Saturday, February 11, 2006

Top 10 Songs 1955-

1955

1.Maybellene, Chuck Berry

2. Tutti Frutti, Little Richard

3. All Around the World, Little Willie John

4. The Great Pretender, The Platters

5. This Little Girl of Mine, Ray Charles

6. Thirty Days, Chuck Berry

7. Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash

8. Only You, The Platters

9. Ain't That a Shame?, Fats Domino

10. Don't You Know, Fats Domino




1956

1. Roll Over Beethoven, Chuck Berry

2. Hound Dog, Elvis Presley

3. Long Tall Sally, Little Richard

4. Come Go With Me, Del Vikings

5. Fever, Little Willie John

6. Rip it Up, Little Richard

7. Brown-Eyed Handsome Man, Chuck Berry

8. Blue Suede Shoes, Elvis Presley

9. I'm In Love Again, Fats Domino

10. Hallelujah I Love Her So, Ray Charles



1957

1. That'll Be the Day, Buddy Holly 

2. Jailhouse Rock, Elvis Presley

3. Great Balls of Fire, Jerry Lee Lewis

4. Rock and Roll Music, Chuck Berry

5. Oh Boy, Buddy Holly

6. Wake Up Little Susie, Everly Brothers

7. You Send Me, Sam Cooke

8. Everyday, Buddy Holly

9. Keep a Knockin, Little Richard

10. Peggy Sue, Buddy Holly


1958

1. Johnny B Goode, Chuck Berry

2. Summertime Blues, Eddie Cochran

3. Ready Teddy, Buddy Holly

4. Sweet Little Sixteen, Chuck Berry

5. All I Have to Do is Dream, The Everly Brothers

6. Reelin and Rockin, Chuck Berry

7. It's So Easy, Buddy Holly

8. Good Golly Miss Molly, Little Richard

9. La Bamba, Ritchie Valens

10. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, The Platters



1959

1. What'd I Say, Ray Charles

2. Shout, The Isley Brothers

3. Back in the USA, Chuck Berry

4. Peggy Sue Got Married, Buddy Holly

5. Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha, Sam Cooke

6. I Only Have Eyes For You, The Flamingos

7. Sea of Love, Phil Phillips and the Twilights

8. That's Why I Love You So, Jackie Wilson 

9. Only Sixteen, Sam Cooke

10. Little Queenie, Chuck Berry


1960

1. Wonderful World, Sam Cooke

2. At Last, Etta James

3. Georgia on My Mind, Ray Charles

4. The Twist, Chubby Checker

5. Chain Gang, Sam Cooke

6. Save the Last Dance For Me, The Drifters

7. Walk - Don't Run, The Ventures

8. Only the Lonely, Roy Orbison

9. Will You Love Me Tomorrow?, The Shirelles

10. Shakin All Over, Johnny Kidd and the Pirates



1961

1. Stand By Me, Ben E. King

2. Cupid, Sam Cooke

3. Hit the Road Jack, Ray Charles

4. Crazy, Patsy Cline

5. Come On, Chuck Berry

6. The Wanderer, Dion & the Belmonts

7. Mama Said, The Shirelles

8. Duke of Earl, Gene Chandler

9. Free Me, Johnny Preston

10. Please Mr. Postman, The Marvelettes



1962

1. You Don't Know Me, Ray Charles

2. Twisting the Night Away, Sam Cooke

3. You've Really Got a Hold on Me, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

4. Surfin Safari, The Beach Boys

5. Twist and Shout, The Isley Brothers

6. Up On the Roof, The Drifters

7. Bring it On Home to Me, Sam Cooke

8. Unchain My Heart, Ray Charles

9. Nothing Can Change This Love, Sam Cooke

10. Stubborn Kind of Fellow, Marvin Gaye




1963

1. Twist and Shout, The Beatles

2. Blowin in the Wind, Bob Dylan

3. I Want to Hold Your Hand, The Beatles

4. Another Saturday Night, Sam Cooke

5. Please Please Me, The Beatles

6. I Saw Her Standing There, The Beatles

7. I Only Want to Be With You, Dusty Springfield

8. Be My Baby, The Ronettes

9. Just One Look, Doris Troy

10. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home), Darlene Love



1964

1. A Change is Gonna Come, Sam Cooke

2. My Girl, The Temptations

3. I'm a Loser, The Beatles

4. A Hard Day's Night, The Beatles

5. You Really Got Me, The Kinks

6. You Never Can Tell, Chuck Berry

7. Dancing in the Street, Martha and the Vandellas

8. I Get Around, The Beach Boys

9. House of the Rising Sun, The Animals

10. The Way You Do The Things You Do, The Temptations



1965

1. Like a Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan

2. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, Rolling Stones

3. In My Life, The Beatles

4. Mr. Tambourine Man, Bob Dylan

5. The Tracks of My Tears, Smokey Robinson

6. In the Midnight Hour, Wilson Pickett

7. We Gotta Get Out of This Place, The Animals

8. Nowhere to Run, Martha & the Vandellas

9. I Got You (I Feel Good), James Brown

10. The Sound of Silence, Simon & Garfunkel



1966

1. Paint It Black, Rolling Stones

2. For What It's Worth, Buffalo Springfield

3. Hey Joe, Jimi Hendrix

4. When a Man Loves a Woman, Percy Sledge

5. Good Vibrations, Beach Boys

6. Eleanor Rigby, The Beatles

7. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, Dusty Springfield

8. River Deep Mountain High, Ike and Tina

9. Reach Out, I'll Be There, Four Tops

10. Hold On! I'm a Comin!, Sam & Dave



1967

1. A Day in the Life, The Beatles

2. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles

3. Respect, Aretha Franklin

4. Somebody to Love, Jefferson Airplane

5. Purple Haze, Jimi Hendrix

6. Light My Fire, The Doors

7. Reflections, The Supremes

8. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, The Beatles

9. Fire, Jimi Hendrix

10. The Time Has Come Today, The Chambers Brothers




1968

1. The Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding

2. Hey Jude, The Beatles

3. All Along the Watchtower, Jimi Hendrix

4. I Heard it Through the Grapevine, Marvin Gaye

5. Think, Aretha Franklin

6. Time of the Season, The Zombies

7. Born to Be Wild, Steppenwolf

8. The Weight, The Band

9. Son of a Preacher Man, Dusty Springfield

10. Hush, Deep Purple



1969

1. Fortunate Son, Creedence Clearwater Revival

2. Something, The Beatles

3. Pinball Wizard, The Who

4. Here Comes the Sun, The Beatles

5. Bad Moon Rising, Creedence Clearwater Revival

6. My Cherie Amour, Steve Wonder

7. Get Ready, Rare Earth

8. Carolina in My Mind, James Taylor

9. It's Your Thing, The Isley Brothers

10. I Want You Back, Jackson 5




1970

1. Fire and Rain, James Taylor

2. Layla, Derek and the Dominoes

3. Let it Be, The Beatles

4. Up Around the Bend, Creedence Clearwater Revival

5. Signed, Sealed, Delivered, Stevie Wonder

6. Immigrant Song, Led Zeppelin

7. All Right Now, Free

8. Instant Karma, John Lennon

9. Proud Mary, Ike & Tina Turner

10. Have You Ever Seen the Rain, Creedence Clearwater Revival