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All-time countdown · KQRS · May 2024

KQRS KQ 500 (2024)

The all-time countdown (May 2024) from KQRS in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN ranks 499 songs, with “Back in Black” by AC/DC at number one. The list features 157 different artists; Led Zeppelin has the most entries with 16 songs. Transcribed from the full list embedded in the article body (each entry marked up as "rank: <em>title</em> - <strong>artist</strong>"). "The" is dropped from band names throughout, matching the source's own style for most entries (e.g. "Beatles" for rank 500, though the source is inconsistent and keeps "The" on other entries like "The Rolling Stones" - normalized here to drop it everywhere for consistency). Two typos in the source were corrected: "Pink Floyod" to "Pink Floyd" and "Pete Townsend" to "Pete Townshend". Rank 269 is missing from the source itself (the list jumps from 270 to 268); no song is listed for that position. The station's article does not state how the countdown was compiled (no "voted" or "submit your list" language found), so method is marked unknown rather than assumed to be a listener vote.

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1 Back in Black AC/DC 37 #1
2 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin 73 #1
3 Another Brick in the Wall Part II Pink Floyd 18 #3
4 Sweet Emotion Aerosmith 17 #4
5 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen 69 #2
6 Panama Van Halen 18 #6
7 Sweet Child o' Mine Guns N Roses 44 #3
8 Sympathy For The Devil The Rolling Stones 65 #1
9 Pour Some Sugar On Me Def Leppard 16 #9
10 I Won't Back Down Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 2 #10
11 Don't Stop Believing Journey 26 #11
12 Livin' on a Prayer Bon Jovi 16 #6
13 Hotel California The Eagles 65 #3
14 Money Pink Floyd 27 #14
15 Thunderstruck AC/DC 58 #2
16 Dreams Fleetwood Mac 33 #12
17 Paradise City Guns N Roses 26 #17
18 Freebird Lynyrd Skynyrd 29 #1
19 Kickstart My Heart Motley Crue 9 #19
20 Another One Bites the Dust Queen 17 #20
21 I Love Rock n' Roll Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 13 #21
22 Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd 48 #2
23 Carry On My Wayward Son Kansas 17 #23
24 All Along the Watchtower Jimi Hendrix 59 #5
25 Immigrant Song Led Zeppelin 22 #18
26 Paranoid Black Sabbath 65 #9
27 Jack and Diane John Mellencamp 11 #27
28 You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC 25 #2
29 Rebel Yell Billy Idol 58 #8
30 Dream On Aerosmith 20 #10
31 Tom Sawyer Rush 23 #8
32 Magic Man Heart 13 #32
33 Jump Van Halen 23 #15
34 Welcome to the Jungle Guns N Roses 26 #3
35 Take Me Home Tonight Eddie Money 5 #35
36 Anyway You Want It Journey 11 #36
37 Lonely Is The Night Billy Squier 6 #37
38 I Want You To Want Me Cheap Trick 10 #38
39 Rocket Man Elton John 21 #39
40 Have You Ever Seen The Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival 11 #40
41 Animal Def Leppard 13 #41
42 Hard to Handle Black Crowes 15 #42
43 Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top 14 #43
44 Cum on Feel the Noize Quiet Riot 3 #15
45 The Joker Steve Miller Band 11 #45
46 Runnin' Down A Dream Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 3 #46
47 Jukebox Hero Foreigner 14 #47
48 Dancing in the Dark Bruce Springsteen 23 #48
49 Black Dog Led Zeppelin 23 #23
50 Summer of '69 Bryan Adams 33 #16
