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All-time countdown · 97.9 The Loop · May 2017

97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017)

The all-time countdown (May 2017) from 97.9 The Loop in Chicago, IL ranks 540 songs, with “Good Times Roll” by The Cars at number one. The list features 134 different artists; Led Zeppelin has the most entries with 30 songs.

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Posted on May 29, 2017 (Memorial Day) after the station finished counting down its Top 540. The page gives rank, title and artist only and does not say how the list was compiled. Artists printed in capitals, surname first; names standardized. Station shorthand artist credits (e.g. "Petty, Tom/heartbreakers", "B.O.C.", "REO") are written as the acts' full names.

# Song ListsBest
540 Good Times Roll The Cars 81 #17
539 Jailbreak Thin Lizzy 37 #79
538 No More Mr. Nice Guy Alice Cooper 71 #46
537 Twice as Hard Black Crowes 34 #228
536 Shot Down in Flames AC/DC 26 #19
535 Cocaine Eric Clapton 94 #6
534 Mean Street Van Halen 22 #304
533 Four Sticks Led Zeppelin 23 #358
532 What You Need INXS 65 #7
531 Squeezebox The Who 42 #5
530 Cherry Pie Warrant 21 #131
529 Changes David Bowie 128 #17
528 Even It Up Heart 18 #10
527 Rock and Roll Hootchie Koo Rick Derringer 45 #21
526 Shot in the Dark Ozzy Osbourne 67 #53
525 Suffragette City David Bowie 79 #60
524 Magic Power Triumph 42 #149
523 Misty Mountain Hop Led Zeppelin 96 #19
522 Point Of Know Return Kansas 41 #209
521 Lonely Ol' Night John Mellencamp 17 #270
520 And the Cradle Will Rock Van Halen 74 #2
519 Aqualung Jethro Tull 75 #5
518 Poison Alice Cooper 14 #22
517 Feelin' Satisfied Boston 37 #139
516 Still of the Night Whitesnake 33 #53
515 Last Child Aerosmith 39 #127
514 Foolin Def Leppard 86 #14
513 Nicole Point Blank 2 #237
512 Civil War Guns N Roses 51 #25
511 Rockin' Into The Night .38 Special 18 #149
510 Smokin in the Boys Room Motley Crue 53 #18
509 Little Guitars Van Halen 14 #166
508 Space Truckin Deep Purple 36 #106
507 Lay it on the Line Triumph 47 #57
506 Paint It Black The Rolling Stones 146 #7
505 Big Balls AC/DC 38 #18
504 People Are Strange The Doors 77 #16
503 Ridin' The Storm Out (Live) REO Speedwagon 10 #232
502 The Waiting Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 82 #14
501 On the Turning Away Pink Floyd 38 #97
500 Rain Song Led Zeppelin 3 #247
499 Just The Same Way Journey 9 #295
498 Call Me The Breeze Lynyrd Skynyrd 78 #48
497 Just a Job to Do Genesis 8 #314
496 Love Walks In Van Halen 19 #163
495 Come Sail Away Styx 78 #17
494 Can't You Hear Me Knocking The Rolling Stones 66 #5
493 Angel Aerosmith 55 #83
492 Since You've Been Gone Rainbow 22 #92
491 Can't Stand Losing You The Police 52 #49
490 Knockin on Heaven's Door Guns N Roses 69 #5
489 Small Town John Mellencamp 62 #12
488 Wild Side Motley Crue 25 #175
487 Basket Case Green Day 120 #1
486 A Day in the Life The Beatles 88 #1
485 Man on the Silver Mountain Rainbow 34 #66
484 Road To Nowhere Ozzy Osbourne 15 #201
483 Brain Damage Pink Floyd 14 #34
482 Thank You Led Zeppelin 53 #17
481 Feeling That Way Journey 2 #20
480 Funk #49 James Gang 55 #103
479 The Final Countdown Europe 29 #125
478 Rebel Rebel David Bowie 85 #63
477 Pretty Tied Up Guns N Roses 3 #242
