The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll

A

• AC/DC - "Back In Black"
• AC/DC - "Highway to Hell"
• Roy Acuff & the Smoky Mountain Boys - "Wabash Cannonball"
• Aerosmith - "Dream On"
• Aerosmith - "Toys in the Attic"
• Afrika Bambaataa - "Planet Rock"
• The Allman Brothers Band - "Ramblin' Man"
• The Allman Brothers Band - "Whipping Post"
• The Animals - "The House of the Rising Sun"
• The Animals - "We Gotta Get out of This Place"
• Louis Armstrong - "West End Blues"
• Arrested Development - "Tennessee"

B

• The B-52's - "Rock Lobster"
• LaVern Baker - "Jim Dandy"
• Hank Ballard & the Midnighters - "Work With Me Annie"
• The Band - "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
• The Band - "The Weight"
• The Beach Boys - "California Girls"
• The Beach Boys - "Don't Worry Baby"
• The Beach Boys - "God Only Knows"
• The Beach Boys - "Good Vibrations"
• The Beach Boys - "Surfin' U.S.A."
• The Beastie Boys - "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)"
• The Beatles - "A Day in the Life"
• The Beatles - "HELP!"
• The Beatles - "Hey Jude"
• The Beatles - "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
• The Beatles - "Norwegian Wood"
• The Beatles - "Strawberry Fields Forever"
• The Beatles - "Yesterday"
• The Beau Brummels - "Laugh Laugh"
• Beck - "Loser"
• Jeff Beck Group - "Plynth (Water Down the Drain)"
• The Bee Gees - "Stayin' Alive"
• Archie Bell & the Drells - "Tighten Up"
• Chuck Berry - "Johnny B. Goode"
• Chuck Berry - "Maybellene"
• Chuck Berry - "Rock & Roll Music"
• The Big Bopper - "Chantilly Lace"
• Big Brother & the Holding Company - "Piece Of My Heart"
• Big Star - "September Gurls"
• Black Sabbath - "Iron Man"
• Black Sabbath - "Paranoid"
• Bobby Blue Bland - "Turn On Your Love Light"
• Blondie - "Heart of Glass"
• Kurtis Blow - "The Breaks"
• Gary U.S. Bonds - "Quarter to Three"
• Booker T. & The MG's - "Green Onions"
• Boston - "More Than a Feeling"
• David Bowie - "Fame"
• David Bowie - "Space Oddity"
• David Bowie - "Ziggy Stardust"
• The Box Tops - "The Letter"
• Charles Brown - "Driftin' Blues"
• James Brown - "I Got You (I Feel Good)"
• James Brown - "Please Please Please"
• James Brown - "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud"
• Ruth Brown - "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean"
• Jackson Browne - "Late for the Sky"
• Buffalo Springfield - "For What It's Worth"
• Solomon Burke - "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love"
• Johnny Burnette Trio - "The Train Kept A-Rollin'"
• The Byrds - "Eight Miles High"
• The Byrds - "Hickory Wind"
• The Byrds - "Mr. Tambourine Man"

C

• Johnny Cash - "Folsom Prison Blues"
• Johnny Cash - "I Walk the Line"
• The Champs - "Tequila"
• Gene Chandler - "Duke of Earl"
• The Chantays - "Pipeline"
• Ray Charles - "Hallelujah I Love Her So"
• Ray Charles - "I Got A Woman"
• Ray Charles - "What'd I Say"
• Chubby Checker - "The Twist"
• Chic - "Le Freak"
• Charlie Christian with the Benny Goodman Orchestra - "Solo Flight"
• Eric Clapton - "After Midnight"
• Dave Clark Five - "Glad All Over"
• The Clash - "London Calling"
• Jimmy Cliff - "Many Rivers to Cross"
• Jimmy Cliff - "The Harder They Come"
• Patsy Cline - "I Fall To Pieces"
• The Clovers - "Love Potion No. 9"
• The Coasters - "Yakety Yak"
• The Coasters - "Young Blood"
• Eddie Cochran - "C'mon Everybody"
• Eddie Cochran - "Summertime Blues"
• Joe Cocker - "With a Little Help from My Friends"
• The Contours - "Do You Love Me"
• Sam Cooke - "A Change Is Gonna Come"
• Sam Cooke - "Bring It on Home to Me"
• Sam Cooke - "You Send Me"
• Alice Cooper - "I'm Eighteen"
• Elvis Costello - "Pump It Up"
• The Count Five - "Psychotic Reaction"
• Country Joe & the Fish - "The Fish Cheer I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die-Rag"
• Don Covey - "Mercy Mercy"
• Cream - "Crossroads"
• Cream - "Sunshine of Your Love"
• Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Fortunate Son"
• Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Green River"
• Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Proud Mary"
• Crosby, Stills & Nash - "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"
• Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - "Ohio"
• The Crows - "Gee"
• The Crystals - "Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)"
• The Crystals - "He's a Rebel"
• Culture Club - "Time (Clock of the Heart)"

