1. The Moonglows - Hey Santa Claus (December, 1953)

2. The Cadillacs - Speedoo (feat The Jesse Powell Orchestra) (December, 1955)

3. Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock (December, 1957)

4. Danny and The Juniors - At the Hop (December 1957)

5. Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire (December, 1957)

6. Bobby Helms - Captain Santa Claus And His Reindeer Space Patrol (December, 1957)

7. Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run (December, 1958)

8. The Applejacks - Rocka-Conga (#38, December, 1958)

9. The Crests - Candles - The Crests (December, 1958)

10. Paul Anka - Teen Commandments (December, 1958)

11. Chuck Berry - Merry Christmas Baby (December, 1958)

12. Connie Francis - Ave Maria (December, 1959)

13. Freddy Cannon - Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (December, 1959)

14. Connie Francis - Baby's First Christmas (December, 1959)

15. Connie Francis - I'll Be Home For Christmas (December, 1959)

16. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Shop Around (December, 1960)

17. The Capris - There's A Moon Out Tonight (December, 1960)

18. Jorgen Ingmann - Apache (#2, December, 1961)

19. The Chipmunks (David Seville) - Alvin's Harmonica (#73, December, 1961)

20. Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (December, 1962)

21. The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick (December, 1963)

22. Pete Antell - Night Times (100, December, 1962)

23. The Exciters - Tell Him (December, 1962)

24. Dickey Lee - I Saw Linda Yesterday (December, 1962)

25. The Marketts - Out Of Limits (3, December, 1963)

26. The Tymes - Somewhere (19, December, 1963)

27. Roy Orbison - Pretty Paper (December, 1963)

28. The Baja Marimba Band - Comin' In the Back Door (#41, December, 1963)

29. The Secrets - The Boy Next Door (December, 1963)

30. LaBelle - Danny Boy (#76, December, 1964)

31. The Beatles - I'm A Loser (Stereo) (No chart, December, 1964)

32. The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (December, 1964)

33. The Beatles - She's A Woman (Stereo) (#4 December, 1964)

34. Lou Christie - Lightnin' Strikes (#1, December, 1965)

35. Supremes - My World Is Empty Without You 13 (December, 1965)

36. The Beatles - Day Tripper (1 December, 1965)

37. The Righteous Brothers - Ebb Tide (December, 1965)

38. The Rolling Stones - As Tears Go By (December, 1965)

39. The Four Seasons - Little Boy (In Grown Up Clothes) (December, 1965)

40. James Brown - Please Come Home For Christmas

41. The Four Tops - Standing In The Shadows Of Love (December, 1966)

42. The Mamas and The Papas - Words Of Love (December, 1966)

43. The Royal Guardsmen - Snoopy vs. The Red Baron (December, 1966)

44. The Seekers - Georgy Girl (December, 1966)

45. The Temptations - (I Know) I'm Losing You (December, 1966)

46. Music Machine - Talk Talk (December, 1966)

47. Paul Revere and the Raiders - Good Thing (December, 1966)

48. The Association - No Fair At All (December, 1966)

49. Gene Pitney - Just One Smile (December, 1966)

50. Petula Clark (December, 1966) - Colour My World

51. James Brown - Merry Christmas Baby

52. The American Breed - Bend Me Shape Me (December, 1967)

53. The Beach Boys - Darlin' (December, 1967)

54. Dave Clark Five - Everybody Knows (December, 1967)

55. The Beatles - Hello, Goodbye (#1 December, 1967)

56. The Doors - Love Me Two Times (December, 1967)

57. The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine (December, 1967)

58. The Turtles - She's My Girl (December, 1967)

59. Marvin Gaye - If I Could Build My Whole World Around You (December, 1967)

60. The 5th Dimension - Paper Cup (December, 1967)

61. The Human Beinz 1-7 Nobody But Me (December, 1967)

62. Rotary Connection - Christmas Love (1968)

63. Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man (December, 1968)

64. The Rascals - A Ray of Hope (December, 1968)

65. The Shocking Blue - Venus (December, 1969)

66. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (December, 1969)

67. The Hollies - He Aint Heavy...He's My Brother (December, 1969)

68. The Grass Roots - Temptation Eyes - (December, 1970)

69. Tony Orlando and Dawn - Knock Three Times (December, 1970)

70. King Floyd - Groove Me (December, 1970)

71. Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (December, 1970)

72. Three Dog Night - One Man Band (December, 1970)

73. Don Mclean - American Pie (album Version) (December, 1971)

74. Rare Earth - Hey Big Brother 10 (December, 1971)

75. Jerry Butler - Ain't Understanding Mellow (December, 1971)

76. The Hollies - Long Dark Road (December, 1972)

77. Three Dog Night - Pieces of April (December, 1972)

78. Marvin Gaye - Trouble Man (December, 1972)

79. Rod Stewart - Angel (December, 1972)

80. Diana Ross and The Supremes - The Little Drummer Boy (December, 1973)

81. Jackson 5 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (December, 1973)

82. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Believe In Christmas (December, 1973)

83. John Lennon - Mind Games (December, 1973)

84. LaBelle (December, 1974) - Lady Marmalade

85. The Guess Who - Dancin' Fool (December, 1974)

86. Billy Joel - The Entertainer (December, 1974)

87. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Love Machine (December, 1975)

