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All-time countdown · WNEW-FM · July 1991

WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)

The all-time countdown (July 1991) from WNEW-FM in New York, NY ranks 500 songs, with “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin at number one. The list features 158 different artists; The Beatles has the most entries with 26 songs.

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1 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin 169 #1
2 Funeral for a Friend Elton John 11 #2
3 Layla Derek and the Dominos 132 #2
4 Thunder Road Bruce Springsteen 61 #1
5 Hey Jude The Beatles 105 #1
6 Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton 58 #6
7 Hotel California The Eagles 160 #1
8 Light My Fire The Doors 127 #5
9 I Can't Get No Satisfaction The Rolling Stones 116 #2
10 Baba O'Riley The Who 101 #1
11 Let It Be The Beatles 89 #3
12 Truckin' The Grateful Dead 66 #5
13 Born to Run Bruce Springsteen 139 #1
14 Freebird Lynyrd Skynyrd 122 #1
15 Nights in White Satin The Moody Blues 67 #8
16 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen 169 #1
17 Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd 141 #1
18 Scenes from an Italian Restaurant Billy Joel 34 #18
19 Roundabout Yes 78 #18
20 Paradise by the Dashboard Light Meat Loaf 74 #6
21 Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Crosby, Stills, and Nash 62 #21
22 Follow You Follow Me Genesis 33 #22
23 Old Time Rock and Roll Bob Seger 78 #23
24 Cocaine Eric Clapton 94 #6
25 Lola The Kinks 105 #24
26 Kashmir Led Zeppelin 128 #1
27 Tonight's the Night Rod Stewart 5 #27
28 Behind Blue Eyes The Who 97 #24
29 Whiter Shade of Pale Procol Harum 50 #20
30 Aqualung Jethro Tull 75 #5
31 Imagine John Lennon 121 #1
32 Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan 97 #2
33 Won't Get Fooled Again The Who 119 #4
34 Roadhouse Blues The Doors 101 #15
35 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John 41 #35
36 Me and Bobby McGee Janis Joplin 58 #12
37 Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) Bruce Springsteen 51 #16
38 A Day in the Life The Beatles 88 #1
39 Tom Sawyer Rush 113 #2
40 Piano Man Billy Joel 68 #7
41 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd 148 #2
42 Roxanne The Police 167 #10
43 Panama Van Halen 104 #1
44 American Pie Don McLean 46 #12
45 Sympathy For The Devil The Rolling Stones 156 #1
46 Hello I Love You The Doors 69 #33
47 The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys Traffic 44 #31
48 Dream On Aerosmith 112 #1
49 Whipping Post Allman Brothers Band 62 #10
50 Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin 151 #4
51 Crossroads Cream 61 #21
52 D'Yer Maker Led Zeppelin 97 #31
53 Maggie May Rod Stewart 73 #16
54 Money Pink Floyd 113 #2
55 Pride (In the Name of Love) U2 168 #1
56 Long Live Rock The Who 38 #56
57 Gimme Shelter The Rolling Stones 124 #4
58 Yesterday The Beatles 50 #12
59 Fly Like An Eagle Steve Miller Band 59 #39
60 More than a Feeling Boston 117 #2
61 Every Breath You Take The Police 124 #3
62 New York State of Mind Billy Joel 17 #62
63 Thank You Led Zeppelin 53 #17
64 Jungleland Bruce Springsteen 43 #11
65 For What It's Worth Buffalo Springfield 61 #39
66 Badge Cream 44 #58
67 Brown Sugar The Rolling Stones 84 #3
68 I Heard It Through the Grapevine Creedence Clearwater Revival 25 #68
69 The Load Out/Stay Jackson Browne 28 #58
70 Welcome to the Jungle Guns N Roses 106 #1
71 The Boys of Summer Don Henley 97 #7
72 Revolution The Beatles 97 #2
73 Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison 63 #12
74 Dazed and Confused Led Zeppelin 94 #6
