Top 10 favorite songs of all time

1. "She Loves You" - The Beatles (Swan 4152, 1964)
2. "Where Were You When I Needed You" - Grass Roots (Dunhill 4029, 1966)
3. "Yesterday's Gone" - The Overlanders (Hickory 1258, 1964)
4. "Please Don't Ever Leave Me" - The Cyrkle (Columbia 43871, 1966)
5. "Mr. Tambourine Man" - The Byrds (Columbia 43271, 1965)
6. "Homburg" - Procol Harum (A&M 885, 1967)
7. "Little Picture Playhouse" - The Stillroven (August 101, 1967)
8. "Glass Of Champagne" - Sailor (Epic 50194, 1976)
9. "More" - Kai Winding (Verve 10295, 1963)
10. "The Sounds Of Silence" - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 43396, 1965)

"Bubbling Under" the top ten:

11. "I Wanna Meet You" - The Cryan Shames (Columbia 43836, 1966)
12. "I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better" - The Byrds (Columbia 43332, 1965)
13. "Countdown" - Lindsey Buckingham (Reprise 18860, 1992)
14. "Green, Green" - New Christy Minstrels (Columbia 42805, 1963)
15. "Shame, Shame" - Magic Lanterns (Atlantic 2560, 1968)
16. "Half Past Midnight" - The Staccatos (Tower 322, 1967)
17. I Wanna Be With You" - Raspberries (Capitol 3473, 1972)
18. "Sugar On Sunday" - The Clique (White Whale 323, 1969)
19. "When You Walk In The Room" - The Searchers (Kapp 618, 1964)
20. "Never Been Any Reason" - Head East (A&M 1718, 1975)
21. "Cara-Lin" - The Strangeloves (Bang 508, 1965)
22. "See Forever Eyes" - Prism (Ariola America 7724, 1978)
23. "Bye, Bye Love" - The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1315, 1957)
24. "Carry The Torch" - Fire Town (Atlantic 89242, 1987)
25. "Anna" - Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar (Atco 6195, 1961)
26. "I Got You" - Split Enz (A&M 2252, 1980)


Mono 45 mixes preferred, where applicable. The Stillroven disc was a local Minneapolis-St. Paul hit.

Edited by Yah Shure

I'm actually doing a weekly feature on the radio show called "Ron's Dream Jukebox". I always wanted a jukebox as a kid, and if I had one, I would have loaded it up with 100 45s. What I've been doing for the last year and change is populating my dream jukebox, one 45 per week. (I'll reach the full 100 later this year right before my 45th birthday. I planned the timing pretty well.) My only criterion for eligibility is that it was available somewhere on a 7" 45. (And that I love the song, of course.)

71 weeks in, here's my Dream Jukebox so far:

A-1. SOMETHING ABOUT YOU - Level 42 (1986)
A-2. I'M THE MAN - Joe Jackson (1979)
A-3. THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT - Aretha Franklin (1968)
A-4. WHAT DO ALL THE PEOPLE KNOW - The Monroes (1982)
A-5. I KEEP FORGETTIN' (EVERY TIME YOU'RE NEAR) - Michael McDonald (1982)
A-6. LE BANANA SPLIT - Lio (1979)
A-7. JUST BE GOOD TO ME - S.O.S. Band (1983)
A-8. RIP IN HEAVEN - 'Til Tuesday (1989)
A-9. SUPERSTITION - Stevie Wonder (1972)
A-10. THE SALT IN MY TEARS - Martin Briley (1983)
A-11. DON'T SHED A TEAR - Paul Carrack (1987)
A-12. ROSANNA - Toto (1982)
A-13. SUZI FOUND A WEAPON - Randy Vanwarmer (1981)
A-14. THE RUBBERBAND MAN - Spinners (1976)
A-15. TIP OF MY TONGUE - Tubes (1983)
A-16. PICK UP THE PIECES - Average White Band (1975)
A-17. MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE - Arrows (1984)
A-18. PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW PIGBAG - Pigbag (1982)
A-19. WHISPER TO A SCREAM (BIRDS FLY) - Icicle Works (1984)
A-20. HERO TAKES A FALL - Bangles (1984)
A-21. TO SIR WITH LOVE - Lulu (1967)
A-22. BAKER STREET - Gerry Rafferty (1978)
A-23. PUMP UP THE VOLUME - M/A/R/R/S (1987)
A-24. PORTABLE RADIO - Daryl Hall and John Oates (1979)
A-25. GENIUS OF LOVE - Tom Tom Club (1982)
A-26. HEAD OVER HEELS - Go-Go's (1984)
A-27. HEAD OVER HEELS - Tears For Fears (1985)
A-28. GET ON THE GOOD FOOT - James Brown (1972)
A-29. A LOVER'S HOLIDAY - Change (1980)
A-30. FANTASY - Aldo Nova (1982)
A-31. FANTASY - Earth Wind And Fire (1978)
A-32. LOVE IS IN CONTROL - Donna Summer (1982)
A-33. JIVE TALKIN' - Bee Gees (1975)
A-34. I'LL FEEL A WHOLE LOT BETTER - Byrds (1965)
A-35. ON THE BORDER - Al Stewart (1977)
A-36. STAY IN TIME - Off Broadway USA (1980)
A-37. LADY LOVE ME - George Benson (1983)
A-38. YOU KEEP RUNNIN' AWAY - 38 Special (1982)
A-39. DRIVER'S SEAT - Sniff 'N' The Tears (1979)
A-40. WHO'S MAKING LOVE - Johnnie Taylor (1968)
A-41. LOVE WILL FIND A WAY - Pablo Cruise (1978)
A-42. MESSAGE OF LOVE - The Pretenders (1981)
A-43. AS - Stevie Wonder (1977)
A-44. MESSAGE TO MY GIRL - Split Enz (1984)
A-45. PHOTOGRAPH - Def Leppard (1983)
A-46. PEG - Steely Dan (1977)
A-47. UPSIDE DOWN - Diana Ross (1980)
A-48. LET'S GET SERIOUS - Jermaine Jackson (1980)
A-49. UNDERNEATH THE RADAR - Underworld (1989)
A-50. SEPTEMBER - Earth Wind And Fire (1978)
A-51. THE LOOK OF LOVE - ABC (1982)
A-52. NEVER BEEN ANY REASON - Head East (1975)
A-53. YOU NEED LOVE LIKE I DO (DON'T YOU) - Gladys Knight And The Pips (1970)
A-54. OVERKILL - Men At Work (1983)
A-55. MORE LOVE - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (1966)
A-56. RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES - Wax (1987)
A-57. THE SECOND TIME AROUND - Shalamar (1980)
A-58. NO MYTH - Michael Penn (1990)
A-59. USE ME - Bill Withers (1972)
A-60. CUDDLY TOY (FEEL FOR ME) - Roachford (1989)
A-61. GIRLS TALK - Dave Edmunds (1979)
A-62. PERFECT WAY - Scritti Politti (1985)
A-63. MOST OF ALL - Jody Watley (1988)
A-64. ANOTHER LOVER - Giant Steps (1988)
A-65. PIANO IN THE DARK - Brenda Russell (1988)
A-66. SLIPPERY WHEN WET - Commodores (1975)
A-67. ON THE LOOSE - Saga (1983)
A-68. LOVE IS ALIVE - Gary Wright (1976)
A-69. STAY WITH ME TONIGHT - Jeffrey Osborne (1984)
A-70. NEW GIRL NOW - Honeymoon Suite (1984)
A-71. SHAKE YOUR BODY (DOWN TO THE GROUND) - Jacksons (1979)

Don't know what's coming in the remaining 29 entries - I haven't mapped it all out in advance. I'd be hard pressed to whittle it down to just 10 songs...

