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).
August 31
1956 • Elvis Presley • “I’ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin’)” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • [Single] • “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)”
1956 • Elvis Presley • “Shake, Rattle And Roll” • Rockabilly • [Single] • “Lawdy Miss Clawdy”
1962 • Jan & Dean • “Who Put The Bomp” • Doo Wop • Jan & Dean’s Golden Hits • “My Favorite Dream”
1968 • The Rolling Stones • “Street Fighting Man” • Blues-Rock • Beggars Banquet • “No Expectations”
1971 • James Brown • “Make It Funky (Part 1)” • Funk • [Single] • “Make It Funky (Part 2)”
1971 • Ten Years After • “I’d Love to Change the World” • Psychedelic Rock • A Space In Time • “Let The Sky Fall”
1973 • Steely Dan • “Show Biz Kids” [UK] • Jazz-Rock • Countdown To Ecstasy • “Razor Boy”
1973 • Marvin Gaye • “Let’s Get It On” [UK] • Soul-Funk • Let’s Get It On • “I Wish It Would Rain”
1975 • Peter Frampton • “Baby, I Love Your Way” • Pop-Rock • Frampton • “(I’ll Give You) Money”
1979 • Rainbow • “Since You Been Gone” [UK] • Hard Rock • Down To Earth • “Bad Girl”
1982 • Stray Cats • “Rock This Town” • Rockabilly • Built For Speed • “You Can’t Hurry Love”
1986 • Huey Lewis & The News • “Stuck With You” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Fore! • “Don’t Ever Tell Me That You Love Me”
1987 • Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers • “All Mixed Up” [UK] • Album Rock • Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough) • “Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough)”
1987 • Tiffany • “I Think We’re Alone Now” • Dance-Pop • Tiffany • “No Rules”
1989 • Janet Jackson • “Miss You Much” [UK] • Dance-Pop • Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 • “You Need Me”
1992 • Boy George • “The Crying Game” • Synth-Pop • [Single] • “I Specialise In Loneliness”
1992 • Michael Jackson • “Who Is It” [UK] • Pop-Soul • Dangerous • “Who Is It” [Remix]
1998 • Aerosmith • “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” [UK] • Hard Rock • Armageddon[Sndtrk] • “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” [Remix]
2004 • Green Day • “American Idiot” • Punk Rock • American Idiot • “Too Much Too Soon”
September 01
1961 • Roy Orbison • “Crying” [UK] • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Candy Man”
1961 • Jerry Lee Lewis • “Save The Last Dance For Me” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • [Single] • “As Long As I Live”
1961 • Barry Mann • “Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)” [UK] • Brill Building • Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) • “Love, True Love”
1961 • Aretha Franklin • “Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody” • Soul • The Electrifying Aretha Franklin • “Operation Heartbreak”
1966 • Paul And Ritchie And The Crying Shames • “September In The Rain” [UK] • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Come On Back”
1967 • The Temptations • “You’re My Everything” [UK] • Soul-Pop • With A Lot O’ Soul • ” I’ve Been Good To You”
1967 • The Temptations • “I’ve Been Good To You” [UK] • Soul Ballad • Gettin’ Ready • [B-Side]
1967 • Bobbie Gentry • “Ode To Billie Joe” [UK] • Country Ballad • Ode To Billie Joe • “Mississippi Delta”
1967 • The Byrds • “Lady Friend” [UK] • Folk-Rock • [Single] • “Don’t Make Waves”
1969 • Crosby, Stills & Nash • “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” • Folk-Rock • Crosby, Stills & Nash • “Long Time Gone”
1972 • Chi Coltrane • “Thunder And Lightning” [UK] • Blue-Eyed Soul • Coltrane, Chi • “Time To Come In”
1972 • David Bowie • “John, I’m Only Dancing” [UK] • Glam Rock • [Single] • “Hang On To Yourself”
1972 • The Carpenters • “Goodbye To Love” [UK] • Soft Rock • A Song For You • “I Won’t Last A Day Without You”
1974 • Rush • “Finding My Way” • Hard Rock • Rush • “Need Some Love”
1983 • The Romantics • “Talking In Your Sleep” • New Wave Power-Pop • In Heat • “I’m Hip”
1986 • Bangles • “Walk Like An Eqyptian” • Pop-Rock • Different Light • “Angels Don’t Fall In Love”
1993 • Billy Joel • “The River Of Dreams” • Pop-Rock • River Of Dreams • “The Great Wall Of China”
September 02
1957 • The Crickets • “That’ll Be The Day” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • That’ll Be The Day • “Rock Around With Ollie Vee”
1957 • The Everly Brothers • “Wake Up Little Susie” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Maybe Tomorrow”
1964 • Marvin Gaye • “Baby Don’t You Do It” • Soul • [Single] • “Walk On The Wild Side”
1966 • Love • “7 And 7 Is” [UK] • Garage Rock • Love • “No. Fourteen”
1966 • Marvin Gaye • “Little Darling (I Need You)” [UK] • Soul-Pop • Moods Of Marvin Gaye • “Hey Diddle Diddle”
1966 • The Supremes • “You Can’t Hurry Love” [UK] • Soul-Pop • The Supremes A Go-Go • “Put Yourself In My Place”
1967 • The Rolling Stones • “We Love You” • Psychedelic Rock • [Single] • “Dandelion”
1967 • The Rolling Stones • “Dandelion” • Psychedelic Pop • [Single] • [B-Side]
1968 • The Byrds • “I Am A Pilgrim” • Folk-Rock • Sweetheart Of The Rodeo • “Pretty Boy Floyd”
1977 • Steve Miller Band • “Jungle Love” [UK] • Album Rock • Book Of Dreams • “Wish Upon A Star”
1979 • Neil Young • “Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)” • Folk-Rock • Rust Never Sleeps • “My My, Hey Hey” [Out Of The Blue]
1981 • Prince • “Controversy” • Dance-Pop • Controversy • “When You Were Mine”
1984 • Steve Miller Band • “Shangri-La” • Album Rock • Italian X-Rays • “Circle Of Love”
1986 • Peter Gabriel • “In Your Eyes” • Soft Rock • So • “In Your Eyes” [Special Mix]
1989 • Tina Turner • “The Best” • Pop-Rock • Foreign Affair • “Bold And Reckless”
1991 • Guns N’ Roses • “Don’t Cry” • Hard Rock • Use Your Illusion I • “Don’t Cry”
September 03
1967 • The Doors • “People Are Strange” • Pop-Rock • Strange Days • “Unhappy Girl”
1968 • Elvis Presley • “A Little Less Conversation” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • [B-Side]
1968 • Elvis Presley • “Almost In Love” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “A Little Less Conversation”
1969 • James Brown • “Say It Loud (I’m Black And I’m Proud), Pt. 1” • Funk • Say It Loud – I’m Black And I’m Proud • “Say It Loud (I’m Black And I’m Proud), Pt. 2”
1971 • The Carpenters • “Superstar” [UK] • Soft Pop • Carpenters • “For All We Know”
1974 • Elton John • “The Bitch Is Back” • Pop-Rock • Caribou • “Cold Highway”
1974 • Earth, Wind & Fire • “Devotion” • Soul-Funk • Open Our Eyes • “Fair But So Uncool”
1976 • Bay City Rollers • “I Only Want To Be With You” [UK] • Power Pop • Dedication • “Write a Letter”
1976 • Climax Blues Band • “Couldn’t Get It Right” [UK] • Blues-Rock • Gold Plated • “Fat Maybellene”
1976 • Firefall • “You Are The Woman” [UK] • Country-Rock • Firefall • “Sad Ol’ Love Song”
1976 • ZZ Top • “It’s Only Love” [UK] • Southern Rock • Tejas • “Asleep In The Desert”
1983 • Bryan Adams • “This Time” • Pop-Rock • Cuts Like A Knife • “Fits Ya Good”
1984 • Cyndi Lauper • “All Through The Night” • Pop-Rock • She’s So Unusual • “Witness”
1985 • R.E.M. • “Driver 8” • Alt. Pop-Rock • Fables Of The Reconstruction • “Crazy”
1988 • Steve Miller • “Ya Ya” • Blue-Eyed Soul • Born To B Blue • “Filthy McNasty”
1988 • Bon Jovi • “Bad Medicine” • Pop-Metal • New Jersey • “99 In The Shade”
1991 • R.E.M. • “Shiny Happy People” • Alt. Pop-Rock • Out Of Time • “Forty Second Song”
September 04
1964 • Roy Orbison • “Oh, Pretty Woman” [UK] • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Yo Te Amo María”
1964 • The Moody Blues • “Steal Your Heart Away” [UK] • British Beat • [Single] • “Lose Your Money (But Don’t Lose Your Mind)”
