The staff at Ultimate Classic Rock selected a listed of the Top 50 American Rock Songs saying “the artists and songs listed here have shaped the cultural landscape over the years, and decades later, they still ring as proudly as they did when they were first released.”

We’ve listed off some highlights of the list. What are your thoughts?

48. Motley Crue “Kickstart My Heart”
43. Green Day “American Idiot”
42. Guns N’ Roses “Sweet Child O’ Mine”

32. The White Stripes “Seven Nation Army”
29. Ramones “Blitzkrieg Bop”
28. Aerosmith “Dream On”
23. Alice Cooper “School’s Out”
20. Kiss “Rock and Roll All Nite”

12. Guns N’ Roses “Welcome to the Jungle”
11. Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
10. Van Halen “Runnin’ With the Devil”
9. Aerosmith “Sweet Emotion”
2. Eagles “Hotel California”

AND NUMBER 1…
1. Lynyrd Skynyrd “Free Bird”