100 Greatest  Songs  From 1952
Criteria: These songs were chosen and ranked based on their initial and lasting popularity, and on their impact on the overall scope of musical history. Edited By: Bruce
No. Song Artist 1 Lawdy Miss Clawdy Lloyd Price 2 Jambalaya (On The Bayou) Hank Williams 3 Have Mercy Baby Dominoes 4 One Mint Julep Clovers 5 Night Train Jimmy Forrest 6 My Song Johnny Ace 7 Goin' Home Fats Domino 8 Moody Mood For Love King Pleasure 9 Juke Little Walter 10 Baby Don't Do It "5" Royales 11 5-10-15 Hours Ruth Brown 12 I Don't Know Willie Mabon 13 I Believe Elmore James 14 Rock The Joint Bill Haley with the Saddlemen 15 K.C. Lovin' Little Willie Littlefield 16 Ting-A-Ling Clovers 17 You Win Again Hank Williams 18 The Bells Dominoes 19 Dream Girl Jesse & Marvin 20 No More Doggin' Rosco Gordon 21 That's What You're Doing To Me Dominoes 22 I'd Be Satisfied Dominoes 23 I'm Gone Shirley & Lee 24 I'll Drown In My Tears Sonny Thompson (Lula Reed) 25 The Wild Side Of Life Hank Thompson 26 Honky Tonk Blues Hank Williams 27 Five Long Years Eddie Boyd 28 She Moves Me Muddy Waters 29 Big Ten Inch Record Moose Jackson 30 Heavenly Father Edna McGriff with Buddy Lucas 31 I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive Hank Williams 32 You Know I Love You B.B. King 33 Rocket 69 Todd Rhodes (Connie Allen) 34 Hey Miss Fannie Clovers 35 Wheel Of Fortune Kay Starr / Cardinals 36 It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Kitty Wells 37 Settin' The Woods On Fire Hank Williams 38 Middle Of The Night Clovers 39 Beside You Swallows 40 Sad Hours Little Walter 41 My Story Chuck Willis 42 Nine Below Zero Sonny Boy Williamson 43 High Noon Tex Ritter 44 Sweet Sixteen Joe Turner 45 I Played The Fool Clovers 46 Half As Much Hank Williams 47 Keep On Churnin' Wynonie Harris 48 Mailman Blues Lloyd Price 49 New Blowtop Blues Dinah Washington 50 Walkin' My Baby Back Home Nat "King" Cole / Johnnie Ray 51 The Bells Are Ringing Smiley Lewis 52 Daddy Daddy Ruth Brown 53 The Glow Worm Mills Brothers 54 Red Sails In The Sunset Five Keys 55 Please Mr. Sun Johnnie Ray 56 Don't You Cry Joe Turner 57 Gabbin' Blues Big Maybelle 58 I'm Gonna Play The Honky Tonks Marie Adams 59 Mary Jo Four Blazes 60 My Ding-A-Ling Dave Bartholomew 61 Story From My Heart And Soul B.B. King 62 A Beggar For Your Kisses Diamonds 63 Mean Old World Little Walter 64 Every Beat Of My Heart Royals 65 You Belong To Me Orioles / Jo Stafford 66 I Only Have Eyes For You Swallows 67 Rock Me All Night Long Ravens 68 So Tired Roy Milton 69 Poor Poor Me Fats Domino 70 Can't Do Sixty No More Du Droppers 71 Serve Another Round Five Keys 72 How Long Fats Domino 73 Take All Of Me "5" Royales 74 Roll Mr. Jelly Amos Milburn 75 Oooh-Oooh-Oooh Lloyd Price 76 Pedal Pushin' Papa Dominoes 77 Bad News Baby (There'll Be No Rockin' Tonight) Wynonie Harris 78 Hard Times Charles Brown 79 Kissa Me Baby Ray Charles 80 Trouble In Mind Dinah Washington 81 Kiss Of Fire Billy Eckstine 82 Night And Day (I Miss You So) Roy Milton 83 Rocking On Sunday Night Treniers 84 Call Operator 210 Floyd Dixon / Johnny Otis (Mel Walker) 85 Courage To Love "5" Royales 86 Street Walking Woman T-Bone Walker 87 All Night Long Muddy Waters 88 Aged And Mellow Little Esther 89 Gumbo Blues Smiley Lewis 90 Soft Tiny Bradshaw 91 Saturday Night Daddy Little Esther & Bobby Nunn 92 The Last Of The Good Rockin' Men Four Jacks 93 Your Daddy's Doggin' Around Todd Rhodes (Connie Allen) 94 I'll Be Gone Fats Domino 95 Mainliner Little Esther 96 The Wolf Is At Your Door Howlin' Wolf 97 Moonrise Royals 98 You're My Inspiration Five Crowns 99 You're Part Of Me Four Buddies 100 It's So Peaceful Smiley Lewis 20 more worth mentioning. 101 Mr. Highway Man Howlin' Wolf 102 Yes Sir That's My Baby Five Keys 103 I Can't Lose With The Stuff I Use Lester Williams 104 Ain't Nothin' Happenin' Little Richard 105 Flame In My Heart Checkers 106 Lillie Mae Smiley Lewis 107 So Much Trouble Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry 108 Nosey Joe Moose Jackson 109 The Bump Cardinals 110 I Brought It All On Myself Little Richard 111 Feelin' Sad Guitar Slim 112 Goodbye Baby Little Caesar 113 Restless Heart Lloyd Price 114 Let's Call It A Day Sonny Thompson (Lula Reed) 115 Thinking And Drinking Amos Milburn 116 The Big Question Percy Mayfield 117 My Heart's Desire Jimmy Lee & Artis 118 Blackberry Boogie Tennessee Ernie Ford 119 Looped Tommy Ridgley 120 Last Call (For Alcohol) Julia Lee