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).
October 28
1960 • Elvis Presley • “It’s Now Or Never” [UK] • Ballad • Elvis’ Golden Records Volume 3 • “Let Me Know It”
1963 • The Beach Boys • “Be True To Your School” • Pop-Rock • Little Deuce Coup • “In My Room”
1963 • The Beach Boys • “In My Room” • Doo Wop Ballad • Surfer Girl • [B-Side]
1966 • Spencer Davis Group • “Gimme Some Lovin'” [UK] • Brit Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Blues In F”
1969 • Chicago Transit Authority • “Beginnings” • Jazz-Rock • Chicago Transit Authority • “Poem 58”
1971 • J. Geils Band • “Looking For A Love” • Boogie Rock • The Morning After • “Whammer Jammer”
1978 • Billy Joel • “My Life” • Pop-Rock • 52nd Street • “52nd Street”
1984 • Tina Turner • “Private Dancer” • Pop-Soul • Private Dancer • “Nut Bush City Limits”
1991 • Metallica • “The Unforgiven” • Power Ballad • Metallica • “Killing Time”
1993 • 10,000 Maniacs • “Because The Night” • Folk-Rock • MTV Unplugged • “Stockton Gala Days”
October 29
1962 • Mary Wells • “Two Lovers” • Soul-Pop • Two Lovers • “Operator”
1963 • Dion • “Drip Drop” • Rock ‘n” Roll • [Single] • “No One’s Waiting For Me”
1965 • The Byrds • “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)” [UK] • Folk-Rock • Turn! Turn! Turn! • “She Don’t Care About Time”
1965 • The Who • “My Generation” [UK] • Britbeat • The Who Sings My Generation • “Shout And Shimmy”
1965 • Gerry & The Pacemakers • “Walk Hand In Hand” [UK] • Merseybeat • [Single] • “Dreams”
1968 • B.J. Thomas • “Hooked On A Feeling” • Pop-Rock • On My Way • “I’ve Been Down This Road Before”
1971 • Delaney & Bonnie & Friends • “Only You Know And I Know” [UK] • Blues-Rock • D & B Together • “God Knows I Love You”
1971 • The Band • “Life is a Carnival” [UK] • Roots Rock • Cahoots • “The Moon Struck One”
1971 • Savoy Brown • “Tell Mama” [UK] • Blues-Rock • Street Corner Talking • “Let It Rock”
1973 • Grand Funk Railroad • “Walk Like A Man” • Blues-Rock • We’re An American Band • “The Railroad”
1973 • John Lennon • “Mind Games” • Pop-Rock • Mind Games • “Meat City”
1976 • Elton John • “Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Blue Moves • “Shoulder Holster”
1979 • Frank Zappa • “Joe’s Garage ” • Art Rock • Joe’s Garage Act I • “Central Scrutinizer”
1982 • Supertramp • “It’s Raining Again” • Prog/Art Rock • …Famous Last Words… • “Bonnie”
1982 • A Flock Of Seagulls • “Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)” [UK] • New Wave Synth-Pop • Listen • “Committed”
1983 • Hall & Oates • “Say It Ain’t So” [UK] • Blue-Eyed Soul • Rock “n” Soul Part 1 • “Did It In A Minute”
1983 • Hall & Oates • “Say It Ain’t So” • Blue-Eyed Soul • Rock “n” Soul Part 1 • “Kiss On My List”
1984 • Don Henley • “The Boys Of Summer” • Pop-Rock • Building The Perfect Beast • “A Month Of Sundays”
1985 • Elton John • “Nikita” [UK] • Soft Rock • Ice On Fire • “The Man Who Never Died”
1985 • Rush • “Mystic Rhythms” • Prog/Art Rock • Power Windows • “Emotion Detector”
October 30
1961 • Joey Dee & The Starliters • “Peppermint Twist – Part 1″ • Rock ‘n” Roll • Doin’ The Twist At The Peppermint Lounge • “Peppermint Twist – Part 2”
1965 • Donovan • “Turquoise” [UK] • Psychedelic-Pop • [Single] • “Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)”
1968 • Marvin Gaye • “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” • Soul – Pop • In The Groove • “You’re What’s Happening (In The World Today)”
1970 • Dave Edmunds • “I Hear You Knocking” [UK] • Pub Rock • Rockpile • “Black Bill”
1970 • Gilbert O’Sullivan • “Nothing Rhymed” [UK] • Soft Rock • [Single] • “Everybody Knows”
1972 • John Denver • “Rocky Mountain High” • Country-Pop • Rocky Mountain High • “Spring”
1973 • Black Oak Arkansas • “Jim Dandy (To The Rescue)” • Southern Rock • High On The Hog • “Red Hot Lovin'”
1978 • Blondie • “Hanging On The Telephone” [UK] • Power Pop • Parallel Lines • “Will Anything Happen?”
