There is more than one post, so don't complain about there not being any songs from this century.
1950s (5):
"Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and His Comets, 1955 (Rock)
"Matchbox" by Carl Perkins, 1957 (Rock)
"Oh, Boy!" by Buddy Holly and the Crickets, 1957 (Rock)
"Good Golly, Miss Molly" by Little Richard, 1958 (Hard Rock)
"Reelin' and Rockin'" by Chuck Berry, 1958 (Rock)
1960s (27):
"Roadrunner" by Bo Diddley, 1960 (Rock)
"Crying" by Roy Orbison, 1962 (Rock)
"King of the Surf Guitar" by Dick Dale and His Del-Tones, 1963 (Surf Rock)
"Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash, 1963 (Country)
"Surfin' USA" by Beach Boys, 1963 (Surf Rock)
"Drive My Car" by The Beatles, 1965 (Rock)
"I'm Not Talking" by The Yardbirds, 1965 (Hard Rock)
"My Girl" by The Temptations, 1965 (Soul)
"All Your Love" by John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, 1966 (Blues)
"Secret Agent Man" by Johnny Rivers, 1966 (Rock)
"Dealer" by Traffic, 1967 (Psychedelic Rock)
"Guitar Man" by Elvis Presley, 1967 (Rock)
"I Can See for Miles" by The Who, 1967 (Hard Rock)
"Love Me Two Times" by The Doors, 1967 (Blues Rock)
"Run, Run, Run" by Velvet Underground, 1967 (Rock)
"Swlabr" by Cream, 1967 (Rock)
"Born to be Wild" by Steppenwolf, 1968 (Hard Rock)
"Crosstown Traffic" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, 1968 (Rock)
"I Heard it Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye, 1968 (Soul)
"I'm a Mover" by Free, 1968 (Rock)
"Jumpin' Jack Flash" by The Rolling Stones, 1968 (Rock)
"Summertime Blues" by Blue Cheer, 1968 (Metal)
"Communication Breakdown" by Led Zeppelin, 1969 (Hard Rock)
"Homework" by Fleetwood Mac, 1969 (Blues Rock)
"Rockin' Chair" by The Band, 1969 (Rock)
"The Thrill is Gone" by B.B. King, 1969 (Blues)
"Whipping Post" by The Allman Brothers Band, 1969 (Southern Rock)
1970s (81):
"25 or 6 to 4" by Chicago, 1970 (Rock)
"For Yasgur's Farm" by Mountain, 1970 (Southern Rock)
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain" by Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1970 (Southern Rock)
"I Looked Away" by Derek and the Dominoes, 1970 (Rock)
"It's a Long Road" by Supertramp, 1970 (Progressive)
"Knife-Edge" by Emerson, Lake and Palmer, 1970 (Progressive)
"Lola" by The Kinks, 1970 (Rock)
"Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo" by Rick Derringer, 1970 (Blues Rock)
"Teacher" by Jethro Tull, 1970 (Progressive)
"Hocus Pocus" by Focus, 1971 (Progressive)
"The Bomber" by James Gang, 1970 (Hard Rock)
"Roundabout" by Yes, 1971 (Progressive)
"Woodland Rock" by T.Rex, 1971 (Glam Rock)
"Free Ride" by The Edgar Winter Group, 1972 (Rock)
"I'm on the Lamb, but I Ain't no Sheep" by Blue Oyster Cult, 1972 (Hard Rock)
"Jesus is Just Alright" by Doobie Brothers, 1972 (Rock)
"Mama Weer All Crazee Now" by Slade, 1972 (Glam Rock)
"One More Night" by The Timothy Lee Band, 1972 (Hard Rock)
"Reelin' in the Years" by Steely Dan, 1972 (Rock)
"Remake/Remodel" by Roxy Music, 1972 (Glam Rock)
"Stuck in the Middle with You" by Steelers Wheel, 1972 (Rock)
"You Need Love" by Styx, 1972 (Rock)
"Ziggy Stardust" by David Bowie, 1972 (Glam Rock)
"Get it Together" by The Jackson Five, 1973 (Pop)
"Jet Airliner" by Paul Pena, 1973 (Funk)
"Money" by Pink Floyd, 1973 (Progressive)
"Reach Out" by Average White Band, 1973 (Funk)
"Rocky Mountain Way" by Joe Walsh, 1973 (Southern Rock)
"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" by Elton John, 1973 (Rock)
"We're an American Band" by Grand Funk Railroad, 1973 (Hard Rock)
"Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell" by The Stooges, 1973 (Punk)
"Brighton Rock" by Queen, 1974 (Glam Rock)
"Burn" by Deep Purple, 1974 (Hard Rock)
"Deuce" by KISS, 1974 (Hard Rock)
"Fox on the Run" by The Sweet, 1974 (Glam Rock)
"I Shot the Sheriff" by Eric Clapton, 1974 (Blues Rock)
"Rock Bottom" by UFO, 1974 (Hard Rock)
"Thunderbox" by Humble Pie, 1974 (Hard Rock)
"You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive, 1974 (Rock)
"Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen, 1975 (Rock)
"Child of Innocence" by Kansas, 1975 (Progressive)
"Holy Roller" by Nazareth, 1975 (Rock)
"Tush" by ZZ Top, 1975 (Blues Rock)
"Drivin' Wheel" by Foghat, 1976 (Hard Rock)
"I Wish" by Stevie Wonder, 1976 (Funk)
"I'll Give You Money" by Peter Frampton, 1976 (Hard Rock)
"Keep Pushin'" by REO Speedwagon, 1976 (Rock)
"Life in the Fast Lane" by Eagles, 1976 (Country Rock)
"Long, Hard Ride" by The Marshall Tucker Band, 1976 (Southern Rock)
"Rocker" by AC/DC, 1976 (Hard Rock)
"Stick Around for Rock and Roll" by The Outlaws, 1976 (Southern Rock)
"Tarot Woman" by Rainbow, 1976 (Metal)
"You See the Trouble with Me" by Barry White, 1976 (Funk)
"A Real Mother For Ya" by Johnny "Guitar" Watson, 1977 (Funk)
"Batman" by The Jam, 1977 (Punk)
"Black Betty" by Ram Jam, 1977 (Hard Rock)
"Bodies" by Sex Pistols, 1977 (Punk)
"I Know a Little" by Lynyrd Skynyrd, 1977 (Southern Rock)
"I Want You to Want Me" by Cheap Trick, 1977 (Glam Rock)
"I'm Not Angry" by Elvis Costello, 1977 (Rock)
"Jungle Love" by The Steve Miller Band, 1977 (Rock)
"Kick it Out" by Heart, 1977 (Rock)
"Mannish Boy" by Muddy Waters, 1977 (Blues)
"Rockin' All Over the World" by Status Quo, 1977 (Rock)
"Trash Can Murders" by The Runaways, 1977 (Rock)
"Two Tickets to Paradise" by Eddie Money, 1977 (Rock)
"Copacabana" by Barry Manilow, 1978 (Rock)
"Double Vision" by Foreigner, 1978 (Rock)
"Hold the Line" by Toto, 1978 (Rock)
"Sails of Charon" by Scorpions, 1978 (Hard Rock)
"Stained Class" by Judas Priest, 1978 (Metal)
"Peanuts" by The Police, 1978 (Rock)
"What do I Get?" by The Buzz****s, 1978 (Punk)
"Women in Uniform" by Skyhooks, 1978 (Glam Rock)
"Bad Case of Loving You" by Robert Palmer, 1979 (Rock)
"Don't Bring Me Down" by Electric Light Orchestra, 1979 (Rock)
"Getcha Rocks Off" by Def Leppard, 1979 (Hard Rock)
"Let the Good Times Roll" by Molly Hatchet, 1979 (Southern Rock)
"Let's Go" by The Cars, 1979 (New-Wave)
"Road Fever" by Blackfoot, 1979 (Southern Rock)
"Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" by Bad Company, 1979 (Rock)
"She's Lost Control" by Joy Division, 1979 (Alternative)
