List of 1960s one-hit wonders in the United States
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This is a list of musical artists whose one hit came out in the 1960s.
The list contains recording artists who reached the Top 40 of the U.S. pop chart (the Billboard Hot 100
) with just one single.
Artists in italics have only one Top 40 hit, but either
The list contains recording artists who reached the Top 40 of the U.S. pop chart (the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
) with just one single.
Artists in italics have only one Top 40 hit, but either
- had other songs chart on genre-specific charts
- have had success and influence within their genre or the annals of popular music and/or
- a long-lasting and devoted cult following
- wider success in other fields of the music industry, e.g., songwriting, production, etc.
- are a non-American act who have had wider success in their homeland
1960
| Song | Performer | Peak Date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Sandy" | Larry Hall Larry Hall Larry Hall recorded a one-hit wonder song called "Sandy" in 1959. The disc reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart... |
January 4, 1960 | 15 |
| "If I Had a Girl" | Rod Lauren Rod Lauren Rod Lauren Strunk was an American actor and singer.As an actor, he worked mostly in television, appearing in single episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. amongst others during the 1960s... |
January 25, 1960 | 31 |
| "Teen Angel Teen Angel (song) "Teen Angel" is a teenage tragedy song written by Jean Dinning and her husband, Red Surrey, and performed by both Jean's brother, Mark Dinning, and Alex Murray in 1959.... " |
Mark Dinning Mark Dinning Max Edward Dinning was an American pop music singer. In February 1960, the song "Teen Angel", written by his sister Jean and her husband Red Surrey, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Charts... |
February 8, 1960 | 1 |
| "Tracy's Theme" | Spencer Ross | February 22, 1960 | 13 |
| "Rockin' Little Angel" | Ray Smith Ray Smith (rockabilly singer) Ray Smith was an American rockabilly musician.Smith recorded for Vee-Jay Records, Tollie Records, Smash Records, and Sun Records during his career, and had a hit with the song "Rockin' Little Angel" in 1960 on Judd Records. "Rockin' Little Angel" took a portion of its melody from the 1844 song... |
February 22, 1960 | 22 |
| "(There Was a) Tall Oak Tree" | Dorsey Burnette Dorsey Burnette Dorsey Burnette was an early Rockabilly singer. With his younger brother, Johnny Burnette, and a friend named Paul Burlison, he was a founder member of The Rock and Roll Trio.-Background and early career:Dorsey Burnett was born on December 28, 1932 to Willie May and Dorsey Burnett Sr... |
March 7, 1960 | 23 |
| "Forever" | The Little Dippers | March 28, 1960 | 9 |
| "Summer Set" | Monty Kelly | April 4, 1960 | 30 |
| "Money (That's What I Want) Money (That's What I Want) "Money " is a 1959 hit single by Barrett Strong for the Tamla label, distributed nationally on Anna Records. The song was written by Tamla founder Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford, and became the first hit record for Gordy's Motown enterprise.... " |
Barrett Strong Barrett Strong Barrett Strong is an American singer and songwriter. Strong was the first artist to record a hit for Motown, although he is best remembered for his work as a songwriter, particularly in association with producer Norman Whitfield.-His career:Strong was among the first artists signed to Berry... |
April 18, 1960 | 23 |
| "Fannie Mae Fannie Mae (song) "Fanny Mae" is a 1959 song by American blues and R&B singer Buster Brown. The song was written by Morris Levy, Clarence Lewis and Waymon Glasco.The tough harmonica riffs off the song took it into the U.S. Top 40, and to #1 on the R&B chart in April 1960.... " |
Buster Brown Buster Brown (musician) Buster Brown was an American blues and R&B singer best known for his hit, "Fannie Mae".Brown was born in Cordele, Georgia, and in the 1930s and 1940s he played harmonica at local clubs and made a few non-commercial recordings... |
May 2, 1960 | 38 |
| "Angela Jones" | Johnny Ferguson | May 2, 1960 | 27 |
| "Let the Little Girl Dance" | Billy Bland Billy Bland Billy Bland is an American R&B singer and songwriter.-Life and career:Bland first sang professionally in the 1940s in New York, and sang with a group called The Four Bees in the 1950s on New Orleans's Imperial Records... |
May 16, 1960 | 7 |
| "The Madison" | Al Brown's Tunetoppers featuring Cookie Brown Al Brown's Tunetoppers Al Brown's Tunetoppers was a band led by Al Brown, born May 22, 1934, who had success in 1960 with a dance tune "The Madison" on Amy Records. The dance calls were by Cookie Brown. Although successful in record sales, it had to fight off a competing version by Ray Bryant on Columbia Records who... |
May 16, 1960 | 23 |
| "Barbara" | The Temptations The Temptations (New York vocal group) The Temptations were a vocal group from New York best known for the 1960 hit "Barbara". Issued on Goldisc Records, the song peaked on the Cash Box Magazine chart at #38 and on the Billboard Hot 100 at #29... |
May 16, 1960 | 29 |
| "The Madison Time–Part 1" | Ray Bryant Trio Ray Bryant Raphael Homer "Ray" Bryant was an American Jazz pianist and composer.-Biography:Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Ray Bryant began playing the piano at the age of six, also performing on bass in junior High School... |
May 16, 1960 | 30 |
| "Mountain of Love Mountain of Love "Mountain of Love" is a song written by Harold Dorman . Dorman released his version as a single in 1960. It performed well, becoming his only top forty hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the highest charting single of his career.In 1964, Johnny Rivers released his remake as a single... " |
Harold Dorman Harold Dorman Harold Dorman was an American rock and roll singer and songwriter.Harold Kenneth Dorman was born in Drew, Mississippi. He wrote a song called "Mountain of Love", which he released as a single in 1960 on the Rita record label. The song became a hit in the U.S., reaching #7 on the R&B singles chart... |
May 23, 1960 | 21 |
| "Ooh Poo Pah Doo–Part II" | Jessie Hill Jessie Hill Jessie Hill was an American R&B and Louisiana blues singer and songwriter, best remembered for the classic song, "Ooh Poo Pah Doo".... |
May 23, 1960 | 28 |
| "He'll Have to Stay" | Jeanne Black Jeanne Black Jeanne Black was an American country singer.Black first sang on Cliffie Stone's television program, Hometown Jamboree, from 1956 to 1959. Following this, she sang in Nevada, in Las Vegas and Tahoe. She signed with Capitol Records in 1960 and released the single "He'll Have to Stay" later that year... |
May 30, 1960 | 4 |
| "Love You So" | Ron Holden Ron Holden Ron Holden was an American pop singer. He was born in Seattle, Washington.Holden was discovered by Larry Nelson, who had just left work as a police officer to start his own record label... |
June 13, 1960 | 7 |
| "There Is Something on Your Mind (Part 2)" | Bobby Marchan Bobby Marchan Bobby Marchan was a well-respected American rhythm and blues bandleader, MC, singer-performer, recording artist, and female impersonator, who initially began performing in New Orleans nightclubs, specifically the Dew Drop Inn and the Club Tijuana in the mid 1950s.Marchan also toured with the band of... |
June 13, 1960 | 31 |
| "Alley Oop Alley Oop (song) "Alley Oop" is a song written by Dallas Frazier. The song, heavily inspired by the V. T. Hamlin-created comic strip of the same name, was first recorded by Frazier as a country tune in 1957.-The Hollywood Argyles:... " |
The Hollywood Argyles The Hollywood Argyles The Hollywood Argyles were an American musical ensemble, assembled for studio recordings by the producer and songwriter Kim Fowley and his friend and fellow musician Gary Paxton... |
July 11, 1960 | 1 |
| "Mule Skinner Blues Mule Skinner Blues "Mule Skinner Blues" is a classic country song written by Jimmie Rodgers; "George Vaughn" is sometimes listed as co-author; the name is a pseudonym for Vaughn Horton, who wrote Bill Monroe's "New Mule Skinner Blues" the second version recorded by Monroe.The song was first recorded by Rodgers in... " |
The Fendermen The Fendermen The Fendermen were a pop/rockabilly duo in the early 1960s.At the time The Fendermen formed, the group was primarily composed of Jim Sundquist , and Phil Humphrey... |
July 11, 1960 | 5 |
| "Look for a Star" | Garry Mills Garry Mills Garry Mills , was a British pop singer.Mills had three hits on the UK Singles Chart in the early 1960s. "Look for a Star" hit #7 in 1960, followed by "Top Teen Baby" later that same year and "I'll Step Down" in 1961... |
July 25, 1960 | 26 |
| "Look for a Star" | Deane Hawley | July 25, 1960 | 34 |
| "Image of a Girl" | The Safaris The Safaris The Safaris were an American pop group from Los Angeles, California.The Safaris formed in 1959, and the following year released their debut single, "Image of a Girl". The song was a hit in the United States, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was covered by Mark Wynter the same year;... |
August 1, 1960 | 6 |
| "Please Help Me, I'm Falling Please Help Me, I'm Falling "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" is a 1960 song written by Don Robertson and Hal Blair and first recorded by Hank Locklin. The single was Locklin's most successful recording becoming his second number one on the country charts... " |
Hank Locklin Hank Locklin Lawrence Hankins Locklin , better known as Hank Locklin, was an American country music singer-songwriter... |
August 1, 1960 | 8 |
| "Look for a Star" | Garry Miles | August 1, 1960 | 16 |
| "Hot Rod Lincoln Hot Rod Lincoln "Hot Rod Lincoln" was recorded in 1955, as an answer song to "Hot Rod Race", a 1951 hit for Arkie Shibley and his Mountain Dew Boys. Hot Rod Race tells the story of a late-model Ford and Mercury who end up racing along the highway, neither driver gaining an advantage, and staying "neck and neck"... " |
Johnny Bond Johnny Bond Cyrus Whitfield Bond , known professionally as Johnny Bond, was a popular American country music entertainer of the 1940s through the 1960s.-Biography:... |
August 8, 1960 | 26 |
| "Over the Rainbow" | The Demensions The Demensions The Demensions are an American doo wop group from Bronx, New York. They attended Christopher Columbus High School. Over the years, there have been a number of lineup changes... |
September 5, 1960 | 16 |
| "Hot Rod Lincoln Hot Rod Lincoln "Hot Rod Lincoln" was recorded in 1955, as an answer song to "Hot Rod Race", a 1951 hit for Arkie Shibley and his Mountain Dew Boys. Hot Rod Race tells the story of a late-model Ford and Mercury who end up racing along the highway, neither driver gaining an advantage, and staying "neck and neck"... " |
Charlie Ryan and the Timberlane Riders Charlie Ryan Charles "Charlie" Ryan was an American singer and songwriter, best known for co-writing and first recording the rockabilly hit single "Hot Rod Lincoln".-Biography:... |
September 5, 1960 | 33 |
| "Yogi" | The Ivy Three The Ivy Three The Ivy Three were an American pop group from Garden City, Long Island, New York.The group was formed by three undergraduates at Adelphi University in 1959. They signed to Shell Records; their first single, "Yogi", was written by Shell founders Lou Stallman and Sid Jacobson along with member... |
September 19, 1960 | 8 |
| "A Million to One" | Jimmy Charles Jimmy Charles Jimmy Charles, was an American singer with a distinctive "crying style".Charles was born in Paterson, New Jersey, in 1943. Before he sang professionally, he built up quite a local reputation wailing at churches and community functions.... |
September 26, 1960 | 5 |
| "Mr. Custer Mr. Custer "Mr. Custer" is a novelty song, sung by Larry Verne, and written by Al DeLory, Fred Darian, and Joseph Van Winkle. It was a number-one song in the United States in 1960, topping the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the issue dated October 10, 1960, and remained there for one week... " |
Larry Verne Larry Verne Larry Verne was an American novelty song singer. Verne scored two U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart hit singles in 1960: "Mister Livingston" and "Mr. Custer" . "Mr. Custer" was written by Fred Darian, Al DeLory, and Joe Van Winkle. The record sold over one million copies, earning a gold disc. In the... |
October 10, 1960 | 1 |
| "Let's Think About Living" | Bob Luman Bob Luman Bob Luman was an American country and rockabilly singer.-Early life and career:... |
October 24, 1960 | 7 |
| "Diamonds and Pearls" | The Paradons The Paradons The Paradons were an American doo wop group from Bakersfield, California.The group began by singing locally at school dances and clubs. Within a few months they secured a recording session with Milestone Records, and recorded eight songs... |
October 24, 1960 | 18 |
| "You Talk Too Much" | Joe Jones Joe Jones (singer) Joe Jones was an American R&B singer, songwriter and arranger... |
November 14, 1960 | 6 |
| "Stay Stay (Maurice Williams song) "Stay" is a doo-wop song recorded by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs. The song was written by Williams in 1953 when he was 15 years old. He had been trying to convince his date not to go home at 10 o'clock as she was supposed to... " |
Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs The Zodiacs Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs were an American doo-wop/R&B vocal group, active during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Originally The Charms, the band changed its name to The Gladiolas in 1957 and The Excellos in 1958, before finally settling on "The Zodiacs" in 1959.-Early history:Maurice... |
November 21, 1960 | 1 |
| "Ruby Duby Du" | Tobin Mathews and Co. | November 28, 1960 | 30 |
| "Don't Go to Strangers Don't Go to Strangers Don't Go to Strangers is an album recorded in 1960 by jazz vocalist Etta Jones. It was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008.-Overview:... " |
Etta Jones Etta Jones Etta Jones was an American jazz singer. She is not to be confused with the more popular singer Etta James nor her namesake, a member of the Dandridge Sisters, who recorded with Jimmy Lunceford and was Gerald Wilson's first wife. Her best known recordings were "Don't Go To Strangers" and "Save... |
December 12, 1960 | 36 |
| "Sailor (Your Home Is the Sea)" | Lolita | December 19, 1960 | 5 |
1961
| Song | Performer | Peak Date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Baby, Oh Baby" | The Shells | January 16, 1961 | 21 |
| "Angel Baby Angel Baby (song) "Angel Baby" was a 1960 single by Rosie & The Originals. The song was recorded independently on a two-track machine when lead singer Rosie Hamlin was only 15 years old. Initially unable to find a label willing to distribute the song because of its unpolished sound, the group convinced a San Diego... " |
Rosie & The Originals | January 23, 1961 | 5 |
| "Lost Love" | H.B. Barnum | February 6, 1961 | 35 |
| "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" | The Ramrods The Ramrods (instrumental group) The Ramrods were an American instrumental pop group in the late 1950s and 1960s, who had a hit in 1961 with their version of the song " Riders in the Sky".... |
February 20, 1961 | 30 |
| "There's a Moon Out Tonight" | The Capris The Capris The Capris are an Italian-American Doo Wop group originating in the Ozone Park section of Queens, New York in the late 1950s.-Biography:The group originated in Ozone Park, Queens in 1957 when they were teenagers... |
February 27, 1961 | 3 |
| "Angel on My Shoulders" | Shelby Flint Shelby Flint Shelby Flint is a singer who had two top-100 hits, "Angel on My Shoulder" in 1961 and "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" in 1966.... |
February 27, 1961 | 22 |
| "Baby Sittin' Boogie" | Buzz Clifford Buzz Clifford Buzz Clifford is an American pop singer and songwriter.-Career:Clifford played guitar as a child and won several talent competitions as a teenager. He signed to Bow Records at age 15, releasing a few singles but finding no success. After signing with Columbia Records, he released the single "Hello... |
March 13, 1961 | 6 |
| "Apache Apache (instrumental) "Apache" is an instrumental written by Jerry Lordan. It has been recorded by many people, but the first released version was recorded by British group The Shadows in June 1960 and released the following month. The song topped the UK singles chart for five weeks... " |
Jørgen Ingmann and his Guitar Jørgen Ingmann Jørgen Ingmann is a musician from Copenhagen, Denmark.He worked with Svend Asmussen, the jazz violinist, during the 1940s and part of the 1950s.... |
April 3, 1961 | 2 |
| "Once Upon a Time" | Rochell and the Candles | April 10, 1961 | 26 |
| "Hideaway Hide Away "Hide Away" or "Hideaway" is a blues guitar instrumental that has become "a standard for countless blues and rock musicians performing today". First recorded in 1960 by Freddie King, the song became an R&B and pop chart hit... " |
Freddy King | April 10, 1961 | 29 |
| "Ginnie Bell" | Paul Dino | April 10, 1961 | 38 |
| "Asia Minor" | Kokomo Jimmy Wisner James J. "Jimmy" Wisner is an American pianist, arranger, songwriter, and producer. He is best known for his hit single "Asia Minor", released under the name Kokomo.... |
April 17, 1961 | 8 |
| "Please Love Me Forever" | Cathy Jean and the Roommates | April 24, 1961 | 12 |
| "I'm a Fool to Care" | Joe Barry Joe Barry (singer) Joe Barry was an American swamp pop singer active on the early rock and roll scene.-Biography:... |
April 24, 1961 | 24 |
| "Baby Blue" | The Echoes The Echoes The Echoes were formed in London England in early 1960 by singer Chris Wayne for the Conway Twitty, Johnny Preston and Freddy Cannon tour of Great Britain. The Echoes were originally made up from “The Spacemen skiffle group” which were Joe Browns skiffle group. Joe was a regular on Boy Meets Girls... |
May 1, 1961 | 12 |
| "Mother-In-Law Mother-in-Law (song) "Mother-in-Law" is the name of a hit 1961 single by Ernie K-Doe. The song was a number-one hit in the U.S. on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts.. The song was written and produced by Allen Toussaint who also played the piano solo. It was issued by Minit Records... " |
Ernie K-Doe Ernie K-Doe Ernie K-Doe , born Ernest Kador, Jr., was an African American rhythm and blues singer best known for his 1961 hit single "Mother-in-Law" which went to #1 on the Billboard pop chart in the U.S.-Early career:... |
May 22, 1961 | 1 |
| "Daddy's Home" | Shep and the Limelites Shep and the Limelites Shep & The Limelites was an American doo-wop group of the early 1960s. They are best known for their 1961 hit recording, "Daddy's Home".-Career:... |
May 29, 1961 | 2 |
| "Hello Walls Hello Walls "Hello Walls" is an American country music song recorded by Faron Young. It became a massive hit in 1961, reaching #1 country and #12 pop, and introduced its songwriter – Willie Nelson – to a national audience.... " |
Faron Young Faron Young Faron Young was an American country music singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s and one of its most successful and colorful stars... |
May 29, 1961 | 12 |
| "Triangle" | Janie Grant | May 29, 1961 | 29 |
| "Exodus" | Eddie Harris Eddie Harris Eddie Harris was an American jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone. He was also fluent on the electric piano and organ... |
June 5, 1961 | 36 |
| "Heart and Soul" | The Cleftones The Cleftones The Cleftones were a doo-wop group from Queens, New York. They were formed in 1955 at Jamaica High School. The group consisted of Herbie Cox , Charlie James , Berman Patterson, , William McClane , and Warren Corbin . They were originally called The Silvertones... |
June 19, 1961 | 18 |
| "Peanut Butter" | The Marathons | June 19, 1961 | 20 |
| "Rama Lama Ding Dong" | The Edsels The Edsels The Edsels were an American doo-wop group active during the late 1950s and early 1960s. The name of the group was originally The Essos, after the oil company, but was changed to match the then-new Ford automobile, the Edsel. The Edsels recorded over 25 songs and had multiple performances on Dick... |
June 19, 1961 | 21 |
| "Count Every Star" | Donnie and the Dreamers | June 19, 1961 | 35 |
| "Better Tell Him No" | The Starlets The Starlets The Starlets were an American girl group from Chicago, Illinois.The group came together in 1961, and auditioned for a Chicago songwriter, Bernice Williams. Williams wrote them the tune "Better Tell Him No", which was released on Pam Records that year. The record peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot... |
June 19, 1961 | 38 |
| "Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me of You)" | Little Caesar & the Romans Little Caesar & the Romans Little Caesar & the Romans were an American musical group from Los Angeles active briefly in the 1960s.The group began recording in 1959 as The Cubans, but changed their name to The Upfronts after the political crisis in Cuba. They had three hits: the first and biggest was the nostalgic tune "Those... |
June 26, 1961 | 9 |
| "Three Hearts in a Tangle" | Roy Drusky Roy Drusky Roy Frank Drusky Jr., was an American country music singer popular from the 1960s through the early 1970s. Known for his baritone voice, he was known for incorporating the Nashville sound. His highest-charting single was the No. 1 "Yes Mr. Peters", a duet with Priscilla Mitchell.-Early life and... |
June 26, 1961 | 35 |
| "You Can't Sit Down, Part 2" | Philip Upchurch Combo Phil Upchurch Phil Upchurch is an American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist.Upchurch started his career working with The Kool Gents, The Dells, and The Spaniels before going on to work with Curtis Mayfield, Otis Rush and Jimmy Reed. He then returned to Chicago to play and record with Woody Herman, Stan Getz,... |
July 3, 1961 | 29 |
| "Tonight (Could Be the Night)" | The Velvets The Velvets The Velvets were an American doo wop group from Odessa in Ector County in west Texas. The African American quintet was formed in 1959 by Virgil Johnson, a high school English teacher, with four of his students. Roy Orbison heard the group and signed them to Monument Records in 1960. Their first... |
July 10, 1961 | 26 |
| "The Graduation Song...Pomp and Circumstance" | Adrian Kimberly | July 10, 1961 | 34 |
| "Yellow Bird" | Arthur Lyman Arthur Lyman Arthur Lyman was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. His group popularized a style of faux-Polynesian music during the 1950s and 1960s which later became known as exotica... |
July 24, 1961 | 4 |
| "I Like It Like That, Part 1" | Chris Kenner Chris Kenner Chris Kenner was a New Orleans R&B singer and songwriter, best known for two hit singles in the early 1960s, that became staples in the repertoires of many other musicians.-Biography:... |
July 31, 1961 | 2 |
| "Last Night" | The Mar-Keys The Mar-Keys The Mar-Keys, formed in 1958, were an American studio session band for the Stax label from Memphis, Tennessee, in the 1960s. As the first house band for the label, their backing music formed the foundation for the early 1960s Stax sound.-Career:... |
August 7, 1961 | 3 |
| "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" | Curtis Lee Curtis Lee Curtis Lee is an American singer of the early 1960s, who twice over was one of the beneficiaries of 1961 productions by Phil Spector. These were "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" and "Under the Moon of Love" Curtis Lee (born October 28, 1941, Yuma, Arizona, U.S.) is an American singer of the early... |
August 7, 1961 | 7 |
| "I Just Don't Understand" | Ann-Margret Ann-Margret Ann-Margret Olsson is a Swedish-American actress, singer and dancer whose professional name is Ann-Margret. She became famous for her starring roles in Bye Bye Birdie, Viva Las Vegas, The Cincinnati Kid, Carnal Knowledge, and Tommy... |
September 11, 1961 | 17 |
| "When We Get Married" | The Dreamlovers The Dreamlovers The Dreamlovers were an American doo wop group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Formed in 1956, the group took several names early in its career, recording demos as The Romancers and The Midnighters... |
September 18, 1961 | 10 |
| "A Little Bit of Soap" | The Jarmels The Jarmels The Jarmels are a doo wop/rhythm and blues group officially formed in 1959 in Richmond, Virginia. They were composed of Nathaniel Ruff , Paul Burnett , Ray Smith , Earl Christian , and Tom Eldridge .They met while attending Armstrong High School and while some sang at nearby Mount Olivet Baptist... |
September 18, 1961 | 12 |
| "Nag" | The Halos The Halos The Halos were an American doo wop group from The Bronx.The group formed with members Al Cleveland, J.R. Bailey, Harold Johnson, and Arthur Crier . Phil Johnson replaced J.R. Bailey shortly after the recording of "Nag". .The group got its start as session musicians, backing up vocalists recorded by... |
September 18, 1961 | 25 |
| "Lovers Island" | The Blue Jays The Blue Jays The Blue Jays were a short-lived American doo wop ensemble from Venice, California.The Blue Jays formed in 1961, and after performing at an amateur's night at the Fox Theatre, they were asked by Werly Fairburn to sign to his Milestone Records... |
September 18, 1961 | 31 |
| "Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)" | Barry Mann Barry Mann Barry Mann is an American songwriter, and part of a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Cynthia Weil.-Career:... |
September 25, 1961 | 7 |
| "The Astronaut (Part 1 and 2)" | Jose Jimenez (Bill Dana) | October 2, 1961 | 19 |
| "Mexico" | Bob Moore and His Orchestra Bob Moore Bob Loyce Moore is an American session musician, orchestra leader, and bassist who was a member of the legendary Nashville A-Team during the 1950s and 60s.-Biography:... |
October 2, 1961 | 7 |
| "Take Five Take Five "Take Five" is a jazz piece written by Paul Desmond and performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet on their 1959 album Time Out. Recorded at Columbia's 30th Street Studios in New York City on June 25, July 1, and August 18, 1959, this piece became one of the group's best-known records, famous for its... " |
Dave Brubeck Quartet Dave Brubeck David Warren "Dave" Brubeck is an American jazz pianist. He has written a number of jazz standards, including "In Your Own Sweet Way" and "The Duke". Brubeck's style ranges from refined to bombastic, reflecting his mother's attempts at classical training and his improvisational skills... |
October 9, 1961 | 25 |
| "Water Boy" | Don Shirley Don Shirley Don Shirley is an American-Jamaican jazz pianist and composer.Shirley's prodigious piano skills were recognized early and Shirley began his career as a composer and virtuoso performer at a young age.... |
October 9, 1961 | 40 |
| "This Time" | Troy Shondell Troy Shondell Troy Shondell is an American vocalist, who achieved a modicum of fame and recognition in the early 1960s. He became a transatlantic one-hit wonder, by releasing a single that made the record charts in both the US and the UK... |
October 23, 1961 | 6 |
| "Stick Shift" | The Duals | October 23, 1961 | 25 |
| "I Really Love You I Really Love You "I Really Love You" is a song written by Leroy Swearingen and originally recorded by his Steubenville, Ohio, vocal group called The Stereos in 1961. The record, issued on Cub Records, a subsidiary of MGM Records, reached number 29 on the Billboard Top 40 chart... " |
The Stereos The Stereos The Stereos were an American pop/rock/doo-wop group from Steubenville, Ohio.They began as The Buckeyes around 1955 with members Bruce Robinson and Ronnie Collins, and released two singles on the Cincinnati label Deluxe Records in 1957... |
October 23, 1961 | 29 |
| "Foot Stompin'–Part 1" | The Flares | October 30, 1961 | 25 |
| "Funny How Time Slips Away" | Jimmy Elledge Jimmy Elledge Jimmy Elledge is an American country musician.Elledge sent a demo tape to Chet Atkins when he was 18 years old, which resulted in a recording contract with RCA Victor. His first recording for the label was "Funny How Time Slips Away", which was written by Willie Nelson and produced by Atkins... |
November 13, 1961 | 22 |
| "You're the Reason" | Bobby Edwards Bobby Edwards Bobby Edwards is an American country singer who recorded between 1959 and 1964.-Biography:... |
November 20, 1961 | 11 |
| "Language of Love" | John D. Loudermilk John D. Loudermilk John D. Loudermilk is an American singer and songwriter.-Biography:Born in Durham, North Carolina, Loudermilk grew up in a family who were members of the Salvation Army faith and was influenced by the church singing. His cousins Ira and Charlie Loudermilk were known professionally as the Louvin... |
December 11, 1961 | 32 |
| "Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night "Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night" is a song performed by American singer Kenny Dino. It was Dino's only hit on the Billboard Top 40, debuting on that chart December 4, 1961 and peaking at number 24.- Doug Sheldon version :... " |
Kenny Dino Kenny Dino Kenneth J. Diono, known professionally as Kenny Dino was an American singer born in Astoria, Queens, New York.... |
December 25, 1961 | 24 |
1962
| Song | Performer | Peak Date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Small Sad Sam" | Phil McLean | January 20, 1962 | 21 |
| "I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) "I Know " is a R&B song written and performed by American singer Barbara George. It was released as her debut single in late 1961. This song became her signature song and her only major hit in United States, peaking at number 1 in the Billboard R&B singles chart and number 3 in the Pop Singles chart... " |
Barbara George Barbara George Barbara George was an American R&B singer and songwriter.Born Barbara Ann Smith, she was raised in New Orleans and began singing in a church choir. She was discovered by singer Jessie Hill, who recommended her to record producer, Harold Battiste... |
January 27, 1962 | 3 |
| "If You Got to Make a Fool of Somebody" | James Ray | January 27, 1962 | 22 |
| "Hey! Baby Hey! Baby "Hey! Baby" is a song written by Margaret Cobb and Bruce Channel, who recorded the song in 1961. Channel co-produced the song with Major Bill Smith and released it on Mercury Records' Smash label... " |
Bruce Channel Bruce Channel Bruce Channel is an American singer, known for his 1962 million selling number one hit, "Hey! Baby".-Career:... |
March 10, 1962 | 1 |
| "Midnight In Moscow" | Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen Kenny Ball Kenny Ball is an English jazz musician, best known as the lead trumpet player in Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen.-Career:... |
March 17, 1962 | 2 |
| "Let Me In" | The Sensations The Sensations The Sensations were an American doo wop group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The group formed in 1954 under the name the Cavaliers, soon after changing to the Sensations. The group scored two hits on the US R&B chart in 1956 with the Atco Records singles "Yes Sir That's My Baby" and "Please Mr.... |
March 17, 1962 | 4 |
| "What's Your Name" | Don and Juan Don and Juan Don and Juan were an R&B vocal duo from Brooklyn, NY, consisting of Roland "Don" Trone and Claude "Juan" Johnson. Johnson had previously sung with a doo-wop group called the Genies, who reached #71 on the Billboard pop charts in 1959 with "Who's That Knockin'" on the Shad label... |
March 17, 1962 | 7 |
| "Percolator (Twist)" | Billy Joe and the Checkmates | March 17, 1962 | 10 |
| "My Boomerang Won't Come Back" | Charlie Drake Charlie Drake Charlie Drake was an English comedian, actor, writer and singer.With his small stature , curly red hair and liking for slapstick he was a popular comedian with children in his early years, becoming nationally-known for his "Hello, my darlings" catchphrase... |
March 17, 1962 | 21 |
| "Smoky Places" | The Corsairs The Corsairs The Corsairs were an American doo wop ensemble from La Grange, North Carolina.The group consisted of three brothers and their cousin. Initially they performed as The Gleems, and toured the East Coast, where they were overheard by Abner Spector. Changing their name in 1961 to The Corsairs, they... |
March 17, 1962 | 12 |
| "Jamie" | Eddie Holland | March 24, 1962 | 30 |
| "Love Letters Love Letters (song) "Love Letters" is a 1945 popular song with music by Victor Young and lyrics by Edward Heyman. The song appeared, without lyrics, in the movie of the same name, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song for 1945.... " |
Ketty Lester Ketty Lester Ketty Lester is an American singer and actress, who is best known for her 1962 hit single, "Love Letters", which reached the Top 5 of the charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom.-Life and career:... |
April 14, 1962 | 5 |
| "Dear One" | Larry Finnegan Larry Finnegan John Lawrence Finneran, better known by his stage name Larry Finnegan was an American pop singer.... |
April 21, 1962 | 11 |
| "You Better Move On" | Arthur Alexander Arthur Alexander Arthur Alexander was an American country soul singer. Jason Ankeny, music critic for Allmusic, said Alexander was a "country-soul pioneer" and though largely unknown, "his music is the stuff of genius, a poignant and deeply intimate body of work on par with the best of his... |
April 21, 1962 | 24 |
| "The Jam–Part 1" | Bobby Gregg and His Friends Bobby Gregg Robert J. Gregg is a musician who has performed as a drummer and has also been a record producer. As a drum soloist and band leader he recorded one album and several singles, including one Top 40 single in the United States... |
April 21, 1962 | 29 |
| "Cinderella" | Jack Ross | April 28, 1962 | 16 |
| "Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)" | Ernie Maresca Ernie Maresca Ernest "Ernie" Maresca is an American singer-songwriter and record company executive, best known for writing or co-writing some of Dion's biggest hits.... |
May 19, 1962 | 6 |
| "Stranger on the Shore Stranger on the Shore "Stranger on the Shore" is a piece for clarinet written by Acker Bilk for his young daughter and originally named Jenny after her. It was subsequently used as the theme tune of a BBC TV drama serial for young people that was also called Stranger on the Shore.The track, performed by Bilk "Stranger... " |
Mr. Acker Bilk | May 26, 1962 | 1 |
| "I Wish That We Were Married" | Ronnie & the Hi-Lites Ronnie & the Hi-Lites Ronnie & The Hi-Lites was a doo-wop musical group from the United States.They formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in the early 1960s. Their song "I Wish That We Were Married" reached the 1962 Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The group originally called the Cascades, initially consisted of... |
May 26, 1962 | 16 |
| "I Sold My Heart to the Junkman I Sold My Heart to the Junkman "I Sold My Heart to the Junkman" is a 1962 hit single by The Blue Belles, written by Jimmie Thomas. The song is notable for having been originally recorded by another group and conflicting schedules leading the future Patti LaBelle and the Blue Belles group to claim the song as their own... " |
The Blue-Belles | June 2, 1962 | 15 |
| "Walk on the Wild Side–Part 2" | Jimmy Smith Jimmy Smith (musician) Jimmy Smith was a jazz musician whose performances on the Hammond B-3 electric organ helped to popularize this instrument... |
June 23, 1962 | 21 |
| "Village of Love" | Nathaniel Mayer and the Fabulous Twilights Nathaniel Mayer Nathaniel Mayer was a rhythm & blues singer who started his career in the early 1960s at Fortune Records in Detroit... |
June 23, 1962 | 22 |
| "Teach Me Tonight Teach Me Tonight "Teach Me Tonight" is a popular song. The music was written by Gene De Paul, the lyrics by Sammy Cahn. The song was published in 1953.Cahn wrote a new verse for Frank Sinatra's 1984 recording on L.A... " |
George Maharis George Maharis George Maharis is an American actor who portrayed Buz Murdock in the first three seasons of the TV series Route 66... |
June 23, 1962 | 25 |
| "Theme from Ben Casey" | Valjean Valjean Valjean Johns , who typically recorded under his first name only, was an American pianist best known for his recording of the theme song from the TV show Ben Casey.... |
June 23, 1962 | 28 |
