| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Rocket 88 | Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats | 4 | 2:48 |
| 2 | That’s All Right | Elvis Presley, Scotty & Bill | | 1:57 |
| 3 | Blue Suede Shoes- double bass:
- Clayton Perkins (in 1955-12)
- drums (drum set):
- W.S. Holland (in 1955-12)
- guitar:
- Carl Perkins (in 1955-12) and Jay Perkins (in 1955-12)
- vocals:
- Carl Perkins (in 1955-12)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sun (in 1955, from 1956 to present)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 5) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 95)
- recording of:
- Blue Suede Shoes (in 1955-12)
- lyricist and composer:
- Carl Perkins (in 1955)
- publisher:
- Aberbach (London) , Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing , Hi Lo Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. , Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
- part of:
- Million Dollar Quartet
| Carl Perkins | 4 | 2:16 |
| 4 | I Walk the Line- producer:
- Sam Phillips
- acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
- Johnny Cash (on 1956-04-02)
- double bass:
- Marshall Grant (on 1956-04-02)
- electric guitar:
- Luther Perkins (on 1956-04-02)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sun Entertainment Corporation (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
- recorded at:
- Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 30), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 33) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 76)
- recording of:
- I Walk the Line (on 1956-04-02)
- lyricist and composer:
- John R. Cash (in 1956)
- publisher:
- Aberbach (London) , Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. , Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A and House of Cash, Inc.
| Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two | 4.15 | 2:45 |
| 5 | Ooby Dooby | Roy Orbison | | 2:12 |
| 6 | Great Balls of Fire | Jerry Lee Lewis | 4 | 1:52 |
| 7 | Last Night | The Mar‐Keys | 4 | 2:39 |
| 8 | Green Onions | Booker T. & the MG’s | 3.85 | 2:54 |
| 9 | Rock Me Baby | B.B. King | | 2:59 |
| 10 | Wooly Bully | Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs | | 2:20 |
| 11 | The Dark End of the Street | James Carr | | 2:32 |
| 12 | Respect- recording engineer:
- Tom Dowd (on 1967-02-14)
- producer:
- Jerry Wexler
- baritone saxophone:
- Willie Bridges (on 1967-02-14)
- bass guitar:
- Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-02-14)
- cornet:
- Melvin Lastie (on 1967-02-14)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Hawkins (on 1967-02-14)
- guitar:
- Jimmy Johnson (on 1967-02-14)
- organ:
- Spooner Oldham (on 1967-02-14)
- piano:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
- tenor saxophone:
- Charles Chalmers (on 1967-02-14) and King Curtis (on 1967-02-14)
- background vocals:
- Carolyn Franklin (on 1967-02-14) and Erma Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
- vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
- conductor:
- Tom Dowd (on 1967-02-14)
- arranger:
- Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1967) and WEA International Inc. (in 1967)
- recorded at:
- Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1967-02-14)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 1), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 5), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 21), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 52) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
- cover recording of:
- Respect (on 1967-02-14)
- lyricist and composer:
- Otis Redding
- publisher:
- Cotillion Music Inc. , East-Time-Walco, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner/Chappell North America
| Aretha Franklin | 3.9 | 2:27 |
| 13 | The Letter- producer:
- Dan Penn
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Arista Records (in 1967), Arista Records, Inc. (in 1967), RCA Records (in 1967) and Atoll Music (in 1968)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 357) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 364)
- recording of:
- The Letter (in 1967)
- lyricist and composer:
- Wayne Carson Thompson
- publisher:
- Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Chelsea Music Publishing, Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Concord Bicycle Assets, Copyright Control , EMI Music , Lovolar Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and Warner Chappell Music
| The Box Tops | 4.15 | 1:54 |
| 14 | Soul Man- recorded in:
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-08-10)
- producer:
- Isaac Hayes, David Porter and Jim Stewart
- instruments:
- Booker T. & the MG’s (in 1967) and The Mar‐Keys Horns (in 1967)
- lead vocals:
- Sam Moore (in 1967) and David Prater (in 1967)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- HHO Recordings Ltd., WEA International Inc. (in 1966) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1967)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 458)
