Post subject: The 660 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll
Selected by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum curatorial staff and a number of rock critics and historians, these songs are some of rock and roll’s most popular and influential recordings. Arranged by artist and song title, the songs cover a variety of musicians and genres illustrating the evolution of rock and roll over the last century.
AC/DC - Back In Black
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
Roy Acuff and the Smoky Mountain Boys - Wabash Cannonball
Aerosmith - Dream On
Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic
Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - 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
Average White Band - Pick Up the Pieces
The B-52's - Rock Lobster
LaVern Baker - Jim Dandy
Hank Ballard And The Midnighters - Work With Me Annie
The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
The Band - The Weight
Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi’s Dead
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 - Hey Ladies
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 - In My Life
The Beatles - Norwegian Wood
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 - Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Chuck Berry - Rock & Roll Music
Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven
The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace
Big Brother & The Holding Company - Piece Of My Heart
Big Star - September Gurls
Black Flag - T.V. Party
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 - Changes
David Bowie - Fame
David Bowie - Space Oddity
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
The Box Tops - The Letter
Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats - Rocket 88
Charles Brown - Driftin' Blues
James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good)
James Brown - Please Please Please
James Brown - Sex Machine
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
Jerry Butler and the Impressions - For Your Precious Love
Solomon Burke - Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio - Train Kept A-Rollin'
Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)
The Byrds - Eight Miles High
The Byrds - Hickory Wind
The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man
Leroy Carr - How Long How Long Blues
The Carter Family - Keep On the Sunny Side
Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line
The Champs - Tequila
Gene Chandler - Duke Of Earl
The Chantays - Pipeline
The Chantels - Maybe
Ray Charles - Hallelujah I Love Her So
Ray Charles - I Can’t Stop Lovin’ You
Ray Charles - I Got A Woman
Ray Charles - What'd I Say
Chubby Checker - The Twist
The Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her
Chic - Good Times
Chic - Le Freak
Charlie Christian with the Benny Goodman Orchestra - Solo Flight
The Chords - Sh-Boom
Eric Clapton - After Midnight
Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven
Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over
The Clash - London Calling
The Clash - White Man in Hammersmith Palais
Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers to Cross
Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come
Patsy Cline - I Fall To Pieces
Patsy Cline - Walkin’ After Midnight
George Clinton - Atomic Dog
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
Cocteau Twins - Ivo
Leonard Cohen - Suzanne
Coldplay - Yellow
Nat “King” Cole - Straighten Up and Fly Right
Lyn Collins - Think
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 and the Attractions - What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love and Understanding)
Elvis Costello - Pump It Up
The Count Five - Psychotic Reaction
Country Joe and The Fish - The Fish Cheer & I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die-Rag
Don Covay - 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)
The Cure - In Between Days
Dick Dale And The Del-Tones - Let's Go Trippin'
The Damned - New Rose
Danny & The Juniors - At The Hop
Bobby Darin - Mack the Knife
Bobby Darin - Splish Splash
Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin'
De La Soul - Me Myself And I
The Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer
The Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia
Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
Desmond Dekker & the Aces - Isrealites
The Dell-Vikings - Come Go With Me
The Dells - Oh, What A Night
The Delmore Brothers - Hillbilly Boogie
Depeche Mode - People Are People
Derek and the Dominos - Layla
Devo - Whip It
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley - Say Man
Dion - Runaround Sue
Dion & the Belmonts - 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 Doobie Brothers - What a Fool Believes
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 - On Broadway
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'
The Eagles - Hotel California
The Eagles - Take It Easy
Earth Wind and Fire - Shining Star
Duane Eddy - Rebel-'Rouser
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott - Get Ur Freak On
Eminem - Stan
English Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
The Everly Brothers - All I Have to Do Is Dream
The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love
The Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie N
The "5" Royales - Think
The Five Satins - In The Still Of The Nite
Fatboy Slim - Rockafeller Skank
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 - (You Make Me Feel Like) Natural Woman
Aretha Franklin - Respect
Free - All Right Now
The Fugees - Ready or Not
The Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law
Lowell Fulson - Reconsider Baby
Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove
Peter Gabriel - Biko
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
Gang of Four - What We All Want
Cecil Gant - I Wonder [WE'RE GONNA ROCK]
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Georgia Tom / Tampa Red - It’s Tight Like That
Gerry and The Pacemakers - How Do You Do It?
