| 1 | Like a Rolling Stone | Bob Dylan | 1965 |
| 2 | (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction | The Rolling Stones | 1965 |
| 3 | Imagine | John Lennon | 1971 |
| 4 | What's Going On | Marvin Gaye | 1971 |
| 5 | Respect | Aretha Franklin | 1967 |
| 6 | Good Vibrations | The Beach Boys | 1966 |
| 7 | Johnny B. Goode | Chuck Berry | 1958 |
| 8 | Hey Jude | The Beatles | 1968 |
| 9 | Smells Like Teen Spirit | Nirvana | 1991 |
| 10 | What'd I Say | Ray Charles | 1959 |
| 11 | My Generation | The Who | 1965 |
| 12 | A Change Is Gonna Come | Sam Cooke | 1964 |
| 13 | Yesterday | The Beatles | 1965 |
| 14 | Blowin' in the Wind | Bob Dylan | 1963 |
| 15 | London Calling | The Clash | 1980 |
| 16 | I Want to Hold Your Hand | The Beatles | 1963 |
| 17 | Purple Haze | Jimi Hendrix | 1967 |
| 18 | Maybellene | Chuck Berry | 1955 |
| 19 | Hound Dog | Elvis Presley | 1956 |
| 20 | Let It Be | The Beatles | 1970 |
| 21 | Born to Run | Bruce Springsteen | 1975 |
| 22 | Be My Baby | The Ronettes | 1963 |
| 23 | In My Life | The Beatles | 1965 |
| 24 | People Get Ready | The Impressions | 1965 |
| 25 | God Only Knows | The Beach Boys | 1966 |
| 26 | A Day in the Life | The Beatles | 1967 |
| 27 | Layla | Derek and the Dominos | 1970 |
| 28 | (Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay | Otis Redding | 1968 |
| 29 | Help! | The Beatles | 1965 |
| 30 | I Walk the Line | Johnny Cash | 1956 |
| 31 | Stairway to Heaven | Led Zeppelin | 1971 |
| 32 | Sympathy for the Devil | The Rolling Stones | 1968 |
| 33 | River Deep, Mountain High | Tina Turner | 1966 |
| 34 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling | Righteous Brothers | 1964 |
| 35 | Light My Fire | The Doors | 1967 |
| 36 | One | U2 | 1991 |
| 37 | No Woman, No Cry | Bob Marley | 1975 |
| 38 | Gimme Shelter | The Rolling Stones | 1969 |
| 39 | That'll Be the Day | Buddy Holly | 1957 |
| 40 | Dancin' in the Streets | Martha and the Vandellas | 1964 |
| 41 | The Weight | The Band | 1968 |
| 42 | Waterloo Sunset | The Kinks | 1968 |
| 43 | Tutti Frutti | Little Richard | 1956 |
| 44 | Georgia on My Mind | Ray Charles | 1960 |
| 45 | Heartbreak Hotel | Elvis Presley | 1956 |
| 46 | Heroes | David Bowie | 1977 |
| 47 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel | 1970 |
| 48 | All Along the Watchtower | Jimi Hendrix | 1968 |
| 49 | Hotel California | The Eagles | 1976 |
| 50 | The Tracks of My Tears | Smokey Robinson | 1965 |
| 51 | The Message | Grandmaster Flash | 1982 |
| 52 | When Doves Cry | Prince | 1984 |
| 53 | Anarchy in the U.K. | The Sex Pistols | 1977 |
| 54 | When a Man Loves a Woman | Percy Sledge | 1966 |
| 55 | Louie Louie | The Kingsmen | 1963 |
| 56 | Long Tall Sally | Little Richard | 1956 |
| 57 | A Whiter Shade of Pale | Procol Harum | 1967 |
| 58 | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson | 1983 |
| 59 | The Times They Are A-Changin' | Bob Dylan | 1964 |
| 60 | Let's Stay Together | Al Green | 1971 |
| 61 | Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On | Jerry Lee Lewis | 1957 |
| 62 | Bo Diddley | Bo Diddley | 1955 |
| 63 | For What It's Worth | Buffalo Springfield | 1967 |
| 64 | She Loves You | The Beatles | 1963 |
| 65 | Sunshine of Your Love | Cream | 1968 |
| 66 | Redemption Song | Bob Marley | 1980 |
| 67 | Jailhouse Rock | Elvis Presley | 1957 |
| 68 | Tangled Up in Blue | Bob Dylan | 1975 |
| 69 | Crying | Roy Orbison | 1961 |
| 70 | Walk On By | Dionne Warwick | 1964 |
| 71 | California Girls | The Beach Boys | 1965 |
| 72 | Papa's Got a Brand New Bag | James Brown | 1966 |
| 73 | Summertime Blues | Eddie Cochran | 1958 |
| 74 | Superstition | Stevie Wonder | 1972 |
| 75 | Whole Lotta Love | Led Zeppelin | 1969 |
| 76 | Strawberry Fields Forever | The Beatles | 1967 |
| 77 | Mystery Train | Elvis Presley | 1955 |
| 78 | I Got You (I Feel Good) | James Brown | 1965 |
| 79 | Mr. Tambourine Man | The Byrds | 1965 |
| 80 | I Heard It Through the Grapevine | Marvin Gaye | 1968 |
| 81 | Blueberry Hill | Fats Domino | 1956 |
| 82 | You Really Got Me | The Kinks | 1964 |
| 83 | Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) | The Beatles | 1965 |
| 84 | Every Breath You Take | The Police | 1983 |
| 85 | Crazy | Patsy Cline | 1961 |
| 86 | Thunder Road | Bruce Springsteen | 1975 |
| 87 | Ring of Fire | Johnny Cash | 1963 |
| 88 | My Girl | The Temptations | 1965 |
| 89 | California Dreamin' | The Mamas & The Papas | 1965 |
| 90 | In the Still of the Night | The Five Satins | 1956 |
| 91 | Suspicious Minds | Elvis Presley | 1969 |
| 92 | Blitzkrieg Bop | The Ramones | 1976 |
| 93 | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | U2 | 1987 |
| 94 | Good Golly, Miss Molly | Little Richard | 1958 |
| 95 | Blue Suede Shoes | Carl Perkins | 1956 |
| 96 | Great Balls of Fire | Jerry Lee Lewis | 1957 |
| 97 | Roll Over Beethoven | Chuck Berry | 1956 |
| 98 | Love and Happiness | Al Green | 1972 |
| 99 | Fortunate Son | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 1969 |
| 100 | You Can't Always Get What You Want | Rolling Stones | 1969 |