Tuesday, December 31, 1996

Thomas Ryan American Hit Radio

Thomas Ryan:

American Hit Radio

Thomas Ryan’s 1996 book American Hit Radio covered 40 years of popular music, highlighting nearly 500 songs from the rock and roll era. They are presented chronologically in the book. They’ve been listed here alphabetically by artists’ names.

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  1. Abba “Waterloo” (1974)
  2. Abba “Take a Chance on Me” (1977)
  3. Aerosmith “Sweet Emotion” (1975)
  4. Arthur Alexander “You Better Move On” (1961)
  5. Alive and Kicking “Tighter Tighter” (1970)
  6. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass “A Taste of Honey” (1965)
  7. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass “This Guy’s in Love with You” (1968)
  8. The Animals “The House of the Rising Sun” (1964)
  9. The Animals “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” (1965)
  10. The Animals “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” (1965)

  11. Louis Armstrong “What a Wonderful World” (1967)
  12. Badfinger “No Matter What” (1970)
  13. Badfinger “Day after Day” (1971)
  14. Badfinger “Baby Blue” (1972)
  15. The Band “Up on Cripple Creek” (1969)
  16. Len Barry “One Two Three (1-2-3)” (1965)
  17. The Beach Boys “In My Room” (1963)
  18. The Beach Boys “Don’t Worry Baby” (1964)
  19. The Beach Boys “California Girls” (1965)
  20. The Beach Boys “Good Vibrations” (1966)

  21. The Beach Boys “God Only Knows” (1966)
  22. The Beach Boys “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” (1966)
  23. The Beach Boys “Sloop John B” (1966)
  24. The Beatles “I Want to Hold Your Hand” (1963)
  25. The Beatles “I Saw Her Standing There” (1963)
  26. The Beatles “Please Please Me” (1963)
  27. The Beatles “Eight Days a Week” (1964)
  28. The Beatles “A Hard Day’s Night” (1964)
  29. The Beatles “Can’t Buy Me Love” (1964)
  30. The Beatles “I Feel Fine” (1964)

  31. The Beatles “And I Love Her” (1964)
  32. The Beatles “She’s a Woman” (1964)
  33. The Beatles “I’ll Cry Instead” (1964)
  34. The Beatles “Thank You Girl” (1964)
  35. The Beatles “Yesterday” (1965)
  36. The Beatles “Help!” (1965)
  37. The Beatles “Ticket to Ride” (1965)
  38. The Beatles “Day Tripper” (1965)
  39. The Beatles “We Can Work It Out” (1965)
  40. The Beatles “Nowhere Man” (1965)

  41. The Beatles “Yellow Submarine” (1966)
  42. The Beatles “Eleanor Rigby” (1966)
  43. The Beatles “Paperback Writer” (1966)
  44. The Beatles “Rain” (1966)
  45. The Beatles “Strawberry Fields Forever” (1967)
  46. The Beatles “Penny Lane” (1967)
  47. The Beatles “All You Need Is Love” (1967)
  48. The Beatles “Hello Goodbye” (1967)
  49. The Beatles “Hey Jude” (1968)
  50. The Beatles “Revolution” (1968)

  51. The Beatles “Lady Madonna” (1968)
  52. The Beatles “Something” (1969)
  53. The Beatles with Billy Preston “Get Back” (1969)
  54. The Beatles “Come Together” (1969)
  55. The Beatles “The Ballad of John and Yoko” (1969)
  56. The Beatles “Don’t Let Me Down” (1969)
  57. The Beatles “Let It Be” (1970)
  58. Bee Gees “The Lights Went Out in Massachusetts” (1967)
  59. Bee Gees “To Love Somebody” (1967)
  60. Bee Gees “Words” (1968)

  61. Bee Gees “I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You” (1968)
  62. Bee Gees “The First of May” (1969)
  63. Harry Belafonte “Banana Boat (Day-O)” (1957)
  64. Tony Bennett “I Left My Heart in San Francisco “ (1962)
  65. Tony Bennett “The Good Life” (1963)
  66. Brook Benton “It’s Just a Matter of Time” (1959)
  67. Brook Benton “Rainy Night in Georgia” (1970)
  68. Chuck Berry “Maybellene” (1955)
  69. Chuck Berry “School Days” (1957)
  70. Chuck Berry “Johnny B. Goode” (1958)

