Arena Rock cuts

- AC/DC - Hells Bells: Was a final cut, artist represented twice, closer to hard rock, less arena rock influence on verses and chorus
- Aerosmith - Dude (Looks Like A Lady): Lower end of streams, more known for 70s/90s
- Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire: Rated recently, Closer to straightforward pop
- Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine: Artist already represented four times
- Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You: Artist already represented four times
- Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA: Heartland
- Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark: Heartland, came closest for Bruce due to popularity and more pop focus but left out to avoid gaps in rest of discography
- Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart: Heartland
- Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire: Heartland
- Bryan Adams - Heaven: Closer to pop
- Cheap Trick - The Flame: Lower end of streams
- Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time: Already rated recently
- The Clash - Rock the Casbah: More new wave, felt odd to include without Should I Stay
- The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go: Sparser production, more towards punk
- Def Leppard - Hysteria: Lower end of streams, artist already represented
- Def Leppard - Photograph: Final cut, lower end of streams, artist already represented
- Dio - Holy Diver: Lower end of streams, more toward hard rock
- Dio - Rainbow in the Dark: Lower end of streams
- Dire Straits - Money for Nothing: More toward straight-forward rock
- Dire Straits - Walk of Life: More toward straight-forward rock
- Don Henley - Boys of Summer: Close to final cut, but already represented (sort of) in OHWs
- Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf: Leans more new-wave
- Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere: Soft rock
- Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies: Soft rock
- Fleetwood Mac - Seven Wonders: Soft rock
- Foreigner - Waiting for a Girl Like You: Artist already represented twice
- Huey Lewis and the News - Hip to be Square: Lower end of streams, artist already represented, axed
- INXS - Need You Tonight: New-wave leaning
- INXS - Never Tear Us Apart: New-wave leaning
- Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Hate Myself For Loving You: Artist already represented twice, lower end of streams
- John Mellancamp - Jack and Diane: Heartland
- John Mellancamp - Small Town: Heartland
- John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire: Lower end of streams, already rated
- Journey - Open Arms: Artist already represented four times
- Living Colour - Cult of Personality: More toward hard rock, lower end of streams
- Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood: More on hard-rock side, artist already represented twice
- Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home: Artist already represented twice
- Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train: More on the hard-rock side, more 70s sparse production
- Queen - Another One Bites the Dust: Already had full rate
- Queen - I Want To Break Free: Already had full rate (even if it wasn't in it)
- Queen - Radio Gaga: Already had full rate
- Queen - Under Pressure: Already had full rate
- Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time: Lower end of streams, artist already represented
- REO Speedwagon - Keep on Lovin' You: Artist already represented, ballad-overexposure-phobia
- The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up: More toward straight-forward rock, more known for earlier decades
- Rush - Spirit of the Radio: Lower end of popularity, artist already represented twice, host already pushing Cancon to limits
- Skid Row - 18 and Life: Close cut, lack of interest
- Skid Row - I Remember You: Lower end of streams
- Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me: Straight-forward rock
- Tom Petty - Free Fallin': Heartland
- Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down: Heartland
- Tom Petty - Runnin' Down a Dream: Heartland
- U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For: More refined serious end of soft rock
- U2 - Pride: More refined serious end of soft rock
- U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday:More refined serious end of soft rock
- U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name: More refined serious end of soft rock
- U2 - With or Without You: More refined serious end of soft rock
- Van Halen - Hot for Teacher: Artist already represented twice, more toward hard rock, lower end of streams
- Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart: More toward straight-forward prog
- ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin': Artist already represented, closer to hard rock, host jealous Legs was sub 100M streams