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1900s
1902 Scott Joplin- The Entertainer (ragtime) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPmruHc4S9Q
1903 Banjo Paterson- Waltzing Matilda (ballad) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58vujCL2dJI
1904 Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych- Carol of the Bells (carol) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TFrO8c_kVQ
1905 Civilla D. Martin- His Eye Is On the Sparrow (gospel) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P0Zc-oQb1Q
1908 Jack Norworth & Albert Von Tilzer- Take Me Out to the Ball Game (pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4-gsdLSSQ0
1910 Katherine Lee Bates- America The Beautiful (patriotic) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRUjr8EVgBg
1912 Chauncey Olcott- When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (show tune) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgQCPifM-p8
1912 George Bennard- The Old Rugged Cross (hymn) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4CgF_pyxVY
1913 Frederick Weatherly- Danny Boy (ballad) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZrRhKVj5j0
1916 Sir Hubert Parry- Jerusalem Hymn (hymn) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKRHWT6xdEU
1916 Enrico Caruso- O Sole Mio (Neapolitan) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1QJwHWvgP8
20s
1925 Al Jolson- I'm Sitting On Top of the World (pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVrJoA2O7E4
1927 Paul Robeson- Ol' Man River (show tune) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh9WayN7R-s
1928 Jimmie Rodgers- In the Jailhouse Now (country) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSq8mnDH_1o
1928 Harry McClintock- The Big Rock Candy Mountain (country) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYGCpGzFWh0
1928 Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill- Mack the Knife (show tune) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpkejsMOmWk
1929 Nick Lucas- Tip Toe Through the Tulips (pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZMHJX4b9bU
1929 Joseito Fernandez- Guantanamera (latin) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm1anurhbeg
1929 Ethel Waters- Am I Blue? (blues) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-XYFPtVNAk
30s
1930 Comedian Harmonists- Veronika (a capella) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRP1XAOM-nQ
1930 Blind Willlie Johnson- John the Revelator (blues gospel) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hucTDV1Fvo
1930 Mississippi Sheiks- Sitting on Top of the World (blues) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3qXOW9Kd8Y
1931 Duke Ellington- It Don't Mean a Thing (If it Ain't Got that Swing) (swing jazz) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDQpZT3GhDg
1931 Cab Calloway- Minnie the Moocher (jazz) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mq4UT4VnbE
1934 Cole Porter- Anything Goes (show tune) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aeQ3DmKU7A
1935 Carlos Gardel- Por una cabeza (tango) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kigoRVhyaf4
1935 Fred Astaire- Cheek to Cheek (show tune) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3RSlUkw9U0
1935 Artie Shaw- Begin the Beguine (jazz) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNcPnEc99UE
1936 Robert Johnson- Crossroad (blues) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd60nI4sa9A
1937 Benny Goodman- Sing, Sing, Sing (swing) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhyhP_5VfKM
1937 The Andrews Sisters- Bei Mir Bist du Schoen (swing) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe2UXccid40
1937 Glenn Miller- In the Mood (big band) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJE-onnw2gM
1939 Judy Garland- Over the Rainbow (ballad) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XulvnXo6BJk
1939 Billie Holiday- Strange Fruit (blues) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ZyuULy9zs
1939 Django Reinhart- In a Sentimental Mood (jazz) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_sshOaBqnM
40s
1940 The Ink Spots- Maybe (doo wop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1j1_baQwH8
1941 Bing Crosby- White Christmas (pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJSUT8Inl14
1941 Lena Horne- Stormy Weather (jazz vocal) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCG3kJtQBKo
1941 Lil Green- Why Don't You Do Right (blues) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oavQY5V0xpg
1942 Vera Lynn- We'll Meet Again (jazz vocal) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHcunREYzNY
1944 Leadbelly- Where Did You Sleep Last Night? (blues) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6yCEsDsGx4
1944 The Mills Brothers- Till Then (pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPdidRreduM
1944 Woody Guthrie- This Land is Your Land (folk) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxiMrvDbq3s
1945 Tino Rossi- Besame Mucho (chanson) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZSADBhXBm4
1946 Edith Piaf- La Vie en Rose (pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ32WWXHyjg
