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Guitar Hero 5 is the fifth main title in the Guitar Hero series of rhythm games, released worldwide in September 2009 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and 3 and Wii consoles. In the game, players use special instrument controllers to simulate the playing of lead and bass guitar, drums, and vocals for rock and other songs. Players are awarded points by performing specific actions on the controllers to match notes that scroll on screen that correspond with the appropriate instrument. Successfully hitting notes increases the player's scoring and performance meter, while missing too many notes will lower the performance meter and may cause the song to end prematurely. Songs can be played either by oneself, competitively with other players in several game modes, or cooperative with up to three other players in their own virtual band. Although traditionally a four-player band can have one player on each instrument, Guitar Hero 5 allows any four-player combination of these instruments to be used, such as a band composed of four drummers. Guitar Hero 5 is considered by its developers to be an expansion of the series into more "social play", featuring modes such as Party Play, which allows players to drop in and out and change difficulty in the middle of a song without worrying about failing or losing points. [1] Guitar Hero 5 is distributed with 85 songs on-disc, many being from artists that have yet to have their music featured in a rhythm video game, and more than half having been published in the last decade. The setlist was considered the weakest part of the game; although it was praised for its diversity, critics believed that the widely varying genres represented would mean that players would not enjoy every song in the game. Guitar Hero 5 is the first game in the series to reuse content from previous Guitar Hero games. Most of the existing downloadable content for Guitar Hero World Tour can be reused in Guitar Hero 5 without additional cost, while for a small fee, players can import a selection of songs from Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero Smash Hits into Guitar Hero 5. Such content is incorporated into the main game modes. Critics praised the ability to reuse content from older games, but felt that more songs should have been transferable when the game was launched. Activision no longer provides new downloadable content for Guitar Hero 5 since the release of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock in September 2010.
Excluding its downloadable content, Guitar Hero 5 features 85 songs, all based on master recordings or live performances, from 83 musicians. Tracks from 30 artists represent their "music-rhythm video game debut". [2] Game director Brian Bright has called the track list "fresh"; 25% of the songs were released in the last 18 months, and more than 50% from the current decade. [3] Unlike previous versions of the Guitar Hero series, in which players must work through a career mode to unlock all the songs in the game, all songs in Guitar Hero 5 are unlocked and are playable in any mode from the start. [4] However, a Career mode is presented in the game, similar to Guitar Hero: Metallica , in which players acquire a number of stars from their performances in earlier venues to unlock new venues. The song order within the venues remains the same regardless of the number of players or the instruments played. Venues are generally ordered by overall song difficulty; songs become more difficult in later venues. [5] Also, 69 of the songs are importable into Band Hero for a nominal fee. [6]
Critics appreciated many of Guitar Hero 5's features, but found the soundtrack to be the weakest feature of the game. Matt Helgeson of Game Informer called the track list "extremely diverse", [7] and Arthur Gies of GameSpy felt that the song selection was based on "careful consideration for the most part", to avoid songs with short-lived appeal. [5] However, the variety of songs was found to also work against the game. Reviewers noted that players would find songs they liked, but at the same time, would find songs they loathed. [8] Erik Brudvig of IGN noted that while "the goal was to include a bit of everything", the range of songs on the track list "ensure[s] that nobody will like everything on the disc". [9] The soundtrack's diversity also affected the Career progression; while the guitar difficulty progression in the Career mode was considered better than in previous games, it left the vocals and drummer progression "all over the place". [5]
The songs in Guitar Hero 5's track list are listed below, including the year of the song's recording, song title, artist, venue where the song is played in the Career progression, [10] and whether or not the track is exportable for Band Hero , Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock or other future games. [11]
| Year | Song | Artist | Career Venue | Genre | Exportable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | "2 Minutes to Midnight" | Iron Maiden | 12. The Golden Gate | Heavy Metal | No |
| 1973 | "20th Century Boy" | T. Rex | 8. Neon Oasis | Glam Rock | Yes |
| 1969 | "21st Century Schizoid Man" + | King Crimson | 14. Hypersphere | Prog Rock | Yes |
| 2008 | "A-Punk" | Vampire Weekend | 8. Neon Oasis | Surf Rock | Yes |
| 1967 | "All Along the Watchtower" | Bob Dylan | 1. The 13th Rail | Blues Rock | No |
| 2006 | "All The Pretty Faces" | The Killers | 7. Guitarhenge | Alternative | Yes |
| 1976 | "American Girl" | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | 12. The Golden Gate | Power Pop | No |
| 2009 | "Back Round" | Wolfmother | 11. Cairo Bazaar | Hard Rock | Yes |
| 2001 | "Bleed American" | Jimmy Eat World | 6. The Aqueduct | Pop Rock | Yes |
| 2008 | "Blue Day" | Darker My Love | 2. Club Boson | Indie Rock | Yes |
| 2005 | "Blue Orchid" | The White Stripes | 2. Club Boson | Blues Rock | Yes |
| 2007 | "Brianstorm" | Arctic Monkeys | 12. The Golden Gate | Alternative | Yes |
| 2009 | "Bring the Noise 20XX" | Public Enemy featuring Zakk Wylde | 8. Neon Oasis | Hip Hop | Yes |
| 1995 | "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" | The Smashing Pumpkins | 9. Electric Honky Tonk | Grunge | Yes |
| 2007 | "Cigarettes, Wedding Bands" | Band of Horses | 3. Sideshow | Southern Rock | Yes |
| 1994 | "Comedown" | Bush | 4. Angel's Crypt | Grunge | Yes |
| 1982 | "Dancing with Myself" | Billy Idol | 4. Angel's Crypt | New Wave | No |
| 2002 | "Deadbolt" + | Thrice | 12. The Golden Gate | Alternative | Yes |
| 2007 | "Demon(s)" + | Darkest Hour | 13. Fjord of Swords | Melodic Death Metal | Yes |
| 1995 | "Disconnected" | Face to Face | 9. Electric Honky Tonk | Pop Punk | Yes |
| 2008 | "Done with Everything, Die for Nothing" + | Children of Bodom | 13. Fjord of Swords | Melodic Death Metal | Yes |
| 1976 | "Do You Feel Like We Do?" (Live) | Peter Frampton | 13. Fjord of Swords | Classic Rock | Yes |
| 1997 | "Du Hast" | Rammstein | 8. Neon Oasis | Industrial | No |
| 2000 | "Ex-Girlfriend" | No Doubt | 3. Sideshow | Pop Rock | Yes |
| 1975 | "Fame" | David Bowie | 3. Sideshow | Classic Rock | No |
| 2005 | "Feel Good Inc." | Gorillaz | 1. The 13th Rail | Alternative | No |
| 2008 | "Gamma Ray" | Beck | 1. The 13th Rail | Alternative | Yes |
| 1992 | "Gratitude" | Beastie Boys | 2. Club Boson | Rap Rock | Yes |
| 1982 | "Hungry Like the Wolf" | Duran Duran | 6. The Aqueduct | New Wave | Yes |
| 1982 | "Hurts So Good" | John Mellencamp | 2. Club Boson | Pop Rock | Yes |
| 2006 | "Incinerate" | Sonic Youth | 10. Calavera Square | Alternative | No |
| 2002 | "In My Place" | Coldplay | 1. The 13th Rail | Pop Rock | Yes |
| 2007 | "In the Meantime" | Spacehog | 5. O'Connell's Corner | Alternative | Yes |
| 1976 | "Jailbreak" | Thin Lizzy | 6. The Aqueduct | Hard Rock | Yes |
| 2000 | "Judith" | A Perfect Circle | 12. The Golden Gate | Alternative | Yes |
| 2000 | "Kryptonite" | 3 Doors Down | 4. Angel's Crypt | Post-Grunge | Yes |
| 2000 | "L.A." | Elliott Smith | 5. O'Connell's Corner | Indie Rock | Yes |
| 1992 | "Lithium" (Live) | Nirvana | 7. Guitarhenge | Grunge | Yes |
| 1981 | "Lonely Is the Night" | Billy Squier | 7. Guitarhenge | Rock | Yes |
| 1983 | "Looks That Kill" | Mötley Crüe | 6. The Aqueduct | Heavy Metal | Yes |
| 1993 | "Lust for Life" (Live) | Iggy Pop | 13. Fjord of Swords | Garage Rock | Yes |
| 2008 | "Maiden, Mother & Crone" | The Sword | 10. Calavera Square | Stoner Rock | Yes |
| 2007 | "Make It wit Chu" | Queens of the Stone Age | 5. O'Connell's Corner | Blues Rock | Yes |
| 2009 | "Medicate" + | AFI | 11. Cairo Bazaar | Alternative | Yes |
| 2008 | "Mirror People" | Love and Rockets | 4. Angel's Crypt | Alternative | Yes |
| 1992 | "Nearly Lost You" | Screaming Trees | 7. Guitarhenge | Grunge | No |
| 2008 | "Never Miss a Beat" | Kaiser Chiefs | 4. Angel's Crypt | Indie Rock | Yes |
| 1993 | "No One to Depend On" + (Live) | Santana | 10. Calavera Square | Classic Rock | Yes |
| 2003 | "One Big Holiday" | My Morning Jacket | 9. Electric Honky Tonk | Indie Rock | Yes |
| 1995 | "Only Happy When It Rains" | Garbage | 2. Club Boson | Alternative | Yes |
| 1976 | "Play That Funky Music" | Wild Cherry | 3. Sideshow | Funk Rock | No |
| 2001 | "Plug In Baby" | Muse | 5. O'Connell's Corner | Alternative | No |
| 1963 | "Ring of Fire" | Johnny Cash | 9. Electric Honky Tonk | Country | Yes |
