Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...

was a British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 music chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 television programme. It was originally shown each week on the BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

 and is now licensed for national versions around the world. The following is a list of acts and songs they've performed on the show, many can be found as archived clips on BBC Two

BBC Two

BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...

's show TOTP2

TOTP2

Top of the Pops 2 is a British television music show broadcast on BBC Two, showing archive footage from the long-running Top of the Pops show, some dating back to the 1960s when the programme first aired on British television....

.

1964

• Dusty Springfield
  Dusty Springfield
  Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienSources use both Isabel and Isobel as the spelling of her second name. OBE , known professionally as Dusty Springfield and dubbed The White Queen of Soul, was a British pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s...
  
   - "I Only Want to Be with You
  I Only Want to Be with You
  "I Only Want to Be with You" is a rock-and-roll song by Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde. It was the first solo single released by British singer Dusty Springfield under her long-time producer Johnny Franz...
  
  ", "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself
  I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself
  "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.-Original version:"I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself" was first recorded by Tommy Hunt in a session produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, with Burt Bacharach arranging and conducting...
  
  ", "Losing You"
• The Hollies
  The Hollies
  The Hollies are an English pop and rock group, formed in Manchester in the early 1960s, though most of the band members are from throughout East Lancashire. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style, they became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s and 1970s...
  
   - "Stay
  Stay (Maurice Williams song)
  "Stay" is a doo-wop song recorded by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs. The song was written by Williams in 1953 when he was 15 years old. He had been trying to convince his date not to go home at 10 o'clock as she was supposed to...
  
  ", "Just One Look", "Here I Go Again", "We're Through"
• The Swinging Blue Jeans
  The Swinging Blue Jeans
  The Swinging Blue Jeans were a four piece 1960s British Merseybeat band, best known for their hit singles with the HMV label; "Hippy Hippy Shake", the follow-up, Little Richard's "Good Golly Miss Molly", and "You're No Good", a Clint Ballard song that provided a change of pace and furnished the...
  
   - "Hippy Hippy Shake", "Good Golly Miss Molly", "You're No Good
  You're No Good
  "You're No Good" is a song written by Clint Ballard, Jr. which first charted for Betty Everett in 1963 and in 1975 was a #1 hit for Linda Ronstadt....
  
  ", "It Isn't There"
• The Dave Clark Five
  The Dave Clark Five
  The Dave Clark Five were an English pop rock group. Their single "Glad All Over" knocked The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" off the top of the UK singles charts in January 1964: it eventually peaked at No.6 in the United States in April 1964.They were the second group of the British Invasion,...
  
   - "Glad All Over
  Glad All Over
  "Glad All Over" is a song written by Mike Smith and recorded by The Dave Clark Five. In January 1964, it became the British group's first big hit, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart. In April 1964, it reached number 6 on the American U.S. pop singles chart, becoming the first British...
  
  ", "Bits and Pieces", "Can't You See That She's Mine", "Anyway You Want It"
• Adam Faith
  Adam Faith
  Terence "Terry" Nelhams-Wright, known as Adam Faith was a Teen idol English singer, actor and later financial journalist. He was one of the most charted acts of the 1960s. He became the first UK artist to lodge his initial seven hits in the Top 5...
  
   - "We Are In Love", "Message to Martha"
• Gerry & The Pacemakers
  Gerry & the Pacemakers
  Gerry and the Pacemakers were a British beat music group prominent during the 1960s. In common with The Beatles, they came from Liverpool, were managed by Brian Epstein and recorded by George Martin. They are most remembered for being the first act to reach number one in the UK Singles Chart with...
  
   - "I'm the One", "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying", "It's Gonna Be Alright"
• The Fourmost
  The Fourmost
  The Fourmost were an English Merseybeat band that recorded in the 1960s. Their biggest UK hit single was "A Little Loving" in 1964.-Biography:...
  
   - "I'm in Love
  I'm in Love (Lennon/McCartney song)
  "I'm in Love" is a song written by John Lennon and credited to both Lennon–McCartney. In 1963 the English Merseybeat band The Fourmost made a recording of the song at the EMI Studios, produced by George Martin.Billy J...
  
  ", "A Little Loving", "Baby I Need Your Loving
  Baby I Need Your Loving
  "Baby I Need Your Loving" is a 1964 hit single recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song was the group's first Motown single and their first pop Top 20 hit, making it to number eleven on the Billboard Hot...
  
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• Billy Fury
  Billy Fury
  Billy Fury, born Ronald William Wycherley , was an internationally successful English singer from the late-1950s to the mid-1960s, and remained an active songwriter until the 1980s. Rheumatic fever, which he first contracted as a child, damaged his heart and ultimately contributed to his death...
  
   - "Do You Really Love Me Too", "I Will", "It's Only Make Believe
  It's Only Make Believe
  "It's Only Make Believe" is the title of a song written by Jack Nance and American country music artist Conway Twitty, released by Twitty as a single in July 1958. The single topped both U.S...
  
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• The Merseybeats
  The Merseybeats
  The Merseybeats are a Merseybeat band that emerged from the Liverpool scene in the early 1960s, performing at The Cavern Club along with The Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers and other similar artists....
  
   - "I Think of You", "Don't Turn Around", "Wishin' and Hopin'
  Wishin' and Hopin'
  "Wishin' and Hopin" is a song written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach which was a Top Ten hit for Dusty Springfield in 1964.The song was first recorded by Dionne Warwick and was the B-side of Warwick's single "This Empty Place" in the spring of 1963; the track was also featured on Warwick's debut...
  
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• The Searchers
  The Searchers (band)
  The Searchers are an English beat group, who emerged as part of the 1960s Merseybeat scene along with The Beatles, The Fourmost, The Merseybeats, The Swinging Blue Jeans, and Gerry & The Pacemakers....
  
   - "Needles and Pins", "Don't Throw Your Love Away
  Don't Throw Your Love Away
  "Don't Throw Your Love Away" is a song that was originally released in 1963 by The Orlons. It was the B-side to "Bon-Doo-Wah", which peaked at No. 55 in the US charts.The song was covered by The Searchers and released in April 1964. It went to No...
  
  ", "Some Day We're Gonna Love Again", "When You Walk in the Room
  When You Walk In The Room
  "When You Walk in the Room" is a song written and recorded by Jackie DeShannon, first released by her in 1963 but covered by many artists. The lyrics of the song attempt to detail the singer's emotions when in the presence of the person he or she loves...
  
  ", "What Have They Done To The Rain"
• Manfred Mann
  Manfred Mann
  Manfred Mann was a British beat, rhythm and blues and pop band of the 1960s, named after their South African keyboardist, Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band...
  
   - "5-4-3-2-1", "Hubble Bubble", "Do Wah Diddy Diddy
  Do Wah Diddy Diddy
  "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" is a song written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich and originally recorded in 1963 by the American vocal group The Exciters.It was soon covered by British R&B, Beat and pop band Manfred Mann...
  
  ", "Sha-La-La"
• The Bachelors
  The Bachelors
  The Bachelors are a popular music group, originating from Dublin, Ireland.-Career:The founding members of the group were Conleth Cluskey , Declan Cluskey , and John Stokes...
  
   - "Diane
  Diane (song)
  Diane is a song by Erno Rapee and Lew Pollack originally written as a theme song for the 1927 classic silent movie Seventh Heaven. In 1928, The Nat Shilkret Orchestra had a hit with the song....
  
  ", "I Believe
  I Believe (1953 song)
  "I Believe" is the name of a popular song written by Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl and Al Stillman in 1953.I Believe was commissioned and introduced by Jane Froman on her television show, and became the first hit song ever introduced on TV...
  
  ", "Ramona", "I Wouldn't Trade You for the World", "No Arms Can Ever Hold You"
• The Rolling Stones
  The Rolling Stones
  The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
  
   - "You'd Better Move On", "Not Fade Away
  Not Fade Away (song)
  "Not Fade Away" is a song credited to Buddy Holly and Norman Petty and first recorded by Holly's band The Crickets in Clovis, New Mexico, on May 27, 1957...
  
  ", "I Just Want to Make Love to You
  I Just Want to Make Love to You
  In 1961, Etta James recorded the song for her debut album At Last!. Her rendition also served as the b-side to her hit "At Last." In 1996, Etta James' version became popular in the UK after featuring in a Diet Coke ad campaign. As a result, the single was re-released there...
  
  ", "It's All Over Now
  It's All Over Now
  "It's All Over Now" was written by Bobby Womack and Shirley Womack. It was first released by The Valentinos featuring Bobby Womack. The Valentinos version entered the Billboard Hot 100 on June 27, 1964, where it stayed on the chart for two weeks, peaking at No. 94...
  
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• Cilla Black
  Cilla Black
  Cilla Black OBE is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality, who has been consistently popular as a light entertainment figure since 1963. She is most famous for her singles Anyone Who Had A Heart, You're My World, and Alfie...
  
   - "Anyone Who Had a Heart", "You're My World
  You're My World
  "You're My World" is a ballad originally recorded in 1963 as "Il Mio Mondo" by Umberto Bindi, who co-wrote the Italian-language version with Gino Paoli. Rendered with English lyrics by Carl Sigman as "You're My World",the song has reached No...
  
  ", "It's for You
  It's for You
  "It's for You" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the Beatles for Cilla Black for whom it was a UK Top Ten hit in 1964....
  
  "
• Cliff Richard
  Cliff Richard
  Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
  
   - "I'm the Lonely One"
• The Tremeloes
  The Tremeloes
  The Tremeloes are an English beat group founded in 1958 in Dagenham, Essex, and still active today.-Career:They formed as Brian Poole and the Tremoloes influenced by Buddy Holly and The Crickets...
  
   - "Candy Man", "Someone Someone"
• Eden Kane
  Eden Kane
  Eden Kane is an early 1960s British pop singer.-Life and career:Like Cliff Richard, Pete Best, and Engelbert Humperdinck, Eden Kane was born in India, but returned to Britain as a child...
  
   - "Boys Cry"
• Freddie and the Dreamers
  Freddie and the Dreamers
  Freddie and the Dreamers were an English band who had a number of hit records between May 1963 and November 1965. Their stage act was based around the comic antics of the 5-foot-3-inch-tall Freddie Garrity, who would bounce around the stage with arms and legs flying. The group remained active...
  
   - "Over You", "I Love You Baby", "I Understand (Just How You Feel)
  I Understand (Just How You Feel)
  "I Understand " is a popular song. It was written by Pat Best and was published in 1953.Hit versions were recorded by The Four Tunes and by June Valli....
  
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• Billy J. Kramer
  Billy J. Kramer
  Billy J. Kramer is a British Invasion/Merseybeat singer. In the 1960s he was managed by Brian Epstein, who also managed The Beatles, and he recorded several original Lennon and McCartney compositions.-Early life and career:He grew up as the youngest of seven siblings and attended the St George of...
  
   and The Dakotas - "Little Children", "From a Window"
• Kathy Kirby
  Kathy Kirby
  Kathy Kirby was an English singer who was reportedly the highest-paid female singer of her generation. She is best known for her cover version of Doris Day's "Secret Love" and for representing the United Kingdom in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest, where she came in second place...
  
   - "Let Me Go, Lover!
  Let Me Go, Lover!
  "Let Me Go, Lover!", a popular song, was written by Jenny Lou Carson and Al Hill, a pseudonym used by Fred Wise, Kathleen Twomey, and Ben Weisman. It is based on an earlier song called "Let Me Go, Devil," about alcoholism. It was featured on the television program Studio One on November 15, 1954,...
  
  ", "You're the One"
• Gene Pitney
  Gene Pitney
  Eugene Francis Alan Pitney, known as Gene Pitney , was an American singer-songwriter, musician and sound engineer. Through the mid-1960s, he enjoyed success as a recording artist on both sides of the Atlantic and was among the group of early 1960s American acts who continued to enjoy hits after the...
  
   - "That Girl Belongs to Yesterday", "I'm Gonna Be Strong
  I'm Gonna Be Strong
  "I'm Gonna Be Strong" is a song written by the famed songwriting duo Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. It was first recorded by Frankie Laine in 1963 and released as a single on Columbia Records. However, the song did not become a major hit until 1964, when Gene Pitney released his version as a single...
  
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• Peter and Gordon - "A World Without Love
  A World Without Love
  "A World Without Love" is a song recorded by the English duo Peter and Gordon and released as their first single in February 1964, reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart in April. The song was written by Paul McCartney and attributed to Lennon–McCartney. The B-side was "If I Were You" written...
  
  ", "Nobody I Know
  Nobody I Know
  Nobody I Know is a song by Paul McCartney , recorded by Peter and Gordon in 1964....
  
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• The Applejacks - "Tell Me When", "Like Dreamers Do
  Like Dreamers Do
  "Like Dreamers Do" is a song written by Paul McCartney in 1957. It was performed by the Beatles at their unsuccessful 1962 audition for Decca Records. In 1964 the track was recorded by The Applejacks. This was the first commercial release of the song. The single's music director was Mike Leander...
  
  ", "Three Little Words
  Three Little Words (song)
  "Three Little Words" is a popular song with music by Harry Ruby and the lyrics by Bert Kalmar, published in 1930.The Rhythm Boys, accompanied by the Duke Ellington orchestra, sang it in the Amos 'n' Andy film Check and Double Check. It also figured prominently in the film of the same name, a biopic...
  
  "
• The Beatles
  The Beatles
  The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
  
   - "Can't Buy Me Love
  Can't Buy Me Love
  "Can't Buy Me Love" is a song composed by Paul McCartney and released by The Beatles on the A-side of their sixth British single, "Can't Buy Me Love"/"You Can't Do That".-Interpretation:...
  
  ", "You Can't Do That
  You Can't Do That
  "You Can't Do That" is a song written by John Lennon and released by The Beatles as the B-side of their sixth British single "Can't Buy Me Love".-Composition:...
  
  ", "A Hard Day's Night
  A Hard Day's Night (song)
  "A Hard Day's Night" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles. Written by John Lennon, and credited to Lennon–McCartney, it was released on the movie soundtrack of the same name in 1964...
  
  ", "Long Tall Sally
  Long Tall Sally
  "Long Tall Sally" is a rock and roll 12-bar blues song written by Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, Enotris Johnson and Richard Penniman , recorded by Little Richard and released March 1956 on the Specialty Records label....
  
  ", "Things We Said Today
  Things We Said Today
  "Things We Said Today" is a song by The Beatles written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was composed for the film A Hard Day's Night and appears on the soundtrack album...
  
  ", "She's a Woman
  She's a Woman
  "She's a Woman" is a song by The Beatles. It was released as the B-side to "I Feel Fine" in 1964, their last single release that year. It reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 from frequent airplay.-Composition:...
  
  "
• Millie Small
  Millie (singer)
  Millie is a Jamaican singer-songwriter, often known as "Little Millie Small", and in the United States as "Millie Small", and is best known as the singer of the 1964 hit, "My Boy Lollipop".-Career:...
  
   - "My Boy Lollipop
  My Boy Lollipop
  "My Boy Lollipop" is a song written in the mid-1950s by Robert Spencer of the doo-wop group The Cadillacs, and usually credited to Spencer, Morris Levy, and Johnny Roberts. It was first recorded in New York in 1956 by Barbie Gaye...
  
  "
• The Four Pennies
  The Four Pennies
  The Four Pennies were an English, 1960s pop group, most notable for their 1964 UK chart topping song, "Juliet". The group's name came after a meeting above the Blackburn music shop owned by Mary Reidy, the shop being situated on 'Penny Street' where it is still located today as "Reidy's Home of...
  
   - "Juliet", "I Found Out The Hard Way", "Black Girl
  Where Did You Sleep Last Night
  "In the Pines", also known as "Black Girl" and "Where Did You Sleep Last Night", is a traditional American folk song which dates back to at least the 1870s, and is believed to be Southern Appalachian in origin. The identity of the song's author is unknown, but it has been recorded by many artists...
  
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• The Mojos
  The Mojos
  The Mojos are a British beat group from the 1960s, best known for their hit UK single, "Everything's Alright". In spite of having one of the best reputations among the Liverpool scene, "Everything's Alright" remained their only major hit, with only two other singles charting low in the UK Singles...
  
   - "Everything's Alright"
• The Shadows
  The Shadows
  The Shadows are a British pop group with a total of 69 UK hit-charted singles: 35 as 'The Shadows' and 34 as 'Cliff Richard and the Shadows', from the 1950s to the 2000s. Cliff Richard in casual conversation with the British rock press frequently refers to the Shadows by their nickname: 'The Shads'...
  
   - "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt
  The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt
  The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt is an instrumental by the British guitar group, The Shadows. It went to number 5 in the UK. The character Flingel Bunt is an imaginary character invented by the actor Richard O'Sullivan, a friend of The Shadows...
  
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• Lulu
  Lulu (singer)
  Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day...
  
   - "Shout"
• Petula Clark
  Petula Clark
  Petula Clark, CBE is an English singer, actress, and composer whose career has spanned seven decades.Clark's professional career began as an entertainer on BBC Radio during World War II...
  
   - "Downtown
  Downtown (Petula Clark song)
  "Downtown" is a pop song composed by Tony Hatch which, as recorded by Petula Clark, became an international hit – No. 1 in the US and No. 2 in the UK – at the end of 1964.-Original recording:...
  
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• P. J. Proby
  P. J. Proby
  P.J. Proby is an American singer, songwriter, and actor, who has portrayed Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison in musical theater productions as well as enjoying a successful recording career in his own right....
  
   - "Hold Me", "Together", "Somewhere"
• John Lee Hooker
  John Lee Hooker
  John Lee Hooker was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.Hooker began his life as the son of a sharecropper, William Hooker, and rose to prominence performing his own unique style of what was originally closest to Delta blues. He developed a 'talking blues' style that was his trademark...
  
   - "Dimples
  Dimples (song)
  Dimples is a song written and recorded by blues singer-songwriter John Lee Hooker in 1956. Called a "genuine Hooker classic", it is one of his best known songs, with interpretations by several artists.-Original song:...
  
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• The Animals
  The Animals
  The Animals were an English music group of the 1960s formed in Newcastle upon Tyne during the early part of the decade, and later relocated to London...
  
   - "The House of the Rising Sun
  The House of the Rising Sun
  "The House of the Rising Sun" is a folk song from the United States. Also called "House of the Rising Sun" or occasionally "Rising Sun Blues", it tells of a life gone wrong in New Orleans...
  
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• The Barron Knights - "Call Up the Groups"
• The Nashville Teens
  The Nashville Teens
  The Nashville Teens are a British pop band formed in Weybridge, Surrey in Summer 1962.-History:Arthur Sharp began his career in music as the manager of Aerco Records in Woking, Surrey...
  
   - "Tobacco Road
  Tobacco Road (song)
  "Tobacco Road" is a song written and first recorded by John D. Loudermilk in 1960 that was a hit for The Nashville Teens in 1964 and has since become a standard across several musical genres....
  
  ", "Google Eye"
• The Honeycombs
  The Honeycombs
  The Honeycombs were an English beat/pop group, founded in 1963 in North London. The group had one chart-topping hit, the million selling "Have I the Right?", in 1964. After that song the interest in the group ebbed away, and they split up in late 1966...
  
   - "Have I the Right?
  Have I the Right?
  Have I The Right? was The Honeycombs' debut single and biggest hit. It was composed by Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley, who had made contact with the Honeycombs, a London-based group, then playing under the name of The Sheratons, in the Mildmay Tavern in the Balls Pond Road in Islington, where they...
  
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• Dave Berry
  Dave Berry (musician)
  Not to be confused with English 1960s singer Mike Berry.Dave Berry is a British pop singer and former teen idol of the 1960s...
  
   - "The Crying Game
  The Crying Game (song)
  "The Crying Game" is a song written by Geoff Stephens. It was first released by Dave Berry in July 1964. It reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart. Then-unknown session guitarist Jimmy Page and Big Jim Sullivan played guitar in this song.-Song history:...
  
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• Dionne Warwick
  Dionne Warwick
  Dionne Warwick is an American singer, actress and TV show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health....
  
   - "You'll Never Get to Heaven"
• The Kinks
  The Kinks
  The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964. Categorised in the United States as a British Invasion band, The Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the era. Their music was influenced by a...
  
   - "You Really Got Me
  You Really Got Me
  "You Really Got Me" is a rock song written by Ray Davies and performed by his band, The Kinks. It was released on 4th August 1964 as the group's third single, and reached Number 1 on the UK singles chart the next month, remaining for two weeks...
  
  ", "All Day and All of the Night
  All Day and All of the Night
  "All Day and All of the Night" is a song by the British band The Kinks from 1964. It can be found on their debut album "Kinks". It reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart and #7 on Billboards United States chart in 1965....
  
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• Brenda Lee
  Brenda Lee
  Brenda Mae Tarpley , known as Brenda Lee, is an American performer who sang rockabilly, pop and country music, and had 37 US chart hits during the 1960s, a number surpassed only by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Ray Charles and Connie Francis...
  
   - "Is It True"
• The Zombies
  The Zombies
  The Zombies are an English rock band, formed in 1961 in St Albans and led by Rod Argent, on piano and keyboards, and vocalist Colin Blunstone. The group scored a UK and US hit in 1964 with "She's Not There"...
  
   - "She's Not There
  She's Not There
  "She's Not There" is the debut single by the British pop band The Zombies. It reached number twelve in the UK Singles Chart in August 1964, and became a top-ten hit in the United States...
  
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• Herman's Hermits
  Herman's Hermits
  Herman's Hermits are an English beat band, formed in Manchester in 1963 as Herman & The Hermits. The group's record producer, Mickie Most , emphasized a simple, non-threatening, clean-cut image, although the band originally played R&B numbers...
  
   - "I'm Into Something Good
  I'm into Something Good
  "I'm into Something Good" is a song composed by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and made famous by Herman's Hermits. The song was originally recorded by Cookies member Earl-Jean McCrea in 1964 and reached number 38 on the US pop singles chart...
  
  ", "Show Me Girl"
• Marianne Faithfull
  Marianne Faithfull
  Marianne Evelyn Faithfull is an award-winning English singer, songwriter and actress whose career has spanned five decades....
  
   - "As Tears Go By
  As Tears Go By (song)
  "As Tears Go By" is a song written by The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, guitarist Keith Richards, and their manager Andrew Loog Oldham, and was a popular hit for both British singer Marianne Faithfull in 1964 and The Rolling Stones in 1965.-History:...
  
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• The Newbeats
  The Newbeats
  The Newbeats were a popular music vocal trio, best known for their 1964 hit, "Bread and Butter", which was released on the Hickory Records label.-Members:The group's members were:*Larry Henley...
  
   - "Bread and Butter"
• Matt Monro
  Matt Monro
  Matt Monro was an English singer who became one of the most popular entertainers on the international music scene during the 1960s...
  
   - "Walk Away"
• Sandie Shaw
  Sandie Shaw
  Sandie Shaw is an English pop singer, who was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s. In 1967 she was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest...
  
   - "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me
  (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me
  " Always Something There to Remind Me" is a song written in the 1960s by songwriting team Burt Bacharach and Hal David.-First charting versions:...
  
  ", "Girl Don't Come"
• The Supremes
  The Supremes
  The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...
  
   - "Where Did Our Love Go
  Where Did Our Love Go
  "Where Did Our Love Go" is a 1964 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, "Where Did Our Love Go" was the first single by the Supremes to go to the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart...
  
  ", "Baby Love
  Baby Love
  "Baby Love" is a 1964 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland ,...
  
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• Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
  Wayne Fontana
  Wayne Fontana is an English pop singer. In 1962, he formed his backing group, the Mindbenders and got a recording contract.-Biography:...
  
   - "Um Um Um Um Um Um"
• The Rockin' Berries
  The Rockin' Berries
  The Rockin' Berries are a pop group from Birmingham, England, who had several hit records in the UK in the 1960s. A version of the group, emphasising comedy routines as well as music, continues to perform to the present day.-History:...
  
   - "He's In Town"
• The Shangri-Las
  The Shangri-Las
  The Shangri-Las were an American pop girl group of the 1960s. Between 1964 and 1966 they charted with often heartbreaking teen melodramas, and remain best known for "Leader of the Pack" and "Remember ".- Early career :...
  
   - "Remember (Walking in the Sand)"
• The Pretty Things
  Pretty Things
  The Pretty Things are an English rock and roll band from London, who originally formed in 1963. They took their name from Bo Diddley's 1955 song "Pretty Thing" and, in their early days, were dubbed by the British press the "uglier cousins of the Rolling Stones". Their most commercially successful...
  
   - "Don't Bring Me Down"
• Val Doonican
  Val Doonican
  Val Doonican is an Irish singer. From 1965 to 1986 he was a regular fixture on the BBC Television's schedule with The Val Doonican Show, which featured his own singing performances and a variety of guest artists...
  
   - "Walk Tall"
• Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
  Georgie Fame
  Georgie Fame is a British rhythm and blues and jazz singer and keyboard player. The one-time rock and roll tour musician, who had a string of 1960s hits, is still a popular performer, often working with contemporaries such as Van Morrison and Bill Wyman.-Early life:Fame took piano lessons from the...
  
   - "Yeh Yeh"
• Twinkle
  Twinkle (singer)
  Twinkle is an English singer-songwriter, primarily in the 1960s. Twinkle's most famous songs were "Terry" and "Golden Lights".-Career:...
  
   - "Terry
  Terry (song)
  Terry is a song written and performed by British singer Lynn Ripley, AKA Twinkle. It was her first single, and reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1964, spending fifteen weeks in the charts...
  
  "
• The Moody Blues
  The Moody Blues
  The Moody Blues are an English rock band. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, most notably in their 1967 album Days of Future Passed....
  
   - "Go Now
  Go Now (song)
  "Go Now" is a 1964 song composed by Larry Banks and Milton Bennett. It was first recorded by Bessie Banks, and most successfully by The Moody Blues.-Bessie Banks:The song was first recorded by Larry Banks' former wife, Bessie Banks...
  
  "

1965

• Adam Faith
  Adam Faith
  Terence "Terry" Nelhams-Wright, known as Adam Faith was a Teen idol English singer, actor and later financial journalist. He was one of the most charted acts of the 1960s. He became the first UK artist to lodge his initial seven hits in the Top 5...
  
   - "Message to Martha", "Stop Feeling Sorry for Yourself", "Someone's Taken Maria Away"
• Gene Pitney
  Gene Pitney
  Eugene Francis Alan Pitney, known as Gene Pitney , was an American singer-songwriter, musician and sound engineer. Through the mid-1960s, he enjoyed success as a recording artist on both sides of the Atlantic and was among the group of early 1960s American acts who continued to enjoy hits after the...
  
   - "I'm Gonna Be Strong
  I'm Gonna Be Strong
  "I'm Gonna Be Strong" is a song written by the famed songwriting duo Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. It was first recorded by Frankie Laine in 1963 and released as a single on Columbia Records. However, the song did not become a major hit until 1964, when Gene Pitney released his version as a single...
  
  ", "I Must Be Seeing Things", "Looking Through the Eyes of Love", "Princess In Rags"
• Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
  Georgie Fame
  Georgie Fame is a British rhythm and blues and jazz singer and keyboard player. The one-time rock and roll tour musician, who had a string of 1960s hits, is still a popular performer, often working with contemporaries such as Van Morrison and Bill Wyman.-Early life:Fame took piano lessons from the...
  
   - "Yeh Yeh", "In the Meantime"
• Gerry & The Pacemakers
  Gerry & the Pacemakers
  Gerry and the Pacemakers were a British beat music group prominent during the 1960s. In common with The Beatles, they came from Liverpool, were managed by Brian Epstein and recorded by George Martin. They are most remembered for being the first act to reach number one in the UK Singles Chart with...
  
   - "Ferry Cross the Mersey
  Ferry Cross the Mersey
  "Ferry Cross the Mersey" is a song written by Gerry Marsden. It was first recorded by his band Gerry and the Pacemakers and released in late 1964 in the UK and in 1965 in the United States. It was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching number six in the United States and number eight in the...
  
  ", "I'll Be There"
• Sounds Orchestral
  Sounds Orchestral
  Sounds Orchestral was a British studio-based easy listening group, assembled by John Schroeder with Johnny Pearson in 1964.-Career:John Schroeder had worked with Johnny Pearson previously over at Oriole Records, producing Johnny Pearson's first solo album. Moving to Pye, Schroeder was quick to...
  
   - "Cast Your Fate to the Wind
  Cast Your Fate to the Wind
  "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" is an American jazz piece written and originally recorded by Vince Guaraldi, with lyrics later added by Carel Werber. It won a Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition in 1963...
  
  "
• Sandie Shaw
  Sandie Shaw
  Sandie Shaw is an English pop singer, who was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s. In 1967 she was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest...
  
   - "Girl Don't Come", "I'll Stop at Nothing", "Long Live Love", "Message Understood
  Message Understood
  "Message Understood" is the sixth single by 1960s British girl singer Sandie Shaw. Released in September 1965, it was written by Shaw's usual songwriter Chris Andrews and became her fifth consecutive top-ten hit single in the UK, reaching number six....
  
  ", "How Can You Tell"
• The Searchers
  The Searchers (band)
  The Searchers are an English beat group, who emerged as part of the 1960s Merseybeat scene along with The Beatles, The Fourmost, The Merseybeats, The Swinging Blue Jeans, and Gerry & The Pacemakers....
  
   - "What Have They Done to the Rain", "Goodbye My Love", "Bumble Bee", "He's Got No Love", "When I Get Home
  When I Get Home
  "When I Get Home" is a John Lennon composition recorded by The Beatles on 2 June 1964, during the last session for their LP A Hard Day's Night...
  
  "
• Them
  Them (band)
  Them were a Northern Irish band formed in Belfast in April 1964, most prominently known for the garage rock standard "Gloria" and launching singer Van Morrison's musical career...
  
   - "Baby, Please Don't Go
  Baby, Please Don't Go
  "Baby, Please Don't Go" is a blues song first recorded by Big Joe Williams in 1935. It is related to a group of early 20th century blues and work songs that include "I'm Alabama Bound", "Another Man Done Gone", and "Don't Leave Me Here", and "Turn Your Lamp Down Low".It has become a blues and rock...
  
  ", "Here Comes the Night"
• Billy Fury
  Billy Fury
  Billy Fury, born Ronald William Wycherley , was an internationally successful English singer from the late-1950s to the mid-1960s, and remained an active songwriter until the 1980s. Rheumatic fever, which he first contracted as a child, damaged his heart and ultimately contributed to his death...
  
   - "I'm Lost Without You", "In Thoughts of You"
• Cilla Black
  Cilla Black
  Cilla Black OBE is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality, who has been consistently popular as a light entertainment figure since 1963. She is most famous for her singles Anyone Who Had A Heart, You're My World, and Alfie...
  
   - "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
  You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
  "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin" is a 1964 song by The Righteous Brothers which became a number-one hit single in the United States and the United Kingdom the following year. In 1999, the performing-rights organization Broadcast Music, Inc. ranked the song as having had more radio and television...
  
  ", "I've Been Wrong Before"
• Twinkle
  Twinkle (singer)
  Twinkle is an English singer-songwriter, primarily in the 1960s. Twinkle's most famous songs were "Terry" and "Golden Lights".-Career:...
  
   - "Terry
  Terry (song)
  Terry is a song written and performed by British singer Lynn Ripley, AKA Twinkle. It was her first single, and reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1964, spending fifteen weeks in the charts...
  
  ", "Golden Lights"
• The Tremeloes
  The Tremeloes
  The Tremeloes are an English beat group founded in 1958 in Dagenham, Essex, and still active today.-Career:They formed as Brian Poole and the Tremoloes influenced by Buddy Holly and The Crickets...
  
   - "Three Bells"
• Del Shannon
  Del Shannon
  Del Shannon was an American rock and roll singer-songwriter who had a No. 1 hit, "Runaway", in 1961.- Biography :...
  
   - "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun)"
• Manfred Mann
  Manfred Mann
  Manfred Mann was a British beat, rhythm and blues and pop band of the 1960s, named after their South African keyboardist, Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band...
  
   - "Come Tomorrow", "Oh No Not My Baby
  Oh No Not My Baby
  "Oh No Not My Baby" is the name of a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The song's lyrics describe how friends and family repeatedly warn the singer about a partner's infidelities, but the singer refuses to believe them...
  
  ", "The One in the Middle", "If You Gotta Go, Go Now
  If You Gotta Go, Go Now
  If You Gotta Go, Go Now is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1964. The first released version was as a single in the US by the UK group The Liverpool Five in July 1965, but this went uncharted in the US despite receiving much airplay, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. It was another English band...
  
  "
• The Kinks
  The Kinks
  The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964. Categorised in the United States as a British Invasion band, The Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the era. Their music was influenced by a...
  
   - "Tired of Waiting for You
  Tired of Waiting for You
  "Tired of Waiting for You" was a hit 1965 rock song by the English band The Kinks. It reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart and #6 in the USA. It was recorded late August 1964 at Pye Studios , London, with additional guitar overdub at IBC Studios, London on 29 December 1964. "Come On Now" was recorded...
  
  ", "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy", "Set Me Free", "See My Friends
  See My Friends
  "See My Friends" is a song by The Kinks, written by the group's singer and guitarist, Ray Davies. Released in 1965, it reached #10 on the UK Singles Chart...
  
  ", "Till the End of the Day
  Till the End of the Day
  "Till the End of the Day" is a song by The Kinks, written by Ray Davies and released as a single in 1965 and later on their album The Kink Kontroversy. It centres around a power chord, like many of the group's early hits, and was similarly successful, reaching no. 8 in the UK and no...
  
  "
• The Moody Blues
  The Moody Blues
  The Moody Blues are an English rock band. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, most notably in their 1967 album Days of Future Passed....
  
   - "Go Now
  Go Now (song)
  "Go Now" is a 1964 song composed by Larry Banks and Milton Bennett. It was first recorded by Bessie Banks, and most successfully by The Moody Blues.-Bessie Banks:The song was first recorded by Larry Banks' former wife, Bessie Banks...
  
  ", "From the Bottom of My Heart"
• Val Doonican
  Val Doonican
  Val Doonican is an Irish singer. From 1965 to 1986 he was a regular fixture on the BBC Television's schedule with The Val Doonican Show, which featured his own singing performances and a variety of guest artists...
  
   - "The Special Years", "I'm Gonna Get There Somehow"
• The Seekers
  The Seekers
  The Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop music group which were originally formed in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States...
  
   - "I'll Never Find Another You
  I'll Never Find Another You
  I'll Never Find Another You is a UK #1 single by The Seekers. It was The Seekers' first UK-released single, and was the best selling single of 1965 in the UK...
  
  ", "A World of Our Own", "The Carnival Is Over
  The Carnival Is Over
  "The Carnival Is Over" is a Russian folk song with lyrics written by Tom Springfield in 1965 for the Australian group The Seekers, who customarily close their concerts with it...
  
  "
• The Righteous Brothers
  The Righteous Brothers
  The Righteous Brothers were the musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. They recorded from 1963 through 1975, and continued to perform until Hatfield's death in 2003...
  
   - "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
  You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
  "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin" is a 1964 song by The Righteous Brothers which became a number-one hit single in the United States and the United Kingdom the following year. In 1999, the performing-rights organization Broadcast Music, Inc. ranked the song as having had more radio and television...
  
  "
• The Animals
  The Animals
  The Animals were an English music group of the 1960s formed in Newcastle upon Tyne during the early part of the decade, and later relocated to London...
  
   - "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
  Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
  "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" is a song written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell and Sol Marcus for the singer/pianist Nina Simone, who first recorded it in 1964. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" has been recorded or performed by many artists, and is widely known by the 1965 blues rock hit...
  
  ", "Bring It On Home to Me
  Bring It On Home to Me
  "Bring It On Home to Me" is a 1962 soul song written and recorded by R&B singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. The song, about infidelity, was a hit for Cooke and has become a pop standard covered by numerous artists of different genres. It is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped...
  
  ", "We Gotta Get Out of This Place
  We Gotta Get out of This Place
  "We Gotta Get out of This Place", occasionally written "We've Gotta Get out of This Place", is a rock song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and recorded as a 1965 hit single by The Animals...
  
  ", "It's My Life
  It's My Life (The Animals song)
  "It's My Life" is a song written by Brill Building songwriters Roger Atkins and Carl D'Errico. The song was originally performed by British rock band the Animals, who released it as a single in October 1965 and was one of three songs that the Animals recorded by Brill Building songwriters.The song...
  
  "
• Wayne Fontana
  Wayne Fontana
  Wayne Fontana is an English pop singer. In 1962, he formed his backing group, the Mindbenders and got a recording contract.-Biography:...
  
   and The Mindbenders
  The Mindbenders
  The Mindbenders was a 1960s beat group from Manchester, England. They were part of the mid 1960s British Invasion with their chart-toppers "Game of Love" and "A Groovy Kind of Love"....
  
   - "Game of Love
  Game of Love
  "Game of Love" is a song by Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders that reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the UK Singles Chart in 1965.It was later covered in 1987 by New Zealand musician Ian Morris, under the stage name Tex Pistol....
  
  "
• Herman's Hermits
  Herman's Hermits
  Herman's Hermits are an English beat band, formed in Manchester in 1963 as Herman & The Hermits. The group's record producer, Mickie Most , emphasized a simple, non-threatening, clean-cut image, although the band originally played R&B numbers...
  
   - "Silhouettes
  Silhouettes (song)
  "Silhouettes" is a song made famous by the doo-wop group The Rays in 1957. A competing version by The Diamonds was also successful, and the song was a number 5 hit in 1965 for Herman's Hermits.-Writing and Rays version:...
  
  ", "Wonderful World", "Just a Little Bit Better", "A Must to Avoid"
• The Hollies
  The Hollies
  The Hollies are an English pop and rock group, formed in Manchester in the early 1960s, though most of the band members are from throughout East Lancashire. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style, they became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s and 1970s...
  
   - "Yes I Will", "I'm Alive
  I'm Alive (Clint Ballard, Jr. song)
  "I'm Alive" is a 1965 number-one UK hit single by The Hollies. It was written especially for them by the successful US pop songwriter Clint Ballard, Jr. who also had chart-topping hits with Linda Ronstadt, Wayne Fontana and Jimmy Jones...
  
  ", "Look Through Any Window
  Look Through Any Window
  "Look Through Any Window" is a song by British Beat group the Hollies. It was the first American Top-40 hit for them, peaking at #32 in January 1966. It reached #4 in their homeland...
  
  ", "If I Needed Someone
  If I Needed Someone
  "If I Needed Someone" is a song written by George Harrison. Versions by The Beatles and by The Hollies appeared simultaneously, both being released in the United Kingdom on 3 December 1965. The Hollies version appeared on a single. Most of the Hollies previous singles had been big top ten hits...
  
  "
• Tom Jones
  Tom Jones (singer)
  Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
  
   - "It's Not Unusual
  It's Not Unusual
  "It's Not Unusual" is a song written by Les Reed and Gordon Mills, first recorded by a then-unknown Tom Jones after having first been offered to Sandie Shaw. Jones recorded what was intended to be a demo for Shaw, but when she heard it she was so impressed with Jones' delivery that she declined the...
  
  ", "With These Hands"
• Roy Orbison
  Roy Orbison
  Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis...
  
   - "Goodnight"
• Kathy Kirby
  Kathy Kirby
  Kathy Kirby was an English singer who was reportedly the highest-paid female singer of her generation. She is best known for her cover version of Doris Day's "Secret Love" and for representing the United Kingdom in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest, where she came in second place...
  
   - "I Belong"
• Marianne Faithfull
  Marianne Faithfull
  Marianne Evelyn Faithfull is an award-winning English singer, songwriter and actress whose career has spanned five decades....
  
   - "Come and Stay with Me", "This Little Bird", "Summer Nights", "Yesterday
  Yesterday (song)
  "Yesterday" is a song originally recorded by The Beatles for their 1965 album Help!. The song first hit the United Kingdom top 10 three months after the release of Help!. The song remains popular today with more than 1,600 cover versions, one of the most covered songs in the history of recorded...
  
  "
• Pretty Things
  Pretty Things
  The Pretty Things are an English rock and roll band from London, who originally formed in 1963. They took their name from Bo Diddley's 1955 song "Pretty Thing" and, in their early days, were dubbed by the British press the "uglier cousins of the Rolling Stones". Their most commercially successful...
  
   - "Honey I Need"
• The Shadows
  The Shadows
  The Shadows are a British pop group with a total of 69 UK hit-charted singles: 35 as 'The Shadows' and 34 as 'Cliff Richard and the Shadows', from the 1950s to the 2000s. Cliff Richard in casual conversation with the British rock press frequently refers to the Shadows by their nickname: 'The Shads'...
  
   - "Mary Anne", "Don't Make My Baby Blue", "War Lord"
• Petula Clark
  Petula Clark
  Petula Clark, CBE is an English singer, actress, and composer whose career has spanned seven decades.Clark's professional career began as an entertainer on BBC Radio during World War II...
  
   - "I Know a Place
  I Know a Place
  "I Know a Place" is a song with music and lyrics by Tony Hatch. It was recorded in 1965 by Petula Clark at the Pye Studios in Marble Arch in a session which featured drummer Bobby Graham and the Breakaways vocal group....
  
  ", "Round Every Corner
  Round Every Corner
  "Round Every Corner", with words and music by Tony Hatch, is a single release by Petula Clark recorded in July 1965 at the Pye Studios in Marble Arch...
  
  "
• The Rolling Stones
  The Rolling Stones
  The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
  
   - "The Last Time
  The Last Time (song)
  In 1967, after the imprisonment of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, on drugs charges, The Who recorded covers of "The Last Time" and "Under My Thumb" as a single. The intention was to help Jagger and Richards make bail, but by the time the single was made available, they had been released. The...
  
  ", "It's Alright", "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
  (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
  " Satisfaction" is a song by the English rock band The Rolling Stones, released in 1965. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. Richards's throwaway three-note guitar riff — intended to be replaced by horns — opens and drives the song...
  
  ", "Get Off of My Cloud
  Get off of My Cloud
  "Get Off of My Cloud" is a song by the English rock band The Rolling Stones. It was written as a follow-up single to the successful " Satisfaction"...
  
  "
• The Who
  The Who
  The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
  
   - "I Can't Explain
  I Can't Explain
  "I Can't Explain" is a song by the English rock band The Who, written by Pete Townshend, and produced by Shel Talmy. The song was issued as a single in December 1964 in the United States and on 15 January 1965 in the United Kingdom.-Background:...
  
  ", "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
  Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
  "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" was a single released by The Who in 1965. It features call-and-response lyrics and some of the first ever recorded guitar feedback. The song was composed by guitarist Pete Townshend and vocalist Roger Daltrey, the only time they wrote together...
  
  ", "My Generation
  My Generation
  My Generation is the debut album by the English rock band The Who, released by Brunswick Records in the United Kingdom in December 1965. In the United States it was released by Decca Records as The Who Sings My Generation in April 1966, with a different cover and a slightly altered track...
  
  "
• The Yardbirds
  The Yardbirds
  - Current :* Chris Dreja - rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Jim McCarty - drums, backing vocals * Ben King - lead guitar * David Smale - bass, backing vocals...
  
   - "For Your Love
  For Your Love
  -Album reissues:The Yardbirds' 2001 compilation album Ultimate! contains eight of the eleven tracks from the original album. For Your Love has been reissued by several record labels, including JVC, Castle, and Repertoire...
  
  ", "Heart Full of Soul", "Still I'm Sad"
• Unit 4 + 2
  Unit 4 + 2
  Unit 4 + 2 were a British pop band, who had a number one hit in the UK Singles Chart in 1965 with the song "Concrete and Clay". The track topped the UK chart for one week.-Early days:...
  
   - "Concrete and Clay", "You've Never Been In Love Like This Before"
• Cliff Richard
  Cliff Richard
  Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
  
   - "The Minute You're Gone", "Time In Between", "Wind Me Up Let Me Go"
• Donovan
  Donovan
  Donovan Donovan Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music...
  
   - "Catch the Wind
  Catch the Wind (song)
  "Catch the Wind" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released as a single in the United Kingdom on March 12, 1965 through Pye Records and a few months later in the United States through Hickory Records...
  
  ", "Colours", "Universal Soldier
  Universal Soldier (song)
  "Universal Soldier" is a song written and recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie. The song was originally released on Sainte-Marie's debut album It's My Way! in 1964. "Universal Soldier" was not a popular hit at the time of its release, but it did garner attention within the...
  
  "
• Freddie and the Dreamers
  Freddie and the Dreamers
  Freddie and the Dreamers were an English band who had a number of hit records between May 1963 and November 1965. Their stage act was based around the comic antics of the 5-foot-3-inch-tall Freddie Garrity, who would bounce around the stage with arms and legs flying. The group remained active...
  
   - "A Little You"
• Dave Berry
  Dave Berry (musician)
  Not to be confused with English 1960s singer Mike Berry.Dave Berry is a British pop singer and former teen idol of the 1960s...
  
   - "Little Things"
• Roger Miller
  Roger Miller
  Roger Dean Miller was an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor, best known for his honky tonk-influenced novelty songs...
  
   - "King of the Road
  King of the Road (song)
  "King of the Road" is a 1964 song written and originally recorded by country singer Roger Miller.The lyrics tell of a hobo who despite being poor revels in his freedom, describing himself humorously as the "king of the road"...
  
  "
• The Bachelors
  The Bachelors
  The Bachelors are a popular music group, originating from Dublin, Ireland.-Career:The founding members of the group were Conleth Cluskey , Declan Cluskey , and John Stokes...
  
   - "True Love for Ever More", "Marie"
• The Barron Knights - "Pop Go the Workers", "Merry Gentle Pops"
• Peter and Gordon - "True Love Ways
  True Love Ways
  "True Love Ways" is a song co-written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty and recorded with the Ray Ellis orchestra in October 1958, four months before the singer's death. It was first released on the posthumous "The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. 2"...
  
  ", "To Know You (Is to Love You)
  To Know You (Is to Love You)
  "To Know You " is a popular song.The music was written by Robert Allen, the lyrics by Allan Roberts. The song was published in 1952.The best-known recording of the song was made by Perry Como...
  
  ", "Baby I'm Yours"
• The Beatles
  The Beatles
  The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
  
   - "Ticket to Ride
  Ticket to Ride
  "Ticket to Ride" is a song by The Beatles from their 1965 album, Help!. It was recorded 15 February 1965 and released two months later. -Composition:...
  
  ", "Yes It Is
  Yes It Is
  "Yes It Is" is a 1965 Beatles song written by John Lennon which was first released as the B-side to "Ticket to Ride"...
  
  ", "We Can Work It Out
  We Can Work It Out
  "We Can Work It Out" is a song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. It was released as a "double A-sided" single with "Day Tripper", the first time both sides of a single were so designated in an initial release...
  
  ", "Day Tripper
  Day Tripper
  "Day Tripper" is a song by The Beatles, released as a double A-side single with "We Can Work It Out". Both songs were recorded during the sessions for the Rubber Soul album...
  
  "
• Lulu
  Lulu (singer)
  Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day...
  
   - "Sastisfied", "Leave a Little Love", "Try to Understand"
• Chubby Checker
  Chubby Checker
  Chubby Checker is an American singer-songwriter. He is widely known for popularizing the twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard's R&B hit "The Twist"...
  
   - "At the Discothèque", "Everything's Wrong"
• Jackie Trent
  Jackie Trent
  Jackie Trent is an English singer, songwriter, and actress.-Career:Trent's first stage appearance was as a ten-year-old ingenue in the pantomime Babes In The Wood, but her primary interest was a career in pop music...
  
   - "Where Are You Now"
• The Honeycombs
  The Honeycombs
  The Honeycombs were an English beat/pop group, founded in 1963 in North London. The group had one chart-topping hit, the million selling "Have I the Right?", in 1964. After that song the interest in the group ebbed away, and they split up in late 1966...
  
   - "Something Better Beginning", "That's The Way"
• Françoise Hardy
  Françoise Hardy
  Françoise Madeleine Hardy is a French singer, actress and astrologer. Hardy is an iconic figure in fashion, music and style. She is married to the singer and movie actor Jacques Dutronc.-Biography:...
  
   - "All Over the World", "So Many Friends"
• The Rockin' Berries
  The Rockin' Berries
  The Rockin' Berries are a pop group from Birmingham, England, who had several hit records in the UK in the 1960s. A version of the group, emphasising comedy routines as well as music, continues to perform to the present day.-History:...
  
   - "Poor Man's Son"
• The Dave Clark Five
  The Dave Clark Five
  The Dave Clark Five were an English pop rock group. Their single "Glad All Over" knocked The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" off the top of the UK singles charts in January 1964: it eventually peaked at No.6 in the United States in April 1964.They were the second group of the British Invasion,...
  
   - "Come Home", "Catch Us If You Can
  Catch Us If You Can
  "Catch Us If You Can" is a 1965 song from The Dave Clark Five, written by group's drummer Dave Clark and guitarist Lenny Davidson. The song was one of DC5's top hits, reaching number 5 on the UK Singles Chart in the late summer of 1965 and number 4 on the U.S...
  
  "
• The Everly Brothers
  The Everly Brothers
  The Everly Brothers are country-influenced rock and roll performers, known for steel-string guitar playing and close harmony singing...
  
   - "The Price of Love", "Love Is Strange
  Love Is Strange
  "Love Is Strange" was a crossover hit by American rhythm and blues duet Mickey & Sylvia, which was released in late November 1956 by the Groove record label.The song was based on a guitar riff by Jody Williams. The co-writers of the song are of some dispute...
  
  "
• The Walker Brothers
  The Walker Brothers
  The Walker Brothers were an American 1960s and 1970s pop group, comprising Scott Engel , John Walker , and Gary Leeds...
  
   - "Love Her", "Make It Easy on Yourself", "My Ship Is Coming In"
• Burt Bacharach
  Burt Bacharach
  Burt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick...
  
   - "Trains & Boats & Planes"
• Dusty Springfield
  Dusty Springfield
  Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienSources use both Isabel and Isobel as the spelling of her second name. OBE , known professionally as Dusty Springfield and dubbed The White Queen of Soul, was a British pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s...
  
   - "In the Middle of Nowhere", "Some of Your Lovin'"
• Joan Baez
  Joan Baez
  Joan Chandos Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician and a prominent activist in the fields of human rights, peace and environmental justice....
  
   - "There But for Fortune
  There but for Fortune (song)
  "There but for Fortune" is a song by Phil Ochs, a U.S. singer-songwriter from the 1960s. Ochs wrote the song in 1963. He recorded it twice, for New Folks Volume 2 and Phil Ochs in Concert...
  
  "
• Peter Cook
  Peter Cook
  Peter Edward Cook was an English satirist, writer and comedian. An extremely influential figure in modern British comedy, he is regarded as the leading light of the British satire boom of the 1960s. He has been described by Stephen Fry as "the funniest man who ever drew breath," although Cook's...
  
   & Dudley Moore
  Dudley Moore
  Dudley Stuart John Moore, CBE was an English actor, comedian, composer and musician.Moore first came to prominence as one of the four writer-performers in the ground-breaking comedy revue Beyond the Fringe in the early 1960s, and then became famous as half of the highly popular television...
  
   - "Goodbye-ee"
• The Fortunes
  The Fortunes
  The Fortunes are an English harmony beat group. Formed in Birmingham, The Fortunes first came to prominence and international acclaim in 1965, when "You've Got Your Troubles" broke into the US and UK Top 10s...
  
   - "You've Got Your Troubles
  You've Got Your Troubles
  "You've Got Your Troubles" is a song by written by Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook which became a number two hit for The Fortunes in the United Kingdom and a number seven in the United States in August 1965. This was the fifth single for the group. It was included in the album The Fortunes...
  
  ", "Here It Comes Again"
• Vikki Carr
  Vikki Carr
  Vikki Carr is an American singer and humanitarian from El Paso, Texas. She has performed in a variety of music genres, including jazz, pop and country, but has enjoyed her greatest success singing in Spanish.-Career:After taking the stage name 'Vikki Carr', she signed with Liberty Records in 1962...
  
   - "Tell Her of Our Love"
• Jonathan King
  Jonathan King
  Jonathan King is an English singer, songwriter, impresario and record producer. He is also the author of three novels, Bible Two and The Booker Prize Winner , and Beware the Monkey Man , and an autobiography, 65 My Life So Far .King first came to prominence as an...
  
   - "Everyone's Gone to the Moon"
• Sue Thompson
  Sue Thompson
  Sue Thompson is an American pop and country music singer. She is best known for the million selling hits "Sad Movies " and "Norman", both pop hits for her in the 1960s.-Early life:...
  
   - "It's Breakup Time"
• The Tremeloes
  The Tremeloes
  The Tremeloes are an English beat group founded in 1958 in Dagenham, Essex, and still active today.-Career:They formed as Brian Poole and the Tremoloes influenced by Buddy Holly and The Crickets...
  
   - "I Want Candy
  I Want Candy
  "I Want Candy" is a song written and originally recorded by The Strangeloves in 1965 that went to number 11 in the United States. It is a famous example of a song that uses the Bo Diddley beat.-Original version:...
  
  ", "Good Lovin'"
• Horst Jankowski
  Horst Jankowski
  Horst Jankowski was a classically trained German pianist, most famous for his internationally successful easy listening music.-Biography:...
  
   - "A Walk in the Black Forest"
• The Byrds
  The Byrds
  The Byrds were an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964. The band underwent multiple line-up changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn remaining the sole consistent member until the group disbanded in 1973...
  
   - "All I Really Want to Do"
• The Fourmost
  The Fourmost
  The Fourmost were an English Merseybeat band that recorded in the 1960s. Their biggest UK hit single was "A Little Loving" in 1964.-Biography:...
  
   - "Everything in the Garden"
• Sonny & Cher
  Sonny & Cher
  Sonny & Cher were an American pop music duo, actors, singers and entertainers made up of husband-and-wife team Sonny and Cher Bono in the 1960s and 1970s. The couple started their career in the mid-1960s as R&B backing singers for record producer Phil Spector....
  
   - "I Got You Babe
  I Got You Babe
  "I Got You Babe" is a 1965 #1 single by American pop music duo Sonny & Cher.-Background and composition:Sonny Bono, a songwriter and record producer for Phil Spector, wrote the lyrics to and composed the music of the song for himself and his then-wife, Cher, late at night in their basement. Session...
  
  ", "Laugh At Me"
• Ken Dodd
  Ken Dodd
  Kenneth Arthur Dodd OBE is a British comedian and singer songwriter, famous for his frizzy hair or “fluff dom” and buck teeth or “denchers”, his favourite cleaner, the feather duster and his greeting "How tickled I am!", as well as his send-off “Lots and Lots of Happiness!”...
  
   - "Tears
  Tears (Ken Dodd song)
  "Tears" is a song written by lyricist Frank Capano and composer Billy Uhr, and was first recorded by Rudy Vallee in 1929. It was made famous as a single by Ken Dodd, which was released in 1965...
  
  "
• Cher
  Cher
  Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
  
   - "All I Really Want to Do"
• Sam the Sham
  Sam the Sham
  Sam the Sham is the stage name of the American rock and roll singer Domingo “Sam” Samudio . Sam the Sham was known for his camp robe and turban and hauling his equipment in a 1952 Packard hearse with maroon velvet curtains...
  
   - "Ju Ju Hand"
• The Sorrows
  The Sorrows
  The Sorrows are considered perhaps to be the archetypal freakbeat band. They were formed in 1963 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England by Pip Whitcher.-Career:...
  
   - "Take a Heart"
• Small Faces - "Whatcha Gonna Do About It
  Whatcha Gonna Do About It
  "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" is the debut single released by the English R&B, mod group Small Faces, released in the UK on 6 August 1965. The song peaked at number 14 in the UK Singles Chart, and stayed on chart for a total of 14 weeks.-Song profile:...
  
  "
• The Silkie
  The Silkie
  The Silkie were an English folk music group. Their name derived from an Orcadian song The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry, which they sometimes performed...
  
   - "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
  You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
  "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" is a song by The Beatles. It was written and sung by John Lennon and released on the album Help! in August 1965.-Composition and recording:...
  
  "
• The Zombies
  The Zombies
  The Zombies are an English rock band, formed in 1961 in St Albans and led by Rod Argent, on piano and keyboards, and vocalist Colin Blunstone. The group scored a UK and US hit in 1964 with "She's Not There"...
  
   - "Whenever You're Ready"
• Billy Joe Royal
  Billy Joe Royal
  Billy Joe Royal is an American singer.-Biography:Born in Valdosta and raised in Marietta in 1942, Royal became a local star at Savannah, Georgia's Bamboo Ranch in the 1950s and 1960s...
  
   - "Down in the Boondocks"
• Peter, Paul and Mary
  Peter, Paul and Mary
  Peter, Paul and Mary were an American folk-singing trio whose nearly 50-year career began with their rise to become a paradigm for 1960s folk music. The trio was composed of Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey and Mary Travers...
  
   - "Early Morning Rain"
• P. J. Proby
  P. J. Proby
  P.J. Proby is an American singer, songwriter, and actor, who has portrayed Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison in musical theater productions as well as enjoying a successful recording career in his own right....
  
   - "That Means a Lot", "Maria", "Somewhere"
• The Supremes
  The Supremes
  The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...
  
   - "Nothing But Heartaches"
• Barry McGuire
  Barry McGuire
  Barry McGuire is an American singer-songwriter best known for the hit song "Eve of Destruction", and later as a pioneering singer and songwriter of Contemporary Christian Music.-Early life:...
  
   - "Eve of Destruction"
• Hedgehoppers Anonymous
  Hedgehoppers Anonymous
  Hedgehoppers Anonymous were a 1960s beat group from the United Kingdom. They formed in November 1963 as The Trendsetters, and became The Hedgehoppers the following year...
  
   - "It's Good News Week"
• Matt Monro
  Matt Monro
  Matt Monro was an English singer who became one of the most popular entertainers on the international music scene during the 1960s...
  
   - "Yesterday
  Yesterday (song)
  "Yesterday" is a song originally recorded by The Beatles for their 1965 album Help!. The song first hit the United Kingdom top 10 three months after the release of Help!. The song remains popular today with more than 1,600 cover versions, one of the most covered songs in the history of recorded...
  
  "
• Chris Andrews
  Chris Andrews (singer)
  Chris Andrews is a singer and successful songwriter whose musical career started in the 1960s.-Career:...
  
   - "Yesterday Man
  Yesterday Man
  "Yesterday Man" is a song written by Chris Andrews and his debut single as a solo singer, released in 1965. It went up to position three in the UK charts and number one in Ireland and Germany....
  
  "
• The Swinging Blue Jeans
  The Swinging Blue Jeans
  The Swinging Blue Jeans were a four piece 1960s British Merseybeat band, best known for their hit singles with the HMV label; "Hippy Hippy Shake", the follow-up, Little Richard's "Good Golly Miss Molly", and "You're No Good", a Clint Ballard song that provided a change of pace and furnished the...
  
   - "Crazy 'Bout My Baby", "Hippy Hippy Shake"
• Billy J. Kramer
  Billy J. Kramer
  Billy J. Kramer is a British Invasion/Merseybeat singer. In the 1960s he was managed by Brian Epstein, who also managed The Beatles, and he recorded several original Lennon and McCartney compositions.-Early life and career:He grew up as the youngest of seven siblings and attended the St George of...
  
   and The Dakotas - "Neon City"
• Wilson Pickett
  Wilson Pickett
  Wilson Pickett was an American R&B/Soul singer and songwriter.A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, and frequently crossed over to the US Billboard Hot 100...
  
   - "Don't Fight It"
• Sir Douglas Quintet
  Sir Douglas Quintet
  Sir Douglas Quintet was a rock band active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Despite their British sounding name, they came out of San Antonio, Texas. Their career was established when they began working with Texas record-producer Huey P. Meaux, after which the band relocated to the West Coast...
  
   - "The Story of John Hardy"
• Fontella Bass
  Fontella Bass
  Fontella Bass is an American soul singer, who is best known for the 1965 R&B hit "Rescue Me", which she also co-wrote.-Early life:...
  
   - "Rescue Me
  Rescue Me (Fontella Bass song)
  "Rescue Me" is a song written by Fontella Bass, Raynard Miner and Carl William Smith. In 1965, it was released as a single by Fontella Bass. It would prove the biggest hit of Bass' career, reaching #1 on the R&B charts for four weeks and placing at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100...
  
  "
• The Toys
  The Toys
  The Toys were an American pop girl group from Jamaica, New York, which was formed in 1961 and disbanded in 1968.-Members:The trio consisted of:* Barbara Harris sang lead most of the time....
  
   - "A Lover's Concerto
  A Lover's Concerto
  "A Lover's Concerto" is a pop song written by American songwriters Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell and recorded in 1965 by The Toys. Their version of the song was a major hit in both the United States and the UK during 1965. It peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at #2.Critic Dave Thompson wrote,...
  
  "
• The Spencer Davis Group - "Keep On Running"
• Peter Sellers
  Peter Sellers
  Richard Henry Sellers, CBE , known as Peter Sellers, was a British comedian and actor. Perhaps best known as Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther film series, he is also notable for playing three different characters in Dr...
  
   - "A Hard Day's Night
  A Hard Day's Night (song)
  "A Hard Day's Night" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles. Written by John Lennon, and credited to Lennon–McCartney, it was released on the movie soundtrack of the same name in 1964...
  
  "

1966

• David and Jonathan
  David and Jonathan (band)
  David and Jonathan was the name used by the British pop music duo Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook.They began working together in 1965 in Bristol, England, and wrote the songs "This Golden Ring" and "You've Got Your Troubles" for the group The Fortunes...
  
   - "Michelle
  Michelle (song)
  "Michelle" is a love ballad by The Beatles, mainly written by Paul McCartney, with the middle eight co-written with John Lennon. It is featured on their Rubber Soul album. The song departs from most of The Beatles' other recordings in that some of the lyrics are in French...
  
  ", "Lovers Of The World Unite"
• Fontella Bass
  Fontella Bass
  Fontella Bass is an American soul singer, who is best known for the 1965 R&B hit "Rescue Me", which she also co-wrote.-Early life:...
  
   - "Recovery"
• Herman's Hermits
  Herman's Hermits
  Herman's Hermits are an English beat band, formed in Manchester in 1963 as Herman & The Hermits. The group's record producer, Mickie Most , emphasized a simple, non-threatening, clean-cut image, although the band originally played R&B numbers...
  
   - "A Must to Avoid", "You Won't Be Leaving", "This Door Swings Both Ways", "No Milk Today"
• Ken Dodd
  Ken Dodd
  Kenneth Arthur Dodd OBE is a British comedian and singer songwriter, famous for his frizzy hair or “fluff dom” and buck teeth or “denchers”, his favourite cleaner, the feather duster and his greeting "How tickled I am!", as well as his send-off “Lots and Lots of Happiness!”...
  
   - "The River", "Promises"
• The Kinks
  The Kinks
  The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964. Categorised in the United States as a British Invasion band, The Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the era. Their music was influenced by a...
  
   - "Till the End of the Day
  Till the End of the Day
  "Till the End of the Day" is a song by The Kinks, written by Ray Davies and released as a single in 1965 and later on their album The Kink Kontroversy. It centres around a power chord, like many of the group's early hits, and was similarly successful, reaching no. 8 in the UK and no...
  
  ", "Dedicated Follower of Fashion
  Dedicated Follower of Fashion
  "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" is a 1966 single by British band The Kinks. It lampoons the contemporary British fashion scene and mod culture in general...
  
  ", "Sunny Afternoon
  Sunny Afternoon
  "Sunny Afternoon" is a song by The Kinks, written by chief songwriter Ray Davies. Like its contemporary "Taxman" by The Beatles, the song references the high levels of progressive tax taken by the British Labour government of Harold Wilson. The track later featured on the Face to Face album as well...
  
  "
• The Spencer Davis Group - "Keep On Running", "Somebody Help Me
  Somebody Help Me
  "Somebody Help Me" is the title of a single by The Spencer Davis Group, which was released in 1966. It became a number-one hit in the UK Singles Chart.Like "Keep on Running", it was composed by Jackie Edwards....
  
  ", "When I Come Home", "Gimme Some Lovin'
  Gimme Some Lovin'
  "Gimme Some Loving" is a song written by Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis and Muff Winwood, and originally performed by The Spencer Davis Group. The basic riff of the song was borrowed from the Homer Banks song " A Lot of Love", written by Banks and Willie Dean "Deanie" Parker. The song was a UK #2 in...
  
  "
• Tom Jones
  Tom Jones (singer)
  Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
  
   - "Thunderball", "Stop Breaking My Heart", "Not Responsible", "Green Green Grass of Home
  Green Green Grass of Home
  "Green, Green Grass of Home", written by Claude "Curly" Putman, Jr., is a country song originally made popular by Porter Wagoner in 1965 and Bobby Bare in 1965. It was sung later by Tom Jones in 1966 when it reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 3 December staying there for a total of seven...
  
  "
• Len Barry
  Len Barry
  Len Barry is a retired American vocalist, songwriter and record producer.-Career:...
  
   - "Like a Baby"
• The Nashville Teens
  The Nashville Teens
  The Nashville Teens are a British pop band formed in Weybridge, Surrey in Summer 1962.-History:Arthur Sharp began his career in music as the manager of Aerco Records in Woking, Surrey...
  
   - "The Hard Way"
• The Overlanders
  The Overlanders (band)
  The Overlanders were a British music group active during the 1960s.-Career:Originally playing folk songs, the band found success hard to come by during the beat era and so converted to a more mainstream sound...
  
   - "Michelle
  Michelle (song)
  "Michelle" is a love ballad by The Beatles, mainly written by Paul McCartney, with the middle eight co-written with John Lennon. It is featured on their Rubber Soul album. The song departs from most of The Beatles' other recordings in that some of the lyrics are in French...
  
  "
• The Walker Brothers
  The Walker Brothers
  The Walker Brothers were an American 1960s and 1970s pop group, comprising Scott Engel , John Walker , and Gary Leeds...
  
   - "My Ship Is Coming In", "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)", "You Don't Have to Tell Me", "Another Tear Falls"
• Cilla Black
  Cilla Black
  Cilla Black OBE is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality, who has been consistently popular as a light entertainment figure since 1963. She is most famous for her singles Anyone Who Had A Heart, You're My World, and Alfie...
  
   - "Love's Just a Broken Heart", "Alfie
  Alfie (song)
  "Alfie" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David in 1965 most successfully recorded by Cher, Cilla Black and Dionne Warwick.-Background:...
  
  ", "Don't Answer Me", "A Fool Am I"
• Crispian St. Peters
  Crispian St. Peters
  Crispian St. Peters was an English pop singer-songwriter, best known for his work in the 1960s, particularly his 1966 hits, "The Pied Piper" and "You Were on My Mind."-Early career:...
  
   - "You Were on My Mind
  You Were on My Mind
  "You Were On My Mind" is a song written by Sylvia Tyson in 1964. It was originally performed by her and Ian Tyson as the duo Ian & Sylvia and they recorded it for their 1964 album, Northern Journey. It was published in sheet form by M...
  
  ", "The Pied Piper"
• Stevie Wonder
  Stevie Wonder
  Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
  
   - "Uptight (Everything's Alright)
  Uptight (Everything's Alright)
  "Uptight " is a 1966 hit single recorded by Stevie Wonder for the Tamla label. One of his most popular early singles, "Uptight " was the first Stevie Wonder single to be co-written by the artist....
  
  "
• Dusty Springfield
  Dusty Springfield
  Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienSources use both Isabel and Isobel as the spelling of her second name. OBE , known professionally as Dusty Springfield and dubbed The White Queen of Soul, was a British pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s...
  
   - "Little by Little
  Little by Little (The Rolling Stones song)
  "Little by Little" was released by The Rolling Stones on the Decca label on February 21, 1964, as the B-side to their version of "Not Fade Away". Also included on their debut album The Rolling Stones in April 1964....
  
  ", "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
  You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
  "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" is the title of a 1966 hit recorded by British singer Dusty Springfield which proved to be her career record reaching #1 UK and #4 US: the song subsequently charted in the UK via remakes by Elvis Presley , Guys 'n' Dolls and Denise Welch with Presley's version...
  
  ", "Going Back", "All I See Is You"
• Pinkerton's Assorted Colours
  Pinkerton's Assorted Colours
  Pinkerton's Assorted Colours were a mid 1960s pop band from England.-Career:Formed in Rugby, Warwickshire as 'The Liberators', they became Pinkerton's Assorted Colours in 1965, and scored a Top 10 hit with their first single release, "Mirror, Mirror" written by Tony Newman. They were managed by...
  
   - "Mirror Mirror", "Don't Stop Loving Me Baby", "Magic Rocking Horse"
• Sandie Shaw
  Sandie Shaw
  Sandie Shaw is an English pop singer, who was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s. In 1967 she was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest...
  
   - "Tomorrow", "Nothing Comes Easy", "Run", "Think Sometimes About Me"
• The Mindbenders
  The Mindbenders
  The Mindbenders was a 1960s beat group from Manchester, England. They were part of the mid 1960s British Invasion with their chart-toppers "Game of Love" and "A Groovy Kind of Love"....
  
   - "A Groovy Kind of Love
  A Groovy Kind of Love
  "A Groovy Kind of Love" is a pop song written by Toni Wine and Carol Bayer for the Screen Gems music publishing company. It is heavily based on the Rondo movement of Sonatina in G major, op. 36 no. 5 by Muzio Clementi...
  
  ", "Ashes to Ashes"
• Eddy Arnold
  Eddy Arnold
  Richard Edward Arnold , known professionally as Eddy Arnold, was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called Nashville sound innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more...
  
   - "Make the World Go Away
  Make the World Go Away
  "Make the World Go Away" is a country-popular music song composed by Hank Cochran. It has become a Top 40 popular success three times: for Timi Yuro , for Eddy Arnold , and for the brother-sister duo Donny and Marie Osmond . The original version of the song was recorded by Ray Price during...
  
  ", "I Want to Go with You
  I Want to Go with You
  "I Want to Go with You" is the title of a popular song from 1966 by the American country music singer Eddy Arnold. The song was written by country music singer-songwriter Hank Cochran....
  
  "
• Petula Clark
  Petula Clark
  Petula Clark, CBE is an English singer, actress, and composer whose career has spanned seven decades.Clark's professional career began as an entertainer on BBC Radio during World War II...
  
   - "My Love", "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love"
• The Rolling Stones
  The Rolling Stones
  The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
  
   - "19th Nervous Breakdown
  19th Nervous Breakdown
  "19th Nervous Breakdown" is a song by the English rock band The Rolling Stones.The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards during their 1965 tour of the United States. The song was recorded during the Aftermath sessions between 3 and 8 December 1965 at RCA Recording Studios in Hollywood,...
  
  ", "Mother's Little Helper
  Mother's Little Helper
  "Mother's Little Helper" is a song by the English rock and roll band The Rolling Stones. It first appeared as the opening track to the United Kingdom version of their 1966 album Aftermath....
  
  ", "Lady Jane
  Lady Jane
  "Lady Jane" is a Rolling Stones' song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards featured on their 1966 album Aftermath.In America Lady Jane was the B-side to "Mother's Little Helper", but "Lady Jane" reached #24 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart...
  
  ", "Paint It, Black
  Paint It, Black
  "Paint It, Black" is a song released by The Rolling Stones on 13 May 1966 as the first single from their fourth album Aftermath. It was originally titled "Paint It Black" without a comma. Keith Richards has stated that the comma was added by the record label, Decca.The song was written by Mick...
  
  ", "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?
  Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?
  "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?" is a song by the English rock and roll band The Rolling Stones. It first appeared as a single in September 1966 and was included as the opening track on the British version of their 1966 compilation album Big Hits .Written by Mick Jagger...
  
  "
• Gene Pitney
  Gene Pitney
  Eugene Francis Alan Pitney, known as Gene Pitney , was an American singer-songwriter, musician and sound engineer. Through the mid-1960s, he enjoyed success as a recording artist on both sides of the Atlantic and was among the group of early 1960s American acts who continued to enjoy hits after the...
  
   - "Backstage", "Nobody Needs Your Love"
• The Animals
  The Animals
  The Animals were an English music group of the 1960s formed in Newcastle upon Tyne during the early part of the decade, and later relocated to London...
  
   - "Inside - Looking Out", "Don't Bring Me Down
  Don't Bring Me Down (The Animals song)
  "Don't Bring Me Down" is a rock song composed by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and recorded as a 1966 hit single by The Animals.-History:"Don't Bring Me Down" was the third of The Animals' epic personalisations of Brill Building material, following the 1965 hits "We Gotta Get out of This Place" and...
  
  "
• Eric Burdon
  Eric Burdon
  Eric Victor Burdon is an English singer-songwriter best known as a founding member and vocalist of rock band The Animals, and the funk rock band War and for his aggressive stage performance...
  
   - "Help Me, Girl"
• Lulu
  Lulu (singer)
  Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day...
  
   - "Call Me"
• Small Faces - "Sha-La-La-La-Lee
  Sha-La-La-La-Lee
  "Sha-La-La-La-Lee" was the third song released by English R&B influenced group Small Faces on 28 January 1966 reaching number three in the UK Singles Chart....
  
  ", "Hey Girl
  Hey Girl (Small Faces song)
  "Hey Girl" was the fourth song release by popular British R&B group Small Faces. The song reached number ten on the UK Singles Charts in 1966.-Song profile:...
  
  ", "All or Nothing
  All or Nothing (Small Faces song)
  "All or Nothing" is a hit song written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane of British mod group Small Faces in 1966.The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart two weeks after being released and due to a change in the TOTP chart that week, shared spot with The Beatles song "Yellow...
  
  ", "My Mind's Eye"
• The Hollies
  The Hollies
  The Hollies are an English pop and rock group, formed in Manchester in the early 1960s, though most of the band members are from throughout East Lancashire. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style, they became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s and 1970s...
  
   - "I Can't Let Go
  I Can't Let Go
  "I Can't Let Go" is The Hollies' first 1966 single, and the final single to feature the band's original bassist Eric Haydock. It went to #2 in the UK but only #42 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. The song was co-written by Chip Taylor, who also wrote "Wild Thing" and is actor Jon Voight's brother...
  
  ", "Bus Stop
  Bus Stop (song)
  "Bus Stop" is the title of a song recorded and released as a 7-inch 45 rpm vinyl single by the British pop band The Hollies. It became a hit in 1966, reaching #5 in the UK Singles Chart...
  
  ", "Stop Stop Stop"
• The Fortunes
  The Fortunes
  The Fortunes are an English harmony beat group. Formed in Birmingham, The Fortunes first came to prominence and international acclaim in 1965, when "You've Got Your Troubles" broke into the US and UK Top 10s...
  
   - "The Golden Ring", "Is It Really Worth Your While"
• The Shadows
  The Shadows
  The Shadows are a British pop group with a total of 69 UK hit-charted singles: 35 as 'The Shadows' and 34 as 'Cliff Richard and the Shadows', from the 1950s to the 2000s. Cliff Richard in casual conversation with the British rock press frequently refers to the Shadows by their nickname: 'The Shads'...
  
   - "I Met a Girl", "A Place in the Sun", "The Dreams I Dream"
• The Bachelors
  The Bachelors
  The Bachelors are a popular music group, originating from Dublin, Ireland.-Career:The founding members of the group were Conleth Cluskey , Declan Cluskey , and John Stokes...
  
   - "The Sounds of Silence"
• The Yardbirds
  The Yardbirds
  - Current :* Chris Dreja - rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Jim McCarty - drums, backing vocals * Ben King - lead guitar * David Smale - bass, backing vocals...
  
   - "Shapes of Things
  Shapes of Things
  "Shapes of Things" is a song written by Paul Samwell-Smith, Keith Relf, and Jim McCarty, originally recorded by The Yardbirds and released as a single in March 1966 by the Columbia Graphophone Company...
  
  ", "Over Under Sideways Down", "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago
  Happenings Ten Years Time Ago
  "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" was the first single by the British rock band The Yardbirds to feature future Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page in the band. Page had recently replaced the original bassist for The Yardbirds, Paul Samwell-Smith. "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" was also the first of...
  
  "
• Val Doonican
  Val Doonican
  Val Doonican is an Irish singer. From 1965 to 1986 he was a regular fixture on the BBC Television's schedule with The Val Doonican Show, which featured his own singing performances and a variety of guest artists...
  
   - "Elusive Butterfly
  Elusive Butterfly
  "Elusive Butterfly" is a popular song by Bob Lind released in 1966, which reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also recorded and released in 1966 in the UK by the Irish singer Val Doonican...
  
  ", "What Would I Be"
• Bob Lind
  Bob Lind
  Bob Lind is an American folk music singer-songwriter who reached the height of his success during the 1960s...
  
   - "Elusive Butterfly"
• Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
  Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
  Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich , were a British pop/rock group of the 1960s. Two of their single releases sold in excess of one million copies each, and they reached Number One in the UK with the second of them, "The Legend of Xanadu".-Biography:Five friends from Wiltshire, David John Harman,...
  
   - "Hold Tight!", "Hideaway", "Bend It", "Save Me"
• Roy Orbison
  Roy Orbison
  Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis...
  
   - "Twinkle Toes"
• The Who
  The Who
  The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
  
   - "Substitute", "I'm a Boy
  I'm a Boy
  "I'm a Boy" is a 1966 rock song written by Pete Townshend for his band The Who. The song, like other early recordings by the band, such as "I Can't Explain", "The Kids Are Alright" and "Happy Jack", centers around the early power pop genre...
  
  "
• The Seekers
  The Seekers
  The Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop music group which were originally formed in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States...
  
   - "Someday One Day", "Walk with Me", "Morningtown Ride"
• The Alan Price Set
  Alan Price
  Alan Price is an English musician, best known as the original keyboardist for the English band The Animals, and for his subsequent solo work....
  
   - "I Put a Spell on You
  I Put a Spell on You
  "I Put a Spell on You" is a 1956 song written by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, whose recording was selected as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It was also ranked #320 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.Although Hawkins'...
  
  ", "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
  Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
  "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" is a popular song with music by Bronislau Kaper, and lyrics by Helen Deutsch. The song was published in 1952. The song was featured in the movie Lili which starred Leslie Caron.-Recorded versions:...
  
  "
• The Searchers
  The Searchers (band)
  The Searchers are an English beat group, who emerged as part of the 1960s Merseybeat scene along with The Beatles, The Fourmost, The Merseybeats, The Swinging Blue Jeans, and Gerry & The Pacemakers....
  
   - "Take It or Leave It", "Have You Ever Loved Somebody"
• Manfred Mann
  Manfred Mann
  Manfred Mann was a British beat, rhythm and blues and pop band of the 1960s, named after their South African keyboardist, Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band...
  
   - "Pretty Flamingo", "Just Like a Woman
  Just Like a Woman (song)
  "Just Like a Woman" is a song written by Bob Dylan and first released on his 1966 album, Blonde on Blonde . It was also released as a single in the U.S. during August 1966 and peaked at #33 on the Billboard Hot 100...
  
  ", "Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James"
• The Lovin' Spoonful
  The Lovin' Spoonful
  The Lovin' Spoonful is an American pop rock band of the 1960s, named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. When asked about his band, leader John Sebastian said it sounded like a combination of "Mississippi John Hurt and Chuck Berry," prompting his friend, Fritz Richmond, to suggest the name...
  
   - "Daydream"
• Nancy Sinatra
  Nancy Sinatra
  Nancy Sandra Sinatra is an American singer and actress. She is the daughter of singer/actor Frank Sinatra, and remains best known for her 1966 signature hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"....
  
   - "How Does That Grab You Darlin'"
• Trini Lopez
  Trini Lopez
  Trini Lopez is an American singer, guitarist and actor.-Career:Lopez was born in Dallas, Texas, on Ashland Street in the Little Mexico neighborhood. He began his entertainment career in Dallas playing at the Vegas Club, a nightclub owned by Jack Ruby...
  
   - "I'm Coming Home Cindy"
• Neil Christian
  Neil Christian
  Neil Christian, born Christopher Tidmarsh had a solo hit single in 1966, when "That's Nice" , reached Number 16 in the UK Singles Chart. He remains, however, a one-hit wonder. Follow-up singles "Oops" and "Two at a Time" never reached the charts...
  
   - "That's Nice"
• Peter Cook
  Peter Cook
  Peter Edward Cook was an English satirist, writer and comedian. An extremely influential figure in modern British comedy, he is regarded as the leading light of the British satire boom of the 1960s. He has been described by Stephen Fry as "the funniest man who ever drew breath," although Cook's...
  
   and Dudley Moore
  Dudley Moore
  Dudley Stuart John Moore, CBE was an English actor, comedian, composer and musician.Moore first came to prominence as one of the four writer-performers in the ground-breaking comedy revue Beyond the Fringe in the early 1960s, and then became famous as half of the highly popular television...
  
   - "Bo Dudley"
• The Merseys
  The Merseybeats
  The Merseybeats are a Merseybeat band that emerged from the Liverpool scene in the early 1960s, performing at The Cavern Club along with The Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers and other similar artists....
  
   - "Sorrow"
• The Troggs
  The Troggs
  The Troggs are an English rock band from the 1960s that had a number of hits in UK and the US. Their most famous songs include, "Wild Thing", "With a Girl Like You", and "Love Is All Around"...
  
   - "Wild Thing", "With a Girl Like You
  With a Girl Like You
  "With a Girl like You" is a hit song by English band The Troggs. The song reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 4 August 1966, where it remained for two weeks.-Song profile:...
  
  ", "I Can't Control Myself"
• Chris Andrews
  Chris Andrews (singer)
  Chris Andrews is a singer and successful songwriter whose musical career started in the 1960s.-Career:...
  
   - "What'cha Gonna Do Now", "Stop That Girl"
• Wayne Fontana
  Wayne Fontana
  Wayne Fontana is an English pop singer. In 1962, he formed his backing group, the Mindbenders and got a recording contract.-Biography:...
  
   - "Come On Home"
• The Beatles
  The Beatles
  The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
  
   - "Paperback Writer
  Paperback Writer
  "Paperback Writer" is a 1966 song recorded and released by The Beatles. Written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney, the song was released as the A-side of their eleventh single...
  
  ", "Rain
  Rain (The Beatles song)
  "Rain" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles, credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was first released in June 1966 as the B-side of the "Paperback Writer" single...
  
  "
• Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
  Georgie Fame
  Georgie Fame is a British rhythm and blues and jazz singer and keyboard player. The one-time rock and roll tour musician, who had a string of 1960s hits, is still a popular performer, often working with contemporaries such as Van Morrison and Bill Wyman.-Early life:Fame took piano lessons from the...
  
   - "Get Away", "Sunny
  Sunny (song)
  "Sunny" is the name of a song written by Bobby Hebb. It is one of the most covered popular songs, with hundreds of versions released. BMI rates "Sunny" number 25 in its "Top 100 songs of the century."...
  
  "
• Chris Farlowe
  Chris Farlowe
  Chris Farlowe is an English rock, blues and soul singer. He is best known for his hit single "Out of Time", which rose to #1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1966, and his association with Colosseum and the Thunderbirds.Outside his music career, Farlowe collects war memorabilia.-Career:Inspired by Lonnie...
  
   - "Out of Time"
• Los Bravos
  Los Bravos
  Los Bravos were a Spanish beat group, formed in 1965, and based in Madrid. Their single "Black Is Black" reached #2 in the United Kingdom in July 1966, and #4 in the United States selling over a million records.-Biography:...
  
   - "Black Is Black
  Black Is Black
  "Black Is Black" is a song by rock band Los Bravos, released in 1966 as the group's debut single for Decca Records. Produced by Ivor Raymonde, the song reached number two in the UK,number four in the U.S.,and number one in Canada....
  
  ", "I Don't Care"
• Simon & Garfunkel - "I Am a Rock
  I Am a Rock
  "I Am a Rock" is a song written by Paul Simon. It was first performed by Simon alone as the opening track on his album The Paul Simon Songbook which he originally recorded and released in August 1965, only in the United Kingdom...
  
  "
• Dave Berry
  Dave Berry (musician)
  Not to be confused with English 1960s singer Mike Berry.Dave Berry is a British pop singer and former teen idol of the 1960s...
  
   - "Mama"
• Twice as Much
  Twice as Much
  Twice as Much was composed of David Skinner and Andrew Rose and were harmony singers who also wrote much of their own material...
  
   - "Sittin' on a Fence
  Sittin' On A Fence
  "Sittin' on a Fence" is a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the British rock and roll band The Rolling Stones. The song was given to the singing duo Twice as Much, who released it as their debut single in May 1966...
  
  "
• Billy Fury
  Billy Fury
  Billy Fury, born Ronald William Wycherley , was an internationally successful English singer from the late-1950s to the mid-1960s, and remained an active songwriter until the 1980s. Rheumatic fever, which he first contracted as a child, damaged his heart and ultimately contributed to his death...
  
   - "Give Me Your Word"
• Sonny & Cher
  Sonny & Cher
  Sonny & Cher were an American pop music duo, actors, singers and entertainers made up of husband-and-wife team Sonny and Cher Bono in the 1960s and 1970s. The couple started their career in the mid-1960s as R&B backing singers for record producer Phil Spector....
  
   - "Little Man"
• The New Vaudeville Band
  The New Vaudeville Band
  The New Vaudeville Band was a group created by songwriter Geoff Stephens in 1966 to record his novelty composition "Winchester Cathedral", a song inspired by the dance bands of the 1920s and a Rudy Vallee megaphone style vocal...
  
   - "Winchester Cathedral
  Winchester Cathedral (song)
  "Winchester Cathedral" is a song released in late 1966 by Fontana Records, whereupon it shot to the No. 1 spot in Canada on the RPM 100 national singles charts and shortly thereafter in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was released by The New Vaudeville Band, a novelty group established...
  
  "
• Peter and Gordon - "Lady Godiva"
• Cat Stevens
  Cat Stevens
  Yusuf Islam , commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist, and prominent convert to Islam....
  
   - "I Love My Dog"
• Robert Parker - "Happy Feet"
• Lee Dorsey
  Lee Dorsey
  Lee Dorsey was an African American pop/R&B singer during the 1960s. Much of his work was produced by Allen Toussaint with instrumental backing provided by the Meters.-Career:...
  
   - "Holy Cow"
• Dave Clark Five - "Nineteen Days"
• Paul Anka
  Paul Anka
  Paul Albert Anka, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor.Anka first became famous as a teen idol in the late 1950s and 1960s with hit songs like "Diana'", "Lonely Boy", and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder"...
  
   - "Poor Old World"
• The Four Tops - "Reach Out I'll Be There
  Reach Out I'll Be There
  "Reach Out I'll Be There" is a 1966 hit song recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song is one of the most well-known Motown tunes of the 1960s and is today considered The Tops' signature song...
  
  "
• Cliff Richard
  Cliff Richard
  Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
  
   - "Time Drags By"
• Bobby Darin
  Bobby Darin
  Bobby Darin , born Walden Robert Cassotto, was an American singer, actor and musician.Darin performed in a range of music genres, including pop, rock, jazz, folk and country...
  
   - "If I Were a Carpenter"
• Little Richard
  Little Richard
  Richard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and...
  
   - "I Need Love"
• The Easybeats
  The Easybeats
  The Easybeats were an Australian rock and roll band. They formed in Sydney in late 1964 and broke up at the end of 1969. They are regarded as the greatest Australian pop band of the 1960s, and were the first Australian rock and roll act to score an international pop hit with their 1966 single...
  
   - "Friday on My Mind
  Friday on My Mind
  "Friday on My Mind" is a 1966 song by Australian rock group The Easybeats. Written by band members George Young and Harry Vanda, the track became a worldwide hit, reaching #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1967 in the US, #1 in Australia and #6 in the UK, as well as charting in several...
  
  "
• Samantha Juste
  Samantha Juste
  Samantha Juste , became known on British television in the mid-1960s as the “disc girl” on the BBC’s Top of the Pops. In 1968 she married Micky Dolenz of the Monkees. Their daughter is the actress Ami Dolenz....
  
   - "No One Needs My Love Today"
• Donovan
  Donovan
  Donovan Donovan Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music...
  
   - "Sunshine Superman
  Sunshine Superman
  "Sunshine Superman" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. The "Sunshine Superman" single was released in the United States through Epic Records in July 1966, but due to a contractual dispute the United Kingdom release was delayed until December 1966, where it...
  
  "
• Bobby Hebb
  Bobby Hebb
  Bobby Hebb was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his writing and recording of "Sunny".-Biography:...
  
   - "A Satisfied Mind"
• The Rascals
  The Rascals
  The Rascals were an American blue-eyed soul group initially active during the years 1965–72. The band released numerous top ten singles in North America during the mid- and late-1960s, including the U.S. #1 hits "Good Lovin'" , "Groovin'" , and "People Got to Be Free"...
  
   - "Too Many Fish in the Sea"
• Paul Jones
  Paul Jones (singer)
  Paul Jones is an English singer, actor, harmonica player, and radio personality and television presenter.-Career:As P. P...
  
   - "High Time"

1967

• Donovan
  Donovan
  Donovan Donovan Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music...
  
   - "Sunshine Superman
  Sunshine Superman
  "Sunshine Superman" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. The "Sunshine Superman" single was released in the United States through Epic Records in July 1966, but due to a contractual dispute the United Kingdom release was delayed until December 1966, where it...
  
  ", "Mellow Yellow
  Mellow Yellow
  "Mellow Yellow" is a song and single release by Donovan. It reached #2 on the Billboard charts in the U.S. in 1966 and #8 in the UK in early 1967....
  
  "
• Paul Jones
  Paul Jones (singer)
  Paul Jones is an English singer, actor, harmonica player, and radio personality and television presenter.-Career:As P. P...
  
   - "I've Been a Bad, Bad Boy", "Thinkin' Ain't for Me"
• Sandie Shaw
  Sandie Shaw
  Sandie Shaw is an English pop singer, who was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s. In 1967 she was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest...
  
   - "I Don't Need Anything", "You've Not Changed
  You've Not Changed
  "You've Not Changed" is the fifteenth single by 1960s British girl singer Sandie Shaw. This was the first single A-side to be written by Chris Andrews since "Think Sometimes About Me" almost a year previously. Shaw feels that at the time this was her best single for some time and it reached Number...
  
  ", "Puppet on a String
  Puppet on a String
  "Puppet on a String" is the name of the Eurovision Song Contest-winning song in 1967 by British singer Sandie Shaw. It was her thirteenth UK single release....
  
  ", "Tonight in Tokyo"
• The Easybeats
  The Easybeats
  The Easybeats were an Australian rock and roll band. They formed in Sydney in late 1964 and broke up at the end of 1969. They are regarded as the greatest Australian pop band of the 1960s, and were the first Australian rock and roll act to score an international pop hit with their 1966 single...
  
   - "Friday on My Mind
  Friday on My Mind
  "Friday on My Mind" is a 1966 song by Australian rock group The Easybeats. Written by band members George Young and Harry Vanda, the track became a worldwide hit, reaching #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1967 in the US, #1 in Australia and #6 in the UK, as well as charting in several...
  
  "
• The Four Tops - "Standing in the Shadows of Love
  Standing in the Shadows of Love
  "Standing in the Shadows of Love" is a 1966 hit single recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song is one of the most well-known Motown tunes of the 1960s...
  
  "
• The Kinks
  The Kinks
  The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964. Categorised in the United States as a British Invasion band, The Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the era. Their music was influenced by a...
  
   - "Dead End Street
  Dead End Street (song)
  "Dead End Street" is a song by the British band The Kinks from 1966, written by main songwriter Ray Davies. Like many other songs written by Davies, it is slightly influenced by British Music Hall. It was originally released as a non-album single, but has since been included as one of several bonus...
  
  ", "Waterloo Sunset
  Waterloo Sunset
  Waterloo Sunset is a song by British rock band The Kinks. It was released as a single in 1967, and featured on their album Something Else by The Kinks...
  
  ", "Autumn Almanac
  Autumn Almanac
  "Autumn Almanac" is a pop song, written by Ray Davies and recorded by the musical group The Kinks in 1967. "Autumn Almanac" has since been noted for being an "absolute classic", "a finely observed slice of English custom", a "weird character study" and for its "mellow, melodic sound that was to...
  
  "
• The Troggs
  The Troggs
  The Troggs are an English rock band from the 1960s that had a number of hits in UK and the US. Their most famous songs include, "Wild Thing", "With a Girl Like You", and "Love Is All Around"...
  
   - "Any Way That You Want Me", "Give It to Me", "Night of the Long Grass", "Love Is All Around"
• Tom Jones
  Tom Jones (singer)
  Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
  
   - "Green Green Grass of Home
  Green Green Grass of Home
  "Green, Green Grass of Home", written by Claude "Curly" Putman, Jr., is a country song originally made popular by Porter Wagoner in 1965 and Bobby Bare in 1965. It was sung later by Tom Jones in 1966 when it reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 3 December staying there for a total of seven...
  
  ", "Detroit City", "Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings", "I'll Never Fall in Love Again
  I'll Never Fall in Love Again
  "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" is a popular song by composer Burt Bacharach and lyricist Hal David. Originally written for the 1968 musical Promises, Promises, it soon became one of Bacharach and David's most enduring songs. It was nominated for Song of the Year in the 1969 Grammy awards...
  
  ", "I'm Coming Home"
• The Who
  The Who
  The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
  
   - "Happy Jack
  Happy Jack (song)
  "Happy Jack" is a rock song from British rock band, The Who, released in December 1966 in the UK and peaking at #3. It was their first top forty hit in the USA, released in March 1967 and peaking at #24. It was included on the USA version of their second album...
  
  ", "Pictures of Lily
  Pictures of Lily
  "Pictures of Lily" is a single by the British rock band The Who, written by guitarist and primary songwriter Pete Townshend. It was released in 1967 as a single, and made the top five in the UK, but failed to break into the top 50 in the United States....
  
  ", "I Can See for Miles
  I Can See For Miles
  "I Can See for Miles" is a song written by Pete Townshend of The Who, recorded for the band's 1967 album, The Who Sell Out. It was the only song from the album to be released as a single, on 14 October 1967...
  
  "
• The Move
  The Move
  The Move, from Birmingham, England, were one of the leading British rock bands of the 1960s. They scored nine Top 20 UK singles in five years, but were among the most popular British bands not to find any success in the United States....
  
   - "Night of Fear
  Night of Fear
  "Night of Fear" is the title of The Move's debut single. The main riff was derived from Tchaikovsky's, 1812 Overture.At one point, it was considered that its b-side "Disturbance" would be The Move's first a-side, but this didn't happen because "Night of Fear" was decided to be more commercial. It...
  
  ", "Flowers in the Rain
  Flowers in the Rain
  "Flowers in the Rain" is a song by the sixties Rock band The Move. The song was released as a single and reached number two in 1967 on the UK Singles Chart....
  
  ", "I Can Hear the Grass Grow
  I Can Hear the Grass Grow
  "I Can Hear the Grass Grow " is the second single by The Move. It is a psychedelic rock song referring to the synesthetic effects of hallucinogenics. Among the musical references are Chesney Allen's vocal underlines during the middle 8...
  
  "
• Rita Pavone
  Rita Pavone
  Rita Pavone is an Italian ballad and rock singer who enjoyed success through the 1960s. Pavone is also an actress.-Singing career:...
  
   - "You Only You"
• Cream
  Cream (band)
  Cream were a 1960s British rock supergroup consisting of bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker...
  
   - "I Feel Free
  I Feel Free
  "I Feel Free" is a song first recorded by British rock group Cream. The song's lyrics were written by Pete Brown, its music by Jack Bruce. It was the first track on the US issue of their debut album, Fresh Cream , and the band's second hit single...
  
  ", "Stange Brew"
• Cat Stevens
  Cat Stevens
  Yusuf Islam , commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist, and prominent convert to Islam....
  
   - "Matthew and Son
  Matthew and Son
  - American LP release :- Personnel :* Cat Stevens: guitars, Piano, Hammond organ, vocals.* John Paul Jones, Bass guitar * All instruments arranged by Alan Tew.* Mike Hurst: Producer, engineer, liner notes....
  
  ", "I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun
  I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun
  "I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun" is a Cat Stevens song from his debut album Matthew and Son. The single was released in 1967, produced by Mike Hurst of Decca Records' recently added Deram Records.- Charts :Song...
  
  ", "A Bad Night"
• Adam Faith
  Adam Faith
  Terence "Terry" Nelhams-Wright, known as Adam Faith was a Teen idol English singer, actor and later financial journalist. He was one of the most charted acts of the 1960s. He became the first UK artist to lodge his initial seven hits in the Top 5...
  
   - "What More Can Anyone Do"
• Georgie Fame
  Georgie Fame
  Georgie Fame is a British rhythm and blues and jazz singer and keyboard player. The one-time rock and roll tour musician, who had a string of 1960s hits, is still a popular performer, often working with contemporaries such as Van Morrison and Bill Wyman.-Early life:Fame took piano lessons from the...
  
   - "Sitting in the Park", "Because I Love You", "Try My World"
• Wayne Fontana
  Wayne Fontana
  Wayne Fontana is an English pop singer. In 1962, he formed his backing group, the Mindbenders and got a recording contract.-Biography:...
  
   - "Pamela Pamela"
• The Tremeloes
  The Tremeloes
  The Tremeloes are an English beat group founded in 1958 in Dagenham, Essex, and still active today.-Career:They formed as Brian Poole and the Tremoloes influenced by Buddy Holly and The Crickets...
  
   - "Here Comes My Baby", "Silence Is Golden", "Even the Bad Times Are Good", "Be Mine"
• The Searchers
  The Searchers (band)
  The Searchers are an English beat group, who emerged as part of the 1960s Merseybeat scene along with The Beatles, The Fourmost, The Merseybeats, The Swinging Blue Jeans, and Gerry & The Pacemakers....
  
   - "Popcorn Double Feature"
• The Jimi Hendrix Experience
  The Jimi Hendrix Experience
  The Jimi Hendrix Experience were an English-American psychedelic rock band that formed in London in October 1966. Comprising eponymous singer-songwriter and guitarist Jimi Hendrix, bassist and backing vocalist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell, the band was active until June 1969, in which...
  
   - "Hey Joe
  Hey Joe
  "Hey Joe" is an American popular song from the 1960s that has become a rock standard and as such, has been performed in a multitude of musical styles by hundreds of different artists since it was first written. "Hey Joe" tells the story of a man who is on the run and planning to head to Mexico...
  
  ", "Purple Haze
  Purple Haze
  "Purple Haze" is a song written in 1966 and recorded in 1967 by The Jimi Hendrix Experience and released as a single in both the United Kingdom and the United States. It appeared on their 1967 album Are You Experienced...
  
  ", "The Wind Cries Mary
  The Wind Cries Mary
  The Wind Cries Mary is a song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience released as the band's third single, backed with "Highway Chile", on May 5, 1967. It reached no. 6 in the UK Charts. The track is an example of psychedelic blues-rock, as the song is in the key of F major, with a guitar solo primarily...
  
  ", "Burning of the Midnight Lamp
  Burning of the Midnight Lamp
  "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" is a song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, first released as a mono single b/w "The Stars That Play with Laughing Sam's Dice" in the United Kingdom on August 19, 1967 . It later appeared on the band's final studio album, Electric Ladyland...
  
  "
• The New Vaudeville Band
  The New Vaudeville Band
  The New Vaudeville Band was a group created by songwriter Geoff Stephens in 1966 to record his novelty composition "Winchester Cathedral", a song inspired by the dance bands of the 1920s and a Rudy Vallee megaphone style vocal...
  
   - "Peek-A-Boo", "Finchley Central", "Green Street Green"
• The Rolling Stones
  The Rolling Stones
  The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
  
   - "Let's Spend the Night Together
  Let's Spend the Night Together
  "Let's Spend the Night Together" is a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and originally released as a single by The Rolling Stones in 1967...
  
  ", "Ruby Tuesday"
• Jonathan King
  Jonathan King
  Jonathan King is an English singer, songwriter, impresario and record producer. He is also the author of three novels, Bible Two and The Booker Prize Winner , and Beware the Monkey Man , and an autobiography, 65 My Life So Far .King first came to prominence as an...
  
   - "Seagulls"
• Chris Farlowe
  Chris Farlowe
  Chris Farlowe is an English rock, blues and soul singer. He is best known for his hit single "Out of Time", which rose to #1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1966, and his association with Colosseum and the Thunderbirds.Outside his music career, Farlowe collects war memorabilia.-Career:Inspired by Lonnie...
  
   - "My Way of Giving"
• Petula Clark
  Petula Clark
  Petula Clark, CBE is an English singer, actress, and composer whose career has spanned seven decades.Clark's professional career began as an entertainer on BBC Radio during World War II...
  
   - "This Is My Song
  This Is My Song (1967 song)
  "This Is My Song" is a song written by Charlie Chaplin in 1966 and performed by Petula Clark.-Origin/ Petula Clark recording:"This is My Song" was intended for the film, A Countess from Hong Kong, which Charlie Chaplin wrote and directed...
  
  "
• Herman's Hermits
  Herman's Hermits
  Herman's Hermits are an English beat band, formed in Manchester in 1963 as Herman & The Hermits. The group's record producer, Mickie Most , emphasized a simple, non-threatening, clean-cut image, although the band originally played R&B numbers...
  
   - "There's a Kind of Hush
  There's A Kind Of Hush
  "There's a Kind of Hush" is a popular song written by Les Reed and Geoff Stephens which was a hit in 1967 for Herman's Hermits and again in 1976 for the Carpenters.-First recordings:...
  
  "
• Gene Pitney
  Gene Pitney
  Eugene Francis Alan Pitney, known as Gene Pitney , was an American singer-songwriter, musician and sound engineer. Through the mid-1960s, he enjoyed success as a recording artist on both sides of the Atlantic and was among the group of early 1960s American acts who continued to enjoy hits after the...
  
   - "In the Cold Light of Day", "Something's Gotten Hold On My Heart"
• Engelbert Humperdinck
  Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)
  Engelbert Humperdinck is a British pop singer, best known for his hits including "Release Me " and "After the Lovin'" as well as "The Last Waltz" .-Early life:...
  
   - "Release Me
  Release Me (1946 song)
  "Release Me" is a popular song written by Eddie Miller, Robert Yount, and James Pebworth , published in 1946.Miller wrote the song in 1946 but could not get anyone to record it for years, so he recorded it himself in 1953. Shortly afterward it was covered by Jimmy Heap, and with even better success...
  
  ", "The Last Waltz
  The Last Waltz (song)
  "The Last Waltz" is a song written by Barry Mason and Les Reed. It was one of Engelbert Humperdinck's biggest hits, spending five weeks at number one on the British charts in September and October 1967...
  
  ", "There Goes My Everything
  There Goes My Everything (song)
  "There Goes My Everything" is a popular song by Dallas Frazier, published in 1965. The song is best known in a 1966 version by Jack Greene whose version spent seven weeks at the top and a total of twenty-one weeks on the chart. The song also won several awards, including Single of the Year and...
  
  "
• The Hollies
  The Hollies
  The Hollies are an English pop and rock group, formed in Manchester in the early 1960s, though most of the band members are from throughout East Lancashire. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style, they became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s and 1970s...
  
   - "On a Carousel", "King Midas In Reverse
  King Midas In Reverse
  King Midas In Reverse is a song by British pop group The Hollies written by members Allan Clarke, Graham Nash and Tony Hicks. It was released by The Hollies as single in September 1967 in anticipation of their album Butterfly. It was released in the UK on the Parlophone label and in the US on the...
  
  ", "Carrie-Anne"
• P. J. Proby
  P. J. Proby
  P.J. Proby is an American singer, songwriter, and actor, who has portrayed Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison in musical theater productions as well as enjoying a successful recording career in his own right....
  
   - "Nikky Hooky"
• Sandy Posey
  Sandy Posey
  Sandy Posey is an American popular singer, who enjoyed success in the 1960s with singles such as her 1966 recording of Martha Sharpe's composition, "Single Girl." She is often described as a country singer, although, like Skeeter Davis her output has varied...
  
   - "Single Girl
  Single Girl
  Single Girl was the title of a song by Martha Sharpe that was an international hit for American singer Sandy Posey from late 1966 to early 1967.-Recording by Sandy Posey :...
  
  "
• Vince Hill
  Vince Hill
  Vince Hill is an English traditional pop music singer, songwriter and record producer.-Biography:...
  
   - "Edelweiss
  Edelweiss (song)
  "Edelweiss" is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music. It is named after the edelweiss, a white flower found high in the Alps...
  
  ", "Roses of Picardy"
• Dusty Springfield
  Dusty Springfield
  Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienSources use both Isabel and Isobel as the spelling of her second name. OBE , known professionally as Dusty Springfield and dubbed The White Queen of Soul, was a British pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s...
  
   - "I'll Try Anything", "Give Me Time"
• Val Doonican
  Val Doonican
  Val Doonican is an Irish singer. From 1965 to 1986 he was a regular fixture on the BBC Television's schedule with The Val Doonican Show, which featured his own singing performances and a variety of guest artists...
  
   - "Memories Are Made of This
  Memories Are Made of This
  "Memories Are Made of This" is a popular song written by Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr, and Frank Miller in 1955.-History:The most popular version of the song was recorded by Dean Martin. It reached #1 on the Billboard chart for six weeks in 1956, and became his biggest hit...
  
  ", "Two Streets", "If The Whole World Stopped Loving"
• Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
  Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
  Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich , were a British pop/rock group of the 1960s. Two of their single releases sold in excess of one million copies each, and they reached Number One in the UK with the second of them, "The Legend of Xanadu".-Biography:Five friends from Wiltshire, David John Harman,...
  
   - "Touch Me Touch Me", "Okay", "Zabadak!
  Zabadak (song)
  "Zabadak" is the name of a hit song by the musical group Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, written by Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley. It was featured on the 1967 Boxing Day episode of Top of the Pops....
  
  "
• Roy Orbison
  Roy Orbison
  Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis...
  
   - "So Good"
• The Nashville Teens
  The Nashville Teens
  The Nashville Teens are a British pop band formed in Weybridge, Surrey in Summer 1962.-History:Arthur Sharp began his career in music as the manager of Aerco Records in Woking, Surrey...
  
   - "I'm Coming Home"
• Keith
  Keith (singer)
  Keith is an American vocalist. He legally changed his name to Bazza Keefer in 1988, in memory of his mother.-Early days:...
  
   - "Tell It to My Face"
• Alan Price Set
  Alan Price
  Alan Price is an English musician, best known as the original keyboardist for the English band The Animals, and for his subsequent solo work....
  
   - "Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear
  Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear
  "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear" is a song written by Randy Newman, about a sincere young man of modest means named Simon Smith who entertains affluent members of the public with his dancing bear, which may or may not be real....
  
  ", "The House That Jack Built", "Shame"
• Lee Dorsey
  Lee Dorsey
  Lee Dorsey was an African American pop/R&B singer during the 1960s. Much of his work was produced by Allen Toussaint with instrumental backing provided by the Meters.-Career:...
  
   - "Rain Rain Go Away
  Rain Rain Go Away
  "Rain Rain Go Away" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19096.-Lyrics:There are many versions and variations of this rhyming couplet. The most common modern version of is:-Origins:...
  
