50 Power Ballads You Must Listen Before You Die

This is my list of the 50 power ballads you must listen before you die. Power ballads are usually rock or pop ballads with anthemic, emotional, torch song-styled or powerful lyrics.

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1. "November Rain" by Guns N' Roses (1992): From the successful Use Your Illusion double album, this nine-minute ballad starts off as a soft rock song, then the song later becomes a hard rock song. This song ends with an haunting guitar riff from Slash.



2. "Disarm" by The Smashing Pumpkins (1994): From their breakthrough Siamese Dream, this power ballad has very emotional, yet powerful vocals from Billy Corgan.

3. "Under the Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
4. "Changes" by Kelly and Ozzy Osbourne
5. "Because of You" by Kelly Clarkson
6. "You Look So Fine" by Garbage
7. "Don't Speak" by No Doubt
8. "Wherever You Will Go" by The Calling
9. "Angels" by Robbie Williams
10. "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls
11. "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam
12. "One" by U2
13. "Nothing Really Matters" by Metallica
14. "Rain" by Guano Apes
15. "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men
16. "Lovesong" by The Cure
17. "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M.
18. "My Immortal" by Evanescence
19. "The Only Exception" by Paramore
20. "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" by Skunk Anansie
21. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith
22. "Always" by Bon Jovi
23. "Is This Love" by Whitesnake
24. "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner
25. "Wind of Change" by Scorpions
26. "In the End" by Linkin Park
27. "Hold My Hand" by Hootie and the Blowfish
28. "Cool" by Gwen Stefani
29. "California King Bed" by Rihanna
30. "Who Knew" by Pink
31. "The Power of Love" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
32. "Hero" by Mariah Carey
33. "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston
34. "Linger" by The Cranberries
35. "Coma White" by Marilyn Manson
36. "Love Lockdown" by Kanye West
37. "The Best" by Tina Turner
38. "The Girl From Ipanema" by Astrid Gilberto
39. "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal
40. "Bump N' Grind" by R. Kelly
41. "Creep" by Stone Temple Pilots
42. "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol
43. "She Will Be Loved" by Maroon 5
44. "Hurt" by Christina Aguilera
45. "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey
46. "Live to Tell" by Madonna
47. "Stranger in Moscow" by Michael Jackson
48. "2 Become 1" by Spice Girls
49. "Back for Good" by Take That
50. "Flying Without Wings" by Westlife