# Record World

Record World magazine was one of three major weekly music industry trade magazines in the United States, with Billboard and Cashbox. It was founded in 1946 as Music Vendor. In 1964, it was changed to Record World under the ownership of Sid Parnes and Bob Austin. It ceased publication on April 10, 1982.

## History
### Growth

Music Vendor published its first music chart for the week ending October 4, 1954.
Record World was housed in New York City at 1700 Broadway, at 53rd Street, across the street from the Ed Sullivan Theater. Its West Coast editorial offices were located in Los Angeles on Sunset and Vine.

### Peak

Record World showed musical diversity by printing a "Non-Rock" survey, comparable to Billboard's "Easy Listening" / "Adult Contemporary" chart. This chart began in the February 4, 1967, issue, and ended on April 1, 1972, having morphed to the name "The MOR Chart" by 1971. Several titles of interest appeared on this 40-position list without making the Billboard Easy Listening survey. The chart returned with a weekly top-50 "A/C Chart" on February 16, 1980. Record World initiated first annual jazz award in 1968.

### Contributors

Staffers included Mike Sigman, editor-in-chief (who then went on to become publisher of the LA Weekly); Howie Levitt, managing editor (later of Billboard and BMI, the music royalty service); Pat Baird, who went on to key publicity positions at both RCA and BMI; associate editor Allen Levy, who went to become a public relations person for United Artists Records, ASCAP and A&M, and who is now a professor of mass communication at Chapman University.

#### Dede Dabney

Dede Dabney was from Philadelphia. She, the daughter of a pharmacist, came on board in 1972. She had a weekly column called "Soul Truth". She communicated weekly by phone to major figures in radio programming to get and give information. These figures included Frankie Crocker of WBLS-FM, New York, E. Rodney Jones of WVON, Chicago, and Joe "Butterball" Tamburro of WDAS, Philadelphia. When an artist or group's record was mentioned in "Dede's Ditties to Watch", it was one that was watched.

#### Marie Ratliff

Marie Ratliff hailed from Missouri. Following a weekend visit to the Grand Ole Opry, she moved to Nashville. She started out in the music business in a part-time role, handling the mail for artists Skeeter Davis and Ralph Emery. Not too long after that role, she got a job at Key Talent and Newkeys Music as office manager. She was pictured with other Newkeys staff in the 9 July 1966 issue of Record World. She also worked with Tom T. Hall.
Later at some stage, she was employed at Record World and at some stage became the country chart manager. Her role there was selecting and maintaining the reporting panels for radio and retail. It seems that her name appeared as a columnist on 23 June 1970. It was Country Hot Line By MARIE RATLIFF & CHUCK NEESE. Prior to that the magazine didn't name the contributor.
In 1982, she was working as VP for MAF Advertising, which was the in-house publishing company for the group Alabama. In 1986, she joined the staff of Billboard as country charts manager. Her column at Billboard was called Country Corner. In 1991 she was working for Amusement Business as the manager at Boxscore / Touring database manager. By 1998 she had retired.

#### Others

Other staff included writers Vince Aletti (later of The New Yorker); Marc Kirkeby (he went on to CBS/Sony Records); Jeffrey Peisch (later of MTV and independent producing); Dave McGee (later of Rolling Stone); Laurie Lennard (later as a talent booker on The Late Show, then wife of comedian Larry David, and producer of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth); columnist Sophia Midas; and chart editor and assistant editor Fred Goodman (later editor of Cash Box and current managing editor of Pro Sound News and a songwriter/music publisher.

## Charts

In 1978, Record World changed the R&B title to Black-Oriented.

