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Top 40 All time Rock Songs
40. "Don't Tell Me You Love Me," Night Ranger
39. "Cumbersome," Seven Mary Three
38. "Trampled Underfoot," Led Zeppelin
37. "Back In Black," AC/DC
36. "Sweet Emotion," Aerosmith
35. "One," Metallica
34. "Black And Blue," Van Halen
33. "Live And Let Die," Guns 'N Roses
32. "Everybody Wants You," Billy Squier
31. "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)," by Quiet Riot
39. "Cumbersome," Seven Mary Three
38. "Trampled Underfoot," Led Zeppelin
37. "Back In Black," AC/DC
36. "Sweet Emotion," Aerosmith
35. "One," Metallica
34. "Black And Blue," Van Halen
33. "Live And Let Die," Guns 'N Roses
32. "Everybody Wants You," Billy Squier
31. "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)," by Quiet Riot
If you're in the dark as to what's going on, please refer to Tuesday's first half of the show for the qualifications and my self-imposed limitations during the selection process and breakdown of my results.
30. "Cat Scratch Fever," Ted Nugent
"Comedown" by Bush is fantastic song, but that swaggering riff from Uncle Ted remains one of the best ever.
29. "Are You Gonna Be My Girl," Jet
Much better than the Gunners "You Could Be Mine" and Autograph's "Turn Up the Radio."
28. "Foolin'," Def Leppard
While Cream's "Crossroads" is hard to pass over, I think Joe Elliott and crew beat both it and Metallica's lackluster "The Memory Remains."
27. "Kickstart My Heart," Motley Crue
It stomps out its contemporaries "Down Boys" by Warrant and "Up All Night" by Slaughter.
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I'll take this one over Winger's "Seventeen" and Foreigner's "Juke Box Hero."
25. "Rock You Like a Hurricane," Scorpions
I could only find this one and the KISS classic "Christine Sixteen." There could have been 100 eligible for this position to go up against this riff and it wouldn't have mattered.
24. "Fat Bottomed Girls," Queen
This one trumps the other eligible stadium-rocker released in the same year, Heart's "Heartless."
23. "Fantasy," Aldo Nova
Beats the weaker competition of Aerosmith's "Come Together" and AC/DC's "Moneytalks."
Beats the weaker competition of Aerosmith's "Come Together" and AC/DC's "Moneytalks."
22. "Bullet With Butterfly Wings," Smashing Pumpkins
A great song whose only competition for this slot is Aerosmith's "The Other Side."
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'80's glam-rock beats out the '70s entries "Blue Collar Man" by Styx and "Last Child" by Aerosmith.
20. "Run Runaway," Slade
The band that is often covered beats out the artist that covers often, Joan Jett doing Gary Glitter's "Do You Wanna Touch."
19. "Don't Treat Me Bad," Firehouse
Here's another battle between contemporaries. I'll eliminate Def Leppard's "Animal" (need them later in the list) and I like it better than Motley Crue's "Don't Go Away Mad."
18. "Far Behind," Candlebox
Only two eligible for this position but the candidates are strong. This selection could be easily interchanged with Ram Jam's "Black Betty" depending on the mood.
17. "The Stroke," Billy Squier
Another weak position, but this one is much better than Aerosmith's "Rag Doll."
16. "Enter Sandman," Metallica
Can we all agree this one is a slam-dunk? I wish it would have charted at No. 17 for this list's sake; otherwise it's between "Calling Dr. Love" by KISS and Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" for this position.
15. "Black Dog," Led Zeppelin
Zep stands alone over Def Leppard's "Let's Get Rocked" after getting trounced for the No. 16 position.
14. "Summertime Blues," Blue Cheer
The first heavy-metal single to chart back in 1968. Its only other competition is Aerosmith's "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)."
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It was almost a coin flip between this one and "Panama" by Van Halen. They both beat out Bad Company's "Rock And Roll Fantasy."
12. "Rock And Roll All Nite (Live)," KISS
The studio version of this song originally peaked at No. 68 a year earlier, but the live version reached No. 12. Also contending for the spot are Ratt's "Round and Round" and Def Leppard's "Photograph."
11. "Barracuda," Heart
Another weak position but the competition wouldn't have mattered. Heavily beats out Collective Soul's "Shine" and Kix's power ballad "Don't Close Your Eyes."
10. "Call Me When You're Sober," Evanescence
One of the best songs from the last decade. It edges out both Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" and Warrant's "Cherry Pie."
9. "Hocus Pocus," Focus
The riff, the drums and the yodeling by the Dutch group edges out Poison's "Talk Dirty To Me" and beats Ugly Kid Joe's "Everything About You."
8. "Close My Eyes Forever," Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne
It could easily be either the Clash classic "Rock the Casbah" or White Lion's "Wait," but I'll take two artists represented for the price of one song.
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A strong position which also includes Alice Cooper's "School's Out" and GN'R's "Welcome to the Jungle". I'm reserving G'N'R for higher up, though.
6. "Smells Like Teen Spirit," Nirvana
Three viable candidates but I'll take this one over both "Dr. Feelgood" by Motley Crue and Poison's "Nothin' But a Good Time."
5. "Bring Me to Life," Evanescence
Heavier than both but just as enjoyable as "Cum On Feel the Noize" by Quiet Riot and "Paradise City" by GN'R. Amy Lee's vocal performance on this track is one of the best I've ever heard.
4. "Smoke On the Water," Deep Purple
This timeless riff beats out another, Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love," and both beat out Skid Row's "18 And Life."
3. "Why Can't This Be Love," Van Halen
This one beat out Poison's "Unskinny Bop" by a coin flip. Lengthy power ballad "November Rain" by Axl & crew also qualifies here.
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This high position happens to be a weak field for hard rock, this timeless singalong beats out the Steppenwolf anthem "Born To Be Wild."
1. "Sweet Child O' Mine," Guns N' Roses
This spot is a wasteland for hard-rock acts not named Bon Jovi. I would've liked to put Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again," but it's the horrible watered-down remix that charted No. 1, not the heavier version. While Bon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Living On a Prayer" are great No. 1 songs they both seem interchangeable to me so the Gunners get the top spot.
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