Best Rock Ballads

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Vote for Heart - Alone 1) Heart - Alone

Ann Wilson at her best.

jerryw08

I would say "Dog and Butterfly" but as long as its Ann I’ll vote #1.


Vote for X Japan - Tears 2) X Japan - Tears

Amazingly powerful. Full of heart and musically brilliant. Ballads don’t get better than this.

Sad enough to make men cry.

this is the ultimate rock ballad!!


Vote for Bon Jovi - I'll Be There for You 3) Bon Jovi - I'll Be There for You

great song!
best lyrics written by Jon Bon Jovi /Richie Sambora!

richie4life

number 1 easily


Vote for Metallica - Nothing Else Matters 4) Metallica - Nothing Else Matters

ya, it definitely is the best ballad ever, instrumentally, vocally, in 99 of ways

VanAllen

How could #1 not be Metallica?

Music

Best rock ballad ever!

LeperMessiah


Vote for Gackt - Last Song 5) Gackt - Last Song

this a beautiful song. u have to listen it.

this song is absolutely beautiful

one of the most beautiful songs ever.


Vote for Guns N' Roses - November Rain 6) Guns N' Roses - November Rain

great solo

lpslash

The Best song ever made it is epic and theres nothing better than this.

best and glorius song i ever heard in my life!


Vote for Is This Love - Whitesnake 7) Is This Love - Whitesnake


Vote for Goodbye - hide (Matsumoto Hideto) 8) Goodbye - hide (Matsumoto Hideto)

Say good bye just good bye
to all your worries good bye
Say good bye just good bye
without fear of change good bye

just walking aimlessly
good bye to the treasures of exhausted days
going on, the signposts
the same as that first wind

If you can’t find a way
the many winding roads
shade your eyes from the sky Round & round
feeling scared about an unknown land
asking the tiny song

Please songs tell me true
no matter where I go
your melody’ll keep on playing
someday again, even when I get lost on my own
if I can hear it, I can walk on merrily.

- from Goodbye, lyrics and music by hide
Lyrics partly in Japanese and partly in English; translation by Brian Stewart & Takako Sakuma


Vote for Metallica - Unforgiven II 9) Metallica - Unforgiven II

even better than the first

kingmadmushroom


Vote for Hitomi no Juunin  - L'Arc~en~Ciel 10) Hitomi no Juunin - L'Arc~en~Ciel

very very emotional, straight-to-the-heart lyrics, (not EMO rock, mind you), amazing musical arrangement, aaaaand the lowest and highest tones in just one song. Let me hear other artists sing the chorus like Hyde sings it. No one else can do it. Just Hyde and L’Arc~en~Ciel.


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Choices Not In The Top Ten

Vote for Scorpions - Still Loving You 11) Scorpions - Still Loving You

so awesome! The best ballad by the best band ;D

klausmeine

this is the best rock ballad ever. Klaus has the best voice ever.

Yes, this is the "ballad band"

Vote for Aerosmith - Angel 12) Aerosmith - Angel

Vote for Queen - Who Wants to Live Forever 13) Queen - Who Wants to Live Forever

This sends shivers up my spine. I have tried to sing it once but I cannot do justice to it. This is Freddie’s song

Amazing rockballad about how we only have this one moment, ’cuz we know it’ll pass.

Vote for Ten Years Gone - Led Zeppelin 14) Ten Years Gone - Led Zeppelin

Can’t believe this is not on the list

Vote for Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven 15) Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven

just perfect...

robokost

the best song ever

The best rock song

Vote for Seize the Day - Avenged Sevenfold 16) Seize the Day - Avenged Sevenfold

no solo has more feeling in it. you hear it and you feel like your part of the song

Just watch the video. You’ll see what I’m talking about.

Vote for The Police - Every Breath You Take 17) The Police - Every Breath You Take

Don`t you like it? Romantic, beautiful song ever!

DeDoDoDoDeDaDaDa

they would appear to be beautiful lyrics - except they are all about cctv lol

Vote for The Allman Brothers Band - Melissa 18) The Allman Brothers Band - Melissa

Vote for Goo Goo Dolls - Iris 19) Goo Goo Dolls - Iris

It was a tough choice, but this has to be the one, I think. Although, truth be told, I don’t disagree with "Alone" by Heart.

tarot_contralto

Vote for Megadeath - A Tout Le Monde 20) Megadeath - A Tout Le Monde

One of the best for sure

Vote for Shallow Sleep - Hyde 21) Shallow Sleep - Hyde

hyde’s beautiful, tender voice, the memorable melody, and these lyrics...

In a shallow sleep I dreamt I was seeing you
Just how I remembered
Brimming with tenderness
And somewhere in the calm
A feeling that nothing had ever changed
Your presence close beside me till I wake

- excerpt from Shallow Sleep, lyrics and music by HYDE

Vote for Coldplay - The Scientist 22) Coldplay - The Scientist

Vote for Guns 'n Roses - Don't Cry 23) Guns 'n Roses - Don't Cry

the. best. song. ever

Vote for Good Riddance - Green Day 24) Good Riddance - Green Day

Vote for Pink Floyd - Shine on You Crazy Diamond 25) Pink Floyd - Shine on You Crazy Diamond

Should be #1. To see bands like Avenged Sevenfold and Coldplay up higher than this really shows the declining intelligence and character of musical taste among children.

