The Greatest Hits of All Time: Best Song Lists

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

Roxy Music were one of the most influential bands in British rock music. (Photo by Brian Cooke/Redferns)

Roxy Music's 15 greatest songs, ranked

The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys' 15 greatest songs, ranked

The Beach Boys

Iggy is arguably the only artist that looks disconcertingly stranger when wearing clothes than when he isn't.

Iggy Pop's 15 greatest songs ever, ranked

ABBA

ABBA's 10 greatest songs ever, ranked

ABBA

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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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David Bowie - "Heroes"

"Heroes" by David Bowie: The making of the soaring Berlin masterpiece

David Bowie

Louie Louie

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The Beatles - Hey Jude

'Hey Jude' by The Beatles: The making of Paul McCartney's soaring epic

The Beatles

Lulu at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969

'Boom Bang-a-Bang' by Lulu: The making of the quirky Eurovision joint-winner

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Karen Carpenter drumming

Watch Karen Carpenter prove she was one of the most underrated drummers ever when she was just 18

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After six years away from the stage, Paul McCartney's return to performance at Live Aid in 1985 was very nearly a complete disaster. (Photo by Steve Rapport/Getty Images)

How Paul McCartney's 1985 return to the stage at Live Aid was nearly a disaster

Paul McCartney

Years after Phil Collins thought he was "fired by a Beatle", George Harrison played a hilarious prank on him.

George Harrison’s calculated prank on Phil Collins has to be one of the funniest in rock music history

The Beatles

Just months before their acrimonious split, The Beatles entered the recording studio for the very last time to record one particular song.

The final song The Beatles recorded together before their acrimonious split

The Beatles

ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus in conversatioon with Gold

ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus explains Eurovision no-show and shares "personal" meaning of classic song

ABBA