father John Misty 12 #35
830 Faith George Michael 9 #90
829 The Lovecats The Cure 60 #2
828 (Don't Go Back To) Rockville R.E.M. 39 #2
827 Jump Van Halen 102 #3
826 Living For the City Stevie Wonder 9 #190
825 God John Lennon 1 #825
824 Paranoid Black Sabbath 150 #4
823 Straight Outta Compton NWA 5 #54
822 Fix You Coldplay 47 #13
821 Longview Green Day 113 #1
820 No Cars Go The Arcade Fire 16 #7
819 Disarm The Smashing Pumpkins 125 #3
818 Stay (I Missed You) Lisa Loeb 22 #22
817 I Won't Back Down Tom Petty 98 #10
816 1234 Feist 22 #2
815 Root Down Beastie Boys 9 #20
814 Barracude Heart 100 #7
813 Walk This Way Run DMC 15 #9
812 Fell in Love With a Girl The White Stripes 64 #1
811 I Wanna Be Adored The Stone Roses 53 #10
810 Give It Away Red Hot Chili Peppers 115 #3
809 Fairytale of New York The Pogues 22 #54
808 Crimson And Clover Tommy James and the Shondells 2 #808
807 Another One Bites the Dust Queen 92 #3
806 Toolmaster of Brainerd Trip Shakespeare 1 #806
805 Ain't Too Proud To Beg Temptations 5 #645
804 Bigmouth Strikes Again The Smiths 66 #3
803 Love and Happiness Al Green 8 #36
802 For No One The Beatles 11 #326
801 Diamonds and Rust Joan Baez 8 #176
800 Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) Talking Heads 7 #72
799 My Name Is Jonas Weezer 21 #24
798 Mysterious Ways U2 135 #1
797 I'll Be You The Replacements 49 #8
796 Scar Tissue Red Hot Chili Peppers 104 #2
795 Band on The Run Paul McCartney and Wings 73 #30
794 Livin' on a Prayer Bon Jovi 97 #5
793 Breathing Underwater Metric 15 #21
792 Miss You The Rolling Stones 101 #6
791 Delirious Prince 2 #791
790 Murder In The City Avett Brothers 6 #327
789 Porcelain Moby 36 #7
788 Red Eyes The War On Drugs 33 #11
787 Flashlight Parliament 7 #84
786 I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor 10 #58
785 I Will Follow U2 96 #9
784 Street Fighting Man The Rolling Stones 37 #140
783 There There Radiohead 48 #4
782 Hounds of Love Kate Bush 16 #62
781 Kiss Me on the Bus The Replacements 12 #190
780 Hey, Hey What Can I Do Led Zeppelin 89 #55
779 American Idiot Green Day 86 #1
778 Little Lion Man Mumford & Sons 82 #1
777 Helter Skelter The Beatles 35 #31
776 Paradise John Prine 13 #16
775 Hold On Alabama Shakes 38 #1
774 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) Stevie Wonder 4 #54
773 Moonage Day Dream David Bowie 26 #229
772 The Boys are Back in Town Thin Lizzy 95 #26
771 Sometimes It Snows in April Prince 3 #95
770 Runaway Train Soul Asylum 73 #6
769 Jump Around House of Pain 35 #3
768 Sunshine of Your Love Cream 69 #28
767 Get Lucky Daft Punk 36 #1
766 Tired Of Being Alone Al Green 7 #142
765 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down The Band 30 #24
764 I Will Follow You Into the Dark Death Cab for Cutie 40 #1
763 Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix 99 #24
762 Frontier Psychiatrist The Avalanches 21 #4
761 Undone (The Sweater Song) Weezer 71 #3
760 Everybody Hurts R.E.M. 75 #1
759 Two-Headed Boy Pt. Two Neutral Milk Hotel 1 #759
758 Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan 16 #65
757 Down By the River Neil Young 28 #85
756 Is This Love? Bob Marley 26 #142
755 Friend of the Devil The Grateful Dead 27 #127
754 Feel Good Inc. Gorillaz 80 #1
753 Highway to Hell AC/DC 131 #2
752 Brass in Pocket The Pretenders 102 #30
751 Bad Reputation Joan Jett 46 #21
750 Jumpin' Jack Flash The Rolling Stones 110 #14
749 Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine James Brown 8 #11
748 She Loves You The Beatles 17 #43
747 A Love Supreme Pt 1: Acknowledgement John Coltrane 2 #369
746 You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC 111 #1
745 Pride (In the Name of Love) U2 168 #1
744 Sexy M.F. Prince 2 #297
743 Drive The Cars 33 #33
742 I Summon You Spoon 5 #629
741 Between the Bars Elliott Smith 5 #47
740 American Music Violent Femmes 45 #14
739 Rudie Can't Fail The Clash 22 #111
738 Texas Flood Stevie Ray Vaughan 10 #132
737 Bold As Love Jimi Hendrix 5 #139
736 Amazing Grace The Blind Boys of Alabama 3 #287
735 Tonight, Tonight The Smashing Pumpkins 98 #4
734 If I Had a Boat Lyle Lovett 17 #70
733 Weird Fishes/Arpeggi Radiohead 13 #29
732 Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding Elton John 33 #11
731 A Forest The Cure 63 #4
730 The Eye Brandi Carlile 14 #6
729 Within Your Reach The Replacements 18 #424
