"This is hardly the first list to present the most exceptional songs of all time, but I believe it is the first that represents a serious effort to cover the entire world. Many lists that purport to catalogue the greatest songs are fun and informative—and all of them to date have been shortsighted. Most confine themselves to a few genres; some, even as they emphasize the “all time” claim, cover just the past few years. But the worst flaw is in the lists that limit themselves largely, or even exclusively, to songs in a single language—usually English."
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Re: The Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - World Listening Post / Alan Tigay (2024 - USA)
Ooh, I hope this is eligible. It kinda just looks like a blog, but if the author is any kind of authority on world music, I would love this to be counted.
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Re: The Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - World Listening Post / Alan Tigay (2024 - USA)
It's a cool list for sure. A basic search on the author shows he is a journalist and was the editor of the Israeli Haddash Magazine (whose website won't load for me, so I can't check if he wrote about music there). As an avid traveler and migrant he seems to write a lot about cross-cultural living, which I guess is reflected in this list. According to the website for this list, he listens to 1000 albums a year, but only writes about 50 of them, as he only wants to write about the ones he truly loves. Whether or not he has written about music outside of this blog I'm not yet sure about.StevieFan13 wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 2:41 pm Ooh, I hope this is eligible. It kinda just looks like a blog, but if the author is any kind of authority on world music, I would love this to be counted.
If it is included, would it be the list with the biggest breadth in countries? Has to be right? As far as I can tell, the song selections for each culture are rather surface-level (the Dutch language one should come up in your most basic Google attempt for example), but it is still impressive to listen to so many countries at all and nobody can go really deep into music from every corner of the world.
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Thought I'd transcribe it but I don't have much free time to do it.
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Re: The Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - World Listening Post / Alan Tigay (2024 - USA)
Obviously, I'm at least scanning through to see if any Eurovision songs made the cut. The obvious one, "Volare," sure as hell did.
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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alan-tig ... 35808-cz4BRob wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 5:53 pmIt's a cool list for sure. A basic search on the author shows he is a journalist and was the editor of the Israeli Haddash Magazine (whose website won't load for me, so I can't check if he wrote about music there). As an avid traveler and migrant he seems to write a lot about cross-cultural living, which I guess is reflected in this list. According to the website for this list, he listens to 1000 albums a year, but only writes about 50 of them, as he only wants to write about the ones he truly loves. Whether or not he has written about music outside of this blog I'm not yet sure about.StevieFan13 wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 2:41 pm Ooh, I hope this is eligible. It kinda just looks like a blog, but if the author is any kind of authority on world music, I would love this to be counted.
If it is included, would it be the list with the biggest breadth in countries? Has to be right? As far as I can tell, the song selections for each culture are rather surface-level (the Dutch language one should come up in your most basic Google attempt for example), but it is still impressive to listen to so many countries at all and nobody can go really deep into music from every corner of the world.
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there's a difference in the name (M.),so i speculate of two different individuals
fun fact i was thinking recently about a list of this kind and voilà
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great discovery although the outcome
, this type of list would need like 2-3 individuals from each country ...Support: Donations Towards Me -> https://revolut.me/anastagf0s !
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Re: The Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - World Listening Post / Alan Tigay (2024 - USA)
No, it's the same guy. Uses the same photo for his writer's work and for the music website even. I'm now able to open the Haddash Magazine website and learned that Tigay wrote a column series called The Jewish Traveller for a long period, which is where this book derives from. He didn't write specifically about music though, so that might complicate his eligibility.VacantJoy wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 7:52 pmhttps://www.linkedin.com/posts/alan-tig ... 35808-cz4BRob wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 5:53 pmIt's a cool list for sure. A basic search on the author shows he is a journalist and was the editor of the Israeli Haddash Magazine (whose website won't load for me, so I can't check if he wrote about music there). As an avid traveler and migrant he seems to write a lot about cross-cultural living, which I guess is reflected in this list. According to the website for this list, he listens to 1000 albums a year, but only writes about 50 of them, as he only wants to write about the ones he truly loves. Whether or not he has written about music outside of this blog I'm not yet sure about.StevieFan13 wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 2:41 pm Ooh, I hope this is eligible. It kinda just looks like a blog, but if the author is any kind of authority on world music, I would love this to be counted.
If it is included, would it be the list with the biggest breadth in countries? Has to be right? As far as I can tell, the song selections for each culture are rather surface-level (the Dutch language one should come up in your most basic Google attempt for example), but it is still impressive to listen to so many countries at all and nobody can go really deep into music from every corner of the world.
https://books.google.gr/books/about/The ... edir_esc=y
there's a difference in the name (M.),so i speculate of two different individuals
Re: The Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - World Listening Post / Alan Tigay (2024 - USA)
He may be a travel journalist longer but his World Listening Post project has been dedicated to music coverage for 9 years and his list has the rigor of a music critic in its selection (much more rigorous than other lists we have included) so I don't see a impediment to its eligibility.
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That'd be my opinion here as well. There is clearly a lot of work in this, with a serious curation process. It's much more valuable to me than a load of clickbait-like lists that get posted here.panam wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 11:18 am He may be a travel journalist longer but his World Listening Post project has been dedicated to music coverage for 9 years and his list has the rigor of a music critic in its selection (much more rigorous than other lists we have included) so I don't see a impediment to its eligibility.
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Re: The Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - World Listening Post / Alan Tigay (2024 - USA)
Thanks to all who have posted about my "Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list. I'll try to respond to the questions raised. Yes, I am a career journalist, with stints as an editor, writer and professor. I graduated from Columbia Journalism School (back in the Stone Age). I was a correspondent for the old United Feature Syndicate (best known for the cartoon "Peanuts") and was also the editor of Hadassah Magazine, a Jewish publication based in New York, for many years. Prior to 2015 I had written occasional music, book and film reviews and travel pieces but spent most of my time editing. In 2015 I launched World Listening Post, dedicated to global music, which I thought (and still think) most Americans—and, broadly speaking, most English speakers—ignore. The Global 500 Greatest Songs gave me an opportunity to focus on the broad sweep of world music, rather than concentrating just on new albums. The project took me more than two years to research. If you've been through the list, you'll notice that every entry includes a few lines of commentary and lyric excerpt. I still have to fill in the comments and lyrics for the last 100 entries. By the way, there seems to be some discussion about whether my list qualifies for some particular status or distinction on Acclaimed Music. If someone could tell me if I've left anything out, please inform me.
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Hi Alan,
Thank you for visiting this forum. Your list looks like a great addition to Acclaimed Music. It will be a very welcome global boost!
If you want to check out something here, I’d recommend the AM Foreign World Cup. It’s a tournament game we did many years ago, but still holds up I think.
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Thank you for visiting this forum. Your list looks like a great addition to Acclaimed Music. It will be a very welcome global boost!
If you want to check out something here, I’d recommend the AM Foreign World Cup. It’s a tournament game we did many years ago, but still holds up I think.
