100 Greatest Rockabilly Songs
Criteria: 'Rockabilly' was born in 1954 when Elvis Presley recorded a blues song with a 'country & western' rhythm ("That's All Right"). The instruments in Rockabilly were simple, guitar, stand-up bass, drums, and sometimes piano. The vocals were uptempo, and often included hiccups, stutters, and vocal swoops from falsetto to bass and back. This was quite a change from the standard radio tunes of the time and brought a sense of excitement, rebelliousness, and freedom that teenagers hungered for. By the end of the 1950s the original Rockabilly sound, for the most part, had evolved into mainstream Rock 'n' Roll. This list strives to give the best representation of the Rockabilly sound by consideration of influence, impact, and popularity in the genre of Rockabilly.
Greatest Rockabilly Songs
1. Blue Suede Shoes
Carl Perkins
2. Baby Let's Play House
Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill
3. One Hand Loose
Charlie Feathers With Jody and Jerry
4. Good Rockin' Tonight
Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill
5. Matchbox
Carl Perkins
6. The Train Kept A-Rollin'
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio
7. Bottle To The Baby
Charlie Feathers With Jody and Jerry
8. That's All Right
Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill
9. Red Hot
Billy Riley / Robert Gordon with Link Wray
10. Tear It Up
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio
Carl Perkins
2. Baby Let's Play House
Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill
3. One Hand Loose
Charlie Feathers With Jody and Jerry
4. Good Rockin' Tonight
Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill
5. Matchbox
Carl Perkins
6. The Train Kept A-Rollin'
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio
7. Bottle To The Baby
Charlie Feathers With Jody and Jerry
8. That's All Right
Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill
9. Red Hot
Billy Riley / Robert Gordon with Link Wray
10. Tear It Up
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio
11. Race With The Devil
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
12. Rock and Roll Ruby
Warren Smith
13. Rock Billy Boogie
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio / Robert Gordon
14. Boppin' The Blues
Carl Perkins
15. Ooby Dooby
Roy Orbison
16. Flyin' Saucers Rock And Roll
Billy Riley / Robert Gordon with Link Wray
17. Honey Don't
Carl Perkins
18. Fujiyama Mama
Wanda Jackson
19. Mystery Train
Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill
20. Honey Hush
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio
21. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
Carl Perkins
22. Blue Moon Of Kentucky
Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill
23. Ubangi Stomp
Warren Smith
24. All Mama's Children
Carl Perkins
25. Rock This Town
Stray Cats
26. Stutterin' Papa
Buck Griffin
27. Sag, Drag and Fall
Sid King and the Five Strings
28. Rockin' Daddy
Sonny Fisher / Eddie Bond
29. Grandaddy's Rockin'
Mac Curtis
30. Dixie Fried
Carl Perkins
31. B-I-Bickey-Bi, Bo-Bo-Go
Gene Vincent and His Bluecaps
32. Lonesome Train
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio
33. Hoy Hoy
Collins Kids
34. Twenty Flight Rock
Eddie Cochran
35. Tongue-Tied Jill
Charlie Feathers With Jody and Jerry
36. Flip Flop Mama
Eddie Bond
37. Rock Around With Ollie Vee
Buddy Holly
38. Sweet Love On My Mind
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio
39. Hip Shakin' Mama
Jack Cochran
40. Woman Love
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
41. If I Had Me A Woman
Mac Curtis
42. Cast Iron Arm
Peanuts Wilson
43. Black Slacks
Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones
44. Baby She's Gone
Jack Scott
45. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio
46. Duck Tail
Rudy Grayzell / Joe Clay
47. Gone, Gone, Gone
Carl Perkins
48. Wild Wild Women
Johnny Carroll
49. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Roy Hall
50. I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone
Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill
51. Red Hot Mama
Wayne Williams
52. Everybody's Loving My Baby
Charlie Feathers
53. Little Pig
Dale Hawkins / Polecats
54. Rock With Me Baby
Billy Riley
55. Hot Rock
Johnny Carroll
56. Ruby Pearl
Jackie Lee Cochran
57. Drugstore Rock And Roll
Janis Martin
58. We Wanna Boogie
Sonny Burgess
59. Get With It
Charlie Feathers With Jody and Jerry
60. Red Headed Woman
Sonny Burgess
61. Three Alley Cats
Roy Hall
62. You Ain't Treatin' Me Right
Mac Curtis
63. Rockin' Rollin' Stone
Andy Starr
64. All The Time
Sleepy LaBeef
65. Bluejean Bop
Gene Vincent and the Bluecaps
66. I Need A Man
Barbara Pittman
67. Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad
Wanda Jackson
68. All By Myself
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio
69. Believe What You Say
Ricky Nelson
70. Rock The Joint
Bill Haley with the Saddlemen
71. Come On Little Mama
Ray Harris
72. Pink Thunderbird
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
73. Sittin' On Top Of The World
Curtis Gordon
74. That Ain't Nothin' But Right
Mac Curtis
75. Skinny Jim- Eddie Cochran
76. Pretty Mama
Marty Robbins
77. Boppin' High School Baby
Don Willis
78. Your Baby Blue Eyes
