It can be tough picking out the greatest songs ever made, because they may differ as per your liking in music. Here is a list of rock songs that have been on top of the charts for the longest time.
Some were good, some were better, some were great. But some were the greatest ones ever! These songs ever have held the listeners in a rapture by evoking, stirring, and settling emotional turmoils within. These evergreen compositions continue to reign the world of music for over some decades now and have become all-time classics for the same reason. Here’s a comprehensive list of songs that one needs to listen to at any cost.
Greatest Rock Songs Ever Written
- Back In Black – ACDC
- Sympathy For The Devil – The Rolling Stones
- Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door – Bob Dylan
- Get Up Stand Up – Bob Marley
- My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
- Heart Of Gold – Neil Young
- Tears In Heaven – Eric Clapton
- Jailhouse Rock – Elvis Presley
- Losing My Religion – R.E.M.
- Take It Easy – The Eagles
- Under Pressure – Queen featuring David Bowie
- Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
- No Woman, No Cry – Bob Marley
- The Weight – The Band
- New Year’s Day – U2
- Smoke On The Water – Deep Purple
- You Can’t Always Get What You Want – The Rolling Stones
- Dancing In The Dark – Bruce Springsteen
- Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses
- Shine On You Crazy Diamond – Pink Floyd
- The Last Resort – The Eagles
- Higher Ground – Stevie Wonder
- Voodoo Child (Slight Return) – Jimi Hendrix
- Nothing Else Matters – Metallica
- Desperado – The Eagles
- Love Reign O’er Me – The Who
- Sunshine Of Your Love – Cream
- Superstition – Stevie Wonder
- Dream On – Aerosmith
- In My Life – The Beatles
- Comfortably Numb – Pink Floyd
- Sunset Grill – Don Henley
- Touch Me – The Doors
- Purple Rain – Prince
- A Day In The Life – The Beatles
- Free Fallin – Tom Petty
- With Or Without You – U2
- Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
- Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
- Light My Fire – The Doors
- Yesterday – The Beatles
- Won’t Get Fooled Again – The Who
- Sultans Of Swing – Dire Straits
- Black – Pearl Jam
- Every Breath You Take – The Police
- Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
- Kashmir – Led Zeppelin
- What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
- November Rain – Guns N’ Roses
- Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd
- One – U2
- Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
- Imagine – John Lennon
- Hey Jude – The Beatles
- Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen
- Like A Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan
- Hotel California – The Eagles
- Stairway To Heaven – Led Zeppelin
- Layla – Derek And The Dominos
- A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
- People Get Ready – The Impressions
- God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
- River Deep, Mountain High – Ike and Tina Turner
- You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – The Righteous Brothers
- Waterloo Sunset – The Kinks
- Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon and Garfunkel
- When Doves Cry – Prince
- Louie Louie – The Kingsmen
- Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
- Redemption Song – Bob Marley and the Wailers
- Crying – Roy Orbison
- Mystery Train – Elvis Presley
- Blitzkrieg Bop – Ramones
- Master Of Puppets – Metallica
- Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi
- You Raise Me Up – Josh Gorban
- Don’t Stop Believin – Journey
- The Winner Takes It All – ABBA
- The Boxer – Paul Simon
- Love Is In The Air – John Paul Young
- Annie’s Song – John Denver
- It Must Have Been Love – Roxette
Every playlist deserves these songs. So, burn yourself a CD or download them on your i-pod to listen to them every time you want to listen to music.
