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Songs
1940s – Top 100 .......................................................................................................................................3
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1944 .........................................................................................................................................................19
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1947 .........................................................................................................................................................31
1948 .........................................................................................................................................................35
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1950s Top 100 .........................................................................................................................................41
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1955 .........................................................................................................................................................56
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1957 .........................................................................................................................................................62
1958 .........................................................................................................................................................65
1959 .........................................................................................................................................................68
1960s Top 100 .........................................................................................................................................71
1960 .........................................................................................................................................................71
1961 .........................................................................................................................................................74
1962 .........................................................................................................................................................77
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1964 .........................................................................................................................................................83
1965 .........................................................................................................................................................86
1966 .........................................................................................................................................................89
1967 .........................................................................................................................................................92
1968 .........................................................................................................................................................95
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1970s Top 100 .......................................................................................................................................101
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1972 .......................................................................................................................................................108
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1977 .......................................................................................................................................................123
1978 .......................................................................................................................................................126
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1980s Top 100 .......................................................................................................................................132
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1982 .......................................................................................................................................................138
1983 .......................................................................................................................................................141
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1985 .......................................................................................................................................................147
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1988 .......................................................................................................................................................158
1989 .......................................................................................................................................................161
1990s Top 100 .......................................................................................................................................164
1990 .......................................................................................................................................................164
1991 .......................................................................................................................................................167
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1995 .......................................................................................................................................................179
1996 .......................................................................................................................................................182
1997 .......................................................................................................................................................185
1998 .......................................................................................................................................................189
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2000s Top 100 .......................................................................................................................................195
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2010 .......................................................................................................................................................224
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Billboard Top 100 – By Year (1940-2010) 1940s – Top 100


1940s – Top 100
1940

No. Song Artist

1 Star Dust Artie Shaw / Tommy Dorsey (Frank Sinatra)


2 New San Antonio Rose Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Tommy Dorsey (Frank Sinatra and the Pied
3 I'll Never Smile Again
Pipers)
4 You Are My Sunshine Jimmie Davis

5 Tuxedo Junction Glenn Miller


We Three (My Echo, My Shadow
6 Ink Spots / Tommy Dorsey (Frank Sinatra)
and Me)

7 Frenesi Artie Shaw


8 Pennsylvania 6-5000 Glenn Miller

9 When You Wish Upon A Star Cliff Edwards / Glenn Miller


10 All or Nothing at All Harry James (Frank Sinatra)
11 Maybe Ink Spots

12 The Breeze And I Jimmy Dorsey (Bob Eberly)


13 Java Jive Ink Spots

14 Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar Glenn Miller / Andrews Sisters


When The Swallows Come Back To
15 Ink Spots / Glenn Miller (Ray Eberle)
Capistrano

16 Body And Soul Billie Holiday


17 Summit Ridge Drive Artie Shaw Artie Shaw

Glenn Miller / Erskine Hawkins / Ella


18 Five O'Clock Whistle
Fitzgerald
19 Pompton Turnpike Charlie Barnet / Louis Jordan

20 Talking Dust Bowl Blues Woody Guthrie


Whispering Grass (Don't Tell The
21 Ink Spots
Trees)

22 Mule Skinner Blues Bill Monroe


23 Never No Lament Duke Ellington
24 Night And Day Billie Holiday
25 Key To The Highway Jazz Gillum
26 Romance In The Dark Lil Green
27 In A Mellotone Duke Ellington

28 It Hurts Me Too Tampa Red


29 Nuages Django Reinhardt

Glenn Miller (Marion Hutton) / Gene Krupa


30 Boog It
(Irene Day) / Cab Calloway
31 Step It Up And Go Blind Boy Fuller
32 I Miss You So Cats and the Fiddle
33 After Hours Erskine Hawkins
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34 Boogie Woogie on St. Louis Blues Earl Hines


35 Red Wagon Count Basie

36 Stop Pretending (So Hep You See) Ink Spots / Buddy Johnson (Mack Sisters)
37 Down The Road A-Piece Will Bradley (Ray McKinley)
38 Ko-Ko Duke Ellington
39 The Great Dust Storm Woody Guthrie
Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear
40 Glenn Miller
To Tread)

41 Slow Freight Glenn Miller / Benny Carter

42 The Man I Love Billie Holiday


43 On The Sunny Side of The Street King Cole Trio

44 L'accordeoniste Edith Piaf


45 The Woodpecker Song Glenn Miller / Andrews Sisters
46 Corrine, Corrina Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
47 Cotton Tail Duke Ellington
48 Imagination Glenn Miller / Tommy Dorsey (Frank Sinatra)
49 Blueberry Hill Glenn Miller
50 I've Been Dealing With The Devil Sonny Boy Williamson
51 So Long Charioteers

52 The Flight of the Bumble Bee Harry James


53 Flying Home Lionel Hampton (Ziggy Elman - trumpet)
54 Concerto for Cootie Duke Ellington
I Ain't Got No Home in This World
55 Woody Guthrie
Anymore

56 Wham (Re-Bop Boom Bam) Jimmie Lunceford / Andy Kirk / Teddy Wilson
57 Please Mr. Johnson Buddy & Ella Johnson
58 Make Believe Ballroom Time Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller
59 Rhumboogie Andrews Sisters
60 Big Beaver Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
61 Don't You Lie To Me Tampa Red
You Run Your Mouth and I'll Run
62 Louis Jordan
My Business

63 Number 19 Earl Hines


64 Raining on The Mountain Delmore Brothers

65 Do I Worry? Ink Spots


66 Old Black Joe Mills Brothers
67 A Chicken Ain't Nothin But A Bird Louis Jordan
68 Celery Stalks at Midnight Will Bradley
69 Only Forever Bing Crosby
70 Where Was I Charlie Barnet

71 Sierra Sue Bing Crosby


72 I'm Nobody's Baby Judy Garland
Scrub Me Mama, With A Boogie
73 Will Bradley (Ray McKinley)
Beat

74 Dolemite Erskine Hawkins


75 Juneteenth Jamboree Louis Jordan
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76 Chain Gang Blues Champion Jack Dupree Ink Spots


77 I Hear a Rhapsody Charlie Barnet (Bob Carroll)

78 Trade Winds Bing Crosby


79 Ferryboat Serenade Andrews Sisters
80 Deep Forest Earl Hines
81 Sleep Benny Carter
82 How High The Moon Benny Goodman (Helen Forrest)
83 Central Avenue Breakdown Lionel Hampton
84 Jack The Bellboy Lionel Hampton
85 No Name Jive Glen Gray

86 Fixin' To Die Blues Bukka White


87 I Want A Little Girl Count Basie

88 Junction Blues Erskine Hawkins

89 Black Train Blues Bukka White


90 Polka Dots & Moonbeams Tommy Dorsey (Frank Sinatra)
91 Swingin' On C Jimmie Lunceford
92 Night Hop Benny Carter
With The Wind and The Rain In
93 Bob Chester (Dolores O'Neill)
Your Hair

94 Digging My Potatoes No. 2 Washboard Sam


95 Memories of You Ink Spots
96 New Highway No. 51 Tommy McClennan
97 Root Man Blues Walter Davis
98 What is That She Got? Big Bill Broonzy

99 Blowin' Down This Road Woody Guthrie


100 New Rocky Mountain Blues Leroy's Buddy (Bill Gaither)

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Who's Sorry Now Hoosier Hot Shots


102 Lead Me To That Rock Mitchell's Christian Singers

103 Penthouse In The Basement Louis Jordan


104 Yes Indeed Bing Crosby & Connee Boswell
105 Jake, What A Snake Louis Jordan
106 Gone With "What" Wind? Benny Goodman

107 Get Your Boots Laced, Papa Woody Herman


108 Six White Horses Bill Monroe
Where The Blue of The Night
109 Bing Crosby
(Meets The Gold of The Day)

110 Tush Hog Blues Bo Carter


Between 18th and 19th on
111 Charlie Barnet (Mary Ann McCall)
Chestnut Street

112 W.P.A. Louis Armstrong & Mills Brothers


113 I Get A Kick Outa Corn Tiny Hill
114 Soft Winds Benny Goodman
115 Piney Brown Blues Joe Turner and His Fly Cats
116 Fifteen Minute Intermission Cab Calloway

117 Vigilante Man Woody Guthrie


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118 Tumbling Tumbleweeds Bing Crosby


119 The Gaucho Serenade Dick Todd / Glenn Miller

120 Bottle It Up And Go Tommy McClennan

Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1940

* T-Bone Blues Les Hite Orchestra (T-Bone Walker)

Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1940

* Gangster's Blues Peetie Wheatstraw


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1941

No. Song Artist

1 God Bless The Child Billie Holiday

2 Take The "A" Train Duke Ellington / Delta Rhythm Boys


3 Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Andrews Sisters

Glenn Miller (Tex Beneke and the


4 Chattanooga Choo Choo
Modernaires)
5 Walking The Floor Over You Ernest Tubb

6 Cool Water Sons Of The Pioneers


Woody Herman / Cab Calloway / Artie
7 Blues in the Night
Shaw (Hot Lips Page)
8 A String Of Pearls Glenn Miller
9 Confessin' The Blues Jay McShann (Walter Brown)
I Don't Want To Set The World On
10 Ink Spots / Horace Heidt / Tommy Tucker
Fire

11 The Midnight Special Lead Belly and the Golden Gate Quartet
12 I Got it Bad and That Ain't Good Duke Ellington (Ivie Anderson)
Jimmy Dorsey (Bob Eberly & Helen
13 Green Eyes
O'Connell)

14 Junker Blues Champion Jack Dupree

15 Solo Flight Benny Goodman (Charlie Christian)


Gloomy Sunday (The Famous
16 Billie Holiday
Hungarian Suicide Song)

17 Worried Life Blues Big Maceo

18 Goin' To Chicago Blues Count Basie (Jimmy Rushing)


19 Why Don't You Do Right Lil Green
20 Let Me Off Uptown Gene Krupa (Anita O'Day)

21 Jump For Joy Duke Ellington (Ivie Anderson)


22 All of Me Billie Holiday

Jimmy Dorsey (Bob Eberly & Helen


23 Amapola
O'Connell)
24 Dry Bones Delta Rhythm Boys
25 Maria Elena Jimmy Dorsey (Bob Eberly) / Wayne King
26 Take Me Back To Tulsa Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys
27 Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' Duke Ellington
28 Key To The Highway Big Bill Broonzy
29 Solitude Billie Holiday
(I'll Be With You) In Apple Blossom
30 Andrews Sisters
Time

31 Daddy Sammy Kaye


(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The
32 Kay Kyser / Glenn Miller
White Cliffs of Dover

33 Elmer's Tune Glenn Miller (Ray Eberle & Modernaires)


34 Dancing in the Dark Artie Shaw
35 Drum Boogie Gene Krupa

36 Dolores Tommy Dorsey (Frank Sinatra & Pied


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Pipers) / Bing Crosby


37 The Things I Love Jimmy Dorsey (Bob Eberly)

38 Blue Flame Woody Herman


39 Yes Indeed Tommy Dorsey (Jo Stafford & Sy Oliver)
40 Jelly, Jelly Earl Hines (Billy Eckstine)
41 Let's Get Away From It All Tommy Dorsey (Pied Pipers)
42 That's When Your Heartaches Begin Ink Spots
43 The Sidewalks of New York Duke Ellington
44 If I Get Lucky Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
45 Somebody Else is Taking My Place Benny Goodman (Peggy Lee)
The Hut-Hut Song (A Swedish
46 Horace Heidt / Freddy Martin
Serenade)

47 (Lights Out) 'Til Reveille Kay Kyser / Bing Crosby


48 Song of the Volga Boatmen Glenn Miller
49 Me and My Chauffeur Blues Memphis Minnie
50 Sweet Lorraine King Cole Trio
Jimmy Dorsey (Bob Eberly & Helen
51 Yours
O'Connell)

52 Winter Weather Benny Goodman (Peggy Lee & Art Lund)


53 Do I Worry? Tommy Dorsey (Frank Sinatra)
54 You and I Glenn Miller

Tommy Dorsey (Frank Sinatra, Connie


55 Oh, Look At Me Now
Haines & Pied Pipers)
Jimmy Dorsey / Glenn Miller / Benny
56 Tonight (Perfidia)
Goodman

57 My Sister And I Jimmy Dorsey (Bob Eberly)


58 Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat Ink Spots

59 Going Down Slow St. Louis Jimmy


60 Dig These Blues Four Clefs
61 All That Meat And No Potatoes Fats Waller
62 Flamingo Duke Ellington (Herb Jeffries)
63 Corrine, Corrina Art Tatum (Joe Turner)
64 Big Fat Mama Lucky Millinder (Trevor Bacon)

65 We'll Meet Again Ink Spots


66 Wee Baby Blues Art Tatum (Joe Turner)

67 When I Been Drinking Big Bill Broonzy


68 I'm In A Low Down Groove Billie Holiday
69 High On A Windy Hill Jimmy Dorsey / Gene Krupa
70 The Wise Old Owl Al Donohue (Dee Keating)

71 You Made Me Love You Harry James


72 The Shrine of St. Cecelia Andrews Sisters

73 Along The Santa Fe Trail Bing Crosby


74 Blue Champagne Jimmy Dorsey (Bob Eberly)

75 Worried Mind Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys


76 Catfish Blues Robert Petway
77 Boulder Bluff Glenn Miller
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78 You Are My Sunshine Gene Autry / Bing Crosby


79 This Love of Mine Tommy Dorsey

80 Down, Down, Down Count Basie / Mills Brothers / Charioteers


81 Until The Real Thing Comes Along Ink Spots
82 The Mole Harry James
83 Milk Cow Blues Johnny Lee Wills
84 There'll Be Some Changes Made Una Mae Carlisle
85 Rocks In My Bed Joe Turner
86 The Bells of San Raquel Mills Brothers
87 Dupree Shake Dance Champion Jack Dupree

88 I Feel My Time Ain't Long Selah Jubilee Singers


89 County Jail Blues Big Maceo

90 Ring, Telephone, Ring Ink Spots

91 Please Take A Letter, Miss Brown Ink Spots


92 Take A Little Walk With Me Robert Lockwood
93 Trouble in Mind Lucky Millinder (Sister Rosetta Tharpe)
94 '41 Blues Peter Cleighton

95 Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) Billie Holiday


96 Walkin' By The River Una Mae Carlisle
97 Southern Exposure Buddy Johnson
98 I Feel So Good Big Bill Broonzy
99 Music Makers Harry James
100 Twin Guitar Special Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

20 more worth mentioning.

When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold


101 Wiley & Gene
Again

102 All By Myself Big Bill Broonzy

103 Walking Blues Son House


104 1913 Massacre Woody Guthrie

105 Pinetop's Boogie Woogie Louis Jordan


106 Egyptian Fantasy Sidney Bechet
107 Pick A Bale of Cotton Lead Belly
108 Saxa-Woogie Louis Jordan

109 Hootie Blues Jay McShann (Walter Brown)


110 Knockin' Myself Out Lil Green

111 City Called Heaven Una Mae Carlisle


112 Bear Cat Crawl Meade Lux Lewis
113 Peach Orchard Mama Big Joe Williams
114 Joltin' Joe DiMaggio Les Brown (Betty Bonney)
115 Jim Dinah Shore / Ella Fitzgerald
116 If It's True Mills Brothers
117 Shout For Joy Albert Ammons
118 Slide Mr. Trombone Lucky Millinder
119 This Will Make You Laugh King Cole Trio

120 Keep Cool, Fool Ella Fitzgerald / Erskine Hawkins / Ink


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Spots

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1941


Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1941

* Georgia On My Mind Mills Brothers


Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1941

* Weed Head Woman Champion Jack Dupree


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1942

No. Song Artist

1 White Christmas Bing Crosby

2 Paper Doll Mills Brothers


3 Stormy Weather Lena Horne

4 Flying Home Lionel Hampton (Illinois Jacquet)


5 Why Don't You Do Right? Benny Goodman (Peggy Lee)

Kay Kyser (Julie Conway & Harry Babbitt) /


6 Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
Gene Autry
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done
7 Jimmie Lunceford (Willie Smith)
Tol' Me)

8 (I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo Glenn Miller


Jimmy Dorsey (Bob Eberly & Helen
9 Tangerine
O'Connell)
10 Moonlight Cocktail Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller (Modernaires) / Andrews
11 Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree
Sisters

12 Sleepy Lagoon Harry James


13 Jersey Bounce Benny Goodman / Jimmy Dorsey

Alvino Rey / Bing Crosby / Horace Heidt /


14 Deep in the Heart of Texas
Gene Autry
(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The
15 Vera Lynn
White Cliffs of Dover

16 I've Heard That Song Before Harry James (Helen Forrest)


I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Louis Jordan / Big Bill Broonzy / Jimmie
17
of Town Lunceford
Praise The Lord and Pass the Kay Kyser / Merry Macs / Southern Sons /
18
Ammunition Royal Harmony Quartet
19 Der Fuehrer's Face Spike Jones (Carl Grayson & Willie Spicer)
20 Trav'lin Light Paul Whiteman (Lady Day)

21 Cow-Cow Boogie Freddie Slack (Ella Mae Morse)


22 Stormy Monday Blues Earl Hines (Billy Eckstine)

23 Night And Day Frank Sinatra


24 Shout, Sister, Shout Lucky Millinder (Sister Rosetta Tharpe)
25 See See Rider Blues Bea Booze
26 Wreck On The Highway Roy Acuff
27 American Patrol Glenn Miller
Freddie Slack (Ella Mae Morse) / Harry
28 Mister Five By Five
James

29 Serenade in Blue Glenn Miller (Ray Eberle & Modernaires)


Xavier Cugat / Jimmy Dorsey (Bob Eberly &
30 Brazil
Helen O'Connell)
31 Perdido Duke Ellington
32 Don't Get Around Much Anymore Ink Spots
33 Juke Box Saturday Night Glenn Miller (Modernaires)
34 That Ain't Right King Cole Trio
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35 At Last Glenn Miller (Ray Eberle)


36 Take it and Git Andy Kirk

37 There Are Such Things Tommy Dorsey (Frank Sinatra)


Harry James / Dinah Shore / Woody Herman
38 Skylark
/ Glenn Miller / Bing Crosby

39 St. James' Infirmary Artie Shaw (Hot Lips Page)


40 I Don't Want To Walk Without You Harry James (Helen Forrest) / Bing Crosby
I'm Gonna Leave You on The
41 Louis Jordan
Outskirts of Town

Tommy Dorsey (Frank Sinatra) / Benny


42 Take Me
Goodman (Dick Haymes)

43 Amen Abe Lyman / Woody Herman


Kay Kyser / Andrews Sisters / Alvino Rey /
44 Strip Polka
Johnny Mercer
45 Idaho Benny Goodman (Dick Haymes)
46 Who Wouldn't Love You Kay Kyser (Trudy & Harry Babbitt)

47 Let Me Play With Your Poodle Tampa Red


48 Rock Island Line Leadbelly
The Chicks I Pick Are Slender and
49 Louis Jordan
Tender and Tall

50 I Had The Craziest Dream Harry James


51 Gonna Hit The Highway Washboard Sam
52 Give Me A 32-20 Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
What's the Use of Getting Sober
53 (When You Gonna Get Drunk Louis Jordan
Again)

54 Things Ain't What They Used To Be Johnny Hodges


When The Lights Go On Again (All Vaughn Monroe / Lucky Millinder (Trevor
55
Over The World) Bacon)
56 Ev'ry Night About This Time Ink Spots
57 Moon Mist Duke Ellington
58 I Want A Tall Skinny Papa Lucky Millinder (Sister Rosetta Tharpe)
59 Blues On Central Avenue Joe Turner
Louis Jordan / Gene Krupa / Erskine
60 Knock Me A Kiss
Hawkins
61 Rock Me Lucky Millinder (Sister Rosetta Tharpe)

62 He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings Kay Kyser (Harry Babbitt)


63 The "C" Jam Blues Duke Ellington

64 For Me And My Gal Judy Garland & Gene Kelly


65 Baby Don't You Cry Buddy Johnson (Warren Evans)
If I Cared A Little Bit Less (And You
66 Ink Spots
Cared A Little Bit More)

67 It's A Low Down Dirty Shame Louis Jordan


68 Deep Blue Sea Blues Tommy McClennan
69 Bicycle Bounce Erskine Hawkins

70 Hit That Jive Jack King Cole Trio


71 Take This Hammer (Steel Drivin') Lead Belly
72 Born To Lose Ted Daffan's Texans (Leon Seago)
73 Keep Your Hand On Your Heart Lil Green
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74 S. K. Blues Saunders King


75 Hay-Foot, Straw Foot Duke Ellington

76 Just As Though You Were Here Ink Spots


77 This Is Worth Fighting For Ink Spots
78 It Ain't Necessarily So Todd Duncan
There's A Star-Spangled Banner
79 Elton Britt
Waving Somewhere

Vaughn Monroe / Charlie Spivak / Jimmy


80 My Devotion
Dorsey
Harry James (Jimmy Saunders) / Dick
81 One Dozen Roses
Jurgens (Buddy Moreno)

82 Moonlight Becomes You Bing Crosby / Glenn Miller (Modernaires)


I Left My Heart At The Stage Door
83 Sammy Kaye / Charlie Spivak
Canteen

84 Let's Start The New Year Right Bing Crosby


85 Just As Though You Were Here Tommy Dorsey

86 Dearly Beloved Glenn Miller (Skip Nelson) / Dinah Shore


87 Pennsylvania Polka Andrews Sisters

88 Remember Pearl Harbor Sammy Kaye / Carson Robison


Johnny Doughboy Found A Rose in
89 Kay Kyser
Ireland

I Don't Know What Kind of Blues I


90 Duke Ellington (Herb Jeffries)
Got

91 Well, Git It Tommy Dorsey

92 The Way You Look Tonight Benny Goodman (Peggy Lee)


93 Ride, Red, Ride Lucky Millinder

94 Easter Parade Harry James


95 Sweet Eloise Glenn Miller

96 Miss You Dinah Shore / Bing Crosby


97 I Remember You Jimmy Dorsey
98 Daybreak Tommy Dorsey (Frank Sinatra)
99 Be Careful, It's My Heart Bing Crosby

100 Manhattan Serenade Tommy Dorsey

20 more worth mentioning.

We're Gonna Slap The Dirty Little


101 Carson Robison
Jap

102 The Jitterbug Waltz Fats Waller


103 All I Need is You Ella Fitzgerald
104 The Father Jumps Earl Hines
105 Fat Meat is Good Meat Jimmy Lytell
106 Jumpin' in a Julep Joint Erskine Hawkins
107 Cherokee Maiden Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
108 I Ain't Honky Tonkin' Anymore Ernest Tubb
109 Mussolini's Letter to Hitler Carson Robison
110 You Nearly Lose Your Mind Ernest Tubb
When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold
111 Zeke Manners
Again

112 She Gave Her Heart To A Soldier Roy Rogers


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Boy

Meet Me Down In Honky Tonk


113 Al Dexter
Town

114 He's A Jelly-Roll Baker Lonnie Johnson


115 So Long Shorty Erskine Hawkins

116 She's Gone With The Wind Big Bill Broonzy


117 Shady Grove Blues Sonny Boy Williamson

118 Mama Mama Blues Louis Jordan


119 By The Light of The Silvery Moon Fats Waller
120 It Had To Be You Jimmie Lunceford

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1942


Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1942

* Beale Street Blues Guy Lombardo (Kenny Gardner)


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1943

No. Song Artist

1 Pistol Packin' Mama Al Dexter / Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters

2 Don't Cry, Baby Erskine Hawkins (Jimmy Mitchelle)


3 I'll Be Home For Christmas Bing Crosby

4 (Goodnight) Irene Leadbelly


5 Shoo-Shoo Baby Andrews Sisters / Ella Mae Morse

6 Bésame Mucho Jimmy Dorsey (Bob Eberly & Kitty Kallen)


Comin' In On A Wing And A
7 Song Spinners / Willie Kelly / Four Vagabonds
Prayer

8 You'll Never Know Dick Haymes


9 As Time Goes By Rudy Vallee
10 Star Eyes Jimmy Dorsey (Bob Eberly & Helen O’Connell)
11 Sunday, Monday, or Always Bing Crosby

12 Mairzy Doats Merry Macs


13 That Old Black Magic Glenn Miller
14 My Heart Tells Me Glen Gray (Eugenie Baird)
15 It Can't Be Wrong Dick Haymes / Allen Miller / Four Vagabonds
Do Nothin' Till You Hear From
16 Duke Ellington (Al Hibbler)
Me

Vaughn Monroe / Kay Kyser / Jimmy Dorsey


17 Let's Get Lost
(Bob Eberly)

18 Five Guys Named Moe Louis Jordan


19 People Will Say We're In Love Bing Crosby & Trudy Erwin / Frank Sinatra
20 I Heard You Cried Last Night Harry James (Helen Forrest)
They're Either Too Young or Too
21 Jimmy Dorsey (Kitty Kallen)
Old

22 Deacon Jones Louis Jordan


23 Holiday For Strings David Rose

24 It Started All Over Again Tommy Dorsey (Frank Sinatra)


25 No Love, No Nothin' Ella Mae Morse / Johnny Long (Patti Dugan)

26 All For You King Cole Trio


A Slip of the Lip (Can Sink a
27 Duke Ellington (Ray Nance)
Ship)

28 In My Arms Dick Haymes


29 I Can't Stand Losing You Ink Spots
30 Victory Polka Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters
31 Sweet Slumber Lucky Millinder (Trevor Bacon)

Jimmy Dorsey (Bob Eberly) / Billy Butterfield


32 My Ideal Leadbelly
(Margaret Whiting) / Maxine Sullivan
33 Ration Blues Louis Jordan
34 Solo Flight Benny Goodman & Charlie Chsitian
35 My Shining Hour Glen Gray (Eugenie Baird)
Sentimental Lady (I Didn't
36 Duke Ellington
Know About You)
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37 G.I. Jive Johnny Mercer


38 Are You Ready? Lucky Millinder (Trevor Bacon)
It Must Be Jelly ('Cause Jam
39 Glenn Miller
Don't Shake Like That)

40 Velvet Moon Harry James


41 Appolo Jump Lucky Millinder
42 Rusty Dusty Blues Count Basie (Jimmy Rushing)
Oklahoma Orchestra (Alfred Drake) / Bing
43 Oh, What A Beautiful Morning
Crosby & Trudy Erwin
Bunny Banks Trio (Bonnie Davis) / Beverly
44 Don't Stop Now
White
Zing! Went the Strings of My
45 Judy Garland
Heart

46 Riffette Freddie Slack

47 Cherry Harry James


48 Johnny Zero Song Spinners

49 Mean Old 'Frisco Blues Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup


50 Murder, He Says Dinah Shore

51 Let's Beat Out Some Love Buddy Johnson (Warren Evans)


52 Oh! Miss Jaxon Charlie Barnet ("Peanuts" Holland)
53 Rhapsody in Blue Glenn Miller
54 Jingle Bells Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters
55 Oklahoma! Alfred Drake
56 I Never Mention Your Name Jack Leonard / Dick Haymes

57 Poinciana (Song Of The Tree) Benny Carter


58 John Henry Leadbelly
Hey Lawdy Mama (Meet Me in
59 Any Kirk (June Richmond)
the Bottom)

60 Shame And Scandal Sir Lancelot


Dick Haymes
61 Rosalita Al Dexter
62 Dreamer Kay Armen
63 From Twilight 'Til Dawn Ceelle Burke / Freddy Martin
64 If You Please Bing Corsby
65 Big Boy Ray McKinley (Imogene Lynn)

66 Down In The Valley Andrews Sisters


67 Tweedle-O-Twill Gene Autry
68 Come Sunday Duke Ellington
69 That'll Just 'Bout Knock Me Out Louis Jordan
70 Rose Ann Of Charing Cross Four Vagabonds / Peter Piper
71 Prince Charming Harry James
72 Rum & Coca-Cola Lord Invader
The Old Gray Mare Is Back
73 Carson Robinson
Where She Used to Be

74 I'm Old Fashioned Fred Astaire


75 Ten Little Soldiers Four Vagabonds
76 This Is the Army, Mr Jones Horace Heidt
77 My Heart and I Decided Ella Fitzgerald
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78 Get Me on Your Mind Jay McShann (Al Hibbler)


79 Close To You Frank Sinatra

80 Home in San Antone Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys


81 Washington Whirliglig Charlie Barnet
82 Hit That Jive, Jack Four Vagabonds
83 Mandy, Make Up Your Mind Tommy Dorsey
84 Mission To Moscow Benny Goodman
85 Think of Me Roy Rogers
86 On A Monday Leadbelly
87 Pushin' Sand Kay Kyser

88 Jump Town Harry James


Something To Remember You
89 Dinah Shore
By

I'll Never Make The Same


90 Ink Spots
Mistake Again

91 Miss Molly Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys


92 East Side Of The Rockies Andrews Sisters
93 The Prodigal Son Roy Acuff

94 Rubber Bounce Sonny Boy Williams


95 The Fuddy Duddy Watchmaker Kay Kyser

96 Your Socks Don't Match Fats Waller


97 Old Acquaintance Jo Stafford

98 Columbus Stockade Blues Jimmie Davis


99 Move It Over Ethel Mermen
100 Four or Five Times Woody Herman

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Tell Me, Mama Jazz Gillum


102 Have I Stayed Away Too Long? Perry Como
103 Gonna Follow My Baby Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
Please Be Careful (If You Can't
104 Boone's Jumpin' Jacks
Be Good)

105 Tap the Barrel Dry Rene Musstte Orchestra


They Took the Stars Out of
106 Floyd Tillman
Heaven

107 For The Good Of Your Country Count Basie (Jimmy Rushing)
108 How Sweet You Are Kay Armen / Jo Stafford

109 Savoy Lucky Millinder


110 Cryin' The Boogie Blues Will Bradley

111 Get On Board, Little Chillun Freddie Slack


112 Fly Right, Baby Lonnie Johnson
113 I Had the Craziest Dream Four Vagabonds
114 Night Watchman Blues Big Bill Broonzy
Cuddle Up A Little Closer, Lovey
115 Kay Armen
Mine

116 Blue Surreal Bob Crosby


The Surrey with The Fringe on
117 Oklahoma Orchestra (Alfred Drake)
Top
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118 Stalin Wasn't Stallin' Golden Gate Quartet


119 Please Think of Me Shep Fields (Ralph Young)

120 He Knows How To Knock Me Out Bunny Banks Trio (Bonnie Davis)

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1943


Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1943

The World Is Waiting for the


* Benny Goodman
Sunrise

Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1943

* Sharp As A Tack Four Vagabonds


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 19 of 227

1944

No. Song Artist

You Always Hurt The One You


1 Mills Brothers
Love

2 Swinging On A Star Bing Crosby


Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters / Roy Rogers &
3 Don't Fence Me In
Sons of Pioneers
4 Rum And Coca-Cola Andrews Sisters
5 G.I. Jive Louis Jordan
6 Straighten Up And Fly Right King Cole Trio
7 Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive Johnny Mercer & Pied Pipers

Bing Crosby / Tommy Dorsey (Frank Sinatra) /


8 I'll Be Seeing You
Billie Holiday
9 I'm Making Believe Ella Fitzgerald & Ink Spots
Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My
10 Louis Jordan / Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters
Baby

Into Each Life Some Rain Must


11 Ella Fitzgerald & Ink Spots
Fall

12 Till Then Mills Brothers


13 I Wonder Private Cecil Gant

14 A Hot Time in the Town of Berlin Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters
15 I'm Beginning To See The Light Harry James (Kitty Kallen)
Have Yourself a Merry Little
16 Judy Garland
Christmas

17 San Fernando Valley Bing Crosby


18 I Love You Bing Crosby
19 Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You King Cole Trio

20 Cherry Red Blues Cootie Williams (Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson)


21 I'll Walk Alone Dinah Shore

Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes / Bing Crosby /


22 Long Ago (And Far Away)
Jo Stafford
23 Time Waits For No One Helen Forrest / Johnny Long

24 Cow-Cow Boogie Ella Fitzgerald & Ink Spots


25 The Trolley Song Jo Stafford & Pied Pipers / Judy Garland

26 Opus No. 1 Tommy Dorsey


27 Evil Gal Blues Dinah Washington
Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes / Betty Hutton /
28 It Had to Be You
Artie Shaw
(Black Gal) Where Did You Sleep
29 Leadbelly
Last Night?

30 Amor Bing Crosby / Andy Russel / Xavier Cugat


31 Somebody’s Gotta Go Cootie Williams (Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson)

32 Smoke on The Water Red Foley


33 Sweet Lorraine King Cole
There's a New Moon Over My
34 Tex Ritter
Shoulder

35 Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's Bing Crosby


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An Irish Lullaby)

36 Sometimes I'm Happy Lester Young

37 When My Man Comes Home Buddy Johnson (Ella Johnson)


38 And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine Stan Kenton (Anita O'Day)

39 It's Love-Love-Love Guy Lombardo (Skip Nelson)


40 There Goes That Song Again Russ Morgan

41 Woodyn' You Coleman Hawkins


42 My Little Brown Book Duke Ellington
Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes / Guy Lombardo
43 Together
(Tony Craig)
44 Don't Sweetheart Me Lawrence Welk (Wayne Marsh)
Milkman, Keep Those Bottles
45 Ella Mae Morse / Woody Herman / King Sisters
Quiet

46 When They Ask About You Jimmy Dorsey (Kitty Kallen)


47 I'm Lost Benny Carter (Dick Gray)
48 When They Ask About You Jimmy Dorsey (Kitty Kallen)
49 Poinciana (Song Of The Tree) Bing Crosby / David Rose
I'll Get By (As Long As I Have
50 Ink Spots
You)

51 Moonlight In Vermont Billy Butterfield (Margaret Whiting)


52 Artistry In Rhythm Stan Kenton
53 It Could Happen to You Jo Stafford / Bing Crosby
54 Main Stem Duke Ellington

55 Cherry Erksine Hawkins (Jimmy Mitchelle)


56 Soldier's Last Letter Ernest Tubb

57 My Mama Don't Allow Me Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup


58 His Rocking Horse Ran Away Betty Hutton
Dance With A Dolly (With A Hole
59 Russ Morgan / Evelyn Knight
In Her Stocking)

60 Hamp's Boogie Woogie Lionel Hampton


61 Pretty Kitty Blue Eyes Merry Macs
I Learned a Lesson, I'll Never
62 Five Red Caps
Forget

63 Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me Woody Herman


64 Salty Papa Blues Dinah Washington

65 Tess' Torch Song Ella Mae Morse / Cootie Williams (Pearl Bailey)
66 White Christmas Frank Sinatra
I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last
67 Frank Sinatra
Night

68 The Patty Cake Man Ella Mae Morse


How Many Hearts Have You
69 Three Suns / Stan Kenton / Tiny Hill
Broken?

70 Mexico Joe Ivie Anderson


When My Sugar Walks Down the
71 Ella Fitzgerald
Street

A Lovely Way To Spend An


72 Frank Sinatra / Ink Spots
Evening

73 You're From Texas Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys


74 Yesterday's Tears Ernest Tubb
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Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest
75 Frank Sinatra
Night in the Week)

76 I Want Two Wings Rev. Utah Smith


77 I Stay in the Mood for You Billy Eckstine
78 Good Night, Wherever You Are Russ Morgan
79 Holiday For Strings Jimmy Dorsey / Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians
80 The Music Stopped Woody Herman (Frances Wayne)
81 Just You, Just Me Lester Young
Don't Believe Everything You
82 Ink Spots
Dream

83 Silver Wings In The Moonlight Freddie Slack (Margaret Whiting)


One For My Baby (And One More
84 Lena Horne
For The Road)

85 It's Only A Paper Moon King Cole Trio


86 By The River Of Roses Woody Herman

87 Estrellita Harry James


88 Tico Tico Ethel Smith / Andrews Sisters
89 Cuban Sugar Mill Freddie Slack
90 Lili Marline Perry Como

91 My Funny Valentine Hal McIntyre (Ruth Gaylor)


92 A Fellow on A Furlough Phill Hanna / Al Sack

93 An Hour Never Passes Jimmy Dorsey


94 Once Too Often Ella Fitzgerald

95 Memphis Blues Harry James


Benny Carter (Savannah Churchill) / Lucky
96 Hurry, Hurry
Millinder (Wynonie Harris)

97 Sam's Got Him Johnny Mercer


98 D-Day King Cole Trio
There's a Blue Star Shining
99 Red Foley
Bright (In a Window Tonight)

She Broke My Heart in Three


100 Hoosier Hot Shots
Places

20 more worth mentioning.

101 I'm Woke Up Now Big Bill Broozny


102 We Might as Well Forget It Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Glen Gray (Eugenie Baird) / Harry Sosnik
103 Suddenly It's Spring
(Hildegarde)
104 Arsenic And Old Lace Jerry Jerome
You Gonna Miss Me When I'm
105 Tampa Red
Gone

106 Back Door Stuff Jimmie Lunceford


Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To
107 Texas Jim Lewis / Al Dexter & His Troopers
Cry

108 Boogie Woogie Ball Five Red Caps


109 I'm Wasting My Tears On You Tex Ritter
110 G.I. Blues Floyd Tillman

111 Here We Go Again Glenn Miller


112 Someday I'll Meet You Again Ink Spots / Enric Madriguera
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113 I'll Live True to You Tab Smith (Trevor Bacon)


114 I Wanna Get Married Gertrude Niesen

115 Robin Hood Louis Prima


116 These Young Men Blues Bea Booze
117 Going Out the Back Way Johnny Hodges
118 Texas Blues Foy Willing
119 Is It Too Late Now Jimmie Davis
120 Let Me Love You Tonight Charlie Spivak (Jimmy Saunders)

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1944


Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1944

* Date Bait Roosevelt Sykes


Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1944

* The Sunny Side Of The Street Lester Young (Marie Bryant)


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 23 of 227

1945

No. Song Artist

1 Caldonia Louis Jordan / Woody Herman

2 The Honeydripper Joe Liggins


Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It
3 Vaughn Monroe
Snow!

On The Atchison, Topeka, And Johnny Mercer / Bing Crosby / Tommy Dorsey
4
Santa Fe (Sentimentalists)
5 Driftin' Blues Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (Charles Brown)
6 Candy Johnny Mercer & Jo Stafford
7 Sentimental Journey Les Brown (Doris Day)

8 There! I've Said It Again Vaughn Monroe


Who Threw The Whiskey In The
9 Lucky Millinder (Wynonie Harris)
Well?

10 Tippin' In Erskine Hawkins


11 Buzz Me Louis Jordan
Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You
12 Billie Holliday
Be)

Perry Como / Les Brown (Doris Day) / Dick


13 Till The End Of Time
Haymes

14 I'm Beginning To See The Light Ella Fitzgerald & Ink Spots
Harry James (Kitty Kallen) / Les Paul (Bing
15 It's Been A Long, Long Time
Crosby)
16 Chickery Chick Sammy Kaye
Strange Things Happening Every
17 Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Day

18 I Can't Begin to Tell You Bing Crosby


Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes / Harry James
19 I'll Buy That Dream
(Kitty Kallen)
Dick Haymes / Paul Weston (Margaret
20 It Might As Well Be Spring
Whiting) / Sammy Kaye
My Dreams Are Getting Better All
21 Les Brown (Doris Day)
The Time

22 Personality Johnny Mercer


Woody Herman / Johnnie Johnston / Freddy
23 Laura
Martin / Jerry Wald
Delta Rhythm Boys / Stan Kenton (June
24 Just a-Sittin' and a-Rockin'
Christy)
Vaughn Monroe
Louis Armstrong / Roosevelt Sykes / Warren
25 I Wonder
Evans

26 Groovin' High Dizzy Gillespie


27 Guitar Boogie Arthur Smith

Tony Pastor / Guy Lombardo (Jimmy Brown) /


28 Bell-Bottom Trousers
Kay Kyser
29 You'll Never Walk Alone Frank Sinatra
30 Tampico Stan Kenton (June Christy)
31 The Cattle Call Eddy Arnold
32 Sioux City Sue Dick Thomas
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33 You Can't Get That No More Louis Jordan


34 Salt Peanuts Dizzie Gillespie

Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters / Gene Krupa /


35 Along The Navajo Trail
Dinah Shore
36 Dream Frank Sinatra / Pied Pipers

37 Mop! Mop! Louis Jordan


38 Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule Louis Jordan

39 Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters


Freddy Martin (Clyde Rogers) / Benny
40 Symphony
Goodman (Liza Morrow)

Spade Cooley (Tex Williams) / Lawrence Welk


41 Shame on You
(Red Foley)
42 Gotta Be This Or That Benny Goodman
Dig You Later (A Hubba-Hubba-
43 Perry Como
Hubba)

44 Rock Me Mamma Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup

45 Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief Betty Hutton


Somebody Done Changed the
46 Louis Jordan
Lock on My Door

Frank Sinatra / Tommy Dorsey (Bonnie Lou


47 I Should Care
Williams) / Martha Tilton
Les Brown & Doris Day
48 Twilight Time Three Suns / Les Brown

49 Oklahoma Hills Jack Guthrie


50 Chopin's Polonaise Carmen Cavallaro

51 The House I Live In Frank Sinatra

52 Love Letters Dick Haymes


53 Harlem Nocturne Johnny Otis

54 That's The Stuff You Gotta Watch Buddy Johnson (Ella Johnson)
55 I Cover The Waterfront Billie Holiday / Cats 'N Jammer Three
56 It's Only a Paper Moon Ella Fitzgerald & Delta Rhythm Boys
57 Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye Benny Goodman (Peggy Mann)
Can't You Read Between The Jimmy Dorsey (Jean Cromwell) / Kay Kyser /
58
Lines Charlie Spivak
59 Aren't You Glad You're You? Bing Crosby / Les Brown (Doris Day)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys / Sons of the
60 Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima
Pioneers
61 S.K. Blues Pete Johnson (Joe Turner)
62 Voo-It! Voo-It! Blues Woman
63 Stuff Like That There Betty Hutton
64 A Kiss Goodnight Woody Herman / Freddie Slack
65 Chloe Spike Jones & His City Slickers (Red Ingle)

Dinah Shore / Bing Crosby / Tommy Dorsey


66 Sleigh Ride In July
(Bonnie Lou Williams)
67 Waitin' For The Train To Come In Peggy Lee / Harry James / Johnny Long
68 A Little on The Lonely Side Guy Lombardo (Jimmy Brown)
69 Cocktails For Two Spike Jones & His City Slickers
70 11:60 PM Harry James
71 The Bells of St. Mary's Bing Crosby
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72 Got a Right to Cry Joe Liggins


73 Close as Pages In A Book Benny Goodman (Jane Harvey)
Good, Good, Good (That's You-
74 Xavier Cugat (Del Campo) / Sammy Kaye
That's You)

75 The Blond Sailor Andrews Sisters


76 Artistry Jumps Stan Kenton
77 Poor Little Rhode Island Guy Lombardo
78 Keep Your Arms Around Me Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
79 Hong Kong Blues Tommy Dorsey (Skeets Herfurt)

80 Put Another Chair at the Table Mills Brothers


Erskine Hawkins
81 There Must Be A Way Charlie Spivak / Johnnie Johnston

82 If I Loved You Perry Como


Yah-Ta-Ta, Yah-Ta-Ta (Talk, Talk,
83 Bing Crosby & Judy Garland
Talk)

84 Stuffy Coleman Hawkins


85 At Mail Call Today Gene Autry
86 I Wish I Knew Dick Haymes
87 Money is The Root Of All Evil Andrews Sisters
(Did You Ever Get) That Feeling
88 Perry Como
In The Moonlight

89 Filipino Baby Cowboy Copas / T. "Texas" Tyler

90 Triflin' Gal Al Dexter / Walter Shrum Billie Holliday


91 Jimmy's Blues Count Basie (Jimmy Rushing)

92 I Wish Mills Brothers


93 The Moment I Met You Tommy Dorsey (Sentimentalists)
94 I Fall In Love Too Easily Eugenie Baird & Mel Torme
95 A Cottage For Sale Billy Eckstine
96 With Tears in My Eyes Wesley Tuttle
97 Blues At Sunrise Ivory Joe Hunter

98 All of My Life Bing Crosby / Sammy Kaye / Three Suns


99 I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues Duke Ellington
Two-Timed Me One Time Too
100 Tex Ritter
Often

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Baia Xavier Cugat (Bing Crosby)


102 Some Sunday Morning Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes

103 Fuzzy Wuzzy Jesters


104 Beulah's Boogie Lionel Hampton
Christmas Carols By the Old
105 Tex Ritter
Corral

You Came Along (From Out Of


106 Tommy Dorsey (Skeets Herfurt)
Nowhere)

107 Be-Baba-Leba Helen Humes


Fifteen Years (And I'm Still
108 Erskine Hawkins / Pearl Bailey
Serving Time)

109 Grievin' My Heart Out for You Jimmie Davis

110 Daddy-Daddy Savannah Churchill


111 Wynonie's Blues Wynonie Harris
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112 Things Have Changed Big Maceo


113 Detroit Blues Tampa Red

114 Swingin' The Boogie Hadda Brooks


115 Hitler's Last Letter to Hirohito Carson Robinson
116 Just a Little Fond Affection Gene Krupa
117 I Will Be Home Again Golden Gate Quartet
118 I'm a Shy Guy King Cole Trio
119 Left a Good Deal in Mobile Herb Jeffries
120 My Baby Said Yes Bing Crosby & Louis Jordan

Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1945

* Please Let Me Forget Lester Young (Helen Humes)

Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1945

* The Frim Fram Sauce Nat "King" Cole


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 27 of 227

1946

No. Song Artist

1 The Christmas Song King Cole Trio

2 Choo Choo Ch'Boogie Louis Jordan


3 Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens Louis Jordan

4 The Gypsy Ink Spots / Dinah Shore


5 Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop Lionel Hampton / Tex Beneke

6 Let The Good Times Roll Louis Jordan


7 (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 King Cole Trio
8 That's My Desire Frankie Laine
Ink Spots / Eddy Howard / King Cole Trio
9 To Each His Own
Freddy Martin (Stuart Wade)

Bing Crosby / Zeke Manners /


10 Sioux City Sue
Hoosier Hot Shots / Tiny Hill

11 (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons King Cole Trio


Sammy Kaye (Billy Williams) /
12 The Old Lamplighter
Kay Kyser (Michael Douglas)

Perry Como / Billy Eckstine /


13 Prisoner Of Love
Ink Spots
Freddie Slack (Ella Mae
14 The House of Blue Lights
Morse)

15 Ain't That Just Like A Woman Louis Jordan Ink Spots

16 Oh! What It Seemed To Be Frankie Carle / Frank Sinatra

Perry Como / Woody Herman


17 Surrender
(Blue Flames)
Sammy Kaye / Dinah Shore /
18 Laughing on the Outside, Crying on the Inside
Andy Russell / Teddy Walters

Kay Kyser / Hoagy Carmichael


19 Ole Buttermilk Sky
/ Paul Weston
20 Open The Door, Richard Jack McVea
Harry Choates / Moon
21 Jole Blon
Mullican
Frankie Carle / Les Paul
22 Rumors Are Flying (Andrews Sisters) / Tony
Martin / Three Suns
23 Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Johnny Mercer / Sammy Kaye
24 Winter Wonderland Johny Mercer / Perry Como
25 A Night In Tunisia Dizzy Gilespie / Charlie Parker

26 As Time Goes By Dooley Wilson


Frank Sinatra / Perry Como /
27 They Say It's Wonderful
Bing Crosby
28 Ko Ko Charlie Parker
29 R.M. Blues Roy Milton
Bob Wills & His Texas
30 Roly Poly
Playboys
31 Les Trois Cloches Eidth Piaf
32 Freight Train Boogie Delmore Brothers
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33 Stone Cold Dead In The Market (He Had It Coming) Louis Jordan & Ella Fitzgerald

34 The Anniversary Song Al Jolson

35 So Glad You're Mine Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup


36 Huggin' And Chalkin' Hoagy Carmichael / Kay Kyser
37 Down The Road Apiece Amos Milburn
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis
38 Frim Fram Sauce
Armstrong / King Cole Trio

39 I Know Who Threw The Whiskey (In The Well) Bull Moose Jackson
40 Kentucky Waltz Bill Monroe
Hoosier Hot Shots & Sally
41 Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You) Delta Rhythm Boys
Foster / Elton Britt
Freddy Martin / Phil Harris /
42 One-Zy, Two-Zy (I Love You-Zy)
Kay Kyser
Dinah Shore / Guy Lombardo
43 Shoo-Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy
/ Stan Kenton (June Christy)
44 I Know Andy Kirk (Jubilaires)
45 Five Minutes More Frank Sinatra / Tex Beneke

46 Guitar Polka Al Dexter


47 Reconversion Blues Louis Jordan

48 Salt Pork, West Virginia Louis Jordan


49 You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love) King Cole Trio / Billy Eckstine
50 Gotta Gimme Whatcha Got Julia Lee
Eddy Arnold
51 It's A Good Day Peggy Lee
Andrews Sisters & Bing
52 South America, Take It Away Crosby / Xavier Cugat (Buddy
Clark)
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
53 Sunny Road
/ Roosevelt Sykes

54 Beware, Brother, Beware Louis Jordan


55 Peace In The Valley Flying Clouds of Detroit

Benny Goodman (Art Lund) /


56 I Don't Know Enough About You
Mills Brothers / Peggy Lee
57 Wine Women And Song Al Dexter
58 I've Got A Right To Cry Erskine Hawkins
Dizzy Gillespie
59 Day By Day Frank Sinatra / Joe Stafford
60 What Is Life Without Love? Eddy Arnold
Bob Wills & His Texas
61 New Spanish Two Step
Playboys
62 No Vacancy Merle Travis

63 Swanee River Boogie Albert Ammons


64 Petootie Pie Louis Jordan & Ella Fitzgerald

Dinah Shore / Joe Stafford /


65 You Keep Coming Back Like A Song
Bing Crosby
66 The Coffee Song Frank Sinatra
67 Shake The Boogie Sonny Boy Williamson
68 Rainbow At Midnight Ernest Tubb Dinah Shore
69 Bobby Sox Blues T-Bone Walker
70 I Guess I'll Get The Papers (And Go Home) Mills Brothers

71 A Gal In Calico Johnny Mercer / Tex Beneke


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 29 of 227

(Crew Chiefs) / Benny


Goodman (Eve Young)
Bob Wills & His Texas
72 Stay a Little Longer
Playboys
Slim Gaillard Trio / Alvino Rey
73 Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti)
/ Charlie Barnet (Art Robey)
Harry James / Dick Haymes &
74 I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
Helen Forrest
75 The Rickety Rickshaw Man Eddy Howard
76 The Whole World Is Singing My Song Les Brown (Doris Day) Louis Jordan
& Ella Fitzgerald
Freddy Martin (Glenn Hughes)
77 Doin' What Comes Natur'lly / Dinah Shore / Jimmy Dorsey
(Dee Parker) / Ethel Merman

Lucky Millinder (Annisteen


78 There's Good Blues Tonight
Allen)
Benny Goodman (Art Lund) /
79 Blue Skies
Count Basie (Jimmy Rushing)

80 Boogie Blues Gene Krupa (Anita O'Day)


81 Chicago Breakdown Big Maceo

Tex Beneke (Crew Chiefs) /


82 Passé
Margaret Whiting
Lionel Hampton
83 Good Morning Heartache Billie Holiday
84 Bumble Boogie Freddy Martin
Spade Cooley / Elton Britt /
85 Detour
Wesley Tuttle

Frankie Carle (Marjorie


86 It's All Over Now
Hughes) / Peggy Lee
Vaughn Monroe / Guy
87 Seems Like Old Times
Lombardo (Don Rodney)

88 Divorce Me C.O.D. Merle Travis


Mills Brothers / Benny
89 Don't Be a Baby, Baby
Goodman (Art Lund)
90 My Gal's A Jockey Joe Turner
91 La Bamba Hermanos Huesca

92 You're Gonna Miss Me (When I'm Gone) Lowell Fulson


Frank Sinatra / Dardanelle
93 September Song
Trio
94 Sneakin' Out Erskine Hawkins
95 Guilty Margaret Whiting
96 Pastures of Plenty Woody Guthrie

97 Drivin' Nails In My Coffin Floyd Tillman


98 Miserlou Jan August

99 Don't Take Everybody To Be Your Friend Sister Rosetta Tharpe


100 Just The Other Day Sam Donahue

20 more worth mentioning.