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Re: The Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - World Listening Post / Alan Tigay (2024 - USA)
Good afternoon Mr Tugay, thank you for coming to our forum and answering our questions. Congratulations on your list because it invites exploration and discussion of world music. The forum made its own dynamics with non-English speaking music, if you want, I left you the link so you can see the results
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1 Bob Dylan: Like a Rolling Stone
2. Miriam Makeba: Pata Pata
3. João Gilberto: Chega de Saudade
4. Edith Piaf: Milord
5. Lata Mangeshkar: Lag Jaa Gale
6. The Beatles: Yesterday
7. Cui Jian (崔健): Yiwusuoyou
8. Juan Luis Guerra & 4.40: Burbujas de Amor
9. Fela Kuti: Water No Get Enemy
10. Aretha Franklin: Respect
11. Rachid Taha: Ya Raya
12. Carlos Gardel: El Dia Que Me Quieras
13. Hibari Misora: Ringo Oiwake
14. Fabrizio de Andrè: Il Pescatore
15. Teresa Teng: Yue Liang Dai Biao Wo De Xin
16. Angélique Kidjo: Wombo Lombo
17. Aster Aweke: Ayzoh
18. Simon & Garfunkel: The Sound of Silence
19. Uum Kulthum: Alf Leila w Leila
20. Buena Vista Social Club: De Camino a La Vereda
21. Akvarium & Boris Grebenshchikov: Poyezd v ogne
22. Papa Wemba: Sala Keba
23. Marlene Dietrich: Lili Marleen
24. Fairuz: Yes’ed Sabahak
25. Rosalia: Di Mi Nombre
26. Georges Brassens: Les Copains d’Abord
27. Mohammed Rafi: Chaudhvin Ka Chand Ho
28. Chuck Berry: Johnny B. Goode
29. Cesária Evora: Sodade
30. Jacques Brel: La Chanson des Vieux Amants
31. Salif Keita: Moussolou
32. Noor Jehan: Chandni Raatein
33. Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah
34. Kyu Sakamoto: Ue o Muite Aruko
35. Asha Bhosle: Aaiye Meherbaan
36. Faye Wong: Zhi mi bu hui
37. Amália Rodrigues: Barco Negro
38. Stevie Wonder: Superstition
39. Asmahan (Amal al-Atrash): Ya Habibi Taala
40. Camarón de la Isla (with Paco de Lucia): Como el Agua
41. Ofra Haza: Ode Le’Eli
42. Amira Medunjanin: Moj dilbere
43. Oumou Sangaré: Diaraby Nene
44. Googoosh: Man Amadeh-Am
45. Vladimir Vysotsky: Dorzhnaya istoriya
46. Kaushiki Chakraborty: Raag Bhimpalasi
47. Grigoris Bithikotsis: Sto Periyiali To Kryfo – Arnisi
48. Pumpuang Duangjan: Shao Nah Sang Faen
49. Mory Kanté: Yéké yéké
50. Marta Kubišová: Modlitba pro Martu
51. Francis Cabrel: Petite Marie
52. Shakira: No
53. Brenda Fassie: Vuli Ndlela
54. Gal Costa & Caetano Veloso: Coração Vagabundo
55. Crosby, Stills & Nash: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
56. Shreya Ghoshal: Jab Saiyaan
57. Eric Wainaina, feat. Oliver Mtukudzi: Twende Twende
58. Joni Mitchell: A Case of You
59. Celia Cruz: Guantanamera
60. Värttinä: Kaihon Kantaja
61. Aziz Sahmaoui & University of Gnawa: Maktoube
62. Sezen Aksu: Git
63. Bai Guang: Dang Zhe Ni Hui Lai
64. Freddie Aguilar: Anak
65. Marvin Gaye: I Heard It Through the Grapevine
66. Shoukichi Kina, feat. Ry Cooder: Subete no Hito no Kokoro ni Hana o
67. Rammstein: Du Hast
68. Marek Grechuta: Dni, Których Nie Znamy
69. Maná: Cuando Los Ángeles Lloran
70. Arian: Shahparak
71. Ahmad Zahir: Baz Amadi Aye Jane Man
72. Alemayehu Eshete: Yewoine Haregitu
73. Céline Dion: S’il suffisait d’aimer
74. Maria Tănase: Lume, lume
75. Jang Sa-ik: Arirang
76. Runa Laila: Khachar Vitor Achin Pakhi
77. Juanes: Voverte a Ver
78. Hanie Soraya: Rasa Sayang
79. Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
80. Souad Massi: Oumniya
81. Habib Koité: N’Teri
82. Charles Trenet: La Mer
83. Dorival Caymmi: O Samba da Minha Terra
84. Tarkan: Şımarık
85. Joan Sutherland: Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen
86. Taylor Swift: All Too Well
87. Sigrid Moldestad: Eg Ser Inn I Augo Dine
88. Mariana Sadovska: Plyve Kacha
89. Youssou N’Dour, feat. Neneh Cherry: 7 Seconds
90. Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Unomathemba
91. Junoon: Sayonee
92. M’bilia Bel: Eswi Yo Wapi
93. Pham Duy, feat. Thái Hiền: Giọt Mưa Trên Lá
94. Daniela Mercury: O Canto da Cidade
95. Oliver Mtukudzi: Ndakuvara
96. Otava Yo: Yablushko
97. Kate Rusby: Sweet Bride
98. Khadja Nin: Sina Mali, Sina Deni
99. Adriana Varela: Barrio de Tango
100. Predrag Gojković Cune: Ljubav mi srce mori
101. Sinn Sisamouth: Srolanh Srey Tauch
102. Ros Serey Sothea: Chumnor Pailin
103. Burna Boy: On the Low
104. Charles Aznavour: La Bohème
105. Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir: Polegnala e Todora
106. Astrud Gilberto, João Gilberto & Stan Getz: Garota de Ipanema
107. Kishore Kumar: Mere Mehboob Qayamat Hogi
108. Elvis Presley: Jailhouse Rock
109. Dolly Parton: Jolene
110. Hugh Masakela: Stimela
111. Fiorella Mannoia: Cara
112. Noriko Awaya: Wakare no Blues
113. Annett Louisan: Das Gefühl
114. Khaled: Didi
115. Fatoumata Diawara, Nterini
116. Joaquín Sabina: Calle Melancolía
117. Zaz: Je veux
118. Ray Charles: What’d I Say
119. Kardeş Türküler: Tencere Tava Havası
120. Violeta Parra: Gracias a la Vida
121. The Jimi Hendrix Experience: All Along the Watchtower
122. Esma Redžepova: Chaje Shukarije
123. Helene Blum: Friheden Station
124. Lokua Kanza: Mbiffé
125. Sofia Karlsson: Alltid Dig Nära
126. Oum: N’nay
127. Tabu Ley Rochereau: Mokolo Nakokufa
128. Black Panther (Hei Bao): Wudizirong
129. Luciano Pavarotti: Nessun Dorma
130. Indrani Sen: Tomar Khola Haowa
131. Ali Farka Touré: Bakoye
132. Chico Buarque: Homenagem ao Malandro
133. Justyna Steczkowska: Wracam Do Domu
134. Rachel Magoola, with Afrigo Band: Obangaina
135. Tilahoun Gessesse: Harkafune
136. The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations
137. Idan Raichel Project, feat. Idan Raichel and Wagderass Avi Vese: Mi’Maamakim
138. Félix Leclerc: Le P’tit Bonheur
139. Elvy Sukaesih: Gula-Gula
140. Juan Luis Guerra & 4.40: Ojalá Que Llueva Café
141. Julie Fowlis: Húg Air A’ Bhonaid Mhòir
142. Manu Dibango: Soul Makossa
143. Joan Manuel Serrat: Temps era temps
144. M.S. Subbulakshmi: Sukumara en thabam
145. Arijit Singh: Tum Hi Ho
146. Clara Nunes: Conto de Areia
147. Sabreen: Shilat Bila
148. Mỹ Linh: Tóc Ngắn
149. Buena Vista Social Club: Chan Chan
150. Bonga: Mona Ki Ngi Xica
151. Iva Bittová: Uspávanka
152. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Proud Mary
153. Ramy Essam: Irhal
154. Dobet Gnahoré: Palea
155. Carlos Gardel: Por Una Cabeza
156. The Beatles: A Day in the Life
157. Bai Hong: Zuiren de kouhong
158. Elis Regina & Tom Jobim: Aguas de Março
159. Joan Baez: Diamonds & Rust
160. Farida Khanum: Aaj Jaane Ki Zidd Naa Karo
161. Georges Brassens: La Mauvaise Réputation
162. Baaba Maal: African Woman
163. Francesco Guccini: Vedi Cara
164. Johnny Cash: I Walk the Line
165. Gesang: Bengawan Solo
166. Ojos de Brujo: Todos Mortales
167. Romica Puceanu: Șaraiman
168. Miriam Makeba: Qongqothwane
169. Lucha Reyes: Caminito de Contrereas
170. Allison Krauss & Union Station: The Lucky One
171. Grigory Leps: Ryumka vodka na stolye
172. Eason Chan: Shi nian
173. O-Hum: Ghadah
174. Le Vent du Nord: Conféderation
175. Nepathya: Bhedako Oon Jasto
176. Haris Alexiou: Se Gelasane
177. Kadim Al-Sahir: Zeidini Ishqann
178. Zeritu Kebede: Degu Abate Kifu Balua
179. Kiran Ahluwalia: Vo Kuch
180. Raul Seixas: Oro de Tolo
181. Bob Marley & The Wailers: Redemption Song
182. Magic System: 1er Gaou (Premier Gaou)
183. Azam Khan: Ami Jare Chaire
184. Sam Cooke: A Change Is Gonna Come
185. Haydamaky: Deriviyane sheeteh – yeroi nye viyaret
186. Emel Mathlouthi: Kelmti Horra
187. Lars Winnerbäck: Hjärter Dams sista sång
188. Carlos Vives: La Gota Fria
189. Şivan Perwer: Çavreş
190. Vicente Fernandez: Estos Celos
191. Eric Wainaina: Nchi Ya Kitu Kidogo
192. Haruomi Hosono: Bara to Yaju
193. Sampaguita: Nosi Balasi
194. Domenico Modugno: Nel blu, dipinto di blu (Volare)
195. Jay Chou: Gàobái qìqiú
196. Sima Bina: Shirin
197. Bilja Krstić & Bistrik Orchestra: Jana i Turčin
198. Boudewijn de Groot: Testament
199. Moni Bilé: Osi tapa lambo lam
200. Aruna Sairam: Madu Meikkum Kanne
201. Đen Vâu, feat. Nguyên Thảo: Mang Tiền Về Cho Mẹ
202. Hayadeh: Gole Sangam
203. Little Richard: Tutti Frutti
204. Zhou Xuan: Tianya genu
205. Kavita Krishnamurthy: Pyar Hua Chupke Se
206. Frank Sinatra: I’ve Got You Under My Skin
207. Gilberto Gil: Palco
208. Grace Nono: Kalubutan Nagdumili
209. Rolling Stones: (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
210. Solomon Linda & the Evening Birds: Mbube
211. 17 Hippies: Adieu
212. Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody
213. Sona Jobarteh: Gambia
214. Nîzamettîn Arîç: Zînê
215. Beyoncé: Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
216. Renaud: Mistral Gagnant
217. Franco & Sam Mangwana, with T.P.O.K. Jazz: Odongo
218. Zarsanga: Ro Ro Keda
219. Jovanotti: A Te
220. Arik Einstein: Atur Mitzchech
221. Cécile Kayirebwa: Umunezero
222. Shakira & Prince Royce: Déjà Vu
223. Mahmoud Ahmed: Tizita
224. Márta Sebestyén, with Muzsikás: Repülj Madár, Repülj
225. Gipsy Kings: Bamboleo
226. Boubacar Traoré: Duna ma yelema
227. Buddy Holly & the Crickets: Peggy Sue
228. Mari Boine: Gula Gula
229. Francis Cabrel: C’est Écrit
230. Sory Kandia Kouyaté: N’na
231. Vijay Prakash & Shweta Mohan: Innum Konjam Naeram
232. Jil Jilala: Chamaa
233. Luis Fonsi, feat. Daddy Yankee: Despacito
234. Richard Bona: Dipama
235. Prince: Purple Rain
236. Erkin Abdulla: Uyghur qizi
237. Klapa Dišpet: Zbogom oče
238. Saloma (Saloma binti Ismail): Istana Cinta
239. Carabao: University
240. Sotiria Bellou: Synefiasmeni Kyriakh
241. Anitta: Bang
242. Blaumut: El primer arbre del bosc
243. Edith Piaf: La Vie en Rose
244. Feo Gasy: Tsofy Rano
245. Alireza Assar, feat. Mohammad Esfahani: Ghodsian-e Aseman
246. Oliver N’Goma: Bane
247. Jesse & Joy: ¡Corre!
248. M.S. Subbulakshmi: Sri Venkatesa Suprabhatam
249. Warsaw Village Band: W boru kalinka
250. Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
251. Lucila Campos: Toro Mata
252. Dahmane El Harrachi: Bahdja Baida
253. Umekichi: Kusatsu Bushi
254. Mariza: Transparente
255. Amy Winehouse: Back to Black
256. Ella Fitzgerald, feat. Chick Webb Orchestra: A-Tisket, A-Tasket
257. Chico Buarque: Construção
258. Bob Dylan: Blowin’ in the Wind
259. Lucky Dube: Remember Me
260. Carmen Consoli: Il Pendio Dell’abbandono
261. Drake: Nice for What
262. Wael Kfoury: Qalbe Meshtaq
263. Jorge Drexler: Al Otro Lado del Rio
264. Yang Hee-eun: Achim iseul
265. Wuta Mayi: Kata ba liens
266. The Police, feat. Sting: Every Breath You Take
267. Cui Jian: Yikuai hong bu
268. Kendji Girac, feat. Dadju: Dans mes bras
269. Ricardo Arjona: Historia de Taxi
270. Vusi Mahlasela: Basimanyana
271. Simón Diaz: Caballo Viejo
272. Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh: An Spealadóir
273. Ruby (Rania Hussein Mohammed Tawfik): Enta Aref Leih
274. Hank Williams: I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
275. Teddy Afro: Hewan Endwaza
276. Monique Séka: Chilèn’koé
277. Fela Kuti: Zombie
278. Yao Lee: Meigui meigui wo aini
279. Fréhel: La Java Bleue
280. Nirosha Virajini: Nidi Waru Pini Binduwa
281. Paul Simon: Still Crazy After All These Years
282. Carmen Miranda: Tico-Tico no Fubá
283. Angela Aki: Tegami – Haikei Jugo no Kimi e
284. Lágbájá, feat. Ego Iheanacho Ogbara: Never Far Away
285. Fonseca: Arroyito
286. Odd Nordstoga: Ein farfar i livet
287. Yuri Vizbor: Milaya moya
288. Rhoma Irama: Terejana
289. Javier Ruibal: Isla Mujeres
290. Nameless: Sinzia
291. Nat King Cole: Stardust
292. Awatiñas: Kullakita
293. DakhaBrakha: Komora
294. Sunny Neji: Oruka
295. Purna Das Baul: Golemale Golemale Pirit Koro Na’
296. Lauryn Hill: Doo Wop (That Thing)
297. Sabahat Akkiraz Beni beni
298. Guus Meeuwis: Brabant
299. Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu: Bapa
300. Zemfira: Khochesh?
301. Lucio Dalla: L’anno che verrà
302. Rokia Traoré: M’Bifo
303. BTS (Bangtan Boys): Bomnal
304. James Taylor: Sweet Baby James
305. Yungchen Lhamo: Changchup
306. U2: One
307. Netsanet Mèllèssè: Doju
308. Nina Simone: Sinnerman
309. Amr Diab: Nour el Ain
310. Suzanna Owiyo: Kisumu 100
311. Paulinho da Viola: Coração Leviano
312. Idir, feat. Mila: A Vava Inouva
313. Damir Imamovic: O bosanske gore snježne
314. Farhad Darya: Salaam Afghanistan
315. Suvi Teräsniska: Hän Tanssi Kanssa Enkeleiden
316. Atongo Zimba: No Beer in Heaven
317. The Shirelles: Will You Love Me Tomorrow
318. Parno Graszt: Rávágok a zongorára
319. Anda Union: Jangar
320. Mahalia Jackson: Trouble of the World
321. Franco, feat. Madilu System: Mario
322. Diego Torres: Color Esperanza
323. Ayub Ogada: Kothbiro
324. Agustín Lara: Maria Bonita
325. Milton Nascimento: Nos Bailes da Vida
326. Sheila Majid: Sinaran
327. Tinariwen: Iswegh Attey
328. Lola Beltrán: Cucurrucucú Paloma
329. Habib Koité, feat. Eric Bibb: L.A.
330. Nolwenn Leroy: Tri Martolod
331. Parveen Sultana: Hamen Tumse Pyar Kitna
332. Francesco De Gregori: Buonanotte fiorellino
333. Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run
334. Chava Alberstein: Oyfen Pripetchick
335. Pablo Milanés: El Breve Espacio en Que No Estás
336. A-mei: Renzhi
337. John Legend: All of Me
338. Rouwaida Attieh: Rashresh
339. Saida Karoli: Orugambo
340. Wolf Biermann: Ermutigung
341. Tabou Combo: Tu a Volé
342. Paul Robeson: Ol’ Man River
343. Stromae: Papaoutai
344. Mercedes Sosa: Como La Cigarra
345. Karine Polwart: Waterlily
346. Shizuko Kasagi: Rappa To Musume
347. Maryla Rodowicz: Małgośka
348. W.D. Amaradeva: Mindada Hee Sara
349. Pete Seeger: Turn, Turn, Turn
350. Najat Aâtabou: Hedi Kedba Bayna
351. Joan Manuel Serrat: Mediterráneo
352. CajsaStina Åkerström: Min Enda Vinge
353. Angélique Kidjo: Afrika
354. Céline Banza: Tere Mbi
355. Marisa Monte: Ainda Bem
356. Arif Lohar & Meesha Shafi: Alif Allah (Jugni)
357. Hetty Koes Endang: Ingkar Janji
358. Jaromír Nohavica: Ostravo
359. George Dalaras: Pou ‘ne ta chronia
360. Sia: Unstoppable
361. Mohammad Reza Shajarian: Ashke Mahtab
362. Victor Jara: Te Recuerdo Amanda
363. Trio Matamoros: Lagrimas Negras
364. The Temptations: My Girl
365. Ahmet Kaya: Metris’in Önünde
366. Parvathy Baul: Kichudin Mone Mone
367. Alexander Vertinsky: Dorogoï Dlinnoyou
368. Tarika: Tsy kivy
369. Rimi Natsukawa: Tinsagu nu Hana
370. Vân Khánh: Đêm phương Nam nghe câu hò Huế
371. Shoghaken Folk Ensemble, feat. Hasmik Harutyunyan: Tik Zarkem
372. Philly Bongoley Lutaaya: Alone
373. Ana Moura: Os Búzios
374. Adele: Set Fire to the Rain
375. Malicorne: La complainte du coureur de bois
376. Anup Jalota: Kabhi Kabhi Bhagwan ko bhi
377. Kari Bremnes: Berg og Båre
378. Moh! Kouyaté: Fankila
379. Michael Jackson: Billie Jean
380. Palmy: Stay
381. Rasha: Azara Alhai
382. Hariharan, feat. Devan Ekambaram & V.V. Prassanna: Nenjukkul Peidhidum
383. Soweto Gospel Choir: Umbombela
384. Joey Ayala: Magkabilaan
385. Jocelyne Béroard & Philippe Lavil: Kolé Séré
386. Nazem Al Ghazali: Fog el-Nakhal
387. Malinky: The Braes o Broo
388. Shewandagne Hailu: Ayne
389. Un Sólo Pueblo: Woman del Callao
390. Mokoomba: Kumkukanda
391. Björk: Hyperballad
392. Alla Pugacheva: Zhenshina, kotoraya poyet
393. Mohammed Abdu: Salaam
394. Keali’i Reichel: Ke Aloha
395. Roza Eskenazi: Kanarini mou glyko
396. Fanfare Ciocarlia: Iag Bari
397. Anne-Marie Nzié: Ma bra nze
398. Comedian Harmonists: Veronika, der Lenz ist da
399. Jose Chameleone: Jamila Analia
400. Omar Souleyman: Wenu Wenu
401. Juan Gabriel: Así Fue
402. Rihanna, feat. Jay-Z: Umbrella
403. Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin: Je t’aime… moi non plus