1981 • Queen & David Bowie • “Under Pressure” [UK] • Glam Rock • Hot Space • “Soul Brother” [Queen]
1981 • The Police • “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” [UK] • New Wave Pop-Rock • Ghost In The Machine • “Flexible Strategies”
1984 • Bruce Springsteen • “Born In The U.S.A.” • Heartland Rock • Born In The U.S.A. • “Shut Out The Light”
1988 • Metallica • “Eye Of The Beholder” • Thrash Metal • …And Justice For All • “Breadfan”
1989 • Phil Collins • “Another Day In Paradise” [UK] • Soft Rock • …But Seriously • “Heat On The Street”
1990 • Madonna • “Justify My Love” • Dance/Trip-Hop • [Single] • “Express Yourself”
1995 • Madonna • “You’ll See” • Dance-Pop • Something To Remember • “Verás”
1995 • Oasis • “Wonderwall” [UK] • Alt. Pop-Rock • (What’s The Story) Morning Glory • “Round Are Way”
October 31
1963 • The Supremes • “When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes” • Soul – Pop • Where Did Our Love Go • “Standing At The Crossroads Of Love”
1963 • The Miracles • “I Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying” • Soul • Doin’ Mickey’s Monkey • “Such Is Love, Such Is Life”
1967 • Martha Reeves & The Vandellas • “Honey Chile” • Soul – Dance • [Single] • “Show Me The Way”
1969 • The Moody Blues • “Watching And Waiting” • Symphonic Rock • To Our Children’s Children’s Children • “Out And In”
1969 • The Beatles • “Something” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Abbey Road • “Come Together” [Double A-Side]
1969 • The Beatles • “Come Together” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Abbey Road • “Something” [Double A-Side]
1972 • Todd Rundgren • “Hello It’s Me” • Pop-Rock • Something/Anything? • “Cold Morning Light”
1972 • Elvis Presley • “Separate Ways” • Adult Contemporary • [Single] • “You Were Always On My Mind”
1972 • Elvis Presley • “Always On My Mind” • Adult Contemporary • [Single] • [B-Side]
1975 • 10cc • “I’m Not In Love” • Art Pop-Rock • The Original Soundtrack • “Channel Swimmer”
1975 • Queen • “Bohemian Rhapsody” [UK] • Operatic/Prog Rock • A Night At The Opera • “I’m In Love With My Car”
1977 • Cheap Trick • “I Want You To Want Me” • Power Pop • In Color • “Oh Boy” [Instrumental]
1978 • Joe Jackson • “Is She Really Going Out With Him?” [UK] • Post-Punk • Look Sharp! • “(Do The) Instant Mash”
1982 • Hall & Oates • “Maneater” • Blue-Eyed Soul • H20 • “Delayed Reaction”
1983 • Genesis • “Home By The Sea” • Prog Rock • Genesis • “Second Home By The Sea”
1984 • Madonna • “Like A Virgin” • Dance-Pop • Like A Virgin • “Stay”
1986 • Bon Jovi • “Livin’ On A Prayer” • Pop-Metal • Slippery When Wet • “Wild In The Streets”
1988 • The La’s • “There She Goes” [UK] • Power Pop • The La’s • “Come In, Come Out”
1995 • Alanis Morissette • “Hand In My Pocket” • Alt Pop-Rock • Jagged Little Pill • “Right Through You” [Live Acoustic] / “Forgiven” [Live Acoustic]
2006 • U2 & Green Day • “The Saints Are Coming” • Alt. Pop-Rock • U218 Singles • “The Saints Are Coming” [Live]
2009 • Pearl Jam • “Just Breathe” • Grunge Rock • Backspacer • “Got Some”
November 01
1960 • Elvis Presley • “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • [Single] • “I Gotta Know”
1960 • Elvis Presley • “I Gotta Know” • Doo-Wop Ballad • [Single] • [B-Side]
1963 • Freddie & The Dreamers • “You Were Made For Me” [UK] • Rock ‘n’ Roll • Sing-Along Party • “Send A Letter To Me”
1963 • The Rolling Stones • “I Wanna Be Your Man” [UK] • Rock ‘n’ Roll • [Single] • “Stoned”
1965 • Aretha Franklin • “You Made Me Love You” • Soul • Soul Sister • “There Is No Greater Love”
1971 • Don McLean • “American Pie – Part I” • Folk-Rock • American Pie • “American Pie – Part II”
1974 • Supertramp • “Dreamer” [UK] • Prog/Art Rock • Crime Of The Century • “Bloody Well Right”
1975 • Sweet • “Fox On The Run” • Glam Rock • Desolation Boulevard • “Burn On The Flame”
