Rolling Stone released their “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list on Sept. 15. Of the top 100, 23 were written or performed by women, including the song in the No. 1 spot.
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97. Patti Smith, ‘Gloria’
1975
WRITER(S):Patti Smith, Van Morrison
94. Whitney Houston, ‘I Will Always Love You’
1992
WRITER(S):Dolly Parton
93. Kelly Clarkson, ‘Since U Been Gone’
2004
WRITER(S):Lukasz Gottwald, Martin Sandberg
90. Aretha Franklin, ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’
1967
WRITER(S):Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler
82. Adele, ‘Rolling in the Deep’
2011
WRITER(S):Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, Paul Richard Epworth
79. Amy Winehouse, ‘Back to Black’
2006
WRITER(S):Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson
75. Pulp, ‘Common People’
1996
WRITER(S):Candida Doyle, Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Russell Senior, Steve Mackey
73. Beyoncé, ‘Formation’
2016
WRITER(S):Aaquil Brown, Beyoncé, Khalif Brown, Michael L. Williams II
71. Tracy Chapman, ‘Fast Car’
1988
WRITER(S):Tracy Chapman
69. Taylor Swift, ‘All Too Well’
2012
WRITER(S):Taylor Swift, Liz Rose
68. Chic, ‘Good Times’
1979
WRITER(S):Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers
65. Earth, Wind, and Fire, ‘September’
1978
WRITER(S):Albert McKay, Allee Willis, Maurice White
63. Dolly Parton, ‘Jolene’
1974
WRITER(S):Dolly Parton
60. Kate Bush, ‘Running Up That Hill’
1985
WRITER(S):Kate Bush
59. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, ‘The Message’
1982
WRITER(S):Edward Fletcher, Melvin Glover, Clifton Chase, Sylvia Robinson
56. Missy Elliott, ‘Work It’
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2000
WRITER(S):Melissa Elliott, Timothy Mosley
55. Madonna, ‘Like a Prayer’
1989
WRITER(S):Madonna, Patrick Leonard
52. Donna Summer, ‘I Feel Love’
1977
WRITER(S): Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte
51. Dionne Warwick, ‘Walk on By’
1964
WRITER(S): Burt Bacharach, Hal David
49. Lauryn Hill, ‘Doo Wop (That Thing)’
1998
WRITER(S):Lauryn Hill
46. M.I.A., ‘Paper Planes’
2008
WRITER(S):Joe Strummer, Maya Arulpragasam, Mick Jones, Nick Headon, Paul Simonon, Wesley Pentz
35. Little Richard, ‘Tutti-Frutti’
1955
WRITER(S):Dorothy LaBostrie, Richard Penniman, Joe Lubin
30. Lorde, ‘Royals’
2011
WRITER(S):Ella Yelich O’Connor, Joel Little
28. Talking Heads, ‘Once in a Lifetime’
1980
WRITER(S):Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth
26. Joni Mitchell, ‘A Case of You’
1971
WRITER(S):Joni Mitchell
22. The Ronettes, ‘Be My Baby’
1963
WRITER(S):Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector
21. Billie Holiday, ‘Strange Fruit’
1939
WRITER(S):Lewis Allan
20. Robyn, ‘Dancing on My Own’
2010
WRITER(S):Robin Miriam Carlsson, Patrik Berger
19. John Lennon, ‘Imagine’
1971
WRITER(S):John Lennon, Yoko Ono
18. Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z, ‘Crazy in Love’
2003
WRITER(S):Shaun Carter, Beyoncé Knowles, Eugene Record, Rich Harrison
9. Fleetwood Mac, ‘Dreams’
1977
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WRITER(S):Stevie Nicks
8. Missy Elliott, ‘Get Ur Freak On’
2001
WRITER(S):Missy Elliott, Timbaland
1. Aretha Franklin, ‘Respect’
1967
WRITER(S):Otis Redding