100 Greatest Songs from the Past 25 Years

100 Greatest Songs from the Past 25 Years
Genre	Documentary
Starring	Drea de Matteo
Narrated by	TBA
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Executive producers	Robert Weiss Bernie Kaminski
Producer	Hilary Spiegelman
Running time	42 min.
Original release
Network	VH1
Release	June 16 (2003-06-16) – June 20, 2003 (2003-06-20)

The "100 Greatest Songs from the Past 25 Years" was a list published by VH1 in 2003 to commemorate 25 years of iconic music since 1978. The list aimed to capture some of the most influential, popular, and enduring songs from 1978 to 2003. Hosted by Drea de Matteo. ^[1]

Commentators

• The Bangles
• Clive Davis
• Celine Dion
• Duran Duran
• Quincy Jones
• Darryl McDaniels
• Lisa Marie Presley
• Lionel Richie
• LeAnn Rimes
• Kelly Rowland
• Rob Sheffield
• Gwen Stefani

List

Below is the top ten from the list. ^{[2] [3]}

1. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana
2. "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson
3. "Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns N' Roses
4. "Lose Yourself" by Eminem
5. "One" by U2
6. "Walk This Way" by Aerosmith and Run-DMC
7. "When Doves Cry" by Prince
8. "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston
9. "Every Breath You Take" by The Police
10. "Like a Virgin" by Madonna

References

1. "www.classicwhitney.com - Newsfile Reports - Misc - VH1: 100 Greatest Song From Past 25 Years". www.classicwhitney.com. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
2. "VH1's '100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years'". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2003-06-12. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
3. "100 Greatest Songs of Past 25 Years". T NATION. 2003-06-10. Retrieved 2024-12-14.

External links

• 100 Greatest Songs from the Past 25 Years at IMDb