Singles Charts by Year  (Thanks to AlaskaJim.com)


Top Songs of the 1960's

Poll Results 2001 through July 1, 2003  (1759 votes)

 

 

1      ****  NUMBER ONE ****
 Hey Jude, The Beatles
     1968 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (9 weeks)
2  (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, The Rolling Stones
     1965 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
3  Light My Fire, The Doors
     1967 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
4  Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys
     1966 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
5  Yesterday, The Beatles
     1965 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
6  I Want To Hold Your Hand, The Beatles
     1964 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (7 weeks)
7  The House Of The Rising Sun, The Animals
     1964 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
8  The Sounds Of Silence, Simon & Garfunkel
     1966 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
9  Suspicious Minds, Elvis Presley
     1969 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
10  My Girl, The Temptations
     1965 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
11  Oh, Pretty Woman, Roy Orbison
     1964 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
12  Like A Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan
     1965 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #2
13  (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay, Otis Redding
     1968 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
14  Paint It, Black, The Rolling Stones
     1966 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
15  Respect, Aretha Franklin
     1967 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
16  Come Together, The Beatles
     1969 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
17  Penny Lane, The Beatles
     1967 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
18  I'm A Believer, The Monkees
     1966 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (7 weeks)
19  Downtown, Petula Clark
     1965 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
20  The Lion Sleeps Tonight, The Tokens
     1961 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
21  Turn! Turn! Turn!, The Byrds
     1965 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
22  She Loves You, The Beatles
     1964 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
23  Purple Haze, Jimi Hendrix Experience
     1967 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #65
24  When A Man Loves A Woman, Percy Sledge
     1966 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
25  Honky Tonk Woman, The Rolling Stones
     1969 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
26  Cherish, The Association
     1966 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
27  You've Lost That Loving Feeling, The Righteous Brothers
     1965 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
28  California Dreamin', The Mamas And The Papas
     1966 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #4
29  In My Life, The Beatles
     1965 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: did not chart
30  A Day In The Life, The Beatles
     1967 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: did not chart
31  Can't Buy Me Love, The Beatles
     1964 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (5 weeks)
32  Mrs. Robinson, Simon & Garfunkel
     1968 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
33  Sugar Sugar, The Archies
     1969 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
34  Runaway, Del Shannon
     1961 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
35  I Heard It Through The Gravevine, Marvin Gaye
     1968 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (7 weeks)
36  Will You Love Me Tomorrow, The Shirelles
     1961 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
37  Help!, The Beatles
     1965 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
38  Love Child, The Supremes
     1968 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
39  God Only Knows, The Beach Boys
     1966 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #39
40  Leaving On A Jet Plane, Peter, Paul & Mary
     1969 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
41  Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In, The Fifth Dimension
     1969 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (6 weeks)
42  Mr. Tambourine Man, The Byrds
     1965 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
43  Paperback Writer, The Beatles
     1966 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
44  All You Need Is Love, The Beatles
     1967 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
45  Leader Of The Pack, Shangri-Las
     1964 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
46  Ruby Tuesday, The Rolling Stones
     1967 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
47  Wild Thing, The Troggs
     1966 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
48  Hello, I Love You, The Doors
     1968 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
49  Strawberry Fields Forever, The Beatles
     1967 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #8
50  White Rabbit, Jefferson Airplane
     1967 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #8
51  Daydream Believer, The Monkees
     1967 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
52  A Hard Day's Night, The Beatles
     1964 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
53  I Got You Babe, Sonny & Cher
     1965 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)

 

Top Songs of the 1970's

Poll Results 2001 through July 1, 2003  (2717 votes)

 

 

