http://www.udiscovermusic.com/playlists/75-songs-that-define-the-last-75-years

1940 The Glenn Miller Orchestra - In The Mood
1941 Duke Ellington - Take The "A" Train
1942 Vera Lynn - (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover
1943 The Mills Brothers - Paper Doll
1944 Bing Crosby And The Andrews Sisters - (There'll Be A Hot Time) In The Town Of Berlin
1945 Les Brown And His Orchestra With Doris Day - Sentimental Journey
1946 Bing Crosby - White Christmas
1947 Roy Brown - Good Rockin' Tonight
1948 Nat King Cole - Nature Boy
1949 Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra - Riders In The Sky
1950 Patti Page - The Tennessee Waltz
1951 Johnnie Ray - Cry
1952 Hank Williams - Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
1953 Les Paul & Mary Ford - Vaya Con Dios
1954 The Chordettes - Mr Sandman
1955 Bill Haley And His Comets - (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock
1956 Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel
1957 The Crickets - That'll Be the Day
1958 Danny & The Juniors - At The Hop
1959 Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife
1960 Percy Faith - Theme From A Summer's Place
1961 Patsy Cline - Crazy
1962 The Tornadoes - Telstar
1963 The Beatles - She Loves You
1964 The Rolling Stones - Little Red Rooster
1965 The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
1966 The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
1967 The Beatles - A Day In The Life
1968 Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
1969 The 5th Dimension - Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In
1970 Simon & Gafunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
1971 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
1972 Alice Cooper - School's Out
1973 Carly Simon - You're So Vain
1974 Abba - Waterloo
1975 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
1976 Abba - Dancing Queen
1977 The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
1978 The Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
1979 The Village People - YMCA
1980 The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me
1981 Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
1982 Afrika Bambaataa And Soul Sonic Force – Planet Rock
1983 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
1984 Madonna - Like A Virgin
1985 Dire Straits - Money For Nothing
1986 Berlin - Take My Breath Away
1987 Beastie Boys – (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)
1988 Public Enemy – Bring The Noise
1989 Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise
1990 Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
1991 Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
1992 Boyz II Men - The End Of The Road
1993 Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
1994 Bryan Adams, Sting & Rod Stewart - All For Love
1995 Coolio [Featuring LV] - Gangsta's Paradise
1996 The Spice Girls - Wannabe
1997 Elton John - Candle In The Wind 1997
1998 Cher - Believe
1999 Santana With Rob Thomas - Smooth
2000 Radiohead – Everything In Its Right Place
2001 Janet Jackson - All For You
2002 Eminem - Lose Yourself
2003 The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army
2004 Usher with Lil' Jon & Ludacris - Yeah
2005 Kanye West – Gold Digger
2006 Beyonce - Irreplaceable
2007 Rihanna [Featuring] Jay-Z - Umbrella
2008 Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love
2009 The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
2010 Lady Antebellum – Need You Now
2011 Lady Gaga - Born This Way
2012 Gotye [Featuring Kimbra] – Somebody That I Used To Know
2013 Lorde - Royals
2014 Pharrell Williams – Happy

I think a better choice for '42 is Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again".

What?? NO METAL??!!! :eek:

What kind of list is this?




Kidding. :D