Music has the power to transport you to a moment in time. Just hearing the first few notes of song can evoke powerful feelings and memories that are etched forever in your mind. The words may represent first love, a broken heart or to serve as a reminder you can love again. Sometimes a song becomes a personal anthem, reminding you of inner strength when it seems there is none left. Whether the moment is happy or brings with it a feeling of sadness, we are hardwired to relive those feelings as it becomes the score to the musical of life.
As a hardcore Rock ‘n Roll kinda gal, there are just some songs that are meant to be belted out whether in the shower or on a road trip. There are certainly some (like #35) that transcend genre and could be included on anyone’s Top 100.
1 | Another One Bites The Dust | Queen |
2 | Any Way You Want It | Journey |
3 | Bad To The Bone | George Thorogood |
4 | Barracuda | Heart |
5 | Bed Of Roses | Bon Jovi |
6 | Black Dog | Led Zeppelin |
7 | Black Water | Doobie Brothers |
8 | Blinded By The Light | Manfred Mann |
9 | Bohemian Rhapsody | Queen |
10 | Born To Be Wild | Steppenwolf |
11 | Born To Run | Bruce Springsteen |
12 | Brown Sugar | Rolling Stones |
13 | Burning Down The House | Talking Heads |
14 | Carry On Wayward Son | Kansas |
15 | Crazy On You | Heart |
16 | Dancing In The Dark | Bruce Springsteen |
17 | Devil With A Blue Dress | Detroit Wheels |
18 | Don’t Fear The Reaper | Blue Oyster Cult |
19 | Don’t Stop Believin | Journey |
20 | Down On The Corner | Creedence Clearwater |
21 | Dream On | Aerosmith |
22 | Every Breath You Take | Police |
23 | Feel Like Making Love | Bad Company |
24 | Free Fallin | Tom Petty |
25 | Heart Of Glass | Blondie |
26 | Hello I Love You | Doors |
27 | Hold The Line | Toto |
28 | Hotel California | Eagles |
29 | House Of The Rising Sun | Animals |
30 | I Just Died In Your Arms | Cutting Crew |
31 | I Keep Forgettin | Michael McDonald |
32 | I Love Rock N Roll | Joan Jett |
33 | I Still Haven’t Found | U2 |
34 | I Thank You | ZZ Top |
35 | I Will Always Love You | Dolly Parton |
36 | If You Leave Me Now | Chicago |
37 | Imagine | John Lennon |
38 | It’s My Life | Bon Jovi |
39 | Jump | Van Halen |
40 | Knockin On Heaven’s Door | Bob Dylan |
41 | Lady In Red | Chris de Burgh |
42 | LaGrange | ZZ Top |
43 | Layla | Eric Clapton |
44 | Life In The Fast Lane | Eagles |
45 | Light My Fire | Doors |
46 | Livin On A Prayer | Bon Jovi |
47 | Long Cool Woman | Hollies |
48 | Long Train Runnin | Doobie Brothers |
49 | Lying Eyes | Eagles |
50 | Maggie May | Rod Stewart |
51 | More Than A Feeling | Boston |
52 | Mustang Sally | Wilson Pickett |
53 | My Sharona | Knack |
54 | One Toke Over the Line | Brewer & Shipley |
55 | Piano Man | Billy Joel |
56 | Pour Some Sugar On Me | Def Leppard |
57 | Pretty Woman | Roy Orbison |
58 | Pride (In the Name of Love) | U2 |
59 | Radar Love | Golden Earring |
60 | Ramblin Man | Allman Brothers |
61 | Respect | Aretha Franklin |
62 | Riders In The Storm | Doors |
63 | Rock On | David Essex |
64 | Satisfaction | Rolling Stones |
65 | Sharp Dressed Man | ZZ Top |
66 | Should I Stay Or Should I Go | Stealers Wheel |
67 | Slow Ride | Foghat |
68 | Smoke On The Water | ZZ Top |
69 | Somebody To Love | Queen |
70 | Something | Beatles |
71 | Stairway To Heaven | Led Zeppelin |
72 | Stuck In The Middle | Stealers Wheel |
73 | Sweet Emotion | Aerosmith |
74 | Sweet Freedom | Michael McDonald |
75 | Sweet Home Alabama | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
76 | Sympathy For The Devil | Rolling Stones |
77 | Take It Easy | Eagles |
78 | Take It To The Limit | Eagles |
79 | Tears In Heaven | Eric Clapton |
80 | The Chain | Fleetwood Mac |
81 | This Is It | Kenny Loggins |
82 | Tush | ZZ Top |
83 | Urgent | Foreigner |
84 | Walk On The Wild Side | Lou Reed |
85 | Walk This Way | Aerosmith |
86 | Wanted Dead Or Alive | Bon Jovi |
87 | War | Edwin Starr |
88 | We Will Rock You | Queen |
89 | What A Fool Believes | Doobie Brothers |
90 | White Rabbit | Jefferson Airplane |
91 | Wild Thing | The Troggs |
92 | Will You Still Love Me | Carole King |
93 | With Arms Wide Open | Creed |
94 | With Or Without You | U2 |
95 | Won’t Get Fooled Again | The Who |
96 | You Belong To Me | Doobie Brothers |
97 | You Can’t Always Get | Rolling Stones |
98 | You Shook Me All Night Long | ACDC |
99 | You’re So Vain | Carly Simon |
100 | You’re The Inspiration | Chicago |
So what are you waiting for? Start making your Top 100 list and share it with me. Would love to know what you think!