500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll
Selected by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum curatorial staff and a number of rock critics and historians, these 500 songs are some of rock and roll’s most popular and influential recordings. Arranged by artist and song title, the songs cover a variety of musicians and genres illustrating the evolution of rock and roll over the last century.
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- Peter Gabriel - Biko
- Cecil Gant - We’re Gonna Rock
- Marvin Gaye - I Heard It through the Grapevine
- Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
- Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On
- Gerry and the Pacemakers - How Do You Do It?
- Gary Glitter - Rock ‘N’ Roll Part 2
- Go-Go’s - We Got the Beat
- Golden Gate Quartet - Rock My Soul
- Grand Funk Railroad - We’re An American Band
- Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five - The Message
- The Grateful Dead - Dark Star
- The Grateful Dead - Uncle John’s Band
- Al Green - Let’s Stay Together
- Guitar Slim - The Things That I Used to Do
- Guns N’ Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
- Woody Guthrie - Pastures of Plenty
- Woody Guthrie - Pretty Boy Floyd
- Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land
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- Bill Haley & His Comets - (We’re Gonna) Rock around the Clock
- Slim Harpo - Rainin’ in My Heart
- Wynonie Harris - Good Rockin’ Tonight
- Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City
- Dale Hawkins - Suzy-Q
- Screamin’ Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on You
- Richard Hell & the Voidoids - (I Belong to the) Blank Generation
- Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
- Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
- Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
- The Hollies - Bus Stop
- Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue
- Buddy Holly and the Crickets - That’ll Be the Day
- John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillun
- John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom
- Howlin’ Wolf - Smokestack Lightnin’
- Howlin’ Wolf - Spoonful
- Howlin ‘Wolf - The Red Rooster
- Human League - Don’t You Want Me?
- Mississippi John Hurt - Stack O’ Lee Blues
- Husker Du - Turn on the News
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- The Impressions - People Get Ready
- The Ink Spots - If I Didn’t Care
- Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
- The Isley Brothers - It’s Your Thing
- The Isley Brothers - Shout - Pts. 1 & 2
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- Jackson 5 - ABC
- Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
- Mahalia Jackson - Move on Up a Little Higher
- Michael Jackson - Beat It
- Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
- Elmore James - Dust My Broom
- Elmore James - Shake Your Moneymaker
- Etta James - Tell Mama
- Rick James - Super Freak
- Tommy James and the Shondells - Hanky Panky
- Jan & Dean - Surf City
- Jane’s Addiction - Been Caught Stealin’
- Jefferson Airplane - Somebody to Love
- Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
- Blind Lemon Jefferson - Matchbox Blues
- Jethro Tull - Aqualung
- Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - I Love Rock N’ Roll
- Billy Joel - Just the Way You Are
- Elton John - Bennie and the Jets
- Elton John - Your Song
- Little Willie John - Fever
- Blind Willie Johnson - Motherless Children
- Robert Johnson - Cross Road Blues
- Robert Johnson - Hellhound on My Trail
- Robert Johnson – Love in Vain
- Robert Johnson - Sweet Home Chicago
- Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five - Caldonia
- Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five - Saturday Night Fish Fry
- Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
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