National Shag Dance Championship Record Preservation List
This is a list of classic shag recordings compiled by the NSDC, that were selected by many DJs as their top 1-25 songs (in their opinion). Click here for more details.
Title Artist
1. ANNIE HAD A BABY Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
2. AT LAST Tony Martin
3. BABY WORKOUT Jackie Wilson
4. BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND Googie Rene
5. BEG AND STEAL Strangers
6. BEGIN THE BEGUINE Johnny Mathis
7. BLUE MOON Nat King Cole
8. BOAT DOCK Ray Sharpe
9. BOOGIE WOOGIE KING Jimmy Liggins
10. BRING THE MONEY HOME The Orioles
11. BROKEN HEART The Fiestas
12. BUMP ON A LOG LuLa Reed
13. CAN YOU STAND IT Johnnie Johnson
14. CANADIAN SUNSET Mills Brothers
15. CHICKEN SHACK BOOGIE Amos Milburn
16. CHONNIE-ON CHON James Brown
17. CLUB SAVOY Rockin’ Louie & The Mamma Jammers
18. COME BACK MY LOVE The Wrenns
19. COME GET TO THIS Marvin Gaye
20. COME GO WITH ME The Federals
21. COULD IT BE YOU The Four Tops
22. CRAZY, CRAZY, CRAZY The 5 Royales
23. CRY TO ME Solomon Burke
24. CRUISIN’ FOR LOVE J. Geils Band
25. DONUT AND A DREAM Mills Brothers
26. DON’T CRY ON MY SHOULDER Sam Cooke
27. DON’T YOU LIE TO ME B. B. King
28. DREAM Five Keys
29. DRINKIN’ WINE (Spodee Odee) Larry Dale
30. DRIP DROP Drifters
31. DRIVE DADDY DRIVE Little Sylvia
32. DRIVE IT HOME Clovers
33. EXACTLY LIKE YOU Aretha Franklin
34. FANNIE MAE Junior Walker
35. FLAMINGO Earl Bostic
36. FEEL SO GOOD Shirley and Lee
37. FINE BROWN FRAME Lou Rawls and Diane Reeves
38. FOOLS RUSH IN Etta James
39. GOING BACK TO LOUISIANA Delbert McClinton
40. GONNA BE TOO LATE Five Keys
41. GREEN EYES The Ravens
42. GIVE ME YOU Billy Ward & The Dominoes
43. GOOD ROCKIN’ Jr. Walker
44. HARD HEARTED WOMAN Eddie Burns
45. HAVE MERCY BABY Dominoes
46. HEARTBREAK (I’TS HURTIN’ ME) Little Willie John
47. HEAVY LOVE David Ruffin
48. HEY BARTENDER Floyd Dixon
49. HEY GIRL Lucky Carmichael
50. HEY SENORITA The Penguins
51. HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE Huey Piano Smith & The Clowns
52. HOLE IN THE WALL Floyd Dixon
53. HONKY TONK Bill Doggett
54. HONKY TONKY The Drifters
55. HOW DO YOU STOP James Brown
56. I BETCHA O.C. Smith
57. I BROUGHT IT ALL ON MYSELF Little Richard
58. I CRY The Cadets
59. I FEEL THAT OLD FEELING COMING ON James Brown
60. I GAVE MY LOVE A CHERRY Jimmy Williams
61. I HEAR A RHAPSODY Earl Bostic
62. I JUST WANT TO LOVE YOU Ivory Joe Hunter
63. I KNOW IT’S HARD BUT IT’S FAIR The 5 Royales
64. I USED TO CRY MERCY MERCY Lamplighters
65. I WANT A LOVE I CAN SEE Temptations
66. I WANNA KNOW Lloyd Sims
67. I’D BE SATISFIED Dominoes
68. IF I COULD HOLD YOU Melvin Moore
69. I’M GLAD I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU O C Smith
70. I’M TORE UP Billy Gayles
71. IN THE MORNING TIME Clovers
72. IT WON’T BE THIS WAY (ALWAYS) The King Pins
73. IT’S A DOGGONE CRYING SHAME Ivory Joe Hunter
74. IT’S BETTER TO HAVE (& DON’T NEED) Don Covay
75. JOHNNY B GOODE Elton John
76. JUST A GIGOLO Louis Prima and Keely Smith
77. JUST ONE LOOK Doris Troy
78. JUST TO SAY HELLO Jesse Belvin
79. LADY SOUL The Temptations
80. LAY IT ON THE LINE The Dominoes
81. LET ME GO HOME WHISKEY Leroy Little
82. LET’S HAVE A PARTY Amos Milburn
83. LITTLE QUEENIE Chuck Berry
84. LONELY TEARDROPS Jackie Wilson
85. LOOK WHAT YOU DO TO ME Snooky Pryor
86. LOVE OF MY LIFE The Quails
87. LOVEABLE LILLIE Lillian Leach and The Mellows
88. LOVER AND FRIEND Minnie Ripperton
89. MAKE IT BE ME The Flares
