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).
September 28
1959 • Brenda Lee • “Sweet Nothin’s” • Teen Pop • Brenda Lee • “Weep No More My Baby”
1962 • The Majors • “A Wonderful Dream” [UK] • Doo Wop • Meet The Majors • “Time Will Tell”
1963 • Dee Dee Warwick • “You’re No Good” • Soul-Pop • [Single] • “Don’t Call Me”
1968 • The 5th Dimension • “Sweet Blindness” • Soul-Pop • Stoned Soul Picnic • “Bobbie’s Blues (Who Do You Think Of?)”
1972 • The Temptations • “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone” • Soul – Funk • All Directions • “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone” [Instrumental]
1979 • Fleetwood Mac • “Tusk” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Tusk • “Never Make Me Cry”
1979 • The Police • “Message In A Bottle” [UK] • New Wave Pop-Rock • Reggatta De Blanc • “Landlord”
1979 • Atlanta Rhythm Section • “Spooky” [UK] • Southern Rock • Underdog • “It’s Only Music”
1981 • The Kinks • “Destroyer” • Hard Rock • Give The People What They Want • “Back To Front”
1981 • Olivia Newton-John • “Physical” • Pop • Physical • “The Promise (The Dolphin Song)”
1981 • The Human League • “Open Your Heart” • New Wave Synth-Pop • Dare • “Non-Stop”
1987 • Guns N’ Roses • “Welcome To The Jungle” [UK] • Hard Rock • Appetite For Destruction • “Whole Lotta Rosie” [Live]
1992 • Talking Heads • “Lifetime Piling Up” [UK] • New Wave Pop-Rock • Sand In The Vaseline: The Best of Taling Heads • “Road To Nowhere”
1996 • LeAnn Rimes • “Unchained Melody” • Country Pop • [Single] • [B-Side]
September 29
1967 • Jefferson Airplane • “White Rabbit” [UK] • Psychedelic Rock • Surrealistic Pillow • “Plastic Fantastic Lover”
1967 • The Doors • “People Are Strange” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Strange Days • “Unhappy Girl”
1967 • The Rascals • “How Can I Be Sure” [UK] • Blue-Eyed Soul • Groovin’ • “I Don’t Love You Anymore”
1967 • Procol Harum • “Homburg” [UK] • Baroque Rock • Procol Harum • “Good Captain Clack”
1967 • Sam & Dave • “Soul Man” [UK] • Soul • Soul Men • “May I Baby”
1970 • Eric Clapton • “After Midnight” • Blues-Rock • Eric Clapton • “Easy Now”
1971 • Blood, Sweat & Tears • “Lisa, Listen To Me” • Horn-Rock • B, S & T 4 • “Cowboys And Indians”
1973 • David Essex • “Rock On” • Glam Rock • Rock On • “On And On”
1975 • Elton John • “Island Girl” • Pop-Caribbean • Rock Of The Westies • “Sugar On The Floor”
1981 • Kenny Rogers • “Lady” • Country-Pop • [Single] • “Sweet Music Man”
1983 • Billy Joel • “Uptown Girl” • Pop-Rock • An Innocent Man • “Careless Talk”
1984 • Sammy Hagar • “I Can’t Drive 55” • Hard Rock • VOA • “Dick In The Dirt”
1986 • Madonna • “True Blue” [Extended Dance Version][UK] • Dance-Pop • [Single] • “Holiday” [Full Length Version]
1992 • Stone Temple Pilots • “Wicked Garden” • Grunge Rock • Core • [None]
2003 • Fountains Of Wayne • “Stacy’s Mom” • Power Pop • Welcome Interstate Managers • “Trains and Boats and Planes”
September 30
1964 • Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston • “What Good Am I Without You” • Soul • Take Two • “I Want You ‘Round”
1965 • The Temptations • “My Baby” • Soul-Pop • Temptin’ Temptations • “Don’t Look Back”
1965 • The Temptations • “Don’t Look Back” • Soul-Pop • Temptin’ Temptations • [B-Side]
1966 • The Temptations • “Beauty Is Only Skin Deep” [UK] • Soul • [Single] • “You’re Not An Ordinary Girl”
1966 • ? And The Mysterians • “96 Tears” [UK] • Garage Rock • 96 Tears • “Midnight Hour”
1966 • The Troggs • “I Can’t Control Myself” [UK] • Garage Rock • Wild Thing • “Gonna Make You”
1968 • Diana Ross & The Supremes • “Love Child” • Soul-Pop • [Single] • “Will This Be The Day”
1969 • Blood, Sweat & Tears • “And When I Die” • Pop-Rock • Blood, Sweat & Tears • “Sometimes In Winter”
1971 • Coven • “One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack)” • Pop-Rock • Coven • “I Guess It’s A Beautiful Day Today”
1971 • Isaac Hayes • “Theme From Shaft” • Soul-Funk • Shaft[Sndtrk] • “Café Regio’s”
1975 • Elvis Presley • “Bringing It Back” • Country-Rock • Today • “Pieces Of My Life”
1975 • Elvis Presley • “Pieces Of My Life” • Pop Ballad • Today • [B-Side]
1977 • Chic • “Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)” • Disco • Chic • “São Pãolo”
1979 • Kiss • “Sure Know Something” • Hard Rock • Dynasty • “Dirty Livin'”
1982 • Marvin Gaye • “Sexual Healing” • Soul • Midnight Love • “Sexual Healing” [Instrumental]
1985 • Talking Heads • “Road To Nowhere” [UK] • New Wave Pop-Rock • Little Creatures • “Television Man”
1985 • Tears For Fears • “I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)” • Soft Rock • Songs From The Big Chair • “Sea Song”
1985 • Simple Minds • “Alive And Kicking” [UK] • New Wave Alt.-Pop • Once Upon A Time • “Alive And Kicking” [Instrumental]
1985 • Madonna • “Gambler” • Dance-Pop • Vision Quest[Sndtrk] • “Nature Of The Beach”
1993 • The Smashing Pumpkins • “Today” • Alt/Grunge Rock • Siamese Dream • “Apathy’s Last Kiss”
2002 • The Rolling Stones • “Don’t Stop” • Blues-Rock • Forty Licks • “Miss You” [Remix]
2002 • Matchbox Twenty • “Disease” • Alt. Rock • More Than You Think You Are • [None]
2003 • Ozzy Osbourne & Kelly Osbourne • “Changes” • Dance-Pop • Changes • “No More Tears”
October 01
1963 • Elvis Presley • “Bossa Nova Baby” • Latin Rock • Fun In Alcapulco • “Witchcraft”
1963 • Elvis Presley • “Witchcraft” • Latin Rock • Fun In Alcapulco • [B-Side]
1965 • The Byrds • “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)” • Folk-Rock • Turn! Turn! Turn! • “She Don’t Care About Time”
1965 • Roy Head • “Treat Her Right” [UK] • Blue-Eyed Soul • Treat Her Right • “So Long, My Love”
1965 • Roger Miller • “Kansas City Star” [UK] • Country-Pop • The 3rd Time Around • “One Dyin’ And A Buryin'”
1968 • Creedence Clearwater Revival • “I Put A Spell On You” • Swamp Rock • Creedence Clearwater Revival • “Walk On The Water”
1969 • The Byrds • “Ballad Of Easy Rider” • Folk-Rock • Ballad Of Easy Rider • “Oil In My Lamp”
1974 • Harry Chapin • “Cat’s In The Cradle” • Folk-Pop • Verities & Balderdash • “Vacancy”
1976 • Steve Miller Band • “Rock’n Me” [UK] • Album Rock • Fly Like An Eagle • “The Window”
1982 • America • “You Can Do Magic” [UK] • Pop-Rock • View From The Ground • “Even The Score”
1982 • Phil Collins • “Thru’ These Walls” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Hello, I Must Be Going! • “Do You Know, Do You Care?”
1985 • Sting • “Fortress Around Your Heart” [UK] • Pop-Rock • The Dream Of The Blue Turtles • “Shadows In The Rain”
1988 • Tracy Chapman • “Baby Can I Hold You” • Folk-Rock • Tracy Chapman • “Across The Lines”
1990 • Wilson Phillips • “Impulsive” • Pop-Rock • Wilson Phillips • “The Dream Is Still Alive”
1992 • R.E.M. • “Drive” • Alt. Pop-Rock • Automatic For The People • “Winged Mammal Theme”
October 02
1962 • Elvis Presley • “Return To Sender” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • Girls! Girls! Girls! • “Where Do You Come From”
1969 • Shocking Blue • “Venus” • Psychedelic Pop • [Single] • “Hot Sand”
1969 • Jr. Walker & The All Stars • “These Eyes” • Soul • What Does It Take to Win Your Love • “I’ve Got To Find A Way To Win Maria Back”
1970 • T. Rex • “Ride A White Swan” [UK] • Glam Rock • [Single] • “Is It Love?”