75 Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix 98 #1
76 Sunshine of Your Love Cream 69 #28
77 Another Brick in the Wall Pink Floyd 74 #1
78 Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival 49 #72
79 Sweet Emotion Aerosmith 108 #1
80 All Good People/Your Move Yes 2 #80
81 You Can't Always Get What You Want The Rolling Stones 106 #11
82 Captain Jack Billy Joel 18 #60
83 Black Dog Led Zeppelin 112 #1
84 Desperado The Eagles 54 #35
85 Who Are You The Who 107 #2
86 Space Oddity David Bowie 157 #8
87 Golden Slumbers Medley The Beatles 21 #6
88 Statesboro Blues Allman Brothers Band 45 #88
89 Riders on the Storm The Doors 133 #20
90 Touch of Grey The Grateful Dead 85 #43
91 Jumpin' Jack Flash The Rolling Stones 110 #14
92 Your Song Elton John 34 #54
93 Born to be Wild Steppenwolf 95 #1
94 The Boys are Back in Town Thin Lizzy 95 #26
95 Free Fallin' Tom Petty 116 #10
96 Rock and Roll Led Zeppelin 102 #1
97 White Room Cream 94 #4
98 Radar Love Golden Earring 107 #3
99 Night Moves Bob Seger 93 #13
100 Take It Easy The Eagles 90 #14
101 Honky Tonk Woman The Rolling Stones 96 #23
102 All Along the Watchtower Jimi Hendrix 148 #2
103 Pinball Wizard The Who 92 #50
104 Money for Nothing Dire Straits 116 #7
105 Rhiannon Fleetwood Mac 68 #5
106 Good Times Bad Times Led Zeppelin 84 #8
107 Smoke on the Water Deep Purple 122 #4
108 When the Music's Over The Doors 14 #108
109 Bad Company Bad Company 94 #19
110 Rock and Roll Band Boston 80 #40
111 Help! The Beatles 37 #9
112 Bell Bottom Blues Derek and the Dominos 38 #112
113 Don't Stand So Close to Me The Police 104 #7
114 In the Air Tonight Phil Collins 99 #8
115 Shattered The Rolling Stones 78 #9
116 Takin' Care of Business Bachman Turner Overdrive 73 #13
117 Time Pink Floyd 107 #2
118 Jack and Diane John Mellencamp 77 #7
119 Southern Man Neil Young 48 #56
120 New Year's Day U2 182 #4
121 Blue Sky Allman Brothers Band 48 #11
122 You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC 111 #1
123 Suffragette City David Bowie 79 #60
124 Maybe I'm Amazed Paul McCartney 56 #12
125 You're My Best Friend Queen 78 #31
126 It's Only Rock n' Roll (But I Like It) The Rolling Stones 43 #69
127 Brain Damage / Eclipse Pink Floyd 80 #19
128 Walk on the Wild Side Lou Reed 103 #12
129 L.A. Woman The Doors 97 #5
130 Bennie and the Jets Elton John 58 #44
131 My Generation The Who 85 #26
132 Question The Moody Blues 24 #41
133 Locomotive Breath Jethro Tull 64 #43
134 Come Together The Beatles 99 #8
135 Message in a Bottle The Police 127 #24
136 Abacab Genesis 40 #86
137 Somebody to Love Jefferson Airplane 49 #3
138 Dust in the Wind Kansas 67 #43
139 Blinded By The Light Manfred Mann's Earth Band 74 #11
140 Misty Mountain Hop Led Zeppelin 96 #19
141 The Stranger Billy Joel 11 #111
142 Limelight Rush 98 #25
143 Tempted Squeeze 89 #21
144 Refugee Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 102 #3
145 Strawberry Fields Forever The Beatles 50 #2
146 FM Steely Dan 7 #146
147 Beds are Burning Midnight Oil 102 #3
148 Let's Spend the Night Together The Rolling Stones 20 #132
149 Rock and Roll Star The Byrds 1 #149
150 In a Gadda Da Vida Iron Butterfly 32 #38
151 The Wasp The Doors 2 #151
152 Long Distance Runaround/The Fish Yes 2 #152
153 Dear Mr. Fantasy Traffic 48 #29
154 Foreplay/Longtime Boston 94 #16
155 Jump Van Halen 102 #3
156 Running on Empty Jackson Browne 62 #13
157 Ziggy Stardust David Bowie 81 #37
158 While My Guitar Gently Weeps The Beatles 83 #13
159 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2 140 #9
160 Like a Hurricane Neil Young 79 #8
161 Legs ZZ Top 89 #21
162 Love Reign O'er Me The Who 67 #11
163 The House Of The Rising Sun The Animals 67 #28
164 Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival 69 #2
165 Ramble On Led Zeppelin 104 #10
166 Love is Like Oxygen Sweet 13 #166
167 Love Her Madly The Doors 78 #36
168 Feel Like Makin Love Bad Company 95 #22
169 Paint It Black The Rolling Stones 146 #7
170 Jersey Girl (Live) Bruce Springsteen 2 #4
171 After Midnight Eric Clapton 48 #77
172 Pressure Billy Joel 10 #172
173 Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd 118 #1
174 Sgt. Pepper/With a Little Help From My Friends The Beatles 20 #6
175 Dirty Laundry Don Henley 61 #85
176 Only the Good Die Young Billy Joel 32 #39
177 Pour Some Sugar On Me Def Leppard 98 #5
178 Instant Karma! John Lennon 67 #11
179 You Really Got Me The Kinks 65 #22
180 We're an American Band Grand Funk Railroad 75 #20
181 Turn It On Again Genesis 28 #64
182 Show Me the Way Peter Frampton 57 #71
183 Bertha The Grateful Dead 13 #128
184 Speak/Breathe/Run Pink Floyd 2 #179
185 Gimme Some Lovin' Spencer Davis Group 24 #121
186 Alabama Song The Doors 9 #186
187 When the Night Comes Joe Cocker 1 #187
188 Life in the Fast Lane The Eagles 90 #18
189 The Ocean Led Zeppelin 93 #17
190 The Chain Fleetwood Mac 102 #1
191 Sweet Child o' Mine Guns N Roses 136 #1
192 Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix 99 #24
193 Piece of My Heart Janis Joplin 33 #24
194 Bargain The Who 64 #86
195 Positively 4th Street Bob Dylan 27 #37
196 Angie The Rolling Stones 100 #1
197 Rock and Roll Hootchie Koo Rick Derringer 45 #21
198 Cold as Ice Foreigner 78 #32
199 We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions Queen 82 #1
200 Magic Mystery Tour The Beatles 1 #200
201 With or Without You U2 213 #3
202 Owner of a Lonely Heart Yes 92 #7
203 Tumbling Dice The Rolling Stones 74 #43
204 Reeling in the Years Steely Dan 71 #52
205 Candle in the Wind Elton John 14 #94
206 Over the Hills Led Zeppelin 3 #128
207 Young Lust Pink Floyd 70 #49
208 Losing My Religion R.E.M. 173 #1
209 Breakdown Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 93 #29
210 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Genesis 27 #127
211 Band on The Run Paul McCartney and Wings 73 #30
212 Fire Jimi Hendrix 83 #52
213 The Heart of the Matter Don Henley 10 #213
214 Back in the U.S.S.R. The Beatles 52 #19
215 Break on Through (To The Other Side) The Doors 95 #23
216 Ruby Tuesday The Rolling Stones 38 #78
217 Time of the Season The Zombies 19 #72
218 Hot for Teacher Van Halen 100 #5
219 The Joker Steve Miller Band 98 #9
220 Spirit in the Night Bruce Springsteen 18 #202
221 Tommy Can You Hear Me? The Who 1 #221
222 You Wear It Well Rod Stewart 12 #198
223 Pulling Mussels (From The Shell) Squeeze 44 #42
224 Sultans of Swing Dire Straits 143 #6
225 And You and I Yes 17 #28
226 Mrs. Robinson Simon and Garfunkel 17 #40
227 I Want to Hold Your Hand The Beatles 28 #69
228 Run Like Hell Pink Floyd 88 #3
229 Rock and Roll Never Forgets Bob Seger 36 #50
230 Down on the Corner Creedence Clearwater Revival 48 #18
231 Going to California Led Zeppelin 89 #11
232 Changes David Bowie 128 #17
233 Moondance Van Morrison 41 #19
234 Can't Stand Losing You The Police 52 #49
235 Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf 78 #14
236 Midnight Rambler The Rolling Stones 35 #84
237 Jessica Allman Brothers Band 63 #4
238 The Weight The Band 57 #1
239 What I Like About You The Romantics 92 #10
240 Southern Cross Creedence Clearwater Revival 1 #240
241 American Girl Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 108 #9
242 Things We Said Today The Beatles 6 #242
243 My Best Friend's Girl The Cars 80 #69
244 You Better You Bet The Who 54 #16
245 Aja Steely Dan 21 #7
