At IROCKU we have over 100k enthusiastic rock piano fans throughout the world who have voted for their favorite rock piano songs. Here are the top songs and keyboardists according to our ongoing poll. All the obvious rock piano songs appear on the list, “Great Balls of Fire”, “Jessica”, “Piano Man”, etc, but there are also many hidden gems like,”Edward and the Mad Shirt Grinder”,”Alladin Sane” and more. Come back and visit as this list will keep changing as the votes come in. What is your favorite rock piano song or performance? Please comment below.
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| Recording | Keyboardist | Artist/Group |
| Great Balls of Fire | Jerry Lee Lewis | Jerry Lee Lewis |
| Jessica | Chuck Leavell | The Allman Brothers |
| Piano Man | Billy Joel | Billy Joel |
| Bohemian Rhapsody | Freddie Mercury | Queen |
| Light My Fire | Ray Manzarek | The Doors |
| November Rain | Axl Rose | Guns and Roses |
| Freebird | Billy Powell | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| Edward and the Mad Shirt Grinder | Nicky Hopkins | Quicksilver Messenger Service |
| That’s Just the Way It Is | Bruce Hornsby | Bruce Hornsby & The Range |
| She’s a Rainbow | Nicky Hopkins | The Rolling Stones |
| Tiny Dancer | Elton John | Elton John |
| Funeral for a Friend | Elton John | Elton John |
| Layla | Jim Gordon | Derek and the Dominos |
| Angry Young Man | Billy Joel | Billy Joel |
| Take a Pebble | Keith Emerson | Emerson, Lake and Palmer |
| BlueBerry Hill | Fats Domino | Fats Domino |
| Old Love | Chuck Leavell | Clapton |
| New York State of Mind | Billy Joel | Billy Joel |
| A Song for you | Leon Russell | Leon Russell |
| Crocodile rock | Elton John | Elton John |
| Imagine | John Lennon | John Lennon |
| Roundabout | Rick Wakeman | Yes |
| Boogie with Stu | Ian Stewart | Led Zeppelin |
| Call Me the Breeze | Billy Powell | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| Karn Evil 9 | Keith Emerson | Emerson, Lake and Palmer |
| What’d I say | Ray Charles | Ray Charles |
| Dixie Chicken | Billy Payne | Little Feat |
| Firth of Fifth | Tony Banks | Genesis |
| Honky Tonk Train Blues | Keith Emerson | Emerson, Lake and Palmer |
| Lovin’ Cup | Nicky Hopkins | The Rolling Stones |
| Rockin Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu | Huey “Piano” Smith | Huey “Piano” Smith |
| Your Song | Elton John | Elton John |
| Aladdin Sane | Mike Garson | David Bowie |
| Hey Jude | Paul McCartney | Beatles |
| Locomotive Breath | John Evan | Jethro Tull |
| Scenes from an Italian Restaurant | Billy Joel | Billy Joel |
| Such a Night | Dr. John | Dr. John |
| Tuesday’s Gone | Billy Powell | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| Uncertain Smile | Jools Holland | The The |
| After the Gold rush | Jack Nitzsche | Neil Young |
| Benny the Bouncer | Keith Emerson | Emerson, Lake and Palmer |
| Changes | Rick Wakeman | David Bowie |
| Don’t Stop Believin’ | Jonathan Cain | Journey |
| Enjoy the Silence | Martin Gore | Depeche Mode |
| Foreplay | Tom Scholz | Boston |
| Gimme Some Lovin | Steve Winwood | The Spencer Davis Group |
| Highway Star | Jon Lord | Deep Purple |
| Hush | Jon Lord | Deep Purple |
| Love Will Tear Us Apart | Bernard Sumner | Joy Division |
| Nothing from Nothing | Billy Preston | Billy Preston |
| One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces | Ben Folds | Ben Folds Five |
| Separate Ways | Jonathan Cain | Journey |
| Trampled Under Foot | John Paul Jones | Led Zeppelin |
| Your Time is Gonna Come | John Paul Jones | Led Zeppelin |
| Bat out of Hell | Roy Bittan | Meatloaf |
| Benny and the Jets | Elton John | Elton John |
| Get Back | Billy Preston | Beatles |
| Good Golly Miss Molly | Little Richard | Little Richard |
| Honky Cat | Elton John | Elton John |
| Lady Madonna | Paul McCartney | Beatles |
| Lucille | Little Richard | Little Richard |
