RANK

ARTIST

TITLE

YEAR

1

Kingsmen

Louie, Louie

1963

2

Freeman, Bobby

C'mon and Swim

1964

3 (t)

Beatles

She's a Woman

1964

3 (t)

Gaye, Marvin

Can I Get a Witness

1963

4

Supremes

Where Did Our Love Go ?

1964

5

Righteous Brothers

You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling

1964

6

Walker, Junior / All-Stars

Shot Gun

1965

7

Rolling Stones

The Last Time

1965

8

Rolling Stones

Satisfaction

1965

9

Beatles

I'm a Loser

1964

10

Pickett, Bobby Boris & Crypt Kickers

Monster Mash

1962

11

Shirelles

Will You Love Me Tomorrow ?

1961

12

Kinks

You Really Got Me

1964

13

Supremes

When the Love Light Shines Through His Eyes

1963

14

Dylan, Bob

Like a Rolling Stone

1965

15

Isley Brothers

Twist and Shout

1962

16

Rivingtons

Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow

1962

17

Everly Brothers

Gone, Gone, Gone

1964

18

Drifters

Sweets for My Sweet

1961

19

King, Ben E.

Stand By Me

1961

20

Impressions

Amen

1964

21

Supremes

Stop in the Name of Love

1965

22

Martha & the Vandellas

Heat Wave

1963

23

Animals

House of the Rising Sun

1964

24

Chiffons

I Have a Boyfriend

1963

25

Jive Five

My True Story

1961

26

Ellis, Shirley

Nitty Gritty

1963

27 (t)

Berry, Chuck

Roll Over Beethoven

1956

27 (t)

Beatles

Roll Over Beethoven

1964

28

Premiers

Farmer John

1964

29

Beatles

I Feel Fine

1964

30

Rebels

Wild Weekend

1962

31 (t)

Righteous Bros.

Little Latin Lupe Lu

1963

31 (t)

Kingsmen

Little Latin Lupe Lu

1964

32

Long, Bobby & Satellites

Mojo Workout

1964

33

Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)

Dominique

1963

34

Trashmen

Surfin' Bird

1963

35 (t)

Righteous Brothers

Unchained Melody

1965

35 (t)

Hibbler, Al

Unchained Melody

1955

36

Chad & Jeremy

A Summer Song

1964

37

Wonder, Stevie

Fingertips, part 2

1963

38

Baretto, Ray & orch.