51 Mama, I'm Coming Home Ozzy Osbourne 11 #51
52 Hit Me With Your Best Shot Pat Benatar 14 #34
53 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2 69 #16
54 White Wedding Billy Idol 65 #7
55 I Can't Get No Satisfaction The Rolling Stones 34 #2
56 Rock And Roll All Nite Kiss 9 #35
57 Hey You Pink Floyd 13 #57
58 We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions Queen 13 #4
59 Living After Midnight Judas Priest 10 #17
60 Walk This Way Aerosmith 20 #24
61 Smokin in the Boys Room Motley Crue 3 #61
62 You Give Love a Bad Name Bon Jovi 16 #33
63 Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd 25 #23
64 Free Fallin' Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 3 #64
65 Runnin' With The Devil Van Halen 14 #5
66 Bad to the Bone George Thorogood 12 #66
67 Feel Like Making Love Bad Company 9 #67
68 Hurts So Good John Mellencamp 7 #68
69 Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne 19 #1
70 Just What I Needed The Cars 29 #62
71 Who's Crying Now Journey 5 #71
72 Blue Collar Man Styx 5 #72
73 We're Not Gonna Take It Twisted Sister 14 #23
74 Money for Nothing Dire Straits 38 #7
75 Hold On Loosely .38 Special 12 #12
76 Don't Fear the Reaper Blue Oyster Cult 23 #40
77 Photograph Def Leppard 14 #11
78 That's All Genesis 9 #78
79 Over the Hills and Far Away Led Zeppelin 23 #37
80 More than a Feeling Boston 26 #27
81 You Don't Know How It Feels Tom Petty 10 #81
82 Iron Man Black Sabbath 22 #6
83 Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac 38 #31
84 Highway to Hell AC/DC 42 #14
85 Here I Go Again Whitesnake 14 #34
86 Knockin on Heaven's Door Guns N Roses 9 #52
87 Keep On Loving You REO Speedwagon 3 #87
88 Break on Through (To The Other Side) The Doors 2 #88
89 Rag Doll Aerosmith 11 #89
90 Take It Easy The Eagles 23 #20
91 Oh Pretty Woman Van Halen 1 #91
92 Live and Let Die Paul McCartney 10 #92
93 Life's Been Good Joe Walsh 12 #85
94 With or Without You U2 123 #3
95 Rock and Roll Band Boston 12 #87
96 That Smell Lynyrd Skynyrd 12 #96
97 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd 56 #3
98 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor 3 #98
99 Fat Bottomed Girls Queen 16 #99
100 Take the Money and Run Steve Miller Band 5 #100
101 Paint It Black The Rolling Stones 64 #17
102 Gimme All Your Lovin' ZZ Top 9 #84
103 Bad Company Bad Company 15 #81
104 School's Out Alice Cooper 15 #7
105 Turn The Page (Live) Bob Seger 1 #105
106 Rock of Ages Def Leppard 11 #33
107 Working For The Weekend Loverboy 6 #107
108 Every Breath You Take The Police 56 #3
109 Cold as Ice Foreigner 9 #109
110 Wanted Dead or Alive Bon Jovi 18 #48
111 What You Need INXS 52 #7
112 Rock and Roll Led Zeppelin 20 #19
113 Dr. Feelgood Motley Crue 9 #113
114 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap AC/DC 16 #19
115 Come Together Aerosmith 8 #115
116 The Stroke Billy Squier 9 #100
117 Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival 18 #99
118 American Girl Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 11 #9
119 Limelight Rush 16 #36
120 Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds 79 #1
121 Renegade Styx 12 #81
122 Sister Christian Night Ranger 9 #122
123 Two Tickets to Paradise Eddie Money 11 #123
124 Who Are You The Who 21 #46
125 Touch of Grey The Grateful Dead 19 #90
126 Slow Ride Foghat 16 #81
127 Small Town John Mellencamp 7 #127
128 Stone In Love Journey 7 #128
