SavoyBG's Music Favorites

This site is all about my favorite recordings and recording artists. The items listed here and their rankings are based solely on my personal taste. I'll start out with a link to an illustrated list of my 500 favorite recording artists of all time:

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/BRG/my_500_favorite_recording_artists/

Next is my personal favorite top 100 recordings of all time, which are almost all from the 1950's, with the exception of a few recordings from the 1940's and the 1960's....

MY 100 FAVORITE RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME:
1 ¦ Shake, Rattle And Roll ¦ Joe Turner - 54
2 ¦ I'm In Love Again ¦ Fats Domino - 56
3 ¦ Long Tall Sally ¦ Little Richard - 56
4 ¦ Don't Go No Farther ¦ Muddy Waters - 56
5 ¦ Honey Hush ¦ Johnny Burnette Trio - 56
6 ¦ Rub A Little Boogie ¦ Champion Jack Dupree - 54
7 ¦ Spoonful ¦ Howlin' Wolf - 60
8 ¦ Tutti-Frutti ¦ Little Richard - 55
9 ¦ Midnight Cannonball ¦ Joe Turner - 55
10 ¦ What About Your Daughter? ¦ J.B. Lenoir - 57
11 ¦ Gumbo Blues ¦ Smiley Lewis - 52
12 ¦ Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu ¦ Huey "Piano" Smith - 57
13 ¦ My Babe ¦ Little Walter - 55
14 ¦ Have Mercy Baby ¦ Dominoes - 52
15 ¦ Good Rocking Tonight ¦ Elvis Presley - 54
16 ¦ Head Happy With Wine ¦ Sticks McGhee - 53
17 ¦ Matchbox ¦ Carl Perkins - 57
18 ¦ The Train Kept A'Rollin' ¦ Johnny Burnette Trio - 56
19 ¦ Before You Accuse Me ¦ Bo Diddley - 57
20 ¦ Money Honey ¦ Drifters - 53
21 ¦ Bo Diddley ¦ Bo Diddley - 55
22 ¦ Blue Monday ¦ Fats Domino - 56
23 ¦ Roll Over Beethoven ¦ Chuck Berry - 56
24 ¦ All Mama's Children ¦ Carl Perkins - 56
25 ¦ End Of The Road ¦ Jerry Lee Lewis - 56
26 ¦ Think ¦ Five Royales - 57
27 ¦ Dark Is The Night (part 1) ¦ B.B. King - 56
28 ¦ Baby I Need You ¦ El Dorados - 54
29 ¦ Stand By Me ¦ Guitar Slim - 55
30 ¦ Modern Don Juan ¦ Buddy Holly - 56
31 ¦ One Hand Loose ¦ Charlie Feathers - 56
32 ¦ Moanin' The Blues ¦ Hank Williams - 50
33 ¦ All By Myself ¦ Johnny Burnette Trio - 56
34 ¦ Whatcha Gonna Do ¦ Drifters - 55
35 ¦ I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone ¦ Elvis Presley - 55
36 ¦ Too Much Lovin' ¦ Five Royales - 53
37 ¦ Honey Hush ¦ Joe Turner - 53
38 ¦ I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine ¦ Elvis Presley - 54
39 ¦ Ain't Nothing You Can Do ¦ Bobby Bland - 64
40 ¦ That'll Be The Day ¦ Crickets - 57
41 ¦ Gone, Gone, Gone ¦ Carl Perkins - 55
42 ¦ Folsom Prison Blues ¦ Johnny Cash - 55
43 ¦ If You Love Me (Let Me Know) ¦ Clovers - 55
44 ¦ I'm Ready ¦ Muddy Waters - 54
45 ¦ Don't You Know I Love You ¦ Clovers - 51
46 ¦ It Will Stand ¦ Showmen - 61
47 ¦ I Need Your Lovin' ¦ Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford - 62
48 ¦ Honky Tonk Blues ¦ Hank Williams - 52
49 ¦ Slippin' And Slidin' ¦ Little Richard - 56
50 ¦ Fever ¦ Little Willie John - 56
51 ¦ I Was Wrong ¦ Moonglows - 54
52 ¦ Dixie Fried ¦ Carl Perkins - 56
53 ¦ Down In Virginia ¦ Jimmy Reed - 58
54 ¦ It'll Be Me (LP version) ¦ Jerry Lee Lewis - 58
55 ¦ Someday ¦ Smiley Lewis - 56
56 ¦ School Day ¦ Chuck Berry - 57
57 ¦ Great Balls Of Fire ¦ Jerry Lee Lewis - 57
58 ¦ Annie Had A Baby ¦ Midnighters - 54
59 ¦ Blue Moon Of Kentucky ¦ Elvis Presley - 54
60 ¦ Bye Bye Love ¦ Everly Brothers - 57
61 ¦ Big Mamou ¦ Smiley Lewis - 53
62 ¦ Feel So Good ¦ Shirley & Lee - 55
63 ¦ Boogin' In The Rain ¦ Ivory Joe Hunter - 51
64 ¦ Lovesick Blues ¦ Hank Williams - 49
65 ¦ Lawdy Miss Clawdy ¦ Lloyd Price - 52
66 ¦ Blue Suede Shoes ¦ Carl Perkins - 56
67 ¦ You're So Fine ¦ Falcons - 59
68 ¦ Your Daddy's Dogging Around ¦ Todd Rhodes w/ Connie Allen - 52
69 ¦ Flip, Flop And Fly ¦ Joe Turner - 55
70 ¦ Shake That Thing ¦ Wynonie Harris - 54
71 ¦ No Need Acting Like That ¦ Mamie Ree (unreleased track)- 55
72 ¦ Rip It Up ¦ Little Richard - 56
73 ¦ Bottle To The Baby ¦ Charlie Feathers - 56
74 ¦ Tear It Up ¦ Johnny Burnette Trio - 56
75 ¦ My Lovin' Baby ¦ El Dorados - 54
76 ¦ Please Love Me ¦ B.B. King - 53
77 ¦ Move Baby Move ¦ Larry Harrison - 55
78 ¦ Keep A'Knockin' ¦ Little Richard - 57
79 ¦ Steamboat ¦ Drifters - 55
80 ¦ Why Don't You Love Me ¦ Hank Williams - 50
81 ¦ Well All Right ¦ Joe Turner - 54
82 ¦ Lonesome Train ¦ Johnny Burnette Trio - 56
83 ¦ Just Make Love To Me ¦ Muddy Waters - 54
84 ¦ House Party ¦ Amos Milburn - 55
85 ¦ Good Bread Alley ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson - 52
86 ¦ Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On ¦ Roy Hall - 55
87 ¦ Wrap It Up ¦ Robins - 54
88 ¦ Good Rockin' Tonight ¦ Wynonie Harris - 48
89 ¦ Diddley Daddy ¦ Bo Diddley - 55
90 ¦ Good Golly Miss Molly ¦ Little Richard - 58
91 ¦ Nip Sip ¦ Clovers - 55
92 ¦ You're My Big Baby Now ¦ Roy Moss - 55
93 ¦ Jim Dandy ¦ LaVern Baker - 56
94 ¦ Shake, Rattle And Roll ¦ Bill Haley & Comets - 54
95 ¦ All Shook Up ¦ Elvis Presley - 57
96 ¦ Six To Eight ¦ Sticks McGhee - 55
97 ¦ Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee ¦ Johnny Burnette Trio - 57
98 ¦ That Ain't Nothing But Right ¦ Mac Curtis - 56
99 ¦ Doing It To Death ¦ Fred Wesley & J.B.'s - 73
100 ¦ Hoochie Coochie Man ¦ Muddy Waters - 54

Next is my top favorite recording of each year, starting with 1906.

MY FAVORITE RECORDING OF EACH YEAR (1906-1989)

1906 - The Grand Old Rag - Billy Murray

1907 - If The Man In The Moon Were A Coon - Ada Jones

1908 - Take Me Out To The Ball Game - Edward Meeker

1909 - Stars And Stripes Forever - Sousa's Band

1910 - Casey Jones - Billy Murray & The American Quartet

1911 - I'm Henry The VIII - Harry Champion

1912 - Moonlight Bay - American Quartet

1913 - Pullman Porters' Parade - Al Jolson

1914 - Roll Them Cotton Bales - Heidelberg Quintet

1915 - On The 5:15 - American Quartet

1916 - The Star-Spangled Banner - Prince's Orchestra

1917 - Pray For The Lights To Go Out - George O'Connor

1918 - Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody - Al Jolson

1919 - It's Nobody's Business But My Own - Bert Williams

1920 - Swanee - Al Jolson

1921 - Auld Lang Syne - Peerless Quartet

1922 - Way Down Yonder In New Orleans - Peerless Quartet

1923 - Aggravatin' Papa - Sophie Tucker

1924 - Bringin' Home The Bacon - Blossom Seeley
1925 - You've Been A Good Old Wagon - Bessie Smith
1926 - Turkey In The Straw - Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers
1927 - James Alley Blues - Rabbit Brown
1928 - Statesboro Blues - Blind Willie McTell
1929 - Waiting For A Train - Jimmie Rodgers

1930 - Anniversary Yodel (Blue Yodel No. 7) - Jimmie Rodgers
1931 - Papa's On The House Top - Leroy Carr
1932 - It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)- Mills Brothers
1933 - Gimme A Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer) - Bessie Smith
1934 - Nagasaki - Mills Brothers
1935 - Your Feets Too Big - Ink Spots
1936 - Organ Grinder's Swing - Jimmie Lunceford
1937 - Organ Grinder's Swing - Mills Brothers
1938 - Flat Foot Floogie - Louis Armstrong (Mills Brothers)
1939 - (Hep Hep!) The Jumpin' Jive - Cab Calloway
1940 - Romance In The Dark - Lil Green
1941 - Junker Blues - Champion Jack Dupree
1942 - Shout, Sister, Shout - Lucky Millinder (Sister Rosetta Tharpe)
1943 - Irene - Leadbelly
1944 - Cherry Red Blues - Cootie Williams (Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson)
1945 - 7th Street Boogie - Ivory Joe Hunter
1946 - Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - Louis Jordan
1947 - Move It On Over - Hank Williams
1948 - Good Rocking Tonight - Wynonie Harris
1949 - Lovesick Blues - Hank Williams
1950 - Moanin' The Blues - Hank Williams
1951 - Don't You Know I Love You - Clovers
1952 - Gumbo Blues - Smiley Lewis
1953 - Head Happy With Wine - Sticks McGhee
1954 - Shake, Rattle And Roll - Joe Turner
1955 - Tutti-Frutti - Little Richard
1956 - I'm In Love Again - Fats Domino
1957 - What About Your Daughter? - J.B. Lenoir
1958 - Down In Virginia - Jimmy Reed
1959 - You're So Fine - Falcons
1960 - Spoonful - Howlin' Wolf
1961 - It Will Stand - Showmen
1962 - I Need Your Lovin' - Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford
1963 - It's All Right - Impressions
1964 - Ain't Nothing You Can Do - Bobby "Blue" Bland
1965 - Thank You John - Willie Tee
1966 - Hold On I'm A'Comin' - Sam & Dave
1967 - Respect - Aretha Franklin
1968 - Never Give You Up - Jerry Butler
1969 - I Can Hear Music - Beach Boys
1970 - Roadhouse Blues - Doors
1971 - Love Her Madly - Doors
1972 - Jambalaya - Blue Ridge Rangers
1973 - Doing It To Death - Fred Wesley & J.B.'s
1974 - Can't Get Enough - Bad Company
1975 - Is Everything Allright - Little Sonny
1976 - Blitzkreig Bop - Ramones
1977 - Ride On Josephine - George Thorogood & Destroyers
1978 - Who Do You Love - George Thorogood & Destroyers
1979 - We Were Both Wrong - Dave Edmunds
1980 - Dancing With Myself - Generation X
1981 - Hepno Beat - Dynamic Hepnotics
1982 - Rock The Casbah - The Clash
1983 - Pride And Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan
1984 - Pink Cadillac - Bruce Springsteen
1985 - Beer Bottle Boogie - Koko Taylor
1986 - Kiss - Prince
1987 - Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On - The Professor's Blues Review featuring Gloria Hardiman
1988 - It Takes Two - Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock
1989 - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On ¦ Valerie Wellington

Here are my personal favorite recordings from each of the years listed, ranked in order of preference. The dates are based on the year of RELEASE, although there are some exceptions for things that were recorded but not released until many years later.

MY TOP 10 RECORDINGS FROM 1937:
1. Organ Grinder's Swing - Mills Brothers
2. Rock It For Me - Ella Fitzgerald (Chick Webb)
3. Cross Roads Blues - Robert Johnson
4. Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson
5. Organ Grinder's Swing - Ella Fitzgerald
6. I Believe I'll Dust My Broom - Robert Johnson
7. Yes Suh! - Ink Spots
8. The Love Bug Will Bite - Mills Brothers
9. Big Boy Blue - Ella Fitzgerald
10. Carry Me Back To Old Virginny - Louis Armstrong (Mills Brothers)

MY TOP 10 RECORDINGS FROM 1938:
1. Flat Foot Floogie - Louis Armstrong (Mills Brothers)
2. Match Box Blues - Roy Newman
3. Pork Chops And Gravy - Ink Spots
4. A-Tisket, A-Tasket - Ella Fitzgerald
5. Caravan - Mills Brothers
6. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby - Roy Newman
7. Sing Sing Sing (Carnegie Hall) - Benny Goodman
8. Flat Foot Floogie - Slim & Slam
9. Stepping Into Swing Society - Duke Ellington
10. Boogie Woogie - Tommy Dorsey

MY TOP 10 RECORDINGS FROM 1939:
1. (Hep Hep!) The Jumpin' Jive - Cab Calloway
2. In The Mood - Glenn Miller
3. Roll 'Em Pete - Pete Johnson (Joe Turner)
4. Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller
5. F.D.R. Jones - Mills Brothers
6. Jeepers Creepers - Mills Brothers
7. Little Brown Jug - Glenn Miller
8. That's What I Like About The South - Bob Wills
9. Comes Love - Artie Shaw (Helen Forest)
10. Keep A-Knockin' - Louis Jordan

MY TOP 10 RECORDINGS FROM 1940:
1. Romance In The Dark - Lil Green
2. Pennsylvania 6-5000 - Glenn Miller
3. In A Mellow Tone - Duke Ellington
4. Juneteenth Jamboree - Louis Jordan
5. Step It Up And Go - Blind Boy Fuller
6. Java Jive - Ink Spots
7. Tuxedo Junction - Glenn Miller
8. Please Mr. Johnson - Buddy & Ella Johnson
9. It Hurts Me Too - Tampa Red
10. Five O'Clock Whistle - Glenn Miller

MY TOP 20 RECORDINGS FROM 1941:
1. Junker Blues - Champion Jack Dupree

2. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller (Tex Beneke & Modernaires)
3. A String Of Pearls - Glenn Miller
4. Confessin' The Blues - Jay McShann (Walter Brown)
5. Why Don't You Do Right - Lil Green
6. Yes Indeed - Charioteers
7. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Andrews Sisters
8. Georgia On My Mind - Mills Brothers
9. Walking The Floor Over You - Ernest Tubb
10. Milk Cow Blues - Johnny Lee Wills
11. Playin' The Game - Delta Rhythm Boys
12. Gimme Some Skin - Delta Rhythm Boys
13 Take The "A" Train - Duke Ellington
14. God Bless The Child - Billie Holiday
15. Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' - Duke Ellington
16. Let Me Off Uptown - Gene Krupa (Anita O'Day)
17. Yes Indeed - Tommy Dorsey
18. Take The "A" Train - Delta Rhythm Boys
19. Boulder Bluff - Glenn Miller
20. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - Louis Jordan

MY TOP 15 RECORDINGS FROM 1942:
1. Shout, Sister, Shout - Lucky Millinder (Sister Rosetta Tharpe)
2. Why Don't You Do Right - Benny Goodman (Peggy Lee)
3. Blues In The Night - Jimmie Lunceford
4. (I Got Spurs That) Jingle, Jangle, Jingle - Kay Kyser
5. It's A Low Down Dirty Shame - Louis Jordan
6. See See Rider Blues - Bea Booze
7. I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town - Louis Jordan
8. I'm Gonna Leave You On The Outskirts of Town - Louis Jordan
9. Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition - Delta Rhythm Boys
10. The Chicks I Pick Are Slender, Tender and Tall - Louis Jordan
11. Perdido - Duke Ellington
12. Jersey Bounce - Benny Goodman
13. Juke Box Saturday Night - Glenn Miller (Modernaires)
14. Flying Home - Lionel Hampton
15. Stormy Monday Blues - Earl Hines (Billy Eckstine)

MY TOP 10 RECORDINGS FROM 1943:

1. Irene - Leadbelly
2. Mama Put Your Britches On - Five Red Caps
3. Hit That Jive, Jack - Four Vagabonds
4. Pistol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter
5. Don't Fool With Me - Five Red Caps
6. Sharp As A Tack - Four Vagabonds
7. As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson
8. "Murder" He Says - Four Vagabonds
9. Can't Get Stuff In Your Cuff - Four Vagabonds
10. Five Guys Named Moe - Louis Jordan

MY TOP 10 RECORDINGS FROM 1944:
1. Cherry Red - Cootie Williams (Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson)
2. Straighten Up And Fly Right - King Cole Trio
3. Swinging On A Star - Bing Crosby
4. Till Then - Mills Brothers
5. G.I. Jive - Louis Jordan
6. Cow-Cow Boogie - Ella Fitzgerald (Ink Spots)
7. Salty Papa Blues - Lionel Hampton (Dinah Washington)
8. Opus One - Tommy Dorsey
9. Evil Gal Blues - Lionel Hampton (Dinah Washington)
10. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive - Johnny Mercer

MY TOP 20 RECORDINGS FROM 1945:
1 ¦ 7th Street Boogie ¦ Ivory Joe Hunter
2 ¦ Caldonia ¦ Louis Jordan
3 ¦ The Frim Fram Sauce ¦ King Cole Trio
4 ¦ Wynonie's Blues ¦ Wynonie Harris
5 ¦ The Honeydripper ¦ Joe Liggins
6 ¦ That's The Stuff You Gotta Watch ¦ Buddy & Ella Johnson

7 ¦ Drifting Blues ¦ Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (Charles Brown)
8 ¦ Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' ¦ Delta Rhythm Boys
9 ¦ Tippin' In ¦ Erskine Hawkins
10 ¦ Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well ¦ Lucky Millinder (Wynonie Harris)
11 ¦ Buzz Me ¦ Louis Jordan
12 ¦ It's Only A Paper Moon ¦ Ella Fitzgerald & Delta Rhythm Boys
13 ¦ Young Man's Blues ¦ Wynonie Harris
14 ¦ Watch That Jive ¦ Joe Turner
15 ¦ Keep Your Arms Around Me ¦ Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
16 ¦ Darktown Strutter's Ball ¦ Four Knights
17 ¦ She's Gone With The Wind ¦ Wynonie Harris
18 ¦ Strange Things Happening Every Day ¦ Sister Rosetta Tharpe
19 ¦ Baby Look At You ¦ Wynonie Harris
20 ¦ Around The Clock ¦ Wynonie Harris
21 ¦ Sentimental Journey ¦ Les Brown (Doris Day)

MY TOP 20 RECORDINGS FROM 1946:
1 ¦ Choo Choo Ch'Boogie ¦ Louis Jordan
2 ¦ Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop ¦ Lionel Hampton
3 ¦ My Gal's A Jockey ¦ Joe Turner
4 ¦ Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens ¦ Louis Jordan
5 ¦ Let The Good Times Roll ¦ Louis Jordan
6 ¦ So Glad You're Mine ¦ Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
7 ¦ Get Your Kicks On Route 66 ¦ King Cole Trio
8 ¦ Down The Road Apiece ¦ Amos Milburn
9 ¦ There's Good Blues Tonight ¦ Lucky Millinder (Annisteen Allen)
10 ¦ RM Blues ¦ Roy Milton
11 ¦ Milton's Boogie ¦ Roy Milton
12 ¦ I Know Who Threw The Whiskey (In The Well) ¦ Bullmoose Jackson
13 ¦ Playful Baby ¦ Wynonie Harris
14 ¦ Bye Bye Baby Blues ¦ Ravens
15 ¦ Ain't That Just Like A Woman ¦ Louis Jordan
16 ¦ Roly Poly ¦ Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
17 ¦ Everybody's Boogie ¦ Wynonie Harris
18 ¦ Good Morning Corinne ¦ Wynonie Harris
19 ¦ Stay A Little Longer ¦ Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

20 ¦ You're Gonna Miss Me (When I'm Gone) ¦ Lowell Fulson

MY TOP 25 RECORDINGS FROM 1947:
1 ¦ Move It On Over ¦ Hank Williams
2 ¦ Boogie Woogie Blue Plate ¦ Louis Jordan
3 ¦ That's All Right ¦ Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
4 ¦ Jammin' Down In Town ¦ Ivory Joe Hunter
5 ¦ Call It Stormy Monday ¦ T-Bone Walker
6 ¦ Merry Christmas Baby ¦ Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (Charles Brown)
7 ¦ Cadillac Boogie ¦ Jimmy Liggins
8 ¦ Blues At Midnight ¦ Ivory Joe Hunter
9 ¦ Kidney Stew Blues ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
10 ¦ Blow Top Blues ¦ Lionel Hampton (Dinah Washington)
11 ¦ Shake The Boogie ¦ Sonny Boy Williamson

12 ¦ Move On Up A Little Higher ¦ Mahalia Jackson
13 ¦ Sally Zu-Zazz ¦ Joe Turner
14 ¦ Big Fat Mama ¦ Roy Milton
15 ¦ I Had To Let Her Go ¦ Eddie Boyd
16 ¦ Calling You ¦ Hank Williams
17 ¦ Open The Door Richard ¦ Dusty Fletcher
18 ¦ New Orleans Blues ¦ Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (Charles Brown)
19 ¦ Crudup's After Hours ¦ Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
20 ¦ Dry Bones (New Version) ¦ Delta Rhythm Boys
21 ¦ Big Wigs ¦ Ivory Joe Hunter
22 ¦ Rockin' The House ¦ Memphis Slim
23 ¦ Jack, You're Dead ¦ Louis Jordan
24 ¦ Ebony Rhapsody ¦ Rosetta Howard
25 ¦ Oil Man Blues ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

MY TOP 25 RECORDINGS FROM 1948:
1 ¦ Good Rockin' Tonight ¦ Wynonie Harris
2 ¦ Pretty Mama Blues ¦ Ivory Joe Hunter
3 ¦ White Christmas ¦ Ravens
4 ¦ Honky Tonkin' ¦ Hank Williams
5 ¦ It's Too Soon To Know ¦ Orioles
6 ¦ I'm A Long Gone Daddy ¦ Hank Williams
7 ¦ Tomorrow Night ¦ Lonnie Johnson
8 ¦ Silent Night ¦ Ravens
9 ¦ Here Comes Smiley ¦ Smiley Lewis
10 ¦ Once In A While ¦ Ravens
11 ¦ Barbara Lee ¦ Orioles
12 ¦ Chicken Shack Boogie ¦ Amos Milburn
13 ¦ Lollipop Mama ¦ Wynonie Harris
14 ¦ Rootie Tootie ¦ Hank Williams
15 ¦ Turn On Your Volume, Baby ¦ Smiley Lewis
16 ¦ Alligator Meat ¦ Joe Swift
17 ¦ Sweet Georgia Brown ¦ Brother Bones
18 ¦ Fine Brown Frame ¦ Nellie Lutcher
19 ¦ Some Women Do ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

20 ¦ After Awhile ¦ Big Three Trio
21 ¦ Wynonie's Boogie ¦ Wynonie Harris

22 ¦ Ain't Nobody's Business ¦ Jimmy Witherspoon
23 ¦ Hop, Skip And Jump ¦ Roy Milton
24 ¦ New Year's Resolution ¦ Roy Milton
25 ¦ Alimony Blues ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1948:

26 ¦ I Can't Be Satisfied ¦ Muddy Waters

27 ¦ The House I Live In (acappella) ¦ Ravens
28 ¦ I'll Always Be In Love With You ¦ X-Rays
29 ¦ Miss Fanny Brown ¦ Roy Brown
30 ¦ Cornbread ¦ Hal Singer
31 ¦ Long Gone ¦ Sonny Thompson

MY TOP 25 RECORDINGS FROM 1949:
1 ¦ Lovesick Blues ¦ Hank Williams
2 ¦ I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry ¦ Hank Williams
3 ¦ Saturday Night Fish Fry ¦ Louis Jordan
4 ¦ Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee ¦ Stick McGhee
5 ¦ Mind Your Own Business ¦ Hank Williams
6 ¦ My Bucket's Got A Hole In It ¦ Hank Williams
7 ¦ Country Boy ¦ Dave Bartholomew
8 ¦ All She Wants To Do Is Rock ¦ Wynonie Harris
9 ¦ Long John Blues ¦ Dinah Washington
10 ¦ Chicago's Just That Way ¦ Eddie Boyd
11 ¦ Boogie At Midnight ¦ Roy Brown
12 ¦ What Are You Doing New Year's Eve ¦ Orioles
13 ¦ When Things Go Wrong With You ¦ Tampa Red
14 ¦ The Hucklebuck ¦ Paul Williams
15 ¦ Rooming House Boogie ¦ Amos Milburn
16 ¦ Deacon Jones ¦ Orioles
17 ¦ Sittin' On It All The Time ¦ Wynonie Harris
18 ¦ I Feel That Old Age Coming On ¦ Wynonie Harris
19 ¦ My Baby Done Told Me ¦ Four Bluebirds (Robins)
20 ¦ She Just Won't Sell No More ¦ Wynonie Harris
21 ¦ Cole Slaw ¦ Frank Culley
22 ¦ Every Man To His Own Profession ¦ Louis Jordan
23 ¦ Rockin' At Midnight ¦ Roy Brown
24 ¦ Grandma Plays The Numbers ¦ Wynonie Harris
25 ¦ Battle Of The Blues (part 2) ¦ Joe Turner & Wynonie Harris

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1949:
26 ¦ Ricky's Blues ¦ Ravens
27 ¦ I Want My Fannie Brown ¦ Wynonie Harris

MY TOP 50 RECORDINGS FROM 1950:
1 ¦ Moanin' The Blues ¦ Hank Williams
2 ¦ Why Don't You Love Me ¦ Hank Williams
3 ¦ The Fat Man ¦ Fats Domino
4 ¦ Long Gone Lonesome Blues ¦ Hank Williams
5 ¦ Jumpin' At The Dew Drop ¦ Ivory Joe Hunter
6 ¦ Cool Water ¦ Four Tunes
7 ¦ Nobody's Lonesome For Me ¦ Hank Williams
8 ¦ Love Don't Love Nobody ¦ Roy Brown
9 ¦ Rock Mr. Blues ¦ Wynonie Harris
10 ¦ Bon Ton Roula ¦ Clarence Garlow
11 ¦ Mardi Gras In New Orleans ¦ Prof. Longhair
12 ¦ Carnival Day ¦ Dave Bartholomew
13 ¦ Hey--Spo-De-O-Dee ¦ Wild Bill Moore
14 ¦ Information Blues ¦ Roy Milton
15 ¦ Detroit City Blues ¦ Fats Domino
16 ¦ Double Crossing Blues ¦ Little Esther & Robins
17 ¦ Shotgun Boogie ¦ Tennessee Ernie Ford
18 ¦ Bad Bad Whiskey ¦ Amos Milburn
19 ¦ Chicken Blues ¦ Dominoes
20 ¦ Do Something For Me ¦ Dominoes
21 ¦ Tee-Nah-Nah ¦ Smiley Lewis
22 ¦ Peas And Rice ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
23 ¦ Let's Do It ¦ Sticks McGhee
24 ¦ Teardrops From My Eyes ¦ Ruth Brown
25 ¦ Safronia B ¦ Calvin Boze
26 ¦ Man's Brand Boogie ¦ Billy Wright
27 ¦ I Like My Baby's Pudding ¦ Wynonie Harris
28 ¦ Blue Light Boogie ¦ Louis Jordan
29 ¦ Oh Well ¦ Roy Byrd
30 ¦ Pink Champagne ¦ Joe Liggins
31 ¦ C.C. Baby ¦ Brownie McGhee
32 ¦ Cadillac Baby ¦ Roy Brown
33 ¦ Saturday Night Boogie Woogie Man ¦ Jimmy Liggins
34 ¦ Growing Old ¦ Smiley Lewis
35 ¦ Please Send Me Someone To Love ¦ Percy Mayfield
36 ¦ Every Night About This Time ¦ Fats Domino
37 ¦ I'm Through ¦ Robins
38 ¦ Good Morning Judge ¦ Wynonie Harris
39 ¦ Turkey Hop ¦ Robins
40 ¦ Deceivin' Blues ¦ Little Esther
41 ¦ What's Happening ¦ Paul Williams (Connie Allen)
42 ¦ Breaking Up The House ¦ Tiny Bradshaw
43 ¦ Hey La Bas Boogie ¦ Fats Domino
44 ¦ She Walks Right In ¦ Professor Longhair
45 ¦ Bald Head ¦ Roy Byrd
46 ¦ Dirty People ¦ Smiley Lewis
47 ¦ Rolling Stone ¦ Muddy Waters
48 ¦ My Baby's Coming Back ¦ Sticks McGhee
49 ¦ Mr. Blues Is Coming To Town ¦ Wynonie Harris
50 ¦ Little Red Rooster ¦ Griffin Brothers (Margie Day)

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1950:
51 ¦ Ain't Gonna Do It ¦ Dave Bartholomew
52 ¦ W-I-N-E ¦ Hollywood Four Flames
53 ¦ There's No Use Begging ¦ Robins
54 ¦ Drank Up All The Wine Last Night ¦ Sticks McGhee

MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1951:
1 ¦ Don't You Know I Love You ¦ Clovers
2 ¦ Boogin' In The Rain ¦ Ivory Joe Hunter
3 ¦ My Baby Left Me ¦ Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
4 ¦ Hey Good Lookin' ¦ Hank Williams
5 ¦ Bee's Boogie ¦ Smiley Lewis
6 ¦ It Ain't The Meat ¦ Swallows
7 ¦ Sixty Minute Man ¦ Dominoes
8 ¦ Rocket 88 ¦ Jackie Brenston
9 ¦ Good Rockin' Man ¦ Roy Brown
10 ¦ Three O'Clock Blues ¦ B.B. King
11 ¦ Shouldn't I Know ¦ Cardinals
12 ¦ The Deacon Moves In ¦ Little Esther & Dominoes
13 ¦ Booted ¦ Rosco Gordon
14 ¦ Lovin' Machine ¦ Wynonie Harris
15 ¦ Fool Fool Fool ¦ Clovers
16 ¦ Baby, We're Really In Love ¦ Hank Williams
17 ¦ Eternally ¦ Swallows
18 ¦ Dust My Broom ¦ Elmore James
19 ¦ Every Hour ¦ Little Richard
20 ¦ Heart And Soul ¦ Four Buddies
21 ¦ Knockin' Blues ¦ Tiny Bradshaw
22 ¦ I Can't Help It ¦ Hank Williams
23 ¦ Sopping Molasses ¦ Buddy Lucas
24 ¦ I Got Loaded ¦ Peppermint Harris
25 ¦ Old McDonald ¦ Five Keys
26 ¦ The Train Kept A'Rollin' ¦ Tiny Bradshaw
27 ¦ Taxi Blues ¦ Little Richard
28 ¦ Eyesight To The Blind ¦ Sonny Boy Williamson
29 ¦ Easter Bunny Boogie ¦ Willie Brown (unreleased master)
30 ¦ Hucklebuck With Jimmy ¦ Five Keys
31 ¦ Baby Please Don't Go ¦ Orioles
32 ¦ Cadillac Boogie ¦ Willie Brown
33 ¦ Eyesight To The Blind ¦ Larks
34 ¦ Dearest ¦ Swallows
35 ¦ Glory Of Love ¦ Five Keys
36 ¦ How Many More Years ¦ Howlin' Wolf
37 ¦ Pretty Baby Blues ¦ Cardinals
38 ¦ One Monkey Don't Stop The Show ¦ Sticks McGhee
39 ¦ Will You Be Mine ¦ Swallows
40 ¦ She's Dynamite ¦ Tampa Red
41 ¦ Heartbreaker ¦ Heartbreakers

42 ¦ Money Blues ¦ Camille Howard
43 ¦ Cold Cold Heart ¦ Hank Williams
44 ¦ Still A Fool ¦ Muddy Waters
45 ¦ Roll Roll Pretty Baby ¦ Swallows
46 ¦ Best Wishes ¦ Roy Milton
47 ¦ Walking The Chalk Line ¦ Tiny Bradshaw
48 ¦ Tend To Your Business ¦ James Wayne
49 ¦ Red Red Wine ¦ Milton Buckner
50 ¦ Pray For You ¦ B.B. King
51 ¦ Bloodshot Eyes ¦ Wynonie Harris
52 ¦ Bald Headed Blues ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
53 ¦ Don't You Lie To Me ¦ Fats Domino
54 ¦ Bar Room Blues ¦ Roy Brown
55 ¦ Hold Me, Squeeze Me ¦ Orioles
56 ¦ The Chill Is On ¦ Joe Turner
57 ¦ That's What The Good Book Says ¦ Robins
58 ¦ Do It If You Wanna ¦ Sonny Boy Williamson
59 ¦ Good Lovin' ¦ H-Bomb Ferguson
60 ¦ Shine On ¦ Ruth Brown
61 ¦ Long Distance Call ¦ Muddy Waters
62 ¦ Moaning At Midnight ¦ Howlin' Wolf
63 ¦ Beal Street On A Saturday Night ¦ Calvin Boze
64 ¦ Beautician Blues ¦ Roy Brown
65 ¦ I'm Gonna Move Across The River ¦ Brownie McGhee
66 ¦ Rockin' Chair ¦ Fats Domino
67 ¦ Where Are You (Now That I Need You) ¦ Mello-Moods
68 ¦ Walk That Mess ¦ Tiny Bradshaw
69 ¦ You Gotta Have Something On The Ball ¦ Sticks McGhee
70 ¦ Green Tree Boogie ¦ Bill Haley & His Comets
71 ¦ Preachin' ¦ Julian Dash
72 ¦ Happy Go Lucky Local Blues ¦ Orioles
73 ¦ Numbers Blues ¦ Roy Milton
74 ¦ I'll Wait For You ¦ Ruth Brown
75 ¦ Out In The Cold Again ¦ Dinah Washington & Ravens
76 ¦ T-99 Blues ¦ Jimmy Nelson

77 ¦ Levee Blues ¦ Johnnie Lee Wills (Leon Huff)
78 ¦ Big Town ¦ Roy Brown
79 ¦ Hot-Rod Shotgun Boogie No. 2 ¦ Tillman Franks (Faron Young)
80 ¦ My Real Gone Rocket ¦ Jackie Brenston
81 ¦ So Worried ¦ Hollywood Blue Jays
82 ¦ Alimony Blues ¦ T-Bone Walker
83 ¦ I Know ¦ Ruth Brown
84 ¦ The World Is In A Tangle ¦ Jimmy Rogers
85 ¦ B.B. Blues ¦ B.B. King
86 ¦ My Summer's Gone ¦ Four Buddies
87 ¦ I'm Gonna Dig Myself A Hole ¦ Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
88 ¦ Honey Bee ¦ Muddy Waters
89 ¦ She's Dynamite ¦ B.B. King
90 ¦ Sweet Slumber ¦ Four Buddies
91 ¦ Dear John ¦ Hank Williams
92 ¦ Hard Workin' Woman ¦ B.B. King

93 ¦ Lonesome Whistle ¦ Hank Williams
94 ¦ Tired Of Crying ¦ Fats Domino
95 ¦ I'm In The Mood ¦ John Lee Hooker
96 ¦ Ouch! Pretty Baby ¦ Rosco Gordon
97 ¦ Mr. Blues ¦ Lil' Son Jackson
98 ¦ Stay Away (unreleased master) ¦ Fats Domino
99 ¦ I'm Just A Fool In Love ¦ Orioles
100 ¦ Black Night ¦ Charles Brown

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1951:

101 ¦ Weeping Willow Blues ¦ Dominoes
102 ¦ Roscoe's Boogie ¦ Rosco Gordon
103 ¦ I'd Still Want You ¦ Hank Williams
104 ¦ Let Your Tears Fall, Baby ¦ Big Mama Thornton
105 ¦ Looking For A Man ¦ Little Esther
106 ¦ No No Baby ¦ Fats Domino
107 ¦ Hey Little Girl ¦ Professor Longhair
108 ¦ My Baby Was Right ¦ Smiley Lewis
109 ¦ I Miss You So ¦ Orioles
110 ¦ Rockin' And Rollin' ¦ Lil' Son Jackson

MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1952:
1 ¦ Gumbo Blues ¦ Smiley Lewis
2 ¦ Have Mercy Baby ¦ Dominoes
3 ¦ Honky Tonk Blues ¦ Hank Williams
4 ¦ Lawdy Miss Clawdy ¦ Lloyd Price
5 ¦ Your Daddy's Dogging Around ¦ Todd Rhodes w/ Connie Allen
6 ¦ Good Bread Alley ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
7 ¦ K.C. Loving ¦ Little Willie Littlefield
8 ¦ Ain't Nothing Happening ¦ Little Richard
9 ¦ Rocket 69 ¦ Todd Rhodes w/ Connie Allen
10 ¦ Aged And Mellow ¦ Little Esther
11 ¦ I Don't Know ¦ Willie Mabon
12 ¦ I Brought It All On Myself ¦ Little Richard
13 ¦ One Mint Julep ¦ Clovers
14 ¦ Jambalaya ¦ Hank Williams
15 ¦ Courage To Love ¦ Five Royales
16 ¦ Mr. Highway Man (Sun alternate) ¦ Howlin' Wolf
17 ¦ I'd Be Satisfied ¦ Dominoes
18 ¦ Last Of The Good Rockin' Men ¦ Four Jacks
19 ¦ Beside You ¦ Swallows
20 ¦ Red Sails In The Sunset ¦ Five Keys
21 ¦ I Can't Lose With The Stuff I Use ¦ Lester Williams
22 ¦ Rock The Joint ¦ Bill Haley & the Comets
23 ¦ Ting-A-Ling ¦ Clovers
24 ¦ I Believe ¦ Elmore James
25 ¦ I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive ¦ Hank Williams
26 ¦ That's What You're Doing To Me ¦ Dominoes
27 ¦ Serve Another Round ¦ Five Keys
28 ¦ Baby, Don't Do It ¦ Five Royales
29 ¦ It's So Peaceful ¦ Smiley Lewis
30 ¦ Goin' Home ¦ Fats Domino
31 ¦ Saturday Night Daddy ¦ Little Esther
32 ¦ I've Got The Last Laugh Now ¦ Roy Brown
33 ¦ Get Rich Quick ¦ Little Richard
34 ¦ 5-10-15 Hours ¦ Ruth Brown
35 ¦ Dream Girl ¦ Jesse & Marvin
36 ¦ She Rocks ¦ Cardinals
37 ¦ Roll Mr. Jelly ¦ Amos Milburn
38 ¦ Rocking On Sunday Night ¦ Treniers
39 ¦ Take All Of Me ¦ Five Royales
40 ¦ I Held My Baby Last Night ¦ Elmore James
41 ¦ Street Walking Woman ¦ T-Bone Walker
42 ¦ Lillie Mae ¦ Smiley Lewis
43 ¦ The Walkin' Blues ¦ Jesse Powell (Fluffy Hunter)
44 ¦ The Bump ¦ Cardinals
45 ¦ No More Doggin' ¦ Rosco Gordon
46 ¦ Please Baby Please ¦ Swallows
47 ¦ Working For My Baby ¦ H-Bomb Ferguson
48 ¦ I Only Have Eyes For You ¦ Swallows
49 ¦ I Played The Fool ¦ Clovers
50 ¦ Yes Indeed (unreleased master) ¦ Orioles with Moms Mabley
51 ¦ Oh, Oh, Oh Baby ¦ Checkers
52 ¦ Bring It Back ¦ Wynonie Harris
53 ¦ See See Rider ¦ Orioles
54 ¦ Keep On Churnin' ¦ Wynonie Harris
55 ¦ You Win Again ¦ Hank Williams
56 ¦ Hey Miss Fannie ¦ Clovers
57 ¦ Bad News Baby ¦ Wynonie Harris
58 ¦ So Much Trouble ¦ Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
59 ¦ Settin' The Woods On Fire ¦ Hank Williams
60 ¦ Where Were You ¦ Smiley Lewis
61 ¦ Reeling And Rocking ¦ Fats Domino
62 ¦ I'll Be Gone ¦ Fats Domino
63 ¦ Follow The Rule ¦ Johnny Ace
64 ¦ Getting Tired, Tired, Tired ¦ Orioles
65 ¦ Middle Of The Night ¦ Clovers
66 ¦ Mailman Blues ¦ Lloyd Price
67 ¦ All Night Long ¦ Royals (with Wynonie Harris)
68 ¦ Can't Do Sixty No More ¦ Du Droppers
69 ¦ My Song ¦ Johnny Ace
70 ¦ Nine Below Zero ¦ Sonny Boy Williamson
71 ¦ You're Part Of Me ¦ Four Buddies
72 ¦ I'll Drown In My Tears ¦ Sonny Thompson (Lula Reed)
73 ¦ The Wolf Is At Your Door ¦ Howlin' Wolf
74 ¦ The Bells Are Ringing ¦ Smiley Lewis
75 ¦ It Ain't Gonna Be Like That ¦ Orioles (unreleased master)
76 ¦ Blackberry Boogie ¦ Tennessee Ernie Ford
77 ¦ New Blowtop Blues ¦ Dinah Washington
78 ¦ C.V. Wine Blues ¦ Howlin' Wolf (unreleased master)
79 ¦ Forgive Me Baby ¦ Elmo Nixon (Henry Hayes Orchestra)
80 ¦ I'm Gone ¦ Shirley & Lee
81 ¦ Oooh-Oooh-Oooh ¦ Lloyd Price
82 ¦ Mainliner ¦ Little Esther & Robins
83 ¦ Yes Sir That's My Baby ¦ Five Keys
84 ¦ You Know I Know ¦ Five Royales
85 ¦ Shake It Up And Go ¦ B.B. King
86 ¦ Howlin' Wolf Boogie ¦ Howlin' Wolf
87 ¦ Stormy Weather ¦ Five Sharps
88 ¦ Restless Heart ¦ Lloyd Price
89 ¦ She Moves Me ¦ Muddy Waters
90 ¦ Don't Cry Baby ¦ Orioles
91 ¦ A Beggar For Your Kisses ¦ Diamonds

92 ¦ Rhythm Rockin' Boogie ¦ John Lee
93 ¦ All Night Long ¦ Muddy Waters
94 ¦ Barfly ¦ Orioles
95 ¦ In The Alley ¦ Dave Bartholomew
96 ¦ Night Train ¦ Jimmy Forrest
97 ¦ Every Beat Of My Heart ¦ Royals
98 ¦ You Know I Love You ¦ B.B. King
99 ¦ Flame In My Heart ¦ Checkers
100 ¦ You Belong To Me ¦ Orioles

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1952:

101 ¦ I Ain't Gonna Cry For You (unreleased master) ¦ Dominoes

102 ¦ Mr. Low Love ¦ Terry Timmons
103 ¦ Rockin' With Fes ¦ Roy Byrd
104 ¦ Night's Curtains ¦ Checkers
105 ¦ Let's Party ¦ Jesse Allen
106 ¦ Dance With A Dolly ¦ Bill Haley & Comets
107¦ Nothin' Shakin' Baby ¦ Four Buddies (unreleased master)
108¦ I'm Gonna Put You Down ¦ Tampa Red
109¦ Sundown Boogie ¦ Bill Haley & Comets
110 Five Long Years ¦ Eddie Boyd
111¦ Moonrise ¦ Royals

MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1953:
1 ¦ Head Happy With Wine ¦ Sticks McGhee
2 ¦ Money Honey ¦ Drifters
3 ¦ Too Much Lovin' ¦ Five Royales
4 ¦ Honey Hush ¦ Joe Turner
5 ¦ Big Mamou ¦ Smiley Lewis
6 ¦ Please Love Me ¦ B.B. King
7 ¦ White Cliffs Of Dover ¦ Checkers
8 ¦ I Didn't Want To Do It ¦ Spiders
9 ¦ Playgirl ¦ Smiley Lewis
10 ¦ Please Don't Leave Me ¦ Fats Domino
11 ¦ Sunday Kind Of Love ¦ Harptones
12 ¦ Baby It's You ¦ Spaniels
13 ¦ Feel So Good ¦ Five Thrills
14 ¦ Please Don't Go ¦ Floyd Dixon
15 ¦ How Would You Know ¦ Robins
16 ¦ If I Can't Have You ¦ Flamingos
17 ¦ TV Mama ¦ Joe Turner
18 ¦ Jungle Juice ¦ Sticks McGhee
19 ¦ Hound Dog ¦ Big Mama Thornton
20 ¦ Crying In The Chapel ¦ Orioles

