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(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, 1965 Rolling Stones single written by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger; first US number one for the band, built on a fuzz-guitar riff Richards recorded in his sleep, inducted into the National Recording Registry in 2006.
25 or 6 to 4
"25 or 6 to 4" is a 1970 Chicago rock song written by Robert Lamm, sung by Peter Cetera, titled for the time 25 or 26 minutes before 4 a.m.; US number 4, UK number 7.
All the Young Dudes
All the Young Dudes: 1972 David Bowie song written for and recorded by Mott the Hoople, released 28 July 1972 on Columbia; UK No. 3, US No. 37; Bowie's own studio version released 1995.
American Woman
"American Woman" is a 1970 hard rock song by Canada's the Guess Who (Bachman, Cummings, Kale, Peterson), the first Canadian group to top the Billboard Hot 100; Lenny Kravitz's 1999 Austin Powers cover is its best-known remake.
Baby Blue (Badfinger song)
Baby Blue, a 1971 power pop song by Welsh band Badfinger, written by Pete Ham about Dixie Armstrong, produced by Todd Rundgren for Straight Up, peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972 and gained renewed fame via the Breaking Bad finale.
Back in the U.S.S.R.
Back in the U.S.S.R., 1968 Beatles song by Paul McCartney (credited Lennon–McCartney), opening the White Album; a Chuck Berry and Beach Boys parody recorded without Ringo Starr, later a 1976 UK single.
Band on the Run (song)
"Band on the Run" is a 1973 song by Paul and Linda McCartney, title track of the Wings album Band on the Run. Released as a single in April 1974, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 and won a 1975 Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus.
Barracuda (song)
"Barracuda" is a 1977 hard rock song by Heart, lead single of Little Queen, written by Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Roger Fisher, and Michael DeRosier; it peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was written in anger at a Mushroom Records ad and a promoter's insinuation about the Wilson sisters.
Beggin'
Beggin' is a 1967 Four Seasons song by Bob Gaudio and Peggy Farina (US No. 16), revived by Pilooski (2007), Madcon (2008, European No. 1s), and Måneskin's 2017 cover, a 2021 global hit (Hot 100 No. 13).
Bennie and the Jets
"Bennie and the Jets" (also "Benny and the Jets") is a 1973 Elton John song with Bernie Taupin lyrics from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, produced by Gus Dudgeon as a studio fake-live recording with processed handclaps and Hendrix concert crowd noise; US number one in 1974.
Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" is a 1972 soft-rock story song by Looking Glass, written by Elliot Lurie about an invented barmaid; it hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in August 1972 and was revived by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
California Girls
California Girls is a 1965 Beach Boys song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, from Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 26 in the UK.
Candle in the Wind
Candle in the Wind: Elton John and Bernie Taupin ballad from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) written for Marilyn Monroe, rewritten in 1997 as Goodbye England's Rose for Princess Diana's funeral; 33 million copies sold.
Come and Get Your Love
Come and Get Your Love: 1973 funk-rock single by Native American band Redbone, written by Lolly Vegas, from the album Wovoka. Peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1974, a million-seller, revived by Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014.
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Crazy Little Thing Called Love is Queen's 1979 rockabilly single, written by Freddie Mercury in about ten minutes in a Munich hotel bath as an Elvis Presley tribute; it was Queen's first US number one in 1980.
Crocodile Rock
Crocodile Rock is a 1972 Elton John and Bernie Taupin single about a fictional 1950s dance craze, his first US Billboard Hot 100 number 1 (three weeks from February 3, 1973) and a UK number 5, from Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player.
Crystal (Fleetwood Mac song)
"Crystal" is a folk-pop ballad written by Stevie Nicks, first recorded by Buckingham Nicks in 1973 and re-recorded by Fleetwood Mac for its self-titled 1975 album, sung by Lindsey Buckingham.
Cum On Feel the Noize
Cum On Feel the Noize: 1973 Slade glam rock single written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea, produced by Chas Chandler; entered UK chart at number 1 for four weeks, later a US number 5 hit for Quiet Riot in 1983.
Day Tripper
Day Tripper: 1965 Beatles double A-side single (with We Can Work It Out), riff-driven rock song written by Lennon-McCartney at Kenwood, recorded 16 October 1965, UK number one and US number five.
Daydream Believer
Daydream Believer: 1967 pop song by the Monkees, written by ex-Kingston Trio member John Stewart, produced by Chip Douglas. Final US number one (December 2, 1967, 4 weeks), UK peak number 5, later a hit for Anne Murray.
Dear Friend (Wings song)
"Dear Friend" is a Wings song by Paul and Linda McCartney, the penultimate track on Wild Life (1971), a piano ballad written as an olive branch to John Lennon after their public 1971 feud.
Don't Bring Me Down
"Don't Bring Me Down" is a 1979 Electric Light Orchestra single from Discovery, written and produced by Jeff Lynne, the band's first song without strings, peaking at No. 3 UK and No. 4 US.
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" is a 1976 Elton John and Kiki Dee duet written by John and Bernie Taupin as Ann Orson and Carte Blanche; John's first UK No. 1 and sixth US No. 1, distinct from same-titled Backstreet Boys and Bacharach songs.
Don't Stop Me Now
Don't Stop Me Now is a 1978 Queen song written by Freddie Mercury for Jazz, released as a UK single on 26 January 1979. It peaked at UK No. 9 and US No. 86 but became one of Queen's most streamed songs.
Fox on the Run (Sweet song)
"Fox on the Run" is a 1975 glam rock single by British band Sweet, written and produced by Connolly, Priest, Scott, and Tucker; their first self-written A-side, it hit No. 2 in the UK and No. 5 in the US.
Get Back
Get Back, Beatles song written by Paul McCartney (credited Lennon-McCartney), released 11 April 1969 as 'The Beatles with Billy Preston' with 'Don't Let Me Down', their only guest-credited single; number one in nine countries; different Phil Spector mix closes Let It Be.
Get It On (T. Rex song)
"Get It On" (US: "Bang a Gong (Get It On)") is a 1971 T. Rex single written by Marc Bolan and produced by Tony Visconti, released 2 July 1971; it was the band's second UK No. 1 and reached No. 10 in the US in 1972.
Gimme Some Lovin'
Gimme Some Lovin' is a 1966 single by the Spencer Davis Group, written by Steve Winwood, Muff Winwood, and Spencer Davis. It peaked at number 2 in the UK and number 7 in the US, and was later covered by the Blues Brothers.
Happy Together (song)
Happy Together is a 1967 song by the Turtles, written by Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon, rejected a dozen times before the band recorded it. It hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaked at 12 in the UK, and became the Turtles' signature song.
Hey Jude
Hey Jude is a 1968 Beatles ballad by Paul McCartney, written for Julian Lennon, first Apple single, 7:11 long, nine weeks at US number one, about eight million copies sold.