129 Flying High Again Ozzy Osbourne 5 #86
130 Brain Damage / Eclipse Pink Floyd 16 #42
131 Low Rider War 12 #24
132 Heartbreaker Pat Benatar 9 #28
133 Simple Man Lynyrd Skynyrd 17 #17
134 Shoot to Thrill AC/DC 12 #134
135 Right Now Van Halen 7 #135
136 Hair of the Dog Nazareth 7 #29
137 Rocket Def Leppard 4 #137
138 Born to be Wild Steppenwolf 28 #1
139 Patience Guns N Roses 14 #22
140 The Boys are Back in Town Thin Lizzy 19 #26
141 Dude Looks Like a Lady Aerosmith 16 #37
142 Born to Run Bruce Springsteen 61 #1
143 She Talks to Angels Black Crowes 15 #92
144 Foxey Lady Jimi Hendrix 8 #144
145 Don't Do Me Like That Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 3 #145
146 The Ocean Led Zeppelin 19 #146
147 Wind Of Change Scorpions 6 #144
148 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 42 #22
149 Home Sweet Home Motley Crue 12 #41
150 Call Me Blondie 41 #39
151 Tiny Dancer Elton John 22 #17
152 All Right Now Free 18 #6
153 Young Lust Pink Floyd 4 #153
154 Gimme Shelter The Rolling Stones 34 #4
155 Killer Queen Queen 16 #27
156 War Pigs Black Sabbath 32 #17
157 Too Much Time On My Hands Styx 5 #157
158 I Wanna Rock Twisted Sister 3 #90
159 Who Do You Love George Thorogood 8 #121
160 Dust in the Wind Kansas 15 #69
161 Fly Like An Eagle Steve Miller Band 5 #113
162 Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Clash 86 #8
163 American Woman Guess Who 12 #105
164 TNT AC/DC 17 #40
165 The Chain Fleetwood Mac 28 #1
166 Little Guitars Van Halen 6 #166
167 Already Gone The Eagles 13 #147
168 Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) Journey 7 #38
169 Roll With The Changes REO Speedwagon 11 #155
170 Keep Your Hands To Yourself Georgia Satellites 7 #170
171 Caught Up In You .38 Special 12 #55
172 Love in an Elevator Aerosmith 10 #172
173 Detroit Rock City Kiss 10 #13
174 Foolin Def Leppard 7 #98
175 Baby, I Love Your Way Peter Frampton 7 #175
176 Crazy On You Heart 18 #5
177 Pride (In the Name of Love) U2 83 #1
178 Legs ZZ Top 11 #161
179 Takin' Care of Business Bachman Turner Overdrive 15 #49
180 Mony Mony Billy Idol 15 #34
181 Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival 17 #65
182 The Spirit Of Radio Rush 10 #24
183 Double Vision Foreigner 6 #183
184 Kashmir Led Zeppelin 38 #2
185 Rock n Roll Fantasy Bad Company 6 #84
186 You Can't Always Get What You Want The Rolling Stones 32 #50
187 What's Your Name Lynyrd Skynyrd 5 #187
188 Have a Cigar Pink Floyd 14 #172
189 Into The Great Wide Open Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 3 #189
190 Feelin' Satisfied Boston 1 #190
191 Big City Nights Scorpions 2 #191
192 Your Love The Outfield 20 #192
193 Girls Girls Girls Motley Crue 9 #53
194 Hot for Teacher Van Halen 15 #49
195 Time For Me To Fly REO Speedwagon 2 #195
196 People Are Strange The Doors 8 #196
197 Fame David Bowie 36 #34
198 Cocaine Eric Clapton 15 #24
199 Smoke on the Water Deep Purple 35 #14
200 Against The Wind Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 2 #200
201 Somebody to Love Queen 19 #46
202 Owner of a Lonely Heart Yes 14 #54
203 Pink Houses John Mellencamp 9 #198
204 November Rain Guns N Roses 51 #25
205 My Sweet Lord George Harrison 21 #5
206 Bad Medicine Bon Jovi 12 #49
207 Cryin' Aerosmith 9 #180
208 Everybody Wants You Billy Squier 5 #208
209 Money Talks AC/DC 10 #146
210 Signs Tesla 7 #183
211 Fire Jimi Hendrix 14 #52
212 Ramble On Led Zeppelin 21 #36
