D-H
Da Doo Ron Ron
Crystals, The
1963
(#3) Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich
Daddy Sang Bass
Johnny Cash
1968
(#42) Carl Perkins
Daddy’s Home
Shep & The Limelites
1961
(#2) Jimmy Sheppard, William Miller
Daddy’s Little Girl
Mills Brothers, The
1950
(#1) Bobby Burke & Horace Gerlach
Daddy-O
Fontane Sisters, The
1955
(#11)Don Raye & Gene DePaul
Dance to the Music
Sly & The Family Stone
1968
(#8)
Dance With Me Henry (Wallflower)
Georgia Gibbs
1955
(#1) Hank Ballard, Johnny Otis; re-work of Ballard’s "Work With Me, Annie" & Etta James’ "Roll With Me, Henry"
Dance With Me
Orleans
1975
(#6) John & Johanna Hall
Dance with the Guitar Man
Duane Eddy & The Rebelettes
1962
(#12) Duane Eddy, Lee Hazlewood
Dance, Dance, Dance
Beach Boys, The
1965
Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson
Dance, The
Garth Brooks
1989
Tony Arata
Dancin' With Someone (Longin' For You)
Teresa Brewer
1953
(#17)
Dancing in the Dark
Bing Crosby
1931
Howard Dietz & Arthur Schwartz, in The Band Wagon
Dancing in the Street
Martha & The Vandellas
1964
(#2) William Stevenson, Marvin Gay, Ivory Joe Hunter
Dancing on the Ceiling
Frank Sinatra
1930
Lorenz Hart & Richard Rodgers
Dancing Queen
Abba
1974
(#1) Benny & Stig Anderson, Bjorn Ulvaous
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
Ruth Etting
1930
(#1) Al Dubin & Joe Burke
Dang Me
Roger Miller
1964
(#7) Roger Miller; Granny winner for C&W song, 1964 (1st of 2 in a row)
Danger! Heartbreak Ahead
Jaye P. Morgan
1955
(#12) Carl Stutz, Nathan Barefoot Jr.
Dangling Conversation, The
Simon & Garfunkel
1966
(#25) Paul Simon
Daniel
Elton John
1973
(#2) Elton John, Bernie Taupin
Danke Schoen
Wayne Newton
1963
(#13) Kurt Schwabach, Milt Gabler & Bert Kaempfert
Danny Boy
Conway Twitty
1959
(#10) Lyr Frederick Weatherly, 1913, to "Londonderry Aire" (ca 1855)
Danny’s Song
Anne Murray
1973
(#73) Kenny Loggins
Dark As a Dungeon
Weavers, The
Merle Travis, 1947
Dark Moon
Gale Storm
1957
(#4)Ned Miller
Darktown Strutters’ Ball
1917
Shelton Brooks
Darlin’ Corey
Weavers, The
1956
Adapted by Huddie Ledbetter
Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
Nat "King" Cole
1955
(#7) Anna Sosenko, 1935
Darn That Dream
Benny Goodman
1940
(#1) Eddie DeLange & Jimmy Van Heusen; vocal by Mildred Bailey
Dawn (Go Away)
Four Seasons, The
1964
(#3) Bob Gaudio, Sandy Linzer
Dawn of Correction, The
Spokesmen, The
1965
(#36)
Day After Day
Doris Day
1937
recorded with Barney Rapp band; regarded as her signature song
Day By Day
Jo Stafford
1953
Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl & Paul Weston (1945)
Day Is Done
Peter, Paul & Mary
1969
Peter Yarrow
Day That Clancy Drowned, The
Ray Stevens
Day that the Rains Came, The
Jane Morgan
1958
(#21) Pierre Delanoe (Eng. Carl Sigman), Gilbert Becaud
Day Tripper
Beatles, The
1965
(#5) John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Daydream Believer
Monkees, The
1967
(#1 for 4 weeks) John C. Stewart (of the Kingston Trio)
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)
Harry Belefonte
1957
(#5) Erik Darling, Bob Carey, Alan Arkin (three others charted previous year)
Days of Wine and Roses
Andy Williams
1963
(#26) Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer, movie same name; Oscar, 1962 (2nd in a row); 2 Grammies, 1963
Daytime Friends & Nighttime Lovers
Kenny Rogers
1977
(#28)
Dead Man’s Curve
Jan & Dean
1964
(#8) (Jan Berry’s car wreck was 1966)
Dead Skunk
Loudon Wainwright III
1973
(#16) Loudon Wainwright III (played Capt. Spaulding on MASH)
Dear Heart
Andy Williams
1964
(#24) (Henry Mancini version #77) Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Henry Mancini
December '62 (Oh What a Night)
Four Seasons, The
Robert Gaudio, Judy Parker
Deck the Halls
Traditional
Old Welsh air
Dede Dinah
Frankie Avalon
1958
(#7)
Dedicated to the One I Love
Mamas & Papas
1967
(#23) Lowman Pauling (actual writer, of the 5 Royales), Ralph Bass (credit only), 1961
Deep Purple
Nino Tempo & April Stevens
1969
(#1) Mitchell Parish (later), Peter DeRose, 1939 (Billy Ward version 1957, #20) one of many of his add-on lyrics
Delaware
Perry Como
1960
(#22) Irving Gordon
Delia’s Gone (One More Round)
Kingston Trio, The
1963
Delicado
Percy Faith & His Orchestra
1952
(#1) (Instrumental) Jack Lawrence, Waldyr Azevedo
Delilah
Tom Jones
1968
(#15) Les reed, Barry Mason
Della and the Dealer
Hoyt Axton
1979
Hoyt Axton; featured on an episode of "WKRP In Cincinnati"
Delta Dawn
Helen Reddy
1972
(#1) Alex Harvey, Larry Collins; previously recorded by Tanya Tucker, 1972
Dennis the Menace
Rosemary Clooney and Jimmy Boyd
1953
(#25)
Desert Pete
Kingston Trio, The
1963
(#33)
Desperado
Eagles
1973
Don Henley, Glenn Frey
Detour
Patti Page
1951
(#5) Paul Westmorland (written 1945?)