101 In The Moon Mist Paul Weston (Pied Pipers)


102 Don't Explain Billie Holiday
103 Boll Weevil Song Tex Ritter
104 Come To Baby, Do! Duke Ellington (Joya Sherrill)

105 Port Wine Cats 'N Jammer Three (Bill


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 30 of 227

Samuels)
106 Bye Bye Baby Blues Ravens

107 Milton's Boogie Roy Milton


108 After Midnite Amos Milburn
109 Tanya Joe Liggins
110 Playful Baby Wynonie Harris
111 Wave To Me, My Lady Elton Britt
King Cole Trio / Les Brown
112 The Best Man
(Butch Stone)
113 Red Light Red Callender Trio
114 The Mad Boogie Count Basie
115 Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans? Louis Armstrong
Sonny Terry & Brownie
116 Sportin' Life Blues
McGhee
117 On The Boardwalk In Atlantic City Charioteers
118 I Sold My Heart To The Junkman Basin Street Boys
119 Zeb's Mountain Boogie Brad Bardy & His Tennesseans
120 Fine Brown Frame Buddy Johnson

Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1946

* Cleanhead Blues Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1946

* Walk 'Em Buddy Johnson


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 31 of 227

1947

No. Song Artist

Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As


1 T-Bone Walker
Bad)

2 Move On Up A Little Higher Mahalia Jackson


3 Blue Moon Of Kentucky Bill Monroe

Dusty Fletcher / Louis Jordan / Count


4 Open The Door Richard
Basie
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (Charles
5 Merry Christmas Baby
Brown)
6 Move It On Over Hank Williams
7 Jack, You're Dead! Louis Jordan
8 Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette) Tex Williams T-Bone Walker
9 King Size Papa Julia Lee
10 I Want To Be Loved (But Only By You) Savannah Churchill
11 Boogie Woogie Blue Plate Louis Jordan
12 La Vie En Rose Edith Piaf
13 Good Rockin' Tonight Roy Brown

14 Blow Top Blues Lionel Hampton (Dinah Washington)


15 'Round Midnight Thelonius Monk

16 Ol' Man River Ravens

17 Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) Red Ingle (Jo Stafford)


18 Snatch It And Grab (Opportunity Knocks But Once) Julia Lee
Mahalia Jackson
19 That's All Right Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
20 Peg O' My Heart Three Suns / Harmonicats
Claude Thornhill (Fran Warren) / Jo
21 A Sunday Kind Of Love
Stafford
22 Near You Francis Craig

23 Texas And Pacific Louis Jordan


24 Ole Maid Boogie Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
25 Since I Fell For You Paul Gayten (Annie Laurie)
26 I Love You, Yes I Do Bull Moose Jackson
27 Pretty Mama Blues Ivory Joe Hunter
28 Blues For The Red Boy Todd Rhodes
29 Linda Ray Noble (Buddy Clark)
30 Write Me A Letter Ravens
31 Feudin' & Fightin' Dorothy Shay / Jo Stafford
32 Bobby Sox Blues Roosevelt Sykes
33 That's My Desire Hadda Brooks
34 Kidney Stew Blues Eddy "Cleanhead" Vinson

35 Sneaky Pete Bull Moose Jackson


36 Mañana Peggy Lee

Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (Charles


37 New Orleans Blues
Brown)
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38 Wrapped Up In A Dream Do, Ray, & Me


39 Save The Bones For Henry Jones Johnny Mercer & The King Cole Trio Frankie Laine

40 I Know What You're Putting Down Louis Jordan


41 Ebony Rhapsody Rosetta Howard
42 Dizzy Atmosphere Dizzy Gillespie
I'll Hold You In My Heart (Til I Can Hold You In My
43 Eddy Arnold
Arms)

44 Ballerina Vaughn Monroe


45 Golden Earrings Peggy Lee

46 One O'Clock Boogie Count Basie


47 Jole Blon (New Pretty Blonde) Moon Mullican / Red Foley

48 Early Autumn Claude Thornhill


49 Serenade Of The Bells Jo Stafford
50 Sixteen Tons Merle Travis
51 Sugar Moon Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
52 Auld Lang Syne Guy Lombardo
Harry James (Marion Morgan) / Jimmy
53 Heartaches Dorsey (Bob Carroll & Dee Parker) / Eddy
Howard
54 Cadillac Boogie Jimmy Liggins

55 Red Top Gene Ammons


56 It's A Sin Eddy Arnold

57 Thrill Me Roy Milton (Camille Howard)


58 You Do Margaret Whiting / Dinah Shore
59 I'll Get Along Somehow Julia Lee
60 Guilty Ella Fitzgerald
Dusty Fletcher
61 Never Trust A Woman Tex Williams
62 Blow Mr. Jackson Joe Liggins

63 For You Ravens


64 Across The Alley From The Alamo Mills Brothers

66 I Ain't Mad at You Count Basie (Taps Miller)


66 Fool That I Am Ravens

67 Barnyard Boogie Louis Jordan


68 I Like 'Em Fat Like That Louis Jordan

69 Hawk's Boogie Erskine Hawkins


70 So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed Merle Travis
Peggy Lee
71 True Blues Roy Milton
72 Rootie Tootie Hank Williams
73 Look Out Louis Jordan
74 Don't You Think I Ought To Know Bill Johnson (Gus Gordon)

75 True.. Paul Gayten


76 Teardrops In My Heart Sons of the Pioneers

77 Canned Heat Chet Atkins


78 What I'll Do King Cole Trio
79 Signed, Sealed, And Delivered Cowboy Copas
80 Early In The Mornin' Louis Jordan Bull Moose Jackson
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81 Cigareetes, Whusky, And Wild Women Sons of the Pioneers


82 The Lady From 29 Palms Freddy Martin / Andrews Sisters

83 Sweater Than The Flowers Moon Mullican


84 My Bucket's Got A Hole In It "T" Texas Tyler
85 Bubbles In My Beer Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
86 He'll Understand And Say Well Done Four Knights
87 Cocaine Blues Billy Hughes
88 Lollipop Mama Roy Brown / Clarence Samuels
89 You Sure Look Good To Me Big Three Trio
90 Ask Anyone Who Knows Ink Spots

91 Sally Zu-Zazz Joe Turner


92 Hurry On Down Nellie Lutcher

93 What Is Life Without Love Eddy Arnold

94 Moose On The Loose Bull Moose Jackson


95 Rockin' The House Memphis Slim
96 Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee (Harlem Version) Stick McGhee
97 Dark As A Dungeon Merle Travis

98 Guitar In My Hand Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown


Eddie "Cleanhead"
99 Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) Louis Prima Vinson
10
Miss Fanny Brown Roy Brown
0

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Big Legs Gene Phillips


102 Dream Dream Dream Mills Brothers
103 Mighty, Mighty Man Roy Brown
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (Charles
104 Changeable Woman Blues
Brown)
105 Blow Illinois Blow Illinois Jacquet

106 He's A Real Gone Guy Nellie Lutcher


107 Free Eats Count Basie
108 Fare Thee Well, Deacon Jones, Fare Thee Well Bull Moose Jackson
109 Meet Me At No Special Place King Cole Trio
110 The Wildest Gal In Town Hugo Winterhalter (Billy Eckstine)
111 That's What I Like About The West Tex Williams
112 Tenderly Sarah Vaughan

113 Blues With A Feeling Jack McVea (Rabon Tarrant)


114 God Don't Like It Sister Rosetta Tharpe

115 Wyoming Dick Jurgens (Jimmy Castle & Al Galante)


Don't Look Now (But Your Broken Heart Is
116 Ernest Tubb
Showing)

117 High Cost Low Pay Blues Ivory Joe Hunter


118 Let Me Play With Your Poodle Lightnin' Hopkins
119 Here Comes Santa Claus Gene Autry
120 Chicago Boogie Five Blazers

Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1947

* Polkadots And Moonbeams Claude Thornhill


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Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1947

* Jammin' Down In Town Ivory Joe Hunter


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1948

No. Song Artist

1 Good Rockin' Tonight Wynonie Harris

2 It's Too Soon To Know Orioles


3 Boogie Chillen' John Lee Hooker

4 Nature Boy King Cole Trio


5 Tomorrow Night Lonnie Johnson

6 Chicken Shack Boogie Amos Milburn


7 A Little Bird Told Me Evelyn Knight / Paula Watson
8 Manteca Dizzy Gillespie
9 Honky Tonkin' Hank Williams
10 Sweet Georgia Brown Brother Bones
11 Fine Brown Frame Nellie Lutcher

12 Run Joe Louis Jordan

13 I Can't Be Satisfied Muddy Waters


14 Long Gone Sonny Thompson

15 The Deacon's Hop Big Jay McNeely


16 Tennessee Saturday Night Red Foley
17 My Happiness Ella Fitzgerald
18 White Christmas Ravens
19 Ain't Nobody's Business Jimmy Witherspoon
20 Long About Midnight Roy Brown

21 Bewildered Amos Milburn / Red Miller Trio


22 I Can't Go On Without You Bull Moose Jackson

23 My Heart Belongs To You Arbee Stidham


24 Messin' Around Memphis Slim

25 How High The Moon Ella Fitzgerald


26 (I Feel Like) Going Home Muddy Waters
27 Corn Bread Hal Singer
28 I Saw The Light Hank Williams
29 Blues After Hours Pee Wee Crayton John Lee Hooker
30 We're Gonna Rock Wild Bill Moore

31 Up Above My Head Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight


32 Three O'Clock Blues Lowell Fulson

33 Hop, Skip, And Jump Roy Milton


34 Lollipop Mama Wynonie Harris
35 Fore Day In The Morning Roy Brown
36 Reet Petite and Gone Louis Jordan
37 Am I Asking Too Much Dinah Washington

38 Bouquet of Roses Eddy Arnold


39 Everything I Do Is Wrong Roy Milton
40 Milky White Way Trumpeteers
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41 Pettin' And Pokin' Louis Jordan


42 Dog House Boogie Hawkshaw Hawkins

43 I Want A Bowlegged Woman Bull Moose Jackson


44 My Fault Brownie McGhee
45 X-Temperaneous Boogie Camille Howard
46 Better Cut That Out Sonny Boy Williamson
47 West Side Baby T-Bone Walker / Dinah Washington
48 Pot Likker Todd Rhodes
49 Dripper's Blues Joe Liggins
50 Blue Moon Billy Eckstine

51 Buttons And Bows Dinah Shore


52 Texarkana Baby Eddy Arnold

53 That's You Last Boogie Johnny Otis (Joe Swift)

54 Send for Me If You Need Me Ravens


55 I'm a Long Gone Daddy Hank Williams
56 Elevator Boogie Mabel Scott
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (Charles
57 Groovy Movie Blues
Brown)

58 The Darktown Strutter's Ball Joe Liggins


59 Texas Hop Pee Wee Crayton

60 So Tired Kay Starr


61 Rainy Weather Blues Roy Brown
Nellie Lutcher
62 Don't Fall In Love With Me Ivory Joe Hunter
Everybody's Gonna Have a Wonderful Time Up
63 Homeland Harmony Quartet
There

64 Time Out For Tears Savannah Churchill & The Four Tunes
65 What Could I Do? Mahalia Jackson / Marie Knight
66 I'll Always Be In Love With You X-Rays
67 Keep a Dollar in Your Pocket Roy Milton

68 Pleasing You (As Long As I Live) Lonnie Johnson


69 Rockin' Boogie Joe Lutcher
70 Go Long Dixieaires
71 Long Tall Mama Smokey Hogg

72 Recess In Heaven Buddy Harper (Dan Grissom)


Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (Charles
73 More Thank You Know
Brown)
74 The Twister Paul Williams
75 Freedom Train Blues Lil Son Jackson
76 Late Freight Sonny Thompson & Eddie Chamblee
The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers
77 Nellie Lutcher
On)
Red Foley
78 All My Love Belongs To You Bull Moose Jackson
79 Jack And Jill Boogie Wayne Raney

80 I'm Waiting For Your Call T-Bone Walker


81 The Blues Come Around Hank Williams
82 Silent Night Ravens
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83 Precious Memories Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Mary Knight


84 Hip Shakin' Mama Chubby Newsome

85 I'm A Good Man But A Poor Man Cecil Gant


86 Roll 'Em Joe Liggins
87 Little Boy Rev. Kelsey's Congregation
88 D'Natural Blues Lucky Millinder
89 The Dicky-Bird Song Freddy Martin
90 Robbie Doby Boogie Brownie McGhee
91 Tear Drop Blues Jimmy Liggins
92 What Did He Say Charioteers
Roy Brown
93 Love Me Tonight Bull Moose Jackson
94 Trees Al Hibbler

95 Out Of The Blue Hadda Brooks

96 Katie Mae Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup


97 Who, Me? Tex Williams
98 Rock Bottom Gene Phillips
99 (It's Gonna Be A) Lonely Christmas Orioles

100 Sabre Dance Boogie Freddy Martin / Woody Herman

20 more worth mentioning.

101 What Have I Done ? Hadda Brooks


102 Hole In The Wall Tonight Albinia Jones
103 William Tell Overture Spike Jones

104 It Took A Long, Long Time Amos Milburn


105 Beef Stew Hal Singer

106 Together Ravens


107 Mardi Gras Boogie Joe Turner

108 Far Cry Buddy Johnson


109 Boogie Woogie Santa Claus Mabel Scott
110 Gloria Mills Brothers
111 Get Your Self Another Fool Charles Brown
112 California Hop Big Jay McNeely
113 Barbados Charlie Parker
114 Two Years Of Torture Percy Mayfield

115 Tell Me So Savannah Churchill & The Four Tunes


116 Temptation Earl Bostic

117 What Is This Thing Called Love? Les Paul


118 Don't Burn the Candle At Both Ends Louis Jordan
119 Ooh! Look-a-There, Ain't She Pretty? Charioteers
120 Tennessee Waltz Pee Wee King

Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1948

* Drop Dead Tex Williams

Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1948

* The House I Live In (acapella) Ravens


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1949

No. Song Artist

1 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Hank Williams


2 Lovesick Blues Hank Williams

3 Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee Stick McGhee & His Buddies


4 Saturday Night Fish Fry Louis Jordan

5 The Hucklebuck Paul Williams


6 Riders In The Sky Vaughn Monroe
7 Mule Train Frankie Laine
8 Blues Stay Away From Me Delmore Brothers

9 I'll Get Along Somehow Larry Darnell


10 For You My Love Larry Darnell

11 What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? Orioles


12 Chattanoogie Shoe-Shine Boy Red Foley

13 Trouble Blues Charles Brown


14 Tell Me So Orioles

15 Rock The Joint Jimmy Preston


16 All She Wants To Do Is Rock Wynonie Harris
17 Rockin' At Midnight Roy Brown
18 I Almost Lost My Mind Ivory Joe Hunter
19 When Things Go Wrong with You Tampa Red
20 Lost Highway Hank Williams

21 Boogie At Midnight Roy Brown

22 That Lucky Old Sun Frankie Laine


23 Rag Mop Johnnie Lee Wills / Ames Brothers

24 My Bucket's Got A Hole In It Hank Williams


25 Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me Bull Moose Jackson / Wayne Raney
26 So Long Ruth Brown
27 Country Boy Dave Bartholomew
28 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Gene Autry
29 Long John Blues Dinah Washington
30 Sweet Black Angel Robert Nighthawk
31 Baby Get Lost Dinah Washington
Did you See Jackie Robinson Hit That
32 Buddy Johnson
Ball?

33 Sittin' on It All the Time Wynonie Harris

Dinah Shore & Buddy Clark / Louis Jordan &


34 Baby It's Cold Outside
Ella Fitzgerald
35 I Can dream, Can't I? Andrews Sisters

36 Roomin' House Boogie Amos Milburn


37 Touch Me Lord Jesus Angelic Gospel Singers
38 Slippin' Around Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely
39 Mary's Fine Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
40 Hey Little Girl Professor Longhair
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41 Beans And Corn Bread Louis Jordan


42 Blue and Lonesome Memphis Slim

43 Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) Mills Brothers / Vaughn Monroe


44 Sneakin' Around Rudy Render
45 Black Coffee Sarah Vaughan
You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna
46 Hank Williams
Leave)

47 3 X 7 = 21 Jewel King
48 Forgive And Forget Orioles

49 Shout, Sister Shout Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup


50 T-Bone Shuffle T-Bone Walker

51 Caravan Billy Eckstine


I Didn't Like It The First Time (The
52 Julia Lee
Spinach Song)

53 Crawlin' King Snake John Lee Hooker


54 Granma Plays The Numbers Wynonie Harris
55 Hold Me Baby Amos Milburn
56 Some Enchanted Evening Jo Stafford

57 Broken Hearted Eddie Williams (Floyd Dixon)


58 Confession Blues Ray Charles

59 I Feel That Old Age Coming On Wynonie Harris


60 Cuttin' Out Paul Gayten (Annie Laurie)

61 Come Back Baby Lowell Fulson


62 Blue Christmas Ernest Tubb
63 Little Girl, Don't Cry Bull Moose Jackson
64 Ricky's Blues Ravens
65 In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down Charles Brown / Jimmy Witherspoon

66 In the Middle of the Night Amos Milburn


67 Mind Your Own Business Hank Williams
68 Guess Who Ivory Joe Hunter
69 Hobo Blues John Lee Hooker

70 You Satisfy Dinah Washington / Billy Wright


71 Hucklebuck Daddy Jimmy Preston
72 My Time Is Expensive Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
73 No Rollin' Blues Jimmy Witherspoon
74 Exactly Like You King Cole Trio
75 Candy Kisses George Morgan
76 Cole Slaw Frank Culley / Louis Jordan
77 Wild Wig Big Jay McNeely
78 Good Daddy Blues Dinah Washington
79 Tim Moore's Farm Lightnin' Hopkins
80 Don't Put Me Down Jimmy Liggins
81 You Broke Your Promise Louis Jordan

82 Lonesome Cabin Blues Mercy Dee


83 Lavender Coffin Fat Man Robinson
84 Gospel Train Marie Knight
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85 Help Me Some Memphis Slim


86 Roamin' Blues Louis Jordan

87 I Don't Care Who Knows Buddy Johnson Orchestra And Ella Johnson
88 Please Don't Go Roy Brown
89 T-Model Blues Lightnin' Hopkins
90 Farewell Little Willie Littlefield
91 Drinking Beer Tiny Grimes
Duke Bayou & His Mystic Six (Champion Jack
92 Rub A Little Boogie
Dupree)
93 Your Breaking My Heart Ink Spots
94 Tonight's The Night Julia Lee
95 It's Midnight (No Place to Go) Little Willie Littlefield
96 A Kiss and a Rose Orioles/Charioteers
97 Anna Lee Blues Nighthawks

98 Fiesta In Old Mexico Camille Howard


99 If It's So, Baby Johnny Otis (Robins)

10
Rock Awhile Goree Carter & His Hepcats
0

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Screamin' And Cryin' Muddy Waters

102 Numbers Boogie Sugar Chile Robinson


103 Nobody's Child Hank Snow
104 Hoogie Boogie John Lee Hooker
105 Landlord Blues Ivory Joe Hunter
106 Cruising Down The River Russ Morgan/Blue Baron Band
107 I Want My Fanny Brown Wynonie Harris

108 The Little Red Hen Johnny Otis (Redd Lyte)


109 Rock Cola Joe Lutcher

110 Doby's Boogie Freddie Mitchell


111 The Hammer Song Weavers
112 Back Street Eddie Chamblee
113 Huckle Up Baby John Lee Hooker
114 Frisco Bay Memphis Slim
115 Wedding Bells Hank Williams
116 Page Boy Shuffle Joe Thomas

117 Somebody Done Stole My Cherry Red Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson


I Want My Baby (When The Rooster
118 Joe Turner
Crows)

119 I Challenge Your Kiss Orioles / Four Jacks


120 Battle Of The Blues Joe Turner & Wynonie Harris

Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1949

* Butcher Pete Roy Brown

Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1949

* Every Man To His Own Profession Louis Jordan


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 41 of 227

1950s Top 100


1950
No. Song Artist

1 The Fat Man Fats Domino


2 Please Send Me Someone To Love Percy Mayfield
3 Teardrops From My Eyes Ruth Brown
4 Mona Lisa Nat "King" Cole
5 Tennessee Waltz Patti Page
6 Long Gone Lonesome Blues Hank Williams
7 Mardi Gras In New Orleans Professor Longhair
8 I'm Movin' On Hank Snow
9 Rollin' Stone Muddy Waters
10 Double Crossing Blues Johnny Otis (Little Esther & the Robins)
11 Moanin' The Blues Hank Williams
12 Pink Champagne Joe Liggins

13 Bad Bad Whiskey Amos Milburn


14 Count Every Star Ravens
15 Why Don't You Love Me Hank Williams

16 Goodnight, Irene Weavers with Gordon Jenkins Orchestra


17 Music! Music! Music! Teresa Brewer

Louis Prima (Keely Smith) / Wynonie Harris &


18 Oh Babe!
Lucky Millinder
19 Love Don't Love Nobody Roy Brown
20 Blue Light Boogie Louis Jordan
21 Bon Ton Roula Clarence Garlow
22 Bald Head Roy Byrd (Professor Longhair)
23 Safronia B Calvin Boze

24 Rollin' And Tumblin' Muddy Waters


25 Blue Shadows Lowell Fulson
26 Foggy Mountain Breakdown Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
27 Stack-A-Lee Archibald
28 Every Night About This Time Fats Domino
29 Carnival Day Dave Bartholomew
30 I Like My Baby's Pudding Wynonie Harris
31 Nobody's Lonesome For Me Hank Williams
32 I Will Wait Four Buddies
33 Do Something For Me Dominoes

34 Cupid's Boogie Johnny Otis (Little Esther & Mel Walker)


35 Rag Mop Doc Sausage & His Mad Lads

36 Well Oh Well Tiny Bradshaw


37 Hard Luck Blues Roy Brown
38 Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere Joe Morris (Laurie Tate)
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Paul Gayten (Annie Laurie) / Dinah


39 I'll Never Be Free
Washington
40 I Need You So Ivory Joe Hunter
41 Information Blues Roy Milton
42 Little Red Rooster Griffin Brothers (Margie Day)
If You've Got The Money I've Got
43 Lefty Frizzell
The Time

44 Shotgun Boogie Tennessee Ernie Ford


45 Everyday I Have The Blues Lowell Fulson
46 Tee-Nah-Nah Smiley Lewis
47 Why Do Things Happen To Me Roy Hawkins
48 Cadillac Baby Roy Brown
49 Rock Mr. Blues Wynonie Harris
50 She Walks Right In Professor Longhair
51 Rockin' With Red Piano Red
52 Golden Rocket Hank Snow

53 Mistrustin' Blues Johnny Otis (Little Esther & Mel Walker)


54 Still In The Dark Joe Turner

55 Louisiana Blues Muddy Waters


56 Good Morning Judge Wynonie Harris
57 I Don't Have To Ride No More Ravens

58 Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style Bullmoose Jackson


59 Breaking Up The House Tiny Bradshaw

60 Hey La Bas Boogie Fats Domino


61 Ain't Gonna Do It Dave Bartholomew
62 Chicken Blues Dominoes
63 Raining In My Heart Peppermint Harris
64 S.P. Blues Ivory Joe Hunter
65 Long About Sundown Roy Brown

66 Birmingham Bounce Red Foley / Hardrock Gunter


67 I'm Going To Have Myself A Ball Tiny Bradshaw
68 C.C. Baby Brownie McGhee
69 Mr. Blues Is Coming To Town Wynonie Harris

70 Deceivin' Blues Johnny Otis (Little Esther & Mel Walker)


71 Saturday Night Boogie Woogie Man Jimmy Liggins
72 Hot Rod Race Tiny Hill
73 Little Bee Fats Domino
74 Daddy's Little Girl Mills Brothers
75 I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin' Hank Williams

76 At Night Orioles
77 Rockin' Blues Johnny Otis (Mel Walker)

78 Sax Shack Boogie Amos Milburn


79 Lonesome Christmas Lowell Fulson

80 That's All Right Jimmy Rogers


81 My Foolish Heart Billy Eckstine
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82 I Wanna Be Loved Dinah Washington


83 Shotgun Blues Lightnin' Hopkins

84 Sitting By The Window Billy Eckstine with the Quartones


85 Sad Journey Blues Floyd Dixon
86 My Baby's Gone Charles Brown
87 Keep Your Hands On Your Heart Billy Wright
88 It Isn't Fair Dinah Washington
89 Detroit City Blues Fats Domino
90 Go Back To The One You Love T-Bone Walker
91 Turkey Hop Johnny Otis (Robins)

92 Walkin' Blues Amos Milburn


93 Mother Earth Memphis Slim

94 I Love My Baby Larry Darnell

95 Everybody's Somebody's Fool Lionel Hampton (Little Jimmie Scott)


96 I'm So Crazy For Love Cap-Tans
97 Let's Do It Sticks McGhee
98 Million Dollar Secret Helen Humes

99 Our Father (Which Art In Heaven) Five Blind Boys


100 Cry, Cry Baby Ed Wiley (Teddy Reynolds)

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Easter Parade Freddie Mitchell


102 Oh Holy Night Orioles

103 Hideaway Blues Fats Domino


104 Nevertheless Mills Brothers

105 Let It Roll Again Lucky Millinder (Big John Greer)


106 Peas And Rice Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

107 Lemon Squeezer Four Barons


108 Is My Heart Wasting Time Orioles
109 Beer Bottle Boogie Johnny Otis (Marilyn Scott)
110 W-I-N-E Hollywood Four Flames
111 Lizzy Lou Calvin Boze
112 I Only Know Dinah Washington
113 Once There Lived A Fool Jimmy Grissom

114 Strange Things Happening Percy Mayfield


115 Low Society Blues Lowell Fulson

116 Mambo # 5 Perez Prado


117 My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Hank Williams
118 Jay's Frantic Big Jay McNeely
119 We're Gonna Rock Gunter Lee Carr
120 Brown Boy Big Al Sears & the Sparrows

Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1950

* Hey--Spo-De-O-Dee Wild Bill Moore

Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1950

* Hoot And Holler Saturday Night Eddie Mack


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 44 of 227

1951

No. Song Artist

1 The Fat Man Fats Domino


2 Please Send Me Someone To Love Percy Mayfield

3 Teardrops From My Eyes Ruth Brown


4 Mona Lisa Nat "King" Cole

5 Tennessee Waltz Patti Page


6 Long Gone Lonesome Blues Hank Williams
7 Mardi Gras In New Orleans Professor Longhair
8 I'm Movin' On Hank Snow

9 Rollin' Stone Muddy Waters


10 Double Crossing Blues Johnny Otis (Little Esther & the Robins)

11 Moanin' The Blues Hank Williams


12 Pink Champagne Joe Liggins

13 Bad Bad Whiskey Amos Milburn


14 Count Every Star Ravens

15 Why Don't You Love Me Hank Williams


16 Goodnight, Irene Weavers with Gordon Jenkins Orchestra
17 Music! Music! Music! Teresa Brewer
Louis Prima (Keely Smith) / Wynonie Harris & Lucky
18 Oh Babe!
Millinder

19 Love Don't Love Nobody Roy Brown


20 Blue Light Boogie Louis Jordan
21 Bon Ton Roula Clarence Garlow

22 Bald Head Roy Byrd (Professor Longhair)


23 Safronia B Calvin Boze

24 Rollin' And Tumblin' Muddy Waters


25 Blue Shadows Lowell Fulson

26 Foggy Mountain Breakdown Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs


27 Stack-A-Lee Archibald

28 Every Night About This Time Fats Domino


29 Carnival Day Dave Bartholomew
30 I Like My Baby's Pudding Wynonie Harris
31 Nobody's Lonesome For Me Hank Williams

32 I Will Wait Four Buddies


33 Do Something For Me Dominoes

34 Cupid's Boogie Johnny Otis (Little Esther & Mel Walker)


35 Rag Mop Doc Sausage & His Mad Lads
36 Well Oh Well Tiny Bradshaw
37 Hard Luck Blues Roy Brown
38 Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere Joe Morris (Laurie Tate)
39 I'll Never Be Free Paul Gayten (Annie Laurie) / Dinah Washington
40 I Need You So Ivory Joe Hunter
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 45 of 227

41 Information Blues Roy Milton


42 Little Red Rooster Griffin Brothers (Margie Day)
If You've Got The Money I've Got
43 Lefty Frizzell
The Time

44 Shotgun Boogie Tennessee Ernie Ford


45 Everyday I Have The Blues Lowell Fulson
46 Tee-Nah-Nah Smiley Lewis
47 Why Do Things Happen To Me Roy Hawkins
48 Cadillac Baby Roy Brown

49 Rock Mr. Blues Wynonie Harris


50 She Walks Right In Professor Longhair

51 Rockin' With Red Piano Red


52 Golden Rocket Hank Snow
53 Mistrustin' Blues Johnny Otis (Little Esther & Mel Walker)
54 Still In The Dark Joe Turner
55 Louisiana Blues Muddy Waters
56 Good Morning Judge Wynonie Harris
57 I Don't Have To Ride No More Ravens
58 Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style Bullmoose Jackson

59 Breaking Up The House Tiny Bradshaw


60 Hey La Bas Boogie Fats Domino
61 Ain't Gonna Do It Dave Bartholomew
62 Chicken Blues Dominoes
63 Raining In My Heart Peppermint Harris

64 S.P. Blues Ivory Joe Hunter


65 Long About Sundown Roy Brown

66 Birmingham Bounce Red Foley / Hardrock Gunter


67 I'm Going To Have Myself A Ball Tiny Bradshaw

68 C.C. Baby Brownie McGhee


69 Mr. Blues Is Coming To Town Wynonie Harris

70 Deceivin' Blues Johnny Otis (Little Esther & Mel Walker)


71 Saturday Night Boogie Woogie Man Jimmy Liggins

72 Hot Rod Race Tiny Hill


73 Little Bee Fats Domino

74 Daddy's Little Girl Mills Brothers


75 I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin' Hank Williams
76 At Night Orioles
77 Rockin' Blues Johnny Otis (Mel Walker)
78 Sax Shack Boogie Amos Milburn
79 Lonesome Christmas Lowell Fulson
80 That's All Right Jimmy Rogers
81 My Foolish Heart Billy Eckstine

82 I Wanna Be Loved Dinah Washington


83 Shotgun Blues Lightnin' Hopkins

84 Sitting By The Window Billy Eckstine with the Quartones


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 46 of 227

85 Sad Journey Blues Floyd Dixon


86 My Baby's Gone Charles Brown

87 Keep Your Hands On Your Heart Billy Wright


88 It Isn't Fair Dinah Washington
89 Detroit City Blues Fats Domino
90 Go Back To The One You Love T-Bone Walker
91 Turkey Hop Johnny Otis (Robins)
92 Walkin' Blues Amos Milburn
93 Mother Earth Memphis Slim
94 I Love My Baby Larry Darnell

95 Everybody's Somebody's Fool Lionel Hampton (Little Jimmie Scott)


96 I'm So Crazy For Love Cap-Tans

97 Let's Do It Sticks McGhee

98 Million Dollar Secret Helen Humes


99 Our Father (Which Art In Heaven) Five Blind Boys
100 Cry, Cry Baby Ed Wiley (Teddy Reynolds)

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Easter Parade Freddie Mitchell


102 Oh Holy Night Orioles
103 Hideaway Blues Fats Domino
104 Nevertheless Mills Brothers
105 Let It Roll Again Lucky Millinder (Big John Greer)

106 Peas And Rice Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson


107 Lemon Squeezer Four Barons

108 Is My Heart Wasting Time Orioles


109 Beer Bottle Boogie Johnny Otis (Marilyn Scott)

110 W-I-N-E Hollywood Four Flames


111 Lizzy Lou Calvin Boze
112 I Only Know Dinah Washington
113 Once There Lived A Fool Jimmy Grissom
114 Strange Things Happening Percy Mayfield
115 Low Society Blues Lowell Fulson
116 Mambo # 5 Perez Prado

117 My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Hank Williams


118 Jay's Frantic Big Jay McNeely

119 We're Gonna Rock Gunter Lee Carr


120 Brown Boy Big Al Sears & the Sparrows

Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1950

* Hey--Spo-De-O-Dee Wild Bill Moore

Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1950

* Hoot And Holler Saturday Night Eddie Mack


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 47 of 227

1952

No. Song Artist

1 Lawdy Miss Clawdy Lloyd Price

2 Jambalaya (On The Bayou) Hank Williams


3 Have Mercy Baby Dominoes

4 One Mint Julep Clovers


5 Night Train Jimmy Forrest

6 My Song Johnny Ace


7 Goin' Home Fats Domino
8 Moody Mood For Love King Pleasure
9 Juke Little Walter
10 Baby Don't Do It "5" Royales
11 5-10-15 Hours Ruth Brown

12 I Don't Know Willie Mabon

13 I Believe Elmore James


14 Rock The Joint Bill Haley with the Saddlemen

15 K.C. Lovin' Little Willie Littlefield


16 Ting-A-Ling Clovers
17 You Win Again Hank Williams
18 The Bells Dominoes
19 Dream Girl Jesse & Marvin
20 No More Doggin' Rosco Gordon

21 That's What You're Doing To Me Dominoes


22 I'd Be Satisfied Dominoes

23 I'm Gone Shirley & Lee


24 I'll Drown In My Tears Sonny Thompson (Lula Reed)

25 The Wild Side Of Life Hank Thompson


26 Honky Tonk Blues Hank Williams
27 Five Long Years Eddie Boyd
28 She Moves Me Muddy Waters
29 Big Ten Inch Record Moose Jackson
30 Heavenly Father Edna McGriff with Buddy Lucas

31 I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive Hank Williams


32 You Know I Love You B.B. King

33 Rocket 69 Todd Rhodes (Connie Allen)


34 Hey Miss Fannie Clovers
35 Wheel Of Fortune Kay Starr / Cardinals
36 It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Kitty Wells
37 Settin' The Woods On Fire Hank Williams

38 Middle Of The Night Clovers


39 Beside You Swallows
40 Sad Hours Little Walter
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 48 of 227

41 My Story Chuck Willis


42 Nine Below Zero Sonny Boy Williamson

43 High Noon Tex Ritter


44 Sweet Sixteen Joe Turner
45 I Played The Fool Clovers
46 Half As Much Hank Williams
47 Keep On Churnin' Wynonie Harris
48 Mailman Blues Lloyd Price
49 New Blowtop Blues Dinah Washington
50 Walkin' My Baby Back Home Nat "King" Cole / Johnnie Ray

51 The Bells Are Ringing Smiley Lewis


52 Daddy Daddy Ruth Brown

53 The Glow Worm Mills Brothers

54 Red Sails In The Sunset Five Keys


55 Please Mr. Sun Johnnie Ray
56 Don't You Cry Joe Turner
57 Gabbin' Blues Big Maybelle

58 I'm Gonna Play The Honky Tonks Marie Adams


59 Mary Jo Four Blazes
60 My Ding-A-Ling Dave Bartholomew
61 Story From My Heart And Soul B.B. King
62 A Beggar For Your Kisses Diamonds
63 Mean Old World Little Walter

64 Every Beat Of My Heart Royals


65 You Belong To Me Orioles / Jo Stafford

66 I Only Have Eyes For You Swallows


67 Rock Me All Night Long Ravens
68 So Tired Roy Milton
69 Poor Poor Me Fats Domino

70 Can't Do Sixty No More Du Droppers


71 Serve Another Round Five Keys

72 How Long Fats Domino


73 Take All Of Me "5" Royales
74 Roll Mr. Jelly Amos Milburn
75 Oooh-Oooh-Oooh Lloyd Price
76 Pedal Pushin' Papa Dominoes
77 Bad News Baby (There'll Be No Rockin' Tonight) Wynonie Harris

78 Hard Times Charles Brown


79 Kissa Me Baby Ray Charles
80 Trouble In Mind Dinah Washington

81 Kiss Of Fire Billy Eckstine


82 Night And Day (I Miss You So) Roy Milton

83 Rocking On Sunday Night Treniers


84 Call Operator 210 Floyd Dixon / Johnny Otis (Mel Walker)
85 Courage To Love "5" Royales
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 49 of 227

86 Street Walking Woman T-Bone Walker


87 All Night Long Muddy Waters

88 Aged And Mellow Little Esther


89 Gumbo Blues Smiley Lewis
90 Soft Tiny Bradshaw
91 Saturday Night Daddy Little Esther & Bobby Nunn
92 The Last Of The Good Rockin' Men Four Jacks
93 Your Daddy's Doggin' Around Todd Rhodes (Connie Allen)
94 I'll Be Gone Fats Domino
95 Mainliner Little Esther

96 The Wolf Is At Your Door Howlin' Wolf


97 Moonrise Royals

98 You're My Inspiration Five Crowns

99 You're Part Of Me Four Buddies


100 It's So Peaceful Smiley Lewis

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Mr. Highway Man Howlin' Wolf


102 Yes Sir That's My Baby Five Keys
103 I Can't Lose With The Stuff I Use Lester Williams
104 Ain't Nothin' Happenin' Little Richard
105 Flame In My Heart Checkers
106 Lillie Mae Smiley Lewis

107 So Much Trouble Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry


108 Nosey Joe Moose Jackson

109 The Bump Cardinals


110 I Brought It All On Myself Little Richard

111 Feelin' Sad Guitar Slim


112 Goodbye Baby Little Caesar
113 Restless Heart Lloyd Price
114 Let's Call It A Day Sonny Thompson (Lula Reed)
115 Thinking And Drinking Amos Milburn
116 The Big Question Percy Mayfield
117 My Heart's Desire Jimmy Lee & Artis

118 Blackberry Boogie Tennessee Ernie Ford


119 Looped Tommy Ridgley

120 Last Call (For Alcohol) Julia Lee

Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1952

* Oh, Oh, Oh, Baby Checkers

Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1952

* Back Door Friend Jimmy Rogers


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1953

No. Song Artist

1 Money Honey Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter

2 Your Cheatin' Heart Hank Williams


3 Crying In The Chapel Orioles

4 Gee Crows
5 Shake A Hand Faye Adams

6 Honey Hush Joe Turner


7 Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean Ruth Brown
8 Hound Dog Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton
9 Kaw-Liga Hank Williams
10 The Things That I Used To Do Guitar Slim
11 Help Me Somebody "5" Royales

12 Going To The River Fats Domino

13 The Clock Johnny Ace


14 Please Don't Leave Me Fats Domino

15 Crazy, Man Crazy Bill Haley with Haley's Comets


16 Good Lovin' Clovers
17 I Didn't Want To Do It Spiders
18 Please Love Me B.B. King
19 Feelin' Good Little Junior's Blue Flames
20 Sunday Kind Of Love Harptones

21 One Scotch. One Bourbon, One Beer Amos Milburn


22 I'll Be True Faye Adams

23 I'm Mad Willie Mabon


24 Crawlin' Clovers

25 TV Mama Joe Turner


26 I Wanna Know Du Droppers
27 Too Much Lovin' "5" Royales
28 You're So Fine Little Walter
29 Woke Up This Morning B.B. King
30 Please Hurry Home B.B. King

31 Laundromat Blues "5" Royales


32 Mess Around Ray Charles

33 Bear Cat Rufus Thomas


34 Crazy, Crazy, Crazy "5" Royales
35 Rags To Riches Tony Bennett / Dominoes
36 Don't Deceive Me Chuck Willis
37 Blues With A Feeling Little Walter

38 24 Hours Eddie Boyd


39 Baby It's You Spaniels
40 These Foolish Things Dominoes
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41 Get It Royals
42 Mercy Mr. Percy Varetta Dillard

43 Let Me Go Home, Whiskey Amos Milburn


44 Baby Doll Marvin & Johnny
45 Golden Teardrops Flamingos
46 White Cliffs Of Dover Checkers
47 Saving My Love For You Johnny Ace
48 Cross My Heart Johnny Ace
49 My Country Man Big Maybelle
50 My Saddest Hour Five Keys

51 Rose Mary Fats Domino


52 You're Still My Baby Chuck Willis

53 Soul On Fire Lavern Baker

54 I Love You So Crows


55 Mad Love Muddy Waters
56 My Man's An Undertaker Dinah Washington
57 Hittin' On Me Buddy & Ella Johnson

58 Tell Me Pretty Baby Lloyd Price


59 Drunk Jimmy Liggins
60 Just Walkin' In The Rain Prisonaires
61 You're The One Spiders
62 Marie Four Tunes
63 If I Can't Have You Flamingos

64 Let's Have A Party Amos Milburn


65 Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop Joe Turner

66 You Can't Keep A Good Man Down Dominoes


67 I Had A Notion Joe Morris
68 Ain't It A Shame Lloyd Price
69 Early In The Morning Elmore James

70 There Stands The Glass Webb Pierce


71 Caldonia's Party Smiley Lewis

72 Mystery Train Little Junior's Blue Flames


73 That's Amore Dean Martin
74 Way Back Home Big Maybelle
75 Daddy Rollin' Stone Otis Blackwell
76 Mexican Joe Jim Reeves
77 Something's Wrong Fats Domino
78 I'm Just Your Fool Buddy & Ella Johnson
79 Perfect Woman Four Blazes
80 I'll Never Tell Harptones

81 Playgirl Smiley Lewis


82 Nadine Coronets

83 Fractured Bill Haley with Haley's Comets


84 Third Degree Eddie Boyd
85 Wild Wild Young Men Ruth Brown
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86 Well, I Done Got Over It Guitar Slim


87 You're Mine Crickets

88 In The Mission Of St. Augustine Orioles


89 Send For Me Big Maybelle
90 A Thousand Stars Rivileers
91 Till Then Orioles
92 The Way I Feel Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
93 She Felt Too Good Jimmy McCracklin
94 Good, Good Whiskey Amos Milburn
95 The Deacon Don't Like It Wynonie Harris

96 My Girl Awaits Me Castelles


97 Big Mamou Smiley Lewis

98 My Kind Of Woman Emitt Slay Trio

99 T.V. is the Thing Dinah Washington


100 Santa Baby Eartha Kitt

20 more worth mentioning.

