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 07
1958 • The Everly Brothers • “All I Have To Do Is Dream” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Claudette”
1958 • Elvis Presley • “Wear My Ring Around Your Neck” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • [Single] • “Don’cha Think It’s Time”
1960 • Connie Francis • “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” • Brill Building Pop • [Single] • “Jealous of You (Tango della Gelosia)”
1961 • Eugene McDaniels • “A Hundred Pounds Of Clay” [UK] • Pop-Soul • 100 Lbs. Of Clay! • “Take A Chance On Love”
1967 • Lulu • “The Boat That I Row” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Love Loves To Love Lulu • “Dreary Nights And Days”
1969 • Mary Hopkin • “Goodbye” • Folk-Pop • [Single] • “Sparrow”
1970 • Neil Diamond • “Soolaimon (African Trilogy II)” • Pop-Rock • Tap Root Manuscript • “And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind”
1972 • Malo • “Suavecito” [UK] • Chicano Rock • Malo • “Nena”
1972 • Elton John • “Rocket Man” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Honky Chateau • “Holiday Inn” / “Goodbye”
1972 • The Allman Brothers Band • “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More” • Southern Rock • Eat A Peach • “Melissa”
1978 • The Police • “Roxanne” [UK] • New Wave Pop-Rock • Outlandos d’Amour • “Peanuts”
1980 • Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers • “Here Comes My Girl” • Jangle Rock • Damn The Torpedoes • “Louisiana Rain”
1984 • Steve Perry • “Oh Sherrie” • Arena Rock • Street Talk • “Don’t Tell Me Why You’re Leaving”
1998 • Air • “Sexy Boy” • Psychedelic Pop • Moon Safari • “Sexy Boy” [Remix]
1998 • Goo Goo Dolls • “Iris” • Alt Rock • Dizzy Up The Girl • “Lazy Eye” / “I Don’t Want To Know”
April 08
1960 • The Everly Brothers • “Cathy’s Clown” [UK] • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Always It’s You”
1966 • The Supremes • “Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart” • Soul-Pop • The Supremes A Go-Go • “He’s All I Got”
1968 • The Beach Boys • “Friends” • Pop-Rock • Friends • “Little Bird”
1972 • Wayne Newton • “Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast” • Contemporary Pop • [Single] • “Echo Valley 2-6809”
1974 • Paul McCartney & Wings • “Band On The Run” • Pop-Rock • Band On The Run • “Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five”
1976 • The Rolling Stones • “Fool To Cry” • Power Ballad • Black And Blue • “Hot Stuff”
1976 • The Rolling Stones • “Hot Stuff” • Blues-Rock • Black And Blue • [B-Side]
1977 • Dave Edmunds • “Ju Ju Man” [UK] • Pub Rock • Get It • “What Did I Do Last Night?”
1977 • Television • “Marquee Moon Part 1” [UK] • Punk-Rock • Marquee Moon • “Marquee Moon Part 2”
1978 • Journey • “Wheel In The Sky” • Hard Rock • Infinity • “Can Do”
1985 • Simple Minds • “Don’t You (Forget About Me) ” [UK] • New Wave Alt.-Pop • The Breakfast Club[Sndtrk] • “A Brass Band in African Chimes”
2003 • Madonna • “American Life” • Dance-Pop • American Life • “Die Another Day”
April 09
1962 • The Miracles • “I’ll Try Something New” • Soul/Pop • Cookin’ With The Miracles • “You Never Miss A Good Thing”
1962 • The Marvelettes • “Playboy” • Rockin’ Soul • Playboy • “All The Love I’ve Got”
1965 • The Beatles • “Ticket To Ride” [UK] • Jangle Pop • Help! • “Yes It Is”
1965 • The Yardbirds • “For Your Love” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Got To Hurry”
1965 • The Animals • “Bring It On Home To Me” [UK] • Blues-Rock • Animal Tracks • “For Miss Caulker”
1971 • Ringo Starr • “It Don’t Come Easy” [UK] • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Early 1970”
1973 • Paul McCartney & Wings • “My Love” • Pop-Rock • Red Rose Speedway • “The Mess (Live At The Hague)”
1974 • Focus • “Harem Scarem” [UK] • Prog. Rock/Fusion • Hamburger Concerto • “Early Birth”
1976 • Peter Frampton • “Show Me The Way” [UK] • Arena Rock • Frampton Comes Alive! • “Shine On”
1976 • J. Geils Band • “Where Did Our Love Go” [UK] • Boogie Rock • Blow Your Face Out • “What’s Your Hurry”
1982 • Squeeze • “Black Coffee In Bed” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Sweets From A Stranger • “The Hunt”
1985 • Bryan Adams • “Heaven” • Pop-Rock • Reckless • “Heaven” [Live]
1986 • The Moody Blues • “Your Wildest Dreams” • Synth-Pop • The Other Side Of Life • “Talkin’ Talkin'”
1990 • The Church • “Metropolis” [UK] • Alt. Pop-Rock • Gold Afternoon Fix • “Monday Morning”
April 10
1964 • Gerry & The Pacemakers • “Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying” [UK] • Merseybeat • [Single] • “Show Me That You Care”
1964 • Betty Everett • “The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss)” [UK] • Soul/Funk • [Single] • “Hands Off”
1967 • The Rascals • “Groovin'” • Blue-Eyed Soul • Groovin’ • “Sueño”
1970 • The Guess Who • “American Woman” [UK] • Hard Rock • American Woman • “No Sugar Tonight”
1970 • Christie • “Yellow River” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Christie • “Down The Mississippi Line”
1970 • Blues Image • “Ride Captain Ride” • Pop-Rock • Open • “Pay My Dues”
1981 • The Clash • “The Magnificent Seven” [UK] • Punk-Rock • Sandinista! • “The Magnificent Dance”
1981 • Kim Carnes • “Bette Davis Eyes” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Mistaken Identity • “Miss You Tonite”
1984 • Huey Lewis & The News • “The Heart Of Rock & Roll” • Pop-Rock • Sports • “Workin’ For A Livin'” [Live]
1985 • Madonna • “Angel” • Dance-Pop • Like A Virgin • “Angel” [Dance Mix Edit]
1989 • Simple Minds • “This Is Your Land” • New Wave Alt.-Pop • Street Fighting Years • “Saturday Girl”
1989 • Duran Duran • “Do You Believe In Shame?” • New Wave Synth-Pop • Big Thing • “The Krush Brothers” [LSD Edit]
April 11
1960 • Percy Faith & His Orchestra • “Theme For Young Lovers” • Orchestral Pop • [Single] • “Bimini Goombay (Le Manchand De Bonheur)”
1963 • The Beatles • “Thank You Girl” [UK] • Merseybeat • [Single] • [B-Side]
1963 • The Beatles • “From Me To You” [UK] • Merseybeat • [Single] • “Thank You Girl”
1963 • Jackie DeShannon • “Needles And Pins” • Pop-Rock • Breakin’ It Up On The Beatles Tour! • “Did He Call Today, Mama?”
1969 • The Beatles With Billy Preston • “Get Back” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Let It Be • “Don’t Let Me Down”
1969 • The Beatles With Billy Preston • “Don’t Let Me Down” [UK] • Blues-Rock • Hey Jude • [B-Side]
1972 • Argent • “Hold Your Head Up” • Hard Rock • All Together Now • “Keep On Rollin'”
1972 • The Supremes • “Automatically Sunshine” • Soul-Pop • Floy Joy • “Precious Little Things”
1973 • The Byrds • “Long Live The King” • Folk-Rock • The Byrds • [B-Side]
1973 • The Byrds • “Full Circle” • Folk-Rock • The Byrds • “Long Live The King”
1974 • David Bowie • “Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide” [UK] • Chanson-Pop • [Single] • “Quicksand”
1980 • The Korgis • “Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Dumb Waiters • “Dirty Postcards”
1983 • The Human League • “(Keep Feeling) Fascination” [UK] • New Wave Synth-Pop • Fascination! • “Total Panic”
1983 • Iron Maiden • “Flight Of Icarus” [UK] • Heavy Metal • Piece Of Mind • “I’ve Got The Fire”
1984 • Pointer Sisters • “Jump (For My Love)” • Dance-Pop • Break Out • “Heart Beat”
1987 • Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam • “Head To Toe” • Dance-Pop • Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force • “You’ll Never Change”
1988 • George Michael • “One More Try” [UK] • Dance-Pop • Faith • “Look At Your Hands”
1988 • Bonnie Tyler • “Hide Your Heart” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Hide Your Heart • “I’m Not Foolin'”
1988 • The Smithereens • “Only A Memory” [UK] • College Rock • Green Thoughts • “Lust For Life”
1994 • The Pretenders • “I’ll Stand By You” [UK] • Post-Punk • Last of The Independents • “Rebel Rock Me”
April 12
1962 • Shelly Fabares • “Johnny Angel” [UK] • Teen Idol • [Single] • “Where’s It Gonna Get Me”
1965 • The Byrds • “Mr. Tambourine Man” • Folk-Rock • Mr. Tambourine Man • “I Knew I’d Want You”
1965 • Dino, Desi & Billy • “I’m A Fool” • Teen Pop • [Single] • “So Many Ways”
1965 • The Byrds • “I Knew I’d Want You” • Folk-Rock • Mr. Tambourine Man • [B-Side]
1966 • James Brown • “It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World” • Funk • It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World • “Is It Yes Or Is It No?”
1968 • Pink Floyd • “It Would Be So Nice” • Psychedelic Rock • [Single] • “Julia Dream”
1968 • The Rascals • “A Beautiful Morning” [UK] • Blue-Eyed Soul • [Single] • “Rainy Day”
1971 • Nitty Gritty Dirt Band • “House At Pooh Corner” • Country-Rock • Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy • “Travellin’ Mood”
1971 • John Denver • “Take Me Home, Country Roads” • Country-Pop • Poems, Prayers And Promises • “Poems, Prayers And Promises”
1972 • Creedence Clearwater Revival • “Someday Never Comes” • Folk-Rock • Mardi Gras • “Tearin’ Up The Country”
1974 • Bachman-Turner Overdrive • “Let It Ride” [UK] • Album Rock • Bachman-Turner Overdrive II • “Blue Collar”
1976 • Starland Vocal Band • “Afternoon Delight” • Soft Rock • Starland Vocal Band • “Starland”
1978 • Johnny Cougar [Mellencamp] • “I Need A Lover” [UK] • Roots Rock • A Biography • “Welcome to Chinatown”
1983 • R.E.M. • “There She Goes Again” • Alt. Pop-Rock • [Single] • [B-Side]
1985 • Dire Straits • “So Far Away” [UK] • New Wave/Post-Punk • Brothers In Arms • “Walk Of Life”
1986 • Vanity • “Under The Influence” • Dance-Pop • Skin On Skin • “Wild Animal”
April 13
1967 • The Temptations • “All I Need” • Soul-Pop • With A Lot O’ Soul • “Sorry Is A Sorry Word”
1973 • David Bowie • “Time” • Glam Rock • Alladin Sane • “The Prettiest Star”
1973 • Steely Dan • “Reelin’ In The Years” [UK] • Pop_Rock • Can’t Buy A Thrill • “Only A Fool Would Say That”
1975 • Jackson Browne • “Fountain Of Sorrow” • Folk-Rock • Late For The Sky • “The Late Show”
1976 • Patti Smith Group • “Gloria” • Punk Rock • Horses • “My Generation”
1977 • Pezband • “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” • Pop-Rock • Pezband • “Princess Mary”
1979 • Donna Summer • “Hot Stuff” • Disco • Bad Girls • “Journey To The Center Of Your Heart”
1998 • Madonna • “Nothing Really Matters” • Dance-Pop • Ray Of Light • “To Have and Not to Hold”
