#350 - "Rusty Cage" - Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger - 4/11 - The breakthrough hit for one of the greatest bands of the 1990's, "Rusty Cage" was the song that brought the band from metal to the exploding grunge scene that followed Nirvana's success.
#349 - "Back In The Saddle" - Aerosmith - Rocks - #4/7 - One of the last great songs Aerosmith made before sliding into self-parody, "Saddle" was an example of the band at their baddest and it's a shame that they couldn't build on their success.
#348 - "Every Day I Write The Book" - Elvis Costello - Punch The Clock - #5/11 - The best song Costello released after his punk era ended and his songwriter phase began, "Every Day" features great songwriting and a brilliant hook in it's chorus.
#347 - "Bullet The Blue Sky" - U2 - The Joshua Tree - #8/16 - The first half of this song is one of the greatest songs of all-time as it builds up magnificently to a mid-song climax that marks the point when the song tails off into a spoken word poem sort of thing that isn't nearly as exciting as the beginning.
#346 - "Sabotage" - The Beastie Boys - Ill Communication - #1/1 - The only Beastie Boys song on the list is their most straight-forward rock song, featuring a great guitar riff and pulse-pounding lyrics.
#345 - "Them Bones" - Alice In Chains - Dirt - #3/8 - One of the best songs on AIC's breakthrough album, "Them Bones" is highlighted by a sludgy metal chorus.
#344 - "21st Century Digital Boy" - Bad Religion - Against The Grain - #1/1 - The most radio-friendly Bad Religion song, "Digital Boy"'s lyrics showed amazing foresight with it's predictions of the digital age and the disaffection it would create in the latest generation.
#343 - "Killer Queen" - Queen - Sheer Heart Attack - #3/6 - Queen's music has always been over the top, but never so much as on this burlesque showtune with it's high-pitched vocals and campy chorus.
#342 - "Patience" - Guns N Roses - GNR Lies - #3/8 - GNR was never well-known for their ballads until this song damn near reached the top of the pop charts (it was held at #2 by the dreadful Bette Midler abomination "From A Distance"). The song is famous for it's power balladry and it's widely recognized whistling solo. The song served as a bridge between the "Welcome To The Jungle" era and the "November Rain" era.
#341 - "Rock The Casbah" - The Clash - Combat Rock - #7/18 - The Clash's biggest hit (though far from their best song) actually put a punk rock song in the top 10 of the pop charts decades before Green Day would make it commonplace, "Rock The Casbah" has a great chorus and tells an excellent story about the Middle East through traditional Strummer-esque satire.
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