Hard Rock Ballads I must have Heard Most

times during my life...
in order of how often
rather than how good


1. WIND OF CHANGE
Scorpions -90

even though I'd rather say SEND ME AN ANGEL from same album


2. PRISONERS IN PARADISE
Europe -91


3. WILD WILD ANGELS
Smokie -76

and/or WHAT CAN I DO from same album


4. WISE MAN
Uriah Heep -77

which could've been replaced by CIRCLE OF HANDS


5. THE PRICE
Twisted Sister -84


6. WOMAN
Scorpions -93

and/or UNDER THE SAME SUN from same album


7. NEVER SAY GOODBYE
Bon Jovi -86


8. CARRIE
Europe -86

even though I'd rather say TIME HAS COME from same album

 


9. BLIND
"It started to Snow in the middle of July"
Deep Purple -69


10. AFTERGLOW
Genesis -77

[maybe not exactly hard rock, but suits here anyway]


11. HELL IS LIVING WITHOUT YOU
Alice Cooper -89

if you don't call POISON a ballad(?) - otherwise would come higher
 

12. HOW DOES IT FEEL?!?
Slade -72


13. STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
Led Zeppelin -71

or maybe even more times THE RAIN SONG


14. FEELING THAT WAY
Journey -78


15. IN THE LAP OF THE GODS
Queen -74


16. MEGALOMANIA
Black Sabbath -75




17. LADY STARLIGHT
Scorpions -80


18. ANGIE
Rolling Stones -73


19. JULY MORNING
Uriah Heep -71

which could've been replaced by ECHOES IN THE DARK


20. DESPERADO
Eagles -73


21. WILD ONE
Thin Lizzy -75


22. THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
Mott The Hoople -74

[partly a completely other genre, but suits here anyway]


as my recent attempt to catch
which tunes the genre consists of
one criterion is they should be performed by bands




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