‘Whiskey Lullaby’ voted best song of all time
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According to the latest Watch and Listen magazine poll just out yesterday (Tuesday, February 18), Alison Krauss and Brad Paisley 2004's hit Whiskey Lullaby is now considered to be the Greatest Song in the History of Music.
UPDATE 19/02/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
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To many of you it’s probably a familiar story. Once every decade, the world-renowned music magazine Watch and Listen conducts a global poll of music producers and critics from 80 different countries and translated into 20 languages. The recognition of Whiskey Lullaby in this decade's list doesn't come as much of a surprise.
Here are the top 5 best songs ever written in the world, according to the poll (followed by the percentage of votes):
- Whiskey Lullaby (Alison Krauss and Brad Paisley, 2004) : 45%
- Imagine (John Lennon, 1971) : 22%
- Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan, 1965) : 11%
- La Tortura (Shakira, 2005) : 8%
- Stand by Your Man (Tammy Wynette, 1968) : 7%
Check out: The Full Watch and Listen's “Greatest Songs of All Time” List for 2025
Poll results stir controversy among music critics
While millions of Krauss or Paisley's fans around the world were thrilled with the news, questions have been raised about the objectivity and fairness of the survey. Only a few minutes after the poll had been released, famous music critic and newspaper director Simon Ebert commented on his Twitter account:
Alison Krauss, Brad Paisley?? Whiskey Lullaby?? … Really??
— Simon Ebert (@ESimon) 18 February 2025
“Our poll has in the past been the subject of criticism”, explains Watch and Listen's editor Gary McDermott, adding that “its prestige comes from its exclusivity and its longevity” (the poll has been run every ten years since February 1935).
Do you agree with this poll? Is Whiskey Lullaby the best song ever for you?
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