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My selection of 162 from the Guardian.co.uk list of 162
- Pacific State (808 State, 1989)
- Dancing Queen (Abba, 1976)
- Back in Black (AC/DC, 1980)
- Because I Got High (Afroman, 2001)
- Uptown Top Ranking (Althea and Donna, 1977)
- Windowlicker (Aphex Twin, 1999)
- I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor (Arctic Monkeys, 2005)
- Re-Rewind (The Artful Dodger featuring Craig David, 1999)
- Bourgie Bourgie (Ashford and Simpson, 1979)
- 9pm (Till I Come) (ATB, 1999)
- Love Shack (The B-52’s, 1989)
- Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (Baccara, 1977)
- (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party) (Beastie Boys, 1987)
- Night Fever (Bee Gees, 1978)
- Tighten Up (Archie Bell and the Drells, 1968)
- Night (Benga and Coki, 2007)
- Big Time Sensuality (Björk, 1993)
- Let’s Start II Dance Again (Hamilton Bohannon, 1981)
- Let’s Dance (David Bowie, 1983)
- Self Control (Laura Branigan, 1984)
- Hang On in There Baby (Johnny Bristol, 1974)
- Land of 1,000 Dances (Cannibal and the Headhunters, 1965)
- Love Will Keep Us Together (Captain and Tennille, 1975)
- Flashdance (Irene Cara, 1983)
- Cocaine Blues (Johnny Cash, 1968)
- Shake Your Tailfeather (Ray Charles, 1980)
- Le Freak (Chic, 1978)
- Weekend (Class Action, 1981)
- Machine Gun (Commodores, 1974)
- Sweet Soul Music (Arthur Conley, 1967)
- Brimful of Asha (Cornershop, 1997)
- Drug Train (The Cramps, 1980)
- Somebody Oughta Turn Your Head Around (Crystal Mansion, 1972)
- Da Funk (Daft Punk, 1995)
- Gabriel (Roy Davis Jr, 1998)
- Groove Is in the Heart (Deee-Lite, 1990)
- Just Can’t Get Enough (Depeche Mode, 1981)
- Whip It (Devo, 1980)
- Soul Makossa (Manu Dibango, 1972)
- Cokane in My Brain (Dillinger, 1976)
- Long Train Runnin’ (Doobie Brothers, 1973)
- Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (Ian Dury and the Blockheads, 1978)
- Boogie Wonderland (Earth, Wind and Fire, 1979)
- Talking With Myself (Electribe 101, 1988)
- Livin’ Thing (Electric Light Orchestra, 1976)
- The Clapping Song (Shirley Ellis, 1965)
- Be Faithful (Fatman Scoop featuring the Crooklyn Clan, 1999)
- Doctor Love (First Choice, 1977)
- The Gnu (Flanders and Swann, 1959)
- Think About It (What Is Wrong With the World Today) (Flight of the Conchords, 2008)
- One Nation Under a Groove (Funkadelic, 1978)
- Biology (Girls Aloud, 2005)
- Dare (Gorillaz, 2005)
- All I Want for Christmas Is a Dukla Prague Away Kit (Half Man Half Biscuit, 1986)
- Rokit (Herbie Hancock, 1983)
- WFL (Think About the Future) (Happy Mondays, 1989)
- Back to My Roots (Richie Havens, 1981)
- Over and Over (Hot Chip, 2006)
- Jump Around (House of Pain, 1992)
- Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (Indeep, 1982)
- Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough (Michael Jackson, 1979)
- Off the Wall (Michael Jackson, 1979)
- I Love Rock’n’Roll (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, 1982)
- Nightclubbing (Grace Jones, 1981)
- Williams Blood (Aeroplane remix) (Grace Jones, 2008)
- Cocktails for Two (Spike Jones and His City Slickers, 1944)
- Transmission (Joy Division, 1979)
- We Are Your Friends (Justice v Simian, 2002)
- Silly Games (Janet Kay, 1979)
- Louie Louie (The Kingsmen, 1963)
- Golden Skans (Klaxons, 2007)
- My Sharona (The Knack, 1979)
- Numbers/Computer World 2 (Kraftwerk, 1981)
- Din Daa Daa (George Kranz, 1984)
- Upside Down (Fela Kuti, 1976)
- Jimmy Jimmy Aaja (Bappi Lahiri/Parvati Khan, 1982)
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper, 1983)
- Pow! (Forward) (Lethal Bizzle, 2004)
- LFO (LFO, 1990)
- Can’t Stand Me Now (The Libertines, 2004)
- Is It All Over My Face (Loose Joints, 1980)
- Love Loves to Love Love (Lulu, 1967)
- Pop Muzik (M, 1979)
- Cross the Tracks (We Better Go Back) (Maceo and the Macks, 1975)
- There But for the Grace of God (Machine, 1979)
- Beautiful Stranger (Madonna, 1999)
- Everybody (Madonna, 1982)
- Holiday (Madonna, 1983)
- Rock Your Baby (George McCrae, 1974)
- Buffalo Gals (Malcolm McLaren, 1983)
- Move On Up (Curtis Mayfield, 1970)
- White Lines (Don’t Do It) (Grandmaster Melle Mel, 1983)
- Kids (MGMT, 2008)
- Paper Planes (DFA remix) (MIA, 2008)
- 4 My People (Missy Elliott, 2001)
- Bedazzled (Dudley Moore and Peter Cook, 1967)
- Hot in Herre (Nelly, 2002)
- True Faith (New Order, 1987)
- Short People (Randy Newman, 1977)
- I’m in the Mood for Dancing (The Nolans, 1979)
- Cigarettes and Alcohol (Oasis, 1994)
- Got Your Money (Ol’ Dirty Bastard, 1999)
- Hey Ya! (OutKast, 2003)
- Acid Tracks (Phuture, 1987)
- Papa’s Got a Brand New Pigbag (Pigbag, 1981)
- Stop Bajon (Primavera) (Tullio De Piscopo, 1984)
- Witness the Pitness (Pitman, 2002)
- Streams of Whiskey (The Pogues, 1984)
- Jump (For My Love) (The Pointer Sisters, 1984)
- Brass in Pocket (The Pretenders, 1979)
- Loaded (Primal Scream, 1991)
- 1999 (Prince, 1983)
- Let’s Go Crazy (Prince, 1984)
- Out of Space (The Prodigy, 1992)
- Hit the Bongo (Tito Puente, 1968)
- Sorted for Es and Wizz (Pulp, 1995)
- Now I’m Here (Queen, 1974)
- Feel Good Hit of the Summer (Queens of the Stone Age, 2000)
- House of Jealous Lovers (The Rapture, 2002)
- All Night Long (All Night) (Lionel Richie, 1983)
- Someday (Ce Ce Rogers, 1987)
- Witness (1 Hope) (Roots Manuva, 2001)
- Virginia Plain (Roxy Music, 1972)
- Car Wash (Rose Royce, 1976)
- Once You Get Started (Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, 1974)
- Baby Let’s Dance Together (Sapan Chakraborty, 1978)
- Runaway (Salsoul Orchestra, 1977)
- The Bottle (Gil Scott-Heron, 1974)
- Happy (Max Sedgley, 2003)
- On My Radio (Selector, 1979)
- Let the Music Play (Shannon, 1983)
- Begin the Beguine (Artie Shaw, 1938)
- Dat (Pluto Shervington, 1976)
- Gin House Blues (Nina Simone, 1975)
- Lost in Music (Sister Sledge, 1979)
- He’s the Greatest Dancer (Sister Sledge, 1979)
- I Wish (Skee-Lo, 1995)
- Dance to the Music (Sly and the Family Stone, 1968)
- Nite Klub (The Specials, 1979)
- You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Sylvester, 1978)
- (Under Mi) Sleng Teng (Wayne Smith, 1985)
- How Soon Is Now? (The Smiths, 1985)
- Memorabilia (Soft Cell, 1982)
- Beat the Clock (Sparks, 1979)
- I’m a Man (The Spencer Davis Group, 1967)
