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All-time countdown · WNEW-FM · July 1996

WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)

The all-time countdown (July 1996) from WNEW-FM in New York, NY ranks 500 songs, with “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin at number one. The list features 135 different artists; The Beatles has the most entries with 38 songs.

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1 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin 169 #1
2 Born to Run Bruce Springsteen 139 #1
3 Hey Jude The Beatles 105 #1
4 Hotel California The Eagles 160 #1
5 Layla Derek and the Dominos 132 #2
6 Freebird Lynyrd Skynyrd 122 #1
7 Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd 141 #1
8 Layla (Unplugged) Eric Clapton 7 #8
9 Thunder Road Bruce Springsteen 61 #1
10 I Can't Get No Satisfaction The Rolling Stones 116 #2
11 Won't Get Fooled Again The Who 119 #4
12 Sympathy For The Devil The Rolling Stones 156 #1
13 Baba O'Riley The Who 101 #1
14 Kashmir Led Zeppelin 128 #1
15 A Day in the Life The Beatles 88 #1
16 Nights in White Satin The Moody Blues 67 #8
17 Jungleland Bruce Springsteen 43 #11
18 Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding Elton John 33 #11
19 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen 169 #1
20 Imagine John Lennon 121 #1
21 Aqualung Jethro Tull 75 #5
22 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd 148 #2
23 Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix 98 #1
24 Piano Man Billy Joel 68 #7
25 Scenes from an Italian Restaurant Billy Joel 34 #18
26 Light My Fire The Doors 127 #5
27 All Along the Watchtower Jimi Hendrix 148 #2
28 Whipping Post Allman Brothers Band 62 #10
29 Revolution The Beatles 97 #2
30 Dream On Aerosmith 112 #1
31 In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed Allman Brothers Band 24 #31
32 Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan 97 #2
33 Paradise by the Dashboard Light Meat Loaf 74 #6
34 Moondance Van Morrison 41 #19
35 Jumpin' Jack Flash The Rolling Stones 110 #14
36 Lola The Kinks 105 #24
37 Over the Hills and Far Away Led Zeppelin 106 #7
38 The End The Doors 69 #10
39 Voodoo Chile/Slight Return Jimi Hendrix 40 #39
40 Money Pink Floyd 113 #2
41 You Oughta Know Alanis Morissette 69 #2
42 Tangled Up in Blue Bob Dylan 49 #5
43 In a Gadda Da Vida Iron Butterfly 32 #38
44 Low Cracker 88 #9
45 Time Pink Floyd 107 #2
46 Jeremy Pearl Jam 187 #1
47 Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) Bruce Springsteen 51 #16
48 Smoke on the Water Deep Purple 122 #4
49 L.A. Woman The Doors 97 #5
50 Ants Marching Dave Matthews Band 59 #15
51 Into the Mystic Van Morrison 36 #2
52 Let It Be The Beatles 89 #3
53 Uncle John's Band The Grateful Dead 37 #53
54 Gimme Shelter The Rolling Stones 124 #4
55 Maggie May Rod Stewart 73 #16
56 Pinball Wizard The Who 92 #50
57 Jessica Allman Brothers Band 63 #4
58 In Your Eyes Peter Gabriel 123 #2
59 Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix 99 #24
60 Truckin' The Grateful Dead 66 #5
61 Dazed and Confused Led Zeppelin 94 #6
62 Black Pearl Jam 179 #1
63 Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pink Floyd 71 #7
64 Roxanne The Police 167 #10
65 Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers 204 #1
66 Brown Sugar The Rolling Stones 84 #3
67 Blue Sky Allman Brothers Band 48 #11
68 Ironic Alanis Morissette 35 #20
69 You Can't Always Get What You Want The Rolling Stones 106 #11
70 Aja Steely Dan 21 #7
71 Black Gold Soul Asylum 33 #35
72 Bad U2 78 #5
73 St. Stephen The Grateful Dead 4 #73
74 Wild Horses The Rolling Stones 68 #14
