Artist
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis appears once in our Rock and Roll list, placing as high as No. 5. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.
- Ranked entries
- 1
- Appears on
- Rock and Roll
- Year
- 1957
- Highest placing
- No. 5 in Rock and Roll
- Updated
- 2026-08-30
Appears on
Great Balls of Fire
1957 · Sun
Ranked No. 5 in Rock and Roll
Piano played as an act of aggression, by someone who genuinely believed he was damning himself by recording it. That tension is audible and it is what makes the record.