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Maroon 5’s debut is admittedly a classic full of some great moments, but I’d argue with anyone to the death who thinks “She Will Be Loved” isn’t their best song.

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Charts are for farts, but a bop stays on top. “Into You” is simply perfection, no notes.

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No Doubt’s 2003 cover was also a huge hit, but hardly did anything up on the original. This is a brilliant song that’s survived generations.

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Earlier spoiler alert. This is the only B.E.P. you’re gonna see. They’ve had many hits, but very few great tracks. “My Humps,” however, is a marvel. Not a lyrical achievement (though please just read the words to “I Gotta Feeling”…), but a production one.

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Bowie is an amorphous figure in music – a rock god, a pop star, a fashion icon, a performance artist. He invented re-invention, setting the blueprint for everyone from Madonna to Gaga. “Let’s Dance” – the crown jewel of his purest pop era – is a Nile Rodgers production and a magnificent call to arms as only David Bowie could instruct.

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Ciara queened the eff all over crunk with “Goodies.” And let’s get real, this sounds even better (gulp) twenty years later.

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For casting such a profound shadow over pop music, Queen honestly made very little of it. The bouncy “I Want To Break Free” fittingly feels like them just letting go and doing it.

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I dunno who’s drinking cherry wine and leaving their clothes on, but I like your style, Jermaine. This song is an abstinence anthem, but it is such an incredible bop that we won’t hold it against anyone.

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This track is such a juxtaposition to the rest of Miley circa 2013, but that’s definitely part of why it resonated. It’s technically perfect, and her voice is astounding.

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For many reasons, this song is a snapshot in time, yet it brilliantly captures a much older one (hello… “the war of ’44” …) There are so many hooks and earworms woven into this masterpiece, it doesn’t even need a chorus this big. But we get one anyway.

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