I have made a Spotify playlist of the new list. For extra credit, I'm presenting it chronologically; I just bet it'll be more fun to listen to this way. I'm also happy to see that somebody has already presented the list in a one-page format that can be downloaded and sorted in multiple ways.
You'll find all sorts of talk online about what songs were added (the most recent one is "Dynamite" by BTS, from 2020). As I sorted through the list, I also came across a number of deep album cuts I've never heard before and am eager to listen to.
But I haven't yet seen much focus on what was removed from the Top 500 to make room for the new entries. Well, here they are! And some of them will make you say, "Yeah, OK then." And others will make you want to throw things -- especially when you compare to the new list and see songs you're not much of a fan of.
Oh, and by the way ... there are 269 songs on this list. That's right: over half of the previous list was changed out. And, oh yes, these also are presented chronologically.
Rollin' Stone - Muddy Waters
Money Honey - The Drifters with Clyde McPhatter
I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
Sh-Boom - The Chords
Shake, Rattle and Roll - 'Big Joe' Turner
That's All Right - Elvis Presley
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) - The Penguins
I've Got a Woman - Ray Charles
I'm a Man - Bo Diddley
(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
Ain't It A Shame - Fats Domino
The Great Pretender - The Platters
Mystery Train - Elvis Presley
Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Smoke Stack Lightning - Howlin' Wolf
Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
Please, Please, Please - James Brown
Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry
Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
Who Do You Love? - Bo Diddley
Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
Brown-Eyed Handsome Man - Chuck Berry
Jim Dandy - LaVern Baker
The Girl Can't Help It - Little Richard
All Shook Up - Elvis Presley
Come Go With Me - The Dell-Vikings
Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters
Young Blood - The Coasters
Bye Bye Love - The Everly Brothers
Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis
Wake Up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers
Keep A Knockin' - Little Richard
You Send Me - Sam Cooke
Everyday - Buddy Holly
Rock And Roll Music - Chuck Berry
Not Fade Away - The Crickets
Maybe - The Chantels
Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry
Rave On - Buddy Holly
For Your Precious Love - Jerry Butler & the Impressions
C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price
Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson
There Goes My Baby - The Drifters
Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin
Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers
Wonderful World - Sam Cooke
Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) - Roy Orbison
The Twist - Chubby Checker
Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters
Tonight's The Night - The Shirelles
Shop Around - The Miracles
Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
Runaway - Del Shannon
Cupid - Sam Cooke
I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline
Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles
Runaround Sue - Dion
Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
The Wanderer - Dion
I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
The Loco-Motion - Little Eva
He's A Rebel - The Crystals (Blossoms)
In Dreams - Roy Orbison
One Fine Day - The Chiffons
Then He Kissed Me - The Crystals
In My Room - The Beach Boys
Please Please Me - The Beatles
I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles
Chapel Of Love - The Dixie Cups
Don't Worry Baby - The Beach Boys
A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
Where Did Our Love Go - Diana Ross & the Supremes
Under The Boardwalk - The Drifters
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love - Solomon Burke
Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Remember (Walkin' In The Sand) - The Shangri-Las
Baby I Need Your Loving - Four Tops
Walking In The Rain - The Ronettes
She's Not There - The Zombies
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - The Righteous Brothers
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - The Animals
I Can't Explain - The Who
Nowhere To Run - Martha & the Vandellas
Ooo Baby Baby - The Miracles
Ticket To Ride - The Beatles
The Times, They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan
I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) - Otis Redding
I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better - The Byrds
I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher
California Girls - The Beach Boys
We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - The Animals
Do You Believe In Magic? - The Lovin' Spoonful
Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan
I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - The Beatles
Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan
I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller Four
Good Lovin' - Young Rascals
Caroline, No - Brian Wilson
Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
Kicks - Paul Revere & the Raiders
When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
It's A Man's Man's Man's World - James Brown
Rain - The Beatles
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield
Wild Thing - The Troggs
Summer In The City - The Lovin' Spoonful
Just Like A Woman - Bob Dylan
96 Tears - ? and the Mysterians
Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke
Devil With A Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly - Mitch Ryder
