vh1's Top 100 Rock Songs

[Felix]

My final list made by vh1 proclaiming their favorite artsts/songs/albums etc.
As usual, Questions? Comments? Rants? Post below.

1. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction ~ Rolling Stones
2. Respect ~ Aretha Franklin
3. Stairway to Heaven ~ Led Zeppelin
4. Like a Rolling Stone ~ Bob Dylan
5. Born to Run ~ Bruce Springsteen
6. Hotel California ~ Eagles
7. Light My Fire ~ Doors
8. Good Vibrations ~ Beach Boys
9. Hey Jude ~ Beatles
10. Imagine ~ John Lennon
11. Louie Louie ~ Kingsmen
12. Yesterday ~ Beatles
13. My Generation ~ The Who
14. What's Going On ~ Marvin Gaye
15. Johnny B. Goode ~ Chuck Berry
16. Layla ~ Derek & the Dominos
17. Won't Get Fooled Again ~ The Who
18. Jailhouse Rock ~ Elvis Presley
19. American Pie ~ Don McLean
20. A Day In the Life ~ Beatles
21. I Got You (I Feel Good) ~ James Brown
22. Superstition ~ Stevie Wonder
23. I Want to Hold Your Hand ~ Beatles
24. Brown Sugar ~ The Rolling Stones
25. Purple Haze ~ Jimi Hendrix
26. Sympathy for the Devil ~ Rolling Stones
27. Bohemian Rhapsody ~ Queen
28. You Really Got Me ~ Kinks
29. Oh Pretty Woman ~ Roy Orbison
30. Bridge Over Troubled Water ~ Simon & Garfunkel
31. Hound Dog ~ Elvis Presley
32. Let It Be ~ Beatles
33. Sitting On The Dock of the Bay ~ Otis Redding
34. All Along the Watchtower ~ Jimi Hendrix Experience
35. Walk This Way ~ Aerosmith
36. My Girl ~ Temptations
37. Rock Around the Clock ~ Bill Haley & His Comets
38. I Heard it Through the Grapevine ~ Marvin Gaye
39. Proud Mary ~ Creedence Clearwater Revival
40. Born to Be Wild ~ Steppenwolf
41. Smells Like Teen Spirit ~ Nirvana
42. Every Breath You Take ~ Police
43. What'd I Say ~ Ray Charles
44. Free Bird ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd
45. That'll Be the Day ~ Buddy Holly
46. Whole Lotta Love ~ Led Zeppelin
47. Dream On ~ Aerosmith
48. California Dreamin' ~ Mamas and Papas
49. Brown Eyed Girl ~ Van Morrison
50. Wild Thing ~ Troggs
51. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes ~ Crosby, Stills & Nash
52. Beat It ~ Michael Jackson
53. Great Balls of Fire ~ Jerry Lee Lewis
54. Stayin' Alive ~ Bee Gees
55. For What It's Worth ~ Buffalo Springfield
56. Blowin' in Wind ~ Bob Dylan
57. Twist and Shout ~ Beatles
58. Piano Man ~ Billy Joel
59. She Loves You ~ Beatles
60. Space Oddity ~ David Bowie
61. Strawberry Fields Forever ~ Beatles
62. Kashmir ~ Led Zeppelin
63. Crazy ~ Patsy Cline
64. London Calling ~ Clash
65. Jumpin' Jack Flash ~ Rolling Stones
66. Rock & Roll ~ Led Zeppelin
67. Let's Stay Together ~ Al Green
68. All Shook Up ~ Elvis Presley
69. Maggie May ~ Rod Stewart
70. Your Song ~ Elton John
71. Heartbreak Hotel ~ Elvis Presley
72. God Only Knows ~ Beach Boys
73. The Twist ~ Chubby Checker
74. Good Golly, Miss Molly ~ Little Richard
75. Sunshine of Your Love ~ Cream
76. California Girls ~ Beach Boys
77. Summertime Blues ~ Eddie Cochran
78. Blue Suede Shoes ~ Carl Perkins
79. A Hard Day's Night ~ Beatles
80. Fire and Rain ~ James Taylor
81. Gloria ~ Them
82. Sexual Healing~ Marvin Gaye
83. Start Me Up ~ Rolling Stone
84. More Than A Feeling ~ Boston
85. Roxanne ~ Police
86. We Are the Champions ~ Queen
87. Tangled Up in Blue ~ Bob Dylan
88. Somebody to Love ~ Jefferson Airplane
89. Stand By Me ~ Ben E. King
90. Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On~ Jerry Lee Lewis
91. You Shook Me All Night Long ~ AC/DC
92. When Dove Cry ~ Prince & the Revolution
93. In the Midnight Hour ~ Wilson Pickett
94. Gimme Some Lovin ~ Spencer Davis Group
95. Jump ~ Van Halen
96. Thunder Road ~ Bruce Springsteen
97. No Woman No Cry ~ Boy Marley & the Wailers
98. La Bamba ~ Ritchie Valens
99. We've Only Just Begun ~ Carpenters
100. Papa Was a Rolling Stone ~ Temptations

My biased thoughts:
1. Louie Louie at number 11.. this list is crap. That song is good after you hear it the first time, but after 100 times hearing lyrics that you cant understand at all.. its too much for me. If it's going to be on this.. at least put it near the end.
2. No "Baba O Reilly"? No "Pinball Wizard"? I can get over not seeing "Pinball Wizard" on this list, but "Baba O Reilly" (teenage wasteland for those who arent "The Who" fans) is a classic. Almost everyone has heard that song at one point in time whether they realize it or not.
Theres probably more i'll say on this.. so I'll either edit this, or post another post.

[GoNaDs & StRiF3]

just hjaving a quick look at the list a few songs i enjoy to hear....

Stairway to Heaven ~ Led Zeppelin
Hotel California ~ Eagles
Purple Haze ~ Jimi Hendrix
Whole Lotta Love ~ Led Zeppelin
You Shook Me All Night Long ~ AC/DC

now i could list a few more but theres just a few too keep it short and sweet :)

[GrumpySpyGuy]

Its seems vh1 is in the know of what the best is.

[cRAZyDESi]

beat it is number 52, this is retarded
vh1 is putting him down because of the latest things that have happend
which is stupid
beat it in my oppinion should be number 1

[dM]

CrazyDesi are you like in love with MJ?

[ClouD']

I believe he is lol..

To be entirely honest I havent heard a lot of these songs as I'm only 18 and dont experiment much outside "my" music categories/bands (Punk/Punk-Rock/Metal/Gothic Rock) but from what I've heard, the list is fairly good, and I particuarly agree with the top 10! I think Hotel California is an uber tune, and Stairway to Heaven is definately a song of the ages!

As for MJ - he's good, but by no means is he one of the top 10!!! :P

Peace

[SaDiSt]

b00ns!!!!1111

Golden Earring - Radar Love <-- That should be no.1 fo' sho' ...

if you don't know teh song.. just come visit me on irc @ irc.drlnet.com #mpcradio...

or ask when i am Dj'ing...

[GrumpySpyGuy]

Oh of course... Matey?

I found this entire list incredibly agreeable with me.

[Canuck]

As for MJ - he's good, but by no means is he one of the top 10!!!

He sure is one of the top ten, just look at this:

http://www.geocities.com/mjj_29/Awards/list.html

for example:

1984 -> 8 Grammy's!!! Guiness world record

[JesseC]

I think there should've been more Zeppelin songs on there.