THE 8TH ANNUAL I.R.S. - 2015

("It Really Shoulda" been a Top 10 hit!)

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TITLE

ARTIST

YEAR

PEAK

1

66

2

2

3

3

2

1

CAN'T FIND THE TIME (to Tell You)

Orpheus

1968

80

47

2

1

1

2

1

1

2

NOTHING BUT A HEARTACHE

The Flirtations

1969

34


43

8

7

5

5

3

3

WILL YOU BE STAYING AFTER SUNDAY

The Peppermint Rainbow

1969

32

9

38

5

16

7

4

4

4

SHAME, SHAME

The Magic Lanterns

1968

29

44


151

133

55

15

7

5

GOD ONLY KNOWS

The Beach Boys

1966

39




5

12

13

12

6

PRETTY BALLERINA

The Left Banke

1967

15




81

11

14

5

7

MORNING GIRL

The Neon Philharmonic

1969

17


34

4

3

1

2

6

8

MR. DIEINGLY SAD

The Critters

1966

17

6

1

3

6

4

29

11

9

BORN TO RUN

Bruce Springsteen

1975

23


56

15

4

10

6

8

10

THINGS I'D LIKE TO SAY

The New Colony Six

1969

16


15

146

34

17

17

43

11

SAIL ON SAILOR

The Beach Boys

1973

49




42

9

19

9

12

PRETTY LADY

Lighthouse

1973

53





109

80

21

13

DRIVER'S SEAT

Sniff 'n the Tears

1979

15


61

21

74

41

77

64

14

SO VERY HARD TO GO

Tower of Power

1973

17


45


365

82

28

26

15

CALIFORNIA NIGHTS

Lesley Gore

1967

16

10



343

42

92

38

16

I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU

Dusty Springfield

1964

12



17

69

52

47

18

17

SOUL COAXING (Ame Caline)

Raymond LeFevre and his Orchestra

1968

37


42

13

15

6

67

17

18

YOU'VE GOT TO BE LOVED

The Montanas

1968

58



40

289

25

12

16

19

SOLITARY MAN

Neil Diamond

1966

21


11

170

27

51

51

13

20

AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

1967

19



162


144

26

19

21

FRIDAY ON MY MIND

The Easybeats

1967

16

30


14

18

39

8

10

22

YELLOW RIVER

Christie

1970

23

37

52

18

80

28

55

91

23

THERE IS

The Dells

1968

20





92

27

20

24

OUT IN THE COUNTRY

Three Dog Night

1970

15



107

32

23

61

93

25

ARIEL

Dean Friedman

1977

26


27


41

20

56

29

26

TEMPTATION EYES

The Grass Roots

1971

15



51

63

128

188

22

27

BACK WHEN MY HAIR WAS SHORT

Gunhill Road

1973

40





228

70

87

28

ONE FINE MORNING

Lighthouse

1971

24


4

6

11

15

20

31

29

IN THE STILL OF THE NITE

The Five Satins

1956

29



164

68

93

25

53

30

I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU

The New Colony Six

1968

22



26

52

18

22

39

31

OPUS 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me)

The 4 Seasons

1966

13



207

165

94

36

41

32

LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU

Spanky and Our Gang

1968

17

15

98

112

320

77

50

35

33

LET'S PRETEND

Raspberries

1973

35




102

147

151

102

34

MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY

Spiral Starecase

1969

12






312

60

35

SAUSALITO SUMMERNIGHT

Diesel

1981

25


6

7

44

36

86

105

36

AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS

The Formations

1968

83


47

20

29

74

215

42

37

NEW YORK'S A LONELY TOWN

The Trade Winds

1965

32





574

141

48

38

KENTUCKY RAIN

Elvis Presley

1970

16

27


243

103

38

18

14

39

NO MILK TODAY

Herman's Hermits

1967

35





34

37

61

40

SUMMER RAIN

Johnny Rivers

1967

14




24

42

8

98

11

27

41

THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE (Anymore)

The Walker Bros.

1966

16




37

30

128

88

42

SOS

ABBA

1975

15

20



57

19

7

15

43

TAXI

Harry Chapin

1972

24






85

191

44

DON'T SAY YOU DON'T REMEMBER

Beverly Bremers

1972

15




346

386

94

25

45

DOUBLE SHOT (of My Baby's Love)

Swingin' Medallions

1966

17


62

138

110


35

45

46

SOUL DEEP

The Box Tops

1969

18


3

208


97

62

75

47

BABY I NEED YOUR LOVING

Four Tops

1964

11

68


56

90

22

16

49

48

IT'S A SHAME

Spinners

1970

14



104

92

43

23

23

49

TWELVE THIRTY (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)

The Mamas & The Papas

1967

20




202

408

73

65

50

ASK THE LONELY

Four Tops

1965

24

36





373

59

51

HOLD ON! I'M A COMIN'

