VA - Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits (1955-1974) (1988-1989 & 1991) (Opus ~128)

Artist = Various Artists



Year = 1988-1989 & 1991



Genre = Various



Format = Opus (~128 CBR, 48kHz)







Opus ~128 vs Original Lossless Audio



24 bit/192 kHz Music downloads are very silly indeed



Linux distribution software used to convert Lossless Audio:

soundKonverter

+ the use of the Opus tools plugin, installable on Debian and derivatives, by opening a Terminal and typing:

sudo apt install opus-tools



How to remove/add a wide variety of information into the audio/video tags:

Picard



How to check if there are duplicate files on your system:

FSlint



Always check the audio quality, cause even a Lossless format like FLAC can have poor quality everything depends on how and where it was obtained:

Spek







Notes: Although not part of the list, the first album was left there as in the original source. The album collections of the year 1968 & 1973 are missing. There are audio tracks that have been removed because they are present in one / more albums.



Billboard Top Hits - 1977



Alan O'Day - Undercover Angel

Climax Blues Band - Couldn't get it right

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Rich girl

Heatwave - Boogie nights

KC and the Sunshine Band - I'm your boogie man

Leo Sayer - You make me feel like dancing

Marvin Gaye - Got to give it up (Part 1)

Peter Frampton - I'm in you

Rose Royce - Car wash

Thelma Houston - Don't leave me this way





Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits - 1955



Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock around the clock

Chuck Berry - Maybellene

Fats Domino - Ain't that a shame

LaVern Baker - Tweedlee Dee

The Cheers - Black denim trousers and motorcycle boots

The El Dorados - At my front door

The Fontane Sisters - Hearts of stone

The Moonglows - Sincerely

The Penguins - Earth Angel

The Platters - Only you (And you alone)





Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits - 1956



Bill Haley & His Comets - See you later, alligator

Buchanan & Goodman - The flying saucer parts 1 & 2

Carl Perkins - Blue suede shoes

Elvis Presley - Don't be cruel

Elvis Presley - Hound dog

Fats Domino - I'm in love again

Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps - Be-Bop-A-Lula

Jim Lowe - The green door

Sanford Clark - The fool

The Teenagers - Why do fools fall in love (ft Frankie Lymon)





Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits - 1957



Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue

Buddy Knox - Party doll

Chuck Berry - School day (Ring! Ring! Goes the bell)

Elvis Presley - All shook up

Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock

Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole lotta shakin' going on

Paul Anka - Diana

The Crickets - That'll be the day

The Diamonds - Little darlin'

The Everly Brothers - Wake up little Susie





Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits - 1958



Conway Twitty - It's only make believe

Danny & the Juniors - At the Hop

Elvis Presley - Hard headed woman

Jerry Lee Lewis - Great balls of fire

The Champs - Tequila

The Coasters - Yakety Yak

The Elegants - Little star

The Everly Brothers - Bird dog

The Silhouettes - Get a job

The Teddy Bears - To know him is to love him





Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits - 1959



Bobby Darin - Mack the knife

Dave ''Baby'' Cortez - The happy organ

Elvis Presley - A big hunk o' love

Frankie Avalon - Venus

Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee

Paul Anka - Lonely boy

Santo & Johnny - Sleep walk

The Coasters - Charlie Brown

The Crests - 16 candles

Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City





Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits - 1960



Brenda Lee - Sweet nothin's

Chubby Checker - The twist

Jimmy Jones - Handy man

Joe Jones - You talk too much

Johnny Preston - Running bear

Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs - Stay

The Drifters - Save the last Dance for me

The Everly Brothers - Cathy's clown

The Hollywood Argyles - Alley-Oop

The Ventures - Walk, don't run





Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits - 1961



Ben E. King - Stand by me

Bobby Lewis - Tossin' and turnin'

Chris Kenner - I like it like that, part 1

Del Shannon - Runaway

Dion - Runaround Sue

Gary U.S. Bonds - Quarter to three

James Darren - Goodbye cruel world

Shep and the Limelites - Daddy's home

The Marcels - Blue Moon

The Shirelles - Will you love me tomorrow





Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits - 1962



Dion - The wanderer

Freddy Cannon - Palisades Park

Gene Chandler - Duke of Earl

Joey Dee and the Starliters - Peppermint twist (Part I)

Little Eva - The loco-motion

Neil Sedaka - Breaking up is hard to do

Shelley Fabares - Johnny Angel

The Four Seasons - Big girls don't cry





Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits - 1962 [1993]



Booker T. & the M.G.'s - Green onions

Dion - The wanderer

Freddy Cannon - Palisades Park

Gene Chandler - Duke of Earl

Joey Dee and the Starliters - Peppermint twist

Little Eva - The loco-motion

Neil Sedaka - Breaking up is hard to do

Shelley Fabares - Johnny Angel

The Shirelles - Soldier boy

Tommy Roe - Sheila





Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits - 1963



April Stevens & Nino Tempo - Deep purple

Jan and Dean - Surf City

Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs - Sugar shack

Jimmy Soul - If you wanna be happy

Lesley Gore - It's my party

The Angels - My boyfriend's back

The Beach Boys - Surfin' U.S.A.

