Anytime someone posts a list of the greatest songs or artists, it's an invitation for everyone to critique their taste, no matter what kind of criteria they use. Now we have a list of the best music, meaning the best 500 musical artists, the best 500 songs, and the best 500 albums, called The Greatest Music.
This ranking was compiled by using other lists, with a weighed criteria that's explained here. Yes, you can argue that it's too 20th century, because songs that stand the test of time do well, and too English language, because, well it is. But, while you can kvetch about the rankings all day, you won't find any bad artists or songs here. Click on any of the titles to get a "resume" of the song's source lists. You can also sort the lists by decade.
In the arguments at Metafilter, there's a list of the top songs in alphabetical order by artist to make it easy for you to check your favorites.
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