Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time

And Jay-Z wrote the intro. Seen here.

Those of you worried that Hov will turn to writing books and abandon rap, don’t you worry. In your defense, the print is way bigger in person than it appears here.

With the help of 2 polls, (one conducted on 2004 & another in 2009) and some of the trusted industry professionals who told you what to like helped formulate the list:

- ?uestlove

-Missy Elliott

-Berry Gordy

-Elvis Costello

-David Hinckley (Critic, NY Daily News)

-David Mills (TV Producer)

-L.A. Reid

-Matt Pinfield

-Judy McGrath (Chairman CEO MTV Networks

-Lisa Robinson (Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair)

-Rick Rubin

-Pete Wentz

-Jerry Wexler

Top 5:

#1. Bob Dylan- Like A Rolling Stone

#2. The Rolling Stones- (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

#3. John Lennon- Imagine

#4. Marvin Gaye- What’s Going On

#5.  Aretha Franklin- Respect

Some notables from the list:

#9. Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit

#12. Sam Cooke- A Change Is Gonna Come

#17. The Jimi Hendrix Experience- Purple Haze

#26. Otis Redding- (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay

#37. Bob Marley and the Wailers- No Woman, No Cry

#45. Whitney Houston- Elvis Presley- Heartbreak Hotel

#51. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5- The 20 minute song The Message

#58. Michael Jackson- Billie Jean

#100. Gnarls Barkley- Crazy (I hate this song)

#110. Van Morrison- Brown Eyed Girl

#118. The Beyonce Feat. Jay-Z- Crazy In Love

#162. Public Enemy- Bring the Noise

#203. Beck- Loser

#229. Chic- Good Times

#236. M.I.A.- Paper Planes

#265. Stevie Wonder- Higher Ground

#273. Kanye West- Jesus Walks

#307.  Daft Punk- One More Time

#338. Queen- We Will Rock You

#350. Jimmy Cliff- The Harder They Come

#400. The Four Tops- Baby I Need Your Loving

#424. The Notorious B.I.G.- Juicy

#427. Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg- Nuthin’ But A G Thang

#432. Green Day- American Idiot

#448. 50 Cent- In Da Club

#453. Toots and the Maytals- Pressure Drop

#464.  Prince and the Revolution- Kiss

#466. Missy Elliott- Get Ur Freak On

#484. Justin Timberlake- Cry Me A River

#492. Gloria Gaynor- I Will Survive

#500. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles- Shop Around