The moment everyone on this forum has been waiting for, for many, many years, months, weeks, days is finally here. Since some new album (?) has warmed us all up for this (thanks U2), Tim and I decided this would be a good time to open a new topic of the U2Start's Toplist.
The very popular and successful series, created by Bart and Fabian but improved by Tim, returns for it's fifth instalment! We would like you to submit a list of what you think are the best songs of all-time. Don't be afraid to be different, we want to see a wide range of musical tastes represented in the lists. Since the last song list in 2015 we have welcomed plenty of new members to the site and we would love you to get involved! At the end, we'll count up all of the lists and reveal the top 100 songs as voted for by U2start.
Feel free to use this topic to ask questions regarding the lists and to discuss the very best that music has to offer.
Please submit one of the following lists:
- Top 10
#1 gets 100 points, #2 gets 90.. etc
- Top 25
#1 gets 100 points, #2 gets 96, #3 gets 92.. etc
- Top 50
#1 gets 100 points, #2 gets 98, #3 gets 96.. etc
- Top 100
#1 gets 100 points, #2 gets 99, #3 gets 98.. etc
Other rules:
1. It's a list of all time, so don't send in only songs from the last
2. Please try to order you list in this form: Artist - Song, this will make it easier to count
3. If you posted your list but changed it again, please let us know.
4. If you are too busy but still want to join; you can always send in your list from previous toplists.
5. You list may contain no more than 10% of songs from one artist. If you choose to do a top 10 list, then you can only include one song per artist. If you choose to submit a top 100 list, then you may have up to 10 songs per artist.
6. No Bieber.
7. Bart will remove any songs from your list if he doesn't like them and replace it with a song of his choice
Deadline: December 24th, 2017.
