| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Stairway to Heaven | Led Zeppelin | | 8:02 |
| 2 | Eruption | Van Halen | 3.65 | 1:42 |
| 3 | Freebird | Lynyrd Skynyrd | | 9:02 |
| 4 | Comfortably Numb | Pink Floyd | | 6:24 |
| 5 | All Along the Watchtower | Jimi Hendrix | | 4:01 |
| 6 | November Rain | Guns N’ Roses | | 8:58 |
| 7 | One | Metallica | 4.4 | 7:27 |
| 8 | Hotel California- engineer:
- Allan Blazek, Bruce Hensal, Ed Mashal and Bill Szymczyk
- producer and mixer:
- Bill Szymczyk
- 12 string guitar:
- Glenn Frey (in 1976)
- 12 string guitar and electric guitar:
- Don Felder (in 1976)
- bass guitar:
- Randy Meisner (in 1976)
- drums (drum set), percussion and lead vocals:
- Don Henley (in 1976)
- electric guitar:
- Joe Walsh (in 1976)
- background vocals:
- Don Felder (in 1976), Glenn Frey (in 1976), Don Henley (in 1976), Randy Meisner (in 1976) and Joe Walsh (in 1976)
- concertmaster:
- Sid Sharp
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Asylum Records (in 1976) and Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records (in 1976)
- recorded at:
- Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (from 1976-03 until 1976-10) and The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1976-03 until 1976-10)
- karaoke version of:
- Hotel California by Our Last Night
- part of:
- SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Männer (number: 4), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Badener (number: 4), SWR1 Hitparade 2008 (number: 6), SWR1 Hitparade 2009 (number: 6), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Württemberger (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2007 (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Frauen (number: 8), SWR1 Hitparade 2003 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2010 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2011 (number: 9), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 49), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 94) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 311)
- recording of:
- Hotel California (in 1976)
- writer:
- Don Felder, Glenn Frey and Don Henley
- publisher:
- Cass County Music, Red Cloud Music, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited , Fingers Music (in 1976), Long Run Music (in 1976) and WB Music Corp. (in 1976)
| Eagles | 4.6 | 6:31 |
| 9 | Crazy Train | Ozzy Osbourne | | 4:50 |
| 10 | Crossroads | Cream | | 4:17 |
| 11 | Voodoo Child (slight return) | Jimi Hendrix | | 5:13 |
| 12 | Johnny B. Goode | Chuck Berry | | 2:43 |
| 13 | Texas Flood | Stevie Ray Vaughan | | 5:23 |
| 14 | Layla | Derek and the Dominos | | 7:05 |
| 15 | Highway Star | Deep Purple | 4.4 | 6:08 |
| 16 | Heartbreaker | Led Zeppelin | | 4:14 |
| 17 | Cliffs of Dover | Eric Johnson | | 4:10 |
| 18 | Little Wing | Jimi Hendrix | | 2:24 |
| 19 | Floods- additional recording engineer:
- Ulrich Wild
- recording engineer, producer and mixer:
- Terry Date and Vinnie Paul
- assistant engineer:
- "Crank Wires" Aaron Barnes, Sean Beavan (lead vocals) and Sterling Winfield
- co-producer:
- Pantera
- assistant mixer:
- Lamont Hyde
- drums (drum set):
- Vinnie Paul
- electric bass guitar:
- Rex Brown
- guitar:
- Dimebag Darrell
- vocals:
- Phil Anselmo
- recorded at:
- Chasin Jason Studios in Dalworthington Gardens, Texas, United States and Nothing Studio in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (lead vocals)
- mixed at:
- Larrabee Sound Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Floods
- lyricist and composer:
- Phil Anselmo, Rex Brown, Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul
- quotes music from:
- Diamond Darrell's Guitar Solo
| Pantera | 4.1 | 7:00 |
| 20 | Bohemian Rhapsody- additional sound engineer:
- Gary Lyons
- additional engineer:
- Kris Fredriksson
- executive engineer:
- Mike Stone
- executive producer:
- Brian May and Roger Taylor
- producer:
- Roy Thomas Baker and Queen
- bass guitar:
- John Deacon (from 1975-08-24 until 1975-09-14)
- drums (drum set), gong and timpani:
- Roger Taylor (from 1975-08-24 until 1975-09-14)
- guitar:
- Brian May (from 1975-08-24 until 1975-09-14)
- piano and lead vocals and other vocals [operatic vocals]:
- Freddie Mercury (from 1975-08-24 until 1975-09-14)
- other vocals [operatic vocals]:
- Brian May (from 1975-08-24 until 1975-09-14) and Roger Taylor (from 1975-08-24 until 1975-09-14)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1975) and Queen Productions Ltd. (in 1975, in 2011)
