Here’s a sampling of charting singles (and B-Sides that charted) from rock and pop music from the 50s through the 80s – the BEST music ever made!
Entries are: Year • Artist • Track Title • Genre • Album • B-Side
(If a non-album single, then [Single]. If the charting track was the B-Side, then [B-Side]. Any “UK” entry designates a single different from its US counterpart).
August 18
1963 • Allan Sherman • “Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)” [UK] • Comedy/Novelty • My Son, The Nut • “(Rag Mop) Rat Fink”
1964 • Paul Revere & The Raiders • “Over You” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Swim”
1965 • Dino, Desi & Billy • “Not The Lovin’ Kind” • Teen Pop • [Single] • “Chimes Of Freedom”
1966 • Bob Dylan • “Just Like A Woman” • Folk-Rock • Blonde On Blonde • “Obviously 5 Believers”
1966 • The Four Tops • “Reach Out, I’ll Be There” • Soul-Gospel • [Single] • “Until You Love Someone”
1967 • The 5th Dimension • “Up-Up And Away” [UK] • Sunshine Pop • Up, Up And Away • “Which Way To Nowhere”
1967 • The Rolling Stones • “Dandelion” [UK] • Psychedelic Pop • [Single] • [B-Side]
1967 • The Rolling Stones • “We Love You” [UK] • Psychedelic Rock • [Single] • “Dandelion”
1968 • The Rascals • “People Got To Be Free” [UK] • Blue-Eyed Soul • Freedom Suite • “My World”
1972 • J.J. Cale • “After Midnight” [UK] • Blues-Rock • Naturally • “Crazy Mama”
1972 • The Raspberries • “Go All The Way” [UK] • Power Pop • Raspberries • “With You In My Life”
1978 • The Jam • “David Watts” [UK] • Punk/Mod Revival • [Single] • “”A” Bomb In Wardour Street”
1981 • Journey • “Who’s Crying Now” [UK] • Hard Rock • Escape • “Escape”
1986 • Genesis • “In Too Deep” [UK] • Prog Rock • Invisible Touch • “Do The Neurotic”
1987 • Kiss • “Crazy Crazy Nights” • Glam Metal • Crazy Nights • “No, No, No”
1997 • Foo Fighters • “Everlong” • Grunge • The Colour And The Shape • “Drive Me Wild”
1998 • Aerosmith • “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” • Hard Rock • Armageddon[Sndtrk] • “Animal Crackers”
August 19
1966 • Gary Lewis & The Playboys • “My Heart’s Symphony” [UK] • Brit Beat • (You Don’t Have To) Paint Me A Picture • “Tina (I Held You In My Arms)”
1966 • Episode Six • “Here, There And Everywhere” [UK] • Psychedelic Pop • [Single] • “Mighty Morris Ten”
1967 • Engelbert Humperdinck • “The Last Waltz” [UK] • Easy Listening Ballad • The Last Waltz • “That Promise”
1968 • Pink Floyd • “Let There Be More Light” • Psychedelic Rock • A Saucerful Of Secrets • “Remember A Day”
1975 • Linda Ronstadt • “Love Is A Rose” • Country-Rock • Prisoner In Disguise • “Silver Blue”
1977 • Ram Jam • “Black Betty” [UK] • Hard Rock • Ram Jam • “I Should Have Known”
1983 • The Moody Blues • “Sitting At The Wheel” • Prog Rock • The Present • “Going Nowhere”
1983 • Rainbow • “Street Of Dreams” [UK] • Hard Rock • Bent Out Of Shape • “Anybody There”
1983 • The Motels • “Suddenly Last Summer” • L. A. New Wave • Little Robbers • “Some Things Never Change”
1985 • Robert Plant • “Little By Little” [UK] • Hard Rock • Shakin’ ‘N’ Stirred • “Doo Doo A Do Do”
1985 • Thompson Twins • “Don’t Mess With Doctor Dream” [UK] • New Wave Synth-Pop • Here’s To Future Days • “Big Business”
