41. “Rock Around the Clock” is a song recorded by Bill Haley and the Comets that was written by Max Freedman and James Myers. To site Rebeat magazine, “Rock Around the Clock” is not the first rock ‘n’ roll song but it is certainly one of the most important ones. Other records may lay claim to being the first but “Rock Around the Clock” was the first heard by millions around the world.” In 1954, Billboard magazine listed it as a best seller in stores, most played by disc jockeys, and most played on juke boxes. (Remember when juke boxes were in every bar, and every dinner?) The song was used for the opening credits in the film Blackboard Jungle in 1955, and back to the top of the charts again in 1973 as part of the American Graffiti soundtrack, and again in 1974 when it was used in the opening credits for the TV series Happy Days.
