Here’s a running 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 differece from its US counterpart).
November 05
1958 • Buddy Holly • “Heartbeat” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Well…All Right”
1962 • The Supremes • “Let Me Go The Right Way” • Soul – Motown • Meet The Supremes • “Time Changes Things”
1965 • The Small Faces • “I’ve Got Mine” [UK] • Britbeat • [Single] • “It’s Too Late”
1968 • Elvis Presley • “If I Can Dream” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Edge Of Reality”
1968 • Elvis Presley • “Edge Of Reality” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • [B-Side]
1970 • Led Zeppelin • “Immigrant Song” • Hard Rock • Led Zeppelin III • “Hey, Hey, What Can I Do”
1970 • The Supremes & Four Tops • “River Deep, Mountain High” • Soul-Pop • The Magnificent 7 • “Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music”
1971 • Cilla Black • “Something Tells Me (Something’s Gonna Happen Tonight)” [UK] • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “La La La Lu”
1971 • T. Rex • “Jeepster” [UK] • Glam Rock • Electric Warrior • “Life’s A Gas”
1971 • The Supremes And Four Tops • “You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart” [UK] • Soul-Pop • The Return of the Magnificent 7 • “I’m Glad About It”
1971 • T. Rex • “Jeepster” • Glam Rock • Electric Warrior • “Rip Off”
1973 • Lynyrd Skynyrd • “Gimme Three Steps” • Southern Rock • Pronounced, Leh-nerd Skin-nerd • “Mr. Banker”
1974 • Eagles • “The Best Of My Love” • Country-Rock • On The Border • “Ol’ 55”
1979 • Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers • “Don’t Do Me Like That” • Album Rock • Damn The Torpedoes • “Casa Dega”
1980 • The Doobie Brothers • “One Step Closer” • Pop-Rock • One Step Closer • “South Bay Strut”
1982 • George Harrison • “Wake Up My Love” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Gone Troppo • “Greece”
1991 • R.E.M. • “Radio Song” • Alt. Pop-Rock • Out Of Time • “Love Is All Around” [Live]
1996 • Bryan Adams & Barbra Streisand • “I Finally Found Someone” • Pop-Rock Duet • The Mirror Has Two Faces [Sndtrk] • “[CD Single]”
1996 • R.E.M. • “Bittersweet Me” • Alt. Pop-Rock • New Adventures In Hi-Fi • “Undertow” [Live]
2007 • David Gray • “You’re The World To Me” [UK] • Alt. Pop-Rock • Greatest Hits • [None]
November 06
1964 • Them • “Baby Please Don’t Go” [UK] • Garage Rock • [Single] • “Gloria”
1970 • Badfinger • “No Matter What” [UK] • Power Pop • No Dice • “Better Days”
1971 • The Who • “Behind Blue Eyes” [UK] • British Rock • Who’s Next • “My Wife”
1971 • The Who • “Behind Blue Eyes” • British Rock • Who’s Next • “My Wife”
1978 • Bryan Adams • “Let Me Take You Dancing” • Disco-Pop • [Single] • “Don’t Turn Me Away”
1984 • Madonna • “Like A Virgin” [UK] • Dance-Pop • Like A Virgin • “Stay”
1989 • Tears For Fears feat. Oleta Adams • “Woman In Chains” • New Wave Synth-Pop • The Seeds Of Love • “Always In The Past”
2006 • U2 & Green Day • “The Saints Are Coming” [UK] • Alt. Pop-Rock • U218 Singles • “The Saints Are Coming” [Live]
November 07
1961 • The Temptations • “Check Yourself” • Soul – Motown • [Single] • “Your Wonderful Love”
1969 • Led Zeppelin • “Whole Lotta Love” • Hard Rock • Led Zeppelin II • “Living Loving Maid (She’s Just A Woman)”
1983 • Tina Turner • “Let’s Stay Together” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Private Dancer • “I Wrote A Letter”
1984 • The Rolling Stones • “Too Much Blood” • Hip Hop/Rock • Undercover • “Too Much Blood” [Dub Remix]
1990 • Cher • “The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss)” • Female Vocalist • Love Hurts • “Love On A Rooftop”
November 08
1960 • Sam Cooke • “Sad Mood” • Soul • [Single] • “Love Me”
1963 • Bobby Vinton • “There! I’ve Said It Again” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “The Girl With The Bow In Her Hair”
1968 • Diana Ross & The Supremes • “Love Child” [UK] • Soul-Pop • [Single] • “Will This Be The Day”
