Title | Artist | Record label | Year of release | Genre | Format | Year inducted |
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo![2] | Devo | Warner Bros. | 1978 | New Wave | Album | 2020 |
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" | Doris Day | Columbia | 1956 | Soundtrack | Single | 2012 |
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor | Sergei Rachmaninoff (on piano) (with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski) | Victrola | 1929 | Classical | Album | 1976 |
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini | Sergei Rachmaninoff (on piano) (with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski) | RCA Victor | 1934 | Classical | Album | 1979 |
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" | B. J. Thomas | Scepter | 1969 | Easy listening | Single | 2014 |
Ramones | Ramones | Sire | 1976 | Punk rock | Album | 2007 |
Randy Newman | Randy Newman | Reprise | 1968 | Baroque Pop | Album | 2016 |
"Rapper's Delight" | The Sugarhill Gang | Sugar Hill | 1979 | Old-School Hip Hop | Single | 2014 |
"Raunchy" | Bill Justis and his Orchestra | Phillips International | 1957 | Rock & roll | Single | 1998 |
Ravel: Boléro | Lamoureux Orchestra conducted by Maurice Ravel | Brunswick | 1930 | Classical | Album | 1992 |
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe | Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch (featuring New England Conservatory Chorus) | RCA Red Seal | 1955 | Classical | Album | 2008 |
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major | Leonard Bernstein With The Philharmonia Orchestra Of London | Hyperion | 1948 | Classical | Album | 2021 |
Ray Charles in Person | Ray Charles | Atlantic | 1959 | R&B | Album | 1999 |
"Reach Out I'll Be There" | Four Tops | Motown | 1966 | Soul | Single | 1998 |
Red Headed Stranger | Willie Nelson | Columbia | 1975 | Country | Album | 2002 |
Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet | Miles Davis & his Quintet | Prestige | 1958 | Jazz | Album | 2014 |
"Rescue Me" | Fontella Bass | Chess | 1965 | Soul | Single | 2015 |
"Respect" | Aretha Franklin | Atlantic | 1967 | Soul | Single | 1998 |
"Respect Yourself" | The Staple Singers | Stax | 1971 | Soul | Single | 2002 |
"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" | Gil Scott-Heron | Flying Dutchman | 1971 | Funk | Single | 2014 |
Revolver | The Beatles | Capitol | 1966 | Rock | Album | 1999 |
"Riders on the Storm" | The Doors | Elektra | 1971 | Rock | Single | 2010 |
"Ring of Fire" | Johnny Cash | Columbia | 1963 | Country | Single | 1999 |
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | David Bowie | RCA | 1972 | Rock | Album | 1999 |
"River Deep - Mountain High" | Ike & Tina Turner | Philles | 1966 | Soul | Single | 1999 |
"Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" | Al Jolson | Columbia | 1918 | Musical theatre | Single | 2004 |
"Rock Around the Clock" | Bill Haley & His Comets | Decca | 1954 | Rock & roll | Single | 1982 |
"Rock Island Line" | Lead Belly | Asch Records | 1942 | Blues | Single | 2016 |
"Rocket 88" | Jackie Brenston & his Delta Cats | Chess | 1951 | R&B | Single | 1998 |
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" | Brenda Lee | Decca | 1958 | Christmas | Single | 2019 |
"Rockin' Chair" | Mildred Bailey | Vocalion | 1937 | Jazz | Single | 2011 |
"Roll Over Beethoven" | Chuck Berry | Chess | 1956 | Rock & roll | Single | 1990 |
"Rollin' Stone" | Muddy Waters | Chess | 1950 | Electric Blues | Single | 2000 |
'Round About Midnight | Miles Davis | Columbia | 1957 | Jazz | Album | 2019 |
"'Round About Midnight" | Thelonious Monk Quintet | Blue Note | 1947 | Bebop | Single | 1993 |
"Roxanne" | The Police | A&M | 1978 | Reggae rock | Single | 2008 |
Rubber Soul | The Beatles | Capitol | 1965 | Folk Rock | Album | 2000 |
"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | Gene Autry | Columbia | 1949 | Country | Single | 1985 |
"Rumble" | Link Wray and his Ray Men | Cadence | 1958 | Surf Rock | Single | 2019 |
Rumours | Fleetwood Mac | Warner Bros. | 1977 | Soft Rock | Album | 2003 |
"Runaround Sue" | Dion | Laurie | 1961 | Rock & roll | Single | 2002 |
"Runaway" | Del Shannon | London | 1961 | Rock & roll | Single | 2002 |
"San Antonio Rose" | Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys | Vocalion | 1939 | Western swing | Single | 2015 |
Santana | Santana | Columbia | 1969 | Latin Rock | Album | 2012 |
Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown | Sarah Vaughan and Clifford Brown | EmArcy | 1955 | Jazz | Album | 1999 |