- recorded at:
- Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 1975-08-24 until 1975-09-14)
- mixed at:
- Sarm Studios in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London , England, United Kingdom
- music videos:
- Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
- part of:
- SWR1 Hitparade 2006 (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2013 (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2018 (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2019 (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2020 (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2021 (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2022 (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2023 (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Männer (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Badener (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Württemberger (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2007 (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2008 (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2009 (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2010 (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2011 (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2012 (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2014 (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2015 (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2016 (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2017 (number: 2), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2003 (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Frauen (number: 3), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 17), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Spotify: Top Hits of 2019 (number: 65) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 163)
- recording of:
- Bohemian Rhapsody (from 1975-08-24 until 1975-09-14)
- lyricist and composer:
- Freddie Mercury
- publisher:
- B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. , EMI Music , EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Queen Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
- part of:
- We Will Rock You
- part of:
- We Will Rock You
| Queen | 4.45 | 5:53 |
| 21 | Time | Pink Floyd | | 7:05 |
| 22 | Sultans of Swing | Dire Straits | 4.35 | 5:46 |
| 23 | Bulls on Parade | Rage Against the Machine | | 3:51 |
| 24 | Fade to Black | Metallica | | 6:57 |
| 25 | Aqualung | Jethro Tull | | 6:38 |
| 26 | Smells Like Teen Spirit | Nirvana | | 4:49 |
| 27 | Pride and Joy | Stevie Ray Vaughan | | 3:41 |
| 28 | Mr. Crowley | Ozzy Osbourne | | 4:38 |
| 29 | For the Love of God | Steve Vai | 4.5 | 6:04 |
| 30 | Surfing With the Alien | Joe Satriani | 4.75 | 4:25 |
| 31 | Stranglehold | Ted Nugent | | 8:22 |
| 32 | Machine Gun | Jimi Hendrix | | 12:36 |
| 33 | The Thrill Is Gone | B.B. King | | 5:25 |
| 34 | Paranoid Android | Radiohead | | 6:25 |
| 35 | Cemetery Gates | Pantera | 4.45 | 7:03 |
| 36 | Black Star | Yngwie Malmsteen | | 4:53 |
| 37 | Sweet Child o’ Mine | Guns N’ Roses | | 5:56 |
| 38 | Whole Lotta Love | Led Zeppelin | | 5:34 |
| 39 | Cortez the Killer | Neil Young | 4.25 | 7:31 |
| 40 | Reelin’ In the Years- assistant engineer:
- Tim Weston (in 1972-08)
- engineer:
- Roger Nichols (in 1972-08)
- producer:
- Gary Katz (in 1972-08)
- drums (drum set):
- Jim Hodder (in 1972-08)
- electric bass guitar:
- Walter Becker (in 1972-08)
- electric guitar:
- Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (in 1972-08) and Denny Dias (in 1972-08)
- piano and lead vocals:
- Donald Fagen (in 1972-08)
- solo electric guitar:
- Elliott Randall (in 1972-08)
- background vocals:
- Donald Fagen (in 1972-08) and David Palmer (in 1972-08)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- ABC Records, Inc (in 1972), ABC/Dunhill Records (in 1972), MCA Records, Inc. (in 1972) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1972)
- engineered at:
- The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1972-08)
- recording of:
- Reelin’ In the Years (in 1972-08)
- writer:
- Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
- publisher:
- Ampar Music Corp., Anchor Music Ltd., MCA Music , MCA Music Ltd., Minder Music Ltd., Red Giant Music, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. and Wingate Music Corp.
