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).
March 02
1964 • The Beatles • “There’s A Place” • Brit Beat • Please Please Me • [B-Side]
1964 • The Beatles • “Twist And Shout” • Brit Beat • Introducing…The Beatles • “There’s A Place”
1964 • Freddie & The Dreamers • “You Were Made For Me” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • Three At The Top • “Send A Letter To Me”
1972 • The Chi-Lites • “Oh Girl” • Soul • A Lonely Man • “Being In Love”
1973 • Dr. John • “Right Place, Wrong Time” [UK] • New Orleans R&B • In The Right Place • “I Been Hoodood”
1973 • T. Rex • “20th Century Boy” [UK] • Glam Rock • [Single] • “Free Angel”
1979 • The Gibson Brothers • “Cuba” [UK] • Salsa-Disco • [Single] • “Cuba” [Club Version]
1981 • Manfred Mann’s Earth Band • “For You” • Art Rock • Chance • “A Fool I Am”
1982 • Triumph • “Magic Power” [UK] • Arena Rock • Allied Forces • “Fight The Power”
1985 • Triumph • “Fight The Good Fight” [UK] • Arena Rock • Allied Forces • [B-Side]
1985 • Madonna • “Crazy For You” • Pop Ballad • Vision Quest[Sndtrk] • “No More Words” [Berlin]
1992 • Nirvana • “Come As You Are” • Grunge • Nevermind • “Drain You” [Live]
1992 • Nirvana • “Come As You Are” [UK] • Grunge • Nevermind • “Endless, Nameless”
1998 • Days Of The New • “The Down Town” • Alt. Acoustic Rock • Days Of The New • “The Down Town” [LP Version]
2004 • Matchbox Twenty • “All I Need” • Alt. Rock • More Than You Think You Are • “Push” / “If You’re Gone”
March 03
1969 • James Taylor • “Carolina In My Mind” • Folk-Pop • James Taylor • “Taking It In”
1969 • The Beach Boys • “I Can Hear Music” • Pop-Rock • 20/20 • “All I Want To Do”
1972 • Betty Wright • “Clean Up Woman” [UK] • Soul (Quiet Storm) • I Love The Way You Love Me • “It’s Hard To Stop”
1972 • Gary Glitter • “Rock And Roll, Part 1” [UK] • Glam Rock • Glitter • “Rock And Roll, Part 2”
1972 • The Osmonds • “Down By The Lazy River” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Phase III • “He’s The Light Of The World”
1978 • Warren Zevon • “Werewolves Of London” • Pop-Rock • Excitable Boy • “Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner”
1979 • Frank Zappa • “Bobby Brown (Goes Down)” • Art Rock • Sheik Yerbouti • “Stick It Out”
1979 • Foreigner • “Women” • Arena Rock • Head Games • “The Modern Day”
1986 • Julian Lennon • “Stick Around” • Pop-Rock • The Secret Value Of Daydreaming • “Always Think Twice”
1989 • Madonna • “Like A Prayer” • Dance-Pop • Like A Prayer • “Act Of Contrition”
1990 • Tom Petty • “A Face In The Crowd” • Heartland Rock • Full Moon Fever • “A Mind With A Heart Of Its Own”
2000 • Madonna • “American Pie” • Dance-Pop • The Next Best Thing • “American Pie” [Richard ‘Humpty’ Vission Radio Mix]
March 04
1963 • The Beach Boys • “Shut Down” • Pop-Rock • Surfin’ U.S.A. • [B-Side]
1963 • The Beach Boys • “Surfin’ U.S.A.” • Surf Rock • Surfin’ U.S.A. • “Shut Down”
1966 • The Who • “Substitute” [UK] • Brit Beat • [Single] • “Circles” / “Instant Party”
1972 • Malo • “Suavecito” • Chicano Rock • Malo • “Nena”
1973 • Elvis Presley • “Fool” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • [B-Side]
1973 • Elvis Presley • “Steamroller Blues” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Fool”
1977 • Queen • “Tie Your Mother Down” [UK] • Glam Rock • A Day At The Races • “Drowse”
1977 • Joni Mitchell • “Coyote” [UK] • Folk-Rock • Hejira • “Blue Motel Room”
1977 • Jennifer Warnes • “Right Time Of The Night” [UK] • Country-Pop • Jennifer Warnes • “Daddy Don’t Go”
1985 • Philip Bailey & Phil Collins • “Easy Lover” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Chinese Wall • “Woman”
1991 • The Rolling Stones • “Highwire” • Blues-Rock • Flashpoint • “2000 Light Years From Home” [Live]
March 05
1965 • The Manish Boys • “I Pity The Fool” [UK] • Blues-Rock • [Single] • “Take My Tip”
1965 • The Miracles • “Ooo Baby Baby” • Soul – Pop • Going To A Go-Go • “All That’s Good”
1965 • Them • “Here Comes The Night” [UK] • Brit Beat • [Single] • “All For Myself”
1965 • The Yardbirds • “For Your Love” [UK] • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Got To Hurry”
1967 • The Small Faces • “I Can’t Make It” [UK] • Britbeat • [Single] • “Just Passing”
1971 • Yes • “Your Move” • Prog Rock • The Yes Album • “Clap”
1971 • John Lennon • “Power To The People” [UK] • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Touch Me”
1971 • Focus • “House Of The King” [UK] • Prog Rock • In And Out Of Focus • “Black Beauty”
1981 • REO Speedwagon • “Take It On The Run” • Power Ballad • Hi Infidelity • “Someone Tonight”
1981 • Genesis • “Man On The Corner” • Prog Rock • Abacab • “Submarine”
1982 • Men At Work • “Down Under” [UK] • New Wave Synth-Pop • Business As Usual • “Crazy”
1995 • Stone Temple Pilots • “Pretty Penny” • Arena Rock • Purple • [None]
March 06
1964 • The Roulettes • “Bad Time” [UK] • Brit Beat • Stakes & Chips • “Can You Go?”
1964 • The Rolling Stones • “Not Fade Away” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • England’s Newest Hit Makers • “I Wanna Be Your Man”
1969 • The Who • “Pinball Wizard” [UK] • Power Pop • Tommy • “Dogs Part Two”
1970 • The Beatles • “You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • [B-Side]
1970 • David Bowie • “The Prettiest Star” • Glam Rock • [Single] • “Conversation Piece”
1970 • The Beatles • “Let It Be” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Let It Be • “You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)”
1970 • Steppenwolf • “The Pusher” [UK] • Heavy Metal • Steppenwolf • “Your Wall’s Too High”
1970 • The Beatles • “You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)” [UK] • Pop-Rock • [Single] • [B-Side]
1970 • The 5th Dimension • “Blowing Away” [UK] • Sunshine Pop • The Age Of Aquarius • “Skinny Man”
1972 • Badfinger • “Baby Blue” • Power Pop • Straight Up • “Flying”
1981 • REO Speedwagon • “Keep On Loving You” [UK] • Power Ballad • Hi Infidelity • “Follow My Heart”
1981 • REO Speedwagon • “Don’t Let Him Go” [UK] • Power Ballad • Hi Infidelity • “Follow My Heart”
1983 • Todd Rundgren • “Bang The Drum All Day” • Garage Rock • The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect • “Chant”
1990 • The Cure • “Pictures Of You” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Disintegration • “Last Dance” [Live]
1993 • Madonna • “Fever” [UK] • Dance-Pop • Erotica • “Fever” [Radio Edit]
March 07
1966 • The Who • “A Legal Matter” [UK] • Brit Beat • The Who Sings My Generation • “Instant Party”
1966 • Brian Wilson • “Caroline, No” • Baroque Pop • [Single] • “Summer Means New Love”
1969 • The Small Faces • “Afterglow Of Your Love” [UK] • Britbeat • Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake • “Wham Bam Thank You Mam”
1969 • The Hollies • “Sorry Suzanne” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Not That Way At All”
1970 • Melanie • “Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)” • Gospel-Pop • Candles In The Rain • “Candles In The Rain” [Spoken Word]
1972 • Roberta Flack • “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” • Soft Pop • [Single] • “Trade Winds”
1972 • The Hollies • “The Baby” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Oh Granny”
1972 • Styx • “Best Thing” • Prog/Art Rock • Styx • “What Has Come Between Us”
1975 • Sweet • “Fox On The Run” [UK] • Glam Rock • Desolation Boulevard • “Miss Demeanour”
1981 • Phil Collins • “I Missed Again” [UK] • Jazz-Pop • Face Value • “I’m Not Moving”
1985 • USA For Africa • “We Are The World” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Grace”
1995 • Madonna • “One More Chance” • Pop Ballad • Something To Remember • “Verás”
March 08
1965 • Bob Dylan • “The Times They Are A-Changin'” [UK] • Folk-Rock • The Times They Are A-Changin’ • “Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance”
1965 • Aretha Franklin • “One Step Ahead” • Soul • [Single] • “I Can’t Wait Until I See My Baby’s Face”
1965 • Bob Dylan • “Subterranean Homesick Blues” • Folk-Rock • Bringing It All Back Home • “She Belongs To Me”
1966 • The Association • “Along Comes Mary” • Sunshine Pop • And Then…Along Comes The Association • “Your Own Love”
1966 • Crispian St. Peters • “The Pied Piper” • Folk-Rock • Follow Me • “Sweet Dawn My True Love”
1968 • Cilla Black • “Step Inside Love” [UK] • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “I Couldn’t Take My Eyes Off You”
1968 • Blue Cheer • “Summertime Blues” [UK] • Acid Rock • Vincebus Eruptum • “Out Of Focus”
1974 • Boz Scaggs • “You Make It So Hard (To Say No)” • Pop-Rock • Slow Dancer • “There Is Someone Else”
1977 • Little Feat • “Time Loves A Hero” • Country-Rock • Time Loves a Hero • “Sailin’ Shoes”
1977 • Queen • “Tie Your Mother Down” • Glam Rock • A Day At The Races • “Drowse”
1980 • Genesis • “Turn It On Again” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Duke • “Evidence Of Autumn”
1980 • Pat Benatar • “I Need A Lover” • Hard Rock • In The Heat Of The Night • “No You Don’t”
1982 • The Cars • “Since You’re Gone” • Rock Ballad • Shake It Up • “Think It Over”
1994 • Madonna • “I’ll Remember” • Dance-Pop • [Single] • “Secret Garden”
2004 • Fountains Of Wayne • “Stacy’s Mom” [UK] • Power Pop • Welcome Interstate Managers • “Trains and Boats and Planes”
