# Rolling Stone's 10 greatest songs of all time (2004 list)

The top ten of Rolling Stone's original 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, published in December 2004 and led by Bob Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone.

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- Jul 26, 2025 · Brooke Parker
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## Top 10

1. **Like a Rolling Stone — Bob Dylan** (12 · ▲13 ▼1) — No. 1. 1965. Dylan goes electric at full length.
2. **Imagine — John Lennon** (12 · ▲12 ▼0) — No. 3. 1971. His best-known solo song.
3. **What's Going On — Marvin Gaye** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — No. 4. 1971. Socially conscious soul.
4. **Hey Jude — The Beatles** (7 · ▲9 ▼2) — No. 8. 1968. Over seven minutes long.
5. **(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction — The Rolling Stones** (6 · ▲9 ▼3) — No. 2. 1965. Built on Keith Richards's fuzz riff.
6. **Johnny B. Goode — Chuck Berry** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — No. 7. 1958. A founding rock and roll guitar song.
7. **Smells Like Teen Spirit — Nirvana** (5 · ▲7 ▼2) — No. 9. 1991. Grunge goes mainstream.
8. **Good Vibrations — The Beach Boys** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — No. 6. 1966. Brian Wilson's studio mini-symphony.
9. **What'd I Say — Ray Charles** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — No. 10. 1959. Gospel meets rhythm and blues.
10. **Respect — Aretha Franklin** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — No. 5. 1967. A reworking of an Otis Redding song.

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