Top 100 Standout Songs
Please ignore the other versions (there are a few) where my rrcomputer crashed and reverything went strange. These are the rrsongs that have really rstood out rthrough the few years of my rlife, rthey're probably not the most rimportant r(check other lists rfor the rregulars) but they just... stood out. I don't rdoubt rthey'll rbe some rdisagreements and I'm still not sure about the rorder. |
| 1 | Radiohead
Motion Picture Soundtrack
This always sticks out went I think of my favourite songs, just haunting and so
atmospheric. Played it to a girl once and she just burst out crying in front of me, bit
of an overreaction perhaps but still a great song |
| 2 | The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Wind Cries Mary
Dum Dum Dum
The only reason I need. |
| 3 | Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here
Admittedly its Gilmour's stadium rockThis just completely shows off everything Pink Floyd can be when they want to. Without being 20
minutes long, |
| 4 | Modest Mouse
Paper Thin Walls
Just such a simple, great song. It remains possibly the only slightly happy song on
Moon & Antarctica but is a sheer standout. |
| 5 | M83
Outro
Makes me feel like going and jumping off a mountain onto a plane, or something just
as liberating, like taking a big shit |
| 6 | Smashing Pumpkins
Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans
The quickest ten minutes of my life. And for good reason |
| 7 | Neutral Milk Hotel
Two Headed Boy Pts. 1&2
When he puts down his guitar... |
| 8 | My Bloody Valentine
When You Sleep
Good all fuzz, feels just like a dream |
| 9 | The Pixies
Where Is My Mind
'With your feet in the air and your head on the ground' I know its the most popular
one but hardly anything compares to the first listen of this |
| 10 | Brian Eno
1/1
I probably shouldn't like this, considering most of its... pretty much nothing. But I
just can't help loving it |
| 11 | The Stone Roses
This Is The One
This IS the one.
At 11 |
| 12 | Bob Dylan
Like A Rolling Stone
Well it was gonna' be in here somewhere... |
| 13 | The Cure
Pictures Of You
Majestic songwriting that chills you |
| 14 | Pavement
In The Mouth A Desert
'Can you treat it like an oil well?' That line is permanently grafted onto my brain |
| 15 | Radiohead
Melatonin
Dreamy synths used to their full potential |
| 16 | Pink Floyd
Mother
Like an early 'wish you were here' |
| 17 | Modest Mouse
Gravity Rides Everything
This song makes me happy for some reason |
| 18 | Brian Eno
Ascent
Ambience at its best |
| 19 | Neutral Milk Hotel
The King Of Carrot Flowers Pts. 1,2&3
If you welcome it and forgot all the debates its a brilliant and compelling start to a
masterful album |
| 20 | The Jesus And Mary Chain
Just Like Honey
Some fine fuzz. psychocandy sounds like beach boys with distortion |
| 21 | Smashing Pumpkins
Mayonaisse
Once is your head, it refuses to leave |
| 22 | At The Drive In
Pattern Against User
A great song from a great band |
| 23 | Ben E King
Stand By Me
Another regular to greatest song lists |
| 24 | James Brown
Pappa's Got A Brand New Bag
He's got a new bag |
| 25 | Yuck
Rubber
Song I listened to straight after I fell in love. I know its cheesy but I don't care - I'm
a mopey bastard half the time so I'm allowed a bit of cheese in my life. |
| 26 | Arthur Conley
Sweet Soul Music
Does what it says on the tin |
| 27 | The Who
Baba O'Riley
Almost makes you forget about pinball wizard |
| 28 | Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Storm
Probably counts as more than one song |
| 29 | The Smiths
Cemetery Gates
Insanely catchy. Short but sweet |
| 30 | Pink Floyd
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (all parts)
Although inaccessible due to length. Sheer brilliance. |
| 31 | The Rolling Stones
Street Fighting Man
The Stones were gonna' be their somewhere |
| 32 | Led Zeppelin
Stairway To Heaven
It wouldn't be a list of standout songs without this on there |
| 33 | My Bloody Valentine
Only Swallow
A startling start to the mythical album |
| 34 | Guided By Voices
Tractor Rape Chain
When GbV are on form, they're rarely beatable. Some brilliant garage music |
| 35 | Weezer
Say It Ain't So
Brilliant rock writing. Shame they had to go down the wrong direction, should've
sticked with doing material like this - and that would've meant you could speak their
name without a feeling of slight shame |
| 36 | Biffy Clyro
27
Brilliantly chilling. Phenomenal live |
| 37 | Cymbals Eat Guitars
...And The Hazy Sea
Like Proggy Pavement. Mesmerising |
| 38 | Neil Young
Motion Pictures
Very relaxing. And slightly sad. |
| 39 | The Velvet Underground
Waiting For The Man
I wanna be a singer like lou reed
I like lou reed she said sticking her tongue in my ear |
| 40 | Manic Street Preachers
No Surface All Feeling
Feels like them saying "Richie come back!" but they didn't need him. Well at least for
a while... |
| 41 | Kaki King
Close To Me
The Original's great too |
| 42 | Green Day
FOD
Green Day are hit and miss, but when they're like this its hard to dislike them |
| 43 | Manic Street Preachers
Yes
With some increasingly disturbing 'preachy' lyrics and a great sound, you can't go
wrong |
| 44 | Radiohead
High And Dry
The Bends was my favourite album of all time when I was ten. I still understand why
I thought this |
| 45 | The Beatles
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Bang bang |
| 46 | Strawberry Fields Forever
Nothing is real |
| 47 | The Byrds
Mr Tambourine Man
Its a jingle jangle morning |
| 48 | Guided By Voices
Smothered In Hugs
More brilliance from that laundry room basement |
| 49 | Pavement
Summer Babe (winter version)
Chronologically, pavement's first song - in a way. A brilliant introduction |
| 50 | Placebo
Bubble Gun
Not for everyone, but I really like it |
| 51 | The Longpigs
Lost Myself
I find this to be an excruciatingly good song |
| 52 | Lou Reed
Walk On The Wild Side
You better listen to him, he's lou reed.
