Here's the list of the 365 top songs of the 20th century, as selected by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Recording Industry Association of America.
Rank- Song- Artist
1 Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland
2 White Christmas - Bing Crosby
3 This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie
4 Respect - Aretha Franklin
5 American Pie- Don McLean
6 Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy- The Andrews Sisters
7 West Side Story -Original Cast
8 Take Me Out to the Ball Game- Billy Murray
9 You've Lost That Lovin Feelin- The Righteous Brothers
10 The Entertainer- Scott Joplin
11 In the Mood- Glenn Miller Orchestra
12 Rock Around the Clock- Bill Haley & The Comets
13 When the Saints Go Marching In -Louis Armstrong
14 You Are My Sunshine -Jimmie Davis
15 Mack the Knife- Bobby Darin
16 Satisfaction- The Rolling Stones
17 Take the 'A' Train- Duke Ellington Orchestra
18 Blueberry Hill -Fats Domino
19 God Bless America -Kate Smith
20 Stars and Stripes Forever- Sousa's Band
21 I Heard It Through the Grapevine- Marvin Gaye
22 Dock of the Bay -Otis Redding
23 I Left My Heart in San Francisco- Tony Bennett
24 Good Vibrations- The Beach Boys
25 Stand By Me- Ben E. King
26 Stormy Weather- Lena Horne
27 Johnny B. Goode -Chuck Berry
28 I Want to Hold Your Hand -The Beatles
29 Midnight Train to Georgia- Gladys Knight & The Pips
30 Imagine- John Lennon
31 Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer- Gene Autry
32 The Twist -Chubby Checker
33 Happy Trails- Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
34 Your Cheatin' Heart- Hank Williams
35 Swing Low Sweet Chariot -Fisk Jubilee Singers
36 The Sound of Music- Original Cast
37 Round Midnight -Thelonius Monk
38 What's Love Got to do With It- Tina Turner
39 Over There -The American Quartet
40 Star Dust -Hoagy Carmichael
41 Ain't Misbehavin'- Fats Waller
42 Georgia on My Mind -Ray Charles
43 Oh Pretty Woman- Roy Orbison
44 Every Breath You Take- The Police
45 My Girl- The Temptations
46 Hotel California -The Eagles
47 Happy Days Are Here Again- Ben Selvin Orchestra
48 Stand By Your Man- Tammy Wynette
49 Take Five -Dave Brubeck
50 America the Beautiful -Louise Homer
51 When a Man Loves a Woman- Percy Sledge
52 Light My Fire- The Doors
53 Stairway to Heaven- Led Zeppelin
54 Sweet Georgia Brown- Ben Bernie Orchestra
55 When You Wish Upon a Star- Cliff Edwards
56 Yesterday/Act Naturally- The Beatles
57 Louie Louie- The Kingsmen
58 God Bless the Child- Billie Holiday
59 Born in the USA -Bruce Springsteen
60 The Girl from Ipanema- Stan Getz/Astrud Gilberto
61 I Walk the Line -Johnny Cash
62 The Star Spangled Banner- John McCormick
63 O Happy Day -The Edwin Hawkins Singers
64 Great Balls of Fire -Jerry Lee Lewis
65 What's Going On- Marvin Gaye
66 Oklahoma- Original Cast
67 Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah- Johnny Mercer
68 Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog -Elvis Presley
69 St. Louis Blues- W.C. Handy
70 Yankee Doodle- Vess Ossman
71 California Dreamin' -The Mamas & Papas
72 On the Road Again- Willie Nelson
73 Auld Lang Syne- Frank Stanley
74 Summertime- Sidney Bechet
75 Theme from Shaft -Isaac Hayes
76 Beat It- Michael Jackson
77 Sentimental Journey- Les Brown Orchestra
78 Blue Suede Shoes- Carl Perkins
79 The Sound of Silence- Simon & Garfunkel
80 Smells Like Teen Spirit- Nirvana
81 It Had to Be You -Isham Jones Orchestra
82 Minnie the Moocher- Cab Calloway
83 Sixteen Tons- Tennessee Ernie Ford
84 What a Wonderful World- Louis Armstrong
85 Fire and Rain- James Taylor
