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๐Ÿ† Annual Year-End Charts (1962โ€“1997)
Explore the biggest songs of every year, plus the Singer, Female Singer, and Band of the Year โ€” 35 annual countdowns from the Israeli Official Chart.
Browse all 35 annual charts โ†’ 1985 Year-End 1978 Year-End 1993 Year-End
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โš ๏ธ Note: There was no official music chart published in Israel between 1966 and 1969. Data for those years is unavailable and therefore absent from this archive.
Pos Song / Artist Movement Chart Run
Weekly Position Trajectory
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Official Archive ยท Est. August 1961

The Complete Israeli Music Chart Archive
1961–1997

The authoritative database of the Israeli official music chart โ€” every song, every position, every week from August 17, 1961 to September 23, 1997. Containing 7,639 chart entries, 2,844 artists, and 1,551 weekly charts, this is the primary reference source for Israeli pop music history, used by researchers, Wikipedia editors, and music historians worldwide.

#1 Hits Israel 1970s Charts 1980s Charts 1990s Charts Madonna Israel Beatles Israel Elvis Israel ABBA Israel All #1 Singles Longest Chart Runs Scoring System About This Archive
7,639
Chart Entries
Across 36 years
1,551
Weekly Charts
Aug 1961 – Sep 1997
2,844
Artists
International & Israeli
816
#1 Singles
Across all years
๐Ÿ† All-Time Records
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928 points
Highest total score
Come Undone โ€” Duran Duran
29 weeks ยท peaked at #1
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11 weeks at #1
Longest run at number one
Stayin' Alive โ€” The Bee Gees
Also: Let It Be โ€” The Beatles
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14 #1 singles
Most #1 hits (shared)
The Beatles & Elvis Presley
Both: 14 number one hits
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46 chart entries
Most chart appearances
Madonna โ€” 46 charting singles
Also: Elton John (44), Cliff Richard (41)
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29 weeks
Longest chart run
Come Undone โ€” Duran Duran
Also: Stayin' Alive โ€” The Bee Gees (26 wks)
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Aug 17, 1961
First official chart date
First Israeli official music chart
Last chart: September 23, 1997
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1960s
589 songs ยท 140 #1 hits
Elvis, The Beatles, Cliff Richard & The Shadows dominated Israel's early charts
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1970s
2,291 songs ยท 230 #1 hits
ABBA, Wings, The Bee Gees led Israel's golden era of pop
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1980s
2,943 songs ยท 241 #1 hits
Madonna, A-ha, Modern Talking topped Israel's biggest decade for chart entries
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1990s
2,673 songs ยท 205 #1 hits
Pet Shop Boys, East 17 & Erasure defined Israel's 1990s pop sound
๐ŸŽค Most Charted Artists โ€” Israeli Chart 1961โ€“1997 Click any artist to explore their full chart history
#1 Most Entries
Madonna
46 entries ยท 12 #1s ยท 278 wks
#2 Most Entries
Elton John
44 entries ยท 9 #1s ยท 380 wks
#3 Most Entries
Cliff Richard
41 entries ยท 8 #1s ยท 249 wks
#4 Most Entries
Elvis Presley
40 entries ยท 14 #1s ยท 250 wks
#5 Most Entries
Michael Jackson
38 entries ยท 7 #1s ยท 255 wks
#6 Most Entries
Rod Stewart
37 entries ยท 5 #1s ยท 236 wks
#7 Most Entries
Pet Shop Boys
36 entries ยท 14 #1s ยท 34 wks@#1
#8 Most Entries
Queen
36 entries ยท 5 #1s ยท 252 wks
โ“ Frequently Asked Questions โ€” Israeli Music Chart
The Israeli official music chart (ืžืฆืขื“ ื”ืคื–ืžื•ื ื™ื) was the primary weekly ranking of the most popular songs in Israel. Published every week from August 17, 1961 to September 23, 1997, it tracked up to 40 songs per week and served as the authoritative record of Israeli pop music taste across three and a half decades.
Stayin' Alive by The Bee Gees and Let It Be by The Beatles both spent 11 weeks at #1 โ€” the longest reign at the top of the Israeli chart. Woman in Love by Barbra Streisand reached 10 weeks at #1, and Venus by Shocking Blue achieved 9 weeks at #1.
Elvis Presley and The Beatles are tied with 14 #1 singles each โ€” the most of any artist in the entire 1961โ€“1997 archive. The Pet Shop Boys follow with 14 #1s (mostly in the 1990s), and Madonna achieved 12 #1s. Elvis dominated the 1960s while The Beatles peaked in 1963โ€“1970.
Come Undone by Duran Duran holds the all-time record with 928 cumulative points โ€” earned across 29 weeks on the chart, including several weeks at #1. Second is Stayin' Alive by The Bee Gees (881 pts, 26 weeks), followed by Heart of Gold by Neil Young (665 pts) and My Sweet Lord by George Harrison (651 pts).
Each week on the chart earns a song points using the formula: Points = 41 โˆ’ Chart Position. So a song at #1 earns 40 points, #2 earns 39, #10 earns 31, #20 earns 21, down to #40 which earns 1 point. The total score is the sum of all weekly scores across the entire chart run. This means longevity rewards equally alongside peak position.
The 1980s produced the most chart entries with 2,943 songs โ€” nearly a third of the entire archive. The 1990s followed with 2,673 entries, then the 1970s (2,291) and 1960s (589). The 1980s also had the most #1 hits (241), led by Madonna (7 #1s), A-ha (5), and Modern Talking (5).
The most charted international artists were Madonna (46 entries), Elton John (44), Cliff Richard (41), Elvis Presley (40), and Michael Jackson (38). In terms of total weeks at #1, The Beatles lead with 36 cumulative weeks across all their #1 singles, followed by Pet Shop Boys (34 weeks) and The Bee Gees (24 weeks).
Yes โ€” use the Browse Dates button in the navigation bar to look up any weekly chart from August 1961 to September 1997. You can enter a specific date or use the decade quick-jump buttons. The archive contains 1,551 complete weekly chart snapshots showing every song's position for that specific week.
The official Israeli music chart was not published between 1966 and 1969. During these years, no official weekly chart data was produced or archived. This is not a gap in this database โ€” it is a gap in the historical record itself. The chart resumed publication in 1970 and continued uninterrupted until September 1997. If you search for dates in this period, no chart data will be found.
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About the Israeli Official Music Chart Archive

