Here’s a sampling 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).
December 08
1961 • The Beach Boys • “Surfin'” • Surf Pop • Surfin’ Safari • “Luau”
1961 • Joey Dee & The Starliters • “Peppermint Twist – Part 1″ [UK] • Rock ‘n” Roll • Doin’ The Twist At The Peppermint Lounge • “Peppermint Twist – Part 2”
1965 • The Mamas & The Papas • “California Dreamin'” • Sunshine Pop • If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears • “Somebody Groovy”
1967 • John Fred & His Playboy Band • “Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)” [UK] • Novelty Pop • [Single] • “When The Lights Go Out”
1968 • The Foundations • “Build Me Up Buttercup” • Bubblegum-Pop • Build Me Up Buttercup • “New Direction”
1970 • Elvis Presley • “I Really Don’t Want To Know” • Country-Pop • Elvis Country (I’m 10,000 Years Old) • “There Goes My Everything”
1975 • George Harrison • “This Guitar (Can’t Keep From Crying)” • Pop-Rock • Extra Texture • “Maya Love”
1979 • Dan Fogelberg • “Longer” • Country-Rock • Phoenix • “Along The Road”
1984 • Triumph • “Follow Your Heart” • Hard Rock • Thunder Seven • “Stranger In A Strange Land”
1990 • AC/DC • “Moneytalks” • Hard Rock • The Razor’s Edge • “Borrowed Time”
1992 • Madonna • “Deeper And Deeper” • Dance-Pop • Erotica • “Deeper And Deeper” [Instrumental]
1997 • Céline Dion • “My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From ‘Titanic’)” • Pop Ballad • Let’s Talk About Love • “Rose”
December 09
1963 • The Beach Boys • “Little Saint Nick” • Holiday Surf-Pop • [Single] • “The Lord’s Prayer”
1965 • The Kinks • “All Day And All Of The Night” • Pop-Rock • Kinks-Size • “I Gotta Move”
1966 • The Temptations • “(I Know) I’m Losing You” [UK] • Soul – Pop • With A Lot O’ Soul • “Little Miss Sweetness”
1966 • Cream • “I Feel Free” [UK] • Blues-Rock • Fresh Cream • “N.S.U.”
1974 • Grand Funk Railroad • “Some Kind Of Wonderful” • Blues-Rock • All The Girls In The World Beware!!! • “Wild”
1978 • The Jackson 5 • “Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)” • Disco-Funk • Destiny • “That’s What You Get (For Being Polite)”
1978 • Donna Summer • “Heaven Knows” • Disco • Live And More • “Only One Man” [Live]
1983 • Bob Dylan • “Jokerman” [UK] • Folk-Rock • Infidels • “License To Kill”
1989 • The Smithereens • “A Girl Like You” • College Rock • 11 • “Cut Flowers”
December 10
1966 • The Who • “I’m A Boy” • Brit Beat • [Single] • “In The City”
1969 • Sly & The Family Stone • “Everybody Is A Star” • Soul-Funk • [Single] • “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” [Double A-Side]
1969 • Sly & The Family Stone • “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” • Soul-Funk • [Single] • “Everybody Is A Star” [Double A-Side]
1971 • Sly & The Family Stone • “Family Affair” [UK] • Soul-Funk • There’s A Riot Goin’ On • “Luv ‘N’ Haight”
1976 • Queen • “Somebody To Love” • Glam Rock • A Day At The Races • “White Man”
1982 • Peter Gabriel • “I Have The Touch” [UK] • Experimental Rock • Security • “Across The River”
1983 • John (Cougar) Mellencamp • “Pink Houses” • Roots Rock • Uh-Huh • “Serious Business”
1989 • Madonna • “Dear Jessie” [UK] • Baroque Pop • Like A Prayer • “Till Death Do Us Part”
2007 • Shirley Bassey • “Big Spender” [Remix]• Jazz-Pop • Get The Party Started • “Dangerous Game”
December 11
1963 • Lesley Gore • “You Don’t Own Me” • Blue-Eyed Soul • Sings Of Mixed-Up Hearts • “Run, Bobby, Run”
1964 • Gerry & The Pacemakers • “Ferry Cross The Mersey” [UK] • Merseybeat • Ferry Cross The Mersey • “You, You, You”
1979 • The Cars • “Double Life” • New Wave Pop-Rock • Candy-O • “Candy-O”
December 12
1962 • Ruby & The Romantics • “Our Day Will Come” • Bossa Nova • [Single] • “Moonlight And Music”
1968 • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles • “Baby, Baby Don’t Cry” • Soul – Pop • Time Out For Smokey Robinson & The Miracles • “Your Mother’s Only Daughter”
1969 • The Kinks • “Victoria” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Arthur (Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire) • “Mr. Churchill Says”
1994 • The Carpenters • “Tryin’ To Get The Feeling Again” [UK] • Soft Pop • Interpretations • “Sing”
December 13
1967 • Jimi Hendrix • “Foxey Lady” • Psychedelic Rock • Are You Experienced? • “If 6 Was 9”
1972 • David Bowie • “Space Oddity” • Psychedelic Rock • Space Oddity • “The Man Who Sold The World”
1974 • Stevie Wonder • “Boogie On Reggae Woman” [UK] • Reggae-Funk • Fulfillingness’ First Finale • “Seems So Long”
1975 • Jefferson Starship • “Play On Love” • Arena Rock • Red Octopus • “I Want To See Another World”
1977 • The Bee Gees • “If I Can’t Have You” • Disco • Saturday Night Fever[Sndtrk] • [B-Side]
1977 • The Bee Gees • “Stayin’ Alive” • Disco • Saturday Night Fever[Sndtrk] • “If I Can’t Have You”
1994 • Guns N’ Roses • “Sympathy For The Devil” • Hard Rock • Interview With The Vampire[Sndtrk] • “Escape To Paris”
1997 • The Notorious B.I.G. • “Hypnotize” • East Coast/Gangsta Rap • Life After Death • “Hypnotize” [Instrumental]
December 14
1959 • Dion & The Belmonts • “Where Or When” • Doo Wop • Presenting Dion & The Belmonts • “That’s My Desire”
1961 • The Miracles • “What’s So Good About Goodbye” • Soul/Pop • I’ll Try Something New • “I’ve Been Good To You”
1962 • Bob Dylan • “Mixed-Up Confusion” • Folk-Rock • [Single] • “Corinna, Corinna”
1971 • The Supremes • “Floy Joy” • Soul-Pop • Floy Joy • “This Is The Story”
1979 • The Spinners • “Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, Girl” • Disco Medley • Love Trippin’ • “Disco Ride”
1979 • Prince • “I Wanna Be Your Lover” [UK] • Funk • Prince • “Just As Long As We’re Together”
1981 • Hall & Oates • “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)” • Blue-Eyed Soul • Private Eyes • “Unguarded Minute”
1982 • Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band • “Shame On The Moon” • Album Rock • The Distance • “House Behind The House”
1987 • Pink Floyd • “On The Turning Away” [UK] • Prog Rock • A Momentary Lapse Of Reason • “Run Like Hell (Live)”
