Official Led Zeppelin Top 40 Countdown Thread!! (Top 2 revealed!!)

[pg1067]

06 No Quarter

...

05 When the Levee Breaks

I had No Quarter at #32 (and had I taken the bloated Song Remains version into account, as I did with Dazed, it might have been lower).  The main figure is cool, but it's just a little too weird (primarily the effect on the Mellotron and guitar, the name of which I can't recall) and overly long for my taste.  Definitely an "are we there yet?" song.  Once we got to the top 10, I figured it was far more likely that this would be this high, as opposed to not on the list at all, but I think it's crazy that it's this high.

I had Levee at #18.  Totally solid song, but #5??  I've been saying for a couple days that I just wasn't sure about one of the final songs, and this is it.  Very surprised this is top 5, but I'd have been even more surprised if it didn't make the top 40 at all (which will be the fate of a few other songs under discussion privately, but we'll get to that later).


My rankings so far (28/36)...

40 
39 
38  Living Loving Maid (She’s Just a Woman)
37  Hey, Hey, What Can I Do
36 
35 
34  Over the Hills and Far Away
33  Dancing Days
32  No Quarter
31  Dazed and Confused
30  Misty Mountain Hop
29  Trampled Under Foot
28  Ramble On
27  Good Times Bad Times
26 
25  Houses of the Holy
24  The Ocean
23 
22  The Rain Song
21  Going to California
20 
19 
18  When the Levee Breaks
17  In the Evening
16  All My Love
15  Heartbreaker
14 
13  Fool in the Rain
12  Rock and Roll
11  The Battle of Evermore
10  Communication Breakdown
9  Whole Lotta Love
8  Black Dog
7  The Rover
6  Ten Years Gone
5  Carouselambra
4 
3 
2  The Song Remains the Same
1 

NOT RANKED:
Nobody's Fault But Mine
In the Light
How Many More Times
Thank You
In My Time of Dying
What Is and What Should Never Be
Since I've Been Loving You
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You

[Mladen]

I had Levee at #38 and almost left it off. Guilty as charged. It's still a good song, though. 

No quarter, on the other hand, is tremendous. Top 20 material for me.

[DTwwbwMP]

40 Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman) #25

39 Hey, Hey, What Can I Do #39!

38 Nobody's Fault But Mine #11

37 Carouselambra #24

35 (t) All My Love NR

35 (t) Fool In The Rain NR

34 In The Light NR

32 (t) Dancing Days #7

32 (t) How Many More Times NR

31 Thank You #3

30 The Ocean NR

29 Communication Breakdown #28

28 Houses of the Holy #9

27 Misty Mountain Hop #32

26 Going to California #29

25 Trampled Under Foot #6

24 The Rover #26
 
23 In My Time of Dying NR

22 The Battle of Evermore #15

21 What Is and What Should Never Be #27

20 Heartbreaker #35

19 Since I've Been Loving You NR

18 Ramble On #13

17 Over the Hills #14

16 In the Evening #12

15 Ten Years Gone #19

14 The Song Remains the Same #10

13 Good Times Bad Times #38

12 Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You #20

11 Whole Lotta Love #8

10 Black Dog #17

09 Rock & Roll #4

08 Dazed and Confused #31

07 The Rain Song #34

06 No Quarter #23

05 When the Levee Breaks NR

[TAC]

06 No Quarter
Appeared on 18 of 21 lists
Highest Finish: 1 (LudwigVan)
7 Top 10 Finishes


05 When the Levee Breaks
Appeared on 17 of 21 lists
Highest Finish: 1 (Dave_Manchester)
7 Top 10 Finishes

I had No Quarter at #9. This song is a fucking monster. Count me out on any live overblown drawn out version. Just hit me with the studio version and I'm good.


I had When The Levee Breaks at #19. Such a great and iconic drum intro, but Kev...one of Bonham's best performances?? Nah.. In fact, this song slipped a little in my standings as I did my run throughs. Still a top 20 track though.


Top 40                                                                      Not Rated
40.  Nope                                                                Communication Breakdown
39. Nope                                                                 Misty Mountain Hop
38. Thank You                                                           The Battle Of Evermore
37. Carouselambra                                                    Since I've Been Loving You
36.  Dazed And Confused                                           Good Times Bad Times
35. Living Loving Maid                                                Whole Lotta Love
34. Ramble On                                                           Black Dog
33. Dancing Days                                                       The Rain Song
32. Nope
31. YES
30. Rock And Roll
29. Going To California
28. Nope
27. All My Love
26. Over The Hills And Far Away
25. Hey Hey What Can I Do
24. YES
23. What Is And What Should Never Be
22. The Ocean
21. Trampled Under Foot
20. Nope
19. When The Levee Breaks
18. How Many More Times
17. Nobody's Fault But Mine
16. Heartbreaker
15. Fool In The Rain
14. Nope
13. Dancing Days
12. Ten Years Gone
11. YES
10. In The Evening
9. No Quarter
8. In My Time Of Dying
7. The Rover
6. The Song Remains The Same
5. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
4. Hell NO!
3. In The Light
2. Nope
1. YES

[Zoom E]

I have When the Levee Breaks at #14. I did not rank No Quarter.

[Animal]

 No Quarter.
My n. 2 song. For a moment, I even toyed with the idea of putting it at n. 1 but in the end, I couldn't in a good conscience ignore another monster in the room just for the sake of giving spotlight to a less well-known song. Listening to No Quarter has been a mesmerizing experience since the first time I heard the song more than 20 years ago.

 When The Levee Breaks
My n. 8. One of the LZ songs I can enjoy any time and anywhere, without needing to be in a specific mood. The groove is just so infectiously catchy. But my expectations of its final ranking were somewhat contrary to Kev's - I am surprised it finished this high. I thought I would be one of the high rankers but there must have been quite a few people who rate this song even higher.

[Dave_Manchester]

I had No Quarter at #28, which gives me my first Bingo line (the 20s). I'll also make the obligatory mention of Tool's cover version of the song, which is worth checking out.

When The Levee Breaks took my #1 spot. I'm pretty surprised I was the only one to give it the gold sash, but over the last week DTF has seen Duke voted the best Genesis album (still chuckling about that), and a handful of lunatics look set to vote off Supper's Ready before it even reaches the podium stage of the song survivor. So, yeah, this ain't the first time I've been surprised by the good folk of DTF this week.   
 

40. The Battle of Evermore
39.
38. Over The Hills And Far Away
37. Living Loving Maid (She’s Just A Woman)
36. Misty Mountain Hop
35.
34. All My Love
33. Black Dog
32.
31. Going To California
30. In The Light
29. Houses of the Holy
28. No Quarter
27. Good Times Bad Times
26. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
25. Ten Years Gone
24. Heartbreaker
23. The Song Remains The Same
22. The Rain Song
21. Thank You
20. Dancing Days
19. Whole Lotta Love
18. What Is And What Should Never Be
17.
16. How Many More Times
15.
14. Rock and Roll
13. The Ocean
12. Dazed and Confused
11. In The Evening
10. Nobody’s Fault But Mine
9.
8.
7. In My Time of Dying
6.
5.
4. The Rover
3. Since I've Been Loving You
2.
1. When The Levee Breaks


Not ranked:

Hey Hey What Can I Do
Carouselambra
Fool In The Rain
Communication Breakdown
Trampled Under Foot
Ramble On

[pg1067]

over the last week DTF has seen Duke voted the best Genesis album (still chuckling about that), and a handful of lunatics look set to vote off Supper's Ready before it even reaches the podium stage of the song survivor.

Maybe I'm wrong; maybe I'm right; maybe I'm some kind of lunatic.  And the best album finished third.

[HOF]

over the last week DTF has seen Duke voted the best Genesis album (still chuckling about that), and a handful of lunatics look set to vote off Supper's Ready before it even reaches the podium stage of the song survivor.

Maybe I'm wrong; maybe I'm right; maybe I'm some kind of lunatic.  And the best album finished third.

I struggle to definitively identify a favorite Genesis album, but Duke has always resonated with me on a more personal level than the other albums so that always gives it an edge. No idea what’s going on with the Supper’s Ready vote (I haven’t voted for it yet), but I’d have it behind at least two other Genesis songs personally (one from the same album). As for Levee, I just don’t see the appeal really (I didn’t submit a list, but if it ranked it would have been pretty low).

[HOF]

No Quarter I just heard yesterday for the first time while checking out Houses of the Holy. What a unique and cool song! Surprised it finished this high just because it’s pretty out there. The vocal affect, fuzzy guitars, and overall tone kind of remind me of Radiohead’s Kid A album. I knew Zeppelin were creative but didn’t know they had done anything this experimental. I dig it.

When The Levee Breaks is one I’ve never liked, though I can appreciate that it is kind of Bonham’s trademark groove and I do like me some accordion from time to time. Just not a lot going on melodically that appeals to me here.

How you hurt me. What did I ever do to you? 

Comparing Zeppelin with Radiohead......... Radiohead, IMO, can't clean Zeppelin's rest rooms.   

More seriously, if you're into the song, and interested in exploring, check out some of the live versions.  More (and different) than, say, just the extended Dazed And Confused, they really take No Quarter in a cool direction.  Really interesting stuff out there.

That’s the reaction I anticipated! But seriously, it does have that sort of feel to me.

Listening to Kid A now and realizing that Thom York’s voice/delivery is an awful lot like Plant’s in general (not just on No Quarter).

[jingle.boy]

Awful is the only part of that sentence that needed to used for a York/Plant comparison.

[Cool Chris]

Assuming I am right on 3 of the next 4, I am going to be amazed as to whatever that 4th song is.

[HOF]

Awful is the only part of that sentence that needed to used for a York/Plant comparison.

I wouldn’t call either great singers really, but they use what they have pretty effectively. They both share a kind of slurred, loose, nasally style. Plant is more screamy and York is more whiny might be how I’d put it. But I could see York maybe being influenced by Plant (never heard that he was, it just occurred to me).

[DragonAttack]

Holly shit, DA, that story about the accident is terrifying. It's unbelievable how a song sometimes lines up so terrifyingly.

There were many cars totalled (mine included), but only two broken ankles or legs.  At least 'In My Time Of Dying' was only music, and not something actually experienced that dayl. 

finally catching up.....
10  Black Dog  #9  ‘One does not simply ‘Black Dog’ without ‘Rock And Roll’    though…

09  Rock and Roll  #7 ….I can hear this one on its own.   Both are classic rocking tunes to start the classic album.

08  Dazed and Confused  #5    I didn’t hear this until college, and man, did I ever hear it a lot then (and the following years). The perfect ‘indulging’ song.

07  The Rain Song  NR    not ranked doesn’t mean not enjoyable.  Simply not a ‘must’ for me. 

06  No Quarter  #20    Yet this one is.  Perhaps it is because I listened to Side Two more often.

05  When The Levee Breaks  #18     John Henry Bonham.     Various highlights throughout, and then during the final section and seconds, you realize what a great album (or album side) experience you just had, whether indulging or not.  Then it ends with those odd final notes.
*******
29 songs ranked of the 36 posted so far.  I'll end up with 32.  Not bad considering how under the weather I was when I filled this out, accounting for three oversights (brain farts). 

I have enjoyed actually listening to each song as they've been posted, most of them multiple times, with only one being a bit of a struggle (unlike all the other countdowns.....).

[KevShmev]

Last update before we get the finally two tomorrow! 

04 Immigrant Song
Appeared on 20 of 21 lists
Highest Finish: 3 (Zoom E, The Realm, kingshmegland)
10 Top 10 Finishes

How they managed to pack in so much awesomeness in under 2 1/2 minutes was a remarkable feat.  This song floored me the first time I heard, and it has held up really well. I ranked it 7th.  I remember a LZ fan I worked with in the 90s remarking how difficult the bass line in this song was to get just right (he could play almost every LZ song on bass, but struggled with this one).  Incredible song.


03 Achilles Last Stand
Appeared on 20 of 21 lists
Highest Finish: 1 (kingshmegland, pg1067, DTwwbwMP)
11 Top 10 Finishes

Good song, but I think it got the long song bump from this crowd here.  I ranked it 28th, which even feels a bit high, so I think I was a victim of overrating it as well.  I am not surprised it finished 3rd here, but this has never been on my go-to list of LZ songs.

[WilliamMunny]

Last update before we get the finally two tomorrow! 

04 Immigrant Song
Appeared on 20 of 21 lists
Highest Finish: 3 (Zoom E, The Realm, kingshmegland)
10 Top 10 Finishes

How they managed to pack in so much awesomeness in under 2 1/2 minutes was a remarkable feat.  This song floored me the first time I heard, and it has held up really well. I ranked it 7th.  I remember a LZ fan I worked with in the 90s remarking how difficult the bass line in this song was to get just right (he could play almost every LZ song on bass, but struggled with this one).  Incredible song.


03 Achilles Last Stand
Appeared on 20 of 21 lists
Highest Finish: 1 (kingshmegland, pg1067, DTwwbwMP)
11 Top 10 Finishes

Good song, but I think it got the long song bump from this crowd here.  I ranked it 28th, which even feels a bit high, so I think I was a victim of overrating it as well.  I am not surprised it finished 3rd here, but this has never been on my go-to list of LZ songs.

LOVE both tracks—had "Immigrant Song" at number 10, but it momentarily climbs to one every time I listen to III

[jingle.boy]

Immigrant Song.  Well, I have the notes of the opening stanza tattooed on my arm (as the inscription on Mjolnir), so it's gonna rank high for sure.  I'm torn between whether I'm quite content that it's as short as it is, or whether iI want more of it - when I do want more, there's a cover out there with a bunch of A/B-list prog-metallers that has 3 guitar solos in it, so that's a little gratifying.  #6 for me.

Achilles ... Not surprised at all that it topped the list for 3 DTFrs.  I mean, this is a prog-metal forum, and this song is as close to prog-metal that Zeppelin gets.  Great track, but only #12 on my list.

Curious to know which member for each left these unranked.  Who's gonna fess up?

So now there's only one question to be answered - which of the top 2 (which apparently made everyone's lists) will finish in the top spot.  Flip a coin I suppose.

[Stadler]

Top 40                                         
40. NO CHANCE OF MAKING THE LIST                                           
39. NCOMTL
38. Nobody's Fault But Mine
37. NCOMTL
36. Babe I'm Going To Leave You
35. Ramble On
34. TBD
33. NCOMTL
32. The Ocean
31. Fool In The Rain
30. NCOMTL
29. In My Time Of Dying
28. In The Evening
27. When The Levee Breaks
26. How Many More Times
25. NCOMTL
24. NCOMTL
23. NCOMTL
22.  Good Times, Bad Times
21. Houses Of The Holy
20. NCOMTL
19. No Quarter
18. NCOMTL
17. Achilles Last Stand
16. Carouselambra
15. What Is And What Should Never Be
14. In The Light
13. NCOMTL
12. TBD
11. Over The Hills And Far Away
10. NCOMTL
9.  Misty Mountain Hop
8.  Hey Hey What Can I Do
7.  The Song Remains The Same
6.  Going To California
5.  The Rain Song
4.  The Rover
3.  The Battle Of Evermore
2.  Ten Years Gone
1.  TBD

Not Rated:
42. Rock And Roll
44. Dancing Days
45. Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman)
48. Thank You
50. Immigrant Song
51. Heartbreaker
52. All My Love
53. Black Dog
62. Whole Lotta Love
63. Trampled Underfoot
72. Communication Breakdown
74. Dazed And Confused
75. Since I've Been Loving You

So, notes:

Immigrant Song:  I don't really like politics in my songs so I left it off.  There you go, Jingle, fessed up.   No, I'm kidding; it's an excellent song.  We cranked it the other night in my garage while working on my stepsons car, and we sort of had a bonding moment, it was cool.  The 'ah-ah-ahhhh!" part is epic (and you can hear it in other songs as well; Back In Black, anyone?). Yet again, because of it's familiarity I sort of left a spot for other, more unheralded songs (Celebration Day and Out On The Tiles from III are on my list, for example). 

Achilles Last Stand: always a very good track, it reached really epic proportions when I saw Temple Of The Dog (Pearl Jam with Chris Cornell instead of Eddie Vedder singing) do a cover of it at Madison Square Garden.   Matt Cameron got the push and pull of the tempo absolutely PERFECT, and it was by far the best song of the night for me.  Chris had a neat little line at the end: something to the effect of "I can't believe I got a chance to play THAT song in THIS building" (Zeppelin played more shows at MSG than any other arena in the United States). 

[devieira73]

Achilles Last Stand is my fave LZ song. Its repetitiveness works greatly for an hipnotic feel and all the different drum fills help to building the tension and move the song forward. Incredible instrumental and atmosphere during all the song!!

[Stadler]

Immigrant Song.  Well, I have the notes of the opening stanza tattooed on my arm (as the inscription on Mjolnir), so it's gonna rank high for sure.  I'm torn between whether I'm quite content that it's as short as it is, or whether iI want more of it - when I do want more, there's a cover out there with a bunch of A/B-list prog-metallers that has 3 guitar solos in it, so that's a little gratifying.  #6 for me.

Achilles ... Not surprised at all that it topped the list for 3 DTFrs.  I mean, this is a prog-metal forum, and this song is as close to prog-metal that Zeppelin gets.  Great track, but only #12 on my list.

Curious to know which member for each left these unranked.  Who's gonna fess up?

So now there's only one question to be answered - which of the top 2 (which apparently made everyone's lists) will finish in the top spot.  Flip a coin I suppose.

I was the culprit for Immigrant Song, as you can see in my post. 

If you and I are talking about the same two songs (and I am not speculating, just assuming) I don't think the last two are at all interchangeable.   Both made my list, and I get the appeal of the later song (Plant in particular has praised it as their "best work",  though he is also spiteful of the earlier song so there may be some of that in there) but to me, they are not peers.

[jingle.boy]

Stadler:  Immigrant Song is an "excellent song"
Also Stadler: Rates 49 other LZ songs ahead of it

It took me a hot second to realize your political line was sarcasm, because I had to re-read it to believe what I was seeing before I saw your 'kidding'.

[HOF]

I am kind of in between on Immigrant Song. I like it when it comes on in the Thor movies. Outside of that experience, I don’t think it’s a song I was ever particularly fond of. Listening to it now, as great as the opening hook is, I’m not sure the song itself is that remarkable. Still I probably would have ranked it fairly high if I had done a list.

Achilles Last Stand I only knew from DT’s cover. I may have listened to the original once before, but just based off the cover I would have ranked it near the top of my list. Listening to the original now, DT stayed pretty true to it, so yeah, great song and worthy of this finish.

[Stadler]

Stadler:  Immigrant Song is an "excellent song"
Also Stadler: Rates 49 other LZ songs ahead of it

It took me a hot second to realize your political line was sarcasm, because I had to re-read it to believe what I was seeing before I saw your 'kidding'.

Haha, it was a joke (there's a discussion about "immigrants" going on right now in P/R). 

As for the "49 songs ahead of it", yeah.  I really struggled with this.  I would probably consider the Zeppelin catalogue the strongest in rock history for any act with more than five albums.  You take the MIDDLE song - not the best, not the worst, but the sort of "average" song from each album, put them on an album, and you STILL have a great record.  A record that most bands would kill for.

[Mladen]

Both of these are brilliant. I had Achilles at #8 and Immigrant at #15.

I am also confident my top two will be the overall top two, which is a glorious feeling. 

[Animal]

Immigrant Song  My n. 6. The best pure rocker by LZ. When I listened to LZ for the first time in my life, it was "Remasters" greatest hit 2 CD collection. I remember feeling kind of disappointed by the disc 1. I was looking forward to finally hearing what was supposed to be the most legendary hard rock band and most stuff sounded too bluesy and dated to me - not exciting at all (obviously, it grew on me later). There were two exceptions and one of them was Immigrant Song. This was exactly the kind of catchy and all around awesome tune I had been expecting. And it still is. I also gave it some extra points for being short as most LZ songs go on for a bit too long for me (with the length being achieved by being repetitive).

Achilles Last Stand  My n. 3.  This is one LZ song where the repetitiveness works for me and I don't even notice it goes on for 10 minutes (no, it does not get any extra points for just being long - there are a few LZ songs I actively dislike for that very reason, such as In My Time of Dying). Like No Quarter, this was a standout song on the Disc 2 of "Remasters" GH collection since the very beginning and now more than 20 years later, listening to it still feels like a unique experience.

[nobloodyname]

Both of these are brilliant. I had Achilles at #8 and Immigrant at #15.

I am also confident my top two will be the overall top two, which is a glorious feeling. 

Hmm... one of those contains one of the best solos ever recorded while the other is an overrated bore-fest Wonder which will way round they'll be?

[DTwwbwMP]

40 Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman) #25

39 Hey, Hey, What Can I Do #39!

38 Nobody's Fault But Mine #11

37 Carouselambra #24

35 (t) All My Love NR

35 (t) Fool In The Rain NR

34 In The Light NR

32 (t) Dancing Days #7

32 (t) How Many More Times NR

31 Thank You #3

30 The Ocean NR

29 Communication Breakdown #28

28 Houses of the Holy #9

27 Misty Mountain Hop #32

26 Going to California #29

25 Trampled Under Foot #6

24 The Rover #26
 
23 In My Time of Dying NR

22 The Battle of Evermore #15

21 What Is and What Should Never Be #27

20 Heartbreaker #35

19 Since I've Been Loving You NR

18 Ramble On #13

17 Over the Hills #14

16 In the Evening #12

15 Ten Years Gone #19

14 The Song Remains the Same #10

13 Good Times Bad Times #38

12 Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You #20

11 Whole Lotta Love #8

10 Black Dog #17

09 Rock & Roll #4

08 Dazed and Confused #31

07 The Rain Song #34

06 No Quarter #23

05 When the Levee Breaks NR

04 Immigrant Song #18

03 Achilles Last Stand #1

[TAC]

04 Immigrant Song
Appeared on 20 of 21 lists
Highest Finish: 3 (Zoom E, The Realm, kingshmegland)
10 Top 10 Finishes

03 Achilles Last Stand
Appeared on 20 of 21 lists
Highest Finish: 1 (kingshmegland, pg1067, DTwwbwMP)
11 Top 10 Finishes

I had Immigrant Song at #24. It's an excellent and classic track. I still really like it and would make a Zeppelin playlist still today.

I had Achilles Last Stand at #31. When I started putting this list together, I originally had Achilles around #10ish. But a ran through the song a couple of times, and well, it's length really isn't justified to me. It's like one straight line for 10 minutes. If this was shortened to say, 6 minutes, it would've been so much better.


Top 40                                                                      Not Rated
40.  Nope                                                                Communication Breakdown
39. Nope                                                                 Misty Mountain Hop
38. Thank You                                                           The Battle Of Evermore
37. Carouselambra                                                    Since I've Been Loving You
36. Dazed And Confused                                            Good Times Bad Times
35. Living Loving Maid                                                Whole Lotta Love
34. Ramble On                                                           Black Dog
33. Dancing Days                                                       The Rain Song
32. Nope
31. Achilles Last Stand
30. Rock And Roll
29. Going To California
28. Nope
27. All My Love
26. Over The Hills And Far Away
25. Hey Hey What Can I Do
24. Immigrant Song
23. What Is And What Should Never Be
22. The Ocean
21. Trampled Under Foot
20. Nope
19. When The Levee Breaks
18. How Many More Times
17. Nobody's Fault But Mine
16. Heartbreaker
15. Fool In The Rain
14. Nope
13. Dancing Days
12. Ten Years Gone
11. YES
10. In The Evening
9. No Quarter
8. In My Time Of Dying
7. The Rover
6. The Song Remains The Same
5. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
4. Hell NO!
3. In The Light
2. Nope
1. YES

