| Song | Original recording or roots | Cover version(s) |
|---|
| All Along the Watchtower | Bob Dylan | Jimi Hendrix |
| Turn the Page | Bob Seger; his later live recording with the Silver Bullet Band became especially well known | Metallica |
| Whiskey in the Jar | Traditional Irish song; Thin Lizzy’s rock arrangement preceded Metallica’s | Thin Lizzy → Metallica |
| Sabbra Cadabra | Black Sabbath | Metallica |
| You Really Got Me | The Kinks | Van Halen |
| War Pigs | Black Sabbath | T-Pain |
| Hurt | Nine Inch Nails | Johnny Cash |
| Hallelujah | Leonard Cohen | Jeff Buckley |
| Respect | Otis Redding | Aretha Franklin |
| I Will Always Love You | Dolly Parton | Whitney Houston |
| Killing Me Softly with His Song | Lori Lieberman recorded it first; Roberta Flack’s later version became a major hit | Roberta Flack → Fugees |
| With a Little Help from My Friends | The Beatles | Joe Cocker |
| The Man Who Sold the World | David Bowie | Nirvana |
| Black Magic Woman | Fleetwood Mac; written by Peter Green | Santana |
| Twist and Shout | The Top Notes recorded it first; the Isley Brothers reworked it before the Beatles | The Isley Brothers → The Beatles |
| Fast Car | Tracy Chapman | Luke Combs |
| Babe I’m Gonna Leave You | Written by Anne Bredon; Joan Baez recorded it before Led Zeppelin | Joan Baez → Led Zeppelin |
| See See Rider / CC Rider | Traditional blues; Ma Rainey recorded “See See Rider Blues” in 1924 | Elvis Presley; Grateful Dead (“CC Rider”) |
| Femme Fatale | The Velvet Underground, with Nico on lead vocals | Duran Duran |
| Perfect Day | Lou Reed | Duran Duran |
| Watching the Detectives | Elvis Costello | Duran Duran |
| Higher Ground | Stevie Wonder | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Dancing Days | Led Zeppelin | Stone Temple Pilots |
| Hard to Handle | Otis Redding | The Black Crowes |
| Ride the Lightning | Metallica; Dave Mustaine is a credited co-writer | Megadeth |
| Waterloo Sunset | The Kinks | Def Leppard |
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