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# 1 SONGS OF 1955

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/01 4 1. LET ME GO LOVER Joan Weber
2/05 3 2. HEARTS OF STONE The Fontane Sisters
2/12 10 3. SINCERELY The McGuire Sisters
3/26 5 4. THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT Bill Hayes
4/30 10 5. CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE Perez Prado
5/14 3 6. DANCE WITH ME HENRY Georgia Gibbs
5/14 2 7. UNCHAINED MELODY Les Baxter
7/09 8 8. ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK Bill Haley & His Comets
7/09 2 9. LEARNIN' THE BLUES Frank Sinatra
9/03 6 10. THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS Mitch Miller
9/17 2 11. AIN'T THAT A SHAME Pat Boone
10/08 6 12. LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING Four Aces
10/29 4 13. AUTUMN LEAVES Roger Williams
11/26 8 14. SIXTEEN TONS Tennessee Ernie Ford


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# 1 SONGS OF 1956

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/07 6 1. MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS Dean Martin
2/18 6 2. ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ Kay Starr
2/18 2 3. THE GREAT PRETENDER The Platters
2/25 4 4. LISBON ANTIGUA Nelson Riddle
3/17 6 5. THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS Les Baxter
4/21 8 6. HEARTBREAK HOTEL Elvis Presley
5/05 1 7. HOT DIGGITY Perry Como
6/02 3 8. MOONGLOW AND THEME
FROM "PICNIC"
Morris Stoloff
6/16 8 9. THE WAYWARD WIND Gogi Grant
7/28 4 10. I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Pat Boone
7/28 1 11. I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU Elvis Presley
8/04 5 12. MY PRAYER The Platters
8/18 11 13. DON'T BE CRUEL/
14. HOUND DOG
Elvis Presley
11/03 5 15. LOVE ME TENDER Elvis Presley
11/03 3 16. THE GREEN DOOR Jim Lowe
12/08 10 17. SINGING THE BLUES Guy Mitchell


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# 1 SONGS OF 1957

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
2/09 3 1. TOO MUCH Elvis Presley
2/09 1 2. DON'T FORBID ME Pat Boone
2/09 1 3. YOUNG LOVE Sonny James
2/16 6 4. YOUNG LOVE Tab Hunter
3/30 3 5. BUTTERFLY Andy Williams
3/30 1 6. PARTY DOLL Buddy Knox
4/06 2 7. ROUND AND ROUND Perry Como
4/06 2 8. BUTTERFLY Charlie Gracie
4/13 9 9. ALL SHOOK UP Elvis Presley
6/03 7 10. LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND Pat Boone
7/08 7 11. (LET ME BE YOUR) TEDDY BEAR Elvis Presley
8/19 5 12. TAMMY Debbie Reynolds
9/09 1 13. DIANA Paul Anka
9/23 4 14. HONEYCOMB Jimmie Rodgers
9/23 1 15. THAT'LL BE THE DAY The Crickets
10/14 4 16. WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE The Everly Brothers
10/21 7 17. JAILHOUSE ROCK Elvis Presley
10/21 1 18. CHANCES ARE Johnny Mathis
12/02 3 19. YOU SEND ME Sam Cooke
12/16 6 20. APRIL LOVE Pat Boone


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# 1 SONGS OF 1958

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/06 7 1. AT THE HOP Danny & The Juniors
2/10 5 2. DON'T Elvis Presley
2/17 4 3. SUGARTIME The McGuire Sisters
2/24 2 4. GET A JOB The Silhouettes
3/17 5 5. TEQUILA The Champs
3/24 1 6. CATCH A FALLING STAR Perry Como
4/14 4 7. HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD
(IN HIS HANDS)
Laurie London
4/23 1 8. TWILIGHT TIME The Platters
4/28 3 9. WITCH DOCTOR David Seville
5/12 5 10. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM The Everly Brothers
6/09 6 11. THE PURPLE PEOPLE EATER Sheb Wooley
7/21 2 12. HARDHEADED WOMAN Elvis Presley
7/21 1 13. YAKETY YAK The Coasters
7/28 1 14. PATRICIA Perez Prado
8/04 2 15. POOR LITTLE FOOL Ricky Nelson
8/18 5 16. NEL BLU DIPINTO DI BLU (VOLARE) Domenico Modugno
8/25 1 17. LITTLE STAR The Elegants
8/25 1 18. BIRD DOG The Everly Brothers
9/29 6 19. IT'S ALL IN THE GAME Tommy Edwards
11/10 2 20. IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE Conway Twitty
11/17 1 21. TOM DOOLEY The Kingston Trio
12/01 3 22. TO KNOW HIM, IS TO LOVE HIM The Teddy Bears
12/22 4 23. THE CHIPMUNK SONG The Chipmunks


