# | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
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1 | Only the Lonely | Roy Orbison | | 2:27 |
2 | See You Later Alligator | Bill Haley & His Comets | | 2:45 |
3 | Blue Moon | The Marcels | 3 | 2:14 |
4 | Honey Don't | Carl Perkins | | 2:50 |
5 | The Diary | Neil Sedaka | | 2:17 |
6 | I Walk the Line- recorded in:
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
- producer:
- Bob Johnston and Sam Phillips
- acoustic guitar:
- Johnny Cash (on 1956-03-30, on 1956-04-02)
- double bass:
- Marshall Grant (on 1956-03-30, on 1956-04-02)
- electric guitar:
- Luther Perkins (on 1956-03-30, on 1956-04-02)
- vocals:
- Johnny Cash (on 1956-03-30, on 1956-04-02)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sun Entertainment Corporation (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
- recorded at:
- Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-03-30)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 30), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 33) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 76)
- recording of:
- I Walk the Line (on 1956-03-30)
- lyricist and composer:
- John R. Cash (in 1956)
- publisher:
- Aberbach (London) , Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A and House of Cash, Inc.
- recording of:
- I Walk the Line (on 1956-04-02)
- lyricist and composer:
- John R. Cash (in 1956)
- publisher:
- Aberbach (London) , Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A and House of Cash, Inc.
| Johnny Cash | 4.15 | 2:44 |
7 | Only You | The Platters | | 2:36 |
8 | Blue Suede Shoes | Carl Perkins | 4 | 2:13 |
9 | Rock Around the Clock | Bill Haley & His Comets | 4 | 2:12 |
10 | Diana | Paul Anka | 5 | 2:20 |
11 | Stagger Lee | Lloyd Price | 5 | 2:21 |
12 | Blueberry Hill | Fats Domino | | 2:26 |
13 | Be Bop a Lula | Gene Vincent | 4.5 | 2:36 |
14 | Johnny B. Goode | Chuck Berry | 4.25 | 2:40 |
15 | Tutti Frutti- recorded in:
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1955-09-14)
- producer:
- Robert Blackwell
- baritone saxophone:
- Alvin “Red” Tyler (on 1955-09-14)
- double bass:
- Frank Fields (on 1955-09-14)
- drums (drum set):
- Earl Palmer (on 1955-09-14)
- guitar:
- Justin Adams (on 1955-09-14)
- piano:
- Melvin Dowden (on 1955-09-14)
- tenor saxophone:
- Lee Allen (on 1955-09-14)
- lead vocals:
- Little Richard (on 1955-09-14)
- recorded at:
- J&M Music Shop in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1955-09-14)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 1), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 35) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 43)
- recording of:
- Tutti Frutti (on 1955-09-14)
- lyricist:
- Dorothy LaBostrie and Richard Wayne Penniman
- composer:
- Dorothy LaBostrie , Joe Lubin and Richard Wayne Penniman
- publisher:
- ATV Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Venice, Venice Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Phonogram GmbH (in 1983)
| Little Richard | 4.3 | 2:24 |
16 | Great Balls of Fire | Jerry Lee Lewis | | 1:53 |
17 | Red River Rock | Johnny and the Hurricanes | | 2:12 |
18 | Donna | Ritchie Valens | | 2:27 |
19 | Blue Velvet | Bobby Vinton | 4.35 | 2:50 |
20 | Don't Forbid Me | Pat Boone | | 2:12 |
21 | Stupid Cupid | Connie Francis | | 2:13 |
22 | Yes Tonight, Josephine | Johnnie Ray | | 2:31 |
23 | That'll Be the Day- producer:
- Norman Petty
- double bass:
- Larry Welborn (on 1957-02-25)
- drums (drum set):
- Jerry Allison (on 1957-02-25)
- guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
- Buddy Holly (on 1957-02-25)
- guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- Buddy Holly (on 1957-02-25) and Niki Sullivan (on 1957-02-25)
- background vocals:
- June Clark (on 1957-02-25), Niki Sullivan (on 1957-02-25), Gary Tollett (on 1957-02-25) and Ramona Tollett (on 1957-02-25)
- spoken vocals [dialogue]:
- Wolfman Jack
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records (in 1957) and MCA Records, Inc. (in 1957)
- recorded at:
- Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, United States (on 1957-02-25)
- recording of:
- That’ll Be the Day (on 1957-02-25)
- writer:
- Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly and Norman Petty
- publisher:
- MPL Communications Inc. , Nor-Va-Jak Music, Inc, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music , Wren Music Co. and MPL Communications (in 1976)
| Buddy Holly | 5 | 2:16 |
24 | Island in the Sun- producer:
- Joe Carlton
- bongos:
- Noah Rodriguez (on 1957-01-27)
- congas:
- Daniel Barrajanos (on 1957-01-27)
- double bass:
- Norman Keenan (on 1957-01-27)
- flute:
- James N. DeMeo (on 1957-01-27) and Harold M. Jones (on 1957-01-27)
- guitar:
- Frantz Casséus (on 1957-01-27), Victor Messer (on 1957-01-27) and Millard Thomas (on 1957-01-27)
- marimba:
- Joe Venuto (on 1957-01-27)
- trumpet:
- Joseph B. Wilder (on 1957-01-27)
- choir vocals:
- Gilbert E. Adkins (on 1957-01-27), Irving D. Barnes (on 1957-01-27), Leon Bibb (on 1957-01-27), Charles Colman (on 1957-01-27), Stephen Harbachick (on 1957-01-27), Marvin Hayes (on 1957-01-27), Herbert L. Stubbs (on 1957-01-27), Irving Burgie (on 1957-01-27), Joe N. Kenyon (on 1957-01-27), Leroy B. Thompson (on 1957-01-27), Samuel R. McCurry (on 1957-01-27), John Nielsen (on 1957-01-27), Brock Peters (on 1957-01-27), Howard A. Roberts (on 1957-01-27), Rodester Timmons (on 1957-01-27) and William Stewart (on 1957-01-27)
- lead vocals:
- Harry Belafonte (on 1957-01-27)
- vocals:
- Harry Belafonte
- conductor:
- Robert DeCormier (on 1957-01-27)
- recorded at:
- Webster Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-01-27)
- recording of:
- Island in the Sun (on 1957-01-27)
- writer:
- Harry Belafonte and Lord Burgess
- publisher:
- Caribe Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Publishing and Clara Music Publ. Corp.
| Harry Belafonte | | 3:22 |