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This page lists the top ten picks from different polls that fans have voted on over at the Classic Rock Weekly Poll Page.
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Favorite Rock Songs with "USA" or "America"in its title (Results from a poll taken the week of June 29, 2009) |
Favorite Rock Songs with a countries' name (other than USA) in its title (Results from a poll taken the week of July 6, 2009) | ||
| 1 | American Woman - Guess Who | 1 | Back in the USSR - The Beatles |
| 2 | America - Simon & Garfunkel | 2 | Norwegian Wood - The Beatles |
| 3 | American Pie - Don McClean | 3 | Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen |
| 4 | Born In The USA - Bruce Springsteen | 4 | Panama - Van Halen |
| 5 | American Girl - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | 5 | Anarchy in the UK - The Sex Pistols |
| 6 | Back in the U.S.A. - Chuck Berry | 6 | Mozambique - Bob Dylan |
| 7 | We're an American Band - Grand Funk Railroad | 7 | Never Been To Spain - Three Dog Night |
| 8 | Surfin' USA - Beach Boys | 8 | China Girl - David Bowie |
| 9 | American Tune - Paul Simon; U.S. Blues - The Grateful Dead (tie) | 9 | Spanish Moon - Little Feat |
| 9 | I'm So Bored with the U.S.A. - The Clash (tie) | 10 | Turning Japanese - The Vapors |
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Favorite Rock Songs with a US states' name in its title (Results from a poll taken the week of July 13, 2009) |
Favorite songs with a city's name in the title (Results from a poll taken the week of Aug 3, 2009) |
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| 1 | Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd | 1 | LA Woman - The Doors |
| 2 | Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young | 2 | Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon |
| 3 | Going to California - Led Zeppelin | 3 | City Of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie |
| 4 | California Dreaming - The Mama's and the Papa's | 4 | Woodstock - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| 5 | Hotel California - Eagles | 5 | Up On Cripple Creek - The Band |
| 6 | California Girls- Beach Boys | 6 | London Calling – The Clash (tie) |
| 7 | California Man - Cheap Trick | 6 | Woman From Tokyo - Deep Purple (tie) |
| 8 | Mississippi Queen - Mountain | 8 | All the Way From Memphis - Mott the Hoople (tie) |
| 9 | Montana - Frank Zappa (tie) | 8 | Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees (tie) |
| 9 | The Wasp (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) - The Doors (tie) | 10 | Memphis Tennessee - Chuck Berry |
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Favorite songs with 'city' 'town' or 'country' in its title (Results from a poll taken the week of Aug 10, 2009) |
Favorite songs with continents, districts, neighborhoods, land areas, or locations not real, noted in its title? (Results from a poll taken the week of Aug 24, 2009) |
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| 1 | Summer in the City - Lovin' Spoonful | 1 | Kashmir - Led Zeppelin |
| 2 | Living for the City - Stevie Wonder | 2 | Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks |
| 3 | Paradise City - Guns And Roses | 3 | Pleasant Valley Sunday - The Monkees |
| 4 | The Boys Are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy | 4 | Jungleland - Bruce Springsteen |
| 5 | Girl from the The North Country - Bob Dylan | 5 | Atlantis - Donovan |
| 6 | My City Was Gone - The Pretenders | 6 | Wasted Away Again in Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett |
| 7 | Country Honk - The Rolling Stones (tie) | 7 | Hollywood Nights - Bob Segar |
| 7 | Downtown Suzie - The Rolling Stones (tie) | 8 | Dixie Chicken - Little Feat (tie) |
| 7 | Sin City - AC/DC (tie) | 8 | The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Joan Biaz (tie) |
| 7 | Suffragette City - David Bowie (tie) | 8 | The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band (tie) |