Saturday Night Fever Original Film Soundtrack | Bee Gees and Various Artists | RSO | 1977 | Disco | Album | 2004 |
"Save the Last Dance for Me" | The Drifters | Atlantic | 1960 | R&B | Single | 2001 |
"Savoy Blues" | Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five | Okeh | 1927 | Jazz | Single | 2018 |
Saxophone Colossus | Sonny Rollins Quartet | Prestige | 1957 | Hard Bop | Album | 1999 |
Schoenberg: Gurre-Lieder | Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski (with Rose Bampton, Paul Althouse, Jeanette Vreeland, etc.) | Victor | 1932 | Classical | Album | 2007 |
Schoenberg: The Four String Quartets | Kolisch String Quartet conducted by Arnold Schoenberg | RCA | 1937 | Classical | Album | 2021 |
"School's Out" | Alice Cooper & his Band | Warner Bros. | 1972 | Rock | Single | 2015 |
Schubert: Ave Maria | Marian Anderson | RCA Victor | 1936 | Opera | Single | 1999 |
Schumann: Carnaval Op. 9 | Sergei Rachmaninoff | RCA | 1929 | Classical | Album | 2011 |
"Secret Love" | Doris Day | Columbia | 1953 | Traditional pop | Single | 1999 |
"See See Rider Blues" | Ma Rainey | Paramount Records | 1924 | Blues | Single | 2004 |
"Sentimental Journey" | Les Brown and his Orchestra (featuring vocals sung by Doris Day) | Columbia | 1944 | Traditional pop | Single | 1998 |
September of My Years | Frank Sinatra | Reprise | 1965 | Traditional pop | Album | 1999 |
"September Song" | Walter Huston | Brunswick | 1938 | Traditional pop | Single | 1984 |
"Seven, Come Eleven" | Benny Goodman & his Sextet (featuring Charlie Christian on guitar) | Columbia | 1939 | Swing | Single | 2008 |
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | The Beatles | Capitol | 1967 | Rock | Album | 1993 |
"Sh-Boom" | The Chords | Cat Records | 1954 | Doo-Wop | Single | 2008 |
"Shake, Rattle and Roll" | Big Joe Turner | Atlantic | 1954 | R&B | Single | 1998 |
The Shape of Jazz to Come | Ornette Coleman | Atlantic | 1959 | Avant-Garde Jazz | Album | 2015 |
"She Thinks I Still Care" | George Jones | United Artists | 1962 | Country | Single | 1999 |
"She's About a Mover" | Sir Douglas Quintet | Tribe Records | 1965 | Garage Rock | Single | 2016 |
"She's Not There" | The Zombies | Decca | 1964 | British Beat | Single | 2016 |
"Shining Star" | Earth, Wind & Fire | Columbia | 1975 | Funk | Single | 2008 |
"Shop Around" | The Miracles | Tamla | 1960 | Soul | Single | 2006 |
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Op. 107 | Mstislav Rostropovich with Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy | Columbia Masterworks | 1960 | Classical | Album | 2008 |
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 | New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein | Sony Classical | 1959 | Classical | Album | 2007 |
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor Op. 99 | David Oistrakh with New York Philharmonic conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos | Sony Classical | 1956 | Classical | Album | 2003 |
"Shotgun" | Jr. Walker & The All Stars | Soul Records | 1965 | Soul | Single | 2002 |
"Shout" (Part 1) | The Isley Brothers | RCA | 1959 | R&B | Single | 1999 |
Show Boat | Cast: Paul Robeson, Helen Morgan, James Melton, Frank Munn, Countess Albani, etc. (with Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Victor Young) | Brunswick | 1932 | Musical show | Album | 1991 |
The Sidewinder | Lee Morgan | Blue Note | 1964 | Jazz | Album | 2000 |
Sign o' the Times | Prince | Paisley Park | 1987 | R&B | Album | 2017 |
"Sincerely" | The Moonglows | Chess | 1954 | R&B | Single | 2002 |
Sing a Song of Basie | Lambert, Hendricks & Ross | ABC-Paramount | 1957 | Jazz | Album | 1998 |
"Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" | Benny Goodman | Victor | 1937 | Jazz | Single | 1982 |
"Singin' in the Rain (From the Motion Picture Soundtrack)" | Gene Kelly | MGM | 1952 | Soundtrack | Single | 1999 |
"Singin' the Blues" | Frankie Trumbauer and his Orchestra featuring Bix Beiderbecke on cornet and Eddie Lang on guitar | Okeh | 1927 | Jazz | Single | 1977 |
"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" | Otis Redding | Atco | 1968 | R&B | Single | 1998 |
"Sitting on Top of the World" | Mississippi Sheiks | Okeh | 1930 | Country blues | Single | 2008 |
"Sixteen Tons" | Tennessee Ernie Ford | Capitol | 1955 | Country | Single | 1998 |
"Sixty Minute Man" | Billy Ward and his Dominoes | Federal | 1951 | R&B | Single | 2015 |
Sketches of Spain | Miles Davis and Gil Evans | Columbia | 1960 | Third stream jazz | Album | 1997 |
