@woofman74,
"Also, any song from 1967."
Could not agree more.
Any UK or US chart in any week of that year had more than its fair share of great pop songs.
A few obvious examples
The Association Windy (live)
https://youtu.be/F_asDtq__d8Procul Harum’s tremendously hypnotic
A Whiter Shade of Pale was the big hit of the summer over here.
https://youtu.be/1TQuvfTE8RoThe Doors Light My Fire which oddly wasn’t a hit in the UK upon release but that anomaly was fixed upon a subsequent release.
https://youtu.be/tEXlWgMOtqcThe Beatles had 3 stunning pop records in the same year as pop’s most famous album.
All You Need is Love and Hello Goodbye were guaranteed number 1 hits.
https://youtu.be/rblYSKz_VnIWhilst perhaps the most perfect pop record of the 3, Penny Lane only reached no 2 here in the UK.
https://youtu.be/S-rB0pHI9fUIt must have been a very difficult year to have to decide just which records to buy.