Previous Lists
2011
02. U2 - Bad
03. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
04. U2 - All I Want Is You
05. U2 - With or Without You
06. Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
07. R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
08. U2 - The Fly
09. Pearl Jam - Better Man
10. The Beatles - Let It Be
11. Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
12. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
13. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge
14. U2 - One
15. Coldplay - Fix You
16. Guns n' Roses - Paradise City
17. Pink Floyd - Confortable Numb
18. Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger
19. The Beatles - A Day In The Life
20. Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
21. U2 - Ultraviolet (Light My Way)
22. Foo Fighters - Everlong
23. Guns 'n Roses - November Rain
24. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
25. Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland
26. U2 - Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
27. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
28. U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
29. Radiohead - Paranoid Android
30. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
31. Pearl Jam - Even Flow
32. U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
33. Coldplay - Clocks
34. Pearl Jam - Alive
35. U2 - Until The End of The World
36. Pink Floyd - Time
37. U2 - Kite
38. The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
39. Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia
40. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
41. U2 - Beautiful Day
42. Pearl Jam - Rearview Mirror
43. The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
44. U2 - Zooropa
45. R.E.M. - Nightswimming
46. John Lennon - Woman
47. Nirvana - Come As You Are
48. Pearl Jam - Black
49. The Beatles - Yesterday
50. U2 - Running To Stand Still
51. Muse - Knights of Cydonia
52. Radiohead - Let Down
53. Oasis - Champagne Supernova
54. Pearl Jam - Given To Fly
55. Muse - Plug In Baby
56. a-ha - Stay On These Roads
57. Coldplay - Yellow
58. Bruce Springsteen - The River
59. Pearl Jam - Corduroy
60. The Killers - All These Things That I've Done
61. The Who - Baba O'Riley
62. Dire Straits - Tunnel of Love
63. Oasis - Live Forever
64. R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts
65. U2 - One Tree Hill
66. Metallica - Enter Sandman
67. The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever
68. The Passengers - Your Blue Room
69. Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure
70. Foo Fighters - Learn To Fly
71. Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone
72. The Police - Every Breath You Take
73. Coldplay - In My Place
74. U2 - Heartland
75. Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
76. The Passengers - Miss Sarajevo
77. Muse - Time Is Running Out
78. John Lennon - Imagine
79. The Beatles - In My Life
80. Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire
81. Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
82. Pearl Jam - Jeremy
83. Guns 'n' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
84. The Verve - Drugs Don't Work
85. Muse - New Born
86. Bob Marley - Redemption Song
87. Snow Patrol - Run
88. Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever
89. The Beatles - Hey Jude
90. Pearl Jam - Daughter
91. Bryan Adams - Run To You
92. Radiohead - Karma Police
93. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
94. Coldplay - A Rush of Blood To The Head
95. Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond
96. Johnny Cash - Hurt
97. U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
98. Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence
99. The Killers - Mr. Brightside
100. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
2013
02. U2 - Bad
03. U2 - One
04. Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger
05. U2 - Stay (Faraway, So Close)
06. Pearl Jam - Black
07.Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
08. U2 - All I Want Is You
09. U2 - With Or Without You
10. Ben E. King - Stand By Me
11. U2 - Ultraviolet
12. Guns N' Roses - Paradise City
13. R.E.M - Losing My Religion
14. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
15. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
16. Oasis - Champagne Supernova
17. Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
18. Pearl Jam - Better Man
19. The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
20. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
21. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
22. The Beatles - A Day In The Life
23. Radiohead - Paranoid Android
24. U2 - The Fly
25. Guns N' Roses - November Rain
26. Radiohead - Street Spirit
27. Muse - Plug In Baby
28. U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
29. John Lennon - Imagine
30. The Clash - London Calling
31. Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond
32. Pearl Jam - Alive
33. Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
34. David Bowie - Heroes
35. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
36. The Beatles - Let It Be
37. The Who - Baba O'Riley
38. U2 - Running To Standstill
39. U2 - Acrobat
40. Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Philadelphia
41. Muse - Citizen Erased
42. U2 - Please
43. Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
44. The Beatles - Yesterday
45. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge
46. U2 - Kite
47. Dire Straits - Tunnel Of Love
48.Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O Mine
49. U2 - Beautiful Day
50. Jeff Buckley, Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah
51. Coldplay - Yellow
52. Michael Jackson - Thriller
53. Nirvana - Come As You Are
54. INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
55. Muse - Butterflies And Hurricanes
56. Prince - Purple Rain
57. U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
58. Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
59. Coldplay - The Scientist New
60. Oasis - Live Forever
61. Pearl Jam - Rearviewmirror
62. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
63. Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone
64. Pink Floyd - Time
65. U2 - Love Is Blindness
66. Oasis - Wonderwall
67. Pearl Jam - Given To Fly
68. U2 - Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
69. Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
70. U2 - Pride
71. Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland
72. Jimi Hendrix Experience/U2/Bob Dylan- All Along The Watchtower
73. Queen - I Want To Break Free
74. Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderfull World
75. The Killers - When You Were Young
76. The Beatles - In My Life
77. Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
78. The Beatles - Something
79. Otis Redding - Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay
80. Radiohead - Creep
81. Pearl Jam - Corduroy
82. Foo Fighters - Everlong
83. Van Morrison - Moondance
84. Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street
85. Muse - Knights Of Cydonia
86. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark
87. Johhny Cash - Hurt
88. Coldplay - Fix You
89. The Who - Love, Reign o'er Me
90. U2 - If God Will Send His Angels
91. Metallica - Enter Sandman
92. The Verve - Drugs Don't Work
93. R.E.M - Everybody Hurts
94. U2 - Moment Of Surrender
95. Muse - New Born
96. Snow Patrol - Run
97. Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall
98. Snow Patrol - Open Your Eyes
99. Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
100. Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City
2015
2. U2 - Bad
3. U2 - Zooropa
4. U2 - One
5. U2 - Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
6. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
7. U2 - The Fly
8. Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger
9. Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
10. Pearl Jam - Black
11. Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond
12. Oasis - Champagne Supernova
13. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
14. Radiohead - Paranoid Android
15. Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
16. John Lennon - Imagine
17. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
18. Pearl Jam - Corduroy
19. U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
20. Dire Straits - Tunnel Of Love
21. U2 - Acrobat
22. David Bowie - Heroes
23. Pearl Jam - Better Man
24. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
25. U2 - Running To Stand Still
26. David Bowie - Life On Mars
27. REM - Find The River
28. Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
29. Pearl Jam - Rearviewmirror
30. The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
31. U2 - Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
32. The Beatles - A Day in The Life
33. The Clash - London Calling
34. Eagles - Hotel California
35. Guns N Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
36. Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
37. U2 - All I Want Is You
38. U2 - With or Without You
39. Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
40. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
41. Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland
42. Bruce Springsteen - The River
43. Ben E. King - Stand By Me
44. Oasis - Live Forever
45. R.E.M. - Country Feedback
46. Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
47. Pixies - Where Is My Mind?
48. Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street
49. Pink Floyd - Dogs
50. Bruce Springsteen - New York City Serenade
51. Coldplay - Clocks
52. R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts
53. Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
54. Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
55. U2 - Love Is Blindness
56. The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
57. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Under The Bridge
58. Pink Floyd - Echoes
59. Aerosmith - Dream On
60. Guns N Roses - Paradise City
61. Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia
62. The Who - Baba O'riley
63. Guns N Roses - Sweet Child O’ Mine
64. Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City
65. Muse - Stockholm Syndrome
66. Oasis - Wonderwall
67. Muse - Citizen Erased
68. Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
69. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
70. Nirvana - All Apologies
71. Foo Fighters - Everlong
72. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Californication
73. Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
74. Guns N Roses - Don't Cry
75. The Verve - The Drugs Don’t Work
76. Pink Floyd - Time
77. Radiohead - Karma Police
78. U2 - Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
79. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
80. Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
81. U2 - Drowning Man
82. The Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection
83. Pulp - Common People
84. Patti Smith, 10,000 Maniacs - Because The Night
85. The Killers - A Dustland Fairytale
86. Prince - Purple Rain
87. Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks
88. Live - Lightning Crashes
89. INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
90. Bon Jovi - Dry County
91. Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever?
92. Elvis Presley - Can’t Help Falling In Love
93. R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
94. Passengers - Slug
95. Pink Floyd - The Trial
96. Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer
97. James - Sit Down
98. Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
99. The Who - Love Reign O'er Me
100. Muse - Butterflies and Hurricanes
2017 Results:
6. David Bowie - Heroes
7. U2 - Zooropa
8. Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger
9. Radiohead - Paranoid Android
10 - U2 - With Or Without You
11. Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
12. U2 - One
13. U2 - Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
14. U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
15. Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain
16. Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia
17. The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
18. The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
19. Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
20. Oasis - Live Forever
21. Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
22. The Beatles - A Day in the Life
23. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
24. Pearl Jam - Rearviewmirror
25. Muse - Plug In Baby
26. Oasis - Slide Away
27. Aerosmith - Dream On
28. Pink Floyd - Time
29. Oasis - Champagne Supernova
30. Pink Floyd - Echoes
31. Pink Floyd - Dogs
32. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
33. U2 - All I Want Is You
34. U2 - A Sort of Homecoming
35. Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond
36. U2 - Cedarwood Road
37. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
38. U2 - One Tree Hill
39. U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
40. Radiohead - Karma Police
41. Queen - Somebody to Love
42. Elton John - Tiny Dancer
43. Pearl Jam - Black
44. U2 - Acrobat
45. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
46. Bruce Springsteen - New York City Serenade
47. Radiohead - No Surprises
48. U2 - Please
49. U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
50. Foo Fighters - Everlong
51. Pearl Jam - Better Man
52. Bruce Springsteen - Backstreets
53. Johnny Cash - Hurt
54. Dire Straits - Tunnel of Love
55. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
56. Pearl Jam - Corduroy
57. Snow Patrol - Open Your Eyes
58. Pearl Jam - Release
59. Oasis - Cigarettes & Alcohol
60. U2 - The Little Things That Give you Away
61. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
62. Bob Marley and the Wailers - Redemption Song
63. Dire Straits - Private Investigations
64. The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
65. The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It
66. Derek and The Dominos - Layla
67. U2 - The Fly
68. Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
69. The Who - Baba O'Riley
70. Muse - New Born
71. Bruce Springsteen - Racing in the Street
72. Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
73. Radiohead - Idioteque
74. Radiohead - National Anthem
75. Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel
76. The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work
77. The Killers - All These Things That I Have Done
78. Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks
79. Elvis - Can't Help Falling In Love
80. Coldplay - Fix You
81. The Beatles - Revolution
82. Queen - Under Pressure
83. The Killers - Mr. Brightside
84. Nirvana - Come As You Are
85. Green Day - Jesus of Surburbia
86. Boston - More Than A Feeling
87. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
88. Elton John - Rocket Man
89. David Bowie - Space Oddity
90. Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
91. Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
92. Guns N' Roses - Paradise City
93. Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana
94. The Clash - London Calling
95. Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
96. The Police - Walking on the Moon
97. James - Sit Down
98. Adele - When We Were Young
99. Pulp - Common People
100. Bon Jovi - Born To Be My Baby