100 Greatest Really Short Rock Songs
Criteria: Songs must be 1:45 or shorter. This means on their original release either on an album, EP or a single. Songs were chosen and ranked based on initial and lasting popularity, acclaim and influence.
Newly added names are in Red
Newly added names are in Red
Really Short Rock Songs
1. Stay
Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs (1:38)
2. Little Deuce Coupe
Beach Boys (1:41)
3. Outdoor Miner
Wire (1:44)
4. Golden Slumbers
Beatles (1:32)
5. Carry That Weight
Beatles (1:37)
6. Straight Edge
Minor Threat (0:46)
7. Eruption
Van Halen (1:44)
8. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
Beatles (1:18)
9. The Hippy Hippy Shake
Swinging Blue Jeans (1:44) / Chan Romero (1:41)
10. Whole Lotta Lovin'
Fats Domino (1:38)
11. Judy is a Punk
Ramones (1:32)
12. Game of Pricks
Guided by Voices (1:33)
13. Final Day
Young Marble Giants (1:44)
14. Three Girl Rhumba
Wire (1:23)
15. Twenty Flight Rock
Eddie Cochran (1:38)
16. Mercedes Benz
Janis Joplin (1:45)
17. Pay to Cum
Bad Brains (1:25)
18. Broken Face
Pixies (1:30)
19. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
Simon & Garfunkel (1:43)
20. Velocity Girl
Primal Scream (1:22)
21. The Wind
Cat Stevens (1:40)
22. You Suffer - Napalm Death (0:07)
23. Viet Nam
Minutemen (1:27)
24. Never Talking to You Again
Hüsker Dü (1:39)
25. Frownland
Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band (1:41)
26. Another Green World
Brian Eno (1:41)
27. There's A Place
Beatles(1:44)
28. Welcome to the Working Week
Elvis Costello (1:20)
29. United States of Whatever - Liam Lynch (1:29)
30. What's The Ugliest Part of Your Body?
Mothers of Invention (1:03)
31. Elizabeth My Dear
The Stone Roses (0:58)
32. I Wanna Be Your Man
Rolling Stones (1:44)
33. Time (The Donut of The Heart)
J Dilla (1:38)
34. I Will
Beatles (1:45)
35. Tourette's
Nirvana (1:36)
36. Wasted
Black Flag (0:42)
37. A Little Bit of Soap
De La Soul (0:49)
38. Absolutely Cuckoo
Magnetic Fields (1:34)
39. Johnsburg, Illinois - Tom Waits (1:34)
40. Lukin
Pearl Jam (1:02)
41. Here Comes the Summer
Undertones (1:45)
42. Nazi Punks Fuck Off
Dead Kennedys (1:03)
43. Polythene Pam
Beatles (1:13)
44. Mean Mr. Mustard
Beatles (1:06)
45. Till the Morning Comes
Neil Young (1:21)
46. Three Nights A Week
Fats Domino (1:45)
47. Follow That Dream
Elvis Presley (1:35)
48. Prelude
Millennium (1:18)
49. Never Never Land
Todd Rundgren (1:35)
50. Minor Threat
Minor Threat (1:28)
51. 1977
The Clash (1:41)
52. Shoehorn with Teeth
They Might Be Giants (1:15)
53. Oh Shit!
Buzzcocks (1:37)
54. Lament #1 ("Bird's Lament")
Moondog (1:44)
55. Tommy Can You Hear Me?
The Who (1:37)
56. She
Misfits (1:22)
57. i
Aphex Twin (1:13)
58. Party
Elvis Presley (1:27)
59. Political Song for Micheal Jackson to Sing
Minutemen (1:29)
60. Feelin'
The La's (1:44)
61. Touched
My Bloody Valentine (0:58)
62. Sister
Prince (1:32)
63. 30 Century Man
Scott Walker (1:29)
64. Horn
Nick Drake (1:19)
65. Molly's Lips
Vaselines (1:45)
66. Crackity Jones
Pixies (1:24)
67. Pigs on The Wings
Pink Floyd (1:24)
68. The Blue Nun
Beastie Boys (0:33)
69. Ramrod
Duane Eddy (1:40)
70. Everybody Knows (I Still Love You)
Dave Clark Five (1:41)
71. Our Prayer
Beach Boys (1:05)
72. Easter Woman
Residents (1:00)
73. Quick and to The Pointless
Queens of The Stone Age (1:42)
74. God Is Love
Marvin Gaye (1:44)
75. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
Ramones (1:36)
76. Curls
Madvillain (1:35)
77. The Suburbs (Continued)
Arcade Fire (1:32)
78. Kickstand
Soundgarden (1:34)
79. Punk
Gorillaz (1:38)
80. College
Animal Collective (0:53)
81. My Way Home
Kanye West (1:43)
82. Wildlife Analysis
Boards of Canada (1:19)
83. I Like It Like That
Dave Clark Five (1:38)
84. Shu Rah
Fats Domino (1:42)
85. The Hellion
Judas Priest (0:41)
86. Chesley's Little Wrists
Pavement (1:16)
87. Misery
Beatles (1:43)
88. Nørgaard
Vaccines (1:38)
89. Vaseline
Elastica (1:24)
90. Matchbox
Jerry Lee Lewis (1:40)
91. Countdown to Armageddon
Public Enemy (1:41)
92. N.Y. Flat Top Box
John Zorn (0:45)
93. Cocksuckers Ball
Clovers (1:20)
94. Bookends Theme
Simon & Garfunkel (1:18)
95. Custom Machine
Bruce & Terry (1:37)
96. White
Frank Ocean feat. John Mayer (1:16)
97. Gangster of Love
Steve Miller Band (1:24)
98. Glad All Over
Carl Perkins (1:40)
99. Rock Your Baby
Wanda Jackson (1:43)
100. Her Majesty
Beatles (0:23)
Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs (1:38)
2. Little Deuce Coupe
Beach Boys (1:41)
3. Outdoor Miner
Wire (1:44)
4. Golden Slumbers
Beatles (1:32)
5. Carry That Weight
Beatles (1:37)
6. Straight Edge
Minor Threat (0:46)
7. Eruption
Van Halen (1:44)
8. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
Beatles (1:18)
9. The Hippy Hippy Shake
Swinging Blue Jeans (1:44) / Chan Romero (1:41)
10. Whole Lotta Lovin'
Fats Domino (1:38)
11. Judy is a Punk
Ramones (1:32)
12. Game of Pricks
Guided by Voices (1:33)
13. Final Day
Young Marble Giants (1:44)
14. Three Girl Rhumba
Wire (1:23)
15. Twenty Flight Rock
Eddie Cochran (1:38)
16. Mercedes Benz
Janis Joplin (1:45)
17. Pay to Cum
Bad Brains (1:25)
18. Broken Face
Pixies (1:30)
19. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
Simon & Garfunkel (1:43)
20. Velocity Girl
Primal Scream (1:22)
21. The Wind
Cat Stevens (1:40)
22. You Suffer - Napalm Death (0:07)
23. Viet Nam
Minutemen (1:27)
24. Never Talking to You Again
Hüsker Dü (1:39)
25. Frownland
Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band (1:41)
26. Another Green World
Brian Eno (1:41)
27. There's A Place
Beatles(1:44)
28. Welcome to the Working Week
Elvis Costello (1:20)