I still want to be a singer like Lou reed.
And that girl who puts her tongue in ears still likes lou reed (Run out of things to say
about songs) |
| 53 | Modest Mouse
Custom Concern
"Gotta go to work, gotta go to work, gotta have a job" That line is composed
immaculately. |
| 54 | Cat Stevens
Father And Son
My dad used to play this to me.
Never found out why. |
| 55 | The Decemberists
Crane Wife 3
That bass line |
| 56 | My Morning Jacket
Outta' My System
Guess he just had to get it out of his system |
| 57 | Noah And The Whale
Jocasta
Clap clap |
| 58 | M83
Intro
So good its silly |
| 59 | The Ramones
I Wanna Be Sedated
Telling it like it is |
| 60 | The White Stripes
I Can Tell That We Are Gonna' Be Friends
Strangely happy white stripes song |
| 61 | The Flaming Lips
Buzzin'
This one just always stood out for some reason |
| 62 | Built To Spill
Randy Described Eternity
Something about this song... |
| 63 | Pavement
Stop Breathing
Breathing for me now |
| 64 | Placebo
Burger Queen
Luxemburger-er-her-queen |
| 65 | Built To Spill
Made-up Dreams
'These thoughts are old.' Sounds like GbV at the start |
| 66 | Modest Mouse
Perfect Disguise
Too bloody short! |
| 67 | Ask For Answer
Placebo
Didn't like this the first few listens, but it worms its way into your head and you can
forget it! |
| 68 | The Strokes
Is This It?
Dum dum de dum, dum dum dum. That baseline. |
| 69 | The Pixies
Debaser
DeBASEr! Good old screamy Frank with the Pixies on top form |
| 70 | Talking Heads
This Must Be The Place
Scarily infectious |
| 71 | Arcade Fire
Wake Up
Perfect morning song |
| 72 | Animal Collective
My Girls
Admittedly, only just got into these guys so this probably won't end up being my
favourite - but definitely a standout, |
| 73 | Radiohead
No Surprises
Just. Good. Possibly the most poppy Radiohead song mind |
| 74 | Biffy Clyro
Diary Of Always
I, just, wish, we, all, could, be, tray.
Used to think it said "be Dre" |
| 75 | Eels
Novocain For The Soul
"Life is hard, and so am I..." |
| 76 | The Clash
London Calling
The clash were gonna' be on the list somewhere |
| 77 | The Sex Pistols
No Feelings
The pistols get a lot of hate on Sputnik. Can't tell why |
| 78 | John Murphy
Sunshine (adiago in D major)
Makes you feel like you're in a particular sci-fi epic. Been used everywhere now,
from kickass to that weird cinema ad of all those people's mugs. |
| 79 | Brian Eno
Spirits Drifting
A great end to a gem of an album |
| 80 | Kevin Ayers
Didn't Feel Lonely 'Til I thought Of You
Sounds like Jermaine off Flight of the conchords. But a good song. |
| 81 | Pearl Jam
Jeremy
Like this song too |
| 82 | Dinosaur Jr
In A Jar
Brilliant and hard to hate. 'You're living all over me' is top notch |
| 83 | Nirvana
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Pure angst. Perfected |
| 84 | The Arctic Monkeys
Fluorescent Adolescent
Stupidly catchy |
| 85 | Bob Marley
Three Little Birds
Perhaps the happiest song, probably just beaten by Bobby Mcferrin |
| 86 | The Cure
Boys Don't Cry
Like this song |
| 87 | The Smiths
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Take me out... |
| 88 | The Stone Roses
I Wanna' Be Adored
So true |
| 89 | Aretha Franklin
Respect
She can sing dontchaknow. |
| 90 | Placebo
Bionic
Those instrumental bits... |
| 91 | Weezer
El Scorcho
I think I'd be good for you, and you'd, be good for me. Makes me cry whenever I
see make believe |
| 92 | Biffy Clyro
57
The chorus is ace |
| 93 | Radiohead
Exit Music (for a film)
When it kicks in... |
| 94 | Pavement
Filmore Jive
This song's good |
| 95 | Neil Young
Walk On
Love 'on the beach' |
| 96 | Queens Of The Stone Age
The Lightning Song
Quirky but good |
| 97 | Smashing Pumpkins
Cherub Rock
Apparently its Billy Corgan complaining about modern music studios or something.
Still great though |
| 98 | Pink Floyd
Eclipse
A brilliant end |
| 99 | Semisonic
Gone To The Movies
Pretty good song, loved it as a child |
| 100 | Modest Mouse
Talking Shite about a pretty sunset
I really, really like this song |
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