The 50 highest-rated songs
The strongest drafts in the #1 Debut pool - ranked by in-game rating.
If one of these lands on a spin, you usually take it. Pair the list with drafting tips and best eras when you are hunting a #1. These scores are for the game, not a claim about the best songs of all time.
| # | Song | Artist | Album | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Way You Make Me Feel | Michael Jackson | Bad | 99 |
| 2 | Smooth Criminal | Michael Jackson | Bad | 99 |
| 3 | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson | Thriller | 98 |
| 4 | Bohemian Rhapsody | Queen | A Night at the Opera | 98 |
| 5 | Wouldn’t It Be Nice | The Beach Boys | Pet Sounds | 98 |
| 6 | Man in the Mirror | Michael Jackson | Bad | 98 |
| 7 | Smells Like Teen Spirit | Nirvana | Nevermind | 97 |
| 8 | Bad | Michael Jackson | Bad | 97 |
| 9 | Without You | Mariah Carey | Music Box | 97 |
| 10 | Beat It | Michael Jackson | Thriller | 96 |
| 11 | Dreams | Fleetwood Mac | Rumours | 96 |
| 12 | Material Girl | Madonna | Like a Virgin | 96 |
| 13 | God Only Knows | The Beach Boys | Pet Sounds | 96 |
| 14 | Sweet Child O' Mine | Guns N' Roses | Appetite for Destruction | 96 |
| 15 | Dirty Diana | Michael Jackson | Bad | 96 |
| 16 | Hero | Mariah Carey | Music Box | 96 |
| 17 | Sir Duke | Stevie Wonder | Songs in the Key of Life | 95 |
| 18 | Starman | David Bowie | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust | 95 |
| 19 | Stairway to Heaven | Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin IV | 95 |
| 20 | Break Stuff | Limp Bizkit | Significant Other | 95 |
| 21 | Born to Run | Bruce Springsteen | Born to Run | 95 |
| 22 | Big Poppa | The Notorious B.I.G. | Ready to Die | 95 |
| 23 | Jolene | Dolly Parton | Jolene | 95 |
| 24 | Dancing Queen | ABBA | Arrival | 95 |
| 25 | Basket Case | Green Day | Dookie | 95 |
| 26 | Killing in the Name | Rage Against the Machine | Rage Against the Machine | 95 |
| 27 | All the Small Things | Blink-182 | Enema of the State | 95 |
| 28 | Back in Black | AC/DC | Back in Black | 95 |
| 29 | Rock With You | Michael Jackson | Off the Wall | 95 |
| 30 | Girls Just Want to Have Fun | Cyndi Lauper | She's So Unusual | 95 |
| 31 | Heart-Shaped Box | Nirvana | In Utero | 95 |
| 32 | Black Hole Sun | Soundgarden | Superunknown | 95 |
| 33 | Plush | Stone Temple Pilots | Core | 95 |
| 34 | Stronger | Kanye West | Graduation | 94 |
| 35 | Someone Like You | Adele | 21 | 94 |
| 36 | Umbrella | Rihanna | Good Girl Gone Bad | 94 |
| 37 | Come as You Are | Nirvana | Nevermind | 94 |
| 38 | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Back to Black | 94 |
| 39 | Hey Ya! | OutKast | Speakerboxxx/The Love Below | 94 |
| 40 | Roses | OutKast | Speakerboxxx/The Love Below | 94 |
| 41 | Hey Ya! (Reprise) | OutKast | Speakerboxxx/The Love Below | 94 |
| 42 | Purple Rain | Prince | Purple Rain | 94 |
| 43 | Here Comes the Sun | The Beatles | Abbey Road | 94 |
| 44 | Thriller | Michael Jackson | Thriller | 94 |
| 45 | Go Your Own Way | Fleetwood Mac | Rumours | 94 |
| 46 | What’s Going On | Marvin Gaye | What's Going On | 94 |
| 47 | Doo Wop (That Thing) | Lauryn Hill | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | 94 |
| 48 | How You Remind Me | Nickelback | Silver Side Up | 94 |
| 49 | Higher | Creed | Human Clay | 94 |
| 50 | Lips of an Angel | Hinder | Extreme Behavior | 94 |
Ratings use a 0-100 scale built from public popularity and acclaim signals. They update with the dataset.
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