476 Hitch A Ride Boston 38 #127
475 Better Man Pearl Jam 148 #2
474 My Generation The Who 85 #26
473 Tall Cool One Robert Plant 17 #443
472 Free For All Ted Nugent 24 #102
471 Roundabout Yes 78 #18
470 Turn Me Loose Loverboy 27 #23
469 Dirty White Boy Foreigner 14 #424
468 Cold Shot Stevie Ray Vaughan 26 #66
467 Into The Great Wide Open Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 46 #71
466 I Wanna Rock Twisted Sister 39 #80
465 I Drink Alone George Thorogood 46 #53
464 Emotional Rescue The Rolling Stones 29 #39
463 Bang Your Head (Metal Health) Quiet Riot 16 #242
462 Spirits In The Material World The Police 44 #57
461 Rockin' In The Free World Neil Young 121 #8
460 Let There Be Rock AC/DC 27 #13
459 Oh Pretty Woman Van Halen 38 #7
458 Hush Deep Purple 53 #125
457 What Is And What Should Be Led Zeppelin 14 #176
456 Burden in My Hand Soundgarden 55 #4
455 All Right Now Free 92 #6
454 Jealous Again Black Crowes 33 #171
453 Us and Them Pink Floyd 77 #36
452 Love Reign O'er Me The Who 67 #11
451 You Got That Right Lynyrd Skynyrd 20 #283
450 Signs Tesla 58 #124
449 Livin' On The Edge Aerosmith 69 #123
448 Fool for the City Foghat 31 #158
447 Same Old Song and Dance Aerosmith 66 #51
446 Bang a Gong (Get It On) T. Rex 68 #42
445 New World Man Rush 30 #88
444 Here Comes My Girl Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 45 #49
443 Daughter Pearl Jam 132 #1
442 Strutter Kiss 10 #323
441 Locomotive Breath Jethro Tull 64 #43
440 The Boys of Summer Don Henley 97 #7
439 Crosstown Traffic Jimi Hendrix 40 #72
438 Shout at the Devil Motley Crue 37 #9
437 Abacab Genesis 40 #86
436 For Whom The Bell Tolls Metallica 41 #3
435 Runaway Bon Jovi 61 #48
434 Let's Dance David Bowie 98 #6
433 Godzilla Blue Oyster Cult 46 #22
432 Youth Gone Wild Skid Row 17 #147
431 Zoo Scorpions 3 #431
430 Street Fighting Man The Rolling Stones 37 #140
429 Lunatic Fringe Red Rider 74 #20
428 Jet Airliner Steve Miller Band 42 #80
427 Peace Frog The Doors 22 #282
426 You Could Be Mine Guns N Roses 36 #78
425 Rocket Def Leppard 50 #88
424 Cult of Personality Living Colour 89 #42
423 Feel Your Love Tonight Van Halen 22 #219
422 Far Behind Candlebox 58 #7
421 Living Loving Maid (she's�.) Led Zeppelin 2 #126
420 Heartbreaker Led Zeppelin 11 #114
419 Fly Away Lenny Kravitz 93 #6
418 Fame David Bowie 91 #34
417 Even The Losers Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 30 #70
416 Tuesday's Gone Lynyrd Skynyrd 69 #9
415 I Still Haven't Found What I'm U2 7 #40
414 Another Brick In The..(Pt III) Pink Floyd 1 #414
413 She's So Cold The Rolling Stones 38 #4
412 Hunger Strike Temple of the Dog 104 #7
411 Hair of the Dog Nazareth 72 #29
410 Ice Cream Man Van Halen 41 #59
409 Dirty Laundry Don Henley 61 #85
408 Cherry Bomb John Mellencamp 23 #342
407 Whole Lotta Rosie AC/DC 74 #6
406 Rooster Alice In Chains 115 #6
405 Longview Green Day 113 #1
404 Janie's Got a Gun Aerosmith 79 #12
403 Fire Woman The Cult 75 #6
402 My Sharona The Knack 41 #54
401 Keep Yourself Alive Queen 30 #203
400 One Metallica 107 #2
399 Are You Gonna Go My Way Lenny Kravitz 100 #3
398 Little Wing Jimi Hendrix 45 #73
397 Brain Stew Green Day 61 #8
396 Run to the Hills Iron Maiden 60 #11
395 Don't Look Back Boston 88 #21
394 Run to You Bryan Adams 55 #107
