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All-time countdown · WNEW-FM · July 1996

WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)

The all-time countdown (July 1996) from WNEW-FM in New York, NY ranks 500 songs, with “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin at number one. The list features 135 different artists; The Beatles has the most entries with 38 songs.

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1 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin 73 #1
2 Born to Run Bruce Springsteen 61 #1
3 Hey Jude The Beatles 39 #2
4 Hotel California The Eagles 65 #3
5 Layla Derek and the Dominos 37 #2
6 Freebird Lynyrd Skynyrd 29 #1
7 Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd 48 #2
8 Layla (Unplugged) Eric Clapton 5 #8
9 Thunder Road Bruce Springsteen 21 #1
10 Satisfaction The Rolling Stones 5 #9
11 Won't Get Fooled Again The Who 26 #10
12 Sympathy For The Devil The Rolling Stones 65 #1
13 Baba O'Riley The Who 21 #1
14 Kashmir Led Zeppelin 38 #2
15 A Day in the Life The Beatles 44 #4
16 Nights in White Satin The Moody Blues 35 #12
17 Jungleland Bruce Springsteen 18 #11
18 Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding Elton John 16 #14
19 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen 69 #2
20 Imagine John Lennon 54 #1
21 Aqualung Jethro Tull 18 #21
22 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd 56 #3
23 Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix 21 #17
24 Piano Man Billy Joel 29 #15
25 Scenes from an Italian Restaurant Billy Joel 17 #18
26 Light My Fire The Doors 44 #5
27 All Along the Watchtower Jimi Hendrix 59 #5
28 Whipping Post Allman Brothers 5 #28
29 Revolution The Beatles 24 #26
30 Dream On Aerosmith 20 #10
31 In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Allman Brothers 5 #31
32 Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan 48 #2
33 Paradise by the Dashboard Light Meat Loaf 33 #6
34 Moondance Van Morrison 16 #19
35 Jumping Jack Flash The Rolling Stones 9 #35
36 Lola The Kinks 40 #24
37 Over the Hills and Far Away Led Zeppelin 23 #37
38 The End The Doors 52 #10
39 Voodoo Chile/Slight Return Jimi Hendrix 11 #39
40 Money Pink Floyd 27 #14
41 You Oughta Know Alanis Morissette 46 #2
42 Tangled Up in Blue Bob Dylan 21 #6
43 In a Gadda Da Vida Iron Butterfly 9 #38
44 Low Cracker 56 #9
45 Time Pink Floyd 25 #45
46 Jeremy Pearl Jam 104 #2
47 Rosalita Bruce Springsteen 13 #16
48 Smoke on the Water Deep Purple 35 #14
49 L.A. Woman The Doors 24 #14
50 Ants Marching Dave Matthews Band 39 #25
51 Into the Mystic Van Morrison 17 #7
52 Let It Be The Beatles 36 #3
53 Uncle John's Band The Grateful Dead 16 #53
54 Gimme Shelter The Rolling Stones 34 #4
55 Maggie May Rod Stewart 21 #16
56 Pinball Wizard The Who 21 #56
57 Jessica Allman Brothers 5 #57
58 In Your Eyes Peter Gabriel 66 #10
59 Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix 34 #24
60 Truckin' The Grateful Dead 18 #5
61 Dazed and Confused Led Zeppelin 19 #53
62 Black Pearl Jam 101 #1
63 Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pink Floyd 36 #7
64 Roxanne The Police 82 #10
65 Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers 117 #1
66 Brown Sugar The Rolling Stones 23 #13
67 Blue Sky Allman Brothers 5 #11
68 Ironic Alanis Morissette 29 #20
69 You Can't Always Get What You Want The Rolling Stones 32 #50
70 Aja Steely Dan 12 #47
71 Black Gold Soul Asylum 24 #35
72 Bad U2 59 #5
73 St. Stephen The Grateful Dead 3 #73
74 Wild Horses The Rolling Stones 19 #64
75 Melissa Allman Brothers 4 #75
