流行音乐杂志《滚石》与mtv音乐电视联合评选出了自1963年以来世界最伟大的一百首流行歌曲。“甲壳虫”乐队的经典老歌“
yesterday”（昨日）被传唱三十七年，经久不衰，高居百佳之首。
《滚石》与mtv策划本次评选活动。之所以把评选的时间范围定在1963年至今是因为1963年“甲壳虫”乐队首次登陆美国演出标
志着现代流行音乐时代的开始。仅仅选出代表这个时代的100首经典歌曲并非易事，五位《滚石》杂志的编辑和来自mtv的节目
制作人、研究人员经过反复斟酌、仔细推敲才最终确定了这100首具有代表性的歌曲-The Beatles-yesterday
2-Rolling Stones-Satisfaction
3-Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
4-Madonna - Like A Virgin
5-Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
6-Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand
7-Aretha Franklin-Respect
8-U2-With or Without You
9-Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
10-Backstreet boys-I Want It That Way
11-The Eagles-Hotel California
12-The Supremes-Where Did Our Love Go
13-Guns N'Roses-Sweet Child O'Mine
14-The Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar
15-John Lennon-Imagine
16-Sinead O'Connor-Nothing Compares to You
17-Stevie Wonder-Superstition
18-R.E.M.-Losing My Religion
19-Madonna-Vogue
20-Bob Dylan-Like A Rolling Stone
21-Van Morrison-Brown Eyed Girl
22-Michael Jackson-Beat It
23-Roy Orbison-Oh, Pretty Woman
24-Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
25-Brittany Spears - Baby One More Time
26-Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
27-Prince-When Doves Cry
28-Hanson-MMMBop
29-Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody
30-Elton John-Your Song
31-Santana f Rob Thomas-Smooth
32-Otis Redding-(Sittin'On) The Dock of the Bay
33-The Who-My Generation
34-Alanis Morissette-Ironic
35-Bruce Springstein - Born to run
36-TLC-Waterfalls
37-O.P.P. - Naughty By Nature
38-David Bowie - Changes