Our picks for the 500 best pop songs of the Hot 100 era, as well the full story of our No. 1 and a list of the 100 best pop songs to miss the chart.
’s flagship songs chart since 1958, celebrated its 65th anniversary on Aug. 4. To celebrate the generations’ worth of great pop songs the Hot 100 has catalogued over the years, this week, we’re counting down our staff’s picks for the 500 best pop songs from the chart’s lifespan.
By “pop songs,” we mean the catchiest, tightest, hookiest and most immediately memorable songs that have taken over our lives for the past six and a half decades – though many of those songs have crossed over from the worlds of rock, hip-hop, country, dance, Latin and other genres. The only hard rule to qualify for our list: The song must have appeared on the Hot 100. We’ll be unveiling our picks over the course of this week – with the first 200 coming this Tuesday , then continuing with Nos.
Once the full list is revealed on Thursday, you can take our 50-question Pop Quiz to see how well you know the greatest pop songs of all time. You’ll also be able to read the full story behind our No. 1 song, featuring first-hand testimony from the writers, producers and execs who made it happen.
Find links for all of those below, and please check back over the next week as we pay tribute to the music that has defined greatness on thecharts for the last 65 years – and that has continued to bring incalculable amounts of joy to our lives every year since.
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