⚠️ 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.
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The Complete Israeli Music Chart Archive 1961–1997
The authoritative database of the Israeli official music chart — every song, every position, every week from
August 17, 1961 to September 23, 1997. Containing 8,496 chart entries,
3,231 artists, and 1,982 weekly charts, this is the primary reference source
for Israeli pop music history, used by researchers, Wikipedia editors, and music historians worldwide.
Stayin' Alive — The Bee Gees Also: Let It Be — 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 — 46 charting singles Also: Elton John (44), Cliff Richard (41)
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29 weeks
Longest chart run
Come Undone — Duran Duran Also: Stayin' Alive — 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 · 140 #1 hits
Elvis, The Beatles, Cliff Richard & The Shadows dominated Israel's early charts
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1970s
2,291 songs · 230 #1 hits
ABBA, Wings, The Bee Gees led Israel's golden era of pop
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1980s
2,943 songs · 241 #1 hits
Madonna, A-ha, Modern Talking topped Israel's biggest decade for chart entries
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1990s
2,673 songs · 205 #1 hits
Pet Shop Boys, East 17 & Erasure defined Israel's 1990s pop sound
🎤 Most Charted Artists — Israeli Chart 1961–1997Click any artist to explore their full chart history
#1 Most Entries
Madonna
46 entries · 12 #1s · 278 wks
#2 Most Entries
Elton John
44 entries · 9 #1s · 380 wks
#3 Most Entries
Cliff Richard
41 entries · 8 #1s · 249 wks
#4 Most Entries
Elvis Presley
40 entries · 14 #1s · 250 wks
#5 Most Entries
Michael Jackson
38 entries · 7 #1s · 255 wks
#6 Most Entries
Rod Stewart
37 entries · 5 #1s · 236 wks
#7 Most Entries
Pet Shop Boys
36 entries · 14 #1s · 34 wks@#1
#8 Most Entries
Queen
36 entries · 5 #1s · 252 wks
❓ Frequently Asked Questions — Israeli Music Chart
The Israeli official music chart (מצעד הפזמונים) 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 — 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 — the most of any artist in the entire 1961–1997 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 1963–1970.
Come Undone by Duran Duran holds the all-time record with 928 cumulative points — 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 − 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 — 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 — 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 1,982 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 — 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 (מצעד הפזמונים הישראלי) 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 1,982 weekly charts — every chart position,
every entry, every exit. With 8,496 total chart entries across 3,231 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 (עופר נחשון), one of Israel's most prominent radio broadcasters and the leading voice of Israeli music history — 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 — 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.
⚠️ 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 — 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.
המצעד הלועזי — ארכיון רשמי 1961–1997
ארכיון המצעד הלועזי הישראלי הוא מאגר הנתונים המלא של מצעד הפזמונים הלועזי שרץ בישראל מאוגוסט 1961 ועד ספטמבר 1997.
המצעד שודר ברדיו קול ישראל — תחילה בהגל הקל ולאחר מכן ברשת ג׳ — ונחשב לאוטוריטה המרכזית של המוזיקה הלועזית בישראל במשך יותר משלושה עשורים.
המצעד הלועזי של רשת ג׳ נוסד כחלק ממצעדי הפזמונים השבועיים של התחנה שהוקמה ב-1976. עורכים בולטים כמו בני דודקביץ׳ ורז ניצן עיצבו את המצעד לתופעת תרבות שחרגה הרבה מעבר לרדיו.
המצעד הלועזי השנתי של רשת ג׳ — שנערך לקראת סוף כל שנה אזרחית — היה אחד המשדרים המצופים ביותר בישראל, עם מאות אלפי גלויות הצבעה שנשלחו בדואר מדי שנה.
הארכיון כולל את כל 1,982 המצעדים השבועיים, עם 8,496 רשומות של שירים ואמנים, מתוך 3,231 אמנים שונים.
ניתן לחפש ולסנן לפי שנה, אמן, מיקום בדירוג, מספר שבועות בצמרת, ועוד. הארכיון מכסה את מצעד שנות השישים, מצעד שנות השבעים, מצעד שנות השמונים ומצעד שנות התשעים — כולל שירים שהגיעו למקום הראשון, שירים שנשארו שבועות רבים בצמרת, ולהיטי הקיץ הגדולים.
