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THE TOP 500 MOST INFLUENTIAL ROCK SONGS(According to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, as of January 2012)
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The 1920s
(12 songs--3%)
Robert JOHNSON: Cross Road Blues (c. 1920s; recorded 1936)
Robert JOHNSON: Hellhound On My Trail (c. 1920s; recorded 1936))
Robert JOHNSON: Love in Vain (c. 1920s; recorded 1936)
Robert JOHNSON: Sweet Home Chicago (c. 1920s; recorded 1936)
LEADBELLY: The Midnight Special (c. 1920s; recorded 1948)
Ma RAINEY & Her Tub Jug Washboard Band: Prove It On Me (c.
1924-28)
Blind Lemon JEFFERSON: Matchbox Blues (c. 1925)
Louis ARMSTRONG: West End Blues (c. 1926-28)
Blind Willie JOHNSON: Motherless Children Have a Hard Time (c.
1927)
Blind Willie McTELL: Statesboro Blues (1927)
Mississippi John HURT: Stack O' Lee Blues (1928)
Bessie SMITH: Downhearted Blues (c. 1928)
The 1930s (9 songs--2%)
Jimmie RODGERS: Blue Yodel No. 9 (c. 1930)
Big Joe WILLIAMS: Baby Please Don't Go (c. 1935-41)
Roy ACUFF And The Smoky Mountain Boys: Wabash Cannonball (1938)
Sister Rosetta THARPE: This Train (c. 1938-41)
Charlie CHRISTIAN [& Benny Goodman Orchestra]: Solo Flight
(c. 1939)
Woody GUTHRIE: Pastures Of Plenty (c. 1939)
Woody GUTHRIE: Pretty Boy Floyd (c. 1939)
Woody GUTHRIE: This Land Is Your Land (c. 1939)
Bill MONROE: Mule Skinner Blues (1939)
The 1940s (12 songs--3%)
The DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS: I'll Live Again [Gospel] (c.
1940s)
Sonny Boy (John Lee) WILLIAMSON: Good Morning (Little) School
Girl (c. 1940)
Bob WILLS and His Texas Playboys: Take Me Back To Tulsa (1940)
Jimmy YANCEY: Midnight Stomp (c. 1940)
GOLDEN GATE QUARTET: Rock My Soul [Gospel] (c. 1944)
Louis JORDAN And His Tympany Five: Caldonia (1945)
Charles BROWN: Driftin' Blues (1946)
Mahalia JACKSON: Move On Up A Little Higher (1946)
T-Bone WALKER: Call It Stormy Monday (c. 1947)
Louis JORDAN And His Tympany Five: Saturday Night Fish Fry (1949)
Dinah WASHINGTON: Am I Asking Too Much (c. 1949)
Muddy WATERS: Rollin' Stone (c. 1949)
The 1950s (102 songs--20%)
1950: (4 songs)
Wynonie HARRIS: Good Rockin' Tonight (c. 1950)
Billy RILEY & His Little Green Men: Red Hot (c. early 1950s)
The SOUL STIRRERS: By And By [Gospel] (1950)
The WEAVERS: Goodnight Irene (1950)
1951: (1 song)
Cecil GANT: We're Gonna Rock (c. 1951)
1952: (6 songs)
Les PAUL and Mary FORD: How High The Moon (c. 1952)
Lloyd PRICE: Lawdy Miss Clawdy (1952)
Little WALTER: Juke (1952)
Muddy WATERS: Got My Mojo Working (c. 1952)
Muddy WATERS: Hoochie Coochie Man (c. 1952)
Muddy WATERS: Mannish Boy (c. 1952)
1953: (10 songs)
Ruth BROWN: Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean (1953)
The CROWS: Gee (c. 1953)
The DOMINOES: Sixty Minute Man (c. 1953)
The DRIFTERS: Money Honey (1953)
Lowell FULSON: Reconsider Baby (1953)
Professor LONGHAIR: Tipitina (1953)
The ORIOLES: Crying In The Chapel (1953)
Pinetop PERKINS: Pinetop's Boogie Woogie (1953)
Willie Mae 'Big Mama' THORNTON: Ball 'N' Chain (c. 1953)
Willie Mae 'Big Mama' THORNTON: Hound Dog (1953)
1954: (2 songs)
Hank BALLARD And The Midnighters: Work With Me Annie (1954)
Big Joe TURNER: Shake, Rattle And Roll (1954)
1955: (13 songs)
Chuck BERRY: Maybellene (1955)
Johnny CASH: Folsom Prison Blues (1955)
Ray CHARLES: I Got A Woman (1955)
Fats DOMINO: Ain't That a Shame (1955)
Bill HALEY & His Comets: (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock
(1955)
The MOONGLOWS: Sincerely (1955)
The PENGUINS: Earth Angel [Will You Be Mine] (1955)
The PLATTERS: The Great Pretender (1955)
Elvis PRESLEY: Mystery Train (1955)
Elvis PRESLEY: That's All Right (c. 1955)
Little RICHARD: Long Tall Sally (1955)
Guitar SLIM: The Things That I Used To Do (c. 1955)
Clara WARD & The Ward Singers: How I Got Over [Gospel] (c.
