Greatest Rock Songs by African-American Artists

The Top Ten
1 Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry

You've four songs on this list that are not rock, but rock 'n' roll, and this is one of them.

2 Tutti Frutti - Little Richard

This song got my vote - it's so wild and energetic.

3 Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
4 Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz
5 All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
6 Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry

A great song also known for being ripped off by The Beach Boys (their song Surfin' USA). The Beach Boys only changed the lyrics, music is absolutely the same. For this reason, after a lawsuit, Surfin' USA was credited to Chuck Berry.

7 Maggot Brain - Funkadelic
8 Beat It - Michael Jackson
9 Maybellene - Chuck Berry
10 Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
The Contenders
11 Green Onions - Booker T & The MG's
12 Cult of Personality - Living Color
13 Trap Queen - Fetty Wap
14 Cult of Personality - Living Colour
15 Let's Go Crazy - Prince
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