21 ¦ Just A Little Walk ¦ Bobby Marchan
22 ¦ Get It Off Your Mind ¦ Robins
23 ¦ Gee ¦ Crows
24 ¦ Rose Mary ¦ Fats Domino
25 ¦ Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop ¦ Joe Turner
26 ¦ Get It ¦ Royals
27 ¦ Caldonia's Party ¦ Smiley Lewis
28 ¦ Ball The Wall (unreleased master) ¦ Prof. Longhair
29 ¦ Crazy Crazy Crazy ¦ Five Royales
30 ¦ Just In From Texas ¦ Rosco Gordon
31 ¦ Crawlin' ¦ Clovers
32 ¦ Crawdad Hole ¦ Joe Turner
33 ¦ The Mojo ¦ J.B. Lenoir
34 ¦ My God Is Real ¦ Prisonaires
35 ¦ That's How I Feel About You ¦ Buddy & Ella Johnson
36 ¦ Laundromat Blues ¦ Five Royales
37 ¦ Send For Me ¦ Big Maybelle
38 ¦ Going To The River ¦ Fats Domino
39 ¦ Ten Days In Jail ¦ Robins
40 ¦ No Blow, No Show ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
41 ¦ Let's Have A Party ¦ Amos Milburn
42 ¦ 4 x 11 = 44 ¦ Bobby Mitchell & Toppers
43 ¦ The Bells Ring Out ¦ Spaniels
44 ¦ She Felt Too Good ¦ Jimmy McCracklin
45 ¦ Teardrops On My Pillow ¦ Orioles
46 ¦ One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer ¦ Amos Milburn
47 ¦ I'm Mad ¦ Willie Mabon
48 ¦ Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean ¦ Ruth Brown
49 ¦ Ain't It A Shame ¦ Lloyd Price
50 ¦ My Saddest Hour ¦ Five Keys
51 ¦ Hole In The Wall ¦ Floyd Dixon
52 ¦ Where You At ¦ Lloyd Price
53 ¦ Hittin' On Me ¦ Buddy & Ella Johnson
54 ¦ Mardi Gras In New Orleans ¦ Fats Domino
55 ¦ Please Hurry Home ¦ B.B. King
56 ¦ Your Cheatin' Heart ¦ Hank Williams
57 ¦ Well, I Done Got Over It ¦ Guitar Slim
58 ¦ The Deacon Don't Like It ¦ Wynonie Harris
59 ¦ Early In The Morning ¦ Elmore James
60 ¦ Lovie Darling ¦ Cardinals
61 ¦ Carried Away ¦ Flamingos
62 ¦ Love Me Til Your Dying Day ¦ Muskateers
63 ¦ Whistle My Love ¦ Moonglows
64 ¦ Till Then ¦ Orioles
65 ¦ Letter From Home ¦ Roy Brown
66 ¦ Baby Please ¦ Moonglows
67 ¦ House Cleaning ¦ Spaniels
68 ¦ 5 O'Clock Blues ¦ Memphis Slim
69 ¦ Cadillac Baby (unreleased master) ¦ Little Caeser
70 ¦ My Girl Awaits Me ¦ Castelles
71 ¦ Lonesome Desert ¦ Young Jessie
72 ¦ The Clock ¦ Johnny Ace
73 ¦ I Wanna Know ¦ Dolly Cooper
74 ¦ Pony Tail ¦ T-Bone Walker
75 ¦ Rocking And Crying Blues ¦ Five Keys
76 ¦ Feelin' Good ¦ Little Junior's Blue Flames
77 ¦ Laugh ¦ Swallows
78 ¦ Dynaflow ¦ Caverliers
79 ¦ Can't Keep From Crying ¦ Five Keys
80 ¦ Someday, Someway ¦ Flamingos
81 ¦ Rockin' At Midnight ¦ Five Thrills
82 ¦ Move Me Baby ¦ Lamplighters
83 ¦ Lying Woman (Unreleased track) ¦ Smiley Lewis
84 ¦ Woke Up This Morning ¦ B.B. King
85 ¦ My Country Man ¦ Big Maybelle
86 ¦ You Look So Fine (unreleased) ¦ Jimmy McCracklin
87 ¦ I'm Just Your Fool ¦ Buddy & Ella Johnson
88 ¦ Rack 'Em Back ¦ Bobby Mitchell & Toppers
89 ¦ Kaw-Liga ¦ Hank Williams
90 ¦ Mess Around ¦ Ray Charles
91 ¦ I'll Never Tell ¦ Harptones
92 ¦ The Comeback ¦ Memphis Slim
93 ¦ Mercy Mr. Percy ¦ Varetta Dillard
94 ¦ Tell Me Pretty Baby ¦ Lloyd Price
95 ¦ I'm Crying ¦ Bobby Mitchell & Toppers
96 ¦ Nobody's Loving Me ¦ Swallows
97 ¦ The Way I Feel ¦ Drifters
98 ¦ Jinny Mule ¦ Big Maybelle
99 ¦ Crazy Times ¦ Lamplighters
100 ¦ Fool At The Wheel ¦ Tempo-Toppers (Little Richard)

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1953:

101 ¦ Don't Fuck Around With Love ¦ Blenders
102 ¦ Sweetness ¦ Castelles
103 ¦ Here Goes A Fool ¦ Clovers
104 ¦ What's Going On ¦ Johnny "Guitar" Watson
105 ¦ Mad Love ¦ Muddy Waters
106 ¦ Hot Fish ¦ Sherman "Blues" Johnson
107 ¦ The Things That I Used To Do ¦ Guitar Slim

MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1954:
1 ¦ Shake, Rattle And Roll ¦ Joe Turner
2 ¦ Rub A Little Boogie ¦ Champion Jack Dupree
3 ¦ Good Rocking Tonight ¦ Elvis Presley
4 ¦ Baby I Need You ¦ El Dorados
5 ¦ I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine ¦ Elvis Presley
6 ¦ I'm Ready ¦ Muddy Waters
7 ¦ I Was Wrong ¦ Moonglows
8 ¦ Annie Had A Baby ¦ Midnighters
9 ¦ Blue Moon Of Kentucky ¦ Elvis Presley
10 ¦ Shake That Thing ¦ Wynonie Harris
11 ¦ My Lovin' Baby ¦ El Dorados
12 ¦ Well All Right ¦ Joe Turner
13 ¦ Just Make Love To Me ¦ Muddy Waters
14 ¦ Wrap It Up ¦ Robins
15 ¦ Shake, Rattle And Roll ¦ Bill Haley & Comets
16 ¦ Hoochie Coochie Man ¦ Muddy Waters
17 ¦ Where Did You Stay ¦ Fats Domino
18 ¦ Guitar Slim (unreleased master) ¦ Guitar Slim
19 ¦ Jockomo ¦ Sugarboy
20 ¦ You Ain't Ready ¦ Flamingos
21 ¦ Love's All I'm Puttin' Down ¦ Spiders (unreleased master)
22 ¦ Cherry Pie ¦ Marvin & Johnny
23 ¦ Don't You Know ¦ Ray Charles
24 ¦ Ling Ting Tong ¦ Five Keys
25 ¦ The Wind ¦ Diablos
26 ¦ You Done Me Wrong ¦ Fats Domino
27 ¦ Work With Me Annie ¦ Royals
28 ¦ Let's Have Some Fun ¦ Slim Saunders
29 ¦ Let's Make Up ¦ Spaniels
30 ¦ I'm Slippin' In ¦ Spiders
31 ¦ The Cheater ¦ Jimmy McCracklin
32 ¦ I Used To Cry Mercy Mercy ¦ Lamplighters
33 ¦ Sincerely ¦ Moonglows
34 ¦ Hearts Of Stone ¦ Jewels
35 ¦ Buick 59 ¦ Medallions
36 ¦ Women And Cadillacs ¦ Nite Riders
37 ¦ Riot In Cell Block # 9 ¦ Robins
38 ¦ Gloria ¦ Cadillacs
39 ¦ Hearts Of Stone ¦ Charms
40 ¦ God Only Knows ¦ Capris
41 ¦ Real Gone Mama ¦ Moonglows
42 ¦ High Low Jack ¦ Buddy Lucas
43 ¦ Give It Up ¦ Midnighters
44 ¦ Kiss Me ¦ Marvin & Johnny
45 ¦ 219 Train ¦ Moonglows
46 ¦ Earth Angel ¦ Penguins
47 ¦ Jump Children ¦ Flamingos
48 ¦ Sh-Boom ¦ Chords
49 ¦ Tweedle Dee ¦ LaVern Baker
50 ¦ White Christmas ¦ Drifters
51 ¦ Rock Around The Clock ¦ Bill Haley & Comets
52 ¦ That's All Right ¦ Elvis Presley
53 ¦ Don't Stop Dan ¦ Checkers
54 ¦ Honey Love ¦ Drifters
55 ¦ You've Been Fooling Around ¦ Checkers
56 ¦ Married Woman ¦ Joe Turner
57 ¦ Evil Is Goin' On ¦ Howlin' Wolf
58 ¦ Sexy Ways ¦ Midnighters
59 ¦ Whole Lotta Lovin' ¦ B.B. King
60 ¦ It Should've Been Me ¦ Ray Charles
61 ¦ Hey Senorita ¦ Penguins
62 ¦ Warm Your Heart ¦ Drifters
63 ¦ Down The Road ¦ Smiley Lewis
64 ¦ Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite ¦ Spaniels
65 ¦ You Upset Me Baby ¦ B.B. King
66 ¦ Little School Girl ¦ Fats Domino
67 ¦ I've Got A Woman ¦ Ray Charles
68 ¦ Tick Tock ¦ Marvin & Johnny
69 ¦ I Wanna Know ¦ Lamplighters
70 ¦ Night And Day (unreleased master) ¦ Jimmy McCracklin
71 ¦ Drunk Again ¦ Champion Jack Dupree
72 ¦ Your Cash Ain't Nothing But Trash ¦ Clovers
73 ¦ My Baby Dearest Darling ¦ Charms
74 ¦ Poison Ivy ¦ Willie Mabon
75 ¦ The Ice Man (unreleased track) ¦ Dave Bartholomew
76 ¦ Ookey Ook ¦ Penguins
77 ¦ Mama, Talk To Your Daughter ¦ J.B. Lenore
78 ¦ Shim Sham Shimmy ¦ Champion Jack Dupree
79 ¦ Pledging My Love ¦ Johnny Ace
80 ¦ Lovey Dovey ¦ Clovers
81 ¦ Rice, Red Beans And Turnip Greens ¦ Tempo-Toppers (Little Richard)
82 ¦ Any Day Now ¦ Buddy & Ella Johnson
83 ¦ Baby Let's Play House ¦ Arthur Gunter
84 ¦ Crazy Loving (Stay With Me) ¦ Midnighters
85 ¦ Framed ¦ Robins
86 ¦ Blue Valentine ¦ Solitaires
87 ¦ Don't Drop It ¦ Wilbert Harrison
88 ¦ Play It Cool ¦ Spaniels
89 ¦ Sister Lucy ¦ Bobby Mitchell & Toppers
90 ¦ Tears Began To Flow ¦ Spiders
91 ¦ Blue Monday ¦ Smiley Lewis
92 ¦ Annie's Answer ¦ Hazel McCollum and El Dorados
93 ¦ Bip Bam ¦ Drifters
94 ¦ My Gal ¦ Moonglows
95 ¦ Blues In A Letter ¦ Flamingos
96 ¦ It Was Just For Laughs ¦ Harptones
97 ¦ Oh Yes I Know ¦ Jewels
98 ¦ My Memories Of You ¦ Harptones
99 ¦ Half Pint-A-Whiskey ¦ Young John Watson
100 ¦ Walkin' The Track ¦ Lloyd Price

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1954:
101 ¦ Love Contest ¦ Ruth Brown
102 ¦ Travelin' On (unreleased master) ¦ Sticks McGhee
103 ¦ Sick And Tired ¦ Lula Reed
104 ¦ The Wiggle Waggle Woo ¦ Sticks McGhee
105 ¦ You Know-Yeah ¦ Pee Wee Crayton
106 ¦ Mellow As A Man Can Be ¦ Hollywood Flames (unissued master)
107 ¦ Shuckin' Mama ¦ Sonnny Boy Williamson
108 ¦ Deep In My Heart ¦ Five Keys
109 ¦ Little Mama ¦ Clovers
110 ¦ Everyday I Have The Blues ¦ B.B. King

MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1955:
1 ¦ Tutti-Frutti ¦ Little Richard
2 ¦ Midnight Cannonball ¦ Joe Turner
3 ¦ My Babe ¦ Little Walter
4 ¦ Bo Diddley ¦ Bo Diddley
5 ¦ Stand By Me ¦ Guitar Slim
6 ¦ Whatcha Gonna Do ¦ Drifters
7 ¦ I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone ¦ Elvis Presley
8 ¦ Gone, Gone, Gone ¦ Carl Perkins
9 ¦ Folsom Prison Blues ¦ Johnny Cash
10 ¦ If You Love Me (Let Me Know) ¦ Clovers
11 ¦ Feel So Good ¦ Shirley & Lee
12 ¦ Flip, Flop And Fly ¦ Joe Turner
13 ¦ No Need Acting Like That ¦ Mamie Ree (unreleased master)
14 ¦ Move Baby Move ¦ Larry Harrison
15 ¦ Steamboat ¦ Drifters
16 ¦ House Party ¦ Amos Milburn
17 ¦ Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On ¦ Roy Hall
18 ¦ Diddley Daddy ¦ Bo Diddley
19 ¦ Nip Sip ¦ Clovers
20 ¦ You're My Big Baby Now ¦ Roy Moss
21 ¦ Six To Eight ¦ Sticks McGhee
22 ¦ Dust My Blues ¦ Elmore James
23 ¦ You're A Heartbreaker ¦ Elvis Presley
24 ¦ Long Gone Lonesome Blues ¦ Marty Robbins
25 ¦ Bring The Money Home ¦ Orioles (unreleased master)
26 ¦ Seventh Son ¦ Willie Mabon
27 ¦ Nite Owl ¦ Tony Allen & Champs
28 ¦ Don't Think I Will ¦ Young Jessie
29 ¦ At My Front Door ¦ El Dorados
30 ¦ Story Untold ¦ Nutmegs
31 ¦ Shut Your Mouth ¦ B.B. King
32 ¦ Down In Mexico ¦ Kidds (unreleased master)
33 ¦ Come Back My Love ¦ Wrens
34 ¦ Get Your Mind Out Of The Gutter ¦ Sticks McGhee
35 ¦ Upside Your Head ¦ Buddy & Ella Johnson
36 ¦ Real Gone Lover ¦ Smiley Lewis
37 ¦ One Kiss ¦ Robins
38 ¦ If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin' ¦ Bullmoose Jackson
39 ¦ Bells In My Heart ¦ Spiders
40 ¦ Ain't It A Shame ¦ Fats Domino
41 ¦ All Around The World ¦ Little Willie John
42 ¦ You Didn't Learn It At Home ¦ Five Royales
43 ¦ You Baby You ¦ Cleftones
44 ¦ Morning, Noon And Night ¦ Joe Turner
45 ¦ You Nearly Lose Your Mind ¦ Roy Moss
46 ¦ I'm A Man ¦ Bo Diddley
47 ¦ I Hear You Knocking ¦ Smiley Lewis
48 ¦ Git to Gittin' Baby ¦ Wynonie Harris
49 ¦ Mary Lou ¦ Young Jessie
50 ¦ Heaven And Paradise ¦ Don Julian & Meadowlarks
51 ¦ Smokey Joe's Cafe ¦ Robins
52 ¦ Baby Let's Make Some Love ¦ Penguins
53 ¦ Blue Velvet ¦ Clovers
54 ¦ Will You Love Me ¦ Marvin & Johnny
55 ¦ Drunk, Drunk, Drunk ¦ Kidds
56 ¦ Baby Let's Play House ¦ Elvis Presley
57 ¦ WPLJ ¦ Four Deuces
58 ¦ If Teardrops Were Kisses ¦ Robins
59 ¦ Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On ¦ Big Maybelle
60 ¦ Yours Truly ¦ Pee Wee Crayton
61 ¦ Maybellene ¦ Chuck Berry
62 ¦ When You Dance ¦ Turbans
63 ¦ All By Myself ¦ Fats Domino
64 ¦ Why Do Fools Fall In Love ¦ Teenagers
65 ¦ Speedoo ¦ Cadillacs
66 ¦ Come Back My Love ¦ Cardinals
67 ¦ Bring It To Jerome ¦ Bo Diddley
68 ¦ Life Is But A Dream ¦ Harptones
69 ¦ Witchcraft ¦ Spiders
70 ¦ Hide And Seek ¦ Joe Turner
71 ¦ Lily Maebelle ¦ Valentines
72 ¦ Jump With You Baby ¦ B.B. King
73 ¦ Let The Doorbell Ring ¦ Champion Jack Dupree
74 ¦ Don't Start Me Talkin' ¦ Sonny Boy Williamson
75 ¦ Mardi Gras Mambo ¦ Hawketts
76 ¦ Ain't Got The Money ¦ Mello-Harps
77 ¦ Ti-Ri-Lee ¦ Joe Turner
78 ¦ In The Morning Time ¦ Clovers
79 ¦ Milkcow Blues Boogie ¦ Elvis Presley
80 ¦ Git With The Grits ¦ Wynonie Harris
81 ¦ Bumpity Bump ¦ Smiley Lewis
82 ¦ Tennessee Toddy ¦ Marty Robbins
83 ¦ La-La ¦ Fats Domino
84 ¦ Double Crossing Liquor ¦ Sticks McGhee
85 ¦ Good Rocking Daddy ¦ Etta James
86 ¦ Whadaya Want ¦ Robins
87 ¦ Most Of All ¦ Moonglows
88 ¦ That's Your Mistake ¦ Charms
89 ¦ Who Will Be Next ¦ Howlin' Wolf
90 ¦ What's It All About ¦ Little Leo
91 ¦ Thirty Days ¦ Chuck Berry
92 ¦ Met A Girl On The Corner ¦ Orchids (unreleased master)
93 ¦ Chop Chop Boom ¦ Danderliers
94 ¦ 16 Tons ¦ Tennessee Ernie Ford
95 ¦ Lovable Lily ¦ Mellows
96 ¦ Sag, Drag And Fall ¦ Sid King & Five Strings
97 ¦ Country Boy ¦ Big Tiny Kennedy
98 ¦ I'll Be Forever Loving You ¦ El Dorados
99 ¦ With All Your Heart ¦ Five Royales
100 ¦ See You Later Alligator ¦ Bill Haley & Comets

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1955:
101 ¦ Ashamed Of Myself ¦ Midnighters
102 ¦ I'm Gonna Ruin You ¦ Jimmy Reed
103 ¦ No Money ¦ Lil' Son Jackson
104 ¦ So Doggone Lonesome ¦ Johnny Cash
105 ¦ Later Alligator ¦ Bobby Charles
106 ¦ Single Life ¦ Billy Tate
107 ¦ Runnin' Wild ¦ Pee Wee Crayton
108 ¦ One Monkey Don't Stop No Show ¦ Big Maybelle
109 ¦ Fishtail Blues ¦ Wynonie Harris
110 ¦ I Ain't Getting Caught ¦ Five Royales
111 ¦ Pretty Mama ¦ Marty Robbins
112 ¦ Move Baby Move ¦ Billy (The Kid) Emerson
113 ¦ The Wallflower ¦ Etta James

MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1956:
1 ¦ I'm In Love Again ¦ Fats Domino
2 ¦ Long Tall Sally ¦ Little Richard
3 ¦ Don't Go No Farther ¦ Muddy Waters
4 ¦ Honey Hush ¦ Johnny Burnette Trio
5 ¦ The Train Kept A'Rollin' ¦ Johnny Burnette Trio
6 ¦ Blue Monday ¦ Fats Domino
7 ¦ Roll Over Beethoven ¦ Chuck Berry
8 ¦ All Mama's Children ¦ Carl Perkins
9 ¦ End Of The Road ¦ Jerry Lee Lewis
10 ¦ Dark Is The Night (part 1) ¦ B.B. King
11 ¦ Modern Don Juan ¦ Buddy Holly
12 ¦ One Hand Loose ¦ Charlie Feathers
13 ¦ All By Myself ¦ Johnny Burnette Trio
14 ¦ Slippin' And Slidin' ¦ Little Richard
15 ¦ Fever ¦ Little Willie John
16 ¦ Dixie Fried ¦ Carl Perkins
17 ¦ Someday ¦ Smiley Lewis
18 ¦ Blue Suede Shoes ¦ Carl Perkins
19 ¦ Rip It Up ¦ Little Richard
20 ¦ Bottle To The Baby ¦ Charlie Feathers
21 ¦ Tear It Up ¦ Johnny Burnette Trio
22 ¦ Lonesome Train ¦ Johnny Burnette Trio
23 ¦ Jim Dandy ¦ LaVern Baker
24 ¦ Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee ¦ Johnny Burnette Trio
25 ¦ That Ain't Nothing But Right ¦ Mac Curtis
26 ¦ Four Letter Word - Rock ¦ Dale Hawkins
27 ¦ Oh What A Nite ¦ Dells
28 ¦ Tired And Sleepy ¦ Cochran Brothers
29 ¦ Go Go Go ¦ Roy Orbison
30 ¦ Come Go With Me ¦ Del-Vikings
31 ¦ Ready Teddy ¦ Little Richard
32 ¦ Skinny Jim (alternate version) ¦ Eddie Cochran
33 ¦ Down In The Bottom ¦ Rockers
34 ¦ Boppin' The Blues ¦ Carl Perkins
35 ¦ Flip Flop Mama ¦ Eddie Bond
36 ¦ That's My Reward ¦ Billy Wallace
37 ¦ Open Up The Back Door ¦ Midnighters
38 ¦ Hound Dog ¦ Elvis Presley
39 ¦ Sweet Love On My Mind ¦ Johnny Burnette Trio
40 ¦ Be-Bop-A-Lula ¦ Gene Vincent & Bluecaps
41 ¦ Ooby Dooby ¦ Roy Orbison
42 ¦ Diddy Wah Diddy ¦ Bo Diddley
43 ¦ Make Like A Rock And Roll ¦ Don Woody (unreleased master)
44 ¦ Stutterin' Papa ¦ Buck Griffin
45 ¦ Your Promise To Be Mine ¦ Drifters
46 ¦ Hepcat Boogie ¦ Fletcher Hanna With Red "Joe" Raynor And His Ozark Playboys
47 ¦ Up On The Mountain ¦ Magnificents
48 ¦ One Sided Love Affair ¦ Elvis Presley
49 ¦ I Walk The Line ¦ Johnny Cash
50 ¦ Burnin' The Wind ¦ Billy Wallace
51 ¦ Money Honey (Live Version) ¦ Elvis Presley
52 ¦ Your Baby Blue Eyes ¦ Johnny Burnette Trio
53 ¦ When It's Love Time ¦ Brownie McGhee
54 ¦ I Ain't Got You ¦ Billy Boy
55 ¦ Let's You And I Go Steady ¦ Pearls
56 ¦ Let The Good Times Roll ¦ Shirley & Lee
57 ¦ Oh But She Did ¦ El Capris

58 ¦ Rock And Roll Deacon ¦ Screamin' Joe Neal
59 ¦ Woman Love ¦ Gene Vincent & Bluecaps
60 ¦ You're Back With Me (The Angels Sang)¦ Solitaires
61 ¦ My Baby Left Me ¦ Elvis Presley
62 ¦ So Long ¦ Fats Domino
63 ¦ Singing The Blues ¦ Guy Mitchell
64 ¦ My Blue Heaven ¦ Fats Domino
65 ¦ Don't Be Cruel ¦ Elvis Presley
66 ¦ Too Much Monkey Business ¦ Chuck Berry
67 ¦ Honey Don't ¦ Carl Perkins
68 ¦ Just Because ¦ Elvis Presley
69 ¦ Woo Woo Train ¦ Valentines
70 ¦ Stranded In The Jungle ¦ Cadets
71 ¦ Race With The Devil ¦ Gene Vincent & Bluecaps
72 ¦ Rock Billy Boogie ¦ Johnny Burnette
73 ¦ So Glad You're Mine ¦ Elvis Presley
74 ¦ Party Doll ¦ Buddy Knox
75 ¦ Heartbreak Hotel ¦ Elvis Presley
76 ¦ Please Please Please ¦ James Brown & Famous Flames
77 ¦ See You Soon Baboon ¦ Dale Hawkins
78 ¦ The Closer You Are ¦ Channels
79 ¦ You've Got Me Dizzy ¦ Jimmy Reed
80 ¦ The Girl Can't Help It ¦ Little Richard
81 ¦ Hit That Jive Jack ¦ Boyd Bennett & Rockets
82 ¦ Ain't Got No Home ¦ Clarence "Frogman" Henry
83 ¦ Down In Mexico ¦ Coasters
84 ¦ Who Do You Love ¦ Bo Diddley
85 ¦ Little Girl Of Mine ¦ Cleftones
86 ¦ Morse Code (unreleased master) ¦ Don Woody
87 ¦ See Saw ¦ Moonglows
88 ¦ Rockin' Rollin' Stone ¦ Andy Starr
89 ¦ Blue Suede Shoes ¦ Elvis Presley
90 ¦ Sit Down Baby ¦ Otis Rush
91 ¦ Digging The Boogie ¦ Roy Hall
92 ¦ Seven Nights To Rock ¦ Moon Mullican
93 ¦ Three Alley Cats ¦ Roy Hall
94 ¦ Respectfully Miss Brooks ¦ Marty Robbins
95 ¦ Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad ¦ Wanda Jackson
96 ¦ The Girl I Love ¦ Cadillacs
97 ¦ In The Still Of The Night ¦ Five Satins
98 ¦ You Ain't Treatin' Me Right ¦ Mac Curtis
99 ¦ You Gave Me Peace Of Mind ¦ Spaniels
100 ¦ Everybody's Rockin' But Me ¦ Jack Turner

