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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
Fifties
1 The Fat Man: Fats Domino
2 Rocket 88: Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats
3 Hound Dog: Big Mama Thornton
4 I Put a Spell on You: Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
5 Bo Diddley: Bo Diddley
6 (We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock: Bill Haley and His Comets
7 Maybellene: Chuck Berry
8 Tutti Frutti: Little Richard
9 Heartbreak Hotel: Elvis Presley
10 Blue Suede Shoes: Carl Perkins
11 Great Balls of Fire: Jerry Lee Lewis
12 Tequila: The Champs
13 Book of Love: The Monotones
14 The Purple People Eater: Sheb Wooley
15 To Know Him Is to Love Him: The Teddy Bears
Sixties
1 The Lion Sleeps Tonight: The Tokens
2 The Beatles’ Top Five
3 Rag Doll: The Four Seasons
4 Leader of the Pack: The Shangri-Las
5 Oh, Pretty Woman: Roy Orbison
6 Wooly Bully: Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
7 Hang On Sloopy: The McCoys
8 When a Man Loves a Woman: Percy Sledge
9 Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?/ Summer in the City: Lovin’ Spoonful
10 Hold On, I’m Comin’: Sam & Dave
11 They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!: Napoleon XIV
12 Fire: Jimi Hendrix
13 Green Tambourine: The Lemon Pipers
14 (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay: Otis Redding
15 Mony Mony: Tommy James and The Shondells
16 Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Good-bye: Steam
Seventies
1 American Pie: Don McLean
2 Mother and Child Reunion: Paul Simon
3 Bad, Bad Leroy Brown: Jim Croce
4 Smokin’ in the Boys’ Room: Brownsville Station
5 You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet: Bachman-Turner Overdrive
6 Fame: David Bowie
7 How Long: Ace
8 Philadelphia Freedom: Elton John
9 Only Women Bleed: Alice Cooper
10 Jive Talkin’: The Bee Gees
11 Variety Is the Spice of Life: A 1970’s Top Five
12 More, More, More: Andrea True Connection
13 Who Are You: The Who
14 My Sharona: The Knack
15 I Don’t Like Mondays: Boomtown Rats
Eighties
1 Crazy Little Thing Called Love: Queen
2 Whip It/Satisfaction/Jocko Homo: Devo
3 Take Off: Bob and Doug McKenzie
4 Burning Down the House: Talking Heads
5 Maniac: Michael Sembello
6 Billie Jean: Michael Jackson
7 She Blinded Me With Science: Thomas Dolby
8 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This): Eurythmics
9 Jump: Van Halen
10 Blasphemous Rumours: Depeche Mode
11 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go: Wham!
12 Panic: Smiths
13 Public Enemy Number One: Public Enemy
14 Love Rescue Me: U2
15 One: Metallica
Nineties
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit: Nirvana
2 Jeremy: Pearl Jam
3 Rhythm of My Heart: Rod Stewart
4 Tears in Heaven: Eric Clapton
5 Under the Bridge: Red Hot Chili Peppers
6 Cop Killer: Body Count with Ice-T
7 Informer: Snow
8 Creep: Radiohead
9 Spoonman: Soundgarden
10 What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?: R.E.M.
11 The Macarena: Los Del Rio
12 Ironic: Alanis Morissette
13 Anybody Seen My Baby?: Rolling Stones
14 I’ll Be Missing You: Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs with Faith Evans
15 Tubthumping: Chumbawamba
Selected Bibliography
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