Playlist #1 was created by multiple creators of all of these 100 lists. Then we decided that journalism guru and music enthusiast Bobby Hawthorne should create playlist #2 of songs that this generation should all know. Since Bobby and Chris Waugaman often engage in musical conversation, we asked Chris to create Playlist #3 with his take on the best songs for staff members to enjoy. And finally, playlist #4 was created by Brenda Field and her students – the kids know what they want!!!

Playlist #1
1. “All About That Bass” by Meagan Trainer
2. “American Pie” by Don McLean
3. “As it Was” by Harry Styles
4. “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen
5. “Born this Way” by Lady Gaga
6. “Build me up Buttercup” by the Foundations
7. “Dancing Queen” by ABBA
8. “Don’t Stop Believin'” by Journey
9. “Fight for Your Right” by the Beastie Boys
10. “Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks
11. “Hey Jude” by the Beatles
12. “Hotel California” by the Eagles
13. “I Want it that Way” by the Backstreet Boys
14. “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor
15. “I’ll be There for You” by the Rembrandts
16. “In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins
17. “IThink We’re Alone Now” by Tiffany
18. “Livin’ on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi
19. “Love Shack” by the B-52s
20. “Lucky Star” by Madonna
21. “Mr. Brightside” by the Killers
22. “Old Time Rock and Roll” by Bob Seger
23. “Party in the U.S.A.” by Miley Cyrus
24. “Say My Name” by Destiny’s Child
25. “Stand by Me” by the Staple Singers
26. “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond
27. “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver
28. “Take On Me” by A-ha
29. “Uptown Funk” by Bruno Mars
30. “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” by Wham
31. “Wannabe” by the Spice Girls
32. “Wonderwall” by Oasis
33. “Y.M.C.A.” by the Village People
34. “Can’t Stop the Feeling” by Justin Timberlake
35. “Footloose” by Kenny Loggins
36. “U Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer
37. “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson
38. “Kiss” by Prince
39. “Hello” by Adele
40. “Brown Eyed Girl” by Jimmy Buffet
41. “Roar” by Katy Perry
42. “Mamma Mia” by Abba
43. “Crocodile Rock” by Elton John
44. “Eleanor Rigby” by the Beatles
45. “Jive Talkin” by the Bee Gees
46. “Only the Good Die Young” by Billy Joel
47. “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel
48. “Don’t Worry Be Happy” Bobby McFerrin
49. “Living on a Prayer” Bon Jovi
50. “Something To Talk About” Bonnie Raitt
51. “Motownphilly” Boyz II Men
52. “Saturday in the Park” Chicago
53. “Genie In A Bottle” by Christina Aguilera
54. “What a Girl Wants” Christina Aguilera
55. “Life in the Fast Lane” The Eagles
56. “Got to Get You Into My Life” by Earth Wind and Fire
57. “Bennie and the Jets” by Elton John
58. “Rocket Man” by Elton John
59. “Cruise” by Florida Georgia Line
60. “Grease” by Frankie Valli
61. “We Are Young” by Fun
62. “Faith” by George Michael
63. “Let It Go” by Idina Menzel
64. “Control” by Janet Jackson
65. “Greased Lightning” by John Travolta
66. “Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash
67. “I’m Alive” Kenny Chesney with Dave Matthews Band
68. “The Boys of Fall” Kenny Chesney
69. “Defying Gravity” Kristin Chenowith and Idina Menzel
70. “Me and Bobby McGee” LeAnn Rimes
71. “Hakuna Matata” Lion King
72. “Man in the Mirror” by Michael Jackson
73. “Heal the World” by Michael Jackson
74. “Graceland” by Paul Simon
75. “Messin’ Around” by Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias
76. “Shoop” by Salt-n-Pepa
77. “Whatta Man” by Salt-n-Pepa
78. “Under the Sea” Samuel E. Wright
79. “Homeward Bound” Simon and Garfunkel
80. “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor
81. “Love Story” by Taylor Swift
82. “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” by Taylor Swift
83. “Out of the Woods” by Taylor Swift
84. “Shake it Off” by Taylor Swift
85. “Highway Don’t Care” by Tim McGraw
86. “Red Solo Cup” by Toby Keith
87. “Shut Up and Hold On” by Toby Keith
88. “Drops of Jupiter” by Train
89. “Chicken Fried” by Zac Brown Band