- Young Hearts Run Free (Candi Staton, 1976)
- Sueño Latino (Sueño Latino, 1989)
- Saturday Nite Special (The Sundown Playboys, 1972)
- Wipe Out (The Surfaris, 1962)
- Rapper’s Delight (The Sugarhill Gang, 1979)
- Do What You Wanna Do (T-Connection, 1977)
- Shout (Tears for Fears, 1984)
- Cloud Nine (The Temptations, 1968)
- Great DJ (The Ting Tings, 2008)
- Disco Inferno (The Trammps, 1976)
- A Punk (Vampire Weekend, 2008)
- Me and Baby Brother (War, 1973)
- Break Dance – Electric Boogie (West Street Mob, 1983)
- My Generation (The Who, 1965)
- Last Night Changed It All (Esther Williams, 1976)
- (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (Jackie Wilson, 1967)
- Turn Off the Lights (Larry Young, 1975)
My selection of 131 from the Guardian.co.uk list of 131
- Satta Massagana (Abyssinians, 1971)
- Dream On (Aerosmith, 1973)
- Fluorescent Adolescent (Arctic Monkeys, 2007)
- St James Infirmary Blues (Louis Armstrong, 1928)
- What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong, 1968)
- In My Room (The Beach Boys, 1963)
- Yer Blues (The Beatles, 1968)
- Yesterday (The Beatles, 1965)
- Look Up (Chris Bell, 1974)
- Paranoid (Black Sabbath, 1970)
- Happiness (The Blue Nile, 1996)
- (Don't Fear) The Reaper (Blue Öyster Cult, 1976)
- This Is a Low (Blur, 1994)
- Kooks (David Bowie, 1971)
- Never Get Old (David Bowie, 2003)
- Bertie (Kate Bush, 2005)
- Goin’ Back (The Byrds, 1968)
- Work (John Cale and Lou Reed, 1990)
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By) (The Carter Family, 1935)
- The Mercy Seat (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, 1988)
- I’m On My Way to a Better Place (Chairmen of the Board, 1972)
- If I Could Turn Back Time (Cher, 1989)
- C’mon Everybody (Eddie Cochran, 1958)
- My Favorite Things (John Coltrane Quartet, 1961)
- School’s Out (Alice Cooper, 1972)
- Fisherman (The Congos, 1977)
- My Three Sons (Elvis Costello and the Imposters, 2008)
- Annie, I’m Not Your Daddy (Kid Creole and the Coconuts, 1982)
- My Favourite Girl (King Creosote, 2005)
- That’ll Be the Day (The Crickets, 1957)
- Killing an Arab (The Cure, 1978)
- Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode, 1989)
- Fat As a Fiddle (Chris Difford, 2008)
- Teen Angel (Mark Dinning, 1959)
- Sunshine Superman (Donovan, 1966)
- Working in a Coal Mine (Lee Dorsey, 1966)
- Black Eyed Dog (Nick Drake, 1986)
- Not On Top (Herman Düne, 2005)
- Death Is Not the End (Bob Dylan, 1988)
- Every Grain of Sand (Bob Dylan, 1981)
- Forever Young (Bob Dylan, 1974)
- Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door (Bob Dylan, 1973)
- The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll (Bob Dylan, 1964)
- Lonelier Than This (Steve Earle, 2000)
- Ebony Eyes (The Everly Brothers, 1961)
- Summertime (Ella Fitzgerald, 1959)
- Regulate (Warren G and Nate Dogg, 1994)
- Save the Children (Marvin Gaye, 1971)
- Glory Hallelujah, How They’ll Sing (Bobbie Gentry, 1969)
- Mind Playing Tricks On Me (Geto Boys, 1991)
- So Nice (Summer Samba) (Astrud Gilberto, 1966)
- Tired of Being Alone (Al Green, 1971)
- Spirit in the Sky (Norman Greenbaum, 1969)
- Workin’ Man’s Blues (Merle Haggard, 1969)
