Best of USA: 100 Hits

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Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleArtistLength
1Johnny Be GoodChuck Berry2:41
2Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley2:12
3Jailhouse RockElvis Presley2:30
4Hit the Road JackRay Charles1:58
5Ooby Dooby
Roy Orbison2:13
6Down by the Riverside
recording of:
Down by the Riverside
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
Louis Armstrong3:10
7Louie Louie
Richard Berry2:12
8Be Bop a Lula
Gene Vincent2:37
9That’ll Be the DayBuddy Holly2:18
10I’Am ReadyFats Domino2:04
11Shake Rattle and Roll
Bill Haley2:31
12Suzie Q
Dale Hawkins2:18
13All I Have to Do Is DreamThe Everly Brothers2:21
14Roll Over BeethovenChuck Berry2:25
15See You Later
Bill Haley2:46
16Georgia on My Mind (remastered version)
cover recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation, Peermusic III, Ltd., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Ray Charles3:38
17Tequila
The Champs2:11
18Only YouThe Platters2:37
19In a Sentimental Mood
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1962-09-26)
producer:
Bob Thiele (on 1962-09-26)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (on 1962-09-26)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (on 1962-09-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1962-09-26)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1962-09-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1997)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1962-09-26)
instrumental recording of:
In a Sentimental Mood (on 1962-09-26)
lyricist:
Manny Kurtz and Irving Mills
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1935)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Famous Music Corporation, J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd., Lafleur Music Ltd., Mills Music and Sony/ATV Harmony
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane4:15
20Mess AroundRay Charles2:41
21Boom Boom
John Lee Hooker2:29
22Don’t Be CruelElvis Presley2:04
23VenusFrankie Avalon2:19
24Love Me Tender (remastered original version)Elvis Presley2:44
25Why Don’t You Do It Right_Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:12
26I’ve Got You Under My SkinFrank Sinatra3:43
27Yakety Yak
The Coasters1:46
28My Baby Just Cares for Me (remastered version)Nina Simone3:38
29Just a Gigolo
Louis Prima4:44
30What’d I Say (remastered original version)Ray Charles6:28
31Mannish Boy
recording of:
Mannish Boy
writer:
Ellas McDaniel, Mel London and McKinley Morganfield
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd. and Tristan Music Ltd.
part of:
Risky Business (film soundtrack)
Muddy Waters2:57
32Chattanooga Choo ChooGlenn Miller3:27
33Bye Bye LoveThe Everly Brothers2:21
34The Lady Is a Tramp (remastered)
recording of:
The Lady Is a Tramp (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
Pal Joey
Frank Sinatra3:17
35I Put a Spell on YouScreamin’ Jay Hawkins2:25
36Sixteen Tons (remastered original version)
The Platters2:35
37Blueberry HillFats Domino2:21
38All Shook UpElvis Presley2:00
39Great Balls of Fire
Jerry Lee Lewis1:53
40Wake Up Little SusieThe Everly Brothers2:01
41At Last (remastered)
producer:
Leonard Chess, Phil Chess and Leonard and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 115) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 356)
cover recording of:
At Last (in 1960-10)
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Etta James3:00
42Today I Sing the BluesAretha Franklin2:46
43One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer
Amos Milburn3:14
44Dream a Little Dream of Me (remastered version)Ella Fitzgerald3:07
45Sway
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Dean Martin (in 1952)
orchestra:
Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (in 1952)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1952)
cover recording of:
Sway (in 1952)
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Pablo Beltrán Ruiz
publisher:
Latin-American Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
version of:
¿Quién será?
Dean Martin2:43
46Sweet Little AngelB.B. King3:00
47EverydayBuddy Holly2:08
48Smokestack Lightnin’
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music
Howlin’ Wolf3:07
49In the Mood
The Andrews Sisters2:46
50When I Fall in Love (remastered original version)
Nat King Cole3:12
51Sing Sing Sing
The Andrews Sisters2:39
52Unforgettable (remastered version)
Nat King Cole3:13
53I Walk the LineJohnny Cash2:44
54Hound Dog (remastered original version)Elvis Presley2:18
55Over the Rainbow (remastered)Aretha Franklin2:40
56I’m in the Mood
John Lee Hooker2:45
57Beyond the Sea (remastered version)
Bobby Darin2:53
58I Want You for Christmas
Dick Robertson2:55
59Cross Road Blues
Robert Johnson2:39
60Lullaby of Birdland (remastered version)
cover recording of:
Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing/George David Weiss (as B. Y. Forster) jazz standard)
lyricist:
B. Y. Forster
writer:
George David Weiss
composer:
George Shearing
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Good Music Limited and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部
Sarah Vaughan4:00
61I Got Rhythm (version Originale remasterisee)
recording of:
I Got Rhythm
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Louis Armstrong3:04
62Come Softly to MeThe Fleetwoods2:16
63Where Did You Sleep Last Night
Lead Belly3:02
64Sixteen Tons
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:37
88FeverPeggy Lee2:41
65Unchained Melody
Gene Vincent2:29
66Cry Me a RiverDinah Washington3:01
67I’m a Man
Bo Diddley3:16
68Down in Mexico
The Coasters3:24
69Love Me or Leave Me (remastered)Nina Simone2:00
70Tutti FruttiElvis Presley2:23
71Mister Sandman
The Chordettes2:35
72Let’s Do It (remastered version)
Eartha Kitt2:40
73He’s a Tramp (remastered version)
recording of:
He’s a Tramp (Lady and the Tramp)
lyricist:
Sonny Burke and Peggy Lee
composer:
Oliver Wallace
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company
Peggy Lee2:22
74Lonely Boy
Paul Anka3:42
75Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)
Harry Belafonte2:38
76I’m Tore Down
Freddie King2:43
77SpoonfulHowlin’ Wolf2:10
78Long Tail SallyLittle Richard2:58
79Let’s Keep Smiling
Doris Day2:45
80Dust My Broom
recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music, Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
Elmore James2:41
81The Great Pretender (remastered original version)
The Platters2:50
82Hound Dog
Big Mama Thornton3:08
83Trav’Lin Light (remastered version)
recording of:
Trav’lin’ Light (on 1942-06-12)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Jimmy Mundy (in 1942) and Trummy Young (in 1942)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., Commander Publishing, Music Sales Corporation, Rytvoc, Inc. and WB Music Corp.
Billie Holiday & Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra2:41
84Papa Loves Mambo
Perry Como3:57
85Ain’t Misbehavin’ (remastered version)
Fats Waller3:05
86As Time Goes By (remastered version)
Dooley Wilson & Ingrid Bergman2:51
87I’ve Got a WomanRay Charles2:59
89Cheek to CheekElla Fitzgerald5:55
90Don’t Cry Baby (remastered)
Etta James2:30
91I Fall in Love Too Easily (remastered version)Chet Baker3:11
92Singin in the Rain
Gene Kelly2:39
93You Rascal You (remastered version)
Louis Armstrong3:05
94Worried Life BluesChuck Berry2:10
95But Not for Me (remastered)
cover recording of:
But Not for Me
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1930)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1930) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Ella Fitzgerald3:14
96I Wanna Be Loved by YouMarilyn Monroe2:56
97Strange FruitBillie Holiday3:15
98Over the Rainbow
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1939-07-28)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra
conductor:
Victor Young (on 1939-07-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1939)
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) (on 1939-07-28)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music, EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司, 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 (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1939 winner)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
Judy Garland2:49
99Peggy SueBuddy Holly2:31
100I Just Want to Make Love to YouEtta James3:08

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