Detroit City
Bobby Bare
1963
(#16) Danny Dill, Mel Tillis; Grammy winner 1963 (C&W); later #27 for Tom Jones, 1967
Devil in Disguise
Elvis Presley
1963
(#3)
Devil Or Angel
Bobby Vee
1960
(#6) first recorded by The Clovers, ca 1954
Devil With The Blue Dress
Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels
1966
(#6)
Devil Woman
Marty Robbins
1962
(#16) Christine Authors, Terry Britten
Devoted to You
Everly Brothers
1958
(#10) Boudleaux Bryant
Diamond Girl
Seals & Crofts
1973
(#6) Jimmy Seals, Dash Crofts
Diana
Paul Anka
1957
(#1) Paul Anka
Diane
Bachelors, The
1964
(#10) Erno Rappe, Lew Pollack, 1927; written for the movie "Seventh Heaven"
Diary
Bread
1972
David Gates
Diary, The
Neil Sedaka
1958
(#14)
Did She Mention My Name
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot
Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind
Lovin’ Spoonful, The
1966
(#2) John Sebastian
Did You Ever See A Dream Walking
Kate Smith
1933
Mack Gordon, Harry Revel
Didn’t We
Richard Harris
1967
Jim Webb
Different Drum
Linda Ronstadt
1967
(#13) Michael Nesmith
Diggin’ Up Bones
Randy Travis
1986
Paul Overstreet, Al Gore
Dixie Chicken
Lowell George
Dixie Danny
Laurie Sisters, The
1955
(#30)
Dizzy
Tommy Roe
1969
(#1 for 4 weeks) Fred Weller & Tommy Roe
Do Nothing ‘Til You Hear From Me
Ella Fitzgerald
1956
Duke Ellington & Bob Russell
Do Wah Diddy Diddy
Manfred Mann
1964
(#1) Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry
Do You Believe In Magic
Lovin’ Spoonful, The
1965
(#9) John Sebastian
Do You Hear What I Hear
Traditional
Do You Know The Way to San Jose
Dionne Warwick
1968
(#10) Bert Bacharach & Hal David
Do You Know You Are My Sunshine
Statler Brothers, The
Do You Love Me
Dave Clark Five, The
1964
(#11)
Do You Remember These
Statler Brothers, The
Do You Think I’m Sexy
Rod Stewart
1978
(#1 for 4 weeks)
Do You Wanna Dance?
Bobby Freeman
1958
(#5) Robert Freeman
Do You Want to Know a Secret
Beatles, The
1964
(#2) John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Doctor My Eyes
Jackson Browne
1972
(#8) Jackson Browne
Doctor, Doctor
Ray Stevens
Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor
Anthony "Lonnie" Donegan
1961
(#5) Billy Rose, Marty Baum, Ernest Breuer, 1924 (originally "Does Your Spearmint Lose It’s Flavor")
Dog And Butterfly
1979
Susan Ennis, Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson
Dogface Soldier
Russ Morgan & Chorus
1955
(#30)
Doggie in the Window, The
Patti Page
1953
(#1) Bob Merrill
Domani (Tomorrow)
Julius LaRosa
1955
(#13) Tony Velona, Ulpio Minucci
Dominique
Soeur Sourire (The Singing Num)
1963
(#1 for 4 weeks) Soeur Sourire; she committed suicide in 1985
Don’t Be Cruel
Elvis Presley
1956
(#1 for 4 weeks) Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley (credited but didn’t write) (flip side "Hound Dog"also #1)
Don’t Blame Me
Sarah Vaughn
1946
Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You
Connie Francis
1962
(#1) Benny Davis, Ted Murray
Don’t Cry Out Loud
Melissa Manchester
1978
(#10)
Don’t Forbid Me
Pat Boone
1956
(#1) Charles Singleton
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Mel Tormé
1945
Bob Russell, Duke Ellington, 1942
Don’t Go Down to the Quarry
Peter, Paul & Mary
Peter Yarrow
Don’t Go Near the Indians
Rex Allen
1962
(#17)
Don’t Go to Strangers
Vaughn Monroe
1956
(#38) Redd Evans, Arthur Kent, Dave Mann
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
Crystal Gayle
1977
Richard Leigh; Grammy winner, 1977 (C&W); Gayle is Loretta Lynn’s sister
Don’t It Make You Want to Go Home
Joe South
1969
(#41) Joe South
Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
James Taylor
1972
(#14) James Taylor
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
Animals, The
1965
(#15) Benjamin, Marcus & Caldwell
Don’t Let the Rain Come Down
Serendipity Singers, The
1964
(#6) University of Colorado group
Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying
Gerry & The Pacemakers
1964
(#4) Gerald Marsden
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Elton John
1974
(#4) Elton John, Bernie Taupin
Don’t Mess Around With Jim
Jim Croce
1972
Jim Croce
Don’t Sleep in the Subway
Petula Clark
Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent
Don’t Stop
Fleetwood Mac
Christie McVie
Don’t Take Your Guns to Town
Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two
1959
(#32)
Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright
Peter, Paul & Mary
1963
(#9) Bob Dylan
Don’t Throw Your Love Away
Searchers, The
1964
(#16) B. Jackson, J. Wisner
Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me
Marty Robbins
1961
(#3) Marty Robbins
Don’t Worry Baby
Beach Boys, The
1964
(#24)
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
Bobby McFerrin
1988
(#1 for 2 weeks) one fo the top 10 "1-hit wonders)
Don’t You Care
Buckinghams, The
1967
(#6) Gary Brisbeir, Jim Holvay
Don’t You Just Know It
Huey "Piano" Smith
1958
(#9)
Don’t You Know
Della Reese
1959
(#2) Bobby Worth
Don’t You Rock Me Daddy-O
Anthony "Lonnie" Donegan
1957
adapted by Wally Whyton & Bill Varley (of The Vipers, who also recorded it)from Dave Macon's "Sail Away Ladies," 1927
Dona Dona
Joan Baez
Aaron Zeitlin, Shalom Secunda; Eng. Arthur Kevess & Teddy Schwartz
Donna the Prima Donna
Dion
1963
(#6)
Don't Be Angry
Crew-Cuts, The
1955
(#14) Napoleon Brown, Rose Marie McCoy
Don't Let the Stars Get In Your Eyes
Perry Como
1953
(#1) Slim Willet
Don't Mess Up A Good Thing
Fontella Bass & Bobby McLure
1965
(#33)
Dooley
Kingston Trio, The
1965
Mitchell Jayne, Rodney Dillard
Door Is Still Open to My Heart, The
Dean Martin
1964
(#6) Chuck Willis; first recorded as a "doo-wop" song by The Cardinals, 1955
Do-Wacka-Do
Roger Miller
1964
(#31) Roger Miller
Down at the Twist and Shout
Mary Chapin Carpenter
1992
(#2) Mary Chapin Carpenter; grammy winner
