1. "Like a Rolling Stone," Bob Dylan
2. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," Rolling Stones
3. "Imagine," John Lennon
4. "What's Going On," Marvin Gaye
5. "Respect," Aretha Franklin
6. "Good Vibrations," Beach Boys
7. "Johnny B. Goode," Chuck Berry
8. "Hey Jude," Beatles
9. "Smells Like Teen Spirit," Nirvana
10. "What'd I Say," Ray Charles

LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- "Like a Rolling Stone," Bob Dylan's scornful, ironic ode to a spoiled woman's reversal of fortune, was named the greatest rock 'n' roll song of all time on Wednesday by Rolling Stone magazine.

The six-minute opening track from his landmark 1965 album "Highway 61 Revisited" broke the barrier of the three-minute hit single and established Dylan as a mainstream pop artist, marking his transformation from folk troubadour to rock sensation.

"No other pop song has so thoroughly challenged and transformed the commercial laws and artistic conventions of its time, for all time," wrote Rolling Stone senior editor David Fricke in an article accompanying the magazine's list of the top 500 rock songs of all time.

The list, published in a special edition out on Friday, was compiled by a panel of recording artists, producers, label executives, critics and songwriters. Among them were singer Art Garfunkel, Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne, vocalist Joni Mitchell and even Dylan's rock star son, Jakob.

Ranked No. 2 on the magazine's roster of greatest rock songs of all time was the Rolling Stones' 1965 hit "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," followed by John Lennon's utopian ballad "Imagine," Marvin Gaye's languid soul classic "What's Going On" and Aretha Franklin's empowerment anthem "Respect."

Rounding out the top 10 were "Good Vibrations" from the Beach Boys; Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode"; the Beatles' "Hey Jude" and Ray Charles' seminal soul record "What'd I Say."

The lion's share of songs from the list hail from the 1960s, and only a handful were released after 1990, including Nirvana's 1991 hit "Smells Like Teen Spirit" at No. 9. The most recent single to make the list was "Hey Ya!" (2003) from the hip-hop duo OutKast, at No. 180. Rapper Eminem's "Lose Yourself" (2002) ranked No. 166.

The highest-charting song on the list from the King of Rock 'n' Roll, Elvis Presley, was his 1956 hit "Hound Dog" at No. 19.

The Beatles, not surprisingly, notched the most songs on the list, with 22 entries. They were trailed by archrivals the Rolling Stones, who tallied 13 in all. A dozen of Dylan's songs made the cut.

In a similar list published in 1989, the magazine named the Stones' "Satisfaction" as the best single of the past 25 years, with Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" placed at No. 2 -- a reversal of the latest ranking.

Last year's Rolling Stone magazine list of the top 500 rock albums of all time put the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" at No. 1.

Their taste is all in their mouth.

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Those are very popular songs but they seem awfully generic to anglo/american pop culture. It just depends what group of people you are asking in your survey.
I myself would vote the last decade remake of bittersweet symphony as number one at this point. Love Ella Fitzgerald. Sinatra of course. Country music when it isn't stupid or twangy. (Yes Randy Traivs destroyed coutry for decades just as Bush is setting america back decades)

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So, the top TWO songs on Rolling Stone magazine's list are:

"Like a Rolling Stone" by Dylan

and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," by the Rolling Stones

Hmmmm.....

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Ironic, isn't it?

I generally like the list, but I just don't get why Imagine is #3. Yeah, it's a great song. I love it. But #3?

And since it's a list of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time, I can't imagine a top ten list without Led Zeppelin.

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