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There's nothing like a rock ballad from the '80s and '90s. Back then, they sure knew how to write and sing slow love songs and power ballads.
As Sammy Hagar (of Van Halen) said, 'there were moments, like in some of the ballads, I put my heart and soul into those records. Those lyrics when I sang 'em, I gave myself goosebumps.'
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Welcome to my video list of top 100 rock ballads of the '80s and '90s. Although it was hard to decide which songs to include and what order to list them in, I have compiled my favorite songs here, limiting myself to the 100 songs I love the most.
I hope you like this list, and feel free to leave me a comment or a suggestion about a song I missed. Who knows, it may end up on the list!
My Top 10 Rock Ballads
- 'With or Without You' U2
- 'The Unforgiven' Mettalica
- 'Father of Mine' Everclear
- 'Keep on Loving You' REO Speedwagon
- 'Love Song' The Cure
- 'The Deeper the Love' Whitesnake
- 'Wonderwall' Oasis
- 'Promises in the Dark' Pat Benatar
- 'Price of Love' Bad English
- 'The Rose' Bette Midler
1. U2: With or Without You
2. Metallica: The Unforgiven
3. Everclear: Father of Mine
4. REO Speedwagon: Keep on Loving You
5. The Cure: Love Song
What Makes a Rock Song a Power Ballad?
A ballad is a song that tells a story about an emotional situation. More than other songs, a ballad's emotion is super pumped-up, maybe a little exaggerated, but the result is that you feel satisfied, like the song was therapeutic.
Rock ballads and power ballads are the same thing. A typical rock song, with its electric guitars, bass, drums, and intense vocals, becomes a power ballad when it gets all sentimental and gooey about love, or sadness, or any other big emotion. Music journalist Charles Aaron has said that the first rock ballad may be 'Stairway to Heaven,' which was released in 1971. Other early rock ballads include Aerosmith's 'Dream On' and 'Freebird' by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Simon Frith, the British sociomusicologist and former rock critic, has written that the power ballads of the '80s were also inspired by soul. Think 'Sexual Healing' and 'Midnight Train to Georgia.' Singers like Ray Charles sang in a soulful way that influenced rockers like Joe Cocker to write slow songs with loud, emotional lyrics backed by electric bands.
In the '80s, big-haired (but macho) rockers started cranking out the slow-tempo, sentimental songs that—and here's the 'power' part of power ballad—built up to the crazy, thrilling crescendo of electric guitar, bass, drums, and vocals that we all love.
6. Whitesnake: The Deeper the Love
7. Oasis: Wonderwall
8. Pat Benatar: Promises in the Dark
9. Bad English: Price of Love
10. Bette Midler: The Rose
That's Right. No Aerosmith or Queen.
It was hard to come up with just 100 of my favorite rock ballads. I know there are lots of you out there who will take me to the mat for leaving off Aerosmith's 'What it Takes,' and 'Dream On,' not to mention Queen's 'Somebody to Love' and the ever-popular 'Bohemian Rhapsody.'
What can I say except that while I love these songs . . . they're not in my top 100?!? The hard part, but also the fun part, of making this list is that I know it'll stir up some debate.
11. John Mellencamp: Jack & Diane
12. INXS: Never Tear Us Apart
13. Roxette: It Must Have Been Love
14. Stevie Nicks: Edge of Seventeen
15. Lisa Loeb: Stay
'Judas,' the First Ballad
Historians believe that one of the very ballads was written in the 13th century and was called 'Judas.' In that song Christ gives Judas 30 pieces of silver to buy food for the Apostles, but on his way to the market, Judas runs into his sister, who lulls him to sleep and steals the money. Unwilling to confess his loss, Judas sells Christ to the Romans for the same amount of money.
16. Heart: Alone
17. Loverboy: Heaven in Your Eyes
18. Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting: All for Love
19. Poison: Something to Believe in
20. U2: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Best Rock Ballads for Karaoke
- 'Alone' Heart
- 'Love Song' The Cure
- 'Jack & Diane' John Mellencamp
- 'Wonderwall' Oasis
- 'Keep on Loving You' REO Speedwagon
- 'Every Breath You Take' The Police
- 'I'll Stand By You' The Pretenders
- 'Disarm' Smashing Pumpkins
- 'Free Falling' Tom Petty
- 'Only the Lonely' The Motels
21. Soul Asylum: Runaway Train
22. Eric Clapton: Tears in Heaven
Oh can't you see?
You belong to me.
How my poor heart aches
With every step you take.
— 'Every Breath You Take' The Police23. Foreigner: I Want to Know What Love Is
24. 3 Doors Down: Here Without You
25. Air Supply: The One That You Love
Best Power Ballads by Female Singers
- 'The Rose' Bette Midler
- 'Promises in the Dark' Pat Benatar
- 'It Must Have Been Love' Roxette
- 'Edge of Seventeen' Stevie Nicks
- 'Alone' Heart
- 'Stay' Lisa Loeb
- 'I'll Stand by You' The Pretenders
- 'Only the Lonely' The Motels
- 'Take My Breath Away' Berlin
- 'One of Us' Joan Osborne
26. Def Leppard: Stand up Kick Love into Motion
27. Bad English: When I See You Smile
28. Cheap Trick: The Flame
29. The Police: Every Breath You Take
30. Bryan Adams: Heaven
What Makes a Great Power Ballad Video?
Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon has said that power ballads are basically folk songs played on electric instruments, with the wattage turned way up.
- Rock ballad videos feature footage from live performances, in huge venues, with the fans all holding their lighters up.
- The story of the band is featured. We see them playing on stage and then another story is intercut—maybe a gorgeous woman in high heels who's waiting around for the band.
- Members of the band have big hair and the singer delivers the lyrics like he's singing an anthem, microphone in one hand and his head back.
- Look for lots of dry ice, too.
31. Pretenders: I'll Stand By You
We walked the loneliest mile.
We smile without any style.
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We kiss all together wrong,
No intention.
— 'Only the Lonely' The Motels32. Chicago: You're the Inspiration
33. Bon Jovi: Always
34. The Motels: Only the Lonely
35. REO Speedwagon: Can't Fight This Feeling
36. Chicago: Look Away
37. Night Ranger: Sister Christian
38. White Lion: You're All I Need
39. Tom Petty: Free Falling
40. Collective Soul: Shine
41. Boston: Amanda
42. Warrant: Heaven
43. Bryan Adams: Please Forgive Me
And I would do anything for love.
I'd run right into hell and back.
I would do anything for love.
I'd never lie to you and that's a fact.
But I'll never forget the way you feel right now,
Oh no, no way.
— 'I Would Do Anything for Love' Meatloaf44. Guns N' Roses: Sweet Child O' Mine
45. Guns N' Roses: November Rain
46. Lita Ford & Ozzy Osborne: Close My Eyes Forever
47. Meatloaf: I Would Do Anything for Love
48. Richard Marx: Right Here Waiting
49. Def Leppard: Love Bites
50. Whitesnake: Here I Go Again
Best Rock Ballads for a Wedding
- 'Take My Breath Away' Berlin
- 'Up Where We Belong' Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
- 'Faithfully' Journey
- 'Can't Stop Loving You' Van Halen
- 'Glory of Love' Peter Cetera
- 'Love of a Lifetime' Firehouse
- 'Nothing Else Matters' Metallica
- 'Avalon' Roxy Music
51. Skid Row: I Remember You
52. Slaughter: Fly to the Angels
53. Berlin: Take My Breath Away
54. Extreme: More Than Words
55. Queensryche: Anybody Listening?
56. Alias: More Than Words Can Say
57. Alphaville: Forever Young
58. Howard Jones: No One Is to Blame
59. Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes: Up Where We Belong
60. Creed: Higher
61. Soundgarten: Black Hole Sun
62. Soundgarten: Fell on Black Days
63. Nirvana: Come As You Are
64. Goo Goo Dolls: Iris
When your day is long
And the night
The night is yours alone.
When you're sure you've had enough
Of this life,
Well hang on.
Don't let yourself go.
'Cause everybody cries
And everybody hurts sometimes.
— 'Everybody Hurts' R.E.M.65. Journey: Faithfully
66. Tesla: Love Song
67. R.E.M.: Everybody Hurts
68. Jeff Buckley: Hallelujah
69. Heart: These Dreams
70. Roxette: Listen to Your Heart
71. Van Halen: Can't Stop Loving You
72. Edwin McCain: I'll Be
73. Def Leppard: Two Steps Behind
74. Mr. Big: To Be With You
75. Smashing Pumpkins: Disarm
Rock Ballads in Movies
- 'Heaven in Your Eyes' Loverboy Top Gun (1986)
- 'Take My Breath Away' Berlin Top Gun (1986)
- 'Up Where We Belong' Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
- 'I Want to Know What Love Is' Foreigner Raising Helen (2004)
- 'Stay' Lisa Loeb Reality Bites (1994)
76. Peter Cetera: Glory of Love
77. Firehouse: Love of a Lifetime
78. Faith No More: Ashes to Ashes
79. Def Leppard: Hysteria (Featuring Taylor Swift)
80. Cinderella: Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)
81. Bon Jovi: I'll Be There for You
Every rose has its thorn,
Just like every night has its dawn.
— 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn' Poison82. Poison: Every Rose Has Its Thorn
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83. Cutting Crew: I Just Died In Your Arms
84. Bon Jovi: Livin' on a Prayer
86. Live: Lightning Crashes
87. Metallica: Nothing Else Matters
88. Joan Osborne: One of Us
90. Roxy Music: Avalon
91. Crowded House: Weather With You
93. Scorpions: Wind of Change
94. Nine Inch Nails: Hurt
95. Howard Jones: Everlasting Love
96. The Heights: How Do You Talk to an Angel
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97. Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart
98. Hootie and the Blowfish: Let Her Cry
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99. Queensryche: Silent Lucidity
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100. Judas Priest: Before the Dawn
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Tell me what you think. If I missed you of your favorite rock ballads of the '80s or '90s, I'll try to add it.
- really amazing
- songs by queen, scorpio and the like
- Can you make it as a playlist in Youtube? It will be a lot easier to watch all the videos.
- That was dead on. Thanks for taking the time to put those great albums in order. I for got about some of the artist until I saw your list.
- Maybe 20% of those aren't rock songs, but as for the rock, some great forgotten gems listed there.
- No House of Pain by Faster Pussycat? It's a seriously good song.
- Great selection! I would have added 2 more... Chris Issacs .Don't wanna fall in love & Steelheart Never let you go
- Very nice selection. I see you have 'Love Song' by Tesla. I think you would also like 'What You Give' by Tesla.
- Love of my life-----Freddie mercury (QUEEN)How did you miss that one??????
- what about 'Beth' by Kiss??? one of my favs..love the list!
- you guys forgot: changes black sabbat , i'm still in love with you thin lizzy, goodbye to romance ozzy osbourne and even eyes without a face billy idol! COME OOOOOOON
- Love it, great list and some good ideas for my M3P, and like the voting thing.
- Those songs are great! I love it! You have a wonderful lens! Thanks for sharing!
- You have included some cracking Rock classics there. I don't agree with your order, but then musical tastes are an individual thing, but this is an awesome lens.
- Such a great lens! Love those songs!
- Great list! Not the order I would put them, but I'm sure it would be different for everyone. Nice page though. Thanks!
- excellent choices!
- I like Queensryche's 'I Don't Believe In Love' and Judas Priest's 'Before the Dawn.' Don't know if they're considered ballads though.
- Wow -- really a complete list! Did you compile this yourself, or find an amazing source to use?m/ >.< m/ (rock on!)