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Nirvana | DGC | 1991 | Grunge | Single | 2017 |
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" | The Platters | Mercury | 1958 | Doo-Wop | Single | 2019 |
"Smoke on the Water" | Deep Purple | Purple (UK), Warner Bros. (US) | 1973 | Hard Rock | Single | 2017 |
"Smokestack Lightning" | Howlin' Wolf | Chess | 1956 | Blues | Single | 1999 |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Motion Picture Soundtrack | Cast: Adriana Caselotti, Roy Atwell, Pinto Colvig, Billy Gilbert, Otis Harlan, Scotty Mattraw, Harry Stockwell, Eddie Collins, etc. | Victor | 1937 | Soundtrack | Album | 1998 |
So | Peter Gabriel | Charisma | 1986 | Pop | Album | 2021 |
"Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)" | Janis Ian | Verve | 1966 | Pop | Single | 2002 |
"Solitude" | Billie Holiday | Clef | 1952 | Vocal Jazz | Single | 2021 |
"Some of These Days" | Sophie Tucker | Edison | 1911 | Traditional pop | Single | 1995 |
"Someone to Watch Over Me" | Gertrude Lawrence | Victor | 1926 | Jazz | Single | 2008 |
"Somewhere a Voice is Calling" | John McCormack | Victor | 1914 | Traditional pop | Single | 1999 |
Song for My Father | The Horace Silver Quintet | Blue Note | 1965 | Jazz | Album | 1999 |
"A Song for You" | Leon Russell | Shelter | 1970 | Vocal | Single | 2018 |
Songs for Swingin' Lovers! | Frank Sinatra | Capitol | 1956 | Traditional pop | Album | 2000 |
Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder | Tamla | 1976 | Pop | Album | 2002 |
Songs of Leonard Cohen | Leonard Cohen | Columbia | 1967 | Contemporary Folk | Album | 2015 |
"Sonny Boy" | Al Jolson | Brunswick | 1928 | Traditional pop | Single | 2002 |
"Soul Man" | Sam & Dave | Stax | 1967 | Soul | Single | 1999 |
The Sound of Music Motion Picture Soundtrack | Cast: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Bill Lee, Charmian Carr, Daniel Truhitte, Margery McKay, etc. | RCA | 1965 | Soundtrack | Album | 1998 |
"The Sounds of Silence" | Simon & Garfunkel | Columbia | 1964 | Folk Rock | Single | 2004 |
South Pacific Original Broadway Cast Recording | Cast: Ezio Pinza, Mary Martin, Juanita Hall, William Tabbert, Myron McCormick, etc. | Columbia | 1949 | Musical show | Album | 1987 |
"Space Oddity" | David Bowie | Philips | 1969 | Rock | Track from Space Oddity | 2018 |
"Spanish Harlem" | Ben E. King | Atco | 1960 | Soul | Single | 2002 |
"St. Louis Blues" | Bessie Smith featuring Louis Armstrong (cornet) and Fred Longshaw (Harmonium) | Columbia | 1925 | Blues | Single | 1993 |
"St. Louis Blues" | W. C. Handy and his Orchestra | Okeh[3] | 1923 | Jazz | Single | 2019 |
"St. Louis Blues" | Louis Armstrong | Okeh | 1929 | Jazz | Single | 2008 |
St. Louis Woman Original Broadway Cast Recording | Cast: Ruby Hill, Harold Nicholas, Pearl Bailey, Robert Pope, June Hawkins, etc. | Capitol | 1946 | Musical show | Album | 2012 |
"Stack O' Lee Blues" | Mississippi John Hurt | Okeh | 1928 | Blues | Single | 2017 |
"Stairway to Heaven" | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic | 1971 | Rock | Track | 2003 |
Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America | Stan Freberg | Capitol | 1961 | Comedy | Album | 1999 |
Stand! | Sly and the Family Stone | Epic | 1969 | Funk | Album | 2015 |
"Stand by Me" | Ben E. King | Atco | 1961 | Soul | Single | 1998 |
"Stand by Your Man" | Tammy Wynette | Epic | 1968 | Country | Single | 1999 |
"Star Dust" | Louis Armstrong | Okeh | 1931 | Jazz | Single | 2009 |
"Star Dust" | Hoagy Carmichael & his Pals | Gennett | 1927 | Traditional pop | Single | 1995 |
"Star Dust" | Artie Shaw & his Orchestra (featuring Billy Butterfield on trumpet) | RCA Victor | 1940 | Jazz | Single | 1988 |
"The Star-Spangled Banner" | Jimi Hendrix | Reprise | 1970 | Rock | Track | 2009 |
Star Wars Film Soundtrack | London Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Williams | 20th Century | 1977 | Classical | Album | 2007 |
Stardust | Willie Nelson | Columbia | 1978 | Pop | Album | 2015 |
"The Stars and Stripes Forever" | John Philip Sousa & his Band | Edison | 1909 | Traditional pop | Single | 1998 |
"Statesboro Blues" | Blind Willie McTell | Victor | 1928 | Piedmont Blues | Single | 2017 |
"Stealin' Stealin'" | Memphis Jug Band | Victor | 1928 | Folk | Single | 2013 |
"Steel Guitar Rag" | Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys (featuring Leon McAuliffe) | Vocalion | 1936 | Western swing | Single | 2011 |
Sticky Fingers | The Rolling Stones | Rolling Stones Records | 1971 | Hard Rock | Album | 1999 |
Still Crazy After All These Years | Paul Simon | Columbia | 1975 | Folk Rock | Album | 2003 |
