Some Lists from Various Guitar Orientated Publications.

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The Top 50 Most Influential Guitar Albums Of All Time Ever!

"Guitarist" Magazine, December 1994.
Lead Guitarist Name In Brackets, Where Applicable.

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1.Are You Experienced? - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
2.Van Halen - Van Halen (Eddie Van Halen)
3.Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page)
4.Disraeli Gears - Cream (Eric Clapton)
5.Bluesbreakers - John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (Eric Clapton)
6.Blow By Blow - Jeff Beck
7.Axis: Bold As Love - Jimi Hendrix
8.In Rock - Deep Purple (Ritchie Blackmore)
9.The Shadows - The Shadows (Hank Marvin)
10.Appetite For Destruction - Guns 'N Roses (Slash)
11.The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones (Keith Richard)
12.Surfing With The Alien - Joe Satriani
13.Dire Straits - Dire Straits (Mark Knopfler)
14.Nevermind - Nirvana (Kurt Cobain)
15.Volume 4 - Black Sabbath (Tony Iommi)
16.Eat 'Em And Smile - David Lee Roth (Steve Vai)
17.Back In Black - AC/DC (Angus Young)
18.Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (Steve Jones
19.Queen - Queen (Brian May)
20.Larry Carlton - Larry Carlton
21.Live At Leeds - The Who (Pete Townshend)
22.The Chirping Crickets - Buddy Holly And The Crickets (Nikki Sullivan)
23.Revolver - The Beatles (George Harrison)
24.Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble
25.Hatful Of Hollow - The Smiths (Johnny Marr)
26.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden (Dave Murray And Dennis Stratton)
27.Electric Ladyland - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
28.Marching Out - Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force
29.Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd (David Gilmour)
30.The Unforgettable Fire - U2 (Edge)
31.Blizzard Of Ozz - Ozzy Osborne (Randy Rhoads)
32.Abraxas - Santana (Carlos Santana)
33.Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie (Mick Ronson)
34.Purple Rain - Prince And The Revolution
35.Master Of Puppets - Metallica (Kirk Hammett)
36.Outlandos D'amour - The Police (Andy Summers)
37.Hotel California - The Eagles (Joe Walsh, Don Felder)
38.Pornograffitti - Extreme (Nuno Bettencourt)
39.The Yes Album - Yes (Steve Howe)
40.Breezin' - George Benson
41.Hot Rats - Frank Zappa
42.Layla - Derek And The Dominos (Eric Clapton, Duane Allman
43.Gene Vincent Rocks! - Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps
44.Ricky Sings Again - Ricky Nelson (James Burton)
45.Elegant Gypsy - Al Dimeola
46.Live At Fillmore East - The Allman Brothers Band (Duane & Gregg Allman)
47.Live At The Apollo - James Brown
48.Virtuoso - Joe Pass
49.Harvest - Neil Young
50.Toto Iv - Toto (Steve Lukather)

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The 50 Heaviest Riffs Of All Time.

Compiled In May 1995 By The Editorial Staff Of Guitar Magazine.
Arranged In Chronological Order As Published In Magazine.