1980s (103):
"Against the Wind" by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, 1980 (Rock)
"Don't Misunderstand Me" by The Rossington-Collins Band, 1980 (Southern Rock)
"I Kill Children" by Dead Kennedys, 1980 (Punk)
"Into the Arena" by The Michael Schenker Group, 1980 (Hard Rock)
"Line of Fire" by Journey, 1980 (Rock)
"Pulling Mussels" by Squeeze, 1980 (Rock)
"Takin' it Back" by The Rockets, 1980 (Southern Rock)
"We Are the Road Crew" by Motorhead, 1980 (Metal)
"Whip It" by Devo, 1980 (New-Wave)
"Centrefold" by The J. Geils Band, 1981 (Rock)
"Elephant Talk" by King Crimson, 1981 (Progressive)
"Feelings" by Accept, 1981 (Glam Metal)
"I'm in Trouble" by The Replacements, 1981 (Punk)
"In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins, 1981 (Rock)
"In the Dark" by Billy Squier, 1981 (Rock)
"Open Your Heart" by The Human League, 1981 (New-Wave)
"Rock This Town" by Stray Cats, 1981 (Rockabilly)
"Too Fast for Love" by Motley Crue, 1981 (Glam Metal)
"Wild-Eyed Southern Boys" by .38 Special, 1981 (Southern Rock)
"Working for the Weekend" by Loverboy, 1981 (Rock)
"Heat of the Moment" by Asia, 1982 (Rock)
"I Ran" by A Flock of Seagulls, 1982 (New-Wave)
"Jack and Diane" by John Cougar, 1982 (Rock)
"Red Skies" by The Fixx, 1982 (New-Wave)
"Rock the Casbah" by The Clash, 1982 (Punk)
"Breaking the Chains" by Dokken, 1983 (Glam Metal)
"Burning Down the House" by Talking Heads, 1983 (New-Wave)
"Caught in the Game" by Survivor, 1983 (Glam Metal)
"Cold Sweat" by Thin Lizzy, 1983 (Metal)
"Institutionalized" by Suicidal Tendencies, 1983 (Punk)
"Latest Lover" by Pantera, 1983 (Glam Metal)
"Nervous Breakdown" by Black Flag, 1983 (Punk)
"Overkill" by Men at Work, 1983 (New-Wave)
"Promises, Promises" by Naked Eyes, 1983 (New-Wave)
"Rainbow in the Dark" by Dio, 1983 (Metal)
"Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol, 1983 (Rock)
"Run for Cover" by Quiet Riot, 1983 (Glam Metal)
"Sister Christian" by Night Ranger, 1983 (Rock)
"Star Fleet" by Brian May and Friends, 1983 (Rock)
"Whiplash" by Metallica, 1983 (Thrash Metal)
"Dressed to Kill" by Lita Ford, 1984 (Glam Metal)
"I Can't Drive 55" by Sammy Hagar, 1984 (Hard Rock)
"The Warrior" by Scandal, 1984 (Rock)
"Scuttle Buttin'/Couldn't Stand the Weather" by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, 1984 (Blues)
"Stay Hungry" by Twisted Sister, 1984 (Glam Metal)
"Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams, 1984 (Rock)
"When the Lady Smiles" by Golden Earring, 1984 (Rock)
"Chosen Ones" by Megadeth, 1985 (Thrash Metal)
"Fist Fury" by Love Fist, 1985 (Glam Metal)
"Gear-Jammer" by George Thorogood and the Destroyers, 1985 (Blues Rock)
"Heavy Chains" by Loudness, 1985 (Glam Metal)
"How Soon is Now?" by The Smiths, 1985 (Alternative)
"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits, 1985 (Rock)
"Spank Thru" by Fecal Matter, 1985 (Hard Rock)
"Take on Me" by a-ha, 1985 (New-Wave)
"Cool the Engines" by Boston, 1986 (Rock)
"Fight for Your Right" by Beastie Boys, 1986 (Rap)
"Get Up" by Van Halen, 1986 (Hard Rock)
"Nothin' but a Woman" by Robert Cray, 1986 (Blues)
