The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 songs that shaped Rock and Roll:
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A
- AC/DC - "Back In Black"
- AC/DC - "Highway to Hell"
- Roy Acuff & the Smoky Mountain Boys - "Wabash Cannonball"
- Aerosmith - "Dream On"
- Aerosmith - "Toys in the Attic"
- Afrika Bambaataa - "Planet Rock"
- The Allman Brothers Band - "Ramblin' Man"
- The Allman Brothers Band - "Whipping Post"
- The Animals - "The House of the Rising Sun"
- The Animals - "We Gotta Get out of This Place"
- Louis Armstrong - "West End Blues"
- Arrested Development - "Tennessee"
B
- The B-52's - "Rock Lobster"
- LaVern Baker - "Jim Dandy"
- Hank Ballard & the Midnighters - "Work With Me Annie"
- The Band - "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
- The Band - "The Weight"
- The Beach Boys - "California Girls"
- The Beach Boys - "Don't Worry Baby"
- The Beach Boys - "God Only Knows"
- The Beach Boys - "Good Vibrations"
- The Beach Boys - "Surfin' U.S.A."
- The Beastie Boys - "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)"
- The Beatles - "A Day in the Life"
- The Beatles - "HELP!"
- The Beatles - "Hey Jude"
- The Beatles - "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
- The Beatles - "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"
- The Beatles - "Strawberry Fields Forever"
- The Beatles - "Yesterday"
- The Beau Brummels - "Laugh Laugh"
- Beck - "Loser"
- Jeff Beck Group - "Plynth (Water Down the Drain)"
- The Bee Gees - "Stayin' Alive"
- Archie Bell & the Drells - "Tighten Up"
- Chuck Berry - "Johnny B. Goode"
- Chuck Berry - "Maybellene"
- Chuck Berry - "Rock & Roll Music"
- The Big Bopper - "Chantilly Lace"
- Big Brother & the Holding Company - "Piece Of My Heart"
- Big Star - "September Gurls"
- Black Sabbath - "Iron Man"
- Black Sabbath - "Paranoid"
- Bobby Blue Bland - "Turn On Your Love Light"
- Blondie - "Heart of Glass"
- Kurtis Blow - "The Breaks"
- Gary U.S. Bonds - "Quarter to Three"
- Booker T. & The MG's - "Green Onions"
- Boston - "More Than a Feeling"
- David Bowie - "Fame"
- David Bowie - "Space Oddity"
- David Bowie - "Ziggy Stardust"
- The Box Tops - "The Letter"
- Charles Brown - "Driftin' Blues"
- James Brown - "I Got You (I Feel Good)"
- James Brown - "Please Please Please"
- James Brown - "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud"
- Ruth Brown - "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean"
- Jackson Browne - "Late for the Sky"
- Buffalo Springfield - "For What It's Worth"
- Solomon Burke - "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love"
- Johnny Burnette Trio - "The Train Kept A-Rollin'"
- The Byrds - "Eight Miles High"
- The Byrds - "Hickory Wind"
- The Byrds - "Mr. Tambourine Man"
C
- Johnny Cash - "Folsom Prison Blues"
- Johnny Cash - "I Walk the Line"
- The Champs - "Tequila"
- Gene Chandler - "Duke of Earl"
- The Chantays - "Pipeline"
- Ray Charles - "Hallelujah I Love Her So"
- Ray Charles - "I Got A Woman"
- Ray Charles - "What'd I Say"
- Chubby Checker - "The Twist"
- Chic - "Le Freak"
- Charlie Christian with the Benny Goodman Orchestra - "Solo Flight"
- Eric Clapton - "After Midnight"
- Dave Clark Five - "Glad All Over"
- The Clash - "London Calling"
- Jimmy Cliff - "Many Rivers to Cross"
- Jimmy Cliff - "The Harder They Come"
- Patsy Cline - "I Fall To Pieces"
- The Clovers - "Love Potion No. 9"
- The Coasters - "Yakety Yak"
- The Coasters - "Young Blood"
- Eddie Cochran - "C'mon Everybody"
- Eddie Cochran - "Summertime Blues"
- Joe Cocker - "With a Little Help from My Friends"
- The Contours - "Do You Love Me"
- Sam Cooke - "A Change Is Gonna Come"
- Sam Cooke - "Bring It on Home to Me"
- Sam Cooke - "You Send Me"
- Alice Cooper - "I'm Eighteen"
- Elvis Costello - "Pump It Up"
- The Count Five - "Psychotic Reaction"
- Country Joe & the Fish - "The Fish Cheer I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die-Rag"
- Don Covey - "Mercy Mercy"
- Cream - "Crossroads"
- Cream - "Sunshine of Your Love"
- Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Fortunate Son"
- Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Green River"
- Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Proud Mary"
- Crosby, Stills & Nash - "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - "Ohio"