90. “Highway 20 Ride” by Zac Brown Band
91. “Meant to Be” by Bebe Rexha
92. “Unwell” by Matchbox 20
93. “Tiny Dancer” Elton John
94. “Humble and Kind” Tim McGraw
95. “I Gotta Feelin” by The Black Eyed Peas
96. “Wonderful Tonight” by Eric Clapton
97. “Dibs” by Kelsey Ballerini
98. “The Road and the Radio” by Kenny Chesney
99. “Something to Believe In” by Poison
100. “Seasons of Love” Rent

Playlist #2
1. At Last, Etta James
2. You Send Me, Aretha Franklin
3. Wichita Linesman, Glen Campbell
4. People, Barbra Streisand
5. Wouldn’t It Be Nice, The Beach Boys
6. Revolution, The Beatles
7. Not a Day Goes By, Bernadette Peters
8. Summertime, Leontyne Price
9. Rainy Night in Georgia, Brook Benton
10. Superstar, The Carpenters
11. Father and Son, Cat Stevens
12. Runaround Sue, Dion
13. Jolene, Dolly Parton
14. Hotel California, Eagles
15. Rock Around the Clock, Bill Haley & the Comets
16. Madman Across the Water, Elton John
17. Ask the Lonely, Four Tops
18. I’ve Got You Under My Skin, Cole Porter
19. Amarillo by Morning, George Strait
20. You Win Again, Hank Williams
21. Stardust, Hoagy Carmichael
22. Imagine, John Lennon
23. Hello in There, John Prine
24. Misty, Johnny Mathis
25. Send in the Clowns, Judy Collins
26. Over the Rainbow, Judy Garland
27. Heat Wave, Martha and the Vandellas
28. California Dreamin’, The Mamas and The Papas
29. Theme from New York, New York, Frank Sinatra
30. What’s Goin’ On, Marvin Gaye
31. God Bless the Child, Billie Holiday
32. Autumn Leaves, Nat King Cole
33. Mississippi Goddamn, Nina Simone
34. Change Gonna Come, Otis Redding
35. Living for the City, Stevie Wonder
36. Love Child, The Supremes
37. Georgia On My Mind, Ray Charles
38. Take Five, Dave Brubeck
39. Some Enchanted Evening, Rodgers & Hammerstein
40. Ol’ Man River, Jerome Kern
41. In Dreams, Roy Orbison
42. The Sound of Silence, Simon & Garfunkel
43. Take the A Train, Duke Ellington
44. When You Look Upon a Star, Jiminy Cricket
45. Where the Boys Are, Connie Francis
46. My Girl, The Temptations
47. Some Enchanted Evening, Mario Lanza (South Pacific)
48. Please Please Me, The Beatles
49. Positively Fourth Street, Bob Dylan
50. I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Tony Bennett
51. One, U2
52. He Stopped Loving Her Today, George Jones
53. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, Johnny Mercer
54. White Christmas, Bing Crosby
55. Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen
56. Alfie, Dionne Warwick
57. All Along the Watchtower, Jimi Hendrix
58. Jailhouse Rock, Elvis Presley
59. Almost Grown, Chuck Berry
60. Lucille, Little Richard
61. Satisfaction, The Rolling Stones
62. Alabama, Neil Young
63. Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen
64. Appalachian Spring, Aaron Copeland
65. Piano Man, Billy Joel
66. Banana Boat, Harry Belafonte
67. Be My Baby, The Ronettes
68. Billy Jean, Michael Jackson
69. Begin the Beguine, Artie Shaw
70. Black and Blue, Louis Armstrong
71. Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash
72. Nessun dorma, Luciano Pavarotti
73. The Circle Game, Joni Mitchell
74. Cry Me a River, Joe Cocker
75. Dancing Queen, Abba
76. Me and Bobby McGee, Janis Joplin
77. Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin
78. That’ll Be the Day, Buddy Holly
79. Hot Fun in the Summertime, Sly & the Family Stone
80. Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen
81. Fortunate Son, Credence Clearwater Revival
82. Pancho & Lefty, Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard
83. My Generation, The Who
84. Light My Fire, The Doors
85. 85. Stayin’ Alive, Bee Gees
86. La Vie en Rose, Edith Piaf
87. Heard It Through the Grapevine, Gladys Knight & the Pips
88. In the Mood, Glenn Miller
89. Material Girl, Madonna
90. Travelin’ Soldier, Dixie Chicks
91. Get on Up, James Brown
92. Friends in Low Places, Garth Brooks
93. Landslide, Fleetwood Mac
94. Cathy’s Clown, Everly Brothers
95. Money, Pink Floyd
96. Little Red Corvette, Prince
97. As Time Goes By, Dooley Wilson
98. White Rabbit, Jefferson Airplane
99. Why Do Fools Fall in Love, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
100. Coal Miner’s Daughter, Loretta Lynn

