My favorite songs by year, 1948 - 1983

[NightTrain]

One last obsessive/compulsive music list before I go to bed. Goodnight, DU!

1948: GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT, Wynonie Harris
1949: DRINKING WINE SPO-DEE-O-DEE, Stick McGhee
1950: I'M MOVIN' ON, Hank Snow
1951: BOOGIE-WOOGIE ON A SATURDAY NIGHT, Steve Gibson & The Red Caps
1952: POON-TANG, The Treniers
1953: BABY, DON'T DO IT, The "5" Royales
1954: GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT, Elvis Presley
1955: TUTTI FRUTTI, Little Richard
1956: THE TRAIN KEPT A-ROLLIN', The Johnny Burnette Trio
1957: WHOLE LOT OF SHAKIN' GOIN' ON, Jerry Lee Lewis
1958: JOHNNY B. GOODE, Chuck Berry
1959: KANSAS CITY, Wilbert Harrison
1960: GEORGIA ON MY MIND, Ray Charles
1961: TURN ON YOUR LOVELIGHT, Bobby Bland
1962: PAPA-OOM-MOW-MOW, The Rivingtons
1963: LOUIE, LOUIE, The Kingsmen
1964: WISH SOMEONE WOULD CARE, Irma Thomas
1965: YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN', The Righteous Brothers
1966: HOLD ON! I'M A-COMIN', Sam & Dave
1967: DARK END OF THE STREET, James Carr
1968: THINK, Aretha Franklin
1969: MOTHER POPCORN, James Brown
1970: WAR, Edwin Starr
1971: WHAT'S GOING ON, Marvin Gaye
1972: I'LL TAKE YOU THERE, The Staple Singers
1973: DRIFT AWAY, Dobie Gray
1974: YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHIN', Stevie Wonder
1975: NO WOMAN, NO CRY, Bob Marley & The Wailers
1976: ANARCHY IN THE U.K., The Sex Pistols
1977: SIR DUKE, Stevie Wonder
1978: THIS TIME THEY TOLD THE TRUTH, Z.Z. Hill
1979: Haven't picked a favorite yet for '79. Sorry!
1980: FUNKYTOWN, Lipps, Inc.
1981: Haven't picked a favorite yet for '81. Sorry!
1982: I LOVE ROCK 'N' ROLL, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
1983: ATOMIC DOG, George Clinton