2004
1. Bob Dylan – ‘Like a Rolling Stone’
2. The Rolling Stones – ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’
3. John Lennon – ‘Imagine’
4. Marvin Gaye – ‘What’s Going on’
5. Aretha Franklin – ‘Respect’
6. The Beach Boys – ‘Good Vibrations’
7. Chuck Berry – ‘Johnny B. Goode’
8. The Beatles – ‘Hey Jude’
9. Nirvana – ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
10. Ray Charles – ‘What’d I Say’
11. The Who – ‘My Generation’
12. Sam Cooke – ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’
13. The Beatles – ‘Yesterday’
14. Bob Dylan – ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’
15. The Clash – ‘London Calling’
16. The Beatles – ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’
17. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – ‘Purple Haze’
18. Chuck Berry – ‘Maybellene’
19. Elvis Presley – ‘Hound Dog’
20. The Beatles – ‘Let it Be’
21. Bruce Springsteen – ‘Born to Run’
22. The Ronettes – ‘Be my Baby’
23. The Beatles – ‘In My Life’
24. The Impressions – ‘People Get Ready’
25. The Beach Boys – ‘God Only Knows’
26. Otis Redding – ‘(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay’
27. Derek and the Dominos – ‘Layla’
28. The Beatles – ‘A Day in the Life’
29. The Beatles – ‘Help!’
30. Johnny Cash – ‘I Walk the Line’
2021
1. Aretha Franklin – ‘Respect’ (+4)
2. Public Enemy – ‘Fight the Power’ (First time on list)
3. Sam Cooke – ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ (+9)
4. Bob Dylan – ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ (-3)
5. Nirvana – ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ (+4)
6. Marvin Gaye – ‘What’s Going On’ (-2)
7. The Beatles – ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ (First time on list)
8. Missy Elliott – ‘Get Ur Freak On’ (First time on list)
9. Fleetwood Mac – ‘Dreams’ (First time on list)
10. Outkast – ‘Hey Ya’ (First time on list)
11. The Beach Boys – ‘God Only Knows’
12. Stevie Wonder – ‘Superstition’
13. The Rolling Stones – ‘Gimme Shelter’
14. The Kinks – ‘Waterloo Sunset’
15. The Beatles – ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’
16. Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z – ‘Crazy in Love’
17. Queen – ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
18. Prince and the Revolution – ‘Purple Rain’
19. John Lennon – ‘Imagine’
20. Robyn – ‘Dancing on My Own’
21. Billie Holiday – ‘Strange Fruit’
22. The Ronettes – ‘Be my Baby’
23. David Bowie – ‘Heroes’
24. The Beatles – ‘A Day in the Life’
25. Kanye West feat. Pusha T – ‘Runaway’
26. Joni Mitchell – ‘A Case of You’
27. Bruce Springsteen – ‘Born to Run’
28. Talking Heads – ‘Once in a Lifetime’
29. Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg – ‘Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang
30. Lorde – ‘Royals’