Ehh - we’ve had that (in post 12). I remember because it was in my list as well.
j
- Rock Steady - Bad Company
Unless I’m mistaken, that’s number 5.
- Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry(nominated by WildaBeast in post #24) - Rosie by Jackson Browne (not mentioned elsewhere in the thread and no non-nominated song suggestions allowed so I assume this is a nomination)
- Redneck Friend - Jackson Browne
- Rock And Roll Heaven - The Righteous Brothers
- Rock Steady - Bad Company
Looks like there is room for 8 more.
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Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrcle
Rocky Top — Osborne Brothers
Rivers of Babylon — Boney M
Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain — Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Romance is a Slow Dance — Fabulous Twister Sisters
Thank you peccavi and mmm. I guess I’m done for now.
sw
What are your favorite R songs? POLL 1 of 4. Select up to 10 from this list.
- Race for the Sun – 3 Doors Down
- Rack ‘em Up – Jonny Lang
- Radar Love – Golden Earring
- Radio Free Europe – R.E.M.
- Radio Ga Ga - Queen
- Radio On – Naomi Striemer
- Radio Radio – Elvis Costello
- Radioactive – Imagine Dragons
- Radioactive – The Firm
- Rag Mop – Lionel Hampton
- Rain – The Beatles
- Rain in the Summertime – The Alarm
- Rain on the Scarecrow – John Mellencamp
- Rain When I Die – Alice in Chains
- Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Rain, the Park, and Other Things, The – The Cowsills
- Rainbow – Kesha
- Rainbow Connection – Kermit the Frog
- Rainbow in the Dark – Dio
- Raining Tacos – Parry Gripp
- Rainy Day People – Gordon Lightfoot
- Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 – Bob Dylan
- Rainy Days and Mondays – Carpenters
- Rainy Night in Georgia – Brook Benton
- Rainy Night in Georgia – Conway Twitty & Sam Moore
- Rainy Night in Soho – The Pogues
- Ram On – Paul McCartney
- Ramble On – Led Zeppelin
- Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man – Bob Seger
- Ramblin’ Man – Allman Brothers Band
- Rapture – Blondie
- Raspberry Beret – Prince & the Revolution
- Rasputin – Boney M
- Rattlesnake Shake – Fleetwood Mac
- Rave On – Buddy Holly & the Crickets
- Reach Out (I’ll Be There) – The Four Tops
- Ready Or Not – The Fugees
- Real Gone Kid – Deacon Blue
- Real Me, The – The Who
- Real Slim Shady, The – Eminem
- Real Thing, A – The Beths
- Rebel Girl – Bikini Kill
- Rebel Rebel – David Bowie
- Rebel Yell – Billy Idol
- Rebellion (Lies) – Arcade Fire
- Rebels – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
- Reckless Driving – Lizzy Mcalpine
- Red Barchetta – Rush
- Red Dragon Tattoo – Fountains of Wayne
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What are your favorite R songs? POLL 2 of 4. Select up to 10 from this list.
- Red Headed Stranger – Willie Nelson
- Red Red Wine – UB40
- Red Rubber Ball – The Cyrcle
- Red Skies – The Fixx
- Redneck Friend – Jackson Browne
- Reel Around the Fountain – The Smiths
- Reeling in the Years – Steely Dan
- Reflections – The Supremes
- Refractions in the Plastic Pulse – Stereolab
- Rehab – Amy Winehouse
- Relax – Frankie Goes To Hollywood
- Remedy – The Black Crowes
- Remember – Greg Kihn Band
- Remember a Day – Pink Floyd
- Remember Me – Diana Ross
- Renegade – Styx
- Renegades of Funk – Rage Against the Machine
- Reptile – The Church
- Requiem por un Con – Serge Gainsbourg
- Rescue Me – Fontella Bass
- Respect – Aretha Franklin
- Respect Yourself – The Staple Singers
- Respectable – Mel & Kim
- Respectable – The Rolling Stones
- Respectable Street – XTC
- Return of the Giant Hogweed, The - Genesis
- Revelations – Iron Maiden
- Revolution – The Beatles
- Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The – Gil Scott-Heron
- Rhiannon – Fleetwood Mac
- Ribs - Lorde
- Rich Girl – Hall & Oates
- Ride – Twentyone Pilots
- Ride a White Swan – T Rex
- Ride Across the River – Dire Straits
- Riders on the Storm – The Doors
- Riff Raff – AC/DC
- Rifle’s Spiral, The – The Shins
- Right Down the Line – Gerry Rafferty
- Right Here Waiting – Richard Marx
- Right In Two – Tool
- Right Place, Wrong Time – Dr. John
- Rikki Don’t Lose That Number – Steely Dan
- Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Iron Maiden
- Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
- Ring of Fire – Wall of Voodoo
- Ring Them Bells – Bob Dylan
- Rio – Duran Duran
- Rip This Joint – The Rolling Stones
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What are your favorite R songs? POLL 3 of 4. Select up to 10 from this list.
