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).
March 24
1958 • Sam Cooke • “Lonely Island” • Soul • [Single] • [B-Side]
1958 • Sam Cooke • “You Were Made For Me” • Soul • [Single] • “Lonely Island”
1961 • Dee Clark • “Raindrops” • Soul • How About That! • “I Want To Love You”
1962 • James Brown • “Night Train” • Funk • James Brown Presents His Band • “Why Does Everything Happen to Me”
1964 • Aretha Franklin • “Soulville” • Soul • Unforgettable: A Tribute To Dinah Washington • “Evil Gal Blues”
1966 • The Spinners • “Truly Yours” • Soul – Pop • [Single] • “Where Is That Girl”
1966 • The Mamas & The Papas • “Monday, Monday” • Pop-Folk • If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears • “Got A Feelin'”
1967 • The Yardbirds • “Little Games” • Blues Rock • Little Games • “Puzzles”
1967 • Music Explosion • “Little Bit O’ Soul” • Garage Rock • Little Bit O’ Soul • “I See The Light”
1969 • Sly & The Family Stone • “I Want To Take You Higher” • Soul-Funk • Stand! • [B-Side]
1969 • Sly & The Family Stone • “Stand!” • Soul-Funk • Stand! • “I Want To Take You Higher”
1970 • Simon & Garfunkel • “Cecilia” • Folk-Pop • Bridge Over Troubled Water • “The Only Living Boy In New York”
1970 • The Ides Of March • “Vehicle” • Blue-Eyed Soul • Vehicle • “Lead Me Home, Gently”
1973 • Little Feat • “Dixie Chicken” • New Orleans R&B/Funk • Dixie Chicken • “Lafayette Railroad”
1975 • Grand Funk Railroad • “Bad Time” • Blues-Rock • All The Girls In The World Beware!! • “Good And Evil”
1975 • Dwight Twilley Band • “I’m On Fire” • Power Pop • Sincerely • “Did You See What Happened?”
1977 • Fleetwood Mac • “Dreams” • Pop-Rock • Rumours • “Songbird”
1977 • Pablo Cruise • “Watcha Gonna Do?” • Pop-Rock • Place In The Sun • “Atlanta June”
1978 • Steely Dan • “Deacon Blues” • Jazz-Rock • Aja • “Home At Last”
1978 • Paul McCartney & Wings • “With A Little Luck” [UK] • Synth Pop • London Town • “Backwards Traveller” / “Cuff Link”
1981 • Santana • “Winning” • Jazz-Rock Fusion • Zebop! • “Brightest Star”
March 25
1963 • Kyu Sakamoto • “Sukiyaki” • Pop • [Single] • “Anoko No Namaewa Nantenkana”
1966 • The Young Rascals • “Good Lovin'” [UK] • Blue-Eyed Soul • The Young Rascals • “Mustang Sally”
1966 • The Shadows Of Knight • “Gloria” [UK] • Garage Rock • Gloria • “Dark Side”
1966 • Dusty Springfield • “You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me” [UK] • Traditional Pop • [Single] • “Every Ounce Of Strength”
1967 • Eric Burdon & The Animals • “When I Was Young” • Blues-Rock • [Single] • “A Girl Named Sandoz”
1967 • Neil Diamond • “Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon” • Pop-Rock • Just For You • “You’ll Forget”
1969 • Elvis Presley • “How Great Thou Art” • Gospel-Pop • [Single] • “His Hand In Mine”
1974 • The Carpenters • “I Won’t Last A Day Without You” • Soft Pop • A Song For You • “One Love”
1975 • Average White Band • “Cut The Cake” • Funk • Cut The Cake • “Person To Person”
1977 • Boston • “Long Time” [UK] • Arena Rock • Boston • “Let Me Take You Home Tonight”
1977 • Elvis Costello • “Less Than Zero” [UK] • New Wave Pop-Rock • My Aim Is True • “Radio Sweetheart”
1978 • Willie Nelson • “Georgia On My Mind” • Country Ballad • Stardust • “On The Sunny Side Of The Street”
1985 • Harold Faltermeyer • “Axel F.” • Synth-Pop • Beverly Hills Cop[Sndtrk] • “Shoot Out”
1996 • Foo Fighters • “Big Me” • Alt Power Pop • Foo Fighters • “Floaty” / “Gas Chamber”
2005 • Jack Johnson • “Sitting, Waiting, Wishing” • AA Folk-Rock • In Between Dreams • “Free”
March 26
1965 • The Impressions • “People Get Ready” [UK] • Soul-Gospel • People Get Ready • “I’ve Been Trying”
1965 • Peter & Gordon • “True Love Ways” [UK] • Merseybeat • [Single] • “If You Wish”
1968 • Elvis Presley • “You’ll Never Walk Alone” • Gospel Ballad • [Single] • “We Call On Him”
1968 • Elvis Presley • “We Call On Him” • Gospel Ballad • [Single] • [B-Side]
1970 • The Allman Brothers Band • “Midnight Rider” • Southern Rock • Idlewild South • “Whipping Post”
1973 • Elton John • “Skyline Pigeon” • Pop- Ballad • [Single] • [B-Side]
1973 • Elton John • “Daniel” • Pop-Rock • Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player • “Skyline Pigeon”
1975 • Little Feat • “Spanish Moon” • Country-Rock • Feats Don’t Fail Me Now • “Down The Road”
1976 • Jackson Browne • “Fountain Of Sorrow” [UK] • Folk-Rock • Late For The Sky • “The Late Show”
1977 • Blondie • “X Offender” [UK] • New Wave Post-Punk • Blondie • “In The Flesh”
1977 • Foreigner • “Feels Like The First Time” • Arena Rock • Foreigner • “Woman, Oh Woman”
