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WOXY Top 500 Songs of All-Time (2001)
1. The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
2. The Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the U.K.
3. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
4. The Smiths - How Soon is Now?
5. R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe
6. U2 - New Year's Day
7. Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
8. The Cure - Just Like Heaven
9. The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go?
10. The Police - Roxanne
11. Pearl Jam - Alive
12. The Cure - Just Like Heaven
13. Jane's Addiction - Jane Says
14. Green Day - Longview
15. Fugazi - Waiting Room
16. The Smashing Pumpkins - Today
17. XTC - Dear God
18. R.E.M. - It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
19. Jim Carrol Band - People Who Died
20. Pearl Jam - Jeremy
21. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge
22. The B-52's - Rock Lobster
23. The Velvet Underground - Rock and Roll
24. U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
26. Beastie Boys - Fight for Your Right to Party
27. Cracker - Teen Angst
28. The Breeders - Cannonball
29. Camper Van Beethoven - Take the Skinheads Bowling
30. Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party
31. Joy Divison - Love Will Tear Us Apart
32. Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing
33. The Clash - Rock the Casbah
34. Elvis Costello - Alison
35. The Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven
36. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away
37. The Replacements - Alex Chilton
38. Depeche Mode - Route 66
39. Radiohead - Creep
40. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
41. Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way
42. Modern English - I Melt With You
43. R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
44. Afghan Whigs - Rebirth of the Cool
45. Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
46. The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
47. Royal Crescent Mob - Get on the Bus
48. Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side
49. Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole
50. The Offspring - Come Out and Play
51. Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays
52. Beck - Where It's At
53. Husker Du - Makes No Sense At All
54. Midnight Oil - Beds are Burning
55. Depeche Mode - People are People
56. Elvis Costello & the Attractions - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?
57. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
58. Pearl Jam - Even Flow
59. Squeeze - Tempted
60. Talking Heads - Burning Down the House
61. Psychedelic Furs - Pretty in Pink
62. Gary Numan - Cars
63. The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog
64. The Vapours - Turning Japanese
65. Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead
66. R.E.M. - Orange Crush
67. Television - Marquee Moon
68. Green Day - Welcome to Paradise
69. Ministry - Everday is Halloween
70. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Head On
71. Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
72. The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
73. Counting Crows - Mr. Jones
74. Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized
75. Cake - The Distance
76. Dave Matthews Band - What Would You Say?
77. Pretebders - Brass in Pocket
78. Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
79. Nirvana - Come As You Are
80. The Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes
81. U2 - One
82. Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
83. Bob Marley - Jammin'
84. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Cities in Dust
85. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life
86. Tori Amos - Silent All These Years
87. Porno for Pyros - Pets
88. Soft Cell - Tainted Love
89. The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
90. Romeo Void - Never Say Never
91. Public Image Ltd. - Rise
92. Blur - Song 2
93. David Bowie - Changes
94. Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Pump It Up
95. Killing Joke - Eighties
96. Faith No More - Epic
97. Cracker - Low
98. Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend
99. Sex Pistols - God Saves the Queen
100. The Clash - Train in Vain
101. The Godfathers - Birth, School, Work, Death
102. Concrete Blonde - Joey
103. Nine Inch Nails - Closer
104. Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?
