Below is the condensed version of my top ten songs, including my top five honorable mentions. For more background on my selections, click here.
Format for listing songs: Artist, Title, Year Released, Genre, Runtime, Writer(s)
TOP 10 SONGS
10. Whitney Houston, “I Have Nothing”, 1993, Pop, 4:48, David Foster and Linda Thompson
9. Disturbed, “The Sound of Silence”, 2015, Piano Rock, 4:08, Paul Simon
8. Joe Walsh, “Life’s Been Good”, 1978, Hard Rock, 8:04, Joe Walsh
7. Black Sabbath, “War Pigs/Luke’s Wall”, 1970, Heavy Metal, 7:58, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward
6. Johnny Cash, “Hurt”, 2003, Acoustic Rock, 3:38, Trent Reznor
5. Eagles, “Hotel California”, 1976, Soft Rock, 6:30, Don Felder, Don Henley and Glenn Frey
4. Lynyrd Skynyrd, “Simple Man”, 1973, Southern Rock, 5:57, Ronnie Van Zant and Gary Rossington
3. Metallica, “Fade to Black”, 1984, Heavy Metal, 6:55, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Cliff Burton and Kirk Hammett
2. Journey, “Faithfully”, 1983, Arena Rock, 4:24, Jonathan Cain
1. Metallica, “One”, 1988, Heavy Metal, 7:27, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
TOP 5 HONORABLE MENTIONS
1. Megadeth, “Hangar 18”, 1991, Heavy Metal, 5:14, Dave Mustaine and Mike Clink
2. Ozzy Osbourne, “Mr. Crowley”, 1980, Heavy Metal, 4:55, Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads and Bob Daisley
3. Metallica, “Master of Puppets”, 1986, Heavy Metal, 8:35, Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
4. Ted Nugent, “Stranglehold”, 1975, Hard Rock, 8:26, Ted Nugent and Robert Grange
5. Queen, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, 1975, Progressive Rock, 5:57, Freddie Mercury
E.D. 