| "I Love You" | The Volume's The Volumes The Volumes were an American R&B vocal group formed in 1960 in Detroit, Michigan. The group's 1962 single for Chex Records, "I Love You", was a hit in the U.S., peaking at #22 that year on the Billboard Hot 100. The tune was an amalgam of doo wop and Latin beats, and was co-written by bass Ernest... |
June 30, 1962 | 22 |
| "Al Di La" | Emilio Pericoli Emilio Pericoli Emilio Pericoli is an Italian singer. He was born in Cesenatico, Romagna.Pericoli's success was closely tied to the Sanremo Festival. He recorded a cover version of the song, "Al di là", by festival winner Betty Curtis. The song was an international success, hitting the charts in the U.S. and #30... |
July 7, 1962 | 6 |
| "Snap Your Fingers" | Joe Henderson Joe Henderson Joe Henderson was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than forty years Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent labels, including Blue Note.-Early life:From a very large family with five sisters and nine... |
July 7, 1962 | 8 |
| "The Stripper The Stripper "The Stripper" is an instrumental composed by David Rose and recorded in 1962. It evinces a jazz influence with especially prominent trombone lines, and evokes the feel of music used to accompany striptease artists.... " |
David Rose and His Orchestra David Rose David Rose was a British-born American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, and orchestra leader. His most famous compositions were "The Stripper", "Holiday for Strings", and "Calypso Melody"... |
July 7, 1962 | 1 |
| "Wolverton Mountain" | Claude King Claude King Claude King is an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for his million selling 1962 hit, "Wolverton Mountain".-Biography:... |
July 21, 1962 | 6 |
| "Johnny Get Angry" | Joanie Sommers Joanie Sommers Joanie Sommers , is an American singer and actress with a long career of jazz, standards and popular material and extensive show-business credits... |
July 21, 1962 | 7 |
| "I Need Your Loving" | Don Gardner Don Gardner Don Gardner is an American rhythm and blues drummer and vocalist.Born in Philadelphia, Gardner had formed his own group, the Sonotones, in 1953, but teamed up with Dee Dee Ford in the early 1960s to have his biggest successes. Their biggest hit was "I Need Your Lovin'," a Top 20 hit in 1962... and Dee Dee Ford |
July 28, 1962 | 20 |
| "Bongo Stomp" | Little Joey and the Flips | July 28, 1962 | 33 |
| "You'll Lose a Good Thing" | Barbara Lynn Barbara Lynn Barbara Lynn is an American rhythm and blues and electric blues guitarist and singer. She is best known for her R&B chart-topping hit, "You'll Lose A Good Thing" .-Life and career:She played piano as a child, but switched to guitar... |
August 11, 1962 | 8 |
| "Party Lights" | Claudine Clark Claudine Clark Claudine Clark is an American R&B musician, best known as the singer and composer of the 1962 hit "Party Lights", which reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100.... |
September 1, 1962 | 5 |
| "Till Death Do Us Part" | Bob Braun Bob Braun Bob Braun was a local television and radio personality in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born in Ludlow, Kentucky.... |
September 1, 1962 | 26 |
| "Silver Threads and Golden Needles Silver Threads and Golden Needles "Silver Threads and Golden Needles", a song written by Jack Rhodes and Dick Reynolds, was first recorded by Wanda Jackson in 1956. The original lyrics, as performed by Jackson, contain a verse not usually included in later versions, which also often differed in other minor details.-Other versions:*... " |
The Springfields The Springfields The Springfields were a British pop-folk vocal trio who had success in the early 1960s in the UK, US and Ireland and included singer Dusty Springfield and her brother, record producer Tom Springfield, along with Tim Feild, later a noted Sufi writer, who was latterly replaced by Mike Hurst, who... |
September 22, 1962 | 20 |
| "A Wonderful Dream" | The Majors The Majors (band) The Majors were an American R&B group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The vocal ensemble formed in 1961, and featured as its lead singer Ricky Cordo, who was noted for his prominent falsetto. The group was noticed by producer Jerry Ragovoy, who produced their hit single "A Wonderful Dream",... |
September 22, 1962 | 22 |
| "(I'm the Girl On) Wolverton Mountain" | Jo Ann Campbell Jo Ann Campbell Jo Ann Campbell is an American pop singer.Campbell began attending music school at the age of four, and won many honors as a drum majorette at Fletcher High School... |
September 22, 1962 | 38 |
| "Alley Cat" | Bent Fabric and his Piano Bent Fabric Bent Fabricius-Bjerre , better known internationally as Bent Fabric, is a Danish pianist and composer.-Biography:... |
September 29, 1962 | 7 |
| "I Remember You" | Frank Ifield Frank Ifield Francis Edward Ifield is an early Australian-English easy listening and country music singer. He achieved considerable success in the early 1960s, especially in the UK Singles Chart, where he had four Number 1 hits between 1962 and 1963.... |
October 13, 1962 | 5 |
| "Don't Go Near the Indians" | Rex Allen Rex Allen Rex Elvie Allen was an American film actor, singer and songwriter, known as the Arizona Cowboy, particularly known as the narrator in many Disney nature and Western film productions. For contributions to the recording industry, Allen was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.-Family... |
October 20, 1962 | 17 |
| "Do You Love Me" | The Contours The Contours The Contours were one of the early African-American soul singing groups signed to Motown Records.The group is best known for its Billboard Top 10 hit, "Do You Love Me," a million-selling song that peaked twice in the Top 20.... |
October 27, 1962 | 3 |
| "Hide and Go Seek–Part 1" | Bunker Hill | October 27, 1962 | 33 |
| "Close to Cathy" | Mike Clifford | November 3, 1962 | 12 |
| "Torture" | Kris Jensen Kris Jensen Kris Jensen is an American singer and guitarist.Jensen began his career in music cutting records for Colpix, for whom he recorded his first single in 1959. He graduated from high school in Fort Lauderdale in 1960 and then recorded with Kapp Records and its subsidiary, Leader Records... |
November 3, 1962 | 20 |
| "Pop Pop Pop-Pie" | The Sherrys The Sherrys The Sherrys were an American girl group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, active briefly in the 1960s.The group came together in 1961 around Philadelphia singer Little Joe Cook, former lead singer of The Thrillers; it featured two of his daughters and their cousin. Initially they acted as a backup... |
November 17, 1962 | 35 |
| "That Stranger Used to Be My Girl" | Trade Martin Trade Martin Trade Martin is an American musician, songwriter, and producer.Martin worked with Johnny Power in the late 1950s, recording as Johnny & the Jokers and together launching the label Rome Records, active from 1960 to 1962. The label signed the groups The Earls, Del & the Escorts, and The Glens... |
November 17, 1962 | 28 |
| "Mama Sing a Song" | Stan Kenton Stan Kenton Stanley Newcomb "Stan" Kenton was a pianist, composer, and arranger who led a highly innovative, influential, and often controversial American jazz orchestra. In later years he was widely active as an educator.... |
November 17, 1962 | 32 |
| "I Got a Woman, Part 1" | Jimmy McGriff Jimmy McGriff James Harrell McGriff was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who developed a distinctive style of playing the Hammond B-3 organ.-Early years and influences:... |
November 24, 1962 | 20 |
| "Bobby's Girl" | Marcie Blane Marcie Blane Marcie Blane is an American female singer who recorded pop music. The Seville record label issued a demo performed by the high school student as a favor for a friend. The song was "Bobby's Girl", which was followed by "What Does a Girl Do" and several other singles... |
December 1, 1962 | 3 |
| "The Push and Kick" | Mark Valentino | December 15, 1962 | 27 |
| "Telstar Telstar (song) "Telstar" is a 1962 instrumental record performed by The Tornados. It was the first single by a British band to reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and was also a number one hit in the UK. The record was named after the AT&T communications satellite Telstar, which went into orbit in... " |
The Tornados The Tornados The Tornados were an English instrumental group of the 1960s that acted as backing group for many of record producer Joe Meek's productions and also for singer Billy Fury. They enjoyed several chart hits in their own right, including the UK and U.S. Number One "Telstar" , the first U.S... |
December 22, 1962 | 1 |
| "Let's Go (Pony)" | The Routers The Routers -Career:Formed in 1962 by Mike Gordon, the Routers recordings sometimes used session musicians in addition to the actual group with the exception of Gordon who played on most the sessions. The Routers first release in September 1962 was the guitar-driven instrumental "Let's Go ", which reached #19... |
December 22, 1962 | 19 |
1963
| Song | Performer | Peak Date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Wiggle Wobble" | Les Cooper and his Soul Rockers Les Cooper Les Cooper was an American doo wop musician, best known for his hit rock instrumental "Wiggle Wobble".Cooper sang in several New York doo wop groups, including The Empires and The Whirlers, and was the manager of the group The Charts... |
January 12, 1963 | 22 |
| "Tell Him" | The Exciters The Exciters The Exciters were an American pop music group of the 1960s. They were originally a girl group, although a male member was added later. The group consisted of lead singer Brenda Reid, her husband Herb Rooney, Carolyn Johnson and Lillian Walker.... |
January 19, 1963 | 4 |
| "Remember Then" | The Earls | January 26, 1963 | 24 |
| "Cinnamon Cinder (It's a Very Nice Dance)" | The Pastel Six | February 2, 1963 | 25 |
| "Loop De Loop" | Johnny Thunder Johnny Thunder (singer) Johnny Thunder is the professional stage name of Gil Hamilton . He is an American R&B and pop singer, whose biggest hit was "Loop De Loop" in 1963.-Life and career:... |
February 9, 1963 | 4 |
| "From a Jack to a King From a Jack to a King From a Jack to a King is a country music song. Originally a crossover hit for artist Ned Miller, who also wrote "Dark Moon", "A Falling Star", and many other Country songs. Elvis Presley recorded it in 1969 but it did not chart on Billboard. It has been covered extensively by country music artists... " |
Ned Miller | February 16, 1963 | 6 |
| "Fly Me to the Moon–Bossa Nova Fly Me to the Moon "Fly Me to the Moon" is a popular standard song written by Bart Howard in 1954. It was originally titled "In Other Words", and was introduced by Felicia Sanders in cabarets... " |
Joe Harnell and his Orchestra Joe Harnell Joe Harnell was an American easy listening composer and arranger.... |
February 23, 1963 | 14 |
| "Cast Your Fate to the Wind Cast Your Fate to the Wind "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" is an American jazz piece written and originally recorded by Vince Guaraldi, with lyrics later added by Carel Werber. It won a Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition in 1963... " |
Vince Guaraldi Trio | February 23, 1963 | 22 |
| "Rhythm of the Rain" | The Cascades The Cascades The Cascades were an American vocal group best known for their single "Rhythm of the Rain", recorded in 1962 and an international hit the following year.-Career:... |
March 9, 1963 | 3 |
| "Wild Weekend" | The Rebels The Rebels (band) The Rebels were a surf music band from Buffalo, New York known for their instrumental "Wild Weekend." The personnel on the recorded version was Mickey Kipler-Tenor Sax, Jim Kipler-Lead Guitar, Paul Balon-Rhythm Guitar and Tom Gorman-Drums... |
March 9, 1963 | 8 |
| "Mama Didn't Lie" | Jan Bradley Jan Bradley Jan Bradley is an American soul singer.Bradley grew up in Robbins, Illinois. She was noticed by manager Don Talty at a high school talent show. After graduating, she auditioned for Curtis Mayfield, and soon recorded the Mayfield-penned "We Girls", which became a hit regionally in the Midwest... |
March 9, 1963 | 14 |
| "Our Winter Love" | Bill Pursell Bill Pursell Bill Pursell is an American composer and former session pianist. He had a brief but successful career as a pop musician before continuing on as a session player.... |
March 30, 1963 | 9 |
| "Yakety Sax Yakety Sax "Yakety Sax" is a piece of music written by James Q. "Spider" Rich and popularized by saxophonist Boots Randolph.The composition includes pieces of assorted fiddle tunes such as "Chicken Reel", and was written for a performance at a venue called The Armory in Hopkinsville, Kentucky... " |
Boots Randolph Boots Randolph Homer Louis "Boots" Randolph III was an American musician best known for his 1963 saxophone hit, "Yakety Sax"... |
April 6, 1963 | 35 |
| "Mr. Bass Man" | Johnny Cymbal Johnny Cymbal Johnny Cymbal was a Scottish born American songwriter, singer, and record producer who had numerous hit records, including his signature song, "Mr... |
April 13, 1963 | 16 |
| "Pipeline" | The Chantays The Chantays The Chantays are an American surf rock band from the early 1960s, known for the hit instrumental, "Pipeline" . Their music combined electronic keyboards and surf guitar, creating a unique ghostly sound.-History:... |
May 4, 1963 | 4 |
| "Little Band of Gold" | James Gilreath James Gilreath James Gilreath was an American pop singer and songwriter, whose single "Little Band of Gold" went to #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1963.-Career:... |
May 11, 1963 | 21 |
| "Killer Joe" | The Rocky Fellers The Rocky Fellers Stanley Kahn discovered The Rocky Fellers, a pop/rock band in the 1960s, and signed them to Scepter Records. The group was composed of four Filipino brothers: Tony, Junior, Eddie, and Albert Maligmat, and their father, Doroteo "Moro" Maligmat. They had a hit single called "Killer Joe", written by... |
May 18, 1963 | 16 |
| "Hot Pastrami" | The Dartells The Dartells The Dartells were an American rock band from Oxnard, California.The group formed in 1962 while its members were teens, and won local attention under the umbrella of manager/record producer, Tom Ayers. They released a single in 1962 entitled "Hot Pastrami", which was a takeoff of Nat Kendrick & the... |
May 25, 1963 | 11 |
| "El Watusi" | Ray Barretto Ray Barretto Ray Barretto was a Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican jazz musician.-Early years:Barretto was born in New York City of Puerto Rican descent... |
June 1, 1963 | 17 |
| "The Love of My Man" | Theola Kilgore Theola Kilgore Theola Kilgore was an American soul and gospel singer.She was brought up in Oakland, California, and began singing in church. Her first recording, on which she was billed as Theola Kilgord, was as the featured vocalist on "Look To The Hills" bythe Mount Zion Spiritual Choir, released in 1955... |
June 1, 1963 | 21 |
| "That's How Heartaches Are Made" | Baby Washington | June 1, 1963 | 40 |
| "Still" | Bill Anderson | June 8, 1963 | 8 |
| "Sukiyaki Sukiyaki (song) The cover version by A Taste of Honey reached number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also went to number 1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart and Soul chart).... " |
Kyu Sakamoto Kyu Sakamoto was a Japanese singer and actor, best known outside of Japan for his international hit song "Sukiyaki", which was sung in Japanese and sold over 13 million copies... |
June 15, 1963 | 1 |
| "On Top of Spaghetti On Top of Spaghetti "On Top of Spaghetti" is a ballad and children's song written and originally performed by folk singer Tom Glazer with the Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus in 1963. The song is sung to the tune of "On Top Of Old Smokey". It is essentially the tale of a meatball that was lost when "somebody sneezed"... " |
Tom Glazer and the Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus Tom Glazer Thomas Zachariah "Tom" Glazer was an American folk singer and songwriter known primarily as a composer of ballads, including: "Because All Men Are Brothers", recorded by The Weavers and Peter, Paul and Mary, "Talking Inflation Blues", recorded by Bob Dylan, and "A Dollar Ain't A Dollar Anymore"... |
July 6, 1963 | 14 |
| "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" is a song written by Rolf Harris in 1957 which became a hit across the world in the 1960s in two different recordings . Inspired by Harry Belafonte's calypsos, it is about an Australian stockman on his deathbed... " |
Rolf Harris Rolf Harris Rolf Harris, CBE, AM is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, composer, painter and television personality.Born in Perth, Western Australia, Harris was a champion swimmer before studying art. He moved to England in 1952, where he started to appear on television programmes on which he drew the... |
July 13, 1963 | 3 |
| "Swingin' on a Star" | Big Dee Irwin Big Dee Irwin DiFosco "Dee" T. Ervin Jr. , usually known professionally as Big Dee Irwin, was an American singer and songwriter whose biggest hit was a version of "Swinging On A Star" in 1963, recorded as a duet with Little Eva.... |
July 13, 1963 | 38 |
| "Just One Look" | Doris Troy Doris Troy Doris Troy was an American R&B singer, known to her many fans as "Mama Soul".She was born as Doris Higginson in The Bronx, the daughter of a Barbadian Pentecostal minister. Her parents disapproved of "subversive" forms of music like rhythm & blues, so she cut her teeth singing in her father's choir... |
July 27, 1963 | 10 |
| "Hootenanny" | The Glencoves The Glencoves The Glencoves were a folk pop group formed in 1961 in Mineola, Long Island, New York.The group had a hit single with their Select Records release "Hootenanny", which peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. The song's title refers to the folk singalongs which became popular on college... |
July 27, 1963 | 38 |
| "Till Then" | The Classics | August 3, 1963 | 20 |
| "Six Days on the Road Six Days on the Road "Six Days on the Road" is an American song written by Muscle Shoals Sound Studio songwriter Carl Montgomery and Earl Green, made originally famous by country music singer Dave Dudley... " |
Dave Dudley Dave Dudley Dave Dudley , born David Darwin Pedruska, was an American country music singer best-known for his truck-driving country anthems of the 1960s and 1970s and his semi-slurred baritone. His signature song was "Six Days on the Road," and he is also remembered for "Vietnam Blues," "Truck Drivin'... |
August 3, 1963 | 32 |
| "Wipe Out" | The Surfaris The Surfaris The Surfaris were an American surf rock band formed in Glendora, California in 1962. They are best known for two songs that hit the charts in the Los Angeles, California area, and nationally by May 1963: "Surfer Joe" on the A-side and "Wipe Out" on the B-side of a 45 RPM single.-Career:The original... |
August 10, 1963 | 2 |
| "The Lonely Surfer" | Jack Nitzsche Jack Nitzsche Bernard Alfred "Jack" Nitzsche was an arranger, producer, songwriter, and film score composer. He first came to prominence in the late 1950s as the right-hand-man of producer Phil Spector, and went on to work with the Rolling Stones, Neil Young and others... |
August 10, 1963 | 39 |
| "More" | Kai Winding Kai Winding Kai Chresten Winding was a popular Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer. He is well known for a successful collaboration with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson.-Biography:... |
August 24, 1963 | 8 |
| "Denise" | Randy & the Rainbows Randy & the Rainbows Randy & the Rainbows are an American doo wop group from Maspeth, New York.-Career:The group was formed in 1962 in a neighborhood of Queens, and featured two pairs of siblings, along with a fifth member. The Safuto brothers had previously sung in the group The Dialtones. They recorded with the... |
August 24, 1963 | 10 |
| "Mockingbird" | Inez and Charlie Foxx Inez and Charlie Foxx Charlie Foxx and his sister Inez Foxx were an African-American rhythm and blues and soul duo from Greensboro, North Carolina. Inez sang lead vocal, while Charlie sang back-up and played guitar.Their most successful record was with their novelty composition, "Mockingbird"... |
September 7, 1963 | 7 |
| "Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard" | Diane Ray Diane Ray Diane Ray is an American pop and rock and roll singer of the early 1960s. She is best known for her 1963 hit single, "Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard". Without any further chart presence, Ray remains a one-hit wonder.-External links:*-Reference List:... |
September 21, 1963 | 31 |
| "Sally, Go 'Round the Roses" | The Jaynetts The Jaynetts The Jaynetts were a Bronx, New York girl group who became one-hit wonders with "Sally Go 'Round the Roses", which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963.-Beginnings:... |
September 28, 1963 | 2 |
| "Martian Hop Martian Hop "Martian Hop" is a song written by the Ran-Dells which was released in 1963. It has been described as a one-hit wonder novelty song and it reached #27 on the black singles chart and #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was later covered by Rocky Sharpe and the Replays.-Cultural... " |
The Ran-Dells The Ran-Dells The Ran-Dells were an American musical ensemble from Villas, New Jersey. In 1963 their song "Martian Hop" peaked at #27 on the US Billboard black singles chart, and at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100... |
September 28, 1963 | 16 |
| "The Kind of Boy You Can't Forget" | The Raindrops The Raindrops The Raindrops were an American pop group from New York, associated with the Brill Building style of 1960s pop. The group existed from 1963 to 1965 and consisted of Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry, both of whom worked as writer/producers for numerous other acts before, during and after their tenure... |
September 28, 1963 | 17 |
| "Part Time Love" | Little Johnny Taylor Little Johnny Taylor Little Johnny Taylor was an American blues and soul singer, who made recordings throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and continued public performances through the 1980s and 1990s.... |
October 5, 1963 | 19 |
| "Birthday Party" | The Pixies Three The Pixies Three The Pixies Three is an American teenage vocal girl group best known for their hits “Birthday Party” and “442 Glenwood Avenue”.-History:Having performed in local shows since 1955, the Hanover, Pennsylvania trio of Midge Bollinger , Kaye McCool , and Debra Swisher were signed to Mercury Records in... |
October 5, 1963 | 40 |
| "Bust Out" | The Busters | October 12, 1963 | 25 |
| "Talk to Me" | Sunny & the Sunglows Sunny & the Sunglows Sunny & the Sunglows were an American musical group formed in 1959 in San Antonio, Texas.The group's members were all chicanos with the exception of Amos Johnson Jr., and their style was a blend of rhythm and blues, tejano, blues, and mariachi. They first recorded in 1962 for their own label,... |
October 26, 1963 | 11 |
| "Maria Elena" | Los Indios Tabajaras Los Indios Tabajaras Los Indios Tabajaras was a guitar duo of two brothers from Ceará, in the Northeast of Brazil.Their beginnings are not clear, though most stories have them becoming accomplished guitar players after finding a guitar near Ceará, Brazil. Playing in Rio de Janeiro, they found success as Natalicio and... |
November 16, 1963 | 6 |
| "Cry to Me" | Betty Harris Betty Harris Betty Harridick is an American Soul Singer. Her recording career in the 1960s produced three hit records that made the Billboard R&B and pop charts: "Cry to Me" , "His Kiss" and "Nearer to You"... |
November 16, 1963 | 25 |
| "Washington Square" | The Village Stompers The Village Stompers The Village Stompers was a U.S. dixieland music group with the hit "Washington Square" in 1963. The band was known for its instrumental pieces.... |
November 23, 1963 | 2 |
| "Dominique" | The Singing Nun The Singing Nun Jeanine Deckers , known in English as The Singing Nun, was a Belgian nun, and a member of the Dominican Fichermont Convent in Belgium. She became internationally famous in 1963 as Sœur Sourire when she scored a hit with the song "Dominique"... |
December 7, 1963 | 1 |
| "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight" | Barry & the Tamerlanes Barry & the Tamerlanes Barry & the Tamerlanes was a doo wop trio from California. Their 1963 single for Valiant Records, "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight", hit #23 on the US Black Singles chart and #21 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Barry" was Barry De Vorzon, who went on to considerable success as a film music composer;... |
December 7, 1963 | 21 |
| "Wonderful Summer" | Robin Ward | December 14, 1963 | 14 |
| "You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry" | The Caravelles The Caravelles The Caravelles, Lois Wilkinson and Andrea Simpson , were a British duo girl band, best known for their 1963 hit single, "You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry".... |
December 21, 1963 | 3 |
| "The Boy Next Door" | The Secrets The Secrets The Secrets were an American girl group from Cleveland, Ohio.The group first performed under the name The Sonnets, named after the Sonnet piano. They were offered a local gig supporting local ensemble The Starfires , and at one of these performances, talent scout Redda Robbins offered them a contract... |
December 28, 1963 | 18 |
1964
| Song | Performer | Peak Date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Midnight Mary" | Joey Powers | January 4, 1964 | 10 |
| "Popsicles and Icicles" | The Murmaids The Murmaids The Murmaids were a one-hit wonder all-female vocal trio composed of sisters Carol and Terry Fischer; and Sally Gordon from Los Angeles, California who, in January 1964 reached #3 with "Popsicles and Icicles".-Background:... |
January 11, 1964 | 3 |
| "What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)" | The Tams The Tams The Tams, sometimes later billed as 'The Joe Pope Tams' are an American vocal group from Atlanta, Georgia, who enjoyed their greatest chart success in the 1960s, and the 1970s, and most improbably in the 1980s. Two separate versions of the group continue to perform and record. One version features... |
February 22, 1964 | 9 |
| "Letter from Sherry" | Dale Ward | February 22, 1964 | 25 |
| "California Sun" | The Rivieras The Rivieras # California Sun# Danny Boy# Twist & Shout# Little Donna# Church Key# Killer Joe# Lets Have A Party# Rockin' Robin# H.B. Goose Step# Keep A Knockin'# Oh, Boy# When The Saints- Personnel :* Marty "Bo" Fortson: vocals, rhythm guitar... |
February 29, 1964 | 5 |
| "Penetration" | The Pyramids The Pyramids (band) The Pyramids were an American surf group from Long Beach, California, who formed in 1961. In early 1964, they made the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 with their instrumental "Penetration." It proved to be the final major instrumental surf hit.... |
March 14, 1964 | 18 |
| "Who Do You Love" | The Sapphires The Sapphires The Sapphires were an American pop ensemble from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their sound was comparable to much of the music released on Motown in the 1960s.... |
March 14, 1964 | 9 |
| "I Wish You Love" | Gloria Lynne Gloria Lynne Gloria Lynne is an American jazz vocalist with a recording career spanning from 1958 to 2007. Born Gloria Alleyne, Gloria Lynne grew up in Harlem; her mother was a gospel singer.-Career:... |
March 14, 1964 | 28 |
| "High-Heel Sneakers" | Tommy Tucker | March 21, 1964 | 11 |
| "Hippy Hippy Shake" | The Swinging Blue Jeans The Swinging Blue Jeans The Swinging Blue Jeans were a four piece 1960s British Merseybeat band, best known for their hit singles with the HMV label; "Hippy Hippy Shake", the follow-up, Little Richard's "Good Golly Miss Molly", and "You're No Good", a Clint Ballard song that provided a change of pace and furnished the... |
April 4, 1964 | 24 |
| "Rip Van Winkle" | The Devotions The Devotions The Devotions were an American vocal group from Astoria, Queens, New York, formed in 1960. They released a single of a novelty song called "Rip Van Winkle" in 1961 on Delta Records; the tune was re-released on Roulette Records in 1962 and again on Roulette in 1964. The tune became a hit on the... |
April 4, 1964 | 36 |
| "We Love You Beatles We Love You Beatles "We Love You Beatles" is a song by the Carefrees. It was a 1964 novelty record about The Beatles. The song peaked at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the only Beatles novelty record to reach the Top 40... " |
The Carefrees The Carefrees The Carefrees were a British girl group, most known for their song "We Love You Beatles", a tribute to The Beatles. The song was their only charted single. The session vocalists Lynn Cornell, Barbara Kay and Betty Prescott made up the group... |
April 11, 1964 | 39 |
| "Forever" | Peter Drake and his Talking Steel Guitar Pete Drake Pete Drake , born Roddis Franklin Drake, was a major Nashville, Tennessee-based record producer and pedal steel guitar player.... |
April 25, 1964 | 25 |
| "Shangri-La Shangri-La (1946 song) "Shangri-La" is a popular song written by Carl Sigman , bandleader Matty Malneck, and Robert Maxwell in 1946. The term comes from "Shangri-La," the hidden valley of delight in James Hilton's 1933 novel "Lost Horizon." The term "Shangri-La," especially in the 1930s and 1940s, was slang for heaven... " |
Robert Maxwell and His Harp and Orchestra Robert Maxwell (songwriter) Robert Maxwell is a harpist and songwriter, who wrote the music for two well-known songs: "Ebb Tide" and "Shangri-La .... |
May 2, 1964 | 6 |
| "Charade" | Sammy Kaye and his Orchestra Sammy Kaye Sammy Kaye , born Samuel Zarnocay, Jr., was an American bandleader and songwriter, whose tag line, "Swing and sway with Sammy Kaye", became one of the most famous of the Big Band Era.-Biography:... |
May 9, 1964 | 36 |
| "Wish Someone Would Care" | Irma Thomas Irma Thomas Irma Thomas is an American Grammy Award-winning soul and rhythm and blues singer from New Orleans. She is known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans".... |
May 16, 1964 | 17 |
| "White on White" | Danny Williams Danny Williams (musician) Danny Williams was a South African pop singer. Williams earned the nickname, "Britain's Johnny Mathis", for his smooth and stylish way with a ballad... |
May 16, 1964 | 9 |
| "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet" | The Reflections The Reflections The Reflections was the name of a number of musical groups.Perhaps the best known were a blue-eyed soul/doo-wop group from Detroit, Michigan. They had one hit single in 1964 called " Romeo and Juliet", written by Bob Hamilton and Freddie Gorman. The song was produced by Rob Reeco on Golden World... |
May 30, 1964 | 6 |
| "You're My World" | Cilla Black Cilla Black Cilla Black OBE is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality, who has been consistently popular as a light entertainment figure since 1963. She is most famous for her singles Anyone Who Had A Heart, You're My World, and Alfie... |
August 1, 1964 | 26 |
| "Remember Me" | Rita Pavone Rita Pavone Rita Pavone is an Italian ballad and rock singer who enjoyed success through the 1960s. Pavone is also an actress.-Singing career:... |
July 11, 1964 | 26 |
| "The Girl from Ipanema The Girl from Ipanema "Garota de Ipanema" is a well-known bossa nova song, a worldwide hit in the mid-1960s that won a Grammy for Record of the Year in 1965. It was written in 1962, with music by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Portuguese lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes. English lyrics were written later by Norman Gimbel.The... " |
Astrud Gilberto Astrud Gilberto Astrud Gilberto is a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer. She is well known for the Grammy Award-winning song "The Girl from Ipanema".-Biography:... |
July 18, 1964 | 5 |
| "Farmer John" | The Premiers The Premiers The Premiers were an American garage band in the 1960s, best known for their 1964 hit, "Farmer John".-Career:The band was formed in 1962 in San Gabriel, California, by brothers Lawrence Perez and John Perez , and neighbours George Delgado and Frank Zuniga... |
August 1, 1964 | 19 |
| "I Wanna Love Him So Bad" | The Jelly Beans The Jelly Beans The Jelly Beans were an rhythm and blues vocal group from Jersey City, New Jersey. Formed in 1962 by five high schoolers, the group signed with Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller's label, Red Bird Records, in 1963... |
August 8, 1964 | 9 |
| "I'm Into Somethin' Good" | Earl-Jean Earl-Jean Ethel "Earl-Jean" McCrea is an American pop/R&B singer. She was a member of The Cookies, the only person in both versions of the group, and she had a solo hit with the original version of "I'm Into Somethin' Good".... |
August 8, 1964 | 38 |
| "Steal Away" | Jimmy Hughes Jimmy Hughes (singer) Jimmy Hughes is an American former rhythm and blues singer, whose biggest successes in the mid 1960s, notably his hit "Steal Away", were important in the early development of the Muscle Shoals music industry.-Life and career:... |
August 15, 1964 | 17 |
| "She's the One" | The Chartbusters The Chartbusters The Chartbusters were an American rock band from Washington, D.C.. The group's lone hit single was the 1964 song "She's The One", which peaked at #33 on the Billboard Hot 100... |
August 15, 1964 | 33 |
| "Mixed-Up, Shook-Up Girl" | Patty & the Emblems Patty & the Emblems Patty & the Emblems were an American pop group from Camden, New Jersey. The group was a one-hit wonder, scoring their only U.S. Top 40 hit with "Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl", a #37 hit in 1964.-Members:*Patty Russell *Eddie Watts... |
August 15, 1964 | 37 |
| "Haunted House" | Jumpin' Gene Simmons Jumpin' Gene Simmons Jumpin' Gene Simmons was an American rockabilly singer and songwriter known best for his 1964 novelty single "Haunted House."-Biography:... |
August 26, 1964 | 11 |
| "Selfish One" | Jackie Ross Jackie Ross Jackie Ross is an American soul singer.Ross sang gospel music as a child, and performed on a radio show run by her parents, both preachers. After her father died in 1954 she moved to Chicago and was signed to SAR Records by Sam Cooke... |
September 5, 1964 | 11 |
| "Funny (How Time Slips Away)" | Joe Hinton Joe Hinton Joe Hinton was an American soul singer.Hinton, who was born in Evansville, Indiana, began as a gospel singer with the Chosen Gospel Quartet and the Spirit of Memphis Quartet. Producer Don Robey asked the singer to try doing secular tunes, and Hinton began recording for Robey's record label,... |
October 10, 1964 | 13 |
| "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" | Gale Garnett Gale Garnett Gale Zoë Garnett is a New Zealand-born Canadian singer best known in the United States for her Grammy-winning folk hit "We'll Sing in the Sunshine." Garnett has since carved out a career as a writer and actress.-Biography:... |
October 17, 1964 | 4 |
| "Little Honda Little Honda "Little Honda" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1964 album All Summer Long, and it was also featured on their EP, Four by The Beach Boys. It was covered by The Hondells, whose recording peaked at #9 on the U.S. pop... " |
The Hondells The Hondells The Hondells were an American surf rock band who hit the Top 10 with the 1964 single "Little Honda"."Little Honda", written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love of The Beach Boys, was inspired by the popularity of Honda motor bikes in Southern California during the early 1960s. The band recorded the song... |
October 31, 1964 | 9 |
| "Last Kiss Last Kiss "Last Kiss" is a song that was released by Wayne Cochran in 1961 on the Gala label. It was unsuccessful chartwise. Cochran subsequently re-recorded his song for the King label in 1963. The song was later revived by J... " |
J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers J. Frank Wilson J. Frank Wilson was an American singer, the lead vocalist of J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers.-Career:Wilson joined the Cavaliers after his discharge from Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo, Texas in 1962.... |
November 7, 1964 | 2 |
| "Tobacco Road Tobacco Road (song) "Tobacco Road" is a song written and first recorded by John D. Loudermilk in 1960 that was a hit for The Nashville Teens in 1964 and has since become a standard across several musical genres.... " |
