M-R
Mabellene
Chuck Berry
1955
(#5) Chuck Berry, Russell Fratto (also by Johnny Rivers, #12 in 1964)
MacArthur Park
Richard Harris
1968
(#2) Jim Webb (also rec. by Donna Summer, 1978)
Macho Man
Village People. The
1978
(#25)
Mack the Knife (Moritat)
Bobby Darin
1959
(#1 for 9 wks) Bertolt Brecht (E. Marc Blitzstein) & Kurt Weill; in The Three Penny Opera; Grammy, ‘59 (best record)
Madiera
Limelighters, The
Maggie May
Rod Stewart
1971
(#1 for 5 weeks) Martin Quittenton, Rod Stewart
Magic Carpet Ride
Steppenwolf
1968
(#3)
Magic Man
Heart
1976
Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson
Magic Moments
Perry Como
1958
Hal David, Bert Bacharach
Magic Touch, The
Platters, The
1956
(#4) Buck Ram (inst version by Hugo Winterhalter #22 in 1954)
Magical Mystery Tour
Beatles, The
John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Main Event, The
Barbra Streisand
1979
(#3) Paul Jabara, Bob Esty, Bruce Roberts; from the movie of the same name
Mairzy Doats
Burl Ives
1964
Milton Drake, Al Hoffman & Jerry Livingston, 1943
Make Believe
Jimmy Lunceford
1936
Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern; from the musical "Showboat," 1927
Make Her Mine
Nat "King" Cole
1954
(#19) Sammy Gallop, Chester Conn
Make It Easy on Yourself
Walker Brothers, The
1965
(#16) Hal David, Bert Bacharach (also Jerry Butler, #20 in 1962)
Make Love to Me!
Jo Stafford
1954
(#1) Bill Norvas, Leon Roppolo, et al
Make Me Your Baby
Barbara Lewis
1965
(#11)
Make the World Go Away
Eddy Arnold
1965
(#6) Hank Cochran
Makin’ Whooppee
1928
Gus Cahn, Walter Donaldson
Making Love Out Of Nothing At All
Air Supply
1983
(#2) Graham Russell
Mama Don’t Allow
Rooftop Singers, The
1963
(#55) Charles Davenport, 1929 (also by The Limelighters)
Mama Said
Shirelles, The
1961
(#3)
Mama Told Me Not To Come
Three Dog Night
1970
(#1 for 2 weeeks) Randy Newman
Mama Tried
Merle Haggard
1965
Merle Haggard
Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies
Waylon Jennings
1978
(#42)
Mambo Italiano
Rosemary Clooney
1954
(#10) Bob Merrill
Mambo Rock
Bill Haley & His Comets
1955
(#18)
Man of La Mancha
1965
Joe Darien, Mitch Leigh
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The
Gene Pitney
1962
(#4) Hal David, Bert Bacharach
Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)
Peggy Lee
1948
Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour
Mandy
Barry Manilow
1974
(#1) Scott English, Richard Kerr
Maneater
Hall & Oates
1982
(#1)
Manhattan
Ella Fitzgerald
1956
Lorenz Hart & Richard Rodgers
Manhattan Serenade
Jo Stafford
1943
Harold Adamson & Louis Alter
Manhattan Spiritual
Reg Owen & His Orchestra
1958
(#10) (instrumental)
Margaritaville
Jimmy Buffettt
1977
(#8) Jimmy Buffett
Margie
Benny Goodman
1938
Bennie Davis, Con Conrad & J.R. Robinson, 1920
Maria Elena
Los Indios Trabajares
1963
(#6) Eng. S.K. Russell, Lorenzo Barcelata; recorded earlier by Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Helen O'Connell vocal, 1941
Maria
Johnny Mathis
1960
(#18) Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, from the Broadway play Westside Story
Maria Elena
Los Indios Trabajares
1963
(#22) Lorenzo Barcelata
Marianne
Terry Gilkyson & The Easy Riders
1957
(#4) Terry Gilkeyson (on charts 19 weeks) Pos. adapted from "Mary Ann" by Jamie Yamin (E. Joe Davis), 1945
Marie
Bachelors, The
1965
(#15) Irving Berlin, 1928 (also by The Four Tunes, #13 in 1953)
Marvelous Toy, The
Chad Mitchell Trio, The
1963
(#43) also by Peter, Paul & Mary
Mary In the Morning
Al Martino
1967
Johnny Cymbal, Mike Lendell
Mary’s A Grand Old Name
1906
George M. Cohan
Massachusetts
Bee Gees, The
1969
Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
Matter of Trust, A
Billy Joel
1986
(#18)
May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose
Li’l Jimmy Dickens
1965
(#15) (named because he’s only 4’11")
May You Always
McGuire Sisters, The
1959
(#11) Larry Markes & Dick Charles
Maybe Baby
Buddy Holly
1958
(#17)
Maybe It Was Memphis
Pam Tillis
Michael Anderson
Maybe You’ll Be There
Jane Morgan
1958?
Sammy Gallop, Rube Bloom, 1947; rec. 1948 by Gordon Jenkins Orchestra, Charles Levere vocal
Maybe
Perry Como and Eddie Fisher
1952
(#3) Allan Flynn, Frank Maddem
McNamara’s Band
1917
John Stanford, m Shamus O’Connor
Me & Julio Down By the Schoolyard
Paul Simon
1972
(#22) Paul Simon
Me & You & A Dog Named Boo
1971
Kent LaVoie
Me and Bobby McGee
Janis Joplin
1971
(#1) Kris Kristopherson, Fred L. Foster, 1969
Me And My Shadow
Frank Sinatra
1961
Billy Rose, Dave Dreyer, 1925; initially plugged by Al Jolson; identified with Ted Lewis
Mean to Me
Linda Ronstadt
1984
Roy Turk, Fred Ahlert, 1929; previously recorded by Billie Holiday, 1937
Meet Me at Midnight Mary
Joey Powers
1963
(#10)
Melancholy Me
Eddy Howard
1954
(#16)
Melancholy Serenade
Jackie Gleason
1953
Jackie Gleason; vocal version rec. by Connie Francis, 1959
Mellow Yellow
Donovan
1966
(#2) Donovan; Paul McCartney sang backup
Memories Are Made of This
Dean Martin
1955
(#1 for 6 weeks) Terry Gilkeyson, Richard Dehr & Frank Miller
Memories Of You
Four Coins, The
1955
(#22) Andy Razaf, Eubie Blake, 1930
Memory
Trevor Nunn (after T.S. Eliot), Andrew Lloyd Weber; from the musical "Cats"
Memphis
Johnny Rivers
1964
(#2) Chuck Berry; previously by Lonnie Mack, 1963
Mercy Mercy Mercy
Buckinghams, The
1967
(#5) Joe Zawinul
Mermaid, The
Limelighters, The
Merry Minuet, The
Kingston Trio, The
1959
Sheldon Harnick (lyricist for "Fiddler on the Roof") song is from musical theater, but where?
