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’50s Dance Party Essentials

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’50s Dance Party Essentials

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Tracks: 100254:26

Rock and other expanding genres got postwar teens on their feet.
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Updated Apr 14, 2026

Tracks 100

  1. 1
    Great Balls Of Fire (Remastered 2022)
    Jerry Lee Lewis
    Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On: Rockabilly and Beyond at Sun Records (Remastered 2022)1:52
  2. 2
    All Shook Up
    Elvis Presley
    Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits1:58
  3. 3
    (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock (Single Version)
    Bill Haley and His Comets
    Feel Good Classics2:11
  4. 4
    What'd I Say, Pts. I & II
    Ray Charles
    Atlantic Soul Legends: 20 Original Albums from the Iconic Atlantic Label5:07
  5. 5
    Oh Boy!
    The Crickets
    The "Chirping" Crickets2:07
  6. 6
    Be-Bop-A-Lula
    Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
    Best Of Country Classics2:34
  7. 7
    Johnny B. Goode
    Chuck Berry
    Johnny B. Goode: His Complete '50s Chess Recordings2:39
  8. 8
    I'm Walking
    Fats Domino
    Collector2:11
  9. 9
    Blue Suede Shoes
    Carl Perkins
    The Originals - Classic Hits from the 50's & 60's2:16
  10. 10
    Hey! Bo Diddley
    Bo Diddley
    His Best2:14
  11. 11
    Bottle To The Baby
    Charlie Feathers
    Sun Records Originals: Bottle To The Baby2:43
  12. 12
    Ubangi Stomp
    Warren Smith
    Sun Records Originals: Rock 'n' Roll Ruby1:59
  13. 13
    Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On (Remastered 2022)
    Jerry Lee Lewis
    Remembering Jerry Lee Lewis - EP2:53
  14. 14
    Shake, Rattle and Roll
    Bill Haley & His Comets
    Rock Around the Clock2:29
  15. 15
    Playboy
    Bob Thompson
    MMM Nice!1:48
  16. 16
    Come Dance With Me (1998 Remastered)
    Frank Sinatra
    Ultimate Sinatra: The Centennial Collection2:29
  17. 17
    Why Do Fools Fall In Love
    Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
    Oldies: Boy Bands2:18
  18. 18
    Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody (feat. Keely Smith & Sam Butera & The Witnesses) [Medley / Remastered 2002]
    Louis Prima
    Hit - List Vol 44:44
  19. 19
    Hound Dog (Single Version)
    Big Mama Thornton
    Blues Legends2:51
  20. 20
    Rockin' the Joint
    Esquerita
    Vintage Voola2:49
  21. 21
    Red Headed Woman
    Sonny Burgess
    Rockabilly Classics2:09
  22. 22
    Jim Dandy
    LaVern Baker
    LaVern Baker2:10
  23. 23
    Chantilly Lace
    The Big Bopper
    Finding Your Feet (Music From and Inspired By the Motion Picture)2:23
  24. 24
    Speedo
    The Fabulous Cadillacs
    The Very Best of the Fabulous Cadillacs2:21
  25. 25
    Good Golly, Miss Molly
    Little Richard
    Directly from My Heart: The Best of the Specialty & Vee-Jay Years2:08
  26. 26
    I Only Have Eyes for You
    The Flamingos
    Love Songs3:22
  27. 27
    Too Good to Be Forgotten
    The Chi-Lites
    20 Greatest Hits3:14
  28. 28
    Charlie Brown
    The Coasters
    Super Hits 19592:23
  29. 29
    Do You Wanna Dance
    Bobby Freeman
    Extended Play Collection - EP2:34
  30. 30
    La Bamba (Recorded At Gold Star- the B-side of "Donna")
    Ritchie Valens
    The Ritchie Valens Story2:05
  31. 31
    Rebel Rouser
    Duane Eddy
    Have 'Twangy' Guitar, Will Travel2:25
  32. 32
    Let's Have A Party
    Wanda Jackson
    Greatest Hits: Rock and Roll2:11
