Top 200 Greatest Songs of All-Time

Diana Ross is one of the most immense talents of the last fifty years so it is ironic that the Supremes song that hits my Top 200 was Up the Ladder to the Roof, which was the Supremes first hit song after Ross left the group. With Diana Ross, The Supremes had a record setting 12 Number One Singles--Baby Love, Come See About Met, Back in My Arms Again, Muskrat Love (just wanted to see if you were paying attention), Stop in the Name of Love, etc. In 1970, Ross struck out on her own and Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong needed a new member of the trio. In came, Jean Terrell, the sister of heavyweight boxer Ernie Terrell (who one time fought Muhammad Ali). Although never achieving the success of Diana Ross and The Supremes, the new Supremes had some hit songs. My favorite is the very catchy, 'Up the Ladder to the Roof." The song's writer was Vincent DiMirco, the flip side of the song was Bill, When Are You Coming Back? and the song was ranked #88 in Billboard's List of ...

Bon Jovi hits our Top 200 for the first time with "Who Says You Can't Go Home"--a duet Jon Bon Jovi sang with Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland. The song was written by Bon Jovi and bandmate, Richie Sambora. It was from their ninth studio album, Have a Nice Day. According to accounts, the song was written about the love of Bon Jovi's and Sambora's home state of New Jersey. Jersey shout out. The song was originally was sung as a duet with Keith Urban, but apparently his voice and Bon Jovi's voice were a lot a like so they felt it was important to get a singer whose voice was distinctive from Bon Jovi's. Jennifer Nettles was a great choice--few better country singers than her. The Song climbed up the charts to Number 71 for the year in 2006. It also won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Rock Song. Great song and that it is why it is Number 181 in My Top 200 Songs of All-Time.