El Watusi

1963

39

Dick & Dee Dee

The Mountain's High

1961

40

Vibrations

The Watusi

1961

41

Raindrops

Let's Go Together

1964

42

Thomas, Rufus

Walking the Dog

1963

43

Ronettes

Baby I Love You

1963

44

Beatles

I'll Be Back

1964

45

Stevens, April & Tempo, Nino

Deep Purple

1963

46

Gaye, Marvin

How Sweet It Is

1964

47

Kinks

All Day and All of the Night

1965

48

Mar-ketts

Out of Limits

1963

49

Beatles

Words of Love

1965

50

Searchers

He's Got No Love

1965

51

Supremes

Come See About Me

1964

52

Beau Brummells

Laugh, Laugh

1965

53

Martha & the Vandellas

Quicksand

1963

54

Earl-Jean

I'm in for Something Good

1964

55

Beatles

Thank You Girl

1964

56

Colettes

Who Is That Guy

1964

57

Pitney, Gene

24 Hours from Tulsa

1963

58

Hyland, Brian

I'm Afraid to Go Home

1963

59

Martha & the Vandellas

Dancing in the Street

1964

60

Caravelles

You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry

1963

61

Ellis, Shirley

Name Game

1964

62

Vaughn, Billy

Look for a Star

1960

63

Hamilton, Roy

You Can Have Her

1961

64

Beach Boys

Little Deuce Coupe

1963

65

Cadets

Stranded in the Jungle

1956

66

Mann, Barry

Who Put the Bomp

1961

67

Chad & Jeremy

Yesterday's Gone

1964

68

Powers, Joey

Midnight Mary

1963

69

Presley, Elvis

Jailhouse Rock

1957

70

Impressions

It's All Right

1963

71

Holland, Eddie

Leavin' Here

1964

72

Dale & Grace

I'm Leaving It Up to You

1963

73

Jarmels

A Little Bit of Soap

1961

74

Beatles

I Saw Her Standing There

1964

75

McGuire, Barry

Eve of Destruction

1965

76

Sir Douglas Quintet

She's About a Mover

1965

77

Beach Boys

I Get Around

1964

78

Beach Boys

Be True to Your School

1963

79

Brown, James

Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

1965

80

Jay & the Americans

Come a Little Bit Closer

1964

81

Rolling Stones

Tell Me You're Coming Back to Me

1964

82 (t)

Vince Guaraldi Trio

Cast Your Fate to the Wind

1963

82 (t)

Sounds Orchestral

Cast Your Fate to the Wind

1965

83

Slatkin, Felix

Theme from "Sundowners"

1960

84

Beach Boys

Dance Dance Dance

1964

85

Barry & the Tamerlaines

I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight

1963

86

Dorsey, Lee

Ride Your Pony

1965

87

Walker, Junior / All-Stars

Shake and Finger Pop

1965

88

Roe, Tommy

Everybody

1963

89

Tymes

So Much in Love

1963

90

DeShannon, Jackie

The Prince

1962

91

Miller, Roger

Chug-a-Lug

1964

92

Pitney, Gene

Only Love Can Break a Heart

1962

93

Peter, Paul, & Mary

Don't Think Twice

1963

94

Vee, Bobby

How Many Tears

1961

95

Stevens, Ray

Jeremiah Peabody's ... Pills

1961

96 (t)

Cannibal & Head-Hunters

Land of a Thousand Dances

1965

96 (t)

Midnighters

Land of a Thousand Dances

1965

97

Martha & the Vandellas

Nowhere to Run

1965

98

Four Tops

Baby I Need Your Loving

1964

99

Stevens, Ray

Ahab the Arab

1962

100

Beach Boys

Fun Fun Fun

1964

101

Beatles

I Want to Hold Your Hand

1964

102 (t)

Rolling Stones

It's All Over Now

1964

102 (t)

Valentinos

It's All Over Now

1964

103

Peter, Paul, & Mary

Blowin' In the Wind

1963

104

Beatles

A Ticket to Ride

1965

105

Beatles

A Hard Day's Night

1964

106

Four Seasons

Dawn Go Away

1964

107

Beach Boys

Little Saint Nick

1963

108

Ferrante & Teicher

Theme from "Exodus"

