The Actual 250 Greatest Songs of the Century So Far

Rolling Stone needs to stop doing lists like this because they're always bad and wrong and then I have to correct everything and hastily throw together a list that is better and more accurate. Stop making more work for me. This blog is supposed to be over and done.

1. Rihanna & Calvin Harris - We Found Love
2. TV On The Radio - Staring At The Sun
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
4. T.I. - What You Know
5. D'Angelo - 1000 Deaths
6. Outkast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)
7. No Age - Teen Creeps
8. Maren Morris - 80s Mercedes
9. Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
10. Fetty Wap - Trap Queen
11. Miguel - Adorn
12. Turnstile - Blackout
12. Wilco - I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
14. Carly Rae Jepsen - Boy Problems
15. Rihanna - Needed Me
16. Lil Wayne ft Babyface - Comfortable
17. Frank Ocean - Swim Good
18. Kacey Musgraves - High Horse
19. Gucci Mane - Lemonade
20. Radiohead - 15 Step
21. Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On
22. At the Drive-in - Pattern Against User
23. Amerie - 1 Thing
24. Deerhunter - Nothing Ever Happened
25. Sabrina Carpenter - Taste
26. Power Trip - Armageddon Blues
27. Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry
28. Midlake - Young Bride
29. The Strokes - Reptilia
30. Playboi Carti - Magnolia
31. And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead - Relative Ways
32. Mindforce - Excalibur
33. Guided By Voices - Overloaded
34. Ovlov - Where's My Dini
35. UNK ft Outkast & Jim Jones - Walk It Out (Remix)
36. Three 6 Mafia - Stay Fly
37. *NSYNC - Bye Bye Bye
38. Deftones - Change (In The House Of Flies)
39. Rihanna ft Drake - Work
40. Unwound - Demons Sing Love Songs
41. Charli XCX - Party 4 U
42. D'Angelo - The Charade
43. Wayne Wonder - No Letting Go
44. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll
45. Caribou - Melody Day
46. The Used - Blue and Yellow
47. Robyn - Hang With Me
48. Chappell Roan - Casual
49. Madvillain - Great Day
50. Florida Georgia Line - Countryside
51. Ne-Yo - Because Of You
52. Kylie Minogue - Love at First Sight
53. Clipse - Ride Around Shining
54. Ovlov - The Well
55. Diiv - Brown Paper Bag
56. Tony Molina - Don't Come Back
57. Queens of the Stone Age - The Lost Art of Keeping A Secret
58. Tyler The Creator - New Magic Wand
59. Viper - Hey Maybe One Day You'll See Me Again
60. Rihanna - Kiss It Better
61. Kevin Krauter - Pretty Boy
62. Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - Ritual Knife
63. At the Drive-In - One Armed Scissor
64. Sky Ferreira - Everything Is Embarrassing
65. A$AP Rocky ft Drake, 2 Chainz, Kendrick Lamar - Fuckin' Problems
66. The Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
67. Maren Morris - My Church
68. Jimmy Eat World - Work
69. Alex G - Proud
70. Pill - Trap Goin' Ham
71. Caribou - Sun
72. Deerhunter - Strange Lights
73. Valee ft Jeremih - Womp Womp
74. Radiohead - Morning Bell
75. Good Morning - Warned You