1      ****  NUMBER ONE ****
 Hotel California, The Eagles
     1977 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
2  Stairway To Heaven, Led Zeppelin
     Billboard Hot 100 Peak: did not chart
3  American Pie, Don McLean
     1972 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
4  Stayin' Alive, Bee Gees
     1978 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
5  Heart Of Glass, Blondie
     1979 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
6  Let It Be, The Beatles
     1972 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
7  Dancing Queen, Abba
     1977 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 weeks)
8  Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon & Garfunkel
     1970 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (6 weeks)
9  Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen
     1976 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #9
10  My Sharona, The Knack
     1979 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (6 weeks)
11  My Sweet Lord, George Harrison
     1970 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
12  I Will Survive, Gloria Gaynor
     1979 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
13  American Woman, Guess Who
     1970 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
14  Bad Girls, Donna Summer
     1979 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (5 weeks)
15  Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Diana Ross
     1970 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
16  I Want You Back, The Jackson 5
     1970 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
17  Imagine, John Lennon
     1971 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #3
18  Lady Marmalade, LaBelle
     1975 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
19  ABC, The Jackson 5
     1970 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
20  One Way Or Another, Blondie
     1979 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #24
21  The Joker, Steve Miller Band
     1974 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
22  More Than A Feeling, Boston
     1976 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #5
23  I'll Be There, The Jackson 5
     1970 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (5 weeks)
24  You're So Vain, Carly Simon
     1973 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
25  Dreams, Fleetwood Mac
     1977 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
26  Night Fever, Bee Gees
     1978 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (8 weeks)
27  Angie, The Rolling Stones
     1973 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
28  Grease, Frankie Vallie
     1977 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
29  Killing Me Softly With His Song, Roberta Flack
     1973 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (5 weeks)
30  Maggie May, Rod Stewart
     1971 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (5 weeks)
31  Don't Stop Til You Get Enough, Michael Jackson
     1979 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
32  The Long And Winding Road, The Beatles
     1970 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
33  Best Of My Love, The Emotions
     1977 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (5 weeks)
34  Band On The Run, Paul McCartney & Wings
     1974 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
35  (They Long To Be) Close To You, The Carpenters
     1970 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
36  If You Leave Me Now, Chicago
     1976 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
37  Let's Get It On, Marvin Gaye
     1973 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
38  Smoke On The Water, Deep Purple
     1978 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #4
39  Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, B.J. Thomas
     1970 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
40  Free Bird, Lynyrd Skynyrd
     1975 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #19
41  Get Used To It, Roger Voudouris
     1979 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #21
42  A Horse With No Name, America
     1972 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
43  Good Times, Chic
     1979 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
44  Brown Sugar, The Rolling Stones
     1971 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
45  Kashmir, Led Zeppelin
     1975 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: did not chart
46  Venus, Shocking Blue
     1970 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
47  Ben, Michael Jackson
     1972 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
48  Pop Muzik, M
     1979 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
49  Cat's In The Cradle, Harry Chapin
     1974 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
50  Sweet Home Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd
     1974 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #8
51  How Deep Is Your Love, Bee Gees
     1977 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
52  Superstition, Stevie Wonder
     1973 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
53  Me And Bobby McGee, Janis Joplin
     1971 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
54  Love Will Keep Us Together, Captain & Tennille
     1975 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
55  I Think I Love You, The Partridge Family
     1970 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
56  Crocodile Rock, Elton John
     1973 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
57  It's Too Late, Carole King
     1971 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (5 weeks)
58  You Light Up My Life, Debby Boone
     1977 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (10 weeks)
59  Thunder Island, Jay Ferguson
     1978 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #9
60  You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet, Bachman-Turner Overdrive
     1974 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
61  Dream On, Aerosmith
     1973 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #6
62  (Don't Fear) The Reaper, Blue Oyster Cult
     1976 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #12
63  You've Got A Friend, James Taylor
     1971 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
64  I Just Want To Be Your Everything, Andy Gibb
     1977 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
65  Born To Run, Bruce Springsteen
     1975 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #23
66  I Can See Clearly Now, Johnny Nash
     1972 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
67  Le Freak, Chic
     1978 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (6 weeks)
68  Joy To The World, Three Dog Night
     1971 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (6 weeks)
69  The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Roberta Flack
     1972 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (6 weeks)
70  What A Fool Believes, Doobie Brothers
     1979 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
71  Half The Way, Crystal Gayle
     1979 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #15
72  That's The Way (I Like It), KC & The Sunshine Band
     1975 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
73  Fame, David Bowie
     1975 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
74  I Just Want To Celebrate, Rare Earth
     1971 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #7
75  Your Song, Elton John
     1971 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #8
76  Blinded By The Light, Manfred Mann
     1977 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
77  Play That Funky Music, Wild Cherry
     1976 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
78  Cruel To Be Kind, Nick Lowe
     1979 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #12
79  Alone Again (Naturally), Gilbert O'Sullivan
     1972 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (6 weeks)
80  Rock Your Baby, George McRae
     1974 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
81  War, Edwin Starr
     1970 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
82  Anarchy In The U.K., The Sex Pistols
     1978 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: did not chart
83  You're The One That I Want, John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
     1978 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
84  Brandy (You're A Fine Girl), Looking Glass
     1972 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
85  Theme From Shaft, Isaac Hayes
     1971 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
86  Heart Of Gold, Neil Young
     1972 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
87  Hot Stuff, Donna Summer
     1979 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
88  Y.M.C.A., The Village People
     1979 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #2 (3 weeks)
89  Summer Nights, John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
     1978 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #5
90  Seasons In The Sun, Terry Jacks
     1974 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
91  Lean On Me, Bill Withers
     1972 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
92  Mama Told Me (Not To Come), Three Dog Night
     1970 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
93  Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd
     1975 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: did not chart
94  Come Sail Away, Styx
     1978 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #8
95  Ebony Eyes, Bob Welch
     1978 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #14
96  How Can You Mend A Broken Heart, Bee Gees
     1971 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
97  Desperado, The Eagles
     1973 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: did not chart
98  Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John
     1973 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #2 (3 weeks)
99  The Love You Save, The Jackson 5
     1970 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
100  Gypsys, Tramps And Thieves, Cher
     1971 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
101  One Of These Nights, The Eagles
     1975 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
102  I Shot The Sheriff, Eric Clapton
     1974 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
103  What's Going On, Marvin Gaye
     1971 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #2 (3 weeks)
104  Tiny Dancer, Elton John
     1972 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #41
105  I Honestly Love You, Olivia Newton-John
     1974 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
106  Escape (The Pina Colada Song), Rupert Holmes
     1979 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
107  Get Down Tonight, KC & The Sunshine Band
     1975 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
108  Afternoon Delight, Starlight Vocal Band
     1976 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
109  Kung Fu Fighting, Carl Douglas
     1974 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
110  Fernando, ABBA
     1976 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #13
111  Let's Stay Together, Al Green
     1972 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
112  Rock And Roll All Nite, Kiss
     1976 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #12
113  Me And Mrs. Jones, Billy Paul
     1972 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
114  We Are The Champions, Queen
     1978 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #4
115  Shadow Dancing, Andy Gibb
     1978 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (7 weeks)


