Released in 2007, Rock Band is the first entry in the long-running series of music video games. The 58 songs in Rock Band span multiple genres and includes tracks from rock artists like the Rolling Stones, Metallica, the Police, the Clash, Foo Fighters, and Radiohead.

Rock Band Song List

The main 45 tracks of the Rock Band set list represent five decades of memorable rock:

Information in this article applies to Rock Band for PlayStation 2, PS3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii.

1960s

  • Rolling Stones, “Gimme Shelter”

1970s

  • Aerosmith, “Train Kept a Rollin”*The Who, “Won’t Get Fooled Again"Boston, “Foreplay/Long Time”Mountain, “Mississippi Queen”*The Police, “Next to You”David Bowie, “Suffragette City"Black Sabbath, “Paranoid”*Blue Oyster Cult, “Don’t Fear the Reaper"The Ramones,,“Blitzkrieg Bop"Deep Purple, “Highway Star"KISS, “Detroit Rock City"Molly Hatchet, “Flirtin’ With Disaster”The Outlaws, “Green Grass & High Tides”Sweet, “Ballroom Blitz”

1980s

  • Rush, “Tom Sawyer”Bon Jovi, “Wanted Dead or Alive"The Clash, “Should I Stay or Should I Go"Faith No More, “Epic"R.E.M., “Orange Crush”Iron Maiden, “Run to the Hills”

1990s

  • Foo Fighters, “Learn to Fly"Metallica, “Enter Sandman"Nirvana, “In Bloom"Stone Temple Pilots, “Vasoline"Weezer, “Say It Ain’t So"Smashing Pumpkins, “Cherub Rock"Radiohead, “Creep"Beastie Boys, “Sabotage"Hole, “Celebrity Skin"Pixies, “Wave of Mutilation"Garbage, “I Think I’m Paranoid"Soundgarden, “Black Hole Sun”

2000s

  • The Hives, “Main Offender"Queens of the Stone Age, “Go With the Flow"The Strokes, “Reptilia"Jet, “Are You Gonna Be My Girl"OK Go, “Here It Goes Again"Nine Inch Nails, “The Hand That Feeds"Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Maps"Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Dani California"Coheed & Cambria, “Welcome Home”Fallout Boy, “Dead on Arrival”The Killers, “When You Were Young”New Pornographers, “Electric Version”

Bonus Songs in Rock Band

Rock Band includes 13 bonus songs from bands considered up-and-coming at the time of release:

A * indicates a cover song. All others songs are original recordings.

  • The Konks, “29 Fingers"Anarchy Club, “Blood Doll"Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld, “Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld"The Mother Hips, “Time We Had"Freezepop, “Brainpower"Vagiant, “Seven"Death of the Cool, “Can’t Let Go"The Acro-Brats, “Day Late, Dollar Short"Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives, “I Get By"Flyleaf, “I’m So Sick"Crooked X, “Nightmare"Tribe, “Outside"Bang Camaro, “Pleasure (Pleasure)”

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