The Landmarx 500
BY GENRE
Early Rock & Roll and Doo Wop
The Chords, "Sh-Boom" (1954)
Bill Haley & His Comets, "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock" (1954)
Big Joe Turner, "Shake, Rattle & Roll" (1954)
Chuck Berry, "Maybellene" (1955)
Fats Domino, "Ain't That A Shame" (1955)
Elvis Presley, "Mystery Train" (1955)
LaVern Baker, "Jim Dandy" (1956)
The Del-Vikings, "Come Go With Me" (1956)
Screamin' Jay Hawkins, "I Put A Spell On You" (1956)
Howlin' Wolf, "Smokestack Lightning" (1956)
Little Richard, "Long Tall Sally" (1956)
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" (1956)
Mickey & Sylvia, "Love Is Strange" (1956)
Carl Perkins, "Blue Suede Shoes" (1956)
Muddy Waters, "Got My Mojo Working" (1956)
The Coasters, "Young Blood" (1957)
Bo Diddley, "Who Do You Love" (1957)
The Everly Brothers, "Wake Up Little Susie" (1957)
Connie Francis, "Who's Sorry Now" (1957)
Buddy Holly & The Crickets, "That'll Be The Day" (1957)
Jerry Lee Lewis, "Great Balls Of Fire" (1957)
Jerry Lee Lewis, "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" (1957)
Elvis Presley, "Jailhouse Rock" (1957)
Eddie Cochran, "C'mon Everybody" (1958)
Eddie Cochran, "Summertime Blues" (1958)
Duane Eddy, "Rebel Rouser" (1958)
Little Anthony & The Imperials, "Tears On My Pillow" (1958)
Little Richard, "Good Golly, Miss Molly" (1958)
The Platters, "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" (1958)
Ritchie Valens, "La Bamba" (1958)
The Dave Brubeck Quartet, "Take Five" (1959)
Bobby Darin, "Mack The Knife" (1959)
The Flamingos, "I Only Have Eyes For You" (1959)
Fats Domino, "Walking To New Orleans" (1960)
The Ventures, "Walk, Don't Run" (1960)
Dion, "The Wanderer" (1961)
Ricky Nelson, "Travelin' Man" (1961)
Del Shannon, "Runaway" (1961)
The Tokens, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (1961)
Booker T. & The M.G.'s, "Green Onions" (1962)
John Lee Hooker, "Boom Boom" (1962)
1960s Pop, Rock and the British Invasion
The Beatles, "I Want To Hold Your Hand" (1963)
Lesley Gore, "You Don't Own Me" (1963)
Roy Orbison, "In Dreams" (1963)
The Animals, "The House Of The Rising Sun" (1964)
Shirley Bassey, "Goldfinger" (1964)
The Beach Boys, "Don't Worry Baby" (1964)
Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto, "The Girl From Ipanema" (with Astrud Gilberto) (1964)
Jan & Dean, "Dead Man's Curve" (1964)
The Kinks, "You Really Got Me" (1964)
Roy Orbison, "Oh Pretty Woman" (1964)
Gene Pitney, "It Hurts To Be In Love" (1964)
The Shangri-Las, "Leader Of The Pack" (1964)
The Animals, "We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place" (1965)
The Beatles, "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" (1965)
The Beatles, "Yesterday" (1965)
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, "Born In Chicago" (1965)
The Bobby Fuller Four, "I Fought The Law" (1965)
The Kinks, "A Well Respected Man" (1965)
Paul Revere & The Raiders, "Just Like Me" (1965)
The Righteous Brothers, "Unchained Melody" (1965)
The Rolling Stones, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1965)
The Who, "My Generation" (1965)
The Yardbirds, "For Your Love" (1965)
The Beach Boys, "God Only Knows" (1966)
The Beach Boys, "Good Vibrations" (1966)
The Beach Boys, "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (1966)
The Beatles, "Eleanor Rigby" (1966)
The Left Banke, "Walk Away Renee" (1966)
The Rolling Stones, "Paint It, Black" (1966)
Dusty Springfield, "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (1966)
