100 Greatest American Songs (The Greatest Tracks From The USA)

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Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Purple Rain
Prince
Prince / Prince and the Revolution 08:47 Amazon
2
Stand by Me
Ben E. King / Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
Ben E. King 02:54 Amazon
3
Hypnotize
Randy Alpert / Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie / Andy Armer / Sean Combs / Ron Lawrence / Christopher Wallace / Ricky Walters
The Notorious B.I.G. 03:50 Amazon
4
The Best [Edit]
Mike Chapman / Holly Knight
Tina Turner 04:10 Amazon
5
A Horse With No Name
Dewey Bunnell
America 04:17 Amazon
6
Walking in Memphis
Marc Cohn
Marc Cohn 04:19 Amazon
7
I Say a Little Prayer
Burt Bacharach / Hal David
Aretha Franklin 03:36 Amazon
8
Wanted
Hunter Hayes / Troy Verges
Hunter Hayes 03:48 Amazon
9
They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
Maxwell Dixon / Peter Phillips
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth 04:46 Amazon
10
Iris
John Rzeznik
Goo Goo Dolls 04:50 Amazon
11
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
Steve Cropper / Otis Redding
Otis Redding 02:46 Amazon
12
Started Out With Nothin
Steve Wold
Seasick Steve 03:41 Amazon
13
Bad Boy for Life
Mark Curry / Jamel Fisher / Drayton Goss / Rick Ross / Dorsey Wesley
Mark Curry / P. Diddy / Black Rob 04:13 Amazon
14
Long Train Runnin'
Tom Johnston
The Doobie Brothers 03:29 Amazon
15
Kokomo
Mike Love / Scott McKenzie / Terry Melcher / John Phillips
The Beach Boys 03:37 Amazon
16
I'm a Believer
Neil Diamond
The Monkees 02:50 Amazon
17
December, 1963 (Oh What A)
Bob Gaudio / Judy Parker
The Four Seasons 03:32 Amazon
18
Land of 1000 Dances
Chris Kenner
Wilson Pickett 02:28 Amazon
19
Soul Man
Isaac Hayes / David Porter
Sam & Dave 02:40 Amazon
20
When a Man Loves a Woman
Calvin Lewis / Percy Sledge / Andrew Wright
Percy Sledge 02:51 Amazon
21
Just the Way You Are
Khari Cain / Philip Lawrence / Ari Levine / Bruno Mars / Khalil Walton
Bruno Mars 03:40 Amazon
22
Don't Let Go (Love)
Patrick Brown / Andrea Martin / Ivan Matias / Raymon Murray / Rico Wade
En Vogue 04:54 Amazon
23
Breathe
Stephanie Bentley / Holly Lamar
Faith Hill 04:09 Amazon
24
Here I Go Again
David Coverdale / Bernie Marsden
Whitesnake 04:35 Amazon
25
Ain't No Half-Steppin'
Antonio Hardy / Rod Temperton
Big Daddy Kane 05:19 Amazon
26
You Oughta Know
Glen Ballard / Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette 04:09 Amazon
27
Sailing
Christopher Cross
Christopher Cross 04:17 Amazon
28
Work It
Missy Elliott / Timbaland
Missy Elliott 04:21 Amazon
29
Glory of Love
Peter Cetera / David Foster / Diane Nini
Peter Cetera 04:23 Amazon
30
Lighters Up
Victor S. Carraway / Roger Greene / Kimberly Jones / Scott Storch
Lil' Kim 04:26 Amazon
31
If You Leave Me Now
Peter Cetera
Chicago 03:57 Amazon
32
I Don't Want to Wait
Paula Cole
Paula Cole 05:21 Amazon
33
Every Which Way but Loose
Milton Brown / Stephen Dorff / Snuff Garrett
Eddie Rabbitt 02:48 Amazon
34
O.G. Original Gangster
Ice-T
Ice-T 04:43 Amazon
35
She's Gone
Daryl Hall / John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates 05:15 Amazon
36
Easy
Lionel Richie
Faith No More 03:09 Amazon
37
Miles Away
Paul Taylor
Winger 04:12 Amazon
38
Brooklyn Zoo
Derrick Harris / Russell Jones
Ol' Dirty Bastard 03:38 Amazon
39
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
Bert Berns / Solomon Burke / Jerry Wexler
Solomon Burke 02:47 Amazon
40
Follow Me
Michael Bradford / Matthew Shafer
Uncle Kracker 03:35 Amazon
41
Make It With You
David Gates
Bread 03:15 Amazon
42
Feel So Good
Robert "Kool" Bell / Ronald Bell / George "Funky" Brown / Lawrence Dermer / Joe Galdo / Robert "Spike" Mickens / Claydes Smith / Dennis "D.T." Thomas / Rafael Vigil / Richard Westfield
Mase 03:24 Amazon
43
High Enough [45 Version]
Jack Blades / Ted Nugent / Tommy Shaw
Damn Yankees 04:18 Amazon
44
Fly High Michelle
Donald E. Vandevelde
Enuff Z'nuff 04:16 Amazon
45
Wishing on a Star
Billie Calvin
Rose Royce 04:52 Amazon
46
Ghetto Heaven
Peter Moreland / Jeffrey Smith / Sandra St. Victor
The Family Stand 04:41 Amazon
47
I Swear
Gary Baker / Frank J. Myers
All-4-One 04:19 Amazon
48
I'll Name the Dogs
Matt Dragstrem / Ben Hayslip / Josh Thomson
Blake Shelton 03:03 Amazon
49
Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