[DragonAttack]

04 Immigrant Song #17    no tattoos regarding this song.   I enjoy this as much as a dozen I assigned higher numbers to.

03 Achilles Last Stand  NR   when I went through my list last night, I thought 'oh, the last song on Presence made it'.  Seriously.  That LP slipped through the cracks for me until '85, and the timing (and the LP) was not a good fit.  Speaking of timing....this is a perfect time for my post, as I'll second TAC's eloquent prior comment

[jingle.boy]

04 Immigrant Song #17    no tattoes regarding this song.   I enjoy this as much as a dozen I assigned higher numbers to.

03 Achilles Last Stand  NR   when I went through my list last night, I thought 'oh, the last song on Presence made it'.  Seriously.  That LP slipped through the cracks for me until '85, and the timing (and the LP) was not a good fit.  Speaking of timing....this is a perfect time for my post, as I'll second TAC's eloquent prior comment

Just sayin... it's not a badge of honor to have a hot-take similar to Tim's.

[TAC]

 

[Dave_Manchester]

I had Immigrant Song at #39. It's great but I certainly don't think it's anywhere near the 4th best in their catalogue. I suspected it would finish high though. Yesterday I 'knew' what 3 of the 4 remaining tracks would be, but as to the 4th, I was torn between Immigrant Song and a certain song from Physical Graffiti which, not to give away the title (I guess technically it could still make the list), is a wholesome tune about enjoying a nice warm dripping slice of pastry. It's my biggest surprise of this countdown that it (almost certainly) hasn't made the final list.

Achilles Last Stand came in at #9. Monster of a song, and really on any given day could have appeared anywhere in the top 10 other than my set-in-stone #1.


40. The Battle of Evermore
39. Immigrant Song
38. Over The Hills And Far Away
37. Living Loving Maid (She’s Just A Woman)
36. Misty Mountain Hop
35.
34. All My Love
33. Black Dog
32.
31. Going To California
30. In The Light
29. Houses of the Holy
28. No Quarter
27. Good Times Bad Times
26. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
25. Ten Years Gone
24. Heartbreaker
23. The Song Remains The Same
22. The Rain Song
21. Thank You
20. Dancing Days
19. Whole Lotta Love
18. What Is And What Should Never Be
17.
16. How Many More Times
15.
14. Rock and Roll
13. The Ocean
12. Dazed and Confused
11. In The Evening
10. Nobody’s Fault But Mine
9. Achilles Last Stand
8.
7. In My Time of Dying
6.
5.
4. The Rover
3. Since I've Been Loving You
2.
1. When The Levee Breaks


Not ranked:

Hey Hey What Can I Do
Carouselambra
Fool In The Rain
Communication Breakdown
Trampled Under Foot
Ramble On

[Stadler]

I had Immigrant Song at #39. It's great but I certainly don't think it's anywhere near the 4th best in their catalogue. I suspected it would finish high though. Yesterday I 'knew' what 3 of the 4 remaining tracks would be, but as to the 4th, I was torn between Immigrant Song and a certain song from Physical Graffiti which, not to give away the title (I guess technically it could still make the list), is a wholesome tune about enjoying a nice warm dripping slice of pastry. It's my biggest surprise of this countdown that it (almost certainly) hasn't made the final list.

My biggest surprise - and it's a big surprise, considering the number of covers that are out there of it - is on the first album.

EDIT:  Then again, I tend to have a lot more "unrated"'s than most on these polls. 

[jingle.boy]

@ Dave ... The fact the warm slice of pastry did not make Top 40 is also my biggest surprise - I'd thought it was going to be No Quarter until yesterday.   Unless Kev is cramming 3 songs into the Top 2, I don't think any of us have any doubt as to which those top 2 songs are - just the order.

[HOF]

Confession: I just learned the other day while listening to Houses of the Holy for the first time that the song that goes "oh oh oh oh oh oh, you don't have to go" is called D'yer Mak'er. If I had made a list, I would have tried to rank it but not had any clue what it was called.

On that note, do people not like D'yer Mak'er? It's pretty great IMO.