VH1 Counts Down The Top 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs Of All-Time; The Entire List Is Here!

January 3, 2009, 15 years ago

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All week VH1 have been counting down the Top 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs of all-time.. Each night they featured 20 songs and finished off with last night's episode where they counted down the top 20. The feature was described as follows:

"Jack up the speakers, put the kids to bed, and prep your face, 'cause it's about to be rocked off. Yep, the rumors are true: VH1 is saluting the most awesome guitar-driven tunes in history with 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs. C'mon in, because this party will have it all, from A (C/DC) to Z (eppelin). This five-hour leviathan of sweet licks isn't just a countdown of all-time greats: we'll also reveal each anthem's backstory AND update y'all on where various rock gods are today. Plus, 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs will feature special, rarely-seen gig footage along with brand new, totally original interviews with the genre's most famous faces. LED ZEPPELIN, GUNS 'N ROSES, NIRVANA, MÖTLEY CRÜE, VAN HALEN and THE WHO are just a sampling of the incredible artists to be profiled."

Check out the entire list below:

100) SAMMY HAGAR - 'I Can't Drive 55'

99) GRAND FUNK RAILROAD - 'We're An American Band'

98) BUCKCHERRY - 'Lit Up'

97) EDGAR WINTER'S GROUP - 'Frankenstein'

96) KANSAS - 'Carry On Wayward Son'

95) CREED - 'Higher'

94) THE DARKNESS - 'I Believe In A Thing Called Love'

93) AUTOGRAPH - 'Turn Up The Radio'

92) NIGHT RANGER - 'Don't Tell Me You Love Me'

91) SMASHING PUMPKINS - 'Bullet With Butterfly Wings'

90) JETHRO TULL - 'Aqualung'

89) ANDREW W. K. - 'Party Hard'

88) ALICE IN CHAINS - 'Would?'

87) WINGER - 'Seventeen

86) MARILYN MANSON - 'The Beautiful People'

85) VELVET REVOLVER - 'Slither'

84) W.A.S.P. - 'I Wanna Be Somebody'

83) EVANESCENCE - 'Bring Me To Life'

82) RAINBOW - 'Since You've Been Gone'

81) BLACK SABBATH - 'Heaven And Hell'

80) JOURNEY - 'Any Way You Want It'

79) BILLY IDOL - 'Rebel Yell'

78) BAD COMPANY - 'Feel Like Making Love'

77) SOUNDGARDEN - 'Black Hole Sun'

76) LITA FORD - 'Kiss Me Deadly'

75) WHITE STRIPES - 'Seven Nation Army'

74) THE CULT - 'Love Removal Machine'

73) THIN LIZZY - 'Jailbreak'

72) PAT BENETAR - 'Heartbreaker'

71) JANE'S ADDICTION - 'Mountain Song'

70) FOREIGNER - 'Hot Blooded'

69) LIVING COLOUR - 'Cult Of Personality'

68) WHITE ZOMBIE - 'More Human Than Human'

67) ZZ TOP - 'Tush'

66) EUROPE - 'The Final Countdown'

65) MC5 - 'Kick Out The Jams'

64) ROLLINS BAND - 'Liar'

63) SURVIVOR - 'Eye Of The Tiger'

62) DOKKEN - 'Breaking The Chains'

61) RATT - 'Round And Round'

60) SKID ROW - '18 And Life'

59) BILLY SQUIER - 'The Stroke'

58) STONE TEMPLE PILOTS - 'Interstate Love Song'

57) THE KINKS - 'You Really Got Me'

56) WARRANT - 'Cherry Pie'

55) BLUE ÖYSTER CULT- Don't Fear The Reaper'

54) FAITH NO MORE - 'Epic'

53) STEPPENWOLF - 'Born To Be Wild'

52) THE RUNAWAYS - 'Cherry Bomb'

51) MEGADETH - 'Peace Sells'

50) RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - 'Give It Away'

49) IGGY POP AND THE STOOGES - 'Search And Destroy'

48) KORN - 'Freak On A Leash

47) KID ROCK - 'Bawitdaba'

46) ANTHRAX - 'Madhouse'

45) FOGHAT - 'Slow Ride'

44) CREAM - 'Sunshine Of Your Love'

43) DIO - 'Holy Diver'

42) THE CLASH - 'Should I Stay Or Should I Go'

41) QUIET RIOT - 'Cum On Feel The Noise'

40) POISON - 'Talk Dirty To Me'

39) BOSTON - 'More Than A Feeling'

38) QUEEN - 'Stone Cold Crazy'

37) THE WHO - 'My Generation'

36) VAN HALEN - 'Hot For Teacher'

35) ALICE COOPER - 'School's Out'

34) HEART - 'Barracuda'

33) GREEN DAY - 'Basket Case'

32) TED NUGENT - 'Cat Scratch Fever'

31) AC/DC - 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap'

30) PEARL JAM - 'Evenflow'

29) JOAN JETT - 'Bad Reputation'

28) FOO FIGHTERS - 'Everlong'

27) WHITESNAKE - 'Still Of The Night'

26) LYNYRD SKYNYRD - 'Freebird'

25) THE RAMONES - 'Blitzkreig Bop'

24) IRON BUTTERFLY - 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

23) OZZY OSBOURNE - 'Crazy Train'

22) THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - 'Hey Joe'

21) LED ZEPPELIN - 'Kashmir'

20) BON JOVI - 'You Give Love A Bad Name'

19) RUSH - 'Tom Sawyer'

18) SCORPIONS - 'Rock You Like A Hurricane'

17) TWISTED SISTER - 'I Wanna Rock'

16) KISS - 'Rock And Roll All Nite'

15) MÖTLEY CRÜE - 'Dr. Feelgood'

14) IRON MAIDEN - 'Run To The Hills'

13) DEF LEPPARD - 'Photograph'

12) JUDAS PRIEST - 'Breaking The Law'

11) DEEP PURPLE - 'Smoke On The Water'

10) MOTÖRHEAD - 'Ace Of Spades'

9) VAN HALEN - 'Running With The Devil'

8) AEROSMITH - 'Walk This Way'

7) NIRVANA - 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'

6) THE WHO - 'Won't Get Fooled Again'

5) METALLICA - 'Enter Sandman'

4) BLACK SABBATH - 'Paranoid'

3) LED ZEPPELIN - 'Whole Lotta Love'

2) AC/DC - 'Back In Black'

1) GUNS N' ROSES - 'Welcome To The Jungle'


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