Down By the Old Mill Stream
Tell Taylor (1910)
Down By the Station
Four Preps, The
1959
(#13) Arr. Glen Larson, Bruce Beland
Down In the Boondocks
Billy Joe Royal
1965
(#9) Joe South
Down on the Corner
Credence Clearwater Revival
Down Yonder
Joe "Fingers" Carr
1921
L. Wolfe Gilbert
Downtown
Petula Clark
1964
(#1) Tony Hatch
Dr. Kavorkian
Doo-Doo-Wah
1995
Ron DeLacy
Draft Dodger Rag
Chad Mitchell Trio, The
Phil Ochs
Draggin’ The Line
Tommy James
1971
(#4)
Dragnet
Ray Anthony & His Orchestra
1953
(#2) Walter Schumann
Dream
The Pied Pipers
1945
(#1) Johnny Mercer (Four Aces version #17 in 1954) Pied Pipers included Jo Stafford at this time
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Mama Cass Elliott
1968
(#12) Gus Kahn, Wilber Schwandt, Fabian Andre 1931; first popularized by Kate Smith on radio
Dream Along With Me
Perry Como
1955
Carl Sigman; Perry Como’s theme song
Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
Roy Orbison
1962
(#4) Cindy Walker
Dream Lover
Bobby Darin
1959
(#2) Bobby Darin (Darin died in 1973 in heart surgery at age 37)
Dream Weaver
Gary Wright
1976
(#2 for 3 weeks) Gary Wright
Dream, Dream, Dream
1954
Mitchell Parrish (later), Jimmy McHugh
Dreamin’
Johnny Burnette
1960
(#11) brother of Dorsey Burnette ("Hey Little One"); both died young
Dreams
Fleetwood Mac
1977
Stevie Nicks
Drift Away
Dobie Gray
Mentor Williams
Drill Ye Tarriers
Tomas F. Casey (?) ca 1888
Driving My Life Away
Eddie Rabbitt
1980
(#5)
Druggist Song, The
Joel Mabus
1998
Joel Mabus, on "Rhyme Schemes"
Drunken Sailor
Traditional
Druthers
John Denver
John Denver
Dueling Banjos
Deliverance
1972
Arthur Smith (Played by Eric Weissberg & Steve Mardel)
Duke of Earl
Gene Chandler
1962
(#1) Earl Edwards, Bernie Williams, Eugene Dixon
Dum Dum
Brenda Lee
1961
(#4) Jackie DeShannon, Sharon Sheeley
Dungaree Doll
Eddie Fisher
1955
(#7) Ben Raleigh, Sherman Edwards
Dust In The Wind
Kansas
1978
(#6) Kerry Livgren
Dutchman’s Gold
Walter Brennan
1960
(#30)
Dynamite
Brenda Lee
1957
(#72)
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)
Penguins, The
1955
(#8) Curtis Williams, Jesse Belvin
Easier Said Than Done
Essex, The
1963
(#1) William B. Linton, Larry Huff
East of the Sun
Charlie Parker
1945
Bowman (#9 on the Hit Parade, 1935)
Easter Parade
Fred Astaire
1933
Irving Berlin, 1933
Easy to Be Hard
Three Dog Night
1969
(#4) Gerome Ragni, James Rando, in the musical Hair
Ebb Tide
The Righteous Brothers
1965
(#5) Carl Stigman, Robert Maxwell, 1953; (Lenny Welch #25 in ‘64; also Frank Chacksfield, 1953)
Ebony And Ivory
Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney
1982
Paul McCartney
Ebony Eyes
Everly Brothers, The
1961
(#8) John D. Loudermilk
Eddystone Light, The
Arr. & adapted (and new words) by Fred Hellerman
Edelweis
Christopher Plummer
1959
Richard Rogers & Oscar Hammerstein II in Sound of Music
Eggplant That Ate Chicago, The
Dr. West Medicine Show
1966
(#52) Norman Greenbaum (member of the group) (also wrote "Spirit In the Sky")
Eight Days a Week
Beatles, The
1965
(#1) John Lennon, Paul McCartney
El Condor Pasa
Simon & Garfunkel
1970
Words & Music by J.Milchberg & D. Robles from Peruvian folk tune 1933; Eng. Lyric by Paul Simon
El Matador
Kingston Trio, The
1960
(#32) Jane Bowers, Irving Burgess
El Paso
Marty Robbins
1959
(#1) Marty Robbins
Eleanor Rigby
Beatles, The
1966
John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Eli’s Coming
Three Dog Night
1969
(#10) Laura Nyro (d 1997 at 49)
Elmer's Tune
Glenn Miller
1938
Albrecht & Sammy Gallop
Elusive Butterfly
Bob Lind
1966
(#5) Bob Lind
Elvira
Oak Ridge Boys, The
1981
(#5) Dallas Frazier
Embraceable You
Frank Sinatra
1944
George & Ira Gershwin , in the movie "Girl Crazy"
Emotions
Brenda Lee
1960
(#7) Mel Tillis, Ramsey Kearney
Empty Arms
Teresa Brewer
1957
(#13) Ivory Joe Hunter (whose own version reached #43)
End of the World, The
Skeeter Davis
1963
(#2) Fred Rose; this is about death of a dear one, not a split
Endless Sleep
Jody Reynolds
1958
(#5) Delores Nance & Jody Reynolds
Engine Engine Number 9
Roger Miller
1965
(#7) Roger Miller
England Swings
Roger Miller
1965
(#8) Roger Miller
Entertainer, The
Marvin Hamlisch
1974
(#3) w/m Scott Joplin, 1902; from The Sting
Erie Canal (Low Bridge)
Kingston Trio, The
Thomas S. Allen, 1913
Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
Rupert Holmes
1979
(#1 for 3 weeks)
Eve of Destruction, The
Barry McGuire
1965
(#1) P.F. Sloan, Steve Barri, V. Buggy, C. Francoia
Even Now
Barry Manilow
1978
(#19) Marty Panzer, Barry Manilow
Even The Nights Are Better
Air Supply
1982
(#5) Graham Russell
Everglades, The
Kingston Trio, The
1960
(#60) Harlan Howard
Evergreen
Barbra Streisand
1976
(#1 for 3 weeks) Paul Williams, Barbra Streisand; in A Star Is Born, Oscar winner 1976; Grammy winner 1977 (song)
Every Day With You, Girl
Buddy Buie & J. R. Cobb
Every Time You Go Away
Paul Young
1985
(#1)
Everybody Loves a Clown
Gary Lewis & The Playboys
1965
(#4)
Everybody Loves A Lover
Doris Day
1958
(#6) Richard Adler, Robert Allen
Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime
Dean Martin
1964
(#1) Irving Taylor, Ken Lane
Everybody
Tommy Roe
1963
(#3)
Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool
Connie Francis
1960
(#1) Jack Keller, Howard Greenfield
Everybody’s Talkin’
Harry Nilsson
1969
(#6) Fred Neil from Midnight Cowboy
Everybody's Got a Home But Me
Eddie Fisher
1955
(#20) Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
Everyday People
Sly & The Family Stone
1968
(#1 for 4 weeks) Sly Stewart
Everyone's Gone to the Moon
Jonathan King
1965
(#17) Kenneth King
Everything Happens to Me
Frank Sinatra
1940
Thomas Adair, Matt Dennis
Everything I Do
Bryan Adams
1991
(#1 for 10 weeks) Bryan Adams, Robert John Lange, Michael Kamen; from Kevin Kostner’s Robin Hood
Everything I Own
Bread
David Gates?