1955)
1956: (18 songs)
LaVern BAKER: Jim Dandy (1956)
Johnny CASH: I Walk the Line (1956)
Bill DOGGETT: Honky Tonk (1956)
Fats DOMINO: Blueberry Hill (1956)
Lonnie DONEGAN: Rock Island Line (1956)
The FIVE SATINS: In The Still Of The Nite (1956)
The INK SPOTS: If I Didn't Care (1956)
Little Willie JOHN: Fever (1956)
Frankie LYMON and The Teenagers: I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent
(1956)
Frankie LYMON and The Teenagers: Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1956)
Carl PERKINS: Blue Suede Shoes (1956)
Carl PERKINS: Matchbox (1956)
Elvis PRESLEY: Heartbreak Hotel (1956)
Elvis PRESLEY: Love Me Tender (1956)
Little RICHARD: Good Golly, Miss Molly (1956)
Little RICHARD: Tutti Frutti (1956)
Otis RUSH: I Can't Quit You Baby (1956)
Gene VINCENT & His Blue Caps: Be-Bop-A-Lula (1956)
1957: (19 songs)
Chuck BERRY: Rock & Roll Music (1957)
Sam COOKE: You Send Me (1957)
DANNY & THE JUNIORS: At The Hop (1957)
The DELL-VIKINGS: Come Go With Me (1957)
Bo DIDDLEY: Bo Diddley (1957)
The EVERLY BROTHERS: Bye Bye Love (1957)
Dale HAWKINS: Suzy-Q (1957)
Screamin' Jay HAWKINS: I Put a Spell On You (1957)
Buddy HOLLY And The Crickets: That'll Be the Day (1957)
Buddy HOLLY: Peggy Sue (1957)
JOHNNY BURNETTE TRIO: The Train Kept A-Rollin' (1957)
Buddy KNOX: Party Doll (1957)
Jerry Lee LEWIS: Great Balls of Fire (1957)
Jerry Lee LEWIS: Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On (1957)
Amos MILBURN: Let's Have A Party (1957)
Elvis PRESLEY: Jailhouse Rock (1957)
Huey 'Piano' SMITH & His Clowns: Rockin' Pneumonia And The
Boogie-Woogie Flu ('57)
Larry WILLIAMS: Bony Maronie (1957)
Chuck WILLIS: C.C. Rider (1957)
1958: (16 songs)
Chuck BERRY: Johnny B. Goode (1958)
The BIG BOPPER: Chantilly Lace (1958)
The CHAMPS: Tequila (1958)
The COASTERS: Yakety Yak (1958)
The COASTERS: Young Blood (c. 1958)
Eddie COCHRAN: Summertime Blues (1958)
Bobby DARIN: Splish Splash (1958)
Duane EDDY: Rebel-'Rouser (1958)
The EVERLY BROTHERS: All I Have to Do Is Dream (1958)
John Lee HOOKER: Boom Boom (c. 1958)
The MONOTONES: Book Of Love (1958)
Johnny OTIS: Willie And The Hand Jive (1958)
Jimmy REED: Big Boss Man (c. 1958)
Jimmy REED: Bright Lights, Big City (c. 1958)
Cliff RICHARD And The Shadows: Move It (1958)
Link WRAY: Rumble (1958)
1959: (13 songs)
James BROWN: Please Please Please (1959)
Ray CHARLES: What'd I Say (1959)
The CLOVERS: Love Potion No. 9 (1959)
Eddie COCHRAN: C'mon Everybody (1959)
DION And The Belmonts: A Teenager In Love (1959)
The DRIFTERS: There Goes My Baby (1959)
The FLAMINGOS: I Only Have Eyes For You (1959)
The ISLEY BROTHERS: Shout: Pts. 1 & 2 (1959)
Wilbert HARRISON: Kansas City (1959)
Ritchie VALENS: La Bamba (1959)
Howlin' WOLF: The Red Rooster (1959)
Howlin' WOLF: Smokestack Lightnin' (1959)
Howlin' WOLF: Spoonful (1959)
The 1960s (188 songs--38%)
1960: (5 songs)
Ben E. KING: Spanish Harlem (1960)
The SHIRELLES: Will You Love Me Tomorrow (1960)
Barrett STRONG: Money [That's What I Want] (1960)
The VENTURES: Walk Don't Run (1960)
Marion WILLIAMS: Packing Up [Gospel] (c. 1960)
1961: (12 songs)
Gary U.S. BONDS: Quarter To Three (1961)
Chubby CHECKER: The Twist (1961)
Patsy CLINE: I Fall To Pieces (1961)
Slim HARPO: Rainin' In My Heart (1961)
