Chi non ha mai sentito parlare del Rolling Stone? Ebbene, per chi non lo sapesse stiamo parlando del periodico statunitense di musica, fondato nel 1967, più famoso del mondo.
Nel novembre 2004 venne pubblicato un articolo davvero speciale: una giuria composta dalla redazione del Rolling Stone e da ben 172 musicisti aveva decretato quali fossero le 500 migliori canzoni di tutti i tempi.
Le 100 canzoni più belle di sempre
La classifica completa prevedeva 500 brani, noi vi mostriamo la lista delle prime 100 posizioni:
- Like a Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan – 1965
- (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones – 1965
- Imagine – John Lennon – 1971
- What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye – 1971
- Respect – Aretha Franklin – 1967
- Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys – 1966
- Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry – 1958
- Hey Jude – The Beatles – 1968
- Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana – 1991
- What’d I Say – Ray Charles – 1959
- My Generation – The Who – 1965
- A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke – 1964
- Yesterday – The Beatles – 1965
- Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan – 1963
- London Calling – The Clash – 1980
- I Want to Hold Your Hand – The Beatles – 1963
- Purple Haze – Jimi Hendrix – 1967
- Maybellene – Chuck Berry – 1955
- Hound Dog – Elvis Presley – 1956
- Let It Be – The Beatles – 1970
- Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen – 1975
- Be My Baby – The Ronettes – 1963
- In My Life – The Beatles – 1965
- People Get Ready – The Impressions – 1965
- God Only Knows – The Beach Boys – 1966
- A Day in the Life – The Beatles – 1967
- Layla – Derek and the Dominos – 1970
- (Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding – 1968
- Help! – The Beatles – 1965
- I Walk the Line – Johnny Cash – 1956
- Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin – 1971
- Sympathy for the Devil – The Rolling Stones – 1968
- River Deep, Mountain High – Tina Turner – 1966
- You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling – The Righteous Brothers – 1964
- Light My Fire – The Doors – 1967
- One – U2 – 1991
- No Woman, No Cry – Bob Marley – 1975
- Gimme Shelter – The Rolling Stones – 1969
- That’ll Be the Day – Buddy Holly – 1957
- Dancin’ in the Streets – Martha and the Vandellas – 1964
- The Weight – The Band – 1968
- Waterloo Sunset – The Kinks – 1968
- Tutti Frutti – Little Richard – 1956
- Georgia on My Mind – Ray Charles – 1960
- Heartbreak Hotel – Elvis Presley – 1956
- Heroes – David Bowie – 1977
- Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel – 1970
- All Along the Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix – 1968
- Hotel California – The Eagles – 1976
- The Tracks of My Tears – Smokey Robinson – 1965
- The Message – Grandmaster Flash – 1982
- When Doves Cry – Prince – 1984
- Anarchy in the U.K. – The Sex Pistols – 1977
- When a Man Loves a Woman – Percy Sledge – 1966
- Louie Louie – The Kingsmen – 1963
- Long Tall Sally – Little Richard – 1956
- A Whiter Shade of Pale – Procol Harum – 1967
- Billie Jean – Michael Jackson – 1983
- The Times They Are A-Changin’ – Bob Dylan – 1964
- Let’s Stay Together – Al Green – 1971
- Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On – Jerry Lee Lewis – 1957
- Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley – 1955
- For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield – 1967
- She Loves You – The Beatles – 1963
- Sunshine of Your Love – Cream – 1967
- Redemption Song – Bob Marley – 1980
- Jailhouse Rock – Elvis Presley 1957
- Tangled Up in Blue – Bob Dylan – 1975
- Crying – Roy Orbison – 1961
- Walk On By – Dionne Warwick – 1964
- California Girls – The Beach Boys – 1965
- Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag – James Brown – 1966
- Summertime Blues – Eddie Cochran – 1958
- Superstition – Stevie Wonder – 1972
- Whole Lotta Love – Led Zeppelin – 1969
- Strawberry Fields Forever – The Beatles – 1967
- Mystery Train – Elvis Presley – 1955
- I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown – 1965
- Mr. Tambourine Man – The Byrds – 1965
- I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye – 1968
- Blueberry Hill – Fats Domino – 1956
- You Really Got Me – The Kinks – 1964
- Norwegian Wood – The Beatles – 1965
- Every Breath You Take – The Police – 1983
- Crazy – Patsy Cline – 1961
- Thunder Road – Bruce Springsteen – 1975
- Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash – 1963
- My Girl – The Temptations – 1965
- California Dreamin’ – The Mamas & The Papas – 1965
- In the Still of the Night – The Five Satins – 1956
- Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley – 1969
- Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones – 1976
- I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – U2 – 1987
- Good Golly, Miss Molly – Little Richard – 1958
- Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins – 1956
- Great Balls of Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis – 1957
- Roll Over Beethoven – Chuck Berry – 1956
- Love and Happiness – Al Green – 1972
- Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival – 1969
- You Can’t Always Get What You Want – The Rolling Stones – 1969
Successivamente, nel 2010, la classifica venne aggiornata con alcune delle hit degli anni 2000 e venne pubblicato un numero speciale della rivista, distribuita anche in formato speciale per iPad e iPod.
L’unica modifica apportata alla chart delle prime 100 classificate è l’introduzione di Crazy di Gnars Barkley alla posizione numero 100.
