All 92 Led Zeppelin Songs Ranked Worst to Best

Led Zeppelin had been round for a couple of dozen years and launched solely eight albums throughout their lifetime, with a later rarities assortment bringing their complete studio output to 9 LPs.

But in that brief time, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant managed to change into rock gods who just about reshaped and outlined how heavy music sounded going ahead. There was a time once they had been the most important band on the planet; they’re nonetheless main rock ‘n’ roll influences a long time after their formation.

Our listing of All 92 Led Zeppelin Songs Ranked Worst to Best gathers each observe from their 9 albums, in addition to some odds and ends which have proven up since their breakup in 1980 and the discharge of Coda in 1982.

We left off many of the bonus songs from the remastered (*92*) which might be not more than early sketches of tracks that ended up on the official albums below totally different names. We additionally left off the 14-second “LA Drone” from the reside How the West Was Won as a result of it is not more than incidental intro music. On the opposite hand, we included the few BBC Sessions songs that are not discovered on every other Zeppelin albums.

92. “10 Ribs & All/Carrot Pod Pod,” Presence (Deluxe Edition) (2015)

The first half is a reasonably piano-based instrumental by Jones; the remainder of the band joins him for the second half. It sounds nothing just like the heavy Presence that was recorded on the identical time. Aimless, so far as these items go.

91. “Key to the Highway/Trouble in Mind,” Led Zeppelin III (Deluxe Edition) (2014)

A medley of two outdated blues songs that includes solely Page and Plant throughout the making of their third album. Most seemingly by no means significantly thought of for the document because it sounds so tossed off.

90. “La La,” Led Zeppelin II (Deluxe Edition) (2014)

Recorded throughout the Led Zeppelin II periods, it is easy to hear why it was minimize. No means the poppy organ-driven tune would sound at house on the riff-fueled album.

89. “The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair,” BBC Sessions (1997)

A hodgepodge of classic blues artists share writing credit score with the band on this one. This BBC efficiency from 1969 is reportedly the one time they performed the tune. No shock it disappeared quickly after.

88. “St. Tristan’s Sword,” Coda (Deluxe Edition) (2015)

Recorded across the time of the third album, the tough mixture of this instrumental sounds extra like an off-the-cuff jam than something approaching a completed tune. Not a lot to go on right here anyway.

87. “Sunshine Woman,” The Complete BBC Sessions (2016)

One of these blues songs from the early days that Zeppelin ended up sharing writing credit with another person. Probably not by alternative, and never definitely worth the effort.

86. “Sugar Mama,” Coda (Deluxe Edition) (2015)

Well-covered outdated blues tune with an extended historical past that Zeppelin recorded for his or her first album. It stayed unreleased for greater than 45 years. Unremarkable.

85. “Somethin’ Else,” BBC Sessions (1997)

Zeppelin used to cowl Eddie Cochran’s “Somethin’ Else” and “C’mon Everybody” in live performance, proving they had been simply as adept at early rock ‘n’ roll as they had been on the blues. Unfortunately, the hardly two-minute model of the previous tune from the BBC Sessions fades out earlier than it has an opportunity to choose up a lot pace.

84. “Baby Come on Home,” Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2 (1993)

One too many sound-alike blues songs had been recorded for the band’s first album, so one thing had to go. This uninteresting authentic ultimately confirmed up on the second field set.

83. “Walter’s Walk,” Coda (1982)

This Houses of the Holy outtake was most definitely left off the album as a result of, in contrast to nearly all of the songs that had been included, it is little greater than a lazy half-riff stretched out to 4 and a half minutes.

82. “Tea for One,” Presence (1976)

A strained blues quantity that closes the band’s least bluesy album. Mismatched and fairly forgettable.

81. “Hats Off to (Roy) Harper,” Led Zeppelin III (1970)

Based on an outdated blues tune and named after a folksinger buddy of the band, the closing observe on Zeppelin’s third album sounds misplaced following the pastoral temper set by the previous 4 tracks.

80. “Bron-Yr-Aur,” Physical Graffiti (1975)

Page’s solo acoustic instrumental from Physical Graffiti originated years earlier, throughout the periods for the third album – the identical LP that yielded the equally named however higher “Bron-Y-Aur Stomp.”

79. “Hots On for Nowhere,” Presence (1976)

Led Zeppelin wasn’t in a superb place once they recorded Presence in late 1975. Plant, for one, was recovering from a automotive accident. So a lot of the document sounds indifferent and unfocused, even with the hard-rock dynamic in full power. “Hots On for Nowhere” merely drifts within the background.

78. “We’re Gonna Groove,” Coda (1982)

The band used to play this Ben E. King-written cowl lots throughout the early years. They even had it slotted for his or her second album at one level. This model from Coda was recorded in 1970 with further guitar overdubs from 1982. Hard to hear what the large deal is right here.

77. “Royal Orleans,” Presence (1976)

Zeppelin’s seventh album masses its finest songs on the prime of every aspect. Much of the remainder of it ranges from boring to forgettable. This one falls into the latter class.

76. “Sick Again,” Physical Graffiti (1975)

Most of the brand new songs particularly recorded for Physical Graffiti are higher than the leftover tracks that fill out the double LP. Not this lumbering rocker about teenage groupies.

75. “Night Flight,” Physical Graffiti (1975)

Left off Led Zeppelin IV, the place it did not match that album’s tone. Doesn’t match on Physical Graffiti both.

74. “Boogie With Stu,” Physical Graffiti (1975)

Stu is Ian Stewart, who performs piano. The tune is Ritchie Valens’ “Ooh, My Head.” Or shut sufficient to it that the late rocker’s mother ultimately bought a co-writing credit score.

73. “Out on the Tiles,” Led Zeppelin III (1970)

Forgettable crunch rocker that closes the heavier aspect of the band’s third album. No marvel everybody remembers the acoustic songs extra.

72. “Bring It on Home,” Led Zeppelin II (1969)

Zeppelin was sued for stealing elements of this Willie Dixon tune from Sonny Boy Williamson’s model. It wasn’t the primary or final time. Hardly definitely worth the effort.

71. “Black Country Woman,” Physical Graffiti (1975)

Left over from Houses of the Holy, this acoustic tune feels like one thing from Led Zeppelin III. No marvel it took some time to discover a house.

70. “Black Mountain Side,” Led Zeppelin (1969)

It’s simple to overlook this slight instrumental on Side Two of Zeppelin’s debut album. The tune – an association of a standard people tune – definitely feels like nothing else on the document. It was later mixed with one other instrumental on a superior reside model launched on the 1990 field set (see under).

69. “Carouselambra,” In Through the Out Door (1979)

What’s happening right here? Heavy-handed synths, incomprehensible lyrics, and a groove that swerves into a number of totally different instructions … all of which works on for an ass-numbing 10 and a half minutes.

68. “Southbound Saurez,” In Through the Out Door (1979)

Page and Bonham had been MIA throughout a lot of the prep work for Zeppelin’s final album earlier than their break up. So this tossed-off tune hinges on Jones’ rolling piano and Plant’s restrained vocals.

67. “The Crunge,” Houses of the Holy (1973)

Not a tune however a three-minute try at a funk jam a la James Brown. Crunge? More like cringe.

66. “Down by the Seaside,” Physical Graffiti (1975)

Physical Graffiti consisted of half new songs and half leftovers from earlier albums. The country-ish “Down by the Seaside” was supposed for the fourth album however did not make the ultimate minimize.

65. “You Shook Me,” Led Zeppelin (1969)

This is why critics hated Zeppelin once they first appeared. Overwrought blues that was in all probability ripped off from Jeff Beck’s comparable tackle a WIllie Dixon-penned tune that Beck launched 9 months earlier. Skip each and go for Muddy Waters’ authentic as a substitute.

64. “Darlene,” Coda (1982)

Likely left off In Through the Out Door as a result of its homages to basic rock ‘n’ roll did not slot in with that album’s end-of-the-’70s weariness. Sounds good on Coda, although, though it is sorta directionless.

63. “Candy Store Rock,” Presence (1976)

Zeppelin’s rockabilly strikes on an album principally buried in lifeless rhythms and prog half-steps undergo from the wall of murk that weighs down a lot of the LP.

62. “For Your LIfe,” Presence (1976)

There’s not an entire lotta memorable songs on the band’s seventh album. This one simply barely makes it, thanks to its slinky, slippery riff.

61. “Bonzo’s Montreux,” Coda (1982)

Another Bonham drum solo (see “Moby Dick” later), this one recorded in 1976 and included on Coda together with some digital prospers supplied by Page. It was remixed and mixed with “Moby Dick” on the 1990 field for a drum-solo extravaganza.