76 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles 6 #57
77 Strawberry Fields Forever The Beatles 26 #17
78 One Way Out Allman Brothers 4 #78
79 Sunshine of Your Love Cream 18 #28
80 Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Crosby, Stills, and Nash 13 #21
81 Sultans of Swing Dire Straits 67 #6
82 Karn Evil #9 Emerson, Lake, and Palmer 3 #82
83 American Pie Don McLean 24 #12
84 Yellow Ledbetter Pearl Jam 57 #2
85 Whiter Shade of Pale Procol Harum 32 #20
86 Plush Stone Temple Pilots 59 #1
87 Jump Van Halen 23 #15
88 Love Reign O'er Me The Who 18 #66
89 Walk on the Wild Side Lou Reed 58 #16
90 Close to the Edge Yes 12 #90
91 Who Are You The Who 21 #46
92 Helter Skelter The Beatles 13 #42
93 Night Moves Bob Seger 16 #15
94 The Weight The Band 19 #7
95 Start Me Up The Rolling Stones 19 #7
96 I Am the Walrus The Beatles 13 #45
97 Yesterday The Beatles 36 #12
98 Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton 26 #6
99 Take It Easy The Eagles 23 #20
100 Sugar Magnolia The Grateful Dead 16 #86
101 Another Piece of My Heart Janis Joplin 1 #101
102 Tempted Squeeze 71 #21
103 Boys of Summer Don Henley 9 #7
104 Message in a Bottle The Police 61 #24
105 Like a Hurricane Neil Young 56 #8
106 One U2 114 #1
107 Low Spark of High Heeled Boys Traffic 16 #33
108 Interstate Love Song Stone Temple Pilots 63 #5
109 Badlands Bruce Springsteen 19 #76
110 Rock n' Roll Led Zeppelin 3 #30
111 Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2 Pink Floyd 6 #13
112 Alive Pearl Jam 119 #1
113 Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison 21 #12
114 What Would You Say Dave Matthews Band 37 #5
115 Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin 66 #16
116 Me and Bobby McGee Janis Joplin 19 #12
117 Tom Sawyer Rush 23 #8
118 We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions Queen 13 #4
119 Black Dog Led Zeppelin 23 #23
120 Honky Tonk Woman The Rolling Stones 20 #101
121 Gimme Some Lovin' Spencer Davis Group 10 #121
122 Desperado The Eagles 19 #82
123 Solsbury Hill Peter Gabriel 60 #9
124 Spirit of Radio Rush 10 #111
125 Black Magic Woman Santana 11 #125
126 Help! The Beatles 24 #38
127 Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Genesis 3 #127
128 Bertha The Grateful Dead 9 #128
129 Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd 25 #23
130 Where the Streets Have No Name U2 77 #5
131 Behind Blue Eyes The Who 14 #28
132 Tuesday Afternoon The Moody Blues 15 #132
133 Every Breath You Take The Police 56 #3
134 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana 134 #1
135 Rock And Roll All Nite Kiss 9 #35
136 Terrapin Station The Grateful Dead 7 #50
137 Captain Jack Billy Joel 16 #82
138 You Really Got Me The Kinks 30 #22
139 Thank You Led Zeppelin 14 #63
140 Street Fighting Man The Rolling Stones 9 #140
141 Losing My Religion R.E.M. 115 #1
142 Old Time Rock n' Roll Bob Seger 2 #142
143 Runaway Train Soul Asylum 56 #6
144 Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen 23 #43
145 Born to be Wild Steppenwolf 28 #1
146 Pride (In the Name of Love) U2 83 #1
147 You Learn Alanis Morissette 20 #7
148 Can't You Hear Me Knocking The Rolling Stones 18 #32
149 All My Loving The Beatles 8 #149
150 Walk This Way Aerosmith 20 #24
151 Space Oddity David Bowie 84 #8
152 The Load Out/Stay Jackson Browne 14 #58
153 Oh Darling! The Beatles 5 #153
154 Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival 18 #99
155 White Room Cream 20 #73
156 Touch Me The Doors 13 #156
157 Sugaree Jerry Garcia 2 #157
158 Closer to My Home/I'm Your Captain Grand Funk 1 #158
159 Box of Rain The Grateful Dead 12 #78
