A-C

A Blossom Fell

Nat "King" Cole

1955

Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius, Dominic John

A Daisy A Day  

Jud Strunk

1973

(#14) Jud Strunk; d 1981 plane crash; had been on Laugh-In

A Day In The Life of a Fool  

Jack Jones

1966

(#62) (his 3rd #62) Carl Sigman, Luis Bonfa

A Day In The Life

Beatles, The

1966

John Lennon, Paul McCartney

A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes  

Ilene Woods (uncredited)

1950

Mack David, Jerry Livingston; from the Walt Disney movie "Cinderella"

A Dreamer's Holiday

Perry Como

1949

(#3) Kim Gannon, Mabel Wayne; also rec. by Willie Nelson, 1983

A Groovy Kind of Love

Mindbenders, The

1966

Toni Wine

A Hard Day’s Night

Beatles, The

1964

(#1) John Lennon, Paul McCartney

A Hazy Shade of Winter

Simon & Garfunkel

1966

(#13) Paul Simon

A House Is Not A Home

Dionne Warwich

1964

Hal David, Burt Bacharach & Tony Esposito

A Kiss To Build A Dream On  

Louis Armstrong

1951

Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, & Oscar Hammerstein, 1935

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

Glenn Miller

1940

w. Eric Maschwitz (also wrote "These Foolish Things"), m. Manning Sherwin

A Place In the Choir

Bill Staines

1978

Bill Staines

A Rainy Night In Georgia

Brook Benton

1970

(#4) Tony Joe White; Benton d 1988

A Simple Desultory Philippic

Simon & Garfunkel

1966

Paul Simon; on "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme"

A Soulin’

Peter, Paul & Mary

1963

Noel Paul Stookey, Tracy Batteaste & Elena Mezzetti

A Summer Place  

Lettermen, The

1965

(#16) Max Steiner, 1960; also Percy Faith, 1960

A Summer Song  

Chad & Jeremy

1964

(#7) Waldo Salt, Roy Webb (Metcalfe/Noble/Chad Stuart?)

A Taste Of Honey  

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

1965

(#7) Ric Marlow, Bobby Scott; Grammy winner 1965 (record) (Tony Bennett version #94 in 1964)

A Tisket, A Tasket

Ella Fitzgerald

1938

Written ca 1879, adapted by Ella Fitzgerald & Al Feldman (or Van Alexander?)

A White Sport Coat  

Marty Robbins

1957

(#2) Marty Robbins

A Whiter Shade of Pale

Procul Harum

1967

Keith Reid, Gary Brooker

A Wink And A Smile

Harry Connick, Jr.

1993

Ramsey McLean & Marc Shaiman; academy award nominee from "Sleepless In Seattle"

A Wonderful Time Up There  

Pat Boone

1958

(#4) (on charts 19 weeks) Lee Roy Abernathy, 1947

A World Without Love

Peter & Gordon

1964

(#1) John Lennon & Paul McCartney

Aba Daba Honeymoon

Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter

1951

(#3) Arthur Fields, Walter Donovan, 1914

Abilene

George Hamilton IV

1963

(#15) John D. Loudermilk, Bob Gibson, Lester Brown

Abraham, Martin & John

Dion (DiMucci)

1968

(#4) Dick Holler

Achy Breaky Heart

Billy Ray Cyrus

1992

Don Von Tress

Achy Breaky Song

"Weird Al" Yankovic

1992

Lyrics by "Weird Al" Yankovic

Across the Wide Missouri

Kingston Trio, The

1959

Based on the folk ballad "Shenandoah", new words by Jimmi Shirl and Ervin.M. Drake

Act Naturally

Buck Owens

1964

Voni Morrison, Johnny Russell

Africa

Toto

1982

(#1) David Paich, Jeff Porcaro

After Midnight

Eric Clapton

1970

J. J. Cale

After the Lovin’

Engelbert Humperdink

1976

(#8) Alan Bertstein, Richard Zigler

After You’ve Gone  

Judy Garland

1942

John Layton, Henry Creamer, 1918; introduced by Al Jolson, popularized by Sophie Tucker in the 1920s

Afternoon Delight

Starland Vocal Band

1976

(#1) Bill Danoff; Danoff & his wife (fellow member Taffy) co-wrote Country Roads

Against The Wind

Bob Seger

1980

(#5) Bob Seger

Ahab the Arab

Ray Stevens

1962

(#5) Ray Stevens

Ain’t Got No Home

Clarence "Frogman" Henry

1956

(#20) Clarence Henry

Ain’t Misbehavin’  

Fats Waller

1929

Thomas "Fats" Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooker

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough

Supremes, The

1967

Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson (also rec. by Marvin Gaye & Tammy Terrell, 1970)

Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone

Bill Withers

1971

(#3) Bill Withers; Grammy winner, 1971 (R&B)

Ain’t No Way to Treat a Lady

Helen Reddy

1975

(#8) Harriet Schoch

Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing

Tammi Terrell

1968

(#8) Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson; Terrell d 1970 at 24 of brain tumor

Ain’t She Sweet

Frank Banta

1927

Milton Ager, Jack Yellot; Banta’s piano version was the first recording of the song

Ain’t That A Kick In The Head

Dean Martin

1960

Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen; from the movie "Ocean’s Eleven"

Ain’t That a Shame

Pat Boone

1955

(#1) Fats Domino & Dave Bartholemew (Domino #10 same year)

Ain’t That Peculiar

Marvin Gaye

1965

(#8) Moore, Robinson

Air That I Breathe, The

Hollies, The

1974

(#6) A.L. Hammond, Michael Hazelwood

Al Di La

Emilio Pericoli

1962

(#6) Mogul (Eng.) Ervin Drake, Carlo Donida; from the movie Rome Adventure; also Ray Charles singers, (#29, 1964)

Alabama Jubilee

Ferko String Band

1955

(#14) Jack Yellon, George Cobb, 1915

Alabamey Bound

Eddie Cantor

1925

Ray Henderson, B.G. DeSylva & Bud Green; introduced by Al Jolson

Alberta

Eric Clapton

1992

Peter "Memphis Slim" Chapman (a "Big Bill" Broonszy specialty)