  "
• Harry Secombe
  Harry Secombe
  Sir Harry Donald Secombe CBE was a Welsh entertainer with a talent for comedy and a noted fine tenor singing voice. He is best known for playing Neddie Seagoon, the central character in the BBC radio comedy series The Goon Show...
  
   - "This Is My Song
  This Is My Song (1967 song)
  "This Is My Song" is a song written by Charlie Chaplin in 1966 and performed by Petula Clark.-Origin/ Petula Clark recording:"This is My Song" was intended for the film, A Countess from Hong Kong, which Charlie Chaplin wrote and directed...
  
  "
• Cliff Richard
  Cliff Richard
  Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
  
   - "It's All Over", "I'll Come Running", "The Day I Met Marie", "All My Love
  All My Love (Bolero)
  "All My Love " is a popular song. The music was written by Paul Durand, based on Maurice Ravel's Boléro. French lyrics were written by Henri Contet, the English lyrics by Mitchell Parish.It was popularized by Patti Page in 1950...
  
  "
• The Dave Clark Five
  The Dave Clark Five
  The Dave Clark Five were an English pop rock group. Their single "Glad All Over" knocked The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" off the top of the UK singles charts in January 1964: it eventually peaked at No.6 in the United States in April 1964.They were the second group of the British Invasion,...
  
   - "You've Got What It Takes", "Everybody Knows"
• The Dubliners
  The Dubliners
  The Dubliners are an Irish folk band founded in 1962.-Formation and history:The Dubliners, initially known as "The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group", formed in 1962 and made a name for themselves playing regularly in O'Donoghue's Pub in Dublin...
  
   - "The Black Velvet Band
  The Black Velvet Band
  "The Black Velvet Band" is a traditional English and Irish folk song describing transportation to Australia, a common punishment in 19th century Britain and Ireland. The song tells the story of a tradesman who meets a young woman who has stolen an item and passed it on to him...
  
  ", "Seven Drunken Nights
  Seven Drunken Nights
  "Seven Drunken Nights" is a humorous folk Irish song, most famously performed by The Dubliners and others. The Dubliners version reached number 7 in the UK charts in 1967, thanks to its diffusion on Radio Caroline, though it was banned from the national broadcasting station...
  
  "
• Traffic
  Traffic (band)
  Traffic were an English rock band whose members came from the West Midlands. The group formed in April 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason...
  
   - "Hole in My Shoe
  Hole In My Shoe
  "Hole in My Shoe" is a song by Traffic which as a single release reached number 2 in the UK charts and number 22 in the German charts in 1967. Composed by guitarist Dave Mason, it was disliked by the other three members of the group, who felt that it did not represent the band's musical or lyrical...
  
  ", "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
  Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (Traffic song)
  "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" is a single by Traffic. It is the title song to the film Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush. The single used an edited version of the song, with the intro removed.-References:...
  
  "
• The Flower Pot Men - "Let's Go to San Francisco"
• Small Faces - "Just Passing", "Here Come the Nice
  Here Come the Nice
  "Here Come the Nice" is a song released by English rhythm and blues group Small Faces. It peaked at number 12 in the UK singles chart in 1967. It was their first release on new label Immediate after moving from Decca.-Song profile:...
  
  ", "Itchycoo Park
  Itchycoo Park
  "Itchycoo Park" is a psychedelic pop song written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, first recorded by their group, the Small Faces. The song reached number three in the UK Singles Chart, 1967.-Song profile:...
  
  "
• Whistling Jack Smith
  John O'Neill (musician)
  John O'Neill was a professional musician born in County Durham, England to Irish parents. He was famous for his whistling abilities and was also an accomplished trumpeter....
  
   - "I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman"
• Otis Redding
  Otis Redding
  Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an American soul singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and talent scout. He is considered one of the major figures in soul and R&B...
  
   - "Day Tripper
  Day Tripper
  "Day Tripper" is a song by The Beatles, released as a double A-side single with "We Can Work It Out". Both songs were recorded during the sessions for the Rubber Soul album...
  
  "
• Manfred Mann
  Manfred Mann
  Manfred Mann was a British beat, rhythm and blues and pop band of the 1960s, named after their South African keyboardist, Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band...
  
   - "Ha Ha Said the Clown", "So Long Dad"
• The Four Tops - "Bernadette
  Bernadette (song)
  "Bernadette" is a 1967 hit song recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song is one of the most well-known Motown tunes of the 1960s...
  
  "
• Lulu
  Lulu (singer)
  Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day...
  
   - "The Boat That I Row", "Let's Pretend", "Love Loves to Love Love"
• Rolf Harris
  Rolf Harris
  Rolf Harris, CBE, AM is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, composer, painter and television personality.Born in Perth, Western Australia, Harris was a champion swimmer before studying art. He moved to England in 1952, where he started to appear on television programmes on which he drew the...
  
   - "Fijain Girl"
• David and Jonathan
  David and Jonathan (band)
  David and Jonathan was the name used by the British pop music duo Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook.They began working together in 1965 in Bristol, England, and wrote the songs "This Golden Ring" and "You've Got Your Troubles" for the group The Fortunes...
  
   - "Gilly, Gilly, Ossenfeffer, Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea
  Gilly, Gilly, Ossenfeffer, Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea
  "Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea" is a popular song written by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning and published in 1954.The best-known version in the United States was recorded by The Four Lads with teenage girls Lillian Pasciolla and others on February 27, 1954...
  
  "
• P. P. Arnold
  P. P. Arnold
  P. P. Arnold is an American-born soul singer who enjoyed considerable success in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and beyond.-Early life:...
  
   - "The First Cut Is the Deepest
  The First Cut Is the Deepest
  "The First Cut Is the Deepest" is a 1967 song written by Cat Stevens, originally released by P. P. Arnold in the spring of 1967. Stevens' own version of the song is technically a cover, and originally appeared on his album New Masters in December 1967....
  
  "
• Jeff Beck
  Jeff Beck
  Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds...
  
   - "Hi Ho Silver Lining
  Hi Ho Silver Lining
  "Hi Ho Silver Lining" is a rock song, written by American songwriters Scott English and Larry Weiss and first released as a single in March 1967 by The Attack, followed a few days later by Jeff Beck. Because the Beck version charted first, the song is most often associated with him...
  
  "
• Neil Diamond
  Neil Diamond
  Neil Leslie Diamond is an American singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades from the 1960s until the present....
  
   - "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
  Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
  "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" is a song written by Neil Diamond, whose recording of it on Bang Records reached #10 on the U.S. pop singles chart in 1967. The song garnered a second life span when it appeared on the 1994 Pulp Fiction soundtrack, performed by rock band Urge Overkill...
  
  "
• Chris Farlowe
  Chris Farlowe
  Chris Farlowe is an English rock, blues and soul singer. He is best known for his hit single "Out of Time", which rose to #1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1966, and his association with Colosseum and the Thunderbirds.Outside his music career, Farlowe collects war memorabilia.-Career:Inspired by Lonnie...
  
   - "Yesterday's Papers"
• The Bee Gees - "New York Mining Disaster 1941
  New York Mining Disaster 1941
  "New York Mining Disaster 1941" was the first song to be released by the Bee Gees in the United States , and their first song to hit the charts in the US or UK...
  
  ", "Massachusetts
  Massachusetts (Bee Gees song)
  "Massachusetts" is a song written, recorded, and released by the Bee Gees in 1967 and later appearing on their 1968 album, Horizontal. It was their first Number 1 hit in the UK and eventually became one of the best selling singles of all times....
  
  ", "World
  World (Bee Gees song)
  "World" is the second UK single from the Bee Gees second album Horizontal, released in 1967 in the United Kingdom. Though it was a big hit in Europe, Atco Records did not issue it as a single in the United States...
  
  "
• Procol Harum
  Procol Harum
  Procol Harum are a British rock band, formed in 1967, which contributed to the development of progressive rock, and by extension, symphonic rock. Their best-known recording is their 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale"...
  
   - "A Whiter Shade of Pale
  A Whiter Shade of Pale
  "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the debut song by the British band Procol Harum, released 12 May 1967. The single reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967, and stayed there for six weeks. Without much promotion, it reached #5 on the US charts, as well...
  
  ", "Homburg
  Homburg (song)
  Homburg was Procol Harum's follow-up single to their initial 1967 hit "A Whiter Shade of Pale". Written by pianist Gary Brooker and lyricist Keith Reid, "Homburg" reached number 5 in the UK charts, number 15 in Canada, and number 34 in the United States...
  
  "
• Cilla Black
  Cilla Black
  Cilla Black OBE is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality, who has been consistently popular as a light entertainment figure since 1963. She is most famous for her singles Anyone Who Had A Heart, You're My World, and Alfie...
  
   - "What Good Am I", "I Only Live to Love You"
• The Turtles
  The Turtles
  The Turtles are an American rock group led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman. The band became notable for several Top 40 hits beginning with its cover version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" in 1965...
  
   - "She'd Rather Be with Me"
• Judith Durham
  Judith Durham
  Judith Durham, OAM is an Australian jazz singer and musician who became the lead vocalist for the Australian popular folk music group The Seekers in 1963. She left the group in mid-1968 to pursue her solo career...
  
   - "The Olive Tree"
• Vikki Carr
  Vikki Carr
  Vikki Carr is an American singer and humanitarian from El Paso, Texas. She has performed in a variety of music genres, including jazz, pop and country, but has enjoyed her greatest success singing in Spanish.-Career:After taking the stage name 'Vikki Carr', she signed with Liberty Records in 1962...
  
   - "It Must Be Him
  It Must Be Him (song)
  "It Must Be Him" is a popular song with music written by Gilbert Bécaud, originally with French lyrics by Maurice Vidalin.-English language cover:...
  
  "
• Pink Floyd
  Pink Floyd
  Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
  
   - "See Emily Play
  See Emily Play
  "See Emily Play" was the second single recorded by the English psychedelic rock group Pink Floyd. It was written by original frontman Syd Barrett and recorded on 23 May 1967. The single featured "Scarecrow" as its B-side...
  
  "
• Dave Davies
  Dave Davies
  David Russell Gordon "Dave" Davies is an English rock musician best known for his role as lead guitarist and vocalist for the English rock band The Kinks....
  
   - "Death of a Clown
  Death of a Clown
  "Death of a Clown" is a song by Dave Davies, member of British rock group The Kinks, released as his debut solo single in 1967. The song is co-written with his brother Ray Davies. Ray Davies' first wife, Rasa, sings the supporting female vocal during the song's chorus...
  
  "
• Anita Harris
  Anita Harris
  Anita Harris is an English actress, singer and entertainer....
  
   - "Just Loving You"
• Amen Corner
  Amen Corner (band)
  Amen Corner were a successful Welsh rock group, formed in late 1966 in Cardiff, Wales.-Career:The band was named after The Amen Corner, a weekly disc spin at the Victoria Ballroom in Cardiff, Wales, where every Sunday night Dr...
  
   - "Gin House Blues
  Gin House Blues
  "Gin House Blues" is the title of two different blues songs, which have become confused over the years. Both songs were first recorded by Bessie Smith....
  
  "
• The Beatles
  The Beatles
  The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
  
   - "All You Need Is Love
  All You Need Is Love
  "All You Need Is Love" is a song written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was first performed by The Beatles on Our World, the first live global television link. Watched by 400 million in 26 countries, the programme was broadcast via satellite on 25 June 1967...
  
  "
• The New Christy Minstrels - "I'll Coat Your Mind with Honey"
• The Animals
  The Animals
  The Animals were an English music group of the 1960s formed in Newcastle upon Tyne during the early part of the decade, and later relocated to London...
  
   - "Good Times", "San Franciscan Nights
  San Franciscan Nights
  "San Franciscan Nights" is a 1967 song performed by Eric Burdon and The Animals, with words and music by the group's members, Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, and Danny McCulloch...
  
  "
• Keith West
  Keith West
  Keith Alan Hopkins, better known by his stage name, Keith West was the lead singer of Tomorrow, a 1960s psychedelic rock band. West composed most of the band's songs...
  
   - "Grocer Jack (Excerpt from A Teenage Opera)
  Grocer Jack (Excerpt from A Teenage Opera)
  Excerpt from "A Teenage Opera" is a 1967 single by Keith West, produced by Mark Wirtz. It was a big hit in Europe, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart. The single was part of a bigger "A Teenage Opera" project....
  
  "
• Frankie Vaughan
  Frankie Vaughan
  Frankie Vaughan, CBE, DL was an English singer of traditional pop music, who issued more than 80 recordings in his lifetime. He was known as "Mr. Moonlight" after one of his early hits.-Life and career:...
  
   - "There Must Be a Way"
• The Herd
  The Herd (UK band)
  The Herd were an English psychedelic rock group, founded in 1965, that came to prominence in the late 1960s. They launched the career of Peter Frampton and scored three UK top twenty hits.-Biography:...
  
   - "From the Underworld"
• The Barron Knights - "Here Come the Bees"
• The Seekers
  The Seekers
  The Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop music group which were originally formed in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States...
  
   - "When Will the Good Apples Fall"
• Stevie Wonder
  Stevie Wonder
  Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
  
   - "I'm Wondering"
• The Foundations
  The Foundations
  The Foundations were a British soul band, active from 1967 to 1970. The group, made up of West Indians, White British, and a Sri Lankan, are best known for their two biggest hits, "Baby Now That I've Found You" , written by Tony Macaulay and John MacLeod; and "Build Me Up Buttercup" The Foundations...
  
   - "Baby Now That I've Found You
  Baby Now That I've Found You
  "Baby, Now That I've Found You" is a song written by Tony Macaulay and John MacLeod. Part of the song was written in the same bar of a Soho tavern where Karl Marx is supposed to have written Das Kapital. The lyrics are a plea that an unnamed subject not break up with the singer.-Original recording...
  
  "
• Long John Baldry
  Long John Baldry
  John William "Long John" Baldry was an English and Canadian blues singer and a voice actor. He sang with many British musicians, with Rod Stewart and Elton John appearing in bands led by Baldry in the 1960s. He enjoyed pop success in the UK where Let the Heartaches Begin reached No...
  
   - "Let the Heartaches Begin
  Let the Heartaches Begin
  "Let the Heartaches Begin" is a song performed by British singer Long John Baldry. The single was a number one hit in the UK Singles Chart on 22 November 1967 where it stayed for two weeks. It was the second of two consecutive UK number one hits for the writing partnership of Tony Macaulay and...
  
  "
• Simon Dupree and the Big Sound
  Simon Dupree and the Big Sound
  Simon Dupree and the Big Sound were a British pop band formed by three brothers, Derek Shulman, born 1947 , Phil Shulman, born 1937 , and Ray Shulman, born 1949 .-Career:...
  
   - "Kites
  Kites (Simon Dupree song)
  "Kites" is a ballad written by Hal Hackady and Lee Pockriss.It was a hit for Simon Dupree and the Big Sound, the group of the Shulman brothers who went on to form the progressive band Gentle Giant. Their first releases had not been successful and they looked to their manager, John King, for...
  
  "
• Des O'Connor
  Des O'Connor
  Des O'Connor, CBE is an English comedian and singer. A former talkshow host, he was the presenter of the long-running Channel 4 gameshow Countdown for two years...
  
   - "Careless Hands"

1968

• Amen Corner
  Amen Corner (band)
  Amen Corner were a successful Welsh rock group, formed in late 1966 in Cardiff, Wales.-Career:The band was named after The Amen Corner, a weekly disc spin at the Victoria Ballroom in Cardiff, Wales, where every Sunday night Dr...
  
   - "Bend Me, Shape Me
  Bend Me, Shape Me
  "Bend Me, Shape Me" is a song written by Scott English and Larry Weiss. It was first recorded by The Outsiders as a track on their album The Outsiders In in 1966...
  
  "
• Alan Price Set - "Don't Stop the Carnival"
• Brian Auger
  Brian Auger
  Brian Auger is a jazz and rock keyboardist, who has specialized in playing the Hammond organ.A jazz pianist, bandleader, session musician and Hammond B3 player, Auger has played or toured with artists such as Rod Stewart, Tony Williams, Jimi Hendrix, Sonny Boy Williamson, Led Zeppelin, Eric Burdon...
  
  , Julie Driscoll
  Julie Driscoll
  Julie Tippetts is an English singer and actress, known for her 1960s versions of Bob Dylan's "This Wheel's on Fire", and Donovan's "Season of the Witch", both with Brian Auger & The Trinity...
  
  , & The Trinity - "This Wheel's on Fire
  This Wheel's on Fire (song)
  "This Wheel's on Fire" is a song written by Bob Dylan and Rick Danko. It was originally recorded by Dylan and The Band during their legendary 1967 sessions, portions of which comprised the 1975 album, The Basement Tapes...
  
  "
• Cilla Black
  Cilla Black
  Cilla Black OBE is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality, who has been consistently popular as a light entertainment figure since 1963. She is most famous for her singles Anyone Who Had A Heart, You're My World, and Alfie...
  
   – "Step Inside Love
  Step Inside Love
  "Step Inside Love" is a song written by Paul McCartney for Cilla Black in 1967 as a theme for her TV series Cilla, which first aired in the beginning of 1968. Her version was released as a single on 8 March 1968. It reached number eight in the British charts...
  
  ", "Where's Tomorrow?"
• The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
  The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
  The Crazy World of Arthur Brown is a psychedelic rock album by Arthur Brown and his band The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, released in 1968. Considered a classic of the late-1960s psychedelic scene and a significant influence on progressive rock, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown includes covers of...
  
   – "Fire
  Fire (Arthur Brown song)
  "Fire" is a 1968 song by Arthur Brown, Vincent Crane, Mike Finesilver and Peter Ker. Performed by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, it was released as a single and on the band's debut album, also called The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. The single made #1 in the UK and Canada. In October, it made #2...
  
  "
• Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
  Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
  Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich , were a British pop/rock group of the 1960s. Two of their single releases sold in excess of one million copies each, and they reached Number One in the UK with the second of them, "The Legend of Xanadu".-Biography:Five friends from Wiltshire, David John Harman,...
  
   - "The Legend of Xanadu
  The Legend of Xanadu
  "The Legend of Xanadu" is a single by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich that reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in 1968, and was the group's biggest hit...
  
  "
• The Equals
  The Equals
  The Equals were a pop/reggae/rock group that formed in North London, England in 1965. They are mainly remembered for its million-selling chart-topper, "Baby Come Back". Eddy Grant, then sporting dyed blonde hair, founded the group...
  
   – "Baby Come Back
  Baby Come Back (The Equals song)
  "Baby, Come Back" is a song written by Eddy Grant, and originally performed and recorded by him and the rest of his band The Equals.-The Equals version:...
  
  "
• The Foundations
  The Foundations
  The Foundations were a British soul band, active from 1967 to 1970. The group, made up of West Indians, White British, and a Sri Lankan, are best known for their two biggest hits, "Baby Now That I've Found You" , written by Tony Macaulay and John MacLeod; and "Build Me Up Buttercup" The Foundations...
  
   - "Back on My Feet Again"
• Herman's Hermits
  Herman's Hermits
  Herman's Hermits are an English beat band, formed in Manchester in 1963 as Herman & The Hermits. The group's record producer, Mickie Most , emphasized a simple, non-threatening, clean-cut image, although the band originally played R&B numbers...
  
   - "I Can Take or Leave Your Loving"
• Mary Hopkin
  Mary Hopkin
  Mary Hopkin , credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti, is a Welsh folk singer best known for her 1968 UK number one single "Those Were The Days". She was one of the first musicians to sign to The Beatles' Apple label....
  
   - "Those Were the Days
  Those Were the Days (song)
  "Those Were the Days" is a song credited to Gene Raskin, who put English lyrics to the Russian song "Dorogoi dlinnoyu" , written by Boris Fomin with words by the poet Konstantin Podrevskii. It deals with reminiscence upon youth and romantic idealism...
  
  "
• Tom Jones
  Tom Jones (singer)
  Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
  
   – "Delilah
  Delilah (1968 song)
  "Delilah" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Tom Jones in 1968. It was written by Barry Mason, with music by Les Reed.-Success:It reached No 1 in the charts of several countries including Germany and Switzerland. It reached No 2 in the British charts in March 1968 and was the sixth best selling...
  
  "
• Lulu
  Lulu (singer)
  Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day...
  
   - "Me, The Peaceful Heart", "Boy", "I'm a Tiger"
• Manfred Mann
  Manfred Mann
  Manfred Mann was a British beat, rhythm and blues and pop band of the 1960s, named after their South African keyboardist, Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band...
  
   - "Mighty Quinn", "My Name Is Jack"
• Massiel
  Massiel
  María de los Ángeles Felisa Santamaría Espinoza , professionally known as Massiel, is a Spanish pop singer...
  
   - "He Gives Me Love"
• The Move
  The Move
  The Move, from Birmingham, England, were one of the leading British rock bands of the 1960s. They scored nine Top 20 UK singles in five years, but were among the most popular British bands not to find any success in the United States....
  
   - "Fire Brigade
  Fire Brigade (Move song)
  "Fire Brigade" is a song written by Roy Wood and performed by The Move, with Wood on lead vocal. The song contains a guitar figure straight out of Duane Eddy...
  
  "
• Cliff Richard
  Cliff Richard
  Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
  
   - "Congratulations
  Congratulations (song)
  "Congratulations" is a song written by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter as the UK entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 on 6 April with Cliff Richard performing....
  
  "
• Status Quo – "Pictures of Matchstick Men
  Pictures of Matchstick Men
  "Pictures of Matchstick Men" is the first hit single by Status Quo, released in November 1967. It reached number seven in the British charts, number eight in Canada, and number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their only hit single in the United States...
  
  "
• Brenton Wood
  Brenton Wood
  Brenton Wood is an American singer and songwriter, best known for his two 1967 hit singles: "The Oogum Boogum Song" and "Gimme Little Sign".-Career:...
  
   - "Gimme Little Sign
  Gimme Little Sign
  "Gimme Little Sign" is a classic soul music song by Brenton Wood. It was released in 1967 on the album The Oogum Boogum Song. It was written by Jerry Winn, Alfred Smith and Joseph Hooven...
  
  "
• Small Faces - "Lazy Sunday (song)
  Lazy Sunday (song)
  "Lazy Sunday" is a song by English beat band Small Faces, reaching number two on the UK singles chart in 1968 . It was written by the Small Faces songwriting duo Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, and appeared on the band's 1968 concept album Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake and preceded the album as a...
  
  "
• The Herd
  The Herd (UK band)
  The Herd were an English psychedelic rock group, founded in 1965, that came to prominence in the late 1960s. They launched the career of Peter Frampton and scored three UK top twenty hits.-Biography:...
  
   - "I Don't Want Our Loving To Die"
• Love Affair
  Love Affair (band)
  Love Affair were a London based pop, soul, R&B group formed in 1966. They had several UK Singles Chart Top 10 hits, including the number one success "Everlasting Love".-Personnel:The band primarily featured the following —...
  
   - "Everlasting Love
  Everlasting Love
  "Everlasting Love" is a song written by Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden that has been a hit for various artists, including Robert Knight, Carl Carlton, Love Affair, and Gloria Estefan.- Overview :...
  
  , Rainbow Valley
  Rainbow Valley
  Rainbow Valley is the seventh book in the chronology of the Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery, although it was the fifth book published...
  
  "

1969

• Cilla Black
  Cilla Black
  Cilla Black OBE is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality, who has been consistently popular as a light entertainment figure since 1963. She is most famous for her singles Anyone Who Had A Heart, You're My World, and Alfie...
  
   - "Surround Yourself with Sorrow", "Conversations", "If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind"
• Joe Dolan
  Joe Dolan
  Joseph "Joe" Francis Robert Dolan was an Irish entertainer, recorder and singer of easy listening songs...
  
   - "Make Me an Island"
• The Hollies
  The Hollies
  The Hollies are an English pop and rock group, formed in Manchester in the early 1960s, though most of the band members are from throughout East Lancashire. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style, they became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s and 1970s...
  
   – "Sorry Suzanne"
• Mary Hopkin
  Mary Hopkin
  Mary Hopkin , credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti, is a Welsh folk singer best known for her 1968 UK number one single "Those Were The Days". She was one of the first musicians to sign to The Beatles' Apple label....
  
   - "Goodbye"
• The Kinks
  The Kinks
  The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964. Categorised in the United States as a British Invasion band, The Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the era. Their music was influenced by a...
  
   - "Days
  Days (The Kinks song)
  Kirsty MacColl covered "Days" on her 1989 album Kite. It was released as a single and reached #12 on the UK singles chart, the same position achieved by The Kinks in 1969. It was re-released in 1995, charting much lower, only reaching #42 in the UK...
  
  "
• Lulu
  Lulu (singer)
  Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day...
  
   - "Boom Bang-a-Bang
  Boom Bang-a-Bang
  "Boom Bang-a-Bang" was the United Kingdom entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1969It was sung by Lulu, and was co-written by Alan Moorhouse and Peter Warne aka Michael Julien, the latter of who also wrote "Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me" for Shirley Bassey....
  
  ", "Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)
  Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)
  "Oh Me Oh My " is a Top 30 hit for Lulu which charted in 1969–70; the song has been most notably remade by Aretha Franklin and Tina Arena.-Lulu version:...
  
  "
• Cliff Richard
  Cliff Richard
  Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
  
   - "Big Ship"
• Clodagh Rodgers
  Clodagh Rodgers
  Clodagh Rodgers is a singer and actress from Northern Ireland, best known for her hit single, "Jack in the Box".-Career:...
  
   - "Come Back and Shake Me", "Goodnight Midnight"
• The Rolling Stones
  The Rolling Stones
  The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
  
   – "Honky Tonk Women
  Honky Tonk Women
  "Honky Tonk Women" is a 1969 hit song by The Rolling Stones. Released as a single on 4 July 1969 in the UK and a week later in the US, it topped the charts in both nations.-Inspiration and Recording:...
  
  "
• Peter Sarstedt
  Peter Sarstedt
  Peter Eardley Sarstedt is an Anglo-Indian singer-songwriter.-Career:Sarstedt was born in India and attended Victoria Boys' School in Kurseong, in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal. His family relocated to England in 1954...
  
   - "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)
  Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)
  "Where Do You Go To ?" is a 1969 song by Peter Sarstedt and recorded by renowned producer Ray Singer. Engineered by John Mackswith at Lansdowne Recording Studios. It was a #1 hit in the UK charts for four weeks in 1969 and was awarded the 1969 Ivor Novello Award, together with David Bowie's "Space...
  
  "
• Sandie Shaw
  Sandie Shaw
  Sandie Shaw is an English pop singer, who was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s. In 1967 she was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest...
  
   - "Monsieur Dupont", "Think It All Over
  Think It All Over
  "Think It All Over" is the twenty-second single by 1960s British girl singer Sandie Shaw. It was her final single to be written by Chris Andrews and was influenced by the German oompah bands that were popular at the time. The single peaked just outside the U.K. Top 40, and became Shaw's final...
  
  "

1970

• Deep Purple
  Deep Purple
  Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
  
   - "Black Night
  Black Night
  "Black Night" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple, first released as a single in June 1970 and later included on the 25th Year Anniversary version of their 1970 album, In Rock. The song became a hit following its release, peaking at #2 on UK charts, and to this day remains Deep Purple's...
  
  "
• Dana
  Dana Rosemary Scallon
  Dana Rosemary Scallon , known in her singing career simply as Dana, is an Irish singer and former Member of the European Parliament ....
  
   - "All Kinds Of Everything", "I Will Follow You"
• Edison Lighthouse
  Edison Lighthouse
  Edison Lighthouse was a UK pop group, initially a studio-only assemblage that served as a vehicle for session vocalist Tony Burrows and songwriter/record producers Tony Macaulay and Barry Mason, are best known for their 1970 UK chart-topper and million-selling record, "Love Grows ".-Career:The...
  
   - "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
  Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
  "Love Grows " is a popular song by "one-hit wonder" Edison Lighthouse. The single hit the number one spot on the UK singles chart on the week ending on 31 January 1970, where it remained for a total of five weeks.- Song profile :...
  
  "
• Aretha Franklin
  Aretha Franklin
  Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...
  
   - "I Say a Little Prayer
  I Say a Little Prayer
  "I Say a Little Prayer" is a song written by songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David for Dionne Warwick, originally peaking at number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in December 1967.-Background:...
  
  "
• The First Edition
  The First Edition
  The First Edition was a country music/rock band. Its stalwart members being Kenny Rogers , Mickey Jones and Terry Williams...
  
   - "Child of Mine"
• Cilla Black
  Cilla Black
  Cilla Black OBE is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality, who has been consistently popular as a light entertainment figure since 1963. She is most famous for her singles Anyone Who Had A Heart, You're My World, and Alfie...
  
   - "Something's Burning"
• Free
  Free (band)
  Free were an English rock band, formed in London in 1968, best known for their 1970 signature song "All Right Now". They disbanded in 1973 and lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become a frontman of the band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums; lead guitarist Paul Kossoff died from a...
  
   – "All Right Now
  All Right Now
  "All Right Now" is a rock single by the English rock band Free. The song, released in mid-1970, hit #2 on the UK singles chart and #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. "All Right Now" originally appeared on the album Fire And Water, which Free recorded on the Island Records label, formed...
  
  "
• Mary Hopkin
  Mary Hopkin
  Mary Hopkin , credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti, is a Welsh folk singer best known for her 1968 UK number one single "Those Were The Days". She was one of the first musicians to sign to The Beatles' Apple label....
  
   - "Temma Harbour", "Knock, Knock (Who's There?)", "Think About Your Children"
• Jackson 5 - "I Want You Back
  I Want You Back
  "I Want You Back" was released in 1969 and in early 1970s became a number-one hit single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label. The song, along with a b-side cover of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' "Who's Lovin' You", was the only single from the first Jackson 5 album, Diana Ross Presents...
  
  "
• Jethro Tull
  Jethro Tull (band)
  Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and the guitar work of Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969.Initially playing blues rock with...
  
   – "The Witches' Promise"
• King Crimson
  King Crimson
  King Crimson are a rock band founded in London, England in 1969. Often categorised as a foundational progressive rock group, the band have incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during their history...
  
   - "Cat Food
  Cat Food/Groon
  Cat Food/Groon is a single by the band King Crimson, released in 1970.*Track 1, "Cat Food", is from the album In the Wake of Poseidon ....
  
  "
• The Kinks
  The Kinks
  The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964. Categorised in the United States as a British Invasion band, The Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the era. Their music was influenced by a...
  
   – "Lola
  Lola (song)
  "Lola" is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by The Kinks which details a romantic encounter between a young man and a transvestite he meets in a club in Soho, London....
  
  "
• Lulu
  Lulu (singer)
  Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day...
  
   - "You've Got To Believe In Love"
• Rattles
  The Rattles
  The Rattles are a rock band from Germany. Their biggest selling record was their 1968 recorded song, "The Witch", which sold over one million copies globally.-Career:...
  
   - "The Witch"
• Clodagh Rodgers
  Clodagh Rodgers
  Clodagh Rodgers is a singer and actress from Northern Ireland, best known for her hit single, "Jack in the Box".-Career:...
  
   - "Biljo", "Everybody Go Home (The Party Is Over)", "Tangerines, Tangerines"
• Shocking Blue
  Shocking Blue
  Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band from The Hague, the Netherlands, formed in 1967. Their biggest hit, "Venus", went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970, and the band had sold 13.5 million discs by 1973, but the group disbanded in 1974.-Members:...
  
   – "Venus"
• Vanity Fare
  Vanity Fare
  Vanity Fare were a UK pop/rock group formed in 1966, best remembered for their million selling song, "Hitchin' a Ride," which became a worldwide hit in 1970.-Career:...
  
   – "Hitchin' a Ride
  Hitchin' a Ride (Vanity Fare song)
  "Hitchin' a Ride" is a song written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander issued as a single by the UK-based band, Vanity Fare in late 1969. It reached #16 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1970, but was a bigger hit in the United States, reaching #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1970. ...
  
  "
• White Plains
  White Plains (band)
  White Plains were a British pop music group, that existed from 1969 to 1976.-Career:White Plains evolved from the late 1960s pop/psychedelic band The Flower Pot Men, composed of Tony Burrows, Pete Nelson, and Robin Shaw together with Neil Landon . The band was primarily a studio project led by John...
  
   - "My Baby Loves Lovin'"
• The Who
  The Who
  The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
  
   - "The Seeker
  The Seeker (song)
  "The Seeker" is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by English rock band The Who, and featured on their 1971 compilation album Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy.-Background and writing:...
  
  "

1971

• Lynn Anderson
  Lynn Anderson
  Lynn Rene Anderson is an American country music singer and equestrian known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably her Grammy Award-winning, worldwide mega-hit, " Rose Garden." Helped by her regular exposure on national television, Anderson was one of the most...
  
   – "Rose Garden"
• Atomic Rooster
  Atomic Rooster
  Atomic Rooster were an English progressive rock band, composed of former members of the The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Throughout their history, keyboardist Vincent Crane was the only constant member, and wrote the majority of their material. Their history is defined by two periods, in the early...
  
   - "Devil's Answer"
• Badfinger
  Badfinger
  Badfinger were a British rock band consisting originally of Pete Ham, Ron Griffiths, Mike Gibbins and Tom Evans, active from 1968 to 1983, and evolving from The Iveys, formed by Ham, Griffiths and David "Dai" Jenkins in Swansea, Wales, in the early 1960s. Joey Molland joined the group in 1969,...
  
   – "No Matter What"
• Cilla Black
  Cilla Black
  Cilla Black OBE is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality, who has been consistently popular as a light entertainment figure since 1963. She is most famous for her singles Anyone Who Had A Heart, You're My World, and Alfie...
  
   - "Something Tells Me"
• Dana
  Dana Rosemary Scallon
  Dana Rosemary Scallon , known in her singing career simply as Dana, is an Irish singer and former Member of the European Parliament ....
  
   - "Who Put The Lights Out?"
• Deep Purple
  Deep Purple
  Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
  
   - "Black Night
  Black Night
  "Black Night" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple, first released as a single in June 1970 and later included on the 25th Year Anniversary version of their 1970 album, In Rock. The song became a hit following its release, peaking at #2 on UK charts, and to this day remains Deep Purple's...
  
  "
• Clive Dunn
  Clive Dunn
  Clive Robert Benjamin Dunn OBE is a retired English actor, comedian and author, best known for his role as Lance-Corporal Jack Jones in the BBC sitcom Dad's Army.-Early life:...
  
   - "Grandad
  Grandad (song)
  "Grandad" is a popular song by Clive Dunn.While starring in the long-running BBC situation comedy Dad's Army, Dunn met bassist Herbie Flowers at a party and on learning he was a songwriter challenged him to write a song for him...
  
  "
• The Hollies
  The Hollies
  The Hollies are an English pop and rock group, formed in Manchester in the early 1960s, though most of the band members are from throughout East Lancashire. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style, they became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s and 1970s...
  
   – "Hey Willy"
• Elton John
  Elton John
  Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
  
   – "Tiny Dancer
  Tiny Dancer
  "Tiny Dancer" is a 1971 song by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It appears on John's fourth album, Madman Across the Water, and was released as a single in 1972...
  
  "
• Jackson 5 - "Mama's Pearl
  Mama's Pearl
  "Mama's Pearl" was a hit recording for The Jackson 5 in 1971.It was one of six consecutive Top 5 singles for the legendary Motown, soul and funk group, reaching #2 when it was released and was written by the Corporation, a songwriting team that had helped the group score four consecutive #1 singles...
  
  "
• John Kongos
  John Kongos
  John Kongos is a singer-songwriter. He is best known for his 1971 Top 10 hit single, "He's Gonna Step On You Again".-Career:...
  
   - "He's Gonna Step On You Again
  He's Gonna Step On You Again
  "He's Gonna Step On You Again" was a hit single, co-written by Christos Demetriou and performed by John Kongos in 1971.It is cited in the Guinness Book of Records as being the first song to have used a sample, however, according to the sleeve note of the CD reissue of the Kongos album, it is...
  
  "
• Lulu
  Lulu (singer)
  Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day...
  
   - "Everybody's Got to Clap"
• Tami Lynn
  Tami Lynn
  Tami Lynn is an American soul singer. She scored a Top Ten hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1971, with the song, "I'm Gonna Run Away From You"....
  
   - "I'm Gonna Run Away from You"
• Middle of the Road - "Solely, Solely"
• The Mixtures
  The Mixtures
  -Biography:Australian musicians Terry Dean and Rod De Clerk met in Tasmania in 1965. They then met Laurie Arthur, a member of The Strangers, and the three decided to form a band together after a jam session. They quickly signed to EMI that same year and released three singles. They went through...
  
   - "The Pushbike Song
  The Pushbike Song
  "The Pushbike Song" is a popular Australian song originally recorded by The Mixtures, a Melbourne band that formed in 1965.- History and chart success :...
  
  "
• The New Seekers
  The New Seekers
  The New Seekers are a British-based pop group, formed in 1969 by Keith Potger after the break-up of his group, The Seekers. The idea was that the New Seekers would appeal to the same market as the original Seekers, but their music had rock as well as folk influences...
  
   - "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing"
• Clodagh Rodgers
  Clodagh Rodgers
  Clodagh Rodgers is a singer and actress from Northern Ireland, best known for her hit single, "Jack in the Box".-Career:...
  
   - "Jack In The Box", "Lady Love Bug"
• The Rolling Stones
  The Rolling Stones
  The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
  
   – "Brown Sugar
  Brown Sugar (song)
  "Brown Sugar" is a song by The Rolling Stones. It is the opening track and lead single from the English rock band's 1971 album Sticky Fingers...
  
  "
• Rod Stewart
  Rod Stewart
  Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
  
   – "Maggie May
  Maggie May
  "Maggie May" is a song written by singer Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton and recorded by Stewart in 1971 for his album Every Picture Tells a Story....
  
  "
• Séverine
  Séverine (singer)
  Séverine is a French singer.Séverine won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971 for Monaco, performing "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" , with music by Jean-Pierre Bourtayre and words by Yves Dessca...
  
   - "Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue"
• Slade
  Slade
  Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton, who rose to prominence during the glam rock era of the early 1970s. With 17 consecutive Top 20 hits and six number ones, the British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles...
  
   "Get Down & Get With It", "'Coz I Luv You"
• T.Rex – "Hot Love", "Get It On
  Get It On (T. Rex song)
  "Get It On" was covered by the Power Station in 1985. Their version – titled "Get It On " – was released as their second single from their debut album. The track was a hit in both the UK, reaching number 22 on the UK Singles Chart, and the U.S., where the song peaked at number nine on the...
  
  "
• The Who
  The Who
  The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
  
   – "Won't Get Fooled Again
  Won't Get Fooled Again
  "Won't Get Fooled Again" is a song by the rock band The Who which was written by Pete Townshend The original version of the song appears as the final track on the album Who's Next...
  
  "

1972

• The Bee Gees – "My World
  My World (Bee Gees song)
  "My World" was recording and released while The Bee Gees were recording their new album To Whom It May Concern during the winter of 1972. This single reached #16 on the USA charts and #16 and #41 on the U.K. and Germany charts, respectively...
  
  "
• Chuck Berry
  Chuck Berry
  Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
  
   – "My Ding-A-Ling
  My Ding-a-Ling
  "My Ding-a-Ling" was the title of a novelty song recorded by Chuck Berry, and his only U.S. number-one single on the pop charts. Later that year the song, in a longer unedited form, was on the album The London Chuck Berry Sessions...
  
  "
• Cilla Black
  Cilla Black
  Cilla Black OBE is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality, who has been consistently popular as a light entertainment figure since 1963. She is most famous for her singles Anyone Who Had A Heart, You're My World, and Alfie...
  
   - "The World I Wish For You", "You You You"
• David Bowie
  David Bowie
  David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
  
   – "Starman
  Starman (song)
  "Starman" is a single by David Bowie, released in April 1972. The song was a late addition to The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, included at the insistence of RCA’s Dennis Katz, who heard a demo and loved the track, believing it would make a great single...
  
  "
• Alice Cooper
  Alice Cooper
  Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
  
   – "School's Out
  School's Out (song)
  Female pop duo Daphne & Celeste, released a cover of the song in 2000. The chorus is based on Alice Cooper's hit of the same name, and some other elements of that song have been retained, although much of the song is "original", in a pop-rap style...
  
  "
• Dana
  Dana Rosemary Scallon
  Dana Rosemary Scallon , known in her singing career simply as Dana, is an Irish singer and former Member of the European Parliament ....
  
   – "Crossword Puzzle"
• Lynsey De Paul
  Lynsey De Paul
  Lynsey de Paul is an English singer-songwriter. Allmusic journalist, Craig Harris stated, "one of the first successful female singer-songwriters in England, de Paul has had an illustrious career".-Early life:De Paul was born to Meta and Herbert Rubin, a property developer...
  
   – "Sugar Me", "Getting A Drag"
• Roberta Flack
  Roberta Flack
  Roberta Flack is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is notable for jazz, soul, R&B, and folk music...
  
   – "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
  The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
  "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957 folk song written by British political singer/songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who was later to become his wife. At the time the couple were lovers, although MacColl was married to someone else. MacColl and Seeger included the song in their...
  
  "
• Gary Glitter
  Gary Glitter
  Gary Glitter is an English former glam rock singer-songwriter and musician.Glitter first came to prominence in the glam rock era of the early 1970s...
  
   – "Rock & Roll Part 2
  Rock and Roll (Gary Glitter song)
  "Rock and Roll", also known as "The Hey Song", is a song performed by British glam rocker Gary Glitter that was released in 1972 as a single and on the album Glitter. Co-written by Glitter and Mike Leander, the song is in two parts: Part 1 is a vocal track reflecting on the history of the genre,...
  
  "
• Hawkwind
  Hawkwind
  Hawkwind are an English rock band, one of the earliest space rock groups. Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. They are also a noted precursor to punk rock and now are considered a link between the hippie and punk cultures....
  
   – "Silver Machine
  Silver Machine
  Silver Machine is a 1972 song by the UK rock group Hawkwind. It was originally released as a single on 9 June 1972, reaching #3 on the UK singles chart. The single was re-issued in 1976, 1978 reaching #34 on the UK singles charts, and in 1983 reaching #67 on the UK singles charts...
  
  "
• Michael Jackson
  Michael Jackson
  Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
  
   & The Jackson Five – "Rockin' Robin
  Rockin' Robin (song)
  This article is about the song. For the wrestler, see Rockin' Robin ."Rockin' Robin" is a song written by Leon René under the pseudonym Jimmie Thomas and recorded by Bobby Day in 1958. It was Day's only hit single, becoming a number-two hit on the Billboard Hot 100...
  
  "
• Elton John
  Elton John
  Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
  
   – "Daniel
  Daniel (song)
  "Daniel" was a major hit song by Elton John. It appeared on the 1973 album Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player. It was written by John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin. In the United States the song reached #2 on the pop charts and #1 on the adult contemporary charts for two weeks in the spring...
  
  "
• Gladys Knight
  Gladys Knight
  Gladys Maria Knight , known as the "Empress of Soul", is an American singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian, and author...
  
   & The Pips – "Help Me Make It Through the Night
  Help Me Make It Through the Night
  "Help Me Make It Through the Night" is a country music ballad composed by Kris Kristofferson and released on his 1970 album Kristofferson.Kristofferson said that he got the inspiration for the song from an Esquire magazine interview with Frank Sinatra...
  
  "
• Vicky Leandros
  Vicky Leandros
  Vicky Leandros is a Greek singer with a long international career. She is the daughter of singer, musician and composer Leandros Papathanasiou...
  
   – "Come What May"
• Lieutenant Pigeon
  Lieutenant Pigeon
  Lieutenant Pigeon was a British novelty popular music group, originating from Coventry.-Career:Lieutenant Pigeon was a British musical group popular in the early 1970s. A spin-off from an experimental music band Stavely Makepeace, it was fronted by Rob Woodward and managed by David Whitehouse....
  
   – "Mouldy Old Dough
  Mouldy Old Dough
  "Mouldy Old Dough" is an instrumental single, which was a hit for Lieutenant Pigeon.It was written by Nigel Fletcher and Rob Woodward and first produced by them under the name of their other band, Stavely Makepeace....
  
  "
• Don McLean
  Don McLean
  Donald "Don" McLean is an American singer-songwriter. He is most famous for the 1971 album American Pie, containing the renowned songs "American Pie" and "Vincent".-Musical roots:...
  
   – "American Pie"
• The Move
  The Move
  The Move, from Birmingham, England, were one of the leading British rock bands of the 1960s. They scored nine Top 20 UK singles in five years, but were among the most popular British bands not to find any success in the United States....
  
   – "California Man"
• The New Seekers
  The New Seekers
  The New Seekers are a British-based pop group, formed in 1969 by Keith Potger after the break-up of his group, The Seekers. The idea was that the New Seekers would appeal to the same market as the original Seekers, but their music had rock as well as folk influences...
  
   – "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing", "Beg, Steal Or Borrow", "Circles", "Come Softly to Me
  Come Softly to Me
  "Come Softly to Me" is a popular song written by Gretchen Christopher that was published in 1959 and was performed by The Fleetwoods, composed of Christopher, Gary Troxel, and Barbara Ellis. It was the first release for the new Dolphin Records label....
  
  "
• Donny Osmond
  Donny Osmond
  Donald Clark "Donny" Osmond is an American singer, musician, actor, dancer, radio personality, and former teen idol. Osmond has also been a talk and game show host, record producer and author. In the mid 1960s, he and four of his elder brothers gained fame as the Osmond Brothers on the long...
  
   - "Puppy Love
  Puppy Love (song)
  "Puppy Love" is a popular song written by Paul Anka in 1960 for Annette Funicello, whom he was dating at the time. Anka's version reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and #33 on the UK singles chart....
  
  "
• The Osmonds
  The Osmonds
  The Osmonds are an American family music group with a long and varied career—a career that took them from singing barbershop music as children, to achieving success as teen-music idols, to producing a hit television show, and to continued success as solo and group performers...
  
   – "Crazy Horses"
• Gilbert O'Sullivan
  Gilbert O'Sullivan
  Gilbert O'Sullivan is an Irish-English singer-songwriter, best known for his early 1970s hits "Alone Again ", "Clair" and "Get Down". The music magazine, Record Mirror, voted him the No...
  
   – "Clair
  Clair (song)
  "Clair" is a popular song by Irish singer Gilbert O'Sullivan and is one of his biggest-selling singles. Written by O'Sullivan and produced by Gordon Mills, it was the number one single in the UK for two weeks in November 1972, number one in Canada on the RPM 100 national singles chart the following...
  
  "
• Clodagh Rodgers
  Clodagh Rodgers
  Clodagh Rodgers is a singer and actress from Northern Ireland, best known for her hit single, "Jack in the Box".-Career:...
  
   – "You Are My Music"
• Roxy Music
  Roxy Music
  Roxy Music was a British art rock band formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry, who became the group's lead vocalist and chief songwriter, and bassist Graham Simpson. The other members are Phil Manzanera , Andy Mackay and Paul Thompson . Former members include Brian Eno , and Eddie Jobson...
  
   – "Virginia Plain
  Virginia Plain
  "Virginia Plain" is a song by British glam rock group Roxy Music, released as their debut single in August 1972. Written by Roxy frontman Bryan Ferry, "Virginia Plain" was recorded by his band in July 1972 at London's Command Studios...
  
  "
• Slade
  Slade
  Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton, who rose to prominence during the glam rock era of the early 1970s. With 17 consecutive Top 20 hits and six number ones, the British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles...
  
   – "Look Wot You Dun", "Take Me Bak 'Ome
  Take Me Bak 'Ome
  Take Me Bak 'Ome was a popular single by Slade.Written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and produced by Chas Chandler, Take Me Bak 'Ome was the second of Slade's six UK number one singles spending a single week at the top in July 1972. The single took 5 weeks to reach the top and was last seen on the...
  
  ", "Mama Weer All Crazee Now
  Mama Weer All Crazee Now
  "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" is a popular song originally recorded by the British Glam rock band Slade on their album Slayed?.Written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and produced by Chas Chandler, it was the band's third number-one single in the United Kingdom. The single entered the charts on its first...
  
  ", "Gudbuy T' Jane"
• Strawbs – "Lay Down"
• T.Rex – "Metal Guru
  Metal Guru
  "Metal Guru" is a song by the British rock band T.Rex, written by Marc Bolan. It was the band's fourth number one on the UK Singles Chart when it topped the chart for four weeks in May-June 1972. It was also included on the album The Slider in 1972.Despite coming only ten months after the success...
  
  ", "Solid Gold Easy Action"
• Mary Wells
  Mary Wells
  Mary Esther Wells was an American singer who helped to define the emerging sound of Motown in the early 1960s...
  
   – "My Guy"

1973

• Anne-Marie David
  Anne-Marie David
  Anne-Marie David is a French singer. She represented two different countries at the Eurovision Song Contest.-Career:...
  
   - "Wonderful Dream"
• Ayshea Brough - "Farewell"
• Barry Blue
  Barry Blue
  Barry Blue is a singer / producer / songwriter from the United Kingdom. He is best known for his hit songs, "Dancin' " , which he co-wrote with Lynsey de Paul, and "Do You Wanna Dance" .At 14 he signed to record producer Norrie Paramor whose erstwhile assistant was one Tim Rice - the producer of...
  
   - "Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)", "Do You Wanna Dance"
• David Bowie
  David Bowie
  David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
  
   - "Changes
  Changes (David Bowie song)
  "Changes" is a song by David Bowie, originally released on the album Hunky Dory in December 1971 and as a single in January 1972. Despite missing the Top 40, "Changes" became one of Bowie's best-known songs. The lyrics are often seen as a manifesto for his chameleonic personality, sexual ambiguity,...
  
  "
• Tony Christie
  Tony Christie
  Tony Christie is an English musician, singer and actor. He is best known for his track, "Is This The Way To Amarillo", a double UK chart success.-Career:Tony Christie has sold over 10 million albums Worldwide...
  
   - "Avenues and Alleyways
  Avenues And Alleyways
  "Avenues and Alleyways" is a 1972 single recorded by Tony Christie as the theme song for the television series The Protectors. It was written and produced by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander, who were also responsible for Christie's "Las Vegas" and "I Did What I Did For Maria"...
  
  "
• Perry Como
  Perry Como
  Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como was an American singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with them in 1943. "Mr...
  
   - "For the Good Times
  For the Good Times (song)
  "For the Good Times" is a 1970 song penned by Kris Kristofferson that appeared on his debut album Kristofferson.Later that year, Ray Price recorded a version of the song which topped the U.S. country music charts and was awarded "Song of the Year" by the Academy of Country Music...
  
  "
• Dawn
  Dawn
  Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of the twilight before sunrise. It is recognized by the presence of weak sunlight, while the sun itself is still below the horizon...
  
   feat. Tony Orlando
  Tony Orlando
  Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis , better known as Tony Orlando, is an American show business professional, best known as the lead singer of the group Tony Orlando and Dawn in the early 1970s. Discovered by producer Don Kirshner, Orlando had songs on the charts in 1961 when he was 16, "Halfway to...
  
   - "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
  Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
  "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" is a song by Dawn featuring Tony Orlando, written by Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown and produced by Hank Medress and Dave Appell. It was a worldwide hit for the group in 1973....
  
  "
• Kiki Dee
  Kiki Dee
  Kiki Dee is an English singer with a career spanning more than 40 years....
  
   - "Amoureuse
  Amoureuse
  "Amoureuse" is the title of a French language composition by Véronique Sanson introduced on her 1972 album of the same name.; rendered in English the song became a hit single for Kiki Dee and - as "Emotion" - for Helen Reddy....
  
  "
• Electric Light Orchestra
  Electric Light Orchestra
  Electric Light Orchestra were a British rock group from Birmingham who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones...
  
   – "Roll Over Beethoven
  Roll Over Beethoven
  "Roll Over Beethoven" is a 1956 hit single by Chuck Berry originally released on Chess Records, with "Drifting Heart" as the B-side. The lyrics of the song mention rock and roll and the desire for rhythm and blues to replace classical music...
  
  "
• David Essex
  David Essex
  David Essex OBE is an English musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Since the 1970s, Essex has attained nineteen Top 40 singles in the UK , and sixteen Top 40 albums...
  
   - "Lamplight"
• Focus
  Focus (band)
  Focus is a Dutch rock band which was founded by classically trained organist/flautist Thijs van Leer in 1969, and is most famous for the instrumental pieces "Hocus Pocus" and "Sylvia"...
  
   - "Sylvia"
• Gary Glitter
  Gary Glitter
  Gary Glitter is an English former glam rock singer-songwriter and musician.Glitter first came to prominence in the glam rock era of the early 1970s...
  
   – "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am!)
  I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am!)
  "I'm the Leader of the Gang " was a top hit for British rock singer Gary Glitter. This song reached #1 in the UK Top 40 in 1973. As a result of its popularity, Glitter's nickname became "The Leader Of The Gang", often shortened to "The Leader"...
  
  ", "I Love You Love Me Love
  I Love You Love Me Love
  "I Love You Love Me Love" was a popular song by Gary Glitter.Written by Gary Glitter and Mike Leander and produced by Mike Leander, "I Love You Love Me Love" was Glitter's second number one single in the UK, spending four weeks at the top of the chart in November 1973, and establishing itself as...
  
  "
• Golden Earring
  Golden Earring
  Golden Earring are a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings . They had international chart success with the songs "Radar Love" in 1973, "Twilight Zone" in 1982, and "When the Lady Smiles" in 1984. In their home country, they had over 40 hits and made over 30 gold and...
  
   - "Radar Love
  Radar Love
  "Radar Love" is a song by the Dutch rock band Golden Earring. Music critic Bill Lamb rates this among his "top 10 driving songs" due to its lyrics about driving all night and its pulse-quickening, up-tempo beat. The single version of "Radar Love" reached #13 in the US...
  
  "
• The Hollies
  The Hollies
  The Hollies are an English pop and rock group, formed in Manchester in the early 1960s, though most of the band members are from throughout East Lancashire. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style, they became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s and 1970s...
  
   - "The Day that Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGhee"
• Jackson 5 - "Skywriter
  Skywriter
  Skywriter was the sixth official studio album by The Jackson 5, released in March 1973. Lead singer Michael's vocals were now showing the signs of his maturing tenor voice, while Jermaine's voice had become much deeper in tone...
  
  "
• Elton John
  Elton John
  Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
  
   – "Daniel
  Daniel (song)
  "Daniel" was a major hit song by Elton John. It appeared on the 1973 album Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player. It was written by John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin. In the United States the song reached #2 on the pop charts and #1 on the adult contemporary charts for two weeks in the spring...
  
  ", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (song)
  "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" is a ballad performed by musician Elton John. The song was written by Bernie Taupin and composed by John for his album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Its musical style and production is heavily influenced by 1970s soft rock...
  
  "
• Lynsey De Paul
  Lynsey De Paul
  Lynsey de Paul is an English singer-songwriter. Allmusic journalist, Craig Harris stated, "one of the first successful female singer-songwriters in England, de Paul has had an illustrious career".-Early life:De Paul was born to Meta and Herbert Rubin, a property developer...
  
   – "All Night
  All Night
  All Night is a 1918 silent film starring Rudolph Valentino and Carmel Myers.-Synopsis:Richard Thayer, a shy, unassuming man is in love with a sheltered young woman, Elizabeth Lane . While the feelings are mutual and Richard wishes to propose, he can never find a moment to speak to Beth alone...
  
  ","Won't Somebody Dance With Me
  Won't Somebody Dance With Me
  "Won't Somebody Dance With Me" is a song written by Lynsey De Paul in 1973, which was awarded an Ivor Novello Award in 1974. Her original version of the ballad made the UK, Irish and Dutch Top 20s, and has been featured in the film, The Big Sleep, and the television programmes The Muppet Show and...
  
  "
• Manfred Mann's Earth Band
  Manfred Mann's Earth Band
  Manfred Mann's Earth Band is a British progressive rock group formed in 1971 by Manfred Mann.-Formation:Having started in the 1960s with a British band that had such hits as "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" and "The Mighty Quinn", then moving on to Jazz Fusion with Manfred Mann's Chapter Three, Manfred's third...
  
   - "Joybringer"
• Paul McCartney
  Paul McCartney
  Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
  
   and Wings
  Wings (band)
  Wings were a British-American rock group formed in 1971 by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine and Linda McCartney that remained active until 1981....
  
   - "Helen Wheels
  Helen Wheels
  "Helen Wheels" is a song by Paul McCartney & Wings. The song was named after Paul and Linda McCartney's Land Rover, which they nicknamed "Hell on Wheels"....
  
  "
• Mott the Hoople
  Mott the Hoople
  Mott the Hoople were a British rock band with strong R&B roots, popular in the glam rock era of the early to mid 1970s. They are popularly known for the song "All the Young Dudes", written for them by David Bowie and appearing on their 1972 album of the same name.-The early years:Mott The Hoople...
  
   - "Roll Away the Stone
  Roll Away the Stone
  "Roll Away the Stone" is a single released by Mott the Hoople. The song was recorded before Mick Ralphs left the band. In this version, Ralphs plays lead guitar and one of the Thunderthighs handles the bridge voice...
  
  "
• Olivia Newton-John
  Olivia Newton-John
  Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
  
   - "Take Me Home Country Roads"
• The New Seekers
  The New Seekers
  The New Seekers are a British-based pop group, formed in 1969 by Keith Potger after the break-up of his group, The Seekers. The idea was that the New Seekers would appeal to the same market as the original Seekers, but their music had rock as well as folk influences...
  
   feat. Lyn Paul
  Lyn Paul
  Lyn Paul is an English pop singer and actress. She came to fame as a member of the international chart-topping pop group The New Seekers in the early 1970s...
  
   - "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
  You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
  "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me is a 1973 single by The New Seekers. Written by Tony Macaulay and Geoff Stephens, arranged by Gerry Shury and produced by Tommy Oliver....
  
  "
• Marie Osmond
  Marie Osmond
  Olive Marie Osmond is an American singer, actress, doll designer, and a member of the show business family The Osmonds. Although she was never part of her family's singing group, she gained success as a solo country music artist in the 1970s and 1980s...
  
   – "Paper Roses
  Paper Roses
  "Paper Roses" is a popular song written by Fred Spielman and Janice Torre which was a hit in 1960 for Anita Bryant with Monty Kelly's Orchestra and Chorus and later for Marie Osmond in 1973....
  
  "
• The Osmonds
  The Osmonds
  The Osmonds are an American family music group with a long and varied career—a career that took them from singing barbershop music as children, to achieving success as teen-music idols, to producing a hit television show, and to continued success as solo and group performers...
  
   – "Let Me In"
• Gilbert O'Sullivan
  Gilbert O'Sullivan
  Gilbert O'Sullivan is an Irish-English singer-songwriter, best known for his early 1970s hits "Alone Again ", "Clair" and "Get Down". The music magazine, Record Mirror, voted him the No...
  
   - "Why, Oh Why, Oh Why"
• Bobby Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers - "Monster Mash
  Monster Mash
  "Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song and the best-known song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The song was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Records label in August 1962 along with a full-length LP called The Original Monster Mash, which contained several other monster-themed tunes...
  
  "
• Cliff Richard
  Cliff Richard
  Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
  
   - "Power To All Our Friends", "Help It Along", "Take Me High"
• Carly Simon
  Carly Simon
  Carly Elisabeth Simon is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records, and has since been the recipient of two Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for her work...
  
   - "You're So Vain
  You're So Vain
  "You're So Vain" is a song written and performed by Carly Simon and released in December 1972. The song is a critical profile of a self-absorbed lover; Simon asserts "You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you." The subject's identity has been the matter of speculation, fueled by...
  
  "
• Simon Park Orchestra
  Simon Park Orchestra
  The Simon Park Orchestra is a group which is most notable for producing the instrumental, "Eye Level", which spent four weeks at the number one position in the UK Singles Chart in September 1973. Simon Park was born in March 1946 in Market Harborough, England...
  
   - "Eye Level"
• Slade
  Slade
  Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton, who rose to prominence during the glam rock era of the early 1970s. With 17 consecutive Top 20 hits and six number ones, the British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles...
  
   – "Cum on Feel the Noize
  Cum on Feel the Noize
  "Cum On Feel the Noize" is a rock song originally released by Slade in 1973.Written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and produced by Chas Chandler, "Cum On Feel the Noize" was Slade's fourth number-one single in the UK and their first to enter straight at number one...
  
  ", "My Friend Stan", "Merry Christmas Everybody"
• Alvin Stardust
  Alvin Stardust
  Alvin Stardust is an English pop singer and stage actor.-Career:...
  
   – "My Coo Ca Choo
  My Coo Ca Choo
  "My Coo Ca Choo" is the first successful release for Alvin Stardust, reaching number two in the UK Singles Chart in December 1973. The glam rock single fared even better in Australia, where it spent seven weeks at the top and was the best charting single in the country in 1974...
  
  "
• Ringo Starr
  Ringo Starr
  Richard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in...
  
   - "Photograph
  Photograph
  A photograph is an image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic imager such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are created using a camera, which uses a lens to focus the scene's visible wavelengths of light into a reproduction of...
  
  "
• Status Quo - "Paper Plane
  Paper plane
  A paper plane, paper aeroplane , paper airplane , paper glider, paper dart or dart is a toy aircraft, usually a glider made out of paper or paperboard; the practice of constructing paper planes is sometimes referred to as aerogami , after origami, the Japanese art of paper folding.-History:The...
  
  "
• The Supremes
  The Supremes
  The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...
  
   - "Bad Weather"
• The Strawbs
  The Strawbs
  Strawbs are an English rock band founded in 1964. Although the band started out as a bluegrass group they eventually moved on to other styles such as folk rock, glam rock and progressive rock...
  
   - "Shine on Silver Sun
  Shine on Silver Sun
  "Shine on Silver Sun" is a song by English band Strawbs featured on their 1974 album Hero and Heroine. It is written by Dave Cousins and was intended as a "come-back" single after the post-"Part of the Union" band split...
  
  "
• Suzi Quatro
  Suzi Quatro
  Susan Kay "Suzi" Quatro is an American singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor.She scored a string of hit singles in the 1970s that found greater success in Europe and Australia than in her homeland, and had a recurring role on the popular American sitcom Happy Days.-Music:Quatro began her...
  
   – "Can the Can
  Can the Can
  "Can the Can" was a popular single by Suzi Quatro and the name of her debut album in Australia ....
  
  "
• Sweet
  Sweet (band)
  Sweet was a British rock band that rose to worldwide fame in the 1970s as one of the most prominent glam rock acts, with the classic line-up of lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bass player Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott, and drummer Mick Tucker.Sweet was formed in 1968 and achieved their first...
  
   – "Blockbuster!"
• The Temptations
  The Temptations
  The Temptations is an American vocal group having achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, R&B, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music.Formed in Detroit,...
  
   - "Plastic Man"
• Thin Lizzy
  Thin Lizzy
  Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of thirteen studio albums...
  
   - "Whisky in the Jar"
• 10cc
  10cc
  10cc are an English art rock band who achieved their greatest commercial success in the 1970s. The band initially consisted of four musicians -- Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, and Lol Creme -- who had written and recorded together for some three years, before assuming the "10cc" name...
  
   - "Rubber Bullets
  Rubber Bullets
  "Rubber Bullets" is a song by 10cc from their debut self-titled album.Written and sung by Kevin Godley, Lol Creme and Graham Gouldman and produced by 10cc, "Rubber Bullets" was the band's first number one single in the United Kingdom, spending a single week at the top in June 1973. It fared worse...
  
  "
• The Who
  The Who
  The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
  
   - "5:15
  5:15
  "5.15" is a song written by Pete Townshend of British rock band The Who from their second rock opera, Quadrophenia...
  
  "
• Wizzard
  Wizzard
  Wizzard was a Birmingham-based band formed by Roy Wood, former member of The Move and co-founder of Electric Light Orchestra. The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits states, "Wizzard was Roy Wood just as much as Wings were Paul McCartney."-Biography:...
  
   – "Ball Park Incident", "See My Baby Jive
  See My Baby Jive
  See My Baby Jive was a song by the British glam rock band Wizzard.Written and produced by Roy Wood, See My Baby Jive was the second single by Wood's band and their first to reach number one in the UK, spending four weeks at the top of the chart in May 1973...
  
  "
• Stevie Wonder
  Stevie Wonder
  Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
  
   - "Superstition
  Superstition
  Superstition is a belief in supernatural causality: that one event leads to the cause of another without any process in the physical world linking the two events....
  
  "

1974

• ABBA
  ABBA
  ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
  
   - "Waterloo", "Ring, Ring
  Ring Ring (song)
  "Ring Ring" is a 1973 single by ABBA, which gave the group their big break in several European countries...
  
  ", "So Long"
• Lynsey De Paul
  Lynsey De Paul
  Lynsey de Paul is an English singer-songwriter. Allmusic journalist, Craig Harris stated, "one of the first successful female singer-songwriters in England, de Paul has had an illustrious career".-Early life:De Paul was born to Meta and Herbert Rubin, a property developer...
  
   - "No Honestly"
• Bay City Rollers
  Bay City Rollers
  The Bay City Rollers were a Scottish pop band who were most popular in the 1970s. The British Hit Singles & Albums noted that they were "tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh", and were "the first of many acts heralded as the 'Biggest Group since The Beatles' and one of the most screamed-at...
  
   - "Shang-a-Lang", Remember,
• Cilla Black
  Cilla Black
  Cilla Black OBE is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality, who has been consistently popular as a light entertainment figure since 1963. She is most famous for her singles Anyone Who Had A Heart, You're My World, and Alfie...
  
   - "Baby We Can't Go Wrong", "I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song", "He Was A Writer"
• Barry Blue
  Barry Blue
  Barry Blue is a singer / producer / songwriter from the United Kingdom. He is best known for his hit songs, "Dancin' " , which he co-wrote with Lynsey de Paul, and "Do You Wanna Dance" .At 14 he signed to record producer Norrie Paramor whose erstwhile assistant was one Tim Rice - the producer of...
  
   - "Hot Shot"
• Polly Brown
  Polly Brown
  Polly Brown is an English singer. A member of Pickettywitch and Sweet Dreams - and with each group lead singer on a Top Ten hit, respectively "That Same Old Feeling" and "Honey Honey" - Brown had an international solo hit in 1975 with "Up in a Puff of Smoke".-Biography:Brown recorded with...
  
   - "Up In A Puff Of Smoke"
• Gigliola Cinquetti
  Gigliola Cinquetti
  Gigliola Cinquetti is an Italian singer, TV presenter and journalist.-Biography:At the age of 16 she won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1964 singing "Non ho l'età" , with music composed by Nicola Salerno and lyrics by Mario Panzeri...
  
   - "Go (Before You Break My Heart)"
• Cockney Rebel
  Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
  Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel are an English rock band from the early 1970s. Their music covers a range of styles from pop to progressive rock. Over the years they have had five albums in the UK Albums Chart and twelve singles in the UK Singles Chart.-Career:...
  
   - "Mr Soft"
• John Denver
  John Denver
  Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success...
  
   - "Annie's Song
  Annie's Song
  "Annie's Song" is a rock/country song recorded and written by singer-songwriter John Denver. It was his second number-one song in the United States, occupying that spot for two weeks in July 1974. "Annie's Song" also went to number one on the Easy Listening chart...
  
  "
• Carl Douglas
  Carl Douglas
  Carl Douglas is a former Jamaican-born, UK-based, singer, best known for his song "Kung Fu Fighting", which hit number one in both the UK Singles Chart and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1974. The R.I.A.A. awarded gold disc status on 27 November, and it won a Grammy Award for Best Selling Single...
  
   - "Kung Fu Fighting
  Kung Fu Fighting
  "Kung Fu Fighting" is a disco song written by Jim Brusatto and Vivian Hawke performed by Carl Douglas, and composed and produced by Biddu. It was released as a single in 1974, at the cusp of a chopsocky film craze, and eventually rose to the top of the British and American charts, in addition to...
  
  "
• David Essex
  David Essex
  David Essex OBE is an English musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Since the 1970s, Essex has attained nineteen Top 40 singles in the UK , and sixteen Top 40 albums...
  
   - "Gonna Make You a Star
  Gonna Make You a Star
  Gonna Make You A Star was a popular music recording by David Essex.Written by David Essex and produced by Jeff Wayne, Gonna Make You a Star was Essex's first number one single in the UK, spending three weeks at the top in November 1974....
  
  "
• Adam Faith
  Adam Faith
  Terence "Terry" Nelhams-Wright, known as Adam Faith was a Teen idol English singer, actor and later financial journalist. He was one of the most charted acts of the 1960s. He became the first UK artist to lodge his initial seven hits in the Top 5...
  
   - "I Survive"
• Gary Glitter
  Gary Glitter
  Gary Glitter is an English former glam rock singer-songwriter and musician.Glitter first came to prominence in the glam rock era of the early 1970s...
  
   - "Always Yours
  Always Yours
  "Always Yours" was a popular song by Gary Glitter.Written by Glitter and Mike Leander and produced by Leander, "Always Yours" was Glitter's third and final number one single in the UK, spending a single week at the top of the chart in June 1974....
  
  "
• The Glitter Band
  The Glitter Band
  The Glitter Band are a glam rock band from England, who initially worked as Gary Glitter's backing band under that name from 1973, when they then began releasing records of their own. They were unofficially known as the Glittermen on the first four hit singles by Gary Glitter from 1972 to 1973. The...
  
   – "Just For You"
• Bill Haley & His Comets
  Bill Haley & His Comets
  Bill Haley & His Comets was an American rock and roll band that was founded in 1952 and continued until Haley's death in 1981. The band, also known by the names Bill Haley and The Comets and Bill Haley's Comets , was the earliest group of white musicians to bring rock and roll to the attention of...
  
   - "Rock Around the Clock
  Rock Around the Clock
  "Rock Around the Clock" is a 12-bar-blues-based song written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers in 1952. The best-known and most successful rendition was recorded by Bill Haley and His Comets in 1954...
  
  "
• Limmie & the Family Cooking
  Limmie & the Family Cooking
  Limmie & the Family Cooking was an American family pop group from Canton, Ohio.-History:Although Limmie Snell was born in Dalton, Alabama, his family moved to Canton when he was very young. He recorded with Columbia Records from age 11 as a solo artist before joining family members Jimmy and Martha...
  
   - "A Walking Miracle"
• Lulu
  Lulu (singer)
  Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day...
  
   - "The Man Who Sold the World
  The Man Who Sold the World
  The Man Who Sold the World is the third studio album by David Bowie. It was originally released on Mercury Records in November 1970 in the United States and in April 1971 in the UK. The album was Bowie's first with the nucleus of what would become the "Spiders from Mars", the backing band made...
  
  ", "The Man With The Golden Gun"
• George McCrae
  George McCrae
  George McCrae is an American soul and disco singer, most famous for his 1974 hit "Rock Your Baby".-Early life and career:...
  
   - "Rock Your Baby
  Rock Your Baby
  "Rock Your Baby" is a popular song by George McCrae. Written and produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch of KC and the Sunshine Band, "Rock Your Baby" was one of the landmark recordings of early disco music...
  
  "
• Mouth & MacNeal
  Mouth & MacNeal
  Mouth & MacNeal was a pop duo from the Netherlands. They are best known for their million selling recording of "How Do You Do".-Career:They were formed in 1971 when record producer Hans van Hemert brought together the solo talent of Mouth and Maggie MacNeal...
  
   - "I See A Star"
• Mud
  Mud (band)
  Mud were an English glam rock band, formed in February 1968, best remembered for their single "Tiger Feet", which was the UK's best-selling single of 1974...
  
   - "Tiger Feet
  Tiger Feet
  "Tiger Feet" is a popular song by Mud. Written and produced by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, Tiger Feet was the first of Mud's three number one singles in the UK, spending four weeks at the top of the chart from 22 January 1974...
  
  ", "The Cat Crept In", "Lonely This Christmas
  Lonely This Christmas
  "Lonely This Christmas" was a popular single by the English glam rock band Mud, that topped the UK singles chart in 1974 and reached Christmas number one.-The song:...
  
  "
• Mungo Jerry
  Mungo Jerry
  Mungo Jerry is an English rock group whose greatest success was in the early 1970s, though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing line-up, always fronted by Ray Dorset. They are remembered above all for their hit "In the Summertime". It remains their most successful and most...
  
   - "Long Legged Woman Dressed in Black"
• The New Seekers
  The New Seekers
  The New Seekers are a British-based pop group, formed in 1969 by Keith Potger after the break-up of his group, The Seekers. The idea was that the New Seekers would appeal to the same market as the original Seekers, but their music had rock as well as folk influences...
  
   - "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me", "I Get A Little Sentimental Over You"
• Olivia Newton-John
  Olivia Newton-John
  Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
  
   - "Long Live Love"
• Pilot
  Pilot (band)
  Pilot was a pop rock musical group, formed during 1973 in Edinburgh, Scotland by the former Bay City Rollers members, David Paton and Billy Lyall.-Career:...
  
   - "Magic
  Magic (Pilot song)
  "Magic" is a popular song from 1974, and was the first hit single for the Scottish band Pilot. It was written by Pilot's Dave Paton.It charted most successfully in Canada, where it reached #1, topping the RPM national singles chart on July 19, 1975, and received a gold certification...
  
  "
• The Rubettes
  The Rubettes
  The Rubettes were an English pop band assembled in 1973 by the songwriting team of Wayne Bickerton, then the head of A&R at Polydor Records, and his co-songwriter, Tony Waddington, after their doo-wop and 1950s American pop-influenced songs had been rejected by a number of existing acts...
  
   - "Sugar Baby Love
  Sugar Baby Love
  "Sugar Baby Love", recorded in autumn 1973 and released in January 1974, is a bubblegum pop song, and the debut single of the Rubettes. Written by Wayne Bickerton and Tony Waddington and produced by Wayne Bickerton, engineered by John Mackswith at Lansdowne Recording Studios, "Sugar Baby Love" was...
  
  "
• Suzi Quatro
  Suzi Quatro
  Susan Kay "Suzi" Quatro is an American singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor.She scored a string of hit singles in the 1970s that found greater success in Europe and Australia than in her homeland, and had a recurring role on the popular American sitcom Happy Days.-Music:Quatro began her...
  
   - "Devil Gate Drive
  Devil Gate Drive
  "Devil Gate Drive" is a popular song by Suzi Quatro. Written and produced by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, "Devil Gate Drive" was Quatro's second number one single in the UK, spending two weeks at the top of the chart in February 1974...
  
  "
• Queen
  Queen (band)
  Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
  
   - "Seven Seas Of Rhye
  Seven Seas of Rhye
  "Seven Seas of Rhye" is a song by British rock group Queen. Written by Queen lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, it is the final track on both the group's debut album Queen and its follow-up Queen II . However, only a less-developed instrumental version was featured on the former...
  
  ", "Killer Queen", "Now I'm Here
  Now I'm Here
  "Now I'm Here" is a song by the English rock band Queen. The sixth song on their third album, Sheer Heart Attack, it was written by lead guitarist Brian May while he was in hospital with hepatitis. The song is noted for its hard riff and vocal harmonies. In the UK, the song hit #11 on the charts...
  
  "
• Slade
  Slade
  Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton, who rose to prominence during the glam rock era of the early 1970s. With 17 consecutive Top 20 hits and six number ones, the British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles...
  
   - "Everyday", "Merry Xmas Everybody
  Merry Xmas Everybody
  "Merry Xmas Everybody" is a 1973 song by the English rock band Slade. Written by lead vocalist and guitarist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea, and produced by Chas Chandler, it was the band's sixth number-one single in the UK...
  
  "
• Sparks
  Sparks (band)
  Sparks is an American rock and pop band formed in Los Angeles in 1968 by brothers Ron and Russell Mael , initially under the name Halfnelson...
  
   - "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
  This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
  "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" is a song written by Ron Mael of the American pop group Sparks. It is the opening track on their 1974 album Kimono My House, and was the lead single from the album, reaching number two in the UK singles chart....
  
  "
• Alvin Stardust
  Alvin Stardust
  Alvin Stardust is an English pop singer and stage actor.-Career:...
  
   - "Jealous Mind
  Jealous Mind
  "Jealous Mind" is a song recorded by Alvin Stardust from 1974, written and produced by Peter Shelley. "Jealous Mind" was Stardust's only number-one single in the UK Singles Chart, spending a single week at the top of the chart in March 1974. The single was released on Magnet Records.-References:...
  
  ", "Red Dress"
• The Stylistics
  The Stylistics
  The Stylistics are a soul music vocal group, and were one of the best-known Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. They formed in 1968, and were composed of lead Russell Thompkins, Jr., Herbie Murrell, Airrion Love, James Smith, and James Dunn. All of their US hits were ballads, graced by the...
  
    - "Only For The Children"
• Sweet Dreams
  Sweet Dreams (band)
  Sweet Dreams were a British vocal trio comprising teenagers Carrie Gray, Helen Kray and Bobby McVay who represented the UK in Eurovision 1983 with the song "I'm Never Giving Up"....
  
   - "Honey, Honey"
• Sweet Sensation
  Sweet Sensation (band)
  Sweet Sensation was an eight piece British soul group who had some success between 1974 and 1977. Cast very much in the then-popular mould of the Philly sound, they broke through in 1974 following an appearance on a UK television talent show, New Faces...
  
   - "Sad Sweet Dreamer
  Sad Sweet Dreamer
  "Sad Sweet Dreamer" was a UK number one single for one week in October 1974 for Sweet Sensation.The second single from the British soul group, a soaring soul ballad heavily influenced by the Stylistics, and led by lead vocalist Marcel King's falsetto, "Sad Sweet Dreamer" became their first hit....
  
  "
• Rufus Thomas
  Rufus Thomas
  Rufus Thomas, Jr. was an American rhythm and blues, funk and soul singer and comedian fromMemphis, Tennessee, who recorded on Sun Records in the...
  
   - "Walking the Dog"
• The Three Degrees
  The Three Degrees
  The Three Degrees are an American female vocal group. Formed in 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,, the group has always been a trio though there have been a number of personnel changes and a total of fourteen women have represented the group so far. The original members were Fayette Pinkney,...
  
   - "When Will I See You Again
  When Will I See You Again
  "When Will I See You Again" is a song by American soul group The Three Degrees, from their third album The Three Degrees. The song was written and produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.It was one of the most successful recordings of the "Philly Soul" era...
  
  "
• Wizzard
  Wizzard
  Wizzard was a Birmingham-based band formed by Roy Wood, former member of The Move and co-founder of Electric Light Orchestra. The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits states, "Wizzard was Roy Wood just as much as Wings were Paul McCartney."-Biography:...
  
   - "Rock And Roll Winter"
• Robert Wyatt
  Robert Wyatt
  Robert Wyatt is an English musician, and founding member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine, with a long and distinguished solo career...
  
   - "I'm a Believer
  I'm a Believer
  "I'm a Believer" is a song composed by Neil Diamond and recorded by The Monkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by Micky Dolenz. The single, produced by Jeff Barry, hit the number one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week ending December 31, 1966 and remained there for seven weeks,...
  
  "
• Wombles of Wimbledon -Wombling Song
• Stevie Wonder - Living for the city
• Robert Knight - Love on a mountain top
• Stealers Wheel - stuck in the middle with you

1975

• ABBA
  ABBA
  ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
  
   - "S.O.S.
  SOS (ABBA song)
  Agnetha Fältskog's version was the second single from her fifth Swedish solo-album Elva kvinnor i ett hus . It was the only song from this album not to have been composed by Fältskog herself....
  
  "
• Average White Band - "Pick Up the Pieces"
• Bay City Rollers
  Bay City Rollers
  The Bay City Rollers were a Scottish pop band who were most popular in the 1970s. The British Hit Singles & Albums noted that they were "tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh", and were "the first of many acts heralded as the 'Biggest Group since The Beatles' and one of the most screamed-at...
  
   - "Bye Bye Baby"
• Gary Benson
  Gary Benson (musician)
  Gary Benson is an English singer-songwriter.-Career:Benson spent eight weeks in the UK Singles Chart in 1975 with his own composition, "Don't Throw It All Away". The single, released on the State Records label , reached No. 20 in the chart, leading to an appearance on BBC Television's Top Of The...
  
   - "Don't Throw It All Away"
• Cilla Black
  Cilla Black
  Cilla Black OBE is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality, who has been consistently popular as a light entertainment figure since 1963. She is most famous for her singles Anyone Who Had A Heart, You're My World, and Alfie...
  
   - "I'll Take A Tango"
• Jasper Carrott
  Jasper Carrott
  Jasper Carrott OBE is a British comedian, actor, television presenter and personality.-Early life:...
  
   - "Funky Moped"
• Billy Connolly
  Billy Connolly
  William "Billy" Connolly, Jr., CBE is a Scottish comedian, musician, presenter and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his native Scotland, by the nickname The Big Yin...
  
   - "D-I-V-O-R-C-E
  D-I-V-O-R-C-E
  "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" is an American country music song written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman, and made famous by Tammy Wynette. Wynette's version was a number one country hit in 1968.-Background:...
  
  "
• Ronnie Corbett
  Ronnie Corbett
  Ronald Balfour "Ronnie" Corbett, OBE is a Scottish actor and comedian of Scottish and English parentage who had a long association with Ronnie Barker in the British television comedy series The Two Ronnies...
  
   - "Fanny"
• Dana
  Dana Rosemary Scallon
  Dana Rosemary Scallon , known in her singing career simply as Dana, is an Irish singer and former Member of the European Parliament ....
  
   - "Please Tell Him That I Said Hello", "It's Gonna Be A Cold, Cold Christmas"
• Lynsey De Paul
  Lynsey De Paul
  Lynsey de Paul is an English singer-songwriter. Allmusic journalist, Craig Harris stated, "one of the first successful female singer-songwriters in England, de Paul has had an illustrious career".-Early life:De Paul was born to Meta and Herbert Rubin, a property developer...
  
   - "My Man and Me", "Rhythm and Blue Jean Baby"
• Duane Eddy
  Duane Eddy
  Duane Eddy is a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist. In the late 1950s and early 1960s he had a string of hit records, produced by Lee Hazlewood, which were noted for their characteristically "twangy" sound, including "Rebel Rouser", "Peter Gunn", and "Because They're Young"...
  
   - "Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar"
• The Goodies
  The Goodies
  The Goodies are a trio of British comedians who created, wrote, and starred in a surreal British television comedy series called The Goodies during the 1970s and early 1980s combining sketches and situation comedy.-Honours:All three Goodies now have OBEs...
  
   - "Funky Gibbon"
• Guys 'n' Dolls - "There's a Whole Lot of Loving"
• Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
  Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
  Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel are an English rock band from the early 1970s. Their music covers a range of styles from pop to progressive rock. Over the years they have had five albums in the UK Albums Chart and twelve singles in the UK Singles Chart.-Career:...
  
   – "Mr. Soft", "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
  Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
  "Make Me Smile " is a song written and recorded by Steve Harley. It was originally recorded by his band Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel on the album The Best Years of Our Lives and released as a single in 1975...
  
  "
• Kenny
  Kenny (band)
  Kenny were a mid-1970s English pop and glam rock band.-Career:Kenny emerged from a North London band called Chufff. Songwriters Bill Martin and Phil Coulter wrote the bulk of the successful songs for them. In the event, stardom was to prove extremely fleeting...
  
   - "The Bump", "Fancy Pants", "Baby I Love You OK", "Julie Anne"
• Linda Lewis
  Linda Lewis
  Linda Lewis is an English vocalist, songwriter and Guitarist. Lewis is the oldest of six children two of whom also had singing careers...
  
   - "It's in His Kiss"
• Lulu
  Lulu (singer)
  Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day...
  
   - "Take Your Mama for a Ride", "Boy Meets Girl"
• Mud
  Mud (band)
  Mud were an English glam rock band, formed in February 1968, best remembered for their single "Tiger Feet", which was the UK's best-selling single of 1974...
  
   - "The Secrets That You Keep"
• Lyn Paul
  Lyn Paul
  Lyn Paul is an English pop singer and actress. She came to fame as a member of the international chart-topping pop group The New Seekers in the early 1970s...
  
   - "It Ought to Sell a Million"
• Procol Harum
  Procol Harum
  Procol Harum are a British rock band, formed in 1967, which contributed to the development of progressive rock, and by extension, symphonic rock. Their best-known recording is their 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale"...
  
   - "Pandora's Box
  Pandora's Box (Procol Harum song)
  Pandora's Box is a song written by pianist Gary Brooker and lyricist Keith Reid. It was recorded by their band, Procol Harum in 1975 as part of the album Procol's Ninth. This single was the last hit Procol Harum were to have before disbanding in 1977....
  
  "
• The Rubettes
  The Rubettes
  The Rubettes were an English pop band assembled in 1973 by the songwriting team of Wayne Bickerton, then the head of A&R at Polydor Records, and his co-songwriter, Tony Waddington, after their doo-wop and 1950s American pop-influenced songs had been rejected by a number of existing acts...
  
   – "I Can Do It"
• The Shadows
  The Shadows
  The Shadows are a British pop group with a total of 69 UK hit-charted singles: 35 as 'The Shadows' and 34 as 'Cliff Richard and the Shadows', from the 1950s to the 2000s. Cliff Richard in casual conversation with the British rock press frequently refers to the Shadows by their nickname: 'The Shads'...
  
   - "Let Me Be The One"
• Sparks
  Sparks (band)
  Sparks is an American rock and pop band formed in Los Angeles in 1968 by brothers Ron and Russell Mael , initially under the name Halfnelson...
  
   – "Get In The Swing"
• Chris Spedding
  Chris Spedding
  Chris Spedding is an English rock and roll and jazz guitarist, best known for his session work. Allmusic states - "Spedding is one of the UK's most versatile session guitarists, and has had a long career on two continents that saw him tackle nearly every style of rock and roll, as well as...
  
   - "Motor Bikin'"
• Sweet
  Sweet (band)
  Sweet was a British rock band that rose to worldwide fame in the 1970s as one of the most prominent glam rock acts, with the classic line-up of lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bass player Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott, and drummer Mick Tucker.Sweet was formed in 1968 and achieved their first...
  
   – "Fox on the Run"
• 10cc
  10cc
  10cc are an English art rock band who achieved their greatest commercial success in the 1970s. The band initially consisted of four musicians -- Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, and Lol Creme -- who had written and recorded together for some three years, before assuming the "10cc" name...
  
   – "Life Is a Minestrone", "I'm Not in Love
  I'm Not in Love
  "I'm Not in Love" is a song written by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman of the English group 10cc, from the album The Original Soundtrack. The lyric reveals a narrator in denial about the title's ostensible theme.-The 10cc version:...
  
  "
• The Three Degrees
  The Three Degrees
  The Three Degrees are an American female vocal group. Formed in 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,, the group has always been a trio though there have been a number of personnel changes and a total of fourteen women have represented the group so far. The original members were Fayette Pinkney,...
  
   - "Take Good Care of Yourself"
• Teach-In
  Teach-In
  Teach-In was a Dutch band, best known for winning Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song Ding-A-Dong. The band was founded in 1969 and parted in 1980. Throughout this time there were several changes in lineup.-History:...
  
   - "Ding-A-Dong"
• The Tymes
  The Tymes
  The Tymes are an American soul vocal group, who enjoyed equal success in the United Kingdom as their homeland. They share the distinction of being one of the few acts to have one and only one chart-topper in both the U.S...
  
   - "Someway, Somehow"
• Wigan's Ovation - "Skiing in the Snow"

1976

• ABBA
  ABBA
  ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
  
   - "Mamma Mia
  Mamma Mia (song)
  "Mamma Mia" is a song from ABBA's 3rd album, ABBA, written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus & Stig Anderson, with the lead vocals shared by Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The song "Mamma Mia" is a common song used in bands or orchestras...
  
  ", "Fernando
  Fernando (song)
  "Fernando" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was the group's first non-album single and was released in November 1975 through Polar Music. Lead vocals were sung by Anni-Frid Lyngstad...
  
  "
• Andrea True
  Andrea True
  Andrea True was an American adult film star and singer from the disco era. In addition to her given name, she had multiple stage names, including Inger Kissin, Singe Low, Sandra Lips, Andrea Travis, and Catherine Warren, .She is best known for the disco tune "More, More, More", released in 1976,...
  
   Connection - "More More More"
• Joan Armatrading
  Joan Armatrading
  Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, MBE is a British singer, songwriter and guitarist. Armatrading is a three-time Grammy Award-nominee and has been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist...
  
   - "Love and Affection
  Love and Affection
  "Love and Affection" is a song by Joan Armatrading. Her fourth single, and her third for A&M Records, it was her first chart success. It reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1976. One of her best known recordings, it has been described as a "deceptively feisty ballad... an instant...
  
  "
• Brotherhood of Man
  Brotherhood of Man
  Brotherhood of Man are a British pop group who achieved success in the 1970s, most notably by winning the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with "Save Your Kisses for Me"....
  
   - "Save Your Kisses for Me
  Save Your Kisses For Me
  "Save Your Kisses for Me" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1976, performed for the United Kingdom by Brotherhood of Man in The Hague, Netherlands. The lyrics and music were written by Tony Hiller, Lee Sheriden, and Martin Lee, the latter two being members of the band...
  
  ", "My Sweet Rosalie"
• Eric Carmen
  Eric Carmen
  Eric Howard Carmen is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist.He scored numerous hit songs across the 1970s and 1980s, first as a member of the Raspberries , and then with his solo career, including hits such as "All By Myself", "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again", "She Did It",...
  
   – "All By Myself
  All by Myself
  "All by Myself" is a power ballad written and performed by Eric Carmen in 1975.The verse is based on the second movement of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18...
  
  "
• Tina Charles - "I Love To Love", "Dance Little Lady. Dance"
• Climax Blues Band
  Climax Blues Band
  Climax Blues Band was formed in Stafford, England in 1968. The original members were guitarists Peter Haycock and Derek Holt; keyboardist Arthur Wood; bassist Richard Jones; drummer George Newsome; and vocalist and harmonica player, Colin Cooper.In 1970, the group shortened its name to the Climax...
  
   - "Couldn't Get It Right"
• City Boy
  City Boy
  City Boy were a moderately successful English rock band in the late 1970s, characterised by complex vocal arrangements and heavy guitars. The band consisted of Lol Mason , Steve Broughton , Max Thomas , Chris Dunn , Roger Kent , Mike Slamer , and Roy Ward...
  
   - "The Hap-ki-do kid"
• Dana
  Dana Rosemary Scallon
  Dana Rosemary Scallon , known in her singing career simply as Dana, is an Irish singer and former Member of the European Parliament ....
  
   - "Never Gonna Fall In Love Again", "Fairytale"
• Electric Light Orchestra
  Electric Light Orchestra
  Electric Light Orchestra were a British rock group from Birmingham who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones...
  
   – "Evil Woman
  Evil Woman (Electric Light Orchestra song)
  "Evil Woman" is a song written by lead vocalist Jeff Lynne and recorded by Electric Light Orchestra.First released on the band's fifth album, 1975's Face the Music. Released as a single in late-1975, the song became the band's first worldwide hit...
  
  ", "Night Rider"
• Keith Emerson
  Keith Emerson
  Keith Noel Emerson is an English keyboard player and composer. Formerly a member of the Keith Emerson Trio, John Brown's Bodies, The T-Bones, V.I.P.s, P.P. Arnold's backing band, and The Nice , he was a founder of Emerson, Lake & Palmer , one of the early supergroups, in 1970...
  
   - "Honky Tonk Train Blues"
• Fox
  Fox (band)
  Fox was a British-based pop band popular in the mid 1970s. Led by American songwriter and record producer Kenny Young, the band was perhaps best known for its charismatic Australian lead singer Susan Traynor, who performed under the name Noosha Fox....
  
   - "S-S-S-Single Bed"
• Gallagher and Lyle
  Gallagher and Lyle
  Gallagher and Lyle was the Scottish pairing of singer-songwriters Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle.-Career:They joined forces in 1959, initially as members of the local Largs based band, The Bluefrets. They began writing original material for the band and also wrote "Mr Heartbreak's Here Instead"...
  
   - "Heart On My Sleeve"
• Gladys Knight
  Gladys Knight
  Gladys Maria Knight , known as the "Empress of Soul", is an American singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian, and author...
  
   & The Pips - "Midnight Train to Georgia
  Midnight Train to Georgia
  "Midnight Train to Georgia" is a 1973 number-one hit single by Gladys Knight & the Pips, their second release after departing Motown Records for Buddah Records...
  
  "
• Bobby Goldsboro
  Bobby Goldsboro
  Bobby Goldsboro is an American country and pop singer-songwriter. He had a string of Pop and Country hits during the 1960s and 1970s, including his signature #1 classic "Honey," which sold well over one million copies in the United States.-Early life:Goldsboro was born in Marianna, Florida...
  
   - "The Story of Buck"
• Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
  Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
  Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel are an English rock band from the early 1970s. Their music covers a range of styles from pop to progressive rock. Over the years they have had five albums in the UK Albums Chart and twelve singles in the UK Singles Chart.-Career:...
  
   - "Here Comes the Sun
  Here Comes the Sun
  "Here Comes the Sun" is a song by George Harrison from The Beatles' 1969 album Abbey Road. It is regarded as one of the most popular Beatles songs. The song was written while Harrison was away from all of these troubles...
  
  ", "(I Believe) Love's a Prima Donna"
• Harpo
  Harpo (singer)
  Harpo is a Swedish pop star known under the stage name Harpo. He was popular in Sweden and around Europe in the 1970s and is best known for his worldwide hit "Moviestar", which reached number 24 in the UK Singles Chart, and number 2 in the Australian Singles Chart in 1976...
  
   - "Moviestar"
• Heavy Metal Kids
  Heavy Metal Kids
  The Heavy Metal Kids are a British hard rock band, formed in 1972 in London. The band's former frontman Gary Holton and their core founding member Dave Dee are both deceased.-Early years:...
  
   - "She's No Angel"
• Mary Hopkin
  Mary Hopkin
  Mary Hopkin , credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti, is a Welsh folk singer best known for her 1968 UK number one single "Those Were The Days". She was one of the first musicians to sign to The Beatles' Apple label....
  
   - "If You Love Me"
• J.A.L.N. Band - "Disco Music"
• Elton John
  Elton John
  Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
  
   - "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
  Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
  "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. It was recorded by Elton John and released in 1976, both as a single and as part of the Blue Moves album. It was his second single on Rocket Records. The song is a mournful ballad about a romantic relationship...
  
  "
• Jimmy James and The Vagabonds
  Jimmy James (Singer)
  Jimmy James is a soul music singer, known for songs like Come To Me Softly, Now Is the Time and I'll Go Where the Music Takes Me.-The Vagabonds:...
  
   - "I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me"
• The Kursaal Flyers
  The Kursaal Flyers
  The Kursaal Flyers were a British pop and country music band, formed in Southend-on-Sea in 1973, who "bridged the gap between pub rock and power pop".-Original members:*Paul Shuttleworth , vocals...
  
   - "Little Does She Know"
• Laurie Lingo And The Dipsticks
  Dave Lee Travis
  Dave Lee Travis , also known professionally as DLT and the Hairy Cornflake, is a British radio presenter, best known for his career on BBC Radio 1.-Early life:...
  
   - "Convoy GB"
• Liverpool Express
  Liverpool Express
  Liverpool Express was a 1970s British rock band. They are best known for songs such as "You Are My Love" and "Every Man Must Have A Dream", and charting several hits...
  
   - "You Are My Love"
• Barry Manilow
  Barry Manilow
  Barry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."...
  
   - "Trying' To Get The Feeling Again"
• Manfred Mann's Earth Band
  Manfred Mann
  Manfred Mann was a British beat, rhythm and blues and pop band of the 1960s, named after their South African keyboardist, Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band...
  
   – "Blinded by the Light
  Blinded by the Light
  "Blinded by the Light" is a song written and originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen, although it is mostly known by its 1977 #1 hit version recorded by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. It was released in the United Kingdom in August 1976, where it reached No...
  
  "
• John Miles
  John Miles (musician)
  John Miles is an English rock music vocalist, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player, best known for his 1976 Top 3 UK hit single, "Music".-Career:...
  
   – "Music"
• Mud
  Mud (band)
  Mud were an English glam rock band, formed in February 1968, best remembered for their single "Tiger Feet", which was the UK's best-selling single of 1974...
  
   - "Shake It Down"
• Murray Head
  Murray Head
  Murray Seafield Saint-George Head is a British actor and singer, most recognised for his international hit songs "Superstar" and "One Night in Bangkok" and his album Say It Ain't So...
  
   - "Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat"
• The New Seekers
  The New Seekers
  The New Seekers are a British-based pop group, formed in 1969 by Keith Potger after the break-up of his group, The Seekers. The idea was that the New Seekers would appeal to the same market as the original Seekers, but their music had rock as well as folk influences...
  
   - "It's So Nice"
• Paul Nicholas
  Paul Nicholas
  Paul Nicholas is an English actor and singer who has had considerable success on stage, screen and in the pop charts.-Biography:Nicholas was born as Paul Oscar Beuselinck in Peterborough, England...
  
   - "Dancing With The Captain", "Reggae Like It Used To Be"
• Gilbert O'Sullivan
  Gilbert O'Sullivan
  Gilbert O'Sullivan is an Irish-English singer-songwriter, best known for his early 1970s hits "Alone Again ", "Clair" and "Get Down". The music magazine, Record Mirror, voted him the No...
  
   - "Doing What I Know"
• Pussycat
  Pussycat (Dutch band)
  Pussycat was a Dutch country and pop music group from Brunssum, driven by the three Kowalczyk sisters: Tonny, Betty and Marianne. Other members of the band were Lou Willé , Theo Wetzels, Theo Coumans and John Theunissen.-Career:...
  
   - "Mississippi
  Mississippi (song)
  Mississippi was a popular single by Dutch group Pussycat. Written by Werner Theunissen and produced by Eddy Hilberts, Mississippi was the sole number one single for Pussycat, spending four weeks at number one on the UK singles chart in October 1976....
  
  "
• The Real Thing
  The Real Thing (group)
  -Albums:Studio albums* Real Thing - UK #34* 4 from 8 * Step Into Our World , retitled Can You Feel the Force - UK #73* ....Saints Or Sinners? Live albums* The Real Thing Live Compilation albums...
  
   – "You to Me Are Everything
  You to Me Are Everything
  "You to Me Are Everything" is a single by The Real Thing. Written by Ken Gold and Michael Denne and produced by Ken Gold, "You to Me Are Everything" was The Real Thing's sole number-one single in the UK, spending three weeks at the top in July 1976. A remixed version of the song returned to the...
  
  "
• The Rolling Stones
  The Rolling Stones
  The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
  
   - "Fool To Cry"
• Cliff Richard
  Cliff Richard
  Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
  
   – "Devil Woman
  Devil Woman
  "Devil Woman" is a 1976 hit single for Cliff Richard culled from his album I'm Nearly Famous.-Background:"Devil Woman" was written by Terry Britten and Christine Holmes and first recorded by Holmes under the name Kristine....
  
  ", "Miss You Nights", "I Can't Ask For Anything More Than You"
• The Rubettes
  The Rubettes
  The Rubettes were an English pop band assembled in 1973 by the songwriting team of Wayne Bickerton, then the head of A&R at Polydor Records, and his co-songwriter, Tony Waddington, after their doo-wop and 1950s American pop-influenced songs had been rejected by a number of existing acts...
  
   - "You're The Reason Why"
• Sailor
  Sailor (band)
  Sailor are a British pop group, best known in the 1970s for their hit singles "Glass of Champagne" and "Girls Girls Girls", written by the group's lead singer and 12-string guitar player, Georg Kajanus.-In the 1970s:...
  
   – "A Glass Of Champagne", "Girls, Girls, Girls"
• Robin Sarstedt - "My Resistance Is Low"
• Sensational Alex Harvey Band – "The Boston Tea Party"
• Sheer Elegance - "Life Is Too Short Girl"
• Sherbet
  Sherbet (band)
  Sherbet was one of the most prominent and successful Australian rock bands of the 1970s. Their biggest singles were "Summer Love" and "Howzat" , both reaching number one in Australia. "Howzat" was also a top 5 hit in the UK. Though the band's success in the U.S...
  
   - "Howzat"
• Slik
  Slik
  Slik were a Scottish pop group of the mid 1970s, most notable for their UK no.1 hit "Forever and Ever" in 1976. Beginning with glam rock and changing their style to soft rock/bubblegum...
  
   - "Requiem"
• Smokie
  Smokie (band)
  Smokie is an English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire who found success in Europe in the 1970s.-Early years:Originally called The Yen, then The Sphynx and later Essence, the band was formed in 1964 at St. Bede's Grammar School in Heaton, Bradford as The Yen. The Yen's first gig was at Birkenshaw...
  
   - "I'll Meet You At Midnight"
• Status Quo - "Mystery Song
  Mystery Song
  "Mystery Song" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1976. It was included on the album Blue for You.The song concerns a young man's encounter with a prostitute...
  
  "
• 10cc
  10cc
  10cc are an English art rock band who achieved their greatest commercial success in the 1970s. The band initially consisted of four musicians -- Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, and Lol Creme -- who had written and recorded together for some three years, before assuming the "10cc" name...
  
   - "I'm Mandy Fly Me"
• Thin Lizzy
  Thin Lizzy
  Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of thirteen studio albums...
  
   - "Jailbreak
  Jailbreak (Thin Lizzy song)
  "Jailbreak" is a song by Thin Lizzy that originally appeared as the title track on their 1976 album Jailbreak. Along with "The Boys Are Back in Town", it is one of their most popular songs, and is a classic rock radio staple, receiving steady airplay....
  
  "
• T.Rex - "I Love To Boogie", "Laser Love"
• The Wurzels
  The Wurzels
  The Wurzels are a British Scrumpy and Western band...
  
   - "Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)
  Brand New Key
  "Brand New Key" is a pop song written by folk singer Melanie, which became a novelty hit in 1971-72. Taken from Melanie's album Gather Me, it was also known as "The Rollerskate Song" due to its chorus. It was her biggest hit, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in December 1971 and...
  
  ", "I Am a Cider Drinker"
• Frankie Valli
  Frankie Valli
  Frankie Valli is an American musician, most famous as frontman of The Four Seasons. He is well-known for his unusually powerful falsetto singing voice...
  
   - "Fallen Angel"
• Our Kid
  Our Kid
  Our Kid was a UK vocal group that was first discovered on the ITV show, New Faces, winning the programme on 1 May 1976. They then had a number two hit single in the UK Singles Chart in 1976 with "You Just Might See Me Cry", which peaked on 3 July 1976...
  
   - "You Just Might See Me Cry"

1977

• The Adverts
  The Adverts
  The Adverts were an English punk band who formed in 1976 and broke up in late 1979. They were one of the first punk bands to enjoy chart success in the UK, and their line-up included Gaye Advert, whom The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music called the "first female punk star".-Career:The band was...
  
   – "Gary Gilmore's Eyes"
• Baccara
  Baccara
  Baccara was a female vocal duo formed in 1977 by Spanish artists Mayte Mateos and María Mendiola . The pair rapidly achieved international success with their debut single "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie", which reached number one across much of Europe...
  
   – "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
  Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
  "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" is a 1977 hit single by the Spanish vocal duo Baccara.Written by Frank Dostal and Rolf Soja, and produced by Soja, this typical slice of disco was a major hit across Europe and became the duo's sole number one single in the UK, spending a single week at the top in October 1977...
  
  "
• The Barron Knights - "Live In Trouble"
• Bay City Rollers
  Bay City Rollers
  The Bay City Rollers were a Scottish pop band who were most popular in the 1970s. The British Hit Singles & Albums noted that they were "tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh", and were "the first of many acts heralded as the 'Biggest Group since The Beatles' and one of the most screamed-at...
  
   - "It's a Game"
• Carole Bayer Sager
  Carole Bayer Sager
  Carole Bayer Sager is an American lyricist, songwriter, singer, and painter.-Introduction:Born in New York City, Sager graduated from New York University, where she majored in English, dramatic arts and speech...
  
   - "You're Moving Out Today"
• Berni Flint - "I Don't Want To Put A Hold On You"
• Cilla Black
  Cilla Black
  Cilla Black OBE is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality, who has been consistently popular as a light entertainment figure since 1963. She is most famous for her singles Anyone Who Had A Heart, You're My World, and Alfie...
  
   - "I Wanted To Call It Off"
• The Boomtown Rats
  The Boomtown Rats
  The Boomtown Rats were an Irish punk rock band that had a series of Irish and UK hits between 1977 and 1985. They were led by vocalist Bob Geldof.-Biography:All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Ireland...
  
   - "Lookin' After No. 1", "Mary of the Fourth Form"
• Boney M
  Boney M
  Boney M. is a Eurodisco group created by German record producer Frank Farian. Originally based in Germany, the four original members of the group's official line-up were Jamaicans Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett, Maizie Williams from Montserrat and Bobby Farrell from Aruba...
  
   - "Ma Baker
  Ma Baker
  "Ma Baker" is a 1977 disco hit single by German disco band Boney M. It was the first single of their second album Love for Sale and their third consecutive chart-topper in Germany and their best yet placing in the UK, peaking at #2 although only a minor single in the US .-The song:Frank Farian's...
  
  ", "Belfast"
• David Bowie
  David Bowie
  David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
  
   – "Heroes"
• Brendon
  Brendon (singer)
  Brendon was a British pop/glam rock singer. He had releases on Ariola Records and Magnet Records in the mid 1970s. One of his singles, "Gimme Some", hit the UK Singles Chart in 1977, peaking at #14 in March of that year...
  
   - "Gimme Some"
• Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band
  Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band
  The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band was formed in 1881. It is based in Brighouse, in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.-History:The Brighouse and Rastrick Band is regarded by many as the best and most consistent ‘public subscription band’ in the world...
  
   - "The Floral Dance
  The Floral Dance
  The Floral Dance is a popular English song describing the annual Furry Dance in Helston, Cornwall.The music and lyrics were written in 1911 by Kate Emily Barkley Moss who was a professional violinist, pianist and concert singer...
  
  "
• Elkie Brooks
  Elkie Brooks
  Elkie Brooks is an English singer, formerly a vocalist with Vinegar Joe, and later a solo artist. Elkie has been nominated twice for Brit Awards' top female singer. She is known for her powerful husky voice...
  
   - "Pearl's a Singer
  Pearl's A Singer
  "Pearl's a Singer" is a song made famous by the UK singer Elkie Brooks, as taken from her 1977 album, Two Days Away. It was first recorded by its principal writers Ralph Dino and John Sembello in 1974....
  
  ", "Sunshine After The Rain"
• Brotherhood of Man
  Brotherhood of Man
  Brotherhood of Man are a British pop group who achieved success in the 1970s, most notably by winning the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with "Save Your Kisses for Me"....
  
   - "Angelo
  Angelo (song)
  "Angelo" is a song by British pop group Brotherhood of Man. Released as a single in June 1977, it became the group's second UK number one hit.- Background :...
  
  , "Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)
  Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)
  "Oh Boy " is a popular song written by Tony Romeo. It has been recorded by Diana Trask and Brotherhood of Man, among others.The song was originally recorded by Australian artist Diana Trask in 1975...
  
  ", "Highway Man"
• The Brothers
  The Brothers (band)
  The Brothers were a UK-based band that scored a top ten hit on the British chart with the song, "Sing Me." The sprightly, reggae-inflected song reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart in the Spring of 1977.The Brothers recorded for Bus Stop, a UK record label founded by Mitch Murray and Peter...
  
   - "Sing Me"
• Elvis Costello
  Elvis Costello
  Elvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...
  
   - "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes", "Watching the Detectives
  Watching the Detectives (song)
  "Watching the Detectives" is a 1977 single by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello. It was his first single that credited his backing band, the Attractions, and gave him his first UK hit single...
  
  "
• Darts
  Darts (band)
  Darts were a nine-piece British doo-wop revival band that achieved chart success in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The popular London-based band had a number of UK top 20 hits including three successive Number twos with revivals of early U.S...
  
   - "Daddy Cool / The Girl Can't Help It"
• Dead End Kids
  Dead End Kids
  The Dead End Kids were a group of young actors from New York who appeared in Sidney Kingsley's Broadway play Dead End in 1935. In 1937 producer Samuel Goldwyn brought all of them to Hollywood and turned the play into a film...
  
   - "Have I The Right"
• Delegation
  Delegation (band)
  Delegation was a British soul musical group with a lengthy career, and an amount of international success. They are generally viewed in the U.S. as a one-hit wonder, based on the crossover hit, "Oh Honey"...
  
   - "Where Is The Love (We Used To Know)"
• Lynsey De Paul
  Lynsey De Paul
  Lynsey de Paul is an English singer-songwriter. Allmusic journalist, Craig Harris stated, "one of the first successful female singer-songwriters in England, de Paul has had an illustrious career".-Early life:De Paul was born to Meta and Herbert Rubin, a property developer...
  
   & Mike Moran - "Rock Bottom"
• Barbara Dickson
  Barbara Dickson
  Barbara Ruth Dickson, OBE is a Scottish singer whose hits include "I Know Him So Well" and "January February"...
  
   - "Another Suitcase in Another Hall
  Another Suitcase in Another Hall
  "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" is a song from the musical Evita with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The song was first a hit in the UK for Barbara Dickson in 1977...
  
  "
• The Dooleys
  The Dooleys
  The Dooleys were a United Kingdom male–female pop group comprising eight members — six of them family members — at their peak. They achieved several UK chart hits between 1977 and 1981 including top-ten hits "Wanted", "Love of My Life" and "The Chosen Few"....
  
   - "Love of My Life", "Think I'm Gonna Fall In Love With You"
• Carl Douglas
  Carl Douglas
  Carl Douglas is a former Jamaican-born, UK-based, singer, best known for his song "Kung Fu Fighting", which hit number one in both the UK Singles Chart and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1974. The R.I.A.A. awarded gold disc status on 27 November, and it won a Grammy Award for Best Selling Single...
  
   - "Come Back"
• David Dundas
  Lord David Dundas
  Lord David Paul Nicholas Dundas is an English musician known for his film and television scoring, having previously had chart success in the rock genre.-Biography:...
  
   - "Another Funny Honeymoon"
• Eddie and the Hot Rods - "Do Anything You Wanna Do", "I Might Be Lying"
• The Emotions
  The Emotions
  The Emotions are an American all female soul and R&B singing group. The group was formed in its current hometown of Chicago, Illinois originally consisting of the three Hutchinson sisters, all the children of Joseph and Lillian Hutchinson....
  
   - "I Don't Want To Lose Your Love"
• Tony Etoria - "I Can Prove It"
• Generation X
  Generation X (band)
  Generation X was a British punk rock band, formed on 21 November 1976 by Billy Idol, Tony James and John Towe.-History:...
  
   - "Wild Youth"
• Andy Gibb
  Andy Gibb
  Andy Gibb was an English singer and teen idol, and the youngest brother of the family whose other male siblings formed the Bee Gees: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb.-The early years:...
  
   – "I Just Want to Be Your Everything"
• Gary Glitter
  Gary Glitter
  Gary Glitter is an English former glam rock singer-songwriter and musician.Glitter first came to prominence in the glam rock era of the early 1970s...
  
   - "Give a Little Boogie Woogie in the Back of My Mind"
• Les Gray
  Les Gray
  Thomas Leslie "Les" Gray was an English singer best known for his work with the band Mud. Gray was also known for his distinctive vocal impersonation of Elvis Presley.-Early life and career:...
  
   - "A Groovy Kind of Love
  A Groovy Kind of Love
  "A Groovy Kind of Love" is a pop song written by Toni Wine and Carol Bayer for the Screen Gems music publishing company. It is heavily based on the Rondo movement of Sonatina in G major, op. 36 no. 5 by Muzio Clementi...
  
  "
• Heatwave
  Heatwave (band)
  Heatwave was an international funk/disco musical band featuring Americans Johnnie Wilder, Jr. and Keith Wilder of Dayton, Ohio, Englishman Rod Temperton , Swiss Mario Mantese , Czechoslovak Ernest "Bilbo" Berger , Jamaican Eric Johns and Briton Roy Carter .They were known for their successful...
  
   - "Boogie Nights
  Boogie Nights (song)
  "Boogie Nights" is a 1976 single by the British-based funk-disco group Heatwave. It was the group's debut single and was written by Rod Temperton. It was included on Heatwave's debut album, Too Hot to Handle...
  
  "
• Hot Chocolate - "So You Win Again
  So You Win Again
  "So You Win Again" is a popular single from the Hot Chocolate album Every 1's a Winner. The single was released in June 1977.Written by Russ Ballard and produced by Mickie Most, it is the band's sole UK number one single, spending three weeks at the top in July 1977, and one week as a NME...
  
  "
• Thelma Houston
  Thelma Houston
  Thelma Houston is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She scored a number-one hit in 1976 with her cover version of the song "Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the 1978 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.-Early life & career:Houston is the daughter of a cotton picking mother...
  
   - "Don't Leave Me This Way
  Don't Leave Me This Way
  "Don't Leave Me This Way" is an R&B/soul/disco song written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Cary Gilbert. First charting as a hit for Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, an act on Gamble & Huff's Philadelphia International label in 1975, "Don't Leave Me This Way" was later a hit single for both...
  
  "
• The Jacksons
  The Jackson 5
  The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana...
  
   - "Show You the Way to Go
  Show You the Way to Go
  "Show You the Way to Go" is a song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and released as a single in 1977 originally by The Jacksons on their CBS debut album, The Jacksons. It was the first number-one song for the group in Britain...
  
  "
• The Jam
  The Jam
  The Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped...
  
   - "In the City", "All Around the World
  All Around the World (The Jam song)
  "All Around the World" was a single released by The Jam on 23 July 1977 and reached #13 in the UK Singles Chart.The single was backed by the B-side, "Carnaby Street," and was released between the debut album, In the City, and the band's second album, This Is the Modern World.The song can be heard...
  
  ", "The Modern World
  The Modern World
  "The Modern World" was a single released by the British group The Jam on 5 November 1977. Backed by the tracks "Sweet Soul Music", "Back in My Arms Again" recorded live at London's 100 Club on 11 September 1977, it reached #36 in the UK Singles chart...
  
  "
• Linda Lewis
  Linda Lewis
  Linda Lewis is an English vocalist, songwriter and Guitarist. Lewis is the oldest of six children two of whom also had singing careers...
  
   - "The Moon and I"
• Martyn Ford Orchestra - "Let Your Body Go Downtown"
• Mary Mason
  Mary Mason
  Mary Mason is a British singer who scored a minor hit in the UK Singles Chart in 1977 with a medley of Chip Taylor's "Angel of the Morning" / "Any Way You Want Me", reaching #27 and spending six weeks in the chart. Earlier in the year, Mason took part in the A Song For Europe contest, with the song...
  
   - "Angel Of The Morning/Any Way You Want Me"
• John Miles
  John Miles (musician)
  John Miles is an English rock music vocalist, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player, best known for his 1976 Top 3 UK hit single, "Music".-Career:...
  
   – "Slow Down"
• Mink De Ville - "Spanish Stroll"
• Danny Mirror - "I Remember Elvis Presley"
• The Moments
  Ray, Goodman & Brown
  Ray, Goodman & Brown is an American R&B vocal group. The group originated as The Moments, who formed in the mid-1960s and whose greatest successes came in the 1970s with hits including "Love on a Two-Way Street", "Sexy Mama" and "Look at Me "...
  
   - "Jack in the Box"
• Marie Myriam
  Marie Myriam
  Marie Myriam is a French singer of Portuguese origins...
  
   - "The Bird and the Child"
• The New Seekers
  The New Seekers
  The New Seekers are a British-based pop group, formed in 1969 by Keith Potger after the break-up of his group, The Seekers. The idea was that the New Seekers would appeal to the same market as the original Seekers, but their music had rock as well as folk influences...
  
   - "I Wanna Go Back"
• John Otway
  John Otway
  John Otway, is an English singer-songwriter, who has built a sizeable cult audience through extensive touring, a surreal sense of humour and a self-deprecating underdog persona.-Biography:...
  
   and Wild Willy Barrett
  Wild Willy Barrett
  Wild Willy Barrett is an English folk singer from Hemel Hempstead best known for his collaborations with John Otway. His musical style is witty and his humour onstage is dry. He is known for virtuoso fiddle playing, ability with a great number of stringed instruments, and playing slide guitar with...
  
   - "Really Free"
• Graham Parker And The Rumour
  Graham Parker
  Graham Parker is a British rock singer and songwriter, who is best known as the lead singer of the popular British band Graham Parker & the Rumour.-Early career :...
  
   - "Hold Back the Night"
• Billy Paul
  Billy Paul
  Billy Paul is a Grammy Award winning American soul singer, most known for his 1972 number-one single, "Me and Mrs. Jones" as well as the 1973 album and single "War of the Gods" which blends his more conventional pop, soul and funk styles with electronic and psychedelic influences...
  
   - "Let 'Em In
  Let 'em In
  "Let 'Em In" is a song by Wings from their 1976 album Wings at the Speed of Sound. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney and reached the top 3 in both the United States and the United Kingdom: It was a #2 hit in the UK, and in the US it was a #3 pop hit and #1 easy listening hit...
  
  "
• Suzi Quatro
  Suzi Quatro
  Susan Kay "Suzi" Quatro is an American singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor.She scored a string of hit singles in the 1970s that found greater success in Europe and Australia than in her homeland, and had a recurring role on the popular American sitcom Happy Days.-Music:Quatro began her...
  
   – "Roxy Roller", "Tear Me Apart"
• Queen
  Queen (band)
  Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
  
   – "Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy"
• Rags - "Promises, Promises"
• The RAH Band
  Richard Anthony Hewson
  Richard Anthony Hewson is an English producer, arranger, conductor and multi-instrumentalist, who is best recognized for his studio group The RAH Band.-Career:...
  
   - "The Crunch"
• The Real Thing
  The Real Thing (group)
  -Albums:Studio albums* Real Thing - UK #34* 4 from 8 * Step Into Our World , retitled Can You Feel the Force - UK #73* ....Saints Or Sinners? Live albums* The Real Thing Live Compilation albums...
  
   - "You'll Never Know What You're Missing"
• Smokey Robinson
  Smokey Robinson
  William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...
  
   - "Theme from The Big Time
  Big Time (OST)
  Big Time is a Smokey Robinson soundtrack album released on June 28 1977. It was arranged by Ronnie McNeir and Sonny Burke.-Track listing:#"Theme from Big Time" 9:31#"J.J.'s Theme" 0:35#"Hip Trip" 4:46#"He is the Light of the World" 2:11...
  
  "
• Tom Robinson Band
  Tom Robinson Band
  Tom Robinson Band were a British rock band, established in 1976 by singer, songwriter and bassist Tom Robinson...
  
   - "2-4-6-8 Motorway"
• Rockpile
  Rockpile
  Rockpile were a British rock and roll group of the late 1970s and early 1980s, noted for their strong rockabilly and power pop influences, and as a foundational influence on new wave...
  
   - "I Knew the Bride
  I Knew the Bride
  "I Knew the Bride " is a song written by Nick Lowe and first popularized by Dave Edmunds. It was released on Edmunds's 1977 album Get It and a year later in a live version by Nick Lowe's Last Chicken in the Shop for a compilation released by Stiff Records.Lowe performed the song during a Stiff...
  
  "
• Clodagh Rodgers
  Clodagh Rodgers
  Clodagh Rodgers is a singer and actress from Northern Ireland, best known for her hit single, "Jack in the Box".-Career:...
  
   - "Save Me"
• Rokotto - "Boogie On Top"
• The Rubettes
  The Rubettes
  The Rubettes were an English pop band assembled in 1973 by the songwriting team of Wayne Bickerton, then the head of A&R at Polydor Records, and his co-songwriter, Tony Waddington, after their doo-wop and 1950s American pop-influenced songs had been rejected by a number of existing acts...
  
   - "Baby I Know"
• Joy Sarney
  Joy Sarney
  Joy Sarney is an English female pop singer. Sarney is best known for a UK hit single, "Naughty Naughty Naughty", recorded in 1977.-Career:...
  
   - "Naughty Naughty Naughty"
• Sex Pistols
  Sex Pistols
  The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians...
  
   - "Pretty Vacant
  Pretty Vacant
  "Pretty Vacant" is a song by the English punk rock band The Sex Pistols. It was released on 1 July 1977 as the third single from their only album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols. The song marked the band's only appearance on the British music show Top of the Pops...
  
  "
• Showaddywaddy
  Showaddywaddy
  Showaddywaddy are a 1970s pop group from Leicester, England. They specialised in revivals of hit songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, and dressed as Teddy Boys.-History:...
  
   - "Dancing Party"
• Slade
  Slade
  Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton, who rose to prominence during the glam rock era of the early 1970s. With 17 consecutive Top 20 hits and six number ones, the British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles...
  
   – "My Baby Left Me But That's Alright Mama"
• O. C. Smith
  O. C. Smith
  O.C. Smith was an American musician. His recording of "Little Green Apples", which went to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968, also sold over one million records.-Biography:...
  
   - "Together"
• Smokie
  Smokie (band)
  Smokie is an English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire who found success in Europe in the 1970s.-Early years:Originally called The Yen, then The Sphynx and later Essence, the band was formed in 1964 at St. Bede's Grammar School in Heaton, Bradford as The Yen. The Yen's first gig was at Birkenshaw...
  
   - "Living Next Door to Alice
  Living Next Door to Alice
  "Living Next Door to Alice" is a song co-written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. Originally released by the Australian vocal harmony trio New World in 1972, the song charted at # 35 on the Australian chart...
  
  ", "Lay Back In The Arms Of Someone"
• The Saints - "This Perfect Day
  This Perfect Day
  This Perfect Day , by Ira Levin, is a heroic science fiction novel of a technocratic false-utopia. It is often compared to Nineteen Eighty-Four and Brave New World.-Plot backstory:...
  
  "
• The Spinners – "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love"
• The Stranglers
  The Stranglers
  The Stranglers are an English punk/rock music group.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s...
  
   – "Go Buddy Go", "No More Heroes"
• Thin Lizzy
  Thin Lizzy
  Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of thirteen studio albums...
  
   - "Dancin' in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)"
• Danny Williams
  Danny Williams (musician)
  Danny Williams was a South African pop singer. Williams earned the nickname, "Britain's Johnny Mathis", for his smooth and stylish way with a ballad...
  
   - "Dancing Easy"
• Deniece Williams
  Deniece Williams
  June Deniece Chandler known by her stage name Deniece Williams is an American Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and record producer who achieved success in the 1970s and 1980s...
  
   - "Free
  Free (Deniece Williams song)
  "Free" is a popular song by Deniece Williams which was included on her album This Is Niecy. Written by Williams, Hank Redd, Nathan Watts and Susaye Greene and produced by Maurice White and Charles Stepney...
  
  "

1978

• The Adverts
  The Adverts
  The Adverts were an English punk band who formed in 1976 and broke up in late 1979. They were one of the first punk bands to enjoy chart success in the UK, and their line-up included Gaye Advert, whom The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music called the "first female punk star".-Career:The band was...
  
   - "No Time to Be 21"
• Althea & Donna
  Althea & Donna
  Althea & Donna were a Jamaican reggae singing duo, best known for their 1977 single "Uptown Top Ranking" which was a number one hit in the United Kingdom in 1978.-Career:...
  
   - "Uptown Top Ranking"
• Baccara
  Baccara
  Baccara was a female vocal duo formed in 1977 by Spanish artists Mayte Mateos and María Mendiola . The pair rapidly achieved international success with their debut single "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie", which reached number one across much of Europe...
  
   - "Sorry I'm A Lady"
• Hylda Baker
  Hylda Baker
  Hylda Baker was a British comedienne, actress and music hall star.-Early life and career:Baker was born in Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire, the first of seven children. Her father, Harold Baker, was a painter and signwriter, who also worked part-time in the music halls as a comedian...
  
   & Arthur Mullard
  Arthur Mullard
  Arthur Ernest Mullard, original surname Mullord was an English comedy actor.- Early life :...
  
   - "You're the One That I Want
  You're the One That I Want
  "You're the One That I Want" is a song written by John Farrar for the 1978 film version of the musical Grease. It was performed by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John....
  
  "
• The Barron Knights - "A Taste Of Aggro"
• Cilla Black
  Cilla Black
  Cilla Black OBE is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality, who has been consistently popular as a light entertainment figure since 1963. She is most famous for her singles Anyone Who Had A Heart, You're My World, and Alfie...
  
   - "Silly Boy"
• Blondie
  Blondie (band)
  Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...
  
   – "Picture This
  Picture This (song)
  "Picture This" is track number 3 from the 1978 album Parallel Lines by Blondie, the first collaboration with producer Mike Chapman, and was also the fourth single release from Chrysalis Records...
  
  ", "Denis", "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear
  (I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear
  " Presence, Dear" is a song from the 1977 album Plastic Letters by Blondie, and was the second single off that album, following up the international breakthrough single "Denis", reaching number 10 in the UK in May 1978...
  
  "
• Boney M
  Boney M
  Boney M. is a Eurodisco group created by German record producer Frank Farian. Originally based in Germany, the four original members of the group's official line-up were Jamaicans Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett, Maizie Williams from Montserrat and Bobby Farrell from Aruba...
  
   – "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord
  Mary's Boy Child
  "Mary's Boy Child" is a 1956 Christmas song, written by Jester Hairston. With its religious content, it is also widely performed as a Christmas carol....
  
  ", "Rivers of Babylon
  Rivers of Babylon
  "Rivers of Babylon" is a rastafarian song written and recorded by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican reggae group The Melodians in 1970. The Melodians' original versions of the song appeared in the sound track to the 1972 movie The Harder They Come and the 1999 Nicolas Cage movie...
  
  "
• The Boomtown Rats
  The Boomtown Rats
  The Boomtown Rats were an Irish punk rock band that had a series of Irish and UK hits between 1977 and 1985. They were led by vocalist Bob Geldof.-Biography:All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Ireland...
  
   - "Rat Trap
  Rat Trap
  "Rat Trap" was a single by The Boomtown Rats which reached #1 in the UK singles chart for two weeks in November 1978, the first single by a punk or new wave act to do so...
  
  ", "Like Clockwork" ,"She's So Modern".
• Brian and Michael
  Brian and Michael
  Brian & Michael are a British music duo best known for their 1978 UK number one hit single, "Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs". Without further chart entries, they remain one-hit wonders in the UK...
  
   - "Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs
  Brian and Michael
  Brian & Michael are a British music duo best known for their 1978 UK number one hit single, "Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs". Without further chart entries, they remain one-hit wonders in the UK...
  
  "
• Sarah Brightman
  Sarah Brightman
  Sarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register...
  
   and Hot Gossip
  Hot Gossip
  -Formation:Arlene Phillips came to London to learn and teach developing American Jazz dance routines. Employed as a dance teacher, she taught at locations including the Pineapple Dance Studios and the Italia Conti Stage School. In 1974, Phillips started forming the core of a troupe; Italia Conti...
  
   - "I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper
  I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper
  "I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper", sometimes cited as " Starship Trooper", is a 1978 single written by Jeff Calvert and Max West of Typically Tropical and performed by Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip...
  
  "
• Elkie Brooks
  Elkie Brooks
  Elkie Brooks is an English singer, formerly a vocalist with Vinegar Joe, and later a solo artist. Elkie has been nominated twice for Brit Awards' top female singer. She is known for her powerful husky voice...
  
   - "Lilac Wine
  Lilac Wine
  "Lilac Wine" is a song written by James Shelton in 1950. It was introduced by Hope Foye in the short-lived theater musical revue, "Dance Me a Song." It was covered by Eartha Kitt , by Judy Henske on her first, self-named album , by Nina Simone on her album Wild Is The Wind , was a solo hit by...
  
  ", "Don't Cry Out Loud"
• Brotherhood of Man
  Brotherhood of Man
  Brotherhood of Man are a British pop group who achieved success in the 1970s, most notably by winning the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with "Save Your Kisses for Me"....
  
   - "Figaro
  Figaro (song)
  "Figaro" is a song by British pop group Brotherhood of Man. It was released as a single in January 1978 and became the group's third and final number one hit in the UK.- Background :...
  
  ", "Beautiful Lover", "Middle of the Night"
• Kate Bush
  Kate Bush
  Kate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years.In 1978, at the age of 19, Bush topped the UK Singles Chart...
  
   – "Wuthering Heights
  Wuthering Heights (song)
  "Wuthering Heights" is a song by Kate Bush released as her debut single in January 1978. It became a No.1 hit in the UK singles chart and remains her biggest-selling single. The song appears on her 1978 debut album, The Kick Inside. The B-side of the single was another song by Bush named "Kite" -...
  
  "
• Buzzcocks
  Buzzcocks
  Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton in 1976, led by singer–songwriter–guitarist Pete Shelley.They are regarded as an important influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement, punk rock, power pop, pop punk and indie rock. They achieved commercial...
  
   - "Love You More", "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)
  Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)
  "Ever Fallen in Love " is a 1978 song written by Pete Shelley and performed by his group, Buzzcocks. It was a number twelve hit on the UK Singles Chart.-Background and writing:...
  
  ", "Promises"
• Andy Cameron
  Andy Cameron
  Andy Cameron is a Scottish comedian, television and radio broadcaster. He was born in London while his father, Hugh Cameron, was serving in the Army during World War II. Cameron was raised by his grandmother, Isabella 'Bella' Cameron, in the Royal Burgh of Rutherglen, south east of Glasgow,...
  
   - "Ally’s Tartan Army"
• David Castle - "Ten To Eight"
• Tina Charles - "I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me"
• City Boy
  City Boy
  City Boy were a moderately successful English rock band in the late 1970s, characterised by complex vocal arrangements and heavy guitars. The band consisted of Lol Mason , Steve Broughton , Max Thomas , Chris Dunn , Roger Kent , Mike Slamer , and Roy Ward...
  
   - "5-7-0-5"
• Co-Co
  Co-Co (band)
  Co-Co were a five piece British band who represented the UK for the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, staged at the Palais de Congrès in Paris, France, on 22 April 1978, with the song, "The Bad Old Days". The song was written by the husband and wife team of Stephanie de Sykes and Stuart Slater...
  
   - "The Bad Old Days"
• Izhar Cohen
  Izhar Cohen
  Izhar Cohen is an Israeli singer and actor.Representing Israel, he won the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest with the group Alphabeta performing "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" with music by Nurit Hirsh and words by Ehud Manor...
  
   & The Alpha-Beta - "A Ba Ni Bi"
• Colorado - "California Dreaming"
• Elvis Costello
  Elvis Costello
  Elvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...
  
   - "Pump It Up
  Pump It Up (Elvis Costello song)
  "Pump It Up" is a song by Elvis Costello. It originally appeared on Costello's second album This Year's Model which was the first he recorded with The Attractions.- Lyrics :...
  
  "
• Darts
  Darts (band)
  Darts were a nine-piece British doo-wop revival band that achieved chart success in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The popular London-based band had a number of UK top 20 hits including three successive Number twos with revivals of early U.S...
  
   - "Don't Let It Fade Away"
• Dollar
  Dollar (band)
  Dollar are a pop vocal duo from the UK, consisting of David Van Day and Thereza Bazar. The duo were successful in the late 1970s and 1980s.-Career:...
  
   - "Shooting Star"
• Ian Dury & The Blockheads
  Ian Dury
  Ian Robins Dury was an English rock and roll singer, lyricist, bandleader and actor who initially rose to fame during the late 1970s, during the punk and New Wave era of rock music...
  
   – "What A Waste
  What a Waste
  What a Waste is a song and single by Ian Dury and the Blockheads, originally released on the Stiff Records single BUY 27 "What a Waste" / "Wake Up and Make Love with Me"...
  
  "
• Yvonne Elliman
  Yvonne Elliman
  Yvonne Marianne Elliman is an American singer who performed for four years in the first cast of Jesus Christ Superstar...
  
   - "If I Can't Have You
  If I Can't Have You
  "If I Can't Have You" is a song written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees. It was most famously recorded by Yvonne Elliman for the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.-Background:...
  
  "
• Emerson, Lake & Palmer
  Emerson, Lake & Palmer
  Emerson, Lake & Palmer, also known as ELP, are an English progressive rock supergroup. They found success in the 1970s and sold over forty million albums and headlined large stadium concerts. The band consists of Keith Emerson , Greg Lake and Carl Palmer...
  
   - "All I Want Is You"
• David Essex
  David Essex
  David Essex OBE is an English musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Since the 1970s, Essex has attained nineteen Top 40 singles in the UK , and sixteen Top 40 albums...
  
   - "Goodbye First Love"
• Justin Hayward
  Justin Hayward
  Justin Hayward is an English musician, best known as singer, songwriter and guitarist in the rock band The Moody Blues.Hayward was born in Dean Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, England...
  
   - "Forever Autumn
  Forever Autumn (song)
  "Forever Autumn" is a song by Jeff Wayne, Gary Osborne and Paul Vigrass. The original melody was written by Wayne in 1969 as a jingle for a Lego commercial. Vigrass and Osborne, the performers of the original jingle, added lyrics to the song and recorded it for inclusion on their 1972 album Queues...
  
  "
• Heatwave
  Heatwave (band)
  Heatwave was an international funk/disco musical band featuring Americans Johnnie Wilder, Jr. and Keith Wilder of Dayton, Ohio, Englishman Rod Temperton , Swiss Mario Mantese , Czechoslovak Ernest "Bilbo" Berger , Jamaican Eric Johns and Briton Roy Carter .They were known for their successful...
  
   - "Always and Forever
  Always and Forever (Heatwave song)
  "Always and Forever" is a R&B song written by Rod Temperton and first recorded by the British-based multinational funk-disco band Heatwave in 1976...
  
  "
• Hi Tension
  Hi Tension
  Hi Tension were a North London based boy band, seen as pioneers of Brit funk and started as Hott Waxx in the early 1970s. They included Phil Fearon and Lloyd Phillips brother of guitarist Paul, before becoming Hi Tension and riding high on the Brit funk wave with the tracks, "Hi Tension" and...
  
   - "British Hustle"
• Dee D. Jackson
  Dee D. Jackson
  Dee D. Jackson is a musician and singer. In the 1970s, she worked as a film producer in Munich, Germany, before moving into music, working with Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey.-Career:...
  
   - "Automatic Lover"
• The Jam
  The Jam
  The Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped...
  
   – "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
  Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
  "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" was the second single taken from the album All Mod Cons by The Jam. Released on 21 October 1978, it charted at number 15 and was backed by a cover of the Who song "So Sad About Us", and "The Night", written by Bruce Foxton...
  
  ", "News of the World
  News of the World (song)
  News of the World was a single by British group The Jam released on 11 March 1978. It reached #27 in the UK Singles Chart. "Aunties And Uncles " and "Innocent Man" appeared as its B-side...
  
  "
• James Galway
  James Galway
  - External links : IMGArtists.com 15 September 2008. AllAboutJazz.com 5 August 2008.*...
  
   - "Annie's Song
  Annie's Song
  "Annie's Song" is a rock/country song recorded and written by singer-songwriter John Denver. It was his second number-one song in the United States, occupying that spot for two weeks in July 1974. "Annie's Song" also went to number one on the Easy Listening chart...
  
  "
• Gallagher and Lyle
  Gallagher and Lyle
  Gallagher and Lyle was the Scottish pairing of singer-songwriters Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle.-Career:They joined forces in 1959, initially as members of the local Largs based band, The Bluefrets. They began writing original material for the band and also wrote "Mr Heartbreak's Here Instead"...
  
   - "Showdown"
• Generation X
  Generation X (band)
  Generation X was a British punk rock band, formed on 21 November 1976 by Billy Idol, Tony James and John Towe.-History:...
  
   - "Ready Steady Go!"
• Nick Gilder
  Nick Gilder
  Nicholas George "Nick" Gilder , is an English-Canadian musician who first came to prominence as the frontman for the glam rock band Sweeney Todd. He later had a successful solo career as a singer as well as a songwriter.-Biography:...
  
   - "Hot Child in the City
  Hot Child in the City
  "Hot Child in the City" is a pop rock ode to runaways from the album City Nights. It was recorded by Nick Gilder and it went to number one both in Canada and in the United States...
  
  "
• Gordon Giltrap
  Gordon Giltrap
  Gordon Giltrap is an English acoustic and electric guitarist and composer, whose musical styles cross multiple genres, including folk, blues, folk rock, pop, classical and rock....
  
   - "Heartsong"
• Goldie
  Goldie
  Clifford Joseph Price, better known as Goldie is an English electronic music artist, disc jockey, visual artist and actor. He is well known for his innovations in the jungle and drum and bass music genres, having previously gained exposure for his work as a graffiti artist...
  
   - "Making Up Again"
• The Goodies
  The Goodies
  The Goodies are a trio of British comedians who created, wrote, and starred in a surreal British television comedy series called The Goodies during the 1970s and early 1980s combining sketches and situation comedy.-Honours:All three Goodies now have OBEs...
  
   - "A Man's Best Friend Is His Duck"
• Guys 'n' Dolls - "Only Loving Does It"
• Elton John
  Elton John
  Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
  
   - "Song For Guy"
• Jilted John - "Jilted John"
• Gerard Kenny
  Gerard Kenny
  Gerard Kenny is a popular music singer-songwriter.-Career:Kenny formed his first band whilst in high school and between then, and the early 1970s, he toured the club circuit. In 1968 he landed his first recording contract with Warner Bros...
  
   - "New York, New York (So Good They Named It Twice)
  New York, New York (So Good They Named It Twice)
  "New York, New York " is a song performed and composed by singer-songwriter, Gerard Kenny in 1978. The song is an ode to his hometown, and state New York, New York....
  
  "
• Klark Kent
  Klark Kent
  Klark Kent is a graffiti artist and music producer.Klark Kent has been writing graffiti since 1989, and has gained international credit for his work over the years. Besides books and magazines his art was shown on several exhibitions worldwide, including the Galleries Vincent Louis and Pacifico...
  
   - "Don't Care"
• Lulu
  Lulu (singer)
  Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day...
  
   - "Your Love Is Everywhere"
• Manfred Mann's Earth Band
  Manfred Mann's Earth Band
  Manfred Mann's Earth Band is a British progressive rock group formed in 1971 by Manfred Mann.-Formation:Having started in the 1960s with a British band that had such hits as "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" and "The Mighty Quinn", then moving on to Jazz Fusion with Manfred Mann's Chapter Three, Manfred's third...
  
   - "Davy's On The Road Again"
• The Manhattan Transfer
  The Manhattan Transfer
  The Manhattan Transfer is an American vocal music group. There have been two manifestations of the group, with Tim Hauser being the only person to be part of both...
  
   - "On A Little Street In Singapore"
• Mankind - "Dr. Who"
• Bob Marley
  Bob Marley
  Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
  
   - "Satisfy My Soul"
• Johnny Mathis
  Johnny Mathis
  John Royce "Johnny" Mathis is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standards, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status, and 73 making the Billboard charts...
  
   & Deniece Williams
  Deniece Williams
  June Deniece Chandler known by her stage name Deniece Williams is an American Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and record producer who achieved success in the 1970s and 1980s...
  
   - "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late
  Too Much, Too Little, Too Late
  "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" is a song performed by singers Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams. Words and Music are by Nat Kipner and John McIntyre Vallins. Released as a single in 1978, it reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, number nine on the Canadian Singles Chart and...
  
  "
• Frankie Miller
  Frankie Miller
  Frankie Miller is a Scottish rock singer-songwriter, who had his biggest success in the 1970s. Miller was raised at Colvend Street, Glasgow with his parents, Cathy and Frank, and elder sisters Letty and Anne. Miller attended Sacred Heart Primary school. He was an altar boy in Sacred Heart Chapel...
  
   - "Darlin'"
• Motorhead - "Louie Louie
  Louie Louie
  "Louie Louie" is an American rock 'n' roll song written by Richard Berry in 1955. It has become a standard in pop and rock, with hundreds of versions recorded by different artists...
  
  "
• The Motors
  The Motors
  The Motors were a British pub rock/punk band, formed in London in 1977 by former Ducks Deluxe members Nick Garvey and Andy McMaster together with guitarist Rob Hendry and drummer Ricky Slaughter...
  
   - "Airport"
• The New Seekers
  The New Seekers
  The New Seekers are a British-based pop group, formed in 1969 by Keith Potger after the break-up of his group, The Seekers. The idea was that the New Seekers would appeal to the same market as the original Seekers, but their music had rock as well as folk influences...
  
   - "Anthem"
• Olivia Newton-John
  Olivia Newton-John
  Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
  
   - "A Little More Love"
• Sally Oldfield
  Sally Oldfield
  Sally Oldfield is a singer-songwriter, and the sister of the composers Mike Oldfield and Terry Oldfield.-Early life:...
  
   - "Mirrors"
• The Olympic Runners
  The Olympic Runners
  -External links:*...
  
   - "Get It While You Can"
• Racey
  Racey
  Racey was a British pop group, formed in 1976 in Weston-super-Mare, by singer Phil Fursdon and Clive Wilson. The group was formerly known as Alive 'n' Rockin.-Career:...
  
   - "Lay Your Love On Me"
• Chris Rea
  Chris Rea
  Chris Rea is an English singer-songwriter, recognisable for his distinctive, husky voice and slide guitar playing. The British Hit Singles & Albums stated that Rea was "one of the most popular UK singer-songwriters of the late 1980s. He was already a major European star by the time he finally...
  
   – "Fool If You Think It's Over"
• The Real Thing
  The Real Thing (group)
  -Albums:Studio albums* Real Thing - UK #34* 4 from 8 * Step Into Our World , retitled Can You Feel the Force - UK #73* ....Saints Or Sinners? Live albums* The Real Thing Live Compilation albums...
  
   - "Rainin' Through My Sunshine"
• Renaissance
  Renaissance (band)
  Renaissance are an English progressive rock band, most notable for their 1978 UK top 10 hit "Northern Lights" and progressive rock classics like "Carpet of the Sun", "Mother Russia" and "Ashes Are Burning".-Original incarnation :...
  
   - "Northern Lights"
• The Rezillos
  The Rezillos
  The Rezillos are a punk/new wave band, who formed in Edinburgh in 1976 and still play gigs around the world in a re-formed line-up. Although frequently aligned with the punk movement, the Rezillos' irreverent glam rock image and affection for campy girl-group iconography, set them distinctly apart...
  
   - "Top of the Pops", "Destination Venus"
• The Rich Kids
  The Rich Kids
  Rich Kids were a short-lived, seminal new wave band from London, founded in 1977 by Glen Matlock following his departure from The Sex Pistols. The band also included future Ultravox member Midge Ure, and Rusty Egan, who later went to found Visage.-Career:...
  
   - "Rich Kids"
• Tom Robinson Band
  Tom Robinson Band
  Tom Robinson Band were a British rock band, established in 1976 by singer, songwriter and bassist Tom Robinson...
  
   - "Up Against The Wall"
• Rokotto - "Funk Theory"
• Rose Royce
  Rose Royce
  Rose Royce is an American soul and R&B band. The group is best known for several hit singles including "Car Wash," "I Wanna Get Next to You," "Wishing on a Star", "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" and "I'm Going Down".-Career:...
  
   - "Love Don't Live Here Anymore
  Love Don't Live Here Anymore
  "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" is a song written by Miles Gregory and originally recorded by Rose Royce. It was produced by former Motown songwriter and producer Norman Whitfield for the Whitfield Records...
  
  "
• Leo Sayer
  Leo Sayer
  Leo Sayer is a British singer-songwriter, musician, and entertainer whose singing career has spanned four decades. Sayer became a naturalised Australian citizen in 2009. Sayer was a top singles and album act on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1970s...
  
   - "Raining In My Heart"
• Sham 69
  Sham 69
  Sham 69 is an English punk band that formed in Hersham in 1976.Although not as commercially successful as many of their contemporaries, albeit with a greater number of chart entries, Sham 69 has been a huge musical and lyrical influence on the Oi! and streetpunk genres. The band allegedly derived...
  
   – "Hurry Up Harry", "Angels with Dirty Faces" , "If The Kids Are United"
• Rocky Sharpe and The Replays
  Rocky Sharpe
  Rocky Sharpe is the pseudonym of an English rock/pop singer who, with Rocky Sharpe and the Replays, first found fame in the late 1970s. The usual line-up of the group was Rocky , Helen Highwater , Johnny Stud and Eric Rondo...
  
   - "Rama Lama Ding Dong"
• Showaddywaddy
  Showaddywaddy
  Showaddywaddy are a 1970s pop group from Leicester, England. They specialised in revivals of hit songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, and dressed as Teddy Boys.-History:...
  
   - "Pretty Little Angel Eyes"
• The Skids
  The Skids
  Skids were an art-punk/punk rock and new wave band from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, founded in 1977 by Stuart Adamson , William Simpson , Thomas Kellichan and Richard Jobson...
  
   - "The Saints Are Coming
  The Saints Are Coming
  "The Saints Are Coming" was the third single by the Scottish punk rock band Skids, featured on their 1979 debut album, Scared to Dance. The song became an international #1 hit when it was covered in 2006 by Green Day and U2...
  
  "
• Patti Smith
  Patti Smith
  Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses....
  
   – "Because the Night
  Because the Night
  "Because the Night" is a song by the Patti Smith Group, written by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith which was released as a single in 1978, taken from Smith's album Easter. The song was a hit, rising to #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and helping propel sales of Easter to mainstream success –...
  
  "
• Smokie
  Smokie (band)
  Smokie is an English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire who found success in Europe in the 1970s.-Early years:Originally called The Yen, then The Sphynx and later Essence, the band was formed in 1964 at St. Bede's Grammar School in Heaton, Bradford as The Yen. The Yen's first gig was at Birkenshaw...
  
   - "Oh Carol"
• Dusty Springfield
  Dusty Springfield
  Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienSources use both Isabel and Isobel as the spelling of her second name. OBE , known professionally as Dusty Springfield and dubbed The White Queen of Soul, was a British pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s...
  
   - "Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)"
• Squeeze - "Take Me I'm Yours"
• Steel Pulse
  Steel Pulse
  Steel Pulse is a roots reggae musical band. They originally formed at Handsworth Wood Boys School, in Birmingham, England, composed of David Hinds , Basil Gabbidon , and Ronald McQueen .-History:...
  
   - "Prodigal Son"
• The Stranglers
  The Stranglers
  The Stranglers are an English punk/rock music group.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s...
  
   - "Nice 'N' Sleazy", "Walk On By"
• The Streetband
  Paul Young (singer and guitarist)
  Paul Antony Young is an English pop musician. Formerly the frontman of the short-lived bands Kat Kool & The Kool Cats, Streetband and Q-Tips, his following solo success as a solo recording artist turned him into a 1980s teenage pop idol...
  
   - "Toast"
• Rachel Sweet
  Rachel Sweet
  Rachel Sweet is an American singer, television writer and actress.-Biography:After beginning her singing career at the age of three, when she won an electric garage door opener in a singing contest, she began recording commercials at the age of six, toured with Mickey Rooney, and performed in Las...
  
   – "B-A-B-Y"
• 10cc
  10cc
  10cc are an English art rock band who achieved their greatest commercial success in the 1970s. The band initially consisted of four musicians -- Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, and Lol Creme -- who had written and recorded together for some three years, before assuming the "10cc" name...
  
   - "Dreadlock Holiday
  Dreadlock Holiday
  -In popular culture:* The song is featured on the first episode, "Killeroo", of the first series of the British cult comedy The Mighty Boosh. Bob Fossil, head of the Zooniverse, dances to the first verse of the song while a confused Howard Moon looks on, before switching it off and explaining "And...
  
  "
• Thin Lizzy
  Thin Lizzy
  Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of thirteen studio albums...
  
   - "Rosalie"
• The Three Degrees
  The Three Degrees
  The Three Degrees are an American female vocal group. Formed in 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,, the group has always been a trio though there have been a number of personnel changes and a total of fourteen women have represented the group so far. The original members were Fayette Pinkney,...
  
   - "Giving Up Giving In"
• Tonight - "Drummer Man"
• The Vibrators
  The Vibrators
  - Early career:The Vibrators were founded by Ian 'Knox' Carnochan, bassist Pat Collier, guitarist John Ellis, and drummer John 'Eddie' Edwards. They first came to public notice at the 100 Club when they backed Chris Spedding in 1976. On Spedding's recommendation, Mickie Most signed them to his...
  
   - "Automatic Lover"
• Terry Wogan
  Terry Wogan
  Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE, DL , or also known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish radio and television broadcaster who holds dual Irish and British citizenship. Wogan has worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for most of his career...
  
   - "The Floral Dance
  The Floral Dance
  The Floral Dance is a popular English song describing the annual Furry Dance in Helston, Cornwall.The music and lyrics were written in 1911 by Kate Emily Barkley Moss who was a professional violinist, pianist and concert singer...
  
  "
• X-Ray Spex
  X-Ray Spex
  X-Ray Spex were an English punk band from London that formed in 1976.During their first incarnation , X-Ray Spex were “deliberate underachievers” and only managed to release five singles and one album...
  
   - "Germ Free Adolescents
  Germ Free Adolescents
  Germ Free Adolescents is the debut album of English punk rock band X-Ray Spex. It contained the UK hit singles: "The Day The World Turned Day-Glo" , "Identity" and "Germ Free Adolescents" which reached No. 18 in November 1978.The album received wide acclaim upon its release...
  
  "
• Yellow Dog - "One More Night"

1979

• Angelic Upstarts
  Angelic Upstarts
  Angelic Upstarts are an English punk rock/Oi! band formed in South Shields in 1977. The band espoused an anti-fascist and socialist working class philosophy, and have been associated with the skinhead subculture...
  
   - "Teenage Warning"
• The Beat
  The Beat (band)
  The Beat are a 2 Tone ska revival band founded in England in 1978. Their songs fuse ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock, and their lyrics deal with themes of love, unity and sociopolitical topics....
  
   - "Tears of a Clown"
• Black Lace
  Black Lace (band)
  Black Lace is a British Euro pop band, best known for novelty party records, including their biggest hit, "Agadoo". The band first came to the public eye after being selected to represent the UK in the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest, in which they finished seventh with the song "Mary Ann"...
  
   - "Mary Ann"
• Blondie
  Blondie (band)
  Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...
  
   - "Sunday Girl
  Sunday Girl
  "Sunday Girl" was a UK number-one single by Blondie for three weeks in May 1979. It was Blondie's second UK number-one single after "Heart of Glass"; it was, however, never released as a single in the US.-Song information:...
  
  ", "Dreaming
  Dreaming (Blondie song)
  "Dreaming" is a song by the American punk/new wave band Blondie. Released in 1979, it was the lead single from their fourth album Eat to the Beat...
  
  "
• The Boomtown Rats
  The Boomtown Rats
  The Boomtown Rats were an Irish punk rock band that had a series of Irish and UK hits between 1977 and 1985. They were led by vocalist Bob Geldof.-Biography:All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Ireland...
  
   - "I Don't Like Mondays"
• Brotherhood of Man
  Brotherhood of Man
  Brotherhood of Man are a British pop group who achieved success in the 1970s, most notably by winning the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with "Save Your Kisses for Me"....
  
   - "Goodbye, Goodbye"
• Buzzcocks
  Buzzcocks
  Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton in 1976, led by singer–songwriter–guitarist Pete Shelley.They are regarded as an important influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement, punk rock, power pop, pop punk and indie rock. They achieved commercial...
  
   - "Everybody's Happy Nowadays", "Harmony in My Head
  Harmony in My Head
  "Harmony in My Head" is a song by Buzzcocks. It was released as a single in 1979, reaching number 32 in the British charts. It is one of few Buzzcocks songs written and sung by guitarist Steve Diggle, and gives its title to his autobiography....
  
  "
• Chas & Dave - "Gertcha"
• Chic
  Chic (band)
  Chic was an African American disco and R&B band that was organized during 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It is known best for its commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance " , "Everybody Dance" , "Le Freak" , "I Want Your Love" , "Good Times"...
  
   - "Le Freak
  Le Freak
  "Le Freak" is a successful 1978 disco song by the disco band Chic. It was the band's third single album and first Billboard Hot 100 and soul music number-one song. Along with the tracks, "I Want Your Love" and "Chic Cheer", "Le Freak" scored number one on the disco charts for seven weeks...
  
  ", "I Want Your Love"
• Chantel Curtis - "Get Another Love"
• Elvis Costello
  Elvis Costello
  Elvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...
  
   - "Oliver's Army
  Oliver's Army
  "Oliver's Army" is a song written by Elvis Costello, originally performed by Elvis Costello and the Attractions and appearing on the album Armed Forces in 1979. It remains his most successful single, spending four weeks at Nº2 in the UK singles chart....
  
  ", "Accidents Will Happen
  Accidents Will Happen
  "Accidents Will Happen" is a song by Elvis Costello. It first appeared on the 1979 album Armed Forces, which he recorded with The Attractions. In reference to the song title, the cover of the single was printed inside-out...
  
  "
• The Damned - "Love Song"
• Dana
  Dana Rosemary Scallon
  Dana Rosemary Scallon , known in her singing career simply as Dana, is an Irish singer and former Member of the European Parliament ....
  
   - "Something's Cooking In The Kitchen"
• Dan-I - "Monkey Chop"
• Darts
  Darts (band)
  Darts were a nine-piece British doo-wop revival band that achieved chart success in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The popular London-based band had a number of UK top 20 hits including three successive Number twos with revivals of early U.S...
  
   - "Get It"
• Dollar
  Dollar (band)
  Dollar are a pop vocal duo from the UK, consisting of David Van Day and Thereza Bazar. The duo were successful in the late 1970s and 1980s.-Career:...
  
   - "Shooting Star", "Who Were You with in the Moonlight?", "Loves Gotta Hold On Me", "I Wanna Hold Your Hand"
• The Dooleys
  The Dooleys
  The Dooleys were a United Kingdom male–female pop group comprising eight members — six of them family members — at their peak. They achieved several UK chart hits between 1977 and 1981 including top-ten hits "Wanted", "Love of My Life" and "The Chosen Few"....
  
   - "Honey I'm Lost", "Wanted", "The Chosen Few"
• Dr. Feelgood
  Dr. Feelgood
  Dr. Feelgood may refer to:In music:*Dr. Feelgood , an album by American band Mötley Crüe**"Dr. Feelgood" , a single and the title track from that album*"Dr. Feel Good", a song by Travie McCoy on the album Lazarus...
  
   - "Milk and Alcohol
  Milk and Alcohol
  "Milk and Alcohol" is a song by the band Dr. Feelgood that ranked on Britain's top-10 hit singles chart in 1979. Written by Nick Lowe and Gypie Mayo, and produced by Richard Gottehrer, the song was Dr...
  
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• Driver 67 – "Car 67
  Car 67
  "Car 67" is a pop song by Driver 67 that appeared in the UK Singles Chart in December 1978. It was written by Paul Phillips and Pete Zorn and was sung by Paul Phillips...
  
  "
• Ian Dury & The Blockheads
  Ian Dury
  Ian Robins Dury was an English rock and roll singer, lyricist, bandleader and actor who initially rose to fame during the late 1970s, during the punk and New Wave era of rock music...
  
   – "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
  Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
  "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick" is a song and single by Ian Dury & The Blockheads, first released 23 November 1978 and was first released on the 7" single BUY 38 Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick / There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards by Stiff Records. It went to number one on the UK Singles...
  
  "
• Eruption
  Eruption (band)
  Eruption was a popular disco / R&B / Soul band in the 1970s and 1980s.-History:Silent Eruption was formed in 1974 in Britain. In 1975 they won the RCA Soul Search Contest, whilst their first single "Let Me Take You Back in Time" was released in 1976...
  
   - "One Way Ticket"
• Dame Edna Everage
  Dame Edna Everage
  Dame Edna is a character created and played by Australian dadaist performer and comedian, Barry Humphries, famous for her lilac-coloured or "wisteria hue" hair and cat eye glasses or "face furniture," her favorite flower, the gladiola and her boisterous greeting: "Hello Possums!" As Dame Edna,...
  
   - "Disco Matilda
  Waltzing Matilda
  "Waltzing Matilda" is Australia's most widely known bush ballad. A country folk song, the song has been referred to as "the unofficial national anthem of Australia"....
  
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• Fiddler's Dram
  Fiddler's Dram
  Fiddler's Dram were a British folk band of the late 1970s. They are mainly known for their hit single, "Day Trip to Bangor " , although the sound of this record was not representative of the acoustic songs and tunes they had been performing for several years at folk clubs and festivals.-Band...
  
   - "Day Trip to Bangor"
• Gary Numan
  Gary Numan
  Gary Numan is an English singer, composer, and musician, most widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars". His signature sound consisted of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals.Numan is considered a pioneer of commercial electronic music...
  
   - "Cars
  Cars (song)
  Fear Factory, an American industrial metal band, recorded a version of "Cars" and released it as the second single from their third studio album, Obsolete. The song was only included as a bonus track on the limited edition digipak re-release of Obsolete and would be instrumental in breaking Fear...
  
  ", "Complex"
• Leif Garrett
  Leif Garrett
  Leif Garrett is an American singer and actor. He became famous in the late 1970s as a teen idol, but received much publicity in later life for his drug abuse and legal troubles.-Early life:...
  
   – "I Was Made for Dancin"
• Generation X
  Generation X (band)
  Generation X was a British punk rock band, formed on 21 November 1976 by Billy Idol, Tony James and John Towe.-History:...
  
   – "King Rocker", "Valley of the Dolls"
• Gonzalez
  Gonzalez (band)
  Gonzalez were a British R&B and funk band. They became well known as a backing band for touring R&B, funk and soul stars. Their eponymous album was released in 1974 and they recorded a total of six albums before disbanding in 1986,...
  
   - "Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet"
• Eddy Grant
  Eddy Grant
  Edmond Montague "Eddy" Grant is a musician, born in Plaisance, Guyana.- Life and career :When he was still a young boy, his parents emigrated to London, UK, where he settled. He lived in Kentish Town and went to school at the Acland Burghley Secondary Modern at Tufnell Park...
  
   - "Living on the Frontline"
• The Greedies
  The Professionals (band)
  The Professionals were an English punk rock band in the late 1970s and early 1980s formed by ex-Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones and drummer and Paul Cook after that band's demise.-Career:...
  
   - "A Merry Jingle"
• Patrick Hernandez
  Patrick Hernandez
  Patrick Hernandez is a French singer who had a worldwide hit with "Born to Be Alive" in 1979.-Biography:...
  
   - "Born To Be Alive"
• Joe Jackson
  Joe Jackson (musician)
  Joe Jackson is an English musician and singer-songwriter now living in Berlin, whose five Grammy Award nominations span from 1979 to 2001...
  
   - "Is She Really Going Out with Him?"
• Mick Jackson - "Weekend"
• The Jacksons - "Destiny"
• The Jags
  The Jags
  The Jags were a British rock band formed in London in 1978, and composed of Nick Watkinson , John Alder , Steve Prudence , Alex Baird , Michael Cotton and Patrick O'Toole ....
  
   - "Back Of My Hand"
• The Jam
  The Jam
  The Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped...
  
   - "The Eton Rifles
  The Eton Rifles
  "The Eton Rifles" was the only single to be released from the album Setting Sons by The Jam. Recorded at Townhouse studios and released on 3 November 1979, it became the band's first top ten hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at #3...
  
  ", "Strange Town
  Strange Town
  The song "Strange Town" was released on 17 March 1979 by The Jam and reached #15 in the UK singles chart.Backed by the Paul Weller-penned "The Butterfly Collector", the single was one of many The Jam singles that did not appear on any of the band's studio albums. "Strange Town" appears on the...
  
  "
• Judas Priest
  Judas Priest
  Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
  
   - "Take On the World", "Evening Star"
• Janet Kay
  Janet Kay
  Janet Kay is a British singer of Jamaican parentage best known for her lovers rock songs of the late 1970s - "Silly Games" and a cover of Minnie Riperton's "Lovin' You". She has also had roles as a theatre and television actress...
  
   - "Silly Games"
• Kandidate - "I Don't Wanna Lose You"
• Light of the World - "Swingin'"
• Linda Lewis
  Linda Lewis
  Linda Lewis is an English vocalist, songwriter and Guitarist. Lewis is the oldest of six children two of whom also had singing careers...
  
   - "I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You"
• Lene Lovich
  Lene Lovich
  Lene Lovich is an American singer based in England, who first gained attention as part of the New Wave music scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Her most popular hit single was "Lucky Number", first released in 1979.-Early years:...
  
   - "Lucky Number
  Lucky Number (song)
  Lucky Number was a hit single in the UK for Lene Lovich. Released in 1979, it was featured on the album Stateless, recorded for Stiff Records. It was also recorded by Nina Hagen in German on the album Unbehagen, also released in 1979....
  
  "
• Nick Lowe
  Nick Lowe
  Nicholas Drain "Nick" Lowe , is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer.A pivotal figure in UK pub rock, punk rock and new wave, Lowe has recorded a string of well-reviewed solo albums. Along with vocals, Lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano and harmonica...
  
   - "Cracking Up"
• M
  M (band)
  M was English musician Robin Scott's brief but very successful new wave/synthpop project in the late 1970s and early 1980s. M is most known for the 1979 hit "Pop Muzik", which reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1979, and #1 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on 3 November 1979...
  
   - "Pop Muzik
  Pop Muzik
  "Pop Muzik" is a 1979 hit song by M, a project by Robin Scott.-Concept and chart performance:Robin Scott describes the genesis of "Pop Muzik" this way:...
  
  "
• Madness
  Madness (band)
  In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts...
  
   - "The Prince
  The Prince (song)
  "The Prince" is a song by British ska/pop band Madness. It was written by Lee Thompson, and was the band's first single. On 10 August 1979 the single was released through 2 Tone Records and peaked at number 16 in the UK singles chart, spending a total of 11 weeks in the charts."The Prince" is a...
  
  ", "One Step Beyond
  One Step Beyond (song)
  12" vinyl-Chart performance:-Song appearances:* It is used in the episode "I'm with the Band" of the 2000-2001 show Freaks and Geeks when one of the characters, Sam Weir, streaks around the school while trying to avoid showering after PE....
  
  "
• Lena Martell
  Lena Martell
  Lena Martell is a Scottish singer, who had a number one UK single with "One Day at a Time" in 1979....
  
   - "One Day at a Time"
• Matchbox
  Matchbox (band)
  Matchbox is an English rockabilly band that formed in 1971, and is still active .-Career:Matchbox was formed in 1971 by Iain "Houndog" Terry, Fred Poke, Jimmy Redhead and Wiffle Smith. After 1978, the line-up consisted of Graham Fenton , Steve Bloomfield , Gordon Scott , Fred Poke and Jimmy Redhead...
  
   - "Rockabilly Rebel"
• Matumbi
  Matumbi (band)
  Matumbi were one of top British reggae bands of the 1970s and early 1980s, and are best known as the first successful band of guitarist and record producer Dennis Bovell.-History:...
  
   - "Point of View"
• The Members
  The Members
  The Members are a British punk band that originated in Camberley, England. Their best known recording is "The Sound of the Suburbs" .-Career:...
  
   - "The Sound of the Suburbs", "Offshore Banking Business"
• Milk and Honey
  Milk and Honey (group)
  Milk and Honey was an Israeli singing group consisting of Re'uven Gvitrz, Shmulik Bilu and Yehuda Tamir. The group performed with Gali Atari at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, where they won with the song, "Hallelujah". Their track peaked in the UK Singles Chart at #5 in April 1979. They made...
  
   - "Hallelujah
  Hallelujah (Eurovision song)
  "Hallelujah" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, performed in Hebrew by Gali Atari and Milk & Honey for Israel....
  
  "
• The Monks - "Nice Legs Shame About Her Face"
• The Moody Blues
  The Moody Blues
  The Moody Blues are an English rock band. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, most notably in their 1967 album Days of Future Passed....
  
   - "Nights in White Satin
  Nights in White Satin
  "Nights in White Satin" is a 1967 single by The Moody Blues, written by Justin Hayward and first featured on the album Days of Future Passed.It is in the key of E minor Aeolian.-Single releases:...
  
  "
• Nazareth
  Nazareth (band)
  Nazareth is a Scottish hard rock band, founded in 1968, that had several hits in the UK in the early 1970s, and established an international audience with their 1975 album Hair of the Dog. Perhaps their best-known hit single was a cover of the ballad "Love Hurts", in 1975...
  
   - "May the Sun Shine"
• New Musik - "Straight Lines"
• Thom Pace
  Thom Pace
  Thom Pace is an American singer-songwriter, who is best-known for the song "Maybe," which became the theme of The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams....
  
   - "Maybe"
• The Police
  The Police
  The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the vast majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting , Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland...
  
   - "Roxanne
  Roxanne (song)
  "Roxanne" is a hit song by the rock band The Police, first released in 1978 as a single and on their album Outlandos d'Amour. It was written from the point-of-view of a man who falls in love with a prostitute.- History :...
  
  ", "Can't Stand Losing You
  Can't Stand Losing You
  "Can't Stand Losing You" is a song by rock band The Police, first released as a single and on their album Outlandos d'Amour, both in 1978. The original single was banned by the BBC because of the controversial cover...
  
  "
• The Pretenders
  The Pretenders
  The Pretenders are an English rock band formed in Hereford, England in March 1978. The original band consisted of initiator and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde , James Honeyman-Scott , Pete Farndon , and Martin Chambers...
  
   - "Brass in Pocket
  Brass In Pocket
  "Brass in Pocket" is a single by The Pretenders. It was written by Chrissie Hynde and James Honeyman-Scott, and produced by Chris Thomas.-Release:...
  
  "
• Public Image Ltd.
  Public Image Ltd.
  Public Image Ltd are an English post-punk band formed by vocalist John Lydon , guitarist Keith Levene and bassist Jah Wobble, with frequent subsequent personnel changes. Lydon is the sole constant member of the band....
  
   - "Death Disco
  Death Disco
  "Death Disco" is a song by Public Image Ltd. The record was released in both 7" and 12" single formats with a "1/2 mix" of the song and "Megga mix" on the 12" version...
  
  "
• Suzi Quatro
  Suzi Quatro
  Susan Kay "Suzi" Quatro is an American singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor.She scored a string of hit singles in the 1970s that found greater success in Europe and Australia than in her homeland, and had a recurring role on the popular American sitcom Happy Days.-Music:Quatro began her...
  
   - "She's in Love with You"
• Racey
  Racey
  Racey was a British pop group, formed in 1976 in Weston-super-Mare, by singer Phil Fursdon and Clive Wilson. The group was formerly known as Alive 'n' Rockin.-Career:...
  
   - "Some Girls"
• The Ramblers - "The Sparrow"
• The Real Thing
  The Real Thing (group)
  -Albums:Studio albums* Real Thing - UK #34* 4 from 8 * Step Into Our World , retitled Can You Feel the Force - UK #73* ....Saints Or Sinners? Live albums* The Real Thing Live Compilation albums...
  
   - "Can You Feel the Force?"
• Cliff Richard
  Cliff Richard
  Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
  
   – "We Don't Talk Anymore
  We Don't Talk Anymore
  "We Don't Talk Anymore" is a song recorded by Cliff Richard that reached number one in the UK singles chart in August 1979, remaining there for four weeks...
  
  ", "Hot Shot"
• B. A. Robertson
  B. A. Robertson
  B. A. Robertson is a Scottish musician, actor, composer and songwriter.-Career:...
  
   - "Knocked It Off"
• Roxy Music
  Roxy Music
  Roxy Music was a British art rock band formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry, who became the group's lead vocalist and chief songwriter, and bassist Graham Simpson. The other members are Phil Manzanera , Andy Mackay and Paul Thompson . Former members include Brian Eno , and Eddie Jobson...
  
   - "Dance Away
  Dance Away
  Dance Away is a song by the British rock band Roxy Music. Released in April 1979, it was the second single to be taken from their album Manifesto and became one of the band's most famous songs, reaching Number 2 in the UK and spending a total of 14 weeks on the charts, the longest chart residency...
  
  "
• The Ruts
  The Ruts
  The Ruts were a reggae-influenced British punk rock band, notable for the 1979 Top 10 hit "Babylon's Burning", and an earlier single "In a Rut", which was not a hit but was much played and highly regarded by the UK BBC Radio 1 disc jockey, John Peel.-Career:...
  
   - "Babylon's Burning"
• Sad Café
  Sad Café (band)
  Sad Café were an English rock band, which formed in Manchester in 1976, as a result of the unification of the rock bands Mandala and Gyro. Sad Café are best known for their song "Every Day Hurts" which reached Number 3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1979....
  
   - "Every Day Hurts"
• Secret Affair
  Secret Affair
  Secret Affair were a mod revival band, formed in 1978 and disbanded in 1982. They reformed to perform and record in the 2000s.-Career:In a period of a little over two years, Secret Affair posted five releases in the UK Singles Chart and released three albums...
  
   - "Let Your Heart Dance"
• The Selecter
  The Selecter
  The Selecter are a 2 Tone ska revival band from Coventry, England, formed in mid 1979.Like many other bands in the ska revival movement, The Selecter featured a racially diverse line-up. Their lyrics featured themes connected to politics and marijuana, set to strong melodies and a danceable beat...
  
   – "On My Radio"
• The Shadows
  The Shadows
  The Shadows are a British pop group with a total of 69 UK hit-charted singles: 35 as 'The Shadows' and 34 as 'Cliff Richard and the Shadows', from the 1950s to the 2000s. Cliff Richard in casual conversation with the British rock press frequently refers to the Shadows by their nickname: 'The Shads'...
  
   - "Theme from the Deer Hunter
  Cavatina (song)
  "Cavatina" is a classical guitar piece by Stanley Myers and the theme from The Deer Hunter.The piece had been recorded by classical guitarist John Williams, long before the film that made it famous. It had originally been written for piano but at Williams' invitation, Myers re-wrote it for guitar...
  
  "
• Sham 69
  Sham 69
  Sham 69 is an English punk band that formed in Hersham in 1976.Although not as commercially successful as many of their contemporaries, albeit with a greater number of chart entries, Sham 69 has been a huge musical and lyrical influence on the Oi! and streetpunk genres. The band allegedly derived...
  
   - "Questions and Answers", "Hersham Boys" , "You're a Better Man Than I"
• Showaddywaddy
  Showaddywaddy
  Showaddywaddy are a 1970s pop group from Leicester, England. They specialised in revivals of hit songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, and dressed as Teddy Boys.-History:...
  
   – "A Night at Daddy Gee's", "Remember Then"
• Siouxie and the Banshees - "Playground Twist
  Playground Twist
  "Playground Twist" is the third single released by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. Issued in the UK by Polydor Records in 1979, the track was produced by the band's manager Nils Stevenson and Mike Stavrou, a recording engineer on Marc Bolan's last album Dandy in the Underworld...
  
  "
• The Skids
  The Skids
  Skids were an art-punk/punk rock and new wave band from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, founded in 1977 by Stuart Adamson , William Simpson , Thomas Kellichan and Richard Jobson...
  
   - "Into the Valley
  Into the Valley
  "Into the Valley" is a 1979 single by Skids, taken off their Scared to Dance album, and is their best known song, appearing on a number of punk rock and Scottish music compilation albums. It reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart for the week ending 24 March 1979...
  
  ", "Masquerade"
• Sniff 'n' the Tears
  Sniff 'n' the Tears
  Sniff 'n' the Tears is a British rock band best known for their 1978 song "Driver's Seat", a hit in many countries . The exception was the UK itself where a problem with EMI's pressing plant meant that the single was not available following the band's appearance on Top of the Pops and it peaked...
  
   – "Driver's Seat
  Driver's Seat
  "Driver's Seat" is a 1978 song by the British band Sniff 'n' the Tears that appears on their debut album, Fickle Heart. The band is considered a one-hit wonder as "Driver's Seat" was their only hit....
  
  "
• Sparks
  Sparks (band)
  Sparks is an American rock and pop band formed in Los Angeles in 1968 by brothers Ron and Russell Mael , initially under the name Halfnelson...
  
   - "The Number One Song in Heaven"
• Dusty Springfield
  Dusty Springfield
  Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienSources use both Isabel and Isobel as the spelling of her second name. OBE , known professionally as Dusty Springfield and dubbed The White Queen of Soul, was a British pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s...
  
   - "I'm Coming Home Again"
• Squeeze - "Cool for Cats
  Cool For Cats (song)
  "Cool for Cats" was the second single released from Squeeze's Cool for Cats album. It featured a comparatively rare lead vocal performance from Squeeze lyricist Chris Difford, one of only two occasions he sang lead on a Squeeze single A-side...
  
  ", "Slap and Tickle", "Up the Junction
  Up the Junction
  Up the Junction is a 1963 novel by Nell Dunn that depicts contemporary life in the industrial slums of Battersea near Clapham Junction.The book uses colloquial speech, and its portrayal of petty thieving, sexual encounters, births, deaths and back-street abortion provided a view of life that was...
  
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• The Special A.K.A. - "Gangsters"
• Stonebridge McGuinness
  McGuinness Flint
  McGuinness Flint was a rock band formed in 1970 by Tom McGuinness, former bassist and guitarist with Manfred Mann, and Hughie Flint, former drummer with John Mayall; plus vocalist and keyboard player Dennis Coulson, and multi-instrumentalists and songwriters Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle...
  
   - "Oo-Eeh Baby"
• The Stranglers
  The Stranglers
  The Stranglers are an English punk/rock music group.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s...
  
   - "Duchess", "Don't Bring Harry"
• Sutherland Brothers
  Sutherland Brothers
  The Sutherland Brothers originally performed as a folk / rock duo in the field of British music in the early 1970s, and then from 1973 to 1978 joined with rock band Quiver to record and tour as Sutherland Brothers & Quiver...
  
   - "Easy Come, Easy Go"
• Telex
  Telex (band)
  The Belgian synth-pop group Telex was formed in 1978 by Marc Moulin, Dan Lacksman, and Michel Moers, with the intention of "Making something really European, different from rock, without guitar — and the idea was electronic music." Mixing the aesthetics of disco, punk and experimental electronic...
  
   - "Rock Around The Clock
  Rock Around the Clock
  "Rock Around the Clock" is a 12-bar-blues-based song written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers in 1952. The best-known and most successful rendition was recorded by Bill Haley and His Comets in 1954...
  
  "
• Thin Lizzy
  Thin Lizzy
  Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of thirteen studio albums...
  
   - "Sarah"
• The Tourists
  The Tourists
  The Tourists were a British rock and pop band, but are better known for two of their members who went on to achieve great success as Eurythmics...
  
   - "Blind Among the Flowers", "I Only Wanna Be with You"
• The Tubes
  The Tubes
  The Tubes are a San Francisco-based rock band, whose 1975 debut album included the hit single, "White Punks on Dope". During its first fifteen years or so, the band's live performances combined quasi-pornography with wild satires of media, consumerism, and politics...
  
   - "Prime Time"
• Tubeway Army
  Tubeway Army
  Tubeway Army were a London-based punk rock and new wave band led by lead singer Gary Numan. They were the first band of the post-punk era to have a synthesizer-based hit, with their single Are 'Friends' Electric? and its parent album Replicas both topping the UK Album Chart in mid-1979.-Line-up:The...
  
   – "Are 'Friends' Electric?
  Are 'Friends' Electric?
  "Are 'Friends' Electric?" is a 1979 song written by Gary Numan, released under the name of his then-band Tubeway Army as a single and on the album Replicas...
  
  "
• Judie Tzuke
  Judie Tzuke
  Judie Tzuke is an English singer/songwriter. She is most well known for her 1979 hit "Stay With Me Till Dawn", which reached no.16 on the UK Singles Chart.-Early life:...
  
   - "Stay With Me Till Dawn"
• UK Subs
  UK Subs
  The U.K. Subs are an English punk rock band, among the earliest in the first wave of British punk. Formed in 1976, the mainstay of the band has been vocalist Charlie Harper, originally a singer in Britain's R&B scene. They were also one of the first street punk bands.-Career:The U.K...
  
   – "Stranglehold" , "Tomorrows Girls", "She's Not There
  She's Not There
  "She's Not There" is the debut single by the British pop band The Zombies. It reached number twelve in the UK Singles Chart in August 1964, and became a top-ten hit in the United States...
  
  "
• The Undertones
  The Undertones
  The Undertones are a punk rock/new wave band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1975.The original line-up of the Undertones released thirteen singles and four studio albums — The Undertones , Hypnotised , Positive Touch and The Sin of Pride — before disbanding in July 1983.Music guide Allmusic...
  
   - "Here Comes the Summer", "Jimmy Jimmy", "You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It)"
• Anita Ward
  Anita Ward
  Anita Ward is an American singer and musician. She is best known for her 1979 million selling chart-topper, "Ring My Bell".-Career:Before signing a recording contract, Ward obtained a degree in psychology from Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi, and had become a schoolteacher...
  
   - "Ring My Bell
  Ring My Bell
  "Ring My Bell" is a 1979 disco song by Anita Ward. It was originally written for Stacy Lattisaw, but when she signed with a different label, Ward was asked to sing it instead and it became her only major hit. The song hit number one on the disco charts. "Ring My Bell" went to number one on both...
  
  "
• Max Webster
  Max Webster
  Max Webster was a Canadian rock band of the 1970s and early 1980s.-Career:The band was formed in 1973 in Toronto, Ontario and originally consisted of guitarist and vocalist Kim Mitchell, keyboardist Terry Watkinson, bassist Mike Tilka and drummer Paul Kersey. Mitchell and Pye Dubois would write the...
  
   - "Paradise Skies"
• Ruby Winters - "Baby Lay Down"
• XTC
  XTC
  XTC were a New Wave band from Swindon, England, active between 1976 and 2005. The band enjoyed some chart success, including the UK and Canadian hits "Making Plans for Nigel" and "Senses Working Overtime" , but are perhaps even better known for their long-standing critical success.- Early years:...
  
   - "Making Plans For Nigel", "Life Begins at the Hop"

1980

• AC/DC
  AC/DC
  AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
  
   - "Touch Too Much
  Touch Too Much
  "Touch Too Much" is the fourth track on AC/DC's 1979 album Highway to Hell, their last with lead vocalist Bon Scott, who died the following year....
  
  ""
• Adam and the Ants
  Adam and the Ants
  Adam and the Ants were a British rock band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The original group, which existed from 1977 to 1980, became notable as a cult band marking the transition from the late-1970s punk rock era to the post-punk and New Wave era...
  
   – "Antmusic
  Antmusic
  "Antmusic" was the third single released in the UK in 1980, from the Adam and the Ants album Kings of the Wild Frontier. The first single from the album Kings of the Wild Frontier, was the title track, making number 48 . The follow-up "Dog Eat Dog" made number 4 on the UK charts...
  
  ", "Dog Eat Dog
  Dog Eat Dog (song)
  "Dog Eat Dog" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the second track of their album Let There Be Rock, released in 1977, and was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott....
  
  "
• Bad Manners
  Bad Manners
  Bad Manners are an English 2 Tone ska band. They quickly became the novelty favourites of the UK pop scene through their bald outsized frontman's on-stage antics, earning early exposure through their Top of The Pops exploits and an appearance in the live film documentary, Dance Craze.They were at...
  
   – "Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu", "Lip Up Fatty
  Lip Up Fatty
  "Lip Up Fatty" is a single released by the ska band Bad Manners in June 1980, which got to #15 in the UK Singles Chart. It is one of a number of songs by Bad Manners about 'being fat', ....
  
  "
• The Barracudas
  The Barracudas
  The Barracudas are an English based Anglo-Canadian band formed in the late 1970s.The band's original lineup consisted of: Jeremy Gluck , Robin Wills , Starkie Phillips and Adam Phillips....
  
   - "Summer Fun"
• The Beat
  The Beat (band)
  The Beat are a 2 Tone ska revival band founded in England in 1978. Their songs fuse ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock, and their lyrics deal with themes of love, unity and sociopolitical topics....
  
   - "Mirror in the Bathroom"
• Kurtis Blow
  Kurtis Blow
  Kurt Walker , better known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper and record producer. He is one of the first commercially successful rappers and the first to sign with a major record label...
  
   - "Christmas Rappin'"
• The Buggles
  The Buggles
  The Buggles were an English New Wave band consisting of Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes . They are remembered chiefly for their 1979 debut single "Video Killed the Radio Star" that was #1 on the singles chart in 16 countries. Its music video was the first to be shown on MTV in the U.S...
  
   - "Living In The Plastic Age"
• Cockney Rejects
  Cockney Rejects
  Cockney Rejects are an English punk rock band that formed in the East End of London in 1978. Their 1980 song "Oi, Oi, Oi" was the inspiration for the name of the Oi! music genre...
  
   - "The Greatest Cockney Rip Off", "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
  I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
  "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" is a popular song which debuted in 1918 and was first published in 1919.-Creation:The music was written by John Kellette. The lyrics are credited to "Jaan Kenbrovin", actually a collective pseudonym for the writers James Kendis, James Brockman and Nat Vincent...
  
  "
• The Cure
  The Cure
  The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
  
   - "A Forest
  A Forest
  "A Forest" is a single by the English rock band The Cure, released on March 28, 1980 as the only single from their second album Seventeen Seconds. It was their first chart single in the UK, reaching #31; the song was also a hit in the Netherlands, reaching #26. It was also their first single to be...
  
  "
• Dexys Midnight Runners
  Dexys Midnight Runners
  Dexys Midnight Runners are a British pop group with soul influences, who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s. They are best known for their songs "Come On Eileen" and "Geno", both of which went No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart....
  
   – "Geno
  Geno (song)
  "Geno" is a song by Dexys Midnight Runners which reached #1 on the UK singles chart for two weeks in May 1980. Written by Kevin 'Al' Archer and Kevin Rowland, it was band's second single and their first number one...
  
  "
• Genesis
  Genesis (band)
  Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...
  
   - "Turn It On Again
  Turn It On Again
  "Turn It On Again" is a single from the British progressive rock band Genesis, from their 1980 album Duke.The lyrics deal with a man who does nothing more than watch his television, so much that he becomes obsessed with the people he watches on it, believing them to be his friends.The song is also...
  
  "
• Gibson Brothers
  Gibson Brothers
  The Gibson Brothers are a France based musical group, who had their greatest success during the disco boom of the late 1970s. Their best known hit singles included "Cuba" and "Que Sera Mi Vida"....
  
   - "Cuba"
• The Human League
  The Human League
  The Human League are an English electronic New Wave band formed in Sheffield in 1977. They achieved popularity after a key change in line-up in the early 1980s and have continued recording and performing with moderate commercial success throughout the 1980s up to the present day.The only constant...
  
   - "Rock 'N' Roll
  Holiday '80
  Holiday '80 is an EP released by the original line-up of the British synthpop band The Human League. The EP was issued by Virgin Records in the UK in April 1980, a month before the release of the band's second album Travelogue. The EP peaked at no. 56 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1980, but was...
  
  "
• Iron Maiden
  Iron Maiden
  Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
  
   - "Running Free
  Running Free
  "Running Free" was the first single released by Iron Maiden, released on 8 February 1980 on the 7" 45 rpm vinyl record format. It was written by Steve Harris and Paul Di'Anno...
  
  "
• The Jam
  The Jam
  The Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped...
  
   - "Going Underground
  Going Underground
  "Going Underground" is the first British number-one chart single by The Jam, released in March 1980. It went straight in at number one, a rare feat at the time, and spent three weeks at the top...
  
  "
• Judas Priest
  Judas Priest
  Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
  
   - "Living After Midnight
  Living After Midnight
  "Living After Midnight" is a song by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, originally featured on their 1980 album British Steel. Speaking to the hedonistic, rebellious spirit of the 1980s, is one of the band's most popular songs....
  
  "
• Kool & the Gang
  Kool & the Gang
  Kool & the Gang are an American jazz, R&B, soul, and funk group, originally formed as the Jazziacs in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964.They went through several musical phases during the course of their recording career, starting out with a purist jazz sound, then becoming practitioners of R&B and...
  
   - "Celebration
  Celebration (song)
  "Celebration" is a song released in 1980 by Kool & the Gang from their album Celebrate!. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 7, 1981 and held that position until February 20, 1981. Late in 1980, the song had also reached number one on both the Billboard Dance and R&B...
  
  "
• The Lambrettas
  The Lambrettas
  The Lambrettas were an English mod revival band, active in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Named after the iconic Italian Lambretta scooter brand popular among Mods, the band was formed in Lewes...
  
   - "Poison Ivy"
• Jona Lewie
  Jona Lewie
  Jona Lewie is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.-Career:Jona Lewie joined his first group, The Johnston City Jazz Band, while still at school in 1963, and by 1968 had become a blues & boogie singer and piano player...
  
   - "You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties", "Stop the Cavalry
  Stop the Cavalry
  "Stop the Cavalry" is a song written and performed by the musician Jona Lewie.The song peaked at number three in the UK Singles Chart in December 1980, at one point only being kept from number one by two re-issued songs by John Lennon, who had been murdered on 8 December.In an interview for Channel...
  
  "
• Linx
  Linx (band)
  Linx were a British soul/funk band consisting of David Grant, Bob Carter , Andy Duncan , Canute Edwards and Peter Martin . After their first hit in 1980, the band slimmed down to a duo of Grant and Martin. They had six entries on the UK Singles Chart from mid 1980 until mid 1982...
  
   - "You're Lying"
• Liquid Gold
  Adrian Baker
  Adrian Baker is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer.-Career:Baker made his debut as a singer on Magnet Records/Epic Records in the United Kingdom. In 1975, he released his first solo album, Into a Dream...
  
   - "Dance Yourself Dizzy"
• Johnny Logan
  Johnny Logan (singer)
  Johnny Logan , is an Australian-born Irish singer and composer. He is regarded as "Mister Eurovision", having participated in the Eurovision Song Contest many times since the 1970s, and, since 1992, has been the most successful artist in Eurovision history.Logan has won the international contest on...
  
   - "What's Another Year?
  What's Another Year?
  "What's Another Year" was Johnny Logan's first Eurovision Song Contest winner, achieving success in the 1980 edition of the Contest. This was Ireland's second Contest victory...
  
  "
• Madness
  Madness (band)
  In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts...
  
   – "Baggy Trousers
  Baggy Trousers
  "Baggy Trousers" is a song by English ska/pop band Madness from their 1980 album Absolutely. It was written by lead singer Suggs and guitarist Chris Foreman, and reminisces on school days....
  
  ", "Embarrassment
  Embarrassment (song)
  "Embarrassment" is a song recorded by ska/pop band Madness, predominantly written by Lee Thompson, but partially credited to Mike Barson. The band first began performing the song at live shows in April 1980, and it was featured on their second studio album, Absolutely.The song was released as a...
  
  ", "My Girl
  My Girl (Madness song)
  "My Girl" is a song by British ska/pop group Madness from their debut album, One Step Beyond.... It was written by Mike Barson. The song was released as a single on 21 December 1979 and spent 10 weeks on the UK Singles Chart peaking at number 3....
  
  ", "Night Boat to Cairo
  Night Boat to Cairo
  "Night Boat to Cairo" is a song by British ska/pop band Madness from their debut 1979 album One Step Beyond.... It was written by Mike Barson and Suggs , and was also included on the Work Rest and Play EP, which peaked at #6 in the UK music charts...
  
  "
• Kelly Marie
  Kelly Marie
  Kelly Marie is a Scottish disco singer. Her only notable hit was "Feels Like I'm in Love", a #1 hit in the UK in 1980.-Early career:...
  
   - "Feels Like I'm in Love
  Feels Like I'm in Love
  "Feels Like I'm in Love" was a UK number-one single for two weeks in September 1980 for Kelly Marie.Written by Raymond Dorset of Mungo Jerry, the song was originally intended for Elvis Presley but he died before it could be pitched to him...
  
  "
• Motörhead - "Ace of Spades
  Ace of Spades (song)
  "Ace of Spades" is a song by the English band Motörhead, released in 1980 as a single and the title track to the album Ace of Spades. The song spent 12 weeks in the United Kingdom Singles Chart, peaking at #15.-Overview:...
  
  "
• New Musik - "Living by Numbers"
• The Nolans
  The Nolans
  The Nolans are an Anglo-Irish all-female band consisting of a group of sisters. The group, best known for their song "I'm In the Mood for Dancing", gained prominence as guest performers on numerous television shows in the United Kingdom...
  
   – "I'm in the Mood for Dancing"
• Billy Ocean
  Billy Ocean
  Billy Ocean is a Trinidad-born English Grammy Award winning popular music performer who had a string of rhythm and blues international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s. He was the most popular British-based R&B singer / songwriter of the early to mid-1980s...
  
   - "Are You Ready"
• Robert Palmer - "Looking for Clues"
• The Piranhas
  The Piranhas
  The Piranhas were a ska-influenced punk band from Brighton.- Career :They were formed in 1977, and were originally part of the Brighton punk scene, first coming to prominence when DJ John Peel started playing their single "I Don't Want My Body" on his BBC Radio 1 programme, but achieved their...
  
   - "Tom Hark"
• The Pretenders
  The Pretenders
  The Pretenders are an English rock band formed in Hereford, England in March 1978. The original band consisted of initiator and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde , James Honeyman-Scott , Pete Farndon , and Martin Chambers...
  
   - "Brass in Pocket
  Brass In Pocket
  "Brass in Pocket" is a single by The Pretenders. It was written by Chrissie Hynde and James Honeyman-Scott, and produced by Chris Thomas.-Release:...
  
  ", "Talk of the Town"
• Prima Donna
  Prima Donna (band)
  Prima Donna were the United Kingdom representatives in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980. The group comprised sisters Kate Robbins and Jane Robbins, Sally Ann Triplett, Danny Finn, Alan Coates and Lance Aston...
  
   - Love Enough For Two"
• The Ramones
  Ramones
  The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
  
   – "Baby, I Love You
  Baby, I Love You
  "Baby, I Love You" is a pop song written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector, produced by Spector, and originally recorded in 1963 by The Ronettes...
  
  "
• The Ruts
  The Ruts
  The Ruts were a reggae-influenced British punk rock band, notable for the 1979 Top 10 hit "Babylon's Burning", and an earlier single "In a Rut", which was not a hit but was much played and highly regarded by the UK BBC Radio 1 disc jockey, John Peel.-Career:...
  
   – "Staring at the Rude Boys"
• Saxon
  Saxon (band)
  Saxon are an English heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. As front-runners of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, they had 8 UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including 4 UK Top 10 albums. Saxon also had numerous singles in the Top 20 singles chart...
  
   - "Wheels of Steel"
• Slade
  Slade
  Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton, who rose to prominence during the glam rock era of the early 1970s. With 17 consecutive Top 20 hits and six number ones, the British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles...
  
   - "Merry Xmas Everybody
  Merry Xmas Everybody
  "Merry Xmas Everybody" is a 1973 song by the English rock band Slade. Written by lead vocalist and guitarist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea, and produced by Chas Chandler, it was the band's sixth number-one single in the UK...
  
  "
• Split Enz
  Split Enz
  Split Enz were a New Zealand band of the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. They achieved chart success in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada during the early 1980s ‒ most notably with the single "I Got You", and built a cult following elsewhere...
  
   - "I Got You"
• Squeeze - "Another Nail in My Heart
  Another Nail In My Heart
  "Another Nail in My Heart" is a 1980 song by the new wave band Squeeze. Written by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, it was released on the album Argybargy, received positive critical reviews, and charted in the United Kingdom and Canada...
  
  "
• Status Quo – "What You're Proposing"
• Stiff Little Fingers
  Stiff Little Fingers
  Stiff Little Fingers are a punk rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. They formed in 1977, at the height of the Troubles. They started out as a schoolboy band called Highway Star , doing rock covers, until they discovered punk. They split up after six years and four albums, although they...
  
   - "Nobody's Hero" , "At The Edge"
• Stray Cats
  Stray Cats
  Stray Cats are an American Rockabilly band formed in 1980 by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer , upright bassist Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom in the Long Island town of Massapequa, New York. The group had numerous hit singles in the UK, Australia and the U.S...
  
   – "Runaway Boys"
• UB40
  UB40
  UB40 are a British reggae/pop band formed in 1978 in Birmingham. The band has placed more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and has also achieved considerable international success. One of the world's best-selling music artists, UB40 have sold over 70 million records.Their hit singles...
  
   – "Food for Thought"
• UK Subs
  UK Subs
  The U.K. Subs are an English punk rock band, among the earliest in the first wave of British punk. Formed in 1976, the mainstay of the band has been vocalist Charlie Harper, originally a singer in Britain's R&B scene. They were also one of the first street punk bands.-Career:The U.K...
  
   - "Warhead", "Teenage" , " Party In Paris"
• Ultravox
  Ultravox
  Ultravox is a British New Wave rock band. They were one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the late 1970s/early 1980s. The band was particularly associated with the New Romantic and New Wave movements....
  
   – "Sleepwalk
  Sleepwalk (song)
  "Sleepwalk" is Ultravox's first single from the band's fourth album, and the first with Midge Ure as frontman, released by Chrysalis Records on June 16, 1980....
  
  "
• The Undertones
  The Undertones
  The Undertones are a punk rock/new wave band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1975.The original line-up of the Undertones released thirteen singles and four studio albums — The Undertones , Hypnotised , Positive Touch and The Sin of Pride — before disbanding in July 1983.Music guide Allmusic...
  
   - "My Perfect Cousin"

1981

• ABC
  ABC (band)
  ABC are an English band, that charted ten UK and five US Top 40 singles between 1981 and 1990. The band continues to tour and released a new album, Traffic, in 2008.-Formation:...
  
   - "Tears Are Not Enough
  Tears Are Not Enough (ABC song)
  "Tears Are Not Enough" was the first single to be released by New Wave group ABC. It was released in 1981 on two formats . The two singles versions of the song are both different from the version on their first album The Lexicon of Love. Originally produced by Steve Brown it was rerecorded for the...
  
  "
• Adam and the Ants
  Adam and the Ants
  Adam and the Ants were a British rock band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The original group, which existed from 1977 to 1980, became notable as a cult band marking the transition from the late-1970s punk rock era to the post-punk and New Wave era...
  
   - "Antmusic
  Antmusic
  "Antmusic" was the third single released in the UK in 1980, from the Adam and the Ants album Kings of the Wild Frontier. The first single from the album Kings of the Wild Frontier, was the title track, making number 48 . The follow-up "Dog Eat Dog" made number 4 on the UK charts...
  
  "
• Aneka
  Aneka
  Aneka is a Scottish singer.In 1981 she hit number one in the UK Singles Chart with her song, "Japanese Boy". She was well known for the Oriental image she adopted for the song...
  
   - "Japanese Boy
  Japanese Boy
  "Japanese Boy" is a UK No.1 hit single by Scottish singer Aneka, released in 1981. The song became her biggest hit and provided the singer with a memorable Japanese image, which she found difficult to discard.- Background :...
  
  "
• Bad Manners
  Bad Manners
  Bad Manners are an English 2 Tone ska band. They quickly became the novelty favourites of the UK pop scene through their bald outsized frontman's on-stage antics, earning early exposure through their Top of The Pops exploits and an appearance in the live film documentary, Dance Craze.They were at...
  
   - "Lorraine", "Just a Feeling"
• The Beat
  The Beat (band)
  The Beat are a 2 Tone ska revival band founded in England in 1978. Their songs fuse ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock, and their lyrics deal with themes of love, unity and sociopolitical topics....
  
   - "All Out to Get You," "Too Nice To Talk To"
• Bucks Fizz
  Bucks Fizz (band)
  Bucks Fizz are an English pop group who achieved success in the 1980s, most notably for winning the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Making Your Mind Up". The group was formed in January 1981 specifically for the contest and comprised four vocalists: Bobby G, Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and...
  
   – "Making Your Mind Up
  Making Your Mind Up
  "Making Your Mind Up" is a song by British pop group Bucks Fizz. It was the winner of the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest and a UK Number-one single...
  
  ", "Piece of the Action
  Piece of the Action
  Piece of the Action is the second single by pop group Bucks Fizz, the follow-up to the Eurovision-winning song "Making Your Mind Up". It was released in May 1981 and became a top 20 hit.- Overview :...
  
  ", "One of Those Nights
  One of Those Nights
  "One of Those Nights" is a 1981 single by UK pop group Bucks Fizz. Written by Steve Glen, Mike Burns and Dave Most, it was the group's third single and their third UK top 20 hit.- Background :...
  
  ", "The Land of Make Believe"
• Chas and Dave
  Chas and Dave
  Chas & Dave are an English pop rock duo, most notable as creators and performers of a musical style labelled "rockney", which mixes "pub singalong, music-hall humour, boogie-woogie piano and pre-Beatles rock 'n' roll"...
  
   - "Rabbit
  Rabbit (song)
  "Rabbit" is a song by Chas & Dave from the album Don't Give a Monkey's, which was released as a single on 23 November 1980 and entered the UK Singles Chart at #66. The song stayed in the charts for 8 weeks and peaked at number #8 on 17 January 1980....
  
  ", "Stars Over 45"
• The Cure
  The Cure
  The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
  
   - "Primary
  Primary (song)
  "Primary" is the first single from The Cure's third studio album Faith, released in 1981 on Fiction Records. It was the first song by The Cure to be remixed as a separate extended mix for release on 12" single...
  
  "
• Depeche Mode
  Depeche Mode
  Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
  
   – "Just Can't Get Enough", "New Life"
• Dollar
  Dollar (band)
  Dollar are a pop vocal duo from the UK, consisting of David Van Day and Thereza Bazar. The duo were successful in the late 1970s and 1980s.-Career:...
  
   - "Hand Held In Black And White", "Mirror Mirror (Mon Amor)"
• Duran Duran
  Duran Duran
  Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
  
   – "Planet Earth
  Planet Earth (song)
  "Planet Earth" is the debut single by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released on 2 February 1981.It was an immediate hit in the band's native UK, reaching #12 on the UK Singles Chart on 21 February, and did even better in Australia, hitting #8 to become Duran Duran's first Top 10 hit...
  
  ", "Careless Memories
  Careless Memories
  "Careless Memories" is the second single by Duran Duran, released on 20 April 1981.The band's debut single "Planet Earth" had been a Top 20 hit, so it was regarded as a major setback when "Careless Memories" stalled at #37 in the UK charts, particularly as it was to herald the June release of the...
  
  ", "Girls on Film
  Girls on Film
  "Girls on Film" is the third single by Duran Duran, released on 13 July 1981.The single became Duran Duran's Top 10 breakthrough in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at Number 5 in August 1981...
  
  ", "My Own Way"
• The Exploited
  The Exploited
  The Exploited are a Scottish punk band from the second wave of UK punk, formed in 1979. Originally a street punk band, they transformed into a faster hardcore punk band with a heavy political influence. From about 1987 on they changed into a crossover thrash band...
  
   - "Dead Cities
  Dead Cities
  -History:The Dead Cities are a group of 700 abandoned settlements in northwest Syria between Aleppo and Hama. They date back to before the fifth century CE and contain many remains of Christian Byzantine architecture...
  
  "
• Fun Boy Three
  Fun Boy Three
  Fun Boy Three were a short-lived but successful English New Wave Pop band which ran from 1981 to 1983 and was formed by singers Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding after they left The Specials.-History:...
  
   - "The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum)"
• Gidea Park - "Beach Boy Gold"
• Girlschool
  Girlschool
  Girlschool are a British heavy metal band originating out of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene in 1978 and frequently associated with contemporaries Motörhead. They are the longest running all-female rock band, still active after more than 30 years...
  
   - " Hit & Run"
• Godley & Creme
  Godley & Creme
  Godley & Creme were an English pop music duo composed of Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. The pair began releasing albums as a duo after splitting from the pop band 10cc. In 1979 they directed their first music video for their own single "An Englishman in New York"...
  
   - "Under Your Thumb", "Wedding Bells"
• Haircut One Hundred – "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)"
• Headgirl
  Headgirl
  Headgirl was a collaboration between Motörhead and Girlschool in 1980, the result being the St. Valentine's Day Massacre EP, though the groups were credited as MotörheadGirlschool on the EP....
  
   (Motorhead/Girlschool) - "Please Don't Touch
  Please Don't Touch
  Please Don't Touch! is the second solo album by English guitarist Steve Hackett, and his first after leaving Genesis in 1977.The album featured several guests including R&B singer Randy Crawford, American folk icon Richie Havens, the drummer and vocalist for the progressive rock band Kansas , Frank...
  
  "
• Honey Bane
  Honey Bane
  Honey Bane is an English singer and actress, possibly best known for her 1981 UK Top 40 single "Turn Me On Turn Me Off"....
  
   - "Turn Me On Turn Me Off"
• The Human League
  The Human League
  The Human League are an English electronic New Wave band formed in Sheffield in 1977. They achieved popularity after a key change in line-up in the early 1980s and have continued recording and performing with moderate commercial success throughout the 1980s up to the present day.The only constant...
  
   – "Don't You Want Me
  Don't You Want Me
  "Don't You Want Me" is a single by British synthpop group Human League, released from their album: Dare on 27 November 1981.It is the band's best known and most commercially successful recording to date, and was the Christmas number one in the UK, in 1981, where it sold over 1,400,000 copies,...
  
  ", "Love Action (I Believe in Love)
  Love Action (I Believe in Love)
  "Love Action " is a song by the British synthpop group The Human League, released as a single in the UK in July 1981. It peaked at number three in the UK Singles Chart, the band's first Top 10 success....
  
  ", "The Sound of the Crowd
  The Sound of the Crowd
  "The Sound Of The Crowd" is a song by the British synthpop group The Human League. It became the band's commercial breakthrough, reaching #12 on the UK singles chart in May 1981....
  
  "
• Sheila Hylton - "The Bed's Too Big Without You"
• Julio Iglesias
  Julio Iglesias
  Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva , better known simply as Julio Iglesias, is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and released 77 albums. According to Sony Music Entertainment, he is one of the top 15 best selling music artists in history,...
  
   – "Begin the Beguine
  Begin the Beguine
  "Begin the Beguine" is a song written by Cole Porter . Porter composed the song at the piano in the bar of the Ritz Hotel in Paris. In October 1935, it was introduced by June Knight in the Broadway musical Jubilee produced at the Imperial Theatre in New York City.-Music:The beguine music and dance...
  
  "
• Imagination
  Imagination (band)
  Imagination were a three piece British soul and funk band, who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They had chart hits in 28 countries, earning four platinum discs, nine gold discs and more than a dozen silver discs around the world between 1981 and 1983....
  
   - "Body Talk"
• The Jam
  The Jam
  The Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped...
  
   - "Absolute Beginners
  Absolute Beginners (The Jam song)
  "Absolute Beginners" was a single released by The Jam on 24 October 1981. Although it did not appear on any of the band's studio albums, it reached number 4 in the UK Singles chart...
  
  "
• Liquid Gold
  Adrian Baker
  Adrian Baker is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer.-Career:Baker made his debut as a singer on Magnet Records/Epic Records in the United Kingdom. In 1975, he released his first solo album, Into a Dream...
  
   - "Don't Panic"
• The Look - "I Am The Beat"
• Kirsty MacColl
  Kirsty MacColl
  Kirsty Anna MacColl was an English singer-songwriter.MacColl scored several pop hits from the early 1980s to the early 1990s...
  
   – "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis
  There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis
  "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" was Kirsty MacColl's first hit single, charting in the UK at #14 in 1981, and remaining in the charts for nine weeks. It reached #9 in the Irish charts...
  
  "
• Madness
  Madness (band)
  In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts...
  
   – "Return of the Los Palmas 7", "Shut Up
  Shut Up (Madness song)
  "Shut Up" is a pop song written by Suggs and Chris Foreman. It was recorded by British pop/ska band Madness, and was featured on the band's third album 7. It was released as a single on September 11, 1981, spending 10 weeks in the UK Singles Chart...
  
  ", "It Must Be Love"
• Matchbox
  Matchbox (band)
  Matchbox is an English rockabilly band that formed in 1971, and is still active .-Career:Matchbox was formed in 1971 by Iain "Houndog" Terry, Fred Poke, Jimmy Redhead and Wiffle Smith. After 1978, the line-up consisted of Graham Fenton , Steve Bloomfield , Gordon Scott , Fred Poke and Jimmy Redhead...
  
   - "Somewhere Over the Rainbow
  Over the Rainbow
  "Over the Rainbow" is a classic Academy Award-winning ballad song with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It was written for the movie The Wizard of Oz, and was sung by Judy Garland in the movie...
  
  "
• Modern Romance
  Modern Romance (band)
  Modern Romance were a British pop music band that found popularity in the early 1980s. Formed in 1980 by previous members of an earlier punk rock band, The Leyton Buzzards, the band enjoyed a string of UK chart hits before they broke up in 1985...
  
   - "Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey", "Everybody Salsa"
• Motorhead - "Motorhead"
• The Nolans
  The Nolans
  The Nolans are an Anglo-Irish all-female band consisting of a group of sisters. The group, best known for their song "I'm In the Mood for Dancing", gained prominence as guest performers on numerous television shows in the United Kingdom...
  
   - "Who's Gonna Rock You"
• Hazel O'Connor
  Hazel O'Connor
  Hazel O'Connor is an English singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of a soldier from Galway who settled in England after World War II to work in a car plant...
  
   - "Will You"
• The Passions
  The Passions
  The Passions were a British band which formed in 1978, and disbanded in 1983. They were one-hit wonders with their misty song, "I'm in Love with a German Film Star". which was released in early 1981.-Career:...
  
   - "I'm in Love with a German Film Star"
• The Police
  The Police
  The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the vast majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting , Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland...
  
   - "Spirits in the Material World
  Spirits in the Material World
  "Spirits in the Material World" is a song by new wave trio The Police, written by Sting. It is the opening track for their 1981 album Ghost in the Machine. The song features bass, guitar, synthesizer, drums, saxophone, and vocals. It has a Jamaican Ska beat which changes to a swaggering rock beat...
  
  "
• Racey
  Racey
  Racey was a British pop group, formed in 1976 in Weston-super-Mare, by singer Phil Fursdon and Clive Wilson. The group was formerly known as Alive 'n' Rockin.-Career:...
  
   - "Runaround Sue"
• Sad Café
  Sad Café (band)
  Sad Café were an English rock band, which formed in Manchester in 1976, as a result of the unification of the rock bands Mandala and Gyro. Sad Café are best known for their song "Every Day Hurts" which reached Number 3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1979....
  
   - "I'm In Love Again"
• Shakin Stevens - "Green Door", "This Ole House
  This Ole House
  "This Ole House" is a popular song written by Stuart Hamblen, and published in 1954.-Background:Hamblen was supposedly out on a hunting expedition when he and his fellow hunter, actor John Wayne, came across a tumbledown hut in the mountains, many miles from civilization...
  
  ", "You Drive Me Crazy"
• Slade
  Slade
  Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton, who rose to prominence during the glam rock era of the early 1970s. With 17 consecutive Top 20 hits and six number ones, the British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles...
  
   - "We'll Bring The House Down" , "Lock Up Your Daughters"
• Snowmen - "Hokey Cokey
  Hokey Pokey
  The hokey cokey or hokey pokey , also known as the okey cokey, hokey tokey, or cokey cokey, is a participation dance with a distinctive accompanying tune and lyric structure. It is well known in English-speaking countries...
  
  "
• Soft Cell
  Soft Cell
  Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They consist of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The duo is most widely known for their 1981 worldwide hit version of "Tainted Love" and platinum debut Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret...
  
   - "Tainted Love
  Tainted Love
  "Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of The Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1965. It attained worldwide fame after being covered by Soft Cell in 1981, reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart, and has since been covered by numerous groups and...
  
  "
• Spandau Ballet
  Spandau Ballet
  Spandau Ballet are a British band formed in London in the late 1970s. Initially inspired by, and an integral part of, the New Romantic fashion, their music has featured a mixture of funk, jazz, soul and synthpop. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s, achieving ten Top Ten singles...
  
   – "Musclebound"
• The Specials
  The Specials
  The Specials are an English 2 Tone ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry, England. Their music combines a "danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude", and had a "more focused and informed political and social stance" than other ska groups...
  
   - "Do Nothing", "Ghost Town
  Ghost Town
  "Ghost Town" is the title of a 1981 song by the British ska band, The Specials. The song spent three weeks at number one and ten weeks in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart. Addressing themes of urban decay, deindustrialisation, unemployment and violence in inner cities, the song is remembered for...
  
  "
• Status Quo - "Rock n' Roll"
• The Stranglers
  The Stranglers
  The Stranglers are an English punk/rock music group.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s...
  
   - "Thrown Away"
• Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin
  Barbara Gaskin
  Barbara Gaskin is a British singer who, with her musical partner, the keyboardist Dave Stewart, formed a duo in 1981. In September of that year they had a number one single in the UK with a cover version of the song "It's My Party"...
  
   - "It's My Party
  It's My Party (song)
  "It's My Party" is a song most famously sung by American singer Lesley Gore in 1963. This song hit #1 on the pop and rhythm and blues charts in the United States. "It's My Party", peaked at #9 in the United Kingdom, becoming Gore's only major hit there...
  
  "
• Roger Taylor
  Roger Meddows-Taylor
  Roger Meddows Taylor , known as Roger Taylor, is a British musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the drummer, backing vocalist and occasional lead vocalist of British rock band Queen. As a drummer he is known for his "big" unique sound and is considered one of...
  
   – "Future Management"
• The Teardrop Explodes
  The Teardrop Explodes
  The Teardrop Explodes were an English post-punk/neo-psychedelic band formed in Liverpool in 1978. Best known for their Top Ten UK single "Reward" the group originated as a key band in the emerging Liverpool post-punk scene of the late 1970s, the group also launched the career of group frontman...
  
   - "Reward","Treason", "Passionate Friend"
• Tenpole Tudor
  Tenpole Tudor
  Tenpole Tudor are an English punk band fronted by Edward Tudor-Pole. The band has been active intermittently since 1977.-Origins:Tenpole Tudor formed in 1977 when Tudor-Pole met guitarist Bob Kingston , bassist Dick Crippen, and drummer Gary Long...
  
   - "Swords of a Thousand Men", "Wunderbar"
• Toyah
  Toyah (band)
  Toyah is the name of the band fronted by Toyah Willcox between 1977 and 1983. The only other consistent band member throughout this period was Joel Bogen, Willcox's principal co-writer and guitarist.-Background :...
  
   - "It's a Mystery" ( TWICE ) " Good Morning Universe "
• UK Subs
  UK Subs
  The U.K. Subs are an English punk rock band, among the earliest in the first wave of British punk. Formed in 1976, the mainstay of the band has been vocalist Charlie Harper, originally a singer in Britain's R&B scene. They were also one of the first street punk bands.-Career:The U.K...
  
   - "Keep On Running (Til You Burn)"
• Ultravox
  Ultravox
  Ultravox is a British New Wave rock band. They were one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the late 1970s/early 1980s. The band was particularly associated with the New Romantic and New Wave movements....
  
   - "All Stood Still"
• Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On"...
  
   – "Kids In America
  Kids in America (song)
  "Kids in America" is a New Wave song by British singer Kim Wilde, released in the United Kingdom as her debut single in January 1981, and in the US in 1982. It has famously been covered by many artists from different genres.-Background:...
  
  " (2x), "Chequered Love
  Chequered Love
  "Chequered Love" is the second single by British singer Kim Wilde.The song was released in the spring of 1981 to follow Wilde's successful debut "Kids in America." As with that single, writing credits were given to Wilde's father and brother Marty and Ricky Wilde with the latter also being given...
  
  ", "Water on Glass
  Water on Glass
  "Water on Glass" is the third single by British singer Kim Wilde from her self titled album.A slightly different version of the song was featured on Wilde's self-titled debut album. It was released in the UK, Ireland and The Netherlands only with the non-album track "Boys" on the B-Side...
  
  "
• XTC
  XTC
  XTC were a New Wave band from Swindon, England, active between 1976 and 2005. The band enjoyed some chart success, including the UK and Canadian hits "Making Plans for Nigel" and "Senses Working Overtime" , but are perhaps even better known for their long-standing critical success.- Early years:...
  
   - "Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)"
• Lena Zavaroni
  Lena Zavaroni
  Lena Hilda Zavaroni was a Scottish child singer and a television show host. With her album Ma! He's Making Eyes At Me at ten years of age, she is the youngest person in history to have an album in the UK album chart top ten. Later in life she hosted TV shows and appeared on stage...
  
   - "Roses And Rainbows"

1982

• ABC
  ABC (band)
  ABC are an English band, that charted ten UK and five US Top 40 singles between 1981 and 1990. The band continues to tour and released a new album, Traffic, in 2008.-Formation:...
  
   - "Poison Arrow
  Poison Arrow
  "Poison Arrow" is a New Wave single released and popularised by ABC in 1982 and also included on their 1982 debut album, The Lexicon of Love. It reached #6 on the UK singles chart, #4 in Australia and also was their first entry on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, at #25...
  
  ", "The Look of Love
  The Look of Love (ABC song)
  "The Look of Love" is a song recorded by ABC in 1981, included on their debut album, The Lexicon of Love.- History :Released as a single and as a 12" remix, it went to number one on the Billboard Dance/Disco chart as well as the Canadian pop singles chart...
  
  "
• Adam Ant
  Adam Ant
  Adam Ant is an English musician who gained popularity as the lead singer of New Wave/post-punk group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring ten UK top ten hits between 1980 and 1983, including three No.1s...
  
   – "Goody Two Shoes"
• Altered Images
  Altered Images
  Altered Images were an early 1980s Scottish New Wave / post-punk band. Led by lead singer Clare Grogan, the band branched into mainstream pop music, and had a string of chart hits between 1981 and 1983.-Early career:...
  
   - "See Those Eyes"
• The Associates - "Party Fears Two", "Club Country", "18 Carat Love Affair"
• Bauhaus
  Bauhaus (band)
  Bauhaus was an English rock band formed in Northampton in 1978. The group consisted of Peter Murphy , Daniel Ash , Kevin Haskins and David J . The band was originally Bauhaus 1919 before they dropped the numerical portion within a year of formation...
  
