It may be a single guitar riff, a great chorus, or a memorable melody that makes it so special, however, an undoubtedly great Rolling Stones track has the capacity to transcend time – and its particular appeal can span generations. From Led Zeppelin to Deep Purple, The Doors and more. We salute the musicians associated with The Best Classic Rock  stadium-fillers and FM radio hitmakers, and pick the 20 most rock that is the best of all time.

20 ROCK SONGS THE BEST CLASSIC ROCK ANTHEMS

20: ZZ TOP: LA GRANGE (FROM ‘TRES HOMBRES’, 1973)

19: THE ROLLING STONES: GIMME SHELTER (FROM ‘LET IT BLEED’, 1969)

18: BOSTON: MORE THAN A FEELING (FROM ‘BOSTON’, 1976)

17: ALICE COOPER: SCHOOL’S OUT (FROM ‘SCHOOL’S OUT’, 1972)

16: FLEETWOOD MAC: GO YOUR OWN WAY (FROM ‘RUMOURS’, 1977)

15: NEIL YOUNG: ROCKIN’ IN THE FREE WORLD (FROM ‘FREEDOM’, 1989)

14: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: BORN TO RUN (FROM ‘BORN TO RUN’, 1975)

13: THE DOORS: LA WOMAN (FROM ‘LA WOMAN’, 1971)

12: DAVID BOWIE: ZIGGY STARDUST (FROM ‘THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS’, 1972)

11: EAGLES: HOTEL CALIFORNIA (FROM ‘HOTEL CALIFORNIA’, 1977)

10: THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE: PURPLE HAZE (UK SINGLE A-SIDE; US ‘ARE YOU EXPERIENCED’ ALBUM TRACK, 1967)

9: BLACK SABBATH: PARANOID (FROM ‘PARANOID’, 1970)

8: VAN HALEN: JUMP (FROM ‘1984’, 1984)

7: THE BEATLES: HELTER SKELTER (FROM ‘THE BEATLES’, 1968)

6: PINK FLOYD: COMFORTABLY NUMB (FROM ‘THE WALL’, 1979)

5: DEREK AND THE DOMINOS: LAYLA (FROM ‘LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS’, 1970)

4: AC/DC: BACK IN BLACK (FROM ‘BACK IN BLACK’, 1980)

3: QUEEN: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (FROM ‘A NIGHT AT THE OPERA’, 1975)

2:DEEP PURPLE: SMOKE ON THE WATER (FROM ‘MACHINE HEAD’, 1972)

1: LED ZEPPELIN: KASHMIR (FROM ‘PHYSICAL GRAFFITI’, 1975)