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

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

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

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

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

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

  7. 7.
    ABC (single)
    by Jackson 5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  20. 20.
    Aqualung (single)
    by Jethro Tull

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

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

  23. 23.
    ?
    Autobahn (single)
    by Kraftwerk

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  38. 38.
    Biko
    by Peter Gabriel

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  48. 48.
    Bohemian Rhapsody (single)
    by Queen

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

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

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Suprised — 1 year ago

No Status Quo, no Ska P, no Georges Thorogood, no Scorpion, No Bette Midler, no Electric Light Orchestra, no Iggy Pop, no the Knack.

Unknown in US ?


#144 — 4 years ago

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


bah

Untitled — 5 years ago

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

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


#150 — 5 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…


#132 — 5 years ago

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


#131 — 5 years ago

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


#26 — 5 years ago

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


#368 — 5 years ago

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


#411 — 5 years ago

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


#432 — 5 years ago

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



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