WNEW Firecracker 500
Bronx Bombers
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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
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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
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I'm currently listening to the spiritual successor to the Firecracker 500, Q104.3's annual Top 1043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time Thanksgiving-week countdown. Earlier in the countdown (which started on Tuesday morning and is currently up to No. 78), one of the DJs commented that Pearl Jam fans had "shown up" in the voting this year. The biggest example I've seen yet of this is that "Better Man," which was No. 859 last year, came in at No. 91 this year. No other song yet played in this year's top 100 was even outside the top 200 last year, let alone the top 800.
Incidentally, the aforementioned No. 78 is Pearl Jam-adjacent: "Magic Man" by Heart. (EDIT: This song was also well outside the top 200 last year. Maybe it was Seattle that "showed up" for this New York-based countdown.)Post edited by BF25394 onI gather speed from you fucking with me.0 -
"Black" up from No. 253 to No. 73.I gather speed from you fucking with me.0
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Are you guys talking about WNEW in NY?jesus greets me looks just like me ....0
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Yes and no. The original Firecracker 500 was on WNEW. The Top 1,043 countdown that I'm referencing is on WAXQ 104.3.josevolution said:Are you guys talking about WNEW in NY?
"Alive" ended up in the top 40. That was the highest-placing Pearl Jam song. It was way up from where it was last year.I gather speed from you fucking with me.0 -
Highest-placing songs from the '90s or later:
23. "Enter Sandman" (1991)
37. "Alive" (1991)
55. "November Rain" (1991)
62. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (1991)
73. "Black" (1991)
80. "Nothing Else Matters" (1991)
91. "Better Man" (1994)
92. "Everlong" (1995)
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Not 1 Elvis, Beach Boys or Metallica song in the top 100?Bronx Bombers said: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
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The list you're quoting is from 1996.tempo_n_groove said:
Not 1 Elvis, Beach Boys or Metallica song in the top 100?Bronx Bombers said: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
This year's list had two Metallica songs in the top 100. (See my post two spots above.) Anyway, this is as-voted-by-listeners so you get what you get. I definitely heard "Jailhouse Rock" earlier in the countdown this year.I gather speed from you fucking with me.0 -
Ahhh ok. I guess as we get older the olderish songs go. But having the Beatles and no Beach Boys is unusual.BF25394 said:
The list you're quoting is from 1996.tempo_n_groove said:
Not 1 Elvis, Beach Boys or Metallica song in the top 100?Bronx Bombers said: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
This year's list had two Metallica songs in the top 100. (See my post two spots above.) Anyway, this is as-voted-by-listeners so you get what you get. I definitely heard "Jailhouse Rock" earlier in the countdown this year.0 -
I wasn't able to listen to the entire countdown, so I can't state with authority that the Beach Boys are nowhere on it, but they definitely didn't make the top 100. I'd have "Wouldn't It Be Nice?" in my personal top 100 (comfortably), but I didn't vote.tempo_n_groove said:
Ahhh ok. I guess as we get older the olderish songs go. But having the Beatles and no Beach Boys is unusual.BF25394 said:
The list you're quoting is from 1996.tempo_n_groove said:
Not 1 Elvis, Beach Boys or Metallica song in the top 100?Bronx Bombers said: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
This year's list had two Metallica songs in the top 100. (See my post two spots above.) Anyway, this is as-voted-by-listeners so you get what you get. I definitely heard "Jailhouse Rock" earlier in the countdown this year.
As great and as influential as the Beach Boys are/were (including on the Beatles), the Beatles stand alone in terms of popularity and influence across multiple generations of rock listeners. The station that runs this countdown still runs "Breakfast with the Beatles" every Sunday morning, as do other classic-rock stations around the U.S. There's no equivalent for the Beach Boys.
In this countdown, 91 of the songs were by the Beatles' members, either as a group or in their post-Beatles careers. I think the runner-up was Led Zeppelin with 48 appearances.Post edited by BF25394 onI gather speed from you fucking with me.0 -
Wouldn't it be nice is a top 10 all time for me. Should never be out of that.BF25394 said:
I wasn't able to listen to the entire countdown, so I can't state with authority that the Beach Boys are nowhere on it, but they definitely didn't make the top 100. I'd have "Wouldn't It Be Nice?" in my personal top 100 (comfortably), but I didn't vote.tempo_n_groove said:
Ahhh ok. I guess as we get older the olderish songs go. But having the Beatles and no Beach Boys is unusual.BF25394 said:
The list you're quoting is from 1996.tempo_n_groove said:
Not 1 Elvis, Beach Boys or Metallica song in the top 100?Bronx Bombers said: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
This year's list had two Metallica songs in the top 100. (See my post two spots above.) Anyway, this is as-voted-by-listeners so you get what you get. I definitely heard "Jailhouse Rock" earlier in the countdown this year.
As great and as influential as the Beach Boys are/were (including on the Beatles), the Beatles stand alone in terms of popularity and influence across multiple generations of rock listeners. The station that runs this countdown still runs "Breakfast with the Beatles" every Sunday morning, as do other classic-rock stations around the U.S. There's no equivalent for the Beach Boys.
In this countdown, 91 of the songs were by the Beatles' members, either as a group or in their post-Beatles careers. I think the runner-up was Led Zeppelin with 48 appearances.
I have found that these lists are just like Rolling Stone Magazines lists other than the lack of Beach Boys songs, to be very Beatles heavy.0 -
tempo_n_groove said:
The Beatles are, objectively speaking, the biggest band in rock history, so that's how it's going to be.
I have found that these lists are just like Rolling Stone Magazines lists other than the lack of Beach Boys songs, to be very Beatles heavy.
