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| 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 8th 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"; 1st 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); |
| Cotton Jenny | Anne Murray | 1972 | (#71) Gordon Lightfoot (own version 1969) |
| Could I Have This Dance | Anne Murray | 1980 | (#33) from Urban Cowboy |
| Count Me In | Gary Lewis & The Playboys | 1965 | (#2) Glen D. Hardin |
| Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep) | Eddie Fisher | 1954 | (#5) Irving Berlin, 1952 |
| Cover of the Rolling Stone | Dr. Hook | 1972 | Shel Silverstein |
| Cowboy’s Lament | Tex Ritter | 1959 | Traditional |
| Cracklin’ Rosie | Neil Diamond | 1970 | Neil Diamond |
| Crazy | Patsy Cline | 1961 | (#9) Words & Music by Willie Nelson |
| Crazy 'Bout Ya Baby | Crew-Cuts, The | 1954 | (#8) |
| Crazy Otto, The (Medley) | Johnny Maddox | 1955 | (#2) (instrumental) Edward R. White, Mack Wolfson |
| Crazy, Man, Crazy | Bill Haley & His Comets | 1953 | (#12) |
| Creep, The | Ralph Marterie & His Orchestra | 1954 | (#25) (instrumental) |
| Creeque Alley | Mamas & Papas | 1967 | (#5) John & Michelle Phillips |
| Crimson And Clover | Tommy James | 1968 | (#1) Peter Lucia Jr., Tommy Jones |
| Crocadile Rock | Elton John | 1972 | (#1) Elton John, Bernie Taupin |
| Croce Di Oro (Cross of Gold) | Patti Page | 1955 | (#16) |
| Cross Over the Bridge | Patti Page | 1954 | #2) Bennie Benjamin, George Weiss |
| Cruel War | Peter, Paul & Mary | 1966 | (#52) Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey |
| Cruising Down The River | Russ Morgan Orch. | 1945 | Nell Tollerton, Eily Beadell (or Harry Von Tilzer, Andrew Sterling, 1902?) |
| Cry | Johnnie Ray and Four Lads | 1952 | (#1) Churchill Kohlman |
| Cry Just A Little | Beau Brummels | 1965 | (top 10) Ron Elliot & Robert Durand |
| Cry Like a Baby | Box Tops, The | 1968 | Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham |
| Cry Me A River | Julie London | 1955 | (#9) Arthur Hamilton, 1953 |
| Cry Of the Wild Goose, The | Frankie Laine | 1950 | (#1) Terry Gilkyson, 1949 |
| Cryin’ Time | Ray Charles | 1965 | (#6) Buck Owens; Grammy winner 1966 (R&B) |
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 1961 | (#2) Roy Orbison & Joe Melson (Don McLean version #5 in 1981) |
| Crying In the Chapel | Elvis Presley | 1965 | (#3) Artie Glenn (earlier version by The Orioles, #11 in 1953) |
| Crying In the Rain | Everly Brothers, The | 1962 | (#6) Carole King & Howie Greenfield |
| Crystal Blue Persuasion | Tommy James | 1969 | (#2) Tommy James, Mike Vale, Ed J. Gray |
| Cuckoo, The | Peter, Paul & Mary | 1965 | Traditional, adp. by Peter, Paul & Mary |
| Cupid | Sam Cooke | 1961 | (#17) Sam Cooke |
| Cycles | Frank Sinatra | 1968 | (#23) Gayle Caldwell |