1,001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die & Rockband

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I recently stumbled upon a book called "1,001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die" and thought let's see how many are featured across the rockband titles (including TB:RB and GD:RB). What do you think about the list? What songs from it do you wish we had in RB? So here it is the list arranged by decades:


Total available in RB 142 / 1,001

Pre-Fifties:

1. O sole mio - Enrico Caruso
2. St. Louis Blues - Bessie Smith
3. Allons a Lafayette - Joe & Cleoma Falcon
4. Lagrimas negras - Trio Matamoros
5. Pokarekare - Ana Hato (w/ Deane Waretini)
6. St. James Infirmary Blues - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five
7. El manisero - Don Azpiazu & His Havana Casino Orchestra
8. Minnie the Moocher - Cab Colloway & His Orchestra
9. Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl - Bessie Smith
10. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? - Bing Crosby
11. Mal hombre - Lydia Mendoza
12. Hula Girl - Sol Hoopii
13. Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By) - The Carter Family
14. Cross Road Blues - Robert Johnson
15. Hellbound on My Trail - Robert Johnson
16. Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday
17. Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland
18. The Gallis Pole - Lead Belly
19. Mbube - Solomon Linda & The Evening Birds
20. Java Jive - The Ink Spots
21. Gloomy Sunday - Billie Holiday
22. Guantanamera - Joseito Fernandez
23. God Bless the Child - Billie Holiday
24. Stormy Weather - Lena Horne
25. Rum and Coca-Cola - Lord Invader
26. This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie
27. Lili Marleen - Marlene Dietrich
28. (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 - The Nat King Cole Trio
29. Al gurugu - La Nina de los Peines
30. La vie en rose - Edith Piaf
31. La mer - Charles Trenet
32. White Christmas - Bing Crosby
33. Good Rockin' Tonight - Roy Brown
34. Nature Boy - The Nat King Cole Trio
35. Saturday Night Fish Fry - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
36. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams


1950's:

37. Autumn Leaves - Jo Stafford
38. Summertime - Sarah Vaughan
39. Goodnight, Irene - The Weavers
40. Mambo No. 5 - Perez Prado
41. Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats
42. Cry - Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
43. How High the Moon - Les Paul and Mary Ford
44. London Is the Place for Me - Lord Kitchener
45. They Can't Take That Away From Me - Fred Astaire
46. Dust My Broom - Elmore James
47. Foi Deus - Amalia Rodrigues
48. Le gorille - Georges Brassens
49. Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly
50. Just Walkin' in the Rain - The Prisonaires
51. Please Love Me - B. B. King
52. Crying in the Chapel - The Orioles
53. Riot in Cell Block No. 9 - The Robins
54. Love for Sale - Billie Holiday
55. The Wind - Nolan Strong & The Diablos
56. My Funny Valentine - Chet Baker
57. Shake, Rattle and Roll - Big Joe Turner & His Blues Kings
58. (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
59. I Get Along Without You Very Well - Chet Baker
60. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning - Frank Sinatra
61. Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
62. Only You (and You Alone) - The Platters
63. Cry Me a River - Julie London
64. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford
65. I'm a Man - Bo Diddley
66. Blue Monday - Fats Domino
67. Burundanga - Celia Cruz
68. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) - Ella Fitzgerald
69. I've Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra
70. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - Ella Fitzgerald
71. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
72. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
73.Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino
74. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
75. Honey Hush - The Johnny Burnette Trio
76. Walk the Line - Johnny Cash
77. Knoxville Girl - The Louvin Brothers
78. Ella - Jose Alfredo Jimenez
79. Take My Hand, Precious Lord - Mahalia Jackson
80. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
81. I Put a Spell on You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
82. Just a Gigolo / Ain't Got Nobody - Louis Prima
83. Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group
84. Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis
85. That'll Be the Day - Buddy Holly & The Crickets
86. Little Darlin' - The Diamonds
87. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
88. When I Fall in Love - Nat King Cole
89. You Send Me - Sam Cooke
90. It's Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty
91. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
92. Move It! - Cliff Richard & The Drifters
93. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
94. Yakety Yak - The Coasters
95. At the Hop - Danny & The Juniors
96. Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price
97. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
98. Dans mon ile - Henri Salvador
99. Lonesome Town - Ricky Nelson
100. Fever - Peggy Lee
101. One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) - Frank Sinatra
102. Le poinconneur des Lilas - Serge Gainsbourg
103. Nel blu dipinto di blu - Domenico Modugno
104. All I Have to Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers
105. To Know Him Is to Love Him - The Teddy Bears
106. Brand New Cadillac - Vince Taylor & His Playboys
107. What'd I Say (Parts 1 & 2) - Ray Charles
108. I Only Have Eyes for You - The Flamingos
109. Ne me quitte pas - Jacques Brel
110. Shout (Parts 1 & 2) - The Isley Brothers
111. Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin
112. It Ain't Necessarily So - Diahann Carroll & The Andre Previn Trio