728 Idiot Wind Bob Dylan 7 #376
727 Black Magic Woman Santana 68 #19
726 Champagne Supernova Oasis 91 #11
725 Cortez The Killer Neil Young 20 #12
724 Penny Lane The Beatles 38 #11
723 You Are The Everything R.E.M. 11 #280
722 Stinkfist Tool 73 #2
721 I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston 8 #17
720 Violet Hole 34 #12
719 Regulate Warren G 6 #89
718 I Will The Beatles 7 #526
717 Darling Nikki Prince 1 #717
716 Via Chicago Wilco 5 #158
715 My Way Frank Sinatra 10 #182
714 Queen Of The Surface Streets DeVotchKa 1 #714
713 Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton 58 #6
712 Redbone Childish Gambino 19 #3
711 Copperhead Road Steve Earle 19 #125
710 Rocky Mountain High John Denver 8 #17
709 2112 Overture / The Temples Of Syrinx Rush 5 #309
708 The Obvious Child Paul Simon 12 #49
707 Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters Elton John 21 #185
706 HeartBeats The Knife 10 #95
705 Got to Give It Up Marvin Gaye 11 #71
704 First Day of My Life Bright Eyes 17 #57
703 1952 Vincent Black Lightning Richard Thompson 38 #2
702 Nights In White Satin (Single Edit) The Moody Blues 1 #702
701 God Tori Amos 40 #30
700 Magic Man Heart 95 #17
699 Boys Don't Cry The Cure 86 #1
698 That Wasn't Me Brandi Carlile 12 #16
697 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 85 #20
696 Lay Lady Lay Bob Dylan 18 #26
695 There She Goes The La's 59 #16
694 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles 9 #57
693 Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles 14 #22
692 Someone Great LCD Soundsystem 11 #7
691 Five Years David Bowie 21 #17
690 Hey Ladies Beastie Boys 22 #107
689 You're My Best Friend Queen 78 #31
688 Sign O The Times Prince 34 #8
687 Mercedes Benz Janis Joplin 9 #252
686 Rapture Blondie 54 #31
685 Paradise City Guns N Roses 112 #2
684 Ball and Biscuit The White Stripes 6 #191
683 The Pretender Jackson Browne 16 #109
682 Sloop John B The Beach Boys 8 #49
681 One Love/People Get Ready Bob Marley 13 #39
680 Can't Help Falling in Love Elvis Presley 8 #69
679 True Colors Cyndi Lauper 7 #11
678 Flume Bon Iver 6 #258
677 Heavy Metal Drummer Wilco 32 #2
676 Deacon Blues Steely Dan 31 #38
675 Anadrogynous The Replacements 4 #675
674 A Sort of Homecoming U2 21 #57
673 Watching the Detectives Elvis Costello 60 #25
672 The Magnificent Seven The Clash 37 #93
671 West End Girls Pet Shop Boys 52 #11
670 Divorce Song Liz Phair 5 #198
669 Today The Smashing Pumpkins 108 #2
668 Rocket Man Elton John 61 #33
667 Wave of Mutilation The Pixies 28 #36
666 ABC Jackson 5 8 #155
665 Learn to Fly Foo Fighters 108 #6
664 All I Need Radiohead 7 #38
663 Blue Joni Mitchell 7 #262
662 Dog Days Are Over Florence And The Machine 73 #1
661 Lonely Boy The Black Keys 78 #1
660 Cold War Janelle Monae 4 #21
659 Gentle On My Mind Glen Campbell 3 #659
658 Friday I'm in Love The Cure 77 #1
657 Live Forever Oasis 50 #4
656 32 Flavors Ani DiFranco 12 #57
655 I've Just Seen A Face The Beatles 6 #149
654 The Underdog Spoon 38 #3
653 Think Aretha Franklin 12 #82
652 Ruby Tuesday The Rolling Stones 38 #78
651 Tusk Fleetwood Mac 25 #108
650 Waltz #2 (Xo) Elliott Smith 25 #4
649 There's so Much Energy in Us Cloud Cult 2 #82
648 Knockin' on Heaven's Door Bob Dylan 45 #6
647 Revolution The Beatles 97 #2
646 Everybody Knows Leonard Cohen 14 #107
645 White Man In Hammersmith Palais The Clash 24 #3
644 Always on My Mind Willie Nelson 8 #241
643 1 Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye 14 #54
642 End of the Line Traveling Wilburys 29 #53
641 I and Love and You Avett Brothers 37 #1
640 Move On Up Curtis Mayfield 10 #35
639 Rockin' In The Free World Neil Young 121 #8
638 Helplessness Blues Fleet Foxes 27 #5
637 Station to Station David Bowie 8 #110
636 The Luckiest Ben Folds 9 #180
635 A Little Bit of Everything Dawes 20 #2
634 Fascination Street The Cure 52 #5
633 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot 9 #105
632 So What'cha Want Beastie Boys 72 #34
631 Santeria Sublime 92 #1
630 Rhythm Nation Janet Jackson 6 #121
629 Fisherman's Blues The Waterboys 24 #57
628 Cherub Rock The Smashing Pumpkins 77 #8
627 Rock with You Michael Jackson 5 #155
626 No Rain Blind Melon 109 #2
625 Check the Rhime A Tribe Called Quest 5 #225
624 Rocky Raccoon The Beatles 23 #110
623 Don't Give Up Peter Gabriel 25 #29
622 Buddy Holly Weezer 97 #2