   - "Bela Lugosi's Dead", "Ziggy Stardust"
• Bardo - "One Step Further"
• Toni Basil
  Toni Basil
  Antonia Christina Basilotta , better known by her stage name Toni Basil, is an American singer-songwriter, actress, filmmaker, film director, choreographer, and dancer, best known for her multi-million-selling worldwide #1 hit "Mickey" from 1982.-Early life:Basil was born Antonia Christina...
  
   – "Mickey
  Mickey (song)
  "Mickey" is a 1982 U.S. new wave song recorded by singer and choreographer Toni Basil. Written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn as "Kitty", it was first recorded by UK popular music group Racey during 1979...
  
  "
• The Belle Stars
  The Belle Stars
  The Belle Stars were an all female British rock band, founded in London in 1980 by former members of the 2 Tone ska revival band, The Bodysnatchers.-Career:...
  
   - "The Clapping Song
  The Clapping Song
  "The Clapping Song" is an American song, written by Lincoln Chase, originally arranged by Charles Callello and recorded by Shirley Ellis in 1965. The song was released shortly after Ellis had released "The Name Game"...
  
  "
• Blancmange
  Blancmange (band)
  Blancmange are a British synthpop band who came to prominence with a string of hits in the early to mid 1980s.-Biography:Blancmange was formed in Harrow, Middlesex in 1979 by singer Neil Arthur and instrumentalists Stephen Luscombe and Laurence Stevens...
  
   - "Living on the Ceiling"
• Bow Wow Wow
  Bow Wow Wow
  Bow Wow Wow were an English 1980s New Wave band created by Malcolm McLaren to promote his and business partner Vivienne Westwood's New Romantic fashion lines.The group's music is described as having an "African-derived drum sound".-History:...
  
   - "Go Wild In The Country"
• Boys Town Gang
  Boys Town Gang
  The Boys Town Gang were a San Francisco based disco and hi-NRG band. Their popularity peaked in the 1980s, when the group reached number 5 on Billboards Hot Dance Club Play chart with the single "Cruisin' the Streets", and number 4 in the UK Singles chart and number 1 in the Netherlands with their...
  
   - "Can't Take My Eyes Off You
  Can't Take My Eyes off You
  "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" is a 1967 single by Frankie Valli. The song was among Valli's biggest hits, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earning a gold record. It was Valli's biggest "solo" hit until he hit #1 in 1975 with "My Eyes Adored You"...
  
  "
• Bucks Fizz
  Bucks Fizz (band)
  Bucks Fizz are an English pop group who achieved success in the 1980s, most notably for winning the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Making Your Mind Up". The group was formed in January 1981 specifically for the contest and comprised four vocalists: Bobby G, Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and...
  
   - "The Land of Make Believe", "My Camera Never Lies
  My Camera Never Lies
  "My Camera Never Lies" is a 1982 single by pop group, Bucks Fizz. It became a UK number-one hit single in April 1982 and was featured on their album Are You Ready.- Background :...
  
  ", "Now those Days are Gone
  Now Those Days Are Gone
  "Now Those Days Are Gone" is a single by UK pop group Bucks Fizz. It became a UK top ten hit in June 1982 and featured on the group's album Are You Ready.- Background :...
  
  ", "If You Can't Stand the Heat
  If You Can't Stand The Heat (Bucks Fizz single)
  "If You Can't Stand the Heat" is a single by UK pop group Bucks Fizz. It was released in November 1982 and became the group's fifth top 10 single in the UK. The song was written by Andy Hill and guitarist Ian Bairnson...
  
  "
• Charlene – "I've Never Been to Me
  I've Never Been to Me
  "I've Never Been to Me" is a sleeper hit single performed by American singer Charlene Oliver née D'Angelo.-Chart history:Upon its initial release in 1977, the song reached number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. In 1982, renewed interest in the song led to the single reaching Number 3 in...
  
  "
• Clannad
  Clannad
  Clannad are an Irish musical group, from Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal. Their music has been variously described as bordering on folk and folk rock, Irish, Celtic and New Age, often incorporating elements of an even broader spectrum of smooth jazz and Gregorian chant...
  
   - "Theme From Harry's Game
  Theme from Harry's Game
  "Theme from Harry's Game" or just "Harry's Game" is a BAFTA-nominated hit song by Irish group Clannad, written by Pól Brennan. It was released in 1982 and served as the main track from their album Magical Ring...
  
  "
• Phil Collins
  Phil Collins
  Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
  
   - "You Can't Hurry Love
  You Can't Hurry Love
  "You Can't Hurry Love" is 1966 song originally released by The Supremes for the Motown label.Written and produced by Motown production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song topped the United States Billboard pop singles chart and in the UK in the top 5, released and peaking late summer in 1966...
  
  "
• Culture Club
  Culture Club
  Culture Club are a British rock band who were part of the 1980s New Romantic movement. The original band consisted of Boy George , Mikey Craig , Roy Hay and Jon Moss...
  
   – "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me", "Time (Clock of the Heart)
  Time (Clock of the Heart)
  "Time " is a song by the British band Culture Club, released as stand-alone single in most of the world and as the second single from their debut album Kissing to Be Clever in North America. Following on the heels of the number-one UK hit, "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me", "Time " peaked at number...
  
  "
• Depeche Mode
  Depeche Mode
  Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
  
   - "See You
  See You
  "See You" is the fourth UK single by Depeche Mode and the first written by Martin Gore. The single was released on 29 January 1982 and was later included on the band's second album A Broken Frame. The single launched a small world tour, with extra band member Alan Wilder, although he did not...
  
  ", "The Meaning Of Love
  The Meaning of Love
  "The Meaning of Love" is the fifth UK single by Depeche Mode originally released on April 26, 1982.The single version of "The Meaning of Love" is the same as the album version from A Broken Frame, the album the song later appears on...
  
  ", "Leave In Silence
  Leave in Silence
  "Leave in Silence" is the sixth UK single by Depeche Mode originally released on 16 August 1982. It is the first Depeche Mode single in the UK with the "Bong" label, which is still used to this day. It is also the first Depeche Mode song to have more than one remix of itself."Leave in Silence"...
  
  "
• Dexys Midnight Runners
  Dexys Midnight Runners
  Dexys Midnight Runners are a British pop group with soul influences, who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s. They are best known for their songs "Come On Eileen" and "Geno", both of which went No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart....
  
   - "Come On Eileen
  Come on Eileen
  "Come On Eileen" was a single released by Dexys Midnight Runners in 1982. The song was written by Kevin Rowland, "Big" Jim Paterson, and Billy Adams; it was produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley. It also appeared on the album Too-Rye-Ay...
  
  ", Jackie Wilson Said"
• Thomas Dolby
  Thomas Dolby
  Thomas Dolby is an English musician and producer. Best known for his 1982 hit "She Blinded Me with Science", and 1984 single "Hyperactive!", he has also worked extensively in production and as a session musician.-Early life:Dolby was born in London, England, contrary to information in early 1980s...
  
   – "Windpower"
• Dollar
  Dollar (band)
  Dollar are a pop vocal duo from the UK, consisting of David Van Day and Thereza Bazar. The duo were successful in the late 1970s and 1980s.-Career:...
  
   - "Give Me Back My Heart", "Videotheque", "Give Me Some Kinda Magic"
• Duran Duran
  Duran Duran
  Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
  
   - "Hungry Like the Wolf
  Hungry Like the Wolf
  "Hungry Like the Wolf" is a song by the British New Wave band Duran Duran. Written by the band members, the song was produced by Colin Thurston for the group's second studio album Rio . The song was released in May 1982 as the band's fifth single in the United Kingdom...
  
  ", "Rio
  Rio (song)
  "Rio" is the seventh single by Duran Duran, released on 1 November 1982.The song was the fourth, final, and title single lifted from the band's album of the same name, and was edited for its release...
  
  "
• A Flock of Seagulls
  A Flock of Seagulls
  A Flock of Seagulls are an English New Wave band originally formed by brothers Michael "Mike" Score and Alister "Ali" James Score , with Frank Maudsley , Michael Kuby , H.J...
  
   – "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
  Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)
  "Wishing " is a 1982 New Wave song by A Flock of Seagulls, appearing as the opening performance on their second album Listen. Its wistful, bleak lyrics on separation are built on a driving rhythm backed by a heavy Wall of Sound-styled layer of synthesizer padding...
  
  "
• Fun Boy Three
  Fun Boy Three
  Fun Boy Three were a short-lived but successful English New Wave Pop band which ran from 1981 to 1983 and was formed by singers Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding after they left The Specials.-History:...
  
   - "It Ain't What You Do....
  T'ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)
  "It Ain't What You Do " is a calypso song written by jazz musicians Melvin "Sy" Oliver and James "Trummy" Young. It was first recorded in 1939 by Jimmie Lunceford, Harry James, and Ella Fitzgerald. The "shim-sham" is often danced to the Lunceford recording of this song.-Cover versions:The jazz tune...
  
  " (feat. Bananarama
  Bananarama
  Bananarama are an English female pop duo who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Rather than relying on a two part harmony, the duo generally sings in unison, as do their background vocalists. Although there have been line-up changes, the group enjoyed their most popular...
  
  ), "The Telephone Always Rings", "Summertime
  Summertime (song)
  "Summertime" is an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira Gershwin by ASCAP....
  
  "
• Goombay Dance Band
  Goombay Dance Band
  The Goombay Dance Band is a German based band of the 1970s created by Oliver Bendt. The band is named after a small bay on the Caribbean island of St...
  
   – "Seven Tears"
• Haircut One Hundred – "Love Plus One
  Love Plus One (song)
  "Love Plus One" is a 1982 song by New Wave band Haircut One Hundred from their debut album Pelican West. This was their only hit in the United States, peaking at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart....
  
  ", "Nobody's Fool"
• Haysi Fantayzee
  Haysi Fantayzee
  Haysi Fantayzee were a British New Wave band of the early 1980s. Allmusic journalist Andy Kellman notes "Haysi Fantayzee was a quirky pop group, known most for its colourful thrift shop image and successful debut single, "John Wayne Is Big Leggy", which was released in 1982.-Career:Haysi Fantayzee...
  
   - "John Wayne is Big Leggy"
• Imagination
  Imagination (band)
  Imagination were a three piece British soul and funk band, who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They had chart hits in 28 countries, earning four platinum discs, nine gold discs and more than a dozen silver discs around the world between 1981 and 1983....
  
   - "Music & Lights", "Just An Illusion"
• The Jam
  The Jam
  The Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped...
  
   - "Town Called Malice
  Town Called Malice
  "Town Called Malice" is a song recorded by The Jam from the album The Gift. It reached number one in the UK singles chart.-Song profile:It was a double A-side single release featuring "Precious" as the flip side...
  
  ", "Precious
  Precious
  - Music :* Precious , a British female pop group* Precious , 1992* Precious , 1996* Precious , 2002* Precious , 2000* "Precious" , 1992...
  
  ", "Beat Surrender
  Beat Surrender
  "Beat Surrender" was The Jam's final single released on 26 November 1982.It became the band's fourth #1 UK single for two weeks in December 1982. The 7" was backed by the B-side "Shopping"...
  
  "
• Japan
  Japan (band)
  Japan were a British New Wave group, formed in 1974 in Catford, South London. The band achieved success in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when they were often associated with the burgeoning New Romantic fashion movement .- History :The band began as a group of friends...
  
   – "Ghosts
  Ghosts (Japan song)
  "Ghosts" was a single by the British band Japan from the 1981 album Tin Drum. It reached number five in the UK Singles Chart in 1982. Although it was their biggest hit, this was not enough to stop the band splitting a few months later....
  
  "
• Jon
  Jon Anderson
  Jon Anderson is an English singer-songwriter and musician best known as the former lead vocalist in the progressive rock band Yes...
  
   & Vangelis
  Vangelis
  Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou is a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, pop rock and orchestral music, under the artist name Vangelis...
  
   – "I'll Find My Way Home"
• Junior - "Mama Used To Say"
• Kid Creole and the Coconuts
  Kid Creole and the Coconuts
  Kid Creole and the Coconuts is an American musical group created and led by August Darnell. Its music incorporates a variety of styles and influences, in particular "American and Latin American, South American, Caribbean, Trinidadian, Calloway" and conceptually inspired by the big band era...
  
   - "Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy"
• Kool & the Gang
  Kool & the Gang
  Kool & the Gang are an American jazz, R&B, soul, and funk group, originally formed as the Jazziacs in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964.They went through several musical phases during the course of their recording career, starting out with a purist jazz sound, then becoming practitioners of R&B and...
  
   - "Ooh La La (Let's Go Dancin')"
• Nicole - "A Little Peace
  Ein Bißchen Frieden
  "Ein bißchen Frieden" is a song in German, written by prolific German Eurovision-writing duo Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger for the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England....
  
  "
• The Maisonettes
  The Maisonettes
  The Maisonettes were an English one-hit band formed by Lol Mason and Mark Tibenham. Their debut single, "Heartache Avenue", reached number 7 on the UK Singles Chart in 1982,...
  
   - "Heartache Avenue"
• Madness
  Madness (band)
  In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts...
  
   - "Cardiac Arrest
  Cardiac Arrest (song)
  "Cardiac Arrest" is a song by British band Madness from their third album 7 and other compilation album called Complete Madness . It spent 10 weeks in UK charts peaking at number 14....
  
  ", "Driving in My Car
  Driving in My Car
  "Driving in My Car" is a single by Madness. It was released on 24 July 1982, and spent eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number four...
  
  ", "Our House
  Our House (Madness song)
  "Our House" is a single by English ska/pop band Madness, from their UK album The Rise & Fall and their US compilation Madness.-About:...
  
  "
• Modern Romance
  Modern Romance (band)
  Modern Romance were a British pop music band that found popularity in the early 1980s. Formed in 1980 by previous members of an earlier punk rock band, The Leyton Buzzards, the band enjoyed a string of UK chart hits before they broke up in 1985...
  
   - "Best Years of Our Lives", "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White"
• Monsoon
  Monsoon (band)
  Monsoon was an early to mid 1980s UK progressive rock trio that consisted of singer Sheila Chandra, record producer Steve Coe, and bass guitarist Martin Smith...
  
   - Ever So Lonely
  Ever So Lonely (song)
  Ever So Lonely is a single written by Steve Coe and originally recorded by Monsoon with Sheila Chandra on vocals. The song went on to be a #12 hit in the UK....
  
  
• Musical Youth
  Musical Youth
  Musical Youth are a British reggae band. The group originally formed in 1979 at Duddeston Manor School in Birmingham, UK. They are best remembered for their successful 1982 Grammy-nominated single, "Pass the Dutchie". The group featured two sets of brothers, Kelvin and Michael Grant, plus Junior...
  
   - "Pass The Dutchie
  Pass the Dutchie
  "Pass the Dutchie" was a song recorded by the British group Musical Youth from their 1982 album The Youth of Today. It was a major hit, holding the number one position on the UK singles charts for three weeks in September and October 1982.-Background:...
  
  "
• Natasha
  Natasha
  Natasha is a Russian female given name, originally a pet name of Natalia, which in turn derives from the Latin Dies Natalies, meaning "Natal Day" or "Birthday" in reference to the traditional birth of Jesus...
  
   - "Iko Iko
  Iko Iko
  "Iko Iko" is a much-covered New Orleans song that tells of a parade collision between two "tribes" of Mardi Gras Indians. The song, under the original title "Jock-A-Mo", was written in 1953 by James "Sugar Boy" Crawford in New Orleans. The story tells of a "spy boy" or "spy dog" "Iko Iko" is a...
  
  "
• Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
  Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
  Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are a synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England...
  
   – "Maid Of Orleans
  Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)
  "Joan of Arc " is a song by British band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and was the third single released from their third studio album Architecture & Morality....
  
  "
• PhD - "I Won't Let You Down
  I Won't Let You Down
  I Won't Let You Down is a 1982 single by British band Ph.D.. It reached number 3 on the UK charts in April 1982. The band consisted of Jim Diamond who was the lead vocalist, Tony Hymas on keyboards and Simon Phillips on drums...
  
  "
• Pluto
  Pluto Shervington
  Pluto Shervington, also known as Pluto , is a reggae musician, singer, engineer and producer.-Career:...
  
   - "Your Honour"
• Queen
  Queen (band)
  Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
  
   - "Las Palabras de Amor (The Words of Love)"
• Cliff Richard
  Cliff Richard
  Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
  
   - "Little Town"
• Robert Palmer - "Some Guys Have All The Luck"
• Captain Sensible
  Captain Sensible
  Captain Sensible is a singer, songwriter, guitarist who grew up in Croydon, England, and co-founded the punk rock band The Damned in 1976. After leaving the band, he reinvented himself as an alternative pop singer with a rebellious, self-conscious image...
  
   - "Happy Talk
  Happy Talk (song)
  In June 1982, The Damned's guitarist Captain Sensible scored an unlikely #1 single on the UK singles chart for two weeks with his version of the song, featuring backing vocals by the band Dolly Mixture.-Cover Version:...
  
  ", "Wot"
• Shakin' Stevens
  Shakin' Stevens
  Shakin' Stevens, also known as "Shaky" is a platinum selling Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter who holds the distinction of being the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s . His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that he saw...
  
   - "Oh Julie
  Oh Julie
  "Oh Julie" was a UK number one single for one week for Shakin' Stevens in January 1982. It was also his biggest global hit.It is Stevens' third number-one single and his first as a writer. The B-side, "I'm Knockin'", was also written by Shakin' Stevens and both tracks benefit from arrangements...
  
  ", "Shirley", "Give Me Your Heart Tonight"
• Sheena Easton
  Sheena Easton
  Sheena Easton is a Scottish recording artist. Easton became famous for being the focus of an episode in the British television programme The Big Time, which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract and her eventual signing with EMI Records.Easton rose to fame in the early 1980s with the pop...
  
   - "Machinery"
• Shalamar
  Shalamar
  Shalamar was an American music group, primarily of the 1970s and 1980s, that was originally a disco-driven vehicle created by Soul Train booking agent Dick Griffey and show creator Don Cornelius. They went on to be an influential dance trio, masterminded by Soul Train producer Don Cornelius...
  
   - "A Night To Remember", "There It Is"
• Showaddywaddy
  Showaddywaddy
  Showaddywaddy are a 1970s pop group from Leicester, England. They specialised in revivals of hit songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, and dressed as Teddy Boys.-History:...
  
   - "Who Put the Bomp"
• Simple Minds
  Simple Minds
  Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band who achieved worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s and best known for their #1 US, Canada and Netherlands hit single "Don't You ", from the soundtrack of the...
  
   - "Glittering Prize"
• Siouxsie and the Banshees - "Fireworks"
• Spandau Ballet
  Spandau Ballet
  Spandau Ballet are a British band formed in London in the late 1970s. Initially inspired by, and an integral part of, the New Romantic fashion, their music has featured a mixture of funk, jazz, soul and synthpop. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s, achieving ten Top Ten singles...
  
   - "Instinction", "Lifeline"
• Soft Cell
  Soft Cell
  Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They consist of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The duo is most widely known for their 1981 worldwide hit version of "Tainted Love" and platinum debut Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret...
  
   - "Torch", "Where The Heart Is"
• The Stranglers
  The Stranglers
  The Stranglers are an English punk/rock music group.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s...
  
   - "Golden Brown
  Golden Brown
  "Golden Brown" is a song by the English rock band The Stranglers. It was released as a 7" single in December 1981 in the US and in January 1982 in the UK, on Liberty...
  
  ", "Strange Little Girl
  Strange Little Girl
  "Strange Little Girl" by The Stranglers was released in the UK in 1982 as their last single while signed to Liberty Records . By the time of release, the band had already decided to leave the label for Epic Records, and this last single was part of the severance deal, along with the compilation...
  
  "
• Tears for Fears
  Tears for Fears
  Tears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...
  
   - "Mad World
  Mad World
  "Mad World" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's third single release and first chart hit, reaching #3 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1982. Both "Mad World" and its B-side, "Ideas As Opiates", would turn up...
  
  "
• Toto Coelo
  Toto Coelo
  Toto Coelo was a 1980s British one hit wonder new wave vocal group, masterminded by producer Barry Blue...
  
   - "I Eat Cannibals"
• Dionne Warwick
  Dionne Warwick
  Dionne Warwick is an American singer, actress and TV show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health....
  
   - "Heartbreaker
  Heartbreaker (Dionne Warwick song)
  "Heartbreaker" is a 1982 single released by American pop and soul singer Dionne Warwick. The song was written by The Bee Gees' Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb, with Barry Gibb's distinctive backing vocal being heard on the chorus...
  
  "
• Wham!
  WHAM!
  Wham! were a short-lived British musical duo formed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in the early 1980s. They were briefly known in the United States as Wham! UK due to a naming conflict with an American band....
  
   - "Young Guns (Go for It)
  Young Guns (Go for It)
  "Young Guns " was a song by British pop duo Wham! which was released in 1982 on Innervision Records...
  
  
• Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On"...
  
   - "View from a Bridge
  View from a Bridge
  "View From a Bridge" is the second single to be released internationally from Kim Wilde's second album, Select.The song told the story of a girl committing suicide by jumping off a bridge and became another of Wilde's big hits, particularly throughout Europe and Australia .-Chart performance:-2006...
  
  "
• XTC
  XTC
  XTC were a New Wave band from Swindon, England, active between 1976 and 2005. The band enjoyed some chart success, including the UK and Canadian hits "Making Plans for Nigel" and "Senses Working Overtime" , but are perhaps even better known for their long-standing critical success.- Early years:...
  
   – "Senses Working Overtime
  Senses Working Overtime
  "Senses Working Overtime" is a single by XTC released in 1982. It is at once the apogee of their early-eighties British popularity as well as their last gasp of mainstream success in their homeland...
  
  "
• Yazoo
  Yazoo (band)
  Yazoo are a British synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex. They had a number of Top 10 hits in the UK charts in the early 1980s...
  
   – "Only You
  Only You (Yazoo song)
  -Track listing:7": Mute/7 MUTE 20 # "Only You" - 3:10# "Situation" - 3:447": Sire/9 2-98447 # "Only You" - 3:10# "Winter Kills" - 4:0112": Mute/12 MUTE 20 # "Only You" - 3:10# "Situation" - 5:20CD: Mute/CD MUTE 20...
  
  ", "Don't Go
  Don't Go (Yazoo song)
  "Don't Go" is the second single taken from the British New Wave band Yazoo's debut album, Upstairs at Eric's. Released in the UK in July of 1982, the song peaked at #3 on the UK singles chart, becoming Yazoo's second top five hit. In the US, where the band was known as Yaz, the song was their...
  
  ", "The Other Side of Love"

1983

• Adam Ant
  Adam Ant
  Adam Ant is an English musician who gained popularity as the lead singer of New Wave/post-punk group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring ten UK top ten hits between 1980 and 1983, including three No.1s...
  
   - "Puss N' Boots"
• Altered Images
  Altered Images
  Altered Images were an early 1980s Scottish New Wave / post-punk band. Led by lead singer Clare Grogan, the band branched into mainstream pop music, and had a string of chart hits between 1981 and 1983.-Early career:...
  
   - "Don't Talk To Me About Love"
• Bananarama
  Bananarama
  Bananarama are an English female pop duo who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Rather than relying on a two part harmony, the duo generally sings in unison, as do their background vocalists. Although there have been line-up changes, the group enjoyed their most popular...
  
   - "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
  Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
  "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" is a song written and recorded by Paul Leka, Gary DeCarlo and Dale Frashuer, attributed to a then-fictitious band they named "Steam". It was released under the Mercury subsidiary label Fontana and became a number one pop single on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1969,...
  
  ", "Cruel Summer
  Cruel Summer
  "Cruel Summer" is a pop song originally written and performed by Bananarama that was a top ten hit in Britain in 1983. Singer Sara Dallin said the song "played on the darker side : it looked at the oppressive heat, the misery of wanting to be with someone as the summer ticked by...
  
  "
• Bauhaus
  Bauhaus
  ', commonly known simply as Bauhaus, was a school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught. It operated from 1919 to 1933. At that time the German term stood for "School of Building".The Bauhaus school was founded by...
  
   - "Lagartija Nick
  Lagartija Nick
  "Lagartija Nick" is the ninth single released by British gothic rock band Bauhaus. It was released in 7" and 12" format on the Beggars Banquet Records label and reached number 44 in the UK Singles Chart.-Track listings:7"#"Lagartija Nick"...
  
  "
• The Belle Stars
  The Belle Stars
  The Belle Stars were an all female British rock band, founded in London in 1980 by former members of the 2 Tone ska revival band, The Bodysnatchers.-Career:...
  
   - "Sign of the Times", "Sweet Memory"
• Big Country
  Big Country
  Big Country are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife in 1981. They were most popular in the early to mid-1980s, but they still release material for a cult following...
  
   – "Fields of Fire", "In A Big Country
  In a Big Country
  "In a Big Country" is a song by rock band Big Country from their 1983 debut studio album The Crossing. The song peaked at #3 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and #17 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Music video:...
  
  "
• Bucks Fizz
  Bucks Fizz (band)
  Bucks Fizz are an English pop group who achieved success in the 1980s, most notably for winning the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Making Your Mind Up". The group was formed in January 1981 specifically for the contest and comprised four vocalists: Bobby G, Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and...
  
   - "Run for Your Life", "When We Were Young", "London Town
  London Town (Bucks Fizz single)
  "London Town" is a 1983 single by UK pop group Bucks Fizz. It was their first single not to reach the UK top 20, breaking a run of nine consecutive top 20 hits. The song was written and produced by Andy Hill.- Overview :...
  
  "
• Central Line
  Central Line (band)
  Central Line were a British pop and jazz-funk group, based in London, England. They recorded three albums for Mercury Records in the 1980s, and had two hit singles in the United States, as well as one Top 40 success in their native country.-Career:...
  
   - "Nature Boy
  Nature Boy (song)
  "Nature Boy" is a song by eden ahbez, published in 1947. The song tells a fantasy of a "strange enchanted boy... who wandered very far" only to learn that "the greatest thing... was just to love and be loved in return"...
  
  "
• China Crisis
  China Crisis
  China Crisis is an English pop/rock band. They were formed in 1979 in Kirkby, near Liverpool, Merseyside with a core of vocalist/keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon...
  
   - "Christian"
• Joe Cocker
  Joe Cocker
  John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE is an English rock and blues musician, composer and actor, who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles...
  
   and Jennifer Warnes
  Jennifer Warnes
  Jennifer Jean Warnes is an American singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer. She is known for her interpretations of compositions written by herself and many others, as well as an extensive playlist as a vocalist on movie soundtracks.Between 1979 and 1987 Warnes surpassed Frank Sinatra as...
  
   - "Up Where We Belong
  Up Where We Belong
  "Up Where We Belong" is a song from the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman. Written by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie, with lyrics by Will Jennings, it was performed by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes.-Charts and awards:...
  
  "
• Culture Club
  Culture Club
  Culture Club are a British rock band who were part of the 1980s New Romantic movement. The original band consisted of Boy George , Mikey Craig , Roy Hay and Jon Moss...
  
   - "Church Of The Poison Mind", "Karma Chameleon
  Karma Chameleon
  "Karma Chameleon" is a song by British New Wave band Culture Club, featured on the group's 1983 album Colour by Numbers. The song spent three weeks at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1984, becoming the group's biggest hit and only US #1 among their many top ten hits...
  
  "
• The Cure
  The Cure
  The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
  
   - "The Walk
  The Walk (The Cure song)
  "The Walk" is the name of a 1983 single by The Cure. It later appeared on their album Japanese Whispers"The Walk" was something of a commercial breakthrough for the group with regard to their singles output, peaking at #12 to give them their first entry into the UK top 20...
  
  ", "The Lovecats
  The Lovecats
  "The Love Cats" is a 1983 single by The Cure. It was the band's first Top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at number seven, and also hit number six in Australia. It later appeared on the compilation album Japanese Whispers....
  
  "
• Depeche Mode
  Depeche Mode
  Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
  
   - "Get the Balance Right
  Get the Balance Right
  "Get the Balance Right!" is the seventh single by Depeche Mode, originally released on 31 January 1983. It is the first Depeche Mode single with Alan Wilder as an official band member, and the first with a song written by both Martin Gore and Wilder ."Get the Balance Right!" was not included on the...
  
  ", "Everything Counts
  Everything Counts
  "Everything Counts" was Depeche Mode's eighth UK single and third US single , from the then upcoming album Construction Time Again...
  
  ", "Love In Itself"
• Duran Duran
  Duran Duran
  Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
  
   – "Is There Something I Should Know"
• Eurythmics
  Eurythmics
  Eurythmics were a British pop rock duo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A...
  
   - "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
  Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
  -Personnel:*Annie Lennox – vocals, keyboards, synthesisers, flute*David A. Stewart – guitar, keyboards, synthesisers, programming, backing vocals-Additional personnel:*Robert Crash - Guitar/ E-Drums/ Synth/ Robotic vocals...
  
  ", "Right By Your Side
  Right By Your Side
  "Right by Your Side" is a song by the British pop duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, and produced by Stewart...
  
  "
• Fun Boy Three
  Fun Boy Three
  Fun Boy Three were a short-lived but successful English New Wave Pop band which ran from 1981 to 1983 and was formed by singers Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding after they left The Specials.-History:...
  
   - "Our Lips Are Sealed
  Our Lips Are Sealed
  "Our Lips are Sealed" is a song written by Go-Go's guitarist Jane Wiedlin and Specials and Fun Boy Three singer Terry Hall. It was first recorded by The Go-Go's as the opening track on their 1981 album Beauty and the Beat and served as their debut American single...
  
  "
• Nick Heyward
  Nick Heyward
  Nick Heyward is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the frontman of the early 1980s band Haircut One Hundred, and also had a briefly successful solo career after he left the band in 1983.-Haircut One Hundred:Nick Heyward formed Haircut One Hundred after the...
  
   - "Whistle Down The Wind", "Blue Hat For A Blue Day"
• Elton John
  Elton John
  Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
  
   - "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
  I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
  "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" is a song by British singer Elton John featuring Stevie Wonder on harmonica...
  
  "
• The Human League
  The Human League
  The Human League are an English electronic New Wave band formed in Sheffield in 1977. They achieved popularity after a key change in line-up in the early 1980s and have continued recording and performing with moderate commercial success throughout the 1980s up to the present day.The only constant...
  
   - "(Keep Feeling) Fascination
  (Keep Feeling) Fascination
  " Fascination" is a dance song performed by British synthpop group The Human League. It was composed by Jo Callis and Philip Oakey....
  
  "
• Kajagoogoo
  Kajagoogoo
  Kajagoogoo are a British pop band, best known for their hit single, "Too Shy", which reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 5 on the U.S...
  
   - "Too Shy
  Too Shy
  Too Shy is a song written and recorded by English New Wave/pop music band Kajagoogoo, released in 1983. The first single from their debut album White Feathers, the song was an immediate hit and reached no.1 on the UK Singles Chart...
  
  "
• KC & The Sunshine Band - "Give It Up
  Give It Up (KC song)
  "Give It Up" was a hit song for KC and the Sunshine Band, although it was simply credited as KC in many countries, including the US. Following the backlash against many disco artists on the charts at the beginning of the 1980s, the song was a comeback hit for the act in the US, where it peaked at...
  
  "
• The Kinks
  The Kinks
  The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964. Categorised in the United States as a British Invasion band, The Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the era. Their music was influenced by a...
  
   - "Come Dancing"
• Kissing the Pink
  Kissing the Pink
  Kissing the Pink are a British dance/synth pop group from London, England. Members included Nick Whitecross, John Hall, George Stewart, Josephine Wells, Pete Barnett, Sylvia Griffin, Steve Cusack, and Simon Aldridge.-Career:...
  
   - "The Last Film"
• Level 42
  Level 42
  Level 42 are an English pop rock and jazz-funk band who had a number of worldwide and UK hits during the 1980s and 1990s.The band gained fame for their high-calibre musicianship—in particular that of Mark King, whose percussive slap-bass guitar technique provided the driving groove of many of the...
  
   - "The Chinese Way
  The Chinese Way
  The Chinese Way is a single by the UK band Level 42. It was the second single from their album, The Pursuit of Accidents, which was the band's most successful album up to that time...
  
  ", "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)
  The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)
  "The Sun Goes Down " is a single released in 1983 by the musical group Level 42. It is one of the few songs by the group which featured Mike Lindup on lead vocals...
  
  "
• Madness
  Madness (band)
  In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts...
  
   – "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)
  Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)
  "Tomorrow's " is a song by British band Madness from their fourth album The Rise and Fall. It spent 9 weeks in the UK charts, peaking at # 8 in February 1983. It was released as a Double A-Side with the Chris Foreman composition, "Madness ".The single version is a slight remix of the album track...
  
  ", "The Sun and the Rain
  The Sun and the Rain
  "The Sun and the Rain" is a single by Madness. It was released in 1983 as a stand-alone single and in 1984 it was included on the American version of their album Keep Moving...
  
  "
• Marilyn - "Calling Your Name"
• Modern Romance
  Modern Romance (band)
  Modern Romance were a British pop music band that found popularity in the early 1980s. Formed in 1980 by previous members of an earlier punk rock band, The Leyton Buzzards, the band enjoyed a string of UK chart hits before they broke up in 1985...
  
   - "Don't Stop that Crazy Rhythm", "High Life", "Walking in the Rain"
• Lydia Murdock
  Lydia Murdock
  Lydia Murdock is an American pop singer. She is best known for her answer song for Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean", known as "Superstar", where she portrayed Billie Jean saying that she's "mad as hell" in the song's lyrics...
  
   - "Superstar"
• New Order
  New Order
  New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
  
   - "Blue Monday
  Blue Monday (New Order song)
  "Blue Monday" is a single released in 1983 by British band New Order, and later remixed in 1988 and 1995. The song has been widely remixed and covered since its original release, and became a popular anthem in the dance club scene.-Background:...
  
  "
• Orange Juice
  Orange Juice
  Orange Juice was a Scottish post-punk band founded in the middle class Glasgow suburb of Bearsden as the Nu-Sonics in 1976. Edwyn Collins formed the Nu-Sonics with his school-mate Alan Duncan and was subsequently joined by James Kirk and Steven Daly, who left a band called The Machetes. The band...
  
   - "Rip It Up"
• Ryan Paris
  Ryan Paris
  Ryan Paris is an artist who gained international popularity in 1983 for the worldwide hit single, "Dolce Vita". It was written and produced by Pierluigi Giombini...
  
   - "Dolce Vita
  Dolce Vita (song)
  "Dolce Vita" is a song sung by Ryan Paris, composed and produced by Pierluigi Giombini.It was recorded in Rome at the recording Studio Titania in January 1983.* Music composed and arranged by Pierluigi Giombini.* Text: P...
  
  "
• The Police
  The Police
  The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the vast majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting , Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland...
  
   - "Every Breath You Take
  Every Breath You Take
  "Every Breath You Take" is a song by The Police on the band's 1983 album Synchronicity, written by Sting and Andy Summers . The single was one of the biggest hits of 1983, topping the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for eight weeks and the UK Singles Chart for four weeks. It also topped the...
  
  ", "Wrapped Around Your Finger
  Wrapped Around Your Finger
  "Wrapped Around Your Finger" is the second UK single from The Police's 1983 album Synchronicity. It was released worldwide by A&M Records and featured non-album track "Someone To Talk To" as a b-side....
  
  "
• Shakin' Stevens
  Shakin' Stevens
  Shakin' Stevens, also known as "Shaky" is a platinum selling Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter who holds the distinction of being the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s . His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that he saw...
  
   - "Cry Just a Little Bit", "It's Late"
• Siouxsie and the Banshees – "Fireworks"
• Slade
  Slade
  Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton, who rose to prominence during the glam rock era of the early 1970s. With 17 consecutive Top 20 hits and six number ones, the British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles...
  
   - "Merry Christmas Everybody" , "My Oh My"
• The Smiths
  The Smiths
  The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
  
   - "This Charming Man
  This Charming Man
  "This Charming Man" is a song by the English band The Smiths, written by guitarist Johnny Marr and singer/lyricist Morrissey. It was released as the group's second single in October 1983 on the independent record label Rough Trade...
  
  "
• Spandau Ballet
  Spandau Ballet
  Spandau Ballet are a British band formed in London in the late 1970s. Initially inspired by, and an integral part of, the New Romantic fashion, their music has featured a mixture of funk, jazz, soul and synthpop. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s, achieving ten Top Ten singles...
  
   - "Communication," "True"
• The Stranglers
  The Stranglers
  The Stranglers are an English punk/rock music group.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s...
  
   - "European Female
  European Female
  "European Female" is a single by the British group The Stranglers, released in 1982. It is taken from the album Feline where it features under its full title "The European Female ". The track features bassist Jean-Jacques Burnel on lead vocals.The single was the Stanglers first for Epic Records...
  
  "
• The Style Council
  The Style Council
  The Style Council were an English band, formed in 1983 by the ex-The Jam singer and guitarist Paul Weller, with keyboardist Mick Talbot. The permanent line-up grew to include drummer Steve White and Weller's then-wife, vocalist Dee C. Lee. Other artists such as Tracie Young and Tracey Thorn also...
  
   – "Speak Like a Child", "Money Go Round "
• Sweet Dreams
  Sweet Dreams (band)
  Sweet Dreams were a British vocal trio comprising teenagers Carrie Gray, Helen Kray and Bobby McVay who represented the UK in Eurovision 1983 with the song "I'm Never Giving Up"....
  
   - "I'm Never Giving Up"
• Tears for Fears
  Tears for Fears
  Tears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...
  
   - "Change
  Change (Tears for Fears song)
  "Change" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's fourth single release. It would eventually become the second hit from their debut LP The Hurting and second UK Top 5 chart hit, following the success of "Mad World"...
  
  "
• Thompson Twins
  Thompson Twins
  The Thompson Twins were a British pop group that were formed in April 1977 and disbanded in May 1993. They achieved considerable popularity in the mid 1980s, scoring a string of hits in the United Kingdom, the United States and around the globe. The band was named after the two bumbling detectives...
  
   – "Love On Your Side"
• Twisted Sister
  Twisted Sister
  Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from Long Island. Musically, the band implements elements of traditional heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, along with a style that is similar to early glam metal bands...
  
   – "I Am (I'm Me)"
• Bonnie Tyler
  Bonnie Tyler
  Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".-Early life:...
  
   – "Total Eclipse of the Heart
  Total Eclipse of the Heart
  "Total Eclipse of the Heart" is a song written and produced by Jim Steinman and recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for her fifth studio album, Faster Than the Speed of Night...
  
  "
• UB40
  UB40
  UB40 are a British reggae/pop band formed in 1978 in Birmingham. The band has placed more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and has also achieved considerable international success. One of the world's best-selling music artists, UB40 have sold over 70 million records.Their hit singles...
  
   – "Red Red Wine
  Red Red Wine
  "Red Red Wine" is a song written and originally recorded by Neil Diamond. It has been covered by Tony Tribe, Jimmy James & the Vagabonds, and more famously by British reggae group UB40, whose version topped the U.S. and UK singles charts...
  
  "
• Tracey Ullman
  Tracey Ullman
  Tracey Ullman is a British stage and television actress, comedienne, singer, dancer, screenwriter and author ....
  
   – "They Don't Know
  They Don't Know (Kirsty MacColl song)
  "They Don't Know" is a popular song, written and composed by singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl, the daughter of singer-songwriter Ewan MacColl. Ms. MacColl recorded it in 1979. It became popular on radio in the United Kingdom, reaching #2 on the Music Week airplay chart...
  
  ", "Breakaway
  Breakaway (Irma Thomas song)
  "Breakaway" is a song written by Jackie DeShannon and Sharon Sheeley. It was originally recorded by Irma Thomas in 1964 and released as the B-Side of her biggest hit, the US #17 hit single "Wish Someone Would Care"...
  
  "
• Wham!
  WHAM!
  Wham! were a short-lived British musical duo formed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in the early 1980s. They were briefly known in the United States as Wham! UK due to a naming conflict with an American band....
  
   - "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)
  Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)
  "Wham Rap! "' is a 1982 song by British pop duo Wham! on Innervision Records. It was written by Wham! members George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley....
  
  "
• Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On"...
  
   - "Love Blonde
  Love Blonde
  "Love Blonde" is the first single from the Kim Wilde album Catch as Catch Can, released in 1983.The song sold moderately, restoring some of the ground lost from her previous release "Child Come Away" and is reputedly about Wilde herself....
  
  " (twice)
• Yazoo
  Yazoo (band)
  Yazoo are a British synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex. They had a number of Top 10 hits in the UK charts in the early 1980s...
  
   – "Nobody's Diary"

1984

• Bananarama
  Bananarama
  Bananarama are an English female pop duo who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Rather than relying on a two part harmony, the duo generally sings in unison, as do their background vocalists. Although there have been line-up changes, the group enjoyed their most popular...
  
   - "Robert De Niro's Waiting..."
• Band Aid
  Band Aid (band)
  Band Aid was a charity supergroup featuring British and Irish musicians and recording artists. It was founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia by releasing the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for the Christmas market that year. The single...
  
   - "Do They Know It's Christmas?
  Do They Know It's Christmas?
  "Do They Know It's Christmas?" is a song written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 to raise money for relief of the 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia. The original version was produced by Midge Ure and released by Band Aid on 29 November 1984....
  
  "
• Belle & the Devotions
  Belle & the Devotions
  Belle and the Devotions was a British pop music group, ostensibly a group name for the singer Kit Rolfe. Under this name she released the singles "Where Did Love Go Wrong?" and "Got To Let You Know" in 1983....
  
   - "Love Games"
• Black Lace
  Black Lace (band)
  Black Lace is a British Euro pop band, best known for novelty party records, including their biggest hit, "Agadoo". The band first came to the public eye after being selected to represent the UK in the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest, in which they finished seventh with the song "Mary Ann"...
  
   - "Agadoo
  Agadoo
  "Agadoo" is a novelty song recorded by the band Black Lace in 1984. "Agadoo" peaked at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart, and spent 30 weeks in the top 75. It went on to become the eighth best-selling single of 1984 in the UK....
  
  "
• Blancmange
  Blancmange (band)
  Blancmange are a British synthpop band who came to prominence with a string of hits in the early to mid 1980s.-Biography:Blancmange was formed in Harrow, Middlesex in 1979 by singer Neil Arthur and instrumentalists Stephen Luscombe and Laurence Stevens...
  
   - "Don't Tell Me"
• The Bluebells
  The Bluebells
  The Bluebells were a Scottish pop group in the 1980s.-Career:The Bluebells performed jangly guitar based pop not dissimilar to their Scottish contemporaries Aztec Camera and Orange Juice. They had three Top 40 hit singles in the UK, all written by guitarist and founder member Bobby Bluebell - "I'm...
  
   - "I'm Falling"
• Bronski Beat
  Bronski Beat
  Bronski Beat were a popular British synthpop trio who achieved success in the mid 1980s, particularly with the 1984 chart hit "Smalltown Boy". All members of the group were openly homosexual and their songs reflected this, often containing political commentary on gay-related issues...
  
   - "Why?
  Why? (Bronski Beat song)
  "Why?" is a single from the British synthpop trio Bronski Beat and appeared on their 1984 album The Age of Consent.The song, recorded at RPM Studios, NYC and mixed at Townhouse Studio, London, pursued an energetic musical formula, while the lyrics focused more centrally on anti-gay prejudice...
  
  ", "It Ain't Necessarily So
  It Ain't Necessarily So
  "It Ain't Necessarily So" is a popular song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The song comes from the Gershwins' opera Porgy and Bess where it is sung by the character Sportin' Life, a drug dealer, who expresses his doubt about several statements in the Bible.The role of...
  
  "
• Bucks Fizz
  Bucks Fizz (band)
  Bucks Fizz are an English pop group who achieved success in the 1980s, most notably for winning the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Making Your Mind Up". The group was formed in January 1981 specifically for the contest and comprised four vocalists: Bobby G, Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and...
  
   - "Talking in Your Sleep"
• The Council Collective - "Soul Deep"
• Culture Club
  Culture Club
  Culture Club are a British rock band who were part of the 1980s New Romantic movement. The original band consisted of Boy George , Mikey Craig , Roy Hay and Jon Moss...
  
   - "The War Song" (x2), "Do They Know It's Christmas"
• The Cure
  The Cure
  The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
  
   - "The Caterpillar
  The Caterpillar (song)
  "The Caterpillar" is the name of a 1984 single and song written by Robert Smith and Lol Tolhurst. The song is performed by The Cure and is from their album The Top...
  
  "
• Dead Or Alive
  Dead or Alive (band)
  Dead or Alive were a British New Wave band from Wirral, England, United Kingdom, Europe. The band rose to fame in the 1980s with their number one single on the UK Singles Chart, "You Spin Me Round ". They were the first group to have a number one single under the production team Stock Aitken Waterman...
  
   - "That's The Way (I Like It)"
• Depeche Mode
  Depeche Mode
  Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
  
   - "Master and Servant
  Master and Servant
  "Master and Servant" is Depeche Mode's eleventh UK single and the second single from the Some Great Reward album...
  
  ", "People are People
  People Are People
  "People Are People" is Depeche Mode's tenth UK single it was their first hit single in the US and the first single for the Some Great Reward album....
  
  ", "Blasphemous Rumours"
• Jim Diamond
  Jim Diamond (Scottish musician)
  James "Jim" Diamond is a Scottish singer-songwriter. Diamond is best known for his three Top 5 hits. The first was "I Won't Let You Down" , as the lead singer in the trio Ph.D., with Tony Hymas and Simon Phillips. His solo performance, "I Should Have Known Better", was a United Kingdom number one...
  
   - "I Should Have Known Better"
• Duran Duran
  Duran Duran
  Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
  
   - "The Reflex
  The Reflex
  "The Reflex" is the eleventh single by Duran Duran, released worldwide on 16 April 1984.The song was heavily remixed for single release and was the third and last to be taken from their third album Seven and the Ragged Tiger.-Song history:...
  
  "
• Echo & the Bunnymen
  Echo & the Bunnymen
  Echo & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk band, formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bass player Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine. By 1980, Pete de Freitas had joined as the band's drummer, and their debut...
  
   – "The Killing Moon
  The Killing Moon
  The Killing Moon is a single by the band Echo & the Bunnymen. It was released on their 1984 album, Ocean Rain. It is one of the band's highest-charting hits, reaching number nine in the UK Singles Chart.-Lyrics:...
  
  "
• Joe Fagin
  Joe Fagin
  Joe Fagin is a British pop singer-songwriter.-Biography:He was musical director for Jim Davidson, including his 1983 Falklands tour....
  
   - "That's Living Alright"
• Fiction Factory
  Fiction Factory
  Fiction Factory are a Scottish New Wave band from Perth, originally formed in 1983.Before they started their project Fiction Factory, Kevin Patterson , Eddie Jordan , Grant Taylor and Chic Medley played in The Rude Boys , a skinhead ska band.CBS asked the band to create a concert playing band, so...
  
   - "(Feels Like) Heaven"
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood
  Frankie Goes to Hollywood
  Frankie Goes to Hollywood were a British dance-pop band popular in the mid-1980s. The group was fronted by Holly Johnson , with Paul Rutherford , Peter Gill , Mark O'Toole , and Brian Nash .The group's debut single "Relax" was banned by the BBC in 1984 while at number six in the charts and...
  
   - "Relax
  Relax (song)
  "Relax" is the debut single by British dance group Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the UK by ZTT Records in 1983. The song was later included on the album Welcome to the Pleasuredome ....
  
  ", "Two Tribes
  Two Tribes
  "Two Tribes" is the second single by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the UK by ZTT Records in May 1984 . The song was later included on the album Welcome to the Pleasuredome....
  
  "
• General Public
  General Public
  General Public were a band formed by The Beat vocalists, Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger, and which included former members of Dexy's Midnight Runners, The Specials and The Clash...
  
   - "General Public"
• Gary Glitter
  Gary Glitter
  Gary Glitter is an English former glam rock singer-songwriter and musician.Glitter first came to prominence in the glam rock era of the early 1970s...
  
   – "Another Rock And Roll Christmas
  Another Rock N' Roll Christmas
  "Another Rock And Roll Christmas" is a popular 1984 Christmas song by Gary Glitter. It was written by Glitter with Mike Leander and Eddie Seago....
  
  "
• Heaven 17
  Heaven 17
  Heaven 17 are an English synthpop band originating from Sheffield in the early 1980s. The trio comprises Martyn Ware , Ian Craig Marsh and Glenn Gregory...
  
   - "This Is Mine"
• Nick Heyward
  Nick Heyward
  Nick Heyward is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the frontman of the early 1980s band Haircut One Hundred, and also had a briefly successful solo career after he left the band in 1983.-Haircut One Hundred:Nick Heyward formed Haircut One Hundred after the...
  
   - Warning Sign
• Hot Chocolate - "I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I)"
• The Icicle Works - "Love Is A Wonderful Colour"
• Billy Idol
  Billy Idol
  William Michael Albert Broad , better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X...
  
   - "Eyes Without a Face
  Eyes Without a Face (song)
  "Eyes Without a Face" is a song by Billy Idol, co-written with guitarist Steve Stevens from Idol's 1983 album Rebel Yell. The song is softer and more ballad-like than most of the album's other singles.-Song information:...
  
  "
• Nik Kershaw
  Nik Kershaw
  Nik Kershaw is an English singer-songwriter. The one time jazz-funk guitarist was a mid-1980s teen idol. His 50 weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1984 beat all other soloists...
  
   - "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
  I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
  The song was released by Jonas Ekfeldt as Robin Cook under the name "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down" and later formed part of the album Land of Sunshine in 1997. The song charted in Sweden for 19 weeks in 1996 peaking at no. 3 and in Finland for 2 week peaking at no...
  
  ", "Dancing Girls"
• Cyndi Lauper
  Cyndi Lauper
  Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
  
   - "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"
• Madness
  Madness (band)
  In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts...
  
   - "Michael Caine
  Michael Caine (song)
  "Michael Caine" is a song by British band Madness from their 1984 album Keep Moving, and was released as a single in the same year. "Michael Caine", written by the unique pairing of Carl Smyth and Daniel Woodgate, featured Smyth on lead vocals, which was unlike most Madness songs, which were sung...
  
  ", "One Better Day
  One Better Day
  "One Better Day" is a song by British band Madness from their 1984 album Keep Moving. The song was written by Graham McPherson and Mark Bedford. The song was released as a single in the UK, and spent 7 weeks in British charts peaking at number 18....
  
  "
• Madonna
  Madonna (entertainer)
  Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
  
   - "Holiday
  Holiday (Madonna song)
  "Holiday" is a song by American singer Madonna from her self-titled debut album. Released on September 7, 1983 by Sire Records, it later appeared remixed on the 1987 remix compilation You Can Dance and the 1990 greatest hits compilation The Immaculate Collection, and in its original form on the...
  
  ", "Like a Virgin
  Like a Virgin
  Like a Virgin is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on November 12, 1984 by Sire Records. It was re-released worldwide in 1985, with the inclusion of the bonus track "Into the Groove". In 2001, Warner Bros. Records released a remastered version with two bonus...
  
  "
• Marilyn - "Cry and Be Fee"
• George Michael
  George Michael
  George Michael is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham! with his school friend, Andrew Ridgeley...
  
   - "Careless Whisper
  Careless Whisper
  "Careless Whisper" is a 1984 single by George Michael , released by Epic Records in the UK, Japan, and other countries; and by Columbia Records in North America. The song was George Michael's first solo single although he was still performing in Wham! at the time...
  
  "
• Neil
  Nigel Planer
  Nigel George Planer is an English actor, comedian, novelist and playwright.Planer is perhaps best known for his role as Neil Pye in the cult BBC comedy The Young Ones. He has appeared in many West End musicals, including Evita, Chicago, We Will Rock You, Wicked and Hairspray...
  
   - "Hole in My Shoe
  Hole In My Shoe
  "Hole in My Shoe" is a song by Traffic which as a single release reached number 2 in the UK charts and number 22 in the German charts in 1967. Composed by guitarist Dave Mason, it was disliked by the other three members of the group, who felt that it did not represent the band's musical or lyrical...
  
  "
• Nena
  Nena
  Gabriele Susanne Kerner , better known by her stage name Nena, is a German singer and actress. She rose to international fame in 1983 with the New German Wave song "99 Luftballons". In 1984, she re-recorded this song in English as "99 Red Balloons". Nena was also the name of the band with whom she...
  
   - "99 Red Balloons"
• Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
  Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
  Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are a synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England...
  
   - "Locomotion
  Locomotion (OMD song)
  "Locomotion" is a hit single recorded and released by British band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, and is also the first single taken from their 1984 album, Junk Culture...
  
  "
• Feargal Sharkey
  Feargal Sharkey
  Feargal Sharkey is a singer from Northern Ireland who first found fame as the lead vocalist of pop punk band The Undertones...
  
   - "Listen to Your Father"
• Shakatak
  Shakatak
  Shakatak are an English jazz-funk band, founded in 1980.-Career:Shakatak scored a number of chart entries, including two Top Ten hits in the UK Singles Chart, "Night Birds" and "Down on the Street" plus a further 12 entries in the Guinness book of British Hit Singles...
  
   - "Down on the Street"
• Shakin' Stevens
  Shakin' Stevens
  Shakin' Stevens, also known as "Shaky" is a platinum selling Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter who holds the distinction of being the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s . His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that he saw...
  
   - "A Letter to You", "A Love Worth Waiting For", "A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)" (feat. Bonnie Tyler
  Bonnie Tyler
  Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".-Early life:...
  
  ), "Teardrops" (feat. Hank Marvin
  Hank Marvin
  Hank Brian Marvin is an English guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist for The Shadows. The group, which primarily performed instrumentals, was formed as a backing band for vocalist Cliff Richard...
  
  )
• Sister Sledge
  Sister Sledge
  Sister Sledge is an American musical group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1972 and consisting of four sisters: Kim Sledge Debbie Sledge , Joni Sledge , and Kathy Sledge . They are granddaughters of the former opera singer Viola Williams. The sisters used to perform under the name of "Mrs...
  
   - "Lost In Music"
• Snowy White
  Snowy White
  Snowy White is an English guitarist, known for having played with Thin Lizzy and with Pink Floyd and, more recently, for Roger Waters'...
  
   - "Bird of Paradise
  Bird of Paradise (Snowy White song)
  "Bird of Paradise" is the debut single by former Thin Lizzy guitarist Snowy White, from his debut album, White Flames, released in 1983. The single became White's biggest hit, peaking at #6 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1984, remaining on the chart for 11 weeks...
  
  "
• Slade
  Slade
  Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton, who rose to prominence during the glam rock era of the early 1970s. With 17 consecutive Top 20 hits and six number ones, the British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles...
  
   - "Run Runaway" , "All Join Hands"
• The Smiths
  The Smiths
  The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
  
   - "What Difference Does It Make?
  What Difference Does It Make?
  "What Difference Does It Make?" is a 1984 single by British band The Smiths. The single version can be found on the band's self-titled debut album The Smiths...
  
  ", "Hand in Glove
  Hand in Glove
  "Hand in Glove" is a song by the British alternative rock band The Smiths, written by singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr. It was released as the band's first single in May 1983 on independent record label Rough Trade Records. "Hand in Glove" peaked at number three on the UK Indie Chart,...
  
  " (feat. Sandie Shaw
  Sandie Shaw
  Sandie Shaw is an English pop singer, who was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s. In 1967 she was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest...
  
  ), "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
  Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
  "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" is a single by The Smiths that reached #10 on the UK Singles Chart in June 1984 before its inclusion on the compilation album, Hatful of Hollow...
  
  ", "William, It Was Really Nothing
  William, It Was Really Nothing
  "William, It Was Really Nothing" is a song by British band The Smiths. It was released as a single on 24 August 1984, featuring the B-sides "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" and "How Soon Is Now?", and reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart...
  
  "
• The Special AKA - "Free Nelson Mandela
  Free Nelson Mandela
  "Nelson Mandela" is a song written by Jerry Dammers and performed by his Coventry-based band The Special A.K.A. - with lead vocal by Stan Campbell - released on the single Nelson Mandela / Break Down The Door in 1984 as a protest against the imprisonment of Nelson Mandela...
  
  "
• The Stranglers
  The Stranglers
  The Stranglers are an English punk/rock music group.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s...
  
   – "Skin Deep"
• Thompson Twins
  Thompson Twins
  The Thompson Twins were a British pop group that were formed in April 1977 and disbanded in May 1993. They achieved considerable popularity in the mid 1980s, scoring a string of hits in the United Kingdom, the United States and around the globe. The band was named after the two bumbling detectives...
  
   – "Lay Your Hands on Me"
• Toy Dolls
  Toy Dolls
  The Toy Dolls are an English punk rock band formed in 1979. Departing from the angry lyrics and music often associated with punk rock, The Toy Dolls worked within the aesthetics of punk to express a sense of fun, with songs such as "Yul Brynner Was a Skinhead", "My Girlfriend's Dad's a Vicar" and...
  
   – "Nellie The Elephant"
• Tina Turner
  Tina Turner
  Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
  
   – "Help
  Help! (song)
  "Help!" is a song by The Beatles that served as the title song for both the 1965 film and its soundtrack album. It was also released as a single, and was number one for three weeks in both the United States and the United Kingdom....
  
  ", "Better Be Good To Me
  Better Be Good to Me
  "Better Be Good to Me" is a hit single from Tina Turner's solo album, Private Dancer. The song had originally been released in 1981 by Spider, a band from New York City with co-writer Holly Knight as a member. The Turner version was successful in the United States on the Hot 100 and the US...
  
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• Ultravox
  Ultravox
  Ultravox is a British New Wave rock band. They were one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the late 1970s/early 1980s. The band was particularly associated with the New Romantic and New Wave movements....
  
   - "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes
  Dancing with Tears in My Eyes
  -12" vinyl :* UK: Chrysalis - UVX 1* Germany: Chrysalis - 601 322-12" vinyl :* US: Chrysalis - 4V9 42783* Canada: Chrysalis - CS 42783-Cover versions:...
  
  "
• The Weather Girls - "It's Raining Men
  It's Raining Men
  "It's Raining Men" is a song written by Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer in 1979 originally for Dave Balfour's album Stars , and originally recorded by The Weather Girls in 1982...
  
  "
• Wham!
  WHAM!
  Wham! were a short-lived British musical duo formed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in the early 1980s. They were briefly known in the United States as Wham! UK due to a naming conflict with an American band....
  
   - "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", "Freedom
  Freedom (Wham! song)
  "Freedom" is a song by British pop duo Wham! in 1984, becoming the group's second UK #1 hit. It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo.-History:...
  
  "
• Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On"...
  
   - "The Second Time
  The Second Time
  "The Second Time" is the first single from Kim Wilde's 1984 album Teases & Dares. It was re-titled "Go for It" for the North American market.The track was also Wilde's first release on the MCA record label...
  
  "
• Roy Wood
  Roy Wood
  Roy Adrian Wood is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He was particularly successful in the 1960s and 1970s as member and co-founder of the bands The Move, Electric Light Orchestra, and Wizzard. As a songwriter, he contributed a number of hits to the repertoire of these bands.-Career:Wood...
  
   - "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
  I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
  "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" is a popular Christmas song, first released in 1973 by the English glam rock band Wizzard.It reached number four in the UK singles chart. The song was famously beaten to Christmas number one by Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody" which remained there for nine...
  
  "

1985

• a-ha
  A-ha
  A-ha were a Norwegian pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket , Magne Furuholmen , and Pål Waaktaar...
  
   - "Take on Me
  Take on Me
  "Take on Me" is a song by the Norwegian pop band A-ha. Written by the band members, the song was produced by Alan Tarney for the group's first studio album Hunting High and Low, released in 1985...
  
  "
• Amazulu
  Amazulu (band)
  Amazulu were a British ska / pop band from the 1980s. Composed of five females and one male, they achieved success in the UK charts with four top twenty hits - the biggest of these being "Too Good to Be Forgotten" in 1986.-Early days and success:...
  
   - "Don't You Just Know It"
• Steve Arrington
  Steve Arrington
  Steve Arrington , is an American singer, songwriter, drummer, record producer, engineer and minister, who grew up in Dayton, Ohio.-Biography:...
  
   - "Feel So Real"
• Baltimora
  Baltimora
  Baltimora were an Italian New Wave dance outfit active in the mid to late 1980s. The group comprised Jimmy McShane , Maurizio Bassi , Giorgio Cocilovo , Claudio Bazzari , Pier Michelatti and Gabriele Melotti...
  
   - "Tarzan Boy
  Tarzan Boy
  "Tarzan Boy" is the title of a song recorded by Italy-based act Baltimora. It was the group's debut single, released in April 1985, from its first album Living in the Background, on which it features as first track...
  
  "
• Big Sound Authority
  Big Sound Authority
  Big Sound Authority were an English pop band.The group was formed in 1983 after Tony Burke and Julie Hadwen both wrote to Paul Weller who was looking for new artists for his then emerging Respond Records label. Hadwen replied to the same advertisement as Tracie Young...
  
   - "This House (Is Where Your Love Stands)"
• Bucks Fizz
  Bucks Fizz (band)
  Bucks Fizz are an English pop group who achieved success in the 1980s, most notably for winning the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Making Your Mind Up". The group was formed in January 1981 specifically for the contest and comprised four vocalists: Bobby G, Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and...
  
   - "I Hear Talk
  I Hear Talk (Bucks Fizz single)
  "I Hear Talk" is a 1984 single by UK pop group Bucks Fizz. It was written by Andy Hill and Peter Sinfield - the team responsible for the group's biggest hit in the UK, "The Land of Make Believe". It was also produced by Hill.- Background :...
  
  "
• David Cassidy
  David Cassidy
  David Bruce Cassidy is an American actor, singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his role as the character of Keith Partridge in the 1970s musical/sitcom The Partridge Family. He was one of pop culture's most celebrated teen idols, enjoying a successful pop career in the 1970s, and...
  
   - "The Last Kiss"
• Lloyd Cole
  Lloyd Cole
  Lloyd Cole is an English singer and songwriter, known for his role as lead singer of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions from 1984 to 1989, and for his subsequent solo work.-Early life:...
  
   - "Brand New Friend"
• Phil Collins
  Phil Collins
  Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
  
   - "Sussudio
  Sussudio
  "Sussudio" is a song by Phil Collins, released as a single in February 1985. The song is also the first track on Collins' third album, No Jacket Required, released in January of the same year. The song entered frequent rotation on MTV in May, and by 6 July, both the single and the album reached...
  
  "
• Colonel Abrams
  Colonel Abrams
  Colonel Abrams is a house and urban musician who was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in New York City, New York. He graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School currently known as Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics which is in East Harlem section of Manhattan, there he met a fellow...
  
   - "Trapped
  Trapped (Colonel Abrams song)
  - Chart positions :...
  
  "
• The Colourfield
  The Colourfield
  The Colourfield were a British band formed in 1984 in Manchester, when former Specials and Fun Boy Three frontman, Terry Hall, joined up with ex-Swinging Cats members Toby Lyons and Karl Shale...
  
   - "Thinking of You"
• The Cult
  The Cult
  The Cult are a British rock band that was formed in 1983. They gained a dedicated following in Britain in the mid 1980s as a post-punk band with singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary", before breaking mainstream in the United States in the late 1980s as a hard rock band with singles such as "Love...
  
   - "Rain
  Rain (The Cult song)
  "Rain" is a song by The Cult from their Love album. It was briefly known as "Sad Rain" during its recording, and the lyrics were reportedly inspired by a Hopi rain dance. Ultimately it was the second single released from that album following She Sells Sanctuary...
  
  "
• The Cure
  The Cure
  The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
  
   - "In Between Days
  In Between Days
  "In Between Days" is a song by the English new wave/rock band The Cure....
  
  "
• Dead or Alive
  Dead or Alive (band)
  Dead or Alive were a British New Wave band from Wirral, England, United Kingdom, Europe. The band rose to fame in the 1980s with their number one single on the UK Singles Chart, "You Spin Me Round ". They were the first group to have a number one single under the production team Stock Aitken Waterman...
  
   - "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
  You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
  "You Spin Me Round " is a song by British band Dead or Alive on their 1985 album Youthquake. The song was the first UK number-one hit by the Stock Aitken Waterman production trio. Released in November 1984, the record reached number one in March 1985, taking seventeen weeks to get there...
  
  "
• Depeche Mode
  Depeche Mode
  Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
  
   - "Shake The Disease
  Shake the Disease
  "Shake the Disease" is Depeche Mode's thirteenth UK single , and was not released on an actual studio album but was released on the compilation The Singles in the same year, along with "It's Called a Heart". It reached #18 in the UK singles chart...
  
  ", "It's Called a Heart
  It's Called a Heart
  "It's Called a Heart" is Depeche Mode's fourteenth UK single . It was not released on an actual studio album, but was included on the compilation The Singles in the same year, along with "Shake the Disease". It reached #18 in the UK singles chart...
  
  "
• Eurythmics
  Eurythmics
  Eurythmics were a British pop rock duo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A...
  
   – "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)
  There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)
  In 1997 recorded the Finnish parody rock band Leningrad Cowboys a cover for their 1997 album Mongolian Barbeque. In that cover the mouth organ was replaced by an electric guitar for the instrumentation and the intro was so taken with the electric guitar, unlike the original this version is very...
  
  "
• Fine Young Cannibals
  Fine Young Cannibals
  Fine Young Cannibals were a British band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1984, by bassist David Steele and guitarist Andy Cox , and singer Roland Gift...
  
   – "Johnny Come Home
  Johnny Come Home
  "Johnny Come Home" was the debut single release by British band Fine Young Cannibals, taken from their debut album Fine Young Cannibals.It is similar to the style of many other of the band's hits, a mixture of rock and ska with Roland Gift's distinctive vocals, as well as a Jazz-type trumpet solo....
  
  "
• Don Henley
  Don Henley
  Donald Hugh "Don" Henley is an American singer, songwriter and drummer, best known as a founding member of the Eagles before launching a successful solo career. Henley was the drummer and lead vocalist for the Eagles from 1971–1980, when the band broke up...
  
   – "The Boys of Summer
  The Boys of Summer (song)
  "The Boys of Summer" is a song by Don Henley, with lyrics written by Henley and music composed by Henley and Mike Campbell, longtime guitarist for Tom Petty. It is the lead track and first single from Henley's 1984 album Building the Perfect Beast. The song's music video won many awards...
  
  "
• Aled Jones
  Aled Jones
  Aled Jones is a Welsh singer and television/radio personality, broadcaster and television presenter who first came to fame as a treble...
  
   - "Walking in the Air
  Walking in the Air
  "Walking in the Air" is a song written by Howard Blake for the 1982 animated film of Raymond Briggs' 1978 children's book The Snowman. In the film the song was performed by St Paul's Cathedral choirboy Peter Auty...
  
  "
• Howard Jones
  Howard Jones (musician)
  Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
  
   - "Things Can Only Get Better
  Things Can Only Get Better (Howard Jones song)
  "Things Can Only Get Better" was released as the first single from Howard Jones' 1985 album Dream Into Action, reaching #6 in the UK Singles Chart and #5 in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 chart....
  
  "
• King
  King (band)
  King were a British New Wave pop band of the mid 1980s, from Coventry. Their name comes from the surname of lead singer Paul King. The band recorded two albums for CBS Records ; both were produced by Richard James Burgess and certified gold.-Overview:The band was formed from the remnants of...
  
   - "Love & Pride
  Love & Pride
  "Love & Pride" is the debut, 1984, single by Coventry band King and produced by Richard James Burgess.In May 1984, the single initially reached a chart ranking of 84 on the UK Singles Chart. When the group performed the song on Saturday morning television towards the end of the year, the single was...
  
  "
• Dee C. Lee
  Dee C. Lee
  Dee C. Lee is an English pop singer.-Career:Lee was a backing vocalist for the pop group Wham! in the early 1980s, but she left the group to work as a solo artist and also to join Paul Weller's band, The Style Council...
  
   - "See the Day"
• The Limit
  The Limit
  The Limit was a 1980s musical group composed of Dutch producers Bernard Oattes and Rob Van Schalk. They released a full-length album in 1984, which yielded the hit "Say Yeah". The song peaked at #17 on the UK Singles Chart and at #7 on the U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Play chart.-Albums:-Songs:...
  
   - "Say Yeah"
• Madness
  Madness (band)
  In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts...
  
   - "Yesterday's Men
  Yesterday's Men
  "Yesterday's Men" is a single by British band Madness from their 1985 album Mad Not Mad. The song spent 7 weeks in British charts peaking at number 18...
  
  ", "Uncle Sam
  Uncle Sam (song)
  "Uncle Sam" is a single by British band Madness from their 1985 album Mad Not Mad.The single spent 11 weeks in British charts peaking at number 21...
  
  "
• Matt Bianco
  Matt Bianco
  Matt Bianco is a UK band that was formed in 1983. They are mainly known for their success in the mid 1980s and their jazz, Latin-flavoured music....
  
   - "Yeh Yeh
  Yeh Yeh
  "Yeh Yeh" is a Latin soul tune that was written as an instrumental by Rodgers Grant and Pat Patrick and first recorded by Mongo Santamaría on his 1963 album Watermelon Man . Lyrics were written for it shortly thereafter by Jon Hendricks of the vocal group Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. This version of...
  
  "
• Mr. Mister
  Mr. Mister
  Mr. Mister is an American pop rock band most popular in the 1980s. The band's name came from an inside joke about a Weather Report album called Mr. Gone where they referred to each other as "Mister This" or "Mister That", and eventually selected "Mr. Mister." Mr. Mister may be considered as...
  
   - "Broken Wings"
• Alison Moyet
  Alison Moyet
  Alison Moyet , is an English singer, songwriter and performer noted for her bluesy voice.Her UK album sales have reached a certified 2.3 million, with 800,000 singles sold, all in the UK, where all seven of her studio albums and three compilation albums have charted in the Top 40 UK Album Chart,...
  
   - "Invisible
  Invisible (Alison Moyet song)
  "Invisible" is a song recorded by Alison Moyet in 1984, written by Lamont Dozier , from her album Alf....
  
  "
• John Parr
  John Parr
  John Parr is an English musician, best known for his 1985 US #1 hit single "St. Elmo's Fire". Parr has sold 10 million albums worldwide.-Biography:...
  
   - "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)
  St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)
  "St. Elmo's Fire " is a song recorded by John Parr. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on 7 September 1985 and peaked at number six in the UK, Parr's home country....
  
  "
• Pet Shop Boys
  Pet Shop Boys
  Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
  
   - "West End Girls
  West End Girls
  "West End Girls" is a song by British pop duo Pet Shop Boys. Written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, the song was released twice as a single. It is a synthpop song, influenced by hip hop music. The lyrics focus on class, and inner-city pressure, and were inspired by T.S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land...
  
  "
• Phyllis Nelson
  Phyllis Nelson
  Phyllis Nelson was an American singer, most famous for her UK chart-topping recording, "Move Closer". Her son is the R&B singer and record producer, Marc Nelson.-Career:...
  
   - "Move Closer
  Move Closer
  Move Closer is a song by Phyllis Nelson, which reached the #1 spot in United Kingdom during 1985.-History:Phyllis Nelson wrote the self-written ballad 1984, It was a complete departure from the type of music she had been recording...
  
  "
• Prefab Sprout
  Prefab Sprout
  Prefab Sprout are an alternative English pop rock band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham, England who rose to fame during the 1980s. Eight of their albums have reached the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart, and one of their singles, "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", peaked at number seven in the UK...
  
   - "When Love Breaks Down"
• Propaganda
  Propaganda (band)
  Propaganda is a German synthpop group, formed in 1982. They were one of the initial roster of acts signed to Trevor Horn's ZTT label, between 1984 and 1986, during which they released the critically acclaimed album A Secret Wish....
  
   - "Duel
  Duel (song)
  "Duel" is the second single by German pop group Propaganda and was included on their first album A Secret Wish.Released in the United Kingdom in April 1985, it became their most successful single in the UK, reaching no. 21...
  
  "
• Red Box - "Lean on Me"
• Jennifer Rush
  Jennifer Rush
  Jennifer Rush is an American/German-based pop/rock singer, best known for the million-selling single "The Power of Love", which she co-wrote and which went on to be covered by Laura Branigan and Celine Dion.-Career:...
  
   - "The Power of Love
  The Power of Love (Jennifer Rush song)
  "The Power of Love" is a power ballad co-written and originally recorded by Jennifer Rush. It has been covered by several artists, most notably by Laura Branigan, Air Supply, and Céline Dion, and translated into several languages, becoming a pop standard....
  
  "
• Shakin' Stevens
  Shakin' Stevens
  Shakin' Stevens, also known as "Shaky" is a platinum selling Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter who holds the distinction of being the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s . His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that he saw...
  
   - "Lipstick, Powder & Paint", "Merry Christmas Everyone
  Merry Christmas Everyone
  "Merry Christmas Everyone" is a popular festive song by the Welsh singer-songwriter Shakin' Stevens.Written by Bob Heatlie and produced by Dave Edmunds, this was Shakin' Stevens fourth, and most recent, number one on the UK singles chart...
  
  "
• Smiley Culture
  Smiley Culture
  David Victor Emmanuel , better known as Smiley Culture, was a British reggae singer and deejay known for his 'fast chat' style. During a relatively brief period of fame and success, he produced two of the most critically acclaimed reggae singles of the 1980s...
  
   - "Police Officer"
• The Smiths
  The Smiths
  The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
  
   - "How Soon Is Now?
  How Soon Is Now?
  "How Soon Is Now?" is a song by the British alternative rock band The Smiths. Written by Smiths singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr, it was originally a B-side of the 1984 single "William, It Was Really Nothing"...
  
  ", "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side
  The Boy with the Thorn in His Side (song)
  The original 12" has "Rubber Ring" and "Asleep" segued into a continuous piece with the voice sample at the end of the former looped and faded into the wind noise preceding the latter...
  
  "
• Sting - "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
  If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
  "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" is the first single released from Sting's solo debut album The Dream of the Blue Turtles. It is also the opening track of the album, and is featured on Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994 as well as The Very Best of Sting & The Police...
  
  "
• Strawberry Switchblade
  Strawberry Switchblade
  Strawberry Switchblade was a female pop rock band formed in Scotland in 1981 by Jill Bryson and Rose McDowall, best known for their song "Since Yesterday" in 1985.-Before being signed:...
  
   - "Since Yesterday"
• The Style Council
  The Style Council
  The Style Council were an English band, formed in 1983 by the ex-The Jam singer and guitarist Paul Weller, with keyboardist Mick Talbot. The permanent line-up grew to include drummer Steve White and Weller's then-wife, vocalist Dee C. Lee. Other artists such as Tracie Young and Tracey Thorn also...
  
   - "The Lodgers"
• Tears for Fears
  Tears for Fears
  Tears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...
  
   - "Everybody Wants to Rule the World
  Everybody Wants to Rule the World
  "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a song by the British New Wave band Tears for Fears.It was the band's ninth single release in the United Kingdom and seventh UK Top 40 chart hit, peaking at number two in April 1985...
  
  "
• Bonnie Tyler
  Bonnie Tyler
  Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".-Early life:...
  
   - "Holding Out for a Hero
  Holding Out for a Hero
  "Holding Out for a Hero" is a song written by Jim Steinman and Dean Pitchford, originally recorded by Bonnie Tyler. It was released in 1984 on the soundtrack to the film Footloose. It later appeared on Tyler's Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire album. It hit #96 for the first time in UK in 1984,...
  
  "
• Maria Vidal
  Maria Vidal
  Maria Vidal is an American singer who had one hit single with the song, "Body Rock" in 1984; it also reached #8 on the US dance charts, and #11 in the UK.Vidal was originally a member of the band, Desmond Child & Rouge, but went solo with a self-titled debut album...
  
   - "Body Rock"
• Wham!
  WHAM!
  Wham! were a short-lived British musical duo formed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in the early 1980s. They were briefly known in the United States as Wham! UK due to a naming conflict with an American band....
  
   - "Everything She Wants
  Everything She Wants
  "Everything She Wants" is a song by British pop duo Wham!, released in 1984 on Epic Records on a double A-side with "Last Christmas". It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo.- History :...
  
  "
• Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On"...
  
   - "Rage to Love
  Rage to Love
  "Rage to Love" is the third and final single from Teases & Dares, the fourth studio album by Kim Wilde. Released in April 1985, the song was remixed by Dave Edmunds for its release as a single. It became Wilde's biggest UK hit for three years, reaching the UK Top 20. The B-side —a cover version of...
  
  "

1986

• a-ha
  A-ha
  A-ha were a Norwegian pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket , Magne Furuholmen , and Pål Waaktaar...
  
   - "The Sun Always Shines on T.V.
  The Sun Always Shines on T.V.
  "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." is a song by Norwegian pop band A-ha. It was released as the third single from the band's debut album, Hunting High and Low. In many countries the single was not as successful as the band's previous, "Take on Me", which hit #1 in the U.S. and several countries around...
  
  ", "Cry Wolf
  Cry Wolf (song)
  "Cry Wolf" is a song by Norwegian band A-ha. It was the second single from their 1986 Scoundrel Days album.The lyrics "Night I left the city I dreamt of a Wolf..." are credited to Lauren Savoy whom Pål later married....
  
  "
• Amazulu
  Amazulu (band)
  Amazulu were a British ska / pop band from the 1980s. Composed of five females and one male, they achieved success in the UK charts with four top twenty hits - the biggest of these being "Too Good to Be Forgotten" in 1986.-Early days and success:...
  
   - "Too Good to Be Forgotten"
• Art of Noise & Duane Eddy
  Duane Eddy
  Duane Eddy is a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist. In the late 1950s and early 1960s he had a string of hit records, produced by Lee Hazlewood, which were noted for their characteristically "twangy" sound, including "Rebel Rouser", "Peter Gunn", and "Because They're Young"...
  
   - "Peter Gunn"
• Bananarama
  Bananarama
  Bananarama are an English female pop duo who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Rather than relying on a two part harmony, the duo generally sings in unison, as do their background vocalists. Although there have been line-up changes, the group enjoyed their most popular...
  
   - "Venus"
• The Bangles
  The Bangles
  The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles during the decade.-Formation and early years :...
  
   – "Walk Like an Egyptian
  Walk Like an Egyptian
  "Walk Like an Egyptian" is a number-one hit from the album Different Light by The Bangles in 1986.-Origin:Liam Sternberg wrote the song after seeing people on a ferry walking awkwardly to keep their balance, which reminded him of figures in Ancient Egyptian reliefs. The opening lyrics state, "All...
  
  "
• Big Audio Dynamite
  Big Audio Dynamite
  Big Audio Dynamite are a British musical group formed in 1984 by the ex-guitarist and singer of the Clash, Mick Jones. The group are noted for their effective mixture of varied musical styles, incorporating elements of punk rock, dance music, hip hop, reggae, and funk...
  
   - "E=MC²
  E=MC² (song)
  "E=MC2" is a 1985 single by Big Audio Dynamite, released as the second single from their debut album This is Big Audio Dynamite. The song was the group's first Top 40 hit on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at #11. Additionally, it peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the...
  
  "
• Bucks Fizz
  Bucks Fizz (band)
  Bucks Fizz are an English pop group who achieved success in the 1980s, most notably for winning the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Making Your Mind Up". The group was formed in January 1981 specifically for the contest and comprised four vocalists: Bobby G, Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and...
  
   - "New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)
  New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)
  "New Beginning " is a 1986 single by UK pop group Bucks Fizz. It was a comeback hit, achieving their highest chart placing for four years...
  
  "
• Chris de Burgh
  Chris de Burgh
  Chris de Burgh is a British/Irish singer-songwriter. He is most famous for his 1986 love song "The Lady in Red".-Early life:...
  
   - "The Lady in Red"
• Cameo
  Cameo (band)
  Cameo is an American soul-influenced funk group that formed in the early 1970s. Cameo was initially a 13-member group known as the New York City Players; this name was later changed to Cameo to avoid a lawsuit from Ohio Players, another group from that era. Since then, Cameo has recorded several...
  
   - "Word Up!
  Word Up!
  Word Up! is an album by funk/R&B group Cameo released in 1986. The record made Cameo one of the most successful bands of that decade.-Track listing:*Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6 & 7 Published By All Seeing Eye Music-Better Days Music...
  
  "
• Claire & Friends - "It's 'Orrible Being in Love"
• Julian Cope
  Julian Cope
  Julian Cope is a British rock musician, author, antiquary, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator...
  
   "World Shut Your Mouth"
• Culture Club
  Culture Club
  Culture Club are a British rock band who were part of the 1980s New Romantic movement. The original band consisted of Boy George , Mikey Craig , Roy Hay and Jon Moss...
  
   - "Move Away"
• The Cure
  The Cure
  The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
  
   - "Boys Don't Cry (New Voice, New Mix)"
• Cutting Crew
  Cutting Crew
  The Cutting Crew is a pop rock band formed in England in 1985, best known for their #1 hit, " Died in Your Arms".-Career:Vocalist Nick Van Eede founded the group along with Canadian guitarist Kevin MacMichael in 1985, and the two made demos that led to a recording contract, before bassist Colin...
  
   - "(I Just) Died in Your Arms
  (I Just) Died in Your Arms
  " Died in Your Arms" is a power ballad written by Nick Van Eede and introduced by his band, Cutting Crew, in 1986. It was their biggest hit, peaking at #1 in the United States, Canada and Finland, and reaching the top five in the UK, South Africa, Sweden and Switzerland.-Background of the music and...
  
  "
• Chris de Burgh
  Chris de Burgh
  Chris de Burgh is a British/Irish singer-songwriter. He is most famous for his 1986 love song "The Lady in Red".-Early life:...
  
   - "Lady in Red"
• Dexys Midnight Runners
  Dexys Midnight Runners
  Dexys Midnight Runners are a British pop group with soul influences, who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s. They are best known for their songs "Come On Eileen" and "Geno", both of which went No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart....
  
   - "Because of You"
• Jim Diamond
  Jim Diamond (Scottish musician)
  James "Jim" Diamond is a Scottish singer-songwriter. Diamond is best known for his three Top 5 hits. The first was "I Won't Let You Down" , as the lead singer in the trio Ph.D., with Tony Hymas and Simon Phillips. His solo performance, "I Should Have Known Better", was a United Kingdom number one...
  
   - "Hi Ho Silver"
• Anita Dobson
  Anita Dobson
  Anita Dobson is an English television actress and singer. She gained her highest profile while playing Angie Watts in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders...
  
   - "Anyone Can Fall in Love
  Anyone Can Fall in Love
  "Anyone Can Fall in Love" is a song, released in 1986, by EastEnders actress Anita Dobson, who played the character of Angie Watts. The song was released as a single, reaching #4 in the UK Singles Chart....
  
  "
• Doctor and The Medics
  Doctor and the Medics
  Doctor and the Medics are a London based psychedelic rock band which enjoyed greatest success in the 1980s and are best known for their UK No. 1 song, "Spirit in the Sky"...
  
   - "Spirit in the Sky
  Spirit in the Sky
  "Spirit in the Sky" is a song written and originally recorded by Norman Greenbaum and released in 1969. The single sold two million copies in 1969 and 1970 and reached number three in the U.S. Billboard chart, as well as number one on the UK, Australian and Canadian charts in 1970. Rolling Stone...
  
  "
• Duran Duran
  Duran Duran
  Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
  
   - "Notorious
  Notorious (song)
  "Notorious" is the 14th single by Duran Duran. It was released internationally by EMI on 20 October 1986. "Notorious" was the first single issued from the album Notorious, and the first released by Duran Duran as a 3-piece band after the departure of Roger Taylor and Andy Taylor...
  
  "
• Eighth Wonder
  Eighth Wonder
  Eighth Wonder were a British pop band in the 1980s. They formed in 1983 and enjoyed major success in Japan and Italy between 1985 and 1987, before having hit singles in the UK and across Europe in 1988.-Early years:...
  
   - "Stay with Me"
• Europe
  Europe (band)
  Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum and drummer Tony Reno. Although widely associated with glam metal, the band's sound incorporates heavy metal and hard rock elements...
  
   - "The Final Countdown
  The Final Countdown (song)
  "The Final Countdown" is a rock song by the Swedish band Europe released in 1986. Written by Joey Tempest, it was the first single from the band's third studio album which was also named The Final Countdown. It is considered by some to be the band's most recognizable and popular song. The song...
  
  "
• Falco
  Falco (musician)
  Johann Hölzel , better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian pop and rock musician and rapper. He had several international hits: "Der Kommissar", "Rock Me Amadeus", "Vienna Calling", "Jeanny", "The Sound of Musik", "Coming Home " and posthumously, "Out Of The Dark"...
  
   - "Rock Me Amadeus
  Rock Me Amadeus
  "Rock Me Amadeus" is a 1985 song by Austrian pop musician Falco from his album Falco 3. It topped the singles charts on both sides of the Atlantic. It was Falco's only number one hit in either the United States or the United Kingdom, despite his popularity in Germany, his native Austria, and much...
  
  "
• Phil Fearon
  Phil Fearon
  Phil Fearon is a British record producer. He was the lead singer, songwriter and keyboardist for the 1980s band Galaxy.-Career:...
  
   - "I Can Prove It"
• Fine Young Cannibals
  Fine Young Cannibals
  Fine Young Cannibals were a British band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1984, by bassist David Steele and guitarist Andy Cox , and singer Roland Gift...
  
   - "Suspicious Minds
  Suspicious Minds
  "Suspicious Minds" is a song written by American songwriter Mark James that, after the failure of his own recording, was handed to Elvis Presley by producer Chips Moman becoming one of his most notable hits and a number one in 1969, "Suspicious Minds" was widely regarded as the single that returned...
  
  "
• Five Star
  Five Star
  Five Star are a British pop / R&B group, formed in 1983. Comprising siblings Stedman, Lorraine, Denise, Doris and Delroy Pearson, they were known for their flamboyant image, matching costumes and heavily choreographed dance routines...
  
   - "Can't Wait Another Minute
  Can't Wait Another Minute
  "Can't Wait Another Minute" is the name of a 1986 hit single by British pop group Five Star, peaking at #7 in the UK in April of that year and becoming the first release from their million-plus selling second album Silk And Steel...
  
  "
• Samantha Fox
  Samantha Fox
  Samantha Karen "Sam" Fox is an English dance-pop singer, actress, and former glamour model. In 1983, at the age of 16, she began her topless modeling career on Page Three of The Sun, and went on to become a popular pin-up girl...
  
   – "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
  Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
  "Touch Me " was the first hit for British singer Samantha Fox. It was released in 1986 from her first album Touch Me. The single was a worldwide hit, peaking at number four in the United States , number three in her native UK, and topping the Australian and Canadian charts...
  
  ", "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)"
• The Gap Band - "Big fun"
• Boris Gardiner
  Boris Gardiner
  Boris Gardiner is a Jamaican singer, songwriter and bass guitarist.-Career:Gardiner performed on the tourist circuit for much of the 1960s and was a member of Carlos Malcolm & the Afro Caribs and Byron Lee's Dragonaires...
  
   - "I Want to Wake Up with You
  I Want To Wake Up With You
  "I Want to Wake Up with You" is a song made popular by Boris Gardiner.Written by Ben Peters and produced by Ken Lindo, veteran reggae artist Boris Gardiner took the song to #1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in August 1986. The song has subsequently been covered by John Holt and Engelbert...
  
  "
• Sophia George
  Sophia George
  Sophia George is a Jamaican singer. She is best known for her 1985 hit "Girlie Girlie," which reached number one in Jamaica, and was also a Top-10 hit in the UK...
  
   - "Girlie Girlie"
• Jaki Graham
  Jaki Graham
  Jaki Graham is an English singer. Her biggest international success was reaching number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1994, with her cover version of Chaka Khan's hit, "Ain't Nobody"....
  
   - "Set Me Free"
• Haywoode - "Roses"
• The Housemartins
  The Housemartins
  The Housemartins were an English indie pop band that was active in the 1980s. Many of the Housemartins' lyrics were a mixture of Marxist politics and Christianity, reflecting singer Paul Heaton's beliefs at the time .-Formation:The band was formed in late 1983 by Paul Heaton and...
  
   - "Happy Hour", "Caravan of Love
  Caravan of Love
  "Caravan of Love" is a 1985 R&B hit originally recorded by Isley-Jasper-Isley, the second half of The Isley Brothers' 3 + 3 lineup of the 1970s.-Isley-Jasper-Isley version:...
  
  "
• Tippa Irie
  Tippa Irie
  Tippa Irie is a British reggae singer and DJ from Brixton, South London.He first came to prominence in the early eighties as an MC on the South London reggae soundsystem Saxon Studio International....
  
   - "Hello Darling"
• It Bites
  It Bites
  It Bites are an English progressive rock and pop fusion band, formed in Egremont, Cumbria, England in 1982 and best known for their 1986 single "Calling All The Heroes", which gained them a Top 10 UK Singles Chart hit...
  
   - "Calling All the Heroes"
• Latin Quarter
  Latin Quarter (band)
  Latin Quarter were a British band of the 1980s and 1990s. The line-up in their 1986 heyday was Steve Skaith , Richard Wright , Michael Jones , Greg Harewood , Yona Dunsford , Carole Douet , Martin Lascelles and Dave Charles .They have reunited in 2011 and...
  
   - "Radio Africa"
• Cyndi Lauper
  Cyndi Lauper
  Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
  
   – "True Colors
  True Colors (song)
  "True Colors" is a song written by songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, additional lyrics by Cyndi Lauper. It was both the title track and the first single released from Cyndi Lauper's second album. It was the only original song on the album that Lauper did not help write...
  
  "
• Lulu
  Lulu (singer)
  Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day...
  
   - "Shout"
• Madness
  Madness (band)
  In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts...
  
   - "Sweetest Girl", "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train
  (Waiting For) The Ghost Train
  " The Ghost-Train" is a one-off single by Madness. Released in 1986 shortly after the band announced it was to split, it was their last recording of original material until they officially reformed in 1992...
  
  "
• Mel & Kim - "Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)
  Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)
  "Showing Out " is the debut single released by sister duo Mel and Kim in 1986. The song was originally intended to be a B-side to the group's first chosen single, "System", but was later flipped to be the A-side, and became a hit....
  
  "
• George Michael
  George Michael
  George Michael is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham! with his school friend, Andrew Ridgeley...
  
   – "A Different Corner
  A Different Corner
  "A Different Corner" is a song written and performed by George Michael which was released on Epic Records in 1986.- History :...
  
  "
• Modern Talking
  Modern Talking
  Modern Talking was a German dance pop duo consisting of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen. Their music has often been classified as Europop. They have been referred to as Germany's most successful pop duo, and have had a number of hit singles, reaching the top 5 in many countries...
  
   – "Brother Louie
  Brother Louie (Modern Talking song)
  Brother Louie is Modern Talking's first single off the third album Ready for Romance. It is the fourth consecutive single to top the German Single Chart, after "You're My Heart, You're My Soul", "You Can Win If You Want" and "Cheri, Cheri Lady"....
  
  "
• Billy Ocean
  Billy Ocean
  Billy Ocean is a Trinidad-born English Grammy Award winning popular music performer who had a string of rhythm and blues international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s. He was the most popular British-based R&B singer / songwriter of the early to mid-1980s...
  
   - "When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
  When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
  "When the going gets tough, the tough get going" is a popular English language proverb. A song of the same name was recorded by Billy Ocean in 1985 at Battery Studios North London.-Phrase:...
  
  "
• Pet Shop Boys
  Pet Shop Boys
  Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
  
   – "Love Comes Quickly
  Love comes quickly
  "Love Comes Quickly" is a song by UK synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, released as the third single from their 1986 album Please, and the last of its singles to be released before the album itself. Although a Top 20 hit in the UK, and cited as one the band's own favourite songs, its chart performance was...
  
  ", "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)
  Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)
  "Opportunities " is a song by UK synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, released as a single in 1985 and then in 1986, gaining greater popularity in both the UK and U.S...
  
  ", "Suburbia
  Suburbia (song)
  "Suburbia" is a song by UK synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys. It was remixed and released as the fourth single from the album Please in 1986 and became the band's second UK Top 10 hit, peaking at #8.-Overview:...
  
  ", "West End Girls
  West End Girls
  "West End Girls" is a song by British pop duo Pet Shop Boys. Written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, the song was released twice as a single. It is a synthpop song, influenced by hip hop music. The lyrics focus on class, and inner-city pressure, and were inspired by T.S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land...
  
  "
• The Real Thing
  The Real Thing (group)
  -Albums:Studio albums* Real Thing - UK #34* 4 from 8 * Step Into Our World , retitled Can You Feel the Force - UK #73* ....Saints Or Sinners? Live albums* The Real Thing Live Compilation albums...
  
   - "Can't Get By Without You"
• Red Box - "For America"
• Stan Ridgway
  Stan Ridgway
  Stanard 'Stan' Ridgway is an American multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter known for his distinctive voice, dramatic lyrical narratives, and eclectic solo albums and was the original lead singer of the band Wall of Voodoo...
  
   - "Camouflage"
• ROL - "Be Here Today"
• Feargal Sharkey
  Feargal Sharkey
  Feargal Sharkey is a singer from Northern Ireland who first found fame as the lead vocalist of pop punk band The Undertones...
  
   - "You Little Thief"
• Shakin' Stevens
  Shakin' Stevens
  Shakin' Stevens, also known as "Shaky" is a platinum selling Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter who holds the distinction of being the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s . His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that he saw...
  
   - "Turning Away"
• Sigue Sigue Sputnik
  Sigue Sigue Sputnik
  Sigue Sigue Sputnik were a British new wave band created in 1982 by the former Generation X bassist Tony James. The band had three UK Top 40 hit singles, including the song "Love Missile F1-11".-Early years:...
  
   - "Love Missile F1-11
  Love Missile F1-11
  "Love Missile F1-11" is a song by British synthpop band Sigue Sigue Sputnik released in March 1986 as the first single from their debut album Flaunt It. It was the band's biggest hit, reaching #3 on the UK Singles Chart...
  
  ", "21st Century Boy"
• Simply Red
  Simply Red
  Simply Red were a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style drew influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, reggae and jazz...
  
   – "Holding Back the Years
  Holding Back The Years
  "Holding Back the Years" is the 7th track of Simply Red's debut studio album Picture Book. The song was a smash success for the group and quickly rose to the top of charts across the world. It remains their most successful single, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending 12...
  
  "
• Sinitta - "So Macho"
• Spandau Ballet
  Spandau Ballet
  Spandau Ballet are a British band formed in London in the late 1970s. Initially inspired by, and an integral part of, the New Romantic fashion, their music has featured a mixture of funk, jazz, soul and synthpop. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s, achieving ten Top Ten singles...
  
   - "Through the Barricades"
• Status Quo - "Red Sky"
• Swing Out Sister
  Swing Out Sister
  Swing Out Sister are a British "sophisti-pop" group best known worldwide for their 1986 song "Breakout". Other hits include "Surrender", "Twilight World", "Waiting Game" and a remake of "Am I the Same Girl?" Though album sales in the U.S. and Europe have levelled off since the early 1990s, the...
  
   – "Breakout
  Breakout (Swing Out Sister song)
  "Breakout" is a single from British pop act Swing Out Sister's debut album It's Better to Travel.The single reached the number four position in the UK in 1986, and rose to number six pop and number one adult contemporary in the U.S. in 1987...
  
  "
• Talk Talk
  Talk Talk
  Talk Talk were an English musical group, active from 1981 to 1991. The group had a string of international hit singles including "Today", "Talk Talk", "It's My Life", "Such a Shame", "Dum Dum Girl", "Life's What You Make It" and "Living in Another World"....
  
   - "Life's What You Make It
  Life's What You Make It (Talk Talk song)
  "Life's What You Make It" is a song by the English band Talk Talk.It was released as a single in late 1985, the first from the band's album The Colour of Spring. Noted for its distinctive piano hook and drum programming, the single reached #16 in the UK...
  
  "
• Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On"...
  
   - "You Keep Me Hangin' On
  You Keep Me Hangin' On
  Vanilla Fudge's 1967 psychedelic/hard rock remake of "You Keep Me Hangin' On" reached #6 on the Hot 100 chart two years after the release of the Supremes' recording. While the version released on 45 RPM single was under three minutes long, the album version was extended to six minutes and...
  
  " (3x)

1987

• ABC
  ABC (band)
  ABC are an English band, that charted ten UK and five US Top 40 singles between 1981 and 1990. The band continues to tour and released a new album, Traffic, in 2008.-Formation:...
  
   - "When Smokey Sings
  When Smokey Sings
  "When Smokey Sings" is the name of a song by the New Wave band ABC. The lyrics and name of the song are a tribute to R&B and Soul singer Smokey Robinson. It was released in mid-1987, on ABC's album Alphabet City...
  
  "
• Donna Allen
  Donna Allen
  Donna Allen is an American dance pop singer, born in Key West, Florida, and raised in Tampa. At one point a cheerleader for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, she got her start performing in the bands Hi-Octane and Trama before launching a solo career. She also sang backup on tour for Gloria Estefan for...
  
   - "Serious"
• Rick Astley
  Rick Astley
  Richard Paul "Rick" Astley is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and radio personality. He is known for his 1987 song, "Never Gonna Give You Up", which was a #1 hit single in 25 countries...
  
   - "Never Gonna Give You Up
  Never Gonna Give You Up
  A group of London dance producers, called The Rickrollerz made a house music cover version of "Never Gonna Give You Up" on that day, and in honor of that event....
  
  ", "Whenever You Need Somebody", "When I Fall in Love
  When I Fall in Love
  "When I Fall in Love" is a 1952 popular song recorded by many artists.When I Fall in Love may also refer to:* When I Fall in Love , an album by Chris Botti, with a version of the 1952 song...
  
  "
• Bananarama
  Bananarama
  Bananarama are an English female pop duo who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Rather than relying on a two part harmony, the duo generally sings in unison, as do their background vocalists. Although there have been line-up changes, the group enjoyed their most popular...
  
   - "I Heard a Rumour
  I Heard a Rumour
  "I Heard a Rumour" is a 1987 song recorded by English girl group Bananarama, featured on their Wow! album. It was also featured in the film Disorderlies and included on its soundtrack....
  
  "
• The Bee Gees – "You Win Again
  You Win Again (song)
  "You Win Again" is a 1987 song written and performed by the Bee Gees. Barry Gibb wrote the melody while brother Maurice conceived the drum sounds that open the track....
  
  "
• Black - "Wonderful Life
  Wonderful Life (Black song)
  "Wonderful Life" is a song by British singer Black from his 1987 album of the same name. Written by Black himself, Colin Vearncombe, the song was released twice as a single and was successful the second time, becoming a top ten hit in Switzerland, Germany, UK, France, Austria and Italy.-Single...
  
  "
• The Blow Monkeys
  The Blow Monkeys
  The Blow Monkeys are a British new wave band that formed in 1981 as a new wave-oriented act. The first single, "Live Today Love Tomorrow" was released in 1982. They subsequently recorded more commercial pop rock hit makers, and finally became a dance group, shortly before splitting up at the...
  
   - "Out with Her"
• Boy George
  Boy George
  Boy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by...
  
   - "Everything I Own
  Everything I Own
  "Everything I Own" is a song written by David Gates. Originally recorded by Gates's band Bread for their 1972 album Baby, I'm a Want You, the single was recorded by The Connells, Jack Jones, Ken Boothe, Olivia Newton-John, Georgie Fame, Boy George, *NSYNC, Jude, Rod Stewart, Crystal Gayle, Nicole...
  
  ", "Sold"
• Glen Burtnick - "Follow You"
• The Christians - "Forgotten Town", "Ideal World"
• The Communards - "Never Can Say Goodbye
  Never Can Say Goodbye
  "Never Can Say Goodbye" is a song written by Clifton Davis and originally recorded by The Jackson 5. Released as a single in 1971, it was one of the group's most successful songs...
  
  "
• Randy Crawford
  Randy Crawford
  Randy Crawford is an American jazz and R&B singer. She has been more successful in Europe than in the United States, where she has not entered the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist...
  
   - "Almaz"
• Curiosity Killed the Cat
  Curiosity Killed the Cat
  Curiosity Killed the Cat was a British pop band that found success in the UK Singles Chart in the late 1980s and early 1990s.-Career:The band tried to play soulful, jazzy, and funky pop music and was initially signed to Phonogram Records' Mercury imprint. They first came to notice of the UK music...
  
   - "Free"
• Def Leppard
  Def Leppard
  Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Since 1992, the band have consisted of Joe Elliott , Rick Savage , Rick Allen , Phil Collen , and Vivian Campbell...
  
   - "Animal
  Animal (Def Leppard song)
  "Animal" is a song recorded by British hard rock band Def Leppard in 1987 from the album Hysteria. It was the 2nd single release off the album, and became the band's first Top 10 hit in their native UK, reaching No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart....
  
  "
• Erasure
  Erasure
  Erasure are an English synthpop duo, consisting of songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell. Erasure entered the music scene in 1985 with their debut single "Who Needs Love Like That"...
  
   - "Victim of Love
  Victim of Love (song)
  "Victim of Love" is a song by British synthpop duo Erasure, released in May 1987 as their sixth single overall.It was the third single to be lifted from the duo's second album, The Circus, released six weeks earlier, and was remixed for single release....
  
  "
• Fine Young Cannibals
  Fine Young Cannibals
  Fine Young Cannibals were a British band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1984, by bassist David Steele and guitarist Andy Cox , and singer Roland Gift...
  
   - "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)
  Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)
  "Ever Fallen in Love " is a 1978 song written by Pete Shelley and performed by his group, Buzzcocks. It was a number twelve hit on the UK Singles Chart.-Background and writing:...
  
  "
• Five Star
  Five Star
  Five Star are a British pop / R&B group, formed in 1983. Comprising siblings Stedman, Lorraine, Denise, Doris and Delroy Pearson, they were known for their flamboyant image, matching costumes and heavily choreographed dance routines...
  
   - "Stay Out of My Life
  Stay Out Of My Life
  "Stay Out Of My Life" is a 1987 hit single by British pop group Five Star. It was the fifth release from their number one selling LP Silk & Steel, and reached no.9 in the UK singles chart....
  
  ", "The Slightest Touch
  The Slightest Touch
  "The Slightest Touch" is the name of a 1987 hit single by the British pop group Five Star. It reached no. 4 in the UK singles chart, and is the group's third biggest-selling single...
  
  "
• Glenn Hoddle
  Glenn Hoddle
  Glenn Hoddle is an English former footballer and manager who played as an attacking midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, AS Monaco, Chelsea and Swindon Town and at international level for England....
  
   & Chris Waddle
  Chris Waddle
  Christopher Roland "Chris" Waddle is a former footballer from England. He played for a number of clubs in the 1980s and 90s, including Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield Wednesday in England, and Olympique de Marseille in France...
  
   - "Diamond Lights
  Diamond Lights (Glenn & Chris song)
  "Diamond Lights" is a 1987 single by footballers Glenn Hoddle and Chris Waddle. It was released under their first names, 'Glenn & Chris'.The song reached number 12 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1987 and was the one and only chart release for the duo....
  
  "
• The Housemartins
  The Housemartins
  The Housemartins were an English indie pop band that was active in the 1980s. Many of the Housemartins' lyrics were a mixture of Marxist politics and Christianity, reflecting singer Paul Heaton's beliefs at the time .-Formation:The band was formed in late 1983 by Paul Heaton and...
  
   - "Five Get Over Excited"
• Whitney Houston
  Whitney Houston
  Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
  
   - "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
  I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
  "I Wanna Dance with Somebody " is the first single from Whitney Houston's second studio album Whitney. It was produced by Narada Michael Walden, and written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam of the band Boy Meets Girl, who had previously written the number-one Whitney Houston hit "How Will I...
  
  "
• Hue and Cry
  Hue and Cry
  Hue and Cry is a pop duo formed in 1983 in Coatbridge, Scotland by the brothers Pat Kane and Greg Kane . They had a number of modest hits in the UK Singles Chart in the late 1980s, and early 1990s, and have released sixteen albums from 1987 to date.-Career:Their first single "Here Comes...
  
   - "Labour of Love
  Labour of Love (song)
  "Labour of Love" was a hit single by Scottish duo/brothers Greg and Pat Kane, better known as Hue and Cry. Included on the album "Seduced and Abandoned", it was released as their second single in 1987 after their first hit "I Refuse" had failed to make the UK top 75.Showcasing a somewhat funky...
  
  "
• Janet Jackson
  Janet Jackson
  Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
  
   - "Let's Wait Awhile
  Let's Wait Awhile
  "Let's Wait Awhile" is the fifth single from Janet Jackson's third studio album, Control . It was written by Jackson, and the Flyte Tyme duo, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. It was produced by Jackson, Jam and Lewis...
  
  "
• Jellybean
  John Benitez
  John Benitez, better known as "Jellybean Benitez" is an American drummer, guitarist, songwriter, DJ, remixer and music producer of Puerto Rican descent...
  
   feat. Steven Dante - "The Real Thing"
• The Jesus and Mary Chain
  The Jesus and Mary Chain
  The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride, Glasgow in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid...
  
   - "April Skies"
• The Jets
  The Jets (band)
  The Jets are a family band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, composed of brothers and sisters who specialize in pop, R&B, and dance music, particularly Latin freestyle.The group officially formed in 1985, with the original lineup fizzling out by 1990...
  
   - "Crush on You
  Crush on You
  "Crush on You" was the second single released in 1985 from The Jets' critically and commercially successful debut album The Jets. It was also a successful single, reaching number three in the U.S....
  
  "
• Johnny Hates Jazz
  Johnny Hates Jazz
  Johnny Hates Jazz is an Anglo-American Pop/Rock band, formed in 1986 by Clark Datchler , Mike Nocito , and Calvin Hayes...
  
   - "Shattered Dreams
  Shattered Dreams
  In 2009, French singer Quentin Elias covered the song in a single released on-line at such retailers as iTunes and Amazon.com.Track listing# "Shattered Dreams" [Original Die For Me Mix]# "Shattered Dreams" [Deep & Dark Mix]...
  
  ", "Turn Back the Clock"
• Kiss
  KISS (band)
  Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
  
   - "Crazy Crazy Nights
  Crazy Crazy Nights
  "Crazy Crazy Nights" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss, originally released on their 1987 album, Crazy Nights. The single peaked at number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in America on 31 October 1987 and number 37 on Billboards Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart...
  
  "
• Level 42
  Level 42
  Level 42 are an English pop rock and jazz-funk band who had a number of worldwide and UK hits during the 1980s and 1990s.The band gained fame for their high-calibre musicianship—in particular that of Mark King, whose percussive slap-bass guitar technique provided the driving groove of many of the...
  
   - "Running in the Family
  Running in the Family (song)
  "Running in the Family" is a single released in 1987 by the UK band Level 42, from the album Running in the Family. The song had different lyrics when sung at the Wembley Arena in 1986. . It was then popped up for the release of the single which had significant success, reaching #6 on the UK...
  
  ", "To Be With You Again
  To Be With You Again
  "To Be With You Again" is a United Kingdom top 10 song written by Mark King and Boon Gould, and released in 1987 in the seventh Level 42's studio album Running in the Family...
  
  ", "It's Over
  It's Over (Level 42 song)
  "It's Over" is one of five singles from band Level 42's 1987 album Running in the Family. Reaching #10 in the UK music charts the same year, it is one of the band's more popular singles and remains one of the songs they perform live.-Music video:...
  