76. El Guincho - Bombay
77. Ashlee Simpson - Pieces Of Me
78. The Shins - Kissing The Lipless
79. Radiohead - Optimistic
80. Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
81. Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next
82. Beach Fossils - Don't Fade Away
83. Anz ft George Riley - You Could Be
84. Deftones - Digital Bath
85. Ovlov - Strokes
86. M.I.A. - Paper Planes
87. Boris & Michio Kurihara - You Laughed Like A Water Mark
88. Radiohead - Backdrifts
89. Outkast - Ms. Jackson
90. Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone
91. Big Thief - Not
92. The Rubs - Wrong Right Girl
93. Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile - Over Everything
94. Trinidad James - All Gold Everything
95. Yuck - Get Away
96. Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso
97. Annie - Heartbeat
98. Charli XCX - Apple
99. DMX - Who We Be
100. The Chats - Smoko
101. Nicki Minaj - Did It On Em
102. Real Estate - Crime
103. Muse - Hysteria
104. Steve Lacy - Playground
105. Aaliyah - Try Again
106. Deftones - Rx Queen
107. Fury - Angels Over Berlin
108. No Age - Genie
109. Windhand - Grey Garden
110. Elliott Smith - Son Of Sam
111. Ringo Deathstarr - Slack
112. The Killers - When You Were Young
113. No Age - Sleeper Hold
114. Ovens - Running In Place
115. Wiz Khalifa - Black and Yellow
116. D'Angelo - Prayer
117. The-Dream - Yamaha
118. Uffie - Pop The Glock
119. Crystal Castles ft Robert Smith - Not In Love
120. La Roux - Bulletproof
121. Radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place
122. Lady Gaga - Poker Face
123. *NSYNC - Girlfriend
124. CSS - Alala
125. The Shins - So Says I
126. Stacie Orrico - Stuck
127. Modest Mouse - Tiny Cities Made Of Ashes
128. Addison Rae - Fame Is A Gun
129. Electric Wizard - Funeralopolis
130. Taylor Swift - Style
131. Mason Ramsey - Twang
132. Playboi Carti - Sky
133. Kanye West ft Kendrick Lamar - No More Parties In LA
134. Prince - Call My Name
135. Deftones - Feiticeira
136. PinkPantheress ft Ice Spice - Boy's A Liar Part 2
137. Rihanna - Same Ol' Mistakes
138. Earl Sweatshirt ft RZA - Molasses
139. And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - How Near How Far
140. Radiohead - In Limbo
141. Pinback - From Nothing To Nowhere
142. The Click Five - Just The Girl
143. Ryan Leslie - Diamond Girl
144. Ween - Gabrielle
145. Kanye West - Flashing Lights
146. Mike Jones - Back Then
147. Dismemberment Plan - Superpowers
148. SZA - Kill Bill
149. Sedona - Sharkbite
150. Lorde - What Was That
151. Jai Paul - Jasmine Demo
152. The Rubs - Wrap My Life
153. DNCE - Cake By The Ocean
154. Weezer - King of The World
155. Silversun Pickups - Melatonin
156. Wilco - Handshake Drugs
157. Slipknot - Duality
158. Troye Sivan - Got Me Started
159. T.I. - Why You Wanna
160. Radiohead - Pyramid Song
161. UGK ft Outkast - Int'l Players Anthem
162. Lil B - Hipster Girls
163. PJ Harvey ft Thom Yorke - This Mess We're In
164. Turnstile - Holiday
165. Beak> - Eggdog
166. Surface To Air Missive - Life Is So Sad
