Top Songs by Genre

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Top Songs by Genre
Song List – Greatest Songs by Genre (1940-2010)
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Songs
1940s Popular Songs – Top 100 .........................................................................................................2
Swing Era – Greatest Songs .................................................................................................................4
Jazz ...............................................................................................................................................................14
Jazz Vocal Standards – 100 Greatest..........................................................................................14
Jazz Ballads – 100 Greatest............................................................................................................16
Vocal Groups – 100 Greatest .............................................................................................................18
Doo-Wop.....................................................................................................................................................20
Doo-Wop Uptempo Songs – 100 Greatest ................................................................................20
Doo-Wop Ballads– 100 Greatest ...................................................................................................22
Blues - 100 Greatest Songs ................................................................................................................24
Motown – 100 Greatest Songs...........................................................................................................26
Folk Rock ....................................................................................................................................................28
Southern Rock ..........................................................................................................................................31
Psychedelic.................................................................................................................................................33
Rock..............................................................................................................................................................35
1940s “Roots of Rock” Songs – 100 Greatest Songs............................................................35
50s Rock – 100 Greatest Songs ....................................................................................................39
60s Rock – 100 Greatest Songs ....................................................................................................43
70s Rock – 100 Greatest Songs ....................................................................................................48
80s Rock – 100 Greatest Songs ....................................................................................................50
90s Rock – 100 Greatest Songs ....................................................................................................52
2000s Rock – 100 Greatest Songs ...............................................................................................55
Song List – Greatest Songs by Genre (1940-2010)
Greatest Songs by Genre
1940s Popular Songs – Top 100
1. White Christmas - Bing Crosby
2. The Christmas Song - Nat "King" Cole
3. God Bless The Child - Billie Holiday
4. Take The "A" Train - Duke Ellington
5. Star Dust - Artie Shaw
6. Swinging On A Star - Bing Crosby
7. You Always Hurt The One You Love - Mills Brothers
8. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Andrews Sisters
9. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller (Tex Beneke & the Modernaires)
10. Paper Doll - Mills Brothers
11. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry
12. Sentimental Journey - Les Brown (Doris Day)
13. I'll Be Seeing You - Bing Crosby / Tommy Dorsey (Frank Sinatra)
14. I'll Never Smile Again - Tommy Dorsey (Frank Sinatra)
15. Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend) - Vaughn Monroe / Peggy Lee
16. Auld Lang Syne - Guy Lombardo
17. That's My Desire - Frankie Laine / Sammy Kaye
18. Don't Fence Me In - Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters / Roy Rogers / Gene Autry
19. Jingle, Jangle, Jingle - Kay Kyser / Gene Autry
20. Tuxedo Junction - Glenn Miller
21. Nature Boy - Nat "King" Cole / Frank Sinatra / Sarah Vaughan
22. Brazil - Xavier Cugat / Jimmy Dorsey (Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell)
23. Green Eyes - Jimmy Dorsey (Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell)
24. Frenesi - Artie Shaw
25. Till The End Of Time - Perry Como / Les Brown / Dick Haymes
26. Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) - Billie Holiday / Sarah Vaughan
27. Moonlight Cocktail - Glenn Miller
28. Stormy Weather - Lena Horne
29. This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie
30. You Are My Sunshine - Jimmie Davis
31. That Lucky Old Sun - Frankie Laine / Vaughn Monroe
32. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons - Nat "King" Cole / Eddy Howard / Dinah Shore
33. (I've Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo - Glenn Miller (Marion Hutton & the Modernaires)
34. Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree - Glenn Miller / Andrews Sisters
35. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive - Johnny Mercer / Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters
36. Maria Elena - Jimmy Dorsey / Wayne King
37. A String Of Pearls - Glenn Miller
38. The Gypsy - Ink Spots / Dinah Shore / Sammy Kaye (Mary Marlow)
39. Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) - Peggy Lee
40. Near You - Francis Craig / Andrews Sisters / Larry Green / Alvino Rey
41. Amapola - Jimmy Dorsey (Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell)
42. Peg O' My Heart - Harmonicats / Buddy Clark / Three Suns
43. Pennsylvania 6-5000 - Glenn Miller
44. Pistol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter / Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters
45. You'll Never Know - Dick Haymes / Frank Sinatra
46. To Each His Own - Eddy Howard / Ink Spots / Freddy Martin / Modernaires
47. I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire - Ink Spots / Hoarce Heidt / Tommy Tucker
48. Cool Water - Sons Of The Pioneers
49. As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson
50. Opus No. 1 - Tommy Dorsey
51. Rum And Coca-Cola - Andrews Sisters
52. The Breeze And I - Jimmy Dorsey (Bob Eberly)
53. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow, And Me) - Ink Spots / Tommy Dorsey (Frank Sinatra)
54. I've Heard That Song Before - Harry James (Helen Forrest)
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Song List – Greatest Songs by Genre (1940-2010)
55. Baby It's Cold Outside - Johnny Mercer & Margaret Whiting / Dinah Shore & Buddy Clark
56. Tangerine - Jimmy Dorsey (Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell)
57. Buttons And Bows - Dinah Shore / Dinning Sisters
58. Besame Mucho - Jimmy Dorsey (Bob Eberly & Kitty Kallen)
59. 'Round Midnight - Thelonius Monk
60. I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) - Harry James (Dick Haymes) / Ink Spots
61. Cruising Down The River - Blue Barron / Russ Morgan / Jack Smith (Clark Sisters)
62. (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover - Vera Lynn / Kay Kyser / Glenn Miller
63. Anniversary Song - Al Jolson / Dinah Shore / Guy Lombardo / Tex Beneke
64. A Night In Tunisia - Dizzy Gillespie
65. I Can Dream, Can't I - Andrews Sisters
66. In The Blue Of The Evening - Tommy Dorsey (Frank Sinatra)
67. Prisoner Of Love - Perry Como / Billy Eckstine / Ink Spots
68. Sleepy Lagoon - Harry James
69. Blues In The Night - Woody Herman / Jimmie Lunceford / Dinah Shore
70. A Tree In The Meadow - Margaret Whiting
71. Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Ink Spots / Duke Ellington / Glen Gray
72. Daddy - Sammy Kaye
73. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Vaughn Monroe
74. Oh! What It Seemed To Be - Frankie Carle / Frank Sinatra / Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes
75. Imagination - Glenn Miller / Tommy Dorsey / Ella Fitzgerald
76. There! I've Said It Again - Vaughn Monroe / Jimmy Dorsey (Teddy Walters)
77. Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer - Song Spinners / Willie Kelly
78. Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) - Tex Williams
79. The Old Lamp-Lighter - Sammy Kaye / Kay Kyser
80. When You Wish Upon A Star - Cliff Edwards / Glenn Miller / Guy Lombardo
81. Open The Door, Richard - Count Basie / Three Flames / Dusty Fletcher
82. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby) - Louis Jordan / Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters
83. Shoo-Shoo Baby - Andrews Sisters / Ella Mae Morse
84. Linda - Ray Noble (Buddy Clark) / Charlie Spivak
85. Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall - Ella Fitzgerald & the Ink Spots
86. Jukebox Saturday Night - Glenn Miller (Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke & the Modernaires)
87. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Red Foley
88. Some Enchanted Evening - Perry Como / Bing Crosby / Jo Stafford / Frank Sinatra
89. Rag Mop - Ames Brothers / Johnnie Lee Wills
90. On The Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe - Johnny Mercer / Bing Crosby
91. Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition! - Kay Kyser / Merry Macs
92. I'll Walk Alone - Dinah Shore / Martha Tilton / Mary Martin
93. Ballerina - Vaughn Monroe / Buddy Clark / Bing Crosby
94. I'm looking Over A Four-Leaf Clover - Art Mooney / Russ Morgan / Alvino Rey
95. Jersey Bounce - Benny Goodman / Jimmy Dorsey
96. Mule Train - Frankie Laine / Tennessee Ernie Ford / Bing Crosby / Vaughn Monroe
97. G.I. Jive - Louis Jordan / Johnny Mercer
98. You Call Everybody Darlin' - Al Trace / Andrews Sisters / Anne Vincent
99. Maybe - Ink Spots
100. Der Fuehrer's Face - Spike Jones (Carl Grayson & Willie Spicer)
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Swing Era – Greatest Songs
1. Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra (1937)
2. Take The A Train - Duke Ellington (1941)
3. In The Mood - Glenn Miller Band (1939)
4. God Bless The Child - Billie Holiday (1941)
5. White Christmas - Bing Crosby (1942)
6. Begin The Beguine - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (1938)
7. Stardust - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (1940)
8. Chattanooga Choo-Choo - Glenn Miller Band, w/Tex Benecke & The Modernaires (v)
(1941)
9. I'll Never Smile Again - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Frank Sinatra & the Pied Pipers (v)
(1940)
10. Mack The Knife - Louis Armstrong (1955)
11. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon - The Andrews Sisters (1937)
12. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - The Andrews Sisters (1941)
13. String of Pearls - Glenn Miller Band (1942)
14. At The Woodchoppers Ball - Woody Herman Orchestra (1939, Decca/MCA)
15. The Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me - Sidney Bechet & His Hot Six (1951)
16. Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland (1939)
17. T'Aint What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It) - Jimmie Lunceford Band (1939)
18. One O'Clock Jump - Count Basie Orchestra (1937)
19. Flying Home - Lionel Hampton Band (1942)
20. Blues In The Night - Woody Herman (v) w/His Orchestra (1941)
21. The Man I Love - Benny Goodman Quartet (I) (1937) // Billie Holiday (v) (live, 1946)
22. I Can't Get Started - Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra (1937)
23. Sentimental Journey - Les Brown Band w/Doris Day (v) (1945)
24. Where Or When - Benny Goodman Trio (I) (1937)
25. Summertime - Sidney Bechet (I) (1937)
26. Stardust - Charlie Spivak Orchestra (1943-aircheck)
27. Ain't Misbehavin' - Fats Waller (1929)
28. Body & Soul - Coleman Hawkins (I) (1939)
29. Tenderly - Randy Brooks & His Orchestra (1946)
30. Sometimes I'm Happy - Lester Young (I) (1943)
31. Straighten Up & Fly Right - Nat "King" Cole Trio (1942)
32. Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) - Billie Holiday (1944)
33. Nature Boy - Nat "King" Cole (1948)
34. September Song - Sarah Vaughn (v) w/Teddy Wilson Quartet (1946)
35. Do You Know What It Means To New Orleans? - Louis Armstrong & His Dixieland 7 (1946,
Victor)
36. I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo - Glenn Miller Band, w/Tex Benecke & The Modernaires
(1942)
37. Tuxedo Junction - Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra (1939)
38. Why Don't You Do Right? - Benny Goodman Band w/Peggy Lee (v) (1942)
39. Glow-Worm - The Mills Brothers, w/Hal McIntyre & His Orchestra (1952)
40. Nuages - Django Reinhardt (1940)
41. Rum and Coca-Cola - The Andrews Sisters (1945, Decca version)
42. Deep Purple - Larry Clinton Orchestra w/Bea Wain, (v) (1938)
43. A Night In Tunisia - Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra (I) (1946, RCA)
44. I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire - The Ink Spots (1941)
45. The Trolley Song - Judy Garland (1944)
46. The Christmas Song - Nat "King" Cole Trio (1946)
47. Lady Day - Artie Shaw Orchestra w/Roy Eldridge (I) (1944)
48. It Might As Well Be Spring - Dick Haymes (1945) // Margaret Whiting (1945)
49. A Tisket, A Tasket - Ella Fitzgerald w/Chick Webb Band (1937)
50. Green Eyes - Jimmy Dorsey Band w/Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell (v) (1941)
51. Stormy Monday Blues - Earl Hines Orchestra, w/Billy Eckstine (v) (1942)
52. Marie - Tommy Dorsey Band w/Jack Leonard, vocal (1937)
53. Solitude - Billie Holiday (1940)
54. Moonglow - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (I) (1940)
55. Song of India - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (I) (1937)
56. Hep Hep The Jumpin' Jive - Cab Calloway & His Orchestra (1939)
57. Let's Get Away From It All - Tommy Dorsey Band w/Frank Sinatra, & The Pied Pipers
Benny Goodman
Glenn Miller
Duke Ellington
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(1941)
58. Perdido - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (Victor, 1942)
59. If I Loved You - Perry Como (1945)
60. Cherokee - Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra (I) (1939)
61. Night And Day - Billie Holiday (1939)
62. Stompin' At The Savoy - Benny Goodman Orchestra (1937)
63. Perfidia - Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra (I) (1941, Decca studio)
64. Yes Indeed! - Tommy Dorsey Band w/Jo Stafford (v) (1941)
65. Salt Peanuts - Dizzy Gillespie w/Charlie Parker (1945)
66. Opus One - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (1944)
67. The Man From Mars - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (live, 1939)
68. Jumpin' At The Woodside - Count Basie Orchestra (1938)
69. I'll Be Seeing You - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Frank Sinatra (v) (recorded 1940,
released 1944)
70. Paper Doll - The Mills Brothers (1942)
71. Frenesi - Artie Shaw & Orchestra, (1940)
72. Don't Be That Way - Benny Goodman Orchestra (I) (1938)
73. Oh! Look At Me Now - Tommy Dorsey Band w/Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers (1941)
74. Skyliner - Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra (1944)
75. The Gypsy - The Ink Spots (1946)
76. Tangerine - Jimmy Dorsey Band w/Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell (v) (1941)
77. And The Angels Sing - Benny Goodman Orchestra w/Ziggy Elman (I) & Martha Tilton (v)
(1939)
78. Taking A Chance On Love - Benny Goodman w/Helen Forrest (v) (recorded 1940, released
1943)
79. On The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe - Johnny Mercer (1945) // Judy Garland (1945)
80. On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Tommy Dorsey Band w/The Clark Sisters (v) (1944)
81. It's A Sin To Tell A Lie - Fats Waller (1936)
82. Choo-Choo Ch'Boogie - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (1946)
83. Swinging On A Star - Bing Crosby (1944)
84. Celery Stalks At Midnight - Will Bradley Orchestra (1940)
85. All The Things You Are - Artie Shaw w/Helen Forrest (v) (1939)
86. Long Ago And Far Away - Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest (1944)
87. I've Heard That Song Before - Harry James Band w/Helen Forrest (v) (1942)
88. With The Wind and The Rain In Your Hair - Bob Chester Band w/Delores O'Neill (v) (1940)
89. All Or Nothing At All - Harry James Band w/Frank Sinatra (1939)
90. Candy - Johnny Mercer & Jo Stafford (v) (1945)
91. Artistry In Rhythm - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra (I) (1943)
92. The House Of Blue Lights - Ella Mae Morse w/Freddy Slack Orchestra (1946)
93. Mr. Five By Five - Ella Mae Morse w/Freddy Slack Band (v) (1942)
94. As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson (1931, re-issued 1942)
95. Skylark - Harry James Band w/Helen Forrest (v) (1942) // Maxine Sullivan (v) (1943)
96. Personality - Johnny Mercer (1945)
97. Moonlight In Vermont - Billy Butterfield & His Orchestra w/Margaret Whiting (v) (1945)
98. Fools Rush In - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Frank Sinatra (v) (1940)
99. The Mole - Harry James Orchestra (I) (1941)
100. With A Song In My Heart - Doris Day (v) w/Harry James (1950)
101. These Foolish Things - Benny Goodman Orchestra w/Helen Ward (v) (1936)
102. The Man With A Horn - Harry James & His Orchestra (I) (1946) // Randy Brooks & His
Orchestra (I) (1947)
103. Autumn In New York - Billie Holiday (1952)
104. Nice Work If You Can Get It - Fred Astaire (v) // Benny Goodman Trio (I) (live
broadcast) (1937, both)
105. Tabu - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (1945)
106. Take The "A" Train - Delta Rhythm Boys (v) (1941)
107. This Nearly Was Mine - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (I) (1951)
108. New San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys (1940) // Bing Crosby (1941)
109. Cheek To Cheek - Fred Astaire (1935) // The Boswell Sisters (1935) // Count Basie
Orchestra (I) (1949)
110. They Can't Take That Away From Me - Fred Astaire (1937)
111. Tampico - Stan Kenton Orchestra w/June Christy (v) (1945)
112. Blue Moon - Ray Noble Orchestra w/Al Bowlly (v) (1935)
113. Get Your Kicks On Route 66 - Nat "King" Cole Trio (1942)
114. More Than You Know - Mildred Bailey (1936)
115. Angel Face - Coleman Hawkins (I) (1947)
116. Johnny Come Lately - Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra (1941)
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Count Basie
Bing Crosby
Louis Armstrong
Woody Herman
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Bandstand Boogie - Les Elgart & His Orchestra (1954)
Satin Doll - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (1953)
Going to Chicago - Count Basie Orchestra w/Jimmy Rushing (v) (1941)
The White Cliffs Of Dover - Vera Lynn (1942)
Early Autumn - Woody Herman Band w/Stan Getz (I) (1948)
Lester Leaps In - Count Basie’s Kansas City Seven w/Lester Young (I) (1939)
Loch Lomond - Benny Goodman Orchestra w/Martha Tilton (v) (1937)
Baby, It's Cold Outside - Johnny Mercer & Margaret Whiting (1949)
There'll Come A Time (Wait And See) - Red Nichols & His Five Pennies (I) (1928)
Stormy Weather - Ethel Waters (1933) // Lena Horne (1943)
If I Didn't Care - The Ink Spots (1939)
Jukebox Saturday Night - Glenn Miller Band w/Tex Benecke & The Modernaires (1942)
I'll Walk Alone - Dinah Shore (1943) // Martha Tilton (1944)
