TOP 100 MUSIC GROUPS
OF THE '50S AND '60S
- The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand, She Loves You, Can't Buy Me Love, A Hard Day's Night, I Feel Fine, Help!, Yesterday, We Can Work it Out, All You Need is Love, Hey Jude, Get Back
- The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go, Baby Love, Come See About Me, Stop! In the Name of Love, You Can't Hurry Love, Love Child
- The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love, Wake Up Little Susie, All I Have to Do is Dream, Bird Dog, Problems, Cathy's Clown
- The 4 Seasons - Sherry, Big Girls Don't Cry, Walk Like a Man, Dawn (Go Away), Rag Doll, Let's Hang On
- The Beach Boys - Surfin' U.S.A., Surfer Girl, I Get Around; Help Me, Rhonda; California Girls, Good Vibrations
- The Platters - Only You (And You Alone), The Great Pretender,
My Prayer, Twilight Time, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, Get Off of My Cloud, Paint It Black, Ruby Tuesday, Honky Tonk Women
- The Four Aces - Sin, Tell Me Why, Stranger in Paradise, Three Coins in the Fountain, Love is a Many-Splendored Thing
- The Drifters - Money Honey, There Goes My Baby, Save the Last Dance For Me, Up On the Roof, Under the Boardwalk
- The Ames Brothers - Rag Mop, Sentimental Me, You You You, The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane, Melodie D'Amour
- The Miracles - Shop Around, You've Really Got a Hold on Me,
Mickey's Monkey, I Second That Emotion; Baby, Baby Don't Cry - The Temptations - My Girl, Beauty is Only Skin Deep, You're My Everything, I Wish it Would Rain, I Can't Get Next To You
- Les Paul and Mary Ford - Tennessee Waltz, Mockin' Bird Hill, How High the Moon, The World is Waiting For the Sunrise, Vaya Con Dios
- Herman's Hermits - Can't You Hear My Heartbeat, Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter; I'm Henry the VIII, I Am; Listen People
- The Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over, Bits and Pieces, Because,
Over and Over - Bill Haley and his Comets - Shake, Rattle and Roll; Dim, Dim the Lights; (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock; See You Later, Alligator
- The Shirelles - Dedicated to the One I Love, Will You Love Me Tomorrow, Mama Said, Soldier Boy
- The Monkees - Last Train to Clarksville, I'm a Believer; A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You; Daydream Believer
- The McGuire Sisters - Sincerely, Something's Gotta Give, Sugartime
- The Impressions - It's All Right, Keep on Pushing, Amen
- Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch), Reach Out
I'll Be There, Bernadette - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass - The Lonely Bull, Taste of Honey, Zorba the Greek
- The Four Lads - Moments to Remember; No, Not Much!;
Standing on the Corner - Jan and Dean - Surf City, Dead Man's Curve, The Little Old Lady
From Pasadena - The Rascals - Good Lovin', Groovin', People Got to Be Free
- Martha and the Vandellas - Heat Wave, Dancing in the Street,
Nowhere to Run - The Coasters - Searchin', Yakety Yak, Charlie Brown
- Tommy James and the Shondells - Hanky Panky, Crimson and Clover, Crystal Blue Persuasion
- The Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley, The Tijuana Jail, Reverend Mr. Black
- The Hilltoppers - Trying, P.S. I Love You, Marianne
- Peter, Paul and Mary - Puff (The Magic Dragon), Blowin' in the Wind,
Leaving on a Jet Plane - The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman, Playboy, Don't Mess With Bill
- Paul Revere and the Raiders - Kicks, Good Thing, Him or Me - What's it Gonna Be?
