Where does " Free Bird " rank on Rolling Stone 's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ?
The song is ranked number 40 on Dave Marsh 's " The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made " , number 37 on " NME 's " " The Top 100 Singles of All - Time " , number 162 on Pitchfork Media 's " The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s " , and number 258 on " Rolling Stone 's " " The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time " .