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The Top 100 Classic Rock Songs of All Time


This list was originally posted on the Dave’s Music Database Facebook page and website on 4/8/2010. In April 2012, Ultimate Classic Rock Top 100 Classic Rock Songs took on the task of counting down the top 100 classic rock songs (with the maddening criteria that each act could only have one entry on the list). It seemed a good time to update the DMDB’s take on the top classic rock songs of all time. This list was created by aggregating 29 best-of lists focused on classic rock songs.

Stairway to Heaven
1. “Stairway to Heaven” Led Zeppelin (1971)
2. “Hotel California” Eagles (1977)
3. “Layla” Derek & The Dominos (1971)
4. “Bohemian Rhapsody” Queen (1975)
5. “Comfortably Numb” Pink Floyd (1979)
6. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” The Rolling Stones (1965)
7. “Won’t Get Fooled Again” The Who (1971)
8. “Dream On” Aerosmith (1973)
9. “Free Bird” Lynyrd Skynyrd (1974)
10. “Another Brick in the Wall Pt. II” Pink Floyd (1979)
11. “Kashmir” Led Zeppelin (1975)
12. “Imagine” John Lennon (1971)
13. “Purple Haze” The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967)
14. “You Shook Me All Night Long” AC/DC (1980)
15. “Sweet Emotion” Aerosmith (1975)
16. “Like a Rolling Stone” Bob Dylan (1965)
17. “Whole Lotta Love” Led Zeppelin (1969)
18. “Hey Jude” The Beatles (1968)
19. “Sweet Home Alabama” Lynyrd Skynyrd (1974)
20. “Baba O’Riley” The Who (1971)

Layla
21. “Sympathy for the Devil” The Rolling Stones (1968)
22. “Money” Pink Floyd (1973)
23. “Light My Fire” The Doors (1967)
24. “Born to Be Wild” Steppenwolf (1968)
25. “A Day in the Life” The Beatles (1967)
26. “All Along the Watchtower” The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1968)
27. “More Than a Feeling” Boston (1976)
28. “Smoke on the Water” Deep Purple (1973)
29. “Sweet Child O’ Mine” Guns N’ Roses (1988)
30. “Sultans of Swing” Dire Straits (1979)

Bohemian Rhapsody
31. “Born to Run” Bruce Springsteen (1975)
32. “Rock and Roll” Led Zeppelin (1972)
33. “Back in Black” AC/DC (1980)
34. “Black Dog” Led Zeppelin (1971)
35. “We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions” Queen (1977)
36. “Paranoid” Black Sabbath (1970)
37. “Time” Pink Floyd (1973)
38. “Let It Be” The Beatles (1970)
39. “Don’t Fear the Reaper” Blue Oyster Cult (1976)
40. “Magic Carpet Ride” Steppenwolf (1968)

Comfortably Numb
41. “American Pie” Don McLean (1971)
42. “White Room” Cream (1968)
43. “Gimme Shelter” The Rolling Stones (1969)
44. “All Right Now” Free (1970)
45. “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” The Rolling Stones (1969)
46. “Maggie May” Rod Stewart (1971)
47. “American Woman” The Guess Who (1970)
48. “Lola” The Kinks (1970)
49. “For What It’s Worth” Buffalo Springfield (1967)
50. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Nirvana (1991)
51. “Wish You Were Here” Pink Floyd (1975)
52. “Cocaine” Eric Clapton (1977)
53. “L.A. Woman” The Doors (1971)
54. “Sunshine of Your Love” Cream (1968)
55. “Carry on Wayward Son” Kansas (1976)
56. “Nights in White Satin” The Moody Blues (1967)
57. “Tom Sawyer” Rush (1981)
58. “Honky Tonk Women” The Rolling Stones (1969)
59. “Behind Blue Eyes” The Who (1971)
60. “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” The Rolling Stones (1968)
61. “Aqualung” Jethro Tull (1971)
62. “The House of the Rising Sun” The Animals (1964)
63. “In the Air Tonight” Phil Collins (1981)
64. “Space Oddity” David Bowie (1969)
65. “Paint It, Black” The Rolling Stones (1966)
66. “You Really Got Me” The Kinks (1964)
67. “Black Magic Woman” Santana (1970)
68. “Pride (In the Name of Love)” U2 (1984)
69. “Highway to Hell” AC/DC (1979)
70. “Yesterday” The Beatles (1965)

Won’t Get Fooled Again
71. “Over the Hills and Far Away” Led Zeppelin (1973)
72. “Walk This Way” Aerosmith (1976)
73. “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” The Beatles (1968)
74. “Come Together” The Beatles (1969)
75. “Jump” Van Halen (1984)
76. “My Generation” The Who (1965)
77. “The Joker” Steve Miller Band (1973)
78. “Piece of My Heart” Big Brother & The Holding Company (1968)
79. “Crazy Train” Ozzy Osbourne (1980)
80. “Roxanne” The Police (1979)
81. “Who Are You? ” The Who (1978)
82. “Foreplay/Longtime (1977)
83. “Roundabout” Yes (1972)
84. “Rock and Roll All Nite” Kiss (1975)
85. “Ramble On” Led Zeppelin (1969)
86. “Turn the Page (live)” Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (1976)
87. “Go Your Own Way” Fleetwood Mac (1977)
88. “Brown Sugar” The Rolling Stones (1971)
89. “Brown-Eyed Girl” Van Morrison (1967)
90. “Dust in the Wind” Kansas (1978)
91. “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
92. “The Weight” The Band (1968)
93. “Tiny Dancer” Elton John (1972)
94. “Revolution” The Beatles (1968)
95. “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” U2 (1987)
96. “La Grange” ZZ Top (1974)
97. “Barracuda” Heart (1977)
98. “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet” Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1974)
99. “Hey Joe” The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1966)
100. “Bad to the Bone” George Thorogood & The Destroyers (1982)

Another Brick in the Wall Part II


Additional Lists:
  • Are You on Something Classic Rock Top 500 
    Date and method of list creation unknown. Looks more like an individual’s list with songs that aren’t typically defined as “classic rock,” such as the Stooges, Ramones, Velvet Underground, etc.
  • WNEW’s Firecracker 500 (1996)
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Alan: Here's my own list of pop classics, focusing on songs I am still capable (or was once capable) of singing.

Dear Chuck and John,

Here's a catalog of songs I really like - with YouTube links.

Some of these songs were youthful enthusiasms somewhat frayed by the passage of time but still having a hold on my heart.

I have five starred those songs I really like... and also think I can "pull off."

Fewer red stars indicate a keen desire to sing the song but reservations about "pulling it off."

If you are interested in rehearsing any of these, let me know and I'll print lyrics.