1961

109

Herman's Hermits

Can't You Hear My Heart Beat

1965

110

Bilk, Mr. Acker

Stranger on the Shore

1962

111

Twitty, Conway

A Million Teardrops

1961

112

Four Seasons

Rag Doll

1964

113

Pitney, Gene

It Hurts to Be in Love

1964

114

Everly Brothers

Temptation

1961

115

Dean, Jimmy

Big Bad John

1961

116

Bradley, Jan

Mama Didn't Lie

1963

117

Shannon, Del

Runaway

1961

118

Randells

Martian Hop

1963

119

Everly Brothers

So Sad

1960

120

Four Seasons

Walk Like a Man

1963

121

Booker T & M.G.'s

Green Onions

1962

122

Soul, Jimmy

If You Want to Be Happy

1963

123

Cramer, Floyd

On the Rebound

1961

124

Sakamoto, Kyu

Sukiyaki

1963

125

Rivers, Johnny

Memphis

1964

126

Beatles

She Loves You

1964

127

Ad Libs

The Boy from New York City

1965

128

Beatles

All My Loving

1964

129

Kinks

Tired of Waiting

1965

130

Sinatra, Frank

Nice 'n' Easy

1960

131

Temptations

Why Do You Want to Make Me Blue

1964

132

Lee, Brenda

All Alone Am I

1962

133

Alpert, Herb & Tijuana Brass

Lonely Bull

1962

134

Troy, Doris

Just One Look

1963

135

Tornados

Telstar

1962

136

Carter, Mel

When a Boy Falls in Love

1965

137

Buchanan, Bill

Beware

1962

138

Dovells

Bristol Stomp

1961

139

Temptations

The Way You Do the Things You Do

1964

140

Ronettes

The Best Part of Breaking Up

1964

141

Williams, Andy

You Don't Want My Love

1961

142

Kokomo

Asia Minor

1961

143

Drake, Charlie

My Boomerang Won't Come Back

1962

144

Kingsmen

Valley of the Jolly Green Giant

1965

145

Temptations

My Girl

1965

146

Orbison, Roy

Crying

1961

147

Byrds

Mr. Tambourine Man

1965

148

Beach Boys

When I Grow Up

1964

149

Davis, Skeeter

I Can't Stay Mad at You

1963

150

Crystals

And Then He Kissed Me

1963

151

Beatles

Can't Buy Me Love

1964

152

Tokens

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

1962

153

Cramer, Floyd

Last Date

1960

154

Rydell, Bobby

Good Time Baby

1960

155

Rydell, Bobby

That Old Black Magic

1960

156

Lewis, Gary / Playboys

This Diamond Ring

1965

157

Ballard, Hank & Midnighters

Finger Poppin' Time

1960

158

Everly Brothers

Walk Right Back

1961

159

Four Tops

I Can't Help Myself

1965

160

Murmaids

Popsicles and Icicles

1963

161

Beach Boys

Surfin' USA

1963

162

Costa, Don

Never on Sunday

1960

163

Mar-Keys

Last Night

1961

164

Vinton, Bobby

Blue on Blue

1963

165

Bassey, Shirley

Goldfinger

1965

166

Tillotson, Johnny

Without You

1961

167

Zombies

Tell Her No

1965

168

Welch, Lenny

Since I Fell for You

1963

169

Pitney, Gene

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

170

Tokens

Tonight I Fell in Love

1960

171

Chandler, Gene

Duke of Earl

1962

172

Marcels

Blue Moon

1961

173

Francis, Connie

Someone Else's Boy

1960

174

Jankowski, Horst

Walk in the Black Forest

1965

175

Sedaka, Neil

Calendar Girl

1960

176

Capris

There's a Moon Out Tonight

1961

177

Rolling Stones

Mona (I Need You Baby)

1965

178

Berry, Chuck

No Particular Place to Go

1964

179

Faithfull, Marianne

Come and Stay With Me

1965

180

Randy & the Rainbows

Deniece

1963

181

Hawkins, Screamin' Jay

I Put a Spell On You

1955

182

Beatles

P. S. I Love You

1964

183

Kramer, Billy J.

Bad to Me

1964

184

Gilmer, Jimmy & Fireballs

Sugar Shack

1963

185

Gaye, Marvin

You're a Wonderful One

1964

186

Searchers

Love Potion Number Nine

1964

187

Rooftop Singers

Walk Right In

1963

188

Benton, Brook

Boll Weevil Song

1961

189

Marvelettes

Please Mr. Postman

1961

190

Verne, Larry

Abdul's Havin' a Party

1960

191

Everly Brothers

Crying in the Rain

1962

192

Sensations

Let Me In

1962

193

Ronettes

Walking in the Rain

1964

194

Wilson, J. Frank & Cavaliers

Last Kiss

1964

195

Vee, Bobby

Take Good Care of My Baby

1961

196

Stafford, Terry

Suspicion

1964

197

Rolling Stones

Have Mercy

1965

198

Dave Clark Five

Glad All Over

1964

199

Shangri-La's

Leader of the Pack

1964

200

Beach Boys

California Girls

1965

201

Miller, Roger

King of the Road

1965

202

Righteous Brothers

Just Once in My Life

1965

203

Jay & the Americans

Let's Lock the Door

1964

204

Reflections

(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet

1964

205

Orbison, Roy

Oh Pretty Woman

1964

206

Beatles

Yes It Is

1965

207

Reisman, Joe

Theme from "Guns of Navarone"

