National Review's 50 Greatest Conservative Rock Songs [2006]

Entertainment: Music

Here is the top 10 1 Who - won't get fooled again 2 Beatles - taxman 3 Roling Stones - sympathy for the devil 4 Lynard Skynard - sweet home alabama 5 Beach Boys - won't it be nice 6 U2 - gloria 7 Beatles - revolution 8 Sex pistols - bodies 9 Metallica - dont tread on me 10 Kinks - 20th century man Buddy Holly represents the Crickets and Ben Folds represents the Ben Folds Five Missing: * After The Fire (24) * Rainmakers (36)

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9

1

The Who

Musicians

55.77% (29 of 52 votes)

12

2

Beatles

Musicians

42.11% (72 of 171 votes)

19

3

Rolling Stones

Musicians

33.90% (20 of 59 votes)

22

4

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Musicians

33.33% (1 of 3 votes)

31

5

Beach Boys

Musicians

5.88% (1 of 17 votes)

43

6

U2

Musicians

0% (0 of 2 votes)

13

7

Beatles

Musicians

42.11% (72 of 171 votes)

24

8

The Sex Pistols

Musicians

32.51% (66 of 203 votes)

32

9

Metallica

Musicians

5.71% (2 of 35 votes)

42

10

The Kinks

Musicians

0% (0 of 4 votes)

7

11

Rush

Musicians

60.0% (153 of 255 votes)

25

12

Bob Dylan

Vocalist

32.14% (18 of 56 votes)

15

13

The Pretenders

Musicians

40.0% (2 of 5 votes)

34

14

Jesus Jones

Musicians

0% (0 of 0 votes)

47

15

Buddy Holly

Musician

0% (0 of 1 votes)

49

15

The Crickets

Musicians

0% (0 of 0 votes)

4

16

Eagles

Musicians

71.43% (5 of 7 votes)

16

17

Blink 182

Musicians

37.93% (11 of 29 votes)

29

18

Living Colour

Musicians

12.50% (1 of 8 votes)

5

19

Paul Revere and the Raiders

Musicians

66.67% (4 of 6 votes)

17

20

The Clash

Musicians

36.36% (4 of 11 votes)

18

21

David Bowie

Vocalist

35.29% (12 of 34 votes)

8

22

Rush

Musicians

60.0% (153 of 255 votes)

48

23

Ben Folds

Musician

0% (0 of 0 votes)

27

25

Led Zeppelin

Musicians

30.41% (52 of 171 votes)

40

26

Oingo Boingo

Musicians

0% (0 of 1 votes)

33

27

Joe Jackson (Singer)

Musician

0% (0 of 0 votes)

23

28

Aerosmith

Musicians

33.33% (20 of 60 votes)

46

29

Iron Maiden

Musicians

0% (0 of 1 votes)

36

30

Graham Parker

Vocalist

0% (0 of 0 votes)

6

31

John (Cougar) Mellencamp

Vocalist

63.16% (12 of 19 votes)

11

32

Georgia Satellites

Musicians

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

20

33

Rolling Stones

Musicians

33.90% (20 of 59 votes)

39

34

Blue Oyster Cult

Musicians

0% (0 of 0 votes)

44

35

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Musicians

0% (0 of 1 votes)

3

37

The Band

Musicians

71.43% (5 of 7 votes)

2

38

Sammy Hagar

Vocalist

75.00% (6 of 8 votes)

35

39

Marshall Tucker Band

Musicians

0% (0 of 4 votes)

28

40

The Everly Brothers

Vocalists

14.29% (1 of 7 votes)

10

41

The Cranberries

Musicians

52.50% (63 of 120 votes)

45

42

The Proclaimers

Musicians

0% (0 of 0 votes)

1

43

Carole Demas

TV Personality

100% (1 of 1 votes)

41

44

The Kinks

Musicians

0% (0 of 4 votes)

38

45

Cheap Trick

Musicians

0% (0 of 2 votes)

30

46

Scorpions

Musicians

5.88% (1 of 17 votes)

14

47

Creed

Musicians

40.74% (11 of 27 votes)

21

48

Offspring

Musicians

33.33% (5 of 15 votes)

26

49

Kid Rock

Vocalist

30.72% (106 of 345 votes)

37

50

Tammy Wynette

Vocalist

0% (0 of 2 votes)