The Greatest Hits of All Time: Best Song Lists

The best songs of 1964

The 30 best songs of 1964

Quincy Jones and his collaborators

Quincy Jones' 10 greatest songs, ranked

David Essex

David Essex's 10 greatest songs ever, ranked

T. Rex, thanks to their founder and bandleader Marc Bolan, are widely considered to be the definitive glam rock band.

Marc Bolan and T Rex's 15 greatest songs ever, ranked

Bill Withers in 1971. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Bill Withers’ 10 greatest songs, ranked

Leonard Cohen through the years

Leonard Cohen's 15 greatest songs, ranked

The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5's 15 greatest songs, ranked

Bass legend Herbie Flowers (1938-2024)

'Walk on the Wide Side' bassist Herbie Flowers dies, aged 86: His greatest moments and songs

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Thin Lizzy in 1974

Thin Lizzy's 10 greatest songs, ranked

Aerosmith from left to right: Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton, Brad Whitford, Joe Perry, and Steven Tyler. (Ron Pownall/Getty Images)

Aerosmith's 15 greatest songs, ranked

The Four Tops on stage

The Four Tops' 10 greatest songs, ranked

The Zombies in 1965. (Photo by Stanley Bielecki/ASP/Getty Images)

The Zombies' 10 greatest songs, ranked

Folk-rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash in 1969.

Crosby, Stills & Nash's 15 greatest songs, ranked

Diana Ross's best songs

Diana Ross and the Supremes' 10 greatest songs ever, ranked

Diana Ross

Tom Jones' best songs ever

Tom Jones' 10 greatest songs ever, ranked

Tom Jones

Andy Gibb had an incredibly successful, yet brief, career in pop music.

Andy Gibb's 10 greatest songs, ranked

Squeeze

Squeeze's 10 greatest songs, ranked

Song Facts

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Mud - Lonely This Christmas

'Lonely This Christmas' by Mud: The making of the Elvis-inspired Christmas classic

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ELO - Mr Blue Sky

'Mr Blue Sky' by ELO: The making of Jeff Lynne's Beatles-inspired hit

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Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run

'Born to Run' by Bruce Springsteen: The making of the Boss's breakthrough hit

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Richard and Karen Carpenter

'(They Long to Be) Close to You' by Carpenters: The making of the duo's breakthrough hit

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The Foundations

'Build Me Up Buttercup' by The Foundations: The making of the Brit soul classic

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Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby facts: Songs, films, real name, life and death of the 'White Christmas' icon

Hall Of Fame

The day he quit The Beatles, George Harrison went home and wrote a song that'd become one of his most beloved solo tracks.

The song George Harrison wrote on the day he quit The Beatles

The Beatles

The Yardbirds' 1965 breakthrough song 'For Your Love' was offered out to The Beatles first.

How a song intended for The Beatles became The Yardbirds' biggest hit

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It's been over fifty years since Queen made their major breakthrough on Tops Of The Pops in 1974.

Killer Queen: When Queen rocked Top Of The Pops and changed music forever

Queen

David Bowie and The Snowman

How David Bowie ended up introducing Christmas classic The Snowman

David Bowie