Artist

Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley appears 2 times in our Rock and Roll and Blues lists, placing as high as No. 4. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

Ranked entries

2

Appears on

Rock and Roll and Blues

Year

1955

Highest placing

No. 4 in Rock and Roll

Updated

2026-08-30

Appears on

1. 04

   Bo Diddley

   1955 · Checker

   Ranked No. 4 in Rock and Roll

   A rhythm rather than a song, and the only one on this list that is still being used as a rhythm sixty years later. Named after himself, which was fair.

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2. 10

   I'm a Man

   1955 · Checker

   Ranked No. 10 in Blues

   A boast, a riff and a maraca, all sharpened to a point. Muddy answered it within months, which is the closest the blues ever came to a rap battle.

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