The Most Essential Classic Rock Ever

Various Artists

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Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Here I Go Again
David Coverdale / Bernie Marsden
Whitesnake 03:53 SpotifyAmazon
2
Hot Blooded
Lou Gramm / Mick Jones
Foreigner 03:05 SpotifyAmazon
3
School's Out
Michael Bruce / Glen Buxton / Alice Cooper / Dennis Dunaway / Neal Smith
Alice Cooper 03:31 SpotifyAmazon
4
I Wanna Rock
Dee Snider / Tom Werman
Twisted Sister 03:05 SpotifyAmazon
5
Owner of a Lonely Heart
Jon Anderson / Trevor Horn / Trevor Rabin / Chris Squire
Yes 04:27 SpotifyAmazon
6
Bad Company
Simon Kirke / Paul Rodgers
Bad Company 04:50 SpotifyAmazon
7
No Fun
Dave Alexander / Ron Asheton / James Osterberg / The Stooges
The Stooges 05:15 SpotifyAmazon
8
Blitzkrieg Bop
Dee Dee Ramone / Tommy Ramone
Ramones 02:14 SpotifyAmazon
9
Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)
Allan Clarke / Roger Cook / Roger Greenaway
The Hollies 03:17 SpotifyAmazon
10
If You Leave Me Now
Peter Cetera
Chicago 03:54 SpotifyAmazon
11
The Killing Moon
Pete de Freitas / Ian McCulloch / Les Pattinson / Will Sergeant
Echo & the Bunnymen 05:50 SpotifyAmazon
12
Guitar Man
David Gates
Bread 03:49 SpotifyAmazon
13
Listen to the Music
Tom Johnston
The Doobie Brothers 04:42 SpotifyAmazon
14
Stay With Me
Rod Stewart / Ron Wood
Faces 04:38 SpotifyAmazon
15
Black Velvet
David Tyson / Christopher Ward
Alannah Myles 04:49 SpotifyAmazon
16
Golden Brown
Jet Black / Jean-Jacques Burnel / Hugh Cornwell / Dave Greenfield
The Stranglers 03:34 SpotifyAmazon
17
California Girls
Mike Love / Brian Wilson
David Lee Roth 02:51 SpotifyAmazon
18
Brass in Pocket
James Honeyman-Scott / Chrissie Hynde
Pretenders 03:01 SpotifyAmazon
19
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Ian Curtis / Peter Hook / Stephen Morris / Bernard Sumner
Joy Division 03:27 SpotifyAmazon
20
Slow Ride
Dave Peverett / Rod Price
Foghat 03:58 SpotifyAmazon
21
Monkey Business
Rachel Bolan / Dave "The Snake" Sabo
Skid Row 04:20 SpotifyAmazon
22
When the Children Cry
Vito Bratta / Mike Tramp
White Lion 04:19 SpotifyAmazon
23
Aqualung
Ian Anderson / Jennie Anderson
Jethro Tull 06:37 SpotifyAmazon
24
Smooth Up in Ya
Mick Sweda / Marq Torien / Lonnie Vencent / Jimmy d'Anda
Bulletboys 04:22 SpotifyAmazon
25
Keep Your Hand to Yourself
Dan Baird
The Georgia Satellites 03:26 SpotifyAmazon
26
Love Walked In
Luke Morley
Thunder 06:23 SpotifyAmazon
27
Highway Song
Rick Medlocke / Jackson Spires
Blackfoot 04:28 SpotifyAmazon
28
Black Night
Ritchie Blackmore / Ian Gillan / Roger Glover / Jon Lord
Deep Purple 03:26 SpotifyAmazon
29
Down With the Sickness
Dan Donegan / David Draiman / Steve Kmak / Mike Wengren
Disturbed 04:38 SpotifyAmazon
30
Holy Diver
Ronnie James Dio
Killswitch Engage 04:10 SpotifyAmazon
31
I'm Broken
Darrell Abbott / Phil Anselmo / Rex Brown / Vinnie Paul
Pantera 04:25 SpotifyAmazon
32
Epic
Mike Bordin / Roddy Bottum / Bill Gould / Jim Martin / Mike Patton
Faith No More 04:53 SpotifyAmazon
33
Jane Says
Eric Avery / Perry Farrell / Dave Navarro / Stephen Perkins
Jane's Addiction 04:49 SpotifyAmazon
34
Cold as Ice
Lou Gramm / Mick Jones
Foreigner 03:23 SpotifyAmazon
35
You Oughta Know
Glen Ballard / Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette 04:09 SpotifyAmazon
36
Werewolves of London
LeRoy Marinell / Waddy Wachtel / Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon 03:29 SpotifyAmazon
37
Walking in Memphis
Marc Cohn
Marc Cohn 04:14 SpotifyAmazon
38
You're the Inspiration
Peter Cetera / David Foster
Chicago 03:49 SpotifyAmazon
39
I Wanna Be Your Dog
Dave Alexander / Ron Asheton / Scott Asheton / James Osterberg / Iggy Pop / The Stooges
The Stooges 03:13 SpotifyAmazon
40
All Right
Chris Cross / Christopher Cross
Christopher Cross 04:18 SpotifyAmazon
41
Polk Salad Annie
Tony Joe White
Tony Joe White 03:46 SpotifyAmazon
42
Touch of Grey
Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter
Grateful Dead 05:47 SpotifyAmazon
43
Ooh La La
Ronnie Lane / Ron Wood
Faces 03:34 SpotifyAmazon
44
For What It's Worth
Stephen Stills
Buffalo Springfield 02:37 SpotifyAmazon
45
Willin'
Lowell George
Little Feat 02:56 SpotifyAmazon
46
Alone Again Or
Bryan MacLean
Love 03:15 SpotifyAmazon
47
Feel like Makin' Love
Mick Ralphs / Paul Rodgers
Bad Company 05:14 SpotifyAmazon
48
Cat's in the Cradle
Harry Chapin / Sandy Chapin
Harry Chapin 03:32 SpotifyAmazon
49
New Dawn Fades
Ian Curtis / Peter Hook / Stephen Morris / Bernard Sumner
Joy Division 04:47 SpotifyAmazon
50
Roxette
Wilko Johnson
Dr. Feelgood 02:55 SpotifyAmazon
51
No More Heroes
Jet Black / Jean-Jacques Burnel / Hugh Cornwell / Dave Greenfield
The Stranglers 03:30 SpotifyAmazon
52
April Skies
Jim Reid / William Reid
The Jesus and Mary Chain 04:01 SpotifyAmazon
53
China Grove
Tom Johnston
The Doobie Brothers 03:17 SpotifyAmazon
54
Rock & Roll
Sterling Morrison / Lou Reed / Doug Yule
The Velvet Underground 04:43 SpotifyAmazon
55
The Other Side of Summer
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello 03:54 SpotifyAmazon
56
Ride Captain Ride
Frank Konte / Joe Lala / Carlos Pinera
The Blues Image 03:40 SpotifyAmazon
57
I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
Tommy Ramone
Ramones 02:25 SpotifyAmazon
58
Roundabout [Single Edit]
Jon Anderson / Steve Howe
Yes 03:28 SpotifyAmazon
59
Prove It
Tom Verlaine
Television 05:01 SpotifyAmazon
60
Milk and Alcohol
Nick Lowe / John Mayo
Dr. Feelgood 02:48 SpotifyAmazon
61
Kayleigh
Derek Dick / Mark Kelly / Marillion / Ian Mosley / Steve Rothery / Pete Trewavas
Marillion 04:03 SpotifyAmazon
62
Falling to Pieces
Mike Bordin / Roddy Bottum / Bill Gould / Jim Martin / Mike Patton
Faith No More 05:15 SpotifyAmazon
63
Kick Out the Jams
Michael Davis / Wayne Kramer / Fred Smith / Dennis Thompson / Rob Tyner
MC5 02:52 SpotifyAmazon
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The Most Essential Classic Rock Ever