We count down the top 10 rock-star cameo appearances from The Simpsons.

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Outside of Saturday Night Live, no other current TV show can boast as many impressive musical guests as The Simpsons.

And The Simpsons has the edge because its many musical appearances are actually meant to be funny.

Scores of rock icons -- including three Beatles, two Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Metallica -- have appeared on the show as eight-fingered, yellow-tinted versions of themselves, and often in bizarre situations: The Ramones performing for Mr. Burns' birthday party (Who the hell booked that gig?) ... former Beatle George Harrison pointing Homer toward a platter full of brownies ... Ted Nugent running for president ... Aerosmith agreeing to perform at Moe's Tavern when free pickled eggs are offered.

And so, in honor of the show's 23 seasons and 500 episodes (No. 500 aired this past Sunday night on Fox), here are our 10 favorite rock-star cameo appearances on The Simpsons.

We apologize for the poor quality of some of the videos below, but we think they're good enough to get the point across!

10. The Ramones
"Rosebud," Episode 85

New York City's original punk rockers perform at a special event in honor of Mr. Burns' umpteenth birthday. They start the set by screaming "I'd just like to say this gig sucks!" and end it with a warm and tender "Happy birthday, ya old bastard!"

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