Some stats for numbers freaks:

Number of "different" artists- 141. But some of those are of course soloists from popular bands (eg John Lennon/Beatles).

Number of "different" artists in Top 100- 56

Number of countries represented- (Counting the entire UK as one country)- 6

Most entries from one band- 33 (you figure who)

Most entries from one band in Top 100- 7 (3 tied at 6)

Most entries from one band in Top 10- 2 (2-WAY TIE! You ain't gonna guess both on your first try)

Earliest recording date for an entry- 1957! (So much for the 1964 debut of the Beatles.)

So on with the countdown:

440 Mellow Yellow Donovan <- Quite nicely. Way underplayed.
439 JeanGenie - David Bowie <- Is it just me or is this the riff from "I'm a Man"?
438 You've Got to Stand for Something - John Mellencamp <- Making a respectable showing
437 Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen <- Folks like this tune, but not one of my favorites
436 Rock Me Tonight - Billy Squier <- Great tune. Look it up.
435 Gimme All Your Lovin - ZZ Top
434 Hippie Hippie Shake - Beatles
433 Ruby Tuesday - Rolling Stones
432 Goin' Mobile - The Who
431 Rock and Roll Heart - Eric Clapton
430 Fortunate Son - CCR <- For the record, no song was listed twice.
429 Misissippi Moon - Doobie Brothers
428 Since Your Gone - The Cars
427 It Can Happen - Yes
426 Chain Gang - The Pretenders
425 Tambourine Man - The Byrds
424 American Band - Grand Funk Railroad< We'll help you party down.
423 On the Loose - Saga
422 I'm no Angel - Greg Allman
421 Heartbreaker - Rolling Stones

Our hears aren't broken with 420 songs left! More good stuff to come!

DrTorch Wrote:440 Mellow Yellow Donovan <- Quite nicely. Way underplayed.
430 Fortunate Son - CCR <- For the record, no song was listed twice.
427 It Can Happen - Yes

Anything from Yes ahead of "Wheel In The Sky" is amusing.

440 is nice, and 430 is under-rated.

Just curious - how many entries does "Rock and Roll Heart" by Clapton have on your top 500?

HuskieDan Wrote:Just curious - how many entries does "Rock and Roll Heart" by Clapton have on your top 500?

Thanks for catching this. Guess my QC was lacking (although I did catch a similar error.) I'll try to find another Aldo Nova song and update appropriately.

Quote:434 Hippie Hippie Shake&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Beatles

Beatles???

This song was recorded and made a hit both in the US and England by a Holland (I think) group called The Swingin' Bluejeans. I kid you not.
The Beatles covered it live, but did not write it. Do they even have a studio version?
Rumor has it they went on to become a more popular group than the Swingin Bluejeans, but I can't confirm this.
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