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Rolling Stone Names Top 200 Rock Songs of the Century!

The list puts Yeah Yeah Yeahs at No. 1, with The White Stripes, The Killers and U2 filling the top five.

  • Rolling Stone ranked the greatest rock songs, placing Maps at the top spot from their debut album Fever to Tell. This song leads the new list.
  • High-Ranking tracks include The Killers’ Brightside and The White Stripes’ Seven Nation Army. These songs join the track that secured the top ranking.
  • Radiohead’s The National Anthem takes a high place, while Olivia Rodrigo appears with a hit. That 2021 pop-punk song sits ahead of tracks by The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys and Foo Fighters.
  • Irish bands earned places on the list, including Fontaines with their song Starburster. Critics praised the band, saying "the band reignited its signature mix of soaring studio atmospherics."
  • Elsewhere, Wheatus’s Teenage Dirtbag takes a spot near Kelly Clarkson’s hit. These eclectic choices fuel an argument over the playlist and the ranking’s expansive scope.
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RollingStone broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
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