40 Greatest Metal Songs

This is the complete list of VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs shown on VH1 from May 1-4 2006. The list does not include any bands that could be considered exclusively part of an underground heavy metal scene.

* 40. "Breaking the Law" - Judas Priest
* 39. "I'm 18" - Alice Cooper
* 38. "Balls to the Wall" - Accept
* 37. "Smoke on the Water" - Deep Purple
* 36. "Wait and Bleed" - Slipknot
* 35. "Metal Health" - Quiet Riot
* 34. "Paranoid" - Black Sabbath
* 33. "High 'n' Dry" - Def Leppard
* 32. "Thunder Kiss '65" - White Zombie
* 31. "Rock You Like a Hurricane" - Scorpions
* 30. "Epic" - Faith No More
* 29. "Caught in a Mosh" - Anthrax
* 28. "The Beautiful People" - Marilyn Manson
* 27. "Run to the Hills" - Iron Maiden
* 26. "Refuse/Resist" - Sepultura
* 25. "Cowboys from Hell" - Pantera
* 24. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" - AC/DC
* 23. "Freak on a Leash" - Korn
* 22. "Enter Sandman" - Metallica
* 21. "Paradise City" - Guns N' Roses
* 20. "I Wanna Rock" - Twisted Sister
* 19. "Man in the Box" - Alice in Chains
* 18. "Slave to the Grind" - Skid Row
* 17. "Live Wire" - Mötley Crüe
* 16. "Walk" - Pantera
* 15. "Bulls on Parade" - Rage Against the Machine
* 14. "Toxicity" - System of a Down
* 13. "Rainbow in the Dark" - Dio
* 12. "Bring the Noise" - Anthrax & Public Enemy
* 11. "Peace Sells" - Megadeth
* 10. "Ace of Spades" - Motörhead
* 9. "Crazy Train" - Ozzy Osbourne
* 8. "Raining Blood" - Slayer
* 7. "The Number of the Beast" - Iron Maiden
* 6. "Detroit Rock City" - KISS
* 5. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" - Judas Priest
* 4. "Back in Black" - AC/DC
* 3. "Master of Puppets" - Metallica
* 2. "Welcome to the Jungle" - Guns N' Roses
* 1. "Iron Man" - Black Sabbath



Source: Wikipedia