Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

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magazine feature music ranking list recurring list

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time is a periodically updated, influential list published by Rolling Stone magazine that ranks what it considers the greatest popular songs in music history.

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Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (various editions)	4
Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time	2
Rolling Stone lists of greatest songs	2
500 Greatest Songs of All Time	1
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (listed)	1
Rolling Stone best songs lists	1
Rolling Stone greatest songs lists	1
Rolling Stone list of greatest songs of all time	1
Rolling Stone lists	1
Rolling Stone lists of Bruce Springsteen’s greatest songs	1
Rolling Stone lists of greatest Beatles songs	1
Rolling Stone lists of greatest songs (various editions)	1
Rolling Stone lists of the greatest songs of all time	1
Rolling Stone magazine 500 Greatest Songs of All Time	1
Rolling Stone rankings of Beach Boys songs	1
The Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1131110 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
Context triple: [One (U2 song), listedIn, Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]

A. Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time is a recurring, influential list published by Rolling Stone magazine that ranks what it considers the greatest albums in music history.
B. AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs
AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs is an American Film Institute list that ranks the most memorable and significant songs in American cinema history.
C. Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a renowned American magazine that focuses on music, popular culture, and politics, known for its influential journalism and iconic cover features.
D. Song of the Century
"Song of the Century" is a brief, atmospheric opening track by Green Day that serves as the prologue to their rock opera album *21st Century Breakdown*.
E. Billboard
Billboard is an American entertainment media brand best known for its music charts, industry news, and analysis of trends in the recording industry.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
Target entity description: Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time is a periodically updated, influential list published by Rolling Stone magazine that ranks what it considers the greatest popular songs in music history.

A. Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time is a recurring, influential list published by Rolling Stone magazine that ranks what it considers the greatest albums in music history.
B. AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs
AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs is an American Film Institute list that ranks the most memorable and significant songs in American cinema history.
C. Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a renowned American magazine that focuses on music, popular culture, and politics, known for its influential journalism and iconic cover features.
D. Song of the Century
"Song of the Century" is a brief, atmospheric opening track by Green Day that serves as the prologue to their rock opera album *21st Century Breakdown*.
E. Billboard
Billboard is an American entertainment media brand best known for its music charts, industry news, and analysis of trends in the recording industry.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

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instanceOf	magazine feature ⓘ music ranking list ⓘ recurring list ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
evaluationCriteria	artistic quality ⓘ cultural influence ⓘ historical impact ⓘ
firstPublished	2004 ⓘ
focusesOn	greatest songs in music history ⓘ
genreCoverage	R&B ⓘ country ⓘ hip hop ⓘ pop music ⓘ rock music ⓘ soul ⓘ
hasEdition	2004 edition ⓘ 2010 edition ⓘ 2021 edition ⓘ
hasNotableEdition	2021 revision emphasizing diversity ⓘ
hasRankingOrder	descending greatness ⓘ
includesWorksFrom	multiple countries ⓘ various artists ⓘ
influenceOn	music criticism ⓘ popular music canon ⓘ public perception of song rankings ⓘ
isConsidered	influential ⓘ
isPartOf	Rolling Stone lists ⓘ linked to: Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
isUpdatedPeriodically	true ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
listType	ranked list ⓘ
mediaType	online article ⓘ print ⓘ
numberOfItems	500 ⓘ
publishedIn	Rolling Stone magazine ⓘ linked to: Rolling Stone
publisher	Rolling Stone ⓘ
relatedList	Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time ⓘ
selectionMethod	editorial curation ⓘ poll of critics and musicians ⓘ
subject	popular music ⓘ songs ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ 2020s ⓘ

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