Best Rock Songs
Top 147 Rock Songs for Weddings
These are the Best Rock Songs for Weddings to get people on the dance floor. Rock and Roll was born from a faster paced rhythm and blues style music in the late 40’s. The guitars produced by Les Paul in the late 40’s and into the early 50’s also helped progress the producing of rock’n’roll music production. The first rock and roll staged performance did not take place until 1953 featuring Bill Haley & His Comets with The Dominoes. Rock Around the Clock performed by Bill Haley & His Comets became the first rock and roll song to top the pop charts in 1955. Other early producers of rock’n’roll included Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, and Fats Domino.
Sixties rock and roll were most known for the british invasion with the likes of The Beattles, The Who and the Rolling Stones. The 60’s were also filled with surf music, folk, motown and heavy metal. The seventies gave way to the popularity of disco. However, the 70’s had the beginning of punk rock, funk, and glitter rock. The eighties saw new styles of rock and roll including the beginning of hair bands with glam rock, new wave, and hardcore rock and roll. In the nineties, we saw the beginning of a new type of rock and roll grunge with Nirvana at the forefront. Kids of the 90’s also heard ska, alternative, and many types of synthesized dance music.
Our Top 5 Rock Wedding Reception Songs: 1) You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC, 2) Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison, 3) Don't Stop Believin' – Journey, 4) Old Time Rock & Roll - Bob Seger, 5) Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Being former wedding DJs, we've calculated a list of our favorite Rock songs. If you have a special song that you think should be added to our list, please add your song suggestion through the comment section below. Be sure to also check out the song lyric link to find song relevance to what you want for in your song choice. Once decided, we provided a link to iTunes to purchase and Amazon.com to purchase and listen to a sample of each song.
Best Rock Songs for Weddings
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Format
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Lyrics
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| (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction |
Rolling Stones |
Rock |
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| Abracadabra |
Steve Miller Band |
Rock |
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| Addicted To Love |
Robert Palmer |
Rock |
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| All I Wanna Do |
Sheryl Crow |
Rock |
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| All I Want Is You |
U2 |
Rock |
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| All Summer Long |
Kid Rock |
Rock |
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| Always |
Bon Jovi |
Rock |
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| American Pie |
Don McLean |
Rock |
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| Angel Eyes |
Jeff Healey Band |
Rock |
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| Another One Bites The Dust |
Queen |
Rock |
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| Are You Gonna Be My Girl |
Jet |
Rock |
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| Babe |
Styx |
Rock |
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| Bad To The Bone |
George Thorogood |
Rock |
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| Bad, Bad Leroy Brown |
Jim Croce |
Rock |
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| Bang A Gong (Get It On) |
T Rex |
Rock |
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| Beautiful Day |
U2 |
Rock |
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| Beautiful In My Eyes |
Joshua Kadison |
Rock |
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| Because You Loved Me |
Celine Dion |
Rock |
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| Better Together |
Jack Johnson |
Rock |
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| Blister In The Sun |
Violent Femmes |
Rock |
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| Born In The USA |
Bruce Springsteen |
Rock |
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| Born To Be Wild |
Steppenwolf |
Rock |
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| Brown Eyed Girl |
Van Morrison |
Rock |
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| Brown Sugar |
Rolling Stones |
Rock |
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| Bubbly |
Colbie Caillat |
Rock |
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| Can't Get Enough |
Bad Company |
Rock |
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| Cecilia |
Simon & Garfunkel |
Rock |
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| Centerfold |
J Geils Band |
Rock |
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| Chasing Cars |
Snow Patrol |
Rock |
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| Come On Eileen |
Dexy's Midnight Runners |
Rock |
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| Crash Into Me |
Dave Matthews Band |
Rock |
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| Crazy Little Thing Called Love |
Queen |
Rock |
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| Crusin' |
Huey Lewis & Gwyneth Paltrow |
Rock |
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| Daughters |
John Mayer |
Rock |
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| Don't Stop |
Fleetwood Mac |
Rock |
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| Don't Stop Believin' |
Journey |
Rock |
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| Dream Weaver |
Gary Wright |
Rock |
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| Everything I Do (I Do For You) |
Bryan Adams |
Rock |
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| Faithfully |
Journey |
Rock |
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| Footloose |
Kenny Loggins |
Rock |
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| Friends |
Michael W. Smith |
Rock |
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| Gimme All Your Lovin' |
ZZ Top |
Rock |
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| Girls Just Want to Have Fun |
Cyndi Lauper |
Rock |
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| Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) |
Green Day |
Rock |
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| Grow Old With You |
Stephen Lynch |
Rock |
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| Have I Told You Lately |
Van Morrison/Rod Stewart |
Rock |
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| Hey Soul Sister |
Train |
Rock |
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| Hit Me With Your Best Shot |
Pat Benatar |
Rock |
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| Hot Blooded |
Foreigner |
Rock |
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| Hotel California |
Eagles |
Rock |
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| How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) |
James Taylor |
Rock |
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| I Could Not Ask For More |
Edwin McCain |
Rock |
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| I Don't Want To Miss A Thing |
Aerosmith |
Rock |
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| I Finally Found Someone |
Bryan Adams & Barbara Streisand |
Rock |
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| I Knew I Loved You |
Savage Garden |
Rock |
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| I Love Rock And Roll |
Joan Jett |
Rock |
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| I Want To Hold Your Hand |
The Beatles |
Rock |
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| I Want You To Want Me |
Cheap Trick |
Rock |
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| I'll Be There For You |
Rembrandts |
Rock |
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| I'll Stand By You |
The Pretenders |
Rock |
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| I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) |
Proclaimers |
Rock |
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| I'm Yours |
Jason Mraz |
Rock |
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| Imagine |
John Lennon |
