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All-time countdown · WTMD · February 2007

WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time

The all-time countdown (February 2007) from WTMD in Baltimore, MD ranks 897 songs, with “Imagine” by John Lennon at number one. The list features 374 different artists; The Beatles has the most entries with 35 songs.

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"The list was created by listener votes for our February 2007 Fund Drive" (station page). Obvious typos corrected, e.g. Rasberry Beret (896), Caroline King -> Carole King (762), Bob Seeger (831), Donavan (822), Traveling Wilbury's (722), Israel Kamakawio'ole (338), Woodie Guthrie (284); #103 printed truncated as (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love, completed.

# Song ListsBest
1 Imagine John Lennon 121 #1
2 Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan 97 #2
3 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin 169 #1
4 Born to Run Bruce Springsteen 139 #1
5 I Can't Get No Satisfaction The Rolling Stones 116 #2
6 Thunder Road Bruce Springsteen 61 #1
7 A Day in the Life The Beatles 88 #1
8 Layla Derek and the Dominos 132 #2
9 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen 169 #1
10 Hey Jude The Beatles 105 #1
11 Sympathy For The Devil The Rolling Stones 156 #1
12 In My Life The Beatles 45 #4
13 Tangled Up in Blue Bob Dylan 49 #5
14 Gimme Shelter The Rolling Stones 124 #4
15 Baba O'Riley The Who 101 #1
16 All Along the Watchtower Jimi Hendrix 148 #2
17 The Weight The Band 57 #1
18 Close to Me The Cure 83 #11
19 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana 231 #1
20 Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon and Garfunkel 24 #20
21 Respect Aretha Franklin 32 #2
22 No Woman, No Cry Bob Marley 67 #17
23 What a Wonderful World Louis Armstrong 12 #23
24 Into the Mystic Van Morrison 36 #2
25 Let It Be The Beatles 89 #3
26 London Calling The Clash 122 #1
27 One U2 172 #1
28 Redemption Song Bob Marley 33 #15
29 Here Comes the Sun The Beatles 60 #6
30 Where the Streets Have No Name U2 151 #3
31 Good Vibrations The Beach Boys 29 #9
32 Light My Fire The Doors 127 #5
33 God Only Knows The Beach Boys 27 #2
34 Me and Bobby McGee Janis Joplin 58 #12
35 Blowin' in The Wind Bob Dylan 16 #35
36 Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 204 #2
37 Positively 4th Street Bob Dylan 27 #37
38 Yesterday The Beatles 50 #12
39 American Pie Don McLean 46 #12
40 While My Guitar Gently Weeps The Beatles 83 #13
41 Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd 141 #1
42 Kashmir Led Zeppelin 128 #1
43 Blackbird The Beatles 25 #39
44 Losing My Religion R.E.M. 173 #1
45 Piano Man Billy Joel 68 #7
46 Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) Bruce Springsteen 51 #16
47 Hotel California The Eagles 160 #1
48 Moondance Van Morrison 41 #19
49 What's Going On Marvin Gaye 22 #2
50 In Your Eyes Peter Gabriel 123 #2
51 Crash Dave Matthews Band 2 #51
52 Lola The Kinks 105 #24
53 The Times They Are A-Changin' Bob Dylan 13 #20
54 Your Song Elton John 34 #54
55 How Soon is Now? The Smiths 106 #1
56 Won't Get Fooled Again The Who 119 #4
57 At Last Etta James 16 #15
58 Sweet Jane The Velvet Underground 38 #24
59 1952 Vincent Black Lightning Richard Thompson 38 #2
60 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down The Band 30 #24
61 Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash 15 #52
62 The Boxer Simon and Garfunkel 22 #26
63 Alison Elvis Costello 66 #3
64 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd 148 #2
65 Graceland Paul Simon 25 #10
66 Hallelujah Leonard Cohen 23 #2
67 Paranoid Android Radiohead 82 #5
68 Pride (In the Name of Love) U2 168 #1
69 Paint It Black The Rolling Stones 146 #7
70 Hallelujah Jeff Buckley 51 #3
71 Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Crosby, Stills, and Nash 62 #21
72 Ripple The Grateful Dead 36 #4
73 Superstition Stevie Wonder 29 #17
74 Johnny B Goode Chuck Berry 24 #15
75 Voodoo Chile Jimi Hendrix 12 #16
76 My Generation The Who 85 #26
77 Freebird Lynyrd Skynyrd 122 #1
78 Visions Of Johanna Bob Dylan 13 #23
79 I Walk The Line Johnny Cash 12 #39
80 Cortez The Killer Neil Young 20 #12
81 Uncle John's Band The Grateful Dead 37 #53
82 Closer To Fine The Indigo Girls 43 #1
83 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2 140 #9
84 All You Need is Love The Beatles 40 #5
85 California Dreamin' The Mamas and the Papas 16 #70
86 Watching the Detectives Elvis Costello 60 #25
87 Ants Marching Dave Matthews Band 59 #15
88 Karma Police Radiohead 125 #2
89 Ring Of Fire Johnny Cash 26 #10
90 Last Goodbye Jeff Buckley 50 #3
91 Bad U2 78 #5
92 Piece of My Heart Janis Joplin 33 #24
93 Once in a Lifetime Talking Heads 125 #4
94 Jesus Etc. Wilco 26 #5
95 Romeo and Juliet Dire Straits 48 #29
96 River Joni Mitchell 14 #80
97 Eleanor Rigby The Beatles 45 #38
98 Tomorrow Never Knows The Beatles 24 #63
99 Little Wing Jimi Hendrix 45 #73
