Monday, May 9, 2011

Rock 100

This was one of the most difficult playlists that I've ever created. I could've done this like 100 other ways, but this is what I settle upon. I left out some artists like Bob Marley and Ray Charles, which I cut out for fitting into other genres better than Rock (Marley is synonymous with reggae in USA).


1. You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC

2. Highway to Hell - AC/DC

3. Dream On - Aerosmith

4. Melissa - The Allman Brothers Band

5. Jessica - The Allman Brothers Band

6. House of the Rising Sun - Animals

7. Respect - Aretha Franklin

8. The Weight - The Band

9. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys

10. Yesterday The Beatles

11. Hey Jude The Beatles

12. I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles

13. Piano Man Billy Joel

14. Only The Good Die Young 3:56 Billy Joel

15. Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan

16. Hurricane - Bob Dylan

17. Night Moves - Bob Seger

18. Old Time Rock And Roll - Bob Seger

19. More Than A Feeling - Boston

20. Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen

21. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield

22. Wild World Cat Stevens

23. The Devil Went Down to Georgia The Charlie Daniels Band

24. Maybellene Chuck Berry

25. White Room Cream

26. Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival

27. Have You Ever Seen The Rain? - Creedence Clearwater Revival

28. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

29. Layla - Derek & The Dominos

30. Black Water - The Doobie Brothers

31. Light My Fire - The Doors

32. Life In The Fast Lane - The Eagles

33. Hotel California - The Eagles

34. Free Ride - Edgar Winter

35. Livin' Thing - Electric Light Orchestra

36. Your Song - Elton John

37. Tiny Dancer - Elton John

38. Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley

39. Cocaine - Eric Clapton

40. Bye Bye Love - The Everly Brothers

41. Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac

42. Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac

43. Bad to the Bone - George Thorogood & The Destroyers

44. Radar Love - Golden Earring

45. Paradise City - Guns N' Roses

46. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses

47. Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Guns N' Roses

48. Fire And Rain - James Taylor

49. Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin

50. Aqualung - Jethro Tull

51. Hey Joe - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

52. Little Wing - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

53. Imagine - John Lennon

54. Jack & Diane - John Mellencamp

55. I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash

56. Living on a Prayer - Jon Bon Jovi

57. Don't Stop Believing - Journey

58. Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas

59. Rock 'n Roll All Nite (Live) - Kiss

60. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin

61. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

62. Hot Town Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful

63. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

64. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

65. Can't You See - The Marshall Tucker Band

66. Turn The Page - Metallica

67. Enter Sandman - Metallica

68. Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues

69. Mississippi Queen - Mountain

70. Heart Of Gold - Neil Young

71. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

72. Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum

73. (Sittin' On The) Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding

74. Band on the Run - Paul McCartney & Wings

75. Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney & Wings

76. In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins

77. Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) - Pink Floyd

78. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

79. Purple Rain - Prince

80. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

81. Somebody to Love - Queen

82. We Will Rock You/ We Are the Champions - Queen

83. Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones

84. Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison

85. Tom Sawyer - Rush

86. Black Magic Woman - Santana

87. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel

88. Reelin' In The Years - Steely Dan

89. Born to Be Wild - Steppenwolf

90. The Joker - Steve Miller Band

91. Come Sail Away - Styx

92. The Boys Are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy

93. Drops of Jupiter - Train

94. Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2

95. Jump - Van Halen

96. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

97. Baba O'Riley - The Who

98. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who

99. My Generation - The Who

100. La Grange - ZZ Top

3 comments:

  1. Love the inclusion of the Moody Blues, but least favorite song by them

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  2. Any that really surprised you coming from me?

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  3. Sweet Georgia Brown I forgot Paradise By The Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf... Gahhh

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