Led Zeppelin

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The band was originally formed in 1968 by guitarist Jimmy Page under the name “The New Yardbirds,” based on Page’s previous band, The Yardbirds. While The New Yardbirds arose at first simply to fulfill some performance commitments booked in Scandinavia before the original band’s break-up, Page attempted to create a rock-supergroup out of the new band, which would have been composed of the Yardbirds’ own Page and Jeff Beck, The Who’s Keith Moon and John Entwistle (who were considering leaving their band), and possibly Steve Winwood or Steve Marriott.

After Page’s attempt at forming a supergroup failed, Page filled the band with vocalist Robert Plant, drummer John Bonham and long-time friend and fellow London recording session player John Paul Jones. Page’s first choice as singer, Terry Reid, declined the opportunity but selflessly recommended Plant, who accepted and then brought in his old friend Bonham from the defunct Band of Joy.

After some concerts with this new line-up billed variously as the New Yardbirds, or sometimes simply The Yardbirds, the band’s name was changed to Led Zeppelin, after a comment was made by The Who’s drummer Keith Moon while the New Yardbirds supergroup was still a possibility. Moon (although some attribute the comment to the Who’s bassist John Entwistle) was quoted saying that the band would go down faster than a “lead zeppelin”. The group adopted the name, deliberately misspelling the first part to prevent fans from pronouncing it as “leed.”

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Add this track to your playlist Stairway to Heaven	0:30	385,545	Buy mp3
Add this track to your playlist Immigrant Song	0:30	276,603	Buy mp3
Add this track to your playlist Black Dog	0:30	258,402	Buy mp3
Add this track to your playlist Whole Lotta Love	0:30	244,059	Buy mp3

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–	1	Add this track to your playlist Stairway to Heaven	12,664
–	2	Add this track to your playlist Immigrant Song	8,671
–	3	Add this track to your playlist Black Dog	7,894
–	4	Add this track to your playlist Whole Lotta Love	7,415
–	5	Add this track to your playlist Dazed and Confused	6,335
–	6	Add this track to your playlist Kashmir	5,986
2	7	Add this track to your playlist Heartbreaker	5,679
1	8	Add this track to your playlist Communication Breakdown	5,674
1	9	Add this track to your playlist Rock and Roll	5,664
–	10	Add this track to your playlist Since I've Been Loving You	5,217
–	11	Add this track to your playlist Babe I'm Gonna Leave You	4,878
–	12	Add this track to your playlist Ramble On	4,802
–	13	Add this track to your playlist When the Levee Breaks	4,592
1	14	Add this track to your playlist Going to California	4,436
1	15	Add this track to your playlist Good Times Bad Times	4,434
–	16	Add this track to your playlist Over the Hills and Far Away	4,000
–	17	Add this track to your playlist The Battle of Evermore	3,745
–	18	Add this track to your playlist The Song Remains the Same	3,588
–	19	Add this track to your playlist Misty Mountain Hop	3,540
–	20	Add this track to your playlist D'yer Mak'er	3,382

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–	1	Add this track to your playlist Stairway to Heaven	140,334
–	2	Add this track to your playlist Immigrant Song	101,750
–	3	Add this track to your playlist Black Dog	93,915
–	4	Add this track to your playlist Whole Lotta Love	90,234
–	5	Add this track to your playlist Dazed and Confused	78,919
–	6	Add this track to your playlist Communication Breakdown	73,521
–	7	Add this track to your playlist Kashmir	73,105
–	8	Add this track to your playlist Heartbreaker	71,218
–	9	Add this track to your playlist Rock and Roll	69,912
–	10	Add this track to your playlist Since I've Been Loving You	64,861
–	11	Add this track to your playlist Ramble On	62,138
–	12	Add this track to your playlist Babe I'm Gonna Leave You	61,048
–	13	Add this track to your playlist When the Levee Breaks	59,897
–	14	Add this track to your playlist Good Times Bad Times	56,707
–	15	Add this track to your playlist Going to California	55,136
–	16	Add this track to your playlist Over the Hills and Far Away	50,685
–	17	Add this track to your playlist The Battle of Evermore	49,958
1	18	Add this track to your playlist No Quarter	48,073
1	19	Add this track to your playlist The Song Remains the Same	48,024
–	20	Add this track to your playlist Misty Mountain Hop	47,225
–	21	Add this track to your playlist Houses Of The Holy	43,827
–	22	Add this track to your playlist What Is and What Should Never Be	42,285
–	23	Add this track to your playlist D'yer Mak'er	41,450
–	24	Add this track to your playlist Tangerine	40,701
–	25	Add this track to your playlist Moby Dick	40,302
2	26	Add this track to your playlist I Can't Quit You Baby	39,151
1	27	Add this track to your playlist Thank You	38,748
1	28	Add this track to your playlist Celebration Day	38,464
–	29	Add this track to your playlist Achilles Last Stand	36,752
–	30	Add this track to your playlist All My Love	36,419
–	31	Add this track to your playlist The Rain Song	35,391
1	32	Add this track to your playlist You Shook Me	34,870
1	33	Add this track to your playlist That's the Way	34,629
–	34	Add this track to your playlist Four Sticks	33,777
–	35	Add this track to your playlist The Ocean	33,421
–	36	Add this track to your playlist Trampled Under Foot	32,623
–	37	Add this track to your playlist The Lemon Song	32,539
–	38	Add this track to your playlist Friends	32,347
1	39	Add this track to your playlist Your Time Is Gonna Come	31,779
1	40	Add this track to your playlist Gallows Pole	31,358

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