100 Cowgirl in the Sand Neil Young 23 #87
101 Try A Little Tenderness Otis Redding 15 #49
102 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right Bob Dylan 13 #52
103 (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding? Elvis Costello & the Attractions 35 #8
104 (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding 26 #12
105 Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles 14 #22
106 You Can't Always Get What You Want The Rolling Stones 106 #11
107 Every Breath You Take The Police 124 #3
108 Fast Car Tracy Chapman 60 #1
109 Sultans of Swing Dire Straits 143 #6
110 Just Like Heaven The Cure 104 #1
111 Whiter Shade of Pale Procol Harum 50 #20
112 Mr. Jones Counting Crows 96 #4
113 I Want to Hold Your Hand The Beatles 28 #69
114 Under Pressure Queen 130 #2
115 Love Shack The B-52's 79 #1
116 Across the Universe The Beatles 25 #64
117 Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division 138 #1
118 Clocks Coldplay 101 #1
119 Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers 204 #1
120 Jungleland Bruce Springsteen 43 #11
121 Desolation Row Bob Dylan 13 #3
122 Strawberry Fields Forever The Beatles 50 #2
123 Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival 82 #33
124 America Simon and Garfunkel 23 #3
125 With or Without You U2 213 #3
126 Crazy Gnarls Barkley 45 #1
127 Hurricane Bob Dylan 29 #44
128 Ziggy Stardust David Bowie 81 #37
129 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 85 #20
130 Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix 98 #1
131 This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) Talking Heads 38 #2
132 Anarchy in the U.K. The Sex Pistols 96 #1
133 Angel from Montgomery John Prine 9 #37
134 Somebody to Love Jefferson Airplane 49 #3
135 The House Of The Rising Sun The Animals 67 #28
136 Sunshine of Your Love Cream 69 #28
137 Purple Rain Prince 71 #1
138 Psycho Killer Talking Heads 98 #6
139 Bold As Love Jimi Hendrix 5 #139
140 Wild Horses The Rolling Stones 68 #14
141 Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley 18 #56
142 Where Is My Mind? The Pixies 83 #5
143 Jessica Allman Brothers Band 63 #4
144 Whipping Post Allman Brothers Band 62 #10
145 Black Pearl Jam 179 #1
146 Monkey Gone To Heaven The Pixies 67 #5
147 Time Pink Floyd 107 #2
148 Strange Fruit Billie Holiday 9 #119
149 Bitter Sweet Symphony The Verve 113 #1
150 Solsbury Hill Peter Gabriel 126 #9
151 I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor 10 #58
152 Fire And Rain James Taylor 17 #68
153 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) The Beatles 23 #44
154 I Wanna Be Sedated The Ramones 158 #1
155 Rock & Roll The Velvet Underground 43 #17
156 Sugar Magnolia The Grateful Dead 40 #86
157 Galileo The Indigo Girls 33 #20
158 Fake Plastic Trees Radiohead 83 #11
159 Something The Beatles 49 #34
160 Dancing Barefoot The Patti Smith Group 31 #17
161 Come Together The Beatles 99 #8
162 New Year's Day U2 182 #4
163 Float On Modest Mouse 91 #1
164 She Loves You The Beatles 17 #43
165 American Music Violent Femmes 45 #14
166 Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd 118 #1
167 Jumpin' Jack Flash The Rolling Stones 110 #14
168 Box of Rain The Grateful Dead 24 #65
169 Nothing Compares 2 U Sinéad O'Connor 69 #1
170 Like a Hurricane Neil Young 79 #8
171 Life on Mars David Bowie 29 #7
172 Wonderwall Oasis 142 #1
173 Melissa Allman Brothers Band 56 #16
174 Oh! Pretty Woman Roy Orbison 10 #86
175 Tangerine Led Zeppelin 30 #47
176 Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) Green Day 92 #2
177 Laid James 72 #1
178 Life During Wartime Talking Heads 87 #41
179 Shelter From the Storm Bob Dylan 19 #40
180 Tiny Dancer Elton John 86 #4
181 Take Five Dave Brubeck Trio 1 #181
182 Riders on the Storm The Doors 133 #20
183 Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine James Brown 8 #11
184 Wild Thing Troggs 19 #12
185 Crossroads Robert Johnson 1 #185
186 Subterranean Homesick Blues Bob Dylan 25 #62
187 Ramble On Led Zeppelin 104 #10
188 Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix 99 #24
189 Yellow Coldplay 98 #3
190 In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed Allman Brothers Band 24 #31
191 41 Dave Matthews Band 8 #69
192 Backstreets Bruce Springsteen 19 #28
193 Windfall Son Volt 16 #83
194 Dixie Chicken Little Feat 27 #116
195 Unchained Melody Righteous Brothers 9 #106
196 For What It's Worth Buffalo Springfield 61 #39
197 Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes Paul Simon 19 #58
198 Scenes from an Italian Restaurant Billy Joel 34 #18
199 Three Little Birds Bob Marley 46 #2
200 Just Like a Woman Bob Dylan 10 #148
201 God Save the Queen The Sex Pistols 72 #3
202 My Way Frank Sinatra 10 #182
203 Is She Really Going Out With Him? Joe Jackson 44 #39
204 How to Save a Life The Fray 22 #10
205 Kiss Off Violent Femmes 47 #3
206 Watching the Wheels John Lennon 33 #65
207 Let's Stay Together Al Green 18 #9
208 The River Bruce Springsteen 60 #5
209 Jeremy Pearl Jam 187 #1