Geto Boys - Mind Playing Tricks On Me
Gary Glitter - Rock 'N' Roll Part 2
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
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
Green Day - Basket Case
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
Bill Haley & His Comets - (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock
Hall and Oates - She’s Gone
Lionel Hampton - Flying Home
Slim Harpo - Rainin' In My Heart
Wynonie Harris - Good Rockin' Tonight
Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City
P.J. Harvey - Dress
Dale Hawkins - Suzy-Q
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell On You
Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft
Heart - Barracuda
Richard Hell & The Voidoids - (I Belong To The) Blank Generation
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Little Wing
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Purple Haze
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit
The Hollies - Bus Stop
Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue
Buddy Holly And 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
Hüsker Dü - Turn On the News
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
Jackson 5 - ABC
Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
Janet Jackson - Control
Mahalia Jackson - Move On Up A Little Higher
Michael Jackson - Beat It
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
The Jam - In the City
Elmore James - Dust My Broom
Elmore James - Shake Your Moneymaker
Etta James - At Last
Etta James - Tell Mama
Etta James - The Wallflower
Rick James - Super Freak
Tommy James And The Shondells - Crimson & Clover
Tommy James And The Shondells - Hanky Panky
Jan & Dean - Surf City
Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealin'
Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
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
Billy Joel - Piano Man
Elton John - Bennie And The Jets
Elton John - Your Song
Little Willie John - Fever
Blind Willie Johnson - Mother's Children Have a Hard Time
Robert Johnson - Cross Road Blues
Robert Johnson - Hellhound On My Trail
Robert Johnson - Love In Vain
Robert Johnson - Sweet Home Chicago
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five - Caldonia
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five - Saturday Night Fish Fry
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Judas Priest - Breaking the Law
Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign
B.B. King - Sweet Little Angel
B.B. King - Three O’Clock
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
Saunders King - S.K. Blues
King Crimson - Court of the Crimson King
The Kingsmen - Louie Louie
The Kinks - A Well Respected Man
The Kinks - Lola
The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
The Kinks - You Really Got Me
Kiss - Rock And Roll All Nite
Buddy Knox - Party Doll
Korn - Freak on a Leash
Kraftwerk - Autobahn
L.L. Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
The La’s - There She Goes
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Lead Belly - The Midnight Special
Led Zeppelin - Dazed And Confused
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
Led Zeppelin - Rock And Roll
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
The Left Banke - Walk Away Renee
John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band - 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
Joe Liggins - The Honeydripper
Little Eva - The Loco-Motion
Little Feat - Dixie Chicken
Little Walter - Juke
Professor Longhair - Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Professor Longhair - Tipitina
Lene Lovich - Lucky Number
The Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe In Magic
Nick Lowe - Heart of the City
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers - I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
Madonna - Like A Virgin
Madonna - Vogue
The Mamas And The Papas - California Dreamin'
The Marcels - Blue Moon
Bob Marley and the Wailers (also see the Wailers) - Lively Up Yourself
Bob Marley and the Wailers - No Woman, No Cry
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Redemption Song
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Three Little Birds
Martha And The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street
Martha And The Vandellas - (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed
Stick McGhee - Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
Barry McGuire - Eve of Destruction
Don McLean - American Pie
Blind Willie McTell - Statesboro Blues
John Cougar Mellencamp - Authority Song
John Cougar Mellencamp - Pink Houses
Metallica - Enter Sandman
Miami Sound Machine - Conga
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
Amos Milburn - Chicken Shack Boogie
Amos Milburn - Let's Have A Party
Lucky Millender - Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle
Ministry - Stigmata
The Miracles - Going To A Go-Go
The Miracles - Shop Around
The Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears
The Miracles - You've Really Got A Hold On Me
Joni Mitchell - Help Me
Moby - Porcelain
Moby Grape - Omaha
The Monkees - I'm A Believer
The Monkees - Last Train To Clarksville
The Monotones - Book Of Love
Bill Monroe - Blue Moon of Kentucky
Bill Monroe - Mule Skinner Blues
The Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin
The Moonglows - Sincerely
Wild Bill Moore - Rock and Roll
Alanis Morrisette - You Oughta Know
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
My Chemical Romance - Welcome to the Black Parade
N.W.A. - Fuck tha Police
Naughty by Nature - O.P.P.
