one song in Top 50 Rock, two not.

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Ooh, Billy Thorpe!

He was awesome.

How about...

In: David Bowie, "Golden Years"
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Out: Asia, "Heat of the Moment"
Def Leppard, "Too Late For Love"

Burzum - Dunkelheit

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Immortal - Sons of Northern Darkness
Satyricon - King

WHOA, picking any 'Top 50' (let alone a top one or two) is difficult.

The one thing notable is that the songs that rarely made it into the 'Top....whatever' categories can sometimes be known as "the best under-rated songs" - these are not always the "one hit wonders," but songs from bands whose songs have made it into the 'Top......whatever' categories!

Rough Draft—

1. “Stairway to Heaven,” Led Zeppelin

2. “We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions,” Queen

3. “Unforgiven,” Metallica

4. “Band on the Run,” Paul McCartney and Wings

5. “Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves,” Cher

6. “Foreplay/Long Time,” Boston

7. “Baby Come Back,” Player

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And I’m kind of going, 50% what is my best experience listening to a song, and 50% how much staying power does it have.

8. “Jukebox Hero,” Foreigner

9. “Greatest Love of All,” Whitney Houston

10. “Don’t Let Go (Love),” En Vogue

11. “Livin’ on a Prayer,” Bon Jovi

12. “Yesterday,” The Beatles

13. “Radioactive,” Imagine Dragons

14. “If,” Bread

15. “Back in Black,” AC/DC

Styx Mr. Roboto

not worthy
Aerosmith Walk This Way
Bob Seger - Old Time Rock & Roll

“War Pigs,” by Black Sabbath, the original 1970 version with the air raid sirens within the first minute

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“Refugee (don't have to live like a refugee),” by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

“Children of the Sea,” by Black Sabbath

16. “Three Time a Lady” by The Commodores

17. “Born to be Wild” by Steppenwolf

18. “Year of the Cat” by Al Stewart

19. “Crazy Train” by Ozzy Osbourne

20. “Heartbreaker” by Pat Benatar

21. “Dog and Butterfly” by Heart

22. “Feeling That Way / Anytime” by Journey

23. “(Shakedown) 1979” by Smashing Pumpkins

24. “Renegade” by Styx

25. “Mr. Blue Sky” by Electric Light Orchestra

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Again, this is my Rough Draft.

Dear Reader, if you so wish, I encourage you to jump in and make your own top 5 or top 25, or perhaps three in the middle such as numbers 25, 26, 27.

Or back to the original thesis of one in the Top 50 and two which are excellent but not quite on the list. However you wish to play it, so to speak!

26. “Welcome to the Black Parade,” My Chemical Romance

27. “Your Song,” Elton John

28. “Civil War,” Guns N’ Roses

29. “Heretic,” Avenged Sevenfold

30. “Harden My Heart,” Quarterflash

31. “I’ll Stand By You,” The Pretenders

32. “Another Brick in the Wall,” Pink Floyd

33. “With Arms Wide Open,” Creed

34. “Touch Me in the Morning,” Diana Ross

35. “Play That Funky Music,” Wild Cherry

36. “Rhiannon,” Fleetwood Mac

37. “Love Bites,” Def Leppard

38. “Head Over Feet (You’ve already won me over),” Alanis Morissette

39. “Wichita Lineman,” Glen Campbell

40. “Bluer Than Blue,” Michael Johnson

41. “Zombie,” The Cranberries

42. “If You Could Read My Mind,” Gordon Lightfoot

43. “Ride The Wind,” Poison

44. “Still Loving You,” Scorpions