Martin Canine's Favorite Songs of All Time (2018 Edition)
In 2017, I wrote a post containing my top 50 favorite songs of all time. Now it’s 2018 and I decided to expand it to 100 tracks and release it as a full list. Maybe I’ll update it annually, although the alterations will probably be only slight, but every year I discover two or three songs that are actually so great that they fall into consideration. The main top 50 stayed almost the same as in my previous edition, except for two changes: the while the top ten items are the same, the order is slightly different, and “To Whom It May Concern” by Rodriguez dropped out of the top 50 in favor of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, but it stayed in the top 100 list.The songs were selected solely by my personal taste, always musically, often lyrically as well. I did not feel the need to write texts explaining why I included them, as often I can’t really tell. It’s often just something in the way they are composed, written and performed that I can’t rationally explain. Maybe some users on here that have more knowledge in music can see a certain personal preference in harmonies, vocal range or tempo that I myself am not aware of but that’s unconsciously present. For this list, the songs’ age, country of origin, genre, critical reception and influence are not important. Worldwide hit songs, hidden gems and even somewhat panned music is on here.
All in all, I think the most accurate description of what this list is all about was written by myself regarding my list of last year:
“These are my favorite songs in general, up to this point. Most of them I have known for several years, only some have I discovered in the last two years, but really, almost all have been around for quite some time in my life. These songs grew attached to me, and I do really love them. What this list is NOT is a compilation of songs I often listen to at the moment. Those songs come and go, and even if I keep listening to them, it barely goes beyond liking the song or getting hooked on it. Another thing this post is also NOT about is judging what songs objectively are the most musically challenging or skillful songs. No, this is a purely subjective post about songs I genuinely love, and that do have a place in my heart. In the future, I might discover new songs, or my views will change, who knows, that's why the date is in the title. Note that even though some artists featured in this post have died recently, this did not affect the listing in the slightest. I loved these songs just as much before.”
And here are the 100 songs I picked:
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100. P!nk - Don’t Let Me Get Me
Year: 2001
Length: 3:30
Album: M!ssundaztood
Genre: pop rock, pop punk
99. Yoko Ono - Death of Samantha
Year: 1973
Length: 6:23
Album: Approximately Infinite Universe
Genre: art rock
98. Liz Phair - Supernova
Year: 1994
Length: 2:49
Album: Whip-Smart
Genre: indie rock
97. Vanilla Ninja - Nero
Year: 2005
Length: 3:36
Album: Blue Tattoo
Genre: synth rock, symphonic rock
96. Marilyn Manson - Rock is Dead
Year: 1998
Length: 3:10
Album: Mechanical Animals
Genre: industrial, glam rock
95. Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana
Year: 1987
Length: 4:41
Album: Bad
Genre: pop rock
94. Christina Aguilera - Oh Mother
Year: 2006
Length: 3:47
Album: Back to Basics
Genre: soul, pop
93. Nightwish - Feel for You
Year: 2002
Length: 3:55
Album: Century Child
Genre: symphonic metal
92. Susan Sarandon - Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me
Year: 1975
Length: 2:32
Album: The Rocky Horror Picture Show [various artists]
Genre: glam rock
91. Roxette - Listen To Your Heart
Year: 1988
Length: 5:30
Album: Look Sharp!
Genre: pop rock
90. Missing Heart - Prison of Passion
Year: 2000
Length: 4:06
Album: Mystery
Genre: pop, new age
89. Tom Hulce & Tony Jay - Heaven’s Light / Hellfire
Year: 1996
Length: 5:25
Album: The Hunchback of Notre Dame - An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack [various artists]
Genre: musical
88. Cinema Bizarre - Lovesongs (They Kill Me)
Year: 2007
Length: 3:45
Album: Final Attraction
Genre: synth rock
87. ABBA - SOS
Year: 1975
Length: 3:25
Album: ABBA
Genre: pop
86. Nickelback - Believe It or Not
Year: 2003
Length: 4:08
Album: The Long Road
Genre: post-grunge
85. Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
Year: 1967
Length: 2:32
Album: Surrealistic Pillow
Genre: psychedelic rock
84. Sarah Connor - Living To Love You
Year: 2004
Length: 4:19
Album: Naughty But Nice
Genre: soul, pop
83. Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence
Year: 1964
Length: 3:09
Album: Wednesday Morning, 3AM
Genre: folk
82. Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For a Hero
Year: 1984
Length: 5:49
Album: Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire
Genre: synth rock, disco
81. Die Prinzen - Alles nur geklaut
Year: 1993
Length: 3:10
Album: Alles nur geklaut
Genre: synth pop
80. Talk Talk - Such a Shame
Year: 1984
Length: 5:42
Album: It’s My Life
Genre: synth pop
79. Carl Anderson - Heaven on Their Minds
Year: 1973
Length: 4:22
Album: Jesus Christ Superstar - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Album [various artists]
Genre: musical, rock
78. Falco - Ganz Wien
Year: 1981
Length: 5:06
Album: Einzelhaft
Genre: pop rock
77. Björk - Pagan Poetry
Year: 2001
Length: 5:15
Album: Vespertine
Genre: art pop, avantgarde
76. Mike Oldfield - To France
Year: 1984
Length: 4:38
Album: Discovery
Genre: folk, synth pop
75. Dionne Warwick - Silent Voices
Year: 1968
Length: 3:07
Album: Valley of the Dolls
Genre: soul
74. Jimmy Eat World - Pain
Year: 2004
Length: 3:01
Album: Futures
Genre: emo, pop punk
73. The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Year: 1968
Length: 4:46
Album: The White Album
Genre: folk
72. Queen - The Prophet’s Song
Year: 1975
Length: 8:21
Album: A Night at the Opera
Genre: progressive rock
71. Rammstein - Donaukinder
Year: 2009
Length: 5:18
Album: Liebe ist für alle da [deluxe edition]
Genre: Neue Deutsche Härte
70. Annett Louisan - Das Gefühl
Year: 2004
Length: 2:48
Album: Bohéme
Genre: chanson, folk
69. Sunny Day Real Estate - Seven
Year: 1994
Length: 4:46
Album: Diary
Genre: emo
68. France Gall - Poupée de cire, poupée de son
Year: 1965
Length: 2:34
Album: Poupée de cire, poupée de son [not available anymore, but can be found on most of her compilations]
Genre: yéyé
67. Nena - Frei wie der Wind
Year: 1986
Length: 4:38
Album: Eisbrecher
Genre: Neue Deutsche Welle, new wave
66. Megumi Hayashibara - Good Luck!
Year: 1997
Length: 4:36
Album: Irāvatī
Genre: J-pop, symphonic pop
65. Adele - Set Fire to the Rain
Year: 2011
Length: 4:01
Album: 21
Genre: soul
64. Cher - Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
Year: 1971
Length: 2:37
Album: Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
Genre: folk
63. Ben feat. Gim - Engel
Year: 2002
Length: 3:59
Album: Hörproben
Genre: RnB
62. The Doors - The End
Year: 1967
Length: 11:39
Album: The Doors
Genre: psychedelic rock
61. Chama C. Fox - The Wolf in You
Year: 1999
Length: 5:36
Album: - [Chama C. Fox didn’t release any music commercially, but the song is available for free download on his website, and some other sites]
Genre: pop, chanson
60. Nina Hagen Band - Naturträne
Year: 1978
Length: 4:05
Album: Nina Hagen Band
Genre: folk, avantgarde
59. Conchita Wurst - Rise Like a Phoenix
Year: 2014
Length: 3:00
Album: Conchita
Genre: soul
58. Aretha Franklin - I Say a Little Prayer
Year: 1968
Length: 3:30
Album: Aretha Now
Genre: soul
57. Adele - Rolling in the Deep
Year: 2010
Length: 3:48
Album: 21
Genre: soul
56. Rodriguez - To Whom It May Concern
Year: 1971
Length: 3:21
Album: Coming From Reality
Genre: folk
55. Robbie Williams - Supreme
Year: 2000
Length: 4:16
Album: Sing When You’re Winning
Genre: pop
54. Alexandra - Der Traum vom Fliegen
Year: 1968
Length: 3:55
Album: Alexandra
Genre: schlager, chanson
53. Waterloo & Robinson - Hollywood
Year: 1974
Length: 4:37
Album: Sing My Song
Genre: folk
52. Madonna - Secret
Year: 1994
Length: 5:05
Album: Bedtime Stories
Genre: pop
51. Garth Brooks - The Thunder Rolls
Year: 1990
Length: 3:42
Album: No Fences
Genre: rock, country
50. Linkin Park - What I’ve Done
Year: 2007
Length: 3: 25
Album: Minutes to Midnight
Genre: nu metal
49. Udo Jürgens - Griechischer Wein
Year: 1974
Length: 4:06
Album: Griechischer Wein - Seine neuen Lieder
Genre: chanson
48. Coldplay - Paradise
Year: 2011
Length: 4:38
Album: Mylo Xyloto
Genre: alternative rock
47. Cyndi Lauper - I Drove All Night
Year: 1989
Length: 4:11
Album: A Night to Remember
Genre: pop rock
46. Cher - Dark Lady
Year: 1974
Length: 3:27
Album: Dark Lady
Genre: pop
45. Paula Cole - Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?
Year: 1996
Length: 4:26
Album: This Fire
Genre: indie pop
44. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Year: 1991
Length: 5:02
Album: Nevermind
Genre: grunge
43. ABBA - The Winner Takes It All
Year: 1980
Length: 4:54
Album: Super Trouper
Genre: pop
42. Pink Floyd - Goodbye Blue Sky
Year: 1979
Length: 2:46
Album: The Wall
Genre: progressive rock
41. Björk - Jóga
Year: 1997
Length: 5:02
Album: Homogenic
Genre: art pop
40. Insane Clown Posse feat. Slash - Halls of Illusions
Year: 1997
Length: 4:21
Album: The Great Milenko
Genre: conscious hip hop, horrorcore
39. Die Toten Hosen - Hier kommt Alex
Year: 1988
Length: 5:00
Album: Ein kleines Bisschen Horrorschau
Genre: punk, progressive rock
38. Herbert Grönemeyer - Bochum
Year: 1984
Length: 3:50
Album: 4630 Bochum
Genre: synth rock
37. Vanilla Ninja - Blue Tattoo
Year: 2004
Length: 4:07
Album: Blue Tattoo
Genre: symphonic rock
36. Prince and the Revolution - When Doves Cry
Year: 1984
Length: 5:54
Album: Purple Rain
Genre: synth pop, synth rock
35. America - The Last Unicorn
Year: 1982
Length: 3:07
Album: The Last Unicorn [soundtrack album by Jimmy Webb and America]
Genre: folk
34. Jodi Benson - Part of Your World
Year: 1989
Length: 3:16
Album: The Little Mermaid - Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack [various artists]
Genre: musical
33. Within Temptation - Restless
Year: 1997
Length: 6:08
Album: Enter
Genre: symphonic metal
32. Annett Louisan - Das Liebeslied
Year: 2004
Length: 3:23
Album: Bohéme
Genre: chanson, folk
31. Madonna - American Life
Year: 2003
Length: 4:57
Album: American Life
Genre: art pop
30. Kim Wilde - Cambodia
Year: 1981
Length: 3:56
Album: Select
Genre: new wave
29. Howard Blake - Walking in the Air
Year: 1982
Length: 3:30
Album: The Snowman
Genre: classical crossover
28. The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
Year: 1966
Length: 2:09
Album: Revolver
Genre: art pop
27. Queen - The Show Must Go On
Year: 1991
Length: 4:31
Album: Innuendo
Genre: progressive rock
26. The Brothers Four - Greenfields
Year: 1960
Length: 3:03
Album: The Brothers Four
Genre: folk
25. Ich + Ich - Du erinnerst mich an Liebe
Year: 2005
Length: 3:33