  "
• Johnny Logan
  Johnny Logan (singer)
  Johnny Logan , is an Australian-born Irish singer and composer. He is regarded as "Mister Eurovision", having participated in the Eurovision Song Contest many times since the 1970s, and, since 1992, has been the most successful artist in Eurovision history.Logan has won the international contest on...
  
   - "Hold Me Now"
• Man 2 Man - "Male Stripper"
• Paul McCartney
  Paul McCartney
  Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
  
   - "Once Upon a Long Ago
  Once Upon A Long Ago
  "Once Upon a Long Ago" is a Paul McCartney song, released as his fortieth single on November 1987, as part of his compilation All the Best!, released two weeks before the single. The track was produced by Phil Ramone and mixed by George Martin, and features violin by Nigel Kennedy.The single...
  
  "
• Mel & Kim - "Respectable
  Respectable (Mel and Kim song)
  "Respectable" was a UK number one single for one week in March 1987 for Mel and Kim. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, it was the team's second number one...
  
  "
• Mental As Anything
  Mental As Anything
  Mental As Anything are an Australian New Wave–rock music band formed at an art school in Sydney in 1976. Their most popular line-up was Martin Plaza on vocals and guitar; Reg Mombassa on lead guitar and vocals; his brother Peter "Yoga Dog" O'Doherty on bass guitar and vocals; Wayne "Bird"...
  
   - "Live It Up"
• Gary Moore
  Gary Moore
  Robert William Gary Moore , better known simply as Gary Moore, was a Northern Irish musician from Belfast, best recognised as a blues rock guitarist and singer....
  
   - "Over the Hills and Far Away"
• Alison Moyet
  Alison Moyet
  Alison Moyet , is an English singer, songwriter and performer noted for her bluesy voice.Her UK album sales have reached a certified 2.3 million, with 800,000 singles sold, all in the UK, where all seven of her studio albums and three compilation albums have charted in the Top 40 UK Album Chart,...
  
   - "Is This Love?"
• New Order
  New Order
  New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
  
   - "True Faith"
• Alexander O'Neal
  Alexander O'Neal
  Alexander O'Neal is an American R&B singer. He is best-known for the songs "If You Were Here Tonight" and "Fake", and the duets with Cherrelle, "Saturday Love" and "Never Knew Love Like This".-Biography:...
  
   - "Criticize
  Criticize (song)
  "Criticize" is Alexander O'Neal's biggest UK hit to date.Released in 1987,It reached #4 in the UK Singles Chart and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It was also one of his only two hits to chart in the Ireland Singles Chart . However, "Criticize" wasn't so successful in the Billboard Hot 100 chart...
  
  "
• Ray Parker, Jr.
  Ray Parker, Jr.
  Ray Erskine Parker, Jr. , is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer and recording artist. Parker is known for writing and performing the theme song to the motion picture Ghostbusters, for his solo hits, and performing with his band Raydio as well as the late Barry White.-Early life and...
  
   - "I Don't Think That Man Should Sleep Alone"
• Pepsi & Shirlie
  Pepsi & Shirlie
  Pepsi & Shirlie were a British pop duo who released two albums, All Right Now in 1987 and Change in 1991.-Career:The act comprised Helen "Pepsi" DeMacque and Shirlie Holliman , who had been Wham! backing vocalists. Holliman's original singing partner, Dee C...
  
   - "Heartache"
• Pet Shop Boys
  Pet Shop Boys
  Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
  
   - "Always on My Mind
  Always on My Mind
  "Always on My Mind" is an American country music song by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, originally recorded by Brenda Lee in 1972.Allmusic lists over 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers...
  
  ", "It's a Sin
  It's a Sin
  "It's a Sin" is a song recorded by Pet Shop Boys which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in 1987.-Background and writing:...
  
  ", "Rent
  Rent (song)
  "Rent" is a 1987 single by the Pet Shop Boys. It was released in the UK by Parlophone on 12 October 1987. The lyrics deal with a financially one-sided relationship, i.e...
  
  "
• The Pogues
  The Pogues
  The Pogues are a Celtic punk band, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane MacGowan. The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. MacGowan left the band in 1991 due to drinking problems but the band continued first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals before...
  
   – "Fairytale of New York
  Fairytale of New York
  "Fairytale of New York" is a song by the Irish rock group The Pogues, released in 1987 and featuring the British singer Kirsty MacColl. The song is an Irish folk style ballad, written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan, and featured on The Pogues' album If I Should Fall from Grace with God...
  
  " (feat. Kirsty MacColl
  Kirsty MacColl
  Kirsty Anna MacColl was an English singer-songwriter.MacColl scored several pop hits from the early 1980s to the early 1990s...
  
  ), "The Irish Rover
  The Irish Rover
  "The Irish Rover" is a traditional Irish song about a magnificent, though improbable, sailing ship that reaches an unfortunate end. It has been recorded by numerous artists, some of whom have made changes to the lyrics....
  
  " (feat. The Dubliners
  The Dubliners
  The Dubliners are an Irish folk band founded in 1962.-Formation and history:The Dubliners, initially known as "The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group", formed in 1962 and made a name for themselves playing regularly in O'Donoghue's Pub in Dublin...
  
  )
• Iggy Pop
  Iggy Pop
  Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...
  
   - "Real Wild Child
  Wild One (Johnny O'Keefe song)
  "Wild One" or "Real Wild Child" is an Australian rock and roll song written by Johnny Greenan, Johnny O'Keefe, and Dave Owens. Sydney disc jockey Tony Withers was credited with helping to get radio airplay for the song but writer credits on subsequent versions often omit Withers, who later worked...
  
  "
• Rikki
  Richard Peebles
  Richard Peebles , working under the stage name Rikki, is a Glaswegian singer who won the BBC's A Song for Europe contest in 1987 with his own composition, "Only the light". Although he'd been writing and performing with the group Marmalade, at the time he was picked to represent the UK, he was a...
  
   - "Only the Light
  Only the Light
  "Only the Light", written and composed by Richard Peebles, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, performed by Peebles himself, who was credited at Eurovision as Rikki....
  
  "
• Scarlet Fantastic
  Scarlet Fantastic
  Scarlet Fantastic were a British late 1980s pop duo, consisting of Maggie De Monde and Rick P. Jones. The band had evolved from an earlier recording act called Swans Way. Scarlet Fantastic were to reach the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart only once, when they released their October 1987 single "No...
  
   - "No Memory"
• Shakin' Stevens
  Shakin' Stevens
  Shakin' Stevens, also known as "Shaky" is a platinum selling Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter who holds the distinction of being the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s . His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that he saw...
  
   - "Come See About Me
  Come See About Me
  "Come See About Me" is a 1964 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.The song became third of five consecutively released Supremes songs to top the Billboard pop singles chart in the United States...
  
  ", "A Little Boogie Woogie (In the Back of My Mind)"
• Labi Siffre
  Labi Siffre
  Labi Siffre is a British poet, songwriter, musician and singer most widely known as the writer and singer of " So Strong", "It Must Be Love" and "I Got The", the sampled rhythm track which provides the basis for a number of well-known hip hop tracks such as Eminem’s breakthrough hit single, "My...
  
   - "(Something Inside) So Strong
  (Something Inside) So Strong
  So Strong is a song written and recorded by British singer-songwriter, Labi Siffre. It was released as a single in 1987 and was the song that brought him back to mainstream popularity in his home country....
  
  "
• Sinitta - "Toy Boy"
• The Sisters of Mercy
  The Sisters of Mercy
  The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company...
  
   - "This Corrosion"
• The Smiths
  The Smiths
  The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
  
   - "Shoplifters of the World Unite
  Shoplifters of the World Unite
  "Shoplifters of the World Unite" is a song by The Smiths. It was released as a single in January 1987, reaching #12 in the UK Singles Chart. As was often the case with Smiths singles, it did not appear on an original studio album...
  
  ", "Sheila Take a Bow
  Sheila Take a Bow
  "Sheila Take a Bow" is a song by The Smiths. It was released as a single in April 1987, reaching #10 in the UK Singles Chart, their highest chart placing in their career....
  
  "
• Spagna
  Spagna
  Spagna is an Italian singer and songwriter.-Career:She started her career singing in English and in the early 1980s she provided vocals and wrote songs for an Italo Disco duo project called Fun Fun; as well as writing songs for many other dance music projects until 1986, when she embarked on a solo...
  
   - "Call Me
  Call Me (Spagna song)
  "Call Me" is a 1987 song recorded by the Italian singer Spagna. It was the second single from her debut album Dedicated to the Moon, on which it features as first track. The single was released in 1987 in most European countries. The video for the song was filmed in and around Nottingham...
  
  "
• Squeeze - "Hourglass"
• The Style Council
  The Style Council
  The Style Council were an English band, formed in 1983 by the ex-The Jam singer and guitarist Paul Weller, with keyboardist Mick Talbot. The permanent line-up grew to include drummer Steve White and Weller's then-wife, vocalist Dee C. Lee. Other artists such as Tracie Young and Tracey Thorn also...
  
   - "Wanted"
• Donna Summer
  Donna Summer
  LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
  
   - "Dinner with Gershwin
  Dinner with Gershwin
  "Dinner with Gershwin" is song written by Brenda Russell. It was first recorded by Donna Summer in 1987, which Russell co-produced with Richard Perry....
  
  "
• Taffy
  Taffy (singer)
  Taffy was a 1980s Hi-NRG disco singer, known for her hit, "I Love My Radio".The song, produced by Claudio Cecchetto, who was also behind all her previous hits in Italy, was released in the United Kingdom by Rhythm King's Transglobal Records and was originally a hit in France in 1985...
  
   - "I Love My Radio"
• T'Pau
  T'Pau (band)
  T'Pau was a 1980s British Rock group led by singer Carol Decker. They had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK, and several hits in the United States and Europe...
  
   - "Heart and Soul
  Heart and Soul (T'Pau song)
  "Heart and Soul" is a song by British pop band T'Pau. Featuring vocalist Carol Decker performing overlapping lyrics, the song was released as a single record in 1987, taken from the 1987 album Bridge of Spies. Following its inclusion in a Pepe Jeans advert, the single reached #4 in both the US and...
  
  ", "China in Your Hand
  China in Your Hand
  "China in Your Hand" is a song by British band T'Pau, released from their album Bridge of Spies. A re-recorded version was released as a single in October 1987, spending five weeks at number 1 in the UK and is arguably the song for which the group is best known in their native Britain, though...
  
  "
• W.A.S.P. - "Scream Until You Like It"
• Wax
  Wax (pop band)
  Wax was a 1980s pop rock group consisting of Andrew Gold and 10cc guitarist/bassist Graham Gouldman. In the US, they were listed as Wax UK. The band is best known for the hit singles "Right Between the Eyes" and "Bridge to Your Heart".-History:...
  
   - "Bridge to Your Heart
  Bridge to Your Heart
  "Bridge to Your Heart" is a song by English pop duo Wax from their second studio album American English .The song became the group's most popular single in their home country of the United Kingdom, reaching #12 on the UK Singles Chart and reaching the top ten in other European countries such as the...
  
  "
• Westworld - "Sonic Boom Boy"
• Wet Wet Wet
  Wet Wet Wet
  Wet Wet Wet are a Scottish pop rock band that formed in the 1980s. They scored a number of hits in the British charts and around the world. The band is composed of Marti Pellow , Tommy Cunningham , Graeme Clark and Neil Mitchell...
  
   - "Sweet Little Mystery
  Sweet Little Mystery
  "Sweet Little Mystery" was the second single from Wet Wet Wet's debut album, Popped In Souled Out. It was released on 20 July 1987 and reached #5 in the UK charts....
  
  "
• Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On"...
  
   & Junior - "Another Step (Closer to You)
  Another Step (Closer to You)
  "Another Step " is the third single from the Kim Wilde album Another Step, performed as a duet with Junior Giscombe.Wilde co-wrote the song with Steve Byrd, who originally sang the male part on the demo. However, they decided the vocals would be better suited to someone with a more soulful voice...
  
  "
• Vesta Williams
  Vesta Williams
  Mary Vesta Williams was an American R&B singer. Originally credited as Vesta Williams, she was sometimes simply billed as Vesta beginning in the 1990s. She was known for her four-octave vocal range...
  
   - "Once Bitten, Twice Shy"
• Steve Winwood
  Steve Winwood
  Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood is an English international recording artist whose career spans nearly 50 years. He is a songwriter and a musician whose genres include soul music , R&B, rock, blues-rock, pop-rock, and jazz...
  
   - "Valerie"

1988

• The Adventures
  The Adventures
  The Adventures are a Northern Irish Rock group, formed in Belfast in 1984.The band later moved to London where they signed to Chrysalis Records and released their first single in 1984. Following their debut album release a year later the group moved to Elektra Records and scored their biggest hit,...
  
   - "Broken Land"
• a-ha
  A-ha
  A-ha were a Norwegian pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket , Magne Furuholmen , and Pål Waaktaar...
  
   - "You Are the One"
• All About Eve
  All About Eve (band)
  All About Eve were a British rock/pop band. The creative core consisted of the Coventry born Julianne Regan , and the Huddersfield born Andy Cousin , with other members changing over the years...
  
   - "Martha's Harbour
  Martha's Harbour
  "Martha's Harbour" is the 1988 hit single by British rock group, All About Eve. It has become known as the group's signature song, reaching #10 in the UK Singles Chart and helping the group's self-titled debut album reach #7 in the UK albums chart....
  
  " (x2), "What Kind Of Fool"
• Marc Almond
  Marc Almond
  Marc Almond is an English singer-songwriter and musician, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell...
  
   - "Tears Run Rings"
• Angry Anderson
  Angry Anderson
  Gary Stephen "Angry" Anderson AM is an Australian rock singer, television presenter/reporter, actor and conservative political activist. He is best known as the vocalist with the hard rock band Rose Tattoo since 1976 but he is also recognised for his acting roles and his charity work...
  
   - "Suddenly"
• Rick Astley
  Rick Astley
  Richard Paul "Rick" Astley is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and radio personality. He is known for his 1987 song, "Never Gonna Give You Up", which was a #1 hit single in 25 countries...
  
   - "She Wants to Dance with Me
  She Wants to Dance with Me
  "She Wants to Dance with Me" is a song written and recorded by Rick Astley in 1988. The song was released in the United Kingdom on September 12, 1988; it entered the chart at the #16 and its highest chart position was #6; it stayed 11 weeks in the UK Singles Chart. In the Billboard Hot 100, it also...
  
  ", "Take Me to Your Heart
  Take Me to Your Heart (Rick Astley song)
  "Take Me To Your Heart" is a 1988 song recorded by Rick Astley. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, the song was released the same year as the second single off the album Hold Me In Your Arms. It was a success in the UK Singles Chart where it peaked at number eight and was ranked for...
  
  "
• Aswad - "Don't Turn Around
  Don't Turn Around
  "Don't Turn Around" is a popular song written by Diane Warren and Albert Hammond. It was originally recorded by Tina Turner as the B-side to the single "Typical Male" in 1986. Warren is said to have been disappointed that Turner's record company treated the song as a B-side and never included it on...
  
  "
• Aztec Camera
  Aztec Camera
  Aztec Camera were a Scottish New Wave band from the Glasgow suburb of East Kilbride, formed in 1980 and centered around teenage singer-songwriter, Roddy Frame. Their album Love was among the nominations for Best British Album at the 1989 BRIT Awards....
  
   – "Somewhere in My Heart"
• Bananarama
  Bananarama
  Bananarama are an English female pop duo who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Rather than relying on a two part harmony, the duo generally sings in unison, as do their background vocalists. Although there have been line-up changes, the group enjoyed their most popular...
  
   - "Nathan Jones
  Nathan Jones (song)
  "Nathan Jones" is a hit single recorded by The Supremes, released in spring 1971 on the Motown label. Produced by Frank Wilson and written by Leonard Caston - aka Leonard Caston, Jr...
  
  "
• Robin Beck
  Robin Beck
  Robin Beck is an American singer. She topped the singles chart in the UK in 1988, and Germany in 1989 with her single "First Time", which had come to the public's attention via its use in a Coca-Cola commercial....
  
   - "First Time
  First Time (Robin Beck song)
  "First Time" is singer Robin Beck's first significant chart hit, released in 1988. It was originally recorded for a Coca-Cola commercial the same year and subsequently released as a single...
  
  "
• Big Country
  Big Country
  Big Country are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife in 1981. They were most popular in the early to mid-1980s, but they still release material for a cult following...
  
   - "King of Emotion"
• Bomb the Bass
  Bomb the Bass
  Bomb the Bass is the umbrella title for the output of British musician and producer, Tim Simenon. The band, which has evolved its style over the years, has been classed as electronic or dance....
  
   - "Beat Dis"
• Billy Bragg
  Billy Bragg
  Stephen William Bragg , better known as Billy Bragg, is an English alternative rock musician and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes...
  
   feat. Cara Tivey
  Cara Tivey
  Cara Tivey is an English pianist/keyboardist and vocalist who had mainly worked as a side musician. She is best known for her collaborations with Billy Bragg...
  
   - "She's Leaving Home
  She's Leaving Home
  "She's Leaving Home" is a song credited to Lennon–McCartney and released in 1967 on The Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. McCartney wrote and sang the verse and Lennon the chorus...
  
  "
• Breathe
  Breathe (band)
  Breathe were a London based group formed in the early 1980s.-Career:Originally a larger, five-person band called Catch 22, all the members were actually childhood friends who went to Yateley School together in Hampshire where they lived. They later trimmed down to a quartet. Phill Harrison left to...
  
   - "Hands to Heaven
  Hands to Heaven
  "Hands to Heaven" is the title of a popular song released in 1987 and peaking on the charts in 1988 by the British pop group Breathe...
  
  "
• Bros
  Bros
  Bros were a British band active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, consisting of twin brothers Matt Goss and Luke Goss along with Craig Logan...
  
   - "I Owe You Nothing
  I Owe You Nothing
  "I Owe You Nothing" is a popular single by Bros.Written by Nicky Graham and Tom Watkins and produced by Watkins, "I Owe You Nothing" was boyband Bros's sole UK number one single, spending two weeks at the top in June 1988....
  
  ", "When Will I Be Famous?
  When Will I Be Famous? (song)
  "When Will I Be Famous?" was a single by UK boyband Bros, released as a single in 1987 and later appearing on their 1988 album Push. The verses are sung from the viewpoint of an agent or talent scout and the chorus is sung by the viewpoint of the person asking when they will be famous. The song...
  
  ", "Cat Among the Pigeons", "Silent Night"
• Brother Beyond
  Brother Beyond
  Brother Beyond were a British boy band / pop group who had mainstream success in the late 1980s.-Biography:The group's first four singles, "I Should Have Lied", "How Many Times", "Chain-Gang Smile" , and an early version of "Can You Keep a Secret?" , were all written by band members Eg White...
  
   - "The Harder I Try"
• Belinda Carlisle
  Belinda Carlisle
  Belinda Jo Carlisle is an American singer who gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female bands and the first such group whose members wrote their own songs and played their own instruments...
  
   - "Heaven is a Place on Earth
  Heaven is a Place on Earth
  "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" is the title of a song recorded by Belinda Carlisle, the lead singer of The Go-Go's. Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, and interpolating the aria "Schlafe, mein Liebster, genieße der Ruh'" from Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas Oratorio, it hit number one on the...
  
  "
• Neneh Cherry
  Neneh Cherry
  Neneh Mariann Cherry is a Swedish singer-songwriter, rapper, and occasional DJ and broadcaster...
  
   - "Buffalo Stance
  Buffalo Stance
  "Buffalo Stance" is a 1988 song that peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart recorded by Neneh Cherry from her album Raw Like Sushi, produced by Tim Simenon and Mark Saunders.-History:...
  
  "
• The Cover Girls
  The Cover Girls
  The Cover Girls is a New York City-based freestyle-urban-dance-pop girl group that achieved the majority of its chart success in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
  
   - "Because of You"
• Terence Trent D'Arby - "Sign Your Name
  Sign Your Name
  "Sign Your Name" is the name of a famous song written and performed by Terence Trent D'Arby .Released in his 1987 album Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby, it was an international success, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart in early 1988 and number four on the US...
  
  "
• Deacon Blue
  Deacon Blue
  Deacon Blue are a Scottish pop band formed in Glasgow during 1985. Their name was taken from the title of the Steely Dan song "Deacon Blues". The band consists of vocalist Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh, keyboard player James Prime and drummer Dougie Vipond....
  
   - "Real Gone Kid
  Real Gone Kid
  "Real Gone Kid" is a song by the Scottish rock/pop band Deacon Blue. Rleased in 1988, it was the first single to from the band's second album When the World Knows Your Name which was released six months later. The single was the band's first top ten hit, reaching #8 in the UK Singles Chart...
  
  "
• Hazell Dean
  Hazell Dean
  Hazell Dean is a British dance-pop singer, who achieved her biggest success in the 1980s as a leading Hi-NRG artist. She is best known for the top ten hits "Searchin' ", "Whatever I Do " and "Who's Leaving Who"...
  
   - "Who's Leaving Who"
• Chris De Burgh
  Chris de Burgh
  Chris de Burgh is a British/Irish singer-songwriter. He is most famous for his 1986 love song "The Lady in Red".-Early life:...
  
   - "Missing You"
• Dollar
  Dollar (band)
  Dollar are a pop vocal duo from the UK, consisting of David Van Day and Thereza Bazar. The duo were successful in the late 1970s and 1980s.-Career:...
  
   - "Oh L'amour"
• Eighth Wonder
  Eighth Wonder
  Eighth Wonder were a British pop band in the 1980s. They formed in 1983 and enjoyed major success in Japan and Italy between 1985 and 1987, before having hit singles in the UK and across Europe in 1988.-Early years:...
  
   - "I'm Not Scared"
• Harry Enfield
  Harry Enfield
  Henry Richard "Harry" Enfield is a BAFTA-winning English comedian, actor, writer and director.-Early life:...
  
   - "Loadsamoney"
• David Essex
  David Essex
  David Essex OBE is an English musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Since the 1970s, Essex has attained nineteen Top 40 singles in the UK , and sixteen Top 40 albums...
  
   - "Gonna Make You a Star
  Gonna Make You a Star
  Gonna Make You A Star was a popular music recording by David Essex.Written by David Essex and produced by Jeff Wayne, Gonna Make You a Star was Essex's first number one single in the UK, spending three weeks at the top in November 1974....
  
  " 25 Years
• Gloria Estefan
  Gloria Estefan
  Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those...
  
   - "1-2-3
  1-2-3 (Gloria Estefan song)
  "1-2-3" is a popular song by Gloria Estefan and her former band, Miami Sound Machine. It was written by Estefan and former band member Enrique "Kiki" Garcia and appears on the multi-platinum album Let It Loose....
  
  "
• Everything but the Girl
  Everything but the Girl
  Everything but the Girl was a two-person English band, formed in Hull during 1981, consisting of lead singer and occasional guitarist Tracey Thorn and guitarist, keyboardist, and singer Ben Watt . They are currently inactive although vocalist Tracey Thorn hinted that they may reform someday...
  
   - "I Don't Want to Talk About It
  I Don't Want to Talk About It
  "I Don't Want to Talk About It" is the name of a song written by Danny Whitten. Whitten's band, Crazy Horse released it as a track on their 1971 eponymous album....
  
  "
• Fairground Attraction
  Fairground Attraction
  Fairground Attraction were a British acoustic pop band. They are best known for their hit single "Perfect", and for helping to launch the career of lead vocalist Eddi Reader.-Career:...
  
   - "Perfect
  Perfect (Fairground Attraction song)
  "Perfect" is the title to Fairground Attraction's first single, released in March 1988.The single reached number one on the 9 May 1988 UK Singles Chart, where it stayed for one week, and stayed in the chart for thirteen weeks. It also reached number one in South Africa as well as in Australia for...
  
  "
• Climie Fisher
  Climie Fisher
  Climie Fisher were a UK pop duo formed by vocalist Simon Climie and former Naked Eyes keyboardist Rob Fisher...
  
   - "Rise to the Occasion"
• Scott Fitzgerland
  Scott Fitzgerald (singer)
  Scott Fitzgerald is a Scottish singer, who had his biggest success in the 1970s and later represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest.-Career:...
  
   - "Go
  Go (Scott Fitzgerald song)
  "Go", written and composed by Julie Forsyth, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed by Scott Fitzgerald....
  
  "
• The Four Tops - "Reach Out I'll Be There
  Reach Out I'll Be There
  "Reach Out I'll Be There" is a 1966 hit song recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song is one of the most well-known Motown tunes of the 1960s and is today considered The Tops' signature song...
  
  " 25 Years
• The Funky Worm
  The Funky Worm
  The Funky Worm was a British dance music studio project, assembled by a record producer, Mark Brydon. The group took its name from the hit Ohio Players song, "Funky Worm"....
  
   - "Hustle! (To the Music...)"
• Glen Goldsmith
  Glen Goldsmith
  Glen Goldsmith is a UK based singer and songwriter. His own hit songs have included "I Won't Cry", "Dreaming", "Save A Little Bit" and "What You See Is What You Get"; the latter of which was featured on his album of the same name...
  
   - "Dreaming"
• Eddy Grant
  Eddy Grant
  Edmond Montague "Eddy" Grant is a musician, born in Plaisance, Guyana.- Life and career :When he was still a young boy, his parents emigrated to London, UK, where he settled. He lived in Kentish Town and went to school at the Acland Burghley Secondary Modern at Tufnell Park...
  
   - "Gimme Hope Jo'anna
  Gimme Hope Jo'anna
  "Gimme Hope Jo'anna" is a song originally by Eddy Grant, a well-known anti-apartheid reggae anthem from the 1980s, written during the apartheid era in South Africa. The song was banned by the South African government when it was released, but was widely played in South Africa nonetheless...
  
  "
• The Hollies
  The Hollies
  The Hollies are an English pop and rock group, formed in Manchester in the early 1960s, though most of the band members are from throughout East Lancashire. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style, they became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s and 1970s...
  
   – "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
  He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
  "He Ain't Heavy... He's My Brother" is a popular music ballad written by Bobby Scott and Bob Russell. Originally recorded by Kelly Gordon in 1969, the song became a worldwide hit for The Hollies later that year and again for Neil Diamond in 1970....
  
  "
• Hothouse Flowers
  Hothouse Flowers
  The Hothouse Flowers are an Irish rock group that combines traditional Irish music with influences from soul, gospel and rock.-Career:The group first formed in 1985 when Liam Ó Maonlaí and Fiachna Ó Braonáin began performing as street musicians, or buskers, on the streets of Dublin,Ireland as "The...
  
   - "Don't Go
  Don't Go (Hothouse Flowers song)
  "Don't Go" is the first single released by Irish rock group Hothouse Flowers from their 1988 album People. The song was included on the Australian compilation album 88 The Winners. The song was also performed by the Hothouse Flowers as the interval act of the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest. In 2005...
  
  "
• Engelbert Humperdinck
  Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)
  Engelbert Humperdinck is a British pop singer, best known for his hits including "Release Me " and "After the Lovin'" as well as "The Last Waltz" .-Early life:...
  
   - "Release Me
  Release Me (1946 song)
  "Release Me" is a popular song written by Eddie Miller, Robert Yount, and James Pebworth , published in 1946.Miller wrote the song in 1946 but could not get anyone to record it for years, so he recorded it himself in 1953. Shortly afterward it was covered by Jimmy Heap, and with even better success...
  
  " 25 Years
• Mud
  Mud (band)
  Mud were an English glam rock band, formed in February 1968, best remembered for their single "Tiger Feet", which was the UK's best-selling single of 1974...
  
   - "Tiger Feet
  Tiger Feet
  "Tiger Feet" is a popular song by Mud. Written and produced by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, Tiger Feet was the first of Mud's three number one singles in the UK, spending four weeks at the top of the chart from 22 January 1974...
  
  " 25 Years
• David Essex
  David Essex
  David Essex OBE is an English musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Since the 1970s, Essex has attained nineteen Top 40 singles in the UK , and sixteen Top 40 albums...
  
   - "Gonna Make You a Star
  Gonna Make You a Star
  Gonna Make You A Star was a popular music recording by David Essex.Written by David Essex and produced by Jeff Wayne, Gonna Make You a Star was Essex's first number one single in the UK, spending three weeks at the top in November 1974....
  
  " 25 Years
• Tom Jones
  Tom Jones (singer)
  Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
  
   & The Art Of Noise
  The Art of Noise
  Art of Noise was an avant-garde synthpop group formed in 1983 by engineer/producer Gary Langan, programmer J. J. Jeczalik, along with arranger Anne Dudley, producer Trevor Horn and music journalist Paul Morley. The group's mostly instrumental compositions were novel melodic sound collages based on...
  
   - "Kiss
  Kiss (song)
  In 1988 Art of Noise released a cover of the song, featuring Tom Jones on vocals. The song became the band's biggest hit to that point, reaching number eighteen on the U.S. dance charts and number five on the UK Singles Chart, higher than the original in that country...
  
  "
• Lulu
  Lulu (singer)
  Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day...
  
   - "Shout" 25 Years
• Glenn Medeiros
  Glenn Medeiros
  Glenn Alan Medeiros is a Hispanic Hawaiian singer and rapper who was a teenage star in the 1980s.-Biography:...
  
   - "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You
  Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
  "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You" is a popular song by Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser. It was originally recorded by George Benson for his 1984 album 20/20....
  
  "
• Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
  
   - "Especially for You
  Especially for You
  "Especially for You" was the fifth international single released from singer Kylie Minogue in time for the Christmas 1988 market and is a duet with Jason Donovan. It did not appear on her debut album but was included on Jason Donovan's 1989 debut album Ten Good Reasons. The track did appear on the...
  
  " (with Jason Donovan
  Jason Donovan
  Jason Donovan is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 million records, and his début album Ten Good Reasons was one of the highest-selling albums of 1989...
  
  ), "The Loco-Motion", "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi
  Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi
  "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi" is a pop song written by British production team Stock Aitken and Waterman for Kylie Minogue's debut album Kylie . It was produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman, and received a mixed reception from music critics...
  
  "
• Morrissey
  Morrissey
  Steven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...
  
   – "Everyday Is Like Sunday
  Everyday Is Like Sunday
  "Everyday Is Like Sunday" is the third track of Morrissey's debut solo album, Viva Hate, and the second single to be released by the artist. It made number nine in the UK Singles Chart and remains one of his best-known songs...
  
  "
• Milli Vanilli
  Milli Vanilli
  Milli Vanilli was a pop/dance music project formed by Frank Farian in Germany in 1988, visually fronted by Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus. The group's debut album achieved international success and earned them a Grammy Award for Best New Artist on Feb. 21, 1990. Milli Vanilli became one of the most...
  
   - "Girl You Know It's True
  Girl You Know It's True
  Girl You Know It's True is a 1989 album that was the U.S. debut of pop group Milli Vanilli.In 1989, the majority of songs from Milli Vanilli's Europe-only release All or Nothing were repackaged and retitled Girl You Know It's True...
  
  "
• Mud
  Mud (band)
  Mud were an English glam rock band, formed in February 1968, best remembered for their single "Tiger Feet", which was the UK's best-selling single of 1974...
  
   - "Tiger Feet
  Tiger Feet
  "Tiger Feet" is a popular song by Mud. Written and produced by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, Tiger Feet was the first of Mud's three number one singles in the UK, spending four weeks at the top of the chart from 22 January 1974...
  
  " 25 Years
• Narada
  Narada Michael Walden
  Narada Michael Walden is an American producer, drummer, singer, and songwriter. He was given the name Narada by guru Sri Chinmoy in the early 1970s and his musical career spans three decades, in which he was awarded several gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards...
  
   - "Divine Emotions"
• New Order
  New Order
  New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
  
   - "Fine Time
  Fine Time
  "Fine Time" is a song by New Order released in 1988 and the first single from their 1989 album Technique. The B-side "Fine Line" is simply the A-side without Bernard Sumner's vocals....
  
  "
• Vanessa Paradis
  Vanessa Paradis
  Vanessa Chantal Paradis is a French singer, model and actress. She became a child star at 14 with the worldwide success of her single "Joe le taxi"...
  
   - "Joe le Taxi
  Joe le taxi
  "Joe le taxi" is a French song written by Franck Langolff and Étienne Roda-Gil for French singer Vanessa Paradis. It was later included in her debut album, M&J, which was released in 1988....
  
  " x2
• Pebbles - "Girlfriend
  Girlfriend (Pebbles song)
  "Girlfriend" is a 1987 single from R&B singer Pebbles' self-titled debut album. Reaching number five on the Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, it was one of her biggest hits...
  
  "
• Pet Shop Boys
  Pet Shop Boys
  Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
  
   - "Domino Dancing
  Domino Dancing
  "Domino Dancing" is a song recorded by the British synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys which reached #7 on the UK Singles Chart. It was released as the lead single from their 1988 album, Introspective.-Song:...
  
  ", "Left to My Own Devices
  Left to My Own Devices
  "Left to My Own Devices" is a song recorded by Pet Shop Boys, released as the second single from their third studio album, Introspective. It was also the first track of the album. It is their 9th best selling-hit....
  
  ", "Heart
  Heart (Pet Shop Boys song)
  "Heart" is a song recorded by Pet Shop Boys which reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in April 1988 . This is also their last number 1 song to date...
  
  ", "Always On My Mind
  Always on My Mind
  "Always on My Mind" is an American country music song by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, originally recorded by Brenda Lee in 1972.Allmusic lists over 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers...
  
  "
• Prefab Sprout
  Prefab Sprout
  Prefab Sprout are an alternative English pop rock band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham, England who rose to fame during the 1980s. Eight of their albums have reached the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart, and one of their singles, "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", peaked at number seven in the UK...
  
   - "The King of Rock 'N' Roll
  The King of Rock 'N' Roll
  "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" is a single by the British rock group Prefab Sprout, released in 1988. It was the second single taken from their album of that year, From Langley Park to Memphis, and makes reference to a washed-up '50s star who is only remembered for his one-hit novelty song, which is...
  
  "
• Cliff Richard
  Cliff Richard
  Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
  
   - "We Don't Talk Anymore
  We Don't Talk Anymore
  "We Don't Talk Anymore" is a song recorded by Cliff Richard that reached number one in the UK singles chart in August 1979, remaining there for four weeks...
  
  " 25 Years, "Mistletoe and Wine
  Mistletoe and Wine
  "Mistletoe and Wine" is a popular single by Cliff Richard.Written by Jeremy Paul, Leslie Stewart and Keith Strachan, it was originally performed as part of the musical Scraps at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, London in 1976...
  
  "
• Sabrina
  Sabrina Salerno
  Sabrina Salerno , also known in her singing career as Sabrina, is an Italian singer, television hostess, model, actress and record producer...
  
   - "Boys (Summertime Love)
  Boys (Summertime Love)
  "Boys " is a 1987 song performed by Italian singer Sabrina. It is the third single from her eponymous album and achieved a great success in many countries, including Spain, Switzerland, France and Italy, where it was a number-one single. It was Sabrina's first single to be released in the UK...
  
  "
• Taja Sevelle
  Taja Sevelle
  Taja Sevelle is a music recording artist, songwriter, novelist and inventor from Minneapolis, Minnesota who began her music career in 1987 when she was signed to the Paisley Park Records label by Prince. In the same week, she was accepted into the Berklee College of Music in Boston.Sevelle's first...
  
   - "Love Is Contagious"
• S'Express
  S'Express
  S'Express were a British dance music act from the late 1980s, who had one of the earliest commercial successes in the acid house genre."Theme from S'Express", based on Rose Royce's "Is It Love You're After", was also one of the earliest recordings to capitalize on a resurgence of sampling culture...
  
   - "Theme from S'Express
  Theme from S'Express
  "Theme from S-Express" is an acid house song by English dance music band S'Express from their album Original Soundtrack. It is widely regarded as a pivotal moment in dance music history and is notable for introducing acid house culture to the UK's charts....
  
  "
• Shakin' Stevens
  Shakin' Stevens
  Shakin' Stevens, also known as "Shaky" is a platinum selling Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter who holds the distinction of being the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s . His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that he saw...
  
   - "Feel the Need in Me", "This Ole House
  This Ole House
  "This Ole House" is a popular song written by Stuart Hamblen, and published in 1954.-Background:Hamblen was supposedly out on a hunting expedition when he and his fellow hunter, actor John Wayne, came across a tumbledown hut in the mountains, many miles from civilization...
  
  " 25 Years
• Soul II Soul
  Soul II Soul
  Soul II Soul are a British group that was created in London in 1988. They are best known for their 1989 UK chart-topper and U.S. Top 5 hit, "Back to Life ".-Career:...
  
   feat. Caron Wheeler
  Caron Wheeler
  Caron Wheeler is a two-time Grammy Award winning British R&B/soul singer, who gained fame by writing and singing the lead vocals on the two biggest hits for Soul II Soul Caron Wheeler (19 January 1963) is a two-time Grammy Award winning British R&B/soul singer, who gained fame by writing and...
  
   - "Keep On Movin'
  Keep on Movin' (Soul II Soul song)
  "Keep on Movin'" is a song by British R&B band Soul II Soul. It was the second single released from their debut album Club Classics Vol. One, after "Fairplay"...
  
  "
• Spagna
  Spagna
  Spagna is an Italian singer and songwriter.-Career:She started her career singing in English and in the early 1980s she provided vocals and wrote songs for an Italo Disco duo project called Fun Fun; as well as writing songs for many other dance music projects until 1986, when she embarked on a solo...
  
   - "Every Girl & Boy"
• Status Quo - "Rockin' All Over the World
  Rockin' All Over The World
  Rockin' All Over the World is the tenth studio album by the British band Status Quo, released 1977. It is the first of their records to be produced by Pip Williams. It was released in November 1977, and reached #5....
  
  " 25 Years, "Burning Bridges (On and Off Again)"
• The Stranglers
  The Stranglers
  The Stranglers are an English punk/rock music group.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s...
  
   - "All Day and All of the Night
  All Day and All of the Night
  "All Day and All of the Night" is a song by the British band The Kinks from 1964. It can be found on their debut album "Kinks". It reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart and #7 on Billboards United States chart in 1965....
  
  "
• The Swinging Blue Jeans
  The Swinging Blue Jeans
  The Swinging Blue Jeans were a four piece 1960s British Merseybeat band, best known for their hit singles with the HMV label; "Hippy Hippy Shake", the follow-up, Little Richard's "Good Golly Miss Molly", and "You're No Good", a Clint Ballard song that provided a change of pace and furnished the...
  
   - "Hippy Hippy Shake
  Hippy Hippy Shake
  Hippy Hippy Shake is a song written and recorded by Chan Romero in 1959. That same year, the song reached number three in Australia.A cover version by Italian rocker Little Tony appeared in the same year and found moderate success in the United Kingdom and Italy.A version by UK-based band The...
  
  " 25 Years
• Tiffany
  Tiffany (singer)
  Tiffany Renee Darwish , known popularly as Tiffany, is an American singer and former teen icon. She is most notable for her 1987 cover version of "I Think We're Alone Now", originally recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells in 1967. Released as the second single from her eponymous album, Tiffany,...
  
   - "I Think We're Alone Now"
• Tanita Tikaram
  Tanita Tikaram
  Tanita Tikaram is a British pop/folk singer-songwriter, best known for the hits "Twist in My Sobriety" and "Good Tradition" from her 1988 debut album, Ancient Heart...
  
   - "Good Tradition
  Good Tradition
  "Good Tradition" is a song, written and originally recorded by Tanita Tikaram and released as the first single in 1988 from the album Ancient Heart.-Story:...
  
  "
• The Timelords – "Doctorin' the Tardis"
• Transvision Vamp
  Transvision Vamp
  Transvision Vamp were a British alternative rock group. Formed in 1986 by Nick Christian Sayer and Wendy James the band enjoyed chart success in the late 1980s...
  
   - "I Want Your Love"
• The Tremeloes
  The Tremeloes
  The Tremeloes are an English beat group founded in 1958 in Dagenham, Essex, and still active today.-Career:They formed as Brian Poole and the Tremoloes influenced by Buddy Holly and The Crickets...
  
   - "Silence Is Golden" 25 Years
• Two Men, a Drum Machine and a Trumpet - "Tired of Getting Pushed Around"
• UB40
  UB40
  UB40 are a British reggae/pop band formed in 1978 in Birmingham. The band has placed more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and has also achieved considerable international success. One of the world's best-selling music artists, UB40 have sold over 70 million records.Their hit singles...
  
   feat. Chrissie Hynde
  Chrissie Hynde
  Christine Ellen "Chrissie" Hynde is an US musician best known as the leader of the rock/new wave band the Pretenders. She is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history.-Early life and career:Hynde is the daughter of a part-time...
  
   - "Breakfast in Bed
  Breakfast in Bed
  "Breakfast in Bed" is a soul–R&B song written by Muscle Shoals songwriters Eddie Hinton and Donnie Fritts for Dusty Springfield. It takes a knowing spin on the line "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me", the title of a song which had previously been a number one hit for her in the UK...
  
  "
• Voice of the Beehive
  Voice of the Beehive
  Voice of the Beehive is an Anglo-American alternative pop rock band formed in London in 1986 by Californian sisters Tracey Bryn and Melissa Brooke Belland, daughters of The Four Preps singer, Bruce Belland.- Career :...
  
   - "Don't Call Me Baby"
• Wee Papa Girl Rappers
  Wee Papa Girl Rappers
  Wee Papa Girl Rappers were a British female rap duo, who found chart success in the late 1980s. They were twin sisters Sandra and Samantha Lawrence.- Overview :...
  
   - "Wee Rule"
• Wet Wet Wet
  Wet Wet Wet
  Wet Wet Wet are a Scottish pop rock band that formed in the 1980s. They scored a number of hits in the British charts and around the world. The band is composed of Marti Pellow , Tommy Cunningham , Graeme Clark and Neil Mitchell...
  
   - "Angel Eyes (Home and Away)
  Angel Eyes (Home and Away)
  "Angel Eyes " was the third single from Wet Wet Wet's debut album, Popped In Souled Out. It was released on 30 November 1987 and reached #5 in the UK charts....
  
  ", "With a Little Help from My Friends
  With a Little Help from My Friends
  -Joe Cocker version:Joe Cocker's version was a radical re-arrangement of the original, in a slower, 6/8 meter, using different chords in the middle eight, and a lengthy instrumental introduction...
  
  "
• Jane Wiedlin
  Jane Wiedlin
  Jane Marie Genevieve Wiedlin is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and actress. She is best known as the rhythm guitarist of the all-female New Wave band The Go-Go's.-Early life:...
  
   - "Rush Hour
  Rush Hour (song)
  "Rush Hour" is a pop song by Go Go's guitarist Jane Wiedlin, taken from her second album Fur. It was backed by a fellow album track, the percussive, melancholy "End of Love". The 12-inch single featured an extended remix by Rusty Garner and an instrumental version."Rush Hour" was Wiedlin's most...
  
  "
• Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On"...
  
   - "You Came
  You Came
  "You Came" is the second single from the Kim Wilde album Close.The single became one of the biggest hits of her long career. Although it did not continue her US success, it topped charts throughout Europe and reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart....
  
  ", "Never Trust a Stranger
  Never Trust a Stranger
  "Never Trust a Stranger" is the third single from Close, the sixth original album by Kim Wilde.Remixed from the original album track by producer Ricki Wilde, it was released as a single in the autumn of 1988 following the best-selling hit "You Came" and several European tour dates supporting...
  
  ", "Four Letter Word
  Four Letter Word
  "Four Letter Word" is the fourth single from the Kim Wilde album Close.It was released at the end of 1988 — the year that had seen Wilde release a best-selling album, have four international hits and support Michael Jackson on the European leg of his world tour."Four Letter Word" marked the first...
  
  "
• Bill Withers
  Bill Withers
  William Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985. Some of his best-known songs are "Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Use Me", "Just the Two of Us", "Lovely Day", and "Grandma's Hands"...
  
   - "Lovely Day
  Lovely Day (song)
  "Lovely Day" is a song by American soul and R&B singer Bill Withers. Published in 1977 , the song was written by Withers and Skip Scarborough and appears on Withers' 1978 album Menagerie....
  
  "
• Womack & Womack - "Teardrops"
• Yazz
  Yazz
  Yazz is a British pop singer, who remains best known for her successful 1988 dance track, "The Only Way Is Up". Some of her records were credited to Yazz & The Plastic Population...
  
   - "Doctorin' the House" (with Coldcut
  Coldcut
  Coldcut are an English dance music duo, comprising Matt Black and Jonathan More. Their signature style is electronic dance music, featuring cut up samples of hip hop, breaks, jazz, spoken word and various other types of music, as well as video and multimedia.-1980s:In 1986, computer programmer Matt...
  
  ), "The Only Way Is Up
  The Only Way Is Up
  "The Only Way Is Up" is a song written by George Jackson and Johnny Henderson and originally released 1980 as single by soul singer Otis Clay. In 1988, it became a chart-topping single for Yazz and the Plastic Population.-Yazz version:...
  
  " (with The Plastic Population)

1989

• Marc Almond
  Marc Almond
  Marc Almond is an English singer-songwriter and musician, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell...
  
   & Gene Pitney
  Gene Pitney
  Eugene Francis Alan Pitney, known as Gene Pitney , was an American singer-songwriter, musician and sound engineer. Through the mid-1960s, he enjoyed success as a recording artist on both sides of the Atlantic and was among the group of early 1960s American acts who continued to enjoy hits after the...
  
   - "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart
  Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart
  "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" is a popular song written by Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook.Originally recorded by David and Jonathan, and then Gene Pitney in 1967, the song reached #5 on the UK singles chart but failed to chart in the USA...
  
  "
• The Beautiful South
  The Beautiful South
  The Beautiful South were an English alternative rock group formed at the end of the 1980s by two former members of Hull group The Housemartins, Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway. The duo were initially joined by Sean Welch , Dave Stead and Dave Rotheray , all of whom stayed with the group throughout...
  
   - "Song for Whoever"
• Big Fun - "Blame It on the Boogie
  Blame It on the Boogie
  "Blame It on the Boogie" is a disco song, originally released in 1978 both by English singer-songwriter Mick Jackson as well as by The Jacksons , and was later also covered by numerous other artists.-Background:...
  
  ", "Can't Shake the Feeling"
• Black Box
  Black Box (band)
  Black Box was an Italian house music group popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The members of the group included a trio made up of a club DJ , a classically trained clarinet teacher , and a keyboard and electronic music "wiz"...
  
   – "Ride on Time
  Ride on Time
  "Ride on Time" is a 1989 song recorded by band Black Box. It was later released on their debut LP Dreamland. The song was a chart success in many countries and a number-one hit in the UKand Ireland.-Music and lyrics:...
  
  "
• Boy Meets Girl - "Waiting for a Star to Fall
  Waiting for a Star to Fall
  Waiting For a Star to Fall is a song released by the pop duo Boy Meets Girl in 1988. A worldwide hit, it became the duo's signature song.-Background:...
  
  "
• Brother Beyond
  Brother Beyond
  Brother Beyond were a British boy band / pop group who had mainstream success in the late 1980s.-Biography:The group's first four singles, "I Should Have Lied", "How Many Times", "Chain-Gang Smile" , and an early version of "Can You Keep a Secret?" , were all written by band members Eg White...
  
   - "Can You Keep a Secret?"
• Neneh Cherry
  Neneh Cherry
  Neneh Mariann Cherry is a Swedish singer-songwriter, rapper, and occasional DJ and broadcaster...
  
   - "Manchild"
• Coldcut
  Coldcut
  Coldcut are an English dance music duo, comprising Matt Black and Jonathan More. Their signature style is electronic dance music, featuring cut up samples of hip hop, breaks, jazz, spoken word and various other types of music, as well as video and multimedia.-1980s:In 1986, computer programmer Matt...
  
   feat. Lisa Stansfield
  Lisa Stansfield
  Lisa Stansfield is an English singer and songwriter.-Early years:Stansfield was born to Marion and Keith Stansfield in Heywood, Lancashire, in England, where she attended Redbrook School, Rochdale. Her first television appearance was on a talent programme in the Granada TV area in 1982...
  
   - "People Hold On"
• The Cult
  The Cult
  The Cult are a British rock band that was formed in 1983. They gained a dedicated following in Britain in the mid 1980s as a post-punk band with singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary", before breaking mainstream in the United States in the late 1980s as a hard rock band with singles such as "Love...
  
   - "Fire Woman
  Fire Woman
  "Fire Woman" is a rock song by the band The Cult, written by singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy. It was the first single released from their fourth studio album Sonic Temple, and was subsequently featured on all of The Cult's compilation/ greatest hits albums, as well as being a steady...
  
  "
• The Cure
  The Cure
  The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
  
   - "Lullaby"
• Curiosity Killed the Cat
  Curiosity Killed the Cat
  Curiosity Killed the Cat was a British pop band that found success in the UK Singles Chart in the late 1980s and early 1990s.-Career:The band tried to play soulful, jazzy, and funky pop music and was initially signed to Phonogram Records' Mercury imprint. They first came to notice of the UK music...
  
   - "Name and Number"
• D Mob
  D Mob
  D Mob is one of the stage names used by British house music producer Dancin' Danny D .The 1988 UK hit "We Call It Acieed" hit #3 in the UK Singles Chart, and was one of a wave of acid house singles to enjoy success that year. The video was directed by Marek Budzynski...
  
   feat. Cathy Dennis
  Cathy Dennis
  Cathy Dennis is a British dance-oriented pop singer-songwriter, record producer and actress...
  
   - "C'mon and Get My Love
  C'mon and Get My Love
  "C'mon and Get My Love" is a song by British dance producer D Mob, from his album A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That. It featured British singer Cathy Dennis, credited as "introducing" her...
  
  "
• Def Leppard
  Def Leppard
  Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Since 1992, the band have consisted of Joe Elliott , Rick Savage , Rick Allen , Phil Collen , and Vivian Campbell...
  
   - "Rocket
  Rocket (Def Leppard song)
  "Rocket" is a song recorded by British hard rock band Def Leppard in 1987 from the album Hysteria. It was the sixth and final single release, coming out in January 1989 and hitting the Top 15 in the US Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart.The song was considered one of the most experimental for...
  
  "
• Jason Donovan
  Jason Donovan
  Jason Donovan is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 million records, and his début album Ten Good Reasons was one of the highest-selling albums of 1989...
  
   - "Every Day (I Love You More)", "Too Many Broken Hearts
  Too Many Broken Hearts
  "Too Many Broken Hearts" is a popular song by Australian singer Jason Donovan.Written and produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman it was Donovan's first solo number one single for two weeks in March 1989, though he had made number one with his duet with Kylie Minogue "Especially for You" in January...
  
  "
• Double Trouble & Rebel MC - "Just Keep Rockin'"
• Edelweiss
  Edelweiss (band)
  Edelweiss was an Austrian electronica/dance band consisting of remixers Martin Gletschermayer, Matthias Schweger and Walter Werzowa. The group is best known for their 1988 worldwide hit "Bring Me Edelweiss", and their European hit "Starship Edelweiss"....
  
   - "Bring Me Edelweiss"
• Sheena Easton
  Sheena Easton
  Sheena Easton is a Scottish recording artist. Easton became famous for being the focus of an episode in the British television programme The Big Time, which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract and her eventual signing with EMI Records.Easton rose to fame in the early 1980s with the pop...
  
   - "The Lover in Me
  The Lover in Me (Sheena Easton song)
  "The Lover in Me" is a 1988 single by pop singer Sheena Easton. It was one of her biggest hits in the US and became her first top 20 hit in the UK after an eight-year hiatus.-Background:The song was the first single off the album The Lover in Me...
  
  "
• Electronic
  Electronic (band)
  -Albums:-Singles:-Music videos:-External links:* *...
  
   - "Getting Away With It
  Getting Away With It
  "Getting Away with It" was the first single by the English band Electronic, which comprised Bernard Sumner of New Order, ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, and guesting vocalist Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys. It was first released in 1989 ....
  
  "
• David Essex
  David Essex
  David Essex OBE is an English musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Since the 1970s, Essex has attained nineteen Top 40 singles in the UK , and sixteen Top 40 albums...
  
   – "A Winter's Tale
  A Winter's Tale (David Essex song)
  A Winter's Tale is a song by David Essex from the 1983 album The Whisper. First released as a single in 1982, it reached #2 in the UK singles chart in January 1983.-Production and release:...
  
  " (Was a hit for Essex in December 1982)
• Gloria Estefan
  Gloria Estefan
  Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those...
  
   - "Can't Stay Away from You"
• Fine Young Cannibals
  Fine Young Cannibals
  Fine Young Cannibals were a British band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1984, by bassist David Steele and guitarist Andy Cox , and singer Roland Gift...
  
   - "She Drives Me Crazy
  She Drives Me Crazy
  "She Drives Me Crazy" is a song recorded by the Fine Young Cannibals, included on their 1989 album The Raw and the Cooked. The song peaked at #5 as a single in the band's native UK in January 1989 before hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US on 15 April 1989...
  
  ", "I'm Not the Man I Used to Be
  I'm Not the Man I Used to Be
  "I'm Not the Man I Used to Be" is a song by British pop-rock band Fine Young Cannibals. It was released as the fourth single from the band's 1989 album The Raw & the Cooked...
  
  "
• Samantha Fox
  Samantha Fox
  Samantha Karen "Sam" Fox is an English dance-pop singer, actress, and former glamour model. In 1983, at the age of 16, she began her topless modeling career on Page Three of The Sun, and went on to become a popular pin-up girl...
  
   - "I Only Wanna Be With You"
• Debbie Gibson - "Electric Youth
  Electric Youth (song)
  "Electric Youth" is the seventh single from American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson, and the second from her second album Electric Youth...
  
  "
• Lynne Hamilton
  Lynne Hamilton
  Lynne Hamilton is a singer and Evangelist minister.-Early life and career:Hamilton was born in Lancashire, England, the eldest of four children. Her career as a singer began as a teenager when she joined a backing group The Desperadoes. They appeared on the same bill as acts such as The Who,...
  
   - "On the Inside
  On the Inside (song)
  "On the Inside" is the theme song for the Australian soap opera Prisoner . It was written by Allan Caswell and performed by Lynne Hamilton....
  
  "
• Happy Mondays
  Happy Mondays
  Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1980, the band's original line-up was Shaun Ryder on lead vocals, his brother Paul Ryder on bass, lead guitarist Mark Day, keyboardist Paul Davis, and drummer Gary Whelan...
  
   - "Hallelujah
  Hallelujah (Happy Mondays album)
  Hallelujah was a 7-track EP by Madchester band Happy Mondays released in 1989 and featuring a number of remixes by Paul Oakenfold.- Track listing :#Hallelujah #Clap Your Hands#Holy Ghost#Rave On#Hallelujah...
  
  "
• Deborah Harry
  Debbie Harry
  Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harry is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for being the lead singer of the punk rock and new wave band Blondie. She has also had success as a solo artist, and in the mid-1990s she performed and recorded as part of The Jazz Passengers...
  
   - "I Want That Man
  I Want That Man
  "I Want That Man" is a single released in 1989 by Deborah Harry - her first solo single to be released using her Christian name Deborah instead of 'Debbie'.-Song information:...
  
  "
• Holly Johnson
  Holly Johnson
  Holly Johnson is an English artist, writer and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and former bassist for Big in Japan.- Big in Japan :...
  
   - "Love Train", "Americanos", "Atomic City"
• Robert Howard & Kym Mazelle
  Kym Mazelle
  Kym Mazelle is an American dance-pop, Hi-NRG, soul, and house singer. She was brought up and lived on the same street as the Jackson family and knew Michael Jackson's mother and uncle.-Career:...
  
   - "Wait"
• Guru Josh
  Guru Josh
  Paul Walden , commonly known as Guru Josh, is an English musician currently performing under his own stage name as Guru Josh. Guru Josh was an original music icon of the British post-acid house music scene in 1990, most recognised for his debut single "Infinity," initially released in 1989 on...
  
   - "Infinity
  Infinity (Guru Josh song)
  "Infinity", also known as "Infinity ", is a 1989 song recorded by British acid house musician Guru Josh from his album of the same name. The song was re-released in 2008 in a remixed version named "Infinity 2008" and enjoyed renewed success in many countries.-1989 release:The song was first...
  
  "
• Janet Jackson
  Janet Jackson
  Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
  
   - "Rhythm Nation
  Rhythm Nation
  "Rhythm Nation" is the second single from American R&B and pop singer Janet Jackson's fourth studio album, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 .-Background:...
  
  "
• Kaoma
  Kaoma
  Kaoma was a pop group made up in France of former members of the band Touré Kunda: Chyco Dru , Jacky Arconte , Jean-Claude Bonaventure , Michel Abihssira , Fania , and Loalwa Braz , Chico and Roberta...
  
   - "Lambada
  Lambada (Kaoma song)
  "Lambada", also released as "Chorando Se Foi " and "Llorando se fue ", is a 1989 song recorded by the French pop group Kaoma with the Brazilian vocalist Loalwa Braz. It was released as the first single from Kaoma's debut album Worldbeat...
  
  "
• Chaka Khan
  Chaka Khan
  Chaka Khan , frequently known as the Queen of Funk, is a 10-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter who gained fame in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. While still a member of the group in 1978, Khan embarked on a successful solo career...
  
   - "Ain't Nobody
  Ain't Nobody
  "Ain't Nobody" is a 1983 hit single by Rufus & Chaka Khan. It was released as a studio bonus track on the band's live album Stompin' at the Savoy. It reached number one on the U.S. R&B chart and twenty-two on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart...
  
  "
• Live Report
  Live Report
  Live Report, originally called Midnight Blue, composed of Ray Caruana, John Beeby, Brian Hodgson, Maggie Jay and Peter May. They were finalists in the BBC Television's A Song for Europe contest in 1989 with the song, "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong". It scored 111,996 votes, compared to runner-up...
  
   - "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong?
  Why Do I Always Get it Wrong?
  "Why Do I Always Get it Wrong?", written by Brian Hodgson and composed by John Beeby, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, performed by the sextet Live Report, led by Ray Caruana....
  
  "
• Living in a Box
  Living in a Box
  Living in a Box were a British band from the 1980s and early 1990s. They are best known for their eponymous debut single, produced by Richard James Burgess.-Formation and split up:...
  
   - "Blow the House Down", "Gatecrashing", "Room in Your Heart"
• London Boys
  London Boys
  London Boys were a British/German dance pop duo composed of Edem Ephraim and Dennis Fuller...
  
   - "Requiem"
• Martika
  Martika
  Martika is an American pop singer-songwriter and actress. As a singer she released two internationally successful albums in the late 1980s and early 1990s, selling over four million copies worldwide.-Early life and career:Martika entered mainstream show business in an uncredited role as one of the...
  
   - "Toy Soldiers
  Toy Soldiers (song)
  "Toy Soldiers" is a song by Martika appearing on her eponymous debut album in 1989 as a ballad. The single was a number-one hit in the United States. It was sampled by Eminem in his 2004 single, "Like Toy Soldiers"...
  
  ", "I Feel the Earth Move
  I Feel the Earth Move (song)
  "I Feel the Earth Move" is a song written and recorded by pop singer-songwriter Carole King. A track on King's album Tapestry, the song is one half of the double A-sided single, the flip side which was "It's Too Late." Together, both "I Feel the Earth Move" and "It's Too Late" became among the...
  
  "
• Kirsty MacColl
  Kirsty MacColl
  Kirsty Anna MacColl was an English singer-songwriter.MacColl scored several pop hits from the early 1980s to the early 1990s...
  
   - "Days
  Days (The Kinks song)
  Kirsty MacColl covered "Days" on her 1989 album Kite. It was released as a single and reached #12 on the UK singles chart, the same position achieved by The Kinks in 1969. It was re-released in 1995, charting much lower, only reaching #42 in the UK...
  
  "
• Liza Minnelli
  Liza Minnelli
  Liza May Minnelli is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of singer and actress Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli....
  
   – "Losing My Mind
  Losing My Mind
  "Losing My Mind" is a song written by Stephen Sondheim for the 1971 musical Follies for the character of a former showgirl Sally Durant Plummer.-Follies:...
  
  "
• Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
  
   – "Hand on Your Heart
  Hand on Your Heart
  "Hand on Your Heart" is a dance-pop song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue and written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman...
  
  ", "Never Too Late"
• Mike + The Mechanics – "The Living Years
  The Living Years
  Living Years is the second album by Mike + The Mechanics, released in 1988. The album reached number 13 on the Billboard 200 and number 2 on the UK Albums Chart.- History :...
  
  "
• Morrissey
  Morrissey
  Steven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...
  
   – "The Last of the Famous International Playboys
  The Last of the Famous International Playboys
  "The Last of the Famous International Playboys" was the third single released by Morrissey. It reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was not featured on one of Morrissey's main studio albums, but can be found on the compilation album Bona Drag along with the B-side "Lucky Lisp"...
  
  "
• New Order
  New Order
  New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
  
   - "Fine Time
  Fine Time
  "Fine Time" is a song by New Order released in 1988 and the first single from their 1989 album Technique. The B-side "Fine Line" is simply the A-side without Bernard Sumner's vocals....
  
  "
• New Order
  New Order
  New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
  
   - "Round & Round"
• Stevie Nicks
  Stevie Nicks
  Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and sold over 140 million albums...
  
   - "Rooms on Fire
  Rooms on Fire
  "Rooms on Fire" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks. Released in May 1989, it was the first single to be taken from Nicks' fourth solo album, The Other Side of the Mirror....
  
  "
• Mica Paris
  Mica Paris
  Mica Paris is an English soul singer, radio and television presenter, and occasional actress. Her forename is pronounced Misha.-Beginnings:Paris' roots are in soul and gospel music...
  
   & Will Downing
  Will Downing
  Will Downing , is an American singer-songwriter and producer. Downing is known in the contemporary jazz and R&B music genres for his rich baritone vocals, and his interpretations of R&B and pop classics that stretch back to the early 1980s...
  
   - "Where Is the Love?"
• Chris Rea
  Chris Rea
  Chris Rea is an English singer-songwriter, recognisable for his distinctive, husky voice and slide guitar playing. The British Hit Singles & Albums stated that Rea was "one of the most popular UK singer-songwriters of the late 1980s. He was already a major European star by the time he finally...
  
   - "The Road to Hell
  The Road to Hell (song)
  - 12" vinyl single :Magnet YZ431T- CD single :Magnet YZ431CD and YZ431CDP - Cassette single :Magnet YZ431C- Chart performance :...
  
  "
• Reynolds Girls
  Reynolds Girls
  The Reynolds Girls were a British vocal duo, famed for their hit single "I'd Rather Jack" which peaked at number 8 in April 1989 on the UK Singles Chart. It remained on the chart for 12 weeks. Comprising sisters Linda and Aisling , they were signed to the PWL record label after giving Pete...
  
   - "I'd Rather Jack"
• Cliff Richard
  Cliff Richard
  Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
  
   - "Lean on You"
• Roachford - "Cuddly Toy"
• Linda Ronstadt
  Linda Ronstadt
  Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden...
  
   feat.Aaron Neville
  Aaron Neville
  Aaron Neville is an American soul and R&B singer and musician. He has had four top-20 hits in the United States along with four platinum-certified albums...
  
   - "Don't Know Much
  Don't Know Much
  "Don't Know Much" is a song written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow and made famous when performed as a duet by Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville on Ronstadt's 1989 album Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind...
  
  "
• Roxette
  Roxette
  Roxette are a Swedish pop music duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle . Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act from the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough album Look Sharp!...
  
   - "The Look
  The Look
  "The Look", written by Per Gessle and performed by Roxette, was released as a single in early 1989 from the album Look Sharp!. The song became Roxette's international "breakthrough" song, finally exposing the duo to music consumers outside of the duo's native Sweden and Europe after more than one...
  
  "
• Shakespears Sister
  Shakespears Sister
  Shakespears Sister/Shakespear's Sister is a British-based synth-pop-rock band formed by Irish-born singer–songwriter Siobhan Fahey in 1988, with plaudits including a BRIT Award and Ivor Novello Award. It was Fahey's first musical outing since leaving Bananarama, and initially a solo project...
  
   - "You're History
  You're History (song)
  "You're History" is a song by the British pop act Shakespear's Sister, released in 1989. It was the first single to present the act as a duo, and also became their first hit, reaching number 7 in the UK Singles Chart.-Music video:...
  
  "
• Shakin' Stevens
  Shakin' Stevens
  Shakin' Stevens, also known as "Shaky" is a platinum selling Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter who holds the distinction of being the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s . His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that he saw...
  
   - "Love Attack", "This Ole House
  This Ole House
  "This Ole House" is a popular song written by Stuart Hamblen, and published in 1954.-Background:Hamblen was supposedly out on a hunting expedition when he and his fellow hunter, actor John Wayne, came across a tumbledown hut in the mountains, many miles from civilization...
  
  " (Was a hit for Shaky in March 1981)
• Simply Red
  Simply Red
  Simply Red were a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style drew influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, reggae and jazz...
  
   - "It's Only Love", "If You Don't Know Me by Now
  If You Don't Know Me By Now
  "If You Don't Know Me by Now" is a song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and recorded by the jersey soul musical group Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, which became their first hit after being released as a single in 1972 topping the R&B chart and peaking at number three on the Pop chart.The...
  
  "
• Sinitta - "Right Back Where We Started From"
• Jimmy Somerville
  Jimmy Somerville
  James William Somerville is a Scottish pop singer and songwriter. He had considerable success in the 1980s with the pop groups Bronski Beat and The Communards, and has also had a successful solo career. He is known in particular for his falsetto singing voice...
  
   & June Miles-Kingston
  June Miles-Kingston
  June Miles-Kingston is a singer and drummer.-Career:Miles-Kingston was an art student who studied at the National Film School. She helped Julien Temple make the Sex Pistols' film The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle...
  
   - "Comment te dire adieu?"
• Sonia - "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You
  You'll Never Stop Me Loving You
  "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" is a debut single by Sonia.Written and produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman, it was the first and only number one single for the Liverpudlian singer. The song reached number one on the Billboard Dance/Disco Chart...
  
  ", "Listen to Your Heart"
• Dusty Springfield
  Dusty Springfield
  Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienSources use both Isabel and Isobel as the spelling of her second name. OBE , known professionally as Dusty Springfield and dubbed The White Queen of Soul, was a British pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s...
  
   - "Nothing Has Been Proved
  Nothing Has Been Proved
  "Nothing Has Been Proved" is a song and a single release by British singer Dusty Springfield, produced by the Pet Shop Boys. The song was the second collaboration between Springfield and Pet Shop Boys, following their UK #2 and US #2 hit duet "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" in 1987...
  
  "
• Lisa Stansfield
  Lisa Stansfield
  Lisa Stansfield is an English singer and songwriter.-Early years:Stansfield was born to Marion and Keith Stansfield in Heywood, Lancashire, in England, where she attended Redbrook School, Rochdale. Her first television appearance was on a talent programme in the Granada TV area in 1982...
  
   – "All Around the World
  All Around the World (Lisa Stansfield song)
  "All Around the World" is a song by Lisa Stansfield released in late 1989 for her album Affection. It is her biggest hit to date. Written and produced by Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, the debut solo single by Stansfield became a massive international hit.-Chart performances:It spent...
  
  "
• The Stone Roses
  The Stone Roses
  The Stone Roses are an English alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement that was active during the late 1980s and early 1990s...
  
   - "Fools Gold
  Fools Gold/What The World Is Waiting For
  "Fools Gold"/"What the World Is Waiting For" is a non-album double A-side by The Stone Roses. It was released in the UK, U.S., Mexico, Australia, Germany, Japan, and Spain. "Fools Gold" and "What the World Is Waiting For" are also available on the compilation Turns Into Stone...
  
  "
• Texas
  Texas (band)
  Texas are a Scottish pop band from Bearsden, near Glasgow, Scotland. They were founded by Johnny McElhone in 1986 and feature Sharleen Spiteri on lead vocals. Texas made their performing debut in March 1988 at Scotland's University of Dundee...
  
   - "I Don't Want a Lover
  I Don't Want A Lover
  I Don't Want a Lover is the debut single from Texas's first album Southside. It was released in January 1989 and peaked at #8 in the UK Singles Chart. It was remixed in 2001 by Stargate and DJ Stonebridge to promote The Greatest Hits compilation album...
  
  "
• The The
  The The
  The The are an English musical and multimedia group that have been active in various forms since 1979, with singer/songwriter Matt Johnson being the only constant band member.-Early years :...
  
   - "The Beat(en) Generation"
• Transvision Vamp
  Transvision Vamp
  Transvision Vamp were a British alternative rock group. Formed in 1986 by Nick Christian Sayer and Wendy James the band enjoyed chart success in the late 1980s...
  
   - "Baby I Don't Care
  Baby I Don't Care
  "Baby I Don't Care" was the sixth single from UK pop rock band Transvision Vamp and the first to be taken from their second album Velveteen. It was released in 1989 and remains their highest selling and charting single...
  
  ", "The Only One", "Landslide of Love"
• Tina Turner
  Tina Turner
  Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
  
   - "The Best
  The Best (song)
  "The Best" is a song written by Mike Chapman and Holly Knight, originally recorded by Bonnie Tyler on her 1988 release Hide Your Heart, in reference to Tom Mason. The single reached reaching #10 in Norway and Portugal, #34 in Spain and #95 in the UK....
  
  ", "I Don't Wanna Lose You
  I Don't Wanna Lose You
  "I Don't Wanna Lose You" is a hit single recorded by Grammy Award winning R&B singer Tina Turner. It was released as a single from Tina's 1989 Foreign Affair album. It reached #8 on the UK Singles Chart. The single included the non-album track "Stronger Than The Wind".-Chart performance:...
  
  "
• Wet Wet Wet
  Wet Wet Wet
  Wet Wet Wet are a Scottish pop rock band that formed in the 1980s. They scored a number of hits in the British charts and around the world. The band is composed of Marti Pellow , Tommy Cunningham , Graeme Clark and Neil Mitchell...
  
   - "Broke Away
  Broke Away
  "Broke Away" was the second single from Wet Wet Wet's third studio album, Holding Back the River. It was released on 18 December 1989.Title lyric: Took away all of our chains and said they broke away.-Track listings:CD:#"Broke Away"...
  
  "
• Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On"...
  
   - "Love in the Natural Way
  Love in the Natural Way
  "Love in the Natural Way" is the fifth and final single from Close, the best-selling album by Kim Wilde.Issued in the UK and Germany in early 1989 on 7", 12" and CD-single , it did not match the success of the other singles from that album the previous year.This was Wilde's final release of the...
  
  " "You Keep Me Hangin' On
  You Keep Me Hangin' On
  Vanilla Fudge's 1967 psychedelic/hard rock remake of "You Keep Me Hangin' On" reached #6 on the Hot 100 chart two years after the release of the Supremes' recording. While the version released on 45 RPM single was under three minutes long, the album version was extended to six minutes and...
  
   Review of the 80s
• Yazz
  Yazz
  Yazz is a British pop singer, who remains best known for her successful 1988 dance track, "The Only Way Is Up". Some of her records were credited to Yazz & The Plastic Population...
  
   - "Where Has All the Love Gone"

1990

• Adamski
  Adamski
  Adamski is an English dance music producer, prominent at the time of acid house for his tracks "N-R-G" and "Killer" .-Career:...
  
   feat. Seal
  Seal (musician)
  Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel , known simply as Seal, is a British soul and R&B singer-songwriter, of Nigerian and Brazilian background. Seal has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 1992, four Grammy Awards, and an...
  
   - "Killer
  Killer (Adamski song)
  "Killer" is a song by Adamski and Seal. Written by Adam Tinley and Seal and produced by Adamski, "Killer" was Adamski's breakthrough single, but is now more notable for introducing Seal as a vocalist. A major hit in the UK, it reached number one, spending four weeks at the top of the chart in May...
  
  "
• A-ha
  A-ha
  A-ha were a Norwegian pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket , Magne Furuholmen , and Pål Waaktaar...
  
   - "Crying in the Rain
  Crying in the Rain
  "Crying in the Rain" is a song written by Howard Greenfield and Carole King and was originally recorded by The Everly Brothers. The single peaked at #6 on the U.S. pop charts.-Track listing:-Chart performance:-A-ha version:...
  
  "
• Kim Appleby
  Kim Appleby
  Kim Appleby , is an English singer, songwriter and actor. She participated in the duo Mel and Kim, with her sister Melanie Appleby, until her sister's death from pneumonia following treatment for cancer.- Biography :...
  
   - "Don't Worry"
• Bassomatic
  BassOmatic
  In cryptography, BassOmatic was the symmetric-key cipher designed by Phil Zimmermann as part of his email encryption software, PGP . Comments in the source code indicate that he had been designing the cipher since as early as 1988, but it was not publicly released until 1991...
  
   - "Fascinating Rhythm"
• The Beautiful South
  The Beautiful South
  The Beautiful South were an English alternative rock group formed at the end of the 1980s by two former members of Hull group The Housemartins, Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway. The duo were initially joined by Sean Welch , Dave Stead and Dave Rotheray , all of whom stayed with the group throughout...
  
   - "A Little Time
  A Little Time
  "A Little Time" is a song by The Beautiful South, and is the band's only single to reach number 1. It consists of a duet featuring vocalists Dave Hemingway and Briana Corrigan.The single was the first to be released from the Choke album...
  
  "
• The Beloved
  The Beloved
  The Beloved are an English electronic dance music group, best known for the singles "Sweet Harmony", "Hello", "Your Love Takes Me Higher", and "Satellite".-Formation:...
  
   - "Hello"
• Black Box
  Black Box (band)
  Black Box was an Italian house music group popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The members of the group included a trio made up of a club DJ , a classically trained clarinet teacher , and a keyboard and electronic music "wiz"...
  
   - "I Don't Know Anybody Else
  I Don't Know Anybody Else
  "I Don't Know Anybody Else" is a 1989 song recorded by the Italo-house music band Black Box. It was the second single from their debut album Dreamland and was released in the first months of 1990 in most of countries worldwide....
  
  ", "Fantasy
  Fantasy (Earth, Wind & Fire song)
  "Fantasy" is a single by Earth, Wind & Fire from their album All 'N All, released as a single in 1978. The selection was written and composed by Maurice White, Verdine White, and Eddie del Barrio, and it reached #32 on the pop chart and #12 on the R&B singles chart in the United States, and #14 on...
  
  "
• Blue Pearl
  Blue Pearl
  Blue Pearl was a techno and house music duo, consisting of American female singer Durga McBroom and British musician Youth . They charted two songs on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart....
  
   - "Naked in the Rain
  Naked in the Rain
  "Naked In The Rain" is a hit song performed by dance music group Blue Pearl and released as their debut single in 1990.It is different from most dance songs, as it features a heavier, rawer sound, mostly due to live drumming and the hard-hitting synthesizer riffs not too dissimilar to the sound of...
  
  "
• Candy Flip
  Candy Flip
  Candy Flip were a British electronic dance band associated with the Madchester music scene in the early 1990s. They are best remembered for their cover version of The Beatles hit "Strawberry Fields Forever" which was a #3 hit in the UK Singles Chart....
  
   - "Strawberry Fields Forever
  Strawberry Fields Forever
  "Strawberry Fields Forever" is a song by The Beatles, written by John Lennon and attributed to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership. It was inspired by Lennon's memories of playing in the garden of a Salvation Army house named "Strawberry Field" near his childhood home."Strawberry Fields...
  
  "
• Neneh Cherry
  Neneh Cherry
  Neneh Mariann Cherry is a Swedish singer-songwriter, rapper, and occasional DJ and broadcaster...
  
   - "I've Got You Under My Skin
  I've Got You Under My Skin
  "I've Got You Under My Skin" is a song by Cole Porter.I've Got You Under My Skin may also refer to:* "I've Got You Under My Skin" , a 1998 episode of the television series Charmed...
  
  "
• Julee Cruise
  Julee Cruise
  Julee Cruise is an American singer, and actress.With a distinctive, airy voice, Cruise has recorded three albums, but is probably best known for the lead vocal on "Falling," the theme song for the cult U.S. television series Twin Peaks...
  
   - "Falling"
• The Charlatans (UK band) - "Then
  Then (The Charlatans song)
  "Then" is the third single released by The Charlatans. It reached No. 12 in the UK Charts and was released on 10 September 1990....
  
  "
• The Cure
  The Cure
  The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
  
   - "Pictures of You"
• Del Amitri
  Del Amitri
  Del Amitri were a Scottish pop-rock guitar band, formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1983. The band grew out of Justin Currie's Jordanhill College School band and came together after teenager Currie placed an advertisement in the window of a music store asking for people who could play to contact him...
  
   - "Nothing Ever Happens"
• Jason Donovan
  Jason Donovan
  Jason Donovan is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 million records, and his début album Ten Good Reasons was one of the highest-selling albums of 1989...
  
   - "Another Night", "Hang On to Your Love", "I'm Doing Fine", "Rhythm of the Rain
  Rhythm of the Rain
  "Rhythm of the Rain" is a song performed by The Cascades, released in November 1962. It was written by Cascades band member John Claude Gummoe. It rose to number three on the US pop chart on March 9, 1963, and spent two weeks at number one on the US Easy Listening chart. The song was also a top 5...
  
  "
• Emma
  Emma (singer)
  Emma is a Welsh singer who sang the UK entry, "Give a Little Love Back to the World", in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990....
  
   - "Give a Little Love Back to the World
  Give a Little Love Back to the World
  "Give a Little Love Back to the World", written and composed by Paul Curtis, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990, performed by Emma...
  
  "
• En Vogue
  En Vogue
  En Vogue is an American female R&B vocal group from Oakland, California assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy.The group has won more MTV Video Music Awards than any other female group in MTV history, a total of seven, along with four Soul Train Awards, six American Music...
  
   - "Hold On
  Hold On (En Vogue song)
  "Hold On" was the debut single from En Vogue's debut album, Born to Sing. It reached number one on the Hot Black Singles chart. The single became one of 1990s' biggest hits in the US and also a major hit in the UK . It also reached #1 on the U.S. Dance chart...
  
  "
• The Farm
  The Farm (band)
  The Farm were a British band from Liverpool, popular through the early 1990s. Their album Spartacus reached the top position on the UK Albums Chart when it was released in March, 1991.-History:They formed in early 1983....
  
   - "All Together Now
  All Together Now (The Farm song)
  "All Together Now" is a song by Liverpudlian pop band The Farm from their album Spartacus, and is said to link many of the band's favourite themes, socialism, brotherhood and football....
  
  ", "Groovy Train
  Groovy Train
  "Groovy Train" was the second single released by Liverpool-based pop group The Farm. It was released in August 1990 as the first single off their debut album Spartacus , having been produced by Graham "Suggs" McPherson of Madness and Terry Farley. The single reached #6 on the UK Singles Chart and...
  
  "
• FPI Project - "Rich in paradise"
• Go West
  Go West (band)
  Go West is an English pop duo, formed in 1982 by lead vocalist and drummer Peter Cox ; and guitarist and vocalist Richard Drummie...
  
   - "King of Wishful Thinking
  King of Wishful Thinking
  "King of Wishful Thinking" is a 1990 hit song by the British pop band Go West. It was featured in the film Pretty Woman and appeared on its soundtrack...
  
  "
• Happy Mondays
  Happy Mondays
  Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1980, the band's original line-up was Shaun Ryder on lead vocals, his brother Paul Ryder on bass, lead guitarist Mark Day, keyboardist Paul Davis, and drummer Gary Whelan...
  
   – "Step On", "Kinky Afro
  Kinky Afro
  "Kinky Afro" is a 1990 single by Happy Mondays. It was the second single from the band's third album Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches. The song was the band's biggest hit in the United States hitting #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart. It also hit #5 in the UK, tied with "Step On" as the band's...
  
  "
• The House of Love
  The House of Love
  The House of Love is an English alternative rock band. Formed in 1986, the band rose to prominence in the UK as a leading indie rock band in 1988 and split up in 1993, eventually reforming a decade later in 2003. The band is best known for its detailed psychedelic guitar sound and for the...
  
   - "Shine On
  Shine On (The House of Love song)
  "Shine On" is a single by The House of Love. It was originally released in 1987, but struggled to become a hit, not making it into the UK Top 40. The band continued to receive song placements outside of the Top 40 until, in early 1990, "Shine On" was re-released and made it all the way to number 20...
  
  "
• Inspiral Carpets
  Inspiral Carpets
  Inspiral Carpets are an alternative rock band from Oldham in Greater Manchester, England formed by Graham Lambert and Stephen Holt in 1983. The band is named after a clothing shop on their Oldham estate...
  
   - "This Is How It Feels
  This Is How It Feels
  "This Is How It Feels" was a 1990 single by the Inspiral Carpets. It was their first single in the Top 40, where it reached number 14 in the UK....
  
  ", "She Comes In The Fall", "Biggest Mountain"
• Chris Isaak
  Chris Isaak
  Christopher Joseph "Chris" Isaak is an American rock musician and occasional actor.-Early life:Isaak was born in Stockton, California, the son of Dorothy , a potato chip factory worker, and Joe Isaak, a forklift driver. Isaak's mother is Italian American, originating from Genoa...
  
   - "Wicked Game"
• Jam Tronik - "Another Day in Paradise
  Another Day in Paradise
  "Another Day in Paradise" is a song by Phil Collins released as the first single from his number-one album But Seriously . As with his song from Genesis, "Man on the Corner" "Another Day in Paradise" was written to bring attention to the problem of homelessness; as such, the song was a substantial...
  
  "
• Elton John
  Elton John
  Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
  
   - "Sacrifice"
• The KLF
  The KLF
  The KLF were one of the seminal bands of the British acid house movement during the late 1980s and early 1990s....
  
   - "What Time Is Love?
  What Time Is Love?
  "What Time Is Love?" is a song released, in different mixes, as a series of singles by the band The KLF. It featured prominently and repeatedly in their output from 1988 to 1992 and, under the moniker of 2K, in 1997...
  
  "
• The La's
  The La's
  The La's were an English rock band from Liverpool, originally active from the mid-1980s to early 1990s. Fronted by singer, songwriter and guitarist Lee Mavers, the group is most famous for their hit single "There She Goes". The band was formed by Mike Badger in 1984 and Mavers joined soon after...
  
   - "There She Goes
  There She Goes
  "There She Goes" is a song written by British singer/guitarist Lee Mavers and recorded first by Mavers' band, The La's.In May 2007, the NME magazine placed the song at number 45 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever.-Lyrics and meaning:...
  
  "
• Lindy Layton
  Lindy Layton
  Lindy Layton was a founding member of, and vocalist for, Beats International. She has released a number of solo albums and singles, and worked with other musicians, more recently including Hardknox and Dub Pistols.-Career:Layton attended the Barbara Speake Stage School in the 1980s...
  
   feat. Janet Kay
  Janet Kay
  Janet Kay is a British singer of Jamaican parentage best known for her lovers rock songs of the late 1970s - "Silly Games" and a cover of Minnie Riperton's "Lovin' You". She has also had roles as a theatre and television actress...
  
   - "Silly Games"
• Londonbeat
  Londonbeat
  Londonbeat was originally a UK and American R&B and Dance band who scored a number of pop and dance hits in the early 1990s.-History:Londonbeat's career started in the Netherlands where "There's a Beat Going On" reached the Top 10, and then "9 A.M " which subsequently became a modest success in the...
  
   - "I've Been Thinking About You
  I've Been Thinking About You
  "I've Been Thinking About You" is a song recorded by Londonbeat. It was released as a single in the last months of 1990 in many countries.It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 13, 1991, having hit number two in the United Kingdom the previous year...
  
  "
• Timmy Mallett & Bombalurina
  Timmy Mallett
  Timmy Mallett is a TV presenter and broadcaster in the UK. He achieved cult status on BBC Radio Oxford and Manchester's Piccadilly Radio and later on TV-am...
  
   - "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
  Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
  "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" is a novelty song telling the story of a shy girl wearing a revealing polka dot bikini at the beach, who in the first verse is too afraid to leave the locker where she has changed into her bikini; in the second, she has made it to the beach but sits...
  
  "
• MC Tunes
  MC Tunes
  MC Tunes is a British rapper from the suburb of Moss Side in Manchester. His name was legally changed to Lockett in 1981. Tunes was one of the big promoters of the Madchester-era during the 1980s and 1990s.-808 State:Tunes first worked with 808 State on the 1990 album, The North At Its Heights...
  
   vs 808 State
  808 State
  808 State are a British electronic music outfit, formed in 1987 in Manchester, taking their name from the Roland TR-808 drum machine and their common state of mind...
  
   - "Tunes Splits The Atom"
• Maria McKee
  Maria McKee
  Maria Luisa McKee is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known for her work with Lone Justice and her 1990 UK solo chart-topping hit, "Show Me Heaven".-Music:...
  
   – "Show Me Heaven
  Show Me Heaven
  Australian singer Tina Arena released her version of the song as the fifth single for her 1994 album Don't Ask.-Chart performance:-Other cover versions:...
  
  "
• Craig McLachlan
  Craig McLachlan
  Craig McLachlan is an Australian actor and singer. He appeared in shows such as Sons and Daughters, Neighbours, Bugs and Home and Away.-Biography:...
  
   - "Mona"
• Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
  
   – "Better the Devil You Know
  Better the Devil You Know
  "Better the Devil You Know" is a dance-pop song written by Stock, Aitken & Waterman for Kylie Minogue's third studio album Rhythm of Love.-Background:...
  
  ", "Step Back in Time
  Step Back in Time
  "Step Back in Time" is a dance-pop, disco song written by Stock, Aitken & Waterman for Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue's third album, Rhythm of Love .-Background:...
  
  "
• Morrissey
  Morrissey
  Steven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...
  
   – "November Spawned a Monster
  November Spawned a Monster
  "November Spawned a Monster" is a song by Morrissey. It was released as a single in 1990. It was written by Morrissey and Clive Langer. It also features one of Morrissey's former colleagues from The Smiths, Andy Rourke...
  
  "
• Sinéad O'Connor
  Sinéad O'Connor
  Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra and achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a cover of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U"....
  
   – "Nothing Compares 2 U
  Nothing Compares 2 U
  "Nothing Compares 2 U" is a pop song written by American recording artist Prince for one of his side-projects, The Family. However, it wasn't until Sinéad O'Connor recorded her version for the album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got when it became a worldwide hit, topping charts in 15 countries,...
  
  "
• Orbital
  Orbital (band)
  Orbital are a British electronic dance music duo from Sevenoaks, England consisting of brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll. Their career initially ran from 1989 until 2004, but in 2009 they announced that they would be reforming and headlining The Big Chill, in addition to a number of other live shows...
  
   – "Chime
  Chime (song)
  "Chime" was the first single from the UK dance group Orbital, allegedly recorded for less than £1. It was recorded on a cassette deck and was originally released in late 1989 and had moderate success...
  
  "
• Pat & Mick - "Use It Up & Wear It Out"
• Pop Will Eat Itself
  Pop Will Eat Itself
  Pop Will Eat Itself are an English alternative rock band, originally formed in Stourbridge in 1986, with members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country. Initially known as a Grebo act, their style changed to incorporate sample driven indie and industrial rock...
  
   - "Touched by the Hand of Cicciolina"
• Pet Shop Boys
  Pet Shop Boys
  Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
  
   - "Being Boring
  Being Boring
  "Being Boring" is a single by the British pop group Pet Shop Boys.As the second single from the 1990 album Behaviour, after "So Hard" which was released before the album, "Being Boring" was not particularly successful upon release, only reaching number twenty in the UK Singles Chart and being the...
  
  ", "So Hard
  So Hard
  "So Hard" is a song by the British pop group Pet Shop Boys and was the first single lifted from the 1990 album Behaviour. It peaked at #4 in the UK...
  
  "
• Primal Scream
  Primal Scream
  Primal Scream are a Scottish alternative rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie and now based in London. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes , Martin Duffy , and Darrin Mooney...
  
   - "Loaded"
• The Quireboys
  The Quireboys
  The Quireboys are an English hard rock band formed in 1984 in London, England, with strong ties to Newcastle. When the band formed they were originally known as The Queerboys and later as the London Quireboys in the United States....
  
   - "Hey You"
• Cliff Richard
  Cliff Richard
  Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
  
   - "Saviour's Day
  Saviour's Day (song)
  "Saviour's Day" is a song by Cliff Richard. It was the United Kingdom Christmas number one single in 1990.Written by Chris Eaton and produced by Cliff Richard and Paul Moessl, "Saviour's Day" was the 13th UK number-one single for Cliff Richard and his third Christmas number one...
  
  "
• Snap!
  Snap!
  Snap! is a German Eurodance project formed in 1989 by Frankfurt-based producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti. The act has been through a number of line-up changes over the years, but was most successful when fronted by rapper Turbo B, who performed on the UK number 1 singles "The Power" and...
  
   - "The Power
  The Power (Snap! song)
  "The Power" is an electronic pop hit song by the German music group Snap! from their album World Power. It was released as a single in 1990 and reached No. 1 in the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, as well as the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and Hot Rap charts...
  
  ", "Cult of Snap"
• Sonia - "Listen to Your Heart", "End of the World"
• The Soup Dragons
  The Soup Dragons
  The Soup Dragons were a Scottish alternative rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Named after a character in the 1970s children's television show Clangers, the group is best known for its cover of the Rolling Stones' song "I'm Free."-History:...
  
   - "I'm Free
  I'm Free (The Rolling Stones song)
  "I'm Free" is a song by The Rolling Stones written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, first released as the final track on the UK Out of Our Heads album on 24 September 1965...
  
  "
• The Stranglers
  The Stranglers
  The Stranglers are an English punk/rock music group.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s...
  
   - "96 Tears
  96 Tears
  "96 Tears" is a popular song recorded by ? in 1966. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. and on the RPM 100 in Canada and is ranked #210 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.-History:...
  
  "
• Technotronic
  Technotronic
  Technotronic is a Belgian studio-based music project formed in 1988 by Jo Bogaert , who had already made his musical mark in the beginning of the 1980s as a part of a cover band and as a solo artist under various New Beat projects, including The Acts of Madmen and Nux Nemo...
  
   - "Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over)" (feat. Ya Kid K
  Ya Kid K
  Ya Kid K. is a Congolese-Belgian hip hop artist. Her sister, Karoline 'Leki' Kamosi, is an R&B singer.-Biography:...
  
  ), "This Beat Is Technotronic" (feat. MC Eric)
• Tina Turner
  Tina Turner
  Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
  
   - "Steamy Windows
  Steamy Windows
  "Steamy Windows" is a hit single recorded by rock and roll singer Tina Turner. It was included on Turner's 1989 Foreign Affair album and was released as a single in early 1990—Tina also performed the song as the opening number during her 1993 and 2008/2009 concert tours...
  
  "
• Twenty 4 Seven
  Twenty 4 Seven
  Twenty 4 Seven is a Eurodance act, created by Dutch record producer Ruud van Rijen in 1989. Active sporadically ever since, the act has featured nine different vocalists, has performed across Europe and Africa, and as of 2010 is fronted by Li Ann and Stacey "Stay-C" Paton.One of the earliest...
  
   feat. Captain Hollywood
  Captain Hollywood Project
  Captain Hollywood Project is a German Eurodance project fronted by Tony Dawson Harrison.Harrison, a United States Army captain, was nicknamed Captain Hollywood, because he danced even when in uniform. He first started in the break dance scene in Europe as he performed on early '80s music TV shows...
  
   - "I Can't Stand It", "Are You Dreaming"
• Vanilla Ice
  Vanilla Ice
  Robert Matthew Van Winkle , best known by his stage name Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, extreme athlete and home improvement television personality...
  
   - "Ice Ice Baby
  Ice Ice Baby
  "Ice Ice Baby" is a hip hop song written by American rapper Vanilla Ice and DJ Earthquake. The song samples the bassline of "Under Pressure" by Queen and David Bowie, who did not initially receive songwriting credit or royalties until after it had become a hit...
  
  "
• The Wedding Present
  The Wedding Present
  The Wedding Present are a British indie rock group based in Leeds, England, formed in 1985 from the ashes of the Lost Pandas. The band's music has evolved from fast-paced indie rock in the vein of their most obvious influences The Fall, Buzzcocks and Gang of Four to more varied forms...
  
   - "Brassneck", "Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)"
• Yell! - "Instant Replay"
• Chad Jackson
  Chad Jackson
  -New England Patriots:On the first day of the 2006 NFL Draft, the Patriots traded draft picks with the Green Bay Packers to move up sixteen places in the second round to select Jackson, giving up a third-round pick acquired in a trade...
  
   - "Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked)
  Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked)
  "Hear the Drummer " is a song by English DJ Chad Jackson, released in 1990. It consisted of samples, and peaked at #3 on the UK Singles Chart.The song was co-produced by Steve Mac.-Samples used:...
  
  "

1991

• 3rd Bass
  3rd Bass
  3rd Bass was an American hip-hop group that rose to fame in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and was notable for being one of the first successful interracial hip-hop groups.-Career:...
  
   - "Pop Goes the Weasel
  Pop Goes the Weasel (3rd Bass song)
  "Pop Goes the Weasel" is the best-selling single from hip hop trio 3rd Bass; it appears on their third album, Derelicts of Dialect .Released a year after the ill-fated Cactus Revisited E.P., "Pop Goes the Weasel" instantly became a hit and soon went gold. The song helped the album reach gold status...
  
  "
• Oleta Adams
  Oleta Adams
  Oleta Adams is an American soul, jazz, and gospel singer and pianist.-Biography:Adams was born the daughter of a preacher and was raised with gospel music. In her youth her family moved to Yakima, Washington, which is sometimes shown as her place of birth.Before gaining her opportunity to perform,...
  
   - "Get Here
  Get Here
  "Get Here" is a pop ballad written by American singer/songwriter Brenda Russell which became an international hit via a 1990 recording by Oleta Adams, reaching #4 in the UK and #5 in the US....
  
  "
• All About Eve
  All About Eve (band)
  All About Eve were a British rock/pop band. The creative core consisted of the Coventry born Julianne Regan , and the Huddersfield born Andy Cousin , with other members changing over the years...
  
   - "Farewell Mr. Sorrow"
• Marc Almond
  Marc Almond
  Marc Almond is an English singer-songwriter and musician, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell...
  
   - "The Days of Pearly Spencer"
• Altern-8
  Altern-8
  Altern-8 is a British rave duo, featuring Mark Archer and Chris Peat. Best known in the early 1990s, their trademark was loud electronic tracks with a heavy bass line. On stage, Altern-8's members wore facemasks and chemical warfare suits...
  
   - "Activ-8"
• Kim Appleby
  Kim Appleby
  Kim Appleby , is an English singer, songwriter and actor. She participated in the duo Mel and Kim, with her sister Melanie Appleby, until her sister's death from pneumonia following treatment for cancer.- Biography :...
  
   - "G.L.A.D."
• Bizarre Inc - "Playing with Knives"
• Black Box
  Black Box (band)
  Black Box was an Italian house music group popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The members of the group included a trio made up of a club DJ , a classically trained clarinet teacher , and a keyboard and electronic music "wiz"...
  
   - "Strike It Up
  Strike It Up
  "Strike It Up" is a 1990 song recorded by the Italo house music band Black Box from 1990. It was the sixth single from their debut album Dreamland and was released in 1991 in most of countries worldwide....
  
  "
• Blur
  Blur (band)
  Blur is an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing...
  
   - "There's No Other Way
  There's No Other Way
  "There's No Other Way" is a song by Blur and was released 15 April 1991 as their second single. The song was the band's first top ten and top 40 hit and was also featured on the band's debut album Leisure. The single was also a minor hit in the United States, reaching number 82 on the Billboard Hot...
  
  ", "Bang
  Bang (song)
  "Bang" is a song by Blur and was released 29 July 1991 as their third single. It was also featured on the band's debut album Leisure. It has been all but disowned by the band, who claim it was written in less than fifteen minutes in response to record company demands for another bankable single...
  
  "
• Bomb the Bass
  Bomb the Bass
  Bomb the Bass is the umbrella title for the output of British musician and producer, Tim Simenon. The band, which has evolved its style over the years, has been classed as electronic or dance....
  
   - "Winter in July"
• Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
  
   - "Emotions", "Can't Let Go"
• Belinda Carlisle
  Belinda Carlisle
  Belinda Jo Carlisle is an American singer who gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female bands and the first such group whose members wrote their own songs and played their own instruments...
  
   - "Do You Feel Like I Feel?"
• Gary Clail
  Gary Clail
  Gary Clail is an English singer and record producer. He was part of On-U Sound Records and led Gary Clail's Tackhead Sound System.-Biography:...
  
   - "Human Nature"
• Cola Boy
  Janey Lee Grace
  Janey Lee Grace, is a British based singer , author, television presenter and radio disc jockey, firstly with Virgin Radio as a travel reporter and then graduating to her own late night show for the station.- Career :She began her career singing backing...
  
   - "7 Ways to Love"
• Color Me Badd
  Color Me Badd
  Color Me Badd was an R&B vocal group that was formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. The original members of the group were Bryan Abrams ; Mark Calderon ; Sam Watters and Kevin Thornton...
  
   - "I Wanna Sex You Up
  I Wanna Sex You Up
  "I Wanna Sex You Up" is a hit single for R&B group Color Me Badd in 1991, released as the first single from their debut album C.M.B.. It achieved a huge success in the U.S., UK and New Zealand, where it reached #1 on the charts. It spent four weeks at No...
  
  ", "All 4 Love
  All 4 Love
  "All 4 Love" is a number-one single by the music group Color Me Badd released in 1991 as the third single from their debut album C.M.B. As a number-one single, it replaced Michael Jackson's "Black or White" and was then replaced by Elton John and George Michael's "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"...
  
  "
• Congress feat. Lucinda Sieger - "40 Miles"
• Beverley Craven
  Beverley Craven
  Beverley Craven is a British singer-songwriter best known for her 1991 UK Top 5 hit single "Promise Me". Her most recent album, Close To Home, was released in 2009...
  
   - "Holding On"
• Crowded House
  Crowded House
  Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is the primary songwriter and creative director of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand , Australia and the United States...
  
   - "Fall at Your Feet
  Fall at Your Feet
  "Fall at Your Feet" is a 1991 song by rock group Crowded House from their 1991 album Woodface. It is the only song written solely by the group's leader Neil Finn from Woodface that was released as a single as all other singles from the album were cowritten by Finn with his brother Tim Finn...
  
  "
• Crystal Waters
  Crystal Waters
  Crystal Waters is an American dance music singer and songwriter.-Childhood and young adult life:Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Waters is the daughter of Betty and Junior Waters, a famed jazz musician; her great aunt, Ethel Waters, was one of the first African-American vocalists to appear in...
  
   - "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)
  Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)
  "Gypsy Woman " is a house music song by American singer Crystal Waters. It was written by Neal Conway and Waters and is the first single from her 1991 debut album, Surprise...
  
  "
• Deacon Blue
  Deacon Blue
  Deacon Blue are a Scottish pop band formed in Glasgow during 1985. Their name was taken from the title of the Steely Dan song "Deacon Blues". The band consists of vocalist Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh, keyboard player James Prime and drummer Dougie Vipond....
  
   – "Your Swaying Arms
  Your Swaying Arms
  "Your Swaying Arms" was the first single from the album Fellow Hoodlums by the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue.Released in May 1991, it reached #23 on the UK singles chart, but went as high as #6 in Ireland, the last in the group's run of seven Irish top 10 hits between 1988 and 1991.The releases...
  
  ", "Twist and Shout
  Twist and Shout (Deacon Blue song)
  Twist and Shout is the second single from the album Fellow Hoodlums by the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue. "Twist and Shout" is not the same song made famous by the Topnotes, The Isley Brothers, and the Beatles. However, the 12" single of Deacon Blue's release, perhaps in a nod to the common...
  
  "
• De La Soul
  De La Soul
  De La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...
  
   - "A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays""
• Cathy Dennis
  Cathy Dennis
  Cathy Dennis is a British dance-oriented pop singer-songwriter, record producer and actress...
  
   - "Touch Me (All Night Long)"
• Divinyls
  Divinyls
  Divinyls were an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980 and featuring vocalist Christina Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee. As the focal point, Amphlett performed on stage wearing a school uniform and fishnet stockings, often using an illuminated neon tube as a prop and displaying...
  
   - "I Touch Myself
  I Touch Myself
  "I Touch Myself" is a 1990 single by the Australian rock band Divinyls. The song was written by Divinyls bandmembers Christina Amphlett and Mark McEntee and professional songwriters Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg for the band's self-titled album...
  
  "
• 808 State
  808 State
  808 State are a British electronic music outfit, formed in 1987 in Manchester, taking their name from the Roland TR-808 drum machine and their common state of mind...
  
   - "Cubik", "In Yer Face"
• Electronic
  Electronic (band)
  -Albums:-Singles:-Music videos:-External links:* *...
  
   - "Get the Message
  Get the Message (song)
  "Get the Message" is a song by Electronic, the English band formed by Bernard Sumner of New Order and ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr.It was the second single from their 1991 debut album Electronic and was a commercial success around the world...
  
  "
• EMF
  EMF (band)
  EMF were an indie dance band from the United Kingdom. The band, from the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, came to prominence at the beginning of the 1990s. During its initial eight year run , EMF had released three studio albums and had gone on hiatus and reformed twice...
  
   - "I Believe
  I Believe (EMF song)
  "I Believe" is a single by British band EMF. It was the second single from their first album Schubert Dip. The song was released as a single in January 1991 in the UK following their big hit "Unbelievable". The song reached number six on the UK Singles Chart. In the USA, the song was the band's...
  
  ", "Children"
• Erasure
  Erasure
  Erasure are an English synthpop duo, consisting of songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell. Erasure entered the music scene in 1985 with their debut single "Who Needs Love Like That"...
  
   - "Love to Hate You
  Love to Hate You
  "Love to Hate You" is a song by Erasure which was released in 1991 as the second single from the duo's fifth studio album Chorus.-History:...
  
  "
• The Future Sound of London
  The Future Sound of London
  The Future Sound of London is a prolific British electronic music band composed of Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans. The duo are often credited with pushing the boundaries of electronic music experimentation and of pioneering a new era of dance music...
  
   - "Papua New Guinea"
• Amy Grant
  Amy Grant
  Amy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop"...
  
   - "Baby Baby"
• Hale and Pace
  Hale and Pace
  Hale and Pace are an English comedy duo who have starred in several TV sketch series.-Early career:Gareth Hale and Norman Pace met at Avery Hill teacher training college in Eltham South East London. They discovered much in common, particularly humour, and began playing clubs in a comedy band. One...
  
   - "The Stonk"
• Happy Mondays
  Happy Mondays
  Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1980, the band's original line-up was Shaun Ryder on lead vocals, his brother Paul Ryder on bass, lead guitarist Mark Day, keyboardist Paul Davis, and drummer Gary Whelan...
  
   - "Loose Fit"
• Chesney Hawkes
  Chesney Hawkes
  Chesney Lee Hawkes , is an English pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. He is best known for his 1991 single "The One and Only", which topped the charts in the UK and reached the Top 10 in the U.S.-Life and career:...
  
   - "The One and Only
  The One and Only (song)
  "The One and Only" is a popular song written by Nik Kershaw and recorded by the British singer Chesney Hawkes. Produced by Kershaw and Alan Shacklock, Hawkes's recording was featured in the film 1991 Buddy's Song which starred Hawkes as the eponymous Buddy and Roger Daltrey as his father...
  
  "
• Human Resource - "Dominator"
• Inspiral Carpets
  Inspiral Carpets
  Inspiral Carpets are an alternative rock band from Oldham in Greater Manchester, England formed by Graham Lambert and Stephen Holt in 1983. The band is named after a clothing shop on their Oldham estate...
  
   - "Caravan"
• Samantha Janus
  Samantha Janus
  Samantha Zoe Womack is an English actress, singer and director, both on television and stage. In recent years she has been best known for playing the role of Ronnie Branning in EastEnders, but made her name in the early 1990s as Mandy Wilkins in Game On, and also represented the United Kingdom in...
  
   - "A Message to Your Heart"
• Jesus Jones
  Jesus Jones
  Jesus Jones are a British rock band. The Wiltshire-based group, formed in late 1988, recorded and performed in the late 1980s, throughout the 1990s, and into the 2000s. They are best remembered for their track, "Right Here, Right Now", an international hit and subsequently globally appropriated for...
  
   - "International Bright Young Thing", "Who? Where? Why?"
• Jesus Loves You
  Jesus Loves You (band)
  Jesus Loves You were a British band, founded by the singer Boy George. The music of the band is a mixture of electronic dance music, Indian classical music and western pop music. Their lyrics are about love, spirituality and the equality of all human beings....
  
   - "Bow Down Mister", "Generations of Love"
• K-Klass
  K-Klass
  K-Klass are a house music group from Wrexham, North Wales. The members are Andy Williams, Carl Thomas, Russ Morgan, and Paul Roberts. K-Klass signed with Deconstruction Records, and later to Parlophone.-Career:...
  
   - "Rhythm Is a Mystery"
• The KLF
  The KLF
  The KLF were one of the seminal bands of the British acid house movement during the late 1980s and early 1990s....
  
   – "(Stand by The JAMs)
  Justified and Ancient
  "Justified & Ancient" is a song by British band The KLF which featured on their 1991 album The White Room but with origins dating back to the duo's debut album, 1987 ....
  
  " (feat. Tammy Wynette
  Tammy Wynette
  Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....
  
  ), "3 a.m. Eternal
  3 a.m. Eternal
  "3 a.m. Eternal" is a song by The KLF, numerous versions of which were released as singles between 1989 and 1992. In January 1991, an acid house pop version of the song became an international top ten hit single, hitting #1 in the UK Singles Chart and #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and leading to...
  
  ", "Last Train to Trancentral
  Last Train to Trancentral
  "Last Train to Trancentral" is a song released, in different mixes, as a series of singles by The KLF, including "Last Train to Trancentral ", a commercially successful single of April 1991 that reached # 2 in the UK Singles Chart and achieved international top ten placings...
  
  "
• Sophie Lawrence
  Sophie Lawrence
  Sophie Lawrence is an English actress, best known for playing the role of Diane Butcher in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders....
  
   - "Love's Unkind
  Love's Unkind
  "Love's Unkind" is a single by Donna Summer from her album, I Remember Yesterday, which combined modern disco beats with sounds of previous decades. "Love's Unkind" has stories of high school crushes and love triangles. It became one of her biggest hits in the UK, peaking at number three, while it...
  
  "
• Level 42
  Level 42
  Level 42 are an English pop rock and jazz-funk band who had a number of worldwide and UK hits during the 1980s and 1990s.The band gained fame for their high-calibre musicianship—in particular that of Mark King, whose percussive slap-bass guitar technique provided the driving groove of many of the...
  
   - "Guaranteed"
• Love Decade - "So Real"
• M People
  M People
  M People are a British house music act from Manchester, who formed in 1990 and achieved success throughout most of the 1990s. The name M People is from the initials of Mike Pickering, who formed the group.-Career:...
  