Besame Mucho - Andy Russell (1944)
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Red Norvo Orchestra w/Mildred Bailey (v) (1937)
// Les Brown Orchestra (recorded 1946 , released 1949)
132. When It's Sleepytime Down South - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (1931)
133. Polka Dots & Moonbeams - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Frank Sinatra (1940)
134. I Got A Right To Sing The Blues - Jack Teagarden (1939)
135. You Always Hurt The One You Love - The Mills Brothers (1944)
136. Sent For You Yesterday and Here You Come Today - Count Basie Band w/Jimmy Rushing
(v) (1938)
137. After Hours - Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra (1940) // Randy Brooks & His Orchestra
(1947)
138. Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday (1939)
139. I Cover The Waterfront - Louis Armstrong & Band (1933) // Billie Holiday (1941)
140. Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller Orchestra (1939)
141. Prisoner of Love - Russ Colombo (1932) // Perry Como (1945)
142. If I Had You - Benny Goodman Sextet (1942)
143. My Blue Heaven - Artie Shaw & His Gramercy Five (1940)
144. Cotton Tail - Duke Ellington Orchestra (1940)
145. The Man I Love - Billie Holiday (v) (studio, 1939) // Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (I)
(1945 remake)
146. Brazil - Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra (1942)
147. Love Walked In - Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra w/Bob Eberly (v) (1938)
148. Any Old Time - Billie Holiday (v) w/Artie Shaw Orchestra (1938)
149. For Me And My Gal - Gene Kelly & Judy Garland (1942)
150. Rockin' In Rhythm - Duke Ellington/The Jungle Band (1931, Decca/Brunswick version)
151. Under An Orange-Colored Sky - Nat "King" Cole Trio w/Stan Kenton Orchestra (1950)
152. Cow Cow Boogie - Ella Mae Morse (v) w/Freddy Slack Band (1942)
153. Not So Quiet, Please - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Buddy Rich (I) (1942)
154. I Love You For Sentimental Reasons - Nat "King" Cole Trio (1946)
155. So Little Time - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (1938)
156. Heaven Can Wait - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Jack Leonard (v) (1939)
157. Sophisticated Lady - Duke Ellington Orchestra w/Yvonne Lanuaze (v) (1950, Columbia)
158. My Reverie - Larry Clinton Orchestra w/Bea Wain (v) (1938)
159. Little John Special - Lucky Millinder Orchestra w/Dizzy Gillespie (I) (1942)
160. Let Me Off Uptown - Gene Krupa Orchestra w/Roy Eldridge (I) & Anita O'Day (v) (1946)
161. Ramona - Benny Goodman Orchestra (I) (1942)
162. Eager Beaver - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra (1943)
163. I'll Get By - Dick Haymes w/Harry James Orchestra (1941)
164. Don't Take Your Love From Me - Artie Shaw Band w/Lena Horne (v) (1941)
165. Some Enchanted Evening - Jo Stafford (1949)
166. The Way You Look Tonight - Fred Astaire (1936)
167. Tippin' In - Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra (I) (1945)
168. Getting Some Fun Out Of Life - Billie Holiday w/Lester Young (1937)
169. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart - Duke Ellington Orchestra (I) (1937)
// Benny Goodman Orchestra w/Martha Tilton(v) (1938)
170. September Song - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (1945)
171. The Maid With A Flaccid Air - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (1945)
172. Things Ain't What They Used To Be - Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra (1941)
// Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (V-Disc version, 1943)
173. Hit The Road To Dreamland - Betty Hutton (1954)
174. Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway & His Orchestra (1933)
175. Pennsylvania 6-5000 - Glenn Miller Orchestra (1940)
176. Dear Old Southland - Noble Sissle & His Orchestra w/Sidney Bechet (I) (1937)
177. Jeepers Creepers - Louis Armstrong (1939)
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The Andrews Sisters
Artie Shaw
Tommy Dorsey
Billie Holiday
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178. Flamingo - Duke Ellington Orchestra w/Herb Jeffries (v) (1940)
179. After You've Gone - Stuff Smith & His Onyx Club Boys (1936)
// Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France w/Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli (I)
(1937)
180. Accentuate The Positive - Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters (1944)
181. You'll Never Know - Dick Haymes (1943)
182. Sand In My Shoes - Connie Boswell (1937)
182. St. James Infirmary - King Oliver Jazz Band (1930) // Jack Teagarden’s Big Eight w/Ben
Webster (v) (1940)
183. Basin Street Blues - Charleston Chasers w/Jack Teagarden (v) (1931)
// Benny Goodman Orchestra w/Joe Harris (v) (1934)
184. The Coffee Song - Frank Sinatra (1946)
185. Bizet Has His Day – Les Brown Orchestra (I) (1941)
186. Caravan - Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra (1937, Columbia version)
187. Across The Alley From The Alamo - The Mills Brothers (1946)
188. Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?) - Bing Crosby & Connie Boswell (1937)
189. Night and Day - Fred Astaire (1933) // Frank Sinatra (v) w/Axel Stohdahl Orchestra
(1943)
190. Jeep's Blues - Duke Ellington Orchestra w/Johnny Hodges (I) (1938)
191. I've Got It Bad And That Ain't Good - Duke Ellington Orchestra w/Ivie Anderson (v)
(1941)
192. Leap Frog - Les Brown Orchestra (1946)
193. The World Is Waiting For A Sunrise - Mel Powell Sextet w/Benny Goodman (I) (1942)
194. Let's Dance - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra (1939)
195. Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet - Ella Mae Morse (1943)
196. Diga Diga Doo - Artie Shaw & His Band (live broadcast-1939)
197. Jump For Joy - Duke Ellington Band w/Ivie Anderson (v) (1940)
198. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me (Concerto For Cootie) - Duke Ellington Orchestra (I)
(1944)
// Stan Kenton & His Orchestra w/Red Dorris (v) (1944)
199. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - Dinah Shore (1943)
200. Thanks For The Memories - Bob Hope & Shirley Ross (1938)
Elks Parade - Bobby Sherwood & His Orchestra (I) (1942)
Till Then - The Mills Brothers (1943)
Serenade Of The Bells - Jo Stafford (1947)
Laura - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra (I) (1945)
Daddy - Sammy Kaye Orchestra w/The Kay-Dettes (v) (1941)
The Song Is You - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Frank Sinatra (v)
// (Sinatra's farewell to The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, radio broadcast, 1942)
207. East Of The Sun - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Frank Sinatra (v) (1940)
208. Honeysuckle Rose - Fats Waller (Victor All-Star Jam, 1941)
// Lena Horne (v) w/Benny Carter Orchestra (1943)
209. Intermission Riff - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra (I) (1947)
210. I've Got The Sun In The Morning - Les Brown Band w/Doris Day (v) (1946)
211. Pennsylvania Polka - The Andrews Sisters (1942)
212. I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen - Sammy Kaye Orchestra w/Don Cornell (v)
(1943)
213. Well, Git It! - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (I) (1942)
214. And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine - Stan Kenton Band w/Anita O'Day (v) (1944)
215. Play A Simple Melody - Bing Crosby w/Gary Crosby (1950)
216. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby? - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (1944)
217. You Go To My Head - Billie Holiday (1938, & remake, 1952)
// Larry Clinton Orchestra w/Bea Wain (v) (1938)
218. It Don't Mean A Thing, If It Ain't Got That Swing - Duke Ellington Band w/Ivie Anderson
(v) (1932)
219. Marinella - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (1941)
220. Harlem Congo - Chick Webb & His Orchestra (1937)
221. What A Difference A Day Made - Kay Starr (v) w/Charlie Barnet Orchestra (1944)
222. My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice - Larry Clinton Orchestra w/Bea Wain (v) (1938)
223. Contrasts - Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra (1940)
224. Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart - Judy Garland (1943)
225. Rock Me To Sleep - Les Brown Brown w/Lucy Ann Polk (v) (1950)
226. I Got Rhythm - Ethel Waters (1930)
227. Avalon - Benny Goodman Quartet (I) (1937)
228. Get On Board, Little Children - Ella Mae Morse (1943)
229. Corner Pocket - Count Basie Orchestra (1955)
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Les Brown
Frank Sinatra
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Mills Brothers
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That's The Way It Is - Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots (1945)
I Didn't Know What Time It Is - Artie Shaw Orchestra, w/Helen Forrest (v) (1939)
Flat Foot Floogie - Slim and Slam (1938)
Summertime - Billie Holiday (v) (1936) // Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (I) (1945)
It Had To Be You - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (I) (1938 version, without strings
// Betty Hutton (v) (1944)
235. Mam'selle - Art Lund (v) (1947)
236. I'm In The Mood For Love - Little Jack Little & His Orchestra (1935)
237. Sunday Kind Of Love - Fran Warren (v) w/The Claude Thornhill Orchestra (1947)
238. Adios, Maraquita Linda - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (1940)
239. In The Still Of The Night - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Jack Leonard (v) (1937)
240. Snowfall - Claude Thornhill Orchestra (I) (1941)
241. My Fantasy - Artie Shaw Orchestra w/Pauline Byrne (v) (1940)
242. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow, & Me) - The Ink Spots (1940)
243. The Blues (Part 1 & Part 2) - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (1936, Columbia)
244. Finesse (Night Wind) - Rex Stewart w/Django Reinhardt (1939)
245. Until The Real Thing Comes Along - Fats Waller (1936) // Ink Spots (1944)
246. Little Jazz - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (I) (1946)
247. Jungle Drums - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (I) (1938)
248. Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette! - Tex Williams (1947)
249. This Year's Kisses - Billie Holiday (v) w/Lester Young (1937)
250. Fascinating Rhythm - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Arthur Schutt, piano (I) (1943)
251. I Get Along Without You Very Well - Larry Clinton Orchestra w/Bea Wain (v) (1938)
252. Mood Indigo - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (1930)
253. Stardust - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Edythe Wright (v) (1937)
254. The Music Goes Round and Round - Tommy Dorsey & His Clambake Seven w/Edythe
Wright (v)
// Riley-Farley & Their Onyx Club Boys (both, 1935)
255. All God's Chillin' Got Rhythm - Duke Ellington Orchestra w/Ivie Anderson (v) (1937)
256. That Old Feeling - Lennie Hayton Orchestra w/Paul Barry (v) (1938)
257. Darn That Dream - Mildred Bailey (v)/Benny Goodman Band (1939)
258. I'm Free (What's New ?) - Bob Crosby Orchestra w/Billy Butterfield (v) (1938)
259. South Rampart Street Parade - Bob Crosby & His Orchestra (I) (1937)
260. The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Frank Sinatra
(v) (1940)
261. Lover Come Back To Me - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (1939)
262. He's Funny That Way - Billie Holiday (1937)
263. You'll Never Walk Alone - Judy Garland (1945)
264. Cross Your Heart - Artie Shaw & His Gramercy Five (1940)
265. Pyramid - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (1940)
266. Are You Hep To The Jive? - Cab Calloway & His Orchestra (1940)
267. Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree - Glenn Miller Orchestra w/The Modernaires // The
Andrews Sisters (1942)
268. I'm Making Believe - Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots (1944)
269. G. I. Jive - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (1944)
270. April In Paris - Buster Bailey Sextet (1940)
271. In A Persian Market - Larry Clinton Orchestra (I) (1938)
272. Sugar Blues - Clyde McCoy & His Orchestra (I) (Columbia, 1931)
273. Dr. Livingstone, I Presume? - Artie Shaw & His Gramercy Five (1940)
274. Body And Soul - Louis Armstrong (1932) // Benny Goodman Trio (I) - (1935)
275. I Hear A Rhapsody - Charlie Barnet Orchestra w/Bob Carroll (v) (1941)
276. Summit Ridge Drive - Artie Shaw & His Gramercy Five (1940)
277. In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening - Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman (1951)
278. Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall - Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots (1944)
279. Bonaparte's Retreat - Kay Starr (1950)
280. Gotta Be This Or That - Benny Goodman Orchestra (1945)
281. I Love You - Jo Stafford (1944)
282. (I'll Be With You) In Apple Blossom Time - The Andrews Sisters (1941)
283. Jingle Jangle Jingle - Kay Kyser & His College Of Musical Knowledge (1942)
284. Dinah - Pee Wee Russell & His Rhythm Makers (1939)
285. It All Comes Back To Me Now - Hal Kemp Orchestra w/Bob Allen (v) (1940)
286. Amor - Andy Russell (1944)
287. My Heart Stood Still - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (1939)
288. Drum Boogie - Gene Krupa Orchestra w/Irene Day (v) (1941)
289. Without A Song - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Frank Sinatra (v) (1941)
290. King Porter Stomp - Benny Goodman Orchestra (1935)
291. Blue Skies - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Frank Sinatra (v) (1941)
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230.
231.
232.
233.
234.
Ink Spots
Fats Waller
Stan Kenton
Jo Stafford
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292.
293.
294.
295.
296.
297.
298.
299.
300.
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The Lamp Is Low - Tommy Dorsey Band w/Jack Leonard (v) (1939)
The Count's Idea - Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra (1939)
It Could Happen To You - Jo Stafford (1944)
In The Blue Of Evening - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Frank Sinatra (v) (1942)
I Remember You - Harry James Orchestra w/Helen Forrest (v) (1942)
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Ella Fitzgerald (v) & Her Famous Orchestra(1941)
Pompton Turnpike - Charlie Barnet Orchestra (1940)
South Bayou Shuffle - Hal McIntyre & His Orchestra (1942)
Jersey Bounce - Benny Goodman Orchestra (1942)
301. I'll Dance At Your Wedding - Tony Martin (v) w/Earle Hagen Orchestra (1947)
302. Waiting For A Train To Come In - Peggy Lee (1945)
303. When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano - Glenn Miller Band w/Ray Eberle (v)
(1940)
304. Swingtime In The Rockies - Benny Goodman Orchestra (1936)
305. Let The Good Times Roll - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (1946)
306. Minor Swing - Django Reinhardt (1937)
307. Frim Fram Sauce - Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald (1946)
308. Smoke Rings - Glen Gray & His Casa Loma Orchestra (1937)
309. Enjoy Yourself - Louis Prima & His Orchestra w/Keely Smith (v) (1950)
310. Sugarfoot Stomp - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (1936)
311. 720 In The Books - Jan Savitt & His Top-Hatters (1939)
312. Our Love Is Here To Stay - Larry Clinton Orchestra w/Bea Wain (v) (1938)
313. Cocktails For Two - Spike Jones & His City Slickers (N) (1944)
314. Exactly Like You - Benny Goodman Quartet w/Lionel Hampton (v) (1936)
// Woody Herman Band (I) (1939)
315. The Joint Is Jumpin' - Fats Waller (1937)
316. In A Mellotone - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (1940)
317. Koko - Duke Ellington Orchestra (alternate take, RCA Victor, 1940)
318. Willow Weep For Me - Stan Kenton Orchestra w/June Christy (v) (1946)
319. Lullaby Of Birdland - George Shearing Quintet w/Ray Charles Singers (1952)
320. Happy Days Are Here Again - Ben Selvin Orchestra (1930)
321. Top Hat, White Tail & Tails - Fred Astaire - (1935)
322. Goodnight, My Love - Benny Goodman Orchestra w/Ella Fitzgerald (v) (1936)
323. William Tell Overture (Beetle Bomb) - Spike Jones & His City Slickers (N) (1948)
324. Big Noise From Winnetka - Members of The Bob Crosby Orchestra (I) (1938)
325. Your Feets Too Big - Fats Waller (1939)
326. It's Only A Paper Moon - Nat "King" Cole Trio (1944) // Ella Fitzgerald w/The Delta
Rhythm Boys (1945)
327. Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar - Will Bradley & His Orchestra
// The Andrews Sisters (v) (both, 1940)
328. Quiet Please - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Buddy Rich (I) (1940)
329. Woody Woodpecker - Mel Blanc & The Sportsmen (N) (1948)
330. I Wish I Knew - Dick Haymes (v) (1945)
331. The Very Thought of You - Ray Noble Orchestra w/Al Bowlly (v) (1934)
332. Darktown Strutters Ball - Castle Jazz Band (I) (1949) // Turk Murphy's Jazz Band
w/vocal (1950)
333. Let's Have Another Cup Of Coffee - Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (1932)
334. Blues In C Sharp Minor - Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra (1936)
335. Blues In The Night - Jimmie Lunceford Band (1942)
336. I Double Dare You - Larry Clinton Orchestra w/Bea Wain (v) (1937)
337. The Brooklyn Bridge - Frank Sinatra (1947)
338. The Woodpecker Song - Glenn Miller Orchestra w/Marion Hutton & The Modernaires (v)
(1940)
339. The Nearness Of You - Larry Clinton Orchestra w/Helen Southern (v) (1940)
340. Just A Little Bit South Of North Carolina - Gene Krupa Band w/Anita O' Day (1941)
341. Perfidia - Xavier Cugat Orchestra (I) (1943)
342. Two Dreams Got Together - Larry Clinton Orchestra w/Bea Wain (v) (1938)
343. Mean To Me - Billie Holiday (1937)
344. The Glory Of Love - Benny Goodman Orchestra w/Helen Ward (v) (1937)
345. Oh, Lady Be Good - Jones-Smith Incorporated (Count Basie small group) (1936)
346. A Viper's Moan - Willy Bryant & His Orchestra (1935)
347. St. Louis Blues - Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians (1934 remake)
348. Old Buttermilk Sky - Hoagy Carmichael (v) (1946)
349. I'm Glad There Is You - Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra w/Bob Eberly (v) (1941)
// Mildred Bailey w/Red Norvo (1945)
350. Auf Weiders'ehn, Sweetheart - Vera Lynn (v) (1952)
Ella Fitzgerald
Django Reinhardt
Fred Astaire
Sidney Bechet
Song List – Greatest Songs by Genre (1940-2010)
351. Back Bay Shuffle - Artie Shaw Orchestra (1938)
352. Good Morning Heartache - Billie Holiday (1946)
353. Whatcha Know, Jo? - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Jo Stafford (v) (1941)
354. Mango Mangue - Charlie Parker (I) w/Machito & His Orchestra (1947)
355. Tea For Two - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (I) (original version, Bluebird/Victor, 1937)
356. Dancing In The Dark - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (1940)
357. All My Life - Ella Fitzgerald (v) w/Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra (1936)
358. This Love Of Mine - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Frank Sinatra (v) (1941)
359. Skin Deep - Duke Ellington Orchestra featuring Louis Bellson (drums) (1952)
360. Pine Top's Boogie Woogie - Buster Bailey & His Orchestra (I) (1940)
361. Echoes of Harlem - Duke Ellington Orchestra w/Cootie Williams (I) (1936)
362. Night Train - Buddy Morrow Orchestra (I) (1952)
363. Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington Orchestra (Bluebird/RCA, 1940)
364. Don't Fence Me In - Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters (1944)
365. Stardust (uptempo version) - Louis Armstrong (1931) // Benny Goodman & His
Orchestra (1936)
366. Once In A While - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/The Sentimentalists (v) (1937)
367. Limehouse Blues - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra (1934)
368. Me, Myself & I - Billie Holiday (1937)
369. Will You Still Be Mine? - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Connie Haines (v) (1941) // Jaye P.
Morgan (v) (1955)
370. Without Your Love - Billie Holiday (1937)
371. Elmer's Tune - Glenn Miller Orchestra w/The Modernaires (v) (1939)
// Dick Jurgens & His Orchestra (I) (1941)
372. Music Makers - Harry James & His Orchestra (1941)
373. Saving Myself For You - Larry Clinton Orchestra w/Bea Wain (v) (1938, aircheck)
374. Comes Love - Artie Shaw Orchestra w/Helen Forrest (v) (1939)
375. Day In Day Out - Artie Shaw Orchestra w/Helen Forrest (v) (1939)
376. Shout Them Aunt Tillie - Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra (I) (1930)
377. Start Dancing With A Smile (Part 2) - Les Elgart Orchestra (I) (1955)
378. The Dipsy Doodle - Larry Clinton Orchestra w/Bea Wain (v)
379. One For My Baby and One More For The Road - Frank Sinatra (1947)
380. Blue Room - Buster Bailey Sextet (1940)
381. The Gold Digger's Song (We're In The Money) - Ted Lewis And His Band (1933)
382. Time Waits For No One - Helen Forrest (1944)
383. St. Louis Blues - Louis Armstrong (1930, Okeh version)
384. American Patrol - Glenn Miller Orchestra (I) (1942)
385. Hallelujah! - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra w/Buddy Rich (1941)
386. Lonesome Road - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (I) (1939)
387. Let's Face The Music And Dance - Fred Astaire (1936)
388. Lullaby Of Broadway - Hal Kemp Orchestra w/Bob Allen (v)
// Dorsey Brothers Orchestra w/Bob Crosby (v) (both 1935)
389. Adios - Glenn Miller Orchestra (1941)
390. Buttons And Bows - Dinah Shore (1948)
391. Love Is The Sweetest Thing - Ray Noble Orchestra w/Al Bowlly (v) 1932)
392. Bolero At The Savoy - Gene Krupa Band w/Irene Day (v) (1938)
// Gene Krupa Band w/Anita O'Day (v) (1941)
393. Five Minutes More - Frank Sinatra (v) (1946)
394. Hamp's Boogie Woogie - Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra w/Earl Bostic (1944)
395. Linda - Buddy Clark (v) w/Ray Noble & His Orchestra (1947)
396. The Hut-Sut Song - Horace Heidt & His Musical Knights (N) (1941)
397. How High The Moon - Benny Goodman Band w/Helen Forrest (v)
// Larry Clinton Band w/Terry Allen (v) (1940)
398. Says My Heart - Ozzie Nelson Orchestra w/Harriet Hilliard (v) (1938)
399. Strip Polka - Alvino Rey & His Orchestra w/The King Sisters (v) (1942)
400. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (I) (1935)
401. Hop, Skip And A Jump - Artie Shaw Orchestra (1945)
402. The Honeydripper - Joe Liggins (1945)
403. Finger Buster - Willie "The Lion" Smith (I) (1939)
404. Rose Room - Benny Goodman Sextet (I) (1939)
405. Slaughter On 10th Avenue - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra (I) (1936)
406. Pa-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai (Hawaiian War Chant) - Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees (v)
(1938)
407. I Only Have Eyes For You - Dick Haymes (v) (1946)
408. I'm Coming Virginia - Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra (1935) // Sidney Bechet (1941)
409. Till The End Of Time - Perry Como (1945)
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Gene Krupa
The Early Swing Era,
1930 to 1941:
(Jazz Companions)
The Later Swing Era,
1942 to 1955
Stardust
The Big Band Bible
Song List – Greatest Songs by Genre (1940-2010)
410. Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You) - The Mills Brothers (1949)
411. Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho - Sidney Bechet (1949)
412. Song Of The Volga Boatmen - Glenn Miller Orchestra (1941)
413. The Peanut Vendor - Don Azpiazu & His Havana Casino Orchestra (1930)
414. When Winter Comes - Artie Shaw & His Band, w/Tony Pastor (v) (1939)
415. Down South Camp Meeting - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra (I) (1934)
416. No Love, No Nothin' - Ella Mae Morse (1944)
417. At The Fat Man's - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Charlie Shavers (v) (1946)
418. Easy To Love - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (1945)
419. Rockin' Chair - Mildred Bailey (v) (1937) // Gene Krupa Band w/Roy Eldridge (I) (1941)
420. Bounce Me, Brother, With A Solid Four - Will Bradley Orchestra w/Ray McKinley (v)
(1941)
421. He Ain't Got Rhythm - Jimmy Rushing (v) w/Benny Goodman Orchestra (1937)
422. And The Angels Sing - Ziggy Elman & His Orchestra (I) (1938)
423. Swing Interpretation In D Minor - Stephane Grapelli & Django Reinhardt (1937)
424. I'm Beginning To See The Light - Harry James Band w/Kitty Kallen (v) (1945)
425. Little Joe From Chicago - Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds of Joy (I) (1938)
426. Heartaches - Ted Weems Orchestra w/Elmo Tanner (released 1933, reissued 1947)
427. When The Saints Go Marching In - Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars (1938)
428. Say Si Si - The Andrews Sisters (v) w/Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra (1940)
429. No Name Jive - Glen Gray & His Casa Loma Orchestra (1940)
430. Sleepy Lagoon - Harry James & His Orchestra (I) (1942)
431. It's Been A Long, Long Time - Harry James Orchestra w/Kitty Kallen (v) (1945)
432. Perdido Street Stomp - Sidney Bechet (I) (1945)
433. Perdido Street Blues - Louis Armstrong w/Sidney Bechet (1940)
434. So Tired - Russ Morgan & His Orchestra (w/vocal) (1948 remake)
435. Sunday, Monday Or Always - Bing Crosby (1943)
436. Something's Gotta Give - Fred Astaire (v) (1954) // Stuart Foster (v) (1955)
437. Don't Cry Joe (Let Her Go) - Frank Sinatra (1946)
438. Caldonia - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (1945)
439. Woo Woo - Harry James & His Boogie Woogie Trio (1939)
440. In A Sentimental Mood - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (1936)
441. A Wonderful Guy - Margaret Whiting (1949)
442. Heart and Soul - Larry Clinton Orchestra w/Bea Wain (v) (1938)
443. Goody Goody - Benny Goodman Orchestra/w Helen Ward (v) (1937)
444. Now Is The Hour - Bing Crosby (1948)
445. It's Tight Like That - McKinney's Cotton Pickers (I) (1928)
446. Swingin' At The Sugar Bowl - Bob Crosby Orchestra w/Nappy Lamare (v) (1939)
447. Oh Johnny Oh! - Orrin Tucker & His Orchestra w/Wee Bonnie Baker (v) (1939)
448. Your Mother's Son-In-Law - The Six Swingers (1934)
449. Somebody Loves Me - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra (1936)
450. Brother, Can You Spare A Dime? - Rudy Vallee (v) & His Connecticut Yankees (1932, reissued 1943)
451. The Chant - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (1937)
452. Over The Rainbow - Larry Clinton Orchestra w/Bea Wain (v) (1939)
453. Embraceable You - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Jo Stafford (1941)
454. Margie - Jimmie Lunceford Band w/Trummy Young (v) (1938)
455. Prelude To A Kiss - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (1938)
456. The Girl That I Marry - Dick Haymes (v) (1946)
457. My Heart Tells Me - Glen Gray & His Casa Loma Orchestra w/Eugenie Baird (v) (1943)
458. Little White Lies - Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians (1930) // Ella Fitzgerald (v) w/Chick
Webb Band (1939)
// Dick Haymes (1947)
459. King For A Day - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (1940)
460. Hurry Hurry - Benny Carter Orchestra w/Savannah Churchill (v) (1944)
461. Puttin' On The Ritz - Harry Richman (v) w/Earl Burtnett's Los Angeles Hotel Biltmore
Orchestra (1930)
462. You Turned The Tables On Me - Benny Goodman Orch. w/Helen Ward (v) (1936)
463. You've Got To Eat Your Spinach, Baby - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Edythe Wright (v)
(1936)
464. I Wish I Didn’t Love You So - Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra (w/vocal) (1947)
465. Scrapin' The Toast - Larry Clinton Orchestra w/Bea Wain (v) (1938)
466. Weekend Of A Private Secretary - Mildred Bailey (v) w/Red Norvo Orchestra (1938)
467. China Boy - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra (1929)
468. I Had The Craziest Dream - Harry James Orchestra w/Helen Forrest (v) (1942)
469. That Lucky Old Sun - Frankie Laine (v) w/Gordon Jenkins Orchestra (1949)
470. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Vaughn Monroe (v) & His Orchestra (1945)
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471. When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain - Kate Smith (v) (1931)
472. Day Dream - Johnny Hodges (I) & His Orchestra (I) (1940)
473. Baby Dear - Mary Lou Williams & Her Kansas City Seven (I) (1940)
474. Deep In The Heart Of Texas - Alvino Rey & His Orchestra (1938)
475. Out Of Nowhere - Bing Crosby (v) (1931) // Artie Shaw & His Band (I) (1939)
476. What A Little Moonlight Can Do - Billie Holiday (1935)
477. (We're Having A) Heat Wave - Ethel Waters (1933)
478. Who Wouldn't Love You - Kay Kyser Orchestra w/Trudy & Harry Babbitt (v) (1942)
479. Shoo Fly Pie & Apple Pan Dowdy - Stan Kenton Band w/June Christy (v) (1945)
480. The Breeze And I - Xavier Cugat Orchestra w/Dinah Shore (v) (1940)
481. Shoot The Likker To Me, John Boy - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra w/Leo Watson (v) (1937)
482. There Are Such Things - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Frank Sinatra (1942)
483. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off - Fred Astaire (1937)
484. Walk 'Em - Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra (1946)
485. My Prayer - The Ink Spots (1939)
486. That's What I Like About The South - Phil Harris (1947)
487. Massachusetts - Gene Krupa Band w/Anita O'Day (v) (1942)
488. Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie - Chick Webb & His Orchestra (1937)
489. Love Somebody - Doris Day & Buddy Clark (1948)
490. Day By Day - Les Brown Band w/Doris Day (v) (1946)
491. I Found A Million-Dollar Baby - Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians w/Clare Hanlon & 3 Waring
Girls (v) (1931)
492. You Ought To Be In Pictures - Little Jack Little & His Orchestra (1934)
493. Serenade In Blue - Glenn Miller Orchestra w/Ray Eberle (v) (1942)
494. Don't Explain - Billie Holiday (1945)
495. Harlem Nocturne - Randy Brooks & His Orchestra (1945)
496. South Of The Border - Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm w/Hal Derwin (v) (1939)
497. White Jazz - Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra (I) (1933)
498. Inka Dinka Do - Jimmy Durante (N) (1934)
499. Cincinnati Dancing Pig - Gene Krupa Orchestra w/Bob Scoots (v) (1950)
500. Rosie The Riveter - The Four Vagabonds (1943)
501. March Of The Toys - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (I) (1939)
502. Dear Hearts & Gentle People - Bing Crosby (1949)
503. Poinciana - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (1942)
504. At A Perfume Counter - Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra w/Bob Eberly (v) (1937)
505. Little Rock Getaway - Bob Crosby Orchestra w/Bob Zurke (piano) (I) (1939)
506. Undecided - Ella Fitzgerald w/Chick Webb Band (1939)
507. There Shall Be No Night - Duke Ellington Orchestra w/Herb Jeffries (v) (1940)
508. Siboney - Alfredo Brito & His Siboney Orchestra (1931)
509. Five O'Clock Whistle - Duke Ellington Orchestra w/Ivie Anderson (v) (1940)
510. Good Luck - Lou Lockett & His Orchestra w/Dave Tarras (I) (1945)
511. You're A Sweetheart - Ethel Waters (1938)
512. Stealin' Apples - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (radio transcription, 1937 or 1938)
513. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah - Johnny Mercer (1946)
514. Vol Vistu Gaily Star - Jan Savitt & His Top-Hatters, w/Bon-Bon (v) (1939)
515. 'S Wonderful - Benny Goodman Quartet (1938)
516. Panama - Luis Russell & His Orchestra (1930)
517. Ghost Of A Chance - Cab Calloway Orchestra w/Leon "Chu" Berry (I) (1940)
518. Shimmy Sha-Wabble - McKinney's Cotton Pickers (I) (1928)
519. Have Mercy - Ella Fitzgerald (v) w/Chick Webb Orchestra (1939)
520. Main Stem - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (I) (rec. 1942, rel. 1944)
521. If There's A Will, Baby - McKinney's Cotton Pickers, w/Fats Waller & Coleman Hawkins
(I) (1929)
522. Beer Barrel Polka - Will Glahe & His Musette Orchestra (1938)
523. Bluebird of Happiness - Jan Peerce (v) (1948)
524. Jalousie - Boston Pops Orchestra (I) (1937)
525. Organ Grinder's Swing - Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra (I) (1936)
526. Robins & Roses - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Edythe Wright (v) (1936)
527. My Happiness - Pied Pipers (v) (1948)
528. Moten Swing - Benny Moten & His Kansas City Orchestra w/Count Basie (I) (1932)
529. Manhattan Serenade - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Jo Stafford (v) (1942)
530. Walkin' and Swingin' - Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds Of Joy (1936)
531. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself A Letter - Fats Waller (1935)
532. Feeling Like A Dream - Larry Clinton Orchestra (I) (1940)
533. Just One Of Those Things - Richard Himber & His Ritz-Carlton Orchestra w/Stuart Allen
(v) (1935)
534. Liza, All The Clouds'll Roll Away - Teddy Wilson (solo) (I) (1935)
535. Cherry - Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra (1939)
536. Boo-Hoo - Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians (1937)
537. Sugar - Billie Holiday (1939)
538. Rosalie - Artie Shaw Orchestra w/Tony Paster (v) (1939)
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540.
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543.
544.
545.
546.
547.
548.
549.
550.
Shoo-Shoo Baby - The Andrews Sisters (1943) // Ella Mae Morse (1944)
Here Comes Cookie - Lew Stone & His Orchestra w/Tiny Winters (v) (1935)
Yours - Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra w/Bob Eberly (v) (1941)
Study In Surrealism - Larry Clinton (I) (1940)
I Must Have That Man - Billie Holiday (1937)
I Guess I'm Just A Lucky So And So - Duke Ellington Orchestra w/Al Hibbler (v) (1945)
Doin' What Comes Naturally - Dinah Shore (v) (1946)
Blue Lou - Benny Carter Orchestra w/Teddy Wilson (I) (1933)
My Heart Belongs To Daddy - Artie Shaw Orchestra w/Kitty Kallen (v) (1946)
Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (1938)
Someone To Watch Over Me - Eddie Condon Orchestra w/Lee Wiley (v) (1940)
Little Brown Jug - Glenn Miller Orchestra (1939)
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Jazz
Jazz Vocal Standards – 100 Greatest
1. Strange Fruit (Billie Holiday/Cassandra Wilson)
2. Summertime (Ella Fitzgerald/Nina Simone)
3. God Bless the Child (Billie Holiday/Carmen McRae)
4. What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong/Etta Jones)
5. What A Difference A Day Made (Dinah Washington/Sarah Vaughan)
6. My Funny Valentine (Sarah Vaughan/Chet Baker)
7. Mack The Knife (Frank Sinatra/Ella Fitzgerald)
8. Body and Soul (Billie Holiday/Sarah Vaughan)
9. Someone To Watch Over Me (Blossom Dearie/Ella Fitzgerald)
10. You've Changed (Billie Holiday/Ella Fitzgerald)
11. Lullabye of Birdland (Sarah Vaughan/Ella Fitzgerald)
12. Fine and Mellow (Billie Holiday/Ella Fitzgerald)
13. Fever (Peggy Lee/Michael Buble)
14. The End of A Love Affair (Billie Holiday/Chaka Khan)
15. How High The Moon (Ella Fitzgerald/June Christy)
16. Don't Explain (Billie Holiday/Dinah Washington)
17. Oh Lady, Be Good! (Ella Fitzgerald/Mel Torme)
18. You Don't Know What Love Is (Billie Holiday/Dinah Washington)
19. Teach Me Tonight (Dinah Washington/Al Jarreau)
20. Stormy Weather (Lena Horne/Dinah Washington)
21. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) (Eartha Kitt/Billie Holiday)
22. They Can't Take That Away From Me (Ella Fitzgerald/Frank Sinatra)
23. The Very Thought of You (Billie Holiday/ Nat King Cole)
24. East of the Sun (West of the Moon) (Lee Wiley/Diana Krall)
25. I Loves You Porgy (Nina Simone/Billie Holiday)
26. Black Coffee (Peggy Lee/Sarah Vaughan)
27. (Corcovado) Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Sarah Vaughan/Astrud Gilberto)
28. What A Little Moonlight Can Do (Billie Holiday/Betty Carter)
29. Night and Day (Billie Holiday/Mel Torme)
30. It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing (Ernestine Anderson/Tony Bennet)
31. Willow Weep For Me (Billie Holiday/Nina Simone)
32. I've Got You Under My Skin (Dinah Washington/Frank Sinatra)
33. Prelude To A Kiss (Sarah Vaughan/June Christy)
34. Tenderly (Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong/Sarah Vaughan)
35. Like Someone In Love (Sarah Vaughan/Chet Baker)
36. Misty (Sarah Vaughan/Billy Eckstine)
37. Unforgettable (Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole/Johnny Hartman)
38. I Get Along Without You Very Well (Billie Holiday/Chet Baker)
39. Fly Me To The Moon Frank Sinatra/Astrud Gilberto)
40. Peel Me A Grape (Anita O'Day/Diana Krall)
41. Georgia On My Mind (Ray Charles/Shirley Horn)
42. Girl from Impanema (Astrud Gilberto & Antonio Carlos Jobim/Eartha Kitt)
43. My Man's Gone Now (Sarah Vaughan/Nina Simone)
44. But Beautiful (Billie Holiday/Carmen McRae)
45. Autumn Leaves (Sarah Vaughan/Eva Cassiday)
46. But Not For Me (Billie Holiday/Chris Connor)
47. Easy Living (Billie Holiday/Sarah Vaughan)
48. Solitude (Billie Holiday/Ella Fitzgerald)
49. A Night In Tunisia (Ella Fitzgerald/Lamberts, Hendrick, & Ross)
50. Love Me or Leave Me (Billie Holiday/Nina Simone)
51. Blue Skies (Ella Fitzgerald/Dinah Washington)
52. My Favorite Things (Sarah Vaughan/Tony Bennett)
53. Stardust (Sarah Vaughan/Ella Fitzgerald)
54. You Belong To Me (Ella Fitzgerald/Jo Stafford)
55. Agua De Beber (Water To Drink) (Astrud Gilberto/Frank Sinatra)
56. Embraceable You (Sarah Vaughan/Etta James)
57. If I Were A Bell (Dinah Washington/Ella Fitzgerald)
58. Love Letters (Diana Krall/Nat King Cole)
59. Skylark (Susannah McCorkle/Ernestine Anderson)
60. Cheek To Cheek (Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong/Sarah Vaughan)
61. Something Cool (June Christy/Carol Sloane)
62. Good Morning Heartache (Billie Holiday/Ella Fitzgerald)
63. Sophisticated Lady (Ella Fitzgerald/Billy Eckstine)
64. Poor Butterfly (Sarah Vaughan/Helen Merril)
65. 'Deed I Do (Lee Wiley/Diana Krall)
Billie Holiday
The Ultimate Collection
3 CDs
The Complete
Ella Fitzgerald
& Louis Armstrong
3 CDs
Very Best of
Dinah Washington
3 CDs
Sarah Vaughan
W/ Clifford Brown
1 CD
Song List – Greatest Songs by Genre (1940-2010)
66. Time After Time (Chet Baker/Ernestine Anderson)
67. Cry Me A River (Dinah Washington/Etta James)
68. I Only Have Eyes For You (Mark Murphy/Frank Sinatra)
69. April In Paris (Sarah Vaughan/Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong)
70. Cloudburst (Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross/Jon Hendricks)
71. Dedicated To You (Sarah Vaughan/Ella Fitzgerald)
72. My Man (Billie Holiday/Sarah Vaughan)
73. Manhattan (Blossom Dearie/Stacy Kent)
74. Twisted (Annie Ross/Manhattan Transfer)
75. A Fine Romance (Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong/Billie Holiday)
76. You Go To My Head (Billie Holiday Frank Sinatra)
77. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong/Billie Holiday)
78. You Better Go Now (Jeri Southern/Billie Holiday)
79. 'S Wonderful (Sarah Vaughan/Ella Fitzgerald)
80. Speak Low (Billie Holiday/Sarah Vaughan)
81. A Tisket A Tasket (Ella Fitzgerald/Mildred Bailey)
82. All Of Me (Billie Holiday/Sarah Vaughan)
83. Straighten Up and Fly Right (Nat King Cole/Natalie Cole)
84. Them There Eyes (Billie Holiday/Ella Fitzgerald)
85. Tell Me More, And More, And Then Some (Billie Holiday/Nina Simone)
86. You'll Have To Swing It (Mr. Paganini) (Ella Fitzgerald/Dee Dee Bridgewater)
87. In A Mellow Tone (Ella Fitzgerald/Johnny Mathis)
88. Our Love Is Here To Stay (Dinah Washington/Ella Fitzgerlad)
89. Violets For Your Furs (Billie Holiday/Frank Sinatra)
90. I Cover The Waterfront (Billie Holiday/Dinah Washington)
91. This Bitter Earth (Dinah Washington/Etta James)
92. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (Helen Merril/Ella Fitzgerald)
93. Take the "A" Train (Betty Roche/Anita O'Day)
94. I Walk A Little Faster (Blossom Dearie/Tony Bennet)
95. I Could Write A Book (Dinah Washington/Betty Carter)
96. I'll Get By ( As Long As I Have You ) (Billie Holiday/ Peggy Lee)
97. Once Upon A Summertime (Blossom Dearie/Astrud Gilberto)
98. That Old Feeling (Chet Baker/Billy Eckstine)
99. Rockin' Chair (Mildred Bailey/Peggy Lee)
100. The Waters of March (Agua De Marco) (Susannah McCorkle/Mark Murphy)
Gloomy Sunday (Billie Holiday/Carmen McRae)
One For My Baby (and One More For The Road) (Frank Sinatra/Etta James)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong)
Come Fly With Me (Frank Sinatra/Michael Buble)
The Man I Love (Billie Holiday/Etta James)
Hello Dolly! (Louis Armstrong/Ella Fitzgerald)
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Nat King Cole
Special 3-CD Collection
Lena Horne:
The Lady And Her Music
2 CDs
The Very Best
Of Nina Simone,
1967-1972
2 CDs
Song List – Greatest Songs by Genre (1940-2010)
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Jazz Ballads – 100 Greatest
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Strange Fruit - (Billie Holliday, Cassandra Wilson)
What a Wonderful World - (Louis Armstrong, Lionel Hampton)
Round' Midnight - (Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis)
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat - (Charles Mingus, Stanley Clarke)
Mood Indigo - (Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus)
Naima - (John Coltrane, Woody Herman)
Body and Soul - (Coleman Hawkins, Dexter Gordon)
Willow Weep for Me - (Dexter Gordon, Clifford Brown)
I Remember Clifford - (Lee Morgan, Dizzy Gillespie)
Summertime - (Sidney Bechet, Herbie Hancock/Joni Mitchell)
Unforgetable - (Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole)
Black and Blue - (Louis Armstrong, Dinah Washington)
Time After Time - (J.J. Johnson, Sonny Stitt)
Lush Life - (Joe Henderson/Billy Strayhorn, Chick Corea)
Darn that Dream - (Dexter Gordon, Billie Holliday)
I'm Old Fashioned - (John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald)
Moon River- (Louis Armstrong, Art Blakey)
Autumn in New York - (Billie Holliday, Charlie Parker)
Blue In Green - (Miles Davis/Bill Evans, Charlie Haden)
Mona Lisa - (Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby)
Easy Living - (Clifford Brown, Billie Holliday)
At Last - (Etta James, Glenn Miller)
Georgia On My Mind - (Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong)
My One and Only Love - (John Coltrane, Joe Henderson)
My Funny Valentine - (Chet Baker, Miles Davis)
Lover Man - (Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley)
Sophisticated Lady - (Duke Ellington, Billy Eckstine)
When I Fall In Love - (Miles Davis/Red Garland, Blue Mitchell)
Misty - (Erroll Garner, Sarah Vaughan)
Chelsea Bridge - (Ben Webster, Ella Fitzgerald)
Don't Explain - (Billie Holliday, Dexter Gordon)
(By The) Sleepy Lagoon - (Harry James, Al Hirt)
Drume Negrita - (Arturo Sandoval, Manuel Valera)
God Bless the Child - (Billie Holliday, Stanley Turrentine)
Ceora - (Lee Morgan, Joey DeFrancesco)
Portrait of Jennie - (J.J. Johnson, Freddie Hubbard)
Someone to Watch Over Me - (Art Tatum, Stanley Turrentine)
I'm a Fool to Want You - (Frank Sinatra, Dexter Gordon)
Park Avenue Pitite - (Art Farmer/Benny Golson, Blue Mitchell)
Prelude to a Kiss - (Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald)
What's New? - (Modern Jazz Quartet, Louis Armstrong)
Poor Butterfly - (Sonny Rollins, Benny Goodman)
Love Letters - (Stanley Turrentine, Diana Krall)
You Don't Know What Love Is - (Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey)
Greensleeves - (John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins)
That's My Desire - (Louis Armstrong/Jack Teagarden, Ella Fitzgerald)
This Masquerade - (George Benson, Red Garland)
Parker's Mood - (Charlie Parker, Max Roach)
I Surrender, Dear- (Thelonious Monk, Artie Shaw)
Softly as in a Morning Sunrise - (Larry Young/Woody Shaw, Lee Morgan)
Answer Me, My Love - (Nat King Cole, Gene Ammons)
Guess I'll Let My Tears Out To Dry - (Dexter Gordon, Wynton Marsallis)
I Can't Get Started - (Al Hirt, Billie Holliday)
Flamingo - (Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus)
Everything Must Change - (George Benson, Quincy Jones)
But Beautiful - (Gene Ammons, Freddie Hubbard)
Flamenco Sketches - (Miles Davis, Joe Henderson)
Born to be Blue - (Grant Green, Wes Montgomery)
Love Is Here To Stay - (Lionel Hampton/Oscar Peterson, Ben Webster)
Something I Dreamed Last Night - (Miles Davis, John Coltrane)
Little Girl Blue - (Grant Green, Jimmy Smith)
My Romance - (Houston Person, Stan Getz)
I Got it Bad (And That Ain't Good) - (Oscar Peterson, Cannonball Adderley)
How Deep is the Ocean? - (Miles Davis, Chet Baker)
Imagination - (Curtis Fuller, Jimmy Dorsey)
Please Be Kind - (Dave Brubeck, Sarah Vaughan)
Coral - (Marilynn Seits, David Sanchez)
In a Sentimental Mood - (John Coltrane/Duke Ellington, Grover Washington Jr.)
