 " Under the Bridge " has been included in many publications ' " Best of ... " lists . In 2002 , Kerrang ! placed the song at number six on their list of the " 100 Greatest Singles of All Time " . Q ranked the song number 180 on their compilation of the " 1001 Best Songs , Ever " . Life included " Under the Bridge " in the compilation " 40 Years of Rock & Roll , 5 Songs Per Year 1952 – 1991 " , with the year being 1991 . Pause and Play included the song in their unordered list of the " 10 Songs of the 90 's " ; and the song ranked fifteenth in VH1 's " 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s " . Rolling Stone and MTV compiled a list of the " 100 Greatest Pop Songs Since The Beatles " in 2000 , with " Under the Bridge " coming in fifty @-@ fourth . " Under the Bridge " was also ranked # 98 in the list of Rolling Stone " 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time " . 
