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Tables of Contents for The Billboard Book of No 2 Singles
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
The 1950s
1955
Melody of Love
16
1
Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra
Crazy Otto Medley
17
1
Johnny Maddox and the Rhythmasters
Unchained Melody
17
1
Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra
Dance With Me, Henry
18
1
Georgia Gibbs
Learnin' The Blues
18
2
Frank Sinatra
A Blossom Fell
20
1
Nat ``King'' Cole
Ain't that a Shame
20
1
Pat Boone
1956
The Great Pretender
21
1
The Platters
Hot Diggity
22
1
Perry Como
Moonglow and Theme from Picnic
23
1
Morris Stoloff Conducting The Columbia Pictures Orchestra
I Almost Lost My Mind
23
1
Pat Boone
Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)
24
1
Bill Doggett
Green Door
25
1
Jim Lowe
1957
Young Love
25
1
Sonny James
Teen-Age Crush
26
1
Tommy Sands
Little Darlin'
27
1
The Diamonds
White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation
27
1
Marty Robbins
A Teenager's Romance
28
1
Ricky Nelson
Bye Bye Love
28
1
The Everly Brothers
Raunchy
29
1
Bill Justis and his Orchestra
1958
Great Balls of Fire
29
1
Jerry Lee Lewis
Stood Up
30
1
Ricky Nelson
Get a Job
30
1
The Silhouettes
Sweet Little Sixteen
31
1
Chuck Berry
Lollipop
31
1
The Chordettes
He's Got the Whole World in his Hands
32
1
Laurie London
Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
32
1
Elvis Presley
Yakety Yak
33
1
The Coasters
Patricia
34
1
Perez Prado and his Orchestra
Bird Dog
35
1
The Everly Brothers
Rockin' Robin
35
1
Bobby Day
Problems
36
1
The Everly Brothers
1959
My Happiness
36
1
Connie Francis
The All American Boy
37
1
Bill Parsons (Bobby Bare)
16 Candles
38
1
The Crests
Donna
38
1
Ritchie Valens
Charlie Brown
39
1
The Coasters
(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I
40
1
Elvis Presley
Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)
40
1
The Impalas
Dream Lover
41
1
Bobby Darin
Personality
41
1
Lloyd Price
There Goes My Baby
42
1
The Drifters
Sea of Love
42
1
Phil Phillips with the Twilights
Put Your Head on My Shoulder
43
1
Paul Anka
Don't You Know
44
2
Della Reese
The 1960s
1960
Handy Man
46
1
Jimmy Jones
He'll Have To Go
46
1
Jim Reeves
Wild One
47
1
Bobby Rydell
Puppy Love
48
1
Paul Anka
Greenfields
48
1
The Brothers Four
Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)
49
2
Roy Orbison
Walk---Don't Run
51
1
The Ventures
Chain Gang
51
1
Sam Cooke
Poetry in Motion
52
1
Johnny Tillotson
Last Date
53
1
Floyd Cramer
1961
Theme From Exodus
54
1
Ferrante & Teicher
Shop Around
55
1
The Miracles
Apache
56
1
Jorgen Ingman and his Guitar
Daddy's Home
56
1
Shep and the Limelights
Raindrops
57
1
Dee Clark
The Boll Weevil Song
57
1
Brook Benton
I Like it Like that, Part 1
58
1
Chris Kenner
The Mountain's High
58
1
Dick and DeeDee
Crying
59
1
Roy Orbison
Bristol Stomp
59
1
The Dovells
Run to Him
60
1
Bobby Vee
1962
Can't Help Falling in Love
60
1
Elvis Presley
The Wanderer
61
1
Dion
Midnight in Moscow
61
1
Kenny Ball & his Jazzmen
Mashed Potato Time
62
1
Dee Dee Sharp
The Wah Watusi
62
1
The Orlons
You Don't Know Me
63
1
Ray Charles
Ramblin' Rose
63
1
Nat ``King'' Cole
Only Love Can Break a Heart
64
1
Gene Pitney
Return to Sender
65
1
Elvis Presley
Limbo Rock
65
1
Chubby Checker
1963
Ruby Baby
66
1
Dion
The End of the World
66
1
Skeeter Davis
Can't Get Used to Losing You
67
1
Andy Williams
Puff the Magic Dragon
68
1
Peter, Paul & Mary
Wipe Out
69
1
The Surfaris
Blowin' in the Wind
69
1
Peter, Paul & Mary
Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter from Camp)
70
1
Allan Sherman
Sally, Go `Round the Roses
70
1
The Jaynetts
Be My Baby
71
1
The Ronettes
Washington Square
71
1
