Last week, we brought you the first 25 songs of our 101 Great Songs of All Time feature. The initial batch represented the varied and diverse tastes of the AU’s contributors and as we continue on with our look at some of the best music made across multiple genres, this week’s instalment takes in sounds from some old school and contemporary legends. From The Beatles to Gotye and Sia, this is one playlist we loved putting together.
THE AU’S 101 GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME: 75 -51
75. Neutral Milk Hotel – “In The Aeroplane Over The Sea”
74. Muddy Waters – “Hoochie Coochie Man”
73. Eric Clapton – “Cocaine”
72. James Brown – “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World”*
71. Billy Joel – “Piano Man”
70. Stevie Wonder – “Superstition”
69. The Animals – “House of the Rising Sun”
68. Gotye – “Heart’s a mess”
67. The Cure – “Lovecats”
66. Lou Reed – “Walk On the Wild Side”
65. Sia – “Breathe Me”
64. The Easybeats – “Friday On My Mind”
63. The Beatles – “I Am the Walrus”
62. Prince – “When Doves Cry”
61. Dolly Parton – “Jolene”
60. Divinyls – “Pleasure and Pain”
59. Bob Dylan – “Like a Rolling Stone”
58. Led Zeppelin – “When the Levee Breaks”
57. Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
56. Erykah Badu – “On & On”
55. The Doors – “People Are Strange”
54. Michael Jackson – “Billie Jean”
53. The Pixies – “Where Is My Mind?”
52. Otis Redding – “Try A Little Tenderness”
51. Al Green – “Let’s Stay Together”
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Stay tuned as we edge towards the Top 25 of our countdown!
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