246 Rockin' In The Free World Neil Young 121 #8
247 Let It Rain Eric Clapton 25 #31
248 Lucky Man E.L.P. 5 #41
249 Peace Frog/Blue Sunday The Doors 13 #13
250 Brass in Pocket The Pretenders 102 #30
251 Feeling Alright Joe Cocker 31 #142
252 Here, There, and Everywhere The Beatles 14 #170
253 The Crunge Led Zeppelin 3 #50
254 Tuesday Afternoon The Moody Blues 27 #129
255 I Shot the Sheriff Eric Clapton 38 #13
256 Bang a Gong (Get It On) T. Rex 68 #42
257 Foxy Lady Jimi Hendrix 82 #17
258 Time is On My Side The Rolling Stones 8 #258
259 Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Clash 163 #8
260 Rocket Man Elton John 61 #33
261 Need You Tonight INXS 87 #5
262 Dreams Fleetwood Mac 92 #8
263 Hot Blooded Foreigner 78 #15
264 Misunderstanding Genesis 30 #32
265 Good Vibrations The Beach Boys 29 #9
266 5:15 The Who 28 #114
267 Us and Them Pink Floyd 77 #36
268 China Grove Doobie Brothers 59 #42
269 Hard to Handle Black Crowes 94 #21
270 Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds The Beatles 43 #22
271 She's Always a Woman Billy Joel 2 #271
272 Summer of '69 Bryan Adams 93 #3
273 Against the Wind Bob Seger 73 #9
274 Get Back The Beatles 77 #29
275 All She Wants to Do is Dance Don Henley 18 #136
276 Rebel Rebel David Bowie 85 #63
277 Celluloid Heroes The Kinks 33 #19
278 Pink Houses John Mellencamp 72 #11
279 Black Magic Woman Santana 68 #19
280 Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top 99 #2
281 Miss You The Rolling Stones 101 #6
282 Subdivisions Rush 67 #69
283 Blues Power Eric Clapton 9 #283
284 The One I Love R.E.M. 150 #5
285 My My Hey Hey Neil Young 5 #285
286 Here Comes My Girl Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 45 #49
287 One Way Out Allman Brothers Band 38 #20
288 Have a Cigar Pink Floyd 85 #15
289 Runinng with the Devil Van Halen 6 #8
290 Sugar Magnolia The Grateful Dead 40 #86
291 Jet Airliner Steve Miller Band 42 #80
292 Vienna Billy Joel 11 #138
293 I'm So Glad Cream 3 #293
294 Lights Journey 68 #5
295 Games Without Frontiers Peter Gabriel 53 #20
296 Dude Looks Like a Lady Aerosmith 89 #16
297 American Woman Guess Who 61 #8
298 Beast of Burden The Rolling Stones 104 #18
299 Walking on the Moon The Police 53 #63
300 Can't Find My Home Blind Faith 1 #300
301 Take Me Home Phil Collins 6 #301
302 Communication Breakdown Led Zeppelin 59 #28
303 White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane 53 #10
304 Venus and Mars/Rock Show Paul McCartney 11 #304
305 Daniel Elton John 14 #229
306 The Real Me The Who 32 #144
307 Lay Down Sally Eric Clapton 38 #170
308 All the Young Dudes Mott the Hoople 54 #59
309 A Hard Day's Night The Beatles 31 #8
310 Walk This Way Aerosmith 104 #12
311 Everyday People Sly and the Family Stone 12 #125
312 10th Avenue Freeze Out Bruce Springsteen 4 #184
313 Kodachrome Paul Simon 15 #132
314 Freewill Rush 82 #22
315 All Right Now Free 92 #6
316 How Bad Do You Want It Don Henley 1 #316
317 Long Cool Woman The Hollies 41 #74
318 The Voice The Moody Blues 15 #140
319 The Entertainer Billy Joel 6 #266
320 Fresh Air Quicksilver Messenger Service 11 #320
321 Under My Thumb The Rolling Stones 55 #46
322 Bad to the Bone George Thorogood 79 #24
323 Southbound Suarez Led Zeppelin 12 #323
324 Love the One You're With Stephen Stills 28 #30
325 Crosstown Traffic Jimi Hendrix 40 #72
326 Once in a Lifetime Talking Heads 125 #4
327 Hold Your Head Up Argent 25 #55
328 Miss You Eric Clapton 1 #328
329 Soul Kitchen The Doors 7 #329
330 Don't Fear the Reaper Blue Oyster Cult 114 #1
331 Welcome to the Machine Pink Floyd 69 #36
332 Norweigan Wood The Beatles 4 #332
333 Solsbury Hill Peter Gabriel 126 #9
334 Substitute The Who 20 #48
