Timeline of the music of the Fallout series

What follows is a timeline of the music of the Fallout series based on the songs' recording date.
==Background==
While many songs are from the 40s and 50s, others are markedly newer than those decades. Reasons cited by the developers regarding the inclusion or omission of newer or older recordings vary considerably ranging from the cost of licensing, wanting to use tracks that would be new to the audience, or changes in the licensing companies.
It primarily deals with the licensed tracks which were not specifically composed for the Fallout series. However, several songs are described as existing in the Fallout world in the future. For example, in Fallout 76, Julie on Appalachia Radio describes the enduring popularity of "Take Me Home, Country Roads."Julie: "Terminals here in the station say this was the most popular song pre-war. I can't take a real survey, but I'm betting it's still true today. Here's 'Country Roads.'"(Julie's dialogue)
Music supervision and licensing for all games since Fallout 3 were primarily done by Christopher S. Parker, Tim Scanlin, and Ian M. Anderson, music coordinator for Brandracket, LLC.
==1900s and prior==
The Fallout 3 quest, Lincoln's Profit Margins, features a and phonautogram recording of President Lincoln's voice. In reality, phonautograms consist of sound waves traced in insubstantial soot which hampered playback until 2008.Phonautograph on Wikipedia
The Copyright Act of 1909 allows for mechanical licenses so that piano roll manufacturers could make cover versions of songs. However, since sound recording is a nascent technology, it is not yet considered to be eligible for copyright. The act also codifies the copyright symbol as a circled capital letter C (©) for eligible works. A song's composition qualifies for copyright, but not its recording.
==1920s==
By this time, the cylinder had fallen out of favor and disc records carried the day. The material to make records was standardized to shellac with a playback speed of 78 rpm. However, all recording was done acoustically where singers had to shout to make themselves heard above the surface noise.
The development of electrical recording by the late 20s allowed for more sensitive microphones and gave rise to the "crooners" the likes of Bing Crosby and Rudy Vallée.
Associated game	Song title 	Artist 	Record label 	Recorded 	Release notes
Fallout 76 	"Nobody's Fault but Mine"	Blind Willie Johnson	Columbia Records	1927 December 3Columbia Records 14000D series Numerical Listing	-
- 	"Ain't Misbehavin'"* 	Fats Waller 	Victor Records 	1929, August 2Victor Records 22000 - 22500 Numerical Listing 	Waller's first recording of many of this song, instrumental only. Credited as Thomas Waller.
Associated game	Song title 	Artist 	Record label 	Recorded 	Release notes
Project V13 	"Slave to the Blues"	Ma Rainey	Paramount Records	1926, January Paramount Records 12000 series numerical listing (1922 - 1927)	-
==1930s==
The 30s heralded the Great Depression and brought an end to the Roaring 20s. Record companies nearly folded since people could listen to music for free on the radio. RCA Victor attempts to launch a 33.3 rpm record which was a commercial failure.
Associated game 	Song title 	Artist 	Record label 	Recorded 	Release notes
Fallout 76 	"Happy Days Are Here Again" 	Ben Selvin Orchestra 	Columbia Records 	1930 February 3Columbia Records 2000D to 2499D Numerical Listing	-
Fallout 76 	"Doin' the Uptown Lowdown" 	Isham Jones Orchestra 	Victor Records 	1933 October 3Victor Records 24000 - 24500 Numerical Listing 	-
Fallout 76 	"I Can't Dance (I Got Ants in My Pants)"	Chick Webb Orchestra 	Columbia Records 	1934 May 9Columbia Records 2500D to 2999D Numerical Listing 	-
- 	"Anything Goes"* 	Cole Porter (vocals and solo piano) 	Victor Records 	1934 November 27Victor Records 24500 - 25000 	-
Fallout 76 	"Just a Fair Weather Friend" 	Henry King Orchestra 	Columbia Records 	1934 December 13 	
Fallout 76 	"Keep A Knockin" 	Milton Brown 	Decca Records 	1936 March 5Decca Records 5000 - 5500 Numerical Listing 	-
Fallout 76 	"When I Get Low I Get High" 	Ella FitzgeraldChick Webb Orchestra 	Decca Records 	1936 April 7Decca Records 1000 - 1500 Numerical Listing 	-
Fallout 76 	"Steel Guitar Rag" 	Bob Wills 	Okeh Records 	1936 September 29Vocalion Records 3000 - 3500 (1935 - 1937) 	There are two takes of "Steel Guitar Rag" recorded at the same 1936 session.Note: Both takes have been repeatedly reissued on the Columbia (20219 37620), Okeh (03394), and Vocalion (03394) labels which are subsidiaries of each other. Pending physical examination of the discs, it is unclear which pressing contains which take, but Okeh 03394 can be confirmed to feature Fallout 76's version while Columbia 37620 features the other take.
Fallout 3Fallout 4	"Easy Living" 	Billie HolidayTeddy Wilson Orchestra	Brunswick Records	1937 June 1Brunswick Records 7500 Series Numerical Listing 	-
Fallout 76 	"Midnite in a Madhouse" 	Chick Webb Orchestra 	Decca Records 	1937 December 17Decca Records 1500 - 2000 Numerical Listing 	-
Fallout 76 	"Ol' Man Mose" 	Patricia NormanEddy Duchin Orchestra	Brunswick Records	1938 March 21Brunswick Records 8000 Series Numerical Listing 	-
Fallout 76 	"Jumpin' at the Woodside" 	Count Basie Orchestra 	Decca Records 	1938 August 22Decca Records 2000 - 2500 Numerical Listing 	-
Fallout 4 	"Undecided" 	Ella FitzgeraldChick Webb Orchestra 	Decca Records 	1939 February 17 	-
Fallout 4 	"Keep A Knockin" 	Louis Jordan 	Decca Records 	1939 March 29Decca Records 7500 - 8000 series Numerical Listing 	-
==1940s==
The US enters WWII. Wire recorders and transcription discs attempt to allow for longer recording times.
