100 Greatest  Songs  From 1951
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 Sixty Minute Man Dominoes 2 Rocket 88 Jackie Brenston 3 Dust My Broom Elmore James 4 Cry Johnnie Ray 5 Too Young Nat "King" Cole 6 Cold Cold Heart Hank Williams / Tony Bennett / Dinah Washington 7 Glory Of Love Five Keys 8 Three O'Clock Blues B.B. King 9 Hey Good Lookin' Hank Williams 10 How High The Moon Les Paul & Mary Ford 11 It Ain't The Meat Swallows 12 Chains Of Love Joe Turner 13 Black Night Charles Brown 14 I'm In The Mood John Lee Hooker 15 I Can't Help It Hank Williams 16 Booted Rosco Gordon 17 Fool, Fool, Fool Clovers 18 Don't You Know I Love You Clovers 19 How Many More Years Howlin' Wolf 20 Lovin' Machine Wynonie Harris 21 The Train Kept A'Rollin' Tiny Bradshaw 22 I Got Loaded Peppermint Harris 23 My Baby Left Me Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup 24 Still A Fool Muddy Waters 25 Unforgettable Nat "King" Cole 26 Baby Please Don't Go Orioles 27 Bloodshot Eyes Wynonie Harris 28 Eyesight To The Blind Sonny Boy Williamson 29 Long Distance Call Muddy Waters 30 I Apologize Billy Eckstine 31 The Little White Cloud That Cried Johnnie Ray 32 Best Wishes Roy Milton 33 Flamingo Earl Bostic 34 Harbor Lights Dominoes 35 T-99 Blues Jimmy Nelson 36 Moanin' At Midnight Howlin' Wolf 37 Tend To Your Business James Wayne 38 Shouldn't I Know Cardinals 39 Dear John Hank Williams 40 Eternally Swallows 41 My Reverie Larks 42 Bar Room Blues Roy Brown 43 Eyesight To The Blind Larks 44 Where Are You (Now That I Need You) Mello-Moods 45 Will You Be Mine Swallows 46 I Am With You Dominoes 47 Pretty Baby Blues Tampa Red / Margie Day & the Griffin Brothers 48 Walking The Chalk Line Tiny Bradshaw 49 The Deacon Moves In Little Esther & the Dominoes 50 Smooth Sailing Ella Fitzgerald 51 The Blacksmith Blues Ella Mae Morse 52 On Top Of Old Smoky Weavers 53 Let's Rock A While Amos Milburn 54 I'll Wait For You Ruth Brown 55 Hey Little Girl John Godfrey Trio / Billy Wright 56 I'm Waiting Just For You Lucky Millinder (Annisteen Allen/John Carol) 57 Rockin' Chair Fats Domino 58 Big Town Roy Brown 59 Little Side Car Larks 60 I Didn't Sleep A Wink Last Night Arthur Prysock 61 Honey Bee Muddy Waters 62 Do It If You Wanna Sonny Boy Williamson 63 Rocket 88 Bill Haley & the Saddlemen 64 I Know Ruth Brown 65 Castle Rock Johnny Hodges & Big Al Sears 66 The World Is In A Tangle Jimmy Rogers 67 Don't Take Your Love Away From Me Joe Morris (Laurie Tate) 68 I'm Gonna Dig Myself A Hole Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup 69 I'm A Night Owl Lowell Fulson 70 Cherokee Boogie Moon Mullican 71 Junco Partner James Wayne 72 Dearest Swallows 73 Got You On My Mind John Greer 74 Don't You Lie To Me Fats Domino 75 Good Rockin' Man Roy Brown 76 Slow Poke Pee Wee King 77 Out In The Cold Again Dinah Washington & the Ravens 78 The Chill Is On Joe Turner 79 Seven Long Days Charles Brown 80 All That Wine Is Gone Big Jay McNeely (Three Dots & a Dash) 81 Baby, We're Really In Love Hank Williams 82 The Wrong Yo-Yo Piano Red 83 Weepin' And Cryin' Griffin Brothers (Tommy Brown) 84 Money Blues Camille Howard 85 My Real Gone Rocket Jackie Brenston 86 Stacked Deck Billy Wright 87 It's Later Than You Think Roy Milton 88 Jesus Gave Me Water Soul Stirrers 89 Heart And Soul Four Buddies 90 All Nite Long Johnny Otis 91 Hold Me, Squeeze Me Orioles 92 What A Fool I Was Percy Mayfield 93 Walk That Mess Tiny Bradshaw 94 Rockin' And Rollin' Lil' Son Jackson 95 I Miss You So Orioles 96 Beautician Blues Roy Brown 97 Bee's Boogie Smiley Lewis 98 Good Lovin' H-Bomb Ferguson 99 Every Hour Little Richard 100 My Summer's Gone Four Buddies 20 more worth mentioning. 101 Bump Miss Susie Joe Turner 102 Shine On Ruth Brown 103 Tired Of Crying Fats Domino 104 Lonesome Whistle Hank Williams 105 I'm Gonna Move Across The River Brownie McGhee 106 One Monkey Don't Stop The Show Sticks McGhee 107 J.L. House Rent Boogie John Lee Hooker 108 Juiced Jackie Brenston 109 The Thrill Is Gone Roy Hawkins 110 Taxi Blues Little Richard 111 Mellow Blues Sonny Thompson 112 Ring-A-Ding Doo Little Esther & Mel Walker 113 Saddled The Cow (And Milked The Horse) Rosco Gordon 114 I Won't Cry Anymore Dinah Washington 115 Hucklebuck With Jimmy Five Keys 116 Go! Go! Go! Treniers 117 I've Been Lost Little Willie Littlefield (Lora Wiggins) 118 Let Your Tears Fall, Baby Big Mama Thornton 119 Hot-Rod Shotgun Boogie No. 2 Tillman Franks (Faron Young) 120 Sweet Slumber Four Buddies