Well here's my list in no particular order, and I like to think I have some variety and some songs that no one has thought of yet.
I rated my songs based on their influence on rock and manliness.

Highway to Hell - AC/DC
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Baba O’Reilly- The Who
Freebird - Lynard Skynard
Hotel California - The Eagles
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zepplin
Right Now - Van Halen
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Back In Black - AC/DC
Layla - Eric Clapton
Dream On - Aerosmith
I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
I Get Around - The Beach Boys
Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
Pour Some Sugar on Me - Def Leppard
Just Like Heaven - The Cure
Brain Wilson - Bare
Sweet Child of Mine – Guns and Roses
More Than a Feeling – Boston
All Along the Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix
Satisfaction – Rolling Stones

Also here are some modern favorites of mine:
Bleeding Mascara - Atreyu
I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness
Cute Without the 'E' - Taking Back Sunday
Reinventing Your Exit - Underoath
Your Sword Versus My Dagger - Silverstein
One Eight Seven - Senses Fail
Pain - Jimmy Eat World
Fury of the Storm – Dragon Force

If you like what I put first, then you should check out some of these new bands. I think that in 10 years, they are what people will be putting on their top 10 rock songs list. I bet most of you will scoff at this new music, but I challenge you to try it.

i think this is best list

1.Queen - Bohemian Rapsody
2.John Lennon - Imagine
3.Led Zeppelin - Stairway to heaven
4.GNR - Knockin' on heavens door
5.Deep Purple - Child in time
6.Queen - The show must go on
7.The Clash - Should i stay or should i go
8.Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
9.Queen - Spread your wings
10.The Beatles - Yesterday
11.Europe - The final countdown
12.The Doors - The end
13.AC/DC - Highway to hell
14.Eric Clapton - Tears in heaven
15.Queen - We are the champions
16.Metallica - Nothing else matters
17.Nirvana - Smells like teen spirit
18.Queen - We will rock you
19.Aerosmith - Crazy
20. Queen - Innuendo

I love queen so mayb im little unjust but i think bohemian is best song ever

1. 2112- RUSH
2. Stairway to Heaven- Led Zeppelin
3. Achilles Last Stand- Led Zeppelin
4. Only in Dreams- Weezer
5. El Scorcho- Weezer
6. A Passage to Bangkok- RUSH
7. YYZ- RUSH
8. Kashmir- Led Zeppelin
9. Red Barchetta- RUSH
10. Dope Nose- Weezer

I made these up off the top of my head, so I probably missed a bunch.

1. AC/DC-For those about to rock(we salute you)
2. Led Zep-Stairway to heaven
3. Dragonforce-Soldiers of the wasteland
4. Iron maiden-The wickerman
5. Alice Cooper-Poison
6. Deep purple-Smoke on the water
7. Black label society-I never dreamed
8. Black Sabbath-Fairies wear boots
9. Megadeth-A tout le monde
10.Mötorhead-Killed by death

These are mine favourite 20 rock songs:
1. Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
2. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
3. The Eagles - Hotel California
4. ACDC - You Shool Me All Night Long
5. Guns N' Roses - Sweed Child O' Mine
6. The Ramones - Rock & Roll High School [#]
7. The Clash - London's Calling
8. ACDC - Highway To Hell
9. Anti-Flag - No Borders, No Nations
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
11. The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
12. U2 - One
13. The Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside
14. The Ramones - The KKK Took My Baby Away
15. Bon Jovi - Living On A Prayer
16. Greenday - Time Of Your Life(Good Riddance)
17. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
18. The Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK
19. Guns N' Roses - November Rain
20. Linkin Park - Numb

These are my favourite 20 rock songs:
1. Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
2. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
3. The Eagles - Hotel California
4. ACDC - You Shool Me All Night Long
5. Guns N' Roses - Sweed Child O' Mine
6. The Ramones - Rock & Roll High School [#]
7. The Clash - London's Calling
8. ACDC - Highway To Hell
9. Anti-Flag - No Borders, No Nations
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
11. The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
12. U2 - One
13. The Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside
14. The Ramones - The KKK Took My Baby Away
15. Bon Jovi - Living On A Prayer
16. Greenday - Time Of Your Life(Good Riddance)
17. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
18. The Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK
19. Guns N' Roses - November Rain
20. Linkin Park - Numb

Ummm My opinion Is (and this is hard)

1:Alive - Pearl jam A great song with a great solo at the end
2:The Clansman - Iron Maiden The greatest FREEDOM song ever (the live version with Dickinson singing is better)
3:Chains - Judas Priest Like the lyrics and good guitar
4:Fade To Black - Metallica great acuostic sound with a heavy outro
5:Paint it Black - The rolling Stones The lyrics remind me of me
6:Man In The Box - Alice In Chains Just A great song love it (as i do to all the above)
7:High Hopes - Pink Floyd great meaning very depressing
8:Do The Evolution - Pearl Jam greatest songs not greatest bands i can put 2 of the same band if i please and good simple but very effective riff (i play guitar i learnt this entire song in about 20min)
9:Brave New World - Iron Maiden This world a brave world? {Laughs} Great song guys love the lyrics love then sarcasim when you say brave new world
10:God Save The Queen - Sex Pistols A good song and who really cares about the queen