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1956:

101 ¦ Honey Chile ¦ Fats Domino
102 ¦ Chonnie-On-Chon ¦ James Brown & Famous Flames
103 ¦ Church Bells May Ring ¦ Willows
104 ¦ No, No, No, No, No ¦ James Brown & Famous Flames
105 ¦ That's What I'll Do ¦ Shirley & Lee
106 ¦ Blueberry Hill ¦ Fats Domino
107 ¦ Chicken Shack ¦ Amos Milburn
108 ¦ Darling How Long ¦ Heartbeats
109 ¦ I Cry Oh ¦ Eddie Bo
110 ¦ There Goes (A Pretty Girl) ¦ Enchanters

111 ¦ Down At Big Mamma's House ¦ Rex Hale
112 ¦ Smokestack Lightning ¦ Howlin' Wolf
113 ¦ There You Go ¦ Johnny Cash
114 ¦ Latch On (unreleased master) ¦ Cochran Brothers
115 ¦ I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On ¦ James Brown & Famous Flames
116 ¦ Your Way ¦ Heartbeats

MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1957:
1 ¦ What About Your Daughter? ¦ J.B. Lenoir
2 ¦ Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu ¦ Huey "Piano" Smith
3 ¦ Matchbox ¦ Carl Perkins
4 ¦ Before You Accuse Me ¦ Bo Diddley
5 ¦ Think ¦ Five Royales
6 ¦ That'll Be The Day ¦ Crickets
7 ¦ School Day ¦ Chuck Berry
8 ¦ Great Balls Of Fire ¦ Jerry Lee Lewis
9 ¦ Bye Bye Love ¦ Everly Brothers
10 ¦ Keep A'Knockin' ¦ Little Richard
11 ¦ All Shook Up ¦ Elvis Presley
12 ¦ Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On ¦ Jerry Lee Lewis
13 ¦ Baby Loves Him ¦ Wanda Jackson
14 ¦ Searchin' ¦ Coasters
15 ¦ Two Timin' Woman ¦ Jack Scott
16 ¦ I'm A King Bee ¦ Slim Harpo
17 ¦ You've Got Love ¦ Crickets
18 ¦ Maybe Baby ¦ Crickets
19 ¦ Rock And Roll Music ¦ Chuck Berry
20 ¦ Flying Saucer Rock And Roll ¦ Billy Riley
21 ¦ Jingle Bell Rock ¦ Bobby Helms
22 ¦ Red Hot ¦ Billy Riley
23 ¦ True Fine Mama ¦ Little Richard
24 ¦ Miss Ann ¦ Little Richard
25 ¦ Rock Around With Ollie Vee ¦ Buddy Holly
26 ¦ Oh Boy! ¦ Crickets
27 ¦ Got A Lot O'Living To Do ¦ Elvis Presley
28 ¦ Jailhouse Rock ¦ Elvis Presley
29 ¦ Mambo Santa Mambo ¦ Enchanters
30 ¦ Send Me Some Lovin' ¦ Little Richard
31 ¦ It Hurts Me Too ¦ Elmore James
32 ¦ Farther Up The Road ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
33 ¦ Too Much ¦ Elvis Presley
34 ¦ Just Because ¦ Lloyd Price

35 ¦ C.C. Rider ¦ Chuck Willis
36 ¦ Tell Me How ¦ Crickets
37 ¦ Lucille ¦ Little Richard
38 ¦ Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby ¦ Carl Perkins
39 ¦ A White Sport Coat ¦ Marty Robbins
40 ¦ Ain't That Love ¦ Brenda Lee
41 ¦ Dance To The Bop ¦ Gene Vincent & Bluecaps
42 ¦ Susie Q ¦ Dale Hawkins
43 ¦ You Can Do No Wrong ¦ Carl Perkins (unreleased master)
44 ¦ Say Boss Man ¦ Bo Diddley
45 ¦ Wake Up Little Susie ¦ Everly Brothers
46 ¦ Don't Let Go ¦ Roy Hamilton
47 ¦ Baby ¦ Little Richard
48 ¦ Cool Love ¦ Wanda Jackson
49 ¦ Don't Ask Me (To Be Lonely) ¦ Dubs
50 ¦ Don't Touch My Head ¦ J.B. Lenore
51 ¦ That's Right ¦ Carl Perkins
52 ¦ Your True Love ¦ Carl Perkins
53 ¦ Don't Want No Woman ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
54 ¦ I'm Looking For Someone To Love ¦ Crickets
55 ¦ Come On Baby ¦ Andre Williams
56 ¦ Blue Christmas ¦ Elvis Presley
57 ¦ Short Fat Fannie ¦ Larry Williams
58 ¦ Get A Job ¦ Silhouettes
59 ¦ Fujiama Mama ¦ Wanda Jackson
60 ¦ Not Fade Away ¦ Crickets
61 ¦ Treat Me Nice ¦ Elvis Presley
62 ¦ Black Slacks ¦ Joe Bennett & Sparkletones
63 ¦ Walking Along ¦ Solitaires
64 ¦ I'm Not Too Young To Fall In Love ¦ Lewis Lymon & Teenchords
65 ¦ My Juanita ¦ Crests
66 ¦ Mean Woman Blues ¦ Elvis Presley
67 ¦ The Crazy House ¦ Redd Foxx
68 ¦ Good News ¦ Muddy Waters
69 ¦ You're Gonna Cry ¦ Spaniels
70 ¦ I'm Walking ¦ Fats Domino
71 ¦ Got My Mojo Working ¦ Muddy Waters
72 ¦ Baby She's Gone ¦ Jack Scott
73 ¦ Five Days, Five Days ¦ Gene Vincent & Bluecaps
74 ¦ Young Blood ¦ Coasters
75 ¦ Fools Fall In Love ¦ Drifters
76 ¦ I Don't Need You ¦ James "Sugarboy" Crawford
77 ¦ That's The Way To Treat Your Woman ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
78 ¦ Next Time You See Me ¦ Junior Parker
79 ¦ Walking After Midnight ¦ Patsy Cline
80 ¦ Everyone's Laughing ¦ Spaniels
81 ¦ Why Do You Have To Go ¦ Dells
82 ¦ Coming Home ¦ Elmore James
83 ¦ Twenty Flight Rock ¦ Eddie Cochran
84 ¦ No! I Ain't Gonna Let You Go ¦ Buddy & Ella Johnson
85 ¦ Hoy Hoy ¦ Collins Kids
86 ¦ The Plea ¦ Chantels
87 ¦ Can I Come Over Tonight ¦ Velours
88 ¦ Raunchy ¦ Bill Justis
89 ¦ Put Your Cat Clothes On ¦ Carl Perkins (unreleased master)
90 ¦ Rock On ¦ Buddy Johnson
91 ¦ Ain't I'm A Dog ¦ Ronnie Self
92 ¦ Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues ¦ Buddy Holly
93 ¦ One Step At A Time ¦ Brenda Lee
94 ¦ Where's My Baby (unreleased master) ¦ Eddie Bo
95 ¦ You're Barking Up The Wrong Tree ¦ Don Woody
96 ¦ You Don't Know ¦ B.B. King
97 ¦ You Told A Fib ¦ Gene Vincent & Bluecaps
98 ¦ One Kiss ¦ Jimmy Rogers
99 ¦ Everyday ¦ Buddy Holly
100 ¦ Long Lonely Nights ¦ Lee Andrews & Hearts

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1957:
101 ¦ Whispering Bells ¦ Del-Vikings
102 ¦ Rock Therapy ¦ Johnny Burnette Trio
103 ¦ Looka, No Hair ¦ Professor Longhair
104 ¦ Sweet And Easy To Love ¦ Roy Orbison
105 ¦ Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache ¦ Warren Smith
106 ¦ Knock Down, Drag Out ¦ Buford Peek
107 ¦ Walk That Walk ¦ Eddie Bo
108 ¦ Teenage Rock ¦ Ronnie Jones & Classmates
109 ¦ Tall, Dark & Handsome Man ¦ Bobby Sisco
110 ¦ Love Charms ¦ Ray Stanley
111 ¦ Henpecked Daddy ¦ Ralph Johnson
112 ¦ Jitterbop Baby ¦ Hal Harris

113 ¦ Savoy's Jump ¦ Jimmy McCracklin

MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1958:
1 ¦ Down In Virginia ¦ Jimmy Reed
2 ¦ It'll Be Me (LP Version) ¦ Jerry Lee Lewis
3 ¦ Good Golly Miss Molly ¦ Little Richard
4 ¦ Summertime Blues ¦ Eddie Cochran

5 ¦ They Call Me Rockin' ¦ Sidney Simien & His All Stars
6 ¦ Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes ¦ Chuck Willis
7 ¦ Sweet Little Sixteen ¦ Chuck Berry
8 ¦ Sea Cruise ¦ Frankie Ford
9 ¦ The Way I Walk ¦ Jack Scott
10 ¦ Lewis Boogie ¦ Jerry Lee Lewis
11 ¦ Rock Around With Ollie Vee (LP Version) ¦ Buddy Holly
12 ¦ Drip Drop ¦ Drifters
13 ¦ What You Want ¦ Mac Curtis
14 ¦ Around And Around ¦ Chuck Berry
15 ¦ Jive After Five ¦ Carl Perkins
16 ¦ Got A Job ¦ Miracles
17 ¦ Lonely Teardrops ¦ Jackie Wilson
18 ¦ Yakety Yak ¦ Coasters
19 ¦ Whole Lotta Loving ¦ Fats Domino
20 ¦ Having A Good Time ¦ Huey "Piano" Smith & Clowns
21 ¦ Little Chickie Wah Wah ¦ Huey & Jerry
22 ¦ Johnny B. Goode ¦ Chuck Berry
23 ¦ The Right Time ¦ Ray Charles
24 ¦ Midgie ¦ Jack Scott
25 ¦ What Am I Living For ¦ Chuck Willis
26 ¦ Don't Shout At Me Daddy ¦ Buddy & Ella Johnson
27 ¦ Wild Wild World ¦ Dale Hawkins
28 ¦ Think It Over ¦ Crickets
29 ¦ Come On Let's Go ¦ Ritchie Valens
30 ¦ Trickle, Trickle ¦ Videos
31 ¦ Stormy Weather ¦ Spaniels
32 ¦ Zoom Zoom Zoom ¦ Collegians
33 ¦ Should We Tell Him ¦ Everly Brothers
34 ¦ C'Mon Everybody ¦ Eddie Cochran
35 ¦ Rave On ¦ Buddy Holly
36 ¦ A Lover's Question ¦ Clyde McPhatter
37 ¦ I Ain't Gonna Waste My Time ¦ Wiley Barkdull
38 ¦ I'm To Blame ¦ Jimmy McCracklin
39 ¦ Hey Hey Hey Hey ¦ Little Richard
40 ¦ You Got Me ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
41 ¦ Geraldine ¦ Jack Scott
42 ¦ I Wonder Why ¦ Dion & Belmonts
43 ¦ Hard Headed Woman ¦ Elvis Presley
44 ¦ Oh Baby ¦ Jesters
45 ¦ Reelin' And Rockin' ¦ Chuck Berry
46 ¦ All Nite Long ¦ Du Mauriers
47 ¦ Western Movies ¦ Olympics
48 ¦ One Night ¦ Elvis Presley
49 ¦ I Won't Go On ¦ Muddy Waters
50 ¦ Sweet Home Chicago ¦ Junior Parker
51 ¦ Honey Bop ¦ Wanda Jackson
52 ¦ Moaning For My Baby ¦ Howlin' Wolf
53 ¦ Ooh My Soul! ¦ Little Richard
54 ¦ Teardrops On Your Letter ¦ Hank Ballard & Midnighters
55 ¦ High Blood Pressure ¦ Huey "Piano" Smith & Clowns
56 ¦ Tell Me What I Did Wrong ¦ James Brown
57 ¦ My Mind Is Troubled ¦ Little Milton
58 ¦ Long Leanie Mama ¦ Lightnin' Slim
59 ¦ Trouble ¦ Elvis Presley
60 ¦ Hop Skip And Jump ¦ Bobby Roberts
61 ¦ Little Pig ¦ Dale Hawkins
62 ¦ Leroy ¦ Jack Scott
63 ¦ Let's Have A Party ¦ Wanda Jackson
64 ¦ Loan A Helping Hand ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
65 ¦ Early One Morning ¦ Little Richard
66 ¦ Your Funeral And My Trial ¦ Sonny Boy Williamson
67 ¦ I'm Gonna Love You Too ¦ Buddy Holly
68 ¦ Rocking Around The Christmas Tree ¦ Brenda Lee
69 ¦ All About You ¦ Clovers
70 ¦ Dixieland Rock ¦ Elvis Presley
71 ¦ The Walk ¦ Jimmy McCracklin
72 ¦ Lovers Never Say Goodbye ¦ Flamingos
73 ¦ Try The Impossible ¦ Lee Andrews & Hearts
74 ¦ Goodbye Baby ¦ Jack Scott
75 ¦ Dont'cha Think It's Time ¦ Elvis Presley
76 ¦ For Your Precious Love ¦ Jerry Butler & Impressions
77 ¦ Heart And Soul ¦ Spaniels
78 ¦ Don't Come Back Knocking ¦ Buddy Holly
79 ¦ Bobby's Blues ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
80 ¦ I'm Gonna Get My Baby ¦ Jimmy Reed
81 ¦ Midnight Shift ¦ Buddy Holly
82 ¦ My Girl ¦ Robin Luke
83 ¦ Every Night ¦ Chantels
84 ¦ Carol ¦ Chuck Berry
85 ¦ Don't You Just Know It ¦ Huey "Piano" Smith & Clowns
86 ¦ Red Hot Mama ¦ Wayne Williams
87 ¦ Bird Dog ¦ Everly Brothers
88 ¦ Sixteen Cats ¦ Joey Michaels
89 ¦ Dizzy Miss Lizzy ¦ Larry Williams
90 ¦ I'll Never Let You Go ¦ Little Richard
91 ¦ Dig Me A Crazy Record ¦ Charles Senns
92 ¦ Sugar Coated Love ¦ Lazy Lester

93 ¦ Big Mama's Coming Home ¦ Big Mama Thornton
94 ¦ Lama Rama Ding Dong ¦ Edsels
95 ¦ So Fine ¦ Fiestas
96 ¦ Jump For Joy ¦ Joe Turner
97 ¦ It's All In The Game ¦ Tommy Edwards
98 ¦ Baby, Baby Every Night ¦ Etta James
99 ¦ Well ¦ Olympics
100 ¦ Susie Darlin' ¦ Robin Luke

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1958:

101 ¦ Sunday Kind Of Love ¦ Del-Vikings
102 ¦ Lights Are Low ¦ El Dorados
103 ¦ Twilight Time ¦ Platters
104 ¦ Blues Blues (unreleased master) ¦ Bo Diddley
105 ¦ It's So Easy ¦ Crickets
106 ¦ Run Rudolph Run ¦ Chuck Berry
107 ¦ Tears On My Pillow ¦ Little Anthony & Imperials
108 ¦ Oh Gee Oh Gosh ¦ Kodaks
109 ¦ Splish Splash ¦ Bobby Darin
110 ¦ Come On Baby ¦ Mickey Gilley
111 ¦ Confessing The Blues ¦ Little Walter
112 ¦ She's Got It ¦ Muddy Waters
113 ¦ Dissatisfied ¦ Sonny Boy Williamson
114 ¦ I'm Battie Over Hattie ¦ Esquerita
115 ¦ Bip Bop Boom ¦ Mickey Hawks
116 ¦ Wondering And Worrying ¦ Slim Harpo
117 ¦ High School Confidential ¦ Jerry Lee Lewis
118 ¦ Just A Dream ¦ Jimmy Clanton
119 ¦ Walking On My Thin Sole Shoes ¦ Choker Campbell

120 ¦ I Want To Do It ¦ Mattie Jackson (Ervin Rucker)

MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1959:
1 ¦ You're So Fine ¦ Falcons
2 ¦ Dead Man's Stroll ¦ Revels
3 ¦ What'd I Say ¦ Ray Charles
4 ¦ Rooster Blues ¦ Lightnin' Slim
5 ¦ I Know It's Hard But It's Fair ¦ Five Royales
6 ¦ Let The Good Times Roll ¦ Ray Charles
7 ¦ There You Go ¦ Clyde McPhatter (Drifters)
8 ¦ Be My Guest ¦ Fats Domino
9 ¦ Beyond The Sea ¦ Bobby Darin
10 ¦ A Big Hunk O' Love ¦ Elvis Presley
11 ¦ I Never Felt Like This ¦ Jack Scott
12 ¦ That Is Rock And Roll ¦ Coasters
13 ¦ Baby What You Want Me To Do ¦ Jimmy Reed
14 ¦ Love's Made A Fool Of You ¦ Crickets
15 ¦ 'Til I Kissed You ¦ Everly Brothers
16 ¦ Don't Mess With My Man ¦ Irma Thomas
17 ¦ I'm Ready (undubbed version) ¦ Fats Domino
18 ¦ Fannie Mae ¦ Buster Brown
19 ¦ Kansas City ¦ Little Richard
20 ¦ Back In The USA ¦ Chuck Berry
21 ¦ Gonna Stick To You Baby ¦ Lonesome Sundown
22 ¦ Alimony ¦ Frankie Ford
23 ¦ Tu-Ber-Cu-Lucas & Sinus Blues ¦ Huey "Piano" Smith & Clowns
24 ¦ Love Potion # 9 ¦ Clovers
25 ¦ Hallelujah I Love Her So (undubbed) ¦ Eddie Cochran
26 ¦ Broken Hearted Melody ¦ Sarah Vaughan
27 ¦ Rockin' Behind The Iron Curtain ¦ Bobby Marchan & The Clowns
28 ¦ Little Queenie ¦ Chuck Berry
29 ¦ Boogie Chillun (Vee Jay version) ¦ John Lee Hooker
30 ¦ "GI" Slim ¦ Lightnin' Slim
31 ¦ Poison Ivy ¦ Coasters
32 ¦ You Can't Beat Uncle Sam ¦ Chris Kenner
33 ¦ Look At Little Sister ¦ Hank Ballard & Midnighters
34 ¦ Little Girl ¦ Bo Diddley
35 ¦ Sweet Little Woman ¦ Lightnin' Slim
36 ¦ I'm Trying ¦ Little Milton
37 ¦ What In The World's Come Over You ¦ Jack Scott
38 ¦ Peggy Sue Got Married ¦ Buddy Holly
39 ¦ Handy Man ¦ Jimmy Jones
40 ¦ 40 Miles Of Bad Road ¦ Duane Eddy
41 ¦ (Do The) Mashed Potatoes ¦ Nat Kendrick & Swans
42 ¦ I Hear You Knockin' ¦ Lazy Lester
43 ¦ Lightnin's Troubles ¦ Lightnin' Slim
44 ¦ My Baby Is A Good 'Un ¦ Otis Rush
45 ¦ Kansas City ¦ Wilbert Harrison
46 ¦ All Night Long ¦ Little Richard
47 ¦ Childhood Sweetheart ¦ Chuck Berry
48 ¦ Good Good Lovin' ¦ James Brown
49 ¦ Hurry Up ¦ Paul Marvin
50 ¦ It's Late ¦ Ricky Nelson
51 ¦ Sweet Nothin's ¦ Brenda Lee
52 ¦ Kansas City ¦ Hank Ballard & Midnighters
53 ¦ Dream Lover ¦ Bobby Darin
54 ¦ Easy Rockin' ¦ Eddie Lang
55 ¦ The Great Grandfather ¦ Bo Diddley
56 ¦ It Doesn't Matter Anymore ¦ Buddy Holly
57 ¦ That's Why (I Love You So) ¦ Jackie Wilson
58 ¦ Stand By Me Father ¦ Soul Stirrers
59 ¦ Babalu's Wedding Day ¦ Eternals
60 ¦ Dedicated To The One I Love ¦ Shirelles
61 ¦ Island Of Love ¦ Sheppards
62 ¦ Take Out Some Insurance ¦ Jimmy Reed
63 ¦ Buzz Me Baby ¦ Slim Harpo
64 ¦ Almost Grown ¦ Chuck Berry
65 ¦ Mountain Of Love ¦ Harold Dorman
66 ¦ Running Bear ¦ Johnny Preston
67 ¦ Bad Girl ¦ Miracles
68 ¦ Kissin' Time ¦ Bobby Rydell
69 ¦ Mack The Knife ¦ Bobby Darin
70 ¦ Shout ¦ Isley Brothers
71 ¦ Mary Lou ¦ Ronnie Hawkins
72 ¦ Hey Little Girl ¦ Dee Clark
73 ¦ I Need Your Love ¦ Gay Poppers
74 ¦ Would You Believe It ¦ Huey "Piano" Smith & Clowns
75 ¦ Tell Him No ¦ Travis & Bob
76 ¦ Thanks A Lot ¦ Johnny Cash
77 ¦ 59 Volvo ¦ Medallions
78 ¦ Sea Of Love ¦ Phil Phillips
79 ¦ I Want To Walk You Home ¦ Fats Domino
80 ¦ Walkin' Through The Park ¦ Muddy Waters
81 ¦ Don't Let It Go ¦ Bo Diddley
82 ¦ Go To The Mardi Gras ¦ Prof. Longhair
83 ¦ Ways Of A Man ¦ Guitar Shorty
84 ¦ Money ¦ Barrett Strong
85 ¦ Lost Week End ¦ Smiley Lewis
86 ¦ Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide ¦ Sonny Boy Williamson

87 ¦ Crazy Mixed Up World ¦ Little Walter
88 ¦ The Woman I Love ¦ B.B. King
89 ¦ Recipe For Love ¦ Muddy Waters
90 ¦ A Fool Such As I ¦ Elvis Presley
91 ¦ Rock And Roll Daddy-O ¦ Joey Castle

92 ¦ If I (Could Be With You Tonight) ¦ Diablos
93 ¦ I've Got To Change ¦ James Brown
94 ¦ You Don't Love Me ¦ Bo Diddley
95 ¦ Good Looking And Foxy Too ¦ Roy Brown
96 ¦ Anthony Boy ¦ Chuck Berry
97 ¦ Midnight Flyer ¦ Nat King Cole

98 ¦ Crackin' Up ¦ Bo Diddley

99 ¦ You Got What It Takes ¦ Marv Johnson
100 ¦ We Got Love ¦ Bobby Rydell

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1959:

101 ¦ Stranded ¦ Little Junior Parker
102 ¦ Memphis, Tennessee ¦ Chuck Berry
103 ¦ Linda Lu ¦ Ray Sharpe
104 ¦ When Day Is Done ¦ Shirley & Lee
105 ¦ Frankie And Johnny ¦ Champion Jack Dupree
106 ¦ My Last Meal ¦ Jimmy Rogers
107 ¦ I Got It ¦ Little Richard
108 ¦ Teenager In Love ¦ Dion & Belmonts
109 ¦ Love You So ¦ Ron Holden & Thunderbirds
110 ¦ Lookout ¦ Rockin' Bradley

111 ¦ Tallahassee Lassie ¦ Freddy Cannon
112 ¦ Rough And Bold ¦ Andy Dio

113 ¦ Don't Blame It On Me (live) ¦ Eddie Cochran
114 ¦ I Need Your Love Tonight ¦ Elvis Presley
115 ¦ Let's Jump The Broomstick ¦ Brenda Lee
116 ¦ Never Be Anyone Else But You ¦ Ricky Nelson

MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1960:
1 ¦ Spoonful ¦ Howlin' Wolf
2 ¦ Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go ¦ Hank Ballard & Midnighters
3 ¦ New Orleans ¦ Gary U.S. Bonds
4 ¦ Madison Blues (unreleased master) ¦ Elmore James
5 ¦ My Girl Josephine ¦ Fats Domino
6 ¦ Finger Poppin' Time ¦ Hank Ballard & Midnighters
7 ¦ Let's Do The Cha-Cha ¦ Magnificents
8 ¦ Suddenly There's A Valley ¦ Drifters
9 ¦ Sweet Rockin' Mama ¦ Hi-Tombs
10 ¦ Doggin' Around ¦ Jackie Wilson
11 ¦ Who's Been Talking ¦ Howlin' Wolf
12 ¦ Please Come Home For Christmas ¦ Charles Brown
13 ¦ Baby You're Right ¦ James Brown
14 ¦ Honky Tonky ¦ Drifters
15 ¦ A Rockin' Good Way ¦ Brook Benton & Dinah Washington
16 ¦ Big Boy Pete ¦ Olympics
17 ¦ I'll Go Crazy ¦ James Brown
18 ¦ I Got To Know ¦ Five Royales
19 ¦ Back Door Man ¦ Howlin' Wolf
20 ¦ Sugar Bee ¦ Cleveland Crochet
21 ¦ (I Wanna) Love My Life Away ¦ Gene Pitney
22 ¦ Blue Angel ¦ Roy Orbison
23 ¦ He Will Break Your Heart ¦ Jerry Butler
24 ¦ Rebecca ¦ Joe Turner
25 ¦ She's Tough ¦ Jerry McCain
26 ¦ Only The Lonely ¦ Roy Orbison

27 ¦ Walking To New Orleans ¦ Fats Domino
28 ¦ Let It Rock ¦ Chuck Berry
29 ¦ I'm Shakin' ¦ Little Willie John
30 ¦ Turn My Back On You ¦ Billy Fury
31 ¦ Found A Woman ¦ Jack Scott
32 ¦ Temperature 110 ¦ Sonny Boy Williamson
33 ¦ Stay ¦ Maurice Williams & Zodiacs
34 ¦ Kiddio ¦ Brook Benton
35 ¦ I Count The Tears ¦ Drifters
36 ¦ Baby (You Got What It Takes) ¦ Brook Benton & Dinah Washington
37 ¦ When Will I Be Loved ¦ Everly Brothers
38 ¦ The Madison Time ¦ Ray Bryant
39 ¦ Scoop Scoobie Doobie ¦ Jessie Hill
40 ¦ Darling Honey Angel Child ¦ Earl King
41 ¦ Knocking At Your Front Door ¦ Elmore James
42 ¦ Get In Touch (unreleased master) ¦ Jessie Hill
43 ¦ That Makes It Tough ¦ Buddy Holly
44 ¦ Many Tears Ago ¦ Connie Francis
45 ¦ Cathy's Clown ¦ Everly Brothers
46 ¦ Georgia On My Mind ¦ Ray Charles
47 ¦ Spanish Harlem ¦ Ben E. King
48 ¦ Chain Gang ¦ Sam Cooke
49 ¦ Shop Around ¦ Miracles
50 ¦ What To Do ¦ Buddy Holly
51 ¦ Since You're Gone ¦ Diablos
52 ¦ Shoppin' For Clothes ¦ Coasters

53 ¦ Dr. Brown ¦ Buster Brown
54 ¦ Stand By Me ¦ Little Junior Parker
55 ¦ Santa Claus ¦ Sonny Boy Williamson
56 ¦ Wild Weekend ¦ Rebels
57 ¦ People Will Say We're In Love ¦ Spaniels
58 ¦ Walking Dr. Bill ¦ B.B. King
59 ¦ You Talk Too Much ¦ Joe Jones
60 ¦ Let's Have A Ball ¦ Wee Willie Wayne
61 ¦ Shakin' All Over ¦ Johnny Kidd & Pirates
62 ¦ Stuck On You ¦ Elvis Presley
63 ¦ The Wind ¦ Jesters
64 ¦ Don't Dog Me ¦ Clyde McPhatter (Drifters)
65 ¦ Meanest Woman ¦ Muddy Waters
66 ¦ Three Nights A Week ¦ Fats Domino
67 ¦ I Know It's True ¦ James Brown
68 ¦ I Don't Know Why (But I Do) ¦ Clarence Henry
69 ¦ Heartbreak ¦ Jon Thomas
70 ¦ A Fool In Love ¦ Ike & Tina Turner
71 ¦ Dance By The Light Of The Moon ¦ Olympics
72 ¦ You're The Boss ¦ LaVern Baker & Jimmy Ricks
73 ¦ Patsy ¦ Jack Scott
74 ¦ I Got To Find My Baby ¦ Chuck Berry
75 ¦ Look What You've Done ¦ Muddy Waters
76 ¦ Big Boss Man ¦ Jimmy Reed
77 ¦ Tell Me ¦ Howlin' Wolf
78 ¦ I Love My Baby ¦ Melvin Simpson
79 ¦ I'm Your Doctor (Unreleased Master) ¦ Muddy Waters
80 ¦ The Big Time Spender ¦ Cornbread & Biscuits
81 ¦ Walk Don't Run ¦ Ventures
82 ¦ The Sky Is Crying ¦ Elmore James
83 ¦ Wonderful World ¦ Sam Cooke
84 ¦ Bayou Drive ¦ Clifton Chenier
85 ¦ I Done Got Wise ¦ Muddy Waters
86 ¦ Ooh Poo Pah Doo (part 1) ¦ Jessie Hill
87 ¦ Rocket To The Moon ¦ Chris Kenner
88 ¦ Rendezvous With You ¦ Desires
89 ¦ Go Wild Little Sadie ¦ Jack Scott
90 ¦ Good Man Gone Bad ¦ B.B. King
91 ¦ The Twist ¦ Chubby Checker
92 ¦ Bewildered ¦ James Brown

93 ¦ Little Bitty Boy ¦ T.K. Hulin
94 ¦ My Love Is ¦ Little Willie John
95 ¦ Tonight's The Night ¦ Shirelles
96 ¦ Rip Van Winkle ¦ Devotions
97 ¦ 'Cause I Love You ¦ Rufus & Carla
98 ¦ Angel Baby ¦ Rosie & Originals
99 ¦ Close Together ¦ Jimmy Reed
100 ¦ Tell Me A Tale ¦ Charm Kings

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1960:

101 ¦ What Am I Gonna Do ¦ Smokey Smothers
102 ¦ Lorraine ¦ Buddy Covelle
103 ¦ Tutti Frutti ¦ Lawrence Shaul with the Aristocats
104 ¦ Sheila ¦ Tommy Roe (Judd version)
105 ¦ It's You I Need ¦ Billy Fury
106 ¦ Queen From Bowling Green ¦ Art Buchanan
107 ¦ Pony Time ¦ Goodtimers
108 ¦ I Fought The Law ¦ Crickets
109 ¦ Volare ¦ Bobby Rydell
110 ¦ Over You ¦ Aaron Neville
111 ¦ I Didn't Do It ¦ Huey "Piano" Smith
112 ¦ Don't Come Back ¦ Little Mac
113 ¦ Satellite Baby ¦ Roosevely Sykes
114 ¦ Double Trouble ¦ Muddy Waters
115 ¦ There Is Something On Your Mind ¦ Bobby Marchan
116 ¦ White Silver Sands ¦ Bill Black's Combo
117 ¦ My Baby ¦ Ray Charles

MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1961:
1 ¦ It Will Stand ¦ Showmen
2 ¦ No Sweet Lovin' ¦ Drifters
3 ¦ Let The Four Winds Blow ¦ Fats Domino
4 ¦ Footstompin' ¦ Flares
5 ¦ Lonely No More ¦ Little Milton
6 ¦ Pony Time ¦ Chubby Checker
7 ¦ I Pity The Fool ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
8 ¦ Hung Down Head ¦ Lowell Fulsom
9 ¦ Running Scared ¦ Roy Orbison
10 ¦ Smoky Places ¦ Corsairs
11 ¦ I Hear You Knocking ¦ Fats Domino
12 ¦ Don't Knock ¦ Spiders (LP cut)
13 ¦ Honey, I Ain't Teasin' ¦ Smokey Smothers
14 ¦ Takin' Care Of Business ¦ Freddy King
15 ¦ Dear Lady (Twist) ¦ Gary U.S. Bonds
16 ¦ She Got Low Down ¦ Huey "Piano" Smith
17 ¦ Honey Bee ¦ Drifters
18 ¦ Poor Fool ¦ Ike & Tina Turner
19 ¦ The Red Rooster ¦ Howlin' Wolf
20 ¦ Duke Of Earl ¦ Dukays
21 ¦ Walking Around In Circles ¦ Spiders (LP cut)
22 ¦ Turn On Your Lovelight ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
23 ¦ See See Baby ¦ Freddy King
24 ¦ I'm Glad She's Mine ¦ Lonesome Sundown
25 ¦ Don't Start Cryin' Now ¦ Slim Harpo
26 ¦ Quarter To Three ¦ Gary US Bonds
27 ¦ So Mean To Me ¦ Little Milton
28 ¦ Soothe Me ¦ Sims Twins
29 ¦ Last Night ¦ Mar-Keys
30 ¦ Hit The Road Jack ¦ Ray Charles
31 ¦ Crying ¦ Roy Orbison
32 ¦ Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta ¦ Ernie K-Doe
33 ¦ Sweet Jelly Roll ¦ Jessie Hill
34 ¦ Jambalaya ¦ Fats Domino
35 ¦ I Really Love You ¦ Stereos
36 ¦ His Latest Flame ¦ Elvis Presley
37 ¦ Walk Right Back ¦ Everly Brothers
38 ¦ Ya-Ya ¦ Lee Dorsey
39 ¦ Come Over Here ¦ James Brown
40 ¦ School Is Out ¦ Gary U.S. Bonds
41 ¦ Just Got To Know ¦ Jimmy McCracklin
42 ¦ Blue Moon ¦ Marcels
43 ¦ My True Story ¦ Jive Five
44 ¦ I'm Tore Down ¦ Freddy King
45 ¦ Mother-In-Law ¦ Ernie K-Doe
46 ¦ Drive It Home ¦ Clovers
47 ¦ Long Tall Girl ¦ Carnations
48 ¦ A Certain Girl ¦ Ernie K-Doe
49 ¦ Hey Baby ¦ Bruce Channel
50 ¦ I Like It Like That ¦ Chris Kenner
51 ¦ St. James Infirmary ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
52 ¦ Bright Lights, Big City ¦ Jimmy Reed
53 ¦ Sweets For My Sweet ¦ Drifters
54 ¦ I Walked All Night Long ¦ Albert King
55 ¦ Little Egypt ¦ Coasters
56 ¦ The Wanderer ¦ Dion
57 ¦ Gypsy Woman ¦ Impressions
58 ¦ Pretty Little Angel Eyes ¦ Curtis Lee
59 ¦ Go-Go-Go ¦ Chuck Berry
60 ¦ Lonesome Whistle Blues ¦ Freddy King
61 ¦ Hideaway ¦ Freddy King
62 ¦ Please Stay ¦ Drifters
63 ¦ Runaway ¦ Del Shannon
64 ¦ Mojo Hand ¦ Lightning Hopkins
65 ¦ Driving Wheel ¦ Little Junior Parker
66 ¦ You Don't Miss Your Water ¦ William Bell
67 ¦ Stop Right Now ¦ Sonny Boy Williamson

68 ¦ Ain't That Loving You ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
69 ¦ What Is This I See ¦ Hank Ballard & Midnighters
70 ¦ Bristol Stomp ¦ Dovells
71 ¦ Wait A Minute ¦ Coasters
72 ¦ Dum Dum ¦ Brenda Lee
73 ¦ Peppermint Twist ¦ Joey Dee & Starlighters
74 ¦ We Got A Party ¦ Party Boys
75 ¦ Lover's Island ¦ Blue Jays
76 ¦ The Things I'd Do For You ¦ Junior Wells
77 ¦ Daddy's Home ¦ Shep & Limelites
78 ¦ In My Heart ¦ Timetones
79 ¦ Travelin' Man ¦ Ricky Nelson
80 ¦ My Song (unreleased track) ¦ Little Milton
81 ¦ That's What Girls Are Made For ¦ Spinners
82 ¦ Lay It On The Line ¦ Dominoes
83 ¦ But On The Other Hand Baby ¦ Ray Charles
84 ¦ You Better Move On ¦ Arthur Alexander

85 ¦ Hey Girl ¦ Lucky Carmicheal

86 ¦ The Only One I Love ¦ Miracles

87 ¦ I've Made Nights By Myself ¦ Albert King
88 ¦ I Don't Want To Cry ¦ Chuck Jackson
89 ¦ Ain't Gonna Do It ¦ Fats Domino
90 ¦ Midnight Ramblin' Tonight ¦ H-Bomb Ferguson
91 ¦ The Honeydripper ¦ Clovers
92 ¦ I Know ¦ Barbara George
93 ¦ The Mill Ain't Far ¦ Huey "Piano" Smith & Clowns
94 ¦ There's No Other ¦ Crystals
95 ¦ Now That I Have You ¦ Willows
96 ¦ A Little Bit Of Soap ¦ Jarmels
97 ¦ Locked Up ¦ Sonny Fulton
98 ¦ Coal Miner ¦ Nappy Brown
99 ¦ What A Price ¦ Fats Domino

100 ¦ Jelly, Jelly, Jelly ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1961:

101 ¦ I'm A Fool To Care ¦ Joe Barry

102 ¦ I Hear Jingle Bells ¦ Freddy King
103 ¦ Hello Mary Lou ¦ Ricky Nelson
104 ¦ Solitaire ¦ Embers
105 ¦ Mean Little Mama ¦ Roy Orbison
106 ¦ Runaround Sue ¦ Dion
107 ¦ Break It To Me Gently ¦ Brenda Lee
108 ¦ Just One More Time ¦ Concertones

MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1962:
1 ¦ I Need Your Lovin' ¦ Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford
2 ¦ I'm In Love Again ¦ Upsetters
3 ¦ Pink Pegged Slacks ¦ Eddie Cochran
4 ¦ Green Onions ¦ Booker T. & MG's
5 ¦ Shticks And Stones ¦ Allan Sherman
6 ¦ The One Who Really Loves You ¦ Mary Wells
7 ¦ I Wanna Be Around ¦ Tony Bennett
8 ¦ Night Train ¦ James Brown
9 ¦ Jackson Dog ¦ Larry Brinkley
10 ¦ Stormy Monday Blues ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
11 ¦ Bring It Home To Me ¦ Sam Cooke
12 ¦ Lover Please ¦ Clyde McPhatter
13 ¦ I Love You ¦ Volumes
14 ¦ You've Really Got A Hold On Me ¦ Miracles
15 ¦ I Found A Love ¦ Falcons
16 ¦ Underneath The Sun ¦ Equallos
17 ¦ Broadway ¦ Hank Ballard & Midnighters
18 ¦ Love Came To Me ¦ Dion
19 ¦ I Got To Find My Baby ¦ Little Walter
20 ¦ Up On The Roof ¦ Drifters
21 ¦ I Left My Heart In San Francisco ¦ Tony Bennett
22 ¦ Minstrel And Queen ¦ Impressions
23 ¦ Surfin' Safari ¦ Beach Boys
24 ¦ Twist And Shout ¦ Isley Brothers
25 ¦ These Arms Of Mine ¦ Otis Redding
26 ¦ Let's Dance ¦ Chris Montez
27 ¦ Love Me Do ¦ Beatles
28 ¦ Do You Love Me ¦ Contours
29 ¦ Just Your Fool ¦ Little Walter
30 ¦ Twistin' The Night Away ¦ Sam Cooke
31 ¦ Grow Closer Together ¦ Impressions
32 ¦ Remember Then ¦ Earls
33 ¦ I Can't Stop Loving You ¦ Ray Charles
34 ¦ Trick Bag ¦ Earl King
35 ¦ In The Night ¦ Chick Carbo
36 ¦ Two Lovers ¦ Mary Wells
37 ¦ Dancin' Party ¦ Chubby Checker
38 ¦ What Time Is It ¦ Jive Five
39 ¦ My Zelda ¦ Allan Sherman
40 ¦ Every Night About This Time ¦ Upsetters
41 ¦ Christmas Celebration ¦ B.B. King
42 ¦ I Ain't Superstitious ¦ Howlin' Wolf

43 ¦ Hello Baby ¦ Lee "Shot" Williams

44 ¦ Hide And Go Seek ¦ Bunker Hill
45 ¦ I'm The One Who Loves You ¦ Impressions
46 ¦ Boom Boom ¦ John Lee Hooker
47 ¦ You Need Love ¦ Muddy Waters
48 ¦ Get Out Of My House ¦ Ernie K-Doe
49 ¦ Never Let Me Go ¦ Impressions
50 ¦ Sheila ¦ Tommy Roe
51 ¦ At The Club ¦ Ray Charles
52 ¦ Jack That Cat Was Clean ¦ Dr. Horse
53 ¦ Call On Me ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
54 ¦ Return To Sender ¦ Elvis Presley
55 ¦ True True Love ¦ Corvairs
56 ¦ The Uh-Huh ¦ Warren Lee
57 ¦ Mashed Potatoes USA ¦ James Brown
58 ¦ Monster Mash ¦ Bobby "Boris" Pickett
59 ¦ Having A Party ¦ Sam Cooke
60 ¦ The Town I Live In ¦ McKinley Mitchell
61 ¦ Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee ¦ Larry Dale
62 ¦ 409 ¦ Beach Boys
63 ¦ I Done Got Over It ¦ Irma Thomas
64 ¦ My Sometime Baby ¦ B.B. King
65 ¦ Lipstick Traces ¦ Benny Spellman
66 ¦ Never Let You Go ¦ Five Discs
67 ¦ Dream Baby ¦ Roy Orbison
68 ¦ You'll Lose A Good Thing ¦ Barbara Lynn

69 ¦ So What ¦ Bill Black's Combo
70 ¦ He Knows The Rules ¦ Jimmy McCracklin
71 ¦ Rainbow ¦ Gene Chandler
72 ¦ A Losing Battle ¦ Johnny Adams
73 ¦ Let's Stomp ¦ Bobby Comstock
74 ¦ I Get So Tired ¦ Harmonica Fats
75 ¦ You Beat Me To The Punch ¦ Mary Wells
76 ¦ How Far ¦ Chris Kenner
77 ¦ Good Luck Charm ¦ Elvis Presley
78 ¦ Wiggle Wobble ¦ Les Cooper
79 ¦ Little Town Flirt ¦ Del Shannon
80 ¦ Tore Up ¦ Harmonica Fats
81 ¦ Slow Twistin' ¦ Chubby Checker

82 ¦ Wipe Out ¦ Surfaris
83 ¦ Mashed Potato Time ¦ Dee Dee Sharp
84 ¦ Gonna Miss You Around Here ¦ B.B. King
85 ¦ Hitch Hike ¦ Marvin Gaye
86 ¦ Shake Hands With Your Uncle Max ¦ Allan Sherman
87 ¦ Cry To Me ¦ Solomon Burke
88 ¦ Mama Didn't Lie ¦ Jan Bradley
89 ¦ Stubborn Kind Of Fellow ¦ Marvin Gaye
90 ¦ The Loco-Motion ¦ Little Eva
91 ¦ Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans ¦ Fats Domino
92 ¦ I'm Hanging Up My Heart For You ¦ Solomon Burke
93 ¦ Limbo Rock ¦ Chubby Checker
94 ¦ Seltzer Boy ¦ Allan Sherman
95 ¦ Lovers Who Wander ¦ Dion
96 ¦ Santa Claus Is Coming ¦ Hank Ballard & Midnighters
97 ¦ Jump Down, Spin Around ¦ Allan Sherman
98 ¦ Real Good Time ¦ Eddie Clearwater

99 ¦ Twist Twist Senora ¦ Gary U.S. Bonds

100 ¦ Good Lover ¦ Jimmy Reed

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1962:

101 ¦ Everyday I Have To Cry ¦ Steve Alaimo
102 ¦ Things ¦ Bobby Darin
103 ¦ Fat Boy ¦ Billy Stewart
104 ¦ Ruby Ann ¦ Marty Robbins
105 ¦ Don't You Lose It ¦ Earl King
106 ¦ Don't You Worry ¦ Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford
107 ¦ He's A Rebel ¦ Crystals
108 ¦ Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow ¦ Rivingtons

MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1963:
1 ¦ It's All Right ¦ Impressions
2 ¦ I Want A Love I Can See ¦ Temptations
3 ¦ It Won't Be Long ¦ Beatles
4 ¦ Second Line ¦ Huey & Curley
5 ¦ Little Deuce Coupe ¦ Beach Boys
6 ¦ Surfin' USA ¦ Beach Boys
7 ¦ Glad All Over ¦ Dave Clark Five
8 ¦ She Loves You ¦ Beatles
9 ¦ Louie Louie ¦ Kingsmen
10 ¦ Surf City ¦ Jan & Dean
11 ¦ All My Loving ¦ Beatles
12 ¦ Little Saint Nick ¦ Beach Boys
13 ¦ Surfer Girl ¦ Beach Boys
14 ¦ All I've Gotta Do ¦ Beatles
15 ¦ Come And Get These Memories ¦ Martha & Vandellas
16 ¦ Hanky Panky ¦ Shondells (Original Snap Label Release)
17 ¦ Please Please Me ¦ Beatles
18 ¦ Sleigh Ride ¦ Ronettes
19 ¦ I Want To Hold Your Hand ¦ Beatles
20 ¦ I Saw Her Standing There ¦ Beatles
21 ¦ Little Mama ¦ Fats Domino
22 ¦ When The Lovelight Starts Shining ¦ Supremes
23 ¦ Winter Wonderland ¦ Darlene Love
24 ¦ Twist And Shout ¦ Beatles
25 ¦ Rock-A-Bye Rock ¦ Buddy Holly
26 ¦ Baby Workout ¦ Jackie Wilson
27 ¦ Talking About My Baby ¦ Impressions
28 ¦ Help Me ¦ Sonny Boy Williamson
29 ¦ Sugar Shack ¦ Jimmy Gilmer & Fireballs
30 ¦ Get Back (Black, Brown And White) ¦ Big Bill Broonzy
31 ¦ Ruler Of My Heart ¦ Irma Thomas
32 ¦ Pride And Joy ¦ Marvin Gaye
33 ¦ I'll See It Through ¦ Jimmy McCracklin
34 ¦ I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down ¦ Buddy Holly
35 ¦ This Boy ¦ Beatles
36 ¦ I'm Gonna Love You ¦ Wilson Pickett
37 ¦ Downhearted ¦ B.B. King
38 ¦ Long Gone Daddy ¦ Pat Cupp
39 ¦ (The Welfare) Turns Its Back On You ¦ Freddy King
40 ¦ Da Doo Ron Ron ¦ Crystals
41 ¦ Kidnapper ¦ Jewell & Rubies
42 ¦ Sad Sad Girl And Boy ¦ Impressions
43 ¦ Shut Down ¦ Beach Boys
44 ¦ Um, Um, Um, Um, Um ¦ Major Lance
45 ¦ So Much In Love ¦ Tymes
46 ¦ Part Time Love ¦ Little Johnny Taylor
47 ¦ Wait Til My Bobby Gets Home ¦ Darlene Love
48 ¦ What Kind Of Fool ¦ Tams
49 ¦ Walking The Dog ¦ Rufus Thomas
50 ¦ At The Mardi Gras ¦ Huey & Curley
51 ¦ Blowin' In The Wind ¦ Bob Dylan
52 ¦ Another Saturday Night ¦ Sam Cooke
53 ¦ Hey Little Cobra ¦ Rip Chords
54 ¦ Hippy Hippy Shake ¦ Swinging Blue Jeans
55 ¦ My Baby's Sweet ¦ Homesick James
56 ¦ How Do You Do It ¦ Gerry & Pacemakers
57 ¦ Can I Get A Witness ¦ Marvin Gaye
58 ¦ Don't Leave Me Baby ¦ Camelots
59 ¦ Mickey's Monkey ¦ Miracles
60 ¦ Unchained Melody ¦ Vito & Salutations
61 ¦ Roll Over Beethoven ¦ Beatles
62 ¦ Rattlesnake Daddy ¦ Joe D. Johnson
63 ¦ What's Wrong ¦ Fats Domino
64 ¦ A Marshmallow World ¦ Darlene Love
65 ¦ Deep Purple ¦ Nino Tempo & April Stevens
66 ¦ Blue Monday ¦ James Davis
67 ¦ One Fine Day ¦ Chiffons
68 ¦ Donna The Prima Donna ¦ Dion
69 ¦ The Monkey Time ¦ Major Lance
70 ¦ I'm Telling You Now ¦ Freddie & Dreamers
71 ¦ Be My Baby ¦ Ronettes
72 ¦ From Me To You ¦ Beatles
73 ¦ Busted ¦ Ray Charles
74 ¦ Catch A Wave ¦ Beach Boys
75 ¦ Cherry ¦ Rivingtons
76 ¦ I Want You To Be Mine ¦ Flairs
77 ¦ Denise ¦ Randy & Rainbows
78 ¦ There's A Place ¦ Beatles
79 ¦ Hello Stranger ¦ Barbara Lewis
80 ¦ Just One Look ¦ Doris Troy
81 ¦ Bad To Me ¦ Billy J. Kramer & Dakotas
82 ¦ In My Room ¦ Beach Boys
83 ¦ Then He Kissed Me ¦ Crystals
84 ¦ On Broadway ¦ Drifters
85 ¦ If You Need Me ¦ Wilson Pickett
86 ¦ Here Comes Santa Claus ¦ Bob B. Sox & Blue Jeans
87 ¦ Everybody ¦ Tommy Roe
88 ¦ Strange Feeling ¦ Billy Stewart
89 ¦ Drag City ¦ Jan & Dean
90 ¦ When You Walk In The Room ¦ Jackie DeShannon
91 ¦ Baby I Love You ¦ Ronettes
92 ¦ Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers ¦ Crystals
93 ¦ Can't Nobody Love You ¦ Solomon Burke
94 ¦ Hold Me Tight ¦ Beatles
95 ¦ Quicksand ¦ Martha & Vandellas
96 ¦ (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave ¦ Martha & Vandellas
97 ¦ Thank You Girl ¦ Beatles
98 ¦ Devil In Disguise ¦ Elvis Presley
99 ¦ Built For Comfort ¦ Howlin' Wolf