101 The Comeback Memphis Slim


102 Rack 'em Back Bobby Mitchell & the Toppers
103 Teadrops On My Pillow Orioles
104 The Bells Ring Out Spaniels
105 Laugh (Though You Feel Like Crying) Swallows
106 Cherry Wine Little Esther

107 Is It A Dream Vocaleers


108 The Shrine Of St. Cecilia Royals

109 Lucy Mae Blues Frankie Lee Sims


110 Where You At Lloyd Price

111 Hey Joe! Carl Smith


112 Whiskey, Women And Loaded Dice Sticks McGhee
113 Baby' I'm Doin' It Anisteen Allen
114 Too Close To Heaven Professor Alex Bradford
115 Rockin' Is Our Bizness Treniers
116 I Found Out (What You Do When You Go 'Round There) Du Droppers
117 Shirley, Come Back To Me Shirley & Lee

118 Take These Chains From My Heart Hank Williams


119 The River's Invitation Percy Mayfield

120 3-D Big Jay McNeely

Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1953

* Jungle Juice Sticks McGhee

Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1953

* Another Soldier Gone Voilinaires


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 53 of 227

1954

No. Song Artist

1 Rock Around The Clock Bill Haley & His Comets

2 Shake, Rattle And Roll Joe Turner / Bill Haley & His Comets
3 Earth Angel Penguins

4 Sh-Boom Chords
5 That's All Right Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill

6 Pledging My Love Johnny Ace


7 Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite Spaniels
8 I've Got A Woman Ray Charles
9 White Christmas Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
10 Work With Me Annie Royals / Midnighters
11 Sincerely Moonglows

12 Tweedlee Dee Lavern Baker

13 Good Rocking Tonight Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill


14 Just Make Love To Me Muddy Waters

15 Hearts Of Stone Charms / Jewels


16 Honey Love Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
17 Lovey Dovey Clovers
18 Hoochie Coochie Man Muddy Waters
19 Rock Island Line Lonnie Donegan
20 The Wind Diablos

21 Blue Moon Of Kentucky Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill


22 Your Cash Ain't Nothing But Trash Clovers

23 Such A Night Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter


24 Annie Had A Baby Midnighters

25 Gloria Cadillacs
26 Cherry Pie Marvin & Johnny
27 Oh, What A Dream Ruth Brown
28 You'll Never Walk Alone Roy Hamilton
29 You Upset Me Baby B.B. King
30 Riot In Cell Block # 9 Robins

31 Ling Ting Tong Five Keys / Charms


32 Sexy Ways Midnighters

33 Everyday I Have The Blues B.B. King


34 Evil Is Goin' On Howlin' Wolf
35 Tick Tock Marvin & Johnny
36 I'm Ready Muddy Waters
37 Reconsider Baby Lowell Fulson

38 You Don't Have To Go Jimmy Reed


39 Bip Bam Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
40 Ko Ko Mo Gene & Eunice
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41 I Feel So Bad Chuck Willis


42 It Should've Been Me Ray Charles

43 Jockomo Sugarboy
44 You Better Watch Yourself Little Walter
45 Mister Sandman Chordettes
46 Never Let Me Go Johnny Ace
47 I'm Slippin' In Spiders
48 Whole Lotta Lovin' B.B. King
49 You Done Me Wrong Fats Domino
50 Oop Shoop Shirley Gunter & Queens

51 Well All Right Joe Turner


52 Buick 59 Medallions

53 Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White Perez Prado

54 Last Night Little Walter


55 My Memories Of You Harptones
56 Little Mama Clovers
57 Mary Lee Rainbows

58 Please Forgive Me Johnny Ace


59 Don't You Know Ray Charles
60 Poison Ivy Willie Mabon
61 The Letter Medallions
62 Framed Robins
63 Mambo Baby Ruth Brown

64 In The Jailhouse Now Webb Pierce


65 Smoke From Your Cigarette Mellows

66 Teach Me Tonight Dinah Washington


67 Hey There Rosemary Clooney
68 Dim, Dim The Lights Bill Haley & His Comets
69 Hurts Me To My Heart Faye Adams

70 Come Back Ray Charles


71 Where Did You Stay Fats Domino

72 Hey Senorita Penguins


73 Darling Dear Counts
74 Mama, Talk To Your Daughter J.B. Lenore
75 I've Got My Eyes On You Clovers
76 Little School Girl Fats Domino
77 I Love You Madly Charlie & Ray
78 In The Chapel In The Moonlight Orioles
79 Lucille Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
80 Tipitina Professor Longhair

81 I Don't Hurt Anymore Hank Snow / Dinah Washington


82 Jam Up Tommy Ridgley

83 Baby Let's Play House Arthur Gunter


84 Jump Children Flamingos
85 Bye Bye Young Men Ruth Brown
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86 Sneakin' Around B.B. King


87 I Was Wrong Moonglows

88 Blue Monday Smiley Lewis


89 All Night Long Joe Houston
90 I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill
91 Any Day Now Buddy & Ella Johnson
92 The Bells of St. Mary's Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
93 Adios, My Desert Love Diablos
94 God Only Knows Capris
95 Secret Love Moonglows

96 Space Guitar Young John Watson


97 No Place To Go Howlin' Wolf

98 When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer B.B. King

99 My Lovin' Baby El Dorados


100 Two Hearts Charms

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Shim Sham Shimmy Champion Jack Dupree


102 Sick And Tired Lula Reed
103 Wish Me Well Memphis Slim
104 Love Contest Ruth Brown
105 Bazoom (I Need Your Lovin') Cheers / Charms
106 Don't Stop Dan Checkers

107 Ookey Ook Penguins


108 Warm Your Heart Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter

109 I Used To Cry Mercy, Mercy Lamplighters


110 Please Remember My Heart Solitaires

111 Down The Road Smiley Lewis


112 Baby I Need You El Dorados
113 Standing At The Crossroads Elmore James
114 Ebb Tide Roy Hamilton
115 I Do "5" Royales
116 Annie's Aunt Fannie Midnighters
117 Thinking Of You Fats Domino

118 Don't Drop It Wilbert Harrison


119 I Wonder Why Cadillacs

120 Big Heavy Cozy Eggleston

Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1954

* Let's Make Up Spaniels

Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1954

* Maybe You'll Be There Orioles


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 56 of 227

1955

No. Song Artist

1 Tutti-Frutti Little Richard

2 Maybellene Chuck Berry


3 Bo Diddley Bo Diddley

4 Why Do Fools Fall In Love Teenagers


5 The Great Pretender Platters

6 Ain't It A Shame Fats Domino


7 Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two
8 Speedoo Cadillacs
9 Story Untold Nutmegs
10 My Babe Little Walter
11 At My Front Door El Dorados

12 Only You Platters

13 Baby Let's Play House Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill
14 Mystery Train Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill

15 I'm A Man Bo Diddley


16 Unchained Melody Al Hibbler / Roy Hamilton
17 See You Later, Alligator Bill Haley & His Comets
18 When You Dance Turbans
19 The Wallflower Etta James
20 Flip, Flop And Fly Joe Turner
I Forgot To Remember To
21 Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill
Forget

22 Manish Boy Muddy Waters

23 Life Is But A Dream Harptones


24 I Hear You Knocking Smiley Lewis

25 Feel So Good Shirley & Lee


26 What'cha Gonna Do Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
27 Smokey Joe's Cafe Robins
28 Need Your Love So Bad Little Willie John
29 A Fool For You Ray Charles
30 All By Myself Fats Domino
31 Close Your Eyes Five Keys
32 Heaven And Paradise Don Julian & the Meadowlarks
33 Blue Velvet Clovers
34 Don't Start Me Talkin' Sonny Boy Williamson
35 Nite Owl Tony Allen & the Champs
36 Diddley Daddy Bo Diddley
37 Why Don't You Write Me Jacks / Feathers
38 All Around The World Little Willie John

39 This Little Girl Of Mine Ray Charles


40 Seventeen Boyd Bennett & His Rockets
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41 Who Will Be Next Howlin' Wolf


42 Witchcraft Spiders

43 Greenbacks Ray Charles


44 Eddie My Love Teen Queens
45 Lily Maebelle Valentines
46 You Baby You Cleftones
47 Sixteen Tons Tennessee Ernie Ford
48 Thirty Days Chuck Berry
49 Don't Be Angry Nappy Brown
50 Steamboat Drifters

51 The Door Is Still Open Cardinals


52 Mary Lou Young Jessie

53 Bring It To Jerome Bo Diddley

54 Crazy For You Heartbeats


55 Most Of All Moonglows
56 Adorable Drifters / Colts
57 Come Back My Love Wrens / Cardinals

58 Morning, Noon And Night Joe Turner


59 WPLJ Four Deuces
60 Lonely Nights Hearts
61 This Is My Story Gene & Eunice
62 Memories Are Made Of This Dean Martin
63 I Wish You Would Billy Boy

64 April In Paris Count Basie


65 Pretty Thing Bo Diddley

66 Hand Clappin' Red Prysock


67 I'll Be Forever Loving You El Dorados
68 Later Alligator Bobby Charles
69 Those Lonely, Lonely Nights Earl King / Johnny "Guitar" Watson

70 Chop Chop Boom Danderliers


71 Wee Wee Hours Chuck Berry

72 Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie Bill Haley & His Comets


73 Hide And Seek Joe Turner
74 Seventh Son Willie Mabon
75 The Verdict Five Keys
76 Soldier Boy Four Fellows
77 The Way You Dog Me Around Diablos
78 Good Rockin' Daddy Etta James
79 As Long As I'm Moving Ruth Brown
80 Nip Sip Clovers

81 So Doggone Lonesome Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two


82 Rollin' Stone Marigolds

83 Johnny Has Gone Varetta Dillard


84 Poor Me Fats Domino
85 Anymore Johnny Ace
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86 In My Diary Moonglows
87 You Painted Pictures Spaniels

88 That's Your Mistake Charms


89 Mardi Gras Mambo Hawkettes
I'm Left, You're Right, She's
90 Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill
Gone

91 Whadaya Want Robins


92 Hands Off Jay McShann (Priscilla Bowman)
93 Green Eyes Ravens

94 Hey Bartender Floyd Dixon


95 Cry, Cry, Cry Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two

96 The Chicken And The Hawk Joe Turner


97 Bop-Ting-A-Ling LaVern Baker
It's Love Baby (24 Hours A Louis Brooks & Hi-Toppers / Midnighters / Ruth
98
Day) Brown
99 The House Of Blue Lights Chuck Miller

100 Everyday Count Basie (Joe Williams)

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Ain't That Lovin' You Baby Jimmy Reed


102 Ten Long Years B.B. King
103 Burn That Candle Bill Haley & His Comets / Cues
104 Henry's Got Flat Feet Midnighters

105 Razzle Dazzle Bill Haley & His Comets


106 I Can't Go On Fats Domino
107 Mambo Rock Bill Haley & His Comets
108 Play It Fair LaVern Baker

109 I Can See Everybody's Baby Ruth Brown


110 My Boy Flat Top Boyd Bennett & His Rockets
111 Bells In My Heart Spiders
112 Real Gone Lover Smiley Lewis

113 Walking The Blues Champion Jack Dupree / Willie Dixon


114 Death Of An Angel Donald Woods & the Vel-Aires

115 When It Rains It Pours Billy "The Kid" Emerson


116 Convicted Oscar McLollie

117 Travelin' Mood Wee Willie Wayne


118 Hot Rod Hal Singer
119 Seven Days Clyde McPhatter
120 Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Big Maybelle / Roy Hall

Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1955

* Don't Think I Will Young Jessie

Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1955

* There Goes That Train Rollee McGill


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 59 of 227

1956

No. Song Artist

1 Hound Dog Elvis Presley


2 Long Tall Sally Little Richard

3 Blue Suede Shoes Carl Perkins / Elvis Presley


4 Don't Be Cruel Elvis Presley

5 Be-Bop-A-Lula Gene Vincent & the Bluecaps


6 Roll Over Beethoven Chuck Berry
7 In The Still Of The Nite Five Satins
8 Blueberry Hill Fats Domino

9 Please, Please, Please James Brown & the Famous Flames


10 I Walk The Line Johnny Cash & the Tennessee Two

11 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley


12 Fever Little Willie John

13 The Train Kept-A-Rollin Johnny Burnette Trio


14 Come Go With Me Del-Vikings

15 Let The Good Times Roll Shirley & Lee


16 Rip It Up Little Richard
17 Honky Tonk Bill Doggett
18 Blue Monday Fats Domino
19 Jim Dandy Lavern Baker
20 Oh What A Nite Dells

21 My Prayer Platters

22 Who Do You Love Bo Diddley


23 Brown-Eyed Handsome Man Chuck Berry

24 Ready Teddy Little Richard


25 Honey Don't Carl Perkins
26 I'm In Love Again Fats Domino
27 Little Girl Of Mine Cleftones
28 A Thousand Miles Away Heartbeats
29 I've Got You Under My Skin Frank Sinatra
30 Tear It Up Johnny Burnette Trio
31 Drown In My Own Tears Ray Charles
32 I Put A Spell On You Screamin' Jay Hawkins
33 Love Is Strange Mickey & Sylvia

34 Goodnight My Love Jesse Belvin


35 Day-O (Banana Boat Song) Harry Belafonte

36 Stranded In The Jungle Cadets


37 Slippin' And Slidin' Little Richard

38 I Promise To Remember Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers


39 One Hand Loose Charlie Feathers
40 Race With The Devil Gene Vincent & the Bluecaps
41 Boppin' The Blues Carl Perkins
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42 My Baby Left Me Elvis Presley


43 Smokestack Lightnin' Howlin' Wolf

44 My Blue Heaven Fats Domino


45 Ooby Dooby Roy Orbison
46 Without Love (There Is Nothing) Clyde McPhatter
47 The Girl Can't Help It Little Richard
48 Honey Hush Johnny Burnette Trio
49 Singing The Blues Guy Mitchell
50 Woman Love Gene Vincent & the Bluecaps
51 Too Much Monkey Business Chuck Berry

52 Corrine, Corrina Joe Turner


53 All Mama's Children Carl Perkins

54 Ain't Got No Home Clarence "Frogman" Henry

55 Diddy Wah Diddy Bo Diddley


56 Hallelujah I Love Her So Ray Charles
57 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You Elvis Presley
58 It's Too Late Chuck Willis

59 The Closer You Are Channels


60 You Gave Me Peace Of Mind Spaniels
61 Treasure Of Love Clyde McPhatter
62 The ABC's Of Love Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
63 Since I Met You Baby Ivory Joe Hunter
64 Bluejean Bop Gene Vincent & the Bluecaps

65 Devil Or Angel Clovers


66 Get Rhythm Johnny Cash & the Tennessee Two

67 One Night Smiley Lewis


68 Party Doll Buddy Knox
69 Ruby Baby Drifters
70 You Can't Catch Me Chuck Berry

71 Rock And Roll Ruby Warren Smith


72 Crazy Arms Ray Price / Jerry Lee Lewis

73 Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind Five Keys


74 Trying To Get To You Elvis Presley
75 Up On The Mountain Magnificents
76 You've Got Me Dizzy Jimmy Reed
77 Church Bells May Ring Willows
78 (You've Got) The Magic Touch Platters
79 Candy Big Maybelle
80 Your Promise To Be Mine Drifters
81 Love Me Elvis Presley

82 I'll Be Home Flamingos


83 Share Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers

84 Rubber Biscuit Chips


85 The Woo Woo Train Valentines
86 Ubangi Stomp Warren Smith
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87 I Ain't Got You Billy Boy


88 The Angels Sang Solitaires

89 Please Say You Want Me Schoolboys


90 Jump, Jive An' Wail Louis Prima
91 Bottle To The Baby Charlie Feathers
92 You Ain't Treatin' Me Right Mac Curtis
93 I Want You To Be My Girl Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
94 Forty Days And Forty Nights Muddy Waters
95 Dixie Fried Carl Perkins
96 Bacon Fat Andre Williams

97 Just A Gigalo-I Ain't Got Nobody Louis Prima


98 Young Love Sonny James

99 Love Me Tender Elvis Presley

100 The Way You Look Tonight Jaguars

20 more worth mentioning.

101 The Fool Sanford Clark

102 So Long Fats Domino


103 Anyway That You Want Me Elvis Presley
104 Down In Mexico Coasters
105 Can't We Be Sweethearts Cleftones
106 Castle In The Sky Bop-Chords
107 The Girl I Love Cadillacs

108 When I'm With You Moonglows


109 Your Way Heartbeats

110 Just Walking In The Rain Johnnie Ray


111 The Flying Saucer Buchanan & Goodman

112 When My Dreamboat Comes Home Fats Domino


113 I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
114 Confidential Sonny Knight
115 Lonely Avenue Ray Charles
116 I Can't Quit You Baby Otis Rush
117 Sweet Little Angel B.B. King
118 Don't Forbid Me Pat Boone

119 The Green Door Jim Lowe


120 See Saw Moonglows

Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1956

* Down At Big Mamma's House Rex Hale

Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1956

* Uncloudy Day Staple Singers


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 62 of 227

1957

No. Song Artist

1 Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley

2 Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On Jerry Lee Lewis


3 That'll Be The Day Crickets

4 Bye Bye Love Everly Brothers


5 Great Balls Of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis

6 School Day Chuck Berry


7 Rock And Roll Music Chuck Berry
8 Peggy Sue Buddy Holly
9 Lucille Little Richard
10 Rocking Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns
11 All Shook Up Elvis Presley

12 Searchin' Coasters

13 You Send Me Sam Cooke


14 Wake Up Little Susie Everly Brothers

15 Susie Q Dale Hawkins


16 I'm Walkin' Fats Domino
17 Keep A 'Knockin' Little Richard
18 Matchbox Carl Perkins
19 C.C. Rider Chuck Willis
20 Send Me Some Lovin' Little Richard

21 At The Hop Danny & the Juniors


22 Little Darlin' Diamonds

23 Oh Boy! Crickets
24 Get A Job Silhouettes

25 Book Of Love Monotones


26 Maybe Baby Crickets
27 Young Blood Coasters
28 Chances Are Johnny Mathis
29 Little Bitty Pretty One Thurston Harris
30 Not Fade Away Crickets

31 Walking After Midnight Patsy Cline


32 I'm A King Bee Slim Harpo

33 Got My Mojo Working Muddy Waters


34 Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms
35 Too Much Elvis Presley
36 Diana Paul Anka
37 Silhouettes Rays

38 Reet Petite Jackie Wilson


39 Don't Let Go Roy Hamilton
40 Short Fat Fannie Larry Williams
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 63 of 227

41 Hey Bo Diddley Bo Diddley


42 Red Hot Billy Riley

43 Twenty Flight Rock Eddie Cochran


44 It's Not For Me To Say Johnny Mathis
45 Could This Be Magic Dubs
46 Teddy Bear Elvis Presley
47 Just Because Lloyd Price
48 Farther Up The Road Bobby "Blue" Bland
49 It Hurts Me Too Elmore James
50 Treat Me Nice Elvis Presley

51 Long Lonely Nights Lee Andrews & the Hearts


52 Maybe Chantels

53 Honeycomb Jimmie Rodgers

54 Whispering Bells Del-Vikings


55 Teardrops Lee Andrews & the Hearts
56 Tonite, Tonite Mello-Kings
57 Lotta Lovin' Gene Vincent & the Bluecaps

58 Mr. Lee Bobbettes


59 Over The Mountain; Across The Sea Johnnie & Joe
60 We Belong Together Robert & Johnny
61 Happy Happy Birthday Baby Tuneweavers
62 Black Slacks Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones
63 Bony Moronie Larry Williams

64 Don't Elvis Presley


65 To The Aisle Five Satins

66 A White Sport Coat Marty Robbins


67 Stardust Billy Ward & the Dominoes
68 Baby I Don't Care Elvis Presley
69 Mona Bo Diddley

70 Everyday Buddy Holly


71 Buzz, Buzz, Buzz Hollywood Flames

72 Got A Lot O'Livin' To Do Elvis Presley


73 Be-Bop Baby Ricky Nelson
74 Deserie Charts
75 Florence Paragons
76 Flying Saucer Rock And Roll Billy Riley
77 Stood Up Ricky Nelson
78 Blue Christmas Elvis Presley
79 Swanee River Rock Ray Charles
80 Been So Long Pastels

81 Don't Ask Me (To Be Lonely) Dubs


82 Goody Goody Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers

83 Jenny, Jenny Little Richard


84 Honest I Do Jimmy Reed
85 Before You Accuse Me Bo Diddley
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86 Walkin' With Mr. Lee Lee Allen


87 Raunchy Bill Justis / Ernie Freeman

88 Miss Ann Little Richard


89 Peanuts Little Joe & the Thrillers
90 Words Of Love Buddy Holly
91 Baby Oh Baby Shells
92 Send For Me Nat "King" Cole
93 Think "5" Royales
94 The Stroll Diamonds
95 Can I Come Over Tonight Velours

96 Who's Sorry Now Connie Francis


97 My Special Angel Bobby Helms

98 Louie Louie Richard Berry & the Pharaohs

99 Jail Bait Andre Williams


100 Fools Fall In Love Drifters

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Fujiama Mama Wanda Jackson


102 Bi-I-Bickey-Bi, Bo-Bo-Go Gene Vincent & the Bluecaps
103 I Got Love If You Want It Slim Harpo
104 Dedicated To The One I Love "5" Royales
105 Why Do You Have To Go Dells
106 He's Gone Chantels

107 Boom, Boom Out Goes The Light Little Walter


108 True Fine Mama Little Richard

109 I Beg Of You Elvis Presley


110 Twelfth Of Never Johnny Mathis

111 Loving You Elvis Presley


112 Waitin' In School Ricky Nelson
113 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine Jimmie Rodgers
114 La Dee Dah Billy & Lillie
115 Mean Woman Blues Elvis Presley / Jerry Lee Lewis
116 Dede Dinah Frankie Avalon
117 Down In The Alley Clovers

118 The Plea Chantels


119 Out In The Cold Again Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers

120 Walking Along Solitaires

Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1957

* Henpecked Daddy Ralph Johnson

Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1957

* Make With The Lovin' Dennis Herrold


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 65 of 227

1958

No. Song Artist

1 Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry

2 Summertime Blues Eddie Cochran


3 Good Golly Miss Molly Little Richard

4 For Your Precious Love Jerry Butler & the Impressions


5 Sweet Little Sixteen Chuck Berry

6 Yakety Yak Coasters


7 La Bamba Ritchie Valens
8 Since I Don't Have You Skyliners
9 Rumble Link Wray
10 Lonely Teardrops Jackie Wilson
11 Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes Chuck Willis

12 Sea Cruise Frankie Ford

13 Rave On Buddy Holly


14 All I Have To Do Is Dream Everly Brothers

15 Rock-in Robin Bobby Day


16 Reelin And Rocking Chuck Berry
17 Rebel Rouser Duane Eddy
18 Chantilly Lace Big Bopper
19 C'mon Everybody Eddie Cochran
20 Do You Want To Dance Bobby Freeman

21 Willie And The Hand Jive Johnny Otis Show


22 Breathless Jerry Lee Lewis

23 Stagger Lee Lloyd Price


24 Tequila Champs

25 It's Only Make Believe Conway Twitty


26 Tears On My Pillow Little Anthony & the Imperials
27 Dizzy Miss Lizzy Larry Williams
28 Around And Around Chuck Berry
29 Don't You Just Know It Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns
30 One Night Elvis Presley

31 Carol Chuck Berry


32 What Am I Living For Chuck Willis

33 Sixteen Candles Crests


34 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Platters
35 Bird Dog Everly Brothers
36 Splish Splash Bobby Darin
37 I Wonder Why Dion & the Belmonts

38 Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay Danny & the Juniors


39 Whole Lotta Loving Fats Domino
40 (Night Time Is) The Right Time Ray Charles
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 66 of 227

41 Come On Let's Go Ritchie Valens


42 Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby Carl Perkins

43 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Brenda Lee


44 Run Rudolph Run Chuck Berry
45 Donna Ritchie Valens
46 Little Star Elegants
47 High School Confidential Jerry Lee Lewis
48 It's All In The Game Tommy Edwards
49 Twilight Time Platters
50 Ten Commandments Of Love Moonglows

51 It's So Easy Crickets


52 Rama Lama Ding Dong Edsels

53 A Lover's Question Clyde McPhatter

54 Believe What You Say Ricky Nelson


55 One Summer Night Danleers
56 Drip Drop Drifters
57 Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) Domenico Modugno

58 Poor Little Fool Ricky Nelson


59 Slow Down Larry Williams
60 Queen Of The Hop Bobby Darin
61 Over And Over Bobby Day
62 Hard Headed Woman Elvis Presley
63 There's A Moon Out Tonight Capris

64 I Met Him On A Sunday Shirelles


65 To Know Him Is To Love Him Teddy Bears

66 Lovers Never Say Goodbye Flamingos


67 Jennie Lee Jan & Arnie
68 The Walk Jimmy McCracklin
69 Let's Have A Party Wanda Jackson

70 Trouble Elvis Presley


71 Well...All Right Buddy Holly

72 You Cheated Shields


73 So Fine Fiestas
74 Western Movies Olympics
75 The Twist Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
76 It's Just A Matter Of Time Brook Benton
77 Devoted To You Everly Brothers
78 Talk To Me, Talk To Me Little Willie John
79 I'm So Young Students
80 Try Me James Brown & the Famous Flames

81 One For My Baby Frank Sinatra


82 My True Love Jack Scott

83 To Be Loved Jackie Wilson


84 Lonesome Town Ricky Nelson
85 Ooh! My Soul Little Richard
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 67 of 227

86 Lollipop Chordettes
87 High Blood Pressure Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns

88 Sweet Home Chicago Little Junior Parker


89 I Cried A Tear Lavern Baker
90 Stormy Weather Spaniels
91 The Way I Walk Jack Scott
92 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck Elvis Presley
93 I'm Gonna Love You Too Buddy Holly
94 Fever Peggy Lee
95 Tom Dooley Kingston Trio

96 For Your Love Ed Townsend


97 I Love You So Chantels

98 That Old Black Magic Louis Prima & Keely Smith

99 Summertime, Summertime Jamies


100 Goodbye Baby Jack Scott

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Every Night (I Pray) Chantels


102 Trickle, Trickle Videos
103 I've Had It Bellnotes
104 Secretly Jimmie Rodgers
105 Leroy Jack Scott
106 Move It Cliff Richard

107 Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey Little Richard


108 Dearest Darling Bo Diddley

109 Skinny Minnie Bill Haley & His Comets


110 Little Pig Dale Hawkins

111 The All American Boy Bill Parsons (Bobby Bare)


112 The Purple People Eater Sheb Wooley
113 Just A Dream Jimmy Clanton
114 Witch Doctor David Seville
115 Endless Sleep Jody Reynolds
116 Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart Coasters
117 Chapel Of Dreams Dubs

118 The End Earl Grant


119 Try The Impossible Lee Andrews & the Hearts

120 Stupid Cupid Connie Francis

Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1958

* Sixteen Cats Joey Micheals

Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1958

* Don't Wait Up Laura Lee Perkins


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 68 of 227

1959

No. Song Artist

1 What'd I Say Ray Charles

2 I Only Have Eyes For You Flamingos


3 Mack The Knife Bobby Darin

4 There Goes My Baby Drifters


5 Shout Isley Brothers

6 Kansas City Wilbert Harrison


7 Poison Ivy Coasters
8 Money Barrett Strong
9 Love Potion No. 9 Clovers
10 You're So Fine Falcons
11 Handy Man Jimmy Jones

12 Sea Of Love Phil Phillips with the Twilights

13 Baby What You Want Me To Do Jimmy Reed


14 A Teenager In Love Dion & the Belmonts

15 I'm Ready Fats Domino


16 Charlie Brown Coasters
17 Back In The U.S.A. Chuck Berry
18 Come Softly To Me Fleetwoods
19 Beyond The Sea Bobby Darin
20 Dedicated To The One I Love Shirelles

21 Dream Lover Bobby Darin


22 It's Late Ricky Nelson

23 Sleep Walk Santo & Johnny


24 Sweet Nothin's Brenda Lee

25 Fannie Mae Buster Brown


26 Hey Little Girl Dee Clark
27 Harlem Nocturne Viscounts
28 A Big Hunk O' Love Elvis Presley
29 Somethin' Else Eddie Cochran
30 Little Queenie Chuck Berry

31 You Got What It Takes Marv Johnson


32 That's Why (I Love You So) Jackie Wilson

33 Forty Miles Of Bad Road Duane Eddy


34 ('Til) I Kissed You Everly Brothers
35 Along Came Jones Coasters
36 Memphis, Tennessee Chuck Berry
37 Mr. Blue Fleetwoods

38 Road Runner Bo Diddley


39 A Fool Such As I Elvis Presley
40 I Want To Walk You Home Fats Domino
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 69 of 227

41 Mary Lou Ronnie Hawkins


42 What A Difference A Day Makes Dinah Washington

43 Kansas City Little Richard


44 Let The Good Times Roll Ray Charles
45 Rooster Blues Lightnin' Slim
46 Only Sixteen Sam Cooke
47 The Battle Of New Orleans Johnny Horton
48 Linda Lu Ray Sharpe
49 Tallahassee Lassie Freddy Cannon
50 (Sorry) I Ran All The Way Home Impalas

51 It Doesn't Matter Anymore Buddy Holly


52 Let It Be Me Everly Brothers

53 Love You So Ron Holden

54 Running Bear Johnny Preston


55 This I Swear Skyliners
56 Personality Lloyd Price
57 I'll Be Satisfied Jackie Wilson

58 That Is Rock And Roll Coasters


59 Red River Rock Johnny & the Hurricanes
60 Be My Guest Fats Domino
61 El Paso Marty Robbins
62 Guitar Boogie Shuffle Virtues
63 I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday Fats Domino

64 Say Man Bo Diddley


65 What In The World's Come Over You Jack Scott

66 Woo-Hoo Rock-A-Teens
67 Almost Grown Chuck Berry
68 Dance With Me Drifters
69 Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop Little Anthony & Imperials

70 Teen Beat Sandy Nelson


71 Hushabye Mystics

72 Baby Talk Jan & Dean


73 Broken-Hearted Melody Sarah Vaughan
74 Where Or When Dion & the Belmonts
75 Bad Girl Miracles
76 Hully Gully Olympics
77 Forty Days Ronnie Hawkins
78 Mountain Of Love Harold Dorman
79 The Angels Listened In Crests
80 Way Down Yonder In New Orleans Freddy Cannon

81 Lavender Blue Sammy Turner


82 Babalu's Wedding Day Eternals

83 Don't Mess With My Man Irma Thomas


84 (Do The) Mashed Potatoes Nat Kendrick & the Swans
85 Take Out Some Insurance Jimmy Reed
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 70 of 227

86 We Got Love Bobby Rydell


87 Put Your Head On My Shoulder Paul Anka

88 The Happy Organ Dave "Baby" Cortez


89 Peggy Sue Got Married Buddy Holly
90 Lipstick On Your Collar Connie Francis
91 Never Be Anyone Else But You Ricky Nelson
92 Lonely Boy Paul Anka
93 Lonely Blue Boy Conway Twitty
94 I Need Your Love Tonight Elvis Presley
95 I'm Gonna Get Married Lloyd Price

96 Teen Angel Mark Dinning


97 Bad Boy Larry Williams

98 Venus Frankie Avalon

99 Kissin' Time Bobby Rydell


100 Rockin' Little Angel Ray Smith

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Who's That Knocking Genies


102 Go To The Mardi Gras Professor Longhair
103 It Was I Skip & Flip
104 Dead Man Stroll Revels
105 Good Good Lovin' James Brown
106 Crackin' Up Bo Diddley

107 Hot Rod Lincoln Charlie Ryan


108 Brand New Cadillac Vince Taylor

109 There Is Something On Your Mind Big Jay McNeely & Little Sonny
110 White Lightning George Jones

111 Leave My Kitten Alone Little Willie John


112 Talk That Talk Jackie Wilson
113 Just To Be With You Passions
114 Six Nights A Week Crests
115 Here Comes Summer Jerry Keller
116 Bongo Rock Preston Epps
117 Just Keep It Up Dee Clark

118 Rockin' In The Jungle Eternals


119 Darling Lorraine Knockouts

120 Living Doll Cliff Richard

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1959


Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1959

* I Need Your Love Gay Poppers


Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1959

* Dry Bread Hank Thompson


Brett's choice - An unheralded great record from 1959

* Three Cool Cats The Coasters


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 71 of 227

1960s Top 100


1960
No. Song Artist

1 Will You Love Me Tomorrow Shirelles


2 Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles
3 Only The Lonely Roy Orbison
4 Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
5 Stay Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs

6 Chain Gang Sam Cooke


7 Save The Last Dance For Me Drifters

8 Shop Around Miracles


9 The Twist Chubby Checker
10 Cathy's Clown Everly Brothers
11 Shakin' All Over Johnny Kidd & the Pirates

12 Spoonful Howlin' Wolf


13 Spanish Harlem Ben E. King
14 Walk--Don't Run Ventures
15 Wonderful World Sam Cooke
16 New Orleans Gary U.S. Bonds
17 At Last Etta James

18 He Will Break Your Heart Jerry Butler


19 It's Now Or Never Elvis Presley

20 I'm Sorry Brenda Lee


21 When Will I Be Loved Everly Brothers
22 Gee Whiz Carla Thomas
23 This Magic Moment Drifters
24 Doggin' Around Jackie Wilson

25 Fingerpoppin' Time Hank Ballard & the Midnighters


26 Back Door Man Howlin' Wolf
27 Please Come Home For Christmas Charles Brown
28 Stuck On You Elvis Presley
29 Are You Lonesome Tonight Elvis Presley
30 Blue Angel Roy Orbison

31 Baby (You've Got What It Takes) Brook Benton & Dinah Washington
32 Big Boss Man Jimmy Reed

33 Walking To New Orleans Fats Domino


34 A Rockin' Good Way Brook Benton & Dinah Washington
35 A Fool In Love Ike & Tina Turner
36 Let It Rock Chuck Berry
37 The Sky Is Crying Elmore James
38 I Count The Tears Drifters
39 True Love Ways Buddy Holly
40 Kiddio Brook Benton
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 72 of 227

41 Dance By The Light Of The Moon Olympics


42 Wild Weekend Rockin' Rebels

43 My Girl Josephine Fats Domino


44 Big Boy Pete Olympics
45 The Wind Jesters
46 You Talk Too Much Joe Jones
47 Hot Rod Lincoln Johnny Bond
48 Mule Skinner Blues Fendermen
49 You Can Have Her Roy Hamilton
50 Angel Baby Rosie & the Originals

51 Tonight's The Night Shirelles


52 Good Timin' Jimmy Jones

53 Bye Bye Johnny Chuck Berry

54 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Jessie Hill


55 Bye Bye Baby Mary Wells
56 There Is Something On Your Mind Bobby Marchan
57 Sleep Little Willie John

58 Bewildered James Brown


59 (I Don't Know Why) But I Do Clarence "Frogman" Henry
60 That's All You Gotta Do Brenda Lee
61 Such A Night Elvis Presley
62 All In My Mind Maxine Brown
63 Wang Dang Doodle Howlin' Wolf

64 (I Wanna) Love My Life Away Gene Pitney


65 I'll Go Crazy James Brown

66 Wild One Bobby Rydell


67 You're Sixteen Johnny Burnette
68 A Woman, A Lover, A Friend Jackie Wilson
69 Because They're Young Duane Eddy

70 Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me) Jon Thomas / Little Willie John


71 Volare Bobby Rydell

72 Think James Brown


73 Step By Step Crests
74 Tell Laura I Love Her Ray Peterson
75 I Want To Be Wanted Brenda Lee
76 Harbor Lights Platters
77 Lonely Teenager Dion
78 Shoppin' For Clothes Coasters
79 Rip Van Winkle Devotions
80 A Thousand Stars Kathy Young & the Innocents

81 Once In Awhile Chimes


82 A Million To One Jimmy Charles

83 All I Could Do Was Cry Etta James


84 Sugar Bee Cleveland Crochet
85 Once Upon A Time Rochell & the Candles
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 73 of 227

86 Three Nights A Week Fats Domino


87 I Gotta Know Elvis Presley

88 Let The Little Girl Dance Billy Bland


89 Lonely Weekends Charlie Rich
90 Calendar Girl Neil Sedaka
Hollywood Argyles / Dante & the
91 Alley Oop
Evergreens

92 Reconsider Baby Elvis Presley


So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go
93 Everly Brothers
Bad)

94 The Madison Time Ray Bryant Combo


95 I Love The Way You Love Marv Johnson
96 Image Of A Girl Safaris
97 Baby You're Right James Brown
98 White Silver Sands Bill Black's Combo
99 Diamonds And Pearls Paradons

100 Everybody's Somebody's Fool Connie Francis

20 more worth mentioning.

101 The Watusi Vibrations


102 Apache Shadows / Jørgen Ingmann
103 I Fought The Law Crickets
104 A Mess Of Blues Elvis Presley

105 Trouble In Paradise Crests


106 Twistin' U.S.A. Chubby Checker
107 Boys Shirelles
108 Swingin' School Bobby Rydell

109 To Be Loved (Forever) Pentagons


110 Pennies From Heaven Skyliners
111 Stand By Me Little Junior Parker
112 You've Got The Power James Brown

113 Close Together Jimmy Reed


114 Cry, Cry, Cry Bobby "Blue" Bland

115 This Old Heart James Brown


116 Darling, Honey, Angel, Child Earl King

117 I'm Shakin' Little Willie John


118 Puppy Love Paul Anka
119 Fools Rush In Brook Benton
120 Corinna, Corinna Ray Peterson

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1960

* Let's Do The Cha-Cha Magnificents


* Don't Cry Baby Phil Phillips
* Christmas (Comes Once A Year) Amos Milburn
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 74 of 227

1961

No. Song Artist

1 Stand By Me Ben E. King

2 Crazy Patsy Cline


3 The Wanderer Dion

4 Runaround Sue Dion


5 Crying Roy Orbison

6 Hit The Road Jack Ray Charles


7 Runaway Del Shannon
8 Quarter To Three Gary U.S. Bonds
9 It Will Stand Showmen
10 Running Scared Roy Orbison
11 Please Mr. Postman Marvelettes

12 Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley

13 Hello Mary Lou Ricky Nelson


14 Blue Moon Marcels

15 Hey Baby Bruce Channel


16 Duke Of Earl Gene Chandler (Dukays)
17 Mother-In-Law Ernie K. Doe
18 Unchain My Heart Ray Charles
19 Cupid Sam Cooke
20 Daddy's Home Shep & the Limelites >
21 I Like It Like That Chris Kenner
22 The Lion Sleeps Tonight Tokens

23 I Don't Want To Cry Chuck Jackson


24 Last Night Mar-Keys

25 Gypsy Woman Impressions


26 You Better Move On Arthur Alexander
27 Let's Go Trippin' Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
28 The Red Rooster Howlin' Wolf
29 Baby It's You Shirelles
30 Barbara Ann Regents

31 Hurt Timi Yuro


32 Raindrops Dee Clark

33 Walk Right Back Everly Brothers


34 Tossin' And Turnin' Bobby Lewis
35 Peppermint Twist Joey Dee & the Starliters
36 Bristol Stomp Dovells
37 Pony Time Chubby Checker

38 Let The Four Winds Blow Fats Domino


39 (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame Elvis Presley
40 School Is Out Gary U.S. Bonds
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 75 of 227

41 Ya Ya Lee Dorsey
42 Every Beat of My Heart Gladys Knight & the Pips

43 Pretty Little Angel Eyes Curtis Lee


44 Soothe Me Sims Twins
45 Turn On Your Love Light Bobby "Blue" Bland
46 My True Story Jive Five
47 Heart And Soul Cleftones / Jan & Dean
48 Dear Lady (Twist) Gary U.S. Bonds
49 Smoky Places Corsairs
50 Mama Said Shirelles

51 The Mountain's High Dick & Dee Dee


52 There's No Other Crystals

53 I Know Barbara George

54 Little Sister Elvis Presley


55 Travelin' Man Ricky Nelson
56 Moon River Jerry Butler
57 Please Stay Drifters

58 Lost Someone James Brown


59 Surfin' Beach Boys
60 You Don't Miss Your Water William Bell
61 It's Gonna Work Out Fine Ike & Tina Turner
62 Shake Your Moneymaker Elmore James
63 I Fall To Pieces Patsy Cline

64 Break It To Me Gently Brenda Lee


65 Some Kind Of Wonderful Drifters

66 A Certain Girl Ernie K-Doe


67 Let's Twist Again Chubby Checker
68 Hats Off To Larry Del Shannon
69 Crying In The Rain Everly Brothers

70 Hideaway Freddy King


71 Peanut Butter Marathons

72 A Little Bit of Soap Jarmels


73 What's Your Name Don & Juan
74 Let Me In Sensations
75 Heartaches Marcels
76 Every Breath I Take Gene Pitney
77 Look In My Eyes Chantels
78 Little Egypt Coasters
79 Bright Lights, Big City Jimmy Reed
80 I Pity The Fool Bobby "Blue" Bland

81 Rainin' in My Heart Slim Harpo


82 Just Out of Reach Solomon Burke

83 Jambalaya Fats Domino


84 Sweets For My Sweet Drifters
85 Watch Your Step Bobby Parker
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 76 of 227

86 One Mint Julep Ray Charles


87 I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) Ikettes

88 Poor Fool Ike & Tina Turner


89 'Til Angels
90 When We Get Married Dreamlovers
91 Tonight (Could Be The Night) Velvets
92 I Really Love You Stereos
93 Saved Lavern Baker
94 Footstompin' Flares
95 I Hear You Knocking Fats Domino

96 Dum Dum Brenda Lee


97 Town Without Pity Gene Pitney

98 That's What Girls Are Made For Spinners

99 Take Good Care of My Baby Bobby Vee


100 A Hundred Pounds of Clay Gene McDaniels

20 more worth mentioning.

101 You Don't Know What You've Got Ral Donnner


102 The Boll Weevil Song Brook Benton
103 This Time Troy Shondell
104 I Feel So Bad Elvis Presley
105 If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody James Ray
106 Trust in Me Etta James

107 Just Got To Know Jimmy McCracklin


108 Who Put The Bomp Barry Mann

109 Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It Freddy Cannon


110 Those Oldies But Goodies Little Caesar & the Romans

111 Tower Of Strength Gene McDaniels


112 I Love How You Love Me Paris Sisters
113 Surrender Elvis Presley
114 Tonight I Fell In Love Tokens
115 What A Price Fats Domino
116 Nag Halos
117 Lover's Island Blue Jays

118 The Fly Chubby Checker


119 I Don't Mind James Brown

120 Come On Chuck Berry

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1961


Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1961

* Sweet Jelly Roll Jessie Hill


Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1961

* Free Me Johnny Preston


Brett's choice - An unheralded great record from 1961

* California Sun Joe Jones


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 77 of 227

1962

No. Song Artist

1 Green Onions Booker T. & the MG's


2 Bring It On Home To Me Sam Cooke

3 You've Really Got A Hold On Me Miracles


4 The Loco-Motion Little Eva

5 Sherry Four Seasons


6 I Can't Stop Loving You Ray Charles
7 Up On The Roof Drifters
8 Twist And Shout Isley Brothers

9 These Arms Of Mine Otis Redding


10 Do You Love Me Contours

11 Wipe Out Surfaris


12 Twisting The Night Away Sam Cooke

13 He's A Rebel Crystals


14 Surfin' Safari Beach Boys

15 Love Me Do Beatles
16 The One Who Really Loves You Mary Wells
17 You Belong To Me Duprees
18 Any Day Now Chuck Jackson
19 Big Girls Don't Cry Four Seasons
20 Having A Party Sam Cooke

21 Sheila Tommy Roe

22 Soldier Boy Shirelles


23 Palisades Park Freddy Cannon

24 Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Neil Sedaka


25 Our Day Will Come Ruby & the Romantics
26 You'll Lose A Good Thing Barbara Lynn
27 Return To Sender Elvis Presley
28 Tell Him Exciters
29 Let's Dance Chris Montez
30 Lovers Who Wander Dion
31 Chains Cookies
32 Cry To Me Solomon Burke
33 Night Train James Brown

34 Two Lovers Mary Wells


35 Monster Mash Bobby "Boris" Pickett

36 Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow Rivingtons
37 Soul Twist King Curtis & the Noble Knights

38 Ruby Baby Dion


39 I Need Your Loving Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford
40 I Found A Love Falcons
41 Uptown Crystals
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 78 of 227

42 Don't Make Me Over Dionne Warwick


43 409 Beach Boys

44 Lover Please Clyde McPhatter


45 What's A Matter Baby Timi Yuro
46 You Don't Know Me Ray Charles
47 You Beat Me To The Punch Mary Wells
48 Pipeline Chantays
49 Playboy Marvelettes
50 Boom Boom John Lee Hooker
51 Little Town Flirt Del Shannon

52 Love Came To Me Dion


53 Remember Then Earls

54 Beechwood 4-5789 Marvelettes

55 Mashed Potato Time Dee Dee Sharp


56 You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover Bo Diddley
57 Party Lights Claudine Clark
58 He's Sure The Boy I Love Crystals

59 Hitch Hike Marvin Gaye


60 Dream Baby Roy Orbison
61 Rhythm Of The Rain Cascades
62 Don't Play That Song Ben E. King
63 Telstar Tornadoes
64 Slow Twistin' Chubby Checker (with Dee Dee Sharp)

65 P.S. I Love You Beatles


66 Something's Got A Hold On Me Etta James

67 Stormy Monday Blues Bobby "Blue" Bland


68 Make It Easy On Yourself Jerry Butler
69 Stubborn Kind Of Fellow Marvin Gaye
70 Rainbow Gene Chandler

71 Shout Joey Dee & the Starliters


72 Don't Hang Up Orlons

73 Limbo Rock Chubby Checker


74 Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans
75 Let's Go (Pony) Routers
76 Mama Didn't Lie Jan Bradley
77 Release Me Esther Phillips
78 Nut Rocker B. Bumble & the Stingers
79 (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance Gene Pitney
80 Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) Ernie Maresca
81 All Alone Am I Brenda Lee

82 Good Luck Charm Elvis Presley


83 Call On Me Bobby "Blue" Bland

84 Keep Your Hands Off My Baby Little Eva


85 Lookin' For A Love Valentinos
86 The Wah Watusi Orlons
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 79 of 227

87 Wiggle Wobble Les Cooper


88 She Cried Jay & the Americans

89 Sealed With A Kiss Brian Hyland


90 Only Love Can Break A Heart Gene Pitney
91 I Love You Volumes
92 Little Diane Dion
93 My Own True Love Duprees
94 I Wish That We Were Married Ronnie & the Hi-Lites
95 Our Anniversary Shep & the Limelites
96 Dancin' Party Chubby Checker

97 I Sold My Heart To The Junkman Blue-Belles


98 Rinky Dink Dave "Baby" Cortez

99 Village Of Love Nathaniel Mayer & the Fabulous Twilights

100 Anna (Go To Him) Arthur Alexander

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Down In The Valley Solomon Burke

102 Hide & Go Seek Bunker Hill


103 Twist, Twist Senora Gary U.S. Bonds
104 Let's Stomp Bobby Comstock
105 What Time Is It Jive Five
106 What Kind Of Love Is This Joey Dee & the Starliters
107 Oh My Angel Bertha Tillman

108 Forever Marvelettes


109 Trick Bag Earl King

110 Lipstick Traces Benny Spellman


111 It's Raining Irma Thomas

112 The End Of The World Skeeter Davis


113 Puff (The Magic Dragon) Peter, Paul & Mary
114 Love Letters Ketty Lester
115 You Are My Sunshine Ray Charles
116 Walk Right In Rooftop Singers
117 Hotel Happiness Brook Benton
118 Next Door To An Angel Neil Sedaka

119 The Gypsy Cried Lou Christie


120 Miserlou Dick Dale & His Del-Tones

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1962


Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1962

* Little Jewel of The Vieux Carre Joe Barry


Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1962

* She's My Hearts Desire Ohio Untouchables


Brett's choice - An unheralded great record from 1962

* Don't Ever Change The Crickets


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 80 of 227

1963

No. Song Artist

1 Louie Louie Kingsmen


2 She Loves You Beatles

3 I Want To Hold Your Hand Beatles


4 Be My Baby Ronettes

5 I Saw Her Standing There Beatles


6 Surfin' USA Beach Boys
7 Glad All Over Dave Clark Five
8 It's All Right Impressions

9 Blowin' In The Wind Bob Dylan / Peter Paul & Mary


10 Please Please Me Beatles

11 Twist And Shout Beatles


12 (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave Martha & the Vandellas

13 On Broadway Drifters
14 Surf City Jan & Dean

15 Da Doo Ron Ron Crystals


16 He's So Fine Chiffons
17 One Fine Day Chiffons
18 My Boyfriend's Back Angels
19 Surfer Girl Beach Boys
20 Hello Stranger Barbara Lewis

21 Another Saturday Night Sam Cooke

22 In My Room Beach Boys


23 From Me To You Beatles

24 Fingertips - Pt. 2 Little Stevie Wonder


25 Can I Get A Witness Marvin Gaye
26 Baby Workout Jackie Wilson
27 All My Loving Beatles
28 So Much In Love Tymes
29 It's My Party Lesley Gore
30 Little Deuce Coupe Beach Boys
31 Then He Kissed Me Crystals
32 Cry Baby Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters
33 Walking The Dog Rufus Thomas

34 Just One Look Doris Troy


35 Baby I Love You Ronettes

36 You Don't Own Me Lesley Gore


37 Dead Man's Curve Jan & Dean

38 Anyone Who Had A Heart Dionne Warwick


39 I Only Want To Be With You Dusty Springfield
40 In Dreams Roy Orbison
41 The Shoop Shoop Song Betty Everett
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 81 of 227

42 Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) Darlene Love


43 Walk Like A Man Four Seasons

44 Donna The Prima Donna Dion


45 Denise Randy & the Rainbows
46 Mockingbird Inez & Charlie Foxx
47 Mickey's Monkey Miracles
48 Quicksand Martha & the Vandellas
49 Hey Girl Freddy Scott
50 Come And Get These Memories Martha & the Vandellas
51 Little Saint Nick Beach Boys

52 Love Potion Number Nine Searchers


53 Drag City Jan & Dean

54 Surfin' Bird Trashmen

55 Pride And Joy Marvin Gaye


56 What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am) Tams
57 Shut Down Beach Boys
58 Hippy Hippy Shake Swinging Blue Jeans

59 Ring Of Fire Johnny Cash


60 Since I Fell For You Lenny Welch
61 Busted Ray Charles
62 Easier Said Than Done The Essex
63 Part Time Love Little Johnny Taylor
64 Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um Major Lance

65 Roll Over Beethoven Beatles


66 Blue Bayou Roy Orbison

67 South Street Orlons


68 (Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry Darlene Love
69 Down The Aisle (Wedding Song) Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles
70 It Won't Be Long Beatles

71 Everybody Tommy Roe


72 This Boy Beatles

73 Talking About My Baby Impressions


74 Sugar Shack Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs
75 If You Wanna Be Happy Jimmy Soul
76 The Monkey Time Major Lance
77 Mean Woman Blues Roy Orbison
78 Prisoner Of Love James Brown
79 The Nitty Gritty Shirley Ellis
80 Hey Little Cobra Rip Chords
81 Have You Heard Duprees

82 Drip Drop Dion


83 You Can't Sit Down Dovells

84 Bad To Me Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas


85 Wait Til' My Bobby Gets Home Darlene Love
86 Foolish Little Girl Shirelles
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 82 of 227

87 Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby) Cookies


88 Little Latin Lupe Lu Righteous Brothers

89 Memphis Lonnie Mack


90 If You Need Me Wilson Pickett / Solomon Burke
91 Share Your Love With Me Bobby "Blue" Bland
92 The Love Of My Man Theola Kilgore
93 How Do You Do It Gerry & the Pacemakers
94 Two Faces Have I Lou Christie
95 She's A Fool Lesley Gore
96 The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget Raindrops

97 I'm Telling You Now Freddie & the Dreamers


98 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall Bob Dylan

99 Sally, Go 'Round The Roses Jaynetts

100 Judy's Turn To Cry Lesley Gore

20 more worth mentioning.

