The 2000 Greatest Songs of All Time, 1955-2024 ... and beyond -- The Best Music Ever

The 2000 Greatest Songs of All Time, 1955–2024
...and beyond!
#1900 – #1801
(Please revisit this site periodically as updates will continue until the full list has been presented.)

#1900

"He's So Shy"

Pointer Sisters

1980

#1899

"Eye in the Sky"

The Alan Parsons Project

1982

#1898

"The Humpty Dance"

Digital Underground

1990

#1897

"Thank U"

Alanis Morissette

1998

#1896

"Strangers in the Night"

Frank Sinatra

1966

#1895

"Just My Imagination (Running

Away with Me)"

The Temptations

1971

#1894

"Be Without You"

Mary J. Blige

2006

#1893

"Makes Me Wonder"

Maroon 5

2007

#1892

"The Mummers' Dance"

Loreena McKennitt

1997

#1891

"I Need You"

Jon Batiste

2021

#1890

"Brilliant Disguise"

Bruce Springsteen

1987

#1889

"My Heart Will Go On"

Celine Dion

1998

#1888

"Oops!... I Did It Again"

Britney Spears

2000

#1887

"She Sells Sanctuary"

The Cult

1985

#1886

"China Grove"

The Doobie Brothers

1973

#1885

"Alright"

Supergrass

1995

#1884

"Chantilly Lace"

The Big Bopper

1958

#1883

"Papa Don't Preach"

Madonna

1986

#1882

"What's Up?"

4 Non Blondes

1993

#1881

"Caught Up in You"

.38 Special

1982

#1880

"Love Me More"

Mitski

2022

#1879

"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"

Sting

1993

#1878

"Orange Crush"

R.E.M.

1988

#1877

"Monday, Monday"

The Mama's & the Papa's

1966

#1876

"Better Be Good to Me"

Tina Turner

1984

#1875

"Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)"

Lou Bega

1999

#1874

"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"

KT Tunstall

2006

#1873

"Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of"

2001

#1872

"Love Come Down"

Evelyn "Champagne" King

1982

#1871

"Radioactive"

Imagine Dragons

2013

#1870

"Invisible Touch"

Genesis

1986

#1869

"Training Season"

Dua Lipa

2024

#1868

"Levi Stubbs' Tears"

Billy Bragg

1986

#1867

"It's Not Unusual"

Tom Jones

1965

#1866

"It's My Life"

Talk Talk

1984

#1865

"Tell It to My Heart"

Taylor Dayne

1987

#1864

"What Is Love"

Haddaway

1993

#1863

"On the Floor"

Perfume Genius

2020

#1862

"How Not to Drown"

CHVRCHES & Robert Smith

2021

#1861

"Gloria"

Laura Branigan

1982

#1860

"One Love / People Get Ready"

Bob Marley and the Wailers

1977

#1859

"Rush Rush"

Paula Abdul

1991

#1858

"I Feel It Coming"

The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk

2017

#1857

"Show Me Love"

Robyn

1997

#1856

"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"

Jimmy Ruffin

1966

#1855

"It Ain't Over 'til It's Over"

Lenny Kravitz

1991

#1854

"New Romantics"

Taylor Swift

2015

#1853

"One Week"

Barenaked Ladies

1998

#1852

"Let My Love Open the Door"

Pete Townshend

1980

#1851

"Jump (For My Love)"

Pointer Sisters

1984

#1850

"Mr. Big Stuff"

Jean Knight

1971

#1849

"As I Lay Me Down"

Sophie B. Hawkins

1995

#1848

"I Took a Pill in Ibiza (SeeB remix)"

Mike Posner

2016

#1847

"Baby Baby"

Amy Grant

1991

#1846

"I Saw the Light"

Todd Rundgren

1972

#1845

"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"

Neil Sedaka

1962

#1844

"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"

Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

1987

#1843

"Don't Get Me Wrong"

The Pretenders

1986

#1842

"The Longest Time"

Billy Joel

1984

#1841

"So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings"

Caroline Polachek

2019

#1840

"Hell of a Ride"

Nourished by Time

2024

#1839

"Rockin' Robin"

Bobby Day

1958

#1838

"She Works Hard for the Money"

Donna Summer

1983

#1837

"Sleeping Satellite"

Tasmin Archer

1992

#1836

"Point of No Return"

Exposé

1987

#1835

"100,000 Fireflies"

The Magnetic Fields

1991

#1834

"Water"

Tyla

2023

#1833

"Can't Get Enough of Your

Love, Babe"

Barry White

1974

#1832

"Baby I Need Your Loving"

Four Tops

1964

#1831

"Kiss Me"

Sixpence None the Richer

1999

#1830

"Jane Says"

Jane's Addiction

1988

#1829

"Gaslighter"

The Chicks

2020

#1828

"The Way You Make Me Feel"

