I listen to a lot of music when I exercise.

While riding my exercise bike the other day, I heard a song that I especially enjoyed and started to think about my favorite songs from many various musical artists.  (It is good to distract one’s mind during long workouts.)

After the workout, I began to create this list of my favorite songs from a host of musical groups and artists.  It was an interesting exercise as I thought about songs and artists. 

For some artists, making the choice between one song or another, or a host of others, was difficult.  (How does one pick just one Beatles song?)

What follows is the list I created – a fun list of great music that, due to varying moods, tastes, and the like, is subject to change (and will change) often.  I am also sure I forgot many great songs and artists as I compiled this list.

But for now, here are my favorite songs from a random collection of artists:

AC/DC – You Shook Me All Night Long

Aerosmith – Dream On

Air Supply – Making Love Out of Nothing At All

Alan Parsons Project – Eye in the Sky

America – A Horse with No Name

Bad Company – Bad Company

The Beatles – Got to Get You into My Life

The Beach Boys – Wouldn’t It Be Nice

Pat Benitar – Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Blondie – Call Me

The Blues Brothers – Everybody Needs Somebody To Love

The Byrds – Turn, Turn, Turn

The Cars – Just What I Needed

Chicago – Hard Habit To Break

Coldplay – Clocks

Phil Collins – Son of Man (You’ll Be In My Heart)

The Commodores – Easy

CCR – Suzie Q

Neil Diamond – Love On The Rocks

Dire Straits – Money for Nothing

The Doors – Roadhouse Blues

The Eagles – Life In The Fast Lane

Earth, Wind, and Fire – September

ELO – Don’t Bring Me Down

Eminem – Lose Yourself

Five For Fighting – Superman (It’s Not Easy)

Fleetwood Mac – Go Your Own Way

John Fogerty – Centerfield

Foo Fighters – Walk

Foreigner – I Want To Know What Love Is

Genesis – Turn It On Again

Hall and Oates – You Make My Dreams

Heart – If Looks Could Kill

George Harrison – My Sweet Lord

The Hollies – Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress

John Lee Hooker – Boom Boom

Bruce Hornsby – The Way It Is

Whitney Houston – Greatest Love Of All

INXS – Need You Tonight

Joe Jackson – Steppin’ Out

Jay-Z – Empire State of Mind

Billy Joel – My Life

Elton John – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart

Journey – Don’t Stop Believing

The Killers – Mr. Brightside

The Kinks – You Really Got Me

Kool and the Gang – Celebrate Good Times

Cindy Lauper – Time After Time

Led Zeppelin – Rock and Roll

John Lennon – (Just Like) Starting Over

Lynyrd Syknyrd – Free Bird

Madonna – Into the Groove

Barry Manilow – Copacabana

Paul McCartney – Put It There

John Cougar Mellencamp – Pink Houses

Metallica – Enter Sandman

Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl

Mr. Mister – Broken Wings

Tom Petty – Learning to Fly

Pink Floyd – Another Brick in the Wall

Police – Every Breath You Take

Queen – Another One Bites the Dust

Eddie Rabbit – You and I

R.E.M. – Losing My Religion

Lionel Richie – All Night Long

Rush – Tom Sawyer

Paul Simon – Kodachrome

Simon and Garfunkel – Sounds of Silence

Simple Minds – (Don’t You) Forget About Me

Frank Sinatra – Theme from New York, New York

REO Speedwagon – Tough Guys

Ringo Starr – Photograph

The Rolling Stones – Start Me Up

Bruce Springstein – Born to Run

Stevie Wonder – Stay Gold

Styx – Rocking The Paradise

James Taylor – You’ve Got A Friend

Toto – Africa

The Traveling Wilburys – Handle With Care

Van Halen – Right Now

Wings – Silly Love Songs

The Who – You Better You Bet

ZZ Top – Sharp Dressed Man