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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #292

1. Don't Tell Me You Love Me - Night Ranger (1982) 62 points

2. Love Rollercoaster - The Ohio Players (1975) 59 points

3. What I Got - Sublime (1996) 43 points, 8 votes

4. Let Her Cry - Hootie & The Blowfish (1994) 43 points, 7 votes

5. Green And Dumb - Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers (1999) 39 points

6. Ecstasy Of Gold, The - Ennio Morricone (1966) 38 points, 5 votes, highest vote 10

7. Living Next Door To Alice - Smokie (1976) 38 points, 5 votes, highest vote 8

8. Starálfur - Sigur Rós (2007) 37 points

9. Ball And Chain - Social Distortion (1990) 33 points

10. Roxy Roller - Sweeney Todd (1975) 31 points

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Wynona's Big Brown Beaver - Primus (1995) 27

Everybody Talks - Neon Trees (2012) 27

A World Away - Sonny Landreth (2003) 27

Evil Woman - Crow (1969) 25

My True Story - The Jive Five (1961) 25

What Am I Living For - Mark-Almond (1973) 23

Sorrow - The Merseys (1966) 23

Little Talks - Of Monsters and Men (2011) 22

North Side Gal - J.D. McPherson (2012) 21

You Get What You Give - New Radicals (1998) 20

Hot Girls In Good Moods - Butch Walker and The Lets Go Out Tonites (2006) 20

Ling Ting Tong - The Five Keys (1954) 19

Just Like A Pill - Pink (2002) 19

Life's One-Act Play - Savoy Brown (1969) 17

Who's Your Boyfriend (I Got a Feelin') - Piper (1976) 17

River, The - The Tea Party (1993) 17

What About Love - Toronto (1982) 14

Hot Girls In Love - Loverboy (1983) 10

Cruel - St. Vincent (2011) 8

July Flame - Laura Veirs (2010) 8

I'm Into You - Chet Faker (2012) 5

Oblivion - Grimes (2012) 5

Burden Of Tomorrow - The Tallest Man On Earth (2010) 3

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #293

1. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star - The Byrds (1967) 83 points

2. Going To The Country - Steve Miller Band (1970) 55 points

3. Murder Incorporated - Bruce Springsteen (1995) 52 points

4. Ebony Eyes - Bob Welch (1977) 51 points

5. Black Horse And The Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall (2005) 49 points, 8 votes

6. Hysteria - Def Leppard (1987) 49 points, 7 votes

7. Texarkana - R.E.M. (1991) 40 points

8. Slow Motion - Blondie (1979) 38 points

9. Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando (1973) 31 points, 7 votes, highest vote 9

10. Warrior, The - Scandal (1984) 31 points, 7 votes, highest vote 8

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(I Was) Born To Cry - Dion DiMucci (1962) 31 points, 6 votes

What's Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner (1984) 30

Hourglass - Squeeze (1987) 26

Swamp - Talking Heads (1983) 25

I Know We Can Make It - Toots and The Maytals (1981) 21

Simple Man - Junkyard (1989) 20

Blind In Texas - W.A.S.P. (1985) 19

Baby Ran - 54-40 (1986) 18

Chicken Cordon Blues - Steve Goodman (1973) 17

Pretty Polly - Ralph Stanley & Patty Loveless (1999) 17

I Will Possess Your Heart - Death Cab For Cutie (2008) 16

Steven - Alice Cooper (1975) 14

Canned Heat - Jamiroquai (1999) 13

Wonderful Night - Fatboy Slim (2009) 10

Star Eyes - Ritchie Kamuca / Bill Holman (1959) 8

Plain Gold Ring - Kimbra (2011) 6

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #294

1. Far Away Eyes - The Rolling Stones (1978) 41 points

2. The Number Of The Beast - Iron Maiden (1982) 38 points

3. A Groovy Kind Of Love - The Mindbenders (1965) 31 points

4. Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra (1966) 30 points, 5 votes

5. Gone Away - The Offspring (1997) 30 points, 4 votes

6. Quarter To Three - Gary U.S. Bonds (1961) 28 points

7. New York City Serenade - Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band (1973) 27 points, 4 votes, highest vote 10

8. Jump In The Line - Harry Belafonte (1961) 27 points, 4 votes, highest vote 8

9. Edie (Ciao Baby) - The Cult (1989) 26 points

10. I'd Rather Go Blind - Etta James (1968) 23 points

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Baby Elephant Walk - Henry Mancini (1962) 22