Everything Is Beautiful
Ray Stevens
1970
(#1) Ray Stevens
Everything That Touches You
Association, The
1868
Terry Kirkman
Evil Ways
Santana
1970
(#9)
Experience Unnecessary
Sarah Vaughan
1955
(#14)
Expressway to Your Heart
Soul Survivors
1967
(#4)
Eye of the Tiger
Survivor
1982
(#1 for 6 weeks) from Rocky III
Faded Love
Patsy Cline
1963
(#96) (a Bob Wills #8 hit in 1950)
Fall
John Denver
1972
John Denver, Mike Taylor, Dick Kniss, on "Rocky Mountain High"
Falling
Roy Orbison
1963
(#22)
Falling In Love Again
Marlene Dietrich
Sammy Lerner, Fred. Hollander, In Blue Angel
Falling In Love With Love
Frances Langford
1939
(#18) Lorenz Hart & Richard Rodgers; from the movie "The Boys From Syracuse"
Fannie Mae
Buster Brown
1960
(#38)
Far Away Places
Margaret Whiting
1949
Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer
Farmer John
Premiers, The
1954
(#19)
Fascinatin’ Rhythm
1924
George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Fascination
Jane Morgan
1957
(#7) Dick Manning, F.D. Marchetti, 1932
Fast Freight
Kingston Trio, The
Terry Gilkyson
Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die Rag
Country Joe & The Fish
1969
Joe McDonald
Feel Like Makin' Love
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
1975
(#10) Ralph Michaels
Feel Like Makin’ Love
Roberta Flack
1974
(#1) Gene McDaniels (on charts 16 weeks)
Feelin' Stronger every Day
Chicago
1973
(#10) Peter Cetera, James Pankow
Feelings
Morris Albert
1975
(#6) Morris Albert (Spanish by Thomas Fundora) (on charts 32 weeks)
Feels So Good
Chuck Mangione
1978
(#4) Chuck Mangione
Fernando
Abba
1976
(#3)
Ferry 'Cross The Mersey
Gerry & The Pacemakers
1965
(#6) Gerry Marsden
Fever
Peggy Lee
1958
(#8) Eddie Cooley, John Davenport
Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover
Paul Simon
1975
(#1 for 3 weeks) Paul Simon
Fifty-Ninth Street Bridge Song
Simon & Garfunkel
1966
Paul Simon (later recorded by Harpers Bizarre, #13 in 1967)
Fingertips
Stevie Wonder
1963
(#1 for 3 weeks) Henry Crosby, Clarence Paul
Fire And Rain
James Taylor
1970
(#3) James Taylor
Fire Lake
Bob Seger
1980
(#6)
First Noel, The
Traditional
Traditional, pub. 1833
First Time Ever I Saw You Face, The
Roberta Flack
1972
(#16) Ewan MacColl (d 1989), 1957 (to his wife-to-be) (on charts 18 weeks - double Grammy winner '72, song & record)
Five Foot Two
1925
Ray Henderson, Sam Lewis, Joe Young
Five Hundred Miles
Peter, Paul & Mary
Hedy West; based on "Railroader’s Lament"; also rec. by Bobby Bare (arr. Bobby Bare & Charlie Williams) (#10, 1963)
Five O'Clock World
Vogues, The
1965
(#4)
Flowers On the Wall
Statler Brothers, The
1965
(#4)
Fly Away
John Denver
1975
John Denver, on "Windsong"
Fly Like An Eagle
Steve Miller Band
1976
(#3) Charles D. Merriam
Fly Me to the Moon
Tony Bennett
1965
(#84) Bart Howard, 1954; also rec. by Kaye Ballard, 1954, and Joe Jarnell, 1962
Follow Me
John Denver
John Denver
Follow That Dream
Elvis Presley
1962
(#15)
Follow the Drinkin’ Gourd
New Christy Minstrels
Paul Campbell (the Weaver’s collective pen name)
Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash
1968
(#32) Johnny Cash
Fool Number One
Brenda Lee
1961
(#3) Kathryn R. Fulton
Fool on the Hill
Sergio Mendez
1968
(#6) John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Fool Such As I, A
Elvis Presley
1959
(#2) Bill Trader, 1953
Fooled
Perry Como
1955
(#20) Mann Curtis, Doris Tauber
Fools Rush In
Brook Benton
1960
(#24) Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom, 1940; popularized by Tony Martin
Footloose
Kenny Loggins
1989
(#1 for 3 weeks)
For All We Know
Carpenters, The
1971
(#3) Robb Royer, Arthur James, Fred Karlin; from "Lovers And Other Strangers," Oscar winner 1971
For Baby (For Bobbie)
Peter, Paul & Mary
John Denver, 1965
For Emily (Wherever I May Find Her)
Simon & Garfunkel
1966
(#53) Paul Simon
For Lovin’ Me
Peter, Paul & Mary
1965
(#30) Gordon Lightfoot
For Me And My Gal
Judy Garland & Gene Kelly
1942
George W. Meyer, Edgar Leslie, Ray Goetz, 1917
For My Good Fortune
Pat Boone
1958
(#23)
For Once In My Life
Tony Bennett
1967
(#91) Ronald Miller, Orlando Murden (Stevie Wonder version, #2 in 1968)
For Sentimental Reasons
Sam Cooke
1957
Deke Watson, William Best, 1945 (#17)
For The Good Times
Ray Price
1970
(#11) Kris Kristofferson
For What It’s Worth
Buffalo Springfield
1967
(#7) Stephen Stills
For Your Eyes Only
Sheena Easton
1981
(#4)
For Your Love
Yardbirds, The
1965
(#6)
For Your Precious Love
Jerry Butler & The Impressions
1958
(#11) Ed Townsend
Forest Lawn
John Denver
1970
Tom Paxton
Forever
Little Dippers, The
1960
(#9) Buddy Killen; actually recorded by The Anita Kerr Singers
Forever and Ever Amen
Randy Travis
Forever In Blue Jeans
Neil Diamond
1979
(#20) Neil Diamond, Richard Bennett
Forgive My Heart
Nat "King" Cole
1955
(#13) Sammy Gallop, Chester Conn
Fortune in Dreams
Kay Starr
1954
(#17)
Forty Miles of Bad Road
Duane Eddy
1959
(#9) Duane Eddy, Al Casey
Four Strong Winds
Brothers Four, The
Ian & Sylvia (Tyson) their first writing effort
Four Walls
Jim Reeves
1957
(#11) Marvin Moore, George Campbell
Fox on the Run
Sweet
1975
(#5) Brian Connelly, Stephen Priest, Andrea Scott, Michael Tucker
Frankie and Johnny
Brook Benton
1961
(#20) c 1870-75; first published 1912; Benton d 1988
Fraulein
Bobby Helms
1957
Free Bird
1973
Allan Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
Freight Train
Rusty Draper
1957
(#6) Words & Music by Elizabeth "Libby" Cotton (Woody Guthrie’s maid, written age 12)
Friendly Persuasion
Pat Boone
1956
(#5) Paul Webster & Dmitri Tiomkin
Froggy Went A Courtin’
Brothers Four, The
1961
(#32) ca 1580, author unknown
From A Distance
Bette Midler
1990
(#2)
From A Jack To A King
Ned Miller
1962
(#6)
From Me to You
Beatles, The
John Lennon, Paul McCartney
From the Vine Came the Grape
Gaylords, The
1954
(#7) Leonard Whitcup, Paul Cunningham, 1949
Frosty The Snowman
Gene Autry
1950
Jack Rollins (Walter E. Rollins?), Steve Nelson
Frozen Logger, The
Weavers, The
1951
James Stevens
Fun, Fun, Fun
Beach Boys, The
1964
(#5)
Funeral Song, The
Limelighters, The
Funny How Time Slips Away
Patsy Cline
1961
(#22) Willie Nelson
Funny Way of Laughin’
Burl Ives
1962
(#10) Hank Cochran; Grammy winner 1962
G.T.O.