• All Day And All Of The Night - The Kinks
• Purple Haze - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
• You Keep Me Hangin' On - Vanilla Fudge
• In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly
• Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
• Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
• Moby Dick - Led Zeppelin
• Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
• Mississippi Queen - Mountain
• I'm Eighteen - Alice Cooper
• Situation - The Jeff Beck Group
• Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
• Frankenstein - The Edgar Winter Group
• I Just Want To Make Love To You - Foghat
• Train Kept A-Rollin' - Aerosmith
• Man On The Silver Mountain - Rainbow
• Stranglehold - Ted Nugent
• The Temples Of Syrinx From 2112 - Rush
• Jailbreak - Thin Lzzy
• God Of Thunder - Kiss
• Crazy On You - Heart
• Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult
• Runnin' With The Devil - Van Halen
• Stay Clean - Motorhead
• Hells Bells - Ac/Dc
• Breaking The Law - Judas Priest
• Crazy Train - Ozzy Osborne
• Fantasy - Aldo Nova
• Bang Your Head (Mental Health) - Quiet Riot
• Balls To The Wall - Accept
• Rainbow In The Dark - Dio
• Evil - Mercyful Fate
• Seek And Destroy - Metallica
• For Whom The Bell Tolls - Metallica
• Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions
• Into The Crypts Of Rays - Celtic Frost
• Angel Of Death - Slayer
• Still Of The Night - Whitesnake
• Welcome To The Jungle - Guns N' Roses
• Loud Love - Soundgarden
• Psychotic Reaction - Trouble
• Man In The Box - Alice In Chains
• Cowboys From Hell - Pantera
• Her Black Wings - Danzig
• Arise - Sepultura
• Just One Fix - Ministry
• Green Machine - Kyuss
• Anything Is Mine - Godflesh

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Top 100 Guitar Solos Of All-Time

Readers' Poll From Guitarist Magazine, January 1998

1. Hotel California - The Eagles (Joe Walsh And Don Felder)
2. Eruption - Van Halen (Edward Van Halen)
3. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd (David Gilmour)
4. Crossroads - Cream (Eric Clapton)
5. Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix
6. Parisienne Walkways - Gary Moore
7. All Right Now - Free (Paul Kossoff)
8. Since I've Been Loving You - Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page)
9. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (Brian May)
10. Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits (Mark Knopfler)
11. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
12. Shine You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd (David Gilmour)
13. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page)
14. For The Love Of God - Steve Vai
15. Still In Love With You - Thin Lizzy (Gary Moore)
16. Child In Time - Deep Purple (Ritchie Blackmore)
17. Still Got The Blues (For You) - Gary Moore
18. Goodbye To Love - The Carpenters (Tony Peluso)
19. Purple Haze - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
20. Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits (Mark Knopfler)
21. Need Your Love So Bad - Fleetwood Mac (Peter Green)
22. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses (Slash)
23. Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd (Ronnie Van Zant)
24. Layla - Derek And The Dominos (Eric Clapton [And Duane Allman])
25. White Room - Cream (Eric Clapton)
26. Red House - Jimi Hendrix
27. Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac (Peter Green)
28. Rosanna - Toto (Steve Lukather)
29. Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
30. November Rain - Guns N' Roses (Slash)
31. The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix
32. Ladies Nite In Buffalo - David Lee Roth (Steve Vai)
33. Hot For Teacher - Van Halen (Edward Van Halen)
34. La Villa Strangiato - Rush (Alex Lifeson)
35. Killer Queen - Queen (Brian May)
36. Addicted To That Rush - Mr Big (Paul Gilbert)
37. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page)
38. Brighton Rock - Queen (Brian May)
39. Get The Funk Out - Extreme (Nuno Bettencourt)
40. Nothing Else Matters - Metallica (James Hetfield)
41. Inca Roads - Frank Zappa
42. You Do Something To Me - Paul Weller
43. Crazy Train - Ozzy Osborne (Randy Rhoads)
44. Marquee Moon - Television (Tom Verlaine)
45. Tunnel Of Love - Dire Straits (Mark Knopfler)
46. Live Forever - Oasis (Noel Gallagher)
47. Telegraph Road - Dire Straits (Mark Knopfler)
48. Out In The Fields - Gary Moore
49. The Final Countdown - Europe (John Norum)
50. Little Wing - Stevie Ray Vaughan
51. Bad Love - Eric Clapton
52. The Riverboat Song - Ocean Colour Scene (Steve Cradock)
53. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana (Kurt Cobain)
54. Cause We've Ended As Lovers - Jeff Beck
55. Beat It - Michael Jackson (Edward Van Halen)
56. Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi (Ritchie Sambora)
57. Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd (David Gilmour)
58. And Your Bird Can Sing - The Beatles (George Harrison)
59. Green Tinted Sixties Mind - Mr Big (Paul Gilbert)
60. These Are The Days Of Our Lives - Queen (Brian May)
61. Yo Mama - Frank Zappa
62. Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
63. Paranoid Android - Radiohead (Johnny Greenwood)
64. Something - The Beatles (George Harrison)
65. Dry County - Bon Jovi (Ritchie Sambora)
66. Surfing With The Alien - Joe Satriani
67. Mr Crowley - Ozzy Osborne (Randy Rhoads)
68. Jump - Van Halen (Edward Van Halen)
69. Love In An Elevator - Aerosmith (Joe Perry)
70. Light My Fire - Jose Feliciano
71. Alive - Pearl Jam (Mark Mccready)
72. The Loner - Gary Moore
73. Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan (Larry Carlton)
74. Summer Song - Joe Satriani
75. Big Trouble - David Lee Roth (Steve Vai)
76. Resurrection - Brian May
77. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles (Eric Clapton [And George Harrison])
78. I Want It All - Queen (Brian May)
79. Stargazer - Rainbow (Ritchie Blackmore)
80. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream (Eric Clapton)
81. Rough Boy - Zz Top (Billy Gibbons)
82. Road To Hell, Part 2 - Chris Rea
83. Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
84. Paranoid - Black Sabbath (Tony Iommi)
85. Foxy Lady - Jimi Hendrix
86. The Forgotten: Part 1 - Joe Satriani
87. Lazy - Deep Purple (Ritchie Blackmore)
88. The Supernatural - John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (Peter Green)
89. Bold As Love - Jimi Hendrix
90. Mother Knows Best - Richard Thompson
91. Cry For The Nations - The Michael Schenker Group
92. He Man Woman Hater - Extreme (Nuno Bettencourt)
93. Samba Pa Ti - Santana (Carlos Santana)
94. No-One Said It Would Be Easy - Sheryl Crow (David Baerwald)
95. Echoes - Pink Floyd (David Gilmour)
96. She's Not There - Santana (Carlos Santana)
97. I Am The Resurrection - Stone Roses (John Squire)
98. Song 2 - Blur (Graham Coxon)
99. You Love Us - Manic Street Preachers (James Dean Bradfield)
100. A Kinder Eye - Allan Holdsworth

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The Guitar Magazine - The 30 Best Albums Of 1997

• The February, 1998 Issue (The One With BB King On The Cover) Listed Its Picks For The 30 Best Albums Of 1997 In An Unranked List Sorted By Artist Name (Also Included Among The 30 Picks Were 4 Reissues). Here They Are:

Title - Artist

• Homegrown - Blue Mountain
• Blur – Blur
• Evergreen - Echo And The Bunnymen
• Nashville - Bill Frisell
• Live In Concert - G3
• Earthling - David Bowie
• Mr. Wizard - Rl Burnside
• Tellin' Stories - The Charlatans
• The Colour & The Shape - Foo Fighters
• The More Things Change . . .- Machinehead
• Imaginary Day - Pat Metheny
• Mogwai Young Team - Mogwai
• Sound Of Lies - The Jayhawks
• Be Here Now - Oasis
• Brighten The Corners - Pavement
• Ok Computer - Radiohead
• Glow - Reef
• Do It Yourself - The Seahorses
• 2nd Blues Album - Mem Shannon
• In It For The Money - Supergrass
• Songs From Northern Britain - Teenage Fanclub
• Pop - U2
• The Blue Horizon Story '65-'70 Vol. 1 - Various Artists
• Urban Hymns - The Verve
• Great Guitars - Joe Louis Walker
• I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One - Yo La Tengo

Reissues:

First Rays Of The New Rising Sun - Jimi Hendrix
• Those Were The Days - Cream
• Direction, Reaction, Creation - The Jam
• Death To The Pixies - The Pixies

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Creem Magazine, End Of 1984 Issue.

See Also - More Creem Lists..

Top Ten Metal Albums Of The...


...'60s:

1. Led Zeppelin II, 1969
2. The Stooges, 1969
3. Black Pearl, 1969
4. Kick Out The Jams - Mc5, 1969
5. Disraeli Gears - Cream, 1967
6. Are You Experienced? - The Jimi Hendrix Experience, 1967
7. Vanilla Fudge, 1967
8. The Troggs, 1966
9. The Who Sings My Generation - The Who, 1966
10. The Yardbirds, 1966

...'70s:

1. Paranoid - Black Sabbath, 1970
2. Raw Power - Iggy And The Stooges, 1973
3. Master Of Reality - Black Sabbath, 1971
4. The Blue Oyster Cult Bootleg Ep - Blue Oyster Cult, 1972
5. Blue Oyster Cult - Blue Oyster Cult, 1972
6. Killer - Alice Cooper, 1971
7. Live Album - Grand Funk Railroad, 1970
8. 30 Seconds Over Tokyo/Heart Of Darkness +
Final Solution/Cloud 149 (2 Back-To-Back 45s) - Pere Ubu, C.1976
9. Destroyer - Kiss, 1976
10. Nothing Is Sacred - The Godz, 1979

...'80s:

1. Ace Of Spades - Motorhead, 1980
2. The Lords Of The New Church, 1982
3. Eliminator - ZZ Top, 1983
4. Back In Black - AC/DC, 1980
5. Balls To The Wall - Accept, 1984
6. Back To Mystery City - Hanoi Rocks, 1983
7. Black Metal - Venom, 1982
8. New Hope For The Wretched - Plasmatics, 1980
9. You Can't Stop Rock And Roll - Twisted Sister, 1983
10. Too Fast For Love - Motley Crue, 1981



10 Famous Guitar Intros

The Editor's Choice From Guitar One Magazine, June 1998.

Arranged In Alphabetical Order.

• Day Tripper - The Beatles
• Enter Sandman - Metallica
• Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin
• Iron Man - Black Sabbath
• Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
• Roundabout - Yes
• Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
• Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
• Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
• You Really Got Me - The Kinks / Van Halen

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100 Greatest Solos Of All-Time

