KRNA's Memorial Day 500: The Best Classic Rock Songs in Iowa

Memorial Day is here again, the kick-off to summers, and far more importantly, a day we remember those who perished for our freedoms.

On KRNA, we spend the long weekend counting down the top 500 songs in Classic Rock for the year as selected by Iowa music lovers. The metrics we use are simple: requests we've received, radio airplay over the past year, and digital streaming numbers (think Spotify. for example).

Last year, number one was a tad bit controversial. I Love Rock and Roll from Joan Jett hit the prestigious top spot. Prior, it was Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. Fully logical off the heels of the motion picture with the same title.

This year our #1 is logical for not only the type of year we've had since we last counted down to our biggest hit but the incredible and enduring popularity of the star whose song it is.

Behold the top 500 Classic Rock songs of the year.

500	GRAND FUNK	We're An American Band
499	J. GEILS BAND	Freeze-Frame
498	AC/DC	Shot Down In Flames
497	CARS	You're All I've Got Tonight
496	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	Tenth Avenue Freeze Out
495	LYNYRD SKYNYRD	Tuesday's Gone
494	ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA	Evil Woman
493	STYX	The Grand Illusion
492	U2	Desire
491	GRATEFUL DEAD	Touch Of Grey
490	STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY	Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
489	REO SPEEDWAGON	Ridin' The Storm Out (Live)
488	LED ZEPPELIN	Trampled Under Foot
487	OZZY OSBOURNE	I Don't Know
486	AEROSMITH	Train Kept A-Rollin'
485	LOVERBOY	Turn Me Loose
484	BILLY SQUIER	In The Dark
483	FOREIGNER	Blue Morning, Blue Day
482	BAD COMPANY	Ready For Love
481	WHO	Eminence Front
480	BILLY IDOL	Cradle Of Love
479	TESLA	Love Song
478	GUNS N' ROSES	Civil War
477	JET	Are You Gonna Be My Girl
476	GRAND FUNK	Some Kind Of Wonderful
475	GENESIS	Land Of Confusion
474	SUPERTRAMP	Take The Long Way Home
473	BOB SEGER	Mainstreet
472	EDDIE MONEY	Think I'm In Love
471	VAN HALEN	Finish What You Started
470	LYNYRD SKYNYRD	That Smell
469	GEORGE THOROGOOD	One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
468	EDGAR WINTER	Frankenstein
467	DOORS	Touch Me
466	BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE	Let It Ride
465	DAVID BOWIE	Changes
464	ELTON JOHN	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
463	AC/DC	Girls Got Rhythm
462	ELTON JOHN	Bennie and the Jets
461	VAN HALEN	Dancing In The Street
460	SAMMY HAGAR	There's Only One Way To Rock
459	ROD STEWART	Maggie May
458	BLACK CROWES	Twice As Hard
457	TED NUGENT	Cat Scratch Fever
456	LED ZEPPELIN	Dancing Days
455	FLEETWOOD MAC	You Make Loving Fun
454	TALKING HEADS	Once In A Lifetime
453	FOREIGNER	Long, Long Way From Home
452	VAN HALEN	When It's Love
451	PINK FLOYD	Us & Them
450	ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA	Do Ya
