100 Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Hits from the 50s & 60s

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1Johnny B. Goode
recording of:
Johnny B. Goode
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry (in 1955)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Isalee Music, Isalee Music Publishing Company, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and ロックンロール ミュージック
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
Chuck Berry2:41
2See You Later, Alligator
Bill Haley2:43
3In the MoodGlenn Miller Orchestra3:32
4Ooby DoobyRoy Orbison2:12
5Ready TeddyLittle Richard2:07
6Only Sixteen
Craig Douglas2:11
7Sixteen CandlesThe Crests42:54
8Please Mr. Postman
recording of:
Please Mr. Postman
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer) (in 1961), Georgia Dobbins (in 1961), William Garrett (in 1961), Freddie Gorman (in 1961) and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) (in 1961)
publisher:
Dominion Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.
The Marvelettes2:30
9Hey Baby (Radio Version)
Bruce Channel2:27
10Rip It UpBill Haley and His Comets4.52:25
11Only You
piano:
Buck Ram (on 1955-04-26)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (1928 - 1992, USA, lead singer of the Platters, Samuel E. Williams) (on 1955-04-26)
spoken vocals [dialogue]:
Wolfman Jack (US disc jockey) (on 1955-04-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1955), PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1955) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1957)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 10)
recording of:
Only You (and You Alone) (Platters song) (on 1955-04-26)
writer:
Buck Ram and Ande Rand
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Robert Mellin, Inc., Tro-Hollis Music, Inc. and Wildwood Music
The Platters2:37
12Zing Went the Strings of My Heart
live cover recording of:
Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart (from 1989-06-16 until 1989-06-17)
lyricist and composer:
James F. Hanley
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
The Dallas Boys2:23
13Somebody Touched Me
Cliff Richard2:01
14Sincerely
The Moonglows3:10
15Ain't Got No Home
Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry2:20
16Once Upon a Time
Rochell & the Candles2:52
17Dede Dinah
recording of:
Dede Dinah
writer:
Bob Marcucci and Peter de Angelis
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Frankie Avalon2:11
18I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door (Radio Version)
Eddie Hodges2:06
19Well I Ask You (Radio Version)
Eden Kane2:16
20A Hundred Pounds of Clay (Radio Version)
recording of:
Hundred Pounds of Clay
writer:
Luther Dixon, Bob Elgin and Kay Rogers
translated version of:
Cien Kilos de Barro
Gene McDaniels2:23
21Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash
The Clovers2:55
22Ya Ya (Radio Version)
Joey Dee & the Starliters3:48
23Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam)
The Valadiers2:45
24Nothing But Good
recording of:
Nothing but Good
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters2:43
25My Girl Josephine
Jerry Lee Lewis2:20
26Pink Cadillac
Sammy Masters2:21
27Tonight (Could Be the Night)The Velvets feat.Virgil Johnson2:06
28Justine
baritone saxophone:
Jewell Grant (US saxophonist) (on 1958-03-27)
bass guitar [bass]:
Don Harris (on 1958-03-27)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Palmer (on 1958-03-27)
guitar:
Melvin Jaye Glass (on 1958-03-27) and Rene Hall (on 1958-03-27)
piano:
Dewey Terry (rock & roll, blues, US) (on 1958-03-27)
tenor saxophone:
Plas Johnson (on 1958-03-27)
vocals:
Dewey Terry (rock & roll, blues, US) (on 1958-03-27)
recorded at:
Master Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-03-27)
recording of:
Justine (on 1958-03-27)
writer:
Don “Sugarcane” Harris (until 1958-03-27) and Dewey Terry (rock & roll, blues, US) (until 1958-03-27)
Don & Dewey2:06
29Your Line Was Busy
Big Bob1:52
30Git It
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps2:26
31The Continental Walk
The Rollers2:21
32SH-Boom
cover recording of:
Sh‐Boom
writer:
William Edwards (The Chords), Carl Feaster, Claude Feaster, James Keyes and Floyd McRae
premiered by:
The Chords (50s US doo-wop group "Sh-Boom")
The Crew-Cuts2:45
33Come Back, Maybellene
recording of:
Come Back, Maybellene (in 1955)
lyricist:
Mercy Dee Walton
composer:
Chuck Berry
version of:
Maybellene
Mercy Dee2:29
34Long Tall GirlThe Carnations2:20
35Ballad of a Teenage Queen
recording of:
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash2:09
36Will You Love Me Tomorrow
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (in 1960)
kettle drum:
Carole King (in 1960)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (in 1960)
lead vocals:
Shirley Owens (in 1960)
vocals:
Doris Coley (in 1960), Addie Harris (in 1960) and Beverly Lee (in 1960)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Licensing Ltd.
