![]() Didn’t rock’n’roll start earlier?Įarly claims for the title of the first great rock’n’roll record include Big Joe Turner’s “Shake Rattle and Roll” and of course Bill Haley and the Comets’ “Rock around the Clock”. Let us look at the evidence for and against starting with the latter. “I put it to you m’Lord, that this was the record and year that truly launched rock’n’roll music”. You can see that below too. The Year of each record is a little broad – from recording to end of first main chart run.ĭecades 1950’s 1960’s 1970’s 1980’s 1990’s 2000’s 2010’s ![]() I then set about writing a story using the list, namely what each of the 180 records meant to me as I grew up, went to school and college, married Alison, and had children, purused a career. Next were Adele, Beyonce/Destiny’s Child, Coldplay, David Bowie, U2 and Take That/Robbie Williams. In my opinion the top 3 artists of all time by some distance. The Beatles/solo releases come out top, with Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson/ Jackson 5 next in line. The full list is below but this graph summarises the results from the artists responsible for the 180 records. – Moving the genre forward, initiating a music style, summing up a musical period – Memorable lyrics including impact on society such as protests against injustice – Readers’ polls, TV and Radio votes like Absolute, and artist’ fans top ten lists – Critical acclaim, and awards such as Grammies and Brit awards – Commercial worldwide sales, mainly BBC charts and U.S.A. For my 6oth birtday I used a big data approach to research and create a list of the best 3 single records from each year of my life, using the following criteria.
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