- recording of:
- Soul Man (on 1967-08-10)
- writer:
- Isaac Hayes (in 1967) and David Porter (in 1967)
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing , Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Ltd. , Walden Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell North America, Almo Music Corp. (in 1986) and Walden Music Corp. (in 1986)
| Sam & Dave | 4.5 | 2:39 |
| 15 | (Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay- producer:
- Jerry Bruckheimer, Steve Cropper and Don Simpson
- bass guitar:
- Donald “Duck” Dunn (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- drums (drum set):
- Al Jackson, Jr. (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- guitar:
- Steve Cropper (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- keyboard:
- Isaac Hayes (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07) and Booker T. Jones (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- trumpet:
- Wayne Jackson (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- vocals:
- Otis Redding (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- whistling:
- Otis Redding (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- WEA International Inc. and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1968)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 26), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 38), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 44) and Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 45)
- recording of:
- (Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- writer:
- Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
- publisher:
- East Publishing Inc., East/Memphis Music Corp., Irving Music , Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (Australia), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Warner Bros. , Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music , Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division , Yamaha Music EH(CM) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
- recording of:
- (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
- composer:
- Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
- arranger:
- Oliver Lake
- arrangement of:
- (Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay
| Otis Redding | 4.25 | 2:42 |
| 16 | The Memphis Train | Rufus Thomas | | 2:33 |
| 17 | Son of a Preacher Man | Dusty Springfield | 4.45 | 2:27 |
| 18 | Suspicious Minds- engineer:
- Al Pachucki
- producer:
- Felton Jarvis and Chips Moman
- bass:
- Tommy Cogbill (on 1969-01-23) and Mike Leech (on 1969-01-23)
- drums (drum set):
- Gene Chrisman (on 1969-01-23)
- guitar:
- Elvis Presley (on 1969-01-23) and Reggie Young (on 1969-01-23)
- organ:
- Bobby Emmons (on 1969-01-23)
- piano:
- Bobby Wood (on 1969-01-23)
- steel guitar:
- John Hughey (on 1969-01-23)
- lead vocals:
- Elvis Presley (on 1969-01-22)
- vocals:
- J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, The Sweet Inspirations and Kathy Westmoreland
- arranger:
- Mike Leech and Glen Spreen
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Entertainment (in 1969), BMG Music (in 1969, in 1973), RCA Corporation (in 1969), RCA Records (in 1973) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
- recorded at:
- American Sound Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-01-23) and United Recording Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (on 1969-08-07)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 91) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 363)
- cover recording of:
- Suspicious Minds (from 1969-01-23 until 1969-08-07)
- lyricist and composer:
- Mark James
- publisher:
- Laetrec Music, Press Music Co., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. , Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
| Elvis Presley | 4.1 | 4:32 |
| 19 | Theme From Shaft | Isaac Hayes | 3.35 | 3:16 |
| 20 | Let’s Stay Together- producer:
- Willie Mitchell
- drums (drum set):
- Howard Grimes and Al Jackson, Jr.
- electric bass guitar:
- Leroy Hodges
- guitar family:
- Mabon Hodges
- organ and piano:
- Charles Hodges
- saxophone:
- James Mitchell
- tenor saxophone:
- Ed Logan
- trombone:
- Jack Hale
- trumpet:
- Wayne Jackson
- background vocals:
- Charles Chalmers , Donna Rhodes and Sandra Rhodes
- vocals:
- Al Green
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Cream Records (in 1971) and HI Records Inc. (in 1971)
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 34), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 60), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 84)
- recording of:
- Let’s Stay Together
- writer:
- Al Jackson, Jr. , Al Green and Willie Mitchell
- publisher:
- Al Green Music Inc. , Al Jackson Jr. Music, Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
| Al Green | 4.55 | 3:18 |
| 21 | I’ll Take You There | The Staple Singers | 5 | 3:16 |