The Village Stompers
Louie Louie
72
1
The Kingsmen
1964
You Don't Own Me
72
1
Lesley Gore
Twist and Shout
73
1
The Beatles
Do You Want to Know a Secret
74
1
The Beatles
My Boy Lollipop
74
1
Millie Small
Memphis
75
1
Johnny Rivers
Bread and Butter
75
1
The Newbeats
Dancing in the Street
76
1
Martha & the Vandellas
Last Kiss
77
1
J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers
She's Not There
77
1
The Zombies
1965
Can't You Hear My Heartbeat
78
1
Herman's Hermits
Count Me In
78
1
Gary Lewis and the Playboys
Wooly Bully
79
1
Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
Save Your Heart for Me
79
1
Gary Lewis and the Playboys
Like a Rolling Stone
80
1
Bob Dylan
Treat Her Right
81
1
Roy Head and the Traits
A Lover's Concerto
81
1
The Toys
1-2-3
82
1
Len Barry
1966
Barbara Ann
82
1
The Beach Boys
19Th Nervous Breakdown
83
1
The Rolling Stones
Daydream
83
1
The Lovin' Spoonful
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
84
1
Cher
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
84
1
Bob Dylan
A Groovy Kind of Love
85
1
The Mindbenders
Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?
85
1
The Lovin' Spoonful
Red Rubber Ball
86
1
The Cyrkle
Lil' Red Riding Hood
86
1
Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
Sunny
87
1
Bobby Hebb
Yellow Submarine
87
1
The Beatles
Mellow Yellow
88
1
Donovan
Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron
89
1
The Royal Guardsmen
1967
Tell it Like it is
89
1
Aaron Neville
Georgy Girl
90
1
The Seekers
Dedicated to the One I Love
91
1
The Mamas and the Papas
A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You
91
1
The Monkees
Sweet Soul Music
92
1
Arthur Conley
Little Bit O'Soul
93
1
The Music Explosion
Can't Take My Eyes Off of You
93
1
Frankie Valli
I was Made to Love Her
94
1
Stevie Wonder
Reflections
94
1
Diana Ross and the Supremes
Never My Love
95
1
The Association
Soul Man
95
1
Sam & Dave
The Rain, The Park, and Other Things
96
1
The Cowsills
I Heard it Through the Grapevine
97
1
Gladys Knight & the Pips
1968
Chain of Fools
98
1
Aretha Franklin
(Theme From) Valley of the Dolls
99
1
Dionne Warwick
Young Girl
99
1
The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett
Cry Like a Baby
100
1
The Box Tops
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
100
1
Hugo Montenegro
Macarthur Park
101
1
Richard Harris
The Horse
101
1
Cliff Nobles & Co.
Lady Willpower
102
1
Gary Puckett and the Union Gap
Classical Gas
102
1
Mason Williams
Born to Be Wild
103
1
Steppenwolf
Fire
104
1
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Little Green Apples
104
1
O. C. Smith
Those Were the Days
105
1
Mary Hopkin
For Once in My Life
105
1
Stevie Wonder
1969
I'M Gonna Make You Love Me
106
1
Diana Ross and Supremes & The Temptations
Proud Mary
106
1
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Traces
107
1
Classics IV featuring Dennis Yost
You'Ve Made Me So Very Happy
108
1
Blood, Sweat & Tears
It's Your Thing
109
1
The Isley Brothers
Hair
110
1
The Cowsills
Love (Can Make You Happy)
110
1
Mercy
Bad Moon Rising
111
1
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Spinning Wheel
111
1
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Crystal Blue Persuasion
112
1
Tommy James and the Shondells
A Boy Named Sue
112
2
Johnny Cash
Green River
114
1
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Jean
114
1
Oliver
Hot Fun in the Summertime
115
1
Sly & the Family Stone
Take a Letter Maria
115
1
R. B. Greaves
And When I Die
116
2
Blood, Sweat & Tears
The 1970s
1970
Hey There Lonely Girl
118
1
Eddie Holman
Travelin' Band
118
1
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Rapper
119
1
The Jaggerz
Vehicle
119
1
The Ides of March
Which Way You Goin' Billy?
