Century Songs

From Wikipedia:
"Songs of the Century"

The "Songs of the Century" list is part of an education project by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the National Endowment for the Arts, and Scholastic Inc. that aims to "promote a better understanding of America’s musical and cultural heritage" in American schools. Hundreds of voters, who included elected officials, people from the music industry and the media, teachers, and students, were asked in 2001 to choose the top 365 songs (not necessarily by Americans) of the 20th century with historical significance in mind. The voters were selected by RIAA, although only about 15% (200) of the 1,300 selected voters responded.

1. "Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland in 1939
2. "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby in 1942
3. "This Land Is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie in 1940
4. "Respect" by Arteha Franklin in 1967
5. "American Pie" by Don McLean in 1972
6. "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" by the Andrew Sisters in 1941
7. "West Side Story" Album by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim in 1957
8. "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" by Billy Murray in 1908
9. "You've Lost That Lovin Feeling" by The Righteous Brothers in 1964
10. "The Entertainer" by Scott Joplin in 1902
11. "In The Mood" by Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1940
12. "Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley in 1954
13. "When The Saints Go Marching In" by Louis Armstrong in 1938
14. "You Are My Sunshine" by Jimmie Davis in 1939
15. "Mack The Knife" by Bobby Darin in 1959
16. "Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones in 1965
17. "Take The A Train" by Duke Ellington in 1941
18. "Blueberry Hill" by Fats Domino in 1956
19. "God Bless America" by Kate Smith in 1938
20. "The Stars and Stripes Forever" by Sousa's Band in 1897
21. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye in 1968
22. "The Dock Of The Bay" by Otis Redding in 1967
23. "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" by Tony Bennett in 1962
24. "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys in 1966
25. "Stand By Me" by Ben E King in 1961

^ I like music (as most people do) and found this list of supposedly the best American music from the 20th Century. The ones in bold are the ones I think should be on the list. I'm not sure why the Sousa's song from 1897 is on a list for the 20th Century as it's from the 19th. I don't think most of these represent the vast American music of the last century. ^

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_of_the_Century