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).
April 28
1964 • Elvis Presley • “Viva Las Vegas” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • Viva Las Vegas • “What’d I Say?”
1964 • Elvis Presley • “What’d I Say” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • Viva Las Vegas • [B-Side]
1967 • Elvis Presley • “Long Legged Girl (With The Short Dress On)” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • Double Trouble[Sndtrk] • “That’s Someone You Never Forget”
1967 • Elvis Presley • “That’s Someone You Never Forget” • Pop-Rock • Pot Luck • [B-Side]
1976 • America • “Today’s The Day” • Folk-Rock • Hideaway • “Hideaway Part II”
1978 • Elvis Costello & The Attractions • “Pump It Up” [UK] • Punk-Rock • This Year’s Model • “Big Tears”
1978 • Steve Martin • “King Tut” • Novelty Pop-Rock • A Wild And Crazy Guy • “Sally Goodin” / “Hoedown At Alice’s” / “Excuse Me””
1978 • Blondie • “(I’m Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear” [UK] • New Wave Pop-Rock • Plastic Letters • “Poet’s Problem” / “Detroit 442”
1979 • Toto • “Georgy Porgy” • Dance-Pop • Toto • “Child’s Anthem”
1979 • Rickie Lee Jones • “Chuck E.’s In Love” • Jazz-Pop • Rickie Lee Jones • “On Saturday Afternoons In 1963”
1980 • Grateful Dead • “Alabama Getaway” • Pop-Rock • Go To Heaven • “Far From Me”
1986 • Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark • “If You Leave” [UK] • New Wave Synth-Pop • Pretty In Pink[Sndtrk] • “88 Seconds In Greensboro”
1986 • Dire Straits • “Your Latest Trick” [UK] • New Wave/Post-Punk • Brothers In Arms • “Irish Boy” / “The Road” [Mark Knopfler]
April 29
1964 • The Temptations • “I’ll Be In Trouble” • Soul-Pop • [Single] • “The Girl’s Alright with Me”
1964 • The Temptations • “The Girl’s Alright With Me” • Soul-Pop • [Single] • [B-Side]
1966 • The Cyrkle • “Red Rubber Ball” [UK] • Folk-Pop • Red Rubber Ball • “How Can I Leave Her”
1966 • Episode Six • “I Hear Trumpets Blow” [UK] • Psychedelic Pop • [Single] • “True Love Is Funny (That Way)”
1972 • The Carpenters • “It’s Going To Take Some Time” • Soft Pop • A Song For You • “Flat Baroque”
1977 • Heart • “Dreamboat Annie” [UK] • Adult Rock • Dreamboat Annie • “Sing Child”
1977 • Weather Report • “Birdland” [UK] • Jazz-Rock Fusion • Heavy Weather • “The Juggler”
1977 • Steve Miller Band • “Jet Airliner” [UK] • Album Rock • Book Of Dreams • “Babes In The Wood”
1977 • The Jam • “In The City” [UK] • Punk/Mod Revival • In The City • “Takin’ My Love”
1979 • Van Halen • “Dance The Night Away” • Arena Rock • Van Halen II • “Outta Love Again”
1983 • Janet Jackson • “Say You Do” • Dance-Pop • Janet Jackson • “You’ll Never Find (A Love Like Mine)”
1983 • Fun Boy Three • “Our Lips Are Sealed” [UK] • Ska Pop • Waiting • “Our Lips Are Sealed” [Urdu Version]
1983 • Pink Floyd • “Not Now John” [UK] • Prog Rock • The Final Cut • “The Hero’s Return Parts I And II”
1985 • Supertramp • “Cannonball” [UK] • Prog/Art Rock • Brother Where You Bound • “Ever Open Door”
1987 • Heart • “Alone” • Power Ballad • Bad Animals • “Barracuda” [Live]
1989 • John (Cougar) Mellencamp • “Pop Singer” • Roots Rock • Big Daddy • “J.M.’s Question”
1991 • Marc Cohn • “Walking In Memphis” • Adult Contemporary • Marc Cohn • “Dig Down Deep”
1994 • Cranberries • “Dreams” • Jangle Pop • Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? • “What You Were”
April 30
1958 • The Coasters • “Yakety Yak” • Rock ‘n” Roll • [Single] • “Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart”
1961 • Bobby Lewis • “Tossin’ And Turnin'” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • Tossin’ And Turnin’ • “Oh Yes, I Love You”
1965 • The Dixie Cups • “Iko Iko” [UK] • Girl Group Soul-Pop • Iko Iko • “Gee Baby Gee”
1966 • The Lovin’ Spoonful • “Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?” • Folk-Rock • Do You Believe In Magic • “Didn’t Want To Have To Do It”
1968 • Stevie Wonder • “Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day” • Soul-Pop • For Once In My Life • “Why You Don’t You Lead Me To Love”
1968 • Johnny Cash • “Folsom Prison Blues” • Country-Rock • At Folsom Prison • “The Folk Singer”
1971 • The Doors • “Love Her Madly” [UK] • Pop-Rock • L. A. Woman • “(You Need Meat) Don’t Go No Further”
1974 • Wet Willie • “Keep On Smilin'” • Southern Rock • Keep On Smilin’ • “Soul Jones”
1976 • Paul McCartney & Wings • “Silly Love Songs” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Wings At The Speed Of Sound • “Cook Of The House”
1976 • Cliff Richard • “Devil Woman” [UK] • Pop-Rock • I’m Nearly Famous • “Love On (Shine On)”
1976 • David Bowie • “TVC 15” [UK] • Glam Rock • Station To Station • “We Are The Dead”
1976 • The Doobie Brothers • “Takin’ It To The Streets” [UK] • Blue-Eyed Soul • Takin’ It To The Streets • “For Someone Special”
1976 • Kiss • “God Of Thunder” • Hard Rock • Destroyer • [B-Side]
1976 • Walter Murphy • “A Fifth Of Beethoven” • Disco • A Fifth Of Beethoven • “California Strut”
1976 • Kiss • “Flaming Youth” • Hard Rock • Destroyer • “God Of Thunder”
1981 • Air Supply • “The One That You Love” • Soft Rock • The One That You Love • “I Want To Give It All”
1982 • Stevie Nicks • “After The Glitter Fades” • Pop-Rock • Bella Donna • “Think About It”
1983 • Hall & Oates • “Family Man” • Blue-Eyed Soul • H20 • “Open All Night”
1997 • Tonic • “If You Could Only See” • Alt Rock/Post-Grunge • Lemon Parade • “If You Could Only See” [Acoustic Live]
2001 • R.E.M. • “Imitation Of Life” [UK] • Alt. Pop-Rock • Reveal • “The Lifting” / “Beat A Drum”
May 01
1956 • Johnny Cash • “I Walk The Line” • Rockabilly • [Single] • “Get Rhythm”
1964 • The Yardbirds • “I Wish You Would” [UK] • Blues-Rock • [Single] • “A Certain Girl”
1964 • Cilla Black • “You’re My World” [UK] • British Invasion • [Single] • “Suffer Now I Must”
1967 • Jimi Hendrix • “Hey Joe” • Psychedelic Rock • Are You Experienced? • “51st Anniversary”
1967 • The Association • “Windy” • Sunshine Pop • Insight Out • “Sometime”
1972 • Eagles • “Take It Easy” • Country-Rock • Eagles • “Get You In The Mood”
1973 • Deep Purple • “Smoke On The Water” • Proto-Metal • Machine Head • “Smoke On The Water” [Live]
1973 • Deep Purple • “Smoke On The Water” [UK] • Proto-Metal • Machine Head • “Black Night” [Live]
1974 • Steve Miller Band • “Living In The U.S.A.” • Album Rock • Sailor • “Kow Kow Calqulator”
1977 • The Police • “Fall Out” • Punk-Rock • [Single] • “Nothing Achieving”
1977 • Donna Summer • “Can’t We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)” • Soul Ballad • I Remember Yesterday • “I Feel Love”
1980 • Elton John • “Little Jeannie” • Pop-Rock • 21 At 33 • “Conquer The Sun”
1981 • Jefferson Starship • “Find Your Way Back” [UK] • Arena Rock • Modern Times • “Modern Times”
1981 • The Tubes • “Don’t Want To Wait Anymore” • New Wave • The Completion Backward Principle • “Think About Me”
1984 • Tina Turner • “What’s Love Got To Do With It” • Pop-Rock • Private Dancer • “Rock And Roll Widow”
1989 • Tom Petty • “I Won’t Back Down” • Heartland Rock • Full Moon Fever • “The Apartment Song”
1995 • The Rembrandts • “I’ll Be There For You” • Jangle Pop • LP • “Snippets”
2000 • Bob Dylan • “Things Have Changed” • Folk-Rock • Wonder Boys[Sndtrk] • “Blind Willie McTell” [Live]
May 02
1960 • The Fendermen • “Mule Skinner Blues” • Blues-Rock • Mule Skinner Blues • “Torture”
1961 • Elvis Presley • “Wild In The Country” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • [Single] • [B-Side]
1961 • Elvis Presley • “I Feel So Bad” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • [Single] • “Wild In The Country”
1961 • Gary “U.S.” Bonds • “Quarter To Three” • Rock ‘n” Roll • Dance ‘Til Quarter To Three • “Time Ole Story”
1966 • Marvin Gaye • “Take This Heart Of Mine” • Soul-Pop • Moods Of Marvin Gaye • “Need Your Lovin’ – Want You Back”
1967 • The Four Tops • “7 Rooms Of Gloom” • Soul-Pop • Reach Out • “I’ll Turn To Stone”
