#1 HITS: 1960-1979

Following is an alphabetical list of EMI-published songs which were #1 Hits on Billboard's singles chart between January 1960 and December 1979.

ABC (Perren/Mizell/Gordy/Richards)
by The Jackson 5 (Motown/Universal: 1970)

AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH (Ashford/Simpson)
by Diana Ross (Motown/Universal: 1970)

ANGIE (Jagger/Richards)
by The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones/Virgin: 1973)

AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN (MacDermot/Ragni/Rado)
by The 5th Dimension (Soul City/Arista: 1969)

BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME (Davis)
by Mac Davis (Columbia/Sony: 1972)

BABY LOVE (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
by The Supremes (Motown/Universal: 1964)

BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
by The Supremes (Motown/Universal: 1965)

BAD BLOOD (Sedaka/Cody)
by Neil Sedaka with Elton John (Rocket/Sedaka Music: 1975)

BEN (Scharf/Black)
by Michael Jackson (Motown/Universal: 1972)

BEST OF MY LOVE (Henley/Frey/Souther)
by The Eagles (Asylum/Warner Music Group: 1975)

BEST OF MY LOVE (White/McKay)
by The Emotions (Columbia/Sony: 1977)

BLUE MOON (Rodgers/Hart)
by The Marcels (Colpix/Rhino: 1961)

BRAND NEW KEY (Safka)
by Melanie (Neighborhood/Sony: 1971)

BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO (Sedaka/Greenfield)
by Neil Sedaka (RCA/BMG: 1962)

COME SEE ABOUT ME (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
by The Supremes (Motown/Universal: 1964)

CRIMSON AND CLOVER (James/Lucia)
by Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette/Rhino: 1969)

DA YA THINK I'M SEXY (Stewart/Appice)
by Rod Stewart (Warner Bros/Warner MG: 1979)

DANCING QUEEN (Andersson/Ulvaeus/Anderson)
by ABBA (Atlantic/Universal: 1977)

DAYDREAM BELIEVER (Stewart)
by The Monkees (Colgems/Rhino: 1967)

DECEMBER 1963 (OH WHAT A NIGHT) (Gaudio/Parker)
by The Four Seasons (Warner Bros/Warner MG: 1976)

DEEP PURPLE (DeRose/Parish)
by Nino Tempo & April Stevens (Atco/Warner MG: 1963)

DELTA DAWN (Harvey/Collins)
by Helen Reddy (Capitol: 1973)

DISCO LADY (Scales/Davis/Vance)
by Johnnie Taylor (Columbia/Sony: 1976)

DOMINIQUE (Sourire/Regney)
by The Singing Nun (Philips/Universal: 1963)

DON'T BREAK THE HEART THAT LOVES YOU (Davis/Murry)
by Connie Francis (MGM/Universal: 1962)

EASIER SAID THAN DONE (Huff/Linton)
by The Essex (Roulette/Rhino: 1963)

EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL (Keller/Greenfield)
by Connie Francis (MGM/Universal: 1960)

FAME (Lennon/Bowie/Alomar)
by David Bowie (RCA/Sony: 1975)

FINGERTIPS (Pt.2) (Cosby/Paul)
by Little Stevie Wonder (Tamla/Universal: 1963)

FRANKENSTEIN (Winter)
by The Edgar Winter Group (Columbia/Sony: 1973)

GET DOWN TONIGHT (Casey/Finch)
by KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K./Rhino: 1975)

GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL (Goffin/King)
by Steve Lawrence (Columbia/Sony: 1963)
by Donny Osmond (MGM/Universal: 1971)

GONNA FLY NOW (THEME FROM ROCKY) (Conti/Connors/Robbins)
by Bill Conti (United Artists/MGM Film Corporation: 1977)

GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Pt.1) (Gaye)
by Marvin Gaye (Tamla/Universal: 1977)

GROOVIN' (Cavaliere/Brigati)
by The Young Rascals (Atlantic/Warner MG: 1967)

THE HAPPENING (Holland/Dozier/Holland/DeVol)
by The Supremes (Motown/Universal: 1967)

HEARTACHE TONIGHT (Souther/Henley/Frey/Seger)
by The Eagles (Asylum/Warner MG: 1979)

HEY BABY (Channel/Cobb)
by Bruce Channel (Smash/Universal: 1962)

HEY PAULA (Hildebrand)
by Paul & Paula (Philips/Universal: 1963)

HOOKED ON A FEELING (James)
by Blue Swede (EMI: 1974)

HOT CHILD IN THE CITY (Gilder/McCulloch)
by Nick Gilder (Chrysalis/Capitol: 1978)

HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN (Price)
by The Animals (MGM/Abkco: 1964)

I CAN HELP (Swan)
by Billy Swan (Monument/Sony: 1974)

I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU (Whitfield/Strong)
by The Temptations (Gordy/Universal: 1969)

I CAN'T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE, HONEY BUNCH) (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
by The Four Tops (Motown/Universal: 1965)

I HEAR A SYMPHONY (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
by The Supremes (Motown/Universal: 1965)

I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE (Whitfield/Strong)
by Marvin Gaye (Tamla/Universal: 1968)

I THINK I LOVE YOU (Romeo)
by The Partridge Family (Bell/Arista: 1970)

I WANT YOU BACK (Perren/Mizell/Gordy/Richards)
by The Jackson 5 (Motown/Universal: 1970)

I WISH (Wonder)
by Stevie Wonder (Tamla/Universal: 1977)

I'LL BE THERE (Hutch/Gordy/Davis/West)
by The Jackson 5 (Motown/Universal: 1970)

I'M A BELIEVER (Diamond)
by The Monkees (Colgems/Rhino: 1967)

I'M TELLING YOU NOW (Garrity/Murray)
by Freddie & The Dreamers (Tower/Capitol: 1965)

IT'S TOO LATE NOW/I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE (King/Stern)
by Carole King (Ode/Sony: 1971)

JUST MY IMAGINATION (RUNNING AWAY WITH ME) (Whitfield/Strong)
by The Temptations (Gordy/Universal: 1971)

KEEP ON TRUCKIN' (Caston/Wilson/Poree)
by Eddie Kendricks (Tamla/Universal: 1973)

KISS AND SAY GOODBYE (Lovett)
by The Manhattans (Columbia/Sony: 1976)

KNOCK THREE TIMES (Brown/Levine)
by Dawn (Bell/Arista: 1971)

LADY MARMALADE (Crewe/Nolan)
by LaBelle (Epic/Sony: 1975)

LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE (Boyce/Hart)
by The Monkees (Colgems/Rhino: 1966)

LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN (Sedaka/Cody)
by Neil Sedaka (Rocket/Neil Sedaka Music: 1975)

LEADER OF THE PACK (Greenwich/Barry/Morton)
by The Shangri-Las (Red Bird/Universal: 1964)

LET'S GET IT ON (Gaye/Townsend)
by Marvin Gaye (Tamla/Universal: 1973)

THE LOCO-MOTION (Goffin/King)
by Little Eva (Dimension/Rhino: 1962)
by Grand Funk (Capitol: 1974)

LOVE CHILD (Sawyer/Wilson/Richards/Taylor)
by Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown/Universal: 1968)

LOVE HANGOVER (Sawyer/McLeod)
by Diana Ross (Motown/Universal: 1976)

LOVE IS HERE AND NOW YOU'RE GONE (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
by The Supremes (Motown/Universal: 1967)

LOVE MACHINE (Pt.1) (Griffin/Moore)
by The Miracles (Tamla/Universal: 1976)

LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER (Sedaka/Greenfield)
by The Captain And Tennille (A&M/Universal: 1975)

THE LOVE YOU SAVE (Perren/Mizell/Gordy/Richards)
by The Jackson 5 (Motown/Universal: 1970)

MAGGIE MAY (Stewart/Quittenton)
by Rod Stewart (Mercury/Universal: 1971)

MANDY (Kerr/English)
by Barry Manilow (Bell/Arista: 1975)

ME AND BOBBY McGEE (Kristofferson)
by Janis Joplin (Columbia/Sony: 1971)

MICHAEL (Fisher)
by The Highwaymen (United Artists/Capitol: 1961)

MISS YOU (Jagger/Richards)
by The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones/Virgin: 1978)

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL (Sherrill/Wilson/Bourke)
by Charlie Rich (Epic/Sony: 1973)

MOTHER-IN-LAW (Toussaint)
by Ernie K-Doe (Minit/Capitol: 1961)

MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK (Feldman/Goldstein/Gottehrer)
by The Angels (Smash/Universal: 1963)

MY EYES ADORED YOU (Crewe/Nolan)
by Frankie Valli (Private Stock/Warner MG: 1975)

MY GIRL (Robinson/White)
by The Temptations (Gordy/Universal: 1965)

MY GUY (Robinson)
by Mary Wells (Motown/Universal: 1964)

MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN (Keller/Greenfield)
by Connie Francis (MGM/Universal: 1960)

NEW KID IN TOWN (Souther/Henley/Frey)
by The Eagles (Asylum/Warner MG: 1977)

NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) (Jabara/Roberts)
by Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer (Columbia/Sony: 1979)

ONE BAD APPLE (Jackson)
by The Osmonds (MGM/Universal: 1971)

PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE (Whitfield/Strong)
by The Temptations (Gordy/Universal: 1972)

PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE (Cavaliere/Brigati)
by The Rascals (Atlantic/Warner MG: 1968)

PEPPERMINT TWIST Pt.1 (Dee/Glover)
by Joey Dee & The Starliters (Roulette/Rhino: 1962)

