My ballot for Rolling Stone’s 50 Favorite Songs of All Time

The magazine asked for a ballot, and, yeah, this ugly hyperlink should take you to a PDFF version: RollingStone-2020_SongsBallots. And the formatting’s still odd.

I hope I added to several vote totals.

3 thoughts on “My ballot for Rolling Stone’s 50 Favorite Songs of All Time

  1. What a difficult task. I want to contribute since for sure RS has forgotten to send me a ballot. So this would be mine. For now.. and no order, really

    1- Nara Leão – Diz Que Fui Por Aí
    2- Gal Costa – London, London
    3- Paulinho da Viola – Dança Da Solidão
    4- Maria Bethânia – Anda Luzia
    5- Tim Maia – O Que Me Importa
    6- Vinicius e Toquinho – A Tonga da Mironga do Kabuletê
    7- Chico Buarque – Samba de Orly
    8- Tom Zé & Os Brazões – São São Paulo
    9- Antonio Carlos & Jocafi – Você Abusou
    10- Roberto Carlos – As Curvas da Estrada de Santos
    11- Toni Tornado – BR-3
    12- Raul Seixas – O Trem das 7
    13- Rita Lee & Tutti Frutti – Ovelha Negra
    14- Elis Regina – O Bêbado e a Equilibrista
    15- Clara Nunes – Conto De Areia
    16- Ivan Lins – Guarde Nos Olhos
    17- Chico Buarque & Milton Nascimento – Calice
    18- Jorge Ben – O Telefone Tocou Novamente
    19- Joyce – Feminina
    20- Gilberto Gil – Pela Internet
    21- Djavan – Sina
    22- Marisa Monte – Gentileza
    23- Caetano Veloso – Irene
    24- Manu Chao – Minha Galera
    25- Novos Baianos – Brasil Pandeiro

    1. 26- Zé Ramalho – Chão de Giz
      27- Os Mutantes – 2001 (Dois Mil E Um)
      28- Secos e Molhados – Rosa de Hiroshima
      29- Elis Regina – Casa No Campo
      30- Sérgio Sampaio – Eu Quero É Botar Meu Bloco Na Rua
      31- Marcos Valle & Milton Nascimento – Viola Enluarada
      32- Serú Girán – Viernes 3 AM
      33- Charly García – No me dejan salir
      34- Virus – Sin Disfraz
      35- Los Abuelos de la Nada – Vamos al ruedo
      36- Fabiana Cantilo – Mi enfermedad
      37- Los Fabulosos Cadillacs – Vos sabés
      38- Juan Luis Guerra – Ojalá que llueva café
      39- Os Paralamas – Afogados
      40- Mano Negra – Señor Matanza
      41- Café Tacuba – Alármala de tos
      42- Babasónicos – Los Calientes
      43- Los Auténticos Decadentes – Un osito de peluche de Taiwán
      44- La Unión – Lobo Hombre en París
      45- O Rappa – Monstro Invisível
      46- Man Ray – Sola en los bares
      47- Mecano – Mujer Contra Mujer
      48- Vanessa da Mata & Ben Harper – Boa Sorte/Good Luck
      49- Cerati & Melero – Vuelta por el universo
      50- Javiera Mena – Luz de Piedra de Luna

  2. And if for RS contributors the best portuguese song is “Punta de Lança Africano” and the best spanish song is (ugh) “Gasolina” they don’t know shit about either. An embarrasement they only have Africa Brasil and raggaeton among their Cds.

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