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# 1 SONGS OF 1959

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/19 3 1. SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES The Platters
2/09 4 2. STAGGER LEE Lloyd Price
3/09 5 3. VENUS Frankie Avalon
4/13 4 4. COME SOFTLY TO ME The Fleetwoods
5/11 1 5. THE HAPPY ORGAN Dave 'Baby' Cortez
5/18 2 6. KANSAS CITY Wilbert Harrison
6/01 6 7. THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS Johnny Horton
7/13 4 8. LONELY BOY Paul Anka
8/10 2 9. A BIG HUNK 0' LOVE Elvis Presley
8/24 4 10. THE THREE BELLS The Browns
9/21 2 11. SLEEP WALK Santo & Johnny
10/05 9 12. MACK THE KNIFE Bobby Darin
11/16 1 13. MR BLUE The Fleetwoods
12/14 2 14. HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER Guy Mitchell
12/28 1 WHY Frankie Avalon


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# 1 SONGS OF 1960

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/04 2 1. EL PASO Marty Robbins
1/18 3 2. RUNNING BEAR Johnny Preston
2/08 2 3. TEEN ANGEL Mark Dinning
2/22 9 4. THE THEME FROM "A SUMMER PLACE" Percy Faith
4/25 4 5. STUCK ON YOU Elvis Presley
5/23 5 6. CATHY'S CLOWN The Everly Brothers
6/27 2 7. EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL Connie Francis
7/11 1 8. ALLEY-OOP Hollywood Argyles
7/18 3 9. I'M SORRY Brenda Lee
8/08 1 10. ITSY BITSY TEENIE WEENIE YELLOW POLKADOT BIKINI Brian Hyland
8/15 5 11. IT'S NOW OR NEVER Elvis Presley
9/19 1 12. THE TWIST
(re-entered #1 position in 1962 for 2 more weeks)
Chubby Checker
9/26 2 13. MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN Connie Francis
10/10 1 14. MR. CUSTER Larry Verne
10/17 3 15. SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME The Drifters
10/24 1 16. 1 WANT TO BE WANTED Brenda Lee
11/14 1 17. GEORGIA ON MY MIND Ray Charles
11/21 1 18. STAY Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
11/28 6 19. ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT? Elvis Presley


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# 1 SONGS OF 1961

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/09 3 1. WONDERLAND BY NIGHT Bert Kaempfert
1/30 2 2. WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW The Shirelles
2/13 2 3. CALCUTTA Lawrence Welk
2/27 3 4. PONY TIME Chubby Checker
3/20 2 5. SURRENDER Elvis Presley
4/03 3 6. BLUE MOON The Marcels
4/24 4 7. RUNAWAY Del Shannon
5/22 1 8. MOTHER-IN-LAW Ernie K-Doe
5/29 2 9. TRAVELIN' MAN Ricky Nelson
6/05 1 10. RUNNING SCARED Roy Orbison
6/19 1 11. MOODY RIVER Pat Boone
6/26 2 12. QUARTER TO THREE U.S. Bonds
7/10 7 13. TOSSIN' AND TURNIN' Bobby Lewis
8/28 1 14. WOODEN HEART Joe Dowell
9/04 2 15. MICHAEL The Highwaymen
9/18 3 16. TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY Bobby Vee
10/09 2 17. HIT THE ROAD JACK Ray Charles
10/23 2 18. RUNAROUND SUE Dion
11/06 5 19. BIG BAD JOHN Jimmy Dean
12/11 1 20. PLEASE MR. POSTMAN The Marvelettes
12/18 3 21. THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT The Tokens


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# 1 SONGS OF 1962

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/13 2 1 . THE TWIST
(first entered #1 position in 1960 for 1 week)
Chubby Checker
1/27 3 2. PEPPERMINT TWIST Joey Dee & The Starliters
2/17 3 3. DUKE OF EARL Gene Chandler
3/10 3 4. HEY! BABY Bruce Channel
3/31 1 5. DON'T BREAK THE HEART THAT LOVES YOU Connie Francis
4/07 2 6. JOHNNY ANGEL Shelley Fabares
4/21 2 7. GOOD LUCK CHARM Elvis Presley
5/05 3 8. SOLDIER BOY The Shirelles
5/26 1 9. STRANGER ON THE SHORE Mr. Acker Bilk
6/02 5 10. 1 CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU Ray Charles
7/07 1 11. THE STRIPPER David Rose
7/14 4 12. ROSES ARE RED (MY LOVE) Bobby Vinton
8/11 2 13. BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO Neil Sedaka
8/25 1 14. THE LOCO-MOTION Little Eva
9/01 2 15. SHEILA Tommy Roe
9/15 5 16. SHERRY The 4 Seasons
10/20 2 17. MONSTER MASH Bobby "Boris" Pickett
11/03 2 18. HE'S A REBEL The Crystals
11/17 5 19. BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY The 4 Seasons
12/22 3 20. TELSTAR The Tornadoes


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# 1 SONGS OF 1963

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/12 2 1. GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL Steve Lawrence
1/26 2 2. WALK RIGHT IN The Rooftop Singers
2/09 3 3. HEY PAULA Paul & Paula
3/02 3 4. WALK LIKE A MAN The 4 Seasons
3/23 1 5. OUR DAY WILL COME Ruby & The Romantics
3/30 4 6. HE'S SO FINE The Chiffons
4/27 3 7. I WILL FOLLOW HIM Little Peggy March
5/18 2 8. IF YOU WANNA BE HAPPY Jimmy Soul
6/01 2 9. IT'S MY PARTY Lesley Gore
6/15 3 10. SUKIYAKI Kyu Sakamoto
7/06 2 11. EASIER SAID THAN DONE The Essex
7/20 2 12. SURF CITY Jan & Dean
8/03 1 13. SO MUCH IN LOVE The Tymes
8/10 3 14. FINGERTIPS - PT 2 Little Stevie Wonder
8/31 3 15. MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK The Angels
9/21 3 16. BLUE VELVET Bobby Vinton
10/12 5 17. SUGAR SHACK Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs
11/16 1 18. DEEP PURPLE Nino Tempo & April Stevens
11/23 2 19. I'M LEAVING IT UP TO YOU Dale & Grace
12/07 4 20. DOMINIQUE The Singing Nun


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# 1 SONGS OF 1964

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/04 4 1. THERE! I'VE SAID IT AGAIN Bobby Vinton
2/01 7 2. I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND The Beatles
3/21 2 3. SHE LOVES YOU The Beatles
4/04 5 4. CAN'T BUY ME LOVE The Beatles
5/09 1 5. HELLO, DOLLY! Louis Armstrong
5/16 2 6. MY GUY Mary Wells
5/30 1 7. LOVE ME DO The Beatles
6/06 3 8. CHAPEL OF LOVE The Dixie Cups
6/27 1 9. A WORLD WITHOUT LOVE Peter & Gordon
7/04 2 10. I GET AROUND The Beach Boys
7/18 2 11. RAG DOLL The 4 Seasons
8/01 2 12. A HARD DAY'S NIGHT The Beatles
8/15 1 13. EVERYBODY LOVES SOMEBODY Dean Martin
8/22 2 14. WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO The Supremes
9/05 3 15. THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN The Animals
9/26 3 16. OH, PRETTY WOMAN Roy Orbison
10/17 2 17. DO WAH DIDDY DIDDY Manfred Mann
10/31 4 18. BABY LOVE The Supremes
11/28 1 19. LEADER OF THE PACK The Shangri-Las
12/05 1 20. RINGO Lome Greene
12/12 1 21. MR. LONELY Bobby Vinton
12/19 2 22. COME SEE ABOUT ME The Supremes
12/26 3 23. 1 FEEL FINE The Beatles