160 Your Song Elton John 18 #88
161 I Love Rock-N-Roll Joan Jett 15 #21
162 When the Music's Over The Doors 6 #108
163 Angry Young Man Billy Joel 1 #163
164 U.S. Blues The Grateful Dead 10 #164
165 Legend of a Mind The Moody Blues 5 #165
166 Great Gig in the Sky Pink Floyd 2 #166
167 Scarlet Begonias The Grateful Dead 12 #134
168 Misty Mountain Hop Led Zeppelin 18 #140
169 Midnight Rambler The Rolling Stones 11 #164
170 Subdivisions Rush 16 #69
171 Turn the Page Bob Seger 9 #1
172 Run Like Hell Pink Floyd 13 #60
173 Only the Good Die Young Billy Joel 11 #137
174 Two Princes The Spin Doctors 30 #7
175 Brilliant Disguise Bruce Springsteen 3 #175
176 Jack Straw The Grateful Dead 4 #176
177 Good Times Bad Times Led Zeppelin 15 #31
178 Black Coffee in Bed Squeeze 44 #55
179 Speak/Breathe/Run Pink Floyd 2 #179
180 My Generation The Who 23 #26
181 Roundabout Yes 18 #19
182 Pulling Mussels (From The Shell) Squeeze 29 #55
183 Deacon Blues Steely Dan 12 #139
184 Paint It Black The Rolling Stones 64 #17
185 She's the One Bruce Springsteen 8 #185
186 Back in Black AC/DC 37 #1
187 Question The Moody Blues 13 #132
188 Ramblin' Man Allman Brothers 3 #188
189 Sweet Emotion Aerosmith 17 #4
190 Across the Universe The Beatles 13 #64
191 Biko Peter Gabriel 25 #21
192 Cowgirl in the Sand Neil Young 8 #87
193 Radio Radoi Elvis Costello & the Attractions 1 #193
194 Come Together The Beatles 25 #20
195 Cool for Cats Squeeze 32 #50
196 Statesboro Blues Allman Brothers 5 #88
197 Back in the U.S.S.R. The Beatles 16 #80
198 You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC 25 #2
199 Thick as a Brick Jethro Tull 8 #199
200 Running on Empty Jackson Browne 17 #13
201 A Hard Day's Night The Beatles 18 #64
202 Backstreets Bruce Springsteen 12 #28
203 Houses of the Holy Led Zeppelin 8 #203
204 Margaritaville Jimmy Buffett 15 #43
205 I Can't Stand It Eric Clapton 2 #205
206 I Wanna Hold Your Hand The Beatles 1 #206
207 Shelter From the Storm Bob Dylan 7 #138
208 Deal Jerry Garcia 1 #208
209 Radar Love Golden Earring 20 #3
210 I'm Just a Singer (in a Rock n' Roll Band) The Moody Blues 8 #201
211 The Joker Steve Miller Band 11 #45
212 Bat Out of Hell Meat Loaf 16 #32
213 Stand By Me John Lennon 2 #213
214 Tears in Heaven Eric Clapton 13 #60
215 Higher Ground Red Hot Chili Peppers 49 #9
216 I'm Down The Beatles 1 #216
217 Us and Them Pink Floyd 17 #189
218 Revival Allman Brothers 1 #218
219 With a Little Help from My Friends Joe Cocker 17 #42
220 Mr. Jones Counting Crows 70 #4
221 Franklin's Tower The Grateful Dead 6 #221
222 Crossroads Cream 15 #51
223 Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival 13 #78
224 I Wanna Be Sedated The Ramones 81 #1
225 Jukebox Hero Foreigner 14 #47
226 It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) R.E.M. 69 #2
227 Learning to Fly Pink Floyd 10 #143
228 Ramble On Led Zeppelin 21 #36
229 Iron Man Black Sabbath 22 #6
230 Stone Free Jimi Hendrix 2 #230
231 Peace Frog/Blue Sunday The Doors 2 #231
232 Not Fade Away/Going Down The Grateful Dead 1 #232
233 Bell Bottom Blues Derek and the Dominos 11 #112
234 Limelight Rush 16 #36
235 The Ocean Led Zeppelin 19 #146
236 Locomotive Breath Jethro Tull 17 #78
237 Southern Cross Crosby, Stills, and Nash 9 #165
238 Like The Way I Do Melissa Etheridge 9 #48
239 Ballad of Billy the Kid Billy Joel 4 #239
240 The Rain Song Led Zeppelin 14 #95
241 Fast Car Tracy Chapman 43 #1
242 Free as a Bird The Beatles 2 #242
243 D'Yer Maker Led Zeppelin 15 #52
244 China Cat/I Know You Rider The Grateful Dead 1 #244
245 Levon Elton John 16 #187
246 With or Without You U2 123 #3