210 Here, There, and Everywhere The Beatles 14 #170
211 Louie Louie The Kingsmen 18 #2
212 Pride and Joy Stevie Ray Vaughan 78 #24
213 Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison 63 #12
214 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall Bob Dylan 7 #214
215 Brothers in Arms Dire Straits 45 #18
216 Let's Get it On Marvin Gaye 14 #19
217 Black Water Doobie Brothers 60 #72
218 Anna Begins Counting Crows 10 #212
219 Summertime Janis Joplin 8 #219
220 Heroes David Bowie 125 #1
221 Suffragette City David Bowie 79 #60
222 You Oughta Know Alanis Morissette 69 #2
223 Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes 102 #1
224 American Girl Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 108 #9
225 Debaser The Pixies 53 #3
226 End Of The World R.E.M. 1 #226
227 Can't Help Falling in Love Elvis Presley 8 #69
228 Tumbling Dice The Rolling Stones 74 #43
229 Billie Jean Michael Jackson 17 #6
230 Fat Bottomed Girls Queen 94 #3
231 California Stars Billy Bragg & Wilco 34 #9
232 Fairytale of New York The Pogues 22 #54
233 Crazy Patsy Cline 15 #12
234 Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan 16 #65
235 Two Step Dave Matthews Band 9 #235
236 Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin 151 #4
237 Truckin' The Grateful Dead 66 #5
238 Jamming Bob Marley 36 #2
239 Crossroads Cream 61 #21
240 Sweet Thing Van Morrison 11 #240
241 I Am the Walrus The Beatles 36 #18
242 Burning Down the House Talking Heads 154 #8
243 White Man In Hammersmith Palais The Clash 24 #3
244 Reflections Diana Ross And Supremes 1 #244
245 New Slang The Shins 54 #3
246 Dear Prudence The Beatles 28 #137
247 Money Pink Floyd 113 #2
248 Zombie The Cranberries 97 #1
249 Walk on the Wild Side Lou Reed 103 #12
250 Mrs. Robinson Simon and Garfunkel 17 #40
251 Nightswimming R.E.M. 38 #17
252 The Long and Winding Road The Beatles 28 #68
253 That'll Be the Day Buddy Holly 4 #253
254 You've Got a Friend Carole King 9 #230
255 Everlong Foo Fighters 175 #1
256 I'm Not in Love 10cc 9 #48
257 Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton 58 #6
258 Blue Sky Allman Brothers Band 48 #11
259 Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival 49 #72
260 Sweet Child o' Mine Guns N Roses 136 #1
261 A Change Is Gonna Come Otis Redding 1 #261
262 Roundabout Yes 78 #18
263 I Can't Explain The Who 14 #124
264 You Really Got Me The Kinks 65 #22
265 Sweet Baby James James Taylor 14 #66
266 Teach Your Children Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young 23 #152
267 Alive Pearl Jam 202 #1
268 That's Entertainment The Jam 46 #4
269 Black Dog Led Zeppelin 112 #1
270 Big Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell 16 #96
271 Pictures of You The Cure 71 #4
272 Carry On Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young 30 #74
273 Just What I Needed The Cars 109 #23
274 Rock Around The Clock Bill Haley And The Comets 5 #96
275 The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys Traffic 44 #31
276 Orange Sky Alexi Murdoch 13 #44
277 Both Sides Now Joni Mitchell 12 #52
278 Changes David Bowie 128 #17
279 Possession Sarah McLachlan 40 #24
280 World Leader Pretend R.E.M. 17 #280
281 Dear God XTC 92 #1
282 Mr. Brightside The Killers 114 #1
283 My Girl Temptations 12 #81
284 This Land is Your Land Woody Guthrie 11 #140
285 Helter Skelter The Beatles 35 #31
286 Rock the Casbah The Clash 164 #1
287 Straight To Hell The Clash 23 #6
288 Avalon Roxy Music 52 #33
289 Aqualung Jethro Tull 75 #5
290 Have You Ever Seen The Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival 66 #6
291 Dream On Aerosmith 112 #1
292 Badge Cream 44 #58
293 Great Balls Of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis 6 #82
294 White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane 53 #10
295 Blue Monday New Order 96 #1
296 Even Flow Pearl Jam 145 #2
297 The Wind Cries Mary Jimi Hendrix 43 #102
298 Houses of the Holy Led Zeppelin 71 #34
299 You've Got to Hide Your Love Away The Beatles 8 #3
300 Going to California Led Zeppelin 89 #11
301 Follow You Follow Me Genesis 33 #22
302 Cannonball The Breeders 78 #1
303 See The World Gomez 17 #52
304 Biko Peter Gabriel 32 #21
305 I am Trying to Break Your Heart Wilco 13 #16
306 Hound Dog Elvis Presley 11 #127
307 In a Gadda Da Vida Iron Butterfly 32 #38
308 Immigrant Song Led Zeppelin 116 #6
309 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles 9 #57
310 Working Class Hero John Lennon 4 #301
311 Someday Some Way Marshall Crenshaw 21 #184
312 Lay Lady Lay Bob Dylan 18 #26
313 Pressure Drop Toots and the Maytals 21 #129
314 Let's Go Crazy Prince 27 #3
315 Take Me to the River Talking Heads 85 #6
316 A Case Of You Joni Mitchell 18 #15
317 1 Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye 14 #54
318 Waltz #2 (Xo) Elliott Smith 25 #4
319 Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen 91 #8
320 Creep Radiohead 158 #1
321 Dear Mr. Fantasy Traffic 48 #29
322 Don'T Let The Sun Go Down On Me Elton John 16 #128