The Chiffons - He's so fine

The Essex - Easier said than done

The Kingsmen - Louie Louie





Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits - 1964



J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers - Last kiss

Jan and Dean - The little old lady (From Pasadena)

Terry Stafford - Suspicion

The Beach Boys - I get around

The Dixie Cups - Chapel of love

The Drifters - Under the boardwalk

The Marketts - Out of limits

The Newbeats - Bread and butter

The Shangri-Las - Leader of the pack

The Zombies - She's not there





Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits - 1965



The Beach Boys - Help me, Rhonda

The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine man

The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn!

The McCoys - Hang on Sloopy

The Righteous Brothers - You've lost that lovin' feelin'





Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits - 1965 [1993]



Barry McGuire - Eve of destruction

Gary Lewis & the Playboys - This diamond ring

Len Barry - 1-2-3

Roy Head and the Traits - Treat her right

Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs - Wooly bully

Shirley Ellis - The name game

Sonny & Cher - I got you babe

The Beach Boys - Help me, Rhonda

The Righteous Brothers - You've lost that lovin' feelin'

The Toys - A lover's concerto





Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits - 1966



Mitch Ryder - Devil with a blue dress on - Good golly Miss Molly (ft The Detroit Wheels)

Percy Sledge - When a man loves a woman

The Beach Boys - Good vibrations

The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer in the city

The Mamas and the Papas - Monday, monday

The Monkees - I'm a believer

The Righteous Brothers - (You're my) Soul and inspiration

The Troggs - Wild thing

The Young Rascals - Good lovin'

Tommy James and the Shondells - Hanky Panky





Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits - 1967



Aretha Franklin - Respect

Sam & Dave - Soul man

Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense and peppermints

The Association - Windy

The Box Tops - The letter

The Music Explosion - Little bit o' soul

The Spencer Davis Group - Gimme some lovin'

The Turtles - Happy together

The Young Rascals - Groovin'

Tommy James and the Shondells - I think we're alone now





Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits - 1969



Oliver - Good morning Starshine

R. B. Greaves - Take a letter Maria

Steam - Na na hey hey kiss him goodbye

The 5th Dimension - Aquarius - Let the sunshine in

The Archies - Sugar, sugar

The Foundations - Build me up buttercup

The Zombies - Time of the season

Tommy James and the Shondells - Crimson and clover

Tommy James and the Shondells - Crystal blue persuasion

Tommy Roe - Dizzy





Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits - 1970



Edwin Starr - War

Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the sky

Shocking Blue - Venus

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - The tears of a clown

Sugarloaf - Green-Eyed lady

The Ides of March - Vehicle

The Jackson 5 - I want you back

The Jaggerz - The Rapper

The Partridge Family - I think I love you

Three Dog Night - Mama told me (Not to come)





Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits - 1971



Cher - Gypsys, tramps & thieves

Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose - Treat her like a lady

Dawn - Knock three times

Raiders - Indian reservation

Rod Stewart - Maggie May

Santana - Black magic woman

Sly and the Family Stone - Family affair

The Osmonds - One bad apple

Three Dog Night - Joy to the world

Tommy James - Draggin' the line





Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits - 1972



America - A horse with no name

Chuck Berry - My Ding-A-Ling

Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone again (Naturally)

Johnny Nash - I can see clearly now

Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a fine girl)

The Hollies - Long cool woman (In a black dress)

The Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin

The O'Jays - Back stabbers

The Temptations - Papa was a Rollin' Stone

Three Dog Night - Black and white





Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits - 1974



Billy Preston - Nothing from nothing

Billy Swan - I can help

David Essex - Rock on

Eddie Kendricks - Boogie down

Elton John - Bennie and the jets

Grand Funk Railroad - The loco-motion

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet home Alabama

Redbone - Come and get your love

Steve Miller Band - The joker

The Jackson 5 - Dancing machine