Bringing you the Top 500 songs of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s this long weekend, thanks to The Royce Retirement Living & Aged Care.
Playlist
500 Incense & Peppermints – Strawberry Alarm Clock
499 Disco Inferno – The Trammps
498 Coming Home – The Radiators
497 Big Girls Don’t Cry – The Four Seasons & Frankie Valli
496 Your Song – Elton John
495 We Will Rock You / We Are The Champions – Queen
494 It’s All Over Now – Rolling Stones
493 Last Train To Clarksville – The Monkees
492 Bony Moronie – Hush
491 Walk Right Back – The Everly Brothers
490 That Old Black Magic – Bobby Rydell
489 In The Navy – The Village People
488 Lady D’arbanville – Cat Stevens
487 Hard Headed Woman – Elvis Presley
486 Island Girl – Elton John
485 Just The Way You Are – Billy Joel
484 Running Scared – Roy Orbison
483 Summer In The City – The Lovin’ Spoonful
482 Ballroom Blitz – Sweet
481 TNT – AC/DC
480 Little Deuce Coupe – The Beach Boys
479 Twist & Shout – The Beatles
478 Fun Fun Fun – The Beach Boys
477 You’re The Devil In Disguise – Elvis Presley
476 Instant Karma – John Lennon
475 Breaking Up Is Hard To Do – Neil Sedaka
474 Piano Man – Billy Joel
473 Don’t Talk To Him – Cliff Richard
472 The Lord’s Prayer – Sister Janet Mead
471 Love Potion Number 9 – The Searchers
470 Ego Is Not A Dirty Word – Skyhooks
469 Going Up The Country – Canned Heat
468 Shake Baby Shake – Johnny O’Keefe
467 Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding
466 Long Tall Glasses – Leo Sayer
465 Only The Lonely – Roy Orbison
464 My Life – Billy Joel
463 The Show Must Go On – Leo Sayer
462 Limbo Rock – Chubby Checker
461 Right Now – Johnny O’Keefe
460 Boogie Wonderland – Earth, Wind & Fire
459 Philadelphia Freedom – Elton John
458 Respect – Aretha Franklin
457 Song Sung Blue – Neil Diamond
456 All Along The Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix Experience
455 Sugar & Spice – The Searchers
454 Day By Day – Colleen Hewett
453 Cracklin’ Rosie – Neil Diamond
452 Magic Carpet Ride – Steppenwolf
451 Holly Holy – Neil Diamond
450 Help Yourself – Tom Jones
449 I Hate The Music – John Paul Young
448 When I Need You – Leo Sayer
447 You’re In My Heart – Rod Stewart
446 Knowing Me Knowing You – ABBA
445 My Name Is Jack – Manfred Mann
444 It’s Not Easy – Normie Rowe
443 Vacation – Connie Francis
442 Nutbush City Limits – Ike & Tina Turner
441 Rocket Man – Elton John
440 Such A Night – Elvis Presley
439 All My Friends Are Getting Married – Skyhooks
438 Hey Sheriff – Johnny Rebb
437 The Candy Man – Sammy Davis Jnr
436 Velvet Waters – Tony Worsley
435 Happy Birthday Sweet 16 – Neil Sedaka
434 Candle In The Wind – Elton John
433 Sugar Sugar – The Archies
432 Delta Dawn – Helen Reddy
431 Delilah – Tom Jones
430 If I Didn’t Have A Dime – Gene Pitney
429 Fire And Rain – James Taylor
428 Can The Can – Suzi Quatro
427 Waterloo – ABBA
426 Lucy In The Sky – Elton John
425 Oh Yeah Uh Huh – Col Joye & The Joy Boys
424 Venus – Shocking Blue
423 A Glass Of Champagne – Sailor
422 Denim And Lace – Marty Rhone
421 I Got You Babe – Sonny & Cher
420 Who’ll Stop The Rain – Creedence Clearwater Revival
419 I Just Don’t Know What To Do – Marcia Hines
418 You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth – Meatloaf
417 Wishin’ & Hopin’ – Dusty Springfield
416 Let’s Twist Again – Chubby Checker
415 A Horse With No Name – America
414 Happy Together – The Turtles
413 Judy – Elvis Presley
412 Daniel – Elton John
411 Cassandra – Sherbet
410 Ragamuffin Man – Manfred Mann
409 Sorrow – David Bowie
408 Substitute – The Who
407 Knock Three Times – Dawn
406 Bye Bye Baby – Bay City Rollers
405 The Streak – Ray Stevens
404 Downtown – Petula Clark
403 Rock Your Baby – George McCrae
402 Valleri – The Monkees
401 December 1963 (Oh What A Night) – The Four Seasons & Frankie Valli
400 Little Arrows – Leapy Lee
399 Sailing – Rod Stewart
398 Live And Let Die – Wings
397 Tequila – The Champs
396 Tusk – Fleetwood Mac