621 Here Comes My Girl Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 45 #49
620 She Sells Sanctuary The Cult 83 #4
619 Dust in the Wind Kansas 67 #43
618 Protect Ya Neck Wu-Tang Clan 3 #568
617 Disorder Joy Division 7 #49
616 True Dreams of Wichita Soul Coughing 3 #452
615 Lazy Eye Silversun Pickups 54 #1
614 Another Brick in the Wall Pink Floyd 74 #1
613 Paisley Park Prince 2 #142
612 No Hell Cloud Cult 3 #23
611 Night Moves Bob Seger 93 #13
610 Femme Fatale The Velvet Underground 4 #610
609 Ants Marching Dave Matthews Band 59 #15
608 Closer Nine Inch Nails 109 #1
607 The Funeral Band of Horses 21 #31
606 Don't Worry Baby The Beach Boys 8 #96
605 The House Of The Rising Sun The Animals 67 #28
604 Web In Front Archers of Loaf 8 #23
603 I Want You Bob Dylan 7 #207
602 Just Radiohead 26 #35
601 Crazy Gnarls Barkley 45 #1
599 Take Me to the River Talking Heads 85 #6
598 Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley 21 #45
597 I Want You (She's So Heavy) The Beatles 14 #313
596 21st Century Schizoid Man King Crimson 7 #129
595 Everything is Everything Lauryn Hill 5 #136
594 The Man Who Sold The World David Bowie 30 #75
593 Levon Elton John 50 #2
592 Glorybox Portishead 24 #15
591 Hold up Beyoncé 4 #66
590 Juicy Notorious B.I.G. 3 #174
589 Save It For Later The English Beat 69 #9
588 More Than This Roxy Music 48 #12
587 Clampdown The Clash 51 #1
586 Take Me With U Prince 1 #586
585 Don't Dream It's Over Crowded House 61 #5
584 Clint Eastwood Gorillaz 74 #2
583 Pump It Up Elvis Costello & the Attractions 75 #24
582 California Love 2Pac 6 #33
581 Pretty Voice Cloud Cult 2 #360
580 Wuthering Heights Kate Bush 50 #16
579 Laundry Room Avett Brothers 9 #85
578 Just What I Needed The Cars 109 #23
577 White Winter Hymnal Fleet Foxes 26 #9
576 Breathe Me Sia 20 #3
575 Dreaming Blondie 26 #193
574 Raining Blood Slayer 19 #4
573 Bring The Noise Public Enemy 8 #62
572 Use Me Bill Withers 9 #298
571 Sure Shot Beastie Boys 47 #12
570 All Apologies Nirvana 145 #2
569 Walkin' After Midnight Patsy Cline 6 #134
568 One More Time Daft Punk 17 #7
567 Holiday In Cambodia Dead Kennedys 50 #6
566 I Will Always Love You Dolly Parton 9 #44
565 Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) Bruce Springsteen 51 #16
564 Killing Me Softly With His Song The Fugees 9 #2
563 Where It's At Beck 85 #2
562 Mary Jane's Last Dance Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 102 #20
561 Head Like a Hole Nine Inch Nails 89 #1
560 (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman Carole King 6 #148
559 Search And Destroy The Stooges 8 #146
558 (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman Aretha Franklin 5 #116
557 September Gurls Big Star 17 #65
556 Last Nite The Strokes 77 #1
555 Young Americans David Bowie 69 #24
554 This Year The Mountain Goats 14 #11
553 Help! The Beatles 37 #9
552 Release Pearl Jam 8 #15
551 Burning Love Elvis Presley 4 #478
550 Heroin The Velvet Underground 12 #42
549 The Way You Make Me Feel Michael Jackson 2 #392
548 Summer Wind Frank Sinatra 9 #15
547 The Ocean Led Zeppelin 93 #17
546 Unchained Melody Righteous Brothers 9 #106
545 Mayonnaise The Smashing Pumpkins 30 #74
544 Take Me Out Franz Ferdinand 82 #1
543 In Between Days The Cure 81 #3
542 Fearless Pink Floyd 21 #189
541 Coffee Sylvan Esso 16 #5
540 Diamonds and Pearls Prince 4 #444
539 The Cave Mumford & Sons 72 #1
538 Vogue Madonna 7 #44
537 Gold Soundz Pavement 10 #22
536 8 (circle) Bon Iver 2 #21
535 Breezeblocks Alt J 37 #2
534 DNA. Kendrick Lamar 5 #34
533 Whiter Shade of Pale Procol Harum 50 #20
532 The Mother we Share CHVRCHES 21 #5
531 D'Yer Maker Led Zeppelin 97 #31
530 The Whole of the Moon The Waterboys 51 #14
529 And She Was Talking Heads 81 #21
528 Honky Tonk Woman The Rolling Stones 96 #23
527 You Send Me Sam Cooke 3 #527
526 Rock-N-Roll Suicide David Bowie 22 #283
525 Transatlanticism Death Cab for Cutie 9 #33
524 Drain You Nirvana 25 #16
523 Not Ready To Make Nice The Chicks 6 #59
522 Erotic City Prince 4 #5
521 I Walk The Line Johnny Cash 12 #39
520 P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing) Michael Jackson 1 #520
519 Only In Dreams Weezer 2 #287
518 Even Flow Pearl Jam 145 #2
517 24 Frames Jason Isbell 24 #11
516 Thirteen Big Star 8 #47
515 See A Little Light Bob Mould 37 #69
514 Love Reign O'er Me The Who 67 #11
