CD1 1. Blind Lemon Jefferson, Matchbox Blues (1927), country blues 2. Bessie Smith, Back Water Blues (1927), classic blues 3. Robert Johnson, Cross Road Blues (1938), country blues 4. B. B. King, Three OClock Blues (1951), urban blues 5. Louis Jordan, Choo-Choo-Ch-Boogie (1946), rhythm and blues 6. Wynonie Harris, Good Rockin Tonight (1948), rhythm and blues 7. Larry Henseley, Matchbox Blues (1934), country/hillbilly blues 8. Bob Wills, Steel Guitar Rag (1936), Western swing 9. Hank Williams, Move It on Over (1947), country 10. Hank Williams, Ill Never Get Out of This World Alive (1952), country 11. Clara Ward, How I Got Over (1950), gospel 12. Golden Gate Quartet, The Golden Gate Gospel Train (1937), gospel (quartet) 13. Soul Stirrers w/Sam Cooke, How Far Am I from Canaan? (1952), gospel (quartet) 14. Don Azpiazu, El Manisero (Peanut Vendor) (1930), pop (Latin) 15. Fred Astaire, Cheek to Cheek (1935), pop 16. Billie Holiday, They Cant Take That Away from Me (1937), pop (jazz) 17. Duke Ellington, Take the A Train (1941), pop (jazz) 18. Tony Bennett, Stranger in Paradise (1954), pop 19. Darrell Glenn, Crying in the Chapel (1953), country 20. The Orioles, Crying in the Chapel (1953), rhythm and blues (doo-wop) 21. Chords, Sh-Boom (1954), rhythm and blues (doo-wop) 22. Crew Cuts, Sh Boom (1954), pop 23. Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley (1955), rhythm and blues, or rock n roll 24. Fats Domino, Im Walkin (1956), rhythm and blues, or rock n roll 25. Little Richard, Long Tall Sally (1956), rhythm and blues, or rock n roll 26. Chuck Berry, School Day (1957), rhythm and blues, or rock n roll 27. Joe Turner, Shake, Rattle, and Roll (1954), rhythm and blues, or rock n roll 28. Bill Haley, Shake, Rattle, and Roll (1954), rock n roll 29. Willie Mae Thornton, Hound Dog (1952), rhythm and blues 30. Elvis Presley, Hound Dog (1956), rock n roll 31. Buddy Holly, Peggy Sue (1957), rock n roll 32. Richie Valens, La Bamba (1958), pop-styled rock n roll 33. Little Richard, Tutti Frutti (1955), rhythm and blues, or rock n roll 34. Pat Boone, Tutti Frutti (1956), pop-styled rock n roll 35. Drifters There Goes My Baby (1959), rhythm and blues (doo-wop) 36. Frankie Avalon, Venus (1959), pop 37. Chuck Berry, Sweet Little Sixteen (1958), rock n roll 38. Beach Boys, Surfin U.S.A. (!963), surf 39. Ventures, Walk Dont Run (1960), surf 40. Shirelles, Will You Love Me Tomorrow? (1961), girl group 41. Ike and Tina Turner, River DeepMountain High (1966), pop-rock 42. The Beach Boys, Good Vibrations (1966), pop-rock 43. Peter, Paul, and Mary, Dont Think Twice, Its Alright (1963), folk
CD2 44. Bob Dylan, Mr. Tambourine Man (1965), folk, or folk-rock 45. The Byrds, Mr. Tambourine Man (1965), folk-rock 46. Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Ohio (1970), folk-rock 47. James Brown, Please, Please, Please (1956), rhythm and blues 48. Ray Charles, Whatd I Say (Parts 1 and 2) (1959), rhythm and blues, or soul 49. The Impressions, Amen (1963), rhythm and blues, or soul 50. Supremes, Where Did Our Love Go? (1964), soul (Motown) 51. Wilson Pickett, In the Midnight Hour (1965), soul (Southern) 52. Aretha Franklin, Respect (1967), soul (Southern) 53. The Temptations, My Girl (1965), soul (Motown) 54. The Beatles, I Want to Hold Your Hand (1964), pop-rock 55. The Beatles, Norwegian Wood (1965) British invasion, or pop-rock 56. The Beatles, A Day in the Life (1967), psychedelic 57. Buddy Holly, Not Fade Away (1957), rock n roll 58. The Rolling Stones, Not Fade Away (1963), blues-rock 59. The Rolling Stones, Jumpin Jack Flash (1968) hard rock 60. The Who, My Generation (1965), British invasion 61. The Kinks, You Really Got Me (1964), British invasion 62. Cream, Crossroads (1968), blues-rock 63. Paul Revere and the Raiders, Kicks (1966), bubblegum 64. Jimi Hendrix, Red House (1967), blues-rock, or psychedelic rock 65. Muddy Waters, Hoochie Coochie Man (1954), Chicago blues 66. The Allman Bros., Hoochie Coochie Band (1970), blues-rock 67. The Doors, Light My Fire (1967), psychedelic 68. Grateful Dead, Dark Star (excerpts) (1969), psychedelic 69. Bob Dylan, All Along the Watchtower (1968), country-rock, or folk-rock 70. Jimi Hendrix, All Along the Watchtower (1968), psychedelic 71. Santana, Black Magic Woman (1970) psychedelic 72. Frank Zappa w/The Mothers, The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet (1966), avant-garde rock 73. Eagles, Lyin Eyes (1975), country-rock 74. The Band, The Weight (1968), country-rock 75. The Allman Bros., Ramblin Man (1973), country-rock, or Southern rock 76. Charlie Daniels Band, The Souths Gonna Do It (1975), Southern rock, or country-rock 77. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Sweet Home Alabama (1974), Southern rock, or country-rock 78. Blood, Sweat, and Tears, Spinning Wheel (1968), jazz-rock