101 When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes Supremes

102 (You're The) Devil In Disguise Elvis Presley


103 Thank You Girl Beatles
104 Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart? Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans
105 Pain In My Heart Otis Redding
106 Not Too Young To Get Married Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans
107 Who Do You Love Sapphires

108 Harlem Shuffle Bob & Earl


109 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right Bob Dylan / Peter, Paul & Mary

110 I Will Follow Him Little Peggy March


111 Do You Want To Know A Secret Beatles

112 Candy Girl Four Seasons


113 Be True To Your School Beach Boys
114 Out Of Limits Marketts
115 Sleigh Ride Ronettes
116 I'm Leavin' It Up To You Dale & Grace
117 Down At Papa Joe's Dixiebelles
118 Killer Joe Rocky Fellers

119 Mr. Bass Man Johnny Cymbal


120 Till Then Classics

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1963


Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1963

* Gonna Make It Alone Ronnie Dio & Prophets


Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 1963

* Only In America Jay and the Americans


Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1963

* He Was A Friend Of Mine Dave Van Ronk


* Leaving Here Eddie Holland
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 83 of 227

1964

No. Song Artist

1 You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling Righteous Brothers


2 My Girl Temptations

3 You Really Got Me Kinks


4 House Of The Rising Sun Animals

5 Where Did Our Love Go Supremes


6 I Get Around Beach Boys
7 Dancing In The Street Martha & the Vandellas
8 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison

9 A Hard Day's Night Beatles


10 She's Not There Zombies

11 I Feel Fine Beatles


12 The Times They Are A'Changin' Bob Dylan

13 All Day And All Of The Night Kinks


14 Under The Boardwalk Drifters

15 A Change Is Gonna Come Sam Cooke


16 Gloria Them
17 Don't Worry Baby Beach Boys
18 My Guy Mary Wells
19 Can't Buy Me Love Beatles
20 Baby I Need Your Lovin' Four Tops

21 Do Wah Diddy Diddy Manfred Mann

22 Hanky Panky Tommy James & the Shondells


23 No Particular Place To Go Chuck Berry

24 Fun, Fun, Fun Beach Boys


25 Needles And Pins Searchers
26 Rag Doll Four Seasons
27 Memphis Johnny Rivers
28 Baby Love Supremes
29 Remember (Walkin' In The Sand) Shangri-Las
30 Walk On By Dionne Warwick
31 Chapel Of Love Dixie Cups
32 Walking In The Rain Ronettes
33 Tell Her No Zombies

34 Eight Days A Week Beatles


35 Bits And Pieces Dave Clark Five

36 How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) Marvin Gaye


37 Leader Of The Pack Shangri-Las

38 Come See About Me Supremes


39 It Hurts To Be In Love Gene Pitney
40 Time Is On My Side Rolling Stones / Irma Thomas
41 The Way You Do The Things You Do Temptations
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42 Goin' Out Of My Head Little Anthony & the Imperials


43 Hold What You've Got Joe Tex

44 Shake Sam Cooke


45 Everybody Needs Somebody To Love Solomon Burke
46 Ain't Nothing You Can Do Bobby "Blue" Bland
47 You Never Can Tell Chuck Berry
48 The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena) Jan & Dean
49 It's All Over Now Rolling Stones / Valentinos
50 Keep On Pushing Impressions
51 Dawn (Go Away) Four Seasons

52 Can't You See That She's Mine Dave Clark Five


53 A World Without Love Peter & Gordon

54 Because Dave Clark Five

55 I Should Have Known Better Beatles


56 The Boy From New York City Ad-Libs
57 I Go To Pieces Peter & Gordon
58 Go Now Moody Blues / Bessie Banks

59 When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) Beach Boys


60 Save It For Me Four Seasons
61 Wishin' And Hopin' Dusty Springfield
62 (The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up Ronettes
63 She's A Woman Beatles
64 Tobacco Road Nashville Teens

65 Out Of Sight James Brown


66 Dance, Dance, Dance Beach Boys

67 Last Kiss J. Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers


68 Good Times Sam Cooke
69 I'm Into Something Good Herman's Hermits
70 Have I The Right Honeycombs

71 Nadine Chuck Berry


72 California Sun Rivieras

73 Heart Of Stone Rolling Stones


74 Hi-Heel Sneakers Tommy Tucker
75 Amen Impressions
76 It's Over Roy Orbison
77 I'm A Loser Beatles
78 (Just Like) Romeo And Juliet Reflections
79 Laugh, Laugh Beau Brummels
80 This Diamond Ring Gary Lewis & the Playboys
81 Funny Joe Hinton

82 Wish Someone Would Care Irma Thomas


83 The "In" Crowd Dobie Gray

84 Ain't That Good News Sam Cooke


85 Mountain Of Love Johnny Rivers
86 Any Way You Want It Dave Clark Five
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87 Saturday Night At The Movies Drifters


88 Steal Away Jimmy Hughes

89 Selfish One Jackie Ross


90 Come A Little Bit Closer Jay & the Americans
91 G.T.O. Ronny & the Daytonas
92 Bread And Butter Newbeats
93 You're A Wonderful One Marvin Gaye
94 Oh Baby Don't You Weep James Brown
95 C'Mon And Swim Bobby Freeman
96 A Summer Song Chad & Jeremy

97 Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun) Del Shannon


98 I Wanna Love Him So Bad Jelly Beans

99 Too Many Fish In The Sea Marvelettes

100 Twine Time Alvin Cash & the Crawlers

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Oh No, Not My Baby Maxine Brown

102 Viva Las Vegas Elvis Presley


103 You Can't Do That Beatles
104 I'm Crying Animals
105 I Had A Talk With My Man Mitty Collier
106 Mercy Mercy Don Covay
107 When You Walk In The Room Searchers

108 Yeh, Yeh Georgie Fame


109 The Girl's Alright With Me Temptations

110 Downtown Petula Clark


111 And I Love Her Beatles

112 I'm So Proud Impressions


113 It Ain't Me Babe Bob Dylan
114 My Boy Lollipop Millie Small
115 If I Fell Beatles
116 Iko Iko Dixie Cups
117 Little Red Rooster Rolling Stones
118 Baby Don't Go Sonny & Cher

119 Give Him A Great Big Kiss Shangri-Las


120 Promised Land Chuck Berry

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1964


Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1964

* He's Just A Playboy Drifters


Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 1964

* Little Children Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas


Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1964

* Don't Answer The Door (Parts 1 & 2) Jimmy Johnson


* Getting Mighty Crowded Betty Everett
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 86 of 227

1965

No. Song Artist

1 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Rolling Stones


2 Like A Rolling Stone Bob Dylan

3 In The Midnight Hour Wilson Pickett


4 Papa's Got A Brand New Bag James Brown

5 My Generation The Who


6 Mr. Tambourine Man Byrds / Bob Dylan
7 Yesterday Beatles
8 The Sounds Of Silence Simon & Garfunkel

9 Ticket To Ride Beatles


10 The Tracks Of My Tears Miracles

11 California Dreamin' Mamas & Papas


12 Heart Full Of Soul Yardbirds

13 People Get Ready Impressions


14 Do You Believe In Magic Lovin' Spoonful

15 In My Life Beatles
16 I Got You (I Feel Good) James Brown
17 Get Off Of My Cloud Rolling Stones
18 I Fought The Law Bobby Fuller Four
19 I Can't Help Myself Four Tops
20 California Girls Beach Boys

21 For Your Love Yardbirds

22 I've Been Loving You Too Long Otis Redding


23 Shotgun Jr. Walker & the All-stars

24 Unchained Melody Righteous Brothers


25 Help! Beatles
26 Subterranean Homesick Blues Bob Dylan
27 Turn, Turn, Turn Byrds
28 We Gotta Get Out Of This Place Animals
29 Hang On Sloopy McCoys
30 Wooly Bully Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
31 Positively 4th Street Bob Dylan
32 Uptight (Everything's Alright) Stevie Wonder
33 I Got You Babe Sonny & Cher

34 We Can Work It Out Beatles


35 Nowhere To Run Martha & the Vandellas

36 Ooo Baby Baby Miracles


37 A Well Respected Man Kinks

38 Day Tripper Beatles


39 Stop! In The Name Of Love Supremes
40 Help Me Rhonda Beach Boys
41 It's The Same Old Song Four Tops
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42 Respect Otis Redding


43 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Beatles

44 Back In My Arms Again Supremes


45 Going To A Go-Go Miracles
46 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Animals
47 I Do Love You Billy Stewart
48 Ask The Lonely Four Tops
49 Land Of 1,000 Dances Cannibal & the Headhunters
50 I Can't Explain The Who
51 Dirty Water Standells

52 Nowhere Man Beatles


53 The Last Time Rolling Stones

54 Eve Of Destruction Barry McGuire

55 Ain't That Peculiar Marvin Gaye


56 She's About A Mover Sir Douglas Quintet
57 I'm A Man Yardbirds
58 The Kids Are Alright The Who

59 Catch Us If You Can Dave Clark Five


60 Let's Hang On Four Seasons
61 I Do Marvelows
62 Barbara Ann Beach Boys
63 Hurt So Bad Little Anthony & the Imperials
64 Rescue Me Fontella Bass

65 It's My Life Animals


66 I'll Be Doggone Marvin Gaye

67 Yes, I'm Ready Barbara Mason


68 Sitting In The Park Billy Stewart
69 Liar, Liar Castaways
70 Just Like Me Paul Revere & the Raiders

71 I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better Byrds


72 King Of The Road Roger Miller

73 Tired Of Waiting For You Kinks


74 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away Beatles
75 Since I Lost My Baby Temptations
76 I Can't Turn You Loose Otis Redding
77 (I'm A) Road Runner Jr. Walker & the All-stars
78 Baby I'm Yours Barbara Lewis
79 Got To Get You Off My Mind Solomon Burke
80 We're Gonna Make It Little Milton
81 It Ain't Me Babe Turtles

82 You Didn't Have To Be So Nice Lovin' Spoonful


83 Five O'Clock World Vogues

84 Treat Her Right Roy Head


85 Drive My Car Beatles
86 I Want Candy Strangeloves
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87 A Lover's Concerto Toys


88 Desolation Row Bob Dylan

89 Catch The Wind Donovan


90 These Boots Are Made For Walkin' Nancy Sinatra
91 Lightnin' Strikes Lou Christie
92 I Hear A Symphony Supremes
93 Don't Mess With Bill Marvelettes
94 Keep On Dancing Gentrys
95 Over And Over Dave Clark Five
96 Till The End Of The Day Kinks

97 You're The One Vogues


98 I'm Henry The Eighth, I Am Herman's Hermits

99 A Groovy Kind Of Love Mindbenders

100 Michelle Beatles

20 more worth mentioning.

101 1-2-3 Len Barry

102 Lies Knickerbockers


103 Game Of Love Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders
104 She's Just My Style Gary Lewis & the Playboys
105 Can't You Hear My Heartbeat Herman's Hermits
106 Ballad Of A Thin Man Bob Dylan
107 You're Going To Lose That Girl Beatles

108 Woman's Got Soul Impressions


109 I'm A Happy Man Jive Five

110 I'm Alive Hollies


111 It's Gonna Take A Miracle Royalettes

112 Don't Look Back Temptations


113 Shakin' All Over Guess Who
114 Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan
115 It's Not Unusual Tom Jones
116 My World Is Empty Without You Supremes
117 Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter Herman's Hermits
118 Crying Time Ray Charles

119 The "In" Crowd Ramsey Lewis


120 Elusive Butterfly Bob Lind

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1965


Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1965

* A Little Piece Of Leather Donnie Elbert


Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 1965

* Just a Little Beau Brummels


Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1965

* Snatch It Back and Hold It Junior Wells


* Some Of Your Lovin' Dusty Springfield
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 89 of 227

1966

No. Song Artist

1 Good Vibrations Beach Boys


2 When A Man Loves A Woman Percy Sledge

3 Reach Out, I'll Be There Four Tops


4 Gimme Some Lovin' Spencer Davis Group

5 Ain't Too Proud To Beg Temptations


6 Eight Miles High Byrds
7 For What It's Worth Buffalo Springfield
8 Paint It Black Rolling Stones

9 You Keep Me Hangin' On Supremes


10 Wild Thing Troggs

11 Psychotic Reaction Count Five


12 I'm A Believer Monkees

13 God Only Knows Beach Boys


14 96 Tears ? & the Mysterians

15 Hold On, I'm A'Comin' Sam & Dave


16 Kicks Paul Revere & the Raiders
17 Good Lovin' Young Rascals
18 River Deep, Mountain High Ike & Tina Turner
19 Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett
20 You Can't Hurry Love Supremes

21 Devil With A Blue Dress On (medley) Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels

22 Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) Swingin' Medallions


23 Wouldn't It Be Nice Beach Boys

24 Knock On Wood Eddie Floyd


25 Summer In The City Lovin' Spoonful
26 Eleanor Rigby Beatles
27 Sunshine Superman Donovan
28 Try A Little Tenderness Otis Redding
29 (You're My) Soul And Inspiration Righteous Brothers
30 Sunny Afternoon Kinks
31 Along Comes Mary Association
32 Under My Thumb Rolling Stones
33 I Am A Rock Simon & Garfunkel

34 Just Like A Woman Bob Dylan


35 Here, There And Everywhere Beatles

36 Got To Get You Into My Life Beatles


37 Friday On My Mind Easybeats

38 Shapes Of Things Yardbirds


39 Pushin' Too Hard Seeds
40 You're Gonna Miss Me 13th Floor Elevators
41 Black Is Black Los Bravos
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42 Tell It Like It Is Aaron Neville


43 Homeward Bound Simon & Garfunkel

44 What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted Jimmy Ruffin


45 (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet Blues Magoos
46 Bus Stop Hollies
47 This Old Heart Of Mine Isley Brothers
48 Beauty Is Only Skin Deep Temptations
49 Solitary Man Neil Diamond
50 Monday, Monday Mamas & Papas
51 Walk Away Renee Left Banke

52 Paperback Writer Beatles


53 Land Of 1,000 Dances Wilson Pickett

54 Gloria Shadows Of Knight

55 I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) Electric Prunes


56 19th Nervous Breakdown Rolling Stones
57 Daydream Lovin' Spoonful
58 Summertime Billy Stewart

59 Secret Agent Man Johnny Rivers


60 Substitute The Who
61 Mellow Yellow Donovan
62 Hungry Paul Revere & the Raiders
63 Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix / Leaves
64 Rain Beatles

65 Tomorrow Never Knows Beatles


66 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) Wilson Pickett

67 Talk Talk Music Machine


68 But It's Alright J.J. Jackson
69 Sloop John B Beach Boys
70 A Hazy Shade Of Winter Simon & Garfunkel

71 Society's Child Janis Ian


72 Working In A Coal Mine Lee Dorsey

73 Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me) Four Seasons


74 Last Train To Clarksville Monkees
75 Rainy Day Women # 12 and 35 Bob Dylan
76 Working My Way Back To You Four Seasons
77 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me Dusty Springfield
78 (I Know) I'm Losing You Temptations
79 Wang Dang Doodle Koko Taylor
80 Standing In The Shadows Of Love Four Tops
81 I Saw Her Again Mamas & Papas

82 (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone Monkees


83 Over Under Sideways Down Yardbirds

84 Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby... Rolling Stones


85 Kind Of A Drag Buckinghams
86 I'm Your Puppet James & Bobby Purify
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87 It's A Man's Man's Man's World James Brown


88 The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) Walker Brothers

89 Little Girl Syndicate Of Sound


90 Cherry Cherry Neil Diamond
91 Cherish Association
92 Go Where You Wanna Go 5th Dimension/Mamas & Papas
93 Happy Jack The Who
94 Get Ready Temptations
95 Good Day Sunshine Beatles
96 Red Rubber Ball Cyrkle

97 Good Thing Paul Revere & the Raiders


98 Mother's Little Helper Rolling Stones

99 Don't Bring Me Down Animals

100 Visions Of Johanna Bob Dylan

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Out Of Time Rolling Stones / Chris Farlowe

102 Whispers (Getting Louder) Jackie Wilson


103 The Beat Goes On Sonny & Cher
104 Time Won't Let Me Outsiders
105 Poor Side Of Town Johnny Rivers
106 I Want You Bob Dylan
107 My Little Red Book Love

108 Cool Jerk Capitols


109 Pretty Flamingo Manfred Mann

110 I'm A Man Spencer Davis Group


111 Sweet Talkin' Guy Chiffons

112 Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart Supremes


113 Yellow Submarine Beatles
114 I Feel Free Cream
115 A Place In The Sun Stevie Wonder
116 That's Life Frank Sinatra
117 B-A-B-Y Carla Thomas
118 Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Cher

119 Barefootin' Robert Parker


120 Bring It Up James Brown

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1966


Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1966

* Harmonica Man (From London Town) Torquays


Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 1966

* 5D (Fifth Dimension) Byrds


Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1966

* I Found You Gene Clark


* Painter Man Creation
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 92 of 227

1967

No. Song Artist

1 Respect Aretha Franklin


2 Light My Fire Doors

3 Sunshine Of Your Love Cream


4 Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix

5 A Day In The Life Beatles


6 Whiter Shade Of Pale Procol Harum
7 Somebody To Love Jefferson Airplane
8 Soul Man Sam & Dave

9 Strawberry Fields Forever Beatles


10 Nights In White Satin Moody Blues

11 The Letter Box Tops


12 Waterloo Sunset Kinks

13 I Can See For Miles The Who


14 My Back Pages Byrds

15 White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane


16 Time Has Come Today Chambers Brothers
17 Dance To The Music Sly & the Family Stone
18 Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
19 A Natural Woman Aretha Franklin
20 Happy Together Turtles

Smokey Robinson & the


21 Tears Of A Clown
Miracles

22 (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher Jackie Wilson
23 Penny Lane Beatles

24 The Dark End Of The Street James Carr


Smokey Robinson & the
25 I Second That Emotion
Miracles

26 You Keep Me Hangin' On Vanilla Fudge


27 The End Doors
28 Cold Sweat James Brown
29 Get Together Youngbloods
30 Different Drum Stone Poneys
31 Chain Of Fools Aretha Franklin
32 I Never Loved A Man Aretha Franklin
33 Sweet Soul Music Arthur Conley

34 Let's Spend The Night Together Rolling Stones


35 Darlin' Beach Boys
36 Hello Goodbye Beatles
37 Groovin' Young Rascals
38 To Love Somebody Bee Gees
39 Foxey Lady Jimi Hendrix
40 Ain't No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
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41 With A Little Help From My Friends Beatles


42 People Are Strange Doors

43 I Think We're Alone Now Tommy James & the Shondells


44 I Heard It Through The Grapevine Gladys Knight & the Pips
45 Your Precious Love Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
46 Bernadette Four Tops
47 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Beatles
48 Gentle On My Mind Glen Campbell
49 San Francisco Scott McKenzie
50 Tighten Up Archie Bell & the Drells

51 Little Wing Jimi Hendrix


52 All You Need Is Love Beatles

53 Break On Through Doors

54 I'd Rather Go Blind Etta James


55 Funky Broadway Wilson Pickett
56 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Beatles
57 There Is Dells

58 Love Me Two Times Doors


59 I'm Waiting For The Man Velvet Underground
60 The Wind Cries Mary Jimi Hendrix
61 Incense And Peppermints Strawberry Alarm Clock
62 I Wish It Would Rain Temptations
63 Creeque Alley Mamas & Papas

64 Mr. Soul Buffalo Springfield


65 Magical Mystery Tour Beatles

66 Tramp Otis Redding & Carla Thomas


67 Alone Again Or Love
68 Nobody But Me Human Beinz
69 She'd Rather Be With Me Turtles

70 Expressway To Your Heart Soul Survivors


71 Let's Live For Today Grass Roots

72 I Am The Walrus Beatles


73 Ode To Billy Joe Bobbie Gentry
74 Spooky Classics IV
75 Never My Love Association
76 By The Time I Get To Phoenix Glen Campbell
77 Tuesday Afternoon Moody Blues
78 A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You Monkees
79 Strange Brew Cream
80 Pictures Of Matchstick Men Status Quo

81 Heroes And Villains Beach Boys


82 I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die-Rag Country Joe & the Fish

83 Getting Better Beatles


84 You're My Everything Temptations
85 Can't Take My Eyes Off You Frankie Valli
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86 Green Tambourine Lemon Pipers


87 (I Wanna) Testify Parliaments

88 So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star Byrds


89 I've Been Lonely Too Long Young Rascals
90 Alice's Restaurant Massacree Arlo Guthrie
91 Reflections Diana Ross & the Supremes
92 Jimmy Mack Martha & the Vandellas
93 Baby, Now That I've Found You Foundations
94 Love Is All Around Troggs
95 The Rain, The Park, And Other Things Cowsills

96 To Sir With Love Lulu


97 Windy Association

98 Ruby Tuesday Rolling Stones

99 Pleasant Valley Sunday Monkees


100 Little Bit O' Soul Music Explosion

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Itchycoo Park Small Faces


102 Heroin Velvet Underground
103 New York Mining Disaster 1941 Bee Gees
104 Western Union Five Americans
105 Paper Sun Traffic
106 Carrie-Anne Hollies

107 See Emily Play Pink Floyd


108 I Was Made To Love Her Stevie Wonder

109 Summer Rain Johnny Rivers


110 Judy In Disguise John Fred & the Playboy Band

111 Baby I Love You Aretha Franklin


Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition
112 First Edition
Was In)

113 Both Sides Now Judy Collins


114 Soul Finger Bar-Kays
115 Seven Rooms Of Gloom Four Tops
116 Daydream Believer Monkees

117 How Can I Be Sure Young Rascals


118 Up, Up And Away 5th Dimension

119 All I Need Temptations


120 Tell Mama Etta James

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1967


* Greasy Spoon Rufus Thomas
* Dear Mr. Fantasy Traffic
* She Loves Me (She Don't Love You) Waylon Jennings
* Flying On The Ground Is Wrong Buffalo Springfield
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 95 of 227

1968

No. Song Artist

1 I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye

2 Hey Jude Beatles


3 All Along The Watchtower Jimi Hendrix

4 Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding


5 Mony Mony Tommy James & the Shondells

6 Jumpin' Jack Flash Rolling Stones


7 Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf
8 White Room Cream
9 Sympathy For The Devil Rolling Stones
10 Revolution Beatles
11 Touch Me Doors

12 Time Of The Season Zombies

13 Helter Skelter Beatles


14 In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Iron Butterfly

15 Everyday People Sly & the Family Stone


16 Piece Of My Heart Big Brother & the Holding Company
17 Crimson And Clover Tommy James & the Shondells
18 While My Guitar Gently Weeps Beatles
19 Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf
20 The Weight The Band

21 Cloud Nine Temptations


22 Think Aretha Franklin

23 Street Fighting Man Rolling Stones


24 Summertime Blues Blue Cheer

25 Hush Deep Purple


26 Crossroads Cream
27 Only The Strong Survive Jerry Butler
28 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Beatles
29 I Got The Feelin' James Brown
30 (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone Aretha Franklin

31 Build Me Up Buttercup Foundations


32 Birthday Beatles

33 Hello I Love You Doors


34 Games People Play Joe South
35 Pressure Drop Toots and the Maytals
36 Journey To The Center Of The Mind Amboy Dukes
37 Slip Away Clarence Carter

38 Mrs. Robinson Simon & Garfunkel


39 Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
40 Stay In My Corner Dells
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41 La-La Means I Love You Delfonics


42 For Once In My Life Stevie Wonder

43 Wichita Lineman Glen Campbell


44 Crystal Blue Persuasion Tommy James & the Shondells
45 A Beautiful Morning Rascals
46 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Jimi Hendrix
47 Who's Making Love Johnny Taylor
48 Magic Bus The Who
49 I Got A Line On You Spirit
50 Stand By Your Man Tammy Wynette

51 Lady Madonna Beatles


52 Ramblin' Gamblin' Man Bob Seger System

53 Son-Of-A Preacher Man Dusty Springfield

54 Back In The U.S.S.R. Beatles


55 The Mighty Quinn Manfred Mann
56 Love Child Diana Ross & the Supremes
57 With A Little Help From My Friends Joe Cocker

58 Israelites Desmond Dekker & the Aces


59 Midnight Confessions Grass Roots
60 People Got To Be Free Rascals
61 I've Gotta Get A Message To You Bee Gees
62 Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud James Brown
63 Everybody's Talkin' Nilsson

64 Cowboys To Girls Intruders


65 Going Up The Country Canned Heat

66 Ain't No Way Aretha Franklin


67 Hello It's Me Nazz
68 These Eyes Guess Who
69 Feelin' Alright Traffic

70 Abraham, Martin And John Dion


71 Never Give You Up Jerry Butler

72 Cry Like A Baby Box Tops


73 Hooked On A Feeling B.J. Thomas
74 Happiness is a Warm Gun Beatles
75 One Three Dog Night
76 Mac Arthur Park Richard Harris
77 Fire The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
78 Do It Again Beach Boys
79 Those Were The Days Mary Hopkin
80 You're All I Need To Get By Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

81 Stoned Soul Picnic 5th Dimension


82 Open My Eyes Nazz

83 Polk Salad Annie Tony Joe White


84 Mendocino Sir Douglas Quintet
85 Nothing But A Heartache Flirtations
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86 Ride My See Saw Moody Blues


87 Living In The U.S.A. Steve Miller Band

88 Hey Western Union Man Jerry Butler


89 Susie Q Creedence Clearwater Revival
90 Hurdy Gurdy Man Donovan
91 Dizzy Tommy Roe
92 Can I Change My Mind Tyrone Davis
93 Elenore Turtles
94 Paying The Cost To Be The Boss B.B. King
95 Angel Of The Morning Merrilee Rush & the Turnabouts

96 The House That Jack Built Aretha Franklin


97 I Thank You Sam & Dave

98 Worst That Could Happen Brooklyn Bridge

99 Sister Ray Velvet Underground


100 Dear Prudence Beatles

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Young Girl Gary Puckett & the Union Gap


102 Yummy, Yummy, Yummy Ohio Express
103 I've Never Found A Girl Eddie Floyd
104 Cyprus Avenue Van Morrison
105 Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun Pink Floyd
106 Village Green Preservation Society Kinks

107 I Walk On Guilded Splinters Dr. John


108 Valleri Monkees

109 Hold Me Tight Johnny Nash


110 Love Makes A Woman Barbara Acklin

111 I Say A Little Prayer Aretha Franklin


112 Soulful Strut Young-Holt Unlimited
113 Atlantis Donovan
114 On The Road Again Canned Heat
115 Girl Watcher O'Kaysions
116 I Started A Joke Bee Gees
117 Grazing In The Grass Hugh Masakela

118 I'm Gonna Make You Love Me Supremes & Temptations


119 Stormy Classics IV

120 Sabre Dance Love Sculpture

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1968


Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1968

* Man's Temptation Mike Bloomfield / Al Kooper


Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 1968

* Mechanical World Spirit


Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1968

* The Victim Gosdin Brothers


* Glasshouse Green Splinter Red The Kinsmen
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 98 of 227

1969

No. Song Artist

1 Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin


2 Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival

3 I Want You Back Jackson 5


4 Honky Tonk Women Rolling Stones

5 Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival


6 Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Crosby, Stills & Nash
7 Dazed And Confused Led Zeppelin
8 Gimme Shelter Rolling Stones

9 Come Together Beatles


10 I Can't Get Next To You Temptations

11 Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival


12 Pinball Wizard The Who

13 Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid Led Zeppelin


14 Evil Ways Santana

15 Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) Sly & the Family Stone
16 It's Your Thing Isley Brothers
17 You Can't Always Get What You Want Rolling Stones
18 Space Oddity David Bowie
19 My Way Frank Sinatra
20 Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond

21 Something Beatles

22 Hot Fun In The Summertime Sly & the Family Stone


23 Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley

24 Get Back Beatles


25 Green River Creedence Clearwater Revival
26 Here Comes The Sun Beatles
27 The Thrill Is Gone B.B. King
28 Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum
29 The Boxer Simon & Garfunkel
30 I Want To Take You Higher Sly & the Family Stone
31 Give Me Just A Little More Time Chairmen Of The Board
32 Down On The Corner Creedence Clearwater Revival
33 Stand Sly & the Family Stone

34 Venus Shocking Blue


35 What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) Jr. Walker & the All-Stars

36 Kick Out The Jams MC5


37 Whipping Post Allman Brothers

38 Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose James Brown


39 Oh What A Night '69 Dells
40 Born On The Bayou Creedence Clearwater Revival
41 Feelin' Alright Joe Cocker
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 99 of 227

42 Midnight Rambler Rolling Stones


43 Time Is Tight Booker T. & the M.G.'s

44 We're Not Gonna Take It The Who


45 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down The Band
46 Something In The Air Thunderclap Newman
47 Can't Find My Way Home Blind Faith
48 No Time Guess Who
49 Twenty-Five Miles Edwin Starr
50 Someday We'll Be Together Diana Ross & the Supremes
51 My Whole World Ended David Ruffin

52 Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) Steam


53 In The Ghetto Elvis Presley

54 Rainy Night In Georgia Brook Benton

55 She Came In Through The Bathroom Window Joe Cocker


56 Good Times, Bad Times Led Zeppelin
57 Beginnings Chicago
58 Choice Of Colors Impressions

59 He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother Hollies


60 Let It Bleed Rolling Stones
61 Living In The Past Jethro Tull
62 Get Ready Rare Earth
63 Don't Let Me Down Beatles
64 Down By The River Neil Young

65 Grazing In The Grass Friends Of Distinction


66 Reconsider Me Johnny Adams

67 Cinnamon Girl Neil Young


68 Psychedelic Shack Temptations
69 Everybody Is A Star Sly & the Family Stone
70 21st Century Schizoid Man King Crimson

71 Up On Cripple Creek The Band


72 A Boy Named Sue Johnny Cash

73 Lay Lady Lay Bob Dylan


74 Lodi Creedence Clearwater Revival
75 Aquarius / Let The Sun Shine In 5th Dimension
76 Soul Deep Box Tops
77 Sugar, Sugar Archies
78 Who's Lovin' You Jackson 5
79 Communication Breakdown Led Zeppelin
80 Come And Get It Badfinger
81 You've Made Me So Very Happy Blood, Sweat & Tears

82 More Today Than Yesterday Spiral Starecase


83 I Want You (She's So Heavy) Beatles

84 Badge Cream
85 In The Court Of The Crimson King King Crimson
86 Ballad Of John And Yoko Beatles
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87 Marrakesh Express Crosby, Stills & Nash


88 Mother Popcorn James Brown

89 Cissy Strut Meters


90 Black Pearl Sonny Charles & the Checkmates
91 Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town Kenny Rogers & the First Edition
92 Spinning Wheel Blood, Sweat & Tears
93 My Cherie Amour Stevie Wonder
94 I Can Hear Music Beach Boys
95 Je T'aime ...Moi Non Plus Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg
96 I Wanna Be Your Dog Stooges

97 Galveston Glen Campbell


98 Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' Crazy Elephant

99 Didn't I (Blow Your Mind) Delfonics

100 Hey There Lonely Girl Eddie Holman

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Too Busy Thinking About My Baby Marvin Gaye

102 Walk On By Isaac Hayes


103 By The Time I Get To Phoenix Isaac Hayes
104 Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head B.J. Thomas
105 Wedding Bell Blues 5th Dimension
106 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Roberta Flack
107 Traces Classics IV

108 Leaving On A Jet Plane Peter, Paul & Mary


109 Oh Happy Day Edwin Hawkins Singers

110 Baby I'm For Real Originals


111 Hawaii Five-O Ventures

112 Easy To Be Hard Three Dog Night


113 Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? Chicago
114 Laughing Guess Who
115 Going In Circles Friends Of Distinction
116 Give Peace A Chance Plastic Ono Band
117 Backfield In Motion Mel & Tim
118 White Bird It's A Beautiful Day

119 And When I Die Blood, Sweat & Tears


120 Put A Little Love In Your Heart Jackie DeShannon

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1969


Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1969

* That's The Way Joe Tex


Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 1969

* Long Time Gone Crosby, Stills & Nash


Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1969

* I Thought I Knew You Well Tony Joe White


* Imagine The Swan Zombies
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1970s Top 100


1970

No. Song Artist

1 Layla Derek And The Dominos


2 Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon and Garfunkel
3 Let It Be Beatles
4 Your Song Elton John
Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex
5 James Brown
Machine

6 Lola Kinks
7 Who'll Stop the Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival
8 Fire and Rain James Taylor
9 Paranoid Black Sabbath
10 All Right Now Free
11 Black Magic Woman Santana
12 Have You Ever Seen the Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival

13 My Sweet Lord George Harrison


14 War Edwin Starr

15 Maybe I'm Amazed Paul McCartney


16 I'll Be There Jackson 5

17 Oye Como Va Santana


18 The Long and Winding Road Beatles
19 Moondance Van Morrison

20 Band Of Gold Freda Payne


21 Ohio Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
22 American Woman Guess Who
23 Instant Karma John Lennon

24 Joy To the World Three Dog Night


25 Child In Time Deep Purple

26 25 or 6 To 4 Chicago
27 Truckin' Grateful Dead
28 O-o-h Child Five Stairsteps
29 Ball Of Confusion Temptations
30 Roadhouse Blues Doors
31 Question Moody Blues

32 Up Around the Bend Creedence Clearwater Revival


33 Close To You Carpenters

34 Proud Mary Ike and Tuna Turner


35 Mama Told Me (Not To Come) Three Dog Night
36 Iron Man Black Sabbath
37 Cracklin' Rosie Neil Diamond
38 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours Stevie Wonder
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39 We've Only Just Begun Carpenters


40 Ain't No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross

41 Lookin' Out My Back Door Creedence Clearwater Revival


42 If You Could Read My Mind Gordon Lightfoot
43 Woodstock Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
44 Across the Universe Beatles
45 In the Summertime Mungo Jerry
46 Wild World Cat Stevens
47 ABC Jackson 5
48 Kentucky Rain Elvis Presley

49 The Love You Save Jackson 5


50 Lucky Man Emerson, Lake and Palmer

51 Move On Up Curtis Mayfield

52 Immigrant Song Led Zeppelin


53 The Wonder Of You Elvis Presley
54 Rose Garden Lynn Anderson
55 It's a Shame Spinners

56 Cecilia Simon and Garfunkel


57 Teach Your Children Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
58 Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) Edison Lighthouse
59 Into the Mystic Van Morrison
60 Travelin' Band Creedence Clearwater Revival
61 Big Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell

Charles Wright & Watts 103rd St.


62 Express Yourself
Rhythm Band
63 Eighteen Alice Cooper
64 Make It With You Bread
65 Sweet Jane Velvet Underground

66 Patches Clarence Carter


67 No Matter What Badfinger

68 Spill the Wine Eric Burdon and War


69 Samba Pa Ti Santana

70 Stoned Love Supremes


71 Since I've Been Loving You Led Zeppelin
72 I Heard It Through the Grapevine Creedence Clearwater Revival
73 El Condor Pasa Simon and Garfunkel
74 I Think I Love You Partridge Family
75 Call Me Super Bad James Brown
76 Mississippi Queen Mountain
77 Domino Van Morrison
78 Colour My World Chicago

79 Run Through the Jungle Creedence Clearwater Revival


80 Don't Play That Song Aretha Franklin

81 Midnight Rider Allman Brothers Band


82 After Midnight Eric Clapton
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83 Knock Three Times Dawn


84 If I Were Your Woman Gladys Knight and the Pips

85 War Pigs Black Sabbath


86 Southern Man Neil Young
87 What Is Life George Harrison
88 Love the One You're With Stephen Stills
89 Groove Me King Floyd
90 Make Me Smile Chicago
91 Green-Eyed Lady Sugarloaf
92 Turn Back the Hands Of Time Tyrone Davis

93 I Hear You Knocking Dave Edmunds


94 Draggin' the Line Tommy James

95 Casey Jones Grateful Dead

96 Coal Miner's Daughter Loretta Lynn


97 Yellow River Christie
98 Carry On Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
99 I'm Your Captain/Closer To Home Grand Funk Railroad

100 Love On a Two-Way Street Moments

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Working Class Hero John Lennon


102 Only Love Can Break Your Heart Neil Young
103 Funk # 49 James Gang

104 Lonely Days Bee Gees


105 Vehicle Ides Of March

106 Uncle John's Band Grateful Dead


107 Call Me Aretha Franklin

108 No Sugar Tonight Guess Who


109 Our House Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
110 Mr. Bojangles Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
111 Merry Christmas Darling Carpenters
112 Signs Five Man Electrical Band
113 For the Good Times Ray Price
114 Ride Captain Ride Blues Image

115 Black Night Deep Purple


116 Groovy Situation Gene Chandler

117 Black Sabbath Black Sabbath


118 One Bad Apple Osmonds
119 Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You Wilson Pickett
120 My Baby Loves Lovin' White Plains

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1970


Brian's choice - An unheralded great record from 1970

* I Can't Get Next to You Al Green


Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 1970

* You Better Think Twice Poco


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 104 of 227
Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1970

* Will There Be Another Love For Me Winfield Parker


Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1970

* Sleeping The Band


Brett's choice - An unheralded great record from 1970

* Gonna Get My Baby Back Doris Troy


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 105 of 227

1971
No. Song Artist

1 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin


2 Imagine John Lennon

3 What's Going On Marvin Gaye


4 Let's Stay Together Al Green

5 Maggie May Rod Stewart


6 American Pie Don McLean
7 Won't Get Fooled Again The Who
8 Brown Sugar Rolling Stones

9 Just My Imagination Temptations


10 Family Affair Sly and the Family Stone

11 Theme from "Shaft" Isaac Hayes


12 Me and Bobby McGee Janis Joplin

13 Baba O'Riley The Who


14 It's Too Late Carole King

15 Riders On the Storm Doors


16 Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers
17 Rock and Roll Led Zeppelin
18 Changes David Bowie
19 Black Dog Led Zeppelin
20 Tired of Being Alone Al Green

21 Mercy Mercy Me Marvin Gaye

22 Bang a Gong (Get It On) T. Rex


23 Roundabout Yes

24 Aqualung Jethro Tull


25 Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) Hollies
26 Have You Seen Her Chi-Lites
27 Tiny Dancer Elton John
28 Respect Yourself Staple Singers
29 Without You Nilsson
30 Smiling Faces Sometimes Undisputed Truth
31 Behind Blue Eyes The Who
32 LA Woman Doors
33 Mr. Big Stuff Jean Knight
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna
34 Marvin Gaye
Holler)

35 A Horse With No Name America

36 Locomotive Breath Jethro Tull


37 Clean Up Woman Betty Wright

38 You've Got A Friend James Taylor


39 Slipping into Darkness War
40 Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves Cher
41 You Are Everything Stylistics
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42 It Don't Come Easy Ringo Starr


43 Thin Line Between Love and Hate Persuaders

44 Hot Pants James Brown


45 I Feel the Earth Move Carole King
46 Love Her Madly Doors
47 Wild Horses Rolling Stones
48 Life on Mars? David Bowie
49 Take Me Home, Country Roads John Denver
50 Betcha By Golly Wow Stylistics
51 Stay with Me Faces

52 Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get Dramatics


53 Spanish Harlem Aretha Franklin

54 I've Seen All Good People Yes

55 Jealous Guy John Lennon


56 Superstar Carpenters
57 Indian Reservation Raiders
58 Rock Steady Aretha Franklin

59 Want Ads Honey Cone


60 Happy Xmas (War Is Over) John & Yoko & Plastic Ono Band
61 If You Really Love Me Stevie Wonder
62 Day After Day Badfinger
63 Wild Night Van Morrison
64 Treat Her Like a Lady Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

65 Do You Know What I Mean Lee Michaels


66 Don't Pull Your Love Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds

67 I'd Love to Change the World Ten Years After


68 The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys Traffic
69 Going to California Led Zeppelin
70 Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey Paul & Linda McCartney

71 Never Can Say Goodbye Jackson 5


72 Peace Train Cat Stevens

73 Got To Be There Michael Jackson


74 Levon Elton John
75 Drowning in the Sea of Love Joe Simon
76 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart Bee Gees
77 I Am, I Said Neil Diamond
78 Hocus Pocus Focus
79 All Day Music War
80 She's a Lady Tom Jones
81 Baby I'm-a Want You Bread

82 I Gotcha Joe Tex


83 Coat of Many Colors Dolly Parton

84 Precious And Few Climax


85 Bargain The Who
86 Case of You Joni Mitchell
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87 Maggot Brain Funkadelic


88 Morning Has Broken Cat Stevens

89 Rainy Days and Mondays Carpenters


90 So Far Away Carole King
91 Brand New Key Melanie
92 Can't You Hear Me Knocking Rolling Stones
93 If Bread
94 Reason To Believe Rod Stewart
95 Vincent Don McLean
96 Funky Nassau Beginning Of The End

97 Sylvia's Mother Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show


98 An Old Fashioned Love Song Three Dog Night

99 Sweet City Woman Stampeders

100 Make It Funky James Brown

20 more worth mentioning.

101 When the Levee Breaks Led Zeppelin

102 Never Been To Spain Three Dog Night


103 Another Day Paul McCartney
104 Statesboro Blues Allman Brothers Band
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet
105 Hot Rod Lincoln
Airmen

106 Famous Blue Raincoat Leonard Cohen


107 Outa-Space Billy Preston
108 The Story In Your Eyes Moody Blues
109 Sunshine Jonathan Edwards
110 Sooner Or Later Grass Roots
111 Sam Stone John Prine

112 Bitch Rolling Stones


113 Jeepster T. Rex

114 No One to Depend On Santana


115 I Just Want To Celebrate Rare Earth
116 Scorpio Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band
117 She's Not Just Another Woman Eighth Day
118 Long Distance Runaround Yes

119 Don't Knock My Love Wilson Pickett


120 Sweet Seasons Carole King

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1971


* Oh Me Oh My Aretha Franklin
* Change Partners Stephen Stills
* Girls In The City Esquires

* Oak Fire Lee Michaels


* Bubble Gum The Blues/I'm A Cruiser Emitt Rhodes
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 108 of 227

1972

No. Song Artist

1 Superstition Stevie Wonder

2 Papa Was a Rollin' Stone Temptations


3 Smoke on the Water Deep Purple

4 Lean on Me Bill Withers


5 Heart of Gold Neil Young

6 Walk on the Wild Side Lou Reed


7 You Are the Sunshine of My Life Stevie Wonder
8 If You Don't Know Me by Now Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
9 I'll Take You There Staple Singers
10 Tumbling Dice Rolling Stones
11 Love Train O'Jays

12 You're So Vain Carly Simon

13 Oh Girl Chi-Lites
14 Take It Easy Eagles

15 I'll Be Around Spinners


16 Reeling in the Years Steely Dan
17 Rocket Man Elton John
18 School's Out Alice Cooper
19 All the Young Dudes Mott the Hoople
20 The Harder They Come Jimmy Cliff

21 Back Stabbers O'Jays


22 I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash

23 Burning Love Elvis Presley


24 I'm Still in Love With You Al Green

25 Listen to the Music Doobie Brothers


26 Alone Again (Naturally) Gilbert O'Sullivan
27 Crocodile Rock Elton John
28 Stuck in the Middle With You Stealers Wheel
29 I Saw the Light Todd Rundgren
30 Rock and Roll, Part 2 Gary Glitter

31 Me and Mrs. Jones Billy Paul


32 Go All the Way Raspberries

33 Do It Again Steely Dan


34 Could It Be I'm Falling in Love Spinners
35 Garden Party Rick Nelson
36 Freddie's Dead Curtis Mayfield
37 You Wear It Well Rod Stewart

38 Ziggy Stardust David Bowie


39 Saturday in the Park Chicago
40 Superfly Curtis Mayfield
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41 Brandy Looking Glass


42 Time in a Bottle Jim Croce

43 Starman David Bowie


44 Suavecito Malo
45 Doctor My Eyes Jackson Browne
46 Love and Happiness Al Green
47 Summer Breeze Seals and Crofts
48 The Cisco Kid War
49 I'm Stone in Love With You Stylistics
50 I Am Woman Helen Reddy

51 Suffragette City David Bowie


52 Virginia Plain Roxy Music

53 Everybody Plays the Fool Main Ingredient

54 Frankenstein Edgar Winter Group


55 Neither One of Us Gladys Knight and the Pips
56 Hello It's Me Todd Rundgren
57 Look What You Done for Me Al Green

58 Why Can't We Live Together Timmy Thomas


59 Sail Away Randy Newman
60 Ain't No Woman Four Tops
61 Too Late to Turn Back Now Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
62 Break Up to Make Up Stylistics
63 Your Mama Don't Dance Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina

64 Free Ride Edgar Winter Group


65 Day Dreaming Aretha Franklin

66 The Jean Genie David Bowie


67 Get on the Good Foot James Brown
68 Dancing in the Moonlight King Harvest
69 The Guitar Man Bread

70 Peaceful Easy Feeling Eagles


71 You Don't Mess Around With Jim Jim Croce

72 Easy Livin' Uriah Heep


73 You're Still a Young Man Tower of Power
74 Mother and Child Reunion Paul Simon
75 Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu Johnny Rivers
76 In the Rain Dramatics
77 Ventura Highway America
78 Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard Paul Simon
79 Witchy Woman Eagles
80 (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Wanna Be Right Luther Ingram

81 I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock & Roll Band) Moody Blues
82 Everything I Own Bread

83 Honky Cat Elton John


84 Top of the World Carpenters
85 I'd Love You to Want Me Lobo
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86 You Ought to Be With Me Al Green


87 Amie Pure Prairie League

88 Taxi Harry Chapin


89 Rocky Mountain High John Denver
90 Telegram Sam T. Rex
91 Happy Rolling Stones
92 Operator Jim Croce
93 Hold Your Head Up Argent
94 Black and White Three Dog Night
95 Walking in the Rain With the One I Love Love Unlimited

96 Soul Makossa Manu Dibango


97 Use Me Bill Withers

98 Conquistador (live) Procol Harum

99 The World Is a Ghetto War


100 Rock and Roll Lullaby B.J. Thomas

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Starting All Over Again Mel and Tim


102 Last Song Edward Bear
103 Talking Loud and Saying Nothing James Brown
104 One Way Out Allman Brothers
105 It Never Rains in Southern California Albert Hammond
106 Will It Go Round in Circles Billy Preston

107 Little Willy The Sweet


108 Hi, Hi, Hi Wings

109 Nice To Be With You Gallery


110 Jesus Is Just Alright Doobie Brothers

111 Troglodyte Jimmy Castor Bunch


112 Old Man Neil Young
113 Ben Michael Jackson
114 America the Beautiful Ray Charles
115 Song Sung Blue Neil Diamond
116 Children Of the Revolution T. Rex
117 Wildflower Skylark

118 Whiskey In the Jar Thin Lizzy


119 Thick As a Brick Jethro Tull

120 Dixie Chicken Little Feat

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1972


Brian's choice - An unheralded great record from 1972

* Gypsy Van Morrison


Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 1972

* Southbound Train Crosby & Nash


* Eddie's Love Eddie Kendricks
* I Don't Know Bill Withers

* Watch The Sunrise Big Star


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 111 of 227

1973

No. Song Artist

1 Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd


2 Let's Get It On Marvin Gaye

3 Midnight Train To Georgia Gladys Knight and the Pips


4 Dream On Aerosmith

5 Living For the City Stevie Wonder


6 Money Pink Floyd
7 Piano Man Billy Joel
8 Killing Me Softly With His Song Roberta Flack

9 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John


10 That Lady Isley Brothers

11 Angie Rolling Stones


12 Bennie and the Jets Elton John

13 The Joker Steve Miller Band


14 Radar Love Golden Earring

15 Drift Away Dobie Gray


16 Higher Ground Stevie Wonder
17 Knockin' On Heaven's Door Bob Dylan
18 Get Up, Stand Up Wailers
19 Takin' Care Of Business Bachman-Turner Overdrive
20 Ramblin' Man Allman Brothers Band

21 Time Pink Floyd

22 Were an American Band Grand Funk


23 Band On the Run Paul McCartney and Wings

24 Natural High Bloodstone


25 When Will I See You Again Three Degrees
26 The Payback James Brown
27 Until You Come Back To Me Aretha Franklin
28 Long Train Runnin' Doobie Brothers
29 Over the Hills and Far Away Led Zeppelin
30 You Make Me Feel Brand New Stylistics
31 Jessica Allman Brothers Band
32 Candle In the Wind Elton John
33 Rosalita Bruce Springsteen

34 Live and Let Die Paul McCartney and Wings


35 Bad Bad Leroy Brown Jim Croce

36 Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up Barry White


37 Desperado Eagles

38 I Can't Stand the Rain Ann Peebles


39 Jet Paul McCartney and Wings
40 China Grove Doobie Brothers
41 La Grange ZZ Top
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42 Behind Closed Doors Charlie Rich


