Planet Rock - Top 500 - Interesting listeners votes

[rwillett]

I'm listening to Planet Rock's top 500 songs of all time. Very interesting as some songs would be far higher up my top 500, Chuck Berry "Johhny B Goode" for one and whilst I like Halestorm, somewhat surprised it's in the top 500 at all. Led Zepp - No quarter is also way down the list. 

 

At the time of writing we're down to number 420 or so.

 

I'm going to have a think and before Thursday predict my top 10. Not my top 10, but what I think will be the top 10.

Rob

 

 

[NancyJohnson]

The major problem with these Top <insert number here> things is that they're so subjective.  

 

Thing is, you're almost definitely going to get the same turgid 50-year old stuff because that's pretty much the listening demographic is of the station.  Add to this that the demographic in question are generally somewhat blinkered and unwilling to step out of their comfort zone, hence the same old song choices.  Believe me, I know plenty if people who would prefer to listen to Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple rather than even considering anything from this decade.

 

Mark my words.  The top 20 will be peppered with Stairway To Heaven.  Freebird.  Smoke on the Water, Whole Lotta Rosie, Sweet Child of Mine, Bohemian Rhapsody, Alright Now, Enter Sandman, Ace of Spades.

[tauzero]

The ongoing chart: https://www.hellorayo.co.uk/planet-rock/news/rock-news/the-500-greatest-rock-songs-of-all-time

 

Up (or down) to number 368 as I type.

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

I stopped listening to that station in covid times 😷.

I wouldn’t be surprised if ‘White Rabbit ‘ is in there , which is as dull as the prime minister 🤢🤮

Does Paul Ross still advertise Mac Donald’s cheeseburgers 🍔 ?? 

 

[SteveXFR]

There will be nothing post 1995 in the top 20. Not because music before then was better but because the average listener is old and suspicious of anything modern. 

[Supernaut]

Knowing Planet Rock, it will be Cadillac Three, Black Stone Cherry, Gun and Joe Bonamassa... plus some obscure 80s hair metal. 

[EdLib-3]

There's bound to be some Motley Crue and Whitesnake coming up too. Both Planet Rock playlist staples 😜

[steantval]

9 hours ago, tauzero said:

The ongoing chart: https://www.hellorayo.co.uk/planet-rock/news/rock-news/the-500-greatest-rock-songs-of-all-time

 

Up (or down) to number 368 as I type.

Yuk, that dreadful Joan Jett shite at number 390, that is one of my most hated songs, the radio goes off every time it comes on. 🤮

[rwillett]

Just crunched the first 256 songs.

 

The average year is 1983 (so far)

 

The band with the most is Queen with 13,

 

 

 

followed by Black Sabbath with 8

 

 

and AC/DC with 8

 

 

Rob

[Rosie C]

On 05/01/2026 at 14:34, rwillett said:

whilst I like Halestorm, somewhat surprised it's in the top 500 at all.

 

I used to think the same about Classic FM's 'Hall of Fame' 300. Then I joined a Facebook group for choir members and as the Hall of Fame voting came around there they were - deciding which obscure piece they would all vote for this year and congratulating themselves at last year's success at getting an obscure piece in as a new entry at 180 or something.

 

[rwillett]

And here's the list to date based on tracks per year. As previously suggested the 70's and 80's dominate

 

 

and by decade

 

 

Rob

 

Edited 7 hours ago by rwillett

[rwillett]

On 06/01/2026 at 12:17, RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE said:

I wouldn’t be surprised if ‘White Rabbit ‘ is in there , which is as dull as the prime minister 🤢🤮

Its at 189 according to Darren... I thought you'd want to know.

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

1 hour ago, rwillett said:

Its at 189 according to Darren... I thought you'd want to know.

That is very sad 😂 

I assume the doors light my fire ,Alice cooper schools out/ elected ,Aerosmith dream on , Thin Lizzy whisky in the jar etc are in there somewhere.

 

So, Paul Ross’s  Mac Donald’s cheeseburgers ..still advertised every 10 mins ?

[rwillett]

So far:

 

Alice Cooper - Schools out - No

Aerosmith - Dream On - No

Thin Lizzy has five entries but not Whisky in the Jar (which they hated)

 

 

No adverts for MacDonalds though

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by rwillett