## List of number-one singles

Here is a list of all the songs that reached number one on the Music Vendor/Record World chart, obtained from the cited sources. In total, 658 songs reached number one on the chart. In the early history of the chart, multiple versions of the same song charted as one entry, so the most successful recording of these songs is listed. An asterisk (*) denotes a nonconsecutive run at number one.
"The Twist", by Chubby Checker, is the only song to hit number one in two different chart runs. The record holder for the most weeks at number one is Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life", which stayed on top for 13 weeks. "I Love Rock 'n Roll", by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, was the last song to top the chart before the magazine ceased publication.
Record World number-one hits :
| Song | Artist/band name | Label | Chart date song reached number one | Weeks at #1 |
| "Hey There" | Rosemary Clooney | Columbia | October 4, 1954 | 3 |
| "If I Give My Heart to You" | Doris Day | Columbia | October 25, 1954 | 3 |
| "I Need You Now" | Eddie Fisher | RCA Victor | November 15, 1954 | 1 |
| "Papa Loves Mambo" | Perry Como | RCA Victor | November 22, 1954 | 1 |
| "Mr. Sandman" | The Chordettes | Cadence | November 29, 1954 | 3 |
| "Let Me Go, Lover!" | Joan Weber | Columbia | December 20, 1954 | 3 |
| "Hearts Of Stone" | The Fontane Sisters | Dot | January 10, 1955 | 6 |
| "Sincerely" | The McGuire Sisters | Coral | February 21, 1955 | 5 |
| "The Crazy Otto" (Medley) | Johnny Maddox and the Rhythmasters | Dot | March 28, 1955 | 3 |
| "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" | Bill Hayes | Cadence | April 18, 1955 | 1 |
| "The Wallflower (Dance with Me, Henry)" | Georgia Gibbs | Mercury | April 25, 1955 | 1 |
| "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)" | Perez Prado Orchestra | RCA Victor | May 2, 1955 | 8 |
| "Unchained Melody" | Les Baxter Orchestra | Capitol | June 27, 1955 | 3 |
| "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" | Bill Haley & His Comets | Decca | July 18, 1955 | 4 |
| "Ain't That a Shame" | Pat Boone | Dot | August 15, 1955 | 2 |
| "The Yellow Rose of Texas" | Mitch Miller Orchestra | Columbia | August 29, 1955 | 7 |
| "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" | The Four Aces | Decca | October 17, 1955 | 2 |
| "Autumn Leaves" | Roger Williams | Kapp | October 31, 1955 | 3 |
| "Sixteen Tons" | Tennessee Ernie Ford | Capitol | November 21, 1955 | 7 |
| "Memories Are Made of This" | Dean Martin | Capitol | January 13, 1956 | 5 |
| "The Great Pretender" | The Platters | Mercury | February 17, 1956 | 3 |
| "Rock and Roll Waltz" | Kay Starr | RCA Victor | March 9, 1956 | 2 |
| "The Poor People of Paris" | Les Baxter | Capitol | March 23, 1956 | 4 |
| "Blue Suede Shoes" | Carl Perkins | Sun | April 20, 1956 | 1 |
| "Heartbreak Hotel" | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | April 27, 1956 | 7 |
| "The Wayward Wind" | Gogi Grant | Era | June 15, 1956 | 8 |
| "My Prayer" | The Platters | Mercury | August 10, 1956 | 3 |
| "Canadian Sunset" | Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra | RCA Victor | September 1, 1956 | 1 |
| "Don't Be Cruel" | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor] | September 8, 1956 | 8 |
| "Just Walkin' in the Rain" | Johnnie Ray | Columbia | November 3, 1956 | 4* |
| "Love Me Tender" | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | November 17, 1956 | 1 |
| "Singing the Blues" | Guy Mitchell | Columbia | December 8, 1956 | 7 |
| "Young Love" | Tab Hunter | Dot | January 26, 1957 | 7 |
| "Marianne" | Terry Gilkyson | Columbia | March 16, 1957 | 2 |
| "Butterfly" | Andy Williams | Cadence | March 30, 1957 | 1 |
| "Teen-Age Crush" | Tommy Sands | Capitol | April 6, 1957 | 1 |
| "Party Doll" | Buddy Knox | Roulette | April 13, 1957 | 1 |
| "Little Darlin'" | The Diamonds | Mercury | April 20, 1957 | 1 |
| "All Shook Up" | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | April 27, 1957 | 6 |
| "Love Letters in the Sand" | Pat Boone | Dot | June 8, 1957 | 7* |
| "Bye Bye Love" | The Everly Brothers | Cadence | July 20, 1957 | 1 |
| "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | August 3, 1957 | 4 |
| "Tammy" | Debbie Reynolds | Coral | August 26, 1957 | 3 |
| "Diana" | Paul Anka | ABC-Paramount | September 16, 1957 | 3 |
| "Honeycomb" | Jimmie Rodgers | Roulette | October 7, 1957 | 2 |
| "Wake Up Little Susie" | The Everly Brothers | Cadence | October 21, 1957 | 5 |
| "You Send Me" | Sam Cooke | Keen | November 25, 1957 | 4 |
| "Raunchy" | Bill Justis | Phillips International | December 23, 1957 | 1 |
| "At the Hop" | Danny and the Juniors | ABC-Paramount | December 30, 1957 | 6 |
| "The Stroll" | The Diamonds | Mercury | February 10, 1958 | 2 |
| "Sugartime" | The McGuire Sisters | Coral | February 24, 1958 | 1 |
| "Catch a Falling Star" | Perry Como | RCA Victor | March 3, 1958 | 2 |
| "Tequila" | The Champs | Challenge | March 17, 1958 | 4 |
| "He's Got the Whole World (In His Hands)" | Laurie London | Capitol | April 14, 1958 | 2 |
| "Twilight Time" | The Platters | Mercury | April 28, 1958 | 3 |
| "All I Have to Do Is Dream" | The Everly Brothers | Cadence | May 19, 1958 | 4 |
| "The Purple People Eater" | Sheb Wooley | MGM | June 16, 1958 | 3 |
| "Yakety Yak" | The Coasters | ATCO | July 7, 1958 | 1 |
| "Patricia" | Perez Prado | RCA Victor | July 14, 1958 | 4 |
| "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" | Domenico Modugno | Decca | August 11, 1958 | 6 |
| "It's All in the Game" | Tommy Edwards | MGM | September 22, 1958 | 6 |
| "It's Only Make Believe" | Conway Twitty | MGM | November 3, 1958 | 3 |
| "Tom Dooley" | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | November 24, 1958 | 1 |
| "To Know Him Is to Love Him" | The Teddy Bears | Dove | December 1, 1958 | 3 |
| "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" | The Chipmunks | Liberty | December 22, 1958 | 3 |
| "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" | The Platters | Mercury | January 12, 1959 | 4 |
| "Stagger Lee" | Lloyd Price | ABC-Paramount | February 9, 1959 | 3 |
| "Donna" | Ritchie Valens | Del-Fi | March 2, 1959 | 1 |
| "Venus" | Frankie Avalon | Chancellor | March 9, 1959 | 4 |
| "Come Softly to Me" | The Fleetwoods | Dolton | April 6, 1959 | 3 |
| "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | April 27, 1959 | 2 |
| "The Happy Organ" | Dave "Baby" Cortez | Clock | May 11, 1959 | 1 |
| "Kansas City" | Wilbert Harrison | Fury | May 18, 1959 | 2 |
| "The Battle of New Orleans" | Johnny Horton | Columbia | June 1, 1959 | 6 |
| "Lonely Boy" | Paul Anka | ABC-Paramount | July 13, 1959 | 3 |
| "My Heart Is an Open Book" | Carl Dobkins Jr. | Decca | August 3, 1959 | 3 |
| "The Three Bells" | The Browns | RCA Victor | August 24, 1959 | 5 |
| "Mack The Knife" | Bobby Darin | ATCO | September 28, 1959 | 6 |
| "Mr. Blue" | The Fleetwoods | Dolton | November 9, 1959 | 2 |
| "Don't You Know?" | Della Reese | RCA Victor | November 23, 1959 | 2 |
| "Heartaches by the Number" | Guy Mitchell | Columbia | December 7, 1959 | 3 |
| "Why" | Frankie Avalon | Chancellor | December 28, 1959 | 1 |
| "El Paso" | Marty Robbins | Columbia | January 4, 1960 | 2 |
| "Running Bear" | Johnny Preston | Mercury | January 18, 1960 | 3 |
| "Teen Angel" | Mark Dinning | MGM | February 8, 1960 | 2 |
| "He'll Have to Go" | Jim Reeves | RCA Victor | February 22, 1960 | 3* |
| "Theme from A Summer Place" | Percy Faith and his Orchestra | Columbia | February 29, 1960 | 5 |
| "Greenfields" | The Brothers Four | Columbia | April 18, 1960 | 1 |
| "Stuck on You" | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | April 25, 1960 | 3 |
| "Cathy's Clown" | The Everly Brothers | Warner Bros. | May 16, 1960 | 4 |
| "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" | Connie Francis | MGM | June 13, 1960 | 3 |
| "Alley Oop" | The Hollywood Argyles | Lute | July 4, 1960 | 1 |
| "I'm Sorry" | Brenda Lee | Decca | July 11, 1960 | 3 |
| "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" | Brian Hyland | Leader | August 1, 1960 | 2 |
| "It's Now or Never" | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | August 15, 1960 | 3 |
| "The Twist" | Chubby Checker | Parkway | September 5, 1960 | 2 |
| "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" | Connie Francis | MGM | September 19, 1960 | 4 |
| "Save the Last Dance for Me" | The Drifters | Atlantic | October 17, 1960 | 5 |
| "Last Date" | Floyd Cramer | RCA Victor | November 21, 1960 | 1 |
| "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | November 28, 1960 | 4 |
| "Wonderland by Night" | Bert Kaempfert | Decca | December 26, 1960 | 3 |
| "Exodus" | Ferrante and Teicher | United Artists | January 16, 1961 | 1 |
| "Calcutta" | Lawrence Welk | Dot | January 23, 1961 | 6 |
| "Surrender" | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | March 6, 1961 | 3 |
| "Blue Moon" | The Marcels | Colpix | March 27, 1961 | 3 |
| "Runaway" | Del Shannon | Bigtop | April 17, 1961 | 4 |
| "Mother-in-Law" | Ernie K-Doe | Minit | May 15, 1961 | 1 |
| "A Hundred Pounds of Clay" | Gene McDaniels | Liberty | May 22, 1961 | 1 |
| "Travelin' Man" | Ricky Nelson | Imperial | May 29, 1961 | 4 |
| "Quarter to Three" | Gary U.S. Bonds | Legrand | June 26, 1961 | 4 |
| "Tossin' and Turnin'" | Bobby Lewis | Beltone | July 24, 1961 | 4 |
| "Michael" | The Highwaymen | United Artists | August 21, 1961 | 4 |
| "Take Good Care of My Baby" | Bobby Vee | Liberty | September 18, 1961 | 2 |
| "Crying" | Roy Orbison | Monument | October 2, 1961 | 1 |
| "Runaround Sue" | Dion | Laurie | October 9, 1961 | 3 |
| "Big Bad John" | Jimmy Dean | Columbia | October 30, 1961 | 6 |
| "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" | The Tokens | RCA Victor | December 11, 1961 | 4 |
| "The Twist" | Chubby Checker | Parkway | January 8, 1962 | 3 |
| "Duke of Earl" | Gene Chandler | Vee-Jay | January 29, 1962 | 5 |
| "Hey! Baby" | Bruce Channel | Smash | March 5, 1962 | 3 |
| "Good Luck Charm" | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | March 26, 1962 | 3 |
| "Johnny Angel" | Shelley Fabares | Colpix | April 16, 1962 | 1 |
| "Mashed Potato Time" | Dee Dee Sharp | Cameo | April 23, 1962 | 1 |
| "Soldier Boy" | The Shirelles | Scepter | April 30, 1962 | 2 |
| "Stranger on the Shore" | Mr. Acker Bilk | ATCO | May 19, 1962 | 2 |
| "I Can't Stop Loving You" | Ray Charles | ABC-Paramount | June 2, 1962 | 5 |
| "The Stripper" | David Rose | MGM | July 7, 1962 | 1 |
| "Roses Are Red (My Love)" | Bobby Vinton Epic | July 14, 1962 | 5 |
| "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" | Neil Sedaka | RCA Victor | August 18, 1962 | 1 |
| "The Loco-Motion" | Little Eva | Dimension | August 25, 1962 | 2 |
| "Ramblin' Rose" | Nat King Cole | Capitol | September 8, 1962 | 1 |
| "Sherry" | The Four Seasons | Vee-Jay | September 15, 1962 | 5 |
| "Monster Mash" | Bobby (Boris) Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers | Garpax | October 20, 1962 | 2 |
| "He's a Rebel" | The Crystals | Philles | November 3, 1962 | 1 |
| "Big Girls Don't Cry" | The Four Seasons | Vee-Jay | November 10, 1962 | 6 |
| "Return to Sender" | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | December 22, 1962 | 1 |
| "Telstar" | The Tornadoes | London | December 29, 1962 | 2 |
| "Go Away Little Girl" | Steve Lawrence | Columbia | January 12, 1963 | 3 |
| "Walk Right In" | The Rooftop Singers | Vanguard | February 2, 1963 | 1 |
| "Hey Paula" | Paul and Paula | Philips | February 9, 1963 | 4 |
| "Walk Like a Man" | The Four Seasons | Vee-Jay | March 9, 1963 | 2 |
| "The End of the World" | Skeeter Davis | RCA Victor | March 23, 1963 | 1 |
| "Our Day Will Come" | Ruby and the Romantics | Kapp | March 30, 1963 | 1 |
| "He's So Fine" | The Chiffons | Laurie | April 6, 1963 | 3 |
| "I Will Follow Him" | Little Peggy March | RCA Victor | April 27, 1963 | 3 |
| "If You Wanna Be Happy" | Jimmy Soul | S.P.Q.R. | May 18, 1963 | 2 |
| "It's My Party" | Lesley Gore | Mercury | June 1, 1963 | 3 |
| "Sukiyaki" | Kyu Sakamoto | Capitol | June 22, 1963 | 2 |
| "Blue On Blue" | Bobby Vinton | Epic | July 6, 1963 | 1 |
| "Easier Said Than Done" | The Essex | Roulette | July 13, 1963 | 2 |
| "Surf City" | Jan and Dean | Liberty | July 27, 1963 | 1 |
| "So Much In Love" | The Tymes | Parkway | August 3, 1963 | 1 |
| "Fingertips (Part 2)" | Little Stevie Wonder | Tamla | August 10, 1963 | 3 |
| "Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh!" | Allan Sherman | Warner Bros. | August 31, 1963 | 1 |
| "My Boyfriend's Back" | The Angels | Smash | September 7, 1963 | 2 |
| "Blue Velvet" | Bobby Vinton | Epic | September 21, 1963 | 2 |
| "Sally, Go 'Round the Roses" | The Jaynetts | Tuff | October 5, 1963 | 1 |
| "Sugar Shack" | Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs | Dot | October 12, 1963 | 5 |
| "Deep Purple" | Nino Tempo and April Stevens | ATCO | November 16, 1963 | 1 |
| "I'm Leaving It Up to You" | Dale and Grace | Montel | November 23, 1963 | 1 |
| "Dominique" | The Singing Nun | Philips | November 30, 1963 | 4 |
| "Louie, Louie" | The Kingsmen | Wand | December 28, 1963 | 1 |
| "There! I've Said It Again" | Bobby Vinton | Epic | January 4, 1964 | 2 |
| "Popsicles and Icicles" | The Murmaids | Chattahoochee | January 18, 1964 | 1 |
| "I Want To Hold Your Hand" | The Beatles | Capitol | January 25, 1964 | 9 |
| "She Loves You" | The Beatles | Swan | March 28, 1964 | 1 |
| "Twist and Shout" | The Beatles | Tollie | April 4, 1964 | 1 |
| "Can't Buy Me Love" | The Beatles | Capitol | April 11, 1964 | 4 |
| "Hello, Dolly!" | Louis Armstrong | Kapp | May 9, 1964 | 3 |
| "Love Me Do" | The Beatles | Tollie | May 30, 1964 | 1 |
| "Chapel of Love" | The Dixie Cups | Red Bird | June 6, 1964 | 4 |
| "I Get Around" | The Beach Boys | Capitol | July 4, 1964 | 2 |
| "Rag Doll" | The Four Seasons | Philips | July 18, 1964 | 2 |
| "A Hard Day's Night" | The Beatles | Capitol | August 1, 1964 | 3 |
| "Where Did Our Love Go" | The Supremes | Motown | August 22, 1964 | 2 |
| "The House of the Rising Sun" | The Animals | MGM]] | September 5, 1964 | 3 |
| "Bread and Butter" | The Newbeats | Hickory | September 26, 1964 | 1 |
| "Oh, Pretty Woman" | Roy Orbison | Monument | October 3, 1964 | 1 |
| "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" | Manfred Mann | Ascot | October 10, 1964 | 2 |
| "Last Kiss" | J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers | Josie | October 24, 1964 | 2 |
| "Baby Love" | The Supremes | Motown | November 7, 1964 | 4 |
| "Leader of the Pack" | The Shangri-Las | Red Bird | December 5, 1964 | 1 |
| "Mr. Lonely" | Bobby Vinton | Epic | December 12, 1964 | 2 |
| "Come See About Me" | The Supremes | Motown | December 26, 1964 | 2* |
| "I Feel Fine" | The Beatles | Capitol | January 2, 1965 | 2 |
| "Love Potion No. 9" | The Searchers | Kapp] | January 23, 1965 | 1 |
| "Downtown" | Petula Clark | Warner Bros. | January 30, 1965 | 1 |
| "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | The Righteous Brothers | Philles | February 6, 1965 | 3 |
| "This Diamond Ring" | Gary Lewis and the Playboys | Liberty | February 27, 1965 | 2 |
| "Eight Days a Week" | The Beatles | Capitol | March 13, 1965 | 3 |
| "Stop! In the Name of Love" | The Supremes | Motown | April 3, 1965 | 1 |
| "I'm Telling You Now" | Freddie and the Dreamers | Tower | April 10, 1965 | 2 |
| "Game Of Love" | Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders | Fontana | April 24, 1965 | 1 |
| "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" | Herman's Hermits | MGM | May 1, 1965 | 3 |
| "Ticket to Ride" | The Beatles | Capitol | May 22, 1965 | 1 |
| "Help Me, Rhonda" | The Beach Boys | Capitol | May 29, 1965 | 2 |
| "Wooly Bully" | Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs | MGM | June 12, 1965 | 1 |
| "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)" | The Four Tops | Motown | June 19, 1965 | 1 |
| "Mr. Tambourine Man" | The Byrds | Columbia | June 26, 1965 | 1 |
| "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | The Rolling Stones | London | July 3, 1965 | 3 |
| "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am" | Herman's Hermits | MGM | July 24, 1965 | 3 |
| "I Got You Babe" | Sonny and Cher | ATCO | August 14, 1965 | 4 |
| "Help!" | The Beatles | Capitol | September 11, 1965 | 1 |
| "Eve of Destruction" | Barry McGuire | Dunhill | September 18, 1965 | 2 |
| "Hang On Sloopy" | The McCoys | Bang | October 2, 1965 | 2 |
| "Yesterday" | The Beatles | Capitol | October 16, 1965 | 2 |
| "A Lover's Concerto" | The Toys | DynoVoice | October 30, 1965 | 2 |
| "I Hear a Symphony" | The Supremes | Motown | November 13, 1965 | 3 |
| "Let's Hang On!" | The Four Seasons | Philips | December 4, 1965 | 1 |
| "Turn! Turn! Turn!" | The Byrds | Columbia | December 11, 1965 | 2 |
| "Over and Over" | The Dave Clark Five | Epic | December 25, 1965 | 1 |
| "I Got You (I Feel Good)" | James Brown | King | January 1, 1966 | 1 |
| "We Can Work It Out" | The Beatles | Capitol | January 8, 1966 | 2 |
| "The Sound of Silence" | Simon and Garfunkel | Columbia | January 22, 1966 | 2 |
| "Barbara Ann" | The Beach Boys | Capitol | February 5, 1966 | 2 |
| "My Love" | Petula Clark | Warner Bros. | February 19, 1966 | 1 |
| "Lightnin' Strikes" | Lou Christie | MGM | February 26, 1966 | 1 |
| "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" | Nancy Sinatra | Reprise | March 5, 1966 | 1 |
| "The Ballad Of The Green Berets" | SSgt. Barry Sadler | RCA Victor | March 12, 1966 | 3 |
| "Nowhere Man" | The Beatles | Capitol | April 2, 1966 | 2 |
| "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" | The Righteous Brothers | Verve | April 16, 1966 | 2 |
| "Good Lovin'" | The Young Rascals | Atlantic | April 30, 1966 | 2 |
| "Monday, Monday" | The Mamas and the Papas | Dunhill | May 14, 1966 | 2 |
| "When a Man Loves a Woman" | Percy Sledge | Atlantic | May 28, 1966 | 2 |
| "A Groovy Kind of Love" | The Mindbenders | Fontana | June 11, 1966 | 1 |
| "Paint It Black" | The Rolling Stones | London | June 18, 1966 | 1 |
| "Strangers in the Night" | Frank Sinatra | Reprise | June 25, 1966 | 1 |
| "Paperback Writer" | The Beatles | Capitol | July 2, 1966 | 1 |
| "Hanky Panky" | Tommy James and the Shondells | Roulette | July 9, 1966 | 2 |
| "Wild Thing" | The Troggs | Fontana | July 23, 1966 | 2 |
| "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" | Napoleon XIV | Warner Bros. | August 6, 1966 | 1 |
| "Li'l Red Riding Hood" | Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs | MGM | August 13, 1966 | 1 |
| "Summer in The City" | The Lovin' Spoonful | Kama Sutra | August 20, 1966 | 1 |
| "Sunny" | Bobby Hebb | Philips | August 27, 1966 | 1 |
| "Sunshine Superman" | Donovan | Epic | September 3, 1966 | 1 |
| "Yellow Submarine" | The Beatles | Capitol | September 10, 1966 | 1 |
| "See You in September" | The Happenings | B.T. Puppy | September 17, 1966 | 1 |
| "You Can't Hurry Love" | The Supremes | Motown | September 24, 1966 | 2 |
| "Cherish" | The Association | Valiant | October 8, 1966 | 2 |
| "96 Tears" | ? and the Mysterians | Cameo | October 22, 1966 | 1 |
| "Last Train to Clarksville" | The Monkees | Colgems | October 29, 1966 | 2 |
| "Poor Side of Town" | Johnny Rivers | Imperial | November 12, 1966 | 1 |
| "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | The Supremes | Motown | November 19, 1966 | 2* |
| "Good Vibrations" | The Beach Boys | Capitol | November 26, 1966 | 1 |
| "Winchester Cathedral" | The New Vaudeville Band | Fontana | December 10, 1966 | 1 |
| "Mellow Yellow" | Donovan | Epic | December 17, 1966 | 2 |
| "I'm A Believer" | The Monkees | Colgems | December 31, 1966 | 5* |
| "That's Life" [tied at number one with the Monkees] | Frank Sinatra | Reprise | December 31, 1966 | 1 |
| "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" | The Royal Guardsmen | Laurie | January 7, 1967 | 1 |
| "Georgy Girl" | The Seekers | Capitol | February 11, 1967 | 1 |
| "Kind Of A Drag" | The Buckinghams | USA | February 18, 1967 | 1 |
| "Ruby Tuesday" | The Rolling Stones | London | February 25, 1967 | 1 |
| "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" | The Supremes | Motown | March 4, 1967 | 2 |
| "Penny Lane" | The Beatles | Capitol | March 18, 1967 | 2 |
| "Happy Together" | The Turtles | White Whale | April 1, 1967 | 2 |
| "Somethin' Stupid" | Frank and Nancy Sinatra | Reprise | April 15, 1967 | 3* |
| "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" | The Monkees | Colgems | April 29, 1967 | 1 |
| "The Happening" | The Supremes | Motown | May 13, 1967 | 1 |
| "Groovin'" | The Young Rascals | Atlantic | May 20, 1967 | 2 |
| "Respect" | Aretha Franklin | Atlantic | June 3, 1967 | 3 |
| "She'd Rather Be With Me" | The Turtles | White Whale | June 24, 1967 | 1 |
| "Windy" | The Association | Warner Bros. | July 1, 1967 | 2 |
| "Little Bit O' Soul" | The Music Explosion | Laurie | July 15, 1967 | 1 |
| "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | Frankie Valli | Philips | July 22, 1967 | 2 |
| "Light My Fire" | The Doors | Elektra | August 5, 1967 | 1 |
| "All You Need Is Love" | The Beatles | Capitol | August 12, 1967 | 2 |
| "Ode To Billie Joe" | Bobbie Gentry | Capitol | August 26, 1967 | 4 |
| "The Letter" | The Box Tops | Mala | September 23, 1967 | 4 |
| "To Sir With Love" | Lulu | Epic | October 21, 1967 | 3 |
| "Soul Man" | Sam and Dave | Stax | November 11, 1967 | 1 |
| "Incense And Peppermints" | Strawberry Alarm Clock | Uni | November 18, 1967 | 2 |
| "Daydream Believer" | The Monkees | Colgems | December 2, 1967 | 3 |
| "Hello, Goodbye" | The Beatles | Capitol | December 23, 1967 | 4 |
| "Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)" | John Fred and his Playboy Band | Paula | January 20, 1968 | 2 |
| "Bend Me, Shape Me" | The American Breed | Acta | February 3, 1968 | 1 |
| "Green Tambourine" | The Lemon Pipers | Buddah | February 10, 1968 | 1 |
| "Love Is Blue" | Paul Mauriat | Philips | February 17, 1968 | 3 |
| "(Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls" | Dionne Warwick | Scepter | March 9, 1968 | 2 |
| "Simon Says" | 1910 Fruitgum Company | Buddah | March 23, 1968 | 1 |
| "Valleri" | The Monkees | Colgems | March 30, 1968 | 2 |
| "Young Girl" | Gary Puckett and the Union Gap | Columbia | April 13, 1968 | 1 |
| "Honey" | Bobby Goldsboro | United Artists | April 20, 1968 | 5 |
| "Tighten Up" | Archie Bell and the Drells | Atlantic | May 25, 1968 | 1 |
| "Mrs. Robinson" | Simon and Garfunkel | Columbia | June 1, 1968 | 3 |
| "This Guy's In Love With You" | Herb Alpert | A&M | June 22, 1968 | 4 |
| "Grazing In The Grass" | Hugh Masekela | Uni | July 20, 1968 | 3 |
| "Lady Willpower" | Gary Puckett and the Union Gap | Columbia | August 10, 1968 | 1 |
| "Hello, I Love You" | The Doors | Elektra | August 17, 1968 | 1 |
| "People Got To Be Free" | The Rascals | Atlantic | August 24, 1968 | 2 |
| "Harper Valley P.T.A." | Jeannie C. Riley | Plantation | September 7, 1968 | 3 |
| "Hey Jude" | The Beatles | Apple | September 28, 1968 | 4 |
| "Those Were The Days" | Mary Hopkin | Apple | October 26, 1968 | 4 |
| "Love Child" | Diana Ross and the Supremes | Motown | November 23, 1968 | 4 |
| "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" | Marvin Gaye | Tamla | December 21, 1968 | 1 |
| "For Once In My Life" | Stevie Wonder | Tamla | December 28, 1968 | 1 |
| "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" | Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations | Motown | January 4, 1969 | 3 |
| "Soulful Strut" | Young-Holt Unlimited | Brunswick | January 25, 1969 | 1 |
| "Crimson and Clover" | Tommy James and the Shondells | Roulette | February 1, 1969 | 2 |
| "Everyday People" | Sly and the Family Stone | Epic | February 15, 1969 | 1 |
| "Build Me Up Buttercup" | The Foundations | Uni | February 22, 1969 | 2 |
| "You Showed Me" | The Turtles | White Whale | March 8, 1969 | 1 |
| "Proud Mary" | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Fantasy | March 15, 1969 | 1 |
| "Dizzy" | Tommy Roe | ABC | March 22, 1969 | 2 |
| "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In" | The 5th Dimension | Soul City | April 5, 1969 | 4 |
| "Hair" | The Cowsills | MGM | May 3, 1969 | 3 |
| "Get Back" | The Beatles | Apple | May 24, 1969 | 4 |
| "Bad Moon Rising" | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Fantasy | June 21, 1969 | 1 |
| "In The Ghetto" | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | June 28, 1969 | 1 |
| "Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet" | Henry Mancini | RCA Victor | July 5, 1969 | 1 |
| "One" | Three Dog Night | Dunhill | July 12, 1969 | 1 |
| "In The Year 2525" | Zager and Evans | RCA Victor | July 19, 1969 | 3 |
| "Crystal Blue Persuasion" | Tommy James and the Shondells | Roulette | August 9, 1969 | 1 |
| "Honky Tonk Women" | The Rolling Stones | London | August 16, 1969 | 3 |
| "A Boy Named Sue" | Johnny Cash | Columbia | September 6, 1969 | 1 |
| "Sugar, Sugar" | The Archies | Calendar | September 13, 1969 | 3 |
| "Easy To Be Hard" | Three Dog Night | Dunhill | October 4, 1969 | 2 |
| "Jean" | Oliver | Crewe | October 18, 1969 | 1 |
| "Suspicious Minds" | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | October 25, 1969 | 2 |
| "Something"/"Come Together" | The Beatles | Apple | November 8, 1969 | 5 |
| "Wedding Bell Blues" [tied at #1 w/ Beatles] | The 5th Dimension | Soul City | November 22, 1969 | 1 |
| "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" | Steam | Fontana | December 13, 1969 | 1 |
| "Leaving On A Jet Plane" | Peter, Paul, and Mary | Warner Bros. | December 20, 1969 | 2 |
| "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" | B.J. Thomas | Scepter | January 3, 1970 | 3 |
| "Venus" | Shocking Blue | Colossus | January 24, 1970 | 3 |
| "Thank You..."/"Everybody Is A Star" | Sly and the Family Stone | Epic | February 14, 1970 | 2 |
| "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | Simon and Garfunkel | Columbia | February 28, 1970 | 3 |
