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Las 100 mejores canciones de rock fue un programa especial de televisión del canal musical de cable VH1 , el cual presentaba un listado de temas de música rock que este realizó entre 700 personas vinculadas a la industria de la música en Estados Unidos. Entre los músicos que votaron figuraron Bono del grupo U2 , Johnny Cash , Art Garfunkel , Bonnie Raitt y Lou Reed .
La canción de The Rolling Stones , «(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction » fue seleccionada como el mejor tema jamás interpretado en la historia del rock, según un sondeo realizado en Nueva York.
The Beatles estuvieron representados en la lista con el mayor número de temas de un mismo intérprete o grupo de intérpretes: nueve canciones. La primera de ellas, «Hey Jude », quedó en noveno puesto.
En la lista aparecen cinco cortes de The Rolling Stones y cuatro de Elvis Presley y Led Zeppelin respectivamente. Bob Dylan estuvo representado con tres, además de su composición «All Along the Watchtower », que los encuestados prefirieron en la versión de Jimi Hendrix .
El tema más antiguo de la lista es «Rock Around the Clock » de Bill Haley & His Comets , publicado en 1954, y el más reciente fue «Smells Like Teen Spirit », de la banda Nirvana , publicado en 1991.
Una importante cantidad de público quedó descontento por las fuertes ausencias de canciones como «I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For » de U2 , «Losing My Religion » de R.E.M. , «Sultans of Swing » de Dire Straits , «Help! » de The Beatles , «Tutti Frutti » de Little Richard , la legendaria «Smoke on the Water » de Deep Purple o los éxitos de Black Sabbath «Paranoid » y «Iron Man ». También el público definió como "vergonzoso" editar una lista que no incluya nada de Pink Floyd , Ramones , Sex Pistols , The Stooges , Pearl Jam , The Byrds y Guns N' Roses , ya que son considerados como algunas de las mejores bandas de rock de la historia.
Artista(s)
Canción
Autor(es)
Álbum
Año
1
The Rolling Stones
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Mick Jagger , Keith Richards
Out of Our Heads
1965
2
Aretha Franklin
Respect
Otis Redding
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
1967
3
Led Zeppelin
Stairway To Heaven
Robert Plant , Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin IV
1971
4
Bob Dylan
Like a Rolling Stone
Bob Dylan
Highway 61 Revisited
1965
5
Bruce Springsteen
Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen
Born to Run
1975
6
Eagles
Hotel California
Don Felder , Glenn Frey , Don Henley
Hotel California
1977
7
The Doors
Light My Fire
Jim Morrison , Robby Krieger , John Densmore , Ray Manzarek
The Doors
1967
8
The Beach Boys
Good Vibrations
Brian Wilson , Mike Love
Smiley Smile
1966
9
The Beatles
Hey Jude
Paul McCartney
Sencillo
1968
10
John Lennon
Imagine
John Lennon , Yoko Ono
Imagine
1971
11
The Kingsmen
Louie Louie
Richard Berry
The Kingsmen In Person
1963
12
The Beatles
Yesterday
Paul McCartney
Help!