395 Get A Little Dirt On Your Hands – The Delltones
394 California Girls – The Beach Boys
393 Peace Train – Cat Stevens
392 You Don’t Own Me – Lesley Gore
391 Summer Love – Sherbet
390 The Cheater – Bob Kuban
389 Tin Soldier – Small Faces
388 Cathy’s Clown – The Everly Brothers
387 Sure Know Something – Kiss
386 Paint It Black – Rolling Stones
385 Mary Mary – The Monkees
384 Jeans On – David Dundas
383 Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress – The Hollies
382 Clair – Gilbert O’sullivan
381 Morning Has Broken – Cat Stevens
380 Living Doll – Cliff Richard
379 Massachusetts – The Bee Gees
378 Starlight Starbright – Lonnie Lee
377 Angie – The Rolling Stones
376 Yellow Submarine – The Beatles
375 Yesterday – The Beatles
374 Up There Cazaly – Two Man Band
373 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – Rolling Stones
372 Black Betty – Ram Jam
371 Viva Las Vegas – Elvis Presley
370 Like Sister And Brother – The Drifters
369 Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell
368 Grease – Frankie Valli
367 Father & Son – Cat Stevens
366 Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Shoes) – Helen Reddy
365 Falling In Love Again – Ted Mulry Gang
364 Blame It On The Boogie – The Jacksons
363 Indian Lake – The Cowsills
362 Arizona – Mark Lindsay
361 Boogie Fever – The Sylvers
360 Come A Little Bit Closer – The Delltones
359 Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
358 Apache – The Shadows
357 I Feel Love – Donna Summer
356 Oh Carol – Smokie
355 Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
354 The Letter – Box Tops
353 Peter Gunn – Duane Eddy
352 Devil Woman – Cliff Richard
351 Cotton Fields – The Beach Boys
350 I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
349 Love Will Keep Us Together – Captain & Tennille
348 Up Around The Bend – Creedence Clearwater Revival
347 Dizzy – Tommy Roe
346 Substitute – Peaches
345 Wild One – Suzi Quatro
344 To Sir With Love – Lulu
343 Smiley – Ronnie Burns
342 How Do You Do – Jigsaw
341 I Started A Joke – The Bee Gees
340 Ca Plane Pour Moi – Plastic Bertrand
339 April In Cuba – Dragon
338 Eloise – Barry Ryan
337 That’s Rock & Roll – Shaun Cassidy
336 Heaven Is My Woman’s Love – Col Joye
335 Summer Holiday – Cliff Richard
334 Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone) – Judy Stone
333 Love Child – Diana Ross & The Supremes
332 Lady Bump – Penny McLean
331 Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves – Cher
330 Stuck On You – Elvis Presley
329 I Am Woman – Helen Reddy
328 Needles & Pins – The Searchers
327 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John
326 When I Was Young – Eric Burdon & The Animals
325 She Wears My Ring – Johnny O’Keefe
324 Those Were The Days – Mary Hopkins
323 Little Darlin’ – The Diamonds
322 Girls On The Avenue – Richard Clapton
321 It’s Not Unusual – Tom Jones
320 Wild Thing – The Troggs
319 Judy In Disguise – John Fred & The Playboys
318 Do Wah Diddy Diddy – Manfred Mann
317 Bus Stop – The Hollies
316 Alone Again (Naturally)- Gilbert O’sullivan
315 Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty
314 Daydream Believer – Monkees
313 Hey St. Peter – Flash & The Pan
312 Little Sister – Elvis Presley
311 Michelle – Overlanders
310 Killing Me Softly (With His Song) – Roberta Flack
309 Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys
308 Rhythm Of The Rain – Cascades
307 You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me- Dusty Springfield
306 Secret Love – Kathy Kirby
305 Peggy Sue – Buddy Holly
304 Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush
303 My Coo Ca Choo – Alvin Stardust
302 Ooh La La – Normie Rowe
301 Roll Over Lay Down – Status Quo
300 Come On And Take My Hand – Johnny O’Keefe
299 Isn’t It Time – The Babys
298 Harper Valley PTA – Jeanne C Riley
297 Help Is On Its Way – Little River Band
296 My Generation – The Who
295 Take Good Care Of My Baby – Bobby Vee