Ronny & The Daytonas
1964
(#4)
Gal That Got Away, The
Frank Sinatra
1954
(#21)
Galveston
Glen Campbell
1969
(#4) Jim Webb
Galway Bay
1948
Arthur Colahan
Gambler, The
Kenny Rogers
1978
(#16) Dan Schlitz; Grammy winner, 1978 (C&W)
Game of Love
Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
1965
(#1)
Games People Play
Joe South
1969
(#12) Joe Souter (Joe South) & Allan Tuissaint; Grammy winner, 1969 (song)
Gang That Sang "Heart of My Heart", The
Don Cornell
1953
(#10) Ben Ryan, 1926
Garden of Eden, The
Joe Valino
1956
(#12) Denise Norwood
Garden Party
Rick Nelson
1972
(#8) Rick Nelson (after being booed at Madison Square Garden)
Garden Song, The (Inch by Inch)
Dave Mallet
1978
Dave Mallet
Gee Whittakers!
Pat Boone
1955
(#19)
Gee
The Crows
1954
(#14)
Gentle On My Mind
Glen Campbell
1967
(# 62) John Hartford; Grammy winner 1967 (C&W)
Georgia On My Mind
Ray Charles
1960
(#1) w.Hoagy Carmichael, 1927, m. Stuart Gorrell, 1930; Charles’ version is Georgia’s official state song since 1979
Georgie Girl
Seekers, The
1966
(#2) Jim Dale, Tom Springfield
Get A Job
Silhouettes, The
1958
(#1) Earl Beal, Raymond Edwards, William F. Horton, Richard Lewis (one of the top ten one-hit wonders)
Get Back
Beatles, The
John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Get Happy
Judy Garland
1930
Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen, in "Summer Stock;" previously rec. by Ruth Etting
Get Off of My Cloud
Rolling Stones, The
1965
(#1) Mick Jagger, Keith Richard
Get Over It
Eagles, The
1994
Don Henley, Glenn Frye
Get Together
Youngbloods, The
1967
(#62) Dino Valenti (also #5 in 1969)
Ghost In This House
Shenandoah
1990
Hugh Priestwood
Ghostbusters
Ray Parker, Jr.
1984
(#1) Ray Parker, Jr.
Gigi
Vic Damone
1957
(#16) Alan J. Lerner & Frederick Loewe, in Gigi; Oscar winner, 1958
Gilligan’s Island
Gimme One Reason
Tracey Chapman
1998
Tracey Chapman
Girl from Ipanema, The
Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto
1964
(#5) Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes & Norman Gimbel; 2 Grammies '64 (record, album)
Girl Talk
Tony Bennett
1966
Mort Lindsey, 1964; in the movie "Harlow"
Girl
Beatles, The
1965
John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon
Neil Diamond
Git Along, Little Dogie
Kingston Trio, The
1962
(as "Dogie’s Lament") Traditional, pub. 1893, possibly from 1880
Gitarzan
Ray Stevens
1969
(#8)
Give Me The Night
George Benson
1980
(#80)
Give My Regards to Broadway
George M. Cohan
1904
George M. Cohan; Cohan's theme song
Giving You The Best That I've Got
Anita Baker
1986
Anita Baker & Holland
Glad All Over
Dave Clark Five, The
1964
(#6) Dave Clark, Mike Smith
Gloria
Shadows of Knight, The
1966
(#10) Van Morrison
Glory of Love, The
Benny Goodman
1936
William Hill
Glow-Worm, The
MIlls Brothers, The
1952
(#1) Paul Lincke & Heinz Bolten-Backers; Eng. lyr Johnny Mercer
Go Away Little Girl
Steve Lawrence
1962
(#1) Carole King, Gerry Goffin
Go Jimmy Go
Jimmy Clanton
1959
(#5)
Go Now!
Moody Blues, The
1965
(#10)
Go Tell It On the Mountain
Peter, Paul & Mary
1964
Traditional, ca 1865
Go Where You Wanna Go
Mamas & Papas, The
1967
John Phillips
Go Your Own Way
Fleetwood Mac
1977
Lindsey Buckingham
God Bless America
Kate Smith
1939
Irving Berlin
God Bless the Child
Blood, Sweat & Tears
1969
Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday, 1941; also recorded by Aretha Franklin
God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
Traditional
Traditional, pub. 1853
Goin’ Back to Texas
Goin’ Out Of My Head
Little Anthony & The Imperials
1964
(#6) Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein
Goin’ Up the Country
Canned Heat
1969
(#11)
Going to a Go-Go
Miracles, The
1965
(#11)
Golden Earrings
Peggy Lee
1948
Victor Young, Jay Livingston & Ray Evans; also rec. by Willie Nelson, 1983
Goldfinger
Shirley Bassey
1965
(#8)
Gone
Ferlin Husky
1957
(#4)
Gone With The Wind
Mel Torme
1956
Herb Magidson & Allie Wrubel
Gonna Find Me a Bluebird
Marvin Rainwater
1957
(#18)
Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky)
Bill Conti
1977
Ayn Robbins, Bill Conti, Carl Connors
Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now
Patience & Prudence (McIntyre)
1956
(#11) Milton Kellom (Theresa Brewer version #25 in 1952) They were bandleader’s daughters, ages 11 & 14
Gonna Go Down The River
Kingston Trio, The
Buddy Mize, Dallas Frazier
Gonna Knock On Your Door
Eddie Hodges
1961
(#12)
Goober Peas
Kingston Trio, The
1959
Traditional, ca 1964; alludes primarily to Georgia's Civil War troops' poor food supplies
Good and Lonesome
Kay Starr
1955
(#17)
Good Day Sunshine
Beatles, The
1966
John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Good Enough for Now
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Good Golly Miss Molly
Little Richard
1958
(#10) Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco
Good Hearted Woman
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
1971
(#25) Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson
Good Life, The
Tony Bennett
1963
(#18) Jack Reardon, Sacha Distel
Good Lovin’
Rascals, The
1966
(#1) Rudy Clark, Arthur Resnick (band was 3/4’s of Joey Dee’s "starlighters")
Good Luck Charm
Elvis Presley
1962
(#1) Wally Gold, Aaron Schroeder
Good Morning Starshine
Oliver
1969
(#3) Gerome Ragni, James Rado, in the musical "Hair"; Oliver d 2/14/00
Good News (Chariot’s Comin’)
Kingston Trio, The
1959
arranged by Lou Gottlieb of The Limelighters
Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight
McGuire Sisters, The
1954
(#7) James Hudson & Calvin Carter
Good Riddance (The Time of Your Life)
Green Day
Good Timin’
Jimmy Jones
1960
(#3) Clint Ballard Jr., Fred Tobias
Good Vibrations
Beach Boys, The
1966
Brian Wilson & Mike Wilson
Good-bye to Love
Carpenters, The
1972
(#7) Karen died 2/4/83
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
1973
(#2) Elton John, Bernie Taupin
Goodbye, Cruel World
James Darren
1961
(#3) Gloria Shayne
Goodnight Irene
Gordon Jenkins with The Weavers
1950
(#1) Huddie Ledbetter, adp. John Lomax, 1936 (also Jerry Reed #79 in 1962); from Gussie Davis song of 1886?
