obviously texas wen u wrote that thing about led zepplin being crap and high u would of only of said that if u were high ur self

I have only one thing to say to Texas, and that is Halle-fuc*ing-luiah, you are my hero
Stairway Blows

top 25 (no specific order)
Baba O`reilly (the who)
For What Its Worth (buffalo springfield)
Imagine (john lennon)
1983 (the jimi hendrix experience)
Ten Years Gone (led zeppelin)
Sympathy for the Devil (the rolling stones)
Revolution (the beatles)
Like a Rolling Stone (bob dylan)
Get Up, Stand Up (bob marley & the wailers)
Come Together (the beatles)
When the Levee Breaks (led zeppelin)
Child in Time (deep purple)
Layla (derek & the dominos)
Evil Ways (santana)
I`d Love to Change the World (ten years after)
Light My Fire (the doors)
Under the Bridge (red hot chili peppers)
Carry On (crosby, stills, nash & young)
Gimme Shelter (the rolling stones)
All Right Now (free)
Mother`s Daughter (santana)
Ohio (crosby, stills, nash & young)
Down By the River (neil young & crazy horse)
Green River (creedence clearwater revival)
People of the Sun (rage against the machine)
special mention:
Whipping Post (the allman brothers band)
Sunshine of Your Love (cream)
Castles Made of Sand (the jimi hendrix experience)

um see only morons don`t understand stairway`s lyrics. also i know many other songs as i own all of their cd`s except for physical graffiti. kashmir and other songs deserve in the top 25 or 50 but only stairway deserves the right to be in the top 10 for it`s influence, its lyrics, and it`s great transistion from slow to fast, all ending in a great riff and a solo

1.led zeppelin:stairway to heaven
2.nirvana:smells like teen spirit
3.guns n` roses:sweet child of mine
4. AC/DC:highway to hell
5.slayer:angel of death
6.metalica:fade to black
7. Led Zeppelin: Over the Hills and Far Away
8. Black Sabbath: War Pigs
9.nirvana: lithium
10.nirvana:in Bloom

that was hard

1. Stairway To Heaven, Led Zeppelin
2. Lepper Masiah, Metallica
3. Black Dog, Led Zeppelin
4. Hells Bells AC/DC
5. Dream On, Aerosmith
6. Paridise City, Guns N Roses
7. Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana
8. The Wall, Pink Floyd
9. London Calling, The Clash
10. Iron Man, Black Sabbath
11. Minority, Green Day
12. Enter Sandman, Metallica
13. Sweet Child O Mine, GN`R
14. War Pigs, Black Sabbath
15. Eruption, Van Halen
16. Immigrant Song, Led Zeppelin
17. Rock N Roll All Night, Kiss
18. Californiacation, Red Hot Chili Peppers
19. Freebird, Lynard Skynard
20. All Along The Watchtower, Jimi Hendrix
Dear Texas,
I`m sorry to say that you should be in a mental hospital right now, have you even heard all the Led Zeppelin songs, and if you have, what the hell

Ok, ur gonna side with a person named Texas, only dumbass` come from Texas

1.November Rain-Guns`n`Roses(Their best song.Amazing)
2.Bohemian Rhapsody-Queen(so unique it never gets boring)
3.Stairway to heaven-Led Zep(it starts pretty dull, but builds up and gets better every single second.)
4.The Call of Ktulu-Metallica-S&M(Almost 10 minutes of "musical orgasm" as Michael Kamen says.Pure Magic.)
5.Bark at the Moon-Ozzy Osbourne(The best guitar solo the world has ever heard.)
6.No Leaf Clover-Metallica
7.Breed-Nirvana(All of Nirvanas songs are excellent, but I find "breed" as their best.Its criminal they`ve dropped it on the best of cd!)
8.One-Metallica(Can`t argue on that one, can you? Metallica is the worlds greatest band)
9.Highway star and Burn-Deep Purple(Both are their best)
10.Ya`ll want a single-Korn
11.Killin in the name of-Rage against the machine(along with Korn they are the greatest "new" band)
12.For Whom the Bell Tolls-Metallica(S&M)
13.Hotel California-Eagles(Sounds pretty country-like the first time, but its a great song with a great solo)
14.Back in Black-AC/DC(The starting part of this song is likely the best ever.)
15.Pantera-Cowboys From Hell and Becoming(That is metal like all metal should be. Hard, hard and again hard.Brilliant.)
16.Marilyn Manson in general
17.Chop Suey-System of a down
18.Hed pe-Bartender(This and system of a down are my "anger" bands. if your really angry:listen to this)
19.Acid Rain-Liquid Tension(Like the call of ktulu but it is 6 minutes.instrumental genius)
20.Eye of the tiger-Survivor(Classic.think this song is known for everyone who has a clue about good music.

I remembered the most important, but probably forgot loads of stuff. hope someone agrees with me about my list.the world would be hell without great music. thank you all and good night!

Dumbass or not, i still agree with Texas, i dont care where he is from. And great way to make your point, generalizations. I could say that everyone who likes Stairway to Heaven is a dumbass, but that really doesnt make much sense, seeing as how it seems to just be you

I do love Immigrant Song though, keep up the good work

mitchell:why are you calling 50 greatest on the thread,and 100 greatest yourself, when most people send in between 10 and 20 songs?

The greatest songs ever have to be:

1.Bohemian rhapsody-Queen (they are the best)

2.Stairway to heaven-Led Zeppelin

3.Sweet Child `0 mine-Guns n` roses

4.Free Bird-Lynyrd Skynyrd

5.We will rock you-Queen

6.Innuendo-Queen

7.Walk this way-Aerosmith

8.November rain-Guns n`Roses

9.Take me out-Franz Ferdinand

10.Welcome to the Jungle-Guns n` roses

this isn`t my final list; it`s just the rough begining. I`ll probably refine it later

everyone gives to much credit to "stairway to heaven" by led zeppelin, but its not that great of a song, sure its hardcore but for the first five minutes its really soft and cute, it doesn`t get headbagin till the end.so I say...
1. highway to hell-AC/DC because if your listenin to it in the car, you can head bang all the way through the song.
2. who are you?- the who
3. purple haze- jimi hendrix
4. kashmir-led zeppelin
5.smoke on the water-deep purple
6. blitzkrieg bop- the ramones
7. stairway to heaven- led zeppelin
8. back in black- AC/DC
9.five to one-the doors
10.break on through- the doors

1. Hell`s Bells - AC/DC
2. Hot For Teacher - Van Halen
3. Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
4. Primal Scream - Motley Crue
5. You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi
6. One - Metallica
7. 18 and Life - Skid Row
8. Peace of Mind - Boston
9. Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions
10. Photograph - Def Leppard
11. Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
12. Layla - Derek and the Dominoes
13. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
14. Girls, Girls, Girls - Motley Crue
15. Welcome to the Jungle - Guns N Roses
16. Poison - Alice Cooper
17. Tom Sawyer - Rush
18. Lick It Up - Kiss
19. Cherry Pie - Warrant
20. Here I Go Again - Whitesnake

this is my list:
1. Stairway to Heaven by Zeppelin
2. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) by Jimi Hendrix
3. Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne
4. War Pigs by Black Sabbath
5. The Unforgiven by Metallica
6. Back in Black by AC/DC
7. Iron Man by Black Sabbath
8. One by Metallica
9. Thunderstruck by AC/DC
10. When the Leevee Breaks by Zeppelin