The Yardbirds, "Shapes Of Things" (1966)
The Young Rascals, "Good Lovin'" (1966)
The Beatles, "A Day In The Life" (1967)
The Beatles, "Penny Lane" (1967)
The Beatles, "Strawberry Fields Forever" (1967)
The Box Tops, "The Letter" (1967)
Cream, "Sunshine Of Your Love" (1967)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, "Hey Joe" (1967)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, "Purple Haze" (1967)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, "The Wind Cries Mary" (1967)
The Kingsmen, "Louie Louie" (1967)
The Kinks, "Waterloo Sunset" (1967)
The Beatles, "Blackbird" (1968)
The Beatles, "Hey Jude" (1968)
The Beatles, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (1968)
Big Brother & The Holding Co., "Piece Of My Heart" (1968)
Joe Cocker, "With A Little Help From My Friends" (1968)
Cream, "White Room" (1968)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, "All Along The Watchtower" (1968)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" (1968)
The Rolling Stones, "Sympathy For The Devil" (1968)
The Beatles, "Here Comes The Sun" (1969)
Dusty Springfield, "Son Of A Preacher Man" (1968)
Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Fortunate Son" (1969)
Elvis Presley, "Suspicious Minds" (1969)
The Rolling Stones, "Gimme Shelter" (1969)
The Rolling Stones, "You Can't Always Get What You Want" (1969)
1960s-1970s Psychedelic, Art and Progressive Rock
The Zombies, "She's Not There" (1964)
The Byrds, "Eight Miles High" (1966)
The Doors, "Break On Through (To The Other Side)" (1967)
The Doors, "Light My Fire" (1967)
Jefferson Airplane, "Somebody To Love" (1967)
Jefferson Airplane, "White Rabbit" (1967)
The Moody Blues, "Nights In White Satin" (1967)
Pink Floyd, "See Emily Play" (1967)
Procol Harum, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" (1967)
The Velvet Underground, "I'm Waiting For The Man" (1967)
The Velvet Underground, "Venus In Furs" (1967)
The Zombies, "Time Of The Season" (1968)
David Bowie, "Space Oddity" (1969)
Norman Greenbaum, "Spirit In The Sky" (1969)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, "From The Beginning" (1972)
Steely Dan, "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" (1974)
Pink Floyd, "Wish You Were Here" (1975)
Steely Dan, "Deacon Blues" (1977)
Pink Floyd, "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)" (1979)
Pink Floyd, "Comfortably Numb" (1979)
Pink Floyd, "Hey You" (1979)
Classic R&B, Motown, Soul and Reggae
Ray Charles, "What'd I Say (Parts 1 & 2)" (1959)
Lloyd Price, "Stagger Lee" (1959)
Dinah Washington, "What A Difference A Day Made" (1959)
Ray Charles, "Georgia On My Mind" (1960)
Sam Cooke, "Wonderful World" (1960)
Etta James, "At Last" (1960)
The Shirelles, "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (1960)
Barrett Strong, "Money (That's What I Want)" (1960)
Ben E. King, "Stand By Me" (1961)
Ray Charles, "I Can't Stop Loving You" (1962)
The Contours, "Do You Love Me" (1962)
The Crystals, "He's A Rebel" (1962)
The Drifters, "Up On The Roof" (1962)
Little Eva, "The Loco-Motion" (1962)
The Chiffons, "One Fine Day" (1963)
Sam Cooke, "A Change Is Gonna Come" (1963)
The Crystals, "Then He Kissed Me" (1963)
The Ronettes, "Be My Baby" (1963)
Solomon Burke, "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love" (1964)
The Dixie Cups, "Chapel Of Love" (1964)
The Drifters, "Under The Boardwalk" (1964)
Martha & The Vandellas, "Dancing In The Street" (1964)
Nina Simone, "See-Line Woman" (1964)