Message of Our Love
Association, The
Curt Boettcher, Tandyn Almer
Michael Row The Boat Ashore
Highwaymen, The
1961
(#1) adapted from a 19th century slave song by Tony Saletan & The Weavers; also Trini Lopez ‘64 (#42)
Michelle
Beatles, The
1966
John Lennon, Paul McCartney; Grammy winner 1966 (song)
Midnight at the Oasis
Maria Muldaur
1974
(#6)
Midnight Blue
Melissa Manchester
1975
(#6) Melissa Muldaur, Carole Bayer Sager
Midnight Confession
Grass Roots, The
1968
(#5)
Midnight In Moscow
Kenny Ball
1962
(#3) Vassili Soloview-Sedoi; adapted by Kenny Ball
Midnight Rider
Allman Brothers, The
Midnight Special
Limelighters, The
adapted by Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly) from traditional
Midnight Train to Georgia
Gladys Knight & The Pips
1973
Jim Weatherly
Mighty Mississippi
Minute By Minute
Doobie Brothers, The
1978
(#1) Abrams & Michael McDonald
Mission Bell
Donnie Brooks
1960
(#7)
Mississippi Squirel Revival
Ray Stevens
Ray Stevens
Misty
Johnny Mathis
1959
(#12) Erroll Garner (#30, 1954) & Johnny Burke
Mixed Emotions
Rosemary Clooney
1951
(#22)
Mockin’bird Hill
Les Paul & Mary Ford
1950
Vaughn Horton (also by Patti Page, #2 in 1951)
Mocking Bird, The
Four Lads, The
1958
(#32)
Mockingbird
James Taylor/Carly Simon
1974
(#5) Carly Simon is daughter of publisher Simon & Schuster
Moments to Remember
Four Lads, The
1955
(#1 for 6 wks, charted 25) Robert Allen & Al Stillman
Mona Lisa
Nat "King" Cole
1950
(#1) Jay Livingston, Ray Evans; in Neptune’s Daughter; Oscar winner, 1950 (their 2nd)
Monday Monday
Mamas & Papas
1966
(#1 for 3 weeks) John Phillips
Money (That’s What I Want)
Barrett Strong
1960
(#23)
Money Burns a Hole in My Pocket
Dean Martin
1954
(#23)
Money
Kingsmen, The
1964
(#16)
Monster Mash
Bobby "Boris" Pickett
1962
(#1) Bobby Pickett, Leonard Capizzi
Montego Bay
Bobby Bloom
1970
(#8)
Mony Mony
Tommy James
1968
(#3)
Mood Indigo
Duke Ellington
1931
Duke Ellington, Irving Mills (Mitchell Parish?) & Albany Bigard; possibly by Parrish - Bigard only
Moody River
Pat Boone
1961
(#1) Gary Bruce
Moon Over Miami
Ray Charles
1956
Edgar Leslie, Joe Burke, 1935
Moon River
Henry Mancini
1961
(#11) Johnny Mercer, Henry Mancini; in Breakfast at Tiffany’s; Oscar & 2 Grammies (song, record) 1961
Moon Shadow
Cat Stevens
1971
(#30)
Moonglow and Theme from "Picnic"
Morris Stoloff & His Orchestra
1956
(#1) "Moonglow" by Will Hudson, Eddie De Lange, & Irving Mills (‘34); DeLange dead 10 years before song hit
Moonlight and Roses (Bring Mem'ries of You)
Three Suns, The
1954
(#24) Ben Black, Neil Moret, 1925
Moonlight And Roses
Ray Coniff
1962
Charles Daniels, 1904? Or (Black/Leamre/Moret) as per Platters, et al?
Moonlight Bay
1912
Edward Madden, Percy Wenrich
Moonlight Becomes You
Bing Crosby
1942
Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen; written especially for Crosby in "Road to Morocco"
Moonlight Feels Right
Starbuck
1976
(#3) Michael Blackman
Moonlight Gambler
Frankie Laine
1956
(#3) Bob Hilliard, Philip Springer; Laine's last big hit
Moonlight In Vermont
Margaret Whiting
1944
John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf (also by Willie Nelson, 1978)
Moonlight Serenade
Glenn Miller
1939
Mitchell Parish (Later), Glenn Miller
Moonshiner, The
Traditional
More I See You, The
Chris Montez
1966
Mack Gordon, Harry Warren; previously recorded by Harry James (with Dick Haymes), 1945
More Than A Feeling
Boston
1976
Tom Scholz
More Than I Can Say
Leo Sayer
1980
(#2) Sonny Curtiss (formerly of The Cricketts), Jerry Allison
More Than You Know
Woody Herman
1948
Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu, Vincent Youmans
More
Kai Winding
1963
(#8) Norman Newell, Riz Ortolani, from the movie Mondo Cane
More
Perry Como
1956
(#4) Tom Glazer, Alex Alstone
Morning Has Broken
Cat Stevens
1972
(#6) Eleanor Farjeon, to traditional melody; arr.Cat Stevens
Morning Side Of the Mountain, The
Tommy Edwards
1959
(#27) Dick Manning, Larry Stock
Morning Train
Sheena Easton
1981
(#21) (on charts 21 weeks)
Most of All
Don Cornell
1955
(#14)
Mostly Martha
Crew-Cuts, The
1955
(#31)
Mother and Child Reunion
Paul Simon
1972
(#4) Paul Simon
Mother-in-Law
Ernie K-Doe
1961
(#1) Allen Toussaint
Mountain Dew
Lulu Belle & Scoty Wiseman
1939
Orig. by Bascomb Lunsford, mid 1930s; Lulu Belle & Scoty Wiseman re-lyric, 1939
Mountain Music
Alabama
Randy Owen
Mountain of Love, A
Johnny Rivers
1964
(#9) Harold Dorman (also by Harold Dorman, #21 in 1960)
Mountain’s High, The
Dick & DeeDee
1961
(#2) Dick St. John
Mountains of Mourn, The
Kingston Trio, The
1960
Traditional Irish, ca 1910
Move It On Over
Hank Williams
1947
Hank Williams
Movin' On
Merle Haggard
1975
Merle Haggard
Movin’ Out
Billy Joel
1978
(#17)
Mr. Bass Man
Johnny Cymbal
1963
Written about Fred Johnson of the Marcels, alluding to their "Blue Moon"
Mr. Blue
Fleetwoods, The
1959
(#1) DeWayne Blackwell (on charts 20 weeks)
Mr. Bojangles
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The
1970
(#9) Jerry Jeff Walker, 1968 (his version #77 in 1968)
Mr. Grinch
Theodoe (Dr. Seuss) Geisel, Albert Hague; from "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
Mr. Lee
Bobbettes, The
1957
(#6) 1st women's group to have a #1 R&B song and top 10 (#6) pop; they were 11-14 years old at the time
Mr. Lonely
Bobby Vinton
1964
(#1) Gene Allen, Bobby Vinton
Mr. Lucky
Henry Mancini
1960
(#21) Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Henry Mancini
Mr. Sandman
Chordettes, The
1954
(#1) Pat Ballard
Mr. Tambourine Man
Byrds, The
1965
(#1) Bob Dylan; hit number one on 5/15/65
Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter
Herman's Hermits
1965
(#1) Trevor Peacock
Mrs. Robinson
Simon & Garfunkel
1968
(#1 for 3 weeks) Paul Simon; from the movie The Graduate; Grammy winner 1968 (record)
M-T-A, The
Kingston Trio, The
1959
(#15) Jacquiline Steiner, Bess Hawes (A.Lomax’s sis, of Almanac Singers), to "Ship That Never Returned" by Harry C.Work
Mule Skinner Blues
Fendermen, The
1960
(#5) Jimmie Rodgers, George Vaughn, 1931
Music to Watch Girls By
Andy Williams
1966
Sid Kamin, Tony Velona
Music! Music! Music!
Teresa Brewer
1951
(#1) Stephen Weiss, Bernie Baum
Muskrat Ramble
McGuire Sisters, The
1954
(#10) Ray Bilbert, Eduard Ory, 1926
Must to Avoid, A
Herman's Hermits
1965
(#8)
Mutual Admiration Society
Teresa Brewer
1956
(#21) Matt Dubey, Harold Kerr
My Back Pages
Byrds, The
1967
(#30)
My Blue Heaven
Fats Domino
1956
(#19) Walter Donaldson & George Whiting, 1927; Gene Austin’s version was top seller all time til White Christmas
My Bonnie Lassie
Ames Brothers, The
1955
(#11)
My Boomerang Won’t Come Back
Charlie Drake
1962
(#21) Max Diamond, Charlie Drake
My Boy Lollipop
Millie Small
1964
(#2) Johnny Roberts, Robert Spenser, Morris Levy
My Boyfriend’s Back
Angels, The
1963
(#1) Robert Feldman, Gerald Goldstein
My Coloring Book
Kitty Kallen
1962
(#18) John Kander, Fred Ebb
My Cup Runneth Over
Ed Ames
1967
(#8) Tom Jones, Harvey Schmidt; from the musical "I Do, I Do"
My Dad
Paul Petersen
1962
(#6)
My Ding-A-Ling
Chuck Berry
My Eyes Adored You
Frankie Valli
1974
(#1) Bob Crewe, Kenny Nolan
My Friend
Eddie Fisher
1954
(#15)
My Funny Valentine
Frank Sinatra
1954
Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, 1937; the first track on Sinatra's first LP album
My Generation
Who, The
1965
Peter Townshend
My Girl
Temptations, The
1965
(#1)
My Guy
Mary Wells
1964
(#1) Smokie Robinson
My Happiness
Connie Francis
1958
(#2 for 3 weeks, on charts 18) Betty Peterson, Barney Bergantine, 1933
My Heart Belongs to Me
Barbra Streisand
1977
(#4) Alan Gordon, Charlie Calello
My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own
Connie Francis
1960
(#1) Howard Greenfield, Jack Keller
My Heart Is an Open Book
Carl Dobkins, Jr.
1959
(#3) Hal David, Lee Pockriss
My Heart Reminds Me
Kay Starr
1957
(#9) Al Stillman, Camillo Bartoni
My Heart Will Go On (Theme from "Titanic")
Celine Dion
1998
My Ideal
Jimmy Dorsey
1944
(#5) Richard Whiting & Newell Chase; vocal by Bob Eberle
My Kind of Town
Frank Sinatra
1964
Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
My Last Date With You
Floyd Cramer
1960
(#2) Boudleaux Bryant & Skeeter Davis, Floyd Cramer
My Life
Billy Joel
1978
(#3)
My Little Town
Simon & Garfunkel
1975
(#9) Paul Simon
My Love and Devotion
Perry Como
1952
(#22) Milton Carson
My Love, Forgive Me (Amore Scusami)
Robert Goulet
1964
(#16)
My Mama Don’t Know
Ray Stevens
My Maria
1973
Daniel Moore
My Old Flame
Linda Ronstadt
1984
Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow, from the movie Belle of the Nineties, 1934
My Old Man’s A Dustman
Anthony "Lonnie" Donegan
1960
Lonnie Donegan; revived by The Smothers Brothers
My One and Only Heart
Perry Como
1953
(#11) Al Stillman, Robert Allen
My One And Only Love
Rick Nelson
1953
Guy Wood, Robert Mellin
My One Sin
Nat "King" Cole
1955
(#24)
My Prayer
Platters, The
1956
(#1 for 5 weeks) Jimmy Kennedy, Georges Boulanger, 1939; based on Boulanger’s "Avant de Mourir", 1926
My Restless Lover
Patti Page
1954
(#21)
My Romance
Frank Sinatra
1943
Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers, in Jumbo
My Sharona
1979
Berton Averre, Douglas Fieger
My Shy Violet
Mills Brothers, The
1968
(#73)
My Special Angel
Bobby Helms
1957
(#7) Jimmy Duncan (also #7 for The Vogues in 1968)
My Sweet Gypsy Rose
Tony Orlando & Dawn
1973
Irwin Levine, L. Russell Brown
My Sweet Lady
John Denver
1970
John Denver
My Sweet Lord
George Harrison
1971
George Harrison; found guilty of unintentional copyright infringement vs. Ronald Mack’s "He’s So Fine" (Chiffons)
My Tani
Brothers Four, The
1960
(#50)
My Treasure
Hilltoppers, The
1955
(#31)
My Way
Elvis Presley
1977
(#22) Paul Anka & Jacques Revaux (Sinatra version 1969 #27) original title "Comme d'Habitude"
My Wild Irish Rose
Chauncey Olcott
1899
Chauncey Olcott
My Woman, My Woman, My Wife
Marty Robbins
1970
Marty Robbins; Grammy winner, 1970
My World Is Empty Without You
Supremes, The
1966
(#5)
Nadia’s Theme
1976
Perry Botkin, Jr. & Barry De Vorzon; from the TV show The Young And The Restless
Nadine (Is It You?)