Goodnight My Love, Pleasant Dreams
McGuire Sisters, The
1956
(#32) (also by The Fleetwoods, #32 in 1963)
Goodnight, Sweetheart
Rudy Vallee
1931
Ray Noble, James Campbell & Reg Connelly
Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight
McGuire Sisters, The
1954
(#7)
Goody Goody
Frankie Lymon
1957
(#20) Johnny Mercer, Mat Malneck, 1936; first rec. by Benny Goodman Orch. (Helen Ward vocal); Lymon d 1968 at 25
Gospel Changes
John Denver
1971
Jack Williams
Got to Get You Into My Life
Beatles, The
1966
John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Gotta Travel On
Billy Grammer
1958
(#4) Paul Clayton, Larry Ehrlick, David Lazar, Paul Six 1958 as "Done Laid Around"
Graceland
Paul Simon
1986
(#81) Paul Simon
Graduation Day
Four Freshmen
1956
(#17) Noel & Joe Sherman
Grandfather’s Clock
1876
Henry Clay Work
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
Grandma’s Feather Bed
John Denver
Jim Connor
Grazing In The Grass
Hugh Masekela
1968
(#1) Philenon Hou, Harry Elston; later recorded by the Friends of Distinction
Great Balls of Fire
Jerry Lee Lewis
1957
Jack Hammer, Otis Blackwell (#2 for 4 weeks)
Great Mandella, The
Peter, Paul & Mary
1967
Peter Yarrow
Great Pretender, The
Platters, The
1955
(#1) Buck Ram
Great Speckled Bird, The
Roy Acuff
Rev. Guy Smith
Green Door
Jim Lowe
1956
(#1 for 3 weeks) Marvin Moore, Bob Davie
Green Eyes
Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
1941
Sold 90,000 copies in one week; vocals by Bob Eberly & Helen O’Connell
Green Green Grass of Home
Tom Jones
1966
(#11) Curly Putnam
Green Green
New Christy Minstrels, The
1963
(#14) Randy Sparks, Barry McGuire
Green Leaves of Summer, The
Brothers Four, The
1960
(#65) Dimiti Tiomkin, Paul Webster, from the movie The Alamo
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG’s
1962
(#3) Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson, Jr., Lewis Steinberg
Green River
Credence Clearwater Revival
1969
(#2) John Fogarty
Green Years, The
Eddie Fisher
1954
(#8)
Greenback Dollar
Kingston Trio, The
1963
(#21) Hoyt Axton, Ken Ramsey, 1962
Green-Eyed Lady
Sugarloaf
1970
(#3)
Greenfields
Brothers Four, The
1960
(#2) Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr, Frank Miller (on charts 20 weeks)
Grenada
Frankie Laine
1954
(#17)
Groovin’
Rascals, The
1967
(#1 for 4 weeks...2nd release) Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere (band was 3/4’s of Joey Dee’s "starlighters")
Groovy Kind of Love
Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
1966
Toni Wine, Carol Beyer
Guantanamera
Sandpipers, The
1966
(#9) Pete Seeger, Hector Angulo
Guitar Boogie Shuffle
Virtues, The
1959
(#5)
Guitar Man, The
David Gates & Bread
David Gates
Gum Drop
Crew-Cuts, The
1955
(#10)
Guy Is A Guy , A
Doris Day
1952
(#1) Oscar Brand
Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves
Cher
1971
(#1 - her first as soloist) Words & Music by Robert Stone
Gypsy Rover, The
Highwaymen, The
1961
(#42) (flip side, Cotton Fields, also charted)
Hail Hail The Gang’s All Here
1917
Theodore Morse, Dolly Terriss, Arthur Sullivan
Hair
Cowsills, The
1969
(#2) Gerome Ragni, James Rado, Galt MacDermot, in Hair
Hajji Baba (Persian Lament)
Nat "King" Cole
1954
(#14)
Half As Lovely (Twice as True)
Frank Sinatra
1954
(#23)
Half As Much
Rosemary Clooney
1952
(#1) Curly Williams
Half Breed
Cher
1971
(#1) Mary Dean, All Capps
Hallelujah I'm a Bum (The Pius Itinerant)
New Christie Minstrels, The
1966
Harry Kirby McClintock, 1928
Handy Man
Jimmy Jones
1959
(#2) Otis Blackwell, Jimmy Jones(also rec. by Del Shannon, 1964, and #4 for James Taylor, 1977)
Hang On Sloopy
McCoys, The
1965
(#1) Bert Russell, Wes Farrell
Hang On The Bell, Nellie
Chad Mitchell Trio, The
Clive Erard, Ross Parker, Tommie O’Connor, 1948
Hannah Lee
Kingston Trio, The
1965
Richard Miles, Stan Jones
Happening, The
Supremes, The
1967
(#1) Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier (also Herb Alpert, #32 in 1967)
Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen
Neal Sedaka
1961
(#6)
Happy Birthday
Traditional
1893
Patty Smith Hill, Mildred J. Hill
Happy Christmas, Little Friend
Rosemary Clooney
1954
(#30)
Happy Days and Lonely Nights
The Fontane Sisters
1954
(#18)
Happy Days Are Here Again
Barbra Streisand
1994
Jack Yellin, Jimmy McHugh, Milton Ager; FDR's theme song
Happy Heart
Andy Williams
1969
(#22) Jackie Rae & Hans List
Happy Organ, The
Dave "Baby" Cortez
1959
(#1) Ken Wood, David Clowney
Happy Together
Turtles, The
1967
(#1 for 3 weeks) Gary Bonner, Alan Gordon; it’s about a love affair that never happened (i.e., "imagine")
Happy Wanderer, The
Frank Weir
1954
(#4) Antonia Ridge, Friedrich Möller
Happy Whistler, The
Don Robertson
1956
(#6) Don Robertson
Harbor Lights
Platters, The
1960
Jimmy Kennedy, Hugh Williams, 1940 (#8) Originally recorded by Rudy Vallee
Hard Ain’t It Hard
Kingston Trio, The
1958
Woodie Guthrie
Hard Day’s Night
Beatles, The
John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Hard Headed Woman
Elvis Presley
1958
(#1) Claude de Metruis
Hard To Get
Gisele MacKenzie
1955
(#4) Jack Segal
Hard to Say I’m Sorry
Chicago
1982
(#1) Peter Cetera, David Foster
Hard-Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah)
Peggy Lee
1955
Jack Yellin, Milton Ager, Bob Bigelow, Charles Bates, 1924; in Pete Kelly's Blues
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Traditional
Charles Wesley & Felix Mendelssohn; pub 1840
Harlem Nocturne
Viscounts, The
1965
(#39) Dick Rogers, Earle Hagen
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Jeannie C. Riley
1968
(#1) Tom T. Hall
Harrigan
1908
George M. Cohan
Hats Off to Larry
Del Shannon
1961
(#5)
Have Another Tequila, Sheila
Bobby Bare
1980
Shel Silverstein
Have I the Right?