105. Blind Melon - No Rain
106. Oasis - Wonderwall
107. The Nails - 88 Lines About 44 Women
108. New Order - True Faith
109. Blondie - Call Me
110. Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science
111. Soul Asylum - Runaway Train
112. U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love)
113. Lo-Fidelity All-Stars - Battleflag
114. Everclear - Santa Monica
115. James - Laid
116. Talking Heads - Life During Wartime
117. Soul Coughing - Super Bon Bon
118. Semisonic - Closing Time
119. Sarah McLachlan - Building a Mystery
120. Dramarama - Anything, Anything (I'll Give You)
121. Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl
122. Garbage - I Think I'm Paranoid
123. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
124. They Might Be Giants - Don't Let's Start
125. The Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
126. Devo - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
127. English Beat - Save It for Later
128. The Chemical Brothers - Let Forever Be
129. The Replacements - I Will Dare
130. Social Distortion - Ball and Chain
131. The Clash - London Calling
132. The Pretenders - Message of Love
133. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
134. G. Love & Special Sauce - Rodeo Clowns
135. The Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me
136. The Charlatans - The Only One I Know
137. Ben Folds Five - Underground
138. Tears for Fears - Shout
139. Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way
140. X-Ray Spex - Oh Bondage Up Yours!
141. Live - I Alone
142. The Alarm - Strength
143. Love and Rockets - So Alive
144. The B-52's - Private Idaho
145. The Plimsouls - A Million Miles Away
146. Howlin' Maggie - Alcohol
147. Pavement - Cut Your Hair
148. Afghan Whigs - Gentleman
149. The Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
150. Patti Smith - Dancing Barefoot
151. R.E.M. - The One I Love
152. Depeche Mode - Strangelove
153. Tones on Tail - Go!
154. Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Radio, Radio
155. Lou Reed - Sweet Jane
156. Luscious Jackson - Ladyfingers
157. Björk - Human Behaviour
158. Beastie Boys - Sabotage
159. The The - This is the Day
160. XTC - Mayor of Simpleton
161. Guided By Voices - Teenage FBI
162. PJ Harvey - Down by the Water
163. Pearl Jam - Daughter
164. R.E.M. - Superman
165. Echo & the Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar
166. Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank
167. Peter Murphy - Cuts You Up
168. Travis - Driftwood
169. Peter Gabriel - Red Rain
170. The Sugarcubes - Birthday
171. Trio - Da Da Da
172. Coldplay - Yellow
173. Sinéad O'Connor - Mandinka
174. The Jam - That's Entertainment
175. Temple of the Dog - Hunger Strike
176. The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored
177. Blondie - Rapture
178. Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers - Dodge Veg-O-Matic
179. The Cure - In Between Days
180. Robyn Hitchcock - Balloon Man
181. Liz Phair - Supernova
182. Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia
183. Adrian Belew - Oh Daddy
184. The Smiths - Girlfriend in a Coma
185. The Church - Under the Milky Way
186. Split Enz - I Got You
187. Cake - Never There
188. XTC - Making Plans for Nigel
189. Devo - Whip It!
190. Foo Fighters - I'll Stick Around
191. Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
192. U2 - Gloria
193. Toad the Wet Sprocket - All I Want
194. R.E.M. - Stand
195. English Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom
196. Dinosaur Jr. - Start Choppin'
197. The Cure - Close to Me
198. Butthole Surfers - Pepper
199. Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
200. Indigo Girls - Closer to Fine
201. Doves - Catch the Sun
202. Kent - Music Non-Stop
203. Oasis - Supersonic
204. Guided By Voices - My Valuable Hunting Knife
205. Roxy Music - Love is the Drug
206. Love and Rockets - No New Tale to Tell
207. The Replacements - I'll Be You
208. The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon
209. Material Issue - Valerie Loves Me
210. Folk Implosion - Natural One
211. Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
212. The Jam - A Town Called Malice
213. U2 - I Will Follow
214. The The - Infected
215. XTC - Senses Working Overtime
216. dada - Dizz Knee Land
217. Talking Heads - And She Was
218. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax
219. L7 - Pretend We're Dead
220. Afghan Whigs - Debonair
221. Suzanne Vega - Luka
222. Time Zone - World Destruction
223. The Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight
224. R.E.M. - What's the Frequency Kenneth?
225. Patti Smith - Gloria
226. Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl
227. Squeeze - Pulling Mussels from a Shell
228. Screaming Trees - Nearly Lost You
229. Juliana Hatfield - My Sister
230. U2 - With or Without You
231. Soul Coughing - Circles
232. Tori Amos - God
233. Paul Westerberg - Dyslexic Heart
234. Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours
235. The Lemonheads - It's a Shame About Ray
236. They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in Your Soul
237. Belly - Feed the Tree
238. X - Fourth of July