The Temptations, "My Girl" (1964)
Irma Thomas, "Time Is On My Side" (1964)
Dionne Warwick, "Walk On By" (1964)
James Brown, "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (1965)
James Brown, "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Pt. 1)" (1965)
The Four Tops, "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)" (1965)
The Impressions, "People Get Ready" (1965)
Martha & The Vandellas, "Nowhere To Run" (1965)
Wilson Pickett, "In The Midnight Hour" (1965)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, "The Tracks Of My Tears" (1965)
Nina Simone, "Sinnerman" (1965)
The Four Tops, "Reach Out I'll Be There" (1966)
Wilson Pickett, "Mustang Sally" (1966)
Percy Sledge, "When A Man Loves A Woman" (1966)
Billy Stewart, "Summertime" (1966)
Ike & Tina Turner, "River Deep - Mountain High" (1966)
Louis Armstrong, "What A Wonderful World" (1967)
Aretha Franklin, "Respect" (1967)
Aretha Franklin, "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (1967)
Albert King, "Born Under A Bad Sign" (1967)
Sam & Dave, "Soul Man" (1967)
Dionne Warwick, "I Say A Little Prayer" (1967)
Marvin Gaye, "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" (1968)
Etta James, "Tell Mama" (1968)
Otis Redding, "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" (1968)
Jimmy Cliff, "Many Rivers To Cross" (1969)
The Jackson Five, "I Want You Back" (1969)
B.B. King, "The Thrill Is Gone" (1969)
The Supremes, "Where Did Our Love Go" (1969)
The Temptations, "I Can't Get Next To You" (1969)
Brook Benton, "Rainy Night In Georgia" (1970)
The Five Stairsteps, "O-o-h Child" (1970)
Marvin Gaye, "What's Going On" (1970)
The Jackson Five, "I'll Be There" (1970)
The Melodians, "Rivers Of Babylon" (1970)
Freda Payne, "Band Of Gold" (1970)
Al Green, "Let's Stay Together" (1971)
The Spinners, "I'll Be Around" (1972)
Stevie Wonder, "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" (1972)
Gladys Knight & The Pips, "Midnight Train To Georgia" (1973)
Bobby "Blue" Bland, "Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City" (1974)
Al Green, "Take Me To The River" (1974)
Bob Marley & The Wailers, "No Woman, No Cry" (1974)
Natalie Cole, "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)" (1975)
Maxine Nightingale, "Right Back Where We Started From" (1975)
Bob Marley & The Wailers, "Three Little Birds" (1977)
Bob Marley & The Wailers, "Could You Be Loved" (1980)
Bob Marley & The Wailers, "Redemption Song" (1980)
Bob Marley & The Wailers, "Buffalo Soldier" (1983)
The Neville Brothers, "Yellow Moon" (1989)
1970s-1980s Rock, Glam and Punk
The Beatles, "Let It Be" (1970)
Chicago, "25 Or 6 To 4" (1970)
Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" (1970)
Badfinger, "Day After Day" (1971)
David Bowie, "Changes" (1971)
The Hollies, "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)" (1971)
The Rolling Stones, "Wild Horses" (1971)
T. Rex, "Bang A Gong (Get It On)" (1971)
The Who, "Baba O'Riley" (1971)
Big Star, "Thirteen" (1972)
David Bowie, "Suffragette City" (1972)
David Bowie, "Ziggy Stardust" (1972)
The Modern Lovers, "Roadrunner" (1972)
Mott The Hoople, "All The Young Dudes" (1972)
The Rolling Stones, "Tumbling Dice" (1972)
Roxy Music, "Virginia Plain" (1972)
Eagles, "Desperado" (1973)
New York Dolls, "Personality Crisis" (1973)
The Rolling Stones, "Angie" (1973)
Bruce Springsteen, "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" (1973)
The Stooges, "Search And Destroy" (1973)