Associated game 	Song title 	Artist 	Record label 	Recorded 	Release notes
FalloutFallout 3Fallout 4Fallout 76	"Maybe" 	The Ink Spots 	Decca Records 	1940 June 11Decca Records 3000 - 3500 Numerical Listing 	-
Fallout 76 	"We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)" 	The Ink Spots 	Decca Records 	1940 July 16 	-
Fallout 76 	"In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town" 	Johnny Long 	Decca Records 	1940 September 12Decca Records 3000 - 3500 Numerical Listing 	Not to be confused with Johnny Long's later version for Decca Records on February 4, 1946 and another for Coral Records in 1954
Fallout 76 	"Walking the Floor Over You" 	Ernest Tubb 	Decca Records 	1941 April 26Decca Records 5500 - 6000 Numerical Listing 	-
Fallout 3Fallout 4Fallout 76 	"I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" 	The Ink Spots 	Decca Records 	1941 August 27Decca Records 3500 - 4000 Numerical Listing 	-
- 	"It's a Sin to Tell a Lie"* 	The Ink Spots 	Decca Records 	1941 November 17Decca Records 4000 - 4600 Numerical Listing 	-
Fallout: New Vegas 	"Jingle, Jangle, Jingle" 	Kay Kyser 	Columbia Records 	1942 May 21Columbia Records (Microphone label, USA) 36500 to 37000 Numerical Listing 	-
Fallout 76 	"Jukebox Saturday Night" 	Glenn Miller Orchestra 	RCA Victor Records 	1942 July 15RCA Victor 20-prefix series 	-
Fallout 76 	"Mister Five by Five" 	Ella Mae MorseFreddie Slack Orchestra 	Capitol Records 	1942 July 20Capitol Records 100 - 499 Numerical Listing 	-
- 	"Why Don't You Do Right?"* 	Peggy LeeBenny Goodman Orchestra 	Columbia Records 	1942 July 27 	-
- 	"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition"*	Kay Kyser Orchestra 	Columbia Records 	1942 July 31 	-
Fallout 76 	"Ain't Misbehavin'" 	Fats Waller 	RCA Victor Records 	1943 January 23Taylor, Stephen. Fats Waller on the Air: the Radio Broadcasts and Discography. Scarecrow Press, 2006. p.283 	Recorded for the 1943 film Stormy Weather. Fats Waller died a few months after the film's premiere. The first formal release was dubbed on September 24, 1946 and advertised as "'Fats' Waller's last record" in 1947.The Billboard magazine January 18, 1947, p. 19
Fallout 4Fallout ShelterFallout 76 	"Pistol Packin' Mama" 	Bing CrosbyThe Andrews Sisters 	Decca Records 	1943 September 27Decca Records 23000 - 23500 Numerical Listing 	-
Fallout: New Vegas 	"Stars of the Midnight Range" 	Johnny Bond 	Standard Program Library transcription disc 	1944Bond, Johnny. Reflections (autobiography and discography) JEMF Special Series No. 8. Los Angeles, California.:John Edwards Memorial Foundation, 1976, p. 65 	2000-2001Country and Western: Johnny Bond ‎– Standard Transcriptions Amazon listingFirst digitized by Soundies Inc. and Bloodshot Revival Records as Country and Western: Johnny Bond ‎– Standard Transcriptions
Fallout 76 	"Headin' Down the Wrong Highway" 	Johnny Bond 	Standard Program Library transcription disc 	1944 	2000-2001First digitized by Soundies Inc. and Bloodshot Revival Records as Country and Western: Johnny Bond ‎– Standard Transcriptions
Fallout 76 	"Swinging on a Star" 	Bing CrosbyJohn Scott Trotter Orchestra 	Decca Records 	1944 February 7Decca Records 18500 - 19000 Numerical Listing 	Fallout 76 removed content
Fallout 76 	"Straighten Up and Fly Right" 	The Andrews SistersVic Schoen Orchestra 	Decca Records 	1944 May 2 	-
Fallout 76 	"Don't Fence Me In" 	Bing CrosbyThe Andrews SistersVic Schoen Orchestra	Decca Records 	1944 July 26 	-
Fallout 3Fallout 4 	"Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" 	The Ink SpotsElla Fitzgerald 	Decca Records 	1944 August 30 	-
Fallout 76 	"Opus No. 1" 	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra 	RCA Victor Records 	1944 November 14RCA Victor Records 20-Prefix series 	-
- 	"Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive"* 	Bing CrosbyThe Andrews Sisters 	Decca Records 	1944 December 8 	-
Fallout 4 	"Personality" 	Johnny MercerThe Pied Pipers 	Capitol Records 	ca. 1945Capitol Records 100 - 499 	-
Fallout 4 	"Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" 	Bing CrosbyJohn Scott Trotter Orchestra 	n/aKraft Music Hall radio broadcast 	1945 February 1Morgereth, Timothy A. (1987). Bing Crosby: a discography, radio program list and filmography. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 322. ISBN 0899502105. 	Fallout 4 is the first known release of this recording in restored quality
Fallout 76 	"Salt Pork, West Virginia" 	Louis Jordan 	Decca Records 	1945 July 16 	-
Fallout 4 	"One More Tomorrow" 	Frankie Carle 	Columbia Records 	1946 March 14 	-
Fallout 76 	"Tumbling Tumbleweeds" 	Sons of the Pioneers 	RCA Victor Records 	1946 March 15RCA Victor Records 20-Pprefix series 	possibly removed from the gameThe Sons of the Pioneers also recorded an earlier version in 1936 and a stereo version for the 1960 album Cool Water which also features Fallout 76's version of "Ghost Riders in the Sky".