Pickin' The Blues - Grinderswitch (1974) 22

Fur Elise - Ludwig Van Beethoven (1867) 21

That's How Strong My Love Is - Otis Redding (1966) 21

You Drive Me Wild - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (2010) 18

Modern Day Cowboy - Tesla (1986) 17

Summer Rain - Johnny Rivers (1967) 17

We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed - Los Campesinos! (2008) 16

Smoke And Ashes - 13 Engines (1991) 15

Swallowed - Bush (1997) 15

Holy Ghost - Bar-Kays (1979) 15

I'm Ready - Muddy Waters (1954) 15

On And On - Stephen Bishop (1976) 14

Midnight Blue - Lou Gramm (1987) 14

Ready Teddy - Little Richard (1956) 13

My Pledge Of Love - Joe Jeffries Group (1969) 13

Gudbuy T' Jane - Slade (1972) 11

Who's Feeling Young Now? - Punch Brothers (2012) 10

Summer - War (1976) 10

Summertime - Morcheeba (1998) 10

Kim & Jessie - M83 (2008) 9

Hollywood Swinging - Kool and The Gang (1974) 9

Om Du Moter Varg - Detektivbyran (2008) 9

Way Back Home - The Jazz Crusaders (1970) 9

I Love You Period - Dan Baird (1991) 7

Take It Away - Paul McCartney (1982) 5

Caroline - My Darling Murder (2005) 5

Still In The Game - Steve Winwood (1982) 4

Last Night Again - Steel Magnolia (2010) 0

Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love) - The Jackson 5 (1970) 0

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #295

1. Do It Again - The Kinks (1984) 46 points

2. It's All Right - The Impressions (1963) 41 points

3. Closer - Nine Inch Nails (1994) 40 points

4. Sober - Tool (1993) 38 points

5. First I Look At The Purse - The Contours (1965) 36 points

6. Shakin' - Eddie Money (1982) 35 points

7. Strange Way - Firefall (1978) 34 points

8. Woman - Wolfmother (2006) 33 points

9. It's All Been Done - Barenaked Ladies (1998) 32 points, 7 votes

10. It Won't Be Long - The Hives (2007) 32 points, 5 votes

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Holiday - Scorpions (1979) 31

Too Many Fish In The Sea - The Marvelettes (1964) 31

Drive By - Train (2012) 29

Everybody Knows - Leonard Cohen (1988) 28

I Might - Wilco (2011) 25

Cruel Little Number - Jeff Healey Band (1992) 24

Hey Girl - Freddie Scott (1963) 20

No Time To Lose - Tarney/Spencer Band (1979) 19

Love The Way You Walk Away - Blitzen Trapper (2011) 18

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel (1998) 17

Monster - Kanye West (2010) 16

Rhinestone Eyes - Gorillaz (2010) 14

Just To Be Close To You - Commodores (1976) 12

Nothing's Real But Love - Rebecca Ferguson (2011) 11

Polymers Are Forever - Future Of The Left (2011) 11

Nowhere To Run - Swimwear (2012) 10

Time Capsule - Matthew Sweet (1993) 9

Lady Of The Night - Donna Summer (1974) 9

Johnny Get Angry - Joanie Sommers (1962) 8

Get Free - Major Lazer (2012) 6

Fox, The - Niki and The Dove (2011) 0

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #312

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1. Angel Of Harlem - U2 (1988) 47 points

2. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue (1985) 37 points, 6 votes, 10 highest point

3. Imitation Of Life - R.E.M. (2001) 37 points, 6 votes, 8 highest point

4. Little Talks - Of Monsters and Men (2012) 37 points, 5 votes

5. Fall Down - Toad The Wet Sprocket (1994) 31 points

6. Nantucket Sleighride - Mountain (1971) 30 points, 5 votes

7. The Cisco Kid - War (1972) 30 points, 4 votes

8. One Fine Morning - Lighthouse (1971) 29 points

9. Tutti-Frutti - Little Richard (1955) 28 points, 7 votes

10. In Dreams - Roy Orbison (1963) 28 points, 5 votes

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This Time Tomorrow - The Kinks (1970) 27

