TOUGHER THAN THE REST: 100 BEST BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN SONGS

By June Skinner Sawyers
Copyright 2006

The author picks her top 100 songs from Mr. Springsteen's officially published catalog. The italicized songs fall into her (...And Sixty More Category)...good but not good enough. My picks are in bold...and I didn't feel the need to pick another sixty songs that didn't quite make the cut. Feel free to quibble...I'm interested to see what anyone else has to say.- jtf




GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK, N.J. (1973)
Blinded By The Light
Growin' Up
For You
Spirit In The Night

Lost In The Flood

Blinded By The Light
Growin' Up
For You
Spirit In The Night
It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City

THE WILD, THE INNOCENT AND THE E STREET SHUFFLE (1973)
4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)

The E Street Shuffle
Kitty's Back
Incident On 57th Street
New York City Serenade

The E Street Shuffle
4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
Kitty's Back
Incident On 57th Street
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
New York City Serenade



BORN RUN (1975)
Thunder Road
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Backstreets
Born To Run

She's The One
Meeting Across The River
Jungleland

Thunder Road
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Night
Backstreets
Born To Run
She's The One
Meeting Across The River
Jungleland



DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN (1978)
Badlands
Adam Raised A Cain
Racing In The Street
The Promised Land
Factory
Prove It All Night
Darkness On The Edge Of Town

Candy's Room

Badlands
Adam Raised A Cain
Candy's Room
Racing In The Street
The Promised Land
Factory
Streets Of Fire
Prove It All Night
Darkness On The Edge Of Town

THE RIVER (1980)
Independence Day
I Wanna Marry You
The River
Point Blank
Fade Away
Stolen Car
The Price You Pay
Drive All Night
Wreck On The Highway

Sherry Darling
Hungry Heart
Cadillac Ranch
Ramrod

The Ties That Bind
Two Hearts
Independence Day
Out In The Street
I Wanna Marry You
The River
Point Blank
Cadillac Ranch
Stolen Car
Ramrod
The Price You Pay
Wreck On The Highway

NEBRASKA (1982)
Nebraska
Atlantic City
Mansion On The Hill
Johnny 99
Highway Patrolman
State Trooper
Open All Night
My Father's House
Reason To Believe

Used Cars

Nebraska
Atlantic City
Johnny 99
Highway Patrolman
State Trooper
Open All Night
Reason To Believe

BORN IN THE U.S.A. (1984)
Born In The U.S.A.
Working On The Highway
Downbound Train
I'm On Fire
No Surrender
I'm Goin' Down
Dancing In The Dark

Cover Me
Glory Days

Born In The U.S.A.
Downbound Train
I'm On Fire
No Surrender
Bobby Jean
I'm Goin' Down
Dancing In The Dark

TUNNEL OF LOVE (1987)
Tougher Than The Rest
Spare Parts
Cautious Man
Walk Like A Man
Tunnel Of Love
Two Faces
Brilliant Disguise
One Step Up
Valentine's Day

Ain't Got You
All That Heaven Will Allow
When You're Alone

Tougher Than The Rest
Spare Parts
Walk Like A Man
Tunnel Of Love
Two Faces
One Step Up
When You're Alone

HUMAN TOUCH (1992)
Human Touch
All Or Nothin' At All
I Wish I Were Blind

Soul Driver
Real World

Human Touch
Soul Driver
Real World



LUCKY TOWN (1992)
Better Days
If I Should Fall Behind
The Big Muddy
Living Proof
Book Of Dreams
My Beautiful Reward

Leap Of Faith

Better Days
Lucky Town
If I Should Fall Behind
Living Proof
My Beautiful Reward

THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD (1996)
The Ghost Of Tom Joad
Youngstown
Sinaloa Cowboys
The Line
Balboa Park
The New Timer
Across The Border
Galveston Bay

Dry Lightning

The Ghost Of Tom Joad
Youngstown
Across The Border

THE RISING (2002)
Into The Fire
Empty Sky
Worlds Apart
You're Missing
The Rising
Paradise
My City Of Ruins

Waitin' On A Sunny Day
The Fuse

Into The Fire
Empty Sky
Worlds Apart
Further On Up The Road
The Rising
Paradise
My City Of Ruins

DEVILS & DUST (2005)
Devils & Dust
Jesus Was An Only Son
Matamoros Banks

All The Way Home
Reno
The Hitter

Long Time Comin'
Jesus Was An Only Son












LIVE CONCERTS AND COMPILATIONS

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND LIVE 1975-1985 (1985)
Seeds

Fire
Because The Night
Seeds






















BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN GREATEST HITS (1995)
Streets of Philadelphia
This Hard Land

Murder Incorporated

Streets Of Philadelphia
Murder Incorporated


TRACKS (1998)
A Good Man Is Hard To Find (Pittsburgh)
Roulette
Wages Of Sin
Shut Out The Light
Rockaway The Days
Pink Cadillac
The Wish
Part Man, Part Monkey
Back In Your Arms
Brothers Under The Bridge ('95)

Bishop Danced
Santa Ana
Seaside Bar Song
Zero And Blind Terry
Thundercrack
Iceman
Bring On The Night
Hearts Of Stone
Dollhouse
Where The Bands Are
Loose Ends
Living On The Edge Of The World
Be True
Ricky Wants A Man Of Her Own
Johnny Bye-Bye
My Love Will Not Let You Down
Frankie
TV Movie
Stand On It
Car Wash
Man At The Top
Janey Don't You Lose Heart
When You Need Me
Sad Eyes
Over The Rise
Loose Change

Santa Ana
Linda Let Me Be The One
Thundercrack
Rendezvous
Loose Ends
Take 'Em As They Come
Be True
Johnny Bye-Bye
Pink Cadillac
Janey Don't You Lose Heart
Back In Your Arms

18 TRACKS (1999)
The Fever
The Promise

The Fever
The Promise

THE ESSENTIAL BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (2003)
American Skin (41 Shots) (Live)
Land Of Hope And Dreams (Live)
None But The Brave
Missing
Lift Me Up
County Fair

From Small Things Big Things One Day Come
The Big Payback
Code Of Silence
Dead Man Walkin'

Land Of Hope And Dreams (Live)