323 Mack the Knife Bobby Darin 6 #298
324 All Along the Watchtower Bob Dylan 14 #29
325 And She Was Talking Heads 81 #21
326 Wild World Cat Stevens 10 #155
327 Radio Radio Elvis Costello & the Attractions 49 #22
328 Such A Night Elvis Presley 1 #328
329 Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley Robert Palmer 2 #329
330 Smoke on the Water Deep Purple 122 #4
331 Such Great Heights The Postal Service 58 #2
332 Tears in Heaven Eric Clapton 22 #60
333 This Charming Man The Smiths 52 #2
334 Free Fallin' Tom Petty 116 #10
335 Fame David Bowie 91 #34
336 Alex Chilton The Replacements 58 #8
337 And It Stoned Me Van Morrison 15 #320
338 Over The Rainbow Israel Kamakawiwo'ole 5 #32
339 In God's Country U2 42 #44
340 Babylon David Gray 43 #3
341 Fade Into You Mazzy Star 65 #4
342 Heart Of Gold Neil Young 72 #28
343 Revolution The Beatles 97 #2
344 Ana Ng They Might Be Giants 39 #53
345 One Big Holiday My Morning Jacket 28 #17
346 Cornflake Girl Tori Amos 65 #16
347 Stand By Me Ben E. King 12 #136
348 Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You Led Zeppelin 50 #9
349 I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry Hank Williams 6 #38
350 Peace Frog The Doors 22 #282
351 Two-Headed Boy Neutral Milk Hotel 4 #351
352 If I Had A $1,000,000 Barenaked Ladies 24 #69
353 Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) Marvin Gaye 12 #192
354 Fool in the Rain Led Zeppelin 98 #37
355 Peace Train Cat Stevens 6 #120
356 In These Shoes Kirsty MacColl 18 #2
357 Can't Hardly Wait The Replacements 40 #27
358 Radar Love Golden Earring 107 #3
359 There is a Light That Never Goes Out The Smiths 90 #1
360 Ventura Highway America 11 #60
361 China Cat Sunflower The Grateful Dead 7 #190
362 I Got You (I Feel Good) James Brown 2 #147
363 I'm on Fire Bruce Springsteen 33 #77
364 It Makes No Difference The Band 10 #159
365 Cecilia Simon and Garfunkel 13 #308
366 Willin' Little Feat 13 #19
367 Closer Nine Inch Nails 109 #1
368 Boogie On The Reggae Woman Stevie Wonder 1 #368
369 Train in Vain The Clash 120 #10
370 Waterloo Sunset The Kinks 25 #12
371 You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC 111 #1
372 Help! The Beatles 37 #9
373 The Distance Cake 91 #1
374 White Room Cream 94 #4
375 Mr. Tambourine Man Bob Dylan 11 #99
376 Southern Cross Crosby, Stills, and Nash 40 #89
377 There She Goes The La's 59 #16
378 Anchorage Michelle Shocked 10 #89
379 Back in Black AC/DC 133 #1
380 Harvest Moon Neil Young 38 #4
381 Country Roads John Denver 1 #381
382 Lost In The Flood Bruce Springsteen 2 #382
383 Badlands Bruce Springsteen 36 #29
384 Helpless Neil Young 3 #256
385 Just Like The Tom Thumb's Blues Bob Dylan 1 #385
386 Shattered The Rolling Stones 78 #9
387 Tempted Squeeze 89 #21
388 Cherub Rock The Smashing Pumpkins 77 #8
389 Down By the River Neil Young 28 #85
390 Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds The Beatles 43 #22
391 Refugee Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 102 #3
392 Another Brick in the Wall Pink Floyd 74 #1
393 Blue Suede Shoes Elvis Presley 3 #393
394 Time After Time Cyndi Lauper 11 #9
395 Blitzkrieg Bop The Ramones 81 #3
396 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley 6 #122
397 Uncertain Smile The The 51 #3
398 Friend of the Devil The Grateful Dead 27 #127
399 Lost In The Supermarket The Clash 43 #75
400 Ooh La La The Faces 10 #63
401 Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town Pearl Jam 71 #4
402 Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again Bob Dylan 12 #57
403 Castles Made Of Sand Jimi Hendrix 15 #360
404 Clampdown The Clash 51 #1
405 Mad World Tears for Fears 38 #5
406 Sloop John B The Beach Boys 8 #49
407 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John 41 #35
408 Up on Cripple Creek The Band 40 #71
409 Tupelo Honey Van Morrison 25 #20
410 You've Got a Friend James Taylor 9 #174
411 All I Want Is You U2 46 #6
412 Rockin' In The Free World Neil Young 121 #8
413 No Rain Blind Melon 109 #2
414 Beast of Burden The Rolling Stones 104 #18
415 Over the Hills and Far Away Led Zeppelin 106 #7
416 Say It Ain't So Weezer 80 #4
417 Dark Star The Grateful Dead 7 #40
418 Roxanne The Police 167 #10
419 25 or 6 to 4 Chicago 38 #10
420 Caravan Van Morrison 14 #141
421 Don't Let Me Down The Beatles 21 #20
422 Driver 8 R.E.M. 51 #46
423 The Whole of the Moon The Waterboys 51 #14
424 Brian Wilson Barenaked Ladies 15 #14
425 Hello It's Me Todd Rundgren 14 #1
426 Everybody Hurts R.E.M. 75 #1
427 Have A Little Faith In Me John Hiatt 28 #40
428 So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) R.E.M. 39 #7
429 Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1 The Flaming Lips 30 #15
430 Round Here Counting Crows 53 #20
431 Low Rider War 71 #7
432 Suzanne Leonard Cohen 13 #200
433 All at Sea Jamie Cullum 11 #161
434 Bubble Toes Jack Johnson 30 #11
435 32 Flavors Ani DiFranco 12 #57
436 Instant Karma! John Lennon 67 #11
437 Honky Tonk Woman The Rolling Stones 96 #23
