Best songs & performances

Best pop songs ever

1- Staying Alive (Bee Gees)

2- Imagine (John Lennon)

3- Billy Jean (Michael Jackson)

4- Twist and Shout (The Beatles version)

5- S.O.S (ABBA)

Honorable mention: "Dancing Queen" and "The Winner Takes It All" by ABBA.

6- Sweet Child o' Mine (Guns n' Rose)

7- Sultans of Swing (Dire Straits)

8- More Than Words (Extreme)

9- Alive (Pearl Jam)

Honorable mention: "Even Flow" by Pearl Jam.

10- Bohemian Rapsody (Queen)

11- Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin)

12- Hey Jude (The Beatles)

13- The House of Rising Sun (The Animals version)

14- Another Brick in the Wall, part II (Pink Floyd)

15- Take on Me (A-ha)

16- Still Loving You (Scorpions)

17- Hotel California (Eagles)

18- U2 - New Year's Day

19- Califonia Dreamin' (The Mamas & The Papas)

20- Knockin' on the Heaven's Door (Guns n' Roses version)

21- The Unforgiven (Metallica)

22- Basket Case (Green Day)

Best live performances ever

1- Nirvana (Unplugged in New York, 1994)

2- Stone Temple Pilots (Rolling Rock Town Fair, 2001)

3- Queen (Live Aid, 1985)

4- The Beatles (Rooftop, 1969)

5- Elvis Presley (Comeback Special, 1968)

6- Jimi Hendrix (Woodstock, 1969)

7- Pearl Jam (Pink Pop, 1992)

8- The Smiths (Hacienda, Manchester, 04/02/83);  (Barrowlands, Glasgow, 85)

9- U2 (Red Rocks, 1983)

10- Yes (Yessongs - Rainbow Theatre, 15/12/1972)

11- The Doors (Live in Europe, 1968)

Honorable mentions: Chuck Berry, James Brown, The Who, Michael Jackson.

Best songwriters of all time

Criterions:

1- Number of hits;

2- Ability to compose alone (lyrics and music);

3- Ability to make instrumental arrangements;

4- Ability to be eclectic.

Best songwriters

1- Paul McCartney 

2- John Lennon 

3- Michael Jackson 

4- George Harrison

5- Per Gessler (Roxette)

6- Paul Simon

7- John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

8- David Gates (Bread)

9- Bob Dylan

10- Chuck Berry

Best duos of songwriters

1- Lennon-McCartney (The Beatles)

2- Jagger-Richards (The Rolling Stones)

3- Ulvaeus-Andersson (ABBA)

4- Elton John-Bernie Taupin

5- Leiber-Stoller

6- Morrissey-Marr (The Smiths)

Honorable mention (the best trio of songwriters ever)

Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees)