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!
