Best Rock Songs Ranked
|
Rank |
Title |
Artist |
Year |
|
1 |
Light My Fire |
Doors, The |
1967 |
|
2 |
You're No Good |
Ronstadt, Linda |
1974 |
|
3 |
Gimme Shelter |
Rolling Stones, The |
1969 |
|
4 |
I Love Rock N' Roll |
Jett, Joan and the Blackhearts |
1981 |
|
5 |
Message of Love |
Pretenders, The |
1981 |
|
6 |
Rebel, Rebel |
Bowie, David |
1974 |
|
7 |
Smells Like Teen Spirit |
Nirvana |
1991 |
|
8 |
Sunshine Smile |
Adorable |
1993 |
|
9 |
New Year's Day |
U2 |
1983 |
|
10 |
No Matter What |
Badfinger |
1970 |
|
11 |
Hello, I Love You |
Doors, The |
1968 |
|
12 |
Psychotic Reaction |
Count Five, The |
1966 |
|
13 |
Break on Through (To the Other Side) |
Doors, The |
1967 |
|
14 |
Somebody to Love |
Jefferson Airplane, The |
1967 |
|
15 |
Purple Haze |
Jimi Hendrix Experience, The |
1967 |
|
16 |
Barracuda |
Heart |
1977 |
|
17 |
Liar |
Three Dog Night |
1970 |
|
18 |
Crazy on You |
Heart |
1976 |
|
19 |
Magic Man |
Heart |
1976 |
|
20 |
Laughing at You |
Head Automatica |
2006 |
|
21 |
Curious |
Head Automatica |
2006 |
|
22 |
Shadows of the Night |
Benatar, Pat |
1982 |
|
23 |
Melting in the Sun |
INXS |
1984 |
|
24 |
Jet |
Paul McCartney & Wings |
1973 |
|
25 |
Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win) |
Fleetwood Mac |
1975 |
|
26 |
Love Me Two Times |
Doors, The |
1967 |
|
27 |
Beautiful Day |
U2 |
2000 |
|
28 |
Witchy Woman |
Eagles, The |
1972 |
|
29 |
All Day and All of the Night |
Kinks, The |
1964 |
|
30 |
Come Together |
Beatles, The |
1969 |
|
31 |
Peace Frog |
Doors, The |
1970 |
|
32 |
All Along the Watchtower |
Jimi Hendrix Experience, The |
1968 |
|
33 |
Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah!) |
Jett, Joan and the Blackhearts |
1981 |
|
34 |
Rock and Roll, Part 2 |
Glitter, Gary |
1972 |
|
35 |
Talk |
Coldplay |
2005 |
|
36 |
I Feel Fine |
Beatles, The |
1964 |
|
37 |
Steady As She Goes |
Raconteurs, The |
2006 |
|
38 |
Green-Eyed Lady |
Sugarloaf |
1970 |
|
39 |
Some Might Say |
Oasis |
1995 |
|
40 |
Another One Bites the Dust |
Queen |
1980 |
|
41 |
You Really Got Me |
Kinks, The |
1964 |
|
42 |
Sunshine of Your Love |
Cream |
1968 |
|
43 |
American Woman |
Guess Who, The |
1970 |
|
44 |
Layla |
Derek and the Dominoes |
1970 |
|
45 |
Love Her Madly |
Doors, The |
1971 |
|
46 |
I Just Want to Celebrate |
Rare Earth |
1971 |
|
47 |
More Than a Feeling |
Boston |
1976 |
|
48 |
Heat Wave |
Ronstadt, Linda |
1975 |
|
49 |
Kicks |
Paul Revere & The Raiders |
1966 |
|
50 |
Money |
Pink Floyd |
1973 |
|
51 |
Wild Thing |
Troggs, The |
1966 |
|
52 |
My Sharona |
Knack, The |
1979 |
|
53 |
In a Big Country |
Big Country |
1983 |
|
54 |
Middle of the Road |
Pretenders, The |
1983 |
|
55 |
It's My Life |
Burdon, Eric and The Animals |
1965 |
|
56 |
I Can't Explain |
Who, The |
1965 |
|
57 |
Just Like Me |
Paul Revere & The Raiders |
1965 |
|
58 |
Foxy Lady |
Jimi Hendrix Experience, The |
1967 |
|
59 |
It's So Easy |
Ronstadt, Linda |
1977 |
|
60 |
Taxman |
Beatles, The |
1966 |
|
61 |
Hungry |
Paul Revere & The Raiders |
1966 |
|
62 |
Get Off of My Cloud |
Rolling Stones, The |
1966 |
|
63 |
Don't Bring Me Down |
Electric Light Orchestra |
1979 |
|
64 |
So You Want to Be a Rock & Roll Star |
Byrds, The |
1967 |
|
65 |
The Unknown Soldier |
Doors, The |
1968 |
|
66 |
Born to Be Wild |
Steppenwolf |
1968 |
|
67 |
It's Only Love |
Adams, Bryan and Tina Turner |
1984 |
|
68 |
Five to One |
Doors, The |
1968 |
|
69 |
I Hate Myself For Loving You |
Jett, Joan and the Blackhearts |
1988 |
|
70 |
White Room |
Cream |
1968 |
|
71 |
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida |
Iron Butterfly |
1968 |
|
72 |
Are You Gonna Go My Way |
Kravitz, Lenny |
1993 |
|
73 |
Jumpin' Jack Flash |
Rolling Stones, The |
1968 |
|
74 |
(I Love It When You) Call Me Names |
Armatrading, Joan |
1983 |
|
75 |
Turn to You |
Go-Go's, The |
1984 |
|
76 |
Spirit in the Sky |
Greenbaum, Norman |
1969 |
|
77 |
We Got the Beat |
Go-Go's, The |
1981 |
|
78 |
Our Lips Are Sealed |
Go-Go's, The |
1981 |
|
79 |
Jamie's Cryin' |
Van Halen |
1978 |
|
80 |
Magic Carpet Ride |
Steppenwolf |
1968 |