449	PINK FLOYD	Breathe
448	ROLLING STONES	Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo...
447	OZZY OSBOURNE	Bark At The Moon
446	JOHN C MELLENCAMP	Crumblin' Down
445	MOUNTAIN	Mississippi Queen
444	DOORS	L.A. Woman
443	BOB SEGER	Fire Down Below
442	POLICE	Synchronicity II
441	JOURNEY	Who's Crying Now
440	DAVID BOWIE	Space Oddity
439	BOB SEGER	Rock and Roll Never Forgets
438	AEROSMITH	Crazy
437	TESLA	Love Song
436	LED ZEPPELIN	What Is and What Should
435	AEROSMITH	Same Old Song and Dance
434	DIO	Rainbow in the Dark
433	STEVE MILLER	Abracadabra
432	JOAN JETT	Bad Reputation
431	T. REX	Bang A Gong
430	GREG KIHN	Breakup Song
429	MARSHALL TUCKER BAND	Can't You See
428	OZZY OSBOURNE	Mr. Crowley
427	VAN HALEN	Unchained
426	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	Glory Days
425	METALLICA	Sad But True
424	DOORS	Light My Fire
423	ALICE IN CHAINS	Would?
422	DOORS	Riders on the Storm
421	NAZARETH	Love Hurts
420	BILLY SQUIER	My Kinda Lover
419	PHIL COLLINS	I Don't Care Anymore
418	STEVE MILLER	Swingtown
417	BOB SEGER	Hollywood Nights
416	STEVE MILLER	Jungle Love
415	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	Born To Run
414	EAGLES	The Long Run
413	EDGAR WINTER	Free Ride
412	DON HENLEY	Dirty Laundry
411	BAD COMPANY	Can't Get Enough
410	BEATLES	Revolution
409	BOSTON	Smokin'
408	REO SPEEDWAGON	Roll With The Changes
407	FOREIGNER	Head Games
406	EAGLES	Heartache Tonight
405	SUPERTRAMP	The Logical Song
404	ELTON JOHN	Rocket Man
403	ROBERT PALMER	Addicted To Love
402	JOHN C MELLENCAMP	Authority Song
401	ZZ TOP	Cheap Sunglasses
400	EDDIE MONEY	Shakin'
399	RUSH	Fly By Night
398	ALLMAN BROTHERS	Ramblin' Man
397	STYX	Too Much Time On My Hands
396	U2	Mysterious Ways
395	JOURNEY	Stone In Love
394	ROBERT PALMER	Bad Case Of Loving You
393	PINK FLOYD	Have A Cigar
392	WHO	Pinball Wizard
391	FLEETWOOD MAC	Don't Stop Believin'
390	DEF LEPPARD	Too Late For Love
389	BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE	Takin' Care Of Business
388	CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL	Fortunate Son
387	KISS	Detroit Rock City
386	KANSAS	Dust In The Wind
385	FLEETWOOD MAC	Rhiannon
384	DOORS	Love Her Madly
383	PETE TOWNSHEND	Let My Love Open The Door
382	RUSH	Closer To The Heart
381	WAR	Low Rider
380	RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS	Otherside
379	PETER FRAMPTON	Baby, I Love Your Way (Live)
378	STONE TEMPLE PILOTS	Creep
377	DAVID BOWIE	Fame
376	AUTOGRAPH	Turn Up The Radio
375	VAN HALEN	And The Cradle Will Rock
374	DOORS	Hello, I Love You
373	AC/DC	Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution
372	BOB SEGER	Against The Wind
371	JUDAS PRIEST	Living After Midnight
370	ROLLING STONES	Jumpin' Jack Flash
369	BAD COMPANY	Shooting Star
368	VAN HALEN	Dreams
367	VAN HALEN	I'll Wait
366	LED ZEPPELIN	Hey Hey What Can I Do
365	STYX	Blue Collar Man
364	QUEEN	You're My Best Friend
363	AC/DC	It's A Long Way To The Top
362	TOM PETTY	Into The Great Wide Open
