8,496
Chart Entries
Across 36 years
1,982
Weekly Charts
Aug 1961 – Sep 1997
3,231
Artists
International & Israeli
816
#1 Singles
Across all years
🏆 All-Time Records
928 points
Highest total score
Come Undone — Duran Duran
29 weeks · peaked at #1
29 weeks · peaked at #1
11 weeks at #1
Longest run at number one
Stayin' Alive — The Bee Gees
Also: Let It Be — The Beatles
Also: Let It Be — The Beatles
14 #1 singles
Most #1 hits (shared)
The Beatles & Elvis Presley
Both: 14 number one hits
Both: 14 number one hits
46 chart entries
Most chart appearances
Madonna — 46 charting singles
Also: Elton John (44), Cliff Richard (41)
Also: Elton John (44), Cliff Richard (41)
29 weeks
Longest chart run
Come Undone — Duran Duran
Also: Stayin' Alive — The Bee Gees (26 wks)
Also: Stayin' Alive — The Bee Gees (26 wks)
Aug 17, 1961
First official chart date
First Israeli official music chart
Last chart: September 23, 1997
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 1961–1997
Click 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.
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All Israeli #1 hits 1961–1997
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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.
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.
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