Bo Diddley (1958 album)

Bo Diddley
Compilation album by
Released1958
RecordedMarch 2, 1955 – January 29, 1958
StudioUniversal Recording, Chess (Chicago)
Genre
Length28:59
LabelChess
Producer
Bo Diddley chronology
Bo Diddley
(1958)
Go Bo Diddley
(1959)

Bo Diddley is the debut album by American rock and roll musician Bo Diddley. It collects several of his most influential and enduring songs, which were released as singles between 1955 and 1958. Chess Records issued the album in 1958. In 2012, it was ranked number 216 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list alongside his second album, Go Bo Diddley (1959).[1] The ranking of the album pair dropped to number 455 in the 2020 update of the list.[2]

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  2. ^ "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rollingstone.com. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2022.