120
1
The Poppy Family
Lookin' Out My Back Door
121
1
Creedence Clearwater Revival
We'Ve Only Just Begun
121
1
The Carpenters
One Less Bell to Answer
122
1
The 5th Dimension
1971
Mama's Pearl
123
1
The Jackson 5
She's a Lady
123
1
Tom Jones
What's Going on
124
1
Marvin Gaye
Put Your Hand in the Hand
124
1
Ocean
Never Can Say Goodbye
125
1
The Jackson 5
Rainy Days and Mondays
125
1
The Carpenters
Mr. Big Stuff
126
1
Jean Knight
Take Me Home, Country Roads
126
1
John Denver with Fat City
Spanish Harlem
127
1
Aretha Franklin
Superstar
128
1
The Carpenters
1972
Hurting Each Other
128
1
The Carpenters
Rockin' Robin
129
1
Michael Jackson
I Gotcha
129
1
Joe Tex
Outa-Space
130
1
Billy Preston
Too Late to Turn Back Now
131
1
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)
131
1
The Hollies
Use Me
132
1
Bill Withers
Burning Love
132
1
Elvis Presley
Nights in White Satin
133
1
The Moody Blues
I'D Love You to Want Me
134
1
Lobo
Clair
135
1
Gilbert O'Sullivan
1973
Dueling Banjos
136
1
Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell
Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)
136
1
Deodato
Neither One of Us (Wants to be the First to Say Goodbye)
137
1
Gladys Knight & the Pips
The Cisco Kid
137
1
War
Daniel
138
1
Elton John
Playground in My Mind
138
1
Clint Holmes
Kodachrome
139
1
Paul Simon
Yesterday Once More
140
1
The Carpenters
Live and Let Die
140
1
Wings
Loves Me Like a Rock
141
1
Paul Simon
Ramblin' Man
142
1
The Allman Brothers Band
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
143
1
Elton John
1974
Boogie Down
144
1
Eddie Kendricks
Dancing Machine
144
1
The Jackson 5
You Make Me Feel Brand New
145
1
The Stylistics
Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me
145
1
Elton John
Jazzman
146
1
Carole King
Do It (`Til You're Satisfied)
146
1
B.T. Express
When Will I See You Again
147
1
The Three Degrees
1975
You're the First, the Last, My Everything
147
1
Barry White
When Will I Be Loved
148
1
Linda Ronstadt
I'M Not In Love
148
1
10cc
Calypso/I'M Sorry
149
1
John Denver
Lyin' Eyes
149
1
The Eagles
1976
Love to Love You Baby
150
1
Donna Summer
All By Myself
150
1
Eric Carmen
Dream Weaver
151
1
Gary Wright
Right Back Where We Started From
152
1
Maxine Nightingale
Get Up and Boogie (That's Right)
152
1
Silver Convention
Love is Alive
153
1
Gary Wright
You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
153
1
Lou Rawls
I'D Really Love to See You Tonight
154
1
England Dan & John Ford Coley
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgeraid
154
2
Gordon Lightfoot
The Rubberband Man
156
1
The Spinners
1977
Fly Like an Eagle
157
1
Steve Miller
I'm in You
157
1
Peter Frampton
(Your Love has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher
158
1
Rita Coolidge
Float On
159
1
The Floaters
Keep It Comin' Love
159
1
KC and the Sunshine Band
Nobody Does it Better
160
1
Carly Simon
Boogie Nights
160
1
Heatwave
Don't it Make My Brown Eyes Blue
161
1
Crystal Gayle
1978
Short People
162
1
Randy Newman
The Closer I Get to You
163
1
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Baker Street
164
1
Gerry Rafferty
Double Vision
164
1
Foreigner
1979
Y.M.C.A.