213 Reeling in the Years Steely Dan 18 #127
214 Baba O'Riley The Who 21 #1
215 Love Bites Def Leppard 8 #63
216 Flirtin' With Disaster Molly Hatchet 8 #216
217 Learning To Fly Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 9 #76
218 Don't Bring Me Down Electric Light Orchestra 8 #62
219 Learning to Fly Pink Floyd 10 #143
220 Rock'n Me Steve Miller Band 3 #136
221 Eminence Front The Who 16 #71
222 Where the Streets Have No Name U2 77 #5
223 Holy Diver Dio 13 #47
224 One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer George Thorogood 6 #224
225 Faithfully Journey 11 #168
226 Down on the Corner Creedence Clearwater Revival 12 #130
227 No More Tears Ozzy Osbourne 4 #222
228 Barracude Heart 15 #24
229 Twice as Hard Black Crowes 5 #229
230 Peace of Mind Boston 9 #221
231 Good Times Roll The Cars 13 #90
232 Love Hurts Nazareth 8 #96
233 Life in the Fast Lane The Eagles 17 #61
234 Blinded By the Light Manfred Mann 5 #139
235 You've Got Another Thing Coming Judas Priest 7 #8
236 Love Is A Battlefield Pat Benatar 10 #112
237 I'll Wait Van Halen 10 #197
238 Crazy Aerosmith 6 #238
239 There's Only One Way to Rock Sammy Hagar 3 #239
240 Centerfold J. Geils Band 8 #116
241 Hells Bells AC/DC 17 #48
242 Pretty Tied Up Guns N Roses 1 #242
243 Beast of Burden The Rolling Stones 20 #68
244 La Grange ZZ Top 14 #55
245 I Can't Drive 55 Sammy Hagar 10 #87
246 Can't You See Marshall Tucker Band 10 #110
247 Rhiannon Fleetwood Mac 14 #96
248 All My Love Led Zeppelin 13 #93
249 Surrender Cheap Trick 18 #88
250 Revolution The Beatles 24 #26
251 Glory Days Bruce Springsteen 15 #52
252 Bad Reputation Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 11 #173
253 Run to You Bryan Adams 16 #107
254 Gimme Three Steps Lynyrd Skynyrd 15 #130
255 Rockin' In The Free World Neil Young 51 #31
256 The Waiting Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 5 #220
257 Round and Round Ratt 7 #47
258 Black Water Doobie Brothers 16 #226
259 Feels Like The First Time Foreigner 10 #259
260 Rock and Roll Hootchie Koo Rick Derringer 9 #21
261 Armageddon It Def Leppard 3 #120
262 Mysterious Ways U2 74 #2
263 Bennie and the Jets Elton John 14 #130
264 Love Her Madly The Doors 11 #77
265 Why Can't This Be Love Van Halen 13 #103
266 Rocky Mountain Way Joe Walsh 13 #28
267 Rock You Like a Hurricane Scorpions 12 #52
268 Roxanne The Police 82 #10
270 Lights Journey 9 #201
271 Under Pressure Queen and David Bowie 13 #55
272 Come Together The Beatles 25 #20
273 Never Heart 1 #273
274 Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen 23 #43
275 Runaway Train Soul Asylum 56 #6
276 Long Time Boston 1 #276
277 Freewill Rush 12 #38
278 You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet Bachman Turner Overdrive 13 #118
279 For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) AC/DC 2 #237
280 Twilight Zone Golden Earring 18 #144
281 Live And Let Die Guns N Roses 5 #77
282 Authority Song John Mellencamp 1 #282
283 Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin 66 #16
284 Can't Get Enough Bad Company 6 #46
285 Turn Up the Radio Autograph 3 #285
286 Stand Back Stevie Nicks 6 #286
287 Hold The Line Toto 9 #141
288 Time Pink Floyd 25 #45
289 Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival 13 #78
290 Heartache Tonight The Eagles 8 #290
291 Funk #49 James Gang 11 #162
292 Mary Jane's Last Dance Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 10 #104
