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).
July 14
1958 • Peggy Lee • “Fever” • Soul-Pop • All Aglow Again • “You Don’t Know”
1964 • Elvis Presley • “Such A Night” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • Elvis Is Back • “Never Ending”
1964 • Elvis Presley • “Never Ending” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • [Single] • [B-Side]
1967 • Gary Lewis & The Playboys • “Jill” • Pop-Rock • Listen! • “New In Town”
1967 • David Bowie • “Love You Till Tuesday” [UK] • Psychedelic Pop • [Single] • “Did You Ever Have A Dream”
1970 • Elvis Presley • “I’ve Lost You” • Soft Rock • [Single] • “The Next Step Is Love”
1971 • Blood, Sweat & Tears • “Go Down Gamblin'” • Pop-Rock • B, S & T 4 • “Valentine’s Day”
1972 • The Hollies • “Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Distant Light • “Cable Car”
1973 • The Isley Brothers • “That Lady (Part 1)” • Soul-Funk • 3 + 3 • “That Lady (Part 2)”
1976 • America • “Amber Cascades” • Folk-Rock • Hideaway • “Who Loves You”
1978 • Pablo Cruise • “Love Will Find A Way” [UK] • Yacht Rock • Worlds Away • “Always Be Together”
1978 • The Moody Blues • “Steppin’ In A Slide Zone” [UK] • Prog Rock • Octave • “I’ll Be Level With You”
1978 • Bob Dylan • “Baby, Stop Crying” [UK] • Folk-Rock • Street Legal • “New Pony”
1980 • Michael Jackson • “Girlfriend” [UK] • Post-Disco Dance-Pop • Off The Wall • “Bless His Soul” [With The Jacksons]
1986 • R.E.M. • “Fall On Me” [UK] • Alt. Pop-Rock • Life’s Rich Pageant • “Rotary Ten”
1987 • Madonna • “Who’s That Girl” [UK] • Dance-Pop • Who’s That Girl[Sndtrk] • “White Heat”
1987 • Prince [With Sheena Easton] • “U Got The Look” • Soul-Funk • Sign ‘O’ The Times • “Housequake”
2003 • Jane’s Addiction • “Just Because” [UK] • Alt. Hard Rock • Strays • “Suffer Some” [Live]
July 15
1960 • The Shadows • “Apache” [UK] • Rock Instrumental • [Single] • “Quatermasster’s Stores”
1966 • The Zombies • “Indication” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “How We Were Before”
1967 • The Soul Survivors • “Expressway To Your Heart” • Blue-Eyed Soul • When The Whistle Blows Anything Goes • “Hey Gyp”
1967 • Brenton Wood • “Gimme Little Sign” • Soul • Oogum Boogum • “I Think You’ve Got Your Fools Mixed Up”
1970 • Blood, Sweat & Tears • “Hi-De-Ho” • Horn-Rock • Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 • “The Battle”
1970 • Poco • “You Better Think Twice” • Country-Rock • Poco • “Anyway Bye Bye”
1972 • The Rolling Stones • “All Down The Line” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • Exile On Main Street • [B-Side]
1972 • The Rolling Stones • “Happy” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • Exile On Main Street • “All Down The Line”
1976 • Eagles • “Life In The Fast Lane” [UK] • Country-Rock • Hotel California • “The Last Resort”
1977 • The Jam • “All Around The World” [UK] • Punk/Mod Revival • [Single] • “Carnaby Street”
1981 • George Harrison • “Teardrops” • Pop-Rock • Somewhere In England • “Save The World”
1984 • John Lennon • “I’m Stepping Out” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Milk & Honey • “Sleepless Night” [Yoko Ono]
1985 • Phil Collins • “Take Me Home” [UK] • Pop-Rock • No Jacket Required • “We Said Hello Goodbye”
1988 • The Escape Club • “Wild, Wild West” • Dance-Rock • Wild, Wild West • “We Can Run”
1991 • Extreme • “More Than Words” [UK] • Acoustic Ballad • Pornografitti • “Nice Place To Visit”
1993 • R.E.M. • “Nightswimming” [UK] • Baroque Pop • Automatic For The People • “Losing My Religion” [Live]
1997 • The Notorious B.I.G. Featuring Puff Daddy & Mase • “Mo Money Mo Problems” • East Coast Rap • Life After Death • “Mo Money Mo Problems” [Instrumental]
2003 • Jane’s Addiction • “Just Because” • Alt. Hard Rock • Strays • “Suffer Some” [Live]