The Israeli official music chart (ืžืฆืขื“ ื”ืคื–ืžื•ื ื™ื ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™) ran from August 17, 1961 to September 23, 1997, making it one of the longest-running national music charts in the Middle East. Each week, up to 40 songs were ranked by popularity, providing a weekly snapshot of Israeli musical taste across 36 years and four distinct decades of pop culture.

This archive contains the complete official data for all 1,551 weekly charts โ€” every chart position, every entry, every exit. With 7,639 total chart entries across 2,844 artists, it represents the definitive historical record of popular music in Israel from the early 1960s through the late 1990s. The archive is used as a primary source by music researchers, Wikipedia editors, and journalists documenting Israeli pop culture history. It was championed and brought to wider public attention by Ofer Nachshon (ืขื•ืคืจ ื ื—ืฉื•ืŸ), one of Israel's most prominent radio broadcasters and the leading voice of Israeli music history โ€” whose support has been instrumental in sharing this archive with the community.

The scoring system awards each song 41 minus its weekly position in cumulative points โ€” so a #1 hit earns 40 points per week, while a #40 song earns 1 point. This produces an all-time leaderboard that reflects both chart longevity and peak performance. Learn more about the scoring methodology.

โš ๏ธ Note on missing years: The official Israeli music chart was not published between 1966 and 1969. No official weekly chart data exists for these four years โ€” this is a gap in the original historical record, not a data omission. The chart ran continuously from August 1961 to late 1965, then resumed in 1970 and continued uninterrupted through September 1997.

