S-T

S’Wonderful

Glenn Miller

1945

Ira & George Gershwin, 1927

Sad Eyes

Robert John

1979

Robert John

Sad Movies Make Me Cry

Sue Thompson

1961

(#5) John Loudermilk

Saga Begins, The  

"Weird Al" Yankovic

1998

Parody lyric by "Weird Al" Yankovic to Don MacLean’s "American Pie"

Sail Along Silvery Moon

Billy Vaughn

1957

(#2) Harry Tobias, Percy Weinrich, 1937

Sail On  

Commodores, The

Sailing

Christopher Cross

1980

(#1)

Sailor (Your Home is the Sea)

Lolita

1960

(#5) Eng. Alan Holt, Werner Scharfenberger

Sally Go Round the Roses

Jaynettes, The

1963

(#2) Lona Spector, Zell Sanders

Sam’s Song

Mills Brothers, The

1950

Jack Elliott, Lew Quadling

Samba de Orpheus  

1959

Luiz Bonfa, Antonio Maria; from "Black Orpheus"

Same Old Lang Syne

Dan Fogelberg

Dan Fogelberg

Same Old Saturday Night

Frank Sinatra

1955

(#13)

San Antonio Rose

Bob Wills

1938

Bob Wills

San Francisco (Wear Some Flowers)

Scott McKenzie

1967

(#4) John Phillips (Mamas & Papas)

San Francisco Bay Blues

Eric Clapton

1992

Jerry Fuller, 1954; on Unplugged

San Miguel

Kingston Trio, The

1959

arr. Jane Bowers

Sand and the Sea, The

Nat "King" Cole

1955

(#23)

Santa Baby

Eartha Kitt

1953

Joan Javits, Phil Springer & Tony Springer

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Gene Autry

1934

J. Fred Coots*, Haven Gillespie (*also wrote Love Letters in the Sand)

Sara Smile

Hall & Oates

1976

(#4) Daryl Hall, John Oates; about Sara Allen, Daryl’s girlfriend

Satin Doll

Duke Ellington

1953

Music by Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn, words by Johnny Mercer

Satisfaction

Rolling Stones, The

1965

(#1)

Saturday in the Park

Chicago

1972

(#3) Robert Lamm

Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio

John Denver

1975

Randy Sparks

Saturday Night

New Christy Minstrels, The

1963

(#29) Randy Sparks

Save It For a Rainy Day

Stephen Bishop

1978

Stephen Bishop

Save the Best for Last

1989

Phil Galdstone, John Ling, Wendy Waldman

Save the Last Dance For Me

Drifters, The

1960

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

Say You're Mine Again

Perry Como

1953

(#3) Charles Nathan, Dave Heisler

Scarborough Fair/Canticle

Simon & Garfunkel

1968

(#11) Paul Simon

Scarlet Ribbons  

Harry Belafonte

1956

Jack Segal, Evelyn Danzig, 1949 (Kinston Trio 1958 & The Browns 1959)

School Day

Chuck Berry

1957

(#8) Chuck Berry

School Days

1907

Gus Edwards, Will Cobb

Scotch ‘n Soda  

Kingston Trio, The

1962

(#81) Dave Guard (flip side was "Jane") Guard died 3/22/91 of lymphoma

Sea Cruise

Frankie Ford

1959

(#14)

Sea of Love  

Phil Phillips

1959

(#2) George Khoury, Philip Baptiste

Sealed With a Kiss

Brian Hyland

1962

(#3) Gary Geld, Peter Udell

Search Is Over, The

Survivor

1984

(#4)

Searchin’

Coasters, The

1957

(#3) Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller

Seasons in the Sun

Terry Jacks

1974

(#1) Jacques Brel, Rod McKuen

Second Time Around, The  

Frank Sinatra

1961

(#50) James Van Heusen & Sam Grant Clarke, Sammy Cahn, in The Joker Is Wild

Second-Hand Rose

Barbra Streisand

1965

(#32) Grant Clarke & James F. Hanley

Secret Agent Man

Johnny Rivers

1966

(#3)

Secret Love  

Doris Day

1954

(#1) Paul Webster, Sammy Fain; in Calamity Jane; Oscar winner 1953

Secretly

Jimmie Rodgers

1958

(#3) Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, Mark Markwell

See the Funny Little Clown

Bobby Goldsboro

1964

(#9)

See You In September  

Tempos, The

1959

(#23) Sherman Edwards, Sid Wayne (also #3 for The Happenings in 1966)

See You Later Alligator

Bill Haley

1956

(#6) Rogert Guidry

Seems Like Old Times  

Four Freshmen, The

1956

Edward Heyman (lyr), Carmen Lombardo & John Jacob Loeb; Arthur Godfrey’s TV theme song

Send for Me

Nat "King" Cole

1957

(#6) Ollie Owens

Send In the Clowns

Joni Mitchell

1975

Stephen Sondheim, in A Little Night Music; Grammy winner 1975 (song)

Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On

Dean Martin

1965

(#22) (also Johnny Tillotson, #17 in 1962)

Sentimental Journey  

Les Brown Orchestra

1944

Bud Green, Les Brown & Ben Howard; Les Brown’s theme song

Sentimental Me  

Ames Brothers

1950

(#1) Jim Morehead, Jimmy Cassin, 1944

September In The Rain  

Dinah Waehington

1961

(#23) Al Dubin, Harry Warren, 1937; also #1 for Guy Lombardo in 1937; Goerge Shearing’s 1st hit, 1949

September Morn

Neil Diamond

1979

Neil Diamond, Gilbert Becaud

September Song  

Bing Crosby

1946

Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill, 1938 (Maurice Chevalier, ‘60)

Serenade In Blue  

Glenn Miller

1942

Mack Gordon, Harry Warren; written for the movie "Orchestra Wives"

Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band  

Beatles, The

1967

John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Seven Little Girls Sitting In the Back Seat

Paul Evans & The Curls

1959

(#9)

Seventeen

Fontane Sisters, The

1955

(#3) Boyd Bennett, Jack Young, Chuck Gorman

Seventh Son

Johnny Rivers

1965

(#7)

Seventy-Six Trombones

Robert Preston

1957

Meredith Wilson, in The Music Man

Sex Song, The

Shadow of Your Smile, The  

Tony Bennett

1965

(#95) Johnny Mandel & Paul Webster; in The Sandpiper, Oscar winner, 1965; Grammy 1965 (song)

Shadrack, Meshack, Abednigo

Brook Benton

1962

(#19) Robert MacGimsey, 1931; Benton d 1988

Shake

Sam Cooke

1965

(#7)

Shake, Rattle and Roll

Bill Haley & His Comets

1954

(#7) Charles Calhoun

Shambala

Three Dog Night

1973

(#3) Daniel Moore

Shangri-La  

Four Coins, The

1957

(#11) Carl Sigmon, Matt Malneck & Robert Maxwell, 1946 (also The Lettermen ‘69)

Shanghai Breezes  

John Denver

John Denver, on "Seasons of the Heart"

Shannon

Henry Gross

1976

Henry Gross

Shape of Things, The

Kingston Trio, The

1962

Sheldon, Harnick

Share The Land

Guess Who, The

1970

(#10)

Sh-Boom  

Crew-Cuts, The

1954

(#1) Jimmy Keyes, Claude & Carl Feaster (The Chords--1st recording), F. McRae & J. Edwards

She Believes in Me

Kenny Rogers

1979

(#5) Steve Gibb

She Can’t Find Her Keys

Paul Petersen

1962

(#19)

She Cried

Jay & The Americans

1962

(#5)

She Loves You

Beatles, The

1964

(#1) John Lennon, Paul McCartney

She Was Five and He Was Ten

Mills Brothers, The

1954

(#27)

She’d Rather Be With Me

Turtles, The

1967

(#3) Gary Bonner, Alan Gordon

She’s A Lady

Tom Jones

1971

(#2) Paul Anka

She’s A Woman

Beatles, The

1964

(#4) John Lennon, Paul McCartney

She’s Gone

Hall & Oates

1976

Darryl Hall, John Oates

She’s Got You

Patsy Cline

1962

(#14) Hank Cochran

She’s Leaving Home  

Beatles, The

1967

John Lennon, Paul McCartney, on "Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band"

She’s Not There

Zombies, The

1964

(#2) Rod Argent

Sheila

Tommy Roe

1962

(#1) Tommy Roe

She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain

Traditional

Traditional, ca 1899

Shenandoah

1826

Traditional, from a sea chantey but later associated with the American West

Sherry

Four Seasons, The

1962

(#1) Bob Gaudio

She's About A Mover

Sir Douglas Quintet

1965

(#13)

She's Just My Style

Gary Lewis & The Playboys

1965

(#3)

Shifting, Whispering Sands, The

Rusty Draper

1955

(#3) V.C.Gilbert, Mary Hadler (inst. version by Billy Vaughn #5)

Shilo

Neil Diamond

1971

Neil Diamond

Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop

Little Anthony & The Imperials

1959

(#24)

Shine On Harvest Moon

Nora Bayes, Jack Norworth

1908

Nora Bayes, Jack Norworth (husband & wife)

Shining Star

1976

Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn

Shipmates and Cheyenne  

John Denver

1975

Joe Henry, John Denver; on "Windsong"

Shop Around

Miracles, The

1960

(#2) Barry Gordy, Smokie Robinson

Short Fat Fannie

Larry Williams

1957

(#5)

Short People

Randy Newman

1977

Randy Newman

Short Shorts

Royal Teens

1958

(#3) Thomas Austin, Bill Crandell, Bill Dalton, Bob Gaudio

Shotgun

Junior. Walker & The All-Stars

1965

(#4)

Shout

Joey Dee & The Starliters

1962

(#6)

Show And Tell

1974

Jerry Fuller

Show Me The Way to Go Home

Perry’s Hot Dogs

1925

Irving King (a pseudonym for the team of Reginald Connelly and Jimmy Campbell) adapted from a Canadian folk song

Shower The People

James Taylor

1976

(#22) James Taylor

Shrimp Boats

Jo Stafford

1951

Paul Mason Howard, Paul Weston

Side By Side  

Kay Starr

1953

Harry Woods, 1927; first recorded by Paul Whiteman; Woods’ left hand had no fingers

Sidewalks of New York, The

1894

James Blake, Charles Lawler

Silence Is Golden

Tremeloes, The

1967

(#11)

Silent Night

Traditional

Josheph Mohr, Franz Gruber, 1818; written for guitar because church organ was too rusted to be playable

Silhouettes

Diamonds, The

1957

(#10) Frank Slay, Bob Crewe; (later by Herman’s Hermits, #5 in 1965; 1st by The Rays, 1957)

Silly Love Songs

Paul McCartney & Wings

1976

Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

Silver Bells

Bing Crosby

1951

Jay Livingston & Ray Evans

Silver Dollar

Teresa Brewer

1955

(#20) Clark Van Ness, Jack Palmer, 1950

Silver Threads & Golden Needles

Springfields, The

1962

(#20) Jack Rhodes, Dick Reynolds (also Linda Ronstradt, #67 in 1974)

Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine

Gene Autry

Sin

Eddy Howard & His Orchestra

1951

(#1)

Sinbound Train

Since I Don’t Have You

Skyliners, The

1959

(#12) James Beaumont, Janet Vogel, Joseph Rock, et al

Since I Fell for You  

Lenny Welch

1963

(#4) Buddy Johnson, 1948

Since I Met You Baby

Ivory Joe Hunter

1956

(#12) Ivory Joe Hunter

Since You’ve Been Gone  

Clyde McPhatter

1959

(#38) ; McPhatter d 1972 at 38

Since You’ve Gone

Ferlin Husky

1957

(#4)

Sincerely  

McGuire Sisters, The

1955

(#1 for 10 weeks) Harvey Fuqua, Alan Freed

Sing

Carpenters, The

1973

Joe Raposo; written for Sesame Street; Karen died 2/4/83

Singin' in the Bath Tub

John Lithgow

1999

Herb Magidson, Ned Washington, Michael Cleary, 1929

Singin’ For The Fun

Limelighters, The

Singin’ in the Rain

Gene Kelly

1952

Arthur Freed & Nacio Herb Brown, 1929; in An American in Paris

Singing the Blues  

Guy Mitchell

1956

(#1) Marvin Endsley (Marty Robbins #17)

Sink the Bismarck

Johnny Horton

1960

(#3) Johnny Horton, Tillman Franks; Horton married Hank Williams’ widow, then died young 11/15/70

Sinking of the Reuben James, The

Almanac Singers

Lyrics Woody Gurthrie, music from Wildwood Flower

Sir Duke

Stevie Wonder

1977

(#1 for 3 weeks) tribute to Duke Ellington

Sister Golden Hair

America

1975

(#1) (on charts for 16 weeks) Gerald Beckley

Sisters

Rosemary & Betty Clooney

1951

(#30)

Sittin’ in the Balcony

Eddie Cochran

1957

(#18) John D. Loudermilk (also recorded)

Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay

Otis Redding

1968

(#1) (rec. 3 wks before his death) Otis Redding, Steve Cropper; Grammy winner 1968 (R&B)

Six Days On the Road

Dave Dudley

1963

(#32)

Sixteen Candles

Crests, The

1958

(#2) Luther Dixon, Allyson Khent

Sixteen Going On Seventeen

1959

Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers, in The Sound of Music

Sixteen Reasons

Connie Stevens

1960

(#3) Stevens was "Cricket" Blake from 77 Sunset Strip

Sixteen Tons

"Tennessee" Ernie Ford

1955

(#1) Merle Travis, 1947

Sixty Minute Man

Billy Ward and His Dominoes

1951

(#17)

Skin

Allan Sherman

1963

Parody words by Alan Sherman, music (You've Gotta Have Heart) Richard Adler/Jerry Ross from "Damn Yankees"

Skokian

Ralph Marterie & His Orchestra

1954

(#3) Tom Glazer, August Musarurtgwa (also by The Four Lads, #7)

Sky Pilot

Animals, The

Eric Burdon, Briggs, Weider, Jenkins & McCulloch

Skylark  

Linda Ronstadt

1984

Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael, 1941; previously recorded by Helen Forrest

Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

Ventures, The

1964

(#35) Richard Rodgers

Sleep Walk

Santo & Johnny (Farina)

1959

(#1) Don Wolf, Johnny Santo, Ann Farina

Sleepy Lagoon

Harry James

1940

(#1) Jack Lawrence & Eric Coates

Sleigh Ride

1950

Mitchell Parish (later), Leroy Anderson

Slip Slidin’ Away

Paul Simon

1977

(#5) Paul Simon

Slippin’ and Slidin’ (Peepin’ and a-Hidin’)

Little Richard

1956

(#33)

Sloop John B.

Kingston Trio, The

1958

Lee Hays, Carl Sandburg , based on Bahamian song ca 1927 (Beach Boys, #3 ‘66)

Slow Boat to China  

Kay Kyser

1948

Frank Loesser

Slow Dancin’

Johnny Rivers

1977

(#10)

Slow Poke

Pee Wee King & Golden West Cowboys 1952

#1) Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart, Chilton Prince

Small World

Johnny Mathis

1959

(#20) Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne, in the movie Gypsy

Smelly Cat

Performed by "Phoebe" on the TV show Friends

Smile  

Tony Bennett

1959

(#70) John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons, Charlie Chaplin, for Modern Times

Smiles  

Benny Goodman

1936

(#21) J. Will Callahan, Lee Roberts, 1917; also rec. by Crazy Otto, 1955 (#21)

Smoke From a Distant Fire

Sanford/Townsend Band, The

1977

(#9) Ed Sanford, John Townsend, Steven Stewart

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes  

Platters, The

1958

(#1) Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern, 1933, in Roberta

Smoke On the Water

Deep Purple

1973

Richard Blackmore, Ian Gillan, et al

Smokin' In the Boys' Room

Brownsville Station

1974

(#3) Michael Koda, Michael Lutz

Snap Your Fingers  

Joe Henderson

1962

Grady Martin & Alex Zanetis

Snowbird

Anne Murray

1970

(#8) Gene MacLellan (Gene L. Graham?)

So Far Away

Carole King

1971

(#14) Carole King (flip side "Smackwater Jack")

So Into You

Atlanta Rhythm Section, The

1977

Buddy Buie, Dean Daughtry, Robert Nix

So Long, It’s Been Good To Know Ya

Weavers, The

1950

Woody Guthrie, 1935

So Much In Love

Tymes, The

1963

(#1) Roy Straigis, William Jackson III, George Williams

So Rare  

Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra

1957

(#2) John Rufus (Jack) Sharpe, Jerry Herst (first recorded 1937); Dorsey’s last hit; d 1957, 1 year after brother Tommy

Society’s Child

Janis Ian

1967

(#14) Janis Ian

Sock It To Me Baby

Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels

1967

(#10) Brown & Crewe

Softly She Comes

Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Lightfoot

Softly, As I Leave You  

Frank Sinatra

1964

(#27) Eng. Hal Shaper, A. deVita, 1962

Soldier Boy

Shirelles, The

1962

(#1 for 3 weeks) Luther Dixon, Florence Green

Solitaire

Carpenters, The

1975

Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody; Karen died 2/4/83

Solitary Man

Neil Diamond

1966

(#55) Neil Diamond; this was his first hit

Some Day

Frankie Laine

1954

(#14) Brian Hooker, Rudolf Friml, 1925, in The Vagabond King

Some Enchanted Evening

Jay & The Americans

1965

(#13) Richard Rogers & Oscar Hammerstein, in South Pacific, 1949, vocal by Ezio Pinza