43 Daniel Elton John

44 I Shot the Sheriff Wailers


45 Kodachrome Paul Simon
46 Love's Theme Love Unlimited Orchestra
47 Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me Gladys Knight and the Pips
48 Rock the Boat Hues Corporation
49 Show and Tell Al Wilson
50 Feelin' Stronger Every Day Chicago
51 Cum On Feel the Noize Slade

52 Diamond Girl Seals And Crofts


53 Ballroom Blitz The Sweet

54 Rock On David Essex

55 Rocky Mountain Way Joe Walsh


56 20th Century Boy T. Rex
57 The Love I Lost Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
58 For the Love Of Money O'Jays

59 Jolene Dolly Parton


60 Personality Crisis New York Dolls
61 Search and Destroy Stooges
62 Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding Elton John
63 Loves Me Like a Rock Paul Simon
64 She's Gone Daryl Hall and John Oates

65 Come and Get Your Love Redbone


66 Brother Louie Stories

67 Call Me Al Green
68 Seasons In the Sun Terry Jacks
69 Just You 'n' Me Chicago
70 Pillow Talk Sylvia

71 Hollywood Swinging Kool and the Gang


72 So Very Hard To Go Tower of Power

73 The Way We Were Barbra Streisand


74 Can't You See Marshall Tucker Band
75 Keep On Truckin' Eddie Kendricks
76 Jungle Boogie Kool and the Gang
77 Brain Damage/Eclipse Pink Floyd
78 I'm Doing Fine Now New York City
79 The Most Beautiful Girl Charlie Rich
80 D'Yer Maker Led Zeppelin
81 Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting Elton John

82 My Love Paul McCartney and Wings


83 I've Got To Use My Imagination Gladys Knight and the Pips

84 Photograph Ringo Starr


85 Give Me Love George Harrison
86 If You Want Me To Stay Sly and the Family Stone
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87 Us and Them Pink Floyd


88 Gimme Three Steps Lynyrd Skynyrd

89 Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree Dawn


90 Nutbush City Limits Ike and Tina Turner
91 Love Reign O'er Me The Who
92 I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby Barry White
93 No More Mr. Nice Guy Alice Cooper
94 Here I Am (Come and Take Me) Al Green
95 Tubular Bells Mike Oldfield
96 Lady Styx

97 Tequila Sunrise Eagles


98 I'll Have To Say I Love You In a Song Jim Croce

99 Right Place, Wrong Time Dr. John

100 Doin' It To Death Fred Wesley and the J.B.'s

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Rock And Roll, Hoochie Coo Rick Derringer

102 I'll Always Love My Mama Intruders


103 Blockbuster The Sweet
104 I Got a Name Jim Croce
105 Hooked On a Feeling Blue Swede
106 Just Don't Want To Be Lonely Main Ingredient
107 The Ocean Led Zeppelin

108 Midnight At the Oasis Maria Muldaur


109 5:15 The Who

110 Touch Me In the Morning Diana Ross


111 Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing Stevie Wonder

112 One Of a Kind (Love Affair) Spinners


113 Half Breed Cher
114 Let It Ride Bachman-Turner Overdrive
115 Karn Evil #9 Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
116 Get Down Gilbert O'Sullivan
117 Woman From Tokyo Deep Purple
118 You're Sixteen Ringo Starr

119 My Maria B.W. Stevenson


120 Boogie Down Eddie Kendricks

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1973


Brian's choice - An unheralded great record from 1973

* Time Fades Away Neil Young


Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 1973

* Wishing Well Free


* Where Do We Go From Here Trammps
* On Your Way Down Little Feat
* Yang Yang Yoko Ono
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 114 of 227

1974

No. Song Artist

1 No Woman, No Cry Bob Marley and the Wailers


2 Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd

3 You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet Bachman-Turner Overdrive


4 Rock Your Baby George McCrae

5 Lady Marmalade LaBelle


6 Autobahn Kraftwerk
7 Help Me Joni Mitchell
8 Waterloo Abba

9 Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe Barry White


10 Tell Me Something Good Rufus

11 Black Water Doobie Brothers


12 Rebel Rebel David Bowie

13 Killer Queen Queen


14 Pick Up the Pieces Average White Band

15 Can't Get Enough Bad Company


16 Rikki Don't Lose That Number Steely Dan
17 I Shot the Sheriff Eric Clapton
18 You're the First, the Last, My Everything Barry White
19 You're No Good Linda Ronstadt
20 It's Only Rock 'n' Roll Rolling Stones

21 You Haven't Done Nothin' Stevie Wonder

22 Boogie On Reggae Woman Stevie Wonder


23 Cat's In the Cradle Harry Chapin

24 Be Thankful For What You Got William DeVaughn


25 Fire Ohio Players
26 Shame, Shame, Shame Shirley & Company
27 Lovin' You Minnie Riperton
28 Sideshow Blue Magic
29 Some Kind Of Wonderful Grand Funk
30 Love Hurts Nazareth
31 Already Gone Eagles
32 The Air That I Breathe Hollies
33 Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me Elton John

34 Then Came You Dionne Warwicke and the Spinners


35 Sundown Gordon Lightfoot

36 Bad Company Bad Company


37 TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) MFSB featuring the Three Degrees

38 Everlasting Love Carl Carlton


39 Never Can Say Goodbye Gloria Gaynor
40 My Eyes Adored You Frankie Valli
41 How Long Ace
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42 September Gurls Big Star


43 Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) B.T. Express

44 Best of My Love Eagles


45 I Can Help Billy Swan
46 You Are So Beautiful Joe Cocker
47 Fox On the Run Sweet
48 Dancing Machine Jackson 5
49 School Supertramp
50 The Loco-Motion Grand Funk
51 Tonight Is the Night Betty Wright

52 This Town Ain't Big Enough Sparks


53 Take Me To the River Al Green

54 Supernatural Thing Ben E. King

55 Rock Me Gently Andy Kim


56 The Bitch Is Back Elton John
57 Annie's Song John Denver
58 Tin Man America

59 Nothing From Nothing Billy Preston


60 Devotion Earth, Wind & Fire
61 Free Man in Paris Joni Mitchell
62 Laughter In the Rain Neil Sedaka
63 Jackie Blue Ozark Mountain Daredevils
64 Lonely People America

65 The Night Chicago Died Paper Lace


66 Skin Tight Ohio Players

67 Come Monday Jimmy Buffett


68 Kung Fu Fighting Carl Douglas
69 Emma Hot Chocolate
70 Distant Lover (live) Marvin Gaye

71 Bloody Well Right Supertramp


72 Carefree Highway Gordon Lightfoot

73 I Will Always Love You Dolly Parton


74 Can't Get It Out Of My Head Electric Light Orchestra
75 Forever Young Bob Dylan
76 Sugar Baby Love Rubettes
77 Down Down Status Quo
78 Saturday Night Bay City Rollers
79 Whatever Gets You Through the Night John Lennon
80 Magic Pilot
81 When Will I Be Loved Linda Ronstadt

82 Hang On In There Baby Johnny Bristol


83 Call Me the Breeze Lynyrd Skynyrd

84 Walking In Rhythm Blackbyrds


85 Jazzman Carole King
86 Bungle In the Jungle Jethro Tull
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87 Before the Next Teardrop Falls Freddy Fender


88 I Honestly Love You Olivia Newton-John

89 Late for the Sky Jackson Browne


90 Beach Baby First Class
91 You Got the Love Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
92 Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds Elton John
93 Oh Very Young Cat Stevens
94 Feel Like Makin' Love Roberta Flack
95 Dreamer Supertramp
96 # 9 Dream John Lennon

97 Poetry Man Phoebe Snow


98 Bad Time Grand Funk

99 Machine Gun Commodores

100 Angie Baby Helen Reddy

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Same Old Song and Dance Aerosmith

102 The Streak Ray Stevens


103 (I've Been) Searchin' So Long Chicago
104 Promised Land Elvis Presley
105 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Genesis
106 Billy Don't Be A Hero Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods
107 Train Kept a-Rollin' Aerosmith

108 Everything I Own Ken Boothe


109 Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) Raspberries

110 Mighty Mighty Earth, Wind & Fire


111 The South's Gonna Do It Charlie Daniels Band

112 I've Got The Music In Me Kiki Dee Band


113 Sha La La Al Green
114 The Wall Street Shuffle 10cc
115 Wishing You Were Here Chicago
116 Keep On Smilin' Wet Willie
117 Express B.T. Express
118 Rock and Roll Heaven Righteous Brothers

119 Lookin' For a Love Bobby Womack


120 Clap For the Wolfman Guess Who

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1974


Brian's choice - An unheralded great record from 1974

* Tattler Ry Cooder
Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 1974

* As the Raven Flies Dan Fogelberg


* We Sing For Fun Sparrows Quartet
* Sweet Thang Shuggie Otis
* It's Better To Have (And Don't Need) Don Covay
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 117 of 227

1975

No. Song Artist

1 Born To Run Bruce Springsteen


2 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen

3 Walk This Way Aerosmith


4 Kashmir Led Zeppelin

5 Tangled Up In Blue Bob Dylan


6 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd
7 Thunder Road Bruce Springsteen
8 One Of These Nights Eagles

9 Low Rider War


10 I'm Not In Love 10cc

11 Rhiannon Fleetwood Mac


12 Sweet Emotion Aerosmith

13 Rock and Roll All Nite Kiss


14 That's The Way (I Like It) KC and the Sunshine Band

15 Fame David Bowie


16 Love To Love You Baby Donna Summer
17 Love Is The Drug Roxy Music
18 That's The Way Of the World Earth, Wind and Fire
19 December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) Four Seasons
20 Philadelphia Freedom Elton John

21 Young Americans David Bowie

22 I Love Music O'Jays


23 Lyin' Eyes Eagles

24 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Paul Simon


25 Love Rollercoaster Ohio Players
26 Shining Star Earth, Wind and Fire
27 Sister Golden Hair America
28 You Sexy Thing Hot Chocolate
29 Feel Like Makin' Love Bad Company
30 Reasons Earth, Wind and Fire
31 Take It To The Limit Eagles
32 Make Me Smile Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
33 Hurricane Bob Dylan

34 Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pink Floyd


35 Evil Woman Electric Light Orchestra

36 Sara Smile Daryl Hall and John Oates


37 Wake Up Everybody Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes

38 Tush ZZ Top
39 Slow Ride Foghat
40 Jive Talkin' Bee Gees
41 Get Down Tonight KC and the Sunshine Band
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42 Someone Saved My Life Tonight Elton John


43 For The Love Of You Isley Brothers

44 Sing A Song Earth, Wind and Fire


45 Fooled Around And Fell In Love Elvin Bishop
46 This Will Be Natalie Cole
47 Love Won't Let Me Wait Major Harris
48 Love Will Keep Us Together Captain and Tennille
49 Roadrunner Modern Lovers
50 Let Your Love Flow Bellamy Brothers
51 Sweet Thing Rufus featuring Chaka Kahn

52 You're My Best Friend Queen


53 Miracles Jefferson Starship

54 Love Machine Miracles

55 Say You Love Me Fleetwood Mac


56 The Hustle Van McCoy
57 Golden Years David Bowie
58 Gloria Patti Smith Group

59 S.O.S. ABBA
60 Why Can't We Be Friends War
61 Nights On Broadway Bee Gees
62 Dream Weaver Gary Wright
63 Boogie Fever Sylvers
64 Old Days Chicago

65 Sailing Rod Stewart


66 It Only Takes A Minute Tavares

67 Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain Willie Nelson


68 The Agony and the Ecstasy Smokey Robinson
69 Jungleland Bruce Springsteen
70 Rhinestone Cowboy Glen Campbell

71 Love Is Alive Gary Wright


72 Bad Luck Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes

73 Games People Play Spinners


74 Listen To What The Man Said Wings
75 Right Back Where We Started From Maxine Nightingale
76 Fight the Power Isley Brothers
77 How Sweet It Is James Taylor
78 Eighteen With a Bullet Pete Wingfield
Hamilton, Joe Frank and
79 Fallin' In Love
Reynolds
80 I'm On Fire Dwight Twilley Band
81 Fire On High Electric Light Orchestra

82 At Seventeen Janis Ian


83 Let's Do It Again Staple Singers

84 I Don't Want To Talk About It Rod Stewart


85 Landslide Fleetwood Mac
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86 Stranglehold Ted Nugent


87 Walk Away From Love David Ruffin

88 Welcome To The Machine Pink Floyd


89 Cut The Cake Average White Band
90 Dance With Me Orleans
91 Shooting Star Bad Company
92 Fly, Robin, Fly Silver Convention
93 Island Girl Elton John
94 Have A Cigar Pink Floyd
95 Green Grass And High Tides Outlaws

96 Bad Blood Neil Sedaka


97 Houses Of The Holy Led Zeppelin

98 Squeeze Box The Who

99 Who Loves You Four Seasons


100 Sweet Love Commodores

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Hair Of The Dog Nazareth


102 Have You Never Been Mellow Olivia Newton-John
103 All By Myself Eric Carmen
104 Strange Magic Electric Light Orchestra
105 Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out Bruce Springsteen
106 Send In the Clowns Judy Collins

107 Take Me In Your Arms Doobie Brothers


108 What Am I Gonna Do With You Barry White

109 T.N.T. AC/DC


110 Roll Over Lay Down Status Quo

111 Cortez the Killer Neil Young


Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong
112 B. J. Thomas
Song

113 Rockin' All Over the World John Fogerty


114 Mamma Mia ABBA
115 Trampled Under Foot Led Zeppelin
116 Rockin' Chair Gwen McCrae

117 Saturday Night Special Lynyrd Skynyrd


118 Movin' Brass Construction

119 Over My Head Fleetwood Mac


120 My Little Town Simon and Garfunkel

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1975


* For Shame Of Doing Wrong Richard and Linda Thompson
* Blue Guitar Justin Hayward and John Lodge
* The Wall John Fogerty
* Tezeta Mahmoud Ahmed
* Marlina Bay City Rollers
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 120 of 227

1976

No. Song Artist

1 Hotel California Eagles


2 Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac

3 More Than a Feeling Boston


4 Anarchy In the UK Sex Pistols

5 Dancing Queen Abba


6 (Don't Fear) The Reaper Blue Oyster Cult
7 Night Moves Bob Seger
8 Blitzkrieg Bop Ramones

9 The Boys Are Back In Town Thin Lizzy


10 Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry

11 Tear the Roof Off the Sucker Parliament


12 Kiss and Say Goodbye Manhattans

13 Disco Inferno Trammps


14 Tonight's the Night Rod Stewart

15 Always and Forever Heatwave


16 Fly Like an Eagle Steve Miller Band
17 I Wish Stevie Wonder
18 Carry On Wayward Son Kansas
19 Life In the Fast Lane Eagles
20 Turn the Page (live) Bob Seger

21 Long Time Boston

22 If You Leave Me Now Chicago


23 Lowdown Boz Scaggs

24 Crazy On You Heart


25 Don't Go Breaking My Heart Elton John & Kiki Dee
26 Car Wash Rose Royce
27 Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel Tavares
28 Show Me the Way (live) Peter Frampton
29 Breakdown Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
30 Sir Duke Stevie Wonder
31 Blinded By the Light Manfred Mann's Earth Band
32 I Wanna Get Next To You Rose Royce
33 Dazz Brick

34 Silly Love Songs Wings


35 Don't Leave Me This Way Thelma Houston

36 Rock'n Me Steve Miller Band


37 Knowing Me, Knowing You Abba

38 Love Hangover Diana Ross


39 Do You Feel Like We Do (live) Peter Frampton
40 Boogie Nights Heatwave
41 Magic Man Heart
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42 Still the One Orleans


43 Misty Blue Dorothy Moore

44 Somebody To Love Queen


45 Take the Money and Run Steve Miller Band
46 American Girl Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
47 Peace Of Mind Boston
48 New Kid In Town Eagles
49 I'll Be Good To You Brothers Johnson
50 Baby I Love Your Way (live) Peter Frampton
51 Rich Girl Daryl Hall & John Oates

52 Isn't She Lovely Stevie Wonder


53 You Should Be Dancing Bee Gees

54 Year Of the Cat Al Stewart

55 Fernando Abba
56 Livin' Thing Electric Light Orchestra
57 Turn the Beat Around Vicki Sue Robinson
58 Music John Miles

59 Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor


60 Lido Shuffle Boz Scaggs
61 Shake Your Booty KC & the Sunshine Band
62 Love Ballad L.T.D.
63 Mainstreet Bob Seger
64 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap AC/DC

65 I'd Really Love To See You Tonight England Dan & John Ford Coley
66 The Rubberband Man Spinners

67 More, More, More Andrea True Connection


68 The Wreck Of the Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot
69 This Masquerade George Benson
70 New Rose Damned

71 Detroit Rock City Kiss


72 Takin' It To the Streets Doobie Brothers

73 Police and Thieves Junior Murvin


74 Fool To Cry Rolling Stones
75 Young Hearts Run Free Candi Staton
76 Couldn't Get It Right Climax Blues Band
77 The Things We Do For Love 10cc
78 Summer War
79 Beth Kiss
80 Get Closer Seals & Crofts
81 Mississippi Pussycat

82 You Are the Woman Firefall


83 Something He Can Feel Aretha Franklin

84 Rock 'n' Roll Band Boston


85 Do Ya Electric Light Orchestra
86 You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine Lou Rawls
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87 You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Leo Sayer


88 The First Cut Is the Deepest Rod Stewart

89 Getaway Earth, Wind & Fire


90 Smokin' Boston
91 Telephone Line Electric Light Orchestra
92 You Don't Have To Be a Star Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.
93 Let's Stick Together Bryan Ferry
94 Let 'Em In Wings
95 Back In the Saddle Aerosmith
96 Get Up and Boogie Silver Convention

97 I'm Your Boogie Man KC & the Sunshine Band


98 Enjoy Yourself Jacksons

99 Rock 'n' Roll Never Forgets Bob Seger

100 New York State Of Mind Billy Joel

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Smoke From a Distant Fire Sanford/Townsend Band

102 So In To You Atlanta Rhythm Section


103 Devil Woman Cliff Richard
104 Just To Be Close To You Commodores
105 Keep It Comin' Love KC & the Sunshine Band
106 Travelin' Man/Beautiful Loser (live) Bob Seger
107 Gonna Fly Now Bill Conti

108 Get Up Offa That Thing James Brown


109 When I Need You Leo Sayer

110 As Stevie Wonder


111 Afternoon Delight Starland Vocal Band

112 2112 Rush


113 Shout It Out Loud Kiss
114 Last Child Aerosmith
115 The Pretender Jackson Browne
116 Lonely Boy Andrew Gold
117 The Bottle (live) Gil Scott-Heron
118 Love So Right Bee Gees

119 Moonlight Feels Right Starbuck


120 Welcome Back John Sebastian

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1976


Brian's choice - An unheralded great record from 1976

* White Honey Graham Parker & the Rumour


Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 1976

* I'm On Fire Dwight Twilley Band


* You're More Than A Number In My Little Red Book Drifters

* Zion's Blood Upsetters


* James Billy Joel
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1977

No. Song Artist

1 Stayin' Alive The Bee Gees


2 We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions Queen

3 Heroes David Bowie


4 Best Of My Love The Emotions

5 God Save the Queen The Sex Pistols


6 Brick House The Commodores
7 Dreams Fleetwood Mac
8 Paradise By the Dashboard Light Meat Loaf

9 I Feel Love Donna Summer


10 Jamming Bob Marley and the Wailers

11 Flash Light Parliament


12 Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton

13 Lust For Life Iggy Pop


14 Just the Way You Are Billy Joel

15 Got To Give It Up Marvin Gaye


16 Cocaine Eric Clapton
17 Shame Evelyn "Champagne" King
18 Night Fever Bee Gees
19 Psycho Killer Talking Heads
20 Margaritaville Jimmy Buffett

21 Dust In the Wind Kansas

22 Running On Empty Jackson Browne


23 Fantasy Earth, Wind & Fire

24 Mr. Blue Sky ELO


25 Sheena Is a Punk Rocker Ramones
26 How Deep Is Your Love The Bee Gees
27 Alison Elvis Costello
28 Don't Stop Fleetwood Mac
29 Solsbury Hill Peter Gabriel
30 Easy Commodores
31 Float On Floaters
32 Give a Little Bit Supertramp
33 Watching the Detectives Elvis Costello

34 Wishing On a Star Rose Royce


35 You Make Loving Fun Fleetwood Mac

36 Whole Lotta Rosie AC/DC


37 Complete Control The Clash

38 Cold As Ice Foreigner


39 Denis Blondie
40 Back In Love Again L.T.D.
41 Mull Of Kintyre Wings
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42 Strawberry Letter 23 Brothers Johnson


43 Barracuda Heart

44 Only the Good Die Young Billy Joel


45 Come Sail Away Styx
46 One Love Bob Marley and the Wailers
47 If I Can't Have You Yvonne Elliman
48 Black Betty Ram Jam
49 Pretty Vacant Sex Pistols
50 Like a Hurricane Neil Young
51 Sound and Vision David Bowie

52 She's Not There Santana


53 The Load-Out/Stay Jackson Browne

54 The Chain Fleetwood Mac

55 You're In My Heart Rod Stewart


56 Jet Airliner Steve Miller Band
57 She's Always a Woman Billy Joel
58 Feels Like the First Time Foreigner

59 Marquee Moon Television


60 I've Got Love On My Mind Natalie Cole
61 Take a Chance On Me ABBA
62 Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad Meat Loaf
63 What's Your Name Lynyrd Skynyrd
64 I Just Want To Be Your Everything Andy Gibb

65 Dance, Dance, Dance Chic


66 Deacon Blues Steely Dan

67 It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Barry White


68 Bat Out Of Hell Meat Loaf
69 Gold Dust Woman Fleetwood Mac
70 Ooh Boy Rose Royce

71 White Riot The Clash


72 Emotion Samantha Sang

73 Isn't It Time Babys


74 Swingtown Steve Miller Band
75 Lovely Day Bill Withers
76 Baby Hold On Eddie Money
77 Ffun Con Funk Shun
78 Hot Legs Rod Stewart
79 Lay Down Sally Eric Clapton
80 Peg Steely Dan
81 Baby Come Back Player

82 One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer George Thorogood & the Destroyers
83 Voyage To Atlantis Isley Brothers

84 Jack and Jill Raydio


85 Swayin' To the Music Johnny Rivers
86 Serpentine Fire Earth, Wind & Fire
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87 Two Tickets To Paradise Eddie Money


88 Just a Song Before I Go Crosby, Stills & Nash

89 That Smell Lynyrd Skynyrd


90 Scenes From an Italian Restaurant Billy Joel
91 Blue Bayou Linda Ronstadt
92 It's a Heartache Bonnie Tyler
93 More Than a Woman Bee Gees
94 Jungle Love Steve Miller Band
95 Dance With Me Peter Brown
96 Sweet Talkin' Woman Electric Light Orchestra

97 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Santa Esmeralda


98 Movin' Out Billy Joel

99 Love Is In the Air John Paul Young

100 Uptown Top Ranking Althea and Donna

20 more worth mentioning.

101 The Passenger Iggy Pop

102 Holidays In the Sun Sex Pistols


103 Cat Scratch Fever Ted Nugent
104 Footsteps In the Dark Isley Brothers
105 Your Smiling Face James Taylor
106 In the City The Jam
107 Lucille Kenny Rogers

108 Nobody Does It Better Carly Simon


109 Trans Europe Express Kraftwerk

110 Way Down Elvis Presley


111 Short People Randy Newman

112 Closer To the Heart Rush


113 Heard It in a Love Song Marshall Tucker Band
114 The Name of the Game ABBA
115 Turn To Stone Electric Light Orchestra
116 Love's Holiday Earth, Wind & Fire
117 Baby, What a Big Surprise Chicago
118 I'm In You Peter Frampton

119 Whatcha Gonna Do Pablo Cruise


120 Our Love Natalie Cole

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1977


Brian's choice - An unheralded great record from 1977

* Southern Girls Cheap Trick


Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 1977

* Someone To Lay Down Beside Me Karla Bonoff


* Jet Boy, Jet Girl Elton Motello
* True Fine Love Steve Miller Band
* Baby It's Cold Outside Pezband
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 126 of 227

1978

No. Song Artist

1 Stayin' Alive The Bee Gees


2 We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions Queen

3 Heroes David Bowie


4 Best Of My Love The Emotions

5 God Save the Queen The Sex Pistols


6 Brick House The Commodores
7 Dreams Fleetwood Mac
8 Paradise By the Dashboard Light Meat Loaf

9 I Feel Love Donna Summer


10 Jamming Bob Marley and the Wailers

11 Flash Light Parliament


12 Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton

13 Lust For Life Iggy Pop


14 Just the Way You Are Billy Joel

15 Got To Give It Up Marvin Gaye


16 Cocaine Eric Clapton
17 Shame Evelyn "Champagne" King
18 Night Fever Bee Gees
19 Psycho Killer Talking Heads
20 Margaritaville Jimmy Buffett

21 Dust In the Wind Kansas

22 Running On Empty Jackson Browne


23 Fantasy Earth, Wind & Fire

24 Mr. Blue Sky ELO


25 Sheena Is a Punk Rocker Ramones
26 How Deep Is Your Love The Bee Gees
27 Alison Elvis Costello
28 Don't Stop Fleetwood Mac
29 Solsbury Hill Peter Gabriel
30 Easy Commodores
31 Float On Floaters
32 Give a Little Bit Supertramp
33 Watching the Detectives Elvis Costello

34 Wishing On a Star Rose Royce


35 You Make Loving Fun Fleetwood Mac

36 Whole Lotta Rosie AC/DC


37 Complete Control The Clash

38 Cold As Ice Foreigner


39 Denis Blondie
40 Back In Love Again L.T.D.
41 Mull Of Kintyre Wings
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42 Strawberry Letter 23 Brothers Johnson


43 Barracuda Heart

44 Only the Good Die Young Billy Joel


45 Come Sail Away Styx
46 One Love Bob Marley and the Wailers
47 If I Can't Have You Yvonne Elliman
48 Black Betty Ram Jam
49 Pretty Vacant Sex Pistols
50 Like a Hurricane Neil Young
51 Sound and Vision David Bowie

52 She's Not There Santana


53 The Load-Out/Stay Jackson Browne

54 The Chain Fleetwood Mac

55 You're In My Heart Rod Stewart


56 Jet Airliner Steve Miller Band
57 She's Always a Woman Billy Joel
58 Feels Like the First Time Foreigner

59 Marquee Moon Television


60 I've Got Love On My Mind Natalie Cole
61 Take a Chance On Me ABBA
62 Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad Meat Loaf
63 What's Your Name Lynyrd Skynyrd
64 I Just Want To Be Your Everything Andy Gibb

65 Dance, Dance, Dance Chic


66 Deacon Blues Steely Dan

67 It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Barry White


68 Bat Out Of Hell Meat Loaf
69 Gold Dust Woman Fleetwood Mac
70 Ooh Boy Rose Royce

71 White Riot The Clash


72 Emotion Samantha Sang

73 Isn't It Time Babys


74 Swingtown Steve Miller Band
75 Lovely Day Bill Withers
76 Baby Hold On Eddie Money
77 Ffun Con Funk Shun
78 Hot Legs Rod Stewart
79 Lay Down Sally Eric Clapton
80 Peg Steely Dan
81 Baby Come Back Player

82 One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer George Thorogood & the Destroyers
83 Voyage To Atlantis Isley Brothers

84 Jack and Jill Raydio


85 Swayin' To the Music Johnny Rivers
86 Serpentine Fire Earth, Wind & Fire
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87 Two Tickets To Paradise Eddie Money


88 Just a Song Before I Go Crosby, Stills & Nash

89 That Smell Lynyrd Skynyrd


90 Scenes From an Italian Restaurant Billy Joel
91 Blue Bayou Linda Ronstadt
92 It's a Heartache Bonnie Tyler
93 More Than a Woman Bee Gees
94 Jungle Love Steve Miller Band
95 Dance With Me Peter Brown
96 Sweet Talkin' Woman Electric Light Orchestra

97 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Santa Esmeralda


98 Movin' Out Billy Joel

99 Love Is In the Air John Paul Young

100 Uptown Top Ranking Althea and Donna

20 more worth mentioning.

101 The Passenger Iggy Pop

102 Holidays In the Sun Sex Pistols


103 Cat Scratch Fever Ted Nugent
104 Footsteps In the Dark Isley Brothers
105 Your Smiling Face James Taylor
106 In the City The Jam
107 Lucille Kenny Rogers

108 Nobody Does It Better Carly Simon


109 Trans Europe Express Kraftwerk

110 Way Down Elvis Presley


111 Short People Randy Newman

112 Closer To the Heart Rush


113 Heard It in a Love Song Marshall Tucker Band
114 The Name of the Game ABBA
115 Turn To Stone Electric Light Orchestra
116 Love's Holiday Earth, Wind & Fire
117 Baby, What a Big Surprise Chicago
118 I'm In You Peter Frampton

119 Whatcha Gonna Do Pablo Cruise


120 Our Love Natalie Cole

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1977


Brian's choice - An unheralded great record from 1977

* Southern Girls Cheap Trick


Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 1977

* Someone To Lay Down Beside Me Karla Bonoff


* Jet Boy, Jet Girl Elton Motello
* True Fine Love Steve Miller Band
* Baby It's Cold Outside Pezband
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 129 of 227

1979
No. Song Artist

1 Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 Pink Floyd


2 London Calling The Clash

3 Rapper's Delight The Sugarhill Gang


4 Good Times Chic
5 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Michael Jackson
6 We Are Family Sister Sledge
7 Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd

8 Hot Stuff Donna Summer


9 Brass in Pocket The Pretenders

10 Message in a Bottle The Police


11 Train In Vain The Clash
12 Highway To Hell AC/DC
13 Cars Gary Numan

14 Funkytown Lipps, Inc.


15 My Sharona The Knack

16 Rock With You Michael Jackson


17 Cruisin' Smokey Robinson
18 Refugee Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
19 Oliver's Army Elvis Costello
20 The Logical Song Supertramp
21 What I Like About You Romantics

22 Hey Hey My My (Into the Black) Neil Young & Crazy Horse
23 Bad Girls Donna Summer

Earth, Wind & Fire with the


24 Boogie Wonderland
Emotions
25 After the Love Has Gone Earth, Wind & Fire

26 Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen


27 Don't Bring Me Down Electric Light Orchestra

28 Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now McFadden & Whitehead

29 I Don't Like Mondays Boomtown Rats


30 Life During Wartime Talking Heads

31 I Was Made for Lovin' You KISS


32 Up the Junction Squeeze
33 Ladies Night Kool and the Gang
34 Atomic Blondie
35 I Do Love You GQ
36 I Wanna Be Your Lover Prince
37 Sara Fleetwood Mac
38 Video Killed the Radio Star Buggles
39 Boys Don't Cry The Cure
40 Pop Muzik M
41 Don't Do Me Like That Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
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42 Ring My Bell Anita Ward


43 The Devil Went Down to Georgia Charlie Daniels Band

44 Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me, Girl Spinners


45 Eton Rifles The Jam
46 Walking On the Moon The Police
47 Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll Vaughan Mason & Crew
48 Tusk Fleetwood Mac
49 And the Beat Goes On Whispers
50 Are Friends Electric? Tubeway Army
51 Breakfast In America Supertramp

52 Special Lady Ray, Goodman & Brown


53 Too Much Too Young Specials

54 Forever Mine O'Jays

55 Cruel To Be Kind Nick Lowe


56 On the Radio Donna Summer
57 Dreaming Blondie
58 Gangsters Special A.K.A.
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and
59 Elvis Costello
Understanding

60 Take the Long Way Home Supertramp


61 Fool In the Rain Led Zeppelin
62 I Call Your Name Switch
63 All My Love Led Zeppelin
64 The Second Time Around Shalamar

65 Chuck E's in Love Rickie Lee Jones


66 Let's Go Cars

67 One Step Beyond Madness


68 Disco Nights GQ

69 Making Plans For Nigel XTC


70 Escape (The Pina Colada Song) Rupert Holmes

71 Turn Off the Lights Teddy Pendergrass


72 The Long Run Eagles

73 Heartbreaker Pat Benatar


74 My Girl Madness

75 Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Bad Company


76 Funkin' for Jamaica Tom Browne
77 Knee Deep Funkadelic
78 Young Lust Pink Floyd
79 Off the Wall Michael Jackson
80 Tragedy Bee Gees
81 Heartache Tonight Eagles
82 Cool For Cats Squeeze

83 Dance the Night Away Van Halen


84 Too Hot Kool and the Gang

85 Born to Be Alive Patrick Hernandez


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86 Money Flying Lizards


87 Chiquitita Abba

88 Reasons To Be Cheerful, Pt. 3 Ian Dury & the Blockheads


89 Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' Journey
90 Hey You Pink Floyd
91 Goodbye Stranger Supertramp
92 Rock 'n' Roll High School Ramones
93 You Can't Change That Raydio
94 Ride Like the Wind Christopher Cross
95 Gimme Gimme Gimme Abba

96 Dim All the Lights Donna Summer


97 Since You've Been Gone Rainbow

98 Let's Get Serious Jermaine Jackson

99 Still Commodores
100 Cheap Sunglasses ZZ Top

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Flirtin' With Disaster Molly Hatchet


102 Wonderful Christmastime Paul McCartney
103 Do You Love What You Feel Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
104 Run Like Hell Pink Floyd
105 Bela Lugosi's Dead Bauhaus
106 Babe Styx

107 Girls Talk Dave Edmunds


108 Lady Whispers

109 Jane Jefferson Starship


110 Bright Side of the Road Van Morrison

111 A Message To You Rudy Specials featuring Rico


112 Here Comes My Girl Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
113 We Don't Talk Anymore Cliff Richard
114 No More Tears Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer
115 Please Don't Go KC & the Sunshine Band
116 Dance Away Roxy Music
117 In the Navy Village People

118 Just a Touch of Love Slave


119 Sad Eyes Robert John

120 King Tim III Fatback

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1979


* Discovering Japan Graham Parker & the Rumour
* Days Gone Down (Still Got The Light In Your Eyes) Gerry Rafferty
* We Were Both Wrong Dave Edmunds
* Behind The Mask Yellow Magic Orchestra

* Daytime Nighttime Suffering Paul McCartney & Wings


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 132 of 227

1980s Top 100


1980
No. Song Artist

1 Call Me Blondie
2 Celebration Kool & The Gang
3 Another One Bites the Dust Queen
4 You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC
5 Whip It Devo

6 Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division


7 Rapture Blondie

8 Back In Black AC/DC


9 The Breaks Kurtis Blow
10 Once in a Lifetime Talking Heads
11 Upside Down Diana Ross

12 Fame Irene Cara


13 Master Blaster (Jammin') Stevie Wonder
14 More Bounce To the Ounce Part I Zapp
15 He Stopped Loving Her Today George Jones
16 Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne
17 The Spirit of Radio Rush

18 Keep on Loving You REO Speedwagon


19 I'm Coming Out Diana Ross

20 That's Entertainment The Jam


21 Hit Me With Your Best Shot Pat Benatar
22 Hungry Heart Bruce Springsteen
23 Turning Japanese Vapors
24 The Tide Is High Blondie

25 Double Dutch Bus Frankie Smith


26 Just the Two of Us Grover Washington Jr. with Bill Withers
27 (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon
28 Don't Stand So Close To Me The Police
29 Tunnel of Love Dire Straits
30 Shining Star Manhattans

31 Emotional Rescue Rolling Stones


32 Take Your Time (Do It Right) S.O.S. Band

33 Going Underground The Jam


34 The Winner Takes It All ABBA
35 Mickey Toni Basil
36 Dancing With Myself Generation X/Billy Idol
37 Stomp! Brothers Johnson
38 Ace of Spades Motorhead
39 I Will Follow U2
40 Against the Wind Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
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41 I Got You Split Enz


42 Vienna Ultravox

43 Give Me the Night George Benson


Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love)
44 Isley Brothers
Parts I & II

45 Never Knew Love Like This Before Stephanie Mills


46 One In a Million You Larry Graham
47 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie
48 Misunderstanding Genesis

49 Biko Peter Gabriel


50 He's So Shy Pointer Sisters

51 Late In the Evening Paul Simon


52 Watching the Wheels John Lennon
53 You May Be Right Billy Joel
54 On the Road Again Willie Nelson
55 Could You Be Loved? Bob Marley & The Wailers
56 It's Still Rock N Roll To Me Billy Joel
57 Fantastic Voyage Lakeside
58 It's My Turn Diana Ross

59 All Out of Love Air Supply


Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt
60 Gap Band
Me?)

61 Hells Bells AC/DC


62 The River Bruce Springsteen
63 Turn It On Again Genesis
64 A Forest The Cure
65 Games Without Frontiers Peter Gabriel
66 Any Way You Want It Journey
67 Let My Love Open the Door Pete Townshend
68 Sukiyaki A Taste of Honey
69 The Glow of Love Change

70 Lately Stevie Wonder


71 Hey Nineteen Steely Dan
72 De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da The Police
73 Talk of the Town Pretenders
74 Geno Dexys Midnight Runners
75 Redemption Song Bob Marley & The Wailers
76 Fashion David Bowie
77 Breaking the Law Judas Priest
78 Romeo and Juliet Dire Straits
79 She's So Cold Rolling Stones
80 Love T.K.O. Teddy Pendergrass
81 Runaway Boys Stray Cats

82 Start! The Jam


83 Mirror In the Bathroom English Beat
84 While You See a Chance Steve Winwood
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85 I Know What Boys Like The Waitresses


86 Antmusic Adam & The Ants

87 And the Cradle Will Rock Van Halen


88 Holiday In Cambodia Dead Kennedys
89 Los Angeles X
90 9 to 5 Dolly Parton
91 Lady Kenny Rogers
92 Morning Train (9 To 5) Sheena Easton
93 Theme from "New York, New York" Frank Sinatra
94 Baggy Trousers Madness

95 Private Idaho The B-52s


96 Pulling Mussels (From the Shell) Squeeze

97 Atmosphere Joy Division

98 Rough Boys Pete Townshend


99 Enola Gay Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark
100 Fade to Grey Visage

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Love Sensation Loleatta Holloway

102 Super Trouper ABBA

103 Take It on the Run REO Speedwagon

104 Woman in Love Barbra Streisand

105 I Need Your Lovin' Teena Marie

106 Echo Beach Martha & The Muffins

107 The Magnificent Seven The Clash

108 Happy Birthday Stevie Wonder

109 Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime Korgis

110 Don't Stop the Music Yarbrough & Peoples

111 Lay All Your Love On Me ABBA

112 The Wanderer Donna Summer

113 Drivin' My Life Away Eddie Rabbitt

114 I Love a Rainy Night Eddie Rabbitt

115 Joy and Pain Maze feat. Frankie Beverly

116 I Heard It Through the Grapevine Part I Roger

117 Love Stinks J. Geils Band

118 People Who Died Jim Carroll Band

119 The Big Beat Billy Squier

120 Switchin' To Glide Kings

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1980

* Imagine (#1 UK for four weeks) John Lennon

* Jersey Girl Tom Waits

* Ah! Leah! Donnie Iris

* Till The Walls Come Tumblin' Down J. Geils Band

* Time Out Of Mind Steely Dan

* Weep For Love Denny Laine

* Independence Day Comsat Angels


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1981

No. Song Artist

1 I Love Rock 'n' Roll Joan Jett & The Blackhearts


2 Don't You Want Me? Human League

3 Tainted Love Soft Cell


4 Super Freak (Part 1) Rick James

5 Physical Olivia Newton-John


6 Don't Stop Believin' Journey
7 In the Air Tonight Phil Collins
8 Start Me Up Rolling Stones

9 Our Lips Are Sealed Go-Gos


10 Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield

11 Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie


12 I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) Hall & Oates

13 Under Pressure Queen and David Bowie


14 Rock This Town Stray Cats

15 Down Under Men At Work


16 Centerfold J. Geils Band
17 Waiting for a Girl Like You Foreigner
18 Who Can It Be Now? Men At Work
19 Let's Groove Earth, Wind, & Fire
20 867-5309/Jenny Tommy Tutone

21 Genius of Love Tom Tom Club

22 Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode


23 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes
The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels
24 Grandmaster Flash
of Steel

25 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic The Police

26 Urgent Foreigner
Edge of Seventeen (Just Like the White Winged
27 Stevie Nicks
Dove) (live)

28 Ghost Town Specials

29 Being With You Smokey Robinson


30 Kids in America Kim Wilde
31 Open Arms Journey

32 Slow Hand Pointer Sisters


33 Give It to Me Baby Rick James

34 Get Down on It Kool & The Gang


35 Tom Sawyer Rush
36 Tempted Squeeze
37 Girls on Film Duran Duran
38 Working for the Weekend Loverboy
39 Baby, Come to Me Patti Austin and James Ingram
40 Freeze Frame J. Geils Band
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41 Never Too Much Luther Vandross


42 You're the One for Me D-Train

43 Heartbeat Taana Gardner


44 Mama Used to Say Junior
45 She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) Carl Carlton
46 Harden My Heart Quarterflash
47 Turn Your Love Around George Benson
48 Lady (You Bring Me Up) Commodores
49 The Stroke Billy Squier
50 Shake It Up The Cars

51 Walking on Thin Ice Yoko Ono


52 Never Say Never Romeo Void

53 At This Moment Billy Vera & The Beaters

54 We Got the Beat (I.R.S. version) The Go-Gos


55 Mony Mony Billy Idol
56 You Better, You Bet The Who
57 For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) AC/DC

58 Pull Up To The Bumper Grace Jones


Stevie Nicks w/ Tom Petty &
59 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
Heartbreakers

60 How 'Bout Us? Champaign


61 Waiting on a Friend Rolling Stones

62 Limelight Rush
63 Controversy Prince
64 Theme from "Chariots of Fire" Vangelis
65 Stand and Deliver Adam & The Ants
66 Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag Pigbag
67 Love Action (I Believe In Love) Human League

68 (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang Heaven 17


69 Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) Haircut 100

70 A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
71 Square Biz Teena Marie

72 A Million Miles Away Plimsouls


73 I'm In Love Evelyn "Champagne" King
74 Chant No. 1 (We Don't Need This Pressure On) Spandau Ballet
75 Call Me Skyy
76 All Those Years Ago George Harrison
77 The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) Greg Kihn
78 It Must Be Love Madness
79 Message of Love Pretenders
80 Wordy Rappinghood Tom Tom Club

81 Stray Cat Strut Stray Cats


Da Da Da (I Don't Love You, You Don't Love Me, Aha
82 Trio
Aha Aha)

83 Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do) Christopher Cross
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84 O Superman (For Massenet) Laurie Anderson


85 Boy from New York City Manhattan Transfer

86 Abacab Genesis
87 Funky Sensation Gwen McRae
88 Out Come the Freaks Was (Not Was)
89 The Sweetest Girl Scritti Politti
90 Ai No Corrida (I-No-Ko-Ree-Da) Quincy Jones feat. Dune
91 Moody ESG
92 Spirits In the Material World The Police
93 Too Drunk To Fuck Dead Kennedys

94 Gloria U2
95 T.V. Party Black Flag

96 When She Was My Girl Four Tops

97 Ceremony New Order


98 To Hell With Poverty! Gang of Four
99 Charlotte Sometimes The Cure
100 This Little Girl Gary "U.S." Bonds

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Just Between You and Me April Wine


102 The Waiting Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
103 Hold On Loosely .38 Special
104 Burnin' For You Blue Oyster Cult

105 Who's Crying Now? Journey


106 Planet Earth Duran Duran

107 Magic Power Triumph


108 Young Turks Rod Stewart

109 One of Us ABBA


110 Oh No Commodores
111 Private Eyes Hall & Oates
112 Hold on Tight Electric Light Orchestra
113 Reward (With a Capital Wow) The Teardrop Explodes
114 Homosapien Pete Shelley
115 Der Kommissar (The Commissioner) Falco

116 Ghosts Japan


117 Say Hello, Wave Goodbye Soft Cell

118 Tears Are Not Enough ABC


119 That's When I Reach For My Revolver Mission of Burma
120 Der Mussolini D.A.F.

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1981


* No Woman, No Cry (#8 UK) Bob Marley & The Wailers

* Fate Chaka Kahn

* Trouble Lindsey Buckingham

* Hepno Beat Dynamic Hepnotics

* Haunted Town The Effigies

* It's Obvious Au Pairs


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1982

No. Song Artist

1 Billie Jean Michael Jackson


2 Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye

3 The Message Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5


4 Beat It Michael Jackson

5 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Eurythmics


6 Planet Rock Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
7 1999 Prince
8 Rock the Casbah Clash

9 Hungry Like the Wolf Duran Duran


10 Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? Culture Club

11 Come on Eileen Dexys Midnight Runners


12 Little Red Corvette Prince

13 Eye of the Tiger (Theme from "Rocky III") Survivor


14 Thriller Michael Jackson

15 Up Where We Belong Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes


16 I Ran (So Far Away) A Flock of Seagulls
17 I'm So Excited Pointer Sisters
18 She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby
19 The Look of Love ABC
20 I Melt With You Modern English

21 Jack and Diane John Cougar

22 Gloria Laura Branigan


23 Situation Yaz

24 Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Clash


25 Rosanna Toto
26 Total Eclipse of the Heart Bonnie Tyler
27 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Michael Jackson
28 It's Raining Men Weather Girls
29 Back On the Chain Gang Pretenders
30 Our House Madness
31 Hurts So Good John Cougar
32 Pass the Dutchie Musical Youth
33 Atomic Dog George Clinton

34 You Dropped a Bomb on Me Gap Band


35 Maneater Hall & Oates

36 Abracadabra Steve Miller Band


37 Too Shy Kajagoogoo

38 Hard To Say I'm Sorry Chicago


39 The Safety Dance Men Without Hats
40 Always Something There To Remind Me Naked Eyes
41 Only You Yaz
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42 Don't Go Yaz
43 Love Come Down Evelyn "Champagne" King

44 Twilight Zone Golden Earring


45 Looking For the Perfect Beat Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
46 Jump to It Aretha Franklin
47 I Want Candy Bow Wow Wow
48 Electric Avenue Eddy Grant
49 White Wedding Billy Idol
50 Always on My Mind Willie Nelson
51 And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going Jennifer Holliday

52 Time (Clock of the Heart) Culture Club


53 Bad to the Bone George Thorogood

54 Let It Whip Dazz Band

55 Forget Me Nots Patrice Rushen


56 Last Night a DJ Saved My Life Indeep
57 Puttin' on the Ritz Taco
58 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) Michael Jackson

59 Africa Toto
60 I Keep Forgettin' (Every time You're Near) Michael McDonald
61 Town Called Malice The Jam
62 Rio Duran Duran
63 Truly Lionel Richie
64 (Keep Feeling) Fascination Human League

65 Dirty Laundry Don Henley


66 Heat of the Moment Asia

67 Candy Girl New Edition


68 Save a Prayer Duran Duran
69 Human Nature Michael Jackson
70 Shock the Monkey Peter Gabriel

71 Steppin' Out Joe Jackson


72 Poison Arrow ABC

73 Do I Do Stevie Wonder
74 Mad World Tears For Fears
75 More Than This Roxy Music
76 The Number of the Beast Iron Maiden
77 Goodbye To You Scandal
78 Run to the Hills Iron Maiden
79 Mexican Radio Wall of Voodoo
80 Save It For Later The English Beat
81 Love My Way Psychedelic Furs

82 Senses Working Overtime XTC


83 The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) The Jam

84 Blister In the Sun Violent Femmes


85 A Night To Remember Shalamar
86 Allentown Billy Joel
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87 Buffalo Gals Malcolm McLaren


88 Temptation New Order

89 Everybody Wants You Billy Squier


90 House of Fun Madness
91 Early In the Morning Gap Band
92 Beat Surrender The Jam
93 Just An Illusion Imagination
94 Outstanding Gap Band
95 Let's Go To Bed The Cure
96 I Love a Man In Uniform Gang of Four

97 My City Was Gone Pretenders


98 Private Investigations Dire Straits

99 Bang the Drum All Day Todd Rundgren

100 No One Like You Scorpions

20 more worth mentioning.

101 You've Got Another Thing Comin' Judas Priest

102 You and I Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle


103 Hot In the City Billy Idol
104 Promised You a Miracle Simple Minds
105 Avalon Roxy Music
106 Temptation Heaven 17
107 Uncertain Smile The The

108 Hold Me Fleetwood Mac


109 Come Dancing Kinks

110 Gypsy Fleetwood Mac


111 Caught Up In You .38 Special

112 The Girl is Mine Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney


113 I Know There's Somethin' Goin' On Frida
114 Cutie Pie One Way
115 I Can Make You Feel Good Shalamar
116 Goody Two Shoes Adam & The Ants
117 Southern Cross Crosby, Stills & Nash
118 I Like It DeBarge

119 Don't Make Me Wait Peech Boys


120 Down Home Blues Z.Z. Hill

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1982


* I Will Always Love You (#53 pop and #1 country) Dolly Parton

* Morse Code of Love Capris


* Someday, Someway Marshall Crenshaw
* The Harder They Come Rocker's Revenge feat. Donnie Calvin
* Hilly Fields (1892) Nick Nicely

* Party Fears Two Associates


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1983

No. Song Artist

1 Every Breath You Take Police

2 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper


3 Jump Van Halen

4 Flashdance...What a Feeling Irene Cara


5 All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie

6 Blue Monday New Order


7 Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood
8 Time After Time Cyndi Lauper
9 Let's Dance David Bowie
10 Karma Chameleon Culture Club
11 Holiday Madonna

12 Rockit Herbie Hancock

13 She Works Hard For the Money Donna Summer


14 Love is a Battlefield Pat Benatar

15 Radio Free Europe (I.R.S. version) R.E.M.


16 Legs ZZ Top
17 Sunday, Bloody Sunday U2
18 Pink Houses John Cougar Mellencamp
19 Maniac Michael Sembello
20 Photograph Def Leppard

21 Burning Down the House Talking Heads


22 Ain't Nobody Rufus & Chaka Khan

23 It's Like That Run-D.M.C.


24 Here Comes the Rain Again Eurythmics

25 Cruel Summer Bananarama


26 Let the Music Play Shannon
27 White Lines (Don't Do It) Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel
28 99 Luftballoons Nena
29 Owner of a Lonely Heart Yes
30 Red Red Wine UB40

31 Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell


32 New Year's Day U2

33 This Charming Man Smiths


34 True Spandau Ballet
35 Borderline Madonna
36 Jump (For My Love) Pointer Sisters
37 One Thing Leads To Another The Fixx

38 Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) Journey


39 Heaven Bryan Adams
40 Authority Song John Cougar Mellencamp
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41 Hello Lionel Richie


42 In a Big Country Big Country

43 Uptown Girl Billy Joel


44 Rebel Yell Billy Idol
45 Talking in Your Sleep Romantics
46 Juicy Fruit Mtume
47 Faithfully Journey
48 Hold Me Now Thompson Twins
49 Lucky Star Madonna
50 Undercover of the Night Rolling Stones

51 Modern Love David Bowie


52 Middle of the Road Pretenders

53 Islands in the Stream Kenny Rogers duet with Dolly Parton

54 Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top


55 Wrapped Around Your Finger The Police
56 Gimme All Your Lovin' ZZ Top
57 Pride and Joy Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

58 Tonight I Celebrate My Love Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack


59 Church of the Poison Mind Culture Club
60 Overkill Men At Work
61 I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues Elton John

62 China Girl Davie Bowie


63 Jeopardy Greg Kihn Band

64 Joanna Kool & The Gang


65 Big Log Robert Plant

66 Mama Genesis
67 Crumblin' Down John Cougar Mellencamp
68 Between the Sheets Isley Brothers
69 No Parking (On the Dancefloor) Midnight Star

70 Stand Back Stevie Nicks


71 The Heart of Rock and Roll Huey Lewis & The News

72 Yah Mo B There James Ingram and Michael McDonald


73 That's All Genesis
74 Eyes Without a Face Billy Idol
75 King of Pain Police
76 Nobody Told Me John Lennon
77 Rock of Ages Def Leppard
78 Cuts Like a Knife Bryan Adams
79 Cum on Feel the Noize Quiet Riot
80 Sister Christian Night Ranger

81 Mr. Roboto Styx


82 Just Be Good To Me S.O.S. Band

83 Everyday I Write the Book Elvis Costello


84 In the Mood Robert Plant
85 Sunglasses At Night Corey Hart
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86 Break My Stride Matthew Wilder


87 New Song Howard Jones

88 I Want a New Drug Huey Lewis & The News


89 Bang Your Head (Metal Health) Quiet Riot
90 Automatic Pointer Sisters
91 Cold Blooded Rick James
92 Dance Hall Days Wang Chung
93 Synchronicity II The Police
94 What Is Love? Howard Jones
95 Rainbow in the Dark Dio

96 Lawyers in Love Jackson Browne


97 This Is Not a Love Song Public Image Ltd.

98 All Night Long Mary Jane Girls

99 Moments in Love Art of Noise


100 Sucker MCs Run-D.M.C.

20 more worth mentioning.

101 I Love L.A. Randy Newman


102 The Reflex Duran Duran
103 Say, Say, Say Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
104 Love Wars Womack & Womack
105 Get the Balance Right Depeche Mode
106 Neutron Dance Pointer Sisters

107 Say It Isn't So Daryl Hall & John Oates


108 The Politics of Dancing Re-Flex

109 Tell Her About It Billy Joel


110 Original Sin INXS

111 Never Gonna Let You Go Sergio Mendes


112 On the Dark Side John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
113 Tour De France Kraftwerk
114 Institutionalized Suicidal Tendencies
115 Hand in Glove Smiths
116 Shipbuilding Elvis Costello
117 Screaming in the Night Krokus

118 Confusion New Order


119 Clear Cybotron feat. Juan Atkins

120 So Many Men, So Little Time Miquel Brown

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1983


Jeff's choice - Greatest Single Re-entry:

* Please Please Me Beatles (#29 UK)


* Promises, Promises Naked Eyes

* Texas Chris Rea


* Down Home Blues Denise LaSalle
* What Is A DJ If He Can't Scratch? The Egyptian Lover
* Cattle and Cane The Go-Betweens
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1984

No. Song Artist

1 When Doves Cry Prince


2 Like a Virgin Madonna

3 What's Love Got To Do With It? Tina Turner


4 Born In the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen

5 Purple Rain Prince & The Revolution


6 Careless Whisper Wham! feat. George Michael
7 Take on Me A-Ha
8 The Boys of Summer Don Henley

9 Let's Go Crazy Prince & The Revolution


10 Summer of '69 Bryan Adams

11 I Want to Know What Love Is Foreigner


12 How Soon is Now? Smiths

13 Pride (In the Name of Love) U2


14 I Feel for You Chaka Khan

15 Crazy for You Madonna


16 Against All Odds (Take a Look At Me Now) Phil Collins
17 I Just Called to Say I Love You Stevie Wonder
18 Dancing in the Dark Bruce Springsteen
19 Missing You John Waite
20 Material Girl Madonna

21 Shout Tears for Fears

22 You Spin Me 'Round (Like a Record) Dead or Alive


23 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham!

24 Let's Hear it For the Boy Deniece Williams


25 Footloose Kenny Loggins
26 Better Be Good to Me Tina Turner
27 Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr.
28 Do They Know It's Christmas? Band Aid
29 I'm on Fire Bruce Springsteen
30 Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) Billy Ocean
31 Smooth Operator Sade
32 We're Not Gonna Take It Twisted Sister
33 Nightshift Commodores

34 Fresh Kool & The Gang


35 People Are People Depeche Mode

36 The Glamorous Life Sheila E.


37 Glory Days Bruce Springsteen

38 Rock You Like a Hurricane Scorpions


39 Hot for Teacher Van Halen
40 Two Tribes Frankie Goes to Hollywood
41 Smalltown Boy Bronski Beat feat. Jimmy Somerville
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42 I Wonder If I Take You Home Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam


43 I Would Die 4 U Prince & The Revolution

44 Axel F Harold Faltermeyer


45 It's My Life Talk Talk
46 Dress You Up Madonna
47 Private Dancer Tina Turner
48 Drive The Cars
49 Solid Ashford & Simpson
50 We Belong Pat Benatar
51 You Might Think The Cars

52 Cherish Kool & The Gang


53 Round and Round Ratt

54 Sad Songs (Say So Much) Elton John

55 Radio Ga Ga Queen
56 Run to You Bryan Adams
57 The Old Man Down the Road John Fogerty
58 Cover Me Bruce Springsteen

59 My Hometown Bruce Springsteen


60 Panama Van Halen
61 You're the Inspiration Chicago
62 I Miss You Klymaxx
63 Rock Box Run-D.M.C.
64 Easy Lover Philip Bailey with Phil Collins

65 Hard Habit to Break Chicago


66 Don't Look Any Further Dennis Edwards

67 Jungle Love The Time


68 New Attitude Patti LaBelle
69 All She Wants to Do is Dance Don Henley
70 Obsession Animotion

71 My Ever Changing Moods Style Council


72 I'll Wait Van Halen

73 Nelson Mandela The Special AKA


74 Roxanne Roxanne U.T.F.O.
75 Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now Smiths
76 So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) R.E.M.
77 Oh Sherrie Steve Perry
78 I Want to Break Free Queen
79 Self Control Laura Branigan
80 Lovergirl Teena Marie
81 Freaks Come Out At Night Whodini

82 Jam on It Newcleus
83 Hey D.J. The World's Famous Supreme Team

84 The Killing Moon Echo & The Bunnymen


85 Roxanne's Revenge Roxanne Shante
86 Friends Whodini
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87 William, it was Really Nothing Smiths


88 What Difference Does it Make? Smiths

89 Pink Cadillac Bruce Springsteen


90 Somebody Bryan Adams
91 I Can't Drive '55 Sammy Hagar
92 Close (To the Edit) Art of Noise
93 Through the Fire Chaka Khan
94 I Will Dare Replacements
95 Turn on the News Husker Du
96 Room 123 (She's Strange) Cameo

97 One Night in Bangkok Murray Head


98 Do What You Do Jermaine Jackson

99 Suddenly Billy Ocean

100 Can't Fight This Feeling REO Speedwagon

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Out of Touch Daryl Hall & John Oates

102 The Heat Is On Glenn Frey


103 Sea of Love Honeydrippers
104 Last Christmas Wham!
105 Wouldn't It Be Good? Nik Kershaw
106 Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) Scritti Politti
107 If Ever You're In My Arms Again Peabo Bryson

108 High Energy Evelyn Thomas


109 Meeting in the Ladies Room Klymaxx

110 Somebody Else's Guy Jocelyn Brown


111 Too Late for Goodbyes Julian Lennon

112 Everything She Wants Wham!


113 The Warrior Scandal feat. Patty Smyth
114 Blue Jean David Bowie
115 NeverEnding Story Limahl
116 The Power of Love Frankie Goes to Hollywood
117 Rain Forest Paul Hardcastle
118 Big In Japan Alphaville

119 Tarzan Boy Baltimora


120 Forever Young Alphaville

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1984


Jeff's choice - Greatest Single Re-entry:

* Waiting in Vain Bob Marley & The Wailers (#31 UK)


Jeff's choice - An unheralded great record from 1984

* Unity Afrika Bambaataa & James Brown


* A Fine, Fine Day Tony Carey
* The Roof Is On Fire Rock Master Scott
* Gotta Get A Record Out Green

* Don't Sing Prefab Sprout


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1985

No. Song Artist

1 Money For Nothing Dire Straits


2 Into the Groove Madonna

3 Addicted To Love Robert Palmer


4 Word Up! Cameo

5 How Will I Know? Whitney Houston


6 Walk Like An Egyptian Bangles
7 The Power of Love Huey Lewis & The News
8 Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears for Fears

9 Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds


10 West End Girls (1985 version) Pet Shop Boys

11 We Are the World U.S.A. for Africa


12 Saving All My Love For You Whitney Houston

13 Freeway of Love Aretha Franklin


14 Walking On Sunshine Katrina & The Waves

15 Everytime You Go Away Paul Young


16 Greatest Love of All Whitney Houston
17 Raspberry Beret Prince & The Revolution
18 That's What Friends Are For Dionne Warwick & Friends
19 Sussudio Phil Collins
20 Rock Me Amadeus Falco

21 We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) Tina Turner

22 Part-Time Lover Stevie Wonder


23 Running Up That Hill Kate Bush

24 Miami Vice Theme Jan Hammer


25 In My House Mary Jane Girls
26 When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going Billy Ocean

27 Rhythm of the Night DeBarge


28 Oh Sheila Ready For the World
29 Say You, Say Me Lionel Richie
30 Would I Lie To You? Eurythmics
31 Small Town John Cougar Mellencamp
32 Living in America James Brown
33 And She Was Talking Heads

34 Broken Wings Mr. Mister


35 St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) John Parr

36 We Built This City Starship


37 I Didn't Mean To Turn You On Robert Palmer

38 Who's Zoomin' Who? Aretha Franklin


39 Holding Back the Years Simply Red
40 These Dreams Heart
41 Some Like It Hot Power Station
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42 Take Me Home Phil Collins


43 R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute To '60s Rock) John Cougar Mellencamp

44 Sun City Artists United Against Apartheid


45 I Can't Live Without My Radio LL Cool J
46 The Show Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew
47 She Sells Sanctuary The Cult
48 Let's Go All the Way Sly Fox
49 You Belong To the City Glenn Frey
50 Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) Pet Shop Boys
51 There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) Eurythmics

52 Road To Nowhere Talking Heads


53 We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off Jermaine Stewart

54 If You Love Somebody Set Them Free Sting

55 Two of Hearts Stacey Q


56 You Are My Lady Freddie Jackson
57 Conga Miami Sound Machine
58 Oh Yeah Yello

59 19 Paul Hardcastle
60 A View To Kill Duran Duran
61 Lonely Ol' Night John Cougar Mellencamp
62 You Give Good Love Whitney Houston
63 Pop Life Prince & The Revolution
64 All I Need is a Miracle Mike + The Mechanics

65 Voices Carry 'Til Tuesday


66 Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin

67 Rock Me Tonight (For Old Time's Sake) Freddie Jackson


68 Secret Lovers Atlantic Starr
69 Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) Mike + The Mechanics
70 Walk of Life Dire Straits

71 Centerfield John Fogerty


72 In Between Days The Cure

73 Just Another Night Mick Jagger


74 Alive and Kicking Simple Minds
75 Brothers in Arms Dire Straits
76 Dare Me Pointer Sisters
77 A Love Bizarre Sheila E.
78 Who's Holding Donna Now? DeBarge
79 Rock the Bells LL Cool J
80 One More Night Phil Collins
81 All Cried Out Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

82 Your Love Outfield


83 Separate Lives Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin

84 One of the Living Tina Turner


85 Hangin' On a String (Contemplating) Loose Ends
86 Tender Love Force M.D.s
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87 Head Over Heels Tears For Fears


88 Burning Heart (Theme from "Rocky IV") Survivor

89 Kyrie Mr. Mister


90 I'm Your Man Wham!
91 Things Can Only Get Better Howard Jones
92 Forever Man Eric Clapton
93 The Boy With the Thorn In His Side Smiths
94 The Whole of the Moon Waterboys
95 Close to Me The Cure
96 Cry Godley & Creme

97 So Far Away Dire Straits


98 The Sun Always Shines on T.V. A-Ha

99 King of Rock Run-D.M.C.

100 The Payoff Mix Double Dee & Steinski

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Love Like Blood Killing Joke

102 What You Need INXS


103 Crush on You Jets
104 Life in a Northern Town Dream Academy
105 Something About You Level 42
106 Party All The Time Eddie Murphy
107 Election Day Arcadia

108 Computer Love Zapp


109 Trapped Colonel Abrams

110 Slave To The Rhythm Grace Jones


111 Just Like Honey Jesus & Mary Chain

112 California Girls David Lee Roth


113 Face the Face Pete Townshend
114 Talk To Me Stevie Nicks
115 Single Life Cameo
116 Take the Skinheads Bowling Camper Van Beethoven
117 Bastards of Young Replacements
118 P.S.K. - What Does it Mean? Schoolly D

119 Driver 8 R.E.M.


120 Find a Way Amy Grant

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1985


Jeff's choice - Greatest Single Re-entry:

* Holiday Madonna (#2 UK)


Jeff's choice - An unheralded great record from 1985

* Fall Down (Spirit of Love) Tramaine


Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 1985

* Beat's So Lonely Charlie Sexton


Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1985

* Dip My Dipper Cicero Blake


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Brett's choice - An unheralded great record from 1985

* Waiting On My Angel Jamie Principle


Ryan's choice - An unheralded great record from 1985

* Up the Hill and Down the Slope The Loft


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1986

No. Song Artist

1 Walk This Way Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith


(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To
2 Beastie Boys
Party)

3 Kiss Prince & The Revolution

4 Livin' On a Prayer Bon Jovi


5 Nasty Janet Jackson

6 Push It Salt-N-Pepa
7 Papa Don't Preach Madonna

8 Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel


9 Take My Breath Away Berlin
10 Don't Dream It's Over Crowded House
11 The Final Countdown Europe

12 What Have You Done For Me Lately? Janet Jackson


13 (I Just) Died In Your Arms Cutting Crew
14 Higher Love Steve Winwoods
15 The Way It Is Bruce Hornsby & The Range
16 Live To Tell Madonna
17 Manic Monday Bangles

18 Open Your Heart Madonna

19 When I Think of You Janet Jackson


In Your Eyes (Theme From "Say
20 Peter Gabriel
Anything")

21 Land of Confusion Genesis

22 Looking For a New Love Jody Watley

23 Venus Bananarama
24 You Give Love a Bad Name Bon Jovi
25 I Can't Wait Nu Shooz
26 True Colors Cyndi Lauper

27 La Isla Bonita Madonna


28 C'est La Vie Robbie Nevil
29 Sweet Love Anita Baker
30 Lean On Me Club Nouveau
31 Rumors Timex Social Club
32 Bizarre Love Triangle New Order
33 Human Human League
34 Why Can't This Be Love? Van Halen
35 The Rain Oran "Juice" Jones
36 Danger Zone Kenny Loggins

37 Wanted Dead Or Alive Bon Jovi


38 Graceland Paul Simon
39 Don't Give Up Peter Gabriel with Kate Bush
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40 On My Own Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald


41 I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) Aretha Franklin & George Michael

42 Shake You Down Gregory Abbott


43 Harlem Shuffle Rolling Stones
The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear
44 Timbuk 3
Shades

45 Keep Your Hands To Yourself Georgia Satellites


46 Breakout Swing Out Sister
47 Tuff Enuff Fabulous Thunderbirds

48 You Keep Me Hangin' On Kim Wilde


49 Let's Wait Awhile Janet Jackson

50 If You Leave Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark


51 Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) Glass Tiger
52 Everybody Have Fun Tonight Wang Chung
53 The Lady In Red Chris De Burgh
54 Invisible Touch Genesis
There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You
55 Billy Ocean
Cry)

56 Big Time Peter Gabriel


57 Don't Get Me Wrong Pretenders

58 Amanda Boston
59 Dancing On the Ceiling Lionel Richie

60 Love You Down Ready For the World


61 Candy Cameo
62 Brass Monkey Beastie Boys
63 True Blue Madonna
64 The Pleasure Principle Janet Jackson
65 Only In My Dreams Debbie Gibson
66 Notorious Duran Duran
67 You Can Call Me Al Paul Simon
68 Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But the Rent Gwen Guthrie
Glory Of Love (Theme From "The Karate
69 Peter Cetera
Kid")

70 Somewhere Out There Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram

71 Stuck With You Huey Lewis & The News


72 Sweet Freedom Michael McDonald
73 Throwing It All Away Genesis
74 Tonight, Tonight, Tonight Genesis
75 Missionary Man Eurythmics
76 Dreams Van Halen

77 Take Me Home Tonight Eddie Money


78 Sweet Sixteen Billy Idol
79 Wild Wild Life Talking Heads
80 Caught Up In the Rapture Anita Baker
81 There Is a Light That Never Goes Out Smiths
82 Back In the High Life Again Steve Winwood
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83 Don't Leave Me This Way Communards


84 Suburbia Pet Shop Boys

85 It's Tricky Run-D.M.C.


86 Stripped Depeche Mode
87 No Sleep Till Brooklyn Beastie Boys
88 Typical Male Tina Turner
89 Like a Rock Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
90 Peter Gunn Art of Noise & Duane Eddy
91 Control Janet Jackson
92 Touch Me (I Want Your Body) Samantha Fox

93 Love Can't Turn Around Farley "Jackmaster" Funk


94 (Bang Zoom) Let's Go Go Real Roxanne

95 Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

96 Who Wants To Live Forever? Queen


97 Something So Strong Crowded House
98 Fall On Me R.E.M.
99 Dear God XTC

100 Panic Smiths

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Digging Your Scene Blow Monkeys


102 Give Me the Reason Luther Vandross
103 Bigmouth Strikes Again Smiths

104 My Adidas Run-D.M.C.


105 Blood and Roses Smithereens

106 Red Rain Peter Gabriel


107 Smoking Gun Robert Cray

108 Eric B. Is President Eric B. & Rakim


109 Welcome To the Boomtown David & David
110 Ship of Fools World Party
111 Behind the Wall of Sleep Smithereens
112 Master of Puppets Metallica
113 Move Your Body (House Music Anthem) Marshall Jefferson
Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My
114 Paul Lekakis
Room)

115 Hold It Now, Hit It Beastie Boys

116 Holiday Rap MC Miker & DJ Sven


117 Caravan of Love Housemartins
118 Come Go With Me Expose
119 Jack Your Body Steve "Silk" Hurley
120 Angel of Death Slayer

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1986


Jeff's choice - Greatest Single Re-entry:

Ben E. King (#9 US in 1986, #1 UK, 3 weeks in


* Stand By Me
1987)
Jeff's choice - An unheralded great record from 1986
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Great Gosh A'Mighty (It's a Matter of
* Little Richard
Time)

Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 1986

* On The Beach Chris Rea


Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1986

* Strokin' Clarence Carter


Brett's choice - An unheralded great record from 1986

Didn't We Have A Nice Time (And All My


* Tempest
Friends Are Here)

Ryan's choice - An unheralded great record from 1986

* Steaming Train Talulah Gosh


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1987

No. Song Artist

1 Sweet Child O' Mine Guns N' Roses

2 With or Without You U2


3 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2

4 Pour Some Sugar On Me Def Leppard


5 Bad Michael Jackson

6 Welcome To the Jungle Guns N' Roses


7 I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston
8 Faith George Michael
It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I
9 R.E.M.
Feel Fine)

10 Need You Tonight INXS


11 (I've Had) The Time of My Life Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

12 Man In the Mirror Michael Jackson


13 The Way You Make Me Feel Michael Jackson
14 Love Bites Def Leppard
15 La Bamba Los Lobos
16 Where the Streets Have No Name U2
17 Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley

18 Sign O' the Times Prince

19 Here I Go Again Whitesnake


20 Luka Suzanne Vega

21 Always Atlantic Starr


22 Mony Mony (live version) Billy Idol

23 Wishing Well Terence Trent D'Arby


24 Paradise City Guns N' Roses

25 The One I Love R.E.M.


26 Beds Are Burning Midnight Oil
27 Pump Up the Volume M/A/R/R/S
28 Smooth Criminal Michael Jackson
29 New Sensation INXS
30 I Need Love LL Cool J
31 Dude (Looks Like a Lady) Aerosmith
32 Alone Heart
33 Just Like Heaven The Cure
34 Bring the Noise Public Enemy
35 I Know You Got Soul Eric B. & Rakim
36 Brilliant Disguise Bruce Springsteen
37 Father Figure George Michael
38 U Got the Look Prince & Sheena Easton

39 Is This Love? Whitesnake


40 Heaven Is a Place on Earth Belinda Carlisle
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41 I Want Your Sex George Michael


42 Dirty Diana Michael Jackson

43 It's a Sin Pet Shop Boys


44 True Faith New Order
45 Touch of Grey Grateful Dead
46 Never Tear Us Apart INXS
47 Girls, Girls, Girls Motley Crue
48 Devil Inside INXS
49 Tunnel of Love Bruce Springsteen
50 What Have I Done To Deserve This? Pet Shop Boys

51 Going Back To Cali LL Cool J


52 Da Butt E.U.

53 Fairytale of New York Pogues

54 I Just Can't Stop Loving You Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett
55 I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) Aretha Franklin & George Michael
56 Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car Billy Ocean
57 Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now Starship

58 Together Forever Rick Astley


59 Always On My Mind Pet Shop Boys
60 Casanova LeVert
61 Girlfriend Pebbles
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound
62 Anything For You
Machine
63 Little Lies Fleetwood Mac
64 I Want Her Keith Sweat
65 Heart and Soul T'Pau
66 Big Love Fleetwood Mac
67 We'll Be Together Sting

68 Tell It to My Heart Taylor Dayne


69 So Emotional Whitney Houston

70 Mercedes Boy Pebbles


71 Got My Mind Set On You George Harrison

72 One More Try George Michael


73 Didn't We Almost Have It All? Whitney Houston
74 Rock Steady Whispers
75 Shakedown Bob Seger
76 I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man Prince
77 Hysteria Def Leppard
78 Rag Doll Aerosmith
79 Armageddon It Def Leppard
80 Rocket Def Leppard

81 Paper In Fire John Cougar Mellencamp


82 Cherry Bomb John Cougar Mellencamp

83 Head To Toe Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam


84 The Promise When In Rome
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85 Animal Def Leppard


86 On the Turning Away Pink Floyd

87 Love Removal Machine Cult


88 I Heard a Rumour Bananarama
89 Shattered Dreams Johnny Hates Jazz
90 I Want To Be Your Man Roger
91 Skeletons Stevie Wonder
92 Love Overboard Gladys Knight & The Pips
93 Never Let Me Down Again Depeche Mode
94 Hourglass Squeeze

95 Strangelove Depeche Mode


96 Girlfriend In a Coma Smiths

97 Paid In Full Eric B. & Rakim

98 Hazy Shade of Winter Bangles


Buster Poindexter & His Banshees of
99 Hot Hot Hot
Blue

100 Top Billin' Audio Two

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Fake Alexander O'Neal

102 Why Can't I Be You? The Cure


103 If I Was Your Girlfriend Prince

104 Lips Like Sugar Echo & The Bunnymen


105 Birthday Sugarcubes
106 Bullet the Blue Sky U2
107 Criticize Alexander O'Neal
108 Behind the Wheel Depeche Mode
109 This Corrosion Sisters of Mercy

110 Jane Says Jane's Addiction


111 Learning To Fly Pink Floyd

112 April Skies Jesus & Mary Chain


113 Rent Pet Shop Boys
114 Unchain My Heart Joe Cocker
115 I Think We're Alone Now Tiffany
116 When Smokey Sings ABC

117 Birth, School, Work, Death Godfathers


118 I'm An Adult Now Pursuit of Happiness
119 Strings of Life Rhythim is Rhythim
120 Acid Tracks Phuture

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1987


* When a Man Loves a Woman Percy Sledge (#2 UK 2 weeks)

* Troy Sinead O'Connor

* Memphis in the Meantime John Hiatt

* I Couldn't Believe It David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks

* I'll Treat You Right Someday House Of Freaks

* My Favourite Dress The Wedding Present


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1988

No. Song Artist

1 Nothing Compares 2 U Sinead O'Connor


2 Enjoy The Silence Depeche Mode

3 Vogue Madonna
4 Groove Is In The Heart Deee-Lite

5 U Can't Touch This MC Hammer


6 Man In The Box Alice In Chains
7 Vision of Love Mariah Carey
8 Mama Said Knock You Out LL Cool J

9 Gonna Make You Sweat C & C Music Factory


10 Been Caught Stealing Jane's Addiction

11 Thunderstruck AC/DC
12 More Than Words Extreme

13 Hard to Handle Black Crowes


14 Unbelievable EMF

15 Poison Bell Biv Devoe


16 Crazy Seal
17 Silent Lucidity Queensryche
18 The Power Snap!
19 Justify My Love Madonna
20 Cemetary Gates Pantera

21 Loaded Primal Scream

22 Right Here Right Now Jesus Jones


23 Cliffs of Dover Eric Johnson

24 Hold On En Vogue
25 She Talks to Angels Black Crowes
26 Feels Good Tony! Toni! Tone!
27 It Must Have Been Love Roxette
28 Around The Way Girl LL Cool J
29 All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You Heart
30 I Touch Myself Divinyls
31 Get Here Oleta Adams
32 Ice Ice Baby Vanilla Ice
33 The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) Cher

34 All the Man That I Need Whitney Houston


35 Blaze of Glory Jon Bon Jovi

36 Tom's Diner D.N.A. featuring Suzanne Vega


37 Suicide Blonde INXS

38 Candy Iggy Pop with Kate Pierson


39 Save Me Fleetwood Mac
40 The King of Wishful Thinking Go West
41 Cradle of Love Billy Idol
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42 Praying for Time George Michael


43 Everybody Everybody Black Box

44 Close to You Maxi Priest


45 I've Been Thinking About You Londonbeat
46 Here's Where the Story Ends The Sundays
47 Above the Law Murder Rap
48 Someday Mariah Carey
49 I'll Give All My Love to You Keith Sweat
50 More Than Words Can Say Alias
51 Brothers Gonna Work It Out Public Enemy

52 Unskinny Bop Poison


53 AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted Ice Cube

54 Signs Tesla

55 Blue Sky Mine Midnight Oil


56 Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You) Robert Plant
57 (Can't Live Without Your) Love & Affection Nelson
58 Painkiller Judas Priest

59 Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em Eric B. & Rakim


60 The Ship Song Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
61 Just the Way It Is, Baby The Rembrandts
62 Step On Happy Mondays
63 Bonita Applebaum A Tribe Called Quest
64 High Enough Damn Yankees

65 Mercy Mercy Me - I Want You Robert Palmer


66 Hold On Wilson Phillips

67 The Obvious Child Paul Simon


68 Giving You the Benefit Pebbles
69 21st Century (Digital Boy) Bad Religion
70 Knockin' Boots Candyman

71 Coming of Age Damn Yankees


72 From a Distance Bette Midler

73 Send Me an Angel Scorpions


74 I Like The Way (The Kissing Game) Hi-Five
75 Birdhouse in Your Soul They Might Be Giants
76 Only Your Love Bananarama
77 My, My, My Johnny Gill
78 She's So High Blur
79 Rock Dis Funky Joint Poor Righteous Teachers
80 Don't Treat Me Bad Firehouse
81 Velouria Pixies

82 Energy Flash Joey Beltram


83 In the Ghetto Eric B. & Rakim

84 Serious Duran Duran


85 Release Me Wilson Phillips
86 What Time Is Love? The KLF
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87 Gold Digger EPMD


88 Looking At The Front Door Main Source

89 Hold You Tight Tara Kemp


90 Rhythm of the Rain Dan Fogelberg
91 I'm Free Soup Dragons
92 Something to Believe In Poison
93 Wind of Change Scorpions
94 Policy Of Truth Depeche Mode
95 Kinky Afro Happy Mondays
96 The Only One I Know The Charlatans

97 Hole Hearted Extreme


98 Kool Thing Sonic Youth

99 Stranded Heart

100 Do Me! Bell Biv Devoe

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Can I Kick It A Tribe Called Quest

102 Miles Away Winger


103 Empire Queensrÿche
104 Being Boring Pet Shop Boys
105 Let's Talk About Sex Salt-n-Pepa
106 Crying in the Rain a-ha
107 Killer Adamski

108 For You The Outfield


109 Dig for Fire Pixies

110 Jealous Gene Loves Jezebel


111 More Sisters of Mercy

112 Runaround Van Halen


113 Joey Concrete Blonde
114 The First Time Surface
115 Come Again Damn Yankees
116 Put the Message in the Box World Party
117 So Hard Pet Shop Boys
118 We're All In The Same Gang West Coast Rap All-Stars

119 Lose Control James


120 Treat 'Em Right Chubb Rock

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1990


Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 1990

* Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) Concrete Blonde


Brett's choice - An unheralded great record from 1990

* Unique Blue Tube A'me Lorain & The Family Affair


Ryan's choice - An unheralded great record from 1990

* Heavenly Pop Hit The Chills


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1989

No. Song Artist

1 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana


2 Losing My Religion R.E.M.

3 One U2
4 Jeremy Pearl Jam

5 Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers


6 Enter Sandman Metallica
7 Come as You Are Nirvana
8 Alive Pearl Jam

9 November Rain Guns N' Roses


10 Black or White Michael Jackson

11 (Everything I Do) I Do It for You Bryan Adams


12 Nothing Else Matters Metallica

13 O.P.P. Naughty by Nature


14 Give It Away Red Hot Chili Peppers

15 Unfinished Sympathy Massive Attack


16 Black Pearl Jam
17 Two Princes Spin Doctors
18 Lithium Nirvana
19 Tennessee Arrested Development
20 Mysterious Ways U2

21 Set Adrift on Memory Bliss PM Dawn

22 Don't Cry Guns N' Roses


23 Something to Talk About Bonnie Raitt

24 Even Flow Pearl Jam


25 Mind Playing Tricks on Me Geto Boys
26 In Bloom Nirvana
27 Hunger Strike Temple of the Dog
28 Cream Prince
29 I Wanna Sex You Up Color Me Badd
30 Can't Truss It Public Enemy
31 Gett Off Prince
32 The Show Must Go On Queen
33 I Can't Make You Love Me Bonnie Raitt

34 Summertime D.J. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince


35 The Unforgiven Metallica

36 Shiny Happy People R.E.M.


37 Remember the Time Michael Jackson

38 Safe from Harm Massive Attack


39 I'm Too Sexy Right Said Fred
40 Finally Ce Ce Peniston
41 Scenario A Tribe Called Quest
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42 To Be With You Mr. Big


43 Knockin' on Heaven’s Door Guns N' Roses

44 Gypsy Woman Crystal Waters


45 How I Could Just Kill a Man Cypress Hill
46 I Can't Dance Genesis
47 Check the Rhime A Tribe Called Quest
48 Save the Best for Last Vanessa Williams
49 I Love Your Smile Shanice
50 It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over Lenny Kravitz
51 There's No Other Way Blur

52 Motownphilly Boyz II Men


53 Only Shallow My Bloody Valentine

54 Innuendo Queen

55 Go Moby
56 No More Tears Ozzy Osbourne
57 Jesus Christ Pose Soundgarden
58 Heal the World Michael Jackson

59 Emotions Mariah Carey


60 Learning to Fly Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
61 Joyride Roxette
62 Rush, Rush Paula Abdul
63 Sad but True Metallica
64 Weather With You Crowded House

65 Walking in Memphis Marc Cohn


66 Summer Babe Pavement

67 Buggin' Out A Tribe Called Quest


68 You Could Be Mine Guns N' Roses
69 Even Better Than the Real Thing U2
70 Diamonds and Pearls Prince

71 Right Now Van Halen


72 Now That We Found Love Heavy D & the Boyz

73 Life Is a Highway Tom Cochrane


74 3 A.M. Eternal (Live at the S.S.L.) The KLF
75 Polly Nirvana
76 Suck My Kiss Red Hot Chili Peppers
77 Stars Simply Red
78 Higher Than the Sun Primal Scream
79 The Choice Is Yours Black Sheep
80 It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday Boyz II Men
81 Fading Like a Flower Roxette

82 Jazz (We've Got) A Tribe Called Quest


83 Stay Shakespear's Sister

84 Good Vibrations Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch


85 Brenda's Got a Baby 2pac
86 All I Want Toad the Wet Sprocket
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87 Come & Talk to Me Jodeci


88 Papua New Guinea Future Sound of London

89 Unforgettable Natalie Cole with Nat "King" Cole


90 Justified and Ancient The KLF
91 Hand on the Pump Cypress Hill
92 Breaking the Girl Red Hot Chili Peppers
93 No Son of Mine Genesis
94 Get Ready for This 2 Unlimited
95 Outshined Soundgarden
96 Charly The Prodigy

97 A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays' De La Soul


98 Little Miss Can't Be Wrong Spin Doctors

99 Forever My Lady Jodeci

100 Rhinoceros Smashing Pumpkins

20 more worth mentioning.

101 The Fly U2

102 When a Man Loves a Woman Michael Bolton


103 Will You Be There Michael Jackson
104 Jerry Was a Race Car Driver Primus
105 Wherever I May Roam Metallica
106 Civil War Guns N' Roses
107 The Star Spangled Banner Whitney Houston

108 Breakin' My Heart Mint Condition


109 All This Time Sting

110 Ring Ring Ring De La Soul


111 Baby Baby Amy Grant

112 Can't Stop This Thing We Started Bryan Adams


113 Power of Love/Love Power Luther Vandross
114 Romantic Karyn White
115 Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me George Michael and Elton John
116 Steady Mobbin' Ice Cube
117 All 4 Love Color Me Badd
118 Jesus Built My Hot Rod Ministry

119 2 Legit 2 Quit M.C. Hammer


120 Hazard Richard Marx

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1991


Brian's choice - An unheralded great record from 1991

* Waiting The Feelies


Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 1991

* Walk on the Ocean Toad the Wet Sprocket


Brett's choice - An unheralded great record from 1991

* Sexuality Billy Bragg


Ryan's choice - An unheralded great record from 1991

* Drive That Fast Kitchens of Distinction


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 164 of 227

1990s Top 100


1990

No. Song Artist

1 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana


2 Losing My Religion R.E.M.
3 One U2
4 Jeremy Pearl Jam
5 Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers
6 Enter Sandman Metallica
7 Come as You Are Nirvana
8 Alive Pearl Jam
9 November Rain Guns N' Roses
10 Black or White Michael Jackson
11 (Everything I Do) I Do It for You Bryan Adams
12 Nothing Else Matters Metallica

13 O.P.P. Naughty by Nature


14 Give It Away Red Hot Chili Peppers
15 Unfinished Sympathy Massive Attack

16 Black Pearl Jam


17 Two Princes Spin Doctors

18 Lithium Nirvana
19 Tennessee Arrested Development

20 Mysterious Ways U2
21 Set Adrift on Memory Bliss PM Dawn
22 Don't Cry Guns N' Roses
23 Something to Talk About Bonnie Raitt
24 Even Flow Pearl Jam
25 Mind Playing Tricks on Me Geto Boys

26 In Bloom Nirvana
27 Hunger Strike Temple of the Dog
28 Cream Prince
29 I Wanna Sex You Up Color Me Badd
30 Can't Truss It Public Enemy
31 Gett Off Prince
32 The Show Must Go On Queen
33 I Can't Make You Love Me Bonnie Raitt
34 Summertime D.J. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
35 The Unforgiven Metallica

36 Shiny Happy People R.E.M.


37 Remember the Time Michael Jackson

38 Safe from Harm Massive Attack


39 I'm Too Sexy Right Said Fred
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40 Finally Ce Ce Peniston
41 Scenario A Tribe Called Quest

42 To Be With You Mr. Big


43 Knockin' on Heaven’s Door Guns N' Roses
44 Gypsy Woman Crystal Waters
45 How I Could Just Kill a Man Cypress Hill
46 I Can't Dance Genesis
47 Check the Rhime A Tribe Called Quest
48 Save the Best for Last Vanessa Williams
49 I Love Your Smile Shanice

50 It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over Lenny Kravitz


51 There's No Other Way Blur

52 Motownphilly Boyz II Men

53 Only Shallow My Bloody Valentine


54 Innuendo Queen
55 Go Moby
56 No More Tears Ozzy Osbourne

57 Jesus Christ Pose Soundgarden


58 Heal the World Michael Jackson
59 Emotions Mariah Carey
60 Learning to Fly Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
61 Joyride Roxette
62 Rush, Rush Paula Abdul

63 Sad but True Metallica


64 Weather With You Crowded House

65 Walking in Memphis Marc Cohn


66 Summer Babe Pavement
67 Buggin' Out A Tribe Called Quest
68 You Could Be Mine Guns N' Roses

69 Even Better Than the Real Thing U2


70 Diamonds and Pearls Prince

71 Right Now Van Halen


72 Now That We Found Love Heavy D & the Boyz
73 Life Is a Highway Tom Cochrane
74 3 A.M. Eternal (Live at the S.S.L.) The KLF
75 Polly Nirvana
76 Suck My Kiss Red Hot Chili Peppers
77 Stars Simply Red
78 Higher Than the Sun Primal Scream
79 The Choice Is Yours Black Sheep

80 It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday Boyz II Men


81 Fading Like a Flower Roxette

82 Jazz (We've Got) A Tribe Called Quest


83 Stay Shakespear's Sister
84 Good Vibrations Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch
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85 Brenda's Got a Baby 2pac


86 All I Want Toad the Wet Sprocket

87 Come & Talk to Me Jodeci


88 Papua New Guinea Future Sound of London
89 Unforgettable Natalie Cole with Nat "King" Cole
90 Justified and Ancient The KLF
91 Hand on the Pump Cypress Hill
92 Breaking the Girl Red Hot Chili Peppers
93 No Son of Mine Genesis
94 Get Ready for This 2 Unlimited

95 Outshined Soundgarden
96 Charly The Prodigy

97 A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays' De La Soul

98 Little Miss Can't Be Wrong Spin Doctors


99 Forever My Lady Jodeci
100 Rhinoceros Smashing Pumpkins

20 more worth mentioning.

101 The Fly U2


102 When a Man Loves a Woman Michael Bolton
103 Will You Be There Michael Jackson
104 Jerry Was a Race Car Driver Primus
105 Wherever I May Roam Metallica

106 Civil War Guns N' Roses


107 The Star Spangled Banner Whitney Houston

108 Breakin' My Heart Mint Condition


109 All This Time Sting

110 Ring Ring Ring De La Soul


111 Baby Baby Amy Grant
112 Can't Stop This Thing We Started Bryan Adams
113 Power of Love/Love Power Luther Vandross
114 Romantic Karyn White
115 Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me George Michael and Elton John
116 Steady Mobbin' Ice Cube

117 All 4 Love Color Me Badd


118 Jesus Built My Hot Rod Ministry

119 2 Legit 2 Quit M.C. Hammer


120 Hazard Richard Marx

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1991


* Waiting The Feelies
* Walk on the Ocean Toad the Wet Sprocket
* Sexuality Billy Bragg

* Drive That Fast Kitchens of Distinction


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1991
No. Song Artist

1 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana


2 Losing My Religion R.E.M.

3 One U2
4 Jeremy Pearl Jam
5 Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers
6 Enter Sandman Metallica
7 Come as You Are Nirvana

8 Alive Pearl Jam


9 November Rain Guns N' Roses

10 Black or White Michael Jackson


11 (Everything I Do) I Do It for You Bryan Adams
12 Nothing Else Matters Metallica
13 O.P.P. Naughty by Nature

14 Give It Away Red Hot Chili Peppers


15 Unfinished Sympathy Massive Attack

16 Black Pearl Jam


17 Two Princes Spin Doctors
18 Lithium Nirvana
19 Tennessee Arrested Development
20 Mysterious Ways U2
21 Set Adrift on Memory Bliss PM Dawn

22 Don't Cry Guns N' Roses


23 Something to Talk About Bonnie Raitt

24 Even Flow Pearl Jam


25 Mind Playing Tricks on Me Geto Boys

26 In Bloom Nirvana
27 Hunger Strike Temple of the Dog
28 Cream Prince
29 I Wanna Sex You Up Color Me Badd
30 Can't Truss It Public Enemy
31 Gett Off Prince
32 The Show Must Go On Queen

33 I Can't Make You Love Me Bonnie Raitt


34 Summertime D.J. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince

35 The Unforgiven Metallica


36 Shiny Happy People R.E.M.
37 Remember the Time Michael Jackson
38 Safe from Harm Massive Attack
39 I'm Too Sexy Right Said Fred
40 Finally Ce Ce Peniston
41 Scenario A Tribe Called Quest
42 To Be With You Mr. Big
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43 Knockin' on Heaven’s Door Guns N' Roses


44 Gypsy Woman Crystal Waters

45 How I Could Just Kill a Man Cypress Hill


46 I Can't Dance Genesis
47 Check the Rhime A Tribe Called Quest
48 Save the Best for Last Vanessa Williams
49 I Love Your Smile Shanice
50 It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over Lenny Kravitz
51 There's No Other Way Blur
52 Motownphilly Boyz II Men

53 Only Shallow My Bloody Valentine


54 Innuendo Queen

55 Go Moby

56 No More Tears Ozzy Osbourne


57 Jesus Christ Pose Soundgarden
58 Heal the World Michael Jackson
59 Emotions Mariah Carey

60 Learning to Fly Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers


61 Joyride Roxette
62 Rush, Rush Paula Abdul
63 Sad but True Metallica
64 Weather With You Crowded House
65 Walking in Memphis Marc Cohn

66 Summer Babe Pavement


67 Buggin' Out A Tribe Called Quest

68 You Could Be Mine Guns N' Roses


69 Even Better Than the Real Thing U2
70 Diamonds and Pearls Prince
71 Right Now Van Halen

72 Now That We Found Love Heavy D & the Boyz


73 Life Is a Highway Tom Cochrane

74 3 A.M. Eternal (Live at the S.S.L.) The KLF


75 Polly Nirvana
76 Suck My Kiss Red Hot Chili Peppers
77 Stars Simply Red
78 Higher Than the Sun Primal Scream
79 The Choice Is Yours Black Sheep
80 It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday Boyz II Men
81 Fading Like a Flower Roxette
82 Jazz (We've Got) A Tribe Called Quest

83 Stay Shakespear's Sister


84 Good Vibrations Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch

85 Brenda's Got a Baby 2pac


86 All I Want Toad the Wet Sprocket
87 Come & Talk to Me Jodeci
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88 Papua New Guinea Future Sound of London


89 Unforgettable Natalie Cole with Nat "King" Cole

90 Justified and Ancient The KLF


91 Hand on the Pump Cypress Hill
92 Breaking the Girl Red Hot Chili Peppers
93 No Son of Mine Genesis
94 Get Ready for This 2 Unlimited
95 Outshined Soundgarden
96 Charly The Prodigy
97 A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays' De La Soul

98 Little Miss Can't Be Wrong Spin Doctors


99 Forever My Lady Jodeci

100 Rhinoceros Smashing Pumpkins

20 more worth mentioning.

101 The Fly U2


102 When a Man Loves a Woman Michael Bolton

103 Will You Be There Michael Jackson


104 Jerry Was a Race Car Driver Primus
105 Wherever I May Roam Metallica
106 Civil War Guns N' Roses
107 The Star Spangled Banner Whitney Houston
108 Breakin' My Heart Mint Condition

109 All This Time Sting


110 Ring Ring Ring De La Soul

111 Baby Baby Amy Grant


112 Can't Stop This Thing We Started Bryan Adams

113 Power of Love/Love Power Luther Vandross


114 Romantic Karyn White
115 Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me George Michael and Elton John
116 Steady Mobbin' Ice Cube
117 All 4 Love Color Me Badd
118 Jesus Built My Hot Rod Ministry
119 2 Legit 2 Quit M.C. Hammer

120 Hazard Richard Marx

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1991


* Waiting The Feelies
* Walk on the Ocean Toad the Wet Sprocket
* Sexuality Billy Bragg
* Drive That Fast Kitchens of Distinction
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1992
No. Song Artist

1 Nuthin' But a "G" Thang Dr. Dre


2 Creep Radiohead

3 Tears In Heaven Eric Clapton


4 Jump Around House of Pain

5 Killing In The Name Rage Against The Machine


6 It Was a Good Day Ice Cube
7 Baby Got Back Sir Mix-a-Lot
8 Everybody Hurts R.E.M.

9 Friday I'm in Love The Cure


10 No Rain Blind Melon

11 Rooster Alice In Chains


12 My Lovin' En Vogue

13 Plush Stone Temple Pilots


14 Real Love Mary J. Blige

15 Protect Ya Neck Wu-Tang Clan


16 Runaway Train Soul Asylum
17 Man on the Moon R.E.M.
18 Jump Kris Kross
19 Would? Alice in Chains
20 What's Up 4 Non Blondes

21 End of the Road Boyz II Men

22 Hey Jealousy Gin Blossoms


23 I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston

24 Dreams Cranberries
25 Rhythm Is a Dancer Snap
26 Bed of Roses Bon Jovi
27 Drive R.E.M.
28 Symphony of Destruction Megadeth
29 Let Me Ride Dr. Dre
30 So Whatcha Want Beastie Boys
31 Weak SWV
32 Walk Pantera
33 Check Yo Self Ice Cube

34 Bullet in the Head Rage Against The Machine


35 They Reminisce Over You Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth

36 Sweat Inner Circle


37 Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover Sophie B. Hawkins

38 Rebirth of the Slick Digable Planets


39 Dre Day Dr. Dre
40 Just Another Day Jon Secada
41 Erotica Madonna
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42 Cats in the Cradle Ugly Kid Joe


43 Passin' Me By Pharcyde

44 Halftime Nas
45 Out of Space The Prodigy
46 Them Bones Alice in Chains
47 If I Ever Fall in Love Shai
48 Easy Faith No More
49 Would I Lie to You? Charles & Eddie
50 Cantaloop Us3
51 Layla Eric Clapton

52 Why Annie Lennox


53 Right Here SWV

54 Down in a Hole Alice in Chains

55 Rump Shaker Wreckx-N-Effect


56 Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough Patty Smyth with Don Henley
57 Baby-Baby-Baby TLC
58 Beautiful Girl INXS

59 Murder She Wrote Chaka Demus & Pliers


60 Harvest Moon Neil Young
61 Thunder Kiss '65 White Zombie
62 I'm Every Woman Whitney Houston
63 Pull Me Under Dream Theater
64 Deep Cover Dr. Dre

65 Freak Me Silk
66 Everything About You Ugly Kid Joe

67 This Love Pantera


68 Creep Stone Temple Pilots
69 I'll Be There Mariah Carey
70 Walking on Broken Glass Annie Lennox

71 Keep the Faith Bon Jovi


72 Free Your Mind En Vogue

73 The One Elton John


74 Oh Carolina Shaggy
75 Don't Walk Away Jade
76 Crucify Tori Amos
77 Mr. Wendal Arrested Development
78 Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg TLC
79 Nightswimming R.E.M.
80 Bombtrack Rage Against The Machine
81 They Want EFX DAS EFX

82 Remedy Black Crowes


83 Midlife Crisis Faith No More

84 Ditty Paperboy
85 Motorcycle Emptiness Manic Street Preachers
86 Don't Sweat the Technique Eric B. & Rakim
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87 Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad Def Leppard


88 Let's Get Rocked Def Leppard

89 I Got a Man Positive K


90 Winter Tori Amos
91 You Remind Me Mary J. Blige
92 Human Touch Bruce Springsteen
93 Mouth for War Pantera
94 Sexy MF Prince
95 Constant Craving k.d. lang
96 No Limit 2 Unlimited

97 Giving Him Something He Can Feel En Vogue


98 Pretend We're Dead L7

99 Too Funky George Michael

100 Two Can Play That Game Bobby Brown

20 more worth mentioning.

