It’s that time of year again. Everyone’s talking about the songs and how they sound. So we thought we’d put this debate to rest once and for all by ranking 69 songs, right here, right now. What follows is Noisey’s official rankings of the songs, all 69 of ‘em. Now, your rankings might not align with ours, and you can feel free to let us know in the comments, but we consider this to be the definitive ranking of 69 songs. Enjoy!
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69. Phantom of the Opera theme68. “Let Me Clear My Throat” — DJ Kool67. "Brown Eyed Girl" — Van Morrison66. “Mother” — Danzig65. “Oye Como Va” — Santana64. “Inside Out” — Eve 663. “Graduation (Friends Forever)” — Vitamin C62. “I Cum Blood” — Cannibal Corpse61. “Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)” — Green Day60. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song59. “Harry Asshole” — UGK58. That one song that’s like “I wanna ROCK!!” (look it up later)57. “Fat Lip” — Sum 4156. Eminem’s Trump freestyle55. “My Own Worst Enemy” — Lit54. Canadian national anthem53. Michael Scott with the steel drums singing “Feeling Hot Hot Hot”52. “Bethlehemian Rhapsody” — Apologetix51. When Sonic Youth covered The Simpsons theme song50. “Chattahoochee” — Alan Jackson49. “Semi Charmed Life” — Third Eye Blind48. “Love Sosa” — Chief Keef47. “Amazing Grace”46. “Jolene” — Dolly Parton45. “Walking in Memphis” — Marc Cohn44. “Macarena” nightcore remix43. First five seconds of the Stone Cold Steve Austin theme song when the glass breaks42. “Don't Worry Be Happy" —Bobby McFerrin41. “Pony” — Ginuwine40. Any Dave Matthews song39. “No Diggity” — Blackstreet38. “Take Me Home Tonight” — Eddie Money37. “The Thong Song” — Sisqo36. “Jesus Freak” — DC Talk35. “Toxic” — Britney Spears34. Seinfeld theme bass cover33. “Black or White” — Michael Jackson32. “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”31. “Goop on Ya Grinch”30. Portlandia theme — Washed Out
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29. Absolutely no Phish!28. “Corporal Jigsore Quandary” — Carcass27. Nirvana26. “Hey Ya!” — Outkast25. “Father of Mine” — Everclear24. “Smell Yo Dick” — Riskay23. Pure Moods CD commercial22. “Wait (The Whisper Song)” — Ying Yang Twins21. “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”20. “Call of the Wintermoon” — Immortal19. “What What in the Butt”18. “Eat It” — “Weird Al” Yankovic17. Game of Thrones theme song16. “Hotline Bling” — Drake15. “Dopesmoker” — Sleep14. Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds menu music (original version)13. “Bodak Yellow” — Cardi B12. “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” — Frozen, OST11. “Dayman” from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia10. “Skinny Love” — Bon Iver9. “Africa” — Toto8. “Africa” — Weezer (when they get off their duffs and cover it already!)7. “Truly Madly Deeply” — Savage Garden6. The “dun dun…” from Law & Order5. “Closing Time” — Semisonic4. “Ace of Spades” — Motörhead3. “The Hanukkah Song” — Adam Sandler2. “Freak on a Leash” — KoЯn1. “Return of the Mack” — Mark MorrisonHonorable Mentions:“Margaritaville” — Jimmy Buffet
“Cheeseburger in Paradise” — Jimmy Buffet
“Why Don’t We Get Drunk” — Jimmy Buffet
“Boat Drinks” — Jimmy Buffet
“Pencil Thin Mustache” — Jimmy Buffet
“Cheeseburger in Paradise” — Jimmy Buffet
“Why Don’t We Get Drunk” — Jimmy Buffet
“Boat Drinks” — Jimmy Buffet
“Pencil Thin Mustache” — Jimmy Buffet