Honeycombs, The
1964
(#5) Howard Blackley
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
Rod Stewart
1993
Van Morrison
Have You Ever Been Lonely
Jim Reeves
1966
George Brown, Peter DeRose, 1932; in Oklahoma Annie; rec by Ted Lewis, 1933 (#8)
Have You Ever Seen The Rain
Credence Clearwater Revival
1970
John Fogarty
Have You Never Been Mellow
Olivia Newton John
1975
John Farrar
Have You Seen Her
Chi-Lites, The
1971
(#3)
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Judy Garland
1944
Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane; from the movie Meet Me In St. Louis
Haven’t Got Time for the Pain
Carly Simon
1974
(#14) Carly Simon is daugher of Simon & Schuster
Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au)
Andy Williams
1958
(#11) Al Hoffman, Charles King
He Touched Me
Barbra Streisand
1965
(#53)
He Was A Friend of Mine
Byrds, The
1966
He Will Break Your Heart
Jerry Butler
1960
(#7)
He
McGuire Sisters, The
1955
(#10) Richard Mullan, Jack Richards (Al Hibbler version #4)
He’ll Have to Go
Jim Reeves
1959
(#2) Joe Allison, Audrey Allison
He’ll Have To Stay
Jeanne Black
1960
(#4)
He’s a Rebel
Crystals, The
1962
(#1) Gene Pitney
He’s Got The Whole World
Laurie London
1958
(#1 for 4 weeks) from traditional Spiritual, c 1927 (Laurie was male, age 13...only hit)
He’s So Fine
Chiffons, The
1963
(#1) Ronnie Mack
He’s Your Mailman
Parody to the tune of "Bye Bye Blackbird",
Heard It In A Love Song
Marshall Tucker Band
1977
(#14)
Heart And Soul
Hoagy Carmichael
1932
Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser
Heart Full of Soul
Yardbirds, The
1965
(#9) Graham Gouldman
Heart of Gold
Neil Young
1972
(#1)
Heart of My Heart
Don Cornell
1953
(#10) Ben Ryan, 1926; also recorded by The Four Aces, Johnny Desmond, Alan Dale
Heart of Stone
Rolling Stones, The
1965
(#19)
Heart
Eddie Fisher
1955
(#6) Richard Adler, Jerry Ross) (also Four Aces, #13)
Heartaches
Ted Weems Orchestra
1947
John Klenner & Al Hoffman
Heartache Tonight
Eagles, The
1979
Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bob Seger, J.D. Souther
Heartaches By the Number
Guy Mitchell
1959
(#1) Harlan Howard (Johnny Tillotson version #35 in 1965)
Heartbreak Hotel
Elvis Presley
1956
(#1 for 8 weeks) m Mae Axton (Hoyt’s mother), lyr Tommy Durden; inspired by an anonymous suicide note
Hearts Of Stone
The Fontane Sisters
1955
(#1)
Heat Wave
Martha & The Vandellas
1963
(#4)
Heat's On, The
Rita Hayworth & Jose Ferrer
1954
(#30)
Hello Again
Neil Diamond
1981
(#6)
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh
Allan Sherman
1963
(#2) Allan Sherman parody to Ponchielli’s "Dance of the Hours" from La Gioconda, 1976
Hello Stranger
Barbara Lewis
1963
(#3)
Hello Walls
Faron Young
1961
(#12) Willie Nelson
Hello, Dolly!
Louis Armstrong & The All Stars
1964
(#1) Jerry Herman; Grammy winner 1964 (song)
Hello, Good-Bye
Beatles, The
John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Hello, It’s Me
Todd Rundgren
1973
(#5) Todd Rundgren
Hello, Mary Lou
Ricky Nelson
1961
(#9) (flip side "Travelin’ Man" was #1)
Hello, Young Lovers
Rosemary Clooney
1951
Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
Help Me Make It Thru the Night
Sammi Smith
1971
Kris Kristopherson; Grammy winner 1971 (C&W)
Help Me, Rhonda
Beach Boys, The
1965
(#1) Brian Wilson
Help!
Beatles, The
1965
(#1) Paul McCartney; "Jude" is Julian Lennon; he’s consoling Julian during John Lennon’s divorce from Cynthia
Helpless
Neil Young
1970
Neil Young
Her Town Too
James Taylor
1981
(#11)
Here Comes Santa Claus
Gene Autry
1947
Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman
Here Comes the Night
Them
1965
(#24)
Here Comes The Sun
Richie Havens
1971
(#16) George Harrison
Here I Am
Air Supply
1981
(#1) Graham Russell
Here In My Heart
Al Martino
1952
(#1)
Here
Tony Martin
1954
(#5) Dorcas Cochran
Here’s That Rainy Day
Delores Grey
1953
Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen, from the 1953 Broadway show "Carnival in Flanders" (a 6-performance flop)
Herman & Sally
Limelighters, The
Barry, Rasnick (possibly Arthur Resnick?)
Hernando's Hideaway
Archie Bleyer
1954
(#2) Richard Adler & Jerry Ross, in Pajama Game; Bleyer was fired with Julius LaRosa by Arthur Godfrey
Hey Baby (They’re Playin’ Our Song)
Mob, The
1975
Holvay & Beisbier
Hey Baby
1962
Margaret Cobb, Bruce Channel
Hey Jude
Beatles, The
1968
John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Hey Little Cobra
Rip Chords, The
1963
(#4)
Hey Little One
Dorsey Burnette
1960
(#48) brother of Johnny Burnette ("Dreamin’") Dorsey died at 47 of heart attack, 1979; Johnny drowned at 30, 1964
Hey There
Rosemary Clooney
1954
(#1) Richard Adler & Jerry Ross, in The Pajama Game
Hey What About Me
Ian & Sylvia
1965
Scott McKenzie? Ian Tyson?
