Great Rock Songs

Among all the music genres, rock music has been popular since its origin. This music form has its roots in country music, jazz, folk music and classical music. The main characteristic of rock music, is the rock band, which compromises of various vocal and instrumental artists. Rock music got its recognition in the year 1950 and since then it has undergone several evolutions. Moreover, a number of sub-genres like hard rock, new wave, alternative rock, etc. have come into picture, in recent days. Making a list of the greatest rock songs can be difficult with such a myriad of rock songs. Here's a short list of some of the best rock songs for you.

Greatest Rock Songs of All Time

• Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
• Sympathy for the Devil - The Rolling Stones
• Hotel California - The Eagles
• I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
• I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
• Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
• No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley and the Wailers
• Yesterday - The Beatles
• What'd I Say - Ray Charles
• People Get Ready - The Impressions
• When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge
• I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
• Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
• You Really Got Me - Kinks
• All Day and All of the Night - Kinks
• Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum
• Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
• God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
• You've Lost That Loving Feeling - Righteous Brothers
• Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley

Top Rock Songs of the 2000s

• Numb - Linkin Park
• No Such Thing - John Mayer
• American Idiot - Green Day
• I Hate Everything About You - Three Days Grace
• Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• The Middle - Jimmy Eat World
• Wait And Bleed - Slipknot
• God Put A Smile Upon Your Face - Coldplay
• Stupify - Disturbed
• Viscarious - Tool
• Big Yellow Taxi - Counting Crows
• Somebody Told Me - The Killers
• Wherever You Will Go - The Calling
• Knights Of Cydonia - Muse
• Minority - Green Day
• Don't Let Me Get Me - Pink
• Wasting My Time - Default
• Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm
• Beautiful Day - U2
• Otherside - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Best Rock Songs of the 90's

• Man in a Box - Alice in Chains
• Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Cryin' - Aerosmith
• Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana
• Disarm - The Smashing Pumpkins
• Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio
• My Hero - Foo Fighters
• Sad But True - Metallica
• Polly - Nirvana
• Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden
• More Human Than Human - White Zombie
• Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
• Faith No More - Epic
• Jesus Christ Pose - Soundgarden
• Paranoid Android - Radiohead
• Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
• No Rain - Blind Melon
• Self Esteem - The Offspring
• All Apologies - Nirvana
• Killing Me Softly - The Fugees
• Been Caught Stealing - Jane's Addiction

The list of great rock songs is endless and listed above are some of the selected ones. I hope you will enjoy listening to the good rock songs listed in this article.