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WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)

The countdown (2012) from WXPN in Philadelphia, PA ranks 885 songs, with “Born to Run” by Bruce Springsteen at number one. The list features 323 different artists; Led Zeppelin has the most entries with 37 songs.

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1 Born to Run Bruce Springsteen 139 #1
2 I Can't Get No Satisfaction The Rolling Stones 116 #2
3 Layla Derek and the Dominos 132 #2
4 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin 169 #1
5 Sympathy For The Devil The Rolling Stones 156 #1
6 Thunder Road Bruce Springsteen 61 #1
7 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen 169 #1
8 Gimme Shelter The Rolling Stones 124 #4
9 Baba O'Riley The Who 101 #1
10 Won't Get Fooled Again The Who 119 #4
11 Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan 97 #2
12 Along The Watch Tower Jimi Hendrix 1 #12
13 London Calling The Clash 122 #1
14 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana 231 #1
15 Johnny B Goode Chuck Berry 24 #15
16 Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) Bruce Springsteen 51 #16
17 Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix 98 #1
18 Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin 151 #4
19 Rock and Roll Led Zeppelin 102 #1
20 Freebird Lynyrd Skynyrd 122 #1
21 Kashmir Led Zeppelin 128 #1
22 You Really Got Me The Kinks 65 #22
23 Hey Jude The Beatles 105 #1
24 Piece of My Heart Janis Joplin 33 #24
25 Jungleland Bruce Springsteen 43 #11
26 Revolution The Beatles 97 #2
27 Gloria Them 8 #27
28 Sweet Jane Lou Reed 31 #28
29 My Generation The Who 85 #26
30 Black Dog Led Zeppelin 112 #1
31 Back in Black AC/DC 133 #1
32 Can't You Hear Me Knocking The Rolling Stones 66 #5
33 You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC 111 #1
34 Dream On Aerosmith 112 #1
35 Whipping Post Allman Brothers Band 62 #10
36 Paint It Black The Rolling Stones 146 #7
37 Light My Fire The Doors 127 #5
38 Sunshine of Your Love Cream 69 #28
39 Hotel California The Eagles 160 #1
40 Seven Nation Army The White Stripes 112 #1
41 I Wanna Be Sedated The Ramones 158 #1
42 Helter Skelter The Beatles 35 #31
43 A Day in the Life The Beatles 88 #1
44 Monkey Man The Rolling Stones 47 #44
45 Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley 21 #45
46 Born to be Wild Steppenwolf 95 #1
47 Welcome to the Jungle Guns N Roses 106 #1
48 American Girl Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 108 #9
49 Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd 141 #1
50 Jumpin' Jack Flash The Rolling Stones 110 #14
51 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd 148 #2
52 The Weight The Band 57 #1
53 Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen 91 #8
54 Radar Love Golden Earring 107 #3
55 Let It Be The Beatles 89 #3
56 Hey, Hey - My, My (Into The Black) Neil Young 40 #56
57 Good Vibrations The Beach Boys 29 #9
58 Smoke on the Water Deep Purple 122 #4
59 Imagine John Lennon 121 #1
60 Suffragette City David Bowie 79 #60
61 Twist and Shout The Beatles 29 #14
62 I Love Rock-N-Roll Joan Jett 115 #2
63 I Saw Her Standing There The Beatles 23 #63
64 Sultans of Swing Dire Straits 143 #6
65 Sweet Child o' Mine Guns N Roses 136 #1
66 Because The Night Patti Smith 56 #23
67 1999 Prince 37 #1
68 Voodoo Chile Jimi Hendrix 12 #16
69 Rockin' In The Free World Neil Young 121 #8
70 When the Levee Breaks Led Zeppelin 80 #15
71 L.A. Woman The Doors 97 #5
72 Alive Pearl Jam 202 #1
73 White Room Cream 94 #4
74 Me and Bobby McGee Janis Joplin 58 #12
75 Come Together The Beatles 99 #8
76 Badlands Bruce Springsteen 36 #29
77 You Can't Always Get What You Want The Rolling Stones 106 #11
78 We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions Queen 82 #1
79 Walk This Way Aerosmith 104 #12
80 Back in the U.S.S.R. The Beatles 52 #19
81 While My Guitar Gently Weeps The Beatles 83 #13
82 One Metallica 107 #2
83 Jessica Allman Brothers Band 63 #4
84 Black Pearl Jam 179 #1
85 Down By the River Neil Young 28 #85
86 Whiter Shade of Pale Procol Harum 50 #20
87 Crossroads Cream 61 #21
88 Stay With Me The Faces 54 #88
89 Ramble On Led Zeppelin 104 #10
90 Behind Blue Eyes The Who 97 #24
91 Time Pink Floyd 107 #2
92 Immigrant Song Led Zeppelin 116 #6
93 Iron Man Black Sabbath 104 #1
94 Somebody to Love Jefferson Airplane 49 #3
95 Love Reign O'er Me The Who 67 #11
96 Rock Around The Clock Bill Haley And The Comets 5 #96
97 Ziggy Stardust David Bowie 81 #37
98 The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys Traffic 44 #31
99 White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane 53 #10
100 Lust For Life Iggy Pop 92 #1
101 Cinnamon Girl Neil Young 69 #31
102 Where the Streets Have No Name U2 151 #3