361	U2	Sunday Bloody Sunday
360	DOORS	Roadhouse Blues
359	ROLLING STONES	Honky Tonk Women
358	RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS	Scar Tissue
357	CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL	Have You Ever Seen The Rain
356	BLACK SABBATH	War Pigs
355	AC/DC	Have A Drink On Me
354	AEROSMITH	Back In The Saddle
353	GEORGE THOROGOOD	I Drink Alone
352	MOTLEY CRUE	Smokin' In The Boys Room
351	EDDIE MONEY	Baby Hold On
350	BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE	You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
349	METALLICA	Wherever I May Roam
348	TOM PETTY	You Wreck Me
347	JOURNEY	Faithfully
346	ASIA	Heat of the Moment
345	JOE WALSH	Rocky Mountain Way
344	PAUL MCCARTNEY	Live And Let Die
343	TOM PETTY	Breakdown
342	ALICE IN CHAINS	Rooster
341	NIRVANA	Heart Shaped Box
340	U2	New Year's Day
339	GUNS N' ROSES	Mr. Brownstone
338	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	Born In The USA
337	STEVIE RAY VAUGHN	Pride And Joy
336	LENNY KRAVITZ	Fly Away
335	PAT BENATAR	Shadows of the Night
334	VAN HALEN	Dance The Night Away
333	BAD COMPANY	Movin' On
332	ROLLING STONES	You Can't Always Get What You Want
331	CARS	Let's Go
330	LED ZEPPELIN	Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid
329	JOURNEY	Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'
328	JIMI HENDRIX	Fire
327	CARS	Shake It Up
326	SAMMY HAGAR	I Can't Drive 55
325	AEROSMITH	Angel
324	3 DOORS DOWN	Kryptonite
323	TOM PETTY	The Waiting
322	AEROSMITH	The Other Side
321	NEIL YOUNG	Rockin' in the Free World
320	VAN HALEN	Why Can't This Be Love
319	SUPERTRAMP	Give A Little Bit
318	U2	Where The Streets Have No Name
317	GUESS WHO	American Woman
316	GEORGE THOROGOOD	Who Do You Love
315	OZZY OSBOURNE	No More Tears
314	OFFSPRING	Self Esteem
313	FLEETWOOD MAC	Dreams
312	COLLECTIVE SOUL	December
311	VAN HALEN	Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
310	BOSTON	Foreplay/Long Time
309	PINK FLOYD	Run Like Hell
308	BOSTON	Don't Look Back
307	CREAM	White Room
306	ALICE COOPER	No More Mr Nice Guy
305	NIRVANA	All Apologies
304	BUSH	Come Down
303	VAN HALEN	Right Now
302	JOHN C MELLENCAMP	Pink Houses
301	CARS	My Best Friend's Girl
300	BRYAN ADAMS	Run To You
299	OZZY OSBOURNE	Over The Mountain
298	FOO FIGHTERS	Learn To Fly
297	AEROSMITH	Livin' On The Edge
296	ROMANTICS	What I Like About You
295	LED ZEPPELIN	Fool In The Rain
294	LED ZEPPELIN	All My Love
293	OZZY OSBOURNE	Shot In The Dark
292	AEROSMITH	Cryin'
291	CARS	You Might Think
290	QUEEN	Crazy Little Thing Called Love
289	TALKING HEADS	Burning Down The House
288	PINK FLOYD	Learning To Fly
287	LIVING COLOUR	Cult of Personality
286	JOE WALSH	Life's Been Good
285	OUTFIELD	Your Love
284	METALLICA	Turn The Page
283	DEREK & THE DOMINOs	Layla
282	ALICE COOPER	School's Out
281	BOSTON	Rock & Roll Band
280	JUDAS PRIEST	You've Got Another Thing Comin'
279	VAN HALEN	Jamie's Cryin'
278	JON BON JOVI	Blaze of Glory