1960's:

113. Wondrous Place - Billy Fury
114. Save the Last Dance for Me - The Drifters
115. Chaje shukarije - Esma Redzepova
116. Oh Carolina - Folkes Brothers
117. The Click Song (Qongqothwane) - Miriam Makeba
118. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
119. Love Hurts - The Everly Brothers
120. September Song - Ella Fitzgerald
121. Shakin' All Over - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
122. Non, je ne regrette rien - Edith Piaf
123. Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
124. Mad About the Boy - Dinah Washington
125. Lazy River - Bobby Darin
126. Back Door Man - Howlin' Wolf
127. The Red Rooster - Howlin' Wolf
128. Johnny Remember Me - John Leyton
129. I Fall to Pieces - Patsy Cline
130. Stand by Me - Ben E. King
131. Blue Moon - The Marcels
132. Crazy - Patsy Cline
133. Tous les garcons et les filles - Francoise Hardy
134. You've Really Got a Hold on Me - The Miracles
135. Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
136. He's a Rebel - The Crystals
137. Do You Love Me - The Contours
138. Your Cheating Heart - Ray Charles
139. Cry Baby - Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters
140. La javanaise - Juliette Greco
141. Harlem Shuffle - Bob & Earl
142. On Broadway - The Drifters
143. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
144. One Fine Day - The Chiffons
145. In Dreams - Roy Orbison
146. Sally Go 'Round the Roses - The Jaynetts
147. Be My Baby - The Ronettes
148. Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen
149. Sapore di sale - Gino Paoli
150. Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las
151. Les copains d'abord - Georges Brassens
152. Samba malato - Nicomedes Santa Cruz
153. Walk On By - Dionne Warwick
154. Don't Gimme No Lip Child - Dave Berry
155. E se domani - Mina
156. The Girl from Ipanema - Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto
157. A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
158. Dancing in the Street - Martha & The Vandellas
159. I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself - Dusty Springfield
160. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - The Righteous Brothers
161. You Really Got Me - The Kinks
162. The House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
163. Go 'Way from My Window - John Jacob Niles
164. Amsterdam - Jacques Brel
165. La paloma - Caterina Valente
166. Sinnerman - Nina Simone
167. The Irish Rover - The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
168. Needle of Death - Bert Jansch
169. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - James Brown
170. La boheme - Charles Aznavour
171. California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas
172. Ticket to Ride - The Beatles
173. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
174. The Tracks of My Tears - The Miracles
175. Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
176. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
177. People Get Ready - The Impressions
178. Who Do You Love - The Preachers
179. The Carnival Is Over - The Seekers
180. Psycho - The Sonics
181. I've Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now) - Otis Redding
182. Stop! In the Name of Love - The Supremes
183. Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan
184. The Sounds of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
185. My Generation - The Who
186. Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
187. Et moi et moi et moi - Jacques Dutronc
188. Stay with Me - Lorraine Ellison
189. Al-atlal - Umm Kulthum
190. You're Gonna Miss Me - The Thirteenth Floor Elevators
191. Substitute - The Who
192. Eight Miles High - The Byrds
193. Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks
194. Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones
195. Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful
196. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
197. (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone - Paul Revere & The Raiders
198. Mas que nada - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
199. El muerto vivo - Peret
200. Tomorrow Is a Long Time - Elvis Presley
201. Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
202. River Deep-Mountain High - Ike & Tina Turner
203. 7 and 7 Is - Love
