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Top of The Pops (Charts)

Look back on what was ruling the radio airwaves and selling albums each week in the past

Radio Hits of May 1973: Clowns to the Left of Me

Check out the videos from some all-time greats including Steely Dan, the Edgar Winter Group and Stealers Wheel’s “Stuck in the Middle With You.”

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Best Weekly Singles Charts of All-Time: Radio Hits of May 1967

The airwaves were filled with some great pop vocals this week including two songs that paid tribute to other greats in their genre.

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The 11 Number One Albums of 1969: CCR Were Rising

In a final year of the decade, three releases accounted for 33 of the year’s weekly chart toppers. The one with the most weeks at #1 may surprise you.

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Top Albums of May 1981: We Were in Paradise

MTV was still 3 months away as 2 huge albums from AC/DC were joined at the top by LPs from Styx, The Who, Steve Winwood and REO Speedwagon.

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The Biggest Radio Hits of 1979

In a year when the Sony Walkman and the Happy Meal were introduced, plenty of classic rock acts enjoyed some of their biggest hits. What was #1?

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Radio Hits of April 1970: As Easy as ‘ABC’

Days before four students were shot and killed at Kent State Univ., U.S. audiences were blissfully listening to these songs.

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Radio Hits of April 1969: How Sweet It Is

The hippie counterculture musical Hair was a Broadway smash and had 2 huge singles this week. There were also hits from The Zombies, Glen Campbell and Blood, Sweat & Tears.

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Radio Hits in April 1971: Give ’em a Hand

Songs from the Grass Roots, Marvin Gaye, Three Dog Night will bring you back. And when’s the last time you heard “Chick-A-Boom”?

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The ‘Lucky 13’ Number One Albums of 1968

Each of the LPs that claimed the top spot had a story to tell. The year began and ended with The Beatles on top with a whole lot of Simon & Garfunkel in between.

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Only 5 Albums Were Number One in 1977

Albums from two of rock’s biggest names accounted for 43 of the year’s 52 weeks, a staggering total. They remain among the biggest sellers of all time.

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