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 07
1957 • Sam Cooke • “Summertime” • Soul • Sam Cooke • [B-Side]
1957 • Sam Cooke • “You Send Me” • Soul • Sam Cooke • “Summertime”
1964 • The Zombies • “She’s Not There” • Pop-Rock • The Zombies • “You Make Me Feel Good”
1965 • Bob Dylan • “Positively 4th Street” • Folk-Rock • [Single] • “From A Buick 6”
1967 • Aretha Franklin • “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” • Soul • Aretha: Lady Soul • “Baby, Baby, Baby”
1971 • The Supremes • “Touch” • Soul-Ballad • Touch • “It’s So Hard for Me to Say Good-bye”
1973 • Elton John • “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Goodbye Yellow Brick Road • “Young Man’s Blues”
1973 • Chicago • “Just You ‘N’ Me” • Horn-Rock • Chicago VI • “Critic’s Choice”
1975 • Eagles • “Lyin’ Eyes” • Country-Rock • One Of These Nights • “Too Many Hands”
1979 • The Buggles • “Video Killed the Radio Star” [UK] • Power Pop • The Age Of Plastic • “Kid Dynamo”
1980 • Kansas • “Hold On” • Christian Rock • Audio-Visions • “Don’t Open Your Eyes”
1981 • Depeche Mode • “Just Can’t Get Enough” [UK] • Synth-Pop • Speak & Spell • “Any Second Now”
1983 • Madonna • “Holiday” • Dance-Pop • Madonna • “I Know It”
1984 • Vanity • “Pretty Mess” • Dance-Pop • Wild Animal • “Mechanical Emotion”
1984 • Billy Ocean • “Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)” • Dance-Pop • [Single] • “Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)” [Instrumental]
1987 • When In Rome • “The Promise” [UK] • New Wave Synth-Pop • When In Rome • “Tonight”
1987 • Michael Jackson • “Bad” • Dance-Pop • Bad • “I Can’t Help It”
1987 • Michael Jackson • “Bad” [UK] • Dance-Pop • Bad • “Bad” [Dance Remix Radio Edit]
1987 • Def Leppard • “Pour Some Sugar On Me” [UK] • Hard Rock • Hysteria • “I Wanna Be Your Hero”
1992 • Boy George • “The Crying Game” [UK] • Synth-Pop • [Single] • “I Specialise In Loneliness”
1993 • Kim Wilde • “If I Can’t Have You” • Disco • [Single] • “If I Can’t Have You” [Remix]
1994 • Weezer • “Buddy Holly” • Alt. Rock • Weezer (Blue Album) • [None]
2004 • Shania Twain • “Party For Two” • Country-Pop • [Single] • [None]
September 08
1956 • Elvis Presley • “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • Elvis Presley • [B-Side]
1956 • Elvis Presley • “Tryin’ To Get To You” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • Elvis Presley • “I Love You Because”
1956 • Elvis Presley • “Blue Moon” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • [Single] • “Just Because”
1956 • Elvis Presley • “Just Because” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • [Single] • [B-Side]
1956 • Elvis Presley • “Money Honey” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • [Single] • “One-Sided Love Affair”
1956 • Elvis Presley • “Blue Suede Shoes” • Rockabilly • [Single] • “Tutti Frutti”
1957 • Jackie Wilson • “Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want To Meet)” • Soul • [Single] • “By The Light Of The Silvery Moon”
1961 • Dick & Dee Dee • “The Mountain’s High” [UK] • Pop-Ballad • [Single] • “I Want Someone”
1961 • Chris Kenner • “I Like It Like That, Part 1” [UK] • New Orleans R&B • [Single] • “I Like It Like That, Part 2”
1967 • Martha Reeves & The Vandellas • “Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone” [UK] • Soul-Dance • Riding High • “One Way Out”
1967 • The Box Tops • “The Letter” [UK] • Blue-Eyed Soul • Letter, The/Neon Rainbow • “Happy Times”