- The Crows - "Gee"
- The Crystals - "Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)"
- The Crystals - "He's a Rebel"
- Culture Club - "Time (Clock of the Heart)"
D
- Dick Dale & the Del-Tones - "Let's Go Trippin'"
- The Damned - "New Rose"
- Danny & the Juniors - "At the Hop"
- Bobby Darin - "Splish Splash"
- Spencer Davis Group - "Gimme Some Lovin'"
- De La Soul - "Me Myself and I"
- Deep Purple - "Smoke on the Water"
- The Dell-Vikings - "Come Go with Me"
- The Dells - "Oh, What a Night"
- The Delmore Brothers - "Hillbilly Boogie"
- Derek & the Dominos - "Layla"
- Devo - "Whip It"
- Bo Diddley - "Bo Diddley"
- Dion - "A Teenager in Love"
- Dire Straits - "Sultans of Swing"
- The Dixie Cups - "Chapel of Love"
- The Dixie Hummingbirds - "I'll Live Again"
- Bill Doggett - "Honky Tonk"
- Fats Domino - "Ain't That a Shame"
- Fats Domino - "Blueberry Hill"
- The Dominoes - "Sixty Minute Man"
- Lonnie Donegan - "Rock Island Line"
- Donovan - "Sunshine Superman"
- The Doors - "Light My Fire"
- The Doors - "The End"
- Dr. Dre - "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang"
- Dr. John - "Right Place Wrong Time"
- The Drifters - "Money Honey"
- The Drifters - "There Goes My Baby"
- The Drifters - "Up on the Roof"
- Duran Duran - "Hungry Like the Wolf"
- Bob Dylan - "Blowin' in the Wind"
- Bob Dylan - "Like a Rolling Stone"
- Bob Dylan - "Subterranean Homesick Blues"
- Bob Dylan - "Tangled up in Blue"
- Bob Dylan - "The Times They Are A-Changin'"
E
- The Eagles - Hotel California
- The Eagles - Take It Easy
- Duane Eddy - Rebel-'Rouser
- Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
- The Everly Brothers - All I Have to Do Is Dream
- The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love
F
- The 5 Satins - In The Still Of The Nite
- The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You
- Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
- The Flying Burrito Brothers - Sin City
- The Four Seasons - Big Girls Don't Cry
- The Four Seasons - Walk Like A Man
- The Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Loving
- The Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There
- Aretha Franklin - Chain Of Fools
- Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man (the Way I Love You)
- Aretha Franklin - Respect
- Free - All Right Now
- The Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law
- Lowell Fulson - Reconsider Baby
- Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove
G
- Peter Gabriel - Biko
- Cecil Gant - We're Gonna Rock
- Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
- Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
- Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
- Gerry & the Pacemakers - How Do You Do It?
- Gary Glitter - Rock 'N' Roll Part 2
- The Go-Go's - We Got The Beat
- Golden Gate Quartet - Rock My Soul
- Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band
- Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message
- The Grateful Dead - Dark Star
- The Grateful Dead - Uncle John's Band
- Al Green - Let's Stay Together
- Guitar Slim - The Things That I Used To Do
- Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
- Woody Guthrie - Pastures Of Plenty
- Woody Guthrie - Pretty Boy Floyd
- Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land
H
- Bill Haley & His Comets - (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock
- Slim Harpo - Rainin' In My Heart
- Wynonie Harris - Good Rockin' Tonight
- Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City
- Dale Hawkins - Suzy-Q
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell On You
- Richard Hell & the Voidoids - (I Belong To The) Blank Generation
- Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
- Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
- Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
- The Hollies - Bus Stop
- Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue
- Buddy Holly & the Crickets - That'll Be the Day
- John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillun
- John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom
- Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightnin'
- Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful
- Howlin' Wolf - The Red Rooster
- Human League - Don't You Want Me?
- Mississippi John Hurt - Stack O' Lee Blues
- Husker Du - Turn On the News
I
- The Impressions - People Get Ready
- The Ink Spots - If I Didn't Care
- Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
- The Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing
- The Isley Brothers - Shout - Pts. 1 & 2
J
- Jackson 5 - ABC
- Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
- Mahalia Jackson - Move On Up A Little Higher
- Michael Jackson - Beat It
- Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
- Elmore James - Dust My Broom
- Elmore James - Shake Your Moneymaker
- Etta James - Tell Mama
- Rick James - Super Freak
- Tommy James & the Shondells - Hanky Panky
- Jan & Dean - Surf City
- Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealin'
- Jefferson Airplane - Somebody to Love
- Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
- Blind Lemon Jefferson - Matchbox Blues
- Jethro Tull - Aqualung
- Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N Roll
- Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are
- Elton John - Bennie And The Jets
- Elton John - Your Song
- Little Willie John - Fever
- Blind Willie Johnson - Motherless Children
- Robert Johnson - Cross Road Blues
- Robert Johnson - Hellhound On My Trail
- Robert Johnson - Love In Vain
- Robert Johnson - Sweet Home Chicago
- Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Caldonia
- Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Saturday Night Fish Fry
- Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
K
- Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign
- B.B. King - Sweet Little Angel
- B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone
- Ben E. King - Spanish Harlem
- Ben E. King - Stand By Me
- Carole King - You've Got A Friend
- Freddy King - Hide Away
- The Kingsmen - Louie Louie
- The Kinks - A Well Respected Man
- The Kinks - Lola
- The Kinks - You Really Got Me
- Kiss - Rock And Roll All Nite
- Buddy Knox - Party Doll
- Kraftwerk - Autobahn
L
- L.L. Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
- Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
- Leadbelly - The Midnight Special
- Led Zeppelin - "Dazed and Confused"
- Led Zeppelin - "Rock and Roll"
- Led Zeppelin - "Stairway to Heaven"
- Led Zeppelin - "Whole Lotta Love"
- The Left Banke - "Walk Away Renee"
- John Lennon - "Give Peace A Chance"
- John Lennon - "Imagine"
- John Lennon - "Instant Karma (We All Shine On)"
- Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire
- Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On
- Little Eva - The Loco-Motion
- Little Feat - Dixie Chicken
- Little Walter - Juke
- Professor Longhair - Tipitina
- The Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe In Magic
- Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent
- Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love
- Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
M
- Madonna - Like A Virgin
- The Mamas & the Papas - California Dreamin'
- The Marcels - Blue Moon
- Bob Marley & the Wailers - Lively Up Yourself
- Bob Marley & the Wailers - No Woman, No Cry
- Martha & the Vandellas - Dancing In The Street
- Martha & the Vandellas - (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
- Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
- MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
- Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed
- Barry McGuire - Eve of Destruction
- Don McLean - American Pie
- Blind Willie McTell - Statesboro Blues
- John Cougar Mellencamp - Authority Song
- Metallica - Enter Sandman
- Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
- Amos Milburn - Let's Have A Party
- Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle
- The Miracles - Going To A Go-Go
- The Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears
- The Miracles - You've Really Got A Hold On Me
- Joni Mitchell - Help Me
- Moby Grape - Omaha
- The Monkees - I'm A Believer
- The Monkees - Last Train To Clarksville
- The Monotones - Book Of Love
- Bill Monroe - Mule Skinner Blues
- The Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin
- The Moonglows - Sincerely
- Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
- Van Morrison - Madame George
- Van Morrison - Moondance
- The Mothers Of Invention - Brown Shoes Don't Make It
- Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes
N
- Ricky Nelson - Hello Mary Lou
- Aaron Neville - Tell It Like It Is
- New York Dolls - Personality Crisis
- Randy Newman - Sail Away
- Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
O
- O'Jays - Love Train
- Phil Ochs - I Ain't Marchin' Anymore
- Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman
- The Orioles - Crying In The Chapel
- Johnny Otis - Willie And The Hand Jive
P
- Parliament - Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)
- Les Paul and Mary Ford - How High The Moon
- Pearl Jam - Jeremy
- The Penguins - Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)
- Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes
- Carl Perkins - Matchbox
- Pinetop Perkins - Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
- Peter & Gordon - A World Without Love
- Peter, Paul & Mary - If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song)
- Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - American Girl
- Wilson Pickett - In The Midnight Hour
- Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
- Pink Floyd - Money
- Pink Floyd - See Emily Play
- The Platters - The Great Pretender
- The Police - Every Breath You Take
- The Police - Roxanne
- Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel
- Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
- Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender
- Elvis Presley - Mystery Train
- Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
- Elvis Presley - That's All Right
- The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
- Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy
- Prince - Little Red Corvette
- Prince - When Doves Cry
- Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale
- Public Enemy - Fight the Power
Q
- Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
- Queen Latifah - Ladies First
- ? & the Mysterians - 96 Tears
- Quicksilver Messenger Service - Who Do You Love
R
- R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
- R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe
- Ma Rainey & Her Tub Jug Washboard Band - Prove It On Me
- Bonnie Raitt - Something To Talk About
- The Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
- The Young Rascals - Groovin'
- The Young Rascals - Good Lovin'
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away
- Otis Redding - Shake
- Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay
- Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness
- Jimmy Reed - Big Boss Man
- Jimmy Reed - Bright Lights, Big City
- Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side
- The Replacements - I Will Dare
- Paul Revere & the Raiders - Just Like Me
- Cliff Richard & the Drifters - Move It
- Little Richard - Good Golly, Miss Molly
- Little Richard - Long Tall Sally
- Little Richard - Tutti Frutti
- The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
- Billy Riley & His Little Green Men - Red Hot
- Jimmie Rodgers - Blue Yodel No. 9
- The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women
- The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
- The Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash
- The Rolling Stones - Miss You
- The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
- The Rolling Stones - Time Is On My Side
- The Ronettes - Be My Baby
- Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug
- Run-D.M.C. - Walk This Way
- Rush - The Spirit Of Radio
- Otis Rush - I Can't Quit You Baby
- Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels - Devil With A Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly
S
- Sam & Dave - Soul Man
- Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs - Wooly Bully
- Santana - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen
- The Searchers - Needles and Pins
- The Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard
- Pete Seeger - Where Have All The Flowers Gone
- Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Night Moves
- Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The U.K.
- Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
- The Shadows of Knight - Gloria
- The Shangri-Las - Leader Of The Pack
- Del Shannon - Runaway
- The Shirelles - Dedicated To The One I Love
- The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow
- Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence
- Paul Simon - Graceland
- Sir Douglas Quintet - She's About A Mover
- Sister Sledge - We Are Family
- Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
- Sly & the Family Stone - Dance To The Music
- Sly & the Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
- Bessie Smith - Downhearted Blues
- Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie-Woogie Flu
- Patti Smith - Gloria (in Excelsis Deo)
- The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
- Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot
- The Soul Stirrers - By And By
- Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
- Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark
- Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band - Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
- The Standells - Dirty Water
- The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself
- Edwin Starr - War
- Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years
- Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild
- Rod Stewart - Maggie May
- Iggy & the Stooges - Search And Destroy
- The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog
- Stray Cats - Rock This Town
- Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want)
- The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
- Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby
- The Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love
- The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love
- The Surfaris - Wipe Out
- Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Hippy Shake
T
- T. Rex - Bang A Gong (Get It On)
- Talking Heads - Life During Wartime
- Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime
- James Taylor - Fire And Rain
- Television - Little Johnny Jewel
- The Temptations - Ain't Too Proud To Beg
- The Temptations - My Girl
- The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe - This Train
- Willie Mae 'Big Mama' Thornton - Ball 'N' Chain
- Willie Mae 'Big Mama' Thornton - Hound Dog
- Toots & the Maytals - Pressure Drop
- Peter Tosh - Legalize It
- Traffic - Dear Mr. Fantasy
- The Trammps - Disco Inferno
- The Troggs - Wild Thing
- Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle And Roll
- Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep, Mountain High
- The Turtles - It Ain't Me Babe
U
- U.T.F.O. - Roxanne, Roxanne
- U2- I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
- U2- Pride (In The Name Of Love)
- U2- Sunday Bloody Sunday (song)
V
- Ritchie Valens - La Bamba
- Van Halen - Jump
- Van Halen - Runnin' With the Devil
- Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride And Joy
- The Velvet Underground - Heroin
- The Velvet Underground - White Light / White Heat
- The Ventures - Walk Don't Run
- Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - Be-Bop-A-Lula
W
- The Wailers - Get Up Stand Up
- The Wailers - I Shot The Sheriff
- Jr. Walker & the All Stars - Shotgun
- T-Bone Walker - Call It Stormy Monday
- War - Slippin' Into Darkness
- Clara Ward & the Ward Singers - How I Got Over
- Dinah Washington - Am I Asking Too Much
- Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working
- Muddy Waters - Hoochie Coochie Man
- Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy
- Muddy Waters - Rollin' Stone
- The Weavers - Goodnight Irene
- Mary Wells - My Guy
- The Who - Baba O'Riley
- The Who - Go To The Mirror Boy
- The Who - My Generation
- Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't Go
- Larry Williams - Bony Maronie
- Marion Williams - Packing Up
- Sonny Boy (John Lee) Williamson - Good Morning (Little) School Girl
- Chuck Willis - C.C. Rider
- Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Take Me Back To Tulsa
- Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
- Stevie Wonder - Living for the City
- Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin')
- Stevie Wonder - Superstition
- Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Airight)
- Link Wray - Rumble
X
- X - Los Angeles
Y
- Jimmy Yancey - Midnight Stomp
- The Yardbirds - Shapes Of Things
- Yes - Roundabout
- Neil Young - Down By The River
- Neil Young - Heart Of Gold
- Neil Young - My My Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)
Z
- ZZ Top - Legs
See also: First rock and roll record
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