Some I Wrote

Statler Brothers, The

Don Reid, Harold Reid

Some of These Days

Sophie Tucker

1910

Shelton Brooks; Sophie Tucker's theme song

Some Sunday Morning

Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes

1945

(#9) M.K. Jerome & Ray Heindorf

Somebody Bad Stole De Wedding Bell

Eartha Kitt

1954

(#16) Bob Hilliard

Somebody Loves Me  

Errol Garner

1944

B.G. DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald, George Gershwin, 1924

Somebody to Love

Jefferson Airplane

1967

(#5) Grace Slick, Darby Slick, Jerry Slick

Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)  

Mills Brothers, the

1949

Jimmy Hodges, 1946

Someday Soon

Judy Collins

1969

Ian Tyson

Someday We’ll Be Together

Supremes, The

1969

(#1) Harvey Fuqua, Jackey Beavers, Johny Bristol; The Supremes’ last hit

Someone Else's Love Song

Georgie Shaw

1954

(#29)

Someone Saved My Life Tonight

Elton John

1975

(#4) Elton John, Bernie Taupin

Someone to Watch Over Me  

1949

George & Ira Gershwin, 1926; in John Loves Mary, 1949

Someone You Love

Nat "King" Cole

1955

(#13)

Somethin’ Stupid

Frank & Nancy Sinatra

1967

Carson C. Parks (#1 for 4 weeks)

Something to Remember You By

1930

Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz

Something Wonderful

1951

Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers, in The King And I

Something’s Got a Hold on Me

Etta James

1962

(#37)

Something's Gotta Give

McGuire Sisters, The

1955

(#5) Johnny Mercer

Somewhere (There’s A Place for Us)

1957

Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein; from West Side Story

Somewhere My Love (Lara’s Theme)

Ray Conniff

1966

(#9) Maurice Jarre & Paul Webster in Dr. Zhivago

Somewhere There Is Someone

Lou Monte

1954

(#21)

Son of a Preacher Man

Dusty Springfield

1968

John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins

Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)

Percy Faith & His Orchestra

1953

(#1) William Engvick, Georges Auric

Song Of The Barefoot Contessa

Hugo Winterhalter

1954

(#25) Mario Nascimbene

Song Of the Dreamer

Eddie Fisher

1955

(#11)

Song Sung Blue

Neil Diamond

1972

(#1) Neil Diamond

Songbird

Barbra Streisand

1978

(#25) D. Wolfson & S. Nelson

Soon It’s Gonna Rain  

Barbra Streisand

1963

Tom Jones, Harvey Schmidt, in The Fantasticks

Sophisticated Lady

Linda Ronstadt

1984

Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish, Duke Ellington, 1933; on Ronstadt’s Lush Life

Sorcerer’s Apprentice, The

1897

Paul Dukas; used in the movie Fantasia

Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)

Impalas, The

1959

(#2) Harry Giosasi, Artie Zwirm

Soul Finger

Bar-Kays, the

1967

(#7) James Alexander, et al; the band's only hit; 4 members died in airplane crash with Otis Redding, 1967

Soul Man

Sam & Dave

1967

(#2) Isaac Hayes, David Porter; later (1989) in Blues Brothers by John Belushi & Dan Aykroyd

Sound of Music, The

1959

Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, from the musical of the same name

Sounds of Silence, The

Simon & Garfunkel

1965

(#1) Paul Simon

South Coast

Kingston Trio, The

1959

Lillian Bos2 Ross, Sam Eskin, Richard Dehr, Frank Miller

South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)

Frank Sinatra

1953

(#18) Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr

Southern Corss  

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

1982

on "Daylight Again"

Southern Nights

Glen Campbell

1977

(#1) Allen Toussaint

Space Oddity

David Bowie

1970

David Bowie

Spanish Eyes

Al Martino

1965

(#15) Bert Kaempfert, Eddie Snyder (Eng.), Charles Singleton; originally rec. by Kaempfert as "Moon Over Naples"

Spanish Flea

Herb Alpert

1966

(#27) Cissy Wechter, Julius Wechter (used as theme for The Dating Game)

Spanish Harlem

Ben E. King

1960

(#10) Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Phil Spector

Speak Softly Love

Andy Williams

1972

Larry Kusic, Nino Rota

Speedoo

The Cadillacs

1955

(#17)

Speedy Gonzales

Pat Boone

1962

(#6)

Spiders & Snakes

Jim Stafford

1973

(#3) David Bellamy, Jim Stafford

Spinning Wheel

Blood, Sweat & Tears

1969

(#2) David Clayton Thomas

Spirit In the Sky

Norman Greenbaum

1970

(#3)

Splish Splash

Bobby Darin

1958

(#3) Jean Murray, Bobby Darin (Darin died in 1973 in heart surgery at age 37)

Spooky

Buddy Buie, J.R. Cobb, Harry Middlebrooks, Mike Shapiro

Springhill Mining Disaster, The

Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger

St. George and the Dragonet

Stan Freeberg

1953

(#1) Stan Freeberg

St. James Infirmary

Cab Calloway

1930

Joe Primrose, 1930; possibly known as early as 1890-99 as "Bambler’s Blues"

St. Louis Blues

1914

W.C. (William Christopher) Handy

Stagger Lee

Lloyd Price

1958

(#1 for 4 weeks) Harold Logan, Lloyd Price (based on a traditional folksong)

Stairway to the Stars

Glenn Miller

1938

Mitchell Parish, Matt Malneck

Stand By Me

Ben E. King

1961

(#4) (also #9 in 1986 from the movie)

Stand By Your Man

Tanny Wynette

1968

Tammy Wynette, Billy Sherrill

Standing On the Corner

Four Lads, The

1956

(#3) Frank Loesser (on charts 20 weeks); from the movie Most Happy Fella

Standing Still

Association, The

Ted Bluechel, Jr.