1968 • Dusty Springfield • “Son Of A Preacher Man” • Female Vocalist • Dusty In Memphis • “Just A Little Lovin’ (Early In The Morning)”
1971 • Led Zeppelin • “Black Dog” • Hard Rock • Led Zeppelin IV • “Misty Mountain Hop”
1972 • Carly Simon • “You’re So Vain” • Pop-Rock • No Secrets • “His Friends Are More Than Fond Of Robin”
1972 • Lou Reed • “Walk On The Wild Side” • Album Rock • Transformer • “Perfect Day”
1974 • Carpenters • “Please Mr. Postman” • Easy Listening • Horizon • “This Masquerade”
1975 • Earth, Wind & Fire • “Sing A Song” • Soul-Funk • Gratitude • “Sing a Song” [Instrumental]
1989 • Aerosmith • “Janie’s Got A Gun” • Hard Rock • Pump • “Voodoo Medicine Man”
1989 • Chris Isaak • “Wicked Game” • Roots Rock • Heart Shaped World • “Wicked Game” [Instrumental]
1994 • Pearl Jam • “Spin The Black Circle” • Grunge Rock • Vitalogy • “Tremor Christ”
2004 • U2 • “Vertigo” • Alt. Pop-Rock • How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb • “Are You Gonna Wait Forever? / Neon Lights”
November 09
1962 • The Miracles • “You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me” • Soul – Motown • [Single] • “Happy Landing”
1964 • Elvis Presley • “Blue Christmas” • Holiday Rock ‘n’ Roll • [Single] • “Wooden Heart”
1966 • Aaron Neville • “Tell It Like It Is” • Soul • [Single] • “Why Worry”
1971 • Elvis Presley • “Merry Christmas Baby” • Holiday Pop • Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas • “O Come All Ye Faithful”
1973 • Paul Simon • “American Tune” • Folk-Pop • There Goes Rhymin’ Simon • “One Man’s Ceiling Is Another Man’s Floor”
1981 • The Cars • “Cruiser” • New Wave Pop-Rock • Shake It Up • [B-Side]
1987 • Michael Jackson • “The Way You Make Me Feel” • Dance-Pop • Bad • “The Way You Make Me Feel” [Instrumental]
1967 • The Monkees • “Daydream Believer” [UK] • Psychedelic Pop • The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees • “Goin’ Down”
1967 • The Moody Blues • “Nights In White Satin” [UK] • Prog Rock • Days Of Future Passed • “Cities”
1967 • The Monkees • “Goin’ Down” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. • [B-Side]
1971 • Badfinger • “Day After Day” • Power Pop • Straight Up • “Money”
1972 • The Bee Gees • “Alive” • Pop-Rock • To Whom It May Concern • “Paper Mache, Cabbages And Kings”
1978 • Rod Stewart • “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?” • Disco-Pop • Blondes Have More Fun • “Scarred And Scared”
1978 • 10cc • “Reds In My Bed” [UK] • Reggae-Pop • Bloody Tourists • “Take These Chains”
1981 • The Moody Blues • “Talking Out Of Turn” • Prog Rock • Long Distance Voyger • “Veteran Cosmic Rocker”
1991 • Bryan Adams • “There Will Never Be Another Tonight” • Pop-Rock • Waking Up The Neighbors • “Into The Fire” [Live]
November 11
1957 • Jerry Lee Lewis • “Great Balls Of Fire” • Rockabilly • [Single] • “You Win Again”
1965 • Gary Lewis & The Playboys • “She’s Just My Style” • Pop-Rock • She’s Just My Style • “I Won’t Make That Mistake Again”
1966 • The Small Faces • “My Mind’s Eye” • Britbeat • From The Beginning • “I Can’t Dance With You”
1966 • The Who • “La-La-La-Lies” [UK] • British Rock • The Who Sings My Generation • “The Good’s Gone”
1969 • Elvis Presley • “Don’t Cry Daddy” • Country-Rock • [Single] • “Rubberneckin'”
1970 • Alice Cooper • “I’m Eighteen” • Heavy Metal • Love It To Death • “Is It My Body”
1972 • Bread • “Sweet Surrender” • Soft Rock • Guitar Man • “Make It By Yourself”
1977 • Paul McCartney & Wings • “Mull Of Kintyre” • Scottish Folk-Pop • [Single] • “Girls School”
1978 • Elton John • “Part-Time Love” • Pop-Rock • A Single Man • “I Cry At Night”
1978 • Rose Royce • “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore” • Disco • Rose Royce III: Strikes Again! • “Do It, Do It”
1984 • Thompson Twins • “Hold Me Now” • Synth-Pop • Into The Gap • “Let Loving Start”
1991 • Michael Jackson • “Black Or White” • Pop-Soul • Dangerous • “Black Or White” [Instrumental]
1992 • Genesis • “Never A Time” • Prog Rock • We Can’t Dance • “Way Of The World”