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The Most Important Songs of All Time

This is a list of the songs that changed the music genre, sound the best, and go down in history as the most influential songs ever written.
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"One" - Metallica
"One" - Metallica
1
"Stayin' Alive" - The Bee Gees
"Stayin' Alive" - The Bee Gees
2
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
3
(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party) - Beastie Boys
(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party) - Beastie Boys
4
*I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly
*I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly
5
*NSYNC - Bye Bye Bye
*NSYNC - Bye Bye Bye
6
1999
1999
7
7 Years Lukas Graham
7 Years Lukas Graham
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ABC
ABC
9
Africa - Toto
Africa - Toto
10
Ain't No Mountain Enough - Diana Ross
Ain't No Mountain Enough - Diana Ross
11
All About That Bass
All About That Bass
12
All Along the Watchtower - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
All Along the Watchtower - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
13
All My Loving - The Beatles
All My Loving - The Beatles
14
All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Ritchie
All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Ritchie
15
All Star - Smash Mouth
All Star - Smash Mouth
16
All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
17
American Pie - Don McLean
American Pie - Don McLean
18
Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
19
Any Way You Want It
Any Way You Want It
20
Baby
Baby
21
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot
22
Baby One More Time- Britney Spears
Baby One More Time- Britney Spears
23
Back in Black
Back in Black
24
Bad to the Bone (George Thorogood)
Bad to the Bone (George Thorogood)
25
Barbie Girl - Aqua
Barbie Girl - Aqua
26
Basket Case - Green Day
Basket Case - Green Day
27
The Beach Boys - Kokomo
The Beach Boys - Kokomo
28
Beat It - Michael Jackson
Beat It - Michael Jackson
29
Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
30
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
31
Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself
Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself
32
Billy Idol - Mony Mony
Billy Idol - Mony Mony
33
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
34
Blue (Da Ba Dee) - Eiffel 65
Blue (Da Ba Dee) - Eiffel 65
35
Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
36
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
37
Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name
Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name
38
Born to Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Born to Be Wild - Steppenwolf
39
The Boys Are Back in Town (Thin Lizzy)
The Boys Are Back in Town (Thin Lizzy)
40
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