LED ZEPPELIN: TOP 50 GREATEST SONGS

By @lisaontheradio

With this year being the 55th anniversary of the formation of Led Zeppelin, writers of England's Mojo magazine have compiled what they feel are the band's "50 Greatest Songs."

"Kashmir," off their sixth album, 1975's Physical Graffiti, tops the list. "In the Evening," off their final album, 1979's In Through the Out Door, bookends the list at 50.

Led Zeppelin 2 and Physical Graffiti yielded the most songs with nine each. They were followed Led Zeppelin 3 and 4 with eight each; their self-titled 1968 debut with seven; Houses of the Holy with six; Presence with two; and In Through the Out Door with one.

Over the eight studio albums Zeppelin recorded prior to the 1980 death of drummer John Bonham, they released 73 songs.

Here's the complete list:

  1. "Kashmir" (Physical Graffiti)
  2. "When the Levee Breaks" (Led Zeppelin IV)
  3. "Whole Lotta Love" (Led Zeppelin II)
  4. "Stairway to Heaven" (Led Zeppelin IV)
  5. "Black Dog" (Led Zeppelin IV)
  6. "Since I’ve Been Loving You" (Led Zeppelin III)
  7. "Dazed and Confused" (Led Zeppelin)
  8. "Achilles Last Stand" (Presence)
  9. "Ramble On" (Led Zeppelin II)
  10. "Rock and Roll" (Led Zeppelin IV)
  11. "The Rain Song" (Houses of the Holy)
  12. "Immigrant Song" (Led Zeppelin III)
  13. "No Quarter" (Houses of the Holy)
  14. "Good Times Bad Times" (Led Zeppelin)
  15. "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Houses of the Holy)
  16. "Ten Years Gone" (Physical Graffiti)
  17. "Going to California" (Led Zeppelin IV)
  18. "Heartbreaker" (Led Zeppelin II)
  19. "In My Time of Dying" (Physical Graffiti)
  20. "Friends" (Led Zeppelin III)
  21. "Tangerine" (Led Zeppelin III)
  22. "Misty Mountain Hop" (Led Zeppelin IV)
  23. "Communication Breakdown" (Led Zeppelin)
  24. "The Battle of Evermore" (Led Zeppelin IV)
  25. "Babe I’m Gonna Leave You" (Led Zeppelin)
  26. "What Is and What Should Never Be" (Led Zeppelin II)
  27. "The Ocean" (Houses of the Holy)
  28. "The Lemon Song" (Led Zeppelin II)
  29. "Four Sticks" (Led Zeppelin IV)
  30. "Houses of the Holy" (Physical Graffiti)
  31. "Sick Again" (Physical Graffiti)
  32. "Custard Pie" (Physical Graffiti)
  33. "Trampled Underfoot" (Physical Graffiti)
  34. "Bron Y-Aur Stomp" (Led Zeppelin III)
  35. "Bring it on Home" (Led Zeppelin II)
  36. "Moby Dick" (Led Zeppelin II)
  37. "In the Light" (Physical Graffiti)
  38. "Living Loving Maid (She’s Just A Woman)" (Led Zeppelin II)
  39. "The Song Remains the Same" (Houses of the Holy)
  40. "I Can’t Quit You Baby" (Led Zeppelin)
  41. "The Wanton Song" (Physical Graffiti)
  42. "Black Mountain Side" (Led Zeppelin)
  43. "Celebration Day" (Led Zeppelin III)
  44. "How Many More Times" (Led Zeppelin)
  45. "Dancing Days" (Houses of the Holy)
  46. "Thank You" (Led Zeppelin II)
  47. "That’s the Way" (Led Zeppelin III)
  48. "For Your Life" (Presence)
  49. "Gallows Pole" (Led Zeppelin III)
  50. "In the Evening" (In Through the Out Door)

Source: Mojo Magazine and Premiere

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