D

• Dick Dale & the Del-Tones - "Let's Go Trippin'"
• The Damned - "New Rose"
• Danny & the Juniors - "At the Hop"
• Bobby Darin - "Splish Splash"
• Spencer Davis Group - "Gimme Some Lovin'"
• De La Soul - "Me Myself and I"
• Deep Purple - "Smoke on the Water"
• The Dell-Vikings - "Come Go with Me"
• The Dells - "Oh, What a Night"
• The Delmore Brothers - "Hillbilly Boogie"
• Derek & the Dominos - "Layla"
• Devo - "Whip It"
• Bo Diddley - "Bo Diddley"
• Dion - "A Teenager in Love"
• Dire Straits - "Sultans of Swing"
• The Dixie Cups - "Chapel of Love"
• The Dixie Hummingbirds - "I'll Live Again"
• Bill Doggett - "Honky Tonk"
• Fats Domino - "Ain't That a Shame"
• Fats Domino - "Blueberry Hill"
• The Dominoes - "Sixty Minute Man"
• Lonnie Donegan - "Rock Island Line"
• Donovan - "Sunshine Superman"
• The Doors - "Light My Fire"
• The Doors - "The End"
• Dr. Dre - "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang"
• Dr. John - "Right Place Wrong Time"
• The Drifters - "Money Honey"
• The Drifters - "There Goes My Baby"
• The Drifters - "Up on the Roof"
• Duran Duran - "Hungry Like the Wolf"
• Bob Dylan - "Blowin' in the Wind"
• Bob Dylan - "Like a Rolling Stone"
• Bob Dylan - "Subterranean Homesick Blues"
• Bob Dylan - "Tangled up in Blue"
• Bob Dylan - "The Times They Are A-Changin'"

E

• The Eagles - Hotel California
• The Eagles - Take It Easy
• Duane Eddy - Rebel-'Rouser
• Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
• The Everly Brothers - All I Have to Do Is Dream
• The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love

F

• The 5 Satins - In The Still Of The Nite
• The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You
• Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
• The Flying Burrito Brothers - Sin City
• The Four Seasons - Big Girls Don't Cry
• The Four Seasons - Walk Like A Man
• The Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Loving
• The Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There
• Aretha Franklin - Chain Of Fools
• Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man (the Way I Love You)
• Aretha Franklin - Respect
• Free - All Right Now
• The Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law
• Lowell Fulson - Reconsider Baby
• Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove

G

• Peter Gabriel - Biko
• Cecil Gant - We're Gonna Rock
• Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
• Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
• Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
• Gerry & the Pacemakers - How Do You Do It?
• Gary Glitter - Rock 'N' Roll Part 2
• The Go-Go's - We Got The Beat
• Golden Gate Quartet - Rock My Soul
• Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band
• Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message
• The Grateful Dead - Dark Star
• The Grateful Dead - Uncle John's Band
• Al Green - Let's Stay Together
• Guitar Slim - The Things That I Used To Do
• Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
• Woody Guthrie - Pastures Of Plenty
• Woody Guthrie - Pretty Boy Floyd
• Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land

H

• Bill Haley & His Comets - (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock
• Slim Harpo - Rainin' In My Heart
• Wynonie Harris - Good Rockin' Tonight
• Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City
• Dale Hawkins - Suzy-Q
• Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell On You
• Richard Hell & the Voidoids - (I Belong To The) Blank Generation
• Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
• Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
• Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
• The Hollies - Bus Stop
• Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue
• Buddy Holly & the Crickets - That'll Be the Day
• John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillun
• John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom
• Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightnin'
• Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful
• Howlin' Wolf - The Red Rooster
• Human League - Don't You Want Me?
• Mississippi John Hurt - Stack O' Lee Blues
• Husker Du - Turn On the News

I

• The Impressions - People Get Ready
• The Ink Spots - If I Didn't Care
• Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
• The Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing
• The Isley Brothers - Shout - Pts. 1 & 2

