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Atlas
02-12-2008, 09:02 AM
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1. We Will Rock You - Queen

2. My Generation - The Who

3. Rockin' in the Free World - Neil Young

4. All You Need is Love - The Beatles

5. We Are the Champions - Queen

6. Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen

7. Give Peace a Chance - John Lennon

8. Born to Be Wild - Steppenwolf

9. Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets

10. Rock and Roll Part 2 - Gary Glitter

11. It's Only Rock N' Roll (But I Like It) - Rolling Stones

12. Rock N' Roll All Nite - KISS

13. Cum on Feel the Noize - Slade

14. Old Time Rock n' Roll - Bob Seger

15. Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2 - Pink Floyd

16. Highway to Hell - AC/DC

17. I Love Rock n' Roll - Joan Jett

18. We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister

19. Shout - Tears for Fears

20. Back in Black - AC/DC

21. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who

22. Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin

23. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

24. Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) - Neil Young

25. Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi

26. American Pie - Don McLean

27. Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple

28. For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) - AC/DC

29. We're An American Band - Grand Funk Railroad

30. Celebration - Kool & the Gang

31. Rebel Yell - Billy Idol

32. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

33. Baba O'Riley - The Who

34. Rockin' All Over The World - John Fogerty

35. Lick It Up - KISS

36. Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen

37. We Are Family - Sister Sledge

38. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

39. R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. - John Mellencamp

40. Dream On - Aerosmith

41. All Right Now - Free

42. Rock You Like a Hurricane - The Scorpions

43. School's Out - Alice Cooper

44. Rock and Roll Band - Boston

45. Revolution - The Beatles

46. Rock and Roll Heaven - The Righteous Brothers

47. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

48. Let There Be Rock - AC/DC

49. Radio Ga Ga - Queen

50. Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo - Rick Derringer

51. Dance To The Music - Sly & The Family Stone

52. You've Got Another Thing Comin' - Judas Priest

53. Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival

54. Mony Mony - Billy Idol

55. Paradise City - Guns N' Roses

56. Respect - Aretha Franklin

57. Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones

58. Jump - Van Halen

59. Rock 'n' Roll Music - Chuck Berry

60. Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones

61. Long Live Rock - The Who

62. Can't Get Enough - Bad Company

63. Eye of the Tiger - Survivor

64. God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II - KISS

65. Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones

66. Wild Thing - X

67. Welcome to the Jungle - Guns N' Roses

68. Rock and Roll is Here to Stay - Danny and the Juniors

69. No More Mr. Nice Guy - Alice Cooper

70. Cherry Pie - Warrant

71. Rock This Town - Stray Cats

72. What I Like About You - The Romantics

73. Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

74. Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen

75. You Really Got Me - Kinks

76. Y.M.C.A. - The Village People

77. The Boys Are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy

78. Easy Livin' - Uriah Heep

79. Roll Over, Beethoven - Chuck Berry

80. Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones

81. Best - Tina Turner

82. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen

83. Ain't Talking About Love - Van Halen

84. I Want You to Want Me - Cheap Trick

85. Shout It Out Loud - KISS

86. Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne

87. Detroit Rock City - KISS

88. Bad To The Bone - George Thorogood

89. London Calling - The Clash

90. Lovin' Every Minute of It - Loverboy

91. Dancing In the Street - Martha & The Vandellas

92. Turn Up The Radio - Autograph

93. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley

94. I Can't Drive 55 - Sammy Hagar

95. All Star - Smashmouth

96. Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Great White

97. Rock and Roll Fantasy - Bad Company

98. Suffragette City - David Bowie

99. Fun, Fun, Fun - Beach Boys

100. All Day and All of the Night - The Kinks
Atlas
02-12-2008, 09:05 AM
"Epic" by Faith No More, "You Shook Me All Night Long" by ACDC, "Rock You Like A Hurricane" by Scorpians and "Low" by Cracker are missing.
chadta
02-12-2008, 09:09 AM
ok so lets see if i got this right

tina turner and cool and the gang have songs on the top 100, but led zeppelin dosent ?

stairway to heaven gets beat out by cherry pie ?

sorry dood that list sucks

and i didnt see any rush on there wheres yyz ?
Crushaholic
02-12-2008, 09:44 AM
Since when is "All You Need Is Love" a rock anthem?:spit:

It's a decent song, but it doesn't deserve to be anywhere NEAR the top of a "rock anthem" list.

"RESPECT" should be much higher on the list. I'm positive that it helped many women boost their self-esteem in a "man's world".
oubronco
02-12-2008, 09:48 AM
half of those songs shouldn't even be considered ROCK
Hogan11
02-12-2008, 09:53 AM
It's the same old usual fare....not bad by any means, just more than predictable.

That said, no Doors means no dice in this quarter...I'd Take "Break On Through" over anything on the list here....but who am I to say? Hell "Radio Ga Ga" is on the list and everybody knows that's a helluva an "anthem" Hilarious!:rofl:
Atlas
02-12-2008, 10:10 AM
It's the same old usual fare....not bad by any means, just more than predictable.

That said, no Doors means no dice in this quarter...I'd Take "Break On Through" over anything on the list here....but who am I to say? Hell "Radio Ga Ga" is on the list and everybody knows that's a helluva an "anthem" Hilarious!:rofl:

Definition: Rock Anthem
A rock anthem is a powerful, celebratory rock song with arena-rock sound often with lyrics celebrating rock music itself and simple sing-a-long ...


The "Arena Rock" sound would disqualify bands like the Doors, Metallic etc.

SONGS THAT YOU CAN SING TOO!!
Crushaholic
02-12-2008, 10:39 AM
Definition: Rock Anthem
A rock anthem is a powerful, celebratory rock song with arena-rock sound often with lyrics celebrating rock music itself and simple sing-a-long ...


The "Arena Rock" sound would disqualify bands like the Doors, Metallic etc.

SONGS THAT YOU CAN SING TOO!!

"Light My Fire" and "Break On Through" are very easy songs to sing.
bronco militia
02-12-2008, 10:44 AM
95. All Star - Smashmouth

other than this song, is there a song on this list made after 1987? most are before 1985
Inkana7
02-12-2008, 10:54 AM
Fun Fact: We are the Champions is a gay antehm.
Smiling Assassin27
02-12-2008, 10:56 AM
Feel The Shake by Jetboy should be on there. Also Plowed by Sponge and I can't believe not a single Cult song made it.
Beantown Bronco
02-12-2008, 10:59 AM
Where the heck is Hells Bells?
Crushaholic
02-12-2008, 11:02 AM
Where the heck is Hells Bells?

That's an excellent point. People sing along to Hells Bells all the time. We need to replace Tom Petty's "Refugee" with "Hells Bells"...
bronco militia
02-12-2008, 12:54 PM
this list was composed by someone in their 50's or 60's with their grand kids
B-Love
02-12-2008, 01:14 PM
64. God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II - KISS

A horrifically embarrassing song.

To think it's one notch ahead of the Stones "Satisfaction"?? Oh my...............
B-Love
02-12-2008, 01:18 PM
Crediting Slade and not Quiet Riot for the anthemic "Cum On Feel the Noise" is silly too. Quite Riot made it the undeniable smash it was, and that is the version played in stadiums.

How Welcome to the Jungle is not top 5 is strange? Number 67??

Living After Midnight and Sweet Emotion need to be on here somewhere. Maybe Rock the Casbah too??
Rohirrim
02-12-2008, 01:48 PM
No Jimi Hendrix and no Cream?
Bronx33
02-12-2008, 01:52 PM
What no peter frampton? WTH!
Rohirrim
02-12-2008, 01:59 PM
My Top Ten Rock Anthems?

1. Summertime Blues, Eddie Cochran
2. My Generation, The Who (Live at Leeds)
3. Born to be Wild, Steppenwolf
4. House of the Rising Sun, The Animals
5. Crossroads, Cream
6. Purple Haze, Jimi Hendrix
7. Gimme Shelter, The Stones
8. The End, The Doors
9. Whole Lotta Love, Led Zeppelin
10. Comfortably Numb, Pink Floyd

Honorable mention to Miserlou, Dick Dale. For What It's Worth, Buffalo Springfield. Like a Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan.
broncosteven
02-12-2008, 02:22 PM
They had Wang Chung's "to Live and Die in LA" on in the Bathroom, I think the DirectTV music is set to the 1984 channel.

Anyway where is "Every body have fun tonight, Everybody Wang Chung tonight" on this list?
TailgateNut
02-12-2008, 03:30 PM
...and for the Katrina Victims: Zeps "when the levee breaks.....have no place to go"
Crushaholic
02-12-2008, 03:39 PM
Another omission is "Jack and Diane" by John Cougar. I sometimes hear that song in arenas...
Phantom
02-12-2008, 03:49 PM
Where's the Maiden!!!!!! :militia:
Dean
02-12-2008, 08:01 PM
I don't see "I am a warrior". That surprises me.
SonOfLe-loLang
02-12-2008, 08:54 PM
its not rock...but fight for your right to party! It's an anthem....too bad no one cares about Sonic Youth, because Teenage Riot is one too
MileHighMagic
02-12-2008, 10:33 PM
No Jimi Hendrix?

Yeah!

FKN Smashmouth but no Jimi?

Awful!!
Hogan11
02-13-2008, 12:17 AM
"Light My Fire" and "Break On Through" are very easy songs to sing.

Not to mention "Roadhouse Blues"

Definition: Rock Anthem
A rock anthem is a powerful, celebratory rock song with arena-rock sound often with lyrics celebrating rock music itself and simple sing-a-long ...


The "Arena Rock" sound would disqualify bands like the Doors, Metallic etc.

SONGS THAT YOU CAN SING TOO!!

Actually, it's not too cool to be classified as arena rock in the great scheme of things, so disqualifying The Doors and Metalica is something I guess I should be thankful for.
Bronco Rob
02-13-2008, 01:53 AM
Glaring Omission

Blur ~ Song 2












:thumbsup:
Atlas
02-13-2008, 03:07 AM
Not to mention "Roadhouse Blues"



Actually, it's not too cool to be classified as arena rock in the great scheme of things, so disqualifying The Doors and Metalica is something I guess I should be thankful for.

Exactly!!! Being classified as an Anthem Rock song is not a compliment in some circles.

It's not considered serious music. Catchy beats, easy to sing that kind of thing.
24champ
02-13-2008, 04:09 AM
What no peter frampton? WTH!

"I can't stand it no more"....:yep:
Scottish_Bronco
02-13-2008, 08:46 AM
The word 'rock' in this top 100 is very debatable.

Village People???? wow whoever made the list needs a lesson in rock music.

Its a crime Metallica dont even have one song listed
Rohirrim
02-13-2008, 10:09 AM
Exactly!!! Being classified as an Anthem Rock song is not a compliment in some circles.

It's not considered serious music. Catchy beats, easy to sing that kind of thing.

Oh, I thought it meant songs that were pillars upon which later music was built. Nevermind. ;D
Atlas
02-13-2008, 11:09 AM
This is the true definition of a Rock Anthem song

http://www.tropicalglen.com/Jukebox/RockAnthem100/myjukeboxC.html
broncosteven
02-13-2008, 12:09 PM
I am really digging Edith Piaf since seeing the La Vie Enrose movie.

"Padam, Padam,...Padam" is Awesome and my 5 year almost has it memorized, it is in french BTW. BTW we don't speak french.

BTW Sous le Ciel de Paris is as great as any Beatle tune though not an Anthem per se.

adeiu

Mon ami

BTW what is French for BTW?
TailgateNut
02-13-2008, 12:26 PM
I am really digging Edith Piaf since seeing the La Vie Enrose movie.

"Padam, Padam,...Padam" is Awesome and my 5 year almost has it memorized, it is in french BTW. BTW we don't speak french.

BTW Sous le Ciel de Paris is as great as any Beatle tune though not an Anthem per se.

adeiu

Mon ami

BTW what is French for BTW?

Who Died?
broncosteven
02-13-2008, 01:52 PM
Who Died?

Edith Piaf did in the 60's.

I was just exausting my French vocabulary.
Rohirrim
02-13-2008, 03:08 PM
I am really digging Edith Piaf since seeing the La Vie Enrose movie.

"Padam, Padam,...Padam" is Awesome and my 5 year almost has it memorized, it is in french BTW. BTW we don't speak french.

BTW Sous le Ciel de Paris is as great as any Beatle tune though not an Anthem per se.

adeiu

Mon ami

BTW what is French for BTW?

au fait