VH1's "Greatest Songs" (ABITW Pt. II At No. 15)

[Real Pink in the Inside]

VH1?s full list of ?Greatest Songs?

June 10 ? ?Smells Like Teen Spirit,? a song named after a teen deodorant, was named the greatest song of the past quarter-century by VH1. The song that ranked second on the list, Michael Jackson?s ?Billie Jean,? is a catchy tune about a paternity suit.

THE WHOLE COUNTDOWN will air over five nights, starting at 10 p.m. ET Monday on the video music channel. The series will feature clips of videos and performances by the artists along with interviews from musicians and celebrities discussing why the songs matter. Here is the full list:

1. Nirvana, ?Smells Like Teen Spirit?
2. Michael Jackson, ?Billie Jean?
3. Guns N? Roses, ?Sweet Child O? Mine?
4. Eminem, ?Lose Yourself?
5. U2, ?One?
6. Run-D.M.C., ?Walk This Way?
7. Prince, ?When Doves Cry?
8. Whitney Houston, ?I Will Always Love You?
9. The Police, ?Every Breath You Take?
10. Madonna, ?Like a Virgin?
11. Van Halen, ?Jump?
12. Alanis Morissette, ?You Oughta Know?
13. TLC, ?Waterfalls?
14. Sinead O?Connor, ?Nothing Compares 2 U?
15. Pink Floyd, ?Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)?
16. No Doubt, ?Don?t Speak?
17. Def Leppard, ?Photograph?
18. R.E.M., ?Losing My Religion?
19. Public Enemy, ?Fight the Power?
20. AC/DC, ?You Shook Me All Night Long?
21. U2, ?With or Without You?
22. Cyndi Lauper, ?Time After Time?
23. Prince, ?Little Red Corvette?
24. Celine Dion, ?My Heart Will Go On?
25. Rick James, ?Super Freak?
26. Bon Jovi, ?Livin? on a Prayer?
27. Grandmaster Flash, ?The Message?
28. Britney Spears, ?... Baby One More Time?
29. Bruce Springsteen, ?Born in the U.S.A.?
30. Janet Jackson, ?Nasty?
31. Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg, ?Nuthin? but a ?G? Thang?
32. Pearl Jam, ?Jeremy?
33. Tina Turner, ?What?s Love Got to do With It?
34. Peter Gabriel, ?In Your Eyes?
35. The Sugarhill Gang, ?Rapper?s Delight?
36. Joan Jett, ?I Love Rock ?n Roll?
37. Alicia Keys, ?Fallin??
38. The Clash, ?London Calling?
39. Tom Petty, ?Free Fallin??
40. Michael Jackson, ?Beat It?
41. Red Hot Chili Peppers, ?Under the Bridge?
42. Blondie, ?Heart of Glass?
43. The Go-Go?s, ?Our Lips Are Sealed?
44. Gloria Gaynor, ?I Will Survive?
45. Aerosmith, ?I Don?t Want to Miss a Thing?
46. Queen and David Bowie, ?Under Pressure?
47. Shania Twain, ?You?re Still the One?
48. Naughty By Nature, ?O.P.P.?
49. Journey, ?Don?t Stop Believin??
50. Lenny Kravitz, ?Are You Gonna Go My Way??
51. George Michael, ?Faith?
52. The Rolling Stones, ?Start Me Up?
53. Marvin Gaye, ?Sexual Healing?
54. Goo Goo Dolls, ?Iris?
55. Talking Heads, ?Once in a Lifetime?
56. Sheryl Crow, ?All I Wanna Do?
57. Eric Clapton, ?Tears in Heaven?
58. The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Puff Daddy & Mase, ?Mo Money Mo Problems?
59. Meat Loaf ?Paradise By the Dashboard Light?
60. Santana feat. Rob Thomas, ?Smooth?
61. Backstreet Boys, ?I Want It That Way?
62. Pretenders, ?Brass in Pocket?
63. Beck, ?Loser?
64. The Knack, ?My Sharona?
65. Nelly, ?Hot in Herre?
66. Squeeze, ?Tempted?
67. John Cougar Mellencamp, ?Jack and Diane?
68. Chic, ?Good Times?
69. Mary J. Blige, ?Real Love?
70. Culture Club, ?Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?
71. Dave Matthews Band, ?Crash Into Me?
72. John Lennon, ?(Just Like) Starting Over?
73. LL Cool J, ?Mama Said Knock You Out?
74. Hall & Oates, ?I Can?t Go for That (No Can Do)?
75. The Ramones, ?I Wanna Be Sedated?
76. Eurythmics, ?Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)?
77. Missy Elliott, ?Work It?
78. Green Day, ?Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)?
79. Destiny?s Child, ?Say My Name?
80. Duran Duran, ?Hungry Like the Wolf?
81. OutKast, ?Ms. Jackson?
82. Soft Cell, ?Tainted Love?
83. Band Aid, ?Do They Know It?s Christmas?
84. Radiohead, ?Creep?
85. Eminem, ?My Name Is?
86. Tracy Chapman, ?Fast Car?
87. The Who, ?Who Are You?
88. Metallica, ?Enter Sandman?
89. Pat Benatar, ?Hit Me With Your Best Shot?
90. The Police, ?Roxanne?
91. Melissa Etheridge, ?Come to My Window?
92. Salt-N-Pepa, ?Push It?
93. Nine Inch Nails, ?Closer?
94. Cheap Trick, ?Surrender?
95. Oasis, ?Wonderwall?
96. Beastie Boys, ?(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!)?
97. Devo, ?Whip It?
98. Hanson, ?MMMBop?
99. Norah Jones, ?Don?t Know Why?
100. Madonna, ?Ray of Light?

