Top 100 hard rock singles of the 80s

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1 Def Leppard - "Rocket"
2 Krokus - "Headhunter"

I'll check back sometime after I wake up.

PS Tom to thread!

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 06:27 (twenty-three years ago)

3. ac/dc "dirty deeds"
m.

― msp, Wednesday, 20 November 2002 06:34 (twenty-three years ago)

4. Quiet Riot -- "Bang Your Head" (salvation in eighth grade)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 06:41 (twenty-three years ago)

5. Cinderella, "Shelter."

― Matt C., Wednesday, 20 November 2002 07:05 (twenty-three years ago)

6. Joan Jett, "I Love Rock N Roll"

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 07:08 (twenty-three years ago)

7. Talk Dirty to Me - Poison

― bnw (bnw), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 07:11 (twenty-three years ago)

8. sweet child o mine - g'n'r

― minna (minna), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 07:53 (twenty-three years ago)

9. Bon Jovi - Living on a Prayer

― bnw (bnw), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 08:26 (twenty-three years ago)

10. Ministry - Stigmata

― bnw (bnw), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 08:29 (twenty-three years ago)

possibly the most BLEEDING OBVIOUS choice you could imagine (so obvious that even the NME had it in their top 100 singles list) but it has to be there:

11. Motorhead - Ace of Spades

― Marcello Carlin, Wednesday, 20 November 2002 09:04 (twenty-three years ago)

12. Van Halen - Jump
13. Van Halen - Panama
14. Boston - Amanda

― Chris V. (Chris V), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 14:01 (twenty-three years ago)

16. AC/DC 'Thunderstruck'

― Roger Fascist (Roger Fascist), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 14:04 (twenty-three years ago)

17. Big Black - El Dopa

― Chris V. (Chris V), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 14:06 (twenty-three years ago)

18. Rush - The Spirit Of Radio

― Jeff W (Jeff W), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 14:10 (twenty-three years ago)

19. Prime Movers - Strong As I Am

― Chris V. (Chris V), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 14:10 (twenty-three years ago)

20. Rainbow - Since you've been gone

― James Ball (James Ball), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 14:11 (twenty-three years ago)

21. Slade - 'Slade Alive at Reading' EP

― Jeff W (Jeff W), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 14:14 (twenty-three years ago)

22. Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction - Prime Mover

― Jeff W (Jeff W), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 14:15 (twenty-three years ago)

23. Aerosmith/Run DMC - Walk This Way

― Chris V. (Chris V), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 14:15 (twenty-three years ago)

missed out 15

15. headgirl (motorhead + girlschool) - St.Valentine's Day Massacre EP

― zebedee (Jeff W), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 14:19 (twenty-three years ago)

24. Jane's Addiction 'Mountain Song'

― Roger Fascist (Roger Fascist), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 14:21 (twenty-three years ago)

25. Whitesnake - Fool For Your Lovin'

― Jeff W (Jeff W), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 14:24 (twenty-three years ago)

26. Bad News 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
27. Whitesnake 'Here I Go Again'
28. Billy Idol 'Rebel Yell'
29. Metallica 'One'
30. Van Halen 'Why Can't This Be Love'

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 14:28 (twenty-three years ago)

blimey, no iron maiden yet? where's jel?

31. iron maiden - Run To The Hills

― zebedee (Jeff W), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 14:35 (twenty-three years ago)

32. thin lizzy - 'Chinatown'

― zebedee (Jeff W), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 14:37 (twenty-three years ago)

33. Living Colour - "Cult of Personality"
34. Black Crowes - "Hard to Handle"
35. Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
36. Billy Squire - "The Stroke"

― dleone (dleone), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 14:45 (twenty-three years ago)

37. ZZ Top - Legs

― Chris V. (Chris V), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 14:45 (twenty-three years ago)

38. G-Force featuring Gary Moore - White Knuckles/Rockin' and Rollin'

― Jeff W (Jeff W), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 14:48 (twenty-three years ago)

39. Judas Priest - Breaking The Law
(heh, you can tell which radio show I was listening to in 1980 can't you?)

― Jeff W (Jeff W), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 14:56 (twenty-three years ago)

40. Saxon - Wheels of steel

― James Ball (James Ball), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 15:15 (twenty-three years ago)

41. Twisted Sister-"We're Not Gonna Take It"
42. Enuff Z'Nuff-"New Thing"

― Arthur (Arthur), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 15:16 (twenty-three years ago)

i think Black Crowes 'Hard To Handle' was 1990, at least in the UK

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 15:20 (twenty-three years ago)

43. Bangles 'Walk Like An Egyptian'

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 15:21 (twenty-three years ago)

[Wheels Of Steel! I knew there was one I'd forgotten. Nice one, James!]

