Best Rock Songs Ever

The late 1950s witnessed the growth of one of the most exciting genres of music, rock music. Rock music was a sensation amongst the youth from the 50s to 90s and it became a symbol of exuberance, enthusiasm and liberty. Rock music became the tone of rebellions and challenged the opinions set by conservative thinking. When Chuck Berry conceptualized the classic blue structure through his rock and roll music in the 1950s, it led to the rise of many popular metal bands. Since then various metal bands came into existence like the Rolling Stones and Beatles - the two best rock bands of all time. The two greatest personalities in the history of music who popularized rock music were the legendary, Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan. The best rock songs ever have been covered in this article...

Best Rock Songs of All Time

Some of the best rock songs ever that have pulsated the younger generation in the history of rock music have been mentioned below. Some of the songs are my personal favorites and I couldn't help but include them in the list. You too might be having some personal favorites, so for you they may be the best rock songs ever. So all you can do now, is to download the mentioned songs and plug in the head phones of your music players in your ears and dive into these sensational music genre.

Best Rock Love Songs

• Your Song ~ Elton John
• Candle in the Wind
• My Immortal ~ Evanescence
• What I Got ~ Sublime
• Mysterious Ways~ U2 Bono
• To Be With You ~ Mr. Big
• Nothing Else Matters ~ Metallica
• Beth ~ KISS
• Under The Bridge ~ Red Hot Chilli Peppers
• Sorry ~ Berrychuck
• Fell in Love With a Girl ~ The White Stripes
• Black ~ Pearl Jam
• With or Without You ~ U2 Bono
• Angie ~ The Rolling Stones
• Sweet Child o' Mine ~ Guns N' Roses
• Secret Garden - Bruce Springsteen
• Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word - Elton John
• I Don't Want to Miss a Thing ~ Aerosmith
• (Just Like) Starting Over lyrics ~ John Lennon
• Everything I do ~ Bryan Adams (It's soft rock, rather)
• I Only Want to Be With You ~ Dusty Springfield
• You Don't Have To Say You Love Me ~ Dusty Springfield
• The Look Of Love ~ Dusty Springfield
• Waiting for a Girl Like You ~ Foreigner
• Hello ~ Lionel Richie
• Thinking Of You ~ Sister Sledge
• Is This Love? ~ Whitesnake
• Cameo ~ Candy
• Stay With Me Tonight ~ Jeffrey Osbourne

Best Classic Rock Songs

• Hey Jude ~ The Beatles
• A Day in the Life ~ the Beatles
• Can't Get it Out of my Head ~ ELO
• Tell All the People ~ The Doors
• Street Fightin' Man ~ the Rolling Stones
• Stop Draggin My Heart Around - (Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty)
• Panama - Eddie Van Halen
• Peace Frog ~ the Doors
• Band On The Run ~ Paul McCartney
• Time is On My Side ~ Rolling Stones
• Travelin' Band ~ CCR
• The Pusher ~ Steppenwolf
• Communication Breakdown ~ Led Zeppelin
• Into The Mystic ~ Morrison, Van
• Immigration Man ~ Nash & Crosby
• Conquistador ~ Procol Harum
• The Real Me ~ Who

Best Hard Rock Songs

The hard rock music, a sub genre of the rock music, owes its origin to the rock music of 1960s that are similar to the garage and psychedelic rock.

• I Want You to Want Me ~ Cheap Trick
• (You Want to Make) A Memory ~ Bon Jovi
• Love of a Lifetime ~ Firehouse
• When it's Love ~ Van Halen
• More than a Feeling ~ Boston
• Don't Question My Heart ~ Saliva
• Don't Tell Me You Love Me ~ Night Rider
• It's So Easy ~ Guns N' Roses
• Flight of Icarus ~ Iron Maiden
• Breaking the Silence ~ Queensryche
• Hell's Bells ~ AC/DC
• Call of the Wild ~ Deep Purple
• Big Me ~ Foo Fighters
• Evenflow ~ Pearl Jam
• No Rain ~ Blind Melon
• My Own Prison ~ Creed
• Daughter ~ Pearl Jam
• Apologies ~Nirvana
• Nookie ~ Limp Bizkit
• Cowboy ~ Kid Roc
• Plush ~ Stone Temple Pilots

Best Alternative Rock Songs

• Viva la Vida ~ Coldplay
• Wild Horses ~ Rolling Stone
• Over the hills and Far Away ~ Led Zepplin
• Paralyzer - Finger Eleven
• Karma Police - Radiohead
• Lonely no more ~ Rob Thomas
• The The Windmills of Your Mind ~ From movie Thomas Crown Affair