1946 Louis Jordan- Choo Choo Ch'Boogie (jump blues) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A2pRVyBmOY
1946 Bill Monroe- Blue Moon of Kentucky (country) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4syA9aNnNa0
1948 John Lee Hooker- Boogie Chillen (blues) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM3PuXDpKiA
50s
1951 Elmore James- Dust My Broom (blues) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKo80b-QfK0
1952 Hank Williams- Your Cheatin' Heart (country) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtGM6WBcsX0
1952 Little Walter- Juke (blues) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiGpv-UeiDI
1955 Muddy Waters- Mannish Boy (blues) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8LesTvNuaw
1955 Bo Diddley- Bo Diddley (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKYSAfbOCPc
1955 The Platters- Only You (doo wop) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs6Y5GCXc2E
1955 Eddy Arnold- Cattle Call (country) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID1_15EK-Ck
1955 Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons (country) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joo90ZWrUkU
1955 Little Richard- Tutti Frutty (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F13JNjpNW6c
1957 Buddy Holly- Peggy Sue (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6nNRJkh_UQ
1957 Jerry Louis- Great Balls of Fire (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt0mg8Z09SY
1957 Elvis Presley- Jailhouse Rock (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj0Rz-uP4Mk
1958 Ella Fitzgerald- Blue Skies (vocal jazz) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB-xqDZbEVQ
1958 Chuck Berry- Johnny B. Goode (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8JULmUlGDA
1959 Marty Robbins- El Paso (country) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIHRgisdbeY
1959 The Staple Singers- I'm Coming Home (gospel) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rekp7rRcSFs
60s
1960 Howlin' Wolf- Spoonful (blues) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0aIjyX7vwI
1960 Etta James- At Last (soul) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q2rZb7E0EY
1961 Patsy Cline- Crazy (country) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QEDb3xzdec
1961 Ray Charles- Hit the Road Jack (R&B) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKvhxapM5zo
1962 Gene Chandler- Duke of Earl (doo wop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2gvaDTpKMk
1963 The Kingsmen- Louie Louie (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RZJ4ESU52U
1963 Johnny Cash- Ring of Fire (country) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIBTg7q9oNc
1963 The Four Seasons- Walk Like a Man (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C1jj6I0eJA
1964 Jacques Brel- Amsterdam (chanson) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2kkr0e_dTQ
1964 The Animals- House of the Rising Sun (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwAw9ThDQmk
1965 Sam Cooke- Chain Gang (R&B) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmZdvVnMXCc
1965 Bob Dylan- Like a Rolling Stone (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk3mAX5xdxo
1965 Wilson Pickett- Mustang Sally (R&B) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfuHgzu1Cjg
1965 The Yardbirds- For Your Love (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU5zqidlxMQ
1966 Cannonball Adderly- Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (jazz) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUMBOoZywEI
1967 Aretha Franklin- Respect (R&B) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FOUqQt3Kg0
1967 The Velvet Underground- I'm Waiting For The Man (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOmZimH00oo
1967 Otis Redding- Sitting on the Dock of the Bay (R&B) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCmUhYSr-e4
1967 Albert King- Born Under a Bad Sign (blues) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Py37G9qsfY
1967 The Doors- Break on Through (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJQwnAhXnBk
1968 The Beatles- Hey Jude (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCazMqCJVMc
1968 Steppenwolf- Born to Be Wild (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UWRypqz5-o
1968 Louis Armstrong- What a Wonderful World (pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2VCwBzGdPM
1968 Jimi Hendrix- All Along the Watchtower (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLV4_xaYynY
1968 Tammy Wynnettte- Stand By Your Man (country) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwBirf4BWew
1968 Taj Mahal- Leaving Trunk (blues) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gBqwWOWKLE
1969 Frank Sinatra- My Way (pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egY8rUpxqcE
1969 Crosby, Stills, and Nash- Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDEiLImUUM8
1969 David Bowie- Space Oddity (psychedelic rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhSYbRiYwTY
1969 The Band- The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jREUrbGGrgM
1969 Credence Clearwater Revival- Bad Moon Rising (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BmEGm-mraE