― Jeff W (Jeff W), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 15:33 (twenty-three years ago)

the bangles are 'hard rock' in which universe, blueski?

― zebedee (Jeff W), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 15:35 (twenty-three years ago)

43. Jeff Beck - Too Much To Lose / The Final Peace

― Jeff W (Jeff W), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 15:41 (twenty-three years ago)

I only remembered Saxon cos of the trousers.

― James Ball (James Ball), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 15:43 (twenty-three years ago)

44. AC/DC - Rock'n'Roll Ain't Noise Pollution / Hells Bells

― Jeff W (Jeff W), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 15:44 (twenty-three years ago)

ooh, one that isn't from 1980:

45. Yes - "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"

― Jeff W (Jeff W), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 15:47 (twenty-three years ago)

can't believe nobody's said

46. Europe - The Final Countdown

― James Ball (James Ball), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 15:58 (twenty-three years ago)

47. Survivor, 'Eye of the Tiger'

― Roger Fascist (Roger Fascist), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:03 (twenty-three years ago)

48. Iron Maiden, '2 Minutes to Midnight'
49. Iron Maiden, 'Aces High'

― Roger Fascist (Roger Fascist), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:05 (twenty-three years ago)

the bangles are 'hard rock' in which universe, blueski?

taking the track on its own merits or basing it on the 'hardness' of the guitar/sounds on the record, rather than the typical sound of the band based on their discography as a whole i think its valid, especially in relation to some of the other tracks here

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:05 (twenty-three years ago)

50. Slayer - Reign in Blood

― Chris V. (Chris V), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:11 (twenty-three years ago)

51. Skid Row - I Remember You

― Chris V. (Chris V), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:12 (twenty-three years ago)

52. Starship - We built this city on rock and roll

― James Ball (James Ball), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:14 (twenty-three years ago)

53. Skid Row, 'Youth Gone Wild'

― Roger Fascist (Roger Fascist), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:15 (twenty-three years ago)

Slayer - Reign in Blood

That's an album, not a single. And not hard rock anyway...

― Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:15 (twenty-three years ago)

replacement:

50. zz top - gimme all your lovin'

― zebedee (Jeff W), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:18 (twenty-three years ago)

54. rolling stones - undercover of the night

― zebedee (Jeff W), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:25 (twenty-three years ago)

55. Europe - The Final Countdown

― Chris V. (Chris V), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:25 (twenty-three years ago)

(we've already got that one!)

55. Gillan - Mutually Assured Destruction

― Jeff W (Jeff W), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:26 (twenty-three years ago)

56. Warrant - Cherry Pie

― Chris V. (Chris V), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:26 (twenty-three years ago)

oops.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Def Leppard - Photograph

― Chris V. (Chris V), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:29 (twenty-three years ago)

57. Def Leppard - Photograph

― Chris V. (Chris V), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:29 (twenty-three years ago)

58. Pat Benatar - "Hell Is For Children"

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 18:00 (twenty-three years ago)

59. Juice Newton - "Queen Of Hearts"

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 18:18 (twenty-three years ago)

60. guns'n'roses - rocket queen

― artiste, Wednesday, 20 November 2002 19:00 (twenty-three years ago)

61. Def Leppard - Rock Of Ages

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 19:05 (twenty-three years ago)

62. Venom - Evil (in leaugue with satan)
63. The Cult - Lil' Devil

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 19:23 (twenty-three years ago)

64. The Melvins - "Eye Flys"

― Kris (aqueduct), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 20:20 (twenty-three years ago)

64. Bon Jovi - Born to be my baby

65. Poison - Fallen angel

66. Iron Maiden - Can I play with madness

67. Winger - Miles Away

68. Cinderella - Don't know what you've got til it's gone

69. LA Guns - The Ballad of Jayne

70. Europe - Carrie

71. Megadeth - Peace sells (but who's buying?)

72. Motley Crue - Girls Girls Girls

73. Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 20:23 (twenty-three years ago)

wow a lot of these picks totally suck, and are actually from 1990. or are you trying to be 'funny'?

74 scared - dangerous toys
75 rock n roll (is gonna set the night on fire) - pretty boy floyd
76 one more reason - la guns
77 lonesome fool - salty dog
78 come on and dance - motley crue
79 up all night - slaughter
80 stranger than paradise - sleeze beez
81 gutter ballet - savatage
82 elimination - overkill
83 i'm the man - anthrax
84 mr. oofus - m.o.d.
85 circle of power - soundgarden

― maura (maura), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 20:54 (twenty-three years ago)

86 Ozzy Osbourne - "Crazy Train"

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:16 (twenty-three years ago)

87 Suicidal Tendencies - Possessed To Skate

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:18 (twenty-three years ago)

88. Electric Boys - Lips and Hips

― Ian SPACK (Ian SPACK), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:23 (twenty-three years ago)

heh. i was wondering when evil jel was gonna come in.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:29 (twenty-three years ago)

89 The Cult - "Firewoman"

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:47 (twenty-three years ago)

90. Junkyard - Simple Man

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 22:07 (twenty-three years ago)

91 electric angels - the drinking song

― maura (maura), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 22:19 (twenty-three years ago)

91. Meatloaf - Dead Ringer For Love

92. Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights

93. Alice Cooper - Poison

94. Journey - Don't Stop Believin'

95. Queen - Flash

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 22:20 (twenty-three years ago)

(okay we are on 97 now!)

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 22:21 (twenty-three years ago)

97. W.A.S.P - Live Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)

98. Slayer - Criminally Insane

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 22:23 (twenty-three years ago)

99 Rush - "Tom Sawyer"

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 22:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Going, going, gone . . .

100 Accept - "Balls To the Wall"

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 22:31 (twenty-three years ago)

hooray!

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 22:34 (twenty-three years ago)

I cannot wait until this list is reviewed.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 22:37 (twenty-three years ago)

1 Def Leppard - "Rocket"

2 Krokus - "Headhunter"

3 AC/DC - "Dirty Deeds"

4 Quiet Riot - "Bang Your Head" (Ned, is this the same as "Metal Health"?)

5 Cinderella - "Shelter" (Is this the same as "Shelter Me"?)

6 Joan Jett - "I Love Rock N Roll"

7 Poison - "Talk Dirty To Me"

8 Guns N Roses - "Sweet Child O' Mine"

9 Bon Jovi - "Livin' On a Prayer"

10 Ministry - "Stigmata"

11 Motorhead - "Ace Of Spades"

12 Van Halen - "Jump"

13 Van Halen - "Panama"

14 Boston - "Amanda"

15 Headgirl - "St Valentine's Day Massacre EP"

16 AC/DC - "Thunderstruck" (year?)

17 Big Black - "El Dopa"

18 Rush - "The Spirit Of Radio"

19 Prime Movers - "Strong As I Am"

20 Rainbow - "Since You've Been Gone"

21 Slade - "Slade Alive At Reading" EP

22 Zodiac Mindwarp & the Love Reaction - "Prime Mover"

23 Aerosmith/Run DMC - "Walk This Way"

24 Jane's Addiction - "Mountain Song"

25 Whitesnake - "Fool For Your Lovin'"

26 Bad News - "Bohemian Rhapsody"

27 Whitesnake - "Here I Go Again"

28 Billy Idol - "Rebel Yell"

29 Metallica - "One"

30 Van Halen - "Why Can't This Be Love?" (year?)

31 Iron Maiden - "Run To the Hills"

32 Thin Lizzy - "Chinatown"

33 Living Colour - "Cult Of Personality"

34 Black Crowes - "Hard To Handle" (year?)

35 Dire Straits - "Money For Nothing"

36 Billy Squier - "The Stroke"

37 ZZ Top - "Legs"

38 G-Force feat Gary Moore - "White Knuckles/Rockin' and Rollin'"

39 Judas Priest - "Breaking the Law"

40 Saxon - "Wheels Of Steel"

41 Twisted Sister - "We're Not Gonna Take It"

42 Enuff Z'Nuff - "New Thing"

43 Bangles - "Walk Like an Egyptian" (!) -> replaced by Jeff Beck - "Too Much To Lose/The Final Peace"???

44 AC/DC - "Rock N Roll Ain't Noise Pollution/Hell's Bells" (= greatest single ever. I <3 Jeff W)

45 Yes - "Owner Of a Lonely Heart" (!)

46 Europe - "The Final Countdown"

47 Survivor - "Eye Of the Tiger"

48 Iron Maiden - "Two Minutes To Midnight"

49 Iron Maiden - "Aces High"

50 Slayer - "Reign In Blood" (single?) -> replaced by ZZ Top - "Gimme All Your Lovin'"?

51 Skid Row - "I Remember You"

52 Starship - "We Built This City"

53 Skid Row - "Youth Gone Wild"

54 Rolling Stones - "Undercover Of the Night"

55 Gillan - "Mutually Assured Destruction"

56 Warrant - "Cherry Pie"

57 Def Leppard - "Photograph"

58 Pat Benatar - "Hell Is For Children"

59 Juice Newton - "Queen of Hearts"

60 Guns N Roses - "Rocket Queen"

61 Def Leppard - "Rock Of Ages"

62 Venom - "Evil (In League With Satan)"

63 The Cult - "Lil' Devil"

64 The Melvins - "Eye Flys"

65 Bon Jovi - "Born To Be My Baby"

66 Poison - "Fallen Angel"

67 Iron Maiden - "Can I Play With Madness?"

68 Winger - "Miles Away"

69 Cinderella - "Don't Know What You've Got Til It's Gone"

70 LA Guns - "The Ballad Of Jayne"

71 Europe - "Carrie"

72 Megadeth - "Peace Sells (But Who's Buying?)"

73 Motley Crue - "Girls Girls Girls"

74 Poison - "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"

75 Scared - "Dangerous Toys"

76 Pretty Boy Floyd - "Rock N Roll (Is Gonna Set the Night On Fire)"

77 LA Guns - "One More Reason"

78 Lonesome Fool - "Salty Dog"

79 Motley Crue - "Come On and Dance"

80 Slaughter - "Up All Night"

81 Sleeze Beez - "Stranger Than Paradise"

82 Savatage - "Gutter Ballet"

83 Overkill - "Elimination"

84 Anthrax - "I'm the Man"

85 M. O. D. - "Mr Oofus"

86 Soundgarden - "Circle Of Power"

87 Ozzy Osbourne - "Crazy Train"

88 Suicidal Tendencies - "Possessed To Skate"

89 Electric Boys - "Lips and Hips"

90 The Cult - "Firewoman"

91 Junkyard - "Simple Man"

92 Electric Angels - "The Drinking Song"

93 Meat Loaf - "Dead Ringer For Love"

94 Kiss - "Crazy Crazy Nights"

95 Alice Cooper - "Poison"

96 Journey - "Don't Stop Believin'"

97 Queen - "Flash"

98 WASP - "Live Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)"

99 Slayer - "Criminally Insane"

100 Rush - "Tom Sawyer"

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 23:05 (twenty-three years ago)

"Thunderstruck" and "Hard To Handle" are both 1990. "Balls To the Wall" replaces "Thunderstruck" at 16. "Why Can't This Be Love?" is way older than I thought. The Jeff Beck song can be 34 and we'll leave "Walk Like an Egyptian". (If we're going to let you include "Owner Of a Lonely Heart", Jeff W, I don't suppose it's fair to let you replace a Bangles song.)

U&K: Chris V, did you mean the song "Raining Blood" by Slayer?

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 23:18 (twenty-three years ago)

"Gimme Some Lovin'" can replace "Cherry Pie", which is also from 1990, at 56.

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Thursday, 21 November 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

So far

1 Def Leppard - "Rocket"

2 Krokus - "Headhunter"

3 AC/DC - "Dirty Deeds"

4 Quiet Riot - "Bang Your Head" (Ned, is this the same as "Metal Health"?)

5 Cinderella - "Shelter" (Is this the same as "Shelter Me"?)

6 Joan Jett - "I Love Rock N Roll"

7 Poison - "Talk Dirty To Me"

8 Guns N Roses - "Sweet Child O' Mine"

9 Bon Jovi - "Livin' On a Prayer"

10 Ministry - "Stigmata"

11 Motorhead - "Ace Of Spades"

12 Van Halen - "Jump"

13 Van Halen - "Panama"

14 Boston - "Amanda"

15 Headgirl - "St Valentine's Day Massacre EP"

16 Accept - "Balls To the Wall"

17 Big Black - "El Dopa"

18 Rush - "The Spirit Of Radio"

19 Prime Movers - "Strong As I Am"

20 Rainbow - "Since You've Been Gone"

21 Slade - "Slade Alive At Reading" EP

22 Zodiac Mindwarp & the Love Reaction - "Prime Mover"

23 Aerosmith/Run DMC - "Walk This Way"

24 Jane's Addiction - "Mountain Song"

25 Whitesnake - "Fool For Your Lovin'"

26 Bad News - "Bohemian Rhapsody"

27 Whitesnake - "Here I Go Again"

28 Billy Idol - "Rebel Yell"

29 Metallica - "One"

30 Van Halen - "Why Can't This Be Love?" (year?)

31 Iron Maiden - "Run To the Hills"

32 Thin Lizzy - "Chinatown"

33 Living Colour - "Cult Of Personality"

34 Jeff Beck - "Too Much To Lose/The Final Peace"

35 Dire Straits - "Money For Nothing"

36 Billy Squier - "The Stroke"

37 ZZ Top - "Legs"

38 G-Force feat Gary Moore - "White Knuckles/Rockin' and Rollin'"

39 Judas Priest - "Breaking the Law"

40 Saxon - "Wheels Of Steel"

41 Twisted Sister - "We're Not Gonna Take It"

42 Enuff Z'Nuff - "New Thing"

43 Bangles - "Walk Like an Egyptian" (!)

44 AC/DC - "Rock N Roll Ain't Noise Pollution/Hell's Bells"

45 Yes - "Owner Of a Lonely Heart" (!)

46 Europe - "The Final Countdown"

47 Survivor - "Eye Of the Tiger"

48 Iron Maiden - "Two Minutes To Midnight"

49 Iron Maiden - "Aces High"

50 Slayer - "Raining Blood" (?) (waiting for confirmation from Chris V

51 Skid Row - "I Remember You"

52 Starship - "We Built This City"

53 Skid Row - "Youth Gone Wild"

54 Rolling Stones - "Undercover Of the Night"

55 Gillan - "Mutually Assured Destruction"

56 ZZ Top - "Gimme All Your Lovin'"

57 Def Leppard - "Photograph"

58 Pat Benatar - "Hell Is For Children"

59 Juice Newton - "Queen of Hearts"

60 Guns N Roses - "Rocket Queen"

61 Def Leppard - "Rock Of Ages"

62 Venom - "Evil (In League With Satan)"

63 The Cult - "Lil' Devil"

64 The Melvins - "Eye Flys"

65 Bon Jovi - "Born To Be My Baby"

66 Poison - "Fallen Angel"

67 Iron Maiden - "Can I Play With Madness?"

68 Winger - "Miles Away"

69 Cinderella - "Don't Know What You've Got Til It's Gone"

70 LA Guns - "The Ballad Of Jayne"

71 Europe - "Carrie"

72 Megadeth - "Peace Sells (But Who's Buying?)"

73 Motley Crue - "Girls Girls Girls"

74 Poison - "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"

75 Scared - "Dangerous Toys"

76 Pretty Boy Floyd - "Rock N Roll (Is Gonna Set the Night On Fire)"

77 LA Guns - "One More Reason"

78 Lonesome Fool - "Salty Dog"

79 Motley Crue - "Come On and Dance"

80 Slaughter - "Up All Night"

81 Sleeze Beez - "Stranger Than Paradise"

82 Savatage - "Gutter Ballet"

83 Overkill - "Elimination"

84 Anthrax - "I'm the Man"

85 M. O. D. - "Mr Oofus"

86 Soundgarden - "Circle Of Power"

87 Ozzy Osbourne - "Crazy Train"

88 Suicidal Tendencies - "Possessed To Skate"

89 Electric Boys - "Lips and Hips"

90 The Cult - "Firewoman"

91 Junkyard - "Simple Man"

92 Electric Angels - "The Drinking Song"

93 Meat Loaf - "Dead Ringer For Love"

94 Kiss - "Crazy Crazy Nights"

95 Alice Cooper - "Poison"

96 Journey - "Don't Stop Believin'"

97 Queen - "Flash"

98 WASP - "Live Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)"

99 Slayer - "Criminally Insane"

100 Rush - "Tom Sawyer"

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Thursday, 21 November 2002 00:11 (twenty-three years ago)

Sorry, should have taken out the query after "Why Can't This Be Love?". It's from 1986.

Notable omissions:

Scorpions - "Big City Nights", "No One Like You"

Queensryche - "Queen Of the Reich", "Another Rainy Night"

Loverboy - "Turn Me Loose"

Warrior Soul - "Losers"

Def Leppard - "Pour Some Sugar On Me"

Krokus - "Screaming In the Night"

anything by Triumph

Motley Crue - "Too Young To Fall In Love"

Bon Jovi - "You Give Love a Bad Name"

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Thursday, 21 November 2002 00:16 (twenty-three years ago)

I wish I'd voted for "Cold Blooded" by Kix.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 21 November 2002 00:49 (twenty-three years ago)

"She's Tight" by Cheap Trick
"Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol

Jesus, now I'm pissed.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 21 November 2002 00:49 (twenty-three years ago)

oh wait. "Rebel Yell" is there. 1/3 less pissed.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 21 November 2002 00:50 (twenty-three years ago)

I guess we're all down with Juice Newton. I know I am. Thank you, Dan.

― Arthur (Arthur), Thursday, 21 November 2002 01:02 (twenty-three years ago)

"Dirty Deeds" is from 1976.

― d, Thursday, 21 November 2002 05:08 (twenty-three years ago)

so RATT - "Round and Round"

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 21 November 2002 05:23 (twenty-three years ago)

fastway 'say what you will'

― keith (keithmcl), Thursday, 21 November 2002 05:31 (twenty-three years ago)

phew, glad we finally got some Alice Cooper in there, but I should have remembered "Pain", it's his best single!

No Aerosmith on their own? When was "Love In An Elevator"?

No Queen! Not even "One Vision"!!

― Jeff W (Jeff W), Thursday, 21 November 2002 09:34 (twenty-three years ago)

yes sundar thats what i meant. i hear it in GTA all the time.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 21 November 2002 13:27 (twenty-three years ago)

This is my favorite top 100 list EVER.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 21 November 2002 14:52 (twenty-three years ago)

Can I sub. 'Who Made Who' for 'Thunderstruck'?

― Roger Fascist (Roger Fascist), Thursday, 21 November 2002 15:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Dan: Yeah, I'd love to get a box set of this and the 70s hard rock list together.

Roger: Maybe you can substitute it for "Dirty Deeds". I thought the song was older but AMG (?) or CDNow, whichever one I used to check, listed the album as 1981.

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Thursday, 21 November 2002 17:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Ah, that clears it up - the album was originally released in '75 but the US release was 1981. So to be thorough:

1 Def Leppard - "Rocket"

2 Krokus - "Headhunter"

3 AC/DC - "Who Made Who?"

4 Quiet Riot - "Bang Your Head" (Ned, is this the same as "Metal Health"?)

5 Cinderella - "Shelter" (Is this the same as "Shelter Me"?)

6 Joan Jett - "I Love Rock N Roll"

7 Poison - "Talk Dirty To Me"

8 Guns N Roses - "Sweet Child O' Mine"

9 Bon Jovi - "Livin' On a Prayer"

10 Ministry - "Stigmata"

11 Motorhead - "Ace Of Spades"

12 Van Halen - "Jump"

13 Van Halen - "Panama"

14 Boston - "Amanda"

15 Headgirl - "St Valentine's Day Massacre" EP

16 Accept - "Balls To the Wall"

17 Big Black - "El Dopa"

18 Rush - "The Spirit Of Radio"

19 Prime Movers - "Strong As I Am"

20 Rainbow - "Since You've Been Gone"

21 Slade - "Slade Alive At Reading" EP

22 Zodiac Mindwarp & the Love Reaction - "Prime Mover"

23 Aerosmith/Run DMC - "Walk This Way"

24 Jane's Addiction - "Mountain Song"

25 Whitesnake - "Fool For Your Lovin'"

26 Bad News - "Bohemian Rhapsody"

27 Whitesnake - "Here I Go Again"

28 Billy Idol - "Rebel Yell"

29 Metallica - "One"

30 Van Halen - "Why Can't This Be Love?"

31 Iron Maiden - "Run To the Hills"

32 Thin Lizzy - "Chinatown"

33 Living Colour - "Cult Of Personality"

34 Jeff Beck - "Too Much To Lose/The Final Peace"

35 Dire Straits - "Money For Nothing"

36 Billy Squier - "The Stroke"

37 ZZ Top - "Legs"

38 G-Force feat Gary Moore - "White Knuckles/Rockin' and Rollin'"

39 Judas Priest - "Breaking the Law"

40 Saxon - "Wheels Of Steel"

41 Twisted Sister - "We're Not Gonna Take It"

42 Enuff Z'Nuff - "New Thing"

43 Bangles - "Walk Like an Egyptian"

44 AC/DC - "Rock N Roll Ain't Noise Pollution/Hell's Bells"

45 Yes - "Owner Of a Lonely Heart"

46 Europe - "The Final Countdown"

47 Survivor - "Eye Of the Tiger"

48 Iron Maiden - "Two Minutes To Midnight"

49 Iron Maiden - "Aces High"

50 Slayer - "Raining Blood"

51 Skid Row - "I Remember You"

52 Starship - "We Built This City"

53 Skid Row - "Youth Gone Wild"

54 Rolling Stones - "Undercover Of the Night"

55 Gillan - "Mutually Assured Destruction"

56 ZZ Top - "Gimme All Your Lovin'"

57 Def Leppard - "Photograph"

58 Pat Benatar - "Hell Is For Children"

59 Juice Newton - "Queen of Hearts"

60 Guns N Roses - "Rocket Queen"

61 Def Leppard - "Rock Of Ages"

62 Venom - "Evil (In League With Satan)"

63 The Cult - "Lil' Devil"

64 The Melvins - "Eye Flys"

65 Bon Jovi - "Born To Be My Baby"

66 Poison - "Fallen Angel"

67 Iron Maiden - "Can I Play With Madness?"

68 Winger - "Miles Away"

69 Cinderella - "Don't Know What You've Got Til It's Gone"

70 LA Guns - "The Ballad Of Jayne"

71 Europe - "Carrie"

72 Megadeth - "Peace Sells (But Who's Buying?)"

73 Motley Crue - "Girls Girls Girls"

74 Poison - "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"

75 Scared - "Dangerous Toys"

76 Pretty Boy Floyd - "Rock N Roll (Is Gonna Set the Night On Fire)"

77 LA Guns - "One More Reason"

78 Lonesome Fool - "Salty Dog"

79 Motley Crue - "Come On and Dance"

80 Slaughter - "Up All Night"

81 Sleeze Beez - "Stranger Than Paradise"

82 Savatage - "Gutter Ballet"

83 Overkill - "Elimination"

84 Anthrax - "I'm the Man"

85 M. O. D. - "Mr Oofus"

86 Soundgarden - "Circle Of Power"

87 Ozzy Osbourne - "Crazy Train"

88 Suicidal Tendencies - "Possessed To Skate"

89 Electric Boys - "Lips and Hips"

90 The Cult - "Firewoman"

91 Junkyard - "Simple Man"

92 Electric Angels - "The Drinking Song"

93 Meat Loaf - "Dead Ringer For Love"

94 Kiss - "Crazy Crazy Nights"

95 Alice Cooper - "Poison"

96 Journey - "Don't Stop Believin'"

97 Queen - "Flash"

98 WASP - "Live Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)"

99 Slayer - "Criminally Insane"

100 Rush - "Tom Sawyer"

Jeff W: Yeah, I was hoping for "Rag Doll". I'm pretty sure "Love In an Elevator" was early 90s though. Queen's "Flash" is #97.

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Thursday, 21 November 2002 17:29 (twenty-three years ago)

I have 40 0f these songs! What a great list! Must get some Rush and Accept CDs.

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 21 November 2002 18:11 (twenty-three years ago)

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