rock 'n' roll - '50s & '60s
by Boltzmann

Rock 'n' roll. Where it all started. It elevated black folk music to something higher together with soul, but also introduced an important quality of popular music: emphasis and de-emphasis of beats. It kicked jazz off the main stage and brought white and black people closer together. It is characterised by a heavy backbeat - simple as that. It became very associated with electric guitars, but the first couple of rock 'n' roll tracks were accompanied by a piano (I Got a Woman, Tutti Frutti, Mess Around).

How to recognize rock 'n' roll: when you can bop your head to the backbeat without it feeling awkward.

Chronologically ordered; inclusion does not imply quality or whether I like it personally, just that I found it.

• Chart updated: 07/04/2024 06:45
• (Created: 09/02/2021 11:14).
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Elvis Presley 

 Elvis Presley

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Don't be mistaken, this album contains covers of rock 'n' roll tracks by black artists. Black artists were simply slower with releasing an album. [First added to this chart: 09/02/2021]

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

600 charts

Rank Score:

4,987

Rank in 1956:

1

Rank in 1950s:

5

Overall Rank:

342

Average Rating:

 79 (778 votes)

Comments:

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Elvis 

 Elvis Presley

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[First added to this chart: 09/02/2021]

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

213 charts

Rank Score:

1,402

Rank in 1956:

7

Rank in 1950s:

34

Overall Rank:

1,231

Average Rating:

 76 (209 votes)

Comments:

6

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Here's Little Richard 

 Little Richard

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[First added to this chart: 09/02/2021]

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

441 charts

Rank Score:

4,195

Rank in 1957:

1

Rank in 1950s:

7

Overall Rank:

400

Average Rating:

 79 (503 votes)

Comments:

40

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After School Session 

 Chuck Berry

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[First added to this chart: 09/02/2021]

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

213 charts

Rank Score:

1,480

Rank in 1957:

8

Rank in 1950s:

31

Overall Rank:

1,177

Average Rating:

 77 (170 votes)

Comments:

8

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Little Richard 

 Little Richard

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[First added to this chart: 09/02/2021]

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

155 charts

Rank Score:

1,156

Rank in 1958:

10

Rank in 1950s:

40

Overall Rank:

1,456

Average Rating:

 76 (107 votes)

Comments:

2

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Berry Is On Top 

 Chuck Berry

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[First added to this chart: 09/02/2021]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

381 charts

Rank Score:

3,555

Rank in 1959:

5

Rank in 1950s:

9

Overall Rank:

481

Average Rating:

 79 (340 votes)

Comments:

16

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The Fabulous Little Richard 

 Little Richard

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[First added to this chart: 09/02/2021]

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

212

Rank in 1958:

43

Rank in 1950s:

185

Overall Rank:

6,197

Average Rating:

 69 (50 votes)

Comments:

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Please Please Please 

 James Brown And His Famous Flames

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[First added to this chart: 07/04/2024]

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

593

Rank in 1958:

19

Rank in 1950s:

77

Overall Rank:

2,637

Average Rating:

 74 (76 votes)

Comments:

5

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Tonight's The Night 

 The Shirelles

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[First added to this chart: 07/04/2024]

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

94

Rank in 1960:

44

Rank in 1960s:

881

Overall Rank:

12,388

Average Rating:

 71 (26 votes)

Comments:

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Try Me! 

 James Brown And His Famous Flames

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Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

194

Rank in 1959:

39

Rank in 1950s:

198

Overall Rank:

6,638

Average Rating:

 72 (36 votes)

Comments:

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