Source: Steve Perry of Journey at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, September 3, 1981. (Paul Natkin/Getty Images) / Getty
In the era of streaming music, many classic rock songs have proven to be timeless tunes, with over 1 billion streams on Spotify. Several of the hits come from powerhouse groups that are pillars of the rock genre to this day, while other songs come from bands that happened to catch lightning in a bottle at the right time.
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This list includes 60 of the most-stream songs that typically fall into the “classic rock” category, ranging from 1960s singles from bands like the Animals and The Rolling Stones, to the early 1990s with hair metal hits from bands like Guns N’ Roses. Here’s 60 timeless classic rock songs with over 1 billion streams on Spotify:
Data on Spotify streams collected on May 5, 2025.
1. Queen – “Bohemian Rhapsody” – 2.78 Billion Streams
2. The Police – “Every Breath You Take” – 2.63 Billion Streams
3. Journey – “Don’t Stop Believin'” – 2.40 Billion Streams
4. Queen – “Don’t Stop Me Now” – 2.31 Billion Streams
5. Guns N’ Roses – “Sweet Child O’ Mine” – 2.24 Billion Streams
6. Queen – “Another One Bites the Dust” – 2.15 Billion Streams
7. TOTO – “Africa” – 2.14 Billion Streams
8. Fleetwood Mac – “Dreams” – 2.07 Billion Streams
9. Tears for Fears – “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” – 2.06 Billion Streams
10. Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Have You Ever Seen the Rain” – 1.98 Billion Streams
11. AC/DC – “Highway to Hell” – 1.93 Billion Streams
12. Bon Jovi – “Livin’ on a Prayer” – 1.91 Billion Streams
13. Eagles – “Hotel California” – 1.87 Billion Streams
14. Queen & David Bowie – “Under Pressure” – 1.87 Billion Streams
15. AC/DC – “Back in Black” – 1.85 Billion Streams
16. AC/DC – “Thunderstruck” – 1.82 Billion Streams
17. Metallica – “Enter Sandman” – 1.68 Billion Streams
18. Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Fortunate Son” – 1.66 Billion Streams
19. The Beatles – “Here Comes the Sun” – 1.58 Billion Streams
20. Survivor – “Eye of the Tiger” – 1.54 Billion Streams
21. Queen – “We Will Rock You” – 1.50 Billion Streams
22. Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Sweet Home Alabama” – 1.47 Billion Streams
23. The Rolling Stones – “Paint It, Black” – 1.45 Billion Streams
24. Dire Straits – “Sultans of Swing” – 1.44 Billion Streams
25. Bryan Adams – “Summer of ’69” – 1.42 Billion Streams
26. Guns N’ Roses – “Welcome to the Jungle” – 1.39 Billion Streams
27. Metallica – “Nothing Else Matters” – 1.37 Billion Streams
28. Aerosmith – “Dream On” – 1.35 Billion Streams
29. Elton John – “I’m Still Standing” – 1.35 Billion Streams
30. Bon Jovi – “You Give Love a Bad Name” – 1.33 Billion Streams
31. Fleetwood Mac – “The Chain” – 1.33 Billion Streams
32. Black Sabbath – “Paranoid” – 1.32 Billion Streams
33. Van Morrison – “Brown Eyed Girl” – 1.31 Billion Streams
34. Elton John – “Rocket Man” – 1.29 Billion Streams
35. The Clash – “Should I Stay or Should I Go” – 1.25 Billion Streams
36. KISS – “I Was Made for Lovin’ You” – 1.24 Billion Streams
37. Guns N’ Roses – “Paradise City” – 1.23 Billion Streams
38. U2 – “With or Without You ” – 1.22 Billion Streams
39. Daryl Hall & John Oates – “You Make My Dreams (Come True)” – 1.21 Billion Streams
40. The Outfield – “Your Love” – 1.20 Billion Streams
41. Aerosmith – “Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” – 1.16 Billion Streams
42. Billy Joel – “Uptown Girl” – 1.16 Billion Streams
43. Fleetwood Mac – “Go Your Own Way” – 1.15 Billion Streams
44. The Animals – “House of the Rising Sun” – 1.12 Billion Streams
45. Fleetwood Mac – “Everywhere” – 1.12 Billion Streams
46. Led Zeppelin – “Stairway to Heaven” – 1.12 Billion Streams
47. TOTO – “Hold the Line” – 1.11 Billion Streams
48. Elvis Presley – “I can’t Help Falling in Love” – 1.09 Billion Streams
49. Guns N’ Roses – “November Rain” – 1.09 Billion Streams
50. Queen – “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” – 1.09 Billion Streams
51. Electric Light Orchestra – “Mr. Blue Sky” 1.08 Billion Streams
52. Foreigner – “I Want to Know What Love Is” – 1.08 Billion Streams
53. The Mamas & The Papas – “California Dreamin'” – 1.08 Billion Streams
54. Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Bad Moon Rising” – 1.06 Billion Streams
55. Bon Jovi – “It’s My Life” – 1.05 Billion Streams
56. Elton John – “Your Song” – 1.04 Billion Streams
57. Pink Floyd – “Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2” – 1.04 Billion Streams
58. Metallica – “Master of Puppets” – 1.02 Billion Streams
59. Van Halen – “Jump” – 1.01 Billion Streams
60. Billy Joel – “Piano Man” – 1 Billion Streams