247 Carry On My Wayward Son Kansas 17 #23
248 Darkness on the Edge of Town Bruce Springsteen 5 #248
249 Psycho Killer Talking Heads 71 #6
250 Panama Van Halen 18 #6
251 Pride and Joy Stevie Ray Vaughan 14 #82
252 And You and I Yes 13 #50
253 Harvest Moon Neil Young 15 #53
254 Get Back The Beatles 22 #29
255 Legs ZZ Top 11 #161
256 Money for Nothing Dire Straits 38 #7
257 Dude Looks Like a Lady Aerosmith 16 #37
258 Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 116 #2
259 Golden Slumbers Medley The Beatles 10 #35
260 The Fever Bruce Springsteen 3 #260
261 Gold Dust Woman Fleetwood Mac 12 #172
262 Do You Feel Like We Do Peter Frampton 9 #154
263 Red Rain Peter Gabriel 38 #28
264 Little Wing Jimi Hendrix 12 #73
265 Twist and Shout The Beatles 15 #61
266 The Entertainer Billy Joel 5 #266
267 Substitute The Who 10 #48
268 Fire Bruce Springsteen 2 #268
269 All My Love Led Zeppelin 13 #93
270 Maybe I'm Amazed Paul McCartney 13 #39
271 I Fought the Law The Clash 47 #84
272 Rockin' In The Free World Neil Young 51 #31
273 One of Us Joan Osborne 24 #14
274 Roadhosue Blues The Doors 1 #274
275 All Along the Watchtower Bob Dylan 9 #29
276 I've Seen All Good People Yes 13 #120
277 But Anyway Blues Traveler 17 #77
278 Let It Bleed The Rolling Stones 5 #278
279 Urgent Foreigner 8 #55
280 Mother Pink Floyd 7 #280
281 Dancing the Streets Van Halen 1 #281
282 Ziggy Stardust David Bowie 45 #61
283 Bad to the Bone George Thorogood 12 #66
284 Everybody Hurts R.E.M. 64 #1
285 Tunnel of Love Dire Straits 6 #285
286 So Lonely The Police 44 #94
287 Blackbird The Beatles 11 #39
288 New York State of Mind Billy Joel 12 #62
289 She's Waiting Eric Clapton 1 #289
290 The Song Remains the Same Led Zeppelin 9 #176
291 On the Turning Away Pink Floyd 6 #272
292 Emotional Rescue The Rolling Stones 8 #50
293 Tax Man The Beatles 5 #183
294 Crazy Aerosmith 6 #238
295 Immigrant Song Led Zeppelin 22 #18
296 the Show Must Go On Queen 4 #296
297 Eurotrash Girl Cracker 18 #46
298 Breakfast in America Supertramp 10 #185
299 Rock n' Roll Never Forgets Bob Seger 1 #299
300 The Chain Fleetwood Mac 28 #1
301 Something The Beatles 21 #39
302 Break on Through The Doors 14 #119
303 You Really Got Me Van Halen 4 #303
304 She Loves You The Beatles 10 #43
305 Wind Cries Mary Jimi Hendrix 1 #305
306 Bitch The Rolling Stones 10 #122
307 Hey You Pink Floyd 13 #57
308 Cheap Sunglasses ZZ Top 6 #308
309 Avalon Roxy Music 39 #33
310 Riders on the Storm The Doors 53 #20
311 The Crunge Led Zeppelin 2 #253
312 Celluloid Heroes The Kinks 19 #19
313 Sweet Jane The Velvet Underground 29 #24
314 Bodhisattva Steely Dan 6 #314
315 Rocky Raccoon The Beatles 9 #315
316 Fame David Bowie 36 #34
317 Soft Parade The Doors 4 #262
318 Glory Days Bruce Springsteen 15 #52
319 Wild Night Van Morrison 2 #161
320 Under My Thumb The Rolling Stones 12 #201
321 Don't Look Back Boston 12 #263
322 Hungry Heart Bruce Springsteen 16 #68
323 Cold Shot Stevie Ray Vaughan 1 #323
324 Don't Fear the Reaper Blue Oyster Cult 23 #40
325 Can't Find y Way Home Blind Faith 15 #65
326 Brain Damage / Eclipse Pink Floyd 16 #42
327 Tumbling Dice The Rolling Stones 23 #110
328 In My Life The Beatles 23 #4
329 Werewolves of London Warren Zevon 18 #87
330 Two Tickets to Paradise Eddie Money 11 #123
331 A Murder of One Counting Crows 20 #44
332 Allison Elvis Costello & the Attractions 2 #31
333 Train in Vain The Clash 68 #10
334 The Boys are Back in Town Thin Lizzy 19 #26
335 Take Me to the River Talking Heads 47 #66
336 Dear Mr. Fantasy Traffic 15 #153
337 More than a Feeling Boston 26 #27
