All-Time Favorite Jukebox List
Here are the 50 songs from the modern pop era (1950-today) that I would put on my Seeburg Select-o-matic jukebox. Twenty of the records came from the 50s/60s, 19 from the 70s/80s and 11 from the 90s/00s. These are my favorite jukebox singles, not necessarily my choice of the best or most influential recordings over the past 60 years. Why only 11 from the 90s/00s? Maybe because I really listened to the records from the 50s-80s on jukebox. By the start of the 1990s, jukeboxes were as rare as 8-tracks.
50s/60s
A1 “Shake a Hand” / Faye Adams / Herald
A3 “That's All Right” / Elvis Presley / Sun
A5 “(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock” / Bill Haley and His Comets / Decca
A7 “Baby Let’s Play House” / Elvis Presley / Sun
A9 “Don’t Be Cruel” / Elvis Presley / RCA Victor
B1 “Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On” / Jerry Lee Lewis / Sun
B3 “I Walk the Line” / Johnny Cash / Sun
B5 “One for My Baby” / Frank Sinatra/ Capitol
B7 “What’d I Say” / Ray Charles / Atlantic
B9 “Crazy” / Patsy Cline / Decca
C1 “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” / The Rolling Stones / London
C3 “Like a Rolling Stone” / Bob Dylan / Columbia
C5 “River Deep—Mountain High” / Ike & Tina Turner / Philles
C7 “Stand By Your Man” / Tammy Wynette / Epic
C9 “Hey Jude” / the Beatles / Apple
D1 “Bad Moon Rising,” Creedence Clearwater Revival / Fantasy
D3 “Honky Tonk Women” / the Rolling Stones / London
D5 “Sin City” / The Flying Burrito Brothers / A&M
D7 “Mama Tried” / Merle Haggard / Capitol
D9 “The Ballad of John and Yoko” / The Beatles / Apple
70s/80s
E1 “Your Song” / Elton John/ Uni
E3 “Me and Bobby McGee” / Janis Joplin / Columbia
E5 “Imagine” / John Lennon / Apple
E7 “Wild Horses” / the Rolling Stones / Rolling Stones
E9 “Tired of Being Alone” / Al Green / Hi
F1 “The Pilgrim—Chapter 33” / Kris Kristofferson / Monument
F3 “Born to Run” / Bruce Springsteen / Columbia
F5 “Heroes” / David Bowie / RCA
F7 “Hotel California” / The Eagles / Asylum
F9 “American Girl” / Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers / Shelter
G1 “Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)” / Waylon Jennings with Willie Nelson / RCA Victor
G3 “I Will Survive” Gloria Gaynor / Polydor
G5 “Chiquitita” / ABBA / Atlantic
G7 “London Calling”/ The Clash / Epic
G9 “He Stopped Loving Her Today” / George Jones / Epic
H1 “Graceland” / Paul Simon / Warner Bros.
H3 “Where the Streets Have No Name” / U2 / Island
H5 “Sweet Child o’ Mine” / Guns n’ Roses / Geffen
H7 “Head On” / Jesus & Mary Chain / Warner Bros.
H9 “Nothing Compares 2 U” / Sinead O’Connor / Ensign/Chrysalis
90s/00s
J1 “Stan” / Eminem / Aftermath
J3 “All Apologies” / Nirvana / DGC
J5 “Where It’s At” / Beck / DGC/Bong Load
J7 “Bitter Sweet Symphony” / the Verve / Hut/Virgin
J9 “Hurt" / Johnny Cash / American
K1 “Hey Ya” / OutKast / Arista
K3 “Seven Nation Army” / the White Stripes / Third Man
K5 “Gold Digger” / Kanye West with Jamie Foxx / Roc-A-Fella
K7 “Crazy” / Gnarls Barkley / Downtown/Atlantic
K9 “Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)” / Robert Plant and Alison Krauss / Rounder
50s/60s
A1 “Shake a Hand” / Faye Adams / Herald
A3 “That's All Right” / Elvis Presley / Sun
A5 “(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock” / Bill Haley and His Comets / Decca
A7 “Baby Let’s Play House” / Elvis Presley / Sun
A9 “Don’t Be Cruel” / Elvis Presley / RCA Victor
B1 “Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On” / Jerry Lee Lewis / Sun
B3 “I Walk the Line” / Johnny Cash / Sun
B5 “One for My Baby” / Frank Sinatra/ Capitol
B7 “What’d I Say” / Ray Charles / Atlantic
B9 “Crazy” / Patsy Cline / Decca
C1 “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” / The Rolling Stones / London
C3 “Like a Rolling Stone” / Bob Dylan / Columbia
C5 “River Deep—Mountain High” / Ike & Tina Turner / Philles
C7 “Stand By Your Man” / Tammy Wynette / Epic
C9 “Hey Jude” / the Beatles / Apple
D1 “Bad Moon Rising,” Creedence Clearwater Revival / Fantasy
D3 “Honky Tonk Women” / the Rolling Stones / London
D5 “Sin City” / The Flying Burrito Brothers / A&M
D7 “Mama Tried” / Merle Haggard / Capitol
D9 “The Ballad of John and Yoko” / The Beatles / Apple
70s/80s
E1 “Your Song” / Elton John/ Uni
E3 “Me and Bobby McGee” / Janis Joplin / Columbia
E5 “Imagine” / John Lennon / Apple
E7 “Wild Horses” / the Rolling Stones / Rolling Stones
E9 “Tired of Being Alone” / Al Green / Hi
F1 “The Pilgrim—Chapter 33” / Kris Kristofferson / Monument
F3 “Born to Run” / Bruce Springsteen / Columbia
F5 “Heroes” / David Bowie / RCA
F7 “Hotel California” / The Eagles / Asylum
F9 “American Girl” / Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers / Shelter
G1 “Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)” / Waylon Jennings with Willie Nelson / RCA Victor
G3 “I Will Survive” Gloria Gaynor / Polydor
G5 “Chiquitita” / ABBA / Atlantic
G7 “London Calling”/ The Clash / Epic
G9 “He Stopped Loving Her Today” / George Jones / Epic
H1 “Graceland” / Paul Simon / Warner Bros.
H3 “Where the Streets Have No Name” / U2 / Island
H5 “Sweet Child o’ Mine” / Guns n’ Roses / Geffen
H7 “Head On” / Jesus & Mary Chain / Warner Bros.
H9 “Nothing Compares 2 U” / Sinead O’Connor / Ensign/Chrysalis
90s/00s
J1 “Stan” / Eminem / Aftermath
J3 “All Apologies” / Nirvana / DGC
J5 “Where It’s At” / Beck / DGC/Bong Load
J7 “Bitter Sweet Symphony” / the Verve / Hut/Virgin
J9 “Hurt" / Johnny Cash / American
K1 “Hey Ya” / OutKast / Arista
K3 “Seven Nation Army” / the White Stripes / Third Man
K5 “Gold Digger” / Kanye West with Jamie Foxx / Roc-A-Fella
K7 “Crazy” / Gnarls Barkley / Downtown/Atlantic
K9 “Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)” / Robert Plant and Alison Krauss / Rounder
