NR’s list of the 50 greatest conservative rock songs, published in the current issue, has received some welcome attention from the New York Times (yesterday), the Boston Herald (today), plus some blogger reactions (such as from the Washington Times). I was especially happy to see the NYT call the list “surprisingly persuasive.”

All week long here on NRO, we’ve been counting down the top five, featuring short explanations by Mike Long:

#5: “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” by the Beach Boys.

#4: “Sweet Home Alabama,” by Lynyrd Skynyrd.

#3: “Sympathy for the Devil,” by the Rolling Stones.

#2: “Taxman,” by the Bealtes.

#1 … Coming later this morning.