90. MAMA, TALK TO YOUR DAUGHTE Ray Sharpe
91. MAY I Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs
92. MORNING, NOON AND NIGHT Joe Turner
93. MOVE ME BABY Jimmy Witherspoon
94. MY GIRL The Temptations
95. NIGHT AND DAY Earl Bostic
96. NIP SIP The Clovers
97. NO SWEET LOVIN The Drifters
98. OH WHAT A THRILL Rockpile
99. ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIV The Drifters
100. ONE DROP OF LOVE Ray Charles
101. ONE MINT JULEP The Clovers
102. 1 SCOTCH, 1 BOURBON, 1 BEE Amos Milburn
103. OUTSIDE OF PARADISE Ray O Vacs
104. OVER THE RAINBOW The Checkers
105. PLEASE DON’T GO Floyd Dixon
106. POISON IVY Willie Mabon
107. RED DRESS Supercharge
108. RIVER STAY AWAY FROM MY DOOR Charlie Rich
109. ROCK AND ROLL WEDDING Hank Ballard and The Midnighters
110. ROCK GRANNY ROLL Hank Ballard and The Midnighters
111. ROCKIN’ ALL THE TIME Roy Brown
112. ROOSTER BLUES Delbert McClinton
113. RUB A LITTLE BOOGIE Champion Jack Dupree
114. SADIE MY LADY The Drifters
115. SATELLITE BABY Roosevelt Sykes
116. SAVOY BOOGIE Jimmy McCracklin
117. SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN Brenda Lee
118. SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN Dinah Washington
119. 720 IN THE BOOKS Earl Bostic
120. SEXY WAYS Hank Ballard and The Midnighters
121. SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL Joe Turner
122. SHAKIN’ THE SHACK Fantastic Shakers
123. SH-BOOM Chords
124. SHE FELT TOO GOOD Jimmy McCracklin
125. SHUT YOUR MOUTH B. B. King
126. SICK AND TIRED LuLa Reed
127. SIX TO EIGHT Stick McGhee
128. SIXTY MINUTE MAN Billy Ward and The Dominoes
129. SLOW BOAT TO CHINA Ronnie Dove
130. SMOKEY PLACES The Corsairs
131. SOMEBODY TOUCHED ME Ruth Brown
132. SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW The Fantastics
133. STAGGER LEE Lloyd Price
134. STAND BY ME Ben E. King
135. STAY Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs
136. STREET WALKING WOMAN T-Bone Walker
137. STRING OF PEARLS Glenn Miller
138. SUMMERTIME Earl Bostic
139. SWEET SUE Big Joe Turner
140. TA TA Clyde McPhatter
141. TAKIN’ CARE OF BUSINESS Freddy King
142. TANQUERAY Johnnie Johnson
143. TEARS KEEP TUMBLING DOWN Ruth Brown
144. THANK YOU JOHN Willie Tee
145. THE DEACON MOVES IN Little Esther & The Dominoes
146. THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT The Jarmels
147. THERE GOES MY BABY The Drifters
148. THERE’S NO TOMORROW The Clovers
149. THINK The 5 Royales
150. 39 – 21 – 40 SHAPE The Showmen
151. TIME MAKES YOU CHANGE Dells
152. TONIGHT AND FOREVER The Whirlers
153. TOO MUCH LOVIN’ The 5 Royales
154. TORE UP Harmonica Fats
155. TRUE FINE MAMA Little Richard
156. TUNE UP Jr. Walker
157. TWO HEARTS Otis Williams and The Charms
158. WEE BABY BLUES Joe Turner
159. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES Esther Phillips
160. WHAT ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTER J. B. Lenoir
161. WHEN LOVE IS NEW Arthur Prysock
162. WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER The Checkers
163. WHY DON’T CHA STOP IT Buddy and Ella Johnson
164. WITCHCRAFT Jesse Belvin
165. WOE IS ME The Cadillacs
166. WOULD I MIND Steve Gibson and The Redcaps
167. YOU NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD The Checkers
168. YOUR CASH AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT TRASH The Clovers
169. YOUR DADDY’S DOGGIN’ AROUND Todd Rhodes
170. YOU’RE IN LOVE Five Vets
171. YOU’RE SO EASY TO LOVE Tommy James
172. YOU’RE THE BOSS Jimmy Ricks & Lavern Baker
173. ZING WENT THE STRINGS The Coasters