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).
June 16
1965 • Peter & Gordon • “To Know You Is To Love You” • Merseybeat • True Love Ways • “I Told You So”
1967 • The Monkees • “Alternate Title” [“Randy Scouse Git”][UK] • Pop-Rock • Headquarters • “Forget That Girl”
1967 • Pink Floyd • “See Emily Play” [UK] • Prog Rock • [Single] • “The Scarecrow”
1969 • The Beach Boys • “Break Away” • Pop-Rock • 20/20 • “Celebrate The News”
1972 • Steely Dan • “Dallas” [UK] • Jazz-Rock • [Single] • “Sail The Waterway”
1972 • Bill Withers • “Lean On Me” [UK] • Soul • Still Bill • “Better Off Dead”
1972 • The Who • “Join Together” [UK] • British Rock • [Single] • “Baby Don’t You Do It”
1978 • Jackson Browne • “Stay” [UK] • Folk-Rock • Running On Empty • “Rosie”
1978 • Paul McCartney & Wings • “I’ve Had Enough” [UK] • Synth Pop • London Town • “Deliver Your Children”
1980 • J. Geils Band • “Just Can’t Wait” • Power Pop • Love Stinks • “No Anchovies, Please”
1985 • Patti LaBelle • “Stir It Up” • Dance-Funk • Beverly Hills Cop[Sndtrk] • “The Discovery” [Harold Faltermeyer]
1986 • The Fixx • “Secret Separation” [UK] • New Wave Techno-Pop • Walkabout
1987 • Grateful Dead • “Touch Of Grey” • Pop-Rock • In The Dark • “My Brother Esau”
1992 • Madonna • “This Used To Be My Playground” • Dance-Pop • [Single] • “This Used To Be My Playground” [Long Version]
2003 • Black Eyed Peas • “Where Is The Love?” • Dance-Pop-Rap • Elephunk • “Somethin’ for That Ass” / “What’s Goin Down”
June 17
1963 • Wayne Newton And The Newton Brothers • “Danke Schoen” • Pop Standard • Danke Schoen • “Better Now Than Later”
1963 • The Kingsmen • “Louie Louie” • Garage Rock • The Kingsmen In Person • “Haunted Castle”
1964 • The Supremes • “Where Did Our Love Go” • Soul-Pop • Where Did Our Love Go • “He Means The World To Me”
1965 • James Brown • “Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag Part I” • Funk • Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag • “Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag Part II”
1966 • Wimple Winch • “Save My Soul” [UK] • Psychedelic Pop • [Single] • “Everybody’s Worried ‘Bout Tomorrow”
1966 • The Association • “Along Comes Mary” [UK] • Sunshine Pop • And Then…Along Comes The Association • “Your Own Love”
1966 • The Hollies • “Bus Stop” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Bus Stop • “Don’t Run And Hide”
1966 • The Zombies • “Indication” [UK] • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “How We Were Before”
1969 • Elvis Presley • “Clean Up Your Own Backyard” • Pop • [Single] • “The Fair Is Moving On”
1970 • James Brown • “Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine (Part 1)” • Funk • [Single] • “Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine (Part 2)”
1970 • Jr. Walker & The All Stars • “Do You See My Love (For You Growing)” • Soul • A Gasssss • “Groove And Move”
1971 • Bill Withers • “Ain’t No Sunshine” • Soul • Just As I Am • “Harlem”
1971 • The Who • “Won’t Get Fooled Again” • Hard Rock • Who’s Next • “I Don’t Even Know Myself”
1975 • Pure Prairie League • “Two Lane Highway” • Country-Rock • Two Lane Highway • “Sister’s Keeper”
1976 • Little Feat • “All That You Dream” • Country-Rock • The Last Record Album • “One Love Stand”
1976 • Blondie • “X Offender” • New Wave Post-Punk • Blondie • “In The Sun”
1977 • David Bowie • “Be My Wife” [UK] • Post Punk • Low • “Speed Of Life”
