REDISCOVER The ’50s: Rock & Roll

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

These songs from rock's first decade scared parents, excited kids, and changed the world forever.

109 SONGS • 4 HOURS AND 40 MINUTES

1

Ready Teddy

The Very Best Of "Little Richard"

02:07

2

Johnny B. Goode

Johnny B. Goode

Johnny B. Goode: His Complete '50s Chess Recordings

02:39

3

Jailhouse Rock

Elvis 30 #1 Hits

02:35

4

Fallin'

The Very Best Of Connie Francis - Connie's 21 Biggest Hits

02:13

5

That'll Be The Day

That'll Be The Day

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More

02:16

6

Ain't That A Shame? (Remastered 2002)

Ain't That A Shame? (Remastered 2002)

Greatest Hits: Walking To New Orleans

02:30

7

(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock

(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock

Bill Haley & His Comets

Rock Around The Clock

02:10

8

Splish Splash

The Ultimate Bobby Darin

02:11

9

Tequila

Snapshot: The Champs

02:12

10

Rocket 88 (Single Version)

Rocket 88 (Single Version)

Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats

Chess Pieces: The Very Best Of Chess Records

02:50

11

Blue Suede Shoes

Blue Suede Shoes

Blue Suede Shoes / Honey Don't

02:14

12

Bye Bye Love

The Everly Brothers

Definitive Pop: The Everly Brothers

02:22

13

I've Got a Woman

I've Got a Woman

The Birth of Soul

02:51

14

Get Rhythm

The Total Johnny Cash Sun Collection

02:16

15

Why Do Fools Fall in Love?

Why Do Fools Fall in Love?

Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

No. 1 Hits from the UK (1953-1962)

02:20

16

La Bamba

02:06

17

Lonesome Town

Ricky Sings Again (Expanded Edition / Remastered)

02:14

18

Tutti Frutti

Die No. 1 Rock 'n' Roll Collection - Die Besten Rock 'n' Roll Hits & Classics der Größten Legenden der 50er & 60er Jahre

02:23

19

Summertime Blues

Summertime Blues

Eddie Cochran: The Liberty Years

01:57

20

Hound Dog (Remastered)

Hound Dog (Remastered)

The Essential Elvis Presley

02:18

21

My Boy Elvis

Love And Kisses

02:09

22

Not Fade Away

The "Chirping" Crickets

02:23

23

Peggy Sue

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More

02:30

24

Queen of the Hop

Queen of the Hop

The Ultimate Bobby Darin

02:11

25

Little Bitty Pretty One

Little Bitty Pretty One

Thurston Harris

02:23

26

Bo Diddley

02:29

27

Rumble

Link Wray And His Ray Men

Rumble the Best of Virginia Rockabilly

02:30

28

Shout (Pt. 1 & 2)

Shout (Pt. 1 & 2)

The Isley Brothers

The Essential Isley Brothers [Clean]

04:22

29

Roll Over Beethoven

Roll Over Beethoven

20th Century Masters: The Best Of Chuck Berry - The Millennium Collection

02:24

30

Rip It Up (Rerecorded)

Rip It Up (Rerecorded)

Little Richard: All-Time Greatest Hits (Rerecorded Version)

02:19

31

Shake, Rattle and Roll

Shake, Rattle and Roll

03:00

32

Yakety Yak (2007 Remaster)

Yakety Yak (2007 Remaster)

There's A Riot Goin' On: The Coasters On Atco

01:56

33

What'd I Say, Pt. 1 & 2

What'd I Say, Pt. 1 & 2

05:07

34

Dream Lover

The Ultimate Bobby Darin

02:30

35

Turn Me Loose

1959 Hit Songs, Vol. 5

02:25

36

I Wonder Why (Remastered)

I Wonder Why (Remastered)

Dion & The Belmonts

The Best Of Dion & The Belmonts

02:19

37

Rave On

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More

01:49

38

Heartbreak Hotel

Heartbreak Hotel

Elvis 30 #1 Hits

02:08

39

C’Mon Everybody

C’Mon Everybody

Eddie Cochran: The Liberty Years

01:58

40

Jim Dandy

02:11

41

Maybellene

Johnny B. Goode: His Complete '50s Chess Recordings

02:20

42

Money (That's What I Want) (Single Version / Mono)

Money (That's What I Want) (Single Version / Mono)

Hitsville: The Making Of Motown (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

02:37

43

The Girl Can't Help It

The Girl Can't Help It

The Very Best Of "Little Richard"

02:30

44

Don't Be Cruel

The Essential Elvis Presley

02:05

45

Come Go With Me (from "American Graffiti")

Come Go With Me (from "American Graffiti")

The Del Vikings

American Graffiti [Explicit]

02:40

46

Mess Around

The Birth of Soul

02:40

47

Sea Cruise

Sea Cruise / Time After Time

02:44

48

A Teenager In Love

A Teenager In Love

Dion & The Belmonts

Presenting Dion And The Belmonts

02:38

49

I'm A Man

02:45

50

Let The Good Times Roll

Let The Good Times Roll

Let The Good Times Roll

02:24

51

Blueberry Hill (Remastered 2002)

Blueberry Hill (Remastered 2002)

Greatest Hits: Walking To New Orleans

02:23

52

In the Still of the Nite

In the Still of the Nite

The Five Satins

03:04

53

Breathless (Remastered 2022)

Breathless (Remastered 2022)

Jerry Lee Lewis

Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On: Rockabilly and Beyond at Sun Records (Remastered 2022)

