ROCK METER

Billie Jean

Michael Jackson, Pop, 4/4 meter, Verse-Chorus form, vocals, synthesizer, bass, drums, 1980s pop, dance music, iconic groove, combines funk and pop

Holiday

Madonna, Pop, 4/4 meter, Verse-Chorus form, vocals, synthesizers, drum machines, 1980s dance-pop, catchy hooks, electronic production

Born in the USA

Bruce Springsteen / E-Street Band, Rock, 4/4 meter, Verse-Chorus form, vocals, guitar, drums, keyboards, Heartland Rock, patriotic/social commentary, classic rock with social lyrics

Rapper's Delight

Sugarhill Gang, Early hip-hop, 4/4 meter, Simple Verse form, vocals, drum machine, bass, disco sample, Hip-hop/rap, first commercially successful rap, merges disco/funk and rap

Walk This Way

RUN-DMC / Aerosmith, Rap-rock crossover, 4/4 meter, Verse-Chorus form, vocals, guitar, drums, turntables, Rap-rock, rock riffs + rap verses, groundbreaking collaboration

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Nirvana, Grunge, 4/4 meter, Verse-Chorus-Bridge form, vocals, distorted guitars, bass, drums, Grunge/Alternative, angst-filled lyrics, combines punk and metal influences

You Oughta Know

Alanis Morissette, Alternative rock, 4/4 meter, Verse-Chorus form, vocals, electric guitar, bass, drums, Post-grunge/Alternative, confessional lyrics, female perspective, grunge intensity + pop hooks

Block Rockin' Beats

Chemical Brothers, Electronic / Big Beat, 4/4 meter, Verse-Chorus form, synthesizers, drum machines, samples, Electronic, Big Beat, sampling + rock energy, dance-oriented

Testify

Rage Against the Machine, Rap-metal, 4/4 meter, Verse-Chorus form, vocals, electric guitar, bass, drums, Rap-metal, political lyrics, fuses rap style with metal instrumentation

Paranoid Android

Radiohead, Alternative rock, mixed meters (4/4, 7/8, 6/8), Multi-section form, vocals, guitars, bass, drums, keyboards, Alternative/Experimental, progressive structure, experimental time signatures

Complicated

Avril Lavigne, Pop-punk, 4/4 meter, Verse-Chorus form, vocals, guitar, bass, drums, Pop-punk, teen themes, punk energy with catchy melodies

How You Remind Me

Nickelback, Post-grunge, 4/4 meter, Verse-Chorus form, vocals, guitar, bass, drums, Post-grunge, radio-friendly, melodic hooks

Diplomat's Son

Vampire Weekend, Indie rock, 4/4 meter, Verse-Chorus form, vocals, guitar, keyboard, bass, drums, Indie rock, upbeat quirky rhythms, Afro-pop + indie influences

I Will Wait

Mumford and Sons, Folk-rock, 4/4 meter, Verse-Chorus form, vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, drums, bass, Folk-rock revival, anthem-style chorus, traditional folk + modern rock

Stressed Out

21 Pilots, Alternative pop/rap, 4/4 meter, Verse-Chorus form, vocals, keyboards, drums, bass, electronic elements, Alternative/Pop/Rap, introspective lyrics, blends hip-hop, rock, electronic

Hello

Adele, Pop / Soul, 4/4 meter, Verse-Chorus form, vocals, piano, strings, Pop/Soul, emotional storytelling, contemporary soul with classic emotional delivery