2003 • Eagles • “Hole In The World” • Country-Rock • The Very Best Of • “Hole In The World” [Video]
July 16
1962 • Nat “King” Cole • “Ramblin’ Rose” • Pop-R&B • Ramblin’ Rose • “The Good Times”
1964 • The Beatles • “Ain’t She Sweet” [UK] • Brit Beat • [Single] • “If You Love Me, Baby” [with Tony Sheridan]
1965 • The Supremes • “Nothing But Heartaches” • Soul-Pop • More Hits By The Supremes • “He Holds His Own”
1965 • Sonny & Cher • “I Got You Babe” [UK] • Baroque Pop • Look At Us • “It’s Gonna Rain”
1965 • The Righteous Brothers • “Unchained Melody” [UK] • Blue-Eyed Soul • Just Once In My Life • [B-Side]
1968 • The Temptations • “Please Return Your Love To Me” • Soul-Pop • [Single] • “How Can I Forget”
1971 • Paul Revere & The Raiders • “Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Indian Reservation • “Terry’s Tune”
1973 • Elton John • “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting” • Glam Rock • Goodbye Yellow Brick Road • “Jack Rabbit” / “Whenever You’re Ready (We’ll Go Steady Again)”
1976 • The Bee Gees • “You Should Be Dancing” [UK] • Disco • Children Of The World • “Subway”
1976 • Ramones • “Blitzkrieg Bop” • Punk-Rock • Ramones • “Havana Affair”
1981 • Electric Light Orchestra • “Hold On Tight” • Prog. Rock • Time • “When Time Stood Still”
1982 • Depeche Mode • “See You” • Synth-Pop • A Broken Frame • “See You” [Extended Version] / “Now This Is Fun” [Extended Version] / “The Meaning of Love” [Fairly Odd Mix];
1991 • Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch Featuring Loletta Holloway • “Good Vibrations” [UK] • Pop-Rap • Music For The People • “Wild Side” [Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch]
2001 • David Gray • “Sail Away” [UK] • Folktonica • White Ladder • “Sail Away” [Remix]
July 17
1962 • Elvis Presley • “She’s Not You” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • [Single] • “Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello”
1962 • Elvis Presley • “Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • [Single] • [B-Side]
1962 • Mary Wells • “You Beat Me To The Punch” • Soul-Pop • The One Who Really Loves You • “Old Love (Let’s Try Again)”
1964 • Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas • “From A Window” [UK] • Mersey Beat • [Single] • “Second To None”
1965 • The Righteous Brothers • “Unchained Melody” • Blue-Eyed Soul • Just Once In My Life • [B-Side]
1967 • The Beatles • “Baby You’re A Rich Man” • Pop-Rock • Magical Mystery Tour • [B-Side]
1967 • The Beatles • “All You Need Is Love” • Pop-Rock • Magical Mystery Tour • “Baby You’re A Rich Man”
1972 • Bread • “Mother Freedom” • Soft Rock • Baby I’m-A Want You • “Live In Your Love”
1972 • Yes • “America” • Prog Rock • Keys To The Ascension • “Total Mass Retain”
1973 • Paul Simon • “Loves Me Like A Rock” • Folk-Pop • There Goes Rhymin’ Simon • “Learn How To Fall”
1978 • Bruce Springsteen • “Badlands” • Heartland Rock • Darkness On The Edge Of Town • “Streets Of Fire”
1981 • Squeeze • “Tempted” • Pop-Rock • East Side Story • “Trust”
1981 • Electric Light Orchestra • “Hold On Tight” [UK] • Prog. Rock • Time • “When Time Stood Still”
1995 • Hootie & The Blowfish • “Only Wanna Be With You” • Pop-Rock • Cracked Rear View • “Use Me” / “Only Wanna Be With You” [Live]
1995 • R.E.M. • “Tongue” [UK] • Alt. Pop-Rock • Monster • “Tongue” [Instrumental]
July 18
1960 • The Ventures • “Walk – Don’t Run” • Rock ‘n’ Roll Instrumental • Walk – Don’t Run • “Home”
1966 • Simon & Garfunkel • “Bright Green Pleasure Machine” • Baroque-Pop • Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme • [B-Side]
1966 • The Beach Boys • “God Only Knows” • Baroque Pop • Pet Sounds • [B-Side]
1966 • The Beach Boys • “Wouldn’t It Be Nice?” • Pop-Rock • Pet Sounds • “God Only Knows”