   - "How Can I Love You More?"
• Kirsty MacColl
  Kirsty MacColl
  Kirsty Anna MacColl was an English singer-songwriter.MacColl scored several pop hits from the early 1980s to the early 1990s...
  
   - "Walking Down Madison"
• Marillion
  Marillion
  Marillion are a British rock band, formed in Aylesbury, England in 1979. Their recorded studio output comprises sixteen albums generally regarded in two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original vocalist & frontman Fish in late 1988, and the subsequent arrival of replacement Steve...
  
   - "Cover My Eyes"
• Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
  Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
  Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch was a hip-hop group led by Mark Wahlberg. The Funky Bunch consisted of Wahlberg , Scott Ross , Hector Barros , Terry Yancey and Anthony Thomas...
  
   - "Good Vibrations"
• Massive Attack
  Massive Attack
  Massive Attack are an English DJ and trip hop duo from Bristol, England consisting of Robert "3D" Del Naja and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall. Working with co-producers, as well as various session musicians and guest vocalists, they make records and tour live. The duo are considered to be of the trip...
  
   - "Unfinished Sympathy
  Unfinished Sympathy
  "Unfinished Sympathy" is a song by English electronica group Massive Attack, from their debut album Blue Lines . The song was written collaboratively by the members of the group , with Jonathan "Jonny Dollar" Sharp and Shara Nelson, the latter providing lead vocals for the song...
  
  ", "Safe from Harm"
• Don McLean
  Don McLean
  Donald "Don" McLean is an American singer-songwriter. He is most famous for the 1971 album American Pie, containing the renowned songs "American Pie" and "Vincent".-Musical roots:...
  
   - "American Pie"
• Mike + The Mechanics - "Word of Mouth"
• Dannii Minogue
  Dannii Minogue
  Danielle Jane "Dannii" Minogue is an Australian singer-songwriter, actress, television personality, radio personality, fashion designer and model...
  
   - "Love and Kisses
  Love and Kisses (Dannii Minogue song)
  "Love and Kisses" is a dance-pop song performed by Australian singer Dannii Minogue. The song was written by Alvin Moody, and produced by Moody, Vincent Bell and Dancin' Danny D for Minogue's debut album Love and Kisses . It was released as Minogue's debut single in February 1990 in Australia and...
  
  ", "Jump to the Beat
  Jump to the Beat
  "Jump to the Beat" is a pop–dance song written by Narada Michael Walden and Lisa Walden. It was originally performed by Stacy Lattisaw and covered by Australian singer Dannii Minogue on her debut album Love and Kisses . The song was produced by Les Adams, Emma Freilich, and Andy Whitmore and...
  
  "
• Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
  
   - "Word Is Out", "Shocked
  Shocked
  "Shocked" is a dance pop song written by Stock, Aitken & Waterman for Kylie Minogue's third studio album Rhythm of Love . It was produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman and received a positive reception from music critics...
  
  "
• Moby
  Moby
  Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...
  
   - "Go
  Go (Moby song)
  "Go" is a song by American electronica musician Moby, released as the first single from his self-titled album. The single was a success in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number ten on the UK Singles Chart....
  
  "
• Monty Python
  Monty Python
  Monty Python was a British surreal comedy group who created their influential Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four series...
  
   (Eric Idle
  Eric Idle
  Eric Idle is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer. He was as a member of the British comedy group Monty Python, a member of the The Rutles on Saturday Night Live and author of the play, Spamalot....
  
  ) - "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
  Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
  "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" is a popular song written by Eric Idle that was originally featured in the 1979 film Monty Python's Life of Brian and has gone on to become a common singalong at public events such as football matches as well as funerals.-History:Whilst trying to come up...
  
  "
• Morrissey
  Morrissey
  Steven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...
  
   - "My Love Life
  My Love Life
  "My Love Life" was a single by Morrissey released in September 1991. It was a stand alone single rather than taken from any studio album, although it was included on the compilation album Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey....
  
  "
• Ned's Atomic Dustbin
  Ned's Atomic Dustbin
  Ned's Atomic Dustbin are an English rock band formed in Stourbridge in West Midlands in November 1987. The band took their name from an episode of The Goon Show. The band were unusual for using two bass players in their lineup: Alex Griffin played melody lines high up on one bass, and Mat Cheslin...
  
   - "Happy"
• Nirvana
  Nirvana (band)
  Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
  
   - "Smells Like Teen Spirit
  Smells Like Teen Spirit
  "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana. It is the opening track and lead single from the band's second album, Nevermind , released on DGC Records...
  
  "
• N-Joi
  N-Joi
  N-Joi is a house music and techno production duo from Southend, Essex, England, consisting of Nigel Champion and Mark Franklin, with sometime vocalist/front person Saffron. Champion went to Framlingham College and Franklin to Felsted School but met up again after school in 1987.Between 1991 and...
  
   - "Adrenalin", "Anthem"
• Nomad
  Nomad (band)
  Nomad was a house music duo from England, who had several hits on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart, as well as some similar successes in the UK Singles Chart. Group members were Damon Rochefort , Steve McCutcheon and Sharon D. Clarke.In 1991 they hit #1 on the U.S...
  
   - "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion
  (I Wanna Give You) Devotion
  " Devotion," was the name of a House/Rave themed club track by the British Dance outfit Nomad. The track was a top ten UK hit in 1991, where it reached number 2, and a number 1 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart single in the United States, where it reached the top spot in June 1991 and stayed...
  
  ", "Just a Groove"
• Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
  Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
  Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are a synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England...
  
   - "Sailing on the Seven Seas
  Sailing on the Seven Seas
  "Sailing on the Seven Seas" is a 1991 single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark released from their album Sugar Tax. It marked a successful comeback for the band in the UK, where it peaked at number 3 in the charts...
  
  "
• Praise
  Praise (band)
  Praise, formed in 1991 in London, England, were a new-age music group, comprising Geoff MacCormack, Simon Goldenberg and Miriam Stockley. The group was considered to be foundational in the genre of Ethnic Electronica....
  
   - "Only You"
• Pop Will Eat Itself
  Pop Will Eat Itself
  Pop Will Eat Itself are an English alternative rock band, originally formed in Stourbridge in 1986, with members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country. Initially known as a Grebo act, their style changed to incorporate sample driven indie and industrial rock...
  
   - "X, Y, & Zee"
• Quartz & Dina Carroll
  Dina Carroll
  Dina Carroll is an English singer of Scottish and African American descent who had a string of hits from the late 1980s to the early 2000s.-Early career:...
  
   - "It's Too Late"
• The Railway Children
  The Railway Children (band)
  The Railway Children are a British alternative rock band, formed in Wigan in 1984, by Gary Newby , Brian Bateman , Guy Keegan , and Stephen Hull .-Career:...
  
   - "Every Beat of the Heart"
• Vic Reeves
  Vic Reeves
  James Roderick Moir , better known by the stage name Vic Reeves, is an English comedian, best known for his double act with Bob Mortimer . He is known for his surreal and non sequitur sense of humour....
  
   - "Born Free
  Born Free (song)
  "Born Free" is a popular song with music by John Barry, and lyrics by Don Black. It was written for the 1966 film of the same name and won an Academy Award for Best Original Song....
  
  "
• Right Said Fred
  Right Said Fred
  Right Said Fred is an English pop band, formed in 1989 by brothers Richard Fairbrass and Fred Fairbrass, later joined by their friend Rob Manzoli. The group is named after a song of the same name which was a hit for Bernard Cribbins in 1962...
  
   - "I'm Too Sexy
  I'm Too Sexy
  "I'm Too Sexy" is a song by English trio Right Said Fred from their album Up. The single topped the American charts for three weeks in early 1992, after having peaked at number two in Britain less than six months earlier....
  
  "
• Diana Ross
  Diana Ross
  Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
  
   - "When You Tell Me That You Love Me"
• Ride
  Ride (band)
  Ride were a British alternative rock band that formed in 1988 in Oxford, England, consisting of Andy Bell, Mark Gardener, Laurence "Loz" Colbert, and Steve Queralt. The band were initially part of the "shoegazing" scene. Following the break-up of the band in 1996, members moved on to various other...
  
   - "Unfamiliar"
• Roxette
  Roxette
  Roxette are a Swedish pop music duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle . Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act from the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough album Look Sharp!...
  
   - "Joyride
  Joyride (Roxette song)
  "Joyride", written by Per Gessle, was the first single released from Swedish pop duo Roxette's 1991 album Joyride, the follow-up to the group's highly successful Look Sharp!. The single topped the charts across Europe, and in Australia, Canada and the United States, where it spent one week at...
  
  "
• Rozalla
  Rozalla
  Rozalla is a dance music performer, born to a Zambian mother and a Zimbabwean father...
  
   - "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)
  Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)
  "Everybody's Free " is the second single by Zambian-born Zimbabwean singer Rozalla. It is her only hit to date.-Chart performances:...
  
  ", "Faith (In the Power of Love)
  Faith (In the Power of Love)
  "Faith " is a single by Zambian-born singer Rozalla.-Chart information:"Faith " first charted in the United Kingdom in April 1991, reaching #65. The single was, however, re-released in November of that year after the success of her previous single, "Everybody's Free "...
  
  "
• Scorpions
  Scorpions (band)
  Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...
  
   - "Send Me an Angel
  Send Me an Angel (Scorpions song)
  "Send Me an Angel" is a power ballad by German heavy metal band Scorpions, released on their 1990 album Crazy World. Along with "Wind of Change", it became the album's signature track, reaching number 44 on Billboard Hot 100 Chart, number 8 on the Mainstream Rock Chart and high chart positions in...
  
  "
• Seal
  Seal (musician)
  Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel , known simply as Seal, is a British soul and R&B singer-songwriter, of Nigerian and Brazilian background. Seal has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 1992, four Grammy Awards, and an...
  
   – "Crazy
  Crazy (Seal song)
  "Crazy" is a song written by English soul artist Seal and producer Guy Sigsworth . The song was produced by Trevor Horn for Seal's debut album Seal . Seal's debut single, "Crazy" is one of his biggest hits, reaching the top five in the United Kingdom and the top ten in the United States...
  
  "
• Shaft - Roobarb and Custard
• The Shamen
  The Shamen
  The Shamen were an experimental electronic music band, from 1985–1999, initially formed in Aberdeen, Scotland, as a psychedelic-influenced indie rock act. The founding members are Colin Angus , Derek McKenzie and Keith McKenzie...
  
   - "Move Any Mountain (Progen '91)
  Move Any Mountain
  "Move Any Mountain" was a single performed by The Shamen. With a new radio remix by The Beatmasters, the song was released in the UK during the summer of 1991 and was their first top-ten single, reaching number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. It was the band's only top-40 hit in the U.S., where the song...
  
  "
• Feargal Sharkey
  Feargal Sharkey
  Feargal Sharkey is a singer from Northern Ireland who first found fame as the lead vocalist of pop punk band The Undertones...
  
   - "I've Got News for You LIve"
• Simply Red
  Simply Red
  Simply Red were a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style drew influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, reggae and jazz...
  
   – "Stars
  Stars (Simply Red song)
  Stars is a single by the band Simply Red. "Stars" was originally released in the 1991 album of the same name. The single reached #8 in the United Kingdom and was successful in some other countries in Europe, but did not reach the Top 40 in the United States, unlike Simply Red's previous single...
  
  "
• Siouxsie and the Banshees – "Kiss Them for Me"
• Slade
  Slade
  Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton, who rose to prominence during the glam rock era of the early 1970s. With 17 consecutive Top 20 hits and six number ones, the British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles...
  
   - "Radio Wall Of Sound"
• SL2
  SL2
  SL2 was the name of a hardcore/rave music act in the early 1990s from London, England. They also recorded, remixed or produced under the names Slipmatt & Lime and T.H.C.-Background:...
  
   - "DJs Take Control"
• Soho
  Soho (band)
  Soho were an English pop trio, consisting of the sisters Jacqueline Cuff and Pauline Cuff, with Timothy London. Other members of the group over the years have been Dukie D , Liam Gillick , Eds Chesters , Leigh Gorman and...
  
   - "Hippychick"
• Lisa Stansfield
  Lisa Stansfield
  Lisa Stansfield is an English singer and songwriter.-Early years:Stansfield was born to Marion and Keith Stansfield in Heywood, Lancashire, in England, where she attended Redbrook School, Rochdale. Her first television appearance was on a talent programme in the Granada TV area in 1982...
  
   - "All Woman
  All Woman
  All Woman is the title of a number-one R&B single by singer Lisa Stansfield, the second single from her album, Real Love. The hit song spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart, also reaching #56 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #20 on the UK Singles chart...
  
  "
• Kenny Thomas
  Kenny Thomas (singer)
  Kenny Thomas is an English soul singer.-Career:Thomas grew up on Hillside Estate in Stamford Hill and went to Cardinal Pole RC School in Hackney . He was a boxer and a BT technician before turning his hand to a singing career...
  
   - "Outstanding", "Thinking About Your Love"
• T'pau
  T'Pau (band)
  T'Pau was a 1980s British Rock group led by singer Carol Decker. They had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK, and several hits in the United States and Europe...
  
   - "Whenever You Need Me"
• Tina Turner
  Tina Turner
  Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
  
   - "Way of the World
  Way of the World (song)
  "Way of the World" is a hit single released by Grammy Award winning rock/pop singer Tina Turner for her 1991 Simply The Best album, on which it was one of four new recordings...
  
  "
• Tin Machine
  Tin Machine
  Tin Machine was a hard rock band formed in 1988, famous for being fronted by singer David Bowie. The group recorded two studio albums before dissolving in 1992, when Bowie returned to his solo career...
  
   - "You Belong in Rock and Roll", "Baby Universal
  Baby Universal
  "Baby Universal" is a song by Tin Machine, released as a single from their Tin Machine II album in October 1991. It was to be the band's final release before singer David Bowie resumed his solo career....
  
  "
• 2 Unlimited
  2 Unlimited
  2 Unlimited is a Dutch Eurodance/Hi-NRG act formed in 1991. The project was the brainchild of Belgian producers Jean-Paul DeCoster and Phil Wilde, and was fronted by a Dutch duo, rapper Ray Slijngaard and singer Anita Doth. During five years of enormous worldwide popularity, the act scored 16 chart...
  
   - "Get Ready for This
  Get Ready for This
  "Get Ready for This" was later remixed and re-released for 2 Unlimited's compilation album Greatest Hits Remixes.-Dancemania:The song has appeared on the eurodance compilation Dancemania series albums, including Dancemania Super Techno II , Dancemania Speed 6 and Dancemania Super Techno Best...
  
  "
• U96
  U96
  U96 is a dance music project formed by the German DJ and producer Alex Christensen and a team of producers called Matiz , known for a number of 1990s Eurodance hits.-Biography:...
  
   – "Das Boot"
• Utah Saints
  Utah Saints
  Utah Saints is a dance band based in Leeds, England. The music is produced by Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt, who are joined on-stage by other musicians whenever the band plays live...
  
   - "What Can You Do For Me"
• Voice of the Beehive
  Voice of the Beehive
  Voice of the Beehive is an Anglo-American alternative pop rock band formed in London in 1986 by Californian sisters Tracey Bryn and Melissa Brooke Belland, daughters of The Four Preps singer, Bruce Belland.- Career :...
  
   - "Monsters & Angels"
• Wet Wet Wet
  Wet Wet Wet
  Wet Wet Wet are a Scottish pop rock band that formed in the 1980s. They scored a number of hits in the British charts and around the world. The band is composed of Marti Pellow , Tommy Cunningham , Graeme Clark and Neil Mitchell...
  
   - "Goodnight Girl
  Goodnight Girl
  "Goodnight Girl" is the third single from Wet Wet Wet's fourth studio album, High on the Happy Side. It was released on 23 December 1991, and was the second of the band's three UK number-one singles , but the only one to be self-penned...
  
  "
• The Wonder Stuff
  The Wonder Stuff
  The Wonder Stuff are a British alternative rock band, originally based in Stourbridge, West Midlands, in the Black Country, England.-Origins:...
  
   - "The Size of a Cow"
• Xpansions
  Sally Ann Marsh
  Sally Ann Marsh is a British singer and actress who came to fame originally as a member of a short lived girlband with Diana Barrand and Dani Behr called Faith Hope & Charity, .-Performing career:...
  
   - "Move Your Body"
• Young Black Teenagers
  Young Black Teenagers
  Young Black Teenagers was an early 1990s American rap group consisting of Kamron, First Born, Anthony DelCioppo, Tommy Never, and DJ Skribble. Despite their name, none of the group was black...
  
   - "Loud and Hard to Hit"
• Young Disciples
  Young Disciples
  Young Disciples was a British / American acid jazz band, formed in London in 1990 by Carleen Anderson , Marc Nelson plus Femi Williams ....
  
   - "Apparently Nothin'"
• Zoë
  Zoe (singer)
  Zoë is a British pop singer and songwriter, who had brief success in 1991 with two hit singles, "Sunshine on a Rainy Day", which climbed to #4 on the UK Singles Chart, and "Lightning", which reached #37...
  
   - "Sunshine on a Rainy Day
  Sunshine on a Rainy Day
  "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" is a 1990 single released by British female pop singer and songwriter Zoë.The song was originally released at the end of 1990, when it only managed to reach #53 on the UK Singles Chart. It was not until the remix by Youth in August 1991, that it hit #4 on the same chart...
  
  "
• Zucchero
  Zucchero
  Adelmo Fornaciari, Commander , more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero /ˈtsukkero/, is an Italian rock singer. His music is largely inspired by gospel, blues and rock music, and alternates between ballads and more rhythmic boogie-like pieces.Zucchero is the...
  
   and Paul Young
  Paul Young (singer and guitarist)
  Paul Antony Young is an English pop musician. Formerly the frontman of the short-lived bands Kat Kool & The Kool Cats, Streetband and Q-Tips, his following solo success as a solo recording artist turned him into a 1980s teenage pop idol...
  
   - "Senza una Donna (Without a Woman)
  Senza una donna
  "Senza una donna" is a 1987 song co-written and performed by Zucchero Fornaciari and rerecorded in 1991 with Paul Young. The song was then released as a single under the title "Senza una donna " which reached #4 in the UK Single Chart and #2 in the German Singles Chart and the French Singles Chart...
  
  "

1992

• Tori Amos
  Tori Amos
  Tori Amos is an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. She was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument...
  
   -"Crucify
  Crucify (song)
  "Crucify" is a song by American singer-songwriter and musician Tori Amos. It was released as the fifth single from her debut studio album Little Earthquakes. It was released on May 12, 1992 by Atlantic Records in North America and on June 8 by EastWest Records in the UK.-Background:The song served...
  
  "
• Tasmin Archer
  Tasmin Archer
  Tasmin Archer is an English pop singer. Her first album, Great Expectations, spawned the hit "Sleeping Satellite" which reached number one in the United Kingdom and Ireland.-Biography:...
  
   - "Sleeping Satellite
  Sleeping Satellite
  "Sleeping Satellite" was the debut single by the British singer-songwriter Tasmin Archer, released in 1992. The song peaked at no.1 in the UK, and was also an international hit.-Lyrics and music:...
  
  "
• Michael Ball
  Michael Ball (singer)
  Michael Ashley Ball, born 27 June 1962) is a British actor, singer, and radio and TV presenter who is best known for the song "Love Changes Everything" and musical theatre roles such as Marius in Les Misérables, Alex in Aspects of Love, Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Edna Turnblad...
  
   - "One Step Out of Time"
• Bizarre Inc featuring Angie Brown
  Angie Brown
  Angie Brown born is a female singer/songwriter from Brixton, in South London.Brown, whose vocals have been featured on tracks of diverse acts ranging from Fatboy Slim to Lisa Stansfield & The Wah Brothers, is more famous as the featured vocalist on Bizarre Inc's two #1 Hot Dance Music/Club Play...
  
   - "I'm Gonna Get You"
• Michael Bolton
  Michael Bolton
  Michael Bolton is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s, both on his early solo albums and those recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack...
  
   - "To Love Somebody
  To Love Somebody (song)
  "To Love Somebody" is the second single released by the Bee Gees from their third LP, Bee Gees 1st.The band's manager Robert Stigwood wanted Barry Gibb to write a soul song for Otis Redding. Barry, along with Robin wrote "To Love Somebody," a soulful ballad in the style of Sam & Dave or The Rascals...
  
  "
• Boney M
  Boney M
  Boney M. is a Eurodisco group created by German record producer Frank Farian. Originally based in Germany, the four original members of the group's official line-up were Jamaicans Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett, Maizie Williams from Montserrat and Bobby Farrell from Aruba...
  
   – "Megamix"
• Boy George
  Boy George
  Boy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by...
  
   - "The Crying Game
  The Crying Game
  The Crying Game is a 1992 psychological thriller drama film written and directed by Neil Jordan. The film explores themes of race, gender, nationality, and sexuality against the backdrop of the Irish Troubles...
  
  "
• Boyz II Men
  Boyz II Men
  Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than albums worldwide. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet, but original member Michael McCary...
  
   - "End of the Road
  End of the Road
  "End of the Road" is a 1992 Grammy Award-winning, number-one song recorded in May 1992 by Boyz II Men for the Motown label. Written and produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid and Daryl Simmons. It is Boyz II Men's most successful single and replaced Diana Ross and Lionel...
  
  "
• Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
  
   – "I'll Be There"
• Carter USM
  Carter USM
  Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine is a British indie rock band formed in 1988 by singer Jim "Jim Bob" Morrison and guitarist Les "Fruitbat" Carter. They made their name with a distinctive style of power pop, fusing samples, sequenced basses and drum machines with rock 'n' roll guitars and...
  
   - "The Impossible Dream
  The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
  "The Impossible Dream " is a popular song composed by Mitch Leigh, with lyrics written by Joe Darion. It was written for the 1965 musical Man of La Mancha...
  
  "
• Charles and Eddie
  Charles and Eddie
  Charles & Eddie were an American soul music duo, that had four Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart in the 1990s. Their biggest was the worldwide hit single, "Would I Lie to You", taken from their 1992 debut album, Duophonic...
  
   - "Would I Lie to You?
  Would I Lie to You? (Charles and Eddie song)
  "Would I Lie to You?" is an R&B song by Charles & Eddie. Written by Mike Leeson and Peter Vale and produced by Josh Deutsch, "Would I Lie to You?" was the debut single by the pop-soul duo, and it proved to be their biggest hit...
  
  "
• Cher
  Cher
  Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
  
   – "Could've Been You
  Could've Been You
  "Could've Been You" is a rock song first performed by American rock singer Bob Halligan and later popularized by American singer-actress Cher. The song was written by Halligan and Arnie Roman for Halligan's 1991 album, Window In The Wall...
  
  "
• Color Me Badd
  Color Me Badd
  Color Me Badd was an R&B vocal group that was formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. The original members of the group were Bryan Abrams ; Mark Calderon ; Sam Watters and Kevin Thornton...
  
   - "Heartbreaker"
• Crowded House
  Crowded House
  Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is the primary songwriter and creative director of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand , Australia and the United States...
  
   - "Weather With You
  Weather with You
  "Weather with You" is a 1991 song by rock group Crowded House. It was the third and most successful single released from the group's third studio album Woodface, reaching top fifty charts in six countries with a peak of #7 in the United Kingdom....
  
  ""It's Only Natural"
• Billy Ray Cyrus
  Billy Ray Cyrus
  William "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon...
  
   - "Achy Breaky Heart
  Achy Breaky Heart
  "Achy Breaky Heart" is a hit country music song written by Don Von Tress. Originally titled "Don't Tell My Heart", its name was later changed to "Achy Breaky Heart" and was recorded by Billy Ray Cyrus on his 1992 album Some Gave All. As Cyrus' debut single and signature song, it made him famous and...
  
  "
• Del Amitri
  Del Amitri
  Del Amitri were a Scottish pop-rock guitar band, formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1983. The band grew out of Justin Currie's Jordanhill College School band and came together after teenager Currie placed an advertisement in the window of a music store asking for people who could play to contact him...
  
   - "Always the Last to Know"
• Celine Dion
  Celine Dion
  Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
  
   & Peabo Bryson
  Peabo Bryson
  Peabo Bryson is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, born in Greenville, South Carolina...
  
   - "Beauty and the Beast"
• Doctor Spin
  Doctor Spin
  Doctor Spin was a pseudonym used by Andrew Lloyd Webber and record producer Nigel Wright for their 1992 hit single "Tetris". Their identities were not widely publicised at the time...
  
   - "Tetris
  Korobeiniki
  "Korobeiniki" , also known as the Tetris song is a nineteenth-century Russian folk song that tells of an incident between a peddler and a girl "haggling" over a price, with the details only being said in metaphor...
  
  "
• Dr Alban - "It's My Life
  It's My Life (Dr Alban song)
  "It's My Life" is a 1992 song recorded by the Sweden-based musician and producer Dr Alban. It was the first single from his second studio album One Love....
  
  "
• Electronic
  Electronic (band)
  -Albums:-Singles:-Music videos:-External links:* *...
  
   – "Disappointed
  Disappointed
  "Disappointed" was the fourth single by the English band Electronic. Like their first single "Getting Away with It" it featured Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys as well as founding members Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner. It was released in June 1992 on Parlophone soon after the demise of Factory Records...
  
  "
• En Vogue
  En Vogue
  En Vogue is an American female R&B vocal group from Oakland, California assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy.The group has won more MTV Video Music Awards than any other female group in MTV history, a total of seven, along with four Soul Train Awards, six American Music...
  
   - "Free Your Mind
  Free Your Mind
  "Free Your Mind" is the name of a Grammy Award-nominated hit single released by the American all-female R&B group En Vogue. Released on September 24, 1992 "Free Your Mind" is the third single released from En Vogue's critically acclaimed album Funky Divas...
  
  "
• Enya
  Enya
  Enya is an Irish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. Enya is an approximate transliteration of how Eithne is pronounced in the Donegal dialect of the Irish language, her native tongue.She began her musical career in 1980, when she briefly joined her family band Clannad before leaving to...
  
   – "Book of Days
  Book of Days (song)
  "Book of Days" is a hit song released in two versions, both composed and recorded by Irish musician Enya. The original version, included on the 1991 album Shepherd Moons, was sung in Irish Gaelic. The subsequent 1992 single version was bilingual, with new English lyrics; this version was recorded...
  
  "
• Felix - "Don't You Want Me
  Don't You Want Me (song)
  "Don't You Want Me" is a dance / electronic song recorded by British DJ and producer Francis Wright, known under the pseudonym of Felix. It was released as his debut single from his album #1 in late 1992. Musically, it samples Jomanda's "Don't You Want My Love" and credited as Felix featuring Jomanda...
  
  "
• Genesis
  Genesis (band)
  Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...
  
   - "Hold on My Heart
  Hold on My Heart
  "Hold on My Heart" is a 1992 single by rock band Genesis. It was released as the third single from their 1991 album We Can't Dance. The song proved to be successful in both the UK and the U.S. reaching number 16 on the official UK Top 75 singles chart and number 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100...
  
  "
• Sophie B. Hawkins
  Sophie B. Hawkins
  Sophie Ballantine Hawkins is an American singer, songwriter, musician and painter. Her biggest hits are "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover", "Right Beside You", and "As I Lay Me Down".- Career :...
  
   – "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover
  Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover
  "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" is a hit song in the U.S. by Sophie B. Hawkins. Released in 1992, it is from her album Tongues and Tails...
  
  "
• Heaven 17
  Heaven 17
  Heaven 17 are an English synthpop band originating from Sheffield in the early 1980s. The trio comprises Martyn Ware , Ian Craig Marsh and Glenn Gregory...
  
   - "Temptation
  Temptation (Heaven 17 song)
  "Temptation" is a single by Sheffield band Heaven 17, originally released in April 1983, peaking at number 2 in the UK charts. This was the second single to be taken from their second album The Luxury Gap, after November 1982's "Let Me Go"....
  
  "
• INXS
  INXS
  INXS are an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays are Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on guitar/keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar/sax...
  
   - "Taste It
  Taste It
  "Taste It" is the fourth single from the 1992 album Welcome to Wherever You Are, by Australian rock band INXS. The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence....
  
  "
• Elton John
  Elton John
  Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
  
   & Eric Clapton
  Eric Clapton
  Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...
  
   – "Runaway Train"
• Kris Kross
  Kris Kross
  Kris Kross was an American rap duo of the 1990s comprising Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly and Chris "Daddy Mac" Smith. The duo are best known for their hit 1992 song "Jump", which was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks and was certified double platinum as a single...
  
   - "Jump
  Jump (Kris Kross song)
  "Jump" is a 1992 song by the hip hop duo Kris Kross. It was released as a single in early 1992 from their album Totally Krossed Out. It achieved great success in many countries where it topped the charts, including Australia, Switzerland and the U.S....
  
  "
• KWS
  KWS (Band)
  KWS are a British pop/rave act from Nottingham, England consisting of instrumentalists/record producers Chris King and Winston Williams and vocalist Delroy St...
  
   - "Please Don't Go"
• Cyndi Lauper
  Cyndi Lauper
  Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
  
   - "The World Is Stone
  The World Is Stone
  "The World Is Stone" is a single by American singer, Cyndi Lauper. This is the English version of the French song "Le Monde est stone" , which was part of the Starmania musical and has been most notably associated with Fabienne Thibeault, Marie Carmen and Céline Dion.The song was composed by Michel...
  
  "
• M People
  M People
  M People are a British house music act from Manchester, who formed in 1990 and achieved success throughout most of the 1990s. The name M People is from the initials of Mike Pickering, who formed the group.-Career:...
  
   - "Excited"
• Madness
  Madness (band)
  In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts...
  
   - "The Harder They Come
  The Harder They Come (song)
  "The Harder They Come" is a reggae song by the Jamaican singer Jimmy Cliff. It was first recorded for the soundtrack of the movie by the same name....
  
  "
• Manic Street Preachers
  Manic Street Preachers
  Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...
  
   - "Motorcycle Emptiness
  Motorcycle Emptiness
  "Motorcycle Emptiness" is a single by the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers, released on 1 June 1992. It was the fifth single to be lifted from their debut album Generation Terrorists. The track is slower paced than most others on the album. Its lyrics are inspired by S.E. Hinton's book...
  
  ", "You Love Us
  You Love Us
  "You Love Us" is a single by the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on January 16, 1992 and was the third single to be released from their debut album, Generation Terrorists....
  
  ", "Suicide Is Painless
  Suicide Is Painless
  "Suicide Is Painless" is a song written by Johnny Mandel and Mike Altman , which is best known for being featured as the theme song for both the movie and TV series M*A*S*H. The actual title is "Song from M*A*S*H" ". Mike Altman is the son of the original film's director, Robert Altman, and was 14...
  
  "
• Brian May
  Brian May
  Brian Harold May, CBE is an English musician and astrophysicist most widely known as the guitarist and a songwriter of the rock band Queen...
  
   - "Resurrection"
• Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
  
   - "Give Me Just a Little More Time
  Give Me Just a Little More Time
  "Give Me Just a Little More Time" is the debut single for Chairmen of the Board, released in 1970 through Capitol Records on Holland–Dozier–Holland's Invictus Records label....
  
  ", "Finer Feelings
  Finer Feelings
  "Finer Feelings" is a song by Kylie Minogue. It was the final release from Let's Get to It and was actually planned as the follow-up to "Word Is Out", but was held back after the release of "If You Were with Me Now". "Finer Feelings" finally appeared in April 1992, remixed by Brothers in Rhythm,...
  
  ", "What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)
  What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)
  "What Kind of Fool " is a song performed by Australian recording artist and songwriter Kylie Minogue, from her Greatest hits album Greatest Hits . The song was written by Mike Stock, Kylie Minogue and Pete Waterman, and produced by Stock and Waterman...
  
  ", "Celebration
  Celebration (song)
  "Celebration" is a song released in 1980 by Kool & the Gang from their album Celebrate!. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 7, 1981 and held that position until February 20, 1981. Late in 1980, the song had also reached number one on both the Billboard Dance and R&B...
  
  "
• Morrissey
  Morrissey
  Steven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...
  
   - "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful
  We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful
  "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" is a single by Morrissey released in April 1992. It was taken from the then-unreleased Your Arsenal album and was the first Morrissey single to be written by Alain Whyte and produced by glam rock legend Mick Ronson.Reaching number 17 in the UK Singles...
  
  "
• Jimmy Nail
  Jimmy Nail
  James Bradford "Jimmy" Nail is an English singer-songwriter, actor, musician, film producer, film score composer and television writer....
  
   - "Ain't No Doubt
  Ain't No Doubt
  "Ain't No Doubt" is a popular song by Jimmy Nail. Composed by Nail with Guy Pratt, Danny Schogger and Charlie Dore, the song features additional vocals by Sylvia Mason-James...
  
  "
• Ned's Atomic Dustbin
  Ned's Atomic Dustbin
  Ned's Atomic Dustbin are an English rock band formed in Stourbridge in West Midlands in November 1987. The band took their name from an episode of The Goon Show. The band were unusual for using two bass players in their lineup: Alex Griffin played melody lines high up on one bass, and Mat Cheslin...
  
   - "Not Sleeping Around"
• New Atlantic
  New Atlantic
  New Atlantic were an early 1990s British rave band from Southport, Merseyside. They were made up of Richard Lloyd and Cameron Saunders, and best known for their UK #12 hit "I Know" in March 1992. The CD single of "I Know" contained an alternate mix, which was performed by the group onstage on the...
  
   - "I Know"
• Opus III
  Opus III
  Opus III were a techno and house music group from England who had success on the UK Singles Chart and on the U.S. Dance charts. The group consisted of vocalist Kirsty Hawkshaw and producers/musicians Kevin 'The Fly' Dodds, Ian Munro and Nigel 'Spider' Walton...
  
   - "It's a Fine Day
  It's a Fine Day
  "It's a Fine Day" is a song written by English poet and musician Edward Barton. It was originally recorded in 1983 by Jane, and later by Opus III for whom it was a major international hit in 1992.-Original recording by Jane:...
  
  "
• Vanessa Paradis
  Vanessa Paradis
  Vanessa Chantal Paradis is a French singer, model and actress. She became a child star at 14 with the worldwide success of her single "Joe le taxi"...
  
   - "Be My Baby"
• The Pasadenas
  The Pasadenas
  The Pasadenas were a R&B / pop group from the United Kingdom, best known for their hit songs, "Tribute " and "I'm Doing Fine Now".-Career:...
  
   - "I'm Doing Fine Now"
• The Pogues
  The Pogues
  The Pogues are a Celtic punk band, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane MacGowan. The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. MacGowan left the band in 1991 due to drinking problems but the band continued first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals before...
  
   & Kirsty MacColl
  Kirsty MacColl
  Kirsty Anna MacColl was an English singer-songwriter.MacColl scored several pop hits from the early 1980s to the early 1990s...
  
   - "Fairytale of New York
  Fairytale of New York
  "Fairytale of New York" is a song by the Irish rock group The Pogues, released in 1987 and featuring the British singer Kirsty MacColl. The song is an Irish folk style ballad, written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan, and featured on The Pogues' album If I Should Fall from Grace with God...
  
  "
• Public Enemy - "Shut 'Em Down"
• Cliff Richard
  Cliff Richard
  Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
  
   - "This New Year"
• Ride
  Ride (band)
  Ride were a British alternative rock band that formed in 1988 in Oxford, England, consisting of Andy Bell, Mark Gardener, Laurence "Loz" Colbert, and Steve Queralt. The band were initially part of the "shoegazing" scene. Following the break-up of the band in 1996, members moved on to various other...
  
   - "Leave Them All Behind"
• Right Said Fred
  Right Said Fred
  Right Said Fred is an English pop band, formed in 1989 by brothers Richard Fairbrass and Fred Fairbrass, later joined by their friend Rob Manzoli. The group is named after a song of the same name which was a hit for Bernard Cribbins in 1962...
  
   - "Don't Talk Just Kiss
  Don't Talk Just Kiss
  "Don't Talk Just Kiss" is the second single by English trio Right Said Fred off their album Up. The song features background vocals by R&B and dance singer Jocelyn Brown. The song reached #3 in the UK in December 1991. The single was released in the U.S...
  
  ", "Deeply Dippy
  Deeply Dippy
  "Deeply Dippy" is a popular song by English trio Right Said Fred.Written by Right Said Fred and produced by Tommy D, "Deeply Dippy" was Right Said Fred's third single and did one better than their debut "I'm Too Sexy" by reaching number one on the UK singles chart for three weeks in April 1992,...
  
  "
• Roxette
  Roxette
  Roxette are a Swedish pop music duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle . Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act from the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough album Look Sharp!...
  
   - "How Do You Do!
  How Do You Do!
  "How Do You Do!" is a pop song by Swedish pop duo Roxette. It was released as their first single from the album Tourism. The single spent eight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #58 in the United States...
  
  ", "Church of Your Heart
  Church Of Your Heart
  "Church of Your Heart", written by Per Gessle, was the fifth single released from Swedish pop duo Roxette's 1991 album Joyride. The single came out in 1992.-Music video:...
  
  "
• Saint Etienne
  Saint Etienne (band)
  Saint Etienne are an English Pop group comprising Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs. They are named after the French football team AS Saint-Étienne.-History:Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs were childhood friends and former music journalists...
  
   - "Join Our Club"
• Jon Secada
  Jon Secada
  Jon Secada is a Cuban-American singer and songwriter. Secada was born in Havana, Cuba, and raised in Hialeah, Florida. He has won two Grammy Awards and sold 20 million albums since his English-language debut album in 1992. His music fuses funk, soul, pop and Latin percussion...
  
   - "Just Another Day"
• The Sisters of Mercy
  The Sisters of Mercy
  The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company...
  
   - "Temple of Love"
• Shakespears Sister
  Shakespears Sister
  Shakespears Sister/Shakespear's Sister is a British-based synth-pop-rock band formed by Irish-born singer–songwriter Siobhan Fahey in 1988, with plaudits including a BRIT Award and Ivor Novello Award. It was Fahey's first musical outing since leaving Bananarama, and initially a solo project...
  
   - "Stay", "I Don't Care"
• The Shamen
  The Shamen
  The Shamen were an experimental electronic music band, from 1985–1999, initially formed in Aberdeen, Scotland, as a psychedelic-influenced indie rock act. The founding members are Colin Angus , Derek McKenzie and Keith McKenzie...
  
   - "Ebeneezer Goode
  Ebeneezer Goode
  "Ebeneezer Goode" is a song by Scottish electronic music group The Shamen, which, after being heavily remixed by The Beatmasters, became their biggest hit when released as a single in September 1992. The band's original version also featured on the vinyl edition of their album Boss Drum...
  
  "
• SL2
  SL2
  SL2 was the name of a hardcore/rave music act in the early 1990s from London, England. They also recorded, remixed or produced under the names Slipmatt & Lime and T.H.C.-Background:...
  
   - "On A Ragga Tip"
• Smart E's - "Sesame's Treet"
• Lisa Stansfield
  Lisa Stansfield
  Lisa Stansfield is an English singer and songwriter.-Early years:Stansfield was born to Marion and Keith Stansfield in Heywood, Lancashire, in England, where she attended Redbrook School, Rochdale. Her first television appearance was on a talent programme in the Granada TV area in 1982...
  
   - "Someday (I'm Coming Back)"
• Stereo MC's – "Connected"
• Rod Stewart
  Rod Stewart
  Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
  
   - "Tom Traubert's Blues"
• Suede
  Suede (band)
  Suede are an English alternative rock band from London, formed in 1989. The group's most prominent early line-up featured singer Brett Anderson, guitarist Bernard Butler, bass player Mat Osman and drummer Simon Gilbert. By 1992, Suede were hailed as "The Best New Band in Britain", and attracted...
  
   – "Metal Mickey
  Metal Mickey (song)
  "Metal Mickey" is the second single from the debut album by Suede, released on September 14, 1992 on Nude Records. It charted at number 17 on the UK singles chart, a considerable improvement on their previous single, "The Drowners", which failed to crack the top 40.Performed by the group on their...
  
  "
• The Sugarcubes
  The Sugarcubes
  The Sugarcubes were an Icelandic alternative rock band formed in 1986 and disbanded in 1992. They received critical and popular acclaim internationally.-History:...
  
   - "Hit"
• Take That
  Take That
  Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...
  
   – "It Only Takes a Minute
  It Only Takes a Minute
  "It Only Takes a Minute" is a 1975 song by Tavares. It would become the group's only Top 10 pop hit in the United States, peaking at #10. It also became their second #1 song on the American soul charts....
  
  ", "A Million Love Songs
  A Million Love Songs
  "A Million Love Songs" is the penultimate single released by Take That from their debut album and was written by lead vocalist Gary Barlow at the age of 15.-Song information:...
  
  ", "Could It Be Magic
  Could It Be Magic
  "Could It Be Magic" is a song by Adrienne Anderson and Barry Manilow. It was included on Manilow's 1973 debut album, Barry Manilow.Due to its popularity, it was released as a single in 1975, two years after it had originally been recorded, where it reached #6 in the United States.Manilow's...
  
  "
• 2 Unlimited
  2 Unlimited
  2 Unlimited is a Dutch Eurodance/Hi-NRG act formed in 1991. The project was the brainchild of Belgian producers Jean-Paul DeCoster and Phil Wilde, and was fronted by a Dutch duo, rapper Ray Slijngaard and singer Anita Doth. During five years of enormous worldwide popularity, the act scored 16 chart...
  
   - "Twilight Zone
  Twilight Zone (2 Unlimited song)
  "Twilight Zone" is a 1992 single released by the Belgian-Dutch Eurodance group 2 Unlimited. It reached #2 in the UK and #5 on the U.S. Dance chart, thus becoming their biggest hit on that chart. The UK release of the single was the first 2 Unlimited single in that country to include the vocals by...
  
  ", "Workaholic
  Workaholic (song)
  "Workaholic" was the third single released by Dutch act 2 Unlimited from their album Get Ready!. The song differed from the album version by virtue of it not being an instrumental track. It was a Top 30 U.S...
  
  "
• U2
  U2
  U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
  
   – "One
  One (U2 song)
  "One" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track from their 1991 album Achtung Baby, and it was released as the record's third single in March 1992. It was recorded at three recording studios, Hansa Ton Studios, Elsinore, and Windmill Lane Studios...
  
  "
• Undercover
  Undercover (dance group)
  Undercover were a dance music group from the UK, who had two Top 10 hits in 1992. The vocals on all the group's songs were sung by John Matthews, The band were formed in 1991, and are still active today.- Overview :...
  
   - "Baker Street
  Baker Street (song)
  "Baker Street" is a ballad written and first recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty. Released as a single in 1978, it reached #1 in Canada, #2 in the US, #3 in the UK, #1 in Australia and #9 in the Netherlands...
  
  "
• Urban Hype - "Trip to Trumpton"
• Utah Saints
  Utah Saints
  Utah Saints is a dance band based in Leeds, England. The music is produced by Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt, who are joined on-stage by other musicians whenever the band plays live...
  
   - "Something Good"
• The Wedding Present
  The Wedding Present
  The Wedding Present are a British indie rock group based in Leeds, England, formed in 1985 from the ashes of the Lost Pandas. The band's music has evolved from fast-paced indie rock in the vein of their most obvious influences The Fall, Buzzcocks and Gang of Four to more varied forms...
  
   - "Blue Eyes", "Flying Saucer", "Three"
• Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On"...
  
   - "Love Is Holy
  Love Is Holy
  "Love Is Holy" is the first single from Love Is, a 1992 album by Kim Wilde.One of very few of Wilde's songs not written by herself or her family, it was written by American songwriting duo Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, who had been responsible for writing several hits, notably those by American...
  
  "
• Chris De Burgh
  Chris de Burgh
  Chris de Burgh is a British/Irish singer-songwriter. He is most famous for his 1986 love song "The Lady in Red".-Early life:...
  
   - "Separate Tables
  Separate Tables
  Separate Tables is the collective name of two one-act plays written by Sir Terence Rattigan, both taking place in the Beauregard Private Hotel, Bournemouth, a seaside town on the south coast of England. The first play, entitled "Table by the Window", focuses on the troubled relationship between a...
  
  "

1993

• Ace of Base
  Ace of Base
  Ace of Base is a pop band based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Its original lineup consisted of Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg, and three siblings, Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Malin "Linn" Berggren and Jenny Berggren...
  
   - "All That She Wants
  All That She Wants
  "All That She Wants" is a hit single of Swedish pop group Ace of Base. The song was produced by Denniz Pop. In early 1993, the song reached the top of the charts in many countries, including Denmark, the United Kingdom and Australia. The single was certified Platinum in the United States, where it...
  
  ", "Wheel of Fortune
  Wheel of Fortune (Ace of Base song)
  "Wheel of Fortune" was the debut single by Swedish pop group Ace of Base, from the album Happy Nation. It was first released in Denmark in April 1992 through small independent label Mega Records....
  
  "
• Aftershock - "Slave to the Vibe"
• a-ha
  A-ha
  A-ha were a Norwegian pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket , Magne Furuholmen , and Pål Waaktaar...
  
   - "Dark Is the Night for All"
• Bee Gees
  Bee Gees
  The Bee Gees are a musical group that originally comprised three brothers: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was successful for most of their 40-plus years of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as a...
  
   - "For Whom the Bells Toll
  For Whom the Bell Tolls (Bee Gees song)
  "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is a song by the Bee Gees, released as their second single from their album Size Isn't Everything in 1993. It peaked at #4 on the UK charts. There is also a music video for this song.-Chart performance:...
  
  "
• Björk
  Björk
  Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
  
   - "Venus as a Boy
  Venus as a Boy
  "Venus as a Boy" is a song by Björk, released as the second single from her 1993 album Debut.-Background:Björk explained in an interview with David Hemingway:...
  
  "
• The Bluebells
  The Bluebells
  The Bluebells were a Scottish pop group in the 1980s.-Career:The Bluebells performed jangly guitar based pop not dissimilar to their Scottish contemporaries Aztec Camera and Orange Juice. They had three Top 40 hit singles in the UK, all written by guitarist and founder member Bobby Bluebell - "I'm...
  
   - "Young at Heart"
• Cappella
  Cappella
  Cappella was an Italian Eurodance act formed in 1987 by producer Gianfranco Bortolotti. The act went through a number of line-up changes over the years but was most successful in the early 1990s when it was fronted by British performers Kelly Overett and Rodney Bishop...
  
   - "U Got 2 Let the Music
  U Got 2 Let the Music
  "U Got 2 Let the Music" is a 1993 song recorded by the Italian eurodance, house and techno group Cappella. The song was released as single in early 1994 and was the second from their second album U Got 2 Know....
  
  "
• Captain Hollywood Project
  Captain Hollywood Project
  Captain Hollywood Project is a German Eurodance project fronted by Tony Dawson Harrison.Harrison, a United States Army captain, was nicknamed Captain Hollywood, because he danced even when in uniform. He first started in the break dance scene in Europe as he performed on early '80s music TV shows...
  
   - "More and More"
• Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
  
   - "Dreamlover"
• Belinda Carlisle
  Belinda Carlisle
  Belinda Jo Carlisle is an American singer who gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female bands and the first such group whose members wrote their own songs and played their own instruments...
  
   - "Big Scary Animal
  Big Scary Animal
  "Big Scary Animal" is a pop song written by Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle and Ralph Schuckett, produced by Schuckett for Carlisle's fifth studio album Real ....
  
  ", "Lay Down Your Arms
  Lay Down Your Arms
  "Lay Down Your Arms" is a 1956 popular song with music by Ake Gerhard and Leon Landgren and lyrics by Gerhard and Paddy Roberts ....
  
  "
• Dina Carroll
  Dina Carroll
  Dina Carroll is an English singer of Scottish and African American descent who had a string of hits from the late 1980s to the early 2000s.-Early career:...
  
   - "Don't Be a Stranger", "The Perfect Year"
• Phil Collins
  Phil Collins
  Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
  
   - "Both Sides of the Story
  Both Sides of the Story
  "Both Sides of the Story" is a song performed by Phil Collins and released in 1993 as the lead single from the album Both Sides.-Song history:...
  
  "
• Crowded House
  Crowded House
  Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is the primary songwriter and creative director of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand , Australia and the United States...
  
   - "Distant Sun
  Distant Sun
  "Distant Sun" is a 1993 song by rock group Crowded House. It was the first single released from the group's fourth studio album Together Alone...
  
  ""Nails In My Feet
  Nails in My Feet
  "Nails in My Feet" is a 1993 song by rock group Crowded House. It was the second single released from the group's fourth studio album Together Alone.-UK CD set:...
  
  "
• Culture Beat
  Culture Beat
  Culture Beat is a German Eurodance project formed in 1989 by Torsten Fenslau. The act has gone through a number of line-up changes over the years; they achieved the most success whilst fronted by singer Tania Evans and rapper Jay Supreme. Their 1993 single "Mr. Vain" was a No...
  
   - "Mr Vain
  Mr Vain
  "Mr. Vain" is a popular song by Culture Beat from the album Serenity. Released in 1993, the song achieved huge success worldwide.-Background and chart performances:...
  
  "
• Def Leppard
  Def Leppard
  Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Since 1992, the band have consisted of Joe Elliott , Rick Savage , Rick Allen , Phil Collen , and Vivian Campbell...
  
   - "Heaven Is
  Heaven Is
  "Heaven Is" is a 1993 single by British hard rock band Def Leppard from their multi-platinum album Adrenalize.In a Joe Elliot statement on the "Rock of Ages" and "Best Of" compilation albums, he referred this song's backing vocals on the chorus sounded much like The Beach Boys, and said that it was...
  
  "
• Celine Dion
  Celine Dion
  Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
  
   - "The Power of Love
  The Power of Love (Jennifer Rush song)
  "The Power of Love" is a power ballad co-written and originally recorded by Jennifer Rush. It has been covered by several artists, most notably by Laura Branigan, Air Supply, and Céline Dion, and translated into several languages, becoming a pop standard....
  
  "
• Dr. Alban
  Dr. Alban
  Alban Uzoma Nwapa , known by his stage name Dr. Alban, is a Nigerian, Sweden-based musician and producer with his own record label dr-records. His music can best be described as a Eurodance/hip-hop reggae with a dancehall style. He is most famous for his worldwide 1992 hit "It's My...
  
   - "Sing Hallelujah
  Sing Hallelujah
  "Sing Hallelujah" is a 1992 song recorded by the Sweden-based musician and producer Dr. Alban. It was the third single from his second studio album One Love. The song was released in 1993 and became a great hit reaching the top 10 in almost all European countries and managing #16 in the UK Singles...
  
  "
• D:Ream - "U R the Best Thing"
• Duran Duran
  Duran Duran
  Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
  
   - "Ordinary World
  Ordinary World
  "Ordinary World" is the first single from Duran Duran's self-titled 1993 album, better known as The Wedding Album. The song peaked at No. 3 in the American charts and No. 6 in the British charts...
  
  "
• East 17
  East 17
  East 17 are a pop boy band comprising Tony Mortimer, John Hendy and Terry Coldwell. Tony Mortimer is the group's frontman and primary songwriter. Formed in Walthamstow, London in 1991, the group have achieved eighteen Top 20 singles and four Top 10 albums, and were one of the UK's most popular boy...
  
   - "Deep", "Slow It Down", "West End Girls
  West End Girls
  "West End Girls" is a song by British pop duo Pet Shop Boys. Written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, the song was released twice as a single. It is a synthpop song, influenced by hip hop music. The lyrics focus on class, and inner-city pressure, and were inspired by T.S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land...
  
  ", "It's Alright
  It's Alright (East 17 song)
  Kim Wilde recorded a cover of the song in 2011 for her album Snapshots. It was released as a double lead single with "Sleeping Satellite", originally performed by Tasmin Archer, on 19 August 2011...
  
  "
• Eternal
  Eternal (band)
  Eternal were an English R&B girl group formed in 1992. The group featured two sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, alongside Kelle Bryan and Louise Nurding...
  
   - "Stay
  Stay (Eternal song)
  "Stay" is a single by Eternal. It was the first single to be released from their debut album Always & Forever. The single entered at #16 on 26 September 1993 on the UK Singles Chart, eventually peaking at #4 on 17 October 1993. The single was also a hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in America, peaking...
  
  "
• E.Y.C.
  E.Y.C.
  E.Y.C. was an American pop/R&B group. Its members were Damon Butler, Dave Loeffler and Trey McKay Parker.They scored six Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart before disbanding...
  
   - "Feelin' Alright"
• Bryan Ferry
  Bryan Ferry
  Bryan Ferry, CBE is an English singer, musician, and songwriter. Ferry came to public prominence in the early 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with the band Roxy Music, who enjoyed a highly successful career with three number one albums and ten singles entering the top ten charts in...
  
   - "I Put a Spell on You
  I Put a Spell on You
  "I Put a Spell on You" is a 1956 song written by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, whose recording was selected as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It was also ranked #320 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.Although Hawkins'...
  
  "
• The Frank and Walters
  The Frank and Walters
  The Frank and Walters are an alternative rock band from Cork city in Ireland. The band was founded in 1990 by Paul Linehan , his brother Niall Linehan , who was replaced by Kevin Pedreschi in 2004, and Ashley Keating . They took the band name in honour of two eccentric Cork characters...
  
   - "After All"
• 4 Non Blondes
  4 Non Blondes
  4 Non Blondes was an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1989. The group was formed by bassist Christa Hillhouse, guitarist Shaunna Hall, drummer Wanda Day, and vocalist and guitarist Linda Perry. Prior to the release of their first album, Roger Rocha replaced Hall on...
  
   - "What's Up
  What's Up (song)
  "What's Up?" is a rock song written by Linda Perry for 4 Non Blondes' debut album Bigger, Better, Faster, More! . It was released as the album's second single in 1993...
  
  "
• Gabrielle
  Gabrielle (singer)
  Louisa Gabrielle Bobb is a multi-platinum selling, BRIT Award winning English singer, who records under the name Gabrielle. Gabrielle began her career temping during the day and singing for free in London clubs at night...
  
   - "Dreams
  Dreams (Gabrielle song)
  "Dreams" is the debut single from Gabrielle. Written by Gabrielle and Tim Laws and produced by Richie Fermie, "Dreams" reached number one on the UK singles chart for three weeks in June 1993. The single entered the British charts at #2, which was the highest chart entry a debut act ever scored in...
  
  "
• Go West
  Go West (band)
  Go West is an English pop duo, formed in 1982 by lead vocalist and drummer Peter Cox ; and guitarist and vocalist Richard Drummie...
  
   - "The Tracks of My Tears
  The Tracks of My Tears
  "The Tracks of My Tears" is a much recorded love ballad introduced in 1965 by The Miracles on Motown's' Tamla label. This song is considered to be among the finest recordings of The Miracles, and it sold over one million records within two years, making it The Miracles' fourth million-selling...
  
  "
• Haddaway
  Haddaway
  Nestor Alexander Haddaway , better known by his stage name Haddaway, is a Trinidadian-German singer. He is most famous for his worldwide 1993 hit, "What Is Love".- Early life :...
  
   - "What Is Love", "Life
  Life (Haddaway song)
  "Life" is a 1993 song recorded by the Trinidadian eurodance and house musician Haddaway. It was the second single from his debut album Haddaway and was released in 1993 summer...
  
  ", "I Miss You
  I Miss You (Haddaway song)
  "I Miss You" is a 1993 song recorded by the Trinidadian eurodance and house musician Haddaway. It was the third single from his debut album Haddaway and was released at the end of 1993....
  
  "
• Deborah Harry
  Debbie Harry
  Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harry is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for being the lead singer of the punk rock and new wave band Blondie. She has also had success as a solo artist, and in the mid-1990s she performed and recorded as part of The Jazz Passengers...
  
   - "I Can See Clearly
  I Can See Clearly
  "I Can See Clearly" is a single released by Deborah Harry in 1993 and was the lead single from the album Debravation.-Song information:...
  
  "
• Inner Circle - "Sweat (A La La La La Long)
  Sweat (A La La La La Long)
  "Sweat " is a 1992 song recorded by the band Inner Circle.The song achieved a great success particularly in Europe, where it was a top ten hit in many countries, including Austria, Ireland, Norway and Sweden. It topped the charts of Switzerland and Germany respectively for six and twelve weeks...
  
  "
• Janet Jackson
  Janet Jackson
  Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
  
   - "That's the Way Love Goes"
• Jade
  Jade (U.S. band)
  Jade was an R&B group active during the early to mid 1990s. The group consisted of Tonya Kelly, Joi Marshall, and Di Reed. During their brief yet successful career, Jade released two studio albums, one live album, and a string of popular R&B singles.-History:...
  
   - "Don't Walk Away"
• James
  James (band)
  James are a British rock band from Manchester, England. They formed in 1982 and were active throughout the 1980s, but most successful during the 1990s. Their hit singles include "Come Home", "Sit Down", and "She's a Star" as well as their American College Radio hit "Laid"...
  
   - "Sometimes (Lester Piggott)"
• Jamiroquai
  Jamiroquai
  Jamiroquai is a British jazz funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992. Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the James Taylor Quartet, and the Brand New Heavies. Other Acid Jazz artists such as...
  
   - "Too Young to Die
  Too Young to Die (Jamiroquai song)
  "Too Young to Die" is the second single from British band Jamiroquai's debut studio album, Emergency on Planet Earth. The original version of the track runs at 10:18, however, both the single and album versions were cut, running at 3:22 and 6:05 respectively. The commercial single included all...
  
  ", "Blow Your Mind
  Blow Your Mind (Jamiroquai song)
  "Blow Your Mind" is the third single from Jamiroquai's debut studio album, Emergency on Planet Earth. The single was released on June 4, 1993, peaking at #17 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was also featured on the group's Greatest Hits album, however, in a very edited form...
  
  "
• Elton John
  Elton John
  Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
  
   and Kiki Dee
  Kiki Dee
  Kiki Dee is an English singer with a career spanning more than 40 years....
  
   - "True Love
  True Love (song)
  "True Love" is a popular song written by Cole Porter and was published in 1956.The song was introduced by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly in the musical film High Society. The Crosby–Kelly version, accompanied by Johnny Green's MGM studio orchestra using a romantic arrangement by Conrad Salinger, was...
  
  "
• Lenny Kravitz
  Lenny Kravitz
  Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and arranger, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads...
  
   - "Are You Gonna Go My Way
  Are You Gonna Go My Way (song)
  "Are You Gonna Go My Way" is the first single to be released by Lenny Kravitz from the album of the same name. It was released in March 1993. It was written by Lenny Kravitz and Craig Ross...
  
  "
• K.D. Lang
  K.D. Lang
  Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC , known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress...
  
   - "Constant Craving
  Constant Craving
  "Constant Craving" is a song written by k.d. lang and Ben Mink, and performed by k.d. lang on her album Ingénue. The song first made the charts in 1992, and won her the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1993 and an MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video...
  
  "
• Joey Lawrence
  Joey Lawrence
  Joseph "Joey" Lawrence is an American actor, R&B-singer, and TV-host. He is known for his roles in the TV-series Gimme a Break!, Blossom, and Melissa & Joey.- Early life :...
  
   - "Nothin' My Love Can't Fix
  Nothin' My Love Can't Fix
  "Nothin' My Love Can't Fix" is an R&B/New Jack Swing single from American singer and actor Joey Lawrence, and is the first single from his self-titled debut album, released on February 23, 1993....
  
  "
• M People
  M People
  M People are a British house music act from Manchester, who formed in 1990 and achieved success throughout most of the 1990s. The name M People is from the initials of Mike Pickering, who formed the group.-Career:...
  
   - "How Can I Love You More?" (remixed), "One Night in Heaven
  One Night in Heaven
  One Night in Heaven is the sixth overall single from British band M People and the first single from their second album Elegant Slumming . Written by Mike Pickering and Paul Heard. Produced by M People. It was released on 14 June 1993. The song peaked at number six on the UK Singles...
  
  " x2, "Moving on Up" x2, "Don't Look Any Further"
• Manic Street Preachers
  Manic Street Preachers
  Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...
  
   – "Roses in the Hospital
  Roses in the Hospital
  "Roses in the Hospital" was the third single taken from the Manic Street Preachers' second album, Gold Against the Soul. It was released in September 1993....
  
  ", "La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)
  La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)
  "La Tristesse Durera " is the second single to be released from the gold selling album Gold Against the Soul by the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on 26 July 1993 and reached number 22 in UK charts on 31 July 1993.The song's title is taken from the last words of Vincent Van...
  
  "
• Brian May
  Brian May
  Brian Harold May, CBE is an English musician and astrophysicist most widely known as the guitarist and a songwriter of the rock band Queen...
  
   and Cozy Powell
  Cozy Powell
  Colin Flooks , better known as Cozy Powell, was an English rock drummer who made his name with many major rock bands.-Early history:...
  
   - "Resurrection"
• Meat Loaf
  Meat Loaf
  Michael Lee Aday , better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, is an American hard rock musician and actor...
  
   – "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
  I'd Do Anything for Love (but I Won't Do That)
  "I'd Do Anything for Love " is a song composed and written by Jim Steinman, and recorded by Meat Loaf. The song was released in 1993 as the first single from the album Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell. The title of the song confused some listeners, who were curious to know what "that" is...
  
  "
• New Order
  New Order
  New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
  
   – "Regret", "Ruined in a Day
  Ruined in a Day
  "Ruined in a Day" is a song by British electronic group New Order. It was released as the second single from their 1993 album Republic. It also appeared on the group's Best of compilation the following year, and on the 2005 chronology Singles....
  
  ", "World (The Price of Love)
  World (The Price of Love)
  "World " is a 1993 single by New Order, taken from the album Republic. Simply listed as "World" on the album, the subtitle "The Price of Love" was added for the single release, as it is repeated during the chorus...
  
  "
• Pet Shop Boys
  Pet Shop Boys
  Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
  
   - "Can You Forgive Her?
  Can You Forgive Her? (song)
  "Can You Forgive Her?" is a song by Pet Shop Boys, recorded for their 1993 album Very.Starting with a huge crash of synth and trumpet, it remains one of the more dramatic songs recorded by the duo—reminiscent of early hits like "It's a Sin". It was released as Verys lead single, almost four...
  
  "
• P.M. Dawn and Boy George
  Boy George
  Boy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by...
  
  - "More Than Likely"
• Robert Plant
  Robert Plant
  Robert Anthony Plant, CBE is an English singer and songwriter best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the iconic rock band Led Zeppelin. He has also had a successful solo career...
  
   – "29 Palms"
• Radiohead
  Radiohead
  Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
  
   – "Creep"
• Shabba Ranks
  Shabba Ranks
  Shabba Ranks is a Jamaican dancehall musician.He was one of the most popular dancehall artists of his generation. He was also one of the first Jamaican deejays to gain worldwide acceptance, and recognition for his 'slack' lyrical expressions and content, when "ridin' di riddim"...
  
   - "Mr. Loverman
  Mr. Loverman
  "Mr. Loverman" is the signature song of Jamaican ragga artist Shabba Ranks.The song was written by Hopeton Lindo, Rexton Gordon and Michael Bennett. It was released in 1992 and 1993 as a single.-Origin of song:...
  
  "
• Robin S.
  Robin S.
  Robin S. is an American singer-songwriter, who scored success in the 1990s with such hit singles as "Show Me Love" and "Luv 4 Luv". She has had three number ones on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.-Career:Robin S...
  
   - "Show Me Love
  Show Me Love (Robin S. song)
  "Show Me Love" is a number one hit dance song by Robin S. It is one of the most well known house anthems in the United Kingdom. In 1993, it was the lead single for her debut album of the same name, and it became her biggest hit to date...
  
  "
• Sade
  Sade (band)
  Sade is a British smooth jazz band that formed in 1983, named for Nigerian lead singer Sade Adu. Their music features elements of R&B, soul, jazz, and soft rock....
  
   - "No Ordinary Love
  No Ordinary Love
  "No Ordinary Love" is the lead single from the English artist Sade's fourth studio album, Love Deluxe . Released in 1992 on Epic Records, it peaked at number 26 in the UK when originally released in October 1992, but reached number 14 when re-released in June 1993.-Awards:The song won a Grammy...
  
  "
• Saint Etienne
  Saint Etienne (band)
  Saint Etienne are an English Pop group comprising Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs. They are named after the French football team AS Saint-Étienne.-History:Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs were childhood friends and former music journalists...
  
   - "You're in a Bad Way
  You're in a Bad Way
  "You're in a Bad Way" is a song by British pop group Saint Etienne. It appears on their 1992 album So Tough and was released as a single in 1993.The song is a deliberately old-fashioned throwback to 1960s pop music...
  
  "
• The Sisters of Mercy
  The Sisters of Mercy
  The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company...
  
   and Terri Nunn
  Terri Nunn
  Terri Kathleen Nunn , is an American singer and actress. She is best known as the lead vocalist of the New Wave band Berlin.-Biography:...
  
   - "Under the Gun"
• Snap!
  Snap!
  Snap! is a German Eurodance project formed in 1989 by Frankfurt-based producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti. The act has been through a number of line-up changes over the years, but was most successful when fronted by rapper Turbo B, who performed on the UK number 1 singles "The Power" and...
  
   & Niki Haris
  Niki Haris
  Niki Haris is an American actress, dancer, and singer of pop, R&B, Dance music and jazz, perhaps best known for having been one of Madonna's backing vocalists from 1987 to 2001.-Early life and family:...
  
   - "Exterminate
  Exterminate! (song)
  "Exterminate!" is a 1992 song recorded by the German band Snap! featuring Niki Haris. Eighth single of the band, the song features on the 1992 album The Madman Return and was a hit in several countries, particularly in France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, though, most notably in...
  
  ", "Do You See the Light (Looking For)"
• Snow
  Snow (musician)
  Darrin O'Brien , better known by his stage name Snow, is a Juno Award-winning Canadian rap and reggae musician. He is best known for his 1992 single "Informer", which reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.-Life and work:...
  
   - "Informer
  Informer (song)
  "Informer" is a 1992 single by Canadian reggae musician Snow. It features and is produced by Queensbridge-bred rapper MC Shan, and is from Snow's debut album 12 Inches of Snow. The single was released shortly before Snow was imprisoned for a year on an assault charge...
  
  "
• Sonia - "Better the Devil You Know
  Better the Devil You Know (Sonia song)
  "Better the Devil You Know" is a Pop song written and produced by Brian Teasdale and Dean Collinson for Sonia. This single was released in May 1993 as the second and final single from Sonia's third album Better the Devil You Know . This single's B-side "Not What I Call Love" appeared on Sonia's...
  
  "
• Bruce Springsteen
  Bruce Springsteen
  Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
  
   - "Lucky Town"
• Sting - "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You", "Fields of Gold"
• Sub Sub
  Sub Sub
  Sub Sub were an English dance act from Wilmslow, Cheshire composed of Jimi Goodwin and twin brothers Andy and Jez Williams.The threesome met at school in 1985 and became regulars at The Haçienda while composing their own material together...
  
   feat. Melanie Williams
  Melanie Williams
  Melanie Williams is a UK based singer. She is best known for singing on the hit single, "Ain't No Love " alongside the Manchester dance outfit Sub Sub .-Career:...
  
   - "Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)
  Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)
  "Ain't No Love " is a song by Sub Sub, released as a single in March 1993. It features Temper Temper's Melanie Williams on vocals. In the music video, Jimi Goodwin plays bass, Jez Williams plays keyboards and percussion, and Andy Williams plays keytar.This song was the act's biggest single,...
  
  "
• Suede
  Suede (band)
  Suede are an English alternative rock band from London, formed in 1989. The group's most prominent early line-up featured singer Brett Anderson, guitarist Bernard Butler, bass player Mat Osman and drummer Simon Gilbert. By 1992, Suede were hailed as "The Best New Band in Britain", and attracted...
  
   - "So Young
  So Young
  "So Young" is the fourth and final single from the debut album by Suede, released on 17 May 1993 on Nude Records. It charted at number 22 on the UK singles chart, which although lower than the number 7 charted by the previous single, "Animal Nitrate", was strong nonetheless...
  
  "
• Sunscreem
  Sunscreem
  Sunscreem is a techno/house band from Essex, England, who scored a number of hits on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart throughout the 1990s and into the 21st century. Sunscreem also has the rare reputation as a techno-based band that successfully performs concerts...
  
   - "Love U More"
• Sybil
  Sybil Lynch
  Sybil Lynch is an American R&B/pop singer, more popularly known as Sybil.-Career:Sybil has been recording since 1986 and is best known for her covers of Dionne Warwick's hits "Don't Make Me Over" and "Walk On By," which were released in 1989 and 1990, respectively...
  
   - "The Love I Lost" (with West End), "When I'm Good and Ready"
• Take That
  Take That
  Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...
  
   – "Pray
  Pray (Take That song)
  "Pray" is song by boyband Take That. Written by Gary Barlow and released on July 5, 1993, it was the second single from their second album Everything Changes. It is the first of 11 singles by the band to reach number one on the UK Singles Chart, staying at number one for four weeks and starting a...
  
  ", "Relight My Fire
  Relight My Fire
  "Relight My Fire" is a popular song which was written and released by Dan Hartman in 1979, when it topped the U.S. dance-music charts for six weeks...
  
  "
• Therapy?
  Therapy?
  Therapy? is an alternative metal band from Northern Ireland. The band was formed in 1989 by guitarist–vocalist Andy Cairns from Ballyclare and drummer-vocalist Fyfe Ewing from Larne, Northern Ireland. The band initially recorded their first demo with Cairns filling in on bass guitar...
  
   - "Screamager"
• The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M.
  The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M.
  The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. was an American 1990s R&B and dance music group, assembled by Robert Clivillés and David Cole of C&C Music Factory. The group featured lead vocals by Michelle Visage, who was formerly a member of another Clivilles & Cole group, Seduction...
  
   - Lovely Day
  Lovely Day (song)
  "Lovely Day" is a song by American soul and R&B singer Bill Withers. Published in 1977 , the song was written by Withers and Skip Scarborough and appears on Withers' 1978 album Menagerie....
  
  
• The Time Frequency
  The Time Frequency
  The Time Frequency are a techno group from Scotland.Founded by Jon Campbell and Steve Nelson in 1988 as Thru The Fire, a synthpop band, before renaming themselves The Time Frequency, they were one of Scotland's first techno groups...
  
   - "The Ultimate High", "Real Love '93"
• Tina Turner
  Tina Turner
  Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
  
   - "I Don't Wanna Fight
  I Don't Wanna Fight
  "I Don't Wanna Fight" is a song written by the British singer Lulu, her brother Billy Lawrie and Steve DuBerry and was first offered to singer Sade, who sent it on to Tina Turner. Turner recorded it in 1993 as part of the soundtrack for her autobiographical film, What's Love Got to Do with It...
  
  "
• 2 Unlimited
  2 Unlimited
  2 Unlimited is a Dutch Eurodance/Hi-NRG act formed in 1991. The project was the brainchild of Belgian producers Jean-Paul DeCoster and Phil Wilde, and was fronted by a Dutch duo, rapper Ray Slijngaard and singer Anita Doth. During five years of enormous worldwide popularity, the act scored 16 chart...
  
   – "No Limit" 4x, "Tribal Dance
  Tribal Dance
  "Tribal Dance" was the second single to be released by the band 2 Unlimited from their second album No Limits.The song was released in the UK in May 1993 and peaked at #4 for 2 weeks and spent a total of 11 weeks in the UK Singles Chart....
  
  ", "Faces
  Faces (2 Unlimited song)
  "Faces" is a single released by Dutch dance act 2 Unlimited, released in 1993. The single was the third to be released from their second album No Limits and reached #8 on the UK charts...
  
  "
• Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On"...
  
   - "If I Can't Have You
  If I Can't Have You
  "If I Can't Have You" is a song written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees. It was most famously recorded by Yvonne Elliman for the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.-Background:...
  
  "
• The Wonder Stuff
  The Wonder Stuff
  The Wonder Stuff are a British alternative rock band, originally based in Stourbridge, West Midlands, in the Black Country, England.-Origins:...
  
   - "On the Ropes"
• Yazz
  Yazz
  Yazz is a British pop singer, who remains best known for her successful 1988 dance track, "The Only Way Is Up". Some of her records were credited to Yazz & The Plastic Population...
  
   & Aswad - "How Long"

1994

• Ace of Base
  Ace of Base
  Ace of Base is a pop band based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Its original lineup consisted of Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg, and three siblings, Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Malin "Linn" Berggren and Jenny Berggren...
  
   - "Don't Turn Around
  Don't Turn Around
  "Don't Turn Around" is a popular song written by Diane Warren and Albert Hammond. It was originally recorded by Tina Turner as the B-side to the single "Typical Male" in 1986. Warren is said to have been disappointed that Turner's record company treated the song as a B-side and never included it on...
  
  ", "The Sign
  The Sign (song)
  "The Sign" is a 1993 dance-pop song by the Swedish band Ace of Base. The song was an international hit, reaching Number two in the United Kingdom and spending six non-consecutive weeks as number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States...
  
  "
• Tori Amos
  Tori Amos
  Tori Amos is an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. She was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument...
  
   - "Cornflake Girl
  Cornflake Girl
  "Cornflake Girl" is a song by American singer-songwriter and musician Tori Amos. It was released as the first single from her second studio album Under the Pink. It was released on January 10, 1994 by EastWest Records in the UK and on May 5 by Atlantic Records in North America...
  
  ", "Pretty Good Year
  Pretty Good Year
  "Pretty Good Year" is a single by the American singer-songwriter Tori Amos, taken from her second album Under the Pink. Released in March 1994, it reached #7 on the UK Singles Chart, her second consecutive Top 10 hit there following "Cornflake Girl"...
  
  "
• Tina Arena
  Tina Arena
  Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena is an Australian singer, songwriter and musical theatre actress. She has won several awards, most notably 6 ARIA Awards and in both 1996 and 2000 she received the World Music Award for the world's best selling Australian artist...
  
   - "Chains
  Chains (Tina Arena song)
  "Chains" is a song by Australian singer Tina Arena from her album Don't Ask. It was composed by Arena, Pam Reswick and Steve Werfel and produced by David Tyson. "Chains" scaled the charts in the UK to #6, and charted well throughout Europe, earning her numerous awards in the process...
  
  "
• Pato Banton
  Pato Banton
  Pato Banton is a reggae singer and toaster from Birmingham, England. He received the nickname 'Pato' from his stepfather, and 'Banton' from the disc jockey slang for a "heavyweight DJ".-Biography:Born in Birmingham, Banton first came to public attention in the early 1980s when he worked with The...
  
   - "Baby Come Back
  Baby Come Back (The Equals song)
  "Baby, Come Back" is a song written by Eddy Grant, and originally performed and recorded by him and the rest of his band The Equals.-The Equals version:...
  
  "
• Berri
  Berri (singer)
  Berri is an English singer, best known for her 1995 hit single, The Sunshine After the Rain, which was originally a hit for Elkie Brooks, reaching number 10 in 1977 under the original title Sunshine after the Rain.The Sunshine After the Rain was released twice, peaking at number 26 in the UK...
  
   - "Sunshine After the Rain"
• Big Mountain
  Big Mountain (Band)
  Big Mountain is an American reggae/pop band, most famous for their cover version of Peter Frampton's "Baby, I Love Your Way," which became a Top 10 hit single in the U.S...
  
   - "Baby, I Love Your Way
  Baby, I Love Your Way
  "Baby, I Love Your Way" is a song written and performed by singer Peter Frampton that was first featured on Frampton's 1975 album, Frampton...
  
  "
• Blur
  Blur (band)
  Blur is an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing...
  
   – "To the End", "Parklife
  Parklife (song)
  "Parklife" is the title track from Blur's 1994 album Parklife. When released as the album's third single, "Parklife" reached #10 in the UK singles chart...
  
  ", "End of a Century
  End of a Century
  "End of a Century" is a song by Blur. It was the last single to be released from their third album Parklife and reached #19 on the UK Singles Chart in 1994. The video is a live performance recorded at Alexandra Palace....
  
  "
• Bon Jovi
  Bon Jovi
  Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...
  
   – "Always
  Always (Bon Jovi song)
  "Always" is a power ballad by Bon Jovi. It was released as a single from their 1994 album, Cross Road and went on to become their best selling single, with 1.5 million copies sold in the U.S. and more than 3 million worldwide. The song reached #4 in the U.S...
  
  "
• Brand New Heavies
  Brand New Heavies
  The Brand New Heavies are an acid jazz and funk group formed in 1985 in Ealing, a suburb of London, England.-Biography:The Brand New Heavies began in the 1980s as an instrumental acid jazz group called Brother International....
  
   - "Back to Love"
• Naomi Campbell
  Naomi Campbell
  Naomi Campbell is a British model. Scouted at the age of 15, she established herself among the top three most recognisable and in-demand models of the late 1980s and early 1990s, and she was one of six models of her generation declared "supermodels" by the fashion world...
  
   - "Love and Tears"
• Cappella
  Cappella
  Cappella was an Italian Eurodance act formed in 1987 by producer Gianfranco Bortolotti. The act went through a number of line-up changes over the years but was most successful in the early 1990s when it was fronted by British performers Kelly Overett and Rodney Bishop...
  
   - "Move on Baby
  Move on Baby
  "Move on Baby" is a 1994 song recorded by the Italian eurodance, house and techno group Cappella. The song was released as single on February 10, 1994 and was the third one from their second album U Got 2 Know....
  
  ", "U & Me"
• Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
  
   - "Anytime You Need A Friend
  Anytime You Need a Friend
  "Anytime You Need a Friend" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. The song was written and produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff, for her third studio album, Music Box . It was released on May 31, 1994 through Columbia Records, as the fourth and final single from the album. The...
  
  ", "Without You", "Endless Love
  Endless Love (song)
  "Endless Love" is a song written by Lionel Richie and originally recorded as a duet between Richie and fellow soul singer Diana Ross. In this ballad, the singers declare their "endless love" for one another. It was covered by soul singer Luther Vandross with R&B singer Mariah Carey and also by...
  
  " (With Luther Vandross
  Luther Vandross
  Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...
  
  )
• Carter USM
  Carter USM
  Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine is a British indie rock band formed in 1988 by singer Jim "Jim Bob" Morrison and guitarist Les "Fruitbat" Carter. They made their name with a distinctive style of power pop, fusing samples, sequenced basses and drum machines with rock 'n' roll guitars and...
  
   - "Let's Get Tattoos"
• China Black
  China Black
  China Black was a British pop-reggae duo, consisting of Simon Fung and Errol Reid -Overview:...
  
   - "Searching", "Stars"
• Kate Bush
  Kate Bush
  Kate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years.In 1978, at the age of 19, Bush topped the UK Singles Chart...
  
   - "And So Is Love
  And So Is Love
  CD single-Charts:...
  
  "
• Alice Cooper
  Alice Cooper
  Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
  
   - "Lost in America"
• Julian Cope
  Julian Cope
  Julian Cope is a British rock musician, author, antiquary, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator...
  
   - "I Gotta Walk"
• Corona - "The Rhythm of the Night"
• The Cranberries
  The Cranberries
  The Cranberries are an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1989 under the name The Cranberry Saw Us, later changed by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan. The band currently consists of O'Riordan, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler...
  
   - "Linger
  Linger (song)
  "Linger" is a song composed by Irish musicians Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan of the rock band The Cranberries. The song, which has an acoustic arrangement featuring a string section, became the band's first major hit, peaking at #3 in the Republic of Ireland, #8 in the US and #14 in the UK.In...
  
  ", "Dreams"
• Culture Beat
  Culture Beat
  Culture Beat is a German Eurodance project formed in 1989 by Torsten Fenslau. The act has gone through a number of line-up changes over the years; they achieved the most success whilst fronted by singer Tania Evans and rapper Jay Supreme. Their 1993 single "Mr. Vain" was a No...
  
   - "Anything
  Anything (Culture Beat song)
  "Anything" is a 1993 song recorded by the German eurodance band Culture Beat. It was the third single from their second album Serenity and was released in December 1993....
  
  ", "World in Your Hands
  World in Your Hands
  "World in Your Hands" is a 1993 song recorded by the German eurodance band Culture Beat. It was the fourth single and the last one marketed in almost all countries in Europe from their second album Serenity. It was released in March 1994...
  
  "
• Bruce Dickinson
  Bruce Dickinson
  Paul Bruce Dickinson is an English singer, songwriter, airline pilot, fencer, broadcaster, author, screenwriter, actor and marketing director, best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden....
  
   - "Tears of the Dragon
  Tears of the Dragon
  "Tears of the Dragon" is the first single from Bruce Dickinson's second solo album, Balls to Picasso, released on 28 May 1994. Allmusic called "Tears of the Dragon" a "magnificent" track,"by far the album's best song".- Track listing :...
  
  "
• Doop
  Doop (band)
  Doop was a dance music production act from the Netherlands formed by Ferry Ridderhof and Peter Garnefski, who would later record under the name Hocus Pocus.Doop were best known for their eponymous single, "Doop", which reached No. 1 in the UK...
  
   - "Doop"
• D:Ream - "Things Can Only Get Better"
• East 17
  East 17
  East 17 are a pop boy band comprising Tony Mortimer, John Hendy and Terry Coldwell. Tony Mortimer is the group's frontman and primary songwriter. Formed in Walthamstow, London in 1991, the group have achieved eighteen Top 20 singles and four Top 10 albums, and were one of the UK's most popular boy...
  
   - "Around the World", "Steam", "Stay Another Day
  Stay Another Day
  "Stay Another Day" is an award-winning 1994 pop song recorded by British boy band East 17. It was released in late 1994 and became their first and only UK number-one single reaching Christmas number one, and also topped the charts in Sweden, Ireland and Denmark.-Background and release:"Stay Another...
  
  ", "Let It Rain"
• Eternal
  Eternal (band)
  Eternal were an English R&B girl group formed in 1992. The group featured two sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, alongside Kelle Bryan and Louise Nurding...
  
   - "Save Our Love
  Save Our Love
  "Save Our Love" is a song by Eternal. It was the second single to be released from their debut album Always & Forever. The single entered at #12 on 9 January 1994 on the UK Singles Chart, climbing to its peak of #8 a week later. The single spent seven weeks in the UK charts.-Track listing:-Charts:...
  
  ", "Just a Step from Heaven
  Just A Step From Heaven
  "Just A Step From Heaven" is a single by Eternal. It was the third single to be released from their debut album Always & Forever. The single entered at #12 on 24 April 1994 on the UK Singles Chart, climbing to its peak of #8 three weeks later. The single spent 10 weeks in the UK Charts.-Charts:...
  
  "
• E.Y.C.
  E.Y.C.
  E.Y.C. was an American pop/R&B group. Its members were Damon Butler, Dave Loeffler and Trey McKay Parker.They scored six Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart before disbanding...
  
   - "The Way You Work It", "Black Book", "One More Chance"
• Michelle Gayle
  Michelle Gayle
  Michelle Patricia Gayle is a British recording artist, actress and author. Gayle had success as a Soul and R&B singer in the 1990s. She achieved seven Top 40 singles in the UK Singles Chart, her two biggest hits to date being "Sweetness" and "Do You Know"...
  
   - "Sweetness"
• General Levy
  General Levy
  General Levy is a London born ragga vocalist, regularly employed on studio tracks by drum and bass DJs. He is best known for the track "Incredible" which he recorded with M-Beat.-Biography:...
  
   & M Beat - "Incredible"
• Gary Glitter
  Gary Glitter
  Gary Glitter is an English former glam rock singer-songwriter and musician.Glitter first came to prominence in the glam rock era of the early 1970s...
  
   - "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)"
• Gloworm - "Carry Me Home"
• Green Day
  Green Day
  Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
  
   - "Welcome to Paradise
  Welcome to Paradise
  "Welcome to Paradise" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the second single from its third studio album and its major label debut, Dookie. The original version of the song was released on the band's second studio album, Kerplunk and was re-recorded for Dookie in...
  
  "
• The Grid
  The Grid
  The Grid are an English electronic dance group, consisting of Richard Norris and David Ball , with guest contributions from other musicians...
  
   - "Swamp Thing"
• Haddaway
  Haddaway
  Nestor Alexander Haddaway , better known by his stage name Haddaway, is a Trinidadian-German singer. He is most famous for his worldwide 1993 hit, "What Is Love".- Early life :...
  
   - "Rock My Heart
  Rock My Heart
  "Rock My Heart" is a 1993 song recorded by the Trinidadian eurodance and house musician Haddaway. It was the fourth single from his debut album Haddaway and was released in the middle of 1994....
  
  "
• Sophie B. Hawkins
  Sophie B. Hawkins
  Sophie Ballantine Hawkins is an American singer, songwriter, musician and painter. Her biggest hits are "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover", "Right Beside You", and "As I Lay Me Down".- Career :...
  
   - "Right Beside You
  Right Beside You
  "Right Beside You" is a single released by American singer Sophie B. Hawkins. The single was released in autumn of 1994 and reached number 13 in the UK...
  
  "
• House of Pain
  House of Pain
  House of Pain is an American hip hop group who released three albums in the 1990s before lead rapper Everlast left to pursue his solo career again. The group's name is a reference to the H.G. Wells novel The Island of Dr...
  
   - "On Point"
• Killing Joke
  Killing Joke
  Killing Joke are an English post-punk band formed in October 1978 in Notting Hill, London, England; other sources report the band formed in early 1979.Related news articles: Founding members Jaz Coleman and Geordie Walker have been the only constant members.A key influence on industrial rock,...
  
   - "Pandemonium"
• Cyndi Lauper
  Cyndi Lauper
  Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
  
   - "Hey Now (Girls Just Want To Have Fun)"
• Let Loose
  Let Loose
  Let Loose are a British pop/rock trio, featuring Richie Wermerling on lead vocals and keyboards, Rob Jeffrey on guitars and backing vocals, and Lee J Murray on drums, percussion and backing vocals.The band initially scored minor success...
  
   - "Seventeen", "Crazy for You"
• C.J. Lewis
  C.J. Lewis
  C.J. Lewis is a British reggae singer. His biggest hit single was the 1994 cover version of "Sweets for My Sweet". The track was produced by Phillip Pottinger , as was his debut album, Dollars...
  
   - "Sweets for My Sweet"
• Lisa Loeb
  Lisa Loeb
  Lisa Anne Loeb is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She launched her career in 1994 with the song, "Stay ". She was the first artist to have a number one single in the United States while not signed to a recording contract.Loeb's efforts now include music, film, television, voice-over...
  
   - "Stay (I Missed You)
  Stay (I Missed You)
  "Stay " is a song and debut single by American singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb, which became her breakthrough song in 1994. It was included on the Reality Bites soundtrack, as well as her debut album, Tails....
  
  "
• M People
  M People
  M People are a British house music act from Manchester, who formed in 1990 and achieved success throughout most of the 1990s. The name M People is from the initials of Mike Pickering, who formed the group.-Career:...
  
   - "Renaissance", "Sight for Sore Eyes"
• Manic Street Preachers
  Manic Street Preachers
  Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...
  
   - "Faster
  Faster/P.C.P.
  "Faster/P.C.P." is a double A-side single by the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. It is the ninth track from their 1994 studio album, The Holy Bible, and was released as the album’s lead single in June 1994. It reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart...
  
  "
• Shane MacGowan and The Popes
  Shane MacGowan and The Popes
  Shane MacGowan and The Popes was a band formerly led by Shane MacGowan of the Pogues, who played a blend of rock, and Irish folk, sometimes referred to as Paddy Beat, borrowing from World Beat, a popular genre name in the 1980s. Shane MacGowan and the Popes released two studio and one live album in...
  
   - "That Woman's Got Me Drinking" (feat. Johnny Depp
  Johnny Depp
  John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II is an American actor, producer and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor. Depp rose to prominence on the 1980s television series 21 Jump Street, becoming a teen idol...
  
  ), "Haunted
  Haunted (Pogues song)
  "Haunted" is a 1986 single by the Irish band The Pogues. It was featured on the Sid and Nancy Soundtrack, the original soundtrack for the movie Sid and Nancy. It reached chart position #42 in the UK. Originally sung by Cait O'Riordan, in 1995 the song was re-recorded as a duet between former Pogues...
  
  " (feat. Sinéad O'Connor
  Sinéad O'Connor
  Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra and achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a cover of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U"....
  
  )
• Maxx - "Get-A-Way"
• Meat Loaf
  Meat Loaf
  Michael Lee Aday , better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, is an American hard rock musician and actor...
  
   - "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are
  Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are
  "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are" is a song composed and written by Jim Steinman, and recorded by Meat Loaf. The song was released in 1994 as the third single from the album Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell and it reached #38 on US's Billboard Hot 100, and #26 in...
  
  "
• Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
  
   - "Confide in Me
  Confide in Me (song)
  "Confide in Me" is a dance–pop song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue and written by Steve Anderson, Dave Seaman and Owain Barton. It was produced by Brothers in Rhythm, and received a good overall reception from music critics when it was released as the first single from Minogue’s...
  
  "
• The Mission
  The Mission (band)
  The Mission are a gothic rock band formed in 1986 from the splinters of the freshly dissolved rock band The Sisters of Mercy.The band was started by frontman Wayne Hussey and bassist Craig Adams , soon adding...
  
   - "Tower of Strength"
• Morrissey
  Morrissey
  Steven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...
  
   - "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get
  The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get
  "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" is a song by Morrissey, released as a single in February 1994. It was taken from the then-unreleased Vauxhall and I album and was the first Morrissey single to be produced by Steve Lillywhite....
  
  "
• Wendy Moten
  Wendy Moten
  Wendy Moten is an American singer.Moten sang in church choirs as a child. She got her first break singing with Michael Bolton at a benefit concert; after signing with EMI, she released an album and opened for Bolton on tour...
  
   - "Come In Out of the Rain"
• Oasis
  Oasis (band)
  Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
  
   - "Live Forever
  Live Forever
  "Live Forever" is a song by English rock band Oasis. Written by Noel Gallagher, the song was released as the third single from their debut album Definitely Maybe on 8 August 1994, just prior to that album's release....
  
  ", "Rock 'n' Roll Star
  Rock 'N' Roll Star
  "Rock 'n' Roll Star" is a song by English rock band Oasis. It is the opening track from their record breaking debut album, Definitely Maybe. Like the majority of the band's songs from this era, it was written by lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. Noel said that "Rock 'n' Roll Star" was one of only...
  
  ", "Shakermaker
  Shakermaker
  "Shakermaker" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, written by lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. The song was first released as a single on 13 June 1994 and later released on Oasis' debut album Definitely Maybe. The single narrowly missed the UK top 10, peaking at number eleven. It was also the...
  
  ", "Whatever"
• Sinéad O'Connor
  Sinéad O'Connor
  Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra and achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a cover of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U"....
  
   - "Thank You for Hearing Me"
• Dawn Penn
  Dawn Penn
  Dawn Penn is a Jamaican reggae singer.-Career:Dawn Penn's earliest recordings were for Prince Buster around 1966. In 1967 she recorded and released the rocksteady single, "You Don't Love Me" produced by Coxsone Dodd at Studio One...
  
   - "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)"
• The Pretenders - "I'll Stand By You
  I'll Stand by You
  "I'll Stand by You" is a 1994 song recorded by The Pretenders from their sixth studio album, Last of the Independents. Written by Chrissie Hynde in collaboration with the songwriting team of Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg , it was the Pretenders' most recent significant hit single, and their last...
  
  "
• Pulp
  Pulp (band)
  Pulp are an English alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978. Their lineup consists of Jarvis Cocker , Russell Senior , Candida Doyle , Mark Webber , Steve Mackey and Nick Banks ....
  
   - "Babies
  Babies (song)
  "Babies" is a song and single by British rock group Pulp. It was released as a single for Gift Records in 1992, and was later remixed for the Sisters EP in 1994. The remixed version featured on the His 'n' Hers album and the original single mix on the Intro compilation...
  
  "
• Red Dragon with Brian and Tony Gold
  Brian and Tony Gold
  Brian and Tony Gold are a Jamaican dancehall duo, who teamed up in the mid 1980s to participate in Kingston talent shows. They were noted for having close and subtle harmonies...
  
   - "Compliments On Your Kiss"
• Ride
  Ride (band)
  Ride were a British alternative rock band that formed in 1988 in Oxford, England, consisting of Andy Bell, Mark Gardener, Laurence "Loz" Colbert, and Steve Queralt. The band were initially part of the "shoegazing" scene. Following the break-up of the band in 1996, members moved on to various other...
  
   - "Birdman"
• Roxette
  Roxette
  Roxette are a Swedish pop music duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle . Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act from the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough album Look Sharp!...
  
   - "Sleeping in My Car
  Sleeping in My Car
  "Sleeping in My Car", written by Per Gessle, is a song by Roxette, released as the first single from their 1994 album Crash! Boom! Bang!. It reached #1 in Sweden and #3 in Canada, and stayed on the Canadian charts for more than half a year...
  
  "
• Rozalla
  Rozalla
  Rozalla is a dance music performer, born to a Zambian mother and a Zimbabwean father...
  
   - "I Love Music
  I Love Music (song)
  "I Love Music" is a disco song written by Gamble and Huff and recorded by The O'Jays. It appeared on the group's 1975 album Family Reunion. The single version went to number one on the soul singles chart and reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100...
  
  "
• Frances Ruffelle
  Frances Ruffelle
  Frances Ruffelle is an English musical theatre actress and recording artist. Her mother is Sylvia Young, the founder of the famous theatre school at which Frances trained, and her daughter is recording artist Eliza Doolittle. Her younger sister is actress Alison Ruffelle...
  
   - "Lonely Symphony (We Will Be Free)"
• Saint Etienne
  Saint Etienne (band)
  Saint Etienne are an English Pop group comprising Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs. They are named after the French football team AS Saint-Étienne.-History:Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs were childhood friends and former music journalists...
  
   - "Pale Movie
  Pale Movie
  "Pale Movie" is a song by British pop group Saint Etienne from the album Tiger Bay. It was released as a single in February 1994, and reached #28 in the UK Singles Charts. It also became a hit in other countries, reaching number 1 in Lebanon....
  
  "
• Salt-n-Pepa
  Salt-N-Pepa
  Salt-N-Pepa is an American hip hop trio from Queens and Brooklyn, New York, that was formed in 1985. The group, consisting of Cheryl "Salt" Renee James, Sandra "Pepa" Denton, and Deidra "DJ Spinderella" Roper, was one of the first all-female rap crews....
  
   feat. En Vogue
  En Vogue
  En Vogue is an American female R&B vocal group from Oakland, California assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy.The group has won more MTV Video Music Awards than any other female group in MTV history, a total of seven, along with four Soul Train Awards, six American Music...
  
   - "Whatta Man
  Whatta Man
  "Whatta Man" is a 1994 single by Salt-n-Pepa and En Vogue from Salt-N-Pepa's 1993 album Very Necessary. It was issued by Next Plateau/London Records and produced by Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor. It also appears on En Vogue's Runaway Love EP...
  
  "
• Shampoo
  Shampoo (band)
  Shampoo were a British all-girl band in the 1990s, formed by Jacqui Blake and Caroline "Carrie" Askew. They were most famous for their hit song, "Trouble".-History:...
  
   - "Trouble"
• Shed Seven
  Shed Seven
  Shed Seven are an English indie rock band from York and were one of the groups which contributed to the Britpop music scene that evolved during the 1990s, yet never received the degree of mainstream success achieved by bands such as Oasis and Blur...
  
   - "Speakeasy"
• Snap!
  Snap!
  Snap! is a German Eurodance project formed in 1989 by Frankfurt-based producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti. The act has been through a number of line-up changes over the years, but was most successful when fronted by rapper Turbo B, who performed on the UK number 1 singles "The Power" and...
  
   & Summer - "Welcome to Tomorrow (Are You Ready?)"
• Soundgarden
  Soundgarden
  Soundgarden is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by singer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto...
  
   - "Black Hole Sun
  Black Hole Sun
  "Black Hole Sun" is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden. Written by frontman Chris finneran, "Black Hole Sun" was released in 1994 as the third single from the band's fourth studio album Superunknown . It is arguably the band's most recognizable and most popular song, and remains a well...
  
  "
• Bruce Springsteen
  Bruce Springsteen
  Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
  
   - "Streets of Philadelphia
  Streets of Philadelphia
  "Streets of Philadelphia" is an Oscar winning song, written and performed by American rock musician Bruce Springsteen for the first mainstream film on HIV/AIDS in the 1993 film, Philadelphia...
  
  "
• Suede
  Suede (band)
  Suede are an English alternative rock band from London, formed in 1989. The group's most prominent early line-up featured singer Brett Anderson, guitarist Bernard Butler, bass player Mat Osman and drummer Simon Gilbert. By 1992, Suede were hailed as "The Best New Band in Britain", and attracted...
  
   - "Stay Together
  Stay Together
  "Stay Together" is a non-album single by Suede, released on 14 February 1994 on Nude Records. It is the last single released while guitarist Bernard Butler was in the band, though subsequent singles from Dog Man Star feature his music...
  
  ", We Are the Pigs
  We are the Pigs
  "We Are the Pigs" is the first single from the album Dog Man Star by Suede, released on 12 September 1994, on Nude Records. The single announced the darker tone that the band had taken for Dog Man Star, that contrasted heavily with their debut. The challenging sound on the single was not...
  
  
• Take That
  Take That
  Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...
  
   - "Sure
  Sure (Take That song)
  "Sure" is a song by successful British boyband Take That. It was the first release from their third album, Nobody Else. Released on October 3, 1994, it was a departure from their previous singles, having a more American, R&B sound compared to their previous, more pop/dance orientated songs...
  
  "
• 2 Cowboys - "Everybody Gonfi Gon"
• 2 Unlimited
  2 Unlimited
  2 Unlimited is a Dutch Eurodance/Hi-NRG act formed in 1991. The project was the brainchild of Belgian producers Jean-Paul DeCoster and Phil Wilde, and was fronted by a Dutch duo, rapper Ray Slijngaard and singer Anita Doth. During five years of enormous worldwide popularity, the act scored 16 chart...
  
   - "Let the Beat Control Your Body
  Let The Beat Control Your Body
  "Let the Beat Control Your Body" is the fifth and final single taken from Dutch group 2 Unlimited's second album No Limits.The single reached #6 in the UK and was markedly different from the album version, which in no doubt helped its success. The album version was largely instrumental and...
  
  " x2, "The Real Thing
  The Real Thing (2 Unlimited song)
  "The Real Thing" is a song by 2 Unlimited, released as the first single from their third album Real Things. It peaked at 6 in the UK. The track is based around Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor and it was noted at the time that this marked a change of direction for the band as they had moved away...
  
  ", "No-One
  No-One
  "No One" is a song by 2 Unlimited, released as the second single from their third album Real Things. It peaked at 17 in the UK. It marked a rapid departure from the previous hits in the way that it was a much lighter, breezier, pop-reggae track...
  
  "
• Wet Wet Wet
  Wet Wet Wet
  Wet Wet Wet are a Scottish pop rock band that formed in the 1980s. They scored a number of hits in the British charts and around the world. The band is composed of Marti Pellow , Tommy Cunningham , Graeme Clark and Neil Mitchell...
  
   - "Love Is All Around"
• The Wildhearts
  The Wildhearts
  The Wildhearts are a British rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica...
  
   - "Caffeine Bomb"
• Whigfield
  Whigfield
  Sannie Charlotte Carlson , best known as Whigfield and also as Naan, is a Danish singer best known for the song "Saturday Night", a hugely popular single during the summer of 1994.-Biography:...
  
   - "Saturday Night
  Saturday Night (Whigfield song)
  "Saturday Night" is a song by Danish singer Whigfield, released to huge success in 1994.-Background:Italian producer Larry Pignagnoli had already had success with Spagna in the late 1980s and early 1990s before he produced "Saturday Night" with Danish former model Sannie Carlson aka Whigfield...
  
  "

1995

• Ace of Base
  Ace of Base
  Ace of Base is a pop band based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Its original lineup consisted of Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg, and three siblings, Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Malin "Linn" Berggren and Jenny Berggren...
  
   - "Lucky Love
  Lucky Love
  "Lucky Love" is a song by Ace of Base, which became their fifth worldwide single. It was the first single from their album The Bridge to be released in Europe, and the acoustic version of the song was the second single in the United States and Canada...
  
  "
• Alex Party
  Alex Party
  Alex Party is an Italian dance music project of the electronic dance or house music genre. The band consisted of the Italian brothers Paolo and Gianni Visnadi , DJ Alex Natale and vocalist Robin 'Shanie' Campbell....
  
   - "Don't Give Me Your Life"
• Blur
  Blur (band)
  Blur is an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing...
  
   - "Country House"
• Bon Jovi
  Bon Jovi
  Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...
  
   - "Lie to Me", "Something for the Pain
  Something for the Pain
  "Something For The pain" is a song by Bon Jovi from their 1995 album These Days. It charted at #39 on the top 40 mainstream charts and peaked at #8 on the UK Singles Chart....
  
  "
• The Boo Radleys
  The Boo Radleys
  -Studio albums:-Compilation albums:-Extended plays:-Singles:-External links:* * * * * * by Laurent Orseau * *...
  
   - "It's Lulu"
• Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
  
   – "Fantasy
  Fantasy (Mariah Carey song)
  "Fantasy" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on September 12, 1995 by Columbia Records as the lead single for her fifth studio album, Daydream . The song was written by Carey and Dave Hall, both serving as primary producers alongside Sean Combs...
  
  ", "One Sweet Day
  One Sweet Day
  "One Sweet Day" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey and R&B group Boyz II Men. The song was written by Carey, Walter Afanasieff and the members of Boyz II Men: Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris, and Michael McCary. "One Sweet Day" was produced by Carey and Afanasieff for...
  
  " (Feat. Boyz II Men
  Boyz II Men
  Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than albums worldwide. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet, but original member Michael McCary...
  
  )
• Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds with Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
  
   - "Where the Wild Roses Grow
  Where the Wild Roses Grow
  "Where the Wild Roses Grow" is an alternative-rock song written by Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' ninth album Murder Ballads , with guest vocals by Australian pop-singer Kylie Minogue. The song was produced by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Tony Cohen and...
  
  "
• Cher
  Cher
  Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
  
   - "Walking in Memphis
  Walking in Memphis
  -Cher version:"Walking in Memphis" is the first European single by American singer-actress Cher from her twenty-second studio album, It's a Man's World. It was released in the end of 1995 by WEA. The song was performed in some shows in Europe, and in her tours since the Do You Believe? Tour.-Song...
  
  "
• Childliners
  ChildLine
  ChildLine is a free 24 hour counselling service for children and young people up to 18 in the UK provided by the NSPCC. ChildLine deals with any issue which causes distress or concern, common issues dealt with include child abuse, bullying, parental separation or divorce, pregnancy and substance...
  
   - "Gift of Christmas"
• Terence Trent D'Arby
  Sananda Maitreya
  Sananda Francesco Maitreya , better known by his former stage name Terence Trent D'Arby, is an American singer-songwriter who came to fame with his album Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby, released in July 1987, which included the singles "Wishing Well" and "Sign Your Name"...
  
   - "Holding On to You"
• Dana Dawson
  Dana Dawson
  Dana Dawson was an American actress and singer.-Early life and career:Dawson made her acting debut at the age of 7 in a national tour of Annie. She was an understudy of the character Mimi, in the national tour of Rent in 2000 and joined the Broadway cast in 2001...
  
   - "3 Is Family"
• Des'ree
  Des'ree
  Des'ree is an English pop/soul singer who was popular during the 1990s. She is well known for her hits: "Feel So High", "You Gotta Be", "Life", and "Kissing You"...
  
   - "You Gotta Be"
• Celine Dion
  Celine Dion
  Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
  
   - "Only One Road
  Only One Road
  "Only One Road" is the fifth single from The Colour of My Love album by Céline Dion. It was released on October 31, 1994 in Canada, on November 21, 1994 in the United States, in May 1995 in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia, and July 1995 in other European countries.A music video for the...
  
  "
• Duran Duran
  Duran Duran
  Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
  
   - "Perfect Day"
• Elastica
  Elastica
  Elastica were an English alternative rock band that played punk rock-influenced music. They were best known for their 1995 album Elastica, which produced singles that charted in the US and the UK.-History:...
  
   - "Waking Up
  Waking Up (song)
  "Waking Up" is a song by the Britpop group Elastica. It was released as a single in February 1995 and reached #13 on the UK Singles Chart. It preceded the release of their self-titled debut album, which came out the following month....
  
  "
• Nicki French
  Nicki French
  Nicola S. French is a female English singer and dancer. She is best known for her 1995 dance cover version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart", and for representing the United Kingdom in 2000 at Eurovision in Stockholm.-Career:French provided backing vocals on Rose-Marie's 1992 album, Emotional Exposure...
  
   - "Total Eclipse of the Heart
  Total Eclipse of the Heart
  "Total Eclipse of the Heart" is a song written and produced by Jim Steinman and recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for her fifth studio album, Faster Than the Speed of Night...
  
  "
• Garbage
  Garbage (band)
  Garbage are an alternative rock band formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1994. The group consists of Scottish singer Shirley Manson and American musicians Duke Erikson , Steve Marker and Butch Vig . All four members are involved in songwriting and production...
  
   - "Only Happy When It Rains
  Only Happy When It Rains
  "Only Happy When It Rains" was a single written, recorded and produced by alternative rock group Garbage at their own recording studio, Smart Studios, in Madison, Wisconsin...
  
  ", "Queer
  Queer (Garbage song)
  "Queer" is a 1995 song written, recorded and produced by alternative rock band Garbage and was the second international single to be taken from the band's multi-platinum debut studio album Garbage and followed up the band's debut hit "Vow"...
  
  "
• The Go-Go's
  The Go-Go's
  The Go-Go’s are an all-female American rock band formed in 1978. They made history as the first all-female band that both wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to top the Billboard album charts....
  
   - "The Whole World Lost Its Head"
• Grace - "Not Over Yet
  Not Over Yet
  Not Over Yet is a song by Grace, released as a single in 1995 peaking in the UK Singles Chart at #6 and topping the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the United States. The song was originally released in 1993 under the alias State of Grace. Lead vocals and backing vocals on the track were...
  
  "
• PJ Harvey
  PJ Harvey
  Polly Jean Harvey is an English musician, singer-songwriter, composer and occasional artist. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments including piano, organ, bass, saxophone, and most recently, the autoharp.Harvey began her career in...
  
   - "C'mon Billy"
• The Human League
  The Human League
  The Human League are an English electronic New Wave band formed in Sheffield in 1977. They achieved popularity after a key change in line-up in the early 1980s and have continued recording and performing with moderate commercial success throughout the 1980s up to the present day.The only constant...
  
   - "Tell Me When
  Tell Me When
  "Tell Me When" is a song by the British synthpop group The Human League. Written jointly by lead singer Philip Oakey and Paul C. Beckett, it was recorded at 'Human League Studios', Sheffield in 1994...
  
  "
• Jam & Spoon
  Jam & Spoon
  Jam & Spoon was an electronic dance duo from Frankfurt, Germany, that consisted of composers and producers Rolf Ellmer and Markus Löffel . They also worked under the pseudonyms Tokyo Ghetto Pussy, Storm and Big Room...
  
   feat. Plavka
  Plavka
  Plavka Lonich is a Californian singer of Croatian and Peruvian origin who lives in London. She mostly performs under the name "Plavka"....
  