"Stop! In the Name of Love" | The Supremes | Motown | 1965 | Pop | Single | 2001 |
"Stormy Weather" | Lena Horne | RCA Victor | 1941 | Traditional pop | Single | 2000 |
"Stormy Weather" | Ethel Waters | Brunswick | 1933 | Blues | Single | 2003 |
Straight Outta Compton | N.W.A | Ruthless | 1988 | Gangsta Rap | Album | 2017 |
"Straighten Up and Fly Right" | Nat King Cole & his Trio | Capitol | 1943 | Jazz | Single | 1998 |
"Strange Fruit" | Billie Holiday | Commodore | 1939 | Blues | Single | 1978 |
"Strange Things Happening Every Day" | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Decca | 1944 | Negro spiritual | Single | 2014 |
The Stranger | Billy Joel | Columbia | 1977 | Pop Rock | Album | 2008 |
"Strangers in the Night" | Frank Sinatra | Reprise | 1966 | Traditional pop | Single | 2008 |
Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 | Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Serge Koussevitzky | RCA Victor | 1935 | Classical | Album | 2008 |
Strauss: Also Der Rosenkavalier Op. 59, TrV 227 (abridged version) | The Vienna State Opera Chorus & Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Lotte Lehmann, Elisabeth Schumann & Richard Mayr conducted by Robert Heger | RCA Victor | 1933 | Classical | Album | 2008 |
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier | Philharmonia Orchestra; Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig & Teresa Stich-Randall conducted by Herbert von Karajan | Angel | 1957 | Classical | Album | 2008 |
Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps | Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pierre Monteux | RCA | 1951 | Classical | Album | 1993 |
Stravinsky: Petrouchka | Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Ernest Ansermet | Decca | 1949 | Classical | Album | 1999 |
Stravinsky: Petrouchka: Le Sacre du Printemps | Igor Stravinsky cond. Columbia Symphony Orchestra (plus spoken reminiscing apropos of Le Sacre) | Columbia | 1960 | Classical | Album | 2000 |
"Strawberry Fields Forever" | The Beatles | Capitol | 1967 | Psychedelic rock | Single | 1999 |
"Summer in the City" | The Lovin' Spoonful | Kama Sutra | 1966 | Pop | Single | 1999 |
"Summertime" | Sidney Bechet | Blue Note | 1939 | Jazz | Single | 2011 |
"Summertime Blues" | Eddie Cochran | Liberty | 1958 | Rock & roll | Single | 1999 |
Sunday at the Village Vanguard | Bill Evans & his Trio | Riverside | 1961 | Jazz | Album | 2011 |
Super Fly | Curtis Mayfield | Curtom | 1972 | Funk | Album | 1998 |
"Superstition" | Stevie Wonder | Tamla | 1972 | Funk | Single | 1998 |
Surrealistic Pillow | Jefferson Airplane | RCA Victor | 1967 | Rock | Album | 1999 |
"Suspicious Minds" | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | 1969 | Soul | Single | 1999 |
"Swanee" | Al Jolson | Columbia | 1920 | Traditional pop | Single | 1998 |
Sweet Baby James | James Taylor | Warner Bros. | 1970 | Pop | Album | 2002 |
"Sweet Caroline" | Neil Diamond | Uni | 1969 | Soft Rock | Single | 2020 |
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | Eurythmics | RCA | 1983 | Synth-pop | Single | 2020 |
"Sweet Home Alabama" | Lynyrd Skynyrd | MCA | 1974 | Southern rock | Single | 2009 |
"Sweet Home Chicago" | Robert Johnson | Vocalion | 1936 | Blues | Single | 2014 |
Sweetheart of the Rodeo | The Byrds | Columbia | 1968 | Country Rock | Album | 2000 |
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" | Fisk Jubilee Singers | Victor | 1909 | Negro spiritual | Single | 2015 |
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" | Paul Robeson | His Master's Voice | 1926 | Gospel | Single | 2015 |
"Swinging on a Star" | Bing Crosby with The Williams Brothers and John Scott Trotter & his Orchestra | Decca | 1944 | Traditional pop | Single | 2002 |
Switched-On Bach | Wendy Carlos | Columbia Masterworks | 1968 | Electronic | Album | 1999 |
Synchronicity | The Police | A&M | 1983 | New Wave | Album | 2009 |
Taj Mahal | Taj Mahal | Columbia | 1968 | Blues Rock | Album | 2020 |
"Take Five" | The Dave Brubeck Quartet | Columbia | 1959 | Jazz | Single | 1996 |
"Take Me Home, Country Roads" | John Denver | RCA | 1971 | Country | Single | 1998 |
"Take Me Out to the Ball Game" | Edward Meeker with the Edison Orchestra | Edison | 1908 | Tin Pan Alley | Single | 2019 |
"Take the 'A' Train" | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Victor | 1941 | Jazz | Single | 1976 |
"Take Me to the River" | Al Green | Hi | 1974 | Soul | Track | 2011 |
Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Tamla | 1972 | Soul | Album | 1999 |
