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.
Song Title G-J
G
- Gee - The Crows
- Get Up Stand Up - The Wailers
- Gimme Some Lovin’ - Spencer Davis Group
- Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
- Give It Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Give Peace A Chance - John Lennon
- Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) - Parliament
- Glad All Over - Dave Clark Five
- Gloria (in Excelsis Deo) - Patti Smith
- Gloria - The Shadows Of Knight
- Go To The Mirror Boy - The Who
- Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
- God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
- God Save The Queen - Sex Pistols
- Going To A Go-Go - The Miracles
- Good Golly, Miss Molly - Little Richard
- Good Lovin’ - The Young Rascals
- Good Morning (Little) School Girl - Sonny Boy (John Lee) Williamson
- Good Rockin’ Tonight - Wynonie Harris
- Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
- Goodnight Irene - The Weavers
- Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters
- Graceland - Paul Simon
- Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
- Green Onions - Booker T. & The MG’s
- Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Groovin’ - The Young Rascals
H
- Hallelujah I Love Her So - Ray Charles
- Hanky Panky - Tommy James And The Shondells
- He’s A Rebel - The Crystals
- Heart Of Glass - Blondie
- Heart Of Gold - Neil Young
- Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
- (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Martha And The Vandellas
- Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now - The Smiths
- Hellhound On My Trail - Robert Johnson
- Hello Mary Lou - Ricky Nelson
- Help Me - Joni Mitchell
- HELP! - The Beatles
- Heroin - Velvet Underground
- Hey Jude - The Beatles
- Hickory Wind - The Byrds
- Hide Away - Freddy King
- (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson
- Highway to Hell - AC/DC
- Hillbilly Boogie - The Delmore Brothers
- Hippy Hippy Shake - Swinging Blue Jeans
- Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones
- Honky Tonk - Bill Doggett
- Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
- Hotel California - The Eagles
- Hound Dog - Willie Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton
- How Do You Do It? - Gerry and The Pacemakers
- How High The Moon - Les Paul and Mary Ford
- How I Got Over - Clara Ward & The Ward Singers
- Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
I
- I Ain’t Marchin’ Anymore - Phil Ochs
- I Can’t Quit You Baby - Otis Rush
- I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline
- I Fought The Law - The Bobby Fuller Four
- I Got A Woman - Ray Charles
- I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
- I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
- I Love Rock ‘N Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
- I Never Loved A Man (the Way I Love You) - Aretha Franklin
- I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos
- I Put a Spell On You - Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
- I Shot The Sheriff - The Wailers (with Bob Marley)
- I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For - U2
- I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash
- I Wanna Be Your Dog - The Stooges
- I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
- I Want You Back - Jackson 5
- I Will Dare - The Replacements
- I’ll Live Again - The Dixie Hummingbirds
- I’m A Believer - The Monkees
- I’m Eighteen - Alice Cooper
- I’m Not A Juvenile Delinquent - Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers
- If I Didn’t Care - The Ink Spots
- If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song) - Peter, Paul And Mary
- Imagine - John Lennon
- In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
- In The Still Of The Nite - The 5 Satins
- In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly
- Instant Karma (We All Shine On) - John Lennon
- Iron Man - Black Sabbath
- It Ain’t Me Babe - The Turtles
- It’s Your Thing - The Isley Brothers
J
- Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
- Jeremy - Pearl Jam
- Jim Dandy - LaVern Baker
- Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
- Juke - Little Walter
- Jump - Van Halen
- Jumpin’ Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
- Just Like Me - Paul Revere & The Raiders
- Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
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