If you define the “Rock Era” of music to include the period between the mid-1950s to the end of the twentieth century, that gives you five decades in which to determine the five top rock and roll songs.
With that in mind, here are five songs, one from each decade of the rock era, that made the most important inroads into rock music.
The 50s: “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley and the Comets. It didn’t “start” Rock and Roll but it gave the movement the kick in Read the rest of this entry »