Tapestry | Carole King | Ode | 1971 | Pop | Album | 1998 |
"A Taste of Honey" | Herb Alpert & his Tijuana Brass | A&M | 1965 | Jazz | Single | 2008 |
Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor Op. 23 for piano and orchestra (live performance) | Vladimir Horowitz with NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini | RCA Victor | 1943 | Classical | Album | 1998 |
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor Op. 23 | Van Cliburn with RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kirill Kondrashin | RCA Victor | 1958 | Classical | Album | 2002 |
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture/Capriccio Italien | Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antal Doráti | Mercury | 1954 | Classical | Album | 1998 |
"Tea for Two" | Art Tatum, Piano Solo | Decca | 1939 | Jazz | Single | 1986 |
"Teach Me Tonight" | Dinah Washington | Mercury | 1954 | Traditional pop | Single | 1999 |
"The Tears of a Clown" | Smokey Robinson & the Miracles | Tamla | 1967 | Pop | Single | 2002 |
"Tell It Like It Is" | Aaron Neville | Par-Lo Records | 1966 | R&B | Single | 2015 |
Ten | Pearl Jam | Epic | 1991 | Alternative Rock | Album | 2021 |
"Ten Cents a Dance" | Ruth Etting | Columbia | 1930 | Musical theatre | Single | 1999 |
"Tenderly" | Sarah Vaughan | Mercury | 1947 | Jazz | Single | 2019 |
"Tennessee Waltz" | Patti Page | Mercury | 1950 | Traditional pop | Single | 1998 |
"Tenor Madness" | Sonny Rollins Quartet featuring John Coltrane | Prestige | 1956 | Jazz | Single | 2019 |
"Tequila" | The Champs | Challenge | 1958 | Rock & roll | Single | 2001 |
Texas Flood | Stevie Ray Vaughan[4] and Double Trouble | Epic | 1983 | Blues | Album | 2021 |
"Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" | Sly & The Family Stone | Epic | 1969 | Funk | Single | 2017 |
"Thanks for the Memory" | Bob Hope and Shirley Ross (with Shep Fields & his Orchestra) | Paramount Pictures | 1938 | Soundtrack | Single | 2005 |
"That'll Be the Day" | The Crickets | Brunswick | 1957 | Rock & roll | Single | 1998 |
"That's All Right" | Arthur Crudup | RCA Victor | 1947[5] | Blues | Single | 2018 |
"That's All Right" | Elvis Presley | Sun Records | 1954 | Rockabilly | Single | 1998 |
"That's My Desire" | Frankie Laine with Mannie Klein & his All-Stars | Mercury | 1946 | Traditional pop | Single | 1998 |
That's the Way of the World[6] | Earth, Wind & Fire | Columbia | 1975 | Soul | Album | 2004 |
Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane | Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane | Jazzland | 1961 | Jazz | Album | 2007 |
"Theme from A Summer Place" | Percy Faith and his Orchestra | Columbia | 1959 | Easy listening | Single | 2000 |
"Theme from New York, New York" | Frank Sinatra | Reprise | 1980 | Jazz | Single | 2013 |
"Theme from Shaft" | Isaac Hayes | Stax | 1971 | Funk | Single | 1999 |
"There Goes My Baby" | The Drifters | Atlantic | 1959 | R&B | Single | 1998 |
There's a Riot Goin' On | Sly and the Family Stone | Epic | 1971 | Funk | Album | 1999 |
"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | Nancy Sinatra | Reprise | 1965 | Pop | Single | 2020 |
They Can't Take That Away from Me | Fred Astaire with Johnny Green & his Orchestra | Paramount Pictures | 1937 | Soundtrack | Single | 2005 |
"(They Long to Be) Close to You" | The Carpenters | A&M | 1970 | Pop | Single | 2000 |
"The Third Man Theme" | Anton Karas | London | 1949 | Soundtrack | Single | 2006 |
"This Land Is Your Land" | Woody Guthrie | Asch Records | 1945 | Folk | Single | 1989 |
"This Train" | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Decca | 1939 | Gospel | Single | 2016 |
3 Feet High and Rising | De La Soul | Tommy Boy | 1989 | Art Rap | Album | 2024 |
"3 O'Clock Blues" | B.B. King | RPM | 1951 | R&B | Single | 2014 |
"The Thrill Is Gone" | B.B. King | BluesWay | 1969 | Blues | Single | 1998 |
Thriller | Michael Jackson | Epic | 1982 | Pop | Album | 2008 |
"Till the End of Time" | Perry Como with Russ Case and his Orchestra | RCA Victor | 1945 | Traditional pop | Single | 1998 |
"Time Is on My Side" | Irma Thomas | Imperial Records | 1964 | R&B | Single | 2021 |
Time Out | Dave Brubeck Quartet | Columbia | 1959 | Cool Jazz | Album | 2009 |
"The Times They Are a-Changing" | Bob Dylan | Columbia | 1964 | Folk | Track | 2013 |
"Tiny Dancer" | Elton John | Uni | 1972 | Rock | Single | 2020 |
"Tipitina" | Professor Longhair And His Blues Scholars | Atlantic | 1953 | Blues | Single | 1998 |
"The Titanic" | Ernest Stoneman | Okeh | 1924 | Country | Single | 2013 |
