Lifelong friends discuss the best albums from the most recent Rolling Stone top 500 album list.
Interesting facts, figures, and anecdotes along with our own take on where the albums should rank.
🎧 SideTracked: Top 20 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (1965–1999) SideTracked: When the conversation takes a detour worth following.
Bill and Tony are officially SideTracked.
For this special offshoot episode, we put the album format on pause and take a hard left turn into one of rock’s most dangerous debates: What are the Top 20 Classic Rock Songs of All Time?
Inspired by SiriusXM’s year-end Classic Rock countdown and armed with decades of listening, arguing, and rewinding cassette tapes, we did what we always do when a list doesn’t quite sit right. We made our own.
We enlisted friends and family, gathered rankings, combined the results, and then debated the fine points until the list finally felt right. The final list spans 1965–1999 and is revealed five songs at a time, counting down to number one.
You’ll agree with some picks.You’ll question others.You’ll definitely have opinions.
Which is exactly the point.
Episode Format
Why this list needed to exist
Countdown discussion:
#20–16
#15–11
#10–6
#5–1
Final thoughts
🎸 Another excellent adventure
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Playlists
Spotify – Top 20 Classic Rock Songs (1965–1999): https://bit.ly/4jOKyV0
Apple Music – Top 20 Classic Rock Songs (1965–1999): https://apple.co/4t0Wur0
Interesting Links (Classic Rock Context)
SiriusXM Top 1000 Classic Rock Songs: https://bit.ly/4r1wfyJ
Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: https://bit.ly/3YOuB7A
Collider Top 25 Classic Rock Songs: https://bit.ly/4qZg1WX
Ultimate Classic Rock Top 100 Songs: https://bit.ly/3YKhWm8
21 Jun 2025
S3 Ep.36 Exile in Guyville by Liz Phair – Album Review
Hosts Bill and Tony explore Liz Phair's groundbreaking album Exile in Guyville, dissecting its raw honesty and impact on indie rock during the 1990s, and consider its lasting relevance.
26 May 2025
S3 Ep.35 Appetite for Destruction by Guns N’ Roses – Album Review
Hosts Bill and Tony explore Guns N' Roses' groundbreaking 1987 debut album, Appetite for Destruction, dissecting its impact, memorable riffs, and the band's chaotic rise to fame.
Reach and audience
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YouTube views
1,142
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.9 / 5
32 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
33
Social presence
0
YouTube
68
Engagement
51
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