|
(undefined)
|
118,892
|
|
"Amen" - traditional
|
8
|
|
'Peyton Place' film, 1957
|
1
|
|
(traditional) Glorious Day
|
1
|
|
14 Feet Of Soul
|
2
|
|
1900s nursery rhyme 'The Farmer In The Dell'
|
2
|
|
5th Dimension
|
6
|
|
5th Dimension - Age Of Aquarius, 1969
|
8
|
|
5th Dimension: (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All (1972)
|
1
|
|
8th Day: She's Not Just Another Woman (1971)
|
1
|
|
A West Indian folk song, original hit by Mac and Katie Kisson.
|
2
|
|
A West Indian folk song, popularized by Mac and Katie Kisson
|
4
|
|
Aaron Neville
|
15
|
|
Aaron Neville, 1966
|
1
|
|
Abba
|
8
|
|
Ace of Base
|
1
|
|
Acker Bilk
|
4
|
|
Acker Bilk - Stranger On The Shore, 1961
|
7
|
|
Adam Wade
|
50
|
|
adapted from Neil Sedaka: Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen
|
2
|
|
adapted from original by the Beatle's, This Boy, 1963
|
4
|
|
adapted from Techniques My Girl
|
1
|
|
adapted from The Cardinals: Choo Choo
|
1
|
|
adapted from The Cardinals: Choo Choo, 1956
|
1
|
|
adapted from the traditional AMerican Spiritual Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
|
1
|
|
After 7
|
6
|
|
Air Supply
|
22
|
|
Air Suppy: All Out of Love
|
1
|
|
aka Shadow Of Your Smile, from the film The Sandpiper
|
1
|
|
aka Star Trek
|
1
|
|
Al Caiola, 1961, written by Elmer Bernstein
|
3
|
|
Al Downing
|
2
|
|
Al Green
|
35
|
|
Al Green - You Say It, 1971
|
2
|
|
Al Green: I'm Glad You're Mine
|
4
|
|
Al Green: Love and Happiness
|
26
|
|
Al Green: You Say It
|
1
|
|
Al Jarreau
|
12
|
|
Al Kent Orchestra: You've Got To Pay The Price
|
4
|
|
Al Kent: You Got To Pay the Price
|
1
|
|
Al Martino, written by Bert Kampfert
|
4
|
|
Al Wilson
|
17
|
|
Alan Dale
|
2
|
|
Alan Dale, 1955
|
1
|
|
Alan Sherman
|
3
|
|
Alan Sherman Hello Mother Hello Father
|
1
|
|
Alan Toussaint
|
7
|
|
Alan Toussaint, 1972
|
1
|
|
Albert Ketelbey: In a Persian Market
|
1
|
|
Albert Ketelbey: In a Persian Market, 1920
|
1
|
|
Alexander O'Neal
|
4
|
|
Alexander O'Neal If You Were Here Tonight (1985)
|
1
|
|
Alison McCallum
|
3
|
|
All 4 One
|
1
|
|
All Saints
|
1
|
|
All-4-One
|
8
|
|
All-4-One I Can Love You Like That
|
2
|
|
Allen Toussaint
|
1
|
|
Allen Toussaint, 1972
|
2
|
|
Allison Brothers: I'll Cross My Fingers
|
7
|
|
Allisons - I'll Cross My Fingers, 1962
|
1
|
|
Allman Brothers
|
5
|
|
Allman Brothers, 1970
|
1
|
|
Alphaville
|
3
|
|
Alpheville
|
1
|
|
Alton Ellis
|
2
|
|
Alton Ellis - Laba Laba
|
1
|
|
Alvin Cash - Twine Time
|
1
|
|
Alvin Cash - Twine Time, 1964
|
1
|
|
Alvin Cash and The Crawlers: Twine Time, 1965
|
3
|
|
American folk song popularized by Lead Belly
|
4
|
|
American folk song, known as Red River Valley or Cowboy Love Song made popular by Gene Autrey, later by Johnny and the Hurricanes
|
4
|
|
Amos Milbourne - Page Boy Shuffle
|
2
|
|
Amos Milburn
|
13
|
|
Amos Milburn, 1953
|
1
|
|
Amy Grant
|
1
|
|
Andrea Marcovicci
|
2
|
|
Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Tim Rice
|
1
|
|
Andy Gibb
|
12
|
|
Andy Kim
|
1
|
|
Andy Williams
|
27
|
|
Andy Williams, 1963
|
1
|
|
Andy WIlliams, Henry Mancini composer
|
1
|
|
Angela Bofill
|
2
|
|
Animals - House of the Rising Sun, 1964
|
17
|
|
Anita Baker
|
16
|
|
Anita Carter, 1962
|
2
|
|
Anita Ward
|
17
|
|
Ann Peebles
|
12
|
|
Ann Sexton
|
2
|
|
Anne Murray
|
20
|
|
Anne Murray: I Can See Arkansas
|
2
|
|
Anne Murray: I Just Fall In Love Again
|
6
|
|
Anton Dvorak - 2nd movement, 9th Symphony
|
2
|
|
Anton Karas
|
1
|
|
Anton Karas film theme The Third Man
|
1
|
|
Antonio Machin: Siboney
|
7
|
|
Archie Bell
|
2
|
|
Archie Bell and the Drells: There's No Other Like You (1977)
|
3
|
|
Archies
|
18
|
|
Archies, 1969
|
3
|
|
Aretha Franklin
|
31
|
|
Aretha Franklin - Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby), 1971, originally by Lulu in 1969
|
1
|
|
Aretha Franklin.
|
19
|
|
Aretha Franklin: Natural Woman
|
1
|
|
Arlo Guthrie
|
3
|
|
Armando Manzanero: Somos Novios (It's Impossible)
|
1
|
|
Arrow
|
1
|
|
Art Blakey: Arabia
|
1
|
|
Art Garfunkel
|
1
|
|
Arthur Alexander
|
2
|
|
Arthur Conley, 1966
|
1
|
|
Arthur Conley, 1967
|
1
|
|
Arthur Lyman, 1961
|
1
|
|
Arthur Lyman: Dahil Sayo, 1959
|
1
|
|
Arthur Prysock
|
11
|
|
Arthur Prysock, 1965
|
4
|
|
Arthur Prysock, then Percy Sledge
|
8
|
|
Artie Shaw - Jungle Drums
|
6
|
|
Ashford and Simpson
|
27
|
|
Association
|
6
|
|
Atlantic Star
|
3
|
|
Atlantic Starr
|
5
|
|
Augusto Martelli
|
6
|
|
Baby Face
|
10
|
|
Baby Washington
|
17
|
|
Babyface
|
21
|
|
Bach - Air On The G String
|
1
|
|
Band of Gold
|
3
|
|
Bangles
|
4
|
|
Bar-Kays: Soul Finger
|
1
|
|
Barbara Acklin
|
4
|
|
Barbara Acklin - Am I The Same Girl, 1968. Hit for Young Holt Trio
|
3
|
|
Barbara Acklin, 1968
|
1
|
|
Barbara Acklin, 1968. Hit for Young Holt Trio
|
1
|
|
Barbara Acklin, written by Eugene Record of the Chi-Lites
|
3
|
|
Barbara Fairchild
|
2
|
|
Barbara George
|
3
|
|
Barbara George: I Know, melody
|
1
|
|
Barbara Keith
|
6
|
|
Barbara Keith, 1970
|
1
|
|
Barbara Lewis
|
23
|
|
Barbara Lewis, 1964
|
1
|
|
Barbara Lewis: Hello Stranger
|
1
|
|
Barbara Lynn
|
38
|
|
Barbara Lynn, 1962
|
1
|
|
Barbara Lynn: A Letter To Mommy and Daddy
|
2
|
|
Barbara Mandrell
|
5
|
|
Barbara Mason
|
5
|
|
Barbara Moore
|
8
|
|
Barbie Gay
|
1
|
|
Barbie Gay - same title 1957
|
25
|
|
Barbie Gay : My Boy Lollipop (1957)
|
1
|
|
Barbie Gaye - My Boy Lollipop, 1956
|
3
|
|
Barbie Gaye, 1957
|
1
|
|
Barbra Streisand
|
23
|
|
Barry Gibb
|
3
|
|
Barry Manilow
|
6
|
|
Barry Manilow: Copacabana (At The Copa) (1985)
|
1
|
|
Barry Mann: Who Put the Bomp
|
2
|
|
Barry White
|
18
|
|
Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby, 1973
|
1
|
|
Barry White: I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More"
|
3
|
|
Barry White: Midnight And You
|
4
|
|
based in part on Don Gibson 'Sea Of Heartbreak'
|
2
|
|
based in part on Frogman Henry's "I Don't Know Why I Love You"
|
1
|
|
based in part on Johnny Cash: Ring Of Fire
|
3
|
|
based it on Franky Lyman's I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent
|
2
|
|
based loosely on Beatles Strawberry Fields Forever
|
1
|
|
based loosely on Chuck Berry: Johnny B Goode
|
2
|
|
based loosely on Hanks Williams: Half As Much As I Love You
|
1
|
|
based loosely on South of the Border
|
1
|
|
based loosely on the Richie Valens original
|
2
|
|
based OC Smith La La Peace Song
|
2
|
|
based on "Coming Through The Rye"
|
1
|
|
based on "Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen"
|
1
|
|
based on "Soulful Strut" by Young Holt Trio
|
3
|
|
Based on "The Wayward Wind" by Gogi Grant
|
6
|
|
based on 'Fly Robin Fly' by SIlver Connection
|
4
|
|
based on a television jingle written by Carlos Malcolm
|
3
|
|
based on Beatles And I Love Her
|
1
|
|
based on Ben E King: Don't Play That Song
|
7
|
|
based on Bobby Blue Bland's "Call On Me"
|
5
|
|
based on Bobby Darin's Dream Lover
|
2
|
|
based on Bobby Day: Over and Over
|
1
|
|
based on Bruce Chanel's Hey Baby
|
1
|
|
based on Chi-Lites Sh La La I Love You
|
1
|
|
based on Come Softly by the Fleetwoods.