75 Melissa Allman Brothers Band 56 #16
76 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles 9 #57
77 Strawberry Fields Forever The Beatles 50 #2
78 One Way Out Allman Brothers Band 38 #20
79 Sunshine of Your Love Cream 69 #28
80 Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Crosby, Stills, and Nash 62 #21
81 Sultans of Swing Dire Straits 143 #6
82 Karn Evil #9 Emerson, Lake, and Palmer 31 #82
83 American Pie Don McLean 46 #12
84 Yellow Ledbetter Pearl Jam 117 #2
85 Whiter Shade of Pale Procol Harum 50 #20
86 Plush Stone Temple Pilots 135 #1
87 Jump Van Halen 102 #3
88 Love Reign O'er Me The Who 67 #11
89 Walk on the Wild Side Lou Reed 103 #12
90 Close to the Edge Yes 13 #90
91 Who Are You The Who 107 #2
92 Helter Skelter The Beatles 35 #31
93 Night Moves Bob Seger 93 #13
94 The Weight The Band 57 #1
95 Start Me Up The Rolling Stones 108 #7
96 I Am the Walrus The Beatles 36 #18
97 Yesterday The Beatles 50 #12
98 Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton 58 #6
99 Take It Easy The Eagles 90 #14
100 Sugar Magnolia The Grateful Dead 40 #86
101 Piece of My Heart Janis Joplin 33 #24
102 Tempted Squeeze 89 #21
103 The Boys of Summer Don Henley 97 #7
104 Message in a Bottle The Police 127 #24
105 Like a Hurricane Neil Young 79 #8
106 One U2 172 #1
107 The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys Traffic 44 #31
108 Interstate Love Song Stone Temple Pilots 135 #3
109 Badlands Bruce Springsteen 36 #29
110 Rock n' Roll Led Zeppelin 7 #18
111 Another Brick in the Wall Pink Floyd 74 #1
112 Alive Pearl Jam 202 #1
113 Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison 63 #12
114 What Would You Say Dave Matthews Band 51 #4
115 Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin 151 #4
116 Me and Bobby McGee Janis Joplin 58 #12
117 Tom Sawyer Rush 113 #2
118 We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions Queen 82 #1
119 Black Dog Led Zeppelin 112 #1
120 Honky Tonk Woman The Rolling Stones 96 #23
121 Gimme Some Lovin' Spencer Davis Group 24 #121
122 Desperado The Eagles 54 #35
123 Solsbury Hill Peter Gabriel 126 #9
124 Spirit of Radio Rush 34 #26
125 Black Magic Woman Santana 68 #19
126 Help! The Beatles 37 #9
127 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Genesis 27 #127
128 Bertha The Grateful Dead 13 #128
129 Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd 118 #1
130 Where the Streets Have No Name U2 151 #3
131 Behind Blue Eyes The Who 97 #24
132 Tuesday Afternoon The Moody Blues 27 #129
133 Every Breath You Take The Police 124 #3
134 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana 231 #1
135 Rock And Roll All Nite Kiss 44 #30
136 Terrapin Station The Grateful Dead 9 #50
137 Captain Jack Billy Joel 18 #60
138 You Really Got Me The Kinks 65 #22
139 Thank You Led Zeppelin 53 #17
140 Street Fighting Man The Rolling Stones 37 #140
141 Losing My Religion R.E.M. 173 #1
142 Old Time Rock and Roll Bob Seger 78 #23
143 Runaway Train Soul Asylum 73 #6
144 Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen 91 #8
145 Born to be Wild Steppenwolf 95 #1
146 Pride (In the Name of Love) U2 168 #1
147 You Learn Alanis Morissette 20 #7
148 Can't You Hear Me Knocking The Rolling Stones 66 #5
149 All My Loving The Beatles 14 #149
150 Walk This Way Aerosmith 104 #12
151 Space Oddity David Bowie 157 #8
152 The Load Out/Stay Jackson Browne 28 #58
153 Oh Darling! The Beatles 19 #153
154 Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival 82 #33
155 White Room Cream 94 #4
156 Touch Me The Doors 77 #22
157 Sugaree Jerry Garcia 9 #157
158 Closer to My Home/I'm Your Captain Grand Funk Railroad 3 #121
