Unlike most rankings, I won’t be simply tossing these up in a numerical order. Because I know better than anybody that on some days, some songs kick more ass than other songs. A song that is ranked 14th today could very well rank 1st tomorrow, if it suddenly comes on the radio during the perfect moment. So I’ll group them:
Awesome
Great
Pretty Good
Not Bad
…with inter-group splitting.
Awesome – 1 Keep On Loving You – REO Speedwagon
Awesome – 1 Redemption Song – Bob Marley
Awesome – 1 Rock N’ Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution – AC/DC
Awesome – 1 You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
Awesome – 5 Back In Black – AC/DC
Awesome – 5 Super Trouper – ABBA
Awesome – 5 The Tide Is High – Blondie
Awesome – 5 Another One Bites The Dust – Queen
Great – 9 It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me – Billy Joel
Great – 9 Seven Bridges Road – Eagles
Great – 9 The Rose – Bette Midler
Great – 9 Woman – John Lennon
Great – 9 You May Be Right – Billy Joel
Great – 14 Any Way You Want It – Journey
Great – 14 Crazy Train – Ozzy Osbourne
Great – 14 Don’t Stand So Close To Me – The Police
Great – 14 Hell’s Bells – AC/DC
Great – 14 Hungry Heart – Bruce Springsteen
Great – 14 I Love A Rainy Night – Eddie Rabbitt
Great – 14 I’m Alright – Kenny Loggins
Great – 14 Misunderstanding – Genesis
Pretty Good – 22 (Just Like) Starting Over – John Lennon
Pretty Good – 22 All Out Of Love – Air Supply
Pretty Good – 22 Brass In Pocket – Pretenders
Pretty Good – 22 Dancing With Myself – Billy Idol
Pretty Good – 22 De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da – The Police
Pretty Good – 22 Driving My Life Away – Eddie Rabbitt
Pretty Good – 22 Echo Beach – Martha and the Muffins
Pretty Good – 22 Let My Love Open The Door – Pete Townshend
Pretty Good – 22 What I Like About You – The Romantics
Pretty Good – 31 9 to 5 – Dolly Parton
Pretty Good – 31 Call Me – Blondie
Pretty Good – 31 Cheap Sunglasses – ZZ Top
Pretty Good – 31 Could You Be Loved – Bob Marley
Pretty Good – 31 Games Without Frontiers – Peter Gabriel
Pretty Good – 31 Have a Drink on Me – AC/DC
Pretty Good – 31 Hit Me With Your Best Shot – Pat Benatar
Pretty Good – 31 Kiss On My List – Hall & Oates
Pretty Good – 31 Morning Train (Nine To Five) – Sheena Easton
Pretty Good – 31 We Got The Beat – The Go-Go’s
Not Bad – 41 Ashes To Ashes – David Bowie
Not Bad – 41 Against The Wind – Bob Seger
Not Bad – 41 Ah! Leah! – Donnie Iris
Not Bad – 41 Cadillac Ranch – Bruce Springsteen
Not Bad – 41 Emotional Rescue – The Rolling Stones
Not Bad – 41 Funkytown – Lipps, Inc.
Not Bad – 41 He’s So Shy – The Pointer Sisters
Not Bad – 41 I Will Follow – U2
Not Bad – 41 Magic – Olivia Newton-John
Not Bad – 41 On the Road Again – Willie Nelson
Not Bad – 41 Watching The Wheels – John Lennon
Not Bad – 52 Lost in Love – Air Supply
Not Bad – 52 Mirror in the Bathroom – The English Beat
Not Bad – 52 Turn It On Again – Genesis
Not Bad – 52 Turn Me Loose – Loverboy
Not Bad – 52 Turning Japanese – The Vapors
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