I'm exonerated! Channel 177 played a countdown of the Top 1000 rock and metal songs – and Stairway To Heaven was not included. Here are the top ten:
1. Back In Black - AC/DC
2. Enter Sandman - Metallica
3. Welcome To The Jungle - Guns N' Roses
4. In The End - Linkin Park
5. Paranoid - Black Sabbath
6. Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin
7. Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
8. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
9. Closer - Nine Inch Nails
10. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
Caught this on my ride into work. Kept listening at the office. Here's #44 to #11:
44 Powerman 5000 "When Worlds Collide"
43 Nothing More "This Is The Time"
42 Five "Wrong Side Of Heaven"
41 Dio "Holy Diver"
40 Korn "Freak On A Leash"
39 Scorpions "Rock You Like A Hurricane"
38 Van Halen "Hot For Teacher"
37 Guns N Roses "Paradise City"
36 Rage Against The Machine "Killing In The Name"
35 Def Leppard "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
34 AC/DC "Highway To Hell"
33 Stone Temple Pilots "Sex Type Thing"
32 Tool "Schism"
31 Metallica "Master Of Puppets"
30 Kiss "Rock And Roll All Nite"
29 Motley Crue "Kickstart My Heart"
28 Papa Roach "Last Resort"
27 Slipknot "Duality"
26 Black Sabbath "Iron Man"
25 Soundgarden "Outshined"
24 Godsmack "I Stand Alone"
23 Bon Jovi "Livin' On A Prayer"
22 Guns N Roses "Sweet Child O Mine"
21 Pantera "Walk"
20 Disturbed "Down With The Sickness"
19 Motorhead "Ace Of Spades"
18 Alice In Chains "Man
17 Van Halen "Panama"
16 Led Zeppelin "Whole Lotta Love"
15 System Of A Down "Chop Suey"
14 Judas Priest "Breaking The Law"
13 Iron Maiden "Run To The Hills"
12 Rage Against The Machine "Bulls On Parade"
11 Aerosmith "Walk This Way"