60. “Wearing and Tearing,” Coda (1982)

A troublesome, late-period rocker left off In Through the Out Door however resurrected on the Coda outtakes assortment three years later. Zeppelin goes punk.

59. “White Summer/Black Mountain Side,” Led Zeppelin (1990)

Page recorded “White Summer” on the final Yardbirds album and later mixed it with one other instrumental, “Black Mountain Side” from Zeppelin’s debut, throughout early exhibits. This medley from the BBC first confirmed up on the 1990 field set.

58. “I’m Gonna Crawl,” In Through the Out Door (1979)

A sluggish nearer to the band’s profession but in addition a becoming one, for the reason that final tune on their closing album collectively is the closest factor to the blues, bringing all of it, in a way, full circle.

57. “Ozone Baby,” Coda (1982)

One of the extra tuneful songs on the odds-and-ends seize bag Coda. Recorded concurrently In Through the Out Door, presumably left off as a result of it is extra simple than the rest on the album.

56. “Poor Tom,” Coda (1982)

A leftover from the Led Zeppelin III periods and like a lot of Coda‘s songs, it sounds a bit formless and unfinished. Still, not dangerous so far as outtakes go.

55. “I Can’t Quit You Baby,” Led Zeppelin (1969)

Of all of the blues numbers the band recorded in its early years, Willie Dixon’s “I Can’t Quit You Baby” in all probability comes closest to the true factor. They did not even trouble giving themselves a songwriting credit score both.

54. “Your Time Is Gonna Come,” Led Zeppelin (1969)

A mixture of psychedelic freak-out music, conventional blues, and mild people, “Your Time Is Gonna Come” would be the most musically confused tune in Led Zeppelin’s catalog. It’s fairly good, although.

53. “Hot Dog,” In Through the Out Door (1979)

It’s a throwaway, however given the darkish instances surrounding the making of their closing album collectively – Page and Bonham had been mired in numerous substances, Plant was grieving over his late son – this old-time rock ‘n’ roll goof lightens an in any other case heavy load.

52. “The Lemon Song,” Led Zeppelin II (1969)

It’s bloated, they ripped it off and it is served because the launching level for adolescent come-ons for many years. But “The Lemon Song” positive packs some main heaviness into its six blues-soaked minutes. The band later had to give Howlin’ Wolf a co-writing credit score.

51. “That’s the Way,” Led Zeppelin III (1970)

One of Zeppelin’s prettiest songs and an anchor to the second aspect of the band’s rustic third album. “That’s the Way” options what would be the band’s most reserved efficiency. Nothing fallacious with that.

50. “Living Loving Maid (She’s Just a Woman),” Led Zeppelin II (1969)

At barely two and a half minutes, “Living Loving Maid” is commonly dismissed because the tune that instantly follows the higher “Heartbreaker.” But it isn’t the throwaway it seems. Just hear to that riff.

49. “In the Light,” Physical Graffiti (1975)

There are numerous huge songs on the band’s sixth album. This is without doubt one of the largest. Clocking in at nearly 9 minutes and guided by Jones, “In the Light” is so epic, that Zeppelin by no means even tried it onstage.

48. “Custard Pie,” Physical Graffiti (1975)

The opening observe on Physical Graffiti just about distills the double album into four-and-a-half snaky minutes. There’s a clavinet, a wah-wah-powered solo, and a hoarse Plant towering above all of it.

47. “Bron-Y-Aur Stomp,” Led Zeppelin III (1970)

Named after the electricity-free cottage in Wales the band camped out in throughout the writing of the third album, “Bron-Y-Aur Stomp” is a component acoustic revelry, half front-porch jam session. The extra pastoral instrumental “Bron-Y-Aur” was recorded on the identical time however not launched till Physical Graffiti.

46. “Celebration Day,” Led Zeppelin III (1970)

Led Zeppelin III is finest generally known as the band’s acoustic album. This stuttering electrical surge defiantly kicks towards all that. They appreciated the tune a lot that they named their 2012 reside album after it.

45. “Hey, Hey, What Can I Do,” Single (1970)

Led Zeppelin’s solely non-album B-side (it was the flip of “Immigrant Song”) stems from their third, partly acoustic LP. “Hey, Hey, What Can I Do” would have match completely nestled someplace on Led Zeppelin III’s second aspect.

44. “In the Evening,” In Through the Out Door (1979)

The opening observe on the band’s final album (not counting the odds-and-ends Coda, launched after Zeppelin broke up) is its hardest tune. Too dangerous not a lot else rocked as onerous.

