VH1's "100 greatest songs of the last 25 years"

[Guest godthedog]

if life is kicking you in the ass and you need to release your frustrations in a healthy way, just take a look at the list and the impassioned bitching will naturally come out of you, cause there's a LOT to bitch about here.

 

100

Ray Of Light

Madonna

 

99

Don't Know Why

Norah Jones

 

98

MMMBop

Hanson

 

97

Whip It

Devo

 

96

Fight For Your Right

Beastie Boys

 

95

Wonderwall

Oasis

 

94

Surrender

Cheap Trick

 

93

Closer

Nine Inch Nails

 

92

Push It

Salt-N-Pepa

 

91

Come To My Window

Melissa Etheridge

 

90

Roxanne

The Police

 

89

Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Pat Benatar

 

88

Enter Sandman

Metallica

 

87

Who Are You - (Single Version)

The Who

 

86

Fast Car

Tracy Chapman

 

85

My Name Is

Eminem

 

84

Creep

Radiohead

 

83

Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid

Various Artists

 

82

Tainted Love '91

Soft Cell

 

81

Ms. Jackson

OutKast

 

80

Hungry Like The Wolf

Duran Duran

 

79

Say My Name

Destiny's Child

 

78

Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)

Green Day

 

77

Work It

Missy Elliott

 

76

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

 

75

I Wanna Be Sedated

The Ramones

 

74

I Can't Go For That

Hall & Oates

 

73

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

 

72

Starting Over (Just Like)

John Lennon

 

71

Crash Into Me

Dave Matthews Band

 

70

Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

Culture Club

 

69

Real Love

Mary J. Blige

 

68

Good Times

Chic

 

67

Jack And Diane

John Mellencamp

 

66

Tempted

Squeeze

 

65

Hot In Herre

Nelly

 

64

My Sharona

The Knack

 

63

Loser

Beck

 

62

Brass In Pocket

The Pretenders

 

61

I Want It That Way

Backstreet Boys

 

60

Smooth - (featuring Rob Thomas)

Carlos Santana

 

59

Paradise By The Dashboard Light

Meat Loaf

 

58

Mo Money Mo Problems - (featuring Mase/Puff Daddy)

Notorious B.I.G.

 

57

Tears In Heaven

Eric Clapton

 

56

All I Wanna Do

Sheryl Crow

 

55

Once In A Lifetime

Talking Heads

 

54

Iris

Goo Goo Dolls

 

53

Sexual Healing

Marvin Gaye

 

52

Start Me Up

The Rolling Stones

 

51

Faith

George Michael

 

50

Are You Gonna Go My Way

Lenny Kravitz

 

49

Don't Stop Believin'

Journey

 

48

O.P.P.

Naughty By Nature

 

47

You're Still The One

Shania Twain

 

46

Under Pressure - (with David Bowie)

Queen

 

45

I Don't Want To Miss A Thing

Aerosmith

 

44

I Will Survive

Gloria Gaynor

 

43

Our Lips Are Sealed

The Go-Go's

 

42

Heart Of Glass

Blondie

 

41

Under The Bridge

The Red Hot Chili Peppers

 

40

Beat It

Michael Jackson

 

39

Free Fallin'

Tom Petty

 

38

London Calling

The Clash

 

37

Fallin'

Alicia Keys

 

36

I Love Rock N' Roll

Joan Jett

 

35

Rapper's Delight

The Sugarhill Gang

 

34

In Your Eyes

Peter Gabriel

 

33

What's Love Got To Do With It

Tina Turner

 

32

Jeremy

Pearl Jam

 

31

Nuthin' But A "G" Thang

Dr. Dre

 

30

Nasty

Janet Jackson

 

29

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

 

28

Baby One More Time, ...

