60 YEARS OF THE ROCK ERA. A new category added. (Catch-up: 1955-1977).

 

60 YEARS OF

ROCK

THE MOST INNOVATIVE

RECORDINGS 1955-77

These songs were groundbreaking and had a profound impact on the evolution of rock and pop music.

-WINNERS- 

 

MOST INNOVATIVE RECORDING OF THE YEAR

 1955

I'M A MAN Bo Diddley

 1956

I WALK THE LINE Johnny Cash

 1957

PEGGY SUE Buddy Holly

 1958

JOHNNY B. GOODE Chuck Berry

 

 1959

WHAT'D I SAY [Parts 1 & 2] Ray Charles

 1960

CATHY'S CLOWN The Everly Brothers

 1961

CRAZY Patsy Cline

 1962

HE'S A REBEL The Crystals

 1963

SHE LOVES YOU The Beatles

 1964

CALIFORNIA GIRLS The Beach Boys

 1965

PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG James Brown

 1966

GOOD VIBRATIONS The Beach Boys

 1967

A WHITER SHADE OF PALE Procol Harum

 

 1968

SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL The Rolling Stones

 

 1969

WHOLE LOTTA LOVE Led Zeppelin

 

 1970

GET UP (I FEEL LIKE BEING A) SEX MACHINE James Brown

 

1971

THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED Gil Scott-Heron

 1972

PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE The Temptations

 1973

TUBULAR BELLS Mike Oldfield

 1974

AUTOBAHN Kraftwerk

 1975

GIVE UP THE FUNK (TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER) Parliament

 1976

ANARCHY IN THE U.K. Sex Pistols

 1977

I FEEL LOVE Donna Summer