Metal Guru - T. Rex (1972) 25

Apologize - One Republic (2006) 24

Those Shoes - The Eagles (1979) 24

Beautiful - Christina Aguilera (2002) 23

Helena - My Chemical Romance (2005) 22

Sea of Sorrow - Alice in Chains (1990) 20

Born To Cry - Dion (1962) 19

Spread Your Love - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (2001) 18

River Of Salt - Bryan Ferry (1973) 14

Set You Free This Time - The Byrds (1966) 14

Little Bones - The Tragically Hip (1991) 13

Half The Way Valley - Sea Hags (1989) 12

Hey - Pixies (1989) 12

Endless Wire - Gordon Lightfoot (1978) 11

Hands Off - Junkyard (1989) 9

Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars (2012) 9

Bad Sneakers - Steely Dan (1975) 8

Psyché Rock (Pré Futurama) - Pierre Henry (1967) 8

Backwards Down The Number Line - Phish (2009) 7

Leather Boots - Alice Cooper (1980) 7

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #313

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1. The Spirit Of Radio - Rush (1980) 52 points

2. Good Times Roll - The Cars (1979) 49 points

3. The Rover - Led Zeppelin (1975) 36 points

4. Symphony Of Destruction - Megadeth (1992) 35 points

5. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard (1956) 33 points

6. Many Rivers To Cross - Jimmy Cliff (1969) 32 points

7. Rock N Roll Stew - Traffic (1971) 30 points, 6 votes

8. My Wife - The Who (1971) 30 points, 5 votes

9. Once Bitten Twice Shy - Great White (1989) 29 points

10. Signs - Tesla (1990) 28 points

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Wrong Way - Sublime (1996) 20

Hard As A Rock - AC/DC (1995) 20

1969 - The Stooges (1969) 18

Kiss And Say Goodbye - The Manhattans (1976) 18

Roam - The B-52’s (1989) 17

Picture This - Blondie (1979) 17

Just My Imagination - The Rolling Stones (1978) 16

Till It Shines - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (1978) 16

Big Pimpin' - Jay-Z (1999) 16

Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps - Cake (1996) 16

Ramrod - Bruce Springsteen (1980) 15

Blue Eyes - Elton John (1982) 15

Fresh Air - Quicksilver Messenger Service (1970) 13

Adam's Song - Blink 182 (1999) 11

Easy Comes - Thornley (2004) 11

Freddie's Dead (Theme From “Superfly”) - Curtis Mayfield (1972) 10

I've Been Everywhere - Hank Snow (1962) 10

Australia - The Shins (2007) 10

Jesse - Carly Simon (1979) 9

Freeborn Man - The Outlaws (1976) 8

1,2,3,4 - Plain White T's (2008) 8

Nothing Is Easy - Jethro Tull (1969) 7

Maybe It's You - The Carpenters (1970) 3

In Between Days - The Cure (1985) 2

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #314

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1. Till The End Of The Day - The Kinks (1965) 46 points

2. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1955) 45 points

3. Angry Eyes - Loggins & Messina (1972) 44 points

4. Running Scared - Roy Orbison (1961) 39 points

5. Crazy - Aerosmith (1993) 38 points

6. Lookin' For A Love - J. Geils Band (1971) 37 points

7. Fantasy - Aldo Nova (1981) 35 points

8. Raindrops - Dee Clark (1961) 34 points

9. All She Wants To Do Is Dance - Don Henley (1984) 33 points

10. Dennis - Badfinger (1974) 31 points

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Numb - Linkin Park (2003) 29

Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) - Motley Crue (1990) 28

Round & Round - Ratt (1984) 27

1901 - Phoenix (2009) 25

Lollipop - The Chordettes (1958) 24

Think Twice - Brook Benton (1961) 20

Good Intentions - Toad the Wet Sprocket (1995) 19

Rock N' Roll - The Runaways (1976) 18

Curly - The Move (1968) 18

Highway Girl - The Tragically Hip (1987) 17

Pressure Drop - Toots and the Maytals (1973) 17

Ignition (Remix) - R. Kelly (2002) 17

Put The Gun Down - ZZ Ward (2012) 15

Two Black Cadillacs - Carrie Underwood (2012) 14

Days Of Pearly Spencer - David McWilliams (1967) 12

Mighty Rivers - Kylie Minogue (2010) 12

Up In Flames - Coldplay (2011) 12

Diabolic Scheme - The Hives (2004) 10

Pissed - Dangerious Toys (1994) 9

Reza - Rita Lee (2012) 9

Doledrum - The La's (1990) 8

Family - How Hi the Li (1969) 8

Rue De Lis - The Essex Green (2010) 8

Good Morning - Dandy Warhols (1997) 7

One Room Country Shack - Mose Allison (1959) 6

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #315

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1. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown (1966) 71 points

2. Come Go With Me - The Dell-Vikings (1957) 61 points

3. A Little Night Music - Mozart (1787) 49 points

4. Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol (1980) 47 points

5. Change Of Heart - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers (1982) 45 points

6. The Longest Time - Billy Joel (1984) 40 points, 9 votes

7. Blue Rondo A La Turk - Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959) 40 points, 6 votes

8. Dancing Queen - ABBA (1976) 32 points

9. Love Bites - Def Leppard (1987) 30 points, 6 votes

10. Alone Again - Dokken (1984) 30 points, 4 votes

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Rocky Ground - Bruce Springsteen (2012) 25

Count On Me - Jefferson Starship (1978) 24

This Guy's In Love With You - Burt Bacharach feat Noel Gallagher (1996) 21

I Was Wrong - Social Distortion (1996) 21

Boozophilia - Low Cut Connie (2012) 19

Yet Another Movie - Pink Floyd (1987) 19

Uncle Tom's Cabin - Warrant (1990) 18

Hey Ladies - Beastie Boys (1989) 18

Allison Road - Gin Blossoms (1994) 17

Time To Pretend - MGMT (2008) 16

Geronimo's Cadillac - Michael Martin Murphy (1972) 15

Little Suzi - Tesla (1986) 13

Cigarette Dangles - The Pursuit Of Happiness (1993) 13

Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) - Soul II Soul (1989) 12

Bad Timing - Blue Rodeo (1993) 11

Foolin' - Devendra Banhart (2010) 10

Time - David Bowie (1973) 10

I'm Dreaming - Randy Newman (2012) 10

What To Say - Born Ruffians (2010) 10

Don't Mean Nothing - Richard Marx (1987) 9

Wonamati - Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate (2012) 8

Indy Kidz - Cage The Elephant (2011) 6

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #316

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1. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp - Led Zeppelin (1970) 66 points

2. But It's Alright - J.J. Jackson (1966) 47 points

3. Mystery Train - Elvis Presley (1955) 40 points

4. Goo Goo Barabajagal (Love Is Hot) - Donovan with The Jeff Beck Group (1969) 38 points

5. Any Way You Want It - Journey (1979) 35 points

6. Rockaria! - Electric Light Orchestra (1976) 31 points

7. No You Girls - Franz Ferdinand (2009) 30 points

8. Gotta Get Away - The Offspring (1994) 29 points

9. It Don't Matter To Me – Bread (1969) 28 points

10. Things I'd Like To Say - New Colony Six (1968) 27 points, 5 votes

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I Don't Believe In Love - Queensryche (1988) 27

(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need - The Temptations (1967) 26

Fixer, The - Pearl Jam (2009) 23

Call The Doctor - J.J.Cale (1972) 23

Shake Me - Cinderella (1986) 21

A Passage To Bangkok - Rush (1976) 20

If I Ever Needed Someone - Van Morrison (1970) 19

Adrenaline Nightshift - Japandroids (2012) 17

Walk On The Ocean - Toad The Wet Sprocket (1992) 16

Yellow Dog Blues - Louis Armstrong (1955) 15

All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey (1994) 15

Shame Shame Shame - Shirley and Company (1974) 13

Get Ur Freak On - Missy Elliott (2001) 13

Shanghai'd In Shanghai - Nazareth (1974) 13

Tooth, Fang & Claw - Ted Nugent (1995) 9

This Is The Day - Captain Beefheart (1974) 9

Morse Code Of Love, The - The Capris (1982) 8

Other People - Beach House (2012) 8

Never Knew How Much (I Needed You) - The Allman Brothers Band (1981) 8

Party Time Man - The Futures (1979) 8

Sunny Sunday - Bunny Sigler (1967) 8

This Present State Of Grace - Flogging Molly (2011) 7

A Simple Answer - Grizzly Bear (2012) 7

Singapore Silk Torpedo - The Pretty Things (1974) 6

Supernatural Thing - Ben E. King (1975) 5

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