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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If you want to relive the countdown, we've made a Spotify playlist — and if you want to nerd out, we've got a spreadsheet to crunch some numbers.

700
Magic Man
Dreamboat Annie
Heart
701
God
Under The Pink
Tori Amos
702
Nights In White Satin (Single Edit)
Days of Future Passed
The Moody Blues
703
1952 Vincent Black Lightning
Rumor and Sigh
Richard Thompson
704
First Day Of My Life
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
Bright Eyes
705
Got To Give It Up
Live at the London Palladium
Marvin Gaye
706
Heartbeats
Deep Cuts
The Knife
707
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
Honky Chateau
Elton John
708
The Obvious Child
The Rhythm of the Saints
Paul Simon
709
2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx
2112
Rush
710
Rocky Mountain High
Rocky Mountain High
John Denver
711
Copperhead Road
Copperhead Road
Steve Earle
712
Redbone
Childish Gambino
713
Wonderful Tonight
Slowhand
Eric Clapton
714
Queen Of The Surface Streets
Una Volta
DeVotchKa
715
My Way
My Way
Frank Sinatra
716
Via Chicago
Summerteeth
Wilco
717
Darling Nikki
Purple Rain
Prince
718
I Will
The Beatles (The White Album)
The Beatles
719
Regulate ft. Nate Dogg
Regulate... G Funk Era
Warren G
720
Violet
Live Through This
Hole
721
I Will Always Love You
The Bodyguard
Whitney Houston
722
Stinkfist
Aenima
Tool
723
You Are The Everything
Green
R.E.M.
724
Penny Lane
Magical Mystery Tour
The Beatles
725
Cortez The Killer
Zuma
Neil Young
726
Champagne Supernova
(What's The Story) Morning Glory?
Oasis
727
Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen
Abraxas
Santana
728
Idiot Wind
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
729
Within Your Reach
Hootenanny
The Replacements
730
The Eye
The Firewatcher's Daughter
Brandi Carlile
731
A Forest
Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
732
Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
733
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
In Rainbows
Radiohead
734
If I Had A Boat
Pontiac
Lyle Lovett
735
Tonight, Tonight
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Smashing Pumpkins
736
Amazing Grace
89.3 In-Studio Performance
The Blind Boys of Alabama
737
Bold As Love
Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
738
Texas Flood
Texas Flood
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
739
Rudie Can't Fail
London Calling
The Clash
740
American Music
Why Do Birds Sing?
Violent Femmes
741
Between The Bars
Either/Or
Elliott Smith
742
I Summon You
Gimme Fiction
Spoon
743
Drive
Heartbeat City
The Cars
744
Sexy M.F.
Love Symbol Album
Prince
745
Pride (In The Name Of Love)
The Unforgettable Fire
U2
746
You Shook Me All Night Long
Back In Black
AC/DC
747
A Love Supreme: Part 1 - Acknowledgement
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
748
She Loves You
The Beatles' Second Album
The Beatles
749
Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine, Pt. 1
Sex Machine
James Brown
750
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)
The Rolling Stones
751
Bad Reputation
Bad Reputation
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
752
Brass In Pocket
Pretenders
The Pretenders
753
Highway To Hell
Highway To Hell
AC/DC
754
Feel Good Inc.
Demon Days
Gorillaz
755
Friend Of The Devil
American Beauty
Grateful Dead
756
Is This Love
Kaya
Bob Marley and The Wailers
757
Down By The River
Everyone Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young
758
Highway 61 Revisited
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
759
Two-Headed Boy Pt. Two
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Neutral Milk Hotel
760
Everybody Hurts
Automatic for the People
R.E.M.
761
Undone - The Sweater Song
Weezer (Blue Album)
Weezer
762
Frontier Psychiatrist
Since I Left You
The Avalanches
763
Hey Joe
Are You Experienced?
Jimi Hendrix
764
I Will Follow You Into The dark
Plans
Death Cab for Cutie
765
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
The Band
The Band
766
Tired Of Being Alone
Al Green Gets Next To Tou
Al Green
767
Get Lucky
Random Access Memories
Daft Punk
768
Sunshine Of Your Love
Disraeli Gears
Cream
769
Jump Around
House of Pain
House of Pain
770
Runaway Train
Runaway Train
Soul Asylum
771
Sometimes It Snows In April
Parade
Prince
772
The Boys Are Back In Town
Jailbreak
Thin Lizzy
773
Moonage Daydream
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust
David Bowie
774
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered
Stevie Wonder
775
Hold On
Boys And Girls
Alabama Shakes
776
Paradise
John Prine
John Prine
777
Helter Skelter
The Beatles (The White Album)
The Beatles
778
Little Lion Man
Sigh No More
Mumford and Sons
779
American Idiot
American Idiot
Green Day
780
Hey Hey What Can I Do
Coda
Led Zeppelin
781
Kiss Me On The Bus
Tim
The Replacements
782
Hounds of Love
Hounds of Love
Kate Bush
783
There There
Hail to the Thief
Radiohead
784
Street Fighting Man
Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
785
I Will Follow
Boy
U2
786
I Will Survive
Love Tracks
Gloria Gaynor
787
Flashlight
Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome
Parliament
788
Red Eyes
Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
789
Porcelain
Play
Moby
790
Murder In The City
The Second Gleam
The Avett Brothers
791
Delirious
1999
Prince
792
Miss You
Some Girls
The Rolling Stones
793
Breathing Underwater
Synthetica
Metric
794
Livin' On A Prayer
Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
795
Band On The Run
Band on the Run
Paul McCartney
796
Scar Tissue
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
797
I'll Be You
Don't Tell a Soul
The Replacements
798
Mysterious Ways
Achtung Baby
U2
799
My Name Is Jonas
Weezer (Blue Album)
Weezer