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40 Amazing And Underrated Songs From The 50s To 90s

The catchiest hits from the late 1950's to the mid 1990's.

Indira Midha
Aug 01, 2017
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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40 Amazing And Underrated Songs From The 50s To 90s
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I'm a firm believer in the fact that there have been some legendary musical releases in the past 10 years. I think that we are reaching new heights in music, and that this generation has produced high quality music. However, as literally any person above age 30 will argue, "millennials don't know the classic good stuff." I'm a big fan of tons of recent music, but I do have a playlist of older songs that I do actually jam to. Here you have it, 40 songs released before 1995 from 40 different artists, go impress that one uncle who claims you know nothing about music.

1. "Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen (1980)


2. "At Last" by Etta James (1960)

3. "Can't Fight This Feeling" by REO Speedwagon (1984)

4. "Come As You Are" by Nirvana (1991)

5. "Dream On" by Aerosmith (1973)

6. "Faith" by George Michael (1987)

7. "Faithfully" by Journey (1983)

8. "Feeling Good" by Nina Simone (1965)

9. "Fly Me To The Moon" by Frank Sinatra (1964)

10. "Free Fallin'" by Tom Petty (1989)

11. "Free Your Mind" by En Vogue (1994)

12. "Hit The Road Jack" by Ray Charles (1961)

13. "I Walk The Line" by Johnny Cash (1957)

14. "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" by Whitney Houston (1987)

15. "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor (1979)

16. "It's Tricky" by Run-D.M.C. (1986)

17. "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield (1981)

18. "Jolene" by Dolly Parton (1974)

19. "Lady Marmalade" by Patti LaBelle (1974)

20. "Love Shack" by The B-52's (1989)

21. "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley (1987)

22. "Off The Wall" by Michael Jackson (1979)

23. "Old Time Rock&Roll" by Bob Seger (1978)

24. "One Way Or Another" by Blondie (1978)

25. "Paradise City" by Guns N' Roses (1987)

26. "Piece Of My Heart" by Janis Joplin (1968)

27. "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang (1980)

28. "Respect" by Aretha Franklin (1967)

29. "Shining Star" by Earth, Wind, and Fire (1975)

30. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" by Stevie Wonder (1970)

31. "Stayin' Alive" by Bee Gees (1977)


32. "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" by Eurythmics (1983)

33. "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra (1966)

34. "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John (1971)

35. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! (1984)

36. "Walkin' After Midnight" by Patsy Cline (1957)

37. "What I Like About You" by The Romantics (1980)

38. "Who's Lovin' You" by The Jackson 5 (1969)

39. "You Are So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker (1974)

40. "You Give Love A Bad Name" by Bon Jovi (1986)

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