1961

208

Majors

A Wonderful Dream

1962

209

Williams, Andy

Bilbao Song

1961

210

String-a-Longs

Wheels

1961

211

Tokens

He's in Town

1964

212

Ward, Robin

I Had a Wonderful Summer

1963

213

Vee, Bobby

Rubber Ball

1960

214

Mancini, Henry

Theme from "The Great Impostor"

1961

215

McDaniels, Gene

A Hundred Pounds of Clay

1961

216

Holloway, Brenda

Every Little Bit Hurts

1964

217

Little Eva

Loco-Motion

1962

218

Sam the Sham / Pharaohs

Woolly Bully

1965

219

Foxx, Inez

Hurt By Love

1964

220

Darian, Fred

Johnny Willow

1961

221

Valens, Ritchie

Donna

1959

222

Valens, Ritchie

La Bamba

1959

223

Everly Brothers

Till I Kissed You

1959

224

Essex

Easier Said than Done

1963

225

Kingsmen

Long Green

1965

226

McDaniels, Gene

Chip Chip

1962

227

Brooks, Donny

Mission Bell

1960

228

Young, Kathy & Innocents

A Thousand Stars

1960

229

Brooks, Donny

Doll House

1960

230

Highwaymen

Michael

1961

231 (t)

Strong, Barrett

Money (That's What I Like)

1960

231 (t)

Kingsmen

Money (That's What I Like)

1964

232

Four Seasons

Sherrie

1962

233

Los Indios Tabajaras

Maria Elena

1963

234

Peter & Gordon

World Without Love

1964

235

Ifield, Frank

I Remember You

1962

236

Contours

Do You Love Me

1962

237

Burnette, Johnny

Dreaming

1960

238

Doe, Ernie K.

Mother-In-Law

1961

239

Village Stompers

Washington Square

1963

240

Berry, Chuck

Nadine

1964

241

Orbison, Roy

Working for the Man

1962

242

Faithfull, Marianne

As Tears Go By

1965

243

Presley, Elvis

Hound Dog

1956

244 (t)

McCoys

Hang On Sloopy

1965

244 (t)

Vibrations

Hang On Sloopy

1965

245

King Curtis

Soul Serenade

1964

246

Checker, Chubby

The Twist

1962

247

Beatles

I'll Cry Instead

1964

248

Pitney, Gene

Mecca

1963

249

Vale, Jerry

Camelot

1961

250

Beach Boys

All Summer Long

1964

251

Berry, Chuck

You Never Can Tell

1964

252

Warwick, Dionne

Walk On By

1964

253

Shannon, Del

Keep Searchin'

1964

254

Mitchum, Robert

Ballad of Thunder Road

1958

255

Jan & Dean

Drag City

1963

256

Beatles

Love Me Do

1964

257

Little Joey & the Flips

Bongo Stomp

1962

258

Dell Vikings

Whispering Bells

1957

259

Elegants

Little Star

1958

260

Clark, Petula

Downtown

1965

261

Presley, Elvis

All Shook Up

1957

262

Pitney, Gene

True Love Never Runs Smooth

1963

263

Vee, Bobby

Stayin' In

1961

264 (t)

Searchers

Some Day We're Gonna Love Again

1964

264 (t)

Lewis, Barbara

Some Day We're Gonna Love Again

1964

265

Vinton, Bobby

Let's Kiss and Make Up

1963

266

Pitney, Gene

I Wanna Love My Life Away

1961

267

Jan & Dean

Surf City

1963

268

Jive Five

I'm a Happy Man

1965

269

Orbison, Roy

Goodnight

1965

270

Wooley, Sheb

Purple People Eater

1958

271

Presley, Elvis

Good Luck Charm

1962

272

Joe & Eddie

There's a Meetin' Here Tonight

1963

273 (t)

Rolling Stones

Not Fade Away

1964

273 (t)

Dick & Dee Dee

Not Fade Away

1964

274

Shep & the Limelites

Daddy's Home

1961

275

Charles, Ray

What'd I Say

1959

276

Faith, Percy

Theme from "A Summer Place"

1960

277

Byrds

Bells of Rhymney

1965

278

Haley, Bill & Comets

Rock Around the Clock

1955

279

Beatles

And I Love Her

1964

280 (t)

Lopez, Trini

If I Had a Hammer

1963

280 (t)

Peter, Paul, & Mary

If I Had a Hammer

1963

281

Beatles

Things We Said Today

1964

282

Armstrong, Louis

Hello Dolly

1964

283

Wells, Mary

My Guy

1964

284

Beach Boys

In My Room

1963

285

Volumes

Dancin' Daddy

1963

286

Beach Boys

Help Me, Rhonda

1965

287

Rip Chords

Hey Little Cobra

1963

288

Shondell, Troy

This Time

1961

289

Cannon, Freddy

Palisades Park

1962

290

Vinton, Bobby

There I've Said It Again

1963

291

Orbison, Roy

Pretty Paper

1963

292

Holly, Buddy

Peggy Sue

1957

293

Shannon, Del

Hats Off to Larry

1961

294 (t)

Harrison, Wilbert

Doctor Feel-Good

1962

294 (t)

Hunter, Herbert

Doctor Feel-Good

1962

295

Roe, Tommy

Sheila

1962

296

Tymes

Somewhere

1964

297

Christie, Lou

The Gypsy Cried

1963

298

Goodman, Dickie

Berlin Top Ten

1961

299

Presley, Elvis

You're the Devil in Disguise

1963

300

Vee, Bobby

Walkin' With My Angel

1961

301

Searchers

Don't Throw Your Love Away

1964

302

Surfaris

Surfer Joe

1963

303

Mancini, Henry

Moon River

1961

304

Chiffons

One Fine Day

1963

305

Ronny & the Daytonas

G.T.O.

1964

306

Walker, Junior / All-Stars

Do the Boomerang

1965

307

Tradewinds

New York's a Lonely Town

1965

308

Barry, John

Goldfinger

1965

309

Righteous Brothers

Justine

1965

310

Caiola, Al

Bonanza

1961

311

Presley, Elvis

Return to Sender

1962

312

Beatles

Happy Just to Dance With You

1964

313

Beach Boys

Wendy

1964

314

Jan & Dean

The Little Old Lady from Pasadena

1964

315

Gore, Lesley

She's a Fool

1963

316

Baez, Joan

We Shall Overcome

1963

317

Miller, Roger

Dang Me

1964

318 (t)

Searchers

What Have They Done to the Rain

1965

318 (t)

Baez, Joan

What Have They Done to the Rain

1965

319

Shangri-La's

Remember (Walking in the Sand)

1964

320

Excellents

Coney Island Baby

1962

321

Big Bopper

Chantilly Lace

1958

322

Zombies

She's Coming Home

1965

323

Goodman, Dickie

The Touchables

1961

324

Donegan, Lonnie

Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour

1961

325

Curtola, Bobby

Fortune Teller

1962

326

Jones, Jack

Wives and Lovers

1963

327

Isley Brothers

Testify

1964

328

Dave Clark Five

Bits and Pieces

1964

329

Supremes

Back in My Arms Again

1965

330

Matthews, Shirley

Big Town Boy

1963

331

Danleers

One Summer Night

1958

332 (t)

Dylan, Bob

Subterranean Homesick Blues

1965

332 (t)

Dylan, Bob

She Belongs to Me

1965

333

Jaynetts

Sally Go Round the Roses

1963