The guardian did a series of "1000 songs you must hear" last week, with a widget on their website to put together your own list of the tracks you've heard.
1000 songs everyone must hearLove: part one of 1000 songs everyone must hearMy selection of 110 from the Guardian.co.uk list of 139
- The Look of Love (ABC, 1982)
- The Shining (Badly Drawn Boy, 2000)
- God Only Knows (The Beach Boys, 1966)
- Good Vibrations (The Beach Boys, 1966)
- Wouldn’t It Be Nice (The Beach Boys, 1966)
- Eight Days a Week (The Beatles, 1964)
- Girl (The Beatles, 1965)
- I Want to Hold Your Hand (The Beatles, 1963)
- She Loves You (The Beatles, 1963)
- Something (The Beatles, 1969)
- With a Little Help from My Friends (The Beatles, 1967)
- Song for Whoever (The Beautiful South, 1989)
- How Deep is Your Love? (The Bee Gees, 1977)
- Sweet Little Sixteen (Chuck Berry, 1958)
- Crazy in Love (Beyoncé, 2003)
- Heroes (David Bowie, 1977)
- The Wedding Song (David Bowie, 1993)
- Hounds of Love (Kate Bush, 1985)
- The Man With the Child in His Eyes (Kate Bush, 1978)
- The Man I Love (Kate Bush, 1994)
- The Dark End of the Street (James Carr, 1967)
- I Walk the Line (Johnny Cash, 1956)
- Stay Free (The Clash, 1978)
- Private Number (Judy Clay and William Bell, 1968)
- Yellow (Coldplay, 2000)
- Do You Love Me? (The Contours, 1962)
- Cupid (Sam Cooke, 1961)
- Then He Kissed Me (The Crystals, 1963)
- Friday I’m in Love (The Cure, 1992)
- Pour Some Sugar on Me (Def Leppard, 1987)
- A Teenager in Love (Dion & the Belmonts, 1960)
- Blueberry Hill (Fats Domino, 1956)
- One Day Like This (Elbow, 2008)
- Let’s Stick Together (Bryan Ferry, 1976)
- Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Ella Fitzgerald, 1956)
- Killing Me Softly With His Song (Roberta Flack, 1973)
- I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) (Aretha Franklin, 1967)
- I Say A Little Prayer (Aretha Franklin, 1968)
- The Power of Love (Frankie Goes to Hollywood, 1984)
- Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart (Judy Garland, 1939)
- Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell, 1967)
- You’re All I Need to Get By (Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell, 1968)
- Let’s Stay Together (Al Green, 1971)
- Love and Happiness (Al Green, 1972)
- Sweet Child O’ Mine (Guns N’ Roses, 1987)
- I’m Into Something Good (Herman’s Hermits, 1964)
- How Will I Know (Whitney Houston, 1985)
- Night Nurse (Gregory Isaacs, 1982)
- Summer Breeze (The Isley Brothers, 1973)
- Are You Ready For Love (Elton John, 1979)
- La Vie En Rose (Grace Jones, 1977)
- No One (Alicia Keys, 2007)
- Stand By Me (Ben E King, 1961)
- You Really Got Me (The Kinks, 1964)
- Constant Craving (KD Lang, 1992)
- Elusive Butterfly (Bob Lind, 1966)
- Is This Love? (Bob Marley, 1978)
- My Love (Paul McCartney and Wings, 1973)
- Angel of the Morning (Merrilee and the Turnabouts, 1968)
- Can’t Get You Out of My Head (Kylie Minogue, 2001)
- Help Me (Joni Mitchell, 1974)
- Madame George (Van Morrison, 1968)
- You’ve Got a Friend (Randy Newman, 1995)
- Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison, 1964)
- Puppy Love (Donny Osmond, 1972)
- She (Gram Parsons, 1973)
- I Will Always Love You (Dolly Parton, 1974)
- I’m in Love (Wilson Pickett, 1967)
- Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall in Love (Cole Porter, 1928)
- Can’t Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley, 1961)
- Love Me Tender (Elvis Presley, 1956)
- I’ll Stand By You (The Pretenders, 1994)
- That Old Black Magic (Louis Prima and Keely Smith, 1959)
- Let’s Get Married (The Proclaimers, 1994)
- You’re My Best Friend (Queen, 1975)
- Unchained Melody (The Righteous Brothers, 1965)
- Umbrella (Rihanna, 2007)
- Be My Baby (The Ronettes, 1963)
- Valerie (Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse, 2007)
- I Saw the Light (Todd Rundgren, 1972)
- Leader of the Pack (The Shangri-Las, 1964)
- Will You Love Me Tomorrow? (The Shirelles, 1961)
- Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel, 1970)
- Fly Me to the Moon (Frank Sinatra, 1966)
- Get Me to the Church On Time (Frank Sinatra, 1966)
- Love and Marriage (Frank Sinatra, 1955)
- It Must Be Love (Labi Siffre, 1971)
- There is a Light That Never Goes Out (The Smiths, 1986)
- I Got You Babe (Sonny and Cher, 1965)
- Wannabe (The Spice Girls, 1996)
- I’ll Be Around (The Spinners, 1972)
- She Bangs the Drums (The Stone Roses, 1989)
- I Feel Love (Donna Summer, 1977)
- Baby Love (The Supremes, 1964)
- Stoned Love (The Supremes, 1970)
- You Can’t Hurry Love (The Supremes, 1966)
- Why Do Fools Fall in Love? (The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon, 1956)
- My Girl (The Temptations, 1964)
- Gloria (Them, 1964)
- Here Comes the Night (Them/Van Morrison, 1965)
- River Deep, Mountain High (Ike and Tina Turner, 1966)
- Terry (Twinkle, 1964)
- Mad About the Boy (Dinah Washington, 1952)
- Wichita Linesman (Jimmy Webb, 1968)
- You Do Something to Me (Paul Weller, 1995)
- Music to Watch Girls By (Andy Williams, 1967)
- Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) (Frank Wilson, 1966)
- Lean on Me (Bill Withers, 1972)
- Like a Hurricane (Neil Young, 1977)
- Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Neil Young, 1970)
1000 songs everyone must hear Love: part one of 1000 songs everyone must hear