Alexander’s Ragtime Band

Emma Carus

1911

Irving Berlin (1912?) Berlin could neither read nor write music, and played only in the key of F Sharp

Alice’s Restaurant

Arlo Guthrie

1966

(#97) Arlo Guthrie

All Alone Am I  

Brenda Lee

1962

(#3) Manos Hadjidakis & Arthur Altman

All Along the Watchtower

Bob Dylan

1967

Bob Dylan, on his album "John Wesley Harding"

All At Once You Love Her

Perry Como

1955

(#11) Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II

All Day And All of the Night

Kinks, The

1964

Ray Davies

All I Have to Do Is Dream

Everly Brothers, The

1958

(#1 for 5 weeks) Boudleaux Bryant; revived by Glen Campbell-Bobbie Gentry, 1970

All I Know

Art Garfunkel

1973

Jim Webb

All I Really Want to Do

Cher

1965

(#15) Bob Dylan (also The Byrds, #40)

All I Want for Christmas

Spike Jones

1948

Donald Yetter Gardner

All My Life’s A Circle

Harry Chapin

1976

Harry Chapin

All My Love (Bolero)

Patti Page

1950

(#1) Eng. Mitchell Parrish, (Henri Contet), Paul Durand

All My Loving

Beatles, The

1963

John Lennon, Paul McCartney

All of a Sudden My Heart Sings

Paul Anka

1958

(#15) Harold Rome, 1945, in the movie Anchors Aweigh (Mel Carter version #38, 1965)

All Of Me  

Frank Sinatra

1952

Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks

All Or Nothing At All  

Frank Sinatra

1940

Jack Lawrence & Arthur Altman; recorded with Harry James band

All Out Of Love

Air Supply

1980

(#2) Graham Russell

All Shook Up

Elvis Presley

1957

(#1) Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley

All the Gold In California

Gatlin Brothers, The

1979

Larry Gatlin

All the Things You Are  

Jo Stafford

1940

Oscar Hammerstien II, Jerome Kern; from the movie Very Warm for May

All The Way  

Frank Sinatra

1957

(#2) James Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn, in The Joker Is Wild; Oscar winner, 1957 (Van Heusen’s 2nd)

All You Need Is Love

Beatles, The

1967

John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Allee Allee Oxen Free

Kingston Trio, The

1963

Rod McKuen, Stephen Yates

Allegheny Moon  

Patti Page

1956

(#2) Al Hoffman & Dick Manning

Alley Cat

Bent Fabric & His Piano

1962

(#7) Frank Bjorn

Alley Oop

Hollywood Argyles

1960

(#1) Dallas Frazier

Almost Like a Song  

Ronnie Milsap

1977

Archie Jordan

Almost Like Being In Love  

Nat "King" Cole

1950

Alan J. Lerner & Frederick Loewe, in Brigidoon (their first hit) Alan J. Lerner & Frederick Loewe

Almost Persuaded

David Houston

1966

Sherrill & Sutton; Grammy winner 1966 (C&W)

Almost There

Andy Williams

1964

Jerry Keller, Gloria Shayne; from the movie "I'd Rather Be Rich"

Alone Again (Naturally)

Gilbert O’Sullivan

1972

(#1 for 6 weeks) Raymond O’Sullivan (Gilbert’s real name)

Along Came Jones

Coasters, The

1959

(#9) Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller

Along Comes Mary  

Association, The

1966

(#6) Tandyn Almer

Along The Navajo Trail

Roy Rogers

1945

Larry Markos, Dick Charles & Eddie De Lange; from movie Don’t Fence Me In

Already Gone

Eagles, The

1974

Bob Strandlund, Jack Tempchin

Always On My Mind

Willie Nelson

1982

(#5) Johnny Christopher, Wayne Thompson, Mark James

Always You

Betty Madigan

1954

(#21)

Always  

Josephine Baker

1926

Irving Berlin, 1925; written for his wife, Ellin (Mackey), as was "What’ll I Do"; Berlin could neither read nor write music

Am I a Toy or a Treasure?

Kay Starr

1954

(#22)

Am I Blue  

Ethel Waters

1929

Harry Akst, Grant Clarke

Am I Losing You

Jim Reeves

1960

(#31) Jim Reeves

Am I That Easy to Forget

Engelbert Humperdink

1967

(#18) (Debbie Reynolds #25 in 1960)

Amanda

Waylon Jennings

1979

Bob McDill

Amapola  

Jimmy Dorsey Orch.

1941

Joseph Lasalle (Eng: Albert Gamse), 1924 ; vocal by Helen O'Connell

Amen

Impressions, The

1964

(#7) from Lillies of the Field

America

Simon & Garfunkel

1972

(#97) Paul Simon

America

Neil Diamond

1981

(#8) Neil Diamond, from "The Jazz Singer," 1908

America The Beautiful

Ray Charles

1961

Katherine Lee Bates & Samuel Lee Ward

American Beauty Rose

Frank Sinatra

1943

David, Evans & Altman

American Made

Oak Ridge Boys, The

1983

(#72) Bob Dipiero & (?) McManus

American Pie

Don McLean

1971

(#1 for 4 weeks) Don McLean

American Woman

Guess Who, The

1970

(#1) Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings

Among My Souvenirs  

Connie Francis

1959

(#7) (on charts 15 weeks) Edgar Leslie, Horatio Nicholls, 1927

Amukiriki (The Lord Willing)

Les Paul & Mary Ford

1955

(#38) Livingston/Russell

Amy

Pure Prairie League

1975

(#27) Craig Fuller

An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair)  

Vic Damone

1957

(#16) Tanis Chandler (Eng. Harold Adamson & Leo McCarey), Harry Warren; one of Warren's last

Anastasia

Pat Boone

1956

(#37) Paul Webster, Alfred Newman

And I Love Her

Beatles, The

1964

(#12) John Lennon, Paul McCartney

And I Love You So

Perry Como

1973

(#29) Don McLean

And Roses and Roses

Andy Williams

1965

(#36)