Star Dust  

Nat "King" Cole

1957

(#79) Hoagy Carmichael (1927) & Mitchell Parish (1929); Nino Tempo & April Stevens, #32 in 1964

Star Eyes

Helen O’Connell

1940

Don Raye & Gene DePaul

Stars Fell on Alabama  

Woody Herman

Mitchell Parish (later), Frank Perkins, 1934

Stay

Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs

1960

(#1) Maurice Williams (later by The Four Seasons, #16 in 1964)

Stayin’ Alive

Bee Gees, The

1977

Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb

Steam Heat

Patti Page

1954

(#8) Richard Adler, Jerry Ross

Steel Rail Blues

Gordon Lightfoot

1966

Gordon Lightfoot (also rec. George Hamilton IV)

Stella By Starlight

1946

Ned Washington, Victor Young

Step by Step

Crests, The

1960

(#14) Ollie Jones, Billy Dawn Smith, 1959

Stewball

Peter, Paul & Mary

1963

(#35) Ralph Rinzler, John Herald, Bob Yellin (the Greenbriar Boys)

Still The One

Orleans

1975

(#5) John Hall, Johanna Hall

Still The Same

Bob Seger

1978

(#4)

Stompin’ at the Savoy

Benny Goodman Orchestra

1936

Benny Goodman

Stoned Soul Picnic

Fifth Dimension, The

1968

Laura Nyro (d 1997 at 49)

Stoney End

Barbra Streisand

1970

(#6) Laura Nyro (d 1997 at 49)

Stood Up

Ricky Nelson

1957

(#2)

Stop and Smell the Roses

Mac Davis

1974

(#9) Mac Davis, Doc Severinson

Stop! in the Name of Love

Supremes, The

1965

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

Stormy Weather  

Lena Horne

1943

Ted Hoehler, Harold Arlen, 1933 (intro’d at Cotton Club and first popularized by Ethel Waters)

Stormy

Santana

1979

(#32)

Story Untold, A

Crew-Cuts, The

1955

(#16)

Stouthearted Men

Nelson Eddy

1928

Sigmund Romberg & Oscar Hammerstein II, in New Moon

Stranger In Paradise  

Tony Bennett

1953

(#2) Robert Wright, George Forrest, in Kismet; based on Borodin’s "Polovetsian Dances" in Prince Igor, 1888

Stranger On the Shore

Mr. Acker Bilk

1962

(#1) Acker Bilk, Robert Mellin (Also Andy Williams, #38)

Strangers In My Soup

Allan Sherman

Lyr Allan Sherman to "Strangers in the Night" by Charles Singleton, Eddie Saur, Bert Kaempfert

Strangers in the Night  

Frank Sinatra

1966

(#1) Charles Singleton, Eddie Saur, Bert Kaempfert; 2 Grammies 1966 (record, album)

Strawberry Fields Forever

Beatles, The

John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Streak, The

Ray Stevens

1974

Ray Stevens

String of Pearls

1942

Eddie DeLang, Johnny Gray, in The Glenn Miller Story

Stripper, The

David Rose & His Orchestra

1962

(#1) David Rose (instrumental)

Stroll, The

Diamonds, The

1957

(#4) Nancy Lee, Clyde Otis, Brook Benton

Strollin' Is Back In Style

Strut

Sheena Easton

1984

(#7)

Stuck in the Middle With You

Stealers Wheel

1973

(#6) Gerry Rafferty, Joe Egan; Rafferty later went solo

Stuck on You

Elvis Presley

1960

(#1) Aaron Schroeder, J. Leslie McFarland

Stupid Cupid

Connie Francis

1958

(#14) Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Bob Dylan

1965

(#39) Bob Dylan

Such a Night

Elvis Presley

1964

(#16) (earlier by Johnny Ray, #19 in 1954)

Such Is Love

Peter, Paul & Mary

Peter Yarrow

Suddenly There’s a Valley

Gogi Grant

1955

(#9) Charles Meyer, Biff Jones

Sugar Shack

Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs

1963

(#1) Keith McCormack, Faye Voss

Sugar Sugar

Archies, The

1969

Jeff Barry, Andy Kim

Sugar Town

Nancy Sinatra

1966

(#5) Lee Hazelwood

Sugar Walls

Sheena Easton

1984

(#9)

Sugartime

McGuire Sisters, The

1957

(#1 for 4 weeks) Charlie Phillips, Odis Echols

Suite — Judy Blue Eyes

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Sukiyaki

Kyu Sakamoto

1963

(#1 for 3 weeks) El Rohusuke, Hachidai Nakamura

Sultans of Swing

1979

Mark Knopfler

Summer  

John Denver

1975

John Denver, Mike Taylor, Dick Kniss, 1972

Summer Breeze

Seals & Crofts

1971

James Seals, Darrell Crofts (#6)

Summer Days Alone

Brothers Four, The

Summer In The City

Lovin’ Spoonful, The

1966

(#1 for 3 weeks) John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, Steve Boche

Summer Knows, The  

Summer of ‘42

1971

Alan & Marilyn Bergman, in Summer of ‘42

Summer Rain  

Johnny Rivers

1967

(#14) James Hendricks

Summer Set

Monty Kelly

1960

(#30) Acker Bilk, David Collett

Summer Wind, The  

Frank Sinatra

1966

(#25) Hans Bradtke (Eng. by Johnny Mercer), Henry Mayer

Summertime Blues, The

Eddie Cochran

1958

(#8) Eddie Cochran; Cochran d 1960 at age 22

Summertime  

From Porgy & Bess

1935

DuBose Howard, George Gershwin in Porgy & Bess

Summertime, Summertime

Jamies, The

1958

(#26) Sherm Feller & Tom Jameson(re-charted 1962, #38)