Darrol Durant / Roger Munroe / Jimmy Seals / Trevor Smith
Busta Rhymes 03:15 Amazon
50
Just Like Paradise
David Lee Roth / Brett Tuggle
David Lee Roth 04:06 Amazon
51
Speechless
Warren Felder / Shay Mooney / Jordan Reynolds / Daniel Smyers / Laura Veltz
Dan + Shay 03:33 Amazon
52
What's Next
Bryan Higgins / James Jackson / Sheldon Scott / Rashad Smith
Leaders of the New School 04:36 Amazon
53
Push
Matt Serletic / Rob Thomas
Matchbox Twenty 03:59 Amazon
54
I Want to Know What Love Is
Mick Jones
Foreigner 05:03 Amazon
55
It's Funky Enough
Leon Sylvers III
Disciples of Christ 04:29 Amazon
56
What's Love Got to Do with It
Terry Britten / Graham Lyle
Tina Turner 03:46 Amazon
57
Can I Get Some Dap
Backspin
MC Lyte 03:33 Amazon
58
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
Gerry Goffin / Carole King / Jerry Wexler
Aretha Franklin 02:45 Amazon
59
It's Just a Matter of Time
Brook Benton / Belford Hendricks / Clyde Otis
Randy Travis 03:57 Amazon
60
Top Billin [Acapella]
Daddy-O / Kirk Robinson / Nat Robinson
Audio Two 03:03 Amazon
61
Is This Love
David Coverdale / John Sykes
Whitesnake 04:43 Amazon
62
Flava in Ya Ear
Craig Mack
Craig Mack 03:37 Amazon
63
All Right
Christopher Cross
Christopher Cross 04:17 Amazon
64
Guitar Man
David Gates
Bread 03:44 Amazon
65
Sister Golden Hair
Gerry Beckley
America 03:20 Amazon
66
I Remember You
Rachel Bolan / Dave "The Snake" Sabo
Skid Row 05:14 Amazon
67
Watch Me Now
Cedric Miller / Keith Thornton
Ultramagnetic MC's 04:49 Amazon
68
Everybody Dance
Bernard Edwards / Nile Rodgers
Chic 04:07 Amazon
69
I Got You Babe [45 Version]
Sonny Bono
Sonny & Cher 03:09 Amazon
70
They Want EFX
Willie Hines / Andre Weston
Das EFX 03:41 Amazon
71
Cornflake Girl
Tori Amos
Tori Amos 05:06 Amazon
72
What Do You Want the Girl to Do
Allen Toussaint
Lowell George 04:46 Amazon
73
Black Sheep
Robert Altman / Daniel D. Darst
John Anderson 02:56 Amazon
74
I Saw Her Standing There
John Lennon / Paul McCartney
Little Richard 03:29 Amazon
75
I've Got a Woman
Ray Charles / Renald Richard
Ray Charles 02:55 Amazon
76
School's Out
Michael Bruce / Glen Buxton / Alice Cooper / Dennis Dunaway / Neal Smith
Alice Cooper 03:31 Amazon
77
We're Not Gonna Take It
Dee Snider
Twisted Sister 03:40 Amazon
78
I'll Be There for You (Theme From 'Friends')
David Crane / Marta Kauffman / Michael Skloff / Phil Solem / Danny Wilde / Allee Willis
The Rembrandts 03:08 Amazon
79
I Wanna Be Your Dog
David Alexander / Ron Asheton / Scott Asheton / James Osterberg / Iggy Pop / The Stooges
The Stooges 03:13 Amazon
80
Psycho Killer [Live]
David Byrne / Chris Frantz / Tina Weymouth
Talking Heads 04:29 Amazon
81
Full Circle
Gene Clark
The Byrds 02:38 Amazon
82
Who Loves the Sun
Sterling Morrison / Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground 02:46 Amazon
83
Sugar Magnolia
Mickey Hart / Robert Hunter / Phil Lesh / Ron "Pigpen" McKernan / Bob Weir
Grateful Dead 03:15 Amazon
84
Werewolves of London
LeRoy Marinell / Waddy Wachtel / Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon 03:28 Amazon
85
Wake Up Little Susie
Boudleaux Bryant / Felice Bryant
The Everly Brothers 02:04 Amazon
86
A House Is Not a Motel
Arthur Lee
Love 03:22 Amazon
87
Roll Um Easy
Lowell George
Little Feat 02:30 Amazon
88
Return of the Grievous Angel
Tommy Brown / Earl Montgomery / Gram Parsons
Gram Parsons 04:19 Amazon
89
Run Run Run
Matthew Andes / Jay Ferguson
Jo Jo Gunne 02:35 Amazon
90
California Girls
Mike Love / Brian Wilson
David Lee Roth 02:51 Amazon
91
Green Onions
Steve Cropper / Booker T. Jones / Al Jackson, Jr. / Lewie Steinberg
Booker T. & the MG's 02:56 Amazon
92
For What It's Worth
Stephen Stills
Buffalo Springfield 02:40 Amazon
93
Under the Boardwalk
Art Resnick / Kenny Young
The Drifters 02:44 Amazon
94
You're the Inspiration
Peter Cetera / David Foster
Chicago 03:49 Amazon
95
Cat's in the Cradle
Harry Chapin / Sandy Chapin
Harry Chapin 03:48 Amazon
96
Biggest Part of Me
Mary Chapin Carpenter / David Pack
Ambrosia 05:25 Amazon
97
Both Sides Now
Joni Mitchell
Judy Collins 03:13 Amazon
98
I Don't Want to Talk About It
Danny Whitten
Crazy Horse 05:22 Amazon
99
Song to the Siren
Larry Beckett / Tim Buckley
Tim Buckley 03:20 Amazon
100
Comin' Home Baby
Bob Dorough / Ben Tucker
Mel Tormé 02:45 Amazon
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