And That Reminds Me

Della Reese

1957

(#12) Bargoni/Stillman

And The Angels Sing

Benny Goodman

1939

Ziggy Elman & Johnny Mercer; vocal by Helen Forrest

And When I Die

Blood, Sweat & Tears

1969

(#2) Lara Nyro, 1966 (d 1997 at 49)

Angel Eyes

Frank Sinatra

1958

Earl K. Brent & Matt dennis, 1946; Sinatra’s "exit" song for his June 13, 1971 retirement

Angel From Montgomery

Bonnie Raitt

1974

John Prine

Angel of the Morning

Merrilee Rush

1968

(#7) (also Juice Newton, #6 in 1971)

Angel on My Shoulder

Shelby Flint

1960

(#22) Taylor

Angels in the Sky

Crew-Cuts, The

1955

Glasser(#11)

Angie Baby

Helen Reddy

1974

(#1) Alan O’Day

Anne Boleyn

Kingston Trio, The

1960

R. P. Weston, Bert Lee, 1934, as "With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm"

Annie’s Song

John Denver

1974

(#1) Words & Music by John Denver (on charts 17 weeks)

Another Pleasant Valley Sunday  

Monkees, The

1967

(#39) Carole King, Gerry Goffin

Another Saturday Night

Sam Cooke

1963

(#10) Sam Cooke (also #6 for Cat Stevens, 1971)

Answer Me, My Love

Nat "King" Cole

1954

(#6) Red Rauch (Eng. lyric Carl Sigman), Gerhard Winkler

Anticipation

Carly Simon

1971

(#13) Carly Simon; she’s the daughter of Simon & Schuster; made $50,000 on Heinz commercial

Any Day Now

Ronnie Milsap

1981

Bert Bacharach, Bob Hilliard

Any Time  

Eddie Fisher

1951

Herbert Lawson, 1921

Any Way You Want It

Dave Clark Five, The

1975

Dave Clark

Any Way You Want Me

Elvis Presley

1956

(#20) (flip side "Love Me Tender" #1 for 5 weeks)

Anyone Who Had A Heart

Dionne Warwick

1963

(#8) Bert Bacharach, Hal David

Anything Goes  

Harpers Bizarre

1967

(#43) w/m Cole Porter, 1934, in Anything Goes

Apache

Jorgen Ingmann

1961

(#2) Jerry Lordan

Apple Blossom Time  

Andrews Sisters, The

1941

Albert Von Tilzer (#2 for Charles Harrison, 1920, also recorded by Tab Hunter, 1957, #31)

Approaching Lavender

Gordon Lightfoot

1970

Gordon Lightfoot

April Come She Will

Simon & Garfunkel

1966

Paul Simon

April In Paris

Count Basie & His Orchestra

1956

(#28) E.Y. Harburg, Vernon Duke

April In Portugal

Les Baxter

1953

(#2) Jimmy Kennedy, Raul Ferrao; Baxter earned L.L.D. from Pepperdine University

April Love

Pat Boone

1957

(#1 for 6 weeks, charted 26 weeks) Paul Webster & Sammy Fain

April Showers

Al Jolson

1921

B.G. DeSylva, Louis Silvers

Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine

Fifth Dimension, The

1969

Gerome Ragni, James Pado Galt McCermot in Hair; Grammy winner 1969 (record)

Are The Roses Not Blooming

Judds, The

1990

Tom Schuler

Are You Lonesome Tonight

Elvis Presley

1960

(#1 for 6 weeks) Lou Handman & Roy Turk, 1926

Are You Satisfied?

Rusty Draper

1955

(#11) Escamilla/Wooley

Are You Sincere

Andy Williams

1958

(#3) Wayne Walker

Around the World  

Mantovani & His Orch

1957

(#12) Harold Adamson, Victor Young (Bing Crosby Version #25)

Arrivederci, Roma

1958

Carl Sigman, Renato Rascel, et al

As Long As She Needs Me  

Sammy Davis, Jr.

1963

Lionel Bart (from Oliver)

As Tears Go By  

Marianne Faithfull

1964

(#22) Mick Hagger, Andrew Oldham, Keith Richard (Rolling Stones version #6, 1965)

As Time Goes By  

Dooley Wilson as "Sam"

1942

Words & Music by Herman Hupfield (1931); remembered from Casablanca, but written for 1931’s "Everybody’s Welcome"

As Usual

Brenda Lee

1964

(#12) Alex Zanetis

Ashes of Love

Jack Anglin, Johnnie Wright & Jim Anglin; additional lyrics by Ronald E. Green

Ask Me

Nat "King" Cole

1956

(#18)

At Last  

Glenn Miller

1939

Mack Gordon & Harry Warren; Etta James recorded this in 1961

At Seventeen

Janis Ian

1975

(#3) Janis Ian

At The Hop

Danny & The Juniors

1957

(#1 for 7 weeks, on charts 21) Artie Singer, David White, John Medora; Danny committed suicide, 1983 at 42)

At The Zoo

Simon & Garfunkel

1967

(16) Paul Simon

At’s A Lawyer

Capitol Steps

Atlantis

Donovan

1969

(#7) Jerry Lordan

Aubrey

Bread

David Gates

Auctioneer, The

Leroy Van Dyke

1956

(#19)

Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart

Vera Lynn and Chorus

1952

(#1) John Sexton, John Turner

Aura Lee

Traditional

W.W. Fosdick, George R. Poulton, 1861

Autumn In New York

Mel Torme

1963

Vernon Duke, 1934

Autumn Leaves  

Roger Williams

1955

(#1 four wks) Joseph Kosma & Jacques Prévert ‘50 (Johnny Mercer)

Autumn to May

Peter, Paul & Mary

1962

Paul Stookey, Peter Yarrow

Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes)

Dinah Washington & Brook Benton

1960

(#5) Benton d 1988

Baby Baby Baby

Teresa Brewer

1953

(#12) Jerry Livingston, Mack David

Baby Doll

Andy Williams

1956

(#33) Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer, 1945; in the movie The Belle of New York

Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me

Mac Davis

1972

(#1 for 3 weeks) Mac Davis

Baby Don't Go

Sonny & Cher

1965

(#8)

Baby Face

Eddie Cantor

1926

Harry Akst, Benny Davis

Baby I’m A-Want You

Bread

1971

(#3) David Gates

Baby It’s You

Shirelles, The

1961

(#8)

Baby It’s You

Smith

1969

(#5)

Baby Love

Supremes, The

1964

(#1) Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier

Baby The Rain Must Fall

Glen Yarbrough

1965

(#12) Elmer Bernstein, Ernie Sheldon; Yarbrough was formerly with The Limelighters

Baby, I Need Your Lovin’

Four Tops

1964

(#11)

Baby, I'm Yours

Barbara Lewis

1965

(#11)

Back Home Again In Indiana

Original Dixieland Jazz Band

1917

James Hanley, Ballard Macdonald; comedian Herb Shriner’s theme song

Back Home Again

John Denver

1974

(#5) Words & Music by John Denver (on charts 16 weeks)

Back In My Arms Again

Supremes, The

1965

(#1) Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier

Back In The Saddle Again

Gene Autry

1921

Gene Autry, Ray Whiteley

Back In the U.S.A.

Chuck Berry

1959

(#37) Chuck Berry

Back In Your Own Back Yard

Al Jolson

1927

Al Jolson, Billy Rose, Dave Dreyer

Bad Bad Leroy Brown

Jim Croce

1973

(#1)Words & Music by Jim Croce (on charts 22 weeks)

Bad Blood

Neal Sedaka/Elton John

1975

(#1 for 3 weeks) Philip Cody, Neil Sedaka

Bad Man’s Blunder

Kingston Trio, The

1960

(#60)

Bad Moon Rising

Credence Clearwater Revival

1969

(#2) John Fogarty

Bad to Me

Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas

1964

(#9)

Baker Street

Gerry Rafferty

1978

(#2 for 6 weeks) Gerry Rafferty

Bali H’ai

Muriel Smith

1958

Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers; Smith dubbed for Juanita Hill in South Pacific

Ballad Of A Teenage Queen

Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two

1958

(#14)

Ballad of Davy Crockett

Bill Hayes

1955

(#1 for 5 weeks) Tom Blackburn, George Burns

Ballad of John & Yoko

Beatles, The

1969

John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Ballad of the Alamo

Marty Robbins

1960

(#34) Paul Webster & Dmitri Tiomkin

Ballad of the Green Berets, The

Ssgt. Barry Sadler

1966

(#1 for 5 weeks) Ssgt. Barry Sadler, Robin Moore

Ballerina

Nat "King" Cole

1957

(#18) Carl Sigman, Bob Russell, 1947; also by Vaughn Monroe, 1947

Bamboo

Peter, Paul & Mary

1962

Dave Van Ronk

Band of Gold

Don Cherry

1955

(#4)

Band Played On, The

1895

John F. Palmer, Charles E. Ward

Bang Bang

Cher

1966

(#2) Sonny Bono

Banjo's Back in Town, The

Teresa Brewer

1955

(#15)

Barbara Allen

Art Garfunkel

1973

Traditional ca. 1666

Battle of Kookamunga, The

Homer & Jethro

1959

(#14) (parodying Johnny Horton’s #1 hit)

Battle of New Orleans, The

Johnny Horton

1959

(#1) Jimmy Driftwood (adapted from fiddle tune "The 8^th of January") (2 Grammies 1959) ; Horton married Hank Williams’ widow, then died young; song later charted by Harpers Bizarre, 1968, and by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 1974.

Baubles, Bangles and Beads

Kirby Stone Four, The

1958

(#25) Robert Wright, George Forrest, 1954

Be My Life's Companion  

Rosemary Clooney

1952

(#18) Bob Hilliard, Milton De Lugg

Be My Love

Mario Lanza

1951

(#1) Sammy Cahn, Nicholas Brodszky

Beans in My Ears

Serendipity Singers, The

1964

(#30)

Beat Goes On, The

Sonny & Cher

1967

(#6) Sonny Bono

Beautiful Brown Eyes

Rosemary Clooney

1951

(#11) Arthur Smith, Alton Delmore

Beautiful

Carole King

1971

Carole King, on her album Tapestry

Beautiful

Gordon Lightfoot

1972

(#58) Gordon Lightfoot

Beauty And the Beast  

Celine Dion/Peabo Bryson

1991

(#9) Howard Ashman, Alan Menken; from the Walt Disney move of the same name; academy award winner

Be-Bop Baby

Ricky Nelson

1957

(#3) Pearl Longhurst

Be-Bop-A-Lula

Gene Vincent

1956

(#7) Tex Davis

Because Of You  

Tony Bennett

1951

(#1) Arthur Hammerstein, Dudly Wilkinson, 1940

Bed of Rose’s

Statler Brothers, The

1970

(#58) Harold Reid

Beep Beep

Playmates, The

1958

Donald Clapps, Carl Cicchetti

Beer Barrell Polka

Andrews Sisters, The

1939

Lew Brown, Wladimir Timm, Vasek Zeman, Jaromir Vejvoda; original Czeck title "Skoda Lasky"

Beer Song, The

Doo-Doo-Wah

1995

Bob Cole, Christ Stevenson, Dave Cavanagh, Sara Campbell

Before the Next Teardrop Falls

Freddie Fender

1975

Vivian Keith, Ben Peters

Begin the Beguine  

Artie Shaw

1938

Cole Porter, in Jubilee, 1935; Porter’s version flopped til Shaw re-arranged it

Behind Closed Doors

Charlie Rich

1973

Kenny O’Dell; Grammy winner 1973 (C&W)

Bei Mir Bist Du Schon  

Andrews Sisters, The

1938

(#1) Jacob Jacobs, Sholom Secuda; Eng. version Sammy Cahn & Saul Chaplin; sisters' second record, first hit

Bein’ Green

Jim Henson

1970

Joe Raposo (also Frank Sinatra, 1971)

Bell Bottom Blues

Derek & the Dominoes

1970

Eric Clapton

Bell Bottom Blues

Teresa Brewer

1954

(#17)

Ben

Michael Jackson

1971

Black & Scharff

Bennie and the Jets

Elton John

1974

(#1) Elton John, Bernie Taupin

Bernadine

Pat Boone

1957

(#14) Johnny Mercer

Best of My Love

Eagles, The

1974

(#1) Glenn Frey, Don Henley, J.D. Souther

Best That You Can Do, The

Christopher Cross

1981

(#1) from the movie Arthur

Best Things In Life Are Free, The

Mel Tormé

1945

B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson, 1927

Beth

KISS

1976

Peter Criss

Beverly Hillbillies

Flatt & Skruggs

1963

Paul Henning

Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered  

Mel Tormé

1944

Lorenz Hart & Richard Rodgers

Beyond the Blue Horizon  

Jeanette MacDonald

1930

Words by Leo Robin; Music by Richard A. Whiting & W. Franke Harling; from the movie "Monte Carlo"

Beyond the Sea  

Bobby Darin

1960

(#6) Charles Trenet (as "La Mer"), 1937 (English lyric Jack Lawrence) also rec. Roger Williams, 1956

Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo

Perry Como with the Fontane Sisters

1950

(#14) Al Hoffman & Jerry Livingston, 1948

Bible Tells Me So, The

Don Cornell

1955

(#7) Words & Music by Dale Evans

Big Bad John

Jimmy Dean

1961

(#1 for 5 weeks, on charts 16) Jimmy Dean; Grammy winner 1961 (C&W)

Big Five-Oh, The

Doo-Doo-Wah

1993

Ron DeLacy

Big Hurt, The

Miss Toni Fisher

1959

(#3) Wayne Shanklin

Big Iron

Marty Robbins

1960

(#26) Marty Robbins

Big Man

Four Preps, The

1958

Glen Larson, Bruce Belland

Big Rock Candy Mountain, The

Burl Ives

1959

Probably by Harry Kirby McClintock from hobo tales, in 1920s; printed w/o attribution in 1947 by Lomax

Biggest Part of Me

Ambrosia

1980

(#3) David Pack

Bilbao Song, The

Andy Williams

1961

(#37) Johnny Mercer, Kurt Weill

Bill Bailey Won’t You Please Come Home

Benny Goodman

1956

Hughie Cannon, 1902

Billy the Kid

Tex Ritter

1959

Traditional

Bimini

Kingston Trio,The

1960

Bill Olafson, Mark McIntyre

Bird Dog

Everly Brothers, The

1958

(#1) Beaudleaux Bryant

Bird In A Gilded Cage, A

1900

Harry Von Tilzer, Arthur Lamb

Birds and the Bees, The

Jewel Akens

1965

(#3)

Birth of the Blues  

Frank Sinatra

1952

B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson

Birth of the Boogie

Bill Haley & His Comets

1955

(#17)

Bits And Pieces

Dave Clark Five, The

1964

(#4) Dave Clark, Mike Smith

Bitter Green

Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Lightfoot

Black Denim Trousers

The Cheers

1955

(#6) Michael Stoller, Jerry Leiber

Black Is Black

Los Bravos

Black Magic Woman

Santana

1970

(#4)

Black Slacks

Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones

1957

(#17)

Black Velvet Band

Clancy Brothers, The

1967

Traditional Irish

Black Water

Doobie Brothers, The

1975

(#1) Patrick Simmons

Blacksmith Blues

Ella Mae Morse

1952

Blaze of Glory

Bon Jovi

Jon Bon Jovi

Bleeker Street

Simon & Garfunkel

Paul Simon; on "Wednesday Morning, 3 a.m."

Blob, The

Five Blobs

1958

(#33)

Blossom Fell, A

Nat "King" Cole

1955

(#2) Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius, Dominic John

Blow Ye Winds

Kingston Trio, The

Based on traditional sea chanty, c 1850

Blowin’ in the Wind

Peter, Paul & Mary

1963

(#2) Bob Dylan; may actually have been written by Lorre Wyatt (a New Jersey HS student) in ‘62; Wyatt denies this.

Blue Bayou

Linda Ronstadt

1977

(#3) Joe Melson, Roy Orbison (Roy Orbison #15 in 1963)

Blue Boy

Jim Reeves

1958

Boudleaux & Felice Bryant

Blue Champagne

Jimmy Dorsey

1941

(#1) Grady Watts & Frank Ryerson

Blue Christmas

Elvis Presley

B. Hayes, J. Johnson, 1948

Blue Eyes  

Elton John

Elton John, Bernie Taupin

Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain

Willie Nelson

1975

(#21) Fred Rose; originally recorded by Roy Acuff in the 1940s

Blue Hawaii

Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra

1958

(#37) Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger

Blue Monday

Fats Domino

1957

(#5) Fats Domino, Dave Bartholemew

Blue Moon  

Marcels, The

1961

Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers (#1 for 3 weeks) (bass singer’s name Fred Johnson); Lorenz Hart hated this song.