294 She’s A Lady – Tom Jones
293 Lucky Number – Lene Lovich
292 Roll Over Beethoven – The Beatles
291 Lola – The Kinks
290 That’ll Be The Day – Buddy Holly
289 You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling – Righteous Bros
288 A Boy Named Sue – Johnny Cash
287 I Found A New Love – Lonnie Lee
286 Money Honey – Bay City Rollers
285 Torn Between Two Lovers – Mary McGregor
284 Wonderful Land – The Shadows
283 No Milk Today – Herman’s Hermits
282 Are You Old Enough? – Dragon
281 Devil Gate Drive – Suzi Quatro
280 Please Mr Postman – The Carpenters
279 Lady Godiva – Peter & Gordon
278 Hot Stuff – Donna Summer
277 Can’t Stop Myself From Loving You – William Shakespeare
276 Disco Duck – Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots
275 If I Had Words – Scott Fitzgerald & Yvonne Keeley
274 Too Young To Be Married – The Hollies
273 You Make Me Feel Like Dancing – Leo Sayer
272 The Loved Ones – Loved Ones
271 Rubber Duckie – Ernie
270 She (Didn’t Remember My Name) – Osmosis
269 Two Of Us – Jackie Trent & Tony Hatch
268 Ring Ring – ABBA
267 Bright Eyes – Art Garfunkel
266 I Will Follow Him – Little Peggy March
265 Hair – The Cowsills
264 I’d Love You To Want Me – Lobo
263 Darktown Strutters Ball – Ted Mulry Gang
262 Make Me An Island – Joe Dolan
261 Return To Sender – Elvis Presley
260 White Room – Cream
259 Baby It’s You – Promises
258 The Rhythm Of Life – Diana Ross & The Supremes With The Temptations
257 Dreadlock Holiday – 10CC
256 You Make Me Feel Brand New – The Stylistics
255 I Love You, I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton John
254 A White Sports Coat – Marty Robbins
253 What Can I Say – Boz Scaggs
252 Rasputin – Boney M
251 Diana – Paul Anka
250 Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose – Dawn
249 Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
248 You And Me – Alice Cooper
247 (They Long To Be) Close To You – The Carpenters
246 Uptown Festival – Shalamar
245 Goldfinger – Shirley Bassey
244 Band Of Gold – Freda Payne
243 Uncle Albert Admiral Halsy – Paul McCartney
242 Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) – Pink Floyd
241 Whole Lotta Love – Led Zeppelin
240 Silvery Moon – Sherbet
239 The Twist – Chubby Checker
238 Knock On Wood – Amii Stewart
237 Macho Man – The Village People
236 We Do It – R & J Stone
235 Jump In My Car – Ted Mulry Gang
234 Let’s Stick Together – Bryan Ferry
233 The Pushbike Song – The Mixtures
232 Rubber Ball – Bobby Vee
231 I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do – ABBA
230 Paloma Blanca – George Baker Selection
229 Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles
228 Rock Me – ABBA
227 You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone
226 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance – Gene Pitney
225 Make Love To Me – Kelly Marie
224 Leader Of The Pack – The Shangri-Las
223 Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? – Rod Stewart
222 It’s My Party – Lesley Gore
221 All My Loving – The Beatles
220 Sylvia’s Mother Dr Hook & The Medicine Show
219 Suzie Darlin’ – Robin Luke
218 Good Luck Charm – Elvis Presley
217 All You Need Is Love – The Beatles
216 Peppermint Twist – Sweet
215 Little Town Flirt – Del Shannon
214 Rock & Roll Music – The Beatles
213 Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool – Connie Francis
212 House Of The Rising Sun – The Animals
211 Money Money Money – ABBA
210 My Guy – Mary Wells
209 Surrender – Elvis Presley
208 She’s A Mod – Ray Columbus & The Invaders
207 A Whiter Shade Of Pale – Procol Harum
206 C’mon Aussie C’mon – The Mojo Singers
205 Then He Kissed Me – The Crystals
204 Fool, Fool, Fool – Ray Brown & The Whispers
203 Have I The Right – The Honeycombs
202 Don’t Go Breakin’ My Heart – Elton John & Kiki Dee
201 Hello Goodbye – The Beatles
200 I Remember You – Frank Ifield
199 One Last Kiss – Crash Craddock
198 Tonight’s The Night – Rod Stewart
197 Penny Lane – The Beatles
