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* Each song’s previous rank is listed in parenthesis
300. Jet Airliner / Steve Miller Band / 1978 (unranked)
299. It’s My Life / Bon Jovi / 2001 (241)
298. Jemima Surrender / The Band / 1969 (270)
297. Hold On, I’m Coming / Sam & Dave / 1966 (250)
296. You Can All Join In / Traffic / 1968 (218)
295. Lady Marmalade / LaBelle / 1974 (153)
294. All I Have To Do Is Dream / Everly Brothers / 1959 (286)
293. Knock on Wood / Eddie Floyd / 1967 (38)
292. California Dreamin’ / The Mamas & The Papas / 1966 (288)
291. Born This Way / Lady Gaga / 2011 (176)
290. The Wandering / Ryan Bingham / 2010 (229)
289. We’ve All Got Our Reasons / Pat Green / 2001 (291)
288. Knock Knock / Mac Miller / 2011 (234)
287. The Sound of Silence / Simon & Garfunkel / 1964 (139)
286. Atlantic City / Bruce Springsteen / 1982 (298)
285. Our Country / John Mellencamp / 2007 (272)
284. Breakaway / Kelly Clarkson / 2004 (275)
283. Midnight Rider / The Allman Brothers / 1970 (246)
282. With Or Without You / U2 / 1987 (295)
281. Angie / Rolling Stones / 1973 (150)
280. Mrs. Robinson / Simon & Garfunkle / 1968 (299)
279. Miami / Counting Crows / 2002 (280)
278. Handle With Care / Traveling Wilburys / 1988 (293)
277. Foxey Lady / Jimi Hendrix / 1967 (279)
276. Wave on Wave / Pat Green / 2003 (263)
275. What If I Was Willing / Chris Carmack / 2013 (242)
274. Casey Jones / Grateful Dead / 1970 (294)
273. Tick Tock / Vaughan Brothers / 1990 (285)
272. Genevieve / Sugarland / 2008 (277)
271. Honey I’m Home / Shania Twain / 1997 (296)
270. Immigrant Song / Led Zeppelin / 1970 (297)
269. The Tide Is High / Blondie / 1980 (261)
268. Toes / Zac Brown Band / 2008 (300)
267. Thing Called Love / Bonnie Raitt / 1989 (73)
266. I’ll Never Know / Dave Clark Five / 1965 (221)
265. You Keep Me Hangin’ On / Supremes / 1967 (243)
264. Party In the U.S.A. / Miley Cyrus / 2009 (195)
263. All Summer Long / Kid Rock / 2010 (178)
262. Breathless / The Corrs / 2000 (168)
261. The End Of the Innocence / Don Henley / 1989 (179)
260. I Told You So / Keith Urban / 2006 (244)
259. I Can’t Help Myself / Four Tops / 1965 (224)
258. I’m Thinking / Dave Clark Five / 1965 (260)
257. What About Love? / Heart / 1985 (61)
256. California Gurls / Katy Perry / 2010 (78)
255. Candy / Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers / 2010 (283)
254. A Woman Like You / Lee Brice / 2012 (unranked)
253. Baba O’Riley / The Who / 1971 (253)
252. My Favorite Mistake / Sheryl Crow /1998 (256)
251. The Authority Song / Jimmy Eat World / 2001 (274)
250. Some Hearts / Carrie Underwood / 2005 (273)
249. Against the Wind / Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band / 1980 (267)
248. Beer Money / Kip Moore / 2012 (249)
247. Never Let You Go / Third Eye Blind / 1999 (192)
246. With a Little Help From My Friends / Joe Cocker / 1969 (117)
245. Before He Cheats / Carrie Underwood / 2005 (259)
244. Smoke a Little Smoke / Eric Church / 2009 (251)
243. When I Come Around / Green Day / 1994 (262)
242. Paradise City / Guns N’ Roses / 1987 (254)
241. Up Around the Bend / Creedence Clearwater Revival / 1970 (282)
240. It’s A Long Way To the Top / Lucinda Williams / 2011 (255)
239. Big Girls Don’t Cry / Four Seasons / 1964 (239)
238. Like A Rolling Stone / Bob Dylan / 1965 (217)
237. Cuts Like A Knife / Bryan Adams / 1983 (226)
236. Waitin’ On the Sky / Steve Earle / 2011 (240)
235. Better Dig Two / Band Perry / 2013 (220)
234. Come Home / Dave Clark Five / 1965 (173)
233. What’s Love Got To Do With It / Tina Turner / 1984 (83)
232. Joey / Sugarland / 2008 (82)
231. Buffalo Soldier / Bob Marley & The Wailers / 1983 (193)
230. More Than A Feeling / Boston / 1976 (237)
229. Walk Like A Man / Four Seasons / 1963 (292)
228. Brown Eyed Girl /Van Morrison / 1967 (180)
227. Tell Me / Aubrey Peeples / 2013 (265)
226. California Girls / Beach Boys / 1965 (247)
225. American Idiot / Green Day / 2004 (269)
224. Speak Now / Taylor Swift / 2010 (199)
223. Rebel Yell / Billy Idol / 1983 (266)
222. The Long Way Around / Dixie Chicks / 2006 (233)
221. You Really Got Me / The Kinks / 1964 (289)
220. Time After Time / Cyndi Lauper / 1983 (155)
219. Surfin’ USA / Beach Boys / 1963 (210)
218. Working On A Dream / Bruce Springsteen / 2009 (227)
217. Blank Space / Taylor Swift / 2014 (unranked)
216. All Shook Up / Elvis Presley / 1957 (239)
215. Mississippi / Sheryl Crow / 1998 (238)
214. Mine Would Be You / Blake Shelton / 2013 (290)
213. Wild Horses / Rolling Stones / 1971 (231)
212. My Sharona / The Knack / 1979 (245)
211. Runnin’ Down A Dream / Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers / 1989 (264)
210. Land / Patti Smith / 1975 (223)
209. Better Be Good To Me / Tina Turner / 1984 (25)
208. Oh, Pretty Woman / Roy Orbison / 1965 (161)
207. You’re My Everything / The Temptations / 1967 (248)
206. Purple Haze / Jimi Hendrix / 1967 (135)
205. If I Fall You’re Going Down With Me / Dixie Chicks / 2001 (170)
204. (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of the Bay / Otis Redding / 1967 (54)
203. Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man / Alan Jackson & Martina McBride / 2010 (183)
202. Tweeter and the Monkey Man / Traveling Wilbur’s / 1988 (209)
201. Surfin’ Safari / Beach Boys / 1962 (210)
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Glad you’re breaking this “review” task into bite-sized pieces. ‘Gonna take some time….
First impression: I like the eclectic mix. New/old, folk, heavy,country, rock,classic.
Stay tuned.
Hank, As always an A+ for the wide spectrum both in terms of genres, ranging from Hendrix to Kip Mooore and timeline, Everly Brothers to Taylor Swift. One of the best eclectic playlists ever, even if it has a few too many country-western tracks for my tastes. I know I’m in the minority here but I just don’t get the widespread appeal of country music. Then again, I don’t get NASCAR either and that’s the most widely attended spectator sport in the country, looks like three hours of left turns to me. I’m anxious to see if and when the Beatles, Pink Floyd, CSN&Y show up on the next 200, glad to see at this point they are ahead of Miley Cyrus!
I love the Jimi Hendrix, Van Morrison, Elvis, Beach Boys. Try as I might, just can’t wrap my heart around country tunes.. They just don’t speak to me. Can’t wait to see/hear your #1 pick. Any Ray Charles in this mix? Wonder if Mugatunes Boy will weigh in here.