"To Be Young, Gifted and Black" | Nina Simone | RCA Victor | 1969 | Soul | Single | 2019 |
"Tom Dooley" | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | 1958 | Folk | Single | 1998 |
Tommy | The Who | Decca | 1969 | Rock | Album | 1998 |
"Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" | Fred Astaire | Brunswick | 1935 | Soundtrack | Single | 2008 |
"The Tracks of My Tears" | The Miracles | Tamla | 1965 | Soul | Single | 2007 |
Trio | Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris | Warner Bros. | 1987 | Country | Album | 2021 |
Trumpet Blues (And Cantabile) | Harry James and his Orchestra | Columbia | 1942 | Jazz | Album | 1999 |
"Try a Little Tenderness" | Otis Redding | Atco | 1966 | Soul | Single | 2015 |
Tubular Bells | Mike Oldfield | Virgin | 1973 | Progressive rock | Album | 2018 |
"Tumbling Tumbleweeds" | Sons of the Pioneers | Decca | 1934 | Country | Single | 2002 |
"Turn On Your Love Light" | Bobby "Blue" Bland | Duke | 1961 | R&B | Single | 1999 |
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" | The Byrds | Columbia | 1965 | Folk Rock | Single | 2001 |
"Tutti Frutti" | Little Richard | Specialty | 1955 | Rock & roll | Single | 1998 |
"The Twist" | Chubby Checker | Parkway | 1960 | Rock & roll | Single | 2000 |
"Twist and Shout" | The Isley Brothers | Wand | 1962 | Rock & roll | Single | 2010 |
2000 and Thirteen | Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks | Warner Bros. | 1973 | Comedy | Album | 1999 |
"Un Poco Loco" | Bud Powell | Blue Note | 1951 | Jazz | Single | 1999 |
"Unchained Melody" | The Righteous Brothers | Verve | 1965 | Blue-eyed Soul | Single | 2000 |
"Uncloudy Day" | The Staple Singers | Vee-Jay | 1971 | Gospel | Single | 1999 |
"Under the Boardwalk" | The Drifters | Atlantic | 1964 | Pop | Single | 2014 |
"Unforgettable" | Nat "King" Cole | Capitol | 1951 | Traditional pop | Single | 2000 |
"Unforgettable" | Dinah Washington | Mercury | 1959 | Pop | Single | 2001 |
"Up Up and Away" | The 5th Dimension | Soul City | 1967 | Pop | Single | 2003 |
"Vaya Con Dios" | Les Paul and Mary Ford | Capitol | 1953 | Pop | Single | 2005 |
The Velvet Underground & Nico | The Velvet Underground and Nico | Verve | 1967 | Art Rock | Album | 2008 |
Verdi: Celeste Aida | Enrico Caruso | Victor | 1908 | Opera | Single | 1993 |
Verdi: Otello | Cast: Ramón Vinay, Herva Nelli, Giuseppe Valdengo, etc. (with NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini) | RCA Victor | 1947 | Opera | Album | 2008 |
"The Very Thought of You" | Ray Noble & his Orchestra (featuring vocals sung by Al Bowlly) | Victor | 1934 | Traditional pop | Single | 2005 |
Villa-Lobos: "Bachianas Brasileiras" No. 5 – Aria | Bidu Sayão (with a Cello Ensemble conducted by Heitor Villa-Lobos) | Columbia Masterworks | 1945 | Classical | Single | 1984 |
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons | Louis Kaufman (Violinist) | Concert Hall | 1947 | Classical | Album | 2002 |
"Wabash Cannonball" | Roy Acuff & His Smokey Mountain Boys | Columbia | 1947 | Country | Single | 1998 |
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen | Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Georg Solti | London | 1958–67 | Classical | Album | 1998 |
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Complete) | Cast: Ludwig Suthaus, Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, etc. (with Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler) | RCA Victor | 1952 | Opera | Album | 1988 |
"Wake Up Little Susie" | The Everly Brothers | Cadence | 1957 | Country Rock | Single | 2017 |
"Walk, Don't Run" | The Ventures | Dolton | 1960 | Rock | Single | 2006 |
"Walk On By" | Dionne Warwick | Scepter | 1964 | Pop | Single | 1998 |
"Walk on the Wild Side" | Lou Reed | RCA | 1972 | Glam Rock | Single | 2015 |
"Walk Right In" | Cannon's Jug Stompers | Victor | 1929 | Country blues | Single | 2007 |
"Walk This Way" | Aerosmith | Columbia | 1975 | Rock | Single | 2019 |
"Walk This Way" | Run-D.M.C. featuring Aerosmith | Profile | 1986 | Rap Rock | Single | 2014 |
"Walkin' After Midnight" | Patsy Cline | Decca | 1957 | Country | Single | 2020 |
"Walking the Dog" | Rufus Thomas | Stax | 1963 | R&B | Single | 2002 |
"Walking the Floor Over You" | Ernest Tubb | Decca | 1941 | Country | Single | 1998 |
"Walking to New Orleans" | Fats Domino | Imperial Records | 1960 | R&B | Single | 2011 |
The Wall | Pink Floyd | Harvest | 1979 | Progressive rock | Album | 2008 |
"The Wallflower" (aka "Roll With Me Henry") | Etta James | Modern Records | 1955 | R&B | Single | 2008 |