Hey, Good Lookin’
Hank Williams
1951
Hank Williams
Hey, Mr. Banjo
Sunnysiders, The
1955
(#12)
Hi De Ho
Blood, Sweat & Tears
1970
(#14)
Hi-Lili Hi-Lo
Leslie Caron & Mel Ferrer
1953
Helen Deutsch & Bronislau Kaper; from the movie "Lili"; also rec. by The Four Aces
Hide Your Love Away
Beatles, The
John Lennon, Paul McCartney
High and the Mighty, The
Les Baxter & His Orchestra
1954
(#4) Dmitri Tiomkin & Ned Washington, movie same name
High Hopes
Frank Sinatra
1959
(#30) James Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn in Hole In The Head; Oscar winner, 1959; Cahn’s 2nd, VH’s 3rd
High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
Frankie Laine
1952
(#5) Dmitri Tiomkin & Ned Washington in High Noon; Oscar winner, 1952 (Washington’s 2nd)
Higher And Higher
Jackie Wilson
1967
(#6) Carl Smith, Gary Jackson; Wilson d 1975 of a stroke at age 34
Hi-Heel Sneakers
Tommy Tucker
1964
(#11) Robert Higginbotham
Hippy Hippy Shake
Swinging Blue Jeans, The
1964
(#24)
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Pat Benatar
1980
E. Schwartz
Hit the Road Jack
Ray Charles
1961
(#1) Perry Mayfield; Grammy winner 1961 (R&B)
Hitchin’ A Ride
Vanity Fare
1970
(#5)
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
Mel Carter
1965
(#8) Harry Noble (Karen Chandler version #5 in 1952)
Hold My Hand
Don Cornell
1954
(#2) Jack Lawrence, Richard Meyers
Holdin' On to Yesterday
Ambrosia
1975
(#17) David Pack, Joseph Puerta
Holly Holy
Neil Diamond
1969
(#6) Neil Diamond
Holly Jolly Christmax
Burl Ives
1962
Johnny Marks
Home for the Holidays
Rosemary Clooney
1954
Al Stillman, Robert Allen
Home Sweet Home
Traditional
John Howard Payne, Henry Bishop; pub 1823 in "Clari, or The Maid of Milan"; recorded six times 1891-1915
Home-Grown Tomaters
John Denver
Ron DeLacy
Homeward Bound
Simon & Garfunkel
1966
(#5) Paul Simon
Honey
Bobby Goldsboro
1968
Bobby Russell
Honey-Babe
Art Mooney & Chorus
1955
(#6) Paul Webster, Max Steiner
Honeycomb
Jimmie Rodgers
1957
(#1 for 4 weeks) Bob Merrill, 1954
Honeymoon's Over, The
"Tennessee" Ernie Ford & Betty Hutton
1954
(#16)
Honky Cat
Elton John
1972
(#8)
Honky Tonk
Bill Doggett
1956
(#2) Bill Doggett, Hary Glover
Honky Tonkin’
Hank Williams
1948
Hank Williams
Hooked On a Feeling
B.J. Thomas
1968
(#5) Mark James
Hopelessly Devoted to You
Olivia Newton John
1978
John Farrar, in Grease
Horse With No Name, A
America
1972
(#1) Lee Bunnell
Hot Canary, The
Florian Zabach
1951
(#13) Ray Gilbert, Paul Nero
Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)
Perry Como
1956
(#1) Al Hoffman, Dick Manning
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
Mississippi John Hurt
1966
Joseph Heydon, Theodore Metz, 1896
Hotel California
Eagles, The
1977
(#1) Don Henley, Glenn Frey & Don Felder; Grammy winner 1977 (record)
Hound Dog
Elvis Presley
1956
(#1 4 wks) Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller (flip side "Don’t Be Cruel" also #1); 1st by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton
House At Pooh Corner, The
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The
1971
(#53) Kenny Loggins
House Is Not a Home, A
Dionne Warwick
1964
Hal David, Bert Bacharach
House of Blue Lights, The
Chuck Miller
1955
(#9) Freddie Slack, Don Raye
House of the Rising Sun, The
Animals, The
1964
(#1) arr. Alan Price; adapted from Huddie Ledbetter, 1937, as collected by Alan Lomax
House with Love In It, A
Four Lads, The
1956
(#16)
Houston
Dean Martin
1965
(#21) Lee Hazelwood
How Am I Supposed to Live Without You
Michael Bolton
1989
Michael Bolton, Dong James, 1983; first recorded by Laura Branigan, 1983 (#12)
How Blue?
Mills Brothers, The
1954
(#25)
How Can I Be Sure
Rascals, The
1967
(#4) Felix Cavaliere, Edward Briganti (band was 3/4’s of Joey Dee’s "starlighters")
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Bee Gees, the
1971
Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
How Could You Believe Me
Fred Astaire
1957
Alan J. Lerner, Burton Lane, in Royal Wedding
How Deep Is the Ocean
Guy Lombardo
1932
Irving Berlin
How Great Thou Art
Tennessee Ernie Ford
1953
Stuart K. Hine (Eng.), Carl Boberg
How High the Moon
Les Paul & Mary Ford
1951
(#1) Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis (also by Helen Forrest with Benny Goodman’s Orchestra, 1940)
How Important Can It Be?
Joni James
1955
(#2) Bennie Benjamin
How Little We Know
Frank Sinatra
1956
(#13) Carolyn Leigh, Phillip Springer
How Much I Feel
Ambrosia
1978
(#3) David Pack
How Much Is That Doggie In The Window
Patti Page
1952
Bob Merrill
How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You
Marvin Gaye
1964
(#6) Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier; also by James Taylor (#5, 1975)
Hummingbird
Les Paul & Mary Ford
1955
(#7) Don Robertson
Hundred Pounds of Clay, A
Gene McDaniels
1961
(#3) Bob Elgin, Luther Dixon, Kay Rogers; McDaniels lived in Omaha
Hunting Song, The
Tom Lehrer
1960
Tom Lehrer
Hurdy Gurdy Man
Donovan
1968
Donovan Leitch
Hurt
Timi Yuro
1961
(#4) Jimmy Crane, Al Jacobs; written 1954
Hurt So Bad
Little Anthony & The Imperials
1965
(#10) Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein; later covered by Linda Ronstadt
Hurting Each Other
Carpenters, The
1972
(#2) Gary Gold, Peter Udell; Karen died 2/4/83
Hurts So Good
John Cougar Mellancamp
1992
John Cougar Mellancamp
Hush
Billy Joe Royal
1968
Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte
Patti Page
1965
(#8) Frank DeVol, Mack David
Hustle, The
Van McCoy
1975
(#1) Van McCoy (McCoy died at 35 in 1979)
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