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December 07, 2019

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 20: Singer Tom Waits performs on stage at the "From the Big Apple to the Big Easy" New York City's Benefit Concert for the Gulf Coast at Radio City Music Hall September 20, 2005 in New York City.
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 20: Singer Tom Waits performs on stage at the "From the Big Apple to the Big Easy" New York City's Benefit Concert for the Gulf Coast at Radio City Music Hall September 20, 2005 in New York City.Scott Gries/Getty Images

Tom Waits is a lot of things. He's an accomplished singer, songwriter, performer, collaborator, (just ask Slug) and actor. He's recently added another thing to his list: a septuagenarian. That's right, Tom Waits turned 70 years old on Saturday, December 7, 2019, and we're celebrating this iconic artist.

Here's what we're going to do: based on your votes, we have compiled a list of the top 25 Tom Waits songs below, from which Mac Wilson and Eric Malmberg will broadcast highlights throughout the day on Saturday, December 7.

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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 14: Inductee Tom Waits performs onstage at the 26th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at The Waldorf-Astoria on March 14, 2011 in New York City.
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BERLIN, Germany: US singer Tom Waits, 55, performs during a concert in Berlin's "Theater des Westens", 15 November 2004. The singer and actor gives three concerts in the German capital.
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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 14: Inductee Tom Waits performs onstage at the 26th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at The Waldorf-Astoria on March 14, 2011 in New York City.
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images