The Nashville Teens The Nashville Teens The Nashville Teens are a British pop band formed in Weybridge, Surrey in Summer 1962.-History:Arthur Sharp began his career in music as the manager of Aerco Records in Woking, Surrey... |
November 7, 1964 | 14 |
| "Have I the Right?" | The Honeycombs The Honeycombs The Honeycombs were an English beat/pop group, founded in 1963 in North London. The group had one chart-topping hit, the million selling "Have I the Right?", in 1964. After that song the interest in the group ebbed away, and they split up in late 1966... |
November 14, 1964 | 5 |
| "Shaggy Dog" | Mickey Lee Lane Mickey Lee Lane Mickey Lee Lane is an American songwriter and arranger .... |
November 28, 1964 | 38 |
| "Hawaii Tattoo Hawaii Tattoo "Hawaii Tattoo" is an instrumental by The Waikikis, released in the US in 1964, on Kapp Records."Hawaii Tattoo" was recorded in Belgium in 1961 and spent two months in the Belgian charts... " |
The Waikikis The Waikikis The Waikikis were a Belgian studio band, mostly known for their single "Hawaii Tattoo", released in the U.S. in 1964, on Kapp Records. "Hawaii Tattoo" was recorded in 1961 in Belgium and spent two months in the Belgian chart... |
December 5, 1964 | 33 |
| "Ringo Ringo (song) "Ringo" was a hit single for the Canadian-born actor, Lorne Greene, in 1964.The song's actual sung lyrics are limited to the title word alone, performed by an unidentified male chorus. Throughout the rest of the performance, Greene talks about the legendary gunfighter... " |
Lorne Greene Lorne Greene Lorne Greene , was the stage name of Lyon Himan Green, OC, a Canadian actor.His television roles include Ben Cartwright on the western Bonanza, and Commander Adama in the science fiction movie and subsequent TV Series Battlestar Galactica... |
December 5, 1964 | 1 |
1965
| Song | Performer | Peak Date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Wedding The Wedding (song) "The Wedding", sometimes credited as "The Wedding ", is a popular song from 1964 recorded by British singer Julie Rogers. The song was included on Rogers' extended play from 1964, which was also titled The Wedding, and has appeared on various compilation albums in the years since its... " |
Julie Rogers Julie Rogers (singer) Julie Rogers is an English pop singer. She is best known for her multi-million selling song, "The Wedding".-Career:... |
January 2, 1965 | 10 |
| "My Love, Forgive Me (Amore, Scusami)" | Robert Goulet Robert Goulet Robert Gerard Goulet was a Canadian American entertainer as a singer and actor. He played the role of Lancelot in the Broadway musical Camelot of 1960.-Early life:... |
January 2, 1965 | 16 |
| "Leader of the Laundromat" | The Detergents The Detergents The Detergents were an American music group consisting of Ronnie Dante, Danny Jordan, and Tommy Wynn. The group's speciality was parody songs, as with their first and best-known hit record, "Leader of the Laundromat", written and produced by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss... |
January 9, 1965 | 19 |
| "The Jerk" | The Larks | January 16, 1965 | 7 |
| "Twine Time" | Alvin Cash and the Crawlers Alvin Cash Alvin Cash was an American pop singer and actor.-Biography:Born Alvin Welch in St. Louis, Missouri, and a graduate of St. Louis's Sumner High School , he and three brothers moved to Chicago, where they sang and danced while in search of a recording contract... |
February 20, 1965 | 14 |
| "The Boy from New York City The Boy from New York City "The Boy from New York City" is a song by American soul group The Ad Libs, released as their first single in 1965. Produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, the song peaked at #8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on the chart week of February 27, 1965... " |
The Ad Libs | February 27, 1965 | 8 |
| "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail I've Got a Tiger By the Tail "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail" is a song made famous by country music band Buck Owens and the Buckaroos. Released in December 1964, the song became one of Owens' signature songs and showcases of the Bakersfield sound in the genre.-About the song:... " |
Buck Owens Buck Owens Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos... |
February 27, 1965 | 25 |
| "It's Alright" | Adam Faith Adam Faith Terence "Terry" Nelhams-Wright, known as Adam Faith was a Teen idol English singer, actor and later financial journalist. He was one of the most charted acts of the 1960s. He became the first UK artist to lodge his initial seven hits in the Top 5... with The Roulettes The Roulettes The Roulettes were a British rock and roll group formed in London in 1962. They started out as the group playing behind Adam Faith, who enjoyed a run of chart hits in the 1960s. In 1963 they signed to EMI and began releasing their own material, and in addition they would continue to work with Faith... |
February 27, 1965 | 31 |
| "New York is a Lonely Town" | The Trade Winds The Trade Winds The Trade Winds was an American pop group formed in Providence, Rhode Island. The group's members were Peter Andreoli and Vincent Poncia, Jr., and had previously had a hit single together under the name The Videls with a song called "Mr. Lonely", which hit #73 on the U.S... |
March 6, 1965 | 32 |
| "The Birds and the Bees" | Jewel Akens Jewel Akens Jewel Akens is an American singer and record producer.-Biography:He first recorded with Eddie Daniels as Jewel and Eddie on the Silver Records label in 1960. A number of his recordings featured Eddie Cochran on guitar.He later went solo and recorded "The Birds And The Bees" in 1965, on the Era... |
March 20, 1965 | 3 |
| "Goldfinger Goldfinger (song) "Goldfinger" was the title song from the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger. Composed by John Barry and with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, the song was performed by Shirley Bassey for the film's opening and closing title sequences, as well as the soundtrack album release... " |
Shirley Bassey Shirley Bassey Dame Shirley Bassey, DBE , is a Welsh singer. She found fame in the late 1950s and was "one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the last half of the 20th century"... |
March 27, 1965 | 8 |
| "Don't Mess Up a Good Thing" | Bobby McClure Bobby McClure Bobby McClure was an American soul singer. McClure was raised in St. Louis and sang in church and gospel groups in his youth. He sang with The Soul Stirrers in the 1950s, and moved into secular music soon after, singing with Bobby & the Vocals, Big Daddy Jenkins, and Oliver Sain... |
March 27, 1965 | 33 |
| "Land of a Thousand Dances Land of a Thousand Dances "Land of a Thousand Dances" is a song written and first recorded by Chris Kenner in 1962. The song is famous for its "na na na na na" hook, which was added by Cannibal & the Headhunters in their version of the song in 1965, whose version peaked at number thirty... " |
Cannibal & the Headhunters Cannibal & the Headhunters Cannibal & The Headhunters were an American band originating from East Los Angeles, that was known for being one of the first Mexican-American groups to have a national hit record, "Land of a Thousand Dances", recorded on the Rampart label... |
April 17, 1965 | 30 |
| "Cast Your Fate to the Wind Cast Your Fate to the Wind "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" is an American jazz piece written and originally recorded by Vince Guaraldi, with lyrics later added by Carel Werber. It won a Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition in 1963... " |
Sounds Orchestral Sounds Orchestral Sounds Orchestral was a British studio-based easy listening group, assembled by John Schroeder with Johnny Pearson in 1964.-Career:John Schroeder had worked with Johnny Pearson previously over at Oriole Records, producing Johnny Pearson's first solo album. Moving to Pye, Schroeder was quick to... |
May 8, 1965 | 10 |
| "The Entertainer" | Tony Clarke Tony Clarke (singer) Tony Clarke: Born Ralph Thomas Williams was an American soul singer-songwriter born circa 1944 in New York City and raised in Detroit. He wrote the songs "Pushover" and "Two Sides to Every Story", hits for Etta James. Clarke scored a chart hit of his own with "The Entertainer" which hit #10 R&B and... |
May 8, 1965 | 31 |
| "We're Gonna Make It" | Little Milton Little Milton James Milton Campbell, Jr. , better known as Little Milton, was an American electric blues, rhythm and blues, and soul singer and guitarist, best known for his hit records "Grits Ain't Groceries" and "We're Gonna Make It."-Biography:Milton was born James Milton Campbell, Jr., in the Mississippi... |
May 15, 1965 | 25 |
| "Baby the Rain Must Fall" | Glenn Yarbrough Glenn Yarbrough Glenn Yarbrough is an American folk singer. He was the lead singer with The Limeliters between 1959 and 1963, and had a prolific solo career, recording on various labels.-Biography:... |
May 22, 1965 | 12 |
| "Oo Wee Baby, I Love You" | Fred Hughes Fred Hughes Fred Hughes is an R&B singer. He was born in Arkansas, but moved to Compton, California. He first recorded while a student at Compton High School as a member of The Cymbals in 1962, and worked as a member of a band, the Creators... |
May 29, 1965 | 23 |
| "Concrete and Clay" | Eddie Rambeau Eddie Rambeau Eddie Rambeau is an American singer, songwriter, and actor.-Career:While performing in a high-school musical he had written, Rambeau met songwriter and musician Bud Rehak, who went on to become his manager... |
June 5, 1965 | 35 |
| "Concrete and Clay Concrete and Clay "Concrete and Clay" is the title of a 1965 #1 hit single recorded by the UK pop group Unit 4 + 2: the song was written by group membersTommy Moeller and Brian Parker.... " |
Unit 4 + 2 Unit 4 + 2 Unit 4 + 2 were a British pop band, who had a number one hit in the UK Singles Chart in 1965 with the song "Concrete and Clay". The track topped the UK chart for one week.-Early days:... |
June 12, 1965 | 28 |
| "I Do" | The Marvelows The Marvelows The Marvelows were an American soul group from Chicago. After contacting Johnny Pate, the group signed with ABC Records and recorded four sides: "A Friend", "My Heart", "Hey Hey Baby", and "I Do". The last of the four was released as a single and became a U.S. hit, peaking at #7 on the Black... |
July 3, 1965 | 37 |
| "A Walk in the Black Forest" | Horst Jankowski Horst Jankowski Horst Jankowski was a classically trained German pianist, most famous for his internationally successful easy listening music.-Biography:... |
July 10, 1965 | 12 |
| "You Turn Me On (Turn On Song)" | Ian Whitcomb Ian Whitcomb Ian Whitcomb is an entertainer, singer, songwriter, author, record producer, and actor... and Bluesville |
July 17, 1965 | 8 |
| "The Dawn of Correction" | The Spokesmen The Spokesmen The Spokesmen were an American pop music trio. They scored a hit single in the U.S. in 1965 with the tune "Dawn of Correction", which was a patriotic answer record to Barry McGuire's protest song, "Eve of Destruction". The song was written by the group's members, John Medora, David White and Roy... |
September 18, 1965 | 26 |
| "Eve of Destruction" | Barry McGuire Barry McGuire Barry McGuire is an American singer-songwriter best known for the hit song "Eve of Destruction", and later as a pioneering singer and songwriter of Contemporary Christian Music.-Early life:... |
September 25, 1965 | 1 |
| "Liar, Liar" | The Castaways The Castaways The Castaways are an American garage rock band from the Twin Cities in Minnesota.Their first and only hit single was "Liar, Liar". Written by band leader James Donna and Denny Craswell, produced by Timothy D. Kehr and released by Soma Records, it reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in... |
October 23, 1965 | 12 |
| "Keep on Dancing" | The Gentrys The Gentrys The Gentrys were an American band of the 1960s and early 1970s best known for their 1965 hit "Keep on Dancing"... |
October 30, 1965 | 4 |
| "Hungry for Love" | San Remo Golden Strings San Remo Golden Strings The San Remo Golden Strings were a studio group from Detroit, Michigan. A number of its members also played in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, while others were members of the Motown Records backing band, The Funk Brothers. Their albums were released on Ric-Tic Records, The San Remo Golden Strings... |
October 30, 1965 | 27 |
| "Everyone's Gone to the Moon" | Jonathan King Jonathan King Jonathan King is an English singer, songwriter, impresario and record producer. He is also the author of three novels, Bible Two and The Booker Prize Winner , and Beware the Monkey Man , and an autobiography, 65 My Life So Far .King first came to prominence as an... |
November 6, 1965 | 17 |
| "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away You've Got to Hide Your Love Away "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" is a song by The Beatles. It was written and sung by John Lennon and released on the album Help! in August 1965.-Composition and recording:... " |
The Silkie The Silkie The Silkie were an English folk music group. Their name derived from an Orcadian song The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry, which they sometimes performed... |
November 27, 1965 | 10 |
| "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" | Little Jimmy Dickens Little Jimmy Dickens James Cecil Dickens , better known as Little Jimmy Dickens, is an American country music singer famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size, 4'11" , and his rhinestone-studded outfits... |
December 4, 1965 | 15 |
| "Don't Think Twice" | Wonder Who? The Wonder Who? The Wonder Who? was a nom de disque of The Four Seasons for four single records released from 1965 to 1967. It was one of a handful of "names" used by the group at that time, including Frankie Valli and The Valli Boys... |
December 25, 1965 | 12 |
1966
| Song | Performer | Peak Date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" | Barry Young Barry Young (musician) Barry Young was an American pop singer who recorded for Dot Records in the 1960s. His biggest hit single was a recording of the tune "One Has My Name ", which had previously been a #1 hit on the country charts for Jimmy Wakely in 1948. The song hit #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 early in 1966... |
January 1, 1966 | 13 |
| "Harlem Nocturne" | The Viscounts | January 1, 1966 | 39 |
| "Flowers on the Wall" | The Statler Brothers | January 8, 1966 | 4 |
| "Lies" | The Knickerbockers The Knickerbockers The Knickerbockers were an American pop/rock music group, best remembered for their 1965 Beatles sound alike hit single, "Lies."-Formation:The band was formed in 1962 in Bergenfield, New Jersey by brothers Beau Charles and John Charles with fluctuating personnel until 1964, when they met... |
January 22, 1966 | 20 |
| "The Duck" | Jackie Lee | January 22, 1966 | 14 |
| "The Men in My Little Girl's Life" | Mike Douglas | February 5, 1966 | 6 |
| "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)" | The T-Bones The T-Bones The T-Bones were an American pop group active in the mid 1960s. The group had a hit single in 1966 with their instrumental "No Matter What Shape ", whose melody was from a commercial for Alka-Seltzer... |
February 5, 1966 | 3 |
| "Michelle" | David and Jonathan David and Jonathan (band) David and Jonathan was the name used by the British pop music duo Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook.They began working together in 1965 in Bristol, England, and wrote the songs "This Golden Ring" and "You've Got Your Troubles" for the group The Fortunes... |
February 12, 1966 | 18 |
| "Elusive Butterfly Elusive Butterfly "Elusive Butterfly" is a popular song by Bob Lind released in 1966, which reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also recorded and released in 1966 in the UK by the Irish singer Val Doonican... " |
Bob Lind Bob Lind Bob Lind is an American folk music singer-songwriter who reached the height of his success during the 1960s... |
March 12, 1966 | 5 |
| "The Cheater" | Bob Kuban and the In-Men Bob Kuban Bob Kuban is an American musician and bandleader. Best known for his 1966 #12 pop hit, "The Cheater," Kuban is honored in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's permanent exhibit on one-hit wonders.... |
March 12, 1966 | 12 |
| "Batman Theme Batman Theme "Batman Theme", the title song of the 1966 Batman TV series, was composed by Neal Hefti. The song is built around a guitar hook reminiscent of spy film scores and surf music. It has a twelve bar blues progression, using only three chords until the coda... " |
Neal Hefti Neal Hefti Neal Hefti was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, tune writer, and arranger. He was perhaps best known for composing the theme music for the Batman television series of the 1960s, and for scoring the 1968 film The Odd Couple and the subsequent TV series of the same name.He began arranging... |
March 12, 1966 | 35 |
| "Love Makes the World Go Round" | Deon Jackson Deon Jackson Deon Jackson , is an American soul singer and songwriter.Jackson was born at Ann Arbor, Michigan. He performed in vocal groups and as a soloist in high school, he attended Ann Arbor High School and was signed while still in school by producer Ollie McLaughlin... |
March 19, 1966 | 11 |
| "Walkin' My Cat Named Dog" | Norma Tanega Norma Tanega Norma Cecilia Tanega was an American folk/pop singer. She was a camp counselor in the Catskills when she signed to New Voice Records in 1966. Her debut single, "Walkin' My Cat Named Dog", reached #22 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, but she never came close to charting there again. She retains... |
April 9, 1966 | 22 |
| "Caroline, No Caroline, No "Caroline, No" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher, recorded during the Pet Sounds sessions. It was released as a solo Brian Wilson single in March 1966 in advance of the album's release. The single was only a modest success, reaching number thirty-two in the US national chart and No.... " |
Brian Wilson Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. Within the band, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group... |
April 30, 1966 | 32 |
