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97 Rock N Roll 500

RockLists has 9 editions of the 97 Rock N Roll 500, from 2017 to 2025. Across all of them, the most successful song is “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin, which appears in 9 editions. Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Freebird” finished first two times.

9editions
2017–2025years
8different #1s

Every edition and its number one

YearCountdownNumber oneSize
2017 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) FreebirdLynyrd Skynyrd 500
2018 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) FreebirdLynyrd Skynyrd 500
2019 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin 500
2020 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) Train Kept a RollinAerosmith 500
2021 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) There's Only One Way to RockSammy Hagar 500
2022 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) CenterfieldJohn Fogerty 500
2023 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) Ridin' The Storm Out (Live)REO Speedwagon 500
2024 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) partial ChangesDavid Bowie 499
2025 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) Don't Stop Me NowQueen 500

How the top songs moved between editions

Each song’s position in every edition. A dash means it did not appear.

#Song'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
1 Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
2 FreebirdLynyrd Skynyrd 1 1 2 2 3 4 7 6 3
3 Hotel CaliforniaThe Eagles 3 4 5 3 24 6 5 5 4
4 Sweet EmotionAerosmith 11 9 13 12 6 5 2 2 5
5 Bohemian RhapsodyQueen 8 10 3 5 5 9 3 29 10
6 Tom SawyerRush 6 17 34 14 14 13 9 10 9
7 Dream OnAerosmith 9 20 10 8 25 21 11 8 19
8 Back in BlackAC/DC 26 43 27 21 4 3 4 3 12
9 Sweet Home AlabamaLynyrd Skynyrd 7 12 17 9 12 25 22 16 24
10 I Can't Get No SatisfactionThe Rolling Stones 17 14 7 20 19 27 24 9 11
11 You Shook Me All Night LongAC/DC 13 16 23 16 22 18 23 12 23
12 More than a FeelingBoston 15 13 18 11 13 19 19 66 14
13 Don't Stop BelievingJourney 21 28 19 13 23 32 12 18 25
14 Black DogLed Zeppelin 29 35 20 27 17 15 6 13 36
15 Crazy TrainOzzy Osbourne 63 36 30 19 15 20 29 25 21
16 Sweet Child o' MineGuns N Roses 53 18 25 15 9 7 82 31 30
17 Rock and RollLed Zeppelin 22 25 33 59 7 8 27 30 62
18 The JokerSteve Miller Band 45 31 37 35 47 24 18 11 27
19 Walk This WayAerosmith 20 26 24 39 52 44 20 23 38
20 Highway to HellAC/DC 34 6 14 25 53 46 60 28 34
21 Pour Some Sugar On MeDef Leppard 78 21 28 28 39 38 36 17 26
22 MoneyPink Floyd 27 68 35 121 2 2 30 32 16
23 PanamaVan Halen 37 19 38 33 31 62 47 14 52
24 Carry On My Wayward SonKansas 61 40 29 40 26 28 40 62 22
25 JumpVan Halen 18 38 54 36 21 36 62 52 35
26 In the Air TonightPhil Collins 52 55 51 42 43 47 16 27 53
27 Welcome to the JungleGuns N Roses 196 27 32 24 36 29 21 44 15
28 PhotographDef Leppard 49 82 49 23 27 23 93 36 43
29 Immigrant SongLed Zeppelin 142 72 84 48 32 31 13 20 7
30 I Love Rock-N-RollJoan Jett 72 57 39 49 18 35 80 88 32
31 ParanoidBlack Sabbath 40 48 73 57 85 65 17 75 13
32 Start Me UpThe Rolling Stones 31 95 64 37 70 42 88 34 63
33 Enter SandmanMetallica 173 175 103 45 16 10 10 7 6
34 Simple ManLynyrd Skynyrd 79 7 9 7 170 68 71 51 89
35 RenegadeStyx 65 89 48 116 42 34 45 41 78
36 Who Are YouThe Who 74 88 74 72 95 85 64 53 98
37 LimelightRush 57 41 120 77 64 49 74 38 55
38 Peace of MindBoston 42 81 83 66 60 39 35 89 82
39 Come TogetherThe Beatles 28 33 60 111 66 48 14 142 91
40 Anyway You Want ItJourney 84 102 41 78 89 91 32 48 39
41 Here I Go AgainWhitesnake 59 65 45 43 28 114 110 67 76
42 Paradise CityGuns N Roses 141 76 59 29 100 74 44 63 37
43 Hey JudeThe Beatles 10 8 31 22 41 92 54 267 121
44 Baba O'RileyThe Who 56 44 123 50 235 57 39 15 31
45 Rock You Like a HurricaneScorpions 94 108 118 102 46 43 41 73 28
46 Don't Fear the ReaperBlue Oyster Cult 82 37 40 46 92 95 131 68 64
47 Won't Get Fooled AgainThe Who 14 58 11 38 29 22 188 95 217
48 La GrangeZZ Top 16 24 26 84 199 189 34 58 42
49 We Will Rock You/We Are the ChampionsQueen 33 39 16 26 8 – 15 21 20
50 American GirlTom Petty & The Heartbreakers 75 63 99 85 83 37 154 26 74
51 I Won't Back DownTom Petty 156 85 47 54 58 141 57 54 50
52 Running Down a DreamTom Petty 39 47 82 95 133 86 78 79 69
53 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt CheapAC/DC 90 145 57 55 136 97 51 35 65
54 Ramble OnLed Zeppelin 36 86 95 65 130 63 53 82 145
55 LaylaDerek and the Dominos 43 22 12 69 37 79 81 191 227
56 Free Fallin'Tom Petty 24 15 22 17 – 60 28 42 59
57 Go Your Own WayFleetwood Mac 70 191 76 62 20 30 130 108 93
58 Cold as IceForeigner 95 64 44 127 90 64 75 138 83
59 Under PressureQueen 123 98 77 32 206 72 59 59 58
60 Runnin' With The DevilVan Halen 136 115 94 110 40 14 113 43 125