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KISW Top 25 Rock Songs from the '80s

The countdown of the '80s (October 9, 2021) from KISW in Seattle-Tacoma, WA ranks 25 songs, with “Tom Sawyer” by Rush 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 Tom Sawyer Rush 113 #2
24 Jukebox Hero Foreigner 91 #6
23 Summer of '69 Bryan Adams 93 #3
22 Rebel Yell Billy Idol 143 #3
21 If Looks Could Kill Heart 1 #21
20 With or Without You U2 213 #3
19 Gimme All Your Lovin' ZZ Top 92 #15
18 Start Me Up The Rolling Stones 108 #7
17 Hit Me With Your Best Shot Pat Benatar 78 #5
16 Dude Looks Like a Lady Aerosmith 89 #16
15 Master of Puppets Metallica 81 #1
14 We're Not Gonna Take It Twisted Sister 67 #14
13 I Won't Back Down Tom Petty 98 #10
12 Rock You Like a Hurricane Scorpions 92 #11
11 Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne 111 #1
10 Kickstart My Heart Motley Crue 70 #6
9 Livin' on a Prayer Bon Jovi 97 #5
8 I Love Rock-N-Roll Joan Jett 115 #2
7 Another One Bites the Dust Queen 92 #3
6 Here I Go Again Whitesnake 92 #2
5 Pour Some Sugar On Me Def Leppard 98 #5
4 Don't Stop Believing Journey 116 #1
3 Jump Van Halen 102 #3
2 Back in Black AC/DC 133 #1
1 Sweet Child o' Mine Guns N Roses 136 #1

About this countdown

KISW Top 25 Rock Songs from the '80s was broadcast by KISW (Seattle-Tacoma, WA) in October 9, 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 Top 25 Rock Songs from the '80s".

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