239. The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
240. Peter Gabriel - Shock the Monkey
241. The Sisters of Mercy - This Corrosion
242. The Police - Message in a Bottle
243. DNA w/ Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner
244. Shriekback - Nemesis
245. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression That I Get
246. The Call - The Walls Came Down
247. Lush - Ladykillers
248. Echo & the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
249. Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind
250. Violent Femmes - Kiss Off
251. The Offspring - Gotta Get Away
252. The Flaming Lips - She Don't Use Jelly
253. Morrissey - Tomorrow
254. Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats
255. The Pretenders - My City Was Gone
256. Blondie - Heart of Glass
257. Urge Overkill - Sister Havana
258. Radiohead - Optimistic
259. David Bowie - Let's Dance
260. Sonic Youth - Kool Thing
261. Ass Ponys - Little Bastard
262. The La's - There She Goes
263. Veruca Salt - Seether
264. R.E.M. - Pretty Persuasion
265. Beastie Boys - So Whatcha Want
266. Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth
267. The Cranberries - Zombie
268. Soundgarden - Spoonman
269. Psychodots - Moaner
270. Living Colour - Cult of Personality
271. Happy Mondays - Step On
272. Sublime - What I Got
273. The The - Uncertain Smile
274. Soul Asylum - Somebody to Shove
275. INXS - What You Need
276. Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love
277. Primus - Jerry Was a Racecar Driver
278. Ass Ponys - Swallow You Down
279. R.E.M. - Can't Get There From Here
280. Wilco - Monday
281. MC 900 Ft. Jesus - The City Sleeps
282. Grant Lee Buffalo - Mockingbirds
283. The Smashing Pumpkins - Siva
284. Live - Pain Lies on the Riverside
285. Primus - Tommy the Cat
286. Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mining
287. Hole - Doll Parts
288. Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
289. Fishbone - Party at Ground Zero
290. Dave Matthews Band - Crash Into Me
291. The Clash - Lost in the Supermarket
292. Urban Dance Squad - Deeper Shade of Soul
293. The Ramones - Do You Remember Rock and Roll Radio?
294. The Cardigans - Lovefool
295. The Cure - Why Can't I Be You?
296. The Wallflowers - One Headlight
297. Elliot Smith - Miss Misery
298. The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
299. The B-52's - Love Shack
300. The Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing
301. Violent Femmes - American Music
302. Squeeze - Cool for Cats
303. Buffalo Tom - Taillights Fade
304. Dramarama - Haven't Got a Clue
305. Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains
306. Squeeze - Black Coffee in Bed
307. The Pretenders - Middle of the Road
308. Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
309. Talking Heads - Crosseyed and Painless
310. Prodigy - Firestarter
311. R.E.M. - Don't Go Back to Rockville
312. Hoodoo Gurus - I Want You Back
313. Meat Puppets - Backwater
314. Talk Talk - It's My Life
315. Elastica - Connection
316. Billy Idol - White Wedding
317. Alice in Chains - Would?
318. The Presidents of the United States of America - Lump
319. Too Much Joy - Crush Story
320. Luscious Jackson - Naked Eye
321. Duran Duran - Girls on Film
322. Billy Bragg - Sexuality
323. Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers
324. U2 - Mysterious Ways
325. Toad the Wet Sprocket - Hold Her Down
326. Reverend Horton Heat - It's Martini Time
327. Robyn Hitchcock - My Wife and My Dead Wife
328. Rancid - Ruby Soho
329. Fatboy Slim - Praise You
330. Lou Reed - Dirty Boulevard
331. Catherine Wheel - Black Metallic
332. Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
333. Bob Mould - Sunspots/Wishing Well
334. Missing Persons - Words
335. Son Volt - Drown
336. The Go-Go's - Our Lips are Sealed
337. Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes
338. Moby - Southside
339. Marshall Crenshaw - Someday, Someway
340. Ministry - Stigmata
341. The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
342. Yaz - Situation
343. Ben Folds Five - Battle of Who Could Care Less
344. Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
345. R.E.M. - Driver 8
346. Tori Amos - Crucify
347. Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love
348. Bran Van 3000 - Drinking in L.A.
349. Barenaked Ladies - Be My Yoko Ono
350. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
351. BT feat. DJ Rap - Dreaming
352. The Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings
353. Throwing Muses - Counting Backwards
354. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Someday I Suppose
355. Foo Fighters - Learn to Fly
356. Peter Gabriel - Biko
357. The Fixx - One Thing Leads to Another
358. fIREHOSE - Flyin' the Flannel
359. INXS - Don't Change
360. Soul Coughing - Is Chicago, Is Not Chicago
361. Wilco - Outtasite (Outta Mind)
362. Papas Fritas - Way You Walk
363. Eurythmics - Would I Lie to You?
364. U2 - Bad (Live)
365. Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away
366. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peek-A-Boo
367. The B-52's - Planet Claire
368. Squirrel Nut Zippers - Hell
