I couldn't get on VH-1's website today to find their list of 100 greatest songs of the last 25 years but as I was looking for it, I found this. It is from the New Musical Express. The magazine that publishes the British charts (Like Billboard does in the US). It is called the 100 best songs of all time and was published in 2003. Lots of 80's stuff. I like this better than what I have seen on VH-1's. I still have a problem with comparing songs "of all time" but anyhow...here's the list:

1 Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
2 Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Sprit
3 Sex Pistols – Anarchy In The Uk
4 The Rolling Stones – Paint It Black
5 David Bowie – Heroes
6 The Stone Roses – Fools Gold
7 The Smiths – This Charming Man
8 Oasis – Live Forever
9 The Clash – London Calling
10 Massive Attack – Unfinished Sympathy
11 The Jam – Going Underground
12 The Beatles – Paperback Writer
13 The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations
14 The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony
15 Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side
16 Underworld – Born Slippy
17 Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen In Love..
18 Stevie Wonder – Superstition
19 Kinks – Waterloo Sunset
20 New Order – Blue Monday
21 Dexys Midnight Runners – Geno
22 Blondie – Heart Of Glass
23 The Rolling Stones – Satisfaction
24 Aretha Franklin – Respect
25 T.Rex – Get It On
26 Coldplay – Yellow
27 Motorhead – Ace Of Spades
28 Eminem – Stan
29 The Byrds – Eight Miles High
30 The Strokes – Last Night
31 Bob Dylan – Like A Rolling Stone
32 Abba – Dancing Queen
33 The Ronettes – Be My Baby
34 Oasis – Supersonic
35 The Byrds – Mr Tambourine Man
36 The La’s There She Goes
37 The Who – My Generation
38 The Vines – Get Free
39 Beastie Boys – Sabotage
40 Steve Harley – Make Me Smile
41 The Jackson 5 – I Want You Back
42 The Smiths – How Soon Is Now
43 Dusty Springfield – Son Of A Preacher Man
44 The Beatles – Pennylane/Strawberry Fields Forever
45 The Undertones – Teenage Kicks
46 Glen Campbell – Wichita Lineman
47 Elvis Presley – In The Ghetto
48 Prince – When Doves Cry
49 Primal Scream – Loaded
50 Grandmaster Flash – White Lines
51 Marvin Gaye – I Herd It Through The Grapevine
52 Sex Pistols – God Save The Queen
53 The Specials – Ghost Town
54 Pixies – Gigantic
55 Pulp – Common People
56 David Bowie – Starman
57 Smokey Robinson – The Tracks Of My Tears
58 Happy Mondays – Step On
59 The Beach Boys – God Only Knows
60 The Who – I Can’t Explain
61 The Kinks – You Really Got Me
62 The Faces – Stay With Me
63 Roxy Music – Virginia Plain
64 Madonna – Into The Groove
65 Guns ‘N Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
66 Nelly – Hot In Here
67 Mc5 – Kick Out The Jams
68 Big Star – September Gurls
69 Soft Cell – Tainted Love
70 Radiohead – Creep
71 The Pogues – Fairytail Of New York
72 Missy Elliott – Get Ur Freak On
73 Kylie – Can’t Get You Out Of My Mind
74 Queens Of The Stoneage – Feelgood Hit Of The Summer
75 This Mortal Coil – Song To The Siren
76 NWA – Straight Outta Compton
77 The Strokes – The Modern Age EP
78 Primal Scream – Higher Than The Sun
79 Aphex Twin – Windowlicker
80 Jimi Hendrix – Voodoo Chile
81 Bob Marley – Get Up Stand Up
82 Manic Street Preachers – A Design For Life
83 My Bloody Valentine – You Made Me Realise
84 Outkast – Ms Jackson
85 Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Two Tribes
86 Blur – Girls And Boys
87 Stardust – Music Sound Better With You
88 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin’ Jack Flash
89 Sugarcubes – Birthday
90 The Doves – There Goes The Fear
91 The Jam – The Eaton Rifles
92 Public Enemy – Bring The Noise
93 Aaliyah – Try Again
94 Blur – Song 2
95 The Lovin’ Spoonful – Do You Believe In Magic?
96 The Beatles – I Wanna Hold Your Hand
97 Jimmy Hendrix – Cross Town Traffic
98 The Cult – Love Removal Machine
99 Mudhoney – Touch Me I’m Sick
100 Sly And The Family Stone – Family Affair

Well I have to admit that 6, 10 and 14 are absolute classics and are well deserving of their place in the top 100. Whether they are deserving of their exact placings I'm not so sure. Sex Pistols deserve #3 because that song launched a thousand bands in the 70's. Joy Division at #1? Well I prefer it to Nirvana but the best song of all time?????? AH DONT THANK SO!!!!!!!!!! :D

No way! That's like the first "Top Whatever" list I have seen where I like the majority of the songs. Although, I don't think Nivana should be #2 :rolleyes: But Sex Pistols at #3? And Buzzcocks at #17? Hell yeah! That's awesome :D

If this is the music they play on the radio in the UK, maybe I need to move there! ;)

THIS is much better than that piece of crap list from VH1. PoisonGirl and me need to move to the UK!

Lots of good songs on there. I love Joy Division, but I'm not sure if I would have put "Love Will Tear Us Apart" at #1. As far as lists goes, any list would be better than the ones VH-1 puts out.

One of the best "All Time Top 100-Lists" and clearly better than anything coming from VH-1 - actually, this Top 100 would make a very essential compilation of Rock and Pop music.

Originally posted by XXX
THIS is much better than that piece of crap list from VH1. PoisonGirl and me need to move to the UK!

Yay! Come to England and visit me :D

I actually have that edition of NME where it shows their top 100 songs. Knowing NME, I'm surprised The Smiths aren't voted higher :p Mind you, they did prevsiouly polled them as no1 for 'The Most Influential Band Ever', and the Beatles ended up at no 2. Which is all good in my opinion beacuse I've always thought the Beatles were overrated. Am I gonna get slaughtered for saying that?? :hammer:

Originally posted by 80s&Indie_Obsessed

Which is all good in my opinion beacuse I've always thought the Beatles were overrated. Am I gonna get slaughtered for saying that?? :hammer:

Not by me Christina! I have ALWAYS thought the Beatles were over-rated. And if J and I ever get to England, your pad will be our first stop! ;) :)

I know! You gotta show us the best dives there, so we don't get stuck in the tourist traps! I was talking to my room-mate about England, actually! Most places in Europe, I would like to visit, but Iceland, Southern Europe, and England would be prime places to definitely put on the map for a European vacation :)

Btw, The Beatles ARE over-rated. They do have a lot of good songs, but I don't think they deserve to be the be-all, end-all of influential bands/musicians.