50 Best Rock Songs About Going to Heaven

Rock Songs That Imagine the Climb to Heaven

There’s something strange about songs that reach for heaven. They drift between comfort and confusion, like a hand half-raised in a crowd, not sure what it’s asking for. The sound isn’t always peaceful either. Guitars howl, drums drag, and voices crack under the weight of trying to picture the afterlife without really knowing what it means. It’s less golden gates and harps, more static-filled radios and headlights cutting through fog. These tracks live in that space between wanting release and being terrified of what comes next.

A lot of these songs never even mention heaven outright. Sometimes it’s a whispered hint, a verse that trails off, or a riff that fades into something that feels like goodbye. The idea sits in the background, heavy and quiet, like it knows something the rest of us don’t. Across pop, rock, country, and R&B songs, that pull toward something higher keeps showing up. Some of them sound like surrender, others like a last burst of life before everything fades. They’re not sermons, not comfort anthems either, but they catch that flicker of hope that sneaks in through the noise.

There’s no single mood that fits the climb upward. Some tracks sound like peace, some like chaos, some like the kind of ache that turns into acceptance. A few might not even be literally tied to heaven, but they still find their way into that light. These are the songs that look up, reach out, and blur the line between faith and feeling. Here are the best rock songs about going to heaven.

1. 'Stairway to Heaven' by Led Zeppelin

2. 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' by Bob Dylan

3. 'Tears in Heaven' by Eric Clapton

4. 'Heaven and Hell' by Black Sabbath

5. 'Heaven' by Bryan Adams

6. 'Afterlife' by Avenged Sevenfold

7. 'Heaven Beside You' by Alice in Chains

8. 'Spirit in the Sky' by Norman Greenbaum

9. 'Say Hello to Heaven' by Temple of the Dog

10. 'Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)' by Tesla

11. 'Just Like Heaven' by The Cure

12. 'Dream On' by Aerosmith

13. 'Heaven Knows' by The Pretty Reckless

14. 'Free Bird' by Lynyrd Skynyrd

15. 'Who Wants to Live Forever' by Queen

16. 'The Great Beyond' by Myles Kennedy

17. 'Monkey Gone to Heaven' by Pixies

18. 'Hungry for Heaven' by Dio

19. 'Angel' by Aerosmith

20. 'The End' by The Doors

21. 'Fade to Black' by Metallica

22. 'Seasons in the Sun' by Terry Jacks

23. 'I Can Only Imagine' by MercyMe

24. 'Heaven Can Wait' by Meat Loaf

25. 'Breaking into Heaven' by The Stone Roses

26. 'Heaven is a Place on Earth' by Belinda Carlisle

27. 'Angel Band' by The Stanley Brothers

28. 'The Last in Line' by Dio

29. 'Astronomy' by Blue Öyster Cult

30. 'Heaven Tonight' by Cheap Trick

31. 'In Loving Memory' by Alter Bridge

32. 'When I Get to Heaven' by John Prine

33. 'Blackstar' by David Bowie

34. 'The Trapeze Swinger' by Iron & Wine

35. 'Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)' by The Byrds

36. 'Run Like Hell' by Pink Floyd

37. 'Try Not to Breathe' by R.E.M.

38. 'November Rain' by Guns N' Roses

39. 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by Queen

40. 'Heaven' by Los Lonely Boys

41. 'Heaven in Your Eyes' by Loverboy

42. 'Hallelujah' by Bon Jovi

43. 'Heaven Bound' by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

44. 'Angel' by Jimi Hendrix

45. 'Carry On Wayward Son' by Kansas

46. 'Another Life' by Motionless In White

47. 'Heaven' by Talking Heads

48. 'The Chain' by Fleetwood Mac

49. 'Love Can Only Heal' by Myles Kennedy

50. 'I'm on My Way to a Better Place' by Chairmen of the Board