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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'
Bobby Lewis1961
To Sir With Love
Lulu1967
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel1970
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Roberta Flack1972
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
Dawn1973
Love Will Keep Us Together
Captain & Tennille1975
Shadow Dancing
Andy Gibb1978
Careless Whisper
George Michael1985
Something About the Way You Look Tonight
Elton John, Anne Dudley & Orchestra1997
Alone Again (Naturally)
Gilbert O'Sullivan1972
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Elton John & Kiki Dee1976
I Just Want To Be Your Everything
Andy Gibb1977
What's Love Got to Do with It
Tina Turner1984
It Must Have Been Love
Roxette1986
Whoomp! There It Is
Tag Team1993
One Sweet Day (feat. Boyz II Men)
Mariah Carey1996
Killing Me Softly with His Song
Roberta Flack1970

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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.

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