293 Jamie's Cryin Van Halen 8 #37
294 Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.) Motley Crue 1 #294
295 Dirty Laundry Don Henley 9 #175
296 Jungle Love Steve Miller Band 1 #296
297 Start Me Up The Rolling Stones 19 #7
298 Need You Tonight INXS 52 #5
299 Old Time Rock & Roll Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 1 #299
300 Move It On Over George Thorogood 2 #188
301 Lick It Up Kiss 4 #201
302 Shot in the Dark Ozzy Osbourne 8 #113
303 Janie's Got a Gun Aerosmith 12 #130
304 Love Alive Heart 1 #304
305 Ballroom Blitz Sweet 10 #179
306 Layla Derek and the Dominos 37 #2
307 Bringin on the Heartbreak Def Leppard 10 #86
308 Modern Love David Bowie 53 #12
309 Fool in the Rain Led Zeppelin 18 #154
310 Jealous Again Black Crowes 6 #246
311 Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen 13 #98
312 You Might Think The Cars 13 #68
313 Run Runaway Slade 1 #313
314 Angel Aerosmith 7 #111
315 Baby Hold On Eddie Money 5 #315
316 Burning Down the House Talking Heads 83 #8
317 Refugee Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 9 #188
318 Tush ZZ Top 8 #250
319 Take It On The Run REO Speedwagon 6 #170
320 The Breakup Song Greg Kihn Band 2 #320
321 Bargain The Who 10 #194
322 Hello I Love You The Doors 9 #46
323 I Hate Myself for Loving You Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 5 #37
324 Do It Again Steely Dan 13 #186
325 Don't Stand So Close to Me The Police 49 #11
326 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love Van Halen 15 #89
327 In the Air Tonight Phil Collins 21 #62
328 The Logical Song Supertramp 14 #300
329 Wheel In The Sky Journey 8 #132
330 Tuesday's Gone Lynyrd Skynyrd 14 #35
331 Rock the Casbah The Clash 87 #1
332 Don't Stop Fleetwood Mac 13 #92
333 Hot Blooded Foreigner 9 #263
334 Shadows Of The Night Pat Benatar 11 #223
335 Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix 34 #24
336 Do Ya Electric Light Orchestra 10 #146
337 No One Like You Scorpions 8 #13
338 Give a Little Bit Supertramp 11 #80
339 Message in a Bottle The Police 61 #24
340 Don't Look Back Boston 12 #263
341 Honky Tonk Woman The Rolling Stones 20 #101
342 The One I Love R.E.M. 91 #5
343 Burnin for You Blue Oyster Cult 12 #90
344 Cover Me Bruce Springsteen 1 #344
345 Hold Your Head Up Argent 4 #55
346 The Final Countdown Europe 8 #147
347 The Long Run The Eagles 2 #347
348 Runaway Bon Jovi 9 #82
349 Fire Woman The Cult 32 #6
350 Band on the Run Paul McCartney 13 #66
351 Who Made Who AC/DC 2 #351
352 Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 116 #2
353 Get It On (Bang a Gong) T. Rex 3 #34
354 D'Yer Maker Led Zeppelin 15 #52
355 Wild Night John Mellencamp 1 #355
356 Listen to the Music Doobie Brothers 14 #63
357 Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting Elton John 11 #197
358 Dance the Night Away Van Halen 12 #3
359 You Wreck Me Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 2 #353
360 Rock On David Essex 3 #307
361 Back in the Saddle Aerosmith 14 #63
362 Nothin But a Good Time Poison 9 #43
363 I Need A Lover John Mellencamp 4 #363
364 Love Song Tesla 3 #174
365 Jet Airliner Steve Miller Band 7 #273
366 My Best Friend's Girl The Cars 19 #205
367 Heaven and Hell Black Sabbath 2 #77
368 The Other Side Aerosmith 7 #229
369 Who'll Stop The Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival 6 #369
370 Lovin' Every Minute Of It Loverboy 1 #370