29. United States of Whatever - Liam Lynch (1:29)
30. What's The Ugliest Part of Your Body?
Mothers of Invention (1:03)
31. Elizabeth My Dear
The Stone Roses (0:58)
32. I Wanna Be Your Man
Rolling Stones (1:44)
33. Time (The Donut of The Heart)
J Dilla (1:38)
34. I Will
Beatles (1:45)
35. Tourette's
Nirvana (1:36)
36. Wasted
Black Flag (0:42)
37. A Little Bit of Soap
De La Soul (0:49)
38. Absolutely Cuckoo
Magnetic Fields (1:34)
39. Johnsburg, Illinois - Tom Waits (1:34)
40. Lukin
Pearl Jam (1:02)
41. Here Comes the Summer
Undertones (1:45)
42. Nazi Punks Fuck Off
Dead Kennedys (1:03)
43. Polythene Pam
Beatles (1:13)
44. Mean Mr. Mustard
Beatles (1:06)
45. Till the Morning Comes
Neil Young (1:21)
46. Three Nights A Week
Fats Domino (1:45)
47. Follow That Dream
Elvis Presley (1:35)
48. Prelude
Millennium (1:18)
49. Never Never Land
Todd Rundgren (1:35)
50. Minor Threat
Minor Threat (1:28)
51. 1977
The Clash (1:41)
52. Shoehorn with Teeth
They Might Be Giants (1:15)
53. Oh Shit!
Buzzcocks (1:37)
54. Lament #1 ("Bird's Lament")
Moondog (1:44)
55. Tommy Can You Hear Me?
The Who (1:37)
56. She
Misfits (1:22)
57. i
Aphex Twin (1:13)
58. Party
Elvis Presley (1:27)
59. Political Song for Micheal Jackson to Sing
Minutemen (1:29)
60. Feelin'
The La's (1:44)
61. Touched
My Bloody Valentine (0:58)
62. Sister
Prince (1:32)
63. 30 Century Man
Scott Walker (1:29)
64. Horn
Nick Drake (1:19)
65. Molly's Lips
Vaselines (1:45)
66. Crackity Jones
Pixies (1:24)
67. Pigs on The Wings
Pink Floyd (1:24)
68. The Blue Nun
Beastie Boys (0:33)
69. Ramrod
Duane Eddy (1:40)
70. Everybody Knows (I Still Love You)
Dave Clark Five (1:41)
71. Our Prayer
Beach Boys (1:05)
72. Easter Woman
Residents (1:00)
73. Quick and to The Pointless
Queens of The Stone Age (1:42)
74. God Is Love
Marvin Gaye (1:44)
75. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
Ramones (1:36)
76. Curls
Madvillain (1:35)
77. The Suburbs (Continued)
Arcade Fire (1:32)
78. Kickstand
Soundgarden (1:34)
79. Punk
Gorillaz (1:38)
80. College
Animal Collective (0:53)
81. My Way Home
Kanye West (1:43)
82. Wildlife Analysis
Boards of Canada (1:19)
83. I Like It Like That
Dave Clark Five (1:38)
84. Shu Rah
Fats Domino (1:42)
85. The Hellion
Judas Priest (0:41)
86. Chesley's Little Wrists
Pavement (1:16)
87. Misery
Beatles (1:43)
88. Nørgaard
Vaccines (1:38)
89. Vaseline
Elastica (1:24)
90. Matchbox
Jerry Lee Lewis (1:40)
91. Countdown to Armageddon
Public Enemy (1:41)
92. N.Y. Flat Top Box
John Zorn (0:45)
93. Cocksuckers Ball
Clovers (1:20)
94. Bookends Theme
Simon & Garfunkel (1:18)
95. Custom Machine
Bruce & Terry (1:37)
96. White
Frank Ocean feat. John Mayer (1:16)
97. Gangster of Love
Steve Miller Band (1:24)
98. Glad All Over
Carl Perkins (1:40)
99. Rock Your Baby
Wanda Jackson (1:43)
100. Her Majesty
Beatles (0:23)
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Edited By: Bruce and Doug
Last Updated: 2021-11-25
Last Updated: 2021-11-25