Rock |
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| In My Life |
The Beatles |
Rock |
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| In Your Eyes |
Peter Gabriel |
Rock |
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| It's The End Of The World As We Know It |
R.E.M. |
Rock |
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| I've Had, The Time Of My Life |
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes |
Rock |
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| Jessie's Girl |
Rick Springfield |
Rock |
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| Joy To The World |
Three Dog Night |
Rock |
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| Jump |
Van Halen |
Rock |
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| Keep Your Hands To Yourself |
Georgia Satellites |
Rock |
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| Kiss |
Prince |
Rock |
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| Kokomo |
Beach Boys |
Rock |
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| Lady In Red |
Chris DeBurgh |
Rock |
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| Landslide |
Fleetwood Mac |
Rock |
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| Legs |
ZZ Top |
Rock |
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| Let It Rock |
Kevin Rudolf |
Rock |
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| Little Wonders |
Rob Thomas |
Rock |
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| Livin' On A Prayer |
Bon Jovi |
Rock |
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| Longer |
Dan Fogelberg |
Rock |
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| Love Of A Lifetime |
Firehouse |
Rock |
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| Love Shack |
B-52's |
Rock |
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| Love Will Keep Us Together |
Captian & Tennille |
Rock |
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| Low Rider |
War |
Rock |
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| Lucky |
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat |
Rock |
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| Margaritaville |
Jimmy Buffett |
Rock |
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| Marry Me |
Train |
Rock |
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| Mickey |
Toni Basil |
Rock |
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| Mony Mony |
Billy Idol |
Rock |
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| My Sharona |
Knack |
Rock |
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| Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye |
Steam |
Rock |
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| Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now |
Starship |
Rock |
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| Now and Forever |
Richard Marx |
Rock |
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| Old Time Rock & Roll |
Bob Seger |
Rock |
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| Once Bitten, Twice Shy |
Great White |
Rock |
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| Only Wanna Be With You |
Hootie & The Blowfish |
Rock |
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| Party In The USA |
Miley Cyrus |
Rock |
Lyrics |
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| Piano Man |
Billy Joel |
Rock |
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| Pour Some Sugar On Me |
Def Leppard |
Rock |
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| Proud Mary |
Creedence Clearwater Revival |
Rock |
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| Puttin' On The Ritz |
Taco |
Rock |
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| Rock and Roll All Nite |
Kiss |
Rock |
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| Rock and Roll Part II |
Gary Glitter |
Rock |
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| Rock This Town |
Stray Cats |
Rock |
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| Saturday Night |
Bay City Rollers |
Rock |
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| Say Hey (I Love You) |
Michael Franti & Spearhead |
Rock |
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| Sex On Fire |
Kings Of Leon |
Rock |
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| Sharp Dressed Man |
ZZ Top |
Rock |
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| She Loves You |
The Beatles |
Rock |
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| She Will Be Loved |
Maroon 5 |
Rock |
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| She's A Beauty |
The Tubes |
Rock |
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| She's Got A Way |
Billy Joel |
Rock |
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| Smooth |
Santana |
Rock |
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| Some Kind Of Wonderful |
Grand Funk Railroad |
Rock |
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| Start Me Up |
Rolling Stones |
Rock |
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| Summer Of '69 |
Bryan Adams |
Rock |
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| Sweet Caroline |
Neil Diamond |
Rock |
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| Sweet Child O' Mine |
Guns N' Roses |
Rock |
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| Sweet Emotion |
Aerosmith |
Rock |
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| Sweet Home Alabama |
Lynyrd Skynyrd |
Rock |
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| Take On Me |
a-Ha |
Rock |
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| Takin' Care Of Business |
Bachman Turner Overdrive (BTO) |
Rock |
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| The Joker |
Steve Miller Band |
Rock |
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| The Loco-motion |
Grand Funk Railroad |
Rock |
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| Tubthumping |
Chumbawumba |
Rock |
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| Viva La Vida |
Coldplay |
Rock |
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| Walk This Way |
Aerosmith & Run DMC |
Rock-Rap |
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| Walking On Sunshine |
Katrina & The Waves |
Rock |
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| We Are The Champions |
Queen |
Rock |
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| What I Like About You |
Romantics |
Rock |
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| When I See You Smile |
Bad English |
Rock |
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| Whip It |
Devo |
Rock |
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| White Wedding |
Billy Idol |
Rock |
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| Wild Thing |
Troggs |
Rock |
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| With A Little Help From My Friends |
Joe Cocker |
Rock |
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| Wonderful Tonight |
Eric Clapton |
Rock |
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| Yesterday |
The Beatles |
Rock |
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| You And Me |
Lifehouse |
Rock |
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| You Are So Beautiful |
Joe Cocker |
Rock |
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| You Really Got Me |
The Kinks |
Rock |
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| You Shook Me All Night Long |
AC/DC |
Rock |
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| Your Song |
Elton John |
Rock |
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| You're Beautiful |
James Blunt |
Rock |
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| You're My Best Friend |
Queen |
Rock |
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| You're The Inspiration |
Chicago |
Rock |
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| You're The One That I Want |
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John |
Rock |
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| You've Got A Friend |
James Taylor |
Rock |
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Best rock songs list is updated periodically throughout the year. If you have a song that you think should be included, please add your song suggestion through the comment section below.
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