Recently, VH1 Classic ran a series of viewer polls that ultimately determined what songs would separate themselves from the pack in America’s Hard 100. Over one million (!!!) votes were cast by you, THE FANS, to determine which songs deserved to be at the top of their list of the best Hard Rock and Heavy Metal songs of all-time.
This past week, VH1 Classic‘s America’s Hard 100 has been counting down the 100 greatest Hard Rock and Heavy Metal songs of all time. This massive program was hosted by professional wrestler, Fozzy frontman and confirmed Metal maniac, Chris Jericho who counted down all 100 songs! Here is the full list:
100. Anthrax featuring Public Enemy “Bring The Noise”
99. Queensryche “Silent Lucidity”
98. Corrosion Of Conformity “Dance Of The Dead”
97. Soundgarden “Black Hole Sun”
96. Foo Fighters “Everlong”
95. Jane’s Addiction “Stop”
94. Faith No More “Epic”
93. W.A.S.P. “Wild Child”
92. The Cult “Fire Woman”
91. Thin Lizzy “The Boys Are Back In Town”
90. Marilyn Manson “The Beautiful People”
89 . Ministry “Just One Fix”
88. Van Halen “Hot For Teacher”
87. Slayer “Raining Blood”
86. Cheap Trick “Dream Police”
85. Rage Against The Machine “Bulls On Parade”
84. Heaven and Hell “The Mob Rules”
83. Rollins Band “Liar”
82. Judas Priest “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’”
81. Sepultura “Slave New World”
80. Alice In Chains “Rooster”
79. Scorpions “No One Like You”
78. Overkill “Elimination”
77. Van Halen “Jump”
76. Kiss “Rock And Roll All Night”
75. Alice Cooper “Poison”
74. Testament “Over The Wall”
73. Stone Temple Pilots “Wicked Garden”
72. Dio “Rainbow In The Dark”
71. Korn “Freak On A Leash”
70. Pantera “Walk”
69. Lita Ford “Kiss Me Deadly”
68. Queensryche “Jet City Woman”
67. L.A. Guns “Bitch Is Back”
66. Tool “Sober”
65. Rob Zombie “Dragula”
64. Deftones “Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)”
63. nine inch nails “Closer”
62. Led Zeppelin “Kashmir”
61. Great White “Once Bitten, Twice Shy”
60. Anthrax “Got The Time”
59. Ratt “Lay It Down”
58. Metallica “For Whom The Bell Tolls”
57. Warrant “Cherry Pie”
56. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts “I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll”
55. Slayer “Seasons In The Abyss”
54. Whitesnake “Here I Go Again”
53. Pantera “Cemetary Gates”
52. White Zombie “More Human Than Human”
51. Foo Fighters “My Hero”
50. Motorhead “Ace Of Spades”
49. Motley Crue “Girls, Girls, Girls”
48. Judas Priest “Breaking The Law”
47. Krokus “Screaming In The Night”
46. Iron Maiden “The Trooper”
45. Deep Purple “Highway Star”
44. Rush “Tom Sawyer”
43. Metallica “Enter Sandman”
42. Ratt “Round And Round”
41. Twisted Sister “I Wanna Rock”
40. Dokken “Into The Fire”
39. Twisted Sister “We’re Not Gonna Take It”
38. AC/DC “You Shook Me All Night Long”
37. Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
36. Led Zeppelin “Immigrant Song”
35. Heaven and Hell “Shadow of the Wind”
34. Alice Cooper “Eighteen”
33. Alice In Chains “Man In The Box”
32. Kiss “Shout It Out Loud”
31. Aerosmith “Love In An Elevator”
30. Def Leppard “Photograph”
29. Skid Row “18 And Life”
28. Motley Crue “Dr. Feelgood”
27. Aerosmith “Dream On”
26. Danzig “Mother ’93″
25. Megadeth “Peace Sells”
24. Heart “Magic Man”
23. Def Leppard “Rock Of Ages”
22. Scorpions “Rock You Like A Hurricane”
21. Quiet Riot “Cum On Feel The Noize”
20. Iron Maiden “Run To The Hills"
19. Black Sabbath “Iron Man”
18. Ozzy Osbourne “Bark At The Moon”
17. Bon Jovi “You Give Love A Bad Name”
16. Heart “Barracuda”
15. Dream Theater “Pull Me Under”
14. Megadeth “Sweating Bullets”
13. Rush “Limelight”
12. Cinderella “Gipsy Road”
11. Black Sabbath “Paranoid”
10. Poison “Talk Dirty To Me”
9. Guns N' Roses “November Rain”
8. AC/DC “Back In Black”
7. Ozzy Osbourne “Crazy Train”
6. Dio “Holy Diver”
5. Accept “Balls To The Wall”
4. Poison “Nothin' But A Good Time”
3. Guns N" Roses “Paradise City”
2. Type O Negative “Black No. 1”
1. Bon Jovi “Livin' On A Prayer”
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