1965
13
The Who
My Generation
Pete Townshend
My Generation
1965
14
Marvin Gaye
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye , Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland
What's Going On
1971
15
Chuck Berry
Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry Is on Top
1958
16
Derek and the Dominos
Layla
Eric Clapton , James Gordon
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
1972
17
The Who
Won't Get Fooled Again
Pete Townshend
Who's Next
1971
18
Elvis Presley
Jailhouse Rock
Jerry Leiber y Mike Stoller
Jailhouse Rock
1957
19
Don McLean
American Pie
Don McLean
American Pie
1971
20
The Beatles
A Day in the Life
John Lennon , Paul McCartney
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1967
21
James Brown
I Got You (I Feel Good)
James Brown
I Got You (I Feel Good)
1965
22
Stevie Wonder
Superstition
Stevie Wonder
Talking book
1972
23
The Beatles
I Want to Hold Your Hand
John Lennon , Paul McCartney
Sencillo
1963
24
The Rolling Stones
Brown Sugar
Mick Jagger , Keith Richards
Sticky Fingers
1971
25
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Purple Haze
Jimi Hendrix
Are You Experienced
1967
26
The Rolling Stones
Sympathy for the Devil
Mick Jagger , Keith Richards
Beggars Banquet
1968
27
Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody
Freddie Mercury
A Night at the Opera
1975
28
The Kinks
You Really Got Me
Ray Davies
Kinks
1964
29
Roy Orbison
Oh, Pretty Woman
Roy Orbison , Bill Dees
Sencillo
1964
30
Simon and Garfunkel
Bridge over Troubled Water
Paul Simon
Bridge over Troubled Water
1970
31
Elvis Presley
Hound Dog
Jerry Leiber y Mike Stoller
Sencillo
1956
32
The Beatles
Let It Be
Paul McCartney
Let It Be
1970
33
Otis Redding
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding
The Dock of the Bay
1968
34
Jimi Hendrix Experience
All Along the Watchtower
Bob Dylan
Electric Ladyland
1968
35
Aerosmith
Walk This Way
Steven Tyler , Joe Perry
Toys in the Attic
1975
36
The Temptations
My Girl
Smokey Robinson y Ronald White
Sencillo
1965
37
Bill Haley & His Comets
Rock Around the Clock
Max C. Freedman, James E. Myers
Rock Around the Clock
1954
38
Marvin Gaye
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong
In the Groove
1968
39
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Proud Mary
John Fogerty
Bayou Country
1968
40
Steppenwolf
Born to Be Wild
Mars Bonfire
Steppenwolf
1968
41
Nirvana
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Kurt Cobain , Krist Novoselic , Dave Grohl
Nevermind
1991
42
The Police
Every Breath You Take
Sting
Synchronicity
1983
43
Ray Charles
What'd I Say
Ray Charles
What'd I Say
1959
44
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Free Bird
Allen Collins , Ronnie Van Zant
(Pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd)
1975
45
Buddy Holly
That'll Be the Day
Buddy Holly , Jerry Allison , Norman Petty
That'll Be the Day
1957
46
Led Zeppelin
Whole Lotta Love
Jimmy Page , Robert Plant , John Paul Jones , John Bonham , Willie Dixon
Led Zeppelin II
1969
47
Aerosmith
Dream On
Steven Tyler
Aerosmith
1973
48
The Mamas & the Papas
California Dreamin'
John Phillips , Michelle Phillips
If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
1965
49
Van Morrison
Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison
Blowin' Your Mind!
1967
50
The Troggs
Wild Thing
Chip Taylor
From Nowhere – The Troggs
1966
51
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
Stephen Stills
Crosby, Stills & Nash
1971
52
Michael Jackson
Beat It
Michael Jackson
Thriller
1983
53
Jerry Lee Lewis
Great Balls of Fire
Otis Blackwell , Jack Hammer
Sencillo
1957
54
The Bee Gees
Stayin' Alive
Barry Gibb , Robin Gibb , Maurice Gibb
Saturday Night Fever
1977
55
Buffalo Springfield
For What It's Worth
Stephen Stills
Buffalo Springfield
1967
56
Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind
Bob Dylan
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
1963
57
The Beatles
Twist and Shout
Bert Berns , Phil Medley
Please Please Me
1963
58
Billy Joel
Piano Man
Billy Joel
Piano Man
1973
59
The Beatles
She Loves You
John Lennon , Paul McCartney
Sencillo
1963
60
David Bowie
Space Oddity
David Bowie
Space Oddity
1969
61
The Beatles
Strawberry Fields Forever
John Lennon
Sencillo
1967
62
Led Zeppelin
Kashmir
Jimmy Page , Robert Plant , John Paul Jones , John Bonham
Physical Graffiti
1975
63
Patsy Cline
Crazy
Willie Nelson
Sencillo
1961
64
The Clash
London Calling
Joe Strummer y Mick Jones
London Calling
1979
65
The Rolling Stones
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Mick Jagger , Keith Richards
Sencillo
1968
66
Led Zeppelin
Rock and Roll
Jimmy Page , Robert Plant , John Paul Jones , John Bonham
Led Zeppelin IV
1971
67
Al Green
Let's Stay Together
Al Green , Willie Mitchell, Al Jackson Jr.
