# Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around the Clock

Bill Haley & His Comets’s Rock Around the Clock (1954) is No. 9 in our Rock and Roll ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1954
- **Label:** Decca
- **On one list:** Rock and Roll
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Bill Haley & His Comets](https://waxonia.com/artist/bill-haley-and-his-comets/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/bill-haley-and-his-comets--rock-around-the-clock/

## What we say

### No. 9 in [Rock and Roll](https://waxonia.com/genre/rock-and-roll/)

Not the best record on this list and comfortably the most consequential. A B-side that a film soundtrack turned into a global event and a moral panic.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Bill%20Haley%20%26%20His%20Comets%20Rock%20Around%20the%20Clock) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgdufzXvjqw)

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