What is your favorite bass tune? Tunesmate is counting down the top 40 all-time most recognizable bass riffs.

1 is Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowe. Sampled by Vanilla Ice for Ice Ice Baby.
2 is the Peter Gunn Theme by Henri Mancini. This tune was featured in Blues Brothers.
3 is Akron Ohio’s own Devo with “Whip It”. Devo’s tune ruled MTV in the 1980s.
4 is the jazz classic “Rise” by Herb Alpert. It was sampled later by Notorious BIG in “Hypnotize”.
5 is Walk The Line by Johnny Cash. Joaquin Phoenix did a great cover in the movie of the same title.
6 is Low Rider by War, also the theme to the George Lopez Show! Crank this tune up!
7 is the tune Woman to Woman by Joe Cocker later sampled by Tupac & Dr. Dre in California Love.
8 is Disco Inferno by The Trammps. A retro dance night isn’t complete without this funky jam.
9 is Bulls on Parade by Rage Against The Machine. The bass is just so powerful on this tune.
10 is “Trampled Under Foot” by Led Zeppelin. John Paul Jones rocks out on this rock classic.
11 is Stayin’ Alive by the Bee Gees. John Travolta made this dance famous.
12 is Brickhouse by the Commodores. Every time you hear that opening riff, you know it.
13 is Tag Team’s Whoomp! (There it Is). The song transformed dance floors in the 1990s.
14 is Hang on Sloopy by the McCoys, it’s Ohio official rock song and OSU’s anthem.
15 is “Sugar Pie Honey Bunch” by the Four Tops.
16 is “Miss You” by the Rolling Stones. Believe it or not it’s been tearing up wedding dance floors.
17 is Sir Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby Got Back” recently in BK commercial. “Look at her butt Becky…”
18 is Spring Love by Stevie B. This artist established the beat genre of freestyle.
19 is NIB by Black Sabbath, an unforgettable bass lick. Ozzy and Primus’ Les Claypool updated it.
20 is Justin Timberlake’s “Rock Your Body” and “Moondance” by Van Morrison.
21 is “Killer” by Seal. This track off his first white album is killer.
22 is the 1993 classic “Cannonball” by the Breeders.
23 is “Stand by Me” by Ben E. King featured in the movie of the same name.
24 is “Summer Nights” by John Travolta and Olivia Netwon-John from Grease.
25 is “Another One Bites The Dust”. Weird Al did “Another Rides The Bus”
26 is “Higher Ground” by Stevie Wonder later covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
27 is “On Broadway” by George Benson. Scott Savol of American Idol revamped it.
28 is from Hit The Road Jack made famous by Ray Charles.
29 is “Good Times” by Chic and later Rapper’s Delight by Sugarhill Gang, the first big rap tune.
30 is “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson. It was later sampled in the “Cleveland Shuffle” line dance.
31 is Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry. When you hear that riff, it’s party time.
32 is You Lost That Lovin’ Feeling by the Righteous Brothers later covered by Hall and Oates.
33 is “Sweet Emotion” by Aerosmith. That steady bass line drives the song.
34 is “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers later covered by Club Nouveau
35 is Head to Toe by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam and 1980s classic.
36 is “Oh Pretty Woman” by Roy Orbison, later covered by Van Halen.
37 is the Humpty Dance by Digital Underground, Nose Big Like A Pickle….
38 is the Knight Rider theme by Glen Larson later used by Timbaland and Busta Rhymes.
39 is No More Tears by Ozzy Osbourne.
40 is My Girl by the Temptations

What is a nontraditional rapper? An artist that is usually excluded by critics and enthusiasts from hard core hip-hop. Tunesmate is counting down the top 40 tunes in this category.

