The Freedom 500 1997

  1. Eagles – Hotel California
  2. Rupert Holmes – Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
  3. Jimmy Buffet – Margaritaville
  4. Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl
  5. Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive
  6. Falco – Rock Me Amadeus
  7. Marcia Griffiths – Electric Boogie (Electric Slide)
  8. The B-52’s – Love Shack
  9. Don McLean – American Pie
  10. Katrina & the Waves – Walking on Sunshine
  11. Celine Dion – Because You Loved Me
  12. Alanis Morissette – Ironic
  13. Commodores – Brick House
  14. Queen – We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions
  15. Grand Funk – Some Kind of Wonderful
  16. Meat Loaf – Paradise By the Dashboard Light
  17. Jeff Healey Band – Angel Eyes
  18. Billy Joel – Piano Man
  19. Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
  20. Los Del Rio – Macarena
  21. Van Halen – Jump
  22. KC & the Sunshine Band – Get Down Tonight
  23. Def Leppard – Pour Some Sugar on Me
  24. Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Come on Eileen
  25. Weather Girls – It’s Raining Men
  26. John Mellencamp – Ain’t Even Done With the Night
  27. Bette Midler – Wind Beneath My Wings
  28. Kiss – Rock & Roll All Nite
  29. Bee Gees – Stayin’ Alive
  30. Guns N’ Roses – November Rain
  31. Abba – Dancing Queen
  32. Billy Joel – Scenes From an Italian Restaurant
  33. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Relax
  34. The Go-Go’s – Vacation
  35. Village People – Y.M.C.A.
  36. Barry Manilow – Copacabana
  37. Firehouse – Love of a Lifetime
  38. Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Want To Have Fun
  39. Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing
  40. R.E.M. – It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
  41. Four Seasons – December ’63 (Oh What a Night)
  42. Gary Numan – Cars
  43. Poison – Every Rose Has Its Thorn
  44. Climax Blues Band – I Love You
  45. TLC – Waterfalls
  46. Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight
  47. Todd Rundgren – Bang the Drum All Day
  48. Kool & the Gang – Celebration
  49. Sophie B. Hawkins – Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover
  50. Escape Club – Wild, Wild West
  51. Dave Matthews Band – Ants Marching
  52. C + C Music Factory – Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
  53. Peter Gabriel – In Your Eyes
  54. Orleans – Still the One
  55. Bon Jovi – Always
  56. War – Low Rider
  57. John Mellencamp – Jack And Diane
  58. Elton John – Rocket Man
  59. Baltimora – Tarzan Boy
  60. Mariah Carey/Boyz II Men – One Sweet Day
  61. Boston – More Than a Feeling
  62. Right Said Fred – I’m Too Sexy
  63. Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A.
  64. Wild Cherry – Play That Funky Music
  65. April Wine – Just Between You And Me
  66. Huey Lewis & the News – Couple Days Off
  67. Jann Arden – Insensitive
  68. Golden Earring – Radar Love
  69. Ini Kamoze – Here Comes the Hotstepper
  70. Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
  71. Kenny Loggins – Danger Zone
  72. Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven
  73. Soft Cell – Tainted Love
  74. Queen – Another One Bites the Dust
  75. Beach Boys – Kokomo
  76. Jimmy Buffet – Cheeseburger in Paradise
  77. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince – Summertime
  78. Charlie Daniels Band – The Devil Went Down To Georgia
  79. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Love Rollercoaster
  80. Sinead O’Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U
  81. Loverboy – Working For the Weekend
  82. Rolling Stones – Start Me Up
  83. Tony Rich Project – Nobody Knows
  84. George Thorogood – Bad to the Bone
  85. Prince – Kiss
  86. Bob Carlisle – Butterfly Kisses
  87. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band – Old Time Rock & Roll
  88. UB40 – Red Red Wine
  89. John Fogerty – Centerfield
  90. James Taylor – You’ve Got a Friend
  91. Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance
  92. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – I Love Rock & Roll
  93. Quad City DJ’s – C’mon ‘n Ride It (The Train)
  94. The Knack – My Sharona
  95. Spice Girls – Wannabe
  96. Thin Lizzy – The Boys Are Back in Town
  97. Pretenders – I’ll Stand By You
  98. Grateful Dead – Touch of Grey
  99. Nena – 99 Red Balloons
  100. Grayson Hugh – Talk It Over
  101. Celine Dion – The Power of Love
  102. Bon Jovi – Livin’ on a Prayer
  103. Hootie & the Blowfish – Time
  104. Bangles – Walk Like an Egyptian
  105. Genesis – Follow You, Follow Me
  106. Alanis Morissette – You Oughta Know
  107. Def Leppard – Hysteria
  108. Roxette – It Must Have Been Love
  109. Billy Squier – Rock Me Tonite
  110. The Rembrandts – I’ll Be There For You
  111. Heatwave – Always And Forever
  112. Sheryl Crow – All I Wanna Do
  113. Kenny Loggins – Footloose
  114. Nazareth – Love Hurts
  115. R.E.M. – Losing My Religion
  116. Stevie Nicks – Stand Back
  117. Chris Isaak – Wicked Game
  118. A Flock of Seagulls – I Ran (So Far Away)
  119. Toni Braxton – You’re Makin’ Me High
  120. Bon Jovi – Wanted Dead or Alive
  121. Spin Doctors – Two Princes
  122. Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me)
  123. Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart
  124. Collective Soul – Shine
  125. Lipps Inc. – Funkytown
  126. Little Texas – What Might Have Been
  127. Carl Douglas – Kung Fu Fighting
  128. Queen/David Bowie – Under Pressure
  129. Meat Loaf – Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad
  130. En Vogue – My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)
  131. The Tubes – She’s a Beauty
  132. Bad Company – Feel Like Makin’ Love
  133. Mary-Chapin Carpenter – Passionate Kisses
  134. Sammy Hagar – I Can’t Drive 55
  135. a-ha – Take on Me
  136. Bachman-Turner Overdrive – Takin’ Care of Business
  137. Donna Lewis – I Love You Always Forever
  138. Loverboy – Turn Me Loose
  139. Billy Joel – Only the Good Die Young
  140. Def Leppard – Photograph
  141. George Michael – Freedom
  142. Matthew Wilder – Break My Stride
  143. Chicago – Colour My World
  144. Wang Chung – Everybody Have Fun Tonight
  145. Eurythmics – Would I Lie To You
  146. Dave Matthews Band – Crash Into Me
  147. Rick James – Super Freak
  148. Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run
  149. Mariah Carey – Hero
  150. Pink Floyd – Another Brick in the Wall
  151. Rod Stewart – Have I Told You Lately
  152. 38 Special – Caught Up In You
  153. Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On
  154. Georgia Satellites – Keep Your Hands To Yourself
  155. Concrete Blonde – Joey
  156. Steppenwolf – Magic Carpet Ride
  157. Deee-Lite – Groove Is In the Heart
  158. The Clash – Rock the Casbah
  159. The Trammps – Disco Inferno
  160. Van Halen – Panama
  161. Meat Loaf – I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)
  162. Eddie Murphy – Party All the Time
  163. Live – Lightning Crashes
  164. Basia – Time and Tide
  165. Mariah Carey – Forever
  166. Jimmy Buffet – Fins
  167. Prince & the Revolution – Purple Rain
  168. The Troggs – Wild Thing
  169. Sheryl Crow – A Change Would Do You Good
  170. Santana – Winning
  171. Peter Gabriel – Solsbury Hill
  172. Hootie & the Blowfish – Hold My Hand
  173. Diana Ross/Lionel Richie – Endless Love
  174. Real Life – Send Me an Angel
  175. Tom Petty – You Don’t Know How It Feels
  176. Taco – Puttin’ on the Ritz
  177. No Doubt – Just a Girl
  178. Golden Earring – Twilight Zone
  179. Kiss – Beth
  180. Van Halen – Right Now
  181. Taylor Dayne – I’ll Always Love You
  182. Whitesnake – Here I Go Again
  183. Janis Joplin – Me And Bobby McGee
  184. Duran Duran – New Moon on Monday
  185. Eric Clapton – Tears in Heaven
  186. Modern English – I Melt With You
  187. The Verve Pipe – The Freshmen
  188. Janet Jackson – Black Cat
  189. Queensryche – Silent Lucidity
  190. Murray Head – One Night in Bangkok
  191. Elton John – Your Song
  192. UB40 – Can’t Help Falling in Love
  193. Benny Mardones – Into the Night
  194. Prince & the Revolution – When Doves Cry
  195. The Hooters – And We Danced
  196. Boyz II Men – I’ll Make Love To You
  197. Aerosmith – Dream On
  198. Van Halen – Can’t Stop Lovin’ You
  199. Atlantic Starr – Always
  200. Norman Greenbaum – Spirit in the Sky
  201. All-4-One – I Swear
  202. Bon Jovi – Bad Medicine
  203. Chicago – Saturday in the Park
  204. The Go-Go’s – Head Over Heels
  205. Rod Stewart – Forever Young
  206. Madonna – Crazy For You
  207. Blue Swede – Hooked on a Feeling
  208. Joshua Kadison – Beautiful in My Eyes
  209. Michael Jackson – Man in the Mirror
  210. Poison – Unskinny Bop
  211. Steve Miller Band – The Joker
  212. Bangles – Manic Monday
  213. The Wallflowers – One Headlight
  214. Eric Carmen – All By Myself
  215. David Bowie – Let’s Dance
  216. Montel Jordan – This Is How We Do It
  217. Van Halen – Dance the Night Away
  218. Foreigner – Waiting For a Girl Like You
  219. Tasmin Archer – Sleeping Satellite
  220. Warren Zevon – Werewolves of London
  221. Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science
  222. Elton John – The One
  223. Sniff ‘n’ the Tears – Drivers Seat
  224. Sister Sledge – We Are Family
  225. Journey – Faithfully
  226. Beach Boys – Good Vibrations
  227. Guns N’ Roses – Patience
  228. Cheap Trick – I Want You To Want Me
  229. Atlantic Starr – Secret Lovers
  230. Soul Asylum – Runaway Train
  231. Sanford Townsend Band – Smoke From a Distant Fire
  232. Crosby, Stills & Nash – Southern Cross
  233. Van Halen – Why Can’t This Be Love
  234. Earth, Wind & Fire – September
  235. Def Leppard – Love Bites
  236. Pink Floyd – Money
  237. Bon Jovi – Bed of Roses
  238. Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
  239. Eagles – Desperado
  240. Toni Basil – Mickey
  241. Billy Joel – We Didn’t Start the Fire
  242. Steel Dan – Deacon Blues
  243. Pat Benatar – Hit Me With Your Best Shot
  244. Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories – Stay (I Missed You)
  245. James Brown – Living in America
  246. U2 – Where the Streets Have No Name
  247. KC & the Sunshine Band – I’m Your Boogie Man
  248. Elton John – Can You Feel the Love Tonight
  249. Phil Collins – In the Air Tonight
  250. Chris Deburgh – Lady in Red
  251. Eddy Grant – Electric Avenue
  252. Paul McCartney & Wings – Band on the Run
  253. Melissa Etheridge – Like the Way I Do
  254. 2 Unlimited – Get Ready For This
  255. Rod Stewart – Maggie May
  256. Moving Pictures – What About Me
  257. Natalie Merchant – Wonder
  258. Billy Joel – Just the Way You Are
  259. Scandal ftg. Patty Smyth – The Warrior
  260. R. Kelly – I Believe I Can Fly
  261. Roxette – Joyride
  262. Styx – Lady
  263. Prince – Little Red Corvette
  264. Madonna – This Used To Be My Playground
  265. Donnie Iris – Ah! Leah!
  266. Dobie Gray – Drift Away
  267. Don Henley – Heart of the Matter
  268. Stealers Wheel – Stuck in the Middle With You
  269. Gabrielle – Dreams
  270. Bryan Adams – Summer of ’69
  271. Elton John – Philadelphia Freedom
  272. Simple Minds – Alive and Kicking
  273. Steppenwolf – Born To Be Wild
  274. Damn Yankees – High Enough
  275. Eddie Money – Take Me Home Tonight
  276. Fugees – Killing Me Softly
  277. Jackson Browne – Running on Empty
  278. Duran Duran – Hungry Like the Wolf
  279. Melissa Etheridge – I Want To Come Over
  280. Rick Springfield – Jessie’s Girl
  281. Boyz II Men – End of the Road
  282. John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band – On the Dark Side
  283. Bay City Rollers – Saturday Night
  284. R.E.M. – Everybody Hurts
  285. Survivor – Eye of the Tiger
  286. Seal – Kiss From a Rose
  287. Martika – Toy Soldiers
  288. 38 Special – Hold On Loosely
  289. Otis Redding – (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay
  290. Van Halen – Dreams
  291. Bryan Adams – Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman
  292. Robert Palmer – Simply Irresistible
  293. Steve Perry – Oh Sherrie
  294. Fun Factory – I Wanna B With U
  295. Skid Row – I Remember You