Fallout 76 	"Pig Foot Pete" 	Ella Mae MorseFreddie Slack Orchestra 	Capitol Records 	1946 April 24Capitol Records Numerical Listing 	Freddie Slack also recorded a different version with the song's composer, Don Raye, a few years earlier on June 26, 1941 for Decca Records.
Fallout: New Vegas 	"It's a Sin" 	Eddy Arnold 	RCA Victor Records 	1946 September 24RCA Victor Records 20-prefix series 	-
Fallout 4 	"Worry Worry Worry" 	The Three Suns 	RCA Victor Records 	ca. 1947RCA Victor Records 20-prefix series 	-
Fallout 76 	"Two Left Hands" 	Charlotte BlackburnFreddie Slack Orchestra 	Capitol Records 	ca. 1947Capitol Records 15000 Series 	-
- 	"Easy Living"* 	Billie HolidayBob Haggart Orchestra 	Decca Records 	1947 February 13Decca Records 24000 - 24500 Numerical Listing 	-
Fallout 4 	"Good Rocking Tonight" 	Roy Brown 	DeLuxe Records 	1947 JulyRuppli, Michel (1985). The King Labels: A Discography - Vol. 1 & 2. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 495. 	-
Fallout 3Fallout 4Fallout 76 	"Civilization" 	The Andrews SistersDanny Kaye 	Decca Records 	1947 September 27Decca Records 23500 - 24000 Numerical Listing 	-
Fallout 3Fallout 4 	"Mighty, Mighty Man" 	Roy Brown 	DeLuxe Records 	1947 OctoberRuppli, Michel (1985). The King Labels: A Discography - Vol. 1 & 2. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 499. 	-
Fallout 76 	"Answer to Drivin' Nails in My Coffin" 	Jerry Irby 	MGM Records 	1947 OctoberM-G-M Records 10000 - 10500 numerical listing 	-
Fallout 76 	"Bubbles in My Beer" 	Bob Wills 	MGM Records 	1947 October 30 	-
- 	"Why Don't You Do Right?"* 	Peggy LeeDave Barbour Orchestra 	Capitol RecordsRendezvous with Peggy Lee 	1947 NovemberCapitol Records 500 - 1000 	-
Fallout 4Fallout 76 	"It's All Over But the Crying" 	The Ink Spots 	Decca Records 	1947 November 21 	-
Fallout 4 	"Grandma Plays the Numbers" 	Wynonie Harris 	King Records 	1948 December 18Ruppli, Michel (1985). The King Labels: A Discography - Vol. 1 & 2. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 158. 	-
Fallout 76 	"I Didn't Know the Gun Was Loaded" 	Patsy Montana 	RCA Victor Records 	ca. 1949RCA Victor Records 21-0000 seriesBillboard magazine advertisement April 23, 1949 	-
Fallout: New Vegas 	"Mad About the Boy" 	Helen Forrest 	World Broadcasting System transcription disc	ca. 1949-1950Helen Forrest: The Complete World Transcriptions liner notes 	1999Helen Forrest: The Complete World Transcriptions Amazon listingFirst digitized by Soundies Inc. as Helen Forrest: The Complete World Transcriptions
Fallout 76 	"A Good Man is Hard to Find" 	Cass Daley 	Decca Records 	1949 February 22Decca Records 24500 - 25000 Numerical Listing 	-
Fallout 3Fallout 4 	"A Wonderful Guy" 	Tex Beneke 	Thesaurus transcription disc 	1949 May 30Tex Beneke And His Music In The Miller Mood liner notesThe South Pacific musical had opened on Broadway on April 7, 1949.Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Orchestra Glenn Miller Archives in the American Music Research Center at the University of Colorado Boulder	2000Tex Beneke And His Music In The Miller Mood Amazon listingFirst digitized by Soundies Inc. as Tex Beneke And His Music In The Miller Mood
Fallout 3Fallout 4Fallout 76 	"Butcher Pete (Part 1)" 	Roy Brown 	DeLuxe Records 	1949 September 20Ruppli, Michel (1985). The King Labels: A Discography - Vol. 1 & 2. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 521. 	-
Fallout 4 	"Butcher Pete (Part 2)" 	Roy Brown 	DeLuxe Records 	1949 September 20 	-
Fallout 3Fallout 4Fallout 76 	"Crazy He Calls Me" 	Billie Holiday 	Decca Records 	1949 October 19 	-
==1950s==
Just after the war is over, Columbia Records debuts the vinyl long-playing (LP) record in 1948. Stung by the memory, RCA Victor rolls out the 45 single in 1949. So begins a War of the Speeds with the 78 record slowly losing market share. 