"One Step Forward" by The Desert Rose Band, 1986 (Southern Rock)
"Rock the Night" by Europe, 1986 (Glam Metal)
"Shadow of Your Love" by Hollywood Rose, 1986 (Hard Rock)
"They" by The U-Men, 1986 (Grunge)
"With Yo' Heart" by Malfunkshun, 1986 (Grunge)
"Your Wildest Dreams" by The Moody Blues, 1986 (New-Wave)
"Bathroom Wall" by Faster Pussycat, 1987 (Glam Metal)
"Flying High Again" by Ozzy Osbourne, 1987 (Metal)
"I Wanna Live" by Ramones, 1987 (Punk)
"It's the End of the World as We Know it and I Feel Fine" by REM, 1987 (Alternative)
"Just Like Heaven" by The Cure, 1987 (Alternative)
"Lil' Devil" by The Cult, 1987 (Rock)
"This Town" by Green River, 1987 (Grunge)
"True Faith" by New Order, 1987 (New-Wave)
"Whenever You Need Somebody" by Rick Astley, 1987 (Pop)
"Bad Medicine" by Bon Jovi, 1988 (Glam Metal)
"Black Cat" by Cacophony, 1988 (Neo-Classical Metal)
"Bone Machine" by The Pixies, 1988 (Alternative)
"Cult of Personality" by Living Colour, 1988 (Hard Rock)
"Fallen Angel" by Poison, 1988 (Glam Metal)
"Mother" by Danzig, 1988 (Alternative)
"Perpetual Burn" by Jason Becker, 1988 (Neo-Classical Metal)
"Ride Like the Wind" by Saxon, 1988 (Glam Metal)
"Seventeen" by Winger, 1988 (Glam Metal)
"Sex Action" by L.A. Guns, 1988 (Hard Rock)
"Wall of Pride" by Omar and the Howlers, 1988 (Blues)
"Way Cool Juniour" by Ratt, 1988 (Glam Metal)
"You Made Me Realise" by My Bloody Valentine, 1988 (Alternative)
"About a Girl" by Nirvana, 1989 (Hard Rock)
"Addicted to That Rush" by Mr. Big, 1989 (Metal)
"All Along the Watchtower" by Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead, 1989 (Rock)
"Call of the Wild" by Black Sabbath, 1989 (Metal)
"Freight Train" by Nitro, 1989 (Glam Metal)
"Half-Ass Monkey Boy" by Mother Love Bone, 1989 (Hard Rock)
"House of Fire" by Alice Cooper, 1989 (Hard Rock)
"Once Bitten, Twice Shy" by Great White, 1989 (Glam Metal)
"Radar Love" by White Lion, 1989 (Rock)
"Runnin' Down a Dream" by Tom Petty, 1989 (Rock)
"The Healer" by John Lee Hooker, 1989 (Blues)
"The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing" by Joe Satriani, 1989 (Rock)
"We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel, 1989 (Pop)
"Woman in Chains" by Tears for Fears, 1989 (New-Wave)
1990s (75):
"Axe to Grind" by Tad, 1990 (Grunge)
"Been Caught Stealing" by Jane's Addiction, 1990 (Alternative)
"Decadence Dance" by Extreme, 1990 (Glam Metal)
"Don't Treat Me Bad" by Firehouse, 1990 (Glam Metal)
"Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode, 1990 (New-Wave)
"Eyes of Stone" by Gruntruck, 1990 (Grunge)
"I Think I Love You Too Much" by The Jeff Healey Band, 1990 (Blues)
"I Would Love To" by Steve Vai, 1990 (Metal)
"Texas Twister" by Little Feat, 1990 (Southern Rock)
"Twice as Hard" by Black Crowes, 1990 (Southern Rock)
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Warrant, 1990 (Glam Metal)
"Up All Night" by Slaughter, 1990 (Glam Metal)
"A Lil' Ain't Enough" by David Lee Roth, 1991 (Hard Rock)
"Cow" by Melvins, 1991 (Grunge)
"Devil to Pay" by RTZ, 1991 (Rock)
"Edison's Medicine" by Tesla, 1991 (Hard Rock)