88. The Four Seasons - December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) (December, 1975)

89. Stevie Wonder - I Wish (December, 1976)

90. The Eagles - New Kid In Town (December, 1976)

91. Kansas - Point of Know Return (December, 1977)

92. James Brown - Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year

93. The Whispers - A Very Special Holiday (1985)

94. Aaron Neville - The Christmas Song (December, 1993)

95. Luther Vandross - O' Come All Ye Faithful (December, 1985)

96. Michael Bolton - Joy To The World (December, 1996)

97. The Ojays - I Can Hardly Wait Till Christmas (1991)

1. Eddie Calvert - Oh Mein Papa (mono) (#6, December, 1953)

2. The Penguins - Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) (December, 1954)

3. David Seville - Armen's Theme (mono) (#42, December, 1956)

4. Buddy Holly - Oh Boy (December 1957)

5. Connie Francis - My Happiness (December, 1958)

6. Paul Anka - (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings (December, 1958)

7. The Chipmunks (David Seville) - The Chipmunk Song (1, December, 1958)

8. Roy Orbison - I'm Hurtin' (December, 1960)

9. Shelby Flint - Angel On My Shoulder (#22, December, 1960)

10. Barbara George - I Know (December, 1961)

11. Dion - The Wanderer (December, 1961)

12. Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love (December, 1961)

13. Don Covay - The Popeye Waddle (75, December, 1962)

14. Gene Pitney - Half Heaven Half Heartache (December, 1962)

15. Ned Miller - From A Jack To A King (#6, December, 1962)

16. The Cookies - Chains (December, 1962)

17. The Four Seasons - Peanuts (December, 1963)

18. The Beatles with Tony Sheridan - My Bonnie (December, 1963)

19. The Marketts Out Of Limits - (December, 1963)

20. The Trashmen - Surfin Bird (#4, December, 1963)

21. Maxine Brown - Oh No! Not My Baby (December, 1964)

22. The Detergents - Leader of the Laundromat (December, 1964)

23. Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) (December, 1964)

24. The Beatles - I Feel Fine (#1 December, 1964)

25. The Animals - It's My Life (December, 1965)

26. Billy Joe Royal - I've Got To Be Somebody (December, 1965)

27. The Beatles - We Can Work It Out (#1 December, 1965)

28. Jackie Lee - The Duck (December, 1965)

29. Paul Revere and the Raiders - Just Like Me 04 (December, 1965)

30. Gary Lewis and the Playboys - She's Just My Style (December, 1965)

31. Jay & The Americans - Sunday And Me (December, 1965)

32. Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness (December, 1966)

33. Sopwith Camel - Hello, Hello (December, 1966)

34. The Bob Crewe Generation - Music To Watch Girls By (15, December, 1966)

35. The Four Seasons - Tell It To The Rain (December, 1966)

36. Aaron Neville - Tell It Like It Is (December, 1966)

37. John's Children - Smashed! Blocked! (December, 1966, CA)

38. Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally (December, 1966)

39. The Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin' (December, 1966)

40. The Beatles - I Am the Walrus (56 December, 1967)

41. Aretha Franklin - Chain Of Fools (December, 1967)

42. Frankie Valli - To Give (The Reason I Live) (December, 1967)

43. Henson Cargill - Skip A Rope (25, December, 1967)

44. Jerry Butler - Lost (December, 1967)

45. Linda Ronstadt - Different Drum (December, 1967)

46. The Monkees - Valleri (December, 1967)

47. Petula Clark - (December, 1967) The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener

48. The Animals - Montery (December, 1967)

49. Brenton Wood - Baby You Got It (December, 1967)

50. The Buckinghams - Susan (December, 1967)

51. B.J. Thomas - Hooked on a Feeling (December, 1968)

52. Brooklyn Bridge - The Worst That Could Happen (December, 1968)

53. Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson And Clover (single edit)  (December, 1968)

54. John Lennon - Cold Turkey (December, 1969)

55. Tommy James - She (stereo) 25 (December, 1969)

56. Elvis Presley - Don't Cry Daddy (December, 1969)

57. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (December, 1970)

58. Gladys Knight - If I Were Your Woman (December, 1970)

59. Aretha Franklin - Border Song (Holy Moses) (December, 1970)

60. George Harrison - Isn't it a Pity (December, 1970)

61. Badfinger - Day After Day (December, 1971)

62. Beverly Bremers - Don't Say You Don't Remember (December, 1971)

63. Al Green - Let's Stay Together (December, 1971)

64. The Eagles - Peaceful Easy Feeling (#22 December 1972)

65. Paul McCartney and Wings - Hi Hi Hi (single, December, 1972)

66. Stevie Wonder - Superstition (December, 1972)

67. Carly Simon - You're So Vain (December, 1972)

68. Hurricane Smith - Oh, Babe What Would You Say (December, 1972)

69. Jim Stafford - Spiders and Snakes (December, 1973)

70. Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (December, 1973)

71. Cat Stevens - Ready (#26 December 1974)

72. John Denver - (#13 December 1974) Sweet Surrender

73. Electric Light Orchestra - Evil Woman (December, 1975)

74. Bread - Lost Without Your Love 20 (December, 1976)

75. The Eagles - New Kid In Town (#1 December 1976)

76. Dionne Warwick - Deja Vu (December, 1979)

77. AC/DC - Back In Black (#37, December, 1980) Back In Black

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