43. “Moby Dick,” Led Zeppelin II (1969)

Yes, it is a drum solo, however what a drum solo! Maybe the very best one ever laid down on document. Plus, Page – as he does all through Led Zeppelin II – gives a killer riff for his bandmates to launch from.

42. “The Wanton Song,” Physical Graffiti (1975)

One of Physical Graffiti‘s new songs and a sign of the place they had been heading on their subsequent album, Presence. Page’s slippery riff is the important thing right here, however the remainder of the band is not too far behind.

41. “Friends,” Led Zeppelin III (1970)

An indication of issues to come from Plant, as he and Page write a world music tune years earlier than anybody knew what that was. Indian influences (together with Bonham on tabla) are throughout this globe-hopping journey.

40. “Four Sticks,” Led Zeppelin IV (1971)

More of a musical novelty than a tune, “Four Sticks” takes its title from its idea: Bonham performs the tune with 4 drumsticks as a substitute of the same old two. Its difficult time signatures assured only a few reside performances.

39. “Thank You,” Led Zeppelin II (1969)

Proving they weren’t only a rock ‘n’ roll riff machine, Led Zeppelin busted out this love tune, which Plant wrote for his spouse, on their second album. It was the primary time he penned lyrics all by himself.

38. “The Rover,” Physical Graffiti (1975)

Like a number of songs on Physical Graffiti, “The Rover” was recorded for an earlier album and resurrected for the 1975 double LP. This one comes from the Houses of the Holy periods however completely matches the later document’s monster tone.

37. “How Many More Times,” Led Zeppelin��(1969)

One of the band’s earliest songs and one with a sketchy historical past, seeing that it incorporates lyrics, refrains, and even a barely tweaked title from a handful of earlier blues numbers. Still, it swings, and Page hauls out his bow for a trippy midsection.

36. “Dancing Days,” Houses of the Holy (1973)

Led Zeppelin had been performing “Dancing Days” reside lengthy earlier than it made its official debut on Houses of the Holy: There’s even a model from a complete yr earlier on the How the West Was Won live performance album that paperwork a pair of June 1972 exhibits. Fine-tuned by this take.

35. “Travelling Riverside Blues,” Led Zeppelin (1990)

Zeppelin’s transforming of a Robert Johnson blues tune first confirmed up on the 1990 field as one of many set’s few beforehand unreleased tracks. It later appeared on 1997’s BBC Sessions, because it was first broadcast on John Peel’s present in 1969. A searing efficiency by your complete band.

34. “All My Love,” In Through the Out Door (1979)

One of Led Zeppelin’s finest love songs is not a love tune in any respect however a tribute to Plant’s late son, who died in 1977 at age 5. Page was combating a heroin habit on the time, so his enter is minimal. But Plant delivers one in every of his finest, and most emotional, vocals.

33. “Tangerine,” Led Zeppelin III (1970)

Page toyed round with “Tangerine” when he was within the Yardbirds, however lastly bought round to perfecting the twangy tune on Led Zeppelin III, the place it is tucked amongst different acoustic tracks on the album’s folksy second aspect.

32. “Nobody’s Fault but Mine,” Presence (1976)

Blind Willie Johnson initially recorded “Nobody’s Fault but Mine” means again in 1927, however Led Zeppelin reworked the tune right into a six-minute epic (and gave themselves songwriting credit score). A spotlight of the often-bloated Presence.

31. “Houses of the Holy,” Physical Graffiti (1975)

Like a number of songs on the double Physical Graffiti, “Houses of the Holy” was a leftover from an earlier album. No shock the place this one was supposed to seem. The solely query is why it was left off the 1973 LP.

30. “Ten Years Gone,” Physical Graffiti (1975)

Page initially conceived “Ten Years Gone” as an instrumental – evident by the layers and layers of guitars that make up the climax. Plant later added phrases about an ex who gave him an ultimatum concerning his profession. Page was an knowledgeable producer; that is one in every of his finest works behind the boards.

29. “Gallows Pole,” Led Zeppelin III (1970)

Based on an outdated people tune Lead Belly lined in 1939, and given a brand new association by Page and Plant on the band’s principally acoustic third album, “Gallows Pole” strips down to the style’s, and the group’s, necessities.