| 2001 | "The Rock Show" | Blink-182 | 6. The Aqueduct | Pop Punk | Yes |
| 1989 | "Runnin' Down a Dream" | Tom Petty | 10. Calavera Square | Heartland Rock | No |
| 1973 | "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" | Elton John | 11. Cairo Bazaar | Classic Rock | Yes |
| 2008 | "Scatterbrain" + a (Live) | Jeff Beck | 13. Fjord of Swords | Prog Rock | Yes |
| 2008 | "Send a Little Love Token" | The Duke Spirit | 4. Angel's Crypt | Alternative | Yes |
| 1994 | "Seven" | Sunny Day Real Estate | 8. Neon Oasis | Alternative | Yes |
| 2008 | "Sex on Fire" | Kings of Leon | 3. Sideshow | Alternative | No |
| 1976 | "Shout It Out Loud" | Kiss | 4. Angel's Crypt | Classic Rock | Yes |
| 2008 | "Six Days a Week" | The Bronx | 12. The Golden Gate | Punk | Yes |
| 1991 | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Nirvana | 7. Guitarhenge | Grunge | Yes |
| 2008 | "Sneak Out" | Rose Hill Drive | 11. Cairo Bazaar | Blues Rock | Yes |
| 1978 | "So Lonely" | The Police | 10. Calavera Square | Reggae Rock | Yes |
| 1997 | "Song 2" | Blur | 1. The 13th Rail | Alternative | No |
| 2006 | "Sowing Season (Yeah)" | Brand New | 2. Club Boson | Indie Rock | Yes |
| 1980 | "The Spirit of Radio" + (Live) | Rush | 13. Fjord of Swords | Prog Rock | Yes |
| 2006 | "Steady, As She Goes" | The Raconteurs | 2. Club Boson | Blues Rock | Yes |
| 2006 | "Streamline Woman" | Gov't Mule | 11. Cairo Bazaar | Southern Rock | Yes |
| 1978 | "Sultans of Swing" | Dire Straits | 5. O'Connell's Corner | Classic Rock | Yes |
| 1972 | "Superstition" | Stevie Wonder | 5. O'Connell's Corner | Funk | Yes |
| 1992 | "Sweating Bullets" + | Megadeth | 13. Fjord of Swords | Heavy Metal | Yes |
| 1968 | "Sympathy for the Devil" | The Rolling Stones | 1. The 13th Rail | Blues Rock | Yes |
| 2008 | "They Say" | Scars on Broadway | 1. The 13th Rail | Hard Rock | Yes |
| 1982 | "Under Pressure" | Queen and David Bowie | 3. Sideshow | Rock | No |
| 2008 | "Wannabe in L.A." | Eagles of Death Metal | 7. Guitarhenge | Garage Rock | Yes |
| 1973 | "We're an American Band" | Grand Funk Railroad | 9. Electric Honky Tonk | Classic Rock | Yes |
| 1996 | "What I Got" | Sublime | 8. Neon Oasis | Alternative | Yes |
| 1996 | "Why Bother?" | Weezer | 6. The Aqueduct | Pop Punk | No |
| 2006 | "Wolf Like Me" | TV on the Radio | 10. Calavera Square | Alternative | Yes |
| 1999 | "Woman From Tokyo" ('99 Remix) | Deep Purple | 3. Sideshow | Hard Rock | Yes |
| 2008 | "You and Me" | Attack! Attack! | 5. O'Connell's Corner | Pop Rock | Yes |
| 1986 | "You Give Love a Bad Name" | Bon Jovi | 5. O'Connell's Corner | Hard Rock | Yes |
| 1998 | "Younk Funk" a | The Derek Trucks Band | 11. Cairo Bazaar | Funk | Yes |
On release of Guitar Hero 5, 35 of the songs from World Tour and 21 from Smash Hits are importable into Guitar Hero 5 for a small fee (approximately $0.10 per song), and are treated as downloadable content for the game playable in all game modes; the World Tour export was available on release, while the Smash Hits export was available a few days afterwards. [12] [13] [14] [15] Furthermore, 61 of the 65 tracks from Band Hero are importable into Guitar Hero 5. [6] All transferred songs are also playable in Band Hero . [12] However, Guitar Hero 5 is not backwards-compatible with World Tour. [16] The transfer process requires the player to enter a unique code from the World Tour or Smash Hits manual to be able to redownload available songs in a pack (on the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3) or individual songs (on the Wii) that have been updated to include the new features. Players on the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 can delete individual songs after downloading the pack. [17] [18] Some songs are not transferable because of licensing issues—not technical issues—according to Bright. [19] Tim Riley, the head of music licensing at Activision, stated that the company will continue to seek licenses for more songs from previous games and downloadable content to be exported into Guitar Hero 5, but cannot guarantee that these songs will be licensed for future Guitar Hero games. [12] While reviewers appreciated Activision's efforts to allow the importing of songs from previous games, [9] they felt that the small number of tracks that were available at launch was at odds with the impression that Activision had made of the process before the game's release. [5] [20]
On September 28, 2010, 39 songs from Guitar Hero: Metallica were also made available to import. These were the last downloadable songs made available for Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero before the move to Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock ended the flow of DLC for those games.
