All 32 Classic Rock Songs, ranked by 92 players
Players rank Stairway to Heaven #1: it wins 65.9% of its matchups (n = 211) and took the title in 9 of 92 brackets. Bohemian Rhapsody and Enter Sandman follow. Disagree? Classic Rock Songs Ranked Head-to-Head is one tap away.
Updated hourly · last refreshed November 15, 2026
Brackets finished92
Head-to-head picks2,604
Entrants ranked32of 32
Stairway to Heaven title share9.8%n = 92
Title odds
Share of 92 finished brackets won
- Stairway to Heaven9.8% (9 of 92)
- Bohemian Rhapsody7.6% (7 of 92)
- Enter Sandman6.5% (6 of 92)
- Smells Like Teen Spirit6.5% (6 of 92)
- Free Bird6.5% (6 of 92)
- Wish You Were Here6.5% (6 of 92)
Classic Rock Songs: the community tier list
Built from win rates across 2,604 picks. Tiers use the win rate steadied toward 50% for entrants with few matchups (S from 75%, A 60%, B 50%, C 40%, D 25%). Steadying pulls a small sample toward the middle, so a high raw rate can sit a tier lower and a low one a tier higher than the rate shown, which is the raw one. What does S tier mean?
Stier, win rate 75% or more
- Nobody yet
Atier, win rate 60% or more
- Stairway to Heaven65.9%
- Bohemian Rhapsody65.1%
- Enter Sandman61.8%
Btier, win rate 50% or more
- Hotel California59.0%
- Smells Like Teen Spirit58.9%
- Free Bird56.7%
- Wish You Were Here56.4%
- Don't Stop Believin'55.3%
- Comfortably Numb54.5%
- Sweet Child O' Mine53.5%
- Creep52.3%
- November Rain52.2%
- Paint It Black51.3%
- Back in Black51.2%
- Under Pressure50.6%
- Thunderstruck50.3%
Ctier, win rate 40% or more
- Livin' on a Prayer48.4%
- Crazy Train47.8%
- Carry On Wayward Son47.6%
- Paranoid47.6%
- More Than a Feeling47.4%
- Dream On46.7%
- Welcome to the Jungle45.6%
- (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction40.5%
- Layla39.7%
- Baba O'Riley39.6%
Dtier, win rate 25% or more
- Whole Lotta Love38.1%
- Kashmir36.6%
- Purple Haze35.4%
- Black Dog34.9%
- Born to Run33.9%
- Sympathy for the Devil27.5%
Ftier, win rate 0% or more
- Nobody yet
Standings
Every entrant with its record. Ordered by win rate, steadied for small samples; a rate shows once an entrant has 30 matchups. n is the number of head-to-head matchups behind each rate.
| # | Entry | W–L | Win rate | Against .500 | Titles | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin | 139–72 | 65.9% | 9 | 211 | |
| 2 | Bohemian RhapsodyQueen | 149–80 | 65.1% | 7 | 229 | |
| 3 | Enter SandmanMetallica | 131–81 | 61.8% | 6 | 212 | |
| 4 | Hotel CaliforniaEagles | 124–86 | 59.0% | 2 | 210 | |
| 5 | Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana | 113–79 | 58.9% | 6 | 192 | |
| 6 | Free BirdLynyrd Skynyrd | 102–78 | 56.7% | 6 | 180 | |
| 7 | Wish You Were HerePink Floyd | 101–78 | 56.4% | 6 | 179 | |
| 8 | Don't Stop Believin'Journey | 104–84 | 55.3% | 3 | 188 | |
| 9 | Comfortably NumbPink Floyd | 91–76 | 54.5% | 4 | 167 | |
| 10 | Sweet Child O' MineGuns N' Roses | 92–80 | 53.5% | 3 | 172 | |
| 11 | CreepRadiohead | 91–83 | 52.3% | 6 | 174 | |
| 12 | November RainGuns N' Roses | 84–77 | 52.2% | 5 | 161 | |
| 13 | Paint It BlackThe Rolling Stones | 82–78 | 51.3% | 4 | 160 | |
| 14 | Back in BlackAC/DC | 88–84 | 51.2% | 1 | 172 | |
| 15 | Under PressureQueen & David Bowie | 82–80 | 50.6% | 3 | 162 | |
| 16 | ThunderstruckAC/DC | 85–84 | 50.3% | 1 | 169 | |