Michael Jackson

1987

#1827

"I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)"

Donald Fagen

1982

#1826

"He Wasn't Man Enough"

Toni Braxton

2000

#1825

"Halo"

Beyoncé

2009

#1824

"The Time Is Now"

Moloko

2000

#1823

"Kiss the Rain"

Billie Myers

1997

#1822

"Come Out and Play"

The Offspring

1994

#1821

"Build Me Up Buttercup"

The Foundations

1969

#1820

"Some Girls"

Rachel Stevens

2004

#1819

"The Logical Song"

Supertramp

1979

#1818

"Only Wanna Be with You"

Hootie & the Blowfish

1995

#1817

"Pon de Replay"

Rihanna

2005

#1816

"Lucky"

Erika de Casier

2024

#1815

"That's the Way (I Like It)"

KC and the Sunshine Band

1975

#1814

"Something in the Orange"

Zach Bryan

2022

#1813

"Wishing Well"

Terence Trent D'Arby

1987

#1812

"Down Under"

Men at Work

1982

#1811

"Autumn Sweater"

Yo La Tengo

1997

#1810

"While You See a Chance"

Steve Winwood

1981

#1809

"Shakin' All Over"

Johnny Kidd and The Pirates

1960

#1808

"You Are the Sunshine of My Life"

Stevie Wonder

1973

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#1807

"I Only Want to Be with You"

Dusty Springfield

1963

#1806

"Kiss Them for Me"

Siouxsie & the Banshees

1991

#1805

"It's Gonna Be Me"

*NSYNC

2000

#1804

"The Only One I Know"

The Charlatans

1990

#1803

"Need You Now"

Lady A

2010

#1802

"I Am Not a Woman, I'm a God"

Halsey

2021

#1801

"Breathe"

Faith Hill

2000

2025 Entry (#1897)

"End of the World"

Miley Cyrus

2025

2025 Entry (#1868)

"Fuck Me Eyes"

Ethel Cain

2025

2025 Entry (#1837)

"Dracula"

Tame Impala

2025

2025 Entry (#1806)

"Free"

Little Simz

2025

Three and a half minutes of forward-thinking pop, this song’s fusion of classic girl-group pop, new wave-styled post-disco, and R&B proved the right combination to effect a top-ten comeback for the Pointer Sisters. It’s a smoky, smoldering, and completely sweet love song that finds June, Ruth, and Anita in fine collective voice, setting the prototype for their synth-backed 80s trademark sound that would follow. With its G-rated lyrics, the song looks back to easier times, belied only by the sexy undercurrents of the delivery, leaving the listener in the middle of a delicious dichotomy.
--Amy Hanson (AllMusic)

"Eye in the Sky" was the moment that the Alan Parsons Project escaped from the residual bloat of the prog-rock era and became a legitimate pop act. The secret ingredient here is Eric Woolfson’s vocal delivery—soft, gentle, and nuanced. In fact, the song is so soft and smooth that it’s easy to overlook the fact that the song’s narrator is a menacing omniscient who surveils either his lover or his populace. It's part jealous-boyfriend schtick and part harbinger of the coming technological Big Brother dystopia, all sung in a croon that sounds like someone breathing heavy on the back of your neck. --Andrew Ryce (Pitchfork)

The ubiquity of "The Humpty Dance" could have worked against Digital Underground, casting them as one-hit curios for countdowns rather than the freaky geniuses behind Sex Packets. But "The Humpty Dance" might be the weirdest thing on the album. It's an introduction to Shock G's alter ego (a buffoon with Grouch Marx glasses who was still somehow deemed very successful at sexual seduction), a song where the bass is as lumpy as the oatmeal and all are invited to try out moves that resemble an epileptic seizure. Absurd as it gets, "The Humpty Dance" breaks down your defenses like sunshine, love, pizza, or anything else that’s universally liked. --Ian Cohen (Pitchfork) & Bill Lamb (LiveAbout.com)

Pop-rock icon Alanis Morissette is not an angry person. More perceptive listeners of her music will understand that "You Oughta Know," the song that gave her this angry-rocker stigma, is an exception in her catalogue. Indeed, most of Morissette's music is rooted in introspective, social, and spiritual exploration. An accomplished example of this is
“Thank U,” which relays the singer's philosophical awakenings, resulting from her trip to India, as well as other emotional and physical journeys. It’s a mostly mellow, mid-tempo affair, underscored by a twinkly keyboard, a pulsing drum-machine pattern, and the singer’s gratitude for life’s lessons.
--Charles Goodson, site author

The 2000 Greatest Songs of All Time, 1955–2024 ...and beyond! #1900 – #1801 (Please revisit this site periodically as updates will continue until the full list has been presented.)

The 2000 Greatest Songs of All Time, 1955–2024
...and beyond!
#1900 – #1801
(Please revisit this site periodically as updates will continue until the full list has been presented.)