Britney Spears

 

27

Love Is The Message - MFSB/The Three Degrees

Grandmaster Flash

 

26

Livin' On A Prayer

Bon Jovi

 

25

Super Freak

Rick James

 

24

My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From "Titanic")

Celine Dion

 

23

Little Red Corvette

Prince

 

22

Time After Time

Cyndi Lauper

 

21

With Or Without You

U2

 

20

You Shook Me All Night Long

AC/DC

 

19

Fight The Power

Public Enemy

 

18

Losing My Religion

R.E.M.

 

17

Photograph

Def Leppard

 

16

Don't Speak

No Doubt

 

15

Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)

Pink Floyd

 

14

Nothing Compares 2 U

Sinýad O'Connor

 

13

Waterfalls

TLC

 

12

You Oughta Know

Alanis Morissette

 

11

Jump

Van Halen

 

10

Like A Virgin

Madonna

 

9

Every Breath You Take

The Police

 

8

I Will Always Love You

Whitney Houston

 

7

When Doves Cry

Prince

 

6

Walk This Way - (with Steven Tyler/Joe Perry)

Run-D.M.C.

 

5

One

U2

 

4

8 Mile - Eminem

Various Artists

 

3

Sweet Child O' Mine

Guns N' Roses

 

2

Billie Jean

Michael Jackson

 

1

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Nirvana

[Guest CoreyLazarus416]

Meh. Did you expect a list that without too many pop songs that nobody cares for anymore?

[Guest Mad the Swine]

When they put Smells Like Teen Spirit on top, I knew we were in trouble.

 

I like the song, but it's far from being the best of the last 25 years.

[Guest Kinetic]

It's not even the best Nirvana song. Anyway, a list like this is so ridiculous and arbitrary that I can't believe they'd have the gall to put it together. Best albums is different, because you can at least form something approaching a consensus on that topic. But so many songs are released in a 25 year period that it's not only impossible to listen to all of them but completely unrealistic to think that you can can convince anyone that your list isn't a crock of shit. This list should be titled "The Clairol Herbal Essences® VH1's 100 Favorite Top Ten Hits of the Past 25 Years: Hosted by Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20."

 

True.

[Guest Vern Gagne]

I'm tired of these list of best songs or best artist VH1 makes every few months. Know we can have some special with always available people like Alice Cooper, or Melissa Etheridge talking about what a great song that one is.

[Guest Eagan469]

This should be called "VH-1 gives BJ's to every artist that it has supported over the past 25 years, even if in reflection they suck".

 

Fuck, up until like 1999 the only rap/hip-hop video in rotation on VH-1 was "Rapture" by Blondie.

[Guest redbaron51]

...

 

...

 

should VH-1 be taking seriously anymore?

[Guest Eagan469]

should VH-1 be taking seriously anymore?

No.

 

The logical thing for Viacom to do is abandon VH-1 and give the channel to MTV2.

[Guest Kingpk]

Hey, that I Love the 80s series isn't bad.

 

*reads through list*

 

......MMMBop?

 

.....MMMBop?!

 

MMMBop?!?!

[Guest The Amazing Rando]

Well...what should have been Number 1?

[Guest Hogan Made Wrestling]

I ceased to care about this list the moment I saw "MmmBop" on it. I do like "Nothing But a G Thang" at number 31 though.

 

Well...what should have been Number 1?

 

Something that isn't "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

 

At least Ja Rule didn't make the list.

[Guest spiny norman]

My #1 song of the past 25 years is I'll Stand By You by The Pretenders. Smells Like Teen Spirit always goes really well in Top Whatever Songs though. I don't honestly know why, but Nirvana only has one song that I think is any good so I'm probably just biased.

[Guest Edwin MacPhisto]

I...I just...murder...I. Incoherent. WAUUUUGH.

 

I hate the giant lists of crap. The only thing I tolerate these days are an occasional Behind the Music, and the I Love The 80's episodes. The latter mostly gets in for Henry Rollins always being there to talk about important things, like Care Bears, "We Are The World," and acid-wash jeans.

