600 Greatest Rock Songs

pgm · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2011 3:07 pm

pauldrach wrote:

So many artists have said Jailhouse Rock was their first "whoa" moment in music.

Maybe I'm underrating it. But is it really Elvis' greatest? I'd have put both "Hound Dog" and "Heartbreak Hotel" ahead of it. Both seem to have more influence and musical impact than JR, while all score similarly high in popularity.[/quote]

Whoops, I meant Heartbreak Hotel. You can pretty much ignore what I was saying, then.

Gray · **Joined:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 5:49 pm **Posts:** 3043

Is Imagine really top twenty?

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:21 pm **Posts:** 13572

pgm wrote:

pauldrach wrote:

So many artists have said Jailhouse Rock was their first "whoa" moment in music.

Maybe I'm underrating it. But is it really Elvis' greatest? I'd have put both "Hound Dog" and "Heartbreak Hotel" ahead of it. Both seem to have more influence and musical impact than JR, while all score similarly high in popularity.

Whoops, I meant Heartbreak Hotel. You can pretty much ignore what I was saying, then.[/quote]

Jailhouse Rock was arguably the first real 'music video', in a sense, plus it just screams 'rock & roll' from start to finish.
I realize this isn't part of the criteria, but I dunno, it just seems right having it as his highest.

pave · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2011 3:35 pm

pauldrach wrote:

pave wrote:

how is Stairway not popular?

i don't know if i really want to argue this. i don't like the song all that much, and i don't really care about this list. i just don't understand how it "doesnt do well in the rest of the criteria"

Hey, I never wrote that.

my bad. not sure why i thought that lol.

gminer · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:17 pm **Posts:** 2949

pave wrote:

pauldrach wrote:

pave wrote:

how is Stairway not popular?

i don't know if i really want to argue this. i don't like the song all that much, and i don't really care about this list. i just don't understand how it "doesnt do well in the rest of the criteria"

Hey, I never wrote that.

my bad. not sure why i thought that lol.

... on another note in terms of popularity, there is not a non single/album cut song in rock music that has received more radio play than STH over past 40 years in every location around the globe that keeps such records ... and it`s popularity lends itslef to the continuous sales of the album from which it comes ... Take care

The Man · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2011 4:44 pm

a_man_named_gray wrote:

Is Imagine really top twenty?

No.

This list is impossible to create.

Gray · **Joined:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 5:49 pm **Posts:** 3043

I said something earlier about grouping songs for this list. I've not given up yet but I think it could come to that. Also, does anyone else think Imagine ought to move down?

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:21 pm **Posts:** 13572

I sincerely think that Sympathy should be the highest Stones song.

Gray · **Joined:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 5:49 pm **Posts:** 3043

I still vote Satisfaction. Number two for sure.

pauldrach · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2011 5:00 pm

Satisfaction slaughters every other Stones song by the criteria.

pauldrach · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2011 5:01 pm

a_man_named_gray wrote:

I said something earlier about grouping songs for this list. I've not given up yet but I think it could come to that. Also, does anyone else think Imagine ought to move down?

Yes. It should stay in the Top 30 though.

pauldrach · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2011 5:01 pm

pave wrote:

pauldrach wrote:

pave wrote:

how is Stairway not popular?

i don't know if i really want to argue this. i don't like the song all that much, and i don't really care about this list. i just don't understand how it "doesnt do well in the rest of the criteria"

Hey, I never wrote that.

my bad. not sure why i thought that lol.

Not a problem at all. That happens in the best families.

pauldrach · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2011 5:04 pm

gminer wrote:

... on another note in terms of popularity, there is not a non single/album cut song in rock music that has received more radio play than STH over past 40 years in every location around the globe that keeps such records ... and it`s popularity lends itslef to the continuous sales of the album from which it comes ... Take care

I can see that, so I won't bitch about its #7 placement on Deany's list (though it's really tempting).

Brett Alan · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 3:17 pm **Posts:** 6333

Deany wrote:

Also, I do think "The Message" is the greatest hip-hop song. It's lack of popularity shouldn't hinder it because if you put it in perspective, it did do well in the charts during a time when hip-hop was still an underground genre. Definitely Top 25.

Yeah, "The Message" is a case where the chart numbers are misleading. Considering that radio still was ignoring rap for the most part, and that no 7-inch single was available at a time when that was still the dominant format, "The Message" did very well. And it wasn't just rap fans who knew it. I saw a benefit concert headlined and organized by Paul Simon at the end of the Graceland tour at MSG. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were on the bill, and when they did "The Message", the whole crowd was singing along, and this was an audience that had shown up to see Paul Simon.

