50. The Bee Gees — “Alone” — I never cared for most the Bee Gees catalogue, but on this tune, the voices and instruments blend beautifully to create one of the most epic sad songs ever recorded. […]

60. Keane — “Everybody’s Changing” — Listening to this song, you feel like you could climb those piano notes straight up to heaven. 59. Buffalo Tom — “Scottish Windows” — A beautiful and (appropriately) reflective piece from the deeper-voiced […]

70. Hall & Oates — “You Make My Dreams Come True” — I admit it: It’s on my list totally because of how it was used in “(500) Days of Summer.” Not that it was a bad […]

80. The Beach Boys — “Kokomo” — This was such a ubiquitous hit in 1988 that fourth-grade classmates of mine knew all the words. Overplayed or not, based on a real place or not, it remains a […]

90. Sheryl Crow — “I Shall Believe” — I think this song was played during romantic moments on every WB show in the late-’90s. But to me, it’s Max and Liz’s song. I turn off other shows […]

100. The Corrs — “Breathless” — A hook you can’t get out of your head + Three-part Irish sister harmonies = Pure pop bliss. 99. Rehab — “Bartender Song” — A parody of a country song that became a […]

After a slight delay for technical difficulties with my Internet connection, let us resume the countdown … 110. Joey Ramone — cover of “What a Wonderful World” — A great-sounding cover of a classic song that has […]

120. Elton John — “Tiny Dancer” — I won’t lie: It’s on my list because of the “Almost Famous” scene. 119. No Doubt — “Spiderwebs” — Remember when people tried to categorize No Doubt as ska? Whatever; this is […]

130. Guided by Voices — “Glad Girls” — It seems like Robert Pollard wrote this song in about 15 seconds, but it’s still awesome. 129. Bruce Springsteen — “Youngstown” — This song (made more powerful when he plays it […]

140. Bob Dylan — “Hurricane” — A good song by a good man doing his part to help out another good man. Songs like this just don’t come along too often. 139. Suzy Bogguss — cover of Tom […]