- Ripple – Grateful Dead
- Ripples – Beabadoobe
- Rise – The Cult
- Riu Chiu – The Monkees
- River Deep, Mountain High – Ike & Tina Turner
- River Man – Nick Drake
- River of Dreams, The – Billy Joel
- River on Fire – Adam Again
- River, The – Bruce Springsteen
- Rivers of Babylon – Boney M
- Road to Hell, The – Chris Rea
- Road To Nowhere – Talking Heads
- Roadrunner – Modern Lovers
- Roam – The B-52s
- Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy, A – The Kinks
- Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide – David Bowie
- Rock and Roll – Led Zeppelin
- Rock and Roll – The Velvet Underground
- Rock and Roll All Nite – Kiss
- Rock and Roll Heaven – The Righteous Brothers
- Rock and Roll High School – The Ramones
- Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo – Rick Derringer
- Rock Around the Clock – Bill Haley & His Comets
- Rock Candy - Montrose
- Rock Island Line – Lonnie Donegan
- Rock Lobster – The B-52s
- Rock Me Amadeus – Falco
- Rock Me on the Water – Linda Ronstadt
- Rock On – David Essex
- Rock Steady – Bad Company
- Rock This Town – Stray Cats
- Rock You Like a Hurricane - Scorpions
- Rock’n’Roll Lifestyle – Cake
- Rockabilly Rebel – Matchbox
- Rockaway Beach – The Ramones
- Rocket – Smashing Pumpkins
- Rocket 88 – Jacke Brenston and His Delta Cats
- Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long Long Time) – Elton John
- Rockin’ in the Free World – Neil Young
- Rockin’ Robin – Bobby Day
- Rockin’ Roll Baby – The Stylistics
- Rockin’ the Suburbs – Ben Folds Five
- Rockit – Herbie Hancock
- Rockstar – Nickelback
- Rocky Mountain High – John Denver
- Rocky Mountain Way – Joe Walsh
- Rocky Top – Osborne Brothers
- Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner – Warren Zevon
- Roll Away the Stone – Mott the Hoople
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What are your favorite R songs? POLL 4 of 4. Select up to 10 from this list.
- Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms – Flatt & Scruggs
- Roll On Down the Highway – Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- Roll Over Beethoven – Chuck Berry
- Roll Over Beethoven – Electric Light Orchestra
- Roll to Me – Del Amitri
- Rollin’ and Tumblin’ – North Mississippi Allstars
- Rolling in the Deep – Adele
- Rolling People, The – The Verve
- Romance Is a Slow Dance – Fabulous Twister Sisters
- Romeo and Juliet – Dire Straits
- Romeo Had Juliet – Lou Reed
- Room That Echoes – Peking Man
- Room Where It Happened, The – Leslie Odom Jr. & the Cast of Hamilton
- Rooster – Alice in Chains
- Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) – Bruce Springsteen
- Rosanna – Toto
- Rose, The – Bette Midler
- Roses - Outkast
- Rosie – Jackson Browne
- Rosie Won’t You Please Come Home – The Kinks
- Rough Boys – Pete Townshend
- Roundabout - Yes
- Roxanne – The Police
- Royals – Lorde
- Rubberband Man, The – The Spinners
- Ruby Baby – Donald Fagen
- Ruby Soho – Rancid
- Ruby Tuesday – The Rolling Stones
- Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town – Kenny Rogers
- Rubycon I – Tangerine Dream
- Rudy Can’t Fail – The Clash
- Rueda, La – Frankie Ruiz
- Rule the World – Walk of the Earth
- Rumble – Link Wray
- Rumor Has It – Honeydogs
- Run Like Hell – Pink Floyd
- Run Run Away – Slade
- Run Run Run – The Velvet Underground
- Run Run Run – The Who
- Run Through the Jungle – Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Run to the Hills – Iron Maiden
- Run-Around – Blues Traveler
- Runaway – Aurora
- Runaway – Del Shannon
- Runaway Train – Soul Asylum
- Runnin’ Down the Dream – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
- Runnin’ On Empty – Jackson Browne
- Runnin’ With the Devil – Van Halen
- Running Up That Hill – Kate Bush
- Running With the Wolves – Aurora
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My R bench:
- Race Is On, The – Dave Edmunds
- Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head – B.J. Thomas
- Ramblin’ Man – Hank Williams
- Razor Face – Elton John
- Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache – Robert Gordon