404. Bonnie Raitt: I Can’t Make You Love Me
405. Mahsa Vahdat: Khiyaal e Khat e to
406. Hibari Misora: Minatomachi 13-banchi
407. King Sunny Adé & His African Beats: Ja Funmi
408. Aurelio Martinez: Yalifu
409. Doris Monteiro: Conversa de Botequim
410. Soul Flower Union/Mononoke Summit: Mangetsu no Yube
411. Divanhana: Emina
412.Yvonne Chaka Chaka: Umqombothi
413. Romano Drom: But Te Trajiz
414. Totó la Momposina: El Pescador
415. Lulu Santos: Como Uma Onda
416. Woodie Guthrie: This Land Is Your Land
417. Aya Nakamura: Djadja
418. Pussy Riot: Чайка
419. Wiyaala: Village Sex
420. Abba: Dancing Queen
421. Yusuf Güney: Heder Oldun Aşkına
422. Thanh Lam: Dong Song Lo Dang
423. Gundecha Brothers: Navkar Mantra
424. Steve Earle: Galway Girl
425. Atahualpa Yupanqui: Los Ejes de Mi Carreta
426. Siti Nurhaliza: Bukan Cinta Biasa
427. Wiera Gran: Trzy listy
428. Abyssinia Infinite, feat. Ejigayehu “Gigi” Shibabaw: Gela
429. Elaha Soroor and Kefaya: Charsi
430. Kanazoé Orkestra: Fantanya
431. Stan Rogers: The Field Behind the Plow
432. Farid El Atrache: Ya Ritni Tir
433. Buika: No Habrá Nadie en el Mundo
434. Indila: Dernière Danse
435. Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe: Osondi Owendi
436. Benito Lertxundi: Loretxoa
437. Bela Shende & Ajay Atul: Apsara Aali
438. Afrika Mamas: Ilanga
439. Roberto Carlos: Detalhes
440. Miyuki Nakajima: Ito
441. Arooj Aftab: Mohabbat
442. Rivermaya: Kisapmata
443. Mercedes Peón: Marabilla
444. Wazimbo: Nwahulwana
445. Roberta Sá: Samba de um Minuto
446. Aynur Doğan: Koçerê
447. Sanaa Moussa: Wea’younha
448. Tanya Tagaq: Tongues
449. Amadou & Mariam: Sabali
450. The Supremes: You Can’t Hurry Love
451. Raça Negra: Cigana
452. Aziza Brahim: Julud
453. Soum Bill: L’un pour l’autre
454. Darwika Lal Josh & Sundar Shreshta: Resham Firiri
455. Paolo Conte: Via Con Me
456. Nancy Ajram: Ah W Noss
457. La Argentinita: Anda Jaleo!
458. Franco & TPOK: Mamou
459. Anastasia Moutsatsou: Ola Ta Diskola
460. Boukman Eksperyans: Kè m Pa Sote
461. The Everly Brothers: All I Have to Do Is Dream
462. Abdel Halim Hafez: Qariat al Finjan
463. Los Kjarkas: Imillitay
464. Les Cowboys Fringants: L’Amerique Pleure
465. Femi Kuti: Beng Beng Beng
466. Joe Arroyo y La Verdad: La Rebelión (No la pegue a la Negra)
467. Fleetwood Mac: Dreams
468. Wanting Qu: Wǒ de gēshēng lǐ
469. Lepa Lukic: Od Izvora Dva Putica
470. Jim Croce: Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels)
471. Edmundo Rivero: Cambalache
472. Tania Saleh: Laysa fi alhabat eadlu
473. Maaike Ouboter: Dat Ik Je Mis
474. Zeca Pagodinho: Verdade
475. Lee Mi-ja: Tongbaeg Agassi
476. Henri Dikongué: Nasi Kane
477. Lila Downs: Tiringini Tsitsiki
478. Hamelmal Abate: Linur
479. Alicia Keys: If I Ain’t Got You
480. Chitãozinho e Xororó: Caipira
481. Meic Stevens: Nos Du, Nos Da
482. Silvio Rodríquez: Ojalá
483. Mircea Baniciu: Scrisoare de Bun Ramas
484. Ferhat Göçer: Gül Ki
485. Lycinäis Jean: Aimer
486. Eros Ramazzotti: Un’Emozione Per Sempre
487. Helene Fisher: Atemlos durch die Nacht
488. Mohamed Rouicha: Inas inas
489. Warda Al-Jazaira: Batwanes Beek
490. Cold Chisel: Khe Sanh
491. Charly Garcia, with Sui Generis: Rasguña las Piedras
492. Ot Vinta: Babyna Tumba
493. Remmy Ongala & Orchestre Super Matimila: Kipenda Roho
494. Ilham Al-Madfai: Khuttar
495. R.E.M.: Losing My Religion
496. Jagjit Singh: Tum Itna Jo Muskura Rahe Ho
497. The High Kings: Whiskey in the Jar
498. Raduza: Bylo nebylo
499. Sting & Edin Karamazov: Come Again
500. Robyn Stapleton: Auld Lang Syne
2. Miriam Makeba: Pata Pata
3. João Gilberto: Chega de Saudade
4. Edith Piaf: Milord
5. Lata Mangeshkar: Lag Jaa Gale
6. The Beatles: Yesterday
7. Cui Jian (崔健): Yiwusuoyou
8. Juan Luis Guerra & 4.40: Burbujas de Amor
9. Fela Kuti: Water No Get Enemy
10. Aretha Franklin: Respect
11. Rachid Taha: Ya Raya
12. Carlos Gardel: El Dia Que Me Quieras
13. Hibari Misora: Ringo Oiwake
14. Fabrizio de Andrè: Il Pescatore
15. Teresa Teng: Yue Liang Dai Biao Wo De Xin
16. Angélique Kidjo: Wombo Lombo
17. Aster Aweke: Ayzoh
18. Simon & Garfunkel: The Sound of Silence
19. Uum Kulthum: Alf Leila w Leila
20. Buena Vista Social Club: De Camino a La Vereda
21. Akvarium & Boris Grebenshchikov: Poyezd v ogne
22. Papa Wemba: Sala Keba
23. Marlene Dietrich: Lili Marleen
24. Fairuz: Yes’ed Sabahak
25. Rosalia: Di Mi Nombre
26. Georges Brassens: Les Copains d’Abord
27. Mohammed Rafi: Chaudhvin Ka Chand Ho
28. Chuck Berry: Johnny B. Goode
29. Cesária Evora: Sodade
30. Jacques Brel: La Chanson des Vieux Amants
31. Salif Keita: Moussolou
32. Noor Jehan: Chandni Raatein
33. Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah
34. Kyu Sakamoto: Ue o Muite Aruko
35. Asha Bhosle: Aaiye Meherbaan
36. Faye Wong: Zhi mi bu hui
37. Amália Rodrigues: Barco Negro
38. Stevie Wonder: Superstition
39. Asmahan (Amal al-Atrash): Ya Habibi Taala
40. Camarón de la Isla (with Paco de Lucia): Como el Agua
41. Ofra Haza: Ode Le’Eli
42. Amira Medunjanin: Moj dilbere
43. Oumou Sangaré: Diaraby Nene
44. Googoosh: Man Amadeh-Am
45. Vladimir Vysotsky: Dorzhnaya istoriya
46. Kaushiki Chakraborty: Raag Bhimpalasi
47. Grigoris Bithikotsis: Sto Periyiali To Kryfo – Arnisi
48. Pumpuang Duangjan: Shao Nah Sang Faen
49. Mory Kanté: Yéké yéké
50. Marta Kubišová: Modlitba pro Martu
51. Francis Cabrel: Petite Marie
52. Shakira: No
53. Brenda Fassie: Vuli Ndlela
54. Gal Costa & Caetano Veloso: Coração Vagabundo
55. Crosby, Stills & Nash: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
56. Shreya Ghoshal: Jab Saiyaan
57. Eric Wainaina, feat. Oliver Mtukudzi: Twende Twende
58. Joni Mitchell: A Case of You
59. Celia Cruz: Guantanamera
60. Värttinä: Kaihon Kantaja
61. Aziz Sahmaoui & University of Gnawa: Maktoube
62. Sezen Aksu: Git
63. Bai Guang: Dang Zhe Ni Hui Lai
64. Freddie Aguilar: Anak
65. Marvin Gaye: I Heard It Through the Grapevine
66. Shoukichi Kina, feat. Ry Cooder: Subete no Hito no Kokoro ni Hana o
67. Rammstein: Du Hast
68. Marek Grechuta: Dni, Których Nie Znamy
69. Maná: Cuando Los Ángeles Lloran
70. Arian: Shahparak
71. Ahmad Zahir: Baz Amadi Aye Jane Man
72. Alemayehu Eshete: Yewoine Haregitu
73. Céline Dion: S’il suffisait d’aimer
74. Maria Tănase: Lume, lume
75. Jang Sa-ik: Arirang
76. Runa Laila: Khachar Vitor Achin Pakhi
77. Juanes: Voverte a Ver
78. Hanie Soraya: Rasa Sayang
79. Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
80. Souad Massi: Oumniya
81. Habib Koité: N’Teri
82. Charles Trenet: La Mer
83. Dorival Caymmi: O Samba da Minha Terra
84. Tarkan: Şımarık