196 She’s My Baby – Johnny O’Keefe
195 Spirit In The Sky – Norman Greenbaum
194 Get Back – The Beatles
193 You’re My World – Cilla Black
192 Come And See Her – The Easybeats
191 I Can’t Stop Loving You – Ray Charles
190 Move Baby Move – Johnny O’Keefe
189 Daddy Cool – Boney M
188 In The Ghetto – Elvis Presley
187 Santa Never Made It To Darwin – Bill & Boyd
186 The Redback On The Toilet Seat – Slim Newton
185 Lady Madonna – The Beatles
184 Long Haired Lover From Liverpool – Little Jimmy Osmond
183 In Dreams – Roy Orbison
182 Most People I Know Think That I’m Crazy – The Aztecs
181 Save The Last Dance For Me – The Drifters
180 Poison Ivy – Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs
179 I Feel Fine – The Beatles
178 Friday On My Mind – The Easybeats
177 Snoopy Vs The Red Baron – The Royal Guardsmen
176 Rock On – David Essex
175 Lookin’ Out My Back Door – Creedence Clearwater Revival
174 Rubber Bullets – 10CC
173 You’re Moving Out Today – Carole Bayer Sager
172 Cherish – David Cassidy
171 I’ve Been Everywhere – Lucky Starr
170 Women – The Easybeats
169 Sugar Shack – Jimmy Gilmer
168 I’m Gonna Knock On Your Door – Eddie Hodges
167 Funny Face – Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs
166 Surf City – Jan & Dean
165 Are You Lonesome Tonight? – Elvis Presley
164 I’m A Believer – The Monkees
163 Georgy Girl – The Seekers
162 Up Up & Away – Fifth Dimension
161 Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep Cheep – Middle Of The Road
160 Walk Right In – Dr Hook
159 Convoy – C.W. McCall
158 Brand New Key – Melanie
157 In The Year 2525 – Zager & Evans
156 Dancing In The City – Marshall Hain
155 It’s A Heartache – Bonnie Tyler
154 Imagine – John Lennon
153 Running Bear – Johnny Preston
152 Can’t Stop The Music – The Village People
151 Don’t Give Up On Us – David Soul
150 Boppin’ The Blues – Blackfeather
149 She Is So Fine – The Easybeats
148 Little Boy Lost – Johnny Ashcroft
147 Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes – Edison Lighthouse
146 The Entertainer – Marvin Hamlisch
145 Video Killed The Radio Star – The Buggles
144 Honey – Bobby Goldsboro
143 Puppy Love – Donny Osmond
142 Crying – Roy Orbison
141 Without You – Nilsson
140 Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
139 Itchycoo Park – Small Faces
138 Let There Be Drums – Sandy Nelson
137 These Boots Are Made For Walkin’ – Nancy Sinatra
136 Bird Dog – The Everly Brothers
135 I Can’t Stand The Rain – Eruption
134 Slipping Away – Max Merritt & The Meteors
133 Spill The Wine – Eric Burdon & War
132 My Old Man’s A Dustman – Lonnie Donegan
131 Emotion – Samantha Sang
130 My Sharona – The Knack
129 Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas
128 Ain’t Gonna Bump No More – Joe Tex
127 Funky Town – Lipps Inc
126 You – Marcia Hines
125 Don’t Leave Me This Way – Thelma Houston
124 Mack The Knife – Louis Armstrong
123 Stayin’ Alive – The Bee Gees
122 Where Do You Go To My Lovely – Peter Sarstedt
121 I’m Counting On You – Johnny O’Keefe
120 Macarthur Park – Richard Harris
119 Royal Telephone – Jimmy Little
118 The Way You Do It – Pussyfoot
117 Something – The Beatles
116 Wipe Out – The Surfaris
115 Somethin’ Stupid – Nancy & Frank Sinatra
114 Multiplication – Bobby Darin
113 Sadie – Johnny Farnham
112 Me & Bobby McGee – Janis Joplin
111 Crocodile Rock – Elton John
110 My Sentimental Friends – Herman’s Hermits
109 Dancin’ On A Saturday Night – Barry Blue
108 How Deep Is Your Love? – The Bee Gees
107 Le Freak – Chic
106 Pop Muzik – M
105 Rose Garden – Lynn Anderson
104 Heart Of Glass – Blondie
103 I Got You – Split Enz
102 Top Of The World – The Carpenters
101 I Go To Rio – Peter Allen
100 Daddy Cool – Drummond
99 Hey Paula – Ernie Sigley & Denise Drysdale
98 I’ll Never Find Another You – The Seekers
97 L.A International Airport – Susan Raye
96 Living Next Door To Alice – Smokie
95 One – John Farnham
94 Pride – Ray Brown & The Whispers
93 Yes Sir That’s My Baby – Col Joye