| Steely Dan | 4.65 | 4:33 |
| 41 | Brighton Rock | Queen | | 5:09 |
| 42 | While My Guitar Gently Weeps | The Beatles | | 4:47 |
| 43 | Sharp Dressed Man | ZZ Top | 4.6 | 4:15 |
| 44 | Alive | Pearl Jam | | 5:41 |
| 45 | Light My Fire- engineer and mixer:
- Bruce Botnick
- producer:
- Paul A. Rothchild
- drums (drum set):
- John Densmore (in 1966-09)
- guitar:
- Robby Krieger (in 1966-09)
- keyboard:
- Ray Manzarek (in 1966-09)
- vocals:
- Jim Morrison (in 1966-09)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra Entertainment (in 1967), Elektra Records (in 1967, in 2017), Elektra (in 1971) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2017)
- engineered at:
- Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- music videos:
- Light My Fire by The Doors
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 35) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 310)
- recording of:
- Light My Fire (in 1966-09)
- writer:
- John Densmore, Robby Krieger , Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison
- publisher:
- Doors Music Company, Nipper Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and 日音 Synch事業部
| The Doors | 4.3 | 7:08 |
| 46 | Hot for Teacher | Van Halen | 4.75 | 4:45 |
| 47 | Jessica | The Allman Brothers Band | | 7:29 |
| 48 | Sympathy for the Devil | The Rolling Stones | | 6:25 |
| 49 | Europa | Santana | | 5:06 |
| 50 | Shock Me | KISS | | 3:47 |
| 51 | No More Tears- recording of:
- No More Tears
- writer:
- Randy Castillo, Mike Inez, Ozzy Osbourne, John Purdell and Zakk Wylde
- publisher:
- BMG VM Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music, Inc., EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Virgin Music, Inc. , EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (in 1991), Monowise Ltd. (in 1991), Purdell Music (in 1991) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1991)
| Ozzy Osbourne | | 7:24 |
| 52 | Star‐Spangled Banner | Jimi Hendrix | | 4:05 |
| 53 | Since I’ve Been Loving You | Led Zeppelin | | 7:25 |
| 54 | Geek USA | The Smashing Pumpkins | | 5:13 |
| 55 | Satch Boogie | Joe Satriani | 3.6 | 3:14 |
| 56 | War Pigs | Black Sabbath | | 7:54 |
| 57 | Walk | Pantera | 3.95 | 5:15 |
| 58 | Cocaine | Eric Clapton | | 3:39 |
| 59 | You Really Got Me- producer:
- Shel Talmy (in 1964-07)
- additional piano:
- Perry Ford (in 1964-07)
- bass guitar:
- Pete Quaife (in 1964-07)
- drums (drum set):
- Bobby Graham (in 1964-07)
- guitar:
- Harry Fryer (in 1964-07)
- guitar [lead guitar]:
- Dave Davies (in 1964-07)
- guitar [rhythm guitar], harmonica, keyboard and lead vocals:
- Ray Davies (in 1964-07)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (in 1964)
- miscellaneous support:
- PRT Records (task: Courtesy of / c/o Celebrity Licensing, Inc.)
- recorded at:
- IBC Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (in 1964-07)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (number: 13), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (number: 20), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 57), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 82), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 162) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 176)
- recording of:
- You Really Got Me (in 1964-07)
- lyricist and composer:
- Ray Davies
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd. and Jay Boy
| The Kinks | 4.25 | 2:11 |
| 60 | Zoot Allures | Frank Zappa | | 4:13 |
| 61 | Master of Puppets | Metallica | | 8:35 |
| 62 | Money | Pink Floyd | | 6:23 |
| 63 | Scar Tissue- additional assistant engineer:
- Greg Collins and John Sorenson
- additional engineer:
- Greg Fidelman , Jennifer Hilliard, Ok Hee Kim and David Schiffman
- assistant engineer:
- Jennifer Hilliard and Ok Hee Kim
- engineer:
- Jim Scott
- producer:
- Rick Rubin
- mixer:
- Greg Fidelman , David Schiffman and Jim Scott
- keyboard:
- Greg Kurstin
- recorded at:
- Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- The Village in Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 62)
- recording of:
- Scar Tissue
- writer:
- Flea , John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 3.95 | 3:39 |
| 64 | Little Red Corvette- recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
- Peggy McCreary
- additional engineer and assistant engineer:
- Don Batts
- producer:
- Prince
- drum machine [Linn LM-1], electric bass guitar, electric guitar, electronic drum set [Pearl SY-1 Syncussion], synthesizer [Oberheim] and lead vocals:
- Prince (on 1982-05-20)
- solo electric guitar:
- Dez Dickerson (on 1982-05-20)
- background vocals:
- Lisa Coleman (on 1982-05-20), Dez Dickerson (on 1982-05-20) and Prince (on 1982-05-20)
- arranger:
- Prince
- recorded at:
- Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States (on 1982-05-20)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 75), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 108), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 127) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 360)
- recording of:
- Little Red Corvette (on 1982-05-20)
- lyricist and composer:
- Prince
- publisher:
- Controversy Music
| Prince | 4.3 | 4:57 |
| 65 | Blue Sky | The Allman Brothers Band | | 5:07 |
| 66 | The Number of the Beast | Iron Maiden | | 4:51 |
| 67 | Beat It | Michael Jackson feat. Eddie Van Halen | 4.35 | 4:18 |
| 68 | Starship Trooper | Yes | | 9:25 |
| 69 | And Your Bird Can Sing | The Beatles | | 2:02 |
| 70 | Purple Haze | Jimi Hendrix | | 2:51 |
| 71 | Maggot Brain | Funkadelic | 4.15 | 10:19 |
| 72 | Walk This Way | Aerosmith | | 3:32 |
| 73 | Stash | Phish | | 7:11 |
| 74 | Lazy | Deep Purple | 4.3 | 7:23 |
| 75 | Won’t Get Fooled Again | The Who | | 8:31 |
| 76 | Cinnamon Girl | Neil Young | 4.65 | 3:00 |
| 77 | Man in the Box- recording engineer, producer and mixer:
- Dave Jerden
- artist & repertoire support:
- Nick Terzo
- additional engineer:
- Ron Champagne
- assistant engineer:
- Leslie Ann Jones
- assistant mixer:
- Bob Lacivita
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Sean Kinney
- electric bass guitar [bass]:
- Michael Starr
- electric guitar [guitar] and background vocals [backing vocals]:
- Jerry Cantrell
- additional background vocals [backing hacking]:
- Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Kevin Shuss and Mike Starr
- lead vocals [voals]:
- Layne Staley
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (from 1990 to present) and CBS Records Inc. (in 1990)
- recorded at:
- Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and London Bridge Studios in Seattle, Washington, United States
- mixed at:
- Soundcastle in Santa Monica, California, United States
- music videos:
- Man in the Box by Alice in Chains
- recording of:
- Man in the Box
- lyricist:
- Layne Staley
- composer:
- Jerry Cantrell
- publisher:
- Buttnugget Publishing (from 1990 to present) and Jack Lord Music (from 1990 to present)
| Alice in Chains | 4.2 | 4:46 |
| 78 | Truckin’ | Grateful Dead | | 5:07 |
| 79 | Mean Street | Van Halen | 4 | 5:00 |
| 80 | You Shook Me All Night Long | AC/DC | | 3:52 |
| 81 | Sweet Jane | The Velvet Underground | | 4:10 |
| 82 | 21st Century Schizoid Man | King Crimson | 4.2 | 7:24 |
| 83 | Scuttle Buttin’ | Stevie Ray Vaughan | | 1:52 |
| 84 | Lights Out | UFO | | 5:14 |
| 85 | Moonage Daydream | David Bowie | | 4:40 |
| 86 | Whipping Post | The Allman Brothers Band | | 5:20 |
| 87 | Highway 61 Revisited | Johnny Winter | | 5:08 |
| 88 | Kid Charlemagne- engineer:
- Roger Nichols and Elliot Scheiner
- producer:
- Gary Katz
- mixer:
- Roger Nichols and Barney Perkins
- bass:
- Walter Becker and Chuck Rainey
- drums (drum set):
- Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
- guitar:
- Walter Becker and Larry Carlton
- horn:
- Bob Findley and Dick Hyde
- keyboard:
- Donald Fagen, Paul Griffin and Don Grolnick
- percussion:
- Gary Coleman
- saxophone:
- Jim Horn , Plas Johnson and John Klemmer
- solo guitar:
- Larry Carlton
- trombone:
- Dick Hyde
- trumpet:
- Chuck Findley
- background vocals:
- Venetta Fields, Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews and Michael McDonald
- background vocals and lead vocals:
- Donald Fagen
- vocals:
- Donald Fagen
- horn arranger:
- Walter Becker, Donald Fagen and Chuck Findley
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- MCA Records, Inc. (in 1976) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1976)
- engineered at:
- A&R Studios in New York, New York, United States and ABC Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Kid Charlemagne
- lyricist and composer:
- Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
- publisher:
- MCA Music Ltd., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. , ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc. (in 1976) and Anchor Music Ltd. (in 1976)
| Steely Dan | 4.5 | 4:41 |
| 89 | Killing in the Name | Rage Against the Machine | | 5:14 |
| 90 | Let It Rain | Eric Clapton | | 5:03 |
| 91 | Heard It Through the Grapevine | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 4.35 | 11:05 |
| 92 | Stray Cat Strut | Stray Cats | | 3:17 |
| 93 | The End | The Doors | | 11:39 |
| 94 | Working Man | Rush | 4.3 | 7:12 |
| 95 | Yellow Ledbetter | Pearl Jam | | 5:04 |
| 96 | Honky Tonk Woman | The Rolling Stones | | 3:01 |
| 97 | Beyond the Realms of Death | Judas Priest | 3 | 6:55 |
| 98 | Under a Glass Moon | Dream Theater | | 7:04 |
| 99 | ’Cause We’ve Ended as Lovers | Jeff Becker | | 5:42 |
| 100 | Wanted Dead or Alive | Bon Jovi | | 5:08 |