Bruce Springsteen, also known as "The Boss," has taken his E Street Band to legendary heights with more than 64 million copies of his albums sold in the United States since his very first album, "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.," came out in 1973. Check out these top 20 songs of his that are sure to make you a fan for life.
1. Born in the USA
"Born down in a dead man's town, the first kick I took was when I hit the ground."
2. Streets of Philadelphia
"I was bruised and battered, I couldn't tell what I felt. I was unrecognizable to myself."
3. Atlantic City
"Everything dies, baby, that's a fact, but maybe everything that dies someday comes back."
4. The Wrestler
"Have you ever seen a one trick pony in the field so happy and free? If you've ever seen a one trick pony, then you've seen me."
5. Dancing in the Dark
"You can't start a fire, you can't start a fire without a spark... This gun's for hire, even if we're just dancing in the dark."
6. I’m on Fire
"At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet, and a freight train running through the middle of my head, only you can cool my desire... I'm on fire!"
7. Born to Run
"We gotta get out while we're young, `cause tramps like us, baby, we were born to run."
8. The River
"That night we went down to the river, and into the river we'd dive... Oh, down to the river we did ride."
9. Racing in the Street
"Tonight, tonight the strip's just right, I wanna blow 'em off in my first heat... Summer's here and the time is right, for racin' in the street."
10. Badlands
"You spend your life waiting for a moment that just don't come, don't waste your time waiting."
11. Secret Garden
"You've gone a million miles, how far'd you get? To that place where you can't remember and you can't forget."
12. Radio Nowhere
"This is radio nowhere, is there anybody alive out there?"
13. Incident of 57th Street
"Goodnight, it's alright, Jane, now let them black boys in to light the soul flame... We may find it out on the street tonight, baby, or we may walk until the daylight, maybe."
14. Thunder Road
"So you're scared, and you're thinking that maybe we ain't that young anymore."
15. Jungleland
"From the churches to the jails, tonight, all is silence in the world as we take our stand, down in Jungleland."
16. If I Should Fall Behind
"We said we'd walk together, baby, come what may, that come the twilight should we lose our way... If as we're walking, a hand should slip free, I'll wait for you; and should I fall behind, wait for me."
17. Backstreets
"In the deep heart of the night they set us loose of everything, to go running on the backstreets... Running on the backstreets."
18. Tunnel of Love
"Cuddle up angel, cuddle up my little dove; We'll ride down, baby, into this tunnel of love."
19. Brilliant Disguise
"So tell me what I see when I look in your eyes. Is that you, baby, or just a brilliant disguise?"
20. New York City Serenade
"Hey baby, won't you take my hand, walk me down Broadway, I'm a young man and I talk real loud, yeah baby, walk real proud for you. So shake it away, so shake away your street life, and hook up to the train."
