If you sort the list by age, it’s a sad little list
451 Pride (In the Name of Love) U2 1984
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500 Hey Ya! Outkast 2003
three songs in the past four years, twenty in the 1990s.
Maybe Rolling Stone needs to hire people who are under the age of fifty
JohnT
November 20, 2004, 6:37pm
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Actually, they do sort it by age. From page 78:
1940-49: 1
1950-59: 71
1960-69: 202
1970-79: 144
1980-89: 55
1990-99: 24
2000-04: 3
Acts with the most entries:
23 - Beatles
14 - Rolling Stones
11 - Elvis
7 - Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix, U2
6 - Chuck Berry, James Brown, Prince, Led Zeppelin, Sly and the Family Stone
JohnT
November 20, 2004, 6:39pm
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And in the magazine, #500 is “More than a Feeling” by Boston. The OutKast song was… 188?
JohnT
November 20, 2004, 6:43pm
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:smack:
I see what you did, Tapioca .
Me and my print fetish!