The Pitchfork 500
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The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present (2008) by Scott Plagenhoef and Ryan Schreiber
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1977 – 1979
, David Bowie – Heroes , Iggy Pop – The Passenger , Lou Reed – Street Hassle , Kraftwerk – Trans-Europe Express , Brian Eno – 1/1 , The Ramones – Rockaway Beach , Talking Heads – Psycho Killer , Television – Marquee Moon , Patti Smith – Rock n Roll Nigger , The Sex Pistols – God Save the Queen , The Clash – (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais , Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen in Love? , Vic Godard and the Subway Sect – Parallel Lines , X-Ray Spex – Oh Bondage! Up Yours! , The Adverts – One Chord Wonders , Wire – Ex-Lion Tamer , Donna Summer – I Feel Love , Giorgo Moroder - The Chase , Chic – Good Times , Thelma Houston – Don’t Leave Me This Way , Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive , Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough , Parliament – Flash Light , Marvin Gaye – Got To Give It Up , Public Image Ltd. – Public Image , Gang of Four – Damaged Goods , Magazine – Shot by Both Sides , The Cramps – Human Fly , The Misfits – Night of the Living Dead , Wire – Outdoor Miner , Joy Division – Disorder , Althea and Donna – Uptown Top Ranking , Lee Perry – Roast Fish and Cornbread , The Congos – Fisherman , Willie Williams – Armagideon Time , This Heat – 24 Track Loop , The Slits – Typical Girls , The Pop Group – She Is Beyond Good and Evil , The Clash – The Guns of Brixton , James Chance and the Contortions – Contort Yourself , Suicide – Dream Baby Dream , Cabaret Voltaire – Nag Nag Nag , Throbbing Gristle – Hot on the Heels of Love , Devo – Mongoloid , Candido – Jingo , Dinosaur – Kiss Me Again , Machine – There but for the Grace of God Go I , Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights , Goblin – Suspiria , Blue Oyster Cult – (Don’t Fear) The Reaper , AC/DC – Highway to Hell , Van Halen – Runnin’ with the Devil , Fleetwood Mac – The Chain , Steely Dan – Deacon Blues , Electric Light Orchestra – Mr. Blue Sky , The Only Ones – Another Girl, Another Planet , The Undertones – Teenage Kicks , Plastic Bertrand – Ca plane pour moi , The Records – Starry Eyes , Cheap Trick – Surrender , The Cars – Just What I Needed , Elvis Costello and the Attractions – Radio Radio , The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry , XTC – Making Plans for Nigel , Blondie – Atomic , Talking Heads – Memories Can’t Wait
1980 – 1982
, Kurtis Blow – The Breaks , Spoonie Gee Meets the Sequence – Monster Jam , The Sugarhill Gang – 8th Wonder , The Treacherous Three – The New Rap Language , The Clash – The Magnificent Seven , Talking Heads – Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) , Yoko Ono – Walking on Thin Ice , Klein + MBO – Dirty Talk , ESG – Moody , Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five – The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel , Funky 4+1 – That’s The Joint , Kraftwerk – Numbers/Computer World 2 , Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force – Planet Rock , Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five – The Message , Glenn Branca – Lesson No. 1 for Electric Guitar , Laurie Anderson – O Superman (For Massenet) , Joy Division – Atmosphere , The Fall – Totally Wired , Elvis Costello and the Attractions – Beyond Belief , The Pretenders – Back on the Chain Gang , The B-52’s – Private Idaho , Dexys Midnight Runners – There There My Dear , Young Marble Giants – Final Day , Altered Images – Happy Birthday , The Specials – Ghost Town , Robert Wyatt – Shipbuilding , Bauhaus – Third Uncle , Adam and the Ants – Kings of the Wild Frontier , Scritti Politti – The Sweetest Girl , The Human League – Don’t You Want Me , Soft Cell – Tainted Love , The Associates – Party Fears Two , ABC – All of My Heart , New Order – Temptation , The Jam – Town Called Malice , Duran Duran – The Chauffeur , The English Beat – Save It for Later , The Go-Go’s – Our Lips Are Sealed , Tom Tom Club – Genius of Love , Prince – Dirty Mind , Daryl Hall & John Oates – I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do) , Michael Jackson – Billie Jean , ABBA – The Day Before You Came , Roxy Music – More Than This , Queen – Under Pressure , Bruce Springsteen – Atlantic City , Journey – Don’t Stop Believing , Bad Brains – Pay to Cum , Minor Threat – Minor Threat , Dead Kennedys – Holiday in Cambodia , Black Flag – Rise Above , Wipers – Youth of America , Flipper – Sex Bomb , Motorhead – Ace of Spades , Iron Maiden – Run to the Hills , Orange Juice – Blue Boy , The Television Personalities – This Angry Silence , The Fall – The Classical , The Clean – Tally Ho! , The Feelies – The Boy with the Perpetual Nervousness , R.E.M. – Radio Free Europe , Violent Femmes – Blister in the Sun , Mission of Burma – That’s When I Reach for My Revolver