  71. Big Brother & the Holding Company “Piece of My Heart” (1968)
  72. Bobby “Blue” Bland “Ain’t Nothin’ You Can Do” (1964)
  73. Gary "U.S." Bonds “New Orleans” (1960)
  74. Booker T. & the MG’s “Green Onions” (1962)
  75. David Bowie “Modern Love” (1983)
  76. The Box Tops “The Letter” (1967)
  77. The Box Tops “Cry Like a Baby” (1968)
  78. Boyz II Men “End of the Road” (1992)
  79. Toni Braxton “Breathe Again” (1993)
  80. James Brown “Night Train” (1962)

  81. James Brown “Prisoner of Love” (1963)
  82. James Brown “Out of Sight” (1964)
  83. James Brown “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” (1965)
  84. James Brown “I Got You (I Feel Good)” (1965)
  85. James Brown “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” (1966)
  86. The Buckinghams “Kind of a Drag” (1967)
  87. Buffalo Springfield “For What It’s Worth” (1967)
  88. The Byrds “Mr. Tambourine Man” (1965)
  89. The Byrds “Eight Miles High” (1966)
  90. Glen Campbell “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” (1967)

  91. Glen Campbell “Wichita Lineman” (1968)
  92. Mariah Carey “Vision of Love” (1990)
  93. Johnny Cash “I Walk the Line” (1956)
  94. Johnny Cash “I Guess Things Happen That Way” (1958)
  95. Ray Charles “What’d I Say” (1959)
  96. Ray Charles “Georgia on My Mind” (1960)
  97. Ray Charles “Ruby” (1960)
  98. Ray Charles “I Can’t Stop Loving You” (1962)
  99. Ray Charles “You Don’t Know Me” (1962)
  100. The Chiffons “He’s So Fine” (1963)

  101. The Chiffons “One Fine Day” (1963)
  102. The Chi-Lites “Oh Girl” (1972)
  103. Lou Christie “Lightning Strikes” (1966)
  104. Lou Christie “I’m Gonna Make You Mine” (1969)
  105. Derek & the Dominos “Layla” (1970)
  106. Dave Clark Five “Glad All Over” (1964)
  107. Dave Clark Five “Because” (1964)
  108. Dave Clark Five “Can’t You See That She’s Mine” (1964)
  109. Petula Clark “Downtown” (1964)
  110. Petula Clark “I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love” (1966)

  111. Petula Clark “Don’t Sleep in the Subway” (1967)
  112. Patsy Cline “Walkin’ after Midnight” (1957)
  113. Patsy Cline “Crazy” (1961)
  114. Patsy Cline “I Fall to Pieces” (1961)
  115. Patsy Cline “She’s Got You” (1962)
  116. The Coasters “Yakety Yak” (1958)
  117. Eddie Cochran “Summertime Blues” (1958)
  118. Eddie Cochran “C’Mon Everybody” (1958)
  119. Joe Cocker “Feelin’ Alright” (1969)
  120. Dave Collins & Ansell “Double Barrel” (1971)

  121. Phil Collins “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)” (1984)
  122. Commodores “Night Shift” (1985)
  123. The Contours “Do You Love Me?” (1962)
  124. Sam Cooke “You Send Me” (1957)
  125. Sam Cooke “Wonderful World” (1960)
  126. Sam Cooke “Bring It on Home to Me” (1962)
  127. Sam Cooke “A Change Is Gonna Come” (1964)
  128. Alice Cooper “School’s Out” (1972)
  129. The Corsairs “Smoky Places” (1962)
  130. The Count Five “Psychotic Reaction” (1966)

  131. The Cowsills “Rain, the Park, and Other Things” (1967)
  132. Creedence Clearwater Revival “Proud Mary” (1969)
  133. Creedence Clearwater Revival “Fortunate Son” (1969)
  134. Creedence Clearwater Revival “Bad Moon Rising” (1969)
  135. Creedence Clearwater Revival “Green River” (1969)
  136. Creedence Clearwater Revival “Down on the Corner” (1969)
  137. Creedence Clearwater Revival “Who’ll Stop the Rain” (1970)
  138. Creedence Clearwater Revival “Up Around the Bend” (1970)
  139. Creedence Clearwater Revival “Someday Never Comes” (1972)
  140. Crowded House “Don’t Dream It’s Over” (1986)

