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 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 • “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”
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]
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 • America • “Only Game In Town” [UK] • Folk-Rock • Silent Letter • “High In The City”
1979 • Little River Band • “Lonesome Loser” [UK] • Pop-Rock • First Under The Wire • “Cool Change”
1979 • Michael Jackson • “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” [UK] • Disco • Off The Wall • “I Can’t Help It”
1979 • Prince • “I Wanna Be Your Lover” • Funk • Prince • “My Love Is Forever”
1979 • Electric Light Orchestra • “Don’t Bring Me Down” [UK] • Prog. Rock • Discovery • “Dreaming Of 4000”
1984 • Sade • “Smooth Operator” [UK] • Smooth Soul • Diamond Life • “Split”
1984 • The Replacements • “I Will Dare” • Alt. Pop-Rock • Let It Be • “20th Century Boy” / “Hey Good Lookin'”
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”
August 25
1962 • Booker T. & The MG’s • “Green Onions” • Instrumental • Green Onions • “Behave Yourself”
1962 • Bobby “Boris” Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers • “Monster Mash” • Novelty Pop • [Single] • “Monster’s Mash Party”
1966 • The Elgins • “Heaven Must Have Sent You” • Soul – Pop • [Single] • “Stay In My Lonely Arms”
1967 • Diana Ross & The Supremes • “Reflections” [UK] • Soul-Pop • Reflections • “Going Down For The Third Time”
1967 • The Move • “Flowers In The Rain” [UK] • Psychedelic Pop • The Move • “(Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree”
1972 • Chicago • “Saturday In The Park” [UK] • Horn-Rock • Chicago V • “Alma Mater”
1972 • Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band • “Garden Party” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Garden Party • “So Long Mama”
1972 • Elton John • “Honky Cat” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Honky Chateau • “Lady Samantha” / “It’s Me That You Need”
1972 • Jackson Browne • “Rock Me On The Water” [UK] • Folk-Rock • Jackson Browne • “Something Fine”
1975 • Bruce Springsteen • “Born To Run” • Power Pop • Born To Run • “Meeting Across The River”
1979 • J. D. Souther • “You’re Only Lonely” • Country-Rock Ballad • You’re Only Lonely • “Songs Of Love”
1979 • The Jam • “When You’re Young” [UK] • Punk/Mod Revival • [Single] • “Smithers-Jones”
1980 • The Cars • “Touch And Go” • New Wave Pop-Rock • Panorama • “Down Boys”
1981 • Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band • “Tryin’ To Live My Life Without You” • Album Rock • Nine Tonight • “Brave Strangers”
1986 • Talking Heads • “Wild Wild Life” • New Wave Pop-Rock • True Stories • “People Like Us” [Movie Version]
1986 • Bruce Hornsby & The Range • “The Way It Is” • Pop-Rock • The Way It Is • “The Wild Frontier”
1986 • Cyndi Lauper • “True Colors” • Pop-Rock • True Colors • “Heading For The Moon”
1987 • Madonna • “Causing A Commotion” • Dance-Pop • Who’s That Girl[Sndtrk] • “Jimmy, Jimmy”
1989 • Fine Young Cannibals • “Don’t Look Back” [UK] • Blue-Eyed Soul • The Raw And The Cooked • “You Never Know”
1997 • Bob Dylan • “Not Dark Yet” [UK] • Folk-Rock • Time Out Of Mind • “Tombstone Blues”
August 26
1964 • The Kinks • “You Really Got Me” • Garage Rock • The Kinks • “It’s All Right”
1966 • The New Vaudeville Band • “Winchester Cathedral” [UK] • Pop/Neo-Vaudeville • [Single] • “Wait For Me Baby”
1966 • The Who • “I’m A Boy” [UK] • Brit Beat • [Single] • “In The City”
1968 • Mary Hopkin • “Those Were The Days” • Folk-Pop • [Single] • “Turn! Turn! Turn!”
