(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
1954
Cut in leftover studio minutes with Sammy Davis Jr. waiting outside, it flopped until Blackboard Jungle put it under the credits.
★ 8.8
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That's Alright MamaElvis Presley
That's Alright Mama
1954 · From The Sun Sessions
Presley started clowning through an Arthur Crudup blues on a break; Sam Phillips heard it and rolled tape.
★ 8.6
I Got a Woman
1954 · From Ray Charles
Charles took a gospel record he heard on tour, swapped the subject, and cut soul music's blueprint in Atlanta.
★ 8.4
Hoochie Coochie Man
1954 · From The Anthology: 1947-1972
Dixon wrote it, Little Walter blew the harmonica, and that stop-time riff spread through blues and rock alike.
★ 7.7
Earth Angel
1954
Cut as a demo in Ted Brinson's garage, pillows on the drums, then three weeks atop the R&B chart.
★ 7.5
Shake, Rattle & Roll
1954
Jesse Stone wrote it under a pen name, Atlantic cut it in February 1954, and Turner topped the R&B chart.
★ 6.9
Sh-Boom
1954
Cut as a throwaway B-side to a Patti Page cover, and doo-wop crossed into the pop top ten.
★ 5.9