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Article emailed from Johnny Gumbo on top 25 songs of the century, so I went to Wikipedia for the lowdown on this project. Per Wikipedia, ..."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, which includes elected officials, people from the music industry and the media, teachers, and students, were asked in 2001 to choose the top 365 songs 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. Here are the top 25:

1 "Over the Rainbow" Judy Garland
2 "White Christmas" Bing Crosby
3 "This Land Is Your Land" Woody Guthrie
4 "Respect" Aretha Franklin
5 "American Pie" Don McLean
6 "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" The Andrews Sisters
7 West Side Story (Album) Original Cast
8 "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" Billy Murray
9 "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" The Righteous Brothers
10 "The Entertainer" Scott Joplin
11 "In the Mood" Glenn Miller Orchestra
12 "Rock Around the Clock" Bill Haley & His Comets
13 "When the Saints Go Marching In" Louis Armstrong
14 "You Are My Sunshine" Jimmie Davis
15 "Mack the Knife" Bobby Darin
16 "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" The Rolling Stones
17 "Take the A Train" Duke Ellington Orchestra
18 "Blueberry Hill" Fats Domino
19 "God Bless America " Kate Smith
20 "Stars and Stripes Forever" Sousa's Band
21 "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Marvin Gaye
22 "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" Otis Redding
23 "I Left My Heart In San Francisco " Tony Bennett
24 "Good Vibrations" The Beach Boys
25 "Stand by Me" Ben E. King
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