The Greatest Hits of All Time: Best Song Lists

The Pogues on the cover to their 1988 third studio album, If I Should Fall From Grace With God.

The Pogues' 10 greatest songs, ranked

Rod Stewart is one of the best-selling artists of all time.

Rod Stewart's 20 greatest songs, ranked

Rod Stewart

Electric Light Orchestra wanted to "pick up where the Beatles left off..." and from there Jeff Lynne took the group to global acclaim.

Electric Light Orchestra's 15 greatest songs ever, ranked

Slade in 1974. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)

Slade's 15 greatest songs, ranked

Christmas songs

The 20 greatest Christmas songs, ranked

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 Wild 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

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Glen Campbell, The Ronettes and Dusty Springfield

The 25 best love songs of the 1960s, ranked

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Marc Bolan and T.Rex

'Get It On' by T. Rex: The making of the gong-banging glam stomper

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Wings - Mull of Kintyre

'Mull of Kintyre' by Wings: The making of the massive-selling Christmas number one

Paul McCartney

Wham!'s Last Christmas

'Last Christmas' by Wham!': The making of the timeless festive classic

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Greg Lake - I Believe in Father Christmas

'I Believe in Father Christmas' by Greg Lake: The making of the melancholy festive classic

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Elliott Gould's first meeting with his hero Elvis Presley didn't turn out as planned...

When Elliott Gould told Elvis Presley to "shut up" after his divorce from Barbra Streisand

Elvis Presley

Surprisingly, George Michael revealed that David Bowie influenced his own work, calling one album in particular one of his "favourite albums of all time".

The David Bowie album George Michael called one of his "favourite albums of all time"

David Bowie

Frida Lyngstad released a solo album of eclectic covers in 1975, including a David Bowie classic.

When ABBA's Frida recorded a magical cover of David Bowie's 'Life On Mars'

ABBA

Timothée Chalamet and Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan movie A Complete Unknown: The cast and the real-life people they play revealed

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"His voice is the standard others can only dream to aspire to."

Freddie Mercury's isolated vocals on Queen's 'Somebody To Love' are immaculate - listen

Queen