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# 1 SONGS OF 1965

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/23 2 1. DOWNTOWN Petula Clark
2/06 2 2. YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' The Righteous Brothers
2/20 2 3. THIS DIAMOND RING Gary Lewis & The Playboys
3/06 1 4. MY GIRL The Temptations
3/13 2 5. EIGHT DAYS A WEEK The Beatles
3/27 2 6. STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE The Supremes
4/10 2 7. I'M TELLING YOU NOW Freddie & The Dreamers
4/24 1 8. GAME OF LOVE Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
5/01 3 9. MRS. BROWN YOU'VE GOT A LOVELY DAUGHTER Hermans Hermits
5/22 1 10. TICKET TO RIDE The Beatles
5/29 2 11. HELP ME, RHONDA The Beach Boys
6/12 1 12. BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN The Supremes
6/19 2 13. I CAN'T HELP MYSELF Four Tops
6/26 1 14. MR. TAMBOURINE MAN The Byrds
7/10 4 15. (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION The Rolling Stones
8/07 1 16. I'M HENRY VIII, I AM Herman's Hermits
8/14 3 17. I GOT YOU BABE Sonny & Cher
9/04 3 18. HELP! The Beatles
9/25 1 19. EVE OF DESTRUCTION Barry McGuire
10/02 1 20. HANG ON SLOOPY The McCoys
10/09 4 21. YESTERDAY The Beatles
11/06 2 22. GET OFF OF MY CLOUD The Rolling Stones
11/20 2 23. I HEAR A SYMPHONY The Supremes
12/04 3 24. TURN! TURN! TURN! The Byrds
12/25 1 25. OVER AND OVER The Dave Clark Five


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# 1 SONGS OF 1966

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/01 2 1. THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE Simon & Garfunkel
1/08 3 2. WE CAN WORK IT OUT The Beatles
2/05 2 3. MY LOVE Petula Clark
2/19 1 4. LIGHTNIN' STRIKES Lou Christie
2/26 1 5. THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN' Nancy Sinatra
3/05 5 6. THE BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS SSgt Barry Sadler
4/09 3 7. (YOU'RE MY) SOUL AND INSPIRATION The Righteous Brothers
4/30 1 8. GOOD LOVIN' The Young Rascals
5/07 3 9. MONDAY, MONDAY The Mamas & The Papas
5/28 2 10. WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN Percy Sledge
6/11 2 11. PAINT IT, BLACK The Rolling Stones
6/25 2 12. PAPERBACK WRITER The Beatles
7/02 1 13. STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT Frank Sinatra
7/16 2 14. HANKY PANKY Tommy James & The Shondells
7/30 2 15. WILD THING The Troggs
8/13 3 16. SUMMER IN THE CITY The Lovin' Spoonful
9/03 1 17. SUNSHINE SUPERMAN Donovan
9/10 2 18. YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE The Supremes
9/24 3 19. CHERISH The Association
10/15 2 20. REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE Four Tops
10/29 1 21. 96 TEARS ? & The Mysterians
11/05 1 22. LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE The Monkees
11/12 1 23. POOR SIDE OF TOWN Johnny Rivers
11/19 2 24. YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON The Supremes
12/03 3 25. WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL The New Vaudeville Band
12/10 1 26. GOOD VIBRATIONS The Beach Boys
12/31 7 27. I'M A BELIEVER The Monkees


