User:Udzu/500songs

A list of the songs covered by Andrew Hickey's A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs podcast. Some recording dates are wild approximations (using a misleadingly precise date to ensure the table sorts properly). Due to my personal interest in the history of Jews in Black popular music, I've also highlighted songs credited to Jewish writers (in dark blue) or co-writers (in light blue).

Podcast episodes

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs by Andrew Hickey

Episode	Song	Artist	Recorded
1	Flying Home	Benny Goodman Sextet	October 2, 1939
2	Roll 'Em Pete	Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson	December 30, 1938
3	Ida Red	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	November 29, 1938
4	Choo Choo Ch’Boogie	Louis Jordan	January 23, 1946
5	This Train	Rosetta Tharpe	January 10, 1939
6	That's When Your Heartaches Begin	The Inkspots	December 23, 1940
7	Good Rockin' Tonight	Wynonie Harris	December 28, 1947
8	The Fat Man	Fats Domino	December 10, 1949
9	How High The Moon	Les Paul and Mary Ford	January 4, 1951
10	Double Crossing Blues	Johnny Otis, Little Esther and the Robins	December 1, 1949
11	Rocket 88	Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats	March 3, 1951
12	Lawdy Miss Clawdy	Lloyd Price	March 13, 1952
13	(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean	Ruth Brown	December 19, 1952
14	Jambalaya (On the Bayou)	Hank Williams	June 13, 1952
15	Hound Dog	Big Mama Thornton	August 13, 1952
16	Crazy Man, Crazy	Bill Haley and His Comets	April 15, 1953
17	Money Honey	Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters	August 9, 1953
18	Sh-Boom	The Chords	March 15, 1954
19	That's All Right	Elvis Presley	July 5, 1954
20	Rock Around the Clock	Bill Haley and the Comets	April 12, 1954
21	Rock Island Line	Lonnie Donegan	July 13, 1954
22	The Wallflower (Dance with Me, Henry)	Etta James	January 14, 1954
23	Pledging My Love	Johnny Ace	January 27, 1954
24	Ko Ko Mo	Gene and Eunice	November 15, 1954
25	Earth Angel	The Penguins	September 1, 1954
26	Ain't That A Shame	Fats Domino	March 15, 1955
27	Tweedle Dee	LaVern Baker	October 20, 1954
28	Sincerely	The Moonglows	October 15, 1954
29	Maybellene	Chuck Berry	May 21, 1955
30	Bo Diddley	Bo Diddley	March 2, 1955
31	Only You (And You Alone)	The Platters	April 26, 1955
32	I Got A Woman	Ray Charles	November 18, 1954
33	Mystery Train	Elvis Presley	July 11, 1955
34	Tutti Frutti	Little Richard	September 14, 1955
35	Why Do Fools Fall In Love	Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers	November 15, 1955
36	Blue Suede Shoes	Carl Perkins	December 19, 1955
37	I Walk The Line	Johnny Cash	April 2, 1956
38	Heartbreak Hotel	Elvis Presley	January 10, 1956
39	Please Please Please	James Brown and the Famous Flames	February 4, 1956
40	Drugstore Rock 'n Roll	Janis Martin	March 8, 1956
41	Be-Bop-a-Lula	Gene Vincent and his Bluecaps	May 4, 1956
42	Ooby Dooby	Roy Orbison and the Teen Kings	March 20, 1956
43	I Gotta Know	Wanda Jackson	June 8, 1956
44	Train Kept A Rollin	Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio	July 2, 1956
45	Blueberry Hill	Fats Domino	June 27, 1956
46	Brown Eyed Handsome Man	Chuck Berry	April 16, 1956
47	Goodnight My Love	Jesse Belvin	September 1, 1956
48	Rock with the Caveman	Tommy Steele	September 24, 1956
49	Love Is Strange	Mickey and Sylvia	October 17, 1956
50	Honky Tonk	Bill Doggett	June 16, 1956
51	Matchbox	Carl Perkins	December 4, 1956
52	Twenty Flight Rock	Eddie Cochran	July 15, 1956
53	I Put a Spell on You	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	September 12, 1956
54	Keep A Knockin'	Little Richard	January 16, 1957
55	Searchin'	The Coasters	February 15, 1957
56	Bye Bye Love	The Everly Brothers	March 1, 1957
57	Flyin' Saucers Rock and Roll	Billy Lee Riley and his Little Green Men	December 11, 1956
58	Mr. Lee	The Bobbettes	February 28, 1957
59	Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On	Jerry Lee Lewis	February 5, 1957
60	You Send Me	Sam Cooke	June 1, 1957
61	That'll Be The Day	The Crickets	February 25, 1957
62	Jailhouse Rock	Elvis Presley	April 30, 1957
63	Susie Q	Dale Hawkins	March 1, 1957
64	Reet Petite	Jackie Wilson	July 12, 1957
65	Maybe	The Chantels	October 16, 1957
66	Great Balls of Fire	Jerry Lewis	October 8, 1957
67	Johnny B. Goode	Chuck Berry	January 6, 1958
68	Yakety Yak	The Coasters	March 17, 1958
69	Fujiyama Mama	Wanda Jackson	September 17, 1957
70	Move It	Cliff Richard	July 24, 1958
