# ‘Rolling Stone’ releases list of 200 greatest 21st century rock songs and it’s as awful as you’d imagine

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/rolling-stone-releases-list-of-200-greatest-21st-century-rock-songs-and-its-as-awful-as-youd-imagine/
- Published: 2026-10-27T22:32:03+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T02:53:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-culture/rolling-stone-releases-list-200-greatest-21st-century-rock-songs-awful-youd-imagine
- Topics: Business, Entertainment, Markets, Music, World

## Key points

- Rolling Stone ranked 200 rock songs from the 21st century.
- “Maps” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs took the top spot.
- The writer disputes the list’s choices and genre boundaries.

## Summary

Rolling Stone has published a ranking of the 200 greatest rock songs of the 21st century so far, prompting criticism from the article’s writer over its choices and definition of rock. The piece argues that the list gives undue weight to less familiar or genre-blurring songs while placing some widely recognised rock and pop-punk tracks lower.

The article names Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ “Maps” as the number one song and questions the inclusion of artists such as Lana Del Rey, Jay-Z, MGMT, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga. It says Jimmy Eat World’s “The Middle” appears in the top 25, while Queens of the Stone Age’s “No One Knows” is at number 36, behind Sleater-Kinney. The supplied article text ends partway through its discussion of the ranking.

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