1. Mystery Train (1955)
At 1'46" Elvis jumps right in and begins to sing the melody a little too early. Any other producer could have insisted in recording another take. But not Sam Philips. The important thing for Phillips (and for Elvis!) was not perfection, it was the spontaneity, the feeling, the uniqueness. They aimed to capture the moment. That's how they invented Rock 'n' Roll.
2. Trouble (1958)
3. Suspicious Minds (1969)
4. Baby Let's Play House (1955)
5. (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame (1961)
6. Heartbreak Hotel (1956)
7. Blue Moon (1956)
8. Don't Be Cruel (1956)
9. Stuck on You (1960)
10. That's All Right (1954)
11. In the Ghetto (1969)
12. Love Me (1956)
13. If I Can Dream (1968)
14. All Shook Up (1957)
15. Can't Help Falling in Love (1961)
16. Just Because (1956)
17. Fever (1960)
18. Crawfish (1958)
19. Blue Suede Shoes (1956)
20. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (1956)
21. Tomorrow Is a Long Time (1966)
22. One Night (1958)
23. Good Luck Charm (1962)
24. (You're the) Devil in Disguise (1963)
25. Are You Lonesome Tonight? (1960)
26. Kentucky Rain (1970)
27. Always on My Mind (1972)
28. (There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me) (1957)
29. Jailhouse Rock (1957)
30. A Little Less Conversation (1968)
31. Ready Teddy (1956)
32. King Creole (1958)
33. Little Sister (1961)
34. Love Me Tender (1956)
35. Love Letters (1966)
36. The Girl of My Best Friend (1960)
37. (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care (1957)
38. Blue Moon of Kentucky (1954)
39. Hound Dog (1956)
40. Blue Christmas (1957)
41. I Feel So Bad (1961)
42. Crying in the Chapel (1965)
43. Money Honey (1956)
44. Rock-A-Hula Baby (1961)
45. Ain't That Loving You Baby (1964)
46. Good Rockin' Tonight (1954)
47. I Just Can't Help Believing (1970)
48. Memphis Tennessee (1965)
49. My Baby Left Me (1956)
50. Pocketful of Rainbows (1960)
51. Reconsider Baby (1960)
52. Blueberry Hill (1957)
53. It's Now or Never (1960)
54. Summer Kisses, Winter Tears (1961)
55. Bossa Nova Baby (1963)
56. As Long As I Have You (1958)
57. You'll Think of Me (1969)
58. Blue River (1965)
59. Guitar Man (1967)
60. Viva Las Vegas (1964)
61. Return to Sender (1962)
62. Blue Hawaii (1961)
63. Angel (1962)
64. One-Sided Love Affair (1956)
65. Tutti Frutti (1956)
66. And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind (1969)
67. Hard Headed Woman (1958)
68. I Got a Woman (1956)
69. I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine (1954)
70. A Mess of Blues (1960)
71. Don't Cry Daddy (1969)
72. Hurt (1976)
73. We Can Make the Morning (1972)
74. Don't (1958)
75. Too Much (1957)
76. Treat Me Nice (1957)
77. Long Black Limousine (1969)
78. Dixieland Rock (1958)
79. You're a Heartbreaker (1955)
80. I Got Stung (1958)
81. I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone (1955)
82. Mean Woman Blues (1957)
83. That's Someone You Never Forget (1962)
84. White Christmas (1957)
85. Wearin' That Loved-On Look (1969)
86. You're the Boss (1991)
87. After Loving You (1969)
88. Burning Love (1972)
89. A Big Hunk o' Love (1959)
90. I Gotta Know (1960)
91. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear (1957)
92. My Happiness (1990)
93. Wooden Heart (1960)
94. Early Mornin' Rain (1972)
95. Fools Fall in Love (1967)
96. She's Not You (1962)
97. Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be) (1956)
98. Fame and Fortune (1960)
99. Rip It Up (1956)
100. Any Day Now (1969)
101. Follow That Dream (1962)
102. Make Me Know It (1960)
103. Charro (1969)
104. Help Me Make It Through the Night (1972)
105. (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I (1959)
