An interesting rating was published in the 963th issue of Rolling Stone magazine dated December 9, 2004. Employees of the publication interviewed 172 musicians and critics and found out which songs they consider the best. In 2010 and 2011, some songs from the top 500 greatest songs of all time according to Rolling Stone magazine changed their positions, but in general the list remained unchanged.
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In the first place in the ranking of Rolling Stone magazine is Bob Dylan’s song Like a Rolling Stone. This composition was released on July 20, 1965 by a single, and a little later was included in the album Highway 61 Revisited. For three months on the US chart, the song reached the second line. The first live performance of the composition took place at the Newport Folk Festival.
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The second line is occupied by the composition I can't get no satisfaction, written by Mick Jager and Keith Richards and performed by The Rolling Stones. Fans of this musical group first heard this single in May 1965. A month later, the song entered the album Out of our heads (American version). It was with this song that “Rollings” first appeared on the top line of the main US charts.
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On the third line is John Lennon's Imagine song. The single appeared in 1971. The author set forth his vision of the world order in the text, and later jokingly called the composition the true manifesto of communism. The song became a kind of business card for the performer, although, even during the peak period, it never occupied a position higher than 3 lines in the charts. Only in 1980 she was in first place in connection with the death of Lennon and the re-release of the single. This song sounds in Times Square in New York in the last moments of the outgoing year.
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The song What's going on became the main one in the album of the same name by Marvin Gay, which was released on May 21, 1971. The album itself is iconic. Firstly, he was the first one personally produced by this artist, and secondly, he is an expression of new soul music trends.
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In fifth place in the ranking of Rolling Stone is the song Respect Aretha Franklin. The composition appeared in 1967. The song was awarded two Grammy Awards. Respect is a cover version of Otis Redding's song. As the author himself recalled, he composed the song in a day, created the arrangement in 20 minutes and recorded the single on the first try. But if Redding asked for respect, then Aretha Franklin demanded this respect in her interpretation. The performer was not afraid to make changes to the music and text, which allowed the composition to reach the first positions of most world charts.
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In 1966, the American band The Beach Boys released the single Good Vibrations, which the compilers of the Rolling Stone rating will put on the sixth line after several decades. Good Vibrations is a collection of several topics that have been recorded in different studios. This approach to the installation of the composition has never been used by anyone before. As a result, Brian Wilson, founder, producer and frontman of The Beach Boys, spent about $ 50, 000 on recording this song alone. The song was used in the TV series "Lost" as a code to disable the lock on the substation "Mirror".
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On the seventh line of the rating is the composition of Jonny B. Good Chuck Berry. He wrote the song in 1955, but the single was not released until the spring of 1958. Jonny B. Good is a rock and roll classic. The song was sung by dozens of artists, including Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Green Day and Sex Pistols. One of the most striking performances of the song is presented in the film "Back to the Future".
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The eighth line of the Rolling Stone rating is occupied by The Beatles Hey Jude. When Lennon divorced his wife, Paul McCartney went to Weybridge to visit and cheer on Julian, the son of John and Cynthia, who was very worried about the gap between his parents. McCartney spent about an hour on the road, writing a song along the way. Subsequently, the name of Jule, he changed to Jude. The Beatles never performed Hey Jude at their concerts, but Paul McCartney made it the highlight of his personal shows. In 2012, McCartney spoke with her at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics.
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On the ninth line is the song Smells like teen spirit by Nirvana. This song was the most successful in the Nevermind album and contributed to an unprecedented increase in sales. The song did not leave the first lines of the charts in 1991-1992.
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Closes the top ten song What'd I say Ray Charles. The single was released in 1959. At one of the concerts, until the end, there were a few minutes that needed to be filled with something. And then Ray Charles performed an improvisation, and his orchestra played along. The audience reacted so violently to the final performance that Charles decided to turn improvisation into an independent composition.
