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Hottest 100 of All Time (1989)

The greatest songs of all time as voted in 1989

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1
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Joy Division
3
Uncertain Smile
Uncertain Smile
The The
4
That\'s Entertainment
That\'s Entertainment
The Jam
5
Blue Monday
Blue Monday
New Order
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6
Holiday in Cambodia
Holiday in Cambodia
Dead Kennedys
7
How Soon Is Now?
How Soon Is Now?
The Smiths
8
Talking To A Stranger
Talking To A Stranger
Hunters & Collectors
9
Birthday
Birthday
The Sugarcubes
10
A Forest
A Forest
The Cure
11
Cattle And Cane
Cattle And Cane
The Go-Betweens
13
This Charming Man
This Charming Man
The Smiths
14
Rock Lobster
Rock Lobster
The B-52\'s
15
Song To The Siren
Song To The Siren
This Mortal Coil
16
Alison
Alison
Elvis Costello
17
Anarchy in the U.K.
Anarchy in the U.K.
Sex Pistols
18
London Calling
London Calling
The Clash
19
Primary
Primary
The Cure
20
Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards
Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards
Billy Bragg
21
Respect
Respect
Aretha Franklin
22
R.E.M
It\'s The End Of The World As We Know It
R.E.M
23
Radio Birdman
Aloha Steve And Danno
Radio Birdman
24
Kiss
Kiss
Art Of Noise and Tom Jones
25
Average Inadequacy
Average Inadequacy
Machinations
26
Another Girl, Another Planet
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Only Ones
27
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Bigmouth Strikes Again
The Smiths
28
Know Your Product
Know Your Product
The Saints
29
Boys Don\'t Cry
Boys Don\'t Cry
The Cure
30
Stairway to Heaven
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
31
Imagine
Imagine
John Lennon
32
Psycho Killer
Psycho Killer
Talking Heads
33
Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
34
Kiss
Kiss
Prince
35
She Sells Sanctuary
She Sells Sanctuary
The Cult
36
Love Song
Love Song
Simple Minds
37
Sign \'O\' the Times
Sign \'O\' the Times
Prince
38
Greetings To The New Brunette
Greetings To The New Brunette
Billy Bragg
39
Heroes
Heroes
David Bowie
40
L.A. Woman
L.A. Woman
The Doors
41
Troy
Troy
Sinead O\'Connor
43
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
Kate Bush
44
Smash It Up
Smash It Up
The Damned
45
The One I Love
The One I Love
R.E.M
46
Blister In The Sun
Blister In The Sun
Violent Femmes
47
Lust For Life
Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
48
Orinoco Flow
Orinoco Flow
Enya
49
All Along the Watchtower
All Along the Watchtower
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
50
The End
The End
The Doors
51
(I\'m) Stranded
(I\'m) Stranded
The Saints
52
Teardrops
Teardrops
Womack & Womack
53
God Save the Queen
God Save the Queen
Sex Pistols
54
The Cutter
The Cutter
Echo & The Bunnymen
55
Marquee Moon
Marquee Moon
Television
57
Wedding Cake Island
Wedding Cake Island
Midnight Oil
58
I Want You
I Want You
Elvis Costello
59
Moments In Love
Moments In Love
Art Of Noise
60
Forbidden Colours
Forbidden Colours
Sakamoto And Sylvian
61
Buffalo Stance
Buffalo Stance
Neneh Cherry
62
Sexual Healing
Sexual Healing
Marvin Gaye
63
Sympathy for the Devil
Sympathy for the Devil
The Rolling Stones
64
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
The Smiths
65
Pretty Vacant
Pretty Vacant
Sex Pistols
66
Close To Me
Close To Me
The Cure
67
Bizarre Love Triangle
Bizarre Love Triangle
New Order
68
Wide Open Road
Wide Open Road
The Triffids
69
A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
The Beatles
70
Deanna
Deanna
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
71
Pump It Up
Pump It Up
Elvis Costello
72
Bachelor Kisses
Bachelor Kisses
The Go-Betweens
73
Watching The Detectives
Watching The Detectives
Elvis Costello
74
Duel
Duel
Propaganda
75
Going Underground
Going Underground
The Jam
76
Layla
Layla
Derek And The Dominos
77
Walk On The Wild Side
Walk On The Wild Side
Lou Reed
78
Ghost Ships
Ghost Ships
The Saints
80
Blue Bell Knoll
Blue Bell Knoll
Cocteau Twins
81
Making Plans For Nigel
Making Plans For Nigel
XTC
82
Golden Brown
Golden Brown
The Stranglers
83
The Slab
The Slab
Hunters & Collectors
84
Burning Down The House
Burning Down The House
Talking Heads
85
The Message
The Message
Grandmaster Flash
86
Riders On The Storm
Riders On The Storm
The Doors
87
Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
The Jam
89
Bye Bye Pride
Bye Bye Pride
The Go-Betweens
91
Suspicious Minds
Suspicious Minds
Elvis Presley
92
I Say A Little Prayer
I Say A Little Prayer
Aretha Franklin
93
Slave Girl
Slave Girl
Lime Spiders
94
Heart of Glass
Heart of Glass
Blondie
96
O Superman
O Superman
Laurie Anderson
97
Say Goodbye
Say Goodbye
Hunters & Collectors
98
Man Overboard
Man Overboard
Do-Re-Mi
99
Cicada That Ate Five Dock
Cicada That Ate Five Dock
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