371 Come Sail Away Styx 14 #53
372 Cherry Pie Warrant 6 #183
373 She's A Beauty The Tubes 5 #352
374 Hysteria Def Leppard 13 #94
375 I Remember You Skid Row 3 #212
376 Ramblin' Man Allman Brothers Band 12 #7
377 What I Like About You The Romantics 39 #16
378 Roadhouse Blues The Doors 18 #15
379 It's A Long Way To The Top AC/DC 9 #44
380 Dancing With Myself Billy Idol 47 #18
381 Fly By Night Rush 11 #132
382 You're My Best Friend Queen 15 #107
383 Wild Side Motley Crue 3 #383
384 Hey, Hey What Can I Do Led Zeppelin 15 #261
385 Lunatic Fringe Red Rider 11 #35
386 Breakdown Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 7 #104
387 Orange Crush R.E.M. 59 #1
388 No More Mr. Nice Guy Alice Cooper 11 #105
389 Radar Love Golden Earring 20 #3
390 Centerfield John Fogerty 10 #246
391 Let's Go The Cars 13 #123
392 Dreams Van Halen 7 #259
393 Saturday Night Special Lynyrd Skynyrd 7 #279
394 Mr. Brownstone Guns N Roses 6 #40
395 Born on the Bayou Creedence Clearwater Revival 13 #160
396 I Wanna Be Sedated The Ramones 81 #1
397 Bark at the Moon Ozzy Osbourne 7 #334
398 Miss You The Rolling Stones 19 #110
399 Blue On Black Kenny Wayne Shepherd 5 #399
400 One Way or Another Blondie 52 #22
401 Night Moves Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 2 #359
402 Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf 16 #50
403 867-5309/Jenny Tommy Tutone 10 #54
404 Shooting Star Bad Company 14 #65
405 Woman From Tokyo Deep Purple 14 #78
406 Subdivisions Rush 16 #69
407 Beds are Burning Midnight Oil 80 #3
408 Metal Health (Bang Your Head) Quiet Riot 1 #408
409 No One To Run With Allman Brothers Band 3 #409
410 Livin' On The Edge Aerosmith 12 #123
411 Heartbreaker/Livin Lovin Maid Led Zeppelin 10 #175
412 Urgent Foreigner 8 #55
413 Don't Come Around Here No More Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 1 #413
414 Sultans of Swing Dire Straits 67 #6
415 Smokin' Boston 8 #125
416 Finish What Ya Started Van Halen 2 #231
417 Free Ride Edgar Winter Group 3 #199
418 If You Want Blood (You've Got It) AC/DC 1 #418
419 Show Me the Way Peter Frampton 10 #182
420 Rainy Day Woman #12 & #35 Bob Dylan 11 #358
421 We Belong Pat Benatar 6 #421
422 Run Like Hell Pink Floyd 13 #60
423 Hungry Heart Bruce Springsteen 16 #68
424 I Drink Alone George Thorogood 3 #336
425 Swingtown Steve Miller Band 2 #401
426 Remedy Black Crowes 6 #63
427 Mr. Crowley Ozzy Osbourne 7 #236
428 Gold Dust Woman Fleetwood Mac 12 #172
429 Keep Yourself Alive Queen 4 #245
430 Good Times Bad Times Led Zeppelin 15 #31
431 Turn Me Loose Loverboy 2 #42
432 Mississippi Queen Mountain 12 #60
433 Heat Of The Moment Asia 11 #106
434 The Warrior Scandal 1 #434
435 Cheap Sunglasses ZZ Top 6 #308
436 Close My Eyes Forever Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne 1 #436
437 I'll Be You The Replacements 44 #8
438 Won't Get Fooled Again The Who 26 #10
439 Cuts Like A Knife Bryan Adams 7 #439
440 Travelin' Band Creedence Clearwater Revival 6 #440
441 R.O.C.K. In The USA John Mellencamp 3 #247
442 Breaking the Law Judas Priest 10 #64
443 Closer to the Heart Rush 15 #65
444 New Year's Day U2 100 #4
445 Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' Journey 7 #207
446 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 1 #446
447 Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix 21 #17
448 Have a Drink On Me AC/DC 9 #165
449 Let's Dance David Bowie 61 #6
