| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Good Golly Miss Molly | Little Richard | | 2:12 |
| 2 | Blueberry Hill- producer:
- Dave Bartholomew
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Everest Records , Liberty (in 1957) and EMI Records USA (in 1991)
- recorded at:
- Master Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- edit of:
- Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 17), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 81) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 147)
- cover recording of:
- Blueberry Hill (on 1956-06-27)
- lyricist:
- Al Lewis and Larry Stock
- composer:
- Vincent Rose
- publisher:
- Chappell & Co., Inc. , Chappell Music Ltd., Larry Stock Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. , Sovereign Music Company and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
- part of:
- 12 Monkeys Soundtrack
| Fats Domino | 4.65 | 2:22 |
| 3 | That’s Alright Mama | Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup | | 2:55 |
| 4 | Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On- producer:
- Jack Clement and Sam Phillips (in 1957)
- drums (drum set):
- Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1957-02-05)
- guitar:
- Roland Janes (on 1957-02-05)
- piano:
- Jerry Lee Lewis (on 1957-02-05)
- vocals:
- Jerry Lee Lewis (on 1957-02-05)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sun (in 1957), Sun Record Company (in 1957) and Charly Records (from 2008 to present)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 1) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 61)
- cover recording of:
- Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On (on 1957-02-05)
- writer:
- Roy Hall and Dave “Curly” Williams
- publisher:
- Cherio Music Publishers, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Marlyn Music Publishing Inc., Marlyn Music Publishing Ltd., Ni'Mani Entertainment Co. and Whole Lotta Shakin' Music
- recording of:
- Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
- writer:
- Roy Hall and Dave “Curly” Williams
- publisher:
- Cherio Music Publishers, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Marlyn Music Publishing Inc., Marlyn Music Publishing Ltd., Ni'Mani Entertainment Co. and Whole Lotta Shakin' Music
| Jerry Lee Lewis | 4.65 | 2:54 |
| 5 | Stand by Me- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-27)
- producer:
- Leiber and Stoller
- vocals:
- Ben E. King (on 1960-10-27)
- conductor:
- Stan Applebaum (on 1960-10-27)
- arranger:
- Stan Applebaum
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- HHO Ltd. , WEA International Inc. (in 1960, in 1961) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1986)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 1), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 62), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 121), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 131) and BILLIONS CLUB
- recording of:
- Stand by Me (on 1960-10-27)
- publisher:
- Mike Stoller
- writer:
- Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
- publisher:
- A.D.T. Enterprises, Hornall Brothers Music , Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt , Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG , Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rightsong Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music , Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and Universal Music Publishing
| Ben E. King | 4.65 | 3:01 |
| 6 | Will You Love Me Tomorrow- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Gary Chester (in 1960)
- kettle drum:
- Carole King (in 1960)
- piano:
- Paul Griffin (in 1960)
- lead vocals:
- Shirley Owens (in 1960)
- vocals:
- Doris Coley (in 1960), Addie Harris (in 1960) and Beverly Lee (in 1960)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- HHO Licensing Ltd.
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 4), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 33), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 125), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 151)
- recording of:
- Will You Love Me Tomorrow (in 1960)
- lyricist:
- Gerry Goffin
- composer:
- Carole King
- publisher:
- Lushmole Music, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. , Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| The Shirelles | 3.8 | 2:43 |
| 7 | You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling- recording of:
- You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
- writer:
- Barry Mann, Phil Spector and Cynthia Weil
- publisher:
- ABKCO Music Publishing Pty Ltd, ABKCO Music, Inc. , Columbia Music , EMI Music Publishing , EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd , Mother Bertha Music Inc., Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc.
