The Best of Rock Rock Rock 100

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1La Bamba
Ritchie Valens2:04
2Tutti Frutti
recording of:
Tutti Frutti
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 Richard2:22
3Great Balls of Fire
recording of:
Great Balls of Fire
writer:
Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music
Jerry Lee Lewis1:51
4Johnny Be Good
recording of:
Johnny B. Goode
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry (in 1955)
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., Isalee Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and ロックンロール ミュージック
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
Chuck Berry2:38
5Rock Around the Clock
recording of:
Rock Around the Clock (Bill Haley’s version)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy De Knight (in 1952) and Max C. Freedman (in 1952)
arranger:
Harry Filler
publisher:
Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd. and Myers Music, Inc.
version of:
We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock (Original Freedman / De Knight version)
Bill Haley2:08
6Blue Suede Shoes
cover recording of:
Blue Suede Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (in 1955)
publisher:
Aberbach (London), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing, Hi Lo Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Elvis Presley1:58
7True, Fine Mama
recording of:
True Fine Mama (True Fine Baby)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-11)
Little Richard2:40
8My Way
bass guitar:
Connie “Guybo” Smith (on 1959-01-17)
guitar:
Irving Asby (on 1959-01-17) and Eddie Cochran (on 1959-01-17)
piano:
Ray Johnson (on 1959-01-17)
saxophone:
Jewell Grant (on 1959-01-17), Plas Johnson (on 1959-01-17) and Jackie Kelso (on 1959-01-17)
vocals:
Eddie Cochran (on 1959-01-17)
recorded at:
Goldstar Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-01-17)
recording of:
My Way (on 1959-01-17)
writer:
Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran
publisher:
Cross Music Ltd.
Eddie Cochran2:13
9Be Bop a Lula
recording of:
Be‐Bop‐a‐Lula
writer:
Bill “Tex” Davis and Gene Vincent
publisher:
Lowery Music Co. Inc.
Gene Vincent2:32
10Little Baby
recording of:
Little Baby
writer:
Buddy Holly, C. W. Kendall and Norman Petty
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Mellin Music, Peer International Corporation and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc.
Buddy Holly1:54
11Let’s Get Together
Eddie Cochran1:55
12Rip It Up
recording of:
Rip It Up
writer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell and John Marascalco
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Robin Hood Music Co., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Venice Music
Little Richard2:19
13Shake, Rattle and Roll
cover recording of:
Shake, Rattle and Roll
additional lyricist:
Daryl Bosteels
writer:
Charles Calhoun and Jesse Stone
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Mijac Music, Nightlight Music Pty Ltd., Progressive Music, Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Elvis Presley2:27
14Roll Over Beethoven
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1956-04-19)
drums (drum set):
Melvin Billups (on 1956-04-19)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1956-04-19)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (on 1956-04-19)
tenor saxophone:
Leroy C. Davis (on 1956-04-19)
trumpet:
Vincent Pitts (on 1956-04-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1956)
recorded at:
Universal Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-04-19)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 2), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 97)
recording of:
Roll Over Beethoven (on 1956-04-19)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry (in 1956-01)
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., Copyright Control, Dualtone Words and Songs, Isalee Music Publishing Company and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc. and Rock ’n’ Roll Music
Chuck Berry2:23
15Corrine Corrina
Johnny Carroll2:34
16I’m a Man
recording of:
I’m a Man
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel
publisher:
68 Publishing Ltd., Arc Music Corp. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Bo Diddley2:42
17Don’t Be Cruel
recording of:
Don’t Be Cruel
writer:
Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Shalimar Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
Elvis Presley2:03
18Unchained Melody
Gene Vincent2:39
19If You Don’t Somebody Else Will
cover recording of:
If You Don't Somebody Else Will
writer:
Jimmy Lee Fautheree, Geraldine Hamilton and Country Johnny Mathis
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.
Wanda Jackson2:13
20Sweet Little Rock & Roller
recording of:
Sweet Little Rock and Roller
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music Corp.
Chuck Berry2:20
21Jambalaya
Jerry Lee Lewis1:57
22It’s so Easy
recording of:
It’s So Easy
writer:
Buddy Holly and Norman Petty
publisher:
Melody Lane Publications Inc., Wren Music Co. and MPL Communications Inc. (in 1958)
Buddy Holly2:09
23In a Turkish Town
recording of:
In a Turkish Town
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Valens
Ritchie Valens2:11
24Miss Ann
recording of:
Miss Ann
writer:
Enotris Johnson (in 1955-11) and Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-11)
Little Richard2:13
25Peggy Sue
recording of:
Peggy Sue
writer:
Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly and Norman Petty
publisher:
Copyright Control, McCartney Music, Melody Lane Publications Inc., MPL Communications Inc., Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music and Wren Music Co.
