100 Greatest Cover Songs and Remakes
of the 1950s

  1. Rock Around the Clock - Sonny Dae and His Knights (1954) | Bill Haley & His Comets (1954)
  2. Hound Dog - Big Mama Thornton (1953) | Elvis Presley (1956)
  3. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Big Maybelle (1955) | Jerry Lee Lewis (1957)
  4. I Only Have Eyes for You - Dick Powell & Ruby Keeler (1934) | The Flamingos (1959)
  5. Blueberry Hill - Sammy Kaye with Tommy Ryan (1940) | Fats Domino (1956)
  6. All Shook Up - David Hill (1956, "I'm All Shook Up") | Elvis Presley (1957)
  7. That's All Right - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (1947) | Elvis Presley (1954)
  8. The Train Kept-A-Rollin - Tiny Bradshaw (1951) | The Johnny Burnette Trio (1956)
  9. Mystery Train - Little Junior's Blue Flames (1953) | Elvis Presley (1955)
10. La Bamba - Traditional | Ritchie Valens (1958)
11. Kansas City - Little Willie Littlefield (1952, "K.C. Lovin") | Wilbert Harrison (1959)
12. Crying in the Chapel - Darrell Glenn (1953) | The Orioles (1953)
13. White Christmas - Bing Crosby (1942) | The Drifters (1954)
14. Keep a Knockin' - Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies (1936) | Little Richard (1957)
15. Shake Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Tuner (1954) | Bill Haley & the Comets (1954)
16. C.C. Rider - Ma Rainey (1925, "See See Rider Blues") | Chuck Willis (1957)
17. Little Darlin' - The Gladiolas (1957) | The Diamonds (1957)
18. Blue Monday - Smiley Lewis (1954) | Fats Domino (1956)
19. Stack-O-Lee / Stagger Lee - Traditional | Lloyd Price (1958)
20. Baby Let's Play House - Arthur Gunter (1954) | Elvis Presley (1955)
21. My Prayer - Georges Boulanger (1924, "Avant de mourir") | The Platters (1956)
22. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins (1956) | Elvis Presley (1956)
23. Drown In My Own Tears - Sonny Thompson with Lula Reed (1952, "I'll Drown In My Tears") | Ray Charles (1956)
24. See You Later, Alligator - Bobby Charles (1955, "Later Alligator") | Bill Haley & His Comets (1955)
25. One Night - Smiley Lewis (1956) | Elvis Presley (1958)
26. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - Gertrude Niesen (1933) | The Platters (1958)
27. Night Time (Is The Right Time) - Nappy Brown (1957, "The Right Time" ) | Ray Charles (1958)
28. Good Rocking Tonight - Roy Brown (1947) | Elvis Presley (1954)
29. Stranded In The Jungle - The Jayhawks (1956) | The Cadets (1956)
30. Hearts of Stone - The Jewels (1954) | The Charms (1954)
31. Dedicated To The One I Love - The "5" Royales (1957) | The Shirelles (1959)
32. Rock Island Line - Traditional | Lonnie Donegan (1955)
33. Cry - Ruth Casey (1951) | Johnnie Ray (1951)
34. Crescent City Blues / Folsom Prison Blues - Gordon Jenkins & Beverly Mahr (1953) | Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two (1955)
35. Mack The Knife - Harald Paulsen (1928) | Bobby Darin (1959)
36. Rave On - Sonny West (1958) | Buddy Holly (1958)
37. Matchbox Blues / Matchbox - Blind Lemon Jefferson (1928) | Carl Perkins (1957)
38. All My Love/Oh Boy! - Sonny West (1957) | The Crickets (1957)
39. Little Bitty Pretty One - Bobby Day (1957) | Thurston Harris (1957)
40. Singing The Blues - Marty Robbins (1956) | Guy Mitchell (1956)
41. Fever - Little Willie John (1956) | Peggy Lee (1958)
42. Unchained Melody - Todd Duncan (1955) | Al Hibbler (1955)
43. La Mer / Beyond The Sea - Roland Gerbeau & Pierre Guillemin Orch. (1945) | Bobby Darin (1959)
44. Walking After Midnight - Lynn Howard & Accents (1956) | Patsy Cline (1957)
45. Got My Mojo Working - Ann Cole (1957) | Muddy Waters (1957)
46. Too Much - Bernard Hardison (1955) | Elvis Presley (1957)
47. I Believe I'll Dust My Broom - Robert Johnson (1937) | Elmore James (1951)
48. Harlem Nocturne - Ray Noble (1940) |The Viscounts (1959)
49. Blue Moon of Kentucky - Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys (1947) | Elvis Presley (1954)