1983-1986
, The Smiths – This Charming Man , Sonic Youth – Death Valley ‘69 , Husker Du – Pink Turns to Blue , Meat Puppets – Plateau , The Replacements – I Will Dare , Minutemen – History Lesson (Part II) , R.E.M. – So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry) , Echo and the Bunnymen – The Killing Moon , The Cure – Close to Me , Siouxsie and the Banshees – Cities in Dust , Run-D.M.C. – It’s Like That , Crash Crew – On the Radio , Rammelzee vs. K-Rob – Beat Bop , Boogie Down Productions – South Bronx , New Order – Blue Monday , Prince and the Revolution – When Doves Cry , Talking Heads – This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody) , Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) , U2 – New Year’s Day , Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me) , The Replacements – Bastards of Young , The Mekons – Last Dance , Big Black – Kerosene , Scratch Acid – The Greatest Gift , The Jesus and Mary Chain – Just Like Honey , The Smiths – How Soon Is Now? , Cocteau Twins – Lorelei , New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle , Billy Bragg – A New England , Metallica – Battery , Slayer – Angel of Death , Saint Vitus – Clear Windowpane , Einsturzende Neubauten – Halber Mensch , Art of Noise – Beat Box (Diversion One) , Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Relax , Liquid Liquid – Optimo , Alexander Robotnick – Problemes d’Amour , Shannon – Let the Music Play , Section 25 – Looking from a Hilltop (Restructure) , Madonna – Holiday , Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Want to Have Fun , Prince – Kiss , Run-D.M.C. – Rock Box , LL Cool J – I Can’t Live Without My Radio , Beastie Boys – No Sleep Till Brooklyn , Mantronix – Needle to the Groove , The Go-Betweens – Cattle and Cane , The Chills – Pink Frost , Felt – Primitive Painters , The Smiths – There Is a Light That Never Goes Out , Tom Waits – Jockey Full of Bourbon , Bruce Springsteen – I’m on Fire , Scott Walker – Rawhide , U2 – Bad , Don Henley – The Boys of Summer , Paul Simon – Graceland , Wayne Smith – Under Me Sleng Teng , Anthony “Red” Rose – Tempo , Model 500 – No UFO’s
1987-1990
, Mr. Fingers – Can You Feel It , Rhythim Is Rhythim – Strings of Life , A Guy Called Gerald – Voodoo Ray , M/A/R/R/S – Pump Up The Volume , My Blood Valentine – You Made Me Realise , Spacemen 3 – Walking With Jesus , Ride – Dreams Burn Down , Glaxie 500 – Blue Thunder , Happy Mondays – Kinky Afro , The Stone Roses – She Bangs the Drums , Sonic Youth – Teen Age Riot , Dinosaur Jr. – Freak Scene , Butthole Surfers – Human Cannonball , Pixies – Where Is My Mind? , Fugazi – Waiting Room , Audio Two – Top Billin’ , Eric B & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul , Public Enemy – Rebel Without a Pause , N.W.A. – Straight Outta Compton , Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – The Mercy Seat , Ministry – Stigmata , The Jesus and Mary Chain – Head On , The Sugarcubes – Birthday , The Cure – Just Like Heaven , Morrissey – Everyday Is Like Sunday , The Pogues – Fairytale of New York , The Wedding Present – My Favourite Dress , The Field Mice – Emma’s House , Another Sunny Day – You Should All Be Murdered , The Dead Milkmen – Punk Rock Girl , The Primitives – Crash , The La’s – There She Goes , They Might Be Giants – Birdhouse in Your Soul , Superchunk – Slack Motherfucker , Fugazi – Merchandise , The Jesus Lizard – Mouth Breather , Slick Rick – Children’s Story , Gang Starr – Just to Get a Rep , Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock – It Takes Two , Sal-n-Pepa – Push It , Beastie Boys – Hey Ladies , De La Soul – Me Myself and I , Biz Markie – Just a Friend , Public Enemy – Fight The Power , Guns N’ Roses – Welcome to the Jungle , Swans – Beautiful Child , John Zorn – The Sicilian Clan , Prince and the Revolution – If I Was Your Girlfriend , Madonna – Like a Prayer , Deee-Lite – Groove Is in the Heart , Pet Shop Boys – Being Boring , Sinead O’Conner – Nothing Compares 2 U , The Orb – Little Fluffy Clouds , The KLF – Wichita Lineman Was a Song I Once Heard , 808 State – Pacific State , Orbital – Chime , Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Sileince , My Blood Valentine – Soon , The Vaselines – Son of a Gun , Beat Happening – Indian Summer , Daniel Johnston – Some Things Last a Long Time , Mudhoney – Touch Me I’m Sick , Pixies – Wave of Mutilation