Fleetwood Mac, "Landslide" (1975)
Bruce Springsteen, "Born To Run" (1975)
Bruce Springsteen, "Thunder Road" (1975)
Eagles, "Hotel California" (1976)
Fleetwood Mac, "Go Your Own Way" (1976)
Sex Pistols, "Anarchy In The U.K." (1976)
Peter Gabriel, "Solsbury Hill" (1977)
Talking Heads, "Psycho Killer" (1977)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions, "Radio Radio" (1978)
Fleetwood Mac, "Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win)" (1978)
Gang Of Four, "Damaged Goods" (1978)
Public Image Ltd, "Public Image" (1978)
Ramones, "I Wanna Be Sedated" (1978)
Patti Smith Group, "Because The Night" (1978)
The Clash, "London Calling" (1979)
Peter Gabriel, "Games Without Frontiers" (1980)
Queen and David Bowie, "Under Pressure" (1981)
The Rolling Stones, "Start Me Up" (1981)
The Clash, "Rock The Casbah" (1982)
The Pretenders, "Back On The Chain Gang" (1982)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions, "Everyday I Write The Book" (1983)
John Mellencamp, "Pink Houses" (1983)
U2, "New Year's Day" (1983)
U2, "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (1983)
Don Henley, "The Boys Of Summer" (1984)
Bruce Springsteen, "Born In The U.S.A." (1984)
U2, "Pride (In The Name Of Love)" (1984)
Dire Straits, "Money For Nothing" (1985)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, "Don't Come Around Here No More" (1985)
Peter Gabriel, "Sledgehammer" (1986)
1970s Hard Rock and Metal
Steppenwolf, "Born To Be Wild" (1968)
Led Zeppelin, "Whole Lotta Love" (1969)
Alice Cooper, "I'm Eighteen" (1970)
The Allman Brothers Band, "In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed" (1970)
Black Sabbath, "Paranoid" (1970)
Derek & The Dominos, "Layla" (1970)
Led Zeppelin, "Stairway To Heaven" (1971)
Deep Purple, "Highway Star" (1972)
Deep Purple, "Smoke On The Water" (1972)
Raspberries, "Go All The Way" (1972)
Aerosmith, "Dream On" (1973)
Alice Cooper, "No More Mr. Nice Guy" (1973)
The Allman Brothers Band, "Ramblin' Man" (1973)
Lynyrd Skynyrd, "Free Bird" (1973)
Bob Seger, "Turn The Page" (1973)
Steve Miller Band, "The Joker" (1973)
ZZ Top, "La Grange" (1973)
Lynyrd Skynyrd, "Sweet Home Alabama" (1974)
Kiss, "Rock And Roll All Nite" (1975)
Led Zeppelin, "Kashmir" (1975)
Queen, "Bohemian Rhapsody" (1975)
Blue Oyster Cult, "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (1976)
Boston, "More Than A Feeling" (1976)
Heart, "Crazy On You" (1976)
Thin Lizzy, "The Boys Are Back In Town" (1976)
Meat Loaf, "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" (1977)
Cheap Trick, "Surrender" (1978)
Queen, "Don't Stop Me Now" (1978)
AC/DC, "You Shook Me All Night Long" (1980)
Judas Priest, "Living After Midnight" (1980)
Journey, "Don't Stop Believin'" (1981)
Iron Maiden, "Run To The Hills" (1982)
Def Leppard, "Photograph" (1983)
Van Halen, "Jump" (1983)
Bon Jovi, "Livin' On A Prayer" (1986)
Metallica, "Enter Sandman" (1991)
Van Halen, "Right Now" (1991)
Folk Rock
Bob Dylan, "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (1962)
Bob Dylan, "Blowin' In The Wind" (1963)
Gale Garnett, "We'll Sing In The Sunshine" (1964)
Sonny & Cher, "Baby Don't Go" (1964)
Sonny & Cher, "I Got You Babe" (1965)
The Byrds, "Mr. Tambourine Man" (1965)
The Byrds, "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" (1965)
Donovan, "The Universal Soldier" (1965)
Bob Dylan, "Like A Rolling Stone" (1965)
Bob Dylan, "Maggie's Farm" (1965)
Bob Dylan, "Positively 4th Street" (1965)
The Lovin' Spoonful, "Do You Believe In Magic" (1965)
