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Rolling Stone picks 100 greatest guitar songs

by John Lucas on June 1st, 2008 at 9:29 PM

It's a move guaranteed to garner responses along the lines of "I was shocked that you ignored (name of musician here), the greatest guitarist of all time, and his incredible solo on (title of song here)! This list lacks any credibility!" Rolling Stone has compiled a list of the 100 greatest guitar songs of all time. Here are the top 10:

  • 1. "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry
  • 2. "Purple Haze" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience
  • 3. "Crossroads" by Cream
  • 4. "You Really Got Me" by the Kinks
  • 5. "Brown Sugar" by the Rolling Stones
  • 6. "Eruption" by Van Halen
  • 7. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" by the Beatles
  • 8. "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin
  • 9. "Statesboro Blues" by the Allmann Bros. Band
  • 10. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana

Read the rest of the list here.

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