159 Box of Rain The Grateful Dead 24 #65
160 Your Song Elton John 34 #54
161 I Love Rock-N-Roll Joan Jett 115 #2
162 When the Music's Over The Doors 14 #108
163 Angry Young Man Billy Joel 1 #163
164 U.S. Blues The Grateful Dead 21 #164
165 Legend of a Mind The Moody Blues 8 #46
166 The Great Gig In The Sky Pink Floyd 17 #166
167 Scarlet Begonias The Grateful Dead 26 #134
168 Misty Mountain Hop Led Zeppelin 96 #19
169 Midnight Rambler The Rolling Stones 35 #84
170 Subdivisions Rush 67 #69
171 Turn the Page Bob Seger 72 #1
172 Run Like Hell Pink Floyd 88 #3
173 Only the Good Die Young Billy Joel 32 #39
174 Two Princes The Spin Doctors 33 #7
175 Brilliant Disguise Bruce Springsteen 10 #175
176 Jack Straw The Grateful Dead 7 #176
177 Good Times Bad Times Led Zeppelin 84 #8
178 Black Coffee in Bed Squeeze 55 #55
179 Speak/Breathe/Run Pink Floyd 2 #179
180 My Generation The Who 85 #26
181 Roundabout Yes 78 #18
182 Pulling Mussels (From The Shell) Squeeze 44 #42
183 Deacon Blues Steely Dan 31 #38
184 Paint It Black The Rolling Stones 146 #7
185 She's the One Bruce Springsteen 18 #185
186 Back in Black AC/DC 133 #1
187 Question The Moody Blues 24 #41
188 Ramblin' Man Allman Brothers Band 87 #1
189 Sweet Emotion Aerosmith 108 #1
190 Across the Universe The Beatles 25 #64
191 Biko Peter Gabriel 32 #21
192 Cowgirl in the Sand Neil Young 23 #87
193 Radio Radoi Elvis Costello & the Attractions 1 #193
194 Come Together The Beatles 99 #8
195 Cool for Cats Squeeze 34 #50
196 Statesboro Blues Allman Brothers Band 45 #88
197 Back in the U.S.S.R. The Beatles 52 #19
198 You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC 111 #1
199 Thick as a Brick Jethro Tull 14 #199
200 Running on Empty Jackson Browne 62 #13
201 A Hard Day's Night The Beatles 31 #8
202 Backstreets Bruce Springsteen 19 #28
203 Houses of the Holy Led Zeppelin 71 #34
204 Margaritaville Jimmy Buffett 28 #21
205 I Can't Stand It Eric Clapton 16 #205
206 I Want to Hold Your Hand The Beatles 28 #69
207 Shelter From the Storm Bob Dylan 19 #40
208 Deal Jerry Garcia 1 #208
209 Radar Love Golden Earring 107 #3
210 I'm Just a Singer (in a Rock n' Roll Band) The Moody Blues 16 #164
211 The Joker Steve Miller Band 98 #9
212 Bat Out of Hell Meat Loaf 26 #32
213 Stand By Me John Lennon 9 #213
214 Tears in Heaven Eric Clapton 22 #60
215 Higher Ground Red Hot Chili Peppers 68 #9
216 I'm Down The Beatles 1 #216
217 Us and Them Pink Floyd 77 #36
218 Revival Allman Brothers Band 8 #218
219 With a Little Help from My Friends Joe Cocker 37 #16
220 Mr. Jones Counting Crows 96 #4
221 Franklin's Tower The Grateful Dead 12 #152
222 Crossroads Cream 61 #21
223 Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival 49 #72
224 I Wanna Be Sedated The Ramones 158 #1
225 Jukebox Hero Foreigner 91 #6
226 It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) R.E.M. 138 #2
227 Learning to Fly Pink Floyd 80 #63
228 Ramble On Led Zeppelin 104 #10
229 Iron Man Black Sabbath 104 #1
230 Stone Free Jimi Hendrix 19 #60
231 Peace Frog/Blue Sunday The Doors 13 #13
232 Not Fade Away/Going Down The Grateful Dead 1 #232
233 Bell Bottom Blues Derek and the Dominos 38 #112
234 Limelight Rush 98 #25
235 The Ocean Led Zeppelin 93 #17
236 Locomotive Breath Jethro Tull 64 #43
237 Southern Cross Crosby, Stills, and Nash 40 #89
238 Like The Way I Do Melissa Etheridge 12 #48
239 The Ballad Of Billy The Kid Billy Joel 11 #239
240 The Rain Song Led Zeppelin 40 #13
241 Fast Car Tracy Chapman 60 #1
242 Free as a Bird The Beatles 3 #242
243 D'Yer Maker Led Zeppelin 97 #31
244 China Cat/I Know You Rider The Grateful Dead 1 #244