50. The Glory of Love - Willie Bryant & His Orchestra (1936) | The Five Keys (1951)
51. Rock the Joint - Jimmy Preston & His Prestonians (1949) | Bill Haley & the Saddlemen (1952)
52. My Blue Heaven - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra (1927) | Fats Domino (1956)
53. A Sunday Kind of Love - Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra (1947) | The Harptones (1953)
54. Gloria - Buddy Baker Sextet with Bob Hayward (1946) | The Cadillacs (1954)
55. You'll Never Walk Alone - Christine Johnson (1945) | Roy Hamilton (1954)
56. Kansas City - Little Willie Littlefield (1952 "K.C. Lovin'") | Little Richard (1959)
57. Let The Good Times Roll - Louis Jordan (1946) | Ray Charles (1959)
58. Three O'Clock Blues - Lowell Fulson (1948) | B.B. King (1951)
59. I'm A Man / Manish Boy - Bo Diddley (1955) | Muddy Waters (1955)
60. Red Hot - Billy Emerson (1955) | Billy Riley (1957)
61. I'm Wise / Slippin' And Slidin' - Eddie Bo (1956) | Little Richard (1956)
62. Everyday I Have The Blues - Lowell Fulson (1950) | B.B. King (1954)
63. I Promise To Remember - Jimmy Castor & the Juniors (1956) - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers (1956)
64. My Baby Left Me - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (1951) | Elvis Presley (1956)
65. It Hurts Me Too - Tampa Red (1940) | Elmore James (1957)
66. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby - Rex Griffin (1936) | Carl Perkins (1958)
67. Twilight Time - The Three Suns (1944) | The Platters (1958)
68. Dat's Why / That's Why (I Love You So) - Al Kent (1957) | Jackie Wilson (1959)
69. (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I - Hank Snow (1952) | Elvis Presley (1959)
70. All By Myself - Big Bill Broonzy (1941) | Fats Domino (1955)
71. Blue Velvet - Tony Bennett (1951) | The Clovers (1955)
72. Why Don't You Write Me - The Feathers | The Jacks (1955)
73. Honey Hush - Joe Turner (1953) | Johnny Burnette Trio (1956)
74. Honeycomb - Georgie Shaw (1953) | Jimmie Rodgers (1957)
75. Mary Lou - Young Jessie (1955) | Ronnie Hawkins (1959)
76. What A Difference A Day Makes - Jimmy Ague (1934) | Dinah Washington (1959)
77. The Battle Of New Orleans - Jimmie Driftwood (1957) | Johnny Horton (1959)
78. Let It Be Me - Jill Corey (1957) | Everly Brothers (1959)
79. All Around The World - Titus Turner (1955) | Little Willie John (1955)
80. I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday - Bobby Mitchell (1957) | Fats Domino (1959)
81. Party / Let's Have A Party - Elvis Presley (1957) | Wanda Jackson (1958)
82. Adorable - The Colts (1955) | The Drifters (1955)
83. Come Back My Love - The Wrens (1955) | The Cardinals (1955)
84. Woman Love - Jimmy Johnson (1956) Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps (1956)
85. Corrine, Corrina - Charlie McCoy & Bo Chatman (1929) | Joe Turner (1956)
86. The Aisle / To The Aisle - Roy Hamilton (1957) | The Five Satins (1957)
87. Stardust - Hoagy Carmichael (1927) | Billy Ward & the Dominoes (1957)
88. Blue Christmas - Doye O'Dell (1948) | Elvis Presley (1957)
89. You Cheated - The Slades (1958) | The Shields (1958)
90. So Fine - The Sheiks (1955) | The Fiestas (1958)
91. Where Or When - Ruby Newman w/ Ray Heatherton (1937) | Dion & the Belmonts (1959)
92. Rags To Riches - Tony Bennett (1953) | Billy Ward & the Dominoes (1953)
93. Crazy Arms - Kenny Brown & Marilyn Kaye (1955) | Jerry Lee Lewis (1956)
94. Trying To Get To You - The Eagles (1954) | Elvis Presley (1956)
95. Candy - Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers with Jo Stafford (1944) |Big Maybelle (1956)
96. Love Me - Willie & Ruth (1955) | Elvis Presley (1956)
97. Young Love - Ric Cartey (1956) | Sonny James (1956)
98. Just Walking In The Rain - The Prisonaires (1953) | Johnnie Ray (1956)
99. When My Dreamboat Comes Home - Guy Lombard (1936) | Fats Domino (1956)
100. The Way You Look Tonight - Fred Astaire (1936) | The Jaguars (1956)