| "The Rapper" | The Jaggerz | Kama Sutra | March 21, 1970 | 2 |
| "ABC" [tied at #1 w/ Beatles on 4/25] | The Jackson 5 | Motown | April 4, 1970 | 2* |
| "Let It Be" | The Beatles | Apple | April 11, 1970 | 3 |
| "Spirit In The Sky" | Norman Greenbaum | Reprise | May 2, 1970 | 2 |
| "American Woman"/"No Sugar Tonight" | The Guess Who | RCA Victor | May 16, 1970 | 1 |
| "Turn Back The Hands Of Time" | Tyrone Davis | Dakar | May 23, 1970 | 2 |
| "Cecilia" | Simon and Garfunkel | Columbia | June 6, 1970 | 1 |
| "The Long And Winding Road"/"For You Blue" | The Beatles | Apple | June 13, 1970 | 2 |
| "The Love You Save" | The Jackson 5 | Motown | June 27, 1970 | 1 |
| "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)" | Three Dog Night | Dunhill | July 4, 1970 | 3 |
| "Band Of Gold" | Freda Payne | Invictus | July 25, 1970 | 1 |
| "(They Long To Be) Close To You" | The Carpenters | A&M | August 1, 1970 | 2 |
| "Make It With You" | Bread | Elektra | August 15, 1970 | 1 |
| "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" | Stevie Wonder | Tamla | August 22, 1970 | 1 |
| "Spill The Wine" | Eric Burdon and War | MGM | August 29, 1970 | 1 |
| "War" | Edwin Starr | Gordy | September 5, 1970 | 1 |
| "In The Summertime" | Mungo Jerry | Janus | September 12, 1970 | 1 |
| "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | Diana Ross | Motown | September 19, 1970 | 1 |
| "Looking Out My Back Door" | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Fantasy | September 26, 1970 | 1 |
| "Julie, Do Ya Love Me" | Bobby Sherman | Metromedia | October 3, 1970 | 1 |
| "Cracklin' Rosie" | Neil Diamond | Uni | October 10, 1970 | 1 |
| "I'll Be There" | The Jackson 5 | Motown | October 17, 1970 | 4 |
| "We've Only Just Begun" | The Carpenters | A&M | November 14, 1970 | 1 |
| "I Think I Love You" | The Partridge Family | Bell | November 21, 1970 | 4 |
| "My Sweet Lord" | George Harrison | Apple | December 19, 1970 | 3 |
| "Knock Three Times" | Dawn | Bell | January 9, 1971 | 4 |
| "Lonely Days" | Bee Gees | ATCO | February 6, 1971 | 1 |
| "Rose Garden" | Lynn Anderson | Columbia | February 13, 1971 | 1 |
| "One Bad Apple" | The Osmonds | MGM | February 20, 1971 | 4 |
| "Me and Bobby McGee" | Janis Joplin | Columbia | March 20, 1971 | 1 |
| "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" | The Temptations | Gordy | March 27, 1971 | 1 |
| "Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted" | The Partridge Family | Bell | April 3, 1971 | 1 |
| "She's A Lady" | Tom Jones | Parrot | April 10, 1971 | 1 |
| "Joy To The World" | Three Dog Night | Dunhill | April 17, 1971 | 5 |
| "Brown Sugar" | The Rolling Stones | Rolling Stones | May 22, 1971 | 3 |
| "Want Ads" | The Honey Cone | Hot Wax | June 12, 1971 | 2 |
| "It Don't Come Easy" | Ringo Starr | Apple | June 26, 1971 | 1 |
| "It's Too Late" | Carole King | Ode | July 3, 1971 | 2 |
| "Indian Reservation" | The Raiders | Columbia | July 17, 1971 | 3 |
| "Mr. Big Stuff" | Jean Knight | Stax | August 7, 1971 | 1 |
| "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" | Bee Gees | ATCO | August 14, 1971 | 1 |
| "Draggin' The Line" | Tommy James | Roulette | August 21, 1971 | 1 |
| "Take Me Home, Country Roads" | John Denver | RCA Victor | August 28, 1971 | 2 |
| "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" | Paul and Linda McCartney | Apple | September 11, 1971 | 1 |
| "Spanish Harlem" | Aretha Franklin | Atlantic | September 18, 1971 | 1 |
| "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" | Joan Baez | Vanguard | September 25, 1971 | 1 |
| "Maggie May"/"Reason To Believe" | Rod Stewart | Mercury | October 2, 1971 | 1 |
| "Superstar" | The Carpenters | A&M | October 9, 1971 | 1 |
| "Yo-Yo" | The Osmonds | MGM | October 16, 1971 | 2 |
| "Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves" | Cher | Kapp | October 30, 1971 | 1 |
| "Theme From Shaft" | Isaac Hayes | Enterprise | November 6, 1971 | 2 |
| "Imagine" | John Lennon | Apple | November 20, 1971 | 1 |
| "Family Affair" | Sly and the Family Stone | Epic | November 27, 1971 | 2 |
| "Have You Seen Her" | The Chi-Lites | Brunswick | December 11, 1971 | 2 |
| "Brand New Key" | Melanie | Neighborhood | December 25, 1971 | 1 |
| "American Pie" | Don McLean | United Artists | January 1, 1972 | 5 |
| "Day After Day" | Badfinger | Apple | February 5, 1972 | 2 |
| "Without You" | Harry Nilsson | RCA Victor | February 19, 1972 | 2 |
| "Hurting Each Other" | The Carpenters | A&M | March 4, 1972 | 1 |
| "Precious and Few" | Climax | Rocky Road | March 11, 1972 | 1 |
| "Heart Of Gold" | Neil Young | Reprise | March 18, 1972 | 1 |
| "A Horse With No Name" | America | Warner Bros. | March 25, 1972 | 3 |
| "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | Roberta Flack | Atlantic | April 15, 1972 | 5 |
| "Oh Girl" | The Chi-Lites | Brunswick | May 20, 1972 | 2 |
| "I'll Take You There" | The Staple Singers | Stax | June 3, 1972 | 1 |
| "The Candy Man" | Sammy Davis Jr. | MGM | June 10, 1972 | 2 |
| "Song Sung Blue" | Neil Diamond | Uni | June 24, 1972 | 2 |
| "Outa-Space" | Billy Preston | A&M | July 8, 1972 | 1 |
| "Lean On Me" | Bill Withers | Sussex | July 15, 1972 | 1 |
| "Too Late To Turn Back Now" | Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose | United Artists | July 22, 1972 | 1 |
| "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" | Wayne Newton | Chelsea | July 29, 1972 | 2 |
| "Alone Again (Naturally)" | Gilbert O'Sullivan | MAM | August 12, 1972 | 4 |
| "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)" | The Hollies | Epic | September 9, 1972 | 1 |
| "I'm Still In Love With You" | Al Green | Hi | September 16, 1972 | 1 |
| "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me" | Mac Davis | Columbia | September 23, 1972 | 1 |
| "Black and White" | Three Dog Night | Dunhill | September 30, 1972 | 2 |
| "Everybody Plays The Fool" | The Main Ingredient | RCA Victor | October 14, 1972 | 1 |
| "My Ding-A-Ling" | Chuck Berry | Chess | October 21, 1972 | 2 |
| "Nights In White Satin" | The Moody Blues | Deram | November 4, 1972 | 2 |
| "I Can See Clearly Now" | Johnny Nash | Epic | November 18, 1972 | 1 |
| "I'll Be Around" | The Spinners | Atlantic | November 25, 1972 | 1 |
| "I'd Love You To Want Me" | Lobo | Big Tree | December 2, 1972 | 1 |
| "I Am Woman" | Helen Reddy | Capitol | December 9, 1972 | 2 |
| "Me And Mrs. Jones" | Billy Paul | Phil. Int'l. | December 23, 1972 | 2* |
| "You Ought To Be With Me" | Al Green | Hi | December 30, 1972 | 1 |
| "You're So Vain" | Carly Simon | Elektra | January 13, 1973 | 1 |
| "Superstition" | Stevie Wonder | Tamla | January 20, 1973 | 2 |
| "Crocodile Rock" | Elton John | MCA | February 3, 1973 | 2 |
| "Dueling Banjos" | Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell | Warner Bros. | February 17, 1973 | 2 |
| "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" | The Spinners | Atlantic | March 3, 1973 | 1 |
| "Killing Me Softly With His Song" | Roberta Flack | Atlantic | March 10, 1973 | 3 |
| "Love Train" | The O'Jays | Phil. Int'l. | March 31, 1973 | 1 |
| "Neither One Of Us" | Gladys Knight & The Pips | Soul | April 7, 1973 | 1 |
| "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" | Vicki Lawrence | Bell | April 14, 1973 | 2 |
| "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" | Tony Orlando and Dawn | Bell | April 28, 1973 | 1 |
| "The Cisco Kid" | War | United Artists | May 5, 1973 | 1 |
| "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" | Stevie Wonder | Tamla | May 12, 1973 | 1 |
| "Frankenstein" | The Edgar Winter Group | Epic | May 19, 1973 | 2 |
| "My Love" | Paul McCartney and Wings | Apple | June 2, 1973 | 5 |
| "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)" | George Harrison | Apple | July 7, 1973 | 1 |
| "Kodachrome" | Paul Simon | Columbia | July 14, 1973 | 1 |
| "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" | Jim Croce | ABC | July 21, 1973 | 1 |
| "Shambala" | Three Dog Night | Dunhill | July 28, 1973 | 1 |
| "Yesterday Once More" | The Carpenters | A&M | August 4, 1973 | 1 |
| "Touch Me In The Morning" | Diana Ross | Motown | August 11, 1973 | 1 |
| "The Morning After" | Maureen McGovern | 20th Century Fox | August 18, 1973 | 1 |
| "Live and Let Die" | Paul McCartney and Wings | Apple | August 25, 1973 | 1 |
| "Let's Get It On" | Marvin Gaye | Tamla | September 1, 1973 | 2 |
| "Delta Dawn" | Helen Reddy | Capitol | September 15, 1973 | 2 |
| "We're An American Band" | Grand Funk Railroad | Capitol | September 29, 1973 | 1 |
| "Half-Breed" | Cher | MCA | October 6, 1973 | 1 |
| "Higher Ground" | Stevie Wonder | Tamla | October 13, 1973 | 1 |
