100 Greatest Songs From the Last 25 Years

From hip-hop to teen pop, grunge to heavy metal, music in the last two and half decades has been unpredictable and unforgettable. VH1 will pay tribute to the very best.

From "Smells Like Teen Spirit" to "My Heart Will Go On," every song on the list has helped define the past 25 years. Not only are we going to show you the best of the past 25 years but we’re going to tell you why and who says. The story behind each song will be told through interviews with legendary artists who created, or were inspired by the song. Prince, U2, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Guns N Roses, Britney Spears and Run-DMC are among the many artists featured.

The five-part program will follow in the tradition of VH1’s previous "100 Greatest" specials such as 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders, 100 Moments That Rocked TV and 100 Greatest Albums of Rock & Roll.

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100) Madonna - Ray Of Light
99) Norah Jones - Don’t Know Why
98) Hanson - MMMBop
97) Devo - Whip It
96) Beastie Boys - (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)
95) Oasis - Wonderwall
94) Cheap Trick - Surrender
93) Nine Inch Nails - Closer
92) Salt 'N Pepa - Push It
91) Melissa Etheridge - Come To My Window
90) The Police - Roxanne
89) Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot
88) Metallica - Enter Sandman
87) The Who - Who Are You
86) Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
85) Eminem - My Name Is
84) Radiohead - Creep
83) Band Aid - Do They Know It’s Christmas
82) Soft Cell - Tainted Love
81) OutKast - Ms. Jackson
80) Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf
79) Destiny’s Child - Say My Name
78) Green Day - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
77) Missy Elliott - Work It
76) Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
75) The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
74) Hall & Oates - I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)
73) L.L. Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
72) John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over
71) Dave Matthews Band- Crash Into Me
70) Culture Club - Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
69) Mary J. Blige - Real Love
68) Chic - Good Times
67) John Cougar Mellencamp - Jack And Diane
66) Squeeze - Tempted
65) Nelly - Hot In Herre
64) The Knack - My Sharona
63) Beck - Loser
62) Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
61) Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way
60) Santana feat Rob Thomas - Smooth
59) Meat Loaf-Paradise By The Dashboard Light
58) The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Puff Daddy & Mase- Mo Money Mo Problems
57) Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven
56) Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do
55) Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime
54) Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
53) Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
52) The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up
51) George Michael - Faith
50) Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way?
49) Journey - Don’t Stop Believin’
48) Naughty By Nature - O.P.P.
47) Shania Twain - You’re Still The One
46) Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure
45) Aerosmith -I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing
44) Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
43) The Go-Go’s - Our Lips Are Sealed
42) Blondie - Heart Of Glass
41) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge
40) Michael Jackson - Beat It
39) Tom Petty - Free Fallin’
38) The Clash - London Calling
37) Alicia Keys - Fallin’
36) Joan Jett - I Love Rock ‘N Roll
35) The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight
34) Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
33) Tina Turner - What’s Love Got To Do With It
32) Pearl Jam - Jeremy
31) Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg - Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang
30) Janet Jackson - Nasty
29) Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A.
28) Britney Spears - …Baby One More Time
27) Grandmaster Flash - The Message
26) Bon Jovi - Livin’ On A Prayer
25) Rick James - Super Freak
24) Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On
23) Prince - Little Red Corvette
22) Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
21) U2 - With Or Without You
20) AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
19) Public Enemy - Fight The Power
18) R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
17) Def Leppard - Photograph
16) No Doubt - Don’t Speak
15) Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)
14) Sinead O’Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
13) TLC - Waterfalls
12) Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know
11) Van Halen - Jump
10) Madonna - Like A Virgin
09) The Police - Every Breath You Take
08) Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
07) Prince & The Revolution - When Doves Cry
06) Run-D.M.C. - Walk This Way
05) U2 - One
04) Eminem - Lose Yourself
03) Guns N’ Roses - Sweet Child O’ Mine
02) Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
01) Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit