Music

90's

100

This 1999 Britney Spears debut single told us to “hit me baby one more time.”

Baby One More Time

200

This 1995 Coolio hit was featured in the film “Dangerous Minds.”

Gangsta’s Paradise

300

This 1992 Nirvana anthem starts with “Load up on guns, bring your friends.”

Smells Like Teen Spirit

400

This 1997 Celine Dion ballad was the love theme from “Titanic.”

My Heart Will Go On

500

This 1991 hip-hop track by A Tribe Called Quest samples Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side” and celebrates “relax yourself.”

Can I Kick It?

00's

100

This 2003 OutKast song apologized over and over in the chorus.

Hey Ya!

200

This 2008 Katy Perry breakout single mentioned kissing a girl.

I Kissed a Girl

300

This 2005 Green Day song became an anthem for the end of an era and graduation slideshows.

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)

400

This 2001 Alicia Keys song about New York City became her breakout hit.

Fallin

500

This 2006 Gnarls Barkley breakout hit asks a question about sanity and became the first song to top the UK charts on downloads alone.

Crazy

10's

100

This 2014 Pharrell Williams song encouraged us to clap along if we feel like a room without a roof.

Happy

200

This 2011 Adele ballad wished “we could have had it all.”

Rolling in the Deep

300

This 2016 Drake hit challenged someone to “call me on my cell phone.”

Hotline Bling

400

This 2015 Mark Ronson hit featuring Bruno Mars pays funky tribute to Minneapolis royalty without naming him in the title.

Uptown Funk

500

This 2012 Gotye duet built around a xylophone-like riff became a breakup anthem about being “just somebody” to someone.

Somebody That I Used to Know

Classics

100

This 1971 John Lennon song asked us to picture a world living in peace.

Imagine

200

This 1975 Queen anthem stomps and claps its way through stadiums.

We Will Rock You

300

This 1957 Elvis Presley hit is set in a jailhouse.

Jailhouse Rock

400

This 1976 Eagles epic runs over six minutes and invites you to check in anytime you like — but never leave.

Hotel California

500

This 1961 Ben E. King standard has been covered hundreds of times and promises loyalty “when the night has come.”

Stand by Me

All-Time Hits

100

This 1977 disco hit by the Bee Gees helped define the “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack.

Stayin Alive 

200

This 1985 charity single brought together dozens of artists under the name USA for Africa.

We Are the World

300

This 1999 Santana collaboration featured Rob Thomas on vocals.

Smooth

400

This 1992 Whitney Houston ballad from The Bodyguard soundtrack is one of the best-selling singles ever.

I Will Always Love You

500

This 1984 Prince anthem opens with a spoken intro about a “celebration” lasting all night long.

Let’s Go Crazy