Sunday Kind of Love

Jo Stafford

1947

Barbara Belle, Louis Brima, Anita Leonard & Stan Rhodes

Sunday, Monday or Always

Bing Crosby

1943

Johnny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen; in the movie "Dixie"

Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down

Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson

Sunday Will Never Be the Same  

Spanky & Our Gang

1967

(#9) Gene Pistilli, Terry Cashman

Sundown

Gordon Lightfoot

1974

(#1 for 18 weeks) Gordon Lightfoot

Sunny

Bobby Hebb

1966

(#2) Bobby Hebb

Sunrise, Sunset  

Topol

1964

Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, from Fiddler On The Roof

Sunrise Serenade

Glenn Miller Orchestra

1939

Frankie Carle

Sunshine Of Your Love

Cream

1967

Jack Bruce, Pete Brown, Eric Clapton

Sunshine On My Shoulders

John Denver

1974

(#1) (ranked 18 wks) John Denver, Richard Kniss, Michael Taylor

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

1966

(#1)

Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows

Leslie Gore

1965

Howard Liebling, Marvin Hamlisch

Superstar  

Carpenters, The

Superstition

Stevie Wonder

1972

(#1) Stevie Wonder; Grammy Winner, 1973 (R&B) (album "Innervisions" also won)

Surf City

Jan & Dean

1963

(#1) Brian Wilson, Jan Gerry

Surfer Girl

Beach Boys, The

1963

(#7) Brian Wilson

Surfin’ Bird

Trashmen, The

1963

(#4)

Surfin’ Safari

Beach Boys, The

1962

(#14) Mike Love, Brian Wilson

Surfin’ U.S.A.

Beach Boys, The

1963

(#3) Chuck Berry

Susan

Holvay, Beisbier & Guercio

Susie Darlin’

Robin Luke

1958

(#5)

Suspician

Terry Stafford

1964

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

Suzanne

Judy Collins

1966

Leonard Cohen

Suzie Q

Dale Hawkins

1957

(#27) Dale Hawkins (James Burton claims co-authorship)

Swamp Witch

Jim Stafford

1973

(#39)

Sway

Dean Martin

1954

(#15) Norman Gimbel, Pablo Ruiz (also by Bobby Rydell, #14 in 1960)

Swearin’ to God

Frankie Valli

1975

(#6) Bob Crewe, Danny Randall

Sweet Adeline

1903

Harry Armstrong, Richard Gerrard

Sweet and Gentle

Alan Dale

1955

(#10) Otillio Portal, George Thorn

Sweet Baby James

James Taylor

James Taylor

Sweet Caroline

Neil Diamond

1969

(#4) Neil Diamond

Sweet Cherry Wine

Tommy James

1969

(#7)

Sweet City Woman

Stampeders, The

1971

(#8)

Sweet Dreams of You  

Patsy Cline

1963

(#44) Don Gibson, 1955

Sweet Georgia Brown

Ben Bernie

1925

Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard; theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters

Sweet Home Alabama

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Sweet Little Sixteen

Chuck Berry

1958

(#2) Chuck Berry

Sweet Lorraine

Nat "King" Cole

1940

Mitchell Parrish & Cliff Burwell

Sweet Love

Anita Baker

1990

(#3) Anita Baker & Bias

Sweet Nothin’s

Brenda Lee

1959

(#4) Ronnie Self

Sweet Old Fashioned Girl, A

Teresa Brewer

1956

(#7) Bob Merrill

Sweet Pea

Tommy Roe

1966

(#8) Tommy Roe

Sweet Surrender

John Denver

1974

John Denver; from the Walt Disney production "The Bears And I"

Sweet Talkin’ Guy

Chiffons, The

1966

(#10)

Sweet Violets

Doris Day

1951

W.C. Powell, 1908

Sweetest Sounds, The

Sarah Vaughan

1963

Richard Rodgers; from the musical "No Strings"

Sweetest Thing I’ve Ever Known, The

Juice Newton

1981

(#7)

Sweetheart Tree  

Henry Mancini

1965

Henry Mancini; used in the movie "The Great Race"

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Traditional, ca 1873; arranged by Henry Thacker Burleigh, 1917

Swingin’ On a Star

Bing Crosby

1944

Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen; in Going My Way; Oscar winner, 1944; written especially for Crosby

Swingin’ Safari, A

Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra

1962

(#13) (instrumental)

Swingin’ Shepherd Blues, The

Moe Koffman Quartette

1958

(#23) Rhoda Roberts, Kenny Jacobson, Moe Kossman

Sylvia’s Mother

Dr. Hook

1971

Shel Silverstein

Syncopated Clock

1950

Mitchell Parish, Leroy Anderson

Take A Chance On Me

Abba

1977

(#14)

Take A Letter Maria

1969

R.B.Greaves

Take A Message To Mary

Everly Brothers, The

1959

(#16)

Take Five

Dave Brubeck Quartet

1961

(#25) Dave Brubeck

Take Good Care Of Her

Adam Wade

1961

(#7)

Take Good Care of My Baby

Bobby Vee

1961

(#1 for 3 weeks) Gerry Goffin, Carole King

Take It Easy

Eagles, The

1972

(#12) Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey

Take It to the Limit

Eagles, The

1975

Randy Meisner, Don Henley, Glenn Frey

Take Me Home Country Roads

John Denver

1971

(#2) (on charts 23 weeks) Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, John Denver