Associated game 	Song title 	Artist 	Record label 	Recorded 	Release notes
Fallout: New VegasFallout 4Fallout 76 	"Orange Colored Sky" 	Nat King ColeStan Kenton Orchestra 	Capitol Records 	ca. 1950Capitol Records 1000 - 1500 	-
Fallout 4 	"He's a Demon, He's a Devil, He's a Doll" 	Betty Hutton 	RCA Victor Records 	ca. 1950RCA Victor Records 20-prefix series numerical listing 	-
Fallout 3 	"Jazzy Interlude"(originally: "Jazz Interlude")	Billy MunnCharles Brull Dance Orchestra 	Charles Brull - A Harmonic Private Recording	ca. 1950First known use is in the soundtrack of the 1950 Swedish comedy film adaption of the The Scarlet Pimpernel, Pimpernel Svensson. Swedish Film Database entry for "Pimpernel Svensson (1950)" 	(library music)Reissued under APM as KPM-0398 - Roads to War (1933-1945) Part 1
Fallout 3 	"Swing Doors" 	Allan GrayCharles Brull Dance Orchestra 	Charles Brull - A Harmonic Private Recording	ca. 1950First known use is in the soundtrack of the 1951 Swedish comedy film, Biffen och Bananen (Beef and Banana). Swedish Film Database entry for "Biffen och Bananen (1951)" However, since it is part of the same phonograph record as Jazzy Interlude, it is presumed they were released around the same time. 	(library music)Reissued under APM as KPM-0398 - Roads to War (1933-1945) Part 1
Fallout 3Fallout 4Fallout 76 	"Dear Hearts and Gentle People 	Bob CrosbyThe Bob Cats 	Standard Program Library transcription disc 	1950 April–MayAll the Bob Crosby songs used in Fallout are part of the same transcription disc. "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" was published in 1949. "Happy Times" was from the 1949 The Inspector General film.Bob Crosby's discography puts the recording session between the April 10th and May 22nd sessions in 1950 for Coral Records. (Garrod, Charles, and Bill Korst. Bob Crosby and His Orchestra (discography). 1st ed., Zephyrhills, Florida.: Joyce Record Club, 1987. p. 41)	2000Bob Crosby And The Bobcats - The Complete Standard Transcriptions Amazon listingFirst digitized by Soundies Inc. as Bob Crosby And The Bobcats - The Complete Standard Transcriptions
Fallout 3Fallout 4 	"Happy Times" 	Bob CrosbyThe Bob Cats 	Standard Program Library transcription disc 	1950 April–May 	2000First digitized by Soundies Inc. as Bob Crosby And The Bobcats - The Complete Standard Transcriptions
Fallout 3Fallout 4 	"Way Back Home" 	Bob CrosbyThe Bob Cats 	Standard Program Library transcription disc 	1950 April–May 	2000First digitized by Soundies Inc. as Bob Crosby And The Bobcats - The Complete Standard Transcriptions
Fallout: New Vegas 	"Why Don't You Do Right?" 	Peggy LeeDave Barbour Quartet 	n/aSnader Telescription 	1950, September 14Peggy Lee's Bio-Discography And Videography:The Snader Telescriptions (Performances For Television, Part I) 	ca. 1963First known public issue on Camay RecordsAlbum Index For The Peggy Lee Bio-Discography And VideographyThe Peggy Lee Bio-Discography And Videography: An Inquiry Into The Snader, Studio, And Camay Companies
Fallout 4 	"Sixty Minute Man" 	Billy Ward and his Dominoes 	Federal Records 	1950, December 30 	-
Fallout 4 	"It's a Man" 	Betty Hutton 	RCA Victor Records 	ca. 1951 	-
Fallout 4 	"Rocket 69" 	Connie AllenTodd Rhodes Orchestra 	King Records 	1951 July 6Ruppli, Michel (1985). The King Labels: A Discography - Vol. 1 & 2. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 248. 	-
Fallout 2 	"A Kiss to Build a Dream On" 	Louis Armstrong 	Decca Records 	1951 July 24Decca Records 27500 - 28000 Numerical Listing 	-
Fallout 3 	"Rhythm For You" 	Eddy ChristianiFrans PoptieCharles Brull Dance Orchestra	Charles Brull - A Harmonic Private Recording	ca. 1952First known use is in the soundtrack of the 1953 Swedish film, Vi tre debutera. Swedish Film Database entry for "Vi tre debutera (1953)" However, it is part of the same phonograph record as "Yankee Doodle Polka" whose first known use is in the soundtrack of the 1952 Swedish film, Flottare med färg.Swedish Film Database entry for "Flottare med färg (1952)" It is presumed they were released around the same time. 	(library music)Reissued under APM as KPM-0398 - Roads to War (1933-1945) Part 1
Fallout 3 	"I'm Tickled Pink" 	Jack Shaindlin 	n/a 	ca. 1952First known use is in the soundtrack of the 1952 film noir Walk East on Beacon 	(library music)Reissued under APM as CINE-0004 - Dance Orchestra
Fallout 3 	"Let's Go Sunning" 	Jack Shaindlin 	n/a 	ca. 1954First known use is in the soundtrack of the 1954 nudist film Garden of Eden 	(library music)Reissued under APM as CINE-0004 - Dance Orchestra
Fallout 4 VR trailerFallout 76 	"Mr. Sandman" 	The Chordettes 	Cadence Records 	1954Cadence Records 	-
Fallout: New Vegas 	"Johnny Guitar" 	Peggy LeeVictor Young Orchestra 	Decca Records 	1954 March 1Decca Records 29000 - 29500 Numerical Listing 	-
Fallout 4 	"Uranium Fever" 	Elton Britt 	RCA Victor Records 	ca. 1955RCA Victor Records 20-prefix series 	-
Fallout 76 	"Uranium" 	Commodores 	Dot Records 	ca. 1955Dot Records Numerical Listing 	-
Fallout 76 	"Dark as a Dungeon" 	Tennessee Ernie Ford 	Capitol RecordsThis Lusty Land! 	1955 	-
Fallout 76 	"Sixteen Tons" 	Tennessee Ernie Ford 	Capitol Records 	1955 	-
Fallout 4 	"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" 	Big Maybelle 	Okeh Records 	1955 March 21Okeh Records 6800 - 7100 (1951 - 57) 	-
Fallout: New Vegas 	"Something's Gotta Give" 	Bing CrosbyBuddy Cole Trio 	n/aThe Bing Crosby Show radio broadcast 	1955, June 9Mosaic Records discography; Track Listing, Personnel & Recording Dates; The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56) #245); Session E 	2009-2010The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings 1954-56 Amazon listingFirst digitized by Mosaic Records as The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings 1954-56
Fallout (TV Series) 	"Only You, And You Alone" 	The Platters 	Federal Records 	ca. 1955 	-
Fallout: New Vegas 	"Love Me as Though There Were No Tomorrow" 	Nat King Cole 	Capitol RecordsThis Is Nat King Cole 	1955-1956 	-
Fallout 4Fallout 76 	"Atom Bomb Baby" 	The Five Stars 	Kernel RecordsDot Records 	1957 	-
Fallout: New Vegas 	"Lazy Day Blues"(Originally: "Big Note Blues") 	Bert Weedon 	Parlophone Records 	1958 	(library music)Reissued under APM as KPM-0543 - Bert Weedon Gold
Fallout 4E3 2018 Fallout 76 "Let's Work with Others" trailer	"Right Behind You Baby" 	Ray Smith 	Sun Records 	1958 	-
Fallout 4 	"Uranium Rock" 	Warren Smith 	Sun Records 	1958Atomic Platters entry (Archived) 	1973Unissued by Sun Records until the album Sun Rockabillys - Put Your Cat Clothes On
Fallout 76 	"Shenandoah" 	Tennessee Ernie Ford 	n/aThe Ford Show broadcast 	ca. 1959 	Taken from color footage broadcast. The Ford Show was in color during its last three seasons from 1959-1961.