277	STEPPENWOLF	Born To Be Wild
276	EAGLES	Already Gone
275	GREAT WHITE	Once Bitten Twice Shy
274	NAZARETH	Hair of the Dog
273	JIMI HENDRIX	Foxey Lady
272	ROLLING STONES	It's Only Rock 'N Roll (But I Like It)
271	NIRVANA	Lithium
270	CARS	Good Times Roll
269	DEF LEPPARD	Hysteria
268	GOLDEN EARRING	Radar Love
267	REO SPEEDWAGON	Keep On Loving You
266	BILLY SQUIER	Everybody Wants You
265	JIMI HENDRIX	Hey Joe
264	POLICE	Don't Stand So Close To Me
263	RED RIDER	Lunatic Fringe
262	WHO	Won't Get Fooled Again
261	TOM PETTY	You Got Lucky
260	LED ZEPPELIN	D'Yer Mak'er
259	STYX	Come Sail Away
258	GREEN DAY	Basket Case
257	RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS	Soul To Squeeze
256	CHEAP TRICK	Surrender
255	POLICE	Every Little Thing She Does
254	BOB SEGER	Night Moves
253	R.E.M.	It's The End of the World
252	GENESIS	That's All
251	ROLLING STONES	(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
250	BEATLES	Come Together
249	ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA	Don't Bring Me Down
248	FOREIGNER	Feels Like The First Time
247	BOSTON	Feelin' Satisfied
246	PEARL JAM	Black
245	LYNYRD SKYNYRD	Gimme Three Steps
244	FLEETWOOD MAC	The Chain
243	ROLLING STONES	Gimme Shelter
242	PEARL JAM	Daughter
241	LYNYRD SKYNYRD	What's Your Name
240	FOREIGNER	Urgent
239	PAT BENATAR	Love Is A Battlefield
238	GUNS N' ROSES	November Rain
237	BILLY IDOL	Dancing With Myself
236	GEORGIA SATELLITES	Keep Your Hands To Yourself
235	MANFRED MANN	Blinded By The Light
234	DEF LEPPARD	Armageddon It
233	LOVERBOY	Working For The Weekend
232	FREE	All Right Now
231	RUSH	Freewill
230	U2	With Or Without You
229	LED ZEPPELIN	The Ocean
228	TOM PETTY	You Don't Know How It Feels
227	DOORS	People Are Strange
226	BOB SEGER	Old Time Rock & Roll
225	STONE TEMPLE PILOTS	Big Empty
224	GREEN DAY	Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
223	BILLY IDOL	Mony Mony
222	GREEN DAY	Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
221	WHITESNAKE	Is This Love
220	VAN HALEN	Hot For Teacher
219	NIGHT RANGER	Sister Christian
218	SKID ROW	I Remember You
217	JIMI HENDRIX	Purple Haze
216	STEVE MILLER	Fly Like An Eagle
215	RAM JAM	Black Betty
214	NIRVANA	In Bloom
213	TESLA	Signs
212	STEVE MILLER	Jet Airliner
211	JOHN C MELLENCAMP	Hurts So Good
210	TOM PETTY	Don't Come Around Here No More
209	SCORPIONS	Wind Of Change
208	PEARL JAM	Better Man
207	DEEP PURPLE	Smoke On The Water
206	FOREIGNER	Double Vision
205	ERIC CLAPTON	Cocaine
204	DEF LEPPARD	Bringin' On The Heartbreak
203	TOM PETTY	Learning To Fly
202	POLICE	Message In A Bottle
201	EAGLES	Take It Easy
200	GOLDEN EARRING	Twilight Zone
199	STEVE MILLER	Take The Money and Run
198	VAN HALEN	(Oh) Pretty Woman
197	BON JOVI	Runaway
196	R.E.M.	Losing My Religion
195	PINK FLOYD	Brain Damage/Eclipse
194	ZZ TOP	Tush
193	U2	I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
192	POLICE	Every Breath You Take
191	EDDIE MONEY	Two Tickets to Paradise
