Top of the Pops (Charts)
Top of The Pops (Charts)
Look back on what was ruling the radio airwaves and selling albums each week in the past
Top 40 Hits in July 1966: Summer in the City
Many songs in this week’s Top 10 would become all-time classics. It wasn’t unusual for pop and rock bands to share the airwaves with popular vocalists
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Radio Hits of 1971: A Great Year For Singles
It was an amazing year for music as rock, pop and R&B shared the airwaves. Solo hits from all four Beatles, joined 2 songs called “Superstar” near the top. What was #1?
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Top 40 Hits in June 1968 Were Jumpin’
As summer began, future classic rock hits were being played alongside a wild assortment of soul, country and instrumental favorites
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The Number One Albums of 1971: 14 Stories
The year was marked by great releases by the Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, and others. But the sales chart was dominated by a singer-songwriter
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The Number One Albums of 1972: Each Has a Story
Our recap of the year’s chart topping LPs in the U.S. includes many classic rock favorites. Several took years to rise to the top
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Radio Hits June 1974: From ‘Sundown’ to ‘Midnight’
We were listening to two Canadian singer-songwriters who had the biggest hits of their careers this week, alongside big songs from Grand Funk and Paul McCartney
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Top-Selling Albums of 1980: A New Decade
Many all-time greats were among the year’s biggest sellers, including two classic rock LPs that are among the biggest sellers of all time
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The Number One Singles of 1978: Sweet Sixteen
The Bee Gees had an astounding impact on the chart this year, thanks in no small part to the success of Saturday Night Fever and brother Andy Gibb
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Radio Hits in June 1967: Dawn of the Summer of Love
With summer just around the corner, the biggest songs this week included all-time greats from the Airplane, Turtles, Aretha and Scott McKenzie
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The Number One Albums of 1975: Aye Aye, Captain
Only one artist had an album that spent more than five weeks at the top. That same superstar had three chart toppers that year, totaling 15 weeks in all
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