WNEW Firecracker 500
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I was talking about this with a buddy from work today, anyone remember the top 500 countdown on WNEW that always ended on July 4th. I used to look forward to this every year, such great memories. There was always a few question marks with some of the selections but on the whole I thought they did a fantastic job year in and year out. I really wish I could find some of the lists from the 80's, the only ones Ive seen are from 91 and 96. Heres the list from 96, a few songs by the boys cracked the top 100.
1. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
2. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
3. The Beatles - Hey Jude
4. The Eagles - Hotel California
5. Derek and the Dominoes - Layla
6. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird
7. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
8. Eric Clapton - Layla (Unplugged)
9. Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
10. The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction
11. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
12. The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
13. The Who - Baba O'Riley
14. Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
15. The Beatles - A Day in the Life
16. The Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin
17. Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland
18. Elton John - Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
19. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
20. John Lennon - Imagine
21. Jethro Tull - Aqualung
22. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
23. Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
24. Billy Joel - Piano Man
25. Billy Joel - Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
26. The Doors - Light My Fire
27. Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
28. Allman Brothers - Whipping Post
29. The Beatles - Revolution
30. Aerosmith - Dream On
31. Allman Brothers - In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
32. Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
33. Meat Loaf - Paradise by the Dashboard Light
34. Van Morrisson - Moondance
35. The Rolling Stones - Jumping Jack Flash
36. The Kinks - Lola
37. Led Zeppelin - Over the Hills and Far Away
38. The Doors - The End
39. Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile/Slight Return
40. Pink Floyd - Money
41. Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know
42. Bob Dylan - Tangled Up in Blue
43. Iron Butterfly - In a Gadda Da Vida
44. Cracker - Low
45. Pink Floyd - Time
46. Pearl Jam - Jeremy
47. Bruce Springsteen - Rosalita
48. Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water
49. The Doors - L.A. Woman
50. Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching
51. Van Morrisson - Into the Mystic
52. The Beatles - Let It Be
53. The Grateful Dead - Uncle John's Band
54. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
55. Rod Stewart - Maggie May
56. The Who - Pinball Wizard
57. The Allman Brothers - Jessica
58. Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
59. Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe
60. The Grateful Dead - Truckin'
61. Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused
62. Pearl Jam - Black
63. Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond
64. The Police - Roxanne
65. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge
66. The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
67. The Allman Brothers - Blue Sky
68. Alanis Morissette - Ironic
69. The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
70. Steely Dan - Aja
71. Soul Asylum - Black Gold
72. U2 - Bad
73. The Grateful Dead - St. Stephen
74. The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses
75. Allman Brothers - Melissa
76. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
77. The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever
78. Allman Brothers - One Way Out
79. Cream - Sunshine of Your Love
80. Crosby, Stills, and Nash - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
81. Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
82. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Karn Evil #9
83. Don McLean - American Pie
84. Pearl Jam - Yellow Ledbetter
85. Procol Harum - Whiter Shade of Pale
86. Stone Temple Pilots - Plush
87. Van Halen - Jump
88. The Who - Love Reign O'er Me
89. Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side
90. Yes - Close to the Edge
91. The Who - Who Are You
92. The Beatles - Helter Skelter
93. Bob Seger - Night Moves
94. The Band - The Weight
95. The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up
96. The Beatles - I Am the Walrus
97. The Beatles - Yesterday
98. Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
99. The Eagles - Take It Easy
100. The Grateful Dead - Sugar Magnolia
http://www.rocklists.com/alltime48.html
1. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
2. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
3. The Beatles - Hey Jude
4. The Eagles - Hotel California
5. Derek and the Dominoes - Layla
6. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird
7. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
8. Eric Clapton - Layla (Unplugged)
9. Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
10. The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction
11. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
12. The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
13. The Who - Baba O'Riley
14. Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
15. The Beatles - A Day in the Life
16. The Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin
17. Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland
18. Elton John - Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
19. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
20. John Lennon - Imagine
21. Jethro Tull - Aqualung
22. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
23. Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
24. Billy Joel - Piano Man
25. Billy Joel - Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
26. The Doors - Light My Fire
27. Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
28. Allman Brothers - Whipping Post
29. The Beatles - Revolution
30. Aerosmith - Dream On
31. Allman Brothers - In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
32. Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
33. Meat Loaf - Paradise by the Dashboard Light
34. Van Morrisson - Moondance
35. The Rolling Stones - Jumping Jack Flash
36. The Kinks - Lola
37. Led Zeppelin - Over the Hills and Far Away
38. The Doors - The End
39. Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile/Slight Return
40. Pink Floyd - Money
41. Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know
42. Bob Dylan - Tangled Up in Blue
43. Iron Butterfly - In a Gadda Da Vida
44. Cracker - Low
45. Pink Floyd - Time
46. Pearl Jam - Jeremy
47. Bruce Springsteen - Rosalita
48. Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water
49. The Doors - L.A. Woman
50. Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching
51. Van Morrisson - Into the Mystic
52. The Beatles - Let It Be
53. The Grateful Dead - Uncle John's Band
54. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
55. Rod Stewart - Maggie May
56. The Who - Pinball Wizard
57. The Allman Brothers - Jessica
58. Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
59. Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe
60. The Grateful Dead - Truckin'
61. Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused
62. Pearl Jam - Black
63. Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond
64. The Police - Roxanne
65. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge
66. The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
67. The Allman Brothers - Blue Sky
68. Alanis Morissette - Ironic
69. The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
70. Steely Dan - Aja
71. Soul Asylum - Black Gold
72. U2 - Bad
73. The Grateful Dead - St. Stephen
74. The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses
75. Allman Brothers - Melissa
76. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
77. The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever
78. Allman Brothers - One Way Out
79. Cream - Sunshine of Your Love
80. Crosby, Stills, and Nash - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
81. Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
82. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Karn Evil #9
83. Don McLean - American Pie
84. Pearl Jam - Yellow Ledbetter
85. Procol Harum - Whiter Shade of Pale
86. Stone Temple Pilots - Plush
87. Van Halen - Jump
88. The Who - Love Reign O'er Me
89. Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side
90. Yes - Close to the Edge
91. The Who - Who Are You
92. The Beatles - Helter Skelter
93. Bob Seger - Night Moves
94. The Band - The Weight
95. The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up
96. The Beatles - I Am the Walrus
97. The Beatles - Yesterday
98. Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
99. The Eagles - Take It Easy
100. The Grateful Dead - Sugar Magnolia
http://www.rocklists.com/alltime48.html
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