Song · Carl Perkins
“Blue Suede Shoes” by Carl Perkins
From the album Ol’ Blue Suede’s Back: Carl Perkins’ Tribute to Rock and Roll (1978)
“Blue Suede Shoes” by Carl Perkins appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2001 and 2026. It was first released in 1978 on the album Ol’ Blue Suede’s Back: Carl Perkins’ Tribute to Rock and Roll. Its best result is #308 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,586 indie & aaa song of all time.
Carl Perkins wrote "Blue Suede Shoes" and cut it first, back in 1955, and more than two decades on he was still wearing it proudly: the song resurfaces on Ol' Blue Suede's Back: Carl Perkins' Tribute to Rock and Roll, his 1978 album.
His original is counted among the very first rockabilly records, a scrappy collision of blues, country and the pop of its day, and it held a place on Cashbox's Best Selling Singles list for 16 weeks, two of them at number two. A long line of rockers has covered it since, and it long ago became a rock and roll standard, but it's Perkins' song, words and music, and the title of the 1978 record tells you he knew it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 353 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2012 | 874 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) | 885 |
| 2020 | 1661 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2023 | 308 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time | 909 |
| 2026 | 970 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
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