86 Y.M.C.A-. The Village People
87 Heartbreak Hotel- Elvis Presley
88 King of the Road- Roger Miller
89 I Will Survive- Gloria Gaynor
90 Ave Maria- Marian Anderson
91 Begin the Beguine -Artie Shaw Orchestra
92 Like a Rolling Stone- Bob Dylan
93 Stop in the Name of Love -The Supremes
94 Stayin' Alive -The Bee Gees
95 1999- Prince
96 Please Remember Me -Tim McGraw
97 Porgy and Bess -Original Cast
98 Back in the Saddle Again -Gene Autry
99 Shake, Rattle and Roll -Joe Turner
100 In the Still of the Night- The Five Satins
101 Killing Me Softly With His Song- Roberta Flack
102 Friends in Low Places- Garth Brooks
103 Charleston- Arthur Gibbs & His Gang
104 A Tisket A Tasket -Ella Fitzgerald
105 When Irish Eyes Are Smiling -Chauncy Olcott
106 The Times They Are A Changin' -Bob Dylan
107 I Fall to Pieces -Patsy Cline
108 I Will Always Love You- Whitney Houston
109 Mona Lisa- Nat King Cole
110 Blowin' in the Wind -Peter, Paul & Mary
111 Peggy Sue- Buddy Holly
112 Lean on Me- Bill Withers
113 Kind of Blue- Miles Davis
114 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry -Hank Williams
115 Proud Mary- Creedence Clearwater Revival
116 Can the Circle Be Unbroken -The Carter Family
117 Puttin' on the Ritz -Harry Richman
118 Layla- Derek & The Dominos
119 Jump- Van Halen
120 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For- U2
121 We Are the World- USA for Africa
122 Girls Just Want to Have Fun -Cyndi Lauper
123 My Fair Lady- Original Cast
124 Swanee -Al Jolson
125 Let Me Call You Sweetheart -The Peerless Quartet
126 Makin' Whoopee -Eddie Cantor
127 The Tracks of My Tears -The Miracles
128 I Wanna Be Loved By You -Helen Kane
129 Pennies From Heaven -Bing Crosby
130 Tutti Frutti -Little Richard
131 Brown Eyed Girl -Van Morrison
132 I Only Have Eyes For You- The Flamingos
133 Born to Be Wild -Steppenwolf
134 Superstition- Stevie Wonder
135 Born to Run- Bruce Springsteen
136 On the Good Ship Lollipop- Shirley Temple
137 Wabash Cannonball- Roy Acuff
138 Unchained Melody -Al Hibbler
139 Dancing in the Streets -Martha & The Vandellas
140 Ain't No Mountain High Enough- Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell
141 Piano Man- Billy Joel
142 Joy to the World- Three Dog Night
143 Losing My Religion- R.E.M.
144 My Way -Frank Sinatra
145 Let's Stay Together- Al Green
146 We Are the Champions/We Will Rock You- Queen
147 Purple Rain- Prince
148 Dancing Queen- ABBA
149 A Love Supreme -John Coltrane
150 Wake Up Little Susie -The Everly Brothers
151 Shout- The Isley Brothers
152 I Got You (I Feel Good) -James Brown
153 The Thrill is Gone- B.B. King
154 Alexander's Ragtime Band- The Boswell Sisters
155 Bo Diddley- Bo Diddley
156 Banana Boat (Day-O)- Harry Belafonte
157 Ring of Fire- Johnny Cash
158 Donna/La Bamba- Richie Valens
159 The Lion Sleeps Tonight -The Tokens
160 Take Me Home Country Roads -John Denver
161 Material Girl -Madonna
162 Rapper's Delight- The Sugarhill Gang
163 Goodnight -Irene Leadbelly
164 Tequila -The Champs
165 Que Sera Sera- Doris Day
166 Turn! Turn! Turn! -The Byrds
167 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band -The Beatles
168 Soul Man- Sam & Dave
169 You Are the Sunshine of My Life -Stevie Wonder
170 Thanks for the Memory- Bob Hope/Shirley Ross
171 Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head -B.J. Thomas
172 Moon River -Henry Mancini
173 Free Bird -Lynyrd Skynyrd
174 Misty- Erroll Garner Trio
175 Chances Are- Johnny Mathis
176 Love Letters- Ketty Lester
177 I Love Rock 'N' Roll- Joan Jett & Blackhearts
178 Fast Car- Tracy Chapman