393 Join Together The Who 28 #160
392 Head Games Foreigner 53 #198
391 Everybody Wants Some Van Halen 46 #72
390 Love Song Tesla 36 #174
389 Black Betty Ram Jam 72 #53
388 On The Loose Saga 1 #388
387 Brown Sugar The Rolling Stones 84 #3
386 Pigs (Three Different Ones) Pink Floyd 16 #14
385 Roll With The Changes REO Speedwagon 61 #36
384 About A Girl Nirvana 75 #7
383 That Smell Lynyrd Skynyrd 70 #96
382 Mr. Brownstone Guns N Roses 47 #29
381 De Do Do Do De Da Da Da The Police 32 #8
380 The Wanton Song Led Zeppelin 14 #358
379 Stay With Me The Faces 54 #88
378 You Don't Know How It Feels Tom Petty 62 #72
377 It's a Long Way To The Top (If You Want to Rock & Roll) AC/DC 52 #44
376 Hysteria Def Leppard 81 #39
375 Riders on the Storm The Doors 133 #20
374 Working For The Weekend Loverboy 64 #35
373 Highway Star Deep Purple 55 #16
372 Going Mobile The Who 32 #11
371 Cat Scratch Fever Ted Nugent 57 #36
370 The Grand Illusion Styx 23 #115
369 Mother Pink Floyd 64 #56
368 Don't Ask Me No Questions Lynyrd Skynyrd 20 #328
367 No More Tears Ozzy Osbourne 60 #37
366 There's Only One Way to Rock Sammy Hagar 34 #126
365 Think I'm In Love Eddie Money 26 #267
364 I Need A Lover John Mellencamp 29 #115
363 Master of Puppets Metallica 81 #1
362 Honky Tonk Woman The Rolling Stones 96 #23
361 Round and Round Ratt 66 #47
360 Centerfold J. Geils Band 82 #5
359 Why Can't This Be Love Van Halen 80 #28
358 One U2 172 #1
357 Lick It Up Kiss 30 #18
356 Don't Stand So Close to Me The Police 104 #7
355 Live And Let Die Guns N Roses 47 #14
354 Radar Love Golden Earring 107 #3
353 Mama Kin Aerosmith 44 #32
352 Speak To Me/Breathe Pink Floyd 28 #48
351 Shattered The Rolling Stones 78 #9
350 School's Out Alice Cooper 97 #5
349 Good Lovin Gone Bad Bad Company 22 #84
348 Would? Alice In Chains 120 #5
347 Hold On Loosely .38 Special 84 #12
346 Have a Drink On Me AC/DC 66 #10
345 Beautiful Day U2 124 #1
344 You Got Lucky Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 69 #49
343 Hot Blooded Foreigner 78 #15
342 Closer to the Heart Rush 74 #51
341 Sister Christian Night Ranger 58 #21
340 When I Come Around Green Day 119 #2
339 Rainbow in the Dark Dio 61 #22
338 Ready for Love Bad Company 51 #171
337 What I Like About You The Romantics 92 #10
336 Silent Lucidity Queensryche 37 #32
335 Beautiful Girls Van Halen 62 #36
334 Creep Stone Temple Pilots 77 #44
333 18 & Life Skid Row 56 #47
332 Dancing Days Led Zeppelin 68 #48
331 Lights Journey 68 #5
330 Don't Bring Me Down Electric Light Orchestra 57 #36
329 Heat Of The Moment Asia 60 #67
328 Werewolves of London Warren Zevon 83 #9
327 In The City The Eagles 44 #119
326 Take the Money and Run Steve Miller Band 75 #56
325 5:15 The Who 28 #114
324 Touch Me The Doors 77 #22
323 Bringin on the Heartbreak Def Leppard 71 #68
322 Give It Away Red Hot Chili Peppers 115 #3
321 Bitch The Rolling Stones 36 #96
320 Who Do You Love George Thorogood 55 #99
319 When It's Love Van Halen 50 #65
318 Dream Police Cheap Trick 36 #181
317 Movin' On Bad Company 31 #300
316 Pride and Joy Stevie Ray Vaughan 78 #24
315 Every Little Thing She Does The Police 11 #103
314 The Chain Fleetwood Mac 102 #1
313 Wherever I May Roam Metallica 48 #15
312 What's Your Name Lynyrd Skynyrd 78 #27
311 Are You Experienced? Jimi Hendrix 32 #32