71	Willie and the Hand Jive	Johnny Otis	March 1, 1957
72	Trouble	Elvis Presley	January 15, 1958
73	La Bamba	Ritchie Valens	September 23, 1958
74	It Doesn't Matter Anymore	Buddy Holly	October 21, 1958
75	There Goes My Baby	The Drifters	March 6, 1959
76	Stagger Lee	Lloyd Price	September 11, 1958
77	Brand New Cadillac	Vince Taylor and his Playboys	March 1, 1959
78	What'd I Say	Ray Charles	February 18, 1959
79	Sweet Nothin's	Brenda Lee	August 13, 1959
80	Money (That's What I Want)	Barrett Strong	July 1, 1959
81	Shout	The Isley Brothers	July 29, 1959
82	Are You Lonesome Tonight?	Elvis Presley	April 4, 1960
83	Only The Lonely	Roy Orbison	March 25, 1960
84	Shakin' All Over	Johnny Kidd and the Pirates	May 13, 1960
85	Three Steps to Heaven	Eddie Cochran	January 8, 1960
86	LSD-25	The Gamblers	January 1, 1960
87	Apache	The Shadows	June 17, 1960
88	Cathy's Clown	The Everly Brothers	March 18, 1960
89	Will You Love Me Tomorrow	The Shirelles	October 1, 1960
90	Runaway	Del Shannon	January 21, 1961
91	The Twist	Chubby Checker	May 1, 1960
92	The Lion Sleeps Tonight	The Tokens	September 1, 1961
93	Please Mr. Postman	The Marvelettes	April 15, 1961
94	Stand by Me	Ben E. King	October 27, 1960
95	You Better Move On	Arthur Alexander	October 15, 1961
96	The Loco-Motion	Little Eva	May 1, 1961
97	Song to Woody	Bob Dylan	November 20, 1961
98	I've Just Fallen for Someone	Adam Faith	November 1, 1961
99	Surfin' Safari	The Beach Boys	September 4, 1962
100	Love Me Do	The Beatles	September 6, 1962
101	Telstar	The Tornadoes	July 22, 1962
102	Twist and Shout	The Isley Brothers	April 1, 1962
103	Hitch Hike	Marvin Gaye	September 16, 1962
104	He's a Rebel	The Crystals	July 13, 1962
105	Green Onions	Booker T. and the M.G.'s	April 1, 1963
106	Louie Louie	The Kingsmen	April 6, 1963
107	Surf City	Jan and Dean	March 20, 1963
108	I Wanna Be Your Man	The Rolling Stones	October 7, 1963
109	Blowin' in the Wind	Peter, Paul and Mary	May 1, 1963
110	Be My Baby	The Ronettes	July 29, 1963
111	Heat Wave	Martha and the Vandellas	June 20, 1963
112	She Loves You	The Beatles	July 1, 1963
113	Needles and Pins	The Searchers	December 1, 1963
114	My Boy Lollipop	Millie	January 1, 1964
115	House of the Rising Sun	The Animals	May 18, 1964
116	Where Did Our Love Go	The Supremes	April 8, 1964
117	Don't Worry Baby	The Beach Boys	February 20, 1964
118	Do Wah Diddy Diddy	Manfred Mann	June 22, 1964
119	You Really Got Me	The Kinks	July 15, 1964
120	A Hard Day's Night	The Beatles	April 16, 1964
121	Leader of the Pack	The Shangri-Las	July 15, 1964
122	A Change is Gonna Come	Sam Cooke	January 30, 1964
123	You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'	The Righteous Brothers	September 26, 1964
124	People Get Ready	The Impressions	December 1, 1964
125	Here Comes the Night	Them	October 15, 1964
126	For Your Love	The Yardbirds	February 1, 1965
127	Ticket to Ride	The Beatles	February 15, 1965
128	Mr. Tambourine Man	The Byrds	January 15, 1965
129	(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction	The Rolling Stones	May 12, 1965
130	Like A Rolling Stone	Bob Dylan	June 16, 1965
131	I Hear A Symphony	The Supremes	September 30, 1965
132	I Can't Help Myself	The Four Tops	March 1, 1965
133	My Girl	The Temptations	November 17, 1964
134	In the Midnight Hour	Wilson Pickett	May 12, 1965
135	The Sound of Silence	Simon and Garfunkel	March 10, 1964
136	My Generation	The Who	October 13, 1965
137	Papa's Got a Brand New Bag	James Brown	February 14, 1965
138	I Fought The Law	The Bobby Fuller Four	September 1, 1965
139	Eight Miles High	The Byrds	January 25, 1966
140	Trouble Every Day	The Mothers of Invention	March 9, 1966
141	River Deep – Mountain High	Ike and Tina Turner	March 15, 1966
142	God Only Knows	The Beach Boys	April 11, 1966
143	Summer in the City	Lovin' Spoonful	March 15, 1966
144	Last Train to Clarksville	The Monkees	July 25, 1966
145	Tomorrow Never Knows	The Beatles	April 22, 1966
146	Good Vibrations	The Beach Boys	September 21, 1966
147	Hey Joe	The Jimi Hendrix Experience	October 23, 1966
148	Light My Fire	The Doors	August 15, 1966
149	Respect	Aretha Franklin	February 14, 1967
150	All You Need Is Love	The Beatles	July 7, 1967
151	San Francisco	Scott McKenzie
152	For What It's Worth	Buffalo Springfield
153	Heroes and Villains	The Beach Boys
154	Happy Together	The Turtles
155	Waterloo Sunset	The Kinks
156	I Was Made To Love Her	Stevie Wonder
157	See Emily Play	Pink Floyd
158	White Rabbit	Jefferson Airplane
159	Itchycoo Park	Small Faces
160	Flowers in the Rain	The Move

