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Best arena rock songs of the 1990s

Hip-hop moved to the center and has not left. Grunge cleared out the arena rock standing in front of it. Dance music grew an audience that listened at home rather than in a club, while sample clearance got expensive enough that producers had to get sharper about what they took.

Songs from the arena rock albums of the 1990s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

Bonfire cover№ 1You Shook Me All Night LongAC/DC · Bonfire4.4Weighted score4.5 avg · 138 ratings
  1. 2Bonfire coverBack In BlackAC/DC · Bonfire4.44.4 avg · 148 ratings
  2. 3Bonfire coverHells BellsAC/DC · Bonfire4.44.4 avg · 92 ratings
  3. 4The Razors Edge coverFire Your GunsAC/DC · The Razors Edge4.34.5 avg · 3 ratings
  4. 5Bonfire coverRock and Roll Ain't Noise PollutionAC/DC · Bonfire4.34.3 avg · 65 ratings
  5. 6Bonfire coverWhat Do You Do for Money HoneyAC/DC · Bonfire4.34.3 avg · 75 ratings
  6. 7Bonfire coverLet Me Put My Love Into YouAC/DC · Bonfire4.34.3 avg · 67 ratings
  7. 8Bonfire coverShoot to ThrillAC/DC · Bonfire4.24.2 avg · 35 ratings
  8. 9Bonfire coverShake a LegAC/DC · Bonfire4.24.2 avg · 67 ratings
  9. 10Bonfire coverHave a Drink On MeAC/DC · Bonfire4.14.1 avg · 28 ratings
  10. 11Use Your Illusion I coverDust N' BonesGuns N' Roses · Use Your Illusion I4.14.0 avg · 12 ratings
  11. 12Bonfire coverIf You Want Blood You Got ItAC/DC · Bonfire3.92.9 avg · 4 ratings
  12. 13Bonfire coverGiven the Dog a BoneAC/DC · Bonfire3.43.3 avg · 72 ratings
  13. 14These Days coverThese DaysBon Jovi · These Days1 rating
  14. 15Use Your Illusion II coverKnockin' on Heaven's DoorGuns N' Roses · Use Your Illusion II1 rating
  15. 16Bitterblue coverToo HotBonnie Tyler · Bitterblue1 rating
  16. 17Big Ones coverWalk on WaterAerosmith · Big Ones1 rating
  17. 18Nine Lives coverPinkAerosmith · Nine Lives1 rating
  18. 19Use Your Illusion I coverDon't Damn MeGuns N' Roses · Use Your Illusion I1 rating
  19. 20Use Your Illusion II coverYou Could Be MineGuns N' Roses · Use Your Illusion II1 rating
  20. 21Bonfire coverDirty EyesAC/DC · Bonfire1 rating
  21. 22Use Your Illusion II coverBreakdownGuns N' Roses · Use Your Illusion II
  22. 23Use Your Illusion I coverBad ApplesGuns N' Roses · Use Your Illusion I
  23. 24Use Your Illusion I coverGarden of EdenGuns N' Roses · Use Your Illusion I
  24. 25Use Your Illusion I coverThe GardenGuns N' Roses · Use Your Illusion I
  25. 26Use Your Illusion II coverEstrangedGuns N' Roses · Use Your Illusion II
  26. 27Use Your Illusion II coverYesterdaysGuns N' Roses · Use Your Illusion II
  27. 28Live coverHighway to HellAC/DC · Live
  28. 29Live coverYou Shook Me All Night LongAC/DC · Live
  29. 30Pink Floyd coverShine On You Crazy Diamond, Part I–VPink Floyd · Pink Floyd
  30. 31Pink Floyd coverPigs on the Wing, Part IIPink Floyd · Pink Floyd
  31. 32Pink Floyd coverPigs on the Wing, Part IPink Floyd · Pink Floyd
  32. 33Pink Floyd coverStop / The TrialPink Floyd · Pink Floyd
  33. 34Pink Floyd coverIn the Flesh, Part IIPink Floyd · Pink Floyd
  34. 35Pink Floyd coverWhat Shall We Do From?Pink Floyd · Pink Floyd
  35. 36Pink Floyd coverThe Happiest Days of Our LifePink Floyd · Pink Floyd
  36. 37Bonfire coverRide On / Bon Scott InterviewsAC/DC · Bonfire
  37. 38Bonfire coverSchool Days (From "T.N.T.")AC/DC · Bonfire
  38. 39Bonfire coverShe's Got Balls (From "Bondi Lifesaver")AC/DC · Bonfire
  39. 40Bonfire coverSin City (Live from "Midnight Special")AC/DC · Bonfire
  40. 41Bonfire coverGet It Hot (Demo)AC/DC · Bonfire
  41. 42Bonfire coverBack Seat Confidential (Demo)AC/DC · Bonfire
  42. 43Bonfire coverIf You Want Blood (You've Got It) [Demo]AC/DC · Bonfire
  43. 44Bonfire coverTouch Too Much (Demo)AC/DC · Bonfire
  44. 45Bonfire coverDirty Eyes (Demo)AC/DC · Bonfire
  45. 46Bonfire coverLet There Be Rock (Live In Paris)AC/DC · Bonfire
  46. 47Bonfire coverT.N.T. (Live In Paris)AC/DC · Bonfire
  47. 48Bonfire coverRocker (Live In Paris)AC/DC · Bonfire
  48. 49Bonfire coverWhole Lotta Rosie (Live In Paris)AC/DC · Bonfire
  49. 50Bonfire coverHigh Voltage (Live In Paris)AC/DC · Bonfire

One great song, one bad album

Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.

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