1968 • Steve Miller Band • “Living In The U.S.A.” • Album Rock • Sailor • “Quicksilver Girl”
1972 • Eagles • “Witchy Woman” [UK] • Country-Rock • Eagles • “Early Bird”
1972 • T. Rex • “Children Of The Revolution” • Glam Rock • [Single] • “Jitterbug Rock”
1972 • Bread • “The Guitar Man” [UK] • Soft Rock • Guitar Man • “Just Like Yesterday”
1972 • Curtis Mayfield • “Freddie’s Dead (Theme From Superfly)” [UK] • Soul-Funk • Superfly • “Underground”
1978 • Foreigner • “Double Vision” • Arena Rock • Double Vision • “Lonely Children”
1978 • Buzzcocks • “Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)” [UK] • Punk-Rock • Love Bites • “Just Lust”
1983 • Madonna • “Lucky Star” • Dance-Pop • Madonna • “I Know It”
1987 • Richard Marx • “Should’ve Known Better” • AA Pop-Rock • Richard Marx • “Should’ve Known Better” [LP Version]
1997 • Elton John • “Something About The Way You Look Tonight” [UK] • Pop Ballad • The Big Picture • “I Know Why I’m In Love”
1997 • Elton John • “Something About The Way You Look Tonight” • Pop Ballad • The Big Picture • “I Know Why I’m In Love”
September 09
1964 • Peter & Gordon • “I Don’t Want To See You Again” [UK] • Merseybeat • In Touch With Peter & Gordon • “I Would Buy You Presents”
1966 • Gary Lewis & The Playboys • “(You Don’t Have To) Paint Me A Picture” • Pop-Rock • (You Don’t Have To) Paint Me A Picture • “Looking For The Stars”
1966 • The Association • “Cherish” [UK] • Sunshine Pop • And Then…Along Comes The Association • “Don’t Blame It On Me”
1969 • Aretha Franklin • “Today I Sing The Blues” • Jazz-Soul • Soul ’69 • “People”
1977 • The Carpenters • “Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft” • Soft Pop • Passage • “Can’t Smile Without You”
1978 • Rick James • “Mary Jane” • Funk • Come Get It • “Dream Maker”
1981 • Genesis • “No Reply At All” • Prog Rock • Abacab • “Dodo”
1994 • Stone Temple Pilots • “Interstate Love Song” • Arena Rock • Purple • “Lounge Fly”
1996 • The Cardigans • “Lovefool” [UK] • Pop-Rock • First Band On The Moon • “Nasty Sunny Beam”
September 10
1965 • Martha & The Vandellas • “You’ve Been In Love Too Long” [UK] • Soul-Dance • [Single] • “Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)”
1965 • The Fortunes • “Here It Comes Again” [UK] • Harmony Beat • Fortunes • “Things I Should Have Known”
1968 • Marvin Gaye • “His Eyes Are On The Sparrow” • Soul – Gospel • In Loving Memory[Various Artists] • “Just A Closer Walk With Thee” [Gladys Knight & The Pips]
1971 • The Stampeders • “Sweet City Woman” [UK] • Pop-Rock • Sweet City Woman • “Gator Road”
1976 • Wild Cherry • “Play That Funky Music” [UK] • Funk • Wild Cherry • “The Lady Wants Your Money”
1977 • Neil Young • “Like A Hurricane” [UK] • Folk-Rock • American Stars ‘N Bars • “Hold Back The Tears”
1978 • Harry Chapin • “Flowers Are Red” • Folk-Pop • Living Room Suite • “Jenny”
1982 • Weather Girls • “It’s Raining Men” • Disco/Hi-NRG • Success • “It’s Raining Men” [Long Version]
1982 • The Jam • “The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)” • Punk/Mod Revival • [Single] • “Pity Poor Alfie” / “Fever”
1984 • David Bowie • “Blue Jean” [UK] • Glam Rock • Tonight • “Dancing With The Big Boys”
1991 • Nirvana • “Smells Like Teen Spirit” • Grunge • Nevermind • “Drain You”
1996 • Metallica • “Hero Of The Day” • Thrash Metal • Load • “Kill/Ride Medley” [Live]
September 11
1962 • Sam Cooke • “Somebody Have Mercy” • Soul • [Single] • “Nothing Can Change This Love”