  141. The Crystals “He’s a Rebel” (1962)
  142. The Crystals “Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)” (1963)
  143. Terence Trent D’Arby “Wishing Well” (1987)
  144. Bobby Darin “Mack the Knife” (1959)
  145. Bobby Darin “Beyond the Sea” (1959)
  146. David + David “Welcome to the Boomtown” (1986)
  147. Spencer Davis Group “Gimme Some Lovin’“ (1966)
  148. Desmond Dekker & the Aces “The Israelites” (1969)
  149. Neil Diamond “Holly Holy” (1969)
  150. Neil Diamond “I Am...I Said” (1971)

  151. Dion “Runaround Sue” (1961)
  152. Fats Domino “Ain’t That a Shame (aka ‘Ain’t It a Shame’)” (1955)
  153. Fats Domino “I’m Walkin’” (1957)
  154. Fats Domino “Walking to New Orleans” (1960)
  155. The Doobie Brothers “What a Fool Believes” (1978)
  156. The Doors “Light My Fire” (1967)
  157. The Dramatics “Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get” (1971)
  158. The Drifters “Save the Last Dance for Me” (1960)
  159. The Drifters “This Magic Moment” (1960)
  160. The Drifters “Up on the Roof” (1962)

  161. The Drifters “On Broadway” (1963)
  162. The Drifters “Under the Boardwalk” (1964)
  163. Bob Dylan “Like a Rolling Stone” (1965)
  164. Bob Dylan “Subterranean Homesick Blues” (1965)
  165. Bob Dylan “Lay Lady Lay” (1969)
  166. Eagles “Hotel California” (1976)
  167. Earth, Wind & Fire “That’s the Way of the World” (1975)
  168. The Easybeats “Friday on My Mind” (1966)
  169. Tommy Edwards “It’s All in the Game” (1951)
  170. Eurythmics “Would I Lie to You?” (1985)

  171. The Everly Brothers “Bye Bye Love” (1957)
  172. The Everly Brothers “Cathy’s Clown” (1960)
  173. The Faces “Stay with Me” (1971)
  174. Percy Faith “A Summer Place (Theme from)” (1960)
  175. The Flamingos “I Only Have Eyes for You” (1959)
  176. Fleetwood Mac “Over My Head” (1975)
  177. Frankie Ford “Sea Cruise” (1959)
  178. Foreigner “I Want to Know What Love Is” (1984)
  179. The Foundations “Build Me Up Buttercup” (1969)
  180. The Four Seasons “Walk Like a Man” (1963)

  181. The Four Seasons “Let’s Hang On” (1965)
  182. The Four Seasons “Working My Way Back to You” (1966)
  183. Four Tops “Baby I Need Your Loving” (1964)
  184. Four Tops “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)” (1965)
  185. Four Tops “It’s the Same Old Song” (1965)
  186. Four Tops “Reach Out (I’ll Be There)” (1966)
  187. Four Tops “Standing in the Shadows of Love” (1966)
  188. Four Tops “Bernadette” (1967)
  189. Aretha Franklin “Respect” (1967)
  190. Aretha Franklin “You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman” (1967)

  191. Aretha Franklin “Chain of Fools” (1967)
  192. Aretha Franklin “I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You” (1967)
  193. Aretha Franklin “I Say a Little Prayer” (1968)
  194. Aretha Franklin “Think” (1968)
  195. Aretha Franklin “Sweet Sweet Baby, Since You’ve Been Gone” (1968)
  196. Aretha Franklin “Don’t Play That Song” (1970)
  197. Aretha Franklin “Rock Steady” (1971)
  198. Aretha Franklin “Until You Come Back to Me That’s What I’m Gonna Do” (1973)
  199. Funkadelic “One Nation Under a Groove” (1978)
  200. Peter Gabriel “In Your Eyes” (1986)

  201. Marvin Gaye “Can I Get a Witness” (1963)
  202. Marvin Gaye “How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You” (1964)
  203. Marvin Gaye “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” (1968)
  204. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing” (1968)
  205. Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On” (1971)
  206. Marvin Gaye “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” (1971)
  207. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell “You’re All I Need to Get By “ (1971)
  208. Marvin Gaye “Sexual Healing” (1982)
  209. Gerry & The Pacemakers “Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying” (1964)
  210. Gerry & The Pacemakers “Ferry Cross the Mersey” (1965)