100 ¦ I Know, I Know ¦ Pookie Hudson

BUBBLING UNDER FOR 1963:
101 ¦ Teenager's Dad ¦ Marty Robbins
102 ¦ Go Girl Go ¦ Country G-J's
103 ¦ Gonna Make It Alone ¦ Ronnie Dio & Prophets
104 ¦ You Don't Have To Go ¦ Muddy Waters
105 ¦ The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) ¦ Betty Everett
106 ¦ You Can't Love Me ¦ T.V. Slim
107 ¦ South Street ¦ Orlons

MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1964:
1 ¦ Ain't Nothing You Can Do ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
2 ¦ Can't Buy Me Love ¦ Beatles
3 ¦ I Feel Fine ¦ Beatles
4 ¦ The Same Thing ¦ Muddy Waters
5 ¦ Out Of Sight ¦ James Brown
6 ¦ A Hard Day's Night ¦ Beatles
7 ¦ All Day And All Of The Night ¦ Kinks
8 ¦ Beautician Blues ¦ B.B. King
9 ¦ It's All Over Now ¦ Rolling Stones
10 ¦ Ain't Doing Too Bad ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
11 ¦ Heart Of Stone ¦ Rolling Stones
12 ¦ Eight Days A Week ¦ Beatles
13 ¦ I Get Around ¦ Beach Boys

14 ¦ Bits And Pieces ¦ Dave Clark Five
15 ¦ When You Walk In The Room ¦ Searchers
16 ¦ Can't You See That She's Mine ¦ Dave Clark Five
17 ¦ I Ain't Got You ¦ Yardbirds
18 ¦ Have I The Right ¦ Honeycombs
19 ¦ Tell Me Why ¦ Beatles
20 ¦ You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' ¦ Righteous Brothers
21 ¦ No Particular Place To Go ¦ Chuck Berry
22 ¦ She's Not There ¦ Zombies
23 ¦ I'll Cry Instead ¦ Beatles
24 ¦ You Never Can Tell ¦ Chuck Berry
25 ¦ I Can't Lose ¦ B.B. King
26 ¦ Ain't That Loving You Baby ¦ Elvis Presley
27 ¦ Down In Mexico ¦ Nutmegs
28 ¦ Needles And Pins ¦ Searchers
29 ¦ Fun, Fun, Fun ¦ Beach Boys
30 ¦ It Hurts To Be In Love ¦ Gene Pitney
31 ¦ Mixed Up Shook Up Girl ¦ Patty & Emblems
32 ¦ Baby Don't Go ¦ Sonny & Cher
33 ¦ Memphis ¦ Johnny Rivers
34 ¦ The Times They Are A'Changin' ¦ Bob Dylan
35 ¦ Would I Love You ¦ Miracles
36 ¦ Money ¦ Kingsmen
37 ¦ (The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up ¦ Ronettes
38 ¦ Baby I Need Your Lovin' ¦ Four Tops
39 ¦ Hello Dolly ¦ Louis Armstrong
40 ¦ Tobacco Road ¦ Nashville Teens
41 ¦ Buzzard Luck ¦ Wynonie Harris
42 ¦ Rock And Roll Music ¦ Beatles
43 ¦ The Girl's Alright With Me ¦ Temptations
44 ¦ Little Red Rooster ¦ Rolling Stones
45 ¦ Tell Her No ¦ Zombies
46 ¦ You Can't Do That ¦ Beatles
47 ¦ Caldonia ¦ James Brown
48 ¦ I Should Have Known Better ¦ Beatles
49 ¦ I'm In Love Again ¦ Animals
50 ¦ My Girl ¦ Temptations
51 ¦ You Really Got Me ¦ Kinks
52 ¦ Oh, Pretty Woman ¦ Roy Orbison
53 ¦ I'm Crying ¦ Animals
54 ¦ I'm Into Something Good ¦ Herman's Hermits
55 ¦ Bama Lama Bama Loo ¦ Little Richard
56 ¦ Dead Presidents ¦ Little Walter
57 ¦ Evil Gal Blues ¦ Aretha Franklin
58 ¦ Do Wah Diddy Diddy ¦ Manfred Mann
59 ¦ That's Where It's At ¦ Sam Cooke
60 ¦ The 81 ¦ Candy & Kisses
61 ¦ Walking In The Rain ¦ Ronettes
62 ¦ I'm A Loser ¦ Beatles
63 ¦ It Ain't Me Babe ¦ Bob Dylan
64 ¦ Everybody Needs Somebody To Love ¦ Solomon Burke
65 ¦ Maybe The Last Time ¦ James Brown
66 ¦ Come See About Me ¦ Supremes
67 ¦ Rock Me Baby ¦ B.B. King
68 ¦ California Sun ¦ Rivieras
69 ¦ Amen ¦ Impressions
70 ¦ She's A Woman ¦ Beatles
71 ¦ I Wanna Love Him So Bad ¦ Jelly Beans
72 ¦ How Sweet It Is ¦ Marvin Gaye
73 ¦ A Quiet Place ¦ Garnet Mimms & Enchanters
74 ¦ Little Queen Bee ¦ Slim Harpo
75 ¦ Good Times ¦ Sam Cooke
76 ¦ Hold What You've Got ¦ Joe Tex
77 ¦ Shakin' All Over ¦ Guess Who
78 ¦ Romeo And Juliet ¦ Reflections
79 ¦ Time Is On My Side ¦ Irma Thomas
80 ¦ The Price ¦ Solomon Burke
81 ¦ La-La ¦ Cobras
82 ¦ Don't Worry Baby ¦ Beach Boys
83 ¦ Just Be True ¦ Gene Chandler
84 ¦ Time Is On My Side ¦ Rolling Stones
85 ¦ Mountain Of Love ¦ Johnny Rivers
86 ¦ Trouble I've Had ¦ Clarence Ashe
87 ¦ Oh Baby Don't You Weep ¦ James Brown
88 ¦ Gonna Send You Back To Walker ¦ Animals
89 ¦ If You Don't Know What Love Is ¦ Fats Domino
90 ¦ Where Did Our Love Go ¦ Supremes
91 ¦ What Kind Of Man Is This ¦ Koko Taylor
92 ¦ My Country Sugar Mama ¦ Howlin' Wolf
93 ¦ You'd Better Find Yourself Another Fool ¦ Lavern Baker
94 ¦ Little Old Lady ¦ Jan & Dean
95 ¦ Under The Boardwalk ¦ Drifters
96 ¦ Yeh, Yeh ¦ Georgie Fame
97 ¦ Shout Bamalama ¦ Otis Redding (Bethlehem Version)
98 ¦ Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye) ¦ Solomon Burke
99 ¦ The Mexican Shuffle ¦ Herb Alpert & TJB
100 ¦ You Lied To Your Daddy ¦ Tams

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1964:

101¦ My Guy ¦ Mary Wells
102¦ Bread And Butter ¦ Newbeats
103¦ My Boy Lollipop ¦ Millie Small
104¦ The Boy From New York City ¦ Ad-Libs
105¦ Keep On Pushing ¦ Impressions
106¦ Take This Hurt Off Me ¦ Don Covay
107¦ Just One Look ¦ Hollies
108¦ Mercy Mercy ¦ Don Covay
109¦ Saturday Night At The Movies ¦ Drifters
110¦ He's Just A Playboy ¦ Drifters

MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1965:
1 ¦ Thank You John ¦ Willie Tee
2 ¦ In The Midnight Hour ¦ Wilson Pickett
3 ¦ Bring It On Home ¦ Sonny Boy Williamson
4 ¦ Heart Full Of Soul ¦ Yardbirds
5 ¦ Sounds Of Silence ¦ Simon & Garfunkel
6 ¦ Think ¦ Jimmy McCracklin
7 ¦ Catch The Wind (LP version) ¦ Donovan
8 ¦ Papa's Got A Brand New Bag ¦ James Brown
9 ¦ Get Off Of My Cloud ¦ Rolling Stones
10 ¦ We're Gonna Make It ¦ Little Milton
11 ¦ It's My Life ¦ Animals
12 ¦ Shotgun ¦ Jr. Walker & All-Stars
13 ¦ Got To Get You Off My Mind ¦ Solomon Burke
14 ¦ Like A Rolling Stone ¦ Bob Dylan
15 ¦ Ticket To Ride ¦ Beatles
16 ¦ Satisfaction ¦ Rolling Stones
17 ¦ It's A Man Down There ¦ G.L. Crockett
18 ¦ Nowhere Man ¦ Beatles
19 ¦ Southern Country Boy ¦ Carter Brothers
20 ¦ I Can't Explain ¦ The Who
21 ¦ The Last Time ¦ Rolling Stones
22 ¦ Respect ¦ Otis Redding
23 ¦ Positively 4th Street ¦ Bob Dylan
24 ¦ Woman's Got Soul ¦ Impressions
25 ¦ Ooo Baby Baby ¦ Miracles
26 ¦ Arkansas ¦ Jimmy McCracklin
27 ¦ Off The Hook ¦ Rolling Stones
28 ¦ Third Man Theme ¦ Herb Alpert & TJB
29 ¦ We Gotta Get Out Of This Place ¦ Animals
30 ¦ King Of The Road ¦ Roger Miller
31 ¦ Honky Tonkin' (in Mississippi) ¦ Jimmy Swan
32 ¦ California Dreamin' ¦ Mamas & Papas
33 ¦ Subterranean Homesick Blues ¦ Bob Dylan
34 ¦ Do You Believe In Magic ¦ Lovin' Spoonful
35 ¦ Tracks Of My Tears ¦ Miracles
36 ¦ Til The End Of The Day ¦ Kinks
37 ¦ A Well Respected Man ¦ Kinks
38 ¦ I Fought The Law ¦ Bobby Fuller Four
39 ¦ You're So Good To Me ¦ Beach Boys
40 ¦ The Kids Are Alright ¦ The Who
41 ¦ Chicken Shack ¦ Ike & Tina Turner
42 ¦ Teasin' You ¦ Willie Tee
43 ¦ What Love Has Joined Together ¦ Temptations
44 ¦ Mr. Tambourine Man ¦ Byrds
45 ¦ Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood ¦ Animals
46 ¦ Keep On Dancing ¦ Gentrys
47 ¦ A Taste Of Honey ¦ Herb Alpert & TJB
48 ¦ It Hurts Me Too ¦ Elmore James
49 ¦ Have Mercy Someone ¦ Z.Z. Hill
50 ¦ You'll Lose A Precious Love ¦ Temptations
51 ¦ Wooly Bully ¦ Sam The Sham & Pharoahs
52 ¦ She's About A Mover ¦ Sir Douglas Quintet
53 ¦ You're Going To Lose That Girl ¦ Beatles
54 ¦ Sitting In The Park ¦ Billy Stewart
55 ¦ May I ¦ Zodiacs
56 ¦ My Generation ¦ The Who
57 ¦ I'm A Happy Man ¦ Jive Five
58 ¦ People Get Ready ¦ Impressions
59 ¦ Uptight (Everything Is All Right) ¦ Stevie Wonder
60 ¦ I Do ¦ Marvelows
61 ¦ Catch Us If You Can ¦ Dave Clark Five
62 ¦ Liar Liar ¦ Castaways
63 ¦ Come On Over To My Place ¦ Drifters
64 ¦ Help Me Rhonda ¦ Beach Boys
65 ¦ Can't You Hear My Heartbeat ¦ Herman's Hermits
66 ¦ Help ¦ Beatles
67 ¦ Over And Over ¦ Dave Clark Five
68 ¦ Ain't That Peculiar ¦ Marvin Gaye
69 ¦ Turn Turn Turn ¦ Byrds
70 ¦ Five O'Clock World ¦ Vogues
71 ¦ Tijuana Taxi ¦ Herb Alpert & TJB
72 ¦ Just Like Me ¦ Paul Revere & Raiders
73 ¦ I'm The Man Down There ¦ Jimmy Reed
74 ¦ I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better ¦ Byrds
75 ¦ You've Got To Hide Your Love Away ¦ Beatles
76 ¦ California Girls ¦ Beach Boys
77 ¦ Steppin' Out ¦ Paul Revere & Raiders
78 ¦ Seventh Son ¦ Johnny Rivers
79 ¦ Ballad Of A Thin Man ¦ Bob Dylan
80 ¦ A Must To Avoid ¦ Herman's Hermits
81 ¦ Run For Your Life ¦ Beatles
82 ¦ We Can Work It Out ¦ Beatles
83 ¦ Don't Look Back ¦ Temptations
84 ¦ I Got You (I Feel Good) ¦ James Brown
85 ¦ Tonight's The Night ¦ Solomon Burke
86 ¦ You're The One ¦ Vogues
87 ¦ The Night Before ¦ Beatles
88 ¦ It's The Same Old Song ¦ Four Tops
89 ¦ Nowhere To Run ¦ Martha & Vandellas
90 ¦ I Do Love You ¦ Billy Stewart
91 ¦ These Boots Are Made For Walkin' ¦ Nancy Sinatra
92 ¦ Spanish Flea ¦ Herb Alpert & TJB
93 ¦ You Better Get It ¦ Joe Tex
94 ¦ Since I Lost My Baby ¦ Temptations
95 ¦ The Little Girl I Once Knew ¦ Beach Boys
96 ¦ Love Minus Zero/No Limit ¦ Bob Dylan
97 ¦ Lies ¦ Knickerbockers
98 ¦ Think Twice (X-Rated Version) ¦ Jackie Wilson & LaVern Baker
99 ¦ Black Nights ¦ Lowell Fulsom
100 ¦ Man Oh Man ¦ Impressions

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1965:
101 ¦ You're A Lonely Girl ¦ Grass Roots
102 ¦ Walkin' Up A One Way Street ¦ Willie Tee
103 ¦ For Your Love ¦ Yardbirds
104 ¦ We Are In Love ¦ Bobby Byrd
105 ¦ A Little Piece Of Leather ¦ Donnie Elbert
106 ¦ You Don't Know Like I Know ¦ Sam & Dave
107 ¦ Tune Up ¦ Jr. Walker & All-Stars
108 ¦ Back In My Arms Again ¦ Supremes
109 ¦ Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) ¦ Frank Wilson
110 ¦ (Gonna Be) Good Times ¦ Gene Chandler
111 ¦ Something For Nothing ¦ Wiley Terry
112 ¦ Night Time ¦ Strangeloves
113 ¦ Don't Mess With Bill ¦ Marvelettes
114 ¦ Got 'Em Bad ¦ B.B. King
115 ¦ Who's Cheatin' Who ¦ Little Milton
116 ¦ You're Gonna Make Me Cry ¦ O.V. Wright
117 ¦ Hang On Sloopy ¦ McCoys

MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1966:
1 ¦ Hold On I'm A'Comin' ¦ Sam & Dave
2 ¦ Waitin' On You ¦ B.B. King

3 ¦ Dust My Broom (Live) ¦ Howlin' Wolf
4 ¦ Wang Dang Doodle ¦ Koko Taylor
5 ¦ Psychotic Reaction ¦ Count Five
6 ¦ Ain't Too Proud To Beg ¦ Temptations
7 ¦ Monday Monday ¦ Mamas & Papas
8 ¦ Beauty Is Only Skin Deep ¦ Temptations
9 ¦ 96 Tears ¦ ? & the Mysterians
10 ¦ Kicks ¦ Paul Revere & Raiders
11 ¦ Gimme Some Lovin' ¦ Spencer Davis Group
12 ¦ Good Lovin ¦ Young Rascals
13 ¦ I Am A Rock ¦ Simon & Garfunkel
14 ¦ Whispers ¦ Jackie Wilson
15 ¦ Ain't That A Groove ¦ James Brown
16 ¦ Along Comes Mary ¦ Association
17 ¦ Rain ¦ Beatles
18 ¦ Go Where You Wanna Go ¦ Fifth Dimension
19 ¦ Soul And Inspiration ¦ Righteous Brothers
20 ¦ 634-5789 ¦ Wilson Pickett
21 ¦ Just Like A Woman ¦ Bob Dylan
22 ¦ 19th Nervous Breakdown ¦ Rolling Stones
23 ¦ Good Vibrations ¦ Beach Boys
24 ¦ Sunshine Superman ¦ Donovan
25 ¦ I'm A Believer ¦ Monkees
26 ¦ Solitary Man ¦ Neil Diamond
27 ¦ My Aching Back ¦ Lowell Fulsom
28 ¦ Dirty Water ¦ Standells
29 ¦ Oh Yeah ¦ Shadows Of Knight
30 ¦ Shake Your Hips ¦ Slim Harpo
31 ¦ Knock On Wood ¦ Eddie Floyd
32 ¦ The More I See You ¦ Chris Montez
33 ¦ Mellow Yellow ¦ Donovan
34 ¦ You Know I Love You ¦ Big John Wrencher
35 ¦ For What It's Worth ¦ Buffalo Springfield
36 ¦ Eyesight To The Blind ¦ B.B. King
37 ¦ Homeward Bound ¦ Simon & Garfunkel
38 ¦ A Place In The Sun (LP Version) ¦ Stevie Wonder
39 ¦ Paint It Black ¦ Rolling Stones
40 ¦ Black Is Black ¦ Los Bravos
41 ¦ Where Were You When I Needed You ¦ Grass Roots
42 ¦ But It's Alright ¦ J.J. Jackson
43 ¦ I Can't Let Go ¦ Hollies
44 ¦ Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) ¦ Swingin' Medallions
45 ¦ Under My Thumb ¦ Rolling Stones
46 ¦ Gloria ¦ Shadows Of Knight
47 ¦ Summer Wind ¦ Frank Sinatra
48 ¦ Can I ¦ Manhattans
49 ¦ Pushin' Too Hard ¦ Seeds
50 ¦ How Sweet It Is ¦ Jr. Walker & All-Stars
51 ¦ We Ain't Got Nothing Yet ¦ Blues Magoos
52 ¦ You're Gonna Miss Me ¦ 13th Floor Elevators
53 ¦ He'll Be Back ¦ Players
54 ¦ Wouldn't It Be Nice ¦ Beach Boys
55 ¦ Sunny Afternoon ¦ Kinks
56 ¦ B-A-B-Y ¦ Carla Thomas
57 ¦ Love's Made A Fool Of You ¦ Bobby Fuller Four
58 ¦ Can't Satisfy ¦ Impressions
59 ¦ I Want You ¦ Bob Dylan
60 ¦ Sweet Pea ¦ Tommy Roe
61 ¦ When A Man Loves A Woman ¦ Percy Sledge
62 ¦ What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted ¦ Jimmy Ruffin
63 ¦ That's Life ¦ Frank Sinatra
64 ¦ Time Won't Let Me ¦ Outsiders
65 ¦ You Baby ¦ Turtles
66 ¦ I Saw Her Again ¦ Mamas & Papas
67 ¦ Daydream ¦ Lovin' Spoonful
68 ¦ Reach Out, I'll Be There ¦ Four Tops
69 ¦ Shapes Of Things ¦ Yardbirds
70 ¦ Stand In For Love ¦ O'Jays
71 ¦ The Beat Goes On ¦ Sonny & Cher
72 ¦ Baby I Love You ¦ Jimmy Holiday
73 ¦ Watching The Late Late Show ¦ Don Covay
74 ¦ Sloop John B ¦ Beach Boys
75 ¦ Last Train To Clarksville ¦ Monkees
76 ¦ This Old Heart Of Mine ¦ Isley Brothers
77 ¦ La Ta Ta ¦ Gil Blanding
78 ¦ Three Time Loser ¦ Wilson Pickett
79 ¦ Dirty Work Goin' On ¦ Little Joe Blue
80 ¦ Peace Of Mind ¦ Magnificent Men
81 ¦ I'm Your Puppet ¦ James & Bobby Purify
82 ¦ My Lover's Prayer ¦ Otis Redding
83 ¦ Bus Stop ¦ Hollies
84 ¦ Hungry ¦ Paul Revere & Raiders
85 ¦ The Champion ¦ Willie Mitchell
86 ¦ Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 ¦ Bob Dylan
87 ¦ Cherry Cherry ¦ Neil Diamond
88 ¦ The Clock ¦ Contenders
89 ¦ Here, There And Everywhere ¦ Beatles
90 ¦ Tell It Like It Is ¦ Aaron Neville
91 ¦ I Got A Feeling ¦ Four Tops
92 ¦ Oh How Happy ¦ Shades Of Blue
93 ¦ Get Ready ¦ Temptations
94 ¦ Over Under Sideways Down ¦ Yardbirds
95 ¦ Paperback Writer ¦ Beatles
96 ¦ One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer (live) ¦ John Lee Hooker
97 ¦ Mother's Little Helper ¦ Rolling Stones
98 ¦ Georgy Girl ¦ Seekers
99 ¦ Monkees Theme ¦ Monkees
100 ¦ And Your Bird Can Sing ¦ Beatles