338 Give a Little Bit Supertramp 11 #80
339 The End of the Innocence Don Henley 4 #253
340 Woman From Tokyo Deep Purple 14 #78
341 Running With the Devil Van Halen 3 #8
342 Love Shack The B-52's 61 #1
343 Green Grass and High Tides The Outlaws 14 #49
344 Give Me One Reason Tracy Chapman 16 #344
345 Crossfire Stevie Ray Vaughan 5 #148
346 Heroes David Bowie 93 #1
347 Detroit Rock City Kiss 10 #13
348 Dance the Night Away Van Halen 12 #3
349 Under Pressure Queen 20 #50
350 Ruby Tuesday The Rolling Stones 19 #216
351 Kitty's Back Bruce Springsteen 6 #231
352 Gloria Van Morrison 2 #352
353 Communication Breakdown Led Zeppelin 11 #149
354 Lay Lady Lay Bob Dylan 8 #276
355 With a Little Help from My Friends The Beatles 3 #355
356 Dreams Allman Brothers 2 #251
357 Ripple The Grateful Dead 20 #48
358 Going for the One Yes 2 #358
359 Highway Star Deep Purple 15 #16
360 Black Hole Sun Soundgarden 75 #2
361 I'll Wait Van Halen 10 #197
362 Got Me Under Pressure ZZ Top 2 #362
363 It's Only Rock n' Roll (But I Like It) The Rolling Stones 4 #327
364 Are You Experienced? Jimi Hendrix 8 #214
365 1979 The Smashing Pumpkins 70 #2
366 Since I've Been Loving You Led Zeppelin 11 #211
367 Feel Like Making Love Bad Company 9 #67
368 The Core Eric Clapton 11 #259
369 I Feel Fine The Beatles 11 #133
370 Haitian Divorce Steely Dan 1 #370
371 Clampdown The Clash 36 #1
372 Gimme Three Steps Lynyrd Skynyrd 15 #130
373 Black Water Doobie Brothers 16 #226
374 Almost Cut My Hair Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young 3 #199
375 The Wheel Jerry Garcia 3 #230
376 House of the Rising Sun The Animals 21 #50
377 Instant Karma! John Lennon 17 #95
378 Fool in the Rain Led Zeppelin 18 #154
379 Same Old Song and Dance Aerosmith 10 #238
380 Voodoo Child Stevie Ray Vaughan 2 #198
381 Burning for You Blue Oyster Cult 1 #381
382 Crossroads Eric Clapton 1 #382
383 Up on Cripple Creek The Band 15 #71
384 Penny Lane The Beatles 21 #37
385 Pump It Up Elvis Costello & the Attractions 43 #24
386 Run-Around Blues Traveler 33 #5
387 Why Can't This Be Love Van Halen 13 #103
388 Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Clash 86 #8
389 Norweigan Wood The Beatles 4 #332
390 Love is the Drug Roxy Music 44 #47
391 Hard to Handle Black Crowes 15 #42
392 Dixie Chicken Little Feat 13 #147
393 So Far Away Dire Straits 4 #333
394 Listen to the Music Doobie Brothers 14 #63
395 Love Her Madly The Doors 11 #77
396 Rock n' Roll Hoochie Coo Rick Derringer 1 #396
397 Ohio Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young 10 #216
398 Watching the Wheels John Lennon 9 #360
399 Long Live Rock The Who 9 #56
400 Funk #49 James Gang 11 #162
401 Rock the Casbah The Clash 87 #1
402 Tenth Avenue Freeze Out Bruce Springsteen 14 #202
403 Shattered The Rolling Stones 14 #115
404 Shakedown Street The Grateful Dead 12 #32
405 Trampled Under Foot Led Zeppelin 10 #58
406 Cocaine Eric Clapton 15 #24
407 Closer to the Heart Rush 15 #65
408 Show Me the Way Peter Frampton 10 #182
409 Frankenstein Edgar Winter Group 3 #409
410 Burning Down the House Talking Heads 83 #8
411 Free Fallin' Tom Petty 23 #33
412 Happiness is a Warm Gun The Beatles 6 #412
413 Subterranean Homesick Blues Bob Dylan 14 #196
414 Magical Mystery Tour The Beatles 9 #159
415 Pink Houses John Cougar Mellencamp 4 #278
416 White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane 19 #24
417 All the Young Dudes Mott the Hoople 21 #100
418 Blinded By the Light Manfred Mann 5 #139
419 Two Hearts Beat As One U2 40 #19
420 Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne 19 #1
421 Monkey Man The Rolling Stones 25 #44
