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WLLZ Rock N Roll 500

RockLists has 8 editions of the WLLZ Rock N Roll 500, from 2019 to 2026. Across all of them, the most successful song is “The Unforgiven” by Metallica, which appears in 15 editions. Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” finished first four times.

8editions
2019–2026years
4different #1s

Every edition and its number one

YearCountdownNumber oneSize
2019 WLLZ 500 (2019) Back in BlackAC/DC 500
2020 WLLZ 500 (2020) Bohemian RhapsodyQueen 500
2021 WLLZ 500 (2021) Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin 500
2022 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) Bohemian RhapsodyQueen 500
2023 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin 500
2024 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin 500
2025 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) Sweet Child o' MineGuns N Roses 500
2026 Rock N Roll 500 (2026) Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin 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 The UnforgivenMetallica 103 39 71 56 18 42 22 41
2 Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin 13 5 1 8 1 1 13 1
3 Enter SandmanMetallica 7 4 2 5 8 7 6 4
4 Crazy TrainOzzy Osbourne 8 6 8 3 10 4 5 2
5 Bohemian RhapsodyQueen 3 1 15 1 12 13 25 19
6 Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana 5 19 21 17 20 9 3 3
7 ParanoidBlack Sabbath 19 9 6 14 25 15 4 6
8 Paradise CityGuns N Roses 2 21 5 4 4 27 21 25
9 Black DogLed Zeppelin 4 16 11 19 19 10 20 11
10 Welcome to the JungleGuns N Roses 27 3 10 24 24 14 11 8
11 You Shook Me All Night LongAC/DC 11 17 31 29 2 3 2 32
12 Dream OnAerosmith 22 18 7 6 9 23 35 9
13 Sweet Child o' MineGuns N Roses 14 14 17 16 14 2 1 64
14 Back in BlackAC/DC 1 2 3 18 38 17 17 84
15 Highway to HellAC/DC 31 23 12 2 52 30 29 14
16 Pour Some Sugar On MeDef Leppard 10 49 49 7 21 16 19 33
17 Sweet EmotionAerosmith 9 7 19 21 82 6 12 57
18 Immigrant SongLed Zeppelin 67 10 22 30 34 22 34 30
19 Nothing Else MattersMetallica 75 24 26 20 46 29 36 17
20 Come As You AreNirvana 15 58 62 40 16 54 18 13
21 Another One Bites the DustQueen 24 25 27 22 22 32 80 45
22 PanamaVan Halen 18 43 51 39 40 8 33 55
23 Don't Stop BelievingJourney 93 74 76 10 15 11 7 5
24 Free Fallin'Tom Petty 74 31 46 15 79 12 30 12
25 Wish You Were HerePink Floyd 89 20 29 23 39 45 55 7
26 Kickstart My HeartMotley Crue 16 12 38 33 80 58 48 31
27 Sweet Home AlabamaLynyrd Skynyrd 54 53 57 48 57 41 23 23
28 Wanted Dead or AliveBon Jovi 69 42 56 47 47 25 14 58
29 Rock You Like a HurricaneScorpions 30 26 14 49 113 21 31 74
30 Man in the BoxAlice In Chains 48 11 36 202 6 35 24 10
31 Rock and RollLed Zeppelin 50 40 41 42 59 40 42 69
32 Knockin on Heaven's DoorGuns N Roses 87 28 23 75 41 48 68 43
33 TNTAC/DC 59 55 20 35 84 56 49 67
34 You Give Love a Bad NameBon Jovi 32 135 28 31 62 70 41 63
35 Iron ManBlack Sabbath 111 29 18 25 76 108 71 29
36 Paint It BlackThe Rolling Stones 118 36 39 38 87 43 77 35
37 Wherever I May RoamMetallica 153 15 42 45 60 81 69 28
38 ThunderstruckAC/DC 135 8 25 13 66 44 54 163
39 Under the BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppers 119 91 91 91 11 75 9 24
40 AlivePearl Jam 40 69 73 78 13 87 81 91
41 Here I Go AgainWhitesnake 49 89 227 55 29 19 26 40
42 Ramble OnLed Zeppelin 77 27 52 52 119 64 64 82
43 Under PressureQueen 109 59 48 54 116 71 58 27
44 War Pigs / Luke's WallBlack Sabbath 201 66 47 44 36 67 44 49
45 Hard to HandleBlack Crowes 52 82 82 96 75 37 50 85
46 Even FlowPearl Jam 17 84 116 142 49 49 38 70
47 PhotographDef Leppard 43 113 68 64 93 51 60 78
48 Livin' on a PrayerBon Jovi 46 109 112 82 91 53 56 22
49 Tom SawyerRush 21 104 97 26 95 86 110 39
50 Walk This WayAerosmith 33 47 54 34 104 76 109 121
51 Live And Let DieGuns N Roses 125 44 58 57 69 57 101 86
52 Rebel YellBilly Idol 38 111 119 143 51 28 45 66
53 Another Brick in the WallPink Floyd – 41 9 9 7 5 10 21
54 Mama, I'm Coming HomeOzzy Osbourne 57 46 109 130 194 31 28 15
55 LithiumNirvana 129 37 44 65 167 82 61 34
56 Shoot to ThrillAC/DC 183 35 66 50 17 79 73 147
57 More than a FeelingBoston 39 73 261 92 71 52 47 16
58 KashmirLed Zeppelin 28 32 30 90 99 118 148 111
59 Fat Bottomed GirlsQueen 42 90 89 69 90 84 102 98
60 Sad But TrueMetallica 122 106 16 99 86 63 87 90