513 Lose Yourself Eminem 37 #1
512 Eclipse Pink Floyd 2 #282
511 Such Great Heights The Postal Service 58 #2
510 Bulls on Parade Rage Against the Machine 70 #5
509 Fat Bottomed Girls Queen 94 #3
508 Pink Moon Nick Drake 22 #47
507 Don't Stop Til You Get Enough Michael Jackson 7 #123
506 Thank You Led Zeppelin 53 #17
505 Wichita Lineman Glen Campbell 10 #65
504 Starfish & Coffee Prince 2 #504
503 Big Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell 16 #96
502 B.O.B. Outkast 14 #46
501 Fame David Bowie 91 #34
500 Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds The Beatles 43 #22
499 King Kunta Kendrick Lamar 11 #2
498 Time of the Season The Zombies 19 #72
497 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue Bob Dylan 3 #497
496 Here's Where The Story Ends The Sundays 56 #3
495 Like a Hurricane Neil Young 79 #8
494 Hide and Seek Imogen Heap 11 #1
493 Scenes from an Italian Restaurant Billy Joel 34 #18
492 Hunger Strike Temple of the Dog 104 #7
491 For What It's Worth Buffalo Springfield 61 #39
490 The Distance Cake 91 #1
489 Dry the Rain The Beta Band 10 #17
488 The Less I Know the Better Tame Impala 23 #1
487 Smooth Criminal Michael Jackson 3 #476
486 This Land is Your Land Woody Guthrie 11 #140
485 Corduroy Pearl Jam 65 #5
484 Regret New Order 40 #9
483 The Scientist Coldplay 65 #1
482 Bennie and the Jets Elton John 58 #44
481 Wicked Game Chris Isaak 57 #7
480 You Oughta Know Alanis Morissette 69 #2
479 A Boy Named Sue Johnny Cash 5 #424
478 The Joke Brandi Carlile 24 #1
477 The Message Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five 16 #3
476 The Tornado Loves You Neko Case 21 #5
475 Rolling in the Deep Adele 52 #1
474 Song 2 Blur 124 #1
473 Kiss Off Violent Femmes 47 #3
472 Jane Says Jane's Addiction 106 #2
471 Brown Sugar The Rolling Stones 84 #3
470 I Can't Make You Love Me Bonnie Raitt 14 #121
469 Here Comes a Regular The Replacements 12 #374
468 Ohio Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young 50 #24
467 I Want to Hold Your Hand The Beatles 28 #69
466 Driver 8 R.E.M. 51 #46
465 S.O.B. Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 34 #1
464 Simple Twist of Fate Bob Dylan 11 #197
463 Closing Time Semisonic 57 #4
462 Casimir Pulaski Day Sufjan Stevens 13 #56
461 Rock & Roll The Velvet Underground 43 #17
460 The Thrill Is Gone B.B. King 12 #45
459 Uptown Funk Mark Ronson 13 #6
458 Atlantic City Bruce Springsteen 25 #21
457 Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley 18 #56
456 Love Shack The B-52's 79 #1
455 Welcome to the Jungle Guns N Roses 106 #1
454 Clocks Coldplay 101 #1
453 Rapper's Delight Sugarhill Gang 7 #138
452 Silent All These Years Tori Amos 52 #10
451 Golden Years David Bowie 56 #154
450 My Sweet Lord George Harrison 46 #5
449 Tempted Squeeze 89 #21
448 After The Gold Rush Neil Young 22 #167
447 Everyday Buddy Holly 2 #425
446 Hello Adele 19 #3
445 Dreams The Cranberries 67 #2
444 You Can Call Me Al Paul Simon 21 #9
443 Suzanne Leonard Cohen 13 #200
442 Every Breath You Take The Police 124 #3
441 I Wish Stevie Wonder 7 #92
440 Tom Sawyer Rush 113 #2
439 It's Too Late Carole King 7 #45
438 Chain of Fools Aretha Franklin 11 #196
437 My Girl Temptations 12 #81
436 Basket Case Green Day 120 #1
435 Free Fallin' Tom Petty 116 #10
434 Intergalactic Beastie Boys 93 #1
433 Subterranean Homesick Blues Bob Dylan 25 #62
432 Birdhouse In Your Soul They Might Be Giants 63 #4
431 No Surprises Radiohead 31 #9
430 Romeo and Juliet Dire Straits 48 #29
429 Queen Bitch David Bowie 7 #103
428 Come On Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners 64 #5
427 The Passenger Iggy Pop 44 #10
426 Midnight City M83 55 #4
425 Racing in the Street Bruce Springsteen 9 #115
424 Ain't No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell 5 #275
423 Mr. Jones Counting Crows 96 #4
422 Jackson Johnny Cash 11 #8
421 I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) The Proclaimers 36 #34
420 One Big Holiday My Morning Jacket 28 #17
419 For Emma Bon Iver 7 #79
418 L.A. Woman The Doors 97 #5
417 Teenage Riot Sonic Youth 32 #19
416 Nuthin' But A "G" Thang Dr. Dre 6 #24
415 Bloodbuzz Ohio The National 47 #2
414 Father And Son Cat Stevens 15 #123
413 Walk on the Wild Side Lou Reed 103 #12
412 White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane 53 #10
411 Avant Gardener Courtney Barnett 23 #3
410 Head Over Heels Tears for Fears 42 #16
409 Under the Milky Way The Church 85 #3
408 Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond 8 #408
407 I Melt With You Modern English 96 #2
406 The Killing Moon Echo and the Bunnymen 65 #9
405 Ticket to Ride The Beatles 29 #12
404 Black Hole Sun Soundgarden 154 #1
403 In Bloom Nirvana 117 #5
402 Shake It Out Florence And The Machine 53 #3
401 Lola The Kinks 105 #24
400 Sultans of Swing Dire Straits 143 #6
399 Sinnerman Nina Simone 6 #221
398 Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) Marvin Gaye 12 #192
397 Sound And Vision David Bowie 28 #38
396 Everything In It's Right Place Radiohead 20 #2
395 Roxanne The Police 167 #10
394 Celebrated Summer Husker Du 4 #241
393 Badlands Bruce Springsteen 36 #29
392 Rebellion (Lies) The Arcade Fire 47 #6
391 i Kendrick Lamar 6 #36
390 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Michael Jackson 4 #208
389 Waiting In Vain Bob Marley 27 #32
388 Sweet Jane The Velvet Underground 38 #24
387 California Dreaming Mamas & Papas 3 #387
386 Hyperballad Björk 10 #41
385 Money Pink Floyd 113 #2
384 Worship Lizzo 2 #4
383 Hurricane Bob Dylan 29 #44
382 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper 13 #4
381 The Rain Song Led Zeppelin 40 #13
380 Rock the Casbah The Clash 164 #1
379 Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes Paul Simon 19 #58
378 Crazy On You Heart 102 #4
377 Skyway The Replacements 21 #136
376 Idioteque Radiohead 23 #37
375 Don't Look Back in Anger Oasis 74 #1
374 One Metallica 107 #2
373 Dear Prudence The Beatles 28 #137
372 Heart-Shaped Box Nirvana 122 #6
371 Dead Flowers The Rolling Stones 24 #184
370 Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix 98 #1
369 Hurt Nine Inch Nails 74 #2
368 Cecilia Simon and Garfunkel 13 #308
367 What Is Life George Harrison 33 #64
366 Solsbury Hill Peter Gabriel 126 #9
365 Criminal Fiona Apple 47 #8
364 Personal Jesus Depeche Mode 85 #4
363 Changes David Bowie 128 #17
362 War Pigs Black Sabbath 86 #13
361 The Suburbs The Arcade Fire 29 #1
360 Nothing Compares 2 U Sinéad O'Connor 69 #1
359 Light My Fire The Doors 127 #5
358 Everyday People Sly and the Family Stone 12 #125
357 Maybe I'm Amazed Paul McCartney 56 #12
356 Back in Black AC/DC 133 #1
355 The Girl From Ipanema Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto 3 #355
354 Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival 82 #33
353 Dazed and Confused Led Zeppelin 94 #6
352 Fly Me To The Moon Frank Sinatra 8 #276
351 Wild World Cat Stevens 10 #155
350 Lover, You Should've Come Over Jeff Buckley 16 #47
349 Truth Hurts Lizzo 6 #3
348 Straight To Hell The Clash 23 #6
347 Us and Them Pink Floyd 77 #36
346 It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) Bob Dylan 5 #346
345 Waterloo Sunset The Kinks 25 #12
344 Rock and Roll Led Zeppelin 102 #1
343 In the Air Tonight Phil Collins 99 #8
342 Yellow Coldplay 98 #3
341 New Year's Day U2 182 #4
340 Formation Beyoncé 8 #179
339 Ace of Spades Motorhead 52 #3
338 Let It Happen Tame Impala 30 #5
337 Anarchy in the U.K. The Sex Pistols 96 #1
336 I Wanna Be Your Lover Prince 6 #336
335 Harvest Neil Young 2 #335
334 Runaway Kanye West 5 #14
333 Suffragette City David Bowie 79 #60
332 Army of Me Björk 31 #13
331 Freedom George Michael 3 #69
330 Redemption Song Bob Marley 33 #15
329 Come As You Are Nirvana 175 #1
328 Valerie Mark Ronson 16 #20
327 In The Aeroplane Over The Sea Neutral Milk Hotel 13 #80
326 Visions Of Johanna Bob Dylan 13 #23
325 Jesus Etc. Wilco 26 #5
324 Wolf Like Me TV on the Radio 36 #2
323 Wait So Long Trampled by Turtles 5 #3
322 No Quarter Led Zeppelin 28 #15
321 Portions For Foxes Rilo Kiley 22 #27
320 Sweet Thing Van Morrison 11 #240
319 Girlfriend Matthew Sweet 58 #2
318 Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Crosby, Stills, and Nash 62 #21
317 Psycho Killer Talking Heads 98 #6
316 Zombie The Cranberries 97 #1
315 Forever Young Bob Dylan 16 #134
314 Modern Love David Bowie 84 #12
313 Age of Consent New Order 31 #3
312 Wildflowers Tom Petty 19 #70
311 Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers 204 #1
310 Home Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros 57 #1
309 Maggie May Rod Stewart 73 #16
308 Cannonball The Breeders 78 #1
307 My Generation The Who 85 #26
306 Caravan Van Morrison 14 #141
305 Fall On Me R.E.M. 60 #26