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 4), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 125) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 151)
recording of:
Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Carole King song) (in 1960)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Lushmole Music, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Shirelles3.752:42
37All the Time
Sleepy LaBeef1:50
38Sheila (Radio Version)
Tommy Roe2:04
39High School Hop
Lee Denson1:50
40Daddy's HomeShep & the Limelites22:53
41Let's Dance (Radio Version)
Chris Montez2:20
42Matchbox
recording of:
Matchbox
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Knox Music, Inc., MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), Unichappell Music and Wren Music Co.
version of:
Match Box Blues
Carl Perkins2:12
43Crawfishin'
Clarence Garlow2:34
44Big Green Car
Billy Carroll2:24
45Lucky Lips
Ruth Brown2:10
46My Way
recording of:
My Way
writer:
Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s)
publisher:
Cross Music Ltd.
Eddie Cochran2:17
47What Do You Know About Love ?
Bo Diddley3:17
48Til I Kissed You
recording of:
(’Til) I Kissed You
lyricist and composer:
Don Everly
The Everly Brothers2:20
49Six-Five Jive
Jimmy Jackson3:13
50Buzz, Buzz, Buzz
Vince Eager2:02
51Saturday Night
Roy Brown2:22
52Shake Baby Shake
Jesse Lee Turner2:11
53You're Late, Miss Kate
Jimmy Dee2:12
54Honeycomb
cover recording of:
Honeycomb (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl) (in 1954)
Jimmie Rodgers42:14
55Mona Lisa
recording of:
Mona Lisa
lyricist:
Raymond B. Evans (US lyricist)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
sub-publisher:
BMG Unisong Music Publishers BV
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 23)
Conway Twitty42:28
56We're Really Gonna Rock It
Johnny Burnette2:08
57I Know
The Spaniels2:15
58When We Get Married
Dreamlovers2:28
59Fast Freight
Arvee Allens2:03
60Rockin' Robin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Class (1950s-1960s US) (in 1958)
recording of:
Rockin’ Robin
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Thomas
publisher:
Recordo Music Pub.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Bobby Day3.152:35
61I'll Come Running Back to You
recording of:
I’ll Come Running Back to You
lyricist and composer:
Bill Cook (American songwriter)
Sam Cooke2:13
62Oh Little Girl
Dee Clark2:38
63I Hear You Knocking
Smiley Lewis2:45
64Halfway to Paradise (Radio Version)
Billy Fury2:25
65You Done Me Wrong
recording of:
You Done Me Wrong (on 1953-12-14)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino
Fats Domino42:07
66Rumble
Link Wray2:25
67Over the Rainbow
cover recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 12)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
The Demensions3:17
68A Little Bit of Soap
The Jarmels2:11
69Believe What You Say
producer:
Jimmie Haskell, Ozzie Nelson and Ricky Nelson (rock n roll artist)
vocals:
Ricky Nelson (rock n roll artist)
recording of:
Believe What You Say
lyricist and composer:
Dorsey Burnette and Johnny Burnette
publisher:
Matragun Music Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Ricky Nelson2:04
70Rock 'N' Roll Deacon
Screamin' Joe Neal2:14
71Real Wild Child
Ivan2:18
72That'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 (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-02-25)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-02-25) and Niki Sullivan (on 1957-02-25)
background vocals:
June Clark (background vocals for The Crickets) (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 (US disc jockey)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1957) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, 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 (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company), Nor-Va-Jak Music, Inc, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music (publisher), Wren Music Co. and MPL Communications (publishing and company credits) (in 1976)
The Crickets52:18
73Nut Rocker (Radio Version)B. Bumble & the Stingers2:00
74Big Boy Pete
The Olympics2:28
75That'll Be the Day
recording of:
That’ll Be the Day
writer:
Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company), Nor-Va-Jak Music, Inc, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music (publisher), Wren Music Co. and MPL Communications (publishing and company credits) (in 1976)
Buddy Holly2:16
76She's the Most
recording of:
She’s the Most
lyricist and composer:
Murray Berlin
The Five Keys2:08
77Cold, Cold Shower
The King Brothers2:01
78A Wonderful Time Up There
Pat Boone2:06
79Plain Jane
Bobby Darin1:57
80Who's Lovin' You
The Miracles3:03
81Just Walking in the Rain
vocals:
Johnnie Ray (aka Johnny Ray, US 1950s songwriter and singer) (on 1956-06-29)
orchestra:
Ray Conniff, His Orchestra & Chorus (on 1956-06-29)
cover recording of:
Just Walkin’ in the Rain (on 1956-06-29)
writer:
Johnny Bragg, Buddy Killen and Robert Riley
Johnnie Ray2:40
82In the Still of the Night
producer:
Marty Kugell
double bass:
Doug Murray (double bassist) (in 1956-02)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Bobby Mapp (in 1956-02)
piano:
Curlee Glover (in 1956-02)
solo saxophone:
Vinny Mazzetta (in 1956-02)
vocals:
Al Denby (in 1956-02), Jim Freeman (in 1956-02), Ed Martin (in 1956-02), Nat Mosley (in 1956-02) and Fred Parris (in 1956-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Standard Records (in 1956)
recorded at:
Saint Bernadette Catholic School (New Haven) in New Haven, Connecticut, United States (in 1956-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 90) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 170)
recording of:
In the Still of the Night (Five Satins doo-wop song) (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Parris
publisher:
Llee Corp. and Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label)
The Five Satins53:03
83You Little Baby Faced Thing
Joe Tex2:24
84Rumble Tumble
Mad Man Taylor2:17
85Party Doll
Buddy Knox2:10
86Poetry in Motion
recording of:
Poetry in Motion
writer:
Mike Anthony (US songwriter) and Paul Kaufman (songwriter)
Johnny Tillotson2:31
87Please Don't Touch
recording of:
Please Don’t Touch
composer:
Frederick Heath and Guy Robinson (UK songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present)
Johnny Kidd and the Pirates1:54
88At the Hop
Danny & the Juniors2:16
89You Started Something
Don Lang and His Frantic Five1:59
90Stranded in the Jungle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ace Records Ltd (Do not use as label, use only for copyright and distribution credits.) (from 1956 to present)
cover recording of:
Stranded in the Jungle
writer:
James E. Johnson (The Jayhawks/Vibrations) and Ernestine Smith
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peermusic (UK) Limited and Shag Publications
The Cadets3:05
91Miss Shake It
Charles Thomas1:44
92Apache
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Apache
composer:
Jerry Lordan
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
The Shadows4.652:56
93Ya Ya
recording of:
Ya, Ya
writer:
Lee Dorsey, Morris Levy, Clarence Lewis and Morgan Robinson
publisher:
FROST Music Corp
was commissioned by:
Fury Records (USA label active 50s to 70s)
Lee Dorsey2:25
94Love Is Strange
Mickey & Sylvia2:57
95Nobody Loves Me Like You
The Flamingos2:15
96Dance to the Bop
recording of:
Dance to the Bop
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Edge
Gene Vincent2:16
97Rockin' the Joint
Esquerita2:00
98Roll, Hot Rod, Roll
Oscar McLollie3:00
99Hallelujah I Love Her So
Eddie Cochran2:20
100Besame Mucho, Pt. 1
The Coasters2:16

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