Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll"

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An unordered list of 500 songs, created by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Museum curator James Henke, according to the hall, "compiled the list with input from the museum’s curatorial staff and numerous rock critics and music experts." The songs are found in kiosks at the hall, containing songs from the 1920s through the 1990s.

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  1. 1.
    A Change is Gonna Come (single)
    by Sam Cooke

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  2. 2.
    A Day in the Life (song)
    by The Beatles

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  3. 3.
    A Teenager In Love (single)
    by Dion And The Belmonts

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  4. 4.
    A Well Respected Man (single)
    by The Kinks

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  5. 5.
    A Whiter Shade of Pale (single)
    by Procol Harum

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  6. 6.
    A World Without Love (single)
    by Peter And Gordon

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  7. 7.
    ABC (single)
    by Jackson 5

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  8. 8.
    After Midnight (single)
    by Eric Clapton

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  9. 9.
    Ain't that a Shame - Fats Domino (single)
    by Fats Domino

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  10. 10.
    Ain't Too Proud to Beg (single)
    by The Temptations

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  11. 11.
    All Along the Watchtower (song)
    by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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  12. 12.
    All I Have to Do is Dream (single)
    by Everly Brothers

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  13. 13.
    All Right Now (single)
    by Free

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  14. 14.
    All the Young Dudes (single)
    by Mott the Hoople

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  15. 15.
    Tom Petty - American Girl (song)
    by Tom Petty

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  16. 16.
    American Pie - Don McLean (single)
    by Don McLean

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  17. 17.
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    Am I Asking Too Much - Dinah Washington (single)
    by Dinah Washington

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  18. 18.
    Anarchy in the U.K. (single)
    by Sex Pistols

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  19. 19.
    Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2 (single)
    by Pink Floyd

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  20. 20.
    Aqualung (single)
    by Jethro Tull

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  21. 21.
    At the Hop (single)
    by Danny & The Juniors

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  22. 22.
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    Authority song (single)
    by John Cougar Mellencamp

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  23. 23.
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    Autobahn (single)
    by Kraftwerk

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  24. 24.
    Baba O'Riley (song)
    by The Who

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  25. 25.
    Baby, I Need Your Lovin' (single)
    by The Four Tops

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  26. 26.
    Baby Please Don't Go (single)
    by Big Joe Williams

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  27. 27.
    Back in Black (single)
    by AC/DC

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  28. 28.
    Ball 'n' Chain - Big Mama Thornton (single)
    by Big Mama Thornton

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  29. 29.
    Bang a Gong [Get it On] (single)
    by T. Rex

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  30. 30.
    Be My Baby (single)
    by The Ronettes

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  31. 31.
    Be-Bop-a-Lula - Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (single)
    by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps

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  32. 32.
    Beat It (single)
    by Michael Jackson

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  33. 33.
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    Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil (song)
    by Midnight Oil

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  34. 34.
    Been Caught Stealing (song)
    by Jane's Addiction

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  35. 35.
    Bennie and the Jets - Elton John (single)
    by Elton John

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  36. 36.
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    Big Boss Man (single)
    by Jimmy Reed

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  37. 37.
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    Big Girls Don't Cry (single)
    by The 4 Seasons

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  38. 38.
    Biko
    by Peter Gabriel

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  39. 39.
    Billie Jean (single)
    by Michael Jackson

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  40. 40.
    Black Magic Woman (single)
    by Santana

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  41. 41.
    Blank Generation (single)
    by Richard Hell & The Voidoids

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  42. 42.
    Blowin' In The Wind - Bob Dylan (song)
    by Bob Dylan

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  43. 43.
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    Blue Moon-Marcels (single)
    by Marcels

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  44. 44.
    Blue Suede Shoes (single)
    by Carl Perkins

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  45. 45.
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    Blue Yodel No. 9 - Jimmie Rodgers (song)
    by Jimmie Rodgers

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  46. 46.
    Blueberry Hill (single)
    by Fats Domino

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  47. 47.
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    Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (single)
    by Bo Diddley

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  48. 48.
    Bohemian Rhapsody (single)
    by Queen

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  49. 49.
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    Bony Maronie (single)
    by Larry Williams

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  50. 50.
    Boogie Chillun (single)
    by John Lee Hooker

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Created by odyssia on Jul 14, 2007.
 

Comments

Greg
Columbus

#144 — 1 year ago

That linked to the album instead of just a single. I fixed it.


Untitled — 1 year ago

The Weight by The Band was on twice, so I took off this one....

Also added California Girls (#69), which was missing.


Greg
Columbus

#150 — 2 years ago

Replaced this one which was linked to the full album to a new entry for the song only.

EDIT:
Link was pointing to Galaxie 500 album? Fixed it again…


Greg
Columbus

#132 — 2 years ago

Swapped the Young Rascals that was there for a different link that’s on several lists already and had picture.


Greg
Columbus

#131 — 2 years ago

Swapped the Little Richard that was there for a different link that’s on several lists already and had picture.


Greg
Columbus

#26 — 2 years ago

Swapped out the one that was there (full LP by Big Joe Williams) to just the single.


Greg
Columbus

#368 — 2 years ago

Swapped out the one that was there (full LP by Billy Ward and the Dominoes) to just the single.


Greg
Columbus

#411 — 2 years ago

Swapped out the one that was there (full LP by Etta James) to just the single.


Greg
Columbus

#432 — 2 years ago

Swapped out the one that was there (full LP by BB King) to just the single.


odyssia
Winnipeg

pictures — 2 years ago

How do you replace the question mark with pictures? If an artist has a photo in other songs, why doesn’t it just add it automatically?