RIAA's "Grammy Hall of Fame Recordings"

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The Grammy Hall of Fame Award is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old and that have "qualitative or historical significance". They are given by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Many of these were awarded for specific songs rather than the album as a whole. The original list noted when it was a single that was honored instead of the complete album. The original maintainer also chose to list the year of RELEASE of each honoree…rather than the year the RIAA decided to enshrine them in the Hall.

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  1. 1938
    A-Tisket, A-Tasket (single) [1938]
    by Chick Webb & His Orchestra w/Ella Fitzgerald
  2. 1969
    Abbey Road
    by Beatles
  3. 1970
    Abraxas
    by Santana
  4. 1945
    Accent-chu-ate the Positive (single) [1945]
    by Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers
  5. 1955
    Ain't that a Shame - Fats Domino (single)
    by Fats Domino
  6. 1929
    Ain't Misbehavin' (single) [1929]
    by Fats Waller
  7. 1967
    Ain't No Mountain High Enough (single)
    by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
  8. 1971
    Ain't No Sunshine (single)
    by Bill Withers
  9. 1967
    Alice's Restaurant (single) [1967]
    by Arlo Guthrie
  10. 1968
    All Along the Watchtower (song)
    by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
  11. 1946
    Amazing Grace (single) [1946]
    by Dixie Hummingbirds
  12. 1972
    Amazing Grace
    by ARETHA FRANKLIN
  13. 1971
    American Pie (single) [1971]
    by Don McLean
  14. 1929
    An American in Paris - George Gershwin (single) [1929]
    by George Gershwin w/ Victor Symphony Orchestra, Nathaniel Shilkret cond.
  15. 1954
    An Evening with Andres Segovia
    by Andres Segovia
  16. 1939
    And the Angels Sing (single) [1939]
    by Benny Goodman & His Orchestra w/Martha Tilton
  17. 1946
    Annie Get Your Gun

  18. 1938
    Any Old Time (single)
    by Artie Shaw
  19. 1955
    April in Paris (single)
    by Count Basie and His Orchestra
  20. 1967
    Are You Experienced
    by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
  21. 1945
    Artistry in Rhythm (single)
    by Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
  22. 1952
    The Astaire Story
    by Fred Astaire
  23. 1968
    Astral Weeks
    by Van Morrison
  24. 1971
    At Fillmore East
    by The Allman Brothers Band
  25. 1961
    At Last (single)
    by Etta James
  26. 1945
    Goldberg Variations / Suites for Harpsichord
    by J.S. Bach
  27. 1956
    Bach: Goldberg Variations

  28. 1931
    Bach:Sonata No. 1 for Unaccompanied Violin, BWV 1001
    by Joseph Szigeti
  30. 1949
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I

  32. 1939
    Back in the Saddle Again (single)
    by Gene Autry
  33. 1940
    Ballad for Americans
    by Paul Robeson
  34. 1969
    The Band
    by Band
  35. 1956
    Concerto for Orchestra
    by Bela Bartok
  36. 1940
    Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin & Piano
    by Bartok
  37. 1959
    Battle of New Orleans (single)
    by Johnny Horton
  38. 1956
    Be-Bop-a-Lula - Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (single)
    by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
  39. 1963
    Be My Baby (single)
    by The Ronettes
  42. 1932
    Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas

  44. 1950
  45. 1968
    Beggars Banquet
    by The Rolling Stones
  46. 1938
    Begin the Beguine (single)
    by Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
  47. 1973
    Behind Closed Doors (single)
    by Charlie Rich
  48. 1938
    Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (single)
    by The Andrews Sisters
  49. 1959
    At Carnegie Hall
    by Harry Belafonte

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Created by Greg on May 15, 2006.
 

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penguinmdh

Good Vibrations (Single) — 4 years ago

was missing. I re-added it.

Nov 05, 08:56AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

penguinmdh

1952 Alban Berg: Wozzeck #51 — 5 years ago

Changed to the version by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra with Dimitri Mitropoulos conducting to match the source.

May 07, 12:31PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

Olivia

bach/gould — 5 years ago

I don’t think the Bach: Goldberg Variations (Glenn Gould) linked is the correct version? That one was re-recorded in ‘81. I think it’s maybe this one? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000025TP

Jun 05, 07:16PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

Greg

#543 — 6 years ago

This would be Wagner – Der Ring des Nibelungen (Ring Cycle) with Sir Georg Solti conducting the Vienna Philharmonic on London Records but I’m not sure of the correct date since the source list shows links to both 1958 and 1967. It was inducted by the RIAA in 1998. Anyone who knows the correct info can feel free to enter the year…and correct the link if needed.

Mar 02, 07:30AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

Olivia

Untitled — 6 years ago

would be useful to know the years of each of these — often there are several very different versions of the same song/piece by the same artist. i’m too lazy to do it, but perhaps someone else?

Feb 27, 07:14PM | 1 comment | Reply to this

Greg

Attention classical music aficionados — 7 years ago

I’ll confess my lack of knowledge of classical music so those who are more literate in that arena are invited to check and correct the items here that pertain to the “dead European white guy” music. :)

In many of these cases I’m sure I selected the correct aria/piece/conductor but maybe selected a disc of the wrong vintage to match up with what the RIAA folks had in mind.

May 17, 08:28PM | 0 comments | Reply to this



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