70s
1970 George Harrison- My Sweet Lord (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kNGnIKUdMI
1970 B.B. King- The Thrill is Gone (blues) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fk2prKnYnI
1970 Black Sabbath- Iron Man (metal) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZJPYo-YUkA
1970 Eric Clapton- Layla (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WUdlaLWSVM
1970 Conway Twitty- Hello Darlin' (country) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og1QRtcWdEY
1971 John Lennon- Imagine (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCX3ZNDZAwY
1971 Janis Joplin- Me and Bobby McGee (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXV_QjenbDw
1971 Marvin Gaye- What's Going On? (soul) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f39Zs0gB87c
1971 Jethro Tull- Aqualung (prog rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1xY7Heaqg8
1971 Led Zepplin- Stairway to Heaven (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9TGj2jrJk8
1971 The Who- Baba O'Riley (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2KRpRMSu4g
1972 Neil Young- Heart of Gold (country rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fXaC07X5M8
1973 Bob Marley- I Shot the Sheriff (reggae) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XiYUYcpsT4
1973 The Rolling Stones-Angie (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXRExocnpUw
1973 John Denver- Rocky Mountain High (country) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOB4VdlkzO4
1973 Deep Purple- Smoke on the Water (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUwEIt9ez7M
1973 Aerosmith- Dream On (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAglUR-KXfQ
1973 Alice Cooper- No More Mr Nice Guy (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0YrXjeRSoE
1973 Pink Floyd- Eclipse (progressive rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El2l__hRta0
1973 Lynryd Skynyrd- Free bird (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np0solnL1XY
1975 Queen- Bohemian Rhapsody (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ
1975 Frank Zappa- Muffin Man (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jh6wnmRbvQ
1976 KISS- Detroit Rock City (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZq3i94mSsQ
1976 Sex Pistols- Anarchy in the UK (punk) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbmWs6Jf5dc
1976 Gordon Lightfoot- The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (folk) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vST6hVRj2A
1977 Iggy Pop- The Passenger (punk rock) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0nlygb1Qfw
1977 Van Halen- Eruption (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULEBSxP725w
1977 Kansas- Dust in the Wind (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2w6Oxx0kQ
1977 The Eagles- Hotel California (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUbTW928sMU
1977 Fear- I Love Living in the City (punk) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQM00K24qG8
1979 Sugarhill Gang- Rapper's Delight (hip hop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKTUAESacQM
1979 The Dead Kennedys- California Uber Alles (punk) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW8UlY8eXCk
80s
1980 Ozzy Osbourne- Crazy Train (metal) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MLp7YNTznE
1980 George Jones- He Stopped Loving Her Today (country) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VExw77xJsBQ
1981 Rush- Tom Sawyer (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7DFsBcVMDA
1982 The Clash- Straight to Hell (punk) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQwm1v1R-qM
1982 Iron Maiden- Run to the Hills (metal) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDd-GXkMrJs
1982 Grandmaster Flash- The Message (hip hop) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4o8TeqKhgY
1982 George Thorogood- Bad to the Bone (blues rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9FyQNx8oyU
1983 Dio- Holy Diver (metal) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4W0AiPXFWg
1984 Saxon- Crusader (metal) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJFQLA3XFJA
1984 Michael Jackson- Thriller (pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG6oy46qKE4
1984 Run DMC- Rock Box (hip hop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GND7sPNwWko
1984 Bruce Springsteen- Born in the USA (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZD4ezDbbu4
1985 Billy Bragg- The World Turned Upside Down (punk folk) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKLbj6oMiaI
1985 Anthrax- Madhouse (metal) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2DdFvJezyE
1985 The Highwaymen- Highwayman (country) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw1bHaUk1CM
1986 Megadeth- Peace Sells (metal) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD6gKjtpkFM
1987 Guns N Roses- Sweet Child o' Mine (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzAGZT_XTAk
1988 Poison- Every Rose Has It's Thorn (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2r2nDhTzO4
1988 Big Daddy Kane- Ain't No Half Steppin' (hip hop) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2O-JOXG_I