Peace - (Horace Silver/Blue Mitchell, Joe Zawinul)
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Charlie Parker
Song List – Greatest Songs by Genre (1940-2010)
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70. My Foolish Heart - (Masabumi Kickuchi, John McLaughlin)
71. Black Beauty - (Duke Ellington, Hotsy Totsy Gang)
72. When Sunny Gets Blue - (Jimmy Heath, Stan Kenton)
73. Search For Peace - (McCoy Tyner, Frank Morgan)
74. Eternal - (Branford Marsalis, N/A)
75. The Sand and the Sea - (Nat King Cole, N/A)
76. To You - (Duke Ellington/Count Basie, Gene Harris)
77. Angel Eyes - (Wes Montgomery, Gene Ammons)
78. Skylark - (Art Blakey, Paul Desmond)
79. Yesterdays - (Art Tatum, Bud Powell)
80. Crystal Silence - (Chick Corea/Gary Burton, Mark Murphy)
81. Fall - (Miles Davis, Fred Hersch)
82. Here's That Rainy Day - (Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Burrell)
83. Whatever Possessed Me? - (Elvin Jones, N/A)
84. Dont Know Why- (Norah Jones, Pat Metheny)
85. You're Mine You - (Jay Jay Johnson, Chet Baker)
86. Ernie's Tune - (Dexter Gordon, N/A)
87. Lillie - (Modern Jazz Quartet, Cannonball Adderley)
88. Strange Meadow Lark - (Dave Brubeck, N/A)
89. You've Changed - (Dexter Gordon, Frank Morgan)
90. Self Portrait in Three Colors - (Charles Mingus, N/A)
91. Dear Ann - (Paul Chambers, N/A)
92. That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven) - (Ray Charles, Bing Crosby)
93. Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most - (Stan Getz, Ella Fitzgerald)
94. Time - (Richie Powell/Clifford Brown/Max Roach, Rahsaan Roland Kirk)
95. Song for the Lonely Woman - (Art Blakey, N/A)
96. Laura - (Sonny Stitt, Jay Jay Johnson)
97. It Could Happen to You - (Erroll Garner, Kenny Dorham)
98. Infant Eyes - (Wayne Shorter, Joe Lovano)
99. Lament - (Jay Jay Johnson/Kai Winding, Miles Davis)
100. Then I'll Be Tired of You - (Stanley Turrentine, Coleman Hawkins)
The Greatest "Ballad Compliations" Albums
Rhapsody in Blue - (George Gershwin, Glenn Miller)
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Ballads (Stanley Turrentine)
Ballads (Dave Brubeck)
Ballads (Sonny Rollins)
Ballads (McCoy Tyner)
Ballads (Masabumi Kickuchi)
Unforgettable Love Ballads (Nat King Cole)
Ballads (Grant Green)
Song List – Greatest Songs by Genre (1940-2010)
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Mills Brothers
Temptations
Drifters
Ink Spots
Peerless Quartet
Andrews Sisters
Beach Boys
Platters
Manhattan Transfer
Jordanaires
Dells
Sonny Til and the Orioles
Five Keys
Billy Ward and the Dominoes
Four Freshmen
American Quartet
Boswell Sisters
Coasters
Ravens
Flamingos
Soul Stirrers
Golden Gate Quartet
Four Seasons
Four Tops
Impressions
Five Blind Boys Of Alabama
Clovers
Gladys Knight and the Pips
Sweet Inspirations
Moonglows
Pied Pipers
Shirelles
Spinners
Chantels
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters / Royals
Five Royales
Persuasions
Supremes
Modernaires
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
Patti Labelle and Blue Belles / Labelle
O'Jays
Dixie Hummingbirds
Clara Ward Singers
Blossoms
Hi-Los
Robins
Rockapella
Staple Singers
Take 6
Pointer Sisters
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Carter Family
Delta Rhythm Boys
Harptones
Frankie Lymon & Teenagers
Charioteers
5th Dimension
Alabama
Wanderers
Cadillacs
Spaniels
Four Aces
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes
Haydn Quartet
Lettermen
Little Anthony & Imperials
Heartbeats / Shep and the Limelites
Mamas & Papas
Mills Brothers
Temptations
Drifters
Ink Spots
Song List – Greatest Songs by Genre (1940-2010)
70. Manhattans
71. Peter, Paul & Mary
72. Oak Ridge Boys
73. Mighty Clouds Of Joy
74. Isley Brothers
75. Chordettes
76. Cats And The Fiddle
77. Boyz II Men
78. Five Red Caps / Toppers
79. Swan Sivertones
80. Swallows
81. Larks
82. Anita Kerr Singers
83. Four Knights
84. Four Lads
85. Hollywood Flames
86. Cues
87. Singers Unlimited
88. Chi-Lites
89. Blue Magic
90. Diablos
91. Four Tunes
92. Dion and the Belmonts
93. Kingston Trio
94. Nutmegs
95. Bee Gees
96. Whispers
97. Nylons
98. Statler Brothers
99. Association
100. Intruders
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Peerless Quartet
Andrews Sisters
Song List – Greatest Songs by Genre (1940-2010)
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Doo-Wop
Doo-Wop Uptempo Songs – 100 Greatest
1. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - 1955
2. Come Go With Me - Del-Vikings - 1956
3. Sh-Boom - Chords - 1954
4. Speedoo - Cadillacs - 1955
5. I Wonder Why - Dion & the Belmonts - 1958
6. Gee - Crows - 1953
7. Little Darlin' - Diamonds - 1957 / Gladiolas - 1957
8. Get A Job - Silhouettes - 1957
9. Book Of Love - Monotones - 1957
10. Little Star - Elegants - 1958
11. Blue Moon - Marcels - 1961
12. Little Girl Of Mine - Cleftones - 1956
13. At My Front Door - El Dorados - 1955
14. I Promise To Remember - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - 1956
15. Remember Then - Earls - 1962
16. When You Dance - Turbans - 1955
17. Whispering Bells - Del-Vikings - 1957
18. Rama Lama Ding Dong - Edsels - 1958
19. Trickle, Trickle - Videos - 1958
20. Walking Along - Solitaires - 1957
21. Morse Code Of Love - Capris - 1982
22. At The Hop - Danny & the Juniors - 1957
23. Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler (Dukays) - 1961
24. Stay - Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs - 1960
25. Yakety Yak - Coasters - 1958
26. You're So Fine - Falcons - 1959
27. Church Bells May Ring - Willows - 1956
28. The ABC's Of Love - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - 1956
29. I'm So Happy - Lewis Lymon & the Teenchords - 1956
30. Pretty Little Angel Eyes - Curtis Lee - 1961
31. Everyday Of The Week - Students - 1958
32. I Want You To Be My Girl - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - 1956
33. Barbara Ann - Regents - 1961
34. Ling Ting Tong - Five Keys - 1954
35. Babalu's Wedding Day - Eternals - 1959
36. Come Back My Love - Wrens - 1955 / Cardinals - 1955
37. Lily Maebelle - Valentines - 1955
38. Love Potion No. 9 - Clovers - 1959
39. You Baby You - Cleftones - 1955
40. Zoom Zoom Zoom - Collegians - 1958
41. Tell Me Why - Norman Fox & the Rob Roys - 1957 / Belmonts - 1961
42. Denise - Randy & the Rainbows - 1963
43. A Teenager In Love - Dion & the Belmonts - 1959
44. Poison Ivy - Coasters - 1959
45. My Girlfriend - Cadillacs - 1957
46. The Woo Woo Train - Valentines - 1956
47. Stormy Weather - Spaniels - 1958
48. So Fine - Fiestas - 1958
49. Searchin' - Coasters - 1957
50. Up On The Mountain - Magnificents - 1956
51. Heart And Soul - Cleftones - 1961
52. Hushabye - Mystics - 1959
53. Peanuts - Little Joe & the Thrillers - 1957
54. Castle In The Sky - Bop-Chords - 1956
1. Robins / Coasters
2. Drifters
3. Frankie Lymon & the
Teenagers
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5. Clovers
6. Dominoes
7. Cleftones
8. Crests
9. Del-Vikings
10. Dion & the Belmonts
11. Five Keys
12. Moonglows
13. Lewis Lymon & the
Teenchords
14. Valentines
15. El Dorados
16. Norman Fox & the Rob
Roys
17. Five Discs
18. Kodaks
19. Spaniels
20. Charms
Song List – Greatest Songs by Genre (1940-2010)
55. I Only Want You - Passions - 1960
56. Hearts Of Stone - Charms - 1954 / Jewels - 1954
57. Rip Van Winkle - Devotions - 1960
58. Oh Gee Oh Gosh - Kodaks - 1958
59. All Night Long - Du Mauriers - 1958
60. Ruby Baby - Drifters - 1956
61. Sixty Minute Man - Dominoes - 1951
62. Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) - Impalas - 1959
63. Money Honey - Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter - 1953
64. I Love You - Volumes - 1962
65. Smoky Places - Corsairs - 1961
66. Have Mercy Baby - Dominoes - 1952
67. Mr. Lee - Bobbettes - 1957
68. Unchained Melody - Vito & the Salutations - 1963
69. In My Heart - Timetones - 1961
70. Never Let You Go - Five Discs - 1962
71. Can't We Be Sweethearts - Cleftones - 1956
72. Tonight (Could Be The Night) - Velvets - 1961
73. Tonight's The Night - Shirelles - 1960
74. Oh Rosemarie - Fascinators - 1959
75. I Remember - Five Discs - 1958
76. Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart - Coasters - 1958
77. Hey Little School Girl - Paragons - 1957
78. The Angels Listened In - Crests - 1959
79. Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop - Little Anthony & the Imperials - 1959
80. Drip Drop - Drifters - 1958
81. Honey Love - Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter - 1954
82. I Really Love You - Stereos - 1961
83. Who's That Knocking - Genies - 1959
84. Young Blood - Coasters - 1957
85. My Juanita - Crests - 1957
86. Rubber Biscuit - Chips - 1956
87. Buzz, Buzz, Buzz - Hollywood Flames - 1957
88. I'll Be Forever Loving You - El Dorados - 1955
89. Hey Senorita - Penguins - 1954
90. Smokey Joe's Cafe - Robins - 1955
91. Oh Baby - Jesters - 1958
92. Mary Lee - Rainbows - 1954
93. False Alarm - Revels - 1958
94. WPLJ - Four Deuces - 1955
95. Step By Step - Crests - 1960
96. Traveling Stranger - Little Anthony & the Imperials - 1959
97. Rendezvous With You - Desires - 1960
98. See Saw - Moonglows - 1956
99. Imagination - Quotations - 1962
100. Peppermint Stick - El Chords - 1958
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Song List – Greatest Songs by Genre (1940-2010)
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Doo-Wop Ballads– 100 Greatest
1. Earth Angel - Penguins - 1954
2. In The Still Of The Nite - Five Satins - 1956
3. I Only Have Eyes For You - Flamingos - 1959 / Swallows - 1952
4. Since I Don't Have You - Skyliners - 1958
5. You Belong To Me - Duprees - 1962 / Orioles - 1952
6. Gloria - Cadillacs - 1954 / Passions - 1960
7. Sincerely - Moonglows - 1954
8. Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite - Spaniels - 1954
9. For Your Precious Love - Jerry Butler & the Impressions - 1958
10. The Great Pretender - Platters - 1955
11. Tears On My Pillow - Little Anthony & the Imperials - 1958
12. Story Untold - Nutmegs - 1955
13. Tonite, Tonite - Mello-Kings - 1957
14. The Wind - Diablos - 1954 / Jesters - 1960
15. Sunday Kind Of Love - Harptones - 1953
16. 16 Candles - Crests - 1958
17. I'm So Young - Students - 1958
18. My Prayer - Platters - 1956
19. Could This Be Magic - Dubs - 1957
20. Life Is But A Dream - Harptones - 1955
21. A Thousand Miles Away - Heartbeats - 1956
22. The Closer You Are - Channels - 1956
23. Chapel Of Dreams - Dubs - 1958
24. Only You - Platters - 1955
25. Daddy's Home - Shep & the Limelites - 1961
26. Long Lonely Nights - Lee Andrews & the Hearts - 1957
27. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Platters - 1958
28. Maybe - Chantels - 1957
29. Have You Heard - Duprees - 1963
30. Teardrops - Lee Andrews & the Hearts - 1957
31. Deserie - Charts - 1957
32. Oh What A Nite - Dells - 1956
33. Once In Awhile - Chimes - 1960 / Ravens - 1948
34. Till Then - Classics - 1963 / Orioles - 1953
35. Where Or When - Dion & the Belmonts - 1959
36. Don't Ask Me (To Be Lonely) - Dubs - 1957
37. Lovers Never Say Goodbye - Flamingos - 1958
38. Florence - Paragons - 1957
39. There's A Moon Out Tonight - Capris - 1958
40. Ten Commandments Of Love - Moonglows - 1958
41. Dedicated To The One I Love - Shirelles -1959 / "5" Royales -1957
42. To The Aisle - Five Satins - 1957
43. One Summer Night - Danleers - 1958
44. That's My Desire - Channels - 1957 / Dion & the Belmonts - 1959
45. There Goes My Baby - Drifters - 1959
46. Baby Oh Baby - Shells - 1957
47. Can I Come Over Tonight - Velours - 1957
48. Glory Of Love - Velvetones - 1957
49. Close Your Eyes - Five Keys - 1955
50. Heaven And Paradise - Don Julian & the Meadowlarks - 1955
51. Crying In The Chapel - Orioles - 1953
52. My True Story - Jive Five - 1961
53. Blue Velvet - Clovers - 1955
54. I Believe - Earls - 1963
55. This I Swear - Skyliners - 1959
56. Twilight Time - Platters - 1958
57. Silhouettes - Rays - 1957
1. Platters
2. Flamingos
3. Orioles
4. Five Keys
5. Harptones
6. Moonglows
7. Heartbeats/Shep & the Limelites
8. Dominoes
9. Spaniels
10. Dubs
11. Cadillacs
12. Duprees
13. Lee Andrews & the Hearts
14. Clovers
15. Channels
16. Solitaires
17. Ravens
18. Swallows
19. Chantels
20. Five Satins
1. It's Too Soon To Know
(Orioles) - 1948
2. Glory Of Love
(Five Keys) - 1951
3. Shouldn't I Know
(Cardinals) - 1951
4. The Bells
(Dominoes) - 1952
5. Till Then
(Mills Brothers) - 1944
6. Count Every Star
(Ravens) - 1950
7. Beside You
(Swallows) - 1952
8. Red Sails In The Sunset
(Five Keys) - 1952
9. Harbor Lights
(Dominoes) - 1951
Song List – Greatest Songs by Genre (1940-2010)
58. A Casual Look - Six Teens - 1956
59. Please Say You Want Me - Schoolboys - 1956
60. Devil Or Angel - Clovers - 1956
61. Stardust - Billy Ward & the Dominoes - 1957
62. Happy Happy Birthday Baby - Tuneweavers - 1957
63. Out of Sight, Out of Mind - Five Keys - 1956
64. When We Get Married - Dreamlovers - 1961
65. Two People In The World - Little Anthony & the Imperials - 1958
66. Those Oldies But Goodies - Little Caesar & the Romans - 1961
67. Been So Long - Pastels - 1957
68. Diamonds And Pearls - Paradons - 1960
69. The Way You Look Tonight - Jaguars - 1956
70. I'll Be Home - Flamingos - 1955
71. Why Don't You Write Me - Jacks - 1955 / Feathers - 1955
72. Nite Owl - Tony Allen & the Champs - 1955
73. My Memories Of You - Harptones - 1954
74. Share - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - 1956
75. To Be Loved - Pentagons - 1960
76. You Cheated - Shields - 1958
77. Just To Be With You - Passions - 1959
78. Crazy For You - Heartbeats - 1955
79. Heart's Desire - Avalons - 1958
80. Image Of A Girl - Safaris - 1960
81. Sometimes (When I'm All Alone) - Danny & the Juniors - 1957
82. Island Of Love - Sheppards - 1959
83. Lover's Island - Blue Jays - 1961
84. Golden Teardrops - Flamingos - 1953
85. The Angels Sang (You're Back With Me) - Solitaires - 1956
86. You Gave Me Peace Of Mind - Spaniels - 1956
87. The Girl I Love - Cadillacs - 1956
88. Once Upon A Time - Rochell & the Candles - 1960
89. The Letter - Medallions - 1954
90. Chapel Bells - Fascinators - 1958
91. A Kiss From Your Lips - Flamingos - 1956
92. Most Of All - Moonglows - 1955
93. A Thousand Stars - Kathy Young & the Innocents - 1960 / Rivileers 1954
94. My Love Will Never Die - Channels - 1959
95. Let It Please Be You - Desires - 1959
96. The Things I Love - Fidelitys - 1958
97. Smoke From Your Cigarette - Mellows - 1954
98. There Goes My Love - Fantastics - 1959
99. Guided Missiles - Cufflinks - 1956
100. Coney Island Baby - Excellents - 1962
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10. What Are You Doing
New Year's Eve
(Orioles) - 1949