1968 • Aretha Franklin • “Think” • Soul • Aretha Now • “You Send Me”
1968 • The Marvelettes • “Here I Am Baby” • Soul-Pop • Sophisticated Soul • “Keep Off, No Trespassing”
1969 • The Byrds • “Lay Lady Lay” • Folk-Rock • [Single] • “Old Blue”
1969 • Jethro Tull • “Living In The Past” [UK] • Prog Rock • Living In The Past • “Driving Song”
1969 • The Byrds • “Old Blue” • Folk-Rock • [Single] • [B-Side]
1972 • Michael Jackson • “I Wanna Be Where You Are” • Psychedelic Soul • Got To Be There • “We’ve Got A Good Thing Going”
1975 • War • “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” [UK] • Funk • Why Can’t We Be Friends? • “In Mazatlan”
1977 • The Carpenters • “All You Get From Love Is A Love Song” • Soft Pop • Passage • “I Have You”
1980 • Peter Gabriel • “No Self Control” [UK] • Prog Rock • Peter Gabriel[Melt] • “Lead A Normal Life”
1981 • Hall & Oates • “You Make My Dreams” • Blue-Eyed Soul • Voices • “Gotta Lotta Nerve (Perfect Perfect)”
1987 • Duran Duran • “Meet El Presidente” • New Wave Synth-Pop • Notorious • “Vertigo (Do The Demolition)”
1989 • Queen • “I Want It All” [UK] • Glam Rock • The Miracle • “Hang On In There”
2004 • The Who • “Real Good Looking Boy” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • Then And Now • “Old Red Wine”
May 03
1966 • The Temptations • “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg” • Soul • Getting’ Ready • “You’ll Lose A Precious Love”
1968 • Episode Six • “Little One” [UK] • Psychedelic Pop • [Single] • “Wide Smiles”
1973 • Diana Ross • “Touch Me In The Morning” • Soul-Pop • Touch Me In The Morning • “I Won’t Last a Day Without You”
1974 • The First Class • “Beach Baby” [UK] • Power Pop • The First Class • “Both Sides Of The Story”
1977 • Eagles • “Life In The Fast Lane” • Country-Rock • Hotel California • “The Last Resort”
1979 • Joe Jackson • “Is She Really Going Out With Him?” • Post-Punk • Look Sharp! • “(Do The) Instant Mash”
1983 • Pink Floyd • “Not Now John” [Obscured Version]• Prog Rock • The Final Cut • “The Hero’s Return – Parts I And II”
1984 • Bruce Springsteen • “Dancing In The Dark” • Heartland Rock • Born In the U.S.A. • “Pink Cadillac”
1987 • Richard Marx • “Hold On To The Nights” • Soft Rock Ballad • Richard Marx • “Lonely Heart”
1988 • When In Rome • “The Promise” • New Wave Synth-Pop • When In Rome • “The Promise” [Dub]
1989 • The Doobie Brothers • “The Doctor” • Pop-Rock • Cycles • “Too High A Price”
1993 • Spin Doctors • “Two Princes” [UK] • Alt Rock/Pop-Rock • Pocket Full of Kryptonite • “Off My Line” [Live]
1993 • Guns N’ Roses • “Civil War” [UK] • Hard Rock • Use Your Illusion II • “Exclusive Interview With Slash”
1993 • Aerosmith • “Crazy” • Hard Rock • Get A Grip • “Gotta Love It”
1994 • Ace Of Base • “Don’t Turn Around” • Europop • Happy Nation • “Dancer In A Daydream”
1999 • Bryan Adams • “Cloud Number Nine” [UK] • Pop-Rock • On A Day Like Today • “Let’s Talk About Love” / “When You’re Gone” [feat. Melanie C]
May 04
1956 • Elvis Presley • “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You” • Ballad • [Single] • “My Baby Left Me”
1967 • Scott McKenzie • “San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)” • Folk-Pop • Voice Of Scott McKenzie • “What’s The Difference”
1979 • Elvis Costello & The Attractions • “Accidents Will Happen” [UK] • New Wave Pop-Rock • Armed Forces • “Talking in the Dark” / “Wednesday Week”
1982 • Huey Lewis & The News • “Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do” • Pop-Rock • Picture This • “Whatever Happened To True Love”
1982 • Duran Duran • “Hungry Like The Wolf” [UK] • New Wave Synth-Pop • Rio • “Careless Memories” [Live]
1984 • Ultravox • “Dancing With Tears In My Eyes” [UK] • Synth Pop • Lament • “Building”
1993 • Billy Idol • “Heroin” • Techno/Acid House • Cyberpunk • [Multiple Mixes]
2012 • Van Halen • “She’s The Woman” • Arena Rock • A Different Kind Of Truth • “Brown M&Ms”
