It’s that time of year again. Everyone’s talking about the songs and how they sound. So we thought we’d put this debate to rest once and for all by ranking 69 songs, right here, right now. What follows is Noisey’s official rankings of the songs, all 69 of ‘em. Now, your rankings might not align with ours, and you can feel free to let us know in the comments, but we consider this to be the definitive ranking of 69 songs. Enjoy!
69. Phantom of the Opera theme
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68. “Let Me Clear My Throat” — DJ Kool
67. “Brown Eyed Girl” — Van Morrison
66. “Mother” — Danzig
65. “Oye Como Va” — Santana
64. “Inside Out” — Eve 6
63. “Graduation (Friends Forever)” — Vitamin C
62. “I Cum Blood” — Cannibal Corpse
61. “Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)” — Green Day
60. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song
59. “Harry Asshole” — UGK
58. That one song that’s like “I wanna ROCK!!” (look it up later)
57. “Fat Lip” — Sum 41
56. Eminem’s Trump freestyle
55. “My Own Worst Enemy” — Lit
54. Canadian national anthem
53. Michael Scott with the steel drums singing “Feeling Hot Hot Hot”
52. “Bethlehemian Rhapsody” — Apologetix
51. When Sonic Youth covered The Simpsons theme song
50. “Chattahoochee” — Alan Jackson
49. “Semi Charmed Life” — Third Eye Blind
48. “Love Sosa” — Chief Keef
47. “Amazing Grace”
46. “Jolene” — Dolly Parton
45. “Walking in Memphis” — Marc Cohn
44. “Macarena” nightcore remix
43. First five seconds of the Stone Cold Steve Austin theme song when the glass breaks
42. “Don’t Worry Be Happy” —Bobby McFerrin
41. “Pony” — Ginuwine
40. Any Dave Matthews song
39. “No Diggity” — Blackstreet
38. “Take Me Home Tonight” — Eddie Money
37. “The Thong Song” — Sisqo
36. “Jesus Freak” — DC Talk
35. “Toxic” — Britney Spears
34. Seinfeld theme bass cover
33. “Black or White” — Michael Jackson
32. “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”
31. “Goop on Ya Grinch”
30. Portlandia theme — Washed Out
29. Absolutely no Phish!
28. “Corporal Jigsore Quandary” — Carcass
27. Nirvana
26. “Hey Ya!” — Outkast
25. “Father of Mine” — Everclear
24. “Smell Yo Dick” — Riskay
23. Pure Moods CD commercial
22. “Wait (The Whisper Song)” — Ying Yang Twins
21. “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
20. “Call of the Wintermoon” — Immortal
19. “What What in the Butt”
18. “Eat It” — “Weird Al” Yankovic
17. Game of Thrones theme song
16. “Hotline Bling” — Drake
15. “Dopesmoker” — Sleep
14. Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds menu music (original version)
13. “Bodak Yellow” — Cardi B
12. “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” — Frozen, OST
11. “Dayman” from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
10. “Skinny Love” — Bon Iver
9. “Africa” — Toto
8. “Africa” — Weezer (when they get off their duffs and cover it already!)
7. “Truly Madly Deeply” — Savage Garden
6. The “dun dun…” from Law & Order
5. “Closing Time” — Semisonic
4. “Ace of Spades” — Motörhead
3. “The Hanukkah Song” — Adam Sandler
2. “Freak on a Leash” — KoЯn
1. “Return of the Mack” — Mark Morrison
Honorable Mentions:
“Margaritaville” — Jimmy Buffet
“Cheeseburger in Paradise” — Jimmy Buffet
“Why Don’t We Get Drunk” — Jimmy Buffet
“Boat Drinks” — Jimmy Buffet
“Pencil Thin Mustache” — Jimmy Buffet
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