The Mamas & The Papas, "California Dreamin'" (1965)
Barry McGuire, "Eve Of Destruction" (1965)
Simon & Garfunkel, "The Sounds Of Silence" (1965)
Buffalo Springfield, "For What It's Worth" (1966)
Bobby Darin, "If I Were A Carpenter" (1966)
Neil Diamond, "Solitary Man" (1966)
The Lovin' Spoonful, "Summer In The City" (1966)
The Mamas & The Papas, "I Saw Her Again" (1966)
Leonard Cohen, "So Long, Marianne" (1967)
Bobbie Gentry, "Ode To Billie Joe" (1967)
Love, "Alone Again Or" (1967)
Van Morrison, "Brown Eyed Girl" (1967)
Nico, "These Days" (1967)
Peter, Paul & Mary, "Leaving On A Jet Plane" (1967)
The Band, "The Weight" (1968)
Dr. John, "I Walk On Guilded Splinters" (1968)
Simon & Garfunkel, "Mrs. Robinson" (1968)
The 5th Dimension, "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" (1969)
Crosby, Stills & Nash, "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (1969)
Simon & Garfunkel, "The Boxer" (1969)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, "Ohio" (1970)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, "Woodstock" (1970)
Grateful Dead, "Uncle John's Band" (1970)
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, "Mr. Bojangles" (1970)
Arlo Guthrie, "City Of New Orleans" (1972)
Nick Drake, "From The Morning" (1972)
1970s Pop and Singer-Songwriters
The Carpenters, "We've Only Just Begun" (1970)
George Harrison, "My Sweet Lord" (1970)
Elton John, "Your Song" (1970)
John Lennon, "Working Class Hero" (1970)
Van Morrison, "Into The Mystic" (1970)
Van Morrison, "Moondance" (1970)
Leon Russell, "A Song For You" (1970)
Simon & Garfunkel, "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (1970)
James Taylor, "Fire And Rain" (1970)
The Carpenters, "Superstar" (1971)
John Denver, "Take Me Home, Country Roads" (1971)
Elton John, "Levon" (1971)
Elton John, "Tiny Dancer" (1971)
Janis Joplin, "Me And Bobby McGee" (1971)
Carole King, "It's Too Late" (1971)
John Lennon, "Imagine" (1971)
John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band, "Power To The People" (1971)
Joni Mitchell, "A Case Of You" (1971)
Nilsson, "Without You" (1971)
Cat Stevens, "Peace Train" (1971)
Rod Stewart, "Maggie May" (1971)
Bill Withers, "Ain't No Sunshine" (1971)
Elton John, "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time)" (1972)
Don McLean, "American Pie (Parts 1 & 2)" (1972)
Randy Newman, "Sail Away" (1972)
Lou Reed, "Perfect Day" (1972)
Lou Reed, "Walk On The Wild Side" (1972)
Todd Rundgren, "Hello It's Me" (1972)
Seals & Crofts, "Summer Breeze" (1972)
Carly Simon, "You're No Good" (1972)
Neil Young, "Heart Of Gold" (1972)
Jim Croce, "I Got A Name" (1973)
Bob Dylan, "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" (1973)
Roberta Flack, "Killing Me Softly With His Song" (1973)
Billy Joel, "Piano Man" (1973)
Elton John, "Daniel" (1973)
Elton John, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973)
Paul McCartney & Wings, "Band On The Run" (1973)
Paul Simon, "American Tune" (1973)
Harry Chapin, "Cat's In The Cradle" (1974)
Leonard Cohen, "Who By Fire" (1974)
John Lennon, "#9 Dream" (1974)
Joni Mitchell, "Free Man In Paris" (1974)
Joni Mitchell, "Help Me" (1974)
Linda Ronstadt, "You're No Good" (1974)
Three Dog Night, "Out In The Country" (1974)
America, "Sister Golden Hair" (1975)
Bob Dylan, "Hurricane" (1975)
Bob Dylan, "Tangled Up In Blue" (1975)
Paul Simon, "Still Crazy After All These Years" (1975)
Jackson Browne, "The Pretender" (1976)
