The 100 hardest Guitar Hero and Rock Band songs on Expert vocals

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Ranked by fretwork’s difficulty D on the Expert vocals chart, one entry per song at its hardest part, from the official charts on the site: the ones matched to a released game or DLC. The tier is Calc Tier, D on a log scale; the percentile is where the chart sits among every Expert vocals chart on the site.

A difficulty list computed from the chart files, not a poll: fretwork reads every note of every chart and scores how busy it is, how much the hands move and how unevenly the work is spread, so two charts of the same song in different games get different numbers, and a custom chart is measured on the same scale as an official one. The pictures are the charts’ own graphs, difficulty over time.

Difficulty graph of Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen: notes per second, fret changes per second and their sum over time 1. Bohemian Rhapsody Queen, D 48.97 Difficulty graph of In the Meantime by Spacehog: notes per second, fret changes per second and their sum over time 2. In the Meantime Spacehog, D 48.83 Difficulty graph of Turn Off the Light by Nelly Furtado: notes per second, fret changes per second and their sum over time 3. Turn Off the Light Nelly Furtado, D 48.48

#	Song	Artist	Source	Part	Difficulty (D)	Calc Tier
1	Bohemian Rhapsody	Queen	Rock Band 3	Vocals	48.9799%	7
2	In the Meantime	Spacehog	Rock Band 3	Vocals	48.8399%	7
3	Turn Off the Light	Nelly Furtado	Band Hero	Vocals	48.4899%	7
4	American Pie	Don McLean	Band Hero	Vocals	48.1499%	7
5	ABC	Jackson 5	Band Hero	Vocals	43.7699%	7
6	Mainstream Kid	Brandi Carlile	Rock Band 4	Vocals	43.1399%	6
7	Bohemian Rhapsody	Queen	Guitar Hero - Warriors of Rock	Vocals	42.9798%	6
8	Good Vibrations (Live)	The Beach Boys	Rock Band 3	Vocals	42.1498%	6
9	Another Way to Die	Jack White & Alicia Keys	Guitar Hero World Tour DLC	Vocals	41.6998%	6
10	Pour Some Sugar on Me (Live)	Def Leppard	Guitar Hero - Warriors of Rock	Vocals	39.5998%	6
11	Rock and Roll Band	Boston	Guitar Hero World Tour DLC	Vocals	39.2498%	6
12	Killer Queen	Queen	Guitar Hero - Smash Hits	Vocals	39.1698%	6
13	You Oughta Know	Alanis Morissette	Rock Band 2	Vocals	38.9998%	6
14	So What	Pink	Guitar Hero World Tour DLC	Vocals	38.6898%	6
15	In The Meantime	Spacehog	Guitar Hero 5	Vocals	38.6298%	6
16	Back Again	Paracute	Band Hero	Vocals	37.9597%	6
17	Feels Like the First Time	Foreigner	Guitar Hero - Warriors of Rock	Vocals	37.7797%	6
18	Sympathy For The Devil	The Rolling Stones	Guitar Hero 5	Vocals	37.4297%	6
19	Cryin'	Aerosmith	Guitar Hero - Warriors of Rock	Vocals	37.3897%	6
20	Cherry Pie	Warrant	Guitar Hero - Smash Hits	Vocals	37.2997%	6
21	I Miss the Misery	Halestorm	Rock Band 4	Vocals	36.8997%	6
22	2112 Pt. 4 - Presentation	Rush	Guitar Hero - Warriors of Rock	Vocals	36.8597%	6
23	Centuries	Fall Out Boy	Rock Band 4	Vocals	36.6697%	6
24	Beast and the Harlot	Avenged Sevenfold	Rock Band 3	Vocals	36.6496%	6
25	So Lonely	The Police	Guitar Hero 5	Vocals	36.3596%	6
26	What's Up?	4 Non Blondes	Rock Band 4	Vocals	36.2896%	6
27	One of These Nights	Eagles	Guitar Hero World Tour DLC	Vocals	36.1396%	5
28	Here I Go Again	Whitesnake	Rock Band 3	Vocals	35.9596%	5
29	Dance, Dance	Fall Out Boy	Guitar Hero - Warriors of Rock	Vocals	35.9296%	5
30	Put Your Records On	Corinne Bailey Rae	Band Hero	Vocals	35.8496%	5
31	Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)	Elton John	Guitar Hero 5	Vocals	35.8196%	5
32	Superstition	Stevie Wonder	Guitar Hero 5	Vocals	35.4595%	5
33	The Power of Love	Huey Lewis and the News	Rock Band 3	Vocals	35.4095%	5
34	Tangled Up in Blue	Bob Dylan	Rock Band 2	Vocals	35.4095%	5
35	Modern Day Cowboy	Tesla	Guitar Hero - Warriors of Rock	Vocals	35.3395%	5
36	Tones of Home	Blind Melon	Guitar Hero - Warriors of Rock	Vocals	35.1295%	5
37	Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo	Rick Derringer	Rock Band 4	Vocals	35.1295%	5
38	Beast and The Harlot	Avenged Sevenfold	Guitar Hero - Smash Hits	Vocals	34.8995%	5
39	Salute Your Solution	The Raconteurs	Guitar Hero World Tour DLC	Vocals	34.8795%	5
40	Toy Boy	Stuck in the Sound	Guitar Hero World Tour	Vocals	34.7594%	5
41	Beautiful Soul	Jesse McCartney	Band Hero	Vocals	34.4894%	5
42	Johnny	Di-Rect	Guitar Hero World Tour DLC	Vocals	34.2794%	5
43	I Got You (I Feel Good)	James Brown	Rock Band 3	Vocals	34.0994%	5
44	Mother	Danzig	Guitar Hero - Smash Hits	Vocals	34.0894%	5
45	Rock and Roll All Night ft. Steve Ouimette	KISS	Guitar Hero - Smash Hits	Vocals	34.0094%	5
46	Long Time (Vocal Version)	Boston	Rock Band 1	Vocals	33.9994%	5
47	Picture to Burn	Taylor Swift	Band Hero	Vocals	33.9394%	5
48	Rock and Roll All Night	KISS	Guitar Hero - Smash Hits	Vocals	33.9194%	5
49	Play That Funky Music	Wild Cherry	Guitar Hero 5	Vocals	33.8593%	5
50	Break It Out	Vanilla Sky	Guitar Hero World Tour DLC	Vocals	33.7993%	5
51	Bat Country	Avenged Sevenfold	Guitar Hero - Warriors of Rock	Vocals	33.7693%	5
52	Semi-Charmed Life	Third Eye Blind	Guitar Hero Van Halen	Vocals	33.7093%	5
53	Foolin'	Def Leppard	Rock Band 3	Vocals	33.4693%	5
54	Foreplay / Long Time	Boston	Rock Band 1	Vocals	33.2993%	5
55	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	Elton John	Rock Band 3	Vocals	33.2793%	5
56	Frail Grasp on the Big Picture	Eagles	Guitar Hero World Tour DLC	Vocals	33.2393%	5
57	Fame	David Bowie	Guitar Hero 5	Vocals	32.9792%	5
58	Shiver	Coldplay	Guitar Hero World Tour	Vocals	32.9092%	5
59	L.E.S. Artistes	Santigold	Band Hero	Vocals	32.8392%	5
60	Steal My Kisses	Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals	Band Hero	Vocals	32.7392%	5
61	What I Got	Sublime	Guitar Hero 5	Vocals	32.7292%	5
62	Stop and Stare	OneRepublic	Guitar Hero World Tour DLC	Vocals	32.7192%	5
63	Roundabout	Yes	Rock Band 3	Vocals	32.7192%	5
64	Need You Tonight	INXS	Rock Band 3	Vocals	32.5892%	5
65	Barracuda	Heart	Guitar Hero - Smash Hits	Vocals	32.5592%	5
66	Back in the Saddle	Aerosmith	Guitar Hero - Smash Hits	Vocals	32.5091%	5
67	I Get By	Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives	Rock Band 1	Vocals	32.3891%	5
68	Cold Clear Light	Johnny Blazes and The Pretty Boys	Rock Band 4	Vocals	32.2991%	5
69	The Look	Roxette	Rock Band 3	Vocals	32.0691%	5
70	Black Cat	Janet Jackson	Band Hero	Vocals	31.8591%	5
71	The Unforgiven III	Metallica	Guitar Hero - Metallica DLC	Vocals	31.8091%	5
72	C-lebrity	Queen	Guitar Hero World Tour DLC	Vocals	31.8091%	5
73	Chop Suey	System of a Down	Rock Band 2	Vocals	31.7291%	5
74	Through the Fire and Flames	Dragonforce	Guitar Hero - Smash Hits	Vocals	31.7091%	5
75	Never Too Late	The Answer	Guitar Hero World Tour	Vocals	31.7091%	5
76	Me and My Gang	Rascal Flatts	Guitar Hero World Tour DLC	Vocals	31.6190%	5
77	Mr. Roboto	Styx	Band Hero	Vocals	31.5890%	5
78	Walk of Life	Dire Straits	Rock Band 3	Vocals	31.4590%	5
79	Woman From Tokyo ('99 Remix)	Deep Purple	Guitar Hero 5	Vocals	31.2190%	5
80	Hi, Hi, Hi	Wings	Guitar Hero World Tour DLC	Vocals	31.1190%	5
81	Ain't Messin 'Round	Gary Clark Jr.	Rock Band 4	Vocals	31.1090%	5
82	B.Y.O.B.	System of a Down	Guitar Hero World Tour	Vocals	31.0889%	5
83	Plush	Stone Temple Pilots	Rock Band 3	Vocals	31.0789%	5
84	Fascination	Alphabeat	Band Hero	Vocals	31.0389%	5
85	Look Good in Leather	Cody ChesnuTT	Guitar Hero World Tour DLC	Vocals	30.9989%	5
86	Kung Fu Fighting	Carl Douglas	Band Hero	Vocals	30.9289%	5
87	Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)	Mark Ronson	Rock Band 4	Vocals	30.8689%	5
88	Metropolis—Part I: "The Miracle and the Sleeper"	Dream Theater	Rock Band 4	Vocals	30.8389%	5
89	Warwick Avenue	Duffy	Band Hero	Vocals	30.7789%	5
90	Misery Business	Paramore	Rock Band 3	Vocals	30.7189%	5
91	Good God	Anouk	Guitar Hero World Tour	Vocals	30.6788%	5
92	Black Dog (Live)	Led Zeppelin	Guitar Hero 5	Vocals	30.6588%	5
93	Tick Tick Boom	The Hives	Guitar Hero - Warriors of Rock	Vocals	30.4988%	5
94	Caught Up in You	.38 Special	Rock Band 4	Vocals	30.4488%	5
95	Demolition Man (Live)	The Police	Guitar Hero World Tour	Vocals	30.3588%	5
96	Start a Band (feat. Keith Urban)	Brad Paisley	Rock Band 4	Vocals	30.3288%	5
97	No More Mr. Nice Guy	Alice Cooper	Guitar Hero - Warriors of Rock	Vocals	30.3288%	5
98	Spoonman	Soundgarden	Rock Band 2	Vocals	30.3188%	5
99	Number with No Name	Ben Harper and Relentless7	Guitar Hero World Tour DLC	Vocals	30.2188%	5
100	Nothin' but a Good Time	Poison	Guitar Hero - Smash Hits	Vocals	30.1787%	5

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