For those of you who might actually care about some old school classic stuff, like I do.
This is only the top 50, lets face it 500 is a lot here is the link to all of them http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/6596661/500songs
ENJOY
1
Like a Rolling Stone
Bob Dylan
1965
2

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
The Rolling Stones
1965
3
Imagine
John Lennon
1971
4

What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
1971
5

Respect
Aretha Franklin
1967
6

Good Vibrations
The Beach Boys
1966
7

Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry
1958
8
Hey Jude
The Beatles
1968
9

Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
1991
10

What'd I Say
Ray Charles
1959
11

My Generation
The Who
1965
12
A Change Is Gonna Come
Sam Cooke
1964
13
Yesterday
The Beatles
1965
14

Blowin' in the Wind
Bob Dylan
1963
15

London Calling
The Clash
1980
16
I Want to Hold Your Hand
The Beatles
1963
17

Purple Haze
Jimi Hendrix
1967
18

Maybellene
Chuck Berry
1955
19

Hound Dog
Elvis Presley
1956
20
Let It Be
The Beatles
1970
21

Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen
1975
22
Be My Baby
The Ronettes
1963
23
In My Life
The Beatles
1965
24

People Get Ready
The Impressions
1965
25

God Only Knows
The Beach Boys
1966
26
A Day in the Life
The Beatles
1967
27

Layla
Derek and the Dominos
1970
28

(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding
1968
29
Help!
The Beatles
1965
30

I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash
1956
31
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
1971
32

Sympathy for the Devil
The Rolling Stones
1968
33

River Deep, Mountain High
Tina Turner
1966
34

You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
The Righteous Brothers
1964
35

Light My Fire
The Doors
1967
36

One
U2
1991
37

No Woman, No Cry
Bob Marley
1975
38

Gimme Shelter
The Rolling Stones
1969
39

That'll Be the Day
Buddy Holly
1957
40

Dancin' in the Streets
Martha and the Vandellas
1964
41

The Weight
The Band
1968
42

Waterloo Sunset
The Kinks
1968
43

Tutti Frutti
Little Richard
1956
44
Georgia on My Mind
Ray Charles
1960
45

Heartbreak Hotel
Elvis Presley
1956
46

Heroes
David Bowie
1977
47

Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
1970
48

All Along the Watchtower
Jimi Hendrix
1968
49

Hotel California
The Eagles
1976

50

The Tracks of My Tears
Smokey Robinson
1965

63
For What It's Worth
Buffalo Springfield
1967

yay i love that song

166
Lose Yourself
Eminem
2002

OH MY

I think it's a load of toss. Firstly, I don't see how they can rank the top 500 songs of all time...I'd be interested to see specific people's, but to just take a few and then average it is absurd. Secondly, it's clearly a list of "look how many 'old' songs we know! Aren't we cool?"; there's the obligatory nod to modern day popularity (hello Eminem and Outkast), but most of these are ranked highly because they're half a century old. Naturally, if these have been loved for that long, they should be high up, but how can a band like Blondie be so far down? And how can they just decide that Good Vibrations and God Only Knows are the best Beach Boys songs? To have Loser by Beck - a good song, I acknowledge - higher than A Design For Life by Manic Street Preachers is ridiculous; the latter is a perfect song genuinely cherished by thousands of people, which I wouldn't say for the latter. I suppose that's a bit hypocritical of me, having just said that some of them are only in there because people know them, but there are genuinely some songs which are liked because people really do know and love them, and I believe that Design, for example, is one of them. Moreover, if you're going to go for the 'oh, but some people REALLY love it' way with Beck, for example, where are The Magnetic Fields? They've created some absolutely wonderful songs, and they don't appear to be in there.

I could go on, but in short, as aforesaid, toss.

edit: My friend has persevered, and made the following observations:

1. I Believe I Can Fly by R Kelly is in there.
2. The highest Pixies song is at 410. How? Really, how?
3. Boys Of Summer by Don Henley is only at 416.
4. The highest Smiths song is at 425, and it's William, It Was Really Nothing. How? Really, how?
5. The highest Love song is at 436. How? Really, how?

How are these the greatest songs of all time if time hasn't ended yet? Think about that for a while.

WHAT THE HELL?! I read the magazine in the store and I noticed that the Cure's "Just Like Heaven" was really low on the list. 483. How the hell is "I Beleive I Can Fly" higher than it.

It's all objective, so don't get upset.

Who cares what a specific group of people think?

I agree with the statement "How are these the greatest songs of all time if time hasn't ended yet?". They really just seemed to name off a lot of songs that are well-known. And of course the Rolling Stones made the list... more than once.

no surprise there

It seems every list like this has all the same songs just moved up or down one number. The one in Q a while back was almost exactly the same.

I say the magazines make these lists only if they absolutely know that time will be ending in a matter of weeks.

There are too many problems with that list to list...ha that sounds weird.

I think this is actually called "500 Most Popular Rock(ish) Songs"

i'm can't be bothered to read it all but, no offence to Rolling Stone or anyhting, but they have a very bad habit of picking alot of shit and crap albums and songs and the australian yearbook is just getting worse and worse.

I absolutely agree with you. I dont agree with this list, but I love some songs on it, such as
Good Vibrations
The Beach Boys
1966

Hey Jude
The Beatles
1968

Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
1991

Yesterday
The Beatles
1965

Let It Be
The Beatles
1970

God Only Knows
The Beach Boys
1966

Of course, I dont know all 500 songs on the list.

oh well...and these are the best 2004 videos (voted) on the RollingStone site.
This must be the end yes...

1. Britney Spears - "My Prerogative"

2. Eminem - "Just Lose It"

3. Usher/Alicia Keys - "My Boo"

4. Avril Lavigne - "My Happy Ending"

5. Black Eyed Peas - "Hey Mama"

6. Fabolous - "Breathe (Rolling Stone Original)"

7. Chingy - "Balla Baby"

8. Simple Plan - "Welcome To My Life"

9. Jadakiss - "Why (Rolling Stone Original)"

10. Korn - "Word Up"

11. Ciara - "Goodies"

12. Destiny’s Child - "Lose My Breath"

13. Evanescence - "Everybody's Fool"

14. Linkin Park - "Lying From You"

15. Bowling For Soup - "1985"

16. U2 - "Vertigo"

17. Hoobastank - "The Reason"

18. Yellowcard - "Only One"

19. Jay-Z/Linkin Park - "Numb/Encore"

20. Gwen Stefani - "What You Waiting For"

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr What do you think?

that is just so sad. Rolling Stone used to be like "the" rock'n'roll bible but now.....