Album: Ich + Ich
Genre: soul, RnB
24. Björk feat. Thom Yorke - I’ve Seen It All
Year: 2000
Length: 5:30
Album: Selmasongs
Genre: art pop, avantgarde
23. No Doubt - Don’t Speak
Year: 1994
Length: 4:23
Album: Tragic Kingdom
Genre: alternative rock
22. Peter Maffay - Nessaja
Year: 1983
Length: 4:12
Album: Tabaluga oder Die Reise zur Vernunft
Genre: pop
21. Mary Hopkin - Those Were the Days
Year: 1968
Length: 5:05
Album: Postcard [US version only]
Genre: folk
20. Michael Jackson - Earth Song
Year: 1995
Length: 6:47
Album: HIStory - Past, Present & Future, Book I
Genre: gospel
19. Ben Moody feat. Anastacia - Everything Burns
Year: 2005
Length: 3:41
Album: Fantastic 4 - The Album [various artists]
Genre: alternative rock
18. My Chemical Romance - Welcome to the Black Parade
Year: 2006
Length: 5:11
Album: The Black Parade
Genre: emo, alternative rock, progressive rock, pop punk
17. Carmen Twillie & Lebo M. - Circle of Life
Year: 1994
Length: 3:59
Album: The Lion King -Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Genre: world
16. Queen - Innuendo
Year: 1991
Length: 6:30
Album: Innuendo
Genre: progressive rock
15. Nightwish - Sleeping Sun
Year: 1999
Length: 4:04
Album: Oceanborn [on most reissues, not on the original album]
Genre: symphonic metal
14. Dionne Warwick - I Say a Little Prayer
Year: 1967
Length: 3:09
Album: The Windows of the World
Genre: soul
13. Falco - Jeanny
Year: 1985
Length: 5:53
Album: Falco 3
Genre: art pop, dark wave
12. Within Temptation - Deceiver of Fools
Year: 2000
Length: 7:34
Album: Mother Earth
Genre: symphonic metal
11. Eminem feat. Dido - Stan
Year: 2000
Length: 6:45
Album: The Marshall Mathers LP
Genre: conscious hip hop
10. Rammstein - Mutter
Year: 2001
Length: 4:32
Album: Mutter
Genre: Neue Deutsche Härte
9. Madonna - Live to Tell
Year: 1986
Length: 5:51
Album: True Blue
Genre: synth pop
8. Lebo M. - He Lives in You
Year: 1995
Length: 4:51
Album: Rhythm of the Pride Lands
Genre: world
7. Nena - Vollmond
Year: 1983
Length: 3:04
Album: Nena
Genre: Neue Deutsche Welle, pop rock
6. Alexandra - Mein Freund, der Baum
Year: 1968
Length: 3:42
Album: Alexandra
Genre: schlager, chanson
5. Kōji Wada - Target ~akai shōgeki~
Year: 2000
Length: 4:26
Album: All of My Mind
Genre: J-Rock
4. Nightwish - Ghost Love Score
Year: 2004
Length: 10:02
Album: Once
Genre: symphonic metal
3. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds & Kylie Minogue - Where the Wild Roses Grow
Year: 1995
Length: 3:57
Album: Murder Ballads
Genre: folk
2. Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow
Year: 1983
Length: 3:37
Album: Crises
Genre: pop rock
1. Die Ärzte - Schrei nach Liebe
Year: 1993
Length: 4:12
Album: Die Bestie in Menschengestalt
Genre: political rock, punk
The Top Ten
1 Schrei Nach Liebe - Die Ärzte
2 Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield
3 Where the Wild Roses Grow - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds & Kylie Minogue
4 Ghost Love Score - Nightwish
5 Target ~akai shougeki~ - Kōji Wada
6 Mein Freund, der Baum - Alexandra
7 Vollmond - Nena
8 He Lives In You - Lebo M
9 Live to Tell - Madonna
10 Mutter - Rammstein
The Contenders
11 Stan - Eminem & Dido
12 Deceiver of Fools - Within Temptation
13 Jeanny - Falco
14 I Say a Little Prayer - Dionne Warwick
15 Sleeping Sun - Nightwish
16 Innuendo - Queen
17 Circle of Life - Carmen Twillie
18 Welcome to the Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
19 Everything Burns - Ben Moody & Anastacia
20 Earth Song - Michael Jackson
21 Those Were the Days - Mary Hopkin
22 Nessaja - Peter Maffay
23 Don't Speak - No Doubt
24 I've Seen It All - BJÖRK
25 Du Erinnerst Mich an Liebe - Ich + Ich
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