| "Angie" | The Rolling Stones | Rolling Stones | October 20, 1973 | 2 |
| "Midnight Train To Georgia" | Gladys Knight & The Pips | Buddah | November 3, 1973 | 1 |
| "Keep On Truckin'" | Eddie Kendricks | Tamla | November 10, 1973 | 1 |
| "Heartbeat -- It's A Lovebeat" | The DeFranco Family | 20th Century Fox | November 17, 1973 | 1 |
| "Photograph" | Ringo Starr | Apple | November 24, 1973 | 2 |
| "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" | Elton John | MCA | December 8, 1973 | 1 |
| "The Most Beautiful Girl" | Charlie Rich | Epic | December 15, 1973 | 2 |
| "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" | Helen Reddy | Capitol | December 29, 1973 | 1 |
| "Time In A Bottle" | Jim Croce | ABC | January 5, 1974 | 1 |
| "The Joker" | The Steve Miller Band | Capitol | January 12, 1974 | 1 |
| "Show And Tell" | Al Wilson | Rocky Road | January 19, 1974 | 1 |
| "You're Sixteen" | Ringo Starr | Apple | January 26, 1974 | 1 |
| "The Way We Were" | Barbra Streisand | Columbia | February 2, 1974 | 1 |
| "Americans" | Byron MacGregor | Westbound | February 9, 1974 | 1 |
| "Love's Theme" | The Love Unlimited Orchestra | 20th Century Fox | February 16, 1974 | 1 |
| "Seasons In The Sun" | Terry Jacks | Bell | February 23, 1974 | 3 |
| "Boogie Down" | Eddie Kendricks | Tamla | March 16, 1974 | 1 |
| "Sunshine On My Shoulders" | John Denver | RCA Victor | March 23, 1974 | 1 |
| "Bennie And The Jets" | Elton John | MCA | March 30, 1974 | 1 |
| "Hooked On A Feeling" | Blue Swede | EMI | April 6, 1974 | 2 |
| "TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)" | MFSB ft. The Three Degrees | Phil. Int'l. | April 20, 1974 | 2 |
| "The Loco-Motion" | Grand Funk Railroad | Capitol | May 4, 1974 | 1 |
| "Dancing Machine" | The Jackson 5 | Motown | May 11, 1974 | 1 |
| "The Streak" | Ray Stevens | Barnaby | May 18, 1974 | 2* |
| "The Show Must Go On" | Three Dog Night | Dunhill | May 25, 1974 | 1 |
| "Band On The Run" | Paul McCartney and Wings | Apple | June 8, 1974 | 1 |
| "You Make Me Feel Brand New" | The Stylistics | AVCO | June 15, 1974 | 1 |
| "Billy, Don't Be A Hero" | Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods | ABC | June 22, 1974 | 1 |
| "Sundown" | Gordon Lightfoot | Reprise | June 29, 1974 | 1 |
| "Be Thankful For What You Got" | William DeVaughn | Roxbury | July 6, 1974 | 1 |
| "Rock The Boat" | The Hues Corporation | RCA Victor | July 13, 1974 | 1 |
| "Rock Your Baby" | George McCrae | T.K. | July 20, 1974 | 1 |
| "Annie's Song" | John Denver | RCA Victor | July 27, 1974 | 1 |
| "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" | Elton John | MCA | August 3, 1974 | 1 |
| "Feel Like Makin' Love" | Roberta Flack | Atlantic | August 10, 1974 | 1 |
| "The Night Chicago Died" | Paper Lace | Mercury | August 17, 1974 | 1 |
| "(You're) Having My Baby" | Paul Anka | United Artists | August 24, 1974 | 2 |
| "I Shot The Sheriff" | Eric Clapton | RSO | September 7, 1974 | 2 |
| "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe" | Barry White | 20th Century Fox | September 21, 1974 | 1 |
| "I Honestly Love You" | Olivia Newton-John | MCA | September 28, 1974 | 2 |
| "Then Came You" | Dionne Warwick and Spinners | Atlantic | October 12, 1974 | 1 |
| "Nothing From Nothing" | Billy Preston | A&M | October 19, 1974 | 1 |
| "Jazzman" | Carole King | Ode | October 26, 1974 | 1 |
| "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" | Bachman-Turner Overdrive | Mercury | November 2, 1974 | 1 |
| "You Haven't Done Nothin'" | Stevie Wonder | Tamla | November 9, 1974 | 1 |
| "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night" | John Lennon | Apple | November 16, 1974 | 1 |
| "I Can Help" | Billy Swan | Monument | November 23, 1974 | 1 |
| "My Melody Of Love" | Bobby Vinton | ABC | November 30, 1974 | 1 |
| "When Will I See You Again" | The Three Degrees | Phil. Int'l. | December 7, 1974 | 1 |
| "Kung Fu Fighting" | Carl Douglas | 20th Century Fox | December 14, 1974 | 1 |
| "Cat's In The Cradle" | Harry Chapin | Elektra | December 21, 1974 | 1 |
| "Angie Baby" | Helen Reddy | Capitol | December 28, 1974 | 1 |
| "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" | Elton John | MCA | January 4, 1975 | 2 |
| "Mandy" | Barry Manilow | Bell | January 18, 1975 | 1 |
| "Please Mr. Postman" | The Carpenters | A&M | January 25, 1975 | 1 |
| "Laughter In The Rain" | Neil Sedaka | Rocket | February 1, 1975 | 1 |
| "Boogie On Reggae Woman" | Stevie Wonder | Tamla | February 8, 1975 | 1 |
| "Fire" | Ohio Players | Mercury | February 15, 1975 | 1 |
| "You're No Good" | Linda Ronstadt | Capitol | February 22, 1975 | 1 |
| "Pick Up The Pieces" | Average White Band | Atlantic | March 1, 1975 | 1 |
| "Black Water" | The Doobie Brothers | Warner Bros. | March 8, 1975 | 1 |
| "Have You Never Been Mellow" | Olivia Newton-John | MCA | March 15, 1975 | 1 |
| "My Eyes Adored You" | Frankie Valli | Private Stock | March 22, 1975 | 1 |
| "Lady Marmalade" | Patti LaBelle | Epic | March 29, 1975 | 1 |
| "Lovin' You" | Minnie Ripperton | Epic | April 5, 1975 | 1 |
| "Philadelphia Freedom" | Elton John | MCA | April 12, 1975 | 3 |
| "Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" | B.J. Thomas | ABC | May 3, 1975 | 1 |
| "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" | Tony Orlando and Dawn | Elektra | May 10, 1975 | 1 |
| "Jackie Blue" | The Ozark Mountain Daredevils | A&M | May 17, 1975 | 1 |
| "Shining Star" | Earth, Wind, and Fire | Columbia | May 24, 1975 | 1 |
| "Before The Next Teardrop Falls" | Freddy Fender | Dot | May 31, 1975 | 1 |
| "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" | John Denver | RCA Victor | June 7, 1975 | 1 |
| "Sister Golden Hair" | America | Warner Bros. | June 14, 1975 | 1 |
| "Love Will Keep Us Together" | Captain and Tennille | A&M | June 21, 1975 | 3 |
| "The Hustle" | Van McCoy | AVCO | July 12, 1975 | 1 |
| "Listen To What The Man Said" | Paul McCartney and Wings | Capitol | July 19, 1975 | 2 |
| "One Of These Nights" | Eagles | Asylum | August 2, 1975 | 1 |
| "Jive Talkin'" | Bee Gees | RSO | August 9, 1975 | 2 |
| "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" | Elton John | MCA | August 23, 1975 | 1 |
| "Fallin' In Love" | Hamilton, Joe Frank, and Reynolds | Playboy | August 30, 1975 | 1 |
| "Get Down Tonight" | KC and the Sunshine Band | T.K. | September 6, 1975 | 2 |
| "Rhinestone Cowboy" | Glen Campbell | Capitol | September 20, 1975 | 1 |
| "Fame" | David Bowie | RCA Victor | September 27, 1975 | 2 |
| "I'm Sorry"/"Calypso" | John Denver | RCA Victor | October 11, 1975 | 1 |
| "Mr. Jaws" | Dickie Goodman | Cash | October 18, 1975 | 1 |
| "Bad Blood" | Neil Sedaka | Rocket | October 25, 1975 | 1 |
| "They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play)" | The Spinners | Atlantic | November 1, 1975 | 1 |
| "Island Girl" | Elton John | MCA | November 8, 1975 | 3 |
| "That's The Way (I Like It)" | KC and the Sunshine Band | T.K. | November 29, 1975 | 3* |
| "Fly, Robin, Fly" | Silver Convention | Midland Int'l | December 6, 1975 | 1 |
| "Saturday Night" | Bay City Rollers | Arista | December 27, 1975 | 1 |
| "Convoy" | C.W. McCall | MGM | January 3, 1976 | 3* |
| "Theme From 'Mahogany'" | Diana Ross | Motown | January 10, 1976 | 1 |
| "I Write The Songs" | Barry Manilow | Arista | January 17, 1976 | 1 |
| "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" | Paul Simon | Columbia | February 7, 1976 | 1 |
| "Love To Love You Baby" | Donna Summer | Oasis | February 14, 1976 | 1 |
| "Theme From S.W.A.T." | Rhythm Heritage | ABC | February 21, 1976 | 2 |
| "Love Machine" | The Miracles | Tamla | March 6, 1976 | 1 |
| "All By Myself" | Eric Carmen | Arista | March 13, 1976 | 1 |
| "December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)" | The Four Seasons | Warner Bros. | March 20, 1976 | 1 |
| "Dream Weaver" | Gary Wright | Warner Bros. | March 27, 1976 | 1 |
| "Lonely Night (Angel Face)" | Captain and Tennille | A&M | April 3, 1976 | 1 |
| "Disco Lady" | Johnnie Taylor | Columbia | April 10, 1976 | 3 |
| "Right Back Where We Started From" | Maxine Nightingale | United Artists | May 1, 1976 | 1 |
| "Welcome Back" | John Sebastian | Reprise | May 8, 1976 | 2 |
| "Boogie Fever" | The Sylvers | Capitol | May 22, 1976 | 1 |
| "Silly Love Songs" | Paul McCartney and Wings | Capitol | May 29, 1976 | 4* |
| "Love Hangover" | Diana Ross | Motown | June 12, 1976 | 1 |
| "Get Up And Boogie (That's Right)" | Silver Convention | Midland Int'l | June 26, 1976 | 1 |
| "Kiss And Say Goodbye" | The Manhattans | Columbia | July 10, 1976 | 1 |
| "Afternoon Delight" | Starland Vocal Band | Windsong | July 17, 1976 | 2* |