165
1
The Village People
Fire
166
1
The Pointer Sisters
We are Family
166
1
Sister Sledge
After the Love has Gone
167
1
Earth, Wind & Fire
Dim all the Lights
168
2
Donna Summer
The 1980s
1980
Yes, I'm Ready
170
1
Teri Desario with KC
Longer
170
1
Dan Fogelberg
Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me, Girl
171
1
The Spinners
Ride Like The Wind
172
1
Christopher Cross
All Out of Love
172
1
Air Supply
More Than I can Say
173
1
Leo Sayer
1981
Love on the Rocks
174
1
Neil Diamond
Woman
175
1
John Lennon
Just the Two of Us
175
1
Grover Washington, Jr., & with Bill Withers
Being with You
176
1
Smokey Robinson
All Those Years Ago
176
1
George Harrison
Theme From ``Greatest American Hero'' (Believe it or Not)
177
1
Joey Scarbury
Slow Hand
177
1
The Pointer Sisters
Queen of Hearts
178
1
Juice Newton
Start Me Up
179
1
The Rolling Stones
Waiting for a Girl Like You
179
1
Foreigner
1982
Open Arms
180
1
Journey
We Got the Beat
180
1
The Go-Go's
Don't Talk to Strangers
181
2
Rick Springfield
Rosanna
183
1
Toto
Hurts So Good
183
1
John Cougar
Gloria
184
1
Laura Branigan
1983
The Girl is Mine
185
1
Michael Jackson/Paul McCartney
Shame on the Moon
185
1
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
186
1
Culture Club
Jeopardy
186
1
The Greg Kihn Band
Time (Clock of the Heart)
187
1
Culture Club
Electric Avenue
187
1
Eddy Grant
Making Love Out of Nothing at all
188
1
Air Supply
Say It Isn't So
188
1
Daryl Hall & John Oates
1984
Joanna
189
1
Kool & the Gang
99 Luftballons
189
1
Nena
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
190
1
Cyndi Lauper
Somebody's Watching Me
190
1
Rockwell
Dancing in the Dark
191
1
Bruce Springsteen
Purple Rain
192
1
Prince and the Revolution
The Wild Boys
192
1
Duran Duran
1985
All I Need
193
1
Jack Wagner
Easy Lover
194
1
Philip Bailey with Phil Collins
Loverboy
194
1
Billy Ocean
The Heat is on
195
1
Glenn Frey
Material Girl
195
1
Madonna
Raspberry Beret
196
1
Prince and the Revolution
We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
196
1
Tina Turner
Cherish
197
1
Kool & the Gang
You Belong to the City
198
1
Glenn Frey
Party all the Time
198
1
Eddie Murphy
1986
Burning Heart
199
1
Survivor
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
199
1
Billy Ocean
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock)
200
1
John Cougar Mellencamp
Manic Monday
200
1
The Bangles
Danger Zone
201
1
Kenny Loggins
Dancing on the Ceiling
201
1
Lionel Richie
Friends and Lovers
202
1
Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson
Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)
203
1
Glass Tiger
Typical Male
204
1
Tina Turner
I Didn't Mean to Turn You on
204
2
Robert Palmer
Everybody Have Fun Tonight
206
1
Wang Chung
1987
Notorious
206
1
Duran Duran
C'est La Vie
207
1
Robbie Nevil
Keep Your Hands to Yourself
207
1
Georgia Satellites
Somewhere Out There
208
1
Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram
Let's Wait a While
208
1
Janet Jackson
Don't Dream it's Over
209
1
Crowded House
Looking for a New Love
209
1
Jody Watley
I Want Your Sex
210
1
George Michael
U Got the Look
211
1
Prince
Causing a Commotion
211
1
Madonna
Is This Love
212
1
Whitesnake
1988
Hazy Shade of Winter
212
1
The Bangles
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
213
1
Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield
I Get Weak
213
1
Belinda Carlisle
Endless Summer Nights
214
1
Richard Marx
Devil Inside
214
2
INXS
Shattered Dreams
216
1
Johnny Hates Jazz
Mercedes Boy
216
2
Pebbles
Pour Some Sugar on Me
218
1
Def Leppard
Hands to Heaven
219
1
Breathe
I Don't Wanna go on with You Like That
219
1
Elton John
Simply Irresistible
220
1
Robert Palmer
1989
Don't Rush Me
220
1
Taylor Dayne
Wild Thing
221
1
Tone Loc
The Lover in Me
221
1
Sheena Easton
Girl You Know It's True
222
1
Milli Vanilli
Real Love
222
1
Jody Watley
Soldier of Love
223
1
Donny Osmond
Express Yourself
224
1
Madonna
On Our Own
224
1
Bobby Brown
Heaven
225
1
Warrant
Cherish
225
1
Madonna
Love Song
226
1
The Cure
Sowing the Seeds of Love
227
1
Tears for Fears
Cover Girl
227
1
New Kids On The Block
Don't Know Much
228
2
Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville
The 1990s
1990
Rhythm Nation
230
1
Janet Jackson
Pump Up the Jam
230
1
Technotronic featuring Felly
Two to Make it Right
231
1
Seduction
Dangerous
231
1
Roxette
Don't Wanna Fall in Love
232
1
Jane Child
I Wanna be Rich
232
1
Calloway
All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You
232
1
Heart
Hold on
233
1
En Vogue
Cradle of Love
233
2
Billy Idol
The Power
235
1
Snap!
