VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs list only slightly less annoying than their hip-hop list

January 5, 2009 1:31 p.m. by Andrew Winistorfer

Last week saw the airing of yet another VH1 special that features "hilarious" people and music icons counting down a list of dubious credibility. This time it was their list of the 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs, and it was hosted by Bret Michaels, who didn't even pretend to care like he was interested in participating. (Plus what's the deal with his hair? It looks like large spools of thread lined up along the back of his bandana.)

 

There were some obvious problems with the list, principally the definition of "hard rock." Does it mean songs with guitars? Screaming? Loud drums? Or recorded on Amethyst? (rock joke). No one really explains. 

 

But at any rate, Guns N' Roses' "Welcome To The Jungle" got top honors, cementing VH1's recent mission to kick off a hair-metal revival. How that could beat out any, any, song in the Led Zeppelin songbook, is beyond me, but it chiefly beats out "Whole Lotta Love" and "Kashmir" here.

 

To be sure, there are some terrible inclusions on this list-- White Zombie, Winger, Andrew W.K., Europe, Buckcherry, and Evanescence, to name a few of many-- but overall, it's less annoying than their list of the 100 Greatest Hip-Hop songs. 

 

Here's the full list:

100 Sammy Hagar - "I Can't Drive 55"
99 Grand Funk Railroad - "We're An American Band"
98 Buckcherry - "Lit Up"
97 The Edgar Winter Group - "Frankenstein"
96 Kansas - "Carry On Wayward Son"
95 Creed - "Higher"
94 The Darkness - "I Believe In A Thing Called Love"
93 Autograph - "Turn Up The Radio"
92 Night Ranger - "Don't Tell Me You Love Me"
91 Smashing Pumpkins - "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
90 Jethro Tull - "Aqualung"
89 Andrew W.K. - "Party Hard"
88 Alice In Chains - "Would?"
87 Winger - "Seventeen"
86 Marilyn Manson - "The Beautiful People"
85 Velvet Revolver - "Slither"
84 W.A.S.P. - "I Wanna Be Somebody"
83 Evanescence - "Bring Me To Life"
82 Rainbow - "Since You Been Gone"
81 Black Sabbath - "Heaven And Hell"
80 Journey - "Any Way You Want It"
79 Billy Idol - "Rebel Yell"
78 Bad Company - "Feel Like Making Love"
77 Soundgarden - "Black Hole Sun"
76 Lita Ford - "Kiss Me Deadly"
75 The White Stripes - "Seven Nation Army"
74 The Cult - "Love Removal Machine"
73 Thin Lizzy - "Jailbreak"
72 Pat Benetar - "Heartbreaker"
71 Jane's Addiction - "Mountain Song"
70 Foreigner - "Hot Blooded"
69 Living Colour - "Cult Of Personality"
68 White Zombie - "More Human Than Human"
67 ZZ Top - "Tush"
66 Europe - "The Final Countdown"
65 MC5 - "Kick Out the Jams"
64 Rollins Band - "Liar"
63 Survivor - "Eye Of The Tiger"
62 Dokken - "Breaking The Chains"
61 Ratt - "Round And Round"
60 Skid Row - "18 And Life"
59 Billy Squier - "The Stroke"
58 Stone Temple Pilots - "Interstate Love Song"
57 The Kinks - "You Really Got Me"
56 Warrant - "Cherry Pie"
55 Blue Oyster Cult - "Don't Fear The Reaper"
54 Faith No More - "Epic"
53 Steppenwolf - "Born To Be Wild"
52 The Runaways - "Cherry Bomb"
51 Megadeth - "Peace Sells"
50 Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Give It Away"
49 The Stooges - "Search And Destroy"
48 Korn - "Freak On A Leash"
47 Kid Rock - "Bawitdaba"
46 Anthrax - "Madhouse"
45 Foghat - "Slow Ride"
44 Cream - "Sunshine Of Your Love"
43 Dio - "Holy Diver"
42 The Clash - "Should I Stay Or Should I Go"
41 Quiet Riot - "Cum On Feel The Noize"
40 Poison - "Talk Dirty To Me"
39 Boston - "More Than A Feeling"
38 Queen - "Stone Cold Crazy"
37 The Who - "My Generation"
36 Van Halen - "Hot For Teacher"
33 Alice Cooper - "School's Out"
34 Heart - "Barracuda"
33 Green Day - "Basket Case"
32 Ted Nugent - "Cat Scratch Fever"
31 AC/DC - "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
30 Pearl Jam - "Even Flow"
29 Joan Jett - "Bad Reputation"
28 Foo Fighters - "Everlong"
27 Whitesnake - "Still Of The Night"
26 Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Free Bird"
25 The Ramones - "Blitzkrieg Bop"
24 Iron Butterfly - "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"
23 Ozzy Osbourne - "Crazy Train"
22 Jimi Hendrix Experience - "Hey Joe"
21 Led Zeppelin - "Kashmir"
20 Bon Jovi - "You Give Love A Bad Name"
19 Rush - "Tom Sawyer"
18 Scorpions - "Rock You Like A Hurricane"
17 Twisted Sister - "I Wanna Rock"
16 Kiss - "Rock And Roll All Nite"
15 Motley Crue - "Dr. Feelgood"
14 Iron Maiden - "Run To The Hills"
13 Def Leppard - "Photograph"
12 Judas Priest - "Breaking The Law"
11 Deep Purple - "Smoke On The Water"
10 Motorhead - "Ace Of Spades"
09 Van Halen - "Runnin With The Devil"
08 Aerosmith - "Walk This Way"
07 Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
06 The Who - "Won't Get Fooled Again"
05 Metallica - "Enter Sandman"
04 Black Sabbath - "Paranoid"
03 Led Zeppelin - "Whole Lotta Love"
02 AC/DC - "Back In Black"
01 Guns N' Roses - "Welcome To The Jungle"

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219 Responses

January 5, 2009 at 1:38 p.m.

Where's Britney Fox?! LAME! haha
January 5, 2009 at 1:41 p.m.

Eh, at least like 60 of the songs were good. I was surprised there weren't like 30 Ratt songs on this thing. It was fun to see all the hair metal guys try to justify liking Nirvana. Talk about grinding your teeth.
January 5, 2009 at 3:28 p.m.

Creed?
January 5, 2009 at 4:46 p.m.

i'm thinking that jimi hendrix should have been a bit higher in the ratings. Without him many of these guys wouldn't be on this list.
And I definetly think Led Zeppelin should have been number 1
January 6, 2009 at 10:09 p.m.

Ok well one thing The Who aint hard rock and kiss and guns n roses blow they suck why why why! I feel as though they put this list together without looking up what is hard rock...
January 7, 2009 at 8:54 a.m.

creed? are you kidding me?
January 7, 2009 at 8:54 a.m.

Old GNR def deserves the number one spot, you dont think GNR hard enough!?!?!? your an idiot idiot idiot!
January 7, 2009 at 8:54 a.m.

Of course The Who is Hard Rock. They practically invented Hard Rock. Check out Live at Leeds and the DVDs of The Kids Are Alright and Live at the Isle of Wight Festival.
January 7, 2009 at 8:54 a.m.

Rush, Nirvana, Iron Maiden, Metallica... Hard Rock?
January 7, 2009 at 3:10 p.m.

No Smashing Pumpkins? And Rush most definitly is hard rock.
January 7, 2009 at 7:22 p.m.

There was Smashing Pumpkins, actually... check # 91...
And yeah, this list was definitely flawed... WTtJ is NOT #1... and the top songs had been looking so good... though SLTS is pretty high I think (although I know many people will disagree with me). I think Even Flow should've been higher, though... whatever.
January 8, 2009 at 12:41 a.m.

Tool?

The list loses all cred without Tool.
January 8, 2009 at 1:57 a.m.

Good call Nick.
January 8, 2009 at 5:15 p.m.

No wonder Brett Michael's did'nt enjoy doing the show, Poison isn't even in the list. They should be well up there.
January 9, 2009 at 1:46 a.m.

Winger, Night Ranger, Survivor??? C'mon...Eye of the Tiger ahead of ZZ Top??? Wow, VH1 needs some help. And Tom, Poison is #40 on the list - too high for my liking!
January 9, 2009 at 2:09 p.m.

MELHOR DO HARD ROCK ????? Vai SEu inutil desde quando Green Day, NIrvana, e outros ai eh Hard Rock esse Site eh uma Tremenda Merda ¬¬''' da raiva de ver vc colokando nomes de bandas dizendo que representaum o HARD, infeliz !!!
January 9, 2009 at 2:09 p.m.

My understanding is the list was made by fan votes and we know how fickle they are...
January 9, 2009 at 2:30 p.m.

I have to say that VH1 should get out of the business of doing Top 100 lists.......unless its Top 100 Lame Arse Music Channels and they tie with MTV for the number one slot.
January 9, 2009 at 4:43 p.m.

WTF? how can you make a list without a single PANTERA song....VH1 is retarded
January 9, 2009 at 7:37 p.m.

journey-separate ways should of been on the list. awesome song. better guitar than a lot of these songs
January 10, 2009 at 1:08 p.m.

