Another definition of "Top" shows the top singles during a given time period. The top 25 or so singles for the decade are shown in the table below. The list here was drawn from Lyrics World.
| Song | Artist |
|---|---|
| 1. Hey Jude | Beatles |
| 2. Theme From "A Summer Place" | Percy Faith |
| 3. Tossin' And Turnin' | Bobby Lewis |
| 4. I Want To Hold Your Hand | Beatles |
| 5. I'm A Believer | The Monkees |
| 6. I Heard It Through The Grapevine | Marvin Gaye |
| 7. Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In | The 5th Dimension |
| 8. Are You Lonesome To-night? | Elvis Presley |
| 9. In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) | Zager & Evans |
| 10. It's Now Or Never | Elvis Presley |
| 11. I Can't Stop Loving You | Ray Charles |
| 12. Love Is Blue | Paul Mauriat |
| 13. Big Girls Don't Cry | The 4 Seasons |
| 14. Big Bad John | Jimmy Dean |
| 15. Sugar Shack | Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs |
| 16. Honey | Bobby Goldsboro |
| 17. To Sir With Love | Lulu |
| 18. Cathy's Clown | The Everly Brothers |
| 19. People Got To Be Free | The Rascals |
| 20. Get Back | Beatles with Billy Preston |
| 21. The Ballad Of The Green Berets | SSgt Barry Sadler |
| 22. Sherry | The 4 Seasons |
| 23. Can't Buy Me Love | Beatles |
| 24. Sugar, Sugar | The Archies |
| 25. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay | Otis Redding |