Top 10 All Time Songs (objectively)

[collegebound91]

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So I was wondering what CCers would rate, objectively, as the top 10 songs of all time (I don’t think the RS list included classical music, so I won’t put that into my top 10). I just rated this based on the impact of the songs, impact of the lyrics, creativity of the song, popularity of the songs, awards that the songs won, and the music itself (singing, guitar, drums…)

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<p>How are “impact of the songs, impact of the lyrics, creativity of the songs,” objective criteria? Wouldn’t an “objective” list take into account record sales, genre, downloads, # of times the song topped the charts, etc? I’d say you might as well just ask people what they believe are the Top 10 All Time Songs, with no “objective” pretense. </p>

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I have tons of repect for Michael Jackson as a singer and a dancer, but even the best musicians and critics will tell you that he was no match to Elvis as a performer, to Freddie Mercury as a singer, as talented as Jimi Hendrix, or had the composition abilities of Bob Marley, all 4 of whom also sadly passed away very early.

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<p>Again, those are opinions. And you’re dealing with people in totally different areas of music. Elvis was the “king of rock and roll”, MJ the “king of pop”, Hendrix was known for his amazing guitar skills, and Bob Marley dominated the reggae scene. They aren’t very comparable.</p>

<p>And that was the first time I’ve ever been RickRoll’d through text… haha.</p>