245 Levon Elton John 50 #2
246 With or Without You U2 213 #3
247 Carry On My Wayward Son Kansas 97 #5
248 Darkness on the Edge of Town Bruce Springsteen 13 #221
249 Psycho Killer Talking Heads 98 #6
250 Panama Van Halen 104 #1
251 Pride and Joy Stevie Ray Vaughan 78 #24
252 And You and I Yes 17 #28
253 Harvest Moon Neil Young 38 #4
254 Get Back The Beatles 77 #29
255 Legs ZZ Top 89 #21
256 Money for Nothing Dire Straits 116 #7
257 Dude Looks Like a Lady Aerosmith 89 #16
258 Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 204 #2
259 Golden Slumbers Medley The Beatles 21 #6
260 The Fever Bruce Springsteen 4 #260
261 Gold Dust Woman Fleetwood Mac 64 #25
262 Do You Feel Like We Do Peter Frampton 62 #15
263 Red Rain Peter Gabriel 43 #28
264 Little Wing Jimi Hendrix 45 #73
265 Twist and Shout The Beatles 29 #14
266 The Entertainer Billy Joel 6 #266
267 Substitute The Who 20 #48
268 Fire Bruce Springsteen 7 #268
269 All My Love Led Zeppelin 94 #21
270 Maybe I'm Amazed Paul McCartney 56 #12
271 I Fought the Law The Clash 62 #13
272 Rockin' In The Free World Neil Young 121 #8
273 One of Us Joan Osborne 32 #14
274 Roadhosue Blues The Doors 1 #274
275 All Along the Watchtower Bob Dylan 14 #29
276 I've Seen All Good People Yes 67 #21
277 But Anyway Blues Traveler 24 #44
278 Let It Bleed The Rolling Stones 17 #174
279 Urgent Foreigner 65 #18
280 Mother Pink Floyd 64 #56
281 Dancing the Streets Van Halen 1 #281
282 Ziggy Stardust David Bowie 81 #37
283 Bad to the Bone George Thorogood 79 #24
284 Everybody Hurts R.E.M. 75 #1
285 Tunnel of Love Dire Straits 8 #285
286 So Lonely The Police 54 #94
287 Blackbird The Beatles 25 #39
288 New York State of Mind Billy Joel 17 #62
289 She's Waiting Eric Clapton 11 #289
290 The Song Remains the Same Led Zeppelin 29 #29
291 On the Turning Away Pink Floyd 38 #97
292 Emotional Rescue The Rolling Stones 29 #39
293 Tax Man The Beatles 16 #183
294 Crazy Aerosmith 40 #103
295 Immigrant Song Led Zeppelin 116 #6
296 the Show Must Go On Queen 5 #296
297 Eurotrash Girl Cracker 22 #46
298 Breakfast in America Supertramp 53 #80
299 Rock and Roll Never Forgets Bob Seger 36 #50
300 The Chain Fleetwood Mac 102 #1
301 Something The Beatles 49 #34
302 Break on Through (To The Other Side) The Doors 95 #23
303 You Really Got Me Van Halen 52 #2
304 She Loves You The Beatles 17 #43
305 The Wind Cries Mary Jimi Hendrix 43 #102
306 Bitch The Rolling Stones 36 #96
307 Hey You Pink Floyd 93 #39
308 Cheap Sunglasses ZZ Top 66 #128
309 Avalon Roxy Music 52 #33
310 Riders on the Storm The Doors 133 #20
311 The Crunge Led Zeppelin 3 #50
312 Celluloid Heroes The Kinks 33 #19
313 Sweet Jane The Velvet Underground 38 #24
314 Bodhisattva Steely Dan 9 #314
315 Rocky Raccoon The Beatles 23 #110
316 Fame David Bowie 91 #34
317 The Soft Parade The Doors 8 #262
318 Glory Days Bruce Springsteen 65 #51
319 Wild Night Van Morrison 23 #128
320 Under My Thumb The Rolling Stones 55 #46
321 Don't Look Back Boston 88 #21
322 Hungry Heart Bruce Springsteen 42 #68
323 Cold Shot Stevie Ray Vaughan 26 #66
324 Don't Fear the Reaper Blue Oyster Cult 114 #1
325 Can't Find y Way Home Blind Faith 51 #23
326 Brain Damage / Eclipse Pink Floyd 80 #19
327 Tumbling Dice The Rolling Stones 74 #43
328 In My Life The Beatles 45 #4
329 Werewolves of London Warren Zevon 83 #9
330 Two Tickets to Paradise Eddie Money 76 #51
331 A Murder of One Counting Crows 21 #44
332 Allison Elvis Costello 6 #31
333 Train in Vain The Clash 120 #10
334 The Boys are Back in Town Thin Lizzy 95 #26
335 Take Me to the River Talking Heads 85 #6
336 Dear Mr. Fantasy Traffic 48 #29