02:42

54

Be-Bop-A-Lula

Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps

The Very Best Of Gene Vincent

02:37

55

Sweet Nothin's

The Definitive Collection

02:23

56

Big River

The Total Johnny Cash Sun Collection

02:35

57

Sweet Little Sixteen

Sweet Little Sixteen

20th Century Masters: The Best Of Chuck Berry - The Millennium Collection

03:03

58

Searchin'

02:39

59

Brand New Cadillac

02:37

60

Believe What You Say (Remastered)

Believe What You Say (Remastered)

02:04

61

Let's Have A Party

Let's Have A Party

02:11

62

It's So Easy

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More

02:10

63

Chantilly Lace

02:25

64

Come On, Let's Go

Come On, Let's Go

02:04

65

Rockin' Robin

Rockin' Robin (Bonus Track Version)

02:37

66

I'm Walkin' (Remastered)

I'm Walkin' (Remastered)

Greatest Hits: Walking To New Orleans

02:08

67

Kansas City

Wilbert Harrison

An Introduction to Wilbert Harrison

02:30

68

Poison Ivy (2007 Remaster) [Remastered]

Poison Ivy (2007 Remaster) [Remastered]

There's A Riot Goin' On: The Coasters On Atco

02:44

69

Cry, Cry, Cry

The Total Johnny Cash Sun Collection

02:28

70

Rock And Roll Music

Rock And Roll Music

Chuck Berry Twist

02:32

71

Who Do You Love

Who Do You Love

02:27

72

I'm a Man

1959 Hit Songs, Vol. 1

02:09

73

Forty Days (Single Version)

Forty Days (Single Version)

Ronnie Hawkins [Roulette]

02:16

74

Good Rockin' Tonight

Good Rockin' Tonight

Instrumental Rhythm & Blues - Rhythm & Blues 1945-1951 - Music Sampler Vol. 1

02:43

75

Stagger Lee

Lloyd Price Greatest Hits: The Original ABC-Paramount Recordings

02:25

76

Willie And The Hand Jive

Willie And The Hand Jive

The Johnny Otis Show

The Capitol Years

02:35

77

Stupid Cupid

The Very Best Of Connie Francis - Connie's 21 Biggest Hits

02:13

78

Rebel Rouser

Best Of The RCA Years- Hits & Rarities

02:33

79

Keep a Knockin'

Keep a Knockin'

Die No. 1 Rock 'n' Roll Collection - Die Besten Rock 'n' Roll Hits & Classics der Größten Legenden der 50er & 60er Jahre

02:10

80

Flyin' Saucers Rock and Roll (Remastered)

Flyin' Saucers Rock and Roll (Remastered)

Flyin' Saucers Rock and Roll (Remasterd)

02:01

81

See You Later, Alligator

See You Later, Alligator

Bill Haley & His Comets

Rockin' The Joint

02:47

82

The Train Kept A Rollin'

The Train Kept A Rollin'

Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio

Johnny Burnette And The Rock 'N Roll Trio

02:18

83

Lawdy Miss Clawdy

Lawdy Miss Clawdy

02:31

84

School Day (Ring Ring Goes The Bell)

School Day (Ring Ring Goes The Bell)

Johnny B. Goode: His Complete '50s Chess Recordings

02:40

85

Blue Monday (Remastered 2002)

Blue Monday (Remastered 2002)

Greatest Hits: Walking To New Orleans

02:20

86

Matchbox

Matchbox / Your True Love

02:08

87

That's All Right

That's All Right

The Essential Elvis Presley

01:57

88

All I Have to Do Is Dream

All I Have to Do Is Dream

The Everly Brothers

02:20

89

Susie Darling

The 50's Decade, Vol. 9

02:38

90

Money Honey

Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters

Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters

02:59

91

Bony Moronie

Here's Larry Williams

03:08

92

Reelin' And Rockin'

Reelin' And Rockin'

Chuck Berry Twist

03:15

93

Love Potion No. 9 (Remastered / Single Version)

Love Potion No. 9 (Remastered / Single Version)

The Best Of The Clovers (Love Potion No. 9)

01:53

94

Party Doll

The Best Of Buddy Knox

02:15

95

High School Confidential

High School Confidential

Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis

02:30

96

Baby, Let's Play House (Remastered)

Baby, Let's Play House (Remastered)

The Essential Elvis Presley

02:17

97

Shakin' All Over

Shakin' All Over

Johnny Kidd & The Pirates

The Very Best Of Johnny Kidd & The Pirates

02:21

98

The Fat Man

Greatest Hits: Walking To New Orleans

02:37

99

The Hippy Hippy Shake

The Hippy Hippy Shake

Hippy Hippy Shake

01:44

100

Mercy

The Collins Kids

1958 Hit Songs, Vol. 6

02:03

101

I Put a Spell On You

I Put a Spell On You

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

02:26

102

Slow Down

Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams (International)

02:47

103

Race With The Devil

Race With The Devil

Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps

Dance To The Bop

02:02

104

All She Wants to Do Is Rock

All She Wants to Do Is Rock

Best Of The Best

02:33

105

Tallahassee Lassie

Tallahassee Lassie

02:32

106

Tiger

02:28

107

Smokey Joe's Cafe (2007 Remastered) [Remastered]

Smokey Joe's Cafe (2007 Remastered) [Remastered]

There's A Riot Goin' On: The Coasters On Atco

02:46

108

Bang Bang

We Love You To Pieces

02:00

109

Hang up My Rock and Roll Shoes

Hang up My Rock and Roll Shoes

I Remember Chuck Willis (US Internet Release)

02:19