Walt Disney's Fantasia Soundtrack[7] | Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski | Walt Disney | 1940 | Classical | Album | 2004 |
Waltz for Debby | Bill Evans & his Trio | Riverside | 1962 | Jazz | Album | 1998 |
"The Wanderer" | Dion | Laurie | 1961 | R&B | Single | 2017 |
Wanted! The Outlaws | Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, & Tompall Glaser | RCA Victor | 1976 | Outlaw Country | Album | 2007 |
"War" | Edwin Starr | Gordy | 1970 | Psychedelic Soul | Single | 1999 |
"Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" | Freddy Fender | Dot | 1975 | Swamp Pop | Single | 2012 |
"Watermelon Man" | Mongo Santamaría | Battle | 1962 | Jazz | Single | 1998 |
"The Way We Were" | Barbra Streisand | Columbia | 1973 | Pop | Single | 2008 |
"The Way You Look Tonight" | Fred Astaire | Brunswick | 1936 | Soundtrack | Single | 1998 |
"We Are Family" | Sister Sledge | Cotillion | 1979 | Soul | Single | 2008 |
"We Are the World" | USA for Africa (Tina Turner, Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Kim Carnes, etc.)[8] | Columbia | 1985 | Pop, Gospel | Single | 2021 |
"We Gotta Get out of This Place" | The Animals | Columbia Graphophone | 1965 | Rock | Single | 2011 |
We Shall Overcome | Pete Seeger | Columbia | 1963 | Folk | Album | 1999 |
"Weather Bird" | Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines | Okeh | 1928 | Jazz | Single | 2008 |
The Weavers at Carnegie Hall | The Weavers | Vanguard | 1957 | Folk | Album | 1998 |
Weill: The Threepenny Opera | Cast: Jo Sullivan, Charlotte Rae, Lotte Lenya, Bea Arthur, Scott Merrill, Gerald Price, Martin Wolfson | Decca | 1954 | Musical show | Album | 1994 |
"West End Blues" | Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five | Okeh | 1928 | Blues | Single | 1974 |
West Side Story: Original Broadway Cast Recording | Cast: Carol Lawrence, Larry Kert, Chita Rivera, Reri Grist, Mickey Calin, Tony Mondente, etc. | Columbia | 1957 | Musical theatre | Album | 1991 |
West Side Story: Film Soundtrack | Cast: Jimmy Bryant, Marni Nixon, Tucker Smith, Rita Moreno, etc. | Columbia Masterworks | 1961 | Soundtrack | Album | 2004 |
"We've Only Just Begun" | The Carpenters | A&M | 1970 | Soft Rock | Single | 1998 |
"What a Diff'rence a Day Made" | Dinah Washington | Mercury | 1959 | Pop | Single | 1998 |
"What a Fool Believes" | The Doobie Brothers | Warner Bros. | 1978 | Soft Rock | Single | 2024 |
"(What a) Wonderful World" | Sam Cooke | Keen | 1960 | R&B | Single | 2014 |
"What a Wonderful World" | Louis Armstrong | ABC | 1967 | Traditional pop | Single | 1999 |
"(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue" | Louis Armstrong & his Orchestra | Okeh | 1929 | Jazz | Single | 2016 |
"What Kind of Fool Am I?" | Sammy Davis Jr. | Reprise | 1962 | Pop | Single | 2002 |
"What the World Needs Now Is Love" | Jackie DeShannon | Imperial Records | 1965 | Soul | Single | 2008 |
"What'd I Say (Part I)" | Ray Charles | Atlantic | 1959 | R&B | Single | 2000 |
What's Going On | Marvin Gaye | Tamla | 1971 | Soul | Album | 1998 |
"What's Love Got to Do with It" | Tina Turner | Capitol | 1984 | Pop | Single | 2012 |
"Wheel of Fortune" | Kay Starr | Capitol | 1952 | Traditional pop | Single | 1998 |
"When a Man Loves a Woman" | Percy Sledge | Atlantic | 1966 | Soul | Single | 1999 |
"When the Levee Breaks" | Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie | Columbia | 1929 | Country blues | Single | 2021 |
"When the Saints Go Marching In" | Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra | Decca | 1938 | Jazz | Single | 2017 |
"When You Wish Upon a Star" | Cliff Edwards | Victor | 1940 | Soundtrack | Track | 2002 |
"Where Did Our Love Go" | The Supremes | Motown | 1964 | R&B | Single | 1999 |
"Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" | Pete Seeger | Columbia | 1960 | Folk | Single | 2002 |
"Whispering" | Paul Whiteman And his Ambassador Orchestra | Victor | 1920 | Jazz | Single | 1998 |
"White Christmas" | Bing Crosby (with the Ken Darby Singers & John Scott Trotter Orchestra) | Decca | 1942 | Traditional pop | Single | 1974 |
"White Rabbit" | Jefferson Airplane | RCA | 1967 | Rock | Single | 1998 |
"A Whiter Shade of Pale" | Procol Harum | Deram | 1967 | Baroque Pop | Single | 1998 |
Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston | Arista | 1985 | Pop | Album | 2013 |
"Who Do You Love?" | Bo Diddley | Checker | 1956 | Rock & roll | Single | 2010 |
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On" | Jerry Lee Lewis | Sun Records | 1957 | Rock & roll | Single | 1999 |
