B100: Favourite songs 51-100

B100: with apologies to Guided By Voices

Having recently completed the “379 to 50” rundown of my top 50 songs, I’m now going to share my next 50 favourite records that didn’t quite make the cut.  When initially whittling down my longlist of 379 tunes, there were actually just over 100 that I thought would be in the top 50, so these are all still very beloved songs.  I’m not going to be counting down day by day as before but do plan to write blogs about each record every now and then, and will be travelling up this time around from 51 onwards…

Rules are the same as before – only one song per individual artist across my entire list, so any acts featured in my top 50 won’t be included here.  I’ve also pulled together a Spotify playlist of these in ranked order.

B100 (favourite songs ranked 51-100)

• #51 “Hot Burrito #1” by The Flying Burrito Brothers
• #52 “Enjoy The Silence” by Depeche Mode
• #53 “Maps” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• #54 “Embarassment” by Madness
• #55 “Therefore I Am” by Jim O’Rourke
• #56 “Round And Round” by Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
• #57 “Transmission” by Joy Division
• #58 “Upside Down” by Diana Ross
• #59 “Psycho” by The Sonics
• #60 “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
• #61 “Hard To Explain” by The Strokes
• #62 “Girl/Boy Song” by Aphex Twin
• #63 “Open My Eyes” by Nazz
• #64 “Car Wash Hair” by Mercury Rev
• #65 “Have You Ever Seen The Rain” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
• #66 “Afro” by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
• #67 “Chicago” by Sufjan Stevens
• #68 “Cars” by Gary Numan
• #69 “Tin Soldier” by Small Faces
• #70 “Voodoo Ray” by A Guy Called Gerald
• #71 “No Room 9, Kentucky” by Shudder To Think
• #72 “Solar Sister” by The Posies
• #73 “Makes No Sense At All” by Husker Du
• #74 “Far Gone And Out” by The Jesus & Mary Chain
• #75 “Strings Of Life” by Rhythim Is Rhythim
• #76 “Echo Beach” by Martha & The Muffins
• #77 “$1000 Wedding” by Gram Parsons
• #78 “Panda” by Dungen
• #79 “Running Up That Hill” by Kate Bush
• #80 “Seven Days Too Long” by Chuck Wood
• #81 “Inbetween Days” by The Cure
• #82 “Summer In The City” by The Lovin’ Spoonful
• #83 “Higher Than The Sun” by Primal Scream
• #84 “Acquiesce” by Oasis
• #85 “We Are Your Friends” by Justice vs Simian
• #86 “Take Me Out” by Franz Ferdinand
• #87 “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye
• #88 “A Lot’s Gonna Change” by Weyes Blood
• #89 “I Love Rock’n’Roll” by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
• #90 “Nothing Can Stop Us” by Saint Etienne
• #91 “I Want You Back” by The Jackson 5
• #92 “Anarchy In The UK” by Sex Pistols
• #93 “O.U.” by Pulp
• #94 “C.R.E.A.M.” by Wu-Tang Clan
• #95 “The Snake” by Al Wilson
• #96 “Chesterfield King” by Jawbreaker
• #97 “I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need To Get By” by Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige
• #98 “I Wanna Be Sedated” by Ramones
• #99 “My Sharona” by The Knack
• #100 “Jumping Fences” by The Olivia Tremor Control

SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS

• “Bee Hundred” – my favourite songs 51-100, plus 2 bonus tracks as my choices by Jim O’Rourke and A Guy Called Gerald are not available on Spotify.
• “Isolation Thrills” – my top 50