Z-Rock 1000

 

Hi all you rockers! I used to be able to pick Z-Rock up from Portland, Maine back in the early 90s… I live in Canada and we never had a rock station in our city until a few years ago, so Z-Rock was my saviour (although I could only get at after 9 pm or so… ) Anyway, does anyone have a copy of any of the Z-ROCK 1000 lists… I can’t find any of them on the Net… Thanks! BUG – said notoriusbug on Nov 11, 2003

Awesome! Great site BTW – said notoriusbug on Nov 11, 2003

Z-rock 1000 was a year end wrap up program with a count down of the greatest hardrock/metal songs of all time.I have lists from early 90s programs. It would be interesting to see how a 2003 zrock 1000 list if Z-rock still existed would look compared to alist of old, would the Ratt and scorpion all time greatest be replaced by Limp bizkit on the list. 😉 ZZZrich – said zzzrich on Nov 11, 2003

That would be interesting… I think those acts stand the test of time and are becoming classics (old Guns N Roses, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Quiet Riot, Scorpions, old Def Leppard, etc.) Anyone with electronic formats of any old Z-Rock 1000s (or any year-end countdowns from Z-Rock), please send me an email. I still love all the old bands mentioned above, but also love Nirvana, AlC, PJ, Soundgarden, STP, NIN, Green Day, Puddle of Mudd, Metallica, RHCP, etc. – said notoriusbug on Nov 11, 2003

Here is the top 16 from the 1991 edition of the Z-Rock 1000 (I used to have the whole list but it got lost during a move… I still have a cassette with these songs in this order, so I know this is the top 16 from 91 :0) 1. Metallica – One 2. AC/DC – You Shook Me All Night Long 3. Ozzy – Crazy Train 4. GnR – Welcome to the Jungle 5. Pink Floyd – Another Brick in the Wall Pt II 6. Black Sabbath – Iron Man 7. Van Halen – Runnin with the Devil 8. Motley Crue – Home Sweet Home 9. Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven 10. Aerosmith – Dream On 11. AC/DC – Back in Black 12. Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird 13. Def Leppard – Photograph 14. Scorpions – No One Like You 15. Deep Purple – Smoke on the Water 16. Van Halen – Jump I also found a web site where a fella had the top 20 from the 1995 year-end Z-Rock 1000: 20. Hells Bells – AC/DC 19. Rurning with the Devil – Van Halen 18. Spoonman – Soundgarden 17. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana 16. Welcome to the Jungle – Guns N Roses 15. Stairway to Heaven – Led Zepplin 14. Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 – Pink Floyd 13. Paranoid – Black Sabbath 12. Tom Sawyer – Rush 11. Back in Black – AC/DC 10. Thunderkiss 65 – White Zombie 9. Sweet Emotion – Aerosmith 8. Enter Sandman – Metallica 7. Crazytrain – Ozzy Osbourne 6. Jeremy – Pearl Jam 5. You Really Got Me – Van Halen 4. Whole Lotta Love – Led Zepplin 3. Plush – Stone Temple Pilots 2. You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC 1. Man in a Box – Alice in Chains – said notoriusbug on Dec 12, 2003

here’s the rest of the top 25 from 1991: 17. Metallica – Fade to Black 18. Zeppelin – Immigrant Song 19. Boston – More Than A Feeling 20. Judas Priest – You’ve Got Another Thing Comin 21. Pink Floyd – Comfortably Numb 22. Thin Lizzy – The Boys Are Back In Town 23. Guns N Roses – Sweet Child O Mine 24. Foreigner – Hot Blooded 25. Black Sabbath – Paranoid – said notoriusbug on Dec 12, 2003

If anyone has a Z-Rock 1000 list from any year, drop me a line. bugcampbell@hotmail.com – said notoriusbug on Jul 07, 2004

I have the 89 Z-Rock 1000 somewhere I ll post some of the highlights and the top 20 when I find it! 😆 As for the 91 version… Nirvana… Pink Floyd… friggin Skynyrd!!! 🙄 I am proud to say I was NOT a part of that list. Proud Paine – said CrazyMikePaine on Jul 07, 2004

Oh and Foreigner Hot Blooded? Pure blasphemy! 😛 – said CrazyMikePaine on Jul 07, 2004

Thought I’d bring this to the top of the thread… a few people said they had copies of old countdowns… any luck finding them? I’d love to get copies from 1989-1992 – said notoriusbug on Apr 04, 2005