J

• Jackson 5 - ABC
• Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
• Mahalia Jackson - Move On Up A Little Higher
• Michael Jackson - Beat It
• Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
• Elmore James - Dust My Broom
• Elmore James - Shake Your Moneymaker
• Etta James - Tell Mama
• Rick James - Super Freak
• Tommy James & the Shondells - Hanky Panky
• Jan & Dean - Surf City
• Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealin'
• Jefferson Airplane - Somebody to Love
• Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
• Blind Lemon Jefferson - Matchbox Blues
• Jethro Tull - Aqualung
• Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N Roll
• Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are
• Elton John - Bennie And The Jets
• Elton John - Your Song
• Little Willie John - Fever
• Blind Willie Johnson - Motherless Children
• Robert Johnson - Cross Road Blues
• Robert Johnson - Hellhound On My Trail
• Robert Johnson - Love In Vain
• Robert Johnson - Sweet Home Chicago
• Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Caldonia
• Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Saturday Night Fish Fry
• Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

K

• Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign
• B.B. King - Sweet Little Angel
• B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone
• Ben E. King - Spanish Harlem
• Ben E. King - Stand By Me
• Carole King - You've Got A Friend
• Freddy King - Hide Away
• The Kingsmen - Louie Louie
• The Kinks - A Well Respected Man
• The Kinks - Lola
• The Kinks - You Really Got Me
• Kiss - Rock And Roll All Nite
• Buddy Knox - Party Doll
• Kraftwerk - Autobahn

L

• L.L. Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
• Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
• Leadbelly - The Midnight Special
• Led Zeppelin - "Dazed and Confused"
• Led Zeppelin - "Rock and Roll"
• Led Zeppelin - "Stairway to Heaven"
• Led Zeppelin - "Whole Lotta Love"
• The Left Banke - Walk Away Renee
• John Lennon - Give Peace A Chance
• John Lennon - Imagine
• John Lennon - Instant Karma (We All Shine On)
• Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire
• Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On
• Little Eva - The Loco-Motion
• Little Feat - Dixie Chicken
• Little Walter - Juke
• Professor Longhair - Tipitina
• The Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe In Magic
• Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent
• Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love
• Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird

M

• Madonna - Like A Virgin
• The Mamas & the Papas - California Dreamin'
• The Marcels - Blue Moon
• Bob Marley & the Wailers - Lively Up Yourself
• Bob Marley & the Wailers - No Woman, No Cry
• Martha & the Vandellas - Dancing In The Street
• Martha & the Vandellas - (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
• Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
• MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
• Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed
• Barry McGuire - Eve of Destruction
• Don McLean - American Pie
• Blind Willie McTell - Statesboro Blues
• John Cougar Mellencamp - Authority Song
• Metallica - Enter Sandman
• Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
• Amos Milburn - Let's Have A Party
• Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle
• The Miracles - Going To A Go-Go
• The Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears
• The Miracles - You've Really Got A Hold On Me
• Joni Mitchell - Help Me
• Moby Grape - Omaha
• The Monkees - I'm A Believer
• The Monkees - Last Train To Clarksville
• The Monotones - Book Of Love
• Bill Monroe - Mule Skinner Blues
• The Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin
• The Moonglows - Sincerely
• Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
• Van Morrison - Madame George
• Van Morrison - Moondance
• The Mothers Of Invention - Brown Shoes Don't Make It
• Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes

N

• Ricky Nelson - Hello Mary Lou
• Aaron Neville - Tell It Like It Is
• New York Dolls - Personality Crisis
• Randy Newman - Sail Away
• Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

O

• O'Jays - Love Train
• Phil Ochs - I Ain't Marchin' Anymore
• Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman
• The Orioles - Crying In The Chapel
• Johnny Otis - Willie And The Hand Jive

P

• Parliament - Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)
• Les Paul and Mary Ford - How High The Moon
• Pearl Jam - Jeremy
• The Penguins - Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)
• Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes
• Carl Perkins - Matchbox
• Pinetop Perkins - Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
• Peter & Gordon - A World Without Love
• Peter, Paul & Mary - If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song)
• Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - American Girl
• Wilson Pickett - In The Midnight Hour
• Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
• Pink Floyd - Money
• Pink Floyd - See Emily Play
• The Platters - The Great Pretender
• The Police - Every Breath You Take
• The Police - Roxanne
• Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel
• Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
• Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender
• Elvis Presley - Mystery Train
• Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
• Elvis Presley - That's All Right
• The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
• Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy
• Prince - Little Red Corvette
• Prince - When Doves Cry
• Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale
• Public Enemy - Fight the Power

Q

• Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
• Queen Latifah - Ladies First
• ? & the Mysterians - 96 Tears
• Quicksilver Messenger Service - Who Do You Love

