Main song list[]
- Song titles in Bold utilize master recordings.
- An * indicates that the track is unexportable.
- An ** indicates that the track can be exported to Rock Band 3.
| Artist | Song | Decade | Genre | Other Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet | Are You Gonna Be My Girl | 2000s | Rock | Click Here |
| Sweet | Ballroom Blitz | 1970s | Glam | Krokus version in Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s |
| Soundgarden | Black Hole Sun** | 1990s | Grunge | Click Here |
| Ramones | Blitzkrieg Bop | 1970s | Punk | Click Here |
| Hole | Celebrity Skin | 1990s | Pop/Rock | SingStar Rocks!, NHL Rock the Rink |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | Cherub Rock | 1990s | Alternative | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Beatstar |
| Radiohead | Creep | 1990s | Alternative | SingStar '90s, SingStar Amped, We Sing UK Hits |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | Dani California** | 2000s | Alternative | |
| Fall Out Boy | Dead on Arrival | 2000s | Emo | |
| KISS | Detroit Rock City | 1970s | Classic Rock | |
| Blue Öyster Cult | (Don't Fear) The Reaper | 1970s | Classic Rock | Click Here |
| The New Pornographers | Electric Version | 2000s | Indie Rock | |
| Metallica | Enter Sandman* | 1990s | Metal | Click Here |
| Faith No More | Epic | 1980s | Rock | Click Here |
| Molly Hatchet | Flirtin' with Disaster | 1970s | Southern Rock | NASCAR 98 |
| Boston | Foreplay/Long Time | 1970s | Classic Rock | Rock Band 4 (DLC) |
| The Rolling Stones | Gimme Shelter | 1960s | Classic Rock | |
| Queens of the Stone Age | Go with the Flow | 2000s | Alternative | Click Here |
| The Outlaws | Green Grass and High Tides | 1970s | Southern Rock | |
| OK Go | Here It Goes Again | 2000s | Pop/Rock | Click Here |
| Deep Purple | Highway Star | 1970s | Classic Rock | |
| Garbage | I Think I'm Paranoid | 1990s | Pop/Rock | We Sing Rock!, Gran Turismo 2 (NTSC-U) |
| Nirvana | In Bloom | 1990s | Grunge | Lips, Rocksmith; Panini in Just Dance Unlimited |
| Foo Fighters | Learn to Fly | 1990s | Alternative | |
| The Hives | Main Offender | 2000s | Punk | |
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Maps | 2000s | Indie Rock | |
| Mountain | Mississippi Queen | 1970s | Southern Rock | cover in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock |
| The Police | Next to You | 1970s | Rock | |
| R.E.M. | Orange Crush | 1980s | Alternative | |
| Black Sabbath | Paranoid* | 1970s | Metal | Click Here |
| The Strokes | Reptilia | 2000s | Rock | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock |
| Iron Maiden | Run to the Hills* | 1980s | Metal | |
| Beastie Boys | Sabotage | 1990s | Hip-Hop/Rap | Click Here |
| Weezer | Say It Ain't So | 1990s | Alternative | Click Here |
| The Clash | Should I Stay or Should I Go | 1980s | Punk | Click Here |
| David Bowie | Suffragette City | 1970s | Glam | Driver: Parallel Lines |
| Nine Inch Nails | The Hand That Feeds | 2000s | Rock | Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition |
| Rush | Tom Sawyer | 1980s | Progressive | |
| Aerosmith | Train Kept A-Rollin' | 1970s | Rock | |
| Stone Temple Pilots | Vasoline | 1990s | Alternative | SingStar Amped |
| Bon Jovi | Wanted Dead or Alive | 1980s | Rock | Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City |
| Pixies | Wave of Mutilation | 1980s | Alternative | Wakeboarding Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray |
| Coheed and Cambria | Welcome Home | 2000s | Progressive | Madden NFL 06 (Xbox 360) |
| The Killers | When You Were Young | 2000s | Alternative | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock |
| The Who | Won't Get Fooled Again | 1970s | Classic Rock | Guitar Hero Live, Cato Remix in Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) |
Wii version[]
The Wii version of the game features 5 additional songs originally released as downloadable content on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game.
| Artist | Song | Decade | Genre | Other Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The All-American Rejects | Dirty Little Secret | 2000s | Emo | Click Here |
| Oasis | Don't Look Back in Anger | 1990s | Rock | Rocksmith 2014 |
| The B-52's | Roam | 1980s | New Wave | |
| Ramones | Rockaway Beach | 1970s | Punk | |
| The Police | Roxanne | 1970s | Rock | Lips: I Love The 80's |
European version exclusive songs[]
The following songs are exclusive for European version of the game. These songs were released as DLC for American version.
| Artist | Song | Decade | Genre | Other games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blur | Beetlebum | 1990s | Alternative | |
| H-Blockx | Countdown to Insanity | 2000s | Rock | |
| Die Toten Hosen | Hier Kommt Alex | 1980s | Punk Rock | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, SingStar Die Toten Hosen |
| Muse | Hysteria | 2000s | Alternative | Beatstar |
| Les Wampas | Manu Chao | 2000s | Punk Rock | |
| Tokio Hotel | Monsoon** | 2000s | Pop/Rock | Guitar Hero World Tour, Guitar Hero: On Tour (Europe) |
| Pleymo | New Wave | 2000s | Nu Metal | |
| Juli | Perfekte Walle | 2000s | Pop/Rock | |
| Oasis | Rock N' Roll Star | 1990s | Rock |
Bonus songs[]
A total of 13 bonus songs can also be unlocked through the game's Career mode. The bonus setlist consists of bands formed by Harmonix employees as well as local bands from near Harmonix's headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts or from Boston. The exceptions are Flyleaf, Crooked X, and Mother Hips. "Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld" comes from the titular fictional band featured in the comedy show South Park.
| Artist | Song | Decade | Genre | Other Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Konks | 29 Fingers | 2000s | Rock | |
| Anarchy Club | Blood Doll | 2000s | Metal | |
| Freezepop | Brainpower | 2000s | Pop/Rock | |
| Death of the Cool | Can't Let Go | 2000s | Rock | |
| The Acro-Brats | Day Late, Dollar Short | 2000s | Punk | |
| Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives | I Get By | 2000s | Indie Rock | |
| Flyleaf | I'm So Sick | 2000s | Nu Metal | |
| Crooked X | Nightmare | 2000s | Rock | |
| Tribe | Outside | 1990s | Rock | |
| Bang Camaro | Pleasure (Pleasure) | 2000s | Rock | |
| Vagiant | Seven | 2000s | Punk | |
| The Mother Hips | Time We Had | 2000s | Rock | |
| Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld | Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld | 2000s | Novelty |