101 In These Arms Bon Jovi

102 Sweating Bullets Megadeth


103 I'd Die Without You PM Dawn
104 Connected Stereo MC's
105 Rain Madonna
106 Found Out About You Gin Blossoms
107 People Everyday Arrested Development

108 Mr. Loverman Shabba Ranks


109 Humpin' Around Bobby Brown

110 Sex Type Thing Stone Temple Pilots


111 7 Prince

112 The Drowners Suede


113 Move This Technotronic
114 Nearly Lost You Screaming Trees
115 This Used To Be My Playground Madonna
116 What About Your Friends TLC
117 Mrs. Robinson Lemonheads
118 These Are Days 10,000 Maniacs

119 100% Sonic Youth


120 Sweet Thing Mary J. Blige

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1992


Brian's choice - An unheralded great record from 1992

* Can You Fly? Freedy Johnston

* Jail Tony Carey


* Stairway To Heaven The Beatnix

* Otha Fish The Pharcyde


* Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta Geto Boys
* Popscene Blur
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 173 of 227

1993

No. Song Artist

1 Loser Beck
2 All I Wanna Do Sheryl Crow

3 Mr. Jones Counting Crows


4 Gin & Juice Snoop Doggy Dogg

5 Today Smashing Pumpkins


6 Heart-Shaped Box Nirvana
7 Dreamlover Mariah Carey
8 C.R.E.A.M. Wu-Tang Clan

9 That's The Way Love Goes Janet Jackson


10 Are You Gonna Go My Way Lenny Kravitz

11 Insane in the Brain Cypress Hill


12 Linger The Cranberries

13 Streets of Philadelphia Bruce Springsteen


14 Cryin' Aerosmith

15 All Apologies Nirvana


16 Disarm Smashing Pumpkins
17 What Is Love Haddaway
18 Keep Ya Head Up 2Pac
19 Award Tour A Tribe Called Quest
20 Whatta Man Salt 'n' Pepa with En Vogue

21 Hero Mariah Carey

22 Daughter Pearl Jam


23 Sober Tool

24 Whoomp! (There It Is) Tag Team


25 Shine Collective Soul
26 Bump 'n' Grind R. Kelly
27 Mary Jane's Last Dance Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
28 Cannonball The Breeders
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do
29 Meat Loaf
That)

30 Macarena Los Del Rio


31 The Sign Ace of Base
32 (I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You UB40
33 The Power of Love Celine Dion

34 All That She Wants Ace of Base


35 Rid of Me PJ Harvey

36 Fade into You Mazzy Star


37 For Tomorrow Blur

38 Breathe Again Toni Braxton


Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and
39 All for Love
Sting
40 Don't Turn Around Ace of Base
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41 Show Me Love Robin S.


42 Regret New Order

43 Animal Nitrate Suede


44 Venus as a Boy Björk
45 Again Janet Jackson
46 Knockin' da Boots H-Town
47 Lately Jodeci
48 Without You Mariah Carey
49 Shoop Salt-n-Pepa
50 Stutter Elastica

51 Big Time Sensuality Björk


52 Human Behaviour Björk

53 Go West Pet Shop Boys

54 You Mean the World to Me Toni Braxton


55 If Janet Jackson
56 The River of Dreams Billy Joel
57 Rez Underworld

58 Fuck and Run Liz Phair


59 Come Clean Jeru the Damaja
60 Ordinary World Duran Duran
61 When Can I See You Babyface
62 Please Forgive Me Bryan Adams
63 Any Time, Any Place Janet Jackson

64 Strong Enough Sheryl Crow


65 Hip Hop Hooray Naughty by Nature

66 Open Up Leftfield (feat. John Lydon)


67 Smokebelch II The Sabres of Paradise
68 Divorce Song Liz Phair
69 If I Had No Loot Tony! Toni! Toné!

70 Come to My Window Melissa Etheridge


71 City Sickness Tindersticks

72 Lemon U2
73 Return to Innocence Enigma
74 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Crash Test Dummies
75 Can We Talk Tevin Campbell
76 Slam Onyx
77 Looking Through Patient Eyes P.M. Dawn
78 She Don't Use Jelly The Flaming Lips
79 Cherub Rock Smashing Pumpkins
80 Gangsta Lean DRS

81 Because the Night 10,000 Maniacs


82 Baby I'm Yours Shai

83 Come Undone Duran Duran


84 I Don't Wanna Fight Tina Turner
85 I'm the Only One Melissa Etheridge
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86 Feed the Tree Belly


87 Sister Havana Urge Overkill

88 Cowgirl Underworld
89 Whoot, There It Is 95 South
90 Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through Meat Loaf
91 Another Sad Love Song Toni Braxton
92 I Get Around 2Pac (feat. Digital Underground)
93 Anytime You Need a Friend Mariah Carey
94 Because of Love Janet Jackson
95 Boom! Shake the Room DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

96 Getto Jam Domino


97 I'm Ready Tevin Campbell

98 Crazy Aerosmith

99 Start Choppin' Dinosaur Jr.


100 Debonair The Afghan Whigs

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Laid James


102 On Aphex Twin
103 Wild Wood Paul Weller
104 Into Your Arms The Lemonheads
105 Web in Front Archers of Loaf
106 My Sister Juliana Hatfield Three

107 What's My Name? Snoop Doggy Dogg


108 Plastic Dreams Jaydee

109 Her Jazz Huggy Bear


110 50 Ft. Queenie PJ Harvey

111 Gentlemen The Afghan Whigs


112 The Wanderer U2
113 Divine Hammer The Breeders
114 From Despair to Where Manic Street Preachers
115 Scentless Apprentice Nirvana
116 Pennyroyal Tea Nirvana
117 Dissident Pearl Jam

118 Ain't No Love Sub Sub


119 If I Ever Lose My Faith in You Sting

120 6'1" Liz Phair

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1993


Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1993

* Race With The Devil Jeff Beck & the Bigtown Playboys
Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 1993

* Devil With The Green Eyes Matthew Sweet


Brett's choice - An unheralded great record from 1993

* Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) PM Dawn


* The Ghost at Number One Jellyfish
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1994

No. Song Artist

1 Waterfalls TLC
2 Black Hole Sun Soundgarden

3 Sabotage Beastie Boys


4 Regulate Warren G (featuring Nate Dogg)

5 Zombie The Cranberries


6 Closer Nine Inch Nails
7 Juicy Notorious B.I.G.
8 Buddy Holly Weezer

9 Basket Case Green Day


10 Creep TLC

11 Self Esteem The Offspring


12 When I Come Around Green Day

13 Missing Everything But the Girl


14 Live Forever Oasis

15 Kiss From a Rose Seal


16 Big Poppa Notorious B.I.G.
17 Longview Green Day
18 Lightning Crashes Live
19 I'll Make Love to You Boyz II Men
20 Interstate Love Song Stone Temple Pilots

21 Say It Ain't So Weezer

22 Always Bon Jovi


23 Sour Times Portishead

24 Hallelujah Jeff Buckley


25 Girls and Boys Blur
26 N.Y. State of Mind Nas
27 Come Out and Play The Offspring
28 Better Man Pearl Jam
29 Spoonman Soundgarden
30 The World Is Yours Nas
31 Fell on Black Days Soundgarden
32 Stay (I Missed You) Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
33 What's the Frequency, Kenneth R.E.M.

34 Glycerine Bush
35 I Alone Live

36 What Would You Say Dave Matthews Band


37 Flava in Ya Ear Craig Mack

38 Only Wanna Be With You Hootie & the Blowfish


39 Run-Around Blues Traveler
40 I Swear All-4-One
41 Another Night Real McCoy
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42 Cut Your Hair Pavement


43 Last Goodbye Jeff Buckley

44 Glory Box Portishead


45 On Bended Knee Boyz II Men
46 Take a Bow Madonna
47 Here Comes the Hotstepper Ini Kamoze
48 Supersonic Oasis
49 Connection Elastica
50 This Is a Low Blur
51 Fantastic Voyage Coolio

52 I Know Dionne Farris


53 Water Runs Dry Boyz II Men

54 I'll Remember Madonna

55 Aftermath Tricky
56 Caught by the Fuzz Supergrass
The Most Beautiful Girl in the
57 Prince
World

John Mellencamp (featuring Meshell


58 Wild Night
Ndegeocello)
59 Can You Feel the Love Tonight Elton John
60 Rocks Primal Scream

61 Undone - The Sweater Song Weezer


62 You Gotta Be Des'ree

63 Baby, I Love Your Way Big Mountain


64 Hold My Hand Hootie & the Blowfish
65 One More Chance The Notorious B.I.G.
66 Seether Veruca Salt
67 A Girl Like You Edwyn Collins
68 Bellbottoms Blues Explosion

69 If You Go Jon Secada


70 Back & Forth Aaliyah
71 Let Her Cry Hootie & the Blowfish
72 Rebel Girl Bikini Kill

73 Gold Soundz Pavement


74 Protection Massive Attack
75 Cigarettes and Alcohol Oasis
76 So Much in Love All-4-One
77 Red Light Special TLC
78 If You Love Me Brownstone

79 In the House of Stone and Light Martin Page


80 You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) Dawn Penn

81 Wilmot The Sabres of Paradise


82 Cornflake Girl Tori Amos

83 Unbelievable The Notorious B.I.G.


84 Baby Brandy
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85 Funkdafied Da Brat
86 As I Lay Me Down Sophie B. Hawkins

87 100% Pure Love Crystal Waters


88 Tootsee Roll 69 Boyz
89 Bring the Pain Method Man
90 Grace Jeff Buckley
91 I Used to Love h.e.r. Common Sense
92 Stroke You Up Changing Faces
93 I Wanna Be Down Brandy
94 Before I Let You Go BLACKstreet

95 Sukiyaki 4 P.M.
96 Ping Pong Stereolab

97 7 Seconds Youssou N'dour & Neneh Cherry

98 Stay Together Suede


99 Life's a Bitch Nas
100 Secret Madonna

20 more worth mentioning.

101 You Don't Know How It Feels Tom Petty


102 Hurt Nine Inch Nails
103 I Am a Scientist Guided by Voices
104 Miss World Hole
105 Supernova Liz Phair

106 Violet Hole


107 Karmacoma Massive Attack

108 Parklife Blur


109 Chemical Beats The Dust Brothers

110 Give It Up Public Enemy


111 Where Did You Sleep Last Night? Nirvana
112 Endless Love Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey
113 Do You Remember the First Time Pulp
114 Like a Motorway Saint Etienne
115 Your Ghost Kristin Hersh & Michael Stipe
116 Doll Parts Hole

117 Kathleen Tindersticks


118 Bug Powder Dust Bomb the Bass

119 Gardenia Kyuss


The Jesus and Mary Chain (feat.Hope
120 Sometimes Always
Sandoval)

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1994


Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1994

* Bar Room Blues Senders


Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 1994

* Fall Down Toad the Wet Sprocket

* London's Brilliant Parade Elvis Costello


* X-French Tee Shirt Shudder to Think
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1995

No. Song Artist

1 Gangsta's Paradise Coolio


2 Wonderwall Oasis

3 California Love 2Pac (feat. Dr. Dre)


4 You Oughta Know Alanis Morissette

5 1979 Smashing Pumpkins


6 Ironic Alanis Morissette
7 Don't Speak No Doubt
8 Dear Mama 2Pac

9 Bullet With Butterfly Wings Smashing Pumpkins


10 Tha Crossroads Bone Thugs 'n' Harmony

11 Fake Plastic Trees Radiohead


12 Champagne Supernova Oasis

13 One of Us Joan Osborne


14 Fantasy Mariah Carey

15 Name Goo Goo Dolls


16 Common People Pulp
17 Stupid Girl Garbage
18 Just a Girl No Doubt
19 Born Slippy (NUXX) Underworld
I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to
20 Method Man (feat. Mary J. Blige)
Get By

21 Breakfast at Tiffany's Deep Blue Something


22 Santa Monica (Watch The World Die) Everclear
23 Give Me One Reason Tracy Chapman
24 One Sweet Day Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
25 Shook Ones, Pt. 2 Mobb Deep

26 Boombastic Shaggy
27 Da Funk Daft Punk
28 Hyper-Ballad Björk
29 Always Be My Baby Mariah Carey
30 Down by the Water PJ Harvey
31 Exhale (Shoop Shoop) Whitney Houston
32 Alright Supergrass
33 Brown Sugar D'Angelo

34 Black Steel Tricky


35 Some Might Say Oasis

36 Sittin' Up in My Room Brandy


37 Sorted by E's and Wizz Pulp

38 This Is How We Do It Montell Jordan


39 Country House Blur
40 Freak Like Me Adina Howard
41 Needle In The Hay Elliott Smith
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42 Yes McAlmont and Butler


43 Don't Look Back in Anger Oasis

44 Runaway Janet Jackson


45 Hey Lover LL Cool J and Boyz II Men
46 Where the Wild Roses Grow Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue
47 Natural One The Folk Implosion
48 Higher State of Consciousness Josh Wink
49 Loungin LL Cool J
50 You Are Not Alone Michael Jackson
51 Shit, Damn, Motherfucker D'Angelo

52 Army of Me Björk
53 Brooklyn Zoo Ol' Dirty Bastard

54 This Is a Call Foo Fighters

55 Candy Rain Soul for Real


56 Game of Pricks Guided by Voices
The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My
57 The Bucketheads
Mind)

58 Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers Crooklyn Dodgers


59 Back for Good Take That

60 Who Will Save Your Soul Jewel


61 I Can't Sleep Baby (If I) R. Kelly
62 Pulp Fiction Alex Reece
63 Tell Me Groove Theory
64 Tonight, Tonight Smashing Pumpkins

65 Roll with It Oasis


66 High and Dry Radiohead

67 Down Low (Nobody Has to Know) R. Kelly (feat. Ronald & Ernie Isley)
68 Shimmy Shimmy Ya Ol' Dirty Bastard

69 Just Radiohead
Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem
70 Monica
Days)

71 Liquid Swords GZA/Genius


72 Wake Up, Boo! The Boo Radleys
73 The Universal Blur
74 Wonder Natalie Merchant
75 Be My Lover La Bouche
76 The Diamond Sea Sonic Youth
77 Girl from Mars Ash
78 Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? Bryan Adams
79 Carnival The Cardigans
80 Reverend Black Grape Black Grape
81 I Believe Blessid Union of Souls
82 Rattled by the Rush Pavement

83 Counting Blue Cars Dishwalla


84 Runnin' The Pharcyde
85 Mis-Shapes Pulp
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86 Lucky Radiohead
87 Queer Garbage

88 Disco 2000 Pulp


89 Leave Home The Chemical Brothers
90 Only Happy When It Rains Garbage
91 Insomnia Faithless
92 Someone to Love Jon B. (feat. Babyface)
93 I Got 5 on It Luniz
94 Sweet Dreams La Bouche
95 Run Away Real McCoy

96 He's Mine Mokenstef


97 December Collective Soul

98 The World I Know Collective Soul

99 Vow Garbage
100 Every Little Thing I Do Soul for Real

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Keep Their Heads Ringin' Dr. Dre


102 Scream Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson
103 Sick of Myself Matthew Sweet
104 Crystal Mountain Death
105 Symbolic Death
106 You'll See Madonna

107 Super Sharp Shooter DJ Zinc


108 What Does Your Soul Look Like? DJ Shadow

109 Release Yo'delf Method Man


110 I Wish Skee-Lo

111 Believe Elton John


112 Carnival Natalie Merchant
113 Doin It LL Cool J and LeShaun
114 Can't You See Total and The Notorious B.I.G.
115 History The Verve
116 Ice Cream Raekwon
Junior M.A.F.I.A. and The Notorious
117 Player's Anthem
B.I.G.

118 Blue The Jayhawks


119 Waking Up Elastica
The Presidents of the United States of
120 Lump
America

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1995


* Flying Home For Christmas Blue Moon Special
* I Want to Come Over Melissa Etheridge

* Don't Leave Ben Lee


B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before
* GZA/Genius (feat. Killah Priest)
Leaving Earth)

* If Fingers Were Xylophones Gorky's Zygotic Mynci


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1996

No. Song Artist

1 Killing Me Softly The Fugees


BLACKstreet, Dr. Dre, Queen
2 No Diggity
Pen
3 (Love Is) What I Got Sublime
4 I Believe I Can Fly R. Kelly
5 Firestarter Prodigy
6 Crash into Me Dave Matthews Band

7 Lovefool Cardigans
8 Where It's At Beck

9 Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check Busta Rhymes


10 Bulls on Parade Rage Against The Machine
11 Un-Break My Heart Toni Braxton
12 Ready or Not The Fugees
13 One Headlight The Wallflowers
14 On and On Erykah Badu
15 Push Matchbox Twenty
16 The Distance Cake

17 3 AM Matchbox 20
18 Change the World Eric Clapton and Babyface

19 You're Makin' Me High Toni Braxton


20 Santeria Sublime
21 A Design for Life Manic Street Preachers

22 Midnight in a Perfect World DJ Shadow


23 Wannabe Spice Girls

24 Because You Loved Me Celine Dion


25 El Scorcho Weezer

26 Twisted Keith Sweat


27 Return of the Mack Mark Morrison

28 Setting Sun The Chemical Brothers


29 Devil's Haircut Beck
30 Nobody Knows The Tony Rich Project
31 C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) Quad City DJ's

32 Fu-gee-la Fugees
33 Don't Let Go (Love) En Vogue

34 How Do U Want It 2Pac and Dr. Dre


35 If I Ruled the World Nas
36 The Good Life Weezer
37 Elevators (Me & You) Outkast
38 It's All Coming Back to Me Now Celine Dion
39 Nobody Keith Sweat and Athena Cage
40 Follow You Down Gin Blossoms
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41 If It Makes You Happy Sheryl Crow


42 The Man Don't Give a Fuck Super Furry Animals

43 Novocaine for the Soul Eels


44 Every Time I Close My Eyes Babyface
45 Breathe Prodigy
Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in
46 Primitive Radio Gods
My Hand

47 Barely Breathing Duncan Sheik


48 Not Gon' Cry Mary J. Blige

49 I Believe in You and Me Whitney Houston


50 The Box Orbital

51 Cybele's Reverie Stereolab


52 The Freshmen The Verve Pipe
53 Say You'll Be There Spice Girls
54 Building Steam with a Grain of Salt DJ Shadow
55 I Want You Savage Garden
56 In My Bed Dru Hill
57 Swallowed Bush
112, The Notorious B.I.G. and
58 Only You
Mase
59 The State I Am In Belle and Sebastian

60 Da' Dip Freak Nasty


61 Trash Suede

62 2 Become 1 Spice Girls


63 You're the One SWV
64 When You're Gone The Cranberries
65 Criminal Fiona Apple
66 Cupid 112
67 Not Tonight (Ladies Night Remix) Lil' Kim

68 Sunny Came Home Shawn Colvin


69 1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New) Coolio
70 Pepper Butthole Surfers
71 The Hidden Camera Photek

72 E-Bow the Letter R.E.M.


73 Stinkfist Tool
74 Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit Gina G
75 Fastlove George Michael
76 Pony Ginuwine
77 Daytona Ghostface Killah

78 In the Trees Faze Action


79 Last Night Az Yet

80 Anything 3T
81 I'm Still in Love with You New Edition

82 Ain't Nobody Monica


83 Kissin' You Total
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84 Get It Together 702


85 The Earth, the Sun, the Rain Color Me Badd

86 I'll Be Foxy Brown and Jay-Z


87 All the Things (Your Man Won't Do) Joe
88 When You Love a Woman Journey
89 Everyday Is a Winding Road Sheryl Crow
90 Cold Rock a Party MC Lyte
Case, Foxy Brown and Mary J.
91 Touch Me, Tease Me
Blige
92 Theme from Mission: Impossible Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen
93 Just a Girl No Doubt
94 Professional Widow Tori Amos
95 Djed Tortoise
96 Going Out Supergrass

97 Until It Sleeps Metallica


98 Don't Cry for Me Argentina Madonna

99 Blue Flowers Dr. Octagon


100 Dead Presidents II Jay-Z

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Salvation Cranberries


102 Lunacy Swans

103 If Your Girl Only Knew Aaliyah


104 Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) John Mellencamp
105 Fly Like an Eagle Seal
106 No Time Lil' Kim and Puff Daddy
107 The New Pollution Beck
108 The Beautiful People Marilyn Manson

109 What's on Tonight Montell Jordan


110 Keep On, Keepin' On MC Lyte and Xscape

111 Tattva Kula Shaker


112 You're Gorgeous BabyBird
113 My Boo Ghost Town DJ's
114 That Girl Maxi Priest and Shaggy
115 Po Pimp Do or Die and Twista

116 Coco Jambo Mr. President


117 Girl/Boy Song Aphex Twin
118 Loops of Fury The Chemical Brothers
119 Let Me Clear My Throat DJ Kool
120 I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone Sleater-Kinney

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1996


Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1996

* Harlem Hit Parade Little Isidore & Inquisitors


* Daylight Fading Counting Crows
* He's Luckier Than You The Prissteens
* The First Big Weekend Arab Strap
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 185 of 227

1997

No. Song Artist

1 Bitter Sweet Symphony The Verve


2 Song 2 Blur

3 Paranoid Android Radiohead


4 Everlong Foo Fighters

5 Karma Police Radiohead


6 Hypnotize Notorious B.I.G.
Good Riddance (Time of
7 Green Day
Your Life)

8 Torn Natalie Imbruglia

9 Mo Money Mo Problems Notorious B.I.G.


10 I'll Be Missing You Puff Daddy
11 Angels Robbie Williams
12 Around the World Daft Punk

13 Semi-Charmed Life Third Eye Blind


14 Tubthumping Chumbawamba

15 Candle in the Wind 1997 Elton John


16 All My Life K-Ci & JoJo
17 Gettin' Jiggy Wit It Will Smith
18 Block Rockin' Beats Chemical Brothers
19 You Make Me Wanna... Usher
20 Truly Madly Deeply Savage Garden

21 Sex and Candy Marcy Playground


22 Walkin' on the Sun Smash Mouth
23 Together Again Janet Jackson
24 Never Ever All Saints
25 Gone Till November Wyclef Jean

26 Fly Sugar Ray


27 You're Still the One Shania Twain
28 Too Close Next
29 Brimful of Asha Cornershop
30 My Heart Will Go On Celine Dion
Can't Nobody Hold Me
31 Puff Daddy and Ma$e
Down

32 Nice and Slow Usher


33 The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) Missy Misdemeanor Elliott

34 Dry the Rain The Beta Band


35 No Surprises Radiohead
36 How's It Going to Be Third Eye Blind
37 Bitch Meredith Brooks
38 My Way Usher
39 My All Mariah Carey
40 The Drugs Don't Work The Verve
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41 Miss Misery Elliott Smith


42 For You I Will Monica

43 Been Around the World Puff Daddy, Mase and The Notorious B.I.G.
44 On and On Erykah Badu
45 D'You Know What I Mean Oasis
46 Adia Sarah McLachlan
47 4 Seasons of Loneliness Boyz II Men
48 Your Woman White Town
49 Woke Up This Morning Alabama 3
50 Between the Bars Elliott Smith

51 Mmmbop Hanson
52 Into My Arms Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

53 Bachelorette Björk
I Belong to You (Every
54 Rome
Time I See Your Face)

55 My Love is the Shhh! Somethin' for the People


I Don't Ever Want to See
56 Uncle Sam
You Again

57 All for You Sister Hazel


58 Kowalski Primal Scream

59 Joga Björk
60 A Song for Mama Boyz II Men

61 Monkey Wrench Foo Fighters


62 Beetlebum Blur
63 What You Want Ma$e (feat. Total)
64 G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. Changing Faces
65 Honey Mariah Carey
66 Come to Daddy Aphex Twin
67 Feel So Good Ma$e and Kelly Price
68 Sock It 2 Me Missy Elliott and Da Brat
69 Barbie Girl Aqua

70 Make 'Em Say Uhh! Master P, Fiend, Silkk the Shocker, Mia X, Mystikal
71 Gabriel Roy Davis Jr.
72 Risingson Massive Attack
73 All Cried Out Allure and 112
74 Deja Vu (Uptown Baby) Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz
75 Let Down Radiohead
76 Got 'Til It's Gone Janet Jackson
77 Smack My Bitch Up The Prodigy
78 Lazy Line Painter Jane Belle and Sebastian
79 My Body LSG
80 I Get Lonely Janet Jackson and Blackstreet
81 Ain't That Enough Teenage Fanclub
The Private Psychedelic
82 Chemical Brothers
Reel

83 Space Invaders Are I-F


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Smoking Grass

84 They Don't Know Jon B.

85 Look into My Eyes Bone Thugs-n-Harmony


86 Le Soleil est pres de moi Air
Ladies and Gentlemen We
87 Spiritualized
Are Floating in Space

88 Up Jumps da Boogie Timbaland & Magoo, Missy Elliott, Aaliyah

89 I Do Lisa Loeb
90 Lookin' at Me Ma$e and Puff Daddy
Put Your Hands Where My
91 Busta Rhymes
Eyes Could See

92 Tyrone Erykah Badu


93 The Ice of Boston The Dismemberment Plan
94 All Is Full of Love Björk
We're Not Making Love No
95 Dru Hill
More

96 Building a Mystery Sarah McLachlan


97 C U When U Get There Coolio and 40 Thevz
98 I Got the Hook Up Master P and Sons of Funk

99 Stereo Pavement
100 High Noon DJ Shadow

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Kiss the Rain Billie Myers


102 Romeo and Juliet Sylk-E. Fyne and Chill
103 Swing My Way K. P. & Envyi
Not If You Were the Last
104 The Dandy Warhols
Junkie on Earth

105 All You Good Good People Embrace


106 Not Dark Yet Bob Dylan

107 Staring at the Sun U2


108 Gotham City R. Kelly

109 Victory Puff Daddy, The Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes


110 Super Bon Bon Soul Coughing
111 All Mine Portishead
112 Concrete Schoolyard Jurassic 5
113 If They Move, Kill 'Em Primal Scream
114 Help the Aged Pulp
115 History Repeating Propellerheads (feat. Shirley Bassey)
It's All About the Puff Daddy (feat. The Lox, Lil' Kim, The Notorious
116
Benjamins B.I.G.)
117 Debaser (studio version) Pixies

118 Spin Spin Sugar Sneaker Pimps


119 Rip Groove Double 99
120 I Still Love You Next

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1997


Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1997
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* Baby Don't Go Dwight Yoakum & Sheryl Crow


Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 1997

* Great Day Paul McCartney


Brett's choice - An unheralded great record from 1997

* Tin Pan Alley The Apples In Stereo


Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1997

* 10,000 Promises Backstreet Boys


Ryan's choice - An unheralded great record from 1997

* Nightlife Kenickie
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1998

No. Song Artist

1 Doo Wop (That Thing) Lauryn Hill

2 Iris Goo Goo Dolls


3 Intergalactic Beastie Boys

4 Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) Jay Z


5 Ray Of Light Madonna

6 Baby One More Time Britney Spears


7 I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Aerosmith
8 The Boy Is Mine Brandy and Monica
9 Freak On A Leash Korn
10 Believe Cher
11 Fly Away Lenny Kravitz

12 One Week Barenaked Ladies

13 Changes 2Pac
14 Music Sounds Better with You Stardust

15 The Rockafeller Skank Fatboy Slim


16 Closing Time Semisonic
17 You Get What You Give New Radicals
18 Rosa Parks Outkast
19 Bawitdaba Kid Rock
20 Are You That Somebody Aaliyah

21 The Way Fastball


22 Celebrity Skin Hole

23 Frozen Madonna
24 Angel of Mine Monica

Whitney Houston, Faith Evans and


25 Heartbreak Hotel
Kelly Price
26 Holland, 1945 Neutral Milk Hotel
27 Teardrop Massive Attack
28 It's Not Right but It's Okay Whitney Houston

29 Sexy Boy Air


30 Slide Goo Goo Dolls

31 Genie in a Bottle Christina Aguilera


32 Nobody's Supposed to Be Here Deborah Cox
33 No, No, No Destiny's Child
34 This Is Hardcore Pulp
35 Have You Ever? Brandy

36 I'm Your Angel R. Kelly and Celine Dion


37 The First Night Monica
38 What's It Gonna Be?! Busta Rhymes and Janet Jackson
39 Praise You Fatboy Slim
40 Waltz #2 Elliott Smith
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41 Can I Get A... Jay-Z, Amil and Ja Rule


42 Ex-Factor Lauryn Hill

43 Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are) Pras Michel, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Mýa
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will
44 Manic Street Preachers
Be Next

45 A Rose Is Still a Rose Aretha Franklin


46 Lately Divine
47 Spottieottiedopaliscious OutKast
48 Body Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo) Public Announcement

49 Come with Me Puff Daddy and Jimmy Page


Montell Jordan, Master P and Silkk the
50 Let's Ride
Shocker
51 What It's Like Everlast
52 Make It Hot Nicole Wray, Missy Elliott and Mocha
53 Beau Mot Plage Isolée
54 Sweet Lady Tyrese

55 Say It Voices of Theory


56 Goddess on a Hiway Mercury Rev

57 Pure Morning Placebo


58 Anywhere 112 and Lil Zane
59 Rabbit in Your Headlights UNKLE

60 You Jesse Powell


61 Ice Hockey Hair Super Furry Animals

62 It's All About Me Mýa and Sisqo


63 The Arms of the One Who Loves You Xscape
64 Trippin' Total and Missy Elliott
65 Black Balloon Goo Goo Dolls
66 Holes Mercury Rev
67 Time After Time INOJ

68 Are You Jimmy Ray? Jimmy Ray


69 Cruel Summer Ace of Base
70 Cross Bones Style Cat Power
71 Flagpole Sitta Harvey Danger

72 Nobody's Fault But My Own Beck


73 Daysleeper R.E.M.
74 These Are the Times Dru Hill
75 My Favourite Game Cardigans
76 Everybody Here Wants You Jeff Buckley
77 Friend of Mine Kelly Price, R. Kelly, Ron Isley

78 My Love Is Your Love Whitney Houston


79 The Boy with the Arab Strap Belle and Sebastian

80 Road Rage Catatonia


81 Still Not a Player Big Pun and Joe

82 Ha Juvenile
83 Random Rules Silver Jews
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84 Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Lucinda Williams


85 All Night Long Faith Evans and Puff Daddy

86 Back That Azz Up Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, Lil Wayne


87 All I Need Air
88 Inner Meet Me The Beta Band
89 Almost Doesn't Count Brandy
90 When a Woman's Fed Up R. Kelly
91 Malibu Hole
92 Outside George Michael
93 Millennium Robbie Williams

94 Roygbiv Boards of Canada


95 The Everlasting Manic Street Preachers

96 Tropicalia Beck

97 The Dope Show Marilyn Manson


98 To Zion Lauryn Hill
99 Horny '98 Mousse T vs Hot 'n' Juicy
100 Drunken Angel Lucinda Williams

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Jump Jive an' Wail Brian Setzer Orchestra


102 Wide Open Spaces Dixie Chicks
103 Ghetto Cowboy Mo Thugs
104 Who Am I Beenie Man

105 Kelly Watch the Stars Air


106 Babylon David Gray

107 Sugar System of a Down


108 The Cedar Room Doves

109 Love Unlimited Fun Lovin' Criminals


110 Money, Power & Respect The LOX, DMX and Lil' Kim
111 Out of My Head Fastball
112 God Give Me Strength Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach
113 Honey Moby
114 Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) The Offspring
115 Meet Virginia Train

116 California Stars Billy Bragg & Wilco


117 The Party Continues Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat and Usher

118 Thinkin' Bout It Gerald Levert


119 Let's Kill Saturday Night Robbie Fulks
120 El President Drugstore

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1998


Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1998

* Pride And Joy Otis Rush


* My Father's Eyes Eric Clapton
* Cry Philosopher Kings
* Money City Maniacs Sloan
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1999

No. Song Artist

1 My Name Is Eminem
2 Smooth Santana (feat. Rob Thomas)

3 Scar Tissue Red Hot Chili Peppers


4 No Scrubs TLC

5 Say My Name Destiny's Child


6 All The Small Things Blink 182
7 I Try Macy Gray
8 Still D.R.E. Dr. Dre

9 Drive Incubus
10 Forgot About Dre Dr. Dre (feat. Eminem)

11 Californication Red Hot Chili Peppers


12 All Star Smash Mouth

13 Higher Creed
14 What's My Age Again Blink 182

15 Porcelain Moby
16 Livin' la Vida Loca Ricky Martin
17 Maria Maria Santana and The Product G&B
18 Bills, Bills, Bills Destiny's Child
19 Unpretty TLC
20 Windowlicker Aphex Twin

21 Everything You Want Vertical Horizon

22 I Knew I Loved You Savage Garden


23 Red Alert Basement Jaxx

24 Every Morning Sugar Ray


25 Beautiful Stranger Madonna
26 Jumpin', Jumpin' Destiny's Child
27 Heavy Collective Soul
28 Race for the Prize The Flaming Lips
29 Hey Boy Hey Girl Chemical Brothers
30 Last Kiss Pearl Jam
31 He Wasn't Man Enough Toni Braxton
32 Where My Girls At? 702
33 If You Had My Love Jennifer Lopez

34 Thong Song Sisqo


35 Caught Out There Kelis

36 Svefn-G-Englar Sigur Rós


37 Got Your Money Ol' Dirty Bastard (feat. Kelis)

38 Back at One Brian McKnight


39 Flat Beat Mr. Oizo
40 Swastika Eyes Primal Scream
41 Thank You Dido
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42 What a Girl Wants Christina Aguilera


43 Once Around the Block Badly Drawn Boy

44 Party Up (Up in Here) DMX


45 Get It On Tonite Montell Jordan
46 Fortunate Maxwell
47 Incomplete Sisqo
48 That's The Way It Is Celine Dion
49 I Want It That Way Backstreet Boys
50 Coffee + TV Blur
51 Someday Sugar Ray

52 Bring It All to Me Blaque


53 That Don't Impress Me Much Shania Twain

54 Hot Boyz Missy Elliott, Nas, Eve and Q-Tip

55 Wild Wild West Will Smith, Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee
56 Deceptacon Le Tigre
57 Sing It Back Moloko
58 Heartbreaker Mariah Carey and Jay-Z

59 I Still Believe Mariah Carey


60 With Arms Wide Open Creed
61 Rendez-Vu Basement Jaxx
62 Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta) The Artful Dodger
63 Mambo No. 5 Lou Bega
64 Sexx Laws Beck

65 It Feels So Good Sonique


66 Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You) Christina Aguilera

67 I Turn To You Christina Aguilera


68 Never Let You Go Third Eye Blind
69 Dooms Night Azzido Da Bass
70 Thank God I Found You Mariah Carey, Joe and 98 Degrees

71 U Don't Know Me Armand Van Helden


72 14 Zero Zero Console

73 Tender Blur
74 Then The Morning Comes Smash Mouth
75 Waiting for Superman The Flaming Lips
76 You Got Me The Roots (feat. Erykah Badu)
77 Tell Me It's Real K-Ci & JoJo
78 Blue (Da Ba Dee) Eiffel 65
79 Otherside Red Hot Chili Peppers
80 Big Pimpin' Jay-Z and UGK
81 Steal My Sunshine Len

82 Guerrilla Radio Rage Against the Machine


83 The Next Episode Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg

84 Crash and Burn Savage Garden


85 Simon Says Pharoahe Monch
86 Northern Lites Super Furry Animals
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87 808 Blaque
88 Desert Rose Sting and Cheb Mami

89 Xpander Sasha
90 Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? Moby
91 So Anxious Ginuwine
92 Satisfy You Puff Daddy and R. Kelly
93 Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out) Citizen King
94 When You Believe Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey
95 Waiting for Tonight Jennifer Lopez
96 She's So High Tal Bachman

97 The Child Alex Gopher


98 Hip-Hop Dead Prez

99 I See a Darkness Bonnie "Prince" Billy

100 Guilty Conscience Eminem

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Ms. Fat Booty Mos Def

102 Knights of the Jaguar The Aztec Mystic


103 Why Does It Always Rain on Me Travis
104 Teenage FBI Guided by Voices
105 Writing to Reach You Travis
106 Out of Control Chemical Brothers
107 Afrika Shox Leftfield

108 Maria Blondie


109 What It's Like Everlast

110 Big Love Pete Heller


111 Learn to Fly Foo Fighters

112 Guerr Rage Against the Machine


113 Aisha Death in Vegas
114 Miss Parker Morgan
115 Happy Cycling Boards of Canada
116 Save Me Aimee Mann
117 The Jag The Micronauts
118 Via Chicago Wilco

119 Comedy Shack


120 The Bad Touch The Bloodhound Gang

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1999


Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1999

* Jitterbop Little Leopold


Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 1999

* Run Collective Soul


Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 1999

* Annie Our Lady Peace


Ryan's choice - An unheralded great record from 1999

* Hum The Shiela Divine


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2000s Top 100


2000

No. Song Artist

1 Idioteque Radiohead

2 Yellow Coldplay
3 Beautiful Day U2
4 Ms. Jackson OutKast
5 One More Time Daft Punk

6 Stan Eminem

7 Try Again Aaliyah


8 B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) OutKast
9 In the End Linkin Park
10 Music Madonna

11 Kryptonite 3 Doors Down


12 Independent Woman Part I Destiny's Child
13 Everything in its Right Place Radiohead
14 Hate to Say I Told You So The Hives
15 The Real Slim Shady Eminem
16 Frontier Psychiatrist The Avalanches

17 Hanging by a Moment Lifehouse


18 If You're Gone Matchbox 20
19 Don't Tell Me Madonna
20 Since I Left You The Avalanches

21 I Wanna Know Joe


22 Again Lenny Kravitz

23 Bent Matchbox 20
24 There You Go Pink
25 Letter from an Occupant The New Pornographers
26 Who Let The Dogs Out Baja Men
27 It Wasn't Me Shaggy and Rikrok
28 One Armed Scissor At the Drive-In
29 Feel Good Hit of the Summer Queens of the Stone Age

30 Doesn't Really Matter Janet Jackson


31 Country Grammar (Hot Shit) Nelly

32 Stutter Joe and Mystikal


33 If I Ever Feel Better Phoenix
34 Bohemian Like You The Dandy Warhols
35 Angel Shaggy
36 Case of the Ex Mýa
37 Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) Spiller
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38 Too Young Phoenix


39 Ride wit Me Nelly and City Spud

40 Follow Me Uncle Kracker


41 Overload Sugababes
42 Ante Up (Robbing-Hoodz Theory) M.O.P. (feat. Funk Master Flex)
43 Fill Me In Craig David
44 Oops!... I Did It Again Britney Spears
45 I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me) Jay-Z
46 Shake Ya Ass Mystikal
47 Southern Hospitality Ludacris

48 How to Disappear Completely Radiohead


49 The Time Is Now Moloko

50 The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret Queens of the Stone Age

51 Put It on Me Ja Rule, Lil' Mo and Vita


52 Crazy K-Ci & JoJo
53 Untitled (How Does It Feel?) D'Angelo
54 This Mess We're In PJ Harvey (with Thom Yorke)

55 The Way I Am Eminem


56 Absolutely (Story of a Girl) Nine Days
57 No More Ruff Endz
58 I'm like a Bird Nelly Furtado
59 Fiesta R. Kelly, Jay-Z and Boo & Gotti
60 Come On Let's Go Broadcast

61 Cripple And The Starfish Antony and The Johnsons


62 Let's Get Married Jagged Edge

63 Promise Jagged Edge


64 Most Girls Pink
65 Tessio Luomo
66 The Crystal Lake Grandaddy

67 Come Pick Me Up Ryan Adams


68 Wifey Next

69 Wonderful Everclear
70 The National Anthem Radiohead
71 Nobody Wants to Be Lonely Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera
72 Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg Hakan Hellström
73 Danger (Been So Long) Mystikal and Nivea
74 Only Time Enya
75 Pure Shores All Saints
76 Intro Alan Braxe and Fred Falke
77 I Wish Carl Thomas

78 Stranger in My House Tamia


79 Accelerator Primal Scream

80 It's Over Now 112


81 A Song for the Lovers Richard Ashcroft
82 Playground Love Air
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83 Separated Avant
84 Kill All Hippies Primal Scream

85 Gravel Pit Wu-Tang Clan


86 Love Musiq Soulchild
87 3rd Planet Modest Mouse
88 Bag Lady Erykah Badu
89 No More (Baby I'ma Do Right) 3LW
90 New World Björk
91 Turn Off the Light Nelly Furtado
92 So Fresh So Clean Outkast

93 Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of U2


94 I Wish R. Kelly

95 Lovertits Peaches

Lee Ann Womack (with Sons of the


96 I Hope You Dance
Desert)
97 E.I. Nelly

98 I Don't Wanna Aaliyah


99 Good Fortune PJ Harvey

100 By Your Side Sade

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Music Is My Radar Blur

102 Catch the Sun Doves


103 The Shining Badly Drawn Boy
104 Dress Sexy at My Funeral Smog
105 The Light Common
106 Things Have Changed Bob Dylan
107 Trouble Coldplay

108 Spinning Around Kylie Minogue


109 In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country Boards of Canada

110 Bye Bye Bye NSYNC


111 The Facts of Life Black Box Recorder
112 Up With People Lambchop
113 Kite U2
114 Lovely Head Goldfrapp

115 Sunset (Bird of Prey) Fatboy Slim


116 Last Resort Papa Roach
117 The Man With The Red Face Laurent Garnier
118 Make It Happen Playgroup
119 Change (In the House of Flies) Deftones
120 Superman (It's Not Easy) Five for Fighting

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2000


* Everywhere I Go Shawn Mullins

* I'm Gonna Make You Love Me The Jayhawks

* Lazy Days Enya

* The Leanover Life Without Buildings


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2001

No. Song Artist

1 Last Nite The Strokes


2 Get Ur Freak On Missy Elliott

3 Fallin' Alicia Keys


4 Fell in Love with a Girl The White Stripes

5 Can't Get You Out of My Head Kylie Minogue


6 Family Affair Mary J. Blige
7 How You Remind Me Nickelback
8 Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger Daft Punk

9 Survivor Destiny's Child


10 Izzo (H.O.V.A.) Jay Z

11 Hard to Explain The Strokes


12 Chop Suey! System of a Down

13 Pyramid Song Radiohead


14 Clint Eastwood Gorillaz

15 Someday The Strokes


16 Get the Party Started Pink
17 Digital Love Daft Punk
18 New Slang The Shins
19 The Middle Jimmy Eat World
20 Island in the Sun Weezer

21 Where's Your Head At Basement Jaxx

22 Schism Tool
23 Mississippi Bob Dylan

24 All for You Janet Jackson


25 Let Me Blow Ya Mind Eve and Gwen Stefani
26 Bootylicious Destiny's Child
27 Jaded Aerosmith
28 Crystal New Order
29 Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me) Train
30 Wherever You Will Go The Calling
31 Emerge Fischerspooner
32 I'm Real Jennifer Lopez and Ja Rule
33 What's Luv? Fat Joe, Ashanti and Ja Rule

34 U Got It Bad Usher


35 Romeo Basement Jaxx

36 Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!) Blu Cantrell


37 Blurry Puddle of Mudd

38 Witness (One Hope) Roots Manuva


39 The Modern Age The Strokes
40 Imitation of Life R.E.M.
41 Always on Time Ja Rule and Ashanti
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Jennifer Lopez, Ja Rule and Caddillac


42 Ain't It Funny
Tah
43 It's Been Awhile Staind
44 My Red Hot Car Squarepusher
45 We Need a Resolution Aaliyah (feat. Timbaland)

46 U Remind Me Usher
47 U Don't Have to Call Usher

48 My Sacrifice Creed
49 (This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan Dntel feat. Ben Gibbard
50 Pagan Poetry Björk
51 Bang Yeah Yeah Yeahs
52 Where the Party At Jagged Edge and Nelly
53 Peaches & Cream 112
54 What Would You Do? City High

55 All You Wanted Michelle Branch


Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and
56 Lady Marmalade
Pink
57 Astounded Bran Van 3000
58 Eple Röyksopp
59 Love Don't Cost a Thing Jennifer Lopez
60 Wasting My Time Default

61 One Last Breath Creed


62 Whenever, Wherever Shakira

63 Love at First Sight Kylie Minogue


64 Juxtaposed with U Super Furry Animals
65 I'm Gonna Be Alright Jennifer Lopez and Nas
66 Hey Baby No Doubt and Bounty Killer
67 Differences Ginuwine
68 Don't Let Me Get Me Pink
69 Someone to Call My Lover Janet Jackson
70 Party Hard Andrew W.K.

