POPULAR MUSIC

THE ORIGINS: JAZZ & BLUES

BLUES

• B. B. King - The thrill is gone
• B. B. King - Nobody loves me but my mother
• Muddy Waters - Got my mojo working
• John Lee Hooker - Boom boom

JAZZ

• Dave Brubeck - Take Five
• John Coltrane - Impressions
• Charlie Parker - All the things you are
• Miles Davis - All blues
• Charles Mingus - Hoodbye Pork Pie Hat

50's

ROCK AND ROLL

• BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS - ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK (1955)
• ELVIS PRESLEY - JAILHOUSE ROCK 
• Elvis Presley - Hound Dog
• CHUCK BERRY - You never can tell
• TWIST - CHUBBY CHECKER

60's

SOUL

• RAY CHARLES - Hit the road Jack
• RAY CHARLES - Georgia on my Mind
• OTIS REDDING - These arms of mine
• BEN E KING - Stand by me
• LOUIS ARMSTRONG - What a wonderful world
• NAT KING COLE - Unforgettable
• NINA SIMONE - My baby just cares for me

PROTEST SONG

• Bob Dylan - Mr. Tambourine
• Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
• Víctor Jara - Juan sin Tierra
• Violeta Parra - Gracias a la vida

POP

• The Beatles - Help
• The Beatles - We can work it out

60's ROCK 

• THE ROLLING STONES - Satisfaction
• The Rolling Stones - Paint it black
• THE WHO: Won't get fooled again
• SIMON and GARFUNKEL - Sound of Silence (Folk Rock)

70's

POP

• Michael Jackson - Thriller
• Michael Jackson - Billy Jean
• ABBA - Gimme! gimme! Gimme!
• ABBA - The winner takes it all

ROCK

• DEEP PURPLE - Smoke in the water (Hard rock)
• AC/DC - Highway to hell (Hard Rock)
• THE DOORS - Light my Fire
• LED ZEPPELIN - Stairway to Heaven
• DAVID BOWIE - Heroes
• PINK FLOYD - Another brick in the wall 
• VAN HALEN - Jump
• DIRE STRAITS - Sultans of Swing
• KISS - I was made for lovin you
• QUEEN - I want to break free
• BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - Born in the USA
• BOB JOVI - Living on a prayer

PUNK

• SEX PISTOLS - God save the Queen
• RAMONES - Blitzkrieg Bop
• THE CLASH - London Calling

REGGAE

• BOB MARLEY - Is this love
• BOB MARLEY - Get up, stand up

DISCO

• BONEY M - Ma Baker
• BEE GEES - Stayin' Alive

80's

RAP

• RUN DMC
• The Sugarhill Gang
• PUBLIC ENEMY

TRASH METAL

• METALLICA - Master of Puppets
• METALLICA - Nothin else matters
• MEGADETH - Holy Wars
• MEGADETH - Symphony of destruction

HARD ROCK

• GUNS AND ROSES - Welcome to the Jungle
• GUNS AND ROSES - Knocking on heaven's door

POP

• CINDY LAUPER - Girls just want to have fun
• A-HA - Take on me
• MADONNA - Like a prayer
• MADONNA - Hung up
• CHER - Believe

90's

GRUNGE

• Nirvana - Smells like a teen spirit
• Pearl Jam - Alive

OTHER STYLES DERIVED FROM ROCK

• Red Hot Chili peppers - Give it Away
• Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight tonight
• Radiohead - Creep
• Oasis - Don't look back in anger

RAP

• Public Enemy - Fight the Power
• Wu-Tang Clan - Cream
• Lauryn Hill - That thing
• Coolio - Gangtas' Paradise
• 2Pac - All eyes on me

HOUSE/TECHNO

• SNAP - Rhythm is a dancer
• Technotronic - Pump up the jam
• Vanilla Ice - Ice ice baby

POP

• Backstreet Boys - Everybody
• SPICE GIRLS - Wannabe

2000' s

POP

• Britney Spears - One more time
• N'Sync - Bye bye
• Tom Jones - Sex Bomb
• Santana & Maná - Corazón espinado
• Mónica Naranjo - Sobreviviré

ELECTRONIC/DANCE/TECHNO

• Eiffel 65 - Move your body

RAP

• EMINEM - Lose yourself

ROCK ESPAÑOL

• HÉROES DEL SILENCIO - Entre dos tierras