Blue on Blue

Bobby Vinton

1963

(#3) Bert Bacharach, Hal David

Blue Skies  

Willie Nelson

1978

Irving Berlin, 1927, added to Richard Rogers’ Betsy

Blue Star (The "Medic" Theme)

Felicia Sanders

1955

(#29) Edward Heyman, Victor Young

Blue Suede Shoes

Carl Perkins

1956

(#2 for 4 weeks) Carl Perkins (d. 1997) (Elvis Presley version #20)

Blue Tailed Fly

Burl Ives

1948

Daniel Decatur Emmett, 1846

Blue Tango

Les Baxter

1952

Leroy Anderson

Blue Velvet

Bobby Vinton

1963

(#1 for 3 weeks) Bernie Wayne, Lee Morris; previously recorded by Tony Bennett, 1951

Blue Water Line

Brothers Four, The

1962

(#68)

Blueberry Hill

Fats Domino

1957

(#2) Al Lewis, Larry Stock & Vincent Rose, 1940; first recorded by Gene Autry

Blues In the Night  

Rosemary Clooney

1952

(#17) Johnny Mercer & Harold Arlen, 1941; from movie of same name (re-named such because of the music)

Boll Weevil

Brook Benton

1961

(#2) arr. by Lee Hays (from Leadbelly?) (Theresa Brewer #17 & Fats Domino version #35 in 1956) Benton d. 1988

Bonanza

Al Caiola & His Orchestra

1961

(#19) Jay Livingston, Ray Evans

Bonaparte’s Retreat

Billy Grammer

1959

(#50) Pee Wee King, 1950

Bony Moronie

Larry Williams

1957

(#14)

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

Bette Midler

1973

(#8) Huey Prince, Don Raye (#6 for Andrews Sisters, 1941)

Book of Love, The

Monotones, The

1958

(#5)

Book, The

1954

Hans Gottweld, Paddy Roberts

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

1968

Paul Simon

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

Andrews Sisters, The

1941

Don Raye, Prince

Boom Boom Boomerang

DeCastro Sisters, The

1955

(#17) Mark Lotz, Alan Gold, Tom Harrison

Born Free

Roger Williams

1966

(#7) Don Black, John Barry; in movie of same name, Oscar winner, 1966

Born to Be Wild

Steppenwolf

1968

(#2 for 3 weeks)

Born to Be With You

Chordettes, The

1956

(#5) Don Robertson

Born To Lose

Ray Charles

1961

Frankie Brown, 1943

Born Too Late

Poni-Tails, The

1958

(#7) Charles Strouse, Fred Tobias

Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)

Rosemary Clooney

1952

(#2) Eddie Stanley, R. Morbelli, L. Astore

Both Sides Now

Judy Collins

1968

(#8) Joni Mitchell

Bottle of Wine

Kingston Trio, The

1963

Tom Paxton

Boxer, The

Simon & Garfunkel

1969

(#7) Paul Simon

Boy From New York City, The

Manhatten Transfer

1981

(#7) (The Ad Libs #8 in 1965)

Boy Named Sue, A

Johnny Cash

1969

(#2) Shel Silverstein; Grammy winner 1969 (C&W)

Brand New Key

Melanie

1971

(#1 for 3 weeks) Words & Music by Melanie Safka

Brandy

Looking Glass

1972

Elliot Lurie

Brazil

Bob Eberle, Helen O'Connell

1943

Barroso, Russell

Break It to Me Gently  

Brenda Lee

1962

(#4) Diane Lampert, Joe Seneca

Break Up To Make Up

Stylistics, The

1973

(#5) Thomas Bell, Kenneth Gamble, Linda Creed

Breakin’ In a Brand New Broken Heart

Connie Francis

1961

(#7) Howard Greenfield, Jack Keller

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Neil Sedaka

1962

(#1) Neil Sedaka; revived as ballad 1975 (#8)

Breathless

Jerry Lee Lewis

1958

(#7) Otis Blackwell

Breeze and I, The (Andalucia)  

Caterina Valente

1955

(#8) Al Stillman, Ernesto Lecuona

Breezin' Along With the Breeze  

Three Suns, The

1959

Haven Gillespie, Seymour Simmons, Richard Whiting; rec. by Josephine Baker, 1926; from "Both Ends of the Candle"

Brian’s Song  

Michel Legrand

1972

Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand

Bridge Over Troubled Waters  

Simon & Garfunkel

1970

(#1 for 6 weeks) Paul Simon; won 6 Grammies in ‘70 (including best song, album, single & contemporary song)

Bristol Stomp

Dovells, The

1961

(#2) Dave Appell, Kal Mann

Broken Hearted Melody  

Sarah Vaughn

1959

(#7) Hal David, Bert Bacharach

Brother Love’s Show

Neil Diamond

1969

(#22) Words & Music by Neil Diamond

Bulldog

Fireballs, The

1960

(#24) (instrumental)

Burn That Candle

Bill Haley & His Comets

1955

(#9)

Burning Bridges

Jack Scott

1960

(#3)

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

Traditional

based on The Ocean Burial (1829) by E.H. Chapin & George Allen (1849)

Bus Stop

Hollies, The

1966

(#5) Graham Gouldman

Bushel And A Peck, A

Perry Como & Betty Hutton

1951

(#3) Frank Loesser, from Guys And Dolls

Busted

Ray Charles

1963

(#4) Harlan Howard; Grammy winner 1963 (R&B)

But Beautiful

Tony Bennett

1975

Johnny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen

But Not For Me  

Judy Garland

1943

George & Ira Gershwin, 1930

Butterfly

Andy Williams

1957

(#1) Anthony September

Buttons And Bows

Doris Day

1948

Ray Evans, Jay Livingston; in Paleface; Oscar winner, 1948

By The Light of The Silvery Moon

Ray Noble

1942

Gus Edwards, Edward Madden, 1909

By the Time I Get to Phoenix

Glen Campbell

1967

(#26) Jim Webb

Bye Bye Blackbird

Eddie Cantor

1953

Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson, 1926; Cantor dubbed the song for the actor playing him in his life’s story

Bye Bye Blues  

Bert Lown & Hotel Biltmore Orch.

