К своему 60-летнему юбилею популярный британский журнал "New Musical Express" подвел кое-какие итоги.
Журналистами NME были составлены списки лучших песен за все десятилетия существования журнала.
Предлагаем вашему вниманию ознакомиться со списком лучших песен первого десятилетия существования NME в который вошли песни таких исполнителей, как Чак Берри, Элвис Пресли, Джерри Ли Льюиса и многих других.
100 лучших песен 1950-ых:
1. Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
2. Elvis Presley - Hound Dog
3. Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire
4. Little Richard - Tutti Frutti
5. Howlin Wolf - Smokestack Lightnin
6. Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
7. Sam Cooke - You Send Me
8. The Drifters - Money Honey
9. Hank Williams - Your Cheatin' Heart
10. Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue
11. Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel
12. Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes
13. Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven
14. Junior Parker - Mystery Train
15. The Isley Brothers - Shout
16. Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill
17. Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love?
18. The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You
19. Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On
20. Wanda Jackson - Lets Have A Party
21. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love?
22. Ray Charles - Whatd I Say
23. The Platters - Only You
24. Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog
25. Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Sixteen
26. Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly
27. Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line
28. James Brown - Please - Please - Please
29. Screamin Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You
30. Frank Sinatra - Ive Got you Under My Skin
31. Muddy Waters - Hoochie Coochie Man
32. The Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie
33. Little Richard - Long Tall Sally
34. Elvis Presley - Thats All Right Mama
35. Link Wray - Rumble
36. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - Thatll Be The Day
37. Nat King Cole - When I Fall In Love
38. Elvis Presley - Dont Be Cruel
39. Ritchie Valens - La Bamba
40. Elmore James - Dust My Broom
41. Dale Hawkins - Susie Q
42. Patsy Cline - Walkin After Midnight
43. Barrett Strong - Money (Thats What I Want)
44. Shirley & Lee - Let The Good Times Roll
45. Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues
46. Huey Piano Smith - Rockin Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu
47. Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love
48. Johnny Preston - Running Bear
49. The Coasters - Yakety Yak
50. Chuck Berry - Maybellene
51. Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking
52. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - Not Fade Away
53. Big Joe Turner - Shake - Rattle And Roll
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
55. Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
56. The Five Satins - In The Still Of The Night
57. The Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream
58. The Penguins - Earth Angel
59. Chuck Berry - School Days
60. Eddie Cochran - Cmon Everybody
61. Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock
62. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - Be-Bop-A-Lula
63. Miles Davis - Blue In Green
64. Chuck Berry - Rock And Roll Music
65. Patti Page - Tennessee Waltz
66. The Cadillacs - Speedoo
67. Little Richard - Lucille
68. Hank Williams - Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
69. The Shirelles - I Met Him On A Sunday
70. Roy Orbison - Ooby Dooby
71. The Platters - The Great Pretender
72. Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy
73. The Spaniels - Goodnight Sweetheart - Goodnight
74. Paul Anka - Diana
75. Johnny Otis - Willie And The Hand Jive
76. Julie London - Cry Me A River
77. Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats - Rocket 88
78. Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working
79. Danny & The Juniors - At The Hop
80. Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
81. Johnny Ace - Pledging My Love
82. The Chords - Sh-Boom
83. Cliff Richard & The Drifters - Move It!
84. The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five
85. Ray Charles - I Got A Woman
86. The Dells - Oh - What A Night
87. Jimmy Reed - Honest I Do
88. B.B.King - Rock Me Baby
89. Dinah Washington - What A Diffrence A Day Makes
90. The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace
91. Johnny Burnette & The RocknRoll Trio - Train Kept A-Rollin
92. Fats Domino - Aint That A Shame
93. Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me
94. Johnnie Ray - Cry
95. The Champs - Tequila
96. Little Willie John - Fever
97. Elizabeth Cotten - Freight Train
98. Clarence Frogman Henry - Aint Got No Home
99. Sonny Boy Williamson - Dont Start Me Talkin
100. Dion & The Belmonts - A Teenager In Love
Детальная оценка каждой песни и встроенное видео к большинству треков доступны на NME.com.