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 11
1964 • Aretha Franklin • “Runnin’ Out Of Fools” • Soul • Runnin’ Out Of Fools • “It’s Just A Matter Of Time”
1967 • The Monkees • “Pleasant Valley Sunday” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. • “Words”
1972 • Boz Scaggs • “Dinah Flo” • Blues-Rock • My Time • “He’s A Fool For You”
1972 • Mott The Hoople • “All The Young Dudes” • Glam Rock • All The Young Dudes • “One Of The Boys”
1973 • Roy Wood • “Dear Elaine” [UK] • Baroque Pop • Boulders • “Songs Of Praise”
1977 • Commodores • “Brick House” • Disco Funk • Commodores • “Captain Quick Draw”
1978 • Walter Egan • “Magnet And Steel” [UK] • Soft Rock • Not Shy • “She’s So Tough”
1980 • Stephanie Mills • “Never Knew Love Like This Before” • R&B Disco • Sweet Sensation • “Still Mine”
1986 • The Moody Blues • “The Other Side Of Life” • Prog Rock • The Other Side Of Life • “The Spirit”
1986 • The Human League • “Human” [UK] • New Wave Synth-Pop • Crash • “Human” [Instrumental]
1998 • Sixpence None The Richer • “Kiss Me” • AA Pop-Rock • Sixpence None The Richer • “Kiss Me” [Album Version]
2003 • 3 Doors Down • “Here Without You” • Alt Rock/Post-Grunge • Away From The Sun • “Here Without You” [Album Version]
2008 • R.E.M. • “Man-Sized Wreath” [UK] • Alt. Rock • Accelerator • “Living Well Jesus Dog”
August 12
1964 • Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas • “From A Window” • Mersey Beat • [Single] • “I’ll Be On My Way”
1966 • The Cyrkle • “Turn-Down Day” [UK] • Folk-Pop • Red Rubber Ball • “Big Little Woman”
1966 • The Who • “The Kids Are Alright” [UK] • Power Pop • The Who Sings My Generation • “The Ox” [Instrumental]
1966 • The Happenings • “See You In September” [UK] • Pop Standard • The Happenings • “He Thinks He’s a Hero”
1970 • Steve Miller Band • “Going To The Country” • Album Rock • Number 5 • “Never Kill Another Man”
1971 • The Carpenters • “Superstar” • Soft Pop • Carpenters • “Bless The Beats And Children”
1974 • Bad Company • “Can’t Get Enough” • Hard Rock • Bad Company • “Little Miss Fortune”
1976 • Smokie • “Living Next Door To Alice” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “When My Back was Against the Wall”
1980 • Queen • “Another One Bites The Dust” • Glam Rock • The Game • “Don’t Try Suicide”
1982 • ABC • “The Look Of Love (Part One)” • New Wave Dance-Pop • The Lexicon Of Love • “Theme From Mantrap”
1983 • The Moody Blues • “Blue World” [UK] • Prog Rock • The Present • “Going Nowhere”
1985 • David Bowie & Mick Jagger • “Dancing In The Street” • Glam Rock • [Single] • “Dancing In The Street” [Instrumental]
August 13
1963 • Bob Dylan • “Blowin’ In The Wind” • Folk • The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan • “Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright”
1971 • Joni Mitchell • “Carey” [UK] • Folk-Rock • Blue • “My Old Man”
1971 • The Supremes • “Nathan Jones” [UK] • Soul – Pop • Touch • “Happy (Is A Bumpy Road)”
1971 • Paul & Linda McCartney • “The Back Seat Of My Car” [UK] • Baroque Pop • Ram • “Heart Of Country”
1976 • Steve Miller Band • “Fly Like An Eagle” [UK] • Album Rock • Fly Like An Eagle • “Mercury Blues”
1976 • Silver • “Wham Bam Shang-A_Lang” • Country-Rock • Silver • “Right On Time”
1982 • Billy Idol • “Hot In The City” [UK] • Hard Rock • Billy Idol • “Dead On Arrival”
1982 • Modern English • “I Melt With You” [UK] • Synth-Pop • After The Snow • “The Prize”
1983 • Whitesnake • “Guilty Of Love” [UK] • Hard Rock • Slide It In • “Gambler”
1984 • Janet Jackson • “Don’t Stand Another Chance” • Synth-Dance-Pop • Dream Street • “Rock N Roll”
1990 • The Black Crowes • “Hard To Handle” • Southern Rock • Shake Your Money Maker • “Jealous Again” [Acoustic]
August 14
1962 • The Crystals • “He’s A Rebel” • Girl Groups • [Single] • “I Love You Eddie”
1974 • Eagles • “James Dean” • Country-Rock • On The Border • “Good Day In Hell”
1976 • Nick Lowe • “So It Goes” [UK] • Rock ‘n’ Roll • [Single] • “Heart Of The City”
1977 • Steely Dan • “Josie” • Jazz-Rock • Aja • “Black Cow”
1978 • The Police • “Can’t Stand Losing You” [UK] • Reggae-Rock • Outlandos d’Amour • “Dead End Job”
1979 • Paul McCartney & Wings • “Arrow Through Me” • Pop-Rock • Back To The Egg • “Old Siam, Sir”
1981 • Genesis • “Abacab” [UK] • Prog Rock • Abacab • “Another Record”
1981 • The Go-Go’s • “Our Lips Are Sealed” [UK] • New Wave Power Pop • Beauty And The Beat • “Surfing And Spying”
1981 • The Rolling Stones • “Start Me Up” [UK] • Blues-Rock • Tattoo You • “No Use In Crying”
1982 • Santana • “Hold On” • Jazz-Rock Fusion • Shangó • “Oxun (Oshun)”
1987 • Fleetwood Mac • “Little Lies” • Synth-Pop • Tango In The Night • “Ricky”
August 15
1965 • Donovan • “The Universal Soldier” [UK] • Psychedelic-Pop • Fairytale • [Multiple]
1965 • Otis Redding • “Respect” • Soul • Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul • “Ole Man Trouble”
1968 • Big Brother & The Holding Company • “Piece Of My Heart” • Blues-Rock • Cheap Thrills • “Turtle Blues”
1975 • Bad Company • “Feel Like Makin’ Love” [UK] • British Rock • Straight Shooter • “Wild Fire Women”
1976 • Steve Miller Band • “Rock’n Me” • Album Rock • Fly Like An Eagle • “Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma”
1980 • AC/DC • “You Shook Me All Night Long” • Hard Rock • Back In Black • “Have A Drink On Me”
1980 • The Jam • “Start!” [UK] • Punk/Mod Revival • [Single] • “Liza Radley”
1983 • R.E.M. • “Radio Free Europe” [UK] • Alt. Pop-Rock • Murmur • “There She Goes Again”
1987 • John (Cougar) Mellencamp • “Paper In Fire” • Roots Rock • The Lonesome Jubilee • “Never Too Old”
1989 • Starship • “It’s Not Enough” • Arena Rock • Love Among The Cannibals • “Love Among The Cannibals”
1995 • Michael Jackson • “You Are Not Alone” • Dance-Pop • HIStory: Past, Present, Future, Book I • “Scream Louder”
1995 • R.E.M. • “Crush With Eyeliner” • Alt. Pop-Rock • Monster • “Crush with Eyeliner” [Instrumental]
2002 • No Doubt • “Underneath It All” • Ska Pop/Reggae Fusion • Rock Steady • “Underneath It All” [Radio Version]
August 16
1965 • Paul Revere & The Raiders • “Steppin’ Out” • Pop-Rock • Just Like Us! • “Blue Fox”
1966 • The Monkees • “The Last Train To Clarksville” • Pop-Rock • The Monkees • “Take A Giant Step”
1967 • The Beach Boys • “Heroes And Villains” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Smiley Smile • “You’re Welcome”
1973 • B. W. Stevenson • “My Maria” • Country-Pop • My Maria • “August Evening Lady”
1974 • Cat Stevens • “Another Saturday Night” [UK] • Folk-Pop • Saturnight • “Home In The Sky”
1974 • Eagles • “Already Gone” [UK] • Country-Rock • On The Border • “Ol’ 55”
1977 • Debby Boone • “You Light Up My Life” • Country-Pop • You Light Up My Life • “Hasta Mañana” [The Boones]
1979 • Paul McCartney & Wings • “Getting Closer” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Back To The Egg • “Baby’s Request”
1983 • The Moody Blues • “Blue World” • Prog Rock • The Present • “Sorry”
1986 • Eddie Money • “Take Me Home Tonight” • Power Pop • Can’t Hold Back • “Calm Before The Storm”
August 17
1962 • The Tornados • “Telstar” [UK] • Rock ‘n’ Roll Instrumental • The Sounds Of The Tornados • “Jungle Fever”
1962 • Little Eva • “The Loco-Motion” [UK] • Dance • Locomotion • “He Is The Boy”
1963 • The Ronettes • “Be My Baby” • Girl Groups • [Single] • “Tedesco And Pitman”
1964 • Cilla Black • “It’s For You” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “He Won’t Ask Me”
1967 • Brenda Holloway • “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy” • Soul-Pop • [Single] • “I’ve Got To Find It”
1968 • The Marvelettes • “Destination Anywhere” • Soul-Pop • Sophisticated Soul • “What’s Easy For Two Is Hard For One”
1968 • The Marvelettes • “What’s Easy For Two Is Hard For One” • Soul-Pop • Sophisticated Soul • [B-Side]
1972 • Danny O’Keefe • “Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues” • Folk-Rock • O’Keefe • “The Valentine Pieces”
1973 • The Rolling Stones • “Angie” [UK] • Power Ballad • Goats Head Soup • “Silver Train”
1973 • Joe Walsh • “Rocky Mountain Way” [UK] • Blues-Rock • The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get • “{Day Dream} Player”
1973 • The Isley Brothers • “That Lady (Part 1)” [UK] • Soul-Funk • 3 + 3 • “That Lady (Part 2)”
1975 • The Rolling Stones • “Out Of Time” • Blues-Rock • Metamorphasis • “Jiving Sister Fanny”
1975 • The Rolling Stones • “Out Of Time” [UK] • Blues-Rock • Metamorphasis • “Jiving Sister Fanny”
1979 • Nick Lowe • “Cruel to Be Kind” [UK] • Power Pop • Labour Of Lust • “Endless Grey Ribbon”
1981 • Devo • “Working In The Coal Mine” • Post-Punk • Heavy Metal[Sndtrk] • “Planet Earth”
1983 • Prince • “Delirious” • Synth-Funk • 1999 • “Horny Toad”
1985 • Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers • “Rebels” • Heartland Rock • Southern Accents • “Southern Accents”
1988 • Guns N’ Roses • “Sweet Child O’ Mine” • Hard Rock • Appetite For Destruction • “It’s So Easy” [Live]
1989 • The Rolling Stones • “Mixed Emotions” • Blues-Rock • Steel Wheels • “Fancyman Blues”
1992 • Pearl Jam • “Jeremy” [UK] • Grunge Rock • Ten • “Alive” [Live]
1996 • Bryan Adams • “Let’s Make A Night To Remember” • Pop-Rock • 18 Til I Die • “Star”
1998 • The Rolling Stones • “Out Of Control” • Blues-Rock • Bridges To Babylon • “Out Of Control” [Remix]
1999 • The Moody Blues • “English Sunset” • Prog Rock • Strange Times • [None]
2002 • Red Hot Chili Peppers • “The Zephyr Song” • Alt Psych Rock • By The Way • “Body Of Water”
2010 • Soundgarden • “Black Rain” • Seattle Grunge • [Single] • “Black Rain” [Album Version] / “Beyond the Wheel” [Live]
