Top 100 7" Singles

I am very tired of futzing with html table tags, so I went with the simplest code and yet it still looks like crap. Anyway those who can count will note that the list has grown to 104. Yes there are four ties and I cannot bring myself to edit the list further so it is what is is.

A few rules were applied in making these choices. The single had to be released on vinyl in either the USA or UK. If the B-side was different in one country, I went with the version from the country in which the artist was resident at the time of the release. Promo or canceled releases are prohibited.

As far as the subjectivity of the choices, this is a list of my favorite singles, not favorite songs. Hence [#3] may be a better song than [#1] but based on my singles critera [#1] wins out. The criteria for a great single include
(a) the song must be instantly recognizable within two seconds
(b) the introduction must have that "wow" factor
(c) the quicker the tempo the better
(d) generally the run time should be less than three minutes (obviously [#3] and [#100] are massive exceptions
(e) the production must be either extravagant[#8] or bare bones [#9]
(f) clever lyrics are more important than the actual meaning of the words. Again, this is about what makes a great single, not necessarily a great song
(g) as my interest begins with the British Invasion, nothing pre-Beatles is included

Extra points for odd instrumentation such as glockenspiel, tubular bells, saxophone, tympani, strings, harpsichord. Additional extra points for lovely melody, vocal harmonies, and general "hookiness".

Songs further down the list may be lacking in one or more of these areas but have enough of the right stuff to earn their spot. So without further ado, here is Mister Pleasant's top 100 singles list.

