The All Time Greatest Rock Songs of the Last 4 Decades

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Tracklist

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1Born to Run
engineer and mixer:
Louis Lahav
producer:
Mike Appel and Bruce Springsteen
bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (from 1974-01 until 1974-08-06)
drums (drum set):
Ernest Carter (from 1974-01 until 1974-08-06)
guitar:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1974-01 until 1974-08-06)
keyboard:
David Sancious (from 1974-01 until 1974-08-06)
organ:
Danny Federici (from 1974-01 until 1974-08-06)
saxophone:
Clarence Clemons (from 1974-01 until 1974-08-06)
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1974-01 until 1974-08-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1975)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
recorded at:
914 Sound Studios in New York, United States (from 1974-01 until 1974-08-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 21), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 27) and Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 70)
recording of:
Born to Run (from 1974-01 until 1974-08-06)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1975, in 1988, in 2003)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1974)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen Music, Intersong Music Ltd., Penjane, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!), Universal Music Works (GMR affiliated) and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1974)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Bruce Springsteen4.354:31
2No More Tears
assistant engineer:
John Bleich (engineer), Matt Curry (engineer), Chris Laidlaw, Joe Pirrera and Rodolphe Sanguinetti
engineer:
Paul Northfield and Brian Sperber
producer:
Michael Beinhorn
mixer:
David Bianco (American engineer and record producer)
bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (in 1991)
drums (drum set):
Deen Castronovo (in 1991)
guitar:
Zakk Wylde (in 1991)
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman (in 1991)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1991)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (in 1991), Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1991), Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1991) and Studio Guillaume Tell in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France (in 1991)
recording of:
No More Tears (in 1991)
writer:
Randy Castillo, Mike Inez, Ozzy Osbourne, John Purdell and Zakk Wylde
publisher:
BMG VM Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music, Inc., EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Virgin Music, Inc. (US arm of Virgin’s publishing company), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) (in 1991), Monowise Ltd. (in 1991), Purdell Music (in 1991) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1991)
Ozzy Osbourne45:55
3Killing in the Name
additional assistant recording engineer:
Craig Doubet (recording engineer)
assistant recording engineer:
Jeff Sheehan
recording engineer:
GGGarth (Canadian music producer and engineer) and Stan Katayama
producer:
GGGarth (Canadian music producer and engineer) and Rage Against the Machine
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
drums (drum set):
Brad Wilk
electric bass guitar:
Tim Commerford
electric guitar:
Tom Morello
lead vocals:
Zack de la Rocha
arranger:
Rage Against the Machine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1992) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Scream Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States and Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
mixed at:
Quantum Sound Studios in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
music videos:
Killing in the Name (music video) by Rage Against the Machine
part of:
Fuck tha Police: 20 Songs Against Police Brutality (number: 8), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 32), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 38), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 44) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 207)
recording of:
Killing in the Name
lyricist:
Zack de la Rocha
composer:
Tim Commerford, Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha and Brad Wilk
publisher:
Retribution Music and Wixen Music Publishing (American music publishing company, affiliated to BMI)
Rage Against the Machine4.255:15
4Nobody’s Wife
engineer:
John Sonneveld
producer:
Barry Hay, George Kooymans and John Sonneveld
bass guitar:
Michel van Schie
drums (drum set):
Hans Eijkenaar (Dutch instrumentalist, arranger, composer and producer)
guitar:
Lex Bolderdijk (Dutch guitarist)
keyboard:
Nico Brandsen
vocals:
Anouk (Dutch rock singer)
instruments arranger:
Pim Koopman
recorded at:
Lagune Studios (Belgium) in Rijkevorsel, Antwerpen (Antwerp), Flanders (Flemish Region), Belgium
recording of:
Nobody’s Wife
writer:
Anouk Teeuwe (Dutch rock singer), Satindra Kalpoe and Bart van Veen
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc. and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Anouk53:23
5Black
live recording of:
Black
lyricist:
Eddie Vedder
composer:
Stone Gossard
Pearl Jam5:44
6Love Rears Its Ugly Head
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1990) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1990)
recording of:
Love Rears Its Ugly Head
lyricist and composer:
Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Living Colour24:20
7Burning Heart
recording of:
Burning Heart
lyricist and composer:
Adrian Vandenberg
publisher:
Vandenberg Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Vandenberg4:12
8Don’t You (Forget About Me)
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Jez Coad
performer:
Simple Minds (Scottish rock band) (on 1984-07-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simple Minds Ltd, Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 2001), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 25) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 340)
recording of:
Don’t You (Forget About Me) (on 1984-07-10)
writer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) and Steve Schiff
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music Ltd. and Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)
Simple Minds4.254:20
9Don’t Look Back
assistant engineer:
Eric Carr (Engineer), Dennis Coscia and Rob Rosati
engineer and producer:
Tom Scholz
mixer:
Wally Traugott (engineer, mastering engineer, cutting engineer, remastering, mixing engineer lacquer-cutting)
12 string guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, organ and piano:
Tom Scholz
bass and percussion:
Fran Sheehan
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Sib Hashian
guitar, percussion and slide guitar:
Barry Goudreau
vocals:
Brad Delp
arranger:
Tom Scholz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1978)
recorded at and mixed at:
Tom Scholz Hideaway Studio in Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
Don’t Look Back
lyricist and composer:
Tom Scholz
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Pure Songs (in 1978)
Boston36:00
10Mr. Blue Sky
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass:
Kelly Groucutt (in 1977)
drums (drum set), other instruments [fire extinguisher] and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (in 1977)
guitar, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1977)
keyboard:
Richard Tandy (keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra) (in 1977)
background vocals:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (in 1977) and Kelly Groucutt (in 1977)
conductor:
Louis Clark (in 1977)
arranger:
Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy (keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (J-pop label, established 1978; use ONLY for releases by Japanese domestic artists after 2001!) (in 1977), Jet Records (in 1977), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1977, in 2005), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1977) and United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (UAMARG, Inc.) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1977)
mixed at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 17) and Q50 – December 2005 (number: 33)
recording of:
Mr. Blue Sky (in 1977)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd. and Polygon Publishing Ltd.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
Concerto for a Rainy Day
Electric Light Orchestra4.555:06
11Well All Right
assistant engineer:
Gary Boatner (engineer)
producer:
Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter (US songwriter & producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1978-07 until 1978-08)
cover recording of:
Well… All Right (from 1978-07 until 1978-08)
writer:
Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter), Joe B. Mauldin (double bassist, songwriter, and recording engineer) and Norman Petty
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) and MPL Music Publishing Inc.
Santana2.654:11
12Peter Gunn (live)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer3:36
13I Want You to Want Me (live)
recording engineer:
鈴木智雄 (Tomoo Suzuki) (from 1978-04-28 until 1978-04-30)
assistant engineer:
Mike Beriger
engineer:
Gary Ladinsky (engineer)
producer:
Cheap Trick and Jack Douglas
mixer:
Cheap Trick, Gary Ladinsky (engineer) and Jay Messina (in 1978)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1977), CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1978), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978), EPC (in 1978), Epic/Sony Inc. (JP record company, Aug 1978 – Mar 1988) (in 1978, in 1979), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Nippon Budokan in Kitanomaru Kōen, Chiyoda (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo, Japan (from 1978-04-28 until 1978-04-30)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1978)
live recording of:
I Want You to Want Me (from 1978-04-28 until 1978-04-30)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Nielsen
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Gil Music Corporation, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Adult Music (in 1977) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1977)
part of:
10 Things I Hate About You
Cheap Trick3.853:35
14Show Me the Way (live)
producer:
Peter Frampton
bass guitar:
Stanley Sheldon (bass player)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
John Siomos
grand piano, organ and Rhodes piano:
Bob Mayo (US session keyboardist & guitarist)
guitar:
Peter Frampton and Bob Mayo (US session keyboardist & guitarist)
talkbox:
Peter Frampton
vocals:
Peter Frampton, Bob Mayo (US session keyboardist & guitarist) and Stanley Sheldon (bass player)
arranger:
Peter Frampton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1976)
live recording of:
Show Me the Way
lyricist and composer:
Peter Frampton
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and United Artists Music Co., Inc.
Peter Frampton3.74:34
15Still Loving You
recorded in:
Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1984)
engineer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks, David Hewitt (engineer) and Gerd Rautenbach
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks and Scorpions (German rock band)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1984)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1984)
electric guitar:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs (in 1984) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1984), Matthias Jabs (in 1984), Klaus Meine (in 1984), Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1984) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)) (in 1984, in 2018), Breeze Music (in 1984) and EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1983 until 1984, in 1984)
recording of:
Still Loving You (in 1984)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
Scorpions4.256:28
16Paradise by the Dashboard Light
recording of:
Paradise by the Dashboard Light
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
Meat Loaf5:55
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