1974 • The Doobie Brothers • “Nobody” • Pop-Rock • The Doobie Brothers • “Flying Cloud”
1974 • Chicago • “Wishing You Were Here” • Horn-Rock • Chicago VII • “Life Saver”
1978 • Toto • “Hold The Line” • Pop-Rock • Toto • “Takin’ It Back”
1978 • Pointer Sisters • “Fire” • Soul • Energy • “Love Is Like A Rolling Stone”
1980 • Dire Straits • “Tunnel Of Love” • New Wave/Post-Punk • Making Movies • “Tunnel of Love, Part 2”
1981 • REO Speedwagon • “In Your Letter” [UK] • Power Ballad • Hi Infidelity • “Shakin’ It Loose”
1981 • Foreigner • “Waiting For A Girl Like You” • Arena Rock • 4 • “I’m Gonna Win”
1981 • The Allman Brothers Band • “Straight From The Heart” [UK] • Southern Rock • Brothers Of The Road • “Leavin'”
1984 • Prince • “America” • Soul-Funk • Around The World In A Day • “Girl”
1987 • Billy Idol • “Mony Mony” [Live]• Hard Rock • Vital Idol • “Shakin’ All Over” [Live]
1989 • Warrant • “Heaven” [UK] • Glam Metal • Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich • “In The Sticks”
1991 • Bryan Adams • “Can’t Stop This Thing We Started” • Pop-Rock • Waking Up The Neighbors • “It’s Only Love”
October 03
1963 • Kai Winding • “Time Is On My Side” • Soul-Pop • [Single] • “Baby Don’t Come On with Me”
1969 • Yes • “Looking Around” [UK] • Prog Rock • Yes • “Everydays”
1975 • The Bee Gees • “Nights On Broadway” [UK] • Disco • Main Course • “Edge Of The Universe”
1977 • Talking Heads • “Uh-Oh, Love Comes To Town” • New Wave Pop-Rock • Talking Heads: 77 • “I Wish You Wouldn’t Say That”
1977 • Richard Hell & The Voidoids • “Blank Generation” • Punk-Rock • Blank Generation • “Love Comes In Spurts”
1980 • Supertramp • “Take The Long Way Home” [UK] • Prog/Art Rock • Breakfast in America • “From Now On”
1980 • The Police • “Don’t Stand So Close To Me” • New Wave Pop-Rock • Zenyatta Mondatta • “A Sermon”
1981 • Triumph • “Allied Forces” • Arena Rock • Allied Forces • “Hot Time (In This City Tonight)”
1987 • George Harrison • “Got My Mind Set On You” • Pop-Rock • Cloud Nine • “Lay His Head”
1988 • Talking Heads • “(Nothing But) Flowers” [UK] • New Wave Pop-Rock • Naked • “Ruby Dear”
1988 • Steve Earle • “Copperhead Road” [UK] • Alt. Country • Copperhead Road • “Little Sister”
1988 • Enya • “Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)” [UK] • Celtic New Age • Watermark • “Out Of The Blue”
2000 • Matchbox Twenty • “If You’re Gone” • Alt. Rock • Mad Season • [None]
2006 • The Who • “It’s Not Enough” • British Rock • Endless Wire • “Tea & Theatre”
October 04
1963 • The Ronettes • “Be My Baby” [UK] • Girl Groups • [Single] • “Tedesco And Pitman”
1963 • Gerry & The Pacemakers • “You’ll Never Walk Alone” [UK] • Brit Beat Ballad • How Do You Like It? • “It’s Alright”
1966 • The New Vaudeville Band • “Winchester Cathedral” • Pop/Neo-Vaudeville • [Single] • “Wait For Me Baby”
1967 • The American Breed • “Bend Me, Shape Me” • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Mindrocker”
1968 • The Equals • “Softly Softly” [UK] • Psychedelic Pop • [Single] • “Lonely Rita”
1974 • John Lennon • “Whatever Gets You Through The Night” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Walls And Bridges • “Beef Jerky”
1975 • Paul McCartney & Wings • “Letting Go” • Pop-Rock • Venus And Mars • “You Gave Me The Answer”
1977 • The Bee Gees • “How Deep Is Your Love” • Disco • Saturday Night Fever[Sndtrk] • “Can’t Keep A Good Man Down”
1984 • Hall & Oates • “Out Of Touch” • Blue-Eyed Soul • Big Bam Boom • “Cold, Dark & Yesterday”
1988 • Eddie Money • “Walk On Water” • Album Rock • Nothing To Lose • “Dancing With Mr. Jitters”
1988 • The Beach Boys • “Kokomo” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Still Cruisin’ • “Tutti Frutti” [Little Richard]
1994 • Green Day • “Welcome To Paradise” • Punk Rock • Dookie • [None]
