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Originally Posted by khfreek
Greatest implies 'of the highest quality'. So of course if you're going to make a list of the most influential songs of all time, and then decide to give it a completely misleading title, people will be peeved.
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Greatest doesn't just imply highest quality, that would be more like 'best'. The meaning of the word tends to shift in context, and I think including influence and popularity is actually fairly appropriate when talking about 'greatest songs'.