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Critics' Picks: Top Songs of the '50s
Derived from hundreds of critics' lists of the best music of the decade
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1950s Oldies
The birth of rock 'n roll!
Soul Classics 1956-65
Gospel and doo-wop combine to form the roots of soul
Oldies 1955-64
Rock & roll's first great decade
House Blend: Melodies & Memories + '50s Country
Easy listening pop classics with a touch of '50s Country
Motown Sound
The timeless tracks of the Motor City institution that defined Classic Soul.
Old-Fashioned Christmas
The classics! The greatest traditional Christmas records you've loved for years
Used Songs: Original Versions of Hit Covers
These songs all went on to become popular covers -- hear the originals!
Tony Award Best Musicals '40s-'60s
Great Broadway shows from a classic era
Feel Good '50s & '60s
Energetic and fun Oldies
Oldies @ the Movies (and on TV!)
Great '50s, '60s, and '70s pop hits from the Silver Screen and the Tube!
Oldies Novelty Records
Dickie Goodman, "Purple People Eater," "They're Coming to Take Me Away"...even some early Weird A...
Classic Rockabilly Party
A rockabilly rave-up!
Fifty/Fifty Oldies + Christmas Blend
A half & half mix of Oldies hits and Christmas favorites
Viva Elvis!
Celebrating the music of the King and his contemporaries
Lost '70s
A decade's worth of tracks that FM radio has largely quit playing but we don't want you to forget...
This Is Music: 1971
Legendary rock, landmark soul, pop and even country, all of which made 1971 a magical musical yea...
This Is Music: 1967
The biggest hits in pop, rock, soul, and country for the year of Monterey Pop, "Sgt. Pepper", and...
At the Hop: '50s Dance Classics
It's sock hop radio!
Surf Sounds
Rumbling drums, reverb-drenched twangin' guitars, and sweet vocal harmonies of Surf Rock
Melodies & Memories
Nostalgic pop hits from the '50s and '60s
Legendary Venues: The Fillmore(s)
Rock and Soul acts that played Bill Graham's San Fran shrine the Fillmore and its NYC counterpart...
This Is Music: 1977
"Undercover Angels," "Dancing Queens" and the "Boogie Man" that made the music of 1977
Rolling Stone's Greatest Songs of All Time: '60s & Before
From the 2021 edition of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, a subset of just the Old...
Music from "The Wonder Years"
Covering the original show AND the 2021 re-boot! Tons of great oldies hits and classic soul
This Is Music: 1965
Righteous Brothers to Beatles, Petula Clark to Temptations, this is 1965
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