  211. Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto “The Girl from Ipanema” (1964)
  212. The Grass Roots “Let’s Live for Today” (1967)
  213. The Grass Roots “Midnight Confessions” (1968)
  214. The Grass Roots “Temptation Eyes” (1971)
  215. Dobie Gray “The In Crowd” (1965)
  216. Dobie Gray “Drift Away” (1973)
  217. Al Green “Let’s Stay Together” (1971)
  218. Al Green “Tired of Being Alone” (1971)
  219. Al Green “I’m Still in Love with You” (1972)
  220. Al Green “You Ought to Be with Me” (1972)

  221. Al Green “Call Me (Come Back Home)” (1973)
  222. Al Green “L-O-V-E” (1975)
  223. Richard Harris “MacArthur Park” (1968)
  224. Isaac Hayes “Shaft (Theme from)” (1971)
  225. The Jimi Hendrix Experience “All Along the Watchtower” (1968)
  226. Don Henley “The Boys of Summer” (1984)
  227. Don Henley “Heart of the Matter” (1989)
  228. Clarence "Frogman" Henry “Ain’t Got No Home” (1957)
  229. Herman’s Hermits “Listen People” (1966)
  230. Herman’s Hermits “There’s a Kind of Hush” (1967)

  231. The Hollies “Bus Stop” (1966)
  232. The Hollies “Carrie-Anne” (1967)
  233. The Hollies “He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother” (1969)
  234. Buddy Holly & the Crickets “That’ll Be the Day” (1957)
  235. Buddy Holly & the Crickets “Peggy Sue” (1957)
  236. The Human Beinz “Nobody But Me” (1967)
  237. Janis Ian “Society’s Child (Baby I’ve Been Thinking)” (1967)
  238. The Impressions featuring Jerry Butler “For Your Precious Love” (1958)
  239. Chris Isaak “Wicked Game” (1989)
  240. The Jackson 5 “I Want You Back” (1969)

  241. The Jackson 5 “I’ll Be There” (1970)
  242. The Jackson 5 “ABC” (1970)
  243. The Jackson 5 “The Love You Save” (1970)
  244. The Jackson 5 “Never Can Say Goodbye” (1971)
  245. Michael Jackson “Got to Be There” (1971)
  246. Michael Jackson “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” (1979)
  247. Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” (1982)
  248. Tommy James & the Shondells “Crimson and Clover” (1968)
  249. Jesus Jones “Right Here Right Now” (1991)
  250. Billy Joel “The River of Dreams” (1993)

  251. Elton John “Your Song” (1970)
  252. Elton John “Levon” (1972)
  253. Elton John “Someone Saved My Life Tonight” (1975)
  254. Elton John “Blue Eyes” (1982)
  255. Elton John “Empty Garden” (1982)
  256. Elton John “Sacrifice” (1989)
  257. Little Willie John “Fever” (1956)
  258. Tom Jones “It’s Not Unusual “ (1965)
  259. Bert Kaempfert “Red Roses for a Blue Lady” (1965)
  260. Ernie K-Doe “Mother-in-Law” (1961)

  261. Ben E. King “Spanish Harlem” (1960)
  262. Ben E. King “Stand by Me” (1961)
  263. The Kinks “You Really Got Me” (1964)
  264. The Kinks “Lola” (1970)
  265. The Kinks “Don’t Forget to Dance” (1983)
  266. Led Zeppelin “Black Dog” (1971)
  267. Brenda Lee “Break It to Me Gently” (1962)
  268. The Left Banke “Walk Away Renee” (1966)
  269. John Lennon “Instant Karma (We All Shine On)” (1970)
  270. John Lennon “Imagine” (1971)

  271. John Lennon “Number Nine (#9) Dream” (1974)
  272. Annie Lennox “Why” (1992)
  273. Barbara Lewis “Hello Stranger” (1963)
  274. Jerry Lee Lewis “Great Balls of Fire” (1957)
  275. Jerry Lee Lewis “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On” (1957)
  276. Little Richard “Tutti Frutti” (1955)
  277. Little Richard “Long Tall Sally” (1956)
  278. Little Richard “Good Golly Miss Molly” (1958)
  279. Living Colour “Cult of Personality” (1988)
  280. The Lovin’ Spoonful “Do You Believe in Magic” (1965)