- sub-publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Germany , Screen Gems-Columbia Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., 日本アブコ音楽出版 , イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| The Righteous Brothers | | 3:42 |
| 8 | Surfin’ USA | The Beach Boys | 4.55 | 2:27 |
| 9 | Rock Island Line | Lonnie Donegan | | 2:31 |
| 10 | F.B.I. | The Shadows | | 2:20 |
| 11 | Mr. Tambourine Man- recorded in:
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-01-20)
- producer:
- Terry Melcher
- 12 string guitar:
- Jim McGuinn (on 1965-01-20)
- bass guitar:
- Chris Hillman (on 1965-01-20)
- drums (drum set):
- Michael Clarke (on 1965-01-20)
- guitar:
- David Crosby (on 1965-01-20)
- tambourine:
- Gene Clark (on 1965-01-20)
- vocals:
- Gene Clark (on 1965-01-20), David Crosby (on 1965-01-20), Chris Hillman (on 1965-01-20) and Jim McGuinn (on 1965-01-20)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Columbia Records (in 1965) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1965)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (number: 10), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 79) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 230)
- cover recording of:
- Mr. Tambourine Man (on 1965-01-20)
- lyricist and composer:
- Bob Dylan (from 1964-02 until 1964-04)
- publisher:
- Blossom Music Ltd., M. Witmark & Sons, Sony Music Publishing , Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Bros. Music , Warner Brothers Music Ltd. , Warner/Chappell (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
| The Byrds | 4.1 | 2:22 |
| 12 | I Got You Babe | Sonny & Cher | 4 | 3:14 |
| 13 | What’d I Say | Ray Charles | 5 | 3:12 |
| 14 | In the Midnight Hour | Wilson Pickett | | 2:33 |
| 15 | Dancing in the Street- producer:
- William Stevenson
- baritone saxophone:
- Thomas Bowles (on 1964-06-29)
- bass guitar:
- James Jamerson (on 1964-06-29)
- drums (drum set):
- Marvin Gaye (on 1964-06-29)
- guitar:
- Joe Messina (on 1964-06-29), Robert White (on 1964-06-29) and Eddie Willis (on 1964-06-29)
- other instruments [tire iron]:
- Ivy Jo Hunter (on 1964-06-29)
- percussion, tambourine and vibraphone [vibes]:
- Jack Ashford (on 1964-06-29)
- tenor saxophone:
- Henry Cosby (on 1964-06-29)
- trombone:
- George Bohanon (on 1964-06-29) and Paul Riser (on 1964-06-29)
- trumpet:
- Russell Conway (on 1964-06-29) and Herbert Williams (on 1964-06-29)
- background vocals:
- Rosalind Ashford (on 1964-06-29), Ivy Jo Hunter (on 1964-06-29), Betty Kelly (on 1964-06-29) and William Stevenson (on 1964-06-29)
- lead vocals:
- Martha Reeves (on 1964-06-29)
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Record Corporation (in 1964) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1964)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (number: 7), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 40), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 130) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 403)
- recording of:
- Dancing in the Street (on 1964-06-29)
- writer:
- I. Hunter, M. Gaye and W. Stevenson
- publisher:
- EMI Music , EMI Music Publishing , FCG Music, Jobete Music , Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| Martha and the Vandellas | 3.55 | 2:40 |
| 16 | Try a Little Tenderness | Otis Redding | | 3:49 |
| 17 | Respect- recording engineer:
- Tom Dowd (on 1967-02-14)
- producer:
- Jerry Wexler
- baritone saxophone:
- Willie Bridges (on 1967-02-14)
- bass guitar:
- Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-02-14)
- cornet:
- Melvin Lastie (on 1967-02-14)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Hawkins (on 1967-02-14)
- guitar:
- Jimmy Johnson (on 1967-02-14)
- organ:
- Spooner Oldham (on 1967-02-14)
- piano:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
- tenor saxophone:
- Charles Chalmers (on 1967-02-14) and King Curtis (on 1967-02-14)
- background vocals:
- Carolyn Franklin (on 1967-02-14) and Erma Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
- vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
- conductor:
- Tom Dowd (on 1967-02-14)
- arranger:
- Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1967) and WEA International Inc. (in 1967)
- recorded at:
- Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1967-02-14)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 1), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 5), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 21), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 52) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
- cover recording of:
- Respect (on 1967-02-14)
- lyricist and composer:
- Otis Redding
- publisher:
- Cotillion Music Inc. , East-Time-Walco, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner/Chappell North America
| Aretha Franklin | 3.9 | 2:26 |
| 18 | Standing at the Crossroads | Elmore James | | 2:47 |
| 19 | Boom Boom | John Lee Hooker | | 2:35 |
| 20 | Baby Please Don’t Go | Them | | 2:43 |
| 21 | You Really Got Me- producer:
- Shel Talmy (in 1964-07)
- additional piano:
- Perry Ford (in 1964-07)
- bass guitar:
- Pete Quaife (in 1964-07)
- drums (drum set):
- Bobby Graham (in 1964-07)
- guitar:
- Harry Fryer (in 1964-07)
- guitar [lead guitar]:
- Dave Davies (in 1964-07)
- guitar [rhythm guitar], harmonica, keyboard and lead vocals:
- Ray Davies (in 1964-07)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (in 1964)
- miscellaneous support:
- PRT Records (task: Courtesy of / c/o Celebrity Licensing, Inc.)
- recorded at:
- IBC Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (in 1964-07)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (number: 13), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (number: 20), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 57), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 82), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 162) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 176)
- recording of:
- You Really Got Me (in 1964-07)
- lyricist and composer:
- Ray Davies
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd. and Jay Boy
| The Kinks | 4.25 | 2:15 |
| 22 | House of the Rising Sun | The Animals | 4.25 | 4:30 |
| 23 | For Your Love | The Yardbirds | 4.55 | 2:30 |