Best Singles	Best Singles
In Ranked Order	In Order of Release

 
 

#	Artist	Track	Release	Position	Position
# 081	Hank Williams Sr	Cold Cold Heart	1951		27
# 076	Elvis Presley	Mystery Train	Aug-55	25	11
# 016	Elvis Presley	Heartbreak Hotel	Jan-56	2
# 042	Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers	Why Do Fools Fall In Love	Jan-56		7
# 095	Little Richard	Long Tall Sally	Mar-56	3	6
# 064	Gene Vincent & The Blue Chips	BeBop A Lula	Jun-56	16	7
# 050	Bill Doggett	Honky Tonk Part I	Jul-56		2
# 085	Jerry Lee Lewis	Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On	Mar-57	8	2
# 025	Buddy Holly	That'll Be the Day	Sept-1957
# 084	Duane Eddy	Rebel Rouser	Jun-58	19	6
# 024	Eddie Cochran	Summertime Blues	Nov-58	18	8
# 052	Ray Charles	What'd I Say Pts 1 & 2	Jul-59		6
# 044	The Everly Brothers	Cathy's Clown	May-60
# 038	Del Shannon	Runaway	Feb-61
# 054	Ben E King	Spanish Harlem / Stand By Me	1961		10
# 089	Roy Orbison	Crying	Jul-61	25	2
# 041	Booker T & The MG's	Green Onions	May-62	7	3
# 051	Kingsmen	Louie Louie	Apr-63	26	2
#004	The Ronettes	Be My Baby	Jul-63	4	2
# 014	The Beatles	I Want To Hold Your Hand	Nov-63
# 093	Dionne Warwick	Walk On By	Apr-64	9	6
# 100	Frank Sinatra	I've Got You Under My Skin	1964	6
#011	The Beach Boys	Don't Worry Baby (B-Side)	Jun-64	7	24
# 058	Animals	House of the Rising Sun	Jun-64
# 090	The Zombies	She's Not There	Jul-64	12	2
# 023	Martha Reeves	Dancing In The Street	Aug-64	4	2
# 030	The Kinks	You Really Got Me	Aug-64		7
# 013	The Righteous Brothers	You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin	Dec-64
# 031	Sam Cooke	A Change is Gonna Come	Dec-64		31
# 053	The Righteous Brothers	Unchained Melody	Dec-64		4
# 099	The Supremes	Stop! In the Name of Love	Feb-65	7
# 096	Bob Dylan	Subterranean Homes	Apr-65	9	39
# 019	The Byrds	Mr. Tambourine Man	May-65
#006	Rolling Stones	(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction	Jun-65
# 056	The Beatles	Help!	Jun-65
# 087	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	Tracks Of My Tears	Jun-65	9	16
#003	Bob Dylan	Like A Rolling Stone	Jul-65	4	2
# 035	James Brown	Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, Pa	Jul-65	25	8
# 097	Shangri	Las I Can Never Go Home Anymore	Nov-65		6
# 062	The Beatles	Day Tripper	Dec-65
# 073	Percy Sledge	When A Man Love	Apr-66	2
#008	Tina Turner	River Deep Mountain High	May-66	3	88
# 029	The Beatles	Paperback Writer	Jun-66
# 028	The Beach Boys	God Only Knows	Jul-66	2	39
# 032	The Four Tops	Reach Out I'll Be There	Sep-66
# 047	Lorraine Ellison	Stay with Me	Sep-66		64
#001	The Beach Boys	Good Vibrations	Oct-66
# 012	Jimi Hendrix	Hey Joe	Dec-66	6
# 075	Buffalo Springfield	For What It's Worth	Dec-66		7
#002	The Beatles	Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields [Double A-Side]	Feb-67	2
# 043	Jimi Hendrix	Purple Haze	Mar-67	3	65
# 015	Aretha Franklin	Respect	Apr-67	10
# 022	Procul Harum	A Whiter Shade Of Pale	May-67		5
# 069	Van Morrison	Brown Eyed Girl	Jul-67		10
# 017	Otis Reding	Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay	Dec-67	3
# 027	Rolling Stones	Jumpin' Jack Flash	May-68
#007	The Beatles	Hey Jude / Revolution [Double A-Side]	Aug-68
#005	Marvin Gaye	I Heard It Through the Grapevi	Nov-68
# 049	Glen Campbell	Wichita Lineman	Jan-69	7	3
# 060	Creedence Clearwater Revival	Proud Mary	Jan-69	8	2
# 046	Thunderclap Newman	Something In The Air	Jun-69		37
# 039	David Bowie	Space Oddity	Jul-69		15
# 072	The Rolling Stones	Honky Tonk Women	Jul-69
# 048	Jackson 5	I Want You Back	Nov-69	2
# 074	Simon and Garfunkel	Bridge Over Troubled Water	Feb-70
# 079	James Brown	Sex Machine	Jul-70	32	15
#010	Marvin Gaye	What's Going On	Feb-71		2
# 045	Al Green	Let's Stay Together	Dec-71	7
# 063	T-Rex	Telegram Sam	Jan-72		67
# 065	David Bowie	Starman	Apr-72	10	65
# 037	Stevie Wonder	Very Superstitious	May-72	11
# 094	Brian Ferry & Roxy Music	Virginia Plain	Aug-72	4
# 071	Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes	If You Don't Know Me By Now	Sep-72	9	3
# 021	Sly & The Family Stone	Family Affair	Nov-72	15
# 033	Ann Peebles	I Can't Stand The Rain	Aug-73	41	38
# 083	Karftwerk	Autobahn	Feb-75	11	25
# 018	Bruce Springsteen	Born to Run	Aug-75	16	23
# 036	John Lennon	Imagine	Oct-75	6	3
# 040	Queen	Bohemian Rhapsody	Nov-75		3
# 068	Sex Pistols	Anarchy in the UK	Nov-76	38
# 078	Abba	Knowing Me, Knowing You	Feb-77		14
# 020	Sex Pistols	God Save the Queen	May-77	2
# 034	David Bowie	Heroes	Sep-77	24
# 080	Blue Oyster Cult	(Don't Fear) the Reaper	May-78	16	12
# 057	Joy Division	Love Will Tear Us Apart	Jun-80	19
# 061	The Specials	Ghost Town	Jun-81
# 088	New Order	Blue Monday	Mar-83	3	68
# 091	The Police	Every Breath You Take	May-83
# 086	Frankie Goes To Hollywood	Relax (Come Fighting)	Nov-83		10
# 026	Prince	When Doves Cry	Jun-84	4
# 098	Don Henley	The Boys of Summer	Nov-84	12	5
# 067	Robert Palmer	Addicted To Love	Apr-86	5
# 092	Run DMC Feat. Aerosmith	Walk This Way	May-86	8	4
# 059	Crowded House	Don't Dream It's Over	Jan-87	27	2
# 066	Massive Attack	Unfinished Symphony	Feb-91	13
#009	Nirvana	Smells Like Teen Spirit	Sep-91	7	6
# 055	Oasis	Live Forever	Jun-94	10
# 070	Coolio featuring LV	Gangstas Paradise	Oct-95
# 082	Oasis	Wonderwall	Nov-95	2	8
# 077	Garbage	Stupid Girl	Mar-96	4	20

 

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