1986 • R.E.M. • “Fall On Me” • Alt. Pop-Rock • Life’s Rich Pageant • “Rotary Ten”
1986 • Don Johnson • “Heartbeat” • Pop-Rock • Heartbeat • “Can’t Take Your Memory”
1991 • Dire Straits • “Calling Elvis” [UK] • New Wave/Post-Punk • On Every Street • “Iron Hand”
August 20
1955 • Elvis Presley • “I Forgot To Remember To Forget” • Rockabilly • [Single] • “Mystery Train”
1955 • Elvis Presley • “Mystery Train” • Rockabilly • [Single] • [B-Side]
1964 • The Temptations • “Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me So Blue)” • Soul-Pop • [Single] • “Baby, Baby I Need You”
1965 • The McCoys • “Hang On Sloopy” [UK] • Garage Rock • Hang On Sloopy • “I Can’t Explain It”
1965 • The Rolling Stones • “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” [UK] • Blues-Rock • Out Of Our Heads • “The Spider And The Fly”
1965 • Gary Lewis & The Playboys • “Everybody Loves A Clown” • Brit Pop • Everybody Loves A Clown • “Time Stands Still”
1965 • The Barbarians • “Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl” [UK] • Garage Rock • Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl • “Take It Or Leave It”
1965 • Barry McGuire • “Eve Of Destruction” [UK] • Folk-Rock • Eve Of Destruction • “What Exactly’s The Matter With Me”
1971 • The Doors • “Riders On The Storm” [UK] • Jazz-Rock • L. A. Woman • “Changeling”
1976 • Orleans • “Still The One” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Waking And Dreaming • “Siam Sam”
1979 • David Bowie • “Look Back In Anger” • Glam Rock • Lodger • “Repetition”
1979 • Bob Dylan • “Gotta Serve Somebody” • Folk-Rock • Slow Train Coming • “Trouble In Mind”
1982 • Santana • “Hold On” [UK] • Jazz-Rock Fusion • Shangó • “Oxun (Oshun)”
1982 • Afrika Bambaataa And The Soul Sonic Force • “Planet Rock” [UK] • Electro-Hip Hop • [Single] • “Planet Rock” [Instrumental]
1984 • Depeche Mode • “Master And Servant” [UK] • Synth-Pop • Some Great Reward • “(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me”
1988 • The Escape Club • “Wild, Wild West” [UK] • Dance-Rock • Wild, Wild West • “We Can Run”
2007 • Eagles • “How Long” • Country-Rock • Long Road Out Of Eden • “How Long” [Remix]
August 21
1954 • Bill Haley & His Comets • “Shake, Rattle And Roll” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • [Single] • “A.B.C. Boogie”
1961 • The Dovells • “Bristol Stomp” • Rock ‘n’ Doo-Wop • The Bristol Stomp • “Letters Of Love”
1961 • The Marvelettes • “Please Mr. Postman” • Soul-Pop • Please Mr. Postman • “So Long Baby”
1967 • Sam & Dave • “Soul Man” • Soul • Soul Men • “May I Baby”
1969 • Diana Ross & The Supremes And The Temptations • “The Weight” • Soul-Pop • Together • “For Better Or Worse”
1970 • The Carpenters • “We’ve Only Just Begun” • Soft Pop • Close To You • “All Of My Life”
1970 • Simon & Garfunkel • “El Cóndor Pasa” • Folk-Pop • Bridge Over Troubled Water • “Why Don’t You Write Me”
1970 • Grateful Dead • “Uncle John’s Band” [UK] • Folk-Rock • Workingman’s Dead • “New Speedway Boogie”
1970 • Dave Mason • “Only You Know And I Know” [UK] • Prog Rock • Alone Together • “Sad And Deep As You”
1971 • Janis Joplin • “Get It While You Can” • Blues-Rock • Pearl • “Move Over”
1971 • Janis Joplin • “Move Over” • Blues-Rock • Pearl • [B-Side]
1978 • Paul McCartney & Wings • “London Town” • Pop-Rock • London Town • “I’m Carrying”