   - "Right in the Night
  Right in the Night
  "Right in the Night " is a song by German trance duo Jam & Spoon. It was released in 1993 on the German label Dance Pool....
  
  "
• Annie Lennox
  Annie Lennox
  Annie Lennox, OBE , born Ann Lennox, is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving minor success in the late 1970s with The Tourists, with fellow musician David A...
  
   – "No More I Love You's
  No More I Love You's
  "No More I Love You's" is a song written by Joseph Hughes and David Freeman and was first released by their band, The Lover Speaks, in 1986. The song was later covered by the Scottish singer Annie Lennox and became a hit for her in 1995.-The Lover Speaks version:"No More "I Love You's"" was the...
  
  "
• Love City Groove
  Love City Groove
  Love City Groove represented the United Kingdom in the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest, with a self-titled song after being the runaway winner in a public vote. The pop/rap song finished tenth with 76 points; and peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart. Love City Groove were formed by a collective...
  
   - "Love City Groove"
• Madonna
  Madonna (entertainer)
  Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
  
   – "You'll See
  You'll See
  "You'll See" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her ballads compilation Something to Remember . The album was released with the intention of tone down the image of Madonna, who was being heavily criticized at the time. The singer decided to work with producer David Foster, who...
  
  "
• Massive Attack
  Massive Attack
  Massive Attack are an English DJ and trip hop duo from Bristol, England consisting of Robert "3D" Del Naja and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall. Working with co-producers, as well as various session musicians and guest vocalists, they make records and tour live. The duo are considered to be of the trip...
  
   feat. Tracey Thorn
  Tracey Thorn
  Tracey Anne Thorn is an English pop singer and songwriter. She is best known as being one half of the duo Everything but the Girl, which is currently on extended hiatus.-Personal life:...
  
   - "Protection"
• Robert Miles
  Robert Miles
  Robert Miles is an Italian record producer, composer, musician and DJ in electronica and alternative music.-Biography:...
  
   - "Children
  Children (song)
  "Children" is a single by electronica composer Robert Miles from his album Dreamland. "Children" is Miles' most successful single, being certified Gold and Platinum in several countries and it reaching #1 in more than 12 countries...
  
  "
• MN8
  MN8
  MN8 were an R&B group from the United Kingdom. They consisted of KG , G-Man , Kule T and Dee Tails .-Career:...
  
   - "I've Got a Little Something for You
  I've Got A Little Something For You
  "I've Got a Little Something for You" is British band MN8's highest-charting single written by American record producer and composer, Markantoney J. Taylor, better known by his stage name DJ Vintagefuture and produced by Dennis Charles and Ronnie Wilson. It was released in , peaking at #2 on the UK...
  
  ", "If You Only Let Me In", "Happy", "Baby It's You", "Pathway to the Moon"
• M People
  M People
  M People are a British house music act from Manchester, who formed in 1990 and achieved success throughout most of the 1990s. The name M People is from the initials of Mike Pickering, who formed the group.-Career:...
  
   - "Open your Heart", "Search for the Hero", "Itchycoo Park"
• Perfecto Allstars - "Reach Up (Papa's Got A Brand New Pig Bag)"
• Iggy Pop
  Iggy Pop
  Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...
  
   - "Beside You"
• Pulp
  Pulp (band)
  Pulp are an English alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978. Their lineup consists of Jarvis Cocker , Russell Senior , Candida Doyle , Mark Webber , Steve Mackey and Nick Banks ....
  
   - "Common People
  Common People
  "Common People" is a song by English alternative rock band Pulp. It was released as a single in 1995, reaching number two on the UK singles chart. It also appears on the band's 1995 album Different Class. The song is about those who were perceived by the songwriter as wanting to be "like common...
  
  ", "Mis-Shapes
  Mis-Shapes
  "Mis-Shapes" is a song by Sheffield band Pulp. Taken from the number-one album Different Class, it was released as a double A-sided single with "Sorted for E's & Wizz" in September 1995, and reached number two in the UK charts....
  
  ", "Sorted for E's & Wizz
  Sorted for E's & Wizz
  "Sorted for E's & Wizz" is a song by the English band Pulp. Taken from their UK number one album Different Class, it was released as a double A-sided single with "Mis-Shapes" in September 1995 and reached number two in the UK charts...
  
  "
• Oasis
  Oasis (band)
  Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
  
   – "Roll With It", "Some Might Say
  Some Might Say
  "Some Might Say" is a song by the English rock band Oasis. The song was written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It was the first single later included in their second album Morning Glory? in 1995, and provided the band with their first number one in the UK Singles Chart .The single...
  
  ", "Wonderwall
  Wonderwall (song)
  "Wonderwall" is a song by English rock band Oasis, written by the band's guitarist and main songwriter Noel Gallagher. The song was produced by Owen Morris and Gallagher for their second album, Morning Glory?...
  
  "
• Ramones
  Ramones
  The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
  
   - "I Don't Wanna Grow Up"
• Scarlet - "Independent Love Song"
• Saint Etienne
  Saint Etienne (band)
  Saint Etienne are an English Pop group comprising Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs. They are named after the French football team AS Saint-Étienne.-History:Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs were childhood friends and former music journalists...
  
   feat. Étienne Daho
  Étienne Daho
  Étienne Daho is a French singer, songwriter and record producer who has released a number of synth-driven and rock-surf influenced pop hit singles since 1981.- Career :...
  
   - "He's on the Phone
  He's on the Phone
  "He's on the Phone" is a song by British pop group Saint Etienne in collaboration with French singer-songwriter Étienne Daho. A fast-paced Eurodance track, it is one of Saint Etienne's biggest hits, reaching #11 on the UK Singles Chart...
  
  "
• Suggs
  Suggs (singer)
  Graham McPherson , better known as Suggs, is an English singer, actor, former radio DJ, TV personality, and most famous as the frontman of the band Madness.-Early life:...
  
   - "Camden Town", "I'm Only Sleeping
  I'm Only Sleeping
  "I'm Only Sleeping" is a song by The Beatles from their 1966 studio album Revolver. It was released two months earlier in the United States on the album Yesterday And Today and did not feature on the original US version of Revolver...
  
  "
• Take That
  Take That
  Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...
  
   – "Back for Good
  Back for Good
  "Back for Good" is a song by the British pop group Take That. It was released in 1995 as the second single from the band's third studio album, Nobody Else and achieved great success in many countries, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Spain and the UK where it topped...
  
  ", "Never Forget"
• Tina Turner
  Tina Turner
  Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
  
   - "GoldenEye
  GoldenEye (song)
  "GoldenEye" is a hit James Bond theme performed by Tina Turner used for the 1995 film, GoldenEye. The song was written especially for Turner by Bono and The Edge of U2 when they learned that she had been offered to sing the theme to the upcoming Bond movie, and the track was produced and mixed by...
  
  "
• 2 Unlimited
  2 Unlimited
  2 Unlimited is a Dutch Eurodance/Hi-NRG act formed in 1991. The project was the brainchild of Belgian producers Jean-Paul DeCoster and Phil Wilde, and was fronted by a Dutch duo, rapper Ray Slijngaard and singer Anita Doth. During five years of enormous worldwide popularity, the act scored 16 chart...
  
   - "Do What's Good for Me
  Do What's Good For Me
  "Do What's Good For Me" is the name of a single by Dutch dance act 2 Unlimited, taken from their fourth album Hits Unlimited. It was the only song from the album to chart in the UK, peaking at #16.It also reached #33 on the U.S...
  
  "
• Luther Vandross
  Luther Vandross
  Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...
  
   - "Always and Forever"
• Bill Whelan
  Bill Whelan
  Bill Whelan, is an Irish composer and musician. He is best known for composing a piece for the interval of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. The end result, Riverdance, was a seven-minute display of traditional Irish dancing that became a full-length stage production and spawned a worldwide craze...
  
   - "Riverdance"
• Whigfield
  Whigfield
  Sannie Charlotte Carlson , best known as Whigfield and also as Naan, is a Danish singer best known for the song "Saturday Night", a hugely popular single during the summer of 1994.-Biography:...
  
   - "Close to You"
• TLC
  TLC (band)
  TLC is an American musical trio whose repertoire spanned R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, and new jack swing. Originally consisting of singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper-singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas it found success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats...
  
   - "Creep
  Creep (TLC song)
  "Creep" is the Grammy-winning first single by American R&B group TLC from their second studio album CrazySexyCool, released on October 31, 1994 by LaFace Records...
  
  ", "Waterfalls", "Diggin' on You
  Diggin' on You
  "Diggin' on You" is TLC's fourth and final single from their second album, CrazySexyCool. The song peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming the group's seventh top 10 single. It also peaked at #7 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The music video is for "L.A.'s Live Remix" instead of the...
  
  "
• Joshua Kadison
  Joshua Kadison
  Joshua Kadison is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and writer.- Early life :Joshua grew up in and around Los Angeles, California, the younger of two sons. His mother was of Mexican-American Indian descent. At age 12 he started playing the piano and subsequently started to write songs...
  
   - "Jesse
  Jesse
  Jesse, Eshai or Yishai, is the father of the David, who became the king of the Israelites. His son David is sometimes called simply "Son of Jesse" ....
  
  "

1996

• Tori Amos
  Tori Amos
  Tori Amos is an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. She was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument...
  
   - "Caught a Lite Sneeze
  Caught a Lite Sneeze
  "Caught a Lite Sneeze" is a song by Tori Amos, released as the first single from her 1996 album Boys for Pele. It reached #60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #20 on the UK Singles Charts, and is one of the most recognized songs by Amos and a fan-favourite...
  
  "
• Peter André
  Peter André
  Peter James Andrea , better known by the stage name as Peter Andre, is an English-born Australian musician, singer-songwriter, television personality and businessman. As a recording artist, he has achieving four top 10 UK albums and ten top 10 singles.-Early life:Andre was born at Northwick Park...
  
   feat. Bubbler Ranx – "Mysterious Girl
  Mysterious Girl
  "Mysterious Girl" is the second overall single and third British single from singer-songwriter Peter Andre's second studio album, Natural. The song was written by Glen Goldsmith, Philip Jackson and Peter Andre, and produced by Ollie Jacobs. The song features guest vocals from Bubbler Ranx...
  
  "
• Ash
  Ash (band)
  Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. The band has sold 8 million albums worldwide.-Band beginning, Trailer and 1977 :...
  
   - "Oh Yeah"
• Babylon Zoo
  Babylon Zoo
  Babylon Zoo were a British rock band of the mid-1990s from Wolverhampton, England, fronted by Jas Mann. They were best known for the song "Spaceman", which on its release on 21 January 1996, went straight to #1 on the UK Singles Chart, selling 418,000 copies in the first week of...
  
   - "Spaceman
  Spaceman (song)
  "Spaceman" is a song by British singer-songwriter Jas Mann, of Babylon Zoo. Known for its heavily distorted guitars and metallic, robotic-sounding vocals, it went straight to Number 1 on the UK singles chart on 21 January 1996, selling 418,000 copies in the first week of release...
  
  "
• Backstreet Boys
  Backstreet Boys
  The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
  
   – "Get Down (You're the One for Me)
  Get Down (You're the One for Me)
  "Get Down " is the third single released by the Backstreet Boys from their international self-titled debut album. It was later included on their US debut album as well. In some countries "Get Down" was released as their debut single. The song features a rap with the first verse by Smooth T. of the...
  
  ", "We've Got It Goin' On
  We've Got It Goin' On
  "We've Got It Goin' On" was the first single released by the Backstreet Boys from their self titled debut album in September 1995; it was also their first single ever released. It was later included in the U.S. album and achieved success worldwide.-Recording:...
  
  ", "I'll Never Break Your Heart
  I'll Never Break Your Heart
  "I'll Never Break Your Heart" is a song written by singer-songwriters Eugene Wilde & Albert Manno and was the second single by the Backstreet Boys from their self-titled debut album...
  
  "
• Gary Barlow
  Gary Barlow
  Gary Barlow is an English singer-songwriter, pianist and record producer. He is frontman and lead vocalist of pop group Take That and is currently the head judge on the eighth series of The X Factor. Barlow is one of Britain's most successful songwriters...
  
   – "Forever Love
  Forever Love (Gary Barlow song)
  "Forever Love" is the debut solo single released by British singer-songwriter Gary Barlow, taken from his debut album Open Road. The song was also used as the official theme for the film The Leading Man.-Chart performance:...
  
  "
• Bis
  Bis (band)
  Bis are a Scottish indie pop band composed of Steven Clark , John Clark , and Amanda MacKinnon . Formed in 1994, the band broke up in 2003, but reformed briefly in 2007 for a series of concerts.-History:...
  
   - "Kandy Pop"
• Björk
  Björk
  Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
  
   - "Possible Maybe"
• Blur
  Blur (band)
  Blur is an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing...
  
   - "Stereotypes
  Stereotypes (song)
  "Stereotypes" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur and is the opening track to their fourth studio album, The Great Escape. It was released on 12 February 1996 as the third single from that album, charting at #7 in the UK Singles Chart...
  
  "
• David Bowie
  David Bowie
  David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
  
   & Pet Shop Boys
  Pet Shop Boys
  Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
  
   - "Hallo Spaceboy
  Hallo Spaceboy
  "Hallo Spaceboy" is a song by David Bowie from his 1995 album Outside, and was issued as a single in 1996. Bowie and Brian Eno co-wrote the song...
  
  "
• Boyzone
  Boyzone
  Boyzone are an Irish boy band comprising Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating,Shane Lynch, and formerly Stephen Gately. Boyzone have 19 singles in the top 40 UK charts and 21 singles in the Ire charts. The group currently have 6 UK number one singles and 9 number one singles in Ireland with 12...
  
   – "A Different Beat
  A Different Beat (song)
  "A Different Beat" is the second single from Irish Boyband Boyzone's second album, A Different Beat.-Tracklisting:CD1# "A Different Beat" - 3:24# "Angel" - 3:45# "A Different Beat" - 6:10CD2...
  
  "
• BT
  BT (musician)
  Brian Wayne Transeau is a classically trained and Grammy-nominated American music producer, composer, audio technician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter better known by his stage name, BT. He is an artist in the electronic genre...
  
   - "Loving You More"
• Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
  
   - "Open Arms
  Open Arms (Journey song)
  "Open Arms" is a popular song originally recorded by American rock band Journey, and released as a single from their 1981 album, Escape. Co-written by band members Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain, the song is a power ballad whose lyrics are an empowering plea to a lover to forgive past wrongdoings...
  
  "
• Cher
  Cher
  Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
  
   - "One by One
  One by One (song)
  "One by One" is the first American and second European single by American singer-actress Cher from her twenty-second studio album, It's a Man's World. It was released on January 5, 1996 by Reprise Records and WEA...
  
  ", "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)"
• Crowded House
  Crowded House
  Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is the primary songwriter and creative director of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand , Australia and the United States...
  
   - "Instinct
  Instinct
  Instinct or innate behavior is the inherent inclination of a living organism toward a particular behavior.The simplest example of an instinctive behavior is a fixed action pattern, in which a very short to medium length sequence of actions, without variation, are carried out in response to a...
  
  "
• The Cure
  The Cure
  The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
  
   - "The 13th
  The 13th
  "The 13th" is the name of a single released by the British group the Cure in 1996. The song was initially released on the album Wild Mood Swings.All tracks written by Smith/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell....
  
  "
• Dunblane
  Dunblane
  Dunblane is a small cathedral city and former burgh north of Stirling in the Stirling council area of Scotland. The town is situated off the A9 road, on the way north to Perth. Its main landmark is Dunblane Cathedral and the Allan Water runs through the town centre, with the Cathedral and the High...
  
   - "Knockin' on Heaven's Door
  Knockin' on Heaven's Door
  "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan for the soundtrack of the 1973 film Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid. It reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.-Story line and song structure:...
  
  "
• Eternal
  Eternal (band)
  Eternal were an English R&B girl group formed in 1992. The group featured two sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, alongside Kelle Bryan and Louise Nurding...
  
   – "Secrets"
• Fugees - "Killing Me Softly
  Killing Me Softly with His Song
  "Killing Me Softly with His Song" is a 1971 song composed by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel. It has been covered by numerous artists, most notably by Roberta Flack whose version topped the U.S...
  
  "
• Garbage
  Garbage (band)
  Garbage are an alternative rock band formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1994. The group consists of Scottish singer Shirley Manson and American musicians Duke Erikson , Steve Marker and Butch Vig . All four members are involved in songwriting and production...
  
   - "Milk", "Stupid Girl"
• Gina G
  Gina G
  -Albums:*1997 Fresh! — #12 UK #40 Norway.*1998 Gina G Remix Album *2005 Get Up & Dance -Singles:...
  
   - "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit", "I Belong to You", "Fresh"
• Jamiroquai
  Jamiroquai
  Jamiroquai is a British jazz funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992. Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the James Taylor Quartet, and the Brand New Heavies. Other Acid Jazz artists such as...
  
   - "Virtual Insanity
  Virtual Insanity
  "Virtual Insanity" is the lead single from British Acid Jazz band Jamiroquai's third studio album, Travelling Without Moving. The song reached #3 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted at #38 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart upon the single's release in America in 1997...
  
  "
• Kadoc
  David Penn
  For the British magician, see David Penn José David Peñín Montilla, better known under the anglicized form David Penn, is a house music producer from Spain. He was born in Madrid.-Career:...
  
   - "The Nighttrain"
• Kula Shaker
  Kula Shaker
  Kula Shaker are an English psychedelic rock band. Led by outspoken frontman Crispian Mills, the band came to prominence during the Post-Britpop era of the late 1990s. The band enjoyed great commercial success in the UK between 1996 and 1999, notching up a number of Top 10 hits on the UK Singles...
  
   - "Hey Dude"
• Louise – "Naked", "One Kiss from Heaven"
• Manic Street Preachers
  Manic Street Preachers
  Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...
  
   - "A Design for Life
  A Design for Life
  "A Design for Life" was released by Manic Street Preachers in 1996 and was the first single release from the Everything Must Go album of May that same year.The title was inspired by the Joy Division EP record "An Ideal for Living"...
  
  ", "Australia", "Everything Must Go
  Everything Must Go (single)
  "Everything Must Go" is a song by Manic Street Preachers, released as a single on July 22, 1996, the second single released from Everything Must Go, released in May of the same year....
  
  ", "Kevin Carter"
• Menswear - "Being Brave"
• MN8
  MN8
  MN8 were an R&B group from the United Kingdom. They consisted of KG , G-Man , Kule T and Dee Tails .-Career:...
  
   - "Tuff Act to Follow", "Dreaming"
• No Way Sis
  No Way Sis
  No Way Sis were the official Oasis tribute band originating from Glasgow, Scotland.The band had a Top 40 hit single in the UK in 1996 with their EP, I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing, the title track being a cover of the New Seekers song made famous from its use on Coca Cola advertisements in the...
  
   - "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing"
• Gary Numan
  Gary Numan
  Gary Numan is an English singer, composer, and musician, most widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars". His signature sound consisted of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals.Numan is considered a pioneer of commercial electronic music...
  
   - "Cars (Premier Mix)
  Cars (song)
  Fear Factory, an American industrial metal band, recorded a version of "Cars" and released it as the second single from their third studio album, Obsolete. The song was only included as a bonus track on the limited edition digipak re-release of Obsolete and would be instrumental in breaking Fear...
  
  "
• Oasis
  Oasis (band)
  Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
  
   – "Cum on Feel the Noize
  Cum on Feel the Noize
  "Cum On Feel the Noize" is a rock song originally released by Slade in 1973.Written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and produced by Chas Chandler, "Cum On Feel the Noize" was Slade's fourth number-one single in the UK and their first to enter straight at number one...
  
  ", "Don't Look Back in Anger
  Don't Look Back in Anger
  "Don't Look Back in Anger" is a song by English rock band Oasis, released in 1996 as the fourth single from their hit second album Morning Glory?. The song was written by the band's guitarist and main songwriter, Noel Gallagher. The song became the band's second single to reach #1 in the UK...
  
  "
• Ocean Colour Scene
  Ocean Colour Scene
  Ocean Colour Scene are an English Britpop band formed in Moseley, Birmingham in 1989. They have had five Top 10 albums and six Top 10 singles to date.-Early days :...
  
   - "The Riverboat Song
  The Riverboat Song
  "The Riverboat Song" is a rock song by Ocean Colour Scene.The song is heavily influenced by Led Zeppelin's 'Four Sticks', from which it takes its main riff and a number of lyrics....
  
  "
• OMC
  OMC (band)
  OMC, or Otara Millionaires Club, was a music group from Auckland, New Zealand best known for their 1996 hit "How Bizarre", named one of the greatest New Zealand songs of all time by the Australasian Performing Right Association...
  
   - "How Bizarre
  How Bizarre (song)
  "How Bizarre" is the debut single of New Zealand musical group OMC from their debut album of the same name. It was released as a single in New Zealand in 1995 and internationally in 1996....
  
  "
• Mark Owen
  Mark Owen
  Mark Anthony Patrick Owen , is an English singer-songwriter. He is a member of pop band Take That. The band were hugely successful during the 1990s and have enjoyed even more success since their reunion in 2005...
  
   - "Child"
• Pianoman
  Pianoman
  Pianoman is an alias of dance music producer, James Sammon from Bradford, West Yorkshire who got to number 6 in the UK Singles Chart with the hit single "Blurred" in June 1996...
  
   - "Blurred"
• Pulp
  Pulp (band)
  Pulp are an English alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978. Their lineup consists of Jarvis Cocker , Russell Senior , Candida Doyle , Mark Webber , Steve Mackey and Nick Banks ....
  
   - "Something Changed
  Something Changed
  "Something Changed" is the fourth and final single taken from the album Different Class by British pop band Pulp, released in 1996 with two different sleeves , but with identical tracklistings. It is also their fourth consecutive top ten single, peaking at #10 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was...
  
  "
• Sasha
  Sasha (DJ)
  Sasha is a Welsh DJ and record producer. Sasha began his career playing acid house dance music in the late 1980s...
  
   & Maria
  Maria Nayler
  Maria Nayler is a British female singer. In the early 1990s, she was part of Ultraviolet who released two singles "Kites" and "I Wish That" . In 1995, she appeared as featured vocalist on Sasha's trance track "Be As One"...
  
   - "Be As One"
• Sex Pistols
  Sex Pistols
  The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians...
  
   - "New York", "Pretty Vacant
  Pretty Vacant
  "Pretty Vacant" is a song by the English punk rock band The Sex Pistols. It was released on 1 July 1977 as the third single from their only album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols. The song marked the band's only appearance on the British music show Top of the Pops...
  
  "
• Shed Seven
  Shed Seven
  Shed Seven are an English indie rock band from York and were one of the groups which contributed to the Britpop music scene that evolved during the 1990s, yet never received the degree of mainstream success achieved by bands such as Oasis and Blur...
  
   - "Chasing Rainbows"
• Sleeper
  Sleeper (band)
  Sleeper were a British Britpop band in the 1990s fronted by Louise Wener. The band had eight UK Top 40 hit singles and three UK Top 10 albums. Their music was also featured in the soundtrack of Trainspotting.-Career:...
  
   - "Statuesque
  Statuesque
  "Statuesque" is a song by English Britpop band Sleeper, written by the band's vocalist and guitarist Louise Wener. It was the fourth and final single to be released from their second album The It Girl in 1996 . It also appears on the second Trainspotting soundtrack, released in 1997.-Releases:...
  
  "
• Spice Girls
  Spice Girls
  The Spice Girls were a British pop girl group formed in 1994. The group consisted of Victoria Beckham , Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell. They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30...
  
   – "Say You'll Be There
  Say You'll Be There
  "Say You'll Be There" is a song by British pop group Spice Girls. It was written by the Spice Girls and Eliot Kennedy, for their debut album Spice, released in November 1996. Production duo Absolute incorporated a mix of pop and R&B into the song, which includes an harmonica solo, played by Judd...
  
  ", "2 Become 1
  2 Become 1
  "2 Become 1" is a song by the British pop group Spice Girls. Written by the group members, Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard during the group's first professional songwriting session, it was produced by Rowe and Stannard for the group's debut album Spice, released in November 1996...
  
  ", "Wannabe
  Wannabe (song)
  "Wannabe" is the debut song by British pop group Spice Girls. Written by the group members with Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard during the group's first professional songwriting session, it was produced by Rowe and Stannard for the group's debut album Spice, released in November 1996...
  
  "
• Suede
  Suede (band)
  Suede are an English alternative rock band from London, formed in 1989. The group's most prominent early line-up featured singer Brett Anderson, guitarist Bernard Butler, bass player Mat Osman and drummer Simon Gilbert. By 1992, Suede were hailed as "The Best New Band in Britain", and attracted...
  
   - "Trash"
• Suggs
  Suggs (singer)
  Graham McPherson , better known as Suggs, is an English singer, actor, former radio DJ, TV personality, and most famous as the frontman of the band Madness.-Early life:...
  
   - "Cecilia
  Cecilia (song)
  "Cecilia" is a song written by US musician Paul Simon. It was first recorded by Simon and Garfunkel for their 1970 album Bridge Over Troubled Water. When released as a single, it reached #4 in the US charts...
  
  "
• Take That
  Take That
  Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...
  
   - "How Deep Is Your Love
  How Deep Is Your Love
  "How Deep Is Your Love" is a pop song recorded by the Bee Gees in 1977 and released as a single in September. Originally intended for Yvonne Elliman, it was ultimately used as part of the soundtrack to the film Saturday Night Fever. It was a number three hit in the United Kingdom and Australia...
  
  "
• 3T
  3T
  3T is an American R&B / Pop music group featuring the three sons of Tito Jackson and Delores "Dee Dee" Jackson. The band members include, from eldest, Tariano Adaryll Jackson II , Taryll Adren Jackson and Tito Joseph Jackson .-Career:3T released their debut album Brotherhood in 1995...
  
   – "Gotta Be You"
• Tina Turner
  Tina Turner
  Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
  
   - "Whatever You Want
  Whatever You Want (Tina Turner song)
  "Whatever You Want" is a song by American recording artist Tina Turner. It was written by Andrew Baker, Fred Zarr, and Taylor Dayne for Turner's 1996 Wildest Dreams album and is noted for its different levels of energy and strong vocal performance, its orchestral arrangement and complex...
  
  ", "On Silent Wings
  On Silent Wings
  "On Silent Wings" is a song by Tina Turner with guest vocals from Sting. Released in April 1996 in support of Turner's Wildest Dreams album, the single performed reasonably well on the U.S. Adult Contemporary music chart, peaking at number 24...
  
  "

1997

• All Saints
  All Saints (group)
  All Saints were a British/Canadian girl group. Founded in 1993 as All Saints 1.9.7.5, the group consisted of founding members Melanie Blatt and Shaznay Lewis, and sisters Nicole Appleton and Natalie Appleton...
  
   - "I Know Where It's At
  I Know Where It's At
  "I Know Where It's At" is a song by All Saints released as the debut single from their self titled album: All Saints. On 9 August 1997 the song was debuted on the National Lottery Live and the first performance on Top of the Pops was on 2 September 1997....
  
  "
• Shola Ama
  Shola Ama
  Shola Ama is an English singer who scored her biggest hit in 1997 with a cover of Turley Richards' "You Might Need Somebody".-Early life and career:...
  
   - "You Might Need Somebody"
• Backstreet Boys
  Backstreet Boys
  The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
  
   - "As Long as You Love Me
  As Long as You Love Me
  "As Long As You Love Me" is the second single by the Backstreet Boys from their debut album in the United States and the second single from Backstreet's Back internationally. It was released in September 1997 internationally and in October of the same year in the United States. It is one of the...
  
  ", "Quit Playin' Games (With My Heart)"
• Gary Barlow
  Gary Barlow
  Gary Barlow is an English singer-songwriter, pianist and record producer. He is frontman and lead vocalist of pop group Take That and is currently the head judge on the eighth series of The X Factor. Barlow is one of Britain's most successful songwriters...
  
   – "Love Won't Wait
  Love Won't Wait
  "Love Won't Wait" is the second solo single released by British singer-songwriter Gary Barlow from his debut solo album Open Road. The song was written by Madonna and Shep Pettibone, and was an unreleased demo from her 1994 album sessions...
  
  "
• Blackstreet
  Blackstreet
  Blackstreet is an American R&B group founded in 1991 by Thomas Taliaferro and Teddy Riley, the inventor of New Jack Swing known for his work as a member of Guy. Chauncey Hannibal and Levi Little were signed under production and management contracts with Thomas Taliaferro and were merged into what...
  
   - "Don't Leave Me"
• Blur
  Blur (band)
  Blur is an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing...
  
   - "On Your Own
  On Your Own (Blur song)
  "On Your Own" is a song by Blur. It was released as a single on 16 June 1997, and can also be found on the album Blur. It charted at #5 on the UK singles chart . The song is notable for its use of a Roland 606 drum machine, Dave Rowntree also uses one in the promo video...
  
  "
• Andrea Bocelli
  Andrea Bocelli
  Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....
  
   & Sarah Brightman
  Sarah Brightman
  Sarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register...
  
   - "Time To Say Goodbye
  Con te Partiró
  - History :The song's original single release by Polydor Records was not commercially successful in Italy, and received little radio airplay there. Elsewhere, however, it was a massive hit. In France and Switzerland, the single topped the charts for 6 weeks, earning a triple Gold sales award. In...
  
  "
• David Bowie
  David Bowie
  David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
  
   - "Dead Man Walking
  Dead Man Walking (song)
  "Dead Man Walking" is a song written by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels and released as single from the 1997 album Earthling. It was a number 32 hit in the UK....
  
  "
• Boyzone
  Boyzone
  Boyzone are an Irish boy band comprising Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating,Shane Lynch, and formerly Stephen Gately. Boyzone have 19 singles in the top 40 UK charts and 21 singles in the Ire charts. The group currently have 6 UK number one singles and 9 number one singles in Ireland with 12...
  
   – "Isn't It a Wonder"
• Meredith Brooks
  Meredith Brooks
  Meredith Ann Brooks is an American singer/songwriter and guitarist. She is best known for her 1997 hit song "Bitch", for which she was nominated for a Grammy Award.- Early life :...
  
   - "Bitch"
• Brownstone - "5 Miles to Empty"
• Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
  
   - "Honey
  Honey (Mariah Carey song)
  "Honey" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her sixth studio album, Butterfly. It was released as the lead single from the album on August 26, 1997 by Columbia Records. The song was written by Carey, Puff Daddy, Q-Tip and Stevie J, all of whom served as the song's producers...
  
  "
• Chumbawamba
  Chumbawamba
  Chumbawamba is a British musical group who have, over a career spanning nearly three decades, played punk rock, pop-influenced music, world music, and folk music...
  
   - "Tubthumping
  Tubthumping
  "Tubthumping", informally known by its prominent lyric "I Get Knocked Down", is the title of a song released by the Anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba on 11 August 1997 through Universal Records and EMI Electrola. It was their most successful single, peaking at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart...
  
  "
• Damage
  Damage (band)
  Damage was a New York hardcore band circa 1983 to 1988.-Members:*Original members, 1983-1985: Boot , Mike Kirkland, Steve McAllister, Denny Morrison, Ted Warner....
  
   – "Wonderful Tonight
  Wonderful Tonight
  "Wonderful Tonight" is a song written by Eric Clapton. It was included on Clapton's 1977 album Slowhand and released as a single the following year. Clapton wrote the song about Pattie Boyd, and it is mentioned in her autobiographical book Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me...
  
  "
• Depeche Mode
  Depeche Mode
  Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
  
   - "Barrel of a Gun"
• East 17
  East 17
  East 17 are a pop boy band comprising Tony Mortimer, John Hendy and Terry Coldwell. Tony Mortimer is the group's frontman and primary songwriter. Formed in Walthamstow, London in 1991, the group have achieved eighteen Top 20 singles and four Top 10 albums, and were one of the UK's most popular boy...
  
   - "Hey Child"
• En Vogue
  En Vogue
  En Vogue is an American female R&B vocal group from Oakland, California assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy.The group has won more MTV Video Music Awards than any other female group in MTV history, a total of seven, along with four Soul Train Awards, six American Music...
  
   - "Whatever
  Whatever (En Vogue song)
  "Whatever" is the second single from musical group En Vogue's third studio album, EV3. It has been certified gold by the RIAA for shipments of over 500,000 units. It reached #16 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart....
  
  "
• Eternal
  Eternal (band)
  Eternal were an English R&B girl group formed in 1992. The group featured two sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, alongside Kelle Bryan and Louise Nurding...
  
   – "Don't You Love Me?", "I Wanna Be the Only One
  I Wanna Be the Only One
  "I Wanna Be the Only One" is a single by Eternal. It was the third single released from their album Before the Rain. In May 1997, the group joined forces with US singer BeBe Winans and scored their first - and only - UK chart-topper with this song...
  
  "
• Faith No More
  Faith No More
  Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed originally as Faith No Man in 1981 by bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, vocalist Michael Morris and drummer Mike Bordin. A year later when Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, and Mike...
  
   - "Ashes to Ashes"
• Michelle Gayle
  Michelle Gayle
  Michelle Patricia Gayle is a British recording artist, actress and author. Gayle had success as a Soul and R&B singer in the 1990s. She achieved seven Top 40 singles in the UK Singles Chart, her two biggest hits to date being "Sweetness" and "Do You Know"...
  
   - "Sensational"
• Natalie Imbruglia
  Natalie Imbruglia
  Natalie Jane Imbruglia is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress. In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan in the popular Australian soap Neighbours. Three years after leaving the programme, Imbruglia launched a singing career with the international hit,...
  
   – "Torn
  Torn (Ednaswap song)
  "Torn" is a song by the band Ednaswap from their debut album Ednaswap . It was their second single from that album, after "Glow". "Torn" was written by Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, and Phil Thornalley during a demo session in 1993 before Ednaswap was formed. The lyrics were written by Preven....
  
  "
• INXS
  INXS
  INXS are an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays are Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on guitar/keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar/sax...
  
   - "Elegantly Wasted
  Elegantly Wasted (song)
  "Elegantly Wasted" is the first single and title track of the album Elegantly Wasted by INXS, released around the world in Europe, Japan, Australia and South Africa, although no official release in the US. The song is said to have been written after Hutchence and Bono from U2 went out for a "night...
  
  "
• James
  James (band)
  James are a British rock band from Manchester, England. They formed in 1982 and were active throughout the 1980s, but most successful during the 1990s. Their hit singles include "Come Home", "Sit Down", and "She's a Star" as well as their American College Radio hit "Laid"...
  
   - "She's a Star"
• Jamiroquai
  Jamiroquai
  Jamiroquai is a British jazz funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992. Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the James Taylor Quartet, and the Brand New Heavies. Other Acid Jazz artists such as...
  
   - "Do You Know Where You're Coming From?
  Do You Know Where You're Coming From?
  "Do You Know Where You're Coming From" is the lead single from British funk band Jamiroquai's third studio album, Travelling Without Moving. Only included as a bonus track on the album, the track features music by M-Beat, who also produced the track. Released on February 14, 1996, the single peaked...
  
  "
• Katrina and the Waves
  Katrina and the Waves
  Katrina and the Waves was an English pop rock band, best known for their 1985 hit "Walking on Sunshine" and their 1997 Eurovision Song Contest victory with the song "Love Shine a Light".-Pre-history: The Waves and Mama's Cookin' :...
  
   - "Love Shine a Light"
• Kenickie
  Kenickie
  Kenickie were a four-piece rock band from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. The band were formed in 1994 and consisted of lead vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Lauren Laverne , drummer Johnny X , lead guitarist and occasional vocalist Marie du Santiago and bass guitarist Emmy-Kate Montrose...
  
   - "In Your Car"
• Lightning Seeds
  Lightning Seeds
  The Lightning Seeds are an English alternative rock and pop band from Liverpool, England formed in 1989 by Ian Broudie , formerly of the Big in Japan band....
  
   - "You Showed Me"
• Sean Maguire
  Sean Maguire
  Sean Maguire is an English actor and singer, who rose to fame in 1988 when at the age of eleven he took on the role of "Tegs" Ratcliffe on the BBC children's drama Grange Hill, in which he remained until 1992...
  
   - "Today's the Day
  Today's the Day (Sean Maguire song)
  "Today's the Day" is a song by Sean Maguire, released in 1997 as his eighth single and his first new recording since his second album Spirit was released the previous year. "Today's the Day" does not appear on any of Maguire's albums. The song was a change of style in Maguire's music; while his...
  
  "
• M People
  M People
  M People are a British house music act from Manchester, who formed in 1990 and achieved success throughout most of the 1990s. The name M People is from the initials of Mike Pickering, who formed the group.-Career:...
  
   - "Just for you", "Fantasy Island"
• Mansun
  Mansun
  Mansun were an English alternative rock band formed in Chester in 1995. The band comprised vocalist/rhythm guitarist Paul Draper, bassist Stove King, lead guitarist/backing vocalist Dominic Chad, and drummer Andie Rathbone. The band broke up in May 2003....
  
   - "She Makes My Nose Bleed"
• Metallica
  Metallica
  Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
  
   - "The Memory Remains
  The Memory Remains
  -Personnel:Metallica*James Hetfield – vocals, rhythm guitar*Kirk Hammett – rhythm and lead guitar*Jason Newsted – bass*Lars Ulrich – drumsAdditional performer*Marianne Faithfull – additional vocals on "The Memory Remains"Production...
  
  "
• The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
  The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
  The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are an American ska punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. Since the band's inception, lead vocalist Dicky Barrett, bassist Joe Gittleman, tenor saxophonist Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton and dancer Ben Carr have remained constant members...
  
   - "The Impression That I Get
  The Impression That I Get
  "The Impression That I Get" is a song by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and the lead single from their 1997 studio album Let's Face It. It is the band's most successful and popular song. The track reached #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart. In...
  
  "
• Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
  
   - "Did It Again"
• Morrissey
  Morrissey
  Steven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...
  
   – "Alma Matters
  Alma Matters
  "Alma Matters" is a song by Morrissey, released as a single in July 1997. It was the first single to be taken from the Maladjusted album and was released one week before the album....
  
  ", "Roy's Keen
  Roy's Keen
  "Roy's Keen" is a song by Morrissey, released as a single in October 1997. It was the second single to be taken from the Maladjusted album and was the third Morrissey single not to feature himself on the cover, instead a photograph of two boys taken by Roger Mayne on London Southam Street in the...
  
  "
• Kym Mazelle
  Kym Mazelle
  Kym Mazelle is an American dance-pop, Hi-NRG, soul, and house singer. She was brought up and lived on the same street as the Jackson family and knew Michael Jackson's mother and uncle.-Career:...
  
   - "Young Hearts Run Free
  Young Hearts Run Free
  "Young Hearts Run Free" is a disco song by American soul singer Candi Staton. Released in 1976 from the album of the same title, it spent a week at number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart. It also peaked at number twenty on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Along with the tracks: "Run To Me"...
  
  "
• No Doubt
  No Doubt
  No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California that formed in 1986. The ska-pop sound of their first album No Doubt , failed to make an impact...
  
   - "Don't Speak
  Don't Speak
  "Don't Speak" is a song by the American rock band No Doubt. It was released in 1996 as the third single from the band's third studio album, Tragic Kingdom...
  
  "
• Oasis
  Oasis (band)
  Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
  
   - "D'You Know What I Mean?
  D'You Know What I Mean?
  "D'You Know What I Mean?" is a song by the English rock band Oasis. Written by Noel Gallagher, it was released as the first single from their third album Be Here Now. It reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, the third Oasis song to do so. It sold 162,000 copies in its first day in the shops...
  
  ", "Stand By Me
  Stand by Me (Oasis song)
  "Stand by Me" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, written by lead guitarist, Noel Gallagher. It was the second single to be released from the band's third album, Be Here Now, and peaked at number two in the UK charts in September 1997...
  
  "
• Placebo
  Placebo (band)
  Placebo are a British rock band from London, England, formed in 1994 by singer and guitarist Brian Molko and bass guitarist Stefan Olsdal. The band was joined by drummer Robert Schultzberg, who was later replaced by Steve Hewitt after conflicts with Molko. Hewitt left the band in October 2007 and...
  
   - "Bruise Pristine
  Bruise Pristine
  "Bruise Pristine" was the first single by alternative rock band Placebo, taken from their self-titled debut album.It was used as a part of the soundtrack to the 1997 PlayStation game Gran Turismo.-Song information:...
  
  ", "Nancy Boy
  Nancy Boy
  "Nancy Boy" is a song by British alternative rock band Placebo, released as the third single from their self-titled debut album. It was released on January 20, 1997 and became their breakthrough single, reaching #4 in the UK charts and making them known to mainstream audiences. As with their first...
  
  "
• Power Station
  Power Station (band)
  Power Station was a 1980s supergroup made up of singer Robert Palmer, former Chic drummer Tony Thompson, and Duran Duran members John Taylor and Andy Taylor . Bernard Edwards, also of Chic, was involved on the studio side as recording producer. For a short time he also functioned as Power...
  
   - "She Can Rock It
  She Can Rock It
  "She Can Rock It" is a song by the Power Station, released as their only single from their 1996 album Living in Fear. It was their fourth and final single. It featured "Power Trippin'" as its B-side, a rock-funk song written by the band for the U.S. version of the album, and also "Charanga" written...
  
  "
• Republica
  Republica
  Republica are an English alternative rock band formed in 1994. The height of their popularity spanned from 1996 to 1999. The Republica sound was described by the band as "techno-pop punk rock"...
  
   - "Ready To Go
  Ready to Go
  "Ready to Go" is a song by Republica, released as a single on 15 April 1996. The original recording was not included on the band's debut album, Republica - two other versions of the song, the U.S. mix and the original mix, were included...
  
  ", "Drop Dead Gorgeous"
• Sash!
  Sash!
  SASH! is a German DJ / producer team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen , who works in the recording studio with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke. They have sold over 18 million albums worldwide and earned more than 65 Gold and Platinum awards.-History:Sascha Lappessen, Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke,...
  
   - "Encore Une Fois", "Ecuador", "Stay"
• Smash Mouth
  Smash Mouth
  Smash Mouth is an American rock band from San Jose, California. The band was formed in 1994, and was originally composed of Steve Harwell, Greg Camp, Paul De Lisle and Kevin Coleman as lead vocals, guitar, bass and drums respectively...
  
   - "Walkin' on the Sun
  Walkin' On the Sun
  "Walkin' on the Sun" is the debut single by American rock band Smash Mouth from the album Fush Yu Mang. Released in 1997, it was Smash Mouth's first major single, reaching #1 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay singles chart...
  
  "
• Spice Girls
  Spice Girls
  The Spice Girls were a British pop girl group formed in 1994. The group consisted of Victoria Beckham , Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell. They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30...
  
   – "Mama
  Mama (Spice Girls song)
  "Mama" is a song by British pop group Spice Girls. It was written by the Spice Girls, Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard, and produced by Rowe and Stannard for the group's debut album Spice, released in November 1996...
  
  ", "Who Do You Think You Are
  Who Do You Think You Are
  "Who Do You Think You Are" is a dance-pop song performed by British pop group Spice Girls. It was written by the group members with Paul Wilson and Andy Watkins,—also known as Absolute—for the group's debut album Spice, released in November 1996. The song is heavily influenced by early 1990s...
  
  ", "Spice Up Your Life
  Spice Up Your Life
  "Spice Up Your Life" is a song by the British pop group Spice Girls. It was written by the group members, with Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard, at the same time as the group was filming scenes for their movie Spice World...
  
  ", "Too Much
  Too Much (Spice Girls song)
  "Too Much" is a song by the British pop group Spice Girls. Written by the group members with Paul Wilson and Andy Watkins—the songwriters and production duo known as Absolute—at the same time as the group was filming scenes for their movie Spice World, it was produced by Wilson and Watkins for the...
  
  "
• Suede
  Suede (band)
  Suede are an English alternative rock band from London, formed in 1989. The group's most prominent early line-up featured singer Brett Anderson, guitarist Bernard Butler, bass player Mat Osman and drummer Simon Gilbert. By 1992, Suede were hailed as "The Best New Band in Britain", and attracted...
  
   - "Saturday Night"
• The Supernaturals
  The Supernaturals
  The Supernaturals were a five-piece guitar based pop band from Glasgow, Scotland. Fronted by singer-songwriter James McColl, they signed to Parlophone in 1996, and had a string of singles which were taken from their three albums and four EPs. Other members included Mark Guthrie, Derek McManus and...
  
   - "The Day Before Yesterday's Man
  It Doesn't Matter Anymore (album)
  It Doesn't Matter Anymore is the debut album by Scottish britpop band The Supernaturals on the Parlophone label. It reached number 9 on the UK Albums Chart in 1997, and spawned four top 40 singles on the UK Singles Chart.-Tracklisting:...
  
  "
• Symposium
  Symposium (band)
  Symposium were a punk pop band from England. They were active from 1994–2000 and were known for their live shows. The name 'Symposium' originally referred to a drinking party , and was taken from the book by Plato...
  
   - "Fairweather Friend"
• Texas
  Texas (band)
  Texas are a Scottish pop band from Bearsden, near Glasgow, Scotland. They were founded by Johnny McElhone in 1986 and feature Sharleen Spiteri on lead vocals. Texas made their performing debut in March 1988 at Scotland's University of Dundee...
  
   - "Halo", "Say What You Want
  Say What You Want
  "Say What You Want" is a song by Scottish pop group Texas and the first single to be taken from their fourth studio album White on Blonde. It was remixed and re-released as a double A-side as "Say What You Want " / "Insane" in 1998 featuring Method Man and RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan...
  
  "
• Robbie Williams
  Robbie Williams
  Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
  
   - "Angels", "Lazy Days
  Lazy Days
  "Lazy Days" is a July 1997 single released by Robbie Williams, the second single released from his 1997 album Life thru a Lens. The song became a top ten hit in the United Kingdom, but success was limited elsewhere....
  
  ", "Old Before I Die
  Old Before I Die
  "Old Before I Die" is a 1997 song by Robbie Williams, and the first single to be taken from his debut album, Life Thru A Lens. It became a number two hit in the United Kingdom when it was released in April that year. The video has Williams performing for the camera with ageing rock stars as his...
  
  "

1998

• Ace of Base
  Ace of Base
  Ace of Base is a pop band based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Its original lineup consisted of Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg, and three siblings, Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Malin "Linn" Berggren and Jenny Berggren...
  
   - "Always Have Always Will
  Always Have Always Will
  "Always Have Always Will" was a popular hit by Swedish pop band Ace of Base. Heavily inspired by the Motown sound of the mid 1960s, the intro samples the intros from the Supremes track "Where Did Our Love Go" and the Four Tops track "I Can't Help Myself ". It was co-written by Jonas Berggren with...
  
  ," "Cruel Summer
  Cruel Summer
  "Cruel Summer" is a pop song originally written and performed by Bananarama that was a top ten hit in Britain in 1983. Singer Sara Dallin said the song "played on the darker side : it looked at the oppressive heat, the misery of wanting to be with someone as the summer ticked by...
  
  ," "Life Is a Flower
  Life is a Flower
  "Life Is a Flower" is a song by Ace of Base, released as their first single from their 1998 album Flowers. The song was released in the US with different lyrics, titled "Whenever You're Near Me" and in a different key. The single sold 264,000 copies in the UK.-Music Video:A music video was...
  
  "
• Backstreet Boys
  Backstreet Boys
  The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
  
   - "All I Have To Give
  All I Have To Give
  "All I Have to Give" is a song by American pop group, The Backstreet Boys, produced and written by Full Force, released as the sixth and final single from their album Backstreet's Back and the seventh and final single from their US debut album. The single debuted at number 2 at the UK Singles Chart...
  
  "
• Bryan Adams
  Bryan Adams
  Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
  
   feat. Melanie C
  Melanie Chisholm
  Melanie Jayne Chisholm is an English singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman professionally known simply as Melanie C . She is best known as one of the five members of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed "Sporty Spice"...
  
   – "When You're Gone"
• All Saints
  All Saints (group)
  All Saints were a British/Canadian girl group. Founded in 1993 as All Saints 1.9.7.5, the group consisted of founding members Melanie Blatt and Shaznay Lewis, and sisters Nicole Appleton and Natalie Appleton...
  
   - "Never Ever," "Under the Bridge
  Under the Bridge
  "Under the Bridge" is a song by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on March 10, 1992 as the second single from the group's fifth studio album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Vocalist Anthony Kiedis wrote the lyrics to express a feeling of loneliness and despondency, and to reflect on...
  
  "
• Tori Amos
  Tori Amos
  Tori Amos is an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. She was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument...
  
   - "Spark"
• Bee Gees
  Bee Gees
  The Bee Gees are a musical group that originally comprised three brothers: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was successful for most of their 40-plus years of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as a...
  
   - "Tragedy
  Tragedy (song)
  "Tragedy" is a song recorded by the Bee Gees, included on their 1979 album Spirits Having Flown. The single reached number one in the UK in February 1979 and repeated the feat the following month on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100...
  
  "
• Billie
  Billie Piper
  Billie Paul Piper is an English singer and actress.She began her career in the late 1990s as a pop singer and then switched to acting. She started in acting and dancing and was talent spotted at the Sylvia Young stage school by Smash Hits magazine who wanted a "face" for their magazine...
  
   - "Because We Want To
  Because We Want To
  "Because We Want To" is a pop song performed by British singer Billie. The song was written by Wendy Page, Jim Marr, D. Rambo and J. Richmond, and produced by Page and Marr for Billie's debut album Honey to the B . It was released as Billie's first single on 29 June 1998 and reached the top ten in...
  
  ," "Girlfriend
  Girlfriend (Billie song)
  "Girlfriend" is a single released by Billie in 1998, from her debut album Honey to the B. It reached No. 1 in the UK, making her the youngest and first female solo singer to reach the top spot with her first two singles. A radio edit was released for the single which differs significantly from the...
  
  ," "She Wants You
  She Wants You
  "She Wants You" is a song originally recorded by Slovak singer Dara Rolins. The composition written by Timothy Lawson and Pamela Sheyne was released on BMG-Ariola and issued on her studio album What You See is What You Get in 1996.-Billie version:...
  
  "
• Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
  
   - "My All
  My All
  "My All" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her sixth studio album, Butterfly . It was released as the album's fourth and second commercial single on April 21, 1998 by Columbia Records. The song was written and produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff...
  
  "
• Catatonia
  Catatonia (band)
  Catatonia were an alternative rock band from Wales who gained a national following in the United Kingdom in the mid to late 1990s. The band consisted of Cerys Matthews on vocals, Mark Roberts on guitar, Paul Jones on bass , Owen Powell on...
  
   - "Mulder and Scully," "Road Rage"
• Cher
  Cher
  Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
  
   - "Believe
  Believe (Cher song)
  "Believe" is a song by American recording artist Cher. It was released on November 24, 1998 as the lead single from her twenty-third studio album of the same name. It was written by Brian Higgins, Stuart McLennen, Paul Barry, Steven Torch, Matthew Gray, and Timothy Powell and produced by Mark...
  
  "
• Cleopatra
  Cleopatra (band)
  Cleopatra are a platinum-selling, BRIT Awards and MOBO Awards nominated, R&B/pop girl group from the UK whose members are sisters Cleo, Yonah, and Zainam Higgins.The girls were signed to Madonna's Maverick record label...
  
   - "Cleopatra's Theme," "I Want You Back
  I Want You Back
  "I Want You Back" was released in 1969 and in early 1970s became a number-one hit single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label. The song, along with a b-side cover of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' "Who's Lovin' You", was the only single from the first Jackson 5 album, Diana Ross Presents...
  
  "
• The Corrs
  The Corrs
  The Corrs are an Irish band which combine pop rock with traditional Celtic folk music. The brother and sisters are from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea ; Sharon ; Caroline ; and Jim .The Corrs came to international prominence with their performance at the...
  
   - "Dreams", "So Young
  So Young (The Corrs song)
  "So Young" is a song by the Irish folk rock band The Corrs from their album Talk on Corners, written by Sharon Corr. It is a song about her parents, Jean and Gerry Corr, who she believed were 'forever young'....
  
  ," "What Can I Do (Tin Tin Out remix)"
• Culture Club
  Culture Club
  Culture Club are a British rock band who were part of the 1980s New Romantic movement. The original band consisted of Boy George , Mikey Craig , Roy Hay and Jon Moss...
  
   - "I Just Wanna Be Loved"
• Dana International
  Dana International
  Sharon Cohen , professionally known as Dana International is an Israeli pop singer of Yemenite Jewish ancestry. She has released eight albums and three additional compilation albums, positioning herself as one of Israel's most successful musical acts ever...
  
   - "Diva
  Diva (song)
  "Diva" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 performed in Hebrew by Dana International representing Israel. The music was composed by Tzvika Pick, and the lyrics by Yoav Ginai. It totalled 172 points in the polling.The song became the last entry entirely in a language other than...
  
  "
• Deetah
  Deetah
  Deetah is a dance music singer.Deetah's name is a shortening of a childhood nickname, "Claudita"...
  
   - "Relax"
• Destiny's Child
  Destiny's Child
  Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
  
   - "No, No, No
  No, No, No (Destiny's Child song)
  "No No No" is an R&B song performed by American group Destiny's Child for their debut studio album Destiny's Child and the track was produced by Vincent Herbert, Rob Fusari and Wyclef Jean and received a positive reception from music critics...
  
  ", "With Me"
• Celine Dion
  Celine Dion
  Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
  
   - "Immortality
  Immortality (Celine Dion song)
  "Immortality" is a single from Céline Dion's album Let's Talk About Love. It was released on June 8, 1998 outside the United States. The Bee Gees can be heard on the background vocals....
  
   (feat. the Bee Gees
  Bee Gees
  The Bee Gees are a musical group that originally comprised three brothers: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was successful for most of their 40-plus years of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as a...
  
  )", "I'm Your Angel
  I'm Your Angel
  "I'm Your Angel" is a duet by Céline Dion and R. Kelly from Dion's These Are Special Times album and Kelly's R. album. It was released on November 9, 1998. The song was written and produced by R. Kelly. The single was very successful, reaching number 1 in the United States and was certified...
  
   (with R. Kelly
  R. Kelly
  Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play...
  
  )", "My Heart Will Go On
  My Heart Will Go On
  "My Heart Will Go On" is the theme song/love theme of the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic. With music by James Horner, lyrics by Will Jennings, and production by Simon Franglen, James Horner and Walter Afanasieff ,, it was recorded by Céline Dion...
  
  "
• 5ive - "Got the Feeling"
• Foo Fighters
  Foo Fighters
  Foo Fighters is an American alternative rock band originally formed in 1994 by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the dissolution of his previous band. The band got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War...
  
   - "Walking After You
  Walking After You
  "Walking After You" is a 1998 single from the Foo Fighters and appears on the soundtrack album to the original X Files movie.An earlier version of the song first appeared on the band's 1997 album The Colour and the Shape...
  
  "
• Garbage
  Garbage (band)
  Garbage are an alternative rock band formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1994. The group consists of Scottish singer Shirley Manson and American musicians Duke Erikson , Steve Marker and Butch Vig . All four members are involved in songwriting and production...
  
   - "I Think I'm Paranoid
  I Think I'm Paranoid
  "I Think I'm Paranoid" is an alternative rock song written, performed and produced by Garbage and was the second single released from their second album Version 2.0....
  
  ", "Special
  Special (Garbage song)
  "Special" is an alternative rock song written, performed and produced by Garbage, and was the third international single to be released from the band's platinum second album Version 2.0...
  
  "
• PJ Harvey
  PJ Harvey
  Polly Jean Harvey is an English musician, singer-songwriter, composer and occasional artist. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments including piano, organ, bass, saxophone, and most recently, the autoharp.Harvey began her career in...
  
   - "A Perfect Day Elise"
• Hole
  Hole (band)
  Hole is an American alternative rock band that originally formed in Los Angeles in 1989. The band is fronted by vocalist/songwriter and rhythm guitarist Courtney Love, who co-founded Hole with former songwriter/lead guitarist Eric Erlandson...
  
   - "Celebrity Skin
  Celebrity Skin (song)
  "Celebrity Skin" is the tenth single by the American alternative rock band Hole, released on September 1, 1998 by Geffen Records. It is the debut single from their third studio album Celebrity Skin and is Hole's most commercially successful single, being the only one to reach #1 on the Modern Rock...
  
  "
• Natalie Imbruglia
  Natalie Imbruglia
  Natalie Jane Imbruglia is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress. In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan in the popular Australian soap Neighbours. Three years after leaving the programme, Imbruglia launched a singing career with the international hit,...
  
   - "Torn
  Torn (Ednaswap song)
  "Torn" is a song by the band Ednaswap from their debut album Ednaswap . It was their second single from that album, after "Glow". "Torn" was written by Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, and Phil Thornalley during a demo session in 1993 before Ednaswap was formed. The lyrics were written by Preven....
  
  "
• Kula Shaker
  Kula Shaker
  Kula Shaker are an English psychedelic rock band. Led by outspoken frontman Crispian Mills, the band came to prominence during the Post-Britpop era of the late 1990s. The band enjoyed great commercial success in the UK between 1996 and 1999, notching up a number of Top 10 hits on the UK Singles...
  
   - "Sound of Drums"
• Lighthouse Family
  Lighthouse Family
  Lighthouse Family are a British musical duo that rose to prominence in the mid-1990s and remained active until the early 2000s. Vocalist Tunde Baiyewu and keyboardist Paul Tucker formed the act in 1993 in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK after meeting while studying at university...
  
   - "High
  High (Lighthouse Family song)
  "High" is the second pop single written by British duo Lighthouse Family for their second album Postcards from Heaven . The song was produced by Mike Peden. It was released in January 1998 and reached No...
  
  "
• M People
  M People
  M People are a British house music act from Manchester, who formed in 1990 and achieved success throughout most of the 1990s. The name M People is from the initials of Mike Pickering, who formed the group.-Career:...
  
   - "Angel Street"
• Madonna
  Madonna (entertainer)
  Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
  
   - "The Power of Good-Bye
  The Power of Good-Bye
  "The Power of Good-Bye" is a song written by American singer Madonna and Rick Nowels for Madonna's seventh album Ray of Light . It was produced by Madonna, William Orbit and Patrick Leonard, and received a positive reception from music critics...
  
  "
• Manic Street Preachers
  Manic Street Preachers
  Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...
  
   – "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
  If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
  "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" is a song by the Manic Street Preachers, released as the first single from their fifth studio album, This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours, with lyrics written by Nicky Wire , and music written by James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore...
  
  ", "The Everlasting
  The Everlasting (song)
  "The Everlasting" is a song by Manic Street Preachers, released as a single on November 30, 1998, the second single to be released from the This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours. All three members of the band - James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore and Nicky Wire - share the writing credits...
  
  "
• Mansun
  Mansun
  Mansun were an English alternative rock band formed in Chester in 1995. The band comprised vocalist/rhythm guitarist Paul Draper, bassist Stove King, lead guitarist/backing vocalist Dominic Chad, and drummer Andie Rathbone. The band broke up in May 2003....
  
   - "Legacy"
• The Mavericks
  The Mavericks
  The Mavericks is a country music band founded in 1989 in Miami, Florida, United States. Between 1991 and 2003 they recorded six studio albums, in addition to charting 14 singles on the Billboard country charts...
  
   - "Dance the Night Away"
• Modern Talking
  Modern Talking
  Modern Talking was a German dance pop duo consisting of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen. Their music has often been classified as Europop. They have been referred to as Germany's most successful pop duo, and have had a number of hit singles, reaching the top 5 in many countries...
  
   feat Eric Singleton
  Eric Singleton
  Eric XL Singleton is an American rapper who has appeared on many dance music productions, significantly on Modern Talking songs, like "You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98" and "Brother Louie '98".- Biography :Singleton has worked since 1994 with different music producers...
  
   - "You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98"
• 'N Sync
  'N Sync
  N Sync was an American boy band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich, *NSYNC consisted of JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick...
  
   - "I Want You Back", "Tearin' Up My Heart
  Tearin' Up My Heart
  Tearin' Up My Heart is the second single from boy band 'N Sync's self-titled debut album. It is the second single worldwide. In 2007, Tearin' Up My Heart peaked #30 at VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of '90s...
  
  "
• Jennifer Paige
  Jennifer Paige
  Jennifer Paige is an American singer-songwriter who achieved success with the 1998 pop hit "Crush". She is considered to be one of the 1990s' biggest one-hit wonders.-Biography:...
  
   - "Crush
  Crush (Jennifer Paige song)
  "Crush" is a pop song recorded by American singer Jennifer Paige. The song was written by Andy Goldmark, Mark Muller, Berny Cosgrove and Kevin Clark. It was released as the first single from her debut album, Jennifer Paige . "Crush" reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and remains Paige's...
  
  "
• Placebo
  Placebo (band)
  Placebo are a British rock band from London, England, formed in 1994 by singer and guitarist Brian Molko and bass guitarist Stefan Olsdal. The band was joined by drummer Robert Schultzberg, who was later replaced by Steve Hewitt after conflicts with Molko. Hewitt left the band in October 2007 and...
  
   - "Pure Morning
  Pure Morning
  "Pure Morning" is a single by British alternative rock band Placebo, taken from their second album Without You I'm Nothing.The song was initially recorded as a B-side, but the band liked it so much that they decided to put it on the album; it is usually considered to be their second most played...
  
  "
• Prince Buster
  Prince Buster
  Cecil Bustamente Campbell, O.D. , better known as Prince Buster, and also known by his Muslim name Muhammed Yusef Ali, is a musician from Kingston, Jamaica. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of ska and rocksteady music...
  
   - "Whine and Grine"
• Republica
  Republica
  Republica are an English alternative rock band formed in 1994. The height of their popularity spanned from 1996 to 1999. The Republica sound was described by the band as "techno-pop punk rock"...
  
   - "From Rush Hour With Love"
• Space feat. Cerys Matthews
  Cerys Matthews
  Cerys Elizabeth Matthews is a Welsh singer and songwriter. She is known as the lead singer of the Welsh rock band Catatonia, her more recent bilingual solo career, and for a 1998 Christmas duet with Tom Jones.-Biography:...
  
   - "The Ballad of Tom Jones
  The Ballad of Tom Jones
  "The Ballad of Tom Jones" is a song by Space and Cerys Matthews, lead singer of the band Catatonia, which was released in 1998. The song peaked at number four in the charts in March 1998.-Track listings:CD 1 #"The Ballad of Tom Jones" - 4:13...
  
  "
• Spice Girls
  Spice Girls
  The Spice Girls were a British pop girl group formed in 1994. The group consisted of Victoria Beckham , Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell. They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30...
  
   – "Stop
  Stop (Spice Girls song)
  "Stop" is a song by the British pop group Spice Girls. It was written by the group members with Paul Wilson and Andy Watkins—the songwriters and production duo known as Absolute—at the same time as the group was filming scenes for their movie Spice World...
  
  ", "Viva Forever
  Viva Forever
  "Viva Forever" is a song by the Spice Girls from their second album, Spiceworld. Originally set to be released alongside the track “Never Give Up on the Good Times” the B-Side was then pulled as member Geri Halliwell left the group. The song was released on July 20, 1998 in the United Kingdom and...
  
  ", "Goodbye"
• Steps - "5,6,7,8
  5,6,7,8
  "5, 6, 7, 8" was the first single released by the British pop group, Steps. The verses are performed by Lee, Lisa performed the middle 8, while the rest of the group join in for the choruses. It coincided with a minor line dancing craze in the UK at the time....
  
  ", "Last Thing on My Mind
  Last Thing on My Mind
  "Last Thing on My Mind" is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. The song is featured on their album Please Yourself and was released as the album's second single in the UK in 1992. It was produced by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman, two-thirds of the Stock Aitken Waterman ...
  
  ", "Tragedy
  Tragedy (song)
  "Tragedy" is a song recorded by the Bee Gees, included on their 1979 album Spirits Having Flown. The single reached number one in the UK in February 1979 and repeated the feat the following month on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100...
  
  "
• Usher - "Nice and Slow
  Nice and Slow
  "Nice & Slow" is a 1998 single from Usher's second album My Way. It became his first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in early 1998. However, in the UK, it did not follow the number one success of "You Make Me Wanna...", only peaking at #24, therefore becoming the final...
  
  "
• Robbie Williams
  Robbie Williams
  Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
  
   - "Man Machine"
• Sash!
  Sash!
  SASH! is a German DJ / producer team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen , who works in the recording studio with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke. They have sold over 18 million albums worldwide and earned more than 65 Gold and Platinum awards.-History:Sascha Lappessen, Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke,...
  
   - "Mysterious Times
  Mysterious Times
  "Mysterious Times" is a dance music song by German production group Sash! from their album Life Goes On. It features British singer Tina Cousins...
  
  ", "La Primavera
  Sash! discography
  The discography of Sash!, a German DJ. In 1996, Sash! released "It's My Life", which became a European club hit. In 1997, with Sabine Ohmes as the singer, Sash! released "Encore Une Fois" which reached number two in the UK Singles Chart, as well as reaching the top 10 in many other countries....
  
  "

1999

• Backstreet Boys
  Backstreet Boys
  The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
  
   - "I Want It That Way
  I Want It That Way
  "I Want It That Way" is a song by the Backstreet Boys, and their first single from their 1999 album Millennium. It was written by Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson along with other producers. The song was highly played on the radio and the video, directed by Wayne Isham, was well played on television...
  
  "
• The Artist Formerly Known As Prince
  Prince (musician)
  Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
  
   – "Baby Knows"
• A*Teens – "Mamma Mia
  Mamma Mia (song)
  "Mamma Mia" is a song from ABBA's 3rd album, ABBA, written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus & Stig Anderson, with the lead vocals shared by Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The song "Mamma Mia" is a common song used in bands or orchestras...
  
  "
• Christina Aguilera
  Christina Aguilera
  Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...
  
   - "Genie in a Bottle
  Genie in a Bottle
  "Genie in a Bottle" is the second single by American pop recording artist, Christina Aguilera, taken from her self-titled debut album. It was co-written by David Frank, Steve Kipner, and Pamela Sheyne, and produced by Frank and Kipner respectively...
  
  ", "What a Girl Wants
  What a Girl Wants (song)
  "What a Girl Wants" is the second single performed by Christina Aguilera from her self-titled debut album. The song was released on November 28, 1999, which was ten days after Aguilera's nineteenth birthday. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 15, 2000 for two weeks,...
  
  "
• Billie
  Billie Piper
  Billie Paul Piper is an English singer and actress.She began her career in the late 1990s as a pop singer and then switched to acting. She started in acting and dancing and was talent spotted at the Sylvia Young stage school by Smash Hits magazine who wanted a "face" for their magazine...
  
   - "Honey to the Bee
  Honey to the Bee
  "Honey to the Bee" is a song from Billie Piper released in 1999. It peaked at #3 in the UK Singles Chart and was released on March 15, 1999. In January 2007, the song was championed by Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles as part of an experiment to test out the new UK Singles Chart rules that came into effect...
  
  "
• Blondie
  Blondie (band)
  Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...
  
   - "Maria
  Maria (Blondie song)
  "Maria" is a song by the American band Blondie, taken from their 1999 album No Exit. This song was Blondie's comeback single, their first since "War Child" in July 1982. In the UK, it was the band's sixth no.1 single, topping the charts exactly 20 years after their first UK no.1 "Heart of Glass" in...
  
  "
• Blur
  Blur (band)
  Blur is an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing...
  
   - "Tender
  Tender (song)
  "Tender" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur. It is the first track on Blur's sixth album 13 and was also released as the lead single before the album's release...
  
  "
• B*Witched – "Blame It on the Weatherman
  Blame It on the Weatherman
  "Blame It on the Weatherman" is a song by B*Witched, released as the fourth single from their debut album. Like the other three singles from the album, "Blame It on the Weatherman" reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart. With this B*Witched became, at the time, the first act to have their first four...
  
  ," "Jesse Hold On
  Jesse Hold On
  "Jesse Hold On" is a song by B*Witched, released as the band's fifth single, and the first release from their second album Awake and Breathe. The single was released on 4 October 1999. The single hit #6 in the Irish singles chart. Despite being the band's first single to miss #1 on the UK Singles...
  
  "
• Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
  
   - "Heartbreaker
  Heartbreaker (Mariah Carey song)
  "Heartbreaker" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on September 21, 1999 by Columbia Records as the lead single from Carey's seventh studio album, Rainbow . The song was written by Carey and Jay-Z and produced by the former and DJ Clue...
  
  "
• Cher
  Cher
  Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
  
   - "All or Nothing
  All or Nothing (Cher song)
  "All or Nothing" is the third international single by American singer-actress Cher from her twenty-third studio album, Believe. It was released in 1999 by Warner Bros, and WEA.-Song information:...
  
  ", "Strong Enough
  Strong Enough (Cher song)
  "Strong Enough" is a song by American recording artist Cher from her twenty-third studio album Believe . The song was released as the second single from the album. It was released on May 4, 1999 by Warner Bros, and WEA. The song's composition and musical style is very strong modern 80's disco music...
  
  "
• The Corrs
  The Corrs
  The Corrs are an Irish band which combine pop rock with traditional Celtic folk music. The brother and sisters are from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea ; Sharon ; Caroline ; and Jim .The Corrs came to international prominence with their performance at the...
  
   - "Runaway (Tin TIn Out Remix)
  Runaway (The Corrs song)
  "Runaway" is the début single by the Irish family band The Corrs. It was released in September 1995, and had middling chart success except in Ireland and Australia, where it peaked at #10. In the UK Singles Chart, it reached #49....
  
  "
• Cuban Boys
  Cuban Boys
  The Cuban Boys are a British band and production team, currently composed of Skreen B and Ricardo Autobahn; the band formerly also included B.L. Underwood and Jenny McLaren . Their music is characterised by fast electronic beats, heavy reliance upon samples and the repetition of the words "The...
  
   - "Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia
  Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia
  "Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia" is a song by the Cuban Boys. The song consists almost in its entirety of a sampled loop from "Whistle Stop" by Roger Miller which was featured in the Disney movie Robin Hood...
  
  "
• Culture Club
  Culture Club
  Culture Club are a British rock band who were part of the 1980s New Romantic movement. The original band consisted of Boy George , Mikey Craig , Roy Hay and Jon Moss...
  
   - "Starman
  Starman (song)
  "Starman" is a single by David Bowie, released in April 1972. The song was a late addition to The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, included at the insistence of RCA’s Dennis Katz, who heard a demo and loved the track, believing it would make a great single...
  
  "
• Destiny's Child
  Destiny's Child
  Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
  
   - "Bills, Bills, Bills
  Bills, Bills, Bills
  "Bills, Bills, Bills" is a 1999 hit single by Destiny's Child, released as the first single from their second album The Writing's on the Wall. It echoed the female empowerment sentiments of TLC's single "No Scrubs", and featured the same producer and songwriter...
  
  ", "Bug a Boo
  Bug a Boo
  "Bug a Boo" is a song by Destiny's Child, which appears on their second album The Writing's on the Wall. It peaked at number thirty-three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart...
  
  "
• Celine Dion
  Celine Dion
  Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
  
   - "That's the Way It Is"
• Feeder
  Feeder
  -Technology:* Feeder , any of several devices used in apiculture to supplement or replace natural food sources* Feeder , another name for a riser, a reservoir built into a metal casting mold to prevent cavities due to shrinkage...
  
   - "Insomnia", "Yesterday Went Too Soon"
• Garbage
  Garbage (band)
  Garbage are an alternative rock band formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1994. The group consists of Scottish singer Shirley Manson and American musicians Duke Erikson , Steve Marker and Butch Vig . All four members are involved in songwriting and production...
  
   - "When I Grow Up", "You Look So Fine
  You Look So Fine
  "You Look So Fine" is a single released in 1999, and was the final single taken from Garbage's second album Version 2.0, where it was also the closing track...
  
  "
• Geri Halliwell
  Geri Halliwell
  Geraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell is an English pop singer-songwriter, author and actress. After coming to international prominence in the late 1990s as Ginger Spice, a member of the girl group the Spice Girls, Halliwell launched her solo career in 1998 and released her album Schizophonic...
  
   - "Lift Me Up
  Lift Me Up (Geri Halliwell song)
  "Lift Me Up" is a song by Geri Halliwell, the third single from her debut solo album Schizophonic. It was released on 1 November 1999, and debuted and peaked at number-one in the United Kingdom, winning the battle against Emma Bunton's "What I Am" by 33,000 copies.-Chart performance:Geri released...
  
  "
• Whitney Houston
  Whitney Houston
  Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
  
   - "It's Not Right but It's Okay
  It's Not Right but It's Okay
  "It's Not Right but It's Okay" is a 1999 R&B/dance song by American singer Whitney Houston, from her fourth studio album My Love Is Your Love. Initially featured as the B-Side of "Heartbreak Hotel," it became the album's third single and peaked at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart on...
  
  ", "My Love Is Your Love
  My Love Is Your Love (song)
  "My Love Is Your Love" is a 1999 song by American R&B singer Whitney Houston. Released as the fourth single off Houston's album of the same name, it peaked at #4 in the U.S., #2 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #2 in the U.K...
  
  "
• Jordan Knight
  Jordan Knight
  Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight is an American singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer in the boy band, New Kids on the Block , and actor, who rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s. He is best known for his distinctive falsetto style of singing, influenced by The Stylistics. After New Kids On...
  
   - "Give It to You
  Give It to You (Jordan Knight song)
  "Give It to You" is Jordan Knight's solo debut single from his self-titled album, Jordan Knight. It is his most well-known single to date as a solo artist and got massive airplay due to the popularity of teen-pop at the time....
  
  "
• Jennifer Lopez
  Jennifer Lopez
  Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
  
   - "If You Had My Love
  If You Had My Love
  "If You Had My Love" is a song by American recording artist and actress Jennifer Lopez, taken from her debut studio album, On the 6 . Released in 1999, the single peaked at number one in the United States, becoming Lopez's first number-one single; it also peaked at number four in the United Kingdom...
  
  ", "Waiting for Tonight
  Waiting for Tonight
  "Waiting for Tonight" is a song originally recorded by American female pop trio 3rd Party for their 1997 album Alive. American recording artist Jennifer Lopez recorded a version for her debut album, On the 6 , and the song became the second single from the album and also the most famous version of...
  
  "
• Madness
  Madness (band)
  In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts...
  
   - "Lovestruck
  Lovestruck
  "Lovestruck" is a song by the band Madness. The release marked the first time they had put out original material for over ten years, and signified their return to music...
  
  "
• Manic Street Preachers
  Manic Street Preachers
  Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...
  
   - "You Stole the Sun from My Heart
  You Stole The Sun From My Heart
  "You Stole the Sun from My Heart" is a song by Manic Street Preachers, released on March 8, 1999 as the third single from the album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours. All three members of the band - James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore and Nicky Wire - share the writing credits.The lyric concerns Nicky...
  
  "
• Ricky Martin
  Ricky Martin
  Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
  
   – "Livin' la Vida Loca
  Livin' la Vida Loca
  "Livin' la Vida Loca" is a song by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. It was released on March 23, 1999 from Martin's self-titled debut English album. The song was composed by Desmond Child and Draco Rosa and topped the charts during 1999...
  
  "
• Melanie G
  Melanie Brown
  Melanie Janine "Scary Spice" Brown , often better known as Mel B, is an English pop singer-songwriter, actress, author and television presenter...
  
   - "Word Up
  Word Up! (song)
  "Word Up!" is a funk/hip hop song written and originally recorded by Cameo in 1986. Due to its heavy play on American dance and R&B radio, as well as music video play on MTV , the single became the band's most well-known hit.From the album of the same name, "Word Up!" was Nick's first US Top 40...
  
  "
• Moloko
  Moloko
  Moloko were an Anglo-Irish electronic/pop duo consisting of Róisín Murphy from Wicklow, Ireland and Mark Brydon, from Sunderland, England.- Origin of band name :...
  
   - "Sing It Back
  Sing It Back
  "Sing It Back" is a song written and performed by Moloko . It first appeared in its original version on Moloko's second album, I Am Not a Doctor...
  
  "
• The Offspring
  The Offspring
  The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. Known as Manic Subsidal until 1986, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg K. and drummer Pete Parada...
  
   - "Why Don't You Get a Job?
  Why Don't You Get a Job?
  "Why Don't You Get a Job?" is a ska song by The Offspring. The song is featured as the 11th track on The Offspring's fifth studio album Americana and was released as the second single from the album. The song also appears as the eighth track on the band's Greatest Hits album...
  
  "
• Precious
  Precious (band)
  Precious were a British girl group, comprising Louise Rose, Anya Lahiri, Sophie McDonnell, Kalli Clark-Sternberg and Jenny Frost. They first achieved fame as the UK's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest and went on to become a moderately popular act until they decided it was time to go their own...
  
   - "Say It Again"
• Cliff Richard
  Cliff Richard
  Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
  
   - "Millennium Prayer"
• S Club 7
  S Club 7
  S Club, formerly known as S Club 7, were a pop group created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, consisting of members Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, de facto lead singer Jo O'Meara, Hannah Spearritt and Rachel Stevens. The group rose to fame by starring in their...
  
   – "S Club Party
  S Club Party
  "S Club Party" is a dance-pop song written by Mikkel Eriksen, Hallgeir Rustan and Tor Erik Hermansen for S Club 7's debut album S Club . Released in the UK on 20 September 1999, the song was produced and written by Stargate and received a mixed reception from music critics...
  
  "
• Shania Twain
  Shania Twain
  Shania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
  
   – "That Don't Impress Me Much
  That Don't Impress Me Much
  That Don't Impress Me Much is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the sixth country single released from her 1997 album Come on Over. It was third to pop and fourth to international markets. The song was written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Shania Twain, and was originally released to...
  
  ", "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!
  (If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!
  " I'm Outta Here!" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was released in November 1995 as the fourth single from her 1995 album The Woman in Me. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. The song became Twain's second number-one hit at...
  
  ", "From This Moment On", "Honey, I'm Home
  Honey, I'm Home
  "Honey, I'm Home" is a song by Shania Twain, from her album Come On Over, released as the sixth overall single, being the fifth to country radio. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain. The song was originally released in the summer of 1998 following the mass success of "You're Still...
  
  ", "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)
  Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)
  "Don't Be Stupid " is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the second country single from Shania Twain's 1997 album, Come on Over, but was the seventh to be released to international markets. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain...
  
  ", "When", "You're Still the One
  You're Still the One
  "You're Still the One" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the third country single from Shania Twain's 1997 album, Come on Over, while it was the first to be released to pop and international markets. Released in 1998, the single peaked at number two becoming Twain's first top ten...
  
  ", "Man I Feel Like a Woman" (Aug. 1999 & Nov. 1999)
• Shed Seven
  Shed Seven
  Shed Seven are an English indie rock band from York and were one of the groups which contributed to the Britpop music scene that evolved during the 1990s, yet never received the degree of mainstream success achieved by bands such as Oasis and Blur...
  
   - "Disco Down"
• Britney Spears
  Britney Spears
  Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
  
   - "...Baby One More Time
  ...Baby One More Time (song)
  "...Baby One More Time" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears. It served as Spears' debut single from her debut studio album, ...Baby One More Time . Written by Max Martin and produced by Martin, Denniz Pop and Rami Yacoub, "...Baby One More Time" was released on September 30, 1998,...
  
  ", "Sometimes
  Sometimes (Britney Spears song)
  "Sometimes" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears, taken from her debut studio album ...Baby One More Time . Written by Jörgen Elofsson and produced by Per Magnusson and David Krueger, the song was released as Spears' second single on April 30, 1999 by Jive Records...
  
  "
• Steps - "Say You'll Be Mine"
• 3 Colours Red
  3 Colours Red
  3 Colours Red were a rock band from the United Kingdom. They achieved their biggest chart success at the end of the 1990s, along with other Britrock bands such as Ash and Feeder. The band was named by sticking a pin in a London listings magazine, Time Out...
  
   - "Beautiful Day
  Beautiful Day (3 Colours Red song)
  'Beautiful Day' was the first single from 3 Colours Reds second album, Revolt. It was released on Creation Records in 1999.The song was written by frontman/ bassist Pete Vuckovic and recorded at Westside Studios in London; it surprised many, showing a more sensitive and epic side to the band's...
  
  "
• TLC
  TLC (band)
  TLC is an American musical trio whose repertoire spanned R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, and new jack swing. Originally consisting of singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper-singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas it found success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats...
  
   - "No Scrubs
  No Scrubs
  "No Scrubs" is a 1999 song recorded by R&B girl groupTLC for their album FanMail. Released as the album's first single, "No Scrubs" became TLC's third number-one single and eighth top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100. It also earned them their second Grammy nomination for Record of the Year...
  
  ", "Unpretty
  Unpretty
  "Unpretty" is a 1999 single recorded by TLC. Produced by Dallas Austin and co-written by Austin and TLC group member Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins. "Unpretty" was the second single released from FanMail. It became the group's fourth U.S...
  
  "
• Tina Turner
  Tina Turner
  Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
  
   - "When the Heartache Is Over
  When the Heartache Is Over
  "When The Heartache Is Over" is a song by American recording artist Tina Turner. Written by Graham Stack and John Reid for her album Twenty Four Seven , it was released as the album's leading single in mid-to late 1999....
  
  "
• Travis
  Travis (band)
  Travis are a post-Britpop band from Glasgow, Scotland, comprising Fran Healy , Dougie Payne , Andy Dunlop and Neil Primrose...
  
   - "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?
  Why Does It Always Rain on Me?
  Why Does It Always Rain on Me? is a song by Scottish band Travis, released as the third single from their second studio album, The Man Who. The song became the group's international breakthrough single, receiving recognition around the world. It was their first Top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart,...
  
  "
• Westlife
  Westlife
  Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...
  
   - "I Have a Dream
  I Have a Dream
  "I Have a Dream" is a 17-minute public speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered on August 28, 1963, in which he called for racial equality and an end to discrimination...
  
  "
• Sash!
  Sash!
  SASH! is a German DJ / producer team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen , who works in the recording studio with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke. They have sold over 18 million albums worldwide and earned more than 65 Gold and Platinum awards.-History:Sascha Lappessen, Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke,...
  
   - "Adelante"

2000

• A1
  A1 (band)
  A1 are a British-Norwegian boyband. They were originally made up of Mark Read, Ben Adams, Christian Ingebrigtsen and Paul Marazzi. Their first single, "Be the First to Believe", entered the UK singles chart at #6 in early 1999. They had a huge amount of success worldwide and charts with two number...
  
   - "Same Old Brand New You
  Same Old Brand New You
  "Same Old Brand New You" is a song by British-Norwegian boy band A1, released as the second single from their second album, The A List. The single was the band's second and final number one single on the UK Singles Chart....
  
  "
• Aaliyah
  Aaliyah
  Aaliyah Dana Haughton , who performed under the mononym Aaliyah , was an American R&B recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside...
  
   – "Try Again
  Try Again
  "Try Again" is a Grammy nominated single by American recording artist Aaliyah. The song was written by Static Major and Timothy Mosley, and produced by Timbaland, for the soundtrack of the film Romeo Must Die . It was released on May 22, 2000 as the lead single of the soundtrack. The dance-pop and...
  
  "
• Anastacia
  Anastacia
  Anastacia is an American singer-songwriter. Anastacia has been highly successful in Europe, Asia, South Africa and South America, but has had only minor success in her native United States...
  
   – "I'm Outta Love
  I'm Outta Love
  "I'm Outta Love" is a song by American recording artist Anastacia from her debut album, Not That Kind . Written by Anastacia, Sam Watters, and Louis Biancaniello, the song received a positive reception from music critics, and was released as the album's lead single in early 2000 in the United...
  
  "
• Atomic Kitten
  Atomic Kitten
  Atomic Kitten were an English girl group from Liverpool, first established in 1997. Created by Andy McCluskey, the final line-up, and most commercially successful, consisted of Natasha Hamilton, Liz McClarnon, and Jenny Frost...
  
   – "I Want Your Love"
• Backstreet Boys
  Backstreet Boys
  The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
  
   "Shape of My Heart"
• Bloodhound Gang
  Bloodhound Gang
  Bloodhound Gang is a Collegeville, Pennsylvania-based American comedy band, although it began as a rap group and gradually changed its genre throughout the years...
  
   - "The Bad Touch
  The Bad Touch
  "The Bad Touch" is the first single by the Bloodhound Gang of their 1999 album Hooray for Boobies. It was released in 1999 internationally and, a year later, in the US and UK. The song was also remixed by God Lives Underwater and Eiffel 65. Like much of the Bloodhound Gang's other music, the song...
  
  "
• Blur
  Blur (band)
  Blur is an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing...
  
   - "Music Is My Radar
  Music Is My Radar
  "Music Is My Radar" is a song by British band Blur. It was released as a single in support of the band's Best of album, Blur: The Best Of, on which it also appears, reaching Number 10 in the UK. Along with 1992's "Popscene", it is one of two Blur singles never to have been included on a studio album...
  
  "
• Bon Jovi
  Bon Jovi
  Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...
  
   – "It's My Life
  It's My Life (Bon Jovi song)
  "It's My Life" is Bon Jovi's first single from the album Crush. It was released on May 23, 2000. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Max Martin. The song hit #1 across several countries...
  
  "
• The Corrs
  The Corrs
  The Corrs are an Irish band which combine pop rock with traditional Celtic folk music. The brother and sisters are from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea ; Sharon ; Caroline ; and Jim .The Corrs came to international prominence with their performance at the...
  
   – "Breathless"
• Craig David
  Craig David
  Craig Ashley David is an English singer and songwriter. He has released five studio albums: Born to Do It, Slicker Than Your Average, The Story Goes..., Trust Me, Signed Sealed Delivered and a Greatest Hits album...
  
   – "7 Days
  7 Days (song)
  "7 Days" is the second single from Craig David's debut album Born to Do It. It hit number one in the United Kingdom and number ten in the United States. "7 Days" is David's biggest worldwide hit to date and received a Gold certification sale in Great Britain. The song was nominated for a Grammy in...
  
  "
• Destiny's Child
  Destiny's Child
  Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
  
   - "Say My Name
  Say My Name
  "Say My Name" is a song by American R&B group Destiny's Child. The song was the third single from the group's 1999 album The Writing's on the Wall, released through Columbia label in 2000 . The single is the most successful of the four releases from the album and is considered to be one of their...
  
  ", "Jumpin' Jumpin'
  Jumpin' Jumpin'
  "Jumpin', Jumpin" is 2000 R&B hit song by American girl group Destiny's Child. It was the fourth and final single from the group's second album, The Writing's on the Wall. The single achieved success in the charts...
  
  ", "Independent Women Part I
  Independent Women Part I
  "Independent Women" is a song by American girl group Destiny's Child. The song first appeared as the soundtrack to the 2000 film adaption of Charlie's Angels, and later included in the group's third studio album, Survivor...
  
  "
• Eminem
  Eminem
  Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
  
   feat. Dido
  Dido (singer)
  Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong , known as Dido, is an English singer-songwriter.Dido shot to worldwide success with her debut album, No Angel...
  
   - "Stan
  Stan (song)
  "Stan" is the third single from The Marshall Mathers LP, by rapper Eminem featuring Dido. It peaked at number one in the United Kingdom and Australia. It is also included on Curtain Call: The Hits, performed with Eminem and Dido as well track 17 on Curtain Call: The Hits as a live Performance from...
  
  "
• Five
  Five (band)
  Five were an English boyband put together in 1997 by the same team that managed the Spice Girls before they launched their career. The five members were Scott Robinson, Ritchie Neville, J Brown, Abs Breen and Sean Conlon. Signed by Simon Cowell, they were a manufactured band and held several...
  
   & Queen
  Queen (band)
  Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
  
   - "We Will Rock You
  We Will Rock You
  "We Will Rock You" is a song written by Brian May and recorded and performed by Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. Rolling Stone ranked it #330 of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004, and the RIAA placed it at #146 on its list of Songs of the Century...
  
  "
• Fragma
  Fragma
  Fragma, also known as the Fragma Project, are a German dance project, originally comprising three producers. Their most successful collaboration to date is "Toca's Miracle", which has sold over 500,000 copies and debuted #1 in the UK....
  
   feat. Coco Star - "Toca's Miracle"
• Geri Halliwell
  Geri Halliwell
  Geraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell is an English pop singer-songwriter, author and actress. After coming to international prominence in the late 1990s as Ginger Spice, a member of the girl group the Spice Girls, Halliwell launched her solo career in 1998 and released her album Schizophonic...
  
   - "Bag It Up
  Bag It Up
  "Bag It Up" is a pop–dance song recorded by Geri Halliwell. It was released on 13 March 2000 as the fourth and final single from Halliwell's debut solo album Schizophonic . It became Halliwell's third solo number one single in the United Kingdom selling 255,516 copies in total being certified Silver...
  
  "
• Iron Maiden
  Iron Maiden
  Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
  
   - "The Wicker Man
  The Wicker Man (song)
  "The Wicker Man" is a song by Iron Maiden, released as the first single from their album Brave New World in April 2000. It was co-written by Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris. It was co-produced by Kevin Shirley and Harris. The title is inspired by the British cult film of the same name...
  
  "
• Limp Bizkit
  Limp Bizkit
  Limp Bizkit is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. Formed in 1995, the group's lineup consists of Fred Durst , Wes Borland , Sam Rivers , John Otto and DJ Lethal . The band achieved mainstream success with their second studio album Significant Other, released in 1999...
  
   – "Faith", "My Generation
  My Generation (Limp Bizkit song)
  "My Generation" is a song by Limp Bizkit from the album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water. The song was released as the first single simultaneously with "Rollin' ". My Generation's video clip featured a raucous attitude that is displayed at concerts...
  
  ", "Take a Look Around
  Take A Look Around (song)
  Take a Look Around is the third single by the American nü metal band Limp Bizkit from their third album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water...
  
  "
• Lonestar
  Lonestar
  Lonestar is an American country music group consisting of Richie McDonald , Michael Britt , Keech Rainwater , Dean Sams , and Michael Hill . McDonald left the band in November 2007 for a solo career before returning in 2011...
  
   - "Amazed
  Amazed
  "Amazed" is the title of a song written by Marv Green, Aimee Mayo and Chris Lindsey. The first version of the song was recorded by the American country music group Lonestar, whose version was released in March 1999 as the second single from their 1999 album Lonely Grill...
  
  "
• Madonna
  Madonna (entertainer)
  Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
  
   - "Don't Tell Me
  Don't Tell Me (Madonna song)
  "Don't Tell Me" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was released as the second single from her eighth studio album Music on November 21, 2000 by Maverick Records. The single has sold around 4.5 million copies to date.-History:...
  
  ", "Music
  Music (Madonna song)
  "Music" is the first single by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her 8th studio album Music and was released on August 21, 2000, by Maverick Records. It was also released on DVD single, a debut in this format by Madonna. It earned two Grammy Award nominations in 2001, for Record of the Year...
  
  "
• Mary Mary
  Mary Mary
  Mary Mary is an American gospel music duo, consisting of sisters Erica Atkins-Campbell and Tina Atkins-Campbell . The duo are often credited along with Kirk Franklin for broadening the fan base of urban contemporary gospel in the 2000s by introducing elements of soul music, hip hop, funk and jazz...
  
   - "Shackles (Praise You)
  Shackles (Praise You)
  "Shackles " is the debut single by singer-songwriter duo Mary Mary. It was first released in 2000 and has since been dubbed the signature Mary Mary song as it ultimately raised the profile of the duo in the gospel music industry...
  
  "
• Melanie B
  Melanie Brown
  Melanie Janine "Scary Spice" Brown , often better known as Mel B, is an English pop singer-songwriter, actress, author and television presenter...
  
   - "Tell Me"
• Melaine C
  Melanie Chisholm
  Melanie Jayne Chisholm is an English singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman professionally known simply as Melanie C . She is best known as one of the five members of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed "Sporty Spice"...
  
   - "I Turn to You", "Never Be The Same Again" (feat. Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes)
• Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
  
   – "Spinning Around
  Spinning Around
  "Spinning Around" is a song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It was written by Ira Shickman, Osborne Bingham, Kara DioGuardi, and Paula Abdul, and produced by Mike Spencer. It was originally intended for Paula Abdul's "comeback" album. However, as the album never came into fruition, it...
  
  ", "On a Night Like This
  On a Night like This
  "On a Night Like This" is a song by Australian recording artist and songwriter Kylie Minogue, taken from her seventh studio album Light Years . The song was released as a CD Single on 25 September 2000, and was released digitally after the physical release date...
  
  ", "Santa Baby
  Santa Baby
  "Santa Baby" is a 1953 Christmas song written by Joan Javits and Philip Springer. Although Tony Springer is listed as co-writer, he was a legal fiction created for purposes of membership in the performing rights organization BMI.The song is a tongue-in-cheek look at a Christmas list sung by a...
  
  "
• Muse
  Muse (band)
  Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of school friends Matthew Bellamy , Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard...
  
   - "Muscle Museum
  Muscle Museum
  -Re-release:A 'US Mix' of "Muscle Museum" was released on 7" vinyl—backed with a live version of "Escape"—and double CD—backed with a live version of "Agitated", the 'Timo Maas Sunstroke Remix' of "Sunburn", the 'Saint US Mix' of "Sober" and the 'Soulwax Remix' of the...
  
  ", "Sunburn", "Unintended
  Unintended
  -Release history:...
  
  "
• 'N Sync
  'N Sync
  N Sync was an American boy band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich, *NSYNC consisted of JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick...
  
   - "It's Gonna Be Me
  It's Gonna Be Me ('N Sync song)
  "It's Gonna Be Me" is a song by 'N Sync, released as the second single in the US and third in Europe from their 2000 album No Strings Attached. The lyrics are addressed to a woman with apparent attachment issues, connected with bad experiences from previous relationships. The singer assures her...
  
  "
• Oasis
  Oasis (band)
  Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
  
   – "Who Feels Love?
  Who Feels Love?
  "Who Feels Love?" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It became the second single to be released from the album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, peaking at number 4 in the UK charts...
  
  "
• The Offspring
  The Offspring
  The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. Known as Manic Subsidal until 1986, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg K. and drummer Pete Parada...
  
   – "Original Prankster
  Original Prankster
  -Version 2:-Music video:The song follows the prankster , through his life, pulling various pranks on his superiors, being motivated by Redman. As a child, he slips his dog's feces into his father's sandwich. In his teen years, he uses a bunsen burner on a perverted science teacher...
  
  "
• Pink
  Pink (singer)
  Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
  
   – "Most Girls
  Most Girls
  "Most Girls," released in 2000, is the second single from Pink's debut album Can't Take Me Home. It peaked at #4 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart on November 14, 2000, after reaching the Top 40 on August 22, 2000...
  
  "
• Billie Piper
  Billie Piper
  Billie Paul Piper is an English singer and actress.She began her career in the late 1990s as a pop singer and then switched to acting. She started in acting and dancing and was talent spotted at the Sylvia Young stage school by Smash Hits magazine who wanted a "face" for their magazine...
  
   - "Day & Night
  Day & Night (song)
  "Day & Night" is a pop song performed by English singer Billie Piper. The song was written by Piper, Eliot Kennedy, Mark Cawley, Mike Percy and Tim Lever for Piper's second album Walk of Life . It was released as the album's lead single in May 2000 to positive reviews from music critics...
  
  ", "Something Deep Inside
  Something Deep Inside
  "Something Deep Inside" is the second single taken from Billie Piper's second album, Walk of Life. The single debuted and peaked at #4 in the UK, becoming her last top ten hit single.-Song information:...
  
  "
• S Club 7
  S Club 7
  S Club, formerly known as S Club 7, were a pop group created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, consisting of members Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, de facto lead singer Jo O'Meara, Hannah Spearritt and Rachel Stevens. The group rose to fame by starring in their...
  
   – "Natural
  Natural (S Club 7 song)
  "Natural" by S Club 7, was released as a single on 11 September 2000. It is a slow R&B oriented ballad with Rachel Stevens singing lead vocals. The track was written by Cathy Dennis and A. Todd...
  
  ", "Never Had a Dream Come True
  Never Had a Dream Come True
  "Never Had a Dream Come True" is a song by S Club 7, released as a single on 27 November 2000. It was chosen to be the official 2000 BBC Children in Need song. The song was a great success in the UK, where it became the group's second #1 single on the UK Singles Chart and becoming the ninth...
  
  "
• Jessica Simpson
  Jessica Simpson
  Jessica Ann Simpson is an American recording artist, actress, television personality, and fashion designer whose rise to fame began in 1999. Since that time, Simpson has achieved many recording milestones, starred in several television shows, movies, and commercials, launched a line of hair and...
  
   – "I Wanna Love You Forever
  I Wanna Love You Forever
  "I Wanna Love You Forever" is the first single from Jessica Simpson's debut album Sweet Kisses. The song is her debut single and was released in 1999, the single peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Simpson's first, and to date last, top ten single. The song also peaked at...
  
  ", "I Think I'm In Love With You
  I Think I'm in Love with You
  "I Think I'm in Love with You" is a song written and produced by Cory Rooney and Dan Shea for Jessica Simpson's debut album Sweet Kisses . It contains a sample of singer-songwriter John Mellencamp's "Jack and Diane" and was released as the album's third and final single in summer 2000...
  
  "
• Heather Small
  Heather Small
  Heather Small is a British soul singer, best known for being the lead singer in the Manchester based band M People. Her debut solo album was Proud in 2000...
  
   - "Proud", "You Need Love Like I Do" (with Tom Jones
  Tom Jones (singer)
  Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
  
  )
• Britney Spears
  Britney Spears
  Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
  
   – "Lucky", "Oops! I Did It Again"
• Everytime you need me-Fragma ft Maria Rubia
• Spice Girls
  Spice Girls
  The Spice Girls were a British pop girl group formed in 1994. The group consisted of Victoria Beckham , Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell. They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30...
  
   – "Holler", "Let Love Lead the Way
  Let Love Lead the Way
  "Let Love Lead the Way" is a song by the Spice Girls, released as a double-A side single with "Holler" as the final single from the Spice Girls' third album Forever, released in 2000. The single was released internationally as a double A-side single with "Holler"...
  
  "
• Spiller
  Spiller
  Cristiano Spiller is an Italian DJ.He had a #1 hit in the UK, Italy, Australia and other countries with the hit single, "Groovejet ", featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor, released in 2000...
  
   – "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
  Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
  "Groovejet " is a single by Spiller, featuring vocals by British singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor. The single was released in August 2000 by Positiva Records. It peaked at #1 in the UK, New Zealand, Ireland and Australia, as well as charting at number three on the American Hot Dance Chart...
  
  "
• Steps – "Better The Devil You Know
  Better the Devil You Know
  "Better the Devil You Know" is a dance-pop song written by Stock, Aitken & Waterman for Kylie Minogue's third studio album Rhythm of Love.-Background:...
  
  ", "Deeper Shade of Blue
  Deeper Shade of Blue
  "Deeper Shade of Blue" is a song by British group Steps, released as the band's ninth single. The song is an uptempo pop song about the darker side of life and an attempt to break free. It was the fifth song to be released from the group's second album Steptacular...
  
  ", "When I Said Goodbye
  When I Said Goodbye
  "When I Said Goodbye"/"Summer of Love" is a double A-side single, the tenth single released by Steps. "When I Said Goodbye" is a ballad taken from the album Steptacular, while "Summer of Love" is a previously unavailable track. The latter is a Latino-flavoured uptempo pop song, which later appeared...
  
  ", "Summer of Love
  Summer of Love
  The Summer of Love was a social phenomenon that occurred during the summer of 1967, when as many as 100,000 people converged on the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, creating a cultural and political rebellion...
  
  ", "Stomp
  Stomp (Steps song)
  "Stomp" is a song by Steps, released as a hit single, which became the group's second and last single to hit #1 on the UK charts. Debuting at #1 and spending 11 weeks on the British charts, this disco-esque song was later released in Australia, Japan, and Europe...
  
  ", "It's The Way You Make Me Feel
  It's the Way You Make Me Feel
  "It's The Way You Make Me Feel" is a song by Steps, released as their twelfth single. It is the fourth song to be released from their third album Buzz. The single's b-side, a cover of Marvin Gaye's "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby", was taken from the Motown Mania compilation...
  
  "
• Sugababes
  Sugababes
  The Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London...
  
   - "Overload", "New Year"
• Toploader
  Toploader
  Toploader are an English band from Eastbourne who formed in 1997, with over two million album sales to their name and a string of top 20 hits both home and abroad. Their debut album, Onka's Big Moka, sold over 1 million units and remained in the Top 5 of the UK album chart for over six months...
  
   - "Dancing in the Moonlight
  Dancing in the Moonlight
  "Dancing In The Moonlight" is the title song on the 1973 King Harvest album. The track was released as a single in 1972 and it reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. They released other singles but these were never able to match the success of "Dancing in the Moonlight"...
  
  "
• Tina Turner
  Tina Turner
  Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
  
   - "Whatever You Need
  Whatever You Need
  "Whatever You Need" is a song by American recording artist Tina Turner. It was written by Russ Courtenay and Harriet Roberts and released as the second single from Turner's 1999 Twenty Four Seven album in 2000....
  
  "
• Westlife
  Westlife
  Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...
  
   – "What Makes a Man
  What Makes a Man
  "What Makes a Man" is the third single to be released from Westlife's second studio album, Coast to Coast. It was their first single not to peak at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, being beaten to the Christmas Number One by "Can We Fix It?", the popular theme to cartoon series, Bob the Builder...
  
  "
• Robbie Williams
  Robbie Williams
  Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
  
   – "Rock DJ
  Rock DJ (song)
  "Rock DJ" is a song by English pop singer Robbie Williams from his fourth album, Sing When You're Winning released in the summer of 2000. The song heavily musically samples Barry White's 1977 song "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" and also contains a sample of "Can I Kick It?" by A Tribe...
  
  ", Kids" (with Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
  
  )

2001

• Alizée
  Alizée
  Alizée Jacotey is a French singer, known professionally by her given name Alizée She was discovered by Mylène Farmer, following her winning performance in the talent show, Graines de Star, in 1999...
  
   - "Moi... Lolita
  Moi... Lolita
  "Moi... Lolita" is a song by French singer Alizée, which was released as her debut single and the first from her debut album Gourmandises when she was 16...
  
  "
• Anastacia
  Anastacia
  Anastacia is an American singer-songwriter. Anastacia has been highly successful in Europe, Asia, South Africa and South America, but has had only minor success in her native United States...
  
   - "Cowboys & Kisses
  Cowboys & Kisses
  "Cowboys and Kisses" is a song by American recording artist Anastacia from her album debut, Not That Kind . Written by Anastacia, JIVE, and Charlie Pennachio, the song was released as the album's third single.-Music video:...
  
  ", "Made for Lovin' You", "Paid My Dues
  Paid My Dues
  "Paid My Dues" is a song by American recording artist Anastacia from her second studio album, Freak of Nature. Released as the album's lead single, the song was written by Anastacia herself, Greg Lawson, Damon Sharpe, and LaMenga Kafi and produced by Ric Wake, with additional production by Richie...
  
  "
• Backstreet Boys
  Backstreet Boys
  The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
  
   - More Than That
  More Than That
  "More than That" is the third single by the Backstreet Boys from their album Black & Blue, released on November 21, 2000. It reached #27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and ran for 20 weeks, and #12 on the UK Singles Chart, ending their 13th consecutive Top 10 run, the last being The Call which peaked...
  
  
• The Bangles
  The Bangles
  The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles during the decade.-Formation and early years :...
  
   - "Eternal Flame
  Eternal Flame (song)
  "Eternal Flame" is a song by The Bangles from their 1988 album Everything. It became a hit single, when released in 1989, peaking at number one in the charts in nine countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It was written by popular songwriters Billy Steinberg and...
  
  " (Was a hit for The Bangles in 1989)
• Daniel Bedingfield
  Daniel Bedingfield
  Daniel John Bedingfield is a British singer-songwriter. He is the brother of pop singers Natasha Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle.-Music career:...
  
   - "Gotta Get Thru This
  Gotta Get Thru This
  Gotta Get Thru This is the first album of Daniel Bedingfield. It reached #2 on the UK Albums Chart, and is certified 5x Platinum, having sold around 1.5 million copies...
  
  "
• Blink-182
  Blink-182
  Blink-182 is an American rock band consisting of vocalist and bass guitarist Mark Hoppus, vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. They have sold over 27 million albums worldwide since forming in Poway, California in 1992...
  
   - "All the Small Things
  All the Small Things
  "All the Small Things" is a song by American pop punk band Blink-182. It was the second single released from the band's third album Enema of the State...
  
  ", "The Rock Show
  The Rock Show
  "The Rock Show" is the first single from Blink 182's 2001 album Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. It was released in June 2001. The song was the most successful song on Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart, #71 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #14 on the UK...
  
  "
• Blue
  Blue (boy band)
  Blue are an English pop vocal group, whose members are Simon Webbe, Lee Ryan, Duncan James and Antony Costa. Blue originally formed in 2001 before splitting in 2005. In 2009, it was confirmed that the band would reform. In April 2009, the group reunited and a Best of Blue Tour was announced...
  
   - "All Rise
  All Rise
  All Rise is the debut album by English boy band Blue, released on 26 November 2001 in the United Kingdom and on 27 April 2004 in the United States. It peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart. The album was certified four times Platinum in the UK and is currently the eleventh best selling boy...
  
  ", "Too Close
  Too Close
  "Too Close" is a 1998 song by R&B group Next, and featuring uncredited vocals from Vee of Koffee Brown. It was the second single released from their debut album Rated Next. The song reached number one on the U.S. Hot 100 and R&B charts and has gone Platinum making it their biggest and best known...
  
  ", "If You Come Back
  If You Come Back
  "If You Come Back" is a song by Blue, released as the third single from their debut album All Rise. It was number one in the UK. It sold over 1 million singles worldwide. The song was produced by Ray Ruffin & co-written by multi platinum singer-songwriter Nicole Formescu ,[Ray Ruffin]], Lee...
  
  "
• Emma Bunton
  Emma Bunton
  Emma Lee Bunton is an English pop singer/songwriter and TV and radio presenter. She was a member of the 1990s girl group, the Spice Girls, in which she was known as Baby Spice as she was the youngest member. In 2010, she joined the judging panel on ITV's Dancing on Ice...
  
   - "What Took You So Long?
  What Took You So Long?
  "What Took You So Long?" is a song by English recording artist Emma Bunton from her debut solo album, A Girl Like Me . Written by Bunton, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Martin Harrington, John Themis, and Dave Morgan and released as the album's lead single in the United Kingdom on 2 April...
  
  "
• Cher
  Cher
  Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
  
   - "The Music's No Good Without You
  The Music's No Good Without You
  "The Music's No Good Without You" is the first European and second Americansingle by American singer-actress Cher from her twenty-fifth studio album, Living Proof. It was released in the end of 2001 by Warner Bros, and WEA...
  
  "
• The Dandy Warhols
  The Dandy Warhols
  The Dandy Warhols are an American alternative rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1994. The band was founded by singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and guitarist Peter Holmström, with keyboardist Zia McCabe and drummer Eric Hedford later joining. Hedford left in 1998 and was replaced by...
  
