Friday, January 16, 2026

Various - The '50s: Singles [by Robert Christgau]: X (X)

I made a Spotify playlist of this list of '50s singles made by the Dean, appearing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Thought about making a physical of it, but then thought again.

The Big Bopper: "Chantilly Lace" (Mercury)
The Bobbettes: "Mr. Lee" (Atlantic)
The Cadillacs: "Speedo" (osie)
The Channels: "The Closer You Are" (Whirling Disc)
The Chantels: "Maybe" (End)
Danny and the Juniors: "At the Hop" (ABC)
The Del Vikings: "Come Go with Me" (Dot)
Bill Doggett: "Honky Tonk" (King)
The Five Satins: "In the Still of the Night" (Ember)
Bobby Freeman: "Do You Wanna Dance" (Josie)
The Gladiolas: "Little Darlin'" (Excello)
Dale Hawkins: "Suzie Q" (Checker)
Screamin' Jay Hawkins: "I Put a Spell on You" (Okeh)
The Heartbeats: "A Thousand Miles Away" (Rama)
Ivory Joe Hunter: "Since I Met You Baby" (Atlantic)
Little Willie John: "Fever" (King)
Johnnie & Joe: "Over the Mountain, Across the Sea" (Chess)
Mickey & Sylvia: "Love Is Strange" (Groove)
The Monotones: "Book of Love" (Argo)
The Penguins: "Earth Angel" (Dootone)
The Rays: "Silhouettes" (Cameo)
Shirley & Lee: "Let the Good Times Roll" (Aladdin)
The Silhouettes: "Get a Job" (Ember)
The Teenagers: "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (Gee)
Ritchie Valens: "La Bamba" (Del-Fi)

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