Rank	A-Side	B-Side	Artist	Year
1	Lady Madonna	The Inner Light	The Beatles	1968
2	I Can See For Miles	Mary Anne With The Shaky Hands	The Who	1967
3	Hey Jude	Revolution	The Beatles	1968
4	Fire Brigade	Walk Upon The Water	Move	1968
5	Tonight	Hard To Get Over A Heartbreak	Raspberries	1973
6	Instant Karma	Who Has Seen the Wind?	John Lennon	1970
7	Waterloo Sunset	Two Sisters	Kinks	1967
8	Born To Run	Meeting Across the River	Bruce Springsteen	1975
9	Honky Tonk Women	You Can't Always Get What You Want	Rolling Stones	1969
10	This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us	Barbecutie	Sparks	1974
10	Itchycoo Park	I’m Only Dreaming	Small Faces	1967
11	Friday on My Mind	Made My Bed, Gonna Lie in It	Easybeats	1966
12	Desiree	I've Got Something on My Mind	Left Banke	1967
12	Accidents Will Happen	Sunday's Best	Elvis Costello	1979
13	Strawberry Fields Forever	Penny Lane	The Beatles	1967
14	Starry Eyes	Paint Her Face	The Records	1979
15	Do Ya	No Time	The Move	1972
16	Talkin' About The Good Times	Walking Through My Dreams	The Pretty Things	1968
17	Pictures of Lily	Doctor Doctor	The Who	1967
18	Bus Stop	Don't Run and Hide	Hollies	1966
18	Wichita Lineman	Back In The Race	Glen Campbell	1968
19	Brown Sugar	Bitch	Rolling Stones	1971
20	Wouldn´t It Be Nice	God Only Knows	Beach Boys	1966
21	Time Of The Season	Friends Of Mine	Zombies	1968
22	They Don't Know	You Broke My Heart in 17 Places	Tracey Ullman	1984
23	Rebel Rebel (US phased version)	Queen Bitch	David Bowie	1974
24	Junior's Farm	Sally G	Wings	1974
25	This Is The Story Of My Love (Baby)	Nixture	Wizzard	1974
26	Lady Friend	Old John Robertson	The Byrds	1967
27	Jumping Jack Flash	Child Of The Moon	Rolling Stones	1968
28	7 and 7 Is	No. Fourteen	Love	1967
29	I Can't Let Go	I've Got a Way of My Own	Hollies	1966
30	Hello Goodbye	I Am The Walrus	The Beatles	1967
31	I'm On Fire	Did You See What Happened?	Dwight Twilley Band	1975
32	Something For the Girl with Everything	Marry Me	Sparks	1974
33	Overnight Sensation	Hands On You	Raspberries	1974
34	Message In A Bottle	Landlord	Police	1979
35	Be Stiff	Social Fools	Devo	1978
36	I Will Follow	Boy/Girl	U2	1980
37	Sunny Afternoon	I'm Not Like Everybody Else	Kinks	1966
38	Pleasant Valley Sunday	Words	Monkees	1967
39	Pretty Ballerina	Lazy Day	Left Banke	1966
40	Autumn Almanac	David Watts	Kinks	1967
41	Everyone's Agreed That Everything Will Turn Out Fine	Next To Me	Stealers Wheel	1973
42	Whenever You're Ready	I Love You	Zombies	1965
43	A Whiter Shade Of Pale	Lime Street Blues	Procol Harum	1967
44	See My Baby Jive	Bend Over Beethoven	Wizzard	1973
45	All The Way From Memphis	Ballad of Mott The Hoople	Mott the Hoople	1973
46	Waterloo	Watch Out	Abba	1974
47	Eight Miles High	Why	The Byrds	1966
48	Goin' Back	Change Is Now	The Byrds	1967
49	If You Want My Love	Four Letter Word	Cheap Trick	1982
50	Mister Pleasant	Harry Rag	Kinks	1967
51	Carrie Anne	Signs That Will Never Change	Hollies	1967
52	Open My Eyes	Hello It's Me	Nazz	1968
53	Star	What More Could You Want	Stealers Wheel	1973
54	I'm A Boy	In The City	The Who	1966
55	Cecilia	The Only Living Boy In New York	Simon and Garfunkel	1970
56	Sail On Sailor	Only With You	Beach Boys	1973
57	Baby Blue	Flying	Badfinger	1972
58	Walking In the Rain	How Does It Feel?	The Ronettes	1964
59	Hand Me Down World	Runnin Down The Street	The Guess Who	1970
60	Dogs	Call Me Lightning	Who	1968
61	When I Grow Up (to Be a Man)	She Knows Me Too Well	Beach Boys	1964
62	Wedding Bell Blues	Lovin' Stew	Fifth Dimension	1968
63	Lola	Mindless Child of Motherhood	Kinks	1970
64	Valleri	Tapioca Tundra	Monkees	1968
65	Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing	Blame It On the Sun	Stevie Wonder	1974
66	Fight The Power (Part I)	Fight The Power (Part II)	Isley Brothers	1975
67	Blackberry Way	Something	The Move	1968
68	Message Of Love	Porcelain	Pretenders	1981
69	Mother and Child Reunion	Paranoia Blues	Paul Simon	1972
70	Paper Cup	Poor Side Of Town	Fifth Dimension	1967
71	Drive In Saturday	Round and Round	David Bowie	1973
72	Back on the Chain Gang	My City Was Gone	Pretenders	1982
73	The Kids Are Alright	The Ox	The Who	1966
74	Tell Her No	What More Can I Do?	Zombies	1964
75	Porpoise Song (Theme from Head)	As We Go Along	Monkees	1968
76	I Saw The Light	Marlene	Todd Rundgren	1972
77	Live and Let Die	I Lie Around	Wings	1973
78	Break Away	Celebrate The News	Beach Boys	1969
79	Albert Flasher	Broken	The Guess Who	1971
80	Care of Cell 44	Beechwood Park	Zombies	1967
81	Hot Smoke and Sasafrass	Lonely	Bubble Puppy	1968
82	Sunrise	My Girl	Eric Carmen	1976
83	Superstition	You've Got It Bad Girl	Stevie Wonder	1972
84	Middle Of The Road	2000 Miles	Pretenders	1983
85	Paperback Writer	Rain	The Beatles	1966
86	Jet	Let Me Roll It	Wings	1973
87	John I'm Only Dancing	Hang On To Yourself	David Bowie	1972
88	Ticket To Ride	Yes It Is	The Beatles	1964
89	Leave Me Alone	Takin' the Long Way Home	Peggy March	1964
90	Couldn't I Just Tell You	Couldn't I Just Tell You	Todd Rundgren	1972
91	She's Not There	You Make Me Feel Good	Zombies	1964
92	I Feel Fine	She's A Woman	The Beatles	1964
93	Talk of The Town	Cuban Slide	Pretenders	1980
94	All I Know	Mary Was an Only Child	Art Garfunkel	1973
95	No Matter What	Better Days	Badfinger	1971
96	You Got the Love	Rags to Rufus	Rufus	1974
97	Indication	How We Were Before	Zombies	1966
98	Join Together	Baby Don't You Do It	The Who	1972
99	Avenging Annie	So Fine (It's Frightening)	Andy Pratt	1973
100	MacArthur Park	Didn't We	Richard Harris	1968
100	Bridge Over Troubled Waters	Keep the Customer Satisfied	Simon and Garfunkel	1970