Chuck Berry
1964
(#23) Chuck Berry
Name Game, The
Shirley Ellis
1964
(#3) Lincoln Chase, Shirley Elliston
Nancy (With the Laughing Face)
Frank Sinatra
1944
Phil Silvers, Jimmy Van Heusen
Nature Boy
Nat "King" Cole
1948
Eden Ahbez
Naughty Lady of Shady Lane, The
Ames Brothers, The
1954
(#3) Sid Tepper, Roy Bennett
Navy Blue
Diane Renay
1964
(#6)
Ne Me Quitte Pas
Jacques Brel; see "If You Go Away"
Near You
Roger Williams
1958
(#10) Kermit Goell, Francis Craig, 1947; Craig's recording was Nashville's 1st major hit
Nearness of You, The
Hoagy Carmichael
1938
Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
Needles and Pins
Searchers, The
1964
(#13) Sony Bono, Jack Nitzsche; 1st by Jackie DeShannon; Searchers got name from John Wayne movie
Neither One of Us (Wants to be the First)
Roberta Flack
1973
Jim Weatherly
Nel Blu Never Can Say Goodbye
Jackson Five, The
1971
Clifton Davis
Never My Love
Association, The
1967
(#2) (on charts 14 weeks) Don & Dick Addrissi; also 5th Dimension (‘71) also Blue Swede (‘71)
Never on Sunday
Chordettes, The
1961
(#13) (also Don Costa, 1960 #19) Manos Hadjidakis, Bill Towne; in movie of same name, Oscar winner 1960
Never-Ending Song Of Love
Delaney & Bonnie
1971
(#13) Delaney Bramlett
Nevertheless (I’m In Love With You)
Frank Sinatra
1950
Bert Kalmer, Harry Ruby
Night
Jackie Wilson
1960
(#4) Johnny Lehman, Herb Miller; Wilson d 1975 of a stroke at age 34
Night And Day
Frank Sinatra
1942
Cole Porter, in The Gay DivorceÈ
Night Before Christmas, The
Rosemary Clooney
1952
(#9)
Night Chicago Died, The
1974
Mitch Murray, Peter Callander
Night Has A Thousand Eyes, The
Bobby Vee
1962
(#3) Marilyn Garrett, Dottie Wayne, Ben Weisman
Night Life
Ray Price
1963
Willie Nelson
Night Moves
Bob Seger
1976
(#4) Bob Seger; inspired by American Graffitti
Night On Bald Mountain
Fantasia
1887
Modeste Mussorgsky
Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
Vicki Lawrence
1973
(#1) Bobby Russell (her only hit -- she was on Carol Burnett Show)
Night They Drove Ol’ Dixie Down, The
Joan Baez
1971
(#3) Jaime Robbie Robertson
Night Train
Jimmy Smith
1962
Jimmy Forrest, Oscar Washington & Lewis Simpkins, 1952
Nightengale Sang In Berkley Square, A
Nat "King" Cole
1943
Eric Maschwitz & Manning Sherwin; also rec. by Tony Bennett, 1992
Nights Are Forever Without You
England Dan & John Ford Coley
1976
(#10)
Nights In White Satin
Moody Blues, The
1972
(#2) Justin Hayward
Nine to Five
Dolly Parton
1980
(#1)
Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown
Rolling Stones, The
1966
Mick Jagger, Keith Richard
Ninety-Six Tears
Question Mark And the Mysterions
1966
Rudy Martins
No Arms Can Ever Hold You
Bachelors, The
1964
(#27) (also by Georgie Shaw, #23 in 1955)
No Chemise, Please
Gerry Granahan
1958
(#23)
No Matter What Shape Your Stomach Is In
T-Bones, The
1965
(#3) from an Alka Seltzer commercial
No More
McGuire Sisters, The
1955
(#17) Leo DeJohn, Julie DeJohn, Dux DeJohn
No No Song, The
Ringo Starr
1975
(#3) Hoyt Axton, David Jackson
No Not Much
Four Lads, The
1956
(#2 for 4 weeks, on charts 24) Al Stillman & Robert Allen
No Other Arms (No Arms Can Ever Hold You)
Pat Boone
1955
(#26)
No Other Love
Perry Como
1953
(#1) Bob Russell, Paul Weston (Jo Stafford version #8 1950)
No Other Name
Peter, Paul & Mary
1967
arr. Paul Stookey
No Particular Place To Go
Chuck Berry
1964
(#10)
No Time
Guess Who, The
1969
(#5)
Nobody Does It Better
Carly Simon
1977
Carole Bayer Sager, Marvin Hamlisch; Carly Simon is daughter of Simon & Schuster
Nobody Knows You (When You’re Down & Out)
Eric Clapton
1992
Jimmy Cox, 1923; on Unplugged; Bessie Smith’s last hit (1929); used in the movie "Me And Bessie"
Nola
1916
m. Felix Arndt; lyrics added later by Sunny Skylar, and another version by James Burns
Noodlin' Rag
Perry Como
1952
(#23) Allan Roberts, Robert Allen
Norman
Sue Thompson
1961
(#3)
North to Alaska
Johnny Horton
1960
(#4) Mike Phillips; Horton married Hank Williams’ widow, then died young himself in a plane crash
Norwegian Wood
Beatles, The
John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Nothing from Nothing
Billy Preston
1974
(#1) Billy Preston
Nothing’s Real Anymore
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
Now the Day Is Over
1869
Sabine Baring-Goiuld, Joseph Barnby
Nowhere Man
Beatles, The
1966
John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Nowhere to Run
Martha & The Vandellas
1965
(#8)
Nuttin' for Christmas
Barry Gordon & Art Mooney
1955
(#6)
O Come All Ye Faithful
Traditional
F. Oakeley, J. Reading, pub. 1751
O Holy Night
Traditional
J.S. Dwight, A.C. Adam, 19th century
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Traditional
Phillip Brooks, Lewis H. Redner, pub. 1868
Ode to Billie Joe
Bobbie Gentry
1967
(1 for 4 weeks, on charts for 14) Bobbie Gentry (Gentry married Jim Stafford, 1978, and retired)
Oh Carol
Neal Sedaka
1959
(#9) Neil Sedaka; written for Carole King
Oh Donna
Ritchie Valens
1958
(#2) Ritchie Valens
Oh Girl
Paul Young
1990
(#8) Eugene Record
Oh Happy Day
Edwin Hawkins Singers
1969
(#4) Adapted from trad. Negro spiritual by Nancy Reed, Don Koplow
Oh Holy Night
John Sullivan Dwight, Adolph Adam, 1858
Oh Lord, Have Mercy On My Soul
Oh Lord, It’s Hard to be Humble
Mac Davis
1980
Mac Davis
Oh Susanna
Traditional
Stephen Foster, 1848
Oh Very Young
Cat Stevens
1974
(#10)
Oh You Crazy Moon
Mel Torme
1960
Johnny Burkey & Jimmy Van Heusen
Oh! My Papa (O Mein Papa)
Eddie Fisher
1953
(#4) Eng. John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons, Paul Burkhard
Oh, Boy!