438 In Between Days The Cure 81 #3
439 Locomotive Breath Jethro Tull 64 #43
440 Stir It Up Bob Marley 24 #12
441 The One I Love R.E.M. 150 #5
442 Can't Find y Way Home Blind Faith 51 #23
443 D'Yer Maker Led Zeppelin 97 #31
444 Scarlet Begonias The Grateful Dead 26 #134
445 Chasing Cars Snow Patrol 40 #1
446 Tears of a Clown Smokey Robinson 2 #278
447 For Once In My Life Stevie Wonder 4 #447
448 My Favorite Things John Coltrane 4 #114
449 Senses Working Overtime XTC 38 #23
450 Need You Tonight INXS 87 #5
451 Silent All These Years Tori Amos 52 #10
452 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' Hall and Oates 1 #452
453 Knockin' on Heaven's Door Bob Dylan 45 #6
454 The Kids Are Alright The Who 6 #295
455 The Thrill Is Gone B.B. King 12 #45
456 Don't Dream It's Over Crowded House 61 #5
457 Get Up, Stand Up Bob Marley 34 #58
458 Pink Moon Nick Drake 22 #47
459 Statesboro Blues Allman Brothers Band 45 #88
460 What'd I Say Ray Charles 11 #22
461 Wheel Jerry Garcia 1 #461
462 Love Has No Pride Bonnie Raitt 3 #460
463 Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pink Floyd 71 #7
464 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Roberta Flack 6 #213
465 True Colors Cyndi Lauper 7 #11
466 ABC Jackson 5 8 #155
467 Red Red Wine UB40 49 #1
468 Shoot Out The Lights Richard Thompson 2 #468
469 Eyes of the World The Grateful Dead 11 #60
470 One Way Out Allman Brothers Band 38 #20
471 Surfs Up The Beach Boys 4 #471
472 The Tracks Of My Tears Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 5 #416
473 Echoes Pink Floyd 14 #4
474 Papa's Got A Brand New Bag James Brown 4 #431
475 Spit On A Stranger Pavement 9 #357
476 Under the Milky Way The Church 85 #3
477 Trenchtown Rock Bob Marley 5 #174
478 Wuthering Heights Kate Bush 50 #16
479 Bittersweet Big Head Todd and the Monsters 24 #34
480 Add It Up Violent Femmes 46 #8
481 The Boys of Summer Don Henley 97 #7
482 I Will Always Love You Dolly Parton 9 #44
483 The Seether Veruca Salt 1 #483
484 Get Rhythm Johnny Cash 3 #484
485 That Was A Crazy Game of Poker O.A.R. 1 #485
486 Wall of Death Richard Thompson 7 #286
487 Eight Days A Week The Beatles 15 #158
488 I Will Follow You Into the Dark Death Cab for Cutie 40 #1
489 Lover, You Should've Come Over Jeff Buckley 16 #47
490 Rebel Yell Billy Idol 143 #3
491 Sychronicity I The Police 24 #183
492 I'm Waiting For The Man The Velvet Underground 20 #88
493 Father And Son Cat Stevens 15 #123
494 Oye Como Va Santana 37 #48
495 These Are Days 10,000 Maniacs 48 #9
496 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper 13 #4
497 She Sells Sanctuary The Cult 83 #4
498 Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne 111 #1
499 (Don't Go Back To) Rockville R.E.M. 39 #2
500 Essence Lucinda Williams 20 #23
501 Downtown Train Tom Waits 8 #127
502 Happiness is a Warm Gun The Beatles 13 #412
503 The Ocean Led Zeppelin 93 #17
504 Werewolves of London Warren Zevon 83 #9
505 Enjoy the Silence Depeche Mode 107 #2
506 Idiot Wind Bob Dylan 7 #376
507 Walk This Way Aerosmith 104 #12
508 Hello In There John Prine 10 #98
509 Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Clash 163 #8
510 Beat on the Brat The Ramones 22 #105
511 Long Cool Woman The Hollies 41 #74
512 Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley 21 #45
513 On the Radio Regina Spektor 7 #48
514 Pinball Wizard The Who 92 #50
515 So Lonely The Police 54 #94
516 Why Annie Lennox 20 #19
517 Girlfriend in a Coma The Smiths 62 #2
518 November Rain Guns N Roses 119 #22
519 Can't You Hear Me Knocking The Rolling Stones 66 #5
520 Cruel To Be Kind Nick Lowe 32 #131
521 Deacon Blues Steely Dan 31 #38
522 Nights in White Satin The Moody Blues 67 #8
523 Landslide Fleetwood Mac 45 #7
524 The Star Spangled Banner Jimi Hendrix 7 #163
525 Writing to Reach You Travis 3 #362
526 Do You Realize? The Flaming Lips 47 #3
527 Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers 13 #98
528 Death Or Glory The Clash 9 #221
529 Over My Head (Cable Car) The Fray 8 #72
530 It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) Bob Dylan 5 #346
531 Mayonnaise The Smashing Pumpkins 30 #74
532 Radio Free Europe R.E.M. 77 #1
533 Heart of Glass Blondie 54 #5
534 Bouncing Around The Room Phish 24 #69
535 Jane Says Jane's Addiction 106 #2
536 Ohio Crosby, Stills, and Nash 3 #53
537 Bulls on Parade Rage Against the Machine 70 #5
538 Golden Years David Bowie 56 #154
539 Rocky Mountain High John Denver 8 #17
540 All Apologies Nirvana 145 #2
541 Ball And Chain Janis Joplin 3 #541
542 Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad Derek and the Dominos 1 #542
543 Season Of The Witch Donovan 3 #543
544 Thriller Michael Jackson 17 #14
545 Running on Empty Jackson Browne 62 #13
546 Space Oddity David Bowie 157 #8
547 A Night Like This The Cure 9 #6
548 The Lemon Song Led Zeppelin 21 #38
549 Walk Away Renee The Left Banke 5 #150
550 Who Are You The Who 107 #2
551 In The Aeroplane Over The Sea Neutral Milk Hotel 13 #80