11. If I Didn't Care
(Ink Spots) - 1939
12. Tell Me So
(Orioles) - 1949
13. Eternally
(Swallows) - 1951
14. I Will Wait
(Four Buddies) - 1950
15. Do Something For Me
(Dominoes) - 1950
16. Silent Night
(Ravens) - 1948
17. My Reverie
(Larks) - 1951
18. I Played The Fool
(Clovers) - 1952
19. A Beggar For Your Kisses
(Diamonds) - 1952
20. Every Beat Of My Heart
(Royals) - 1952
Song List – Greatest Songs by Genre (1940-2010)
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Blues - 100 Greatest Songs
1. Memphis Blues - W.C. Handy
2. Crazy Blues - Mamie Smith
3. Pine Top Boogie - Pine Top Smith
4. Dust My Broom - Elmore James
5. Boogie Chillun - John Lee Hooker
6. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
7. Stormy Monday - T-Bone Walker
8. Hellhound On My Trail - Robert Johnson
9. Spoonful - Willie Dixon
10. The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King
11. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - Sonny Boy Williamson I
12. Born Under A Bad Sign - Albert King
13. Forty Four Blues - Roosevelt Sykes
14. Smokestack Lightnin' - Howlin' Wolf
15. Statesboro Blues - Taj Mahal
16. Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
17. Juke - Little Walter
18. The Little Red Rooster - Willie Dixon
19. Come In My Kitchen - Robert Johnson
20. I'm a King Bee - Slim Harpo
21. The Things That I Used To Do - Guitar Slim
22. Back Door Man - Willie Dixon
23. It's My Own Fault - B.B. King
24. I'm Tore Down - Freddie King
25. T-Bone Blues - T-Bone Walker
26. Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson
27. Preaching The Blues - Son House
28. Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out - Bessie Smith
29. I Can't Be Satisfied - Muddy Waters
30. Shake Your Moneymaker - Elmore James
31. Matchbox Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
32. Hideaway - Freddie King
33. How Long, How Long Blues - Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell
34. Five Long Years - B.B. King
35. Red House - Jimi Hendrix
36. Cross Road Blues - Robert Johnson
37. All Your Love - Magic Sam
38. Give Me Back My Wig - Hound Dog Taylor
39. Reconsider Baby - Lowell Fulson
40. Worried Life Blues - Sleepy John Estes
41. If Trouble Was Money - Albert Collins
42. I Ain't Superstitious - Willie Dixon
43. Sweet Black Angel - Robert Nighthawk
44. I Know What You're Putting Down - Louis Jordan
45. Black Snake Moan - Blind Lemon Jefferson
46. Ball and Chain - Big Mama Thornton
47. Further On Up The Road - Bobby 'Blue' Bland
48. I Can't Quit You Baby - Otis Rush
49. Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
50. Born In Chicago - Paul Butterfield Blues Band
51. Let The Good Times Roll - Louis Jordan
52. Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan
53. Pony Blues - Charley Patton
54. The Sky Is Crying - Elmore James
55. Catfish Blues - Robert Petway
56. Highway 49 - Big Joe Williams
B.B. King
T-Bone Walker
Robert Johnson
Song List – Greatest Songs by Genre (1940-2010)
57. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson
58. Blues Before Sunrise - Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell
59. Baby Please Don't Go - Big Joe Williams
60. Bumble Bee - Memphis Minnie
61. I'm Ready - Muddy Waters
62. It Hurts Me Too - Elmore James
63. Stop Breakin' Down - Robert Johnson
64. Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
65. I'm In The Mood - John Lee Hooker
66. Me and The Devil Blues - Robert Johnson
67. The Walkin' Blues - Taj Mahal
68. 'Taint Nobody's Bizness If I Do - Bessie Smith
69. It's Tight Like That - Tampa Red
70. Love In Vain - Robert Johnson
71. Evil - Willie Dixon
72. Baby Scratch My Back - Slim Harpo
73. Wang Dang Doodle - Koko Taylor
74. On The Road Again - Canned Heat
75. Rock Me Mama - Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup
76. Three O'Clock Blues - B.B. King
77. Tomorrow Night - Lonnie Johnson
78. Boom Boom Out Go The Lights - Little Walter
79. The Same Thing - Willie Dixon
80. West Coast Blues - Blind Blake
81. How Many More Years - Howlin' Wolf
82. Cryin' Shame - Lightnin' Hopkins
83. Rollin & Tumblin - Elmore James
84. Everyday I Have The Blues - B.B. King
85. Messin Around - Memphis Slim
86. Blues After Hours - Pee Wee Crayton
87. Eyesight To The Blind - Sonny Boy Williamson II
88. CC Rider - Ma Rainey
89. I'm Tired - Savoy Brown
90. Graveyard Dream Blues - Ida Cox
91. Beaver Slide Rag - Peg Leg Howell
92. Key To The Highway - Big Bill Broonzy
93. Messin' With The Kid - Junior Wells
94. The Seventh Son - Willie Dixon
95. As The Years Go Passing By - Gary Moore
96. We're Gonna Make It - Little Milton
97. Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Stick McGhee
98. Hard Luck Blues - Roy Brown
99. Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac
100. Stone Crazy - Buddy Guy
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Motown – 100 Greatest Songs
1. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
2. My Girl - Temptations
3. Reach Out I'll Be There - Four Tops
4. Where Did Our Love Go? - Supremes
5. What's Goin' On? - Marvin Gaye
6. Dancing in the Street - Martha & The Vandellas
7. I Want You Back - Jackson 5
8. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
9. Please Mr. Postman - Marvelettes
10. My Guy - Mary Wells
11. (Love Is Like a) Heat Wave - Martha & The Vandellas
12. Do You Love Me? - Contours
13. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
14. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
15. The Tracks of My Tears - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
16. Shotgun - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
17. I'll Be There - Jackson 5
18. Baby Love - Supremes
19. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - Temptations
20. Uptight (Everything's Alright) - Stevie Wonder
21. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) - Four Tops
22. The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
23. Stop! In the Name of Love - Supremes
24. You've Really Got a Hold On Me - Miracles
25. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - Temptations
26. Baby I Need Your Lovin' - Four Tops
27. You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
28. Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
29. Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
30. Leavin' Here - Eddie Holland
31. Shop Around - Miracles
32. You Keep Me Hangin' On - Supremes
33. You Can't Hurry Love - Supremes
34. Endless Love - Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
35. Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
36. Ooo Baby Baby - Miracles
37. Nowhere To Run - Martha & The Vandellas
38. It Takes Two - Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
39. War - Edwin Starr
40. I Second That Emotion - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
41. Super Freak Part I - Rick James
42. Living For the City - Stevie Wonder
43. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Gladys Knight & The Pips
44. Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
45. Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Temptations
46. I Can't Get Next To You - Temptations
47. Cloud Nine - Temptations
48. Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) - Temptations
49. Smiling Faces Sometimes - Undisputed Truth
50. This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak For You) - Isley Brothers
51. What Becomes of the Brokenhearted? - Jimmy Ruffin
52. Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler) - Marvin Gaye
53. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) - Marvin Gaye
54. Playboy - Marvelettes
55. Jimmy Mack - Martha & The Vandellas
56. Don't Mess With Bill - Marvelettes
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57. Since I Lost My Baby - Temptations
58. Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
59. All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie
60. Going To a Go-Go - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
61. Fingertips Part II - Stevie Wonder
62. The One Who Really Loves You - Mary Wells
63. Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) - Gladys Knight & The Pips
64. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
65. Upside Down (Inside Out) - Diana Ross
66. Brick House - Commodores
67. I Wish It Would Rain - Temptations
68. Beechwood 4-5789 - Marvelettes
69. The Hunter Gets Captured By the Game - Marvelettes
70. Bernadette - Four Tops
71. Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
72. Hello - Lionel Richie
73. It's the Same Old Song - Four Tops
74. You've Made Me So Very Happy - Brenda Holloway
75. Jamie - Eddie Holland
76. Your Precious Love - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
77. Quicksand - Martha & The Vandellas
78. Come and Get These Memories - Martha & The Vandellas
79. Keep on Truckin' Part I - Eddie Kendricks
80. Needle In a Haystack - Velvelettes
81. (I'm a) Roadrunner - Junior Walker & The All-Stars
82. ABC - Jackson 5
83. I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
84. Give It To Me Baby - Rick James
85. Cruisin' - Smokey Robinson
86. My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) - David Ruffin
87. Three Times a Lady - Commodores
88. Heaven Must Have Sent You - Bonnie Pointer/The Elgins
89. Let It Whip - Dazz Band
90. It's a Shame - Spinners
91. Baby I'm For Real - Originals
92. The Bells - Originals
93. He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' - Velvelettes
94. Come To Me - Marv Johnson
95. I Need Your Lovin' - Teena Marie
96. The Love You Save - Jackson 5
97. What Does It Take (To Win Your Love?) - Jr. Walker
98. Function At The Junction - Shorty Long
99. Does Your Mama Know About Me? - Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers
100. Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam) - Monitors/Valadiers
I Was Born This Way - Carl Bean
Do I Love You? (Indeed I Do) - Frank Wilson
Fight the Power - Public Enemy
Quiet Storm - Smokey Robinson
Happy Birthday - Stevie Wonder
Blowin' In the Wind - Stevie Wonder
Silent Night - Temptations
Love's Gone Bad - Underdogs
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Folk Rock
1. Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
2. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
3. Turn! Turn! Turn! - The Byrds
4. California Dreamin' - The Mamas & the Papas
5. The Sounds Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
6. Do You Believe In Magic - The Lovin' Spoonful
7. Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan
8. Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
9. Sunshine Superman - Donovan
10. Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan
11. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
12. I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher
13. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
14. Monday, Monday - The Mamas & the Papas
15. Happy Together - The Turtles
16. Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
17. Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful
18. Just Like a Woman - Bob Dylan
19. In My Life - The Beatles
20. Laugh Laugh - The Beau Brummels
21. Both Sides Now - Judy Collins
22. San Francisco - Scott McKenzie
23. My Back Pages - The Byrds
24. Get Together - The Youngbloods
25. Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire
26. Creeque Alley - The Mamas & the Papas
27. Mellow Yellow- Donovan
28. Daydream - The Lovin' Spoonful
29. Needles and Pins - The Searchers
30. Scarborough Fair - Simon & Garfunkel
31. Maggie May - Rod Stewart
32. You Were on My Mind - We Five
33. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills & Nash
34. So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star - The Byrds
35. I Want You - Bob Dylan
36. Baby Don't Go - Sonny & Cher
37. The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
38. I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag - Country Joe & the Fish
39. Everybody's Talkin' - Fred Neil
40. Hey Joe - The Leaves
41. Twelve Thirty - The Mamas & the Papas
42. It Ain't Me Babe - The Turtles
43. Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan
44. Let's Live For Today - Grass Roots
45. Along Comes Mary - Association
46. I Saw Her Again - The Mamas & the Papas
47. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - Bob Dylan
48. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight - Richard & Linda Thompson
49. You Didn't Have To Be So Nice - The Lovin' Spoonful
50. Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel
51. Marrakesh Express - Crosby, Stills & Nash
52. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better - The Byrds
53. You Showed Me - The Turtles
54. The Pied Piper - Crispian St. Peters
55. A Sailor's Life - Fairport Convention
56. Darling Be Home Soon - The Lovin' Spoonful
The Byrds, 1965
Bob Dylan
The Mamas and the
Papas
Song List – Greatest Songs by Genre (1940-2010)
57. Woodstock - Matthews Southern Comfort
58. Come All Ye - Fairport Convention
59. John Barleycorn Must Die - Traffic
60. Where Were You When I Needed You - Grass Roots
61. We Can Work It Out - The Beatles
62. Travellin' Song - Pentangle
63. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - The Beatles
64. Expecing To Fly - Buffalo Springfield
65. Just a Little - The Beau Brummels
66. Wooden Ships - Crosby, Stills & Nash
67. Early Morning Rain - We Five
68. Who Knows Where The Time Goes - Fairport Convention
69. When You Walk in the Room - The Searchers
70. Closer to Fine - Indigo Girls
71. Message To Pretty - Love
72. Listen, Listen - Sandy Denny
73. Gold - John Stewart
74. Time Has Told Me - Nick Drake
75. Once I Had A Sweetheart - Pentangle
76. Yesterday's Rain - Spanky & Our Gang
77. Black Jack Davy - Steeleye Span
78. Motherless Child - Sweetwater
79. Live and Let Live - Love
80. Lady Eleanor - Lindisfarne
81. All Things Are Quite Silent - Steeleye Span
82. The Thoughts of Mary Jane - Nick Drake
83. All Around My Hat - Steeleye Span
84. Meet On The Ledge - Fairport Convention
85. Ballad Of Easy Rider - The Byrds
86. Lay Down - The Strawbs
87. Southbound Train - Crosby & Nash
88. Today - Jefferson Airplane
89. Alone Again Or - Love
90. Goin' Back - The Byrds
91. Echoes - Gene Clark
92. Light Flight - Pentangle
93. Solo - Sandy Denny
94. Nevertheless - Eclection
95. Here Without You - The Byrds
96. Hammer and a Nail - Indigo Girls
97. My Best Friend - Jefferson Airplane
98. Dearg Doom - Horslips
99. 8:05 - Moby Grape
100. Run For Home - Lindisfarne
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The Lovin' Spoonful
Donovan
Folk Song renditions & originals by artists not geneally regarded as "Folk Rock"
artists.