304 Can I Kick It? A Tribe Called Quest 15 #8
303 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John 41 #35
302 Freebird Lynyrd Skynyrd 122 #1
301 Beautiful Day U2 124 #1
300 No Woman, No Cry Bob Marley 67 #17
299 Beat It Michael Jackson 10 #61
298 November Rain Guns N Roses 119 #22
297 Time After Time Cyndi Lauper 11 #9
296 The River Bruce Springsteen 60 #5
295 Float On Modest Mouse 91 #1
294 Wouldn't It Be Nice The Beach Boys 14 #21
293 Astral Weeks Van Morrison 9 #168
292 El Scorcho Weezer 31 #9
291 Burning Down the House Talking Heads 154 #8
290 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall Bob Dylan 7 #214
289 Cinnamon Girl Neil Young 69 #31
288 what's So Funny (About Peace, Love, and Understanding)? Elvis Costello 25 #14
287 Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin 151 #4
286 Let's Dance David Bowie 98 #6
285 Johnny B Goode Chuck Berry 24 #15
284 Can't You Hear Me Knocking The Rolling Stones 66 #5
283 Windfall Son Volt 16 #83
282 Reckoner Radiohead 18 #40
281 Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pink Floyd 71 #7
280 Wagon Wheel Old Crow Medicine Show 22 #23
279 Shelter From the Storm Bob Dylan 19 #40
278 Someone like You Adele 28 #2
277 I Am the Walrus The Beatles 36 #18
276 Here Comes Your Man The Pixies 68 #2
275 Won't Get Fooled Again The Who 119 #4
274 Lithium Nirvana 150 #3
273 Voodoo Chile/Slight Return Jimi Hendrix 40 #39
272 Blowin' in The Wind Bob Dylan 16 #35
271 Pale Blue Eyes The Velvet Underground 25 #24
270 More than a Feeling Boston 117 #2
269 Rehab Amy Winehouse 40 #3
268 You Can't Always Get What You Want The Rolling Stones 106 #11
267 Holland, 1945 Neutral Milk Hotel 8 #115
266 God Save the Queen The Sex Pistols 72 #3
265 Maps Yeah Yeah Yeahs 64 #1
264 Let's Get it On Marvin Gaye 14 #19
263 Gigantic The Pixies 37 #7
262 La Vie en rose Edith Piaf 2 #262
261 Emmylou First Aid Kit 14 #5
260 Tangerine Led Zeppelin 30 #47
259 Love Is The Law The Suburbs 3 #259
258 Killing in the Name Rage Against the Machine 135 #2
257 Piano Man Billy Joel 68 #7
256 Chicago Sufjan Stevens 27 #15
255 I'm on Fire Bruce Springsteen 33 #77
254 Heart Of Gold Neil Young 72 #28
253 Life During Wartime Talking Heads 87 #41
252 Debaser The Pixies 53 #3
251 Master of Puppets Metallica 81 #1
250 Doo-Wop (That Thing) Lauryn Hill 10 #2
249 Like a Prayer Madonna 15 #23
248 Stuck Between Stations Hold Steady 19 #117
247 Fade Into You Mazzy Star 65 #4
246 Baby I'm A Star Prince 3 #246
245 Abbey Road Medley 2 (Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End) The Beatles 1 #245
244 Fake Empire The National 24 #34
243 Both Sides Now Joni Mitchell 12 #52
242 Three Little Birds Bob Marley 46 #2
241 The Only Living Boy In New York Simon and Garfunkel 14 #54
240 If I Can't Change Your Mind Sugar 29 #91
239 Fire And Rain James Taylor 17 #68
238 Shhh Atmosphere 1 #238
237 Because The Night Patti Smith 56 #23
236 Jungleland Bruce Springsteen 43 #11
235 Fast Car Tracy Chapman 60 #1
234 Radio Free Europe R.E.M. 77 #1
233 Take On Me a-ha 46 #2
232 Heart of Glass Blondie 54 #5
231 The Times They Are A-Changin' Bob Dylan 13 #20
230 I am Trying to Break Your Heart Wilco 13 #16
229 Temptation New Order 22 #1
228 All These Things That I've Done The Killers 50 #2
227 Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers 13 #98
226 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Eurythmics 72 #4
225 Man In The Mirror Michael Jackson 8 #146
224 Ziggy Stardust David Bowie 81 #37
223 Linger The Cranberries 63 #3
222 1979 The Smashing Pumpkins 115 #2
221 River Joni Mitchell 14 #80
220 Killer Queen Queen 89 #15
219 Impossible Germany Wilco 29 #1
218 Son Of A Preacher Man Dusty Springfield 13 #145
217 Groove Is In The Heart Dee-Lite 21 #3
216 New Slang The Shins 54 #3
215 Perfect Day Lou Reed 39 #12
214 Lust For Life Iggy Pop 92 #1
213 Common People Pulp 36 #1
212 Dance Yrself Clean LCD Soundsystem 19 #3
211 Don't Change INXS 58 #28
210 Close to Me The Cure 83 #11
209 Dream On Aerosmith 112 #1
208 Be My Baby The Ronettes 9 #36
207 Lovely Day Bill Withers 15 #4
206 Yellow Ledbetter Pearl Jam 117 #2
205 Proud Mary Ike & Tina Turner 12 #18
204 Strange Fruit Billie Holiday 9 #119
203 Tupelo Honey Van Morrison 25 #20
202 Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears for Fears 90 #1
201 Stand By Me Ben E. King 12 #136