  281. The Lovin’ Spoonful “You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice” (1965)
  282. The Lovin’ Spoonful “Summer in the City” (1966)
  283. The Lovin’ Spoonful “Darling Be Home Soon” (1967)
  284. Lulu “To Sir with Love” (1967)
  285. Gloria Lynne “I Wish You Love” (1964)
  286. Madonna “Crazy for You” (1985)
  287. The Mamas & the Papas “I Saw Her Again” (1966)
  288. The Manhattans “Kiss and Say Goodbye” (1976)
  289. Martha & the Vandellas “Heat Wave” (1963)
  290. Martha & the Vandellas “Dancing in the Street” (1964)

  291. Martha & the Vandellas “Jimmy Mack” (1967)
  292. The Marvelettes “Please Mr. Postman” (1961)
  293. Johnny Mathis “It’s Not for Me to Say” (1957)
  294. Johnny Mathis “Wonderful Wonderful!” (1957)
  295. Johnny Mathis “Misty” (1959)
  296. Paul & Linda McCartney “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” (1971)
  297. Clyde McPhatter “A Lover’s Question” (1958)
  298. Melanie “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” (1970)
  299. John Cougar Mellencamp “Pink Houses” (1983)
  300. Lee Michaels “Do You Know What I Mean?” (1971)

  301. The Miracles “Shop Around” (1960)
  302. The Miracles “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me” (1962)
  303. The Miracles “The Tracks of My Tears” (1965)
  304. The Miracles “Ooo Baby Baby” (1965)
  305. The Miracles “The Tears of a Clown” (1967)
  306. The Miracles “I Second That Emotion” (1967)
  307. Guy Mitchell “Singing the Blues” (1956)
  308. Domenico Modugno “Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blue)” (1958)
  309. The Monkees “I’m a Believer” (1966)
  310. The Monkees “Last Train to Clarksville” (1966)

  311. The Monkees “I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone” (1966)
  312. The Monkees “Daydream Believer” (1967)
  313. The Monkees “Pleasant Valley Sunday” (1967)
  314. The Monkees “A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You” (1967)
  315. Van Morrison “Brown-Eyed Girl” (1967)
  316. Van Morrison “Domino” (1970)
  317. Van Morrison “Wild Night” (1971)
  318. Willie Nelson “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” (1975)
  319. Aaron Neville “Tell It Like It Is” (1966)
  320. Harry Nilsson “Everybody’s Talkin’” (1968)

  321. Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1991)
  322. Sinéad O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U” (1990)
  323. The O’Jays “Back Stabbers” (1972)
  324. Roy Orbison “Only the Lonely” (1960)
  325. Roy Orbison “Crying” (1961)
  326. Roy Orbison “In Dreams” (1963)
  327. Roy Orbison “Oh Pretty Woman” (1964)
  328. Tony Orlando & Dawn “Candida” (1970)
  329. Outsiders “Time Won’t Let Me” (1966)
  330. Freda Payne “Band of Gold” (1970)

  331. Ann Peebles “I Can’t Stand the Rain” (1973)
  332. Michael Penn “No Myth” (1989)
  333. Phil Phillips & the Twilights “Sea of Love” (1959)
  334. Wilson Pickett “In the Midnight Hour” (1965)
  335. Wilson Pickett “Mustang Sally” (1966)
  336. The Platters “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” (1958)
  337. PM Dawn “I’d Die Without You” (1992)
  338. The Police “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” (1981)
  339. The Police “Every Breath You Take” (1983)
  340. Elvis Presley “Heartbreak Hotel” (1956)

  341. Elvis Presley “Don’t Be Cruel” (1956)
  342. Elvis Presley “My Baby Left Me” (1956)
  343. Elvis Presley “Jailhouse Rock” (1957)
  344. Elvis Presley “One Night “ (1958)
  345. Elvis Presley “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” (1960)
  346. Elvis Presley “Suspicious Minds” (1969)
  347. Pretenders “Brass in Pocket (I’m Special) “ (1979)
  348. Prince “Little Red Corvette” (1982)
  349. Prince & the Revolution “Purple Rain” (1984)
  350. Procol Harum “A Whiter Shade of Pale” (1967)

  351. ? & The Mysterians “96 Tears” (1966)
  352. The Young Rascals “Groovin’” (1967)
  353. The Rascals “How Can I Be Sure” (1967)
  354. The Rascals “A Beautiful Morning” (1968)
  355. Otis Redding “Try a Little Tenderness” (1966)
  356. Otis Redding “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” (1968)
  357. Lou Reed “Walk on the Wild Side” (1972)
  358. R.E.M. “The One I Love” (1987)
  359. R.E.M. “Losing My Religion” (1991)
  360. Paul Revere & the Raiders “Kicks” (1966)

  361. The Righteous Brothers “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” (1964)
  362. The Righteous Brothers “Unchained Melody” (1965)
  363. The Righteous Brothers “You’re My Soul and Inspiration” (1966)
  364. Smokey Robinson “Cruisin’” (1979)
  365. The Rolling Stones “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction” (1965)
  366. The Rolling Stones “Get Off of My Cloud” (1965)
  367. The Rolling Stones “The Last Time” (1965)
  368. The Rolling Stones “Paint It Black” (1966)
  369. The Rolling Stones “19th Nervous Breakdown” (1966)
  370. The Rolling Stones “Mother’s Little Helper” (1966)

  371. The Rolling Stones “Lady Jane” (1966)
  372. The Rolling Stones “Ruby Tuesday” (1967)
  373. The Rolling Stones “She’s a Rainbow” (1967)
  374. The Rolling Stones “Dandelion” (1967)
  375. The Rolling Stones “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (1968)
  376. The Rolling Stones “Honky Tonk Women” (1969)
  377. The Rolling Stones “Brown Sugar” (1971)
  378. The Rolling Stones “Wild Horses” (1971)
  379. The Rolling Stones “Happy” (1972)
  380. The Rolling Stones “Tumbling Dice” (1972)

  381. The Ronettes “Be My Baby” (1963)
  382. The Ronettes “Baby I Love You” (1963)
  383. Diana Ross “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” (1970)
  384. Ruby & the Romantics “Our Day Will Come” (1963)
  385. Merrilee Rush & the Turnabouts “Angel of the Morning” (1968)
  386. Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue “Whatta Man” (1994)
  387. Boz Scaggs “Lowdown” (1976)
  388. Seal “Crazy” (1990)
  389. The Searchers “Needles and Pins” (1964)
  390. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band “Night Moves” (1976)

  391. The Shangri-La’s “Leader of the Pack” (1964)
  392. The Shangri-La’s “Remember Walking in the Sand” (1964)
  393. The Shangri-La’s “Give Him a Great Big Kiss” (1964)
  394. Del Shannon “Runaway” (1961)
  395. The Shirelles “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” (1960)
  396. The Silhouettes “Get a Job” (1958)
  397. Carly Simon “You’re So Vain” (1972)
  398. Simon & Garfunkel “The Dangling Conversation” (1966)
  399. Simon & Garfunkel “Mrs. Robinson” (1968)
  400. Simon & Garfunkel “The Boxer” (1969)

  401. Frank Sinatra “All the Way” (1957)
  402. Frank Sinatra “Witchcraft” (1958)
  403. Frank Sinatra “Summer Wind” (1966)
  404. Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra “Somethin’ Stupid” (1967)
  405. Nancy Sinatra “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” (1966)
  406. The Skyliners “Since I Don’t Have You” (1959)
  407. Percy Sledge “When a Man Loves a Woman” (1966)
  408. Sly & the Family Stone “Everyday People” (1968)
  409. Sly & the Family Stone “Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin” (1969)
  410. Sly & the Family Stone “Hot Fun in the Summertime” (1969)

  411. Sly & the Family Stone “Family Affair” (1971)
  412. Sly & The Family Stone “Everybody Is a Star” (1970)
  413. Sonny & Cher “I Got You Babe” (1965)
  414. Spanky and Our Gang “Sunday Will Never Be the Same” (1967)
  415. Dusty Springfield “I Only Want to Be with You” (1964)
  416. Dusty Springfield “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me” (1966)
  417. Dusty Springfield “Son of a Preacher Man” (1968)
  418. Bruce Springsteen “Born to Run” (1975)
  419. Bruce Springsteen “Born in the U.S.A.” (1984)
  420. Bruce Springsteen “Dancing in the Dark” (1984)

  421. Bruce Springsteen “I’m on Fire” (1984)
  422. Bruce Springsteen “Streets of Philadelphia” (1994)
  423. Terry Stafford “Suspicion” (1964)
  424. The Standells “Dirty Water” (1966)
  425. The Staple Singers “Respect Yourself” (1971)
  426. The Staple Singers “I’ll Take You There” (1972)
  427. Ringo Starr “It Don’t Come Easy” (1971)
  428. Steely Dan “Reeling in the Years” (1972)
  429. Steely Dan “Rikki Don’t Lost That Number” (1974)
  430. Steely Dan “Deacon Blues” (1977)

