The 50s may not feel like the decade with the most amazing rock and roll choices. But without that decade, we may not have the genre of music at all. So, let’s be thankful for the era! So much formed ...

And at 11 or 12 years old, I was one of them. I bonded with this wonderful new music coming out of their boxes, and with the local disc jockeys. I never met these guys, but they were my older brothers ...

The Top 50 American Rock Songs don't necessarily scream "U.S.A.! U.S.A.!," but there's no mistaking the country of origin for most of these artists. The songs below, as selected by the UCR staff, ...