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Songs Of the Century - By Musical Era
(as compiled by the Recording Industry of America and
the National Endowment for the Arts)
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Dawn Of a Century (1890-1920)
The American Quartet - Over There
Enrico Caruso - Vesti La Giubba
Geraldine Farrar - My Old Kentucky Home
The Fisk Jubilee Singers - Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Louise Homer - America the Beautiful
Scott Joplin - The Entertainer
John McCormick - The Star Spangled Banner
Billy Murray - Take Me Out To the Ballgame
Chauncey Olcott - When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Original Dixieland Jazz Band - Tiger Rag
Vess Ossman - Yankee Doodle
The Peerless Quartet - Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Sousa's Band - The Stars and Stripes Forever
Frank Stanley - Auld Lang Syne
Sophie Tucker - Some Of These Days

The Jazz Age (1920-1930)
Louis Armstrong - When the Saints Go Marching In
Gene Austin - Bye Bye Blackbird
Ben Bernie Orchestra - Sweet Georgia Brown
Eddie Cantor - Makin' Whoopee
Hoagy Carmichael - Star Dust
The Carter Family - Can the Circle Be Unbroken
Vernon Dalhart - The Prisoner's Song
Arthur Gibbs & Gang - Charleston
W.C. Handy - St. Louis Blues
Al Jolson - Swanee
Billy Jones - Yes We Have No Bananas
Isham Jones Orchestra - It Had to Be You
Helen Kane - I Wanna Be Loved By You
Jelly Roll Morton - King Porter Stomp
Jimmie Rodgers - Blue Yodel (T for Texas)
Ben Selvin Orchestra - Happy Days Are Here Again
Bessie Smith - Down Hearted Blues
Whisperin' Jack Smith - Me and My Shadow
Fats Waller - Ain't Misbehavin'
Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Whispering

The Great Depression (1930-1940)
Roy Acuff - Wabash Cannonball
Marian Anderson - Ave Maria
Fred Astaire - Night and Day
Gene Autry - Back In the Saddle Again
Count Basie - One O'Clock Jump
Sidney Bechet - Summertime
The Boswell Sisters - Alexander's Ragtime Band
Cab Calloway - Minnie the Moocher
Bing Crosby - Pennies From Heaven
Jimmie Davis - You Are My Sunshine
Judy Garland - Over the Rainbow
Benny Goodman - Sing Sing Sing
Bob Hope & Shirley Ross - Thanks For the Memory
Robert Johnson - Cross Road Blues
Original Cast Recording - Porgy and Bess
Original Cast Recording - Show Boat
Cole Porter - You're the Top
Harry Richman - Puttin' On the Ritz
Kate Smith - God Bless America
Sons Of the Pioneers - Tumbling Tumbleweeds
Art Tatum - Tea For Two
Shirley Temple - On the Good Ship Lollipop
Rudy Vallee - Brother Can You Spare a Dime

The Swing Era / The War Years (1940-1950)
The Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Eddy Arnold - Cattle Call
Gene Autry - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Les Brown - Sentimental Journey
The Chuck Wagon Gang - I'll Fly Away
Francis Craig Orchestra - Near You
Bing Crosby - White Christmas
Cliff Edwards - When You Wish Upon a Star
Duke Ellington - Take the A Train
The Fairfield Four - Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around
Ella Fitzgerald - A Tisket a Tasket
Dizzy Gillespie - Salt Peanuts
Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land
Coleman Hawkins - Body and Soul
Billie Holiday - God Bless the Child
Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit
John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillun
Lena Horne - Stormy Weather
The Ink Spots - If I Didn't Care
Mahalia Jackson - Move On Up a Little Higher
Leadbelly - Goodnight Irene
Roy Rogers & Dale Evans - Happy Trails
Johnny Mercer - Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
Glenn Miller - In the Mood
The Mills Brothers - Paper Doll
Thelonius Monk - Around Midnight
Bill Monroe - Blue Moon Of Kentucky
Vaughn Monroe - (Ghost) Riders In the Sky
Original Cast Recording - Oklahoma!
Original Cast Recording - South Pacific
Charlie Parker Sextet - Ornithology
Alvino Ray - Deep In the Heart Of Texas
Artie Shaw - Begin the Beguine
Bob Wills - New San Antonio Rose

