Rock Around the Clock, recorded and released by Bill Haley & His Comets, was released in May 1954 as the B-side to Thirteen Women (and Only One Man in Town). Remember that classic hit? No? Neither do I.
Rock Around the Clock was considered a commercial disappointment until 1955, when it was used for the opening credits of the movie, Blackboard Jungle. The rest is history.
July 9, 1955 it became the first rock and roll recording to top Billboard's Pop charts and stayed their for 8 weeks. Rolling Stone lists it as #158 of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
In 2018, it was selected for preservation into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Around_the_Clock
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