Come Back to Me
235
1
Janet Jackson
Pray
236
1
M. C. Hammer
More than Words Can Say
236
1
Alias
From a Distance
237
1
Better Midler
1991
Touch Me (All Night Long)
238
1
Cathy Dennis
I Wanna Sex You Up
239
1
Color Me Badd
Right Here, Right Now
240
1
Jesus Jones
P.A.S.S.I.O.N.
240
1
Rythm Syndicate
Every Heartbeat
241
1
Amy Grant
It Ain't Over `Til It's Over
242
1
Lenny Kravitz
Fading Like a Flower (Everytime You Leave)
242
1
Roxette
Do Anything
243
1
Natural Selection featuring Niki Haris
Can't Stop this Thing We Started
243
1
Bryan Adams
It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday
244
1
Boyz II Men
1992
Can't Let Go
245
1
Mariah Carey
I Love Your Smile
245
1
Shanice
Tears in Heaven
246
1
Eric Clapton
Bohemian Rhapsody
246
1
Queen
My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)
247
1
En Vogue
Under the Bridge
247
2
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Baby-Baby-Baby
249
1
TLC
Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough
249
1
Patty Smyth with Don Henley
If I Ever Fall In Love
250
1
Shai
Rump Shaker
250
1
Wreckx-N-Effect
1993
Nuthin' But a ``G'' Thang
251
1
Dr. Dre
Whoomp! (There It Is)
251
2
Tag Team
Right Here/Human Nature/Downtown
253
1
SWV
Just Kickin' It
253
1
Xscape
All that She Wants
254
1
Ace of Base
1994
I'll Remember
255
1
Madonna
Any Time, Any Place/And on And On
255
1
Janet Jackson
Regulate
256
1
Warren G. & Nate Dogg
Endless Love
256
1
Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey
All I Wanna Do
257
1
Sheryl Crow
1995
Candy Rain
257
1
Soul For Real
Red Light Special
258
1
TLC
Freak Like Me
258
1
Adina Howard
Water Runs Dry
259
1
Boyz II Men
Total Eclipse of the Heart
259
1
Nicki French
Don't Take it Personal (Just One of Dem Days)
260
1
Monica
One More Chance/Stay With Me
260
1
Notorious B.I.G.
1996
Missing
261
1
Everything But the Girl
Not Gon' Cry
262
1
Mary J. Blige
Sittin' Up in My Room
262
2
Brandy
Nobody Knows
264
1
The Tony Rich Project
Twisted
264
1
Keith Sweat
I Love You Always Forever
265
1
Donna Lewis
It's All Coming Back to Me Now
266
1
Celine Dion
I Believe I Can Fly
267
1
R. Kelly
1997
Don't Let Go (Love)
267
1
En Vogue
You Were Meant for Me/Foolish Games
268
1
Jewel
Return of the Mack
269
2
Mark Morrison
Bitch
271
1
Meredith Brooks
Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)
271
1
Backstreet Boys
You Make Me Wanna...
272
1
Usher
How Do I Live
272
1
Leann Rimes
1998
It's All About the Benjamins
273
1
Puff Daddy & the Family featuring the Notorious B.I.G. & Mase
Frozen
273
1
Madonna
Let's Ride
274
1
Montell Jordan featuring Master P & Silkk ``the Shocker''
You're Still the One
274
1
Shania Twain
My Way
275
1
Usher
Nobody's Supposed to Be Here
275
1
Deborach Cox
1999
Heartbreak Hotel
276
1
Whitney Houston featuring Faith Evans & Kelly Price
Kiss Me
276
1
Sixpence None The Richer
Last Kiss
277
1
Pearl Jam
Tell Me It's Real
277
1
K-Ci & Jo Jo
She's All I Ever Had
278
1
Ricky Martin
Music of My Heart
278
1
'N Sync & Gloria Estefan
Satisfy You
279
1
Puff Daddy featuring R. Kelly
Back at One
279
1
Brian McKnight