| Right Place Wrong Time | Dr. John | Dr. John |
| Roll Away the Stone | Leon Russell | Leon Russell |
| Saturday’s all right for fighting | Elton John | Elton John |
| She’s Always a Woman to Me | Billy Joel | Billy Joel |
| Tarkus | Keith Emerson | Emerson, Lake and Palmer |
| The Great Gig in the Sky | Richard Wright | Pink Floyd |
| Tight Rope | Leon Russell | Leon Russell |
| Tipitina | Jon Cleary | Jon Cleary |
| Whole lott shakin goin on | Jerry Lee Lewis | Jerry Lee Lewis |
| Wine Spodie Odie | Jerry Lee Lewis | Jerry Lee Lewis |
| A Day in the Life | Paul McCartney | The Beatles |
| All the Way to Memphis | Ian Hunter | Mott the Hoople |
| Echoes | Richard Wright | Pink Floyd |
| Echoes | Richard Wright | Pink Floyd |
| Fanfare for the Common Man | Keith Emerson | Emerson, Lake and Palmer |
| Jump | Eddie Van Halen | Van Halen |
| Let it Be | Billy Preston | Beatles |
| Live and Let Die | Dizzy Reed | Guns and Roses |
| Moondance | Jef Labes | Van Morrison |
| River | Joni Mitchell | Joni Mitchell |
| She’s Not There | Rod Argent | The Zombies |
| Shine on You Crazy Diamond | Richard Wright | Pink Floyd |
| The Genetic Method | Garth Hudson | The Band |
| The House of the Rising Sun | Alan Price | The Animals |
| Against the Wind | Craig Frost | Bog Seger and the Silver Bullet Band |
| Burn Down the Mission | Elton John | Elton John |
| Come and Go Blues | Chuck Leavell | The Allman Brothers |
| Crystal Ship | Ray Manzarek | The Doors |
| Dear Daughter | Lzzy Hale | Halestorm |
| Don’t Stop Me Now | Freddie Mercury | Queen |
| Dream On | Steven Tyler | Aerosmith |
| Empty Pages | Steve Winwood | Traffic |
| Eruption | Keith Emerson | Emerson, Lake and Palmer |
| Excitable Boy | Warren Zevon | Warren Zevon |
| Faithfully | Jonathan Cain | Journey |
| Glad | Steve Winwood | Traffic |
| Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Elton John | Elton John |
| Kitty’s Back | Roy Bittan | Bruce Springsteen & the E St Band |
| Let it Rock | Nicky Hopkins | The Jerry Garcia Band |
| Little Red Rooster | Benmont Tench | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
| Long Tall Sally | Little Richard | Little Richard |
| Love of my life | Freddie Mercury | Queen |
| Low Spark of High Heeled Boys | Steve Winwood | Traffic |
| Maybe I’m Amazed | Paul McCartney | Paul McCartney |
| My Melancholy Blues | Freddie Mercury | Queen |
| No Quarter | John Paul Jones | Led Zeppelin |
| Nut Rocker | Al Hazan | B. Bumble and the Stingers |
| NYC Serenade | Roy Bittan | Bruce Springsteen & the E St Band |
| Oh Darling | Billy Preston | Beatles |
| Piggy Pig Pigs | Chris Copping | Procol Harum |
| Riders on a Storm | Ray Manzarek | The Doors |
| Sexie Sadie | John Lennon | Beatles |
| She Talks to Angels | Chuck Leavell | The Black Crowes |
| Slippen and Sliden | Little Richard | Little Richard |
| Song for Guy | Elton John | Elton John |
| Southbound | Chuck Leavell | The Allman Brothers |
| Stranger in a strange land | Leon Russell | Leon Russell |
| Summer in Highland Falls | Billy Joel | Billy Joel |
| The Tin Man Was a Dreamer | Nicky Hopkins | Nicky Hopkins |
| Tonight | Elton John | Elton John |
| Tutti Fruity | Little Richard | Little Richard |
| When the Music’s over | Ray Manzarek | The Doors |
| Winter | Tori Amos | Tori Amos |
| You’ve Got a Friend | Carole King | Carole King |
| 96 Tears | Frank Rodriguez | ? And the Mysterions |
| A Whiter Shade of Pale | Matthew Fisher | Procol Harum |
| Baba O’Riley | Pete Townsend | The Who |
| Brick | Ben Folds | Ben Folds Five |
| Bridge Over Trouble Water | Larry Knechtel | Simon & Garfunkel |
| Come Sail Away | Dennis DeYoung | Styx |
| Desperado | Glenn Frey | The Eagles |
| Do You Feel Like We Do | Mick Gallagher | Frampton’s Camel |
| Fallin | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys |
| Feelin’ Alright | Artie Butler | Joe Cocker |