| "I Can't Grow Peaches on a Cherry Tree" | Just Us Just Us (duo) Just Us was an American pop duo, consisting of songwriter Chip Taylor and session musician, Al Gorgoni. They released an album for Kapp Records in 1966 entitled I Can't Grow Peaches on a Cherry Tree. The title track was a hit single in the US, peaking at #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #34... |
May 14, 1966 | 24 |
| "History Repeats Itself" | Buddy Starcher Buddy Starcher Buddy Starcher was an American country singer. He starred on his own show on WCHS-TV from 1960 to 1966. However, he is best known for his 1966 spoken word recording entitled "History Repeats Itself", written with Minnie Pearl and released on Boone Records... |
May 14, 1966 | 39 |
| "The Ballad of Irving" | Frank Gallop Frank Gallop Frank Gallop was an American radio and television personality.-Radio:Frank Gallop went into broadcasting by chance... |
May 28, 1966 | 34 |
| "Barefootin'" | Robert Parker | June 18, 1966 | 7 |
| "Oh How Happy" | The Shades of Blue The Shades of Blue The Shades of Blue was an American blue-eyed soul vocal group from Livonia, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. Their biggest hit was their 1966 song "Oh How Happy", written by Edwin Starr, which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, #7 on the US Billboard R&B chart, and the Top 10 in Canada. ... |
June 25, 1966 | 12 |
| "Cool Jerk" | The Capitols The Capitols The Capitols were a Detroit, Michigan-based soul trio widely known in the late 1960s for their Billboard hit single "Cool Jerk".-Formation and Disbandment:... |
July 2, 1966 | 7 |
| "Doubleshot (Of My Baby's Love)" | The Swingin' Medallions The Swingin' Medallions The Swingin' Medallions are an American beach music group from Greenwood, South Carolina.-History:The band was formed as The Medallions in 1962 adding the "Swingin'" in 1965; possibly as a tribute to the Swingin' Travelers, an R&B group popular in South Carolina in the late 1950s and early 1960s... |
July 2, 1966 | 17 |
| "Day of Decision" | Johnny Sea Johnny Sea Johnny Sea, Johnny Seay is an American country singer. His first hits came in the late 1950s, and his career saw a resurgence in the mid-1960s, particularly with the release of his spoken word single "Day For Decision".-Biography:Seay grew up in Atlanta, and had his first major break in 1957 by... |
July 2, 1966 | 35 |
| "Little Girl" | Syndicate of Sound Syndicate of Sound The Syndicate of Sound was an American garage band that existed between 1965 and 1970. Originally from San Jose, California, the band had an edgy style that some critics have considered to be a forerunner of psychedelic rock.- History :... |
July 9, 1966 | 8 |
| "Dirty Water" | The Standells The Standells The Standells are a garage rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in the 1960s, who have been referred to as the "Godfathers of Punk Rock", and are best known for their 1966 hit "Dirty Water," now the anthem of several Boston sports teams.-The 1960s:... |
July 9, 1966 | 11 |
| "Hey Joe Hey Joe "Hey Joe" is an American popular song from the 1960s that has become a rock standard and as such, has been performed in a multitude of musical styles by hundreds of different artists since it was first written. "Hey Joe" tells the story of a man who is on the run and planning to head to Mexico... " |
The Leaves The Leaves The Leaves were an American garage band formed in California in 1963. They are best known for their version of the song "Hey Joe", which was a hit in 1966. Theirs is the earliest release of this song, which became a rock standard.-History:... |
July 9, 1966 | 31 |
| "7 and 7 Is 7 and 7 Is "7 and 7 Is" is a song written by Arthur Lee and recorded by his band Love on June 20, 1966, at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood. It was produced by Jac Holzman and engineered by Bruce Botnick.... " |
Love Love (band) Love was an American rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were led by singer/songwriter Arthur Lee and lead guitarist Johnny Echols... |
July 30, 1966 | 33 |
| "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" | Napoleon XIV Napoleon XIV Napoleon XIV was the pseudonym of the American singer-songwriter and record producer Jerry Samuels , who achieved one-hit wonder status with the Top 5 hit novelty song "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" in 1966. Samuels also wrote The Shelter of Your Arms, a top 20 hit for Sammy Davis, Jr... |
August 13, 1966 | 3 |
| "Somewhere, My Love" | Ray Conniff Ray Conniff Joseph Raymond Conniff was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s.-Biography:... |
August 13, 1966 | 9 |
| "Searching For My Love" | Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces were an American soul group from Montgomery, Alabama.-Career:Robert "Bobby" Moore was a tenor saxophonist and bandleader. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and joined the US Army in his teens... |
August 13, 1966 | 27 |
| "Sweet Dreams" | Tommy McLain Tommy McLain Tommy McLain is an American swamp pop musician, best known as a singer but who also plays keyboards, drums, bass guitar, and fiddle.-Career:... |
August 20, 1966 | 15 |
| "Tar and Cement" | Verdelle Smith Verdelle Smith (singer) Verdelle Smith is a female pop singer from America who was a one-hit wonder with the song "Tar and Cement" in 1966. She currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.-Recording:... |
August 20, 1966 | 38 |
| "Black Is Black Black Is Black "Black Is Black" is a song by rock band Los Bravos, released in 1966 as the group's debut single for Decca Records. Produced by Ivor Raymonde, the song reached number two in the UK,number four in the U.S.,and number one in Canada.... " |
Los Bravos Los Bravos Los Bravos were a Spanish beat group, formed in 1965, and based in Madrid. Their single "Black Is Black" reached #2 in the United Kingdom in July 1966, and #4 in the United States selling over a million records.-Biography:... |
October 1, 1966 | 4 |
| "Open the Door to Your Heart" | Darrell Banks Darrell Banks Darrell Banks was an American soul singer.Born in Mansfield, Ohio, Banks grew up in Buffalo, New York, and learned to sing in gospel churches before choosing a career in secular music... |
October 1, 1966 | 27 |
| "Almost Persuaded Almost Persuaded "Almost Persuaded" is a song written by Glenn Sutton and Muscle Shoals songwriter Billy Sherrill and first recorded by David Houston in 1966. It is not to be confused with the Christian hymn of the same name.... " |
David Houston David Houston (singer) Charles David Houston was an American country music singer. His peak in popularity came between the mid-1960s through the early 1970s.-Biography:... |
October 1, 1966 | 24 |
| "Psychotic Reaction Psychotic Reaction "Psychotic Reaction" is an early garage rock song released by the American rock band Count Five in 1966, and also the title of their only album. The song Psychotic Reaction was written by the five members of the Count Five, Craig "Butch" Atkinson, John Byrne, Roy Chaney, Kenn Ellner and John... " |
Count Five Count Five The Count Five was a 1960s garage rock band from San Jose, California, best known for their Top 10 single "Psychotic Reaction".The band was founded in 1964 by John "Mouse" Michalski and Roy Chaney took over bass duties, two high school friends who had previously played in several short-lived... |
October 15, 1966 | 5 |
| "Summer Samba (So Nice) Summer Samba Summer Samba is a 1966 bossa nova song by Brazilian composer Marcos Valle, with English-language lyrics by Norman Gimbel; the original Portuguese lyrics came from Paulo Sérgio Valle, brother to the composer.The song was first popularized by the Walter Wanderley Trio in 1966 — the album Rain... " |
Walter Wanderley | October 15, 1966 | 26 |
| "Winchester Cathedral Winchester Cathedral (song) "Winchester Cathedral" is a song released in late 1966 by Fontana Records, whereupon it shot to the No. 1 spot in Canada on the RPM 100 national singles charts and shortly thereafter in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was released by The New Vaudeville Band, a novelty group established... " |
The New Vaudeville Band The New Vaudeville Band The New Vaudeville Band was a group created by songwriter Geoff Stephens in 1966 to record his novelty composition "Winchester Cathedral", a song inspired by the dance bands of the 1920s and a Rudy Vallee megaphone style vocal... |
December 3, 1966 | 1 |
| "(When She Needs Good Lovin') She Comes to Me" | Chicago Loop Chicago Loop (band) Chicago Loop was a rock group from Chicago, Illinois. The group consisted of Bob Slawson , Judy Novy , John Savanna, alternate touring , Barry Goldberg , Carmine Riale , and John Siomos . They released a single in 1966 entitled " She Comes to Me" on DynoVoice Records... |
December 3, 1966 | 37 |
| "But It's Alright" | J.J. Jackson | December 10, 1966 | 22 |
1967
| Song | Performer | Peak Date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Talk Talk" | The Music Machine The Music Machine The Music Machine was an American garage rock and psychedelic band from the late 1960s, headed by singer-songwriter Sean Bonniwell and based in Los Angeles. The band sound was often defined by fuzzy guitars and a Farfisa organ... |
January 14, 1967 | 15 |
| "There's Got to Be a Word!" | The Innocence | January 14, 1967 | 34 |
| "Gallant Men" | Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen Everett Dirksen Everett McKinley Dirksen was an American politician of the Republican Party. He represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate... |
January 21, 1967 | 29 |
| "Niki Hoeky" | P.J. Proby | January 28, 1967 | 25 |
| "Wild Thing" | Senator Bobby | February 4, 1967 | 20 |
| "(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet" | Blues Magoos Blues Magoos The Blues Magoos was a rock music group from the The Bronx, New York. They were at the forefront of the psychedelic music trend, beginning as early as 1966.-1964 - 1971:The band was formed in 1964 as "The Trenchcoats"... |
February 11, 1967 | 5 |
| "Music to Watch Girls By" | Bob Crewe Generation Bob Crewe Bob Crewe is an American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, record producer and fine artist. He is known for producing, and co-writing with Bob Gaudio, a string of Top 10 singles for The Four Seasons... |
February 11, 1967 | 15 |
| "Stand By Me Stand by Me (song) "Stand by Me" is the title of a song originally performed by Ben E. King and written by King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller, based on the spiritual "Lord Stand by Me,", plus two lines rooted in Psalms 46:2-3... " |
Spyder Turner Spyder Turner Spyder Turner is an American soul singer. Turner was raised in Detroit, and sang in doo wop groups and high school choirs while young... |
February 11, 1967 | 12 |
| "Hello Hello" | Sopwith Camel Sopwith Camel (band) Sopwith Camel was a rock music band associated with the San Francisco psychedelic rock scene of the late 1960s.-Career:The band formed in late 1965 and their line-up consisted of vocalist and saxophone player Peter Kraemer, guitarists Terry MacNeil and William "Truckaway" Sievers, bassist Martin... |
February 11, 1967 | 26 |
| "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" | Cannonball Adderley | February 25, 1967 | 11 |
| "Pushing Too Hard" | The Seeds The Seeds The Seeds were an American rock band. The group, whose repertoire spread between garage rock and acid rock, are considered one of the pioneers of punk rock.-History:... |
February 25, 1967 | 36 |
| "It Takes Two It Takes Two (song) "It Takes Two" was a hit single recorded in late 1965 by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston for Motown's Tamla label.Produced by Weston's then-husband, longtime Gaye collaborator William "Mickey" Stevenson, and co-written by Stevenson and Sylvia Moy, "It Takes Two" centered around a romantic lyric which... " |
Kim Weston Kim Weston Kim Weston is an American soul singer, and Motown alumna. In the 1960s, Weston scored hits with the songs "Love Me All the Way" and "Take Me in Your Arms ".-Career:... |
March 4, 1967 | 14 |
| "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" is the title of a doo-wop song written by John D. Loudermilk. It was first released in 1962 by Don Cherry, and again in 1967 by the group The Casinos on its album of the same name, becoming a #6 pop hit that year... " |
The Casinos The Casinos The Casinos was a nine-member doo-wop group from Cincinnati, Ohio, led by Gene Hughes. They are best-known for their John D. Loudermilk-penned song "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye," which hit number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1967, well after the end of the doo-wop era.The group was based... |
March 11, 1967 | 6 |
| "Sit Down, I Think I Love You" | The Mojo Men The Mojo Men The Mojo Men were a rock music band, inspired by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, who recorded for the Autumn Records label in San Francisco, California.... |
March 18, 1967 | 36 |
| "For What It's Worth" | Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield is a North American folk rock band renown both for its music and as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina. Among the first wave of North American bands to become popular in the wake of the British invasion, the group combined... |
March 25, 1967 | 7 |
| "Friday on My Mind Friday on My Mind "Friday on My Mind" is a 1966 song by Australian rock group The Easybeats. Written by band members George Young and Harry Vanda, the track became a worldwide hit, reaching #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1967 in the US, #1 in Australia and #6 in the UK, as well as charting in several... " |
The Easybeats The Easybeats The Easybeats were an Australian rock and roll band. They formed in Sydney in late 1964 and broke up at the end of 1969. They are regarded as the greatest Australian pop band of the 1960s, and were the first Australian rock and roll act to score an international pop hit with their 1966 single... |
May 20, 1967 | 16 |
| "Yellow Balloon Yellow Balloon "Yellow Balloon" was a Top 30 hit single in the Billboard Hot100 by The Yellow Balloon, included on the group's 1967 self-titled album. It was classified as in the sunshine pop genre.-Music and lyrics:... " |
The Yellow Balloon | May 20, 1967 | 25 |
| "Sunshine Girl" | Parade Parade (band) Parade are a British five piece girl group, who are currently signed to Asylum Records. The band has five members: Emily Biggs, Lauren Deegan, Bianca Claxton, Jessica Agombar and Sian Charlesworth. They are currently working on their debut album. Before Parade, Biggs was a member in the girl group... |
May 27, 1967 | 20 |
| "My Girl Josephine My Girl Josephine "My Girl Josephine" is a song written by Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. Domino recorded the song on Imperial records in 1960, and it charted #7 on the Billboard R&B charts and #14 on the Billboard pop charts.-Covers:... " |
Jerry Jaye Jerry Jaye Jerry Jaye is an American country/rockabilly singer.Jaye grew up on a sharecropper's farm and did a stint in the Navy from 1954 to 1958. After his return he started a band with bassist Tommy Baker and drummer Carl Fry, who began playing the local Arkansas circuits... |
May 27, 1967 | 29 |
| "I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman" | Whistling Jack Smith | June 3, 1967 | 20 |
| "Do It Again a Little Bit Slower" | Jon and Robin and the In-Crowd Jon & Robin Jon & Robin were an American pop music duo from the 1960s, composed of Jon Abdnor Junior and Javonne Braga. The group recorded for Abdnor's father's label, Abnak Records. Wayne Carson Thompson wrote several of the band's tunes, including their one national US hit single, 1967's "Do it Again a... |
June 24, 1967 | 18 |
| "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" | The Fifth Estate The Fifth Estate (band) The Fifth Estate was a rock and roll band, originally formed in Stamford, Connecticut as The D-Men in early 1964.-Early years :... |
July 1, 1967 | 11 |
| "Little Bit O' Soul" | The Music Explosion The Music Explosion The Music Explosion was an American garage rock band from Mansfield, Ohio, best known for their Top 10 hit, "Little Bit O'Soul", in 1967. The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and received gold record status by the R.I.A.A.... |
July 8, 1967 | 2 |
| "Come on Down to My Boat" | Every Mother's Son Every Mother's Son Every Mother's Son was a rock band formed in New York City in 1967. Brothers Dennis and Lary Larden had originally performed as a folk duo... |
July 8, 1967 | 6 |
| "For Your Precious Love" | Oscar Toney, Jr. Oscar Toney, Jr. Oscar Toney, Jr. was an American soul singer.-Career:Toney was raised in Columbus, Georgia, and sang gospel in churches while young. In his teens, he joined a gospel group called The Sensational Melodies of Joy, and after this joined secular group called The Searchers , who released a few singles... |
July 8, 1967 | 23 |
| "Let the Good Times Roll and Feels So Good" | Bunny Sigler Bunny Sigler Walter "Bunny" Sigler is a pop and R&B songwriter and record producer who has done extensive work with the team of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and who was instrumental in creating the "Philly Sound" in the early 1970s. He is nicknamed "Mr... |
August 19, 1967 | 22 |
| "The Sweetest Thing This Side of Heaven" | Chris Bartley Chris Bartley Chris Bartley was an American R&B singer. Bartley grew up listening to '50s soul and doo wop, and formed his own group in the early 1960s with William Graham, Henry Powell, Sam Nesbitt, and Ronald Marshall... |
August 19, 1967 | 32 |
| "Hypnotized" | Linda Jones Linda Jones Linda Jones was an American soul singer.Jones was born in Newark, New Jersey. She started singing in her family's gospel group the Jones Singers at the age of six... |
August 26, 1967 | 21 |
| "(I Wanna) Testify (I Wanna) Testify " Testify" is the first hit single by the Detroit soul singing group The Parliaments. The single was released at the beginning of the summer of 1967 by Revilot Records. The single went to #3 on Billboard R&B chart and #20 on the Pop chart. It would be the only major hit for the group for the entire... " |