- All Things Must Pass (George Harrison, 1970)
- I Hear Voices (Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, 1962)
- Hey Joe (The Jimi Hendrix Experience, 1966)
- Stuck Between Stations (The Hold Steady, 2006)
- Gloomy Sunday (Billie Holiday, 1941)
- These Important Years (Hüsker Dü, 1987)
- Dead Homiez (Ice Cube, 1990)
- Good Life (Inner City, 1988)
- The Number of the Beast (Iron Maiden, 1982)
- Seasons in the Sun (Terry Jacks, 1974)
- Needle of Death (Bert Jansch, 1965)
- Gun Shot (Anthony Johnson, 1982)
- Losing My Edge (LCD Soundsystem, 2002)
- Someone Great (LCD Soundsystem, 2007)
- Gallows Pole (Led Zeppelin, 1970)
- God (John Lennon, 1970)
- Here I Come (Barrington Levy, 1985)
- Knoxville Girl (The Louvin Brothers, 1959)
- Alone Again Or (Love, 1967)
- Baggy Trousers (Madness, 1980)
- La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh) (Manic Street Preachers, 1993)
- May You Never (John Martyn, 1973)
- Safe from Harm (Massive Attack, 1991)
- Fade to Black (Metallica, 1984)
- Life’s a Bitch (Nas, 1994)
- Feel It (In the Air Tonight) (Naturally 7, 2006)
- God’s Song (That’s Why I Love Mankind) (Randy Newman, 1972)
- Lithium (Nirvana, 1991)
- Mo Money Mo Problems (The Notorious BIG, 1997)
- Suicidal Thoughts (The Notorious BIG, 1994)
- Alone Again (Naturally) (Gilbert O’Sullivan, 1972)
- Live Forever (Oasis, 1994)
- Satan (Orbital, 1991)
- Ms Jackson (OutKast, 2000)
- 9 to 5 (Dolly Parton, 1980)
- Another Brick in the Wall, Part II (Pink Floyd, 1979)
- Message in a Bottle (The Police, 1979)
- Glory Box (Portishead, 1994)
- Sour Times (Portishead, 1994)
- Stagger Lee (Lloyd Price, 1958)
- Paranoid Android (Radiohead, 1997)
- (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding, 1968)
- Paint it Black (The Rolling Stones, 1966)
- I Seen a Man Die (Scarface, 1994)
- Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard (Paul Simon, 1972)
- Feeling Good (Nina Simone, 1965)
- It Was a Very Good Year (Frank Sinatra, 1965)
- Piss Factory (Patti Smith, 1974)
- Dress Sexy at My Funeral (Smog, 2000)
- 100% (Sonic Youth, 1992)
- No Surrender (Bruce Springsteen, 1984)
- O Death (Ralph Stanley, 2000)
- Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads, 1980)
- Psycho Killer (Talking Heads, 1977)
- This Is the Day (The The, 1983)
- Wish Someone Would Care (Irma Thomas, 1964)
- The End of the Rainbow (Richard and Linda Thompson, 1974)
- I Ain’t Mad at Cha (Tupac, 1996)
- Hail Mary (Tupac - as Makaveli, 1997)
- Exit (U2, 1987)
- One (U2, 1992)
- Walk Like a Man (Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, 1963)
- Jesus (The Velvet Underground, 1969)
- Rufus Is a Tit Man (Loudon Wainwright III, 1975)
- Martha (Tom Waits, 1973)
- You in the Sky (The Waterboys, 2006)
- Frankie and Johnny (Mae West, 1928)
- 23 Years Ago (Paul Westerberg, 2004)
- Grandma’s Hands (Bill Withers, 1971)
- My Death (Scott Walker, 1967)
- Moon On Your Pyjamas (Paul Weller, 1993)
- I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams, 1949)
- My Son Calls Another Man Daddy (Hank Williams, 1950)
- Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing (Stevie Wonder, 1973)