Guitar Hero 5 supports downloadable content. However, on March 31, 2014, Activision removed all downloadable content and there is no evidence it will be available again. [21]
The first songs were made available shortly after the game's release. In addition, 152 of the 158 available downloadable songs for Guitar Hero World Tour are forward-compatible with Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero; the existing content is automatically upgraded to include all features new to these games and was immediately available to players upon release of Guitar Hero 5. [2] [12] [22] Downloaded songs can be used in all game modes, provided all players have the song, including in the game's Career mode when players are given the option to select any song to play. The entire Guitar Hero 5 DLC library is also available in Band Hero, and vice versa, so both games embrace the same DLC library.
September 7, 2010 saw the release of the last track pack for Guitar Hero 5; All existing Guitar Hero 5 downloadable content is forward-compatible with Warriors of Rock, however, Warriors of Rock add-on content is not backward-compatible with Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero.
| Year | Song title | Artist | Pack name | Genre | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | "Prodigal Son" (Live) | The Rolling Stones | The Rolling Stones Live Track Pack [23] | Rock | September 3, 2009 |
| 1969 | "You Gotta Move" (Live) | The Rolling Stones | The Rolling Stones Live Track Pack [23] | Rock | September 3, 2009 |
| 1969 | "Under My Thumb" (Live) | The Rolling Stones | The Rolling Stones Live Track Pack [23] | Rock | September 3, 2009 |
| 1969 | "I'm Free" (Live) | The Rolling Stones | The Rolling Stones Live Track Pack [23] | Rock | September 3, 2009 |
| 1969 | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Live) | The Rolling Stones | The Rolling Stones Live Track Pack [23] | Rock | September 3, 2009 |
| 2009 | "100 Little Curses" | Street Sweeper Social Club | Street Sweeper Social Club Track Pack [24] | Rock | September 10, 2009 |
| 2009 | "Fight! Smash! Win!" | Street Sweeper Social Club | Street Sweeper Social Club Track Pack [24] | Rock | September 10, 2009 |
| 2009 | "Somewhere in the World It's Midnight" | Street Sweeper Social Club | Street Sweeper Social Club Track Pack [24] | Rock | September 10, 2009 |
| 2009 | "Beautiful Thieves" | AFI | AFI Track Pack [24] | Pop Punk | September 17, 2009 |
| 2003 | "Girl's Not Grey" | AFI | AFI Track Pack [24] | Pop Punk | September 17, 2009 |
| 2006 | "The Missing Frame" | AFI | AFI Track Pack [24] | Pop Punk | September 17, 2009 |
| 2005 | "Munich" | Editors | Yeah Yeah Yeahs/The Faint/Editors Track Pack [25] | Indie Rock | September 24, 2009 |
| 2008 | "The Geeks Were Right" | The Faint | Yeah Yeah Yeahs/The Faint/Editors Track Pack [25] | Indie Rock | September 24, 2009 |
| 2009 | "Dull Life" | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Yeah Yeah Yeahs/The Faint/Editors Track Pack [25] | Rock | September 24, 2009 |
| 1998 | "Mexicola" | Queens of the Stone Age | Queens of the Stone Age Track Pack [26] | Rock | October 1, 2009 |
| 1998 | "Avon" | Queens of the Stone Age | Queens of the Stone Age Track Pack [26] | Rock | October 1, 2009 |
| 1998 | "How to Handle a Rope" | Queens of the Stone Age | Queens of the Stone Age Track Pack [26] | Rock | October 1, 2009 |
| 1981 | "The Stroke" | Billy Squier | Billy Squier Track Pack [26] | Rock | October 8, 2009 |
| 1982 | "Everybody Wants You" | Billy Squier | Billy Squier Track Pack [26] | Rock | October 8, 2009 |
| 2009 | "When She Comes to Me" | Billy Squier | Billy Squier Track Pack [26] | Rock | October 8, 2009 |
| 2009 | "Pilgrim" | Wolfmother | Wolfmother Track Pack [26] | Alternative | October 15, 2009 |
