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John McCain's Top Ten
1. 'Dancing Queen' ABBA
2. 'Blue Bayou' Roy Orbison
3. 'Take a Chance On Me' ABBA
4. 'If We Make It Through December' Merle Haggard
5. 'As Time Goes By' Dooley Wilson
6. 'Good Vibrations' The Beach Boys
7. 'What A Wonderful World' Louis Armstrong
8. 'I've Got You Under My Skin' Frank Sinatra
9. 'Sweet Caroline' Neil Diamond
10. 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes' The Platters
Barack Obama's Top Ten
1. 'Ready or Not' Fugees
2. 'What's Going On' Marvin Gaye
3. 'I'm On Fire' Bruce Springsteen
4. 'Gimme Shelter' Rolling Stones
5. 'Sinnerman' Nina Simone
6. 'Touch the Sky' Kanye West
7. 'You'd Be So Easy to Love' Frank Sinatra
8. 'Think' Aretha Franklin
9. 'City of Blinding Lights' U2
10. 'Yes We Can' Will.i.am
August 12, 2008 - Blender magazine has published a list of top 10 songs from presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama.
"Ready or Not" by the Fugees is on top of Obama's list, while Will.i.am's Yes We Can is at No. 10.
ABBA's "Dancing Queen" tops McCain's list. The GOP candidate has the group's "Take a Chance on Me" at No. 3.
Only one artist makes it on both lists: Frank Sinatra. McCain has Sinatra's "I've Got You Under My Skin" at No. 8, and Obama has Old Blue Eyes' "You'd Be So Easy To Love" at No. 7.
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