The year in music

Best Songs of 1955

“Rock Around the Clock” goes to number one, and rock and roll has arrived: Chuck Berry’s “Maybellene”, Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti”, Bo Diddley.

Maybellene
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5 songs

1955 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 5 songs first released in 1955. Rock, Big Band and Jazz lead the year. The Platters, Chuck Berry and Little Richard are among the voices of 1955.

Artists of 1955

The sound of 1955

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