71 Sing Travis
72 No Such Thing John Mayer
73 Just Like a Pill Pink
74 When It's Over Sugar Ray
75 Missing You Case
76 Lights, Camera, Action! Mr. Cheeks
77 A Woman's Worth Alicia Keys
78 A Stroke of Genius Freelance Hellraiser
79 New York, New York Ryan Adams

80 Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground The White Stripes


81 Superwoman Pt. II Lil' Mo and Fabolous

82 I Do!! Toya
83 Move Bitch Ludacris, Mystikal and I-20
84 Livin' It Up Ja Rule and Case
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85 One Minute Man Missy Elliott, Ludacris and Trina


86 More than a Woman Aaliyah
Whatever Happened to My Rock'n'roll?
87 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
(Punk Song)

88 Lapdance N.E.R.D. (feat. Lee Harvey & Vita)


89 Hella Good No Doubt
90 Butterflies Michael Jackson
91 The Space Between Dave Matthews Band
92 Underneath Your Clothes Shakira

93 Underneath It All No Doubt and Lady Saw


94 Play Jennifer Lopez

95 Life in a Glasshouse Radiohead


96 Hotel Yorba The White Stripes
97 Rollout (My Business) Ludacris
98 No More Drama Mary J. Blige
The Isley Brothers, R. Kelly and
99 Contagious
Chanté Moore
100 Music Erick Sermon and Marvin Gaye

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Takeover Jay-Z


102 Hash Pipe Weezer
103 Is This It The Strokes

104 Plug-In Baby Muse


105 The Trees Pulp
106 Has It Come to This The Streets
107 Silver Screen, Shower Scene Felix Da Housecat

108 Take Me to Broadway Gonzales


109 Stop Your Cryin' Spiritualized
110 Poor Leno Röyksopp
111 Shining Light Ash

112 21 Seconds So Solid Crew


113 Ugly Bubba Sparxxx

114 Radio No. 1 Air (feat. Jason Falkner)


115 2 Rights Make 1 Wrong Mogwai

116 Everything Hits at Once Spoon


117 La Cienega Just Smiled Ryan Adams
118 Standing Still Jewel
119 Jenny and the Ess-Dog Stephen Malkmus
120 Harvest Opeth

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2001


Lew's choice - An unheralded great song from 2001

* Strange Condition Pete Yorn


* The Only People In The World The Lolas
* St. Patrick's Day John Mayer
* Fade Away Orbit
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 201 of 227

2002

No. Song Artist

1 Lose Yourself Eminem


2 Clocks Coldplay

3 Losing My Edge LCD Soundsystem


4 House of Jealous Lovers The Rapture

5 The Seed (2.0) The Roots (feat. Cody ChesnuTT)


6 Work It Missy Elliott
7 Without Me Eminem
8 No One Knows Queens of the Stone Age

9 Made You Look Nas


10 Dilemma Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland

11 The Scientist Coldplay


12 Like a Stone Audioslave

13 Cry Me a River Justin Timberlake


14 The Rising Bruce Springsteen

15 Do You Realize?? The Flaming Lips


16 The Way We Get By Spoon
17 This Love Maroon 5
18 Heartbeats The Knife
19 Grindin' Clipse
20 Poor Places Wilco

21 Obstacle 1 Interpol

22 Foolish Ashanti
23 Hot in Herre Nelly

24 Jesus, etc. Wilco


25 By the Way Red Hot Chili Peppers
26 Lost Cause Beck
27 Ignition R. Kelly
28 Get Busy Sean Paul
Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz and Ying
29 Get Low
Yang Twins
30 Weak Become Heroes The Streets
31 Danger! High Voltage Electric Six

32 Complicated Avril Lavigne


33 Rock Your Body Justin Timberlake

34 Move Your Feet Junior Senior


35 When I'm Gone 3 Doors Down
36 Unwell Matchbox 20
37 A Thousand Miles Vanessa Carlton
38 Miss You Aaliyah
39 Picture Kid Rock and Allison Moorer
40 There Goes the Fear Doves
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41 Time for Heroes The Libertines


42 All I Have Jennifer Lopez and LL Cool J

43 I'm with You Avril Lavigne


44 I Need a Girl (Part One) P. Diddy, Usher and Loon
P. Diddy, Ginuwine, Loon and Mario
45 I Need a Girl (Part Two)
Winans
46 Let's Push Things Forward The Streets

47 Get By Talib Kweli


48 Beautiful Christina Aguilera
49 Oops (Oh My) Tweet and Missy Elliott
50 Beautiful Snoop Dogg, Pharrell and Charlie Wilson
51 Addictive Truth Hurts and Rakim
52 Hot Hot Heat Bandages
53 Cleanin' Out My Closet Eminem

54 PDA Interpol
55 Dreaming of You The Coral

Busta Rhymes, Mariah Carey and


56 I Know What You Want
Flipmode Squad
57 Drift Away Uncle Kracker and Dobie Gray
58 So weit wie noch nie Jürgen Paape
59 Freak Like Me Sugababes

60 Gangsta Lovin' Eve and Alicia Keys


61 The Game of Love Santana and Michelle Branch
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (Pt.
62 The Flaming Lips
1)

63 What a Waster The Libertines


64 '03 Bonnie & Clyde Jay-Z and Beyoncé
65 Bump, Bump, Bump B2K and P. Diddy

66 To Hell with Good Intentions McLusky


67 In My Place Coldplay

68 Don't Know Why Norah Jones


69 Mesmerize Ja Rule and Ashanti

70 Oh Boy Cam'ron and Juelz Santana


71 Star Guitar The Chemical Brothers

72 Get Free The Vines


73 Soak Up the Sun Sheryl Crow
74 Just a Friend 2002 Mario
75 NYC Interpol
76 Dy-na-mi-tee Ms. Dynamite
77 Happy Ashanti

78 Rippin Kittin Golden Boy feat. Miss Kittin


79 I Am Trying to Break Your Heart Wilco

80 Gossip Folks Missy Elliott and Ludacris


81 Highly Evolved The Vines
82 Air Force Ones Nelly and St. Lunatics
83 Why Don't You & I Santana and Alex Band
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84 Excuse Me Miss Jay-Z


85 No Children The Mountain Goats

86 Six Days DJ Shadow


87 My City of Ruins Bruce Springsteen
88 Cause = Time Broken Social Scene
89 Up the Bracket The Libertines
90 I Can Nas
91 Pass the Courvoisier, Part II Busta Rhymes, P. Diddy and Pharrell
92 Almost Crimes Broken Social Scene
93 The Blower's Daughter Damien Rice

94 Rainy Dayz Mary J. Blige and Ja Rule


95 Like I Love You Justin Timberlake and Clipse

96 Here Without You 3 Doors Down

97 Wanksta 50 Cent
98 Here Is Gone Goo Goo Dolls
99 Hands Clean Alanis Morissette
100 Die Another Day Madonna

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Heavy Metal Drummer Wilco


102 Leaving Home International Pony
103 Stop Cryin' Your Heart Out Oasis
104 Fight Test The Flaming Lips

105 You Know You're Right Nirvana


Stella Was a Diver and She Was
106 Interpol
Always Down

107 Here to Stay New Order


108 Two Months Off Underworld

109 Here I Dreamt I Was an Architecht The Decemberists


110 Quelqu'un m'a dit Carla Bruni

111 Silent Sigh Badly Drawn Boy


112 Miss Lucifer Primal Scream
113 Lazy X-Press 2 feat. David Byrne
114 I Against I Massive Attack feat. Mos Def

115 Miura Metro Area


116 Dance to the Underground Radio 4

117 Small Stakes Spoon


118 Check the Meaning Richard Ashcroft
119 Black Rooster The Kills
120 United States of Whatever Liam Lynch

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2002


* Last Night Chris Anderson & DJ Robbie
* Hi-Speed Soul Nada Surf
* Rocksteady Remy Shand

* One More Kiss Nico Juber


* Speakers Push the Air Pretty Girls Make Graves
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2003

No. Song Artist

1 Hey Ya! Outkast

2 Crazy In Love Beyoncé and Jay-Z


3 Seven Nation Army The White Stripes
4 Jesus Walks Kanye West
5 In Da Club 50 Cent
6 99 Problems Jay-Z
7 Mr. Brightside The Killers
8 Maps Yeah Yeah Yeahs
9 Ignition R. Kelly

10 Where is the Love Black Eyed Peas


11 The Way You Move OutKast

12 Roses OutKast

13 12:51 The Strokes


14 Milkshake Kelis

15 Bring Me to Life Evanescence


16 I Luv U Dizzee Rascal
17 2 + 2 = 5 (The Lukewarm) Radiohead
18 Such Great Heights The Postal Service
19 Out of Time Blur
20 Toxic Britney Spears
Me and Giuliani Down By the Schoolyard (A
21 !!!
True Story)

22 If I Ain't Got You Alicia Keys

23 Baby Boy Beyoncé and Sean Paul


24 The Reason Hoobastank
25 Right Thurr Chingy
26 Slow Jamz Twista, Kanye West and Jamie Foxx
27 Staring at the Sun TV on the Radio
28 Fix Up, Look Sharp Dizzee Rascal
29 Bring Me to Life Evanescence and Paul McCoy
30 Slow Motion Juvenile and Soulja Slim

31 Shake Ya Tailfeather Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee


32 There There Radiohead
33 Naughty Girl Beyoncé
34 P.I.M.P. 50 Cent
35 La Ritournelle Sébastien Tellier
36 Easy Lee Ricardo Villalobos
37 21 Questions 50 Cent and Nate Dogg
38 Someday Nickelback

39 Mundian to Bach Ke / Beware of the Boys Panjabi MC (feat. Jay-Z)


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40 My Immortal Evanescence
41 You Don't Know My Name Alicia Keys

42 Frontin' Pharrell and Jay-Z


43 Magic Stick Lil' Kim and 50 Cent
44 I Believe in a Thing Called Love The Darkness
45 Dirt Off Your Shoulder Jay-Z
46 Into You Fabolous and Tamia
47 Me, Myself and I Beyoncé
48 The First Cut Is the Deepest Sheryl Crow
49 Are You Gonna Be My Girl Jet

50 Through the Wire Kanye West


51 Comfortably Numb Scissor Sisters

52 Can't Let You Go Fabolous, Lil' Mo and Mike Shorey

53 White Flag Dido


54 Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh) Lumidee
55 Don't Look Back into the Sun The Libertines
56 One Call Away Chingy and J-Weav

57 Turn Me On Kevin Lyttle


58 Stand Up Ludacris and Shawnna
59 Damn! YoungBloodZ and Lil Jon
60 Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone? Ted Leo, Rx/Pharmacists
61 Suga Suga Baby Bash and Frankie J
62 Rock wit U (Awww Baby) Ashanti

63 Numb Linkin Park


64 No Letting Go Wayne Wonder

65 Diary Alicia Keys and Tony! Toni! Toné!


66 All the Things She Said t.A.T.u.
67 It's My Life No Doubt
68 So Gone Monica

69 Gay Bar Electric Six


70 Splash Waterfalls Ludacris

71 Calling All Angels Train


Ying Yang Twins and Lil Jon & the East
72 Salt Shaker
Side Boyz
73 Pass That Dutch Missy Elliott
74 Holidae In Chingy, Ludacris and Snoop Dogg
75 Thoia Thoing R. Kelly
76 In Those Jeans Ginuwine
77 Meant to Live Switchfoot
78 Are You Happy Now? Michelle Branch
79 Walked Outta Heaven Jagged Edge

80 Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back) Eamon


81 My Love Is Like...Wo Mýa

82 Read Your Mind Avant & Snoop Dogg


83 Darts of Pleasure Franz Ferdinand
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84 One Thing Finger Eleven


85 Angel Amanda Perez

86 The Jump Off Lil' Kim and Mr. Cheeks


87 U Should've Known Better Monica
88 Intuition Jewel
89 Breaking the Habit Linkin Park
90 Gigolo Nick Cannon and R. Kelly
91 Rain on Me Ashanti
92 Big Sur The Thrills
93 I'm a Cuckoo Belle and Sebastian

94 Can't Stop, Won't Stop Young Gunz


95 Y Control Yeah Yeah Yeahs

96 Change Clothes Jay-Z

97 Don't Tell Me Avril Lavigne


98 Step in the Name of Love R. Kelly
99 Hey Mama The Black Eyed Peas
100 Superman Eminem

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Shoreline Broder Daniel


102 Inertiatic Esp The Mars Volta
103 Run Ghostface Killah feat. Jadakiss
104 Trick Me Kelis

105 Maple Leaves Jens Lekman


106 Molly's Chambers Kings of Leon

107 Jessica Simpson Adam Green


108 So Says I The Shins

109 Pass It On The Coral


110 Slow Kylie Minogue
111 She Sends Kisses The Wrens
112 Reptilia The Strokes
113 No Good Advice Girls Aloud
114 Stacy's Mom Fountains of Wayne
115 Everybody's Changing Keane

116 I Don't Blame You Cat Power


117 Pretty (Ugly Before) Elliott Smith

118 Heartbeats Jóse González


119 Mad World Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules
120 Cameltoe Fanny Pack

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2003


Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 2003

* Your Mistake Sister Hazel


Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 2003

* The Nosebleed Section Hilltop Hoods

* The First Single The Format


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 207 of 227

2004

No. Song Artist

1 Take Me Out Franz Ferdinand


2 Yeah! Usher (feat. Lil' Jon and Ludacris)

3 Boulevard of Broken Dreams Green Day


4 Since U Been Gone Kelly Clarkson

5 Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) Arcade Fire


6 Float On Modest Mouse
7 Drop It Like It's Hot Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell
8 My Heartbeat Annie

9 Slow Hands Interpol


10 Galang M.I.A.

11 Rebellion (Lies) Arcade Fire


12 Banquet Bloc Party

13 Vertigo U2
14 Can't Stand Me Now The Libertines

15 Mosh Eminem
16 American Idiot Green Day
17 The Rat The Walkmen
18 Slow Jamz Twista
19 Hollaback Girl Gwen Stefani
20 Somebody Told Me The Killers

21 Dry Your Eyes The Streets

22 First of the Gang to Die Morrissey


23 Your Ex-Lover is Dead Stars

24 Burn Usher
25 Let Me Love You Mario
26 1, 2 Step Ciara Featuring Missy Elliott
27 Wake Up Arcade Fire
28 Mr. Brightside The Killers
29 Disco Inferno 50 Cent
30 My Boo Usher and Alicia Keys
31 I Don't Wanna Know Mario Winans, Enya and P. Diddy
32 Goodies Ciara and Petey Pablo
33 Lean Back Terror Squad

34 Behind These Hazel Eyes Kelly Clarkson


35 All These Things That I've Done The Killers

36 Hounds of Love The Futureheads


37 Confessions Part II Usher

38 Oh Ciara (Featuring Ludacris)


39 Tipsy J-Kwon
40 Signs Snoop Dogg
41 Freek-a-Leek Petey Pablo
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 208 of 227

42 How We Do The Game Featuring 50 Cent


43 Everything Is Everything Phoenix

44 Formed a Band Art Brut


45 I Predict a Riot Kaiser Chiefs
46 Breakaway Kelly Clarkson
47 Sunshine Lil' Flip and Lea
48 Move Ya Body Nina Sky
Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz (Feat. Usher &
49 Lovers and Friends
Ludacris)
50 Soldier Destiny's Child (Feat. T.I. & Lil Wayne)
51 The Sky Was Pink Nathan Fake
You Are the Generation that Bought More
52 Johnny Boy
Shoes...

53 Dip It Low Christina Milian (feat. Fabolous)


54 My Place Nelly and Jaheim
55 Fit But You Know It The Streets

56 C'mon C'mon The Von Bondies


57 Overnight Celebrity Twista

58 Rich Girl Gwen Stefani Featuring Eve


59 Hotel Cassidy and R. Kelly
60 Caught Up Usher

61 Listen to Your Heart D.H.T.


62 What You Waiting For? Gwen Stefani

63 Rocker Alter Ego


64 Holiday Green Day
65 Scars Papa Roach
66 Heaven Los Lonely Boys
67 Take Your Mama Scissor Sisters
68 Yeah LCD Soundsystem

69 Leave (Get Out) JoJo


70 Lose My Breath Destiny's Child
71 Lonely Akon
72 Still Tippin' Mike Jones

73 Peach, Plum, Pear Joanna Newsom


74 Locked Up Akon and Styles P
75 All Falls Down Kanye West and Syleena Johnson
76 Over and Over Nelly (Feat. Tim McGraw)
77 The Sweat Descends Les Savy Fav
78 We Don't Care Kanye West

79 I Like That Houston, Chingy, Nate Dogg and I-20


80 Pimpin' All Over the World Ludacris (Feat. Bobby Valentino)

81 My Happy Ending Avril Lavigne


82 Mockingbird Eminem

83 Irish Blood English Heart Morrissey


84 Walk Idiot Walk The Hives
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85 On Fire Lloyd Banks


86 Sugar (Gimme Some) Trick Daddy (Feat. Ludacris, Lil' Kim & Cee-Lo)

87 Chewing Gum Annie


88 For Lovers Wolfman (feat. Pete Doherty)
89 Why? Jadakiss (feat. Anthony Hamilton)
90 Bring Em Out T.I.
91 Cater 2 U Destiny's Child
92 Headsprung LL Cool J
93 Cool Gwen Stefani
94 Step in the Name of Love R. Kelly

95 Ordinary People John Legend


96 Let's Get It Started The Black Eyed Peas

97 Happy People R. Kelly

98 Wonderful Ja Rule (Feat. R. Kelly & Ashanti)


99 Just Lose It Eminem
100 Mushaboom Feist

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Ch-Check It Out Beastie Boys


102 I'd Rather Dance With You Kings Of Convenience
103 Portions for Foxes Rilo Kiley
104 There She Goes, My Beautiful World Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
105 Drop the Pressure Mylo

106 Neighborhood #2 Arcade Fire


107 Stand Up Tall Dizzee Rascal

108 Teach Me How to Fight Junior Boys


109 Lua Bright Eyes

110 Matinee Franz Ferdinand


111 She Wants to Move N.E.R.D.
112 Leaf House Animal Collective
113 Somewhere Only We Know Keane
114 Freakin' Out Graham Coxon
115 Michael Franz Ferdinand
116 Breathe Fabolous

117 Helena (So Long and Goodnight) My Chemical Romance


118 Disconnect the Dots Of Montreal

119 Don't Say Nuthin' The Roots


120 Bridges and Balloons Joanna Newsom

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2004


Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 2004

* He'll Have To Go Holmes Brothers


Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 2004

* Trouble Ray LaMontagne


* Pretty Much Great StephenBard

* Giddy Stratospheres The Long Blondes


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 210 of 227

2005

No. Song Artist

1 Feel Good Inc. Gorillaz


2 Gold Digger Kanye West (feat. Jamie Foxx)

3 I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor Arctic Monkeys


4 1 Thing Amerie

5 We Belong Together Mariah Carey


6 Hate It or Love It The Game (feat. 50 Cent)
7 Speed of Sound Coldplay
8 Stay Fly Three 6 Mafia

9 Do You Want To Franz Ferdinand


10 Check On It Beyoncé (feat. Slim Thug)

11 Wake Me Up When September Ends Green Day


12 My Doorbell The White Stripes

13 Hoppípolla Sigur Rós


14 La Rock 01 Vitalic

15 Diamonds from Serra Leone Kanye West


16 Chicago Sufjan Stevens
17 Technologic Daft Punk
18 Bad Day Daniel Powter
19 Temperature Sean Paul
20 Hung Up Madonna

21 Hope There's Someone Antony and The Johnsons

22 Don't Cha The Pussycat Dolls (feat. Busta Rhymes)


23 Candy Shop 50 Cent (feat. Olivia)

24 Ridin' Chamillionaire and Krayzie Bone


Let's Make Love and Listen to Death from
25 CSS
Above

26 Be Mine Robyn
27 You and Me Lifehouse
28 Run It! Chris Brown and Juelz Santana
29 Be Withounellyt You Mary J. Blige
30 Grillz Nelly, Paul Wall and Ali & Gipp
31 I Feel Space Lindstrøm
32 Daft Punk Is Playing at My House LCD Soundsystem
33 Over My Head (Cable Car) The Fray

34 Just a Lil Bit 50 Cent


35 Don't Phunk With My Heart The Black Eyed Peas

36 Lose Control Missy Elliott (feat. Ciara & Fat Man Scoop)
37 Apply Some Pressure Maxïmo Park

38 DARE Gorillaz
39 Shake It Off Mariah Carey
40 Buttons Pussycat Dolls and Snoop Dogg
41 Pon de Replay Rihanna
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42 My Humps The Black Eyed Peas


43 Beverly Hills Weezer

44 I Write Sins Not Tragedies Panic! at the Disco


45 Welcome to Jamrock Damian Marley
46 Destroy Everything You Touch Ladytron
47 Move Along The All-American Rejects
48 Lonely No More Rob Thomas
49 Photograph Nickelback
50 Mr. November The National
51 Fuck Forever Babyshambles

52 Sugar, We're Goin Down Fall Out Boy


53 How to Save a Life The Fray

54 Best of You Foo Fighters

55 I Turn My Camera On Spoon


56 Galvanize The Chemical Brothers
57 Switch Will Smith
58 Let Me Hold You Bow Wow (feat. Omarion)

59 Lips of an Angel Hinder


60 Like You Bow Wow (feat. Ciara)
61 Everytime We Touch Cascada
62 Obsession (No Es Amor) Frankie J Featuring Baby Bash
63 Dance, Dance Fall Out Boy
64 Trains to Brazil Guillemots

65 Bucky Done Gun M.I.A.


66 (When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me Sean Paul and Keyshia Cole

67 Let Me Go 3 Doors Down


68 Stickwitu Pussycat Dolls
69 Casimir Pulaski Day Sufjan Stevens
70 Biology Girls Aloud

71 I'm 'n Luv (Wit a Stripper) T-Pain and Mike Jones


72 Grind With Me Pretty Ricky

73 Soul Survivor Young Jeezy (feat. Akon)


74 Yo (Excuse Me Miss) Chris Brown
75 John Wayne Gacy, Jr. Sufjan Stevens
Fort Minor, Holly Brook and Jonah
76 Where'd You Go
Matranga
77 Laffy Taffy D4L
78 Tribulations LCD Soundsystem
79 Grass Animal Collective
80 Slow Down Bobby Valentino
81 Trapped in the Closet (Chapter 1 of 5) R. Kelly

82 Ooh La La Goldfrapp
83 Dirty Little Secret The All-American Rejects

84 Savin' Me Nickelback
85 B.Y.O.B. System of a Down
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86 Waters of Nazareth Justice


87 Don't Forget About Us Mariah Carey

88 Shake That Eminem and Nate Dogg


89 Wait (The Whisper Song) Ying Yang Twins
90 We Be Burnin' Sean Paul
91 Can I Have It Like That Pharrell Williams (feat. Gwen Stefani)
92 Fix You Coldplay
93 It's Like That Mariah Carey
94 Gimme That Chris Brown and Lil Wayne
95 Outta Control 50 Cent (feat. Mobb Deep)

96 Don't Lie The Black Eyed Peas


97 Pump It The Black Eyed Peas

98 Just the Girl The Click Five

99 When I'm Gone Eminem


100 Who Says You Can't Go Home Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Black and White Town Doves


102 Fake Palindromes Andrew Bird
103 16 Military Wives The Decemberists
104 Hard to Beat Hard-Fi
105 Don't Save Us From the Flames M83
106 Push the Button Sugababes

107 Munich Editors


108 We Are Nowhere and It's Now Bright Eyes

109 Juicebox The Strokes


110 Blue Orchid The White Stripes

111 Oh My Gosh Basement Jaxx


112 Fake Tales of San Francisco Arctic Monkeys
113 Dirty Harry Gorillaz
114 The Corner Common
115 Precious Depeche Mode
116 Jumpers Sleater-Kinney
117 Emily Kane Art Brut

118 In the Morning The Coral


119 Shine a Light Wolf Parade

120 Forever Lost The Magic Numbers

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2005


Lew's choice - An unheralded great record from 2005

* Lady Do or Die Billy Idol


Brett's choice - An unheralded great record from 2005

* All Will Be Well Gabe Dixon Band


Adam's choice - An unheralded great record from 2005

* Since When CunninLynguists


* Dance Me In Sons and Daughters
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 213 of 227

2006

No. Song Artist

1 Crazy Gnarls Barkley


2 Rehab Amy Winehouse

3 SexyBack Justin Timberlake


4 What You Know T.I.

5 Irreplaceble Beyoncé
6 My Love Justin Timberlake (feat. T.I.)
7 Hips Don't Lie Shakira (feat. Wyclef Jean)
8 Starlight Muse

9 Young Folks Peter Bjorn & John


10 Dani California Red Hot Chili Peppers

11 When You Were Young The Killers


12 Supermassive Black Hole Muse

13 Say It Right Nelly Furtado


14 Smile Lily Allen

15 Chasing Cars Snow Patrol


16 Steady as She Goes The Raconteurs
17 Ain't No Other Man Christina Aguilera
18 Promiscous Nelly Furtado (feat. Timbaland)
What Goes Around......Comes
19 Justin Timberlake
Around

20 Hey There Delilah Plain White T's

21 Wolf Like Me TV On the Radio


22 White & Nerdy "Weird Al" Yankovic
23 View from the Afternoon Arctic Monkeys
24 Snow (Hey Oh) Red Hot Chili Peppers
25 Over and Over Hot Chip

26 S.O.S. Rihanna
27 The Sweet Escape Gwen Stefani (feat. Akon)
28 Big Girls Don't Cry Fergie
29 And I Was a Boy from School Hot Chip
30 We Are Your Friends Justice Vs. Simianu
31 I Wanna Love You Akon (feat. Snoop Dogg)
32 Smack That Akon (feat. Eminem)
33 Glamorous Fergie (feat. Ludacris)

34 Don't Matter Akon


35 The Funeral Band of Horses

36 Bro's Panda Bear


37 Standing in the Way of Control The Gossip

38 Welcome to the Black Parade My Chemical Romance


39 It's Not Over Daughtry
40 So Sick Ne-Yo
41 Me & U Cassie
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42 In the Morning Junior Boys


43 It's Goin' Down Yung Joc

44 Fergalicious Fergie (feat. will.i.am)


45 Silent Shout The Knife
46 Unfaithful Rihanna
47 London Bridge Fergie
48 U + Ur Hand Pink
49 Maneater Nelly Furtado
50 Runaway Love Ludacris (feat. Mary J. Blige)
51 Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken Camera Obscura

52 Snap Yo Fingers Lil Jon, E-40 and Sean Paul


53 Pull Shapes The Pipettes

54 Home Daughtry

55 Lean wit It, Rock wit It Dem Franchize Boyz


56 A Certain Romance Arctic Monkeys
57 We Fly High Jim Jones
58 Walk It Out Unk

59 The Greatest Cat Power


60 Money Maker Ludacris and Pharrell
61 Bossy Kelis and Too Short
62 Summer Love Justin Timberlake
63 We Share Our Mother's Health The Knife
64 Postcards from Italy Beirut

65 Pop, Lock & Drop It Huey


66 Ms. New Booty Bubba Sparxxx and Ying Yang Twins

67 Waiting on the World to Change John Mayer


68 Last Night Diddy (feat. Keyshia Cole)
69 Not Ready to Make Nice Dixie Chicks
70 Make It Rain Fat Joe (feat. Lil Wayne)

71 Running the World Jarvis Cocker


72 Knife Grizzly Bear

73 Ice Box Omarion (feat. Timbaland)


74 Lost Without U Robin Thicke
75 Sexy Love Ne-Yo
76 U and Dat E-40, T-Pain and Kandi Girl
77 Face Down The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
78 Kick Push Lupe Fiasco
79 I Don't Feel Like Dancin' Scissor Sisters
Bow Wow (feat. Chris Brown and Johntá
80 Shortie Like Mine
Austin)
81 Keep Holding On Avril Lavigne

82 Who Knew Pink


83 Intervention Arcade Fire

84 Roscoe Midlake
85 Déjà Vu Beyoncé and Jay-Z
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86 Shoulder Lean Young Dro and T.I.


87 Long Distance Call Phoenix

88 Stuck Between Stations The Hold Steady


89 Go Getta Young Jeezy (feat. R. Kelly)
90 LoveStoned Justin Timberlake
91 That's That Snoop Dogg (feat. R. Kelly)
92 Stupid Girls Pink
93 Knights of Cydonia Muse
94 Won't Do J Dilla
95 So What Field Mob and Ciara

96 Touch It Busta Rhymes


97 Hate Me Blue October

98 Wind It Up Gwen Stefani

99 When the Sun Goes Down Arctic Monkeys


100 Back To Black Amy Winehouse

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Fidelity Regina Spektor


102 Incinerate Sonic Youth
103 Blood on My Hands Shackleton
104 Black Sweat Prince
105 Gold Lion Yeah Yeah Yeahs
106 Wamp Wamp (What It Do) Clipse with Slim Thug

107 Ghetto Story Cham (feat. Akon)


108 Country Girl Primal Scream

109 Ring the Alarm Beyoncé


110 You Only Live Once The Strokes

111 Ridin' Chamillionaire


112 Cheated Hearts Yeah Yeah Yeahs
113 World Wide Suicide Pearl Jam
114 Hustlin' Rick Ross
115 Remmidemmi (Yippie Yippie Yeah) Deichkind
116 LDN Lily Allen
117 Get Myself Into It The Rapture

118 Falling Slowly The Swell Season


119 Bird Flu M.I.A.

120 Das Zelt Jeans Team

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2006


* Chelsea Dagger Fratellis
* On an Island David Gilmour
* Somerville Pernice Brothers
* Please Visit Your National Parks Oxford Collapse

2007
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 216 of 227

No. Song Artist

1 Paper Planes M.I.A.


2 Umbrella Rihanna (feat. Jay Z)
3 All My Friends LCD Soundsystem
4 Low Flo Rida (feat. T-Pain)
5 No One Alicia Keys
6 Stronger Kanye West
7 D.A.N.C.E. Justice
8 Good Life Kanye West (feat. T. Pain)

9 Crank That (Soulja Boy) Soulja Boy Tell 'Em


10 Jigsaw Falling Into Place Radiohead

11 1234 Feist
12 Brainstorm Arctic Monkeys
13 Beautiful Girls Sean Kingston
14 Fireworks Animal Collective
15 Peacebone Animal Collective
16 Ruby Kaiser Chiefs
Int'l Player's Anthem (I
17 UGK (feat. OutKast)
ChooseYou)

18 Atlas Battles
19 Bleeding Love Leona Lewis
20 Apologize Timbaland featuring OneRepublic
21 Kids MGMT
22 Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin') T-Pain (feat. Yung Joc)

23 Crank That (Soulja Boy) Soulja Boy Tell 'Em


24 Girlfriend Avril Lavigne

25 Time to Pretend MGMT


26 The Way I Are Timbaland (feat. Keri Hilson)

27 No Air Jordin Sparks (feat. Chris Brown)


28 With You Chris Brown
29 Archangel Burial
30 Someone Great LCD Soundsystem
Timbaland (feat. Nelly Furtado, Justin
31 Give It to Me
Timberlake)

32 Don't Stop the Music Rihanna


33 With Every Heartbeat Robyn with Kleerup
34 Golden Skans Klaxons
35 Love Song Sara Bareilles
36 Hearts on Fire Cut Copy
37 A-Punk Vampire Weekend
38 Makes Me Wonder Maroon 5
39 I'm a Flirt R. Kelly featuring T.I. and T-Pain
40 What I've Done Linkin Park
41 That's Not My Name The Ting Tings

42 No Pussy Blues Grinderman


Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 217 of 227

43 Party Like a Rockstar Shop Boyz


44 Kiss Kiss Chris Brown featuring T-Pain

45 Flashing Lights Kanye West featuring Dwele


46 Reckoner Radiohead
47 North American Scum LCD Soundsystem
48 Take You There Sean Kingston
This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms
49 Fall Out Boy
Race

50 This Is Why I'm Hot Mims

51 Keep the Car Running Arcade Fire


52 Electric Feel MGMT

53 Paralyzer Finger Eleven


54 Bartender T-Pain featuring Akon
55 Skinny Love Bon Iver
56 Jimmy M.I.A.
57 Shake It Metro Station
58 15 Step Radiohead
59 You Lloyd (feat. Lil Wayne)
60 No Cars Go Arcade Fire

61 Sexual Eruption Snoop Dogg


62 Icky Thump The White Stripes
63 Stop and Stare OneRepublic
64 Dashboard Modest Mouse
65 Thnks fr th Mmrs Fall Out Boy

66 The Underdog Spoon


67 Paris Friendly Fires

68 Make Me Better Fabolous (feat. Ne-Yo)


69 Wait for You Elliott Yamin

70 Crimewave Crystal Castles


71 Independent Webbie (feat. Lil Boosie and Lil Phat)

72 Like You'll Never See Me Again Alicia Keys


73 Grace Kelly Mika

74 Oxford Comma Vampire Weekend


75 Shadow of the Day Linkin Park

76 Beautiful Liar Beyoncé and Shakira


77 Can't Tell Me Nothing Kanye West
78 Fake Empire The National
79 Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) Wyclef Jean (feat. Akon, Lil Wayne, Niia)
80 You! Me! Dancing! Los Campesinos!
81 Get It Shawty Lloyd
82 Beautiful Life Gui Boratto
83 Mistaken for Strangers The National

84 Because of You Ne-Yo


Smokers Outside the Hospital
85 Editors
Door

86 2080 Yeasayer
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 218 of 227

87 I Tried Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (feat. Akon)


88 The Pretender Foo Fighters

89 Foundations Kate Nash


90 Daddy's Gone Glasvegas
91 Big Shit Poppin' - (Do It) T.I.
92 Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa Vampire Weekend
93 Melody Day Caribou
94 All Summer Long Kid Rock
95 Hate That I Love You Rihanna (feat. Ne-Yo)
96 Little Bit Lykke Li

97 Delivery Babyshambles
98 Overpowered Roisin Murphy

99 The Magic Position Patrick Wolf

100 Same Girl R. Kelly (feat. Usher)

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Fluorescent Adolescent Arctic Monkeys

102 Roc Boys (And the Winner Is...) Jay-Z


103 Men's Needs The Cribs
104 I Get Money 50 Cent
105 Books from Boxes Maxïmo Park
106 Boyz M.I.A.
107 Heart of Hearts !!!

108 You Got Yr Cherry Bomb Spoon


109 Radio Nowhere Bruce Springsteen

110 Black and Gold Sam Sparro


111 Four Winds Bright Eyes

112 Earth Intruders Björk


113 Fascination Alphabeat
114 My Moon My Man Feist
115 The Heinrich Maneuver Interpol
Timbaland (feat. Nelly Furtado, Justin
116 Give It to Me
Timberlake)
117 Lip Gloss Lil Mama
118 Phantom Limb The Shins

119 Untouched The Veronicas


120 Your Love Alone Is Not Enough Manic Street Preachers (feat. Nina Persson)

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2007


* If Your Phone Don't Ring Kevin Mark
* Chasing the Dragon Epica
* The Strawberry Blonde Mike Viola

* Don't Let Him Waste Your Time Jarvis Cocker

2008
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 219 of 227

No. Song Artist

1 Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) Beyoncé


2 Viva la Vida Coldplay
3 Just Dance Lady Gaga and Colby O'Donis
4 Poker Face Lady Gaga
5 I Kissed a Girl Katy Perry
6 I'm Yours Jason Mraz
7 Hot N' Cold Katy Perry
8 Sex On Fire Kings of Leon

9 Use Somebody Kings of Leon


10 Disturbia Rihanna

11 Live Your Life T.I. (feat. Rihanna)


12 Love in this Club Usher (feat. Young Jeezy)
13 A Milli Lil Wayne
14 Kids MGMT
15 If I Were a Boy Beyoncé
16 Time to Pretend MGMT
17 Blind Hercules and Love Affair
18 Heartless Kanye West

19 Pork and Beans Weezer


20 Whatever You Like T.I.
21 White Winter Hymnal Fleet Foxes
22 Machine Gun Portishead

23 Oxford Comma Vampire Weekend

24 Lollipop Lil Wayne featuring Static Major


25 The Rip Portishead

26 L.E.S. Artistes Santogold


27 Ready for the Floor Hot Chip

28 So What Pink
29 Forever Chris Brown
30 Gives You Hell The All-American Rejects
31 Township Funk DJ Mujava

32 Lust for Life Girls


33 Dead and Gone T.I. and Justin Timberlake

34 Take a Bow Rihanna


35 Day 'n' Nite Kid Cudi
36 American Boy Estelle (feat. Kanye West)
37 Kim & Jessie M83
38 Sexy Can I Ray J (feat. Yung Berg)
39 Blame It (On The Alcohol) Jamie Foxx and T-Pain
40 Let It Rock Kevin Rudolf and Lil Wayne
41 Walking on a Dream Empire of the Sun
42 Pocketful of Sunshine Natasha Bedingfield
43 Kiss Me Thru the Phone Soulja Boy Tell 'Em and Sammie
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 220 of 227

44 Touch My Body Mariah Carey


45 4 Minutes Madonna and Justin Timberlake

46 Nothing Ever Happened Deerhunter


47 House Jam Gang Gang Dance
48 Closer Ne-Yo
49 Halo Beyoncé
50 Love Lockdown Kanye West
51 Mercy Duffy
52 Put On Young Jeezy (feat. Kanye West)
53 Womanizer Britney Spears

54 Second Chance Shinedown


55 Leavin' Jesse McCartney
I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to
56 Black Kids
Dance

57 Paparazi Lady Gaga


58 Little Lion Man Mumford & Sons
59 Miss Independent Ne-Yo
60 Dangerous Kardinal Offishall (feat. Akon)
61 Don't Trust Me 3OH!3

62 Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!! Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds


63 Lovegame Lady Gaga
64 Waking Up in Vegas Katy Perry
65 Sober Pink
66 Sabali Amadou & Mariam

67 Got Money Lil Wayne (feat. T-Pain)


68 Mad Ne-Yo

69 Love Lockdown Kanye West


70 Bust It Baby Pt. 2 Plies (feat. Ne-Yo)

71 Can't Believe It T-Pain (feat. Lil Wayne)


72 When I Grow Up Pussycat Dolls

73 Two Doors Down Mystery Jets


74 Human The Killers

75 I Hate This Part Pussycat Dolls


76 Please Don't Leave Me Pink

77 It's Not My Time 3 Doors Down


Akon, Colby O'Donis and Kardinal
78 Beautiful
Offishall
79 Graveyard Girl M83
80 Right Now (Na Na Na) Akon

81 In the Ayer Flo Rida (feat. will.i.am)


82 Out There on the Ice Cut Copy

83 Get Like Me David Banner (feat. Chris Brown)


84 Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body) Three 6 Mafia

85 Diva Beyoncé
86 How Do You Sleep? Jesse McCartney and Ludacris
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87 Geraldine Glasvegas
88 Golden Age TV on the Radio

89 My Life The Game featuring Lil Wayne


Lil Wayne featuring Bobby
90 Mrs. Officer
Valentino

91 Turn My Swag On Soulja Boy Tell 'Em


92 Green Light John Legend and André 3000

93 Agoraphobia Deerhunter
94 Wearing My Rolex Wiley
95 Mykonos Fleet Foxes
96 Great DJ The Ting Tings
97 Chasing Pavements Adele
98 Swagga Like Us Jay-Z & T.I.
99 Hellhole Ratrace Girls

100 Soul on Fire Spiritualized

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Hercules Theme Hercules and Love Affair

102 One Day Like This Elbow


103 The Age of the Understatement The Last Shadow Puppets

104 Heartbreaker Metronomy


105 Which Song Max Tundra

106 Sleepyhead Passion Pit


107 Stuck on Repeat Little Boots
108 Water Curses Animal Collective
109 Gobbledigook Sigur Rós
110 Strange Overtones David Byrne & Brian Eno
111 The Healer Erykah Badu

112 Put On Young Jeezy (feat. Kanye West)


113 Lights Out Santogold

114 Standing Next to Me The Last Shadow Puppets


115 Collapsing at Your Doorstep Air France
116 I Will Posess Your Heart Death Cab for Cutie
117 If I Had a Heart Fever Ray
118 In the New Year The Walkmen

119 Lights & Music Cut Copy


120 Bruises Chairlift

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2008


* Shattered (Turn The Car Around) O.A.R.
* Daytime Emmy Town & Country
* Ghosts Laura Marling

2009
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 222 of 227

No. Song Artist

1 I Gotta Feelin' Black Eyed Peas


2 Boom Boom Pow Black Eyed Peas
3 Empire State of Mind Jay Z feat. Alicia Keys
4 My Girls Animal Collective
5 While You Wait for the Others Grizzly Bear
6 Sexy Bitch David Guetta feat. Akon
7 1901 Phoenix
8 Right Round Flo Rida and Ke$ha

9 New Divide Linkin Park


10 Know Your Enemy Green Day

11 Two Weeks Grizzly Bear


12 Stillness Is the Move Dirty Projectors
13 Zero Yeah Yeah Yeahs
14 Daniel Bat for Lashes
15 Lisztomania Phoenix
16 Knock You Down Keri Hilson, Kanye West and Ne-Yo
17 Crystalised The XX
18 Run This Town Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West

19 Exhibit C Jay Electronica


20 Telephone Lady Gaga (feat. Beyonce)
21 Bonkers Dizzee Rascal
22 Domino The Big Pink

23 You Found Me The Fray

24 Crack A Bottle Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent


25 Bulletproof La Roux

26 Hey, Soul Sister Train


27 In For The Kill La Roux

28 Hyph Mngo Joy Orbison


29 Young Hearts Spark Fire Japandroids
30 Summertime Clothes Animal Collective
31 Walkabout Atlas Sound feat. Noah Lennox

32 Tik Tok Ke$ha


33 In My Head Jason Derülo

34 Heavy Cross Gossip


35 Brother Sport Animal Collective
36 I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) Pitbull
37 Best I Ever Had Drake
38 Bedrock Young Money
39 I'mma Be Black Eyed Peas
40 Sea Within a Sea The Horrors
41 Islands The XX
42 Bad Romance Lady Gaga
43 Down Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne
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44 Die Slow HEALTH


45 Birthday Sex Jeremih

46 Whatever You Like T.I.


47 Rude Boy Rihanna
48 Let's Go Surfing The Drums
49 The Fear Lily Allen
50 Warm Heart of Africa The Very Best
51 Turnin Me On Keri Hilson and Lil Wayne
52 Heads Will Roll Yeah Yeah Yeahs
53 Surf Solar Fuck Buttons

54 Animal Mike Snow


55 Young Adult Friction The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

56 Obsessed Mariah Carey

57 Fire Burning Sean Kingston


58 Blood Bank Bon Iver
59 The Reeling Passion Pit
60 Digidesign Joker

61 Hotel Room Service Pitbull


62 Velvet The Big Pink
63 11th Dimension Julian Casablancas
64 Raindrops Basement Jaxx
65 This Tornado Loves You Neko Case
66 French Navy Camera Obscura

67 Knotty Pine Dirty Projectors and David Byrne


68 Cornerstone Arctic Monkeys

69 When I Grow Up Fever Ray


70 Fireflies Owl City
71 Ready, Able Grizzly Bear
72 Papillon Editors

73 Moth Burial
74 Two Antlers

75 People Got a Lotta Nerve Neko Case


76 Sugar Flo Rida and Wynter Gordon
77 Shine Blockas Big Boi (feat. Gucci Mane)
78 Replay Iyaz
79 Alejandro Lady Gaga
80 I and Love and You The Avett Brothers
Never Come Down (The Brownie
81 CunninLynguists
Song)

82 Love Etc. Pet Shop Boys


83 Whatcha Say Jason DeRulo
84 Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home) Usher

85 No Surprise Daughtry
86 Break Up Mario, Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett

87 Do You Remember Jay Sean (feat. Sean Paul & Lil Jon)
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88 Throw It in the Bag Fabolous and The-Dream


89 Say Aah Trey Songz (feat. Fabulous)

90 She Wolf Shakira


91 Love Drunk Boys Like Girls
92 I Love College Asher Roth
93 Young Forever Jay-Z (feat. Mr. Hudson)
94 Carry Out Timbaland (feat. Justin Timberlake)
95 21 Guns Green Day
96 How Low Ludacris
97 Meet Me Halfway Black Eyed Peas

98 All The Right Moves OneRepublic


99 According To You Orianthi

Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and


100 Forever
Eminem

20 more worth mentioning.

101 Pretty Wings Maxwell


102 Who Can Say Horrors

103 Party in the U.S.A. Miley Cyrus


104 Rock That Body Black Eyed Peas

105 Good Girls Go Bad Cobra Starship and Leighton Meester


106 Breakeven The Script

107 Hard Rihanna


108 Secrets OneRepublic
109 Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready) Alicia Keys
110 Sweet Dreams Beyoncé
111 Break Your Heart Taio Cruz
112 Whataya Want From Me Adam Lambert

113 Never Say Never The Fray


114 How You Like Me Now? The Heavy

115 Tie Me Down New Boyz


116 Feel It All Around Washed Out
117 Every Girl Young Money
118 Her Diamonds Rob Thomas
119 Oblivion Mastodon

120 Two Is Better Than One Boys Like Girls (feat. Taylor Swift)

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2009


Bruce's choice - An unheralded great song from 2009

* Right Here In My Arms Ray Collins


Lew's choice - An unheralded great song from 2009

* You Collective Soul


* They Don't Want Me Electric Wire Hustle
* Let Your Loved One Sleep Dennis Diken with Bell Sound
* There are Listed Buildings Los Campesinos!

2010
Top 100 Plus – by Year (1940-2010) Page 225 of 227

No. Song Artist


Greatest Songs '00s
1 Rolling in the Deep Adele Greatest Artists '00s
2 F**k You (Forget You) Cee Lo Green Greatest Albums '00s

3 Pumped Up Kicks Foster the People


4 Just the Way You Are Bruno Mars
5 Only Girl (In the World) Rihanna
6 Runaway Kanye West (featuring Pusha T)
7 Firework Katy Perry
8 Tighten Up The Black Keys

9 California Gurls Katy Perry (featuring Snoop Dogg)


10 S&M Rihanna

11 Love the Way You Lie Eminem (featuring Rihanna)


12 OMG Usher (featuring will.i.am)
13 Grenade Bruno Mars
14 Dynamite Taio Cruz
15 Nothin' on You B.o.B.
16 Teenage Dream Katy Perry
17 The Time (Dirty Bit) The Black Eyed Peas
18 What's My Name? Rihanna (featuring Drake)

19 Tightrope Janelle Monáe (featuring Big Boi)


20 Raise Your Glass Pink
21 Animal Neon Trees
22 Bottoms Up Trey Songz

23 E.T. Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West)

24 Just Can't Get Enough The Black Eyed Peas


25 The Catalyst Linkin Park

26 There Goes My Baby Usher


27 Airplanes B.o.B.

28 Shutterbugg Big Boi (featuring Cutty)


29 We R Who We R Ke$ha
30 Not Afraid Eminem
31 Black and Yellow Wiz Khalifa

32 Like a G6 Far East Movement (feat. The Cataracs and Dev)


33 Say You'll Haunt Me Stone Sour

34 Ready to Start Arcade Fire


35 Drop the World Lil Wayne
36 I Can Change LCD Soundsystem
37 We No Speak Americano Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP
38 For the First Time The Script
Kanye West (feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj,
39 Monster
and Bon Iver)
40 Not Myself Tonight Christina Aguilera
41 Home Goo Goo Dolls
42 Got Your Back T.I. (featuring Keri Hilson)
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43 Round and Round Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti


44 Over Drake

45 All of the Lights Kanye West


46 Lil Freak Usher (featuring Nicki Minaj)
47 Get Outta My Way Kylie Minogue
48 Crossfire Brandon Flowers
49 Waiting for the End Linkin Park
50 Holiday Vampire Weekend
51 Impossible Anberlin
52 Can't Be Friends Trey Songz

53 Right Above It Lil Wayne (featuring Drake)


54 My First Kiss 3OH!3 (featuring Ke$ha)

55 The Suburbs Arcade Fire

56 Helicopter Deerhunter
57 Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) Shakira (featuring Freshlyground)
58 Notbroken Goo Goo Dolls
59 Everlasting Light The Black Keys

60 Aston Martin Music Rick Ross (featuring Drake and Chrisette Michele)
61 Find Your Love Drake
62 Heartbeat Enrique Iglesias (featuring Nicole Scherzinger)
63 Sex Room Ludacris (featuring Trey Songz)
64 Billionaire Travie McCoy (featuring Bruno Mars)
65 Howlin' for You The Black Keys

66 It's OK Cee Lo Green


67 Feel Like I Do Drowning Pool

68 Crown on the Ground Sleigh Bells


Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond
69 Arcade Fire
Mountains)

70 All the Lovers Kylie Minogue


71 Your Love Is My Drug Ke$ha

72 B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast) Rick Ross (featuring Styles P)


73 Restart Bilal

74 Porn Star Dancing My Darkest Days


75 Radioactive Kings of Leon

76 Drunk Girls LCD Soundsystem


77 Bittersweet Fantasia
78 Uncharted Sara Bareilles
79 High Road Broken Bells
Mark Ronson and the Business International
80 Bang Bang Bang
(feat. Q-Tip and MNDR)
81 Barricade Interpol

82 Misery Maroon 5
Waka Flocka Flame (featuring Roscoe Dash and
83 No Hands
Wale)
84 The Ghost Inside Broken Bells
85 6 Foot 7 Foot Lil Wayne (featuring Cory Gunz)
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86 Written in the Stars Tinie Tempah (featuring Eric Turner)


87 Cheers (Drink to That) Rihanna

88 The Lazy Song Bruno Mars


89 You Lost Me Christina Aguilera
90 Cold War Janelle Monáe
91 Memories Weezer
92 Nightmare Avenged Sevenfold
93 Born Free Kid Rock
94 No Love Eminem
95 Rocketeer Far East Movement (featuring Ryan Tedder)

96 Your Hands (Together) The New Pornographers


97 Worm Tamer Grinderman

98 Giving Up the Gun Vampire Weekend

99 Down By the Water The Decemberists


100 Shake Me Down Cage the Elephant

20 more worth mentioning.

101 All Night Long Buckcherry


102 Unraveling Sevendust
103 Hands Tied Toni Braxton
104 El Dorado Iron Maiden
105 Isolation Alter Bridge
106 Machine Gun Blues Social Distortion

107 Bloodbuzz Ohio The National


108 Hang On Weezer

109 Stylo Gorillaz (feat. Bobby Womack & Mos Def)


110 Die by the Drop The Dead Weather

111 You Are Not Alone Mavis Staples


112 Gucci Time Gucci Mane (featuring Swizz Beatz)
113 I Like It Enrique Iglesias (featuring Pitbull)
114 Looking Up Eels
115 (It's Not War) Just the End of Love Manic Street Preachers
116 No Better Than This John Mellencamp
117 King of Anything Sara Bareilles

118 Big Wave Jenny and Johnny


119 Boyfriend Best Coast

120 Coquet Coquette of Montreal

DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2010


* Hurricane Season Trombone Shorty
* Truth for a Truth Jakob Dylan
* Baby Lee Teenage Fanclub
* As Small As a Giant Big K.R.I.T.

* Alligator Bop A Great Big Pile of Leaves

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