| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Happy Days | Fonzy’s Band | | 2:51 |
| 2 | Rock Around the Clock | Bill Haley & His Comets | 4.35 | 2:13 |
| 3 | Hound Dog- cover recording of:
- Hound Dog
- lyricist:
- Jerry Leiber (on 1952-08-12)
- composer:
- Mike Stoller (on 1952-08-12)
- previously attributed to:
- Johnny Otis
- publisher:
- Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane, Cherry Lane Music, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Elvis Presley Music, Gladys Music, Lion Publishing Co., MCA Music Inc. , MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing , Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing , Universal/MCA Music , Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
| Elvis Presley | | 2:14 |
| 4 | Tutti Frutti | Little Richard | | 2:24 |
| 5 | Blue Suede Shoes | Carl Perkins | | 2:14 |
| 6 | Ain’t That a Shame | Fats Domino | | 2:27 |
| 7 | Be-Bop-A-Lula | Gene Vincent | 4.35 | 2:35 |
| 8 | Sixteen Tons | Tennessee Ernie Ford | | 2:36 |
| 9 | Only You | The Platters | | 2:38 |
| 10 | Crying in the Chapel | The Orioles | | 3:03 |
| 11 | Unchained Melody | Les Baxter | 4 | 2:32 |
| 12 | Love Me Tender- accordion:
- Carl Fortina (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04) and Dominic Frontiere (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
- banjo:
- Luther "Red" Roundtree (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
- bass:
- Meyer "Mike" Rubin (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
- drums (drum set):
- Richard Cornell (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
- guitar:
- Vito Mumolo (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
- lead vocals:
- Elvis Presley (on 1956-09-01)
- vocals:
- Jon Dodson (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04, on 1956-09-01), Charles Prescott (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04, on 1956-09-01) and Rad Robinson (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04, on 1956-09-01)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Entertainment (in 1956), BMG Music (in 1956), RCA/Ariola International (in 1956) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
- recorded at:
- 20th Century Fox Music Stage 1 in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-08-24, on 1956-09-04)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 437)
- recording of:
- Love Me Tender (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
- lyricist:
- Ken Darby (in 1956)
- additional writer:
- Vera Matson (in 1956) and Elvis Presley (in 1956)
- composer:
- George R. Poulton (in 1861)
- publisher:
- Aberbach Musikverlag , ABG Elvis Songs, Carlin Music Corporation, Chrysalis Songs, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Elvis Presley Music Susan Aberbach Trust, R&H Music, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Williamson Music Company and Elvis Presley Music (from 1956 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- フジパシフィックミュージック and 日音 Synch事業部
- is based on:
- Aura Lea
| Elvis Presley | 3.55 | 2:42 |
| 13 | Please, Please, Please | James Brown | | 2:45 |
| 14 | Blueberry Hill- producer:
- Dave Bartholomew
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Everest Records , Liberty (in 1957) and EMI Records USA (in 1991)
- recorded at:
- Master Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- edit of:
- Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 17), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 81) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 147)
- cover recording of:
- Blueberry Hill (on 1956-06-27)
- lyricist:
- Al Lewis and Larry Stock
- writer:
- Al Lewis , Vincent Rose and Larry Stock
- composer:
- Vincent Rose
- publisher:
- Chappell & Co., Inc. , Chappell Music Ltd., Larry Stock Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. , Sovereign Music Company and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
- part of:
- 12 Monkeys Soundtrack
| Fats Domino | 4.65 | 2:22 |
| 15 | Bo Diddley | Bo Diddley | | 2:41 |
| 16 | Shake, Rattle and Roll | Bill Haley & His Comets | | 2:28 |
| 17 | Roll Over Beethoven | Chuck Berry | | 2:26 |
| 18 | Long Tall Sally | Little Richard | | 2:09 |
| 19 | Ooby Dooby | Roy Orbison | | 2:11 |
| 20 | I’ve Got a Woman- producer:
- Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
- baritone saxophone:
- David “Fathead” Newman (on 1954-11-18)
- bass:
- Jimmy Bell (on 1954-11-18)
- drums (drum set):
- Glenn Brooks (on 1954-11-18)
- guitar:
- Wesley Jackson (on 1954-11-18)
- piano:
- Ray Charles (on 1954-11-18)
- solo tenor saxophone:
- Donald Wilkerson (on 1954-11-18)
- trumpet:
- Joe Bridgewater (on 1954-11-18) and Charles "Clanky" Whitley (on 1954-11-18)
- vocals:
- Ray Charles (on 1954-11-18)
- arranger:
- Ray Charles
- recorded at:
- WGST Studio in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1954-11-18)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2019) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 235)
- recording of:
- I Got a Woman (on 1954-11-18)
- writer:
- Ray Charles and Renald Richard
- publisher:
- Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Mijac Music, Progressive Music Pub. Co., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Warner/Chappell
- sub-publisher:
- ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 , ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| Ray Charles | 4.5 | 2:49 |
| 21 | Why Do Fools Fall in Love | The Teenagers | 4.5 | 2:18 |
| 22 | The Great Pretender | The Platters | 5 | 2:40 |
| 23 | Love Is a Many Splendored Thing | The Four Aces | 3 | 3:00 |
| 24 | Smile- producer:
- Lee Gillette
- bass:
- Charlie Harris (on 1954-07-27)
- bass trombone:
- George Roberts (on 1954-07-27)
- cello:
- Cy Bernard (on 1954-07-27), Armand Kaproff (on 1954-07-27), Ray Kramer (on 1954-07-27) and Eleanor Slatkin (on 1954-07-27)
- drums (drum set):
- Lee Young (on 1954-07-27)
- French horn:
- Vincent DeRosa (on 1954-07-27) and William Hinshaw (on 1954-07-27)
- guitar:
- John Collins (on 1954-07-27)
- percussion:
- Louis Singer (on 1954-07-27)
- piano:
- Bill Miller (on 1954-07-27)
- reeds:
- John Hacker (on 1954-07-27), Harry Klee (on 1954-07-27) and Dominic Mumolo (on 1954-07-27)
- trombone:
- Francis Howard (on 1954-07-27)
- viola:
- Stanley Harris (on 1954-07-27), Paul Robyn (on 1954-07-27), Barbara Simons (on 1954-07-27) and Dave Sterkin (on 1954-07-27)
- violin:
- Leonard Atkins (on 1954-07-27), Victor Bay (on 1954-07-27), Alex Beller (on 1954-07-27), Harry Bluestone (on 1954-07-27), Walter Edelstein (on 1954-07-27), Nathan Ross (on 1954-07-27), Mischa Russell (on 1954-07-27), Eudice Shapiro (on 1954-07-27), Paul Shure (on 1954-07-27), Felix Slatkin (on 1954-07-27), Marshall Sosson (on 1954-07-27) and Gerald Vinci (on 1954-07-27)
- vocals:
- Nat King Cole (on 1954-07-27)
- orchestra:
- Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (in 1954)
- conductor:
- Nelson Riddle (on 1954-07-27)
- arranger:
- Nelson Riddle
- recorded at:
- Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-07-27)
- cover recording of:
- Smile (on 1954-07-27)
- lyricist:
- Geoffrey Parsons and John Turner
- composer:
- Charlie Chaplin
- publisher:
- Bourne France Éditions Musicale, Bourne Music Ltd., Bourne, Inc. and Bourne Co. (in 1954)
- sub-publisher:
- Editions Vedette Sprl and 日音 Synch事業部
- is based on:
- Smile
- part of:
- Chaplin
| Nat King Cole | | 2:54 |
| 25 | Bye Bye Baby | Marilyn Monroe | | 3:28 |
| 26 | Fever- recorded in:
- Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1956-03-01)
- bass:
- Edwyn Conley (on 1956-03-01)
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Edison Gore (on 1956-03-01)
- guitar:
- Bill Jennings (on 1956-03-01)
- piano:
- Jon Thomas (on 1956-03-01)
- tenor saxophone:
- Ray Felder (on 1956-03-01) and Rufus Gore (on 1956-03-01)
- vocals:
- Little Willie John (on 1956-03-01)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 3) and Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2010)
- recording of:
- Fever (on 1956-03-01)
- writer:
- Eddie Cooley and John Davenport
- publisher:
- Carlin Music Corp., Chrysalis Songs, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Jay & Cee Music, Lark Music Ltd., Trio Music , Trio Music Co., Inc. and Trio Music Company
- part of:
- The Adjustment Bureau
| Little Willie John | | 2:41 |
| 27 | I’ve Got You Under My Skin | Frank Sinatra | | 3:43 |
| 28 | Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White | Pérez Prado | | 3:02 |
| 29 | That’s Amore | Dean Martin | 4.35 | 3:07 |
| 30 | Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) | Doris Day | | 2:03 |