Elmore JAMES: Dust My Broom (1961)
Elmore JAMES: Shake Your Moneymaker (1961)
Ben E. KING: Stand By Me (1961)
Freddy KING: Hide Away (1961)
The MARCELS: Blue Moon (1961)
Ricky NELSON: Hello Mary Lou (1961)
Del SHANNON: Runaway (1961)
The SHIRELLES: Dedicated To The One I Love (1961)
1962: (16 songs)
Bobby Blue BLAND: Turn On Your Love Light (1962)
BOOKER T. & THE MG'S: Green Onions (1962)
Solomon BURKE: Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (c.1962)
Gene CHANDLER: Duke Of Earl (1962)
Ray CHARLES: Hallelujah I Love Her So (c. 1962)
The CONTOURS: Do You Love Me (1962)
Sam COOKE: Bring It On Home to Me (1962)
The CRYSTALS: He's A Rebel (1962)
Dick DALE And The Del-Tones: Let's Go Trippin' (c. 1962)
The DRIFTERS: Up On The Roof (1962)
Little EVA: The Loco-Motion (1962)
The FOUR SEASONS: Big Girls Don't Cry (1962)
John Lee HOOKER: Boogie Chillun (1962)
The MIRACLES: You've Really Got A Hold On Me (1962)
PETER, PAUL and MARY: If I Had A Hammer (1962)
Pete SEEGER: Where Have All The Flowers Gone (recorded 1962)
1963: (10 songs)
The BEACH BOYS: Surfin' U.S.A. (1963)
The CHANTAYS: Pipeline (1963)
The CRYSTALS: Da Doo Ron Ron [When He Walked Me Home] (1963)
Bob DYLAN: Blowin' in the Wind (1963)
The FOUR SEASONS: Walk Like A Man (1963)
JAN & DEAN: Surf City (1963)
The KINGSMEN: Louie Louie (1963)
MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS: [Love Is Like a] Heat Wave (1963)
The RONETTES: Be My Baby (1963)
The SURFARIS: Wipe Out (1963)
1964: (19 songs)
The ANIMALS: The House Of The Rising Sun (1964)
The BEACH BOYS: Don't Worry Baby (1964)
The BEATLES: I Want to Hold Your Hand (1964)
Don COVEY: Mercy Mercy (c. 1964)
DAVE CLARK FIVE: Glad All Over (1964)
The DIXIE CUPS: Chapel Of Love (1964)
Bob DYLAN: The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964)
The FOUR TOPS: Baby I Need Your Loving (1964)
GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS: How Do You Do It? (1964)
The KINKS: You Really Got Me (1964)
MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS: Dancing In The Street (1964)
Roy ORBISON: Oh, Pretty Woman (1964)
PETER AND GORDON: A World Without Love (1964)
The RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS: You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (1964)
The ROLLING STONES: Time Is On My Side (1964)
The SEARCHERS: Needles and Pins (1964)
The SHANGRI-LAS: Leader Of The Pack (1964)
SWINGING BLUE JEANS: Hippy Hippy Shake (1964)
Mary WELLS: My Guy (1964)
1965: (28 songs)
The ANIMALS: We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (1965)
The BEACH BOYS: California Girls (1965)
The BEATLES: HELP! (1965)
The BEATLES: Norwegian Wood (1965)
The BEATLES: Yesterday (1965)
The BEAU BRUMMELS: Laugh Laugh (1965)
James BROWN: I Got You [I Feel Good] (1965)
The BYRDS: Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
Sam COOKE: A Change Is Gonna Come (1965)
COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH: Fish Cheer and
I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die-Rag (1965)
Bob DYLAN: Like a Rolling Stone (1965)
Bob DYLAN: Subterranean Homesick Blues (1965)
The IMPRESSIONS: People Get Ready (1965)
The LOVIN' SPOONFUL: Do You Believe In Magic (1965)
Barry McGUIRE: Eve of Destruction (1965)