85. Joan Sutherland: Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen
86. Taylor Swift: All Too Well
87. Sigrid Moldestad: Eg Ser Inn I Augo Dine
88. Mariana Sadovska: Plyve Kacha
89. Youssou N’Dour, feat. Neneh Cherry: 7 Seconds
90. Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Unomathemba
91. Junoon: Sayonee
92. M’bilia Bel: Eswi Yo Wapi
93. Pham Duy, feat. Thái Hiền: Giọt Mưa Trên Lá
94. Daniela Mercury: O Canto da Cidade
95. Oliver Mtukudzi: Ndakuvara
96. Otava Yo: Yablushko
97. Kate Rusby: Sweet Bride
98. Khadja Nin: Sina Mali, Sina Deni
99. Adriana Varela: Barrio de Tango
100. Predrag Gojković Cune: Ljubav mi srce mori
101. Sinn Sisamouth: Srolanh Srey Tauch
102. Ros Serey Sothea: Chumnor Pailin
103. Burna Boy: On the Low
104. Charles Aznavour: La Bohème
105. Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir: Polegnala e Todora
106. Astrud Gilberto, João Gilberto & Stan Getz: Garota de Ipanema
107. Kishore Kumar: Mere Mehboob Qayamat Hogi
108. Elvis Presley: Jailhouse Rock
109. Dolly Parton: Jolene
110. Hugh Masakela: Stimela
111. Fiorella Mannoia: Cara
112. Noriko Awaya: Wakare no Blues
113. Annett Louisan: Das Gefühl
114. Khaled: Didi
115. Fatoumata Diawara, Nterini
116. Joaquín Sabina: Calle Melancolía
117. Zaz: Je veux
118. Ray Charles: What’d I Say
119. Kardeş Türküler: Tencere Tava Havası
120. Violeta Parra: Gracias a la Vida
121. The Jimi Hendrix Experience: All Along the Watchtower
122. Esma Redžepova: Chaje Shukarije
123. Helene Blum: Friheden Station
124. Lokua Kanza: Mbiffé
125. Sofia Karlsson: Alltid Dig Nära
126. Oum: N’nay
127. Tabu Ley Rochereau: Mokolo Nakokufa
128. Black Panther (Hei Bao): Wudizirong
129. Luciano Pavarotti: Nessun Dorma
130. Indrani Sen: Tomar Khola Haowa
131. Ali Farka Touré: Bakoye
132. Chico Buarque: Homenagem ao Malandro
133. Justyna Steczkowska: Wracam Do Domu
134. Rachel Magoola, with Afrigo Band: Obangaina
135. Tilahoun Gessesse: Harkafune
136. The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations
137. Idan Raichel Project, feat. Idan Raichel and Wagderass Avi Vese: Mi’Maamakim
138. Félix Leclerc: Le P’tit Bonheur
139. Elvy Sukaesih: Gula-Gula
140. Juan Luis Guerra & 4.40: Ojalá Que Llueva Café
141. Julie Fowlis: Húg Air A’ Bhonaid Mhòir
142. Manu Dibango: Soul Makossa
143. Joan Manuel Serrat: Temps era temps
144. M.S. Subbulakshmi: Sukumara en thabam
145. Arijit Singh: Tum Hi Ho
146. Clara Nunes: Conto de Areia
147. Sabreen: Shilat Bila
148. Mỹ Linh: Tóc Ngắn
149. Buena Vista Social Club: Chan Chan
150. Bonga: Mona Ki Ngi Xica
151. Iva Bittová: Uspávanka
152. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Proud Mary
153. Ramy Essam: Irhal
154. Dobet Gnahoré: Palea
155. Carlos Gardel: Por Una Cabeza
156. The Beatles: A Day in the Life
157. Bai Hong: Zuiren de kouhong
158. Elis Regina & Tom Jobim: Aguas de Março
159. Joan Baez: Diamonds & Rust
160. Farida Khanum: Aaj Jaane Ki Zidd Naa Karo
161. Georges Brassens: La Mauvaise Réputation
162. Baaba Maal: African Woman
163. Francesco Guccini: Vedi Cara
164. Johnny Cash: I Walk the Line
165. Gesang: Bengawan Solo
166. Ojos de Brujo: Todos Mortales
167. Romica Puceanu: Șaraiman
168. Miriam Makeba: Qongqothwane
169. Lucha Reyes: Caminito de Contrereas
170. Allison Krauss & Union Station: The Lucky One
171. Grigory Leps: Ryumka vodka na stolye
172. Eason Chan: Shi nian
173. O-Hum: Ghadah
174. Le Vent du Nord: Conféderation
175. Nepathya: Bhedako Oon Jasto
176. Haris Alexiou: Se Gelasane
177. Kadim Al-Sahir: Zeidini Ishqann
178. Zeritu Kebede: Degu Abate Kifu Balua
179. Kiran Ahluwalia: Vo Kuch
180. Raul Seixas: Oro de Tolo
181. Bob Marley & The Wailers: Redemption Song
182. Magic System: 1er Gaou (Premier Gaou)
183. Azam Khan: Ami Jare Chaire
184. Sam Cooke: A Change Is Gonna Come
185. Haydamaky: Deriviyane sheeteh – yeroi nye viyaret
186. Emel Mathlouthi: Kelmti Horra
187. Lars Winnerbäck: Hjärter Dams sista sång
188. Carlos Vives: La Gota Fria
189. Şivan Perwer: Çavreş
190. Vicente Fernandez: Estos Celos
191. Eric Wainaina: Nchi Ya Kitu Kidogo
192. Haruomi Hosono: Bara to Yaju
193. Sampaguita: Nosi Balasi
194. Domenico Modugno: Nel blu, dipinto di blu (Volare)
195. Jay Chou: Gàobái qìqiú
196. Sima Bina: Shirin
197. Bilja Krstić & Bistrik Orchestra: Jana i Turčin
198. Boudewijn de Groot: Testament
199. Moni Bilé: Osi tapa lambo lam
200. Aruna Sairam: Madu Meikkum Kanne
201. Đen Vâu, feat. Nguyên Thảo: Mang Tiền Về Cho Mẹ
202. Hayadeh: Gole Sangam
203. Little Richard: Tutti Frutti
204. Zhou Xuan: Tianya genu
205. Kavita Krishnamurthy: Pyar Hua Chupke Se
206. Frank Sinatra: I’ve Got You Under My Skin
207. Gilberto Gil: Palco
208. Grace Nono: Kalubutan Nagdumili
209. Rolling Stones: (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
210. Solomon Linda & the Evening Birds: Mbube
211. 17 Hippies: Adieu
212. Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody
213. Sona Jobarteh: Gambia
214. Nîzamettîn Arîç: Zînê
215. Beyoncé: Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
216. Renaud: Mistral Gagnant
217. Franco & Sam Mangwana, with T.P.O.K. Jazz: Odongo
218. Zarsanga: Ro Ro Keda
219. Jovanotti: A Te
220. Arik Einstein: Atur Mitzchech
221. Cécile Kayirebwa: Umunezero
222. Shakira & Prince Royce: Déjà Vu
223. Mahmoud Ahmed: Tizita
224. Márta Sebestyén, with Muzsikás: Repülj Madár, Repülj
225. Gipsy Kings: Bamboleo
226. Boubacar Traoré: Duna ma yelema
227. Buddy Holly & the Crickets: Peggy Sue
228. Mari Boine: Gula Gula
229. Francis Cabrel: C’est Écrit
230. Sory Kandia Kouyaté: N’na
231. Vijay Prakash & Shweta Mohan: Innum Konjam Naeram
232. Jil Jilala: Chamaa
233. Luis Fonsi, feat. Daddy Yankee: Despacito
234. Richard Bona: Dipama
235. Prince: Purple Rain
236. Erkin Abdulla: Uyghur qizi
237. Klapa Dišpet: Zbogom oče
238. Saloma (Saloma binti Ismail): Istana Cinta
239. Carabao: University
240. Sotiria Bellou: Synefiasmeni Kyriakh
241. Anitta: Bang
242. Blaumut: El primer arbre del bosc
243. Edith Piaf: La Vie en Rose
244. Feo Gasy: Tsofy Rano
245. Alireza Assar, feat. Mohammad Esfahani: Ghodsian-e Aseman
246. Oliver N’Goma: Bane
247. Jesse & Joy: ¡Corre!
248. M.S. Subbulakshmi: Sri Venkatesa Suprabhatam
249. Warsaw Village Band: W boru kalinka
250. Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
251. Lucila Campos: Toro Mata
252. Dahmane El Harrachi: Bahdja Baida
253. Umekichi: Kusatsu Bushi
254. Mariza: Transparente
255. Amy Winehouse: Back to Black
256. Ella Fitzgerald, feat. Chick Webb Orchestra: A-Tisket, A-Tasket
257. Chico Buarque: Construção
258. Bob Dylan: Blowin’ in the Wind