Anybody? Z-Rock 1000 lists? 😯 – said notoriusbug on Jun 06, 2005

Okay, I know they’re not a REAL band but I was just thinking about the movie Rock Star. My fave scene is when Chris is being fired from Blood Pollution, he says This is MY mikestand. I’m TAKING it !!! Great line. The fact that he’s on the verge of tears adds to the moment. – said DavidJ on Jun 06, 2005

For once stairway isnt number one ➡ 😈 😈 1. Metallica – One 2. AC/DC – You Shook Me All Night Long 3. Ozzy – Crazy Train 4. GnR – Welcome to the Jungle 5. Pink Floyd – Another Brick in the Wall Pt II 6. Black Sabbath – Iron Man 7. Van Halen – Runnin with the Devil 8. Motley Crue – Home Sweet Home 9. Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven 10. Aerosmith – Dream On 11. AC/DC – Back in Black 12. Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird 13. Def Leppard – Photograph 14. Scorpions – No One Like You 15. Deep Purple – Smoke on the Water 16. Van Halen – Jump – said beavis989 on Jun 06, 2005

OK after much searching the 89 list is nowhere to be found 😳 but I did find the 1990 ZRock 1000! here’s the top 20… 1. Ozzy – Crazy Train 2. Metallica – One 3. AC/DC – You Shook Me All Night Long 4. Guns & Roses – Welcome To The Jungle 5. Van Halen – Runnin With The Devil 6. Black Sabbath – Iron Man 7. Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven 8. Judas Priest – You Got Another Thing Coming 9. Motley Crue – Shout At The Devil 10. Aerosmith – Dream On 11. Def Leppard – Photograph 12. AC/DC – Back In Black 13. Scorpions – No One Like You 14. Deep Purple – Smoke on the Water 15. Quiet Riot – Cum On Feel The Noize 16. Metallica – For Whom The Bell Tolls 17. Judas Priest – Living After Midnight 18. Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song 19. Motley Crue – Looks That Kill 20. Van Halen – Eruption / You Really Got Me and the bottom 5… 996. Pile Driver – Witch Hunt 997. ZRock Ready 998. Judas Priest – Better By You Better Than Me 999. Iron Maiden – Rime Of The Ancient Mariner 1000. Wild Cherry – Play That Funky Music 😆 and 1001. Jimi Hendrix – National Anthem I can list more later if ya like 8) Paine – said CrazyMikePaine on Jul 07, 2005

Thanks Paine. I sent you an email about the 89 list. Keep rockin. – said notoriusbug on Jul 07, 2005

Hey mike what about 21 – 995 😆 LOL – said beavis989 on Jul 07, 2005

21. Led Zeppelin – Whole Lotta Love 995. Aerosmith – Make It 😆 Oh… you wanted 21 THROUGH 995… It would take me 10 hours to type the whole list! – said CrazyMikePaine on Jul 07, 2005

aaaaaaaa – said notoriusbug on Dec 12, 2005

When does the list for songs ranked 1000 to 951 come out? – said KmKevin999 on Jan 01, 2006

When does the list for songs ranked 1000 to 501 come out? – said KmKevin999 on Jan 01, 2006

Sorry, have been extremely busy at work. I’ve typed up 501-800 and will post them when I get home tonight. 801-1000 will be done next week when I’m on vacation… Cheers, NotoriusBUG – said notoriusbug on Feb 02, 2006

Thanks again to Crazy Mike Paine for providing this list for me. If you have any more hard copy lists, I’d be glad to type em up… . Rank – said notoriusbug on Feb 02, 2006

Was there a Z-Rock 1000 in 1996 or did they just sign off without doing one? 8) – said beavis989 on Mar 03, 2006

Was there a Z-Rock 1000 in 1996 or did they just sign off without doing one? 8) As far as I know, they didn’t do one for 96. Z signed off for good in December of that year and since the writing was already on the wall i don’t think they were too concerned with the Z1000 at that point. Of course, that’s just my opinion. I could be wrong – said CrazyMikePaine on Mar 03, 2006

Where do I see other year’s top 1000 logs on this site? Also, I have about half of the 1989 list. Do you want it? – said evlgnus1 on Jun 06, 2006

Where do I see other year’s top 1000 logs on this site? Also, I have about half of the 1989 list. Do you want it? Absolutely – please post what you have from the 1989 countdown! I love countdowns. – said notoriusbug on Jul 07, 2006