3. Guns N’ Roses, “November Rain” At a time when every band from the Sunset Strip was delivering a cool new power ballad, Guns N’ Roses proceeded to outdo them all. The group’s ...

The band teased their hair and broke big with this schlocky power ballad, an MTV favorite and car ride sing-a-long staple that made it all the way to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in fall 1989.