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# 1 SONGS OF 1967

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
2/18 2 1. KIND OF A DRAG The Buckinghams
3/04 1 2. RUBY TUESDAY The Rolling Stones
3/11 1 3. LOVE IS HERE AND NOW YOU'RE GONE The Supremes
3/18 1 4. PENNY LANE The Beatles
3/25 3 5. HAPPY TOGETHER The Turtles
4/15 4 6. SOMETHIN' STUPID Nancy & Frank Sinatra
5/13 1 7. THE HAPPENING The Supremes
5/20 4 8. GROOVIN' The Young Rascals
6/03 2 9. RESPECT Aretha Franklin
7/01 4 10. WINDY The Association
7/29 3 11. LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors
8/19 1 12. ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE The Beatles
8/26 4 13. ODE TO BILLIE JOE Bobbie Gentry
9/23 4 14. THE LETTER The Box Tops
10/21 5 15. TO SIR WITH LOVE Lulu
11/25 1 16. INCENSE AND PEPPERMINTS Strawberry Alarm Clock
12/02 4 17. DAYDREAM BELIEVER The Monkees
12/30 3 18. HELLO GOODBYE The Beatles


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# 1 SONGS OF 1968

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/20 2 1. JUDY IN DISGU15E (WITH GLASSES) John Fred & His Playboy Band
2/03 1 2. GREEN TAMBOURINE The Lemon Pipers
2/10 5 3. LOVE IS BLUE Paul Mauriat
3/16 4 4. (SITTIN' ON) TEE DOCK OF THE BAY Otis Redding
4/13 5 5. HONEY Bobby Goldsboro
5/18 2 6. TIGHTEN UP Archie Bell & The Drells
6/01 3 7. MRS. ROBINSON Simon & Garfunkel
6/22 4 8. THIS GUY'S IN LOVE WITH YOU Herb Alpert
7/20 2 9. GRAZING IN THE GRASS Hugh Masekela
8/03 2 10. HELLO, I LOVE YOU The Doors
8/17 5 11. PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE The Rascals
9/21 1 12. HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. Jeannie C. Riley
9/28 9 13. HEY JUDE The Beatles
11/30 2 14. LOVE CHILD Diana Ross & The Supremes
12/14 7 15. 1 HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE Marvin Gaye


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# 1 SONGS OF 1969

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
2/01 2 1. CRIMSON AND CLOVER Tommy James & The Shondells
2/15 4 2. EVERYDAY PEOPLE Sly & The Family Stone
3/15 4 3. DIZZY Tommy Roe
4/12 6 4. AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN The 5th Dimension
5/24 5 5. GET BACK The Beatles
6/28 2 6. LOVE THEME FROM ROMEO & JULIET Henry Mancini
7/12 6 7. IN THE YEAR 2525 (EXORDIUM & TERMINUS) Zager & Evans
8/23 4 8. HONKY TONK WOMEN The Rolling Stones
9/20 4 9. SUGAR, SUGAR The Archies
10/18 2 10. I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU The Temptations
11/01 1 11. SUSPICIOUS MINDS Elvis Presley
11/08 3 12. WEDDING BELL BLUES The 5th Dimension
11/29 1 13. COME TOGETHER The Beatles
12/06 2 14. NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE Steam
12/20 1 15. LEAVING ON A JET PLANE Peter, Paul & Mary
12/27 1 16. SOMEDAY WELL BE TOGETHER Diana Ross & The Supremes


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# 1 SONGS OF 1970

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/03 4 1. RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD B.J. Thomas
1/31 1 2. 1 WANT YOU BACK The Jackson 5
2/07 1 3. VENUS The Shocking Blue
2/14 2 4. THANK YOU (FALETTINME BE MICE ELF AGIN) Sly & The Family Stone
2/28 6 5. BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel
4/11 2 6. LET IT BE The Beatles
4/25 2 7. ABC The Jackson 5
5/09 3 8. AMERICAN WOMAN The Guess Who
5/30 2 9. EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL Ray Stevens
6/13 2 10. THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD The Beatles
6/27 2 11. THE LOVE YOU SAVE The Jackson 5
7/11 2 12. MAMA TOLD ME (NOT TO COME) Three Dog Night
7/25 4 13. (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU Carpenters
8/22 1 14. MAKE IT WITH YOU Bread
8/29 3 15. WAR Edwin Starr
9/19 3 16. AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Diana Ross
10/10 1 17. CRACKLIN' ROSIE Neil Diamond
10/17 5 18. I'LL BE THERE The Jackson 5
11/21 3 19. 1 THINK I LOVE YOU The Partridge Family
12/12 2 20. THE TEARS OF A CLOWN Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
12/26 4 21. MY SWEET LORD George Harrison