One thing that differentiates this list from many of the Rolling Stone lists is that the RS lists are usually created by a relatively small number of people, whereas this one is voted on by tens of thousands of people. It's a pretty good snapshot of what classic-rock fans like.I gather speed from you fucking with me.0 -
That would make more sense. I always thought RS was biased. Like Metallica sells out stadiums around the world but they don't have a song in the top 20 yet Master of Puppets is considered a masterpiece and did win Album of the year by a few publications.BF25394 said:tempo_n_groove said:
The Beatles are, objectively speaking, the biggest band in rock history, so that's how it's going to be.
I have found that these lists are just like Rolling Stone Magazines lists other than the lack of Beach Boys songs, to be very Beatles heavy.
One thing that differentiates this list from many of the Rolling Stone lists is that the RS lists are usually created by a relatively small number of people, whereas this one is voted on by tens of thousands of people. It's a pretty good snapshot of what classic-rock fans like.0 -
Well, I mean any subjective list will be biased. It's pretty much the definition of subjective. The listener-voted list is biased, too; it's just that the bias gets watered down the more people you have contributing. There's probably still a level of bias in the listener-voted list (e.g., the voters probably skew disproportionately to a certain age cohort).tempo_n_groove said:
That would make more sense. I always thought RS was biased. Like Metallica sells out stadiums around the world but they don't have a song in the top 20 yet Master of Puppets is considered a masterpiece and did win Album of the year by a few publications.BF25394 said:tempo_n_groove said:
The Beatles are, objectively speaking, the biggest band in rock history, so that's how it's going to be.
I have found that these lists are just like Rolling Stone Magazines lists other than the lack of Beach Boys songs, to be very Beatles heavy.
One thing that differentiates this list from many of the Rolling Stone lists is that the RS lists are usually created by a relatively small number of people, whereas this one is voted on by tens of thousands of people. It's a pretty good snapshot of what classic-rock fans like.I gather speed from you fucking with me.0 -
You know what. How many younger kids put on the radio and are voting?BF25394 said:
Well, I mean any subjective list will be biased. It's pretty much the definition of subjective. The listener-voted list is biased, too; it's just that the bias gets watered down the more people you have contributing. There's probably still a level of bias in the listener-voted list (e.g., the voters probably skew disproportionately to a certain age cohort).tempo_n_groove said:
That would make more sense. I always thought RS was biased. Like Metallica sells out stadiums around the world but they don't have a song in the top 20 yet Master of Puppets is considered a masterpiece and did win Album of the year by a few publications.BF25394 said:tempo_n_groove said:
The Beatles are, objectively speaking, the biggest band in rock history, so that's how it's going to be.
I have found that these lists are just like Rolling Stone Magazines lists other than the lack of Beach Boys songs, to be very Beatles heavy.
One thing that differentiates this list from many of the Rolling Stone lists is that the RS lists are usually created by a relatively small number of people, whereas this one is voted on by tens of thousands of people. It's a pretty good snapshot of what classic-rock fans like.0 -
Well, there definitely aren't a lot of kids listening to classic-rock radio, that is for sure, unless they're listening to it in their parents' car.tempo_n_groove said:
You know what. How many younger kids put on the radio and are voting?BF25394 said:
Well, I mean any subjective list will be biased. It's pretty much the definition of subjective. The listener-voted list is biased, too; it's just that the bias gets watered down the more people you have contributing. There's probably still a level of bias in the listener-voted list (e.g., the voters probably skew disproportionately to a certain age cohort).tempo_n_groove said:
That would make more sense. I always thought RS was biased. Like Metallica sells out stadiums around the world but they don't have a song in the top 20 yet Master of Puppets is considered a masterpiece and did win Album of the year by a few publications.BF25394 said:tempo_n_groove said:
The Beatles are, objectively speaking, the biggest band in rock history, so that's how it's going to be.
I have found that these lists are just like Rolling Stone Magazines lists other than the lack of Beach Boys songs, to be very Beatles heavy.
One thing that differentiates this list from many of the Rolling Stone lists is that the RS lists are usually created by a relatively small number of people, whereas this one is voted on by tens of thousands of people. It's a pretty good snapshot of what classic-rock fans like.I gather speed from you fucking with me.0 -
And not 1, but 2 Alanis Morrissette songs. How ironic.tempo_n_groove said:
Not 1 Elvis, Beach Boys or Metallica song in the top 100?Bronx Bombers said: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
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Again, though, that list was from 1996. Alanis did not make the top 100 in 2024.Poncier said:
And not 1, but 2 Alanis Morrissette songs. How ironic.tempo_n_groove said:
Not 1 Elvis, Beach Boys or Metallica song in the top 100?Bronx Bombers said: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
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I am aware. But Ironic does not belong at #68 on any list of greatest rock songs at any time in history.BF25394 said:
Again, though, that list was from 1996. Alanis did not make the top 100 in 2024.Poncier said:
And not 1, but 2 Alanis Morrissette songs. How ironic.tempo_n_groove said:
Not 1 Elvis, Beach Boys or Metallica song in the top 100?Bronx Bombers said: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
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I've never been a fan of the song (or of the artist) but, if there was ever a time, it was 1996.Poncier said:
I am aware. But Ironic does not belong at #68 on any list of greatest rock songs at any time in history.BF25394 said:
Again, though, that list was from 1996. Alanis did not make the top 100 in 2024.Poncier said:
And not 1, but 2 Alanis Morrissette songs. How ironic.tempo_n_groove said:
Not 1 Elvis, Beach Boys or Metallica song in the top 100?Bronx Bombers said: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
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