Top Art Rock Songs


Rank All Time Artist Song Subgenre(s) Other Genre(s) Year
1
3
The Beatles A Day in the Life Progressive Pop, Psychedelic Pop 1967
2
30
David Bowie "Heroes" 1977
3
41
Queen Bohemian Rhapsody Rock Opera 1975
4
67
Radiohead Paranoid Android Alternative Rock 1997
5
71
Lou Reed Walk on the Wild Side Glam Rock, Jazz Pop 1972
6
96
David Bowie Life on Mars? Glam Rock, Piano Rock 1971
7
101
The Velvet Underground Heroin Experimental Rock 1967
8
150
Television Marquee Moon Art Punk, Post-Punk 1977
9
157
The Beatles Tomorrow Never Knows Experimental Rock, Psychedelic Rock 1966
10
213
Roxy Music Virginia Plain Glam Rock 1972
11
265
Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here 1975
12
353
The Beatles I Am the Walrus Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Rock 1967
13
411
Pink Floyd Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 1979
14
421
TV on the Radio Wolf Like Me Post-Punk Revival 2006
15
429
The Doors The End Psychedelic Rock 1967
16
505
The Velvet Underground Venus in Furs Experimental Rock 1967
17
514
David Bowie Lazarus 2015
18
533
Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb Progressive Rock 1979
19
538
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Cortez the Killer Singer/Songwriter 1975
20
558
David Bowie Blackstar Experimental Rock 2015
21
590
Iggy Pop The Passenger Garage Rock 1977
22
618
Roxy Music Love Is the Drug Funk Rock, Glam Rock 1975
23
637
The Beatles Happiness Is a Warm Gun 1968
24
643
Pink Floyd Shine On You Crazy Diamond Progressive Rock 1975
25
680
Sparks This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us Glam Rock 1974
26
745
Pink Floyd Money Progressive Rock 1973
27
774
Radiohead Pyramid Song 2001
28
797
David Bowie Sound and Vision 1977
29
887
Paul McCartney and Wings Band on the Run Pop Rock, Progressive Pop 1973
30
920
Blur Out of Time Alternative Rock 2003
31
957
TV on the Radio Staring at the Sun Indie Rock, Indietronica 2003
32
978
Robert Wyatt Sea Song Canterbury Scene, Singer/Songwriter 1974
33
1006
Radiohead No Surprises Alternative Rock 1997
34
1057
The Velvet Underground Sister Ray Experimental Rock, Noise Rock, Proto-Punk 1968
35
1097
Arcade Fire The Suburbs Indie Rock 2010
36
1098
King Krule Dum Surfer Indie Rock, Post-Punk 2017
37
1125
The Moody Blues Nights in White Satin Baroque Pop, Symphonic Rock 1967
38
1175
David Bowie Station to Station Funk Rock 1976
39
1252
David Bowie Golden Years Funk Rock 1975
40
1265
Radiohead There There Alternative Rock 2003
41
1275
Pulp This Is Hardcore Chamber Pop 1998
42
1336
Roxy Music Do the Strand Glam Rock 1973
43
1360
Radiohead Let Down Alternative Rock 1997
44
1490
Patti Smith Group Dancing Barefoot Singer/Songwriter 1979
45
1493
The Velvet Underground & Nico All Tomorrow's Parties Experimental Rock 1966
46
1503
Foals Spanish Sahara Indie Rock, Post-Rock 2010
47
1570
Peter Gabriel Biko 1980
48
1615
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Jubilee Street Chamber Pop, Singer/Songwriter 2013
49
1668
Peter Gabriel Games Without Frontiers Pop Rock 1980
50
1676
Elvis Costello and The Attractions I Want You Singer/Songwriter 1986
51
1693
Placebo Pure Morning Alternative Rock 1998
52
1719
Fleetwood Mac Albatross Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock 1968
53
1776
The Who Who Are You Hard Rock, Progressive Rock 1978
54
1787
Radiohead Reckoner 2007
55
1801
Arcade Fire Keep the Car Running Chamber Pop, Indie Rock 2007
56
1827
David Bowie Five Years Glam Rock 1972
57
1949
The Who We're Not Gonna Take It/See Me, Feel Me Rock Opera 1969
58
2027
Brian Eno Baby's on Fire Experimental Rock, Glam Rock 1974
59
2141
David Bowie Rock 'n' Roll Suicide Glam Rock, Rock Opera 1972
60
2149
Patti Smith Piss Factory Proto-Punk 1974
61
2165
PJ Harvey The Words That Maketh Murder Singer/Songwriter 2011
62
2204
David Bowie I Can't Give Everything Away Alternative Dance 2016
63
2240
Roxy Music In Every Dream Home a Heartache 1973
64
2346
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds I Need You Singer/Songwriter 2016
65
2370
Brian Eno Needles in the Camel's Eye Glam Rock, Proto-Punk 1974
66
2398
Radiohead How to Disappear Completely 2000
67
2408
Tom Waits Jockey Full of Bourbon Jazz-Rock 1985
68
2420
Queen Somebody to Love Glam Rock, Pop Rock 1976
69
2473
Radiohead Lucky Alternative Rock 1995
70
2520
King Crimson The Court of the Crimson King Symphonic Prog 1969
71
2532
Pere Ubu Final Solution Art Punk, Post-Punk 1976
72
2542
Pink Floyd Us and Them Progressive Rock 1973
73
2693
The Who Behind Blue Eyes Hard Rock 1971
74
2712
Blur Coffee & TV Alternative Rock 1999
75
2735
Radiohead The National Anthem Experimental Rock, Jazz-Rock 2000
76
2830
Pink Floyd Time Progressive Rock 1973
77
2853
Led Zeppelin The Rain Song Folk Rock 1973
78
3019
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Jesus Alone Singer/Songwriter 2016
79
3034
dEUS Instant Street Alternative Rock 1999
80
3057
Arctic Monkeys Four Out of Five Psychedelic Pop 2018
81
3062
Radiohead Exit Music (For a Film) 1997
82
3068
Spiritualized Hey Jane Neo-Psychedelia 2012
83
3159
Roxy Music A Song for Europe 1973
84
3234
Radiohead 15 Step Electronic 2007
85
3242
The Velvet Underground White Light / White Heat Garage Rock, Proto-Punk 1967
86
3252
Fat White Family Feet Alternative Dance, Neo-Psychedelia 2019
87
3274
Elbow Grounds for Divorce Indie Rock 2008
88
3363
Pink Floyd Echoes Experimental Rock, Progressive Rock 1971
89
3485
David Bowie Always Crashing in the Same Car 1977
90
3700
Arcade Fire We Used to Wait Indie Rock 2010
91
3815
Marianne Faithfull Broken English New Wave 1979
92
3822
Iggy Pop Nightclubbing 1977
93
3878
Television Little Johnny Jewel Proto-Punk 1975
94
4001
TV on the Radio Golden Age Indie Rock 2008
95
4107
Wilco A Shot in the Arm Alt-Country, Alternative Rock 1999
96
4142
Radiohead Jigsaw Falling into Place Alternative Rock 2007
97
4282
Pulp Help the Aged Britpop 1997
98
4283
Pink Floyd The Great Gig in the Sky Piano Rock 1973
99
4321
Radiohead You and Whose Army? Experimental Rock 2001
100
4415
Wire Ex Lion Tamer Post-Punk 1977
101
4579
David Bowie TVC 15 1976
102
4694
The Velvet Underground Foggy Notion 1985
103
4752
Pere Ubu 30 Seconds over Tokyo Post-Punk 1975
104
4826
David Bowie Wild Is the Wind Blue Eyed Soul 1976
105
4856
dEUS Suds & Soda Alternative Rock 1994
106
4868
The Velvet Underground I Heard Her Call My Name Experimental Rock, Noise Rock, Proto-Punk 1968
107
4887
Radiohead Weird Fishes / Arpeggi Alternative Rock 2007
108
4894
Lou Reed Sweet Jane (Live) Glam Rock 1974
109
5056
David Bowie The Stars (Are Out Tonight) Alternative Rock 2013
110
5083
Radiohead A Wolf at the Door Alternative Rock 2003
111
5090
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Straight to You Alternative Rock, Singer/Songwriter 1992
112
5127
Dire Straits Telegraph Road Heartland Rock 1982
113
5350
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Higgs Boson Blues Blues Rock, Singer/Songwriter 2013
114
5371
Iggy Pop China Girl 1977
115
5372
Big Star Kanga Roo Art Pop 1978
116
5409
Eno St. Elmo's Fire Art Pop, Experimental Rock 1975
117
5481
The Velvet Underground There She Goes Again Experimental Rock 1967
118
5520