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Favorite songs with bodies of water noted in the title (Results from a poll taken the week of Aug 23, 2009) |
Favorite songs with mountians noted in its title? (Results from a poll taken the week of July 21, 2008) |
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| 1 | Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding | 1 | Misty Mountain Hop - Led Zeppelin |
| 2 | Smoke on the Water- Deep Purple | 2 | Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh |
| 3 | Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (tie) | 3 | River Deep Mountain High - Ike & Tina Turner |
| 3 | Down by the River - Neil Young (tie) | 4 | Ain`t No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 3 | The Ocean - Led Zeppelin (tie) | 5 | Sugar Mountain - Neil Young |
| 6 | Up On Cripple Creek - The Band | 6 | Thunder On The Mountain - Bob Dylan |
| 7 | Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival | 7 | There Is a Mountain - Donovan |
| 8 | Down by the Seaside - Led Zeppelin | 8 | Mountain Jam - The Allman Brothers Band (tie) |
| 9 | Take Me to the River - Talking Heads | 8 | Fire On The Mountain - Grateful Dead (tie) |
| 10 | The River - Bruce Springsteen | 10 | Fire On The Mountain - Marshall Tucker Band |
Favorite songs with 'Street', 'Road', 'Lane', 'Avenue', etc. in its title (Results from a poll taken the week of Aug 31, 2009) |
Cover songs done by an artist which sounds better than the original song (Results from a poll taken the week of Sept 28, 2009) |
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| 1 | Street Fighting Man - The Rolling Stones | 1 | The Bryds - Mr Tambourine Man (written & recorded by Bob Dylan) |
| 2 | Penny Lane - The Beatles | 2 | Aretha Franklin - Respect (written & recorded by Otis Redding) (tie) |
| 3 | Highway to Hell - AC/DC | 2 | Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower (written & recorded by Bob Dylan) (tie) |
| 4 | Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan | 4 | Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee (written & recorded by Kris Kristofferson) |
| 5 | Roadhouse Blues - The Doors (tie) | 5 | Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends (written & recorded by John Lennon and Paul McCartney w/ The Beatles) |
| 5 | Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen (tie) | 6 | The Beatles - Twist and Shout (written by Phil Medley & Bert Russell, recorded by The Isley Brothers) |
| 7 | Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles | 7 | Rolling Stones - Just My Imagination (written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong, recorded by The Temptations) (tie) |
| 8 | Route 66 - The Rolling Stones | 7 | Rolling Stones - Time Is On My Side (written by Jerry Ragovoy aka Norman Meade, recorded by Irma Thomas) (tie) |
| 9 | Where The Streets Have No Name - U2 | 9 | Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By The Light (written & recorded by Bruce Springsteen) (tie) |
| 10 | Deadend Street - The Kinks & The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Simon & Garfunkel (tie) | 9 | The Who - Summertime Blues (written & recorded by Eddie Cochran) (tie) |
Best
Teen-angst Anthems
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Best
tongue-in-cheek Rock Songs |
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| 1 | Barba O'Reily - The Who | 1 | Back in the USSR - The Beatles |
| 2 | I'm Eighteen - Alice Cooper Band | 2 | Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 3 | My Generation - The Who | 3 | Well Respected Man - The Kinks |
| 4 | All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople | 4 | Texan Love Song - Elton John |
| 5 | 5:15 - The Who | 5 | Fat Bottom Girls - Queen |
| 6 | Surrender - Cheap Trick | 6 | Sprit in the Sky - Normal Greenbaum |
| 7 | Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran | 7 | Jesus Just Left Chicago - ZZ Top |