| "More, More, More" | The Andrea True Connection | Buddah | July 24, 1976 | 1 |
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | Elton John and Kiki Dee | Rocket | August 7, 1976 | 5 |
| "Play That Funky Music" | Wild Cherry | Epic | September 11, 1976 | 2* |
| "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" | KC and the Sunshine Band | T.K. | September 18, 1976 | 1 |
| "A Fifth Of Beethoven" | Walter Murphy | Private Stock | September 25, 1976 | 1 |
| "Disco Duck" | Rick Dees and his Cast of Idiots | RSO | October 9, 1976 | 3* |
| "If You Leave Me Now" | Chicago | Columbia | October 23, 1976 | 2 |
| "Rock'n Me" | The Steve Miller Band | Capitol | November 13, 1976 | 1 |
| "Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)" | Rod Stewart | Warner Bros. | November 20, 1976 | 6 |
| "You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)" | Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. | ABC | January 1, 1977 | 1 |
| "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" | Leo Sayer | Warner Bros. | January 8, 1977 | 1 |
| "Car Wash" | Rose Royce | MCA | January 15, 1977 | 2* |
| "I Wish" | Stevie Wonder | Tamla | January 22, 1977 | 1 |
| "Torn Between Two Lovers" | Mary MacGregor | Ariola Am. | February 5, 1977 | 4* |
| "Blinded By The Light" | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Warner Bros. | February 19, 1977 | 1 |
| "Love Theme From 'A Star Is Born' (Evergreen)" | Barbra Streisand | Columbia | March 12, 1977 | 2 |
| "Dancing Queen" | ABBA | Atlantic | March 26, 1977 | 1 |
| "Rich Girl" | Daryl Hall and John Oates | RCA Victor | April 2, 1977 | 2 |
| "Don't Give Up On Us" | David Soul | Private Stock | April 16, 1977 | 1 |
| "Hotel California" | Eagles | Asylum | April 23, 1977 | 1 |
| "Southern Nights" | Glen Campbell | Capitol | April 30, 1977 | 1 |
| "When I Need You" | Leo Sayer | Warner Bros. | May 7, 1977 | 3 |
| "Sir Duke" | Stevie Wonder | Tamla | May 28, 1977 | 2 |
| "I'm Your Boogie Man" | KC and the Sunshine Band | T.K. | June 11, 1977 | 1 |
| "Got To Give It Up" | Marvin Gaye | Tamla | June 18, 1977 | 1 |
| "Dreams" | Fleetwood Mac | Warner Bros. | June 25, 1977 | 1 |
| "Undercover Angel" | Alan O'Day | Pacific | July 2, 1977 | 4* |
| "Da Doo Ron Ron" | Shaun Cassidy | Warner Bros. | July 9, 1977 | 1 |
| "I Just Want To Be Your Everything" [back to #1 on 9/3 and 9/10] | Andy Gibb | RSO | August 6, 1977 | 5* |
| "Best Of My Love" [back to #1 on 9/17 and 9/24] | The Emotions | Columbia | August 27, 1977 | 3* |
| "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" | Meco | Millennium | October 1, 1977 | 2 |
| "You Light Up My Life" | Debby Boone | Warner Bros. | October 15, 1977 | 13 |
| "We Are The Champions" | Queen | Elektra | January 14, 1978 | 3 |
| "Stayin' Alive" | Bee Gees | RSO | February 4, 1978 | 6* |
| "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" | Andy Gibb | RSO | March 4, 1978 | 1 |
| "Night Fever" | Bee Gees | RSO | March 25, 1978 | 8 |
| "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" | Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams | Columbia | May 20, 1978 | 1 |
| "With A Little Luck" | Paul McCartney and Wings | Capitol | May 27, 1978 | 1 |
| "Shadow Dancing" | Andy Gibb | RSO | June 3, 1978 | 8 |
| "You're The One That I Want" | John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John | RSO | July 29, 1978 | 1 |
| "Three Times A Lady" | Commodores | Motown | August 5, 1978 | 5* |
| "Grease" | Frankie Valli | RSO | August 12, 1978 | 2 |
| "Boogie Oogie Oogie" | A Taste of Honey | Capitol | September 23, 1978 | 1 |
| "Kiss You All Over" | Exile | Warner Bros. | September 30, 1978 | 3 |
| "Hot Child In The City" | Nick Gilder | Chrysalis | October 21, 1978 | 4 |
| "MacArthur Park" | Donna Summer | Casablanca | November 18, 1978 | 2 |
| "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" | Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond | Columbia | December 2, 1978 | 2 |
| "Le Freak" | Chic | Atlantic | December 16, 1978 | 7* |
| "Too Much Heaven" | Bee Gees | RSO | January 13, 1979 | 1 |
| "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" | Rod Stewart | Warner Bros. | February 10, 1979 | 5* |
| "I Will Survive" | Gloria Gaynor | Polydor | March 10, 1979 | 1 |
| "Tragedy" | Bee Gees | RSO | March 17, 1979 | 2* |
| "What A Fool Believes" | The Doobie Brothers | Warner Bros. | April 7, 1979 | 1 |
| "Music Box Dancer" | Frank Mills | Polydor | April 14, 1979 | 1 |
| "Knock On Wood" | Amii Stewart | Ariola | April 21, 1979 | 1 |
| "Heart Of Glass" | Blondie | Chrysalis | April 28, 1979 | 1 |
| "Reunited" | Peaches and Herb | Polydor | May 5, 1979 | 4 |
| "Hot Stuff" | Donna Summer | Casablanca | June 2, 1979 | 5 |
| "Ring My Bell" | Anita Ward | Juana | July 7, 1979 | 1 |
| "Bad Girls" | Donna Summer | Casablanca | July 14, 1979 | 4 |
| "My Sharona" | The Knack | Capitol | August 11, 1979 | 5 |
| "Sad Eyes" | Robert John | EMI America | September 15, 1979 | 5 |
| "Sail On" | The Commodores | Motown | October 20, 1979 | 1 |
| "Rise" | Herb Alpert | A&M | October 27, 1979 | 1 |
| "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" | Michael Jackson | Epic | November 3, 1979 | 1 |
| "Heartache Tonight" | Eagles | Asylum | November 10, 1979 | 1 |
| "Babe" | Styx | A&M | November 17, 1979 | 2* |
| "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" | Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer | Columbia | November 24, 1979 | 3 |
| "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" | Rupert Holmes | Infinity | December 22, 1979 | 4 |
| "Rock With You" | Michael Jackson | Epic | January 19, 1980 | 2 |
| "Coward Of The County" | Kenny Rogers | United Artists | February 2, 1980 | 1 |
| "Do That To Me One More Time" | Captain and Tennille | Casablanca | February 9, 1980 | 1 |
| "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | Queen | Elektra | February 16, 1980 | 2 |
| "Yes, I'm Ready" | Teri DeSario and K.C. | Casablanca | March 1, 1980 | 1 |
| "On The Radio" | Donna Summer | Casablanca | March 8, 1980 | 1 |
| "Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)" | Pink Floyd | Columbia | March 15, 1980 | 5 |
| "Call Me" | Blondie | Chrysalis | April 19, 1980 | 6 |
| "Funkytown" | Lipps, Inc. | Casablanca | May 31, 1980 | 4 |
| "The Rose" | Bette Midler | Atlantic | June 28, 1980 | 2 |
| "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me" | Billy Joel | Columbia | July 12, 1980 | 4 |
| "Magic" | Olivia Newton-John | MCA | August 9, 1980 | 3 |
| "Sailing" | Christopher Cross | Warner Bros. | August 30, 1980 | 1 |
| "All Out Of Love" | Air Supply | Arista | September 6, 1980 | 2 |
| "Upside Down" | Diana Ross | Motown | September 20, 1980 | 2 |
| "Another One Bites The Dust" | Queen | Elektra | October 4, 1980 | 6* |
| "Woman In Love" | Barbra Streisand | Columbia | November 8, 1980 | 1 |
| "Lady" | Kenny Rogers | Liberty | November 22, 1980 | 5 |
| "(Just Like) Starting Over" | John Lennon | Geffen | December 27, 1980 | 5 |
| "The Tide Is High" | Blondie | Chrysalis | January 31, 1981 | 2 |
| "Celebration" | Kool and the Gang | De-Lite | February 14, 1981 | 1 |
| "9 To 5" | Dolly Parton | RCA Victor | February 21, 1981 | 5* |
| "Keep On Loving You" | REO Speedwagon | Epic | March 21, 1981 | 1 |
| "Rapture" | Blondie | Chrysalis | April 4, 1981 | 2 |
| "Kiss On My List" | Daryl Hall and John Oates | RCA Victor | April 18, 1981 | 1 |
| "Morning Train (Nine To Five)" | Sheena Easton | EMI America | April 25, 1981 | 3 |
| "Angel Of The Morning" | Juice Newton | Capitol | May 16, 1981 | 1 |
| "Being With You" | Smokey Robinson | Tamla | May 23, 1981 | 1 |
| "Bette Davis Eyes" | Kim Carnes | EMI America | May 30, 1981 | 5* |
| "Stars On 45 (Medley)" | Stars on 45 | Radio | June 13, 1981 | 1 |
| "The One That You Love" | Air Supply | Arista | July 11, 1981 | 1 |
| "Theme From 'Greatest American Hero'" | Joey Scarbury | Elektra | July 18, 1981 | 2 |
| "Jessie's Girl" | Rick Springfield | RCA Victor | August 1, 1981 | 2 |
| "Endless Love" | Diana Ross and Lionel Richie | Motown | August 15, 1981 | 9 |
| "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" | Christopher Cross | Warner Bros. | October 17, 1981 | 3 |
| "Private Eyes" | Daryl Hall and John Oates | RCA Victor | November 7, 1981 | 2 |
| "Physical" | Olivia Newton-John | MCA | November 21, 1981 | 9 |
| "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" | Daryl Hall and John Oates | RCA Victor | January 23, 1982 | 1 |
| "Centerfold" | The J. Geils Band | EMI America | January 30, 1982 | 5 |
| "Open Arms" | Journey | Columbia | March 6, 1982 | 1 |
| "I Love Rock 'N Roll" | Joan Jett and the Blackhearts | Boardwalk | March 13, 1982 | 5 |