167. Flasher - Who's Got Time
168. Built To Spill - Goin' Against Your Mind
169. The Darkness - Growing On Me
170. Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild
171. Kim Petras - I Don't Want It At All
172. Lil Yachty - Bring It Back
173. Ty Dolla Sign ft Babyface - Solid
174. Hatchie - Obsessed
175. Turnstile - I Don't Wanna Be Blind
176. The Tubs - Illusion Pt 2
177. PinkPantheress - Illegal
178. Lil Nas X - Sun Goes Down
179. Nicki Minaj - Come On A Cone
180. Animal Collective - What Would I Want? Sky
181. Ted Leo/Rx - The Ballad Of The Sin Eather
182. Against Me! - Borne On The FM Waves Of The Heart
183. D'Angelo - Another Life
184. Santana ft Michelle Branch - The Game Of Love
185. Nicki Minaj - Stupid Hoe
186. Lil B - No Black Person Is Ugly
187. Two Inch Astronaut - Foulbrood
188. Mike Jones ft Paul Wall - Still Tippin'
189. Phoenix - Napoleon Says
190. Kylie Minogue - Come Into My World
191. Cam'ron ft Juelz Santana - Hey Ma
192. System Of A Down - Chop Suey!
193. Ying Yang Twins - Wait (The Whisper Song)
194. Jagged Edge ft Nelly - Where The Party At
195. Surface To Air Missive - Get In The Truck
196. D'Angelo - Really Love
197. Justin Timberlake - Nothin' Else
198. The Darkness - Love Is Only A Feeling
199. Rihanna ft SZA - Consideration
200. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Y Control
201. Wilco - Jesus, etc.
202. TV On The Radio - Province
203. Dua Lipa - Break My Heart
204. Charli XCX - Boys
205. Kitty Pryde - Okay Cupid
206. Alex G - Bobby
207. Power Trip - Executioner's Tax
208. Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta
209. Nicki Minaj ft Drake & Lil Wayne - Truffle Butter
210. Mac Demarco - Ode To Viceroy
211. Tinashe ft Schoolboy Q - 2 On
212. MGMT - The Youth
213. Ariana Grande ft The Weeknd - Love Me Harder
214. Jennifer Lopez ft French Montana - I Luh Ya Papi
215. Jay-Z - Girls Girls Girls
216. Frank Ocean - Thinkin About You
217. Kesha - Tik Tok
218. Deftones - Sextape
219. Shellac - A Prayer To God
220. A Tribe Called Quest ft Kendrick Lamar - Conrad Tokyo
221. Alex G - Kicker
222. Pearl Jam - Unemployable
223. Interpol - Evil
224. Deftones - Minerva
225. The Anniversary - All Things Ordinary
226. Daft Punk - One More Time
227. Grass Is Green - Panera
228. Thom Yorke - The Eraser
229. Homeshake - Heat
230. Three 6 Mafia - From Da Back
231. The Strokes - New York City Cops
232. Janet Jackson - Someone To Call My Lover
233. Tommy Richman - Million Dollar Baby
234. Mahmundi - Imagem
235. Charli XCX - Talk Talk
236. Loona / Odd Eye Circle - Girl Front
237. Magdalena Bay - Image
238. Troye Sivan - Rush
239. Beak> - Brean Down
240. Phoenix - Sometimes In The Fall
241. CKY - Flesh Into Gear
242. Queens Of The Stone Age - Monsters In The Parasol
243. Palehound - Healthier Folk
244. Solange - Losing You
245. Pill - Dimes Of Hard
246. Beyonce ft Andre 3000 - Party
247. Japandroids - Young Hearts Spark Fire
248. The Rubs - Impossible Dream
249. Gridiron - Mascot
250. A Tribe Called Quest ft Andre 3000 - Kids