Top Songs of the early 1980s

Poll Results 2001 through July 1, 2003  (3762 votes)

 

 

1      ****  NUMBER ONE ****
 Billie Jean,
Michael Jackson
    
1983 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (7 weeks)
       CD/Album
2  Every Breath You Take, The Police
     1983 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (8 weeks)
       CD/Album  |  MP3
3  Take On Me, A-Ha
     1985 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
       CD/Album  |  MP3
4  Like A Virgin, Madonna
     1984 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (6 weeks)
       CD/Album  |  MP3
5  Beat It, Michael Jackson
     1983 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
       CD/Album
6  Call Me, Blondie
     1980 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (6 weeks)
       CD/Album  |  MP3
7  Careless Whisper, Wham! featuring George Michael
     1984 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
       CD/Album
8  Time After Time, Cyndi Lauper
     1984 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
       CD/Album
9  Come On Eileen, Dexy's Midnight Runners
     1983 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
       CD/Album
10  Another Brick In The Wall Part II, Pink Floyd
     1980 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
       CD/Album  |  MP3
11  Don't You (Forget About Me), Simple Minds
     1985 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
       CD/Album  |  MP3
12  Thriller, Michael Jackson
     1984 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #4
       CD/Album
13  When Doves Cry, Prince
     1984 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (5 weeks)
       CD/Album  |  MP3
14  Total Eclipse Of The Heart, Bonnie Tyler
     1983 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
       CD/Album
15  Another One Bites The Dust, Queen
     1980 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
       CD/Album
16  I Love Rock & Roll, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
     1982 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (7 weeks)
       CD/Album
17  Rapture, Blondie
     1981 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
       CD/Album  |  MP3
18  Eye Of The Tiger, Survivor
     1982 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (6 weeks)
       CD/Album
19  Jessie's Girl, Rick Springfield
     1981 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
       CD/Album
20  Don't You Want Me, The Human League
     1982 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
       CD/Album  |  MP3
21  Money For Nothing, Dire Straits
     1985 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
       CD/Album  |  MP3
22  What's Love Got To Do With It, Tina Turner
     1984 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
       CD/Album  |  MP3
23  Jump, Van Halen
     1984 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (5 weeks)
       CD/Album  |  MP3
24  Bette Davis Eyes, Kim Carnes
     1981 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (9 weeks)
       CD/Album  |  MP3
25  Endless Love, Dianna Ross & Lionel Richie
     1981 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (9 weeks)
       CD/Album  |  MP3
26  We Built This City, Starship
     1985 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
       CD/Album  |  MP3
27  Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Cyndi Lauper
     1984 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #3 (2 weeks)
       CD/Album
28  Physical, Olivia Newton-John
     1981 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (10 weeks)
       CD/Album  |  MP3
29  Down Under, Men At Work
     1983 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
       CD/Album
30  Jack And Diane, John Couger
     1982 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
       CD/Album
31  Rock With You, Michael Jackson
     1980 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
       CD/Album
32  Flashdance...What A Feeling, Irene Cara
     1983 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (6 weeks)
       CD/Album  |  MP3
33  Lady, Kenny Rogers
     1980 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (6 weeks)
       CD/Album  |  MP3
34  Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Wham!
     1984 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
       CD/Album
35  Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Queen
     1980 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
       CD/Album
36  Africa, Toto
     1983 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)
       CD/Album
37  Upside Down, Diana Ross
     1980 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (4 weeks)
       CD/Album  |  MP3
38  Footloose, Kenny Loggins
     1984 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
       CD/Album
39  Can't Fight This Feeling, REO Speedwagon
     1985 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1 (3 weeks)
       CD/Album
40  Purple Rain, Prince
     1984 Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #2
       CD/Album  |  MP3


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