552 Sunday Papers Joe Jackson 28 #159
553 The District Sleeps Alone Tonight The Postal Service 17 #2
554 Today Jefferson Airplane 4 #554
555 She Said She Said The Beatles 9 #437
556 Shakedown Street The Grateful Dead 38 #32
557 Tonight, Tonight The Smashing Pumpkins 98 #4
558 What Is Hip Tower Of Power 4 #361
559 My Sharona The Knack 41 #54
560 That's Alright Mama Elvis Presley 3 #56
561 Bad Company Bad Company 94 #19
562 Beeswing Richard Thompson 8 #124
563 Three Days Jane's Addiction 12 #197
564 Break on Through (To The Other Side) The Doors 95 #23
565 Red Dirt Girl Emmylou Harris 6 #42
566 Between the Bars Elliott Smith 5 #47
567 Our House Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young 11 #224
568 Mr. Bojangles Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 1 #568
569 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Eurythmics 72 #4
570 Come As You Are Nirvana 175 #1
571 Hurt Johnny Cash 77 #1
572 Let Go Frou Frou 6 #90
573 Marquee Moon Television 29 #15
574 Rebellion (Lies) The Arcade Fire 47 #6
575 Somebody to Love Queen 99 #28
576 One Metallica 107 #2
577 War Edwin Starr 4 #202
578 That's The Way Led Zeppelin 19 #46
579 Bigmouth Strikes Again The Smiths 66 #3
580 Fair Remy Zero 1 #580
581 Wooden Ships Crosby, Stills, and Nash 22 #201
582 Because The Night Patti Smith 56 #23
583 Everyday I Write The Book Elvis Costello & the Attractions 50 #34
584 I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You Tom Waits 2 #222
585 Beautiful Day U2 124 #1
586 Cinnamon Girl Neil Young 69 #31
587 Lawyers, Guns And Money Warren Zevon 38 #56
588 Sweet Emotion Aerosmith 108 #1
589 The Sound of Silence Simon and Garfunkel 17 #17
590 Mannish Boy Muddy Waters 15 #129
591 My Old School Steely Dan 36 #181
592 Simple Twist of Fate Bob Dylan 11 #197
593 Sugar Mountain Neil Young 18 #271
594 Terrapin Station The Grateful Dead 9 #50
595 The End The Doors 69 #10
596 Message in a Bottle The Police 127 #24
597 Natures Way Spirit 6 #102
598 Nothingman Pearl Jam 28 #20
599 Phase Dance Pat Metheny Group 2 #599
600 Come Away with Me Norah Jones 19 #13
601 Lust For Life Iggy Pop 92 #1
602 Pacing the Cage Bruce Cockburn 7 #223
603 Signed, Sealed, Delivered Stevie Wonder 1 #603
604 Green Grass and High Tides The Outlaws 45 #11
605 Romeo's Tune Steve Forbert 4 #223
606 Desperado Linda Ronstadt 2 #405
607 No Myth Michael Penn 36 #23
608 Smoke Two Joints Sublime 19 #73
609 Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears for Fears 90 #1
610 Freedom Rage Against the Machine 11 #70
611 Not a Pretty Girl Ani DiFranco 2 #303
612 Like a Prayer Madonna 15 #23
613 Back on the Chain Gang The Pretenders 83 #15
614 Simple Man Lynyrd Skynyrd 86 #6
615 The Only Living Boy In New York Simon and Garfunkel 14 #54
616 1979 The Smashing Pumpkins 115 #2
617 Hey Ya! Outkast 68 #1
618 The Scientist Coldplay 65 #1
619 Thank You Sly and the Family Stone 3 #16
620 As Cool as I Am Dar Williams 6 #14
621 A Long December Counting Crows 45 #26
622 I Found that Essence Rare Gang of Four 3 #549
623 Black Magic Woman Santana 68 #19
624 Gloria Them 8 #27
625 Wondering Where The Lions Are Bruce Cockburn 8 #161
626 Ball and Chain Social Distortion 71 #2
627 Fly Me To The Moon Frank Sinatra 8 #276
628 The Wind Cat Stevens 3 #291
629 Atlantic City Bruce Springsteen 25 #21
630 More Than This Roxy Music 48 #12
631 Levi Stubbs Tears Billy Bragg 5 #24
632 Behind Blue Eyes The Who 97 #24
633 Money for Nothing Dire Straits 116 #7
634 Bizarre Love Triangle New Order 92 #1
635 I Can't Get Next To You Temptations 3 #635
636 Halah Mazzy Star 13 #73
637 The Space Between Dave Matthews Band 28 #4
638 Blue The Jayhawks 34 #33
639 These Arms of Mine Otis Redding 5 #356
640 Speed of Sound Coldplay 45 #2
641 B.O.B. Outkast 14 #46
642 Time of the Season The Zombies 19 #72
643 John Barleycorn Traffic 10 #163
644 Tainted Love Soft Cell 76 #1
645 One Love Bob Marley 27 #36
646 Stop! In The Name Of Love The Supremes 2 #646
647 Welcome to Paradise Green Day 74 #6
648 (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes Elvis Costello 32 #272
649 Wouldn't It Be Nice The Beach Boys 14 #21
650 Mandinka Sinéad O'Connor 56 #5
651 Darkness on the Edge of Town Bruce Springsteen 13 #221
652 Get Off My Cloud The Rolling Stones 34 #94
653 Drive My Car The Beatles 10 #26
654 Man on the Moon R.E.M. 73 #24
655 Ol' 55 Tom Waits 6 #70
656 Interstate Love Song Stone Temple Pilots 135 #3
657 Orange Crush R.E.M. 76 #1
658 Mushaboom Feist 10 #191
659 Blowin' In The Wind Peter / Paul & Mary 1 #659
660 Idioteque Radiohead 23 #37
661 Lucky Man Emerson, Lake, and Palmer 32 #56
662 Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) Marvin Gaye 6 #176
663 All Night Long Lionel Richie 1 #663
664 Got My Mojo Working Muddy Waters 4 #101
665 I Fought the Law The Clash 62 #13
666 Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett 3 #55
667 Strawberry Letter 23 Brothers Johnson 4 #98
668 Sundown Gordon Lightfoot 4 #576