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
1957
(#10)
Oh, Girl
Chi-Lites, The
1972
(#1)
Oh, Lonesome Me
Don Gibson
1958
(#7) Don Gibson (on charts 21 weeks)
Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin’
1943
Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
Oh, What a Night
Dells
1956
(#4)
Ohio
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Oh-Oh, I’m Falling in Love Again
Jimmie Rodgers
1958
(#7)
Okie From Muskogie
Merle Haggard
1969
(#13) Merle Haggard, Roy Edward Burris
Oklahoma!
Gordon MacRae
1943
Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
Old Age Song
Old Black Joe
Al Jolson
1860
Stephen Collins Foster
Old Black Magic
Sammy Davis, Jr.
1955
(#13)
Old Buttermilk Sky
Hoagy Carmichael
Old Cape Cod
Patti Page
1957
(#3) Claire Rothrock, Milt Yakus, Allen Jeffrey
Old Chishold Trail
Traditional
Old Devil Moon
Frank Sinatra
1955
E.Y. Harburg & Burton Lane
Old Hippie
Bellamy Brothers, The
Old Home Filler-Up Cafe
C.W. McCall
1974
(#54)
Old Lamplighter, The
Three Browns, The
1960
(#5) Charles Tobias, Nat Simon
Old Man River
1927
Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II, in Showboat
Old Man
Neil Young
1973
Neil Young
Old Piano Roll Blues, The
1950
Cy Coben
Old Time Religion (Parody)
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger, based on traditional song dating from ca 1865
Old Time Rock ‘n’ Roll
Bob Seger
Old Buttermilk Sky
Omaha
1919
Horatio Nicholls, Worton David
On A Carousel
Hollies, The
A. Clarke, T. Hicks, G. Nash
On A Clear Day
Robert Goulet
1965
Alan Jay Lerner & Burton Lane; from the movie of the same name
On A Country Road
James Taylor
1970
James Taylor
On A Slow Boat To China
Kay Kyser Orchestra
1948
Frank Loesser
On And On
Stephen Bishop
1977
(#11) Stephen Bishop
On Broadway
Drifters, The
1963
(#9) Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller (also George Benson #7 in 1978)
On the Alamo
The Norman Petty Trio
1954
(#29) (instrumental)
On the Atcheson, Topeka, And the Santa Fe
Johnny Mercer?
On the Rebound
Floyd Cramer
1961
(#4) (instrumental)
On the Road Again
Willie Nelson
On the Street Where You Live
Vic Damone
1956
(#4) Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe, in My Fair Lady
On the Sunny Side of the Street
Jo Stafford
1945
(#17) Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh, 1929
On the Wings of a Dove
Ferlin Husky
1957
(#47)
On Top of Old Smokie
Weavers, The
1951
Traditional, adapted by The Weavers, based on "Little Mohee" ca 1916
On Top of Spaghetti
Tom Glaser
1963
(#14) Tom Glazer
Once In A While
Chimes, The
1960
(#11) Bud Green, Michael Edwards (Tommy Dorsey #1 in 1937) Bud Green, Michael Edwards, 1937; from "I’ll Get By"
Once Upon A Time
Tony Bennett
1962
Lee Adams, Charles Strouse; from the musical "All American"
One Dyin' and a Buryin'
Roger Miller
1965
(#34)
One Fine Day
Chiffons, The
1963
(#5)
One for My Baby (& One for the Road)
Frank Sinatra
1943
Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen
One Hand, One Heart
1957
Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein; from West Side Story
One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)
Barry Young
1965
(#13)
One in a Million
Platters, The
1956
(#20)
One Kind Favor
Peter, Paul & Mary
1964
based on "Blind Lemon" Jefferson’s "See That My Grave is Kept Clean, " ca 1927 & Bob Dylan's 1962 version
One Less Bell to Answer
Marilyn McCoo
1970
Hal David, Burt Bacharach
One Less Set of Footsteps
Jim Croce
1972
Jim Croce
One Little Candle
Perry Como
1952
(#18) Joseph Roach, George Mysels
One More Minute
"Weird Al" Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic
One More Town
Kingston Trio, The
1962
(#97) Scott Weisman
One of These Nights
Eagles, The
1975
(#1) Glenn Frey, Don Henley
One Step At A Time
Brenda Lee
1957
(#43)
One Tin Solder
Coven
1969
Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter; theme from the movie Billy Jack
One Toke Over the Line
Brewer & Shipley
1971
(#10)
One Track Mind
Bobby Lewis
1961
(#9)
One
Three Dog Night
1969
(#5)
One-Two-Three
Len Barry
1965
(#2)
Only In America
Jay & The Americans
1963
(#25)
Only Love Can Break A Heart
Gene Pitney
1962
(#2) Hal David, Burt Bacharach
Only the Lonely
Roy Orbison
1960
(#2) Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
Only the Strong Survive
Jerry Butler
1960
(#8) Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Jerry Butler
Only Yesterday
Carpenters, The
1975
John Bettis, Richard Carpenter; Karen died 2/4/83
Only You
Platters, The
1955
(#5) Buck Ram, Ande Rand
Ooh Baby Baby
Miracles, The
1965
(#16)
Oop-Shoop
Crew-Cuts, The
1954
(#13)
Open Up Your Heart (and Let the Sunshine In)
Cowboy Church Sunday School, The
1955
(#8) Stuart Hamblen
Operator
Jim Croce
1971
Jim Croce
Opus One
Mills Brothers, The
1944
Sy Oliver
Orange Blossum Special
Johnny Cash
1965
(#80)
Our Day Will Come
Ruby & The Romantics
1963
(#1) Mort Garson, Bob Hilliard
Our Heartbreaking Waltz
Teresa Brewer
1954
(#23)
Our House
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
1970
Graham Nash (about a house he & Joni Mitchell had owned in Laurel Canyon on Lookout Mountain Road)
Our Love Is Here to Stay
Nat "King" Cole
1950
George Gershwin (and Vernon Duke), & Ira Gershwin; George’s last song; intro’d in Goldwin Follies, 1938)
Our Way
Penny Marshall & ?
