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1960–1999

Top 40 Pop

The hooks everyone knew.

Pure pop across four decades — the singalong choruses that crossed every demographic and lived at the top of the countdown. The songs you knew every word to without trying.

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All 250 tracks

250 tracks
Tossin' and Turnin' by Bobby Lewis — cover art
Tossin' and Turnin'
Bobby Lewis
1961
Surfin' U.S.A. by The Beach Boys — cover art
Surfin' U.S.A.
The Beach Boys
1963
To Sir With Love by Lulu — cover art
To Sir With Love
Lulu
1967
Sugar, Sugar by The Archies — cover art
Sugar, Sugar
The Archies
1969
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel — cover art
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
1970
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack — cover art
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Roberta Flack
1972
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree by Dawn — cover art
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
Dawn
1973
The Way We Were by Barbra Streisand — cover art
The Way We Were
Barbra Streisand
1974
Love Will Keep Us Together by Captain & Tennille — cover art
Love Will Keep Us Together
Captain & Tennille
1975
Shadow Dancing by Andy Gibb — cover art
Shadow Dancing
Andy Gibb
1978
My Sharona by The Knack — cover art
My Sharona
The Knack
1979
Call Me by Blondie — cover art
Call Me
Blondie
1980
Physical (Remastered 2021) by Olivia Newton-John — cover art
Physical (Remastered 2021)
Olivia Newton-John
1982
Careless Whisper by George Michael — cover art
Careless Whisper
George Michael
1985
Faith by George Michael — cover art
Faith
George Michael
1988
Something About the Way You Look Tonight by Elton John, Anne Dudley & Orchestra — cover art
Something About the Way You Look Tonight
Elton John, Anne Dudley & Orchestra
1997
Believe by Cher — cover art
Believe
Cher
1999
Love Is Blue by Paul Mauriat — cover art
Love Is Blue
Paul Mauriat
1968
Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O'Sullivan — cover art
Alone Again (Naturally)
Gilbert O'Sullivan
1972
Don't Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John & Kiki Dee — cover art
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Elton John & Kiki Dee
1976
I Just Want To Be Your Everything by Andy Gibb — cover art
I Just Want To Be Your Everything
Andy Gibb
1977
What's Love Got to Do with It by Tina Turner — cover art
What's Love Got to Do with It
Tina Turner
1984
It Must Have Been Love by Roxette — cover art
It Must Have Been Love
Roxette
1987
Whoomp! There It Is by Tag Team — cover art
Whoomp! There It Is
Tag Team
1993
I Swear by All-4-One — cover art
I Swear
All-4-One
1994
One Sweet Day (feat. Boyz II Men) by Mariah Carey — cover art
One Sweet Day (feat. Boyz II Men)
Mariah Carey
1996
The Boy Is Mine by Brandy & Monica — cover art
The Boy Is Mine
Brandy & Monica
1998
Cathy's Clown by The Everly Brothers — cover art
Cathy's Clown
The Everly Brothers
1960
Honey by Bobby Goldsboro — cover art
Honey
Bobby Goldsboro
1968
Killing Me Softly With His Song by Roberta Flack — cover art
Killing Me Softly With His Song
Roberta Flack
1973

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▸ Did you know

  • Casey Kasem's 'American Top 40' counted down these hits on radio every weekend from 1970.
  • The 'Top 40' format was born in the 1950s when a station owner noticed jukebox plays clustered on 40 songs.