1966 • Simon & Garfunkel • “The Dangling Conversation” • Folk-Pop • Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme • “Bright Green Pleasure Machine”
1969 • Steve Miller Band • “My Dark Hour” [UK] • Psych Rock • Brave New World • “Song For Our Ancestors”
1969 • Oliver • “Good Morning Starshine” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Good Morning Starshine • “Can’t You See”
1975 • The Carpenters • “Solitaire” • Soft Pop • [Single] • “Love Me For What I Am”
1975 • David Bowie • “Fame” [UK] • Glam Rock • Young Americans • “Right”
1980 • The B-52’s • “Give Me Back My Man” • Alt. Pop-Rock • Wild Planet • “Give Me Back My Man” [Instrumental]
1980 • Talking Heads • “Cities” [UK] • Funk-Rock • Fear Of Music • “Cities” [Live]
1984 • Prince & The Revolution • “Let’s Go Crazy” • R&B-Pop • Purple Rain • “Erotic City”
1988 • The Beach Boys • “Kokomo” • Calypso-Pop • Still Cruisin’ • “Tutti Frutti” [Little Richard]
1994 • Hootie & The Blowfish • “Hold My Hand” • Pop-Rock • Cracked Rear View • “I Go Blind”
2000 • Pearl Jam • “Light Years” • Grunge Rock • Binaural • “Grievance” / “Soon Forget”
July 19
1952 • Hank Williams, Sr, • “Jambalaya (On the Bayou)” • Country-Cajun • Honky Tonkin’ • “Window Shopping”
1954 • Elvis Presley • “Blue Moon Of Kentucky” • Rockabilly • [Single] • [B-Side]
1954 • Elvis Presley • “That’s All Right” • Rockabilly • {Single] • “Blue Moon Of Kentucky”
1963 • Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters • “Cry Baby” • Soul-Blues • Cry Baby • “Don’t Change Your Heart”
1965 • The Beatles • “Help!” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “I’m Down”
1965 • The Beatles • “I’m Down” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • [Single] • [B-Side]
1968 • The Beach Boys • “Do It Again” [UK] • Pop-Rock • 20/20 • “Wake The World”
1968 • The Hollies • “Do the Best You Can” • Pop-Rock • Dear Eloise/King Midas in Reverse • “Elevated Observations”
1968 • The Moody Blues • “Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)” • Symphonic Rock • Days Of Future Passed • “Another Morning”
1972 • The Doobie Brothers • “Listen To The Music” • Pop-Rock • Toulouse Street • “Toulouse Street”
1974 • Billy Swan • “I Can Help” • Blue-eyed soul • I Can Help • “Ways Of A Woman In Love”
1990 • Phil Collins • “Something Happened On The Way To Heaven” • Pop-Rock • …But Seriously • “Lionel (Do You Remember?)” [Demo]
1993 • Tears For Fears • “Cold” [UK] • Synth-Pop • Elemental • “New Star”
1993 • Billy Joel • “The River Of Dreams” [UK] • Pop-Rock • River Of Dreams • “The Great Wall Of China”
1993 • Madonna • “Rain” [UK] • Dance-Pop • Erotica • “Open Your Heart”
July 20
1959 • Buddy Holly • “Peggy Sue Got Married” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Crying, Waiting, Hoping”
1961 • Bobby Vee • “Take Good Care Of My Baby” • Teen Idol • Take Good Care Of My Baby • “Bashful Bob”
1964 • The Beatles • “If I Fell” • Pop Ballad • Something New • [B-Side]
1964 • The Beatles • “And I Love Her” • Brit Beat • A Hard Day’s Night • “If I Fell”
1965 • The Lovin’ Spoonful • “Do You Believe In Magic?” • Folk-Rock • Do You Believe In Magic • “On The Road Again”
1976 • Todd Rundgren • “Love Of The Common Man” • Pop-Rock • Faithful • “Black And White”
1977 • Dave Mason • “We Just Disagree” • Prog Rock • Let It Flow • “Mystic Traveller”
1978 • Peter Tosh (with Mick Jagger) • “(You Got to Walk And) Don’t Look Back” • Reggae-Pop • Bush Doctor • “Soon Come” [Peter Tosh]
1979 • Atlanta Rhythm Section • “Spooky” • Southern Rock • Underdog • “It’s Only Music”
1985 • Phil Collins • “Don’t Lose My Number” • Pop-Rock • No Jacket Required • “We Said Hello Goodbye”
1987 • Michael Jackson • “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” • Pop Ballad • Bad • “Baby Be Mine”
1995 • Pink Floyd • “Wish You Were Here” [Live][UK] • Prog Rock • Pulse • “Coming Back to Life” / “Keep Talking”