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# 1 SONGS OF 1971

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/23 3 1. KNOCK THREE TIMES Dawn
2/13 5 2. ONE BAD APPLE The Osmonds
3/20 2 3. ME AND BOBBY MCGEE Janis Joplin
4/03 2 4. JUST MY IMAGINATION (RUNNING AWAY WITH ME) The Temptations
4/17 6 5. JOY TO THE WORLD Three Dog Night
5/29 2 6. BROWN SUGAR The Rolling Stones
6/12 1 7. WANT ADS The Honey Cone
6/19 5 8. IT'S TOO LATE Carole King
7/24 1 9. INDIAN RESERVATION Raiders
7/31 1 10. YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND James Taylor
8/07 4 11. HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART The Bee Gees
9/04 1 12. UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY Paul & Linda McCartney
9/11 3 13. GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL Donny Osmond
10/02 5 14. MAGGIE MAY Rod Stewart
11/06 2 15. GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES Cher
11/20 2 16. THEME FROM SHAFT Isaac Hayes
12/04 3 17. FAMILY AFFAIR Sly & The Family Stone
12/25 3 18. BRAND NEW KEY Melanie


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# 1 SONGS OF 1972

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/15 4 1. AMERICAN PIE - PARTS I & II Don McLean
2/12 1 2. LET'S STAY TOGETHER Al Green
2/19 4 3. WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
3/18 1 4. HEART OF GOLD Neil Young
3/25 3 5. A HORSE WITH NO NAME America
4/15 6 6. THE FIRST TINE EVER I SAW YOUR FACE Roberta Flack
5/27 1 7. OH GIRL Chi-Lites
6/03 1 8. I'LL TAKE YOU THERE The Staple Singers
6/10 3 9. THE CANDY MAN Sammy Davis, Jr.
7/01 1 10. SONG SUNG BLUE Neil Diamond
7/08 3 11. LEAN ON ME Bill Withers
7/29 6 12. ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY) Gilbert O'Sullivan
8/26 1 13. BRANDY (YOU'RE A FINE GIRL) Looking Glass
9/16 1 14. BLACK& WHITE Three Dog Night
9/23 3 15. BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME Mac Davis
10/14 1 16. BEN Michael Jackson
10/21 2 17. MY DING-A-LING Chuck Berry
11/04 4 18. 1 CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Johnny Nash
12/02 1 19. PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE The Temptations
12/09 1 20. I AM WOMAN Helen Reddy
12/16 3 21. ME AND MRS. JONES Billy Paul


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# 1 SONGS OF 1973

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/06 3 1. YOU'RE SO VAIN Carly Simon
1/27 1 2. SUPERSTITION Stevie Wonder
2/03 3 3. CROCODILE ROCK Elton John
2/24 5 4. KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG Roberta Flack
3/24 1 5. LOVE TRAIN O'Jays
4/07 2 6. THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA Vicki Lawrence
4/21 4 7. TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
5/19 1 8. YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE Stevie Wonder
5/26 1 9. FRANKENSTEIN The Edgar Winter Group
6/02 4 10. MY LOVE Paul McCartney & Wings
6/30 1 11. GIVE ME LOVE (GIVE ME PEACE ON EARTH) George Harrison
7/07 2 12. WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES Billy Preston
7/21 2 13. BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN Jim Croce
8/04 2 14. THE MORNING AFTER Maureen McGovern
8/18 1 15. TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross
8/25 2 16. BROTHER LOUIE Stories
9/08 2 17. LET'S GET IT ON Marvin Gaye
9/15 1 18. DELTA DAWN Helen Reddy
9/29 1 19. WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND Grand Funk
10/06 2 20. HALF-BREED Cher
10/20 1 21. ANGIE The Rolling Stones
10/27 2 22. MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA Gladys Knight & The Pips
11/10 2 23. KEEP ON TRUCKIN' Eddie Kendricks
11/24 1 24. PHOTOGRAPH Ringo Starr
12/01 2 25. TOP OF THE WORLD Carpenters
12/15 2 26. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL Charlie Rich
12/29 2 27. TIME IN A BOTTLE Jim Croce