American Bandstand (1950-1960)
Harry Belafonte - Banana Boat (Day-O)
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
Dave Brubeck - Take Five
Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line
The Champs - Tequila
Ray Charles - What'd I Say
Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind
The Chordettes - Mr. Sandman
The Coasters - Yakety Yak
Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
Nat King Cole - Mona Lisa
Sam Cooke - You Send Me
Danny & the Juniors - At the Hop
Bobby Darin - Mack the Knife
Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue
Doris Day - Que Sera Sera
Mark Dinning - Teen Angel
Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill
The Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie
The Five Satins - In the Still Of the Night
The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You
Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons
Connie Francis - Who's Sorry Now
Erroll Garner Trio - Misty
Bill Haley & the Comets - Rock Around the Clock
Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City
Al Hibbler - Unchained Melody
Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue
Johnny Horton - The Battle Of New Orleans
The Isley Brothers - Shout
The Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley
Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire
Little Richard - Tutti Frutti
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Johnny Mathis - Chances Are
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Django
Original Cast Recording - The King and I
Original Cast Recording - The Music Man
Original Cast Recording - My Fair Lady
Original Cast Recording - West Side Story
Patti Page - The Tennessee Waltz
Les Paul & Mary Ford - How High the Moon
The Penguins - Earth Angel
Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes
The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel
Elvis Presley - Hound Dog / Don't Be Cruel
Louis Prima & Keely Smith - That Old Black Magic
George Beverly Shea - How Great Thou Art
Joe Turner - Shake Rattle and Roll
Ritchie Valens  - Donna / La Bamba
Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Workin'
The Weavers - On Top Of Old Smoky
Hank Williams - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Hank Williams - Your Cheatin' Heart
Mary Lou Williams - Zodiac Suite

The Sixties (1960-1970)
The Animals - House Of the Rising Sun
Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World
Joan Baez - We Shall Overcome
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand
The Beatles - Yesterday / Act Naturally
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Tony Bennett - I Left My Heart In San Francisco
James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good)
Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
The Byrds - Turn Turn Turn
Glen Campbell - By the Time I Get To Phoenix
Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire
Chubby Checker - The Twist
Petula Clark - Downtown
Patsy Cline - I Fall To Pieces
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary
Jackie DeShannon - What the World Needs Now Is Love
Dion - Runaround Sue
Dion - Abraham, Martin and John
The Doors - Light My Fire
The Drifters - On Broadway
Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin'
Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
The Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There
Aretha Franklin - Respect
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Bobbie Gentry - Ode To Billy Joe
Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto - The Girl From Ipanema
Lesley Gore - It's My Party
Ramsey Lewis Trio - The In Crowd
Merle Haggard - Sing Me Back Home
Edwin Hawkins Singers - O Happy Day
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
The Impressions - People Get Ready
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone
Ben E. King - Stand By Me
The Kingsmen - Louie Louie
The Kinks - You Really Got Me
Brenda Lee - I'm Sorry
Ketty Lester - Love Letters
Little Eva - The Loco-Motion
Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin'
Henry Mancini - Moon River
Martha & the Vandellas - Dancing In the Street
Dean Martin - Everybody Loves Somebody
Roger Miller - King Of the Road
The Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears
Roy Orbison - Crying
Roy Orbison - Oh Pretty Woman
Original Cast Recording - The Sound Of Music
Original Cast Recording - Hair
Peter, Paul & Mary - Blowin' In the Wind
Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour
Otis Redding - Dock Of the Bay
The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
Marty Robbins - El Paso
The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction
The Ronettes - Be My Baby
Sam & Dave - Soul Man
The Shangri-Las - Leader Of the Pack
The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds Of Silence
Frank Sinatra - Strangers In the Night
Frank Sinatra - My Way
Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman
Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People
Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe
Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild
The Supremes - Stop In the Name Of Love
The Temptations - My Girl
B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Tymes - So In Love
Dionne Warwick - Walk On By
Mary Wells - My Guy
Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man

