To rank the top 20 songs or top 10 songs is a hard job, as there are thousands of delightful songs of so many genres that it is confusing really to tell which one is better than the other. If we take into consideration Rock specifically, we really have to see the 70s, as that was the golden time of Rock music.
To rank the top 20 songs or top 10 songs is a hard job,
as there are thousands of delightful songs of so many genres that it is confusing really to tell which one is better than the other. If we take into consideration Rock specifically, we really have to see the 70s, as that was the golden time of Rock music. There are rare exceptions though from 60s and 80s, but we can find highest number of excellent Rock songs in the 70s. When we consider Rock and Roll, we see the Rock music from the mid-50s to late 80s. But classic Rock is more specific than this and concerns almost entirely with guitar-based Rock music belonging to the 70s.
If we explore farther in the past, we see Blues and early Rock and Roll. When we make a comparison of Rock with Blues, we see that Rock is more understable and so we can involve in it without difficulty. Blues or Jazz, not being so clear, are hard to get within. Blues trusts greatly on invention and performance and is much more real. To a number of people, Blues is neither attractive nor enchanting on very first introduction. To get an interest in Blues, true efforts and time are essential. But once you start being absorbed, you will understand that it is unequalled. Celebrated musician, Eric Clapton was himself a lover of the Blues and gave an opinion that it is the music derived from real life and is a blend of African and European cultures; it took its roots in slavery and thrived in the Mississippi Delta and there is no music as delighting.
Generally speaking, the song which gives you a perfect serenity of mind is the most splendid song! You should get enchanted with the melody of the song which you must actually recognize! And you must have felt it many times, that a song, which is not very renowned, enthralls you and it is your high-ranking song. However it is noted that a famous song usually offers this kind of elation to nearly all the people and therefore they are so top-ranking. It is possible that when you watch a catalogue of top-ranking songs, the song which is placed on 5th or 10th position is your most favorite song and you desire it to be on the highest rank in the catalogue. Still generally, the songs which kept high on the popularity list give an unmatched experience.
The catalogue below consists of such fascinating top 20 songs, in the order of title of the song, the singer and album name, which enchant the listener and that is the reason, they are placed topmost amongst innumerable number of songs!
1. Imagine – John Lennon – Imagine
2. Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV
3. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry – Chuck Berry Is On Top
4. Layla – Derek & The Dominos – Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
5. Like a Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited
6. Let It Be – The Beatles – Let It Be
7. What's Going On – Marvin Gaye – What's Going On
8. Hotel California – Eagles – Hotel California
9. One - U2 – Achtung Baby
10. Hey Jude – The Beatles – The Beatles 1967–1970 (The Blue Album)
11. Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison – The Essential Roy Orbison
12. Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run
13. Gimme Shelter – The Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed
14. Yesterday – The Beatles – Help!
15. Heartbreak Hotel – Elvis Presley – Elvis: 30 #1 Hits
16. Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
17. All Along the Watchtower – The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Electric Ladyland
18. Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys – The Beach Boys: 20 Good Vibrations - The Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
19. No Woman, No Cry (Live) – Bob Marley – Bob Marley & The Wailers: Live!
20. What’d I Say – Ray Charles – American Graffiti - '50s Rock N' Roll