"Whole Lotta Love" | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic | 1969 | Rock | Single | 2007 |
Who's Next | The Who | Decca | 1971 | Hard Rock | Album | 2007 |
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" | Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers | Gee | 1956 | Doo-Wop | Single | 2001 |
"Wichita Lineman" | Glen Campbell | Capitol | 1968 | Country | Single | 2000 |
"The Wild Side of Life" | Hank Thompson & his Brazos Valley Boys | Capitol | 1952 | Country | Single | 1999 |
"Wild Thing" | The Troggs | Fontana (UK); Atco (US) | 1966 | Garage Rock | Single | 2019 |
The Wildest! | Louis Prima And Keely Smith | Capitol | 1956 | Swing | Album | 1999 |
"Wildwood Flower" | The Carter Family | RCA Victor | 1928 | Country | Single | 1999 |
Will the Circle be Unbroken | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | United Artists | 1972 | Country | Album | 1998 |
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow" | The Shirelles | Scepter | 1960 | R&B | Single | 1999 |
"Wipe Out" | The Surfaris | Dot | 1963 | Surf Rock | Single | 2020 |
"With a Little Help from My Friends" | Joe Cocker | A&M | 1968 | Rock | Single | 2001 |
The Wizard of Oz: Technicolor Film Soundtrack | Cast: Judy Garland, Billie Burke, The Munchkins, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Frank Morgan, Margaret Hamilton, etc. | MGM | 1956 | Soundtrack | Album | 2006 |
"Woodchopper's Ball" | Woody Herman And His Orchestra | Decca | 1939 | Jazz | Single | 2002 |
Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More | Various Artists including John Sebastian, Joan Baez, Country Joe and the Fish, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | Cotillion | 1970 | Soundtrack | Album | 2014 |
"Wooly Bully" | Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs | MGM | 1965 | Rock & roll | Single | 2009 |
Workingman's Dead | Grateful Dead | Warner Bros. | 1970 | Rock | Album | 1999 |
"Worried Life Blues" | Big Maceo Merriweather | Bluebird | 1941 | Blues | Single | 2006 |
"Wreck of the Old 97" | Vernon Dalhart | Herwin | 1924 | Folk | Single | 2021 |
"Yakety Yak" | The Coasters | Atco | 1958 | Rock & roll | Single | 1999 |
"Yankee Doodle Boy" | Billy Murray | Columbia | 1905 | Musical theatre | Single | 2006 |
"Yardbird Suite" | Charlie Parker & his Septet | Dial | 1946 | Bebop | Single | 2014 |
"Yesterday" | Credited to The Beatles Actual Performer: Paul McCartney | Capitol | 1965 | Chamber Pop | Single | 1997 |
"Y.M.C.A." | Village People | Casablanca | 1978 | Disco | Single | 2020 |
"You Always Hurt the One You Love" | Mills Brothers | Decca | 1944 | Traditional pop | Single | 2017 |
"You Are My Sunshine" | Jimmie Davis | Decca | 1940 | Country | Single | 1999 |
"You Are So Beautiful" | Joe Cocker | A&M | 1974 | Pop | Single | 2016 |
"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" | Stevie Wonder | Tamla | 1972 | Pop | Single | 2002 |
"You Belong to Me" | Jo Stafford | Columbia | 1952 | Traditional pop | Single | 1998 |
"You Don't Miss Your Water" | William Bell | Stax | 1961 | Soul | Single | 2024 |
"You Don't Own Me" | Lesley Gore | Mercury | 1963 | Pop | Single | 2017 |
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" | The Supremes | Motown | 1966 | Pop | Single | 1999 |
"You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)" | Harry James and his Orchestra | Columbia | 1941 | Pop | Single | 2010 |
"You Really Got Me" | The Kinks | Reprise | 1964 | Rock | Single | 1999 |
"You Send Me" | Sam Cooke | Keen | 1957 | R&B | Single | 1998 |
"Your Cheatin' Heart" | Hank Williams | MGM | 1953 | Country | Single | 1983 |
"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" | Jackie Wilson | Brunswick | 1967 | Chicago Soul | Single | 1999 |
"Your Song" | Elton John | DJM | 1970 | Pop | Single | 1998 |
"You're So Vain" | Carly Simon | Elektra | 1972 | Soft Rock | Single | 2004 |
"You're The Top" | Ethel Merman | Brunswick | 1934 | Musical theatre | Single | 2008 |
"You've Got a Friend" | Carole King | Ode | 1971 | Soft Rock | Track | 2002 |
"You've Got a Friend" | James Taylor | Warner Bros. | 1971 | Folk Rock | Single | 2001 |
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | The Righteous Brothers | Philles | 1964 | Pop | Single | 1998 |
"You've Really Got a Hold on Me" | The Miracles | Tamla | 1962 | Soul | Single | 1998 |
"Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" | Johnny Mercer | Capitol | 1946 | Soundtrack | Single | 2010 |
The Zodiac Suite | Mary Lou Williams | Asch Records | 1945 | Jazz | Album | 2020 |