 

But this...list with...murder...redrum...stabbing. NOT ENOUGH PAT BENATAR. NOT ENOUGH WHAM. GOD DAMN YOU VH1. YOU'RE MAKING ME REGRESS. KILLIFICATION.

 

Wow.

[Guest Smell the ratings!!!]

They do a new one every year, and they stick the 5 most popular songs from the last year in completly random spots.

 

In like 3 years, there will be no pre 90's songs on this list.

[Guest Vern Gagne]

. I do like "Nothing But a G Thang" at number 31 though.

 

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I like the song, but considering who made the list I'd rather have it not be on this list at all.

[Murmuring Beast 0]

100

Ray Of Light

Madonna

 

No way Madonna should be on any list.

 

99

Don't Know Why

Norah Jones

 

Who?

 

98

MMMBop

Hanson

 

Jesus H...

 

92

Push It

Salt-N-Pepa

 

?

 

85

My Name Is

Eminem

 

Ugh

 

79

Say My Name

Destiny's Child

 

Loud bullshit chant starts

 

77

Work It

Missy Elliott

 

What is this? Affirmative Action?

 

74

I Can't Go For That

Hall & Oates

 

Meh, Kiss is on my list is better.

 

70

Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

Culture Club

 

?

 

69

Real Love

Mary J. Blige

 

WHAT?!

 

Ok, I give up now. This is utter shit. Who has heard of this pish or even cares? Most of it's crap. I mean, there are major artists here completly glossed over or only have one song. A load of hip-hop crap shit rubbish. Ugh. What a crappy channel anyway.

[Guest INXS]

You think this is bad? Just wait until later this summer when they put out their "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons of all Time."

 

I love the 80's was great, THE FIRST 50 TIMES I SAW THE THING.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

Well, there's about 7 songs on there I consider listenable, so I guess it's a step up from other lists.

[Guest godthedog]

i'm very upset that "la isla bonita" didn't make the top ten.

[Guest The Amazing Rando]

Where in the FUCK is "Love Is A Battlefield"

 

 

Sonofabitch...

[Guest Sturgis]

65

Hot In Herre

Nelly

 

WHAT THE FUCK!!!!

[Guest WrestlingDeacon]

74

I Can't Go For That

Hall & Oates

 

Meh, Kiss is on my list is better.

I'm not going to bitch about the list, but I take issue with that opinion. Kiss on My List is Hall and Oates' worst single by far. It's syrupy, overtrite pap even for them. It's your basic generic pop tune without any of their trademark "blue eyed soul" flourishes. I thought Man Eater would make a list like this over I Can't Go For That, which I would put as one of their top five best singles easy. Personally, I prefer She's Gone or Rich Girl, or even the quirky Private Eyes.

[Guest Youth N Asia]

1

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Nirvana

 

Fuck Nirvana in their overrated asses! If duder was alive that wouldn't touch the top and everyone knows it.

[Guest godthedog]

even before he died, their influence was huge & they were still the biggest rock band in the world. "teen spirit" would've still cracked the top 5.

[Guest Ghettoman]

And just where is 'Macerena'!?!? If thats even how you spell "the greatest song of all time".

[rising up out of the back seat-nuh 0]

That list could've been a lot worse. I don't agree with it, but nothing offends me.

One thing though:

 

Smells Like Teen Booty > Smells Like Teen Spirit.

[Guest Kingpk]

Macarena? Yeah it was big for three months, but that's it. Might as well put La Vida Loca up there, too.

 

Smooth is on there, so at least they got something right.

 

Oh, and Smells Like Nirvana>Smells Like Teen Spirit>Smells Like Teen Booty

[Guest HellSpawn]

MMM Bop??????????????????????????????

[Guest hardyz1]

Tears in Heaven should've been higher.

 

Other than that...the list still sucks.

[Guest mesepher]

this list gave me a good laugh!