THE I.R.S. ("It Really Shoulda" been a top 10 hit!) TOP 104 - 2009
2008 # TITLE Artist YEAR PEAK
6 1 BORN TO RUN Bruce Springsteen 1975 23
47 2 NOTHING BUT A HEARTACHE The Flirtations 1969 34

3 BABY I NEED YOUR LOVING The Four Tops 1964 11

4 IN THE STILL OF THE NITE The Five Satins 1956 29

5 NEW YORK MINING DISASTER (Have You Seen My Wife, Mr. Jones) Bee Gees 1967 14

6 AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS The Formations 1968 83

7 MIND, BODY & SOUL Flaming Ember 1969 26

8 I CAN'T LET GO The Hollies 1966 42

9 THE LITTLE GIRL I ONCE KNEW The Beach Boys 1965 20

10 EVERLASTING LOVE Robert Knight 1967 13

11 AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell 1967 19

12 EIGHT MILES HIGH The Byrds 1966 14

13 OOO BABY BABY The Miracles 1965 16
28 14 I’LL TURN TO STONE The Four Tops 1967 76

15 SAIL ON SAILOR The Beach Boys 1973 49

16 OUR LIPS ARE SEALED The Go-Go’s 1981 20
99 17 COME AND GET THESE MEMORIES Martha & the Vandellas 1963 29

18 I GOT YOU Split Enz 1980 53

19 HOT SMOKE AND SASSAFRAS The Bubble Puppy 1969 14

20 GO BACK Crabby Appleton 1970 36

21 LOOK THROUGH ANY WINDOW The Hollies 1966 32

22 MORE LOVE Smokey Robinson & the Miracles 1967 23
45 23 IN A MOMENT The Intrigues 1969 31

24 THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE (Anymore) The Walker Bros. 1966 16

25 AT LAST Etta James 1961 47

26 WALKING IN THE RAIN The Ronettes 1964 23

27 TEMPTATION EYES The Grass Roots 1971 15

28 ALREADY GONE Eagles 1974 32

29 TURN-DOWN DAY The Cyrkle 1966 16

30 RUNAWAY Jefferson Starship 1978 12
100 31 WATERLOO SUNSET The Kinks 1967
32 AIN'T GONNA LIE Keith 1966 39

33 I FOUND A GIRL Jan & Dean 1965 30

34 MR. DIEINGLY SAD The Critters 1966 17

35 TREAT ME NICE Elvis Presley 1957 27
3 36 RIVER DEEP - MOUNTAIN HIGH Ike & Tina Turner 1966 88

37 JUST WHAT I NEEDED The Cars 1978 27
9 38 SHAME, SHAME The Magic Lanterns 1968 29

39 SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES The Springfields 1962 20

40 THE BREAKUP SONG (They Don't Write 'Em) Greg Kihn Band 1981 15

41 PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN The Status Quo 1968 12

42 YOU'VE GOT TO BE LOVED The Montanas 1968 58

43 WILL YOU BE STAYING AFTER SUNDAY The Peppermint Rainbow 1969 32
35 44 LEVON Elton John 1972 24

45 CALIFORNIA NIGHTS Lesley Gore 1967 16

46 NO GOOD TO CRY The Wildweeds 1967 88

47 NEW YORK'S A LONELY TOWN The Trade Winds 1965 32

48 SOMEDAY, SOMEWAY Marshall Crenshaw 1982 36

49 WAIT TIL' MY BOBBY GETS HOME Darlene Love 1963 26

50 WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU The Romantics 1980 49

51 LOOK OF LOVE Lesley Gore 1965 27
37 52 THERE IS The Dells 1968 20

53 ALL MY LOVING The Beatles 1964 45
71 54 DO I LOVE YOU The Ronettes 1964 34
74 55 AND THAT REMINDS ME (My Heart Reminds Me) The 4 Seasons 1969 45

56 THINGS I'D LIKE TO SAY The New Colony Six 1969 16

57 BREAK ON THROUGH (to the Other Side) The Doors 1967 126
104 58 HOLD ON The Radiants 1968 68

59 YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG AC/DC 1980 35

60 OH NO NOT MY BABY Maxine Brown 1964 24

61 SO VERY HARD TO GO Tower of Power 1973 17

62 SOUL DEEP The Box Tops 1969 18

63 WHEN YOU WALK IN THE ROOM The Searchers 1964 35
57 64 SOCIETY'S CHILD (Baby I've Been Thinking) Janis Ian 1967 14

65 PEACEFUL EASY FEELING Eagles 1973 22
1 66 CAN'T FIND THE TIME (to Tell You) Orpheus 1968 80

67 THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT The Who 1966 106

68 SOUL MAKOSSA Manu Dibango 1973 35

69 THEME FROM NEW YORK NEW YORK Frank Sinatra 1980 32

70 SHE'S MY GIRL The Turtles 1967 14

71 (The Lights Went Out in) MASSACHUSETTS Bee Gees 1967 11

72 AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUSE PARTY The Show Stoppers 1967 87

73 PUSHIN' TOO HARD The Seeds 1967 36

74 GIVE A DAMN Spanky and Our Gang 1968 43

75 THE EYES OF A NEW YORK WOMAN B.J. Thomas 1968 28
38 76 MY GENERATION The Who 1966 74

77 THE LOVE I SAW IN YOU WAS JUST A MIRAGE Smokey Robinson & the Miracles 1967 20

78 (Wish I Could Fly Like) SUPERMAN The Kinks 1979 41

79 WE CAN FLY The Cowsills 1968 21

80 LUCKY MAN Emerson, Lake & Palmer 1971 48
55 81 MAS QUE NADA Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 1966 47

82 ROCK 'N' ROLL WOMAN The Buffalo Springfield 1967 44

83 RAMBLIN' GAMBLIN' MAN The Bob Seger System   1969 17

84 ABACAB Genesis 1982 26

85 THE LETTER The Arbors 1969 20

86 SUMMER (The First Time) Bobby Goldsboro   1973 21

87 WHAT DO ALL THE PEOPLE KNOW The Monroes 1982 59
16 88 MR. BUSINESSMAN Ray Stevens 1968 28

89 JELLY JUNGLE (Of Orange Marmalade) The Lemon Pipers 1968 51

90 TIN SOLDIER Small Faces 1968 73

91 L.A. GOODBYE The Ides of March 1971 73

92 LET HER DANCE Bobby Fuller Four 1965 133
22 93 I'LL FEEL A WHOLE LOT BETTER The Byrds 1965 103

94 GREENBURG, GLICKSTEIN, CHARLES, DAVID SMITH & JONES The Cryan' Shames 1968 115
50 95 EVERY DAY I HAVE TO CRY Steve Alaimo 1963 46
21 96 SEARCHING FOR MY LOVE Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces 1966 27

97 SUMMER NIGHTS Marianne Faithfull 1965 24
15 98 LET'S PRETEND Raspberries 1973 35

99 GIMME SHELTER The Rolling Stones 1969
2 100 SIT DOWN I THINK I LOVE YOU The Mojo Men 1967 36
79 101 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD Louis Armstrong 1968 32

102 WATCHING THE DETECTIVES Elvis Costello 1977 108

103 STEP OUT OF YOUR MIND The American Breed 1967 24

104 HOLD ON Ian Gomm 1979 18