The Parliaments The Parliaments The Parliaments were a doo-wop quintet from Plainfield, New Jersey, formed in the back room of a barbershop in the late 1950s and named after the cigarette brand. After some early personnel changes their lineup solidified with George Clinton, Ray Davis, Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon, and Grady Thomas... |
September 23, 1967 | 20 |
| "Blue's Theme" | Davie Allan and the Arrows | September 23, 1967 | 37 |
| "Little Ole Man (Uptight–Everything's Alright)" | Bill Cosby Bill Cosby William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a starring role in the 1960s action show, I Spy. He later starred in his own series, the... |
October 14, 1967 | 4 |
| "Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)" | The Hombres The Hombres The Hombres were a Memphis, Tennessee, band best known for the 1967 single "Let It Out ".Formed in 1966, The Hombres comprised Gary Wayne McEwen on guitar, B.B. Cunningham on lead vocals and electric organ, Jerry Lee Masters on bass and John Will Hunter on drums... |
November 18, 1967 | 12 |
| "Everlasting Love Everlasting Love "Everlasting Love" is a song written by Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden that has been a hit for various artists, including Robert Knight, Carl Carlton, Love Affair, and Gloria Estefan.- Overview :... " |
Robert Knight Robert Knight (musician) Robert Knight is an American singer best known for the 1967 recording of the song "Everlasting Love".-Career:Born in Franklin, Tennessee, Knight made his professional vocal debut with the Paramounts, a harmony quintet consisting of schoolfriends... |
November 18, 1967 | 13 |
| "Pata Pata" | Miriam Makeba Miriam Makeba Miriam Makeba , nicknamed Mama Africa, was a Grammy Award winning South African singer and civil rights activist.... |
November 25, 1967 | 12 |
| "Back on the Street Again" | Sunshine Company | November 25, 1967 | 36 |
| "An Open Letter to My Teenage Son" | Victor Lundberg Victor Lundberg Victor Lundberg was an American radio personality. He is best known for a spoken-word record called to "An Open Letter To My Teenage Son", which became an unlikely Top 10 hit in 1967.... |
December 2, 1967 | 10 |
| "Beautiful People" | Kenny O'Dell Kenny O'Dell Kenny O'Dell is an American country music singer and songwriter.Early in his career he worked with guitar legand,Duane Eddy,and his own band, Guys and Dolls. He is best known for writing the country hit "Behind Closed Doors", which Charlie Rich recorded, and "Mama He's Crazy" for The Judds... |
December 16, 1967 | 38 |
| "Next Plane to London" | The Rose Garden The Rose Garden (band) The Rose Garden was an American folk rock musical group from Los Angeles, California which was active in 1967 and 1968.The members were Diana DeRose on lead vocals and acoustic guitar, John Noreen on 12-string guitar and backup vocal, James Groshong on lead vocal and guitar, William Fleming on bass... |
December 30, 1967 | 17 |
1968
| Song | Performer | Peak Date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) "Judy in Disguise " is a song that was a hit for the Louisiana-based John Fred and his Playboy Band in early 1968. The song was co-written with bandmate Andrew Bernard. According to The Billboard Book of Number One Hits by Fred Bronson, the song was inspired by Fred's listening to The Beatles' hit,... " |
John Fred and His Playboy Band John Fred John Fred was a blue-eyed soul, Cajun swamp pop and bubble-gum pop performer from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, best known for the song, "Judy in Disguise ".-Career:... |
January 20, 1968 | 1 |
| "Love Power" | The Sandpebbles The Sandpebbles The Sandpebbles were an American R&B vocal group composed of Calvin White, Andrea Bolden, and Lonzine Wright. They recorded for Calla Records, and had one hit in the U.S., "Love Power", which hit #14 on the Billboard Black Singles chart in 1967 and #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the following... |
January 27, 1968 | 22 |
| "Green Tambourine Green Tambourine "Green Tambourine" was the primary hit by the 1960s Ohio-based rock group The Lemon Pipers, as well as the title track to their debut-album Green Tambourine. The song has been credited as being the first bubblegum pop chart-topper. Released towards the end of 1967, it peaked at number one on the U.S... " |
The Lemon Pipers The Lemon Pipers The Lemon Pipers were a 1960s psychedelic pop band from Oxford, Ohio, known chiefly for their song "Green Tambourine", which reached No. 1 in the United States in 1968... |
February 3, 1968 | 1 |
| "Nobody but Me" | The Human Beinz The Human Beinz The Human Beinz is an American rock and roll / frat rock band from Youngstown, Ohio. Originally known as The Human Beingz, the band initially featured John "Dick" Belley , Joe "Ting" Markulin , Mel Pachuta and Gary Coates -Early career:The Beinz started in 1964 as The Premiers, launching their... |
February 3, 1968 | 8 |
| "Love Is Blue Love is Blue "L'amour est bleu" is a song whose music was composed by André Popp, and whose lyrics were written by Pierre Cour, in 1967. Brian Blackburn later wrote English-language lyrics for it... " |
Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra Paul Mauriat Paul Mauriat was a French orchestra leader, specializing in light music. He is best known in the United States for his million selling remake of André Popp's "Love is Blue", which was #1 for 5 weeks in 1968... |
February 10, 1968 | 1 |
| "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me I'm Gonna Make You Love Me "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" is a soul song most popularly released as a joint single performed by Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations for the Motown label... " |
Madeline Bell Madeline Bell Madeline Bell is an American soul singer, who became famous as a performer in the United Kingdom during the 1960s, having arrived from the US in the gospel show Black Nativity in 1962, with vocal group The Bradford Singers.-Career:She worked as a session singer, most notably backing for Dusty... |
February 10, 1968 | 26 |
| "Skip a Rope" | Henson Cargill Henson Cargill Henson Cargill was an American country music singer best known for the 1968 No. 1 hit, "Skip a Rope". His music career began in Oklahoma in clubs around Oklahoma City and Tulsa... |
February 10, 1968 | 25 |
| "Born Free" | The Hesitations The Hesitations The Hesitations are an American R&B group from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 1965, they scored several hits in 1967 and 1968, the biggest being their gospel-infused version of the title track to the movie Born Free. After lead singer George "King" Scott was accidentally shot and killed in February... |
February 17, 1968 | 38 |
| "Country Girl–City Man" | Judy Clay Judy Clay Judy Clay was an American soul and gospel singer, who achieved greatest success as a member of two recording duos in the 1960s.-Life:... |
March 23, 1968 | 36 |
| "A Question of Temperature" | The Balloon Farm The Balloon Farm The Balloon Farm, a musical act from New Jersey, took its name from a New York City nightclub. It is best known for its sole hit song, "A Question of Temperature," which made the Billboard charts in February 1968, peaking in the top 40.... |
March 23, 1968 | 37 |
| "Playboy" | Gene and Debbe | April 13, 1968 | 17 |
| "Does Your Mama Know About Me" | Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers were a soul band from Vancouver, British Columbia. Briefly signed to Motown Records in the late 1960s, they had one top 30 hit single, "Does Your Mama Know About Me". As a producer and solo artist, Bobby Taylor contributed to several other soul recordings, both inside... |
April 20, 1968 | 29 |
| "Sweet Inspiraton" | The Sweet Inspirations | April 27, 1968 | 18 |
| "Summertime Blues Summertime Blues "Summertime Blues" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American rockabilly artist Eddie Cochran. It was written in the late 1950s by Cochran and his manager Jerry Capehart. Originally a single B-side, it was released in August 1958 and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 on... " |
Blue Cheer Blue Cheer Blue Cheer was an American psychedelic blues-rock band that initially performed and recorded in the late 1960s and early 1970s and was sporadically active until 2009... |
May 4, 1968 | 14 |
| "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly" | Hugo Montenegro Hugo Montenegro Hugo Montenegro was an American orchestra leader and composer of film soundtracks. His best known work is derived from interpretations of the music from Spaghetti westerns, especially his cover version of the main theme from the 1966 film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly... |
June 1, 1968 | 2 |
| "Master Jack" | Four Jacks and a Jill Four Jacks and a Jill Four Jacks and a Jill is a South African folk rock ensemble. They originally formed in 1964 without a "Jill" under a different name. Later they added lead singer Glenys Lynne and changed the group's name. In South Africa, they had a hit song, "Timothy". In 1968 they cracked the American charts with... |
June 8, 1968 | 18 |
| "MacArthur Park MacArthur Park (song) "MacArthur Park" is a song by Jimmy Webb, originally composed as part of an intended cantata. The song was initially rejected by The Association. Richard Harris was the first to record it, in 1968; the song was subsequently covered by numerous artists. Among the best-known covers are Donna Summer's... " |
Richard Harris Richard Harris Richard St John Harris was an Irish actor, singer-songwriter, theatrical producer, film director and writer.... |
June 22, 1968 | 2 |
| "Reach Out of the Darkness Reach out of the Darkness "Reach out of the Darkness" is a song by American folk duo Friend and Lover. Peaking at #10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, it was the duo's most successful single, and they are often regarded as a one-hit wonder for the track because the duo's only other Hot 100 entry stalled at #86 a few... " |
Friend and Lover Friend and Lover Friend and Lover were an American folk-singing duo composed of husband-and-wife team, Jim and Cathy Post. They are best known for their hit single "Reach Out of the Darkness", which reached number 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in the summer of 1968.... |
June 22, 1968 | 10 |
| "I Love You I Love You (The Zombies song) -People! :The cover version by People!, released in February 1968 was a #14 hit in the USA and went to #1 in Japan... " |
People | June 22, 1968 | 14 |
| "The Horse" | Cliff Nobles and Co. Cliff Nobles Cliff Nobles was an American pop singer, who is best known for his instrumental hit, "The Horse."-Biography:... |
June 29, 1968 | 2 |
| "Angel of the Morning Angel of the Morning "Angel of the Morning" is a popular song that has been recorded numerous times, and has been a charting hit single for several artists including Juice Newton, Merrilee Rush, Nina Simone, P.P... " |
Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts Merrilee Rush -Career:As a girl, Merrilee studied classical piano for 10 years. In 1960, Rush auditioned for a band, directed by her first husband, that played sock hops. Next, she was part of Merrilee and Her Men, doing covers of male pop hits. Then she joined a Seattle rhythm and blues group called Tiny Tony... |
June 29, 1968 | 7 |
| "Tip Toe Thru' The Tulips With Me Tiptoe Through the Tulips "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" is a popular song originally published in 1929. The song was written by Al Dubin and Joe Burke .‘Crooning Troubadour’ Nick Lucas’ recording of "Tip-Toe Through The Tulips" hit the top of the charts in May 1929. The song he introduced in the 1929 musical talkie Gold... " |
Tiny Tim Tiny Tim (musician) Tiny Tim , , born in Manhattan, was an American singer and ukulele player. He was most famous for his rendition of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" sung in a distinctive high falsetto/vibrato voice.-Rise to fame:Born to Lebanese parents in 1932, Khaury displayed musical talent at a very young age... |
June 29, 1968 | 17 |
| "Here Comes the Judge" | Shorty Long Shorty Long Frederick Earl "Shorty" Long was an American soul singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer for Motown's Soul Records imprint... |
July 6, 1968 | 8 |
| "Grazing in the Grass Grazing in the Grass "Grazing in the Grass" is an instrumental composed by Philemon Hou and first recorded by the South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela. It is recognizable by its prominent cowbell part. Released in the United States as a single in 1968, it hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.-Recording:"Grazing in... " |
Hugh Masekela Hugh Masekela Hugh Ramopolo Masekela is a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, and singer.-Early life:Masekela was born in Kwa-Guqa Township, Witbank, South Africa. He began singing and playing piano as a child... |
July 20, 1968 | 1 |
| "Here Comes the Judge" | Pigmeat Markham Pigmeat Markham Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham was an African-American entertainer. Though best known as a comedian, Markham was also a singer, dancer, and actor... |
July 27, 1968 | 19 |
| "Pictures of Matchstick Men Pictures of Matchstick Men "Pictures of Matchstick Men" is the first hit single by Status Quo, released in November 1967. It reached number seven in the British charts, number eight in Canada, and number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their only hit single in the United States... " |
Status Quo | August 3, 1968 | 12 |
| "Classical Gas Classical Gas "Classical Gas" is an instrumental musical piece composed and originally performed by Mason Williams. Originally released in 1968 on the album The Mason Williams Phonograph Record, it has been re-recorded and re-released numerous times since by Williams... " |
Mason Williams Mason Williams Mason Williams is an American guitarist and composer, best known for his guitar instrumental "Classical Gas". He is also a comedy writer, known for his writing on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, and Saturday Night Live... |
August 3, 1968 | 2 |
| "Journey to the Center of the Mind" | The Amboy Dukes The Amboy Dukes The Amboy Dukes were an American rock music band of the late 1960s and early 1970s from Detroit, Michigan, best remembered for their hit single "Journey to the Center of the Mind", and for launching the career of Ted Nugent... |
August 24, 1968 | 16 |
| "Love Makes a Woman" | Barbara Acklin Barbara Acklin Barbara Jean Acklin was an American soul singer and songwriter who was most successful in the 1960s and 1970s. Her biggest hit as a singer was "Love Makes a Woman" in 1968... |
August 31, 1968 | 15 |
| "Naturally Stoned" | The Avant-Garde The Avant-Garde The Avant-Garde was an American psychedelic pop group formed by Chuck Woolery and Elkin "Bubba" Fowler in 1967. They released three singles on Columbia Records in 1967 and 1968, backed by different session musicians on each release: "Yellow Beads", "Naturally Stoned" , and "Fly With Me"... |
August 31, 1968 | 40 |
| "Harper Valley PTA Harper Valley PTA "Harper Valley PTA" is a country song written by Tom T. Hall that was a major international hit single for country singer Jeannie C. Riley in 1968. Riley's record sold over six million copies as a single. The song made Riley the first woman to top both Billboard's Hot 100 and the U.S... " |
Jeannie C. Riley Jeannie C. Riley Jeannie C. Riley is an American country music and gospel singer. She is best known for her 1968 country and pop hit "Harper Valley PTA" , which missed becoming the Billboard Country and Pop number one hit at the same time... |
September 21, 1968 | 1 |
| "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" | Iron Butterfly Iron Butterfly Iron Butterfly is a US psychedelic rock band best known for the 1968 hit "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida".Their heyday was the late 1960s, but the band has been reincarnated with various members. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is the 31st best-selling album in the world, selling more than 25 million copies.-History:The... |
September 28, 1968 | 30 |
| "Girl Watcher" | The O'Kaysions The O'Kaysions The O'Kaysions are an American pop / blue-eyed soul group originally from Wilson, North Carolina. Today, they are known as Beach Music artists. The group first formed under the name The Kays in 1959, and scored a Top 10 hit in the U.S. in 1968 with the tune " Girl Watcher"... |
October 5, 1968 | 5 |
| "Indian Reservation" | Don Fardon Don Fardon Don Fardon is an English pop singer.-Career:His biggest success was to be his cover version of John D. Loudermilk's "Indian Reservation" . The global sales were estimated at over one million copies... |
October 5, 1968 | 20 |
| "Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run)" | Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus Super K Productions Super K Productions was a 1960s American recording production company under Buddah Records, headed by producers Jerry Kasenetz and Jeffrey Katz, whose groups specialized in bubblegum pop. Their biggest successes were The Ohio Express, The 1910 Fruitgum Company, Crazy Elephant and The Music Explosion... |
October 5, 1968 | 25 |
| "Fire Fire (Arthur Brown song) "Fire" is a 1968 song by Arthur Brown, Vincent Crane, Mike Finesilver and Peter Ker. Performed by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, it was released as a single and on the band's debut album, also called The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. The single made #1 in the UK and Canada. In October, it made #2... " |
Crazy World of Arthur Brown Crazy World of Arthur Brown (band) The Crazy World of Arthur Brown were an English psychedelic rock band formed by singer Arthur Brown in 1967.-History:Their song "Fire" was one of the one-hit wonders in the United Kingdom and United States in the 1960s. "Fire" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.The line-up... |
October 19, 1968 | 2 |
