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The list differs from the 2004 version, with 26 songs added, all of which are songs from the 2000s except "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G., released in 1994. The top 25 remained unchanged, but many songs down the list were given different rankings as a result of the inclusion of new songs, causing consecutive shifts among the songs listed in 2004.
The song was named one of the top ten greatest tracks of all time in a poll of songwriters conducted by the British music magazine Q. [225] Rolling Stone magazine listed the song as one of the 500 greatest songs. [21] In the February 2009 issue of Blender, "Hallelujah" was named that month's "Greatest Song Ever" (a monthly feature). [226]
The song, recognized as "the best-selling single of all time", was released before the pop/rock singles-chart era and "was listed as the world's best-selling single in the first-ever Guinness Book of Records (published in 1955) and—remarkably—still retains the title more than 50 years later".
The late George Jones, who was said to have the greatest voice in country music, once proclaimed that “You Are My Sunshine” was the most perfect song ever written and is considered the third ...
During the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Taylor Swift declared Carly Simon's 1971 hit, “You're So Vain" the best song ever written.
According to a report from Billboard, Simon's induction included a video montage, where Swift appeared on-screen and said she considered “You're So Vain” to be “the best song that’s ever ...
The 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time" is a feature published by the American magazine Rolling Stone in August 2015. [1] The list presented was compiled based on the magazine's music critics, and unlike previous lists the votes came entirely from the magazine's staff. It predominantly features American and English songwriters of the rock era ...
"You Never Even Called Me by My Name" is a song written by Steve Goodman and John Prine. Prine requested to be uncredited on the song, as he thought it was a "goofy, novelty song" and did not want to "offend the country music community". Goodman released the song on his 1971 debut album Steve Goodman to little acclaim.