Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin
Stairway to Heaven
1971 · From Led Zeppelin IV
Eight minutes that climb from recorders to Page's solo, never released as a single and never needing to be.
★ 9.3
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Money
1973 · From The Dark Side of the Moon
Seven beats to the bar, a tape loop of coins and cash registers, and Pink Floyd's first American hit.
★ 7.7
Gold Digger
2005 · From Late Registration
Foxx sang the Ray Charles hook fresh from his Oscar for playing him, and it held number one ten weeks.
★ 7.7
Money (That's What I Want)
1960
Motown's first hit, cut at Hitsville in 1959, with a bluesy piano vamp and a writing credit long disputed.
★ 6.7
Maneater
1982
Oates started it as reggae; Hall swapped in a Motown bassline, and it sat four weeks at number one.
★ 5.9
Santa BabyEartha Kitt
Santa Baby
1953
Recorded live with Henri René's orchestra in October 1953, and Kitt's purr makes every extravagant request land.
★ 5.4
The Ghost Inside
2010
Mercer sang falsetto for the first time here at Burton's urging; Christina Hendricks plays the android in the video.
★ 3.1