Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin album cover

Songs Similar to Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin

Album: Led Zeppelin IV (Deluxe Edition) · Rock · Nostalgic

Led Zeppelin's “Stairway to Heaven” from the album Led Zeppelin IV (Deluxe Edition) is a rock track that we file under nostalgic songs. If it's the one you keep replaying, the list below collects tracks that fans of it also play; the original moves at roughly 143 BPM.

The closest match right now is “Black Dog” by Led Zeppelin (100% match). The list also pulls in Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Queen and Aerosmith — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with Led Zeppelin's. By genre, the list is mostly rock (16 of 20 tracks), with pop mixed in. Each entry shows its genre and a match score, so you can start with the strongest matches and work outward. Every song links out to YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music for a quick listen, and the ones marked as links have their own similar-song pages here.

20 songs similar to “Stairway to Heaven”

  1. 1Black Dog by Led Zeppelin album cover

    Black Dog

    Led Zeppelin

    Rock

    100% match
  2. 2Rock and Roll by Led Zeppelin album cover

    Rock and Roll

    Led Zeppelin

    Rock

    93% match
  3. 3Hotel California by Eagles album cover
  4. 4Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd album cover
  5. 5Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd album cover
  6. 6
  7. 7Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen album cover
  8. 8Dream On by Aerosmith album cover
  9. 9Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd album cover

    Free Bird

    Lynyrd Skynyrd

    Rock

    38% match
  10. 10The Chain by Fleetwood Mac album cover

    The Chain

    Fleetwood Mac

    Pop

    37% match
  11. 11Child in Time by Deep Purple album cover

    Child in Time

    Deep Purple

    Rock

    35% match
  12. 12
  13. 13November Rain by Guns N' Roses album cover

    November Rain

    Guns N' Roses

    Rock

    33% match
  14. 14Carry on Wayward Son by Kansas album cover

    Carry on Wayward Son

    Kansas

    Rock

    32% match
  15. 15Dust in the Wind by Kansas album cover

    Dust in the Wind

    Kansas

    Rock

    32% match
  16. 16More Than a Feeling by Boston album cover
  17. 17Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd album cover

    Simple Man

    Lynyrd Skynyrd

    Rock

    32% match
  18. 18Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who album cover

    Won't Get Fooled Again

    The Who

    Rock

    31% match
  19. 19Somebody to Love by Queen album cover

    Somebody to Love

    Queen

    Rock

    31% match
  20. 20(Don't Fear) The Reaper by Blue Öyster Cult album cover

    (Don't Fear) The Reaper

    Blue Öyster Cult

    Rock

    31% match

Data: Last.fm, updated 2026-10-11.

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FAQ about “Stairway to Heaven”

What songs are similar to Stairway to Heaven?

On our list, the closest matches are “Black Dog” by Led Zeppelin, “Rock and Roll” by Led Zeppelin and “Hotel California” by Eagles. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.

Who does Stairway to Heaven sound like?

Based on listening data, “Stairway to Heaven” sits closest to Eagles, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple and Queen. Fans of Led Zeppelin play these artists more than almost anyone else, which usually means a shared sound, era or scene. Start with their tracks in the list above if you want something in the same vein.

Is Stairway to Heaven Rock?

We file “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin under Rock. Genre labels are fuzzy, so the similar songs above aren't limited to one genre — they follow what listeners actually pair with the song.

How do you find similar songs to Stairway to Heaven?

Use the list on this page: it ranks 20 tracks by how often fans of “Stairway to Heaven” also listen to them. Open any song that has its own page to keep exploring, or enter another track in the similar song finder to start a new list.