Buddy Holly2:27
26Pretty Girl
Eddie Cochran1:52
27Pink Petticoats
The Big Bopper2:07
28Schoolday (Ring Ring Goes the Bell)
recording of:
School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and Nightlight Music Pty Ltd.
Chuck Berry2:41
29Ubangi Stomp
recording of:
Ubangi Stomp
lyricist and composer:
Charles Underwood
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Jason Clement Music, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Hi Lo Music (from 1956 to present)
Jerry Lee Lewis1:45
30Back In the U.S.A
recording of:
Back in the U.S.A.
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music and Arc Music Corp.
Chuck Berry2:24
31Long Tall Sally
recording of:
Long Tall Sally
writer:
Enotris Johnson (on 1955-11-29), Richard Wayne Penniman (on 1955-11-29) and Robert Alexander Blackwell (on 1955-11-29)
publisher:
ATV Music, Blackwood Music Inc., Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited, Unichappell Music and Venice Music
Little Richard2:07
32Donna
recording of:
Donna
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Valens
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
Cliff Richard3:07
33So Help Me Gal
Huelyn Duvall1:48
34Sweet Little Sixteen
recording of:
Sweet Little Sixteen
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., Fermata do Brasil, Isalee Music Publishing Co., Isalee Music Publishing Company and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Chuck Berry3:00
35The Heart You Could Have Had
recording of:
The Heart You Could Have Had
lyricist and composer:
Joe Carson
Wanda Jackson2:19
36Five Feet of Lovin’
Gene Vincent2:10
37Party Doll
recording of:
Party Doll
writer:
Dave Alldred, Jimmy Bowen, Buddy Knox and Don Lanier
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Music of Stage Three and Patricia Music Publ. Corp.
Buddy Knox2:13
38Teenage Cutie
Link Wray1:51
39Hey Miss Lucy
Esquerita2:05
40Suzie Q
Dale Hawkins2:13
41We Belong Together
recording of:
We Belong Together
writer:
Robert Carr, Johnny Mitchell and Hy Weiss
publisher:
Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
Ritchie Valens1:52
42That’s All Right
cover recording of:
That’s All Right
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Crudup Music, Hill & Range Songs, Inc., Intersong GmbH, PW Ballads, Special Rider Music, St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Elvis Presley1:56
43Heartbreak Hotel
recording of:
Heartbreak Hotel
writer:
Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley
publisher:
Belwin Mills Music Ltd., Durden Breyer Publishing, EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Limited, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Unichappell Music
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, コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Elvis Presley2:09
44Reveille Rock
cover recording of:
Reveille Rock
writer:
Carl Conatser and Tom King
Johnny and the Hurricanes2:21
45Milk Cow Blues
Eddie Cochran2:38
46Fever
cover recording of:
Fever
writer:
Eddie Cooley and John Davenport
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Chrysalis Songs, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Jay & Cee Music, Lark Music Ltd., Trio Music, Trio Music Co., Inc. and Trio Music Company
part of:
The Adjustment Bureau
Elvis Presley3:32
47Over and Over
Thurston Harris2:16
48Stay Loose Mother Goose
Freddie Bell2:11
49Only You
Freddie Bell3:18
50Oh Why ?
recording of:
Oh Why?
lyricist and composer:
William L. Scott
Little Richard2:06
51Honey’ Cause I Love You
recording of:
Honey ’Cause I Love You
writer:
Mel Tillis and Wayne Walker
Carl Perkins2:12
52Lewis Boogie
recording of:
Lewis Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Lee Lewis
publisher:
Knox Music, Inc.
Jerry Lee Lewis1:57
53Mambo Rock
recording of:
Mambo Rock
writer:
Jimmy Ayre, Mildred Phillips and Bickley Reichner
Bill Haley2:36
54Dooby‐Dooby Wah
recording of:
Dooby Dooby Wah
writer:
Robert V. Kuhn and Ritchie Valens
Ritchie Valens1:49
55Lonesome Tears
recording of:
Lonesome Tears
lyricist and composer:
Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly1:47
56Here Today and Gone Tomorrow Love
Janis Martin2:03
57High School Dance
Larry Williams2:17
58Too Much
Cliff Richard2:14
59Matchbox
cover recording of:
Matchbox
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins
publisher:
Aberbach (London), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Knox Music, Inc., MPL Communications Ltd., Unichappell Music and Wren Music Co.
version of:
Match Box Blues
Jerry Lee Lewis1:41
60Hey’ Bo Diddley
recording of:
Hey! Bo Diddley
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel
Bo Diddley2:10
61If You Knew What I Know
Wanda Jackson2:33
62Lajauda
recording of:
La jaunda
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music
Chuck Berry3:10
63One More Year to Go
Janis Martin2:17
64That’s They Say
recording of:
That’s What They Say
writer:
Buddy Holly
publisher:
APRS
Buddy Holly2:11
65I Love You So
Johnny Burnette2:14
66“Don’t Treat Me This Way”
Dale Hawkins2:10
67Vincent’s Blues
Gene Vincent2:20
68The Clock
The Big Bopper2:23
69R‐O‐C‐K
recording of:
R-o-c-k
writer:
Bill Haley and Rusty Keefer
Bill Haley2:18
70Everybody’s Movin’
recording of:
Everybody's Movin'
writer:
Glen Glenn
Glen Glenn2:39
71I Need a Man
Barbara Pittman2:51
72I Walk The Line
recording of:
I Walk the Line
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A and House of Cash, Inc.
Johnny Cash2:40
73Bikini Baby !
The Versatones2:26
74Jailhouse Rock
recording of:
Jailhouse Rock
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
ABG Elvis Songs, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Elvis Presley Music Susan Aberbach Trust, Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC, Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music, Silver Seahorse Music LLC and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc., ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and 日音 Synch事業部
Elvis Presley2:32
75Take the First Train Out of Town
Freddie Bell2:33
76Crazy Crazy Lovin’
Johnny Carroll2:10
77Gonna Type a Letter
Billy Fury2:31
78Beautiful Dreamer
Huelyn Duvall1:52
79Stutterin’ Papa
Buck Griffin2:53
80Teenage Heaven
Eddie Cochran2:05
81Stay Beside Me
Ritchie Valens2:15
82Hound Dog
cover recording of:
Hound Dog
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (on 1952-08-12)
composer:
Mike Stoller (on 1952-08-12)
previously attributed to:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane, Cherry Lane Music, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Elvis Presley Music, Gladys Music, Lion Publishing Co., MCA Music Inc., MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing, Universal/MCA Music, Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
Elvis Presley2:13
83Baby How I Cried
Billy Fury2:43
84Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave
recording of:
Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave
lyricist and composer:
Leo Price
writer:
Little Richard
publisher:
ATV Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Venice Music
Little Richard2:07
85Colette
recording of:
Colette
lyricist and composer:
Billy Fury
Billy Fury1:49
86One Cup of Coffee
Glen Glenn1:52
87Down the Line
recording of:
Down the Line
writer:
Buddy Holly, Bob Montgomery and Norman Petty
publisher:
Wren Music Co.
Buddy Holly2:02
88Sentimental Fool
Barbara Pittman2:30
89Slippin’ and Slidin’
recording of:
Slippin’ and Slidin’
writer:
Edwin Bocage, Albert Collins, Richard Wayne Penniman and James Smith
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. and Venice Music
Little Richard2:42
90Blue Feeling
recording of:
Blue Feeling
composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music
Chuck Berry3:01
91Honky Tonk Man
Eddie Fontaine2:32
92Carol
recording of:
Carol
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music Corp., Jewel Music Inc. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Chuck Berry2:48
93Your Baby Blue Eyes
recording of:
Your Baby Blue Eyes
writer:
Al Mortimer, Paul Burlison, Dorsey Burnette and Johnny Burnette
Johnny Burnette2:06
94I Got a Feeling
Cliff Richard1:48
95Milk Shake
Johnny and the Hurricanes2:42
96Maybeline
recording of:
Maybellene
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and Salee Music Company
Chuck Berry2:19
97Treat Me Nice
recording of:
Treat Me Nice
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Elvis Presley2:11
98Baby
recording of:
Baby (Don't You Want a Man Like Me)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-02)
Little Richard2:03
99Please Be My Love
Janis Martin2:10
100Hot Rock
Johnny Carroll2:12