The MIRACLES: The Tracks Of My Tears (1965)
Phil OCHS: I Ain't Marchin' Anymore (1965)
Wilson PICKETT: In The Midnight Hour (1965)
Paul REVERE & The Raiders: Just Like Me (1965)
The ROLLING STONES: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (1965)
SAM THE SHAM AND THE PHAROAHS: Wooly Bully (1965)
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL: The Sounds Of Silence (1965)
SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET: She's About A Mover (1965)
The SUPREMES: Stop! In The Name Of Love (1965)
The TEMPTATIONS: My Girl (1965)
The TURTLES: It Ain't Me Babe (1965)
Jr. WALKER and the All Stars: Shotgun (1965)
The WHO: My Generation (1965)
1966: (33 songs)
The BEACH BOYS: God Only Knows (1966)
The BEACH BOYS: Good Vibrations (1966)
The BOBBY FULLER FOUR: I Fought The Law (1966)
The BYRDS: Eight Miles High (1966)
The COUNT FIVE: Psychotic Reaction (1966)
DONOVAN: Sunshine Superman (1966)
The FOUR TOPS: Reach Out I'll Be There (1966)
The HOLLIES: Bus Stop (1966)
Tommy JAMES And The Shondells: Hanky Panky (1966)
B.B. KING: Sweet Little Angel (c. 1966)
The KINKS: A Well Respected Man (1966)
The LEFT BANKE: Walk Away Renee (1966)
The MAMAS AND THE PAPAS: California Dreamin' (1966)
The MIRACLES: Going To A Go-Go (1966)
The MONKEES: I'm A Believer (1966)
The MONKEES: Last Train To Clarksville (1966)
Aaron NEVILLE: Tell It Like It Is (1966)
? AND THE MYSTERIANS: 96 Tears (1966)
Otis REDDING: Shake (1966)
Otis REDDING: Try A Little Tenderness (1966)
Mitch RYDER & Detroit Wheels: Devil With A Blue Dress On/Good
Golly Miss Molly ('66)
The SHADOWS OF KNIGHT: Gloria (1966)
Percy SLEDGE: When A Man Loves A Woman (1966)
The STANDELLS: Dirty Water (1966)
The SUPREMES: You Can't Hurry Love (1966)
The TEMPTATIONS: Ain't Too Proud To Beg (1966)
TOOTS & THE MAYTALS: Pressure Drop (c. 1966)
The TROGGS: Wild Thing (1966)
IKE & TINA TURNER: River Deep, Mountain High (1966)
Jackie WILSON: [Your Love Keeps Lifting Me] Higher and Higher
(1966)
Stevie WONDER: Uptight (Everything's Airight) (1966)
The YARDBIRDS: Shapes Of Things (1966)
The YOUNG RASCALS: Good Lovin' (1966)
1967: (26 songs)
The BEATLES: A Day in the Life (1967)
The BEATLES: Strawberry Fields Forever (1967)
The BOX TOPS: The Letter (1967)
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD: For What It's Worth [Stop, Hey What's That
Sound] (1967)
The DOORS: Light My Fire (1967)
The DOORS: The End (1967)
Aretha FRANKLIN: Chain Of Fools (1967)
Aretha FRANKLIN: I Never Loved A Man [the Way I Love You] (1967)
Aretha FRANKLIN: Respect (1967)
Etta JAMES: Tell Mama (1967)
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE: Somebody to Love (1967)
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE: White Rabbit (1967)
Albert KING: Born Under A Bad Sign (1967)
MOBY GRAPE: Omaha (c. 1967)
Van MORRISON: Brown Eyed Girl (1967)
The MOTHERS OF INVENTION: Brown Shoes Don't Make It (1967)
PINK FLOYD: See Emily Play (1967)
PROCOL HARUM: A Whiter Shade Of Pale (1967)
SAM & DAVE: Soul Man (1967)
The SEEDS: Pushin' Too Hard (1967)
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE: Dance To The Music (1967)
SPENCER DAVIS GROUP: Gimme Some Lovin' (1967)
TRAFFIC: Dear Mr. Fantasy (1967)