Let's Stay Together
1971
68
Elvis Presley
All Shook Up
Elvis Presley , Otis Blackwell
Sencillo
1957
69
Rod Stewart
Maggie May
Rod Stewart , Martin Quittenton
Every Picture Tells a Story
1971
70
Elton John
Your Song
Elton John , Bernie Taupin
Elton John
1970
71
Elvis Presley
Heartbreak Hotel
Elvis Presley ; Mae Boren Axton, Thomas Durden
Sencillo
1956
72
The Beach Boys
God Only Knows
Brian Wilson , Tony Asher
Pet Sounds
1966
73
Chubby Checker
The Twist
Hank Ballard
Sencillo
1960
74
Little Richard
Good Golly, Miss Molly
John Marascalco , Robert Blackwell
Little Richard
1958
75
Cream
Sunshine of Your Love
Eric Clapton , Jack Bruce , Pete Brown
Disraeli Gears
1968
76
The Beach Boys
California Girls
Brian Wilson , Mike Love
Summer Days (and Summer Nights) y Still Cruisin'
1965
77
Eddie Cochran
Summertime Blues
Eddie Cochran , Jerry Capehart
12 of His Biggest Hits
1958
78
Carl Perkins
Blue Suede Shoes
Carl Perkins
Sencillo
1956
79
The Beatles
A Hard Day's Night
John Lennon , Paul McCartney
A Hard Day's Night
1964
80
James Taylor
Fire and Rain
James Taylor
Sweet Baby James
1970
81
Them
Gloria
Van Morrison
The Angry Young Them
1965
82
Marvin Gaye
Sexueal Healing
Marvin Gaye , David Ritz, Odell Brown
Midnight Love & The Sexual Healing Sessions
1982
83
The Rolling Stones
Start Me Up
Mick Jagger , Keith Richards
Tattoo You
1981
84
Boston
More Than a Feeling
Tom Scholz
Boston
1976
85
The Police
Roxanne
Sting
Outlandos d'Amour
1978
86
Queen
We Are the Champions
Freddie Mercury
News of the World
1977
87
Bob Dylan
Tangled Up in Blue
Bob Dylan
Blood on the Tracks
1975
88
Jefferson Airplane
Somebody to Love
Darby Slick
Surrealistic Pillow
1967
89
Ben E. King
Stand by Me
Ben E. King , Jerry Leiber y Mike Stoller
Don't Play That song
1961
90
Jerry Lee Lewis
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Dave "Curlee" Williams
Sencillo
1957
91
AC/DC
You Shook Me All Night Long
Brian Johnson , Angus Young , Malcolm Young
Back in Black
1980
92
Prince
When Doves Cry
Prince
Purple Rain
1984
93
Wilson Pickett
In The Midnight Hour
Wilson Pickett , Steve Cropper
Sencillo
1965
94
Spencer Davis Group
Gimme Some Lovin'
Jimmy Miller y Chris Blackwell
Sencillo
1967
95
Van Halen
Jump
Eddie Van Halen , David Lee Roth , Alex Van Halen
1984
1984
96
Bruce Springsteen
Thunder Road
Bruce Springsteen
Born to Run
1975
97
Bob Marley & The Wailers
No Woman, No Cry
Vincent Ford
Live!
1974
98
Ritchie Valens
La Bamba
Aun no confirmado
Ritchie Valens
1959
99
The Carpenters
We've Only Just Begun
Paul Hamilton Williams, Jr.
Close to You
1970
100
The Temptations
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong
All Directions
1972