Two songs in and we already hit big controversy.  This song isn’t one of my favorites but it’s hard not to deny how much notoriety this song has received over the years.  The good being its catchy chorus, the bad being it’s much talked about polished production for a song whose lyrics speak out against corporate music and rock.  And like it or not, it’s still played a lot.  Coming in at #19 is We Built This City by Starship.

In the 90s, bands known for being hard rock/punk that did an acoustic song that became a hit were soundly ridiculed as selling out.  What’s ironic is that this song not only helped establish the success that was to come for this band, this track is still heard to this day across radio platforms.  A good song is a good song, and it is as such at #19 with Name by The Goo Goo Dolls.

We now begin our 1995 countdown with a song often linked with another song that maybe should belong here, but failed to beat this one out.  This artist made her debut this year and made an enormous impact with which the album featuring this track has remained relevant to this day.  This will not be her only appearance on this countdown for this year, and this one edged out with its continued airplay.  For the top 20 songs turning 30 years old this year, starting at #20 is You Learn by Alanis Morissette.

We begin our countdowns with the 1985 year and a song that had tough competition with another track this same female-led group delivered this year.  Bands that go as long as this band did often times have their “victory lap,” and this group earned it with this track among many others that would come in the 80s.  Beginning our countdown of the top songs turning 40 years old, at #20, is What About Love by Heart.