Out of the list above, I'd say "Imagine" and "What's Goin' On" deserve top twenty five status, depending on how the list is contrived. And "London Calling" is a good choice.

But the whole series Wenner has done of the "500 Greatest" things seems just sooooo tragic 60s nostalgia, doesn't it? Again, from the Daily News:

"Indeed, of the 500 songs, a staggering 202 were written in the 1960s, and another 144 were penned a decade later. Meanwhile, only 55 songs from the 1980s were selected. Okay, maybe they got that right.

But just three songs from the current decade were chosen: Eminem's "Lose Yourself" (No. 166) and "Stan" (No. 290), and last year's ubiquitous hit, OutKast's "Hey Ya" (No. 180).

Not surprisingly, the Beatles placed the most songs on the list with an astounding 23. Their ancient rivals, the Stones, took second with 14, two ahead of Dylan and three in front of Elvis.

These totals, once again, show the list's generational bias: Of the acts that place at least seven songs on the countdown, only one - U2, with a new album out next week - can still be seen as being at the top of its game."

It is important to remember that Rolling Stone was the only unique cultural enterprise Wenner ever had, and I've a feeling it was probably his wife's idea anyway.

Lest we forget, Wenner also believed neither MTV or Netscape would ever be relevant.