200 Beast of Burden The Rolling Stones 104 #18
199 Desire U2 96 #2
198 Marquee Moon Television 29 #15
197 Come Together The Beatles 99 #8
196 Alison Elvis Costello 66 #3
195 Running Up That Hill Kate Bush 83 #2
194 Sweet Child o' Mine Guns N Roses 136 #1
193 Pictures of You The Cure 71 #4
192 Back to Black Amy Winehouse 29 #8
191 Bitter Sweet Symphony The Verve 113 #1
190 I Would Die 4 U Prince 20 #63
189 Bring It On Home To Me Sam Cooke 7 #158
188 Jeremy Pearl Jam 187 #1
187 Little Wing Jimi Hendrix 45 #73
186 Blitzkrieg Bop The Ramones 81 #3
185 Bizarre Love Triangle New Order 92 #1
184 Enter Sandman Metallica 164 #2
183 Time Pink Floyd 107 #2
182 Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 204 #2
181 Rock Lobster The B-52's 87 #5
180 Last Goodbye Jeff Buckley 50 #3
179 I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston 8 #11
178 Ceremony New Order 16 #4
177 Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) The Arcade Fire 14 #100
176 Somewhere Over The Rainbow / What A Wonderful World Israel Kamakawiwo'ole 1 #176
175 Across the Universe The Beatles 25 #64
174 Love Song The Cure 80 #1
173 Paint It Black The Rolling Stones 146 #7
172 Gloria Patti Smith 36 #52
171 Dancing Queen ABBA 15 #22
170 I Want You Back Jackson 5 11 #135
169 Waiting Room Fugazi 29 #11
168 Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac 111 #11
167 Holocene Bon Iver 20 #13
166 Wild Horses The Rolling Stones 68 #14
165 American Pie Don McLean 46 #12
164 Left of the Dial The Replacements 32 #33
163 All My Friends LCD Soundsystem 21 #10
162 Piece of My Heart Janis Joplin 33 #24
161 Raspberry Beret Prince 15 #48
160 Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison 63 #12
159 There is a Light That Never Goes Out The Smiths 90 #1
158 I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man Prince 1 #158
157 Tomorrow Never Knows The Beatles 24 #63
156 Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes 102 #1
155 Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon and Garfunkel 24 #20
154 Controversy Prince 6 #154
153 It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) R.E.M. 138 #2
152 In Your Eyes Peter Gabriel 123 #2
151 Rebel Rebel David Bowie 85 #63
150 Alone Trampled by Turtles 4 #7
149 Your Song Elton John 34 #54
148 The Beautiful Ones Prince 1 #148
147 Let Down Radiohead 33 #62
146 Bastards of Young The Replacements 31 #86
145 Black Dog Led Zeppelin 112 #1
144 Train in Vain The Clash 120 #10
143 Don't Stop Me Now Queen 30 #13
142 If We Were Vampires Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit 17 #1
141 Mr. Blue Sky Electric Light Orchestra 32 #10
140 Let's Stay Together Al Green 18 #9
139 Closer To Fine The Indigo Girls 43 #1
138 Over the Hills and Far Away Led Zeppelin 106 #7
137 Mr. Brightside The Killers 114 #1
136 Moondance Van Morrison 41 #19
135 Harvest Moon Neil Young 38 #4
134 Don't Stop Believing Journey 116 #1
133 Losing My Religion R.E.M. 173 #1
132 Good Vibrations The Beach Boys 29 #9
131 Try A Little Tenderness Otis Redding 15 #49
130 Yesterday The Beatles 50 #12
129 Good as Hell Lizzo 8 #1
128 Enjoy the Silence Depeche Mode 107 #2
127 Ripple The Grateful Dead 36 #4
126 Scenario A Tribe Called Quest 9 #62
125 Arica Toto 1 #125
124 Feeling Good Nina Simone 19 #57
123 Say It Ain't So Weezer 80 #4
122 Eleanor Rigby The Beatles 45 #38
121 So What Miles Davis 11 #48
120 Old Man Neil Young 56 #39
119 Layla Derek and the Dominos 132 #2
118 Fake Plastic Trees Radiohead 83 #11
117 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) The Beatles 23 #44
116 Unsatisfied The Replacements 12 #65
115 Loser Beck 125 #2
114 The Boxer Simon and Garfunkel 22 #26
113 Going to California Led Zeppelin 89 #11
112 California Stars Billy Bragg & Wilco 34 #9
111 Alex Chilton The Replacements 58 #8
110 Karma Police Radiohead 125 #2
109 Hotel California The Eagles 160 #1
108 When You Were Mine Prince 4 #108
107 Blue Monday New Order 96 #1
106 Graceland Paul Simon 25 #10
105 Crazy Patsy Cline 15 #12
104 Girl From The North Country Bob Dylan 11 #104
103 Angel from Montgomery John Prine & Bonnie Raitt 1 #103
102 Immigrant Song Led Zeppelin 116 #6
101 I Can't Get No Satisfaction The Rolling Stones 116 #2
100 Strawberry Fields Forever The Beatles 50 #2
99 Fight The Power Public Enemy 17 #8
98 Alive Pearl Jam 202 #1
97 Dreams Fleetwood Mac 92 #8