QuarantineGames

Vote for The Rolling Stones - As Tears Go By 26) The Rolling Stones - As Tears Go By

Vote for Itoshii Hito - Miyavi 27) Itoshii Hito - Miyavi

Vote for I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith 28) I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith

Vote for Journey - Open Arms 29) Journey - Open Arms

Vote for Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue 30) Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue

this song pretty much started the whole ballad thing.
and on top of being the first, it’s also definetly one of the best.

Vote for Skid Row - I Remember You 31) Skid Row - I Remember You

one of the best ballads ever made. Skid Row was a great band when Sebastian Bach was lead singer...

yeah! is a powerful song, the best. skid row rules!!!

Vote for Pantera - Cemetery Gates 32) Pantera - Cemetery Gates

One of the best songs ever. Poweful lyrics, a great riff and an amazing solo. Dimebag Darrell is a legend.

Floods

Vote for The Foo Fighters - Everlong 33) The Foo Fighters - Everlong

Vote for Scorpions - When the Smoke Is Going Down 34) Scorpions - When the Smoke Is Going Down

Vote for Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why 35) Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why

Vote for The Beatles - The Long and Winding Road 36) The Beatles - The Long and Winding Road

Vote for Queen - Save Me 37) Queen - Save Me

Vote for This Ain't A Love Song - Bon Jovi 38) This Ain't A Love Song - Bon Jovi

amazing song

richie4life

Vote for AC/DC - Ride On 39) AC/DC - Ride On

nothing but the best from the legendary Bon Scot and Angus Young

Vote for Bon Jovi - Bed of Roses 40) Bon Jovi - Bed of Roses

one of the greatest rock ballads
it made the album keep the faith to one of the best selling rock albums

richie4life

great love song

Vote for Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison 41) Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison

Vote for Metallica - One 42) Metallica - One

Vote for Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody 43) Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Vote for The Wind Cries Mary  - Jimi Hendrix 44) The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix

Vote for Metallica - Mama Said 45) Metallica - Mama Said

Yes the best ballads:D

The best ballads!

Vote for Europe - Carrie 46) Europe - Carrie

Vote for Right Now  - Van Halen 47) Right Now - Van Halen

Vote for John Lennon - Oh My Love 48) John Lennon - Oh My Love

Vote for Only Women Bleed - Alice Cooper 49) Only Women Bleed - Alice Cooper

Vote for Janis Ian - At Seventeen 50) Janis Ian - At Seventeen

Vote for Heartache Every Moment - HIM 51) Heartache Every Moment - HIM

Vote for My American Heart - Tired and Uninspired 52) My American Heart - Tired and Uninspired

Vote for Angel Eyes - Jeff Healey Band 53) Angel Eyes - Jeff Healey Band

Vote for Hale - The Day You Said Goodnight 54) Hale - The Day You Said Goodnight

The Day You Said Goodnight lyrics

Artist - Hale



Take me as you are,
Push me off the road the sadness,
I need this time to be with you
I’m freezing in the sun;
I’m burning in the rain
The silence;
I’m screaming,
Calling out your name.
And I do reside in your light
Put out the fire with me and find
Yeah you’ll lose the side of your circles
That’s what i’ll do if we say goodbye.

To be is all I gotta be
And all that I see
And all that I need is time
To me, the life you gave me
The day you said goodnight.

The calmness in your face
That I see through the night
The warmth of your light is pressing unto us
You didn’t ask me why
I never would have known oblivion is falling down.
And I do reside in your light
Put out the fire with me and find
Yeah you’ll lose the side of your circles
That’s what i’ll do if we say goodbye.

To be is all I gotta be
And all that I see
And all that I need is time
To me the life you gave me
The day you said goodnight.

If you could only know me like your prayers at night
Then everything between you and me will be all
Right.

To be is all I gotta be
And all that I see
And all that I need is time
To me the life you gave me
The day you said goodnight.

She’s already taken,
She’s already taken
She’s already taken me
She’s already taken,
She’s already taken
She’s already taken me.
The day you said goodnight

just read the lyrics and you’ll see how nice it is

jully

Vote for Rainbow - Catch The Rainbow 55) Rainbow - Catch The Rainbow

from "On Stage" live album.. sublime.

Vote for Bon Jovi - Always 56) Bon Jovi - Always

Vote for New York State of Mind - Billy Joel 57) New York State of Mind - Billy Joel

Vote for John Lennon - Look At Me 58) John Lennon - Look At Me

Vote for How You Gonna See Me Now - Alice Cooper 59) How You Gonna See Me Now - Alice Cooper

Vote for Name - The Goo Goo Dolls 60) Name - The Goo Goo Dolls

this song is nothing short of amazing

Vote for Kiss - Forever 61) Kiss - Forever

Vote for Evergreen - Hyde 62) Evergreen - Hyde

Vote for Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers 63) Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Vote for Soul to Squeeze - Red Hot Chili Peppers 64) Soul to Squeeze - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Vote for Ozzy Osbourne - Mama, I'm Coming Home 65) Ozzy Osbourne - Mama, I'm Coming Home

Vote for Bryan Adams - Heaven 66) Bryan Adams - Heaven

Vote for Avril Lavigne - I'm With You 67) Avril Lavigne - I'm With You

Vote for I Remember You - Skid Row 68) I Remember You - Skid Row

Vote for Twisted Sister - The Price 69) Twisted Sister - The Price

Vote for Scorpions - Wind of Change 70) Scorpions - Wind of Change

Vote for Kiss - Beth 71) Kiss - Beth

Vote for Warrant - Heaven 72) Warrant - Heaven

Vote for Kix - Don't Close Your Eyes 73) Kix - Don't Close Your Eyes