Theme from LaVerne & Shirley
Our Winter Love
Bill Pursell
1963
(#9) taught music at Vanderbilt
Out And About
Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
1967
(#39) Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart
Out of Nowhere
Lena Horne
1941
Edward Heyman, Johnny Green
Out Of Sight
James Brown & His Orchestra
1964
(#24)
Over and Over
Dave Clark Five, The
1965
(#1) Robert Byrd
Over The Rainbow
Judy Garland
1939
E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen; in The Wizard of Oz; Oscar winner, 1939 (nearly dropped from film)
Over There
Nora Bayes
1918
George M. Cohan, William Jerome
Over Under Sideways Down
Yardbirds, The
1966
(#13) Jeff Beck, Chris Dreja
Overs
Simon & Garfunkel
1968
Paul Simon; on Bookends
Oyé Como Va
Santana
1971
(#13) Tito Puente
P.S. I Love You
Beatles, The
1964
(#10) John Lennon, Paul McCartney
P.S. I Love You
Hilltoppers, The
1953
Johnny Mercer, Gordon Jenkins
P.T. 109
Jimmy Dean
1962
(#8) Marijohn Wilkin, Fred Burch
Paint It Black
Rolling Stones, The
1966
Mick Jagger, Keith Richard
Painted Tainted Rose
Al Martino
1963
Peter DeAngelis, Jean Sawyer
Palisades Park
Freddy Cannon
1962
(#3) Words & Music by George Barris (The Gong Show)
Papa Loves Mambo
Perry Como
1954
(#4) Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, Bix Reichner
Papa Was A Rolling Stone
Temptations, The
1972
(#1) Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield; Grammy winner 1972 (R&B)
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 1)
James Brown
1965
(#8) Grammy winner 1965 (R&B)
Pa-Paya Mama
Perry Como
1953
(#11) Larry Coleman, Norman Gimbel & George Sandler
Paper Doll
Mills Brothers, The
1942
Johnny Black, 1930; not published until 1942
Paper Roses
Anita Bryant
1960
(#5) Janice Torre, Fred Spielman, 1955 (also Marie Osmond, #5 in 1973)
Paperback Writer
Beatles, The
1966
John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Party Doll
Buddy Knox
1957
(#1) James Bowen, Buddy Knox
Party Lights
Claudine Clark
1962
(#5) Claudine Clark
Party’s Over, The
Willie Nelson
1967
Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne
Patches (I’m Depending on You)
1970
General Johnson, Ronald Dunbar; Grammy winner 1970 (R&B)
Patches
Dickey Lee
1962
(#6) Larry Kolber, Barry Mann
Patricia
Perez Prado
1958
(#1) Perez Prado; in the movie La Dolce Vita
Pay Me My Money Down
Weavers, The
Lydia A. Parish (adapted from a Georgia Sea Islands slave song)
Peace in the Valley
Red Foley
1951
Rev. Thomas A Dorsey; also recorded by Elvis Presley, 1957 (#25)
Peace Train
Cat Stevens
1971
(#7) Cat Stevens
Peaceful Easy Feeling
Eagles, The
1973
(#22) Jack Tempchin? Don Henley & Glenn Frey?
Peg 'o My Heart
Jerry Murad & the Harmonicats
Alfred Bryan & Fischer
Peggy Sue
Buddy Holly
1957
(#3) Jerry Allison, Norman Petty, Buddy Holly
Pennies From Heaven
Bing Crosby
1936
John Burke, Arthur Johnston; from the movie of the same name
Pennsylvania 6-5000
Glenn Miller Orchestra
1940
Jerry Gray
Penny Lane
Beatles, The
1967
John Lennon, Paul McCartney
People Got to be Free
Rascals, The
1968
(#1 for 5 weeks) Edward Briganti, Jr. & Felix Cavaliere (3/4’s of Joey Dee’s "starlighters")
People Will Say We’re In Love
Gordon MacRae
1943
Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers; from the musical "Oklahome"
People
Barbra Streisand
1964
(#5) Bob Merrill & Jule Styne; from the movie "Funny Girl"
Peppermint Twist
Joey Dee & The Starlighters
1961
(#1) Joey Dee, Harry Glover
Perfidia
Ventures, The
1960
(#15) Alberto dominguez & Milton Leeds, 1941; originally in the movie "Stardust on the Stage"
Personality
Lloyd Price
1959
(#2) Harold Logan, Lloyd Price
Peter And the Wolf
1937
Serge Prokofieff
Peter Cottontail
Gene Autry
1949
Steven Nelson, Walter E. Rollins
Peter Gunn
Ray Anthony & His Orchestra
1959
(#8) Henry Mancini (his first big hit); Grammy winner 1959
Petite Fleur
Chris Barber’s Jazz Band
1959
(#5) (instrumental) Sidney Bechet, 1952; clarinet solo by Monty Sunshine
Photograph
Ringo Starr
1973
(#1) George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Piano Man, The
Billy Joel
1974
(#25) Billy Joel; song was actually true & autobiographical as "Bill Martin" in L.A.
Picnic
McGuire Sisters, The
1956
(#13) Steve Allen, George Dunning
Piece of My Heart
Janis Joplin
1968
Previously rec. by Erma Franklin, 1967
Pied Piper, The
Crispain St. Peter
1965
A. Kernfeld, Steve Duboff
Pinball Wizard, The
Who, The
1975
Peter Townshend; from the rock opera "Tommy"
Pink Shoe Laces
Dodie Stevens
1959
(#3) Mickie Grant
Pipeline
Chantay’s, The
1963
(#4)
Pirate Looks At 40, A
Jimmy Buffettt
1974
Jimmy Buffett
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Guy Mitchell
1959
Bob Merrill
Plastic Jesus
1967
George Cromarty, Ed Rush; from the movie Cool Hand Luke
Play A Simple Melody
Bing Crosby
1931
Irving Berlin, 1914; from the Broadway show "Watch Your Step"
Play Me Hearts and Flowers
Johnny Desmond
1955
(#6) Mann Curtis, Sanford Green
Play Me
Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond
Play That Funky Music, White Boy
Wild Cherry
1976
(#1 for 3 weeks) Robert Parissi
Pleasant Valley Sunday
Monkees, The
Please Come to Boston
David Allan Coe
David Loggins
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
Arlo Guthrie
1982
Clare & Palmer
Please Help Me, I’m Falling
Hank Locklin
1960
(#8) Hal Blair, Don Robertson
Please Mister Please
Olivia Newton-John
1975
(#3) John Rostill, Bruce Welch
Please Mr. Custer
Larry Verne
1960
(#1) Fred Darien, Al DeLory, Joseph Van Winkle
Please Mr. Postman
Marvelettes, The
1961
(#1) Brian Holland, Robert Bateman, Fred Garman
Please Please Me
Beatles, The
1964
(#3) John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Please Release Me
Engelbert Humperdink
1967
(#4) Eddie Miller, W.S. Stevenson
Please Stay
Drifters, The
1961
(#14) Maurice Williams
Poems, Prayers & Promises
John Denver
1971
John Denver
Poetry In Motion
Johnny Tillotson
1960
(#2) Mike Anthony, Paul Kaufman
Poetry Man
Phoebe Snow
1975
(#5) Phoebe Snow
Poison Ivy
Coasters, The
1959
(#7) Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller
Polk Salad Annie
Tony Joe White
1969
(#8) Tony Joe White
Pony Time
Chubby Checker
1961
(#1) Don Covey, John Barry; artist real name Ernest Evans
Poor Butterfly
Hilltoppers, The
1954
(#12) Johnny Golden, Raymond Hubbell, 1916
Poor Little Fool
Ricky Nelson
1958
(#1) Sharon Sheeley (Eddie Cochran’s girlfriend)
Poor People of Paris, The
Les Baxter with His Chorus & Orchestra
1956
(#1) Eng. Jack Lawrence, Marguerite Monnot
Poor Side of Town
Johnny Rivers
1966
Johnny Rivers, Lou Adler
Popcicles, Icicles
Mermaids, The
1963
(#3) David Gates (later of Bread)
Portrait of My Love
Steve Lawrence
1961
(#9) Cyril Ornadel, Norman Newell
Positively 4th Street
Bob Dylan
1965
(#7) Bob Dylan
Preacher And The Bear, The
Phil Harris
1947
George Fairman; arr Arthur Longbrake for Arthur Collins(1904)
Pretend
Nat "King" Cole
1953
Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman, Frank Levere
Pretty Ballerina
Left Banke, The
1967
(#15) Mike Brown
Pretty Blue Eyes
Steve Lawrence
1959
(#9) Teddy Randazzo
Pretty Boy Floyd
Byrds, The
1968
Woody Guthrie
Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody, A
1919
Irving Berlin
Pretty Little Angel Eyes
Curtis Lee
1961
(#7)
Pretty Woman
Roy Orbison
1964
(#1 for 3 weeks) Roy Orbison, William Dees
Primrose Lane
Jerry Wallace with The Jewels
1959
(#8)
Prisoner of Love
Billy Eckstine
1945
Russ Columboa (first recorded), Leo Robin, Clarence Gaskill
Private Dancer
Tina Turner
1985
(#7)
Private Eyes
Hall & Oates
1981
(#1)
Problems
Everly Brothers, The
1958
(#2)
Promise Her Anything
Dean Martin
1957
Roy Alfred
Promises
Eric Clapton
Promises, Promises
Dionne Warwick
1968
Hal David, Burt Bacharach; from the musical of the same name
Proud Mary
Credence Clearwater Revival
1969
(#2 for 3 weeks) John Fogarty (Ike & Tina Turner 1971 #4)
Puff the Magic Dragon
Peter, Paul & Mary
1963
(#2) Leonard Lipton, Peter Yarrow; Yarrow credited lyricist Lipton, who’d forgotten he wrote the 3-minute poem!
Puppy Love
Paul Anka
1960
(#2) Paul Anka
Purple People Eater, The
Sheb Wooley
1958
(#1 for 6 weeks) Sheb Wooley
Pusher, The
Steppenwolf
1969
Hoyt Axton; used in the movie "Easy Rider"
Pussycat
Tom Jones
1965
(#3)
Put A Little Love In Your Heart
Jackie DeShannon
1969
Randy James Myers, Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holiday
Put Another Log On The Fire
Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
1910
Percy Wenrich, Stanley Murphy
Put Your Arms Around Me
1910
Junie McCree, Albert Von Tilzer
Put Your Hand in the Hand
1971
Gene MacLellan
Put Your Head on My Shoulder
Paul Anka
1959
(#2) Paul Anka
Puttin’ On the Ritz
Taco
1983
(#4) Irving Berlin (#1 for Harry Richman, 1930)
Quarter To Three
Gary "U.S." Bonds
1961
(#1)
Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
Doris Day
1956
(#2) Jay Livingston, Ray Evans; in The Man Who Knew Too Much; Oscar winner, 1956
Queen of the House
Jody Miller
1965
(#12)
Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars
Tony Bennett
1962
Antonio Carlos Jobim (Eng. Gene Lees)
Quiet Village
Martin Denny & His Orchestra
1959
(#4) Les Baxter
Race Is On, The
Jack Jones
1965
(#15) Don Rollins
Racing With the Moon
Vaughn Monroe
1941
Vaughn Monroe, Pauline Pope, Johnny Watson
Rag Doll
Four Seasons, The
1964
(#1) Robert Crewe, Robert Gaudio
Rag Mop
Ames Brothers, The
1951
(#1) Johnny Lee Wills, Deacon Anderson
Rags to Riches
Tony Bennett
1953
(#1) Richard Adler, Jerry Ross; backed by Percy Faith's orchestra
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
1911
Lewis Muir, Grant Clarke, Maurice Abrahams
Rain, Rain, Rain
Frankie Laine & Four Lads
1954
(#21)
Rain, The Park & Other Things, The
Cowsills, The
1967
(#2) Artie Kornfield, Steve Duboff
Rainbow Connection, The
Kermit (aka Don Henson)
1979
Paul Williams, Kenneth Ascher
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head
B.J. Thomas
1969
(#1 for 4 wks) Bert Bacharach & Hal David, in Burtch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid, Oscar winner 1969
Raindrops
Dee Clark
1961
(#2) Dee Clark
Raining In My Heart
Buddy Holly
1959
(#88) (charted poshumously)
Rainy Day People
Gordon Lightfoot
1975
(#26) Gordon Lightfoot
Rainy Day Woman
Bob Dylan
1966
(#2) Bob Dylan
Rainy Days & Mondays
Carpenters, The
1972
(#2) Paul Williams, Roger Nichols; Karen died 2/4/83
Rama Lama Ding Dong
Edsels, The
1961
(#21)
Ramblin’ Man
Allman Brothers, The
1973
(#2) Dickey Betts
Ramblin’ Rose
Nat "King" Cole
1962
Joe & Noel Sherman
Ramona
Ramrod
Duane Eddy
1958
(#27) (instrumental)
Raspberries, Strawberries
Kingston Trio, The
1959
(#70)
Raunchy
Bill Justis & His Orchestra
1957
(#2) William Justis, Sidney Manker (also Billy Vaughn #10)
Rave On
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
1958
(#37)
Razzle-Dazzle
Bill Haley & His Comets
1955
(#15) Fred Ebb, John Kander
Reach Out for Me
Dionne Warwick
1964
(#20) Hal David, Burt Bacharach
Reason to Believe
Carpenters, The
1970
Tim Hardin (Hardin died in 1980 at 39) ; Karen died 2/4/83
Rebel Rouser
Duane Eddy
1958
(#6)
Red Red Wine
UB40
1988
(#1)
Red River Rock
Johnny & The Hurricanes
1959
(#5) Based on Red River Valley, 1896
Red River Valley
1896
Based on James Kerrigan’s "In the Bright Mohawk Valley" and that in turn on a Canadian folk song
Red Roses For A Blue Lady
Bert Kaempfert
1965
(#11) Sid Tepper, Roy Brodsky, 1948; also Vaughn Monroe, 1948
Red Rubber Ball
Cyrckle, The
1966
(#2) Paul Simon, Bruce Woodley
Red Sails In the Sunset
Platters, The
1960
(#36) Jimmy Kennedy, Hugh Williams, 1935 (two #1s in 1936, #2 on Hit Parade, 1935)
Reflections
Supremes, The
1967
(#2) Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier
Remember (Walkin’ in the Sand)
Shangri-Las, The
1964
(#5)
Remember Me, I'm the One Who Loves You
Dean Martin
1965
(#32) Al Dubin, Harry Warren (1937?)