337 More than a Feeling Boston 117 #2
338 Give a Little Bit Supertramp 64 #50
339 The End of the Innocence Don Henley 20 #204
340 Woman From Tokyo Deep Purple 56 #37
341 Runnin' With The Devil Van Halen 94 #1
342 Love Shack The B-52's 79 #1
343 Green Grass and High Tides The Outlaws 45 #11
344 Give Me One Reason Tracy Chapman 23 #22
345 Crossfire Stevie Ray Vaughan 43 #79
346 Heroes David Bowie 125 #1
347 Detroit Rock City Kiss 78 #13
348 Dance the Night Away Van Halen 85 #3
349 Under Pressure Queen 130 #2
350 Ruby Tuesday The Rolling Stones 38 #78
351 Kitty's Back Bruce Springsteen 6 #231
352 Gloria Van Morrison 3 #352
353 Communication Breakdown Led Zeppelin 59 #28
354 Lay Lady Lay Bob Dylan 18 #26
355 With a Little Help from My Friends The Beatles 10 #75
356 Dreams Allman Brothers Band 13 #137
357 Ripple The Grateful Dead 36 #4
358 Going for the One Yes 3 #358
359 Highway Star Deep Purple 55 #16
360 Black Hole Sun Soundgarden 154 #1
361 I'll Wait Van Halen 80 #78
362 Got Me Under Pressure ZZ Top 39 #164
363 It's Only Rock n' Roll (But I Like It) The Rolling Stones 43 #69
364 Are You Experienced? Jimi Hendrix 32 #32
365 1979 The Smashing Pumpkins 115 #2
366 Since I've Been Loving You Led Zeppelin 22 #4
367 Feel Like Makin Love Bad Company 95 #22
368 The Core Eric Clapton 28 #41
369 I Feel Fine The Beatles 17 #133
370 Haitian Divorce Steely Dan 1 #370
371 Clampdown The Clash 51 #1
372 Gimme Three Steps Lynyrd Skynyrd 87 #46
373 Black Water Doobie Brothers 60 #72
374 Almost Cut My Hair Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young 12 #199
375 The Wheel Jerry Garcia 5 #230
376 The House Of The Rising Sun The Animals 67 #28
377 Instant Karma! John Lennon 67 #11
378 Fool in the Rain Led Zeppelin 98 #37
379 Same Old Song and Dance Aerosmith 66 #51
380 Voodoo Child Stevie Ray Vaughan 2 #198
381 Burning for You Blue Oyster Cult 12 #87
382 Crossroads Eric Clapton 1 #382
383 Up on Cripple Creek The Band 40 #71
384 Penny Lane The Beatles 38 #11
385 Pump It Up Elvis Costello & the Attractions 75 #24
386 Run-Around Blues Traveler 50 #5
387 Why Can't This Be Love Van Halen 80 #28
388 Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Clash 163 #8
389 Norweigan Wood The Beatles 4 #332
390 Love is the Drug Roxy Music 52 #47
391 Hard to Handle Black Crowes 94 #21
392 Dixie Chicken Little Feat 27 #116
393 So Far Away Dire Straits 26 #329
394 Listen to the Music Doobie Brothers 58 #19
395 Love Her Madly The Doors 78 #36
396 Rock n' Roll Hoochie Coo Rick Derringer 2 #396
397 Ohio Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young 50 #24
398 Watching the Wheels John Lennon 33 #65
399 Long Live Rock The Who 38 #56
400 Funk #49 James Gang 55 #103
401 Rock the Casbah The Clash 164 #1
402 Tenth Avenue Freeze Out Bruce Springsteen 36 #130
403 Shattered The Rolling Stones 78 #9
404 Shakedown Street The Grateful Dead 38 #32
405 Trampled Under Foot Led Zeppelin 68 #41
406 Cocaine Eric Clapton 94 #6
407 Closer to the Heart Rush 74 #51
408 Show Me the Way Peter Frampton 57 #71
409 Frankenstein Edgar Winter Group 74 #53
410 Burning Down the House Talking Heads 154 #8
411 Free Fallin' Tom Petty 116 #10
412 Happiness is a Warm Gun The Beatles 13 #412
413 Subterranean Homesick Blues Bob Dylan 25 #62
414 Magical Mystery Tour The Beatles 28 #31
415 Pink Houses John Mellencamp 72 #11
416 White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane 53 #10
417 All the Young Dudes Mott the Hoople 54 #59
418 Blinded By The Light Manfred Mann's Earth Band 74 #11
419 Two Hearts Beat As One U2 52 #19
420 Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne 111 #1