204. 96 Tears - ? & The Mysterians
205. Pushin' Too Hard - The Seeds
206. Psychotic Reaction - The Count Five
207. Reach Out (I'll Be There) - The Four Tops
208. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
209. Dead End Street - The Kinks
210. The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Any More - The Walker Brothers
211. Season of the Witch - Donovan
212. Friday on My Mind - The Easybeats
213. I'm a Believer - The Monkees
214. Dirty Water - The Standells
215. I Feel Free - Cream
216. You Keep Me Hangin' On - The Supremes
217. Happenings Ten Years Time Ago - The Yardbirds
218. Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles
219. The End - The Doors
220. Electricity - Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
221. Corcovado - Frank Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
222. Heroin - The Velvet Underground
223. Chelsea Girls - Nico
224. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
225. The Look of Love - Dusty Springfield
226. I'd Rather Go Blind - Etta James
227. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher - Jackie Wilson
228. Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
229. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
230. Purple Haze - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
231. I'm a Man - The Spencer Davis Group
232. Venus in Furs - The Velvet Underground
233. Fire - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
234. Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
235. Ode to Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry
236. The Dark End of the Street - James Carr
237. Suzanne - Leonard Cohen
238. Respect - Aretha Franklin
239. Montague Terrace (in Blue) - Scott Walker
240. A Day in the Life - The Beatles
241. Alone Again Or - Love
242. Tin Soldier - The Small Faces
243. See Emily Play - Pink Floyd
244. A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum
245. The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
246. Sunshine of Your Love - Cream
247. Cold Sweat - James Brown & The Famous Flames
248. The First Cut Is the Deepest - P. P. Arnold
249. I Say a Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin
250. The Snake - Al Wilson
251. Oh Happy Day - The Edwin Hawkins Singers
252. Israelites - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
253. Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
254. I Heard It through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
255. America - Simon & Garfunkel
256. Ain't Got No; I Got Life - Nina Simone
257. Piece of My Heart - Big Brother & The Holding Company
258. Say It Loud-I'm Black and I'm Proud - James Brown
259. Hard to Handle - Otis Redding
260. A minha menina - Os Mutantes
261. Sympathy for the Devil - The Rolling Stones
262. Pressure Drop - Toots & The Maytals
263. Cyprus Avenue - Van Morrison
264. Hey Jude - The Beatles
265. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
266. The Pusher - Steppenwolf
267. The Weight - The Band
268. Days - The Kinks
269. My Way - Frank Sinatra
270. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
271. I'm Just a Prisoner (of Your Good Lovin') - Candi Staton
272. She Moves through the Fair - Fairport Convention
273. Many Rivers to Cross - Jimmy Cliff
274. In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley
275. Oh Well, Parts 1 & 2 - Fleetwood Mac
276. The Real Thing - Russell Morris
277. Sister Morphine - Marianne Faithfull
278. Okie from Muskogee - Merle Haggard
279. Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin
280. Is That All There Is? - Peggy Lee
281. Sweetness - Yes
282. Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
283. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills & Nash
284. Pinball Wizard - The Who
285. Je t'aime...moi non plus - Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg
286. Is It Because I'm Black? - Syl Johnson
287. I Want to Take You Higher - Sly & The Family Stone
288. The Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
289. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
290. I Wanna Be Your Dog - The Stooges
291. Kick Out the Jams - MC5
292. I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
293. The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King