## List of number-one albums
### RECORD WORLD #1 POP ALBUMS: 1964–1973

| Album | Artist | Label | Chart date album reached #1 | Weeks at #1 |
| "Introducing... The Beatles" | The Beatles | Vee-Jay | April 18, 1964 | 1 |
| "The Beatles Second Album" | The Beatles | Capitol | April 25, 1964 | 5 |
| "Hello Dolly!" | Louis Armstrong | Kapp | May 30, 1964 | 8 |
| "A Hard Day's Night" | The Beatles | Capitol | July 25, 1964 | 13 |
| "People" | Barbra Streisand | Columbia | October 24, 1964 | 7 |
| "Beach Boys Concert" | The Beach Boys | Capitol | December 12, 1964 | 4 |
| "Beatles '65" | The Beatles | Capitol | January 9, 1965 | 7 |
| "Goldfinger Soundtrack" | John Barry | United Artists | February 27, 1965 | 4 |
| "Mary Poppins Soundtrack" | Irwin Kostal | Buena Vista | March 27, 1965 | 9* |
| "Introducing Herman's Hermits" | Herman's Hermits | MGM | April 24, 1965 | 2 |
| "My Name is Barbra" | Barbra Streisand | Columbia | June 12, 1965 | 4 |
| "Herman's Hermits on Tour" | Herman's Hermits | MGM | July 10, 1965 | 1 |
| "Beatles VI" | The Beatles | Capitol | July 17, 1965 | 5 |
| "Out of Our Heads" | The Rolling Stones | London | August 21, 1965 | 4 |
| "Help!" | The Beatles | Capitol | September 18, 1965 | 8* |
| "Look at Us" | Sonny and Cher | ATCO | October 16, 1965 | 1 |
| "The Sound of Music" | Various Artists | RCA Victor | November 20, 1965 | 1 |
| "Whipped Cream and Other Delights" | Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass | A&M | November 27, 1965 | 8* |
| "My Name is Barbra Two" | Barbra Streisand | Columbia | December 4, 1965 | 2 |
| "Rubber Soul" | The Beatles | Capitol | January 15, 1966 | 6 |
| "Ballads of the Green Berets" | SSgt. Barry Sadler | RCA Victor | March 19, 1966 | 6 |
| "Color Me Barbra" | Barbra Streisand | Columbia | April 30, 1966 | 3 |
| "Going Places" | Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass | A&M | May 21, 1966 | 1 |
| "What Now My Love" | Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass | A&M | May 28, 1966 | 9 |
| "Yesterday and Today" | The Beatles | Capitol | July 30, 1966 | 3 |
| "Aftermath" | The Rolling Stones | London | August 20, 1966 | 2 |
| "Revolver" | The Beatles | Capitol | September 9, 1966 | 8 |
| "The Monkees" | The Monkees | Colgems | October 29, 1966 | 13* |
| "S.R.O." | Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass | A&M | December 24, 1966 | 3 |
| "More of the Monkees" | The Monkees | Colgems | February 18, 1967 | 13* |
| "The Mamas and the Papas Deliver" | The Mamas and the Papas | Dunhill | April 29, 1967 | 2 |
| "Revenge" | Bill Cosby | Warner Bros. | June 3, 1967 | 1 |
| "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You" | Aretha Franklin | Atlantic | June 10, 1967 | 1 |
| "Sounds Like" | Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass | A&M | June 17, 1967 | 2 |
| "Headquarters" | The Monkees | Colgems | July 1, 1967 | 1 |
| "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" | The Beatles | Capitol | July 8, 1967 | 13 |
| "Ode to Billie Joe" | Bobbie Gentry | Capitol | October 7, 1967 | 4 |
| "Diana Ross and the Supremes Greatest Hits" | Diana Ross and the Supremes | Motown | November 4, 1967 | 5 |
| "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, and Jones, Ltd." | The Monkees | Colgems | December 9, 1967 | 4 |
| "Magical Mystery Tour" | The Beatles | Capitol | January 6, 1968 | 7 |
| "John Wesley Harding" | Bob Dylan | Columbia | February 24, 1968 | 1 |
| "Blooming Hits" | Paul Mauriat and his Orchestra | Philips | March 2, 1968 | 6 |
| "The Graduate Soundtrack" | Simon and Garfunkel | Columbia | April 13, 1968 | 6 |
| "Bookends" | Simon and Garfunkel | Columbia | May 25, 1968 | 6 |
| "The Beat of the Brass" | Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass | A&M | July 6, 1968 | 4 |
| "Wheels of Fire" | Cream | ATCO | August 3, 1968 | 3 |
| "Time Peace: The Rascals' Greatest Hits" | The Rascals | Atlantic | August 24, 1968 | 1 |
| 'Waiting for the Sun" | The Doors | Elektra | August 31, 1968 | 4 |
| "Cheap Thrills" | Big Brother and the Holding Company | Columbia | September 28, 1968 | 6* |
| "Feliciano!" | Jose Feliciano | RCA Victor | October 26, 1968 | 1 |
| "Electric Ladyland" | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Reprise | November 2, 1968 | 4 |
| "The Beatles (White Album)" | The Beatles | Apple | December 14, 1968 | 14 |
| "Ball" | Iron Butterfly | ATCO | March 22, 1969 | 1 |
| "Blood, Sweat, and Tears" | Blood, Sweat, and Tears | Columbia | March 29, 1969 | 2 |
| "Hair (Original Cast Recording)" | Various Artists | RCA Victor | April 12, 1969 | 13* |
| "Nashville Skyline" | Bob Dylan | Columbia | May 31, 1969 | 3 |
| "Tommy" | The Who | Decca | August 2, 1969 | 3 |
| "Romeo and Juliet - Soundtrack" | Nino Rota | Capitol | August 23, 1969 | 1 |
| "At San Quentin" | Johnny Cash | Columbia | August 30, 1969 | 1 |
| "Blind Faith" | Blind Faith | ATCO | September 6, 1969 | 5 |
| "Green River" | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Fantasy | October 11, 1969 | 3 |
| "Abbey Road" | The Beatles | Apple | November 1, 1969 | 12* |
| "Led Zeppelin II" | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic | January 3, 1970 | 6* |
| "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | Simon and Garfunkel | Columbia | March 7, 1970 | 3 |
| "Hey Jude" | The Beatles | Apple | March 28, 1970 | 3 |
| "Deja Vu" | Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young | Atlantic | April 18, 1970 | 4 |
| "McCartney" | Paul McCartney | Apple | May 16, 1970 | 4 |
| "Let it Be" | The Beatles | Apple | June 13, 1970 | 5 |
| "Woodstock - Music From The Original Soundtrack And More" | Various Artists | Cotillion | July 18, 1970 | 1 |
| "Self-Portrait" | Bob Dylan | Columbia | July 25, 1970 | 2 |
| "Blood, Sweat, and Tears III" | Blood, Sweat, and Tears | Columbia | August 8, 1970 | 3 |
| "Cosmo's Factory" | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Fantasy | August 29, 1970 | 7* |
| "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" | Joe Cocker | A&M | September 19, 1970 | 2 |
| "Abraxas" | Santana | Columbia | October 31, 1970 | 4* |
| "Led Zeppelin III" | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic | November 14, 1970 | 3 |
| "Greatest Hits" | Sly and the Family Stone | Epic | December 5, 1970 | 1 |
| "All Things Must Pass" | George Harrison | Apple | December 26, 1970 | 8* |
| "Jesus Christ Superstar" | Various Artists | Decca | February 6, 1971 | 5* |
| "Chicago III" | Chicago | Columbia | February 27, 1971 | 2 |
| "Pearl" | Janis Joplin | Columbia | March 13, 1971 | 5* |
| "Love Story Soundtrack" | Francis Lai | Paramount | April 10, 1971 | 2 |
| "4 Way Street" | Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young | Atlantic | May 22, 1971 | 1 |
| "Sticky Fingers" | The Rolling Stones | Rolling Stones | May 29, 1971 | 3 |
| "Tapestry" | Carole King | Ode | June 26, 1971 | 15* |
| "Every Picture Tells a Story" | Rod Stewart | Mercury | October 2, 1971 | 2 |
| "Imagine" | John Lennon | Apple | October 23, 1971 | 3 |
| "Shaft" | Isaac Hayes | Enterprise | November 13, 1971 | 2 |
| "Santana III" | Santana | Columbia | November 27, 1971 | 3 |
| "There's a Riot Goin' On" | Sly and the Family Stone | Epic | December 18, 1971 | 1 |
| "Led Zeppelin IV" | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic | December 25, 1971 | 2 |
| "Music" | Carole King | Ode | January 8, 1972 | 2 |
| "American Pie" | Don McLean | United Artists | January 22, 1972 | 3* |
| "Concert for Bangladesh" | George Harrison and Friends | Apple | January 29, 1972 | 5 |
| "Harvest" | Neil Young | Reprise | March 4, 1972 | 2 |
| "America" | America | Warner Bros. | April 1, 1972 | 5 |
| "First Take" | Roberta Flack | Atlantic | May 6, 1972 | 5 |
| "Thick as a Brick" | Jethro Tull | Reprise | June 10, 1972 | 1 |
| "Exile on Main Street" | The Rolling Stones | Rolling Stones | June 17, 1972 | 8 |
| "Honky Chateau" | Elton John | Uni | August 12, 1972 | 2 |
| "Chicago V" | Chicago | Columbia | August 26, 1972 | 3 |
| "Never a Dull Moment" | Rod Stewart | Mercury | September 16, 1972 | 5 |
| "Superfly" | Curtis Mayfield | Curtom | October 21, 1972 | 2 |
| "Days of Future Passed" | The Moody Blues | Deram | November 4, 1972 | 1 |
| "Catch Bull At Four" | Cat Stevens | A&M | November 11, 1972 | 4 |
| "Rhymes and Reasons" | Carole King | Ode | December 9, 1972 | 2 |
| "Seventh Sojourn" | The Moody Blues | Threshold | December 23, 1972 | 2 |
| "No Secrets" | Carly Simon | Elektra | January 6, 1973 | 6 |
| "The World Is A Ghetto" | War | United Artists | February 17, 1973 | 2 |
| "Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only The Piano Player" | Elton John | MCA | March 3, 1973 | 3 |
| "Deliverance (Dueling Banjos)" | Eric Weissberg | Warner Bros. | March 24, 1973 | 1 |
| "Lady Sings the Blues" | Diana Ross | Motown | March 31, 1973 | 2 |
| "Billion Dollar Babies" | Alice Cooper | Warner Bros. | April 14, 1973 | 1 |
| "The Dark Side of the Moon" | Pink Floyd | Harvest | April 21, 1973 | 1 |
| "Aloha From Hawaii (Via Satellite)" | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | April 28, 1973 | 2 |
| "Houses of the Holy" | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic | May 12, 1973 | 2 |
| "The Beatles 1967-1970" | The Beatles | Apple | May 26, 1973 | 2 |
| "Red Rose Speedway" | Paul McCartney and Wings | Apple | June 9, 1973 | 2 |
| "Living in the Material World" | George Harrison | Apple | June 23, 1973 | 5 |
| "Fantasy" | Carole King | Ode | July 21, 1973 | 1 |
| "Now and Then" | The Carpenters | A&M | July 28, 1973 | 1 |
| "Chicago VI" | Chicago | Columbia | August 4, 1973 | 2 |
| "A Passion Play" | Jethro Tull | Reprise | August 18, 1973 | 2 |
| "Brothers and Sisters" | The Allman Brothers Band | Capricorn | September 1, 1973 | 4 |
| "We're an American Band" | Grand Funk Railroad | Capitol | September 29, 1973 | 1 |
| "Let's Get it On" | Marvin Gaye | Tamla | October 6, 1973 | 2 |
| "Goat's Head Soup" | The Rolling Stones | Rolling Stones | October 20, 1973 | 3 |
| "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" | Elton John | MCA | November 10, 1973 | 4* |
| "Ringo" | Ringo Starr | Apple | November 24, 1973 | 3 |
| "The Singles: 1969-1973" | The Carpenters | A&M | December 29, 1973 | 2 |