Top 40 Best Bass Tunes

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