| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Only the Lonely | Roy Orbison | | 2:27 |
| 2 | See You Later Alligator | Bill Haley & His Comets | | 2:45 |
| 3 | Blue Moon- producer:
- Danny and Stu
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1961, in 2004)
- cover recording of:
- Blue Moon
- lyricist:
- Lorenz Hart (in 1934)
- composer:
- Richard Rodgers (in 1934)
- publisher:
- EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing , EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. , EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation, SBK United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス
- sub-publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Belgium NV and Francis Day Editions
- part of:
- New York, New York
| The Marcels | 3 | 2:14 |
| 4 | Honey Don't | Carl Perkins | | 2:50 |
| 5 | The Diary | Neil Sedaka | | 2:17 |
| 6 | I Walk the Line- producer:
- Sam Phillips
- acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
- Johnny Cash (on 1956-04-02)
- double bass:
- Marshall Grant (on 1956-04-02)
- electric guitar:
- Luther Perkins (on 1956-04-02)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sun Entertainment Corporation (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
- recorded at:
- Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 30), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 33) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 76)
- recording of:
- I Walk the Line (on 1956-04-02)
- lyricist and composer:
- John R. Cash (in 1956)
- publisher:
- Aberbach (London) , Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. , Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A and House of Cash, Inc.
| Johnny Cash | 4.15 | 2:44 |
| 7 | Only You- piano:
- Buck Ram (on 1955-04-26)
- lead vocals:
- Tony Williams (on 1955-04-26)
- spoken vocals [dialogue]:
- Wolfman Jack (on 1955-04-26)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Mercury Records (in 1955), PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1955) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 1957)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 10)
- recording of:
- Only You (on 1955-04-26)
- lyricist, writer and composer:
- Buck Ram and Ande Rand
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Hollis Music, Inc., Robert Mellin, Inc., Tro-Hollis Music, Inc., Wildwood Music and Sherwin Music (in 1973)
| The Platters | | 2:36 |
| 8 | Blue Suede Shoes- double bass:
- Clayton Perkins (in 1955-12)
- drums (drum set):
- W.S. Holland (in 1955-12)
- guitar:
- Carl Perkins (in 1955-12) and Jay Perkins (in 1955-12)
- vocals:
- Carl Perkins (in 1955-12)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sun (in 1955, from 1956 to present)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 5) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 95)
- recording of:
- Blue Suede Shoes (in 1955-12)
- lyricist and composer:
- Carl Perkins (in 1955)
- publisher:
- Aberbach (London) , Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing , Hi Lo Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. , Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
- part of:
- Million Dollar Quartet
| Carl Perkins | 4 | 2:13 |
| 9 | Rock Around the Clock | Bill Haley & His Comets | 4 | 2:12 |
| 10 | Diana | Paul Anka | 4.75 | 2:20 |
| 11 | Stagger Lee | Lloyd Price | 5 | 2:21 |
| 12 | Blueberry Hill | Fats Domino | | 2:26 |
| 13 | Be Bop a Lula | Gene Vincent | 4.35 | 2:36 |
| 14 | Johnny B. Goode- producer:
- Leonard & Phil Chess
- double bass:
- Willie Dixon (on 1958-01-06)
- drums (drum set):
- Jasper Thomas (on 1958-01-06)
- guitar and lead vocals:
- Chuck Berry (on 1958-01-06)
- piano:
- Johnnie Johnson (on 1958-01-06)
- recorded at:
- Sheldon Recording Studios, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1958-01-06)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (number: 1), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (number: 3), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 7), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 33), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 53) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
- recording of:
- Johnny B. Goode (on 1958-01-06)
- lyricist and composer:
- Chuck Berry (in 1955)
- publisher:
- Arc Music , Arc Music Corp. , Isalee Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and ロックンロール ミュージック
- part of:
- Back to the Future: the Musical
| Chuck Berry | 4.25 | 2:40 |
| 15 | Tutti Frutti- recorded in:
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1955-09-14)
- producer:
- Robert Blackwell
- baritone saxophone:
- Alvin “Red” Tyler (on 1955-09-14)
- double bass:
- Frank Fields (on 1955-09-14)
- drums (drum set):
- Earl Palmer (on 1955-09-14)
- guitar:
- Justin Adams (on 1955-09-14)
- piano:
- Melvin Dowden (on 1955-09-14)
- tenor saxophone:
- Lee Allen (on 1955-09-14)
- lead vocals:
- Little Richard (on 1955-09-14)
- recorded at:
- J&M Music Shop in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1955-09-14)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 1), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 35) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 43)
- recording of:
- Tutti Frutti (on 1955-09-14)
- lyricist:
- Dorothy LaBostrie and Richard Wayne Penniman
- composer:
- Dorothy LaBostrie , Joe Lubin and Richard Wayne Penniman
- publisher:
- ATV Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Venice, Venice Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Phonogram GmbH (in 1983)
| Little Richard | 4.1 | 2:24 |
| 16 | Great Balls of Fire | Jerry Lee Lewis | | 1:53 |
| 17 | Red River Rock | Johnny and the Hurricanes | 3 | 2:12 |
| 18 | Donna | Ritchie Valens | | 2:27 |
| 19 | Blue Velvet | Bobby Vinton | 4.35 | 2:50 |
| 20 | Don't Forbid Me | Pat Boone | | 2:12 |
| 21 | Stupid Cupid | Connie Francis | | 2:13 |
| 22 | Yes Tonight, Josephine | Johnnie Ray | | 2:31 |
| 23 | That'll Be the Day- producer:
- Norman Petty
- double bass:
- Larry Welborn (on 1957-02-25)
- drums (drum set):
- Jerry Allison (on 1957-02-25)
- guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
- Buddy Holly (on 1957-02-25)
- guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- Buddy Holly (on 1957-02-25) and Niki Sullivan (on 1957-02-25)
- background vocals:
- June Clark (on 1957-02-25), Niki Sullivan (on 1957-02-25), Gary Tollett (on 1957-02-25) and Ramona Tollett (on 1957-02-25)
- spoken vocals [dialogue]:
- Wolfman Jack
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records (in 1957) and MCA Records, Inc. (in 1957)
- recorded at:
- Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, United States (on 1957-02-25)
- recording of:
- That’ll Be the Day (on 1957-02-25)
- writer:
- Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly and Norman Petty
- publisher:
- MPL Communications Inc. , Nor-Va-Jak Music, Inc, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music , Wren Music Co. and MPL Communications (in 1976)
| Buddy Holly | 4.6 | 2:16 |
| 24 | Island in the Sun- producer:
- Joe Carlton
- bongos:
- Noah Rodriguez (on 1957-01-27)
- congas:
- Daniel Barrajanos (on 1957-01-27)
- double bass:
- Norman Keenan (on 1957-01-27)
- flute:
- James N. DeMeo (on 1957-01-27) and Harold M. Jones (on 1957-01-27)
- guitar:
- Frantz Casséus (on 1957-01-27), Victor Messer (on 1957-01-27) and Millard Thomas (on 1957-01-27)
- marimba:
- Joe Venuto (on 1957-01-27)
- trumpet:
- Joseph B. Wilder (on 1957-01-27)
- choir vocals:
- Gilbert E. Adkins (on 1957-01-27), Irving D. Barnes (on 1957-01-27), Leon Bibb (on 1957-01-27), Charles Colman (on 1957-01-27), Stephen Harbachick (on 1957-01-27), Marvin Hayes (on 1957-01-27), Herbert L. Stubbs (on 1957-01-27), Irving Burgie (on 1957-01-27), Joe N. Kenyon (on 1957-01-27), Leroy B. Thompson (on 1957-01-27), Samuel R. McCurry (on 1957-01-27), John Nielsen (on 1957-01-27), Brock Peters (on 1957-01-27), Howard A. Roberts (on 1957-01-27), Rodester Timmons (on 1957-01-27) and William Stewart (on 1957-01-27)
- lead vocals:
- Harry Belafonte (on 1957-01-27)
- vocals:
- Harry Belafonte
- conductor:
- Robert DeCormier (on 1957-01-27)
- recorded at:
- Webster Hall in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-01-27)
- recording of:
- Island in the Sun (on 1957-01-27)
- writer:
- Harry Belafonte and Lord Burgess
- publisher:
- Caribe Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Publishing and Clara Music Publ. Corp.
| Harry Belafonte | | 3:22 |
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