In 2021, which song was ranked No. 2 on the Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list?

In 2021, the song "Fight the Power" was ranked No. 2 on the Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list. The song "Fight the Power" is one recorded by American hip hop group Public Enemy. It was released as a single in the summer of 1989 by Motown Records. It was conceived at the request of film director Spike Lee, who sought a musical theme for his 1989 film "Do the Right Thing". First issued on the film's 1989 soundtrack, a different version was featured on Public Enemy's 1990 studio album "Fear of a Black Planet".

"Fight the Power" is an album that incorporates various samples and allusions to African-American culture, including civil rights exhortations, black church services, and the music of the iconic artist James Brown.

As a single, "Fight the Power" reached No. 1 on the Hot Rap Singles chart and No. 20 on the Hot R&B Singles chart. It was named the best single of 1989 by The Village Voice in their Pazz & Jop critics' poll. It has become Public Enemy's best-known song and has received accolades as one of the greatest songs of all time by music critics and music publications. In 2001, the song was ranked No. 288 on the "Songs of the Century" list compiled by both the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the National Endowment for the Arts, an independent agency of the US federal government.