Am I the only one who thought of Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey? 
The 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky. Certainly utterly pointless to listen to NOT loud.
ZZ Top, “Pincushion”. Meh at normal listening levels, but ohmigawd, crank it up, and it’s gut-bustin’ guitar rock at its finest.
For me, a non-cranker: Shook Me All Night Long, AC/DC; Rock the Casbah, The Clash; Hold My Hand, Hootie & the Blowfish; and Word Up by who is it, Cameo?
RealityChuck reminded me that I also crank Rosalita, though I don’t think I have it currently. (Where is that cassette?? :eek: )
Anything by The Who. In fact, if you haven’t already had a significant hearing loss after listening to The Who, you haven’t been doing it right.
Wild Cherry, “Play that Funky Music”
Wagner, “Ride of the Valkyries”
Also, quite a few of the others already listed.
I dont’ like Morisette, but along similar lines, Emiliana Torrini. Most of a Emiliana song will sound just average loudness when cranked, but then it builds up and you can really hear all the intricacies and feel the power of the musical buildup when it happens.
Song 3 by Blur (you know the woo hoo one)
Louie Louie version by** Black Flag** certainly benefits from some amperage
Debaser by the Pixies
Bonin’ in the Bone Yard by Fishbone, or Higher Ground cover from Red Hot Chilli Peppers if you need some bass induced damage
ETA sorry jumped in without reading the OP fully. Those songs are pretty good when played at a normal vol so probably don’t count.
Beethoven’s Fifth
“Frankenstein” by the Edgar Winter Group
From Her to Eternity - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Lightsabre C#*ksucking Blues - McLusky
Most of Nine Inch Nail’s catolog
I’m a dork. I reach for the volume knob when “Rock Around the Clock” comes on. Most other music I don’t feel the need to crank.
“More Than A Feeling” by Boston, “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” by The Darkness, “Canon” by Zox, “Living on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi. All songs improved by cranking them up to eleven.
We Want Fun, Andrew W.K., for the win.
NO, I win duality
Slipknot
“Killing in the Name,” Rage Against The Machine
“Hail Hail,” Pearl Jam
“For Those About To Rock,” AC/DC. (Seismic volume levels needed here)
“Change The Locks,” Tom Petty & the Hearbreakers
“Rockin’ In the Free World,” Neil Young
“Insane in the Membrane,” Cypress Hill
I took this to mean that the song is NOT good when played at soft or moderate levels.
Chumbawumba - Tubthumping
The Alarm - The Stand
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
Any Buckcherry Song
My next door “neighbor” (I live in an apartment) used to play his stereo at high volume until long after midnight, and accompanied his favorite selections on a bass guitar cranked up to 11.
One weeknight at about 2 a.m., unable to stand it any longer, I cranked up my CD of the Dies Irae from Verdi’s Requiem. Not the whole thing, just up until the sudden cutoff at the end of the Tuba Mirum.
Never heard so much as a squeak from the other side of the wall again.
That one is great not only loud, but through as many speakers as possible. I have the quadraphonic mix of it in DTS and it is a complete trip.
“Sensoria” by Cabaret Voltaire. I heard this at a friend’s house through his Klipsch La Scalas and it was an intense physical experience.
“Sat In Your Lap” by Kate Bush. I used to be a sound engineer, and one of the perks of the job is choosing what music gets played to check the sound system. A great song to use to fill an arena with decibels. The album liner notes specifically request that it be played loud. I sometimes wish I were still in that field so I could do that with “Nocturne” from her most recent album “Aerial”.
Kizarvexius: Another great one for neighbor frightening is Diamonda Galas’ “Wild Women With Steak Knives”.
A couple more…
Down by the River - Neil Young
Radar Love - Golden Earring
Is that the one that Lucinda Williams wrote? Because I have a CD of hers with that one on it and it IS good for cranking up.
I’ll throw in an obscure one, but awesome when played loud: “The Musical Box” by Genesis.