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1966:

101 ¦ (I Know) I'm Losing You ¦ Temptations
102 ¦ Good Thing ¦ Paul Revere & Raiders
103 ¦ I Feel Free ¦ Cream
104 ¦ Mercy Mercy Mercy ¦ Cannonball Adderley
105 ¦ Land Of 1,000 Dances ¦ Wilson Pickett
106 ¦ Working In A Coal Mine ¦ Lee Dorsey
107 ¦ Corine, Corina ¦ Muddy Waters
108 ¦ Cuckoo ¦ Monks
109 ¦ Stop Stop Stop ¦ Hollies
110 ¦ Friday On My Mind ¦ Easybeats
111 ¦ With A Girl Like You ¦ Troggs
112 ¦ Diddy Wah Diddy ¦ Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1967:
1 ¦ Respect ¦ Aretha Franklin
2 ¦ Sunshine Of Your Love ¦ Cream
3 ¦ Let's Live For Today ¦ Grass Roots
4 ¦ There Is ¦ Dells
5 ¦ Hello Goodbye ¦ Beatles
6 ¦ Penny Lane ¦ Beatles
7 ¦ Nine Pound Steel ¦ Joe Simon
8 ¦ I Heard It Through The Grapevine ¦ Gladys Knight & Pips
9 ¦ My Back Pages ¦ Byrds
10 ¦ Whiter Shade Of Pale ¦ Procol Harum
11 ¦ San Francisco ¦ Scott McKenzie
12 ¦ I'll Turn To Stone ¦ Four Tops
13 ¦ To Love Somebody ¦ Bee Gees
14 ¦ Get Together ¦ Youngbloods
15 ¦ Sweet Soul Music ¦ Arthur Conley
16 ¦ Greasy Spoon ¦ Rufus Thomas
17 ¦ Nobody But Me ¦ Human Beinz
18 ¦ Soul Man ¦ Sam & Dave
19 ¦ Tears Of A Clown ¦ Smokey Robinson & Miracles
20 ¦ Light My Fire ¦ Doors
21 ¦ Groovin' ¦ Young Rascals
22 ¦ Love Me Two Times ¦ Doors
23 ¦ Some Kind Of Wonderful ¦ Soul Brothers Six
24 ¦ Funky Broadway ¦ Wilson Pickett
25 ¦ Dance To The Music ¦ Sly & The Family Stone
26 ¦ Cold Sweat ¦ James Brown
27 ¦ Chain Of Fools ¦ Aretha Franklin
28 ¦ All You Need Is Love ¦ Beatles
29 ¦ Don't Need Your Lovin' ¦ Chocolate Watchband
30 ¦ Different Drum ¦ Stone Poneys
31 ¦ A Day In The Life ¦ Beatles
32 ¦ Break On Through ¦ Doors
33 ¦ Do Right Woman, Do Right Man ¦ Aretha Franklin
34 ¦ She'd Rather Be With Me ¦ Turtles
35 ¦ Gimme Little Sign ¦ Brenton Wood
36 ¦ Mirage ¦ Tommy James & Shondells
37 ¦ Gentle On My Mind ¦ Glen Campbell
38 ¦ Little Bit Of Soul ¦ Music Explosion
39 ¦ The Letter ¦ Box Tops
40 ¦ Expressway To Your Heart ¦ Soul Survivors
41 ¦ Your Precious Love ¦ Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
42 ¦ Carrie-Anne ¦ Hollies
43 ¦ Happy Together ¦ Turtles
44 ¦ New York Mining Disaster 1941 ¦ Bee Gees
45 ¦ Somebody To Love ¦ Jefferson Airplane
46 ¦ Higher And Higher ¦ Jackie Wilson
47 ¦ The Happening ¦ Supremes
48 ¦ The Rain, The Park And Other Things ¦ Cowsills
49 ¦ Nights In White Satin ¦ Moody Blues
50 ¦ Ruby Tuesday ¦ Rolling Stones
51 ¦ Take Me (Just As I Am) ¦ Solomon Burke
52 ¦ Piece Of My Heart ¦ Erma Franklin
53 ¦ You're My Everything ¦ Temptations
54 ¦ Massachusetts ¦ Bee Gees
55 ¦ The Dark End Of The Street ¦ James Carr
56 ¦ Dr. Feelgood ¦ Aretha Franklin
57 ¦ People Are Strange ¦ Doors
58 ¦ Bring It Up ¦ James Brown
59 ¦ (I Wanna) Testify ¦ Parliaments
60 ¦ That Did It ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
61 ¦ Western Union ¦ Five Americans
62 ¦ Let's Live For Today ¦ Living Daylights
63 ¦ Run Run Run ¦ Third Rail
64 ¦ Let's Spend The Night Together ¦ Rolling Stones
65 ¦ I Never Loved A Man ¦ Aretha Franklin
66 ¦ Fed Up With The Blues ¦ O.V. Wright
67 ¦ Boogaloo Down Broadway ¦ Fantastic Johnny C
68 ¦ Windy ¦ Association
69 ¦ I Don't Wanna Lose You ¦ Jackie Wilson
70 ¦ A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You ¦ Monkees
71 ¦ Love Is All Around ¦ Troggs
72 ¦ Love You So Much ¦ New Colony Six
73 ¦ Midnight Confessions ¦ Evergreen Blues
74 ¦ Baby, Now That I've Found You ¦ Foundations
75 ¦ All I Need ¦ Temptations
76 ¦ I Wish It Would Rain ¦ Temptations
77 ¦ The Oogum Boogum Song ¦ Brenton Wood
78 ¦ Green Tambourine ¦ Lemon Pipers
79 ¦ Creeque Alley ¦ Mamas & Papas
80 ¦ Tighten Up ¦ Archie Bell & Drells
81 ¦ Jimmy Mack (single version) ¦ Martha & Vandellas
82 ¦ Things I Should Have Said ¦ Grass Roots
83 ¦ I Second That Emotion ¦ Smokey Robinson & Miracles
84 ¦ I Think We're Alone Now ¦ Tommy James & Shondells
85 ¦ I'd Rather Go Blind ¦ Etta James
86 ¦ You're All I Need ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
87 ¦ That's Why I Love You ¦ Professionals
88 ¦ Bend Me, Shape Me ¦ American Breed
89 ¦ Darlin' ¦ Beach Boys

90 ¦ Why, Why, Why ¦ Mill Evans
91 ¦ Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be ¦ Paul Revere & Raiders
92 ¦ Feel Like I'm Fixin'To Die ¦ Country Joe & Fish
93 ¦ Never My Love ¦ Association
94 ¦ Incense And Peppermints ¦ Strawberry Alarm Clock
95 ¦ Jackson ¦ Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood
96 ¦ Respect ¦ Vagrants
97 ¦ The Lady In Black ¦ Fats Domino
98 ¦ Tramp ¦ Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
99 ¦ Judy In Disguise ¦ John Fred & Playboy Band
100 ¦ Two Steps Forward ¦ Muddy Waters

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1967:

101 ¦ I Can See For Miles ¦ The Who
102 ¦ Out Of The Blue ¦ Tommy James & Shondells
103 ¦ In The Morning ¦ Mighty Marvelows
104 ¦ There's A Kind Of Hush ¦ Herman's Hermits
105 ¦ Strange Brew ¦ Cream
106 ¦ Ode To Billy Joe ¦ Bobbie Gentry
107 ¦ Pains Of Life ¦ Elijah Fair & Sensational Gladys Davis Trio

MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1968:
1 ¦ Never Give You Up ¦ Jerry Butler
2 ¦ Revolution ¦ Beatles
3 ¦ Midnight Confessions ¦ Grass Roots
4 ¦ Crystal Blue Persuasion ¦ Tommy James & Shondells
5 ¦ Only The Strong Survive ¦ Jerry Butler
6 ¦ Israelites ¦ Desmond Dekker & Aces
7 ¦ Crimson And Clover ¦ Tommy James & Shondells
8 ¦ Slip Away ¦ Clarence Carter
9 ¦ Savoy Truffle ¦ Beatles
10 ¦ Touch Me ¦ Doors
11 ¦ I'm Gonna Make You Love Me ¦ Supremes & Temptations
12 ¦ Street Fighting Man ¦ Rolling Stones
13 ¦ Since You've Been Gone ¦ Aretha Franklin
14 ¦ Cloud Nine ¦ Temptations
15 ¦ Jumpin' Jack Flash ¦ Rolling Stones
16 ¦ Magic Carpet Ride ¦ Steppenwolf
17 ¦ Paying The Cost To Be The Boss ¦ B.B. King
18 ¦ I've Gotta Get A Message To You ¦ Bee Gees
19 ¦ May I ¦ Bill Deal & Rhondells
20 ¦ Dock Of The Bay ¦ Otis Redding
21 ¦ Mony Mony ¦ Tommy James & Shondells
22 ¦ Think ¦ Aretha Franklin
23 ¦ The Mighty Quinn ¦ Manfred Mann
24 ¦ Everything That Touches You ¦ Association
25 ¦ Hello I Love You ¦ Doors
26 ¦ Love Makes A Woman ¦ Barbara Acklin
27 ¦ Mendocino ¦ Sir Douglas Quintet
28 ¦ Time Of The Season ¦ Zombies
29 ¦ One For The Highway ¦ Fats Domino
30 ¦ Things I'd Like To Say ¦ New Colony Six
31 ¦ Get Down Woman ¦ CCR
32 ¦ Hold Me Tight ¦ Johnny Nash
33 ¦ Dizzy ¦ Tommy Roe
34 ¦ Chewy Chewy ¦ Ohio Express
35 ¦ Glass Onion ¦ Beatles
36 ¦ Having My Say ¦ B.B. King
37 ¦ You Showed Me ¦ Turtles
38 ¦ White Room ¦ Cream
39 ¦ Somebody Loves You ¦ Delfonics
40 ¦ Kansas City ¦ Brenda Lee
41 ¦ Revolution I ¦ Beatles
42 ¦ Hush ¦ Deep Purple
43 ¦ Cowboys To Girls ¦ Intruders
44 ¦ Who's Making Love ¦ Johnny Taylor
45 ¦ Sing A Simple Song ¦ Sly & The Family Stone
46 ¦ Soulful Strut ¦ Young-Holt Unlimited
47 ¦ This Magic Moment ¦ Jay & Americans
48 ¦ Mrs. Robinson ¦ Simon & Garfunkel
49 ¦ Build Me Up Buttercup ¦ Foundations
50 ¦ I Got The Feelin' ¦ James Brown
51 ¦ Party People ¦ Solomon Burke
52 ¦ I Heard It Through The Grapevine ¦ Marvin Gaye
53 ¦ Where There's Smoke There's Fire ¦ Johnny Taylor
54 ¦ Buzz Saw ¦ Turtles
55 ¦ 1,2,3, Red Light ¦ 1910 Fruitgum Company
56 ¦ Love Child ¦ Supremes
57 ¦ Nothing But A Heartache ¦ Flirtations
58 ¦ Open My Eyes ¦ Nazz
59 ¦ A Beautiful Morning ¦ Rascals
60 ¦ I Started A Joke ¦ Bee Gees
61 ¦ Everyday People ¦ Sly & The Family Stone
62 ¦ Not On The Outside ¦ Moments
63 ¦ Hurdy Gurdy Man ¦ Donovan
64 ¦ Do It Again ¦ Beach Boys
65 ¦ I've Never Found A Girl ¦ Eddie Floyd
66 ¦ One ¦ Three Dog Night
67 ¦ Sweet Blindness ¦ 5th Dimension
68 ¦ Hey Jude ¦ Beatles
69 ¦ La-La Means I Love You ¦ Delfonics
70 ¦ Can I Change My Mind ¦ Tyrone Davis
71 ¦ These Eyes ¦ Guess Who
72 ¦ Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing ¦ Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
73 ¦ Lady Madonna ¦ Beatles
74 ¦ I Stop By Heaven ¦ Jerry Butler
75 ¦ I Got A Sure Thing ¦ Ollie & the Nightingales
76 ¦ Back In The U.S.S.R. ¦ Beatles
77 ¦ Cry Like A Baby ¦ Box Tops
78 ¦ I Stole Some Love ¦ Don Covay
79 ¦ Birthday ¦ Beatles
80 ¦ I Can't Stop Dancing ¦ Archie Bell & Drells
81 ¦ In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida ¦ Iron Butterfly
82 ¦ On The Road Again ¦ Canned Heat
83 ¦ Born To Be Wild ¦ Steppenwolf
84 ¦ Girl Watcher ¦ O'Kaysions
85 ¦ Young Girl ¦ Gary Puckett & Union Gap
86 ¦ Hooked On A Feeling ¦ B.J. Thomas
87 ¦ Sympathy For The Devil ¦ Rolling Stones
88 ¦ At The Top Of The Stairs ¦ Formations
89 ¦ Hey Western Union Man ¦ Jerry Butler
90 ¦ The Weight ¦ The Band
91 ¦ Sweet Inspiration ¦ Sweet Inspirations
92 ¦ I've Been A Good Thing For You ¦ Slim Harpo
93 ¦ Everybody's Talkin' ¦ Nilsson
94 ¦ She's A Heartbreaker ¦ Gene Pitney
95 ¦ I Get The Sweetest Feeling ¦ Jackie Wilson
96 ¦ Sookie Sookie ¦ Steppenwolf
97 ¦ Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da ¦ Beatles
98 ¦ Little Green Apples ¦ O.C. Smith
99 ¦ Yummy Yummy Yummy ¦ Ohio Express
100 ¦ Man's Temptation ¦ Mike Bloomfield / Al Kooper

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1968:
101 ¦ I Ain't Got To Love Nobody Else ¦ Masqueraders
102 ¦ Hard To Handle ¦ Otis Redding
103 ¦ Harper Valley P.T.A. ¦ Jeannie C. Riley
104 ¦ Piece Of My Heart ¦ Big Brother & Holding Company
105 ¦ Magic Bus ¦ The Who
106 ¦ Games People Play ¦ Joe South
107 ¦ Atlantis ¦ Donovan
108 ¦ Grazing In The Grass ¦ Hugh Masakela
109 ¦ Soul Sister, Brown Sugar ¦ Sam & Dave
110 ¦ The Meditation ¦ TNT Band

MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1969:
1 ¦ I Can Hear Music ¦ Beach Boys
2 ¦ Bad Moon Rising ¦ CCR
3 ¦ Let's Work Together ¦ Canned Heat
4 ¦ Sweet Cherry Wine ¦ Tommy James & Shondells
5 ¦ Oh What A Night '69 ¦ Dells
6 ¦ Proud Mary ¦ CCR
7 ¦ Come Together ¦ Beatles
8 ¦ Whole Lotta Love ¦ Led Zeppelin
9 ¦ Get Ready ¦ Rare Earth
10 ¦ What Does It Take ¦ Jr. Walker & All-Stars
11 ¦ Hot Fun In The Summertime ¦ Sly & The Family Stone
12 ¦ Venus ¦ Shocking Blue
13 ¦ Lodi ¦ CCR
14 ¦ Down On The Corner ¦ CCR
15 ¦ Honky Tonk Women ¦ Rolling Stones
16 ¦ Thank You ¦ Sly & The Family Stone
17 ¦ Galveston ¦ Glen Campbell
18 ¦ Mean Woman Blues ¦ Warren Phillips & Rockets
19 ¦ Green River ¦ CCR
20 ¦ Soul Deep ¦ Box Tops
21 ¦ Heaven Knows ¦ Grass Roots
22 ¦ It's Your Thing ¦ Isley Brothers
23 ¦ I'm Gonna Do All I Can ¦ Ike & Tina Turner
24 ¦ Didn't You Know ¦ Gladys Knight & Pips
25 ¦ 25 Miles ¦ Edwin Starr
26 ¦ The River Is Wide ¦ Grass Roots
27 ¦ That's The Way ¦ Joe Tex
28 ¦ The Boxer ¦ Simon & Garfunkel
29 ¦ Don't Let Me Down ¦ Beatles

30 ¦ Spirit In The Sky ¦ Norman Greenbaum
31 ¦ The Hunter ¦ Ike & Tina Turner
32 ¦ I Can't Get Next To You ¦ Temptations
33 ¦ Fortunate Son ¦ CCR
34 ¦ Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On ¦ Warren Phillips & Rockets
35 ¦ Linda Lou ¦ Warren Phillips & Rockets
36 ¦ Blowing Away ¦ Fifth Dimension
37 ¦ I'd Wait A Million Years ¦ Grass Roots
38 ¦ No Time ¦ Guess Who
39 ¦ Cross-Tie Walker ¦ CCR
40 ¦ Nobody But You Babe ¦ Clarence Reid
41 ¦ Give Me Just A Little More Time ¦ Chairmen Of The Board
42 ¦ Let's Work Together ¦ Wilbert Harrison
43 ¦ My Whole World Ended ¦ David Ruffin
44 ¦ Rainy Night In Georgia ¦ Brook Benton
45 ¦ I Want You Back ¦ Jackson 5
46 ¦ I'm Gonna Make You Mine ¦ Lou Christie
47 ¦ Break Away ¦ Beach Boys
48 ¦ Ballad Of John And Yoko ¦ Beatles
49 ¦ Runaway Child, Running Wild ¦ Temptations
50 ¦ I Love A Lover Like You ¦ Koko Taylor
51 ¦ More Today Than Yesterday ¦ Spiral Starecase
52 ¦ My Cherie Amour ¦ Stevie Wonder
53 ¦ Get Back ¦ Beatles
54 ¦ Rock Me ¦ Steppenwolf
55 ¦ Laughin' ¦ Guess Who
56 ¦ Someday We'll Be Together ¦ Diana Ross & Supremes
57 ¦ Sugar Sugar ¦ Archies
58 ¦ Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' ¦ Crazy Elephant
59 ¦ Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye ¦ Steam
60 ¦ Lovin' Things ¦ Grass Roots
61 ¦ Suite: Judy Blue Eyes ¦ Crosby, Stills & Nash
62 ¦ Didn't I (Blow Your Mind) ¦ Delfonics
63 ¦ I Can't Do Enough ¦ Dells
64 ¦ Ma Belle Amie ¦ Tee Set
65 ¦ Evil Ways ¦ Santana
66 ¦ Born On The Bayou ¦ CCR
67 ¦ Good Morning Starshine ¦ Oliver
68 ¦ Aquarius / Let The Sun Shine In ¦ Fifth Dimension
69 ¦ Something ¦ Beatles
70 ¦ Space Oddity ¦ David Bowie
71 ¦ Pinball Wizard ¦ The Who
72 ¦ Early In The Morning ¦ Vanity Fare
73 ¦ Psychedelic Shack ¦ Temptations
74 ¦ I've Been Hurt ¦ Bill Deal & Rhondells
75 ¦ Mind, Body And Soul ¦ Flaming Ember
76 ¦ Suspicious Minds ¦ Elvis Presley
77 ¦ What Am I Gonna Do Without You ¦ Chuck Jackson
78 ¦ Stand ¦ Sly & The Family Stone
79 ¦ Heather Honey ¦ Tommy Roe
80 ¦ Midnight Rambler ¦ Rolling Stones
81 ¦ Commotion ¦ CCR
82 ¦ Living Loving Maid ¦ Led Zeppelin
83 ¦ Undun ¦ Guess Who
84 ¦ Sorry Suzanne ¦ Hollies
85 ¦ And She's Mine ¦ Spanky & Our Gang
86 ¦ She Came In Through The Bathroom Window ¦ Joe Cocker
87 ¦ Feeling Alright ¦ Joe Cocker
88 ¦ Backfield In Motion ¦ Mel & Tim
89 ¦ Hey There Lonely Girl ¦ Eddie Holman
90 ¦ Color Him Father ¦ Winstons
91 ¦ He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother ¦ Hollies
92 ¦ Come And Get It ¦ Badfinger
93 ¦ The Thrill Is Gone ¦ B.B. King
94 ¦ You've Made Me So Very Happy ¦ Blood, Sweat & Tears
95 ¦ My Pledge Of Love ¦ Joe Jeffrey Group
96 ¦ Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town ¦ Kenny Rogers & First Edition
97 ¦ The Midnight Special ¦ CCR
98 ¦ Baby I'm For Real ¦ Originals
99 ¦ Too Busy Thinking About My Baby ¦ Marvin Gaye
100 ¦ Grazing In The Grass ¦ Friends Of Distinction

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1969:

101 ¦ Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday ¦ Stevie Wonder
102 ¦ In The Ghetto (undubbed) ¦ Elvis Presley
103 ¦ Maxwell's Silver Hammer ¦ Beatles
104 ¦ Going In Circles ¦ Friends Of Distinction
105 ¦ Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? ¦ Chicago
106 ¦ When Julie Comes Around ¦ Cuff Links
107 ¦ Gimme Shelter ¦ Rolling Stones
108 ¦ Girl You're Too Young ¦ Archie Bell & Drells
109 ¦ While You're Out Looking For Sugar ¦ Honey Cone
110 ¦ You Got To Pay The Price ¦ Gloria Taylor
111 ¦ Black Pearl ¦ Sonny Charles & Checkmates

MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1970:
1 ¦ Roadhouse Blues ¦ Doors
2 ¦ Boppin' The Blues ¦ Carl Perkins & NRBQ
3 ¦ Travelin' Band ¦ CCR
4 ¦ Before You Accuse Me ¦ CCR
5 ¦ Westbound # 9 ¦ Flaming Ember
6 ¦ Ooby Dooby ¦ CCR
7 ¦ It's A Shame ¦ Spinners
8 ¦ You Make Me Real ¦ Doors
9 ¦ I Hear You Knocking ¦ Dave Edmunds
10 ¦ Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine ¦ James Brown

11 ¦ Turn Back The Hands Of Time ¦ Tyrone Davis
12 ¦ 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) ¦ Presidents
13 ¦ All Right Now ¦ Free
14 ¦ Woodstock ¦ CSNY
15 ¦ Love Grows ¦ Edison Lighthouse
16 ¦ Lonely Days ¦ Bee Gees
17 ¦ Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You ¦ Wilson Pickett
18 ¦ Truckin' ¦ Grateful Dead
19 ¦ Domino ¦ Van Morrison
20 ¦ Baby Hold On ¦ Grass Roots
21 ¦ Carry On ¦ CSNY
22 ¦ Have You Ever Seen The Rain ¦ CCR
23 ¦ Love On A Two Way Street ¦ Moments
24 ¦ Call Me Super Bad ¦ James Brown
25 ¦ No Matter What ¦ Badfinger
26 ¦ Sweet Mary ¦ Wadsworth Mansion
27 ¦ Make It With You ¦ Bread
28 ¦ Share The Land ¦ Guess Who
29 ¦ Ooh Child ¦ Five Stairsteps
30 ¦ Express Yourself ¦ Charles Wright & Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band
31 ¦ Let Your Love Go ¦ Bread
32 ¦ Signed, Sealed And Delivered ¦ Stevie Wonder
33 ¦ Up Around The Bend ¦ CCR
34 ¦ Don't Play That Song ¦ Aretha Franklin
35 ¦ Run Through The Jungle ¦ CCR
36 ¦ Breakheart Motel ¦ Tremeloes
37 ¦ Yellow River ¦ Christie
38 ¦ In The Summertime ¦ Mungo Jerry
39 ¦ My Baby Loves Lovin' ¦ White Plains
40 ¦ American Woman ¦ Guess Who
41 ¦ Instant Karma ¦ John Ono Lennon
42 ¦ I Heard It Through The Grapevine ¦ CCR
43 ¦ I Think I Love You ¦ Partridge Family
44 ¦ Layla ¦ Derek & Dominoes
45 ¦ Lookin' Out My Back Door ¦ CCR
46 ¦ Cruisin' For A Love ¦ J. Geils Band
47 ¦ Who'll Stop The Rain ¦ CCR
48 ¦ Bridge Over Troubled Water ¦ Simon & Garfunkel
49 ¦ Question ¦ Moody Blues
50 ¦ 25 Or 6 To 4 ¦ Chicago
51 ¦ Crying In The Streets ¦ George Perkins
52 ¦ Sugar Bee ¦ Canned Heat
53 ¦ Ball Of Confusion ¦ Temptations
54 ¦ Love The One You're With ¦ Stephen Stills
55 ¦ Close To You ¦ Carpenters
56 ¦ Long As I Can See The Light ¦ CCR
57 ¦ Puppet Man ¦ Fifth Dimension
58 ¦ Out In The Country ¦ Three Dog Night
59 ¦ Save The Country ¦ Fifth Dimension
60 ¦ What Is Life ¦ George Harrison
61 ¦ Gimme Dat Ding ¦ Pipkins
62 ¦ Lola ¦ Kinks
63 ¦ Blue Money ¦ Van Morison
64 ¦ Let It Be ¦ Beatles
65 ¦ Patches ¦ Clarence Carter
66 ¦ Across The Universe ¦ Beatles
67 ¦ Make Me Smile ¦ Chicago
68 ¦ God Love Rock And Roll ¦ Teegarden & Van Winkle
69 ¦ Stoney End ¦ Barbra Streisand
70 ¦ The Love You Save ¦ Jackson 5
71 ¦ Joy To The World ¦ Three Dog Night
72 ¦ Tighter, Tighter ¦ Alive & Kicking
73 ¦ Vehicle ¦ Ides Of March
74 ¦ Games ¦ Redeye
75 ¦ The Bells ¦ Originals
76 ¦ Immigrant Song ¦ Led Zeppelin
77 ¦ Pay To The Piper ¦ Chairmen Of The Board
78 ¦ ABC ¦ Jackson 5
79 ¦ For The Good Times ¦ Ray Price
80 ¦ Montego Bay ¦ Bobby Bloom
81 ¦ Why Can't I Touch You? ¦ Ronnie Dyson
82 ¦ Precious, Precious ¦ Jackie Moore
83 ¦ Hitchin' A Ride ¦ Vanity Fare
84 ¦ The Rapper ¦ Jaggerz
85 ¦ Band Of Gold ¦ Freda Payne
86 ¦ Groovy Situation ¦ Gene Chandler
87 ¦ Your Song ¦ Elton John
88 ¦ Groove Me ¦ King Floyd
89 ¦ Black Magic Woman ¦ Santana
90 ¦ Cracklin' Rosie ¦ Neil Diamond
91 ¦ After Midnight ¦ Eric Clapton
92 ¦ Lay A Little Lovin' On Me ¦ Robin McNamara
93 ¦ Something's Burning ¦ Kenny Rogers & First Edition
94 ¦ I Just Can't Help Believing ¦ B.J. Thomas
95 ¦ It's Impossible ¦ Perry Como
96 ¦ One Toke Over The Line ¦ Brewer & Shipley
97 ¦ That Same Old Feeling ¦ Fortunes
98 ¦ Proud Mary ¦ Ike & Tina Turner
99 ¦ Lay Down ¦ Melanie

100 ¦ One Fine Morning ¦ Lighthouse

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1970:
101 ¦ I Want You Back ¦ David Ruffin
102 ¦ Shadow Of A Memory ¦ Minnie Jones & Minuettes

103 ¦ Will There Be Another Love For Me ¦ Winfield Parker

104 ¦ Somebody's Been Sleeping ¦ 100 Proof Aged In Soul
105 ¦ Molina ¦ CCR
106 ¦ Breakfast Time ¦ Lightnin' Hopkins
107 ¦ Move On Up ¦ Curtis Mayfield
108 ¦ Candida ¦ Dawn
109 ¦ Heavy Makes You Happy ¦ Staple Singers
110 ¦ Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys ¦ Equals
111 ¦ Green Eyed Lady ¦ Sugarloaf
112 ¦ Wild World ¦ Cat Stevens
113 ¦ Temptation Eyes ¦ Grass Roots
114 ¦ Come On And Say It ¦ Grass Roots
115 ¦ Freedom Blues ¦ Little Richard
116 ¦ Paranoid ¦ Black Sabbath

MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1971:
1 ¦ Love Her Madly ¦ Doors
2 ¦ Draggin' The Line ¦ Tommy James
3 ¦ Brown Sugar ¦ Rolling Stones
4 ¦ What's Going On ¦ Marvin Gaye
5 ¦ She's Not Just Another Woman ¦ Eighth Day
6 ¦ Locomotive Breath ¦ Jethro Tull
7 ¦ Family Affair ¦ Sly & The Family Stone
8 ¦ Just My Imagination ¦ Temptations
9 ¦ Mr. Big Stuff ¦ Jean Knight
10 ¦ Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get ¦ Dramatics
11 ¦ Do You Know What I Mean ¦ Lee Michaels
12 ¦ Everybody Knows About My Good Thing ¦ Little Johnny Taylor
13 ¦ Son Of My Father ¦ Giorgio
14 ¦ Have You Seen Her ¦ Chi-Lites
15 ¦ A Horse With No Name ¦ America
16 ¦ Mercy Mercy Me ¦ Marvin Gaye
17 ¦ Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep ¦ Mac & Katie Kissoon
18 ¦ Black Dog ¦ Led Zeppelin
19 ¦ Clean Up Woman ¦ Betty Wright
20 ¦ Let's Stay Together ¦ Al Green
21 ¦ Take Me Home, Country Roads ¦ John Denver
22 ¦ Roundabout ¦ Yes
23 ¦ An Old Fashioned Love Song ¦ Three Dog Night
24 ¦ Betcha By Golly Wow ¦ Stylistics
25 ¦ Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) ¦ Hollies
26 ¦ Stairway To Heaven ¦ Led Zeppelin
27 ¦ American Pie ¦ Don McLean
28 ¦ One Monkey Don't Stop No Show ¦ Honey Cone
29 ¦ Maggie May ¦ Rod Stewart
30 ¦ You Are Everything ¦ Stylistics
31 ¦ Happy Christmas (War Is Over) ¦ John & Yoko & Plastic Ono Band
32 ¦ Rock And Roll ¦ Led Zeppelin
33 ¦ Don't Knock My Love ¦ Wilson Pickett
34 ¦ Get It On (Bang A Gong) ¦ T. Rex
35 ¦ Hot Rod Lincoln ¦ Commander Cody
36 ¦ It's Too Late ¦ Carole King
37 ¦ I Just Want To Celebrate ¦ Rare Earth
38 ¦ Girls In The City ¦ Esquires
39 ¦ Hocus Pocus ¦ Focus
40 ¦ Rock Steady ¦ Aretha Franklin
41 ¦ Theme From Shaft ¦ Isaac Hayes
42 ¦ Drowning In The Sea Of Love ¦ Joe Simon
43 ¦ Signs ¦ Five Man Electrical Band
44 ¦ Keep Playing That Rock And Roll ¦ Edgar Winter's White Trash
45 ¦ The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down ¦ Joan Baez
46 ¦ Sweet Seasons ¦ Carole King
47 ¦ Day By Day (Every Minute Of The Hour ¦ Continental 4
48 ¦ Won't Get Fooled Again ¦ The Who
49 ¦ Fire And Water ¦ Wilson Pickett
50 ¦ Funky Nassau ¦ Beginning Of The End
51 ¦ L.A. Woman ¦ Doors
52 ¦ That Evil Child ¦ B.B. King
53 ¦ Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey ¦ Paul & Linda McCartney
54 ¦ Aqualung ¦ Jethro Tull
55 ¦ Trapped By A Thing Called Love ¦ Denise LaSalle
56 ¦ Imagine ¦ John Lennon
57 ¦ Without You ¦ Nilsson
58 ¦ Respect Yourself ¦ Staple Singers
59 ¦ Sweet City Woman ¦ Stampeders
60 ¦ Sunshine ¦ Johnathan Edwards
61 ¦ Sweet And Innocent ¦ Donny Osmond
62 ¦ Hot Pants ¦ James Brown
63 ¦ I Am, I Said ¦ Neil Diamond
64 ¦ Sooner Or Later ¦ Grass Roots
65 ¦ Don't Pull You Love ¦ Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
66 ¦ Thin Line Between Love And Hate ¦ Persuaders
67 ¦ Chick-A-Boom ¦ Daddy Dewdrop
68 ¦ Another Day ¦ Paul McCartney
69 ¦ Day After Day ¦ Badfinger
70 ¦ Love The One You're With ¦ Isley Brothers
71 ¦ Where Did Our Love Go ¦ Donnie Elbert
72 ¦ Stick Up ¦ Honey Cone
73 ¦ Want Ads ¦ Honey Cone
74 ¦ I've Found Someone Of My Own ¦ Free Movement
75 ¦ It Don't Come Easy ¦ Ringo Starr
76 ¦ Right On The Tip Of My Tongue ¦ Brenda & Tabulations
77 ¦ Precious And Few ¦ Climax
78 ¦ Two Divided By Love ¦ Grass Roots
79 ¦ Misty Mountain Hop ¦ Led Zeppelin
80 ¦ Superstar ¦ Carpenters
81 ¦ Peace Train ¦ Cat Stevens
82 ¦ Wild Horses ¦ Rolling Stones
83 ¦ Hot Pants-I'm Coming, I'm Coming ¦ Bobby Byrd
84 ¦ Never Can Say Goodbye ¦ Isaac Hayes
85 ¦ Those Were The Days ¦ Carroll O'Connor & Jean Stapleton
86 ¦ Treat Her Like A Lady ¦ Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
87 ¦ Ain't No Sunshine ¦ Bill Withers
88 ¦ Inner City Blues ¦ Marvin Gaye
89 ¦ Smackwater Jack ¦ Carole King
90 ¦ Wild Night ¦ Van Morrison
91 ¦ How Can You Mend A Broken Heart ¦ Bee Gees
92 ¦ I Feel The Earth Move ¦ Carole King
93 ¦ Only You Know And I Know ¦ Delaney & Bonnie
94 ¦ If You Really Love Me ¦ Stevie Wonder
95 ¦ Oh Yoko ¦ John Lennon
96 ¦ No One To Depend On ¦ Santana
97 ¦ Jeepster ¦ T. Rex
98 ¦ I Hear Those Church Bells Ringing ¦ Dusk
99 ¦ Way Back Home ¦ Jr. Walker & All-Stars
100 ¦ Changes ¦ David Bowie

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1971:
101 ¦ Sweet Hitch-Hiker ¦ CCR
102 ¦ Brand New Key ¦ Melanie
103 ¦ Yo-Yo ¦ Osmonds
104 ¦ The Lion Sleeps Tonight ¦ Robert John
105 ¦ Stay With Me ¦ Faces
106 ¦ Me And You And A Dog Named Boo ¦ Lobo

MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1972:
1 ¦ Jambalaya ¦ Blue Ridge Rangers
2 ¦ Rocky Mountain High ¦ John Denver
3 ¦ I'll Take You There ¦ Staple Singers
4 ¦ The Jean Genie ¦ David Bowie
5 ¦ Keeper Of The Castle ¦ Four Tops
6 ¦ (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Wanna Be Right ¦ Luther Ingram
7 ¦ Love Train ¦ O'Jays
8 ¦ Your Precious Love ¦ Linda Jones
9 ¦ Blue Turk ¦ Alice Cooper
10 ¦ Think (About It) ¦ Lyn Collins
11 ¦ Heart Of Gold ¦ Neil Young
12 ¦ Oh Girl ¦ Chi-Lites
13 ¦ I Can't Help Myself ¦ Donnie Elbert
14 ¦ Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu ¦ Johnny Rivers
15 ¦ Suffragette City ¦ David Bowie
16 ¦ Baby, Let Me Take You (In My Arms) ¦ Detroit Emeralds
17 ¦ Get On The Good Foot ¦ James Brown
18 ¦ Open House At My House ¦ Little Johnny Taylor
19 ¦ Your Mama Don't Dance ¦ Loggins & Messina
20 ¦ Tumbling Dice ¦ Rolling Stones
21 ¦ Go All The Way ¦ Raspberries
22 ¦ Listen To The Music ¦ Doobie Brothers
23 ¦ Summer Breeze ¦ Seals & Crofts
24 ¦ Do It Again ¦ Steely Dan
25 ¦ Could It Be I'm Falling In Love ¦ Spinners
26 ¦ Starting All Over Again ¦ Mel & Tim
27 ¦ Superstition ¦ Stevie Wonder
28 ¦ I Saw The Light ¦ Todd Rundgren
29 ¦ Alone Again (Naturally) ¦ Gilbert O'Sullivan
30 ¦ Hold Your Head Up ¦ Argent
31 ¦ Me And Mrs. Jones ¦ Billy Paul
32 ¦ Gudbuy T' Jane ¦ Slade
33 ¦ Take It Easy ¦ Eagles
34 ¦ I'll Be Around ¦ Spinners
35 ¦ The Guitar Man ¦ Bread
36 ¦ Oh Babe, What Would You Say ¦ Hurricane Smith
37 ¦ All The Young Dudes ¦ Mott The Hoople
38 ¦ Burning Love ¦ Elvis Presley
39 ¦ You Wear It Well ¦ Rod Stewart
40 ¦ One Way Out ¦ Allman Brothers
41 ¦ Happy ¦ Rolling Stones
42 ¦ The Cisco Kid ¦ War
43 ¦ If You Don't Know Me By Now ¦ Harold Melvin & Bluenotes
44 ¦ Cover Of The Rolling Stone ¦ Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
45 ¦ Jackie Wilson Said ¦ Van Morrison
46 ¦ Hi, Hi, Hi ¦ Wings
47 ¦ Smoke On The Water (Live) ¦ Deep Purple
48 ¦ Stuck In The Middle With You ¦ Stealers Wheel
49 ¦ Do Ya ¦ Move
50 ¦ The Family Of Man ¦ Three Dog Night
51 ¦ Amie ¦ Pure Prairie League
52 ¦ Soul Makossa ¦ Manu Dibango
53 ¦ Everybody Plays The Fool ¦ Main Ingredient
54 ¦ Rock And Roll Part 2 ¦ Gary Glitter
55 ¦ Papa Was A Rollin' Stone ¦ Temptations
56 ¦ Feel The Need In Me ¦ Detroit Emeralds
57 ¦ Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You ¦ Spinners
58 ¦ Nice To Be With You ¦ Gallery
59 ¦ Johnny B. Goode (Live) ¦ Chuck Berry
60 ¦ Crocodile Rock ¦ Elton John
61 ¦ In The Rain ¦ Dramatics
62 ¦ Free Ride ¦ Edgar Winter Group
63 ¦ Reeling In The Years ¦ Steely Dan
64 ¦ Someday Never Comes ¦ CCR
65 ¦ I'm Still In Love With You ¦ Al Green
66 ¦ Mother And Child Reunion ¦ Paul Simon
67 ¦ Rocket Man ¦ Elton John
68 ¦ It Never Rains In Southern California ¦ Albert Hammond
69 ¦ I'm Just A Singer In A Rock & Roll ¦ Moody Blues
70 ¦ Conquistador ¦ Procol Harum
71 ¦ I Can See Clearly Now ¦ Johnny Nash
72 ¦ Twisting The Night Away ¦ Rod Stewart
73 ¦ You Ought To Be With Me ¦ Al Green
74 ¦ Dancing In The Moonlight ¦ King Harvest
75 ¦ You Don't Mess Around With Jim ¦ Jim Croce
76 ¦ Harry Hippie ¦ Bobby Womack
77 ¦ Trouble Man ¦ Marvin Gaye
78 ¦ One Of A Kind (Love Affair) ¦ Spinners
79 ¦ Date With The Rain ¦ Eddie Kendricks
80 ¦ How Do You Do ¦ Mouth & MacNeal
81 ¦ Beautiful Sunday ¦ Daniel Boone
82 ¦ Now Run And Tell That ¦ Denise LaSalle
83 ¦ Garden Party ¦ Rick Nelson
84 ¦ You're So Vain ¦ Carly Simon
85 ¦ Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard ¦ Paul Simon
86 ¦ School's Out ¦ Alice Cooper
87 ¦ Too Late To Turn Back Now ¦ Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
88 ¦ The Harder They Come ¦ Jimmy Cliff
89 ¦ Work To Do ¦ Isley Brothers
90 ¦ Walk On The Wild Side ¦ Lou Reed
91 ¦ Gutter Cat ¦ Alice Cooper
92 ¦ Everything I Own ¦ Bread
93 ¦ Freddie's Dead ¦ Curtis Mayfield
94 ¦ Clean Up Man ¦ Jimmy "Bo" Horne
95 ¦ Little Willy ¦ The Sweet
96 ¦ Lean On Me ¦ Bill Withers
97 ¦ I'd Love You To Want Me ¦ Lobo
98 ¦ Easy Livin' ¦ Uriah Heep
99 ¦ Rock And Roll Lullabye ¦ B.J. Thomas
100 ¦ Honky Cat ¦ Elton John

BUBBLING UNDER FROM 1972:
101 ¦ Talking Loud And Saying Nothing ¦ James Brown
102 ¦ Suavecito ¦ Malo
103 ¦ Whitey On The Moon ¦ Gil-Scott Heron
104 ¦ Superfly ¦ Curtis Mayfield
105 ¦ Doctor My Eyes ¦ Jackson Browne
106 ¦ Frankenstein ¦ Edgar Winter Group
107 ¦ Honky Tonk ¦ James Brown
108 ¦ Ain't No Woman ¦ Four Tops

MY TOP 50 RECORDINGS FROM 1973:
1 ¦ Doing It To Death ¦ Fred Wesley & J.B.'s
2 ¦ Give It To Me ¦ J. Geils Band
3 ¦ Money ¦ Pink Floyd
4 ¦ Long Train Running ¦ Doobie Brothers
5 ¦ Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee ¦ Jerry Lee Lewis
6 ¦ Come And Get Your Love ¦ Redbone
7 ¦ Natural High ¦ Bloodstone
8 ¦ Right Place, Wrong Time ¦ Dr. John
9 ¦ Old Fashioned Christmas ¦ Kenny Williams
10 ¦ Midnight Train To Georgia ¦ Gladys Knight & Pips
11 ¦ Jungle Boogie ¦ Kool & The Gang
12 ¦ Behind Closed Doors ¦ Charlie Rich
13 ¦ Get Down ¦ Gilbert O'Sullivan
14 ¦ Smoking In The Boys Room ¦ Brownsville Station
15 ¦ Drift Away ¦ Dobie Gray
16 ¦ Higher Ground ¦ Stevie Wonder
17 ¦ Takin' Care Of Business ¦ Bachman Turner Overdrive
18 ¦ Keep On Lookin' ¦ Bob Riedy Blues Band
19 ¦ Brother Louie ¦ Stories
20 ¦ Hold Your Loving ¦ J. Geils Band

21 ¦ That Lady ¦ Isley Brothers
22 ¦ I'm Doin' Fine Now ¦ New York City
23 ¦ Do You Wanna Touch Me? ¦ Gary Glitter
24 ¦ Band On The Run ¦ Wings
25 ¦ We're An American Band ¦ Grand Funk Railroad
26 ¦ Radar Love ¦ Golden Earing
27 ¦ Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy ¦ Bette Midler
28 ¦ Diamond Girl ¦ Seals & Crofts
29 ¦ Bad, Bad Leroy Brown ¦ Jim Croce
30 ¦ The Love I Lost ¦ Harold Melvin & Bluenotes
31 ¦ We Remember Fats (Fats Domino Medley) ¦ Canned Heat
32 ¦ Cheaper To Keep Her ¦ Johnnie Taylor
33 ¦ Shambala ¦ Three Dog Night
34 ¦ Ballroom Blitz ¦ The Sweet
35 ¦ Cum On Feel The Noize ¦ Slade
36 ¦ Spirit In The Night ¦ Bruce Springsteen
37 ¦ Let's Get It On ¦ Marvin Gaye
38 ¦ Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation ¦ Dells
39 ¦ Rock On ¦ David Essex
40 ¦ Loves Me Like A Rock ¦ Paul Simon
41 ¦ I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby ¦ Barry White
42 ¦ Where Do We Go From Here ¦ Trammps
43 ¦ The Free Electric Band ¦ Albert Hammond
44 ¦ Bennie And The Jets ¦ Elton John
45 ¦ Back When My Hair Was Short ¦ Gunhill Road
46 ¦ Hurts So Good ¦ Millie Jackson
47 ¦ Living For The City ¦ Stevie Wonder
48 ¦ Keep On Truckin' ¦ Eddie Kendricks
49 ¦ The Joker ¦ Steve Miller Band
50 ¦ Dancin' (On A Saturday Night) ¦ Barry Blue

MY TOP 25 RECORDINGS FROM 1974:
1 ¦ Can't Get Enough ¦ Bad Company
2 ¦ The South's Gonna Do It ¦ Charlie Daniels Band
3 ¦ You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet ¦ Bachman Turner Overdrive
4 ¦ Tell Me Something Good ¦ Rufus
5 ¦ Rebel Rebel (LP Version) ¦ David Bowie
6 ¦ We Sing For Fun ¦ Sparrows Quartet
7 ¦ Ms. Grace ¦ Tymes
8 ¦ Fox On The Run ¦ The Sweet
9 ¦ Can't Read, Can't Write Blues ¦ Joe Turner
10 ¦ Sweet Home Alabama ¦ Lynryd Skynyrd
11 ¦ I Can Help ¦ Billy Swan
12 ¦ Sideshow ¦ Blue Magic
13 ¦ Some Kind Of Wonderful ¦ Grand Funk

14 ¦ Boogie On Reggae Woman ¦ Stevie Wonder
15 ¦ Rock Your Baby ¦ George McCrae
16 ¦ Whatever Gets You Through The Night ¦ John Lennon
17 ¦ Waterloo ¦ Abba
18 ¦ It's Better To Have (And Don't Need) ¦ Don Covay
19 ¦ Got To Get You Back ¦ Sons Of Robin Stone
20 ¦ Shame, Shame, Shame ¦ Shirley And Company
21 ¦ Black Water ¦ Doobie Brothers
22 ¦ It's Only Rock 'N Roll ¦ Rolling Stones
23 ¦ You're No Good ¦ Linda Ronstadt
24 ¦ Promised Land ¦ Elvis Presley
25 ¦ Bungle In The Jungle ¦ Jethro Tull

MY TOP 20 RECORDINGS FROM 1975:
1 ¦ Is Everything Allright ¦ Little Sonny
2 ¦ The Wall ¦ John Fogerty
3 ¦ Walk This Way ¦ Aerosmith
4 ¦ Hold Back The Night ¦ Trammps
5 ¦ Caldonia ¦ Muddy Waters
6 ¦ Games People Play ¦ Spinners
7 ¦ 10th Avenue Freezeout ¦ Bruce Springsteen
8 ¦ Born To Run ¦ Bruce Springsteen
9 ¦ That's The Way (I Like It) ¦ K.C. & the Sunshine Band
10 ¦ Rockin' All Over The World ¦ John Fogerty
11 ¦ Take It To The Limit ¦ Eagles
12 ¦ Low Rider ¦ War
13 ¦ Almost Saturday Night ¦ John Fogerty
14 ¦ Let The Good Times Roll ¦ Muddy Waters
15 ¦ Christmas Morning ¦ Tommy Evans & Masters

16 ¦ Let Your Love Flow ¦ Bellamy Brothers

17 ¦ Dream Weaver ¦ Gary Wright
18 ¦ Eighteen With A Bullet ¦ Pete Wingfield
19 ¦ Let Me Make Love To You ¦ O'Jays
20 ¦ You Sexy Thing ¦ Hot Chocolate


				*SavoyBG's Music Favorites*