|
1
|
|
based on Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions People Get Ready
|
1
|
|
based on Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions, People Get Ready
|
3
|
|
based on Cyril Diaz' Tabu
|
5
|
|
based on Del-Vikings: Come and Go With Me
|
2
|
|
based on Diamonds; Little Darling
|
1
|
|
based on Diana Ross - Upside Down
|
1
|
|
Based on Diana Ross and Temptations: I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
|
2
|
|
based on Dion's Abraham Martin and John
|
5
|
|
based on Distant Drums
|
1
|
|
based on Donovan's Sunshine Superman
|
3
|
|
based on Dorothy Maynor - Go Tell It On The Mountain, 1942
|
1
|
|
based on Elaine and Derek: Invisible Tears
|
2
|
|
based on English folk song
|
2
|
|
based on Etta James: tell Mama
|
2
|
|
Based on Fats Domino's "Hello Josephine".
|
1
|
|
based on Fats Domino's "My Girl Josephine", 1960
|
4
|
|
Based on Fats Domino's "The Big Beat"
|
3
|
|
based on Fifth Dimension: Age Of Aquarius
|
2
|
|
based on Four Tops: 'Ain't No Woman Like The One I've Got'
|
1
|
|
based on Frankie Avalon: Venus
|
3
|
|
based on Fred Astaire's Dancing Cheek To Cheek
|
1
|
|
based on Fred Astaire's Just The Way You Look Tonight
|
2
|
|
based on George Gershwin's Summer Time
|
1
|
|
based on Glen Miller's Tuxedo Junction.
|
9
|
|
based on Go Tell It On The Mountain
|
1
|
|
based on Hank Williams Oh Lonesome Me
|
1
|
|
based on Haydn's Symphony 101 in D Major
|
1
|
|
based on Hey Joe by the Leaves
|
1
|
|
based on Isley Brothers; Summer Breeze
|
1
|
|
based on James Brown tune of same name
|
1
|
|
based on James Brown's original 'Say It Loud"
|
1
|
|
based on Jimmy Soul's If You Want To Be Happy
|
2
|
|
based on Larry Williams "Just Because"
|
1
|
|
based on Let The Little Girl Dance by Billy Bland
|
1
|
|
based on Linstead Market
|
1
|
|
based on Little Drummer Boy
|
3
|
|
based on Little Green Apples
|
1
|
|
based on Lonely Soldier
|
1
|
|
based on Lord Lebby: Ethiopia
|
2
|
|
based on Marty Robbins El Paso
|
1
|
|
based on Mary Wells: My Guy
|
1
|
|
based on McFadden and Whitehead: Ain't No Stopping Us Now
|
6
|
|
based on Melancholy Baby, written 1912
|
1
|
|
based on Memories Are made of this by Dean Martin
|
4
|
|
based on Michael Jackson's Thriller
|
1
|
|
based on Miracles "Shop Around"
|
1
|
|
based on Miracles "Shop Around" from 1960
|
1
|
|
based on Moonlight Bay
|
1
|
|
based on Moonlight Bay, written by Edward Madden and Percy Wenrich in early 1900s
|
1
|
|
based on My Old Kentucky Home
|
3
|
|
based on original "Making Whoopie", Eddie Cantor, 1930
|
8
|
|
based on original by Barrett Strong, Money, 1960
|
1
|
|
based on original by Bobby Day: "Over and Over"
|
3
|
|
based on original by Bobby Day: Over and Over, 1959.
|
5
|
|
based on original by Contours, Do You Love Me, 1965
|
3
|
|
based on original by Everly Brothers
|
2
|
|
based on original by Four Tops, It's The Same Old Song, 1965
|
2
|
|
based on original by Junior Walker, Shotgun, 1965
|
1
|
|
based on original by Little Richard, Good Golly Miss Molly, 1958
|
2
|
|
based on original by Wade Flemons, Here I Stand, 1958
|
1
|
|
based on original by Wade Flemons, here I Stand, 1958....a hit by the Rip Chords
|
1
|
|
based on Orlons "South Street"
|
1
|
|
based on Otis Redding's Sad Song
|
2
|
|
based on People's Choice "Do It Anyway"
|
1
|
|
based on Percy Sledge: Thief In The Night
|
4
|
|
based on Petula Clark's: Downtown
|
2
|
|
based on Rapper's Delight
|
1
|
|
based on Ray Charles "I'm Busted"
|
1
|
|
based on Ray Charles Crying Time
|
1
|
|
based on Ray Charles: Hallelujah, I Love Her So
|
1
|
|
based on Ray Charles: Hallelujah, I Love Her So"
|
1
|
|
based on Roy Hammond: High School Dropout
|
5
|
|
based on Royal Teens: Short Shorts
|
1
|
|
based on Royal Teens:Short Shorts
|
1
|
|
based on Sam Cooke's Wonderful World
|
2
|
|
based on Sam Cooke: What A Wonderful World
|
1
|
|
based on Santana's "No One To Depend On"
|
2
|
|
based on Soleado by Ciro Dammicco
|
4
|
|
based on spiritual The Conquering Saviour
|
4
|
|
based on Stand By Your Man by Tammy Wynette
|
1
|
|
based on Stevie Wonder's Up Tight
|
2
|
|
based on Supremes: Someday We'll Be Together
|
2
|
|
based on Swing Low Sweet Chariot
|
3
|
|
based on Temptations - It's Growing, 1965
|
3
|
|
Based on Temptations" My Girl
|
1
|
|
based on Temptations, Since I Lost My Baby
|
12
|
|
based on the Diamonds Little Darlin'
|
3
|
|
based on The Happy Wanderer
|
2
|
|
based on the Jacksons' Don't Stop Til You Get Enough
|
1
|
|
based on the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty
|
1
|
|
based on Theme From Bonanza
|
2
|
|
based on Things Ain't What They Used To Be by Johnny Hodges and others
|
2
|
|
based on traditional "Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes"
|
1
|
|
based on traditional spiritual "Rock My Soul", first published 1867
|
1
|
|
based on traditional spiritual Wayward Traveler
|
1
|
|
Based on traditional: Oh Mary Don't You Weep
|
2
|
|
based on Unchained Melody
|
4
|
|
based on We Shall Overcome
|
2
|
|
BB King
|
2
|
|
Beatles
|
150
|
|
Beatles - Carry That Weight
|
10
|
|
Beatles - Come Together
|
1
|
|
Beatles I'll Be Back Again
|
2
|
|
Beatles' We Can Work It Out
|
1
|
|
Beatles, 1964
|
1
|
|
Beatles, 1965
|
3
|
|
Beatles, 1968
|
6
|
|
Beatles, 1969
|
3
|
|
Beatles: And I Love Her
|
1
|
|
Beatles: Can't Buy Me Love
|
1
|
|
Beatles: Come Together
|
1
|
|
Beatles: Hard Days Night
|
3
|
|
Beatles: I'll Be Back Again
|
9
|
|
Beatles: If I Needed Someone
|
1
|
|
Beatles: Lady Madonna
|
1
|
|
Beatles: Let It Be
|
2
|
|
Beatles: Nowhere Man
|
1
|
|
Beatles: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
|
5
|
|
Beatles: Ticket To Ride
|
4
|
|
Beatles: Words Of Love
|
1
|
|
Becky Hobbs
|
4
|
|
Bee Gees
|
93
|
|
Bee Gees, 1967
|
1
|
|
Bee Gees, 1969
|
1
|
|
Bee Gees, Words
|
2
|
|
Bee Gees: Emotion
|
1
|
|
Bee Gees: To Love Somebody
|
1
|
|
Beginning of the End: Funky Nassau
|
1
|
|
Bell and James
|
3
|
|
Bell Biv Devoe
|
5
|
|
Bellamy Brothers
|
5
|
|
Bellamy Brothers: Let Your Love Flow (1976)
|
4
|
|
Ben E King
|
87
|
|
Ben E King (1963), written by Sam Cooke
|
12
|
|
Ben E King Til I Can’t Take It Anymore
|
1
|
|
Ben E King, 1960
|
21
|
|
Ben E King, 1962
|
1
|
|
Ben E King, 1963
|
2
|
|
Ben E King: Don't Play That Song (1962)
|
3
|
|
Ben E King: Stand By Me
|
1
|
|
Ben E King: That's When It Hurts
|
1
|
|
Ben E King: Til I Can't Take It Any More
|
3
|
|
Ben E King: Yes (1962)
|
2
|
|
Ben E King; Heartbreaking Gypsy 1963
|
1
|
|
Ben E. King, 1960
|
1
|
|
Benny Bunn
|
2
|
|
Benny Golson
|
1
|
|
Benny Goodman : Flying Home
|
2
|
|
Benny Goodman Orchestra,Glory Of Love 1936
|
2
|
|
Benny Mardones
|
3
|
|
Beny More "Pachito Eche", also a hit for Perez Prado, same title
|
2
|
|
Bernard Purdie "Funky Donkey"
|
2
|
|
Bert Kaempfert
|
2
|
|
Bert Kaempfert, Wonderland By Night, 1961
|
8
|
|
Bert Kampfert
|
2
|
|
Bert Kampfert - Moon Over Naples, 1965
|
1
|
|
Bessie Smith - Nobody Loves You When You're Down and Out
|
2
|
|
Bette Midler
|
9
|
|
Betty Everett
|
3
|
|
Betty Wright
|
39
|
|
Betty Wright: Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do
|
1
|
|
Betty Wright: Girls You Can't Do
|
5
|
|
Bettye Crutcher
|
16
|
|
Bettye Swann
|
10
|
|
Bettye Swann, 1967
|
1
|
|
Bettye Swann; Make Me Yours