| 8 | I Don't like Mondays - Boomtown Rats | 8 | Dead Babies - Alice Cooper Band |
| 9 | I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself - Elton John | 9 | No-No Song - Ringo Starr |
| 10 | Summertime Blues - The Who | 10 | My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry |
Rock
Bands/Artists who covered Robert Johnson best
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Best songs by Rock Bands or Artists, written about drinking booze (Results from a poll taken the week of December 14, 2009) |
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| 1 | The Rolling Stones - Love In Vain | 1 | One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer - George Thoroughgood |
| 2 | Cream - Crossroards (aka Cross Road Blues) | 2 | Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) - The Doors |
| 3 | Led Zeppelin - Travelling Riverside Blues | 3 | Lovin’ Cup - The Rolling Stones |
| 4 | The Rolling Stones - Stop Breaking Down | 4 | Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond |
| 5 | Eric Clapton - Sweet Home Chicago | 5 | I Drink Alone - George Thoroughgood (tie) |
| 6 | Eric Clapton - Kind Hearted Woman Blues | 5 | Social Disease - Elton John (tie) |
| 7 | Bob Dylan - Kindhearted Woman Blues | 7 | Drinkin' Wine Spo-dee-o-dee - Jerry Lee Lewis |
| 8 | Allman Brothers - Come On In My Kitchen | 8 | Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers - ZZ Top (3 way tie) |
| 9 | Lynyrd Skynyrd - Crossroads (aka Cross Road Blues) | 8 | Let’s Go Get Stoned - Ray Charles (3 way tie) |
| 10 | Grateful Dead - Walking Blues | 8 | That Smell - Lynyrd Skynyrd (3 way tie) |
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Of the bands that lost their original lead singer
and still made it big - or kept going strong, the ones that were best off in
the end with the new frontman (Results from a poll taken the week of Jan 4, 2010) |
Rock Bands with the best logo (Results from a poll taken the week of Feb 15, 2010) |
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| 1 | Pink Floyd - Syd Barrett replaced by Dave Gilmour and Roger Waters. | 1 | The Rolling Stones |
| 2 | Fleetwood Mac - Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer & Danny Kirwan; Christine McVie replaced Green; Bob Welch replaced Spencer & Kirwan; then Stevie Nicks & Lindsay Buckingham replaced Welsh. | 2 | The Grateful Dead |
| 3 | AC/DC - Bon Scott replaced by Brian Johnson. | 3 | The Monkees |
| 4 | Moody Blues - Denny Laine replaced by John Lodge and Justin Hayward. | 4 | AC/DC |
| 5 | Deep Purple - Rod Evans replaced by Ian Gillan, then David Coverdale replaced Gillian, Joe Lynn Turner replaced him & then Gillan returned and replaced Turner. | 5 | The Doors (tie) |
| 6 | Journey - Gregg Rolie replaced by Steve Perry. | 5 | The Beatles (tie) |
| 7 | Genesis - Peter Gabriel replaced by Phil Collins. | 7 | The Who |
| 8 | Jefferson Airplane - Marty Balin & Signe Anderson; Grace Slick replaced Anderson, then Joey Covington replaced Balin. (tie) | 8 | Queen (tie) |
| 8 | Steely Dan - David Palmer (main singer studio & all singing live) with Donald Fagen; Palmer left and Fagen became the main lead singer. (tie) | 8 | The Ramones (tie) |
| 10 | Van Halen - David Lee Roth replaced by Sammy Hagar. | 10 | Led Zeppelin |
| Rock bands that changed their name for a better name (Results from a poll taken the week of Feb 22, 2010) | Rock bands that changed their name yet had a better name before they did (Results from a poll taken the week of Mar 1, 2010) | ||
| 1 | Creedence Clearwater Revival - First called: The Golliwogs | 1 | Chicago - First called: Chicago Transit Authority |
| 2 | Led Zeppelin - First called: The New Yardbirds | 2 | Sly and the Family Stone - First called: Sly & the Stoners |
| 3 | Pink Floyd - First called: 'The Meggadeaths', then 'The T-Set' and then 'The Screaming Abdabs' | 3 | Bee Gees - First called: The Rattlesnakes |
| 4 | Black Sabbath - First called: Polka Turk Blues Company | 4 | The Faces - First called: The Small Faces (tie) |