Thats my ten

1. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird
2. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
3. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
4. Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
5. Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
6. Metallica - One
7. Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
8. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Tuesday's Gone
9. Derek & The Dominos - Layla
10. Led Zeppelin - The Ocean

not in any particular order
oldies
1. Blackdog Zepp, i love stairway but i get tired of it after a while
2. Bicyle Race, Queen good song and always makes me wanna bike around
3. Master of Puppets, Metallica enough said
4. Crazy Train, Ozzy i couldnt chose 1 song so i put it down
5. Kick it, Peaches and Iggy pop perfect punk song and always pumps me up

newies
6. Scotty Doesnt know, Lustra if you can listen to this song and not laugh or start singing u r !*****!
7. Never Ending Math Equation, modest mouse could listen to it for hours
8. Brain Stew, Greenday and not the !*****! American Idiot Greenday
9. Rebels of the Sacred Heart, Flogging Molly favorite band and has just so much energy
10. 7 nation army, the white stripe again could listen to it for hours

This was way harder than i thought and i split it into the two groups because i do think that they are totally different types of music.
say what you want about it but just give the song a try if you think you dont like them.

25 of the greatest songs and artists

Alright I am sorry but i have seen a lot of good bands on here but i dont think the right songs are being placed with them.

1.Do you feel like i do- Peter Frampton, come on everyone this guy is a god, Playing a Talking Guitar.....amazing

2. Working man- Rush, i agree 2112 and Tom sawyer are great songs but Working man takes it in my book.

3 Patience- Guns and Roses, Slash is probaly the all time greatest Guitar Players Ever and his acoustic stuff even rocks

4. The jack- ACDC, The songs meaning alone makes it great if you can Truley understand it.

5. Copperhead Road- Steve Earle, Maybe not the greatest song ever but you cant say it dont kick ass

6. Girls Girls Girls- Motley Crew, Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee what more do i need to say.

7. Love Song- Tesla, Ok this song is not hard but in my opinion one of the best Ballads ever written.

8. The Confessor- Joe Walsh, It just Rocks

9. Great White buffalo- Ted Nuggent, If you have never heard this song listen to it, the Riffs are AMAZING

10. Strut- Bob Segar, Just a song you will want to Jam out to

11. Welcome Home- Coheed and Cambria, I hate to lump a newer song in with all the Great 70' and 80's songs but if you respect the guitar like i do give this one a Shot, It earned it.

12. Smoke on the Water- Deep Purple, this song might be "played out" so to speak but i dont care who you are, you will be able to identify this song in less then 5 seconds

13. Benny and the Jets- Elton John, He might be Gay but no one can play the Piano like this man besides Ray charles

14. White Room- Cream "Eric Clapton", Clapton might be another one of the Greatest Guitar players to ever live.

15. Purple Rain- Prince, You either love him or Hate him, but i Give him Respect

16. Jukebox Hero- Foreigner, This song gives me goosebumps every time

17. Run to the Hills- Iron Maiden, Original and The Riffs are amazing

18. If 6 was 9- Jimmy Hendrix, I dont care if you hate this guy you have to give him respect, first of all for teaching himself to play guitar, second for playing a right handed guitar when he is left handed there for he played it upside down and third of all He was way beofe his time with his music, he was pulling notes out back then that half the guys that play today still cant pull out. RIP

19. Dust in the wind- Kansas, The song speaks for its self

20. LOLA- Kinks, If this song doesent rock and make you laugh you might want to kill yourself

21. Stairway to heaven- Led Zepplin, I know this is on everyones list but it earns its spot, and there was a guy talking about how the song dont make since and that that everyone likes it cause they dont know any other Zepplin songs, I think this guy needs to re-listen to the lyrics then then shut his mouth and Respect one of the greatest songs ever written

22. Paradise By the Dashboard Lights- Meatloaf, Most people laugh at this song, But personaly it might be one of the most well put together songs of all time.