Lou Reed Caroline Says I 1973
119
5543
King Crimson I Talk to the Wind Progressive Folk, Psychedelic Rock 1969
120
5557
WU LYF We Bros Indie Rock 2011
121
5577
Dire Straits Private Investigations Experimental Rock 1982
122
5582
King Crimson Starless Progressive Rock 1974
123
5595
Patti Smith People Have the Power Pop Rock 1988
124
5725
St. Vincent Birth in Reverse Art Pop, Noise Pop 2013
125
5845
Roxy Music Pyjamarama Glam Rock 1973
126
5912
Pink Floyd Brain Damage 1973
127
5971
David Bowie Be My Wife Art Pop 1977
128
6051
Suede The Wild Ones Britpop, Glam Rock 1994
129
6175
Blur Music Is My Radar Alternative Rock 2000
130
6406
Pink Floyd One of These Days Progressive Rock, Space Rock 1971
131
6431
Patti Smith Group Frederick Pop Rock 1979
132
6567
Radiohead Optimistic Alternative Rock 2000
133
6593
Charly García Nos siguen pegando abajo "pecado mortal" New Wave 1983
134
6599
These New Puritans We Want War Darkwave, Post-Punk 2010
135
6838
Swans A Little God in My Hands Experimental Rock 2014
136
6881
David Bowie Boys Keep Swinging Glam Rock, Pop Rock 1979
137
6953
Patti Smith Break It Up Proto-Punk, Singer/Songwriter 1975
138
7075
Peter Gabriel Digging in the Dirt 1992
139
7080
Serge Gainsbourg Melody French Pop, Progressive Pop, Spoken Word 1971
140
7085
The Walker Brothers The Electrician Experimental Rock 1978
141
7094
Modest Mouse 3rd Planet Indie Rock 2000
142
7169
Radiohead House of Cards Art Pop 2007
143
7179
Cornershop 6am Jullandar Shere Raga Rock 1995
144
7241
Radiohead Where I End and You Begin Alternative Rock 2003
145
7286
Roxy Music Re-make / Re-model Glam Rock 1972
146
7295
The National Sea of Love Post-Punk Revival 2013
147
7338
The Mars Volta The Widow Progressive Rock 2005
148
7362
Brian Eno - David Byrne America Is Waiting Art Punk, Experimental Rock 1981
149
7377
King Crimson Epitaph Symphonic Prog 1969
150
7424
Roxy Music Mother of Pearl Glam Rock 1973
151
7587
The Beatles Blue Jay Way Psychedelic Rock 1967
152
7716
Diabologum A découvrir absolument Indie Rock 1996
153
7732
The Mothers of Invention Brown Shoes Don't Make It Experimental Rock, Progressive Rock, Satire 1967
154
7748
Television Venus Art Punk 1977
155
7807
Sigur Rós Brennisteinn Post-Industrial, Post-Rock 2013
156
7836
Elbow Lippy Kids Chamber Pop 2011
157
8081
David Bowie Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) New Wave, Pop Rock 1980
158
8108
Television Friction Art Punk, Post-Punk 1977
159
8375
Lou Reed Caroline Says II Singer/Songwriter 1973
160
8386
Radiohead Airbag Alternative Rock 1997
161
8397
Radiohead Talk Show Host Alternative Rock 1996
162
8466
Talk Talk Desire Post-Rock 1988
163
8580
David Bowie Andy Warhol Folk Rock 1971
164
8585
Patti Smith Hey Joe (Version) Proto-Punk 1974
165
8588
David Bowie Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?) Glam Rock, Piano Rock 1973
166
8736
The Velvet Underground Stephanie Says 1985
167
8897
Iggy Pop Funtime Post-Punk 1977
168
8931
David Bowie The Bewlay Brothers Folk Rock, Glam Rock, Singer/Songwriter 1971
169
9036
David Bowie Sweet Thing Glam Rock 1974
170
9089
TV on the Radio Halfway Home Indie Rock 2008
171
9139
Pink Floyd Fearless Folk Rock 1971
172
9230
Babasónicos El Loco Psychedelic Rock 2001
173
9246
Electric Light Orchestra Can't Get It Out of My Head Pop Rock, Symphonic Rock 1974
174
9260
Liars No. 1 Against the Rush Minimal Synth 2012
175
9393
Blur No Distance Left to Run Alternative Rock 1999
176
9460
Lou Reed Street Hassle 1978
177
9469
Radiohead Knives Out Alternative Rock 2001
178
9506
Mitski Happy Art Pop, Noise Pop 2016
179
9509
King Crimson Cat Food Progressive Rock 1970
180
9517
Pink Floyd The Gunner's Dream Piano Rock 1983
181
9518
David Bowie Cygnet Committee Psychedelic Folk 1969
182
9579
Roxy Music Beauty Queen Glam Rock 1973
183
9612
David Bowie No Plan 2016
184
9833
Kate Bush The Big Sky Art Pop, Progressive Pop 1985
185
9872
Jane's Addiction Ted, Just Admit It... Alternative Metal, Hard Rock 1988
186
9901
TV on the Radio DLZ Indie Rock 2008

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10000:
WU LYF Dirt Indie Rock 2011
Thom Yorke Black Swan Alternative Rock 2006
Lou Reed and John Cale Hello, It's Me 1990
Roxy Music All I Want Is You Glam Rock, Hard Rock, Power Pop 1974
Talk Talk I Believe in You Post-Rock 1988
Kevin Ayers The Lady Rachel Psychedelic Rock 1969
Lou Reed Sad Song Symphonic Rock 1973
Brian Eno Cindy Tells Me Glam Rock 1974
Sparks Amateur Hour Glam Rock 1974
David Bowie Teenage Wildlife 1980
Radiohead All I Need Art Pop 2007
Anna Calvi Don't Beat the Girl Out of My Boy Singer/Songwriter 2018
Liars The Other Side of Mt. Heart Attack Dream Pop 2006
The National Don't Swallow the Cap Indie Rock 2013
Supertramp School Progressive Rock 1974
The Doors The Soft Parade Psychedelic Rock 1969
Queen Flash Film Soundtrack, Pop Rock 1980
David Bowie Breaking Glass 1977
Modest Mouse Tiny Cities Made of Ashes Dance-Punk, Indie Rock 2000
Frank Zappa Don't Eat the Yellow Snow Comedy Rock, Hard Rock 1974
Eno I'll Come Running Art Pop 1975
Iggy Pop Dum Dum Boys 1977
Patti Smith Pissing in a River Singer/Songwriter 1976
Foals Late Night Post-Punk 2013
The National I Need My Girl Chamber Pop, Indie Rock 2013
David Bowie Word on a Wing Blue Eyed Soul 1976
U2 Numb Alternative Dance, Electronic 1993
Pink Floyd Sheep Progressive Rock 1977
Pink Floyd High Hopes Progressive Rock 1994
Jacques Higelin Champagne Art Pop, French Pop, Piano Rock 1979
Lou Reed Sword of Damocles - Externally 1992
The Velvet Underground Run Run Run Experimental Rock 1967
Elbow Newborn Alternative Rock 2000
The Who Getting in Tune 1971
Queens of the Stone Age I Appear Missing Alternative Rock, Stoner Rock 2013
Pink Floyd Have a Cigar 1975
Patti Smith The Jackson Song 1988
Richard Dawson Jogging Indie Rock 2019
Radiohead Subterranean Homesick Alien Alternative Rock 1997
The Who The Acid Queen Rock Opera 1969
Hotlegs Neanderthal Man Folk Rock 1970
Radiohead I Might Be Wrong Alternative Rock 2001
The Velvet Underground & Nico I'll Be Your Mirror Experimental Rock 1966
The Who Amazing Journey Rock Opera 1969
The Who Go to the Mirror Boy Rock Opera 1969
Pink Floyd Welcome to the Machine Electronic 1975
Mew Apocolypso Dream Pop, Progressive Pop 2005
The Good, the Bad & the Queen Merrie Land Chamber Pop 2018
The Antlers Two Indie Rock 2009
Yves Tumor Lifetime Neo-Psychedelia 2018
David Bowie Joe the Lion 1977
David Bowie Look Back in Anger 1979
Supertramp Hide in Your Shell Progressive Pop, Progressive Rock 1974
Robbie Williams Tripping Dance-Pop 2005
Dirty Projectors Rise Above Progressive Pop 2007
Talk Talk The Rainbow Post-Rock 1988
Scott Walker Track Three Art Pop, New Wave 1983
Brian Eno & John Cale Lay My Love Art Pop 1990
Klaatu Calling Occupants (Of Interplanetary Craft) Progressive Pop, Soft Rock, Symphonic Prog 1976
Emerson, Lake & Palmer Still... You Turn Me On 1973
The Beatles You Never Give Me Your Money Pop Rock, Progressive Pop 1969
Roxy Music Editions of You Glam Rock 1973
Suuns Translate 2016
Van Der Graaf Generator Refugees Progressive Rock 1970
Robbie Williams No Regrets Pop Rock 1998
A House Endless Art Indie Rock, Spoken Word 1991
David Bowie The Hearts Filthy Lesson Industrial Rock 1995