Source: http://www.msnbc.com/news/924898.asp?cp1=1

[SaintCrest]

there are times in a man's life where all he can do is cry

[SydsMadcapGirl]

Uhhhhhhhhh.....................WOW.

[princessDungan74D]

some I like some I hate. ABITW part two is overrated but that is just me.

[Piper]

where the hell's the Beatles (they do have Lennon, but still)? The Doors? Jimi Hendrix?

The list is pretty obviously oriented towards pop stuff, course so thats why ABITW#2 would be chosen of all the PF tracks. Britney Spears should not be anywhere near being on a Greatest Songs list.

[Real Pink in the Inside]

where the hell's the Beatles (they do have Lennon, but still)? The Doors? Jimi Hendrix?

They're the best songs of the past 25 years. Jimi died over 25 years ago, and The Beatles and The Doors disbanded over 25 years ago.

[SaintCrest]

which justifies why alanis morsette is on there? ... god its obvious its based on sales and not actual talent.. otherwise there shouldve been a few more pk songs... even though there werent many from 25 years to now except for the wall and up.. damn vh1... eminem is on it twice.. why? why? why would they do that? why?

[Piper]

They're the best songs of the past 25 years. Jimi died over 25 years ago, and The Beatles and The Doors disbanded over 25 years ago.

oh didnt know the 25 year thing.. ..think Led Zeppelin should qualify, as they disbanded in 1980.. surely they made something between '78 and '80 of better quality then some of the junk on the list.

[Neil]

That list really is a joke..
Any 'best of' list that includes The Back Street Boys is laughable.

[David Smith]

That list is the biggest joke i've ever seen.

[drafsack]

ditto

[JML]

Oh Yeah! There's Eminem and Whitney Houston on Top10... not my type of music. And ABITW2 is in my opinion quite overrated, not the best of The Wall.

But it's very hard to do this kind of lists. It's the same with the movies. It's not objective... there are always biggest selling songs etc.

[MikeWaters]

98. Hanson- ummbop

What???? This is the worst list of best songs ive ever seen!

[Meddler]

lol... I agree to you all!

[Powderfinger]

where the hell's the Beatles (they do have Lennon, but still)? The Doors? Jimi Hendrix?

It's the list of the last 25(?) years, so the Beatles, Doors and Jimi didn't make music then, were they.

The list is pretty obviously oriented towards pop stuff, course so thats why ABITW#2 would be chosen of all the PF tracks. Britney Spears should not be anywhere near being on a Greatest Songs list.

It's a list of singes, Pink floyd never had any singles, exept from Arnold Layne and ABITW Pt2, it's a pity.