  296. Little River Band – Lady
  297. Deep Blue Something – Breakfast at Tiffany’s
  298. Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird
  299. Bobby McFerrin – Don’t Worry, Be Happy
  300. Night Ranger – Sister Christian
  301. Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
  302. Foreigner – Urgent
  303. Oasis – Champagne Supernova
  304. Dennis DeYoung – Desert Moon
  305. Eddie Money – Shakin’
  306. KC & the Sunshine Band – That’s the Way (I Like It)
  307. Bon Jovi – Never Say Goodbye
  308. Tracy Chapman – Fast Car
  309. Peter Schilling – Major Tom (Coming Home)
  310. Kenny Loggins – I’m Alright
  311. Cher – If I Could Turn Back Time
  312. Gordon Lightfoot – The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
  313. Tommy Tutone – 867-5309/Jenny
  314. Elton John – Crocodile Rock
  315. Billy Squier – Everybody Wants You
  316. Phil Collins – Against All Odds
  317. Pure Prairie League – Amie
  318. Pearl Jam – Better Man
  319. Tina Turner – Better Be Good To Me
  320. Bee Gees – You Should Be Dancing
  321. Indigo Girls – Closer To Fine
  322. Rolling Stones – Miss You
  323. Corey Hart – Sunglasses at Night
  324. Four Tops – I Believe In You And Me
  325. Roxette – The Look
  326. Aerosmith – Walk This Way
  327. Savage Garden – I Want You
  328. Don Henley – The End of the Innocence
  329. Shannon – Let the Music Play
  330. Styx – Babe
  331. Men at Work – Who Can It Be Now
  332. Rod Stewart – Da Ya Think I’m Sexy
  333. Calloway – I Wanna Be Rich
  334. Pat Benatar – Shadows of the Night
  335. The Clash – Train in Vain (Stand By Me)
  336. Van Morrison – Moondance
  337. T’Pau – Heart and Soul
  338. Poison – Something To Believe In
  339. Mariah Carey – Fantasy
  340. Franke & the Knockouts – Sweetheart
  341. Spinners – Rubberband Man
  342. Dire Straits – Money For Nothing
  343. Jermaine Jackson/Whitney Houston – If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful
  344. Aerosmith – Crazy
  345. Suzanne Vega – Luka
  346. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band – Night Moves
  347. John Parr – Naughty Naughty
  348. Was (Not Was) – Walk the Dinosaur
  349. Peter McCann – Do You Wanna Make Love
  350. Asia – Heat of the Moment
  351. 4 Non Blondes – What’s Up
  352. Donna Summer – Hot Stuff
  353. REO Speedwagon – Time For Me To Fly
  354. Mariah Carey – Emotions
  355. John Mellencamp – Under the Boardwalk
  356. Exile – Kiss You All Over
  357. Peter Gabriel – Shock the Monkey
  358. The Honeydrippers – Sea of Love
  359. Madonna – Into the Groove
  360. Jars of Clay – Flood
  361. Pretenders – Brass in Pocket (I’m Special)
  362. Firehouse – I Live My Life For You
  363. J. Geils Band – Centerfold
  364. Frida – I Know There’s Something Going On
  365. Tom Cochrane – Life Is a Highway
  366. Bangles – Eternal Flame
  367. Chilliwack – My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)
  368. Jermaine Stewart – We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off
  369. Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’
  370. Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning
  371. Harry Chapin – Cat’s in the Cradle
  372. Pat Benatar – We Belong
  373. Bryan Adams – Heaven
  374. Newcleus – Jam On It
  375. Mariah Carey – Dreamlover
  376. Electric Light Orchestra – Do Ya
  377. Culture Club – Karma Chameleon
  378. Bon Jovi – Runaway
  379. Alphaville – Forever Young
  380. USA For Africa – We Are the World
  381. Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
  382. Queen – You’re My Best Friend
  383. Phil Collins – Groovy Kind of Love
  384. Don Henley – The Boys of Summer
  385. Bow Wow Wow – I Want Candy
  386. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band – Against the Wind
  387. Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr. – Theme From ‘Mission Impossible’
  388. Human League – Human
  389. Billy Squier – The Stroke
  390. Aerosmith – Angel
  391. Billy Joel – Uptown Girl
  392. After the Fire – Der Kommissar
  393. The Outfield – Your Love