VELVET UNDERGROUND: Heroin (1967)
VELVET UNDERGROUND: White Light / White Heat (1967)
The YOUNG RASCALS: Groovin' (1967)
1968: (18 songs)
The BAND: The Weight (1968)
The BEATLES: Hey Jude (1968)
Archie BELL & The Drells: Tighten Up (1968)
BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY: Piece Of My Heart (1968)
James BROWN: Say It Loud: I'm Black and I'm Proud (1968)
The BYRDS: Hickory Wind (1968)
Joe COCKER: With A Little Help From My Friends (1968)
CREAM: Sunshine of Your Love (1968)
Marvin GAYE: I Heard It Through The Grapevine (1968)
Jimi HENDRIX: All Along The Watchtower (1968)
Jimi HENDRIX: Purple Haze (1968)
Jimi HENDRIX: Voodoo Child [Slight Return] (1968)
IRON BUTTERFLY: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968)
Van MORRISON: Madame George (1968)
Otis REDDING: (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (1968)
The ROLLING STONES: Jumpin' Jack Flash (1968)
The ROLLING STONES: Sympathy For The Devil (1968)
STEPPENWOLF: Born To Be Wild (1968)
1969: (21 songs)
The ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND: Whipping Post (1969)
The BAND: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (1969)
Jeff BECK Group: Plynth [Water Down The Drain] (1969)
David BOWIE: Space Oddity (1969)
CREAM: Crossroads (1969)
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL: Fortunate Son (1969)
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL: Green River (1969)
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL: Proud Mary (1969)
CROSBY, STILLS & NASH: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (1969)
The DELLS: Oh, What A Night (1969)
The GRATEFUL DEAD: Dark Star (1969)
IGGY AND THE STOOGES: Search And Destroy (1969)
The ISLEY BROTHERS: It's Your Thing (1969)
JACKSON 5: I Want You Back (1969)
LED ZEPPELIN: Dazed And Confused (1969)
LED ZEPPELIN: Whole Lotta Love (1969)
John LENNON: Give Peace A Chance (1969)
The ROLLING STONES: Honky Tonk Women (1969)
Elvis PRESLEY: Suspicious Minds (1969)
QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE: Who Do You Love (1969)
The WHO: Go To The Mirror Boy from Tommy (1969)
The 1970s (113 songs--23%)
1970: (16 songs)
B.B. KING: The Thrill Is Gone (1970)
Eric CLAPTON: After Midnight (1970)
Jimmy CLIFF: Many Rivers to Cross (1970)
CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG: Ohio (1970)
FREE: All Right Now (1970)
The GRATEFUL DEAD: Uncle John's Band (1970)
JACKSON 5: ABC (1970)
Elton JOHN: Your Song (1970)
The KINKS: Lola (1970)
John LENNON: Instant Karma [We All Shine On] (1970)
Van MORRISON: Moondance (1970)
SANTANA: Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen (1970)
SIMON and GARFUNKEL: Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE: Thank You [Falettinme Be Mice Elf
Agin] (1970)
Edwin STARR: War (1970)
James TAYLOR: Fire And Rain (1970)
1971: (14 songs)
BLACK SABBATH: Iron Man (1971)
BLACK SABBATH: Paranoid (1971)
Alice COOPER: I'm Eighteen (1971)
The DELMORE BROTHERS: Hillbilly Boogie (1971)
The FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS: Sin City (1971)
Marvin GAYE: What's Going On (1971)
Al GREEN: Let's Stay Together (1971)
Carole KING: You've Got A Friend (1971)
LED ZEPPELIN: Rock And Roll (1971)
LED ZEPPELIN: Stairway To Heaven (1971)