PLEASE MR. POSTMAN (Garrett/Robbins/Holland/Bateman/Gorman)
by The Marvelettes (Tamla/Universal: 1961)
by The Carpenters (A&M/Universal: 1975)

POOR SIDE OF TOWN (Rivers/Adler)
by Johnny Rivers (Imperial/Capitol: 1966)

RAG DOLL (Crewe/Gaudio)
by The Four Seasons (Philips/Warner MG: 1964)

REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
by The Four Tops (Motown/Universal: 1966)

ROCK YOUR BABY (Casey/Finch)
by George McCrae (T.K./Rhino: 1974)

SATURDAY NIGHT (Martin/Coulter)
by The Bay City Rollers (Arista/Sony: 1976)

SHINING STAR (White/Bailey/Dunn)
by Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia/Sony: 1975)

SHOW AND TELL (Fuller)
by Al Wilson (Rocky Road/Janus: 1974)

SIR DUKE (Wonder)
by Stevie Wonder (Tamla/Universal: 1977)

SOLDIER BOY (Dixon/Green)
by The Shirelles (Scepter/Global Licensing: 1962)

SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER (Beavers/Bristol/Fuqua)
by Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown/Universal: 1969)

SOUTHERN NIGHTS (Toussaint)
by Glen Campbell (Capitol: 1977)

STILL (Richie)
by The Commodores (Motown/Universal: 1979)

STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
by The Supremes (Motown: 1965)

STRANGER ON THE SHORE (Bilk)
by Mr. Acker Bilk (Atco/Universal: 1962)

STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT (Bert Kaempfert/Charlie Singleton/Eddie Snyder)
by Frank Sinatra (Reprise/Warner MG: 1966)

SUKIYAKI (Ei/Nakamura)
by Kyo Sakamoto (Capitol: 1963)

SUPERSTITION (Wonder)
by Stevie Wonder (Tamla/Universal: 1973)

SURF CITY (Berry/Wilson)
by Jan & Dean (Liberty/Capitol: 1963)

TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY (Goffin/King)
by Bobby Vee (Liberty/Capitol: 1961)

THE TEARS OF A CLOWN (Wonder/Cosby/Robinson)
by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla/Universal: 1970)

THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT) (Casey/Finch)
by KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K./Rhino: 1975)

THEME FROM MAHOGANY (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO) (Goffin/Masser)
by Diana Ross (Motown/Universal: 1976)

THEME FROM S.W.A.T. (DeVorzon)
by Rhythm Heritage (ABC/Universal: 1976)

THREE TIMES A LADY (Richie)
by The Commodores (Motown/Universal: 1978)

TO SIR WITH LOVE (Black/London)
by Lulu (Epic/Sony: 1967)

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (GONNA BE ALRIGHT) (Stewart)
by Rod Stewart (Warner Bros/Warner MG: 1976)

TOSSIN' AND TURNIN' (Adams/Rene)
by Bobby Lewis (Beltone/Celebrity: 1961)

TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING (Masser/Miller)
by Diana Ross (Motown/Universal: 1973)

WAR (Whitfield/Strong)
by Edwin Starr (Gordy/Universal: 1970)

THE WAY WE WERE (Hamlisch/Bergman/Bergman)
by Barbra Streisand (Columbia/Sony: 1974)

WEDDING BELL BLUES (Nyro)
by The 5th Dimension (Soul City/Arista: 1969)

WHATEVER GETS YOU THRU THE NIGHT (Lennon)
by John Lennon (Apple/Capitol: 1974)

WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
by The Supremes (Motown/Universal: 1964)

WILD THING (Taylor)
by The Troggs (Fontana/Universal: 1966)

WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW (Goffin/King)
by The Shirelles (Scepter/Global Licensing: 1961)

WONDERLAND BY NIGHT (Newman/Chase)
by Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra (Decca/Universal: 1961)

YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE (Wonder)
by Stevie Wonder (Tamla/Universal: 1973)

YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
by The Supremes (Motown/Universal: 1966)

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR (TO BE IN MY SHOW) (Dean/Glover)
by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. (ABC/Universal: 1977)

YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHIN' (Wonder)
by Stevie Wonder (Tamla/Universal: 1974)

YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
by The Supremes (Motown/Universal: 1966)

YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING (Poncia/Sayer)
by Leo Sayer (Warner Bros./Warner MG: 1977)

(YOU'RE MY) SOUL AND INSPIRATION (Mann/Weil)
by The Rightous Brothers (Verve/Universal: 1966)

YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND (King)
by James Taylor (Warner Bros/Warner MG: 1971)

YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' (Mann/Weil/Spector)
by The Righteous Brothers (Philles/Universal: 1965)

Please note that EMI Music Publishing controls all the above songs here in the U.S. Control in other territories may differ on certain titles.

Current ownership and/or control of the original masters are indicated where necessary in italics.

ROCK ON !
Alan Warner