669 Title And Registration Death Cab for Cutie 4 #396
670 Brown Sugar The Rolling Stones 84 #3
671 Linger The Cranberries 63 #3
672 Maybellene Chuck Berry 9 #113
673 What I Like About You The Romantics 92 #10
674 Where Have All The Flowers Gone Pete Seeger 2 #505
675 3/5's Of A Mile In Ten Sec. Jefferson Airplane 1 #675
676 Soul Man Sam & Dave 3 #317
677 Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye 12 #62
678 Diamond Girl Seals And Crofts 1 #678
679 So What Miles Davis 11 #48
680 (theme From) New York, New York Frank Sinatra 10 #30
681 You Got The Silver The Rolling Stones 1 #681
682 Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac 111 #11
683 Search And Destroy The Stooges 8 #146
684 8 Miles High The Byrds 3 #657
685 Jenny and the Ess-Dog Stephen Malkmus 1 #685
686 Masters of War Bob Dylan 8 #510
687 Pain In My Heart Otis Redding 1 #687
688 Question The Moody Blues 24 #41
689 Come Dancing The Kinks 23 #129
690 Burning Love Elvis Presley 4 #478
691 Fountain Of Sorrow Jackson Browne 7 #43
692 Owner of a Lonely Heart Yes 92 #7
693 Pretty In Pink The Psychedelic Furs 70 #9
694 Sex and Candy Marcy Playground 88 #3
695 Crazy Love Van Morrison 5 #198
696 Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters Elton John 21 #185
697 Everybody Knows Leonard Cohen 14 #107
698 I Shot the Sheriff Bob Marley 13 #205
699 Maggies Farm Bob Dylan 5 #502
700 Rock and Roll Led Zeppelin 102 #1
701 Running Up That Hill Kate Bush 83 #2
702 Sexuality Billy Bragg 32 #17
703 I Don't Live Today The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1 #703
704 Proud Mary Tina Turner 1 #704
705 Moonshadow Cat Stevens 5 #240
706 Waiting In Vain Bob Marley 27 #32
707 Ain't Too Proud To Beg Temptations 5 #645
708 Copperhead Road Steve Earle 19 #125
709 Long May You Run The Stills-Young Band 4 #41
710 All the Young Dudes Mott the Hoople 54 #59
711 With a Little Help from My Friends Joe Cocker 37 #16
712 Lithium Nirvana 150 #3
713 Rain Patty Griffin 12 #25
714 Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? The Carter Family 1 #714
715 Killin' Floor The Electric Flag 1 #715
716 Mama Tried Merle Haggard 4 #348
717 Dead Man's Party Oingo Boingo 65 #1
718 It Was A Very Good Year Frank Sinatra 3 #718
719 Tequila Sunrise The Eagles 13 #119
720 The Message Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five 16 #3
721 Flashlight Parliament 7 #84
722 Handle With Care Traveling Wilburys 28 #109
723 Anthem For a Seventeen Year-Old Girl Broken Social Scene 5 #314
724 Gigantic The Pixies 37 #7
725 Hey, Hey What Can I Do Led Zeppelin 89 #55
726 Grace Jeff Buckley 19 #29
727 Memphis in the Meantime John Hiatt 7 #109
728 The Spirit Of Radio Rush 67 #9
729 Ain't No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell 5 #275
730 Jack Straw The Grateful Dead 7 #176
731 Pump It Up Elvis Costello & the Attractions 75 #24
732 Stand By Your Man Tammy Wynette 2 #732
733 Things Behind The Sun Nick Drake 1 #733
734 Buddy Holly Weezer 97 #2
735 Buffalo Soldier Bob Marley 39 #10
736 Feeling Alright Joe Cocker 31 #142
737 Flake Jack Johnson 39 #1
738 Fearless Pink Floyd 21 #189
739 A Hard Day's Night The Beatles 31 #8
740 Live and Let Die Paul McCartney 56 #43
741 Move On Up Curtis Mayfield 10 #35
742 Right Hand Man Joan Osborne 18 #546
743 Waiting Room Fugazi 29 #11
744 Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe Barry White 3 #629
745 Careless Whisper Wham! 4 #90
746 I Want You Back Jackson 5 11 #135
747 Return Of The Grievous Angel Gram Parsons 4 #293
748 A Little Less Conversation Elvis Presley 1 #748
749 Just My Imagination Temptations 2 #749
750 Slow Turning John Hiatt 6 #248
751 St. Teresa Joan Osborne 6 #241
752 Summer Wind Frank Sinatra 9 #15
753 Who Knows Where the Time Goes Fairport Convention 6 #183
754 Family Affair Sly and the Family Stone 5 #128
755 Send Me On My Way Rusted Root 36 #6
756 Uninvited Alanis Morissette 3 #79
757 Are You Experienced? Jimi Hendrix 32 #32
758 Chain of Fools Aretha Franklin 11 #196
759 Let It Rain Eric Clapton 25 #31
760 Moonage Day Dream David Bowie 26 #229
761 Son Of A Preacher Man Dusty Springfield 13 #145
762 Tapestry Carole King 5 #387
763 Island in the Sun Weezer 60 #4
764 Levon Elton John 50 #2
765 Town Called Malice The Jam 62 #7
766 City of New Orleans Arlo Guthrie 7 #79
767 Higher Ground Stevie Wonder 14 #177
768 Good Times Roll The Cars 81 #17
769 Let It Bleed The Rolling Stones 17 #174
770 Ruby Tuesday The Rolling Stones 38 #78
771 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters 1 #771
772 Give Up The Funk Parliament 3 #275
773 Heroin The Velvet Underground 12 #42
774 1999 Prince 37 #1
775 The Needle And The Damage Done Neil Young 33 #67
776 Under My Thumb The Rolling Stones 55 #46
777 Crying Roy Orbison 6 #221
778 Fell in Love With a Girl The White Stripes 64 #1
779 Who Do You Love Bo Diddley 1 #779
780 Kid A Radiohead 5 #25
781 Loving Cup The Rolling Stones 10 #177
782 We're an American Band Grand Funk Railroad 75 #20
783 She Belongs to Me Bob Dylan 1 #783