| 5 | Alice Cooper - First called: both 'The Spiders' and 'The Naz' | 4 | The Turtles - First called: both 'Nightriders' and 'The Crossfires' (tie) |
| 6 | Grateful Dead - First called: The Warlocks | 6 | The Rascals - First called: The Young Rascals |
| 7 | The Beatles - First called: both 'The Quarrymen' and 'The Silver Beatles' (tie) | 7 | Mothers of Invention - First called: Mothers (aka Motherfuckers) |
| 7 | The Who - First called: 'The Detours', then 'the Who', then 'The High Numbers' (tie) | 8 | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - First called: Mudcrutch |
| 9 | Lynrd Skynyrd - First called: both 'Noble Five' and 'One Percent' | 9 | Creedence Clearwater Revival - First called: The Golliwogs (tie) |
| 10 | Van Halen - First called: Mammoth | 9 | Goo Goo Dolls - First called: Sex Maggots (tie) |
The best name of a Rock band (Results from a poll taken the week of March 29, 2010) |
The best nickname for a Rock band (Results from a poll taken the week of April 5, 2010) |
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| 1 | The Rolling Stones | 1 | The Fab Four (or The Fabs) - The Beatles |
| 2 | Grateful Dead | 2 | The World's Greatest Rock n Roll Band - The Rolling Stones |
| 3 | Led Zeppelin | 3 | CCR - Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 4 | The Ju Ju Hounds | 4 | Acca Dacca - AC/DC (tied for 4th) |
| 5 | ? & the Mysterians (tied for 5th) | 4 | Alcoholica - Metallica (tied for 4th) |
| 5 | Quicksilver Messenger Service (tied for 5th) | 4 | The Only Band That Matters - The Clash (tied for 4th) |
| 7 | AC/DC (tied for 7th) | 7 | The Mop Tops - The Beatles (tied for 7th) |
| 7 | Black Sabbath (tied for 7th) | 7 | The Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits (tied for 7th) |
| 7 | Lynyrd Skynyrd (tied for 7th) | 8 | The Boys - The Rolling Stones (tied for 8th) |
| 7 | Pink Floyd & The Clash (tied for 7th) | 8 | The Pre-Fab Four - The Monkees (tied for 8th) |
| Rock bands which are the most underrated (Results from a poll taken the week of May 10, 2010) |
Rock bands
which are the most overrated (Results from a poll taken the week of May 31, 2010) |
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| 1 | The Animals | 1 | KISS ** |
| 2 | Little Feat | 2 | Bon Jovi** |
| 3 | The Faces (The Small Faces) | 3 | U2 |
| 4 | Alice Cooper | 4 | The Velvet Underground |
| 5 | The Guess Who (tied for 5th) | 5 | The Eagles |
| 5 | The Monkees (tied for 5th) | 6 | The Sex Pistols (tied for 6th) |
| 7 | Mott The Hoople (tied for 7th) | 6 | Van Halen (tied for 6th) |
| 7 | The Black Crowes (tied for 7th) | 8 | Motley Crue |
| 7 | Cheap Trick (tied for 7th) | 9 | Blondie (tied for 9th) |
| 10 | Jethro Tull, T Rex & The Moody Blues - all tied for 10th place | 9 | Boston (tied for 9th) |
**Both bands tied for first in poll; then in a runoff poll held the week of Nov 29,'10: KISS 54% to Bob Jovi 46%
| Rockers who are the most underrated (Results from a poll taken the week of July 5, 2010) | The best singing groups (Results from a poll taken the week of April 12, 2010) | ||
| 1 | Bill Wyman | 1 | The Temptations |
| 2 | George Harrison | 2 | The Mama's & The Papa's |
| 3 | Ian 'Stu' Stewart | 3 | The Bee Gees |
| 4 | Mick Ronson (tied for 4th) | 4 | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 4 | Warren Zevon (tied for 4th) | 5 | The Jackson 5 (The Jacksons) |
| 6 | Alice Cooper (tied for 6th) | 6 | The Supremes |
| 6 | John Mellencamp (tied for 6th) | 7 | The Four Tops |
| 6 | Lowell George (tied for 6th) | 8 | ABBA |
| 9 | Bob Seger (tied for 9th) | 9 | The Drifters |
| 9 | Leon Russell & Nicky Hopkins (tied for 9th) | 10 | The Four Seasons |
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Rock
bands disliked the most (Results from a poll taken the week of August 9, 2010) |
Favorite Rock song to play on Halloween (Results from a poll taken the week of Oct 25, 2010) |
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| 1 | Bon Jovi | 1 | Werewolves Of London - Warren Zevon |