1964 • Ronny & The Daytonas • “G.T.O.” [UK] • Rock ‘n’ Roll • [Single] • “Hot Rod Baby”
1964 • The Hollies • “We’re Through” [UK] • Brit Beat • [Single] • “Come On Back”
1964 • The Animals • “I’m Crying” [UK] • Blues-Rock • [Single] • “Take It Easy”
1972 • Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes • “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” • Philly Soul • Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes • “Let Me Into Your World”
1973 • Seals & Crofts • “We May Never Pass This Way Again” • Soft Rock • Diamond Girl • “Jessica”
1976 • ZZ Top • “It’s Only Love” • Southern Rock • Tejas • “Asleep In The Desert”
1979 • The Who • “5:15” • Hard Rock • Quadrophenia • “I’m One”
1982 • Steve Miller Band • “Cool Magic” • Album Rock • Abracadabra • “Young Girl’s Heart”
1990 • UB40 • “The Way You Do The Things You Do” • Reggae-Pop • Labour Of Love II • “Splugen”
2000 • Gwyneth Paltrow & Huey Lewis • “Cruisin'” • Blue-Eyed Soul • Duets: Original Soundtrack[Sndtrk] • [None]
September 12
1960 • Aretha Franklin • “Today I Sing The Blues” • Jazz-Soul • Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo • “Love Is The Only Thing”
1969 • Dusty Springfield • “Am I The Same Girl” [UK] • Pop/Rock • [Single] • “Earthbound Gypsy”
1970 • James Taylor • “Fire And Rain” • Folk Ballad • Sweet Baby James • “Anywhere Like Heaven”
1975 • George Harrison • “You” [UK] • Soul-Pop • Extra Texture • “World Of Stone”
1979 • Fleetwood Mac • “Tusk” • Pop-Rock • Tusk • “Never Make Me Cry”
1980 • Stevie Wonder • “Master Blaster (Jammin’)” • Reggae • Hotter Than July • “Master Blaster” [Instrumental]
1984 • Tina Turner • “Better Be Good To Me” • Pop-Rock • Private Dancer • “When I Was Young”
1988 • Bon Jovi • “Bad Medicine” [UK] • Pop-Metal • New Jersey • “99 In The Shade”
1988 • Bobby McFerrin • “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” [UK] • Reggae • Don’t Worry, Be Happy • “Simple Pleasures”
1989 • Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville • “Don’t Know Much” • Pop-Rock • Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind • “When Something is Wrong With My Baby”
September 13
1965 • Simon & Garfunkel • “The Sound Of Silence” • Folk-Pop • [Single] • “We’ve Got A Groovy Thing Goin'”
1965 • The Beatles • “Act Naturally” • Rockabilly • Help! • [B-Side]
1965 • The Beatles • “Yesterday” • Folk-Pop • Help! • “Act Naturally”
1966 • Elvis Presley • “Spinout” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • Spinout • “All That I Am”
1966 • Elvis Presley • “All That I Am” • Rock ‘n’ Roll • Spinout • [B-Side]
1968 • The Grass Roots • “Midnight Confessions” [UK] • Pop-Rock • [Single] • “Who Will You Be Tomorrow”
1968 • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell • “You’re All I Need To Get By” [UK] • Soul-Pop • You’re All I Need • “Two Can Have A Party”
1968 • Donovan • “Lalena” • Psychedelic-Pop • Hurdy Gurdy Man • “Aye My Love”
1981 • J. Geils Band • “Centerfold” • Blues-Rock • Freeze-Frame • “Rage In The Cage”
1983 • David Bowie • “Modern Love” • Glam Rock • Let’s Dance • “Modern Love” [Live]
1993 • Peter Gabriel • “Kiss That Frog” [Album Version Edit][UK] • Prog Rock • Us • “Kiss That Frog” [Mind Blender Version Edit]
1997 • Elton John • “Candle In The Wind 1997” [UK] • Pop Ballad • [Single] • “Something About The Way You Look Tonight” [Double A-Side]
1997 • Elton John • “Something About The Way You Look Tonight” [UK] • Pop Ballad • [Single] • “Candle In The Wind 1997” [Double A-Side]