1980 • The Doobie Brothers • “Real Love” • Pop-Rock • One Step Closer • “Thank You Love”
1981 • Rick James • “Super Freak” [UK] • Funk • Street Songs • “Super Freak (Part 2)”
1981 • Blue Öyster Cult • “Burnin’ For You” [UK] • Metal • Fire Of Unknown Origin • “Vengeance (The Pact)”
1981 • Pat Benatar • “Fire And Ice” [UK] • Hard Rock • Precious Time • “Hard To Believe”
1981 • Billy Squier • “The Stroke” [UK] • Hard Rock • Don’t Say No • “My Kinda Lover”
1989 • The Rolling Stones • “Mixed Emotions” [UK] • Blues-Rock • Steel Wheels • “Fancyman Blues”
1989 • The Cure • “Lovesong” • Pop-Rock • Disintegration • “2 Late” / “Fear Of Ghosts”
1995 • Michael Jackson • “You Are Not Alone” [UK] • Dance-Pop • HIStory: Past, Present, Future, Book I • “You Are No Alone” [Remixes]
2000 • Madonna • “Music” • Electro-Funk • Music • “Cyberraga”
2006 • The Rolling Stones • “Biggest Mistake” [UK] • Blues-Rock • A Bigger Bang • “Hand Of Fate”
2008 • Metallica • “The Day That Never Comes” • Thrash Metal • Death Magnetic • “No Remorse” [Live]
August 22
1960 • Johnny Horton • “North To Alaska” • Honky-Tonk • [Single] • “The Mansion You Stole”
1967 • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell • “Your Precious Love” • Soul Ballad • United • “Hold Me Oh My Darling”
1974 • Carole King • “Jazzman” • Female Vocalist • Wrap Around Joy • “You Go Your Way, I’ll Go Mine”
1980 • Queen • “Another One Bites The Dust” [UK] • Glam Rock • The Game • “Dragon Attack”
1980 • Pointer Sisters • “He’s So Shy” [UK] • Soul • Special Things • “Movin’ On”
1983 • Genesis • “Mama” • Prog Rock • Genesis • “It’s Gonna Get Better”
1988 • Phil Collins • “A Groovy Kind Of Love” [UK] • Pop Ballad • Buster[Sndtrk] • “Big Noise” [Instrumental]
1989 • Janet Jackson • “Miss You Much” • Dance-Pop • Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 • “You Need Me”
1991 • Thompson Twins • “Come Inside” • Alt Dance/House • Queer • “The Saint”
1992 • Kiss • “God Gave Rock And Roll To You II” [UK] • Hard Rock • Revenge • “Junior’s Gone Wild” [King’s X]
2001 • Michael Jackson • “You Rock My World” • Dance-Pop • Invincible • “You Rock My World” [Radio Edit]
2005 • The Rolling Stones • “Rough Justice” • Blues-Rock • A Bigger Bang • “Streets Of Love” [Double A-Side]
2005 • The Rolling Stones • “Streets Of Love” • Blues-Rock • A Bigger Bang • “Rough Justice” [Double A-Side]
2012 • Aerosmith • “Lover Alot” • Hard Rock • Music From Another Dimension • [None]
2012 • Aerosmith • “What Could Have Been Love” • Power Ballad • Music From Another Dimension • [None]
August 23
1960 • Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs • “Stay” • Doo Wop • [Single] • “Do You Believe”
1963 • The Village Stompers • “Washington Square” • Dixieland • Washington Square • “Turkish Delight”
1963 • The Angels • “My Boyfriend’s Back” [UK] • Girl Groups • My Boyfriend’s Back • “(Love Me) Now”
1963 • The Hollies • “Searchin'” [UK] • Brit Beat • [Single] • “Whole World Over”
1963 • The Beatles • “She Loves You” [UK] • Brit Beat • [Single] • “I’ll Get You”
1972 • Jim Croce • “Operator (That’s Not The Way It Feels)” • Folk-Pop • You Don’t Mess Around With Jim • “Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)”