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# 1 SONGS OF 1980

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/05 3 Please Don't Go K.C. & The Sunshine Band
1/19 3 Rock With You Michael Jackson
2/16 3 Do That To Me One More Time The Captain & Tennille
2/23 3 Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen
3/22 3 Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) Pink Floyd
4/19 3 Call Me Blondie
5/31 3 Funkytown Lipps, Inc.
6/28 3 Coming Up (Live at Glasgow) Paul McCartney & Wings
7/19 3 It's Still Rock And Roll To Me Billy Joel
8/02 3 Magic Olivia Newton-John
8/30 3 Sailing Christopher Cross
9/06 3 Upside Down Diana Ross
10/04 3 Another One Bites The Dust Queen
10/25 3 Woman In Love Barbra Streisand
11/15 3 Lady Kenny Rogers
12/27 3 (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon


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# 1 SONGS OF 1981

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/31 3 The Tide Is High Blondie
2/07 3 Celebration Kool & The Gang
2/21 3 9 To 5 Dolly Parton
2/28 3 I Love A Rainy Night Eddie Rabbitt
3/21 3 Keep On Loving You REO Speedwagon
3/28 3 Rapture Blondie
4/11 3 Kiss On My List Daryl Hall & John Oates
5/02 3 Morning Train (Nine To Five) Sheena Easton
5/16 3 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes
6/20 3 Medley (Beatles, etc.) Stars On 45
7/25 3 The One That You Love Air Supply
8/01 3 Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield
8/15 3 Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
10/17 3 Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) Christopher Cross
11/07 3 Private Eyes Daryl Hall & John Oates
11/21 3 Physical Olivia Newton-John


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# 1 SONGS OF 1982

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/30 3 I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) Daryl Hall & John Oates
2/06 3 Centerfold The J. Geils Band
3/20 3 I Love Rock 'N Roll Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
5/08 3 Chariots Of Fire - Titles Vangelis
5/15 3 Ebony And Ivory Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder
7/03 3 Don't You Want Me The Human League
7/24 3 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor
9/04 3 Abracadabra The Steve Miller Band
9/11 3 Hard To Say I'm Sorry Chicago
10/02 3 Jack And Diane John Cougar
10/30 3 Who Can It Be Now? Men At Work
11/06 3 Up Where We Belong Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
11/27 3 Truly Lionel Richie
12/11 3 Mickey Toni Basil
12/18 3 Maneater Daryl Hall & John Oates


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# 1 SONGS OF 1983

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/15 3 Down Under Men At Work
2/05 3 Africa Toto
2/19 3 Baby, Come To Me Patti Austin & James Ingram
3/05 3 Billie Jean Michael Jackson
4/23 3 Come On Eileen Dexys Midnight Runners
4/30 3 Beat It Michael Jackson
5/21 3 Let's Dance David Bowie
5/28 3 Flashdance...What A Feeling Irene Cara
7/09 3 Every Breath You Take The Police
9/03 3 Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Eurythmics
9/10 3 Maniac Michael Sembello
9/24 3 Tell Her About It Billy Joel
10/01 3 Total Eclipse Of The Heart Bonnie Tyler
10/29 3 Islands In The Stream Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
11/12 3 All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie
12/10 3 Say Say Say Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson


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# 1 SONGS OF 1984

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/21 3 Owner Of A Lonely Heart Yes
2/04 3 Karma Chameleon Culture Club
2/25 3 Jump Van Halen
3/31 3 Footloose Kenny Loggins
4/21 3 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins
5/12 3 Hello Lionel Richie
5/26 3 Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams
6/09 3 Time After Time Cyndi Lauper
6/23 3 The Reflex Duran Duran
7/07 3 When Doves Cry Prince
8/11 3 Ghostbusters Ray Parker, Jr.,
9/01 3 What's Love Got To Do With It Tina Turner
9/22 3 Missing You John Waite
9/27 3 Let's Go Crazy Prince & The Revolution
10/13 3 I Just Called To Say I Love You Stevie Wonder
11/03 3 Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) Billy Ocean
11/17 3 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham!
12/08 3 Out Of Touch Daryl Hall & John Oates
12/22 3 Like A Virgin Madonna