ื”ืžืฆืขื“ ื”ืœื•ืขื–ื™ โ€” ืืจื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืจืฉืžื™ 1961โ€“1997

ืืจื›ื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืžืฆืขื“ ื”ืœื•ืขื–ื™ ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ ื”ื•ื ืžืื’ืจ ื”ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ื”ืžืœื ืฉืœ ืžืฆืขื“ ื”ืคื–ืžื•ื ื™ื ื”ืœื•ืขื–ื™ ืฉืจืฅ ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžืื•ื’ื•ืกื˜ 1961 ื•ืขื“ ืกืคื˜ืžื‘ืจ 1997. ื”ืžืฆืขื“ ืฉื•ื“ืจ ื‘ืจื“ื™ื• ืงื•ืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ โ€” ืชื—ื™ืœื” ื‘ื”ื’ืœ ื”ืงืœ ื•ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ ื‘ืจืฉืช ื’ืณ โ€” ื•ื ื—ืฉื‘ ืœืื•ื˜ื•ืจื™ื˜ื” ื”ืžืจื›ื–ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ื”ืœื•ืขื–ื™ืช ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ืžืฉืš ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืขืฉื•ืจื™ื.

ื”ืžืฆืขื“ ื”ืœื•ืขื–ื™ ืฉืœ ืจืฉืช ื’ืณ ื ื•ืกื“ ื›ื—ืœืง ืžืžืฆืขื“ื™ ื”ืคื–ืžื•ื ื™ื ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืขื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืชื—ื ื” ืฉื”ื•ืงืžื” ื‘-1976. ืขื•ืจื›ื™ื ื‘ื•ืœื˜ื™ื ื›ืžื• ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ื“ืงื‘ื™ืฅืณ ื•ืจื– ื ื™ืฆืŸ ืขื™ืฆื‘ื• ืืช ื”ืžืฆืขื“ ืœืชื•ืคืขืช ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ืฉื—ืจื’ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœืจื“ื™ื•. ื”ืžืฆืขื“ ื”ืœื•ืขื–ื™ ื”ืฉื ืชื™ ืฉืœ ืจืฉืช ื’ืณ โ€” ืฉื ืขืจืš ืœืงืจืืช ืกื•ืฃ ื›ืœ ืฉื ื” ืื–ืจื—ื™ืช โ€” ื”ื™ื” ืื—ื“ ื”ืžืฉื“ืจื™ื ื”ืžืฆื•ืคื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ืขื ืžืื•ืช ืืœืคื™ ื’ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืฆื‘ืขื” ืฉื ืฉืœื—ื• ื‘ื“ื•ืืจ ืžื“ื™ ืฉื ื”.

ื”ืืจื›ื™ื•ืŸ ื›ื•ืœืœ ืืช ื›ืœ 1,551 ื”ืžืฆืขื“ื™ื ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืขื™ื™ื, ืขื 7,639 ืจืฉื•ืžื•ืช ืฉืœ ืฉื™ืจื™ื ื•ืืžื ื™ื, ืžืชื•ืš 2,844 ืืžื ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื. ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื—ืคืฉ ื•ืœืกื ืŸ ืœืคื™ ืฉื ื”, ืืžืŸ, ืžื™ืงื•ื ื‘ื“ื™ืจื•ื’, ืžืกืคืจ ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื‘ืฆืžืจืช, ื•ืขื•ื“. ื”ืืจื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืžื›ืกื” ืืช ืžืฆืขื“ ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืฉื™ืฉื™ื, ืžืฆืขื“ ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืฉื‘ืขื™ื, ืžืฆืขื“ ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืฉืžื•ื ื™ื ื•ืžืฆืขื“ ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืชืฉืขื™ื โ€” ื›ื•ืœืœ ืฉื™ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœืžืงื•ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ, ืฉื™ืจื™ื ืฉื ืฉืืจื• ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ืฆืžืจืช, ื•ืœื”ื™ื˜ื™ ื”ืงื™ืฅ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื.

ื”ืžืฆืขื“ ื”ืœื•ืขื–ื™ ื”ื™ื” ืฉื•ื ื” ืžืžืฆืขื“ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื”ื“ื™ืจื•ื’ ื ืงื‘ืข ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืฆื‘ืขืช ื”ืžืื–ื™ื ื™ื โ€” ื‘ื’ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื“ื•ืืจ ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื”-70 ื•ื”-80, ื‘ื˜ืœืžืกืจ ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื”-90. ื‘ืฉื ืช 1997 ืฉื™ื ืชื” ืจืฉืช ื’ืณ ืคื•ืจืžื˜ ืœืฉื™ื“ื•ืจ ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ืช ื‘ืœื‘ื“, ื•ื›ืš ื”ืกืชื™ื™ื ืขื™ื“ืŸ ื”ืžืฆืขื“ ื”ืœื•ืขื–ื™ ื‘ืจื“ื™ื• ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™. ืืจื›ื™ื•ืŸ ื–ื” ื ื•ืขื“ ืœืฉืžืจ ื•ืœื”ื ื’ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ืžื•ื–ื™ืงืœื™ืช ื”ื–ื• ืœื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉื’ื“ืœ ืขืœ ื”ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ื”ืœื•ืขื–ื™ืช ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ.