310 For Those About to Rock AC/DC 79 #1
309 Bad Medicine Bon Jovi 52 #49
308 I Just Want To Make Love To… Foghat 5 #308
307 Breakdown Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 93 #29
306 Ocean Led Zeppelin 4 #78
305 Too Hot to Handle UFO 12 #65
304 Heart-Shaped Box Nirvana 122 #6
303 Layla Derek and the Dominos 132 #2
302 Move It On Over George Thorogood 33 #72
301 Just What I Needed The Cars 109 #23
300 R.O.C.K. In The USA John Mellencamp 27 #121
299 Stranglehold Ted Nugent 71 #10
298 Only Time Will Tell Asia 12 #288
297 Top Of The World Van Halen 15 #277
296 Fooling Yourself (The Angry..) Styx 4 #296
295 Time Pink Floyd 107 #2
294 Dude Looks Like a Lady Aerosmith 89 #16
293 Blue On Black Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band 26 #12
292 Rock and Roll Band Boston 80 #40
291 Yellow Ledbetter Pearl Jam 117 #2
290 Living After Midnight Judas Priest 80 #17
289 Keep Your Hands To Yourself Georgia Satellites 52 #78
288 Turn Up the Radio Autograph 35 #79
287 The Wind Cries Mary Jimi Hendrix 43 #102
286 Land of Confusion Genesis 32 #48
285 Too Late For Love Def Leppard 49 #90
284 Can't Get Enough Bad Company 57 #46
283 Burning Down the House Talking Heads 154 #8
282 Good Times Bad Times Led Zeppelin 84 #8
281 Cold as Ice Foreigner 78 #32
280 We're Not Gonna Take It Twisted Sister 67 #14
279 Big Empty Stone Temple Pilots 97 #10
278 Hells Bells AC/DC 96 #1
277 You Wreck Me Tom Petty 58 #163
276 Bark at the Moon Ozzy Osbourne 56 #8
275 Burnin for You Blue Oyster Cult 81 #63
274 Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel 95 #2
273 Big City Nights Scorpions 22 #185
272 Woman From Tokyo Deep Purple 56 #37
271 Get Back The Beatles 77 #29
270 Dazed and Confused Led Zeppelin 94 #6
269 Goodbye Blue Sky Pink Floyd 5 #269
268 Dr. Feelgood Motley Crue 64 #37
267 Hold Your Head Up Argent 25 #55
266 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love Van Halen 89 #11
265 Rock'n Me Steve Miller Band 78 #22
264 Home Sweet Home Motley Crue 77 #17
263 Authority Song John Mellencamp 34 #112
262 Fly By Night Rush 72 #83
261 New Year's Day U2 182 #4
260 Money for Nothing Dire Straits 116 #7
259 Cuts Like A Knife Bryan Adams 37 #195
258 Flirtin' With Disaster Molly Hatchet 52 #129
257 The Man Who Sold the World Nirvana 81 #4
256 Baby Hold On Eddie Money 48 #126
255 Once Bitten Twice Shy Great White 47 #111
254 Don't Do Me Like That Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 86 #20
253 Back in the Saddle Aerosmith 78 #63
252 Turn The Page Metallica 52 #9
251 Lonely Is The Night Billy Squier 76 #36
250 You're My Best Friend Queen 78 #31
249 Subdivisions Rush 67 #69
248 Need You Tonight INXS 87 #5
247 Welcome to the Machine Pink Floyd 69 #36
246 Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You Led Zeppelin 50 #9
245 The Boys are Back in Town Thin Lizzy 95 #26
244 Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' Journey 54 #95
243 One Bourbon, One Scotch, One.. George Thorogood & The Destroyers 1 #243
242 Like a Stone Audioslave 75 #1
241 Smokin' Boston 72 #72
240 Animal Def Leppard 75 #41
239 Who Made Who AC/DC 44 #22
238 Take Me to the River Talking Heads 85 #6
237 Rock Me Great White 19 #147
236 Sultans of Swing Dire Straits 143 #6
235 War Pigs Black Sabbath 86 #13
234 Right Now Van Halen 65 #84
233 Synchronicity II The Police 78 #15
232 Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Heartbreaker The Rolling Stones 40 #112
231 Vertigo U2 75 #4
230 In the Evening Led Zeppelin 33 #24
229 Times Like These Foo Fighters 65 #3
228 Behind Blue Eyes The Who 97 #24
227 I Thank You ZZ Top 34 #131
226 Train Kept a Rollin Aerosmith 61 #63
225 Black Hole Sun Soundgarden 154 #1
224 Already Gone The Eagles 74 #36
223 I Won't Back Down Tom Petty 98 #10
222 Roadhouse Blues The Doors 101 #15
221 Armageddon It Def Leppard 51 #41
220 You Better You Bet The Who 54 #16
219 1979 The Smashing Pumpkins 115 #2
218 Working Man Rush 71 #4
217 Interstate Love Song Stone Temple Pilots 135 #3
216 Gimme Three Steps Lynyrd Skynyrd 87 #46
215 Over the Mountain Ozzy Osbourne 58 #22
214 Fire Jimi Hendrix 83 #52
213 Today The Smashing Pumpkins 108 #2
212 Rock n Roll Fantasy Bad Company 58 #48
211 Mysterious Ways U2 135 #1
210 Mary Jane's Last Dance Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 102 #20
209 Finish What Ya Started Van Halen 53 #151
208 Urgent Foreigner 65 #18
207 Sad But True Metallica 52 #16
206 Bargain The Who 64 #86
205 Black Pearl Jam 179 #1
204 Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen 72 #73
203 Nothin But a Good Time Poison 61 #41
202 Tush ZZ Top 89 #24
201 Money Talks AC/DC 71 #20
200 Owner of a Lonely Heart Yes 92 #7
199 I Remember You Skid Row 44 #86
198 Houses of the Holy Led Zeppelin 71 #34
197 Close My Eyes Forever Lita Ford 26 #123
196 Hey You Pink Floyd 93 #39
195 Desire U2 96 #2
194 Wheel In The Sky Journey 82 #19
193 Lithium Nirvana 150 #3
192 I Wanna Be Sedated The Ramones 158 #1
191 Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix 99 #24
190 Fly Like An Eagle Steve Miller Band 59 #39
189 Pink Houses John Mellencamp 72 #11
188 Surrender Cheap Trick 92 #12
187 You Can't Always Get What The Rolling Stones 6 #11
186 Running Down a Dream Tom Petty 108 #8
185 Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 204 #2
184 Going to California Led Zeppelin 89 #11
183 Dance the Night Away Van Halen 85 #3
182 Summer of '69 Bryan Adams 93 #3
181 Wind Of Change Scorpions 50 #112
180 Blue Collar Man (long nights) Styx 16 #162
179 In Bloom Nirvana 117 #5
178 Cum on Feel the Noize Quiet Riot 72 #6
177 What It Takes Aerosmith 67 #107
176 Shooting Star Bad Company 89 #46
175 Mama, I'm Coming Home Ozzy Osbourne 74 #15
174 You Give Love a Bad Name Bon Jovi 81 #16
173 Gimme All Your Lovin' ZZ Top 92 #15
172 Hey, Hey What Can I Do Led Zeppelin 89 #55
171 Rock the Casbah The Clash 164 #1
170 Feels Like The First Time Foreigner 78 #41
169 Rebel Yell Billy Idol 143 #3
168 Whiskey in the Jar Metallica 11 #37
167 Message in a Bottle The Police 127 #24
166 TNT AC/DC 83 #9
165 No One Like You Scorpions 87 #13
164 Feel Like Makin Love Bad Company 95 #22
163 Dreams Van Halen 63 #45
162 It's Only Rock 'N Roll (But I The Rolling Stones 3 #162
161 Don't Stop Believing Journey 116 #1
160 With or Without You U2 213 #3
159 Smoke on the Water Deep Purple 122 #4
158 Everlong Foo Fighters 175 #1
157 Two Tickets to Paradise Eddie Money 76 #51
156 Don't Come Around Here No More Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 39 #69
155 November Rain Guns N Roses 119 #22