Take Me Out To The Ball Game

1908

Jack Norworth (saw 1st game 20 years later), Albert Von Tilzer

Take The "A" Train

Duke Ellington

1941

Billy Strayhorn

Take The Long Way Home

Supertramp

1979

(#10)

Take These Chains From My Heart

Ray Charles

1963

(#8)

Takin’ Care of Business

Bachman Turner Overdrive

1974

(#12) Randy Bachman

Taking A Chance on Love

Benny Goodman

1943

(#1) L:John Latouche & Ted Fetter; m: Vernon Duke; From "Cabin In the Sky" (film version, 1943)

Talk Back Trembling Lips

Johnny Tillotson

1963

(#7)

Talk to the Animals

Rex Harrison

1967

Leslie Briccuse, in Doctor Doolittle, Oscar winner, 1967

Talkin' In Your Sleep

Crystal Gayle

1978

Roger Cook, Bobby Ray Wood

Tall Cool One

Wailers, The

1959

(#36)

Tall Paul

Annette with The Afterbeats

1959

(#7)

Tallahassee Lassie

Freddy Cannon

1959

(#6) Written by Cannon’s mother (Picariello)

Tammy

Debbie Reynolds

1957

(#1) Jay Livingston & Ray Evans (also by The Ames Brothers, #5)

Tangerine  

Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra

1942

Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger; Bob Eberly & Helen O’Connell vocal

Tapestry

Carole King

1971

Carole King, Tapestry (the all-time Best-Selling Album)

Tara’s Theme (My Own True Love)

1954

Mack David, Max Steiner (theme from Gone With the Wind, 1939)

Taxi  

Harry Chapin

1972

(#24)

Taxman  

Beatles, The

George Harrison

Tea for Two

1925

Irving Ceaser, Vincent Youmans; written for "No, No, Nanette"

Teach Me Tonight  

Jo Stafford

1953

Sammy Cahn, Gene DePaul

Teach Your Children

Crosby, Stills & Nash

1970

(#16) Graham Nash

Teacher’s Pet

Doris Day

1958

(#56) Joe Lubin, 1956

Tear Fell, A

Teresa Brewer

1956

(#5) Dorian Burton, Eugene Randolph

Tears In Heaven

Eric Clapton

1992

(#2) Eric Clapton, on "Unplugged"; allegedly inspired by the death of his infant son, Conor; won 6 grammies

Tears of a Clown

Miracles, The

1970

(#1) Harry Cosby, Steveland Horris (Stevie Wonder), Smokey Robinson

Tears on My Pillow

Little Anthony & The Imperials

1958

(#4) Sylvester Bradford, Al Lewis

Teddy Bears’ Picnic

Burl Ives (?)

lyr. Jimmy Kennedy (1947), m. John W. Bratton (1907)

Teen Age Prayer, A

Gale Storm

1955

(#6) Bix Reichner, Bernie Lowe

Teen Angel

Mark Dinning

1959

(#1) Jean Surrey, Red Surrey; Dinning is Patti Page’s brother

Teen Beat

Sandy Nelson

1959

(#4)

Teenage Crush

Tommy Sands

1956

(#2) Audrey Allison, Joe Allison (first performed on Kraft Theater on NBC-TV)

Teenager In Love, A

Dion & The Belmonts

1959

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

Tell Her About It

Billy Joel

1983

(#1)

Tell Her No

Zombies, The

1965

(#6)

Tell Him

Exciters, The

1963

(#4)

Tell It Like It Is

Aaron Neville

1966

(#2) George Davis, Lee Diamond

Tell It on the Mountain

Peter, Paul & Mary

1964

(#33)

Tell Laura I Love Her

Ray Peterson

1960

(#7) Jeff Berry, Ben Raleigh

Tell Me Why  

Four Aces, The

1951

Words by Al Alberts (leader & soloist of the group), music by Marty Gold (of The Three Suns)

Tell Me Why  

Beatles, The

John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Telstar

Tornadoes, The

1962

(#1 for 3 weeks) Joe Meek

Temptation Eyes

Grass Roots, The

1971

(#15) Harvey Price, Dan Walsh

Ten At Two

Willie Nelson

M.Vickery, J.Mack, B.Roberts, B.Nosworthy

Tender Trap, The

Frank Sinatra

1955

(#7) Sammy Cahn, James Van Heusen

Tenderly  

Rosemare Clooney

1952

(#17) Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence, 1947

Tennessee Stud

Eddie Arnold

1959

Jimmy Driftwood

Tennessee Waltz, The

Patti Page

1951

(#1 for 13 weeks) Redd Stewart & Pee Wee King, 1948

Tequila Sunrise

Eagles, The

1973

(#64)

Tequila

Champs, The

1958

(#1 for 5 weeks, on charts 15) Chuck Rio; Grammy Winner, 1958 (R&B song)

Thank God I’m A Country Boy

John Denver

1974

John Martin Sommers

Thank Heaven for Little Girls

Maurice Chevalier

1958

Alan J. Lerner, Frederick Loewe; in Gigi

Thank You

Sly & The Family Stone

1970

(#1)

Thank You for Calling

Jo Stafford

1954

(#12)

Thanks for the Memory

Benny Goodman

1938

Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger; Bob Hope’s theme song; in Big Broadcase of 1938, Oscar winner, 1938

That Lucky Old Sun  

Ray Charles

1963

(#20) Haven Gillespie, Beasley Smith, 1949

That Old Black Magic

Louis Prima & Keely Smith

1958

Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, 1942 (#18) (Sammy Davis #13, 1955); Oscar nominee, 1942

That Old Feeling

Frank Sinatra

1943

Lew Brown, Sammy Fain (#3 on Hit Parade, 1937)

That Old Gang of Mine

Four Aces

1954

(#22) Billy Rose, Mort Dixon, Ron Henderson, 1923

That Sunday, That Summer

Nat "King" Cole

1963

(#12)

