THE ALL-TIME 1000 MOST ESSENTIAL ROCK / POP RECORDINGS:
This post: 21-40. The songs are listed in chronological order.
Continues tomorrow. 

Caffé Latté compiles the all-time: -1000 MOST ESSENTIAL ROCK & POP SONGS- If you have ever wanted a playlist consisting of every song that matters since the advent of rock music, here’s a comprehensive inventory of the 1,000 most crucial. The recordings are listed in chronological order to illustrate the changing styles and sounds from the 1950s through to the present day. You can trace the arrival of rock and roll, Elvis, soul, Beatlemania, Motown, The British Invasion, funk, disco, punk, new wave, hip-hop, grunge and many more.
21	JIM DANDY LaVern Baker	1956
22	HEARTBREAK HOTEL Elvis Presley
23	DON’T BE CRUEL Elvis Presley
24	LOVE ME TENDER Elvis Presley
25	LONG TALL SALLY Little Richard
26	BLUEBERRY HILL Fats Domino
27	BLUE MONDAY Fats Domino
28	WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE? Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
29	BLUE SUEDE SHOES Carl Perkins
30	ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN Chuck Berry
31	FEVER Little Willie John
32	SCHOOL DAY (RING! RING! GOES THE BELL) Chuck Berry	1957
33	ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC Chuck Berry
34	AT THE HOP Danny & The Juniors
35	C.C. RIDER Chuck Willis
36	MATCHBOX Carl Perkins
37	WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN’ GOIN’ ON Jerry Lee Lewis
38	GREAT BALLS OF FIRE Jerry Lee Lewis
39	WALKIN' AFTER MIDNIGHT Patsy Cline
40	YOU SEND ME Sam Cooke