Taro · **Joined:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 12:48 pm **Posts:** 655

lew wrote:

1. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
2. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
3. Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
4. Respect - Aretha Franklin
5. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
6. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
7. A Day In The Life - Beatles
8. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
9. Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
10. What'd I Say - Ray Charles
11. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
12. Won't Get Fooled Again - Who
13. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
14. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
15. Imagine - John Lennon
16. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
17. Layla - Derek & the Dominos
18. Light My Fire - Doors
19. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
20. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
21. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Jerry Lee Lewis
22. When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
23. Hey Jude - Beatles
24. Hotel California - Eagles
25. Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
26. You Really Got Me - Kinks
27. American Pie - Don McLean
28. Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
29. Baba O'Riley - The Who
30. Sympathy For The Devil - Rolling Stones
31. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
32. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
33. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
34. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
35. Yesterday - The Beatles
36. My Generation - The Who
37. Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
38. Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
39. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
40. Shake, Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Turner
41. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
42. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
43. In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
44. Time - Pink Floyd
45. Oh Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
46. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
47. Walk This Way - Aerosmith
48. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
49. A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum
50. What's Goin' On - Marvin Gaye
51. Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
52. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
53. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
54. You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
55. Good Golly, Miss Molly - Little Richard
56. Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone
57. Roundabout - Yes
58. Bye Bye Love - The Everly Brothers
59. Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
60. Sixty Minute Man - The Dominoes
61. Voodoo Child (slight return) - Jimi Hendrix
62. November Rain - Guns N' Roses
63. One Nation Under A Groove - Funkadelic
64. House Of The Rising Sun - Animals
65. Mr. Tambourine Man - Byrds
66. Let's Go Crazy - Prince
67. Please, Please, Please - James Brown
68. Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
69. Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane
70. Dust In The Wind - Kansas
71. Slow Ride - Foghat
72. Crossroads - Cream
73. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
74. With Or Without You - U2
75. More Than A Feeling - Boston
76. We Will Rock You - Queen
77. Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
78. 21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson
79. Mystery Train - Elvis Presley
80. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - CSN
81. Show Me The Way - Peter Frampton
82. Where Did Our Love Go - Supremes
83. My My Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue) - Neil Young
84. Money - Pink Floyd
85. Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
86. Master of Puppets - Metallica
87. Stand! - Sly & The Family Stone
88. Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
89. That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly & The Crickets
90. Dream On - Aerosmith
91. Maybellene - Chuck Berry
92. Every Breath You Take - Police
93. Jesus Christ Pose - Soundgarden
94. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
95. All Day And All Of The Night - Kinks
96. Tom Sawyer - Rush
97. Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan
98. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
99. Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
100. All Right Now - Free

101. Be Bop A Lula - Gene Vincent
102. Money Honey - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
103. Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
104. Lucky Man - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
105. Kick Out The Jams - MC5
106. Green Onions - Booker T. & The MG's
107. Back In Black - AC/DC
108. School Day - Chuck Berry
109. Runaway - Del Shannon
110. Good Rockin' Tonight - Wynonie Harris
111. London Calling - The Clash
112. Eight Miles High - Byrds
113. Aqualung - Jethro Tull
114. Heroin - Velvet Underground
115. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
116. The Joker - Steve Miller Band
117. Barracuda - Heart
118. I Get Around - Beach Boys
119. Child In Time - Deep Purple
120. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
121. Free Ride - Edgar Winter Group
122. Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress - Hollies
123. American Woman - Guess Who
124. Hallowed Be Thy Name - Iron Maiden
125. Wake Up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers
126. Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones
127. I'm Walkin - Fats Domino
128. Nights In White Satin - Moody Blues
129. She Loves You - Beatles
130. Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed
131. Heat Wave - Martha & The Vandellas
132. Rock & Roll All Night - KISS
133. It's Your Thing - Isley Brothers
134. Reach Out, I'll Be There - Four Tops
135. White Room - Cream
136. Paranoid - Black Sabbath
137. Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
138. Jeremy - Pearl Jam
139. Blitzkreig Bop - Ramones
140. Lola - Kinks
141. Hold On, I'm Comin' - Sam & Dave
142. The Weight - The Band
143. Old Time Rock & Roll - Bob Seger
144. Purple Rain - Prince
145. Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
146. Whipping Post - Allman Brothers
147. Welcome To The Jungle - Guns N' Roses
148. Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
149. No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley
150. Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
151. Paranoid Android - Radiohead
152. Psychotic Reaction - Count Five
153. Chain Gang - Sam Cooke
154. Bang A Gong, Get It On - T-Rex
155. Teardrops From My Eyes - Ruth Brown
156. I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
157. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly & The Crickets
158. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
159. Like A Hurricane - Neil Young
160. Gimmie Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group
161. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price
162. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
163. In A Gadda Da Vida - Iron Butterfly
164. Paradise By The Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf
165. California Dreamin' - Mamas & Papas
166. Jump - Van Halen
167. Work With Me Annie - The Midnighters
168. I've Seen All Good People - Yes
169. Piece Of My Heart - Janis Joplin
170. Cloud Nine - The Temptations
171. Time Of The Season - Zombies
172. Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
173. Space Oddity - David Bowie
174. Heart Full Of Soul - Yardbirds
175. Should I Stay Or Should I Go - The Clash
176. Be My Baby - Ronettes
177. One - Metallica
178. Do You Believe In Magic - Lovin' Spoonful
179. Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
180. We're An American Band - Grand Funk Railroad
181. Allison - Elvis Costello
182. Bad To The Bone - George Thorogood
183. Come Sail Away - Styx
184. Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
185. Grace - Jeff Buckley
186. Stand By Me - Ben E. King
187. Sherry - Four Seasons
188. Fever - Little Willie John
189. Riders On the Storm - Doors
190. Free Fallin' - Tom Petty
191. Cold Sweat - James Brown
192. Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson
193. Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
194. Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
195. The Wanderer - Dion
196. My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
197. Pride & Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan
198. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
199. Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
200. Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations

201. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
202. Paint It Black - Rolling Stones
203. Strawberry Fields Forever - Beatles
204. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
205. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - The Righteous Brothers
206. Dance To The Music - Sly & The Family Stone
207. One - U2
208. My Girl - Temptations
209. Dazed And Confused - Led Zeppelin
210. Another Brick In The Wall Part II - Pink Floyd
211. Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston
212. Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
213. Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
214. Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino
215. Soul Man - Sam & Dave
216. Twist And Shout - Beatles
217. I Wanna Be Sedated - Ramones
218. Wild Thing - The Troggs
219. Why Do Fools Fall In Love? - Frankie Lymon/Teenagers
220. Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd
221. Hurricane - Bob Dylan
222. Rockin' in The Free World - Neil Young
223. 25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago
224. Cocaine - Eric Clapton
225. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
226. I Want To Hold Your Hand - Beatles
227. Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
228. I Can See For Miles - The Who
229. Truckin' - The Grateful Dead
230. Uptight - Stevie Wonder
231. People Get Ready - Impressions
232. I Got A Woman - Ray Charles
233. Rave On - Buddy Holly
234. Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
235. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
236. Turn! Turn! Turn! - The Byrds
237. Iron Man - Black Sabbath
238. Surfin U.S.A. - Beach Boys
239. Think - Aretha Franklin
240. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry
241. The Tracks Of My Tears - The Miracles
242. Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull
243. Desperado - Eagles
244. Maggie May - Rod Stewart
245. I'd Love To Change The World - Ten Years After
246. Who Do You Love? - Bo Diddley
247. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
248. Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
249. Changes - David Bowie
250. Takin' Care Of Business - BTO
251. Higher & Higher - Jackie Wilson
252. Black Magic Woman - Santana
253. Mony Mony - Tommy James & the Shondells
254. Anthem - Rush
255. Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
256. China Grove - Doobie Brothers
257. Crying In The Chapel - The Orioles
258. Take It On The Run - REO Speedwagon
259. There Goes My Baby - The Drifters
260. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - Hollies
261. Glad All Over - Dave Clark Five
262. Breakdown - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
263. Uncle John's Band - Grateful Dead
264. Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles
265. Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes
266. Pink Houses - John Mellencamp
267. Lucille - Little Richard
268. Tumbling Dice - The Rolling Stones
269. Roadhouse Blues - Doors
270. Rock 'n' Roll Hoochie Coo - Rick Derringer
271. Call Me - Blondie
272. School's Out - Alice Cooper
273. Aenema - Tool
274. Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
275. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - Animals
276. What's Love Got To Do With It? - Tina Turner
277. Roxanne - Police
278. Earth Angel - The Penguins
279. Ain't It A Shame - Fats Domino
280. Low Rider - War
281. Rocket Man - Elton John
282. Love Hurts - Nazarath
283. You Got Another Thing Comin - Judas Priest
284. Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne
285. Monday, Monday - Mamas and Papas
286. I Saw The Light - Todd Rundgren
287. Pride (In The name Of Love) - U2
288. All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople
289. Rooster - Alice In Chains
290. Fields Of Gold - Sting
291. Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions
292. I Love Rock 'n' Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
293. Surrender - Cheap Trick
294. Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
295. No Time - Guess Who
296. Woodstock - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
297. River Deep-Mountain High - Ike & Tina Turner
298. Bad Case Of Loving You - Robert Palmer
299. Love The One You're With - Stephen Stills
300. You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet - BTO

I have to admit that even Rolling Stone list is better than this one.

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