המצעד הלועזי היה שונה ממצעדים בעולם בכך שהדירוג נקבע על ידי הצבעת המאזינים — בגלויות דואר בשנות ה-70 וה-80, בטלמסר בשנות ה-90.
בשנת 1997 שינתה רשת ג׳ פורמט לשידור מוזיקה ישראלית בלבד, וכך הסתיים עידן המצעד הלועזי ברדיו הישראלי.
ארכיון זה נועד לשמר ולהנגיש את ההיסטוריה המוזיקלית הזו לכל מי שגדל על המוזיקה הלועזית בישראל.
הארכיון זכה לתמיכה ולהפצה רחבה בזכות עופר נחשון — אחד מאנשי הרדיו והמוזיקה הבולטים ביותר בישראל, מגיש ועורך בעל ניסיון של עשרות שנים בתחום המוזיקה הלועזית.
עופר נחשון הוא קול מוביל בהנגשת ההיסטוריה המוזיקלית הישראלית, ותרומתו להפצת הארכיון הזה לקהילה היא יסודית ומשמעותית.
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In-depth features on the artists, songs, and moments that defined the Israeli official music chart from 1961 to 1997.
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How Scores Work
The complete methodology behind the Israeli Chart points system
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The Chart Structure
The Israeli Official Music Chart ran from 1961 to 1997, published weekly. Each week, up to 40 songs were ranked from position #1 (most popular) down to position #40. A song with no chart position that week is considered "off chart" (position 41 internally, not counted).
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Points Per Week — The Core Formula
Every week a song appears on the chart, it earns points based on its position. The formula is simple:
Points this week = 41 − Chart Position
This means the higher on the chart, the more points earned:
#1 = 40 pts
#2 = 39 pts
#5 = 36 pts
#10 = 31 pts
#20 = 21 pts
#30 = 11 pts
#40 = 1 pt
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Total Score — Adding Up the Weeks
A song's Total Score is the sum of all its weekly points across every week it appeared on the chart. The longer a song stays on the chart, and the higher its position each week, the greater its total score.
Total Score = Σ (41 − Position) for each charting week
A song that spends 3 weeks charting at #1, #3, and #7 would score: 40 + 38 + 34 = 112 points.
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Real Examples from the Archive
Here are the top 5 all-time highest scoring songs to illustrate the system:
Song
Artist
Weeks
Peak
Total Score
Come Undone
Duran Duran
29
#1
928 pts
Stayin' Alive
The Bee Gees
26
#1
881 pts
Heart of Gold
Neil Young
21
#1
665 pts
Without You
Nilsson
20
#1
629 pts
Yesterday Once More
Carpenters
18
#1
609 pts
Notice that "Come Undone" scores higher than "Heart of Gold" despite both reaching #1 — because it stayed on the chart for more weeks (29 vs 21), accumulating more total points.
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All-Time Ranking
Songs are ranked all-time by their Total Score. This ranking rewards both chart longevity (many weeks on the chart) and peak performance (high positions). A song that spends 20 weeks around #5 can outscore a song that hits #1 for just 2 weeks.
The archive contains 8,496 chart entries across 1,982 weekly charts from August 1961 to September 1997, covering 3,236 artists.
About This Archive
The Israeli Official Music Chart · 1961–1997
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🎵 For Every Music Lover
This archive is dedicated to all the music lovers and Israel's music charts community — everyone who grew up listening to the radio, waiting for the weekly chart show, and remembering exactly where they were when their favourite song hit #1.
Music is memory. These charts are a window into 36 years of Israeli popular culture, taste, and history.
📋 Official Data
All data in this archive comes from the official Israeli music chart records. Every chart position, every entry date, every week on chart — this is the real, verified historical data. Nothing has been estimated or interpolated. If a song charted, it's here. If it didn't, it isn't.
📊 The Numbers
8,496
Chart Entries
3,236
Artists
36
Years
1,982
Weekly Charts
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First Chart
1997
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