Paul McCartney & Wings, "Silly Love Songs" (1976)
Al Stewart, "Year Of The Cat" (1976)
Eric Clapton, "Wonderful Tonight" (1977)
Billy Joel, "Just The Way You Are" (1977)
Bill Withers, "Lovely Day" (1977)
Warren Zevon, "Werewolves Of London" (1978)
Bette Midler, "The Rose" (1979)
Joan Armatrading, "The Weakness In Me" (1981)
Elton John, "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" (1983)
Tom Waits, "Way Down In The Hole" (1987)
Tracy Chapman, "Fast Car" (1988)
Neil Young, "Rockin' In The Free World" (1989)
Bonnie Raitt, "I Can't Make You Love Me" (1991)
Eric Clapton, "Tears In Heaven" (1992)
k.d. Lang, "Constant Craving" (1992)
Jeff Buckley, "Hallelujah" (1994)
Classic Country
Johnny Cash, "Folsom Prison Blues" (1955)
Johnny Cash, "I Walk The Line" (1956)
Patsy Cline, "Crazy" (1961)
Patsy Cline, "I Fall To Pieces" (1961)
Patsy Cline, "She's Got You" (1962)
Johnny Cash, "Ring Of Fire" (1963)
Eddy Arnold, "Make The World Go Away" (1965)
Johnny Cash, "Orange Blossom Special" (1965)
Roger Miller, "King Of The Road" (1965)
Loretta Lynn, "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)" (1966)
Glen Campbell, "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" (1967)
Glen Campbell, "Wichita Lineman" (1968)
Tammy Wynette, "Stand By Your Man" (1968)
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition, "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" (1969)
Johnny Cash, "Sunday Morning Coming Down" (1970)
Dolly Parton, "Coat Of Many Colors" (1971)
Sammi Smith, "Help Me Make It Through The Night" (1971)
Dolly Parton, "Jolene" (1973)
Merle Haggard, "It's All In The Movies" (1975)
Willie Nelson, "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" (1975)
George Jones, "He Stopped Loving Her Today" (1980)
Rosanne Cash, "Seven Year Ache" (1980)
Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, "Pancho And Lefty" (1983)
Johnny Cash, "The Man Comes Around" (2002)
Funk, Dance and Disco
Sly & The Family Stone, "Everyday People" (1969)
Sly & The Family Stone, "Hot Fun In The Summertime" (1969)
The Isley Brothers, "It's Your Thing" (1969)
Eric Burdon & War, "Spill The Wine" (1970)
Isaac Hayes, "Theme From Shaft" (1971)
Sly & The Family Stone, "Family Affair" (1971)
The Staple Singers, "Respect Yourself" (1971)
The Undisputed Truth, "Smiling Faces Sometimes" (1971)
Curtis Mayfield, "Pusherman" (1972)
The O'Jays, "Back Stabbers" (1972)
The Staple Singers, "I'll Take You There" (1972)
The Temptations, "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" (1972)
Bobby Womack, "I Can Understand It" (1972)
Stevie Wonder, "Superstition" (1972)
James Brown, "The Payback" (1973)
LaBelle, "Lady Marmalade" (1974)
Bee Gees, "Jive Talkin'" (1975)
David Bowie, "Fame" (1975)
Parliament, "Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)" (1975)
ABBA, "Dancing Queen" (1976)
Thelma Houston, "Don't Leave Me This Way" (1976)
The Trammps, "Disco Inferno" (1976)
Bee Gees, "Stayin' Alive" (1977)
Donna Summer, "I Feel Love" (1977)
Blondie, "Heart Of Glass" (1978)
Chic, "Le Freak" (1978)
Earth Wind & Fire, "September" (1978)
Gloria Gaynor, "I Will Survive" (1978)
Cheryl Lynn, "Got To Be Real" (1978)
Michael Jackson, "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough" (1979)
McFadden & Whitehead, "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" (1979)
Donna Summer, "Hot Stuff" (1979)
ABBA, "The Winner Takes It All" (1980)
Diana Ross, "Upside Down" (1980)
Rick James, "Super Freak (Part 1)" (1981)
