Most Underrated Rock Songs

The Top Ten
1 Barracuda - Heart

Sorry I was very much around in the 70's and this is rock music. "Not really rock". Heavy metal is not the first genre of rock music to come along if you know anything about true rock. Anyway this song is far from overrated when everyone knows the song as soon as they hear it. In the 70's this was a staple on Rock stations before rock was even considered classic rock. Still remains a staple. Not underrated at all. It was played on all stations back then.

This song is by no means the "best song ever recorded" it's a simpler version of Achilles Last Stand. This song, and many of the others, have no reason being on this list.

This is the best Rock song ever recorded. Go to YouTube and see for yourself. (Barracuda 77) will get you there.

2 We Are the Champions - Queen

I was in high school when this song was very, very, did I say very popular. And it is still being played over and over did I say Over! Not Underrated! I've been around since the song was released and I'm still breathing today and still hear it on the radio. Why do you think young kids know the song. Yep, It's so underrated! Sports teams have used the song for decades at games guess cause it's so underrated! Get my point!

This isn't an underrated song. It's so overrated that it's become underrated because it gets ignored. And just the fact that so many people say it's underrated means that it isn't. I'm not saying it's bad, but it's just not underrated.

This song played when my dad one the racing championship at are local race track and it's been my favorite ever since, it makes me feel like a winner just listening to it. Without I would have never been into rock.

3 Second Heartbeat - Avenged Sevenfold

Like 95% of these songs aren't underrated! There ridiculously overrated. And avenged sevenfold is a underrated band! So lets change that and make them the best thing the world has ever seen!

Amazing drums through the whole song *foREVer* no one will ever beat jimmy he is and always will be the best drummer ever

Just when you get to the end and are sad it's over, there's one of the most brutal, amazing solos ever to be played.

4 Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits

Stairway to heaven is one of the greatest songs ever, it is true, but everybody agrees with that. It isn't underrated, that's ridiculous to say. It couldn't possibly be rated higher. Sultans of Swing, on the other hand, is often found outside the top ten lists trying to find the greatest rock songs. This is ridiculous, and it truly is a huge fallacy on the part of list creators. This song deserves its proper due, and should be up there with stairway to heaven, bohemiam rhapsody, and the rest.

Who stated this is not a rock song. Heavy metal is not the only rock there is! Sorry rock was around before Heavy Metal became popular. Rock does not have to be heavy either. When this song came out it was very popular and embraced by most rock listeners. I remember the song. It maybe underrated by youngsters today. It was in heavy rotation back then where I was at the time.

Sultans of Swing is the best! Stairway to Heaven and We are the Champions are so overrated... Just listen to Sultans of Swing and you'll discover THE TRUTH of real music. Mark Knopfler, you just rock those guitar moments. I hope you'll never die

5 Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

This the best song ever but Why is this on here?

Its always in the top 3 of best songs ever and everybody knows this I don't know why this is on here.
Although for some reason you haven't heard it LISTEN.
And PEOPLE THIS LIST IS FOR UNDERRATED SONG NOT GREATEST ROCK SONGS

Stairway is overrated to the point of being underrated, so people generally overlook this song because everyone knows it (the same goes for We Will Rock You). So if you pretend you're listening to it for the first time, you'll be blown away.

This song is start as a slow rock ballad and then get louder and the solo ( live version) is one of the best solos of all time and then after the solo it's hard rock part very awesome part this song is a influence on iron maiden's songs.

6 It's Nice to Be Alive - Ball Park Music
7 Unnatural Selection - Muse
8 Old Brown Shoe - The Beatles

Finally a song on this list that isn't super acclaimed

That's the only song of the top ten really underrated.

Surprised to see that on there, I think I'm tthe only one who knows that songs

9 Trouble in the Message Centre - Blur
10 Out in the Fields - Gary Moore & Phil Lynott

The Newcomers

? All Those Friendly People - Funeral Suits
The Contenders
11 Nightswimming - R.E.M.
12 My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down - The Ramones
13 Dosed - Red Hot Chili Peppers
14 Freak on a Leash - Korn

Everyone always says Blind is their best song yet this is far better and one of the top 10 metal songs ever

Good song, but seriously? This song is on the wrong list. this was very popular.

freak on a leash is the coolest song made because the beggining is so sweet

15 Right Where It Belongs - Nine Inch Nails

Now THIS is a really underrated song...NOT Stairway,Barracuda, Champions...THIS is!

16 Only in Dreams - Weezer
17 2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx - Rush
18 The Cut Runs Deep - Deep Purple

Anything by Deep Purple, except Smoke On The Water, is underrated.

19 Alexander the Great - Iron Maiden

Some of Iron Maiden Most impressive Work and they Are Amazing, enough SAID

Dear God! This song is a masterpiece. Should've been played live years ago!

20 Given to Fly - Pearl Jam

Amazing song

21 Speed Master - Gackt
22 Crazy on You - Heart

How are We are the Champions and Stairway underrated? Led Zeppelin is my favorite band, but come on people, it's probably a little overrated. There are better Zeppelin songs. We are the Champions is appropriately rated. This song, however, is simply amazing. The guitar work is superb, and the vocal performance is a tie with Iron Maiden's Hallowed be thy Name for my favorite. Simply put, an amazing, underrated rock song. I would guess the reason is because of the female vocalist (that's why I didn't listen to Heart).

Being from the 70's this song, Barracuda, Magic Man, Little Queen and many of the singles by them during the 70's were far from underrated. Sorry they were just good songs that were played quite often and still are on rock stations today. Now some of the songs from early albums that were not singles might be underrated for sure since many are actually better than some of their overplayed singles. Heartless and Magazines might be singles one could say might be a little underrated.

23 Animal Bar - Red Hot Chili Peppers
24 Too Afraid to Love You - The Black Keys
25 Fortuneteller - Deep Purple

Anything by Deep Purple, really.

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