103 She Loves You The Beatles 17 #43
104 War Pigs Black Sabbath 86 #13
105 American Woman Guess Who 61 #8
106 Cowgirl in the Sand Neil Young 23 #87
107 Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pink Floyd 71 #7
108 In My Life The Beatles 45 #4
109 Barracude Heart 100 #7
110 Aqualung Jethro Tull 75 #5
111 Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix 99 #24
112 Money Pink Floyd 113 #2
113 Paranoid Android Radiohead 82 #5
114 Rock the Casbah The Clash 164 #1
115 Rocks Off The Rolling Stones 15 #115
116 The House Of The Rising Sun The Animals 67 #28
117 Honky Tonk Woman The Rolling Stones 96 #23
118 Tom Sawyer Rush 113 #2
119 Break on Through (To The Other Side) The Doors 95 #23
120 Paranoid Black Sabbath 150 #4
121 Atlantic City Bruce Springsteen 25 #21
122 Bitch The Rolling Stones 36 #96
123 Little Wing Jimi Hendrix 45 #73
124 Pinball Wizard The Who 92 #50
125 Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf 78 #14
126 Pump It Up Elvis Costello & the Attractions 75 #24
127 Roundabout Yes 78 #18
128 Statesboro Blues Allman Brothers Band 45 #88
129 Truckin' The Grateful Dead 66 #5
130 Locomotive Breath Jethro Tull 64 #43
131 Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Clash 163 #8
132 Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 204 #2
133 Don't Stop Believing Journey 116 #1
134 Hound Dog Elvis Presley 11 #127
135 Proud Mary Ike & Tina Turner 12 #18
136 Enter Sandman Metallica 164 #2
137 All Day And All of the Night The Kinks 39 #68
138 American Pie Don McLean 46 #12
139 Mississippi Queen Mountain 67 #60
140 Tangled Up in Blue Bob Dylan 49 #5
141 Roadhouse Blues The Doors 101 #15
142 Who Are You The Who 107 #2
143 Starman David Bowie 35 #20
144 Like a Hurricane Neil Young 79 #8
145 Another Brick in the Wall Pink Floyd 74 #1
146 In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed Allman Brothers Band 24 #31
147 Train in Vain The Clash 120 #10
148 Get Back The Beatles 77 #29
149 Dazed and Confused Led Zeppelin 94 #6
150 The Reaper Blue Oyster Cult 1 #150
151 Burning Down the House Talking Heads 154 #8
152 Rebel Rebel David Bowie 85 #63
153 Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Crosby, Stills, and Nash 62 #21
154 In a Gadda Da Vida Iron Butterfly 32 #38
155 One Way Out Allman Brothers Band 38 #20
156 It's Only Rock N Roll The Rolling Stones 38 #13
157 Wild Horses The Rolling Stones 68 #14
158 Bad U2 78 #5
159 Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival 82 #33
160 Blitzkrieg Bop The Ramones 81 #3
161 Not Fade Away Buddy Holly 4 #161
162 Funk #49 James Gang 55 #103
163 I Want to Hold Your Hand The Beatles 28 #69
164 Highway to Hell AC/DC 131 #2
165 Signs Five Man Electrical Band 4 #165
166 All Right Now Free 92 #6
167 Green Grass And High Tides Forever The Outlaws 1 #167
168 Sweet Emotion Aerosmith 108 #1
169 Surrender Cheap Trick 92 #12
170 Maybellene Chuck Berry 9 #113
171 Street Fighting Man The Rolling Stones 37 #140
172 Everlong Foo Fighters 175 #1
173 Moondance Van Morrison 41 #19
174 Roxanne The Police 167 #10
175 Running Down a Dream Tom Petty 108 #8
176 The Real Me The Who 32 #144
177 Heroes David Bowie 125 #1
178 Great Balls Of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis 6 #82
179 Heartbreaker Led Zeppelin 11 #114
180 Respect Aretha Franklin 32 #2
181 More than a Feeling Boston 117 #2
182 Roadrunner The Modern Lovers 32 #22
183 Psycho Killer Talking Heads 98 #6
184 10th Avenue Freeze Out Bruce Springsteen 4 #184
185 Good Times Bad Times Led Zeppelin 84 #8
186 Take It Easy The Eagles 90 #14
187 Even Flow Pearl Jam 145 #2
188 Refugee Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 102 #3
189 Money for Nothing Dire Straits 116 #7
190 Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley 18 #56
191 Breed Nirvana 24 #48
192 Left of the Dial The Replacements 32 #33
193 What's The Frequency Kenneth? R.E.M. 62 #2
194 Cocaine Eric Clapton 94 #6
195 Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd 118 #1
196 Hurricane Bob Dylan 29 #44
197 Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne 111 #1
198 Voodoo Child Stevie Ray Vaughan 2 #198
199 Changes David Bowie 128 #17
200 Here Comes the Sun The Beatles 60 #6
201 Melissa Allman Brothers Band 56 #16
202 Cry Baby Janis Joplin 6 #202
203 Rock And Roll All Nite Kiss 44 #30
204 It's a Long Way To The Top (If You Want to Rock & Roll) AC/DC 52 #44
205 Communication Breakdown Led Zeppelin 59 #28
206 The Boys are Back in Town Thin Lizzy 95 #26
207 Livin' on a Prayer Bon Jovi 97 #5
208 Young Americans David Bowie 69 #24
209 Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac 111 #11
210 The Pretender Jackson Browne 16 #109
211 Soul Sacrifice Santana 16 #158
212 Goin Home Ten Years After 3 #212
213 Sugar Magnolia The Grateful Dead 40 #86