Taana Gardner, "Heartbeat" (1981)
Grace Jones, "Pull Up To The Bumper" (1981)
The Dazz Band, "Let It Whip" (1982)
Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan, "I Feel For You" (1984)
New Wave, Ska and Electronic
Kraftwerk, "Trans-Europe Express" (1977)
The B-52's, "Rock Lobster" (1978)
The Police, "Roxanne" (1978)
Siouxsie & The Banshees, "Hong Kong Garden" (1978)
The Buggles, "Video Killed The Radio Star" (1979)
Joy Division, "Shadowplay" (1979)
The Police, "Message In A Bottle" (1979)
Joy Division, "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (1980)
Talking Heads, "Once In A Lifetime" (1980)
Laurie Anderson, "O Superman (For Massenet)" (1981)
The Human League, "Don't You Want Me" (1981)
The Specials, "Ghost Town" (1981)
Tom Tom Club, "Genius Of Love" (1981)
Modern English, "I Melt With You" (1982)
Eurythmics, "Here Comes The Rain Again" (1983)
Eurythmics, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" (1983)
Talking Heads, "This Must Be The Place (Naïve Melody)" (1983)
Echo & The Bunnymen, "The Killing Moon" (1984)
Pet Shop Boys, "West End Girls" (1984)
Talk Talk, "It's My Life" (1984)
Kate Bush, "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" (1985)
Simple Minds, "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (1985)
New Order, "Bizarre Love Triangle" (1986)
XTC, "Dear God" (1986)
The Cure, "Just Like Heaven" (1987)
New Order, "True Faith" (1987)
The Church, "Under The Milky Way" (1988)
The B-52's, "Love Shack" (1989)
The B-52's, "Roam" (1989)
The Cure, "Lovesong" (1989)
The Cure, "Pictures Of You" (1989)
Depeche Mode, "Personal Jesus" (1989)
Massive Attack, "Unfinished Sympathy" (1991)
Bjork, "Human Behaviour" (1993)
LCD Soundsystem, "Losing My Edge" (2002)
The Postal Service, "Such Great Heights" (2003)
MGMT, "Time To Pretend" (2007)
Modern Pop
Daryl Hall & John Oates, "You Make My Dreams" (1980)
Phil Collins, "In The Air Tonight" (1981)
Stevie Nicks, "Edge Of Seventeen (Just Like The White Winged Dove)" (1981)
Duran Duran, "Hungry Like The Wolf" (1982)
Michael Jackson, "Beat It" (1982)
Michael Jackson, "Billie Jean" (1982)
Michael Jackson, "Human Nature" (1982)
Prince, "Little Red Corvette" (1982)
Cyndi Lauper, "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" (1983)
Cyndi Lauper, "Time After Time" (1983)
Prince, "When Doves Cry" (1984)
Sade, "Smooth Operator" (1984)
Tina Turner, "What's Love Got To Do With It" (1984)
a-Ha, "Take On Me" (1985)
Commodores, "Nightshift" (1985)
Whitney Houston, "How Will I Know" (1985)
Huey Lewis & The News, "The Power Of Love" (1985)
Simply Red, "Holding Back The Years" (1985)
Janet Jackson, "What Have You Done For Me Lately" (1986)
Madonna, "Open Your Heart" (1986)
Steve Winwood, "Higher Love" (1986)
Michael Jackson, "Man In The Mirror" (1987)
Michael Jackson, "Smooth Criminal" (1987)
Janet Jackson, "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" (1989)
Madonna, "Like A Prayer" (1989)
Michael Jackson, "Give In To Me" (1991)
En Vogue, "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" (1992)
TLC, "Waterfalls" (1994)
Justin Timberlake, "Cry Me A River" (2002)
Beyoncé, "Crazy In Love" (feat. Jay-Z) (2003)
Kelly Clarkson, "Since U Been Gone" (2004)
Amy Winehouse, "Back To Black" (2006)
Frank Ocean, "Thinkin' Bout You" (2012)
Rap and Hip-Hop
Gil Scott-Heron, "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" (1971)
The Sugarhill Gang, "Rapper's Delight" (1979)
Blondie, "Rapture" (1980)