28. “D’yer Mak’er,” Houses of the Holy (1973)

A joke tune primarily based on the English pronunciation of “Jamaica,” “D’yer Mak’er” folds into itself as a heavy rock band’s model of reggae. One of the few instances on document the place Led Zeppelin lightened up a bit.

27. “The Song Remains the Same,” Houses of the Holy (1973)

The opening observe to the band’s fifth album shifts gears a bit from the earlier LP’s comparatively simple rock ‘n’ roll. Like the remainder of Houses of the Holy, “The Song Remains the Same” reaches for extra skewed areas.

26. “Fool in the Rain,” In Through the Out Door (1979)

Led Zeppelin wasn’t precisely rock’s most carefree band. But the very best tune from the ultimate album they recorded is a breezy case of mistaken identification that brushes away their standard seriousness. Bonham’s percussion break is one in every of basic rock’s all-time finest.

25. “The Ocean,” Houses of the Holy (1973)

The closing tune on Houses of the Holy would not push the mammoth lengths of among the album’s different tracks, however it’s nearly as epic in scale. A becoming finish to what would be the band’s leanest LP.

24. “Going to California,” Led Zeppelin IV (1971)

Like “The Battle of Evermore,” “Going to California” unplugs Zeppelin from the electrical cost that powers most of their fourth album. The tune is reportedly about Joni Mitchell, whom Plant had an enormous crush on.

23. “What Is and What Should Never Be,” Led Zeppelin II (1969)

One of the primary songs recorded for the second album and one other monster riff-oriented observe from the rifftastic Led Zeppelin II. Listen to this one on headphones for the last word expertise. Page’s ear for element as a producer was getting sharper and sharper.

22. “Misty Mountain Hop,” Led Zeppelin IV (1971)

There are a number of references to J.R.R. Tolkien’s work sprinkled all through Zeppelin’s catalog. This tune takes its title from a mountain vary in The Hobbit, although the lyrics have extra to do with a 1968 London drug bust.

21. “Trampled Under Foot,” Physical Graffiti (1975)

Inspired by Stevie Wonder’s “Superstitious,” Led Zeppelin’s funkiest tune was the one single launched from the two-LP Physical Graffiti. One of the band’s most radio-ready tracks spotlights Jones’ relentless clavinet, the album’s not-so-secret weapon.

20. “The Battle of Evermore,” Led Zeppelin IV (1971)

More The Lord of the Rings references, this time with former Fairport Convention member Sandy Denny including celestial vocals to the all-acoustic recording. A beautiful bridge between “Rock and Roll” and “Stairway to Heaven” on the mammoth fourth album.

19. “Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You,” Led Zeppelin (1969)

Page and Plant primarily based their model of “Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You” on Joan Baez’s reside take from 1962, a tune the singer-songwriter claimed was conventional. It wasn’t, so Led Zeppelin ended up giving Anne Bredon again royalties and co-writing credit score years later. Either means, it is an early key observe by the band.

18. “In My Time of Dying,” Physical Graffiti (1975)

Based on a standard gospel tune, and prolonged to greater than 11 minutes on Physical Graffiti (the longest tune in Zeppelin’s catalog), “In My Time of Dying” is acoustic blues given a full electrical therapy that menacingly fees ahead. A monumental efficiency.

17. “Good Times Bad Times,” Led Zeppelin (1969)

The opening tune from Zeppelin’s first album and their first single. So, in impact, just about everybody’s introduction to the band. And what a outstanding intro, even when its comparatively brief size and simple pop construction barely trace on the group’s breadth.

16. “Achilles Last Stand,” Presence (1976)

The closest Led Zeppelin bought to prog, the opening observe to their fatigued seventh album clocks in at greater than 10 and a half minutes and marches ahead in contrast to nearly the rest of their catalog.

15. “Since I’ve Been Loving You,” Led Zeppelin III (1970)

The solely tune on Led Zeppelin III which may have match on their first two albums. No shock because it was one of many first tracks recorded for this LP. A prolonged blues jam that would’ve been written a long time earlier however is credited to Jones, Page and Plant.

14. “Communication Breakdown,” Led Zeppelin (1969)

An early live performance favourite that gave the band freedom to mess around – particularly Page, who recycled a similar-sounding Yardbirds-era solo for the influential one perfected right here.

13. “Over the Hills and Far Away,” Houses of the Holy (1973)

Lots is occurring right here in lower than 5 minutes, beginning with the acoustic guitar that ushers within the tune and ending with the full-band electrical assault that carries “Over the Hills and Far Away” removed from its preliminary pastoral bliss.

