Do you have any song choices that you would deem musical treasures? Sure you do, probably more than one, right? Redditor u/Admirable_Command_22 asked, “What songs would you consider masterpieces?” Reddit responded, and here are the top fifty responses.
Top Songs Countdown 50-30
Number | Song | Artist | Votes |
50. | Bittersweet Symphony | The Verve | 133 |
49. | Schism | Tool | 133 |
48. | I Feel Love | Donna Summer | 134 |
47. | Purple Rain | Prince | 137 |
46. | All Along The Watchtower | Jimi Hendrix | 143 |
45. | In the Air Tonight | Phil Collins | 146 |
44. | Ave Maria | Franz Schubert | 151 |
43. | Killing in the Name | Rage Against the Machine | 159 |
42. | Hurt | Johnny Cash | 167 |
41. | Master of Puppets | Metallica | 183 |
40. | Let it Be | The Beatles | 186 |
39. | Killing Me Softly | Roberta Flack | 190 |
38. | Time of the Season | The Zombies | 190 |
37. | Into the Mystic | Van Morrison | 190 |
36. | Life on Mars | David Bowie | 190 |
35. | The Weight | The Band ft. Staples Singers | 202 |
34. | Somewhere Over the Rainbow | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 202 |
33. | Feel Good Inc. | Gorillaz | 223 |
32. | Stairway To Heaven | Led Zeppelin | 240 |
31. | Echoes | Pink Floyd | 253 |
30. | Tiny Dancer | Elton John | 277 |
29. | Zombie | The Cranberries | 278 |
28. | Georgia On My Mind | Ray Charles | 278 |
27. | Enjoy the Silence | Depeche Mode | 278 |
26. | Killer Queen | Queen | 285 |
Top Songs Countdown 25-5
Number | Song | Artist | Votes |
25. | Mr. Blue Sky | Electric Light Orchestra | 350 |
24. | Everlong | Foo Fighters | 357 |
23. | Wicked Game | Chris Isaak | 363 |
22. | Shine On You Crazy Diamond | Pink Floyd | 379 |
21. | Welcome To The Black Parade | My Chemical Romance | 407 |
20. | Time | Pink Floyd | 410 |
19. | Comfortably Numb | Pink Floyd | 411 |
18. | Orion | Metallica | 411 |
17. | Hallelujah | Leonard Cohen | 432 |
16. | I Heard it Through the Grapevine | Marvin Gaye | 448 |
15. | Gimme Shelter | The Rolling Stones | 465 |
14. | Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding | Elton John | 468 |
13. | Kashmir | Led Zeppelin | 472 |
12. | Starman | David Bowie | 489 |
11. | Exit Music (For a Film) | Radiohead | 548 |
10. | Superstition | Stevie Wonder | 654 |
9. | Moonlight Sonata | Beethoven | 669 |
8. | Bohemian Rhapsody | Queen | 715 |
7. | Swan Lake | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 732 |
6. | The Chain | Fleetwood Mac | 744 |
Top 5 Songs Countdown
Here are the top five songs considered to be masterpieces by Redditors.
Number | Song | Artist | Votes |
5. | Sound of Silence | Simon and Garfunkel | 766 |
4. | Golden Slumbers | The Beatles | 932 |
3. | 1812 Overture | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 1K |
2. | Wish You Were Here | Pink Floyd | 1.5K |
1. | Clair de Lune | Claude Debussy | 1.6K |
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