50 Best Rock Songs About Jewels
Rock Tracks That Shine Like Hidden Gems
There’s a strange magnetism to songs that glitter. Not in the clean, polished way of pop radio, but in that cracked kind of sparkle that comes from wear and weight. The kind that feels like a stone dug up from dirt, smudged and real. Rock has always had this thing with shine—diamonds, gold, pearls—symbols that mean something and nothing at the same time. Some tracks wear it like armor. Others treat it like a curse. Either way, you can hear the gleam in the distortion, the flicker of luxury wrapped in noise.
There’s something almost ironic in how loud guitars and rough vocals can make something precious feel fragile. The Rolling Stones made treasure sound sleazy, while Arctic Monkeys turned it into something you can’t quite trust. These aren’t clean ballads about fortune. They’re bruised reflections of it. Even when the lyrics drift away from gemstones entirely, the shine lingers. The tone, the shimmer of a riff, the glint in a vocal—some songs catch that essence without saying the word once. That’s what keeps them interesting.
You can find this glimmer across decades and genres—pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that circle wealth, shine, or the illusion of either. A few lean literal, others just orbit the same mood. They fit because they hum with that same strange glow, like light bouncing off cracked glass. Here are the best rock songs on jewels that carry that kind of luster.
Top 10 Diamond-Themed Rock Songs
1. 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' by The Beatles
2. 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' by Pink Floyd
3. 'Diamond Dogs' by David Bowie
4. 'Black Diamond' by Kiss
5. 'Diamond Heart' by Lady Gaga
6. 'The Diamond Sea' by Sonic Youth
7. 'This Diamond Ring' by Gary Lewis & The Playboys
8. 'Diamond Girl' by Seals and Crofts
9. 'Diamond Eyes' by Deftones
10. 'Diamond Ring' by Bon Jovi
Rock and Metal Songs with Jewel and Gemstone Titles #11 to 20
11. 'Four Little Diamonds' by Electric Light Orchestra
12. 'Pearl Necklace' by ZZ Top
13. 'Gold Dust Woman' by Fleetwood Mac
14. 'Silver and Gold' by U2
15. 'Heart of Gold' by Neil Young
16. 'Golden Years' by David Bowie
17. 'Pearls on a Chain' by Olivia Newton-John
18. 'Golden Brown' by The Stranglers
19. 'Turquoise Jewelry' by Camper Van Beethoven
20. 'Marigold' by Nirvana
Precious Metal and Stone Themed Rock Music #21 to 30
21. 'Gold' by Imagine Dragons
22. 'Train of Gold' by Electric Light Orchestra
23. 'Golden Age of Leather' by Blue öyster Cult
24. 'Gold Lion' by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
25. 'Black Gold' by Millencolin
26. 'Fools Gold' by The Stone Roses
27. 'The Gold It's In The...' by Pink Floyd
28. 'Diamond Mine' by Blue Rodeo
29. 'Black Diamond Bay' by Bob Dylan
30. 'The Gold Song' by The Bouncing Souls
Top Rock Songs About Jewelry and Rings #31 to 40
31. 'Wear Your Ring Around My Neck' by Elvis Presley
32. 'Your Gold Teeth' by Steely Dan
33. 'Silver Bullets' by The Decemberists
34. 'Golden Cage' by The Whitest Boy Alive
35. 'Golden' by Fall Out Boy
36. 'Golden Slumbers' by The Beatles
37. 'Golden Skans' by Klaxons
38. 'Gold Cobra' by Limp Bizkit
39. 'Golden Hour' by Kacey Musgraves
40. 'White Diamond' by Kylie Minogue
Jewel and Metal Rock Tracks #41 to 50
41. 'Diamond Dust' by The Charlatans
42. 'Gold Soundz' by Pavement
43. 'Golden' by My Morning Jacket
44. 'The Gold' by Manchester Orchestra
45. 'The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll' by Mott the Hoople
46. 'Golden' by Death Cab for Cutie
47. 'Golden Boy' by Primus
48. 'The Golden Ones' by Daniele Luppi & Parquet Courts
49. 'Gold on the Ceiling' by The Black Keys
50. 'Solid Gold' by Eagles of Death Metal
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