The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (1964)

"A Hard Day's Night" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Credited to Lennon–McCartney, it was written by John Lennon, with some collaboration from Paul McCartney. It was released on the film soundtrack of the same name in 1964. It was also released in the UK as a single, with "Things We Said Today" as its B-side.

The song featured prominently on the soundtrack to the Beatles' first feature film, A Hard Day's Night, and was on their album of the same name. The song topped the charts in both the United Kingdom and United States when it was released as a single. The American and British singles of "A Hard Day's Night" as well as both the American and British albums of the same title all held the top position in their respective charts for a couple of weeks in August 1964, the first time any artist had accomplished this feat.

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John Lennon, The Harlem Community Choir, The Plastic Ono Band & Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" is a Christmas song released in 1971 as a single by John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir. The lyrics, by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, are set to the traditional English ballad "Skewball". It was the seventh single release by Lennon outside his work with the Beatles. The song reached number 4 in the UK, where its release was delayed until November 1972, and has periodically reemerged on the UK Singles Chart, most notably after Lennon's death in December 1980, when it peaked at number 2. Also a protest song against the Vietnam War, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" has since become a Christmas standard, frequently covered by other artists, appearing on compilation albums of seasonal music, and named in polls as a holiday favourite.

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Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' With Disaster (1980)

"Flirtin' with Disaster" is a song by the southern rock band Molly Hatchet. It is the only single from the band's second album of the same title. The song remained on the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks, peaking at 42. The song is Molly Hatchet's most famous, and has appeared in the films Suspect Zero, The Dukes of Hazzard, Straw Dogs and the video games NASCAR 98 and Rock Band. It also appeared in My Name Is Earl, Supernatural and King of the Hill. The song is also alluded to in the title of a Season 2 episode of Danny Phantom.

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Tina Charles - I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance) (1976)

"I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)" was a popular single by Tina Charles, from her debut album, I Love to Love; the song was composed by Jack Robinson and James Bolden. The track was an international success both upon its original 1976 release and also when - remixed by The DMC (Disco Mix Club) - it was reissued ten years later (the DMC version features the instrumental "Sunburn" by the Biddu Orchestra as its B-side).

"I Love to Love..." afforded Charles an international hit, reaching #1 in Ireland, #2 in France, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Sweden while in Austria, Germany and Spain the single peaked at respectively #20, #6 and #3. The track was also a hit in Australia (#6) and New Zealand (#7).

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Journey - Too Late From Evolution Album (1980)

Evolution is the fifth studio album by Journey. Released in March 1979 on Columbia Records, their first album to feature drummer Steve Smith.

It was the band's most successful album at that time, selling three million copies in the US and charting at #20 on the Billboard 200. They retained Roy Thomas Baker (Best known for his work with Queen) as producer, but drummer Aynsley Dunbar was replaced with Steve Smith, formerly with Ronnie Montrose's band.

Evolution features their first top 20 hit, "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'", which was inspired by the classic Sam Cooke top 20 hit "Nothin' Can Change This Love" and reached #16 in the US. "Just the Same Way" featured original lead vocalist Gregg Rolie along with Steve Perry.

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Breathless - Takin' It Back (1980)

After playing just two gigs at the Painesville Agora, Breathless opened for the Atlanta Rhythm Section (“Imaginary Lover”) at Playhouse Square’s Palace Theater. That summer saw a change in formation. Lynch had left and was replaced by keyboardist George Sipl, whose resume included Magic, the Eric Carmen Band, and the Euclid Beach Band. Before year’s end, Breathless made more changes, bringing in guitarist Alan Greene (formerly of Jimmy Ley and the Coosa Band), and Mark Avsec (former Wild Cherry keyboardist), who replaced Sipl. This lineup headed to Florida to record the band’s first LP on EMI/Capitol Records (with John Cougar Mellencamp’s producer, Don Gehman). The self-titled Breathless album was released in the summer of 1979. A single from that effort, “Takin’ It Back,” charted in Billboard's Top 100. It was put in heavy rotation on WMMS (as was “Glued to the Radio” and “Walk Right In”) and remains one of its most memorable songs from that debut.

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Aerosmith - Remember (Walking in the Sand) (1980)

"Remember (Walking in the Sand)", also known as "Remember", is a song written by George "Shadow" Morton. It was originally recorded by the girl group The Shangri-Las, who had a top five hit with it in 1964. A remake by Aerosmith in 1980 was a minor hit. There have been many other versions of the song as well.

Aerosmith released a more rock oriented version of the song featuring uncredited backing vocals by Mary Weiss of the Shangri-Las as a single in 1980. Released on Columbia Records it was taken from the group's sixth studio album Night in the Ruts and was also included on their Greatest Hits album. Aerosmith's cover was co-produced by Gary Lyons. It charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 67. It also peaked at number 29 on the Canadian RPM singles chart in March 1980.

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Lobo - Holding On For Dear Love (1980)

In 1979 Lobo was signed to MCA Records, where he worked with producer Bob Montgomery, releasing the single "Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love", which reached #23. The song also reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. He also released his first US album in four years, Lobo. Other singles for Curb were "Holding On For Dear Love", "With A Love Like Ours", and "Fight Fire With Fire".

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