Playlist #3
1. Virtual Insanity by Jamiroquai
2. Ophelia by The Lumineers
3. Magic by Coldplay
4. I Bet My Life by Imagine Dragons
5. On Top of the World by Imagine Dragons
6. First by Cold War Kids
7. Miracle MIle by Cold War Kids
8. Lazy Eye by Silversun Pickups
9. Cleopatra by The Lumineers
10. Grey Street by Dave Matthews Band
11. Everyday by Dave Matthews Band
12. Why I Am by Dave Matthews
13. On Any Given Day by Carbon Leaf
14. The Donnybrook Affair by Carbon Leaf
15. All These Things That I’ve Done by The Killers
16. Mountain Sound by Of Monsters and Men
17. My Body – 2020 Remaster by Young the Giant
18. Let’s Go by Matt and Kim
19. Somebody that I Used To Know by Gotye, Kimbra
20. Noise Brigade by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones
21. Africa by Toto
22. Anna Sun by Walk the Moon
23. Charlie Brown by Coldplay
24. San Francisco by the Mowgli’s
25. Broken Halos by Chris Stapleton
26. Parachute by Chris Stapleton
27. Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift
28. Remedy by The Black Crowes
29. Don’t Wanna Fight by The Alabama Shakes
30. Sure Shot by the Beastie Boys
31. Come Together by the Beatles
32. Scenario by A Tribe Called Quest
33. Wildflowers by Tom Petty
34. I Won’t Back Down by Tom Petty
35. Free Fallin’ by Tom Petty
36. American Girl by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
37. Beautiful Day by U2
38. Walk On by U2
39. Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson
40. Undone – the Sweater Song by Weezer
41. Say It Ain’t So by Weezer
42. Take on Me by Weezer
43. Everybody Wants to Rule The World by Tears for Fears
44. Heaven by Live
45. Howlin for You by The Black Keys
46. Why Georgia by John Mayer
47. Half of my Heart by John Mayer
48. Radio Ga Ga by Queen
49. I Want It All by Queen
50. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
51. Most People by Dawes
52. If I Wanted Someone by Dawes
53. Unbelievers by Vampire Weekend
54. Step by Vampire Weekend
55. 1979 The Smashing Pumpkins
56. Can I Kick It by A Tribe Called Quest
57. People Everyday – Metamorphosis Mix by Arrested Development
58. Mo Money Mo Problems by the Notorious B. I. G.
59. the Fire by The Roots, John Legend
60. Closing Time by Semisonic
61. No Rain by Blind Melon
62. Mr. Jones by Counting Crows
63. When You Were Young by the Killers
64. My Hero by Foo Fighters
65. Best of You by Foo Fighters
66. Everlong by Foo Fighters
67. One Headlight by The Wallflowers
68. It’s The End of The World As We Know It by R.E.M.
69. Send Me On My Way by Rusted Root
70. Ecstasy by Rusted Root
71. Every Little thing She Does is Magic by The Police
72. Go On Your Way by Fleetwood Mac
73. Message In A Bottle by The Police
74. King of Pain by The Police
75. Somebody Told Me by The Killers
76. Interstate Love Song by Stone Temple Pilots
77. Silver Springs by Fleetwood Mac
78. Don’t Stop by Fleetwood Mac
79. Use Somebody Kings of Leon
80. Waiting on the World to Change by John Mayer
81. Going to California by Led Zeppelin
82. Don’t You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds
83. Beast of Burden by The Rolling Stones
84. You’ll Accomp’ny Me by Bob Seger
85. You Can’t Always Get What You Want by The Rolling Stones
86. Fast Car by Tracy Chapman
87. Thank U by Alanis Morissette
88. Head Over Feet by Alanis Morissette
89. Hand in My Pocket by Alanis Morissette
90. Jackson by Johnny and June Carter Cash
91. Carolina in My Mind by James Taylor
92. Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver
93. Just What I Needed by The Cars
94. I Want It That Way by Backstreet Boys