259. Lucky Dube: Remember Me
260. Carmen Consoli: Il Pendio Dell’abbandono
261. Drake: Nice for What
262. Wael Kfoury: Qalbe Meshtaq
263. Jorge Drexler: Al Otro Lado del Rio
264. Yang Hee-eun: Achim iseul
265. Wuta Mayi: Kata ba liens
266. The Police, feat. Sting: Every Breath You Take
267. Cui Jian: Yikuai hong bu
268. Kendji Girac, feat. Dadju: Dans mes bras
269. Ricardo Arjona: Historia de Taxi
270. Vusi Mahlasela: Basimanyana
271. Simón Diaz: Caballo Viejo
272. Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh: An Spealadóir
273. Ruby (Rania Hussein Mohammed Tawfik): Enta Aref Leih
274. Hank Williams: I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
275. Teddy Afro: Hewan Endwaza
276. Monique Séka: Chilèn’koé
277. Fela Kuti: Zombie
278. Yao Lee: Meigui meigui wo aini
279. Fréhel: La Java Bleue
280. Nirosha Virajini: Nidi Waru Pini Binduwa
281. Paul Simon: Still Crazy After All These Years
282. Carmen Miranda: Tico-Tico no Fubá
283. Angela Aki: Tegami – Haikei Jugo no Kimi e
284. Lágbájá, feat. Ego Iheanacho Ogbara: Never Far Away
285. Fonseca: Arroyito
286. Odd Nordstoga: Ein farfar i livet
287. Yuri Vizbor: Milaya moya
288. Rhoma Irama: Terejana
289. Javier Ruibal: Isla Mujeres
290. Nameless: Sinzia
291. Nat King Cole: Stardust
292. Awatiñas: Kullakita
293. DakhaBrakha: Komora
294. Sunny Neji: Oruka
295. Purna Das Baul: Golemale Golemale Pirit Koro Na’
296. Lauryn Hill: Doo Wop (That Thing)
297. Sabahat Akkiraz Beni beni
298. Guus Meeuwis: Brabant
299. Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu: Bapa
300. Zemfira: Khochesh?
301. Lucio Dalla: L’anno che verrà
302. Rokia Traoré: M’Bifo
303. BTS (Bangtan Boys): Bomnal
304. James Taylor: Sweet Baby James
305. Yungchen Lhamo: Changchup
306. U2: One
307. Netsanet Mèllèssè: Doju
308. Nina Simone: Sinnerman
309. Amr Diab: Nour el Ain
310. Suzanna Owiyo: Kisumu 100
311. Paulinho da Viola: Coração Leviano
312. Idir, feat. Mila: A Vava Inouva
313. Damir Imamovic: O bosanske gore snježne
314. Farhad Darya: Salaam Afghanistan
315. Suvi Teräsniska: Hän Tanssi Kanssa Enkeleiden
316. Atongo Zimba: No Beer in Heaven
317. The Shirelles: Will You Love Me Tomorrow
318. Parno Graszt: Rávágok a zongorára
319. Anda Union: Jangar
320. Mahalia Jackson: Trouble of the World
321. Franco, feat. Madilu System: Mario
322. Diego Torres: Color Esperanza
323. Ayub Ogada: Kothbiro
324. Agustín Lara: Maria Bonita
325. Milton Nascimento: Nos Bailes da Vida
326. Sheila Majid: Sinaran
327. Tinariwen: Iswegh Attey
328. Lola Beltrán: Cucurrucucú Paloma
329. Habib Koité, feat. Eric Bibb: L.A.
330. Nolwenn Leroy: Tri Martolod
331. Parveen Sultana: Hamen Tumse Pyar Kitna
332. Francesco De Gregori: Buonanotte fiorellino
333. Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run
334. Chava Alberstein: Oyfen Pripetchick
335. Pablo Milanés: El Breve Espacio en Que No Estás
336. A-mei: Renzhi
337. John Legend: All of Me
338. Rouwaida Attieh: Rashresh
339. Saida Karoli: Orugambo
340. Wolf Biermann: Ermutigung
341. Tabou Combo: Tu a Volé
342. Paul Robeson: Ol’ Man River
343. Stromae: Papaoutai
344. Mercedes Sosa: Como La Cigarra
345. Karine Polwart: Waterlily
346. Shizuko Kasagi: Rappa To Musume
347. Maryla Rodowicz: Małgośka
348. W.D. Amaradeva: Mindada Hee Sara
349. Pete Seeger: Turn, Turn, Turn
350. Najat Aâtabou: Hedi Kedba Bayna
351. Joan Manuel Serrat: Mediterráneo
352. CajsaStina Åkerström: Min Enda Vinge
353. Angélique Kidjo: Afrika
354. Céline Banza: Tere Mbi
355. Marisa Monte: Ainda Bem
356. Arif Lohar & Meesha Shafi: Alif Allah (Jugni)
357. Hetty Koes Endang: Ingkar Janji
358. Jaromír Nohavica: Ostravo
359. George Dalaras: Pou ‘ne ta chronia
360. Sia: Unstoppable
361. Mohammad Reza Shajarian: Ashke Mahtab
362. Victor Jara: Te Recuerdo Amanda
363. Trio Matamoros: Lagrimas Negras
364. The Temptations: My Girl
365. Ahmet Kaya: Metris’in Önünde
366. Parvathy Baul: Kichudin Mone Mone
367. Alexander Vertinsky: Dorogoï Dlinnoyou
368. Tarika: Tsy kivy
369. Rimi Natsukawa: Tinsagu nu Hana
370. Vân Khánh: Đêm phương Nam nghe câu hò Huế
371. Shoghaken Folk Ensemble, feat. Hasmik Harutyunyan: Tik Zarkem
372. Philly Bongoley Lutaaya: Alone
373. Ana Moura: Os Búzios
374. Adele: Set Fire to the Rain
375. Malicorne: La complainte du coureur de bois
376. Anup Jalota: Kabhi Kabhi Bhagwan ko bhi
377. Kari Bremnes: Berg og Båre
378. Moh! Kouyaté: Fankila
379. Michael Jackson: Billie Jean
380. Palmy: Stay
381. Rasha: Azara Alhai
382. Hariharan, feat. Devan Ekambaram & V.V. Prassanna: Nenjukkul Peidhidum
383. Soweto Gospel Choir: Umbombela
384. Joey Ayala: Magkabilaan
385. Jocelyne Béroard & Philippe Lavil: Kolé Séré
386. Nazem Al Ghazali: Fog el-Nakhal
387. Malinky: The Braes o Broo
388. Shewandagne Hailu: Ayne
389. Un Sólo Pueblo: Woman del Callao
390. Mokoomba: Kumkukanda
391. Björk: Hyperballad
392. Alla Pugacheva: Zhenshina, kotoraya poyet
393. Mohammed Abdu: Salaam
394. Keali’i Reichel: Ke Aloha
395. Roza Eskenazi: Kanarini mou glyko
396. Fanfare Ciocarlia: Iag Bari
397. Anne-Marie Nzié: Ma bra nze
398. Comedian Harmonists: Veronika, der Lenz ist da
399. Jose Chameleone: Jamila Analia
400. Omar Souleyman: Wenu Wenu
401. Juan Gabriel: Así Fue
402. Rihanna, feat. Jay-Z: Umbrella
403. Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin: Je t’aime… moi non plus
404. Bonnie Raitt: I Can’t Make You Love Me
405. Mahsa Vahdat: Khiyaal e Khat e to
406. Hibari Misora: Minatomachi 13-banchi
407. King Sunny Adé & His African Beats: Ja Funmi
408. Aurelio Martinez: Yalifu
409. Doris Monteiro: Conversa de Botequim
410. Soul Flower Union/Mononoke Summit: Mangetsu no Yube
411. Divanhana: Emina
412.Yvonne Chaka Chaka: Umqombothi
413. Romano Drom: But Te Trajiz
414. Totó la Momposina: El Pescador
415. Lulu Santos: Como Uma Onda
416. Woodie Guthrie: This Land Is Your Land
417. Aya Nakamura: Djadja
418. Pussy Riot: Чайка
419. Wiyaala: Village Sex
420. Abba: Dancing Queen
421. Yusuf Güney: Heder Oldun Aşkına
422. Thanh Lam: Dong Song Lo Dang
423. Gundecha Brothers: Navkar Mantra
424. Steve Earle: Galway Girl
425. Atahualpa Yupanqui: Los Ejes de Mi Carreta
426. Siti Nurhaliza: Bukan Cinta Biasa
427. Wiera Gran: Trzy listy
428. Abyssinia Infinite, feat. Ejigayehu “Gigi” Shibabaw: Gela
429. Elaha Soroor and Kefaya: Charsi
430. Kanazoé Orkestra: Fantanya
431. Stan Rogers: The Field Behind the Plow
432. Farid El Atrache: Ya Ritni Tir
433. Buika: No Habrá Nadie en el Mundo
434. Indila: Dernière Danse
435. Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe: Osondi Owendi
436. Benito Lertxundi: Loretxoa
437. Bela Shende & Ajay Atul: Apsara Aali
438. Afrika Mamas: Ilanga
439. Roberto Carlos: Detalhes
440. Miyuki Nakajima: Ito
441. Arooj Aftab: Mohabbat
442. Rivermaya: Kisapmata
443. Mercedes Peón: Marabilla
444. Wazimbo: Nwahulwana
445. Roberta Sá: Samba de um Minuto
446. Aynur Doğan: Koçerê
447. Sanaa Moussa: Wea’younha
448. Tanya Tagaq: Tongues
449. Amadou & Mariam: Sabali
450. The Supremes: You Can’t Hurry Love
451. Raça Negra: Cigana
452. Aziza Brahim: Julud
453. Soum Bill: L’un pour l’autre
454. Darwika Lal Josh & Sundar Shreshta: Resham Firiri
455. Paolo Conte: Via Con Me
456. Nancy Ajram: Ah W Noss
457. La Argentinita: Anda Jaleo!
458. Franco & TPOK: Mamou
459. Anastasia Moutsatsou: Ola Ta Diskola
460. Boukman Eksperyans: Kè m Pa Sote
461. The Everly Brothers: All I Have to Do Is Dream
462. Abdel Halim Hafez: Qariat al Finjan
463. Los Kjarkas: Imillitay
464. Les Cowboys Fringants: L’Amerique Pleure
465. Femi Kuti: Beng Beng Beng
466. Joe Arroyo y La Verdad: La Rebelión (No la pegue a la Negra)
467. Fleetwood Mac: Dreams
468. Wanting Qu: Wǒ de gēshēng lǐ
469. Lepa Lukic: Od Izvora Dva Putica
470. Jim Croce: Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels)
471. Edmundo Rivero: Cambalache
472. Tania Saleh: Laysa fi alhabat eadlu
473. Maaike Ouboter: Dat Ik Je Mis
474. Zeca Pagodinho: Verdade
475. Lee Mi-ja: Tongbaeg Agassi
476. Henri Dikongué: Nasi Kane
477. Lila Downs: Tiringini Tsitsiki
478. Hamelmal Abate: Linur
479. Alicia Keys: If I Ain’t Got You
480. Chitãozinho e Xororó: Caipira
481. Meic Stevens: Nos Du, Nos Da
482. Silvio Rodríquez: Ojalá
483. Mircea Baniciu: Scrisoare de Bun Ramas
484. Ferhat Göçer: Gül Ki
485. Lycinäis Jean: Aimer
486. Eros Ramazzotti: Un’Emozione Per Sempre
487. Helene Fisher: Atemlos durch die Nacht
488. Mohamed Rouicha: Inas inas
489. Warda Al-Jazaira: Batwanes Beek
490. Cold Chisel: Khe Sanh
491. Charly Garcia, with Sui Generis: Rasguña las Piedras
492. Ot Vinta: Babyna Tumba
493. Remmy Ongala & Orchestre Super Matimila: Kipenda Roho
494. Ilham Al-Madfai: Khuttar
495. R.E.M.: Losing My Religion
496. Jagjit Singh: Tum Itna Jo Muskura Rahe Ho
497. The High Kings: Whiskey in the Jar
498. Raduza: Bylo nebylo
499. Sting & Edin Karamazov: Come Again
500. Robyn Stapleton: Auld Lang Syne
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Thanks to panam, hectorthebat and Daniel Milner (who transformed my Global 500 Greatest list into a Spotify playlist). Much appreciated!
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It’s a great list that deserves preserving this way! Thanks for making it! (Incidentally, if you feel like sticking around, we’re doing our poll of favorite songs in the “Music, music, music” section and I feel like you have a lot of cool unique picks that could add so much to it)Worldlisteningpost wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 9:11 pm Thanks to panam, hectorthebat and Daniel Milner (who transformed my Global 500 Greatest list into a Spotify playlist). Much appreciated!
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Re: The Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - World Listening Post / Alan Tigay (2024 - USA)
Minor spoilers for a recently released film:
Great use of a Caetano Veloso song in "Challengers," the latest from Luca Guadagnino.
Great use of a Caetano Veloso song in "Challengers," the latest from Luca Guadagnino.
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Yeah I agree with both of you , I am in favor of it too ! Although the only negative for me here is the language barrier of a single individual to create a list like this … but the positive things outweigh the negative one …Rob wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 2:50 pmThat'd be my opinion here as well. There is clearly a lot of work in this, with a serious curation process. It's much more valuable to me than a load of clickbait-like lists that get posted here.panam wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 11:18 am He may be a travel journalist longer but his World Listening Post project has been dedicated to music coverage for 9 years and his list has the rigor of a music critic in its selection (much more rigorous than other lists we have included) so I don't see a impediment to its eligibility.
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Welcome Alan to AM ! I was wondering about how many languages do you speak ?
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VacantJoy, thanks for the question. Other than English, the only language in which I claim fluency (speaking, reading and writing) is Portuguese. My wife is Brazilian and I've spent long periods in Brazil, all of which allows me to keep up my fluency—unlike several languages I studied when I was much younger but pretty much lost for lack of use. I am short of fluent but proficient in French and Hebrew. I've had a fascination with languages my entire life, which certainly factored into the creation of World Listening Post. Getting the lyric translations for all of the entries on the Global 500 Greatest Songs list was the most challenging, and also the most rewarding, part of the research. In many cases English translations were provided in the liner notes of the albums they came from, and in other cases I was able to get them direct from labels, publicists or the artists themselves. For some of the best known songs I found translations in online sources. I did some of the Portuguese, French and Spanish translations myself. And for about a dozen of the songs, for which there was no other recourse, I paid for translations for a very good traslation service, translated.com, based in Rome.
Re: The Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - World Listening Post / Alan Tigay (2024 - USA)
Great find, Panam!
And great list with some excellent selections, Worldlisteningpost! I must mention that I don't agree with all your choices, particularly from a Latin American perspective. Nonetheless, I find more positives than negatives, and the merits certainly prevail. Well done!
Years ago (when my English was less proficient), I attempted to neutralize the geographic biases inherent in the Acclaimed Music list. I'm eager to share those results with you.
https://www.acclaimedmusic.net/forums/v ... php?t=2695
I hope to see you more active across the forum, especially given your interest in exploring music beyond the Anglo-centric sphere, which is invaluable. Best regards, and keep up the excellent work!
And great list with some excellent selections, Worldlisteningpost! I must mention that I don't agree with all your choices, particularly from a Latin American perspective. Nonetheless, I find more positives than negatives, and the merits certainly prevail. Well done!
Years ago (when my English was less proficient), I attempted to neutralize the geographic biases inherent in the Acclaimed Music list. I'm eager to share those results with you.
https://www.acclaimedmusic.net/forums/v ... php?t=2695
I hope to see you more active across the forum, especially given your interest in exploring music beyond the Anglo-centric sphere, which is invaluable. Best regards, and keep up the excellent work!
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Re: The Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - World Listening Post / Alan Tigay (2024 - USA)
Thanks, Blanco!
I could hardly expect anyone to agree with all my choices. But I would like to emphasize that the Global 500 Greatest Songs is not a list of my personal favorites, but an effort to produce a list that is blind to cultural and linguistic biases. And as I said in my intro to the list, I believe there must be at least 10,000 songs that merit inclusion on a list of the 500 greatest songs of all time!
I noticed in your link the reference to Richie Valens' "La Bamba." Surely you are referring to Rolling Stone's 2004 list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. That list was one of my (negative) inspirations. 500 hundred songs, with 499 in English. True cultural blindness. When I started doing research in 2021 I read that Rolling Stone was coming out with a new list. I thought surely they would correct their bias and that my project was probably dead before it got started. But when the new Rolling Stone list came out I had to laugh. Instead of 499 songs in English it was only about 490. I guess that counts as improvment. And I happily continued working on my project.
Thanks again for the kind words.
I could hardly expect anyone to agree with all my choices. But I would like to emphasize that the Global 500 Greatest Songs is not a list of my personal favorites, but an effort to produce a list that is blind to cultural and linguistic biases. And as I said in my intro to the list, I believe there must be at least 10,000 songs that merit inclusion on a list of the 500 greatest songs of all time!
I noticed in your link the reference to Richie Valens' "La Bamba." Surely you are referring to Rolling Stone's 2004 list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. That list was one of my (negative) inspirations. 500 hundred songs, with 499 in English. True cultural blindness. When I started doing research in 2021 I read that Rolling Stone was coming out with a new list. I thought surely they would correct their bias and that my project was probably dead before it got started. But when the new Rolling Stone list came out I had to laugh. Instead of 499 songs in English it was only about 490. I guess that counts as improvment. And I happily continued working on my project.
Thanks again for the kind words.
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Thanks for answering Alan , cool story ! Yeap your fascination with languages is surely factored into it and from my point of view it is necessary for a project like this … congrats !
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btw Daniel Milner is hectorthebat i thinkWorldlisteningpost wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 9:11 pm Thanks to panam, hectorthebat and Daniel Milner (who transformed my Global 500 Greatest list into a Spotify playlist). Much appreciated!
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Re: The Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - World Listening Post / Alan Tigay (2024 - USA)
Are you sure?VacantJoy wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 10:22 ambtw Daniel Milner is hectorthebat i thinkWorldlisteningpost wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 9:11 pm Thanks to panam, hectorthebat and Daniel Milner (who transformed my Global 500 Greatest list into a Spotify playlist). Much appreciated!
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Re: The Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - World Listening Post / Alan Tigay (2024 - USA)
Hello again, Alan. Is your listed ordered by some kind of preference, or is it just numbered in an arbitrary way?Worldlisteningpost wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 5:38 pm Thanks to all who have posted about my "Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list. I'll try to respond to the questions raised. Yes, I am a career journalist, with stints as an editor, writer and professor. I graduated from Columbia Journalism School (back in the Stone Age). I was a correspondent for the old United Feature Syndicate (best known for the cartoon "Peanuts") and was also the editor of Hadassah Magazine, a Jewish publication based in New York, for many years. Prior to 2015 I had written occasional music, book and film reviews and travel pieces but spent most of my time editing. In 2015 I launched World Listening Post, dedicated to global music, which I thought (and still think) most Americans—and, broadly speaking, most English speakers—ignore. The Global 500 Greatest Songs gave me an opportunity to focus on the broad sweep of world music, rather than concentrating just on new albums. The project took me more than two years to research. If you've been through the list, you'll notice that every entry includes a few lines of commentary and lyric excerpt. I still have to fill in the comments and lyrics for the last 100 entries. By the way, there seems to be some discussion about whether my list qualifies for some particular status or distinction on Acclaimed Music. If someone could tell me if I've left anything out, please inform me.
If Alan doesn’t reply, has anyone else seen any evidence of if it is ranked or not?
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Re: The Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - World Listening Post / Alan Tigay (2024 - USA)
Seeing how the list was presented starting with "Like a Rolling Stone" I thought that the numbering responded to a subjective criterion and was not just a random positioning. But it is true that it does not say so explicitly on the page. I hope Alan can clarify that.Henrik wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2024 10:53 amHello again, Alan. Is your listed ordered by some kind of preference, or is it just numbered in an arbitrary way?Worldlisteningpost wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 5:38 pm Thanks to all who have posted about my "Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list. I'll try to respond to the questions raised. Yes, I am a career journalist, with stints as an editor, writer and professor. I graduated from Columbia Journalism School (back in the Stone Age). I was a correspondent for the old United Feature Syndicate (best known for the cartoon "Peanuts") and was also the editor of Hadassah Magazine, a Jewish publication based in New York, for many years. Prior to 2015 I had written occasional music, book and film reviews and travel pieces but spent most of my time editing. In 2015 I launched World Listening Post, dedicated to global music, which I thought (and still think) most Americans—and, broadly speaking, most English speakers—ignore. The Global 500 Greatest Songs gave me an opportunity to focus on the broad sweep of world music, rather than concentrating just on new albums. The project took me more than two years to research. If you've been through the list, you'll notice that every entry includes a few lines of commentary and lyric excerpt. I still have to fill in the comments and lyrics for the last 100 entries. By the way, there seems to be some discussion about whether my list qualifies for some particular status or distinction on Acclaimed Music. If someone could tell me if I've left anything out, please inform me.
If Alan doesn’t reply, has anyone else seen any evidence of if it is ranked or not?
Re: The Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - World Listening Post / Alan Tigay (2024 - USA)
So the list is ranked or not?
Re: The Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - World Listening Post / Alan Tigay (2024 - USA)
Perhaps, but Prince Purple Rain is 235... and Zaz Je Veux N°117, Kenji Girac N°268 in an all time list (!?!?!) , seriously
I asked Alan directly on his site, but it doesn't respond...
Other, but personal doesn't have many Jazz songs, but world music is very very well represented and it's a good thing.
Re: The Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - World Listening Post / Alan Tigay (2024 - USA)
Answer from Alan, now it's clear:
"The list does indeed rank the songs from #1 ("Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan) to #500. For example, the highest ranking songs in French are Edith Piaf's "Milord" (#4), Georges Brassens' "Les Copains d'Abord" (#26) and Jacques Brel's "La Chanson des Vieux Amants" (#30).
I mention in the introduction that I do not consider the list definitive. I would love to see others make their own lists. But I do believe it represents the first serious effort to provide a Greatest Songs list that is truly global in scope. There are hundreds of greatest song lists, but virtually all of them are narrow in scope, restricted in genre (mostly rock and contemporary styles), language (mostly English) or time (mostly the past few decades).
I tried to be as objective as possible, even though it's virtually impossible to combine objectivity and taste. At best, I consider the list impressionistic. I can easily defend why one song is at #5, for example, and another one is at #405. But I wouldn't feel as confident arguing why #5 and #6 should not be reversed.
Best wishes,
Alan Tigay
World Listening Post"
"The list does indeed rank the songs from #1 ("Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan) to #500. For example, the highest ranking songs in French are Edith Piaf's "Milord" (#4), Georges Brassens' "Les Copains d'Abord" (#26) and Jacques Brel's "La Chanson des Vieux Amants" (#30).
I mention in the introduction that I do not consider the list definitive. I would love to see others make their own lists. But I do believe it represents the first serious effort to provide a Greatest Songs list that is truly global in scope. There are hundreds of greatest song lists, but virtually all of them are narrow in scope, restricted in genre (mostly rock and contemporary styles), language (mostly English) or time (mostly the past few decades).
I tried to be as objective as possible, even though it's virtually impossible to combine objectivity and taste. At best, I consider the list impressionistic. I can easily defend why one song is at #5, for example, and another one is at #405. But I wouldn't feel as confident arguing why #5 and #6 should not be reversed.
Best wishes,
Alan Tigay
World Listening Post"
Re: The Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - World Listening Post / Alan Tigay (2024 - USA)
Great response from Alan. I hope he didn't feel like he was questioned. The only curiosity was to know if the positions are ranked.
