#2: “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” by The Arrows – Joan Jett & the Blackhearts (1982)
“I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” started with British band The Arrows, who recorded it in 1975. Their version reached No. 1 on the UK chart tied to their TV show, but it never crossed over in the U.S. Joan Jett recorded it in 1981 with the Blackhearts. Released in early 1982, it spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track became one of the defining rock singles of the decade, earning heavy rotation on MTV.