1977 • The Brothers Johnson • “Strawberry Letter 23” • Funk • Right On Time • “Dancin’ And Prancin'”
1978 • Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers • “I Need To Know” • Album Rock • You’re Gonna Get It! • “No Second Thoughts”
1978 • The Clash • “(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais” [UK] • Punk-Rock • [Single] • “The Prisoner”
1979 • Bruce Woolley • “Video Killed the Radio Star” [UK] • Power Pop • English Garden • “Get Away. William”
1985 • Bryan Adams • “Summer Of ’69” • Uptempo Rock • Reckless • “The Best Was Yet To Come”
1985 • A-ha • “Take On Me” • New Wave Synth-Pop • Hunting High And Low • “Love Is Reason”
1985 • Huey Lewis & The News • “The Power Of Love” • Pop-Rock • Back To The Future[Sndtrk] • “Bad Is Bad”
1991 • The Moody Blues • “Say It With Love” [UK] • Prog Rock • Keys Of The Kingdom • “Lean On Me (Tonight)”
1997 • Sugar Ray • “Fly” • Rock-Ska Fusion • Floored • “Fly” [Acapella]
1997 • Third Eye Blind • “Semi-Charmed Life” • Post-Grunge • Third Eye Blind • “Tattoo Of The Sun”
June 18
1963 • Elvis Presley • “(You’re The) Devil In Disguise” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • [Single] • “Please Don’t Drag That String Around”
1965 • Marvin Gaye • “Pretty Little Baby” • Soul • How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) • “Now That You’ve Won Me”
1970 • Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young • “Ohio” • Folk-Rock • [Single] • “Find The Cost Of Freedom”
1971 • The Rolling Stones • “Street Fighting Man” [UK] • Blues-Rock • Beggars Banquet • “Surprise Surprise”
1973 • Paul McCartney & Wings • “Live And Let Die” • Symphonic Rock • Live And Let Die[Sndtrk] • “I Lie Around”
1975 • Earth, Wind & Fire • “That’s The Way Of The World” • Soul-Funk • That’s The Way Of The World • “Africano”
1975 • The Amazing Rhythm Aces • “Third Rate Romance” [UK] • Southern Rock • Stacked Deck • “Mystery Train”
1976 • Led Zeppelin • “Candy Store Rock” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • Presence • “Royal Orleans”
1979 • The Knack • “My Sharona” • Power Pop • Get The Knack • “Let Me Out”
1982 • Elvis Costello • “You Little Fool” [UK] • New Wave Pop-Rock • Imperial Bedroom • “Big Sister / The Stamping Ground”
1982 • Asia • “Heat Of The Moment” [UK] • Prog Rock • Asia • “Ride Easy”
1982 • 38 Special • “Caught Up In You” [UK] • Southern Rock • Special Forces • “Firestarter”
1982 • Roxy Music • “Avalon” [UK] • Prog Rock • Avalon • “Always Unknowing”
1984 • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds • “In The Ghetto” • Blue-Eyed Soul • From Her To Eternity • “The Moon Is In The Gutter”
1984 • The Human League • “Life On Your Own” [UK] • New Wave Synth-Pop • Hysteria • “The World Tonight”
1986 • David Lee Roth • “Yankee Rose” • Hard Rock • Eat ‘Em And Smile • “Shyboy”
1991 • Van Halen • “Poundcake” • Heavy Metal • For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge • “Pleasure Dome”
1991 • Bryan Adams • “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” • Pop-Rock • Waking Up The Neighbors • “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” [Album Version]
June 19
1953 • Ray Charles • “Mess Around” • Rock n Soul • [Single] • “Funny (But I Still Love You)”
1961 • Chubby Checker • “Let’s Twist Again” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • [Single] • “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright”
1964 • The Animals • “The House Of The Rising Sun” [UK] • Blues-Rock • The Animals • “Talkin’ ‘Bout You”