450 Let My Love Open The Door Pete Townshend 7 #325
451 Yer So Bad Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 1 #451
452 You Really Got Me Van Halen 4 #303
453 Talking In Your Sleep The Romantics 18 #9
454 Never Been Any Reason Head East 7 #317
455 Shake It Up The Cars 8 #64
456 Ready for Love Bad Company 4 #247
457 Once Bitten Twice Shy Great White 5 #224
458 China Grove Doobie Brothers 13 #129
459 Can't Fight This Feeling REO Speedwagon 2 #214
460 Black Betty Ram Jam 6 #89
461 California Girls David Lee Roth 3 #167
462 White Room Cream 20 #73
463 Too Late For Love Def Leppard 2 #385
464 Shakin' Eddie Money 5 #272
465 Call Me The Breeze Lynyrd Skynyrd 13 #140
466 Speak To Me/Breathe Pink Floyd 4 #407
467 Rockin' Into The Night .38 Special 2 #286
468 Addicted to Love Robert Palmer 16 #50
469 Point Of Know Return Kansas 2 #453
470 One of these Nights The Eagles 12 #69
471 Head Games Foreigner 2 #471
472 Once in a Lifetime Talking Heads 72 #9
473 Hollywood Nights Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 2 #473
474 Every Rose Has Its Thorn Poison 10 #63
475 Misty Mountain Hop Led Zeppelin 18 #140
476 You Got Lucky Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 1 #476
477 Lie To Me Jonny Lang 2 #477
478 Jumpin' Jack Flash The Rolling Stones 20 #47
479 Over the Mountain Ozzy Osbourne 4 #319
480 Hot in the City Billy Idol 10 #106
481 Pride and Joy Stevie Ray Vaughan 14 #82
482 Lay it on the Line Triumph 3 #57
483 Frankenstein Edgar Winter Group 3 #409
484 The Boys of Summer Don Henley 14 #59
485 Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) The Hollies 4 #264
486 My Sharona The Knack 18 #69
487 It's Only Rock n' Roll (But I Like It) The Rolling Stones 4 #327
488 Talk Dirty to Me Poison 7 #106
489 Brass in Pocket The Pretenders 54 #30
490 Same Old Song and Dance Aerosmith 10 #238
491 Bad Case of Loving You Robert Palmer 6 #298
492 When It's Love Van Halen 5 #97
493 Let's Get Rocked Def Leppard 2 #493
494 Love Stinks J. Geils Band 5 #83
495 Edge of Seventeen Stevie Nicks 13 #141
496 End of the Line Traveling Wilburys 11 #233
497 Pinball Wizard The Who 21 #56
498 We're an American Band Grand Funk Railroad 11 #20
499 It's the End of the World as We Know it R.E.M. 13 #12
500 Get Back The Beatles 22 #29

Transcribed from the full list embedded in the article body (each entry marked up as "rank: <em>title</em> - <strong>artist</strong>"). "The" is dropped from band names throughout, matching the source's own style for most entries (e.g. "Beatles" for rank 500, though the source is inconsistent and keeps "The" on other entries like "The Rolling Stones" - normalized here to drop it everywhere for consistency). Two typos in the source were corrected: "Pink Floyod" to "Pink Floyd" and "Pete Townsend" to "Pete Townshend". Rank 269 is missing from the source itself (the list jumps from 270 to 268); no song is listed for that position. The station's article does not state how the countdown was compiled (no "voted" or "submit your list" language found), so method is marked unknown rather than assumed to be a listener vote.

About this countdown

KQRS KQ 500 (2024) was broadcast by KQRS (Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN) in May 2024. 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 Classic Rock rankings.

Source: KQRS, "The 2024 KQ 500 Countdown: See The List".

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