154 Life in the Fast Lane The Eagles 90 #18
153 Run Like Hell Pink Floyd 88 #3
152 She Talks to Angels Black Crowes 76 #73
151 Cheap Sunglasses ZZ Top 66 #128
150 Crumblin' Down John Mellencamp 19 #150
149 Rag Doll Aerosmith 84 #50
148 Jamie's Cryin Van Halen 87 #37
147 Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers 204 #1
146 Love Bites Def Leppard 70 #39
145 L.A. Woman The Doors 97 #5
144 Trampled Under Foot Led Zeppelin 68 #41
143 Legs ZZ Top 89 #21
142 Freewill Rush 82 #22
141 Renegade Styx 91 #7
140 I Love Rock-N-Roll Joan Jett 115 #2
139 Fell On Black Days Soundgarden 104 #11
138 Life's Been Good Joe Walsh 94 #11
137 Anyway You Want It Journey 84 #4
136 The Joker Steve Miller Band 98 #9
135 Iron Man Black Sabbath 104 #1
134 Magic Man Heart 95 #17
133 Twilight Zone Golden Earring 98 #17
132 In the Air Tonight Phil Collins 99 #8
131 D'Yer Maker Led Zeppelin 97 #31
130 Barracude Heart 100 #7
129 Even Flow Pearl Jam 145 #2
128 Double Vision Foreigner 75 #23
127 You've Got Another Thing Coming Judas Priest 68 #8
126 Hard to Handle Black Crowes 94 #21
125 Girls Girls Girls Motley Crue 70 #22
124 Highway to Hell AC/DC 131 #2
123 Wanted Dead or Alive Bon Jovi 95 #5
122 Pinball Wizard The Who 92 #50
121 Rock And Roll All Nite Kiss 44 #30
120 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd 148 #2
119 All Apologies Nirvana 145 #2
118 When the Levee Breaks Led Zeppelin 80 #15
117 Roxanne The Police 167 #10
116 The Other Side Aerosmith 50 #116
115 Hot for Teacher Van Halen 100 #5
114 Man in the Box Alice In Chains 129 #3
113 Have a Cigar Pink Floyd 85 #15
112 Gimme Shelter The Rolling Stones 124 #4
111 Fool in the Rain Led Zeppelin 98 #37
110 Waitin' For The Bus/Jesus ZZ Top 5 #110
109 Killer Queen Queen 89 #15
108 Crazy On You Heart 102 #4
107 Learn to Fly Foo Fighters 108 #6
106 Long Time/Foreplay Boston 1 #106
105 Patience Guns N Roses 81 #22
104 Limelight Rush 98 #25
103 Under Pressure Queen 130 #2
102 The Spirit Of Radio Rush 67 #9
101 Sympathy For The Devil The Rolling Stones 156 #1
100 The Unforgiven Metallica 96 #5
99 Too Much Time On My Hands Styx 37 #38
98 Slow Ride Foghat 94 #11
97 Where the Streets Have No Name U2 151 #3
96 Runnin' With The Devil Van Halen 94 #1
95 Jack and Diane John Mellencamp 77 #7
94 Alive Pearl Jam 202 #1
93 Don't Fear the Reaper Blue Oyster Cult 114 #1
92 Foxy Lady Jimi Hendrix 82 #17
91 Blinded By The Light Manfred Mann's Earth Band 74 #11
90 Kashmir Led Zeppelin 128 #1
89 Revolution The Beatles 97 #2
88 Come Together Aerosmith 70 #3
87 Refugee Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 102 #3
86 Flying High Again Ozzy Osbourne 71 #10
85 Back in Black AC/DC 133 #1
84 Plush Stone Temple Pilots 135 #1
83 Rock of Ages Def Leppard 87 #33
82 Livin' on a Prayer Bon Jovi 97 #5
81 Rocky Mountain Way Joe Walsh 90 #20
80 Miss You The Rolling Stones 101 #6
79 Over the Hills and Far Away Led Zeppelin 106 #7
78 I'll Wait Van Halen 80 #78
77 All Along the Watchtower Jimi Hendrix 148 #2
76 Young Lust Pink Floyd 70 #49
75 Break on Through (To The Other Side) The Doors 95 #23
74 Welcome to the Jungle Guns N Roses 106 #1
73 La Grange ZZ Top 101 #5
72 Eminence Front The Who 70 #71
71 Somebody to Love Queen 99 #28
70 Jukebox Hero Foreigner 91 #6
69 Come As You Are Nirvana 175 #1
