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DVE Memorial Day 500

RockLists has 8 editions of the DVE Memorial Day 500, from 2019 to 2026. Across all of them, the most successful song is “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin, which appears in 8 editions. Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” finished first four times.

8editions
2019–2026years
5different #1s

Every edition and its number one

YearCountdownNumber oneSize
2019 Memorial Day 500 (2019) Another Brick in the WallPink Floyd 500
2020 Memorial Day 500 (2020) Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin 500
2021 Memorial Day 500 (2021) Back in BlackAC/DC 500
2022 Memorial Day 500 (2022) Bohemian RhapsodyQueen 500
2023 Memorial Day 500 (2023) Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin 500
2024 Memorial Day 500 (2024) Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin 500
2025 Memorial Day 500 (2025) Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin 500
2026 Memorial Day 500 (2026) FreebirdLynyrd Skynyrd 500

How the top songs moved between editions

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

#Song'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26
1 Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2
2 Bohemian RhapsodyQueen 5 2 9 1 4 2 6 5
3 FreebirdLynyrd Skynyrd 4 4 7 13 2 12 2 1
4 Sympathy For The DevilThe Rolling Stones 7 6 5 7 6 11 8 10
5 Hotel CaliforniaThe Eagles 8 12 10 10 11 16 4 4
6 Back in BlackAC/DC 24 10 1 17 15 14 7 3
7 Another Brick in the WallPink Floyd 1 5 8 3 3 13 47 18
8 Sweet Home AlabamaLynyrd Skynyrd 37 17 3 5 7 3 21 23
9 Immigrant SongLed Zeppelin 17 8 11 14 12 8 40 17
10 Dream OnAerosmith 42 24 16 11 5 10 11 15
11 Sweet Child o' MineGuns N Roses 3 3 44 6 21 44 19 16
12 Sweet EmotionAerosmith 14 14 23 19 8 6 54 21
13 LaylaDerek and the Dominos 26 26 13 31 53 19 9 8
14 Gimme ShelterThe Rolling Stones 25 25 43 57 22 4 13 13
15 Black DogLed Zeppelin 6 16 28 32 18 22 62 22
16 Crazy TrainOzzy Osbourne 20 18 46 24 39 18 25 19
17 Turn the PageBob Seger 31 30 21 27 13 43 15 35
18 Comfortably NumbPink Floyd 30 29 29 22 88 7 5 6
19 Paint It BlackThe Rolling Stones 27 27 33 18 17 9 48 48
20 KashmirLed Zeppelin 57 50 22 21 65 5 3 11
21 Won't Get Fooled AgainThe Who 9 9 12 9 19 111 51 36
22 We Will Rock You/We Are the ChampionsQueen 11 11 4 12 9 26 80 110
23 Welcome to the JungleGuns N Roses 10 37 30 42 41 55 28 47
24 MoneyPink Floyd 16 7 15 30 23 34 64 126
25 You Can't Always Get What You WantThe Rolling Stones 13 13 17 20 20 35 143 69
26 Let It BeThe Beatles 69 89 31 15 16 31 55 24
27 Whole Lotta LoveLed Zeppelin 21 21 36 63 34 63 35 71
28 ParanoidBlack Sabbath 15 15 34 69 71 40 88 32
29 Who Are YouThe Who 23 23 51 38 29 49 104 74
30 Don't Stop BelievingJourney 91 86 73 39 64 25 24 12
31 Wish You Were HerePink Floyd 41 84 63 117 55 30 14 14
32 ImagineJohn Lennon 28 82 27 33 95 59 29 72
33 RenegadeStyx 44 59 84 45 48 67 49 30
34 Enter SandmanMetallica 35 35 59 73 89 51 46 52
35 Highway to HellAC/DC 58 51 45 58 26 42 69 95
36 American GirlTom Petty & The Heartbreakers 55 49 67 137 42 36 66 31
37 Smoke on the WaterDeep Purple 117 75 52 56 74 38 27 96
38 More than a FeelingBoston 90 85 149 49 44 62 33 29
39 TimePink Floyd 71 66 66 75 132 84 12 51
40 Hey JudeThe Beatles 59 52 93 54 58 53 39 172
41 La GrangeZZ Top 81 60 118 53 54 83 82 68
42 Go Your Own WayFleetwood Mac 135 201 71 40 28 46 18 76
43 Born to RunBruce Springsteen 138 148 55 65 94 93 16 9
44 Ramble OnLed Zeppelin 56 64 74 78 73 47 157 75
45 Walk This WayAerosmith 54 48 32 71 98 85 85 155
46 Wanted Dead or AliveBon Jovi 50 76 61 46 113 89 116 94
47 Over the Hills and Far AwayLed Zeppelin 53 67 57 111 161 66 75 61
48 Start Me UpThe Rolling Stones 70 55 79 70 60 24 160 136
49 War PigsBlack Sabbath 85 105 160 92 102 27 71 25
50 Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana 109 126 122 48 99 37 78 53
51 Piano ManBilly Joel 45 97 117 106 128 65 41 77
52 PanamaVan Halen 63 65 78 96 154 110 38 73
53 Livin' on a PrayerBon Jovi 76 72 104 87 101 79 57 104
54 You Give Love a Bad NameBon Jovi 33 47 136 72 75 73 177 80
55 Come TogetherThe Beatles 94 53 40 76 36 23 296 82
56 Tom SawyerRush 67 46 64 89 83 106 169 78
57 RevolutionThe Beatles 114 32 20 66 82 87 121 184
58 A Day in the LifeThe Beatles 97 95 24 25 43 188 129 107
59 TushZZ Top 95 91 112 44 30 116 167 79
60 Jack and DianeJohn Mellencamp 112 115 77 86 106 81 73 85