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