Here’s a growing list 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).
December 01
1957 • Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Two • “Big River” • Rockabilly • [Single] • “Ballad Of A Teenage Queen”
1960 • Ben E. King • “Spanish Harlem” • Soul • Spanish Harlem • “First Taste Of Love”
1963 • Neil Young & The Squires • “The Sultan” • Folk-Rock • [Single] • “Aurora”
1967 • The Stone Poneys (With Linda Ronstadt) • “Different Drum” [UK] • Baroque Pop • Evergreen, Vol. 2 • “I’ve Got To Know”
1971 • John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band • “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Listen, The Snow Is Falling” [Yoko Ono]
1972 • 10cc • “Johnny, Don’t Do It!” [UK] • Art Pop-Rock • 10cc • “4% Of Something”
1972 • Eagles • “Peaceful, Easy Feeling” • Country-Rock • Eagles • “Tryin'”
1978 • Earth, Wind & Fire • “September” [UK] • Disco • [Single] • “Can’t Hide Love”
1984 • David Bowie • “Blue Jean” • Glam Rock • Tonight • “Dancing With The Big Boys”
1988 • U2 • “Angel Of Harlem” • Alt. Pop-Rock • Rattle And Hum • “A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel”
1993 • Michael Jackson • “Gone Too Soon” • Pop Ballad • Dangerous • “Gone To Soon” [Instrumental]
1993 • Counting Crows • “Mr. Jones” • Alt. Pop-Rock • August And Everything After • “Raining In Baltimore” / “Mr. Jones” [Acoustic Live]
1997 • Genesis • “Shipwrecked” • Alt. Rock • Calling All Stations • “No Son Of Mine / Lovers Leap / Turn It On Again”
December 02
1966 • David Bowie • “Rubber Band” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “The London Boys”
1966 • Donovan • “Sunshine Superman” [UK] • Psychedelic-Pop • Sunshine Superman • “The Trip”
1966 • Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston • “It Takes Two” • Soul – Pop • Take Two • “It’s Got To Be A Miracle (This Thing Called Love)”
1966 • Blues Magoos • “(We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet” [UK] • Garage Rock • Psychedelic Lollipop • “Gotta Get Away”
1967 • The Rolling Stones • “In Another Land” • Psychedelic Rock • Their Satanic Majesties Request • “The Lantern”
1967 • The Small Faces • “Tin Soldier” • Brit Beat • Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake • “I Feel Much Better”
1968 • Manfred Mann • “Fox On The Run” • Folk-Pop • [Single] • “Too Many People”
1968 • The Beach Boys • “Bluebirds On The Mountain” • Pop-Rock • 20/20 • “Never Learn Not To Love”
1971 • Led Zeppelin • “Black Dog” • Hard Rock • Led Zeppelin IV • “Misty Mountain Hop”
1975 • Queen • “Bohemian Rhapsody” • Operatic/Prog Rock • A Night At The Opera • “I’m In Love With My Car”
1976 • J. Geils Band • “Peanut Butter” • Boogie Rock • [Single] • “Magic’s Mood”
1977 • Talking Heads • “Psycho Killer” [UK] • New Wave Pop-Rock • Talking Heads: 77 • “I Wish You Wouldn’t Say That”
1991 • U2 • “Mysterious Ways” [UK] • Alt. Pop-Rock • Achtung Baby • “Mysterious Ways” [Remix]
1996 • R.E.M. • “Electrolite” [UK] • Alt. Pop-Rock • New Advantures In Hi-Fi • “The Wake-Up Bomb” [Live]
December 03
1964 • Gary Lewis & The Playboys • “This Diamond Ring” • Pop-Rock • This Diamond Ring • “Hard To Find”
1965 • The Beatles • “Day Tripper” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Yesterday…And Today • “We Can Work It Out” [Double A-Side]
1965 • The Beatles • “We Can Work It Out” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Yesterday…And Today • “Day Tripper” [Double A-Side]
1965 • The Beach Boys • “The Little Girl I Once Knew” [UK] • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “There’s No Other (Like My Baby)”
1965 • Roger Miller • “England Swings” [UK] • Country-Pop • Goilden Hits • “The Good Old Days”
1965 • The Hollies • “If I Needed Someone” [UK] • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “I’ve Got a Way of My Own”
1965 • Elvis Presley • “Tell Me Why” • R&B Ballad • [Single] • “Blue River”
1965 • Elvis Presley • “Blue River” • R&B Ballad • [Single] • [B-Side]
1966 • The Who • “Happy Jack” [UK] • Power Pop • A Quick One • “I’ve Been Away”
1971 • Don McLean • “American Pie” [UK] • Folk-Rock • American Pie • “Empty Chairs”
1971 • Melanie • “Brand New Key” [UK] • Folk-Pop • Gather Me • “Some Say (I Got Devil)”
1972 • Focus • “Sylvia” [UK] • Prog Rock • Focus III • “House Of The King”
1976 • 10cc • “The Things We Do For Love” [UK] • Art Pop-Rock • Deceptive Bends • “Hot To Trot”
1979 • Toto • “99” • Pop-Rock • Hydra • “Hydra”
1983 • Culture Club • “Karma Chameleon” • New Wave Pop-Rock • Colour By Numbers • “That’s The Way (I’m Only Trying To Help You)”
1991 • Guns N’ Roses • “Live And Let Die” • Hard Rock • Use Your Illusion I • “Live And Let Die” [Live]
1996 • Dave Matthews Band • “Crash Into Me” • Alt. Rock/Pop-Rocck • Crash • “Crash Into Me” [Acoustic]
2001 • Michael Jackson • “Cry” • R&B Ballad • Invincible • “Shout” / “Streetwalker”
December 04
1961 • Gene Chandler • “Duke Of Earl” • Doo Wop/Pop-Soul • [Single] • “Kissin’ In The Kitchen”
1961 • The Shirelles • “Baby It’s You” • Girl Groups • [Single] • “The Things I Want to Hear (Pretty Words)”
1972 • Paul McCartney & Wings • “Hi, Hi, Hi” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “C Moon” [Double A-Side]
1972 • Paul McCartney & Wings • “C Moon” • Reggae-Pop • [Single] • “Hi, Hi, Hi” [Double A-Side]
1981 • Foreigner • “Waiting For A Girl Like You” [UK] • Arena Rock • 4 • “Feels Like The First Time” / “Cold As Ice”
1984 • The Kinks • “Do It Again” • Power Pop • Word Of Mouth • “Guilt”
1989 • Duran Duran • “Burning The Ground” • New Wave Synth-Pop • [Single] • “Decadence”
December 05
1969 • Badfinger • “Come And Get It” [UK] • Power Pop • Magic Christian Music • “Rock Of All Ages”
1969 • Chicago • “I’m A Man” [UK] • Jazz-Rock • Chicago Transit Authority • “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?”
1973 • REO Speedwagon • “Ridin’ The Storm Out” • Hard Rock • Ridin’ The Storm Out • “Whiskey Night”
1980 • The Police • “De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da” • New Wave Pop-Rock • Zenyatta Mondatta • “Friends”
1980 • Rockpile • “Teacher Teacher” [UK] • Pub Rock • Seconds Of Pleasure • “Fool Too Long”
1987 • Foreigner • “Say You Will” • Arena Rock • Inside Information • “A Night To Remember”
1988 • U2 • “Angel Of Harlem” [UK] • Alt. Pop-Rock • Rattle And Hum • “A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel”
1995 • Everclear • “Santa Monica (Watch The World Die)” • Grunge Rock • Sparkle And Fade • “Heroin Girl” [Acoustic]
1998 • R.E.M. • “Lotus” • Alt. Pop-Rock • Up • “Surfing The Ganges”
2005 • The Rolling Stones • “Rain Fall Down” • Funk Rock • A Bigger Bang • “Rain Fall Down” [Radio Edit] / “Rain Fall Down” [Heavy Disco Edit]
December 06
1962 • The Marvelettes • “Twistin’ Postman” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • The Marvelettes Sing • “I Want A Guy”
1963 • The Swinging Blue Jeans • “Hippy Hippy Shake” [UK] • Mersey Beat • [Single] • “Now I Must Go”
1965 • The Beatles • “Day Tripper” • Pop-Rock • Yesterday…And Today • “We Can Work It Out” [Double A-Side]
1965 • The Beatles • “We Can Work It Out” • Pop-Rock • Yesterday…And Today • “Day Tripper” [Double A-Side]
1965 • The Miracles • “Going To A Go-Go” • Soul – Pop • Going To A Go-Go • “Choosey Beggar”
1965 • The Miracles • “Choosey Beggar” • Soul – Pop • Going To A Go-Go • [B-Side]
1968 • Deep Purple • “Kentucky Woman” • Heavy Metal • The Book Of Taliesyn • “Hard Road”
1974 • George Harrison • “Ding Dong, Ding Dong” [UK] • Holiday Pop • Dark Horse • “I Don’t Car Anymore”
1986 • Paul Simon • “Graceland” • Folk-Pop • Graceland • “Hearts And Bones”
1993 • Nirvana • “All Apologies” • Grunge • In Utero • “Rape Me”
1994 • Madonna • “Take A Bow” • Dance-Pop • Bedtime Stories • “Take A Box” [Alternate Mix]
December 07
1959 • Jack Scott • “What In The World’s Come Over You” • Rockabilly • [Single] • “Baby Baby”
1969 • Steppenwolf • “Monster” • Heavy Metal • Monster • “Berry Rides Again”
1970 • Bread • “Let Your Love Go” • Soft Rock • Manna • “Too Much Love”
1976 • Eagles • “New Kid In Town” • Pop-Rock • Hotel California • “Victim Of Love”
1979 • The Clash • “London Calling” [UK] • Punk-Rock • London Calling • “Armagideon Time”
1979 • Queen • “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” • Rockabilly • The Game • “Spread Your Wings” [Live]
1979 • Holly And The Italians • “Tell That Girl To Shut Up” [UK] • Punk/Power Pop • [Single] • “Chapel Of Love”
1979 • Led Zeppelin • “Fool In The Rain” • Hard Rock • In Through The Out Door • “Hot Dog”
1992 • Pearl Jam • “Oceans” [UK] • Grunge Rock • Ten • “Why Go” [Live] / “Deep” [Live] / “Alive” [Live]
