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 W-Z
W
- Wabash Cannonball - Roy Acuff And The Smoky Mountain Boys
- Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke
- Walk Don’t Run - The Ventures
- Walk Like A Man - The 4 Seasons
- Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed
- Walk This Way - Run-D.M.C.
- War - Edwin Starr
- We Are Family - Sister Sledge
- We Got The Beat - Go-Go’s
- We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - The Animals
- We’re An American Band - Grand Funk Railroad
- We’re Gonna Rock - Cecil Gant
- Welcome To The Jungle - Guns N’ Roses
- West End Blues - Louis Armstrong
- What’d I Say - Ray Charles
- What’s Going On - Marvin Gaye
- When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
- When Doves Cry - Prince
- Where Have All The Flowers Gone - Pete Seeger
- Whip It - Devo
- Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band
- White Light / White Heat - Velvet Underground
- White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
- Who Do You Love - Quicksilver Messenger Service
- Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
- Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On - Jerry Lee Lewis
- Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers
- Wild Thing - The Troggs
- Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
- Willie And The Hand Jive - Johnny Otis
- Wipe Out - The Surfaris
- With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker
- Wooly Bully - Sam The Sham And The Pharoahs
- Work With Me Annie - Hank Ballard And The Midnighters
Y
- Yakety Yak - The Coasters
- Yesterday - The Beatles
- You Can’t Hurry Love - The Supremes
- You Really Got Me - The Kinks
- You Send Me - Sam Cooke
- You’ve Got A Friend - Carole King
- You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ - The Righteous Brothers
- You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me - The Miracles
- Young Blood - The Coasters
- Your Song - Elton John
Z
- Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
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