- Germ Free Adolescents (X-Ray Spex, 1978)
- Old Man (Neil Young, 1972)
- Keep Me In Your Heart (Warren Zevon, 2003)
My selection of 141 from the Guardian.co.uk list of 141
- Me and Giuliani Down By the Schoolyard (A True Story) (!!!, 2003)
- Another World (Antony and the Johnsons, 2008)
- Windowsill (Arcade Fire, 2007)
- (What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue (Louis Armstrong, 1929)
- Stand Up for Judas (Roy Bailey, 1979)
- A Day in the Life of a Tree (The Beach Boys, 1971)
- I Was Born This Way (Carl Bean, 1977)
- Stand Down Margaret (The Beat, 1980)
- I Am the Walrus (The Beatles, 1967)
- Revolution (The Beatles, 1968)
- War Pigs (Black Sabbath, 1971)
- Melting Point (Blue Mink, 1969)
- Cop Killer (Body Count, 1992)
- And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (Eric Bogle, 1971)
- Stop the Violence (Boogie Down Productions, 1988)
- When the President Talks to God (Bright Eyes, 2005)
- Smalltown Boy (Bronski Beat, 1984)
- Between the Wars (Billy Bragg, 1985)
- Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud (James Brown, 1968)
- Slavery Days (Burning Spear, 1975)
- Army Dreamers (Kate Bush, 1980)
- The Sun Is Burning (Ian Campbell Folk Group, 1964)
- Company Policy (Martin Carthy, 1988)
- Rainin’ in Paradize (Manu Chao, 2007)
- Straight to Hell (The Clash, 1982)
- White Riot (The Clash, 1977)
- Running the World (Jarvis Cocker, 2006)
- Alabama (John Coltrane, 1963)
- A Change Is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke, 1964)
- All the Blowing-Themselves-Up Motherfuckers (Will Realise the Minute They Die That They Were Suckers) (Julian Cope, 2008)
- Tramp the Dirt Down (Elvis Costello>, 1989)
- Brother Can You Spare a Dime? (Bing Crosby, 1932)
- Ohio (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, 1970)
- Thou Shalt Always Kill (Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, 2007)
- California Über Alles (Dead Kennedys, 1979)
- 16 Military Wives (The Decemberists, 2005)
- Television: The Drug of the Nation (The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, 1991)
- Not Ready to Make Nice (Dixie Chicks, 2006)
- Hurricane (Bob Dylan, 1975)
- Maggie’s Farm (Bob Dylan, 1965)
- Masters of War (Bob Dylan, 1963)
- The Times They Are a-Changin’ (Bob Dylan, 1964)
- When the Ship Comes In (Bob Dylan, 1964)
- John Walker’s Blues (Steve Earle, 2002)
- Role Model (Eminem, 1999)
- We Care a Lot (Faith No More, 1985)
- Two Tribes (Frankie Goes To Hollywood, 1984)
- Respect (Aretha Franklin, 1967)
- I Fought the Law (Bobby Fuller Four, 1965)
- Víctor Jara of Chile (Dick Gaughan, 1985)
- Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (Marvin Gaye, 1971)
- What’s Going On? (Marvin Gaye, 1971)
- The Message (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, 1982)
- Just Say No (Cast of Grange Hill, 1986)
- American Idiot (Green Day, 2004)
- This Land Is Your Land (Woody Guthrie, 1944)
- Okie from Muskogee (MERLE b Haggard, 1969)
- On the Blanket (Mick Hanly with Christy Moore, 1980)
- 19 (Paul Hardcastle, 1985)
- The Star-Spangled Banner (Jimi Hendrix, 1969)
- (We Don’t Need) This Fascist Groove Thang (Heaven 17, 1981)