House of the Rising Sun - The Animals/Shawn Mullins
All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix/Dave Mason
Whiskey in the Jar - Thin Lizzy/Metallica/U2
Sloop John B - Beach Boys
The Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann
Lady Jane - Rolling Stones
As Tears Go By - Rolling Stones
Minstrel in the Gallery - Jethro Tull
Mother Goose - Jethro Tull
One Toke Over The Line - Brewer & Shipley
Rise Up (Easy Rider) - Brewer & Shipley
For What It's Worth - The Staple Singers
Long Walk To D.C. - The Staple Singers
Western Union - The Five Americans
Steeleye Span
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I Know They Lie - The Five Americans
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Van Morrison
And the Children Laughing - Bee Gees
Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
Diamonds & Rust - Joan Baez
Splash 1 - The 13th Floor Elevators
Black Sheep - Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
London Town - The Pretty Things
The Universal Soldier - Glen Campbell
Greensleeves - Blackmore's Night
I'll Keep Searching - The Ides of March
Coo Coo - Big Brother & the Holding Company
La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
Catch the Wind - The Blues Project
Dino's Song - Quicksilver Messenger Service
A Few Rare Gems (Recommendations)
May The Road Rise To Meet You - Roger McGuinn
Full Circle - Gene Clark
Laughing - David Crosby
And Me - Matthews Southern Comfort
You Can All Join In - Traffic
In Her Mind - Eclection
The Rocks Remain - Horslips
"Singer-Songwriters" of the '60s & '70s (and a song in the folk style)
Bob Dylan - (Blowin' in the Wind)
Paul Simon - (American Tune)
Joni Mitchell - (Big Yellow Taxi)
James Taylor - (Fire and Rain)
Leonard Cohen - (Suzanne)
Gordon Lightfoot - (If You Could Read My Mind)
Arlo Guthrie - (City of New Orleans)
Neil Young - (Heart of Gold)
Donovan - (Catch The Wind)
Cat Stevens - (Peace Train)
Jim Croce - (Operator)
Tim Buckley - (Wings)
Jackson Browne - (Rock Me On The Water)
Harry Chapin - (Cat's In The Cradle)
Nick Drake - (Pink Moon)
Bruce Cockburn - (Wondering Where the Lions Are)
Dan Fogelberg - (Souvenirs)
Gordon Lightfoot
Song List – Greatest Songs by Genre (1940-2010)
Southern Rock
1. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
2. Ramblin Man - Allman Brothers Band
3. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
4. The South's Gonna Do It Again - Charlie Daniels Band
5. Can't You See - Marshall Tucker Band
6. Whipping Post - Allman Brothers Band
7. There Goes Another Love Song - Outlaws
8. Dixie Chicken - Little Feat
9. Flirtin' With Disaster - Molly Hatchet
10. Caught Up In You - .38 Special
11. Midnight Rider - Allman Brothers Band
12. Take The Highway - Marshall Tucker Band
13. If You Want to Get to Heaven - Ozark Mountain Daredevils
14. One Way Out - Allman Brothers Band
15. Green Grass & High Tides - The Outlaws
16. The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band
17. Hold On Loosely - .38 Special
18. Heard it in a Love Song - Marshall Tucker Band
19. Jim Dandy - Black Oak Arkansas
20. Jessica - Allman Brothers Band
21. Train, Train - Blackfoot
22. Fire On The Mountain - Marshall Tucker Band
23. Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd
24. Black Betty - Ram Jam
25. Keep On Smilin' - Wet Willie
26. I'm No Angel - Gregg Allman
27. Gimme Three Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd
28. Fooled Around And Fell In Love - Elvin Bishop
29. Saturday Night Special - Lynyrd Skynyrd
30. Statesboro Blues - Allman Brothers Band
31. Keep Your Hands to Yourself - The Georgia Satellites
32. What's Your Name - Lynyrd Skynyrd
33. Oh Atlanta - Little Feat
34. Third Rate Romance - Amazing Rhythm Aces
35. Homesick - Atlanta Rhythm Section
36. Southbound - Allman Brothers Band
37. Highway Song - Blackfoot
38. (Ghost) Riders In The Sky - Outlaws
39. Jackie Blue - Ozark Mountain Daredevils
40. Can't Keep Running - The Greg Allman Band
41. Ain't Wastin Time No More - Allman Brothers Band
42. Georgia Rhythm - Atlanta Rhythm Section
43. Bounty Hunter - Molly Hatchet
44. Blue Sky - Allman Brothers Band
45. Miss Understanding - Grinderswitch
46. Hard To Handle - Black Crowes
47. That Smell - Lynyrd Skynyrd
48. Southern Comfort - The Jimmie Van Zant Band
49. Second Chance - .38 Special
50. Tuesday's Gone - Lynyrd Skynyrd
51. Trouble No More - Allman Brothers Band
52. Willin' - Little Feat
53. Uneasy Rider - Charlie Daniels Band
54. Duane's Tune - The Dickey Betts Band
55. I Know A Little - Lynyrd Skynyrd
56. Long Haired Country Boy - Charlie Daniels Band
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57. Hot 'Lanta - Allman Brothers Band
58. Battleship Chains - Georgia Satellites
59. Rockin' Into The Night - .38 Special
60. Open Road - Grinderswitch
61. See You One More Time - Marshall Tucker Band
62. Before The Bullets Fly - The Greg Allman Band
63. Dreams I'll Never See - Molly Hatchet
64. On the Hunt - Lynyrd Skynyrd
65. Takin' Up Space - Van Zant
66. Bad Little Doggie - Gov't Mule
67. Party In The Parking Lot - The Jimmie Van Zant Band
68. Travelin' Shoes - Elvin Bishop
69. Left Turn On A Red Light - Blackfoot
70. Gimme, Gimme, Gimme - Blackfoot
71. That's Your Secret - Sea Level
72. Thorn and a Wild Rose - The Greg Allman Band
73. Fire In The Kitchen - Warren Haynes
74. Brickyard Road - Johnny Van Zant
75. Ain't Life Grand - Widespread Panic
76. Feats Don't Fail Me Now - Little Feat
77. Island - The Greg Allman Band
78. Keep Your Hands On The Wheel - Ram Jam
79. Don't Pass Me By - Georgia Satellites
80. Time To Roll - The Dickey Betts Band
81. Rattlesnake Rock 'N' Roller - Blackfoot
82. Mind Bender - Stillwater
83. Shake 'Em On Down - North Mississippi Allstars
84. Coming Home - Johnny Van Zant
85. Goddamn Lonely Love - Drive-By Truckers
86. Don't Misunderstand Me - Rossington Collins Band
87. Countryside Of Life - Wet Willie
88. Grey Ghost - Henry Paul Band
89. Goin' Down South - North Mississippi Allstars
90. Castle Rock - Barefoot Jerry
91. Gator Country - Molly Hatchet
92. Climb To Safety - Widespread Panic
93. Soulshine - Gov't Mule
94. Rock Bottom - The Dickey Betts Band
95. Hit The Nail On The Head - Amazing Rhythm Aces
96. Refried Funky Chicken - Dixie Dregs
97. Champagne Jam - Atlanta Rhythm Section
98. It Hurts To Want It So Bad - Sea Level
99. Searchin' For A Rainbow - Marshall Tucker Band
100. Come On - Southern Bitch
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Psychedelic
100 Greatest Songs by Year | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 |
1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969
1. Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles
2. The American Metaphysical Circus - The United States of America
3. Grace - Country Joe & The Fish
4. Interstellar Overdrive - Pink Floyd
5. Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix Experience
6. At The Mountains of Madness - H.P. Lovecraft
7. Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
8. Dark Star - Grateful Dead
9. Bass Strings - Country Joe & The Fish
10. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - The Beatles
11. Spare Chaynge - Jefferson Airplane
12. Strange Days - The Doors
13. Other Side of The Sky - Gong
14. My White Bicycle - Tomorrow
15. Translucent Carriages - Pearls Before Swine
16. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
17. Beacon From Mars - Kaleidoscope
18. Season of The Witch - Donovan
19. Venus In Furs - The Velvet Underground
20. Magoo - Country Joe & The Fish
21. Comin' Back To Me - Jefferson Airplane
22. Astronomy Domine - Pink Floyd
23. Feel Flows - The Beach Boys
24. The Parable of Arable Land - The Red Crayola
25. I Am The Walrus - The Beatles
26. Shifting Sands - West Coast Pop Art Experiemental Band
27. Horse Latitudes - The Doors
28. Bracelets of Fingers - The Pretty Things
29. The Red Telephone - Love
30. Electrallentando - H.P. Lovecraft
31. Castle In The Clouds - Gong
32. Zig Zag Wanderer - Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
33. The Child Bride - Earth Opera
34. Section 43 - Country Joe & The Fish
35. Eight Miles High - The Byrds
36. I've Got Levitation - 13th Floor Elevators
37. Hallucinations - Tim Buckley
38. Still I'm Sad - The Yardbirds
39. Maiden of The Cancer Moon - Quicksilver Messenger Service
40. Dear Mr Fantasy - Traffic
41. 1906 - West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
42. The Ballad of Freddie & Harry - Clear Light
43. Itchycoo Park - Small Faces
44. Nightfall - The Incredible String Band
45. Keep Your Mind Open - Kaleidoscope
46. Hurdy Gurdy Glissando - Steve Hillage
47. Cloud Song - The United States of America
48. Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon & The Animals
49. Mind Gardens - The Byrds
50. Oxo - Bruce Palmer
51. Mechanical World - Spirit
52. Dancing Madly Backwards - Captain Beyond
53. Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun - Pink Floyd
54. Heaven Is In Your Mind - Traffic
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55. And The Gods Made Love - Jimi Hendrix Experience
56. Orange & Red Beams - Eric Burdon & The Animals
57. Ether Ships - Steve Hillage
58. Leiyla - West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
59. Creation - The Incredible String Band
60. Rack My Mind - The Yardbirds
61. White Bird - It's a Beautiful Day
62. In My First Mind - Steve Miller Band
63. Splash, Now I'm Home - 13th Floor Elevators
64. Two Weeks Last Summer - Dave Cousins
65. See Emily Play - Pink Floyd
66. A Child's Smile - Clear Light
67. And I Wish I Were Stoned - Caravan
68. The Beauty of Time Is That It's Snowing - Steve Miller Band
69. Yoo Doo Right - Can
70. Now Your Time Has Come - Tomorrow
71. Joy of a Toy - Soft Machine
72. Images of April - Pearls Before Swine
73. Paper Sun - Traffic
74. Rosemary - Grateful Dead
75. I'm Five Years Ahead of My Time - Third Bardo
76. Ritual #1 - West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
77. Just The Thought - Eric Burdon & The Animals
78. Paranoia #2 - Hawkwind
79. Flashback - Moving Sidewalks
80. Death By Fire - Earth Opera
81. Magic Man - Caravan
82. Pat's Song - Country Joe & The Fish
83. Lather - Jefferson Airplane
84. You're Gonna Miss Me - 13th Floor Elevators
85. Walking Thru My Dreams - The Pretty Things
86. Medication - The Chocolate Watch Band
87. Roller Coaster - 13th Floor Elevators
88. Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers
89. Armenia City in The Sky - The Who
90. Green of My Pants - The Red Crayola
91. Fantasy - Fifty Foot Hose
92. A Question of Temperature - The Balloon Farm
93. She Comes In Colors - Love
94. Iron Butterfly Theme - Iron Butterfly
95. Alice In Blunderland - Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
96. Piece For Piano & Electric Bass Guitar - The Red Crayola
97. 10,000 Words In a Cardboard Box - Aquarian Age
98. Upside Down - Hawkwind
99. Madman Running Through The Fields - Dantalian's Chariot
100. The Spiritual Death of Howard Greer - Touch
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Rock
1940s “Roots of Rock” Songs – 100 Greatest Songs
100 Greatest Songs by Year | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949
1. Good Rockin' Tonight - Wynonie Harris
2. It's Too Soon To Know - Orioles
3. Caldonia - Louis Jordan
4. The Honeydripper - Joe Liggins
5. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - Louis Jordan
6. Straighten Up And Fly Right - King Cole Trio
7. Lovesick Blues - Hank Williams
8. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Stick McGhee & His Buddies
9. Saturday Night Fish Fry - Louis Jordan
10. Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop - Lionel Hampton
11. Till Then - Mills Brothers
12. Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well - Lucky Millinder (Wynonie Harris)
13. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens - Louis Jordan
14. Chicken-Shack Boogie - Amos Milburn
15. The Hucklebuck - Paul Williams
16. Merry Christmas Baby - Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (Charles Brown)
17. Tomorrow Night - Lonnie Johnson
18. Let The Good Times Roll - Louis Jordan
19. Move It On Over - Hank Williams
20. Cherry Red Blues - Cootie Williams (Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson)
21. Blues In The Night - Jimmie Lunceford
22. God Bless The Child - Billie Holiday
23. Get Your Kicks On Route 66 - King Cole Trio
24. Flying Home - Lionel Hampton featuring Illinois Jacquet
25. Drifting Blues - Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (Charles Brown)
26. Walking The Floor Over You - Ernest Tubb
27. Boogie Chillen' - John Lee Hooker
28. The Christmas Song - King Cole Trio
29. G.I. Jive - Louis Jordan
30. Call It Stormy Monday - T-Bone Walker
31. I'll Get Along Somehow - Larry Darnell
32. Buzz Me - Louis Jordan
33. Confessin' The Blues - Jay McShann (Walter Brown)
34. Jack, You're Dead - Louis Jordan
35. Honky Tonkin' - Hank Williams
36. Don't Cry, Baby - Erskine Hawkins (Jimmy Mitchelle)
37. Fine Brown Frame - Nellie Lutcher
38. Romance In The Dark - Lil Green
39. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams
40. Ol' Man River - Ravens
41. I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire - Ink Spots
42. Blues Stay Away From Me - Delmore Brothers
43. New San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
44. Ain't That Just Like A Woman - Louis Jordan
45. Ain't Nobody's Business - Jimmy Witherspoon
46. For You My Love - Larry Darnell
47. Pistol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter & His Troopers
48. White Christmas - Ravens
49. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve - Orioles
50. Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Bill Monroe
51. The Deacon's Hop - Big Jay McNeely
52. King Size Papa - Julia Lee
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53. That's My Desire - Frankie Laine / Hadda Brooks
54. Boogie Woogie Blue Plate - Louis Jordan
55. Open The Door Richard - Dusty Fletcher / Jack McVea / Louis Jordan
56. Long Gone - Sonny Thompson
57. Tippin' In - Erskine Hawkins
58. Long John Blues - Dinah Washington
59. Bewildered - Amos Milburn / Red Miller Trio
60. Good Rockin' Tonight - Roy Brown
61. Shout, Sister, Shout - Lucky Millinder (Sister Rosetta Tharpe)
62. Tell Me So - Orioles
63. Trouble Blues - Charles Brown
64. I Wonder - Private Cecil Gant / Roosevelt Sykes
65. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town - Louis Jordan / Jimmie Lunceford
66. All She Wants To Do Is Rock - Wynonie Harris
67. Rockin' At Midnight - Roy Brown
68. See See Rider Blues - Bea Booze
69. I Almost Lost My Mind - Ivory Joe Hunter
70. When Things Go Wrong With You - Tampa Red
71. Cow Cow Boogie - Ella Fitzgerald & the Ink Spots / Freddie Slack (Ella Mae Morse)
72. Why Don't You Do Right? - Lil Green / Benny Goodman (Peggy Lee)
73. Move On Up A Little Higher - Mahalia Jackson
74. Pretty Mama Blues - Ivory Joe Hunter
75. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby - Louis Jordan
76. Rock The Joint - Jimmy Preston
77. Sweet Georgia Brown - Brother Bones
78. Run, Joe - Louis Jordan
79. Boogie At Midnight - Roy Brown
80. That's All Right - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
81. Strange Things Happening - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
82. Stormy Monday Blues - Earl Hines (Billy Eckstine)
83. R.M. Blues - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
84. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It - Hank Williams
85. Be-Baba-Leba - Helen Humes
86. Blues For The Red Boy - Todd Rhodes
87. Tennessee Saturday Night - Red Foley
88. Blow Top Blues - Lionel Hampton (Dinah Washington)
89. Snatch And Grab It - Julia Lee
90. Corn Bread - Hal Singer
91. So Glad You're Mine - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
92. Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me - Bullmoose Jackson
93. The House Of Blue Lights - Freddie Slack (Ella Mae Morse)
94. (I Feel Like) Going Home - Muddy Waters
95. Junker Blues - Champion Jack Dupree
96. Long About Midnight - Roy Brown
97. That's The Stuff You Gotta Watch - Buddy Johnson (Ella Johnson)
98. Shake The Boogie - Sonny Boy Williamson
99. S.K. Blues - Pete Johnson (Joe Turner)
100. We're Gonna Rock, We're Gonna Roll - Wild Bill Moore
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Baby Please Don't Go - Big Joe Williams
Down The Road A Piece - Will Bradley / Amos Milburn
Jimmy's Blues - Count Basie (Jimmy Rushing)
Got A Right To Cry - Joe Liggins
Midnight Special - Leadbelly (Golden Gate Quartet)
Key To The Highway - Big Bill Broonzy
Since I Fell For You - Paul Gayten (Annie Laurie) / Buddy & Ella Johnson
I Love You, Yes I Do - Bullmoose Jackson
I Want To Be Loved - Savannah Churchill
This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie
Evil Gal Blues - Lionel Hampton (Dinah Washington)
Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' - Delta Rhythm Boys
Jole Blon - Harry Choates / Moon Mullican
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Kidney Stew Blues - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
Rock Me, Mama - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
Sneaky Pete - Bullmoose Jackson
Take It And Git - Andy Kirk
You Always Hurt The One You Love - Mills Brothers
Cadillac Boogie - Jimmy Liggins
A Little Bird Told Me - Paula Watson
Riders In The Sky - Vaughn Monroe
Mule Train - Frankie Laine / Tennessee Ernie Ford
My Heart Belongs To You - Arbee Stidham
Messin' Around - Memphis Slim
Blues After Hours - Pee Wee Crayton
3 X 7 = 21 - Jewel King
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Red Foley
Up Above My Head, I Hear Music In The Air - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Hop, Skip And Jump - Roy Milton
West Side Baby - T-Bone Walker / Dinah Washington
Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar - Will Bradley
I Know Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well - Bullmoose Jackson
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke (That Cigarette) - Tex Williams
Step It Up And Go - Blind Boy Fuller
Somebody's Gotta Go - Cootie Williams (Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson)
Guitar Boogie - Arthur Smith
Hurry, Hurry - Benny Carter (Savannah Churchill)
Old Maid Boogie - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
Boogie Blues - Gene Krupa (Anita O'Day)
That Lucky Old Sun - Frankie Laine
Rag Mop - Johnnie Lee Wills
Lollipop Mama - Wynonie Harris
Miss Fanny Brown - Roy Brown
So Long - Ruth Brown
Country Boy - Dave Bartholomew
Sweet Black Angel - Robert Nighthawk
Five Guys Named Moe - Louis Jordan
My Gal's A Jockey - Joe Turner
Worried Life Blues - Big Maceo
There's Good Blues Tonight - Lucky Millinder (Anisteen Allen)
New Orleans Blues - Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (Charles Brown)
I Miss You So - Cats And The Fiddle
For Sentimental Reasons - King Cole Trio
Don't You Lie To Me - Tampa Red
Beware, Brother, Beware - Louis Jordan
Let Me Play With Your Poodle - Tampa Red
Mop Mop - Louis Jordan
Sally Zu-Zazz - Joe Turner
Am I Asking Too Much - Dinah Washington
Reet Petite And Gone - Louis Jordan
Three O'Clock Blues - Lowell Fulson
I Want A Bowlegged Woman - Bullmoose Jackson
Voo-it!! Voo-it!! - Blues Woman (Marion Abernathy)
Baby, Get Lost - Dinah Washington
Sittin' On It All The Time - Wynonie Harris
Roomin' House Boogie - Amos Milburn
Blues At Sunrise - Ivory Joe Hunter
Grandma Plays The Numbers - Wynonie Harris
Pot Likker - Todd Rhodes
When My Man Comes Home - Buddy & Ella Johnson
Paper Doll - Mills Brothers
The Gypsy - Ink Spots
Texarkana Baby - Eddy Arnold
Sneakin' Around - Rudy Render
Roly-Poly - Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys
Born To Lose - Ted Daffan (Leon Seago)
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That Chick's Too Young To Fry - Louis Jordan
Texas Hop - Pee Wee Crayton
Cocaine Blues - Roy Hogsed
Gloria - Mills Brothers / Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (Charles Brown)
Hold Me, Baby - Amos Milburn
Broken Hearted - Eddie Williams (Floyd Dixon)
Mind Your Own Business - Hank Williams
Solo Flight - Benny Goodman (Charlie Christian)
Deacon Jones - Louis Jordan
Corrine, Corrina - Joe Turner
Sail On Boogie - T-Bone Walker
Rusty Dusty Blues - Count Basie (JImmy Rushing)
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You - King Cole Trio
Harlem Nocturne - Johnny Otis
Mardi Gras - Joe Lutcher
Mr. Five By Five - Freddie Slack
Swingin' The Boogie - Hadda Brooks
Texas And Pacific - Louis Jordan
Write Me A Letter - Ravens
You're Gonna Miss Me (When I'm Gone) - Lowell Fulson
(It's Gonna Be A) Lonely Christmas - Orioles
Irene - Leadbelly
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50s Rock – 100 Greatest Songs
100 Greatest Songs by Year | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956
| 1957 | 1958 | 1959
1. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
2. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
3. Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
4. Tutti-Frutti - Little Richard
5. Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis
6. What'd I Say - Ray Charles
7. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
8. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
9. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
10. That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly & the Crickets
11. Maybellene - Chuck Berry
12. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
13. Shake, Rattle And Roll - Joe Turner
14. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
15. Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
16. Bye Bye Love - Everly Brothers
17. Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
18. Earth Angel - Penguins
19. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
20. Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard
21. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent & the Bluecaps
22. School Day - Chuck Berry
23. Rock And Roll Music - Chuck Berry
24. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly
25. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price
26. Lucille - Little Richard
27. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry
28. In The Still Of The Nite - Five Satins
29. I Only Have Eyes For You - Flamingos
30. For Your Precious Love - Jerry Butler & the Impressions
31. Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino
32. Please, Please, Please - James Brown & the Famous Flames
33. Sh-Boom - Chords
34. Money Honey - Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
35. I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two
36. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
37. Fever - Little Willie John
38. The Great Pretender - Platters
39. Ain't It A Shame - Fats Domino
40. That's All Right - Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill
41. Your Cheatin' Heart - Hank Williams
42. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry
43. The Train Kept-A-Rollin - Johnny Burnette Trio
44. Come Go With Me - Del-Vikings
45. Let The Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee
46. Rip It Up - Little Richard
47. Rocking Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu - Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns
48. Pledging My Love - Johnny Ace