335 Subterranean Homesick Blues Bob Dylan 25 #62
336 The Logical Song Supertramp 73 #34
337 Don't Stop Fleetwood Mac 48 #56
338 I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home) Grand Funk Railroad 37 #35
339 It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) R.E.M. 138 #2
340 Casey Jones The Grateful Dead 44 #107
341 Whatever Gets You Thru The Night John Lennon 18 #21
342 Jackie Wilson Said Van Morrison 7 #215
343 Spirit in the Sky Norman Greenbaum 37 #160
344 Black Water Doobie Brothers 60 #72
345 Magic Bus The Who 32 #117
346 Pump It Up Elvis Costello & the Attractions 75 #24
347 Barracude Heart 100 #7
348 Levon Elton John 50 #2
349 Delta Lady Joe Cocker 3 #349
350 Sunset Grill Don Henley 12 #302
351 Can't You Hear Me Walking The Rolling Stones 1 #351
352 Little Wing Jimi Hendrix 45 #73
353 Another Nail In My Heart Squeeze 12 #353
354 You're in My Heart Rod Stewart 5 #350
355 Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley 21 #45
356 Playing in the Band The Grateful Dead 5 #356
357 Listen Like Thieves INXS 27 #44
358 Dirty Work Steely Dan 26 #119
359 No Matter What Badfinger 21 #114
360 Heartache Tonight The Eagles 47 #177
361 Pink Cadillac Bruce Springsteen 24 #29
362 Immigrant Song Led Zeppelin 116 #6
363 Up Around the Bend Creedence Clearwater Revival 27 #170
364 Glad Traffic 10 #364
365 People Got the Be Free The Rascals 1 #365
366 Oh Atlanta Little Feat 5 #249
367 25 or 6 to 4 Chicago 38 #10
368 The Long and Winding Road The Beatles 28 #68
369 Mystery Achievement The Pretenders 29 #19
370 Jet Paul McCartney and Wings 40 #47
371 Squeezebox The Who 42 #5
372 In Your Eyes Peter Gabriel 123 #2
373 Louie Louie The Kingsmen 18 #2
374 Teach Your Children Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young 23 #152
375 A Horse With No Name America 25 #87
376 Carry On My Wayward Son Kansas 97 #5
377 Spill The Wine Eric Burdon & War 9 #263
378 Waiting on a Friend The Rolling Stones 33 #20
379 Wild Thing Troggs 19 #12
380 Bad U2 78 #5
381 Hey 19 Steely Dan 3 #299
382 Saturday Night Elton John 1 #382
383 Can't Get Enough Bad Company 57 #46
384 U.S. Blues The Grateful Dead 21 #164
385 Something The Beatles 49 #34
386 Pride and Joy Stevie Ray Vaughan 78 #24
387 Photograph Def Leppard 95 #1
388 The End of the Innocence Don Henley 20 #204
389 Oh! Pretty Woman Roy Orbison 10 #86
390 White Wedding Billy Idol 152 #7
391 Hey, Hey What Can I Do Led Zeppelin 89 #55
392 Sugar Mountain Neil Young 18 #271
393 Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne 111 #1
394 The Letter Box Tops 4 #394
395 Burning Down the House Talking Heads 154 #8
396 I Thank You ZZ Top 34 #131
397 Lodi Creedence Clearwater Revival 13 #259
398 Hot Legs Rod Stewart 10 #208
399 You Can Call Me Al Paul Simon 21 #9
400 Back Door Man The Doors 21 #204
401 Just What I Needed The Cars 109 #23
402 Gold Dust Woman Fleetwood Mac 64 #25
403 Mony Mony Tommy James and the Shondells 3 #398
404 She's a Rainbow The Rolling Stones 28 #99
405 Lonely Ol' Night John Mellencamp 17 #270
406 I'll Wait Van Halen 80 #78
407 Twilight Zone Golden Earring 98 #17
408 Up on Cripple Creek The Band 40 #71
409 Too Old to Rock and Roll Jethro Tull 9 #409
410 My Sweet Lord George Harrison 46 #5
411 Expresso Love Dire Straits 3 #411
412 Patience Guns N Roses 81 #22
413 Is She Really Going Out With Him? Joe Jackson 44 #39
414 Shooting Star Bad Company 89 #46
415 What Is and What Should Never Be Led Zeppelin 62 #16
416 Soul Sacrifice Santana 16 #158
417 Money The Beatles 3 #417
418 Living After Midnight Judas Priest 80 #17
419 She Talks to Angels Black Crowes 76 #73
420 I Should Have Known Better The Beatles 6 #181
421 Emotional Rescue The Rolling Stones 29 #39
422 Spirit of Radio Rush 34 #26
423 Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 204 #2
424 Frankenstein Edgar Winter Group 74 #53
425 Don't Do Me Like That Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 86 #20
426 Down By the River Neil Young 28 #85
427 Rock You Like a Hurricane Scorpions 92 #11
428 Take the Money and Run Steve Miller Band 75 #56
429 Highway Star Deep Purple 55 #16
430 Centerfield John Fogerty 42 #16
431 The Bitch is Back Elton John 14 #312
432 Acid Queen The Who 1 #432
433 Two Tickets to Paradies Eddie Money 4 #285
434 Eight Miles High The Byrds 12 #167
435 I Wanna Be Sedated The Ramones 158 #1
436 Do Wah Diddy Manfred Mann 1 #436
437 Thing Called Love Bonnie Raitt 6 #437
438 Listen to the Music Doobie Brothers 58 #19
439 I Will Follow U2 96 #9
440 Every Picture Tells a Story Rod Stewart 20 #76
441 Mississippi Queen Mountain 67 #60
442 Still the Same Bob Seger 17 #170
443 Back on the Chain Gang The Pretenders 83 #15
444 Signs Tesla 58 #124
445 Voodoo Chile/Slight Return Jimi Hendrix 40 #39
446 Destroyer The Kinks 30 #22
447 Last Worthless Evening Don Henley 1 #447
448 Mind Games John Lennon 10 #55
449 Edge of Seventeen Stevie Nicks 75 #13
450 Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard Paul Simon 12 #300
451 Back in Black AC/DC 133 #1
452 Learning to Fly Pink Floyd 80 #63
453 Franklin's Tower The Grateful Dead 12 #152
454 Paperlate Genesis 1 #454
455 More than Words Extreme 11 #4
456 Rambling Man Allman Brothers Band 1 #456
457 Rock the Casbah The Clash 164 #1
458 Smoking Gun Robert Cray 4 #113
459 And the Cradle Will Rock Van Halen 74 #2
460 Burn Down the Mission Elton John 9 #460
461 In My Life The Beatles 45 #4
462 Tall Cool One Robert Plant 17 #443
463 Wanted Dead or Alive Bon Jovi 95 #5
464 In the End The Doors 1 #464
465 Emminence Front The Who 2 #465
466 Tangled Up in Blue Bob Dylan 49 #5
467 Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen 91 #8
468 Lyin' Eyes The Eagles 45 #75
469 Young Americans David Bowie 69 #24
470 Alabama Getaway The Grateful Dead 6 #394
471 Black Coffee in Bed Squeeze 55 #55
472 Don't Stop Believing Journey 116 #1
473 Sweet Jane Lou Reed 31 #28
474 When the Levee Breaks Led Zeppelin 80 #15
475 So Lonely The Police 54 #94
476 Karn Evil #9 Emerson, Lake, and Palmer 31 #82
477 Little Red Rooster The Rolling Stones 2 #477
478 Closer to the Heart Rush 74 #51
479 Love is the Drug Roxy Music 52 #47
480 In the Court of the Crimson King King Crimson 14 #181
481 World Turning Fleetwood Mac 11 #481
482 While You See a Chance Steve Winwood 8 #377
483 In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed Allman Brothers Band 24 #31
484 What You Need INXS 65 #7
485 Happiness is a Warm Gun The Beatles 13 #412
486 Silent Lucidity Queensryche 37 #32
487 Wooden Ships Crosby, Stills, and Nash 22 #201
488 2000 Light Years From Home The Rolling Stones 12 #488
489 Margaritaville Jimmy Buffett 28 #21
490 4th of July (Sandy) Bruce Springsteen 2 #280
491 Love Shack The B-52's 79 #1
492 All Day And All of the Night The Kinks 39 #68
493 It's Still Rock n' Roll to Me Billy Joel 28 #53
494 Something About You Boston 37 #122
495 Bat Out of Hell Meat Loaf 26 #32
496 La Grange ZZ Top 101 #5
497 Surfin' USA The Beach Boys 1 #497
498 Hey You Pink Floyd 93 #39
499 That'll Be the Day Buddy Holly 4 #253
500 Live and Let Die Paul McCartney 56 #43

About this countdown

WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) was broadcast by WNEW-FM (New York, NY) in July 1991. 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.

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