1930

David Bennet & Fred Hamm, 1925; Bert Lown & Chauncy Gray inaccurately credited with authorshop

Bye Bye Love

Everly Brothers, The

1957

(#2) Felice & Boudleaux Bryant; song had been rejected by 29 groups; Everly’s were singing at $10 gigs

Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby Goodbye)

Four Seasons, The

1965

(#12) Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio

C.C. Rider

Chuck Willis

1957

(#12) Traditional, popularized by Mississippi John Hurt (LaVern Baker version (#34) in 1962)

C’mon Everybody  

Eddie Cochran

1958

(#35) Cochran died at 22

Cab Driver

Mills Brothers, The

1968

(#23) C. Carson Parks, 1963

Caberet

Liza Manelli

1972

John Kander & W. Fred Ebb

Calcutta

Lawrence Welk

1960

(#1 for 2 weeks) Lee Pockriss, Paul Vance, Heino Gaze

Calendar Girl

Neil Sedaka

1960

(#4) Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield

California Dreamin’

Mama’s & Papas, The

1966

(#4) John & Michelle Phillips

California Girls

Beach Boys, The

1965

(#3) Brian Wilson

California Sun

Rivieras, The

1964

(#5) H. Glover, M. Levy

California, Here I Come

Al Jolson

1924

Joseph Meyer, B. G. DeSylva

Call Me Irresponsible  

Frank Sinatra

1963

(#78) Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen (also Jack Jones #75) from Papa’s Delicate Condition; Oscar winner 1963

Call Me

Johnny Mathis

1958

(#21) Tony Hatch

Calypso

John Denver

1975

John Denver; named for Jacques Cousteau’s research vessel

Can You Feel the Love Tonight  

Elton John

Elton John; in the movie "Lion King"

Can You Find It in Your Heart

Tony Bennett

1956

(#16) Al Stillman, Robert Allen

Can’t Buy Me Love

Beatles, The

1964

(#1) John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Can’t Get Used To Losing You  

Andy Williams

1963

(#2) Jerome "Doc" Pomus, Mort Shuman

Can’t Help Falling in Love

Elvis Presley

1961

(#2) Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore & George Weiss (melody probably adapted from Plaisir d’Amor by Tedesco)

Can’t Take My Eyes Off You

Frankie Valli

1967

(#2) Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio

Can’t You See That She’s Mine

Dave Clark Five, The

1964

(#4) Dave Clark, Mike Smith

Canadian Sunset  

Hugo Winterhalter

1956

(#2) Norman Gimbel, Eddie Heywood; Andy Williams version #7; Sounds Orchestral #76, 1965

Candle In The Wind (Marilyn Monroe)

Elton John

1987

(#6) Elton John, Bernie Taupin

Candy

Pied Pipers, The

1944

Mack David, Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer; Johnny Mercer & Jo Stafford credited in performance

Candy Man

Sammy Davis, Jr.

1972

(#1 for 3 wks) Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley

Cannonball

Duane Eddy

1958

(#15) (instrumental) Duane Eddy, Lee Hazlewood

Can't Smile Without You

Barry Manilow

1978

Barry Manilow & David Isaacs

Can't You Hear My Heartbeat

Herman's Hermits

1965

(#2) Carter & Lewis

Cara Mia

Jay & The Americans

1965

(#4) Tulio Tranpani, Lee Lange, 1954; (earlier Mantovani instrumental version #10 in 1954)

Carefree Highway

Gordon Lightfoot

1974

(#10) Gordon Lightfoot

Careless  

Frank Sinatra

1940

Lew Quadling, Eddy Howard and Dick Jurgens

Carnival in Venice, A

Mills Brothers, The

1954

(#26)

Carolina In The Mornin’

June Haver & Betty Grable

1945

Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson, 1922; introduced by William Frawley (of "I Love Lucy" fame); from the "The Dolly Sisters"

Carolina Moon  

Lee Ann Rimes

1999

Benny Davis, Joe Burke, 1928; previously a hit for Guy Lombardo

Carolina On My Mind

James Taylor

1970

(#67) James Taylor

Carrie Ann

Hollies, The

1967

(#9)

Casey Jones

1909

T. Lawrence Seibert, Eddie Newton

Casino Royale

Herb Alpert

1967

(#27) Hal David, Bert Bacharach

Cast Your Fate To The Wind  

Vince Guaraldi Trio

1962

(#22) Vince Guaraldi; (later Sounds Orchestra version #10 in 1965)

Cat’s in the Cradle

Harry Chapin

1974

(#1) Harry Chapin, Sandra Chapin

Catch A Falling Star

Perry Como

1958

(#1) Paul Vance, Lee Pockriss

Catch the Wind

Donovan

1965

(#23) Donovan

Catch Us If You Can

Dave Clark Five, The

1965

(#4) Leonard Davidson, Dave Clark

Cathy’s Clown

Everly Brothers, The

1960

(#15) Phil & Don Everly

Cattle Call

Eddy Arnold

1955

(#42) Tex Owens

Cecilia

Simon & Garfunkel

1970

Paul Simon

Center Field

John Fogarty

John Fogarty

Certain Smile, A

Johnny Mathis

1958

(#14) Paul Webster & Sammy Fain

C'est La Vie

Sarah Vaughan

1955

(#11)

C'est Si Bon (It's So Good)

Eartha Kitt

1953

(#8) Eng. Jerry Seelen, Henri Betti, 1950 (Conway Twitty #22 in 1960)

Chain Gang

Sam Cooke

1960

(#2) Sam Cooke

Chains Of Love

Pat Boone

1956

(#10)

Chances Are

Johnny Mathis

1957

(#1) Al Stillman & Robert Allen (also wrote Moments to Remember, No Not Much, Home for the Holidays, et al)

Changes In Attitude, Changes in Lattitude

Jimmy Buffett

1977

Changing Partners

Patti Page

1953

(#3) Joe Darian, Larry Coleman;(Dinah Shore #12 in 1954)

Chanson D’Amour (Song of Love)  

Fontane Sisters, The

1958

(#12) Wayne Shanklin

Chantilly Lace

Big Bopper, The

1958

(#6) J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson also wrote "Running Bear" for Johnny Preston

Chapel of Love

Dixie Cups, The

1964

(#1) Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector

Charade  

Henry Mancini

1963

(#36) Johnny Mercer, Henry Mancini

Charlie Brown

Coasters, The

1959

(#2) Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller

Chattanooga Choo-Choo

Glenn Miller Orch., w/ The Modernaires

1941

Mack Gordon & Harry Warren, 1941; Oscar nominee, 1941 from "Sun Valley Serenade"; 1^st certified million-seller

Chattanoogie Shoe-Shine Boy

Red Foley

1950

(#1) Harry Stone, Jack Stapp; also rec. by Bing Crosby

Cheek to Cheek

Fred Astaire

1935

(#1) Irving Berlin; from the movie "Top Hat"

Cheeseburger in Paradise

Jimmy Buffett

1978

(#32)

Cherish  

Association, The

1966

(#1) Terry Kirkman

Cherokee  

Glenn Miller

1944

Ray Noble

Cherry Cherry

Neil Diamond

1966

(#2) Words & Music by Neil Diamond

Cherry Pink & Apple Blossum White

Perez Prado

1955

(#1 for 10 weeks) Louiguy (Luis Guglielmi) & Mack David

Chicken Lips

Children’s Marching Song, The

Mitch Miller & His Orch.