Readers' Choice From Guitar World Magazine, September 1998

1. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page)
2. Eruption - Van Halen (Edward Van Halen)
3. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd (Allen Collins, Gary Rossington)
4. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd (David Gilmour)
5. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
6. November Rain - Guns N' Roses (Slash)
7. One - Metallica (Kirk Hammett)
8. Hotel California - The Eagles (Joe Walsh And Don Felder)
9. Crazy Train - Ozzy Osborne (Randy Rhoads)
10. Crossroads - Cream (Eric Clapton)
11. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix
12. Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
13. Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
14. Layla - Derek And The Dominos (Eric Clapton And Duane Allman)
15. Floods - Pantera (Dimebag Darrell)
16. Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page)
17. Cliffs Of Dover - Eric Johnson
18. Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
19. Highway Star - Deep Purple (Ritchie Blackmore)
20. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (Brian May)
21. Time - Pink Floyd (David Gilmour)
22. Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits (Mark Knopfler)
23. Bulls On Parade - Rage Against The Machine (Tom Morello)
24. Fade To Black - Metallica (Kirk Hammett)
25. Aqualung - Jethro Tull (Martin Barre)
26. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana (Kurt Cobain)
27. Pride And Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan
28. Mr Crowley - Ozzy Osborne (Randy Rhoads)
29. For The Love Of God - Steve Vai
30. Surfing With The Alien - Joe Satriani
31. Stranglehold - Ted Nugent
32. Machine Gun - Jimi Hendrix
33. The Thrill Is Gone - Bb King
34. Paranoid Android - Radiohead (Johnny Greenwood)
35. Cemetery Gates - Pantera (Dimebag Darrell)
36. Black Star - Yngwie Malmsteen
37. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses (Slash)
38. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page)
39. Cortez The Killer - Neil Young
40. Reeling In The Years - Steely Dan (Elliot Randall)
41. Brighton Rock - Queen (Brian May)
42. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles (Eric Clapton And George Harrison)
43. Sharp Dressed Man - Zz Top (Billy Gibbons)
44. Alive - Pearl Jam (Mark Mccready)
45. Light My Fire - The Doors (Robbie Krieger)
46. Hot For Teacher - Van Halen (Edward Van Halen)
47. Jessica - The Allman Brothers Band (Dicky Betts)
48. Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones (Keith Richards)
49. Europa - Santana (Carlos Santana)
50. Shock Me - Kiss (Ace Frehley)
51. Master Of Puppets - Metallica (Kirk Hammett)
52. The Star Spangled Banner - Jimi Hendrix
53. Since I've Been Loving You - Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page)
54. Geek Usa - The Smashing Pumpkins (Billy Corgan)
55. Satch Boogie - Joe Satriani
56. War Pigs - Black Sabbath (Tony Iommi)
57. Walk - Pantera (Dimebag Darrell)
58. Cocaine - Eric Clapton
59. You Really Got Me - The Kinks (Dave Davies)
60. Zoot Allures - Frank Zappa
61. No More Tears - Ozzy Osborne (Zakk Wylde)
62. Money - Pink Floyd (David Gilmour)
63. Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden (Kim Thayil)
64. Little Red Corvette - Prince
65. In Bloom - Nirvana (Kurt Cobain)
66. Blue Sky - The Allman Brothers Band (Duane Allman & Dickey Betts)
67. Beat It - Michael Jackson (Edward Van Halen)
68. Starship Trooper - Yes (Steve Howe)
69. And Your Bird Can Sing - The Beatles (George Harrison)
70. Purple Haze - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
71. Maggot Brain - Funkadelic (Eddie Hazel)
72. Walk This Way - Aerosmith (Joe Perry)
73. Stash - Phish (Trey Anastasio)
74. Lazy - Deep Purple (Ritchie Blackmore)
75. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who (Pete Townshend)
76. Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young
77. Man In The Box - Alice In Chains (Jerry Cantrell)
78. Truckin' - The Grateful Dead (Jerry Garcia)
79. Mean Street - Van Halen (Edward Van Halen)
80. You Shook Me All Night Long - Ac/Dc (Angus Young)
81. Sweet Jane - Lou Reed (Steve Hunter & Dick Wagner)
82. 21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson (Robert Fripp)
83. Scuttle Buttin - Steve Ray Vaughan
84. Santeria - Sublime (Brad Nowell)
85. Moonage Daydream - David Bowie (Mick Ronson)
86. Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band (Duane Allman & Dickey Betts)
87. Cult Of Personality - Living Color (Vernon Reid)
88. Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan (Denny Dias)
89. Killing In The Name - Rage Against The Machine (Tom Morello)
90. Let It Rain - Eric Clapton
91. Heard It Through The Grapevine - Creedence Clearwater Revival (John Fogerty)
92. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats (Brian Setzer)
93. The End - The Doors (Robbie Krieger)
94. Working Man - Rush (Alex Lifeson)
95. Yellow Ledbetter - Pearl Jam (Mike Mccready)
96. Honky Tonk Woman - The Rolling Stones (Keith Richards)
97. Cherub Rock - The Smashing Pumpkins (Billy Corgan)
98. Under A Glass Moon - Dream Theatre (John Petrucci)
99. Cause We've Ended As Lovers - Jeff Beck
100. Three Days - Jane's Addiction (Dave Navarro)

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Ten Of The Best... Songs Ever!

