Top 100 Greatest Rock Songs Of All Time

Top 100 greatest rock songs of all time, based on musicality, influence, popularity, and iconicness.

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[neymarjr.]

Best rock songs for me:
1. Child in Time - Deep Purple
2. Stargazer - Rainbow
3. Stairway to heaven - Led Zeppelin
4. Time - Pink Floyd
5. November Rain - Guns n Roses

[finwilliams]

I personally believe that Money For Nothing by Dire Straits should be on here, one of the most iconic riffs and a great overall song.

[rockroll]

100.) Blitzkrieg Bop- Ramones
99.) Black Hole Sun- Soundgarden
98.) You Really Got Me- The Kinks
97.) Free Fallin’- Tom Petty
96.) Come As You Are- Nirvana
95.) Don’t Cry- Guns N’ Roses
94.) Alive- Pearl Jam
93.) Thunderstruck- AC/DC
92.) For Your Love- The Yardbirds
91.) Boulevard of Broken Dreams- Green Day
90.) Karma Police- Radiohead
89.) Losing My Religion- R.E.M
88.) Love Will Tear Us Apart- Joy Division
87.) Immigrant Song- Led Zeppelin
86.) Fortunate Son- Creedence Clearwater Revival
85.) Seven Nation Army- The White Stripes
84.) Runnin’ with the Devil- Van Halen
83.) Born to Run- Bruce Springsteen
82.) Long Tall Sally- Little Richard
81.) Sweet Emotion- Aerosmith
80.) Peg- Steely Dan
79.) Alone- Heart
78.) Ace of Spades- Motörhead
77.) 21st Century Schizod Man- King Crimson
76.) Just What I Needed- The Cars
75.) Jailhouse Rock- Elvis Presley
74.) For Whom the Bell Tolls- Metallica
73.) Pour Some Sugar On Me- Def Leppard
72.) That’ll Be the Day- Buddy Holly
71.) Eye of the Tiger- Survivor
70.) Sunday Morning- Velvet Underground
69.) Wonderwall- Oasis
68.) Roundabout- Yes
67.) Black- Pearl Jam
66.) Sultans of Swing- Dire Straits
65.) We Will Rock You- Queen
64.) The Final Countdown- Europe
63.) Hallowed Be Thy Name- Iron Maiden
62.) Killing In the Name- Rage Against the Machine
61.) Purple Haze- The Jimi Hendrix Experience
60.) Tangled Up In Blue- Bob Dylan
59.) Enter Sandman- Metallica
58.) Sweet Home Alabama- Lynyrd Skynyrd
57.) Dust In the Wind- Kansas
56.) Space Oddity- David Bowie
55.) Here Comes the Sun- The Beatles
54.) Livin’ On a Prayer- Bon Jovi
53.) Crazy Train- Ozzy Osbourne
52.) Every Breath You Take- The Police
51.) Sunshine of Your Love- Cream
50.) (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction- The Rolling Stones
49.) Whole Lotta Love- Led Zeppelin
48.) Dreams- Fleetwood Mac
47.) More Than a Feeling- Boston
46.) Paint It Black- The Rolling Stones
45.) Highway to Hell- AC/DC
44.) Jump- Van Halen
43.) Don’t Stop Beliven’- Journey
42.) Wish You Were Here- Pink Floyd
41.) Sweet Child O’ Mine- Guns N’ Roses
40.) London Calling- The Clash
39.) Won’t Get Fooled Again- The Who
38.) The Spirit of Radio- Rush
37.) God Only Knows- The Beach Boys
36.) Have You Ever Seen the Rain?- Creedence Clearwater Revival
35.) Riders On the Storm- The Doors
34.) Paranoid- Black Sabbath
33.) Don’t Stop Me Now- Queen
32.) November Rain- Guns N’ Roses
31.) Strawberry Fields Forever- The Beatles
30.) Mr. Blue Sky- Electric Light Orchestra
29.) House of the Rising Sun- The Animals
28.) Paranoid Android- Radiohead
27.) Smoke On the Water - Deep Purple
26.) Sympathy for the Devil- The Rolling Stones
25.) Under Pressure- Queen feat. David Bowie
24.) Master of Puppets- Metallica
23.) Time- Pink Floyd
22.) Hound Dog- Elvis Presley
21.) Tom Sawyer- Rush
20.) Carry On Wayward Son- Kansas
19.) Hotel California- The Eagles
18.) Good Vibrations- The Beach Boys
17.) Back In Black- AC/DC
16.) Let It Be- The Beatles
15.) All Along the Watchtower- The Jimi Hendrix Experience
14.) Gimme Shelter- The Rolling Stones
13.) Layla- Derek and the Dominoes
12.) Dream On- Aerosmith
11.) The Chain- Fleetwood Mac
10.) Baba O’ Riley- The Who
9.) Free Bird- Lynyrd Skynyrd
8.) Johnny B. Goode- Chuck Berry
7.) Imagine- John Lennon
6.) Comfortably Numb- Pink Floyd
5.) Smells Like Teen Spirit- Nirvana
4.) Like a Rolling Stone- Bob Dylan
3.) A Day In the Life- The Beatles
2.) Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen
1.) Stairway to Heaven- Led Zeppelin

[marvincorre]

My Top 10 Rock Songs:

10. Johnny B Goode
9. Smells Like Teen Spirit
8. Like A Rolling Stone
7. Hotel California
6. November Rain
5. Imagine
4. Comfortably Numb
3. Bohemian Rhapsody
2. Stairway To Heaven
1. A Day In The Life

[carlneoh]

Honestly Zeppelin could've filled up 20 spots here

[itmightbe]

Honorable mentions: Purple Rain by Prince, The Weight by The Band, I’m Waiting for the Man by The Velvet Underground, Once in a Lifetime by The Talking Heads, Ripple or Casey Jones by The Grateful Dead, Mr Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan, Nightswimming by R.E.M., Roxanne by The Police, Lateralus by TOOL, Marquee Moon by Television, One by U2, American Girl by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Come Together by The Beatles, The End by The Doors, and Heroes by David Bowie.

[sachalp]

My top 10:
10 - Out of Control (The Rolling Stones)
9 - You Shook Me All Night Long (AC/DC)
8 - Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin)
7 - Let Love Rule (Lenny Kravitz)
6 - November Rain (Guns N' Roses)
5 -Gimme Shelter (The Rolling Stones)
4 - Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd)
3 - Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns N' Roses)
2 - Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd)
1 - Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin)

[patitor]

my list:
10) paint it, black - the rolling stones
9) paranoid - black sabbath
8) sympathy for the devil - the rolling stones
7) enter sandman - metallica
6) dream on - aerosmith
5) mr. blue sky - electric light orchestra
4) smells like teen spirit - nirvana
3) immigrant song - led zeppelin
2) stairway to heaven - led zeppelin
1) bohemian rapsody - queen

[Ibanez]

My top ten

1. Bohemian Rhapsody
2. Stairway to heaven
3. A day in the life
4. November rain
5. Yesterday
6. Light my fire
7. The long and winding road
8. Jesus of surburbia
9. Strawberry fields forever
10. Always

[josemiguelcarrizo]

My top ten
1. Shine on your crazy diamond
2. A day in the life
3. Hey Jude
4. Yesterday
5.Bohemian rapsody
6. Stairway to heaven
7. Good vibrations
8. Time of the season
9. Little wing
10. Bridge over troubled waters

[stuart]

for my list:
10:Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
9:Like a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan
8:Dream On by Aerosmith
7:Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
6:Layla by Derek and the Dominos
5:The Chain by Fleetwood Mac
4:A Day In The Life by The Beatles
3:Echoes by Pink Floyd
2:Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
1:Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
(normally i would put more led zeppelin, pink floyd or queen but i'm trying to be a bit objective)

[haalfred]

My top ten

1. Stairway to heaven - Led Zeppelin
2. Disco 2000 - Pulp
3. Close to the Edge - Yes
4. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
5. The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
6. Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve
7. 21st Century Schizoid Man- King Crimson
8. Space Oddity - David Bowie
9. Paranoid Android - Radiohead
10. Light My Fire - The Doors

[kristynapolackova]

I'm a huge Beatles fan - when I heard A Day In The Life instead of Hey Jude, that is in every other video, I was very pleasantly surprised.

[steelcity_fan]

Personally, I think Wish You Were Here is Pink Floyd’s best song, but I can appreciate Comfortably Numb being so high on the list. Pink Floyd forever changed music with their incredible sound.

[vanplq]

You showed some generosity for other artists because The Beatles and Led Zeppelin could have single handedly occupied 50 places.

[cae]

An awesome list. The lists I've seen before usually omit many great songs from the 60s and 50s, but I'm glad you included songs like Like A Rolling Stone or A Day In The Life, they deserve to be there.

[Ozzydandocambalhota]

Meu top 10

10-iron man (black sabbath)
9-dream on (Aerosmith)
8-gimme shelter (Rolling Stones)
7-eletric funeral (black sabbath)
6-paranoid (black sabbath)
5-smells like teen spirit (nirvana)
4-for whom the bell tolls (Metallica)
3-war pigs (Black sabbath)
2-black sabbath (Black sabbath)
1-stairway to heaven (led Zeppelin)


Mensões honrosas: highway star, smoke on the water, ramble on, (i can't get no) satisfaction, whole lotta love, toxicity, all along the watchtower (jimi Hendrix)

[绝不会放弃你]

Bands/Artists mentioned more than once:
Queen: 4
The Beatles: 4
The Rolling Stones: 4

Led Zeppelin: 3
Pink Floyd: 3
AC/DC: 3
Metallica: 3
Guns N' Roses: 3

Bob Dylan: 2
Nirvana: 2
Lynyrd Skynyrd: 2
Fleetwood Mac: 2
Aerosmith: 2
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: 2
The Beach boys: 2
Kansas: 2
Rush: 2
Elvis Presley: 2
David Bowie: 2
Radiohead: 2
Creedence Clearwater Revival: 2
Van Halen: 2
Pearl Jam: 2

[gtaboy]

Honorbale Mumentios:
Black Sabbath-War Pigs, Iron Man, Black Sabbath
Radiohead-Creep
Creedence-Bad Moon Rising
Pink Floyd-Another Brick In The Wall
The Cure-Boys Don't Cry
Metallica-Seek And Destroy, One, Nothing Else Matters
Bon Jovi-You Give Love A Bad Name
Van Halen-Panama, Hot For Teacher,
Ain't Talkin Bout Love
Scorpions-Wind Of Chainge, Still Loving You
Rush-Limelight, Fly By Night, YYZ
Led Zeppelin-Kashmir, Black Dog, Rock And Roll
Guns'N Roses-Welcome To The Jungle, Paradise City
The Rolling Stones-Start Me Up
The Eagles-Take It Easy
AC/DC-You Shok Me All Night Long, Hells Bells, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Chip, T.N.T
The Beatles-Come Together, Hey Jude, Yesterday, Eleanor Rigby
Nirvana-Lithium, Heart Shaped-Box

[MelancholyPageyBoy]

My Personal Favorites:

10). Dyer Maker by Led Zeppelin
9). Layla by Eric Clapton
8). Dream On by Aerosmith
7). Dazed and Confused by Led Zeppelin
6). Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi
5). Thunderstruck by AC/DC
4). More Than A Feeling by Boston
3). Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin
2). Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
1). Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin