Top Singles
Another definition of "Top" shows the top singles during a given time period. The top 25 or so singles for the decade are shown in the table below. The lists here were drawn from Lyrics World.
- 1955-59
- 1960-69
- 1970-79
- 1980-89
- 1990-95
| Song | Artist |
|---|---|
| 1. Don't Be Cruel | Elvis Presley |
| 1. Hound Dog | Elvis Presley |
| 2. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White | Perez 'Prez' Prado |
| 3. Sincerely | The McGuire Sisters |
| 4. Singing The Blues | Guy Mitchell |
| 5. Mack The Knife | Bobby Darin |
| 6. All Shook Up | Elvis Presley |
| 7. Rock Around The Clock | Bill Haley & His Comets |
| 8. The Wayward Wind | Gogi Grant |
| 9. Sixteen Tons | "Tennessee" Ernie Ford |
| 10. Heartbreak Hotel | Elvis Presley |
| 11. Love Letters In The Sand | Pat Boone |
| 12. Jailhouse Rock | Elvis Presley |
| 13. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear | Elvis Presley |
| 14. At The Hop | Danny & The Juniors |
| 15. Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing | Four Aces |
| 16. Rock And Roll Waltz | Kay Starr |
| 17. The Poor People Of Paris | Les Baxter |
| 18. The Yellow Rose Of Texas | Mitch Miller |
| 19. Memories Are Made Of This | Dean Martin |
| 20. April Love | Pat Boone |
| 21. The Battle Of New Orleans | Johnny Horton |
| 22. Young Love | Tab Hunter |
| 23. It's All In The Game | Tommy Edwards |
| 24. The Purple People Eater | Sheb Wooley |
| 25. Tammy | Debbie Reynolds |
| Song | Artist |
|---|---|
| 1. Hey Jude | Beatles |
| 2. Theme From "A Summer Place" | Percy Faith |
| 3. Tossin' And Turnin' | Bobby Lewis |
| 4. I Want To Hold Your Hand | Beatles |
| 5. I'm A Believer | The Monkees |
| 6. I Heard It Through The Grapevine | Marvin Gaye |
| 7. Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In | The 5th Dimension |
| 8. Are You Lonesome To-night? | Elvis Presley |
| 9. In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) | Zager & Evans |
| 10. It's Now Or Never | Elvis Presley |
| 11. I Can't Stop Loving You | Ray Charles |
| 12. Love Is Blue | Paul Mauriat |
| 13. Big Girls Don't Cry | The 4 Seasons |
| 14. Big Bad John | Jimmy Dean |
| 15. Sugar Shack | Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs |
| 16. Honey | Bobby Goldsboro |
| 17. To Sir With Love | Lulu |
| 18. Cathy's Clown | The Everly Brothers |
| 19. People Got To Be Free | The Rascals |
| 20. Get Back | Beatles with Billy Preston |
| 21. The Ballad Of The Green Berets | SSgt Barry Sadler |
| 22. Sherry | The 4 Seasons |
| 23. Can't Buy Me Love | Beatles |
| 24. Sugar, Sugar | The Archies |
| 25. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay | Otis Redding |
| Song | Artist |
|---|---|
| 1. You Light Up My Life | Debby Boone |
| 2. Night Fever | Bee Gees |
| 3. Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) | Rod Stewart |
| 4. Shadow Dancing | Andy Gibb |
| 5. Le Freak | Chic |
| 6. My Sharona | The Knack |
| 7. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | Roberta Flack |
| 8. Alone Again (Naturally) | Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 9. Joy To The World | Three Dog Night |
| 10. Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 11. Best Of My Love | Emotions |
| 12. I'll Be There | The Jackson 5 |
| 13. Silly Love Songs | Wings |
| 14. Maggie May | Rod Stewart |
| 15. Bad Girls | Donna Summer |
| 16. It's Too Late | Carole King |
| 17. Killing Me Softly With His Song | Roberta Flack |
| 18. One Bad Apple | The Osmonds |
| 19. I Just Want To Be Your Everything | Andy Gibb |
| 20. Stayin' Alive | Bee Gees |
| 21. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head | B.J. Thomas |
| 22. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? | Rod Stewart |
| 23. Kiss You All Over | Exile |
| 24. Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree | Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 25. American Pie - Parts I & II | Don McLean |
| Song | Artist |
|---|---|
| 1. Physical | Olivia Newton-John |
| 2. Bette Davis Eyes | Kim Carnes |
| 3. Endless Love | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
| 4. Every Breath You Take | The Police |
| 5. I Love Rock 'N Roll | Joan Jett & The Blackhearts |
| 6. Ebony And Ivory | Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder |
| 7. Billie Jean | Michael Jackson |
| 8. Eye Of The Tiger | Survivor |
| 9. Flashdance... What A Feeling | Irene Cara |
| 10. Lady | Kenny Rogers |
| 11. Say Say Say | Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson |
| 12. Centerfold | The J. Geils Band |
| 13. Call Me | Blondie |
| 14. Like A Virgin | Madonna |
| 15. (Just Like) Starting Over | John Lennon |
| 16. When Doves Cry | Prince |
| 17. Jump | Van Halen |
| 18. Upside Down | Diana Ross |
| 19. All Night Long (All Night) | Lionel Richie |
| 20. Maneater | Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| 21. Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) | Pink Floyd |
| 22. Crazy Little Thing Called Love | Queen |
| 23. Total Eclipse Of The Heart | Bonnie Tyler |
| 24. Down Under | Men At Work |
| 25. That's What Friends Are For | Dionne & Friends |
| Song | Artist |
|---|---|
| 1. One Sweet Day | Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men |
| 2. I'll Make Love To You | Boyz II Men |
| 3. I Will Always Love You | Whitney Houston |
| 4. End of the Road | Boyz II Men |
| 5. I Swear | All-4-One |
| 6. Fantasy | Mariah Carey |
| 7. Dreamlover | Mariah Carey |
| 8. That's The Way Love Goes | Janet Jackson |
| 9. Jump | Kris Kross |
| 10. Waterfalls | TLC |
| 11. Take A Bow | Madonna |
| 12. Can't Help Falling In Love | UB40 |
| 13. This Is How We Do It | Montell Jordan |
| 14. Informer | Snow |
| 15. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You | Bryan Adams |
| 16. Black Or White | Michael Jackson |
| 17. The Sign | Ace Of Base |
| 18. On Bended Knee | Boyz II Men |
| 19. Baby Got Back | Sir Mix-A-Lot |
| 20. I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) | Meat Loaf |
| 21. Save The Best For Last | Vanessa Williams |
| 22. Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? | Bryan Adams |
| 23. Rush, Rush | Paula Abdul |
| 24. Creep | TLC |
| 25. The Power Of Love | Celine Dion |