   - "Bohemian Like You
  Bohemian Like You
  "Bohemian Like You" is a song by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols. It was released in 2000 as a single from the band's third studio album Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia. On its original release, it failed to even reach the Top 40 in the UK, peaking at number 42...
  
  "
• Modern Talking
  Modern Talking
  Modern Talking was a German dance pop duo consisting of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen. Their music has often been classified as Europop. They have been referred to as Germany's most successful pop duo, and have had a number of hit singles, reaching the top 5 in many countries...
  
   - "Win The Race
  Win the Race
  Win the Race is Modern Talking's first single from the tenth album America. "Win the Race", released in Germany and in other European territories on February 26, 2001, was composed by Dieter Bohlen and became the anthem for Formula One in Germany in 2001. The single peaked at No.5 in Germany on...
  
  "
• Destiny's Child
  Destiny's Child
  Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
  
   - "Bootylicious
  Bootylicious
  "Bootylicious" is a song by American R&B group Destiny's Child. It was written and produced by Rob Fusari, Falonte Moore, and band member Beyoncé Knowles for the band's third studio album Survivor , and contains a prominent sample from the 1981 recording "Edge of Seventeen," as written and...
  
  ", "Survivor"
• Lindsay Dracass
  Lindsay Dracass
  Lindsay Dracass is an English pop music singer.-Career:Dracass was discovered at 13 years old by Alan Wood...
  
   - "No Dream Impossible"
• Sophie Ellis-Bextor
  Sophie Ellis-Bextor
  Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor is an English singer, songwriter, model and occasional DJ. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s, as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo, achieving widespread success in the early 2000s...
  
   - "Murder on the Dancefloor
  Murder on the Dancefloor
  "Murder on the Dancefloor" is a song written by Gregg Alexander and Sophie Ellis-Bextor, produced by Alexander and Matt Rowe for Ellis-Bextor's first album Read My Lips. After the release of "Take Me Home" in August 2001, Ellis-Bextor released her best-selling single to date in December 2001...
  
  "
• Garbage
  Garbage (band)
  Garbage are an alternative rock band formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1994. The group consists of Scottish singer Shirley Manson and American musicians Duke Erikson , Steve Marker and Butch Vig . All four members are involved in songwriting and production...
  
   - "Androgyny
  Androgyny (song)
  "Androgyny" is a 2001 hybrid rock/pop/R&B song released by alternative rock group Garbage as the lead single from their third studio album, Beautiful Garbage...
  
  "
• Eddy Grant
  Eddy Grant
  Edmond Montague "Eddy" Grant is a musician, born in Plaisance, Guyana.- Life and career :When he was still a young boy, his parents emigrated to London, UK, where he settled. He lived in Kentish Town and went to school at the Acland Burghley Secondary Modern at Tufnell Park...
  
   - "I Don't Wanna Dance
  I Don't Wanna Dance (Eddy Grant song)
  "I Don't Wanna Dance" was a UK number one single for three weeks in November 1982 for Eddy Grant. It was also released in the US in the fall of 1983....
  
  "
• Feeder
  Feeder
  -Technology:* Feeder , any of several devices used in apiculture to supplement or replace natural food sources* Feeder , another name for a riser, a reservoir built into a metal casting mold to prevent cavities due to shrinkage...
  
   - "Buck Rogers
  Buck Rogers (song)
  "Buck Rogers" is a song performed by the British rock band Feeder. It was written by frontman and lead guitarist Grant Nicholas for the band's breakthrough album Echo Park. The song was originally written by Grant for an American band called Radio Star, but the band's label and producer Gil Norton...
  
  ", "Seven Days in the Sun
  Seven Days in the Sun
  "Seven Days in the Sun" is a song by Feeder, released as the second single from their Echo Park album. It was released in April 2001 and reached #14 in the UK charts...
  
  ", "Turn
  Turn (Feeder song)
  "Turn" was Feeder's third UK single to be taken from the Echo Park album. It reached #27 in the UK singles charts, and led to the Echo Park album re-entering the top 75 due to the pre-release airplay and stocking of the single on release week...
  
  ", "Just a Day
  Just a Day
  "Just a Day" is a song by Feeder, released as the band's final single of 2001, notable for being their last with drummer Jon Lee. The Alan Moulder Mix featured as the opening track for the European version of Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec. It was first released on the "Seven Days in the Sun" single as a...
  
  ".
• Geri Halliwell
  Geri Halliwell
  Geraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell is an English pop singer-songwriter, author and actress. After coming to international prominence in the late 1990s as Ginger Spice, a member of the girl group the Spice Girls, Halliwell launched her solo career in 1998 and released her album Schizophonic...
  
   – "It's Raining Men
  It's Raining Men
  "It's Raining Men" is a song written by Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer in 1979 originally for Dave Balfour's album Stars , and originally recorded by The Weather Girls in 1982...
  
  "
• Gordon Haskell
  Gordon Haskell
  Gordon Haskell is a Pop, Rock & Blues music vocalist, songwriter, and bassist. He first gained recognition as a member of the British band Les Fleur de Lys. He sang on one of the songs of King Crimson's second album, then played bass and sang on their third album...
  
   - "How Wonderful You Are"
• Elton John
  Elton John
  Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
  
   - "Bennie and the Jets
  Bennie and the Jets
  "Bennie and the Jets" is a song composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. The song is written in the key of G major and first appeared on the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album in 1973. "Bennie and the Jets" has been one of John's most popular songs....
  
  ", "Border Song
  Border Song
  "Border Song" is a gospel ballad originally performed by British musician Elton John. Lyrics are credited to Bernie Taupin . The music was composed by John....
  
  ", "I Want Love", "I'm Still Standing
  I'm Still Standing
  "I'm Still Standing" is a song on English pop rock performer Elton John's 1983 album, Too Low for Zero. He sings about making a comeback despite problems in daily life. The video, directed by Russell Mulcahy, was shot in Cannes and Nice on the Côte d'Azur in France and features the colours of the...
  
  ", "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
  Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
  "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" is a rock song performed by musician Elton John and covered by W.A.S.P., Flotsam and Jetsam, Nickelback , Queen and The Who...
  
  ", "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore
  This Train Don't Stop There Anymore
  "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" is a 2001 song performed by Elton John. The song was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. In the video, a younger John is played by Justin Timberlake dressed in outfits typical of John in the 1970s...
  
  "
• Linkin Park
  Linkin Park
  Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...
  
   - "Crawling
  Crawling (song)
  "Crawling" is a song by the American rock band Linkin Park. It is the fifth track from their debut album Hybrid Theory. It was released in 2001 as their second single and won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2002...
  
  ", "In the End
  In the End
  "In the End" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. The song was released as the fourth single from their debut album Hybrid Theory....
  
  ", "Papercut
  Papercut (song)
  "Papercut" is a song by the American rock band Linkin Park. It was released as the third single from their debut album Hybrid Theory, and appears as the opening track on the record. The "Papercut" single was never officially released in the US. The song reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart in...
  
  "
• Jennifer Lopez
  Jennifer Lopez
  Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
  
   – "I'm Real", "Love Don't Cost a Thing
  Love Don't Cost a Thing (song)
  "Love Don't Cost a Thing" is the lead single from Jennifer Lopez's second studio album, J.Lo . It peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, besides being her first number one in the United Kingdom. Its Spanish-language version, "Amor Se Paga con Amor" , included on the Latin American edition...
  
  ", "Ain't It Funny
  Ain't It Funny
  "Ain't It Funny" is a song recorded by American recording artist Jennifer Lopez. The song was written by Lopez and Cory Rooney, and produced by Rooney and Dan Shea for Lopez's second studio album, J.Lo...
  
  "
• Louise
  Louise Redknapp
  Louise Elizabeth Redknapp is an English singer and media personality. She was a member of the girl group Eternal from 1992 to 1995, before becoming a solo singer . She has presented several television shows and served as a judge on the UK version of So You Think You Can Dance...
  
   - "Stuck in the Middle with You"
• Kosheen
  Kosheen
  Kosheen are a British trip hop, breakbeat and rock group based in Bristol, England. The trio consists of producers Markee Substance and Darren Decoder , with singer and song writer Sian Evans...
  
   - "Catch"
• Radiohead
  Radiohead
  Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
  
  -"Pyramid Song
  Pyramid Song
  "Pyramid Song" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead. It was the first single from their 2001 album Amnesiac and the first Radiohead single released in over three years, after none were taken from their previous album Kid A....
  
  "
• Melanie B
  Melanie Brown
  Melanie Janine "Scary Spice" Brown , often better known as Mel B, is an English pop singer-songwriter, actress, author and television presenter...
  
   - "Feels So Good
  Feels So Good (Melanie B song)
  "Feels So Good" is a song by Melanie B, released as the third single from her debut solo album. It was released on February 19, 2001. In the UK it peaked and debuted at #5, selling 55,000 copies in its first week and 140,331 altogether, thus becoming the 80th best seller of 2001...
  
  "
• Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
  
   - "Can't Get You out of My Head
  Can't Get You out of My Head
  "Can't Get You Out of My Head" is a song by Australian recording artist and songwriter Kylie Minogue, which was released from her eighth studio album Fever . The song was released worldwide as the lead single from the album, which was released on 8 September, 2001. The song was written and produced...
  
  "
• Muse
  Muse (band)
  Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of school friends Matthew Bellamy , Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard...
  
   - "Bliss", "Feeling Good
  Hyper Music/Feeling Good
  -Release history:-In pop culture:"Feeling Good" is featured in the 2008 film Seven Pounds, starring Will Smith.The song is also featured in the video game The Saboteur....
  
  ", "New Born
  New Born
  "New Born" is a song by English alternative rock band Muse available on the eponymous single, the album Origin of Symmetry and on the Hullabaloo Live DVD.-History:...
  
  ", "Plug In Baby
  Plug In Baby
  "Plug In Baby" is a song by English alternative rock band Muse, featured on their 2001 second studio album Origin of Symmetry. Released as the lead single from the album on 5 March 2001, "Plug In Baby" became the band's highest-charting single when it peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart,...
  
  "
• Pink
  Pink (singer)
  Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
  
   - "You Make Me Sick
  You Make Me Sick
  "You Make Me Sick" is a song by singer Pink. It was the third and final single from her debut album Can't Take Me Home. It peaked at number 33 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the UK singles chart....
  
  "
• The Proclaimers
  The Proclaimers
  The Proclaimers are a Scottish band composed of identical twin brothers, Charlie and Craig Reid . They are probably best known for the songs "Letter from America", "I'm On My Way" and "I'm Gonna Be ". The band tours extensively throughout Europe and other continents...
  
   - "Theres a Touch"
• Ryan Adams
  Ryan Adams
  David Ryan Adams is an American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter, from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Initially part of the group Whiskeytown, Adams left the band and released his first solo album Heartbreaker in 2000...
  
   - "Firecracker"
• Jessica Simpson
  Jessica Simpson
  Jessica Ann Simpson is an American recording artist, actress, television personality, and fashion designer whose rise to fame began in 1999. Since that time, Simpson has achieved many recording milestones, starred in several television shows, movies, and commercials, launched a line of hair and...
  
   - "Irresistible"
• Steps - "Chain Reaction", "Words Are Not Enough"
• Stereophonics
  Stereophonics
  The Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band now living in turners x that formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in Cynon Valley, Wales. The band currently comprises lead vocalist and guitarist Kelly Jones, bassist and backing vocalist Richard Jones, drummer Javier Weyler, guitarist and backing...
  
   - "Handbags and Gladrags
  Handbags and Gladrags
  "Handbags and Gladrags" is the name of a song written in 1967 by Mike d'Abo, who was then the lead singer of Manfred Mann. D'Abo describes the song as "saying to a teenage girl that the way to happiness is not through being trendy. There are deeper values."The original demo tape of the original...
  
  "
• Sting - "Fragile
  Fragile (song)
  "Fragile" is a song composed by English musician Sting from his 1987 album ...Nothing Like the Sun. Released as a single the following year, it placed to number 70 on the UK Singles Chart. Sung additionally in both Spanish and Portuguese under the title Fragilidad, it appeared twice more on his...
  
  " (Was a hit for Sting in 1991)
• The Strokes
  The Strokes
  The Strokes are an American indie rock band formed in 1999 in New York City. Consisting of Julian Casablancas , Nick Valensi , Albert Hammond, Jr. , Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti ....
  
   – "New York City Cops"
• Sugababes
  Sugababes
  The Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London...
  
   - "Run for Cover
  Run for Cover (Sugababes song)
  "Run for Cover" is a song performed by English girl group the Sugababes. The 'Babes, Jony Lipsey, Cameron McVey and Paul Simm all co-wrote the song for the band's debut album One Touch...
  
  "
• Texas
  Texas (band)
  Texas are a Scottish pop band from Bearsden, near Glasgow, Scotland. They were founded by Johnny McElhone in 1986 and feature Sharleen Spiteri on lead vocals. Texas made their performing debut in March 1988 at Scotland's University of Dundee...
  
   – "I Don't Want a Lover
  I Don't Want A Lover
  I Don't Want a Lover is the debut single from Texas's first album Southside. It was released in January 1989 and peaked at #8 in the UK Singles Chart. It was remixed in 2001 by Stargate and DJ Stonebridge to promote The Greatest Hits compilation album...
  
  " (Originally a hit for Texas in 1989 and re-released in 2001)
• Travis
  Travis (band)
  Travis are a post-Britpop band from Glasgow, Scotland, comprising Fran Healy , Dougie Payne , Andy Dunlop and Neil Primrose...
  
   - "Side", "Sing"
• Weezer
  Weezer
  Weezer is an American alternative rock band. The band currently consists of Rivers Cuomo , Patrick Wilson , Brian Bell , and Scott Shriner . The band has changed lineups three times since its formation in 1992...
  
   - "Hash Pipe
  Hash Pipe
  "Hash Pipe" is a song by American alternative rock band Weezer. Released in 2001, it was the first single off the band's long-awaited third album, Weezer , and the only one of the SS2K The Summer Sessions songs to make it onto the album, although "Dope Nose" and "Slob" were released on Maladroit...
  
  "
• Westlife
  Westlife
  Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...
  
   & Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
  
   – "Hero
  Hero (Mariah Carey song)
  "Hero" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on October 19, 1993 by Columbia Records as the second single from Carey's third studio album, Music Box . Originally intended for Gloria Estefan, the song was written and produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff...
  
  " & "Never Too Far
  Never Too Far
  "Never Too Far" is a song written and produced by American singer Mariah Carey, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Carey's tenth album/soundtrack, Glitter. The protagonist of this ballad states that although physical distance can sometimes separate lovers, the love they share will never be too far apart...
  
  "
• White Stripes - "Hotel Yorba
  Hotel Yorba
  "Hotel Yorba" is the lead single from White Blood Cells, by Detroit, Michigan garage rock band The White Stripes, and their first single to be released commercially. It was released in November 2001....
  
  "
• Robbie Williams
  Robbie Williams
  Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
  
   & Nicole Kidman
  Nicole Kidman
  Nicole Mary Kidman, AC is an American-born Australian actress, singer, film producer, spokesmodel, and humanitarian. After starring in a number of small Australian films and TV shows, Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm...
  
   - "Somethin' Stupid
  Somethin' Stupid
  "Somethin' Stupid" is a song written by C. Carson Parks and originally recorded in 1966 by Parks and his wife Gaile Foote, as "Carson and Gaile". It is best known in the hit version by Frank Sinatra and his daughter, Nancy Sinatra....
  
  "
• Par-T-One vs INXS - "I'm So Crazy
  I'm So Crazy
  "I'm So Crazy" is a song by Italian house duo Par-T-One and rock band INXS. It is a remixed version of the INXS song "Just Keep Walking."The song was classed as being "Punk-house" due to the video being very much like a punk concert as people were doing the Pogo to the music, and the main singer...
  
  "

2002

• Christina Aguilera
  Christina Aguilera
  Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...
  
   - "Dirrty
  Dirrty
  "Dirrty" is a song performed by American singer Christina Aguilera featuring rapper Reggie "Redman" Noble. The song was written by Aguilera and Redman along with Jasper Cameron, Balewa Muhammad, and Rockwilder for Aguilera's fourth studio album Stripped...
  
  "
• Everytime you need me-Fragma ft Maria Rubia
• Anastacia
  Anastacia
  Anastacia is an American singer-songwriter. Anastacia has been highly successful in Europe, Asia, South Africa and South America, but has had only minor success in her native United States...
  
   - "One Day in Your Life
  One Day in Your Life (Anastacia song)
  "One Day in Your Life" is a song by American recording artist Anastacia from her second studio album, Freak of Nature. Co-written with and produced by Sam Watters and Louis Biancaniello, the song was released as the album's second single...
  
  ", "Why'd You Lie to Me
  Why'd You Lie to Me
  "Why'd You Lie to Me" is a song by American recording artist Anastacia from her second studio album, Freak of Nature . Written by Anastacia, Damon Sharpe, Greg Lawson, Trey Parker, Damon Butler, and Canela Cox, it was released as the album's third single in September 2002. The track first appeared...
  
  ", "You'll Never Be Alone
  You'll Never Be Alone
  You'll Never Be Alone is a song by American recording artist Anastacia from her second studio album, Freak of Nature . Co-written with and produced by Louis Biancaniello and Sam Watters, the ballad was released in Europe as the album's fifth and final single in November 2002...
  
  "
• Richard Ashcroft
  Richard Ashcroft
  Richard Paul Ashcroft is an English singer-songwriter. He was the lead singer and occasional guitarist of alternative rock band The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their split in 1999, and continues as a lead vocalist working with guitars and keyboards...
  
   - "A Song for the Lovers
  A Song for the Lovers
  "A Song for the Lovers" is a song by English singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and is the opening track on his 2000 album, Alone with Everybody. The song was also released on April 3, 2000 as the first single from that album in the United Kingdom...
  
  "
• Steve Balsamo
  Steve Balsamo
  Steve Balsamo is a Welsh singer and songwriter, famous for his lead role on the London version of Jesus Christ Superstar during the mid 1990s.-Biography:...
  
   - "Sugar for the Soul"
• Blue
  Blue (boy band)
  Blue are an English pop vocal group, whose members are Simon Webbe, Lee Ryan, Duncan James and Antony Costa. Blue originally formed in 2001 before splitting in 2005. In 2009, it was confirmed that the band would reform. In April 2009, the group reunited and a Best of Blue Tour was announced...
  
   - "Fly By II
  Fly by II
  "Fly by II" is the fourth and final single released taken from the album All Rise by UK band Blue. The released included the first ever non-album exclusive, "Love R.I.P". The song peaked at #6 in the british charts. An unreleased remix of the song, entitled the "Stargate Trilogy Mix", was leaked...
  
  ", "One Love
  One Love (Blue song)
  "One Love" is the lead single from English boy band Blue's second studio album, One Love . It reached number three on the UK Singles Chart. The music video was shot in Los Angeles in July 2002...
  
  "
• Blue
  Blue (boy band)
  Blue are an English pop vocal group, whose members are Simon Webbe, Lee Ryan, Duncan James and Antony Costa. Blue originally formed in 2001 before splitting in 2005. In 2009, it was confirmed that the band would reform. In April 2009, the group reunited and a Best of Blue Tour was announced...
  
   feat. Elton John
  Elton John
  Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
  
   - "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
  Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
  "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. It was recorded by Elton John and released in 1976, both as a single and as part of the Blue Moves album. It was his second single on Rocket Records. The song is a mournful ballad about a romantic relationship...
  
  "
• Busted - "What I Go to School For
  What I Go to School For
  "What I Go to School For" is the debut single released by English pop punk boyband Busted. It was released on September 16, 2002, and reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was inspired by a teacher that bassist Matt Willis had a crush on at school. It was parodied by the Amateur Transplants...
  
  "
• Nick Carter
  Nick Carter (musician)
  Nickolas Gene "Nick" Carter is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, musician, entertainer and actor. He is best known as a member of the pop group, Backstreet Boys. He went on to release a solo album called Now Or Never during their hiatus. He has made occasional television appearances and...
  
   - "Help Me"
• The Cheeky Girls
  The Cheeky Girls
  The Cheeky Girls are a pop duo consisting of twin sisters Gabriela and Monica Irimia, from Cluj-Napoca in Transylvania, Romania, but based in Britain. After appearing as auditionees in Popstars: The Rivals, they achieved success in the charts with four top ten hits between 2002 and 2004...
  
   - "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)"
• Jimmy Cliff
  Jimmy Cliff
  Jimmy Cliff, OM is a Jamaican musician, singer and actor. He is the only currently living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievement in the arts and sciences...
  
   - "Many Rivers to Cross
  Many Rivers to Cross
  - Song information :This is one of the few Cliff tracks to use an organ, which helps to supplement the gospel feel provided by the backing vocalists. Cliff released the song, with production work by Leslie Kong, on his 1969 album, Jimmy Cliff. It was also released on the 1972 soundtrack album for...
  
  ", "I Want I Do I Get"
• Feeder
  Feeder
  -Technology:* Feeder , any of several devices used in apiculture to supplement or replace natural food sources* Feeder , another name for a riser, a reservoir built into a metal casting mold to prevent cavities due to shrinkage...
  
   - "Come Back Around
  Come Back Around
  "Come Back Around" was the first single released from British rock band Feeder's 2002 album Comfort in Sound. It was their first release after drummer Jon Lee's death earlier in the year...
  
  "
• Fischerspooner
  Fischerspooner
  Fischerspooner is an electroclash duo and performance troupe formed in 1998 in New York. The name is a portmanteau of the founders' last names, Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner...
  
   - "Emerge
  Emerge (song)
  "Emerge" is an electroclash song and the first single from debut album #1 by Fischerspooner. The song was originally released in 2001 through International DeeJay Gigolo Records and later jointly rereleased in 2002 by Fischerspooner's imprint label FS Studios and Ministry of Sound...
  
  "
• Foo Fighters
  Foo Fighters
  Foo Fighters is an American alternative rock band originally formed in 1994 by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the dissolution of his previous band. The band got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War...
  
   - "All My Life
  All My Life (Foo Fighters song)
  "All My Life" is a song by the American alternative rock band Foo Fighters, released as the first single from their fourth album, One by One...
  
  ", "Times Like These
  Times Like These (song)
  "Times Like These" is the second single released from the Foo Fighters' fourth album One by One. It was released on two main discs in 2003....
  
  "
• Garbage
  Garbage (band)
  Garbage are an alternative rock band formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1994. The group consists of Scottish singer Shirley Manson and American musicians Duke Erikson , Steve Marker and Butch Vig . All four members are involved in songwriting and production...
  
   - "Breaking up the Girl
  Breaking up the Girl
  "Breaking Up the Girl" is a 2001 alternative rock song written, recorded and produced by Garbage for their third studio album Beautiful Garbage....
  
  ", "Cherry Lips
  Cherry Lips
  "Cherry Lips", also known as "Cherry Lips " is a 2001 song written, recorded and produced by alternative rock group Garbage for their third studio album, Beautiful Garbage. It was released the following year by Mushroom Records as the albums second international single, with the exception of North...
  
  "
• Jennifer Lopez
  Jennifer Lopez
  Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
  
   - "Jenny from the Block
  Jenny from the Block
  "Jenny from the Block" is a song by American singer Jennifer Lopez, featuring American rappers Styles P and Jadakiss. Written by Lopez, Troy Oliver, Mr. Deyo, Samuel Barnes, and Jean-Claude Olivier and produced by Cory Rooney, Oliver, and Poke & Tone, it was released to radio in late September 2002...
  
  "
• Jessica Garlick
  Jessica Garlick
  Jessica Julie Anne Garlick is a Welsh pop singer.Garlick made her first steps into showbusiness when she was 16. At that age she won the Welsh final of the TV talent show Star For A Night. The same year she also featured in Michael Barrymore's My Kind of Music...
  
   - "Come Back
  Come Back (Jessica Garlick song)
  "Come Back" is a single released by Welsh pop singer Jessica Garlick.The song was the UK entry for the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest where it came in equal 3rd place. The song remains the highest position for the UK since "Where are You?" by Imaani in 1998 where that song reached a position of #2...
  
  "
• Girls Aloud
  Girls Aloud
  Girls Aloud are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London. They were created through the ITV1 talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002. The group consists of Cheryl Cole , Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. They are signed to Fascination Records, a Polydor...
  
   - "Sound of the Underground
  Sound of the Underground (song)
  "Sound of the Underground" is the debut single by British all-female pop group Girls Aloud, later featured on their debut album of the same name. The song was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, and Niara Scarlett, and produced by Higgins and his production team Xenomania...
  
  "
• The Hives
  The Hives
  The Hives are a Swedish garage rock band that first garnered attention in the early 2000s as a prominent group of the garage rock revival. Their mainstream success came with the release of the "greatest hits" album Your New Favourite Band, featuring their most well-known song "Hate to Say I Told...
  
   - "Hate to Say I Told You So
  Hate to Say I Told You So
  "Hate to Say I Told You So" is the first single from Swedish garage rock band The Hives' second studio album Veni Vidi Vicious. First released on 4 December 2000, it was re-released on 11 February 2002 as the opening track on the compilation Your New Favourite Band. It is internationally known as...
  
  "
• Incubus
  Incubus (band)
  Incubus is an American rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer Jose Pasillas while enrolled in high school and later expanded to include bassist Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich, and Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppell;...
  
   - "Wish You Were Here
  Wish You Were Here (Incubus song)
  "Wish You Were Here" is a song by American alternative rock band Incubus and the lead single from their fourth studio album album, Morning View. Released in late summer 2001, it peaked at #2 on the Modern Rock and #4 on the Mainstream Rock Charts that year...
  
  ", "Are You In?"
• Jimmy Eat World
  Jimmy Eat World
  Jimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, that formed in 1993. The band is composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Adkins, guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch and drummer Zach Lind....
  
   - "The Middle"
• Elton John
  Elton John
  Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
  
   - "Original Sin
  Original Sin (Elton John song)
  "Original Sin" is a song composed and interpreted by Elton John, the text is the work of Bernie Taupin.-The track :It is the third and last single extracted from the album Songs from the West Coast . This is a slow song, the melody sweet and melancholy, with a love song...
  
  "
• Lostprophets
  Lostprophets
  Lostprophets is a Welsh rock band from Pontypridd, formed in 1997. Founded by vocalist Ian Watkins, bassist Mike Lewis, drummer Mike Chiplin and guitarist Lee Gaze, they were originally a side-project to hardcore punk band Public Disturbance. To date, Lostprophets have released four studio...
  
   - "The Fake Sound of Progress
  The Fake Sound of Progress
  -Personnel:* Ian Watkins – lead vocals* Lee Gaze – lead guitar* Mike Lewis – rhythm guitar* Stuart Richardson – bass* Jamie Oliver – synth, turntables, samples* Mike Chiplin – drums, percussion-Chart positions:-External links:*...
  
  "
• Muse
  Muse (band)
  Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of school friends Matthew Bellamy , Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard...
  
   - "In Your World
  Dead Star/In Your World
  "Dead Star" and "In Your World" are songs by the English rock band Muse. Written for and included in a live form on their compilation album Hullabaloo Soundtrack, the songs were released as a double A-side single to promote the album, and as an EP in Japan and France. The single reached number...
  
  "
• Gary Numan
  Gary Numan
  Gary Numan is an English singer, composer, and musician, most widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars". His signature sound consisted of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals.Numan is considered a pioneer of commercial electronic music...
  
   - "Are 'Friends' Electric?
  Are 'Friends' Electric?
  "Are 'Friends' Electric?" is a 1979 song written by Gary Numan, released under the name of his then-band Tubeway Army as a single and on the album Replicas...
  
  ", "Rip"
• 4 Strings
  4 Strings
  4 Strings is a Dutch Trance music group. The group was founded by Carlo Resoort and Jan De Vos....
  
   - "Take Me Away (Into the Night)"
• Oasis
  Oasis (band)
  Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
  
   – "Acquiesce
  Acquiesce
  "Acquiesce" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, written by Noel Gallagher. The song originally appeared as a B-side to Oasis' first UK #1 single, "Some Might Say", in April 1995...
  
  "
• Las Ketchup
  Las Ketchup
  Las Ketchup is a Latin Grammy Award nominated 4-girl group composed of sisters Lola Muñoz, Pilar Muñoz, Lucía Muñoz and Rocío Muñoz from Córdoba in Andalucia, Spain. They are the daughters of Juan Muñoz, a flamenco guitarist known as Tomatito , which is not the same as famous and virtuoso flamenco...
  
   - "Aserejé (The Ketchup Song)
  The Ketchup Song
  "The Ketchup Song" is the English title of the song "Aserejé", performed by the Andalusian-Spanish pop group Las Ketchup, which was an international hit in 2002. The song exists in three versions, Spanish, a version in a mixture of English and Spanish, described as "Spanglish", and a version in...
  
  "
• One True Voice
  One True Voice
  One True Voice were a British boyband created on the ITV television series Popstars: The Rivals, which also produced girl group Girls Aloud. The band was created by the public, who voted for their favourite hopefuls each week...
  
   - "Sacred Trust"
• Pet Shop Boys
  Pet Shop Boys
  Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
  
   - "Home and Dry
  Home and Dry
  "Home and dry" is a song by British music group Pet Shop Boys released as the first UK single and the second US single from their album Release. It reached the top 15 on the UK Singles Chart at #14 and peaked at #44 on the US Hot Dance Club Play....
  
  ", "I Get Along
  I Get Along (Pet Shop Boys song)
  "I get along" is a single by the Pet Shop Boys from their album Release. A love song, Neil Tennant has also hinted that it can also be interpreted as commentary on the then fraught relationship between British Prime Minister Tony Blair and New Labour architect Peter Mandelson after the latter had...
  
  "
• Pink
  Pink (singer)
  Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
  
   - "Family Portrait
  Family Portrait (song)
  "Family Portrait" is an R&B song written by Pink and Scott Storch for Pink's second album Missundaztood .The song is about relationships and her family that was about to fall to pieces, portraying the conflict through the eyes of her as a child. It was released as the album's fourth and final...
  
  "
• P.O.D.
  P.O.D.
  Payable on Death is an American Christian metal band formed in 1992. The band's line-up consists of vocalist Sonny Sandoval, drummer Wuv Bernardo, guitarist Marcos Curiel, and bassist Traa Daniels. Their Christian faith is an important part of their music.They have released seven studio albums and...
  
   - "Youth of the Nation
  Youth of the Nation
  "Youth of the Nation" is a song recorded by christian metal band P.O.D.. It was released in December 2001 as the second single to come from their album, Satellite...
  
  "
• Elvis Presley
  Elvis Presley
  Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
  
   vs. JXL
  Junkie XL
  Tom Holkenborg , better known as Junkie XL or JXL, is a Dutch musician. He uses the name JXL in cases where the term "Junkie" might cause offense. XL is for "Xpanding Limits"....
  
   -"A Little Less Conversation
  A Little Less Conversation
  "A Little Less Conversation" is a song written by Mac Davis and Billy Strange that was originally performed and written for American rock and roll icon Elvis Presley for the 1968 film Live a Little, Love a Little. When the song was released as a single with "Almost in Love" as the b-side, it became...
  
  "
• Puddle of Mudd
  Puddle of Mudd
  Puddle Of Mudd is an American rock band from Kansas City, Missouri, USA. To date the band has sold over 7 million albums, and have had a string of #1 mainstream rock singles in the United States. Their major-label debut Come Clean has sold over 5 million copies...
  
   - "She Hates Me
  She Hates Me
  -Content:Jimmy Allen was at the time just out of a relationship, and he wrote this, inspired from the anger that his girlfriend gave him. He wrote it before the band hit it big and before they were signed. His girlfriend later apologized to him since she told him to get a job and stop with his...
  
  "
• Queens of the Stone Age
  Queens of the Stone Age
  Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
  
   (featuring Dave Grohl
  Dave Grohl
  David Eric "Dave" Grohl is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for Foo Fighters; the former drummer for Nirvana and Scream; and the current drummer for Them Crooked Vultures...
  
  ) - "No One Knows
  No One Knows
  "No One Knows" is a song by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age written by band members Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan. It was the first single and second track from their third album, Songs for the Deaf, and was released on November 26, 2002. "No One Knows" was a chart success, becoming the...
  
  "
• S Club Juniors – "Puppy Love
  Puppy Love (song)
  "Puppy Love" is a popular song written by Paul Anka in 1960 for Annette Funicello, whom he was dating at the time. Anka's version reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and #33 on the UK singles chart....
  
  "
• Shakira
  Shakira
  Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
  
   - "Objection (Tango)
  Objection (Tango)
  "Objection " and "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio " are Latin pop-rock/tango songs written and composed by the Colombian pop star Shakira for her 2001 breakthrough English language album, Laundry Service.-Background and structure:...
  
  ", "Underneath Your Clothes
  Underneath Your Clothes
  "Underneath Your Clothes" is a power ballad by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira - the second English language single released from Laundry Service . It is a love song with lyrics by Shakira and music by her and Lester Mendez and tells the story of the unconditional love that a woman has for her...
  
  ", "Whenever, Wherever
  Whenever, Wherever
  "Whenever, Wherever" is a Latin pop song written by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, Gloria Estefan, and Tim Mitchell for Shakira's first English language album, Laundry Service. The track was produced by Shakira, and recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami as well as Compass Point Studios in...
  
  "
• Britney Spears
  Britney Spears
  Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
  
   - "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
  I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
  "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears. The song was written by Dido, with additional writing and song production by Max Martin and Rami Yacoub for Spears' third studio album, Britney . It was released on February 5, 2002 by Jive Records, as the...
  
  ", "Overprotected
  Overprotected
  "Overprotected" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears. The song was written and produced by Max Martin and Rami Yacoub for Spears' third studio album, Britney . It was released on December 18, 2001 by Jive Records, as the second single from the album worldwide...
  
  "
• Spiritualised - "Do It All Over Again"
• Status Quo – "Rockin' All Over The World
  Rockin' All Over The World
  Rockin' All Over the World is the tenth studio album by the British band Status Quo, released 1977. It is the first of their records to be produced by Pip Williams. It was released in November 1977, and reached #5....
  
  " (Was a hit for Status Quo in 1977 and performed on the 2000th edition of TOTP in 2002)
• Lange featuring Skye - "Drifting Away"
• Sugababes
  Sugababes
  The Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London...
  
   - "Freak Like Me", "Round Round
  Round Round
  "Round Round" is a song performed by British girl group Sugababes, released on 12 August 2002 through Island Records. It was written by band members Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Heidi Range, as well as Miranda Cooper, Niara Scarlett, Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, Nick Coler, Shawn Lee, and Lisa...
  
  ", "Stronger"
• Shania Twain
  Shania Twain
  Shania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
  
  - "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!
  I'm Gonna Getcha Good!
  "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the first single released from her 2002 album Up!. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain. "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" was originally released to American radio on September 23, 2002...
  
  "
• Justin Timberlake
  Justin Timberlake
  Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...
  
   - "Cry Me a River
  Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake song)
  "Cry Me a River" is the second single from Justin Timberlake's solo debut album Justified. Released on December 17, 2002, the single, which features guest vocals and production by Timbaland & Scott Storch, won Timberlake a Grammy Award for "Best Male Pop Vocal Performance" in 2004.-Background...
  
  ", "Like I Love You
  Like I Love You
  "Like I Love You" is the first single from Justin Timberlake's solo debut album Justified, featuring a rap from hip hop duo Clipse. Released in 2002, the Neptunes-produced single peaked at #11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at #2 in the United Kingdom, with Dilemma keeping the song...
  
  "
• Holly Valance
  Holly Valance
  Holly Valance is an Australian actress, singer, and model, who has dual United Kingdom citizenship. Valance began her career as Felicity "Flick" Scully on the Australian soap opera Neighbours...
  
   - "Kiss Kiss"
• The Vines
  The Vines
  https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Special:LandingCheck?landing_page=L11_1121_WMUK_Jimmy_DDOptimised&utm_medium=sitenotice&utm_campaign=C11_1121_WMUK_DDvOneOff&utm_source=B11_1121_WMUK_Jimmy&language=en&country=GB...
  
   - "Get Free
  Get Free
  "Get Free" is a song by the garage rock band The Vines from their debut album Highly Evolved. The song was released in late 2002, and remains the Vines' highest charting single . The song was written by Vines' frontman Craig Nicholls...
  
  "
• Russell Watson
  Russell Watson
  Russell Watson is an English tenor who has released singles and albums of both operatic-style and pop songs. The self-styled "People's Tenor" had been singing since he was a child, and became known after performing at a working men's club...
  
   & Faye Tozer
  Faye Tozer
  Faye Louise Tozer is an English singer, songwriter and actress; famous for being a member of pop group Steps.-Music:Steps were a pop group that achieved a series of charted singles between 1997 and 2001...
  
   - "Someone Like You"
• Pay As U Go Cartel - "Champagne Dance"

2003

• Avril Lavigne
  Avril Lavigne
  Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more...
  
   - "I'm with You"
• Benny Benassi Presents The Biz
  Benny Benassi
  Marco Benassi , better known as Benny Benassi, is a Grammy Award winning Italian disc jockey and record producer of electro house music. He is best known for his 2002 summer club hit "Satisfaction"...
  
   - "Satisfaction
  Satisfaction (Benny Benassi song)
  "Satisfaction" is a Benny Benassi track from his 2003 album Hypnotica. The track was Benassi's debut single and most successful song, peaking at number 2 in the UK. It was also used in a TV commercial for an Australian beer, and Wendy's hamburgers...
  
  "
• Beyoncé
  Beyoncé Knowles
  Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
  
   - "Crazy In Love", "Naughty Girl
  Naughty Girl (Beyoncé Knowles song)
  "Naughty Girl" is song recorded by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles for her debut studio album, Dangerously in Love . It was written by by Knowles, Scott Storch, Robert Waller and Angela Beyincé. Produced by Beyoncé and Storch, the song continues the Western sound of "Baby Boy"...
  
  "
• Blazin' Squad
  Blazin' Squad
  Blazin' Squad were an English pop-rap vocal group. The group enjoyed significant success in the UK, achieving six top ten hits, including "Crossroads", a cover version of the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony original.-In The Beginning: 2002:...
  
   - "Flip Reverse
  Flip Reverse
  "Flip Reverse" is the fifth single from pop group Blazin' Squad. It was the second single to be lifted from their second album, Now or Never. The single was released in November 2003, and peaked at #2 on the UK Singles Chart, making it their most successful release since...
  
  ", "Reminisce
  Reminisce/Where The Story Ends
  "Reminisce"/"Where The Story Ends" is the third single from hip-hop/garage band Blazin' Squad. Both songs were taken from their debut album, In the Beginning. It reached a peak position of #8 on the UK Singles Chart...
  
  ", "Shorty", "Supastar", "We Just Be Dreamin'
  We Just Be Dreamin'
  We Just Be Dreamin is the fourth single from hip-hop/garage band Blazin' Squad. It was the first single to be released from their second album, Now or Never...
  
  "
• Blondie
  Blondie (band)
  Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...
  
   - "Good Boys
  Good Boys
  "Good Boys" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie. Released in 2003, it was the only single to be released from their eighth studio album The Curse of Blondie. The single peaked at number 12 in the UK and was the final single from the band for eight years.The single was released as part...
  
  "
• Blue
  Blue (boy band)
  Blue are an English pop vocal group, whose members are Simon Webbe, Lee Ryan, Duncan James and Antony Costa. Blue originally formed in 2001 before splitting in 2005. In 2009, it was confirmed that the band would reform. In April 2009, the group reunited and a Best of Blue Tour was announced...
  
   - "U Make Me Wanna", "Guilty
  Guilty (Blue song)
  "Guilty" is a 2003 single by the British boy-band Blue from their third album of the same name. It reached a peak position of #2 on the UK singles chart and placed within the top 40 in many other countries...
  
  ", "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" (feat. Stevie Wonder
  Stevie Wonder
  Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
  
  )
• Blur
  Blur (band)
  Blur is an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing...
  
   - "Out of Time", "Good Song
  Good Song
  "Good Song" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur and is the fourth track on their 2003 studio album Think Tank. In October 2003, the song was released as the third and final single from that album, peaking at #22 in the UK Singles Chart...
  
  "
• Emma Bunton
  Emma Bunton
  Emma Lee Bunton is an English pop singer/songwriter and TV and radio presenter. She was a member of the 1990s girl group, the Spice Girls, in which she was known as Baby Spice as she was the youngest member. In 2010, she joined the judging panel on ITV's Dancing on Ice...
  
   - "Free Me" (2x)
• Solomon Burke
  Solomon Burke
  Solomon Burke was an American singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, mortician, and an archbishop of the United House of Prayer For All People. Burke was known as "King Solomon", the "King of Rock 'n' Soul", and as the "Bishop of Soul", and described as "the Muhammad Ali of soul", and as "the most...
  
   - "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
  Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
  "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" is a song written by Bert Berns, Solomon Burke and Jerry Wexler, and originally recorded by Solomon Burke under the production of Bert Berns at Atlantic Records in 1964...
  
  ", "None of Us Are Free"
• Busted – "Year 3000
  Year 3000
  "Year 3000" is a pop punk song performed by English boyband Busted, released as the second single from their debut album Busted. The song was co-written by Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones from the band McFly, and Busted lead guitarist James Bourne...
  
  "
• The Darkness – "I Believe in a Thing Called Love
  I Believe in a Thing Called Love
  "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" is a 2003 single by the English rock band The Darkness. This was released as a single twice, the first time in August 2002 with "Love On The Rocks With No Ice" and "Love Is Only A Feeling." In September 2003, it was released as the third single off Permission to...
  
  "
• Sophie Ellis-Bextor
  Sophie Ellis-Bextor
  Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor is an English singer, songwriter, model and occasional DJ. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s, as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo, achieving widespread success in the early 2000s...
  
   - "Mixed Up World
  Mixed Up World
  "Mixed Up World" is a song by British singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor, released in 2003 as the first single from her second studio album, Shoot from the Hip. It peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart. It was considered somewhat of a success, and although it did not chart higher than her first...
  
  "
• Feeder
  Feeder
  -Technology:* Feeder , any of several devices used in apiculture to supplement or replace natural food sources* Feeder , another name for a riser, a reservoir built into a metal casting mold to prevent cavities due to shrinkage...
  
   - "Just the Way I'm Feeling
  Just the Way I'm Feeling
  "Just the Way I'm Feeling" is the second single to be released from Feeder's fourth album Comfort In Sound. The single was due to be released on 6 January 2003, almost a year to the day the band's drummer Jon Lee committed suicide in his Miami home. Technical glitches on many on the CDs were found...
  
  ", "Forget About Tomorrow
  Forget About Tomorrow
  "Forget about Tomorrow" was the third single to be taken from Feeder's 2002 album Comfort in Sound.The single charted at number 12 in the UK...
  
  "
• Gareth Gates
  Gareth Gates
  Gareth Paul Gates , is an English singer-songwriter. He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol. Gates has sold over 3.5 million records in the UK alone. He is also known for having a stutter, and has talked about his speech impediment publicly...
  
   & The Kumars - "Spirit in the Sky
  Spirit in the Sky
  "Spirit in the Sky" is a song written and originally recorded by Norman Greenbaum and released in 1969. The single sold two million copies in 1969 and 1970 and reached number three in the U.S. Billboard chart, as well as number one on the UK, Australian and Canadian charts in 1970. Rolling Stone...
  
  "
• Girls Aloud
  Girls Aloud
  Girls Aloud are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London. They were created through the ITV1 talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002. The group consists of Cheryl Cole , Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. They are signed to Fascination Records, a Polydor...
  
   – "Jump", "No Good Advice
  No Good Advice
  "No Good Advice" is a song by British all-female pop group Girls Aloud, taken from their debut album Sound of the Underground . The song was written by Aqua's Lene Nystrøm Rasted, Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins and his production team Xenomania, and produced by Higgins and Xenomania...
  
  "
• Delta Goodrem
  Delta Goodrem
  Delta Lea Goodrem is an Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress. Signed to Sony at the age of 15, Goodrem rose to prominence in 2002, starring in the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Nina Tucker. Goodrem has achieved eight number-one singles and three number-one albums in her home...
  
   - "Born to Try", "Lost Without You
  Lost Without You
  Official Mixes#"Lost Without You" #"Lost Without You" #"Lost Without You" #"Lost Without You" #"Lost Without You" #"Lost Without You"...
  
  "
• Matt Goss
  Matt Goss
  Matthew Weston Goss is an English singer and songwriter currently based in Los Angeles. He was the lead singer of 1980s pop group Bros, which also featured his twin brother Luke Goss as drummer and Craig Logan as bass player...
  
   - "I'm Coming With Ya"
• Iron Maiden
  Iron Maiden
  Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
  
   - "Wildest Dreams
  Wildest Dreams (song)
  "Wildest Dreams" is a single from Iron Maiden's 13th studio album, Dance of Death, released in 2003.The band began performing the song in concert before the album was released. The single also includes an improvisational jam from the Dance of Death sessions...
  
  "
• Jemini
  Jemini
  Jemini were a British pop group from Liverpool, best known for scoring "nul points" and finishing in last place with their song "Cry Baby" at the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest in Latvia.-Early career:...
  
   - "Cry Baby"
• Jennifer Lopez
  Jennifer Lopez
  Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
  
   feat. LL Cool J
  LL Cool J
  James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J , is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor...
  
   - "All I Have
  All I Have (song)
  "All I Have" is the title of a song by American recording artist Jennifer Lopez, featuring American rapper LL Cool J. Written by Lopez, Makeba Riddick, Curtis Richardson, and Ron G and produced by Cory Rooney, Ron G, and Dave McPherson, it was released in December 2002 as the second single from...
  
  "
• Gary Jules
  Gary Jules
  Gary Jules is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his cover of Tears for Fears' third single "Mad World", which he recorded together with friend Michael Andrews for the film Donnie Darko. It became the UK Christmas Number One single of 2003...
  
   feat. Michael Andrews
  Michael Andrews (musician)
  Michael Andrews is an American musician and film score composer. He is best known for a cover version of the Tears for Fears song "Mad World", which he recorded with Gary Jules for the Donnie Darko soundtrack, and which became a number one single in the UK in Christmas 2003.-Soundtrack...
  
   - "Mad World
  Mad World
  "Mad World" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's third single release and first chart hit, reaching #3 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1982. Both "Mad World" and its B-side, "Ideas As Opiates", would turn up...
  
  "
• Junior Senior
  Junior Senior
  Junior Senior was a pop musical duo from Denmark. The duo consisted of Jesper "Junior" Mortensen and Jeppe "Senior" Laursen ....
  
   - "Move Your Feet
  Move Your Feet
  "Move Your Feet" is a song by Danish pop duo Junior Senior. The song, recorded in 2002, was Junior Senior's biggest hit, reaching #3 in the United Kingdom and #20 in Australia, and played at dance clubs the world over. The song appears on the album D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat along with a live...
  
  "
• The Libertines
  The Libertines
  The Libertines were an English rock band, formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Carl Barât and Pete Doherty . The band, centred on the song-writing partnership of Barat and Doherty, also included John Hassall and Gary Powell for most of its recording career...
  
   - "Don't Look Back into the Sun
  Don't Look Back into the Sun
  "Don't Look Back into the Sun" is the fourth single released by The Libertines. NME Magazine awarded it single of the week upon its release. It was released as a single only, therefore not appearing on any albums....
  
  ", "Time for Heroes
  Time for Heroes
  "Time for Heroes" is a song by English rock band The Libertines, and is featured on their debut album, Up the Bracket. It was released 13 January 2003 as the third single from that album, placing at #20 in the UK Singles Chart...
  
  "
• Linkin Park
  Linkin Park
  Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...
  
   - "Faint
  Faint (song)
  "Faint" is a song by Linkin Park from their second studio album Meteora. The song was released as the album's second single in mid-2003 and entered the top thirty on the majority of the charts it appeared on, including the Hot 100, in which it peaked at #48. The song reached #1 on the U.S. Modern...
  
  ", "Somewhere I Belong
  Somewhere I Belong
  "Somewhere I Belong" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released as the first single from their second studio album Meteora and entered the top ten on the majority of the charts on which it appeared...
  
  "
• Melanie C
  Melanie Chisholm
  Melanie Jayne Chisholm is an English singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman professionally known simply as Melanie C . She is best known as one of the five members of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed "Sporty Spice"...
  
   - "Here It Comes Again", "On the Horizon
  On the Horizon
  "On the Horizon" was the second single to be released from Melanie C's second album "Reason". After the poor chart position of "Here It Comes Again", and "Reason" falling down the chart quickly, fans and critics alike were looking to see this single be a success. Unfortunately, things couldn't get...
  
  "
• Muse
  Muse (band)
  Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of school friends Matthew Bellamy , Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard...
  
   - "Time Is Running Out"
• The Music - "The Truth Is No Words
  The Truth is No Words
  "The Truth Is No Words" is The Music's fourth and final single to be taken from their debut album. A video was produced for the single, which was also released as a limited edition picture disc vinyl.-Track listing:#"The Truth is No Words" - 4:35...
  
  "
• Dannii Minogue
  Dannii Minogue
  Danielle Jane "Dannii" Minogue is an Australian singer-songwriter, actress, television personality, radio personality, fashion designer and model...
  
   - "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling
  Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling
  "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" is a dance-pop for Minogue's 2003 album Neon Nights. The song was released as the album's fourth single in June 2003. The single reached the top twenty in multiple countries, and topped the club charts in the United Kingdom...
  
  "
• Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
  
   – "Slow
  Slow (song)
  -Charts:-Year-End charts:-Chart procession and succession:-Release history:...
  
  ", "After Dark"
• Kelly Clarkson
  Kelly Clarkson
  Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...
  
   - "Since U Been Gone
  Since U Been Gone
  "Since U Been Gone" is a song written and produced by Max Martin and Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald for American singer Kelly Clarkson. The song was released as the second single from her second album, Breakaway in the US and Australia and was released as the first single in Europe...
  
  "
• Nelly
  Nelly
  Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an Grammy Award winning American rapper and actor. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album...
  
   feat. Justin Timberlake
  Justin Timberlake
  Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...
  
   – "Work It
  Work It (Nelly song)
  "Work It" is a single by rapper Nelly which features pop singer Justin Timberlake, released in 2003, from Nelly's 2002 album Nellyville. It reached number 7 in the UK Singles Chart, but only 68 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was later used in a Scott Storch remix and included on Nelly's 2003...
  
  "
• OK Go
  OK Go
  OK Go is a rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois, USA, now residing in Los Angeles, California, USA. The band is composed of Damian Kulash , Tim Nordwind , Dan Konopka and Andy Ross , who joined them in 2005, replacing Andy Duncan...
  
   - "Get Over It
  Get over It (OK Go song)
  "Get Over It" is the first single released by OK Go from their self-titled debut album. It was released as a promotional single in the US in 2002 and was released in the UK in March 2003 which got the band their first Top of the Pops performance on April 4, 2003."You're So Damn Hot" appeared on...
  
  "
• Kelly
  Kelly Osbourne
  Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne is an English media personality, television personality, host, judge, fashion designer, singer, and actress, best known for being the daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne...
  
   & Ozzy Osbourne
  Ozzy Osbourne
  John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
  
   – "Changes
  Changes (Black Sabbath song)
  "Changes" is a song by Black Sabbath. It first appeared on Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 which was released in 1972. It is a ballad about relationship loss...
  
  "
• OutKast
  OutKast
  Outkast is an American hip hop duo based in East Point, Georgia, consisting of Atlanta native André "André 3000" Benjamin and Savannah, Georgia-born Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. They were originally known as Two Shades Deep but later changed the group's name to OutKast...
  
   - "Hey Ya!
  Hey Ya!
  "Hey Ya!" is a song written and produced by André 3000 for his 2003 album The Love Below, part of the hip hop duo OutKast's double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. The song takes influence from funk and rock music...
  
  "
• S Club 8
  S Club 8
  S Club 8, previously known as S Club Juniors, was a spin-off of the UK pop group S Club 7. The group's members, Jay Asforis, Daisy Evans, Calvin Goldspink, Stacey McClean, Aaron Renfree, Hannah Richings, Rochelle Wiseman and Frankie Sandford, were all in their early teens or younger when they were...
  
   – "Fool No More
  Fool No More
  "Fool No More" is a song by British pop group S Club 8 released as the first single from their second album Sundown.Released 30 June 2003, it reached #4 on the UK Singles Chart....
  
  "
• Lisa Scott-Lee
  Lisa Scott-Lee
  Lisa Scott-Lee is a Welsh singer. She has worked as a songwriter and is a graduate of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts stage school. Lisa is best known as one fifth of pop group Steps from 1997 until their split on Boxing Day 2001 and recently reformed in 2011. Scott Lee released her debut...
  
   - "Lately
  Lately (Lisa Scott-Lee song)
  "Lately" is the debut single from singer/songwriter Lisa Scott-Lee."Lately" was released on 12 May 2003 by Mercury Records UK. It was written and produced by Point 4, though Scott-Lee co-wrote it. "Lately" peaked at #6, despite hot competition from Sophie Ellis Bextor and the Sugababes...
  
  " x2, "Too Far Gone
  Too Far Gone
  "Too Far Gone" is the second single released by Lisa Scott-Lee."Too Far Gone" was released on 8 September 2003 by Mercury Records UK. It peaked at #11 in the UK Singles Chart...
  
  "
• Shania Twain
  Shania Twain
  Shania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
  
   - "Ka-Ching!
  Ka-Ching!
  "Ka-Ching!" is a 2003 song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the second international single released from her 2002 album Up!. The song was written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Shania Twain. "Ka-Ching!" was the second release to Europe and Central American markets following "I'm Gonna...
  
  ", "Forever and for Always
  Forever and for Always
  "Forever and For Always" is a song released by Canadian singer Shania Twain from her 2002 album Up!. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. It was the third single on her album Up!. The single was released in the United States radio on April 7, 2003. The video debuted on Country Music...
  
  "
• Rachel Stevens
  Rachel Stevens
  Rachel Lauren Stevens is an English singer-songwriter, actress, presenter, dancer, television personality and model. She is a former member of the successful pop group S Club, and launched a solo recording career in 2003, releasing seven singles and two albums in the UK between 2003 and 2005...
  
   – "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex
  Sweet Dreams My LA Ex
  "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" is the debut single by English singer-songwriter Rachel Stevens. It was released on 15 September 2003 as lead single from her debut solo album Funky Dory. Originally written for Britney Spears, the song was produced by Swedish Bloodshy & Avant, and received a mixed reception...
  
  "
• Sugababes
  Sugababes
  The Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London...
  
   - "Hole in the Head
  Hole in the Head
  "Hole in the Head" is a dance-pop song performed by Sugababes, released in October 2003 as the lead single from their third studio album Three...
  
  ", "Shape
  Shape (song)
  "Shape" is an R&B song performed by English girl group, the Sugababes. It was written and produced by Craig Dodds for the band's second studio album Angels with Dirty Faces , incorporating a sample of the 1993 recording "Shape of My Heart," co-written and performed by Sting and his guitarist...
  
  "
• t.A.T.u.
  T.A.T.u.
  t.A.T.u. was a duo formed in Moscow, Russia in 1999 by Ivan Shapovalov. The group consisted of Lena Katina and Yulia Volkova.Their debut single "Ya Soshla S Uma" was released in December 2000. The single had a huge success in Russia and Eastern Europe...
  
   - "All the Things She Said
  All the Things She Said
  "All the Things She Said" is a song by Russian recording duo t.A.T.u., which was for their first English-language studio album 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane . The song was written by Sergio Galoyan, Trevor Horn, Martin Kierszenbaum, Elena Kiper and Valeriy Polienko, while produced by Horn...
  
  "
• Despina Vandi
  Despina Vandi
  Despina Malea , known by her stage name Despina Vandi , is a Greek singer. Born in Tübingen near Stuttgart, West Germany, Vandi's family returned to Kavala, Greece when she was six years old and she later enrolled at the University of Thessaloniki, but eventually dropped out to begin a career in...
  
   - "Gia
  Gia (song)
  "Gia" is a techno/dance pop track recorded by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was originally released as the first single off her 2001 multi-platinum Greek album also of the same name...
  
  "
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Karen O, guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. They are complemented in live performances by second guitarist David Pajo, who joined as a touring...
  
   - "Maps
  Maps (song)
  "Maps" is a single by The Yeah Yeah Yeahs from their debut full-length album, Fever to Tell . The song is about the relationship between Liars frontman Angus Andrew and Yeah Yeah Yeahs lead singer Karen O; the title is actually an acronym of the words "My Angus Please Stay". It was released on...
  
  "
• Zwan
  Zwan
  Zwan was an American alternative rock band that was formed by members of The Smashing Pumpkins, Slint, Tortoise, Chavez, and A Perfect Circle. Zwan was started in late 2001 by Billy Corgan, lead singer and guitarist of The Smashing Pumpkins, after the Pumpkins disbanded in December 2000. The band...
  
   - "Honestly"

2004

• Avril Lavigne
  Avril Lavigne
  Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more...
  
   - "Don't Tell Me
  Don't Tell Me (Avril Lavigne song)
  "Don't Tell Me" is a song by Canadian recording artist Avril Lavigne. It is the first single from her second studio album, Under My Skin. "Don't Tell Me" was written by Lavigne and Evan Taubenfeld...
  
  "
• Westlife
  Westlife
  Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...
  
   - "Obvious
  Obvious (Westlife song)
  "Obvious" is the third and final single released from Westlife's fourth studio album, Turnaround. The song peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, but marked the departure of Brian McFadden from the band...
  
  "
• Anastacia
  Anastacia
  Anastacia is an American singer-songwriter. Anastacia has been highly successful in Europe, Asia, South Africa and South America, but has had only minor success in her native United States...
  
   – "Left Outside Alone
  Left Outside Alone
  "Left Outside Alone" is a song by American recording artist Anastacia from her third studio album, Anastacia. Written by Anastacia, Dallas Austin, and Glen Ballard, the song was released as the album's lead single on March 15, 2004 to successful commercial performance, reaching number one in...
  
  ", "Sick and Tired", "Welcome to My Truth
  Welcome to My Truth
  "Welcome to My Truth" is a song by American recording artist Anastacia from her third studio album, Anastacia. Written by Anastacia, Kara DioGuardi, and John Shanks and released as the album's third single in Europe on November 8, 2004, the song chronicles Anastacia's strained relationship with her...
  
  "
• Michael Andrews
  Michael Andrews (musician)
  Michael Andrews is an American musician and film score composer. He is best known for a cover version of the Tears for Fears song "Mad World", which he recorded with Gary Jules for the Donnie Darko soundtrack, and which became a number one single in the UK in Christmas 2003.-Soundtrack...
  
   feat. Gary Jules
  Gary Jules
  Gary Jules is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his cover of Tears for Fears' third single "Mad World", which he recorded together with friend Michael Andrews for the film Donnie Darko. It became the UK Christmas Number One single of 2003...
  
   – "Mad World
  Mad World
  "Mad World" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's third single release and first chart hit, reaching #3 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1982. Both "Mad World" and its B-side, "Ideas As Opiates", would turn up...
  
  "
• Blazin' Squad
  Blazin' Squad
  Blazin' Squad were an English pop-rap vocal group. The group enjoyed significant success in the UK, achieving six top ten hits, including "Crossroads", a cover version of the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony original.-In The Beginning: 2002:...
  
   - "Here 4 One", "Revolution", "Shorty", "We're Still Here"
• Blink-182
  Blink-182
  Blink-182 is an American rock band consisting of vocalist and bass guitarist Mark Hoppus, vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. They have sold over 27 million albums worldwide since forming in Poway, California in 1992...
  
   – "I Miss You
  I Miss You (blink-182 song)
  "I Miss You" is the second single from Blink-182's 2003 self titled album. It was released in February 2004. The song signals a drastic departure from Blink-182's usual upbeat, crudely humorous style, presenting a somber theme and a slower pace. In the music video , the band plays at a haunted...
  
  "
• Blue
  Blue (boy band)
  Blue are an English pop vocal group, whose members are Simon Webbe, Lee Ryan, Duncan James and Antony Costa. Blue originally formed in 2001 before splitting in 2005. In 2009, it was confirmed that the band would reform. In April 2009, the group reunited and a Best of Blue Tour was announced...
  
   – "Breathe Easy
  Breathe Easy
  "Breathe Easy" is a song written by Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson and Lee Ryan and released by the British boyband Blue. The song was included on their third studio album, Guilty. It was released as a single on 22 March 2004 in both the United Kingdom and the United States...
  
  ", "Bubblin'", "Curtain Falls"
• Brandy
  Brandy Norwood
  Brandy Rayana Norwood , known professionally as Brandy, is an American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and dancer. In 2009, she introduced her rap alter-ego Bran'Nu....
  
   - "Afrodisiac
  Afrodisiac (song)
  "Afrodisiac" is a song by American singer Brandy. It was written and composed by Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley, Isaac Phillips, Kenisha Pratt and Kenneth Pratt for her same-titled fourth studio album, Afrodisiac ....
  
  "
• Victoria Beckham
  Victoria Beckham
  Victoria Caroline Beckham is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, fashion designer and businesswoman. In the late 1990s, Beckham rose to fame with the all-female pop group Spice Girls and was dubbed Posh Spice by the July 1996 issue of the British pop music magazine Top of the Pops...
  
   – "This Groove
  This Groove
  "This Groove", released as a double A-side with "Let Your Head Go", was the fourth single by Victoria Beckham. The song contains a sample of The System's "Don't Disturb This Groove".-Track listing and formats:...
  
  "
• Emma Bunton
  Emma Bunton
  Emma Lee Bunton is an English pop singer/songwriter and TV and radio presenter. She was a member of the 1990s girl group, the Spice Girls, in which she was known as Baby Spice as she was the youngest member. In 2010, she joined the judging panel on ITV's Dancing on Ice...
  
   – "I'll Be There
  I'll Be There (Emma Bunton song)
  "I'll Be There" is the third single from Emma Bunton's second solo studio album, Free Me . Released in the winter of 2004 in the UK, it debuted and peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart, lower than her previous singles from her second album. It sold 40,496 copies, and was the one hundred...
  
  ", "Crickets Sing for Anamaria
  Crickets Sing for Anamaria
  "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" was originally a track from Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto's album Windy, and was produced by the Homali Brothers, a Brazilian Latin jazz pop production team...
  
  "
• Busted – "Teenage Kicks
  Teenage Kicks
  "Teenage Kicks" is a 1978 song originally recorded by Northern Irish punk rock group The Undertones. Composed by the band's principal songwriter, John O'Neill, it was championed by DJ John Peel, and was his all-time favourite song.-John Peel:...
  
  ", "Thunderbirds Are Go!
  Thunderbirds/3am
  "3AM / Thunderbirds Are Go!" is a double A-side single by UK pop band, Busted, as the fourth single from their second album A Present for Everyone Released in July 2004, "Thunderbirds Are Go!" was not originally included on A Present for Everyone, and written for the 2004 film Thunderbirds,...
  
  "
• The Corrs
  The Corrs
  The Corrs are an Irish band which combine pop rock with traditional Celtic folk music. The brother and sisters are from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea ; Sharon ; Caroline ; and Jim .The Corrs came to international prominence with their performance at the...
  
   - "Angel
  Angel (The Corrs song)
  "Angel" is a song by Celtic folk rock band The Corrs, the second single from their fourth studio album Borrowed Heaven. It was released on 13 September 2004 in the UK where it peaked at number sixteen on the UK Singles Chart.-Tracklisting:...
  
  "
• Ciara
  Ciara
  Ciara Princess Harris , known mononymously as Ciara, is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, actress and fashion model. Born in Austin, Texas, she traveled around the world during her childhood, only to land in Atlanta, Georgia where she met music producer, Jazze Pha...
  
   - "1,2 Step"
• Darius
  Darius Danesh
  Darius Campbell , also known as Darius Danesh or simply Darius, is a British Iranian platinum-selling singer-songwriter, a West End stage actor, operatic baritone, Sunday Times best-selling author, and an Ambassador for The Prince's Trust.He established himself as a popular West End leading...
  
   - "Kinda Love
  Kinda Love
  "Kinda Love" is the first single from Darius Danesh's second album, Live Twice.-Release:"Kinda Love" was released on October 18, 2004, and peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.-Song history:...
  
  "
• Destiny's Child
  Destiny's Child
  Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
  
   – "Lose My Breath
  Lose My Breath
  "Lose My Breath" is an R&B song performed by the American group Destiny's Child. It was written by Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Rodney Jerkins, LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Sean Garrett, and Shawn Corey "Jay-Z" Carter for Destiny's Child's fourth studio album, Destiny...
  
  "
• I Dream
  I Dream
  I Dream is a British children's musical television comedy programme aimed at and mostly about teenagers, which aired in 2004 . It was set at an esteemed performing arts college near Barcelona, Spain, and focuses on thirteen youths who are invited to enrol at the college, Avalon Heights, over the...
  
    – "Dreaming" (feat. Calvin & Frankie), "Welcome to Avalon Heights"
• Intenso Project feat. Lisa Scott-Lee
  Lisa Scott-Lee
  Lisa Scott-Lee is a Welsh singer. She has worked as a songwriter and is a graduate of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts stage school. Lisa is best known as one fifth of pop group Steps from 1997 until their split on Boxing Day 2001 and recently reformed in 2011. Scott Lee released her debut...
  
    – "Get It On
  Get It On (Intenso Project song)
  "Get It On" is a single released by Intenso Project and former Steps member Lisa Scott-Lee in 2004. It peaked at number 23 in the UK Singles Chart, and failed to make any impact on the American charts.- Track listing :UK CD...
  
  "
• Janet Jackson
  Janet Jackson
  Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
  
   - "Just a Little While
  Just a Little While
  "Just a Little While" is a song by American recording artist Janet Jackson from her eight studio album, Damita Jo . Written by Jackson and Dallas Austin and produced by Austin, the track was released in early 2004 as the album's lead single to moderate chart success.-Song information:Within minutes...
  
  , "All Nite (Don't Stop)
  All Nite (Don't Stop)
  "All Nite " is a song by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released as the third single from her eighth studio album, Damita Jo.-Song information:The song contains a sample of Herbie Hancock's 1975 song "Hang up Your Hang Ups"...
  
  "
• Fatman Scoop
  Fatman Scoop
  Isaac Freeman III, better known by his stage name Fatman Scoop is a hip hop promoter and radio personality famed for his on-stage rough, raw, loud voice....
  
   feat. The Crooklyn Clan
  The Crooklyn Clan
  The Crooklyn Clan is a New York based Hip-Hop and Mash Up production team. The members are Brooklyn NY natives DJ Sizzahandz & DJ Riz. The group was formed in 1993 with their first release on Nervous Records....
  
   - "It Takes Scoop"
• Delta Goodrem
  Delta Goodrem
  Delta Lea Goodrem is an Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress. Signed to Sony at the age of 15, Goodrem rose to prominence in 2002, starring in the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Nina Tucker. Goodrem has achieved eight number-one singles and three number-one albums in her home...
  
   - "Out of the Blue"
• Green Day
  Green Day
  Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
  
   – "American Idiot
  American Idiot
  American Idiot is the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was released on September 21, 2004 through Reprise Records and was produced by longtime collaborator Rob Cavallo. In mid-2003, the band began recording songs for an album entitled Cigarettes and Valentines...
  
  ", "Jesus of Suburbia
  Jesus of Suburbia
  "Jesus of Suburbia" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It was released as the fifth and final single from their seventh album, American Idiot. The studio version of the song, a five movement piece, runs just over 9 minutes and was considered to be unfriendly for radio, so it was cut down to...
  
  ", "Holiday
  Holiday (Green Day song)
  7" picture discVinyl Boxset* Live tracks recorded September 21, 2004 at Irving Plaza, New York-Music video:The first half of the video takes place in a car , where Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool are partying around the town...
  
  "
• Darren Hayes
  Darren Hayes
  Darren Stanley Hayes is a UK-based Australian singer-songwriter. Hayes was the front man and singer of the pop duo Savage Garden, whose 1997 album Savage Garden peaked at No. 1 in Australia, No. 2 in United Kingdom and No. 3 in United States...
  
   – "Pop!ular
  Pop!ular
  "Pop!ular" is the first single released from Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes' 2004 solo album, The Tension and the Spark.The lyrics are a tongue-in-cheek send-up of celebrities and wannabes....
  
  "
• Keane – "Everybody’s Changing"
• The Killers – "Mr. Brightside
  Mr. Brightside
  "Mr. Brightside" is a song performed by Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers. The song is featured on the group's debut album Hot Fuss and was written by Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning....
  
  "
• Lostprophets
  Lostprophets
  Lostprophets is a Welsh rock band from Pontypridd, formed in 1997. Founded by vocalist Ian Watkins, bassist Mike Lewis, drummer Mike Chiplin and guitarist Lee Gaze, they were originally a side-project to hardcore punk band Public Disturbance. To date, Lostprophets have released four studio...
  
   – "Goodbye Tonight
  Goodbye Tonight
  "Goodbye Tonight" is the fifth single from Start Something, the second album by the Welsh rock band Lostprophets. The single was fairly unsuccessful in comparison to the other singles such as "Burn Burn" and "Last Train Home"...
  
  "
• Maroon 5
  Maroon 5
  Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...
  
   – "Harder to Breathe
  Harder to Breathe
  "Harder to Breathe" is a song by the American rock band Maroon 5. The song was written by frontman Adam Levine for the band's debut album Songs About Jane ....
  
  ", "She Will Be Loved
  She Will Be Loved
  "She Will Be Loved" is the third single from the Californian band Maroon 5's 2002 debut album, Songs About Jane. Released in 2004, the single peaked at #5 in the United States and has sold over 2,178,000 downloads since release; it also peaked at #4 in the United Kingdom. The song reached #1 in...
  
  ", "This Love"
• Marilyn Manson
  Marilyn Manson (band)
  Marilyn Manson is an American metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 1989 by Brian Warner and Scott Putesky, the group was originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids with their uniquely theatrical performances gathering a local cult following in the early '90s. This attention...
  
   – "Personal Jesus
  Personal Jesus
  "Personal Jesus" is Depeche Mode's 23rd UK single, released on August 29, 1989, and the first single from the album Violator. The single reached No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100...
  
  "
• Brian McFadden
  Brian McFadden
  Brian Nicholas McFadden , is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the Irish boyband Westlife...
  
   & Delta Goodrem
  Delta Goodrem
  Delta Lea Goodrem is an Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress. Signed to Sony at the age of 15, Goodrem rose to prominence in 2002, starring in the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Nina Tucker. Goodrem has achieved eight number-one singles and three number-one albums in her home...
  
   - "Almost Here
  Almost Here (song)
  "Almost Here" is a pop ballad by Irish singer Brian McFadden and Australian singer Delta Goodrem. Written by McFadden, Paul Barry and Mark Taylor, and produced by Taylor, the song appears on McFadden's debut album, Irish Son, and on Goodrem's second studio album, Mistaken Identity...
  
  "
• Christina Milian
  Christina Milian
  Christine Flores , better known by her stage name Christina Milian , is an American singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and model....
  
   – "Dip It Low
  Dip It Low
  "Dip It Low" is a song by American singer Christina Milian from her second studio album, It's About Time . Written by Poli Paul and Teedra Moses and produced by Paul, the track was released as the album's lead single...
  
  "
• Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
  
   - "Red Blooded Woman
  Red Blooded Woman
  "Red Blooded Woman" is a pop-R&B song written by British songwriters Johnny Douglas and Karen Poole for Kylie Minogue's ninth studio album, Body Language . It also was produced by Douglas and received a mixed reception from music critics...
  
  ", "I Believe in You
  I Believe in You (Kylie Minogue song)
  "I Believe in You" is a dance-pop song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue and written by Minogue and Scissor Sisters members Jake Shears and Babydaddy...
  
  ", "Chocolate
  Chocolate (Kylie Minogue song)
  "Chocolate" is a slow pop–dance song written by British songwriters Karen Poole and Johnny Douglas for Kylie Minogue's ninth studio album Body Language . It also was produced by Douglas and received a mixed reception from music critics...
  
  "
• The Offspring
  The Offspring
  The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. Known as Manic Subsidal until 1986, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg K. and drummer Pete Parada...
  
   - "Hit That
  Hit That
  "Hit That" is a pop punk song released by the punk rock band The Offspring. The song is featured as the fourth track on the band's seventh studio album Splinter and was released as the first single from the album. The song also appears as the 13th track on their Greatest Hits .The single was first...
  
  "
• Jessica Simpson
  Jessica Simpson
  Jessica Ann Simpson is an American recording artist, actress, television personality, and fashion designer whose rise to fame began in 1999. Since that time, Simpson has achieved many recording milestones, starred in several television shows, movies, and commercials, launched a line of hair and...
  
   – "Take My Breath Away
  Take My Breath Away
  American pop singer Jessica Simpson covered "Take My Breath Away" and released it as the third single from the album In This Skin in 2004. Her version was produced by Billy Mann. Simpson chose to cover this song because she felt that it was the theme song of her relationship with her then husband,...
  
  ", "With You
  With You (Jessica Simpson song)
  "With You" is a song by American recording artist Jessica Simpson released as the second single from her third studio album In This Skin. Released in 2003, through Columbia Records. Billy Mann and Andy Marvel produced the song and co-wrote it with Simpson....
  
  "
• Britney Spears
  Britney Spears
  Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
  
   - "Everytime
  Everytime
  "Everytime" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears from her fourth album, In the Zone. It was released on May 17, 2004, by Jive Records as the third single from the album. After Spears ended her relationship with pop singer Justin Timberlake, she made friends with her backing...
  
  ", "Toxic
  Toxic (song)
  "Toxic" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears, co-written and produced by Bloodshy & Avant, from her fourth album, In the Zone. It was released on January 12, 2004, by Jive Records as the second single from the album. After trying to choose between " Boom Boom" and "Outrageous" to...
  
  "
• Joss Stone
  Joss Stone
  Jocelyn Eve Stoker , better known by her stage name Joss Stone, is an English soul singer-songwriter and actress. Stone rose to fame in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, The Soul Sessions, which made the 2004 Mercury Prize shortlist...
  
   - "Right to Be Wrong
  Right to Be Wrong
  "Right to Be Wrong" is a song by English soul singer-songwriter Joss Stone from her second studio album, Mind Body & Soul . Written by Stone, Desmond Child and Betty Wright, the track was released in the United Kingdom on 29 November 2004 as the album's second single. It peaked at number...
  
  "
• StoneBridge
  Stonebridge (DJ)
  StoneBridge is the pseudonym for the Swedish DJ and record producer, Sten Hallström.-History:StoneBridge won international renown with the remix of the 1993 hit "Show Me Love" with Robin S. Until then, he had been running the Swedish DJ/remix outfit Swemix, formed at the end of the 1980s...
  
   ft Theresse
  Therese Grankvist
  Therese Grankvist is a Swedish singer and former member of Drömhus. She goes by Therese when performing.- Biography :...
  
   – "Put 'Em High
  Put 'Em High
  "Put 'Em High" is a hit single by the dance musician StoneBridge. It implements heavy use of synthesizers and Therese is the song's vocalist. While not in heavy rotation in America, it has nonetheless cracked the dance charts in all major industrial countries...
  
  "
• Sugababes
  Sugababes
  The Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London...
  
   - "In the Middle
  In the Middle
  "In the Middle" is a pop song written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Niara Scarlett, Shawn Lee, Lisa Cowling, Andre Tegler, Phil Fuldner, Michael Bellina, Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, and Heidi Range for the Sugababes' third studio album Three...
  
  "
• U2
  U2
  U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
  
   – "Vertigo"
• Peter Wolfe feat. Pete Doherty
  Pete Doherty
  Peter Doherty is an English musician, writer, actor, poet and artist. He is best known musically for being co-frontman of The Libertines, which he reformed with Carl Barât in 2010. His other musical project is indie band Babyshambles...
  
   – "For Lovers
  For Lovers
  "For Lovers" is the debut single by Wolfman featuring Pete Doherty. The single reached No. 7 in the UK singles chart. Rumours that the pair received relatively little money , having already sold the publishing rights for a small amount in a pub are unfounded as in reality the rights were shared...
  
  "
• Morrissey
  Morrissey
  Steven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...
  
   - "First Of The Gang To Die
  First of the Gang to Die
  "First of the Gang to Die" is the title of a song written by Morrissey from his 2004 album You Are the Quarry. It was released in July 2004 as the second single from the album. It was written by Morrissey along with Alain Whyte, the two being responsible for lyrics and music respectively...
  
  "
• Joseph Arthur
  Joseph Arthur
  Joseph Arthur is an American singer-songwriter and artist from Akron, Ohio. Combining poetic lyrics with a layered sonic palette, Arthur has built his reputation over the years through critically acclaimed releases and constant touring; his unique solo live performances incorporate the use of a...
  
   - "Honey and the Moon
  Honey and the Moon
  "Honey and the Moon" is a single from Joseph Arthur. The song originally appeared on Joseph's third studio album, Redemption's Son, and was released as a radio-only promo single in 2003, but was remixed for a 2007 commercial single release...
  
  "

2005

• Anastacia
  Anastacia
  Anastacia is an American singer-songwriter. Anastacia has been highly successful in Europe, Asia, South Africa and South America, but has had only minor success in her native United States...
  
   – "Left Outside Alone
  Left Outside Alone
  "Left Outside Alone" is a song by American recording artist Anastacia from her third studio album, Anastacia. Written by Anastacia, Dallas Austin, and Glen Ballard, the song was released as the album's lead single on March 15, 2004 to successful commercial performance, reaching number one in...
  
  ", "Pieces of a Dream"
• Backstreet Boys
  Backstreet Boys
  The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
  
   - "Incomplete
  Incomplete (Backstreet Boys song)
  "Incomplete" is a song by American vocal group Backstreet Boys from their comeback album, Never Gone. The power ballad was released in April 2005 as the group's first single since they decided to reunite after a three year hiatus. It was written by Dan Muckala, Lindy Robbins, and Jess Cates, and it...
  
  "
• Bananarama
  Bananarama
  Bananarama are an English female pop duo who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Rather than relying on a two part harmony, the duo generally sings in unison, as do their background vocalists. Although there have been line-up changes, the group enjoyed their most popular...
  
   - "Move in My Direction
  Move in My Direction
  "Move in My Direction" is a pop–dance song written by British duo Bananarama, David Clewett and Ivar Lisinski for Bananarama's ninth studio album Drama . The song was produced by Mute 8 and received a mixed reception from music critics...
  
  "
• Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
  
   - "It's Like That
  It's like That (Mariah Carey song)
  "It's Like That" is a song written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, and Johntá Austin, and produced by Carey, Dupri, and Seal for Carey's tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi . It borrows the hook "it's like that y'all" from the Run-D.M.C. tracks "Hollis Crew" and "Here We Go...
  
  ", "We Belong Together", "Shake it Off
  Shake It Off
  "Shake It Off" is a song performed by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, taken from her tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi . It was written and produced by Carey along with Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, and Johntá Austin...
  
  ", "Get Your Number
  Get Your Number
  "Get Your Number" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was written by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Johntá Austin and Bryan-Michael Cox, and produced by the former two and LRoc. It was released as the third international single from Carey's tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi...
  
  "
• James Blunt
  James Blunt
  James Hillier Blount , better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and musician, and former army officer, whose debut album, Back to Bedlam and single releases, including "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover", brought him to fame in 2005...
  
   - "Wisemen
  Wisemen
  "Wisemen" is a pop rock song written by British singer James Blunt, Jimmy Hogarth and Sacha Skarbek for Blunt's debut album Back to Bedlam. The song was produced by Tom Rothrock and Jimmy Hogarth. The song was released as the second single in the first quarter of 2005 and reached the top fifty in...
  
  "
• Jennifer Lopez
  Jennifer Lopez
  Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
  
   - "Get Right
  Get Right
  "Get Right" is a song recorded by American recording artist and actress Jennifer Lopez, taken from her fourth studio album, Rebirth...
  
  ", "Hold You Down
  Hold You Down
  "Hold You Down" is the second and final single from Jennifer Lopez's fourth studio album, Rebirth . Released in 2005, the single features rapper Fat Joe, and peaked at number sixty-four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and at number six in the United Kingdom. The song's Eliel Remix featuring Don Omar...
  
  "
• The Bravery
  The Bravery
  The Bravery is an American rock band from New York City that consists of Sam Endicott , Michael Zakarin , John Conway , Mike Hindert , and Anthony Burulcich...
  
   - "An Honest Mistake
  An Honest Mistake
  "An Honest Mistake" is the debut single by New York City-based American indie/alternative rock band The Bravery. The song is the lead track on the band's self-titled debut album The Bravery as well. It was released in the UK on February 28, 2005 and charted as high as #7 in the UK Singles Chart...
  
  "
• Crazy Frog
  Crazy Frog
  Crazy Frog, originally known as Adam King, is a computer-animated character created in 2003 by Erik Wernquist. Marketed by the ringtone provider Jamba!, the animation was originally created to accompany a sound effect produced by Daniel Malmedahl in 1997 while attempting to imitate the sound of a...
  
   – "Popcorn
  Popcorn (instrumental)
  "Popcorn" is an early electronic pop instrumental, originally composed by Gershon Kingsley in 1969 on his album Music to Moog By. The same year this tune was released and recorded at Audio Fidelity Records label in New York City....
  
  "
• Darius
  Darius Danesh
  Darius Campbell , also known as Darius Danesh or simply Darius, is a British Iranian platinum-selling singer-songwriter, a West End stage actor, operatic baritone, Sunday Times best-selling author, and an Ambassador for The Prince's Trust.He established himself as a popular West End leading...
  
   - "Live Twice
  Live Twice (song)
  "Live Twice" is the title track and the second single from Darius Danesh's second album, Live Twice.-Release:"Live Twice" was released as a single on January 10, 2005, and peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart, making it his fifth single to reach the UK top 10.-Track listing:* UK CD1# "Live...
  
  "
• Destiny's Child
  Destiny's Child
  Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
  
   - "Girl
  Girl (Destiny's Child song)
  "Girl" is an R&B song performed by R&B girl group Destiny's Child. It was written by Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Rodney Jerkins, Ric Rude, Angela Beyince, Sean Garrett, and Patrick Douthit for Destiny's Child fourth studio album Destiny Fulfilled...
  
  "
• Feeder
  Feeder
  -Technology:* Feeder , any of several devices used in apiculture to supplement or replace natural food sources* Feeder , another name for a riser, a reservoir built into a metal casting mold to prevent cavities due to shrinkage...
  
   - "Feeling a Moment
  Feeling A Moment
  "Feeling a Moment" is a song by Welsh rock band Feeder, from their 2005 album Pushing the Senses. It was released as the second single from the album, and reached #13 in the UK Singles Chart and #32 in Australia. At the end of 2005, it was voted 98th best song of the year by the readers of Q...
  
  ", "Shatter"
• Hilary Duff
  Hilary Duff
  Hilary Erhard Duff is an American actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, and author. After working in local theater plays and television commercials in her childhood, she achieved fame playing the title role in the Disney Channel television series Lizzie McGuire. She also reprised her role in...
  
   - "Wake Up
  Wake Up (Hilary Duff song)
  "Wake Up" is a song by American recording artist Hilary Duff from her first compilation album, Most Wanted. It was released as the lead single from the album on July 12, 2005 by Hollywood Records...
  
  "
• Funeral for a Friend
  Funeral for a Friend
  Funeral for a Friend are a Welsh post-hardcore band, from Bridgend. Formed 2001, they have released five studio albums, seven EPs, sixteen singles, one DVD, and one compilation album.-Formation and Early Years:...
  
   - "Streetcar
  Streetcar (song)
  "Streetcar" was the first single released from Funeral for a Friend's second album Hours on 30 May 2005 . It charted at number 15 in the UK, making it their highest charting single to date. It contains a heavy driving drum beat and backing riff, with melodic vocal work throughout and phone style...
  
  "
• Garbage
  Garbage (band)
  Garbage are an alternative rock band formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1994. The group consists of Scottish singer Shirley Manson and American musicians Duke Erikson , Steve Marker and Butch Vig . All four members are involved in songwriting and production...
  
   - "Why Do You Love Me
  Why Do You Love Me
  "Why Do You Love Me" is a 2005 song written, performed and produced by alternative rock band Garbage and was released worldwide as the lead single to promote their fourth studio album Bleed Like Me...
  
  "
• The Dead 60s
  The Dead 60s
  The Dead 60s were an English ska punk band from Liverpool. The band's sound is a mixture of punk rock, ska, dub and reggae. They have taken influences from artists such as King Tubby, Jackie Mittoo, Gang of Four and A Certain Ratio.-Band members:...
  
   - "Riot Radio", "Ghostfaced Killer"
• HARD-Fi
  HARD-Fi
  Hard-Fi are an English indie rock band formed in Staines, Surrey in 2003. The band's members are Richard Archer , Ross Phillips , Kai Stephens and Steve Kemp .They achieved chart success with their third single, "Hard to Beat" and then followed by other successful singles such as...
  
   - "Cash Machine
  Cash Machine
  "Cash Machine" is the debut single by English indie rock band Hard-Fi, taken from their debut album Stars of CCTV. It was originally released on 24 January 2005, where it was ineligible in the UK Singles Chart due to the inclusion of a sticker...
  
  "
• Kaiser Chiefs
  Kaiser Chiefs
  Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 1996. They were named after the South African football club Kaizer Chiefs....
  
   - "I Predict a Riot
  I Predict a Riot
  "I Predict a Riot" is a song by Kaiser Chiefs, appearing on their debut album Employment. It was originally released as their second single on 1 November 2004, and was the band's first release on the B-Unique label. It entered at #22 on the UK Singles Chart, a move which started the band's rise to...
  
  "
• Avril Lavigne
  Avril Lavigne
  Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more...
  
   - "He Wasn't
  He Wasn't
  "He Wasn't" is the fourth single from Avril Lavigne's second album Under My Skin. It was not released in the United States, instead "Fall to Pieces" was released but only as a radio single. The song was released in Germany, Australia and the United Kingdom. Beforehand, it was a released as a third...
  
  "
• Lifehouse
  Lifehouse (band)
  Lifehouse is an American rock band from Los Angeles. The band came to mainstream prominence in 2001 with the hit single "Hanging by a Moment" from their debut studio album, No Name Face. The single won a Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year, beating out Janet Jackson and Alicia...
  
   - "You And Me
• Madness
  Madness (band)
  In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts...
  
   - "Lola
  Lola (song)
  "Lola" is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by The Kinks which details a romantic encounter between a young man and a transvestite he meets in a club in Soho, London....
  
  "
• The Ordinary Boys
  The Ordinary Boys
  The Ordinary Boys are an English indie rock band from Worthing, in West Sussex, England. Originally named Next in Line, they were influenced by mod revival and Britpop music, as well as the bands Madness, The Specials, The Kinks and The Smiths...
  
   - "Boys Will Be Boys
  Boys Will Be Boys (song)
  "Boys Will Be Boys" is a single by British rock group The Ordinary Boys.It was released in 2005, when it reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart, but it re-entered the charts in January 2006, following singer Samuel Preston's appearance on Celebrity Big Brother...
  
  "
• The Pussycat Dolls – "Don't Cha
  Don't Cha
  "Don't Cha" is the debut single by American R&B/pop girl group the Pussycat Dolls. The song was originally recorded by American recording artist Tori Alamaze, and was released as her debut single in March 2005, on Universal Records. After Universal Records dropped her from the label, Cee-Lo Green...
  
  "
• Rihanna
  Rihanna
  Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
  
   - "Pon De Replay
  Pon de Replay
  "Pon de Replay" is a song recorded by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, from her debut studio album Music of the Sun . The song was made available to download via iTunes on August 26, 2005, released as the album's lead single. The song was written and produced by Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers and...
  
  "
• Roll Deep
  Roll Deep
  Roll Deep are an Urban Music Awards-winning London-based grime music collective. They were founded in 2002, by a group of MCs including Wiley. Roll Deep were also closely associated with Boy Better Know with members in both. Their debut album, In at the Deep End, was released in June 2005...
  
   - "The Avenue"
• Heather Small
  Heather Small
  Heather Small is a British soul singer, best known for being the lead singer in the Manchester based band M People. Her debut solo album was Proud in 2000...
  
   - "Proud"
• Son of Dork
  Son of Dork
  Son of Dork were a British pop punk band formed by James Bourne after his previous band, Busted, split in January 2005. The name of the band came from a scene in the movie Problem Child where the chant "Son of Dork" is used. Their debut single, "Ticket Outta Loserville", was released in November...
  
   – "Ticket Outta Loserville
  Ticket Outta Loserville
  "Ticket Outta Loserville" is the lead single from British pop punk band Son of Dork's debut, and only, studio album Welcome to Loserville. Released on November 7, 2005, two weeks prior to the album, the single peaked at #3 on the UK Singles Chart, as well as reaching #15 in Ireland.-Music Video:The...
  
  "
• Status Quo - "The Party Ain't Over Yet"
• Gwen Stefani
  Gwen Stefani
  Gwen Renée Stefani is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock and ska band No Doubt. Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was inspired by music of the 1980s, and was a success with sales of over...
  
   – "Hollaback Girl
  Hollaback Girl
  "Hollaback Girl" is a song by American recording artist Gwen Stefani from her debut solo album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. . As part of Stefani's vision of creating "a silly dance record", the song is influenced by 1980s dance and pop music...
  
  "
• Sugababes
  Sugababes
  The Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London...
  
   - "Push the Button", "Ugly
  Ugly (Sugababes song)
  "Ugly" is a pop song by British girl group Sugababes. It was written and produced by Dallas Austin for the group's fourth studio album, Taller In More Ways. It is the last single to feature founding member Mutya Buena...
  
  "
• Westlife
  Westlife
  Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...
  
   - "You Raise Me Up
  You Raise Me Up
  "You Raise Me Up" was the debut single from Westlife's fifth studio album, Face To Face.This version is considered by many to be the most popular , of all the various versions of the same song. The single peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's 13th Number One. It was the first...
  
  ", "When You Tell Me That You Love Me
  When You Tell Me That You Love Me
  "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" is a 1991 song released as a single by American soul singer Diana Ross. The song was subsequently covered by various artists....
  
  "
• Green Day
  Green Day
  Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
  
   - "Jesus Of Suburbia
  Jesus of Suburbia
  "Jesus of Suburbia" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It was released as the fifth and final single from their seventh album, American Idiot. The studio version of the song, a five movement piece, runs just over 9 minutes and was considered to be unfriendly for radio, so it was cut down to...
  
  ", "Welcome To Paradise
  Welcome to Paradise
  "Welcome to Paradise" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the second single from its third studio album and its major label debut, Dookie. The original version of the song was released on the band's second studio album, Kerplunk and was re-recorded for Dookie in...
  
  ", "St. Jimmy", "Give Me Novacaine", "She's A Rebel", "Wake Me Up When September Ends
  Wake Me Up When September Ends
  "Wake Me Up When September Ends" is a song by American rock band Green Day released as the fourth single from their seventh album, American Idiot. The single peaked at number six in the United States, becoming Green Day's second Top 10 single. It also peaked at number eight in Canada and the UK,...
  
  "

MVP Roc Ya Body

2006

• a-ha
  A-ha
  A-ha were a Norwegian pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket , Magne Furuholmen , and Pål Waaktaar...
  
   - "Analogue (All I Want)"
• Lily Allen
  Lily Allen
  Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper , better known as Lily Allen, is an English recording artist and fashion designer. She is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from glam rock to alternative...
  
   - "Smile
  Smile (Lily Allen song)
  "Smile" is a song by British recording artist Lily Allen from her debut studio album, Alright, Still. It was written by Allen, Iyiola Babalola and Darren Lewis in 2004, while sampling The Soul Brothers' "Free Soul". The song was released as the lead mainstream single of the album in March 2006...
  
  "
• Arctic Monkeys
  Arctic Monkeys
  Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner , Jamie Cook , Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders...
  
   - "When the Sun Goes Down", "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
  I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
  -Charts:-External links:* Mapped on Platial....
  
  "
• Belle and Sebastian – "Funny Little Frog
  Funny Little Frog
  "Funny Little Frog" was the first single lifted from Belle & Sebastian's The Life Pursuit. The track was released in January 2006 on Rough Trade Records, and is produced by Tony Hoffer. The single became the band's highest-charting single in the UK so far, reaching #13...
  
  ", "The Blues Are Still Blue
  The Blues Are Still Blue
  "The Blues Are Still Blue" was the second single lifted from the Belle & Sebastian's The Life Pursuit. The track was released in April 2006 on Rough Trade Records, and is produced by Tony Hoffer. The single reached #25 in the UK singles chart.-CD:...
  
  "
• The Beautiful South
  The Beautiful South
  The Beautiful South were an English alternative rock group formed at the end of the 1980s by two former members of Hull group The Housemartins, Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway. The duo were initially joined by Sean Welch , Dave Stead and Dave Rotheray , all of whom stayed with the group throughout...
  
   - "Manchester
  Manchester (song)
  "Manchester" is a single by the British band The Beautiful South. It reached #41 in the UK charts. The song also appeared on their album Superbi....
  
  "
• Boy Kill Boy
  Boy Kill Boy
  Boy Kill Boy were an English rock band based in Leytonstone, East London. Perhaps Best known for their highest charting single "Suzie", the band produced two studio albums and six singles before splitting in 2008.- History :...
  
   - "Back Again
  Back Again (song)
  "Back Again" is the third single released by Boy Kill Boy; however it was their first single to place in the UK single chart. It was released on February 13, 2006 on CD, 7" and limited edition 7". The song is included on the Test Drive Unlimited soundtrack. It reached number 26 on the UK Singles...
  
  "
• James Dean Bradfield
  James Dean Bradfield
  James Dean Bradfield is the lead guitarist and vocalist for the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers.- Early life :...
  
   - "That's No Way to Tell a Lie
  That's No Way To Tell A Lie
  "That's No Way to Tell a Lie" is the debut single by Manic Street Preachers vocalist/guitarist James Dean Bradfield, released on July 10, 2006 on Columbia Records. It is from the album The Great Western. The song premiered on Janice Long's show on BBC Radio 2 in late April.The song was added to...
  
  "
• Emma Bunton
  Emma Bunton
  Emma Lee Bunton is an English pop singer/songwriter and TV and radio presenter. She was a member of the 1990s girl group, the Spice Girls, in which she was known as Baby Spice as she was the youngest member. In 2010, she joined the judging panel on ITV's Dancing on Ice...
  
   - "Downtown
  Downtown (Petula Clark song)
  "Downtown" is a pop song composed by Tony Hatch which, as recorded by Petula Clark, became an international hit – No. 1 in the US and No. 2 in the UK – at the end of 1964.-Original recording:...
  
  " (2x)
• Dirty Pretty Things
  Dirty Pretty Things (band)
  Dirty Pretty Things were an English band fronted by Carl Barât, a member of The Libertines. The formation of the band was announced in September 2005, after a dispute between Barât and Pete Doherty led to the breakup of The Libertines in 2004. Barât had worked with Vertigo Records and had...
  
   - "Bang Bang You're Dead
  Bang Bang You're Dead (song)
  "Bang Bang You're Dead" is a song by the band Dirty Pretty Things. It was released as a single on April 24, 2006 and was the first to be released from the band's debut album Waterloo to Anywhere. It proved very successful, charting at #5 on the UK Singles Chart...
  
  "
• Feeder
  Feeder
  -Technology:* Feeder , any of several devices used in apiculture to supplement or replace natural food sources* Feeder , another name for a riser, a reservoir built into a metal casting mold to prevent cavities due to shrinkage...
  
   - "Lost and Found"
• The Feeling
  The Feeling
  The Feeling are a BRIT award-nominated English pop band from West Sussex and London. The band categorise their music as "pop".Following a limited release of their first single "Fill My Little World" in late 2005, the band entered the UK Singles Chart at #7 with their first full release "Sewn" in...
  
   - "Sewn
  Sewn (song)
  "Sewn" is the first proper single by British rock group The Feeling, following the 7" only single "Fill My Little World" . It was released in the UK on 27 February 2006 and entered the UK Singles Chart at #7 on 5 March 2006...
  
  "
• The Fratellis
  The Fratellis
  The Fratellis were an indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli , bass guitarist Barry Fratelli , and drummer and backing vocalist Mince Fratelli .The band released 2 albums during their career, Costello Music in 2006 and Here We Stand in...
  
   - "Flathead
  Flathead (song)
  "Flathead" is a digitally downloadable song by Scottish indie band The Fratellis from their debut album, Costello Music, released on 4 March 2007; there was an EP released with the same name in the United States after it had been used in a commercial for Apple iPod.On 11 March 2007, the song...
  
  "
• Nelly Furtado
  Nelly Furtado
  Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...
  
   - "Maneater
  Maneater (Nelly Furtado song)
  "Maneater" is a song written by Nelly Furtado, Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley, Jim Beanz and Nate "Danja" Hills for Furtado's third album, Loose . It was co-produced by Timbaland and Danja and includes influences of 1980s music by artists such as Eurythmics and Hall & Oates...
  
  "
• Gnarls Barkley
  Gnarls Barkley
  Gnarls Barkley is an American soul duo comprising Danger Mouse and Cee Lo Green. Their first studio album St. Elsewhere was released in 2006; along with its first single "Crazy". Both single and album were a major commercial success and have been noted for their large sales by download...
  
   - "Crazy
  Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)
  "Crazy" is the debut single from Gnarls Barkley, a musical collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee Lo Green, and is taken from their 2006 debut album St. Elsewhere...
  
  "
• José González
  José González
  José González is a Swedish-Argentine indie folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from Gothenburg, Sweden.González is also a member of Swedish band Junip, along with Elias Araya and Tobias Winterkorn.- Biography :...
  
   – "Heartbeats"
• Infernal
  Infernal (band)
  Infernal is dance/pop group from Denmark, consisting of members Lina Rafn and Paw Lagermann. They made their Danish debut in 1997 with the release of the track "Sorti de L'enfer", and have gone on to international chart success in recent years. Their most successful single to date has been "From...
  
   - "From Paris to Berlin
  From Paris to Berlin
  "From Paris to Berlin" is a song by Infernal. It is known as their signature song as this was the first that charted in many countries throughout Europe and Australia in 2005 and 2006. It has so far been their biggest hit internationally, as well as in the band's home country of Denmark...
  
  "
• The Kooks
  The Kooks
  The Kooks are an English indie rock band formed in Brighton, East Sussex, in 2001. Formed by Luke Pritchard , Hugh Harris , Paul Garred , and Max Rafferty , the lineup of the band remained constant until 2008 and the departure of Rafferty...
  
   - "Naïve"
• Cyndi Lauper
  Cyndi Lauper
  Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
  
   - "Time After Time
  Time after Time (Cyndi Lauper song)
  "Time After Time" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released as the second single from her album She's So Unusual. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984, and remained there for two weeks...
  
  " (Acoustic)
• Leona Lewis
  Leona Lewis
  Leona Louise Lewis is a British singer and songwriter. Lewis first came to prominence in 2006 when she won the third series of the British television series The X Factor....
  
   – "A Moment Like This"
• McFly – "Don't Stop Me Now
  Don't Stop Me Now
  "Don't Stop Me Now" is a song by English rock group Queen, featured on their 1978 album Jazz. Written by vocalist Freddie Mercury, it was recorded in August/September 1978 at Super Bear Studios in Berre-les-Alpes , France, and is the twelfth track on the album.Musically, the song is based around...
  
  "
• Muse
  Muse (band)
  Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of school friends Matthew Bellamy , Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard...
  
   – "Starlight", "Supermassive Black Hole"
• The Ordinary Boys
  The Ordinary Boys
  The Ordinary Boys are an English indie rock band from Worthing, in West Sussex, England. Originally named Next in Line, they were influenced by mod revival and Britpop music, as well as the bands Madness, The Specials, The Kinks and The Smiths...
  
   vs. Lady Sovereign
  Lady Sovereign
  Louise Amanda Harman , better known by the stage name Lady Sovereign, is an English rapper & grime artist. She is noted for her professional success in performing styles of music generally dominated by males...
  
   - "Nine2Five
  9 to 5 (Lady Sovereign song)
  "9 to 5" is the third single from UK hip hop artist Lady Sovereign's debut album Public Warning, following the release of her first UK top 75 single "Random". It was her debut single for Island Records and was released on 8 August 2005. It contains a sample from the British movie Time Bandits.Lady...
  
  "
• Orson
  Orson (band)
  Orson was a BRIT Award-winning American rock band from Hollywood, California, formed in 2000.-Career:Originally the band called itself Halogen. Recently, it was also known as Dr. Lady...
  
   - "Bright Idea"
• Pet Shop Boys
  Pet Shop Boys
  Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
  
   - "I'm With Stupid"
• Pink
  Pink (singer)
  Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
  
   - "Stupid Girls
  Stupid Girls
  "Stupid Girls" is a song by American artist Pink, released as the first single from her 2006 album, I'm Not Dead. The song was written by Billy Mann, Pink, Niklas Olovson and Robin Mortensen Lynch and produced by Billy Mann and MachoPsycho.-Reception:...
  
  "
• Placebo
  Placebo (band)
  Placebo are a British rock band from London, England, formed in 1994 by singer and guitarist Brian Molko and bass guitarist Stefan Olsdal. The band was joined by drummer Robert Schultzberg, who was later replaced by Steve Hewitt after conflicts with Molko. Hewitt left the band in October 2007 and...
  
   - "Because I Want You
  Because I Want You
  "Because I Want You" is the first single from Placebo's fifth album Meds, released only in the United Kingdom.-Enhanced CD:#"Because I Want You"#"36 Degrees" #"Because I Want You"...
  
  ""
• Pussycat Dolls
  Pussycat Dolls
  The Pussycat Dolls are an American pop girl group and dance ensemble based in Los Angeles; currently consisting of Lauren Bennett, Vanessa Curry, Kristal "Lyndriette" Smith, Tiffany "Taz" Zavala, Kia Hampton and Paula Van Oppen. The Pussycat Dolls were founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995...
  
   - "Buttons
  Buttons (song)
  "Buttons" is an R&B/hip hop song written by Sean Garrett, Jamal Jones, Jason Perry, and Nicole Scherzinger for the Pussycat Dolls' debut album PCD . Released as the album's fourth single, the song became one of their biggest hits...
  
  ", "Stickwitu
  Stickwitu
  "Stickwitu" is a R&B ballad by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls from their debut album, PCD. Produced by Jimmy Iovine, Robin Antin, Ron Fair and Tal Herzberg, it was released as the album's second single in late 2005. The song is an uptempo ballad being different to their previous single...
  
  "
• Razorlight
  Razorlight
  Razorlight are a UK based indie rock band formed in 2002. They are primarily known in the UK, having topped the charts with the 2006 single "America" and its parent self-titled album, their second...
  
   – "In the Morning", "America
  America (Razorlight song)
  America is a song by English indie rock band Razorlight, and is the fourth track to their self-titled second album, Razorlight. It was written by the band's drummer Andy Burrows and was also released as the second single from that album in October 2006. It became the band's first #1 single in the...
  
  "
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
  Red Hot Chili Peppers
  Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...
  
   – "Snow ((Hey Oh))
  Snow ((Hey Oh))
  "Snow " is a song from the Red Hot Chili Peppers Grammy–nominated 2006 double album, Stadium Arcadium. The song was released as the follow-up single to "Tell Me Baby" on November 20, 2006 and became the band's third straight number one hit on the Billboard Modern Rock chart, a spot it held for five...
  
  "
• Shakira
  Shakira
  Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
  
   - "Don't Bother
  Don't Bother
  "Don't Bother" is the first single released from Shakira's second English language studio album, Oral Fixation Vol. 2 .-Song information:...
  
  "
• Snow Patrol
  Snow Patrol
  Snow Patrol are an alternative rock band from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. Formed at the University of Dundee in 1994 as an indie rock band, the band is now based in Glasgow...
  
   – "Chasing Cars
  Chasing Cars
  "Chasing Cars" is the second single from Snow Patrol's fourth album, Eyes Open. It was recorded in 2005 and released on 6 June 2006 in the US and 24 July 2006 in the UK as the album's second single....
  
  ", "You're All I Have
  You're All I Have
  "You're All I Have" is the first single from Snow Patrol's fourth album, Eyes Open. It was released 24 April 2006. It was used by RTÉ sport to promote the return of The Sunday Game for the 2006 GAA championships...
  
  "
• Sugababes
  Sugababes
  The Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London...
  
   – "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
  I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
  -Charts:-External links:* Mapped on Platial....
  
  "
• Westlife
  Westlife
  Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...
  
   - "Amazing
  Amazing (Westlife song)
  "Amazing" is the third and final single from Westlife's fifth studio album, Face to Face. The song peaked at #4 on the UK Singles Chart, however, it is the band's lowest selling single to date, and it fell out of the charts entirely within a week....
  
  "
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Karen O, guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. They are complemented in live performances by second guitarist David Pajo, who joined as a touring...
  
   - "Gold Lion
  Gold Lion
  "Gold Lion" is the first single by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs from their second album, Show Your Bones. Distinct in the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' discography, it features acoustic guitar and a more slowed-down pace in contrast to former works like "Bang!" and "Date with the Night." It was released on March 21,...
  
  "
• The Zutons
  The Zutons
  The Zutons are an English indie rock band from Liverpool. They were formed in 2001 but did not release their first album, Who Killed...... The Zutons?, until May 2004. They achieved their biggest hits with "Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?" and "Valerie", both taken from their second studio album...
  
   - "Valerie
  Valerie (The Zutons song)
  "Valerie" is a song by the English indie rock band The Zutons from the band's second studio album, Tired of Hanging Around . Released as the album's second single on 19 June 2006 in the United Kingdom, along with their previous single "Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?", it gave The Zutons their...
  
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2008

• Alexandra Burke
  Alexandra Burke
  Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke is a British R&B and pop recording artist who rose to fame after winning the fifth series of British television series The X Factor in 2008...
  
   - "Hallelujah"
• Girls Aloud
  Girls Aloud
  Girls Aloud are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London. They were created through the ITV1 talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002. The group consists of Cheryl Cole , Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. They are signed to Fascination Records, a Polydor...
  
   - "The Promise
  The Promise (Girls Aloud song)
  "The Promise" is a pop song performed by British all-female pop group Girls Aloud, taken from their fifth studio album Out of Control . The song was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins and his production team Xenomania...
  
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• Leona Lewis
  Leona Lewis
  Leona Louise Lewis is a British singer and songwriter. Lewis first came to prominence in 2006 when she won the third series of the British television series The X Factor....
  
   - "Run
  Run (Snow Patrol song)
  "Run" is a cover of the Snow Patrol song by Leona Lewis on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on 31 October 2007. She later released the song as a single from Spirit: The Deluxe Edition in November 2008. At the time, "Run" was the UK's fastest-selling digital only release ever, selling 69,244 copies in just...
  
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• Take That
  Take That
  Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...
  
   - "Greatest Day
  Greatest Day (Take That song)
  "Greatest Day" is the lead single taken from British pop group Take That's fifth studio album, The Circus.-Song information:"Greatest Day" was written by Take That themselves and was produced by John Shanks. The song was written and recorded at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill and was mixed in Los...
  
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See also

• Top of the Pops
  Top of the Pops
  Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
  
  
• List of performers on Top of the Pops