1967 • Jimi Hendrix • “Purple Haze” • Psychedelic Rock • Are You Experienced? • “The Wind Cries Mary”
1970 • Sly & The Family Stone • “I Want To Take You Higher” [UK] • Soul-Funk • Stand! • “You Can Make It If You Try”
1970 • Yes • “Sweet Dreams” [UK] • Prog Rock • Time And A Word • “Dear Father”
1970 • Elton John • “Rock And Roll Madonna” [UK] • Rock ‘n’ Roll • [Single] • “Grey Seal”
1972 • The Carpenters • “Goodbye To Love” • Soft Rock • A Song For You • “Crystal Lullaby”
1981 • Juice Newton • “Queen Of Hearts” [UK] • Country-Pop • Juice • “River Of Love”
1981 • The Psychedelic Furs • “Pretty In Pink” [UK] • Post-Punk • Talk Talk Talk • “Mack The Knife”
1981 • Hall & Oates • “You Make My Dreams” [UK] • Blue-Eyed Soul • Voices • “Gotta Lotta Nerve (Perfect Perfect)”
1981 • REO Speedwagon • “Don’t Let Him Go” • Power Ballad • Hi Infidelity • “I Wish You Were There”
1989 • The Fixx • “Driven Out” [UK] • Techno-Pop • Calm Animals • “Shred Of Evidence”
1989 • Indigo Girls • “Closer To Fine” [UK] • Folk-Rock • Indigo Girls • “History Of Us”
1991 • The Kinks • “Better Things” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Give The People What They Want • “Massive Reductions”
June 20
1957 • Buddy Holly • “Words Of Love” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues”
1963 • Brian Poole & The Tremeloes • “Twist & Shout” [UK] • English Beat • Twist & Shout • “We Know”
1964 • The Beatles • “I’ll Cry Instead” • Brit Beat • A Hard Day’s Night • “I’m Happy Just To Dance With You”
1964 • The Beatles • “I’m Happy Just To Dance With You” • Brit Beat • A Hard Day’s Night • [B-Side]
1969 • The Guess Who • “These Eyes” [UK] • Hard Rock • Wheatfield Soul • “Lightfoot”
1970 • Pacific Gas & Electric Company • “Are You Ready?” [UK] • Blue-Eyed Soul • Are You Ready? • “Staggolee”
1974 • The Miracles • “Do It Baby” • Soul – Pop • Renaissance • “I Wanna Be With You”
1974 • Queen • “Seven Seas Of Rhye” • Glam Rock • Queen II • “See What a Fool I’ve Been”
1974 • Steely Dan • “Pretzel Logic” • Jazz-Rock • Pretzel Logic • “Through With Buzz”
1975 • Natalie Cole • “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)” • Dance-Pop • Inseparable • “Joey”
1975 • Eagles • “One Of These Nights” [UK] • Country-Rock • One Of These Nights • “Visions”
1975 • Elton John • “Someone Saved My Life Tonight” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy • “House Of Cards”
1978 • Steely Dan • “FM (No Static At All)” [UK] • Jazz-Rock • FM • “FM-Reprise”
1980 • The Rolling Stones • “Emotional Rescue” [UK] • Dance-Rock • Emotional Rescue • “Down In The Hole”
1986 • Chris De Burgh • “The Lady In Red” [UK] • Soft Rock • Into The Light • “Say Goodbye To It All”
1986 • Steve Winwood • “Higher Love” • Blue-Eyed Soul • Back In The High Life • “And I Go”
1987 • Sammy Hagar • “Give To Live” • Hard Rock • I Never Said Goodbye • “When The Hammer Falls”
1988 • Crowded House • “Better Be Home Soon” [UK] • New Wave Pop-Rock • Temple Of Low Men • “Kill Eye”
1988 • Patti Smith • “People Have The Power” [UK] • Heartland Rock • Dream Of Life • “Wild Leaves”
1989 • The B-52’s • “Love Shack” • Alt. Pop-Rock • Cosmic Thing • “Channel Z”
1993 • Aerosmith • “Cryin'” • Power Ballad • Get A Grip • “Walk On Down”
2014 • Metallica • “Lords Of Summer” • Nu Metal • Hard Wired…To Self-Destruct • “Lords Of Summer” [Live]
June 21
1955 • Johnny Cash • “Hey, Porter” • Country-Rock • [Single] • “Cry! Cry! Cry!”
