Top Ten Songs That Are Better Than the Artists Signature Song

The Top Ten
1 Heart Shaped Box > Smells Like Teen Spirit

I could name 15 Nirvana songs better than Smells Like Teen Spirit.

2 Hallowed Be Thy Name > Run to the Hills - Iron Maiden

Most people, especially non-metal fans, associate Iron Maiden with either Run To The Hills or The Number Of The Beast, so Run To The Hills is Maiden's signature song for the broader audience.
Run To The Hills is somewhat radio-friendly and catchier.
Die hard Maiden fans are familiar with their better songs and Hallowed Be Thy Name is Maiden's signature song for the die hard fans only.

I'm not a die hard fan but I know that Hallowed be Thy Name is their signature song. The Trooper may be overall the most famous though.

3 My Immortal > Bring Me to Life - Evanescence

Is my Immortal not their signature song?

Equal! While Going Under's the best!

4 Boulevard of Broken Dreams > American Idiot - Green Day

Basket Case is better than both those songs combined

5 Seasons In the Abyss > Raining Blood - Slayer

I agree with this list.

6 Slither > Sweet Child O Mine - Slash

Don't judge me on this one

I am sure I put this at 1?

7 Innuendo > Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

The March of the Black Queen > The Prophet's Song > Bohemian Rhapsody

I would say "Somebody to love", which was also Freddie's most favourite song secretly.

The Show Must Go On is my favourite.

I would say killer queen

8 Ziggy Stardust > Space Oddity - David Bowie

"Changes", "Life on Mars? ", and "Starman" put them both to shame.

Have you heard Bauhaus's version of "Ziggy Stardust", gemcloben?

Neither of these are as good as Life on Mars to me.

Life on Mars is a little overrated.

Or The Man Who Sold the World

9 Fade to Black > Master of Puppets - Metallica

Seek & Destroy is my favourite. But Master of Puppets is a close second.

No way. I hate how popular fade to black is.

10 Some Might Say > Wonderwall - Oasis

I can name like 20 songs by Oasis that are much better than Wonderwall

The Contenders
11 Perfect Strangers > Smoke On the Water - Deep Purple

Deep Purple is the most extreme case on this list - there are at least 5 songs obviously better than Smoke On the Water. But the intro riff to Smoke On the Water is really amazing.

12 Highway Star > Smoke On the Water - Deep Purple

But Child in Time is more appreciated than both of these by fans.

13 Black Dog > Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

Completely agree with this. Black Dog puts Stairway to Heaven to shame.

Even Achiles last stand or Kashmir or Whole lota love ( spelling ) for that matter

Kashmir better than both

14 Smooth Criminal > Billie Jean - Micheal Jackson
15 One > Master of Puppets - Metallica

One Destroys Master Of Puppets

I prefer Master by a bit.

16 Master of Puppets > Enter Sandman - Metallica
17 Belly of the Beast > Indians - Anthrax

Surely, Madhouse is Anthrax's signature song.

18 I Remember > Strobe - Deadmau5
19 Thorn > Mirror Mirror - Blind Guardian

Mirror Mirror and The Bard's Song are their signature songs. The Bard's Song is a great acoustic ballad but there's not much 'metal' in it so I don't count it.

However, Blind Guardian have at least 20 songs better than Mirror Mirror. I've chosen Thorn because it's from the same album and people didn't notice this song. 'Into The Storm', 'Time Stands Still', 'Nightfall' and 'The Curse Of Feanor' from the same album are also better. And many songs from other albums.
I guess Mirror Mirror became most popular because it's somewhat playful, not very heavy and complex, and more people can easily relate to it.

20 Born to Run > Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen

Yep. Both are great but come on, Born to Run is a masterpiece!

21 When the Levee Breaks > Black Dog - Led Zeppelin

Levee is a much better song but hard to do live.

22 November Rain > Sweet Child O'Mine - Guns N' Roses

Better lyrics, better instrumentation, better vocals, better video.

23 I Had This Thing > Eple - Royksopp
24 Heaven and Hell > Paranoid - Black Sabbath

Heaven and Hell - better riff, better vox, better lyrics; overall - more complex song.

25 Heaven and Hell > Iron Man - Black Sabbath
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