20 Top 10 Hits of the 50's & 60's

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Oh Lonesome Me
recording of:
Oh Lonesome Me
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Esperanza MV Frank Oldenburg e. K., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Don Gibson2:37
2Save The Last Dance For Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-05-19)
producer:
Leiber and Stoller (songwriting team)
guitar:
Billy Davis (US guitarist & songwriter; member/manager of The Drifters) (on 1960-05-19)
baritone vocals:
Doc Green (on 1960-05-19)
bass vocals:
Elsbeary Hobbs (on 1960-05-19)
lead vocals:
Benny Nelson (on 1960-05-19)
tenor vocals:
Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) (on 1960-05-19) and Johnny Williams (soul/blues vocalist) (on 1960-05-19)
conductor:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor) (on 1960-05-19)
arranger:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1998)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 12) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 182)
recording of:
Save the Last Dance for Me (on 1960-05-19)
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated), Pomus Songs Inc., Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rumbalero Music Inc., The Manor Music Co. Ltd., Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (in 1974) and Trio Music (publisher) (in 1974)
The Drifters52:30
3The End Of The World
engineer:
Bill Porter (engineer)
producer:
Chet Atkins
vocals:
Skeeter Davis
recording of:
The End of the World (in 1962)
lyricist:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist)
composer:
Arthur Kent
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Summit Music Corp, (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Skeeter Davis4.152:39
4Yakity Yak
acoustic guitar:
Allen Hanlon (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-03-17)
double bass [bass]:
Wendell Marshall (on 1958-03-17)
drums (drum set):
Joe Marshall (jazz drummer) (on 1958-03-17)
electric guitar:
Adolph Jacobs (on 1958-03-17)
guitar:
George Barnes (on 1958-03-17)
piano:
Mike Stoller (on 1958-03-17)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1958-03-17)
vocals:
Carl Gardner (on 1958-03-17), Cornell Gunter (on 1958-03-17), Billy Guy (on 1958-03-17) and Will “Dub” Jones (US R&B/doo wop vocalist) (on 1958-03-17)
arranger:
Mike Stoller
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-03-17)
recording of:
Yakety Yak (on 1958-03-17)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
part of:
Twins (1988)
The Coasters3.651:52
5What's Your Name
recording of:
What’s Your Name
lyricist and composer:
Claude Johnson (doo-wop, R&B, soul singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Nancoz Music
Don & Juan2:17
6Angel Baby
recording of:
Angel Baby
lyricist and composer:
Rose Hamlin
publisher:
Big Seven Music Corp. and EMI Longitude Music
Rosie & the Originals3:45
7Runaway
recording of:
Runaway
writer:
Max Crook and Del Shannon
publisher:
Belinda Music, Bug Music (music publishing), Festival Music, Mole Hole Music, Noma Music Inc. and Vicki Music
Del Shannon2:17
8A Thousand Stars in the Sky
Cathy Young & The Innocents3:17
9He's So Fine
recording of:
He’s So Fine (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Ronnie Mack (1960s US songwriter)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Chiffons3.351:57
10Runaround Sue
recording of:
Runaround Sue
lyricist:
Dion (US singer-songerwriter, blends doo-wop, pop rock & R&B)
composer:
Ernie Maresca
publisher:
Bronx Soul Music, Mijac Music, Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Dion2:46
11Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out)
Ernie Maresca2:17
12The Wanderer
cover recording of:
The Wanderer
lyricist and composer:
Ernie Maresca
publisher:
Mijac Music, Schwartz Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America
Dion4.52:46
13Denise
recording of:
Denise
lyricist and composer:
Neil Levenson (pianist and songwriter)
publisher:
Bright Tunes Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Minder Music Ltd. and Taking Care of Business Music Inc. (BMI)
Randy & the Rainbows42:02
14This Is My Song
recording of:
This Is My Song
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Chaplin (filmmaker) (in 1966)
publisher:
Leeds Music and MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
part of:
A Countess From Hong Kong
Petula Clark53:20
15There's A Moon Out Tonight
recording of:
There’s a Moon Out Tonight
writer:
Alfonso Gentile, Joe Luccisano and Al Striano
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
The Capris2:13
16I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 38)
recording of:
I Know (You Don’t Love Me No More) (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Barbara George (Rhythm & blues singer and songwriter)
publisher:
At Last Publishing Co. and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Barbara George2:25
17A Teenager In Love
performer:
Dion & The Belmonts
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 7)
recording of:
A Teenager in Love (in 1959)
lyricist:
Doc Pomus
composer:
Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
Dion & The Belmonts3.652:37
18Love Came To Me
Dion2:41
19Sweet Talkin' Guy
recording of:
Sweet Talking Guy
writer:
Baer, Greenberg, Morris (record executive) and Schwartz (songwriter for and co-founder of Laurie Records)
The Chiffons2:29
20Lovers Who Wander
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1962 (number: 15)
Dion2:23