Here’s a sampling 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 12
1969 • 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”
1976 • Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band • “Night Moves” • Heartland Rock • Night Moves • “Ship Of Fools”
1994 • Carpenters • “Tryin’ To Get The Feeling Again” • Soft Pop • Interpretations • “Sing”
December 13
1967 • Jimi Hendrix • “Foxey Lady” • Psychedelic Rock • Are You Experienced? • “If 6 Was 9”
1977 • The Bee Gees • “Stayin’ Alive” • Disco • Saturday Night Fever[Sndtrk] • “If I Can’t Have You”
1977 • The Bee Gees • “If I Can’t Have You” • Disco • Saturday Night Fever[Sndtrk] • [B-Side]
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 • Prince • “I Wanna Be Your Lover” [UK] • Funk • Prince • “Just As Long As We’re Together”
1979 • The Spinners • “Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, Girl” • Disco Medley • Love Trippin’ • “Disco Ride”
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”
December 15
1955 • Johnny Cash • “So Doggone Lonesome” • Country-Rock • [Single] • “Folsom Prison Blues”
1962 • Ned Miller • “From A Jack To A King” • Country-Pop Crossover • [Single] • “Parade Of Broken Hearts”
1969 • The Byrds • “Jesus Is Just Alright” • Folk-Rock • Ballad Of Easy Rider • “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue”
1977 • Donna Summer • “I Love You” • Disco • Once Upon A Time… • “Once Upon A Time”
1980 • The Doobie Brothers • “Wynken, Blynken And Nod” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “In Harmony” [Kate Taylor]
1980 • Eagles • “Seven Bridges Road” • Country-Rock • Eagles Live • “The Long Run” [Live]
1984 • Hall & Oates • “Method Of Modern Love” • Blue-Eyed Soul • Big Bam Boom • “Bank On Your Love”
2003 • The White Stripes • “Seven Nation Army” • Garage Rock • Elephant • “Good To Me”
2008 • Metallica • “All Nightmare Long” • Thrash Metal • Death Magnetic • “Wherever I May Roam” [Live] / “Master of Puppets” [Live)]
December 16
1966 • Jimi Hendrix • “Stone Free” [UK] • Psychedelic Rock • Are You Experienced? • [B-Side]
1966 • Jimi Hendrix • “Hey Joe” [UK] • Psychedelic Rock • Are You Experienced? • “Stone Free”
1967 • Buffalo Springfield • “Expecting To Fly” • Psychedelic Rock • Buffalo Springfield Again • “Everydays”
1970 • The Kinks • “Apeman” • Hard Rock • Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One • “Rats”
1974 • John Lennon • “#9 Dream” • Pop-Rock • Walls And Bridges • “What You Get”
1985 • A-ha • “The Sun Always Shines On TV” • Synth-Pop • Hunting High And Low • “Driftwood”
December 17
1968 • Pink Floyd • “Point Me At The Sky” [UK] • Psychedelic Rock • [Single] • “Careful With That Axe Eugene”
1989 • Alannah Myles • “Black Velvet” • Pop-Rock • Alannah Myles • “If You Want To”
1994 • Hootie & The Blowfish • “Let Her Cry” • Blues-Rock • Cracked Rear View • “Hold My Hand”
2013 • Blondie • “Sugar On The Side” • Alt Dance-Pop • Ghosts Of Download • [None]
December 18
1959 • Bill Haley & His Comets • “Skokiaan” • Rumba Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Puerto Rican Peddler”
1960 • Paul Revere & The Raiders • “Like, Long Hair” • Instrumental Garage Rock • Like Long Hair • “Sharon”
1965 • The Rolling Stones • “As Tears Go By” • Soft Rock • December’s Children (And Everybody’s) • “Gotta Get Away”
1967 • The Beach Boys • “Darlin'” • Pop-Rock • Wild Honey • “Here Today”
1967 • The Beach Boys • “Here Today” • Pop-Rock • Pet Sounds • [B-Side]
1968 • Bonzo Dog Band • “I’m The Urban Spaceman” • Psychedelic Pop • Tadpoles • “Canyons Of Your Mind”
2008 • AC/DC • “Big Jack” • Hard Rock • Black Ice • [None]
