One Hundred ... and Counting!!

We interrupt "Early '90s Month" to bring you ... the one-hundredth post in Thnairg's World Of Music! Jumpin' Jehosaphat, Holy Frejoles, Golly Willickers, and all that other crap!! I knew I was going to have no shortage of music to write about, and I was pretty sure I'd be able to keep this blog going for awhile, but I still can't believe I got to my 100th post so fast.

Anyway, in honor of this landmark, I'd like to present my "iPod 100" ... the songs I'd pick if I were stranded on a desert island with my iPod and it could only hold a hundred songs of my choosing. It might not necessarily be reflective of my favorite artists, 'cause there are some darn good songs out there by artists that I'm otherwise just lukewarm about.

Also, if you don't see any recent songs or artists I've been raving about, it's because I decided to limit the list to songs that are at least one year old, so as not to let my short-term memory give preferential treatment to more recent songs.* So without further delay, here's the list, sorted alphabetically by artist. Keep an eye out, 'cause there might be something "clickable" about some items on the list...!

1. "Make It Good" by A1
2. "Just Push Play" by Aerosmith
3. "Move Along" by All-American Rejects
4. "Remedy" by Maria Arredondo featuring Espen Lind
5. "Can't Stop The Pop" by A-Teens
6. "Paint a Pretty Picture" by Tal Bachman
7. "The One" by Backstreet Boys
8. "Break Your Heart" by Barenaked Ladies
9. "Pinch Me" by Barenaked Ladies
10. "Miles Away" by Basia
11. "Give Me The Night" by George Benson
12. "Blowout" by Bent Fabric
13. "We're Not In Kansas" by Big Country
14. "Long Time Coming" by Bottlefly
15. "Are You Satisfied" by Randall Bramblett
16. "Living In America" by James Brown
17. "I Got You" by Nick Carter
18. "New Boy" by The Connells
19. "Church Of The Poison Mind" by Culture Club
20. "'Angel' Main Theme" by Darling Violetta
21. "Anything" by D-Side
22. "Wild Boys" by Duran Duran
23. "All Over The World" by Electric Light Orchestra
24. "Rainbow's End" by Eleven
25. "Make Your Own Kind Of Music" by Cass Elliot
26. "Falling" by Eman
27. "You're an Ocean" by Fastball
28. "Strange" by The Feeling
29. "Star Trekkin'" by The Firm
30. "Hear Me Now" by Five
31. "Everyone Deserves Music" by Michael Franti & Spearhead
32. "I Believe" by Stephen Gately
33. "Stop" by Gil
34. "You Make My Dreams" by Daryl Hall & John Oates
35. "If Only" by Hanson
36. "Lost Without Each Other" by Hanson
37. "Don't Believe You Anymore" by Colin Hay
38. "Spin" by Darren Hayes
39. "Pink And Black" by Tyler Hilton
40. "River Of Dreams" by Billy Joel
41. "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John
42. "Just The Way It Is" by Kavana
43. "Crystal Ball" by Keane
44. "Inhale Positivity" by Lazyboy
45. "Gamble Everything For Love" by Ben Lee
46. "Walking On Broken Glass" by Annie Lennox
47. "Put a Little Love In Your Heart" by Annie Lennox & Al Green
48. "Jacob's Ladder" by Huey Lewis & The News
49. "Mother In Law" by Huey Lewis & The News
50. "Pop From Hell" by Espen Lind
51. "All I Want Is an Angel" by Espen Lind
52. "Reclining Civilization" by Brian Mann
53. "Bent" by Matchbox Twenty
54. "Say Say Say" by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
55. "I Wanna Hold You" by McFly
56. "Transylvania" by McFly
57. "National Anthem Of Love" by Joey McIntyre
58. "Be Good Johnny" by Men At Work
59. "Beautiful One" by Milk & Honey Band
60. "Life On Mars" by The Moffatts
61. "Ya Ya" by The Moffatts
62. "Pop" by NSYNC
63. "Bury My Lovely" by October Project
64. "Big On Emotion" by One 2 One
65. "Set Sails Free" by The Origin
66. "Story Of Love" by OTT
67. "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" by The Party
68. "We Could Be Trouble" by PC Quest
69. "Strange Love" by Phixx
70. "Should Have Been Loved" by The Proclaimers
71. "You Got It" by Bonnie Raitt
72. "Rainbow Zephyr" by Relish
73. "Before I Speak" by Kyle Riabko
74. "Big Sky" by The Rippingtons
75. "Weekend In Monaco" by The Rippingtons
76. "Don't Stop Movin'" by S Club
77. "Why Don't You & I" by Santana featuring Alex Band
78. "You'll Have Time" by William Shatner
79. "Everything We Are" by The Shore
80. "My Oh My" by Slade
81. "Hourglass" by Squeeze
82. "Grounded" by Stir
83. "Disasterpiece" by Sugar Ray
84. "The Logical Song" by Supertramp
85. "Bounce" by Take 5
86. "Twenty-Nine Palms" by Tangerine Dream
87. "Creepin' Up Slowly" by Taxiride
88. "No One Above" by Michael Tolcher
89. "Believe Me" by Tonic
90. "Drops Of Jupiter" by Train
91. "Johnny Belinda" by Voice Farm
92. "Across The Universe" by Rufus Wainwright
93. "Don't Say Sarah" by Wave
94. "Change Your Mind" by Westlife
95. "Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet
96. "If I Ever Lose This Love" by Christian Wunderlich
97. "Generic Blues" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
98. "It's All About The Pentiums" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
99. "Niki Nana" by Yanni
100. "Leave It" by Yes

*Okay, just because I like to make the most of my lists and put my own little twists on them, I'm gonna add three songs that are less than a year old. After all, there's always a little "wiggle room" in the song capacity of the average iPod, right?

101. "Racing" by Erik Faber & Marte Wulff
102. "Touched By Love" by Eran James
103. "Reach Out" by Take That