106. I Forgot to Remember to Forget (1955)
107. Loving You (1957)
108. If Every Day Was Like Christmas (1966)
109. I'll Remember You (1966)
110. Big Boss Man (1967)
111. I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin') (1956)
112. Santa Claus Is Back in Town (1957)
113. Baby What You Want Me to Do (1968)
114. Down by the Riverside (1990)
115. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (1970)
116. Shake, Rattle and Roll (1956)
117. Adam and Evil (1966)
118. Gentle on My Mind (1969)
119. Frankie and Johnny (1966)
120. City By Night (1967)
121. First in Line (1956)
122. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You (1957)
123. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (1973)
124. (It's a) Long Lonely Highway (1964)
125. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me (1970)
126. I Need Your Love Tonight (1959)
127. I Beg of You (1958)
128. The Fool (1971)
129. Harbor Lights (1976)
130. Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)
131. Such a Night (1960)
132. Surrender (1961)
133. Take My Hand, Precious Lord (1957)
134. I Love You Because (1956)
135. A Little Bit of Green (1969)
136. Way Down (1977)
137. For Ol' Times Sake (1973)
138. I'm Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs (1960)
139. The Wonder of You (1970)
140. Without Love (There is Nothing) (1969)
141. Change of Habit (1970)
142. Slowly But Surely (1963)
143. Hard Luck (1966)
144. His Hand in Mine (1960)
145. Suspicion (1962)
146. Only the Strong Survive (1969)
147. Raised on Rock (1973)
148. New Orleans (1958)
149. True Love (1957)
150. I Was the One (1956)
151. Separate Ways (1972)
152. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) (1956)
153. Promised Land (1974)
154. See See Rider (1970)
155. I Got a Feelin' in My Body (1974)
156. Rubberneckin' (1969)
157. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (1958)
158. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (1956)
159. Milkcow Blues Boogie (1955)
160. I've Lost You (1970)
161. How Great Thou Art (1967)
162. Soldier Boy (1960)
163. U.S. Male (1968)
164. There Goes My Everything (1971)
165. Polk Salad Annie (1970)
166. Little Egypt (1964)
167. Young and Beautiful (1957)
168. Like a Baby (1960)
169. What'd I Say (1964)
170. Let Yourself Go (1968)
171. Your Cheatin' Heart (1965)
172. Snowbird (1971)
173. You Don't Know Me (1967)
174. Please Don't Drag That String Around (1963)
175. So Glad You're Mine (1956)
176. When It Rains, It Really Pours (1965)
177. A Thing Called Love (1972)
178. Tryin' to Get to You (1956)
179. Witchcraft (1963)
180. Green, Green Grass of Home (1975)
181. You Asked Me To (1975)
182. Edge of Reality (1968)
183. Words (1969)
184. Danny Boy (1976)
185. Little Cabin on the Hill (1971)
186. When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again (1956)
187. Walk a Mile in My Shoes (1970)
188. Thinking About You (1975)
189. Proud Mary (1970)
190. Just Pretend (1970)
191. Run On (1967)
192. Paralyzed (1956)
193. Western Union (1968)
194. Tiger Man (1968)
195. Tonight Is So Right for Love (1960)
196. Stranger In My Own Home Town (1969)
197. Lover Doll (1958)
198. T-R-O-U-B-L-E (1975)
199. (That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me (1973)
200. Song of the Shrimp (1962)
Finally I haven't found too many gems rummaging among the garbage and my Top 50 ended filled by the usual suspects from the 1950s. Anyway I've come up with a Top 200 in which honestly I like every song. The 35,5% came from the 1950s, the 44,5% from the 1960s and the 18,5% from the 1970s. The years more represented were 1956 (28), 1957 (18), 1960 (18), 1969 (17) and 1958 (12).