190	SIMPLE MINDS	Don't You Forget About Me
189	U2	Pride (In The Name of Love)
188	AEROSMITH	What It Takes
187	DIRE STRAITS	Sultans of Swing
186	R.E.M.	The One I Love
185	DEF LEPPARD	Rocket
184	CLASH	Should I Stay Or Should I Go
183	RUSH	The Spirit Of Radio
182	GREEN DAY	When I Come Around
181	TOTO	Hold The Line
180	38 SPECIAL	Caught Up In You
179	COLLECTIVE SOUL	Shine
178	LED ZEPPELIN	Kashmir
177	REO SPEEDWAGON	Take It On The Run
176	BLACK SABBATH	Iron Man
175	FOGHAT	Slow Ride
174	STEPPENWOLF	Magic Carpet Ride
173	DEF LEPPARD	Love Bites
172	ALICE IN CHAINS	Man in the Box
171	FOO FIGHTERS	Everlong
170	TOM PETTY	Don't Do Me Like That
169	ROLLING STONES	Miss You
168	ROLLING STONES	Sympathy For The Devil
167	TWISTED SISTER	I Wanna Rock
166	BAD COMPANY	Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy
165	BLACK CROWES	She Talks To Angels
164	BAD COMPANY	Bad Company
163	OZZY OSBOURNE	Flying High Again
162	FLEETWOOD MAC	Go Your Own Way
161	STEVE MILLER	Rock ' N Me
160	WHO	Baba O'Riley
159	VAN HALEN	Runnin' With The Devil
158	SKID ROW	18 And Life
157	DEF LEPPARD	Foolin'
156	FOO FIGHTERS	My Hero
155	METALLICA	Nothing Else Matters
154	PINK FLOYD	Young Lust
153	JOHN C MELLENCAMP	Small Town
152	WHO	Who Are You
151	CLASH	Rock The Casbah
150	LED ZEPPELIN	Whole Lotta Love
149	.38 SPECIAL	Rockin' Into the Night
148	AEROSMITH	Janie's Got A Gun
147	PEARL JAM	Alive
146	38 SPECIAL	Hold On Loosely
145	PINK FLOYD	Time
144	EAGLES	Life In The Fast Lane
143	JIMI HENDRIX	All Along the Watchtower
142	PEARL JAM	Jeremy
141	AC/DC	For Those About To Rock
140	FOREIGNER	Hot Blooded
139	BILLY SQUIER	Lonely Is The Night
138	PEARL JAM	Even Flow
137	AC/DC	Moneytalks
136	ROLLING STONES	Beast of Burden
135	J. GEILS BAND	Centerfold
134	GUNS N' ROSES	Live And Let Die
133	JOURNEY	Lights
132	AC/DC	Shoot To Thrill
131	GUNS N' ROSES	Patience
130	BAD COMPANY	Feel Like Makin' Love
129	STEVIE NICKS	Edge of Seventeen
128	ZZ TOP	La Grange
127	BON JOVI	Bad Medicine
126	GEORGE THOROGOOD	Bad To The Bone
125	BOB SEGER	Turn The Page
124	SOUNDGARDEN	Black Hole Sun
123	AEROSMITH	Love In An Elevator
122	DEF LEPPARD	Rock of Ages
121	DON HENLEY	Boys Of Summer
120	DIRE STRAITS	Money For Nothing
119	VAN HALEN	You Really Got Me
118	METALLICA	The Unforgiven
117	DOORS	Brek On Through
116	TOM PETTY	American Girl
115	STONE TEMPLE PILOTS	Interstate Love Song
114	AEROSMITH	Dude (Looks Like A Lady)
113	MOTLEY CRUE	Dr. Feelgood
112	PINK FLOYD	Money
111	STONE TEMPLE PILOTS	Plush
110	FOREIGNER	Juke Box Hero
109	JOAN JETT	I Hate Myself For Loving You
108	MOTLEY CRUE	Girls, Girls, Girls
107	QUEEN	Killer Queen
106	FOREIGNER	Cold As Ice
105	AC/DC	Thunderstruck
104	NIRVANA	Smells Like Teen Spirit
103	AC/DC	Hells Bells
102	HEART	Crazy On You
101	TOM PETTY	Mary Jane's Last Dance
100	POISON	Every Rose Has Its Thorn
99	LYNYRD SKYNYRD	Simple Man
98	LED ZEPPELIN	Ramble On
97	PAT BENATAR	Hit Me With Your Best Shot
96	BILLY SQUIER	The Stroke
95	TWISTED SISTER	We're Not Gonna Take It