214 The '59 Sound The Gaslight Anthem 15 #28
215 Panama Van Halen 104 #1
216 Tumbling Dice The Rolling Stones 74 #43
217 Subterranean Homesick Blues Bob Dylan 25 #62
218 Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison 63 #12
219 Love Shack The B-52's 79 #1
220 Roll Over Beethoven Electric Light Orchestra 7 #220
221 Midnight Rambler The Rolling Stones 35 #84
222 Free Fallin' Tom Petty 116 #10
223 The Rover Led Zeppelin 16 #109
224 what's So Funny (About Peace, Love, and Understanding)? Elvis Costello 25 #14
225 The Promised Land Bruce Springsteen 22 #165
226 Crazy On You Heart 102 #4
227 Alison Elvis Costello 66 #3
228 Misty Mountain Hop Led Zeppelin 96 #19
229 What's Going On Marvin Gaye 22 #2
230 I Can See For Miles The Who 35 #32
231 Kitty's Back Bruce Springsteen 6 #231
232 Shattered The Rolling Stones 78 #9
233 The Spirit Of Radio Rush 67 #9
234 Once in a Lifetime Talking Heads 125 #4
235 White Riot The Clash 20 #15
236 Achilles Last Stand Led Zeppelin 13 #18
237 A Hard Day's Night The Beatles 31 #8
238 Born on the Bayou Creedence Clearwater Revival 40 #9
239 Red House Jimi Hendrix 23 #239
240 Black Magic Woman Santana 68 #19
241 Search And Destroy The Stooges 8 #146
242 Carry On My Wayward Son Kansas 97 #5
243 Ace of Spades Motorhead 52 #3
244 Thunderstruck AC/DC 132 #1
245 I'm A Man Chicago 4 #164
246 Riders on the Storm The Doors 133 #20
247 Bad Reputation Joan Jett 46 #21
248 Tutti Frutti Little Richard 4 #162
249 La Grange ZZ Top 101 #5
250 Sabotage Beastie Boys 111 #3
251 Lonely Boy The Black Keys 78 #1
252 Diznee Land dada 1 #252
253 Good Golly Miss Molly Little Richard 5 #225
254 Tusk Fleetwood Mac 25 #108
255 Ten Years Gone Led Zeppelin 38 #44
256 Powderfinger Neil Young 22 #71
257 For Those About to Rock AC/DC 79 #1
258 I Heard It Through the Grapevine Creedence Clearwater Revival 25 #68
259 Detroit Rock City Kiss 78 #13
260 Frankenstein Edgar Winter Group 74 #53
261 Ripple The Grateful Dead 36 #4
262 One Big Holiday My Morning Jacket 28 #17
263 Runinng with the Devil Van Halen 6 #8
264 Hells Bells AC/DC 96 #1
265 Do You Feel Like We Do Peter Frampton 62 #15
266 Dogs Pink Floyd 12 #103
267 Summertime Blues Blue Cheer 2 #267
268 Start Me Up The Rolling Stones 108 #7
269 Cult of Personality Living Colour 89 #42
270 All The Way To Memphis Mott the Hoople 1 #270
271 Paradise by the Dashboard Light Meat Loaf 74 #6
272 All the Young Dudes Mott the Hoople 54 #59
273 Crosstown Traffic Jimi Hendrix 40 #72
274 Pride (In the Name of Love) U2 168 #1
275 25 or 6 to 4 Chicago 38 #10
276 Queen Bitch David Bowie 7 #103
277 Nights in White Satin The Moody Blues 67 #8
278 For What It's Worth Buffalo Springfield 61 #39
279 Time Has Come Today Chambers Brothers 14 #172
280 Beautiful Day U2 124 #1
281 With a Little Help from My Friends Joe Cocker 37 #16
282 Middle of the Road The Pretenders 53 #25
283 Magic Bus The Who 32 #117
284 Panic In Detroit David Bowie 28 #94
285 Over the Hills and Far Away Led Zeppelin 106 #7
286 Dixie Chicken Little Feat 27 #116
287 So You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star Patti Smith 2 #287
288 Stranglehold Ted Nugent 71 #10
289 What Light Wilco 7 #30
290 Day Tripper The Beatles 23 #105
291 Backstreets Bruce Springsteen 19 #28
292 Paradise City Guns N Roses 112 #2
293 Rocky Mountain Way Joe Walsh 90 #20
294 Fool in the Rain Led Zeppelin 98 #37
295 Werewolves of London Warren Zevon 83 #9
296 Slow Ride Foghat 94 #11
297 Cortez The Killer Neil Young 20 #12
298 Life During Wartime Talking Heads 87 #41
299 Strawberry Fields Forever The Beatles 50 #2
300 Gold On The Ceiling The Black Keys 53 #1
301 The Core Eric Clapton 28 #41
302 Doctor My Eyes Jackson Browne 25 #107
303 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2 140 #9
304 Spirit in the Sky Norman Greenbaum 37 #160
305 I've Seen All Good People Yes 67 #21
306 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles 9 #57
307 Funeral for a Friend Elton John 11 #2
308 How Many More Times Led Zeppelin 24 #4
309 It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) R.E.M. 138 #2
310 Bastards of Young The Replacements 31 #86
311 Lowdown Boz Scaggs 7 #219
312 Hello I Love You The Doors 69 #33
313 Have Love Will Travel The Sonics 2 #313
314 Lawyers, Guns And Money Warren Zevon 38 #56
315 Candy Iggy Pop 34 #3
316 Waterloo Sunset The Kinks 25 #12
317 Since I've Been Loving You Led Zeppelin 22 #4
318 Beast of Burden The Rolling Stones 104 #18
319 No Excuses Alice In Chains 72 #3
320 Rock Lobster The B-52's 87 #5
321 Tomorrow Never Knows The Beatles 24 #63
322 Rave On Buddy Holly 5 #322
323 Whole Lotta Shakin Goin' On Jerry Lee Lewis 2 #323
324 Midnight Rider Allman Brothers Band 64 #7
325 Mr. Tambourine Man Bob Dylan 11 #99
326 Dancing in the Dark Bruce Springsteen 74 #48
