Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All TimeВ ноявре 2004 был выпущен спецвыпуск журнала. Для определения лучшых песен брались голоса музыкальних критиков и самих музыкантов, общие число составляло 1720 персон.
1-10
"Like a Rolling Stone" – Bob Dylan (1965)
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – The Rolling Stones (1965)
"Imagine" – John Lennon (1971)
"What's Going On" – Marvin Gaye (1971)
"Respect" – Aretha Franklin (1967)
"Good Vibrations" – The Beach Boys (1966)
"Johnny B. Goode" – Chuck Berry (1958)
"Hey Jude" – The Beatles (1968)
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" – Nirvana (1991)
"What'd I Say" – Ray Charles (1959)
11-20
"My Generation" – The Who (1965)
"A Change Is Gonna Come" – Sam Cooke (1964)
"Yesterday" – The Beatles (1965)
"Blowin' in the Wind" – Bob Dylan (1963)
"London Calling" – The Clash (1980)
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" – The Beatles (1963)
"Purple Haze" – Jimi Hendrix (1967)
"Maybellene" – Chuck Berry (1955)
"Hound Dog" – Elvis Presley (1956)
"Let It Be" – The Beatles (1970)
21-30
"Born to Run" – Bruce Springsteen (1975)
"Be My Baby" – The Ronettes (1963)
"In My Life" – The Beatles (1965)
"People Get Ready" – The Impressions (1965)
"God Only Knows" – The Beach Boys (1966)
"A Day in the Life" – The Beatles (1967)
"Layla" – Derek and the Dominos (1970)
"(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" – Otis Redding (1968)
"Help!" – The Beatles (1965)
"I Walk the Line" – Johnny Cash (1956)
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