Fallout: New Vegas 	"Big Iron" 	Marty Robbins 	Columbia Records 	1959 April 	-
- 	"Heartaches by the Number"* 	Guy Mitchell 	Columbia Records 	1959 August 24 	-
Note: Hank Thompson did record a commercial version of "Hangover Heart" for Capitol Records. However, the end credits indicate that the Soundies Inc. version was scheduled to be used.
Associated game 	Song title 	Artist 	Record label 	Recorded 	Release notes
Fallout: New Vegas	"Hangover Heart"	Hank Thompson	Capitol Records 	ca. 1951Capitol Records 1500 - 2000	-
Fallout: New Vegas	"Hangover Heart"	Hank Thompson	World Broadcasting System transcription disc	ca. 1950s 	1999Hank World: The Unissued World Transcriptions Amazon listingFirst digitized by Soundies Inc. as Hank World: The Unissued World Transcriptions
==1960s==
By the 60s, 78s are largely phased out of production in the US. Stereophonic sound starts to become widespread and standardized, phasing out monoaural recording.
Associated game 	Song title 	Artist 	Record label 	Recorded 	Release notes
Fallout 76 	"Ghost Riders in the Sky" 	Sons of the Pioneers 	RCA VictorCool Water 	1959 June 	Released 1960The Sons of the Pioneers also recorded an earlier mono version in 1949 for RCA Victor Records.
Fallout 4 	"Crawl Out Through the Fallout" 	Sheldon Allman 	HiFi RecordsFolk Songs for the 21st Century 	1960 	-
Fallout 3 	"Boogie Man" 	Sid PhillipsGroup-Eight Players	KP Music Recorded Library (KPM) 	1960 	(library music)Issued as a 78 rpm record and reissued as a KPM Brownsleeve LP in 1970
Fallout: New Vegas	"Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" 	Dean Martin 	Capitol Records 	1960 May 10 	-
Fallout: New Vegas	"Blue Moon" 	Frank Sinatra 	Capitol RecordsSinatra's Swingin' Session!!!	1960 August–September 	-
Fallout: New Vegas	"Happy Times" (instrumental)(Originally: "China Doll")	Bert Weedon 	His Masters Voice Records 	1961 	(library music)Reissued under APM as KPM-0543 - Bert Weedon Gold
Fallout 4 	"The Wanderer" 	Dion 	Laurie Records 	1961 	-
Fallout 76 	"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" 	Kay Kyser's Former Orchestra 	Capitol Records 	1961 August 25Hair, Raymond D., &; Wölfer, Jürgen. (2011). Thinking of You-The Story of Kay Kyser. Albany, Georgia: BearManor Media. p. 413 	Released in 1962. Re-recordings made by former members of Kay Kyser's Orchestra, but without Kay Kyser himself.
Fallout 4 	"The End of the World" 	Skeeter Davis 	RCA Victor Records 	1962 June 8 	-
Fallout: New Vegas	"Joe Cool"(Originally: "Stars and Teardrops") 	Nino Nardini 	A Sam Fox Production 	1965RCA Victor Master Serial Number Codes (S4RM); S stands for 1965, see song page for more details 	(library music)Reissued under APM as Carlin Archive Series - CAS019 - Jazzy VibesWarner Chappell Production Music Website search keyword: Volume["CAS019B"]
Fallout: New Vegas	"Blues For You"(Originally: "Cafard") 	Parés 	A Sam Fox Production 	1966RCA Victor Master Serial Number Codes (TR4M); T stands for 1966, see song page for more details 	(library music)Reissued under APM as Carlin Archive Series - CAS019 - Jazzy Vibes
Fallout 76 	"Wouldn't It Be Nice" 	The Beach Boys 	Capitol Records 	1966 January–April 	-
Fallout: New Vegas	"Jazz Blues""(Originally: "Modern Jazz (Blues)") 	Gerhard Trede 	CBS Records EZ Cue Library 	ca. 1968Columbia Records XTV number as 134330. "XTV" indicates a mono record as opposed to "XSV". Columbia XTV pressings in the 134000s have been largely issued in 1968	(library music)Reissued under APM as Gerhard Trede Collection - GT-0018 - Jazz Time 1
==1970s==
Formats come and go with the 8-track giving way to the cassette tape.
US Congress passes the Copyright Act of 1976. Prior to this, sound recordings (as opposed to compositions) could not be copyrighted. All sound recordings made prior to February 15, 1972 are under blanket copyright until February 15, 2047 provided they are published and made publicly available. After 2047, these songs will fall into the public domain.
The act also codifies the sound recording copyright symbol as a circled capital letter P (℗). This distinguishes the copyright for a recording as opposed to the copyright for the composition (denoted under ©).
Associated game 	Song title 	Artist 	Record label 	Recorded 	Release notes
Fallout: New Vegas	"Roundhouse Rock"(Originally: "Rockin' at the Roundhouse")	Bert Weedon 	Fontana Records 	1970Date given on Fontana 45 single and album 	(library music)Reissued under APM as KPM-0543 - Bert Weedon Gold
Fallout: New Vegas	"It's a Sin to Tell a Lie" 	The Ink Spots(Bill Kenny)	Columbia Records(CBS, 51 West)If I Didn't Care (album)	ca. 1978Lead singer Bill Kenny had died in 1978. The album was recorded shortly before his death.	1979 (posthumous)Date given on liner notes of If I Didn't Care.
