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KISW Top 99 Rock Songs (2001)

The all-time countdown (December 2001) from KISW in Seattle-Tacoma, WA ranks 99 songs, with “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin at number one. The list features 45 different artists; The Rolling Stones has the most entries with nine songs.

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Results page in the station's promotions/122601_top99 folder (dated 12/26/01), captured February 2002; the page title reads 'KISW Top 99 Rock Songs 2002'. Printed in capitals and converted to title case; listed from 1 to 99.

# Song ListsBest
1 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin 169 #1
2 You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC 111 #1
3 Last Kiss Pearl Jam 60 #3
4 White Room Cream 94 #4
5 Another Brick in the Wall Pink Floyd 74 #1
6 Turn the Page Bob Seger 72 #1
7 About A Girl Nirvana 75 #7
8 American Woman Guess Who 61 #8
9 Alive Pearl Jam 202 #1
10 Hunger Strike Temple of the Dog 104 #7
11 Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen 91 #8
12 Small Town John Mellencamp 62 #12
13 All Along the Watchtower Jimi Hendrix 148 #2
14 The World I Know Collective Soul 38 #14
15 We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions Queen 82 #1
16 Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers 204 #1
17 Paint It Black The Rolling Stones 146 #7
18 Hotel California The Eagles 160 #1
19 Knockin on Heaven's Door Guns N Roses 69 #5
20 The Joker Steve Miller Band 98 #9
21 Money Pink Floyd 113 #2
22 Jumpin' Jack Flash The Rolling Stones 110 #14
23 Break on Through (To The Other Side) The Doors 95 #23
24 Bad to the Bone George Thorogood 79 #24
25 Plush Stone Temple Pilots 135 #1
26 All Apologies Nirvana 145 #2
27 Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf 78 #14
28 Wild Horses The Rolling Stones 68 #14
29 Pink Cadillac Bruce Springsteen 24 #29
30 Start Me Up The Rolling Stones 108 #7
31 One U2 172 #1
32 Jack and Diane John Mellencamp 77 #7
33 Walk This Way Aerosmith 104 #12
34 The Logical Song Supertramp 73 #34
35 Dream On Aerosmith 112 #1
36 White Wedding Billy Idol 152 #7
37 Even Flow Pearl Jam 145 #2
38 You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet Bachman Turner Overdrive 69 #6
39 Fly Like An Eagle Steve Miller Band 59 #39
40 The Unforgiven Metallica 96 #5
41 Old Time Rock and Roll Bob Seger 78 #23
42 Nothing Else Matters Metallica 140 #5
43 Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd 118 #1
44 Come As You Are Nirvana 175 #1
45 Born to be Wild Steppenwolf 95 #1
46 Black Dog Led Zeppelin 112 #1
47 Losing My Religion R.E.M. 173 #1
48 Call Me The Breeze Lynyrd Skynyrd 78 #48
49 Peace of Mind Boston 89 #10
50 Black Magic Woman Santana 68 #19
51 Enter Sandman Metallica 164 #2
52 Rock and Roll Led Zeppelin 102 #1
53 Frankenstein Edgar Winter Group 74 #53
54 With or Without You U2 213 #3
55 Riders on the Storm The Doors 133 #20
56 Free Fallin' Tom Petty 116 #10
57 Sweet Emotion Aerosmith 108 #1
58 Wind Criesmary Jimi Hendrix 7 #58
59 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2 140 #9
60 Lake of Fire Nirvana 39 #32
61 Black Hole Sun Soundgarden 154 #1
62 Iron Man Black Sabbath 104 #1
63 Already Gone The Eagles 74 #36
64 Hello I Love You The Doors 69 #33
65 Beast of Burden The Rolling Stones 104 #18
66 School's Out Alice Cooper 97 #5
67 Jeremy Pearl Jam 187 #1
68 Miss You The Rolling Stones 101 #6
69 Kryptonite 3 Doors Down 80 #1
70 Black Pearl Jam 179 #1
71 More than a Feeling Boston 117 #2
72 What's Your Name Lynyrd Skynyrd 78 #27
73 Take The Long Way Home Supertramp 52 #48
74 Under My Thumb The Rolling Stones 55 #46
75 Running Down a Dream Tom Petty 108 #8
76 Pink Houses John Mellencamp 72 #11
77 Here I Go Again Whitesnake 92 #2
78 Foxy Lady Jimi Hendrix 82 #17
79 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana 231 #1
80 Wicked Garden Stone Temple Pilots 61 #23
81 La Grange ZZ Top 101 #5
82 All Right Now Free 92 #6
83 Young Lust Pink Floyd 70 #49
84 The Ocean Led Zeppelin 93 #17
85 Highway to Hell AC/DC 131 #2
86 Roxanne The Police 167 #10
87 Honky Tonk Woman The Rolling Stones 96 #23
88 Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix 98 #1
89 Roadhouse Blues The Doors 101 #15
90 The One I Love R.E.M. 150 #5
91 Janie's Got a Gun Aerosmith 79 #12
92 Big Empty Stone Temple Pilots 97 #10
93 The Sky Is Crying Stevie Ray Vaughan 18 #93
94 Man in the Box Alice In Chains 129 #3
95 I Can't Get No Satisfaction The Rolling Stones 116 #2
96 Paradise City Guns N Roses 112 #2
97 Tush ZZ Top 89 #24
98 Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix 99 #24
99 Light My Fire The Doors 127 #5

About this countdown

KISW Top 99 Rock Songs (2001) was broadcast by KISW (Seattle-Tacoma, WA) in December 2001. 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 (Wayback Machine), "KISW Top 99 Rock Songs 2002".

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