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force, "Planet Rock" (1982)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, "The Message" (1982)
Beastie Boys, "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" (1986)
Boogie Down Productions, "South Bronx" (1986)
Run-D.M.C., "It's Tricky" (1986)
Run-D.M.C., "Peter Piper" (1986)
Run-D.M.C., "Walk This Way" (feat. Aerosmith) (1986)
Salt-N-Pepa, "Push It" (1986)
Eric B. & Rakim, "I Know You Got Soul" (1987)
LL Cool J, "Going Back To Cali" (1987)
Public Enemy, "Bring The Noise" (1987)
Public Enemy, "Rebel Without A Pause" (1987)
De La Soul, "Me Myself And I" (1988)
N.W.A., "Straight Outta Compton" (1988)
Geto Boys, "Mind Playing Tricks On Me" (1991)
A Tribe Called Quest, "Scenario" (1991)
Beastie Boys, "So What'cha Want" (1992)
Dr. Dre, "Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang" (feat. Snoop Dogg) (1992)
Ice Cube, "It Was A Good Day" (1992)
Wu-Tang Clan, "C.R.E.A.M." (1993)
Beastie Boys, "Sabotage" (1994)
The Notorious B.I.G., "Juicy" (1994)
Tupac Shakur, "California Love" (feat. De. Dre and Roger Troutman) (1995)
The Notorious B.I.G., "Hypnotize" (1996)
Lauryn Hill, "Doo Wop (That Thing)" (1998)
OutKast, "B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)" (2000)
Missy Elliott, "Get Ur Freak On" (2001)
Eminem, "Lose Yourself" (2002)
Jay-Z, "99 Problems" (2003)
Kanye West, "Jesus Walks" (2004)
Grunge, College Rock and Indie
The Smiths, "This Charming Man" (1983)
Violent Femmes, "Blister In The Sun" (1983)
Dramarama, "Anything, Anything (I'll Give You)" (1985)
The Jesus And Mary Chain, "Just Like Honey" (1985)
The Replacements, "Bastards Of Young" (1985)
The Smiths, "How Soon Is Now" (1985)
Guns N' Roses, "Paradise City" (1987)
Guns N' Roses, "Sweet Child O' Mine" (1987)
R.E.M., "The One I Love" (1987)
Jane's Addiction, "Jane Says" (1988)
Pixies, "Where Is My Mind" (1988)
The Pogues, "Thousands Are Sailing" (1988)
R.E.M., "Orange Crush" (1988)
Sonic Youth, "Teen Age Riot" (1988)
Nine Inch Nails, "Head Like A Hole" (1989)
Pixies, "Here Comes Your Man" (1989)
Alice In Chains, "Man In The Box" (1990)
Sinead O'Connor, "Nothing Compares 2 U" (1990)
Tori Amos, "Silent All These Years" (1991)
Nirvana, "Come As You Are" (1991)
Nirvana, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (1991)
Pearl Jam, "Jeremy" (1991)
R.E.M., "Losing My Religion" (1991)
Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Under The Bridge" (1991)
U2, "One" (1991)
Rage Against The Machine, "Killing In The Name" (1992)
Screaming Trees, "Nearly Lost You" (1992)
The Breeders, "Cannonball" (1993)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, "Mary Jane's Last Dance" (1993)
Liz Phair, "Never Said" (1993)
Soundgarden, "Black Hole Sun" (1994)
Stone Temple Pilots, "Interstate Love Song" (1994)
Alanis Morissette, "You Oughta Know" (1995)
No Doubt, "Don't Speak" (1995)
Oasis, "Wonderwall" (1995)
Pulp, "Common People" (1995)
Radiohead, "Fake Plastic Trees" (1995)
The Smashing Pumpkins, "Tonight, Tonight" (1995)
Fiona Apple, "Criminal" (1996)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, "Into My Arms" (1997)
Radiohead, "Karma Police" (1997)
Radiohead, "No Surprises" (1997)
Radiohead, "Paranoid Android" (1997)
The Verve, "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (1997)
Yo La Tengo, "Autumn Sweater" (1997)
Neutral Milk Hotel, "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" (1998)
The White Stripes, "Seven Nation Army" (2003)
The Killers, "When You Were Young" (2006)