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All-time countdown · KISW · December 18, 2021

KISW 25 Biggest Rock Songs From The Past 50 Years

The all-time countdown (December 18, 2021) from KISW in Seattle-Tacoma, WA ranks 25 songs, with “Alive” by Pearl Jam at number one. The list features 25 different artists.

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Aired in 2021 as part of KISW's 50th-anniversary '25 from 50' weekend countdowns (counted down from 25 to 1).

# Song ListsBest
25 Alive Pearl Jam 202 #1
24 Miss You The Rolling Stones 101 #6
23 Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers 204 #1
22 Born to Run Bruce Springsteen 139 #1
21 Tiny Dancer Elton John 86 #4
20 Dream On Aerosmith 112 #1
19 Enter Sandman Metallica 164 #2
18 Maggie May Rod Stewart 73 #16
17 Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne 111 #1
16 Smoke on the Water Deep Purple 122 #4
15 Don't Stop Believing Journey 116 #1
14 I Love Rock-N-Roll Joan Jett 115 #2
13 Jump Van Halen 102 #3
12 One U2 172 #1
11 Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac 111 #11
10 Won't Get Fooled Again The Who 119 #4
9 Imagine John Lennon 121 #1
8 Hotel California The Eagles 160 #1
7 Another Brick in the Wall Pink Floyd 74 #1
6 Sweet Child o' Mine Guns N Roses 136 #1
5 Freebird Lynyrd Skynyrd 122 #1
4 Back in Black AC/DC 133 #1
3 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana 231 #1
2 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen 169 #1
1 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin 169 #1

About this countdown

KISW 25 Biggest Rock Songs From The Past 50 Years was broadcast by KISW (Seattle-Tacoma, WA) in December 18, 2021. 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 Hard Rock & Metal rankings.

Source: KISW 99.9 (Audacy), "The 25 Biggest Rock Songs From The Past 50 Years".

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