Guitar Hero Live players love them some Tenacious D

‘Tribute’ #1 in the UK, #3 globally

FreeStyle Games has come out with a list of the most-played songs in Guitar Hero Live over the holidays and I can’t be the only one who finds lists like this somewhat entertaining.

Between December 24 and January 3, the most popular on-demand tracks in the UK were:

1. “Tribute” – Tenacious D
2. “American Idiot” – Green Day
3. “Sing” – Ed Sheeran
4. “The Lazy Song” – Bruno Mars
5. “All the Small Things” – Blink-182
6. “I Want to Break Free” – Queen
7. “Sex on Fire” – Kings of Leon
8. “B.Y.O.B.” – System of a Down
9. “Let Her Go” – Passenger
10. “Nightmare (Live)” – Avenged Sevenfold
11. “Before I Forget” – Slipknot
12. “Hold Back the River” – James Bay
13. “Budapest” – George Ezra
14. “Eye of the Tiger” – Survivor
15. “Feel so Close” – Calvin Harris
16. “Stacy’s Mom” – Fountains of Wayne
17. “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” – Fall Out Boy
18. “Chop Suey!” – System of a Down
19. “Tears Don’t Fall” – Bullet for My Valentine
20. “Seven Nation Army” – The White Stripes

Globally, the top songs across all of Guitar Hero TV were:

1. “I Gotsta Get Paid” – ZZ Top
2. “Best Day of My Life” – American Authors
3. “Tribute” – Tenacious D
4. “Epic” – Faith No More
5. “Rollin’ and Tumblin'” – The Gaslight Anthem
6. “Jekyll and Hyde” – Five Finger Death Punch
7. “Diamond Eyes” – Deftones
8. “Break the Cycle” – Motionless in White
9. “Tears Don’t Fall” – Bullet for my Valentine
10. “Broken Generation” – Of Mice & Men
11. “More Than A Feeling” – Boston
12. “Stacy’s Mom” – Fountains of Wayne
13. “Cult of Personality” – Living Colour
14. “Eyes of a Stranger” – Queensrÿche
15. “Buddy Holly” – Weezer
16. “Cowboys from Hell” – Pantera
17. “The Lazy Song” – Bruno Mars
18. “Down with the Sickness” – Disturbed
19. “Time To Pretend” – MGMT
20. “Always with Me, Always with You” – Joe Satriani

A few random thoughts: first, I like how ZZ Top has more than one song about getting paid (there is also 1972’s “Just Got Paid”). Second, it warms my heart to know people are still discovering and loving “Cult of Personality.” What a great track! Lastly, I’m fairly sure Kyle does not own Guitar Hero Live, but I’m holding him personally accountable for “Stacy’s Mom” making the cut.