1 is “Rapture” by Blonde. It’s considered the first No. 1 rap tune ever.
2 is “Without Me” by Eminem
3 is “Sabotage” by the Beastie Boys
4 is “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice
5 is “Epic” by Faith No More. Remember fish flapping in video?
6 is by Matisyahu called “King Without A Crown”
7 is “Numb” by U2. The Edge raps while Bono sings.
8 is “Good Vibrations” by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
9 is “Jump Around” by House of Pain
10 is “Pepper” by the Butthole Surfers
11 is “We Didn’t Start The Fire” by Billy Joel
12 is All Mixed Up by 311
13 is “Pardon Me” by Incubus – It’s rock meets rap!
14 is “In The End” by Lincoln Park
15 is Short Skirt/Long Jacket by Cake
16 is “Informer” by Snow
17 is Butterfly by Crazy Town
18 is Limp Bizkit with “Rollin.” – Fred Durst lets it roll.
19 is Weird Al with White & Nerdy. Back-to-back Al, I know.
20 is Weird Al with Amish Paradise
21 is Ride A Horse Save A Cowboy by Big & Rich
22 is the 1990s line dance crazy Macarena by Los Del Rio
23 is Remedy (I Don’t Worry) by Jason Mraz. His delivery does it.
24 is Istanbul by They Might Be Giants
25 is Cowboy Troy with “I Play Chicken”
26 is Baz Lurhmann’s “Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)”
27 is Can’t Stop by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
28 is Wild Wild West by The Escape Club
29 is Spaz Attack by 2nu
30 is Scatman by Scatman John
31 is 1991′s Unbelievable by EMF
32 is Madonna’s Vogue.
33 is Falco’s “Rock Me Amadeus”. It features the Austrian rapping in his native language.
34 is another comedic treasure by the 2 Live Jews called “Oy! It’s So Humid”.
35 is the Bloodhound Gang with “Fire Water Burn” aka “The Roof Is On Fire”.
36 is Sally Pierce’s (Grandma) version of “Rapper’s Delight” from the Wedding Singer.
37 is “Tommy The Cat” by Primus. Les Claypool’s mouth goes as fast as his bass.
38 is “Roll The Bones” by Rush. Neil Peart does the rap in the middle of the song.
39 is “City of Crime” by Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd from the the 1987 Dragnet movie.
40 is “Rappin’ Rodney” by Rodney Dangerfield.

Keyboards and synthesizer tunes were introduced to us in the late 1960s and truly gained momentum in the 1980s. We are going to countdown the top 40 keyboard synthesizer tunes ever.

1 is “Rockit” by Herbie Hancock. It’s breakdancers anthem and set the tone for hip hop.
2 is “Jump” by Van Halen and “Jump Around” by House of Pain. Both revolutionized genres.
3 is Genius of Love by the Tom Tom Club. It was sampled by Mariah Carey in Fantasy.
4 is “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay. This recent classic will play on for years to come.
5 is “Separate Ways” by Journey. Voted as the worst of all time, It still rocks!
6 is “It’s Raining Men” by the Weather Girls.
7 is anything by Genesis.
8 is Billy Joel’s “Pressure”. Mr. Brinkley created some killer tunes from the 1970s – 1990s.
9 is 1999 and Little Red Corvette by Prince. Party anthems for the longest time.
10 is 1970s classic Blinded by the Light by Manford Mann written by Bruce Springsteen.
11 is “There’s Never Been Any Reason” by Head East the 1970s classic from the 1993 movie Dazed and Confused.
12 is “Oh What A Feeling” the theme from Flash Dance by Irene Cara. Remember that famous dance scene in the chair?
13 is “Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine” by the Killers. This tune kept keyboards alive in the 2000s.
14 is “Sweet Dreams” by the Eurthymics. This song was sampled by many rap artists.
15 is “Tell It To My Heart” by Taylor Dayne. I know the 1980s again.
16 is “Zombie Nation” by Kernkraft 400. It’s the “Oh Ow Woah Oh” song.
17 is “What is Love?” by Haddaway, best known from a Night at the Roxbury.
18 is Depeche Mode’s “Policy of Truth”.
19 is another 1980s classic “If You Leave” by OMD.
20 is No Doubt’s “Hellagood”.
21 is “Let’s Go All The Way” by Slyfox. Yes, it’s another 80s classic.
22 is the group Rednex and their song “Cottoneyed Joe”. Can you say Yee-haw?
23 is Bon Jovi with “Runaway”.
24 is Coldplays “Clocks” and “Speed of Sound” on the top keyboard oriented tunes. Why two songs? It’s because they sound identical.
25 is by the Cars called “You Might Think”. The video was constantly played on MTV in the 1980s.
26 is from 1993 called just “Another Night” by Real McCoy.
27is “All of My Love” by Led Zeppelin. The last of their studio albums rendered this jem.
28 is “Light My Fire” by the Doors. Ray Manzarek’s performance was that of legend.
29 is Livin On A Prayer by Bon Jovi. Framptone vocals dominate, keys rule.
30 is the 80s dance classic “I Can’t Wait” by Nu Shooz. Da Dat Dat Dat Dat Dat Da Dah…
31 is the techno tune by Robert Miles called Children. That thumping bass always makes me smile.
32 is Steve Winwood’s magical keyboard oriented number “Valerie” which was sampled by Eric Pryzd and named “Call On Me”.
33 is Ms. Jackson by Outkast. The studio work on this song is outstanding.
34 is Dreams by Van Halen off the 1986 album 5150.
35 is Alex F by Harold Faltermeyer the theme from the Eddie Murphy movie Beverly Hills Cop.
36 is Subdivisions by Rush. Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart jam out on this one.
37 is Styx’s “Mr. Roboto”.
38 is Mike and the Mechanics “All I Need Is A Miracle”.
39 is Europe’s Final Countdown. Joey Tempest, eat your heart out!
40 is the Who’s “Baba O’Reilly”. That melodic riff rocks!