327 Ohio Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young 50 #24
328 Pour Some Sugar On Me Def Leppard 98 #5
329 Time To Kill Gentle Giant 1 #329
330 She's Gone Hall and Oates 6 #38
331 Box of Rain The Grateful Dead 24 #65
332 Into the Mystic Van Morrison 36 #2
333 Can't Find y Way Home Blind Faith 51 #23
334 Fat Bottomed Girls Queen 94 #3
335 Give It Away Red Hot Chili Peppers 115 #3
336 New Year's Day U2 182 #4
337 Foxy Lady Jimi Hendrix 82 #17
338 Night Moves Bob Seger 93 #13
339 21st Century Schizoid Man King Crimson 7 #129
340 Walk on the Wild Side Lou Reed 103 #12
341 Back in the Saddle Aerosmith 78 #63
342 Long Tall Sally Little Richard 1 #342
343 Cherry Bomb The Runaways 3 #196
344 How Soon is Now? The Smiths 106 #1
345 Something The Beatles 49 #34
346 Rock And Roll Music Chuck Berry 1 #346
347 The End The Doors 69 #10
348 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down The Band 30 #24
349 Wooden Ships Crosby, Stills, and Nash 22 #201
350 Every Picture Tells a Story Rod Stewart 20 #76
351 American Idiot Green Day 86 #1
352 Kick Out The Jams MC5 11 #352
353 Brass in Pocket The Pretenders 102 #30
354 Clampdown The Clash 51 #1
355 Working Man Rush 71 #4
356 Bang a Gong (Get It On) T. Rex 68 #42
357 People Who Died Jim Carroll Band 43 #17
358 Oh! Pretty Woman Roy Orbison 10 #86
359 God Only Knows The Beach Boys 27 #2
360 Your Little Hoodrat Friend Hold Steady 5 #101
361 Rockaway Beach The Ramones 31 #7
362 Gimme Some Lovin' Spencer Davis Group 24 #121
363 Close to the Edge Yes 13 #90
364 Brain Damage Pink Floyd 14 #34
365 Breakdown Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 93 #29
366 I Will Follow U2 96 #9
367 November Rain Guns N Roses 119 #22
368 Alex Chilton The Replacements 58 #8
369 God Save the Queen The Sex Pistols 72 #3
370 Dreams Allman Brothers Band 13 #137
371 Carry On Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young 30 #74
372 I'm The Man Joe Jackson 30 #178
373 Starship Trooper Yes 22 #24
374 Hallelujah Jeff Buckley 51 #3
375 A Case Of You Joni Mitchell 18 #15
376 Going to California Led Zeppelin 89 #11
377 Solsbury Hill Peter Gabriel 126 #9
378 And You and I Yes 17 #28
379 I Fought The Law Bobby Fuller Four 2 #379
380 Candy's Room Bruce Springsteen 16 #139
381 Incident on 57th Street Bruce Springsteen 8 #155
382 Teenage Riot Sonic Youth 32 #19
383 Rock-N-Roll Suicide David Bowie 22 #283
384 Touch Me The Doors 77 #22
385 Bell Bottom Blues Derek and the Dominos 38 #112
386 Rip This Joint The Rolling Stones 3 #386
387 Tunnel of Love Bruce Springsteen 10 #387
388 Shoot to Thrill AC/DC 74 #8
389 Wake Up The Arcade Fire 31 #6
390 Simple Man Lynyrd Skynyrd 86 #6
391 Us and Them Pink Floyd 77 #36
392 Fell in Love With a Girl The White Stripes 64 #1
393 Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival 69 #2
394 Under Pressure Queen 130 #2
395 Trouble Ray LaMontagne 18 #7
396 Hold On Alabama Shakes 38 #1
397 Killing in the Name Rage Against the Machine 135 #2
398 Happy The Rolling Stones 39 #89
399 Limelight Rush 98 #25
400 My Old School Steely Dan 36 #181
401 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love Van Halen 89 #11
402 We Gotta Get Out Of This Place The Animals 13 #185
403 I Want You (She's So Heavy) The Beatles 14 #313
404 Foreplay/Longtime Boston 94 #16
405 Call Me The Breeze Lynyrd Skynyrd 78 #48
406 Scarlet Begonias The Grateful Dead 26 #134
407 Tattooed Love Boys The Pretenders 20 #35
408 I Am the Walrus The Beatles 36 #18
409 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) The Beatles 23 #44
410 Peace Frog The Doors 22 #282
411 Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting Elton John 52 #39
412 Up on Cripple Creek The Band 40 #71
413 Bad Company Bad Company 94 #19
414 Loan Me a Dime Boz Scaggs 8 #78
415 Clocks Coldplay 101 #1
416 Pride and Joy Stevie Ray Vaughan 78 #24
417 Yesterday The Beatles 50 #12
418 Open My Eyes Nazz 5 #379
419 Reeling in the Years Steely Dan 71 #52
420 Victoria The Kinks 16 #420
421 Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon and Garfunkel 24 #20
422 Marquee Moon Television 29 #15
423 Little Black Submarines The Black Keys 41 #3
424 She Sells Sanctuary The Cult 83 #4
425 Ring Of Fire Johnny Cash 26 #10
426 Loving Cup The Rolling Stones 10 #177
427 Superstition Stevie Wonder 29 #17
428 Hot for Teacher Van Halen 100 #5
429 Long Live Rock The Who 38 #56
430 Space Oddity David Bowie 157 #8
431 Rocket 88 Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats 2 #431
432 Rock And Roll Hoochie Coo Johnny Winter 1 #432
433 Stoned Soul Picnic Laura Nyro 4 #433
434 Are You Gonna Go My Way Lenny Kravitz 100 #3
435 Shes Not There Santana 7 #248
436 Heart of the Sunrise Yes 6 #436
437 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley 6 #122
438 Terrapin Station The Grateful Dead 9 #50
