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Top songs: #1: La Bamba - #2: Morning Has Broken - #3: House of the Rising Sun - #4: Black Betty - #5: The House of the Rising Sun
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  Bill Haley & His Comets
1.
04/1956

The Saints Rock 'N' Roll
Bill Haley & His Comets

100 pts
18
US






5
UK
written by traditional greentick
  The Animals
2.
06/1964

#5  The House of the Rising Sun
The Animals

from The Animals [US album]   
229 pts
1
US






1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #122]
[MGM 13264]
written by traditional greentick
  Simon & Garfunkel
3.
03/1968

Scarborough Fair (Canticle)
Simon & Garfunkel

from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme   Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
132 pts
11
US
5
AC






aka Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme
[Columbia 44465]
written by traditional greentick, Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel
  Big Brother and the Holding Company
4.
08/1968

Down on Me
Big Brother and the Holding Company

from Big Brother & the Holding Company   
26 pts
43
US








[Mainstream 662]
written by traditional greentick
5.
11/1968

Coo Coo
Big Brother and the Holding Company

from Big Brother & the Holding Company   
10 pts
84
US








[Mainstream 678]
written by traditional greentick
  Johnny Winter
Rollin' and Tumblin'
6.
05/1969

Rollin' and Tumblin'
Johnny Winter

from The Progressive Blues Experiment   
4 pts
129
US








[Imperial 66376]
written by traditional greentick
  Frijid Pink
7.
02/1970

#3  House of the Rising Sun
Frijid Pink

from Frijid Pink   Frijid Pink
294 pts
7
US






4
UK
[Parrot 341]
written by traditional greentick
  The Byrds
8.
10/1971

Glory, Glory
The Byrds

from Byrdmaniax   Byrdmaniax
5 pts
110
US








[Columbia 45440]
written by traditional greentick
  Cat Stevens
Morning Has Broken
9.
01/1972

#2  Morning Has Broken
Cat Stevens

from Teaser and the Firecat   Teaser and the Firecat
336 pts
6
US
1
AC




9
UK
[A&M 1335]
written by traditional greentick, Eleanor Farjeon & Rick Wakeman
  Elvis Presley
An American Trilogy
10.
05/1972

An American Trilogy
Elvis Presley

from Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden   Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden
155 pts
66
US
31
AC




8
UK
live
[RCA Victor 74-0672]
written by traditional greentick & Mickey Newbury
  The Animals
11.
10/1972

House of the Rising Sun
The Animals

56 pts








25
UK
R
written by traditional greentick
  Thin Lizzy
12.
01/1973

Whisky in the Jar
Thin Lizzy

from Vagabonds of the Western World   Vagabonds of the Western World
161 pts








6
UK
written by traditional greentick
  James Taylor
13.
03/1973

One Morning in May
James Taylor

from One Man Dog   One Man Dog
20 pts








53
UK
written by traditional greentick & James Taylor
  Mike Oldfield
In Dulce Jubilo / On Horseback
14.
12/1975

In Dulce Jubilo / On Horseback
Mike Oldfield

from Boxed   
217 pts








4
UK
instrumental
written by traditional greentick
15.
11/1976

Portsmouth
Mike Oldfield

from Boxed   
191 pts








3
UK
instrumental
written by traditional greentick
  Ram Jam
Black Betty
16.
06/1977

#4  Black Betty
Ram Jam

from Ram Jam   
239 pts
18
US






7
UK
[Epic 50357]
written by traditional greentick & Lead Belly
  Patti Smith
Privilege (Set Me Free)
17.
08/1978

Privilege (Set Me Free)
Patti Smith

from Easter   Easter
13 pts








72
UK
written by Mel London, Mike Leander & traditional greentick
  The Clash
English Civil War
18.
03/1979

English Civil War
The Clash

from Give 'Em Enough Rope   Give 'Em Enough Rope
50 pts








25
UK
written by traditional greentick
  Sex Pistols
19.
03/1979

Something Else / Friggin' in the Riggin'
Sex Pistols

from The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle   The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
189 pts








