https://ew.com/music/best-rock-songs/
Seems eligible to me. Criteria are pretty arbitrary but have nothing to do with sales or radio play so it's probably kosher. Seemingly unranked:
"I Love Rock 'N Roll" (1981) - Joan Jett
"Born to Run" (1975) - Bruce Springsteen
"Starman" (1972) - David Bowie
"Once in a Lifetime" (1980) - Talking Heads
"Rebel Girl" (1993) – Bikini Kill
"Where Is My Mind" (1989) – Pixies
"Whole Lotta Love" (1969) – Led Zeppelin
"La Grange" (1973) - ZZ Top
"Fell in Love With a Girl" (2001) – The White Stripes
"Bohemian Rhapsody" (1975) – Queen
"Gimme Shelter" (1969) – The Rolling Stones
"There She Goes, My Beautiful World" (2004) – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
"All Day and All of the Night" (1964) – The Kinks
"London Calling" (1979) – The Clash
"Blitzkrieg Bop" (1976) – The Ramones
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" (1991) – Nirvana
"Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" (1970) – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
"Gloria: In Excelsis Deo" (1975) – Patti Smith
"Search and Destroy" (1973) – The Stooges
"Let's Go Crazy" (1984) – Prince & The Revolution
"Tutti Frutti" (1955) – Little Richard
"Johnny B. Goode" (1958) – Chuck Berry
"Be My Baby" (1963) – The Ronettes
"A Day in the Life" (1967) – The Beatles
"Wuthering Heights" (1977) – Kate Bush
Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 25 Best Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
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