12. “No Quarter,” Houses of the Holy (1973)

A Jones showcase from Houses of the Holy that greater than every other basic tune in Led Zeppelin’s catalog depends on temper slightly than a riff. It units an unhurried and deliberate tempo from the beginning and rides it to the howling finale seven minutes later.

11. “The Rain Song,” Houses of the Holy (1973)

One of Led Zeppelin’s most lovable ballads runs for seven and a half minutes and options Jones on mellotron, a favourite atmosphere-building instrument from the period. Moody, starry-eyed and near-epic in its gradual, regular climb.

10. “Ramble On,” Led Zeppelin II (1969)

It sounds a bit like one of many outdated blues requirements Led Zeppelin was fond of transforming their first two albums, however “Ramble On” is a Page and Plant authentic primarily based on The Lord of the Rings. Years earlier than Peter Jackson took Tolkien’s Middle-earth saga to the Oscars, Zeppelin was throughout Gollum and Mordor.

9. “Heartbreaker,” Led Zeppelin II (1969)

That riff just about seals the tune’s legacy, however lots is occurring in its 4 fast minutes, most of it primarily based round Page’s guitar. And simply while you assume you’ve got heard every little thing “Heartbreaker” has to supply, Page tosses off a 45-second solo that ranks amongst rock’s all-time biggest.

8. “Black Dog,” Led Zeppelin IV (1971)

The band’s fourth album performs like a Zep primer, with one nice tune after one other. “Black Dog” opens the LP and serves as one hell of an introduction to every little thing that is on the best way. It was even launched as a single, making it to No. 15. Jones wrote that monster riff particularly to journey up followers.

7. “When the Levee Breaks,” Led Zeppelin IV (1971)

Like lots of Led Zeppelin songs, “When the Levee Breaks” stems from an outdated blues quantity (this one by Memphis Minnie). And like lots of Led Zeppelin songs, the band had to share songwriting credit score (Minnie first recorded it in 1929). Zeppelin take “Levee” to an entire different place, thanks to Bonham’s powerhouse drums, achieved by recording him on the backside of a stairwell.

6. “Rock and Roll,” Led Zeppelin IV (1971)

There are so many arena-ready anthems on Led Zeppelin’s fourth album, there is not any shock why it is their hottest (and finest) LP. The document just about would not let up from the beginning, and this early tune (Side One, Track Two) is an excellent simple rock ‘n’ roll tune celebrating – what else? – rock ‘n’ roll.

5. “Immigrant Song,” Led Zeppelin III (1970)

Led Zeppelin’s third album is usually identified for its stripped-down, acoustic tone. Not this charging tune, the opening observe that serves because the storm earlier than the calm. It’s all Vikings, earth-trampling guitars and a stuttering riff that explodes from the audio system.  And it hit the Top 20 on the singles chart.

4. “Dazed and Confused,” Led Zeppelin (1969)

Page used to play “Dazed and Confused” at latter-day Yardbirds exhibits. He borrowed the fundamental elements of the tune from a comparatively obscure American folksinger named Jake Holmes however beefed up the association with new lyrics (penned by Plant) and a solo carried out on his Telecaster with a violin bow.

3. “Kashmir,” Physical Graffiti (1975)

There had been rock ‘n’ roll epics earlier than “Kashmir,” and rock ‘n’ roll epics after “Kashmir.” But few pack the colossal wave of magnitude that towers over this eight-and-a-half-minute power of nature from the band’s sixth album. It’s nearly prog in scope and an indication of issues to come on subsequent yr’s Presence LP.

2. “Whole Lotta Love,” Led Zeppelin II (1969)

Everything about Led Zeppelin can just about be summed up within the five-and-a-half-minute opening tune from their second album: the superior riff, the borrowed lyrics, the mid-track freakout, the sheer energy and power of each musical instrument, together with Plant’s searing vocal. Their solely Top 10 single too.

1. “Stairway to Heaven,” Led Zeppelin IV (1971)

It’s overplayed and second solely to “Free Bird” when it comes to a simple classic-rock goal. It additionally just about set the template for each over-baked energy ballad that surfaced over the following twenty years. But there is not any denying the timeless pull of “Stairway to Heaven.” From the smooth, pastoral intro to the superior guitar solo that almost capsizes the ending, it is a actually monumental piece of labor.