==1980s==
Phillips had unveiled the compact disc (CD) in 1979 giving way for a new format for the decade.
Associated game 	Song title 	Artist 	Record label 	Recorded 	Release notes
Fallout: New Vegas	"Heartaches by the Number"	Guy Mitchell	K-TEL Records	1980, June Guy Mitchell - The Record Sessions (Archived)	1983First known public issue on Candlelite Records as part of a compilation albumThe Top 100 Country Hits of All Time liner notes
==1990s==
US Congress passes the Copyright Act of 1998 otherwise known as the Copyright Term Extension Act. Copyright law is amended such that sound recordings made prior to February 15, 1972 are under a blanket copyright until February 15, 2067 provided they are published and made publicly available. After the new date of 2067, these recordings will fall into the public domain.
Much of the soundtracks to the Fallout series also contain songs from various production music libraries. These tracks were never meant to be sold to the public and recording information is often obscured. These recordings appear on CD compilations, but indicate they are meant to imitate older songs though they are newer, stereo recordings based on the liner notes, copyright information, and the age of the composer.
Note: Since January 2017, APM Music no longer holds the rights to Carlin Production Music. All Carlin tracks are currently represented by Warner/Chappell Production Music.Carlin/CPM Transition on APM Music site
Associated game 	Song title 	Artist 	Record label 	Recorded	Release notes
Fallout: New Vegas	"Goin' Under" 	Darrell Wayne PerryTommy Smith 	Bruton Music 	1997 	(library music)Issued under APM as BRR57 - Nashville Timeline 1
Fallout: New Vegas	"In the Shadow of the Valley" 	Lost Weekend Western Swing Band	Sonoton Music 	1998 	(library music)Issued under APM as SCD-0347 - Swingin' Out West
Fallout: New Vegas	"Let's Ride Into the Sunset Together"	Lost Weekend Western Swing Band	Sonoton Music 	1998 	(library music)Issued under APM as SCD-0347 - Swingin' Out West
Fallout: New Vegas	"Lone Star" 	Lost Weekend Western Swing Band	Sonoton Music 	1998 	(library music)Issued under APM as SCD-0347 - Swingin' Out West
Fallout: New Vegas	"Slow Sax" 	Christof Dejean 	Kosinus Production Music	1999 	(library music)Issued under APM as KOS-0069 - Modern Jazz Movies
Fallout: New Vegas	"I'm Movin' Out" 	The Roues Brothers 	Bruton Music 	1999 	(library music)Issued under APM as BR-0306 - Portrait of the 50S (BRH 100)
==2000s==
Associated game 	Song title 	Artist 	Record label 	Recorded 	Release notes
Fallout: New Vegas 	"I'm So Blue" 	Katie Thompson 	Carlin Production Music 	2000-2002 	(library music) At time of game's release issued under APM. Now issued under Warner/Chappell as CAR319B Country Music 4 - Song/InstrumentalsWarner Chappell Production Music Website search keyword: Volume["CAR319B"]Instrumental originally released in 2000 for CAR297 Country Music 3 - Song/Line Dancing. Alternate vocal take used in the game was released in 2002 for Country Music 4.
Fallout: New Vegas 	"Where Have You Been All My Life?	Hal DavidJohn Cacavas 	Bruton Music 	2003Billboard magazine article May 3, 2003 p.58 	(library music)Issued under APM as BR-0409 - Singers and Swingers (BRO 25)
Fallout 3Fallout 4Fallout 76	"Anything Goes" 	Cole PorterVince Giordano and his Nighthawks Orchestra 	Bluebird RecordsRCA Victor RecordsIt's De Lovely - The Authentic Cole Porter Collection	1934 November 27 (vocals)2004, May 4 (overdubbing)It's De Lovely - The Authentic Cole Porter Collection liner notes	2004
Fallout 76 	"One More Pils" 	Andy Vale 	KPM 	2004 	(library music)Issued under APM as KPM-0552 - Practice Makes PerfectEdited to loop during the Fasnacht Day quest.
Fallout: New Vegas 	"Sit and Dream" 	Pete ThomasAshley SlaterLaurie Stras (back-up) 	Bruton Music 	2009 	(library music)Issued under APM as BR-0487 - Colourful Characters
Fallout 76 	"Jazz Potatoes" 	Yvo Abadi, Manuel Dante Mathieu Faivre, Miguel Vladimir	Kosinus Production Music 	2011 	(library music)Issued under APM as KOS-0259 - Happy Old JazzPlays in Pi House during the Wasted on Nukashine quest.
Fallout 76 	"Nice Shopping""Bossamania" 	Marc Durst 	Kosinus Production Music 	2011 	(library music)Issued under APM as KOS-0301 - Shopping CenterPlays in the Atomic Shop.