| 2 | ABBA | 2 | Funeral For A Friend - Elton John (tied for 2nd) |
| 3 | Devo | 2 | Thriller - Michael Jackson (tied for 2nd) |
| 4 | Culture Club | 4 | (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult |
| 5 | Kiss | 5 | Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival (tied for 5th) |
| 6 | Blondie (tied for 6th) | 5 | Dancing with Mr D - Rolling Stones (tied for 5th) |
| 6 | Motley Crue (tied for 6th) | 5 | The Monster Mash - Bobby 'Boris' Pickett (tied for 5th) |
| 6 | The Sex Pistols (tie for 6th) | 8 | Black Magic Woman - Santana (tied for 8th) |
| 9 | The B-52's | 8 | Boris the Spider - The Who (tied for 8th) |
| 10 | U2 | 10 | Season of The Witch - Donovan (tied for 8th) |
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| Best Rock duet songs sung by rockers who didn't normally sing together (Results from a poll taken the week of August 23, 2010) | Best Rocker guest appearance (non-duets) on another Rocker's song (Results from a poll taken the week of August 30, 2010) | ||
| 1 | Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie | 1 | While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles w/ Eric Clapton on Lead Guitar |
| 2 | Stop Dragging My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty | 2 | Teach Your Children - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young w/ Jerry Garcia on Steel Guitar |
| 3 | Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper & Donovan | 3 | All The Young Dudes - Mott the Hopple w/ David Bowie on Backing Vocals |
| 4 | (You Got to Walk and) Don't Look Back - Peter Tosh & Mick Jagger | 4 | Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan w/ Jimmy Page on Lead Guitar, John Paul Jones on Bass and John Bonham on Drums |
| 5 | Whatever Gets You Through The Night - John Lennon & Elton John | 5 | Atlantis - Donovan w/ the Jeff Beck Group on all instruments and Backing Harmony (tied for 5th) |
| 6 | Champagne and Reefer - Rolling Stones & Buddy Guy | 5 | Get Back - The Beatles w/ Billy Preston on Organ (tied for 5th) |
| 7 | If Not For You - George Harrison & Bob Dylan (tied for 7th) | 7 | Photograph - Ringo Starr w/ George Harrison on Guitar and Backing Vocals (tied for 7th) |
| 7 | Paradise by the Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf & Ellen Foley (tied for 7th) | 7 | We Love You - The Rolling Stones w/ John Lennon and Paul McCartney on Backing Vocals (tied for 7th) |
| 9 | I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - The Supremes & The Temptations | 7 | With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker w/ Jimmy Page on Lead Guitar (tied for 7th) |
| 10 | Dancing in the Streets - Mick Jagger & David Bowie | 7 | You're So Vain - Carly Simon w/ Mick Jagger on Backing Vocals (tied for 7th) |
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The
greatest Rock session players ever (Results from a poll taken the week of Sept 6, 2010) |
Rockers who played the best acting role in a movie (Results from a poll taken the week of Sept 13, 2010) |
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| 1 | Nicky Hopkins | 1 | The Beatles in A Hard Days Night |
| 2 | Jimmy Page | 2 | Keith Richards in Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End |
| 3 | Leon Russell | 3 | Mick Jagger in Performance |
| 4 | Billy Preston | 4 | Better Midler in The Rose |
| 5 | Scotty Moore | 5 | Cher in Moonstruck |
| 6 | Bobby Keys (tied for 6th) | 6 | The Beatles in Help! |
| 6 | Mick Ronson (tied for 6th) | 7 | Arlo Guthrie in Alice's Restaurant (tied for 7th) |
| 8 | Steve Cropper (tied for 8th) | 7 | Tina Turner in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (tied for 7th) |
| 8 | Willie Weeks (tied for 8th) | 9 | David Bowie in The Man Who Fell To Earth & Elvis Presley in King Creole (tied for 9th) |
| 10 | Jack Nitzsche & Ry Cooder (tied for 10th) | 9 | Joan Jett in Light of Day & Paul Simon in Annie Hall (tied for 9th) |
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