ื”ืืจื›ื™ื•ืŸ ื–ื›ื” ืœืชืžื™ื›ื” ื•ืœื”ืคืฆื” ืจื—ื‘ื” ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ืขื•ืคืจ ื ื—ืฉื•ืŸ โ€” ืื—ื“ ืžืื ืฉื™ ื”ืจื“ื™ื• ื•ื”ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ื”ื‘ื•ืœื˜ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ืžื’ื™ืฉ ื•ืขื•ืจืš ื‘ืขืœ ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืขืฉืจื•ืช ืฉื ื™ื ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ื”ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ื”ืœื•ืขื–ื™ืช. ืขื•ืคืจ ื ื—ืฉื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืงื•ืœ ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœ ื‘ื”ื ื’ืฉืช ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ืžื•ื–ื™ืงืœื™ืช ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ืช, ื•ืชืจื•ืžืชื• ืœื”ืคืฆืช ื”ืืจื›ื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื” ืœืงื”ื™ืœื” ื”ื™ื ื™ืกื•ื“ื™ืช ื•ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ืช.

ืžื™ืœื•ืช ื—ื™ืคื•ืฉ: ื”ืžืฆืขื“ ื”ืœื•ืขื–ื™ ยท ืžืฆืขื“ ืœื•ืขื–ื™ ยท ืžืฆืขื“ ื”ืคื–ืžื•ื ื™ื ื”ืœื•ืขื–ื™ ยท ืžืฆืขื“ ื”ืคื–ืžื•ื ื™ื ื”ื‘ื™ืŸ-ืœืื•ืžื™ ยท ืจืฉืช ื’ ืžืฆืขื“ ยท ืžืฆืขื“ ืœื•ืขื–ื™ ืฉื ืชื™ ยท ืžืฆืขื“ ืœื•ืขื–ื™ ืฉื‘ื•ืขื™ ยท ืืจื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืžืฆืขื“ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ยท ืœื”ื™ื˜ื™ื ืœื•ืขื–ื™ื™ื ยท ืฉื™ืจื™ื ืœื•ืขื–ื™ื™ื ื™ืฉืจืืœ ยท ืžืฆืขื“ ื”ืคื–ืžื•ื ื™ื ืจืฉืช ื’ ยท ืงื•ืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžืฆืขื“ ยท ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ื“ืงื‘ื™ืฅ ยท ืจื– ื ื™ืฆืŸ ยท ืขื•ืคืจ ื ื—ืฉื•ืŸ ยท ืžืฆืขื“ ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืฉืžื•ื ื™ื ยท ืžืฆืขื“ ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืชืฉืขื™ื ยท ืžืฆืขื“ ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืฉื‘ืขื™ื ยท ืžืฆืขื“ ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืฉื™ืฉื™ื ยท ืžืงื•ื ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื‘ืžืฆืขื“ ยท ืžืฆืขื“ ื”ืขืฉื•ืจ ยท ื’ืœื™ ืฆื”ืœ ืžืฆืขื“ ืœื•ืขื–ื™ ยท ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืžื•ื–ื™ืงืœื™ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ยท ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ืœื•ืขื–ื™ืช ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ

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The year-end countdowns of the Israeli Official Chart (ื”ืžืฆืขื“ ื”ืฉื ืชื™), compiled from the annual broadcasts and press listings of the ืžืฆืขื“ ื”ืœื•ืขื–ื™. Each year ranks the biggest songs of the year, alongside the Singer, Female Singer, and Band of the Year. Songs that also appear in our weekly archive link straight through to their full chart run.

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1980s Annual Israeli Chart Recordings
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