179 Will You Love Me Tomorrow- The Shirelles
180 Leader of the Pack -The Shangri-las
181 In the Midnight Hour- Wilson Pickett
182 Why Do Fools Fall In Love- Frankie Lymon/Teenagers
183 I Can See Clearly Now -Johnny Nash
184 Oye Como Va -Santana
185 Coal Miner's Daughter- Loretta Lynn
186 The Cat's in the Cradle- Harry Chapin
187 Mamas Don't Let Your Babies ... -Waylon & Willie
188 The Gambler -Kenny Rogers
189 Bye Bye Blackbird -Gene Austin
190 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes -The Platters
191 Fight for Your Right (to Party) -The Beastie Boys
192 We Are Family- Sister Sledge
193 Close to You- The Carpenters
194 Maggie May- Rod Stewart
195 Night and Day -Fred Astaire
196 Brother Can You Spare a Dime- Rudy Vallee
197 Tom Dooley -The Kingston Trio
198 The Tennessee Waltz -Patti Page
199 If You Don't Know Me By Now -Harold Melvin/Blue Note
200 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road -Elton John
201 U Can't Touch This- M.C. Hammer
202 Smooth -Santana & Rob Thomas
203 Livin' La Vida Loca- Ricky Martin
204 How Great Thou Art -George Beverly Shea
205 Sing Sing Sing- Benny Goodman Orchestra
206 Hair- Original Cast
207 Tumbling Tumbleweeds- The Sons of the Pioneers
208 What the World Needs Now is Love -Jackie DeShannon
209 Crying Roy- Orbison
210 Sweet Child O' Mine- Guns N' Roses
211 One O'clock- Jump Count Basie Orchestra
212 Downtown- Petula Clark
213 It's Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move- Carole King
214 Celebration- Kool & The Gang
215 So In Love- The Tymes
216 You're So Vain- Carly Simon
217 Heart of Glass- Blondie
218 Blue Moon of Kentucky -Bill Monroe/Blue Grass Boys
219 Teen Angel- Mark Dinning
220 Ornithology- Charlie Parker Sextet
221 We Shall Overcome -Joan Baez
222 Something to Talk About -Bonnie Raitt
223 Take My Hand Precious Lord -Thomas Dorsey
224 South Pacific -Original Cast
225 Runaround Sue- Dion
226 Tea for Two -Art Tatum
227 Summertime Blues- Eddie Cochran
228 Everybody Loves Somebody- Dean Martin
229 It's My Party -Lesley Gore
230 The Loco Motion- Little Eva
231 On Broadway- The Drifters
232 Me and Bobby McGee- Janis Joplin
233 Time in a Bottle- Jim Croce
234 Margaritaville- Jimmy Buffett
235 Bitches Brew- Miles Davis
236 Kansas City- Wilbert Harrison
237 Earth Ange-l The Penguins
238 Got My Mojo Working- Muddy Waters
239 People Get Ready- The Impressions
240 House of the Rising Sun- The Animals
241 White Rabbit- The Jefferson Airplane
242 Graceland- Paul Simon
243 Love Shack- The B-52s
244 I Believe I Can Fly- R. Kelly
245 All I Wanna Do- Sheryl Crow
246 My Heart Will Go On -Celine Dion
247 My Old Kentucky Home -Geraldine Farrar
248 Abraham, Martin & John- Dion
249 The King and I -Original Cast
250 At the Hop -Danny & The Juniors
251 What'd I Say- Ray Charles
252 Mr. Sandman- The Chordettes
253 Be My Baby -The Ronettes
254 I Got You Babe -Sonny & Cher
255 The Devil Went Down to Georgia -Charlie Daniels Band
256 Flashdance (What a Feeling)- Irene Cara
257 Burning Down the House- Talking Heads
258 Achy Breaky Heart- Billy Ray Cyrus
259 Wide Open Spaces -Dixie Chicks
260 The Music Man- Original Cast
261 Walk On By- Dionne Warwick
262 Ramblin' Man -Allman Brothers Band
263 Move On Up a Little Higher- Mahalia Jackson
264 I'm So Excited -The Pointer Sisters
265 That Old Black Magic -Louis Prima/Keely Smith
266 Reach Out I'll Be There -The Four Tops
267 Walk This Way- Aerosmith
268 Bette Davis Eyes -Kim Carnes
269 The Wind Beneath My Wings- Bette Midler
270 Change the World- Eric Clapton
271 If I Didn't Care- The Ink Spots
