RockLists.com

Big 100 · All-time countdown series

BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown

RockLists has 6 editions of the BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown, from 2012 to 2019. Across all of them, the most successful song is “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin, which appears in 6 editions.

6editions
2012–2019years
6different #1s

Every edition and its number one

YearCountdownNumber oneSize
2012 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) Don't Stop BelievingJourney 500
2013 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) Sweet Home AlabamaLynyrd Skynyrd 500
2016 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) Sweet EmotionAerosmith 500
2017 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin 500
2018 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) You Shook Me All Night LongAC/DC 500
2019 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) Bohemian RhapsodyQueen 500

How the top songs moved between editions

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

#Song'12'13'16'17'18'19
1 Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin 2 2 4 1 2 13
2 Hotel CaliforniaThe Eagles 3 3 5 3 7 5
3 Bohemian RhapsodyQueen 5 12 6 6 3 1
4 More than a FeelingBoston 8 4 7 7 11 19
5 Sweet Home AlabamaLynyrd Skynyrd 4 1 19 18 9 7
6 Dream OnAerosmith 7 6 16 2 12 17
7 Don't Stop BelievingJourney 1 10 9 9 4 36
8 FreebirdLynyrd Skynyrd 6 8 8 5 26 31
9 Black DogLed Zeppelin 9 20 24 22 22 3
10 Who Are YouThe Who 34 13 14 12 5 27
11 We Will Rock You/We Are the ChampionsQueen 18 5 22 21 21 23
12 Baba O'RileyThe Who 20 19 26 19 19 11
13 Pride (In the Name of Love)U2 22 18 20 20 20 26
14 Sweet EmotionAerosmith 26 45 1 15 16 29
15 In the Air TonightPhil Collins 13 21 35 42 10 24
16 Life's Been GoodJoe Walsh 42 11 15 26 23 53
17 Carry On My Wayward SonKansas 50 14 18 16 17 57
18 You Give Love a Bad NameBon Jovi 40 16 32 43 41 18
19 Money for NothingDire Straits 63 31 21 28 38 46
20 Comfortably NumbPink Floyd 27 41 40 37 29 59
21 MoneyPink Floyd 17 33 27 24 48 99
22 JumpVan Halen 53 53 10 8 53 72
23 Another One Bites the DustQueen 71 36 39 36 39 38
24 I Won't Back DownTom Petty 60 42 47 46 44 30
25 Sultans of SwingDire Straits 16 9 44 48 46 123
26 Sympathy For The DevilThe Rolling Stones 123 15 13 29 30 97
27 Magic ManHeart 68 24 36 54 55 101
28 Livin' on a PrayerBon Jovi 182 48 25 25 25 60
29 Beast of BurdenThe Rolling Stones 105 49 49 51 49 67
30 Every Breath You TakeThe Police 49 62 69 64 62 78
31 With or Without YouU2 56 25 29 84 84 136
32 Anyway You Want ItJourney 222 26 38 35 35 58
33 I Can't Get No SatisfactionThe Rolling Stones 14 203 148 11 13 33
34 Won't Get Fooled AgainThe Who 19 92 98 106 91 45
35 BarracudeHeart 167 38 43 40 40 133
36 Wanted Dead or AliveBon Jovi 92 32 42 39 119 138
37 Come TogetherThe Beatles 98 87 67 72 36 107
38 Peace of MindBoston 235 40 46 45 43 69
39 Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)Journey 108 64 68 78 79 94
40 PhotographDef Leppard 145 69 77 79 81 42
41 TimePink Floyd 90 71 74 76 74 119
42 Sharp Dressed ManZZ Top 118 76 82 88 87 54
43 You Shook Me All Night LongAC/DC – 7 2 4 1 2
44 Don't Fear the ReaperBlue Oyster Cult 15 99 106 115 111 85
45 Losing My ReligionR.E.M. 101 46 54 68 80 182
46 Killer QueenQueen 117 54 53 52 52 213
47 Gimme ShelterThe Rolling Stones 152 28 23 70 71 203
48 Jack and DianeJohn Mellencamp 115 83 87 94 93 80
49 PanamaVan Halen 357 60 65 61 34 16
50 Blinded By The LightManfred Mann's Earth Band 78 27 117 129 130 113
51 Walk This WayAerosmith 24 116 124 132 153 49
52 Hey JudeThe Beatles 23 17 11 23 24 –
53 Under PressureQueen 188 88 92 99 89 66
54 CenterfoldJ. Geils Band 175 82 85 91 112 82
55 Don't Bring Me DownElectric Light Orchestra 183 39 45 44 42 277
56 Another Brick in the WallPink Floyd 76 29 3 14 14 –
57 Burnin for YouBlue Oyster Cult 196 63 70 66 66 180
58 RefugeeTom Petty & The Heartbreakers 43 130 136 147 148 47
59 Over the Hills and Far AwayLed Zeppelin 315 78 62 60 61 75
60 Go Your Own WayFleetwood Mac 449 47 30 27 27 73