The Top 100 Songs of the Rock Era, 1954-1999 book is available through Amazon or through DavesMusicDatabase.com as a standard book or ebook.
Dave’s Music Database presents this list as it appears in the book The Top 100 Songs of the Rock Era, 1954-1999 , published April 1, 2011. The concept behind the book was to come up with a definitive list by consolidating hundreds of other best-of lists along with chart stats, sales figures, and awards. Read more about how the book was created here .
Some acts link to their entries in the DMDB music maker encyclopedia . Click on song titles to access their DMDB pages.
You can also check out the Dave’s Music Database Top 100 Songs of the Rock Era playlist on YouTube .
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1. The Beatles “Hey Jude ” (1968)
2. The Rolling Stones “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction ” (1965)
3. The Police “Every Breath You Take ” (1983)
4. Bill Haley & the Comets “We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock ” (1954)
5. Marvin Gaye “I Heard It Through the Grapevine ” (1968)
6. John Lennon “Imagine ” (1971)
7. Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You ” (1992)
8. Simon & Garfunkel “Bridge Over Troubled Water ” (1970)
9. The Eagles “Hotel California ” (1976)
10. Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)
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11. The Beach Boys “Good Vibrations (1966)
12. Otis Redding “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay (1968)
13. Aretha Franklin “Respect ” (1967)
14. The Beatles “Yesterday ” (1965)
15. Michael Jackson “Billie Jean ” (1983)
16. The Beatles “I Want to Hold Your Hand ” (1963)
17. Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody ” (1975)
18. Elton John “Candle in the Wind 1997 (Goodbye England’s Rose) ” (1997)
19. Roy Orbison “(Oh) Pretty Woman ” (1964)
20. Elvis Presley “Don’t Be Cruel ” (1956)
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21. Don McLean “American Pie ” (1971)
22. Derek & the Dominos “Layla ” (1970)
23. Bob Dylan “Like a Rolling Stone ” (1965)
24. The Righteous Brothers “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ ” (1964)
25. Elvis Presley “Hound Dog ” (1956)
26. Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven ” (1971)
27. The Beatles “Let It Be ” (1970)
28. The Animals “The House of the Rising Sun ” (1964)
29. Ben E. King “Stand by Me ” (1961)
30. The Kingsmen “Louie Louie ” (1963)
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31. Procol Harum “A Whiter Shade of Pale ” (1967)
32. Bobby Darin “Mack the Knife ” (1959)
33. R.E.M. “Losing My Religion ” (1991)
34. Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On ” (1997)
35. The Doors “Light My Fire ” (1967)
36. Elvis Presley “Heartbreak Hotel ” (1956)
37. Percy Sledge “When a Man Loves a Woman ” (1966)
38. Bryan Adams “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You ” (1991)
39. Van Morrison “Brown-Eyed Girl ” (1967)
40. The Righteous Brothers “Unchained Melody ” (1965)
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41. Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On ” (1971)
42. Chuck Berry “Johnny B. Goode ” (1958)
43. The Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive ” (1977)
44. The Temptations “My Girl ” (1965)
45. Guns N’ Roses “Sweet Child O’ Mine ” (1988)
46. Prince “When Doves Cry ” (1984)
47. Stevie Wonder “Superstition ” (1972)
48. U.S.A. for Africa “We Are the World ” (1985)
49. The Kinks “You Really Got Me ” (1964)
50. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts “I Love Rock and Roll ” (1981)
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51. Elvis Presley “Jailhouse Rock ” (1957)
52. Bruce Springsteen “Born to Run ” (1975)
53. Rod Stewart “Maggie May ” (1971)
54. Creedence Clearwater Revival “Proud Mary ” (1969)
55. Chubby Checker “The Twist ” (1960)
56. The Four Tops “Reach Out (I’ll Be There) ” (1966)
57. Sinéad O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U ” (1990)
58. Roberta Flack “Killing Me Softly with His Song ” (1973)
59. Abba “Dancing Queen ” (1976)
60. The Jimi Hendrix Experience “All Along the Watchtower ” (1968)
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61. The Rolling Stones “Honky Tonk Women ” (1969)
62. Elton John “Your Song ” (1970)
63. Ray Charles “I Can’t Stop Loving You ” (1962)
64. The Who “My Generation ” (1965)
65. Steppenwolf “Born to Be Wild ” (1968)
66. U2 “With or Without You ” (1987)
67. Michael Jackson “Beat It ” (1982)
68. Al Green “Let’s Stay Together ” (1971)
69. Simon & Garfunkel “Mrs. Robinson ” (1968)
70. Patsy Cline “Crazy ” (1961)
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71. Pink Floyd “Another Brick in the Wall Part II ” (1979)
72. Gloria Gaynor “I Will Survive ” (1978)
73. Lionel Richie & Diana Ross “Endless Love ” (1981)
74. The Beatles “Strawberry Fields Forever ” (1967)
75. Martha & the Vandellas “Dancing in the Street ” (1964)
76. The Penguins “Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) ” (1954)
77. Elvis Presley “Suspicious Minds ” (1969)
78. Willie Nelson “Always on My Mind ” (1982)
79. The Beatles “She Loves You ” (1963)
80. The Ronettes “Be My Baby ” (1963)
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81. Kim Carnes “Bette Davis Eyes ” (1981)
82. Del Shannon “Runaway ” 1961)
83. The Mamas & the Papas “California Dreamin’ ” (1966)
84. Buddy Holly & the Crickets “That’ll Be the Day ” (1957)
85. Carl Perkins “Blue Suede Shoes ” (1956)
86. Fats Domino “Blueberry Hill ” (1956)
87. Ray Charles “Georgia on My Mind ” (1960)
88. Elvis Presley “It’s Now or Never ” (1960)
89. Joy Division “Love Will Tear Us Apart ” (1980)
90. Louis Armstrong “What a Wonderful World ” (1967)
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91. The Everly Brothers “All I Have to Do Is Dream ” (1958)
92. The Moody Blues “Nights in White Satin ” (1967)
93. Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers “Why Do Fools Fall in Love? ” (1956)
94. Jerry Lee Lewis “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On ” (1957)
95. The Monkees “I’m a Believer ” (1966)
96. The Fifth Dimension “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In ” (1969)
97. The Human League “Don’t You Want Me? ” (1981)
98. Barbra Streisand “The Way We Were ” (1973)
99. George Harrison “My Sweet Lord ” (1970)
100. Jerry Lee Lewis “Great Balls of Fire ” (1957)
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