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This is a list of the 2000 greatest rock songs of all time.
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| Genre | Number of songs | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Rock |
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- "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by the American alternative rock band Nirvana was chosen at number one. The single was released on 10 September 1991.
- Of the 2000 songs, most of them all from the United States and the United Kingdom; majority of them are the following:
- Australia:
- Canada:
- Sweden:
- Roxette
- ABBA
- Kent
- Europe (band)
- The Hives (band)
- The Cardigans
- HammerFall (band)
- Crashdïet
- Peter Bjorn and John
- Blue Swede
- Ireland:
- Germany:
- Japan:
- Finland:
- Mexico:
- Norway:
- Greece:
- Chile:
- The list includes several songs entirely not in English:
- "La Bamba" by Ritchie Valens is Spanish-language
- Lyrics of Rammstein's songs is German-language
- Nike Ardilla is Indonesian-language but not included on the list
- The newest tracks are the following:
- "Used to Love You" by Gwen Stefani
- "Stand by You" by Rachel Platten
- "On My Mind" by Ellie Goulding
- "Alive" by Sia Furler
- "Hello" by Adele Adkins
- "Cool for the Summer" by Demi Lovato
- "Fight Song" by Rachel Platten
- "Bright" by Echosmith
- "Sugar" by Maroon 5
- "Lost Stars" by Adam Levine
- The oldest tracks are the following:
- "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Benny Goodman
- "Rollin' Stone" by Muddy Waters
- "How Many More Years" by Howlin' Wolf
- "Hound Dog" by Big Mama Thornton
- "Sixty Minute Man" by The Dominoes
- "Rocket 88" by Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats
- "Mess Around" by Ray Charles
- "The Things That I Used to Do" by Guitar Slim
- "Shake, Rattle and Roll" by Big Joe Turner
- "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley
- "That's All Right" by Elvis Presley
- The instrumental tracks are the following:
- "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Benny Goodman
- "Rumble" by Link Wray
- "Green Onions" by Booker T. & the M.G.'s
- The longest tracks are the following:
- "Thick as a Brick" by Jethro Tull (43 min, 46 sec)
- "Shine On You Crazy Diamonds" by Pink Floyd (26:00)
- "Whipping Post" (Live) by The Allman Brothers Band (22:40)
- "Get Ready" by Rare Earth (21:30)
- "2112" by Rush (20:33)
- "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly (17:05)
- "Telegraph Road" by Dire Straits (14:18)
- "Do You Feel Like We Do" by Peter Frampton (14:16)
- "Starless" by King Crimson (12:16)
- "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" by The Temptations (12:02)
- "I'd Do Anything for Love" by Meat Loaf (12:01)
- "The End" by The Doors (11:41)
- "Desolation Row" by Bob Dylan (11:21)
- "Marquee Moon" by Television (10:47)
- "July Morning" by Uriah Heep (10:32)
- "Child in Time" by Deep Purple (10:28)
- The shortest tracks are the following:
- "You Suffer" by Napalm Death (1.316 sec)
- "Stop" by Pink Floyd (0:30)
- "Goodbye Cruel World" by Pink Floyd (0:48)
- "Wild Honey Pie" by The Beatles (0:52)
- "Come On" by Chuck Berry (1:50)
- "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis (1:50)
- "Rave On" by Buddy Holly (1:50)
- "Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran (1:53)
- "Summer Holiday" by Cliff Richard (2:02)
- "La Bamba" by Ritchie Valens (2:06)
- Songs of the same name appear on the list twice (or more than twice), being performed by different artists:
- As "Animal"
- by Def Leppard from Hysteria
- by Jebediah from Of Someday Shambles
- by Neon Trees from Habits
- by Pearl Jam from Vs.
- Similar name to "Animal"
- "Animals", by Nickelback from All the Right Reasons
- "Dreams"
- by Fleetwood Mac from Rumours
- by Van Halen from Fifty-One-Fifty
- "Everything"
- by Alanis Morissette from So-Called Chaos
- by Fefe Dobson from the self-titled album
- "Everywhere"
- by Fleetwood Mac from Tango in the Night
- by Michelle Branch from The Spirit Room
- "I'll Be There for You"
- by Bon Jovi from New Jersey
- by The Moffatts from Chapter I: A New Beginning
- by The Rembrandts from LP
- "Photograph"[u]
- by Def Leppard from Pyromania
- by Ed Sheeran from x
- by Nickelback from All the Right Reasons
- by Ringo Starr from Ringo
- by The Verve Pipe from Villains
- "Wish You Were Here"
- by Avril Lavigne from Goodbye Lullaby
- by Incubus from Morning View
- by Pink Floyd from Wish You Were Here
Notes[edit]
- ^ Majority of Badfinger's songs is power pop, except "Without You" is soft rock.
