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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 155 different artists; The Beatles has the most entries with 26 songs.

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

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.

Contributed by Cody Ryan. Thank you!

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