Monday, July 4, 2016

May The 4th Be With You

A look back at The Top Ten Hits on The 4th of July, spanning the past sixty years ... thanks to Joel Whitburn's brand new "America's Greatest Hits" collection of Top Ten Charts, 1940 - 2015!

FIVE YEARS AGO (2011) 
 1. Give Me Everything - Pitbull with Ne-Yo, AfroJack and Nayer
 2. Rolling In The Deep - Adele
 3. Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO with Lauren Bennett and GoonRock
 4. Last Friday Night (TGIF) - Katy Perry
 5. Super Bass - Nicki Minaj
 6. The Edge Of Glory - Lady Gaga
 7. E.T. - Katy Perry with Kanye West
 8. Moves Like Jagger - Maroon Five with Christina Aguilera
 9. The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars
10. How To Love - Lil Wayne

TEN YEARS AGO (2006)
 1. Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado with Timbaland
 2. Hips Don't Lie - Shakira with Wyclef Jean
 3. Do I Make You Proud - Taylor Hicks
 4. It's Goin' Down - Yung-Joc with Nitti
 5. Crazy - Gnarls Barkely
 6. Me And U - Cassie
 7. Ridin' - Chamillionaire with Krayzie Bone
 8. Unfaithful - Rihanna
 9. Ain't No Other Man- Christina Aguliera
10. Life Is A Highway - Rascal Flatts

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO  (2001)
 1. U Remind Me - Usher
 2. Lady Marmalade - Christina Aguliera, Lil Kim, Mya and Pink
 3. Hanging By A Moment - Lifehouse
 4. Peaches And Cream - One Twelve
 5. Let Me Blow Ya Mind - Eve with Gwen Stefani
 6. Drops Of Jupiter - Train
 7. Ride Wit Me - Nelly with City Spud
 8. Get Ur Freak On - Missy Elliott 
 9 .My Baby - Lil Romeo
10. Fiesta (Remix0 - R. Kelly with Jay-Z and Boo and Gotti

TWENTY YEARS AGO  (1996)
 1. The Crossroads - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
 2. You're Makin' Me High - Toni Braxton
 3. How Do U Want It / California Love - 2 Pac with KC and Jo-Jo
 4. Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman
 5. Macarena - Los Del Rio
 6. Always Be My Baby - Mariah Carey
 7. Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion
 8. Theme from "Mission: Impossible" - Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen
 9. Why I Love You So Much - Monica
10. Nobody Knows - Tony Rich Project

TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO  (1991)
 1. Rush Rush - Paula Abdul
 2. Unbelievable - EMF
 3. I Wanna Sex You Up - Color Me Badd
 4. Power Of Love / Love Power - Luther Vandross
 5. Right Here, Right Now - Jesus Jones
 6. More Than Words - Extreme
 7. Place In This world - Michael W. Smith
 8. Gypsy Woman - Crystal Waters
 9. Losing My Religion - REM
10. Here I Am - UB40

THIRTY YEARS AGO  (1986)
 1. There'll Be Sad Songs - Billy Ocean 
 2. Holding Back The Years - Simply Red
 3. Who's Johnny - El DeBarge
 4. No One Is To Blame - Howard Jones
 5. Nasty - Janet Jackson
 6. Invisible Touch - Genesis
 7. Crush On You - The Jets
 8. On My Own - Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
 9. Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
10. Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins

THIRTY FIVE YEARS AGO  (1981)
 1. Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
 2. All Those Years Ago - George Harrison
 3. The One That You Love - Air Supply
 4. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
 5. You Make My Dreams - Daryl Hall and John Oates
 6. Elvira - The Oak Ridge Boys
 7. Medley - Stars on 45
 8. A Woman Needs Love - Ray Parker, Jr. and Raydio
 9. Theme from "The Greatest American Hero" - Joey Scarbury
10. I Don't Need You - Kenny Rogers

FORTY YEARS AGO  (1976)
 1. Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney and Wings
 2. Afternoon Delight - The Starland Vocal Band
 3. Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore
 4. Sara Smile - Daryl Hall and John Oates
 5. Shop Around - The Captain and Tennille
 6. More, More, More - The Andrea True Connection
 7. Get Up And Boogie - The Siler Convention
 8. I'll Be Good To You - The Brothers Johnson
 9. Kiss And Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
10. Love Is Alive - Gary Wright

FORTY FIVE YEARS AGO  (1971)
 1. It's Too Late - Carole King
 2. Indian Reservation - The Raiders
 3. Treat Her Like A Lady - Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose
 4. Rainy Days And Mondays - The Carpenters
 5. Don't Pull Your Love -Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds
 6. You've Got A Friend - James Taylor
 7. Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
 8. Want Ads - The Honey Cone
 9. When You're Hot, You're Hot - Jerry Reed
10. That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be - Carly Simon

FIFTY YEARS AGO  (1966)
 1. Paperback Writer - The Beatles
 2. Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle
 3. Strangers In The Night - Frank Sinatra
 4. Hanky Panky - Tommy James and the Shondells
 5. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield
 6. Wild Thing - The Troggs
 7. Cool Jerk - The Capitols
 8. Little Girl - The Syndicate Of Sound 
 9. Paint It, Black - The Rolling Stones
10. Along Comes Mary -The Association

FIFTY FIVE YEARS AGO  (1961)
 1. Tossin' And Turnin' - Bobby Lewis
 2. The Boll Weevil Song - Brook Benton
 3. Quarter To Three - Gary "US" Bonds
 4. Raindrops - Dee Clark
 5. The Writing On The Wall - Adam Wade
 6. Every Beat Of My Heart - The Pips
 7. Moody River - Pat Boone
 8. Yellow bird -The Arthur Lyman Group
 9. Hats Off To Larry - Del Shannon
10. Dance On Little Girl - Paul Anka

SIXTY YEARS AGO  (1956)
 1. The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant 
 2. I Almost Lost My Mind - Pat Boone
 3. Moonglow and Theme from "Picnic" - Morris Stoloff
 4. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You - Elvis Presley
 5. I'm In Love Again - Fats Domino
 6. More / Glendora - Perry Como
 7. Standing On The Corner - The Four Lads
 8. On The Street Where You Live - Vic Damone
 9. Born To Be With You - The Chordettes
10. Tranfusion - Nervous Norvus

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