96 Do You Realize? The Flaming Lips 47 #3
95 Something The Beatles 49 #34
94 When the Levee Breaks Led Zeppelin 80 #15
93 Hey Ya! Outkast 68 #1
92 Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division 138 #1
91 Baba O'Riley The Who 101 #1
90 Bad U2 78 #5
89 Wonderwall Oasis 142 #1
88 Sir Duke Stevie Wonder 18 #23
87 Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd 141 #1
86 Little Red Corvette Prince 21 #12
85 Blue The Jayhawks 34 #33
84 Ring Of Fire Johnny Cash 26 #10
83 I Will Dare The Replacements 42 #50
82 Me and Bobby McGee Janis Joplin 58 #12
81 Thriller Michael Jackson 17 #14
80 Take Five Dave Brubeck Quartet 11 #4
79 Blackbird The Beatles 25 #39
78 Starman David Bowie 35 #20
77 With or Without You U2 213 #3
76 Hallelujah Leonard Cohen 23 #2
75 Jolene Dolly Parton 19 #4
74 Skinny Love Bon Iver 27 #7
73 America Simon and Garfunkel 23 #3
72 Nightswimming R.E.M. 38 #17
71 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right Bob Dylan 13 #52
70 All Along the Watchtower Jimi Hendrix 148 #2
69 American Girl Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 108 #9
68 7 Prince 7 #40
67 Wake Up The Arcade Fire 31 #6
66 Seven Nation Army The White Stripes 112 #1
65 Just Like Heaven The Cure 104 #1
64 Tiny Dancer Elton John 86 #4
63 The Story Brandi Carlile 25 #1
62 1999 Prince 37 #1
61 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2 140 #9
60 Once in a Lifetime Talking Heads 125 #4
59 While My Guitar Gently Weeps The Beatles 83 #13
58 The Chain Fleetwood Mac 102 #1
57 Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash 15 #52
56 How Soon is Now? The Smiths 106 #1
55 Creep Radiohead 158 #1
54 Black Pearl Jam 179 #1
53 A Case Of You Joni Mitchell 18 #15
52 Ramble On Led Zeppelin 104 #10
51 Can't Hardly Wait The Replacements 40 #27
50 Landslide Fleetwood Mac 45 #7
49 Where Is My Mind? The Pixies 83 #5
48 Where the Streets Have No Name U2 151 #3
47 What a Wonderful World Louis Armstrong 12 #23
46 Somebody to Love Queen 99 #28
45 Superstition Stevie Wonder 29 #17
44 Kashmir Led Zeppelin 128 #1
43 Kiss Prince 28 #34
42 The Sound of Silence Simon and Garfunkel 17 #17
41 Hurt Johnny Cash 77 #1
40 (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding 26 #12
39 Sabotage Beastie Boys 111 #3
38 At Last Etta James 16 #15
37 One U2 172 #1
36 Into the Mystic Van Morrison 36 #2
35 September Earth, Wind & Fire 14 #11
34 Life on Mars David Bowie 29 #7
33 Change Is Gonna Come Sam Cooke 17 #8
32 In My Life The Beatles 45 #4
31 Paranoid Android Radiohead 82 #5
30 Let It Be The Beatles 89 #3
29 Billie Jean Michael Jackson 17 #6
28 Sympathy For The Devil The Rolling Stones 156 #1
27 Space Oddity David Bowie 157 #8
26 Here Comes the Sun The Beatles 60 #6
25 The Weight The Band 57 #1
24 Thunder Road Bruce Springsteen 61 #1
23 This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) Talking Heads 38 #2
22 London Calling The Clash 122 #1
21 What's Going On Marvin Gaye 22 #2
20 Let's Go Crazy Prince 27 #3
19 Hey Jude The Beatles 105 #1
18 Respect Aretha Franklin 32 #2
17 Born to Run Bruce Springsteen 139 #1
16 Hallelujah Jeff Buckley 51 #3
15 Everlong Foo Fighters 175 #1
14 Gimme Shelter The Rolling Stones 124 #4
13 God Only Knows The Beach Boys 27 #2
12 When Doves Cry Prince 30 #12
11 Under Pressure Queen 130 #2
10 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin 169 #1
9 Tangled Up in Blue Bob Dylan 49 #5
8 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd 148 #2
7 Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan 97 #2
6 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana 231 #1
5 A Day in the Life The Beatles 88 #1
4 Imagine John Lennon 121 #1
3 Heroes David Bowie 125 #1
2 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen 169 #1
1 Purple Rain Prince 71 #1

Listener-voted all-time songs poll; results counted down on air May 10-17, 2018. Source paginated across https://www.thecurrent.org/list/893-essential-songs/2 through /9. Position 600 is blank in the source.

About this countdown

The Current's 893 Essential Songs was voted by The Current’s listeners (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN) in May 10, 2018. Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Indie & Adult Alternative rankings.

Source: The Current, "893 Essential Songs".

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