Top Ten Greatest Melodic Rock Songs

The Top Ten
1 Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

This song deserves to be in #1! Pink Floyd was one of the greatest bands ever on this planet... This song is just perfect *-* the lyrics... The melody... The vocals... The instrumental, and, specially, the guitar (dude, that guitar solo rocks! ), and this song is still one of the greatest hits on 2012!

One of the all time greats of any genre. Period. But a list of the "top" melodic rock songs of all time and not ONE Boston song? No way!

Nothing less than the most melodic rock song ever, Gilmour represents this in his amazing guitar solo.

Okay but Roy Orbison singing anything is more melodic than damn near anything by anyone else.

2 The Bard's Song (In the Forest) - Blind Guardian
3 Dream On - Aerosmith

Great but where's Carry On Wayward Son?

4 Nothing Else Matters - Metallica

Awesome Song. Metallica again and always.

This song just takes my blues away..

This music really beautiful

5 Still Got the Blues - Gary Moore

This is a beautiful rock/blues song. Lots of feeling in it.

6 Rainbow Eyes - Rainbow

@JimmyzzzX - This is one of a kind song but I swear one can find incredible melodies in EVERY Rainbow song! Just scroll down - there are lots of song samples.

Such a melody! Something you won't find in any other Rainbow song.

Most melodious of them all!

7 Born to Lose - UFO

These guys were the best of their time, but for very hard fast rock. Michael Schenker, need I say more?

NUMBER 1:PLATINUM

HANDS DOWN! THE GREATEST AND MOST MELODIC ROCK SONG OF ALL TIME! SUCH A MELODY - SUCH A MASTERPIECE!

Oh.. My.. It's so nice

8 Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits

'Through these fields of destruction.. Baptisms of fire.' A great song, melody, and perfect lyrics. My all time favorite from Straits.

Try also Mark Knopfler's "What it is" or "Darling pretty" - superb!

9 Here I Go Again - Whitesnake

I know every word to this song, it's awesome

Better on the Saints and Sinners album

10 Air Born - Camel

I love camel. I don t hear this group until 1 month ago. Then I listen Drafted and Stationary Traveller. It s wonderful group.

Nice and short not too indulgent.

So good to see camel on this list

The Contenders
11 High Flyer - UFO

Such a nice soft song by the greatest hard rock band ever.

12 Afterglow - Genesis
13 You're the Voice - John Farnham
14 Martian Landscape - UFO

No words... Only melody and imagination!

15 The Last Song - X Japan

Awesome song! Yoshiki Hayashi you are the best songwriter! Thank you for your amazing songs!

16 Faint - Linkin Park

Linkin park is the best, come on,

17 Wind of Change - Scorpions

One of the best melodic voices in rock, ever. The Scorpions are so easily overlooked for the amazing array of great songs they blessed us with. One of my favourites, The Good die young featuring Tarja. Beautiful.

It deserves to be #1

18 Can't Let You Go - Rainbow
19 Blood On the Rooftops - Genesis

This should be on the top 10. Great acoustic guitar by Steve Hackett

20 Close to the Edge - Yes
21 Lunar Sea - Camel

Just listen to it and you'll understand why it is so significant!

22 Under Pressure - Queen

The melody sang by David Bowie at the end is the single greatest melody of all time.

23 Fortuneteller - Deep Purple

One of the numerous Deep Purple hidden gems.

Great underrated song!

24 Is This Love - Whitesnake
25 Love Hurts - Nazareth
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