Classic Rock Magazine, September/ October 1999 (Readers' Votes)

1)'Stairway To Heaven' - Led Zeppelin
2)'Bohemian Rhapsody' - Queen
3)'Freebird' - Lynyrd Skynyrd
4)'Smoke On The Water' - Deep Purple
5)'All Right Now' - Free
6)'Supper's Ready' - Genesis
7)'Hotel California' - The Eagles
8)'Don't Believe A Word' - Thin Lizzy
9)'Rock Bottom' - Ufo
10)'Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf

Bubbling Under...

11)'Ace Of Spades' - Motorhead
12)'2112' - Rush
13)'Whole Lotta Rosie' - Ac/Dc
14)'Feel Like Making Love' - Bad Company
15)'Crazy Train' - Ozzy Osbourne
16)'More Than A Feeling' - Boston
17)'(Don't Fear) The Reaper' - Blue Oyster Cult
18)'Paranoid' - Black Sabbath
19)'Starga2er' - Rainbow
20)'Hallowed Be Thy Name' - Iron Maiden
2i)'Layla' - Derek &The Dominoes
22)'Here I Go Again' - Whitesnake
23)'Kashmir' - Led Zeppelin
24)'The Carpet Crawl' - Genesis
25)'The Boys Are Back In Town' -Thin Lizzy
26)'Comfortably Numb' - Pink Floyd
27)'Mr Big' - Free
28)'Wondrous Stories' - Yes
29)'Don't Stop Believing' - Journey
30)'Whole Lotta Love' - Led Zeppelin
31)'Run To The Hills' - Iron Maiden
32)'Won't Get Fooled Again' - The Who
33)'Enter Sandman' - Metallica
34)'Dream On' - Aerosmith
35)'Tarkus' - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
36)'Carry On Wayward Son' - Kansas
37)'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' - Black Sabbath
38)'Xanadu' - Rush
39)'Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)' - Jimi Hendrix Experience
40)'Sweet Child O' Mine' - Guns N' Roses
41)'Wishing Well - Free
42)'Owner Of A Lonely Heart' - Yes
43)'Gimme Shelter' - The Rolling Stones
44)'Time' - Pink Floyd
45)'In The Court Of The Crimson King' - King Crimson
46)'Highway Song' - Blackfoot
47)'Heat Of The Moment' - Asia
48)'Sweet Home Alabama' - Lynyrd Skynyrd
49)'Lights Out' - Ufo
50)'Cold As Ice' - Foreigner

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Best Album Of The Millennium

Readers' Poll From Guitar World Magazine, March 2000

Jimi Hendrix


1. Are You Experienced? - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
2. Led Zeppelin Iv - Led Zeppelin
3. Metallica - Metallica
4. Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
5. Van Halen - Van Halen


Best Solo Of The Millennium

Readers' Poll From Guitar World Magazine, March 2000

1. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page)
2. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd (David Gilmour)
3. Eruption - Van Halen (Eddie Van Halen)
4. One - Metallica (Kirk Hammett)
5. Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd (Ronnie Van Zant)



Riff Of The Millennium

Readers' Poll From The Guitar Magazine, December 1999

1. Layla - Eric Clapton
2. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
3. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
4. Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
5. Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix
6. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
7. Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
8. Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
9. Day Tripper - The Beatles
10. Enter Sandman - Metallica
11. Jumping Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
12. Dust My Broom - Elmore James
13. Come As You Are - Nirvana
14. Walk This Way - Aerosmith
15. Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
16. Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
17. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
18. Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
19. You Really Got Me - The Kinks
20. Money For Nothing - Dire Straits

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Album Of The Millennium

Readers' Poll From The Guitar Magazine, December 1999

Nevermind

1. Nevermind - Nirvana
2. Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
3. Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix
4. Are You Experienced? - Jimi Hendrix
5. Sgt Pepper - The Beatles
6. Led Zeppelin Ii - Led Zeppelin
7. What's The Story... - Oasis
8. The White Album - The Beatles
9. Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
10. Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin
11. The Bends - Radiohead
12. Abbey Road - The Beatles
13. In Utero - Nirvana
14. Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
15. Revolver - The Beatles
16. Ok Computer - Radiohead
17. Beggars Banquet - The Rolling Stones
18. Automatic For The People - Rem
19. Highway To Hell - Ac/Dc
20. Bring It On - Gomez