John LENNON: Imagine (1971)
The STAPLE SINGERS: Respect Yourself (1971)
Rod STEWART: Maggie May (1971)
The WHO: Baba O'Riley (1971)
1972: (16 songs)
David BOWIE: Ziggy Stardust (1972)
DEEP PURPLE: Smoke On The Water (1972)
Gary GLITTER: Rock 'N' Roll Part 2 (1972)
Jimmy CLIFF: The Harder They Come (1972)
The EAGLES: Take It Easy (1972)
Curtis MAYFIELD: Superfly (1972)
Don McLEAN: American Pie (1972)
The MOODY BLUES: Nights In White Satin (1972)
MOTT THE HOOPLE: All The Young Dudes (1972)
T. REX: Bang A Gong [Get It On] (1972)
The TEMPTATIONS: Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (1972)
Jethro TULL: Aqualung (1972)
WAR: Slippin' Into Darkness (1972)
Stevie WONDER: Superstition (1972)
YES: Roundabout (1972)
Neil YOUNG: Heart Of Gold (1972)
1973: (15 songs)
AEROSMITH: Dream On (1973)
The ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND: Ramblin' Man (1973)
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD: We're An American Band (1973)
Dr. JOHN: Right Place Wrong Time (1973)
LITTLE FEAT: Dixie Chicken (1973)
Bob MARLEY and The Wailers: Get Up Stand Up (c. 1973)
Bob MARLEY and The Wailers: I Shot The Sheriff (c. 1973)
NEW YORK DOLLS: Personality Crisis (1973)
O'JAYS: Love Train (1973)
PINK FLOYD: Money (1973)
Lou REED: Walk On The Wild Side (1973)
Bruce SPRINGSTEEN: Rosalita (Come Out Tonight (1973)
STEELY DAN: Reelin' In The Years (1973)
The STOOGES: I Wanna Be Your Dog (1973)
Stevie WONDER: Living for the City (1973)
1974: (4 songs)
BIG STAR: September Gurls (1974)
Jackson BROWNE: Late For The Sky (1974)
Elton JOHN: Bennie And The Jets (1974)
Joni MITCHELL: Help Me (1974)
1975: (11 songs)
AEROSMITH: Toys in the Attic (1975)
David BOWIE: Fame (1975)
Bob DYLAN: Tangled Up In Blue (1975)
KISS: Rock And Roll All Nite (1975)
KRAFTWERK: Autobahn (1975)
LYNYRD SKYNYRD: Free Bird (1975)
Bob MARLEY And The Wailers: No Woman, No Cry (1975)
QUEEN: Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
Patti SMITH: Gloria (1975)
Bruce SPRINGSTEEN: Born To Run (1975)
Donna SUMMER: Love To Love You Baby (1975)
1976: (4 songs)
PARLIAMENT: Give Up The Funk [Tear The Roof Off The Sucker]
(1976)
Tom PETTY And The Heartbreakers: American Girl (1976)
ROXY MUSIC: Love Is The Drug (1976)
Peter TOSH: Legalize It [reggae] (1976)
1977: (14 songs)
The BEE GEES: Stayin' Alive (1977)
BOSTON: More Than A Feeling (1977)
The DAMNED: New Rose (1977)
The EAGLES: Hotel California (1977)
FLEETWOOD MAC: Go Your Own Way (1977)
Richard HELL & The Voidoids: (I Belong To The) Blank
Generation (1977)
Billy JOEL: Just The Way You Are (1977)
Paul McCARTNEY: Maybe I'm Amazed (1977)
Steve MILLER Band: Fly Like An Eagle (1977)
Randy NEWMAN: Sail Away (1977)
RAMONES: Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (c. 1977)
SEX PISTOLS: Anarchy In The U.K. (1977)
SEX PISTOLS: God Save The Queen (1977)
Bob SEGER & The Silver Bullet Band: Night Moves (1977)
1978: (9 songs)
CHIC: Le Freak (1978)
Elvis COSTELLO: Pump It Up (1978)
FUNKADELIC: One Nation Under a Groove (1978)
Bob MARLEY And The Wailers: Lively Up Yourself (1978)
The ROLLING STONES: Miss You (1978)
TELEVISION: Little Johnny Jewel (1978)
The TRAMMPS: Disco Inferno (1978)
Van HALEN: Runnin' With the Devil (1978)