92 You’re So Vain – Carly Simon
91 Bombora – The Atlantics
90 Rivers Of Babylon – Boney M
89 A Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles
88 American Pie – Don Mclean
87 This Is My Song – Petula Clark
86 My Little Angel – William Shakespeare
85 Newcastle Song – Bob Hudson
84 S-S-S Single Bed – Fox
83 Day Tripper – The Beatles
82 January – Pilot
81 Some Girls – Racey
80 Black Night – Deep Purple
79 He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother – The Hollies
78 20 Miles – Ray Brown & The Whispers
77 Brass In Pocket – The Pretenders
76 Evie (Part 1,2 & 3) – Stevie Wright
75 In The Summertime – The Mixtures
74 Personality – Lloyd Price
73 Honky Tonk Women – The Rolling Stones
72 The Happiest Girl In The Whole USA – Donna Fargo
71 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da – The Beatles
70 Seasons In The Sun – Terry Jacks
69 Star Crossed Lovers – Neil Sedaka
68 Billy Don’t Be A Hero – Paper Lace
67 Green Green Grass Of Home – Tom Jones
66 Banks Of The Ohio – Olivia Newton John
65 Farewell Aunty Jack – Grahame Bond
64 Horror Movie – Skyhooks
63 I Think I Love You – The Partridge Family
62 Kiss You All Over – Exile
61 Love Me Do – The Beatles
60 Knock Knock, Who’s There? – Liv Maessen
59 Spicks And Specks – Bee Gees
58 If You Leave Me Now – Chicago
57 YMCA – The Village People
56 Computer Games – Mi-Sex
55 Dance Little Lady Dance – Tina Charles
54 Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head – Johnny Farnham
53 Can’t Buy Me Love – The Beatles
52 Sugar Baby Love – The Rubettes
51 Pipeline – Chantays
50 The Night Chicago Died – Paper Lace
49 Walk In The Black Forest – Horst Jankowski
48 I Just Want To Be Your Everything – Andy Gibb
47 The Real Thing – Russell Morris
46 A Fool Such As I – Elvis Presley
45 Step Back – Johnny Young
44 Working For The Man – Roy Orbison
43 Do You Want To Dance – Cliff Richard
42 Please Don’t Go – KC & The Sunshine Band
41 I Don’t Like Monday – Boomtown Rats
40 Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
39 Born To Be Alive – Patrick Hernandez
38 I Don’t How To Love Him – Helen Reddy
37 Maggie May – Rod Stewart
36 She Loves You – The Beatles
35 Turning Japanese – The Vapours
34 Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough- Michael Jackson
33 Monster Mash – Bobby Boris Pickett
32 Its Now Or Never – Elvis Presley
31 Popcorn – Hot Butter
30 Help – The Beatles
29 Dancing Queen – ABBA
28 Black Is Black – La Belle Epoque
27 Lay Your Love On Me – Racey
26 Unchained Melody – Righteous Bros
25 My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
24 S.O.S – ABBA
23 Rock Around The Clock – Bill Haley & The Comets
22 Ben – Michael Jackson
21 The Last Waltz – Engelbert Humperdinck
20 Eagle Rock – Daddy Cool
19 Penny Arcade – Roy Orbison
18 Yellow River – Autumn
17 I Am Pegasus – Ross Ryan
16 Howzat – Sherbet
15 Fox On The Run – Sweet
14 Shakin’ All Over – Normie Rowe
13 Mississippi – Pussycat
12 Shout – Johnny O’Keefe
11 Mull Of Kintyre – Wings
10 You’re The One That I Want – John Travolta & Olivia Newton John
9 Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel
8 I Want To Hold Your Hand – The Beatles
7 Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree – Dawn With Tony Orlando
6 Let It Be – The Beatles
5 I Was Made For Lovin’ You – Kiss
4 Mama Mia – ABBA
3 Pub With No Beer – Slim Dusty
2 Hey Jude – The Beatles
1 Fernando – ABBA
Did your favourite song make it on our Top 500 list?
Competition T’s & C’s: Competition closes at 6pm on 5/10/20. Competition entry must include a photo of the entrant’s details in the paper and their top 3 song choices. Competition entry must be emailed to steph@vintagefm.com.au Winner will be the person who correctly guesses the top 3 songs in the countdown in the correct order. If there is no entry that matches this, the person who guesses 2/3 correctly will be the winner. Winner contacted on 6/10/20 by phone or email.