- ^ The Beach Boys success with three generation. The first generation (1961-1966) is surf rock era, the second generation (1966-1971) is psychedelic era, and the later generation (1971-...) is rock basic era. But, after 1970s, the band is best known as a pop rock band because many rock historians reffered the band as "The Beatles from the United States".
- ^ The Beatles placed 50 songs on on the list with different genres.
- ^ All of 3 songs recorded by Benny Goodman were included on the list is jazz standard, except "Sing, Sing, Sing" (also known as "Sing, Bing, Sing" as a reference to Bing Crosby or "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)") is reffered as a rock and roll record because the song featured repeated drum breaks played by Gene Krupa. The song originally written by Louis Prima in 1936.
- ^ Majority of Bon Jovi's songs are glam metal and hard rock, except "Always", "Bed of Roses", and "Thank You for Loving Me" is slow rock but placed in category rock songs.
- ^ Carly Simon is best known for her classic pop rock staple "You're So Vain", she was similarity to Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac.
- ^ Majority of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's songs is soft rock, except "Ohio" is hard rock.
- ^ Demi Lovato's debut career is rocker.
- ^ Echosmith placed 2 songs on the list ("Cool Kids" and "Bright"). These songs featured from the album Talking Dreams (2013).
- ^ Fleetwood Mac success with two generation. The first generation (early 1970s) is blues era with Peter Green, while the second generation (1975-1987) is soft rock era with Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.
- ^ Leona Lewis only placed "I Will Be" (originally recorded by Avril Lavigne), because majority of her songs is pop.
- ^ Manfred Mann placed 3 songs with 2 as Manfred Mann and a lone song as Manfred Mann's Earth Band.
- ^ Majority of Olivia Newton-John's songs is pop, except "Hopelessly Devoted to You" is soft rock.
- ^ Majority of Paramore's songs is pop punk, except "The Only Exception" is pop rock.
- ^ Phil Collins formerly of the progressive rock band Genesis as a drummer. But, since Collins solo career in the 1980s, Collins change his style with a power ballad titled "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)".
- ^ "You Really Got Me" also covered by Van Halen from their self-titled debut album (1978).
- ^ The following "counterculture" bands and artists that also featured on the list:
- Bay City Rollers
- The Beach Boys
- The Beatles
- The Beau Brummels
- Blue Cheer (best known for a cover version of Eddie Cochran's song titled "Summertime Blues")
- The Buckinghams
- The Byrds (with a cover version of Bob Dylan's song titled "Mr. Tambourine Man")
- Cream
- Creedence Clearwater Revival (with "Fortunate Son")
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- The Dave Clark Five
- Eric Burdon & The Animals
- Gary Lewis & The Playboys
- Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
- Gerry and the Pacemakers
- Herman's Hermits
- The Hollies
- Iron Butterfly (with "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida")
- Jimi Hendrix
- The Kinks (with "You Really Got Me"[p] and "All Day and All of the Night")
- Love (with "Alone Again Or")
- Manfred Mann
- Paul Revere & The Raiders (with "Kicks")
- The Rolling Stones (with "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction")
- Steppenwolf (with "Born to Be Wild")
- Them (with "Gloria")
- Tommy James and the Shondells
- The Troggs (with "Wild Thing"
- The Ventures (with "Walk, Don't Run" and "Home" as its B-side)
- The Who (with "My Generation")
- The Yardbirds (whose guitarist Jimmy Page would later form Led Zeppelin)
- The Zombies
- ^ Van Morrison formerly of the band Them, they also featured on the list with its song "Gloria".
- ^ The following songs of the same name (or similar name to "Animal") but not included on the list:
- "Animal", by R.E.M. from In Time
- "Animal", by Against Me! from New Wave
- "Animal", by Ani DiFranco from Educated Guess
- "Animal", by Black Light Burns from Cruel Melody
- "Animal", by Ellie Goulding from Lights
- "Animal", by The Kinks from To the Bone
- "Animal", by Toto from Past to Present 1977-1990
- "Animals", by Maroon 5 from V
- "Animals", by Coldplay as one of the B-sides for "Clocks"
- "Animals", by Muse from The 2nd Law
- "The Animal", by Disturbed from Asylum
- See also Animal (disambiguation) § Songs for other songs of this name
- ^ The Animals, a band with Eric Burdon on vocal is named after songs, a Pink Floyd album titled Animals also named after songs.
- ^ The only song of the same name but not included on the list is Weezer (from the 2001 self-titled album).
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