  431. Steppenwolf “Born to Be Wild” (1968)
  432. Steppenwolf “Magic Carpet Ride” (1968)
  433. Rod Stewart “Maggie May” (1971)
  434. The Supremes “Where Did Our Love Go” (1964)
  435. The Supremes “Baby Love” (1964)
  436. The Supremes “Back in My Arms Again” (1965)
  437. The Supremes “Stop! In the Name of Love” (1965)
  438. The Supremes “I Hear a Symphony” (1965)
  439. The Supremes “You Can’t Hurry Love” (1966)
  440. The Supremes “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” (1966)

  441. The Supremes “My World Is Empty Without You” (1966)
  442. The Supremes “Love Child” (1968)
  443. The Supremes & the Temptations “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me” (1968)
  444. The Supremes “Someday We’ll Be Together” (1969)
  445. The Syndicate of Sound “Little Girl” (1966)
  446. Talking Heads “Take Me to the River” (1978)
  447. Tears for Fears “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” (1985)
  448. The Temptations “My Girl” (1964)
  449. The Temptations “The Way You Do the Things You Do” (1964)
  450. The Temptations “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” (1966)

  451. The Temptations “I Know I’m Losing You” (1966)
  452. The Temptations “I Wish It Would Rain” (1967)
  453. The Temptations “Ball of Confusion (That’s the World Is Today)” (1970)
  454. The Temptations “Just My Imagination Running Away with Me” (1971)
  455. The Temptations “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” (1972)
  456. 10cc “I’m Not in Love” (1975)
  457. Them “Mystic Eyes” (1965)
  458. B.J. Thomas “Hooked on a Feeling” (1968)
  459. Irma Thomas “Wish Someone Would Care” (1964)
  460. Thunderclap Newman “Something in the Air” (1969)

  461. Til Tuesday “Voices Carry” (1985)
  462. The Tokens “The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)” (1961)
  463. The Tornadoes “Telstar” (1962)
  464. The Toys “A Lover’s Concerto” (1965)
  465. T-Rex “Bang a Gong (Get It On)” (1971)
  466. The Turtles “Happy Together” (1967)
  467. The Turtles “She’d Rather Be with Me” (1967)
  468. The Turtles “Elenore” (1968)
  469. U2 “With or Without You” (1987)
  470. U2 “One” (1991)

  471. UB40 “Red Red Wine” (1983)
  472. Ritchie Valens “La Bamba” (1958)
  473. Frankie Valli “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” (1967)
  474. Junior Walker & the All-Stars “Shotgun” (1965)
  475. Junior Walker & the All-Stars “What Does It Take to Win Your Love” (1969)
  476. War “Low Rider” (1975)
  477. Dionne Warwick “Don’t Make Me Over” (1962)
  478. Dionne Warwick “Anyone Who Had a Heart” (1963)
  479. Dionne Warwick “Walk on By” (1964)
  480. Dionne Warwick “Trains and Boats and Planes” (1966)

  481. Dionne Warwick “Alfie” (1967)
  482. Dinah Washington “What a Diff’rence a Day Makes” (1959)
  483. Mary Wells “My Guy” (1964)
  484. The Who “Won’t Get Fooled Again” (1971)
  485. The Who “Behind Blue Eyes” (1971)
  486. Andy Williams “Can’t Get Used to Losing You” (1963)
  487. Jackie Wilson “Lonely Teardrops” (1958)
  488. Jackie Wilson “Doggin’ Around” (1960)
  489. Steve Winwood “While You See a Chance” (1981)
  490. Stevie Wonder “Uptight (Everything’s Alright)” (1965)

  491. Stevie Wonder “I Was Made to Love Her” (1967)
  492. Stevie Wonder “Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours” (1970)
  493. Stevie Wonder “Superstition” (1972)
  494. Stevie Wonder “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing” (1974)
  495. Stevie Wonder “I Wish” (1976)
  496. World Party “Ship of Fools” (1987)
  497. Gary Wright “Love Is Alive” (1976)
  498. The Zombies “Time of the Season” (1968)

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