1991-1993
, Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit , Pavement – Summer Babe , Archers of Loaf – Web in Front , Yo La Tengo – From a Motel 6 , Sebadoh – The Freed Pig , A Tribe Called Quest – Check the Rhime , De La Soul – A Roller Skating Jam Named ‘Saturdays’ , Black Sheep – The Choice Is Yours , Massive Attack – Unfinished Sympathy , Tricky – Aftermath (Version 1) , Primal Scream – Higher Than the Sun , Spiritualized – Step into the Breeze , Slowdive – Alison , Aphex Twin – Xtal , Talk Talk – Ascension Day , Slint – Good Morning, Captain , Disco Inferno – The Last Dance , Stereolab – French Disko , Acen – Trip II the Moon Pts. 1 and 2 , The Future Sound of London – Papua New Guinea , Human Resource – Dominator (Joey Beltram Mix) , Metalheadz – Terminator , Omni Trio – Renegade Snares , Red House Painters – New Jersey , Teenage Fanclub – The Concept , Heavenly – C Is the Heavenly Option , Tindersticks – City Sickness , Unrest – Make Out Club , Tenor Saw/Buju Banton – Ring the Alarm Quick , Dr. Dre – Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang , Ice Cube – It Was a Good Day , 2Pac – I Get Around , Souls of Mischief – 93 ‘Til Infinity , Suede – The Drowners , Blur – For Tomorrow , Elastica – Stutter , Ween – Doctor Rock , Wu-Tang Clan – Protect Ya Neck , Geto Boys – Mind Playing Tricks on Me , Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth – They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) , Bikini Kill – Rebel Girl , Melvins – Hooch , Dinosaur Jr. – Start Choppin’ , Pixies – U-Mass , Liz Phair – Divorce Song , PJ Harvey – Rid of Me , The Afghan Whigs – Debonair , Rage Against the Machine – Killing in the Name , The Lemonheads – It’s a Shame About Ray , Beck – Loser , The Breeders – Cannonball , Nirvana – Scentless Apprentice
1994-1996
, Hole – Violet , Smashing Pumpkins – 1979 , Green Day – Longview , Weezer – Say It Ain’t So , Blur – Girls & Boys , Oasis – Live Forever , Pulp – Common People , The Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy , Nas – It Ain’t Hard to Tell , Mobb Deep – Shook Ones, Pt. 2 , GZA – 4th Chamber , Pavement – Gold Soundz , Built to Spill – Car , Modest Mouse – Broke , Frank Black – Headache , The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Bellbottoms , Guided by Voices – I Am a Scientist , Nine Inch Nails – Closer , Bjork – Hyper-Ballad , Beck – Devil’s Haircut , Portishead – Sour Times (Nobody Loves Me) , Saint Etienne – Like a Motorway , Basic Channel – Octagon , Paperclip People – Throw , DJ Shadow – Midnight in a Perfect World , Dr. Octagon – Blue Flowers , Common – I Used to Lover H.E.R. , Jeff Buckley – Grace , Mazzy Star – Fade Into You , Arthur Russell – This Is How We Walk on the Moon , Low – Words , The Auteurs – Unsolved Child Murder , Jawbox – Savory , Drive Like Jehu – Luau , Brainiac – Pussyfootin’ , Napalm Death – Twist the Knife (Slowly) , Darkthrone – En As I Dype Skogen , Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Brooklyn Zoo , Snoop Doggy Dogg – Gin and Juice , Luniz – I Got 5 on It , Cutty Ranks – Limb by Limb , The Prodigy – No Good (Start the Dance) , Underworld – Born Slippy (NUXX) , The Chemical Brothers – Setting Sun , Daft Punk – Da Funk , Belle and Sebastian – The State I Am In , Elliott Smith – Needle in the Hay , The Magnetic Fields – Take Ecstasy with Me , Palace Music – New Partner , Arab Strap – The First Big Weekend , Tortoise – Gamera , The Sea and Cake – Parasol , Pavement – Rattled by the Rush , Guided by Voices – Game of Pricks , Weezer – El Scorcho
1997-1999