| 17 | Livin' on a PrayerBon Jovi | 77–82 | 48.4% | 1 | 159 | |
| 18 | Crazy TrainOzzy Osbourne | 75–82 | 47.8% | 1 | 157 | |
| 19 | Carry On Wayward SonKansas | 70–77 | 47.6% | 3 | 147 | |
| 20 | ParanoidBlack Sabbath | 79–87 | 47.6% | 0 | 166 | |
| 21 | More Than a FeelingBoston | 74–82 | 47.4% | 3 | 156 | |
| 22 | Dream OnAerosmith | 71–81 | 46.7% | 0 | 152 | |
| 23 | Welcome to the JungleGuns N' Roses | 67–80 | 45.6% | 2 | 147 | |
| 24 | (I Can't Get No) SatisfactionThe Rolling Stones | 60–88 | 40.5% | 0 | 148 | |
| 25 | LaylaDerek and the Dominos | 54–82 | 39.7% | 3 | 136 | |
| 26 | Baba O'RileyThe Who | 55–84 | 39.6% | 3 | 139 | |
| 27 | Whole Lotta LoveLed Zeppelin | 51–83 | 38.1% | 0 | 134 | |
| 28 | KashmirLed Zeppelin | 49–85 | 36.6% | 0 | 134 | |
| 29 | Purple HazeJimi Hendrix | 46–84 | 35.4% | 1 | 130 | |
| 30 | Black DogLed Zeppelin | 45–84 | 34.9% | 0 | 129 | |
| 31 | Born to RunBruce Springsteen | 43–84 | 33.9% | 1 | 127 | |
| 32 | Sympathy for the DevilThe Rolling Stones | 30–79 | 27.5% | 2 | 109 |
Closest rivalries
Pairs the crowd can barely split. Estimated from each entrant's overall record until the pair has met 20 times.
- CreepvsNovember Rain50–50 · estimate from overall records
- Hotel CaliforniavsSmells Like Teen Spirit50–50 · estimate from overall records
- Free BirdvsWish You Were Here50–50 · estimate from overall records
Most lopsided
- Stairway to HeavenvsSympathy for the Devil82–18 · estimate from overall records
- Bohemian RhapsodyvsSympathy for the Devil81–19 · estimate from overall records
- Enter SandmanvsSympathy for the Devil79–21 · estimate from overall records
Upsets and oddities
Patterns in 92 finished brackets.
- UntouchableStairway to Heaven wins 65.9%The best record in the field (n = 211 matchups).
- ClutchSympathy for the Devil: 2 titlesOnly #32 on win rate, but #20 for championships.
- Always the bridesmaidHotel California: 59.0% win rate#4 on record, but only 2 titles in 92 brackets.
- Still waitingParanoid: no titles yetWins 47.6% of its matchups (n = 166) and has never been crowned.
Upsets need real meetings: a pair shows here once it has met 10 times and the weaker record leads.
Questions people ask
What is #1 in the Classic Rock Songs community ranking?
Stairway to Heaven. It wins 65.9% of its head-to-head matchups (n = 211) and took the title in 9 of 92 finished brackets.
How is the ranking worked out?
Every pick in a finished bracket is a win for one entrant and a loss for the other. Entrants are ordered by win rate, steadied toward 50% by ten imaginary matchups so that a newcomer with a 3–0 record can't top the table. The rate shown is the real one, with n, the number of matchups behind it.
Why win rate and not titles?
Draws are shuffled, so a title can come from an easy path. Win rate counts every matchup an entrant played, which is a fairer read of how people feel about it. Title odds are shown too, as the share of finished brackets each entrant won.
How many people have ranked Classic Rock Songs?
92 finished brackets so far, with 2,604 head-to-head picks between them. Only finished brackets count.
Can I rank all 32 myself?
Yes. Play the bracket at 8, 16, 32 entrants, free and with no sign-up. You get your own ranking and a link to share, and your picks join this page.
How often does this page update?
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