Top of The Pops (Charts)
Look back on what was ruling the radio airwaves and selling albums each week in the past
Top Selling Albums of 1971: Superstars
Recordings made by some of the biggest classic rock artists of the era dominated the list of top-selling albums in the U.S.
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Best Weekly Singles Chart of All-Time: March 1970 Edition
The week of March 21, 1970, was a magical one for the U.S. pop singles chart, with new hits from Three Dog Night, the Jackson 5, and the Beatles vying to be #1
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Radio Hits in March 1977: Singles Making ‘Moves’
Top 40 radio featured plenty of rock artists but the sounds were a bit softer. Bob Seger and Kansas had their first hits. Check out the list
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Radio Hits in March 1970
The Beatles’ influence was all over the Top 40 this week, joined by big hits from the Jackson 5 and Bobby Sherman. Thought of Frijid Pink lately?
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Radio Hits in March 1975: Keep on Rollin’
Some of music’s biggest stars of the ’70s were heading to #1. This week’s chart was also a great mix of pop, rock and R&B songs
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Radio Hits of March 1972: La, La, La-La-La-La
A prominent songwriter had a #1 hit with a cover. Listeners were confused by a tune they thought was Neil Young. And T. Rex’s only U.S. hit
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The 9 Number One Albums of 1981: Take It On the Run
Each of the releases had a different story to tell. Many were from artists who had paid their dues for years. Others were from superstars returning to the top
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The Number One Singles of 1970
Only two songs stayed at the top for four weeks or more. And thus, no less than 29 singles reached #1 that year. Several musical acts had more than one
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Radio Hits of February 1968
A sonic blend of classic pop, R&B, psychedelic, bubblegum, and soul songs were on playlists across the U.S., topped by a sappy instrumental tune
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Radio Hits in February 1967: B-Sides Rule
On the American Top 40 this week: plenty of favorites from Britain shared the charts with classics from the good old U.S. of A.
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