1955 • Billy “The Kid” Emerson • “Red Hot” • Rock “n’ Roll • [Single] • “No Greater Love”
1955 • Johnny Cash • “Cry! Cry! Cry!” • Country-Rock • [Single] • [B-Side]
1957 • Elvis Presley • “All Shook Up” [UK] • Rockabilly • [Single] • “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin”
1965 • Aretha Franklin • “Sweet Bitter Love” • Soul • Soul Sister • “(No, No) I’m Losing You”
1965 • Aretha Franklin • “(No, No) I’m Losing You” • Soul • Soul Sister • [B-Side]
1968 • Deep Purple • “Hush!” [UK] • Heavy Metal • Shades Of Deep Purple • “One More Rainy Day”
1968 • Nilsson • “Everybody’s Talkin'” [UK] • Folk-Rock • Aerial Ballet • “Don’t Leave Me”
1968 • Johnny Cash • “Folsom Prison Blues” [UK] • Country-Rock • At Folsom Prison • “The Folk Singer”
1971 • Rare Earth • “I Just Want To Celebrate” • Blue-Eyed Soul • One World • “The Seed”
1976 • War • “Summer” • Funk • Greatest Hits • “All Day Music”
1976 • Elton John & Kiki Dee • “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” • Pop Duet • [Single] • “Snow Queen”
1976 • The Bee Gees • “You Should Be Dancing” • Disco • Children Of The World • “Subway”
1978 • Meat Loaf • “Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad” [UK] • Power Ballad • Bat Out Of Hell • “For Crying Out Loud”
1991 • Guns N’ Roses • “You Could Be Mine” • Hard Rock • Use Your Illusion II • “Civil War”
1991 • Guns N’ Roses • “Civil War” • Hard Rock • Nobody’s Child: Romanian Angel Appeal • [B-Side]
2010 • Pearl Jam • “Amongst The Waves” • Grunge Rock • Backspacer • “The End”
2013 • Blondie • “A Rose By Any Name” [UK] • Dance-Pop • Ghosts Of Download • [None]
June 22
1951 • Hank Williams Sr. • “Hey, Good Lookin'” • Country Classics • [Single] • “My Heart Would Know”
1962 • Sam Cooke • “Bring It On Home To Me” [UK] • Soul • [Single] • [B-Side]
1962 • James Brown • “Night Train” [UK] • Funk • James Brown Presents His Band • “Why Does Everything Happen to Me”
1971 • Elvis Presley • “I’m Leavin'” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • [Single} • “Heart Of Rome”
1973 • The Velvet Underground • “I’m Waiting For The Man” [UK] • Alt. Rock • The Velvet Underground & Nico • “Run Run Run” / “Candy”
1973 • Earth, Wind & Fire • “Evil” • Soul-Funk • Head To The Sky • “Clover”
1973 • David Bowie • “Life On Mars?” [UK] • Glam Rock • [Single] • “The Man Who Sold the World”
1974 • Andy Kim • “Rock Me Gently” • Pop-Rock • Andy Kim • “Rock Me Gently” [Instrumental]
1979 • Triumph • “Hold On” [UK] • Arena Rock • Just A Game • “Just A Game”
1981 • Foreigner • “Urgent” • Hard Rock • 4 • “Girl On The Moon”
1988 • A-ha • “The Living Daylights” [UK] • New Wave/Synth-Pop • Stay On These Roads • “The Living Daylights” [Instrumental]
1998 • Matchbox Twenty • “3 A.M.” [UK] • Alt. Rock • Yourself Or Someone Like You • “Push” [Acoustic]
1998 • Metallica • “Fuel” • Thrash Metal • Reload • “Sad But True” [Live] / “Nothing Else Matters” Live]
1999 • Christine Aguilera • “Genie In A Bottle” • Dance-Pop • Christine Aguilera • “We’re A Miracle”