369. The Smithereens - A Girl Like You
370. Stereo MC's - Connected
371. Bob Mould - See a Little Light
372. Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
373. Cake - Rock n' Roll Lifestyle
374. U2 - Beautiful Day
375. The Smithereens - Behind the Wall of Sleep
376. Massive Attack - Safe from Harm
377. Sinéad O'Connor - I Want Your Hands on Me
378. Matthew Sweet - Sick of Myself
379. Weezer - Buddy Holly
380. Art of Noise - Close (To the Edit)
381. Joe Jackson - Sunday Papers
382. Portishead - Sour Times
383. Over the Rhine - How Does it Feel
384. Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues
385. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue
386. David Bowie - Modern Love
387. The Cult - Love Removal Machine
388. Love and Rockets - Ball of Confusion
389. Wilco - Can't Stand It
390. Goldfinger - Here in Your Bedroom
391. Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
392. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground
393. Icicle Works - Whisper to a Scream
394. Ben Harper - Burn to Shine
395. Big Country - In a Big Country
396. Midnight Oil - Power and the Passion
397. The db's - A Spy in the House of Love
398. The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
399. Primal Scream - Swastika eyes
400. Berlin - Sex (I'm a...)
401. The Replacements - Here Comes a Regular
402. Concrete Blonde - God is a Bullet
403. Fiona Apple - Shadowboxer
404. Blues Traveler - Run-around
405. Cibo Matto - Sci-Fi Wasabi
406. Tears for Fears - Change
407. The Police - Synchronicity II
408. Spacehog - In the Meantime
409. The Smithereens - Blood and Roses
410. My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult - Sex on Wheelz
411. Everclear - Everything to Everyone
412. Sonic Youth - 100%
413. Housemartins - Happy Hour
414. Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching
415. Chemical Brothers - Out of Control
416. Garbage - Queer
417. Marcy Playground - Sex and Candy
418. The Stranglers - Always the Sun
419. New Order - Love Vigilantes
420. Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
421. Supergrass - Movin'
422. Peter Gabriel - Big Time
423. Madness - Our House
424. Jesus Jones - Right Here, Right Now
425. Ben Folds Five - Brick
426. Timbuk 3 - The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades
427. Joe Jackson - I'm the Man
428. Tom Jones - Sex Bomb
429. Guadalcanal Diary - Litany
430. Depeche Mode - Walking in My Shoes
431. Soup Dragons - I'm Free
432. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
433. Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy
434. Adam & the Ants - Stand and Deliver
435. The Connells - Stone Cold Yesterday
436. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Kiss Them for Me
437. Goo Goo Dolls - We Are the Normal
438. Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
439. Daisy Chainsaw - Love Your Money
440. Sponge - Plowed
441. Mojo Nixon - Elvis is Everywhere
442. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
443. Enigma - Sadeness
444. World Party - Ship of Fools
445. The Pixies - Gigantic
446. Royal Crescent Mob - Happy at Home
447. Rage Against the Machine - Guerilla Radio
448. Machines of Loving Grace - Butterfly Wings
449. The Farm - Groovy Train
450. Basement Jaxx - Rendez-Vu
451. Splashdown - Ironspy
452. Alice in Chains - No Excuses
453. Talking Heads - Stay Up Late
454. Eels - Mr. E's Beautiful Blues
455. The Clash - Police and Thieves
456. Ultravox - Vienna
457. The Police - So Lonely
458. Tripping Daisy - I Got a Girl
459. Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child
460. Wheat - Don't I Hold You
461. 10,000 Maniacs - What's the Matter Here?
462. Crash Test Dummies - MMM MMM MMM MMM
463. The Judybats - Being Simple
464. INXS - Need You Tonight/Mediate
465. Leona Naess - Charm Attack
466. The Bears - Fear is Never Boring
467. Everclear - I Will Buy You a New Life
468. Seal - Crazy
469. The Ramones - Sheena is a Punk Rocker
470. Psychodots - Big Love Now
471. Tom Waits - Hold On
472. Blur - There's No Other Way
473. Trip Shakespeare - The Slacks
474. The Pogues - Fairytale of New York
475. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes
476. Pearl Jam - Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
477. Camper VAn Beethoven - Pictures of Matchstick Men
478. Sleater-Kinney - You're No Rock and Roll Fun
479. Meryn Cadell - The Sweater
480. Iggy Pop - China Girl
481. They Might Be Giants - Ana Ng
482. New York Dolls - Personality Crisis
483. Cornershop - Brimful of Asha
484. Nirvana - Lithium
486. blink-182 - What's My Age Again
487. Live - The Dolphin's Cry
488. Morcheeba - Trigger Hippie
489. Sebadoh - Skull
490. Beth Orton - She Cries Your Name
491. Dandy Warhols - Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth
492. Superdrag - Sucked Out
493. 311 - Come Original
494. The Tragically Hip - Courage (for Hugh MacLennan)
495. Blue - Girls and Boys
496. The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends
497. Front 242 - Headhunter
498. The Posies - Dream All Day
499. Guadalcanal Diary - Vista
500. Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy - Television, Drug of a Nation