23. Perry Mason- Ozzy Osbourne, I mean its ozzy all his songs are great but Perry Mason to me Just Kicks serious ass, second running though would have to be Mr. Crowley

24. Riding the storm out- REO speedwagon, If this song dont make you turn up your radio and listen to it at the Highest volume possible then i dont know if you truley respect good music..lol

25. Heavy Metal- Sammy Hagar, I could be in the worst mood ever and hear this song and then BOOM Everything is good.

1. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
2. Weezer - Island In The Sun
3. Death Cab For Cutie - Soul Meets Body
4. U2 - Sweetest Thing
5. Ok Go - A Million Ways
6. The Doors - People Are Strange
7. Radiohead - Creep
8. Weezer - Hashpipe
9. Trapt - Headstrong
10. Greenday - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Led Zepplin- Stairway to Heaven
Tool- Schism
Queen- Bohemian Rhapsody
Rush- Tom Sawyer
Radiohead- Creep
Tool- Sober
Sublime- What I Got
Guns n Roses- Welcome to the Jungle
Pink Floyd- Comfortably Numb
Black Sabbath- War Pigs

acdc-back in black
acdc- stiff upper lip
acdc-highway to hell
queen- bohemian rhapsody
queen- killer queen
nirvana- smells like teen spirit
nirvana- lithium
nirvana-in bloom
nirvana- about a girl
nirvana- you know your right

My picks

FREE - Alright Now - 1968
Brother Cain - Peace Pipe - 1972
Foghat - I Just Wanna Make Love To You -1972
James Gang - Funk No. 49 - 1970
Nazareth - Son of a Bitch - 1975
Bad Company - Honey Child 1976
UFO - Mother Mary 1975
Pat Travers - I just got paid today - 1978
Montrose - Make It Last - 1973
Boston - Higher Power - 1977
Kiss - Deuce - 1977
Ted Nugent - Stranglehold - 1977
38 Special - Chain Lightning 1982
Billy Squire - Stroke 1981
Eddie Money - Shakin' 1980
Foreigner - Urgent 1982
Joan jett - I Love Rock and Roll 1981
Loverboy - Lovin' Every Minute Of It 1982
Ozzy Osbourne - Flying High Again 1981
Triumph - Spellbound 1984
Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving 1982
Corrosion of Conformity - Clean My Wounds 1994

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for you guys looking for the rare songs i lived through this time

BEST OF GUITAR ROCK

FREE - Alright Now - 1968
Brother Cain - Peace Pipe - 1972
Foghat - I Just Wanna Make Love To You -1972
James Gang - Funk No. 49 - 1970
Nazareth - Son of a Bitch - 1975
Bad Company - Honey Child 1976
UFO - Mother Mary 1975
Pat Travers - I just got paid today - 1978
Montrose - Make It Last - 1973
Boston - Higher Power - 1977
Kiss - Deuce - 1977
Ted Nugent - Stranglehold - 1977
38 Special - Chain Lightning 1982
Billy Squire - Stroke 1981
Eddie Money - Shakin' 1980
Foreigner - Urgent 1982
Joan jett - I Love Rock and Roll 1981
Loverboy - Lovin' Every Minute Of It 1982
Ozzy Osbourne - Flying High Again 1981
Triumph - Spellbound 1984
Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving 1982
Corrosion of Conformity - Clean My Wounds 1994

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Rolling Stones - Fingerprint File - 1974
Pat Travers - Snortin' Whiskey, Drinkin' Cocaine 1978
Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat
38 Special - Chain Lightning 1982
Mountain - Crossroader
Gary Glitter - Do You Want To Touch Me 1973
April Wine - I Like To Rock 1979
Kiss - Deuce 1977
Procol Harum - Whisky Train 1970
Rick Derringer - Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo
Spirit - I Got a Line on You 1970
Triumph - Lay It On The Line 1979
ZZ Top - LaGrange
AutoGraph - Turn Up The Radio 1984
Dire Straits - Heavy Fuel 1980
Helix - gimme gimme good lovin' 1984
Ratt - Round And Round
Scorpions - No One Like You 1982
Ozzy Osbourne - Hellraiser 1991
The Firm - Radioactive - ( Paul Rodgers ) + ( Jimmy Page) 1985

Welcome to the Jungle-Guns N Roses
Sweet Child Of Mine-Guns N Roses
Back in Black-AC/DC
Immigrant Song-Led Zeppelin
Heartbreaker-Led Zeppelin
Kashmir-Led Zeppelin
Shoot to thrill-AC/DC
Hells Bells-AC/DC
Girls Girls Girls-Motley Crue
Panama-Van Halen
Break on through-The Doors
Roadhouse Blues-The Doors
LA Woman-The Doors
Pinball Wizard-The Who
Won't get fooled again-The Who
Sometimes you can't make it on your own-U2
Where the streets have no name-U2
Pride-U2
Dream on-Aerosmith
Walk This way-Aerosmith
Jeremy-Pearl Jam
Alive-Pearl Jam
Even Flow-Pearl Jam
Jesus Christ Pose-Soundgarden
Blackhole Sun-Soundgarden
Mountain Song-Jane's Addiction
Just Because-Jane's Addiction
Take me Out-Franz Ferdinand
Michael-Franz Ferdinand
This Fire-Franz Ferdinand
Are you gonna go my way?-Lenny Kravitz
Grace-Jeff Buckley
Plush-Stone Temple Pilots
Dirty Little Thing-Velvet Revolver
How soon is now-The Smiths