List of songs containing the 50s progression

This is a partial list of recorded songs containing the 50s progression, represented in Roman numeral analysis as I–vi–IV–V. The list does not include songs containing the progression for very short, irrelevant sections of the songs, nor does it include remade recordings of songs by other artists.

Song NameArtistYearProgression
"A Teenager in Love" Dion and the Belmonts; Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman (writers) 1959 I–vi–IV–V
"Angel Baby"Rosie and the Originals1960I–vi–IV–V
"All I Have to Do Is Dream"Everly Brothers1958I–vi–IV–V
"Baby"Justin Bieber2010I–vi–IV–V
"Baby Doll" The Buttertones 2016 I–vi–IV–V
"Bad Girl"The Detroit Cobras1996I–vi–IV–V
"Baby, I'm an Anarchist!"Against Me!2002I–vi–IV–V
"Beautiful Girls"Sean Kingston2007I–vi–IV–V
"Beyond the Sea"[1]Jack Lawrence and Charles Trenet1946I–vi–IV–V
"Bleeding Love"Leona Lewis2007I–vi–IV–V
"Blue Moon"The Marcels1961I–vi–IV–V
"Brave as a Noun"Andrew Jackson Jihad2007I–vi–IV–V
"Bristol Stomp"The Dovells1961I–vi–IV–V
"Burberry Headband"Lil Mosey2018I–vi–IV–V
"Capital Radio" The Clash 1977 I–vi–IV–V
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)Darlene Love1963I–vi–IV–V
"Chain Gang"[2]Sam Cooke1960I–vi–IV–V
"Close Your Eyes"Meghan Trainor2014I–vi–IV–V
"Cradle RockThe Heartbreakers (Ray Collins/ Frank Zappa)1963I–vi–IV–V
"Crocodile Rock"[3]Elton John1972I–vi–IV–V
"Da Doo", "Dentist"Little Shop of Horrors (musical) Original Broadway Cast1982I–vi–IV–V
"Dance with Me Tonight"Olly Murs2011I–vi–IV–V
"Dear Future Husband"Meghan Trainor2015I–vi–IV–V
"Donna"[4]Ritchie Valens1958I–vi–IV–V
"Don't Dream It's Over"[5]Crowded House1986IV–V–I–vi
"Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)"The Swingin' Medallions1966I–vi–IV–V
"Duke of Earl"[6]Gene Chandler1962I–vi–IV–V
"Dura"Daddy Yankee2018I–vi–IV–V
"D'yer Mak'er"Led Zeppelin1973I–vi–IV–V
"Earth Angel"[4][7]The Penguins1954I–vi–IV–V
"Enola Gay"Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark1980I–vi–IV–V
"Epiphany"BTS2018I–vi–IV–V
"Eternal Flame"[8]The Bangles/Atomic Kitten1989/2001I–vi–IV–V
"Every Breath You Take"The Police1983I–vi–IV–V
"Eyes of Blue"[9] Paul Carrack 1995 I–vi–IV–V
"Eyes on Me"Faye Wong1999I–vi–IV–V
"Flightless Bird, American Mouth"Iron & Wine2007I–vi–IV–V
"For Your Precious Love"[10]Jerry Butler1958I–vi–IV–V
"Friday"[11]Rebecca Black2011I–vi–IV–V
"Give a Little Love"[12]Bay City Rollers1975I–vi–IV–V
"Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder"Mothers Of Invention1966I–vi–IV–V
"Girl on Fire"Alicia Keys2011I–vi–IV–V
"God Is in the Rhythm"King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard2015I–vi–IV–V
"Happiness Is a Warm Gun"[6][13]The Beatles1968I–vi–IV–V
"Heart and Soul"[14]Larry Clinton feat. Bea Wain1938I–vi–IV–V
"I'll Make Love to You"Boyz II Men1994I–vi–IV–V
"I'm Not Edward Cullen"Hank Green2009I–vi–IV–V
"I'm the One"DJ Khaled2017I–vi–IV–V
"I Always Knew"The Vaccines2012I–vi–IV–V
"I Love You Too Much"The Book of Life (soundtrack)2014I–vi–IV–V
"In the Aeroplane Over the Sea"[15]Neutral Milk Hotel1998I–vi–IV–V
"In The Shape Of A Heart"Jackson Browne1986I–vi–IV–V
"In the Still Of the Night"The Five Satins1956I–vi–IV–V
"I Wanna Be With You"The Raspberries1974I–vi–IV–V
"I Will Always Love You"Dolly Parton / Whitney Houston1974 / 1992I–vi–IV–V
"Jesus of Suburbia"[16][17]Green Day2005I–vi–IV–V
"Joey"Concrete Blonde1990I–vi–IV–V
"Just One Look"Doris Troy1963I–vi–IV–V
"Just like a Pill"[18]Pink2002I–vi–IV–V
"Just the Way You Are (song)"Bruno Mars2010I–vi–IV–V
"Kimberly"Patti Smith1975I–vi–IV–V
"Last Kiss"[19]Wayne Cochran1961I–vi–IV–V
"Looking for an Echo"Kenny Vance / Ol' 551975/1976I–vi–IV–V
"Lollipop"[20]Ronald & Ruby1958I–vi–IV–V
"Lonely This Christmas"[21]Mud1974I–vi–IV–V
"Lovable"[22][23]Sam Cooke1956I–vi–IV–V
"Making Love Out Of Nothing At All"Air Supply1982
"Mama I'm A Big Girl Now"Hairspray (musical) Original Broadway Cast2002I–vi–IV–V
"Mandy"Barry Manilow1974I–vi–IV–V
"Marathon"Tennis2011I–vi–IV–V
"Marvin Gaye"Charlie Puth and Meghan Trainor2015I–vi–IV–V
"Me!" Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie 2019 I–vi–IV–V
"Messin' Around"Pitbull2016I–vi–IV–V
"Don't Dream It, Be It" The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975 I–vi–IV–V
"Hangin' Out with Jim" GG Allin 1988 I–vi–IV–V
"Million Reasons"Lady Gaga2016I–vi–IV–V
"Monster Mash"Bobby Pickett1962I–vi–IV–V
"No Hay Pedo"Banda Los Recoditos2014I–vi–IV–V
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"Starship1987I–vi–IV–V
"Octopus's Garden"The Beatles1969I–vi–IV–V
"Oh True Love" Everly Brothers 1960 I–vi–IV–V
"Bobby Brown" Frank Zappa 1979 I–vi–IV–V
"Hang Fire" The Rolling Stones 1981 I–vi–IV–V
"Saturday Night" The Misfits 1999 I–vi–IV–V
"Oliver's Army"[24]Elvis Costello1979I–vi–IV–V
"Perfect"[25]Ed Sheeran2017I–vi–IV–V
"Please Mr. Postman" The Marvelettes 1961 I–vi–IV–V
"Pretty Little Angel Eyes"Curtis Lee1961I–vi–IV–V
"Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache" Warren Smith1957I–vi–IV–V
"Rinky Dink"Dave "Baby" Cortez/ Booker T & the MGs1962I–vi–IV–V
"Runaround Sue"Dion1961I–vi–IV–V
"Stand by Me"[26][27]Ben E. King1961I–vi–IV–V
"Telephone Line"Electric Light Orchestra1976I–vi–IV–V
"Tell Me Why"The Beatles1964I–vi–IV–V
"The Man Comes Around"Johnny Cash2002I–vi–IV–V
"The Thin Ice"Pink Floyd1979I–vi–IV–V
"This Boy"The Beatles1963I–vi–IV–V
"This Magic Moment"[28]The Drifters1960I–vi–IV–V
"Those Magic Changes"[29]Sha Na Na1978I–vi–IV–V
"(Tired Of) Toein' The Line"Rocky Burnette1980I–vi–IV–V
"Total Eclipse of the Heart"Bonnie Tyler1983I–vi–IV–V
"Twistin' the Night Away"Sam Cooke1962
"Mr. Bass Man"Johnny Cymbal1961I–vi–IV–V
"True Blue"[30]Madonna1986I–vi–IV–V
"Unchained Melody"Righteous Brothers1955I–vi–iv–V
"We Almost Had A Baby"Emmy the Great2009I–vi–IV–V
"We Go Together"[31]John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John1972I–vi–IV–V
"Where Have All the Flowers Gone"Pete Seeger1955I–vi–IV–V
"Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)"Barry Mann1961I–vi–IV–V
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love"Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers1956I–vi–IV–V
"You Don't Own Me"[32]Lesley Gore1963I–vi–IV–V
"Your Reality"[33]Dan Salvato2017I–vi–IV–V
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
A 50s progression in C

