Songs About Gun Violence
These are the top songs about someone brandishing or using a firearm.
| RANK | SONG TITLE | ARTIST(S) | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bohemian Rhapsody | Queen | 1975 |
| 2 | I Shot the Sheriff | Eric Clapton | 1974 |
| 3 | Folsom Prison Blues | Johnny Cash | 1956 |
| 4 | Another One Bites the Dust | Queen | 1980 |
| 5 | Hey Joe | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 1966 |
| 6 | Take the Money and Run | The Steve Miller Band | 1976 |
| 7 | Renegade | Sly and The Family Stone | 1979 |
| 8 | Down By the River | Neil Young | 1969 |
| 9 | Bad Company | Bad Company | 1974 |
| 10 | Do It Again | Steely Dan | 1973 |
| 11 | In the Ghetto | Elvis Presley | 1969 |
| 12 | Ohio | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | 1970 |
| 13 | Saturday Night Special | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 1975 |
| 14 | I Shot the Sheriff | The Wailers | 1973 |
| 15 | Happiness is a Warm Gun | The Beatles | 1968 |
| 16 | Blaze of Glory | Bon Jovi | 1990 |
| 17 | Lawyers, Guns and Money | Warren Zevon | 1978 |
| 18 | Janie's Got a Gun | Aerosmith | 1989 |
| 19 | Bungalow Bill | The Beatles | 1968 |
| 20 | Shoot to Thrill | AC/DC | 1980 |
| 21 | The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde | Georgie Fame | 1968 |
| 22 | Stagger Lee | Lloyd Price | 1959 |
| 23 | I Fought the Law | The Bobby Fuller Four | 1965 |
| 24 | Whiskey in the Jar | Thin Lizzy | 1972 |
| 25 | Burden in My Hand | Soundgarden | 1996 |
| 26 | Tommy Gun | The Clash | 1978 |
| 27 | Machine Gun | Commodores | 1974 |
| 28 | I Don't Like Mondays | The Boomtown Rats | 1979 |
| 29 | Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) | Cher | 1966 |