1988 Jane's Addiction- Jane Says (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh-5FI21s6M
1988 Danzig- Mother (metal) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgSn0SbQJQI
1989 Public Enemy- Fight the Power (hip hop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PaoLy7PHwk
1989 Pixies- Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf) (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvHJOus1pRo
90s
1990 Scorpions- Wind of Change (metal) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KcRl1p2waM
1990 Pantera- Cemetery Gates (metal) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OYw7FPB7CE
1990 AC/DC- Thunderstruck (hard rock) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2AC41dglnM
1991 LL Cool J- Mama Said Knock You Out (hip hop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vimZj8HW0Kg
1991 Pearl Jam- Black (metal) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs-XZ_dN4Hc
1991 Metallica- Enter Sandman (metal) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY3LAFJbKyY
1991 Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit ( grunge rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg
1992 2pac- Changes (hip hop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay9BWM8lwOA
1992 Kyuss- Thong Song (desert rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RPtqzE1Bi8
1992 Erick B. & Rakim- Don't Sweat the Technique (hip hop) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y1Emb7Jyks
1992 Dr. Dre- Nuthin' But a G Thang (hip hop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhr5UBZh1rY
1993 Stone Temple Pilots- Creep (grunge rock) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzT8AoOau1Y
1993 Alice in Chains- Rooster (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0FAosDi4XA
1993 Wu Tang Clan- Cream (hip hop) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBwAxmrE194
1993 Smashing Pumpkins- Today (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAZn_dxI9nA
1994 Nine Inch Nails- Closer (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eROTYeIyJg
1994 Soundgarden - Spoonman (grunge rock) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0_zzCLLRvE
1995 Monster Magnet- Negasonic Teenage Warhead (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKj5cJ9_KSg
1997 Green Day- Good Riddance(Time of Your Life) (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bTdLi0YUVM
1997 Rammstein- Engel (metal) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzBb6WfMEPY
1997 Notorious B.I.G.- Mo Money Mo Problems (hip hop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUhRKVIjJtw
1997 Radiohead- Karma Police (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBH97ma9YiI
1998 Fatboy Slim- Renegade Master (techno) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJMUkLTBXEk
1998 Blind Guardian- Mirror Mirror (metal) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AfNOKQdY-U
1999 The Offspring- The Kids Aren't Alright (punk rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKEiUURUVR8
1999 The Flaming Lips - Waitin' For a Superman (alternative rock) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKiVSuDEF2c
1999 Moby - Porcelain (electronica) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJWlBfo5Oj0
00s
2000 Rage Against the Machine- Renegades of Funk (rap rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqWP1rsAMrw
2000 Eminem- Stan (hip hop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snHfdV3gw9Q
2001 Daft Punk- Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (techno) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAjR4_CbPpQ
2002 Audioslave- I Am the Highway (alternative rock) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWlkmkZW2hk
2003 Queens of the Stone Age- Go With the Flow (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw1Fm61HBA8
2003 The White Stripes- Seven Nation Army (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9ANOzmSKQg
2004 JayZ- 99 Problems (hip hop) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwoM5fLITfk
2004 Kanye West- Jesus Walks (hip hop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmHp3ZTAbH4
2005 Judas Priest- Judas Rising (metal) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jazmdoxlpY
2005 Foo Fighters- The Best of You (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYVHxM-IXEE
2006 Wolfmother- The Joker and the Thief in the Night (metal) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je84VupqD58
10s
2010 The Black Keys- Tighten Up (rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpaPBCBjSVc
2011 Adele- Rolling in the Deep (soul) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqjGEb4QtYg
2011 Seasick Steve- You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks (blues) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-vSZFEWHlo
2012 Muse- Madness (electronic rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek0SgwWmF9w
2013 Arctic Monkeys- Do I Wanna Know? (blues rock) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpOSxM0rNPM
2014 Sturgill Simpson- Turtles All the Way Down (country) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gBV-Nzq7Pg