Ricky Nelson - Hello Mary Lou
Aaron Neville - Tell It Like It Is
New Order - Blue Monday
New York Dolls - Personality Crisis
Randy Newman - Sail Away
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole
Nirvana - All Apologies
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
The O'Jays - Love Train
Oasis - Wonderwall
Phil Ochs - I Ain't Marchin' Anymore
Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman
Roy Orbison - Only the Lonely
The Orioles - Crying In The Chapel
Ozzy Osborne - Crazy Train
Johnny Otis - Willie And The Hand Jive
OutKast - Hey Ya!
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)
Pere Ubu - Final Solution
Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes
Carl Perkins - Matchbox
Pinetop Perkins - Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
Peter And Gordon - A World Without Love
Peter, Paul And Mary - If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song)
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - American Girl
Phish - Chalk Dust Torture
Wilson Pickett - In The Midnight Hour
Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
Pink Floyd - Money
Pink Floyd - See Emily Play
The Pixies - Where Is My Mind?
The Platters - The Great Pretender
The Police - Every Breath You Take
The Police - Roxanne
Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel
Elvis Presley - Hound Dog
Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender
Elvis Presley - Mystery Train
Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
Elvis Presley - That's All Right
Jimmy Preston - Rock this Joint
The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Prince - Little Red Corvette
Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain
Prince - Sign o’ the Times
Prince and the Revolution - When Doves Cry
Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Public Enemy - Fight the Power
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen - We Will Rock You
Queen Latifah - Ladies First
? And The Mysterians - 96 Tears
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Fresh Air [Who Do You Love?]
R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe
Radiohead - Karma Police
Ma Rainey & Her Tub Jug Washboard Band - Prove It On Me Blues
Bonnie Raitt - Something To Talk About
Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
The Young Rascals - Groovin'
The Young Rascals - Good Lovin'
Johnnie Ray - Cry
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 - Here Comes a Regular
The Replacements - I Will Dare
Paul Revere & The Raiders - Just Like Me
Cliff Richard And 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 Lee 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 - Paint It Black
The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
The Rolling Stones - Time Is On My Side
The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses
The Ronettes - Be My Baby
Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug
Run-D.M.C. - Walk This Way
The Runaways - Cherry Bomb
Rush - The Spirit Of Radio
Otis Rush - I Can't Quit You Baby
Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels - Devil With A Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly
Salt-n-Pepa - Let's Talk About Sex
Sam & Dave - Soul Man
Sam The Sham And 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
The Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The U.K.