1982 • Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder • “Ebony And Ivory” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Tug Of War • “Rainclouds”
1982 • J. Geils Band • “Freeze-Frame” [UK] • Blues-Rock • Freeze-Frame • “Rage In The Cage”
1983 • Duran Duran • “Is There Something I Should Know?” [UK] • New Wave Synth-Pop • [Single] • “Faith in this Colour”
1984 • Phil Collins • “Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)” [UK] • Power Ballad • Against All Odds: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[Sndtrk] • “Making A Big Mistake” [Mike Rutherford]
1984 • R.E.M. • “So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)” [UK] • Alt. Pop-Rock • Reckoning • “King Of The Road”
1986 • Madonna • “Live To Tell” • Pop Ballad • True Blue • “Live To Tell” [Instrumental]
2006 • The Fray • “How To Save A Life” • AA Pop-Rock • How To Save A Life • “She Is”
March 27
1965 • The Zombies • “She’s Coming Home” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “I Must Move”
1969 • The Supremes • “The Composer” • Soul-Pop • Let The Sunshine In • “The Beginning Of The End”
1970 • Yes • “Time And A Word” [UK] • Prog Rock • Time And A Word • “The Prophet”
1971 • Bread • “If” • Soft Rock • Manna • “Take Comfort”
1976 • ABBA • “Fernando” [UK] • Euro-Pop • Greatest Hits • “Tropical Loveland”
1978 • Lynyrd Skynyrd • “You Got That Right” • Southern Rock • Street Survivors • “Ain’t No Good Life”
1981 • Styx • “Too Much Time On My Hands” [UK] • Prog/Art Rock • Paradise Theater • “Queen Of Spades”
1981 • John Lennon • “Watching The Wheels” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Double Fantasy • “Yes, I’m Your Angel” [Yoko Ono]
1984 • Cyndi Lauper • “Time After Time” [UK] • Pop-Rock • She’s So Unusual • “I’ll Kiss You”
1989 • Simply Red • “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” [UK] • Blue-Eyed Soul • A New Flame • “Move On Out”
March 28
1952 • Percy Faith & His Orchestra • “Delicado” • Orchestral Pop • [Single] • “Festival”
1960 • Billy Bland • “Let The Little Girl Dance” • R&B/Pop • [Single] • “Sweet Thing”
1968 • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell • “Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing” • Soul – Pop • You’re All I Need • “Little Ole Boy, Little Ole Girl”
1969 • Blood, Sweat & Tears • “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy” [UK] • Horn-Rock • Blood, Sweat & Tears • “Blues – Part II”
1969 • Mary Hopkin • “Goodbye” [UK] • Folk-Pop • [Single] • “Sparrow”
1973 • Led Zeppelin • “The Ocean” • Hard Rock • Houses Of The Holy • “Over The Hills And Far Away”
1973 • The Doobie Brothers • “Long Train Runnin'” • Pop-Rock • The Captain & Me • “Without You”
1975 • 10cc • “Life Is A Minestrone” [UK] • Art Pop-Rock • The Original Soundtrack • “Channel Swimmer”
1975 • J. Geils Band • “Givin’ It All Up” [UK] • Blues-Rock • Nightmares…And Other Tales From The Vinyl Jungle • “Look Me In The Eyes”
1978 • Donna Summer • “Rumour Has It” • Disco • Once Upon A Time… • “Say Something Nice”
1985 • Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers • “Don’t Come Around Here No More” [UK] • Arena Rock • Southern Accents • “Trailer”
1985 • ‘Til Tuesday • “Voices Carry” • Synth-Pop • Voices Carry • “Are You Serious?”
1991 • AC/DC • “Are You Ready?” [UK] • Hard Rock • The Razor’s Edge • “Got You By The Balls”
March 29
1968 • The Balloon Farm • “A Question Of Temperature” [UK] • Garage Rock • [Single] • “Hurtin’ For Your Love”
1968 • Fleetwood Mac • “Black Magic Woman” [UK] • Blues-Rock • The Pious Bird of Good Omen • “The Sun Is Shining”
2002 • Rush • “One Little Victory” • Hard Rock/Metal • Vapor Trails • “Earthshine”
March 30
1961 • The Ventures • “Lullaby Of The Leaves” • Rock ‘n’ Roll Instrumental • Another Smash!!! • “Ginchy”
1973 • 10cc • “Rubber Bullets” [UK] • Art Pop-Rock • 10cc • “Waterfall”
1975 • Linda Ronstadt • “When Will I Be Loved?” • Country-Rock • Heart Like A Wheel • “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore”
1976 • Donna Summer • “Try Me, I Know We Can Make It” • Disco • A Love Trilogy • “Wasted”
1979 • Supertramp • “The Logical Song” [UK] • Prog/Art Rock • Breakfast in America • “Just Another Nervous Wreck”
1979 • The Tubes • “Prime Time” [UK] • Pomp-Rock • Remote Control • “No Way Out”
1979 • Triumph • “Lay It On The Line” • Arena Rock • Just A Game • “American Girls”
2011 • Jane’s Addiction • “End To The Lies” • Alt. Rock • The Great Escape Artist • [Digital Download]
