A equipe do site Loudwire montou uma lista com as melhores músicas de rock desde 1970. A lista revela a evolução do rock ao longo dos anos, como metal do anos 80, grunge nos anos 90 e a chegada do nu-metal e do emo no século 21. E para a felicidade dos fãs de Linkin Park, a equipe colocou "In The End" como a maior música de rock em 2001 e “The Emptiness Machine” em 2024. Confira a lista completa:
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1970: Led Zeppelin – “Immigrant Song”
1971: Led Zeppelin – “Stairway to Heaven”
1972: Alice Cooper – “School’s Out”
1973: ZZ Top – “La Grange”
1974: Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Sweet Home Alabama”
1975: Queen – “Bohemian Rhapsody”
1976: Aerosmith – “Dream On”
1977: Eagles – “Hotel California”
1978: Van Halen – “Runnin’ With the Devil”
1979: AC/DC – “Highway to Hell”
1980: Pat Benatar – “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”
1981: AC/DC – “Back in Black”
1982: Journey – “Don’t Stop Believin'”
1983: Van Halen – “Jump”
1984: Twisted Sister – “We’re Not Gonna Take It”
1985: Motley Crue – “Home Sweet Home”
1986: Bon Jovi – “You Give Love a Bad Name”
1987: Guns N’ Roses – “Welcome to the Jungle”
1988: Def Leppard – “Pour Some Sugar on Me”
1989: Motley Crue – “Kickstart My Heart”
1990: AC/DC – “Thunderstruck”
1991: Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
1992: Rage Against the Machine – “Killing in the Name”1993: Smashing Pumpkins – “Today”
1994: Green Day – “Basket Case”
1995: White Zombie – “More Human Than Human”
1996: Rage Against the Machine – “Bulls on Parade”
1997: Foo Fighters – “Everlong”
1998: Hole – “Celebrity Skin”
1999: Creed – “Higher”
2000: Papa Roach – “Last Resort”
2001: Linkin Park – “In the End”
2002: Foo Fighters – “All My Life”
2003: Evanescence – “Bring Me to Life”
2004: My Chemical Romance – “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)”
2005: Nickelback – “Photograph”
2006: My Chemical Romance – “Welcome to the Black Parade”
2007: Paramore – “Misery Business”
2008: Shinedown – “Second Chance”
2009: Halestorm – “I Get Off”
2010: Deftones – “Diamond Eyes”
2011: Five Finger Death Punch – “Under and Over It”
2012: Halestorm – “Love Bites (So Do I)”
2013: Bring Me the Horizon – “Can You Feel My Heart?”
2014: The Pretty Reckless – “Follow Me Down”
2015: Five Finger Death Punch – “Jekyll and Hyde”
2016: Disturbed – “The Sound of Silence”
2017: Greta Van Fleet – “Highway Tune”
2018: Ghost – “Dance Macabre”
2019: Falling in Reverse – “Popular Monster”
2020: Mammoth WVH – “Distance”
2021: Limp Bizkit – “Dad Vibes”
2022: Bad Omens – “Like a Villain”
2023: Mammoth WVH – “Another Celebration at the End of the World”
2024: Linkin Park – “The Emptiness Machine”
2025: Mammoth – “The End”
