The Nolan Method ranking system was formulated by lead Top40Weekly contributor Jarrett Nolan and is based on a point system for an artist’s chart performance the on Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. Be sure to check out our Year in Music snapshot of what was happening in the world of Top 40 music in this decade. The chart is compiled based on airplay data submitted to Billboard by radio stations and later by sales of singles and then music downloads and streams. These charts are based on the best-selling and most popular songs played on Top 40 radio stations in the United States. The Beatles dominated the charts and spurred on the British Invasion that characterized much of the decade.īelow are the Nolan Method Top 100 Songs of the 1960s (1960-1969). The sounds of the 1960’s mixed pop commercialism with completely manufactured bands (like The Archies and The Monkees) and revolutionary artistry ( Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix) with some of the greatest singer-songwriters and instrumentalists emerging on the scene.
Now, bands were introduced into the fray, and pop was splitting into sub-genres that included Bubblegum pop-defined by its upbeat sound and its direct aim at teen audiences.
Through all of this, the pop genre was forming into something not solely defined by the American solo-pop artists of the previous decade. The Beatles were among these acts, and their mix of beat, rock, and pop ballads immediately took over American pop charts.
The British Invasion brought rock and pop music and bands to the U.S., where they became wildly popular.
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