R

• R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
• R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe
• Ma Rainey & Her Tub Jug Washboard Band - Prove It On Me
• Bonnie Raitt - Something To Talk About
• The Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
• The Young Rascals - Groovin'
• The Young Rascals - Good Lovin'
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away
• Otis Redding - Shake
• Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
• Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness
• Jimmy Reed - Big Boss Man
• Jimmy Reed - Bright Lights, Big City
• Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side
• The Replacements - I Will Dare
• Paul Revere & the Raiders - Just Like Me
• Cliff Richard & the Drifters - Move It
• Little Richard - Good Golly, Miss Molly
• Little Richard - Long Tall Sally
• Little Richard - Tutti Frutti
• The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
• Billy Riley & His Little Green Men - Red Hot
• Jimmie Rodgers - Blue Yodel No. 9
• The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women
• The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
• The Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash
• The Rolling Stones - Miss You
• The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
• The Rolling Stones - Time Is On My Side
• The Ronettes - Be My Baby
• Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug
• Run-D.M.C. - Walk This Way
• Rush - The Spirit Of Radio
• Otis Rush - I Can't Quit You Baby
• Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels - Devil With A Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly

S

• Sam & Dave - Soul Man
• Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs - Wooly Bully
• Santana - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen
• The Searchers - Needles and Pins
• The Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard
• Pete Seeger - Where Have All The Flowers Gone
• Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Night Moves
• Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The U.K.
• Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
• The Shadows of Knight - Gloria
• The Shangri-Las - Leader Of The Pack
• Del Shannon - Runaway
• The Shirelles - Dedicated To The One I Love
• The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow
• Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
• Simon & Garfunkel - The Sounds Of Silence
• Paul Simon - Graceland
• Sir Douglas Quintet - She's About A Mover
• Sister Sledge - We Are Family
• Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
• Sly & the Family Stone - Dance To The Music
• Sly & the Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
• Bessie Smith - Downhearted Blues
• Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie-Woogie Flu
• Patti Smith - Gloria (in Excelsis Deo)
• The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
• Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot
• The Soul Stirrers - By And By
• Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
• Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark
• Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band - Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
• The Standells - Dirty Water
• The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself
• Edwin Starr - War
• Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years
• Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild
• Rod Stewart - Maggie May
• Iggy & the Stooges - Search And Destroy
• The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog
• Stray Cats - Rock This Town
• Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want)
• The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
• Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby
• The Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love
• The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love
• The Surfaris - Wipe Out
• Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Hippy Shake

T

• T. Rex - Bang A Gong (Get It On)
• Talking Heads - Life During Wartime
• Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime
• James Taylor - Fire And Rain
• Television - Little Johnny Jewel
• The Temptations - Ain't Too Proud To Beg
• The Temptations - My Girl
• The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
• Sister Rosetta Tharpe - This Train
• Willie Mae 'Big Mama' Thornton - Ball 'N' Chain
• Willie Mae 'Big Mama' Thornton - Hound Dog
• Toots & the Maytals - Pressure Drop
• Peter Tosh - Legalize It
• Traffic - Dear Mr. Fantasy
• The Trammps - Disco Inferno
• The Troggs - Wild Thing
• Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle And Roll
• Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep, Mountain High
• The Turtles - It Ain't Me Babe

U

• U.T.F.O. - Roxanne, Roxanne
• U2- I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
• U2- Pride (In The Name Of Love)
• U2- Sunday Bloody Sunday

V

• Ritchie Valens - La Bamba
• Van Halen - Jump
• Van Halen - Runnin' With the Devil
• Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride And Joy
• The Velvet Underground - Heroin
• The Velvet Underground - White Light / White Heat
• The Ventures - Walk Don't Run
• Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - Be-Bop-A-Lula

W

• The Wailers - Get Up Stand Up
• The Wailers - I Shot The Sheriff
• Jr. Walker & the All Stars - Shotgun
• T-Bone Walker - Call It Stormy Monday
• War - Slippin' Into Darkness
• Clara Ward & the Ward Singers - How I Got Over
• Dinah Washington - Am I Asking Too Much
• Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working
• Muddy Waters - Hoochie Coochie Man
• Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy
• Muddy Waters - Rollin' Stone
• The Weavers - Goodnight Irene
• Mary Wells - My Guy
• The Who - Baba O'Riley
• The Who - Go To The Mirror Boy
• The Who - My Generation
• Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't Go
• Larry Williams - Bony Maronie
• Marion Williams - Packing Up
• Sonny Boy (John Lee) Williamson - Good Morning (Little) School Girl
• Chuck Willis - C.C. Rider
• Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Take Me Back To Tulsa
• Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
• Stevie Wonder - Living for the City
• Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin')
• Stevie Wonder - Superstition
• Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Airight)
• Link Wray - Rumble

X

• X - Los Angeles

Y

• Jimmy Yancey - Midnight Stomp
• The Yardbirds - Shapes Of Things
• Yes - Roundabout
• Neil Young - Down By The River
• Neil Young - Heart Of Gold
• Neil Young - My My Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)

Z

• ZZ Top - Legs

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