| Fire in the Hole | Donald Fagen | Steely Dan |
| Fool in the Rain | John Paul Jones | Led Zeppelin |
| Go Now | Mike Pinder | Moody Blues |
| Heart of the Sunrise | Rick Wakeman | Yes |
| Here I Go Again | Jon Lord | Whitesnake |
| Hold Your Head Up | Rod Argent | Argent |
| I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down | Steve Nieve | Elvis Costello and the Attractions |
| I Feel The Earth Move | Carole King | Carole King |
| Itchykoo Park | Ian McLagan | Small Faces |
| King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table | Rick Wakeman | Yes |
| Little Queen of Spades | Chris Stainton | Eric Clapton |
| Loan Me A Dime | Barry Beckett | Bozz Scaggs & Duane Allman |
| Lovely Rita | Paul McCartney | The Beatles |
| Make You Feel My Love | Miles Robertson | Adele |
| Martha My Dear | Paul McCartney | The Beatles |
| Mr. Crowley | Don Airey | Ozzy Ozbourne |
| Old Time Rock and Roll | Barry Beckett | Bob Seger |
| Owner of a Lonely Heart | Tony Kaye | Yes |
| Pulling Mussels From The Shell | Jools Holland | Squeeze |
| School | Rick Davies | Supertramp |
| Season of the Witch | Al Kooper | Bloomfield, Kooper, and Stills |
| Space Superstar | John Hall | Prism |
| Stairway to Heaven | John Paul Jones | Led Zeppelin |
| Steppin Out | Joe Jackson | Joe Jackson |
| Stormy Monday | Gregg Allman | The Allman Brothers |
| Subdivisions | Geddy Lee | Rush |
| Sweet Home Alabama | Billy Powell | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| That’s the Way God Planned it | Billy Preston | Billy Preston |
| The Miracle and the Sleeper | Jordan Rudess | Dream Theater |
| Time is Tight | Booker T. Jones | Booker T. and the MGs |
| Tom Sawyer | Geddy Lee | Rush |
| Walking in Memphis | Mark Cohn | Mark Cohn |
| You Keep Me Hangin On | Mark Stein | Vanilla Fudge |
We each have different musical heroes and influences. We’d love to hear from you. Who is your favorite rock keyboardist? What is the top rock piano song of all time? Please comment below and let us know your favorite(s). Keep rockin!
really goooooood stuff. love it.
the fat man, fats domino
johnny b. goode, chuck berry
2 more classics i´d like to recommend.
keep on rockin´
greetings from austria in good old europe
josef
We are glad that you have found irocku and thank you for your suggestions. We’ll request the license for the songs you requested.
Keep rockin’,
irocku support
So glad this song is getting its due, George Frayne is a monster on the piano and his band was great. How about adding ‘Mess Around” by Ray Charles to the list of greats. Keep Rockin!
Yes – “Mess Around” needs to be on the list. There are so many great versions of “Mess Around”- Ray Charles, Dr. John, Professor Longhair…
Wow! Amazing Band and amazing Piano! Love to learn that!
Would love to see Elton John’s song: Levon as a lesson
Thanks for the suggestion. We’ll add it to our wish list!!!
Previously, I mentioned Ian Armit playing on Long John Baldry’s
Conditional Discharge, but I forgot to mention that Ron Wood played on the album. He would remember Ian, if Chuck is interested.
Also, the song I would like most to learn on the piano is Statesboro Blues. There is part of an instructional video by Chuck, online and it
is amazing the way he shows it. I learn better from video like that, than notes, and if it was broken into parts, it would be amazing!!
Thanks for all the songs!
Love the Long John Baldry song. Ian Armit can play the blues! Thank you for the Statesboro Blues request. We plan on rolling out a series of videos on common rock techniques and fundamentals. The first series will be on “12 bar blues piano”. We are also currently writing lessons for “Wild Horses” , “Stormy Monday” , “Let’s Spend the Night Together”, “Nobody Know You When You’re Down and Out’” and “Statesboro Blues”. Keep rockin!
George Frayne (aka Commander Cody)- “Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar”