CONTENTS Author’s Note .............................................................................................................................................................. 5 What’s New With This Edition ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Researching Billboard’s Pop Charts ........................................................................................................................... 7 Explanation of Artist And Song Awards .................................................................................................................... 10 User’s Guide ............................................................................................................................................................. 11 THE ARTIST SECTION .................................................................................................................................. 15 An alphabetical listing, by artist, of every song that charted on Billboard’s pop singles charts from 1/1/1955 through 12/26/2015. THE SONG TITLE SECTION .................................................................................................................... 979 An alphabetical listing, by song title, of every song that charted on Billboard’s pop singles charts from 1/1/1955 through 12/26/2015. THE BACK SECTIONS THE TOP ARTISTS: ........................................................................................................................................ 1121 The Top 500 Artists In Rank Order ............................................................................................................... 1123 The Top 500 Artists In A-Z Order .................................................................................................................. 1128 The Top 50 Artists By Decade ...................................................................................................................... 1130 The Top Artists Achievements: .................................................................................................................... 1134 Most Chart Hits Most Weeks At The #1 Position Most Digital Platinum Hits / Most Digital Gold Hits Most Top 40 Hits Most #2 Hits Most #1 UK / Cash Box / Music Vendor Record World Hits Most Top 10 Hits Most #3 Hits Most “Classics” Most #1 Hits Most Platinum Hits / Most Gold Hits The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees & Inductees ................................................................................. 1136 The “24 Hit” Club ........................................................................................................................................... 1139 American Idol 2002-2016 .............................................................................................................................. 1140 THE TOP HITS: ................................................................................................................................................ 1141 The Top 200 Hits 1955-2015 ......................................................................................................................... 1142 The Top 25 #1 Hits Of Each Decade ............................................................................................................ 1146 Top 50 Record Labels ................................................................................................................................... 1149 The Honor Roll Of Hits .................................................................................................................................. 1150 The Singles Of Longevity By Decade............................................................................................................ 1154 Rare Non-Charted EP’s ................................................................................................................................. 1155 THE #1 HITS ..................................................................................................................................................... 1159 A chronological listing, by peak date, of every title to top Billboard’s pop singles charts. 3 DEBUT PEAK WKS ARTIST HRH=Honor Roll of Hits Ả=CD ắ=Picture Sleeve §="24 Hit" Club Ẳ ẳ ẵ DATE POS CHR Song Title UK=#1in Britain =Cassette =12" ="45" Songwriter...B-side Label & Number ACTION BRONSON Born Arian Arslani on 12/2/1983 in Flushing, Queens, New York. White male rapper. Influenced by Ghostface Killah. FEAT.: A$AP Rocky 4/11/15 91 1 1 Baby Blue ...................................................................................................Arian Arslani/Chancelor Bennett/Zane Lowe/Mark Ronson Vice ACTION BRONSON Featuring Chance The Rapper ACT I R&B vocal group from Detroit, Michigan: Raeford Gerald, Reggie Ross, George Barker and Roger Terry. 3/31/73 101 3 1 Friends Or Lovers ....................................................................................................Raeford Gerald...I Never Had A Love Like Yours Spring 132 ADAM ANT Born Stuart Leslie Goddard on 11/3/1954 in Marylebone, London, England. Formed romantic-punk group Adam And The Ants in 1976. Three original Ants left to join Bow Wow Wow; Ant headed new lineup in 1980. Ant went solo in 1982. Acted in the movies World Gone Wild and Slam Dance, and several TV shows, including The Equalizer. 2 11/13/82+ 12 21 1 Goody Two Shoes UK ...........................................................................................Adam Ant/Marco Pirroni...Crackpot History Epic 03367 3/12/83 66 8 2 Desperate But Not Serious.......................................................................................Adam Ant/Marco Pirroni...Place In The Country Epic 03688 2/4/84 42 13 3 Strip .............................................................................................................................Adam Ant/Marco Pirroni...Yours, Yours, Yours ắ Epic 04337 v 3/10/90 17 16 4 Room At The Top ...............................................................................................Adam Ant/Andre Cymone/Marco Pirroni...Bruce Lee Ẳ MCA 53679 v 4/1/95 39 19 5 Wonderful.........................................................................................................Adam Ant/Bonnie Hayes/Marco Pirroni...Goes Around Ẳ Capitol 58239 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLASSIC NON-HOT 100 SONGS ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1980 Ant Music 1981 Prince Charming 1981 Stand And Deliver [Adam & The Ants (all 3)] ADAMS, Amy Born on 8/20/1974 in Vicenza, Italy (American parents); raised in Castle Rock, Colorado. Pop singer/actress. 12/8/07+ 103 4 1 That’s How You Know..................................................................................................................Alan Menken/Stephen Schwartz Walt Disney from the movie Enchanted starring Adams ADAMS, Bryan § 1980s: 46 / 1990s: 11 / All-Time: 74 Born on 11/5/1959 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada (to British parents). Rock singer/songwriter/guitarist. Lead singer of Sweeney Todd from 1976-77. Teamed with Jim Vallance in 1977 in successful songwriting partnership. Cameo appearance as a gas station attendant in the 1989 movie Pink Cadillac. TOP HITS: 1)(Everything I Do) I Do It For You 2)Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? 3)All For Love 4)Heaven 5)Can’t Stop This Thing We Started 3/13/82 84 2 1 Lonely Nights ...............................................................................................................Bryan Adams/Jim Vallance...Don’t Look Now A&M 2359 3/12/83 10 19 2 Straight From The Heart Bryan Adams/Eric Kagna...One Good Reason ắ A&M 2536 6/11/83 15 14 3 Cuts Like A Knife............................................................................................................Bryan Adams/Jim Vallance...Lonely Nights ắ A&M 2553 9/3/83 24 12 4 This Time ..........................................................................................................................Bryan Adams/Jim Vallance...Fits Ya Good ắ A&M 2574 4 11/3/84+ 6 19 5 Run To You Bryan Adams/Jim Vallance...I’m Ready MSR A&M 2686 2 2/2/85 11 17 6 Somebody................................................................................................................Bryan Adams/Jim Vallance...Long Gone MSR A&M 2701 2 4/20/85 19 7 Heaven Bryan Adams/Jim Vallance...Heaven “Live” ắ A&M 2729 ASCAP #67 recorded in 1983 for the movie A Night In Heaven starring Christopher Atkins 6/29/85 5 17 8 Summer Of ‘69 Bryan Adams/Jim Vallance...The Best Was Yet To Come ắ A&M 2739 9/14/85 13 15 9 One Night Love Affair.....................................................................................................Bryan Adams/Jim Vallance...Lonely Nights ắ A&M 2770 11/23/85+ 15 14 10 It’s Only Love .......................................................................................................Bryan Adams/Jim Vallance...The Only One (Adams) ắ A&M 2791 BRYAN ADAMS/TINA TURNER 3/28/87 6 16 11 Heat Of The Night Bryan Adams/Jim Vallance...Another Day ắ A&M 2921 the first “45" also issued as a cassette single 6/13/87 26 13 12 Hearts On Fire ...............................................................................................Bryan Adams/Jim Vallance...The Best Was Yet To Come ắ A&M 2948 8/22/87 32 12 13 Victim Of Love ..................................................................................................................Bryan Adams/Jim Vallance...Into The Fire ắ A&M 2964 7 16 8 v 6/29/91 22 L3 14 (Everything I Do) I Do It For You UK Bryan Adams/Michael