Patreon episodes

Episode	Song	Artist	Recorded
23	Merry Christmas Baby	Johnny Moore's Three Blazers	October 1, 1947
27	Cry	Johnnie Ray	October 16, 1951
34	Cocksuckers Ball	The Clovers	July 1, 1953
35	Space Guitar	Johnny "Guitar" Watson	February 14, 1954
36	Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots	The Cheers	July 1, 1955
37	Don't Be Angry	Nappy Brown	February 1, 1955
38	The Flying Saucer	Buchanan & Goodman	June 1, 1956
39	Come Go With Me	The Del Vikings	October 15, 1956
40	Fever	Little Willie John	March 1, 1956
41	Smokestack Lightning	Howlin' Wolf	January 15, 1956
42	Blue Yodel #9	Jimmie Rodgers	July 16, 1930
43	Bacon Fat*	Andre Williams	September 1, 1956
44	Jump, Jive, an' Wail	Louis Prima	April 19, 1956
45	Birmingham Bounce	Hardrock Gunter	March 1, 1950
46	Rock and Roll Waltz	Kay Starr	November 20, 1955
47	In the Still of the Night	The Five Satins	February 15, 1956
48	The Death of Rock and Roll	The Maddox Brothers and Rose	August 16, 1956
49	Ain't Nobody's Business	Jimmy Witherspoon	October 19, 1922
50	Sixteen Tons	Tennessee Ernie Ford	September 20, 1955
51	Ain't Got No Home	Clarence "Frogman" Henry	November 1, 1956
52	Teen-Age Crush	Tommy Sands	January 1, 1957
53	Since I Met You Baby	Ivory Joe Hunter	September 5, 1956
54	At the Hop	Danny and the Juniors	September 1, 1957
55	Raunchy	Bill Justis	September 1, 1957
56	Short Fat Fannie	Larry Williams	April 1, 1957
57	Silhouettes	The Rays	July 1, 1957
58	Little Bitty Pretty One	Thurston Harris	July 1, 1957
59	So Long, I'm Gone	Warren Smith	March 1, 1957
60	Little Darlin'	The Gladiolas	January 1, 1957
61	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	Gene Autry	June 27, 1949
62	Santa Claus Is Back in Town	Elvis Presley	September 7, 1957
63	Shake A Hand	Faye Adams	July 1, 1953
64	Get A Job	The Silhouettes
65	Don't You Just Know It	Huey "Piano" Smith and the Clowns
66	Rumble	Link Wray
67	Splish Splash	Bobby Darin
68	Tears on My Pillow	Little Anthony and the Imperials
69	Purple People Eater	Sheb Wooley
70	Poor Little Fool	Ricky Nelson
71	Short Shorts	The Royal Teens
72	When	The Kalin Twins
73	Kansas City	Wilbert Harrison
74	Chantilly Lace	The Big Bopper
75	Rebel-'Rouser	Dwayne Eddy
76	That Crazy Feeling	Kenny Rogers
77	The Hippy Hippy Shake	Chan Romero
78	Sea of Love	Phil Phillips
79	16 Candles	The Crests
80	Alley Oop	The Hollywood Argyles
81	Tell Laura I Love Her	Ray Peterson
82	Muleskinner Blues	The Fendermen
83	Walk, Don't Run	The Ventures
84	Under Your Spell Again	Buck Owens
85	Quarter To Three	Gary US Bonds

* Williams converted to Judaism around 40 years after writing this