49. Sixty Minute Man - Dominoes
50. Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston
51. Yakety Yak - Coasters
52. All Shook Up - Elvis Presley
53. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two
54. Searchin' - Coasters
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55. You Send Me - Sam Cooke
56. Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin
57. Wake Up Little Susie - Everly Brothers
58. Susie Q - Dale Hawkins
59. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
60. Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite - Spaniels
61. I've Got A Woman - Ray Charles
62. I'm Walkin' - Fats Domino
63. There Goes My Baby - Drifters
64. Shout - Isley Brothers
65. White Christmas - Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
66. Keep A 'Knockin' - Little Richard
67. Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison
68. Poison Ivy - Coasters
69. Since I Don't Have You - Skyliners
70. Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Hank Williams
71. Money - Barrett Strong
72. Speedoo - Cadillacs
73. Rumble - Link Wray
74. Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson
75. Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes - Chuck Willis
76. Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford
77. Rave On - Buddy Holly
78. Work With Me Annie - Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
79. Shake, Rattle And Roll - Bill Haley & His Comets
80. Sincerely - Moonglows
81. Crying In The Chapel - Sonny Til & the Orioles
82. Story Untold - Nutmegs
83. My Babe - Little Walter
84. At My Front Door - El Dorados
85. Gee - Crows
86. Matchbox - Carl Perkins
87. C.C. Rider - Chuck Willis
88. Only You - Platters
89. All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers
90. Send Me Some Lovin' - Little Richard
91. At The Hop - Danny & the Juniors
92. Little Darlin' - Diamonds
93. Rock-in Robin - Bobby Day
94. Honky Tonk - Bill Doggett
95. Blue Monday - Fats Domino
96. Jim Dandy - Lavern Baker
97. Reelin And Rocking - Chuck Berry
98. Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy
99. Love Potion No. 9 - Clovers
100. Chantilly Lace - Big Bopper
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Get A Job - Silhouettes
Book Of Love - Monotones
C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
Do You Want To Dance - Bobby Freeman
Willie And The Hand Jive - Johnny Otis Show
You're So Fine - Falcons
Handy Man - Jimmy Jones
Sea Of Love - Phil Phillips with the Twilights
Breathless - Jerry Lee Lewis
Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price
Tequila - Champs
It's Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty
Have Mercy Baby - Dominoes
Maybe Baby - Buddy Holly & the Crickets
Young Blood - Coasters
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Little Bitty Pretty One - Thurston Harris
Not Fade Away - Buddy Holly & the Crickets
The Fat Man - Fats Domino
Baby Let's Play House - Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill
Mystery Train - Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill
Tweedlee Dee - LaVern Baker
One Mint Julep - Clovers
Shake A Hand - Faye Adams
Honey Hush - Joe Turner
Tears On My Pillow - Little Anthony & the Imperials
Oh What A Nite - Dells
My Prayer - Platters
Dizzy Miss Lizzy - Larry Williams
Who Do You Love - Bo Diddley
Brown-Eyed Handsome Man - Chuck Berry
Ready Teddy - Little Richard
Honey Don't - Carl Perkins
I'm In Love Again - Fats Domino
Little Girl Of Mine - Cleftones
A Thousand Miles Away - Heartbeats
Tear It Up - Johnny Burnette Trio
Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
Drown In My Own Tears - Ray Charles
I Put A Spell On You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Love Is Strange - Mickey & Sylvia
I'm A Man - Bo Diddley
Unchained Melody - Al Hibbler
See You Later, Alligator - Bill Haley & His Comets
Around And Around - Chuck Berry
Don't You Just Know It - Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns
One Night - Elvis Presley
Carol - Chuck Berry
What Am I Living For - Chuck Willis
Sixteen Candles - Crests
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Platters
Bird Dog - Everly Brothers
Baby What You Want Me To Do - Jimmy Reed
A Teenager In Love - Dion & the Belmonts
Splish Splash - Bobby Darin
I'm Ready - Fats Domino
I Wonder Why - Dion & the Belmonts
Charlie Brown - Coasters
Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay - Danny & the Juniors
Back In The U.S.A. - Chuck Berry
Come Softly To Me - Fleetwoods
Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin
Night Train - Jimmy Forrest
When You Dance - Turbans
The Wallflower - Etta James
Whole Lotta Loving - Fats Domino
Flip, Flop And Fly - Joe Turner
(Night Time Is) The Right Time - Ray Charles
Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Ruth Brown
Good Rocking Tonight - Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill
Come On Let's Go - Ritchie Valens
Walking After Midnight - Patsy Cline
I'm A King Bee - Slim Harpo
Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters
Goodnight My Love - Jessie Belvin
Day-O (Banana Boat Song) - Harry Belafonte
Stranded In The Jungle - Cadets
I Just Want To Make Love To You - Muddy Waters
Hearts Of Stone - Charms
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Too Much - Elvis Presley
Diana - Paul Anka
Dedicated To The One I Love - Shirelles
Silhouettes - Rays
Honey Love - Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
Lovey Dovey - Clovers
Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
Dust My Broom - Elmore James
Dream Lover - Bobby Darin
It's Late - Ricky Nelson
Sleep Walk - Santo & Johnny
Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson
Don't Let Go - Roy Hamilton
Sweet Nothin's - Brenda Lee
Fannie Mae - Buster Brown
Hey Little Girl - Dee Clark
Short Fat Fannie - Larry Williams
The Wind - Diablos
Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donegan
Harlem Nocturne - Viscounts
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60s Rock – 100 Greatest Songs
100 Greatest Songs by Year | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969
1. Respect - Aretha Franklin
2. Louie Louie - Kingsmen
3. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
4. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
5. Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
6. Hey Jude - Beatles
7. Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
8. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - Righteous Brothers
9. My Girl - Temptations
10. Light My Fire - Doors
11. She Loves You - Beatles
12. You Really Got Me - Kinks
13. In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
14. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
15. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
16. A Day In The Life - Beatles
17. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
18. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
19. My Generation - The Who
20. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
21. Mr. Tambourine Man - Byrds
22. Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
23. Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
24. When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
25. I Want To Hold Your Hand - Beatles
26. A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum
27. House Of The Rising Sun - Animals
28. Yesterday - Beatles
29. Be My Baby - Ronettes
30. Where Did Our Love Go - Supremes
31. Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane
32. I Saw Her Standing There - Beatles
33. Green Onions - Booker T. & the MGs
34. The Sounds Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
35. I Want You Back - Jackson 5
36. Soul Man - Sam & Dave
37. I Get Around - Beach Boys
38. Reach Out, I'll Be There - Four Tops
39. Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group
40. Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Temptations
41. Dancing In The Street - Martha & the Vandellas
42. Mony Mony - Tommy James & the Shondells
43. Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones
44. Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
45. Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
46. White Room - Cream
47. Sympathy For The Devil - Rolling Stones
48. Ticket To Ride - Beatles
49. The Tracks Of My Tears - Miracles
50. California Dreamin' - The Mamas & the Papas
51. Eight Miles High - Byrds
52. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
53. Strawberry Fields Forever - Beatles
54. Nights In White Satin - Moody Blues
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55. Heart Full Of Soul - Yardbirds
56. People Get Ready - Impressions
57. Honky Tonk Women - Rolling Stones
58. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
59. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes- Crosby, Stills & Nash
60. Stand By Me - Ben E. King
61. Revolution - Beatles
62. Surfin' USA - Beach Boys
63. Glad All Over - Dave Clark Five
64. It's All Right - Impressions
65. Blowin' In The Wind - Bob Dylan
66. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - Shirelles
67. Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles
68. Dazed And Confused - Led Zeppelin
69. Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones
70. Bring It On Home To Me - Sam Cooke
71. You've Really Got A Hold On Me - Miracles
72. A Hard Day's Night - Beatles
73. Paint It Black - Rolling Stones
74. You Keep Me Hangin' On - Supremes
75. Wild Thing - Troggs
76. She's Not There - Zombies
77. I Feel Fine - Beatles
78. The Loco-Motion - Little Eva
79. Crazy - Patsy Cline
80. The Times They Are A'Changin' - Bob Dylan
81. Do You Believe In Magic - Lovin' Spoonful
82. Psychotic Reaction - Count Five
83. I'm A Believer - Monkees
84. All Day And All Of The Night - Kinks
85. God Only Knows - Beach Boys
86. The Letter - Box Tops
87. The Wanderer - Dion
88. Under The Boardwalk - Drifters
89. Touch Me - Doors
90. Time Of The Season - Zombies
91. A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
92. Gloria - Them / Shadows Of Knight
93. Runaround Sue - Dion
94. Crying - Roy Orbison
95. In My Life - Beatles
96. Waterloo Sunset - Kinks
97. 96 Tears - ? & the Mysterians
98. I Can See For Miles - The Who
99. Don't Worry Baby - Beach Boys
100. I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
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Hold On, I'm A'Comin' - Sam & Dave
My Back Pages - Byrds
Get Off Of My Cloud - Rolling Stones
I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller Four
Runaway - Del Shannon
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
Please Please Me - Beatles
Twist And Shout - Beatles
My Guy - Mary Wells
I Can't Help Myself - Four Tops
Kicks - Paul Revere & the Raiders
California Girls - Beach Boys
Good Lovin' - Young Rascals
For Your Love - Yardbirds
I've Been Loving You Too Long - Otis Redding
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117. Shotgun - Jr. Walker & the All-stars
118. Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
119. (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Martha & the Vandellas
120. Help! - Beatles
121. Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison
122. Time Has Come Today - Chambers Brothers
123. Come Together - Beatles
124. Dance To The Music - Sly & the Family Stone
125. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
126. Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan
127. Quarter To Three - Gary U.S. Bonds
128. Turn, Turn, Turn - Byrds
129. Can't Buy Me Love - Beatles
130. I Can't Get Next To You - Temptations
131. Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
132. Pinball Wizard - The Who
133. Evil Ways - Santana
134. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & the Family Stone
135. A Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
136. Happy Together - Turtles
137. River Deep, Mountain High - Ike & Tina Turner
138. Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
139. Helter Skelter - Beatles
140. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly
141. It's Your Thing - Isley Brothers
142. You Can't Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones
143. Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
144. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher - Jackie Wilson
145. You Can't Hurry Love - Supremes
146. Baby I Need Your Lovin' - Four Tops
147. Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann
148. Hanky Panky - Tommy James & the Shondells
149. No Particular Place To Go - Chuck Berry
150. Fun, Fun, Fun - Beach Boys
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152. Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) - Swingin' Medallions
153. Wouldn't It Be Nice - Beach Boys
154. Penny Lane - Beatles
155. Everyday People - Sly & the Family Stone
156. Piece Of My Heart - Big Brother & the Holding Company
157. Crimson And Clover - Tommy James & the Shondells
158. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Beatles
159. Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
160. The Weight - The Band
161. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - Animals
162. Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd
163. Summer In The City - Lovin' Spoonful
164. Sunshine Superman - Donovan
165. Hang On Sloopy - McCoys
166. On Broadway - Drifters
167. Sherry - Four Seasons
168. Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go - Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
169. Stay - Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs
170. Chain Gang - Sam Cooke
171. Save The Last Dance For Me - Drifters
172. Shop Around - Miracles
173. Needles And Pins - Searchers
174. Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding
175. Wooly Bully - Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
176. Rag Doll - Four Seasons
177. Memphis - Johnny Rivers
178. Baby Love - Supremes
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Da Doo Ron Ron - Crystals
Space Oddity - David Bowie
It Will Stand - Showmen
Running Scared - Roy Orbison
Please Mr. Postman - Marvelettes
The Dark End Of The Street - James Carr
You Keep Me Hangin' On - Vanilla Fudge
The End - Doors
Cold Sweat - James Brown
Get Together - Youngbloods
Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan
Wipe Out - Surfaris
The Twist - Chubby Checker
Cathy's Clown - Everly Brothers
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
One Fine Day - Chiffons
Remember (Walkin' In The Sand) - Shangri-Las
Uptight (Everything's Alright) - Stevie Wonder
Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
Hello Mary Lou - Ricky Nelson
Walk On By - Dionne Warwick
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Eleanor Rigby - Beatles
I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher
Chapel Of Love - Dixie Cups
My Boyfriend's Back - Angels
We Can Work It Out - Beatles
Something - Beatles
Cloud Nine - Temptations
Kick Out The Jams - MC5
I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
Hot Fun In The Summertime - Sly & the Family Stone
Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
Think - Aretha Franklin
Nowhere To Run - Martha & the Vandellas
Ooo Baby Baby - Miracles
Twist And Shout - Isley Brothers
Walking In The Rain - Ronettes
Blue Moon - Marcels
Hey Baby - Bruce Channel
Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler (Dukays)
Shakin' All Over - Johnny Kidd & the Pirates
Surfer Girl - Beach Boys
(You're My) Soul And Inspiration - Righteous Brothers
A Well Respected Man - Kinks
Day Tripper - Beatles
Stop! In The Name Of Love - Supremes
Help Me Rhonda - Beach Boys
Get Back - Beatles
Street Fighting Man - Rolling Stones
Summertime Blues - Blue Cheer
Hush - Deep Purple
It's The Same Old Song - Four Tops
Tell Her No - Zombies
Hello Stranger - Barbara Lewis
Another Saturday Night - Sam Cooke
Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid - Led Zeppelin
Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
Walk--Don't Run - Ventures
Mother-In-Law - Ernie K. Doe
These Arms Of Mine - Otis Redding
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Do You Love Me - Contours
Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin
Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley
Let's Spend The Night Together - Rolling Stones
Groovin' - Young Rascals
Along Comes Mary - Association
Only The Strong Survive - Jerry Butler
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - Beatles
To Love Somebody - Bee Gees
The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King
Respect - Otis Redding
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)- Beatles
Wonderful World - Sam Cooke
At Last - Etta James
Here Comes The Sun - Beatles
Back In My Arms Again - Supremes
Going To A Go-Go - Miracles
Build Me Up Buttercup - Foundations
Twisting The Night Away - Sam Cooke
He's A Rebel - Crystals
Darlin' - Beach Boys
In My Room - Beach Boys
Eight Days A Week - Beatles
I Got The Feelin' - James Brown
Hello I Love You - Doors
From Me To You - Beatles
Fingertips - Pt. 2 - Little Stevie Wonder
Sunny Afternoon - Kinks
Under My Thumb - Rolling Stones
Hello Goodbye - Beatles
Foxey Lady - Jimi Hendrix
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Animals
I Do Love You - Billy Stewart
I Am A Rock - Simon & Garfunkel
Ask The Lonely - Four Tops
Bits And Pieces - Dave Clark Five
Leader Of The Pack - Shangri-Las
Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles
He Will Break Your Heart - Jerry Butler
Cupid - Sam Cooke
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - Marvin Gaye
Land Of 1,000 Dances - Cannibal & the Headhunters
Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival
I Can't Explain - The Who
Just Like A Woman - Bob Dylan
Dirty Water - Standells
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
The Way You Do The Things You Do - Temptations
Daddy's Home - Shep & the Limelites
It's My Party - Lesley Gore
Shapes Of Things - Yardbirds
I Like It Like That - Chris Kenner
The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Tokens
Heroin - Velvet Underground
Games People Play - Joe South
I'm Waiting For The Man - Velvet Underground
Friday On My Mind - Easybeats
I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee
Baby Workout - Jackie Wilson
Crossroads - Cream
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70s Rock – 100 Greatest Songs
100 Greatest Songs by Year | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
1. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
2. Hotel California - The Eagles
3. Imagine - John Lennon
4. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
5. Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
6. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
7. Layla - Derek and the Dominos
8. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
9. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
10. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
11. Let It Be - The Beatles
12. Maggie May - Rod Stewart
13. American Pie - Don McLean
14. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
15. Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees
16. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
17. Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
18. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
19. Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
20. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
21. Your Song - Elton John
22. Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips
23. More Than a Feeling - Boston
24. Just My Imagination - The Temptations
25. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
26. Roxanne - The Police
27. Dream On - Aerosmith
28. Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd
29. No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley and the Wailers
30. London Calling - The Clash
31. Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone
32. Anarchy in the UK - The Sex Pistols
33. Dancing Queen - ABBA
34. We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions - Queen
35. Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine - James Brown
36. Living for the City - Stevie Wonder
37. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
38. Lola - The Kinks
39. Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
40. Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
41. Walk This Way - Aerosmith
42. Lean on Me - Bill Withers
43. Who'll Stop the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
44. Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
45. Rapper's Delight - The Sugarhill Gang
46. Heart of Glass - Blondie
47. Theme from "Shaft" - Isaac Hayes
48. Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
49. Fire and Rain - James Taylor
50. Baba O'Riley - The Who
51. Paranoid - Black Sabbath
52. Heart of Gold - Neil Young
53. Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed
54. It's Too Late - Carole King
55. You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
56. All Right Now - Free
57. Good Times - Chic
58. (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
59. If You Don't Know Me by Now - Harold Melvin & the Blue Note
60. Riders On the Storm - The Doors
61. My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
62. Bang a Gong (Get It On) - T. Rex
63. Black Magic Woman - Santana
64. Tangled Up in Blue - Bob Dylan
65. One Nation Under a Groove - Funkadelic
66. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
67. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
68. We Are Family - Sister Sledge
69. Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin
70. I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones
71. Money - Pink Floyd
72. Miss You - The Rolling Stones
73. Piano Man - Billy Joel
74. Tired of Being Alone - Al Green
75. Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
76. Changes - David Bowie
77. Le Freak - Chic
78. Band of Gold - Freda Payne
79. Maybe I'm Amazed (studio version) - Paul McCartney
80. Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
81. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
82. Heroes - David Bowie
83. Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
84. War - Edwin Starr
85. Night Moves - Bob Seger
86. Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
87. Brass in Pocket - The Pretenders
88. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
89. You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
90. I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
91. Tumbling Dice - The Rolling Stones
92. Love Train - The O'Jays
93. You're So Vain - Carly Simon
94. Best of My Love - The Emotions
95. God Save the Queen - The Sex Pistols
96. Old Time Rock 'n' Roll - Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
97. Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones
98. Message in a Bottle - The Police
99. Mercy Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye
100. One of These Nights - The Eagles
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Train in Vain - The Clash
Take It Easy - The Eagles
I'll Be Around - The Spinners
American Woman - The Guess Who
Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
Cars - Gary Numan
Takin' Care of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Just What I Needed - The Cars
Funkytown - Lipps, Inc.
