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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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'[?]
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The Impressions - People Get Ready
- The Ink Spots - If I Didn't Care
- Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
- The Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing
- The Isley Brothers - Shout - Pts. 1 & 2
- Jackson 5 - ABC
- Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
- 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
- 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. 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
- 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
- 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'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
- 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
- Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
- Queen Latifah - Ladies First
- ? & the Mysterians - 96 Tears
- Quicksilver Messenger Service - Who Do You Love
- 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
- 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. 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.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
- Ritchie Valens - La Bamba
- Van Halen - Jump
- Van Halen - Runnin' With the Devil
- Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride And Joy
- Velvet Underground - Heroin
- Velvet Underground - White Light / White Heat
- The Ventures[?] - Walk Don't Run
- Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - Be-Bop-A-Lula
- The Wailers - Get Up Stand Up
- The Wailers - I Shot The Sheriff
- 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 - Los Angeles
- Jimmy Yancey - Midnight Stomp
- The Yardbirds - Shapes Of Things
- Yes - Roundabout
- Neil Young - Down By The River
- Neil Young - Heart Of Gold
- Neil Young - My My Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)
- ZZ Top - Legs
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