The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
The Shadows Of Knight - Gloria
The Shangri-Las - Leader Of The Pack
Del Shannon - Runaway
Arkie Shibley - Hot Rod Race
The Shirelles - Dedicated To The One I Love
The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Simon And Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon And Garfunkel - The Sounds Of Silence
Paul Simon - Graceland
Siouxie and the Banshees - Cities In Dust
Sir Douglas Quintet - She's About A Mover
Sister Sledge - We Are Family
The Skatalites - Guns of Navarrone
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)
Little Millie Small - My Boy Lollipop
Arthur Smith - Guitar Boogie
Bessie Smith - Downhearted Blues
Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie-Woogie Flu
Mamie Smith - Crazy Blues
Patti Smith Group - Dancing Barefoot
Patti Smith - Gloria (in Excelsis Deo)
Trixie Smith - My Man Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll)
The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now
Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot
The Soul Stirrers - By And By
The Specials - Ghost Town
Dusty Springfield - Wishin’ and Hopin’
Bruce Springsteen - Born In the USA
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark
Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia
Bruce Springsteen - Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
The Standells - Dirty Water
The Staple Singers - I’ll Take You There
The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself
Edwin Starr - War
Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years
Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild
Rod Stewart - Maggie May
Iggy And The Stooges - Search And Destroy
The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog
Strafe - Set It Off
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. Rex - Bang A Gong (Get It On)
Talking Heads - Life During Wartime
Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
James Taylor - Fire And Rain
Television - Marquee Moon [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
2pac and Dr. Dre - California Love
2pac - Me Against the World (or Keep Ya Head Up)
Big Joe Turner - Roll Em Pete
Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle And Roll
Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep, Mountain High
Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do with It
The Turtles - Happy Together
The Turtles - It Ain't Me Babe
U.T.F.O. - Roxanne, Roxanne
U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
U2 - One
U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love)
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Ritchie Valens - La Bamba
Van Halen - Jump
Van Halen - Runnin' With the Devil
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride And Joy
Velvet Underground - Heroin
Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane
Velvet Underground - White Light / White Heat
The Ventures - Walk-Don't Run
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - Be-Bop-A-Lula
The Wailers - Get Up Stand Up
The Wailers - I Shot The Sheriff
Tom Waits - Hang on St. Christopher
Jr. Walker and the All Stars - Shotgun
T-Bone Walker - Call It Stormy Monday
War - Low Rider
War - Slippin' Into Darkness
Clara Ward & The Ward Singers - How I Got Over
Dionne Warwick - Walk On By
Dinah Washington - TV Is the Thing
Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working
Muddy Waters - Hoochie Coochie Man
Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy
Muddy Waters - Rollin' Stone
The Weavers - Goodnight Irene
Weezer - Undone (The Sweater Song)
Mary Wells - My Guy
The Who - Baba O'Riley
The Who - Go To The Mirror!
The Who - I Can See for Miles
The Who - My Generation
Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't Go
Hank Williams - Lovesick Blues
Hank Williams - Movin’ On Over
Larry Williams - Bony Moronie
Marion Williams - Packin' Up
Sonny Boy (John Lee) Williamson - Good Morning (Little) School Girl
Chuck Willis - C.C. Rider
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Ida Red
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Take Me Back To Tulsa
Jackie Wilson - Lonely Teardrops
Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
Little Stevie Wonder - Fingertips
Stevie Wonder - Living for the City
Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin')
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright)
Link Wray - Rumble
X - Los Angeles
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)
Frank Zappa - Montana
ZZ Top - La Grange
ZZ Top - Legs
The Zombies - Time of the Season
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A good deal of awesome songs on here, especially WL/WH, but the number of hip-hop songs here is confusing. Also, the selections for Michael Jackson songs is not good. And no Beefheart.
Although this does get in some interesting choices. The Hammersmith song for The Clash (really is a great song) and Spirit Of The Radio over Tom Sawyer. David Bowie even got a song I couldn't recoginize if it was played right now. I'm not sure if I have heard of 'Fame' before but it is right there
Lots of goodies in there, but they have an extended view of "rock'n'roll" I think.
I believe the idea is to include songs that have been influential in the evolution of rock & roll, which explains some of the non-rock & roll songs on the list. Country, blues and hip hop, for instance, have all been very influential to how rock music sounds.
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Also, the selections for Michael Jackson songs is not good. And no Beefheart. 