Remember
Association, The
Gary Alexander
Requiem For the Masses
Association, The
Terry Kirkman
Rescue Me
Fontella Bass
1965
(#4)
Respect
Aretha Franklin
1966
Grammy winner 1966 (R&B)
Restroom Door Said Gentlemen, The
Return to Me
Dean Martin
1958
(#4) Danny DiMinno, Carmen Lombardo
Reuben James
Kenny Rogers
1969
(#26) Barry Etris, Alex Harvey
Reveille Rock
Johnny & The Hurricanes
1959
(#25) (instrumental)
Reverand Mr. Black, The
Kingston Trio, The
1963
(#8) Billy Ed Wheeler, J. Peters
Rhapsody in Blue
1924
George Gershwin
Rhiannon
Fleetwood Mac
1976
Stephanie "Stevie" Nicks
Rhinestone Cowboy
Glen Campbell
1975
(#1) Larry Weiss
Rhythm of the Rain
Cascades, The
1963
(#3) John Gummoc
Rich Girl
Hall & Oates
1977
(#1) Daryl Hall
Ricochet (Rick-O-Shay)
Teresa Brewer
1953
(#2) Larry Coleman, Joe Darion, Norman Gimbel
Ride, The
David Allan Coe
David Allan Coe
Ride Captain Ride
Blues Image
1970
(#4) Frank Konte, Carlos Pibnera
Ride Like the Wind
Christopher Cross
1980
(#2) Christopher Cross
Riders In the Sky
Vaughn Monroe
1949
Stan Jones, from movie same name; also by Burl Ives, 1949; losely based on "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"
Right Down the Line
Gerry Rafferty
1978
(#12)
Right Field
Peter, Paul & Mary
1986
Right Or Wrong
Patsy Cline
Right Time of the Night
Jennifer Warnes
Rikki Don’t Lose That Number
Steely Dan
1974
(#4)
Ring of Fire
Johnny Cash
1963
(#17) Merle Kilgore, June Carter
Ringo
Lorne Green
1964
(#1) Hal Blair, Don Robertson
Rip It Up
Little Richard
1956
(#17)
Rise
Herb Alpert
1979
(#1) Andy Armor, Randy Alpert (on charts 25 weeks, Alpert’s only #1)
River Is Wide, The
Kingston Trio, The
Traditional English folk tune, new lyric by Ovid Young
River of No Return
Tennessee Ernie Ford
1954
(#30) in the Marilyn Monroe movie River of No Return
River Stay Away From My Door
1931
Harry Woods, Mort Dixon
Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay
Danny & The Juniors
1958
(#19)
Rock And Roll Music
Chuck Berry
1957
(#2) Chuck Berry
Rock And Roll Waltz
Kay Starr
1955
(#1 for 5 weeks) Dick Ware, Shorty Allen
Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley
1955
(#1 for 8 weeks) Mac Freedman & Jimmy DeKnight
Rock Island Line
Anthony "Lonnie" Donegan
1956
(#8) Arr/Adapt by Lonnie Donegan from Huddie Ledbetter & The Weavers
Rock Love
Fontane Sisters, The
1955
(#13) Henry Glover
Rock Me Gently
Andy Kim
1974
Andy Kim
Rock On
David Essex
1973
David Essex
Rock the Boat
Hues Corporation, The
1974
(#1) Waldo Holmes
Rock-a-Beatin' Boogie
Bill Haley & His Comets
1955
(#23)
Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
Jerry Lewis
1956
(#10) Sam Lewis, Joe Young, Jean Schwartz (Al Jolsen #1 in 1918)
Rocka-Conga
Applejacks, The
1958
(#38)
Rocket Man
Elton John
1972
(#6)
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Brenda Lee
1960
(#14)
Rockin’ Robin
Bobby Day
1958
(#2) Jimmie Thomas did NOT write--Leon & Irma Rene did; later #2 for Michael Jackson, 1972
Rocky Mountain High
John Denver
1972
(#9) (on charts 19 weeks) John Denver & Michael Taylor
Rocky Raccoon
Beatles, The
John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Roland, The Headless Thompson Gunner
Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon
Roll Over Beethoven
Chuck Berry
1956
(#29) Chuck Berry
Rollin’ Around Up In Heaven
Room Without Windows, A
Frank Sinatra
1964
Ervin Drake, in the movie What Makes Sammy Run
Rosanna
Toto
1982
(#2 for 5 weeks)
Rose Marie
Nelson Eddy
1924
Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Rudolf Friml
Rose of Washington Square
1920
Janes Hanley, Ballard MacDonald
Rose, The
Bette Midler
1980
(#3) Linda Bloom, 1977; from the movie The Rose
Roses Are Red, My Love
Bobby Vinton
1962
(#4) Al Byron, Paul Evans
Round And Round
Perry Como
1957
(#1 - on charts 7 months) Leo Stallman, Joe Shapiro
Route 66
Nat "King" Cole Trio
1946
Bob Troup
Rovin’ Gambler
Brothers Four, The
arr & adp by Ron Green
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
1852
earliest published words 1852, earliest published music 1881
Rubber Ball
Bobby Vee
1960
(#6) Anne Orlowski, Aaron Schroeder
Rubber Duckie
Jim Henson (as Ernie)
1970
Jeffrey Moss
Ruby (Don’t Take Your Love to Town)
Kenny Rogers
1969
(#6) Mel Tillis
Ruby (It’s You)
Ray Charles
1960
(#28) Mitchell Parrish, Heinz Roenheld (earlier instrumentals by Richard Hayman Orch., 1953 and by Les Baxter)
Ruby Baby
Dion
1963
(#2) Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Raindeer
Gene Autry
1949
Johnny Marks
Rum And Coca-Cola
1945
Sp. w.Clotilde Arias, Eng. Morrie Amsterdam, m. Jeri Sullavan, Paul Baron; based on a Lionel Belasco tune of 1906
Rumble
Link Wray & His Ray Men
1958
(#16) (instrumental) Link Wray, Mel Grant; Wray pioneered tremelo, distortion and feedback
Run For the Roses
Dan Fogelberg
1982
(#18)
Run For Your Life
Beatles, The
1965
John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Run to Him
Bobby Vee
1961
(#2) Gerry Goffin, Jack Keller
Runaround Sue
Dion
1961
(#1) Ernie Maresca, Dion DiMucci
Runaway
Del Shannon
1961
(#1 for 4 weeks) Max Crook, Charles Westover; Shannon committed suicide 2/90
Running Bear
Johnny Preston
1959
(#1 for 3 weeks) J. P. "Big Bopper" Richard, also sang backup
Running Scared
Roy Orbison
1961
(#1) Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
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