1976 • Elton John • “Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word” • Pop-Rock • Blue Moves • “Shoulder Holster”
1976 • Kiss • “Hard Luck Woman” • Rock Ballad • Rock And Roll Over • “Mr. Speed”
1977 • Billy Joel • “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)” • Pop-Rock • The Stranger • “Everybody Has A Dream”
1980 • Boz Scaggs • “Miss Sun” • Pop-Rock • Hits! • “Simone”
1982 • Duran Duran • “Rio” [UK] • New Wave Synth-Pop • Rio • “The Chauffeur (Blue Silver)”
1983 • The Rolling Stones • “Undercover Of The Night” • Blues-Rock • Undercover • “All The Way Down”
1985 • Survivor • “Burning Heart” • Album Rock • Rocky IV (Sndtrk) • “Feels Like Love”
1985 • Don Henley • “Sunset Grill” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Building The Perfect Beast • “Building The Perfect Beast”
1985 • Sting • “Russians” • Pop-Rock • The Dream Of The Blue Turtles • “Gabriel’s Message”
1987 • Tiffany • “Could’ve Been” • Dance-Pop • Tiffany • “The Heart Of Love”
1993 • Stone Temple Pilots • “Creep” • Arena Rock • Core • “Crackerman” / “Where the River Goes”
November 02
1962 • Aretha Franklin • “Trouble In Mind” • Soul • [Single] • “God Bless The Child”
1966 • The Temptations • “(I Know) I’m Losing You” • Soul – Pop • With A Lot O’ Soul • “I Couldn’t Cry If I Wanted To”
1967 • Pink Floyd • “Flaming” • Psychedelic Rock • The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn • “The Gnome”
1973 • Jackson Browne • “Redneck Friend” [UK] • Folk-Rock • For Everyman • “These Times You’ve Come”
1973 • Billy Joel • “Piano Man” • Pop-Rock • Piano Man • “You’re My Home”
1979 • Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers • “Here Comes My Girl” [UK] • Jangle Rock • Damn The Torpedoes • “Don’t Bring Me Down”
1981 • The Beach Boys • “Come Go With Me” • Doo Wop • M.I.U. Album • “Don’t Go Near The Water”
1981 • The Police • “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” • New Wave Pop-Rock • Ghost In The Machine • “Shambelle”
1981 • Tears For Fears • “Suffer The Children” [UK] • New Wave Synth-Pop • [Single] • “Wino”
1985 • John (Cougar) Mellencamp • “Small Town” • Heartland Rock • Scarecrow • “Small Town” [Acoustic]
1992 • Neil Young • “Harvest Moon” • Folk-Rock • Harvest Moon • “Old King”
1993 • Pearl Jam • “Daughter” • Grunge Rock • Vs. • “Blood” [Live]
1999 • Genesis • “The Carpet Crawlers 1999” • Prog Rock • Turn It On Again: The Hits • “Follow You, Follow Me” / “Turn It On Again”
November 03
1948 • John Lee Hooker • “Boogie Chillen'” • Electric Blues • [Single] • “Sally Mae”
1955 • The Platters • “The Great Pretender” • Doo Wop • [Single] • “I’m Just a Dancing Partner”
1965 • The Knickerbockers • “Lies” • Pop-Rock • Lies • “The Coming Generation”
1967 • The Hollies • “Dear Eloise” • Pop-Rock • Dear Eloise/King Midas in Reverse • “When Your Lights Turned On”
1970 • The Marvelettes • “Marionette” • Soul – Pop • The Return Of The Marvelettes • “After All”
1972 • The Supremes • “Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love” [UK] • Soul-Pop • Floy Joy • “Love It Came To Me This Time”
1972 • America • “Ventura Highway” [UK] • Soft Rock • Homecoming • “Saturn Nights”
1972 • Thin Lizzy • “Whiskey In The Jar” [UK] • Celtic Rock • Vagabonds Of The Western World • “Black Boys On The Corner”
1976 • Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band • “Night Moves” • Heartland Rock • Night Moves • “Ship Of Fools”
1979 • Michael Jackson • “Rock With You” • Pop-Disco • Off The Wall • “Workin’ Day and Night”
1984 • Duran Duran • “Wild Boys” • New Wave Synth-Pop • Arena • “(I’m Looking For) Cracks in the Pavement”
1987 • Prince • “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man” • Alt. Pop-Rock • Sign ‘O’ The Times • “Hot Thing”
1995 • Bonnie Raitt & Bryan Adams • “Rock Steady” • Pop-Rock • Road Tested • “Thing Called Love” [Bryan Adams]