  394. Daryl Hall & John Oates – Kiss On My List
  395. Talking Heads – Burning Down the House
  396. Styx – Mr. Roboto
  397. J. Geils Band – Freeze-Frame
  398. Bananarama – Cruel Summer
  399. Journey – Any Way You Want It
  400. Stray Cats – Stray Cat Strut
  401. Boyz II Men – On Bended Knee
  402. Looking Glass – Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)
  403. Duran Duran – A View To a Kill
  404. Inner Circle – Sweat (A La La La La Long)
  405. Steve Miller Band – Fly Like an Eagle
  406. The Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go
  407. Eagles – Love Will Keep Us Alive
  408. Madonna – Vogue
  409. The Kinks – Lola
  410. Stray Cats – Rock This Town
  411. Alanis Morissette – Your Learn
  412. Aerosmith – Sweet Emotion
  413. Phil Collins – Don’t Lose My Number
  414. Patty Smyth/Don Henley – Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough
  415. Devo – Whip It
  416. Foreigner – Cold As Ice
  417. Bon Jovi – I’ll Be There For You
  418. Prince & the Revolution – Let’s Go Crazy
  419. Mungo Jerry – In the Summertime
  420. Bryan Adams – Please Forgive Me
  421. The Buggles – Video Killed the Radio Star
  422. Donnie Iris – Love Is Like a Rock
  423. Jackson Browne – Stay
  424. Annie Lennox – Walking on Broken Glass
  425. David Lee Roth – Just a Gigolo
  426. Journey – Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’
  427. Tina Turner – The Best
  428. Europe – The Final Countdown
  429. Elton John – Tiny Dancer
  430. George Michael – Faith
  431. Madonna – Secret
  432. Van Halen – When It’s Love
  433. Rufus – Tell Me Something Good
  434. REO Speedwagon – Can’t Fight This Feeling
  435. Prince – Raspberry Beret
  436. 10,000 Maniacs – Trouble Me
  437. Yes – Owner of a Lonely Heart
  438. America – Horse With No Name
  439. Pearl Jam – Jeremy
  440. Club Nouveau – Lean On Me
  441. Nick Gilder – Hot Child in the City
  442. Bad English – When I See You Smile
  443. EMF – Unbelievable
  444. Eric Burdon & War – Spill the Wine
  445. Stone Temple Pilots – Interstate Love Song
  446. Scandal – Goodbye To You
  447. Michael Jackson – Thriller
  448. Billy Idol – Mony Mony
  449. Daryl Hall & John Oates – Out of Touch
  450. David Essex – Rock On
  451. Blind Melon – No Rain
  452. Maxi Priest – Close To You
  453. Deep Purple – Smoke on the Water
  454. Duran Duran – The Reflex
  455. No Doubt – Spiderwebs
  456. Jon Bon Jovi – Miracle
  457. Cameo – Word Up
  458. Led Zeppelin – D’Yer Mak’er
  459. George Michael – Fastlove
  460. Men at Work – Down Under
  461. Eagles – Witchy Woman
  462. Madonna – Holiday
  463. Foreigner – That Was Yesterday
  464. Culture Club – I’ll Tumble 4 Ya
  465. Kiss – I Was Made For Lovin’ You
  466. Rolling Stones – Waiting on a Friend
  467. Sweet – Ballroom Blitz
  468. Cyndi Lauper – She Bop
  469. Foo Fighters – Big Me
  470. Timex Social Club – Rumors
  471. Journey – Lights
  472. Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
  473. R.E.M. – Orange Crush
  474. Firehouse – When I Look Into Your Eyes
  475. Starpoint – Object of My Desire
  476. Billy Idol – Cradle of Love
  477. Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen – Hot Rod Lincoln
  478. Phil Collins – I Don’t Care Anymore
  479. Tony! Toni! Tone! – Feels Good
  480. Doobie Brothers – Black Water
  481. Seal – Crazy
  482. Billy Joel – The River of Dreams
  483. Boyz II Men – Thank You
  484. Adam Ant – Goody Two Shoes
  485. Smashing Pumpkins – 1979
  486. Rod Stewart – Hot Legs
  487. Chic – Le Freak
  488. John Mellencamp – Wild Night
  489. The Cure – Love Song
  490. Heart – These Dreams
  491. Squeeze – Tempted
  492. Rockwell – Somebody’s Watching Me
  493. Sheryl Crow – If It Makes You Happy
  494. ZZ Top – Sharp Dressed Man
  495. Haddaway – What Is Love
  496. Little River Band – Cool Change
  497. Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence
  498. Huey Lewis & the News – I Want a New Drug
  499. Des’ree – You Gotta Be
  500. Romantics – What I Like About You

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