421 Monkey Man The Rolling Stones 47 #44
422 Going to California Led Zeppelin 89 #11
423 Eminence Front The Who 70 #71
424 Life's Been Good Joe Walsh 94 #11
425 Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf 78 #14
426 New Year's Day U2 182 #4
427 Out on the Street Bruce Springsteen 7 #138
428 Playing in the Band The Grateful Dead 5 #356
429 Jack and Diane John Mellencamp 77 #7
430 Abacab Genesis 40 #86
431 Friend of the Devil The Grateful Dead 27 #127
432 Today The Smashing Pumpkins 108 #2
433 Young Americans David Bowie 69 #24
434 She Talks to Angels Black Crowes 76 #73
435 Tightrope Stevie Ray Vaughan 17 #138
436 I Will Follow U2 96 #9
437 Jeepster T. Rex 11 #335
438 Eleanor Rigby The Beatles 45 #38
439 King of Pain The Police 49 #17
440 Welcome to the Machine Pink Floyd 69 #36
441 Daughter Pearl Jam 132 #1
442 The Promised Land Bruce Springsteen 22 #165
443 The Real Me The Who 32 #144
444 Casey Jones The Grateful Dead 44 #107
445 Miss You The Rolling Stones 101 #6
446 Rhiannon Fleetwood Mac 68 #5
447 Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan 16 #65
448 Dancing Days Led Zeppelin 68 #48
449 Peace of Mind Boston 89 #10
450 Somebody to Love Jefferson Airplane 49 #3
451 Touch of Grey The Grateful Dead 85 #43
452 Drive The Cars 33 #33
453 What You Need INXS 65 #7
454 On the Road Again Canned Heat 14 #46
455 Jersey Girl Bruce Springsteen 10 #174
456 Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac 111 #11
457 Hollywood Nights Bob Seger 80 #8
458 Fortress Around Your Heart Sting 11 #25
459 I Can See For Miles The Who 35 #32
460 Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top 99 #2
461 Cinnamon Girl Neil Young 69 #31
462 Why Don't We Do It in the Road The Beatles 2 #304
463 When the Levee Breaks Led Zeppelin 80 #15
464 Solid Rock Dire Straits 1 #464
465 Ticket to Ride The Beatles 29 #12
466 Crocodile Rock Elton John 19 #114
467 La Grange ZZ Top 101 #5
468 Reeling in the Years Steely Dan 71 #52
469 You Better You Bet The Who 54 #16
470 Incident on 57th Street Bruce Springsteen 8 #155
471 Surrender Cheap Trick 92 #12
472 Born on the Bayou Creedence Clearwater Revival 40 #9
473 Forever Man Eric Clapton 24 #152
474 London Calling The Clash 122 #1
475 Authority Song John Mellencamp 34 #112
476 Gel Collective Soul 13 #59
477 5:15 The Who 28 #114
478 Accidents Will Happen Elvis Costello & the Attractions 24 #121
479 Dear Prudence The Beatles 28 #137
480 Bargain The Who 64 #86
481 Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard Paul Simon 12 #300
482 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Crash Test Dummies 44 #6
483 Carry On Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young 30 #74
484 Southbound Allman Brothers Band 14 #40
485 Centerfield John Fogerty 42 #16
486 Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel 95 #2
487 Found Out About You Gin Blossoms 34 #47
488 We're an American Band Grand Funk Railroad 75 #20
489 Too Old to Rock and Roll Jethro Tull 9 #409
490 Cold as Ice Foreigner 78 #32
491 I Need A Lover John Mellencamp 29 #115
492 Happy The Rolling Stones 39 #89
493 Summer of '69 Bryan Adams 93 #3
494 Paranoid Black Sabbath 150 #4
495 Freewill Rush 82 #22
496 Better Man Pearl Jam 148 #2
497 Mysterious Ways U2 135 #1
498 Fire Jimi Hendrix 83 #52
499 Rag Doll Aerosmith 84 #50
500 Highway to Hell AC/DC 131 #2

About this countdown

WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) was broadcast by WNEW-FM (New York, NY) in July 1996. Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Classic Rock rankings.

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