| 2009 | "California Queen" | Wolfmother | Wolfmother Track Pack [26] | Alternative | October 15, 2009 |
| 2009 | "Cosmic Egg" + | Wolfmother | Wolfmother Track Pack [26] | Alternative | October 15, 2009 |
| 1981 | "Freeze Frame" | The J. Geils Band | Classic Rock 2 Track Pack [26] | Classic Rock | October 22, 2009 |
| 1975 | "Show Me the Way" (Live) | Peter Frampton | Classic Rock 2 Track Pack [26] | Classic Rock | October 22, 2009 |
| 1979 | "Lay It on the Line" | Triumph | Classic Rock 2 Track Pack [26] | Classic Rock | October 22, 2009 |
| 1992 | "Gor-Gor" + | GWAR | All Hallows' Eve Track Pack [26] | Metal | October 29, 2009 |
| 1996 | "The Beautiful People" | Marilyn Manson | All Hallows' Eve Track Pack [26] | Industrial | October 29, 2009 |
| 1982 | "Astro Zombies" | Misfits | All Hallows' Eve Track Pack [26] | Punk | October 29, 2009 |
| 1998 | "Fly Away" | Lenny Kravitz | Lenny Kravitz Track Pack [27] | Rock | November 12, 2009 |
| 2004 | "Lady" | Lenny Kravitz | Lenny Kravitz Track Pack [27] | Pop Rock | November 12, 2009 |
| 1989 | "Let Love Rule" | Lenny Kravitz | Lenny Kravitz Track Pack [27] | Rock | November 12, 2009 |
| 1979 | "I Was Made for Lovin' You" | Kiss | Kiss Track Pack [27] | Classic Rock | November 19, 2009 |
| 1983 | "Lick It Up" | Kiss | Kiss Track Pack [27] | Classic Rock | November 19, 2009 |
| 2009 | "Modern Day Delilah" | Kiss | Kiss Track Pack [27] | Classic Rock | November 19, 2009 |
| 2006 | "Lemon Frosting" b c | Bunny Knutson | Neversoft Thanks the Fans Track Pack [27] | Rock | November 24, 2009 |
| 2009 | "RockNRola" b c | Nancy Fullforce | Neversoft Thanks the Fans Track Pack [27] | Rock | November 24, 2009 |
| 2009 | "From the Blue/Point of No Return/T.T.R.T.S" b c + | An Endless Sporadic | Neversoft Thanks the Fans Track Pack [27] | Progressive Rock | November 24, 2009 |
| 2009 | "Love Holds It Down" b c | Dom Liberati | Neversoft Thanks the Fans Track Pack [27] | Rock | November 24, 2009 |
| 2009 | "You Really Like Me" b c | Davidicus | Neversoft Thanks the Fans Track Pack [27] | Rock | November 24, 2009 |
| 2009 | "Guilty Pleasures" b c + | Tony Solis | Neversoft Thanks the Fans Track Pack [27] | Progressive Rock | November 24, 2009 |
| 2009 | "Panic Attack!" + | The Fall of Troy | The Fall of Troy Track Pack [28] | Alternative | December 3, 2009 |
| 2009 | "A Classic Case of Transference" + | The Fall of Troy | The Fall of Troy Track Pack [28] | Alternative | December 3, 2009 |
| 2009 | "Single" + | The Fall of Troy | The Fall of Troy Track Pack [28] | Alternative | December 3, 2009 |
| 2009 | "All the Right Moves" | OneRepublic | OneRepublic Track Pack [28] | Pop Rock | December 10, 2009 |
| 2009 | "Everybody Loves Me" | OneRepublic | OneRepublic Track Pack [28] | Pop Rock | December 10, 2009 |
| 2007 | "Mercy" | OneRepublic | OneRepublic Track Pack [28] | Pop Rock | December 10, 2009 |
| 2003 | "Hi-Speed Soul" | Nada Surf | Indie Rock Track Pack [28] | Indie Rock | December 17, 2009 |
| 1994 | "Cut Your Hair" | Pavement | Indie Rock Track Pack [28] | Indie Rock | December 17, 2009 |
| 2005 | "Sister Jack" | Spoon | Indie Rock Track Pack [28] | Indie Rock | December 17, 2009 |
| 2008 | "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" b c | Steve Ouimette | Single [28] | Rock | December 22, 2009 |
| 2006 | "Our Song" d | Taylor Swift | Celebrity New Years Rock Track Pack [28] | Country | December 22, 2009 g |
| 2002 | "Harder to Breathe" d | Maroon 5 | Celebrity New Years Rock Track Pack [28] | Pop Rock | December 22, 2009 g |
| 2000 | "New" d | No Doubt | Celebrity New Years Rock Track Pack [28] | Pop Rock | December 22, 2009 g |
| 2009 | "Lonesome Road Blues" | Joe Bonamassa | New Blues Masters Track Pack [29] | Blues | January 7, 2010 |
| 2009 | "Who I Am" + | Tyler Bryant | New Blues Masters Track Pack [29] | Blues | January 7, 2010 |
| 2009 | "Broken Man" | Scott McKeon | New Blues Masters Track Pack [29] | Blues | January 7, 2010 |
| 2010 | "Holiday" | Vampire Weekend | Vampire Weekend Track Pack [29] | Alternative | January 14, 2010 |
| 2008 | "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance" | Vampire Weekend | Vampire Weekend Track Pack [29] | Alternative | January 14, 2010 |
| 2010 | "Cousins" | Vampire Weekend | Vampire Weekend Track Pack [29] | Alternative | January 14, 2010 |
| 2009 | "Laser Cannon Deth Sentence" + | Dethklok | Metal Track Pack [29] | Death Metal | January 21, 2010 |
| 2009 | "Still I Rise" + | Shadows Fall | Metal Track Pack [29] | Metal | January 21, 2010 |
| 2009 | "Twilight of the Thunder God" + | Amon Amarth | Metal Track Pack [29] | Death Metal | January 21, 2010 |
| 1970 | "Travelin' Band" | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Creedence Clearwater Revival Track Pack [29] | Classic Rock | January 28, 2010 |
| 1969 | "Bad Moon Rising" | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Creedence Clearwater Revival Track Pack [29] | Classic Rock | January 28, 2010 |
| 1969 | "Proud Mary" | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Creedence Clearwater Revival Track Pack [29] | Classic Rock | January 28, 2010 |
| 2005 | "Attack" | Thirty Seconds to Mars | 30 Seconds to Mars Track Pack [30] | Alternative | February 4, 2010 |
| 2005 | "From Yesterday" | Thirty Seconds to Mars | 30 Seconds to Mars Track Pack [30] | Alternative | February 4, 2010 |
| 2009 | "Kings and Queens" | Thirty Seconds to Mars | 30 Seconds to Mars Track Pack [30] | Alternative | February 4, 2010 |
| 2004 | "Sooner or Later" | Breaking Benjamin | Breaking Benjamin Track Pack [30] | Alternative | February 11, 2010 |
| 2006 | "Until the End" | Breaking Benjamin | Breaking Benjamin Track Pack [30] | Alternative | February 11, 2010 |
| 2009 | "Give Me a Sign" | Breaking Benjamin | Breaking Benjamin Track Pack [30] | Alternative | February 11, 2010 |
| 2009 | "Can You Take Me" | Third Eye Blind | Third Eye Blind Track Pack [30] | Alternative | February 25, 2010 |
| 1997 | "Losing a Whole Year" | Third Eye Blind | Third Eye Blind Track Pack [30] | Alternative | February 25, 2010 |
| 1999 | "Never Let You Go" | Third Eye Blind | Third Eye Blind Track Pack [30] | Alternative | February 25, 2010 |
| 2001 | "First Date" | Blink-182 | Blink-182 Track Pack [31] | Pop Punk | March 4, 2010 |
| 1999 | "All the Small Things" | Blink-182 | Blink-182 Track Pack [31] | Pop Punk | March 4, 2010 |
| 1999 | "Adam's Song" | Blink-182 | Blink-182 Track Pack [31] | Pop Punk | March 4, 2010 |
| 2005 | "Here It Goes Again" | OK Go | OK Go Track Pack [31] | Pop Rock | March 11, 2010 |
| 2005 | "Do What You Want" | OK Go | OK Go Track Pack [31] | Pop Rock | March 11, 2010 |
| 2002 | "Get Over It" | OK Go | OK Go Track Pack [31] | Pop Rock | March 11, 2010 |
| 2008 | "Requiem for a Dying Song" | Flogging Molly | Flogging Molly Track Pack [31] | Punk | March 18, 2010 |
| 2008 | "(No More) Paddy's Lament" | Flogging Molly | Flogging Molly Track Pack [31] | Punk | March 18, 2010 |
| 2004 | "The Seven Deadly Sins" | Flogging Molly | Flogging Molly Track Pack [31] | Punk | March 18, 2010 |
| 1987 | "Girls, Girls, Girls" | Mötley Crüe | 80's Track Pack [31] | Metal | March 25, 2010 |
| 1981 | "We Got the Beat" | The Go-Go's | 80's Track Pack [31] | Pop Rock | March 25, 2010 |
| 1983 | "Sister Christian" | Night Ranger | 80's Track Pack [31] | Rock | March 25, 2010 |
| 1973 | "Free Bird" | Lynyrd Skynyrd | Lynyrd Skynyrd Track Pack [32] | Southern Rock | April 1, 2010 |
| 1973 | "Simple Man" | Lynyrd Skynyrd | Lynyrd Skynyrd Track Pack [32] | Southern Rock | April 1, 2010 |
| 1973 | "Gimme Three Steps" | Lynyrd Skynyrd | Lynyrd Skynyrd Track Pack [32] | Southern Rock | April 1, 2010 |
| 2007 | "Thnks fr th Mmrs" | Fall Out Boy | Fall Out Boy Track Pack [32] | Pop Rock | April 8, 2010 |
| 2007 | "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" | Fall Out Boy | Fall Out Boy Track Pack [32] | Pop Rock | April 8, 2010 |
| 2007 | ""The Take Over, the Breaks Over"" | Fall Out Boy | Fall Out Boy Track Pack [32] | Pop Rock | April 8, 2010 |
| 2008 | "Gives You Hell" | The All-American Rejects | Mixed Singles 1 [32] | Pop Rock | April 15, 2010 |
| 1991 | "There's No Other Way" | Blur | Mixed Singles 1 [32] | Alternative | April 15, 2010 |
| 2008 | "Addicted" | Saving Abel | Mixed Singles 1 [32] | Rock | April 15, 2010 |
| 2005 | "Everything Is Everything" | Phoenix | Phoenix Track Pack [32] | Alternative | April 22, 2010 |
| 2009 | "1901" | Phoenix | Phoenix Track Pack [32] | Alternative | April 22, 2010 |
| 2009 | "Lisztomania" | Phoenix | Phoenix Track Pack [32] | Alternative | April 22, 2010 |
| 1971 | "After Forever" | Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath Track Pack [32] | Metal | April 29, 2010 |
| 1971 | "Into the Void" | Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath Track Pack [32] | Metal | April 29, 2010 |
| 1971 | "Sweet Leaf" | Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath Track Pack [32] | Metal | April 29, 2010 |
| 1981 | "Juke Box Hero" | Foreigner | Classic Rock 3 Track Pack [33] | Classic Rock | May 6, 2010 e |
| 1976 | "Sweet Home Alabama" (Live) | Lynyrd Skynyrd | Classic Rock 3 Track Pack [33] | Southern Rock | May 6, 2010 e |
| 1976 | "Take the Money and Run" | Steve Miller Band | Classic Rock 3 Track Pack [33] | Classic Rock | May 6, 2010 e |
| 2010 | "Face Down" | Alpha Rev | Alternative Pop 1 Track Pack [33] | Alternative | May 11, 2010 |
| 2009 | "Low Day" | Capra | Alternative Pop 1 Track Pack [33] | Pop Rock | May 11, 2010 |
| 2006 | "You're All I Have" | Snow Patrol | Alternative Pop 1 Track Pack [33] | Alternative | May 11, 2010 |
| 1993 | "Livin' on the Edge" | Aerosmith | Aerosmith Track Pack [33] | Rock | May 18, 2010 |
| 1989 | "Love in an Elevator" | Aerosmith | Aerosmith Track Pack [33] | Rock | May 18, 2010 |
| 1987 | "Rag Doll" | Aerosmith | Aerosmith Track Pack [33] | Rock | May 18, 2010 |
| 2008 | "7 Things" d | Miley Cyrus | Band Hero 1 Track Pack [34] | Pop | May 18, 2010 f |
| 2009 | "Here We Go Again" d | Demi Lovato | Band Hero 1 Track Pack [34] | Pop | May 18, 2010 f |
| 2009 | "Falling Down" d | Selena Gomez & the Scene | Band Hero 1 Track Pack [34] | Pop | May 18, 2010 f |
| 2010 | "Between the Lines" | Stone Temple Pilots | Stone Temple Pilots Track Pack [35] | Alternative | June 1, 2010 |
| 1993 | "Plush" | Stone Temple Pilots | Stone Temple Pilots Track Pack [35] | Alternative | June 1, 2010 |
| 1992 | "Sex Type Thing" | Stone Temple Pilots | Stone Temple Pilots Track Pack [35] | Alternative | June 1, 2010 |
| 2010 | "God Save the Queen" + (GH Version) b c | Steve Ouimette | National Anthem Track Pack [35] | Rock | June 8, 2010 |
| 2010 | "Il Canto degli Italiani" (GH Version) b c | Steve Ouimette | National Anthem Track Pack [35] | Rock | June 8, 2010 |
| 2010 | "La Marseillaise" (GH Version) b c | Steve Ouimette | National Anthem Track Pack [35] | Rock | June 8, 2010 |
| 2010 | "Lied der Deutschen" (GH Version) b c | Steve Ouimette | National Anthem Track Pack [35] | Rock | June 8, 2010 |
| 2010 | "The Star-Spangled Banner" (GH Version) b c | Steve Ouimette | National Anthem Track Pack [35] | Rock | June 8, 2010 |
| 1971 | "I'm Eighteen" | Alice Cooper | Alice Cooper Track Pack [35] | Hard Rock | June 15, 2010 |
| 1972 | "School's Out" | Alice Cooper | Alice Cooper Track Pack [35] | Hard Rock | June 15, 2010 |
| 1975 | "Welcome to My Nightmare" | Alice Cooper | Alice Cooper Track Pack [35] | Hard Rock | June 15, 2010 |
| 2007 | "Dear Maria, Count Me In" | All Time Low | All Time Low Track Pack [35] | Pop Punk | June 22, 2010 |
| 2009 | "Weightless" | All Time Low | All Time Low Track Pack [35] | Pop Punk | June 22, 2010 |
| 2010 | "Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don't)" (Live) | All Time Low | All Time Low Track Pack [35] | Pop Punk | June 22, 2010 |
| 2009 | "Fireflies" d | Owl City | Pop 1 Track Pack [36] | Electronic | June 29, 2010 |
| 2008 | "Just Dance" d | Lady Gaga (Feat. Colby O'Donis) | Pop 1 Track Pack [36] | Dance | June 29, 2010 |
| 2002 | "This Love" d | Maroon 5 | Pop 1 Track Pack [36] | Pop Rock | June 29, 2010 |
| 1979 | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | Queen | Queen 2 Track Pack [37] | Classic Rock | July 6, 2010 |
| 1974 | "Killer Queen" | Queen | Queen 2 Track Pack [37] | Classic Rock | July 6, 2010 |
| 1976 | "Somebody to Love" | Queen | Queen 2 Track Pack [37] | Classic Rock | July 6, 2010 |
| 2007 | "Afterlife" + | Avenged Sevenfold | Avenged Sevenfold Track Pack [37] | Metal | July 13, 2010 |
| 2007 | "Almost Easy" + | Avenged Sevenfold | Avenged Sevenfold Track Pack [37] | Metal | July 13, 2010 |
| 2007 | "Scream" + | Avenged Sevenfold | Avenged Sevenfold Track Pack [37] | Metal | July 13, 2010 |
| 2000 | "Down With The Sickness" + | Disturbed | Disturbed Track Pack [37] | Nu Metal | July 20, 2010 |
| 2008 | "Indestructible" + | Disturbed | Disturbed Track Pack [37] | Nu Metal | July 20, 2010 |
| 2005 | "Stricken" + | Disturbed | Disturbed Track Pack [37] | Nu Metal | July 20, 2010 |
| 2008 | "Devour" | Shinedown | Shinedown Track Pack [37] | Alternative | July 27, 2010 |
| 2008 | "Second Chance" | Shinedown | Shinedown Track Pack [37] | Alternative | July 27, 2010 |
| 2008 | "Sound Of Madness" | Shinedown | Shinedown Track Pack [37] | Alternative | July 27, 2010 |
| 2002 | "The Taste of Ink" | The Used | The Used Track Pack [38] | Pop Rock | August 3, 2010 |
| 2007 | "The Bird and the Worm" | The Used | The Used Track Pack [38] | Pop Rock | August 3, 2010 |
| 2007 | "Pretty Handsome Awkward" | The Used | The Used Track Pack [38] | Pop Rock | August 3, 2010 |
| 2001 | "Fat Lip" | Sum 41 | Sum 41 Track Pack [38] | Pop Punk | August 10, 2010 |
| 2001 | "In Too Deep" | Sum 41 | Sum 41 Track Pack [38] | Pop Punk | August 10, 2010 |
| 2002 | "Still Waiting" + | Sum 41 | Sum 41 Track Pack [38] | Pop Punk | August 10, 2010 |
| 2005 | "Beverly Hills" | Weezer | Weezer Track Pack [38] | Pop Rock | August 17, 2010 |
| 2008 | "Pork and Beans" | Weezer | Weezer Track Pack [38] | Pop Rock | August 17, 2010 |
| 2001 | "Island in the Sun" | Weezer | Weezer Track Pack [38] | Pop Rock | August 17, 2010 |
| 1992 | "Symphony of Destruction" | Megadeth | Megadeth Track Pack [38] | Metal | August 24, 2010 |
| 1990 | "Hangar 18" + | Megadeth | Megadeth Track Pack [38] | Metal | August 24, 2010 |
| 1986 | "Peace Sells" + | Megadeth | Megadeth Track Pack [38] | Metal | August 24, 2010 |
| 2000 | "Southtown" | P.O.D. | P.O.D. Track Pack [38] | Pop Rock | August 31, 2010 |
| 2001 | "Youth of the Nation" | P.O.D. | P.O.D. Track Pack [38] | Rap Rock | August 31, 2010 |
| 2002 | "Boom" | P.O.D. | P.O.D. Track Pack [38] | Nu Metal | August 31, 2010 |
| 2003 | "I Stand Alone" | Godsmack | Rock 1 Track Pack [39] | Metal | September 7, 2010 |
| 2000 | "Last Resort" | Papa Roach | Rock 1 Track Pack [39] | Nu Metal | September 7, 2010 |
| 1998 | "The Dope Show" | Marilyn Manson | Rock 1 Track Pack [39] | Industrial | September 7, 2010 |
| 1998 | "Blue Monday" | Orgy | Rock 1 Track Pack [39] | Industrial | September 7, 2010 |
| 1999 | "Nookie" | Limp Bizkit | Rock 1 Track Pack [39] | Nu Metal | September 7, 2010 |
| 1989 | "Epic" | Faith No More | Rock 1 Track Pack [39] | Rock | September 7, 2010 |
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