422 Going to California Led Zeppelin 21 #94
423 Eminence Front The Who 16 #71
424 Life's Been Good Joe Walsh 12 #85
425 Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf 16 #50
426 New Year's Day U2 100 #4
427 Out on the Street Bruce Springsteen 6 #138
428 Playing in the Band The Grateful Dead 4 #356
429 Jack and Diane John Cougar Mellencamp 6 #113
430 Abacab Genesis 14 #86
431 Friend of the Devil The Grateful Dead 14 #127
432 Today The Smashing Pumpkins 67 #2
433 Young Americans David Bowie 37 #122
434 She Talks to Angels Black Crowes 15 #92
435 Tightrope Stevie Ray Vaughan 2 #435
436 I Will Follow U2 69 #9
437 Jeepster T. Rex 6 #336
438 Eleanor Rigby The Beatles 19 #43
439 King of Pain The Police 29 #17
440 Welcome to the Machine Pink Floyd 10 #222
441 Daughter Pearl Jam 65 #1
442 The Promised Land Bruce Springsteen 6 #225
443 The Real Me The Who 13 #176
444 Casey Jones The Grateful Dead 12 #107
445 Miss You The Rolling Stones 19 #110
446 Rhiannon Fleetwood Mac 14 #96
447 Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan 6 #65
448 Dancing Days Led Zeppelin 8 #251
449 Peace of Mind Boston 9 #221
450 Somebody to Love Jefferson Airplane 10 #94
451 Touch of Grey The Grateful Dead 19 #90
452 Drive The Cars 20 #50
453 What You Need INXS 52 #7
454 On the Road Again Canned Heat 3 #46
455 Jersey Girl Bruce Springsteen 8 #402
456 Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac 38 #31
457 Hollywood Nights Bob Seger 11 #73
458 Fortress Around Your Heart Sting 10 #25
459 I Can See For Miles The Who 10 #190
460 Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top 14 #43
461 Cinammon Girl Neil Young 8 #461
462 Why Don't We Do It in the Road The Beatles 2 #304
463 When the Levee Breaks Led Zeppelin 20 #70
464 Solid Rock Dire Straits 1 #464
465 Ticket to Ride The Beatles 18 #91
466 Crocodile Rock Elton John 6 #319
467 La Grange ZZ Top 14 #55
468 Reeling in the Years Steely Dan 18 #127
469 You Better You Bet The Who 10 #60
470 Incident on 57th Street Bruce Springsteen 4 #155
471 Surrender Cheap Trick 18 #88
472 Born on the Bayou Creedence Clearwater Revival 13 #160
473 Forever Man Eric Clapton 4 #378
474 London Calling The Clash 88 #1
475 Authority Song John Cougar Mellencamp 1 #475
476 Gel Collective Soul 6 #62
477 5:15 The Who 10 #166
478 Accidents Will Happen Elvis Costello & the Attractions and the Attractions 1 #478
479 Dear Prudence The Beatles 12 #137
480 Bargain The Who 10 #194
481 Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard Paul Simon 5 #363
482 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Crash Test Dummies 34 #6
483 Carry On Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young 10 #260
484 Southbound Allman Brothers 2 #484
485 Centerfield John Fogerty 10 #246
486 Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel 58 #2
487 Found Out About You Gin Blossoms 28 #47
488 We're an American Band Grand Funk 5 #83
489 Too Old to Rock and Roll Jethro Tull 6 #409
490 Cold as Ice Foreigner 9 #109
491 I Need a Lover John Cougar Mellencamp 1 #491
492 Happy The Rolling Stones 11 #227
493 Summer of '69 Bryan Adams 33 #16
494 Paranoid Black Sabbath 65 #9
495 Freewill Rush 12 #38
496 Better Man Pearl Jam 71 #3
497 Mysterious Ways U2 74 #2
498 Fire Jimi Hendrix 14 #52
499 Rag Doll Aerosmith 11 #89
500 Highway to Hell AC/DC 42 #14

About this countdown

WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) was broadcast by WNEW-FM (New York, NY) in July 1996. 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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