Muse Invincible Alternative Rock, Pop Rock 2006
David Bowie I'm Deranged Industrial Rock 1995
TV on the Radio Family Tree Indie Rock 2008
David Bowie Stay Funk Rock 1976
FFS Johnny Delusional Indie Rock 2015
Brian Eno On Some Faraway Beach Art Pop 1974
Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band Tropical Hot Dog Night Jazz-Rock 1978
Anna Calvi Blackout Indie Rock, Singer/Songwriter 2011
Serge Gainsbourg Cargo culte French Pop, Progressive Pop 1971
David Bowie Quicksand Glam Rock 1971
Kate Bush Love and Anger Art Pop 1989
Talk Talk Ascension Day Post-Rock 1991
Lou Reed The Kids Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter 1973
David Thomas & Two Pale Boys Surfer Girl/Around the Fire 1997
David Bowie We Are the Dead Pop Rock 1974
Robert Wyatt At Last I Am Free Art Pop 1980
David Bowie Time Glam Rock 1973
Pink Floyd Matilda Mother Psychedelic Rock 1967
David Bowie Beauty and the Beast 1977
The Velvet Underground European Son Experimental Rock 1967
Kate Bush Experiment IV Art Pop 1986
David Bowie D.J. New Wave 1979
David Bowie Up the Hill Backwards New Wave 1980
The Velvet Underground I'm Sticking with You 1985
Spiritualized I'm Your Man Pop Rock, Symphonic Rock 2018
Shock Headed Peters I, Bloodbrother Be Industrial Rock 1984
Peter Gabriel Lay Your Hands on Me 1982
Robert Wyatt Alife Canterbury Scene, Experimental Rock 1974
Marianne Faithfull Why'd Ya Do It? New Wave 1979
Brian Eno - David Byrne The Jezebel Spirit Experimental Rock 1981
PJ Harvey The Dancer Singer/Songwriter 1995
Pink Floyd Hey You 1979
TV on the Radio Will Do Indie Rock, Trip Hop 2011
Pink Floyd Bike Experimental Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Rock 1967
Focus Sylvia Progressive Rock 1972
The Velvet Underground Black Angel's Death Song Experimental Rock 1967
Arcade Fire Windowsill Chamber Pop, Indie Rock 2007
TV on the Radio Love Dog Indie Rock 2008
Blur Sing Shoegaze 1991
Supertramp Crime of the Century Progressive Pop, Progressive Rock 1974
Patti Smith Kimberly Proto-Punk, Singer/Songwriter 1975
Roxy Music Both Ends Burning Glam Rock 1975
David Bowie A New Career in a New Town 1977
These New Puritans Fragment Two 2013
PJ Harvey In the Dark Places Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter 2011
Pink Floyd Young Lust Hard Rock 1979
Pink Floyd Mother Folk Rock 1979
The Associates Club Country Art Pop, New Wave 1982
Feist Graveyard Art Pop, Indie Pop 2011
Pink Floyd Nobody Home Piano Rock, Symphonic Rock 1979
Ween The Mollusk Psychedelic Folk, Psychedelic Pop 1997
Kevin Ayers Stranger in Blue Shoes Canterbury Scene, Pop Rock 1971
Pink Floyd The Show Must Go On 1979
Roxy Music For Your Pleasure Glam Rock 1973
Peter Gabriel San Jacinto 1982
Pink Floyd Run Like Hell Progressive Rock 1979
Roxy Music The Thrill of It All Glam Rock 1974
Peter Gabriel Here Comes the Flood 1977
The Antlers Bear Indie Rock 2009
Pink Floyd Breathe 1973
These New Puritans Organ Eternal 2013
Tom Verlaine 5 Hours from Calais 1990
Roxy Music Sea Breezes Progressive Rock 1972
Eno Everything Merges with the Night Art Pop 1975
PJ Harvey & John Parish Black Hearted Love Alternative Rock 2009
King Crimson The Night Watch Progressive Rock 1974
Radiohead Separator Art Pop, Experimental Rock 2011
Patti Smith Easter 1978
The Alan Parsons Project The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part One) Progressive Rock, Soft Rock 1980
Television Prove It Art Punk 1977
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Get Ready for Love Alternative Rock, Hard Rock 2004
The Alan Parsons Project The Raven Progressive Rock 1976