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
Standing In The Shadows Of Love - Four Tops
Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville
The End - The Doors
Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group
Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones
For What It's Worth - The Buffalo Springfield
I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) - Aretha Franklin
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man - Aretha Franklin
Hey Joe - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane
With A Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles
All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
The Wind Cries Mary - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Letter - The Box Tops
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher - Jackie Wilson
Soul Man - Sam & Dave
I Can See For Miles - The Who
By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Glen Campbell
Foxey Lady - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Heroin - The Velvet Underground
Dance To The Music - Sly & the Family Stone
Alone Again Or - Love
Tighten Up - Archie Bell & The Drells
Folsom Prison Blues [Live] - Johnny Cash
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
Street Fighting Man - The Rolling Stones
White Room - Cream
Piece Of My Heart - Big Brother & the Holding Company
Crossroads [Live] - Cream
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles
It's Your Thing - The Isley Brothers
The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
Stand - Sly & the Family Stone
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones
Down by the River - Neil Young
Oh, What A Night - The Dells
Hot Fun In The Summertime - Sly & the Family Stone
Many Rivers to Cross - Jimmy Cliff
Come Together - The Beatles
Ramble On - Led Zeppelin
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band
Thank You (Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & the Family Stone
The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King
Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin
Who'll Stop The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Rainy Night In Georgia - Brook Benton
Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum
O-o-h Child - Five Stairsteps
Band Of Gold - Freda Payne
Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Moondance - Van Morrison
We've Only Just Begun - The Carpenters
My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - The Temptations
I'm Eighteen - Alice Cooper
Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
Tired Of Being Alone - Al Green
Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
Thirteen - Big Star
Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
Search and Destroy - Iggy & the Stooges
I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley & the Wailers
You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones
Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
Desperado - Eagles
That Lady - The Isley Brothers
Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
Living For The City - Stevie Wonder
Piano Man - Billy Joel
Candle in the Wind - Elton John
Free Man In Paris - Joni Mitchell
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Take Me To The River - Al Green
Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
Lively Up Yourself - Bob Marley & the Wailers
Cortez the Killer - Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win) - Fleetwood Mac
Walk This Way - Aerosmith
Maybe I'm Amazed [Live] - Wings
How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
We Will Rock You - Queen
Watching the Detectives - Elvis Costello & the Attractions
Complete Control - The Clash
Running On Empty - Jackson Browne
Miss You - The Rolling Stones
Beast Of Burden - The Rolling Stones
I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones
Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
Roxanne - The Police
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
Dancing Barefoot - Patti Smith Group
One Way Or Another - Blondie
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding - Elvis Costello & the Attractions
Highway To Hell - AC/DC
Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) - Pink Floyd
Call Me - Blondie
Train In Vain (Stand By Me) - The Clash
On The Road Again - Willie Nelson
That's Entertainment - The Jam
Back In Black - AC/DC
I Love Rock 'N Roll - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Should I Stay Or Should I Go? - The Clash
New Year's Day - U2
Sunday Bloody Sunday [Live] - U2
Pink Houses - John Cougar Mellencamp
"William, It Was Really Nothing" - The Smiths
Pride (In The Name Of Love) - U2
Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner
Walk This Way - Run-DMC
Graceland - Paul Simon
Sign 'O' The Times - Prince
I Know You Got Soul - Eric B. & Rakim
Push It - Salt-N-Pepa
Paradise City - Guns N' Roses
Monkey Gone to Heaven - The Pixies
Rockin' in the Free World - Neil Young
Love Shack - The B-52's
Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton
In Bloom - Nirvana
All Apologies - Nirvana
Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly
Paranoid Android - Radiohead
Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve
Big Pimpin' - Jay-Z featuring UGK
Beautiful Day - U2
One More Time - Daft Punk
Mississippi - Bob Dylan
The Rising - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Cry Me A River - Justin Timberlake
Ignition - R. Kelly
Clocks - Coldplay
Jesus Walks - Kanye West
Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
American Idiot - Green Day
Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Time to Pretend - MGMT
Moment of Surrender - U2
