All But Forgotten Oldies Top 100 - 2004

Below is our list of the Year 2004 Top 100. There are a total of 106 songs listed below (including 6 ties) which account for 16% of all clicks received in 2004 on individual songs. The bands and artists with the most songs in our Year 2004 Top 100 are Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and Cheech and Chong, each with three songs, followed by Tommy James/Shondells, Barry White, Led Zeppelin, Herb Alpert/Tijuana Brass, Michael Jackson/Jackson 5, the Royal Guardsmen, and the Jimmy Castor Bunch, each with two songs. Many of the 2004 Top 100 are either novelty tunes or ones used in recent TV commercials. Those artists who made the news in 2004 with more than one song listed below are Michael Jackson and the late Ray Charles (d. June 10, 2004).

  1. Baby It's Cold Outside - Ray Charles And Betty Carter - 1962
  2. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas - 1974
  3. Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles - 1960
  4. Please Come To Boston - Dave Loggins - 1974
  5. For The Love Of Money - The O'Jays - 1974
  6. Popcorn - Hot Butter - 1972
  7. Draggin' The Line - Tommy James - 1971
  8. Sister Mary Elephant (Shudd-Up!) - Cheech And Chong - 1974
  9. Green-Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf - 1970
  10. My Girl - The Temptations - 1965
  11. Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Mama Cass With The Mamas And The Papas - 1968
  12. Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto - 1963
  13. Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Swede - 1974
    Sugar, Sugar - The Archies - 1969
  14. Classical Gas - Mason Williams - 1968
  15. The Bertha Butt Boogie (Part 1) - The Jimmy Castor Bunch - 1975
  16. My Boomerang Won't Come Back - Charlie Drake - 1962
  17. Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations - 1969
  18. I Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin - 1968
  19. Patches - Clarence Carter - 1970
  20. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin - 1972
  21. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean - 1961
    Where Do You Go To My Lovely - Peter Sarstedt - 1969
  22. The Stripper - David Rose And His Orchestra - 1962
  23. Ben - Michael Jackson - 1972
  24. The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies - 1974
  25. Sunny - Bobby Hebb - 1966
  26. They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! - Napoleon XIV - 1966, 1973
  27. Burning Bridges - The Mike Curb Congregation - 1971
  28. Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks - 1974
  29. Batman Theme - The Marketts - 1966
  30. Color My World - Chicago - 1971
  31. Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe - Barry White - 1974
  32. Tell Laura I Love Her - Ray Peterson - 1960
  33. You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles - 1962
  34. Patches - Dickey Lee - 1962
  35. Summer Breeze - Seals And Crofts - 1972
  36. Telstar - The Tornadoes - 1962
  37. Ahab, The Arab - Ray Stevens - 1962
    The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) - The Chipmunks - 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962
  38. Respect - Aretha Franklin - 1967
  39. Dirty Water - The Standells - 1966
  40. 1900 Yesterday - Liz Damon's Orient Express - 1971
  41. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam - 1969
  42. One Tin Soldier (The Legend Of Billy Jack) - Coven - 1971, 1974
  43. The Wedding - Julie Rogers - 1965
  44. I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee - 1960
  45. Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman - 1969, 1970
    Troglodyte (Cave Man) - The Jimmy Castor Bunch - 1972
  46. Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys - 1966
  47. Little Green Bag - George Baker Selection - 1970
  48. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who - 1971
  49. ABC - The Jackson 5 - 1970
  50. In The Year 2525 (Exordium And Terminus) - Zager And Evans - 1969
  51. Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - The First Edition - 1968
  52. Zorba The Greek - Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass - 1966
  53. The End Of The World - Skeeter Davis - 1963
  54. Dancing In The Moonlight - King Harvest - 1973
  55. Love (Can Make You Happy) - Mercy - 1969
  56. Basketball Jones Featuring Tyrone Shoelaces - Cheech And Chong - 1973
  57. Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport - Rolf Harris - 1963
  58. Mr. Jaws - Dickie Goodman - 1975
  59. Soulful Strut - Young-Holt Unlimited - 1969
  60. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me - Mel Carter - 1965
  61. You Make Me Feel Brand New - The Stylistics - 1974
  62. D.O.A. - Bloodrock - 1971
  63. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family - 1970
    Nothing But A Heartache - The Flirtations - 1969
  64. Hot Rod Lincoln - Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen - 1972
  65. Black is Black - Los Bravos - 1966
  66. Snoppy's Christmas - The Royal Guardsmen - 1967
  67. Wildfire - Michael Martin Murphey - 1975
  68. Hocus Pocus - Focus - 1973
  69. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell - 1967
  70. Last Date - Floyd Cramer - 1960
  71. Spanish Flea - Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass - 1966
  72. Last Kiss - J. Frank Wilson And The Cavaliers - 1964, 1974
  73. Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter, Paul And Mary - 1969
  74. Stranger On The Shore - Mr. Acker Bilk - 1962
  75. You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White - 1975
  76. Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? - Hurricane Smith - 1973
  77. Apache - Jorgen Ingmann And His Guitar - 1961
  78. Hey Paula - Paul And Paula - 1963
  79. Alley Cat - Bent Fabric And His Piano - 1962
  80. Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple - 1973
  81. Joy - Apollo 100 - 1972
  82. Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) - Daddy Dewdrop - 1971
  83. Happy Together - The Turtles - 1967
  84. Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron - The Royal Guardsmen - 1966
  85. Misdemeanor - Foster Sylvers - 1973
  86. Feelings - Morris Albert - 1975
    Rock And Roll (Part 2) - Gary Glitter - 1972
  87. O-o-h Child - The Five Stairsteps - 1970
  88. If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul - 1963
  89. Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin - 1960
  90. Yakety Sax - Boots Randolph - 1963
  91. Dominique - The Singing Nun - 1963
  92. Route 66 Theme - Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra - 1962
  93. Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin - 1971
  94. Baby I Love You - Aretha Franklin - 1967
  95. The Men In My Little Girl's Life - Mike Douglas - 1966
  96. The Snake - Al Wilson - 1968
  97. Summertime - Billy Stewart - 1966
  98. Earache My Eye (Featuring Alice Bowie) - Cheech And Chong - 1974
  99. Crimson And Clover - Tommy James And The Shondells - 1969
  100. Je T'Aime Moi Non Plus - Jane Birkin And Serge Gainsbourg - 1970