The Lady's Top 500 Picks!

[ladyislingering]

This is an ENORMOUS work in progress.

I've been known to have many, many, many "favourite" songs throughout my life. I'm going to try to narrow them down to 500. In increments of 50 at a time. You are quite welcome to comment during the building of this fantastic thread; I promise not to get too carried-up in small talk, and stick to the music.

Maybe a few of you will be influenced to write a bigass list of your own (which would be awesome). Here's the magnus opus of my lists that are scattered about the CRF.

500-450

500. Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray - Patsy Cline
499. The Tracks of My Tears - Smokey Robinson
498. Midnight at the Oasis - Maria Muldaur
497. Material Girl - Madonna
496. Charlie Wasn't There - Barbara Evans
495. Television - Donna Dee
494. She Came in Through the Bathroom Window - Peter Frampton
493. Luka - Suzanne Vega
492. Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder
491. Disco Duck - Rick Dees
490. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
489. Roulette - Bon Jovi
488. Sticky Sweet - Motley Crue
487. Sex and Violence - Lothar & The Hand People
486. Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper
485. Temptation - Prince & The Revolution
484. Say, Say, Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
483. Drop Dead Legs - Van Halen
482. Don't Sleep In the Subway - Petula Clark
481. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
480. Cars - Gary Numan
479. Send Me An Angel - Real Life
478. If Looks Could Kill - Heart
477. Get a Grip - Aerosmith
476. Lost Without Your Love - Bread
475. Mickey - Toni Basil
474. 99 Luftballons - Nena
473. Pocket Calculator - Kraftwerk
472. Baby Come-A Back-A - The Chordettes
471. Mother's Little Helper - The Rolling Stones
470. Rebel Yell - Billy Idol
469. Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money
468. Toy Soldiers - Martika
467. 500 Miles - The Proclaimers
465. Be With You - Mr. Big
464. Cherry Pie - Warrant
463. Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin
462. Call Me Al - Paul Simon
461. Kiss Me Deadly - Lita Ford
460. Love Will Keep Us Together - The Captain & Tennille
459. Knock Three Times - Tony Orlando & Dawn
458. When Will I See You Again - The Three Degrees
457. Boogie Shoes - KC & The Sunshine Band
456. Gimme Three Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd
455. Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
454. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
453. Chicka Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) - Daddy Dewdrop
452. Car Wash - Rose Royce
451. Life is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me) - Reunion
450. Jazzman - Carole King

(449-400 soon to come.)

 

[ladyislingering]

(449-400)

449. Strange Brew - Cream
448. Hey Deanie - Shaun Cassidy
447. Stumblin' In - Suzi Quatro
446. Perfect Day - Lou Reed
445. I Think I'm Go-Go - Squeeze
444. Johnny Angel - Shelly Fabares
443. Fool For You Anyway - Foreigner
442. Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
441. She's Not There - The Zombies
440. Randy Scouse Git - The Monkees
439. Age of Aquarius - The 5th Dimension
438. Turn Up the Radio - Autograph
437. She's a Beauty - The Tubes
436. Kyrie - Mr. Mister
435. Losing My Religion - REM
434. I Hate Myself For Loving You - Joan Jett
433. If - Bread
432. Don't Come Around Here No More - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
431. Venus in Furs - The Velvet Underground
430. Sunday Girl - Blondie
429. (Baby) I'd Love You To Want Me - Lobo
428. I Got My Eyes On You - Peter Frampton
427. Flowers on the Wall - Nancy Sinatra
426. Green Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf
425. The Logical Song - Supertramp
424. Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan
423. Bus Stop - The Hollies
422. Love Bites - Def Leppard
421. Paradise By the Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf
420. Magic Pants - Cap'n Swing
419. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly
418. Hell is Living Without You - Alice Cooper
417. Bobby's Girl - Tracey Ullman
416. Crazy - Patsy Cline
415. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
414. Mashed Potato Time - Dee Dee Sharp
413. In the Year 2525 - Zager & Evans
412. Black Velvet - Alannah Myles
411. Suzie Creamcheese - Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
410. Pale Blue Eyes - The Velvet Underground
409. The End of the World - Skeeter Davis
408. It's a Heartache - Bonnie Tyler
407. Wham-Bam, Shang-a-Lang - Silver
406. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
405. Turn to Stone - Electric Light Orchestra
404. You're Breakin' My Heart - Harry Nilsson
403. You Have Killed Me - Morrissey
402. The Crystal Ship - The Doors
401. Echoes - Pink Floyd
400. Take My Breath Away - Berlin

(399-350 soon to come)

 

[ladyislingering]

399. West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
398. I Know What Boys Like - The Waitresses
397. Electric Avenue - Eddie Grant
396. Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics
395. Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo
394. That'll Be the Day - Buddy Holly
393. Pop Musik - M
392. Rio - Duran Duran
391. Sweet Dreams are Made of These - Eurythmics
390. You're All I Need - Motley Crue
389. Crazy On You - Heart
388. Nasty - Janet Jackson
387. Don't Cha Stop - The Cars
386. Who Can It Be Now - Men At Work
385. I Want You to Want Me - Cheap Trick
384. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
383. Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
382. Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
381. Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
380. You Better Run - Pat Benatar
379. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
378. (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me - Naked Eyes
377. Little Red Corvette - Prince
376. Your Love - Outfield
375. I Need a Man to Love - Janis Joplin
374. Burning Down the House - Talking Heads
373. Wordy Rappinghood - Tom Tom Club
372. Private Eyes - Hall & Oates
371. Emma - Hot Chocolate
370. Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves - Cher
369. Buddy Holly - Weezer
368. The Future's So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades) - Timbuk 3
367. Beds are Burning - Midnight Oil
366. Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney & Wings
365. Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle
364. I Heard it Through the Grapevine - Creedence Clearwater Revival
363. Baby, I Love Your Way - Peter Frampton
362. Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac
361. Three Cool Cats - The Coasters
360. American Woman - The Guess Who
359. Love Her Madly - The Doors
358. More, More, More - Andrea True Connection
357. Tell Him - The Exciters
356. I Will Follow Him - Little Peggy March
355. Girl - Suicide
354. Too Hot to Hold - Ike & Tina Turner
353. Come to Me Softly - The Fleetwoods
352. Rockin' Robin - Bobby Day
351. Fernando - ABBA
350. Night on Disco Mountain - David Shire