- Strange Fruit (Billie Holliday, 1939)
- Check Out Your Mind (The Impressions, 1970)
- People Get Ready (The Impressions, 1965)
- The Eton Rifles (The Jam, 1979)
- Going Underground (The Jam, 1980)
- The “Fish” Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag (Country Joe and the Fish, 1967)
- The Village Green Preservation Society (The Kinks, 1968)
- Zombie (Fela Kuti, 1977)
- The Proud (Talib Kweli, 2002)
- The Bourgeois Blues (Leadbelly, 1938)
- Give Peace a Chance (John Lennon, 1969)
- The Ballad of Sharpeville (Ewan MacColl, 1960)
- Eve of Destruction (Barry McGuire, 1965)
- Material Girl (Madonna, 1985)
- Suicide Is Painless (Theme from M*A*S*H) (Johnny Mandel, 1970)
- Redemption Song (Bob Marley, 1980)
- Zimbabwe (Bob Marley and the Wailers, 1979)
- Kick Out the Jams (MC5, 1968)
- Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell, 1970)
- Trouble Every Day (The Mothers of Invention, 1966)
- Police and Thieves (Junior Murvin, 1976)
- Short People (Randy Newman, 1977)
- Fuck tha Police (NWA, 1988)
- I Ain’t Marching Anymore (Phil Ochs, 1965)
- Monkey Gone to Heaven (Pixies, 1989)
- Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six (The Pogues, 1988)
- In the Ghetto (Elvis Presley, 1969)
- Come Together (Primal Scream, 1990)
- Sign o’ the Times (Prince, 1987)
- Sam Stone (John Prine, 1971)
- Bring the Noise (Public Enemy, 1987)
- Fight the Power (Public Enemy, 1989)
- Killing in the Name (Rage Against the Machine, 1992)
- How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live? (Blind Alfred Reed, 1929)
- Fall On Me (REM, 1986)
- Glad to Be Gay (Tom Robinson, 1978)
- Street Fighting Man (The Rolling Stones, 1968)
- I’m Coming Out (Diana Ross, 1980)
- Now That The Buffalo's Gone (Buffy Sainte-Marie, 1964)
- Days of Fire (Nitin Sawhney, 2008)
- Whitey On the Moon (Gil Scott-Heron, 1970)
- We Shall Overcome (Pete Seeger, 1963)
- I’m Gonna Be an Engineer (Peggy Seeger, 1973)
- Anarchy in the UK (Sex Pistols, 1976)
- God Save the Queen (Sex Pistols, 1977)
- If the Kids Are United (Sham 69, 1977)
- The Internationale (Sheffield Socialist Choir, 1992)
- To Be Young, Gifted and Black (Nina Simone, 1970)
- Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey (Sly and the Family Stone, 1969)
- Swimsuit Issue (Sonic Youth, 1992)
- Revolution (Spacemen 3, 1989)
- Ghost Town (The Specials, 1981)
- Free Nelson Mandela (The Special AKA, 1984)
- American Skin (41 Shots) (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, 2000)
- Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen, 1984)
- War (Edwin Starr, 1970)
- Monster (Steppenwolf, 1969)
- Suspect Device (Stiff Little Fingers, 1978)
- The Man Don’t Give a Fuck (Super Furry Animals, 1996)
- Long Walk to DC (The Staple Singers, 1968)
- Peace Train (Cat Stevens, 1971)
- The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) (Rod Stewart, 1976)
- BYOB (System Of A Down, 2005)
- Dad’s Gonna Kill Me (Richard Thompson, 2007)
- Legalize It (Peter Tosh, 1976)
- Keep Ya Head Up (Tupac, 1993)
- Sunday Bloody Sunday (U2, 1983)
- We Are the World (USA for Africa, 1985)
- Get Up, Stand Up (The Wailers, 1973)
- The Day After Tomorrow (Tom Waits, 2004)
- The Old Man’s Back Again (Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime) (Scott Walker, 1969)
- Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) (Wham!, 1982)
- My Generation (The Who, 1965)
- You Haven’t Done Nothin’ (Stevie Wonder, 1974)
- The Cottager’s Reply (Chris Wood, 2008)
- Asbestos Lead Asbestos (World Domination Enterprises, 1985)
- Shipbuilding (Robert Wyatt, 1982)
- Harrowdown Hill (Thom Yorke, 2006)
- Rockin’ in the Free World (Neil Young, 1989)
- Southern Man (Neil Young, 1970)
My selection of 131 from the Guardian.co.uk list of 131
- Try Again (Aaliyah, 2000)
- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) (Abba, 1979)
- You Shook Me All Night Long (AC/DC, 1980)
- Love in an Elevator (Aerosmith, 1989)
- Smile (Lily Allen, 2006)
- When The Sun Goes Down (Arctic Monkeys, 2006)
- Come Again (Au Pairs, 1981)
- Another Girl (The Beatles, 1965)
- Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (The Beatles, 1965)
- My Ding-a-Ling (Chuck Berry, 1972)
- Kangaroo (Big Star, 1978)
- Je T’Aime ... Moi Non Plus (Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg, 1969)
- Girls and Boys (Blur, 1994)
- Tent (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, 1969)
- Cruisin’ the Streets (Boys Town Gang, 1981)
- Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine (James Brown, 1970)
- Get On Top (Tim Buckley, 1972)
- Orgasm Addict (Buzzcocks, 1977)
- Triad (The Byrds, 1968)
- High Fidelity (Elvis Costello and the Attractions, 1980)
- I Want You (Elvis Costello and the Attractions, 1986)
- Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death from Above (CSS, 2006)
- Brown Sugar (D’Angelo, 1995)
- Say My Name (Destiny’s Child, 1999)
- Come On Eileen (Dexys Midnight Runners, 1982)
- I Touch Myself (Divinyls, 1991)
- Wake Up and Make Love With Me (Ian Dury and the Blockheads, 1977)
- I Want You (Bob Dylan, 1966)
- Lay Lady Lay (Bob Dylan, 1969)
- Lyin’ Eyes (The Eagles, 1975)
- Stutter (Elastica, 1993)
- Vaseline (Elastica, 1995)
- Who’s That Girl? (Eurythmics, 1983)
- Stay With Me (The Faces, 1971)
- Passion (The Flirts, 1982)
- Relax (Frankie Goes to Hollywood, 1983)
- Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel, 1986)
- Let’s Get It On (Marvin Gaye, 1973)
- Sexual Healing (Marvin Gaye, 1982)
- Fancy (Bobbie Gentry, 1969)
- No Pussy Blues (Grinderman, 2007)
- Bob’s Yer Uncle (Happy Mondays, 1990)
- The Man That I Am With My Man (The Hidden Cameras, 2003)
- You Sexy Thing (Hot Chocolate, 1975)
- Saving All My Love for You (Whitney Houston, 1985)
- Between the Sheets (The Isley Brothers, 1983)
- Summer (The First Time) (Millie Jackson, 1974)
- Fujiyama Mama (Wanda Jackson, 1957)
- I Just Want to Make Love to You (Etta James, 1961)
- Super Freak (Rick James, 1981)
- Crimson and Clover (Tommy James and the Shondells, 1968)
- Pull Up to the Bumper (Grace Jones, 1981)
- Milkshake (Kelis, 2003)
- Ignition (Remix) (R Kelly, 2003)
- Khia (My Neck, My Back (Lick It), 2002)
- I Feel the Earth Move (Carole King, 1971)
- Sex On Fire (Kings of Leon, 2008)
- Black Diamond (Kiss, 1974)