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Roundabout - Yes
156. My Sharona - The Knack
That Lady - The Isley Brothers
157. Rock with You - Michael Jackson
Angie - The Rolling Stones
158. The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
Rock Lobster - The B-52's
159. Back Stabbers - The O-Jays
Have You Seen Her - The Chi-Lites
160. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
Reeling in the Years - Steely Dan
161. Without You - Nilsson
Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
162. Tiny Dancer - Elton John
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
163. Because the Night - Patti Smith
Low Rider - War
164. Ramblin' Man - The Allman Brothers
I'm Not in Love - 10cc
165. Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Brick House - Commodores
166. Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel
Y.M.C.A. - Village People
167. Rock and Roll All Nite - KISS
The Boys Are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy
168. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC & the Sunshine Band
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
169. Autobahn - Kraftwerk
Rocket Man - Elton John
170. Help Me - Joni Mitchell
The Joker - The Steve Miller Band
171. Fame - David Bowie
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
172. Love to Love You Baby - Donna Summer
Have You Ever Seen the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival 173. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
Paradise by the Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf
174. Time - Pink Floyd
School's Out - Alice Cooper
175. Burning Love - Elvis Presley
Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
176. I'm Still in Love with You - Al Green
Highway to Hell - AC/DC
177. Lust for Life - Iggy Pop
Tear the Roof off the Sucker - Parliament
178. Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
Radar Love - Golden Earring
179. Disco Inferno - The Trammps
The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
180. Cruisin' - Smokey Robinson
I Feel Love - Donna Summer
181. Refugee - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
182. Tonight's the Night - Rod Stewart
Oye Como Va - Santana
183. Smiling Faces Sometimes - The Undisputed Truth
Jamming - Bob Marley and the Wailers
184. Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople
185. Always and Forever - Heatwave
Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
186. We're an American Band - Grand Funk
Moondance - Van Morrison
187. Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
Drift Away - Dobie Gray
188. Listen to the Music - The Doobie Brothers
Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
189. September - Earth, Wind and Fire
Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
190. Runnin' with the Devil - Van Halen
Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
191. Who Are You - The Who
Instant Karma - John Lennon
192. Waterloo - ABBA
Child in Time - Deep Purple
193. Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
Get Up, Stand Up - The Wailers
194. Fly Like an Eagle - The Steve Miller Band
Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
195. I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Flash Light - Parliament
196. Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac
197. Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
Long Cool Woman - The Hollies
198. Surrender - Cheap Trick
Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
199. Ball of Confusion - The Temptations
Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers
200. Cocaine - Eric Clapton
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Crocodile Rock - Elton John
Love Is the Drug - Roxy Music
LA Woman - The Doors
Stuck in the Middle with You - Stealers Wheel
Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
The Logical Song - Supertramp
Tell Me Something Good - Rufus
Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello
25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago
What I Like About You - The Romantics
Shame - Evelyn "Champagne" King
Inner City Blues - Marvin Gaye
Life in the Fast Lane - The Eagles
A Horse with No Name - America
Hey Hey My My (Into the Black) - Neil Young
Natural High - Bloodstone
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Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet
Dust in the Wind - Kansas
When Will I See You Again - The Three Degrees
Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
Running on Empty - Jackson Browne
Turn the Page - Bob Seger
Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
The Payback - James Brown
Rebel Rebel - David Bowie
Killer Queen - Queen
Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
Can't Get Enough - Bad Company
Fantasy - Earth, Wind and Fire
Long Time - Boston
Until You Come Back to Me - Aretha Franklin
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One Way or Another - Blondie
O-o-h Child - The Five Stairsteps
I Saw the Light - Todd Rundgren
Night Fever - The Bee Gees
Truckin' - The Grateful Dead
Rock and Roll, Part 2 - Gary Glitter
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
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Long Train Running - The Doobie Brothers
Over the Hills and Far Away - Led Zeppelin
Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull
That's the Way of the World - Earth, Wind and Fire
December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
Question - The Moody Blues
Go All the Way - The Raspberries
You Make Me Feel Brand New - The Stylistics
80s Rock – 100 Greatest Songs
100 Greatest Songs by Year | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 |
1. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
2. Every Breath You Take - The Police
3. When Doves Cry - Prince
4. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
5. I Love Rock 'N' Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
6. Don't You Want Me? - The Human League
7. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
8. Like a Virgin - Madonna
9. The Message - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
10. Beat It - Michael Jackson
11. Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics
12. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
13. Call Me - Blondie
14. Celebration - Kool & The Gang
15. Super Freak Part I - Rick James
16. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
17. You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
18. Walk This Way - Run-D.M.C.
19. Whip It - Devo
20. Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
21. Planet Rock - Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
22. What's Love Got To Do With It? - Tina Turner
23. Born In the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
24. With Or Without You - U2
25. Purple Rain - Prince
26. Physical - Olivia Newton-John
27. Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
28. Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
29. (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) - Beastie Boys
30. Into the Groove - Madonna
31. Jump - Van Halen
32. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
33. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
34. Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
35. Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
36. Flashdance...What a Feeling - Irene Cara
37. All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie
38. Blue Monday - New Order
39. Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
40. Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
41. Kiss - Prince
42. Livin On a Prayer - Bon Jovi
43. Rapture - Blondie
44. 1999 - Prince
45. Rock the Casbah - The Clash
46. Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran
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47. In the Air Tonight - Phil Collins
48. Careless Whisper - Wham! feat. George Michael
49. Take On Me - A-Ha
50. Start Me Up - Rolling Stones
51. Our Lips Are Sealed - Go-Go's
52. It Takes Two - Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
53. Word Up! - Cameo
54. Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
55. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? - Culture Club
56. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
57. The Boys of Summer - Don Henley
58. Let's Go Crazy - Prince
59. Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
60. Like a Prayer - Madonna
61. How Will I Know? - Whitney Houston
62. Back In Black - AC/DC
63. Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
64. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston
65. Push It - Salt-N-Pepa
66. Bad - Michael Jackson
67. Welcome To the Jungle - Guns N' Roses
68. My Prerogative - Bobby Brown
69. Fight the Power - Public Enemy
70. Free Fallin' - Tom Petty
71. Nasty - Janet Jackson
72. Faith - George Michael
73. It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - R.E.M.
74. Back To Life - Soul II Soul
75. Love Shack - B-52's
76. Pump Up the Jam - Technotronic feat. Felly
77. The Breaks - Kurtis Blow
78. One - Metallica
79. Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles
80. Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
81. Bust a Move - Young MC
82. Once In a Lifetime - Talking Heads
83. The Power of Love - Huey Lewis & The News
84. I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner
85. Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
86. Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
87. Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
88. Take My Breath Away - Berlin
89. Everybody Wants To Rule the World - Tears For Fears
90. Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
91. Let's Dance - David Bowie
92. Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
93. West End Girls (1985 version) - Pet Shop Boys
94. Need You Tonight - INXS
95. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) - Hall & Oates
96. We Are the World - U.S.A. For Africa
97. How Soon Is Now? - Smiths
98. Fuck Tha Police - N.W.A
99. Straight Up - Paula Abdul
100. Me, Myself and I - De La Soul
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90s Rock – 100 Greatest Songs
100 Greatest Songs by Year | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
1. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
2. Losing My Religion - R.E.M.
3. One - U2
4. Nuthin' But a "G" Thang - Dr. Dre
5. Jeremy - Pearl Jam
6. Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
7. Waterfalls - TLC
8. Loser - Beck
9. Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio
10. Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinéad O'Connor
11. Wonderwall - Oasis
12. Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill
13. Creep - Radiohead
14. California Love - 2Pac
15. Enter Sandman - Metallica
16. Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve
17. Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton
18. Killing Me Softly - The Fugees
19. Come As You Are - Nirvana
20. You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette
21. Song 2 - Blur
22. 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins
23. Paranoid Android - Radiohead
24. My Name Is - Eminem
25. Alive - Pearl Jam
26. Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode
27. Jump Around - House of Pain
28. Don't Speak - No Doubt
29. No Diggity - BLACKstreet
30. Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden
31. Sabotage - Beastie Boys
32. Killing In the Name - Rage Against The Machine
33. Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
34. November Rain - Guns N' Roses
35. It Was a Good Day - Ice Cube
36. Smooth - Santana and Rob Thomas
37. Black or White - Michael Jackson
38. (Everything I Do) I Do It for You - Bryan Adams
39. U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer
40. Vogue - Madonna
41. Regulate - Warren G
42. Zombie - The Cranberries
43. Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-Lot
44. Everlong - Foo Fighters
45. Juicy - Notorious B.I.G.
46. Basket Case - Green Day
47. Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
48. Say My Name - Destiny's Child
49. Heart-Shaped Box - Nirvana
50. Everybody Hurts - R.E.M.
51. Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
52. All the Small Things - Blink 182
53. Hypnotize - Notorious B.I.G.
54. Friday I'm in Love - The Cure
55. Dear Mama - 2Pac
56. Buddy Holly - Weezer
57. Gin & Juice - Snoop Doggy Dogg
58. I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly
59. Dreamlover - Mariah Carey
60. Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chili Peppers
61. Closer - Nine Inch Nails
62. Mr. Jones - Counting Crows
63. Firestarter - Prodigy
64. Hard Knock Life - Jay Z
65. Karma Police - Radiohead
66. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - Green Day
67. I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith
68. Torn - Natalie Imbruglia
69. Groove Is in the Heart - Deee-Lite
70. I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy
71. What I Got - Sublime
72. Tha Crossroads - Bone Thugs 'n' Harmony
73. Ironic - Alanis Morissette
74. C.R.E.A.M. - Wu Tang Clan
75. No Scrubs - TLC
76. All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow
77. O.P.P. - Naughty by Nature
78. Intergalactic - Beastie Boys
79. Man In the Box - Alice In Chains
80. Vision of Love - Mariah Carey
81. Give It Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers
82. Today - Smashing Pumpkins
83. Creep - TLC
84. Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
85. Self Esteem - The Offspring
86. Insane in the Brain - Cypress Hill
87. Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack
88. Black - Pearl Jam
89. Big Poppa - Notorious B.I.G.
90. When I Come Around - Green Day
91. The Boy Is Mine - Brandy and Monica
92. Freak on a Leash - Korn
93. Bullet with Butterfly Wings - Smashing Pumpkins
94. Kiss from a Rose - Seal
95. Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz
96. That's the Way Love Goes - Janet Jackson
97. Lovefool - Cardigans
98. No Rain - Blind Melon
99. Rooster - Alice In Chains
100. Ray of Light - Madonna
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My Lovin' - En Vogue
Missing - Everything but the Girl
Lithium - Nirvana
Even Flow - Pearl Jam
Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sour Times - Portishead
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
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Crash into Me - Dave Matthews Band
Live Forever - Oasis
Mo Money Mo Problems - Notorious B.I.G.
Plush - Stone Temple Pilots
Linger - The Cranberries
Where It's At - Beck
Gonna Make You Sweat - C & C Music Factory
Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen
Longview - Green Day
Angels - Robbie Williams
Woo-Hah!! Got You All in Check - Busta Rhymes
Cryin' - Aerosmith
I Try - Macy Gray
Bulls on Parade - Rage Against The Machine
Un-Break My Heart - Toni Braxton
Been Caught Stealing - Jane's Addiction
Around the World - Daft Punk
Real Love - Mary J. Blige
Semi-Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind
Lightning Crashes - Live
I'll Make Love to You - Boyz II Men
Thunderstruck - AC/DC
Still D.R.E. - Dr. Dre
Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots
Tennessee - Arrested Development
Mysterious Ways - U2
All Apologies - Nirvana
Believe - Cher
Drive - Incubus
Ready or Not - The Fugees
Disarm - Smashing Pumpkins
Say It Ain't So - Weezer
Always - Bon Jovi
What Is Love - Haddaway
Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz
Protect Ya Neck - Wu-Tang Clan
One Headlight - The Wallflowers
Runaway Train - Soul Asylum
Tubthumping - Chumbawamba
Forgot About Dre - Dr. Dre featuring Eminem
On and On - Erykah Badu
Keep Ya Head Up - 2Pac
Set Adrift on Memory Bliss - PM Dawn
Candle in the Wind 1997 - Elton John
Don't Cry - Guns n' Roses
Something to Talk About - Bonnie Raitt
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Girls and Boys - Blur
Man on the Moon - R.E.M.
N. Y. State of Mind - Nas
Jump - Kris Kross
More Than Words - Extreme
Hard to Handle - Black Crowes
All Star - Smash Mouth
Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead
All My Life - K-Ci & JoJo
One Week - Barenaked Ladies
Champagne Supernova - Oasis
Push - Matchbox Twenty
Come Out and Play - The Offspring
One of Us - Joan Osborne
Changes - 2Pac
Better Man - Pearl Jam
Music Sounds Better with You - Stardust
Gettin' Jiggy Wit It - Will Smith
Unbelievable - EMF
Fantasy - Mariah Carey
Would? - Alice in Chains
Spoonman - Soundgarden
The Rockafeller Skank - Fatboy Slim
Poison - Bell Biv Devoe
Closing Time - Semisonic
Block Rockin' Beats - Chemical Brothers
You Make Me Wanna... - Usher
Higher - Creed
What's Up - 4 Non Blondes
Name - Goo Goo Dolls
Mind Playing Tricks on Me - Geto Boys
Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden
End of the Road - Boyz II Men
You Get What You Give - New Radicals
Crazy - Seal
Common People - Pulp
Award Tour - A Tribe Called Quest
Stupid Girl - Garbage
In Bloom - Nirvana
What's My Age Again - Blink 182
Rosa Parks - Outkast
Just a Girl - No Doubt
Bawitdaba - Kid Rock
Silent Lucidity - Queensryche
Whatta Man - Salt 'n' Pepa with En Vogue
Born Slippy (NUXX) - Underworld
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Porcelain - Moby
Hero - Mariah Carey
Daughter - Pearl Jam
Are You That Somebody - Aaliyah
Sex and Candy - Marcy Playground
The Distance - Cake
Walkin' on the Sun - Smash Mouth
Justify My Love - Madonna
The World Is Yours - Nas
Fell on Black Days - Soundgarden
3 AM - Matchbox 20
Sober - Tool
Change the World - Eric Clapton and Babyface
Whoomp! (There It Is) - Tag Team
Shine - Collective Soul
226. Together Again - Janet Jackson
227. Breakfast at Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something
228. Never Ever - All Saints
229. Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms
230. Gone Till November - Wyclef Jean
231. What Would You Say - Dave Matthews Band
232. Flava in Ya Ear - Craig Mack
233. The Way - Fastball
234. You're Makin' Me High - Toni Braxton
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236. Only Wanna Be With You - Hootie & the Blowfish
237. Santeria - Sublime
238. I Wanna Sex You Up - Color Me Badd
239. Run Around - Blues Traveler
240. Loaded - Primal Scream
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217. I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By Method Man
218. Cemetary Gates - Pantera
219. Hunger Strike - Temple of the Dog
220. Bump 'n' Grind - R. Kelly
221. Stay (I Missed You) - Lisa Loeb
222. What's the Frequency, Kenneth - R.E.M.
223. Cream - Prince
224. Glycerine - Bush
225. I Alone - Live
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Celebrity Skin - Hole
Cannonball - The Breeders
Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman
I'd Do Anything for Love - Meat Loaf
One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
Can't Truss It - Public Enemy
A Design for Life - Manic Street Preachers
Right Here Right Now - Jesus Jones
Fly - Sugar Ray
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2000s Rock – 100 Greatest Songs
100 Greatest Songs by Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009
1. Hey Ya - OutKast
2. Lose Yourself - Eminem
3. Crazy in Love - Beyoncé feat. Jay Z
4. Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
5. Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
6. Clocks - Coldplay
7. Paper Planes - M.I.A.
8. Last Nite - The Strokes
9. Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
10. Jesus Walks - Kanye West
11. Get Ur Freak On - Missy Elliot
12. Umbrella - Rihanna feat. Jay Z
13. Yeah! - Usher feat. Lil' Jon and Ludacris
14. Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) - Beyoncé
15. Idioteque - Radiohead
16. In Da Club - 50 Cent
17. Fallin' - Alicia Keys
18. Rehab - Amy Winehouse
19. Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz
20. Yellow - Coldplay
21. Gold Digger - Kanye West
22. Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day
23. Beautiful Day - U2
24. All My Friends - LCD Soundsystem
25. Viva la Vida - Coldplay
26. SexyBack - Justin Timberlake
27. Toxic - Britney Spears
28. Ms. Jackson - OutKast
29. 99 Problems - Jay Z
30. What You Know - T.I.
31. Low - Flo Rida
32. One More Time - Daft Punk
33. Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson
34. Stan - Eminem
35. Losing My Edge - LCD Soundsystem
36. Fell in Love with a Girl - The White Stripes
37. I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys
38. No One - Alicia Keys
39. Try Again - Aaliyah
40. B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) - OutKast
41. Can't Get You Out of My Head - Kylie Minogue
42. Irreplaceble - Beyoncé
43. Mr. Brightside - The Killers
44. Just Dance - Lady Gaga
45. Poker Face - Lady Gaga
46. Family Affair - Mary J. Blige
47. I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
48. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
49. I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry
50. I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
51. How You Remind Me - Nickelback
52. In the End - Linkin Park
53. Stronger - Kanye West
54. Harder Better Faster Stronger - Daft Punk
55. Hot N' Cold - Katy Perry
Outkast
Eminem
Beyoncé
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56. Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
57. House of Jealous Lovers - The Rapture
58. Survivor - Destiny's Child
59. Sex On Fire - Kings of Leon
60. Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
61. The Seed (2.0) - The Roots
62. Work It - Missy Elliot
63. My Love - Justin Timberlake
64. 1 Thing - Amerie
65. Disturbia - Rihanna
66. Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) - Arcade Fire
67. Live Your Life - T.I. feat. Rihanna
68. Without Me - Eminem
69. Hips Don't Lie - Shakira
70. Ignition - R. Kelly
71. Music - Madonna
72. No One Knows - Queens of the Stone Age
73. Starlight - Muse
74. D.A.N.C.E. - Justice
75. Float On - Modest Mouse
76. Made You Look - Nas
77. Izzo (H.O.V.A.) - Jay Z
78. Empire State of Mind - Jay Z feat. Alicia Keys
79. My Girls - Animal Collective
80. We Belong Together - Mariah Carey
81. Dilemma - Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland
82. Love in this Club - Usher feat. Young Jeezy
83. Young Folks - Peter Bjorn & John
84. Drop It Like It's Hot - Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell
85. A Milli - Lil Wayne
86. Dani California - Red Hot Chili Peppers
87. Hard to Explain - The Strokes
88. Heartbeat - Annie
89. The Scientist - Coldplay
90. Like a Stone - Audioslave
91. Chop Suey! - System of a Down
92. Pyramid Song - Radiohead
93. Cry Me a River - Justin Timberlake
94. Where is the Love - Black Eyed Peas
95. The Rising - Bruce Springsteen
96. Kids - MGMT
97. Slow Hands - Interpol
98. Good Life - Kanye West feat. T. Pain
99. The Way You Move - OutKast
100. Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down
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Independent Woman Part I - Destiny's Child
Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz
Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire
Hate It or Love It - The Game feat 50 Cent
Do You Realize?? - The Flaming Lips
Everything in it's Right Place - Radiohead
Banquet - Bloc Party
Vertigo - U2
Can't Stand Me Now - The Libertines
Mosh - Eminem
Roses - OutKast
If I Were a Boy - Beyoncé
The Way We Get By - Spoon
Time to Pretend - MGMT
When You Were Young - The Killers
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Gnarls Barkley
The White Stripes
Coldplay
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Supermassive Black Hole - Muse
This Love - Maroon 5
Speed of Sound - Coldplay
Say It Right - Nelly Furtado
Crank That - Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
American Idiot - Green Day
Smile - Lily Allen
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Steady as She Goes - The Raconteurs
The Rat - The Walkmen
Heartbeats - The Knife
Slow Jamz - Twista
While You Wait for the Others - Grizzly Bear
Ain't No Other Man - Christina Aguilera
12:51 - The Strokes
Someday - The Strokes
Hollaback Girl - Gewn Stefani
Promiscous - Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland
Get this Party Started - Pink
Stay Fly - Three 6 Mafia
Do You Want To - Franz Ferdinand
Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day
Milkshake - Kelis
Digital Love - Daft Punk
Grindin' - Clipse
Poor Places - Wilco
What Goes Around.../...Comes Around - Justin Timberlake
Hate to Say I Told You So - The Hives
Obstacle 1 - Interpol
New Slang - The Shins
Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's
Foolish - Ashanti
Wolf Like Me - TV On the Radio
The Real Slim Shady - Eminem
Somebody Told Me - The Killers
White & Nerdy - "Weird Al" Yankovic
Jigsaw Falling Into Place - Radiohead
Bring Me to Life - Evanescence
Check On It - Beyoncé feat. Slim Thug
My Doorbell - The White Stripes
Hot in Herre - Nelly
1234 - Feist
The Middle - Jimmy Eat World
Brainstorm - Arctic Monkeys
Frontier Psychiatrist - The Avalanches
Island in the Sun - Weezer
I Luv U - Dizzee Rascal
Hoppípolla - Sigur Rós
View from the Afternoon - Arctic Monkeys
Blind - Hercules and Love Affair
Where's Your Head At - Basement Jaxx
2 + 2 = 5 - Radiohead
Heartless - Kanye West
Snow ((Hey Oh)) - Red Hot Chili Peppers
La Rock 01 - Vitalic
Schism - Tool
Pork and Beans - Weezer
Jesus, etc. - Wilco
Sexy Bitch - David Guetta feat. Akon
Over and Over - Hot Chip
By the Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Beautiful Girls - Sean Kingston
Diamonds from Serra Leone - Kanye West
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The Strokes
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Fireworks - Animal Collective
Peacebone - Animal Collective
Such Great Heights - The Postal Service
Whatever You Like - T.I.
Ruby - Kaiser Chiefs
S.O.S. - Rihanna
Mississippi - Bob Dylan
Dry Your Eyes - The Streets
Out of Time - Blur
First of the Gang to Die - Morrissey
Me and Giuliani Down By the Schoolyard (A True Story) - !!!
Lost Cause - Beck
Int'l Player's Anthem - UGK feat. OutKast
White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes
1901 - Phoenix
Machine Gun - Portishead
Atlas - Battles
Your Ex-Lover is Dead - Stars
Chicago - Sufjan Stevens
Oxford Comma- Vampire Weekend
Technologic - Daft Punk
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