Top 100 singles (7" vinyl) ever released.

[Mala591]

Just carrying on pub discussion. Name the 'groups' whose singles should be in the top 100 best singles ever released.

Beatles
Rolling Stones
Kinks
Hollies
Manfred Mann
Simon and Garfunkell
The Doors
The Clash
Sex Pistols
Four Tops
Diana Ross and the Supremes
Band Aid
Blondie
ABBA
Oasis
Steriophonics

Ok. Over to you. Name the group and the single that should be in the top 100 'popular music' singles of all time.

[Dyched]

Del Shannon - Runaway
Mamas and Papas - California Dreamin
Ronettes - be my baby

Imo the 3 perfect "pop" records

Whilst not my most favourite songs, I'd say they're pretty perfect singles

[ClaretCanada]

Roy Orbison In Dreams
Searchers When you walk in the room
Duane Eddy Peter Gunn

[CharlieinNewMexico]

The Fall : Hit the North
Stone Roses : She Bangs The Drums

[Brucefanclaret]

Small Faces - Itchycoo Park

[TheFamilyCat]

Stereophonics etc

[djt2006]

The Beach Boys ... God only knows / wouldn't it be nice ... Best double A side

[upanatem]

Free – All Right Now
Eagles – Hotel California

[Ptangyangkipperbang]

Not that I'm a fan but would have thought Queen would have been on the OPs list

[No Ney Never]

Ivor Biggun - "The Winkers Song"

[Chesterthedog]

Whiter Shade of Pale
Hey Joe
Your Song
House of the Rising Sun

[piston broke]

Righteous Bros.... youve lost that lovin feeling
Springsteen.....born to run

it is amazing how many one hit wonders are superb tunes that they could never match.

[3putt]

Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street

[Claret&Green]

U2 - Pride(in the name of love)

[Firthy]

So many you'd need a top thousand

Procul Harum - Whiter Shade of Pale
Joe Cocker - A Little Help From my Friends
Rolling Stones - Paint it Black
Beatles - Help
Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
Santana - Black Magic Woman
Cream - Sunshine of Your Love
Who - Pinball Wizard
Peter Sarstedt - Where do you go to my Lovely
Moody Blues - Night in White Satin
Love Affair - Everlasting Love
Four Tops - Reach Out I'll be There
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - Ain't no Mountain High Enough
Marvin Gaye - I heard it Through the Grapevine
Temptations - My Girl
Supremes - Baby Love
Isley Brothers - This Old Heart of Mine
Freda Payne - Band of Gold
Small Faces - Tin Soldier
Ike and Tina Turner - River Deep Mountain High
Sonny and Cher - I Got you Babe
Thunderclap Newman - Something in the Air

[DAVETHEVICAR]

Elvis Presley-several
Walker Brothers
Gene Pitney
Buddy Holly
ABBA

[DAVETHEVICAR]

Eddie Cochrane
Ray Charles
Frank Sinatra

[Ptangyangkipperbang]

Also no mention of T Rex or Bowie yet

[Cliviger Academicals]

"Louie Louie" The Kingsmen

[Archie Claret]

Smokey Robinson, Tears of a clown
Mamas and Pappas , Monday Monday
Elvis Presley, Suspicious Minds

[aclaretinstevenage]

Go Now - Moody Blues
Twistin the night away - Sam Cooke
The same old song - Four Tops (and many other four tops tracks)
Year of the cat - Al Stewart
The Boys are back in town - Thin Lizzy
Flowers in the rain - The Move
From the underworld - The Herd
I wanna hold your hand - The Beatles
Hotel California / Lyin Eyes - The Eagles
It's too late - Carole King
Slip Sliding away - Paul Simon
The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel (if it was released as a single?)
Just the way you are - Billy Joel
I only want to be with you - Dusty Springfield
You've got a friend - James Taylor
Ain't no mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
Suspicious Minds - Elvis
Sittin on the dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
I'm a believer / Daydream believer - The Monkees
Glad all over- Dave Clark Five
Saturday night at the movies - The Drifters
What becomes of the broken hearted - Jimmy Ruffin
Walk on by - Dionne Warwick
Everlasting Love - Love Affair
Keep on runnin - The Spencer Davis Group

The list goes on and on!!

[BennyD]

Dire Straits - Sultans of swing.
Booker T and the MGs - Green Onions
Stranglers - Golden Brown