3
UK
written by Eddie Cochran, Sharon Sheeley, traditional greentick & Steve Jones
  Sky
20.
04/1980

Toccata
Sky

from Sky   
148 pts
83
US






5
UK
[Arista]
written by traditional greentick, Peek & Leroy Holmes
  Gary U.S. Bonds
21.
05/1981

Jole Blon
Gary U.S. Bonds

from Dedication   
58 pts
65
US




29
rock
51
UK
co-produced by Bruce Springsteen
[EMI America 8089]
written by traditional greentick
  The Animals
22.
09/1982

House of the Rising Sun
The Animals

49 pts








11
UK
R
written by traditional greentick
  Los Lobos
23.
06/1987

#1  La Bamba
Los Lobos

from La Bamba: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   La Bamba: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
380 pts
1
US
4
AC
57
ctry
11
rock
1
UK
[Slash 28336]
written by traditional greentick
  Simple Minds
Belfast Child
24.
01/1988

Belfast Child
Simple Minds

from Street Fighting Years   Street Fighting Years
117 pts








1
UK
written by traditional greentick, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill & Mick MacNeil
  Paul McCartney
25.
12/1990

All My Trials
Paul McCartney

from Tripping the Live Fantastic   Tripping the Live Fantastic
13 pts








35
UK
live
written by traditional greentick
  Eric Clapton
26.
10/1994

Motherless Child
Eric Clapton

from From the Cradle   From the Cradle
50 pts
114
US




23
rock
63
UK
aka Motherless Child
[Duck/Reprise 18044]
written by traditional greentick
  Page and Plant
27.
10/1994

Gallows Pole
Page and Plant

from No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded   No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded
188 pts






2
rock
35
UK
written by traditional greentick
  Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds & PJ Harvey
28.
03/1996

Henry Lee
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds & PJ Harvey

from Murder Ballads   Murder Ballads
11 pts








36
UK
written by traditional greentick & Nick Cave
  Status Quo
29.
11/1996

All Around My Hat
Status Quo

from Don't Stop   
8 pts








47
UK
with Maddy Prior
written by traditional greentick
  The Tractors
Shortenin' Bread
30.
11/1998

Shortenin' Bread
The Tractors

from Farmers in a Changing World   
1 pts




57
ctry




[Arista 13147]
written by traditional greentick & James Whitcomb Riley
  Metallica
31.
01/1999

Whiskey in the Jar
Metallica

from Garage Inc.   Garage Inc.
182 pts
124
US




4
rock
29
UK
[album cut]
written by traditional greentick
  Spiderbait
Black Betty
32.
10/2004

Black Betty
Spiderbait

from Tonight Alright   Tonight Alright
27 pts






32
rock


written by traditional greentick & Huddie Ledbetter
  Brian Wilson
33.
12/2005

Deck the Halls
Brian Wilson

from What I Really Want for Christmas   What I Really Want for Christmas
6 pts


8
AC






Christmas
[Arista LP Cut]
written by traditional greentick
34.
01/2006

We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Brian Wilson

from What I Really Want for Christmas   What I Really Want for Christmas
2 pts


29
AC






Christmas
[Arista LP Cut]
written by traditional greentick
  Hall & Oates
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
35.
12/2006

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Hall & Oates

from Home for Christmas   Home for Christmas
14 pts


1
AC






Christmas
[U-Watch LP Cut]
written by traditional greentick
  Charm City Devils
Man of Constant Sorrow
36.
03/2012

Man of Constant Sorrow
Charm City Devils

from Sins   
53 pts






25
rock


written by traditional greentick
  The Animals
37.
07/2012

House of the Rising Sun
The Animals

3 pts








98
UK
R
written by traditional greentick
  Five Finger Death Punch
38.
03/2014

House of the Rising Sun
Five Finger Death Punch

from The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2   The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2
149 pts






7
rock


written by traditional greentick

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