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| The 365 "Songs of the Century" announced by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Recording Industry Association of America.
1. Over the Rainbow, Judy Garland 2. White Christmas, Bing Crosby 3. This Land Is Your Land, Woody Guthrie 4. Respect , Aretha Franklin 5. American Pie, Don McLean 6. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Andrews Sisters 7. West Side Story, Original Cast 8. Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Billy Murray 9. You've Lost That Lovin Feelin, Righteous Brothers 10. The Entertainer, Scott Joplin 11. In the Mood, Glenn Miller Orchestra 12. Rock Around the Clock, Bill Haley & The Comets 13. When the Saints Go Marching In, Louis Armstrong 14. You Are My Sunshine, Jimmie Davis 15. Mack the Knife, Bobby Darin 16. Satisfaction, The Rolling Stones 17. Take the 'A' Train, Duke Ellington Orchestra 18. Blueberry Hill, Fats Domino 19. God Bless America, Kate Smith 20. Stars and Stripes Forever, Sousa's Band 21. I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Marvin Gaye 22. Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding 23. I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Tony Bennett 24. Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys 25. Stand By Me, Ben E. King 26. Stormy Weather, Lena Horne 27. Johnny B. Goode, Chuck Berry 28. I Want to Hold Your Hand, The Beatles 29. Midnight Train to Georgia, Gladys Knight & The Pips 30. Imagine, John Lennon 31. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Gene Autry 32. The Twist, Chubby Checker 33. Happy Trails, Roy Rogers & Dale Evans 34. Your Cheatin' Heart, Hank Williams 35. Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Fisk Jubilee Singers 36. The Sound of Music, Original Cast 37. Round Midnight, Thelonius Monk 38. What's Love Got to do With It, Tina Turner 39. Over There, The American Quartet 40. Star Dust, Hoagy Carmichael 41. Ain't Misbehavin', Fats Waller 42. Georgia on My Mind, Ray Charles 43. Oh Pretty Woman, Roy Orbison 44. Every Breath You Take, The Police 45. My Girl, The Temptations 46. Hotel California, The Eagles 47. Happy Days Are Here Again, Ben Selvin Orchestra 48. Stand By Your Man, Tammy Wynette 49. Take Five, Dave Brubeck 50. America the Beautiful, Louise Homer 51. When a Man Loves a Woman, Percy Sledge 52. Light My Fire, The Doors 53. Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin 54. Sweet Georgia Brown, Ben Bernie Orchestra 55. When You Wish Upon a Star, Cliff Edwards 56. Yesterday/Act Naturally, The Beatles 57. Louie Louie, The Kingsmen 58. God Bless the Child, Billie Holiday 59. Born in the USA, Bruce Springsteen 60. The Girl from Ipanema, Stan Getz/Astrud Gilberto 61. I Walk the Line, Johnny Cash 62. The Star Spangled Banner, John McCormick 63. O Happy Day, The Edwin Hawkins Singers 64. Great Balls of Fire, Jerry Lee Lewis 65. What's Going On, Marvin Gaye 66. Oklahoma, Original Cast 67. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, Johnny Mercer 68. Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog, Elvis Presley 69. St. Louis Blues, W.C. Handy 70. Yankee Doodle, Vess Ossman 71. California Dreamin', The Mamas & Papas 72. On the Road Again, Willie Nelson 73. Auld Lang Syne, Frank Stanley 74. Summertime, Sidney Bechet 75. Theme from Shaft, Isaac Hayes 76. Beat It, Michael Jackson 77. Sentimental Journey, Les Brown Orchestra 78. Blue Suede Shoes, Carl Perkins 79. The Sound of Silence, Simon & Garfunkel 80. Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana 81. It Had to Be You, Isham Jones Orchestra 82. Minnie the Moocher, Cab Calloway 83. Sixteen Tons,Tennessee Ernie Ford 84. What a Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong 85. Fire and Rain, James Taylor 86. Y.M.C.A., The Village People 87. Heartbreak Hotel, Elvis Presley 88. King of the Road, Roger Miller 89. I Will Survive, Gloria Gaynor 90. Ave Maria, Marian Anderson 91. Begin the Beguine, Artie Shaw Orchestra 92. Like a Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan 93. Stop in the Name of Love, The Supremes 94. Stayin' Alive, The Bee Gees 95. 1999, Prince 96. Please Remember Me, Tim McGraw 97. Porgy and Bess, Original Cast 98. Back in the Saddle Again, Gene Autry 99. Shake, Rattle and Roll, Joe Turner 100. In the Still of the Night ,The Five Satins 101. Killing Me Softly With His Song, Roberta Flack 102. Friends in Low Places, Garth Brooks 103. Charleston, Arthur Gibbs & His Gang 104. A Tisket A Tasket, Ella Fitzgerald 105. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, Chauncy Olcott 106. The Times They Are A Changin', Bob Dylan 107. I Fall to Pieces, Patsy Cline 108. I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston 109. Mona Lisa, Nat King Cole 110. Blowin' in the Wind, Peter, Paul & Mary 111. Peggy Sue, Buddy Holly 112. Lean on Me, Bill Withers 113. Kind of Blue, Miles Davis 114. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Hank Williams 115. Proud Mary, Creedence Clearwater Revival 116. Can the Circle Be Unbroken, Carter Family 117. Puttin' on the Ritz, Harry Richman 118. Layla, Derek & The Dominos 119. Jump, Van Halen 120. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, U2 121. We Are the World, USA for Africa 122. Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Cyndi Lauper 123. My Fair Lady, Original Cast 124. Swanee, Al Jolson 125. Let Me Call You Sweetheart, The Peerless Quartet |
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