1959

(#16) aka "The Nick-Knack Song"

Chilly Winds

Kingston Trio, The

1962

John Phillips, John Stewart

Chim Chim Cheree

Dick Van Dyke

1964

Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman; in Mary Poppins, Oscar winner 1964

China Doll

Ames Brothers, The

1960

(#38) Cindy Walker (Ames Brothers’ last hit)

China Grove

Doobie Brothers, The

1973

(#15) Tom Johnston

Chinatown, My Chinatown

1910

William Jerome, Jean Schwartz

Chip Chip

Gene McDaniels

1962

(#10) Lived in Omaha

Chipmunk Song, The (Christmas Don’t Be Late)

David Seville & The Chipmunks

1958

(#1) (re-released in 1961, #25 and in 1962 at #40)

Chop Chop Boom

Crew-Cuts, The

1955

(#14)

Christmas Alphabet

McGuire Sisters, The

1954

(#25)

Christmas Dragnet (Parts 1 & 2)

Stan Freberg

1953

(#13)

Christmas Eve In My Home Town

Kate Smith

1966

Don Upton & Stan Zabka

Christmas Festival, A

Leroy Anderson & His "Pops" Orchestra

1952

(#1)

Christmas Song, The

Nat "King" Cole

1946

Mel Tormé, Robert Wells (also #80 in 1960)

Christmas Waltz, The

Carpenters, The

1978

Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne

Chug-a-Lug

Roger Miller

1964

(#9)

Ciao Ciao Bambino

1959

Mitchell Parish, Domenico Mondugno

Cindy, Oh Cindy

Eddie Fisher

1956

(#10) Bob Barron, Burt Long

Cinnamon Sinner

Tony Bennett

1954

(#8)

Cisco Kid, The

War

1973

(#2) Sylvester Allen, Harold Ray Brown, et al

City of New Orleans

Arlo Guthrie

1972

(#16) Steve Goodman

Claire

Gilbert O’Sullivan

1972

(#2) Gilbert O’Sullivan (real name Raymond O’Sullivan)

Class of ‘57

Statler Brothers, The

1972

Harold & Dan Reid

Classical Gas

Mason Williams

1968

(#2) Mason Williams

Claudette

Everly Brothers, The

1958

(#30)

Clementine

Bobby Darin

1960

(#21) Percy Montrose, 1884 (Darin died in 1973 in heart surgery at age 37)

Climb Every Mountain

Tony Bennett

1959

(#74) Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, from The Sound of Music

Close to You

Carpenters, The

1970

(#1 for 4 weeks) Bert Bacharach & Hal David; Karen died 2/4/83

Closer I Get to You, The

Roberta Flack/DonnyHathaway

1978

Hathaway died in a fall from a ladder, 1979

Cloudy

Simon & Garfunkel

Paul Simon

Coat of Many Colors  

Dolly Parton

1971

Dolly Parton

Cocaine

Eric Clapton

1977

J. J. Cale

Cocktails for Two  

Spike Jones

1944

Sam Coslow & Arthur Johnston, 1934, for "Murder at the Vanities"

Cold Cold Heart

Hank Williams

1951

(#1) Hank Williams

Color My World

Chicago

1970

James Pankow

Colours

Donovan

Donovan Leitch

Columbus Stockade

Come A Little Bit Closer

Jay & The Americans

1964

(#3) Wes Farrell, Bobby Hart, Tommy Boyce

Come And Go With Me

Dell-Vikings, The

1957

(#4) C.E. Quick

Come Back When You Grow Up

Bobby Vee

1967

(#3) Martha Sharp

Come Fly With Me

Frank Sinatra

1957

Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen

Come In from the Rain  

Melissa Manchester

1975

Melissa Manchester, Carole Bayer Sager

Come Josephine In My Flying Machine

1910

Fred Fisher, Alfred Bryan

Come Monday

Jimmy Buffettt

1974

(#30) Words & Music by Jimmy Buffettt

Come On-a My House

Rosemary Clooney

1951

(#1) Ross Bagdasarian, William Saroyan

Come Rain Or Come Shine

Frank Sinatra

1961

Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen; also recorded by Billie Holiday, and Duke Ellington, 1946

Come Sail Away

Styx

1977

(#8)

Come Saturday Morning  

Sandpipers, The

1969

(#17) Dorie & Andre Previn, Fred Carlin

Come See About Me

Supremes, The

1964

(#1) Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier

Come Softly to Me

Fleetwoods, The

1959

(#1 for 4 weeks, on charts 16) Gary Troxl, Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis

Come To Me

Johnny Mathis

1958

(#22) Peter Lind Hayes, Robert Allen

Come Together

Beatles, The

1969

John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Convoy

C.W. McCall

1978

(#1) Clifford Twemlow

Cool Change

Glenn Shorrock

Cool Water

Vaughn Monroe

1948

Bob Nolan, 1936

Copacabana

Barry Manilow

1978

(#8) Barry Manilow

Copenhagen

Doo-Doo-Wah

Robert Earl Keen

Corinna, Corinna

Ray Peterson

1960

(#9) Bo Chatman, Mitchell Parrish 1932

Cotton Candy

Al Hirt

1964

(#15) (instrumental)

Cotton Fields

Highwaymen, The

1961

(#13) Huddie Ledbetter from traditional c 1850 (flip side, Gypsy Rover, also charted);