Selection from:
Rock n Roll America’s
Top 1,000 Classic Rock Songs
| Rank |
Song |
Artist |
| 1 |
Stairway to Heaven |
Led Zeppelin |
| 2 |
Hey Jude |
Beatles |
| 3 |
All Along the Watchtower |
Hendrix, Jimi |
| 4 |
Satisfaction |
Rolling Stones |
| 5 |
Like A Rolling Stone |
Dylan, Bob |
| 6 |
Another Brick In The Wall |
Pink Floyd |
| 7 |
Won’t Get Fooled Again |
Who |
| 8 |
Hotel California |
Eagles |
| 9 |
Layla |
Derek And The Dominos |
| 10 |
Sweet Home Alabama |
Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 11 |
Bohemian Rhapsody |
Queen |
| 12 |
Riders on the Storm |
Doors |
| 13 |
Rock and Roll |
Led Zeppelin |
| 14 |
Barracuda |
Heart |
| 15 |
La Grange |
ZZ Top |
| 16 |
Dream On |
Aerosmith |
| 17 |
You Really Got Me |
Van Halen |
| 18 |
More Than a Feeling |
Boston |
| 19 |
Sultans of Swing |
Dire Straits |
| 20 |
You Shook Me All Night Long |
AC/DC |
| 21 |
Kashmir |
Led Zeppelin |
| 22 |
Lola |
Kinks |
| 23 |
Carry on Wayward Son |
Kansas |
| 24 |
Tiny Dancer |
John, Elton |
| 25 |
Locomotive Breath |
Jethro Tull |
| 26 |
I Still Haven’t Found |
U2 |
| 27 |
Magic Carpet Ride |
Steppenwolf |
| 28 |
Free Bird |
Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 29 |
Purple Haze |
Hendrix, Jimi |
| 30 |
Tom Sawyer |
Rush |
| 31 |
Let It Be |
Beatles |
| 32 |
Baba O’Riley |
Who |
| 33 |
The Joker |
Miller, Steve |
| 34 |
Roxanne |
Police |
| 35 |
Time |
Pink Floyd |
| 36 |
It’s A Long Way to the Top |
AC/DC |
| 37 |
Whole Lotta Love |
Led Zeppelin |
| 38 |
The Chain |
Fleetwood Mac |
| 39 |
I’ve Seen All Good People |
Yes |
| 40 |
For What It’s Worth |
Buffalo Springfield |
| 41 |
Black Magic Woman |
Santana |
| 42 |
Nights in White Satin |
Moody Blues |
| 43 |
While My Guitar Gently Weeps |
Beatles |
| 44 |
Gimme Shelter |
Rolling Stones |
| 45 |
Gold Dust Woman |
Fleetwood Mac |
| 46 |
Fortunate Son |
CCR |
| 47 |
American Pie |
McLean, Don |
| 48 |
Bad Company |
Bad Company |
| 49 |
Waitin’ For The Bus/Jesus Just Left |
ZZ Top |
| 50 |
Over the Hills and Far Away |
Led Zeppelin |
CTRL f *analysis* on the whole 1000 list
Love – 41
Baby – 6
Money – 8 (Includes Eddie Money)
Car – 22 (Includes The Cars)
Rock – 27
Get – 14
Summer – 2
Night – 31
Woman – 13:
| 948 |
Rock And Roll Woman |
Buffalo Springfield |
| 910 |
Just Like A Woman |
Dylan, Bob |
| 779 |
A Woman In Love |
Petty, Tom |
| 717 |
Kentucky Woman |
Deep Purple |
| 519 |
Woman From Tokyo |
Deep Purple |
| 496 |
Pretty Woman |
Van Halen |
| 307 |
Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress |
Hollies |
| 204 |
American Woman |
Guess Who |
| 45 |
Gold Dust Woman |
Fleetwood Mac |
| 41 |
Black Magic Woman |
Santana |
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