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What is the most iconic rock riff?

The Top 40 Greatest Rock Riffs of All Time as voted for by YOU are: Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water. Black Sabbath - Paranoid. Uriah Heep - Gypsy. ... Black Sabbath - Symptom Of The Universe. AC/DC - Highway To Hell. ... Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile. Metallica - Enter Sandman. ... AC/DC - Riff Raff. Guns N' Roses - November Rain.

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The 40 Greatest Rock Riffs Of All Time revealed

After thousands of Planet Rock listeners cast their votes, the full results for our Greatest Rock Riffs of All Time poll are now in.

Published 18th Apr 2017

As revealed first on Darren Redick’s show last night (17th April), Ritchie’s Blackmore’s legendary riff from Deep Purple’s seminal 1972 anthem ‘Smoke On The Water’ brushed aside the competition and took the coveted top spot. Closely following behind in second place is Tony Iommi’s pulverising and pioneering metal riffs from Black Sabbath’s ‘Paranoid’ with Uriah Heep’s iconic ‘…Very 'Eavy …Very 'Umble’ opener ‘Gypsy’ taking third spot. Reflecting on Deep Purple's triumph, Darren Redick said: "I was not surprised that Smoke On The Water won as it embodies all that an iconic song should be. A riff that supports the whole song, great playing, an amazing narrative lyric and a huge singalong chorus to boot! But really it’s about that riff, which is essentially the first thing any aspiring guitarist is taught. Don’t believe me? Watch School of Rock with Jack Black! Great documentary!" Completing the Top 10 are The Darkness’ ‘Barbarian’, ‘Led Zeppelin’s ‘Whole Lotta Love’, UFO’s ‘Rock Bottom’, Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’, AC/DC’s ‘Back In Black’, Derek and the Dominos’ ‘Layla’ and AC/DC’s ‘Whole Lotta Rosie’. Testament to their towering genius, Black Sabbath dominate the Top 40 with a total of six entries. AC/DC have five songs featured, while Deep Purple, Guns N’ Roses, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Metallica and Van Halen all have multiple songs in the countdown. The Top 40 Greatest Rock Riffs of All Time as voted for by YOU are:

1. Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water

2. Black Sabbath - Paranoid

3. Uriah Heep - Gypsy

4. The Darkness - Barbarian

5. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love

6. UFO - Rock Bottom

7. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child Of Mine

8. AC/DC - Back In Black

9. Derek and the Dominos - Layla

10. AC/DC - Whole Lotta Rosie

11. Black Sabbath - Symptom Of The Universe

12. AC/DC - Highway To Hell

13. Budgie - Breadfan

14. AC/DC - Thunderstruck

15. Black Sabbath - Iron Man

16. Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train

18. Deep Purple - Burn

19. Led Zeppelin - Kashmir

20. Status Quo - Caroline

21. Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile

22. Metallica - Enter Sandman

23. Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love

24. Iron Maiden - The Trooper

25. Dire Straits - Money For Nothing

26. Iron Maiden - Phantom Of The Opera

27. The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Woman

28. The Kinks - You Really Got Me

29. Metallica - Master Of Puppets

30. Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

31. AC/DC - Riff Raff

32. Guns N' Roses - November Rain

33. Eagles - Hotel California

34. Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell

35. Free - All Right Now

36. Aerosmith - Walk This Way

37. Van Halen - Unchained

38. Rush - Spirit Of Radio

39. Black Sabbath - Supernaut

40. Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love

You can also see the results from our Top 100 Greatest EVER Rock Songs poll from back in 2012 right here. And if that's not enough to quench your insatiable appetite for countdowns, The 40 Best Ever Acoustic Rock Songs can be seen by clicking this link.

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