, Radiohead – Paranoid Android , Bjork – Joga , The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony , Elliott Smith – Between the Bars , Cat Power – Cross Bones Style , The Clientele – Reflections After Jane , Bonnie “Prince” Billy – I See a Darkness , Smog – Teenage Spaceship , Silver Jews – Random Rules , Autechre – Arch Carrier , Boards of Canada – Happy Cycling , Herbert – So Now… , Aphex Twin – Windowlicker , Uilab – St. Elmo’s Fire , Air – Le Soleil est Pres du Moi , Massive Attack – Teardrop , Black Star – Respiration , The Notorious B.I.G. – Hypnotize , Outkast – Spottieottiedopaliscious , The Roots – The Next Movement , The Flaming Lips – Waitin’ for a Superman , The Beta Band – Dry the Rain , The Olivia Tremor Control – Hideaway , Neutral Milk Hotel – Holland, 1945 , Super Furry Animals – Ice Hockey Hair , Stardust – Music Sounds Better with You , Basement Jaxx – Jump n’ Shout , Wilco – Via Chicago , Pulp – This Is Hardcore , Belle and Sebastian – Lazy Line Painter Jane , Yo La Tengo – Autumn Sweater , Sleater-Kinney – One More Hour , Refused – New Noise , The Dismemberment Plan – The City , Boredoms – Super Shine , Mogwai – Like Herod , Jim O’Rourke – Halfway to a Threeway , Sigur Ros – Svefn-g-Englar
2000-2002
, Daft Punk – One More Time , Radiohead – Idioteque , Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Storm , The Avalanches – Since I Left You , Broadcast – Come On Let’s Go , Aaliyah – Try Again , Justin Timberlake – Cry Me a River , Luomo – Tessio , Vitalic – La Rock 01 , Kylie Minogue – Love at First Sight , Jay-Z – Big Pimpin’ , Outkast – B.O.B. , Eminem – The Real Slim Shady , Ghostface Killah – Nutmeg , Missy Elliott – Get Ur Freak On , The White Stripes – Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground , The Strokes – The Modern Age , …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – Another Morning Stoner , Interpol – Obstacle 1 , Electric Six – Danger! High Voltage , Golden Boy with Miss Kittin – Rippin Kittin’ , Jurgen Paape – So Weit Wie Noch Nie , Osymyso – Intro-Inspection , The Knife – Heartbeats , LCD Soundystem – Lossing My Edge , The Rapture – House of Jealous Lovers , The Streets – Weak Become Heroes , Aesop Rock – Daylight , Rjd2 – Good Times Roll Pt. 2 , Bright Eyes – The Calendar Hung Itself , Wilco – Poor Places , Queens of the Stonge Age – No One Knows , My Morning Jacket – The Way That He Sings , Modest Mouse – 3rd Planet , Clinic – Distortions , Shellac – Prayer to God , Mclusky – To Hell with Good Intentions , Lightning Bolt – Ride the Sky , The Microphones – The Moon , The New Pornographers – Letter from an Occupant , The Shins – New Slang , The Decemberists – Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect , Radiohead – Life in a Glasshouse , Broken Social Scene – Cause = Time , Deerhoof – This Magnificent Bird Will Rise , Spoon – The Way We Get By , Dizzee Rascal I Luv U , M.O.P. – Ante Up , Clipse – Grindin’ , Talib Kweli – Get By , Jay-Z – Takeover
2003-2006
, Outkast – Hey Ya , Kanye West – Through The Wire , R. Kelly – Ignition (Remix) , Beyonce – Crazy In Love , Gnarls Barkley – Crazy , !!! – Me and Giuliani Down by the School Yard (A True Story) , TV on the Radio – Staring at the Sun , Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Maps , The Walkmen – The Rat , Devendra Banhart – A Sight to Behold , Joanna Newsom – Peach, Plum, Pear , Sufjan Stevens – Casimir Pulaski Day , Antony and the Johnsons – Hope There’s Someone , Animal Collective – Leaf House , The Books – Take Time , M83 – Don’t Save Us from the Flames , The Postal Service – Such Great Heights , Annie – Heartbeat , M.I.A. – Galang , The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army , Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out , The Fiery Furnaces – Here Comes the Summer , The Mountain Goats – No Children , The Wrens – She Sends Kisses , Les Savy Fav – The Sweat Descends , Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone? , The Exploding Hearts – Modern Kicks , Art Brut – Formed a Band , Boris – Farewell , Mastodon – Sleeping Giant , Madvillain – America’s Most Blunted , T.I. – What You Know , Kelly Clarkson – Since U Been Gone , Amerie – 1 Thing , Ciara – Oh , The Go! Team – The Power Is On , Feist – Mushaboom , Arcade Fire – Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) , Wolf Parade – I’ll Believe in Anything , Band of Horses – The Funeral , The Hold Steady – Stuck Between Stations , Beirut – Postcards from Italy , Johnny Boy – You Are the Generation That Bought More Shoes and You Get What You Deserve , Love Is All – Busy Doing Nothing , Jens Lekman – Black Cab , Christian Falk – Dream On , Peter Bjorn and John – Young Folks , Justice vs. Simian – We Are Your Friends , Hot Chip – Boy from School , Animal Collective – Grass , Black Dice – Cone Toaster , Liars – The Other Side of Mt. Heart Attack , Panda Bear – Bros
