Songs Without Instrumental Introductions
This song hit number one for the Beatles in the US for nine weeks -- their longest stay atop the charts, and their longest single in playing time.
Hey Jude
Jim Peterik co-wrote this 1982 theme song from the movie Rocky III.
Eye of the Tiger
This hit by the Baha Men was first played at a Mississippi State football game in 1998.
Who Let The Dogs Out?
Vicki Lawrence topped the charts with this 1973 hit.
The Night the Lights went out in Georgia
Prince hit the top 40 three different times with this song.
1999
A long, long time ago (actually 1972) this song reached number one on the charts -- all eight minutes and 42 seconds of it.
American Pie
From the Purple Rain album in 1984, it was the first number one song for Prince.
When Doves Cry
This 1971 Led Zeppelin hit was written about a dark-colored Labrador Retriever. I'll see if I can dig it up.
Black Dog
Maya Rudolph could tell you that her mom reached #1 with this song in 1975.
Lovin' You by Minnie Ripperton
Zager and Evans looked into the future with this 1969 song also known as Exordium & Terminus.
In the Year 2525
At nearly six minutes in length, this was the lead song from the "A Night at the Opera" album in 1975. Galileo Figaro.
Bohemian Rhapsody
This Duran Duran hit reached #3 in the Billboard Hot 100 in March, 1983.
Hungry Like the Wolf
This song was recorded over 250 times. Elvis Presley had the most success with it in 1956. It topped the pop chart for eleven weeks.
Hound Dog
Sister Jeannie Deckers took this French language song to number one in 1963.
Dominque
It's the actual title of the Four Seasons song that hit #1 in 1976. Oh, What a Night!
December, 1963
"The jig is up. The news is out. They've finally found me." A Canadian group reached the charts in 1979 for this hit.
Renegade
This was Peter Gabriel's first Top 40 charting hit in the United States.
Shock the Monkey
I think I drank too much. It was Nazareth's first song in the album of the same name in 1975. Guns and Roses covered it in 1993.
Hair of the Dog
The title of this 1968 song by Fred Lewis and His Playboy Band was a play on The Beatles' Lucy in the Skies with Diamonds. I wonder if Miss Garland ever sang it?
Judy in Disguise with Glasses
Bryan Adams reminisced about this song that had nothing to do with the Cubs pennant chase.
Summer of '69
It's not the restaurant of the same name that had a cool salad bar, but it was a 1967 number-one hit for Mick, Keith and Ronnie.
Ruby Tuesday
The Tokens cover of this song went to the top of the charts in 1961. Robert John's version topped out at number 3 ten years later. A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh.
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Patti Page reached number one in 1953 with this song and stayed atop the charts for eight weeks. It's the one with the waggly tail.
(How much is) That Doggie in the Window?
In 1982 Greek Composer Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, better known as Vangelis, hit the top spot with this song that was heard on the big screen.
Chariots of Fire
In 1982 Paul Davis hit the charts with this song that included cheerleaders saying "Go Team Go".
'65 Love Affair