(349-300 soon to come.)

 

[ladyislingering]

(349-300)

349. Hardware Store - Weird Al Yankovic
348. I Don't Eat Animals - Melanie
347. Shiny Shiny - Hayzee Fantayzee
346. Me and You and a Dog Named Boo - Lobo
345. Silhouettes - Herman's Hermits
344. Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie
343. Tempted - Squeeze
342. I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
341. The Politics of Dancing - Re-Flex
340. How Deep is Your Love - The Bee Gees
339. 96 Tears - ? and the Mysterians
338. Mr. Howdy - Twisted Sister
337. Hey Pony - Hedika
336. Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) - Pet Shop Boys
335. Glass Onion - The Beatles
334. You Thought - The Go-Go's
333. Judy in Disguise - John Fred & His Playboy Band
332. The KKK Took My Baby Away - Ramones
331. Tainted Love - Marilyn Manson
330. Gone With the Wind - Sparks
329. Love Lies - Bon Jovi
328. Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
327. Shannon - Henry Gross
326. American Pie - Don McLean
325. Love is Like Oxygen - Sweet
324. Heaven on the 7th Floor - Paul Nicholas
323. Wouldn't it Be Good - Nik Kershaw
322. Don't Dream (It's Over) - Crowded House
321. Worms - The Presets
320. Domino/The Last Domino - Genesis
319. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
318. Oh My My - The Monkees
317. You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
316. Wuthering Heights - Pat Benatar
315. Rikki Don't Lose that Number - Steely Dan
314. Season of the Witch - Donovan
313. The Rapper - The Jaggerz
312. The Witch Queen of New Orleans - Redbone
311. California Girls - David Lee Roth
310. You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi
309. Friday Night - The Darkness
308. Dreams Are Ten a Penny - Kincade
307. Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
306. Eleanore Rigby - The Beatles
305. Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
304. Ode to Billy Joe - Bobbi Gentry
303. Let Me Be the One - Carpenters
302. Maxwell's Silver Hammer - Steve Martin
301. Sussudio - Phil Collins
300. The Air that I Breathe - The Hollies

(299-250 soon to come.)

 

[TheFeldster]

Some awesome tracks there, Lady

 

[Hepcat]

An awesome undertaking!

 

[LG]

That is far too much work for me, and I couldn't do it anyway...

Kudos for putting in the effort to Pick 500 songs Lady, and share them with us.

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

There are a large number of great bands and song in there. Love it.

There is one song in particular that I'm curious to see how high it's gonna get though since I know it's gonna be on here.

 

[ladyislingering]

Jajajaja.

I think you might be right, little darling!

We'll see.

I'm still hashing them out.

 

[ladyislingering]

(299-250)

299. Brand New Key - Melanie
298. Everything She Wants - Wham!
297. Look What the Cat Dragged In - Poison
296. Darling Nikki - Prince
295. Stay the Night - Benjamin Orr
294. Maybe Tonight - The Knack
293. Black Butter, Past/Present/Future - Strawberry Alarm Clock
292. See Emily Play - Pink Floyd
291. Mandy - Barry Manilow
290. That's Pep! - DEVO
289. Two of Hearts - Stacey Q
288. Only In My Dreams - Debbie Gibson
287. Nightspots - The Cars
286. Lights - Journey
285. Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band
284. A Token of My Extreme - Frank Zappa
283. Cold Turkey - John Lennon
282. Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen
281. Love Was - Lori Burton
280. Games People Play - The Alan Parsons Project
279. Don't Go - Yazoo
278. Ce Petit Coeur - Françoise Hardy
277. Triumph of the Ill (The Hitler Rap) - Whitest Kids U' Know
276. Georgy Girl - The Seekers
275. I Hear You Knocking - Dave Edmunds
274. Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
273. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
272. Moi Je Joue - Brigitte Bardot
271. Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan
270. I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) - The Electric Prunes
269. Cold Hearted Snake - Paula Abdul
268. I Like Boys - Missing Persons
267. The Bitch is Back - Elton John
266. Hanky Panky - Tommy James & The Shondells
265. That's All - Genesis
264. Dancing in the Street - Martha & The Vandellas
263. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
262. Je T'aime . . . Moi non Plus - Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin
261. I'm Gonna Follow You - Pat Benatar
260. Making Love in the Afternoon - Karen Carpenter
259. Russians - Sting & The Police
258. Hotel California - Eagles
257. Forever in Blue Jeans - Neil Diamond
256. Mother of Pearl - Roxy Music
255. Venus - Shocking Blue
254. Moondance - Van Morrison
253. Back Off, Boogaloo - Ringo Starr
252. Honesty - Billy Joel
251. The Stroke - Billy Squier
250. Yummy Yummy Yummy - Ohio Express

(249 - 200 soon to come.)