- Redemption Song – Bob Marley & the Wailers
- Return To Sender – Elvis Presley
- Ride Captain Ride – Blues Image
- Ride Sally Ride – Lou Reed
- Rock & Roll – Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels
- Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu – Johnny Rivers
- Rocky Raccoon – The Beatles
- Roll Another Number (For the Road) – Neil Young
- Roll Over Beethoven – The Beatles
- Romance in Durango – Bob Dylan
- Royal Scam, The – Steely Dan
- Ruby Baby – Dion & the Belmonts
- Run For Your Life – The Beatles
Also-rans:
Rainbow Country - Bob Marley & The Wailers
Rapid Roy (That Stock Car Boy) - Jim Croce
Rapper’s Delight - The Sugarhill Gang
Ray of Light - Madonna
Real Gone - Sheryl Crow
Reasons To Be Cheerful, Pt. 3 - Ian Dury And The Blockheads
Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson
Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War - Paul Simon
Re: Your Brains - Jonathan Coulton
Rhythm of the Rain - The Cascades
Ribbon In The Sky - Stevie Wonder
Right Next Door (Because of Me) - Robert Cray
Right Said Fred - The late great Bernard Cribbins
Roads - Portishead
Robots - Flight of the Conchords
The Rockafella Skank - Fatboy Slim
Rock The Casbah - The Clash
The Rodeo Song - Garry Lee and Showdown (it’s a classic)
Rough Boy - ZZ Top
Rudy, A Message To You - Dandy Livingstone (as opposed to the same song by The Specials, which was titled “A Message To You, Rudy”)
A couple of months ago I met Billy Davis, the guy who co-wrote this song. What an interesting, humble guy he is.
He also co-wrote “The Twist” with Hank Ballard, which they released three months before Chubby Checker’s version came out.
mmm
My R also-rans:
Radio Flyer - Jeff Elbel + Ping
Reception - Trip Shakespeare
Red White and Blue - Lost Dogs
The Reflex - Duran Duran
Refugee - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Restless - The Bangles
Ride My See-Saw - The Moody Blues
Rise From the Ruins - Mark Heard
The Road - The Kinks
Rock and Roll Girls - John Fogerty
Rock & Roll Is King - ELO
Rockin’ the Paradise - Styx
Rocks In Your Head - The 77s
Round and Round - Ratt
Rubber Biscuit - The Blues Brothers
Rules of Travel - Roseanne Cash
Runaway Feeling - Thorns
Running Out of Love - The Moody Blues
Rain by Terence Trent D’Arby is one overlooked. He also would fit into the thread about commonly misspelled names.
My leftovers:
Rolling Stone Blues - Muddy Waters
Real Real Gone - Van Morrison
Reelin’ And Rockin’ - Chuck Berry
Roots, Rock, Reggae - Bob Marley
Rastaman Vibration - Bob Marley
Rock And Roll Star - Oasis
Romance In Durango - Bob Dylan
Rocker - AC/DC
Racing In The Streets - Bruce Springsteen (this was hard to leave off and I hoped for someone else picking it)
The Rumor - The Band
The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin
Rainy Day In June - The Kinks
The Race - Yello
Rocks Off - The Rolling Stones
Rings Around The World - Super Furry Animals
Run Charlie Run - The Temptations
Rock And Roll Singer - AC/DC
Still a bunch on my list that haven’t been mentioned:
R.O.C.K. in the USA – John Mellencamp
Rag, Momma, Rag – The Band 
Raglan Road - Sinéad O’Connor
Railroad Steel – The Georgia Satellites
Rain Drops – Dee Clark
Raised on Robbery – Joni Mitchell
Raise Your Glass – Pink
Real Wild Child (Wild One) – Iggy Pop
Red Dirt Girl – Emmylou Harris
Remember (Walking in the Sand) – The Shangri-Las
Remember (Walking in the Sand) – Jeff Beck & Imelda May
Respect – Otis Redding
Return of the Grievous Angel – Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris
Return to Me - Dean Martin
Rhythm of the Night -DeBarge
Ribbon of Darkness – Marty Robbins
Richland Woman – Stoneground
Ring of Fire - June Carter Cash
Rip Her to Shreds – Blondie
Rise Up – Andra Day
River – Joni Mitchell
Riverside – Beat Farmers
Roadhouse Blues – The Doors
Rose of Cimarron – Emmylou Harris
Rosemary – Sierra Ferrell
Route 66 – Chuck Berry
Runaround Sue – Dion
Running Scared – Roy Orbison
Oh boy, I love this song.
mmm
This slipped my mind, or else I would have posted it.