Neil YOUNG: Down By The River (1978)
1979: (10 songs)
AC/DC: Highway to Hell (1979)
The B-52's: Rock Lobster (1979)
BLONDIE: Heart Of Glass (1979)
The CLASH: London Calling (1979)
DIRE STRAITS: Sultans Of Swing (1979)
PINK FLOYD: Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 (1979)
The POLICE: Roxanne (1979)
SISTER SLEDGE: We Are Family (1979)
TALKING HEADS: Life During Wartime (1979)
Neil YOUNG: My My Hey Hey [Out Of The Blue] (1979)
The 1980s (51 songs--10%)
1980: (12 songs)
AC/DC: Back In Black (1980)
Kurtis BLOW: The Breaks (1980)
DEREK AND THE DOMINOS: Layla (1980)
DEVO: Whip It (1980)
Peter GABRIEL: Biko (1980)
JOY DIVISION: Love Will Tear Us Apart (1980)
The PRETENDERS: Brass In Pocket (1980)
RUSH: The Spirit Of Radio (1980)
The SUGARHILL GANG: Rapper's Delight (1980)
TALKING HEADS: Once In A Lifetime (1980)
Stevie WONDER: Master Blaster [Jammin'] (1980)
X: Los Angeles (1980)
1981: (1 song)
Rick JAMES: Super Freak (1981)
1982: (7 songs)
Marvin GAYE: Sexual Healing (1982)
AFRIKA BAMBAATAA: Planet Rock (1994)
GO-GO'S: We Got The Beat (1982)
GRANDMASTER FLASH & The Furious Five: The Message (1982)
HUMAN LEAGUE: Don't You Want Me? (1982)
Joan JETT & The Blackhearts: I Love Rock 'N Roll (1982)
STRAY CATS: Rock This Town (1982)
1983: (8 songs)
DURAN DURAN: Hungry Like The Wolf (1983)
EURYTHMICS: Sweet Dreams [Are Made Of This] (1983)
Michael JACKSON: Beat It (1983)
Michael JACKSON: Billie Jean (1983)
The POLICE: Every Breath You Take (1983)
PRINCE: Little Red Corvette (1983)
U2: Sunday Bloody Sunday (1983)
Stevie Ray VAUGHAN: Pride And Joy (1983)
1984: (11 songs)
HUSKER DU: Turn On the News (1984)
Cyndi LAUPER: Girls Just Want To Have Fun (1984)
John Cougar MELLENCAMP: Authority Song (1984)
MADONNA: Like A Virgin (1984)
PRINCE: When Doves Cry (1984)
The REPLACEMENTS: I Will Dare (1984)
The SMITHS: Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (1984)
Bruce SPRINGSTEEN: Dancing In The Dark (1984)
U2: Pride [In The Name Of Love] (1984)
Van HALEN: Jump (1984)
ZZ TOP: Legs (1984)
1985: (1 song)
U.T.F.O.: Roxanne, Roxanne (1985)
1986: (3 songs)
CULTURE CLUB: Time [Clock Of The Heart] (1986)
RUN-D.M.C.: Walk This Way (1986)
Paul SIMON: Graceland (1986)
1987: (2 songs)
The BEASTIE BOYS: (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right [to Party]
(1987)
U2: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (1987)
1988: (4 songs)
GUNS N' ROSES: Welcome To The Jungle (1988)
MIDNIGHT OIL: Beds Are Burning (1988)
R.E.M.: Radio Free Europe (1988)
SONIC YOUTH: Teenage Riot (1988)
1989: (2 songs)
DE LA SOUL: Me Myself And I (1989)
PUBLIC ENEMY: Fight the Power (1989)
The 1990s (12 songs--3%)
1990: (2 songs)
JANE'S ADDICTION: Been Caught Stealin' (1990)
MC HAMMER: U Can't Touch This (1990)
1991: (6 songs)
L.L. COOL J: Mama Said Knock You Out (1991)
METALLICA: Enter Sandman (1991)
NIRVANA: Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)
Bonnie RAITT: Something To Talk About (1991)
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS: Give It Away (1991)
R.E.M.: Losing My Religion (1991)
1992: (1 song)
PEARL JAM: Jeremy (1992)
1993: (2 songs)
DR. DRE: Nuthin' But A "G" Thang (1993)
QUEEN LATIFAH: Ladies First (1993)
1994: (1 song)
BECK: Loser (1994)