- Lady Marmalade (Labelle, 1974)
- Telephone Love (JC Lodge, 1988)
- Help Me Make It Through the Night (Kris Kristofferson, 1970)
- Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin, 1969)
- Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On (Jerry Lee Lewis, 1957)
- French Kiss (Lil’ Louis, 1989)
- Tutti Frutti (Little Richard, 1955)
- Darling Be Home Soon (The Lovin’ Spoonful, 1967)
- You Ain’t Woman Enough (Loretta Lynn, 1966)
- Don’t Come the Cowboy With Me, Sonny Jim! (Kirsty MacColl, 1989)
- Justify My Love (Madonna, 1990)
- Electric Feel (MGMT, 2008)
- I Want Your Sex (George Michael, 1987)
- Fastlove (George Michael, 1996)
- One Minute Man (Missy Elliott, 2001)
- Work It (Missy Elliott, 2002)
- A Case of You (Joni Mitchell, 1971)
- Heads High (Mr Vegas, 1998)
- OPP (Naughty by Nature, 1991)
- If That’s Your Boyfriend (He Wasn’t Last Night) (Me’Shell Ndegeocello, 1993)
- You Can Leave Your Hat On (Randy Newman, 1972)
- Bizarre Love Triangle (New Order, 1986)
- Closer (Nine Inch Nails, 1994)
- Warm Leatherette (The Normal, 1978)
- I Want My Cock (Owen and Leon, 1965)
- I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little More, Baby (Kellee Patterson, 1976)
- Me and Mrs Jones (Billy Paul, 1972)
- Fuck the Pain Away (Peaches, 2000)
- Gigantic (Pixies, 1988)
- Roxanne (The Police, 1978)
- If I Was Your Girlfriend (Prince, 1987)
- Little Red Corvette (Prince, 1983)
- Darling Nikki (Prince and the Revolution, 1984)
- Kiss (Prince and the Revolution, 1986)
- Baby Wants to Ride (Jamie Principle, 1987)
- Babies (Pulp, 1992)
- Do You Remember the First Time? (Pulp, 1994)
- Sheffield: Sex City (Pulp, 1992)
- (Love Is Like a) Heat Wave (Martha and the Vandellas, 1963)
- Nude Photo (Rhythim Is Rhythim, 1987)
- Inside My Love (Minnie Riperton, 1975)
- Honky Tonk Women (The Rolling Stones, 1969)
- Let’s Spend the Night Together (The Rolling Stones, 1967)
- Wet Dream (Max Romeo, 1968)
- Love Child (Diana Ross and the Supremes, 1968)
- In Every Dream Home a Heartache (Roxy Music, 1973)
- Let’s Talk About Sex (Salt-n-Pepa, 1990)
- Hold On, I’m Comin’ (Sam and Dave, 1966)
- Give Him a Great Big Kiss (Shangri-Las, 1965)
- Some Velvet Morning (Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood, 1967)
- Rene (Small Faces, 1968)
- Reel Around the Fountain (The Smiths, 1984)
- Empty Bed Blues (Bessie Smith, 1928)
- Between the Bars (Elliott Smith, 1997)
- Wreck a Buddy (Soul Sisters, 1969)
- … Baby One More Time (Britney Spears, 1998)
- I’m On Fire (Bruce Springsteen, 1985)
- Da Ya Think I’m Sexy (Rod Stewart, 1978)
- I Wanna Be Your Dog (The Stooges, 1969)
- Guilty (Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb, 1981)
- Animal Nitrate (Suede, 1993)
- The Drowners (Suede, 1992)
- Love to Love You Baby (Donna Summer, 1975)
- Wild Thing (Tone Loc, 1989)
- Get It On (T Rex, 1971)
- Wild Thing (The Troggs, 1966)
- Red Light Special (TLC, 1994)
- Shake, Rattle and Roll (Big Joe Turner, 1954)
- Oops (Oh My) (Tweet, 2002)
- Desire (U2, 1988)
- Turning Japanese (The Vapors, 1980)
- Venus in Furs (The Velvet Underground, 1967)
- Pictures of Lily (The Who, 1967)