1974 • Frank Zappa • “Cosmik Debris” • Art Rock • Apostrophe (*) • “Uncle Remus”
1974 • 10cc • “Silly Love” [UK] • Art Pop-Rock • Sheet Music • “The Sacro-Iliac”
1975 • Jefferson Starship • “Miracles” • Arena Rock • Red Octopus • “Al Garimasu (There Is Love)”
1975 • The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band • “Trouble In Paradise” • Country-Rock • Trouble In Paradise • “On The Line”
1976 • Gordon Lightfoot • “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald” • Folk-Rock • Summertime Dream • “The House You Live In”
1976 • The Stills-Young Band • “Long May You Run” • Folk-Rock • Long May You Run • “12/8 Blues (All the Same)”
1977 • Linda Ronstadt • “Blue Bayou” • Pop-Rock • Simple Dreams • “Old Paint”
1982 • Dire Straits • “Private Investigations” [UK] • New Wave/Post-Punk • Love Over Gold • “Badges, Posters, Stickers, T-Shirts”
1982 • Rush • “The Weapon” • Prog/Art Rock • Signals • “Digital Man”
1988 • Jane’s Addiction • “Jane Says” • Alt. Rock • Nothing’s Shocking • “Jane Says” [Live Version]
1993 • Sting • “Shape Of My Heart” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Ten Summoner’s Tales • “Walking On The Moon” [Live]
August 24
1962 • Peter, Paul & Mary • “If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song)” [UK] • Classic Folk • Peter, Paul & Mary • “Gone The Rainbow”
1964 • The Beach Boys • “When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)” • Pop-Rock • The Beach Boys Today! • “She Knows Me Too Well”
1964 • The Beatles • “Matchbox” • Brit Rockabilly • Something New • “Slow Down”
1964 • The Beatles • “Slow Down” • Brit Beat • Something New • [B-Side]
1964 • The Beach Boys • “She Knows Me Too Well” • Pop-Rock • The Beach Boys Today! • [B-Side]
1964 • Roger Miller • “Chug-A-Lug” • Country-Pop • Roger And Out • “Reincarnation”
1967 • The Human Beinz • “Nobody But Me” • Frat Rock • Nobody But Me • “Sueno”
1967 • The Rascals • “How Can I Be Sure” • Blue-Eyed Soul • Groovin’ • “I’m So Happy Now”
1976 • Donna Summer • “Spring Affair” • Disco • Four Seasons Of Love • “Come With Me”
1979 • Prince • “I Wanna Be Your Lover” • Funk • Prince • “My Love Is Forever”
1979 • Michael Jackson • “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” [UK] • Disco • Off The Wall • “I Can’t Help It”
1979 • Electric Light Orchestra • “Don’t Bring Me Down” [UK] • Prog. Rock • Discovery • “Dreaming Of 4000”
1979 • Little River Band • “Lonesome Loser” [UK] • Pop-Rock • First Under The Wire • “Cool Change”
1984 • The Replacements • “I Will Dare” • Alt. Pop-Rock • Let It Be • “2oth Century Boy” / “Hey Good Lookin'”
1984 • Sade • “Smooth Operator” [UK] • Smooth Soul • Diamond Life • “Split”
1985 • Sting • “Fortress Around Your Heart” • Pop-Rock • The Dream Of The Blue Turtles • “Consider Me Gone” [Live]
1985 • John (Cougar) Mellencamp • “Lonely Ol’ Night” • Roots Rock • Scarecrow • “The Kind Of Fella I Am”
1987 • R.E.M. • “The One I Love” • Alt. Pop-Rock • Document • “Maps And Legends” [Live]
1998 • Madonna • “Drowned World/Substitute For Love” [UK] • Ambient Pop • Ray Of Light • “Sky Fits Heaven”
1999 • Creed • “Higher” • Post-Grunge Alt Metal • Human Clay • “To Whom It May Concern”
2009 • Pearl Jam • “The Fixer” • Grunge Rock • Backspacer • “Supersonic”