272 Paper Doll- The Mills Brothers
273 Strange Fruit -Billie Holiday
274 Ode to Billy Joe -Bobbie Gentry
275 Strangers in the Night -Frank Sinatra
276 Wa-r Edwin Starr
277 Behind Closed Doors -Charlie Rich
278 Old Time Rock 'N' Roll -Bob Seger
279 We Got the Beat- The Go-Gos
280 The Message -Grandmaster Flash/Furious 5
281 You're the Top- Cole Porter
282 My Guy- Mary Wells
283 You Send Me- Sam Cooke
284 By the Time I Get to Phoenix- Glen Campbell
285 Everybody's Talkin'- Nilsson
286 Heart of Gold- Neil Young
287 Jack & Diane- John Cougar Mellencamp
288 Fight the Power- Public Enemy
289 Me and My Shadow- Whispering Jack Smith
290 Deep in the Heart of Texas -Alvino Ray Orchestra
291 For What It's Worth- Buffalo Springfield
292 That's What Friends Are For- Dionne Warwick & Friends
293 You're Still the One -Shania Twain
294 Birdland- Weather Report
295 Go Your Own Way- Fleetwood Mac
296 Another Brick in the Wall- Pink Floyd
297 (Ghost) Riders in the Sky- Vaughn Monroe
298 The Way We Wer-e Barbra Streisand
299 9 to 5 -Dolly Parton
300 Grease -Cast/Soundtrack
301 Don't Worry Be Happy -Bobby McFerrin
302 Who's Sorry Now -Connie Francis
303 That's the Way (I Like It)- K.C. & Sunshine Band
304 Yes We Have No Bananas -Billy Jones
305 On Top of Old Smoky- The Weavers
306 You Really Got Me- The Kinks
307 Ohio- Crosby Stills Nash Young
308 Free Fallin'- Tom Petty/Heartbreakers
309 This Kiss- Faith Hill
310 Body and Soul- Coleman Hawkins Orchestra
311 I Am Woman -Helen Reddy
312 Show Boat -Original Cast
313 This Masquerade -George Benson
314 Some of These Days -Sophie Tucker
315 Down Hearted Blues- Bessie Smith
316 New San Antonio Rose- Bob Wills/Texas Playboys
317 How High the Moon- Les Paul & Mary Ford
318 I'm Sorry- Brenda Lee
319 Everyday People- Sly & The Family Stone
320 When Will I Be Loved- Linda Ronstadt
321 Uncle John's Band- The Grateful Dead
322 Faith -George Michael
323 Up Where We Belong- Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
324 All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over- Hank Williams Jr.
325 Candle in the Wind- Elton John
326 El Shaddai -Amy Grant
327 Salt Peanuts- Dizzy Gillespie
328 Zodiac Suite- Mary Lou Williams
329 Vesti La Giubba- Enrico Caruso
330 Whispering- Paul Whiteman Orchestra
331 Blue Yodel (T for Texas- Jimmie Rodgers
332 Boogie Chillun- John Lee Hooker
333 The Battle of New Orleans -Johnny Horton
334 She Works Hard for the Money- Donna Summer
335 I Want You Back -The Jackson 5
336 He Stopped Loving Her Today -George Jones
337 Men in Black- Will Smith
338 El Paso- Marty Robbins
339 I'll Fly Away -The Chuck Wagon Gang
340 Rockit- Herbie Hancock
342 Cross Road Blues -Robert Johnson
343 Cattle Call- Eddy Arnold
344 Tiger Rag -The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
345 The Prisoner's Song -Vernon Dalhart
346 Yakety Yak- The Coasters
347 Big Yellow Taxi -Joni Mitchell
348 Higher Love- Steve Winwood
349 No Charge -Shirley Caesar
350 My Home's In Alabama- Alabama
351 One Sweet Day- Boyz II Men/Mariah Carey
352 I Hope You Dance- Lee Ann Womack
353 Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around -The Fairfield Four
354 The In Crowd -Ramsey Lewis Trio
355 Near You -Francis Craig Orchestra
356 Sing Me Back Home- Merle Haggard
357 Django- The Modern Jazz Quartet
358 Respect Yourself -The Staple Singers
359 Doo Wop (That Thing)- Lauryn Hill
360 Mama He's Crazy- The Judds
361 No Scrubs -TLC
362 Saturday in the Park -Chicago
363 Bills, Bills, Bills -Destiny's Child
364 Addictive Love- Bebe & Cece Winans
365 All Along the Watchtower- Jimi Hendrix