# Bo Diddley — Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley’s Bo Diddley (1955) is No. 4 in our Rock and Roll ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1955
- **Label:** Checker
- **On one list:** Rock and Roll
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Bo Diddley](https://waxonia.com/artist/bo-diddley/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/bo-diddley--bo-diddley/

## What we say

### No. 4 in [Rock and Roll](https://waxonia.com/genre/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.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Bo%20Diddley%20Bo%20Diddley) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=yeZHB3ozglQ)

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