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Every band has at least one song that they MUST play at concerts, or fans would revolt.  So someone looked at 50 rock bands, crunched the numbers, and found the…

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Every band has at least one song that they MUST play at concerts, or fans would revolt.  So someone looked at 50 rock bands, crunched the numbers, and found the one song they've played the most through the years.

Obviously, there's more data for the acts that have been around the longest, or who tour the most, so those weren't ranked. Here are the 20 biggest names on the list in alphabetical order, and the top song they perform live:

1.  AC/DC"The Jack"  - 1,746 times

2.  Alice in Chains"Man in the Box" -  793

3.  Alice Cooper"School's Out" - 2,784.  It's the most-played song of any band on the list.

4.  Def Leppard"Rock of Ages" - 1,949  "Photograph" is a close second at 1,939

5.  Foo Fighters"Everlong"- 1,044  (#1 for Nirvana is "School" at 292)

6.  Green Day"Longview"-  926

7.  Guns N' Roses"Welcome to the Jungle" - 921

8.  Kid Rock"Bawitdaba" -  372

9.  KISS"Rock and Roll All Nite" -  2,213

10.  Linkin Park"In the End" -  747

11.  Marilyn Manson"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"  1,262

12.  Motley Crue"Shout at the Devil" - 1,375

13.  Nickelback"How You Remind Me"  -  578

14.  Nine Inch Nails"Head Like a Hole" -  939

15.  Pearl Jam"Even Flow"  -  864

16.  Rage Against the Machine"Killing in the Name" - 317

17.  Red Hot Chili Peppers"Give It Away" - 948

18.  Smashing Pumpkins"Bullet with Butterfly Wings"  - 828

19.  Soundgarden"Rusty Cage" -  393

20.  Van Halen, a tie between "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" and "You Really Got Me"  - both 1,224

(You can check out the full list of 50 bands at Loudwire.com.  They used data from Setlist.fm.  It's not clear how comprehensive their information is, but their main claim to fame is documenting bands' touring histories.)

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