Pax

Alan

  1. I'm In A Hurry," Alabama https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CICwZ01bT3w  *****
  2. Pure and Easy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXfUk-jF6UE *****
  1. Call It Democracy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfcfdt0jcWs&index=20&list=RDmN2uMVYwmqc *****
  2. Dream Like Mine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eG23MqIMos&list=RDmN2uMVYwmqc&index=35 *****
  3. Pacing the Cage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN2uMVYwmqc&list=RDmN2uMVYwmqc&index=1 *****
  4. Child of the Wind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j1SIUGRxRM&index=18&list=RDmN2uMVYwmqc *****
  5. Southland of the Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCPfi_oBA7E (Guitar fingering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCPfi_oBA7E) *****
  6. Closer to the Light: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3uq5QaQGio  *****
  7. Last Night of The World. Studio Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dGNDUdtNh8 Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02TUsZzF6es&list=RDmN2uMVYwmqc&index=5 *****
  8. All The Diamonds In The World - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IPbWwNfNV0&list=RDmN2uMVYwmqc&index=8 *****
  9. Lord Of The Starfields https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFkM_R3CZvI&index=13&list=RDmN2uMVYwmqc *****
  10. Lovers In A Dangerous Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKjgJ3oLJqE&list=RDmN2uMVYwmqc&index=3 **
  11. Down Here Tonight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf-_WDTTcsc **
  12. Open https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErkzoAndLJk **
  13. The Trouble With Normal Is It Always Gets Worse  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kybkiiAKMOY **
  14. If A Tree Falls In The Forest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13KUZ53NWq0&index=4&list=RDmN2uMVYwmqc **
  15. Put It In Your Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkjBj67g_fo **
  16. Strange Waters Studio Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPDKWnA54fQ&list=RDmN2uMVYwmqc&index=31  Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiUJEafu1lA&index=7&list=RDmN2uMVYwmqc **
  17. No Expectations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rIqBeMZAMc ***
  18. "Ruby Tuesday" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a00_tPLcE_g ***
  19. "Sympathy for the Devil"` https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkXIYgsvO0c *
  20. "As Tears Go By" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLm_vVUhH5s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQlmywY_qEM *****
  21. "19th Nervous Breakdown" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU1kTuVSUOw  **
  22. The Last Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM2b9CcH1KM ***
  23. Play With Fire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QlBTOAqHhk **
  24. Angie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXRExocnpUw *****
  25. "Get Together," The Youngbloods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz0_gpjd-fg *****
  26. Love The One You're With https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH3ruuml-R4 *****
  27. Light My Fire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY1l8T2Lcl0 *
  28. Sitting By The Dock Of The Bay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCmUhYSr-e4 *****
  29. "Drift Away," Dobie Gray https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr_eVcCAUXo *****
  30. "Take It Easy," The Eagles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI3F687SsoU *****
  31. "Have You Ever Seen The Rain?" CCR  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDGuyGPJ_JE *****
  32. "Long Black Veil," The Band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4-ixeR1sdA *****
  33. "I Can See Clearly Now," Johnny Nash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FscIgtDJFXg *****
  34. Sahajiya http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/01/sahajiya-tommy-graham-and-amazing.html *****
  35. Dion And The Belmonts - A Teenager In Love ***
  36. Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley's Studio Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AWFf7EAc4 ***
  37. Brown-Eyed Girl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG8Ect3Xn7w *****
  38. Nowhere Man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGGphnDMVDI  *****
  39. Rain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liJbriVSn9o *****
  40. For No One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA4X8g-7L-E  *****
  41. In My Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKQpRgxyyqo  ***
  42. Blackbird - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7epRPz0LGPE  *****
  43. **
  44. Teach Your Children Well. Studio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_hYdywoV_Q    Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztVaqZajq-I  *****
  45. Our House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7goifK_2qY  *****
  46. 49 Reasons Studio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHQwOpl1QhQ  Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-xyy-XFY-s  *****
  47. Little Potato: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkcnJd-eyQ0 **
  48. Will You Love Me Tomorrow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbxxkwBQk_o  *****
  49. Up Around The Bend. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34P18at0Q7s *****
  50. Looking Out My Back Door. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeJuUqDqY00  
    *****
  51. For What It's Worth, Stephen Stills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp5JCrSXkJY  *****
  52. All I Really Want To Do: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIEV1OanDGY&feature=youtu.be  **
  53. My Back Pages: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h80l4XIPJC4&feature=youtu.be **
  54. A Satisfied Mind: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BboZB0GuZhw  *****
  55. The Bells of Rymney: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGFb_xZR3K0  *****
  56. Here, There, Everywhere: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4fxCbwRhuE  ***
  57. Someone I Used To Love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GacUnYtkKOQ *****
  58. "It's A Good Feeling To Know," Poco: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKbPEIF9DtY **
  59. I Am Ready For The Storm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNAzkEioI_s  **
  60. Mr. Tambourine Man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyOzGPbn2tg&list=RDNyOzGPbn2tg  ***
  61. Like A Rolling Stone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syNLBJ_Lq9E  **
  62. Because: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWlLPJG9Cvg  *
  63. "Say It With Love," The Moody Blues: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNNmO1YITyQ  **
  64. "Question," The Moody Blues: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBsdHoTdOmc  *****
  65. American Pie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAsV5-Hv-7U  *****
  66. Suite Judy Blue Eyes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMbuJXQCIvo  **
  67. It's Nature's Way: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsTK2LHZKPQ  **
  68. "La Bamba," Los Lobos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxPWVX-qSrQ  *****
  69. Don't Stop Believing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5wVZwdHmRY  ///  With new lead singer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vORqmUeGTCg *
  70. When The Lights Go Down In The City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9tyMp5A03k  *
  71. More Than A Feeling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm_-sW4Vktw *
  72. Don't You Want Somebody To Love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Jj3wZVc7nw  **
  74. Darling Be Home Soon  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBXL7FaPod4 ***
  75. Summer In The City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m648v4s5sFc  *****
  76. You Were On My Mind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29uNvGHsRlc *****
  77. Maggie Mae https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T5hYlUsQ0s *****


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