40. Limp Bizkit, “Bittersweet Home” (Mötley Crüe and the Verve, Greatest Hitz, 2005)
39. Powerman 5000 feat. DannyBoy, “Relax” (Frankie Goes to Hollywood cover, Zoolander OST, 2001)
38. Incubus feat. Big Punisher, “Still Not a Player” (Big Punisher cover, Loud Rocks compilation, 2000)
37. Kittie, “Run Like Hell” (Pink Floyd cover, Oracle, 2001)
36. Framing Hanley, “Lollipop” (Lil Wayne cover, The Moment, 2008)
35. Static-X, “Speedway” (Elvis Presley cover, NASCAR: Crank It Up compilation, 2002)
34. Godsmack, “Rocky Mountain Way” (Joe Walsh cover, Live and Inspired, 2012)
33. Three Days Grace, “Wicked Game” (Chris Isaak cover, One-X Deluxe Edition, 2006)
32. Linkin Park, “Rolling in the Deep” (Adele cover, iTunes Festival, 2011)
Everyone and their uncle was covering “Rolling in the Deep” back in 2011 — hell, Uncle Walter bought two copies of 21 just to have an extra one for the car — so you knew some nu-metallists were gonna get in on it. Surprisingly, it wasn’t a one-hit wonder making some last gasp at cultural relevance to take the first crack, but one of the few surviving bands of the era — and more surprisingly, Chester Bennington sounds just as natural wailing “WE COULD HAVE HAD IT AAAA-ALLLLL!!!” as he did wailing about his physics homework back in the day. — A.U.
31. Chevelle, “Black Boys on Mopeds” (Sinéad O’Connor cover, Wonder What’s Next Deluxe Edition, 2003)
30. Lostprophets, “Need You Tonight” (INXS cover, “The Fake Sound of Progress” single, 2002)
29. Tantric, “The Chain” (Fleetwood Mac cover, After We Go, 2004)
28. Mindless Self Indulgence, “Bring the Pain” (Method Man cover, Tight, 1999)
27. Rammstein, “Stripped” (Depeche Mode cover, For the Masses Tribute Album, 1998)
26. KoRn, “Word Up” (Cameo cover, Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, 2004)
25. Taproot, “Get Out of My Dreams (Get Into My Car)” (Billy Ocean cover, …Something More Than Nothing, 1998)
24. Flyleaf, “Something I Can Never Have” (Nine Inch Nails cover, Underworld: Evolution OST, 2006)
23. Saliva, “Message of Love” (The Pretenders cover, Not Another Teen Movie OST, 2001)
22. System of a Down & Wu-Tang Clan, “Shame” (Wu-Tang Clan cover, Loud Rocks, 2000)
21. Nonpoint, “Evil Ways” (Santana cover, Development Special Edition, 2002)
20. P.O.D., “Bullet the Blue Sky” (U2 cover, The Fundamental Elements of Southdown, 1999)
19. Coal Chamber feat. Ozzy Osbourne, “Shock the Monkey” (Peter Gabriel cover, Chamber Music, 1999)
18. Mudvayne, “King of Pain” (The Police cover, By the People, for the People, 2007)
17. KoRn, “Love My Way” (The Psychedelic Furs cover, Korn Kovers, 2005)
16. The Blank Theory, “Sour Times” (Portishead cover, Beyond the Calm of the Corridor, 2002)
15. Papa Roach, “Gouge Away” (Pixies cover, Lovehatetragedy, 2002)
14. Rage Against the Machine, “Renegades of Funk” (Afrika Bambaataa cover, Renegades, 1999)
13. Disturbed, “Land of Confusion” (Genesis cover, Ten Thousand Fists, 2006)
12. Deftones, “If Only Tonight We Could Sleep” (The Cure cover, B-Sides & Rarities, 2005)
11. Sevendust, “Inner City Blues” (Marvin Gaye cover, Best Of (Chapter One 1997-2004), 2005)
10. Nickelback w/ Kid Rock and Dimebag Darrell, “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting” (Elton John cover, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle OST, 2003)
9. Fear Factory feat. Gary Numan, “Cars” (Gary Numan cover, Obsolete, 1999)
8. Evanescence, “Heart-Shaped Box” (Nirvana cover, “Going Under” B-side, 2003)
7. Seether, “Careless Whisper” (Wham! cover, Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces, 2009)
6. A Perfect Circle, “Imagine” (John Lennon cover, eMOTIVe, 2004)
5. Orgy, “Blue Monday” (New Order cover, Candyass, 1998)
4. Limp Bizkit, “Faith” (George Michael cover, Three Dollar Bill Yall$, 1997)
3. System of a Down, “The Metro” (Berlin cover, Not Another Teen Movie OST, 2000)
2. Alien Ant Farm, “Smooth Criminal” (Michael Jackson cover, ANThology, 2001)
1. Deftones feat. Jonah Matranga, “No Ordinary Love” (Sade cover, B-Sides & Rarities, 2005)