94	ROLLING STONES	Paint It, Black
93	YES	Owner Of A Lonely Heart
92	RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS	Under the Bridge
91	RATT	Round And Round
90	PAT BENATAR	Heartbreaker
89	WHO	Behind Blue Eyes
88	AEROSMITH	Come Together
87	ZZ TOP	Gimme All Your Lovin'
86	QUEEN	Fat Bottomed Girls
85	THIN LIZZY	The Boys Are Back In Town
84	EDDIE MONEY	Take Me Home Tonight
83	DEF LEPPARD	Animal
82	NIRVANA	Come As You Are
81	CHEAP TRICK	I Want You To Want Me
80	MOTLEY CRUE	Home Sweet Home
79	MOTLEY CRUE	Kickstart My Heart
78	POLICE	Roxanne
77	BLUE OYSTER CULT	Burnin' For You
76	JOHN C MELLENCAMP	Jack & Diane
75	BLACK SABBATH	Paranoid
74	BOSTON	Peace of Mind
73	TOM PETTY	Refugee
72	LED ZEPPELIN	Over The Hills and Far Away
71	AEROSMITH	Walk This Way
70	PINK FLOYD	Hey You
69	AEROSMITH	Rag Doll
68	KISS	Rock and Roll All Night
67	PINK FLOYD	Comfortably Numb
66	LED ZEPPELIN	Rock and Roll
65	ZZ TOP	Legs
64	LED ZEPPELIN	Immigrant Song
63	QUEEN	Somebody To Love
62	GUNS N' ROSES	Knockin' On Heaven's Door
61	JOURNEY	Wheel In The Sky
60	AC/DC	Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
59	BRYAN ADAMS	Summer of '69
58	AC/DC	T.N.T.
57	HEART	Barracuda
56	STEVE MILLER	The Joker
55	DEF LEPPARD	Photograph
54	PINK FLOYD	Wish You Were Here
53	CARS	Just What I Needed
52	PHIL COLLINS	In the Air Tonight
51	RUSH	Limelight
50	STYX	Renegade
49	OZZY OSBOURNE	Mama I'm Coming Home
48	TOM PETTY	Runnin' Down A Dream
47	ROLLING STONES	Start Me Up
46	JOURNEY	Any Way You Want It
45	HEART	Magic Man
44	BLUE OYSTER CULT	Don't Fear the Reaper
43	QUIET RIOT	Cum On Feel The Noize
42	METALLICA	Enter Sandman
41	POISON	Nothin' But A Good Time
40	VAN HALEN	Panama
39	QUEEN/DAVID BOWIE	Under Pressure
38	TOM PETTY	I Won't Back Down
37	AC/DC	Highway To Hell
36	EAGLES	Hotel California
35	TOM PETTY	Free Fallin'
34	SCORPIONS	No One Like You
33	LYNYRD SKYNYRD	Free Bird
32	JOURNEY	Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
31	LED ZEPPELIN	Black Dog
30	BLACK CROWES	Hard to Handle
29	AC/DC	Back In Black
28	BILLY IDOL	White Wedding
27	VAN HALEN	Jump
26	GUNS N' ROSES	Paradise City
25	BILLY IDOL	Rebell Yell
24	ZZ TOP	Sharp Dressed Man
23	JOURNEY	Don't Stop Believin'
22	QUEEN	Bohemian Rhapsody
21	KANSAS	Carry On Wayward Son
20	RUSH	Tom Sawyer
19	BON JOVI	Wanted Dead Or Alive
18	BON JOVI	You Give Love A Bad Name
17	AEROSMITH	Dream On
16	SCORPIONS	Rock You Like a Hurricane
15	BOSTON	More Than a Feeling
14	PINK FLOYD	Another Brick in the Wall
13	LYNYRD SKYNYRD	Sweet Home Alabama
12	AEROSMITH	Sweet Emotion
11	GUNS N' ROSES	Sweet Child O' Mine
10	GUNS N' ROSES	Welcome To The Jungle
9	QUEEN	Another One Bites The Dust
8	AC/DC	You Shook Me All Night Long
7	JOAN JETT	I Love Rock and Roll
6	DEF LEPPARD	Pour Some Sugar On Me
5	BON JOVI	Livin' On A Prayer
4	LED ZEPPELIN	Stairway To Heaven
3	QUEEN	We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions
2	WHITESNAKE	Here I Go Again
1	OZZY OSBOURNE	Crazy Train