Associated game 	Song title 	Artist 	Record label 	Recorded 	Release notes
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel	"Temple from the Within" 	Killswitch Engage 	Ferret 	2000Killswitch Engage 	-
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel	"The Heretic Anthem" 	Slipknot 	Roadrunner 	2001Iowa 	-
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel	"People = Shit" 	Slipknot 	Roadrunner 	2001Iowa 	-
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel	"Slave the Way" 	Skinlab 	Century Media 	2002ReVoltingRoom 	-
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel	"Perpetual Black Second" 	Meshuggah 	Nuclear Blast 	2002Nothing 	-
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel	"Straws Pulled at Random" 	Meshuggah 	Nuclear Blast 	2002Nothing 	-
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel	"My Last Serenade" 	Killswitch Engage 	Roadrunner 	2000Alive or Just Breathing 	-
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel	"Beneath the Surface" 	Skinlab 	Century Media 	2003Identity 8 	-
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel	"The Dehumanizing Process"	Chimera 	Roadrunner 	2003The Impossibility of Reason	-
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel	"Stigmurder" 	Chimera 	Roadrunner 	2003The Impossibility of Reason	-
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel	"Pure Hatred" 	Chimera 	Roadrunner 	2003The Impossibility of Reason	-
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel	"Stay With Me (Unlikely)" 	Celldweller 	Position MusicEsion Media	2003Celldweller 	-
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel	"The Last Firstborn" 	Celldweller 	Position MusicEsion Media	2003Celldweller 	-
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel	"Losing All" 	Skinlab 	Century Media 	2004Nerve Damage 	-
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel	"A Nuclear Blast" 	Craig Stuart Garfinkle	- 	2004 	Title song for Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel
==21st century and Pre-War==
Fallout features a number of songs written and recorded up until the events of the Great War. On February 15, 2067, all sound recordings made before February 15, 1972 are no longer given federal copyright protection and now fall into the public domain. 
Associated game 	Song title 	Artist 	Notes
Fallout: New Vegas	"Let the Bright Tomorrow in"	Vera Keyes 	unplayable
Fallout: New Vegas	"Go to the Faraway" 	Vera Keyes 	unplayable
Fallout: New Vegas	"Begin Again" 	Vera Keyes 	Fully voiced. Created by Obsidian Entertainment sound designer Justin Bell (music and text setting), creative lead Chris Avellone (lyrics), audio producer Mikey Dowling (lyrics), and was sung by art intern Stephanie Dowling.
Fallout: New Vegas	"Saw Her Yesterday" 	Dean Domino 	What plays on the holotape is a clip of Bing Crosby's "Something's Gotta Give".
Fallout: New Vegas	"Ride of the Valkyries" 	Richard Wagner	Plays during the quest Come Fly With Me.
Fallout 4 	Nuka-World theme song 	- 	Heard in the Nuka-World amusement parkProduced by COPILOT Music
==Post-War==
Fallout also features a number of songs recorded after the Great War. Some were written for the games while others are covers of established songs, but all were newly recorded for the games. In-universe, the player character encounters the songs being played "live." The year for the main events of each game are as follows:
Game 	Start of the game's main events
Fallout 76 	2102
Fallout 3 	2277
Fallout: New Vegas	2281
Fallout 4 	2287
===Covers===
Associated game 	Song title 	Artist 	Cover of 	Notes
Fallout 3 	Gigue - Partita No. 3Preludio - Partita No. 3PreludioGrave - Sonata No. 2Allegro ma non troppo - Violin Concerto in A minorZigeunerweisenand additional improvisations (noodling)	Agatha 	various classical compositions 	Completing the quest Agatha's Song will unlock these songs on the radio with Agatha's Station.
The violin was played by Heather MacArthur.
Fallout: New Vegas	"New Vegas Valley""Streets of New Reno""Home on the Wastes" 	The Lonesome Drifter	"Red River Valley" (traditional)"Streets of Laredo" (traditional)"Home on the Range" (traditional)	Completing the quest Talent Pool will unlock these songs with The Lonesome Drifter playing them at The Aces theater in The Tops casino.These songs were adapted and performed by J.E. Sawyer. The guitar segments for the song were performed by Nathaniel Chapman and James Melilli.
Fallout: New Vegas	"Cobwebs and Rainbows" also known as "Green Clouds and Dust Whirls" 	Bruce Isaac 	(library music)"Cobwebs and Rainbows" (1993) 	Completing the quest Talent Pool will unlock this songs with The Lonesome Drifter playing them at The Aces theater in The Tops casino.This songs were adapted and performed by J.E. Sawyer. The backing track is taken directly from the CD issued under APM as KPM-0228 - Pure Big Band - Part 2 / Vocals
Fallout 76 	"Take Me Home, Country Roads 	Spank 	"Take Me Home, Country Roads" (1971) 	Produced by COPILOT Music
Fallout 76 	"Ring of Fire" 	Spank 	"Ring of Fire" (1963) 	Produced by COPILOT Music
===Written for the game===
Associated game	Song title(s) 	Artist 	Notes
Fallout 4 	"Baby It's Just You""Good Neighbor""I'm the One You're Looking For""Man Enough"Train Train" 	Magnolia	These songs are unlocked on Diamond City Radio or can be heard live after visiting Magnolia in The Third Rail bar.The songs were written and performed by Lynda Carter, John Jarvis, and Kerry Marx.
Fallout 4 	"One Last Score""Baby, Quit Raidin' My Heart""Gimme What You Got""The Legend of Atlas (Part 1)""The Legend of Atlas (Part 2)""The Legend of RedEye""The Legend of RedEye's Name"	RedEye 	These songs will play on Raider Radio in Nuka-WorldThe songs were written and performed by Andrew W.K.
==Recordings with uncertain dates==
Note: Since January 2017, APM Music no longer holds the rights to Carlin Production Music. All Carlin tracks are currently represented by Warner/Chappell Production Music.
Much of the soundtracks to the Fallout series also contain songs from various production music libraries. These tracks were never meant to be sold to the public and recording information is often obscured. These recordings appear on CD compilations, but indicate they are from older mono, archival sources based on the liner notes, copyright information, and the age of the composer.
Associated game 	Song title 	Artist 	APM release
Fallout 3 	"Jolly Days" 	Gerhard Trede 	Sonoton Music - SCD-0207 - Archival 1 - Newsreel
Fallout 3 	"Fox Boogie" 	Gerhard Trede 	Selected Sound Music - SEL-5243 - Archive Selection 1
Fallout: New Vegas	"American Swing" 	Gerhard Trede 	Gerhard Trede Collection - GT-0012 - Pop and Dance Music
Fallout: New Vegas	"Hallo Mister X" 	Gerhard Trede 	Gerhard Trede Collection - GT-0012 - Pop and Dance Music
Fallout: New Vegas	"Jazz Club Blues" 	Harry Bluestone	Carlin Archive Series - CAS018 - Big Band and Jazz CombosWarner Chappell Production Music Website search keyword: Volume["CAS018B"]
Fallout: New Vegas	"Manhattan" 	Gerhard Trede 	Gerhard Trede Collection - GT-0012 - Pop and Dance Music
Fallout: New Vegas	"Sleepy Town Blues" 	Harry Lubin 	Carlin Archive Series - CAS035 - Urban City LifeWarner Chappell Production Music Website search keyword: Volume["CAS035A"]
Fallout: New Vegas	"Slow Bounce" 	Gerhard Trede 	Gerhard Trede Collection - GT-0012 - Pop and Dance Music
Fallout: New Vegas	"Strahlende Trompete" 	Gerhard Trede 	Gerhard Trede Collection - GT-0012 - Pop and Dance Music
Fallout: New Vegas	"Von Spanien Nach Südamerika"	Gerhard Trede 	Gerhard Trede Collection - GT-0012 - Pop and Dance Music
Fallout 76 	"Tea at the Ritz" 	Heinz Lohr 	SoHo Archive - SOHOA-0107 - Hot Big Band and Cool Jazz
===Vault 101 PA System===
The Vault 101 PA System and Fallout Shelter features several easy-listening instrumentals licensed from Westar Music. However, it appears that the same tracks have been re-released on multiple occasions under various titles and artists.
Jason Nyberg 	Craig Riley 	Essential Jazz Masters
Frank's Place 	Consortium of Cool	And All the While I'm Loving You
Basie's Up 	Making Waves 	Here Come the Cats!
Be-Bop Shop 	Music to Burn 	Jump for Joy
Solitary Refinement	Meridian 	Just One of Those Things
Hefti 	Sublime Swing 	Slow Summer Swing
Benny 	Licorice Stick 	Smoothing the Whole Thing Over
===Enclave Radio===
Enclave Radio consists of public domain patriotic compositions also recorded by Westar Music. 
* America the Beautiful - Samual A. Ward (1910)
* The Battle Hymn of the Republic - Julia Ward Howe (1862)
* Dixie - Dan Emmett (1861)
* Presidential Entrance - Rick Rhodes and Danny Pelfrey (1996)
* Marine's Hymn - Jacques Offenbach (1867)
* The Stars and Stripes Forever - John Philip Sousa (1897)
* The Washington Post - John Philip Sousa (1889)
* Yankee Doodle - Dr. Richard Shuckburgh (1770's)
The recordings appear on the album WSR171 Proud & Spirited,Westar Music entry for WSR171 Proud & Spirited but with a release date of 2014. Fallout 3 was released in 2008. The artist given is Rhodes & Pelfrey, as well as Kelly Richmond/Craig Riley.
===Other stations===
Radio Freedom plays colonial fiddle music and both Classical Radio stations play various tracks of classical music. The dates of the exact recordings and musicians are not known.
==Notes==
* Some songs have more well-known versions by the same artist that do not appear in the games. Fallout versions may come from an entirely different decade, but the originals are included for context and marked with an asterisk. 
* Generally if there is a considerable time gap between the "recorded" dates and the first public release date, it is accounted for in release notes. Many of the songs licensed for Fallout were not available for public purchase at the time and existed on publicly obscure formats until they were digitized. The largest gap between the original recording date and the first public release is "Anything Goes" (1934 and 2004, 70 years).
* The record labels listed are typically the first pressing of the US labels that originally issued the recording that the average consumer would have had access to unless otherwise marked. Many songs were first issued as singles until the invention of the vinyl LP album in 1948 where noted.
* Library music tracks are prioritized based on their original issue if known along with their Associated Production Music (APM) listing.
==Behind the scenes==
* The Fallout Bible makes passing references regarding the music of the world.Fallout Bible 0: "6. To the above, I would also add any music suggestions for fifties-style tunes... we're running a Fallout Pen and Paper game at work, and I need theme music pretty badly."Fallout Bible 0: "Thanks for everybody who sent in tunes - if you have anything that strikes you as a good Fallout fifties ambiance, send it my way at the email address, in #1, above. I'm always looking for new music tunes. Okay, I have a new contest for you Fallout aficionados - the first one to email me at CAvellone@blackisle.com with the correct answer gets to be the BIG WINNER next time. This one may require a little net research and some guessing, but nothing that will cripple you for life. In any event, the question is... drumroll, please: The Ink Spots' song, Maybe, was not the first choice of theme music for Fallout 1. Rights to the first choice, however, were in dispute, so the first choice was wisely avoided. The first choice song, by the same group, was...?"Fallout Bible 9: "The winner of last month's contest was DJ Slamák, who guessed that the first choice of the Ink Spots song for Fallout 1 was "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire." Rock on, DJ, you crazy muthuh, you."
* Despite Fallout: New Vegas having numerous references to Elvis Presley, developer Jason Bergman revealed on the Bethesda forums that performance rights to any of Elvis' songs would be too costly.Where's Wal-Jason Bergman Thread 2 on the Bethesda forums
* Developer Joshua Sawyer alluded to the use of library music in Fallout: New Vegas because it was "low-cost."Joshua Sawyer's tumblr
* Audio director Mark Lampert commented on the music in Fallout 4 being a mix of the "instantly recognizable," "lesser-known tracks from well-known artists," and "obscure tracks from long-forgotten bands."Facing the Music in Fallout 4
* The original source material for the tracks encompasses a broad range of music formats which run the gamut from the traditional vinyl LP and 45 and the shellac 78 rpm record to the more obscure 16 inch transcription disc, Old Time Radio broadcasts, Snader Telescriptions, and library music as well as newer CDs.
==References==
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