68 You Really Got Me The Kinks 65 #22
67 Ramble On Led Zeppelin 104 #10
66 Kickstart My Heart Motley Crue 70 #6
65 Hotel California The Eagles 160 #1
64 Jump Van Halen 102 #3
63 Learning to Fly Pink Floyd 80 #63
62 Learning To Fly Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 73 #54
61 Come Together The Beatles 99 #8
60 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap AC/DC 89 #16
59 Won't Get Fooled Again The Who 119 #4
58 Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top 99 #2
57 Bad to the Bone George Thorogood 79 #24
56 Thunderstruck AC/DC 132 #1
55 All My Love Led Zeppelin 94 #21
54 Rock You Like a Hurricane Scorpions 92 #11
53 Nothing Else Matters Metallica 140 #5
52 Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) Journey 79 #4
51 Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix 98 #1
50 Love in an Elevator Aerosmith 79 #30
49 Another One Bites the Dust Queen 92 #3
48 Eruption/You Really Got Me Van Halen 48 #3
47 Pour Some Sugar On Me Def Leppard 98 #5
46 Peace of Mind Boston 89 #10
45 Here I Go Again Whitesnake 92 #2
44 Bad Company Bad Company 94 #19
43 Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin 151 #4
42 Fat Bottomed Girls Queen 94 #3
41 Paranoid Black Sabbath 150 #4
40 Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Clash 163 #8
39 Jumpin' Jack Flash The Rolling Stones 110 #14
38 White Wedding Billy Idol 152 #7
37 Money Pink Floyd 113 #2
36 You Really Got Me Van Halen 52 #2
35 Freebird Lynyrd Skynyrd 122 #1
34 Pride (In the Name of Love) U2 168 #1
33 Dream On Aerosmith 112 #1
32 I Want You To Want Me (Live) Cheap Trick 18 #32
31 Rock and Roll Led Zeppelin 102 #1
30 Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd 118 #1
29 Who Are You The Who 107 #2
28 Carry On My Wayward Son Kansas 97 #5
27 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen 169 #1
26 Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne 111 #1
25 Free Fallin' Tom Petty 116 #10
24 Photograph Def Leppard 95 #1
23 Unchained Van Halen 74 #2
22 More than a Feeling Boston 117 #2
21 Immigrant Song Led Zeppelin 116 #6
20 Tom Sawyer Rush 113 #2
19 We Will Rock You/Champions Queen 2 #19
18 Walk This Way Aerosmith 104 #12
17 American Girl Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 108 #9
16 I Can't Get No Satisfaction The Rolling Stones 116 #2
15 Paradise City Guns N Roses 112 #2
14 Shoot to Thrill AC/DC 74 #8
13 Jeremy Pearl Jam 187 #1
12 Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd 141 #1
11 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin 169 #1
10 Enter Sandman Metallica 164 #2
9 Panama Van Halen 104 #1
8 Start Me Up The Rolling Stones 108 #7
7 Sweet Child o' Mine Guns N Roses 136 #1
6 Baba O'Riley The Who 101 #1
5 You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC 111 #1
4 Sweet Emotion Aerosmith 108 #1
3 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana 231 #1
2 Black Dog Led Zeppelin 112 #1
1 Another Brick in the Wall Pink Floyd 74 #1

About this countdown

97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) was broadcast by 97.9 The Loop (Chicago, IL) in May 2017. 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: WLUP 97.9 The Loop, "The Top 540 Countdown" (Wayback Machine, May 2017).

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