| "All Along the Watchtower All Along the Watchtower "All Along the Watchtower" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. The song, which has been included on most of Dylan's greatest hits compilations, initially appeared on his 1967 album John Wesley Harding. Over the past 35 years, he has performed it in concert more... " |
The Jimi Hendrix Experience The Jimi Hendrix Experience The Jimi Hendrix Experience were an English-American psychedelic rock band that formed in London in October 1966. Comprising eponymous singer-songwriter and guitarist Jimi Hendrix, bassist and backing vocalist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell, the band was active until June 1969, in which... |
October 19, 1968 | 20 |
| "Baby Come Back" | The Equals The Equals The Equals were a pop/reggae/rock group that formed in North London, England in 1965. They are mainly remembered for its million-selling chart-topper, "Baby Come Back". Eddy Grant, then sporting dyed blonde hair, founded the group... |
October 26, 1968 | 32 |
| "Shape of Things to Come Shape of Things to Come (song) "Shape of Things to Come" is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil from the film Wild in the Streets, performed by the fictional band Max Frost and the Troopers on their 1968 album Shape of Things to Come. The song was also released without vocals by Davie Allan and the Arrows... " |
Max Frost and the Troopers Max Frost and the Troopers Max Frost and The Troopers was a fictional rock music group created for the exploitation film Wild in the Streets, released in 1968. The film featured Christopher Jones as the highly influential singer Max Frost. The songs performed by Frost and his band, a group that was never formally named in... |
October 26, 1968 | 22 |
| "Piece of My Heart Piece of My Heart "Piece of My Heart" is a song written by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns and originally recorded by Erma Franklin in 1967. The song came to greater mainstream attention when Big Brother and the Holding Company covered the song in 1968 and had a hit with it... " |
Big Brother and the Holding Company Big Brother and the Holding Company Big Brother and the Holding Company is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1965 as part of the same psychedelic music scene that produced the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Jefferson Airplane. They are best known as the band that featured Janis Joplin as their... |
November 9, 1968 | 12 |
| "The Funky Judge" | Bull & the Matadors Bull & the Matadors Bull & the Matadors were an American Funk group from East St Louis, Illinois. They had a hit single in 1968 with the tune "The Funky Judge," released on Toddlin' Town Records. The record peaked at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 on the US Billboard R&B chart... |
November 16, 1968 | 39 |
| "Little Arrows Little Arrows "Little Arrows" is a single by English artist Leapy Lee. Released in 1968, it was the first single from his album Little Arrows. The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.-Chart performance:... " |
Leapy Lee Leapy Lee Leapy Lee is an English singer, best known for his 1968 single "Little Arrows", which reached Number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and was a Top 40 country and pop hit in the United States.-Career:The song "Little Arrows", written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazelwood, was also... |
December 7, 1968 | 16 |
| "Shame, Shame" | The Magic Lanterns The Magic Lanterns The Magic Lanterns were an English pop rock group formed in Warrington, Lancashire. They formed in 1962 as The Sabres, playing locally in Manchester and changing their name a few years later. They signed to CBS Records after releasing the single, "Excuse Me Baby", which charted briefly in the UK in... |
December 21, 1968 | 29 |
1969
| Song | Performer | Peak Date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero (The More I Love You)" | Rene y Rene Rene y Rene Rene y Rene was a Latin pop duo from Laredo, Texas. Composed of Rene Ornelas and Rene Herrera , the group scored two hit singles in the U.S. in the 1960s. 1964's "Angelito" peaked at #43 on the U.S... |
January 4, 1969 | 14 |
| "Cinnamon" | Derek Johnny Cymbal Johnny Cymbal was a Scottish born American songwriter, singer, and record producer who had numerous hit records, including his signature song, "Mr... |
January 11, 1969 | 11 |
| "The Worst That Could Happen The Worst That Could Happen "The Worst That Could Happen" is a song with lyrics and music written by singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb. Originally recorded by The 5th Dimension on their 1967 album of nearly all-Jimmy Webb songs, The Magic Garden, "The Worst That Could Happen" was later recorded by Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn... " |
Brooklyn Bridge Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge Johnny Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge is an American musical group, best known for their million selling rendition of Jimmy Webb's "The Worst That Could Happen" .-History:... |
February 1, 1969 | 3 |
| "I Got a Line on You" | Spirit Spirit (band) Spirit was an American jazz/hard rock/progressive rock/psychedelic band founded in 1967, based in Los Angeles, California.- The original lineup :... |
March 15, 1969 | 25 |
| "The Letter" | The Arbors The Arbors The Arbors were an American pop group formed in 1964 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The members, two sets of brothers, met at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and began playing local shows in Michigan before moving to New York... |
April 5, 1969 | 20 |
| "Hot Smoke and Sassafras" | Bubble Puppy Bubble Puppy -Origins:The group was formed in 1966 in San Antonio, Texas by Rod Prince and Roy Cox. Looking to form a "top gun rock band" based on the concept of dual lead guitars, a staple of southern rock that was highly unusual on the psychedelic music scene, Prince and Cox recruited Todd Potter: a gymnast,... |
April 19, 1969 | 14 |
| "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" | Crazy Elephant Crazy Elephant Crazy Elephant was a short-lived American bubblegum pop band noted for their 1969 hit single, "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'". Crazy Elephant was a studio concoction, created by Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz of Super K Productions... |
May 3, 1969 | 12 |
| "Will You Be Staying After Sunday" | Peppermint Rainbow | May 3, 1969 | 32 |
| "Nothin' But a Heartache" | The Flirtations | May 24, 1969 | 34 |
| "Love (Can Make You Happy)" | Mercy Mercy (band) Mercy is an American pop group from Florida. Mercy released a hit single "Love ," which soared to #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and also peaked at #2 on the Adult Contemporary chart... |
May 31, 1969 | 2 |
| "Morning Girl" | The Neon Philharmonic The Neon Philharmonic The Neon Philharmonic was an American psychedelic pop band led by songwriter and conductor Tupper Saussy and singer Don Gant. They released their only two albums in 1969, and they scored a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Morning Girl", when it hit the Top Forty in May of that... |
June 7, 1969 | 17 |
| "More Today Than Yesterday" | Spiral Starecase Spiral Starecase The Spiral Starecase was an American band, best known as a one-hit wonder for their 1969 single "More Today Than Yesterday".The band, from Sacramento, California, was a popular 1960s group, recognizable for its horns and lead singer/guitarist Pat Upton's distinctive voice... |
June 14, 1969 | 12 |
| "Israelites Israelites (song) "Israelites" is a song written by Desmond Dekker and Leslie Kong that became a hit for Dekker's group, Desmond Dekker & The Aces. Although few could understand all the lyrics, the single was the first UK reggae number one and the first to reach the US top ten... " |
Desmond Dekker and the Aces Desmond Dekker Desmond Dekker was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group, The Aces , he had one of the first international Jamaican hits with "Israelites". Other hits include "007 " and "It Miek"... |
June 28, 1969 | 9 |
| "Black Pearl" | The Checkmates, LTD. | July 5, 1969 | 13 |
| "Medicine Man" | The Buchanan Brothers | July 5, 1969 | 22 |
| "In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus) In the Year 2525 "In the Year 2525 " is a hit song from 1969 by American pop-rock duo Zager and Evans. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks commencing July 12, 1969. The song was written by Rick Evans in 1964 and originally released on a small regional record label in 1968... " |
Zager and Evans Zager and Evans Zager & Evans were a Lincoln, Nebraska rock-pop duo of the late 1960s and early 1970s named after its two members, Denny Zager and Rick Evans, who met at Nebraska Wesleyan University. Fellow Nebraska artists Dave Trupp and Mark Dalton backed up the duo on drums and bass respectively... |
July 12, 1969 | 1 |
| "Color Him Father" | The Winstons The Winstons The Winstons were a 1960s funk and soul music group, based in Washington, D.C.. They are known for their 1969 recording of an EP featuring a song entitled "Color Him Father" on the A-side, and a song entitled "Amen, Brother" on the B-side. Half-way into "Amen, Brother", there is a drum solo The... |
July 19, 1969 | 7 |
| "Abraham, Martin and John Abraham, Martin and John "Abraham, Martin and John" is a 1968 song written by Dick Holler and first recorded by Dion. It is a tribute to the memories of icons of social change, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy... " |
Moms Mabley Moms Mabley Jackie "Moms" Mabley, born Loretta Mary Aiken , was an American standup comedian and a pioneer of the so-called "Chitlin' Circuit" of African-American vaudeville.-Early years:... |
July 19, 1969 | 35 |
| "My Pledge of Love" | Joe Jeffrey Group | July 26, 1969 | 14 |
| "Quentin's Theme" | Charles Randolph Grean Sounde Charles Randolph Grean Charles Randolph Grean was an American producer and composer.-Professional life:Grean's first work was as a copyist in several big bands, including Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, and Charlie Spivak... |
August 2, 1969 | 13 |
| "Yesterday, When I Was Young" | Roy Clark Roy Clark Roy Linwood Clark is an American country music musician and performer. He is best known for hosting Hee Haw, a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969–1992. Clark has been an important and influential figure in country music, both as a performer and helping to popularize the genre... |
August 2, 1969 | 19 |
| "Good Old Rock and Roll" | Cat Mother & the All Night News Boys | August 2, 1969 | 21 |
| "Reconsider Me" | Johnny Adams Johnny Adams Laten John Adams , known as Johnny Adams, was an American blues, jazz and gospel singer, known as "The Tan Canary" for the multi-octave range of his singing voice, his swooping vocal mannerisms and falsetto... |
August 2, 1969 | 28 |
| "Nobody But You Babe" | Clarence Reid | August 2, 1969 | 40 |
| "Moonflight" | Vik Venus Vik Venus Jack Spector was an American radio disc jockey.Spector began his career in 1955 and in 1961 became one of the original WMCA Good Guys. He was working as a DJ in New York when he released a single in 1969 on Buddah Records as "Vik Venus, Alias: Your Main Moon Man"... |
August 9, 1969 | 38 |
| "Polk Salad Annie" | Tony Joe White Tony Joe White Tony Joe White is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie"; "Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but was first made popular by Brook Benton in 1970; and "Steamy Windows", a hit for Tina Turner in 1989... |
August 23, 1969 | 8 |
| "Sugar on Sunday" | Clique The Clique (Texas band) The Clique are a late 1960s U.S. sunshine pop band from Beaumont, Texas, 90 miles east of Houston.The group was centered around record producer/songwriter Gary Zekley, who often employed session musicians... |
August 30, 1969 | 22 |
| "Get Together" | The Youngbloods The Youngbloods The Youngbloods was an American folk rock band consisting of Jesse Colin Young , Jerry Corbitt , Lowell Levinger, nicknamed "Banana," , and Joe Bauer . Despite receiving critical acclaim, they never achieved widespread popularity. Their only U.S. Top 40 entry was "Get Together".-Background and... |
September 6, 1969 | 5 |
| "Birthday" | Underground Sunshine Underground Sunshine Underground Sunshine was an American psychedelic rock band from Montello, Wisconsin. The group scored a hit single in 1969 with their cover of The Beatles' "Birthday", which hit #19 on the Cash Box chart and #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The group subsequently appeared on American Bandstand... |
September 6, 1969 | 26 |
| "Did You See Her Eyes" | The Illusion The Illusion (band) The Illusion were an American hard rock band from Long Island, New York. They released three full-length albums in the U.S., the first of which was also issued in the United Kingdom. All three albums were produced by the famous Jeff Barry. The group had one major hit in the U.S... |
September 6, 1969 | 32 |
| "Keem-O-Sabe" | The Electric Indian The Electric Indian The Electric Indian was a studio group assembled by Bernie Binnick, co-founder of Swan Records. Influenced by the popularity of American Indians in the media, Binnick put together the group to record an Indian-esque instrumental, "Keem-O-Sabe." It was released nationally on the United Artists label... |
September 27, 1969 | 16 |
| "When I Die" | Motherlode Motherlode (band) Motherlode was a Canadian pop rock group formed in 1969 in London, Ontario. The group scored some success in the US with their single, "When I Die", which hit #18 on the U.S... |
October 11, 1969 | 18 |
| "In a Moment" | The Intrigues The Intrigues The Intrigues were a soul trio from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1968. Among their U.S. hits were "In a Moment", produced by Bobby Martin and Thom Bell, and "The Language of Love", co-produced by Van McCoy. After an extended hiatus, the group began recording again in 1985.-Singles:... |
October 11, 1969 | 31 |
| "Tracy" | The Cuff Links The Cuff Links The Cuff Links were an American rock/pop studio group from Staten Island, New York. The band had a U.S. No. 9 hit in 1969 with "Tracy", with rich harmonised vocals provided entirely by Ron Dante... |
October 25, 1969 | 9 |
| "You, I" | The Rugbys The Rugbys The Rugbys are a rock band from Louisville, Kentucky, best known for their U.S. Top 40 hit "You, I".-Band history:The band was formed in 1965 in Louisville, doing mostly covers... |
October 25, 1969 | 24 |
| "Make Believe" | Wind Tony Orlando Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis , better known as Tony Orlando, is an American show business professional, best known as the lead singer of the group Tony Orlando and Dawn in the early 1970s. Discovered by producer Don Kirshner, Orlando had songs on the charts in 1961 when he was 16, "Halfway to... |
October 25, 1969 | 28 |
| "Jealous Kind of Fella" | Garland Green | November 1, 1969 | 20 |
| "Baby It's You Baby It's You "Baby It's You" is a song written by Burt Bacharach , and Luther Dixon and Mack David . It was recorded by The Shirelles and The Beatles, and became hits for both... " |
Smith Smith (band) Smith were an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1969. They had a blues based sound and had a Top 5 hit in 1969 with a cover of the song "Baby It's You", with the lead vocals sung by Gayle McCormick... |
November 1, 1969 | 5 |
| "Jesus Is a Soul Man" | Lawrence Reynolds Lawrence Reynolds Lawrence Reynolds was an American country singer. He had a hit single with "Jesus Is a Soul Man" in 1969, which hit #28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. He released an album in 1970, also called Jesus Is a Soul Man, which peaked at #45 on the U.S. Country Albums chart in 1970.-References:Jesus... |
November 1, 1969 | 28 |
| "Something in the Air Something in the Air Something in the Air was an Australian television soap opera transmitted by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 2000 and 2002. It was one of the first programs in Australia that was filmed in widescreen.-Cast:... " |
Thunderclap Newman Thunderclap Newman Thunderclap Newman were a British one-hit wonder band that Pete Townshend of The Who and Kit Lambert had formed circa December 1968 - January 1969 in a bid to showcase the talents of John "Speedy" Keen, Andy "Thunderclap" Newman and Jimmy McCulloch.... |
November 1, 1969 | 37 |
| "Echo Park" | Keith Barbour Keith Barbour Keith Barbour is an American singer-songwriter. He was a member of the Jabberwocks, Brown University's oldest male a cappella group, while in college. He was a member of The New Christy Minstrels before signing to Epic Records as a solo artist in 1969... |
November 1, 1969 | 40 |
| "Smile a Little Smile for Me" | The Flying Machine | November 22, 1969 | 5 |
| "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" is a song written and recorded by Paul Leka, Gary DeCarlo and Dale Frashuer, attributed to a then-fictitious band they named "Steam". It was released under the Mercury subsidiary label Fontana and became a number one pop single on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1969,... " |
Steam Steam (band) Steam was a pop-rock music group best known for the 1969 number one hit song and perennial favorite "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye." The song was written and recorded by studio musicians Garrett DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, and producer/writer Paul Leka at Mercury Records studios in New York City... |
December 6, 1969 | 1 |
| "Groovy Grubworm Groovy Grubworm "Groovy Grubworm" is a single by American session musician Harlow Wilcox. Released in 1969, it was the only single from his album Groovy Grubworm and Other Golden Guitar Greats. The song peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in... " |
Harlow Wilcox and the Oakies | December 13, 1969 | 30 |
See also
- List of 1950s one-hit wonders in the United States
- List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States
- List of 1980s one-hit wonders in the United States
- List of 1990s one-hit wonders in the United States
- List of 2000s one-hit wonders in the United States
- List of 2010s one-hit wonders in the United States