893 Essential Songs

The results are in and we're counting down your 893 favorite songs from May 10 - May 17. Tune in from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays; Saturday noon - 10 p.m. and Sunday noon to 6 p.m. to hear who made the list. We'll finish at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 17.

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800. 800

     

     Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)

     Talking Heads

801. 801

     

     Diamonds and Rust

     Joan Baez

802. 802

     

     For No One

     The Beatles

803. 803

     

     Love and Happiness

     Al Green

804. 804

     

     Bigmouth Strikes Again

     The Smiths

805. 805

     

     Ain't Too Proud To Beg

     The Temptations

806. 806

     

     Toolmaster of Brainerd

     Trip Shakespeare

807. 807

     

     Another One Bites the Dust

     Queen

808. 808

     

     Crimson And Clover

     Tommy James and The Shondells

809. 809

     

     Fairytale of New York

     The Pogues, featuring Kirsty MacColl

810. 810

     

     Give It Away

     Red Hot Chili Peppers

811. 811

     

     I Wanna Be Adored

     The Stone Roses

812. 812

     

     Fell in Love with a Girl

     The White Stripes

813. 813

     

     Walk This Way

     Run DMC

814. 814

     

     Barracuda

     Heart

815. 815

     

     Root Down

     Beastie Boys

816. 816

     

     1234

     Feist

817. 817

     

     I Won't Back Down

     Tom Petty

818. 818

     

     Stay (I Missed You)

     Lisa Loeb

819. 819

     

     Disarm

     Smashing Pumpkins

820. 820

     

     No Cars Go

     Arcade Fire

821. 821

     

     Longview

     Green Day

822. 822

     

     Fix You

     Coldplay

823. 823

     

     Straight Outta Compton

     N.W.A.

824. 824

     

     Paranoid

     Black Sabbath

825. 825

     

     God

     John Lennon

826. 826

     

     Living for the City

     Stevie Wonder

827. 827

     

     Jump

     Van Halen

828. 828

     

     (Don't Go Back To) Rockville

     R.E.M.

829. 829

     

     The Love Cats

     The Cure

830. 830

     

     Faith

     George Michael

831. 831

     

     I'm Writing a Novel

     Father John Misty

832. 832

     

     Downtown Train

     Tom Waits

833. 833

     

     Mountain Song

     Jane's Addiction

834. 834

     

     Superman

     R.E.M.

835. 835

     

     HUMBLE.

     Kendrick Lamar

836. 836

     

     Good Grief

     Dessa

837. 837

     

     My Hero

     Foo Fighters

838. 838

     

     All I Want

     Joni Mitchell

839. 839

     

     Dancing in the Dark

     Bruce Springsteen

840. 840

     

     You Know I'm No Good

     Amy Winehouse

841. 841

     

     Crazy In Love

     Beyonce

842. 842

     

     She's a Rainbow

     The Rolling Stones

843. 843

     

     Don't You (Forget About Me)

     Simple Minds

844. 844

     

     Twist and Shout

     The Beatles

845. 845

     

     It Was A Good Day

     Ice Cube

846. 846

     

     (Don't Fear) The Reaper

     Blue Oyster Cult

847. 847

     

     Free Man In Paris

     Joni Mitchell

848. 848

     

     Fire

     Bruce Springsteen

849. 849

     

     You Don't Own Me

     Lesley Gore

850. 850

     

     All the Small Things

     Blink-182

851. 851

     

     Seasons (Waiting On You)

     Future Islands

852. 852

     

     (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)

     Beastie Boys

853. 853

     

     I Feel The Earth Move

     Carole King

854. 854

     

     The Rainbow Connection

     Kermit the Frog

855. 855

     

     Where Did You Sleep Last Night

     Nirvana

856. 856

     

     This Woman's Work

     Kate Bush

857. 857

     

     Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)

     Marvin Gaye

858. 858

     

     Soul Meets Body

     Death Cab for Cutie

859. 859

     

     Around the World

     Daft Punk

860. 860

     

     Bang A Gong

     T. Rex

861. 861

     

     Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

     Lucinda Williams

862. 862

     

     Sheena is a Punk Rocker

     Ramones

863. 863

     

     Hello In There

     John Prine

864. 864

     

     Crying

     Roy Orbison

865. 865

     

     Bela Lugosi's Dead

     Bauhaus

866. 866

     

     Misty Mountain Hop

     Led Zeppelin

867. 867

     

     Mr. Tambourine Man

     Bob Dylan

868. 868

     

     I Feel Love

     Donna Summer

869. 869

     

     Make Me Feel

     Janelle Monae

870. 870

     

     Take Me Home, Country Roads

     John Denver

871. 871

     

     Only Shallow

     My Bloody Valentine

872. 872

     

     How Deep Is Your Love

     Bee Gees

873. 873

     

     Born This Way

     Lady Gaga

874. 874

     

     Should I Stay Or Should I Go

     The Clash

875. 875

     

     Push It

     Salt N Pepa

876. 876

     

     Message In a Bottle

     The Police

877. 877

     

     Someday

     The Strokes

878. 878

     

     So Fresh, So Clean

     Outkast

879. 879

     

     Better Man

     Pearl Jam

880. 880

     

     The Tears Of A Clown

     Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

881. 881

     

     Human Behaviour

     Bjork

882. 882

     

     That's Life

     Frank Sinatra

883. 883

     

     Hungry Like the Wolf

     Duran Duran

884. 884

     

     Maybellene

     Chuck Berry

885. 885

     

     Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground

     The White Stripes

886. 886

     

     Powderfinger

     Neil Young

887. 887

     

     Cars

     Gary Numan

888. 888

     

     You've Got To Hide Your Love Away

     The Beatles

889. 889

     

     Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)

     Beyonce

890. 890

     

     Autobahn

     Kraftwerk

891. 891

     

     Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1

     The Flaming Lips

892. 892

     

     Color Me Impressed

     The Replacements

893. 893

     

     I Love Rock n' Roll

     Joan Jett and the Blackhearts