▁ ▁# 3 6 ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁Fif ty ▁Ess ential ▁Record ings ▁From ▁The ▁F ift ies ▁( 1 9 9 0 ) ▁ ▁# 6 5 ▁Acc laimed ▁Music : ▁The ▁Top ▁ 2 0 0 ▁Songs ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁ ▁# 6 7 5 ▁Acc laimed ▁Music : ▁All ▁Time ▁Top ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁ ▁Thor nt on ' s ▁recording ▁of ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Rock ▁and ▁Roll ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ' s ▁" 5 0 0 ▁Songs ▁That ▁Sh aped ▁Rock ▁and ▁Roll " ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Thor nt on ' s ▁recording ▁of ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁pres ervation ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Rec ording ▁Reg istry ▁by ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ▁as ▁being ▁" c ultur ally , ▁histor ically , ▁or ▁artist ically ▁significant ." ▁ ▁Res p ons es ▁( 1 9 5 3 – 1 9 5 5 ) ▁Cover ▁versions ▁Thor nt on ' s ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁was ▁so ▁popular ▁that ▁it ▁spawn ed ▁at ▁least ▁ten ▁cover ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁before ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ▁recorded ▁it ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁covers ▁of ▁Thor nt on ' s ▁original ▁was ▁that ▁of ▁Little ▁Est her , ▁who ▁recorded ▁an ▁R & B ▁cover ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁( b /