1968 • The Beatles • “Hey Jude” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Revolution”
1968 • The Beatles • “Revolution” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • The Beatles[White Album] • [B-Side]
1969 • Elvis Presley • “Suspicious Minds” • Soul Pop • From Elvis In Memphis • “You’ll Think Of Me”
1977 • The Doobie Brothers • “Little Darling (I Need You)” [UK] • Blue-Eyed Soul • Livin’ On The Fault Line • “Losin’ End”
1977 • Ian Dury • “Sex And Drugs And Rock & Roll” [UK] • Punk-Rock • [Single] • “Razzle In My Pocket”
1978 • Hall & Oates • “It’s A Laugh” • Blue-Eyed Soul • Along The Red Edge • “Serious Music”
1978 • Paul McCartney & Wings • “London Town” [UK] • Pop-Rock • London Town • “I’m Carrying”
August 27
1965 • The Hollies • “Look Through Any Window” [UK] • Brit Beat/Pop-Rock • [Single] • “So Lonely”
1965 • The Four Tops • “It’s The Same Old Song” [UK] • Soul-Pop • The Four Tops’ Second Album • “Your Love Is Amazing”
1965 • The Supremes • “Nothing But Heartaches” [UK] • Soul-Pop • More Hits By The Supremes • “He Holds His Own”
1968 • Gary Puckett & The Union Gap • “Over You” • Pop-Rock Ballad • Incredible • “If The Day Would Come”
1971 • The Moody Blues • “The Story In Your Eyes” • Prog Rock • Every Good Boy Deserves Favour • “Melancholy Man”
1971 • The Moody Blues • “The Story In Your Eyes” [UK] • Prog Rock • Every Good Boy Deserves Favour • “My Song”
1974 • B. T. Express • “Do It (‘Til You’re Satisfied)” • Disco – Funk • Do It (‘Til You’re Satisfied) • “Do It (‘Til You’re Satisfied) (Part II)”
1976 • Jefferson Starship • “With Your Love” [UK] • Soft Rock • Spitfire • “Switchblade”
1979 • The Knack • “Good Girls Don’t” • Power Pop • Get The Knack • “Frustrated”
1982 • Rush • “New World Man” [UK] • Prog/Art Rock • Signals • “Vital Signs” [Live]
1985 • David Bowie & Mick Jagger • “Dancing In The Street” [UK] • Glam Rock • [Single] • “Dancing In The Street” [Instrumental]
1988 • The Fabulous Thunderbirds • “Powerful Stuff” • Blues-Rock • Cocktail[Sndtrk] • “Tutti Frutti” [Little Richard]
1993 • Stone Temple Pilots • “Plush” • Grunge Rock • Core • “Sin”
1996 • Sublime • “What I Got” • Ska Punk • Sublime • “What I Got” [Radio Edit]
1996 • R.E.M. • “E-Bow The Letter” • Alt. Pop-Rock • New Advantures In Hi-Fi • “Tricycle”
August 28
1959 • Buddy Holly • “Peggy Sue Got Married” [UK] • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Crying, Waiting, Hoping”
1962 • Marcie Blane • “Bobby’s Girl” • Girl Groups • [Single] • “A Time To Dream”
1964 • Gerry & The Pacemakers • “It’s Gonna Be Alright” [UK] • Merseybeat • Ferry Across The Mersey[Sndtrk] • “It’s Just Because”
1964 • The Miracles • “That’s What Love Is Made Of” • Soul • [Single] • “Would I Love You”
1964 • The Ventures • “Walk – Don’t Run ’64” [UK] • Rock ‘n’ Roll Instrumental • Walk, Don’t Run, Vol. 2 • “The Cruel Sea”
1964 • The Supremes • “Where Did Our Love Go” [UK] • Soul-Pop • Where Did Our Love Go • “He Means The World To Me”
1970 • Laura Nyro • “Up On The Roof” • Folk-Pop • Christmas And The Beads of Sweat • “Captain Saint Lucifer”
1970 • The Jackson 5 • “I’ll Be There” • Soul Ballad • Third Album • “One More Chance”
1970 • Sha Na Na • “Little Darlin'” [UK] • Rock ‘n’ Roll • Rock & Roll Is Here To Stay • “A Teenager In Love”
1973 • The Rolling Stones • “Angie” • Power Ballad • Goats Head Soup • “Silver Train”
1973 • Redbone • “Come And Get Your Love” • Blue-eyed Soul • Wovoka • “Day To Day Life”
1974 • Big Star • “September Gurls” • Power Pop • Radio City • “Mod Lang”
1975 • Aerosmith • “Walk This Way” • Hard Rock • Toys In The Attic • “Round And Round”
1978 • The Rolling Stones • “Beast Of Burden” • Blue-Eyed Soul Ballad • Some Girls • “When The Whip Comes Down”
1981 • The B-52’s • “Give Me Back My Man” [UK] • Alt. Pop-Rock • Wild Planet • “Party Out Of Bounds” [Instrumental]
1988 • Metallica • “Harvester Of Sorrow” • Thrash Metal • …And Justice For All • “Breadfan” / “The Prince”
1989 • Aerosmith • “Love In An Elevator” [UK] • Hard Rock • Pump • “Young Lust”
1990 • Cocteau Twins • “Iceblink Luck” [UK] • Dream Pop • Heaven Or Las Vegas • “Mizake the Mizan”