They should have done something other than rely on the votes of VH1 viewers. Sure it's a music channel, but when you do that, what you get is the 100 Greatest songs as determined by VH1. If a band like Pantera isn't on the list, it just means that there's not very many Pantera listeners amongst people who vote on VH1. And some of this stuff I don't even call hard rock...its like they're grouping hard rock, grunge, and heavy metal all in one
January 10, 2009 at 1:10 p.m.

It was the fans of the music that voted the songs on the list. They didn't just say "lets just get a list of random songs and call them hard rock" they put a vote thing on vh1.com and then they based it on the top votes.
January 10, 2009 at 1:10 p.m.

dude, where the hell is slayer? 4 out of 9 of slayers albums have been certified gold and reign in blood was nominated for heaviest album of all time.

WTF?

u know wat? slayers too heavy for this countdown!!!!
January 10, 2009 at 6:51 p.m.

2 AC/DC songs?!? Thats retarded AC/DC has like 6 more songs that should be here
January 10, 2009 at 9:16 p.m.

What no Pantera? This Love and Cemetary Gates have great riffs.
January 11, 2009 at 9:14 a.m.

i agree with nova.
but i think led zeppelin should have been #1
January 11, 2009 at 2:19 p.m.

About 1/3 of this list is pure garbage. The most comical songs/artists on the list: Final Countdown/Europe (wow the organ on that song ROCKs, lol); Pat Benatar (power pop, maybe); I Can't Drive 55/Hagar (Hagar had some hard rock, but this is a pop song); Turn Up Radio/Autograph; Stroke/Billy Squier (gay song).

It looks like a bunch of 80's hair band flunkies got to vote. You know the days when any song that had an androgenous guy in lipstick and spandex and had a guitar solo was hard rock, LOL. Poison, Bon Jovi, and Def Leppard are pop bands, ladies and gentlemen, and always were.

If it was a true list AC/DC, Metallica, and Zepplin would have dominated. Also, I agree Pantera should have been on the list multiple times.
January 11, 2009 at 4:42 p.m.

HUH? Where is Highway to Hell? :S, It's arguably one of the best and most famous hard rock songs out there! It should be top 10, but not on the list... !?!?
January 11, 2009 at 7:02 p.m.

gnr's welcome to the jungle is the #1 hardrock song of all time if u dont like ur stupid and by the way this was voted by the fans so vh1 trying to bring back hair bands it retarded like the person that wrote this
January 13, 2009 at 2:13 a.m.

zeppelin could have easily topped out the top 20 if vh1 had any brains.. only 2 zeppelin songs in the top ONE HUNDRED hard rock songs? fail
January 13, 2009 at 2:14 a.m.

Terrible article/pop culture analysis. Gnr are an amazing hard rock been, Jungle is bar far a timeless hard rock, stadium anthem. The fans and industry critics voted for this list. The cultural impact of the Jungle was huge. Gnr wasn't a hair band. they were a sleazy, soulful, blues-based classic rock band with all the energy and angst of punk. They saved hardcore, rock n roll from all the eighties hair bands.
January 13, 2009 at 6:01 p.m.

I love how many of the songs on here are from some sort of Guitar Hero/Rock Band video game. That's probably a bunch of 15 year olds voting for their favorite songs... Bunch of Crap! As soon as I saw no Pantera on this list I knew it was a little off on the voting. O well, I had fun laughing at some and agreeing with other spots on the list.
January 14, 2009 at 4:15 a.m.

I got a lot of problems with this list as many of you but my two biggest are no Hallowed be thy name in the list and Zep only with 2, TWO, yes TWO songs in this list...vh1 sucks ass, oh and what the hell is Europe doing in the list!
January 14, 2009 at 1:27 p.m.

that list should have been full of Pantera, Van Halen, Metallica, Megadeth, etc. there was maybe 5 hard rock songs on that list. bret and his fake hair can lick my bag.
January 14, 2009 at 10:34 p.m.

I only agree with about 1/4 of this list. How come there is only one Queen song on there, and zero songs by The Doors. How could not have Boheimian Rhapsody on this list That is the greatest song of all time.
January 15, 2009 at 2:29 p.m.

no slipknot?
January 15, 2009 at 7:06 p.m.

any list that puts a Pat Benatar song above a Thin Lizzy song in the hard rock category is immediately suspect.
January 15, 2009 at 7:24 p.m.

This list is a joke, but it is based upon what people voted on. So it is a popularity list based on people that spend the time to vote.

I like Evanescence but Bring me To Life one of the greatest rock songs ever?

Like another poster said, NO TOOL? Tool redefined rock in such a way they are their own genre. Sober Should be in the Top 10.
January 15, 2009 at 10:54 p.m.

Stairway to Heaven?
January 15, 2009 at 10:54 p.m.

No pantera??? isnt this a hard rock list? No pantera? you gotta be fricken kiddin me
January 16, 2009 at 12:52 a.m.

Joan Jett? Are you f***ing kidding me? What's with the lesbian music? I'm surprised, but impressed that Maiden got #14. Should have more in the top 100.
January 16, 2009 at 2:20 a.m.

No Helter Skelter?
January 16, 2009 at 1:59 p.m.

this list wasnt TERRible but theyre definately missing ALOT of bands and songs. evanesence should be removed but i honestly think all the music is great-just some not made for this list. as hair metal goes, i love it , but i admit some could be removed for other songs to be on this list such as QUEEN.
January 16, 2009 at 6:18 p.m.

This list was so much of a joke, I think I laughed when Evanescence came onto my screen. This was supposed to be 100 Greatest Hard Rock songs, not 100 Greatest Piles of Crap. Creed? No, sorry, Vh1. Bad move.

The Kinks' You Really Got Me is a great song, but it isn't hard rock. Hard rock may have builded off of it, but it wasn't hard rock itself.

More Led Zeppelin and AC/DC, morons. At least Back in Black got number 2. But behind Welcome to the Jungle? Total joke.

Welcome to the Jungle is a cool song, but not the best of the best when it comes to hard rock.

Songs I was happy to see: Steppenwolf's Born to Be Wild, Heart's Barracuda, Alice in Chains' Would?
January 16, 2009 at 6:18 p.m.

Scott Stapp or whatever that idiots name is from creed should never be in the same category as Led Zeppelin and The Who. This list has the most anti-climatic #1 since VH1's greatest songs of the 80's. Where are the Chili Peppers? Give it away's good but throw some LA boys a bone good god!
January 17, 2009 at 3:40 a.m.

Where in the hell is 'Love is a Battlefield'. I Know it isn't hard rock but some of those songs weren't and Pat Benatar is the official "Queen of Rock".
January 17, 2009 at 3:40 a.m.

Photograph? #13? Are you kidding me? it's probably the weakest song on that album. Has anyone heard of Led Zeppelin? {Black Dog, Immigrant Song etc.}
January 17, 2009 at 3:40 a.m.

first off the fans that voted this list are crazy as hell they have no clue what hard rock/metal is. i noticed that almost all the songs are on guitar hero/rockband which shows how young vh1 watchers are. they wouldnt of known theses bands if it wasnt for those games. but i voted for songs and Vh1 only gave certain songs to choose from so the list is bogus and extremely gay europe? wtf who in there right mind voted that sshIITT. anyway the guy who dissed kiss guess who was on the first rock honors and the main event KISS. overated I dont think so. the song way overplayed but kiss has endless hits and alot of great songs only poser fans would vote for that song cause its the only one they know.
January 17, 2009 at 3:40 a.m.

I will again say to back up the others. The list loses all cred without Tool. I am quite surprised of this farce of a list. Just goes to show how unpopular, popular vote can be.
January 17, 2009 at 3:41 a.m.

Right....ONE Def Leppard song, and TWO AC DC songs... who wrote the list to vote on?
January 17, 2009 at 1:32 p.m.

@Annaka No. Tool DOES NOT belong on there. Not deserving of it.

@god of thunder: I agree. There are other KISS songs I would voted for over that one. Many of which mop the floor with most of the songs on the list.

@JJ: Poison, Bon Jovi, and Def Leppard aren't the hardest rock out there but aren't even close to being pop bands.
January 17, 2009 at 3:12 p.m.

Since I was conceived I have been listening to rock music. Any kind, any era, anything!!! The list is okay for the most part, but I totally disagree with the number one song. There are WAY better songs than "Welcome to the Jungle." That is a joke!!! I think the list needs to be reevaluated!!!!
If it was up to me..Mountian "Mississippi Queeen" would be on there, Blackfoot "Train, Train", Heart "Alone",and for sure a couple handfulls of 90s thru today rock (TOOL,Rob Zombie). AND there should be more Alice Cooper!!! I could sit here all day and list songs that need to be on this list.
I agree with "god of thunder" about the age of the voters for this list. I was reading it to my dad and he is in his 50s and he said "You can tell the makers of the list were in their 30s or just idiots."
January 18, 2009 at 1:40 p.m.

How is i am my own worst enemy by lit not on the list? i'm not saying #1 but at it should at least be somewhere. also there should be way more ac/dc and led zepplin on here
January 18, 2009 at 1:41 p.m.

I like the list because i grew up with all this music but there could have been a maiden song in there
January 18, 2009 at 1:41 p.m.

its a great list... Creed rocks and so do most of these bands on this list... Oh and Guns N Roses is one of the hardest rock bbands ever... The Who is debateable but they have great songs.
January 18, 2009 at 1:41 p.m.

Oh and Andrew W.K. is great along with Winger and some of the other bands u said that sucked. And Hair bands are the best kind of bands
January 18, 2009 at 7:02 p.m.

Led Zep or Black Sabbath should be 1 and 2!!! And what happened to Pantera,Megadeth or Slayer!!
January 19, 2009 at 1:47 a.m.

No Pantera, NIN, Anthrax, Tool, Pink Floyd, Doors, or Rolling Stones? VH1 Sucks. WTTJ #1. Awesome song. Yes. Hair metal. NO! Best hard rock song ever? Probably not. And I agree, this list was made by a bunch of 15 year olds who first heard these songs off Guitar Hero.
January 20, 2009 at 4:02 p.m.

i have 2 things to say to VH1:

1. learn what hard rock is.

2. Led Zeppelin.

Led Zeppelin started hard rock, and only 2 of their songs are included? wtf? and they're NOT NUMBER ONE?

Zep should be this entire list imo. instead of all these piece of crap sell out bands. one of the worst lists i have ever seen.

though, i must say i'm surprised they even included Zep at all.
January 20, 2009 at 5:25 p.m.

wheres the fuk is velvet revolver-slither?
January 21, 2009 at 4:47 p.m.

jim, i agree. to many people think that the greatest (heavy metal) songs r on guitar hero. but maybe if they were to listen to other bands they would have picked better songs. like METALLICA! they shouldve had a different song on there than enter sandman. more like ride the lightning
January 21, 2009 at 4:47 p.m.

OK, so...

Only 2 Led Zep songs and no Stairway to Heaven

No Pantera songs (erm, Walk, Cowboys from Hell, Cemetery Gates, I could go on...)

No Tool (Vicarious, Sober, AEnema, Schism to name a few)

No Slipknot (Sic, Duality, Vermillion, Left Behind, Pyschosocial)

And worst of all I think is the lack of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE!! Killing in the Name should be in there at a minimum!!

All in all: a disgrace.
January 21, 2009 at 9:49 p.m.

First off, Guns N Roses should have had atleast five songs on here: Sweet Child O'Mine, November Rain, Paradise City, Don't Cry, Patience, and WTTJ is def one of the best Hard Rock songs ever! You probably hear this song more then any other song around the world. AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Rolling Stones would have (Combined) probably the 15 out of the top 30 songs. Metallica is a thrash band. Zeppelin, AC/DC, Stones and GNR are TRUE Hard Rock bands! In my opinion, the best 5 Hard Rock bands of ALL- TIME are in this order. 1) Led Zeppelin 2) Rolling Stones 3) Guns N' Roses 4) AC/DC 5) Queen. Also where were Stairway to Heaven, November Rain, Bohemian Rhapsody, Sweet Child O'Mine, Bob Dylan songs??? Jimi Hendrix??? Neways...WTTJ might not be the greatest, but overall it probably is more of an anthem of rock that has lasted the longest with people of all ages. There for maybe the best Hardrock songs (not including ballads such as Nov. Rain, Stairway to Heaven or B.Rhapsody) Neways GNR, Zeppelin, Stones, AC/DC are the greatest bands ever......
January 21, 2009 at 9:49 p.m.

Ohkay, all of you, shut up. Your annoying. You all have opinions, if you don't like the show, and vh1 is retarded, then don't watch it quit complaining the show already went up,, gehzz.
January 22, 2009 at 1:53 p.m.

hardman ur a F****** DOUSCH BAG!!!!! u dont know jack s*** about hard rock
January 23, 2009 at 1:28 a.m.

Well i think Wont get fooled again should have been higher but that is a amzing song, and why is welcome to the jungle always the top song, it not even all that good, well the reson i hate is because so many snotty 10 year olds only know that song from guitar hero and many "rockers" of today are in it because they played a game at someones house and like a song and decided to tell everyone and make a group of idrotic kids
January 23, 2009 at 7:46 p.m.

This guy thinks Guns are a hair band??
January 23, 2009 at 7:46 p.m.

WHAT THE ********************************IS THIS, CRAZY TRAIN 23, this is bull what the hell happend to AC/DC higway to hell, high voltage...
welcome to the jungle is a good song and deserves to be among the top 20 but not #1 I mean what happened to pries, maiden, zeplin, ozzy
January 24, 2009 at 1:39 p.m.

Where's "Hair of the Dog" by Nazareth? That song is the essence of hardrock.

Why is the Darkness and Andrew W.K.? And Lit Up by Buck Cherry? Rage Against the Machine (anything by them) and Rammstein (anything by them) should've made the list.

I am cool with "Welcome to the Jungle" being the number 1 hard rock song, though.
January 24, 2009 at 1:40 p.m.

Yep we all have opinions and we can express them. That's why there is a comment box on the article!!!
We all have probleMs with the list and no one will agree but it's good to know there are this many lovers of real music!!
So as far as I am concerned everyone just keep listening to good music Nd keep rockin your face off!!!
Marley has spoken her words!!!!
January 25, 2009 at 3:44 p.m.

Slayer. Slayer. Slayer
January 25, 2009 at 3:44 p.m.

Hardman287...I think Bob Dylan is far from Hard Rock.

I like many others was hugely frustrated with the results of this list. I think they really shot themselves in the foot with the whole 'one song per band' policy, with only four bands getting the luxury of two songs. There were many bands that were each snubbed three or four additional songs that are much better than all the filler songs they added in between the few legitimately good songs.

Also, I noticed after the second hour that each episode was treated like its own list, starting the hour with a rather poor song and finishing with a relatively good one. This is probably why we see strange orders like Bon Jovi beating out "Kashmir" for a top 20 spot, simply because VH1 wanted to finish the hour with a "bang."

As for "Welcome to the Jungle" being number one. I have nothing against the it personally. It's definitely a great song deserving of a place in the top 20, but it's not number one. I do thing VH1 has a love affair with Guns N' Roses, as the band seems to top most all of their lists. There is a noticeable generation bias towards bands from the 80's and 90's since they appear to be the decades in which most the people involved in making this list spent most of their time invested in music. Likewise with Rolling Stone Magazine, an older organization, that tend to demonstrate favor to earlier bands like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.

Overall the list is very commercial. Both the songs they chose and the people they got to provide commentary give a fickle and marketed sensation to the whole thing. There is really little depth or insight into the demonstration of musical expertise, but what more can we expect from a demographic that considers "Rock of Love" entertainment?
January 26, 2009 at 2:42 p.m.

Anyone who posted a genuine comment on here is really a bit of a sad bastard :l Why are you complaining to some crappy forum because you don't like the list you seen on a music channel.. Seriosuly.. get a life?
January 29, 2009 at 1:51 p.m.

Sweet child o' mine should b top 5!!!!!

Greatest riff eva and not even a mention

But GNR r TOP!!!!!!!!!!
January 29, 2009 at 3:30 p.m.

Just about any song by Tool definitely should've made the list.
January 31, 2009 at 10:27 a.m.

where the hell is slipknot?
February 1, 2009 at 2:26 p.m.

FREE BIRD!
lol
I personally think it's a good list; the only reason why it's put up like this is that VH1 lets the viewers vote and whichever songs get more votes, they higher they are. Oh, BTW just to name a few...

Hot For Teacher
Peace Sells
Crazy Train
Ace of Spades
Paranoid
Back in Black
I Wanna Rock
and Welcome to the Jungle all deserve credibly to be on this list.
Also, Evanescence sucks...
February 2, 2009 at 12:08 a.m.

Bret looked so confused because all his supposedly funny lines were scripted. and i stopped watching it when Rush was awarded a spot on 100 greatest ....hard rock.....???? songs of.....ALL TIME!
i didn't even know rush had a genre, if you consider gay opera a genre.
oh and btw, andrew w.k's song about partying is so generic and TERRIBLE! no wonder he has resorted to motivational speaking.
i had no clue who the hell that guy was until i saw him pop up on the screen pretending to like the few good bands on that list!
February 4, 2009 at 1:12 p.m.

Stu2291, no their not a hair band even though they have long hair. Their music is far better than hair metal.
February 4, 2009 at 6:57 p.m.

AC/DC HAD TOO MANY SONGS ON THIS LIST THEY SUCK. THEY NEEDED TO PUT SLAYER AND MEGADETH.
February 6, 2009 at 1:08 p.m.

Brett Michaels was doing more promotion about his new CD than Hosting the Greatest Rock Songs. It was disappointing to see him as host and more so to see Poison make it on the list. He is worthless and so is his T.V. show. I understand that the list was compiled by voters on the internet but in my opinion hard rock is zeppelin, ac/dc, van halen, stones, so on and so forth. Not evanescence, winger, andrew w.k., etc...they should be in a totally different category or genre of music. When i tuned and seen the first 20 I was aready P####d. Andrew w.k. is crap music. Not Hard Rock. It has worthless lyrics and sound like a bunch of noise. I like to keep an open mind to new artists and styles of music but stuff like that is just noise much like most of the music and new artists in the last 5 years. Although I am a Fan of alot of artists and songs on the list most of them should not have made it. How can you even list an artist such as Evanescence on this thing with led zeppelin. I am a Guns N Roses fan have read their biographies as well but welcome to the jungle as number one is B#####t. That song is so overplayed and annoying. There are so many more Quality classic artists who deserve the number one seat. Although i sat through all five hours of the show. I'm not sure if I could watch another one as Disappointing as it was.
February 7, 2009 at 3:37 p.m.

FU AC/DC sucks, AC/DC is one of, if not the best hard rock band of all time. They must suck because after 35 years of kick ass rock and roll they still sell out stadiums across the world in 30 minutes, ya that must be y they suck, or because every one of their albums have gone multi platium, or because angus is one of the greatest guitarist ever. YOU need to learn who sucks and who doesnt!!!
February 7, 2009 at 6:45 p.m.

WTF. No HIM, no Pantera, no Animals. and TWO Led Zeppelins?

THEY CREATED HARD ROCK.

And WTtJ is not #1.

And who the HELL voted Manson #86? He should be top 10 and a whole lot more of him.
February 9, 2009 at 11:24 a.m.

WTF is greenday doing at 33. Their a punk band
February 10, 2009 at 7:52 p.m.

OMG.... Pat Benatar not top 20.... she is the queen of rock.
February 14, 2009 at 3:21 p.m.

They're not hard rock but im suprised Queen's song *We Will Rock You* wasn't number one
February 16, 2009 at 2:27 p.m.

my top 10

1.stairway to heaven
2,bohemian rhapsody
3. back in black
4.free bird
5.layla
6.crazy train
7.smells like teen spirit
8.satisfaction
9.we will rock u
10.welcome to the jungle
February 25, 2009 at 8:16 p.m.

Where's Cinderella, Keel, Slaughter, Helix, Danger Danger, Nelson, Stryper, Gorky Park????????
February 27, 2009 at 6:57 p.m.

Son canciones hard rock no estan ablando de las bandas PENDEJOS
February 28, 2009 at 12:52 p.m.

sorry but i think this list is OK.. i love most of the songs there and hard rock definatly doesnt mean heavy metal so for all of you who think this songs arent hard enough they are... but if u choose a guns n roses song to be number one i would have chosen sweet child of mine without any hesitation.
February 28, 2009 at 5:10 p.m.

this list is completely wrong....in what phuking world do hair band faggots deserve to be on the same list as bands like metallica,zeppelin, or ozzy? i dont care who made this list or how this list wa made....it is 100% phuking wrong.

phuk kid rock...
February 28, 2009 at 5:10 p.m.

and where is miss spears on this list??? i cant trust this list
February 28, 2009 at 7:15 p.m.

i don't thnk that welcome to the jungle deserves to be #1 it's a reat song but not thhe best any led zeppelin's song should be #1 for me achilles last stand is the best song of all time and where the hell is pantera and cactus??
March 1, 2009 at 5:17 a.m.

Why isn't Ryan Adams in this list?
March 1, 2009 at 3:43 p.m.

when making a statement like "100 greatest hard rock songs of all time" obviously isn't going to be correct in everyone's eyes. I personally only really like 2 songs on the list, being STP and the smashing pumpkins, everyone forgets a band like radiohead who truly made an impact on music. half of this s**t like poison and motley crue was probably added because they had to justify a joke like brett michaels hosting it, seeing poison as a changing force in music is the same as seeing hinder or nickleback as one.. but i guess all the voters are brainwashed by the mainstream and this is evident as the terrible christian anthem that is "higher" is on the list.. and yes i agree tool should be on the list, i really have a problem with many of these so i unno i guess ill stop there
March 1, 2009 at 4:57 p.m.

I'm really missing Tool here, yeah. And really ... Jungle's not a number one for me, I'm sorry. I mean, yeah, it's THAT well known. But it isn't the best ever. Lists lik ethese are never all accurate, though ...
March 1, 2009 at 8:18 p.m.

I agree Sam
March 2, 2009 at 4:32 p.m.

I really didn't even know about this since I'm too busy being a dad and having a real job and all that crap. I only saw the show and wished I voted. The ones who voted for this list must think Pearl Jam is old school classic rock, but for guys like me who saw Deep Purple live, watched Aerosmith implode, played the Kiss albums backwards, and remember cruising and listening to Zep only to hear after the song of Bonham's death, see this list as it is - an argument that only will see "The Real 100 Hard Rock Songs Of All Time" sometime soon. Rock on....
March 3, 2009 at 6:29 p.m.

Oh Ya, I agree and disagree with alot you. Tool is missing!! and I think Rage Against The Machine is Missing!! They desserve a bigger spot than alot people on the list. Also Enter Sandman shouldn't be there!! Master of Puppets or any toher Metallica song should be. But who wants a list full of Zep songs. Sure they are great but what a boring show, 20 songs for Zep, 10 for Ac/DC, 20 for Hendrix, pretty lame list, needs variety and it has that.
March 4, 2009 at 12:38 a.m.

#1 should of been

QUEEN-WE WILL ROCK YOU!
March 5, 2009 at 2:16 p.m.

The list is not that lame and many that suggest bands or songs forget that this is meant for hard rock

Tool, Pantera, Slayer, Megadeth and Rage ATM SHOULD have been there, and green day (punk) red hot chili pepers (funk) creed and evanescence are also a waste of good places... clearly not hard rock tunes... and there's this silly dumbass who proposed the Bohemian Rhapsody? WTF???
March 8, 2009 at 5:10 a.m.

heres my personal top 10 list:
1. bohemian rhapsody - queen
2. stairway to heaven - led zeppelin
3. more than a feeling - boston
4. (i can't get no)satisfaction- the rolling stones
5. tnt - ac/dc
6. dream on - aerosmith
7. eruption - van halen
8. baba o'riley - the who
9. smoke on the water - deep purple
10. hey jude - the beatles

and by the way, if journey counts as hard rock, bohemian rhapsody definitely does
March 8, 2009 at 5:12 a.m.

OK, let's start with the songs that SHOULDN'T have been on the list... Marylyn Manson, what??? He is a stupid goth and rock isn't his thing. His thing is eye liner and slitting his wrists. Green Day is punk not rock, and Red Hot Chili Peppers?? Sure, they have a few rockish songs but Give it Away is definitley not one of them. Kid Rock is country, and what is Eye of the Tiger DOING on the list. It's on OK song, but it's pop. And last, Welcome To The Jungle; what a disgrace.... #1 !?!?!?!?!?!?! Maybe top 10, but not 1. Now the ones that SHOULD'VE been on the list. I'm glad Aqualung is on the list, but I think it could've been near 50. Stairway to Heaven, one of the GREATEST SONGS ON THE EARTH AND ALWAYS WILL BE!!!!!!!!!!! No Beatles; boy, are you people stupider than Peter Griffin. The Beatles are AMAZING. Also, I agree with the others, where is the Queen. The Queen song on the list is a song I've never even heard. Another song missing, Gimme Shelter by the Rolling Stones. There are so many songs that ARE NOT, I repeat ARE NOT on the list that I can't even name them all. VH1, if you ever read this, PLEASE make sure you choose the songs and not VH1 viewers because you get a whole bunch of dick heads to choose Welcome to the Jungle as the top song. The song is good, but NOT the #1 greatest hard rock song!!!
March 8, 2009 at 5:12 a.m.

Why are you all bitching? No one said you had to agree or watch this. Further more, who is to say that one song is better than another? Get over it.
March 8, 2009 at 5:12 a.m.

wow whoever vorted f***** this list up. No Slipknot, Disturbed, or even Lamb of God!!! At least System and Marilyn Manson made it. Lacking a lot of new bands.
March 8, 2009 at 9:52 a.m.

loldisturbedloloolol
March 9, 2009 at 1:03 a.m.

All of the biotching, crying, moaning... WOW GUYS... You should all {ok, maybe not "all" ;) } be ashamed. My husband is the heavy rocker, not me, but some points seem to have slipped by MOST of you:
It is a list of the Greatest Hard Rock SONGS, not Hard Rock BANDS... Some really hard rocking bands didn't have ANY great songs! :)
I was brought up old school: "Hard Rock" = "Heavy Metal", "Acid Rock" may or may not = Hard Rock, "Grunge" is a mix of Punk & Heavy Metal, & therefore would qualify, Punk is NOT Hard Rock!
Did NONE of you lame fools notice #39?!?! I mean, WTF?!?! BOSTON?!?!?! Why is it even NEAR this list?!?!? *roflmao* I was shocked, & I do mean SHOCKED {as was hubby} that NONE of you, NOT ONE, mentioned it being on that list! *ha ha* Wow...
Oh well... I'm done. Have fun chopping away, I won't be reading follow-ups anyway; I never do. Waste of time. Mostly because I don't care what anyone thinks about my posts on whatever site they may be on. Just sayin'... ;) :D
March 9, 2009 at 1:03 a.m.

the list may not have been the best but it was one he*l of a way to spent 3 hours in front of the tv
March 9, 2009 at 2:19 a.m.

As for AC/DC, Back In Black is a good song, but I think TNT or Thunderstruck rock harder. To all of you spewing all of this garbage about Tool, Rage Against The Machine, Megadeth, etc., those are all METAL BANDS, and this was not meant to be a heavy metal list in any way, shape or form. While it is true that these ARE good bands with great songs, I believe all of you are confusing hard rock with heavy metal. VH1 should have definitely been more clear about the genre of "hard rock", and I agree with you on that. As for the list, I also have some problems with some songs that made the cut, but try putting yourselves in VH1's shoes for a moment and consider each and every single "hard rock" song that was ever made & then try to narrow it down to the very best 100 songs from that list & then try to rank them in some way. It all comes down to opinion, and we all have one. So, the next time you see another "100 Greatest" list come out, try to keep that in mind as you go through it. Maybe VH1 should come out with a Heavy Metal list for all of you headbangers out there. Just remember that there is a big difference between "hard rock" and "heavy metal." Take care & thanks for listening.
March 9, 2009 at 2:19 a.m.

Also, as for the Ted Nugent song that was selected, that was a lame choice. Stranglehold is a much better song imho.
March 9, 2009 at 2:19 a.m.

@ EDDIE: Sorry to ruin your day, but Kid Rock is FAR FROM BEING COUNTRY!!! NOT EVEN CLOSE!! I don't think you can classify Bawitaba or even Cowboy as "country" songs!! You are a fool if you think so. Kid Rock is exactly what his name says....ROCK!!
March 9, 2009 at 7:47 a.m.

Kid Rock is more country than CMT.
March 9, 2009 at 11:36 a.m.

how does walk by pantera not make this list, but ANY song by BUCK CHERRY does?
March 9, 2009 at 11:44 a.m.

i hate every single thing about that band.
March 9, 2009 at 10:53 p.m.

can we talk about how pantera was not on this list? what the hell. and why the hell is brett f*cking michaels hosting this. and i found kid rock's presence on this list uh...interesting to say the least. i did agree with many of the songs. ac/dc, led zep, metallica, gnr; glad at least they are all up there. though i do think there might have been a bit more.
March 11, 2009 at 10:48 a.m.

TOOL SUCKS!!!
March 11, 2009 at 10:56 a.m.

True that:

Soulja Boy > A tool you can use to fix stuff > Tool
March 11, 2009 at 1:11 p.m.

KID ROCK? EVANESCENSE?.......you can kiss my ass VH1..!!
March 11, 2009 at 1:18 p.m.

Yeah!

Lil Bow Wow > Evanescence
March 11, 2009 at 6:23 p.m.

Where is "ONE" , "Master of Puppets" "Paradise City", "stairway to heaven", "bohemian rhapsody"
"Helter Skelter" ????????? This list is just a bad joke
March 11, 2009 at 10:24 p.m.

i agree with eddie and el diablo. its not hard 2 figure out this stuff. they could just set up a website with a poll. plus its probably older cuz kurt cobain was talkin on it and he died 13 years ago. and is it just me or does
March 11, 2009 at 10:24 p.m.

i agree with eddie and el diablo. its not hard 2 figure out this stuff. they could just set up a website with a poll. plus its probably older cuz kurt cobain was talkin on it and he died 13 years ago. and is it just me or does "didyoureadthiswholelist" seem like a bitch and a poser? i mean u dont get experience with rock cuz ur husband likes it and way back in ur day, rock was different. 2 her and karaokematthew, there isnt much of a line between hard rock and heavy metal. in my opinion, metal is hard rock. its just a specific type like grunge or acid. theres hard rock, punk, soft rock, and the other weird genres. hard rock is just anything but the other genres and ppl like billy joel or elton john who dont have a guitar in their band. and punk is not hard rock. marylin manson sux and anybody who likes any kind of rock knows that. at least green day is almost hard rock but marylin manson is not
March 18, 2009 at 11:05 a.m.

WHAT THE F...!!!!!!!!!
G N R NUMBER 1 U ARE KIDDING ME
WHAT A S..... LIST
March 19, 2009 at 9:56 a.m.

WHERE THE HELL IS PANTERA THIS LIST SUCKED
March 20, 2009 at 2:31 a.m.

The list does have some artist I dont agree with but I do think evanescence deserves to be on this list, Bring me to life was a huge succes, making evanescence the fist successful female led band of this decade. Not to mention that females can infact rock. So to all you evanescence haters go back to that rock you crawled from. This band showed that female led rock is not a joke. Many other bands such as nightwish, lacuna coil, within temptation, ect have bigger fan bases because of evanescence be the steping stone to these other great bands. Had it not been for evanescence i never would have listened to them. So rock on Evanescence i think this band will be around for a long time to come.
March 20, 2009 at 6:41 p.m.

The lady that said her husband is a rocker and knows stuff about rock doesnt mean you know everything about rock. I also agree with josh. He has quite a few good points. And anyone that says Metallica, Megadeath, Godsmack, Slipknot, Distured, M. Manson and all those bands can go shove it up your ass and make your own list of TOP 100 HEAVY METAL SONGS. Then shove that list up your ass..... AGAIN!!!! A hard rock list would consist of bands like Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, Black Sabbath, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Alice Cooper, Van Halen and a few others. Then you have a list of about ten bands with their songs. None of the metal and punk and crap all mixed together to make hard rock because then you are changing the WHOLE genre. So anyone to say a band that is not Hard Rock is a dick head.
March 21, 2009 at 2:53 p.m.

gnr b.s
March 21, 2009 at 2:55 p.m.

thank u eddie. i totally agree. 2 jazer: ur completely wrong about evanescence and female led bands. first off, heart was on there and they're female led, but also, u have 2 have a low, masculine voice, so u either have to be a guy or smoke a lot. eddie is right, but there arent enough good hard rock bands, and some bands like iron maiden r right on the line between metal and hard rock.
March 24, 2009 at 11:03 a.m.

1. STH Zeppelin
2. BR Queen (not sure if this song is hard rock at all)
3- WTTJ GNR
4- HTH AC/DC
5- SOTW Deep Purple

Hard Rock does not = Hard Rock+All its subgeneres !!!

On this list we have: Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, NuMetal(not metal! jaja), Punk,...

VH1? I was already diasaopoited anyway!
March 25, 2009 at 1:39 p.m.

Serously,two led zeppelin songs? I could name 9 zeppelin songs right off the top of my head.
No iron man or stairway to heaven? Those two songs redefined hard rock history and easily deserve to be in the top 5...
And only two ac/dc songs, what a joke!?
No thunderstruck, highway to hell, you shook me all night long?
Welcome to the jungle number one..? Good song, number one? NOOOOO.
Rollins band,
March 25, 2009 at 6:50 p.m.

What about The Ramones? ain't a punk band? Smoke on the Water out of the Top 10???!!! By that time I was so dissapointed anyway...
March 27, 2009 at 12:14 p.m.

the ramones shoud have bben on here..and come on..smoke on the water soudl have been hight,,same with kashmire...epic riffs. Otherwise is was pretty good ...more acdc maybe...i'm glad marilyn manson was on there.more scorpians might be nice.Well all of you who didnt liek it..they are makign a new one os just go on and vote. Ohh yea...and Loverboy should have a tleast had one song on there.And I liek that creed is on thhere.
March 27, 2009 at 12:15 p.m.

the ramones are like a mix of punk and rock but i mostly agree with jpaa if u can read his his list, ull c how great it is. r u the real bob marley?
March 28, 2009 at 9:56 p.m.

@Jazer426

You are completely right about women being able to rock. But are kidding me? Evanescence is one of the worst female-fronted bands. They are barely hard rock; a pop-rock band more than anything. Bands you mention as being made accessible through Evanescence success are each a 1000 times better, and it was from THEM that Evanescence derived there current sound, so really without them you wouldn't be enjoying your water rock. If they wanted a band that was dark, female-fronted, accessible, popular but didn't suck hard why not Nightwish? The whole thing's a joke.
March 28, 2009 at 9:56 p.m.

This was wrong, so wrong, welcome to the jungle on top, it's a good song, but not that good, at least it's not better than back in black or whole lotta love. What, no pantera, but we can still find green day, no bohemian rapsody but yes you can find the final countdown. There are like 100 more song that deserved to be in this countdown, but I think that it wasn't supposed to be about the greates songs anyway, they sould have named "the 100 bands that we can see on vh1".
by the way manson doesn't sucks but he's not hard rock, it's industrial , a whole different cattegory, like nine inch nails, ministry, skinny puppy and many more.
March 30, 2009 at 5:57 p.m.

FOR &$#$ SAKE!
I damn you VH1!!!.. your next special should be "HARD ROCK FOR DUMMIES"
March 31, 2009 at 7:47 p.m.

despite a lot of people saying disturbed shouldn't be on this list, i think down with the sickness should be because it was HUGE when it came out and it still is today. disturbed has softened up, though.
April 1, 2009 at 2:15 a.m.

Where is Whiskey in the jar??? Enter sandman must be the number one
April 1, 2009 at 6:27 p.m.

hhmmmm.yeah most of you dumbasses think some of these songs are the greatest thing to happen to your f****ing because you heard from rock band or guitar hero. they should have the list exclusive for people who had their balls dropped and grew some carpet. only they understand what is hard rock and they LIVED DURING THE TIME A SONG WAS POPULAR.
Songs out,any by evanescence,andrew w.k.,or manson. top 20 is almost flawless except for bon jovi,WTF???!!!!
and what sammy hagar said,journey is usually snubbed in lists like this one, the viewers shouldve done just that on this list.journey are not hard rock,they are a ballad band!!!
April 4, 2009 at 4:58 p.m.

And refused?
April 5, 2009 at 11:44 p.m.

where is the first hard rock song in all history:
helter skelter from the beatles it must be in the top 10
April 6, 2009 at 3:02 a.m.

My god Rush is on the list, that's crap, put in led zeppelin or black sabbath, but metallica is thrash metal..... and take out #29, 47, 75, 83, 84, 89 and 94
April 10, 2009 at 6:14 p.m.

songs that shouldn't have been on the list

lit up
higher
party hard
bullet with butterfly wings
the beautiful people
more human than human
liar
give it away
bawitdaba
ace of spades
April 14, 2009 at 12:52 a.m.

i doubt ill ever see a vh1 countdown again...
europe and hard rock dont go in the same sentence...
April 16, 2009 at 6:53 p.m.

there should be more pantera on the list, and i HIGHLY disagree with welcome to the jungle being number 1. i think walk from pantera should be number 1, oh and enter sandman should be in front of master of puppets
April 17, 2009 at 9:29 a.m.

What the hell.
Led Zeppelin only has 2 songs?
I can say mostly all their songs need to be on that list, especially Stairway To Heaven.
WHERE THE HELL ARE THE BEATLES?
They are probably one of the most unforgettable bands that have ever lived.
Creed? Thats messed up.
Walk this way by Aerosmith?
Aerosmith has better songs than walk this way.
Where's Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses?
There should be more Black Sabbath, Iron Man was one of the best songs!
This list is soooo screwed up.
April 17, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.

Aerosmith!!!!!!!!!
Yes one of the best bands has a song in the top 10!
I love them,
But i disagree with Welcome to the Jungle.
Guns N' Roses are incredibly awesome,
I think Sweet Child Of Mine is way better.
April 17, 2009 at 9:36 a.m.

Led Zeppelin #1 !!!

donde esta el himno del rock? STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN!!!
wheres rock's anthem? STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN!!!

vh1 chinga tu madre
vh1 f u c k your mom
April 17, 2009 at 9:37 a.m.

jester was exactly right. this list isnt about the greatest hard rock songs. every single band on here can be seen on vh1. on their website they didnt have any of the best people. then, they like only would put 1 song by each band and they ran out. also, sorry bout wat i said earlier. girl bands r fine but evenescense and pat benetar are the worst girl singers of all time. them and fleetwood mac
April 17, 2009 at 11:09 a.m.

Oh my god. VH1 just defiantly put out the memo that they completely suck at making lists. I mean come ON! Europe is about as hard rock as the Jonas Brothers. Where is Slayer and Pantera?! Oh and what is up with not putting Thunderstruck by AC/DC or like one of the many wayyyyy better Metallica songs on here than Enter Sandman? Well whatever this list sucked major ass and Led Zeppelin should have dominated this list by being number one, not with having Kashmir sit at fricken TWENTY ONE!!! Next time another list comes out I want to see Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, and Metallica all at the top.
April 18, 2009 at 2:13 p.m.

Almost everyone here has done nothing but complain about the peope who actually took the five minutes out of their life to vote on the songs in this list. If you could take five hours out of your day to watch it knowing damn well that vh1 sucks at these lists then you should have voted for the songs you wanted to see. You people probably skip election day and then bitch for the next foir years about how bad the president is. So unless you voted and are pissed that your song didn't make the list just shut the f*** up.
April 19, 2009 at 2:36 p.m.

how did kid rock beat the blue oyster cults dont fear the reper.this might be the 100 greatest rock songs but ther surley not in any order. and for lol (the person who said rush, nirvana, iron maden, and metallica arent hard rock), i under stand that you dont listen to good music because alot of people dont. but saying that rush, nirvana, iron madien, and metallica arent hard rock is like saying antarctica is hot. those bands are gods of hard rock. idk y u would say such a thing
April 19, 2009 at 2:36 p.m.

THANK YOU Anon!! I completely agree!!
April 23, 2009 at 11:49 a.m.

i agree that this list is crap. ac/dc should have more songs in the list, as well as Iron Maiden and Rush. hell this list is all screwed up,
VH1 U SUCK AT THIS
April 24, 2009 at 11:09 a.m.

me recontra cago en todos los hijos de puta ineptos pubertos del orto que creen que GnR fue una "hair band"

As JAKE said:
"Gnr wasn't a hair band. they were a sleazy, soulful, blues-based classic rock band with all the energy and angst of punk. They SAVED hardcore, rock n roll from all the eighties hair bands."

It's true, GnR kill the eighties hair bands
April 24, 2009 at 2:39 p.m.

getting back to why pantera isn't on the list, i think its because they are considered TOO heavy for hard rock. they are pure heavy metal. if you watch vh1's 40 greatest metal songs, cowboys from hell and walk are on that list and they top some of the songs on THAT list that are on THIS list. i still think walk should have been on the list because that song kicks ass, but sh*t happens.
On another note, if ZZ Top was on the list, where the hell is Stevie Ray Vaughn?
May 1, 2009 at 11:51 a.m.

por la mierda, vi todo el programa, de la 100 a la 20 y me perdi la mejor paret! por la crestaaaaa!

I dis see all the programme, from numbre 100 to number 20 and after that I couldnt see the best parte the number 20 to the 1!!!! fack!! ajajajja
May 2, 2009 at 8:20 p.m.

You bunch of cry babies!!! WAHWAHWAH! Cool list yeah there were ten thousand songs that should be there but I liked hearing about the bands they did show. I miss Behind the Music .. Yeah idiots AC/DC is great but this isn't the AC/DC 100 is it
May 5, 2009 at 3:40 a.m.

I think everyone agrees, this list sucks. The early Zeppelin, Sabbath and Bon Scott era ACDC albums should occupy the first 60 slots, and the rest should go to some seriously heavy bands: Pantera, Motorhead, Black Flag... I guess this is what I should expect from VH1.

Also, "giving" GNR first place won't help them sell any copies of "Chinese Democracy". That album sucks!
May 10, 2009 at 9:58 p.m.

This list was kinda strange but what's wrong with putting modern rock songs on there? Bring me to Life and Down With the Sickness are both known by everyone, and still popular today 5-8 years later- Dont complain just because your stuck in the 80's some modern is good to( and Disturbed is not metal lol)
May 18, 2009 at 7:27 p.m.

Ya where is tool?
May 21, 2009 at 10:49 p.m.

ok i do have to say i am only 23 years old but i no alot about music and some of these people/bands like Creed, Nirvana, Green Day, Kid Rock i do not considered Hard Rock, this is what i consider hard rock:

Pink Floyd
Tool
NIN
Pantera
Greatful Dead
if it was the viewers of VH1 should have gave a bigger selection to vote from i think if they had had a better selection then the countdown would have been better or even maybe went by the record charts
May 21, 2009 at 10:52 p.m.

dear christ, how are people still responding to this?
May 22, 2009 at 2:55 p.m.

well on the actually countdown poison is on it. and i think creed shouldn't even be on the flipping countdown they arent considered hard rock in my POV
May 23, 2009 at 10:11 p.m.

This list is an abortion. A true travesty and an insult to the intelligence of Hard Rockers and Metalheads the world over. It's impossible for me to believe that this was a poll conducted by REAL music fans, but chosen by radio listening losers with an emphasis on trend hopping.
If one looks at the same genre poll conducted by Martin Popoff some two years previous, you'll see what I mean.
Where were the fan favorites? The deep album tracks?
The show seemed more interested in appealing to a mass demographic by placing basically one song by artist, not realizing they were compromising there integrity with it.

First off, most songs made in the last ten years have no business on this list. They need proper time to settle into the psyche to prove themselves "classic".
Second, many of these songs are genuine BAD songs. Why is Creed on this list? Or the Darkness? Or Buckcherry? Or Evanescense? What rocker actually voted for these disasters?

Notable omissions:
Victim of Changes-Judas Priest
Hallowed be Thy Name-Iron Maiden
Master of Puppets-Metallica
Holy Wars-The Punishment Due-Megadeth
War Pigs-Black Sabbath
Symptom of the Universe-Black Sabbath
Rock bottom-UFO
Stargazer-Rainbow
Breadfan-Budgie
Space Station Number Five-Montrose
Child in Time-Deep Purple
Easy Livin-Uriah Heep
Balls to the Wall-Accept
Angel of Death-Slayer
White Room-Cream
All Along the Watchtower-Jimmi Hendrix Experience
Denim and Leather-Saxon
The Trooper-Iron Maiden
Beyond the Realms of Death-Judas Priest
Painkiller-Judas Priest
Am I Evil?-Diamond Head
Toys in the Attic-Aerosmith
2112-Rush
Children of the Grave-Black Sabbath
Mr. Crowley-Ozzy Osbourne
The Last in Line-Dio
Hail and Kill-Manowar
Crystal Mountain-Death
Bohemian Rhapsody-Queen
Stairway to Heaven-Led Zeppelin
In My Time of Dying-Led Zeppelin
Rock and Roll-Led Zeppelin
Black Dog-Led Zeppelin

Probally a few hundred others....but you get the point.

Next time it'd be nice to see a list compiled by people who actually like the music.
Udo
May 23, 2009 at 10:12 p.m.

What about the Deftones?
June 3, 2009 at 9:36 p.m.

It also needs more Judas Priest like Painkiller, You got Another Thing Comin', Breakin' Tje law is not their best song.Jeez.
June 3, 2009 at 9:36 p.m.

Only ONE Metallica song? WHAT!?!?!? Where's Master of Puppets, One, For Whom the Bell Tolls, come on. Also how is Europe hard rock, how is School's Out better than Hot For Teacher, and why isn't Black Hole Sun at least in the to 30?

p.s. mr. bstgitrevr, velvet revolver/slither is #85.

And Where's all the Zeppelin? Where's Black Dog, The Immigrant Song, Stairway to Heaven, and Heartbreaker. It also needs Thunderstruck, Angel of Death, Highway to Hell, Raining Blood, Cemetary Gates, Indestructible, and Johnny B. Good, the FIRST ROCK SONG EVER!!!!!!!!!

This list totally sucks. How did Back in Black not win? I didn't vote for it but come on, I bet tons of people did. What is up with this list, it just doesn't make sense.
June 6, 2009 at 7:18 p.m.

hard rock
n.
A style of rock 'n' roll characterized by a harsh, amplified sound and loud, distorted electric guitars.
(from dictionary)
You say tomatoe, we say tomato? Its all perspective. Its just like driving - all you guys think youre the only ones on the road, but in reality, MOST of you dont use your blinkers, stop at stop signs, and drive slow in the left lane. And the rest of us gotta put up with your stupidity.
June 6, 2009 at 7:18 p.m.

WTF? Where's "Helter Skelter? "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath"? "Purple Haze"? "Stairway To Heaven"? "Sgt Pepper"?

If I chose this list, about 5 bands would have dominated. Beatles, Hendrix, Zeppelin, Who, AC/DC. And really, "Highway To Hell" should be on the list, and about 4, minimum, Pantera songs.

Beatles- not the heaviest but atleast add "Helter Skelter", the original metal song, hell it could have been the Mötley version, and "Sgt Pepper".

And no Stones? "Brown Sugar" and "Satisfaction" are great hard rock songs.

"Master of Puppets" sould be on here.

And Creed? Evanessence? Poison? Jethro Tull? Europe? Next it'll have Britney Spears and Madonna.
June 6, 2009 at 7:44 p.m.

Thou shall not slander White Zombie. And yes, where IS Tool on this list. What a joke.
June 10, 2009 at 10:45 a.m.

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Where the hell are Tool, Pantera and Rage Against The Machine???
June 10, 2009 at 10:45 a.m.

need more sabbath and van halen
June 20, 2009 at 5:33 p.m.

Okay, there is somethings wrong with this list. Well Led Zeppelin unarguably started heavy meatal or hard rock. Jimmy pages rifts were udescirbably amazing and there record sales showed that. Stairway to heaven? that was an amazingly large hit. and yeah some of these bands are not hard rock some arent even rock. The Who? Should of been higher they were rocking and makeing and invented "Rock Operas" with Tommy. Welcom to the jungle.. woah wat a let down
June 20, 2009 at 5:36 p.m.

hey why dont u stop bitching about fans voting for them when all of you people were just as able to vote on the songs you wanted on the list just as the people that did. So stop complaining that your favorite song didnt make the top 100 when its ur own damn fault for not voting.
June 20, 2009 at 5:39 p.m.

LIES!!! WHERES RAMMSTEIN!!?!?!?!? THE GERMAN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ROBBED!!!
June 20, 2009 at 5:42 p.m.

I thought it was a pretty good list but they could have had
The number of the beast Iron Maiden
Hallowed be they name Iron Maiden
More Judas priest songs
More Zeppelin songs
Bohemian Rhapsody Queen
Cowboys from Hell Pantera
More Motley Crue songs
More Van Halen songs
More Kiss songs
Rainbow in the dark DIO
One Metallica
Metal Health Quiet Riot
More Scorpions
More Def Leppard
More Ozzy
More AC/DC
Balls to the Wall Accept
War Pigs and Iron Man Ozzy
More alice cooper
Shake Me Cinderella
Once bitten twice Shy Great White
Rock the Night Europe
More Jimi Hendrix
I hate myself for lovin you Joan Jett
Hair of the dog Nazareth
Pink floyd
More the Who
More ZZ Top
June 20, 2009 at 5:42 p.m.

i thuoght falling to pieces - faith no more would be on there and the should have put creeds song higher at least at the top 20 c'mon thats an awesome song i was rockin out to that song when i was 8 in 2002 thoght it cam out in 1999
July 3, 2009 at 1:38 p.m.

no pantera no doors i hate this list queen got ripped off where the hell is pink floyd or nazareth faith no more over the kinks and WHERE THE hell IS THE BEATLES they were like the greatest rock band ever NO STONES that's just wrong
July 5, 2009 at 1:43 p.m.

WHAT?????????????????
Where the hell is system of a down????? do you even know what hard rock is, its not pop like creed
July 9, 2009 at 2:35 p.m.

GUNS N' ROSES WASN'T A F-CKING HAIR BANDD !
They were trying to get OUT of that era and type of band.
They were hard rock. They are legends, end of story.
And yes, there were better bands EX: Led Zep AC/DC Jimi Hendrix Experience etc.. BUT the song Welcome to the Jungle : NO ONE would've thought about making a song about L.A and nick-naming it 'the jungle' Thats f-cking brilliant.
Guns N' Roses may live on !
July 23, 2009 at 3:09 a.m.

some of them were great! but they should have had more twisted sister and def leppard!!!!
July 23, 2009 at 11:52 p.m.

this is why i only watch that metal show they know what real music is.and why is marilyn manson on the list and slipknot isnt?marilyn manson sucks,hes one of those people that people listen to his music because they dont have a life.to the people that voted mansons song the beautiful people YOU HAVE BAD TASTE IN MUSIC.and i agree with alot of people pantera,tool,and disturbed should have been on that list.and to one of the people above me the reason kurt kobain was on it is that they view interviews from the past they did the same thing with manson
July 25, 2009 at 2:56 p.m.

HAGAN ME UN PETE FALTA PANTERA ACA STEVE VAI Y OZZY ES HARD Y MISTER TINKERTRAIN DONDE ESTA???????????? VH1PT
July 30, 2009 at 6:37 p.m.

gnr should be in back a least 12 space and zeppelin should be number 1 with stairway to heaven and tool, the stones, the doors, deftones, more who and aerosmith, and take out the darkness , wringer, mc5, and autograph and the list would be perfect and if the switched like 20 of the songs around

August 1, 2009 at 11:52 a.m.

Where's Neil Young's hey hey my my should be on it
August 2, 2009 at 10:11 p.m.

no beatles? back in the ussr, birthday, helter skelter, revolution, kansas city/hey,hey,hey, oh darling, why don't we do it in the road, hey jude...just to name a few.

August 2, 2009 at 10:11 p.m.

God you guys are so stupid, vh1 DID NOT, I REPEAT- DID NOT, decide the list okay? The stupid vans voted for these songs, so quit attacking vh1.. And if you realize the top 10 or so songs are all songs off of Rock Band or Guitar Hero, especially #1.. So this list was probably decided by 12 year old kids that "RULE AT THAT SONG" .. Get a clue
August 2, 2009 at 10:21 p.m.

Gotta give it up to STINKY, He/she...it? hit the nail on the head. I love reading all of the posts just to confirm to myself how insane this world is. Everyone just loves handing out their worthless opinions and everyone always thinks they're right...even me! Just watched the show actually, and found it pretty damned entertaining, and took it for what it was... Gotta love VH1. BTW, #1 song should've been "A Fair Judgement" by Opeth..Hmm, or maybe "Hand of Doom"/Sabbath. You know,maybe just maybe I'll go and make my definitive list(even though some of you might be be tempted to post and call me a loser b/c I'm wasting some of my precious free time to devote to such a worthless activity lol)and come back and post it here..just for you,"BANGER", since you've been faithfully coming on here to post from the get-go!
August 9, 2009 at 3:58 p.m.

i think that kickstart my heart should be in place of feelgood. and another thing, how come welcome to the jungle is in no. 1 on all these lists, its not that great of a song. BS
August 11, 2009 at 11:17 a.m.

THE DOORS SHOULD OF BEEN IN THE LIST THERE ARE AWESOME
August 15, 2009 at 8:57 p.m.

Don't hate on GH/ROCkband, it's not the video games fault.
Ok. Creed, and all the other modern groups deserve thier places. So do the Grunge bands. So do some of the more obscure hair metal bands.
But you know what is missing? MODERN METAL/METALCORE! It's not all hard rock, so why not put stuff like Avenged Sevenfold, BUllet FOr MY Valentine, Tool, and all that. And maybe some modern punk. Rancid, Social Distortion, Rise Against... GAH. Dissapointed vh1... Dissapointing...
August 17, 2009 at 3:22 p.m.

Motley Crue is the best band ever. if you somehow havent heard much by them instead of Girls, Girls, Girls - Smokin In The Boys Room - Shout At The Devil - Live Wire - Looks That Kill - Home Sweet Home - Wild Side - Dr. Feelgood - Same Ol Situation - Without You - Saints of Los Angeles - then you NEED to hear more. They kick Guns N Roses ass.
August 22, 2009 at 4:28 p.m.

...ok, first of all, seriously people. Second saying Creed and Evanescence are pop bands is insulting. Evanescence is Alt/Goth rock, ok. Third it's called 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs. which is quite limiting because so many sub-genres come from that. There are only 100 spots on the list and they can't please everyone! Also add in the fact that eligible songs range from the 60's to the late 00's. There are a lot of songs that are really good that should have made the list I agree. But the songs that were chosen were really good too. So just let it goooo. It's over okay. Maybe Vh1 should make list's with sub-genres so there wouldn't be soo much crying and wining from people who are supposed to hard rockers! Calm down and think about it rationally.

August 22, 2009 at 4:31 p.m.

Helter Skelter and Paperback Writer beat the crap out of the vast majority of that list. As a matter of fact, *ABBA* beats the crap out of most of the list.
August 22, 2009 at 4:34 p.m.

No Man in the Box by Alice in Chains...come on
August 23, 2009 at 6:21 p.m.

I really wish they had have appreciated unsung bands like Kyuss and Clutch on this countdown. Those bands are heavy metal gods.
September 3, 2009 at 3:36 a.m.

I can't believe nobody's mentioned Meat Loaf. Am I the only Meat Loaf fan?
September 13, 2009 at 8:29 p.m.

MORE SCORPIONS!
September 18, 2009 at 1:13 p.m.

barracuda by heart and bring me to life by evanescence should switch. heart is not harder than evanescence, not by a long shot. and wtf is with leaving out slipknot, disturbed, the doors and weezer could have been in on this yo..........t
September 23, 2009 at 12:34 p.m.

Rock and Roll All Nite should be number one. Welcome to the Jungle is a good song, but isnt the rock anthem. Where the hell is Aerosmith???
September 23, 2009 at 12:56 p.m.

This list is a complete, epic fail. VH1s demographic has disgraced all hard rockers out there.
Only 2 BLACK SABBATH songs? really?! they pioneered heavy metal (yes heavy metal = hard rock, as much as it pains me) they should have included black sabbaths
neon knights
falling off the edge of the world
die young
snowblind
the devil cried
selling my soul
or TV crimes, at the very least.
what about DOKKEN?
kiss of death
into the fire
tooth and nail ;should be there!
And only 1 IRON MAIDEN song?! wtf is up with that? iron maidens;
powerslave
rime of the ancient mariner
total eclipse
flight of icarus
the prisoner
hooks in you
hallowed be thy name
aces high
caught somewhere in time
flash of the blade
the clairvoyant... etc. should have been on there and any Iron Maiden song should have been number 1.
You really let me down VH1, you should give the voters a better list or make the subject of your voting list a little more clear.

October 1, 2009 at 9:18 p.m.

Best Hard Rock songs, and not one Tool song. I call shenanigans. BS!
October 3, 2009 at 4:14 p.m.

this is one of the worst lists ive ever seen u cant b serious putting welcome to the jungle as #1 no knock on it its a good song but def not #1 worthy the top 10 should of ben a showcase of sabbath the founder of heavy metal, zepplin, metallica and ac/dc with maiden just missing the cut cuz they r the groups that had the songs that shaped the whole genre of hard rock and metal
October 3, 2009 at 4:14 p.m.

Uhmm, Where's Pour Some Sugar On Me?!
October 4, 2009 at 12:51 a.m.

Uhmmm, How about Would I Lie to You ?

Annie Lennox, Eurhythmics

October 4, 2009 at 1:21 p.m.

i came here thinking this was going to be a bang up list. now i'm very disappointed. AC/DC is one of the greatest hard rock bands ever in the history of forever, and now they only have 2 songs up there? WTF? and only one Aerosmith song? did they have like a concussion while they were writing this thing? and for god's sake, WHY THE HELL is gnr at #1? screw this list!
October 4, 2009 at 7:40 p.m.

People need to realize that this list was devised from the people's vote. If you wanted your opinion to matter, you should have voted. End of story.
October 4, 2009 at 9:44 p.m.

i thought that was the greatest list ever i think there was a few mistakes but all in all great no complaints here and some people need to get a higher list of songs listen to some more types of music

October 5, 2009 at 4:37 p.m.

Where is Smoke on the water? You must be kidding....
October 7, 2009 at 8:59 p.m.

Jimmy you must be a 12 year old, who plays guitar hero all day! If you had half a brain you'd know this is a terrible list. No Pantera, Tool, or Doors! "Roadhouse Blues" are you kidding me! Shocking that only one Hendrix song "Hey Joe" made the list, Where the hell is "Purple Haze"!! It seems to me that vh1 and all their teenage voters wanted every artist in the history of music on this list. They fail to realize there are 10 Led Zeppelin that are better than Andrew WK's "Party Hard".........I take that back EVERY!! Led Zeppelin song is better than party hard!!! Watching it I remember laughing hard seeing "The Darkness" and "Korn" also Europe's "The Final Countdown"! One of the worst songs of all-time!

October 13, 2009 at 11:49 a.m.

You guys are all idiots. You all think you personal favorite band should be in like the top ten. Then you go and complain about VH1 not having your favorite band in the list. GET OVER IT. QUIT UR WHINING. LUZERS
October 25, 2009 at 1:07 p.m.

okay seriously Dokken

they suckkk

the who shouldda been number 1
or led zeppelin

dont get me wrong i love guns n roses but no way are they number 1

October 25, 2009 at 1:07 p.m.

okay seriously there are 38592037543957890234572043 great hard rock songs this was the top 100

and it was who was voted the most
yeah guns n roses shouldnt be number 1

but thats just our oppinion
so stop being whiney little bitches
October 29, 2009 at 9:37 p.m.

I'de like to see Highway to Hell and Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution mentioned. AC/DC Made some of the greatest Rock songs out there. I think that a Bon Scott song should be higher on the list. AC/DC's older songs have a sound that cannot be mistaken for anything. Angus Young is one of the greatest guitarists out there, and not one guitarist can do what he does every concert.
October 29, 2009 at 9:37 p.m.

Guys, Tool is METAL! not Hard Rock. The list wasn't perfect but I'm glad I found it, it was better than 98% of the other crap on T.V. and alot of good music was played.
November 2, 2009 at 11:56 a.m.

GUNS N'ROSES THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!
November 15, 2009 at 3:34 p.m.

More Judas Priest! Victim of Changes, Sinner, Beyond the Realms of Death, Painkiller, Electric Eye, You've got another thing comin', A Touch of Evil etc etc. More Maiden, more Zeppelin, more Sabbath. Less glam XD
November 18, 2009 at 8:04 p.m.

What r u talking about the Who invented hard rock! And Jacke, all those songs u said are heavy metal, not hard rock. But yeah they definitely need less glam. More classic rock. Free Bird is a rock anthem it should be top 3 at least. But the list isn't bad. Here is how I would have done it:
1. Won't Get Fooled Again
2. I Can't No Satisfaction
3. Free Bird
4. Back in Black
5. Black Dog
6. Walk This Way
7. Last Child
8. You Shook Me All Night Long
9. Start Me Up
10. Girls, Girls, Girls
11. Immigrant Song
12. Stairway to Heaven
13. Fat Bottomed Girls
14. Anyway You Want It
15. Brown Sugar

Sorry Stairway isn't higher but its more folk rock for about seven minutes before that great solo. I also agree with Cody its better than most of the crap they show on TV so stop complaining.

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