  33. 33
    Peggy Sue (Single Version)
    Buddy Holly
    Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More2:29
  34. 34
    Willie and the Hand Jive (Digitally Remastered)
    Johnny Otis
    Willie and the Hand Jive (Digitally Remastered) - Single2:38
  35. 35
    Money Honey
    The Drifters
    Turntable Hits2:59
  36. 36
    Sea Cruise
    Frankie Ford
    Sea Cruise / Time After Time - Single2:44
  37. 37
    Dizzy Miss Lizzy
    Larry Williams
    Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams (International)2:14
  38. 38
    The Twist (Rerecorded)
    Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
    The Soul Man: 16 Kings of Solid Gold Soul2:33
  39. 39
    I Got Loaded (Remastered)
    'Peppermint' HarrisMaxwell Davis
    I Got Loaded (Remastered) - Single2:27
  40. 40
    Cut across Shorty
    Eddie Cochran
    Eddie Cochran: The Liberty Years1:51
  41. 41
    Tequila
    The Champs
    Greatest Hits / Tequila2:16
  42. 42
    Party Doll
    Buddy Knox
    1950s R&B Hits2:14
  43. 43
    Rock House
    Roy Orbison
    Sun Records - 60 Years, 60 Singles Part 22:05
  44. 44
    Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu
    Huey "Piano" Smith
    That'll Get It (Even More of the Best)2:04
  45. 45
    Come Go With Me
    Dell Vikings
    Come Go With Me2:40
  46. 46
    Honky-Tonk Hardwood Floor
    Johnny Horton
    The Essential Johnny Horton2:18
  47. 47
    The Happy Organ
    Dave "Baby" Cortez
    Happy Organ (Expanded Edition)2:05
  48. 48
    Shout, Pts. 1 & 2
    The Isley Brothers
    Shout!4:31
  49. 49
    Fannie Mae (Digitally Remastered)
    Buster Brown
    Fannie Mae (Digitally Remastered) - Single2:56
  50. 50
    Mambo Italiano (Single)
    Rosemary Clooney
    The Essential Rosemary Clooney2:29
  51. 51
    When You Dance
    The Turbans
    The Complete Herald Recordings (Volume One)2:55
  52. 52
    Searchin’
    The Coasters
    Atlantic Records - In the Beginning2:46
  53. 53
    Hully Gully
    The Olympics
    Greatest Hits Of The 1960's2:04
  54. 54
    Maybellene
    Chuck Berry
    The Great Twenty-Eight2:19
  55. 55
    Please, Please, Please
    James Brown & The Famous Flames
    Legenden des Soul: James Brown2:43
  56. 56
    I Wanna Do More
    Ruth Brown
    Miss Rhythm - Greatest Hits and More2:52
  57. 57
    Ling Ting Tong (Digitally Remastered)
    Five Keys
    Ling Ting Tong (Digitally Remastered) - Single2:14
  58. 58
    Bartender, Fill It Up Again (Remastered)
    Otis Blackwell
    Bartender, Fill It Up Again (Remastered) - Single2:37
  59. 59
    Kansas City
    Wilbert Harrison
    Kansas City / Listen, My Darling - Single2:26
  60. 60
    Rocket 88 (Single Version)
    Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats
    Chess Pieces: The Very Best of Chess Records2:49
  61. 61
    Get a Job
    The Silhouettes
    Get a Job2:49
  62. 62
    Money (That's What I Want) [Single Version]
    Barrett Strong
    Motown 7" Singles, No. 1 - Single2:39
  63. 63
    Mess Around
    Ray Charles
    Cooking Dinner2:40
  64. 64
    Ain't that a Shame
    Fats Domino
    Legends of Rock n' Roll: Fats Domino2:34
  65. 65
    Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
    Freddy Cannon
    Way Down Yonder in New Orleans / Fractured - Single2:31
  66. 66
    Oh Gee
    The Crows
    Doo Doo Wop Wop2:26
  67. 67
    Mean Little Mama (Alternate / Remastered 2022)
    Roy Orbison
    The Original Sound (Sun Records 70th / Remastered 2022)1:56
  68. 68
    Rockin' Robin
    Bobby Day
    Rockin' Robin2:36
  69. 69
    Short Fat Fannie
    Larry Williams
    Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams (International)2:25
  70. 70
    Rink-a-Din-Ki-Do
    The Edsels
    Golden Oldies2:55
  71. 71
    Stupid Cupid
    Connie Francis
    Connie Francis: The Collection2:14
  72. 72
    At My Front Door
    The Eldorados
    Extended Play Collection - EP2:34
  73. 73
    I Feel Good
    Shirley & Lee
    The Legendary Master Series2:19
  74. 74
    Green Door
    Frankie Vaughan
    British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 22:48
  75. 75
    Good Lovin'
    The Clovers
    Atlantic Top 60: R&B Grooves3:00
  76. 76
    Short Shorts (Remastered)
    Royal Teens
    Short Shorts (Remastered)2:34
  77. 77
    Honeycomb (Single Version)
    Jimmie Rodgers
    50's Music2:17
  78. 78
    Brand New Beat
    Gene Vincent
    Complete Recordings 1956-19642:31
  79. 79
    Mr. Lee
    The Bobbettes
    Mr. Lee (Remastered) - Single2:16
  80. 80
    Jungle Rock
    Hank Mizell
    King-Federal Rockabillys2:49
  81. 81
    Corrine, Corrina
    Joe Turner
    The Real Boss of the Blues3:03
  82. 82
    Who Do You Love
    Bo Diddley
    His Best2:30
  83. 83
    A Teenager In Love
    Dion & The Belmonts
    Stateside Presents Doo Wop Classics2:33
  84. 84
    Smack Dab In the Middle
    The Mills Brothers
    The Anthology 1931-19682:49
  85. 85
    Mystery Train
    Elvis Presley
    The Essential Elvis Presley2:26
  86. 86
    Fujiyama Mama
    Wanda Jackson
    The Ultimate Collection2:13
  87. 87
    Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
    Hank Williams
    20 Of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits2:55
  88. 88
    Peter Gunn
    Henry Mancini
    The Best of Henry Mancini2:05
  89. 89
    Ruby Baby
    The Drifters
    The Rock & Roll Scene2:25
  90. 90
    Rama Lama Ding Dong (Original Version 1958)
    The Edsels
    The Rama Lama Ding Dong - EP2:27
  91. 91
    Splish Splash
    Bobby Darin
    Fabulous 50's2:11
  92. 92
    Yakety Yak (Remastered)
    The Coasters
    There's a Riot Goin' On: The Coasters On Atco1:56
  93. 93
    That'll Be the Day
    The Crickets
    Highlights from the Soundtrack of American Graffiti2:17
  94. 94
    Right String Baby But the Wrong Yo Yo
    Carl Perkins
    Greatest Hits - Finest Performances: Carl Perkins2:35
  95. 95
    Rock and Roll Music
    Chuck Berry
    Summer Vibe2:36
  96. 96
    Sway (Quien Sera)
    Dean Martin
    Classic Italian Vibes2:44
  97. 97
    Rock'n'Roll Is Here to Stay (Digitally Remastered)
    DannyThe Juniors
    Rock'n'Roll Is Here to Stay (Digitally Remastered) - Single2:28
  98. 98
    Goodnight Sweetheart (Digitally Remastered)
    The Spaniels
    Goodnight Sweetheart (Digitally Remastered) - Single2:45
  99. 99
    Breathless (Remastered 2022)
    Jerry Lee Lewis
    Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On: Rockabilly and Beyond at Sun Records (Remastered 2022)2:41
  100. 100
    Red River Rock
    Johnny & The Hurricanes
    Red River Rock - Instrumental Hits2:13

About this playlist

The seismic arrival of rock ‘n' roll jolted postwar teenagers onto their feet, first in America and soon around the world. Punchy soul and R&B cuts also drew youths to the dance floor in record numbers, while infectious hits like “La Bamba” and “Tequila” imported exciting new flavours from Mexico. Doo-wop's influence on the era was felt in close harmonies and compact love stories, even as clean-cut pop singers turned to Italy and beyond for fresh inspiration. By the time explicitly body-moving tunes like “The Twist” came along, there was no stemming the tide of liberated limbs.