Sam & Dave

1966

21






83

51

52

DIFFERENT DRUM

The Stone Poneys

1967

13




22

139

160

62

53

JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE

Looking Glass

1973

33



59

30

204

39

24

54

BUT IT'S ALRIGHT

J.J. Jackson

1966

22

72


10

135

205

58

32

55

LIES

The Knickerbockers

1965

20




331

65

52

44

56

EARLY IN THE MORNING

Vanity Fare

1969

12

3

36

11

12

16

32

52

57

RIVER DEEP - MOUNTAIN HIGH

Ike & Tina Turner

1966

88


46

94

246

113

162

55

58

NO GOOD TO CRY

The Wildweeds

1967

88

16

88

215

105

108

65

89

59

MR. BUSINESSMAN

Ray Stevens

1968

28




162

202

309

84

60

SUAVECITO

Malo

1972

18




99

47

57

160

61

I'D WAIT A MILLION YEARS

The Grass Roots

1969

15


48

54

77

208

109

158

62

SOMEDAY, SOMEWAY

Marshall Crenshaw

1982

36






427

85

63

DON'T WORRY BABY

The Beach Boys

1964

24



122

56

118

118

139

64

LAKE SHORE DRIVE (L.S.D.)

Aliotta, Haynes, Jeremiah

1971




31

35

27

49

80

65

MY WORLD FELL DOWN

Sagittarius

1967

70


26

171

255

21

78

54

66

WALKING IN THE RAIN

The Ronettes

1964

23

5


41

65

81

275

165

67

I MELT WITH YOU

Modern English

1983

78

22

93

33

50

8

31

90

68

I'LL FEEL A WHOLE LOT BETTER

The Byrds

1965

103


16

48

107


520

134

69

OUR LIPS ARE SEALED

The Go-Go’s

1981

20




112

177

388

86

70

SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU

The Skyliners

1959

12




48

33

89

209

71

WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN

Runt (Todd Rundgren)

1971

20





441

66

252

72

MAYBE I KNOW

Lesley Gore

1964

14

31


9

14

337

164

63

73

PIANO MAN

Billy Joel

1974

24




21

56

10

30

74

DARLIN'

The Beach Boys

1968

19




148

369

139

83

75

DO IT AGAIN

The Beach Boys

1968

20




125

437

63

36

76

MY PLEDGE OF LOVE

Joe Jeffrey Group

1969

14

19


46

20

400

101

111

77

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN

Led Zeppelin

1972








287

78

THAT'S WHERE I WENT WRONG

The Poppy Family (featuring Susan Jacks)

1970

29





154

166

148

79

BABY BLUE

Badfinger

1972

14


25

35

9

53

247

37

80

AT LAST

Etta James

1961

47


18

52

19

49

106

47

81

I GOT YOU

Split Enz

1980

53



126

60

323

72

82

82

QUESTIONS 67 AND 68

Chicago

1969

24

38



145

148

210

108

83

UP IN A PUFF OF SMOKE

Polly Brown

1975

16




26

91

127

129

84

WOLD

Harry Chapin

1974

36





238

33

130

85

BABY TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS

Jefferson

1970

23






182

94

86

I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU

The Flamingos

1959

11




122


111

316

87

ALONE AGAIN OR

Love

1968

99




311

168

48

122

88

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE

Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods

1974

15


30

19

28

58

74

67

89

RUNAWAY

Jefferson Starship

1978

12

75




210

685

50

90

IT'S GETTING BETTER

Mama Cass

1969

30


20

236


318

71

154

91

GO BACK

Crabby Appleton

1970

36

99

17

71

64

44

75

40

92

COME AND GET THESE MEMORIES

Martha & the Vandellas

1963

29





64

122

58

93

TIMOTHY

The Buoys

1971

17



165

119

140

38

81

94

IF I CAN DREAM

Elvis Presley

1968

12






725

556

95

FOOL (IF YOU THINK IT'S OVER)

Chris Rea

1978

12





333


869

96

MIGHTY LOVE

Spinners

1974

20







378

97

KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU

ABBA

1977

14


21

125


160

90

68

98

LOOK THROUGH ANY WINDOW

The Hollies

1966

32






124

66

99

AND I LOVE HER

The Beatles

1964

12

32




86

98

309

100

I CAN HEAR MUSIC

The Beach Boys

1969

24





197

551

77

101

WELCOME ME LOVE

Brooklyn Bridge (featuring Johnny Maestro)

1969

48



55

94

83

97

284

102

TOMORROW

Strawberry Alarm Clock

1968

23


87

63

329

394

263

106

103

WHAT DO ALL THE PEOPLE KNOW

The Monroes

1982

59





575


144

104

WISHING YOU WERE HERE

Chicago

1974

11