John Lennon Top 10

Today, December 8th is the day that for a generation, the music died.  John Lennon was murdered December 8th 1980 in New York city.

His music and legacy will never die as he remains one of the biggest selling artist of all time with the Beatles and as a solo performer.

From Billboard Magazine:

John Lennon's Top 10 Hits on the Hot 100

1 - (Just Like) Starting Over
(5 consecutive weeks at #1 Dec 1980-Jan 1981)



2 - Woman
(#2) 1981

3 - Instant Karma
(#3)  1970

4 - Whatever Gets You Through The Night
(#1 for 1 week 1974)

5 - Imagine
(#3)  1971

6 - Nobody Told me
(#5) 1984

7 - #9 Dream
(#9)  1975

8 - Watching The Wheels
(#10)  1981

9 - Mind Games
(#18)  1973

10 - Power To the People
(#11)  1971

John Lennon's Top Ten Albums

1 - Double Fantasy (1980)

(8 weeks at #1)

2 - Imagine  (1971)
(1 week at #1)


3 - Walls and Bridges (1974)
(1 week at #1)

4 - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
(#6)

5 - Rock N' Roll  (1975)
(#6)

6 - Mind Games  (1973)
(#9)

7 - The Plastic Ono Band : Live Peace in Toronto 1969  (1970)
(#10)

8 - Milk and Honey  (1984)
(#11)

9 - Shaved Fish  (1974)
(#12)

10 - Acoustic   (2004)
(#31)