1970 • Derek & The Dominos • “Tell The Truth” [UK] • Blues-Rock • Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs • “Roll It Over”
1970 • Steve Miller Band • “Going To The Country” [UK] • Album Rock • Number 5 • “Never Kill Another Man”
1970 • Dusty Springfield • “How Can I Be Sure” [UK] • Pop Ballad • [Single] • “Spooky”
1976 • Rick Dees And His Cast Of Idiots • “Disco Duck (Part I)” • Novelty/Disco • The Original Disco Duck • “Disco Duck (Part II)” [Instrumental]
1976 • ABBA • “Fernando” • Euro-Pop • Greatest Hits • “Rock Me”
1977 • Donna Summer • “I Remember Yesterday” • Disco • I Remember Yesterday • “Back In Love Again”
1981 • Bruce Springsteen • “Cadillac Ranch” [UK] • Heartland Rock • The River • “Wreck On The Highway”
1982 • The Who • “Athena” [UK] • British Rock • It’s Hard • “A Man Is A Man”
1982 • The Who • “Athena” • British Rock • It’s Hard • “It’s Your Turn”
1989 • The Alarm • “Sold Me Down The River” [UK] • Alt. Pop-Rock • Change • “Gwerthoch Fi I Lawr Yr Afon”
2007 • Matchbox Twenty • “How Far We’ve Come” • Southern Rock • Exile On Mainstream • [None]
September 05
1962 • Elvis Presley • “Where Do You Come From” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • Girls! Girls! Girls! • [B-Side]
1969 • The Isley Brothers • “I Turned You On” [UK] • Soul-Funk • The Brothers: Isley • “I Know Who You Been Socking It To”
1975 • Jefferson Starship • “Miracles” [UK] • Arena Rock • Red Octopus • “Al Garimasu (There Is Love)”
1975 • The Four Seasons • “Who Loves You” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Who Loves You • “Who Loves You” [Disco Version]
1979 • The Kinks • “Catch Me Now I’m Falling” • Pop-Rock • Low Budget • “Low Budget”
1980 • The Teardrop Explodes • “When I Dream” [UK] • Post-Punk • Kilimanjaro • “Kilimanjaro”
1980 • Genesis • “Misunderstanding” [UK] • Prog Rock • Duke • “Evidence Of Autumn”
1983 • Culture Club • “Karma Chameleon” [UK] • New Wave Pop-Rock • Colour By Numbers • “That’s The Way (I’m Only Trying To Help You)”
1986 • Paul Simon • “You Can Call Me Al” • Folk-Pop • Graceland • “Gumboots”
1994 • R.E.M. • “What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?” • Alt. Pop-Rock • Monster • “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” [Instrumental Version]
2011 • Bon Iver • “Holocene” • Baroque Pop • Bon Iver, Bon Iver • “Come Talk To Me”
September 06
1959 • The Miracles • “Bad Girl” • Doo-Wop Ballad • [Single] • “I Love Your Baby”
1961 • Jan & Dean • “Wanted, One Girl” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Something A Little Bit Different”
1963 • The Dave Clark Five • “Do You Love Me?” [UK] • Brit Beat • Glad All Over • “Chaquita”
1963 • The Crystals • “Then He Kissed Me” [UK] • Girl Group Pop • [Single] • “Brother Julius”
1966 • The Byrds • “Mr. Spaceman” • Folk-Rock • Fifth Dimension • “What’s Happening?!?!”
1966 • Peter & Gordon • “Lady Godiva” [UK] • Merseybeat • Lady Godiva • “Morning’s Calling”
1968 • Barbara Ackin • “Love Makes A Woman” [UK] • Pop-Soul • Love Makes A Woman • “Come And See Me Baby”
1969 • The Monkees • “Good Clean Fun” • Pop-Rock • The Monkees Present • “Mommy And Daddy”
1969 • The Monkees • “Mommy And Daddy” • Pop-Rock • The Monkees Present • [B-Side]
1974 • MFSB Featuring The 3 Degrees • “TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)” • Soul • T.S.O.P. • “Something For Nothing” [MFSB featuring Thom Bell]
1979 • Kool & the Gang • “Ladies’ Night” • Disco-Funk • Ladies’ Night • “Too Hot”
1982 • Culture Club • “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?” [UK] • New Wave Reggae-Pop • Kissing To Be Clever • [Dub Version] / “Love Is Cold”
1983 • Cyndi Lauper • “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” • Pop-Rock • She’s So Unusual • “Right Track Wrong Train”
1998 • Days Of The New • “Shelf In The Room” • Alt. Acoustic Rock • Days Of The New • “Whimsical” / “Versions”
