I make it a hobby to collect tons of old top 40 hits from the 1960s, 70s and 80s. I have plenty on MP3 as well as many of their original vinyl and CD counterparts. We have discussed old songs in several threads at HT. Among my favorites:
Hawaii Top 40 radio: 1950s to Early 80s
http://www.hawaiithreads.com/showthread.php?t=1942
And there I list a bunch of songs that used to get regular airplay on Hawaii radio and sometimes no where else (not counting straight on traditional Hawaiian music, but more so top 40 music /rock / pop/ soul)
From the post I made in 2004:
- "Endless Summer" by The Sandals (1966)
- "Sunlight" album track by Three Dog Night (1971)
- "Pipeline Sequence" by Honk (1972)
- "Summer Sun" by Jamestown Massacre (1972)
- "If That's The Way That You Want It" by Diamond Head (1973)
- "Give Up Your Guns" - The Buoys (1971)
- "Grovin' Out On Life" - The New Beats (1970)
- "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" - Middle of the Road (1971)
- "Mandrill" - Mandrill (1971)
- "Morning of Our Lives" - The Arkade (1971)
- "I Found Someone of My Own" - Free Movement (1971)
- "I Dig Everything About You" - The Mob (1971)
- "Circle Game" - Rick Ely (1971)
- "Cubano Chant" - El Chicano (1971)
- "Precious & Few" - Climax (1971)
- "Life And Breath" - Climax (1972)
- "Child of December" - Climax (1972)
- "Caroline This Time" - Climax (1972)
- "Ebony Eyes" (1972 - b side single)
- "You'll Never Get To Heaven" (1973)
- "Star on a TV Show" (1975)
- "Sunshine Keri" - Lee Oskar (1976)
- "Smiling Islands" - Robbie Patton & Stevie Nicks (1983)
- "Lahaina" - Loggins & Messina (1973)
- "Tahiti Tahiti" - Voyage (1979)
- "What Cha Doin'" - Seawind (1980)
- "Keep it in the Family" - The Road Home (1971)
There were other 60s and 70s era songs added to that thread. From the 1980s I certainly count the following as "forgotten":
Precious to Me - Phil Seymour (1981)
Beach Rock - Blue Finn (1982)
Smoke Two Joints - The Toys (1982)
I Think We're Alone Now - Shnazz (1980)
Pop Goes the World - Men Without Hats (1987)
Tarzan Boy - Baltimora (1986) - seems to be still out of print
Hang Up the Phone - Ann Golden (1981?)
Close to the Edit - Art of Noise (1983)
I Only Want to Be With You - The Tourists (1980)
Don't Take the Candy - Wolf & Wolfe (1984)
Under the Clock - Janey Street (1984)
A few more from the 1970s
Remember Mary - The Sweet Marie (1970)
Stella's Candy Store - The Sweet Marie (1972)
Stuck in Paradise - The Sweet Marie (1971)
We Can Make It Girl - The Society of Seven (1971)
Frisco Bay - The Society of Seven (1971)
Cheryl Moana Marie - John Rowles (1970) - went to lower 60s on Billboard
Me Japanese Boy I Love You - Liz Damon & the Orient Express (1973)
Pretty Lady - Lighthouse (1973)
The list can go on and on.
I have a few forgotten oldies currently at:
http://8tracks.com/macpro
I have 3 streams there. Listen before they or the site disappears!

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