Edited by crapfromthepast

Awesome list, Ron! I do hope you update us with the remaining 29 records as you come up with them.

Very cool collage, John! I like the promo CD single you threw in there, too :) It's always fantastic to be able to see the record labels, and I appreciate you taking the time to scan and post them.

I like so many different types of music that the only list I've ever really compiled were my top 5 favorite rock songs. These are my "turn it up!" songs, the ones that always make me reach for the volume control:

1) The Beatles - Revolution
2) Def Leppard - Rock It
3) Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
4) Billy Squier - Everybody Wants You
5) Whitesnake - In The Still Of The Night

...Yes, it leans 80s. Guilty as charged; I was a teenager in the 80s, so no one should be shocked. ;-)

What IS shocking is that neither of my all-time favorite artists show up on the list: Thomas Dolby, and Prince! I didn't feel either of them had a song that fits this collection.

To do a "complete" list of favorite songs, I'd have to include:

Percy Faith's Theme From A Summer Place,
Nine Inch Nails' Closer,
Snowfall by Claude Thornhill,
Louis Prima's Jump Jive & Wail,
Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye & Kimbra...

It would just be impossible to get the list narrowed down to anything manageable.

...I love music!!!

Finally able to whittle down my list--in alphabetical order:

America - Simon & Garfunkel (1968)
And You And I - Yes (1972)
Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass (1972)
Daisy Jane - America (1975)
Darling Be Home Soon - Lovin' Spoonful (1967)
Deeper And Deeper - Freda Payne (1970)
Dialogue (Part I & II) - Chicago (1972)
Don't Forget To Dance - The Kinks (1983)
God Only Knows - Beach Boys (1966)
Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End - The Beatles (1969)
Have You Ever Seen The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1971)
Haven't Got Time For The Pain - Carly Simon (1974)
Head Over Heels - Tears For Fears (1985)
Heart Of The Night - Poco (1979)
Hey Hey What Can I Do - Led Zeppelin (1970)
Hold Your Head Up - Argent (1972)
Home And Dry - Gerry Rafferty (1979)
I Know A Heartache When I See One - Jennifer Warnes (1979)
I Don't Care Anymore - Phil Collins (1983)
Kentucky Rain - Elvis Presley (1970)
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac (1975)
Like It Or Not - Genesis (1981)
Listen To What The Man Said - Paul McCartney & Wings (1975)
Living For The City - Stevie Wonder (1974)
Look Out Any Window - Bruce Hornsby & The Range (1988)
Love's Lines, Angles & Rhymes - Fifth Dimension (1971)
Mind Games - John Lennon (1973)
Mothers Little Helper - Rolling Stones (1966)
Never Going Back Again - Fleetwood Mac (1976)
Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five - Paul McCartney & Wings (1974)
One Of A Kind (Love Affair) - The Spinners (1973)
Out In The Country - Three Dog Night (1970)
Poor Poor Pitiful Me - Linda Ronstadt (1978)
Pretty Ballerina - Left Banke (1967)
Reflections - Diana Ross & The Supremes (1967)
Rocket Man - Elton John (1972)
Sail On Sailor - Beach Boys (1975)
Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) - Four Tops (1966)
She's A Rainbow - Rolling Stones (1968)
Silver Bird - Mark Lindsay (1970)
Since I Lost My Baby - The Temptations (1965)
Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Elton John (1975)
Strawberry Letter 23 - Brothers Johnson (1977)
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
Temptation Eyes - Grass Roots (1971)
The Way I Want To Touch You - Captain & Tennille (1975)
The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys - Traffic (1971)
Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again - Barry Manilow (1976)
Walk Like A Man - Four Seasons (1963)
Walk Away Renee - Four Tops (1967)
Walk On The Ocean - Toad The Wet Sprocket (1993)
You Know What I Mean - The Turtles (1967)

I reserve the right to modify these without notice. Use only as directed. :)

Edited by sriv94