784 She Don't Use Jelly The Flaming Lips 47 #62
785 Ticket to Ride The Beatles 29 #12
786 The Guns Of Brixton The Clash 25 #65
787 Woodstock Joni Mitchell 6 #226
788 He Stopped Loving Her Today George Jones 4 #72
789 I've Been Loving You Too Long Otis Redding 7 #66
790 Pretender Jackson Browne 1 #790
791 Miss You The Rolling Stones 101 #6
792 My Sweet Lord George Harrison 46 #5
793 Fly Like An Eagle Steve Miller Band 59 #39
794 Whisper to a Scream Icicle Works 18 #59
795 Carolina in My Mind James Taylor 9 #220
796 Dire Wolf The Grateful Dead 1 #796
797 See Emily Play Pink Floyd 6 #788
798 Thin Line Between Love And Hate The Pretenders 9 #679
799 Starship Trooper Yes 22 #24
800 What's Up? 4 Non Blondes 41 #10
801 Friends in Low Places Garth Brooks 3 #81
802 Disarm The Smashing Pumpkins 125 #3
803 Heart-Shaped Box Nirvana 122 #6
804 High and Dry Radiohead 55 #44
805 People Are Strange The Doors 77 #16
806 Common People Pulp 36 #1
807 Lowdown Boz Scaggs 7 #219
808 Roam The B-52's 45 #18
809 Super Bon Bon Soul Coughing 38 #8
810 Way Down Now World Party 28 #40
811 Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is Chicago 6 #445
812 Never Going Back Again Fleetwood Mac 11 #606
813 I'm Free The Who 15 #312
814 Scenario A Tribe Called Quest 9 #62
815 Killing in the Name Rage Against the Machine 135 #2
816 Mirror in the Bathroom The English Beat 64 #38
817 Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner Warren Zevon 8 #80
818 Wagon Wheel Old Crow Medicine Show 22 #23
819 The Great Gig In The Sky Pink Floyd 17 #166
820 Sara Fleetwood Mac 13 #263
821 Everywhere That I'm Not Translator 7 #88
822 Catch The Wind Donovan 2 #595
823 Cocaine Blues Johnny Cash 2 #569
824 Fisherman's Blues The Waterboys 24 #57
825 Where Have All The Good Times Gone The Kinks 1 #825
826 Boys Don't Cry The Cure 86 #1
827 Coyote Joni Mitchell 14 #79
828 Girls on Film Duran Duran 51 #18
829 Jersey Girl Tom Waits 9 #514
830 Without You Harry Nilsson 4 #239
831 Old Time Rock and Roll Bob Seger 78 #23
832 Fall On Me R.E.M. 60 #26
833 Fire On The Mountain The Grateful Dead 8 #361
834 The Joker Steve Miller Band 98 #9
835 Alone Again Or Love 6 #317
836 Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond 8 #408
837 Welcome to the Jungle Guns N Roses 106 #1
838 Whiskey River Willie Nelson 3 #773
839 Release Pearl Jam 8 #15
840 Take On Me a-ha 46 #2
841 The Passenger Iggy Pop 44 #10
842 Think Aretha Franklin 12 #82
843 Brain Damage Pink Floyd 14 #34
844 Crosstown Traffic Jimi Hendrix 40 #72
845 Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow The Shirelles 2 #791
846 Let's Spend the Night Together The Rolling Stones 20 #132
847 Red House Jimi Hendrix 23 #239
848 Redondo Beach Patti Smith 4 #181
849 Wicked Game Chris Isaak 57 #7
850 Illegal Smile John Prine 9 #282
851 King Without a Crown Matisyahu 43 #1
852 We Belong Pat Benatar 21 #65
853 Gone Daddy Gone Violent Femmes 41 #45
854 Stayin' Alive Bee Gees 10 #130
855 Here's Where The Story Ends The Sundays 56 #3
856 Under The Boardwalk The Drifters 3 #731
857 The World I Know Collective Soul 38 #14
858 Criminal Fiona Apple 47 #8
859 Divorce Song Liz Phair 5 #198
860 Fields of Gold Sting 21 #22
861 Monday, Monday The Mamas and the Papas 1 #861
862 Message of Love The Pretenders 40 #95
863 Sweet Surrender Sarah McLachlan 23 #19
864 Blame It On Cain Elvis Costello 1 #864
865 Concrete Jungle Bob Marley 4 #215
866 Desert Rose Sting 7 #10
867 Fascination Street The Cure 52 #5
868 Groovin Young Rascals 1 #868
869 Maybe I'm Amazed Paul McCartney 56 #12
870 One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer George Thorogood 50 #16
871 Angie The Rolling Stones 100 #1
872 Every Little Bit Patty Griffin 3 #418
873 Midnight Train to Georgia Gladys Knight & The Pips 12 #13
874 Teenage Riot Sonic Youth 32 #19
875 Dimming of the Day Richard & Linda Thompson 3 #319
876 Love Song The Cure 80 #1
877 Run Snow Patrol 43 #7
878 Oh My Sweet Caroline Ryan Adams 2 #309
879 I Can't Make You Love Me Bonnie Raitt 14 #121
880 Little Red Corvette Prince 21 #12
881 Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf 78 #14
882 Sheena Is A Punk Rocker The Ramones 67 #46
883 Sir Duke Stevie Wonder 18 #23
884 The Good Life Weezer 15 #61
885 When a Man Loves a Woman Percy Sledge 5 #137
886 Build Me Up Buttercup The Foundations 5 #682
887 Fight The Power Public Enemy 17 #8
888 Kathleen Josh Ritter 19 #81
889 Waste Phish 1 #889
890 Let Down Radiohead 33 #62
891 Coffee & TV Blur 12 #8
892 Jolene Dolly Parton 19 #4
893 Classical Gas Mason Williams 2 #893
894 Loser Beck 125 #2
895 I Will Follow U2 96 #9
896 Raspberry Beret Prince 15 #48
897 Soulshine Gov't Mule 19 #6

About this countdown

WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time was voted by WTMD’s listeners (Baltimore, MD) in February 2007. 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: WTMD 89.7, "Top 897 Songs of All Time".

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