439 Ho Hey Lumineers 63 #1
440 Trash New York Dolls 6 #440
441 Under My Thumb The Rolling Stones 55 #46
442 Pure And Easy Pete Townshend 1 #442
443 Bat Out of Hell Meat Loaf 26 #32
444 Mystery Achievement The Pretenders 29 #19
445 Another One Bites the Dust Queen 92 #3
446 Rock n' Roll High School The Ramones 32 #61
447 Bridge of Sighs Robin Trower 23 #113
448 Congo Square Sonny Landreth 2 #448
449 Tupelo Honey Van Morrison 25 #20
450 Bargain The Who 64 #86
451 Travelin' Band Creedence Clearwater Revival 26 #112
452 Thick as a Brick Jethro Tull 14 #199
453 (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding 26 #12
454 Sheena Is A Punk Rocker The Ramones 67 #46
455 I'd Love To Change The World Ten Years After 35 #120
456 Jump Van Halen 102 #3
457 Wouldn't It Be Nice The Beach Boys 14 #21
458 Glory Days Bruce Springsteen 65 #51
459 Crush Dave Matthews Band 40 #19
460 Moonage Day Dream David Bowie 26 #229
461 Black Water Doobie Brothers 60 #72
462 The Song Remains the Same Led Zeppelin 29 #29
463 Personality Crisis New York Dolls 17 #151
464 Red Barchetta Rush 42 #31
465 Wild Thing Troggs 19 #12
466 Abbey Road Medley The Beatles 4 #43
467 Happiness is a Warm Gun The Beatles 13 #412
468 Radio Radio Elvis Costello & the Attractions 49 #22
469 Paperback Writer The Beatles 23 #215
470 Woodstock Joni Mitchell 6 #226
471 Girlfriend Matthew Sweet 58 #2
472 In Your Eyes Peter Gabriel 123 #2
473 Echoes Pink Floyd 14 #4
474 Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers 204 #1
475 Radio Free Europe R.E.M. 77 #1
476 This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) Talking Heads 38 #2
477 Howlin' for You The Black Keys 58 #1
478 Adam Raised A Cain Bruce Springsteen 2 #478
479 Mr. Jones Counting Crows 96 #4
480 Zombie The Cranberries 97 #1
481 Supper's Ready Genesis 7 #31
482 Jack and Diane John Mellencamp 77 #7
483 Can't Hardly Wait The Replacements 40 #27
484 I'm Waitin' For My Man The Velvet Underground 1 #484
485 Bo Diddley Bo Diddley 5 #399
486 Woman From Tokyo Deep Purple 56 #37
487 Let's Stay Together Al Green 18 #9
488 Anyway You Want It Journey 84 #4
489 Yellow Ledbetter Pearl Jam 117 #2
490 Monkey Gone To Heaven The Pixies 67 #5
491 School's Out Alice Cooper 97 #5
492 All You Need is Love The Beatles 40 #5
493 Holiday Bee Gees 1 #493
494 So You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star The Byrds 2 #352
495 China Grove Doobie Brothers 59 #42
496 Stuck Between Stations Hold Steady 19 #117
497 Gimme Three Steps Lynyrd Skynyrd 87 #46
498 Run Like Hell Pink Floyd 88 #3
499 Back on the Chain Gang The Pretenders 83 #15
500 I Will Dare The Replacements 42 #50
501 Because The Beatles 3 #46
502 Maggies Farm Bob Dylan 5 #502
503 Blinded By The Light Bruce Springsteen 6 #161
504 Life on Mars David Bowie 29 #7
505 Eyes of the World The Grateful Dead 11 #60
506 Shakedown Street The Grateful Dead 38 #32
507 The Star Spangled Banner Jimi Hendrix 7 #163
508 I'm Just a Singer (in a Rock n' Roll Band) The Moody Blues 16 #164
509 You Get What You Give The New Radicals 45 #3
510 Every Breath You Take The Police 124 #3
511 Eminence Front The Who 70 #71
512 Love My Way The Psychedelic Furs 64 #10
513 Change Of Heart Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 2 #513
514 So Lonely The Police 54 #94
515 Going for the One Yes 3 #358
516 Cheap Sunglasses ZZ Top 66 #128
517 Photograph Def Leppard 95 #1
518 Been Caught Stealing Jane's Addiction 112 #1
519 Are You Gonna Be My Girl Jet 84 #1
520 Rainy Night In Soho The Pogues 4 #407
521 The Last Time The Rolling Stones 4 #323
522 Desolation Row Bob Dylan 13 #3
523 Night Bruce Springsteen 1 #523
524 Brand New Cadillac The Clash 18 #155
525 Chest Fever The Band 4 #525
526 Move Over Janis Joplin 8 #242
527 You Set The Scene Love 4 #422
528 Like The Way I Do Melissa Etheridge 12 #48
529 Aces High Iron Maiden 2 #438
530 Ophelia The Band 3 #174
531 Mysterious Ways U2 135 #1
532 Man in the Box Alice In Chains 129 #3
533 Thing Called Love Bonnie Raitt 6 #437
534 Romeo and Juliet Dire Straits 48 #29
535 Shake Some Action Flaming Groovies 4 #348
536 My Sharona The Knack 41 #54
537 Billie Jean Michael Jackson 17 #6
538 I Got A Line On You Spirit 9 #111
539 Ballroom Blitz Sweet 46 #11
540 Jailbreak Thin Lizzy 37 #79
541 Ball and Biscuit The White Stripes 6 #191
542 Mother Danzig 29 #62
543 You Got Another Thing Coming Judas Priest 7 #47
544 Bring It On Home Led Zeppelin 16 #31
545 Summer In The City The Lovin' Spoonful 5 #19
546 Purple Rain Prince 71 #1
547 The Lemon Song Led Zeppelin 21 #38
548 Where Is My Mind? The Pixies 83 #5
549 The Ocean Led Zeppelin 93 #17
550 Anarchy in the U.K. The Sex Pistols 96 #1
551 Fairies Wear Boots Black Sabbath 15 #314
552 Positively 4th Street Bob Dylan 27 #37
553 Stop! Jane's Addiction 56 #6