- The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun, We Gotta Get Out of This Place, San Franciscan Nights
- The Diamonds - Little Darlin', The Stroll, She Say (Oom Dooby Doom)
- Gary Lewis and the Playboys - This Diamond Ring, Count Me In,
Save Your Heart For Me - The Lovin' Spoonful - Daydream, Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?, Summer in the City
- The Crew-Cuts - Crazy 'bout Ya Baby; Sh-Boom, Earth Angel
- The Turtles - It Ain't Me Babe, Happy Together, She'd Rather Be With Me
- The Mamas and the Papas - California Dreamin'; Monday, Monday; Dedicated to the One I Love
- Simon and Garfunkel - The Sounds of Silence, I Am a Rock,
Mrs. Robinson - The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling, Unchained Melody, Ebb Tide
- The Chordettes - Mr. Sandman, Born to Be With You, Lollipop
- The 5th Dimension - Up - Up and Away, Stoned Soul Picnic, Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
- The Fontane Sisters - Hearts of Stone, Seventeen, Daddy-O
- Jay and the Americans - She Cried, Come a Little Bit Closer;
Cara, Mia - Peter and Gordon - A World Without Love, I Go to Pieces,
Lady Godiva - The Association - Cherish, Windy, Never My Love
- Jr. Walker and the All Stars - Shotgun, What Does it Take (To Win Your Love), These Eyes
- Gladys Knight and the Pips - Every Beat of My Heart, Letter Full of Tears, I Heard it Through the Grapevine
- Sonny and Cher - I Got You Babe, Baby Don't Go, The Beat Goes On
- Little Anthony and the Imperials - Tears on My Pillow, Goin' Out of My Head, Hurt So Bad
- The Hollies - Bus Stop, Stop Stop Stop, Carrie-Anne
- Booker T. and the MG's - Green Onions, Hang 'Em High, Time is Tight
- The Lettermen - When I Fall in Love, Goin' Out of My Head/Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Hurt So Bad
- The Ventures - Walk - Don't Run, Walk - Don't Run '64, Hawaii Five-O
- The Fleetwoods - Come Softly To Me, Mr. Blue, Tragedy
- The Kinks - You Really Got Me, All Day and All of the Night, Tired of Waiting For You
- The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man, Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season), Eight Miles High
- The Doors - Light My Fire; Hello, I Love You; Touch Me
- The Clovers - Don't You Know I Love You; Fool, Fool, Fool; Ting-A-Ling
- The Vogues - You're the One, Five O'Clock World; Turn Around,
Look at Me - The Mills Brothers - Daddy's Little Girl, Nevertheless, Glow Worm
- Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary, Bad Moon Rising,
Green River - Ferrante and Teicher - (Theme from) The Apartment, Exodus, Tonight
- Bill Black's Combo - Smokie - Part 2, White Silver Sands,
Don't Be Cruel - The Four Preps - 26 Miles (Santa Catalina), Big Man, Down by
the Station - The Fireballs - Bulldog, Sugar Shack, Bottle of Wine
- Hank Ballard and the Midnighters - Work With Me Annie,
Finger Poppin' Time; Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go - The Crystals - He's a Rebel, Da Doo Ron Ron, Then He Kissed Me
- Gerry and the Pacemakers - Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying,
How Do You Do It?, Ferry Cross the Mersey - The Shangri-Las - Remember (Walking in the Sand), Leader of the Pack, I Can Never Go Home Anymore
- The Grass Roots - Let's Live For Today, Midnight Confessions,
I'd Wait a Million Years - The Dells - Oh What a Nite, Stay in My Corner; Oh, What a Night
- The Orlons - The Wah-Watusi, Don't Hang Up, South Street
- The Chiffons - He's So Fine, One Fine Day, Sweet Talkin' Guy
- Gary Puckett and the Union Gap - Woman, Woman; Young Girl,
Lady Willpower - The Box Tops - The Letter, Cry Like a Baby, Soul Deep
- The Searchers - Needles and Pins, Don't Throw Your Love Away,
Love Potion Number Nine - The Yardbirds - For Your Love, Heart Full of Soul, Shapes of Things
- The Dominoes - Sixty Minute Man, Have Mercy Baby, Star Dust
- Dion and the Belmonts - I Wonder Why, A Teenager in Love,
Where or When - Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels - Jenny Take a Ride!, Devil With a Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly, Sock it to Me-Baby!
- Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs - Wooly Bully, Lil' Red Riding Hood, The Hair on My Chinny Chin Chin
- Sam and Dave - Hold On! I'm a Comin', Soul Man, I Thank You
- Chad and Jeremy - Yesterday's Gone, A Summer Song, Willow Weep
For Me - Sly and the Family Stone - Dance to the Music, Everyday People,
Hot Fun in the Summertime - The Crests - 16 Candles, Step by Step, Trouble in Paradise
- The Isley Brothers - Twist and Shout, This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak For You), It's Your Thing
- The Weavers - Tzena Tzena Tzena, Goodnight Irene, On Top of
Old Smoky - The Buckinghams - Kind of a Drag, Don't You Care; Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
- The Cowsills - The Rain, the Park and Other Things; Indian Lake, Hair
- The Olympics - Western Movies, Big Boy Pete, The Bounce
- David Seville and the Chipmunks - The Chipmunk Song, Alvin's Harmonica, Ragtime Cowboy Joe
- Ike and Tina Turner - A Fool in Love, It's Gonna Work Out Fine,
Poor Fool - 1910 Fruitgum Company - Simon Says; 1,2,3, Red Light; Indian Giver
- Classics IV - Spooky, Stormy, Traces
- The Kingsmen - Louie Louie, Money, The Jolly Green Giant
- Peaches and Herb - Let's Fall in Love, Close Your Eyes,
Love is Strange - The Happenings - See You in September, Go Away Little Girl,
I Got Rhythm
Vocal groups and bands in all areas of music (pop, rhythm and blues, country, jazz, folk, etc.) are included on this list. Duos are counted as groups and singing is not a requirement; instrumental and novelty artists are eligible for inclusion. Rankings are based on the popularity of each artist during the period of 1950 through 1969.