#80 - "I Will Follow" - U2 - Boy - #15/16 - The song that proved that U2 would one day change the world, "I Will Follow" is a punk / new wave hybrid with a great guitar riff and an excellent chorus.
#79 - "Cannonball" - The Breeders - Last Splash - #1/1 - The Breeders were a side project of Kim Deal of the Pixies, one of the most influential bands of the 80's. Strangely enough, "Cannonball" became a much bigger hit than any song the Pixies ever crafted and one of the most weirdly brilliant songs to ever become a pop hit.
#78 - "The Man Comes Around" - Johnny Cash - The American IV: The Man Comes Around - #6/6 - My favorite Johnny Cash song is also one of his last, a peppy yet drawling take on the apocalypse with a creepy scripture reading at the beginning of the song and a grizzled vocal performance from one of the true icons of rock n roll.
#77 - "For Whom The Bell Tolls" - Metallica - Ride The Lightning - #4/5 - The second-best Metallica album is a sweeping prog-metal nightmare about the horrors of war and the truth on the ground for it's soldiers. One of Metallica's slowest songs, but also one of their best.
#76 - "Black Hole Sun" - Soundgarden - Superunknkown - #11/11 - The song that made the band one of the biggest of the 90's, "Black Hole Sun" is notable not only for it's pulsing chorus, but also for outstanding guitar work and a trippy video that set the mood perfectly for the song.
#75 - "I Wanna Be Sedated" - The Ramones - We're Outta Here - #4/5 - The band's best 80's song, "Sedated" has a great hook and guitar work that drives the song from start to finish as well as one of punk's best choruses.
#74 - "Bitter Sweet Symphony" - The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony - #1/1 - Calling The Verve a one-hit wonder would be a disservice to the band, but this is definitely the song that they'll be remembered for. "Symphony" stands out as one of the great rock songs of the Brit-pop genre and one of the best of the 90's for that matter.
#73 - "Psycho Killer" - The Talking Heads - Talking Heads '77 - #10/10 - The darkest song of the punk era, "Psycho Killer" is a creepy new wave song that crawls into your brain and makes you look at the world through the eyes of a lunatic. Rock n roll at it's most creative and enthralling.
#72 - "White Rabbit" - Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow - #3/3 - If the last song put you in the world of a serial killer, this one puts you in the mind of someone on an acid trip. Using references to Alice In Wonderland in their proper context, Grace Slick paints her band's two minute masterpiece with entrancing vocals and clever lyrical turns.
#71 - "Masters Of War" - Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - #12/15 - Dylan's best protest song (and that's really saying something), "Masters Of War" is one of the most vicious protest songs against the men who start wars for their own benefit, saying that not even Jesus can forgive them for what they've done.
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