CD3 79. Miles Davis, Miles Runs the Voodoo Down (1969), jazz fusion 80. Simon and Garfunkel, Kathys Song (1965), folk, or singer-songwriter 81. Carole King, So Far Away (1971), singer-songwriter 82. Joni Mitchell, Help Me (1974), singer-songwriter 83. Tracy Chapman, Fast Car (1988), singer-songwriter 84. Billy Joel, We Didnt Start the Fire (1989), singer-songwriter, or 80s mainstream 85. Tori Amos, Icicle (1993), singer-songwriter 86. James Brown, Papas Got a Brand New Bag (1965), funk, or soul 87. Sly and the Family Stone, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (1970), funk 88. Al Green , Lets Stay Together (1971), soul 89. The OJays, Love Train (1973), soul (Philadelphia) 90. Kool and the Gang, Funky Stuff (1973), funk 91. Stevie Wonder, Superstition (1972), soul, or funk 92. Parliament, Flash Light (1978), funk 93. Yes, Roundabout (1972), progressive rock, or art rock 94. Pink Floyd, Money (1973), progressive rock, or art rock 95. David Bowie, Space Oddity (1968), glam rock 96. Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody (1975), glam rock 97. Bon Jovi, Livin on a Prayer (1986), glam, or heavy-metal, or hard-rock 98. Cream, Sunshine of Your Love (1967), blues-rock, or hard rock 99. Boston, More Than a Feeling (1976), hard rock 100. Jake Holmes, Dazed and Confused (1967), folk-rock, or psychedelic rock 101. Led Zeppelin, Dazed and Confused (1969), hard rock, or heavy metal 102. Black Sabbath, Paranoid (1970/1971), heavy metal 103. Judas Priest, Victim of Changes (1976), heavy metal
CD4 104. Alice Cooper, Schools Out (1972), hard rock, or heavy metal 105. Metallica, Master of Puppets (1986), heavy metal 106. Eagles, Hotel California (1976), mid-70s mainstream 107. The Maytals, If You Act This Way (1964), ska 108. Bob Marley and the Wailers, I Shot the Sheriff (1973), reggae 109. The Specials, Concrete Jungle (1979), ska 110. Wayne Smith, Under the Sleng Teng (1985), reggae, or dancehall 111. Velvet Underground, Heroin (1966), New York underground, or pre-punk 112. New York Dolls, Personality Crisis (1973), punk 113. The Sex Pistols, God Save the Queen (1977), punk 114. Dead Kennedys, Kill the Poor (1980), hardcore punk 115. Devo, Jocko Homo (1976), new wave 116. Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Radio Radio (1978), new wave 117 & 118. Donna Summer, Love to Love You Baby (1975), disco (Euro-disco) 119. The Trammps, Disco Inferno (1977), disco (R&B disco) 120. Chic, Good Times (1979), disco (R&B disco) 121. Prince, Little Red Corvette (1982), early 80s mainstream 122. Bruce Springsteen, Born in the U.S.A. (1984), singer-songwriter, early 80s mainstream 123. Madonna, Papa Dont Preach (1986), early 80s mainstream 124. U2, With or Without You (1987), 80s mainstream 125. Youssou NDour (w/Peter Gabriel), Shakin the Tree (1989), World Beat 126. Sugarhill Gang, Rappers Delight (1979), rap, or hip-hop 127. Grandmaster Flash, The Message (1982), rap, or hip-hop 128. (0:00-1:31) Salt-N-Pepa, Expression (Half-Step) (1989), rap, or hip-hop 129. (1:32-3:08) Public Enemy, 911 Is a Joke (1990), rap, or, hip-hop 130. N.W.A., Express Yourself (1988), gangsta rap 131. Snoop Doggy Dogg, Who Am I (Whats My Name) (1993), gangsta rap 132. Notorious B. I. G., Mo Money, Mo Problems (1997), hip-hop, rap 133. Lauryn Hill, (1998), Doo-Wop (That Thing), hip-hop, rap, R&B (Notice that "Love to Love you Baby" occupies two tracks (14 & 15), while "Expression (Half-Step)" and "911 Is a Joke" split track #25)
CD5 134. Hsker D, Could You Be the One? (1987), alternative, or post-punk 135. R.E.M., Radio Free Europe (1983), 80s alternative, or 80s mainstream (?) 136. Morrissey, Everyday Is Like Sunday (1988), alternative, or post-punk 137. Mission, Wasteland (1986), gothic 138. Ministry, Stigmata (1988), industrial 139. Nine Inch Nails, Mr. Self Destruct (1994), industrial 140. Nirvana, Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991), alternative, or grunge 141. Smashing Pumpkins, Bullet with Butterfly Wings (1995), alternative 142 Roni Size, Timestretch (1994), drum n bass, or electronica 143. Tricky, Overcome (1995), trip hop, or electronica 144. Dave Mathews Band, So Much to Say (1996), jam band/90s mainstream 145. Rage Against the Machine, Testify (1999), rap-metal 146. Erykah Badu, Appletree (1997), R&B 147. Moby, Body Rock (1999), techno