Top 100 Rock'n'Roll Songs by VH1

SPIVE · May 13, 2003

1/7/00

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 and 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, 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. (Sittin' 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, Nivana
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 and the Crickets
46. Whole Lotta Love, Led Zeppelin
47. Dream On, Aerosmith
48. California Dreamin' Mamas and the 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 the Wind, Bob Dylan
57. Twist and Shoot, 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 Stones
84. More Than a Feeling, Boston
85. Roxanne, Police
86. We Are 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, Bob Marley & the Wailers
98. La Bamba, Richie Valens
99. We've Only Just Begun, Carpenters
100.Papa Was a Rolling Stone, Temptations

5teamparlay · Oct 15, 2021

JUMP !!

rwjr · Oct 15, 2021

5teamparlay said:
JUMP !!

Love this song w-thumbs!^ from the 1984 album

festeringZit · Oct 16, 2021

SPIVE said:
1/7/00

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 and 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, 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. (Sittin' 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, Nivana
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 and the Crickets
46. Whole Lotta Love, Led Zeppelin
47. Dream On, Aerosmith
48. California Dreamin' Mamas and the 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 the Wind, Bob Dylan
57. Twist and Shoot, 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 Stones
84. More Than a Feeling, Boston
85. Roxanne, Police
86. We Are 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, Bob Marley & the Wailers
98. La Bamba, Richie Valens
99. We've Only Just Begun, Carpenters
100.Papa Was a Rolling Stone, Temptations

It seems that VH1 didn't know what the term "Rock'n'Roll" meant.
I can't respect someone dumb enough to publish/include these as being rock-and-roll.
Not that they aren't great songs...
'Rock' is a broad term, it ain't that broad.

30. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon & Garfunkel
70. Your Song, Elton John
99. We've Only Just Begun, Carpenters

REDEYE · Oct 16, 2021

festeringZit said:
It seems that VH1 didn't know what the term "Rock'n'Roll" meant.
I can't respect someone dumb enough to publish/include these as being rock-and-roll.
Not that they aren't great songs...
'Rock' is a broad term, it ain't that broad.

30. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon & Garfunkel
70. Your Song, Elton John
99. We've Only Just Begun, Carpenters

Thought the same thing.

exploited17 · Oct 16, 2021

Fucking lists mean shit anyway
Anyone who actually has listened to a large variety of music knows these lists should be called top 100 mainstream songs

REDEYE · Oct 16, 2021

exploited17 said:
Fucking lists mean shit anyway
Anyone who actually has listened to a large variety of music knows these lists should be called top 100 mainstream songs

alot of these songs you hear in a grocery store while shopping or in an elevator... That means those songs aren't " rock "

Bozzie · Oct 16, 2021

SPIVE said:
1/7/00

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 and 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, 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. (Sittin' 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, Nivana
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 and the Crickets
46. Whole Lotta Love, Led Zeppelin
47. Dream On, Aerosmith
48. California Dreamin' Mamas and the 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 the Wind, Bob Dylan
57. Twist and Shoot, 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 Stones
84. More Than a Feeling, Boston
85. Roxanne, Police
86. We Are 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, Bob Marley & the Wailers
98. La Bamba, Richie Valens
99. We've Only Just Begun, Carpenters
100.Papa Was a Rolling Stone, Temptations

Great list!

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Bozzie · Oct 16, 2021

Long version

5teamparlay · Oct 16, 2021

piano man

Biggins · Oct 16, 2021

IMO l think Gemme Shelter is the Stones best song.
Satisfaction is good but is a three minute top 10 song. Going to see them in Vegas here in a few weeks.

BigLouReturns · Oct 16, 2021

Aretha Franklin at number two shows you this list shouldn't even exist. WTF.

carlitosway · Oct 16, 2021

Biggins said:
IMO l think Gemme Shelter is the Stones best song.
Satisfaction is good but is a three minute top 10 song. Going to see them in Vegas here in a few weeks.

Gimme Shelter one of the all time best indeed.