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
Harve Presnell
1969
Alan J. Lerner & Frederick Loewe, from Paint Your Wagon, 1952
They Can't Take That Away From Me
Perry Como
1956
Ira & George Gershwin
They Didn't Believe Me
Julie London
1960
Herbert Reynolds & Jerome Kern, 1914
They Say That Falling In Love Is Wonderful
Perry Como
1946
Irving Berlin
They Were Doin' the Mambo
Vaughn Monroe
1954
(#7)
Thing, The
Phil Harris
1950
(#1) Charles Randolph Grean
Things
Bobby Darin
1962
(#3) Bobby Darin (Darin died in 1973 in heart surgery at age 37)
Things I Didn't Do, The
Perry Como
1954
(#22) Fred Jacobson, Ira Kosloff, Irving Reid
Things That I Used to Do
Guitar Slim
1954
(#23)
Things We Said Today, The
Beatles, The
1964
John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Things We Did Last Summer, The
Nat "King" Cole
1946
Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
Things We Do For Love, The
Ten CC
1977
(#5) Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart
Think For Yourself
Beatles, The
1965
George Harrison
This Boy
Beatles, The
John Lennon, Paul McCartney; on Hard Day’s Night
This Diamond Ring
Gary Lewis & The Playboys
1965
(#1) Bob Brass, Irwin Levine, Al Kooper
This Guy’s In Love With You
Bert Bacharach
1968
Burt Bacharach
This Is All I Ask
Tony Bennett
1963
(#70) Gordon Jenkins
This Is For All The Lonely People
America
1974
(#5)
This Is My Song
Petula Clark
1967
Charles Chaplin
This Land Is Your Land
New Christy Minstrels, The
1962
(#93) Woody Guthrie
This Love of Mine
Frank Sinatra
1941
Frank Sinatra, Sol Parker &Henry Sanicola
This Magic Moment
Drifters, The
1960
(#16) (also Jay & the Americans, 1968)
This Masquerade
George Benson
1976
(#10) Leon Russell; Grammy Winner 1976 (record); first song ever to be #1 in pop, jazz and R&B
This Nearly Was Mine
Ezio Pinza
1949
Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, in South Pacific
This Old Riverboat
New Christy Minstrels, The
From the movie "Advance to the Rear"
This Ole House
Rosemary Clooney
1954
(#1) Stuart Hamblen
This Train
Peter, Paul & Mary
196
Woody Guthrie (as "This Train Is Bound for Glory")
Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer
Nat "King" Cole
1963
(#6) Hans Carste, Charles Tobias
Those Were The Days
Mary Hopkin
1968
(#2) Gene Raskin; from a Russian song called "Darogoi Dlimmoyo" , c 1920; 1st rec. by The Limelighters)
Thousand Stars, A
Kathy Young & The Innocents
1960
(#3)
Three Bells, The
Three Browns, The
1959
(#1) Jean Villard as "Les Trois Cloches", 1943, by Edith Piaf; Eng. Bert Reisfield, 1948
Three Coins In the Fountain
Four Aces
1954
(#1) Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne; in movie of same name; Oscar winner, 1954
Three Jolly Coachmen
Kingston Trio, The
From "Landlord Fill The Bowl" , ca 1750
Three Stars Will Shine Tonight
Richard Chamberlain
1962
(#10) Theme from "Dr. Kildare"
Thrill Is Gone, The
B.B. King
1969
Through the Years
Kenny Rogers
S. Dorff & M. Panzer
Throw Mama from the Train A Kiss
Patti Page
1956
(#11)
Thunder Road
Robert Mitchum
1958
(#62)
Thunder Rolls, The
Garth Brooks
1991
(#1) Pat Alger, Garth Brooks
Thunderball
Tom Jones
1965
(#25)
Ticket To Ride
Beatles, The
1965
(#1) John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Tie A Yellow Ribbon
Tony Orlando & Dawn
1973
Irvwn Levine, L. Russel Brown
Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
Rolf Harris
1963
(#3) Rolf Harris
Tigger’s Song
Paul Winchel
Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman; in Walt Disney’s "Winnie the Pooh"
Tijuana Jail
Kingston Trio, The
1959
(#12) Denny Thompson
Tijuana Taxi
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
1965
(#38) (instrumental)
Til Death Do Us Part
Bob Braun
1962
(#26)
Til I Kissed You
Everly Brothers, The
1959
(#4) Don Everly
Til Then
Mills Brothers, The
1944
Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus & Guy Wood; also by The Hilltoppers, #10, 1954; and The Classics, 1963 (#20)
Til There Was You
Anita Bryant
1959
(#30) Meredith Wilson; from The Music Man
Till
Tony Bennett
1957
Carl Sigman, Charles Danvers
Till I Waltz Again With You
Teresa Brewer
1952
(#1) Sidney Prosen
Till the End of Time
Time After Time
Frank Sinatra
1958
Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne, 1947
Time In A Bottle
Jim Croce
1973
(#1) Jim Croce; Croce died (age 30) in a plane crash less than 3 months after recording this, before it hit #1
Time Is on My Side
Rolling Stones, The
1964
(#6) Jerry Ragovoy
Time of My Life, The
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
1987
(#1) from Dirty Dancing
Time of the Season, The
Zombies, The
1969
(#3)
Time Passages
Al Stewart
1978
(#7) Al Stewart, Peter White
Time Won’t Let Me
Outsiders, The
1966
(#5)
Times of Your Life
Paul Anka
1975
(#7) Paul Anka (a re-lyric from a Kodak commercial)
Times They Are A-Changin’, The
Peter, Paul & Mary
1963
Bob Dylan
Tin Man
America
1974
(#4) Dewey Bunnell
Tiny Bubbles
Don Ho
1966
(#57) Leon Pober
Tired of Waiting for You
Kinks, The
1965
(#6)
Tis Autumn
Nat "King" Cole
1949
Henry Nemo, 1941
To Beat the Devil
Kris Kristopherson
Kris Kristopherson
To Each His Own
Platters, The
1960
Jay Livingston, Ray Evans (#21) (also Eddy Howard Orch., 1946)
To Ev'ry Girl, To Ev'ry Boy
Johnnie Ray
1954
(#26)
To Know Him Is to Love Him
Teddy Bears, The
1958
(#1 for 3 weeks) w/m by Phil Spector
Tobacco Road
Nashville Teens, The
1964
(#14) John D. Loudermilk
Today
New Christy Minstrels, The
1964
(#17) Randy Sparks; from Advance to the Rear
Together
Connie Francis
1961
Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson, 1928
Tom Dooley
Kingston Trio, The
1958
(#1-only) (1st hit) F.Warner, J.Lomax, A.Lomax; "Tom Dula" ca 1868, by Frank Proffitt (?); Grammy ‘58 (C&W)
Tonight You Belong to Me
Patience & Prudence (McIntyre)
1956
(#4) Billy Rose, Lee David, 1926; singers were bandleader’s daughters, ages 11 & 14
Tonight
Ferrante & Teicher
1961
(#8) Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, in West Side Story
Tonight’s the Night
Rod Stewart
1976
(#1 for 8 weeks) Rod Stewart
Too Many Rivers
Brenda Lee
1965
(#13) Harlan Howard
Too Marvelous For Words
Frank Sinatra
1956
Johnny Mercer & Richard Whiting
Too Much
Elvis Presley
1957
(#1) Lee Rosenberg, Bernard Weinman
Too Much, Too Little, Too Late
J.Mathis,
1978
Nat Kipner, John Vallins
Too Old To Cut The Mustard
Rosemary Clooney & Marlene Dietrich
1952
(#12) Bill Carlisle
Too Young
Nat "King" Cole
1951
(#1 for 5 weeks) Sylvia Dee & Sid Lippman; also by Donny Osmond, 1972 (#13)
Top of the World
Carpenters, The
1973
Richard Carpenter, John Bettis; Karen died 2/4/83
Torquay
Fireballs, The
1959
(#39) (instrumental)
Tossin’ and Turnin’
Bobby Lewis
1961
(#1) Malou Rene, Ritchie Adams
Touch Me In the Morning
Diana Ross
1973
Michael Masser, Ron Miller
Tower of Strenth, A
Gene McDaniels
1961
(#5) Lived in Omaha
Town Without Pity
Gene Pitney
1961
(#13)
Traces
1969
Buddy Buie, Emory Gordy Jr., James Cobb Jr.
Tracks of My Tears, The
Miracles, The
1965
(#16) Warren Moore, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarpin
Tragedy
Fleetwoods, The
1961
(#10)
Transfusion
Nervous Norvus
1956
(#8) Jimmy Drake
Travelin’ Man
Ricky Nelson
1961
(#1) Jerry Fuller (also wrote S.F.Bay Blues) (flip side "Hello, Mary Lou" was #9)
Treat Her Like a Lady
Eddie Cornelius
True Love
Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly
1956
(#3) Cole Porter; form the movie "High Society"
True Love Ways
Peter & Gordon
1965
(#14)
Try a Little Tenderness
Frank Sinatra
1960
Harry Woods, Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly
Try to Remember
Ed Ames
1965
(#73) Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt, in The Fantasticks
Try
Stan Freberg
1952
(#15)
Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
1974
(#7) from the movie The Exorcist
Tulips and Heather
Perry Como
1952
(#16) Milton Carson
Tumblin’ Tumbleweeds
Sons of the Pioneers, The
1944
Bob Nolan, In Hollywood Canteen, 1944 (first in 1934, #13)
Turn Around
Harry Belafonte
1958
Malvina Reynolds, Allen Greene & Harry Belafonte
Turn Around, Look At Me
Vogues, The
1968
(#7) Les Reed, Barry Mason
Turn Down Day
Cyrckle, The
1966
(#16) David Blume, Jerry Keller
Turn the World Around the Other Way
Eddy Arnold
1967
(#66)
Turn Your Love Arund
George Benson
1981
(#5)
Turn Your Radio On
Ray Stevens
1970
(#1 for 3 weeks) Albert Brumley, 1959
Turn, Turn, Turn
Byrds, The
1965
(#1 for 3 weeks - 2nd #1 that year) Pete Seeger
Tutti Frutti
Little Richard
1956
(#17) (Pat Boone version #12)
Tuxedo Junction
Glenn Miller Orchestra
1934
Erskine Hawkins
Tweedlee Dee
Georgia Gibbs
1955
(#2) Winfield Scott
Twelfth of Never, The
Johnny Mathis
1957
(#9) Paul Webster & Jerry Livingston
Twelve Days of Christmas, The
Traditional
16th Century
Twelve-Thirty
Mamas & Papas
1967
(#20) John Phillips
Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa
Gene Pitney
1963
(#17)
Twenty-Five or Six to Four
Chicago
Twenty-Six Miles (Santa Catalina)
Four Preps, The
1958
(#2 for 3 weeks, on charts 20)
Twilight Time
Platters, The
1958
(#1) Buck Ram, Al & Marty Nevins, & Artie Dunn (Nevins & Dunn were "The Three Suns")(1944)
Twine Time
Alvin Cash & The Crawlers
1965
(#14) (instrumental)
Twist and Shout
Beatles, The
1964
(#2) Bert Russell, Phillip Medley(previously by The Isley Brothers, #17 in 1962)
Twist, The
Chubby Checker
1962
(#1) Hank Ballard (Ballard, The Midnighters, also recorded it, 1960, #28); Checker’s real name is Ernest Evans
Twixt Twelve and Twenty
Pat Boone
1959
(#17)
Two Different Worlds
Don Rondo
1956
(#11) A. Frisch & S. Wayne
Two Doors Down
Dolly Parton
1978
(#19) Dolly Parton
Two Faces Have I
Lou Christie
1963
(#6)
Two Hearts
Pat Boone
1955
(#16)
Two Lost Souls
Perry Como & Jaye P. Morgan
1955
(#18) Richard Adler, Jerry Ross; from the musical "Damn Yankees"
Two Purple Shadows
Jerry Vale
1954
(#20)
Two Sleepy People
Bing Crosby
1944
Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser
Typewriter, The
Leroy Anderson
1953
(#1) Leroy Anderson
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