10 Songs That Changed The Face Of Rock

Classic Rock March 2000

1. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
2. Purple Haze - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
3. Helter Skelter - The Beatles
4. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
5. Supper's Ready - Genesis
6. Hotel California - The Eagles
7. Walk This Way - Run Dmc With Steve Tyler And Joe Perry
8. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
9. One - Metallica
10. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

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The Top Fifty Classic Rock Songs Of All Time

According To Jacobs Media, A Research Firm. Published In "Classic Rock" Book In 1995.

1. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
2. Dream On - Aerosmith
3. In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins
4. Turn The Page - Bob Seger
5. You Can't Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones
6. Hotel California - Eagles
7. Time - Pink Floyd
8. Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
9. Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
10. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
11. Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
12. Over The Hills And Far Away - Led Zeppelin
13. Your Song - Elton John
14. Brain Damage/Eclipse - Pink Floyd
15. Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
16. Imagine - John Lennon
17. Foreplay/Long Time - Boston
18. Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
19. Bad Company - Bad Company
20. Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
21. Candle In The Wind - Elton John
22. Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2 ) - Pink Floyd
23. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
24. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
25. Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul Mccartney
26. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
27. Maggie May - Rod Stwart
28. Bad To The Bone - George Thorogood
29. Beast Of Burden - Rolling Stones
30. Behind Blue Eyes - Who
31. Tiny Dancer - Elton John
32. Money - Pink Floyd
33. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
34. Hey You - Pink Floyd
35. White Room - Cream
36. Cocaine - Eric Clapton
37. Rocket Man - Elton John
38. More Than A Feeling - Boston
39. Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
40. Ramble On - Led Zeppelin
41. (Sittin On ) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
42. Faithfully - Journey
43. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
44. Have You Ever Seen The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
45. Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
46. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
47. You Shook Me All Night Long - Ac / Dc
48. Already Gone - Eagles
49. Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann’s Earthband
50. Layla - Derek And The Dominoes

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100 Greatest Solos Of All-Time

Guitar Legends - A Special Edition From Guitar World Magazine, September 2001
Based On Readers Votes


1. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page)
2. Eruption - Van Halen (Edward Van Halen)
3. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd (Allen Collins, Gary Rossington)
4. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd (David Gilmour)
5. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
6. November Rain - Guns N' Roses (Slash)
7. One - Metallica (Kirk Hammett)
8. Hotel California - The Eagles (Joe Walsh And Don Felder)
9. Crazy Train - Ozzy Osborne (Randy Rhoads)
10. Crossroads - Cream (Eric Clapton)
11. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix
12. Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
13. Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
14. Layla - Derek And The Dominos (Eric Clapton And Duane Allman)
15. Highway Star - Deep Purple (Ritchie Blackmore)
16. Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page)
17. Cliffs Of Dover - Eric Johnson
18. Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
19. Floods - Pantera (Dimebag Darrell)
20. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (Brian May)
21. Time - Pink Floyd (David Gilmour)
22. Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits (Mark Knopfler)
23. Bulls On Parade - Rage Against The Machine (Tom Morello)
24. Fade To Black - Metallica (Kirk Hammett)
25. Aqualung - Jethro Tull (Martin Barre)
26. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana (Kurt Cobain)
27. Pride And Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan
28. Mr Crowley - Ozzy Osborne (Randy Rhoads)
29. For The Love Of God - Steve Vai
30. Surfing With The Alien - Joe Satriani
31. Stranglehold - Ted Nugent
32. Machine Gun - Jimi Hendrix
33. The Thrill Is Gone - Bb King
34. Paranoid Android - Radiohead (Johnny Greenwood)
35. Cemetery Gates - Pantera (Dimebag Darrell)
36. Black Star - Yngwie Malmsteen
37. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses (Slash)
38. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page)
39. Cortez The Killer - Neil Young
40. Reeling In The Years - Steely Dan (Elliot Randall)
41. Brighton Rock - Queen (Brian May)
42. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles (Eric Clapton And George Harrison)
43. Sharp Dressed Man - Zz Top (Billy Gibbons)
44. Alive - Pearl Jam (Mark Mccready)
45. Light My Fire - The Doors (Robbie Krieger)
46. Hot For Teacher - Van Halen (Edward Van Halen)
47. Jessica - The Allman Brothers Band (Dicky Betts)
48. Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones (Keith Richards)
49. Europa - Santana (Carlos Santana)
50. Shock Me - Kiss (Ace Frehley)
51. No More Tears - Ozzy Osborne (Zakk Wylde)
52. The Star Spangled Banner - Jimi Hendrix
53. Since I've Been Loving You - Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page)
54. Geek Usa - The Smashing Pumpkins (Billy Corgan)
55. Satch Boogie - Joe Satriani
56. War Pigs - Black Sabbath (Tony Iommi)
57. Walk - Pantera (Dimebag Darrell)
58. Cocaine - Eric Clapton
59. You Really Got Me - The Kinks (Dave Davies)
60. Zoot Allures - Frank Zappa
61. Master Of Puppets - Metallica (Kirk Hammett)
62. Money - Pink Floyd (David Gilmour)
63. Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chilli Peppers (John Frusciante)
64. Little Red Corvette - Prince
65. Blue Sky - The Allman Brothers Band (Duane Allman & Dickey Betts)
66. The Number Of The Beast - Iron Maiden (Dave Murray And Adrian Smith)
67. Beat It - Michael Jackson (Edward Van Halen)
68. Starship Trooper - Yes (Steve Howe)
69. And Your Bird Can Sing - The Beatles (George Harrison)
70. Purple Haze - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
71. Maggot Brain - Funkadelic (Eddie Hazel)
72. Walk This Way - Aerosmith (Joe Perry)
73. Stash - Phish (Trey Anastasio)
74. Lazy - Deep Purple (Ritchie Blackmore)
75. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who (Pete Townshend)
76. Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young
77. Man In The Box - Alice In Chains (Jerry Cantrell)
78. Truckin' - The Grateful Dead (Jerry Garcia)
79. Mean Street - Van Halen (Edward Van Halen)
80. You Shook Me All Night Long - Ac/Dc (Angus Young)
81. Sweet Jane - Lou Reed (Steve Hunter & Dick Wagner)
82. 21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson (Robert Fripp)
83. Scuttle Buttin - Steve Ray Vaughan
84. Lights Out - Ufo (Michael Schenker)
85. Moonage Daydream - David Bowie (Mick Ronson)
86. Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band (Duane Allman & Dickey Betts)
87. Highway 61 Revisited - Johnny Winter (Johnny Winter)
88. Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan (Denny Dias)
89. Killing In The Name - Rage Against The Machine (Tom Morello)
90. Let It Rain - Eric Clapton
91. Heard It Through The Grapevine - Creedence Clearwater Revival (John Fogerty)
92. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats (Brian Setzer)
93. The End - The Doors (Robbie Krieger)
94. Working Man - Rush (Alex Lifeson)
95. Yellow Ledbetter - Pearl Jam (Mike Mccready)
96. Honky Tonk Woman - The Rolling Stones (Keith Richards)
97. Beyond The Realms Of Death - Judas Priest (Glenn Tipton)
98. Under A Glass Moon - Dream Theatre (John Petrucci)
99. Cause We've Ended As Lovers - Jeff Beck
100. Wanted Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi (Richie Sambora)