That’ll Be the Day

Buddy Holly

1957

(#1) Buddy Holly, Norman Petty; inspired by John Wayne’s tag-line in The Searchers

That’s All I Want from You

Jaye P. Morgan

1954

(#3) M. Rotha, Fritz Rotter

That’s All  

Nat "King" Cole

1957

Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes, 1953

That’s Amore

Dean Martin

1953

(#2) Jack Brooks, Harry Warren

That’s Life  

Frank Sinatra

1966

(#4) Dean Kay & Kelly Gordon

That’s My Boy

Stan Freberg

1951

(#30)

That’s Old Fashioned  

Everly Brothers, The

1962

(#9)

That’s The Way I’ve Always Heard

Carly Simon

1971

(#10) Jacob Brackman; Carly Simon is daughter of Simon & Schuster

That’s What I Like

Don, Dick & Jimmy

1954

(#14)

Theme from "A Summer Place"

Percy Faith & His Orchestra

1960

(#1 for 9 wks, charted 21) Max Steiner (The Lettermen, #16, 1965) Grammy, 1960 (record)

Theme from "Ben Casey"

Valjean

1962

(#28) (instrumental)

Theme from "Exodus"  

Ferrante & Teicher

1960

(#2) Ernest Gold & Pat Boone (singer); (on charts 21 weeks) Grammy Winner, 1960 (song)

Theme from "Hatari"

Henry Mancini

1962

(#95) Henry Mancini

Theme from "Hawaii Five-O"

Ventures, The

1969

(#4)

Theme from "Hill Street Blues"

Mike Post

1981

(#10) Mike Post

Theme from "Love Story"

Henry Mancini

1971

(#13)

Theme from "M*A*S*H"

1972

Johnny Mandel & Mike Altman

Theme from "Magnum P.I."

Mike Post

1982

(#25) Mike Post

Theme from "Mission Impossible"

Lalo Schifrin

1968

(#41) Lalo Schifrin

Theme from "Peter Gunn"

Ray Anthony

1959

(#8) Henry Mancini

Theme from "Rawhide"

Frankie Laine

1959

Ned Washington, Dimitri Tiomkin

Theme from "Romeo & Juliet"

Henry Mancini

1969

(#1)

Theme from "Route 66"

Nelson Riddle Orchestra

1962

(#30) Nelson Riddle

Theme from "The Apartment"

Ferrante & Teicher

1960

(#10) Charles Williams

Theme from "The Magnificent Seven"

Al Caiola & His Orchestra

1960

(#35) (instrumental)

Theme from "The Man with the Golden Arm"

Richard Maltby & His Orchestra

1956

(#14) (inst)

Theme from "The Pink Panther"

Henry Mancini

1964

(#31) Henry Mancini

Theme from "The Rockford Files"

Mike Post

1975

(#10) Mike Post

Theme from "The Third Man"

Anton Karas

1950

(#1) Anton Karas

Theme from "Valley of the Dolls"

Dionne Warwick

1968

(#2 for 4 weeks)

Then Came You  

Spinners, The

Pugh & Marshall

Then He Kissed Me

Crystals, The

1963

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

Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye  

Casinos, The

1967

(#6) John D. Loudermilk

There Are Such Things

Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

There But For Fortune

Joan Baez

1965

(#50) Phil Ochs

There Goes My Baby

Drifters, The

1959

(#2) Benjamin Nelson, Lover Patterson, Ben E. King et al (including Leiber & Stoller as "Elmo Glick")

There Goes My Everything

Engelbert Humperdink

1967

(#20) Dallas Frazier

There Goes My Heart

Joni James

1958

(#19) Benny Davis & Abner Silver

There I Go

Sarah Vaughan

1940

(#1) Hy Zaret & Irving Weiser

There I Said It Again

Bobby Vinton

1963

(#1) Redd Evans, Dave Mann, 1941; Vinton’s was this song’s third trip to the charts

There Is Love (The Wedding Song)

Paul Stookey

Paul Stookey

There Never Was A Night So Beautiful

Perry Como

1954

(#21) John Rox

There She Goes

Jerry Wallace

1960

(#26)

There Was a Tall Oak Tree

Dorsey Burnette

1960

(#23) brother of Johnny Burnette ("Dreamin’"); dorwned at 30, 1964; brother died at 47 of heart attack, 1979

There Will Never Be Another You  

Nat "King" Cole

1943

Mack Gordon, Harry Warren

There’ll Be Some Changes Made

Boswell Sisters, The

There’s A Kind of A Hush

Herman’s Hermits

1967

(#4) Reed Stephens, Geoff Stephens

There’s A Moon Out Tonight

Capris, The

1961

(#3) only hit by this group

There’s Got to Be a Morning After

Maureen McGovern

1973

(#1) Al Kasha, Joel Hirshhorn; from The Poseiden Adventure, Oscar winner 1972

There’s Never Been Anyone Else But You

Ricky Nelson

1956

Paul Francis Webster, Dimitri Tiomkin

There’s No Gettin’ Over Me

Ronnie Milsap

1981

(#5)

There’s No Tomorrow

Tony Bennett

1949

(to "O Sole Mio" by de Capua, 1899 — also borrowed by "It’s Now or Never")

There’s Something Up the Chimney  

There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight

Tony Bennett

1954

(#7) Hank Williams

There's A Big Blue Cloud (Next To Heaven)

Perry Como

1951

(#25) Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder, Paul McGrane

There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays

Perry Como

1954

(#8) Al Stillman, Robert Allen

These Boots Are Made for Walkin’

Nancy Sinatra

1966

(#1) Lee Hazelwood

These Eyes

Guess Who, The

1969

(#6)

These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)

Ella Fitzgerald

1956

w. Holt Marvell (Eric Maschwitz), m. Jack Strachey & Harry Link (Link questionable) (#3 on Hit Parade, 1936)

They Call the Wind Mariah