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100

In 1968, this Beatles hit spent 9 weeks at #1, the longest run for any of the band's singles

Hey Jude

100

This Bee Gees hit from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack became the quintessential anthem of the disco era

Stayin' Alive

100

This 1982 Michael Jackson album spent 37 weeks at #1 and remains the best-selling album of all time

Thriller 

100

In 1997, this British girl group told us what they "really, really want" in their debut hit, "Wannabe

Spice Girls
100

In 2002, this Texan became the first-ever winner of American Idol, later finding massive success with hits like "Since U Been Gone"

Kelly Clarkson

200

This "Hard Road" singer was the final performer at the 1969 Woodstock festival

Jimi Hendrix

200

In this 1976 hit, ABBA describes a 17-year-old girl looking for a "king" on the dance floor on a Friday night

Dancing Queen

200

On August 1, 1981, this "Video Killed the Radio Star" band was the first ever shown on MTV

The Buggles 

200

This Nirvana track, released in 1991, is often credited with bringing "grunge" and alternative rock into the mainstream

Smells Like Teen Spirit

200

This OutKast song, which hit #1 in 2003, famously instructs listeners to "shake it like a Polaroid picture"

Hey Ya!

300

In 1964, this British Invasion band asked "Won't you tell me your name?" in their hit "You Really Got Me"

The Kinks

300

This singer-songwriter clarified to Congress in 1985 that his 1972 hit "Rocky Mountain High" was about nature, not drugs

John Denver

300

This Cyndi Lauper anthem, which reached #2 in 1984, was originally written from a man's perspective

Girls just want to have fun

300

This 1992 Whitney Houston cover from The Bodyguard spent a then-record 14 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100

I Will Always Love You

300

Beyoncé's 2003 debut solo album, which topped the charts alongside the hit "Crazy in Love," bears this title.

Dangerously in Love

400

Before they were The Who, the group released their first single, "Zoot Suit," under this name

The High Numbers

400

This band’s 1977 album "Rumours" became one of the best-selling of all time, featuring hits like "Dreams" and "Go Your Own Way.

Fleetwood Mac

400

In 1984, Prince became the first artist to have the #1 album, #1 single, and #1 movie simultaneously with this title

Purple Rain

400

This Canadian singer's 1995 album Jagged Little Pill included "Ironic," even though some linguists say the song isn't.

Alanis Morissette

400

This Scottish band introduced their "art school rock" sound to the world in 2004 with the hit single "Take Me Out

Franz Ferdinand

500

This singer, who had a posthumous #1 hit in 1968, has a statue overlooking the water in Macon, Georgia

Otis Redding

500

Queen followed up their 1975 masterpiece A Night at the Opera with this 1976 album, also named after a Marx Brothers film

A Day at the Races

500

This Irish band's 1987 album "The Joshua Tree" included "With or Without You" and was named after a desert plant

U2
500

Fronted by Gwen Stefani, this band hit #1 in 1996 with the power ballad "Don't Speak.

No doubt

500

This 2019 "country-trap" hit by Lil Nas X holds the record for the most weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Old Town Road