95. Baba O’Riley by The Who
96. Small Town by John Mellencamp
97. Landed by Ben Folds
98. Philosophy by Ben Folds Five
99. Ants Marching by Dave Matthews Band
100. I Will Wait by Mumford and Sons

Playlist #4
1. Take on Me, A-ha
2. Lay All your Love on Me, ABBA
3. Dancing Queen, ABBA
4. Respect, Aretha Franklin
5. More Than a Woman, Bee Gees
6. Single Ladies, Beyonce
7. Uptown Girl, Billy Joel
8. Rollercoaster, Bleachers
9. Hooked on a Feeling, Blue Suede
10. Oops I Did it Again, Britney Spears
11. Baby One More Time, Britney Spears
12. Locked out of Heaven, Bruno Mars
13. Just the Way You Are, Bruno Mars
14. Cigarette Daydreams, Cage the Elephant
15. Before He Cheats, Carrie Underwood
16. Saturday in the Park, Chicago
17. You Should Probably Leave, Chris Stapleton
18. Hymn For the Weekend, Coldplay
19. Get Lucky, Daft Punk
20. Brazil, Declan McKenna
21. Cherry Waves, Deftones
22. Come on Eileen, Dexys Midnight Runners
23. I See the Light, Disney – Tangled
24. Passionfruit (clean), Drake
25. Drama (clean), Drake
26. Hungry Like The Wolf, Duran Duran
27. Hotel California, Eagles
28. September, Earth, Wind and Fire
29. I’m Still Standing, Elton John
30. Benny and Jets, Elton John
31. The Final Countdown, Europe
32. Immortals, Fall Out Boy
33. Some Nights, FUN
34. Freedom! ’90, George Michael
35. Tongue Tied, Grouplove
36. I’m a Gummy Bear, Gummibear
37. My Shot, Hamilton
38. Golden, Harry Styles
39. We’re All in This Together, High School Musical
40. Getcha Head in the Game, High School Musical
41. Follow You (summer ’21 version), Imagine Dragons
42. Upside Down, Jack Johnson
43. I’m Yours, Jason Mraz
44. Don’t Stop Believing, Journey
45. Back on 74, Jungle
46. Maria, Justin Bieber
47. Beauty in a Beat, Justin Bieber
48. After the Storm, Kaliucious
49. Wide Awake, Katy Perry
50. Just Dance, Lady Gaga
51. Video Games, Lana Del Ray
52. Sadi Gali, Lehmber Hussainpuri
53. Old Town Road, Lil Nas X
54. Royals, Lorde
55. Fast Car, Luke Combs
56. The Spins, Mac MIller
57. Express Yourself, Madonna
58. Daylight, Maroon 5
59. Hangar 18, Megadeath
60. Kids, MGMT
61. Billy Jean, Michael Jackson
62. More Than My Hometown, Morgan Wallen
63. Say It Right, Nellhy Furtado
64. Seize the Day, Newsies
65. Stick Season, Noah Kahan
66. Misery Business, Paramore
67. Young Folks, Peter Bjorn and John
68. Happy, Pharrell Williams
69. Hey Baby, Pitbull
70. Another One Bites the Dust, Queen
71. Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen
72. Good Old Fashioned Loverboy, Queen
73. Life is a Highway, Rascal Flatts
74. Escapism (clean), Ray
75. Under the Bridge, Red Hot Chili Peppers
76. Can’t Stop, Red Hot Chili Peppers
77. Come and Get Your Love, Redbone
78. Never Gonna Give you Up, Rick Astley
79. Jessie’s Girl, Rick Springfield
80. Dancing on My Own, Robyn
81. Feather, Sabrina Carpenter
82. Smooth Operator, Sade
83. Try Anything, Shakira
84. Wannabe, Spice Girls
85. Give a Little Bit, Supertramp
86. Good Days, Sza
87. All Too Well –10 Minute Version, Taylor Swift
88. Betty (clean version), Taylor Swift
89. You Belong with Me, Taylor Swift
90. Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Tears for Fears
91. 505, The Artic Monkeys
92. Here Comes the Sun, The Beatles
93. Friday I’m in Love, The Cure
94. Summertime, The Fresh Prince
95. Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now, The Smiths
96. Waterfalls, TLC
97. Africa, Toto
98. 50 Ways to Say Goodbye, Train
99. Water, tyla
100. Jump, Van Halen
101. Ice, Ice Baby, Vanilla Ice
102. Something in the Orange, Zach Bryan