500 Songs Every Rock Fan Should Know

Personal Jesus
Depeche Mode

2
Rebel Without a Pause
Public Enemy

3
Redemption Song
Bob Marley

4
Relax
Frankie Goes To Hollywood

5
Respect (Stereo Version)
Aretha Franklin

6
Rhiannon
Fleetwood Mac

7
Riders On The Storm
The Doors

8
River Deep, Mountain High
Ike & Tina Turner

9
Rock And Roll
Led Zeppelin

10
Rock And Roll Music
Chuck Berry
11
Rock Box
Run DMC

12
Rock Lobster
The B-52's

13
Rocket 88
A+

14
Rocket Man (I Think It's Going ...
Elton John

15
Reach Out, I'll Be There
The Four Tops

16
Rapper's Delight (Hip-Hop Remix...
The Sugarhill Gang

17
Piano Man
Billy Joel

18
Piece Of My Heart
Janis Joplin

19
Pinball wizard
The Who

20
Please Mr. Postman
The Marvelettes
21
Please, Please, Please
James Brown

22
Pledging My Love
Ace, Johnny

23
Pride (In the Name of Love)
U2

24
Proud Mary
Creedence Clearwater Rev...

25
Psychotic Reaction
Count Five

26
Purple Haze
Jimi Hendrix

27
Purple Rain
Prince

28
Push It
Salt-N-Pepa

29
Radio Free Europe
R.E.M.

30
Rockin' in the Free World
Neil Young
31
Roll over Beethoven
Chuck Berry

32
Roundabout
Yes

33
Sherry
Frankie Valli and the Fo...

34
Shop Around
Smokey Robinson & The Mi...

35
Should I Stay or Should I Go
The Clash

36
Shout
The Isley Brothers

37
Show Me The Way
Peter Frampton

38
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince

39
Sincerely
The Moonglows

40
Sledgehammer
Peter Gabriel
41
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana

42
Smoke On The Water
Deep Purple

43
Somebody to Love
Jefferson Airplane

44
Something
The Beatles

45
Son Of A Preacher Man (Remaster...
Dusty Springfield

46
She's Not There
The Zombies

47
She Loves You
The Beatles

48
Roxanne
The Police

49
Rumble
Link Wray

50
Runaround Sue
Dion
51
Runaway
Del Shannon

52
Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm ...
James Brown

53
School Days
Chuck Berry

54
School's Out (Album/Single Vers...
Alice Cooper

55
Search And Destroy
Iggy & The Stooges

56
September
Earth, Wind & Fire

57
Seven Nation Army
The White Stripes

58
Sexual Healing
Marvin Gaye

59
Sh-Boom
The Chords

60
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Big Joe Turner
61
Song 2
Blur

62
People Get Ready
The Impressions

63
Lonely Teardrops
Jackie Wilson

64
Mama He Treats Your Daughter Me...
Ruth Brown

65
Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J

66
Material Girl
Madonna

67
Maybe
The Chantels

68
Maybellene
Chuck Berry

69
Me And Bobby McGee
Janis Joplin

70
Midnight Train To Georgia
Gladys Knight & The Pips
71
Misirlou
Dick Dale

72
Money
Pink Floyd

73
Money For Nothing
Dire Straits

74
Money Honey
The Drifters with Clyde ...

75
Mony Mony
Tommy James & the Shondells

76
Moondance
Van Morrison

77
Magic Carpet Ride
Steppenwolf

78
Maggie May
Rod Stewart

79
Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dre...
The Hollies

80
Long Tall Sally
Little Richard
81
Lose Yourself
Eminem

82
Loser
???

83
Losing My Religion
R.E.M.

84
Love is Strange
Mickey & Sylvia

85
Love Me Tender
Elvis Presley

86
Love Potion No. 9
The Clovers

87
Love Song
The Cure

88
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Joy Division

89
Low Rider
War

90
Lucille
Little Richard
91
Lust For Life
Iggy Pop

92
More Than a Feeling
Boston

93
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds

94
Mr. Tambourine Man
Bob Dylan

95
Ohio (Digitally Remastered Vers...
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Y...

96
Once In A Lifetime
Talking Heads

97
One
Metallica

98
One
U2

99
One Love/People Get Ready
Bob Marley

100
One Nation under a Groove
Funkadelic
101
Only the Lonely
Roy Orbison

102
Only You (And You Alone)
The Platters

103
Paint It Black
The Rolling Stones

104
Papa Was a Rolling Stone
The Temptations

105
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
James Brown

106
Paranoid
Black Sabbath

107
Paranoid Android
Radiohead

108
Oh, What A Night
The Dells

109
Oh, Pretty Woman
Roy Orbison

110
Mrs. Robinson
Simon and Garfunkel
111
Ms. Jackson
OutKast

112
My Generation
The Who

113
My Girl
The Temptations

114
My Sharona
The Knack

115
My Sweet Lord
George Harrison

116
Night Fever
The Bee Gees

117
Night Moves
Bob Seger & The Silver B...

118
Nights in White Satin
The Moody Blues

119
No Woman No Cry
Bob Marley & The Wailers

120
Not Fade Away
Buddy Holly
121
Nothing Compares 2 U
Sinéad O'Connor

122
Nuthin' But a "G" Thang
Dr. Dre/Snoop Dogg

123
Peggy Sue
Buddy Holly

124
Soul Man (LP/Single Version)
Sam & Dave

125
Twist and Shout
The Isley Brothers

126
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye

127
What's Love Got to Do With It
Tina Turner

128
When A Man Loves A Woman
Percy Sledge

129
When Doves Cry
Prince

130
Where Did Our Love Go
The Supremes
131
Where is My Mind?
The Pixies

132
Where the Streets Have No Name
U2

133
Whip It
Devo

134
White Rabbit
Jefferson Airplane

135
White Room
Cream

136
Who Do You Love?
A+

137
Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin

138
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Jerry Lee Lewis

139
What'd I Say, Pts. 1 & 2
Ray Charles

140
We Will Rock You
Queen
141
Unchained Melody
The Righteous Brothers

142
Under Pressure
Queen With David Bowie

143
Under The Bridge
The Red Hot Chili Peppers

144
Up On The Roof
The Drifters

145
Voodoo Child
Jimi Hendrix

146
Wake Up Little Susie
The Everly Brothers

147
Walk On By
Dionne Warwick

148
Walk On The Wild Side
Lou Reed

149
Walk This Way
Run DMC

150
War
Barrett Strong
151
Waterfalls
TLC

152
Waterloo Sunset
The Kinks

153
We Are The Champions
Queen

154
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Frankie Lymon and The Te...

155
Wild Night
Van Morrison

156
Wild Thing (1966)
The Troggs

157
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'...
The Righteous Brothers

158
Your Song
Elton John

159
Ziggy Stardust
David Bowie

160
Have Mercy Baby
Billy Ward & the Dominoes
161
California Girls
The Beach Boys

162
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Bob Dylan

163
Sixty Minute Man
Billy Ward & the Dominoes

164
Lady Marmalade
LaBelle

165
Honky Tonk
Bill Doggett

166
Mystery Train
Elvis Presley

167
Louie, Louie
The Kingsmen

168
Fever
Little Willie John

169
The Tracks of My Tears
Smokey Robinson & The Mi...

170
You Shook Me All Night Long
AC/DC
171
You Send Me
Sam Cooke

172
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
A+

174
With or Without You
U2

175
Won't Get Fooled Again
The Who

177
Work With Me, Annie
Midnighters, The

178
Yakety Yak
The Coasters

179
Yesterday
The Beatles

180
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
BachmanTurner Overdrive

181
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life...
Stevie Wonder

182
You Can't Always Get What You W...
The Rolling Stones
183
You Keep Me Hangin' On
The Supremes

184
You Really Got Me
The Kinks

185
Big Poppa
The Notorious B.I.G.

186
Tweedle Dee
LaVern Baker

187
Space Oddity
David Bowie

188
Super Freak
Rick James

189
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield

190
Superstition
Stevie Wonder

191
Surfin' U.S.A.
The Beach Boys

192
Suspicious Minds
Elvis Presley
193
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses

194
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)...
Eurythmics

195
Sweet Emotion
Aerosmith

196
Sweet Home Alabama
Lynyrd Skynyrd

197
Sweet Jane
The Velvet Underground

198
Sweet Little Sixteen
Chuck Berry

199
Sympathy For The Devil
The Rolling Stones

200
Tainted Love
Soft Cell

201
Sunshine Of Your Love
Cream

202
Sunday Bloody Sunday
U2
203
Spanish Harlem
Ben E. King

204
Spirit In The Sky
Norman Greenbaum

205
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin

206
Stan (f. Dido)
Eminem

207
Stand By Me (Single Version)
Ben E. King

208
Stayin' Alive
The Bee Gees

209
Stop! In The Name Of Love
The Supremes

210
Strawberry Fields Forever
The Beatles

211
Subterranean Homesick Blues
Bob Dylan

212
Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1)
Run DMC
213
Suite- Judy Blue Eyes
Crosby, Stills and Nash

214
Sultans Of Swing
Dire Straits

215
Summertime Blues
Eddie Cochran

216
Tangled Up in Blue
Bob Dylan

217
Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (G...
Parliament

218
tears in heaven
Eric Clapton

219
The Sound of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel

220
The Things That I Used To Do
Guitar Slim

221
The Thrill Is Gone
B.B. King

222
The Train Kept A-Rollin'
Johnny Burnette & the Ro...
223
The Twist
Chubby Checker

224
The Weight
The Band

225
Theme From Shaft
Isaac Hayes

226
There Goes My Baby
The Drifters

227
Thriller
Michael Jackson

228
Thunder Road
Bruce Springsteen

229
Time
Pink Floyd

230
Train in Vain
The Clash

231
Truckin'
The Grateful Dead

232
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
233
The Night They Drove Old Dixie ...
The Band

234
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice E...
Sly & The Family Stone

235
That'll Be the Day
A+

236
That's All Right
Elvis Presley

237
The Boys Are Back in Town
Thin Lizzy

238
The Breaks
Kurtis Blow

239
The Fat Man
Fats Domino

240
The First Time Ever I Saw Your ...
Roberta Flack

241
The Great Pretender
The Platters

242
The House Of The Rising Sun
The Animals
243
The Joker
The Steve Miller Band

244
The Letter
The Box Tops

245
The Loco-Motion (Single Version...
Little Eva

246
The Message (feat. The Furious...
Grandmaster Flash

247
Tutti Frutti
Little Richard

248
Blowin' In The Wind
Bob Dylan

249
Bye Bye Love
The Everly Brothers

250
California Dreamin'
The Mamas & the Papas

251
California Love (Original Versi...
2Pac

252
Call Me
Blondie
253
Candle in the Wind
Elton John

254
Cars
Gary Numan

255
Cathy's Clown
The Everly Brothers

256
Celebration
Kool & The Gang

257
Chain Of Fools
Aretha Franklin

258
Changes
David Bowie

259
Chapel Of Love
The Dixie Cups

260
Child In Time
Deep Purple

261
Cold Sweat
James Brown

262
Burning Down the House
Talking Heads
263
Brown Sugar
The Rolling Stones

264
Blue Monday
New Order

265
Blue Suede Shoes
Carl Perkins

266
Blueberry Hill
Fats Domino

267
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley

268
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen

269
Born In The USA
Bruce Springsteen

270
Born To Be Wild
Steppenwolf

271
Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen

272
Brass in Pocket
The Pretenders
273
Break On Through
The Doors

274
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel

275
Bring It On Home To Me
Sam Cooke

276
Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison

277
Come As You Are
Nirvana

278
Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd

279
Complete Control
The Clash

280
Don't Worry Baby
The Beach Boys

281
Don't You Want Me
The Human League

282
Doo Wop (That Thing)
Lauryn Hill
283
Dream On
Aerosmith

284
Dreams
Fleetwood Mac

285
Eight Miles High
The Byrds

286
Eleanor Rigby
The Beatles

287
Enter Sandman
Metallica

288
Every Breath You Take
The Police

289
Everybody Hurts
R.E.M.

290
Everyday People
Sly & The Family Stone

291
Eye of the Tiger
Survivor

292
F _ _ _ tha Police
N.W.A
293
Don't Stop...Planet Rock (Bonus...
Afrika Bambaataa & the S...

294
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Michael Jackson

295
Creep
Radiohead

296
Crimson And Clover
Tommy James & the Shondells

297
Crying
Roy Orbison

298
Crying In The Chapel (Live in P...
The Orioles

299
Da Doo Ron Ron
The Crystals,La La Brooks

300
Dance To The Music
Sly & The Family Stone

301
Dancing In The Street
Martha Reeves & The Vand...

302
Dancing Queen
ABBA
303
Dazed and Confused
Led Zeppelin

304
Do It Again
Steely Dan

305
Do You Believe in Magic?
The Lovin' Spoonful

306
Do You Love Me
A+

307
Don't Be Cruel
Elvis Presley

308
Fight for your Right
The Beastie Boys

309
Blitzkreig Bop (Remastered Vers...
The Ramones

310
Uptight (Everything's Alright)
Stevie Wonder

311
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natur...
Aretha Franklin

312
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Hi...
Jackie Wilson
313
1979
The Smashing Pumpkins

314
1999 (The New Master)
Prince

315
21st Century Schizoid Man
King Crimson

316
96 Tears
? & The Mysterians

317
A Change Is Gonna Come
Sam Cooke

318
A Day In The Life
The Beatles

319
A Hard Day's Night
The Beatles

320
A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Procol Harum

321
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Tammi Terrell,Marvin Gaye

322
Ain't No Sunshine
Bill Withers
323
Ain't That a Shame
Fats Domino

324
(What a) Wonderful World
Sam Cooke

325
(We're Gonna) Rock Around The C...
Bill Haley & His Comets

326
Lean On Me
Bill Withers

327
Don't Stop Believin'
Journey

328
All Along The Watchtower
Jimi Hendrix Experience

329
All You Need Is Love
The Beatles

330
The Wanderer
Dion

331
Apache
The Shadows

332
Earth Angel
The Penguins
333
Good Rockin' Tonight
Wynonie Harris

334
(Don't Fear) The Reaper
Blue Oyster Cult

335
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
The Rolling Stones

336
(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
Martha Reeves & The Vand...

337
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Ba...
Otis Redding

338
(They Long To Be) Close To You
The Carpenters

339
Alison
Elvis Costello

340
Alive
Pearl Jam

341
All I Have To Do Is Dream
The Everly Brothers

342
Bad Moon Rising
Creedence Clearwater Rev...
343
Band on the Run
Paul McCartney/Wings

344
Bang A Gong (Get It On) (Remast...
T Rex

345
Be My Baby
The Ronettes

346
Be-Bop-A-Lula
Gene Vincent

347
Beat It
Michael Jackson

348
Bennie And The Jets
Elton John

349
Billie Jean
Michael Jackson

350
Bitter Sweet Symphony
The Verve

351
Black Dog
Led Zeppelin

352
Black Hole Sun
Soundgarden
353
Black Magic Woman
Santana

354
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath

355
Back in Black
AC/DC

356
Baby Love
Diana Ross & The Supremes

357
All Right Now
Free

358
All Shook Up
Elvis Presley

359
American Pie
Don McLean

360
American Woman
The Guess Who

361
Anarchy In The UK
The Sex Pistols

362
Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. ...
Pink Floyd
363
Another One Bites The Dust
Queen

364
Aqualung
Jethro Tull

365
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Elvis Presley

366
At Last
Etta James

367
At The Hop
Danny & The Juniors

368
Baba O'Riley
The Who

369
Baby I Need Your Loving
The Four Tops

370
Blister In The Sun
Violent Femmes

371
Fight The Power
Public Enemy

372
I Only Have Eyes For You
The Flamingos
373
Imagine (Rehearsal)
John Lennon

374
In my Life (stereo)
The Beatles

375
In The Midnight Hour
Wilson Pickett

376
In The Still Of The Night
The Five Satins

377
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly

378
Instant Karma!
John Lennon

379
Iris
The Goo Goo Dolls

380
Iron Man
Black Sabbath

381
It's a Man's Man's Man's World
James Brown

382
It's Like That
Run DMC
383
It's Too Late
Carole King

384
It's Your Thing
The Isley Brothers

385
Jailhouse Rock
Elvis Presley

386
If You Don't Know Me By Now
Harold Melvin & The Blue...

387
I've Been Loving You Too Long
Otis Redding

388
I Put a Spell on You
Screamin' Jay Hawkins

389
I Say A LIttle Prayer
Dionne Warwick

390
I Want to Hold Your Hand
The Beatles

391
I Want To Take You Higher
Sly & The Family Stone

392
I Want You Back
The Jackson 5
393
I Will Always Love You
Whitney Houston

394
I Will Survive
Gloria Gaynor

395
I Wish
Stevie Wonder

396
I'll Take You There
The Staple Singers

397
I'm A Believer
The Monkees

398
I'm A Man
Bo Diddley

399
I'm Not In Love
10 CC

400
I'm So Excited
The Pointer Sisters

401
Jeremy
Pearl Jam

402
Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry
403
Jump
Van Halen

404
Let It Be
The Beatles

405
Let Me Go, Rock 'N' Roll
Kiss

406
Let The Good Times Roll
Shirley & Lee

407
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye

408
Let's Stay Together
Al Green

409
Light My Fire
The Doors

410
Like A Prayer
Madonna

411
Like a Rolling Stone
Bob Dylan

412
Like A Virgin
Madonna
413
Little Red Corvette
Prince

414
Little Wing
Jimi Hendrix

415
Living For The City
Stevie Wonder

416
Lola
The Kinks

417
Leader Of The Pack
The Shangri-Las

418
Le Freak
Chic

419
Jumpin' Jack Flash
The Rolling Stones

420
Just My Imagination
The Temptations

421
Kashmir
Led Zeppelin

422
Kick Out The Jams
The MC5
423
Killing Me Softly With His Song...
Roberta Flack

424
Kiss
Prince

425
Knock On Wood
Eddie Floyd

426
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Bob Dylan

427
Kraftwerk - Autobahn
Kraftwerk

428
La Bamba (Single Version)
Ritchie Valens

429
Land Of 1000 Dances
Wilson Pickett

430
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Lloyd Price

431
Layla
Derek and the Dominos

432
London Calling
The Clash
433
I Never Loved A Man (The Way I ...
Aretha Franklin

434
Fire And Rain
James Taylor

435
God Save the Queen
The Sex Pistols

436
Good Golly Miss Molly
Little Richard

437
Good Times
Chic

438
Good Vibrations
The Beach Boys

439
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John

440
Great Balls Of Fire
Jerry Lee Lewis

441
Heart Of Glass
Blondie

442
Heart of Gold
Neil Young/Stray Gators
443
Heart Shaped Box
Nirvana

444
Heartbreak Hotel
Elvis Presley

445
Hello Mary Lou, Goodbye Heart
Rick Nelson

446
Help Me
Joni Mitchell

447
Heroes
David Bowie

448
God Only Knows
The Beach Boys

449
Go Your Own Way
Fleetwood Mac

450
Fools Gold
The Stone Roses

451
For What It's Worth
Buffalo Springfield

452
For Your Precious Love
A+
453
Fortunate Son
Creedence Clearwater Rev...

454
Free Bird
Lynyrd Skynyrd

455
Free Fallin'
Tom Petty

456
Gee
The Crows

457
Georgia on My Mind
Ray Charles

458
Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex ...
James Brown

459
Gimme Shelter
The Rolling Stones

460
Gimme Some Lovin'
The Spencer Davis Group

461
Give Peace A Chance
John Lennon

462
Gloria
Them
463
Heroin
The Velvet Underground

464
Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)...
Neil Young/Crazy Horse

465
Hey Joe
Jimi Hendrix

466
I Can See For Miles
The Who

467
I Can't Explain
The Who

468
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie,...
The Four Tops

469
I Can't Stop Loving You
Ray Charles

470
I Feel For You
Chaka Khan

471
I Feel Love
Donna Summer

472
I Fought the Law
Bobby Fuller
473
I Get Around
The Beach Boys

474
I Got a Woman
Ray Charles

475
I Got You (I Feel Good)
James Brown

476
I Got You Babe
Sonny & Cher

477
I Heard It Through The Grapevin...
Marvin Gaye

478
I Know You Got Soul
Eric B. & Rakim

479
I Can See Clearly Now
Johnny Nash

480
Hurdy Gurdy Man
Donovan

481
Hey Jude
The Beatles

482
Hey Ya!
OutKast
483
Higher Ground
Stevie Wonder

484
Highway To Hell
AC/DC

485
Hit The Road Jack
Ray Charles

486
Hold On, I'm Coming (LP/Single ...
Sam & Dave

487
Holiday (Immaculate Collection ...
Madonna

488
Honky Tonk Women
The Rolling Stones

489
Hot Stuff
Donna Summer

490
Hotel California
The Eagles

491
Hound Dog
Elvis Presley

492
How Soon Is Now?
The Smiths
493
Hungry Like The Wolf (Digital R...
Duran Duran

494
I Love Rock & Roll
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts