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 K-M
K
- Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison
L
- La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
- Ladies First - Queen Latifah
- Last Train To Clarksville - The Monkees
- Late For The Sky - Jackson Browne
- Laugh Laugh - The Beau Brummels
- Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price
- Layla - Derek and the Dominos
- Le Freak - Chic
- Leader Of The Pack - The Shangri-Las
- Legalize It - Peter Tosh
- Legs - ZZ Top
- Let’s Go Trippin’ - Dick Dale And The Del-Tones
- Let’s Have A Party - Amos Milburn
- Let’s Stay Together - Al Green
- Life During Wartime - Talking Heads
- Light My Fire - The Doors
- Like A Virgin - Madonna
- Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
- Little Johnny Jewel - Television
- Little Red Corvette - Prince
- Lively Up Yourself - Bob Marley And The Wailers
- Living for the City - Stevie Wonder
- Lola - The Kinks
- London Calling - The Clash
- Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
- Los Angeles - X
- Loser - Beck
- Losing My Religion - R.E.M.
- Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
- Love in Vain - Robert Johnson
- Love Is The Drug - Roxy Music
- Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
- Love Potion No. 9 - The Clovers
- Love To Love You Baby - Donna Summer
- Love Train - O’Jays
- Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
M
- Madame George - Van Morrison
- Maggie May - Rod Stewart
- Mama Said Knock You Out - L.L. Cool J
- Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Ruth Brown
- Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
- Many Rivers to Cross - Jimmy Cliff
- Master Blaster (Jammin’) - Stevie Wonder
- Matchbox Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Matchbox - Carl Perkins
- Maybe I’m Amazed - Paul McCartney
- Maybellene - Chuck Berry
- Me Myself And I - De La Soul
- Mercy Mercy - Don Covey
- Midnight Stomp - Jimmy Yancey
- Miss You - The Rolling Stones
- Money (That’s What I Want) - Barrett Strong
- Money Honey - The Drifters
- Money - Pink Floyd
- Moondance - Van Morrison
- More Than A Feeling - Boston
- Motherless Children - Blind Willie Johnson
- Move It - Cliff Richard And The Drifters
- Move On Up A Little Higher - Mahalia Jackson
- Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
- Mule Skinner Blues - Bill Monroe
- My Generation - The Who
- My Girl - The Temptations
- My Guy - Mary Wells
- My My Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue) - Neil Young
- Mystery Train - Elvis Presley
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