See also

Notes
  1. "Beyond the Sea", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
  2. "Chain Gang", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
  3. "Crocodile Rock", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
  4. Hirsh, Marc. "Striking a Chord", The Boston Globe, December 31, 2008.
  5. "Don't Dream It's Over", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
  6. Scott (2003), p. 206.
  7. Harwood, Dane (September 1982). "Review: [untitled]". Ethnomusicology. University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology. 26 (3): 491–493. doi:10.2307/850712. ISSN 0014-1836. JSTOR 850712.
  8. "Eternal Flame", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
  9. "Eyes Of Blue chords & lyrics - Paul Carrack". Jellynote. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  10. "For Your Precious Love", MusicNotes.com.
  11. Lewis, Randy (March 31, 2011). "Rebecca Black's 'Friday': There are a million good reasons you can't get it out of your head". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  12. "Give a Little Love", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
  13. Riley, Tim (2002). Tell Me Why: The Beatles: Album by Album, Song by Song, the Sixties and After. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press. p. 269. ISBN 0-306-81120-0.
  14. "Heart and Soul", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
  15. "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea Rebuttal". University of California. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  16. "Acoustic Lesson 11B: Basic Chord Progressions". GuitarLessonInsider.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  17. "Jesus of Suburbia", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
  18. "Last Kiss", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
  19. "Just Like a Pill", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
  20. "Lollipop", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
  21. "Lonely This Christmas Chords", E-Chords.com
  22. Guralnick, Peter (2005). Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke. New York: Little, Brown. p. 157. ISBN 0-316-37794-5.
  23. "Lovable", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
  24. "Oliver's Army", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
  25. Robert Joffred (24 November 2017). "Weekly Billboard Theory — Perfect". Medium. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  26. Moore, Allan (May 1995). "The So-Called 'Flattened Seventh' in Rock". Popular Music. Cambridge University Press. 14 (2): 185–201. doi:10.1017/s0261143000007431. ISSN 0261-1430.
  27. "Stand by Me", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
  28. "This Magic Moment", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
  29. "Those Magic Changes", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
  30. "True Blue", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
  31. "We Go Together", MusicNotes.com. (subscription required)
  32. "YOU Don't OWN ME Chords - Lesley gore | E-Chords".
  33. "Misc Computer Games - Doki Doki Literature Club - Your Reality (Chords)".
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