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio
79. Rock It
Thumper Jones
80. Lorraine
Buddy Covelle
81. Milkcow Blues Boogie
Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill
82. Rakin' And Scrapin'
Dean Beard
83. Bang Bang
Janis Martin
84. Rock Crazy Baby
Art Adams
85. Jungle Rock
Hank Mizell
86. Pretty Bad Blues
Ronnie Self
87. Long Gone Daddy
Pat Cupp
88. Mama's Little Baby
Junior Thompson
89. You're My Big Baby Now
Roy Moss
90. Slow Down
Jack Earls
91. Shirley Lee
Bobby Lee Trammell
92. You Told A Fib
Gene Vincent and His Bluecaps
93. Bird Dog
Don Woody
94. Everybody's Movin'
Glen Glenn
95. If You Can't Rock Me
Strikes
96. Honey Bop
Wanda Jackson
97. Don't Be Gone Long
Bob Doss
98. Hey! Baby
Al Ferrier
99. Mercy
Collins Kids
100. Sweet Rockin' Mama
Hi-Tombs
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
12. Rock and Roll Ruby
Warren Smith
13. Rock Billy Boogie
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio / Robert Gordon
14. Boppin' The Blues
Carl Perkins
15. Ooby Dooby
Roy Orbison
16. Flyin' Saucers Rock And Roll
Billy Riley / Robert Gordon with Link Wray
17. Honey Don't
Carl Perkins
18. Fujiyama Mama
Wanda Jackson
19. Mystery Train
Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill
20. Honey Hush
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio
21. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
Carl Perkins
22. Blue Moon Of Kentucky
Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill
23. Ubangi Stomp
Warren Smith
24. All Mama's Children
Carl Perkins
25. Rock This Town
Stray Cats
26. Stutterin' Papa
Buck Griffin
27. Sag, Drag and Fall
Sid King and the Five Strings
28. Rockin' Daddy
Sonny Fisher / Eddie Bond
29. Grandaddy's Rockin'
Mac Curtis
30. Dixie Fried
Carl Perkins
31. B-I-Bickey-Bi, Bo-Bo-Go
Gene Vincent and His Bluecaps
32. Lonesome Train
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio
33. Hoy Hoy
Collins Kids
34. Twenty Flight Rock
Eddie Cochran
35. Tongue-Tied Jill
Charlie Feathers With Jody and Jerry
36. Flip Flop Mama
Eddie Bond
37. Rock Around With Ollie Vee
Buddy Holly
38. Sweet Love On My Mind
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio
39. Hip Shakin' Mama
Jack Cochran
40. Woman Love
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
41. If I Had Me A Woman
Mac Curtis
42. Cast Iron Arm
Peanuts Wilson
43. Black Slacks
Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones
44. Baby She's Gone
Jack Scott
45. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio
46. Duck Tail
Rudy Grayzell / Joe Clay
47. Gone, Gone, Gone
Carl Perkins
48. Wild Wild Women
Johnny Carroll
49. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Roy Hall
50. I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone
Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill
51. Red Hot Mama
Wayne Williams
52. Everybody's Loving My Baby
Charlie Feathers
53. Little Pig
Dale Hawkins / Polecats
54. Rock With Me Baby
Billy Riley
55. Hot Rock
Johnny Carroll
56. Ruby Pearl
Jackie Lee Cochran
57. Drugstore Rock And Roll
Janis Martin
58. We Wanna Boogie
Sonny Burgess
59. Get With It
Charlie Feathers With Jody and Jerry
60. Red Headed Woman
Sonny Burgess
61. Three Alley Cats
Roy Hall
62. You Ain't Treatin' Me Right
Mac Curtis
63. Rockin' Rollin' Stone
Andy Starr
64. All The Time
Sleepy LaBeef
65. Bluejean Bop
Gene Vincent and the Bluecaps
66. I Need A Man
Barbara Pittman
67. Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad
Wanda Jackson
68. All By Myself
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio
69. Believe What You Say
Ricky Nelson
70. Rock The Joint
Bill Haley with the Saddlemen
71. Come On Little Mama
Ray Harris
72. Pink Thunderbird
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
73. Sittin' On Top Of The World
Curtis Gordon
74. That Ain't Nothin' But Right
Mac Curtis
75. Skinny Jim- Eddie Cochran
76. Pretty Mama
Marty Robbins
77. Boppin' High School Baby
Don Willis
78. Your Baby Blue Eyes
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio
79. Rock It
Thumper Jones
80. Lorraine
Buddy Covelle
81. Milkcow Blues Boogie
Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill
82. Rakin' And Scrapin'
Dean Beard
83. Bang Bang
Janis Martin
84. Rock Crazy Baby
Art Adams
85. Jungle Rock
Hank Mizell
86. Pretty Bad Blues
Ronnie Self
87. Long Gone Daddy
Pat Cupp
88. Mama's Little Baby
Junior Thompson
89. You're My Big Baby Now
Roy Moss
90. Slow Down
Jack Earls
91. Shirley Lee
Bobby Lee Trammell
92. You Told A Fib
Gene Vincent and His Bluecaps
93. Bird Dog
Don Woody
94. Everybody's Movin'
Glen Glenn
95. If You Can't Rock Me
Strikes
96. Honey Bop
Wanda Jackson
97. Don't Be Gone Long
Bob Doss
98. Hey! Baby
Al Ferrier
99. Mercy
Collins Kids
100. Sweet Rockin' Mama
Hi-Tombs
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Scotty and Bill |
Perkins |
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Feathers with Jody and Jerry |
Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio |
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Vincent and His Blue Caps |
Smith |
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Jackson | |
Edited By: Bruce
Last Updated: 2007-04-25
Newly added names are in Red
Last Updated: 2007-04-25
Newly added names are in Red