554 Blue Joni Mitchell 7 #262
555 Tie Your Mother Down Queen 27 #326
556 Impossible Germany Wilco 29 #1
557 Let There Be Rock AC/DC 27 #13
558 Train Kept a Rollin Aerosmith 61 #63
559 Life in the Fast Lane The Eagles 90 #18
560 Let It Ride Bachman Turner Overdrive 29 #133
561 Blowin' in The Wind Bob Dylan 16 #35
562 You're All I've Got Tonight The Cars 33 #205
563 We're an American Band Grand Funk Railroad 75 #20
564 Walk Away James Gang 41 #81
565 The Wind Cries Mary Jimi Hendrix 43 #102
566 This Is It Kenny Loggins 1 #566
567 Old Man Neil Young 56 #39
568 Eruption Van Halen 2 #21
569 All My Loving The Beatles 14 #149
570 Only the Good Die Young Billy Joel 32 #39
571 Season Of The Witch Donovan 3 #543
572 Bennie and the Jets Elton John 58 #44
573 Waiting Room Fugazi 29 #11
574 The Load Out/Stay Jackson Browne 28 #58
575 Summertime Janis Joplin 8 #219
576 Fat Man in the Bathtub Little Feat 10 #194
577 Cruel To Be Kind Nick Lowe 32 #131
578 Losing My Religion R.E.M. 173 #1
579 Story of My Life Social Distortion 43 #7
580 Come Sail Away Styx 78 #17
581 Ticket to Ride The Beatles 29 #12
582 Cannonball The Breeders 78 #1
583 Prove It All Night Bruce Springsteen 30 #170
584 Ants Marching Dave Matthews Band 59 #15
585 Bye Bye Love The Everly Brothers 2 #527
586 Going Underground The Jam 19 #7
587 In the Court of the Crimson King King Crimson 14 #181
588 Dancing Barefoot The Patti Smith Group 31 #17
589 Band on The Run Paul McCartney and Wings 73 #30
590 Salty Dog Procol Harum 3 #353
591 Waiting on a Friend The Rolling Stones 33 #20
592 Oye Como Va Santana 37 #48
593 Deacon Blues Steely Dan 31 #38
594 Glad / Freedom Rider Traffic 3 #245
595 And Your Bird Can Sing The Beatles 12 #289
596 Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan 16 #65
597 No Particular Place To Go Chuck Berry 3 #85
598 Diamond Dogs David Bowie 19 #526
599 I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home) Grand Funk Railroad 37 #35
600 Friend of the Devil The Grateful Dead 27 #127
601 Jump Into the Fire Harry Nilsson 7 #437
602 Instant Karma! John Lennon 67 #11
603 Bron Y Aur Stomp Led Zeppelin 2 #603
604 Kodachrome Paul Simon 15 #132
605 Corduroy Pearl Jam 65 #5
606 Rock You Like a Hurricane Scorpions 92 #11
607 We're Not Gonna Take It Twisted Sister 67 #14
608 I Can't Explain The Who 14 #124
609 Racing in the Street Bruce Springsteen 9 #115
610 Mr. Soul Buffalo Springfield 6 #610
611 Mrs Potters Lullaby Counting Crows 10 #4
612 Miserlou Dick Dale 2 #612
613 Take Me Out Franz Ferdinand 82 #1
614 Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears for Fears 90 #1
615 Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town Pearl Jam 71 #4
616 Chalk Dust Torture Phish 16 #470
617 Steady, As She Goes The Raconteurs 48 #2
618 Testify Rage Against the Machine 51 #11
619 Time To Pretend MGMT 51 #1
620 Jeepster T. Rex 11 #335
621 Viva La Vida Coldplay 65 #1
622 I Believe in a Thing Called Love The Darkness 49 #9
623 Love Her Madly The Doors 78 #36
624 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Genesis 27 #127
625 White Bird It's a Beautiful Day 10 #245
626 Live and Let Die Paul McCartney 56 #43
627 I Know I'm Losing You Rare Earth 2 #56
628 Radio Song R.E.M. 27 #10
629 Learning To Fly Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 73 #54
630 Time of the Season The Zombies 19 #72
631 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap AC/DC 89 #16
632 Knockin' on Heaven's Door Bob Dylan 45 #6
633 Spirit in the Night Bruce Springsteen 18 #202
634 Chelsea Dagger The Fratellis 17 #4
635 Shimmer Fuel 46 #1
636 Twilight Zone Golden Earring 98 #17
637 Today Jefferson Airplane 4 #554
638 Sugaree Jerry Garcia 9 #157
639 Dancing Days Led Zeppelin 68 #48
640 Heart-Shaped Box Nirvana 122 #6
641 Synchronicity II The Police 78 #15
642 I Wanna Be Your Dog The Stooges 16 #42
643 I Won't Back Down Tom Petty 98 #10
644 Dear Mr. Fantasy Traffic 48 #29
645 Siberian Khatru Yes 2 #645
646 Livin' On The Edge Aerosmith 69 #123
647 You Gotta Fight For Your Right (To Party) Beastie Boys 86 #1
648 Captain Jack Billy Joel 18 #60
649 Beginnings Chicago 14 #87
650 Creep Radiohead 158 #1
651 That's Alright Mama Elvis Presley 3 #56
652 After Midnight Eric Clapton 48 #77
653 I Want You Back Jackson 5 11 #135
654 Rumble Link Wray 6 #344
655 Just Breathe Pearl Jam 62 #2
656 Dark Star Polica 10 #12
657 Message of Love The Pretenders 40 #95
658 Rock and Roll Hootchie Koo Rick Derringer 45 #21
659 Dude Looks Like a Lady Aerosmith 89 #16
660 Baby You Can Drive My Car The Beatles 1 #660
661 Dear Prudence The Beatles 28 #137
662 I Got Mine The Black Keys 5 #212
663 When My Time Comes Dawes 24 #9
664 Do The Trick Dr. Dog 2 #664
665 U.S. Blues The Grateful Dead 21 #164
666 I Shot the Sheriff Bob Marley 13 #205
667 Pink Houses John Mellencamp 72 #11
668 The Battle Of Evermore Led Zeppelin 17 #230
669 Float On Modest Mouse 91 #1
670 Dr. Feelgood Motley Crue 64 #37
671 Mahgeetah My Morning Jacket 8 #324
672 Timebomb Old 97's 11 #128
673 Jet Paul McCartney and Wings 40 #47
674 Showbiz Kids Steely Dan 3 #674
675 The Sky Is Crying Stevie Ray Vaughan 18 #93
676 Renegade Styx 91 #7
677 Take Me to the River Talking Heads 85 #6
678 Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes 102 #1
679 White Wedding Billy Idol 152 #7
680 Old Time Rock and Roll Bob Seger 78 #23
681 Wanted Dead or Alive Bon Jovi 95 #5
682 Rock and Roll Band Boston 80 #40
683 E Street Shuffle Bruce Springsteen 1 #683
684 Straight To Hell The Clash 23 #6
685 So Far Away Dire Straits 26 #329
686 Bad to the Bone George Thorogood 79 #24
687 Changed the Locks Lucinda Williams 8 #154
688 Angie The Rolling Stones 100 #1
689 Better Man Pearl Jam 148 #2
690 Ruby Tuesday The Rolling Stones 38 #78
691 There is a Light That Never Goes Out The Smiths 90 #1
692 Blowin Free Wishbone Ash 2 #432
693 10 AM Automatic The Black Keys 17 #22
694 Holocene Bon Iver 20 #13
695 The Rising Bruce Springsteen 24 #5
696 The Magnificent Seven The Clash 37 #93
697 Teen Angst Cracker 46 #14
698 Tales Of Brave Ulysses Cream 14 #377
699 Who'll Stop The Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival 44 #54
700 Touch of Grey The Grateful Dead 85 #43
701 Higher And Higher Jackie Wilson 1 #701
702 Goin Down Jeff Beck 3 #638
703 Are You Experienced? Jimi Hendrix 32 #32
704 Castles Made Of Sand Jimi Hendrix 15 #360
705 Shake Rattle And Roll Big Joe Turner 2 #461
706 Man on the Moon R.E.M. 73 #24
707 Heart Of The City Nick Lowe 2 #707
708 Even The Losers Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 30 #70
709 Galileo The Indigo Girls 33 #20
710 Dust in the Wind Kansas 67 #43
711 When You Were Young The Killers 61 #2
712 In My Time of Dying Led Zeppelin 10 #3
713 Don't Stop Fleetwood Mac 48 #56
714 Stone Cold Crazy Queen 7 #292
715 Do You Remember Rock-N-Roll Radio? The Ramones 19 #162
716 Day Of The Eagle Robin Trower 7 #716
717 Live With Me The Rolling Stones 1 #717
718 What I Like About You The Romantics 92 #10
719 In a Big Country Big Country 77 #3
720 Manic Depression Jimi Hendrix 23 #157
721 Presence Of The Lord Blind Faith 3 #721
722 Louie Louie The Kingsmen 18 #2
723 Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again Bob Dylan 12 #57
724 Just Like a Woman Bob Dylan 10 #148
725 Fire Down Below Bob Seger 29 #101
726 Lost In The Supermarket The Clash 43 #75
727 Golden Years David Bowie 56 #154
728 Personal Jesus Depeche Mode 85 #4
729 Mr. Brightside The Killers 114 #1
730 I Want You Bob Dylan 7 #207
731 20Th Century Man The Kinks 1 #731
732 Custard Pie Led Zeppelin 17 #27
733 Daughter Pearl Jam 132 #1
734 Killer Queen Queen 89 #15
735 Get Off My Cloud The Rolling Stones 34 #94
736 Black Hole Sun Soundgarden 154 #1
737 Bodhisattva Steely Dan 9 #314
738 Everybody Wants Some Van Halen 46 #72
739 Show Me How to Live Audioslave 40 #9
740 No Matter What Badfinger 21 #114
741 Fame David Bowie 91 #34
742 Tiny Dancer Elton John 86 #4
743 Watching the Detectives Elvis Costello 60 #25
744 Lucky Man Emerson, Lake, and Palmer 32 #56
745 Fire On The Mountain The Grateful Dead 8 #361
746 I Hate Myself for Loving You Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 54 #20
747 Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You Led Zeppelin 50 #9
748 No Quarter Led Zeppelin 28 #15
749 Devil With The Blue Dress On Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels 1 #749
750 Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes Paul Simon 19 #58
751 Debaser The Pixies 53 #3
752 Karma Police Radiohead 125 #2
753 Shoot Out The Lights Richard Thompson 2 #468
754 Mother's Little Helper The Rolling Stones 14 #257
755 Living For the City Stevie Wonder 9 #190
756 Last Night The Strokes 13 #5
757 See No Evil Television 7 #120
758 Mary Jane's Last Dance Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 102 #20
759 Wolf Like Me TV on the Radio 36 #2
760 Oh! Sweet Nuthin' The Velvet Underground 3 #389
761 Buddy Holly Weezer 97 #2
762 Jammin' Bob Marley 43 #2
763 Journey To The Center Of Your Mind Amboy Dukes 2 #715
764 Put The Message In The Box World Party 20 #57
765 Takin' Care of Business Bachman Turner Overdrive 73 #13
766 A Quick One While He's Away The Who 2 #592
767 You Give Love a Bad Name Bon Jovi 81 #16
768 Death Or Glory The Clash 9 #221
769 Let It Rain Eric Clapton 25 #31
770 White Lies Grin 1 #770
771 Long Cool Woman The Hollies 41 #74
772 Gideon My Morning Jacket 6 #246
773 Whiskey Train Procol Harum 1 #773
774 YYZ Rush 22 #201
775 Rebellion (Lies) The Arcade Fire 47 #6
776 I Want You To Want Me Cheap Trick 72 #10
777 Complete Control The Clash 9 #2
778 Stay Free The Clash 3 #778
779 I Know You Rider The Grateful Dead 3 #185
780 Living Loving Maid Led Zeppelin 1 #780
781 Rip It Up Little Richard 2 #781
782 Bizarre Love Triangle New Order 92 #1
783 Rock & Roll The Velvet Underground 43 #17
784 Tuesday's Gone Lynyrd Skynyrd 69 #9
785 Talk Talk Music Machine 1 #785
786 Gloria Patti Smith 36 #52
787 Judy is a Punk The Ramones 5 #367
788 She's So Cold The Rolling Stones 38 #4
789 Cupid Sam Cooke 2 #789
790 Sounds Of Silence Simon and Garfunkel 6 #30
791 The Joker Steve Miller Band 98 #9
792 You're Gonna Miss Me Thirteenth Floor Elevators 1 #792
793 September Gurls Big Star 17 #65
794 The Seeker The Who 7 #602
795 Yours Is No Disgrace Yes 13 #168
796 I Feel Fine The Beatles 17 #133
797 Roll Me Away Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 22 #5
798 Cadillac Ranch Bruce Springsteen 12 #88
799 Yellow Coldplay 98 #3
800 Green River Creedence Clearwater Revival 15 #313
801 Shadow People Dr. Dog 18 #3
802 Hocus Pocus Focus 22 #78
803 Teacher Jethro Tull 14 #264
804 Axis (Bold As Love) Jimi Hendrix 2 #450
805 Do You Wanna Touch Me? Joan Jett 5 #299
806 What Is and What Should Never Be Led Zeppelin 62 #16
807 Ride My See-Saw The Moody Blues 9 #139
808 Try A Little Tenderness Otis Redding 15 #49
809 Rearviewmirror Pearl Jam 37 #8
810 Night In My Veins The Pretenders 13 #28
811 Rip Off T. Rex 1 #811
812 Unchained Van Halen 74 #2
813 Say It Ain't So Weezer 80 #4
814 Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top 99 #2
815 TNT AC/DC 83 #9
816 No Cars Go The Arcade Fire 16 #7
817 Rainy Day Woman #12 & #35 Bob Dylan 38 #145
818 4th Of July Asbury Park (Sandy) Bruce Springsteen 13 #25
819 Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel 95 #2
820 Cathedral Crosby, Stills, and Nash 3 #820
821 Drift Away Dobie Gray 12 #219
822 That Old Black Hole Dr. Dog 13 #21
823 Moby Dick Led Zeppelin 14 #19
824 Hit Me With Your Best Shot Pat Benatar 78 #5
825 A Girl Like You The Smithereens 51 #30
826 Down on the Street The Stooges 5 #424
827 Papa Was a Rolling Stone Temptations 15 #91
828 All I Want Is You U2 46 #6
829 Rock Bottom UFO 8 #169
830 Georgia Willie Nelson 1 #830
831 Penny Lane The Beatles 38 #11
832 Loser Beck 125 #2
833 Your Touch The Black Keys 16 #34
834 Ballad Of A Thin Man Bob Dylan 4 #600
835 Addicted to Love Robert Palmer 44 #50
836 Just Like Honey The Jesus and Mary Chain 30 #2
837 Piano Man Billy Joel 68 #7
838 Police On My Back The Clash 27 #92
839 The Jean Genie David Bowie 24 #78
840 Space Truckin Deep Purple 36 #106
841 Nobody's Fault But Mine Led Zeppelin 29 #5
842 Best of You Foo Fighters 75 #1
843 St. Stephen The Grateful Dead 4 #73
844 Sunny Afternoon The Kinks 11 #95
845 Try Janis Joplin 1 #845
846 All These Things That I've Done The Killers 50 #2
847 (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman The Kinks 5 #115
848 Going To A Go Go Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 1 #848
849 Hypnotized Fleetwood Mac 15 #220
850 Paper Planes M.I.A. 43 #2
851 Knights of Cydonia Muse 60 #1
852 Little Willy Sweet 2 #671
853 Sir Duke Stevie Wonder 18 #23
854 Hot! Hot! Hot! The Cure 39 #17
855 Uprising Muse 81 #1
856 Vertigo U2 75 #4
857 Southern Cross Crosby, Stills, and Nash 40 #89
858 Katmandu Bob Seger 23 #280
859 Just What I Needed The Cars 109 #23
860 What'd I Say Ray Charles 11 #22
861 Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division 138 #1
862 Start Choppin' Dinosaur Jr. 24 #45
863 Whip It Devo 78 #1
864 Last Goodbye Jeff Buckley 50 #3
865 Reach Out, I'll Be There The Four Tops 3 #664
866 Houses of the Holy Led Zeppelin 71 #34
867 Walk This Way Run DMC 15 #9
868 Chain of Fools Aretha Franklin 11 #196
869 I Saw The Light Todd Rundgren 9 #223
870 Rhiannon Fleetwood Mac 68 #5
871 Where It's At Beck 85 #2
872 Wonderwall Oasis 142 #1
873 Don't You Want Me The Human League 41 #5
874 Blue Suede Shoes Carl Perkins 5 #308
875 8 Miles High The Byrds 3 #657
876 You've Lost That Lovin Feeling Righteous Brothers 5 #65
877 Graceland Paul Simon 25 #10
878 Bitter Sweet Symphony The Verve 113 #1
879 Let My Love Open The Door Pete Townshend 58 #12
880 One Way or Another Blondie 74 #19
881 Running on Empty Jackson Browne 62 #13
882 Summertime Blues Eddie Cochran 2 #882
883 Brain Stew Green Day 61 #8
884 Go All The Way Raspberries 7 #34
885 Song 2 Blur 124 #1

About this countdown

WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) was voted by WXPN’s listeners (Philadelphia, PA) in 2012. 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. Because it is a themed or special countdown, it is archived here but not counted in the combined rankings.

Source: WXPN, "885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)".

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