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# 1 SONGS OF 1985

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
2/02 3 I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigne
2/16 3 Careless Whisper Wham! featuring George Michael
3/09 3 Can't Fight This Feeling REO Speedwagon
3/30 3 One More Night Phil Collins
4/13 3 We Are The World USA For Africa
5/11 3 Crazy For You Madonna
5/18 3 Don't You (Forget About Me Simple Minds
5/25 3 Everything She Wants Wham!
6/08 3 Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears
6/22 3 Heaven Bryan Adams
7/06 3 Sussudio Phil Collins
7/13 3 A View To A Kill Duran Duran
7/27 3 Everytime You Go Away Paul Young
8/03 3 Shout Tears For Fears
8/24 3 The Power Of Love Huey Lewis & The News
9/07 3 St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) John Parr
9/21 3 Money For Nothing Dire Straits
10/12 3 Oh Sheila Ready For The World
10/19 3 Take On Me a-ha
10/26 3 Saving All My Love For You Whitney Houston
11/02 3 Part-Time Lover Stevie Wonder
11/09 3 Miami Vice Theme Jan Hammer
11/16 3 We Built This City Starship
11/30 3 Separate Lives Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
12/07 3 Broken Wings Mr. Mister
12/21 3 Say You, Say Me Lionel Richie


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# 1 SONGS OF 1986

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/18 3 That's What Friends Are For Dionne & Friends
2/15 3 How Will I Know Whitney Houston
3/01 3 Kyrie Mr. Mister
3/15 3 Sara Starship
3/22 3 These Dreams Heart
3/29 3 Rock Me Amadeus Falco
4/19 3 Kiss Prince & The Revolution
5/03 3 Addicted To Love Robert Palmer
5/10 3 West End Girls Pet Shop Boys
5/17 3 Greatest Love Of All Whitney Houston
6/07 3 Live To Tell Madonna
6/14 3 On My Own Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
7/05 3 There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry Billy Ocean
7/12 3 Holding Back The Years Simply Red
7/19 3 Invisible Touch Genesis
7/26 3 Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel
8/02 3 Glory Of Love Peter Cetera
8/16 3 Papa Don't Preach Madonna
8/30 3 Higher Love Steve Winwood
9/06 3 Venus Bananarama
9/13 3 Take My Breath Away Berlin
9/20 3 Stuck With You Huey Lewis And The News
10/11 3 When I Think Of You Janet Jackson
10/25 3 True Colors Cyndi Lauper
11/08 3 Amanda Boston
11/22 3 Human The Human League
11/29 3 You Give Love A Bad Name Bon Jovi
12/06 3 The Next Time I Fall Peter Cetera w/ Amy Grant
12/13 3 The Way It Is Bruce Hornsby & The Range
12/20 3 Walk Like An Egyptian Bangles


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# 1 SONGS OF 1987

DATE WKS RECORD #    TITLE ARTIST
1/17 3 Shake You Down Gregory Abbott
1/24 3 At This Moment Billy Vera & The Beaters
2/07 3 Open Your Heart Madonna
2/14 3 Livin' On A Prayer Bon Jovi
3/14 3 Jacob's Ladder Huey Lewis & The News
3/21 3 Lean On Me Club Nouveau
4/04 3 Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now Starship
4/18 3 I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) Aretha Franklin & George Michael
5/02 3 (I Just) Died In Your Arms Cutting Crew
5/16 3 With Or Without You U2
6/06 3 You Keep Me Hangin' On Kim Wilde
6/13 3 Atlantic Starr Always
6/20 3 Head To Toe Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
6/27 3 I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"< Whitney Houston
7/11 3 Alone Heart
8/01 3 Shakedown Bob Seger
8/08 3 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2
1/06 3 Who's That Girl?" Madonna
8/29 3 La Bamba Los Lobos


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