Sunday, May 25, 2008

Rock Revival's Top Twenty Five 25 Debut Singles


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Debut singles are critical for any rock star, often being both the ticket that breaks you out of obscurity and the millstone around your neck for the rest of your career; imagine how many times por old Blue Cheer had to play Summertime Blues, or worse, how many times the Knack played My Sharona (maybe even the only song they played)

Here's Rock Revival's Top Twenty Five

1 Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley / I'm A Man
2 Kingsmen - Louie Louie
3 Van Halen - You Really Got Me
4 Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe
5 Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The U.K.
6 Chuck Berry - Maybellene
7 Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin
8 Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues
9 Procol Harum - Whiter Shade Of Pale
10 The Clash - White Riot
11 Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
12 Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
13 Doors - Break On Through
14 Led Zeppelin - Good Times, Bad Times / Communication Breakdown
15 Zombies - She's Not There
16 Boston - More Than A Feeling
17 Aerosmith - Dream On
18 Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
19 Bad Company - Can't Get Enough
20 Cars - Just What I Needed
21 Eagles - Take It Easy
22 Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hangin' On
23 Slim Harpo - I'm A King Bee / Got Love If You Want It
24 Traffic - Paper Sun
25 The Knack - My Sharona

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