1997 • Michael Jackson • “Stranger In Moscow” • Dance-Pop • HIStory: Past, Present, Future, Book I • “Off The Wall” [Remix]
2006 • Pearl Jam • “Life Wasted” • Grunge Rock • Pearl Jam • “Come Back” [Live]
2008 • AC/DC • “Rock N Roll Train” [UK] • Hard Rock • Black Ice • “War Machine”
2012 • Matchbox Twenty • “Overjoyed” • Alt. Rock • North • [None – Digital Download]
August 29
1964 • Roy Orbison • “Oh, Pretty Woman” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Yo Te Amo María”
1969 • Bob Dylan • “Lay, Lady, Lay” [UK] • Folk • Nashville Skyline • “Peggy Day”
1975 • America • “Woman Tonight” [UK] • Folk-Rock • Hearts • “Daisy Jane”
1975 • Pure Prairie League • “Two Lane Highway” [UK] • Country-Rock • Two Lane Highway • “Sister’s Keeper”
1975 • Earth, Wind & Fire • “That’s The Way Of The World” [UK] • Soul-Funk • That’s The Way Of The World • “Africano”
1976 • Bay City Rollers • “I Only Want To Be With You” • Power Pop • Dedication • “Write a Letter”
1978 • Atlanta Rhythm Section • “Champagne Jam” • Southern Rock • Champagne Jam • “The Great Escape”
1980 • AC/DC • “You Shook Me All Night Long” [UK] • Hard Rock • Back In Black • “Have A Drink On Me”
1980 • Ozzy Osbourne • “Crazy Train” [UK] • Hard Rock • Blizzard of Ozz • “You Lookin’ At Me Lookin’ At You”
1980 • Stevie Wonder • “Master Blaster (Jammin’)” [UK] • Reggae • Hotter Than July • “Master Blaster” [Dub]
1980 • Ozzy Osbourne • “Crazy Train” [UK] • Hard Rock • Blizzard of Ozz • “Steal Away (The Night)”
1980 • Hall & Oates • “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin'” [UK] • Blue-Eyed Soul • Voices • “United State”
1981 • Hall & Oates • “Private Eyes” • Blue-Eyed Soul • Private Eyes • “Tell Me What You Want”
1987 • Warren Zevon • “Reconsider Me” • Pop-Rock • Sentimental Hygiene • “Factory”
1989 • New Kids On The Block • “Hangin’ Tough” [UK] • Dance-Pop • Hangin’ Tough • “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)”
2006 • Bob Dylan • “Someday Baby” • Folk-Rock • Modern Times • “Someday Baby” [Album Edit]
August 30
1963 • Mary Wells • “What’s Easy for Two Is So Hard for One” • Soul-Pop • [Single] • “You Lost The Sweetest Boy”
1963 • Mary Wells • “You Lost The Sweetest Boy” • Soul-Pop • [Single] • [B-Side]
1963 • Chad & Jeremy • “Yesterday’s Gone” [UK] • Folk-Pop • Yesterday’s Gone • “Lemon Tree”
1968 • Steppenwolf • “Born To Be Wild” [UK] • Proto Metal • Steppenwolf • “Everybody’s Next One”
1968 • The Chambers Brothers • “Time Has Come Today” [UK] • Soul • The Time Has Come • “Dinah”
1968 • The Doors • “Hello, I Love You” [UK] • Blues-Rock • Waiting For The Sun • “Love Street”
1968 • The Beatles • “Hey Jude” [UK] • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Revolution”
1968 • The Beatles • “Revolution” [UK] • Rock ‘n’ Roll • The Beatles[White Album] • [B-Side]
1968 • Mary Hopkin • “Those Were The Days” [UK] • Folk-Pop • [Single] • “Turn! Turn! Turn!”
1968 • Gary Lewis & The Playboys • “Sealed With A Kiss” [UK] • Teen Pop • Gary Lewis Now! • “Pretty Thing”
1972 • Blood, Sweat & Tears • “So Long Dixie” • Horn-Rock • New Blood • “Alone”
1973 • Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes • “The Love I Lost (Part 1)” • Disco • Black & Blue • “The Love I Lost (Part 2)”
1974 • The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band • “Fallin’ In Love” [UK] • Country-Rock • The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band • “Heavenly Fire”
1976 • The Beach Boys • “It’s OK” • Funk-Pop • 15 Big Ones • “Had To Phone Ya”
1978 • Gloria Gaynor • “I Will Survive” • Disco • Love Tracks • “Substitute”
1978 • Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers • “Listen To Her Heart” • Album Rock • You’re Gonna Get It! • “I Don’t Know What to Say to You”
1983 • Huey Lewis & The News • “Heart And Soul” • Pop-Rock • Sports • “You Crack Me Up”
1986 • Tina Turner • “Typical Male” • Pop-Rock • Break Every Rule • “Don’t Turn Around”
1993 • Aerosmith • “Fever” • Hard Rock • Get A Grip • [None]
1993 • Nirvana • “Heart-Shaped Box” • Grunge • In Utero • “Milk It” / “Marigold”