The Rock Era (1970-1980)
Abba - Dancing Queen
Aerosmith - Walk This Way
Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man
The Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
George Benson - This Masquerade
Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville
Shirley Caesar - No Charge
The Carpenters - Close To You
Harry Chapin - The Cat's In the Cradle
Chicago - Saturday In the Park
Jim Croce - Time In a Bottle
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Ohio
Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down To Georgia
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
John Denver - Take Me Home Country Roads
Derek & the Dominos - Layla
Thomas Dorsey & Marion Williams - Take My Hand Precious Lord
The Eagles - Hotel California
Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song
Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Gloria Gayner - I Will Survive
The Grateful Dead - Uncle John's Band
Al Green - Let's Stay Together
Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft
The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson - Mama's Don't Let Your Babies...
Billy Joel - Piano Man
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
K.C. & The Sunshine Band - That's the Way (I Like It)
Carole King - It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move
Gladys Knight & the Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
John Lennon - Imagine
Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
Don McLean - American Pie
Harold Melvin/Blue Notes - If You Don't Know Me By Now
Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now
Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin'
Queen - We Are the Champions/We Will Rock You
Helen Reddy - I Am Woman
Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors
Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
Linda Ronstadt - When Will I Be Loved
Santana - Oye Como Va
Carly Simon - You're So Vain
Sister Sledge - We Are Family
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself
Edwin Starr - War
Rod Stewart - Maggie May
Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were
Donna Summer - She Works Hard For the Money
James Taylor - Fire and Rain
Three Dog Night - Joy To the World
The Village People - Y.M.C.A.
Weather Report - Birdland
Bill Withers - Lean On Me
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
Stevie Wonder - You Are the Sunshine Of My Life
Neil Young - Heart Of Gold
Original  Soundtrack Recording - Grease
	  
The Eighties (1980-1990)
Alabama - My Home's In Alabama
The B-52's - Love Shack
The Beastie Boys - Fight for Your Right (To Party)
Blondie - Heart Of Glass
Irene Cara - Flashdance
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong
The Go-Go's - We Got the Beat
Grandmaster Flash - The Message
Amy Grant - El Shaddai
Guns n' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
Herbie Hancock - Rockit
Michael Jackson - Beat It
Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll
George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today
The Judds - Mama He's Crazy
Kool & the Gang - Celebration
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
Madonna - Material Girl
John 'Cougar' Mellencamp - Jack and Diane
George Michael - Faith
Bette Midler - The Wind Beneath My Wings
Willie Nelson - On the Road Again
Dolly Parton - 9 To 5
Tom Petty - Free Fallin'
Pink Floyd - Another Brick In the Wall
The Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited
The Police - Every Breath You Take
Prince - 1999
Prince - Purple Rain
Public Enemy - Fight the Power
Bob Seger - Old Time Rock & Roll
Paul Simon - Graceland
Bruce Springsteen - Born In the U.S.A.
Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
Talking Heads - Burning Down the House
Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It
USA for Africa - We Are the World
U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Van Halen - Jump
Dionne Warwick & Friends - That's What Friends Are For
Hank Williams Jr. - All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight
Steve Winwood - Higher Love

End Of the Millennium (1990-2000)
Boyz II Men & Mariah Carey - One Sweet Day
Garth Brooks - Friends In Low Places
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
Eric Clapton - Change the World
Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do
Destiny's Child - Bills, Bills, Bills
Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart
Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On
Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces
M.C. Hammer - U Can't Touch This
Faith Hill - This Kiss
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
Elton John - Candle In the Wind
R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly
Tim McGraw - Please Remember Me
Ricky Martin - Livin' La Vida Loca
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
Bonnie Raitt - Something to Talk About
Santana & Rob Thomas - Smooth
Will Smith - Men in Black
TLC - No Scrubs
Shania Twain - You're Still the One
BeBe & CeCe Winans - Addictive Love
Lee Ann Womack - I Hope You Dance

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