"Garden of Eden" by Guns N' Roses, 1991 (Hard Rock)
"Give in to Me" by Michael Jackson, 1991 (Rock)
"Let it Slide" by Mudhoney, 1991 (Grunge)
"One" by U2, 1991 (Rock)
"Rock and Roll Overdose" by Kix, 1991 (Glam Metal)
"Rocket O' Love" by The Knack, 1991 (Rock)
"Rusty Cage" by Soundgarden, 1991 (Grunge)
"The Doug Theme" by Doug, 1991 (Hard Mother****ing Rock)
"Be Quick or be Dead" by Iron Maiden, 1992 (Metal)
"Dam That River" by Alice in Chains, 1992 (Grunge)
"Know Your Enemy" by Rage Against the Machine, 1992 (Alternative)
"Midlife Crisis" by Faith No More, 1992 (Alternative)
"Pull Me Under" by Dream Theatre, 1992 (Progressive Metal)
"Sticky Side Up" by Steelheart, 1992 (Glam Metal)
"T-R-O-U-B-L-E" by Travis Tritt, 1992 (Country)
"The Majesty of Rock" by Spinal Tap, 1992 (Rock)
"Thunder Kiss '65" by White Zombie, 1992 (Metal)
"Train Tracks" by Izzy Stradlin and the Juju Hounds, 1992 (Hard Rock)
"Ain't Goin' Down 'till the Sun Comes Up" by Garth Brooks, 1993 (Country)
"Anyone Can Play Guitar" by Radiohead, 1993 (Alternative)
"Cereal Killer" by Green Jelly, 1993 (Rock)
"Come Undone" by Duran Duran, 1993 (New-Wave)
"Dissident" by Pearl Jam, 1993 (Grunge)
"Eat the Rich" by Aerosmith, 1993 (Hard Rock)
"Inside the Eye" by Skin Yard, 1993 (Grunge)
"Shake My Tree" by Coverdale and Page, 1993 (Hard Rock)
"All Over You" by Live, 1994 (Alternative)
"Go Home" by Joan Jett, 1994 (Rock)
"Go, Go Power Rangers!" by The Mighty RAW, 1994 (Hard Mother****ing Rock)
"Live in the Now" by The Dylans, 1994 (Alternative)
"Menace to Society" by Killers, 1994 (Metal)
"Possum Kingdom" by Toadies, 1994 (Alternative)
"Fueled" by Anthrax, 1995 (Thrash Metal)
"Hurricane" by Kyuss, 1995 (Stoner Rock)
"I'll be There for You" by The Remebrandts, 1995 (Rock)
"Jizz da Pit" by Slash's Snakepit, 1995 (Hard Rock)
"Legacy" by The Gone Jackals, 1995 (Hard Rock)
"Shallow be thy Game" by Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1995 (Alternative)
"Asprin-Free" by AFI, 1996 (Punk)
"Hearts Will Bleed" by MD.45, 1996 (Thrash Metal)
"Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart" by Stone Temple Pilots, 1996 (Grunge)
"Dig Up Her Bones" by Misfits, 1997 (Punk)
"I Choose" by The Offspring, 1997 (Punk)
"Lie to Me" by Jonny Lang, 1997 (Blues)
"Man! I Feel Like a Woman" by Shania Twain, 1997 (Country)
"Mmmbop" by Hanson, 1997 (Pop)
"Trash and the Fascination" by Doug Aldrich, 1997 (Hard Rock)
"Down to Mexico" by Paul Gilbert, 1998 (Metal)
"Dragula" by Rob Zombie, 1998 (Metal)
"Fly Away" by Lenny Kravitz, 1998 (Rock)
"Forever" by Skid Row, 1998 (Glam Metal)
"I Drive Myself Crazy" by *NSYNC, 1998 (Pop)
"Killing Floor" by Bruce Dickinson, 1998 (Metal)
"The Hardest Thing" by 98°, 1998 (Pop)
"Albuquerque" by Weird Al, 1999 (Rock)
"Generator" by Foo Fighters, 1999 (Hard Rock)
"I Want it That Way" by Backstreet Boys, 1999 (Pop)
"Livin' la Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin, 1999 (Pop)
"Me Neither" by Brad Paisley, 1999 (Country)
"Movies" by Alien Ant Farm, 1999 (Alternative)

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