Stuff that almost made it:
Tkay Maidza - U-Huh
Neon Indian - Hex Girlfriend
Mariah Carey & Miguel - Beautiful
Warpaint - Love Is to Die
Danny Brown - Combat
Mz Sassy - Take Me To The Liquor Store
Rihanna - James Joint
Dornik - Something About You
Ovlov - The Great Ohmu
Hospitality - It's Not Serious
Pusha T - Numbers On The Boards
Joanna Gruesome - Wussy Void
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Stick Figures In Love
Lil Wayne & Rick Ross - John
Deerhoof - Chandelier Searchlight
Merchandise - I Locked The Door
Justin Bieber - Runaway Love Remix
Yo La Tengo - Pass The Hatchet I Think I'm Goodkind
The Mars Volva - L'Via L'Viaquez
T.A.T.U. - All The Things She Said
Yo Majesty - Club Action
TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me
Simian Mobile Disco - I Believe
Death From Above 1979 - Romantic Rights
Carly Rae Jepsen - Emotion
Candy - Distorted Dreams
Lily Konigsberg - Sweat Forever
Hum - Step Into You
DaBaby ft Offset - Babysitter
Denzel Curry ft Rick Ross - Birdz

New Years Eve Show 2024 (Top 100 of 2024)

100. Bodysync x Dazy - Back Of My Mind
99. Tate McRae - 2 Hands
98. Enemic Interior - Cos a Cos
97. Peso Pluma ft Rich The Kid - Gimme A Second
96. Schedule 1 - Drifting
95. Container - Yacker
94. Zero Point Energy - Closer to You
93. Beak> - Strawberry Line
92. The Hard Quartet - Hey
91. Nilufer Yanya - Like I Say (I Runaway)

90. Chat Pile - Tape
89. Sedona - Deadweight
88. Anxious - Counting Sheep
87. Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - Solo La Morte Ti Ammanetta
86. Darkthrone - Black Dawn Affiliation
85. Arstioir Lifsins - Eftr Bjartlogar Hrots Hreggs Kveikja Ognarstrioan Ulf Sordar Grasinu
84. Sheer Mag - Moonstruck
83. Jayson Green & The Jerk - I Need Love
82. Dry Erase - Claude Is Cold
81. Beak> - Hungry Are We

80. 360 - Charli XCX
79. Persher - Read Me Some Sci-Fi
78. Quid Quo - Circles
77. Disintegration - Abandon
76. Thee Oh Sees - Zipper
75. LL Cool J ft Saweetie - Proclivities
74. The Jesus Lizard - Alexis Feels Sick
73. Kendrick Lamar - Squabble Up
72. Madison Beer - Make You Mine
71. Flo Milli ft Lil Yachty - Never Lose Me

70. Everything Is Romantic - Charli XCX
69. Oso Oso - That's What Time Does
68. Her New Knife - Purepurepure
67. Sedona - Baby Run
66. Beak> - Denim
65. Addison Rae - Aquamarine
64. Dry Erase - Planet B Pill
63. Sean Henry - Burn It Out
62. Beabadoobee - Beaches
61. Maxo Kream ft Tyler The Creator - Cracc Era

60. Montel Palmer - Talk To Me
59. Howell Dawdy - I Need Some Help
58. Julie - Very Little Effort
57. Quicksand - Supercollider
56. Porcelain - Plastic
55. The Jesus Lizard - Grind
54. The Cure - Alone
53. Charli XCX - Sympathy Is A Knife
52. Milly - Blocked On Everything
51. Nilufer Yanya - Method Actor

50. Darkside - Graucha Max
49. Bullion ft Carly Rae Jepsen - Rare
48. NYC Knockouit - Stunadz Anthem
47. Magdalena Bay - Death & Romance
46. Homeless Cadaver - Emergency Circumcision
45. Snoozer - Love's Permission
44. Joey Valance & Brae - John Cena
43. Internet Girl - Government Name
42. Charli XCX - I Think About It All The Time
41. Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

40. Chat Pile - Masc
39. NewJeans - How Sweet
38. Classic Traffic - Missing Person
37. Kim Gordon - Bye Bye
36. Charli Xcx - Von Dutch
35. The Cure - A Fragile Thing
34. Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
33. Milly - Spilling Ink
32. David Nance - Mock The Hours
31. Persher - Portable Aquarium

30. Internet Girl - Pull Up
29. Charli XCX and Lorde - Girl So Confusing version with Lorde
28. Marcel Wave - Peg
27. Smelter - In Spades
26. MJ Lenderman - She's Leaving You
25. Milly - Running The Madness
24. Denzel Curry ft Kenny Mason - SKED
23. Narrow Head - Love Sick
22. Alien Nosejob - The Executioner
21. Julie - Feminine Adornments
20. Beak> - The Seal

19. Facs - Wish Defense
19. Addison Rae - Diet Pepsi
17. Doechii - Nissan Altima
16. The Jesus Lizard - Hide and Seek
15. MJ Lenderman - Wristwatch
14. Tatyana - Down Badd
13. Charli XCX - Talk Talk
12. Pissed Jeans - Everywhere Is Bad
11. Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem

10. Disintegration - In Your Diary
09. Magdalena Bay - Image
08. Julie - Clairbourne Practice
07. The Garden - Filthy Rabbit Hole
06. Diiv - Brown Paper Bag
05. Charli XCX - Apple
04. Tommy Richman - Million Dollar Baby
03. The Cure - All I Ever Am
02. Sabrina Carpenter - Taste
01. Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe