311splawndude
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So I thought I'd share this for two reasons. Discussion/Debate but also because I took the time to document it.
Every Memorial Day weekend KSHE 95 in St. Louis, MO plays the top 500 rock songs of all time. There is NO statistical or empirical data that goes into it. You may ask why if it is going to be subjective like that. They have a select team of local 'judges' that each put in their list and they run those to come up with a final list. If it was more statistically based, it would be roughly the same damn list every year so I get why they don't do it that way.
Also, they tend to throw in local favorites, bands that are coming to town or were just here and bands that may have lost a key player (aka Rush, Van Halen, etc).
What are your thoughts on the list below? Do you even care?
BTW - KSHE 95 is the first and oldest FM rock station west of the Mississippi. 1967.
https://live.kshe95.com/listen/For Whom The Bells Toll - Metallica, is on right now
The Top 50:
1 Tom Sawyer - Rush
2 Rock n Roll - LZ
3 Highway to Hell - ACDC
4 Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
5 Hotel California – Eagles
6 Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones
7 Stairway To Heaven - LZ
8 We will Rock You/We are the Champs - Queen
9 Comfortably Numb
10 Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
11 Paradise City – Guns and Roses
12 Panama – Van Halen
13 Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
14 Rock N Me – Steve Miller
15 Heart Breaker - LZ
16 Gimme Shelter – The Rolling Stones
17 Hey You - Pink Floyd
18 Jeremy – Pearl Jam
19 It’s Only Rock n Roll – The Rolling Stones
20 Mr Crowley - Ozzie
21 Grand Illusion - Styx
22 Love Song - Tesla
23 Jamie’s Cryin’ – Van Halen
24 Rock n Roll never forgets – Bob Seger
25 Time After Time - Ozzy
26 Crazy on You - Heart
28. Kickstart My Heart Motley Crue
29. Night Moves – Bob Seger
30. Far Behind – Candlebox
31. Peace of Mind – Boston
32. Who are You – The Who
33. Interstate Love Song - STP
34. I’m Eighteen – Alice Cooper
35. Kashmir – Led Zeppelin
36. Free Fallin’ – Tom Petty
37. Slow Ride – Foghat
38. Gimme Three Steps – Lynyrd Skynyrd
39. Time – Pink Floyd
40. Wheel in the Sky – Journey
41. Come As You Are – Nirvana
42. Hey Hey What Can I Do – Led Zeppelin
43. Turn the Page – Bob Seger
44. No More Mr. Nice Guy – Alice Cooper
45. When I Come Around – Green Day
46. Landslide – Fleetwood Mac
47. Armageddon It – Def Leppard
48. Man in a Box – Alice in Chains
49. Working for the Weekend – Loverboy
50. Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd (should have been much higher and usually is)
Every Memorial Day weekend KSHE 95 in St. Louis, MO plays the top 500 rock songs of all time. There is NO statistical or empirical data that goes into it. You may ask why if it is going to be subjective like that. They have a select team of local 'judges' that each put in their list and they run those to come up with a final list. If it was more statistically based, it would be roughly the same damn list every year so I get why they don't do it that way.
Also, they tend to throw in local favorites, bands that are coming to town or were just here and bands that may have lost a key player (aka Rush, Van Halen, etc).
What are your thoughts on the list below? Do you even care?
BTW - KSHE 95 is the first and oldest FM rock station west of the Mississippi. 1967.
https://live.kshe95.com/listen/For Whom The Bells Toll - Metallica, is on right now
The Top 50:
1 Tom Sawyer - Rush
2 Rock n Roll - LZ
3 Highway to Hell - ACDC
4 Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
5 Hotel California – Eagles
6 Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones
7 Stairway To Heaven - LZ
8 We will Rock You/We are the Champs - Queen
9 Comfortably Numb
10 Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
11 Paradise City – Guns and Roses
12 Panama – Van Halen
13 Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
14 Rock N Me – Steve Miller
15 Heart Breaker - LZ
16 Gimme Shelter – The Rolling Stones
17 Hey You - Pink Floyd
18 Jeremy – Pearl Jam
19 It’s Only Rock n Roll – The Rolling Stones
20 Mr Crowley - Ozzie
21 Grand Illusion - Styx
22 Love Song - Tesla
23 Jamie’s Cryin’ – Van Halen
24 Rock n Roll never forgets – Bob Seger
25 Time After Time - Ozzy
26 Crazy on You - Heart
28. Kickstart My Heart Motley Crue
29. Night Moves – Bob Seger
30. Far Behind – Candlebox
31. Peace of Mind – Boston
32. Who are You – The Who
33. Interstate Love Song - STP
34. I’m Eighteen – Alice Cooper
35. Kashmir – Led Zeppelin
36. Free Fallin’ – Tom Petty
37. Slow Ride – Foghat
38. Gimme Three Steps – Lynyrd Skynyrd
39. Time – Pink Floyd
40. Wheel in the Sky – Journey
41. Come As You Are – Nirvana
42. Hey Hey What Can I Do – Led Zeppelin
43. Turn the Page – Bob Seger
44. No More Mr. Nice Guy – Alice Cooper
45. When I Come Around – Green Day
46. Landslide – Fleetwood Mac
47. Armageddon It – Def Leppard
48. Man in a Box – Alice in Chains
49. Working for the Weekend – Loverboy
50. Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd (should have been much higher and usually is)