|
1
|
|
Big Dee Irwin: A Sweet Young Thing Like You
|
2
|
|
Big Jay McNeely
|
9
|
|
Big Maybelle
|
1
|
|
Big Sid Catlett: Just A Riff
|
4
|
|
Bill Anderson
|
2
|
|
Bill Doggett
|
2
|
|
Bill Doggett - Boo Da Ba 1958
|
1
|
|
Bill Doggett: Smokey
|
3
|
|
Bill Haley
|
2
|
|
Bill Justus
|
1
|
|
Bill Justus, 1957
|
2
|
|
Bill Monroe
|
1
|
|
Bill Withers
|
47
|
|
Billie Holiday
|
4
|
|
Billie Jo Spears
|
1
|
|
Billie Preston
|
2
|
|
Billie Stewart
|
2
|
|
Billy Butler And The Enchanters
|
2
|
|
Billy Hope and The Badmen 'Riding West'
|
14
|
|
Billy Hope and The Badmen 'Riding West', 1958
|
1
|
|
Billy J Thomas: Mighty Clouds of Joy (1971)
|
2
|
|
Billy Joe Royal
|
2
|
|
Billy Joe Royal: Down In The Boondocks
|
2
|
|
Billy Joel
|
11
|
|
Billy Ocean
|
9
|
|
Billy Paul
|
15
|
|
Billy Paul, 1972
|
2
|
|
Billy Paul,written by Gamble and Huff
|
3
|
|
Billy Paul: Me and Mrs. Jones
|
1
|
|
Billy Squier
|
1
|
|
Billy Stewart
|
61
|
|
Billy Stewart: Fat Boy (1962)
|
2
|
|
Billy Stewart: Fat Boy (1962)
|
1
|
|
Billy Vera and Judy Clay
|
19
|
|
Billy Vera and Judy Clay: Private Number
|
2
|
|
Billy Young (written by Otis Redding)
|
3
|
|
Billy Young, 1965 (written by Otis Redding)
|
1
|
|
Bing Crosby
|
24
|
|
Bing Crosby (1944)
|
1
|
|
Bing Crosby and the Sons of the Pioneers: Old Cow Hand, 1936, written by Johnny Mercer
|
1
|
|
Bing Crosby originally, this version patterned after Shirley and Lee
|
2
|
|
Bing Crosby, 1942
|
2
|
|
Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Platters, Fats Domino
|
2
|
|
BJ Thomas
|
20
|
|
BJ Thomas: Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (1970). Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
|
7
|
|
Blackbyrds
|
1
|
|
Blackstreet
|
2
|
|
Blind Blake - The Monkey Song, 1950s
|
6
|
|
Blood Sweat and Tears
|
8
|
|
Blood Sweat and Tears, 1968
|
2
|
|
Blood Sweat and Tears: Spinning Wheel
|
2
|
|
Blood Sweat and Tears: These Eyes
|
3
|
|
Blood Sweat and Tears: You Made Me So Very Happy
|
1
|
|
Bloodstone
|
3
|
|
Blue Lovett, 1972, written by Teddy Randazzo
|
3
|
|
Blue Magic
|
6
|
|
Blue Mink
|
2
|
|
Blue Mink, 1969
|
2
|
|
Blues Busters
|
6
|
|
Blues Busters, 1965
|
1
|
|
Bo Diddley
|
1
|
|
Bob and Marcia
|
1
|
|
Bob Andy - Let Them Say, 1968
|
1
|
|
Bob Andy: Desperate Lover
|
1
|
|
Bob B Soxx and the Blue Jeans
|
1
|
|
Bob B Soxx and the Blue Jeans (1963)
|
1
|
|
Bob Dylan
|
46
|
|
Bob Dylan "Man In Me"
|
5
|
|
Bob Dylan I Shall Be Released
|
4
|
|
Bob Dylan, 1963
|
1
|
|
Bob Dylan, 1967
|
1
|
|
Bob Dylan: Just Like A Woman
|
3
|
|
Bob Dylan: Man In Me
|
1
|
|
Bob Dylan: Wigwam (1970)
|
3
|
|
Bob Eberle (1940)
|
1
|
|
Bob Marley and The Wailers
|
1
|
|
Bob Marley and Wailers: Rock It Babe
|
1
|
|
Bob Marley: from the album Kaya
|
1
|
|
Bob Wills: My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You.
|
2
|
|
Bobbettes, 1957
|
1
|
|
Bobbi Staff
|
1
|
|
Bobbi Staff, 1966
|
2
|
|
Bobbie and Ronald: You're Mine Oh Mine
|
1
|
|
Bobbie Bloom: This Thing I've Gotten Into
|
4
|
|
Bobby and Ronald - You're Mine Oh Mine
|
7
|
|
Bobby Bare
|
1
|
|
Bobby Bare - Detroit City
|
1
|
|
Bobby Bare, 1963
|
1
|
|
Bobby Bland
|
8
|
|
Bobby Bland "Call On Me" (1963)
|
10
|
|
Bobby Bland : Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City
|
10
|
|
Bobby Bland, 1962
|
1
|
|
Bobby Bloom
|
7
|
|
Bobby Brown
|
21
|
|
Bobby Brown: My Prerogative
|
1
|
|
Bobby Caldwell
|
11
|
|
Bobby Caldwell: What You Won't Do For Love
|
1
|
|
Bobby Charles, 1955
|
1
|
|
Bobby Darin
|
31
|
|
Bobby Darin, 1959
|
4
|
|
Bobby Darin: Dream Lover
|
1
|
|
Bobby Darin: Lost Love
|
2
|
|
Bobby Darin: That's All
|
2
|
|
Bobby Day
|
4
|
|
Bobby Day - Over and Over, 1958
|
2
|
|
Bobby Day, Over and Over
|
1
|
|
Bobby Day: Over and Over
|
2
|
|
Bobby Fuller, 1965
|
3
|
|
Bobby Gentry
|
2
|
|
Bobby Glover
|
2
|
|
Bobby Goldsboro
|
1
|
|
Bobby Lee
|
1
|
|
Bobby Lee, 1966
|
1
|
|
Bobby McFerrin
|
1
|
|
Bobby McPherrin
|
3
|
|
Bobby Moore
|
2
|
|
Bobby Moore: Searching For My Baby
|
1
|
|
Bobby Powell
|
2
|
|
Bobby Scott
|
1
|
|
Bobby Smith - Bess Boogie" 1949
|
2
|
|
Bobby Vee
|
12
|
|
Bobby Vinton
|
2
|
|
Bobby Vinton, 1962
|
1
|
|
Bobby Williams
|
1
|
|
Bobby Williams: Baby I Need Your Love (1968)
|
2
|
|
Bobby Womack
|
27
|
|
Bobby Womack - Harry Hippie, 1972
|
11
|
|
Bobby Womack and Patti LaBelle
|
1
|
|
Bobettes
|
1
|
|
Bobettes: Mr. Lee (1957)
|
2
|
|
Bohannon
|
5
|
|
Bohannon: Save Their Souls
|
5
|
|
Bongo Herman, 1964
|
2
|
|
Bonnie Raitt
|
1
|
|
Bonnie Tyler
|
2
|
|
Booker T and The MG's
|
1
|
|
Booker T and The MGs
|
13
|
|
Booker T and The MGs : Time Is Tight
|
8
|
|
Booker T and The MGs, 1968
|
2
|
|
Booker T and the MGs: Chinese Checkers
|
2
|
|
Booker T and The MGs: Hip Hugger, uses the actual track it sounds like
|
2
|
|
Booker T and the MGs: Soul Limbo (1968)
|
2
|
|
Bop A Loos
|
2
|
|
borrows heavily from original by Joe Turner, Flip Flop and Fly
|
3
|
|
Box Tops
|
2
|
|
Box Tops: The Letter
|
1
|
|
Boy George
|
6
|
|
Boyz II Men
|
18
|
|
Boz Scaggs
|
2
|
|
Brand New Heavies
|
1
|
|
Brandy
|
5
|
|
Bread
|
44
|
|
Bread - I Want To Make It With You, 1970
|
1
|
|
Bread, 1972
|
1
|
|
Bread: I Want To Make It With You (1970)
|
2
|
|
Bread: Make It With You
|
1
|
|
Brenda and The Tabulations
|
6
|
|
Brenda Holloway
|
9
|
|
Brenda Holloway: You've Made Me So Very Happy
|
4
|
|
Brenda Lee
|
2
|
|
Brenton Wood
|
6
|
|
Brenton Wood: Gimme Little Sign
|
1
|
|
Brewer and Shipley
|
1
|
|
Brewer and Shipley, 1970
|
1
|
|
Brian Hyland
|
1
|
|
Brian McKnight
|
5
|
|
Brian McKnight: Back At One (1999)
|
5
|
|
Britney Spears
|
1
|
|
Brook Benton
|
62
|
|
Brook Benton - Kiddio, 1960
|
3
|
|
Brook Benton, 1959
|
12
|
|
Brook Benton, 1960
|
1
|
|
Brook Benton: Because You Love Me
|
13
|
|
Brook Benton: It's Just a Matter of Time (1959)
|
2
|
|
Brook Benton: Kiddio (1960)
|
1
|
|
Brotherhood Of Man
|
10
|
|
Brothers Four: Greenfields
|
5
|
|
Brothers Johnson
|
4
|
|
Brothers Johnson Strawberry Letter 23
|
1
|
|
Bruce Channel
|
1
|
|
Bruce Springsteen
|
1
|
|
Bryan Adams
|
6
|
|
BT Express
|
2
|
|
Bud Harper's "Mr. Soul"
|
1
|
|
Buddy Griffin, 1953
|
5
|
|
Buddy Holly
|
6
|
|
Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band
|
1
|
|
Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band (South Africa, 1954) also a hit for Perez Prado, Ray Anthony, and Bill Haley
|
1
|
|
Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band (South Africa, 1954) also a hit for Perez Prado, Ray Anthony, and Bill Haley!
|
3
|
|
Bunk Johnson
|
1
|
|
Bunny Sigler
|
2
|
|
Burl Ives
|
1
|
|
Burning Spear
|
1
|
|
Burt Bacharach
|
1
|
|
Bush Productions
|
1
|
|
Buster Brown
|
1
|
|
Butterflies by Patti Page
|
2
|
|
Byrds
|
2
|
|
Byrds Turn Turn Turn
|
1
|
|
Byron Lee
|
1
|
|
Cab Calloway
|
3
|
|
Caesar Frazier: Hicky Burr
|
1
|
|
Calloway
|
1
|
|
Calvin Boze: Sofranio B
|
1
|
|
Calypso // Traditional
|
1
|
|
Calypso //Traditional
|
1
|
|
Calypso Rose - Fire In Your Wire, 1966
|
1
|
|
Calypso Rose Fire In Your Wire, 1966
|
8
|
|
Cameron
|
1
|
|
Candi Station
|
2
|
|
Candi Staton
|
4
|
|
Cannonball Adderley
|
10
|
|
Cannonball Adderley - Mercy Mercy Mercy, 1966
|
2
|
|
Cannonball Adderley, then Jon Hendricks: Jive Samba
|
3
|
|
Capris
|
3
|
|
Captain and Tennille
|
13
|
|
Carl Belew
|
8
|
|
Carl Belew (1958)
|
1
|
|
Carl Dobkins Jr.
|
6
|
|
Carl Dobkins Jr.: My Heart Is An Open Book (1959)
|
1
|
|
Carl Douglas
|
4
|
|
Carl Douglas, 1974
|
1
|
|
Carl Douglas: Kung Fu Fighting
|
1
|
|
Carl Graves
|
4
|
|
Carl Spencer, 1958
|
1
|
|
Carla Thomas
|
4
|
|
Carlos Jobim
|
1
|
|
Carlos Malcolm
|
1
|
|
Carlos Malcolm - Fattie Bum Bum, 1975
|
2
|
|
Carole King
|
26
|
|
Carole King, 1968
|
1
|
|
Carole King: It's Too Late
|
1
|
|
Carpenters
|
37
|
|
Carpenters, written by Burt Bacharach
|
7
|
|
Cars
|
2
|
|
Cartoone - Mr. Poor Man, 1969
|
5
|
|
Cascades - Rhythm Of The Rain, 1962
|
2
|
|
Casinos
|
4
|
|
Casinos, 1967, written by John Loudermilk.
|
22
|
|
Cass Elliott
|
1
|
|
Cassidy
|
1
|
|
Cat Stevens
|
55
|
|
Cat Stevens, 1971
|
1
|
|
Cat Stevens: Wild World
|
4
|
|
Celine Dion
|
7
|
|
Celine Dion: My Heart Will Go One
|
1
|
|
Cha Ka Chas
|
4
|
|
Chain Reaction
|
3
|
|
Chaka Khan
|
4
|
|
Chaka Khan: Through the Fire
|
2
|
|
Chambers Brothers, 1966
|
1
|
|
Champaign
|
10
|
|
Champaigne
|
1
|
|
Champs
|
3
|
|
Chantays
|
2
|
|
Chantays - Pipeline, 1962
|
1
|
|
Chantays :Pipeline
|
2
|
|
Chantays: Pipeline
|
1
|
|
Charlene
|
4
|
|
Charles Lloyd
|
2
|
|
Charles Wright and Watts 103rd Street Band
|
1
|
|
Charley Feathers
|
4
|
|
Charley McClain
|
3
|
|
Charley Parker: Barbados
|
1
|
|
Charley Pride
|
31
|
|
Charlie and Inez Foxx
|
4
|
|
Charlie and Inez Foxx, 1963
|
2
|
|
Charlie Parker - Barbados, 1948
|
1
|
|
Charlie Parker as 'Little Suede Shoes'
|
3
|
|
Charlie Parker; Barbados
|
1
|
|
Charlie Pride
|
1
|
|
Charlie Rich
|
6
|
|
Charly McClain
|
3
|
|
Charly McClain and Wayne Massey
|
2
|
|
Cheryl Lynn
|
1
|
|
Chi-Lites
|
66
|
|
Chi-Lites - Stoned Out Of My Mind
|
2
|
|
Chi-Lites, 1969
|
1
|
|
Chi-Lites, 1971
|
2
|
|
Chi-Lites, 1973
|
1
|
|
Chi-Lites: I Forgot To Say I Love You Til I'm Gone
|
6
|
|
Chi-Lites: Oh Girl
|
3
|
|
Chi-Lites: Stoned Out Of My Mind
|
3
|
|
Chic
|
4
|
|
Chicago
|
7
|
|
Chopin: Polonaise in A Major
|
2
|
|
Chords - "Sh-Boom", 1954
|
1
|
|
Chords, "Sh-Boom", 1954
|
8
|
|
chorus based on Beatles She Loves You
|
2
|
|
chorus from Ray Charles; "This Little Girl of Mine"
|
1
|
|
Chris And Forbes, 1965
|
1
|
|
Chris Andrews
|
3
|
|
Chris De Burgh
|
10
|
|
Chris DeBurgh, 1975
|
1
|
|
Chris Kenner
|
13
|
|
Chris Kenner - Something You Got, 1961
|
3
|
|
Chris Kenner, 1957
|
1
|
|
Chris Kenner: Something You Got
|
1
|
|
Christine Perfect
|
4
|
|
Christopher Cross
|
6
|
|
Christopher: In Your Time
|
1
|
|
Chubby Checker, 1965
|
1
|
|
Chuck Berry
|
17
|
|
Chuck Berry, 1956
|
1
|
|
Chuck Jackson
|
38
|
|
Chuck Jackson - My Willow Tree, 1961
|
1
|
|
Chuck Jackson, 1965
|
3
|
|
Chuck Jackson, I Wake Up Crying (1961) written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
|
1
|
|
Chuck Jackson, written by Burt Bacharach
|
7
|
|
Chuck Jackson: I Don't Want To Cry
|
3
|
|
Chuck Jackson: I Wake Up Crying (1961)
|
1
|
|
Chuck Jackson: Not At Home
|
1
|
|
Chuck Jackson: Tell Him I'm Not Home (1963)
|
5
|
|
Chuck Jackson: The Prophet (1962)
|
3
|
|
Chuck Mangione
|
1
|
|
Chuck Willis
|
18
|
|
Chuck Willis, 1956
|
1
|
|
Chuck Willis, 1958
|
1
|
|
Chuck Willis, then Little Richard
|
1
|
|
Chuck Willis: "You're Still My Baby"
|
2
|
|
Churchill: Freedom's For the Birds (1970)
|
1
|
|
Cilla Black
|
5
|
|
Cindy Lauper
|
7
|
|
Clancy Eccles
|
1
|
|
Clarence 'Frogman' Henry "Ain't Got No Home"
|
1
|
|
Clarence Carter
|
9
|
|
Clarence Carter - I Can't See Myself (Crying About You), 1968
|
2
|
|
Clarence Carter, 1968
|
13
|
|
Clarence Frogman Henry
|
3
|
|
Clarence Frogman Henry - Ain't Got No Home 956
|
1
|
|
Clarence Frogman Henry - Ain't Got No Home, 1956
|
2
|
|
Clarence Frogman Henry: I Don't Know Why I Love You (But I Do)
|
1
|
|
Clarence Frogman Henry: I Don't Know Why) But I Do (1961)
|
3
|
|
Clarence Reid Nobody But You (intro)
|
8
|
|
Clarence Reid: Nobody But You
|
3
|
|
Clarendonians
|
1
|
|
Claude Gray: I'll Just Have A Cup Of Coffee
|
2
|
|
Claude King
|
5
|
|
Claude King, Wolverton Mountain, 1962 written by Merle Kilgore and Claude King
|
3
|
|
Clay Hammond
|
2
|
|
Cliff Richard
|
23
|
|
Cliff Richard, 1971
|
1
|
|
Cliff Richard: Young Ones
|
9
|
|
Cliques - The Girl In My Dreams, 1956
|
10
|
|
Clovers
|
11
|
|
Clovers: Love Potion #9
|
2
|
|
Clyde McPhatter
|
24
|
|
Clyde McPhatter - Rock and Cry
|
1
|
|
Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters
|
6
|
|
Clyde McPhatter, 1957
|
2
|
|
Clyde McPhatter: A Lover's Question (1959)
|
2
|
|
Clyde McPhatter: Rock and Cry
|
3
|
|
Clyde McPhatter: The Treasure Of Love
|
1
|
|
Clyde McPhatter: Whatcha Gonna Do (1955)
|
2
|
|
Coasters
|
7
|
|
Coasters, 1958
|
5
|
|
Coasters, 1959
|
1
|
|
Cockerel Chorus
|
1
|
|
Coke Escovedo
|
2
|
|
Color Me Bad
|
3
|
|
Color Me Badd
|
14
|
|
Commodores
|
31
|
|
Commodores: Goin' To the Bank (1986)
|
1
|
|
composed by Ernest Gold
|
1
|
|
composed by Maurice Jarre, from the movie Dr. Zhivago
|
1
|
|
composed by Monty Norman, theme for the film series, 1962.
|
3
|
|
composed by Rodgers and Hart
|
1
|
|
composed by Rodgers and Hart.
|
3
|
|
composed in 1809 by Sebastion Salaveri
|
1
|
|
Connie Francis
|
7
|
|
Connie Francis" Lipstick On Your Collar", also the Jarmels "A Little Bit of Soap"
|
1
|
|
Continental Four
|
2
|
|
Conway Twitty
|
3
|
|
Cookies
|
6
|
|
Cookies, 1956
|
2
|
|
Cookies, 1962
|
1
|
|
Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose
|
1
|
|
Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose.
|
23
|
|
Corsairs
|
2
|
|
Corsairs - Smoky Places, 1961
|
2
|
|
Count Basie
|
1
|
|
Cowboy Copas, 1947
|
1
|
|
Credence Clearwater
|
13
|
|
Credence Clearwater, 1969
|
1
|
|
Creedance Clearwater Revival
|
1
|
|
Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1970
|
1
|
|
Crests
|
3
|
|
Crickets
|
18
|
|
Crickets, 1957
|
1
|
|
Crispian St. Peters
|
11
|
|
Crispian St. Peters, 1966
|
1
|
|
Crosby Stills and Nash
|
1
|
|
Crystal Gayle
|
12
|
|
Crystals
|
3
|
|
Cuarteto Machin - Tabu, 1930s. Written by Margarita Lecuona
|
1
|
|
Curtis Mayfield
|
11
|
|
Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
|
162
|
|
Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions - I Gotta Keep On Movin', 1964
|
1
|
|
Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions - I've Been Trying
|
8
|
|
Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions - If I Were Only A Child Again, 1973
|
1
|
|
Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions - You'll Want Me Back, 1963
|
25
|
|
Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions, "You Always Hurt Me"
|
9
|
|
Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions, 1964
|
3
|
|
Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions: I've Been Trying
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1
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Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions: Minstrel And Queen
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13
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Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions: Minstrel And Queen, 1962
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2
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Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions: See The Real Me
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7
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Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions: Talking ABout My Baby, 1964
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1
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Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions: You'll Want Me Back
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6
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Curtis Mayfield, based on Major Lance's Monkey Time
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1
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Curtis Mayfield: Give Me Your Love
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6
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Curtis Mayfield: Romancing To The Folk Song
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2
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Cymande
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2
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Cyndi Lauper
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4
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Cyndi Lauper: Time After Time
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2
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Cyndi Lauper: Time After Time (1983)Quench Aid
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1
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Dale and Grace, 1963
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1
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Dalida
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1
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Dan Hill
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7
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Dan Penn
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20
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Dana
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5
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Dana Valery: Lady Lady Lady
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3
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Dana Valery: Lady Lady Lady
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3
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Dana, 1970
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1
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Dana: All Kinds of Everything (1970)
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1
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Dancehall
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29
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Dandy Livingstone: Raining In My Heart
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1
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Daniel Boone - Beautiful Sunday, 1972
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9
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Daniel Boone / Wayne Newton
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2
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Danny Pearson
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5
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Darker Shade Of Black
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1
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Darrell Banks
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10
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Dave Baby Cortez, Rinky Dink (1962)
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2
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Dave Bartholomew
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4
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Dave Brubeck
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11
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Dave Brubeck, 1959
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1
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Dave Clarke Five
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1
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Dave Gardner
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1
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David Baby Cotez
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2
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David Bowie
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1
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David Bowie, 1970
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2
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David Garrick: Dear Mrs. Appleby (1966)
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1
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David Gates
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3
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David Ruffin
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8
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David Ruffin - My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me), 1969
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5
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David Ruffin" Everything's Coming Up Love (1975)
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2
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David Ruffin; Everything Coming Up Love
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1
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David Stewart
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1
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Dawn
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4
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Dazz Band
|
3
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Dean Martin
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10
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Dean Martin - Memories Are Made Of This, 1955
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2
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Dean Martin, 1965
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3
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Dean Martin: But I Will
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1
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DeBarge
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4
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Debbie Reynolds
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2
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Deborah Cox
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1
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Dee Clark
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6
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Dee Clark, 1959
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1
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Dee Clark: Just Keep It Up
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3
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Dee Clarke
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17
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Dee Clarke (1959)
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1
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Dee Clarke: Raindrops
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1
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Dee Dee Bridgewater
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8
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Dee Dee Warwick
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7
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Dee Dee Warwick - She Didn't Know (She Kept On Talking), 1970
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2
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Del Shannon - Runaway, 1961
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2
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Delaney and Bonnie
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2
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Delaney and Bonnie" Never Ending Song of Love
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5
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Delaney and Bonnie, 1969
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4
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Delfonics
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48
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Delfonics - Break Your Promise, 1968
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1
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Delfonics - Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time), 1969
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1
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Delfonics' I Can't Get Over Losing You
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1
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Delfonics, 1967
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3
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Delfonics: Break Your Promise (1968)
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4
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Delfonics: Can't Get Over Losing You (1968)
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2
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Delfonics: Don't Break Your Promise
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3
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Delfonics: La-La (Means I Love You) 1967
|
1
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Dell Vikings
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1
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Della Reese
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3
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Dells
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4
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Dells: Bring Back the Love of Yesterday
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1
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Delphonics
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1
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Delroy Wilson
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2
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Demis Roussos
|
2
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DeNeice Williams
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4
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Deniece Williams
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4
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Dennis Brown
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3
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Deon Jackson
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2
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Der Flohwalzer
|
1
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Der Flohwalzer (Flea Waltz)
|
3
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Derrick Morgan
|
1
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Derrick Morgan - Sunday Monday, 1961
|
1
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Des O'Conner
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1
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Desmond Dekker
|
2
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Diamonds
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18
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Diamonds - Silhouettes,1957
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2
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Diamonds: Silhouettes (1957)
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4
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Diana Ross
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32
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Dianne Davidson
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1
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Dick And Dee Dee
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2
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Dick Haymes
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1
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Dickie Doo and The Don'ts
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8
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Dimitri Tiomkin from the film, 1961
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1
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Dinah Washington and Brook Benton
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2
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Dinah Washington and Brook Benton, 1960
|
3
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Dion
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1
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Dion and The Belmonts
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7
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Dion and The Belmonts, 1959
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2
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Dionne Warwick
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19
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Dionne Warwick (1963), written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
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32
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Dionne Warwick (1964), written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David)
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20
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Dionne Warwick (1964), written by Burt Bacharach and Hal Davis
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5
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Dionne Warwick (1966), written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
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9
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Dionne Warwick - I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself, 1966
|
2
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Dionne Warwick, 1965
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2
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Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder (1985), written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager
|
9
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Dionne Warwick, Message To Michael
|
4
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Dionne Warwick: Always Something There To Remind Me
|
1
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Dionne Warwick: Trains and Boats and Planes, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
|
1
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Dixie Cups
|
5
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Dizzie Gillespie, 1952
|
1
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Dobie Gray
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12
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Dobie Gray, 1973
|
1
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Dobie Gray: Drift Away
|
1
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Doc Bagby
|
2
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Doc Bagby Dumplin's 1957
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4
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Dolly Parton
|
13
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Dolly Parton later Whitney Houston
|
1
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Dolly Parton, then Whitney Houston
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4
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Dolly Parton: Just Because I'm a Woman
|
2
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Dolly Parton: Just When I Needed You Most
|
1
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Domenico Modugno: Nel Blue Dipinto Di Blu
|
2
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Don and Juan
|
4
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Don and Juan, 1961
|
8
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|
Don Covay
|
1
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Don Drummond
|
1
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Don Drummond: Man In the Street
|
8
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Don Elliott: Straits of McLellan
|
3
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Don Fardon , Indian Reservation
|
1
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Don Fardon - Indian Reservation, 1967
|
2
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Don Fardon, Indian Reservation
|
1
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|
Don Gibson
|
1
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Don Gibson: Oh Lonesome Me (1958)
|
2
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Don Julian
|
1
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|
Don Williams
|
4
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Don't Make Promises - Josh King
|
1
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Don't Make Promises by Josh King
|
1
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Donna Hightower
|
1
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Donna Summer
|
3
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Donnie Elbert
|
41
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Donnie Elbert, 1957
|
1
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Donny Elbert: Will You Ever Be Mine
|
2
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Donny Hathaway
|
5
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Donovan
|
2
|
|
Donovan, 1967
|
1
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Doors
|
2
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|
Doris Day
|
38
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Doris Day - Que Sera
|
2
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Doris Day, 1949
|
1
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Doris Day, 1958
|
2
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Doris Day: When I Fall In Love
|
1
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Doris Duke: Congratulations Baby
|
3
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Doris Duke: Your Best Friend
|
5
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Doris Troy
|
12
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Doris Troy, 1963
|
3
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Doris Troy: What'cha Gonna Do About It (1963)
|
12
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Dorothy Moore
|
1
|
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Dorothy Moore: Girl Overboard (1978)
|
1
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|
Dottie and Ray
|
1
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Doug E Fresh
|
1
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|
Down By The Riverside (traditional)
|
7
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|
Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show
|
55
|
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Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show, 1972
|
2
|
|
Dramatics
|
23
|
|
Dramatics: Hot Pants In the Summertime
|
1
|
|
Dreamlovers
|
1
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|
Drifters
|
126
|
|
Drifters (1961) written by Burt Bacharach and Bob Hilliard
|
28
|
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Drifters - (If You Cry) True Love, True Love, 1958
|
1
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Drifters - Sweets For My Sweet, 1961
|
1
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Drifters Under The Boardwalk
|
2
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|
Drifters, 1960
|
4
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Drifters, 1961
|
4
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Drifters, 1963
|
4
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Drifters, Save The Last Dance For Me
|
4
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Drifters: I Don't Want To Go On Without You
|
2
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Drifters: On Broadway
|
1
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Drifters: Spanish Harlem
|
1
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Drifters: This Magic Moment
|
1
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|
Drifters: Up On The Roof
|
1
|
|
Drifters: When You Dance
|
1
|
|
Drifters; When My Little Girl Is Smiling
|
2
|
|
DriftersDrifters (1961) written by Burt Bacharach and Bob Hilliard
|
1
|
|
Driftin', by Lynn Hope, 1954
|
1
|
|
Duke Ellington
|
6
|
|
Duke Ellington, "Caravan", 1937.
|
1
|
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Duke Ellington, 1934, written by Sam Coslow and Arthur Johnston
|
2
|
|
Duke Ellington,: Take The A Train (1939), composed by Billy Strayhorn
|
1
|
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Duke Ellington: "In A Mellow Tone", 1940
|
3
|
|
Dusty Springfield
|
36
|
|
Dusty Springfield (1964), written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
|
2
|
|
Dusty Springfield : I Just Wanna Stay Here And Love You
|
1
|
|
Dusty Springfield, 1969 written by Jerry Butler
|
2
|
|
Dusty Springfield, and later Aretha Franklin
|
11
|
|
Dusty Springfield: "I Only Want to Be With You"
|
2
|
|
Dusty Springfield: Brand New Me (1969), written by Jerry Butler
|
2
|
|
Dusty Springfield: Son Of A Preacher Man
|
2
|
|
Dusty Springfield: Son Of A Preacher Man (melody)
|
2
|
|
Dusty Springfield: Who Gets Your Love
|
2
|
|
Dyke and The Blazers
|
1
|
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Dyke and The Blazers, 1966
|
1
|
|
Dynamics: Ice Cream Song
|
2
|
|
Eagles
|
1
|
|
Earl Grant
|
1
|
|
Earl Grant: The End Of a Rainbow (1958)
|
11
|
|
Earl Grant: The End Of a Rainbow (1958), lyrics from Jesse Belvin: Good Night My Love, 1956
|
2
|
|
Earth Wind and Fire
|
17
|
|
Ecstasy Passion and Pain
|
1
|
|
Ed Townsend
|
13
|
|
Ed Townsend, 1958
|
2
|
|
Eddie Arnold
|
1
|
|
Eddie Cantor - Making Whoopie, 1928
|
1
|
|
Eddie Cantor - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, 1934
|
1
|
|
Eddie Cantor Build A Little Home
|
1
|
|
Eddie Cantor: When We Build A Home
|
1
|
|
Eddie Drennon and BBS Unlimited
|
1
|
|
Eddie Floyd
|
45
|
|
Eddie FLoyd, 1966
|
1
|
|
Eddie Floyd, 1969
|
3
|
|
Eddie Floyd, I've Never Found A Girl
|
7
|
|
Eddie Grant
|
2
|
|
Eddie Hodges
|
1
|
|
Eddie Hodges - I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door, 1961
|
4
|
|
Eddie Holman
|
4
|
|
Eddie Hooper
|
5
|
|
Eddie Kendricks
|
16
|
|
Eddie Minnis
|
2
|
|
Eddy Grant
|
1
|
|
Eddy Holman: Hey There Lonely Girl
|
3
|
|
Eddy Howard
|
2
|
|
Edison Lighthouse
|
5
|
|
Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes), 1970
|
1
|
|
Edison Lighthouse: Love Grows Where My Rosemarie Goes (1970)
|
3
|
|
Edith Piaf
|
1
|
|
Eduardo di Capua: 'O Sole Mio, late 1800s
|
1
|
|
Edwin Hawkins
|
5
|
|
Edwin Hawkins, 1968
|
1
|
|
Edwin Starr
|
5
|
|
Edwin Starr - Gonna Keep On Tryin' Till I Win Your Love, 1967
|
1
|
|
El Chicano: Viva Tirado
|
2
|
|
El Chicles
|
1
|
|
El Coco
|
1
|
|
El Condor Pasa
|
2
|
|
El Tempos: My Dream Island 1962
|
7
|
|
El Tempos: My Dream Island 1963
|
2
|
|
El Tempos: My Dream Island 1964
|
2
|
|
El Tempos: My Dream Island, 1963
|
16
|
|
Elegants
|
1
|
|
Elgins
|
7
|
|
Elgins, 1965
|
1
|
|
Elgins, 1966
|
2
|
|
Ella Fitzerald and Louis Jordan
|
1
|
|
Ella Fitzgerald, A Tisket A Tasket, 1939.
|
2
|
|
Ella Fitzgerald: Let's Do It, Let's Fall In Love
|
1
|
|
Elmer Bernstein
|
1
|
|
Elmer Bernstein - The Magnificent Seven, 1960
|
3
|
|
Elton John
|
15
|
|
Elton John "Your Song"
|
1
|
|
Elton John - Border Song, 1970
|
3
|
|
Elton John - Curtains
|
1
|
|
Elton John, 1972
|
1
|
|
Elton John, 1973
|
1
|
|
Elvis Costello
|
4
|
|
Elvis Presley
|
76
|
|
Elvis Presley, 1956
|
2
|
|
Elvis Presley, 1969
|
3
|
|
Elvis Presley, the hit version was by Joe Dowell, 1961.
|
1
|
|
Elvis Presley: Can't Help Falling In Love With You
|
1
|
|
Elvis Presley: I'll Never Fall In Love Again
|
5
|
|
Elvis Presley: In the Ghetto
|
1
|
|
Elvis Presley: Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello (1962
|
3
|
|
Elvis Presley: Return To Sender
|
1
|
|
Emmy Lou Harris
|
1
|
|
Emotions
|
12
|
|
Emotions: So I Can Love You
|
2
|
|
Enchantments
|
1
|
|
Engelbert Humperdinck
|
16
|
|
Engelbert Humperdinck: The Last Waltz
|
4
|
|
Engelbert Humperdink
|
19
|
|
Ennio Morrecone
|
1
|
|
Ennio Morricone
|
2
|
|
Entouch
|
2
|
|
Enya
|
3
|
|
Eric Clapton
|
2
|
|
Eric Morris, 1962
|
1
|
|
Erma Franklin (1967)
|
13
|
|
Ernesto Lecuona (Cuba) , later by Stan Kenton
|
2
|
|
Ernie Fields Junior
|
2
|
|
Ernie Freeman
|
1
|
|
Ernie Freeman: "Live It Up"
|
3
|
|
Ernie Freeman: "Live It Up", 1959.
|
5
|
|
Ernie Freeman: Live It Up
|
1
|
|
Ernie K-Doe: Wanted 10,000 Dollar Reward
|
1
|
|
Ernst Neubach and Ralph Maria Siegel
|
1
|
|
Ernst Neubach and Ralph Maria Siegel
|
5
|
|
Errol Garner
|
11
|
|
Erskine Hawkins: Tipping In (1945)
|
1
|
|
Esther Phillips
|
6
|
|
Esther Phillips: Release Me
|
1
|
|
Ethel Waters
|
1
|
|
Ethel Waters: Stormy Weather (1933)
|
2
|
|
Ethelbert Nevin, 1901
|
1
|
|
Etta James
|
3
|
|
Etta James : Tell Mama
|
6
|
|
Etta James: Tell Mama
|
1
|
|
Eugene Church
|
4
|
|
Eugene Church - Pretty Girls Everywhere, 1958
|
1
|
|
Eugene Record
|
7
|
|
Eurhythmics
|
1
|
|
Eurythmics
|
1
|
|
Evelyn Champagne King
|
4
|
|
Evelyn King
|
5
|
|
Everly Brothers
|
74
|
|
Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream
|
1
|
|
Everly Brothers, 1957
|
1
|
|
Everly Brothers, 1959. Originally a French song written by Curtis - Delance - Becaud
|
1
|
|
Everly Brothers, 1961
|
2
|
|
Everly Brothers, originally A French song written by Curtis - Delance - Becaud
|
1
|
|
Everly Brothers, originally A French song written by Curtis - Delance .- Becaud
|
23
|
|
Everly Brothers: All I Have To Do Is Dream
|
1
|
|
Everly Brothers: Dream Dream
|
1
|
|
Everly Brothers: Dream Dream
|
1
|
|
Everly Brothers: I Wonder If I Care As Much (1957)
|
2
|
|
Everly Brothers: Take a Message to Mary
|
5
|
|
Everly Brothers; Cathy's Clown
|
1
|
|
Ewan Gardiner harmony vocal
|
1
|
|
Exile
|
3
|
|
Eydie Gorme and Steve Lawrence
|
10
|
|
Falcons
|
3
|
|
Fantastic Four
|
5
|
|
Fantastic Four, 1968
|
1
|
|
Fantastic Four: I Love You Madly
|
4
|
|
Fantastic Four: The Whole World Is a Stage (1967)
|
2
|
|
Fantastics, 1971
|
1
|
|
Faron Young
|
1
|
|
Father Killam melody
|
2
|
|
Fats Domino
|
42
|
|
Fats Domino - Please Don't Leave Me, 1953
|
1
|
|
Fats Domino's "My Girl Josephine", 1960
|
1
|
|
Fats Domino, 1954
|
1
|
|
Fats Domino, 1955
|
1
|
|
Fats Domino, 1956
|
1
|
|
Fats Domino, 1957
|
1
|
|
Fats Domino: Hello Josephine
|
2
|
|
Fats Domino: I Hear You Knocking
|
1
|
|
Fats Domino: Let the Four Winds Blow
|
2
|
|
Fats Waller
|
4
|
|
Ferrante and Teicher: Theme From Exodus
|
7
|
|
Fiestas
|
2
|
|
Fiestas - I Feel Good All Over, 1962
|
14
|
|
First Choice
|
4
|
|
First Class
|
4
|
|
Fitz Bryan Vaughn Orchestra - Teensville
|
3
|
|
Fleetwood Mac
|
3
|
|
Fleetwoods
|
9
|
|
Fleetwoods: Come Softly To Me
|
3
|
|
Floaters
|
3
|
|
Florence Ballard
|
2
|
|
Floyd Cramer
|
10
|
|
Floyd Cramer, 1960
|
2
|
|
Floyd Cramer: Last Date
|
5
|
|
Floyd Cramer: On the Rebound
|
2
|
|
Floyd Robinson
|
3
|
|
Flying Machine
|
7
|
|
folk song
|
1
|
|
folk song, 1800s
|
1
|
|
Folkes Brothers
|
1
|
|
Fontella Bass
|
6
|
|
Fontella Bass, 1965
|
1
|
|
Force M.D.'s
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7
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Force MD's
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8
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Force MD’ s
|
2
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Force MDs
|
1
|
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Foreigner
|
2
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Foreigner: I Want To Know What Love Is
|
2
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Four Aces
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2
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Four Gees
|
5
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Four Seasons
|
23
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Four Seasons: Rag Doll
|
4
|
|
Four Tops
|
87
|
|
Four Tops - Still Water (Love), 1970
|
1
|
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Four Tops, Until You Love Someone, 1966
|
3
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Four Tops: (It's the Way) Natured Planned It
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6
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Four Tops: When She Was My Girl (1981)
|
1
|
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Frances Alda, 1920
|
1
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Francis Lai
|
1
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|
Francois Deguelt
|
1
|
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Frank Sinatra
|
19
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Frank Sinatra, 1941
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1
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Frank Sinatra: It Was A Very Good Year
|
3
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Frankie Avalon
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5
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Frankie Avalon - Venus, 1959
|
3
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Frankie Avalon, 1959
|
1
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Frankie Beverley
|
3
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Frankie Ford
|
9
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Frankie Ford, 1958
|
3
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Frankie Ford: Sea Cruise
|
2
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|
Frankie Laine
|
17
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Frankie Laine: Lucky Old Sun
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6
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Frankie Lane, 1958. Written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington
|
1
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Frankie Layne
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2
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Frankie Lyman
|
2
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Frankie Lyman and The Teenagers
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4
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Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers, 1955
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11
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Frankie Lymon and the Teenagrs: I'm Not a Know It All (1956)
|
1
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Frankie Valli
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3
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Franky Avalon
|
5
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Fred Astaire
|
4
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Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers: Let's Call The Whole Thing Off (1937)
|
2
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Fred Astaire: Dancing Cheek To Cheek
|
1
|
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Fred Hughes: My Heart Cries Oh
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5
|
|
Fred Neil
|
11
|
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Fred Neil: Everybody Talking
|
3
|
|
Fred Neil: Everybody's Talking
|
2
|
|
Freda Payne
|
11
|
|
Freda Payne, 1970
|
1
|
|
Freddie Hart
|
7
|
|
Freddie Jackson
|
18
|
|
Freddie Jackson: Rock With Me For Old Times Sake
|
1
|
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Freddie Martin and His Orchestra (1951)
|
1
|
|
Freddie Scott
|
4
|
|
Freddy Fender
|
22
|
|
Frederick Knight
|
3
|
|
Free Movements
|
2
|
|
Free Movements: I Found Someone Of My Own
|
1
|
|
Friends Of Distinction
|
3
|
|
Friends Of Distinction, 1969
|
1
|
|
From a poem by R. Lee Sharpe. It is from the book Masperpieces of Religion Verse 1948.
|
12
|
|
from Porgy and Bess
|
17
|
|
from stage & film "Li'l Abner" 1956
|
2
|
|
from the 'Man of La Mancha' Broadway musical, 1965
|
1
|
|
from the film The Sting
|
2
|
|
from the movie 'Lucky Boy' 1920s
|
1
|
|
from the movie Hello Frisco, Hello, 1943
|
1
|
|
from the musical Guys and Dolls
|
1
|
|
from the musical Jesus Christ Superstar
|
3
|
|
from the Sound Of Music
|
5
|
|
Funeral March of a Marionette by Charles Gounod, 1872, known as the theme music for the television program Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
|
2
|
|
Games People Play
|
1
|
|
Gap Band
|
4
|
|
Garnet Mimms: A Quiet Place
|
3
|
|
Garnett Mims' "Quiet Place" 1964.
|
3
|
|
Gary Benson
|
1
|
|
Gary Wright
|
1
|
|
Gaylads
|
3
|
|
Gene and Eunice
|
25
|
|
Gene and Eunice, 1955
|
1
|
|
Gene and Eunice: I'll Never Believe In You (1956)
|
2
|
|
Gene and Eunice: Strange World
|
1
|
|
Gene Autrey
|
9
|
|
Gene Autrey: South of the Border
|
1
|
|
Gene Chandler
|
43
|
|
Gene Chandler and Barbara Acklin
|
8
|
|
Gene Chandler, 1961
|
1
|
|
Gene Chandler, 1970
|
2
|
|
Gene Coy and the Killer Dillers; Killer Diller
|
2
|
|
Gene Kelly, 'All I Do Is Dream Of You, from the musical 'Singing In The Rain', 1934
|
3
|
|
Gene McDaniels
|
4
|
|
Gene McDaniels: A Hundred Pounds Of Clay (1961)
|
9
|
|
Gene Pitney
|
5
|
|
Gene Pitney, 1965
|
2
|
|
Gene Thomas
|
11
|
|
Gene Thomas, 1961
|
3
|
|
Gene Thomas: Sometime, 1961
|
2
|
|
Gene Thomas: Sometimes
|
1
|
|
Genesis
|
1
|
|
Georg Friedrich Haendel, 1700's
|
1
|
|
George and Gwen McCrae
|
2
|
|
George Benson
|
41
|
|
George Harrison
|
10
|
|
George Harrison: My Sweet Lord
|
1
|
|
George Harrison: My Sweet Lord (1970)
|
5
|
|
George Jones
|
1
|
|
George McCrae
|
4
|
|
George McCrae, 1974
|
1
|
|
George McCrae: Rock Your Baby
|
3
|
|
George McRae
|
1
|
|
George Michael
|
3
|
|
George Soule
|
4
|
|
Gerald Levert: I'd Give Anything (1994)
|
2
|
|
Gerhard Winkler
|
4
|
|
Gerhard Winkler, 1966
|
1
|
|
Gerry and The Pacemakers
|
4
|
|
Gerry and The Pacemakers, 1964
|
1
|
|
Get Me To The Church On Time
|
2
|
|
Gilbert O'Sullivan
|
8
|
|
Gioachino Rossini's opera, 1829
|
2
|
|
Gladys Knight
|
1
|
|
Gladys Knight and The Pips
|
35
|
|
Gladys Knight and The Pips, 1967
|
1
|
|
Glen Campbell
|
12
|
|
Glen Campbell, 1968
|
1
|
|
Glen Campbell: By the Time I Get to Phoenix
|
1
|
|
Glen Campbell: By The Time I Get To Phoenix (1971)
|
3
|
|
Glen Frey
|
3
|
|
Glen Miller, then Etta James
|
1
|
|
Glenn Jones: We've Only Just Begun (The Romance Is Not Over)
|
5
|
|
Glenn Miller - Chattanooga Choo Choo, 1941
|
1
|
|
Glenn Miller Band / Judy Garland : Trolley Song
|
1
|
|
Gloria Estefan
|
4
|
|
Gloria Gaynor
|
2
|
|
Goerge Harrison
|
3
|
|
Gordon Jenkins
|
1
|
|
Gordon McCrae
|
1
|
|
gospel by Thomas Hastings and Augustus Toplady, 1800s
|
2
|
|
gospel traditional, see, i.e. Drinkard Ensemble "Get Up And Give God The Glory"
|
3
|
|
gospel traditional: Awake Zion Awake
|
1
|
|
Graham Central Station
|
2
|
|
Grandfather's Clock, composed by Henry Work 1876
|
8
|
|
Grass Roots
|
5
|
|
Grateful Dead
|
6
|
|
Gregory Abbott
|
2
|
|
Grover Washington
|
1
|
|
Guess Who
|
9
|
|
Guess Who: No Sugar Tonight
|
3
|
|
Guy
|
9
|
|
Guy Lombardo
|
1
|
|
Guy Lombardo, then Doris Day
|
5
|
|
Guy Mitchell
|
1
|
|
Guy: Let's Chill (1991)
|
1
|
|
Gwen Guthrie
|
3
|
|
Gwen McCrae
|
2
|
|
Gwen McCrae: Funky Sensation
|
1
|
|
H-Town
|
6
|
|
Hal Paige - Drive It Home, 1953
|
2
|
|
Hal Paige and the Whalers (1959
|
1
|
|
Hal Paige and the Whalers, 1959
|
2
|
|
Hal Paige: Drive It Home
|
4
|
|
Hal Paige: Going Back To My Home Town
|
1
|
|
Hal Paige: Going Back To My Home Town, 1959
|
1
|
|
Hall and Oates
|
2
|
|
Hall and Oates: Maneater
|
1
|
|
Hamilton Bohannon - South African Man, 1974
|
6
|
|
Hamilton Bohannon: Disco Stomp (1975)
|
4
|
|
Hank Crawford: Skunky Green
|
2
|
|
Hank Locklin
|
2
|
|
Hank Locklin (1958)
|
11
|
|
Hank Locklin - Please Help Me I'm Falling, 1960
|
1
|
|
Hank Locklin, 1960
|
1
|
|
Hank Locklin: Please Help Me I'm Falling
|
2
|
|
Hank Penny, 1949
|
1
|
|
Hank Penny: Let Me Play With Your Poodle
|
1
|
|
Hank Snow
|
9
|
|
Hank Williams
|
5
|
|
Hank Williams, 1953. Also a hit for Ray Charles, 1962
|
1
|
|
Happy Homecoming
|
1
|
|
harmonica plays 'The Wonder Of You' by Dorsey Burnett
|
4
|
|
Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes
|
20
|
|
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes: You Know How To Make Me Feel So Good (1975)
|
5
|
|
Harry Belafonte: Cucurrucucú Paloma written by Tomas Mendez (1954)
|
1
|
|
Harry Belafonte
|
36
|
|
Harry Belafonte - Cocoanut Woman, 1957
|
2
|
|
Harry Belafonte - I'm Just A Country Boy, 1954
|
1
|
|
Harry Belafonte, 1957
|
2
|
|
Harry Belafonte, 1962
|
5
|
|
Harry Belafonte: I'm Just A Country Boy
|
2
|
|
Harry Belafonte: Show Me the Way My Brother (Iph'Indlela) (1965)
|
2
|
|
Harry Chapin
|
3
|
|
Harry James: Music Makers
|
1
|
|
Harry Nillson
|
1
|
|
Hava Nagila
|
2
|
|
Heathen
|
1
|
|
Heatwave
|
14
|
|
Heavenless
|
1
|
|
Hector Rivera - Yabucoa
|
2
|
|
Helen Forrest and Artie Shaw, 1939.
|
1
|
|
Helen Reddy
|
1
|
|
Helen Shapiro
|
1
|
|
Henry Mancini
|
29
|
|
Henry Mancini - Baby Elephant Walk, 1967
|
2
|
|
Henry Mancini, 1959
|
1
|
|
Henry Mancini, Theme For The Richard Boone Show
|
1
|
|
Henry Mancini: Baby Elephant Walk
|
1
|
|
Henry Mancini: Orange Dance, from the film Charade
|
2
|
|
Henry Mancini: Orange Tamoure, from the film Charade, 1963
|
1
|
|
Herb Alpert
|
7
|
|
Herb Alpert: Crawfish (1962)
|
4
|
|
Herb Alpert: Crawfish, 1962
|
1
|
|
Herb Alpert: Spanish Flea
|
1
|
|
Herb Alpert: The Lonely Bull
|
3
|
|
Herbie Hancock
|
10
|
|
Herbie Hancock - Cantaloupe Island, 1964
|
1
|
|
Herbie Hancock: People Are Changing (1983)
|
3
|
|
Herbie Mann
|
7
|
|
Herbie Mann - Happy Brass
|
1
|
|
Herbie Mann Our Man Flint
|
1
|
|
Herbie Mann, 1969
|
1
|
|
Herbie Mann: Happy Brass
|
5
|
|
Herbie Mann: New Orleans (NOT Memphis Underground)
|
1
|
|
Herman's Hermits
|
4
|
|
Hi-Five
|
6
|
|
Hi-Five (1992)
|
2
|
|
Hilltoppers, written by George Gershwin
|
1
|
|
Hoagie Charmichael
|
1
|
|
Hollies
|
6
|
|
Honey Comb
|
1
|
|
Honeypie
|
3
|
|
Hootie & the Blowfish
|
1
|
|
Horace Silver
|
2
|
|
Hot Chocolate
|
10
|
|
Howard Huntsberry
|
2
|
|
Howard Tate
|
2
|
|
Hues Corporation
|
1
|
|
Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat, 1973
|
2
|
|
Huey Piano Smith
|
4
|
|
Hugh Masakela
|
7
|
|
Hugh Masakela: Emavungweni (1966)
|
3
|
|
Hugh Masakela: Grazing In The Grass
|
2
|
|
Hugh Masekela - A Long Ways From Home
|
1
|
|
Hugh Masekela: A Long Ways From Home (1969)
|
11
|
|
Hugh Masekela: A Long Ways From Home (1969)
|
1
|
|
Hugo and Luigi
|
2
|
|
Hugo Winterhalter: Canadian Sunset
|
2
|
|
Human Body
|
2
|
|
I Don't Care
|
1
|
|
I Only Have Eyes For You by the Platters, Billie Holiday, etc.
|
1
|
|
I'll Be Gone (Horace Andy)
|
1
|
|
Idris Muhammad: Loran's Dance
|
2
|
|
Ike and Tina Turner
|
3
|
|
Ike and Tina Turner - It's Gonna Work Out Fine, 1961
|
3
|
|
Ike and Tina Turner, 1964
|
1
|
|
Ikettes
|
1
|
|
Imagination
|
1
|
|
Imperials, Who's Gonna Love Me
|
1
|
|
Impressions
|
38
|
|
Impressions: Closer Together
|
1
|
|
Impressions: Just One Kiss from You (1965)
|
1
|
|
Impressions: Man Oh Man
|
3
|
|
Impressions: People Get Ready (1965)
|
2
|
|
Impressions: We Must Be In Love (1971)
|
3
|
|
In Other Words written by Bart Howard 1954.
|
1
|
|
Independents
|
14
|
|
Inez & Charley Foxx
|
6
|
|
Inez & Charley Foxx: Come By Here
|
1
|
|
Ink Spots
|
8
|
|
Inspirations
|
1
|
|
Instrumental version of Blood Sweat and Tears: Spinning Wheel
|
1
|
|
Intruders
|
1
|
|
Irish Traditional
|
2
|
|
Irving Berlin
|
1
|
|
Irving Berlin, 1946
|
2
|
|
Irving Kaufman, 1926. Written by Irving Berlin
|
5
|
|
Isaac Hayes
|
28
|
|
Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft, 1971
|
2
|
|
Isaac Hayes, 1969
|
1
|
|
Isaac Hayes, 1971
|
2
|
|
Isaac Hayes: Do Your Thing
|
3
|
|
Isley Brothers
|
47
|
|
Isley Brothers - Shout, 1959
|
2
|
|
Isley Brothers - Twist and Shout, 1962
|
1
|
|
Isley Brothers, 1973
|
1
|
|
Isley Brothers: For the Love Of You
|
1
|
|
Isley Brothers: It's Your Thing
|
1
|
|
Isley Brothers: Shout (1959)
|
1
|
|
Isley Brothers: This Old Heart Of Mine
|
10
|
|
Isley Brothers: Voyage To Atlantis
|
5
|
|
Isley Jasper Isley
|
5
|
|
It Ain't Necessarily So, from Porgy and Bess
|
2
|
|
It Might As Well be Spring
|
1
|
|
Italian song written in 1880 by Luigi Denza
|
1
|
|
Ivory Joe Hunter
|
20
|
|
Jack Jones (1963), written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
|
3
|
|
Jackie Bernard: WIney WIney
|
1
|
|
Jackie DeShannon
|
4
|
|
Jackie DeShannon, 1969
|
2
|
|
Jackie DeShannon, Put A Little Love In Your Heart (1969)
|
1
|
|
Jackie DeShannon, written by Burt Bacharach
|
2
|
|
Jackie DeShannon: Put a Little Love In Your Heart
|
1
|
|
Jackie Edwards
|
3
|
|
Jackie Edwards: I Feel So Bad, 1966
|
2
|
|
Jackie Moore
|
2
|
|
Jackie Opel
|
1
|
|
Jackie Opel: Push Wood
|
1
|
|
Jackie Wilson
|
4
|
|
Jackie Wilson, 1967
|
1
|
|
Jackie Wilson: (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher
|
1
|
|
Jackie Wilson: Love Is Funny That Way
|
1
|
|
Jackson 5
|
12
|
|
Jackson Five
|
7
|
|
Jackson's: Rock With You
|
1
|
|
Jacksons
|
5
|
|
James and Bobby Purify
|
24
|
|
James Bond Theme, written by Monty Norman
|
2
|
|
James Brown
|
7
|
|
James Brown - Make It Funky, 1971
|
2
|
|
James Brown: Hot Pants, horn riff.
|
4
|
|
James Brown: Just Wont Do Right
|
1
|
|
James Brown: Make It Funky
|
2
|
|
James Carr
|
20
|
|
James Carr - Freedom Train
|
2
|
|
James Carr - Freedom Train, 1968
|
1
|
|
James Carr, 1967
|
1
|
|
James Cleveland and The Gospel Chimes Deep Down In My Heart (1961)
|
1
|
|
James Darren: Angel Face
|
2
|
|
James Ingram
|
12
|
|
James Last: Elizabethan Serenade
|
17
|
|
James Last: La Bostella
|
2
|
|
James Phelps
|
2
|
|
James Phelps: I'll Do The Best I Can (1965)
|
3
|
|
James Taylor
|
4
|
|
James Wayne: Ten To Your Business
|
1
|
|
James Wayne: Tend To Your Business
|
1
|
|
Jan Bradley
|
6
|
|
Jan Davis / the Ventures: Fugitive
|
1
|
|
Jan Davis / The Ventures: Fugitive, 1964
|
1
|
|
Janet Jackson
|
10
|
|
Janie Fricke
|
6
|
|
Jarmels
|
5
|
|
Jarmels : Little Lonely One
|
1
|
|
Jarmels, 1961
|
1
|
|
Jay and The Americans
|
3
|
|
Jay and The Americans, 1964
|
2
|
|
Jay McNeely
|
1
|
|
Jaye P Morgan: That's All I Want From You
|
16
|
|
Jazz Crusaders, Tough Talk, 1965
|
1
|
|
Jazz from USA
|
3
|
|
Jean Carn
|
1
|
|
Jean Carne
|
5
|
|
Jean Knight
|
7
|
|
Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff, 1971
|
1
|
|
Jean Knight Mr. Big Stuff
|
7
|
|
Jean Knight: Mr. Big Stuff (1971)
|
1
|
|
Jeanette Williams
|
1
|
|
Jeanette Williams, 1966
|
1
|
|
Jeanne Black
|
2
|
|
Jeannie C. Riley
|
6
|
|
Jeffery Osbourne
|
2
|
|
Jeffrey Osbourne
|
3
|
|
Jeffrey Osbourne: Stranger
|
1
|
|
Jennifer Rush
|
1
|
|
Jennifer Rush
|
7
|
|
Jennifer Warnes
|
5
|
|
Jermaine Jackson
|
10
|
|
Jermaine Jackson and Rita Coolidge
|
1
|
|
Jermaine Stewart
|
1
|
|
Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein
|
3
|
|
Jerry Butler
|
48
|
|
Jerry Butler - Where Do I Turn From You, 1961
|
2
|
|
Jerry Butler He Don't Love You
|
2
|
|
Jerry Butler, 1961
|
2
|
|
Jerry Butler, 1963. Written by Curtis Mayfield
|
4
|
|
Jerry Butler: Find Another Girl
|
2
|
|
Jerry Butler: Make It Easy On Yourself (1962), written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
|
2
|
|
Jerry Chestnut
|
1
|
|
Jerry Jackson
|
14
|
|
Jerry Jeff Walker
|
8
|
|
Jerry Orbach
|
6
|
|
Jerry Vale
|
2
|
|
Jerry Williams Jr.
|
2
|
|
Jerry Williams: Baby Bunny (Sugar Honey)
|
1
|
|
Jesse Belvin
|
31
|
|
Jewel King
|
4
|
|
Jewel King - 3 x 7 = 21, 1949
|
1
|
|
Jewels
|
1
|
|
Jewels, 1964
|
1
|
|
Jim Ed Brown
|
2
|
|
Jim Lowe
|
2
|
|
Jim Reeves
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39
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Jim Reeves (1953)
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1
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Jim Reeves - I'm Gonna Change Everything, 1962
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1
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Jim Reeves, 1959
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3
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Jim Reeves, 1965
|
1
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Jim Reeves: He'll Have To Go
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3
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Jim Reeves: I'm Gonna Change Everything
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4
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Jim Reevs, 1964
|
1
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Jimi Hendrix
|
5
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Jimmie Cameron
|
2
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Jimmie Lee and Artis
|
1
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Jimmie Rodgers
|
9
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Jimmie Rodgers - Secretly, 1958
|
2
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Jimmie Smith
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2
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Jimmy Beck and his Orchestra
|
2
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Jimmy Bo Horne
|
1
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Jimmy Boyd
|
1
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Jimmy Castor Bunch
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2
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Jimmy Castor Bunch: Bertha Butt Boogie
|
4
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Jimmy Charles
|
1
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Jimmy Clanton
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7
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Jimmy Cliff
|
4
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Jimmy Cliff, 1963
|
1
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Jimmy Davis
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7
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Jimmy Davis - You Are My Sunshine
|
1
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Jimmy Davis: You Are My Sunshine
|
1
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Jimmy Davis: You Are My Sunshine (1940)
|
1
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Jimmy Dean
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2
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Jimmy Forrest, then James Brown: Night Train
|
4
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Jimmy Holiday
|
4
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Jimmy Holiday: Turning Point
|
1
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Jimmy Hughes
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8
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Jimmy Jones
|
3
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Jimmy Norman
|
1
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Jimmy Reed
|
2
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Jimmy Ruffin
|
3
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Jimmy Ruffin: Don't You Miss Me A Little Bit Baby
|
5
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Jimmy Ruffin: Living In A World I Created For Myself
|
2
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Jimmy Scott: I May Never See My Baby Anymore (1958)
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14
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Jimmy Smith
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6
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Jimmy Soul
|
3
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Jimmy Velvet
|
1
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Jingle Bells melody
|
1
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Jiving Juniors, 1961
|
2
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JJ Cale
|
1
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JJ Cale, 1966
|
1
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Jo Ann Campbell: Mama Can I Go Out
|
3
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Jo Armstead
|
2
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Jo Stafford
|
5
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Jo Stafford, 1950. Also covered as 'Les Feuilles Mortes'
|
1
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Jodeci
|
1
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Joe Cocker
|
2
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Joe Dowell
|
7
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Joe Hinton: Funny How Time Slips Away
|
2
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Joe Jones
|
3
|
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Joe Simon
|
50
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Joe Simon 'You Keep Me Hanging On'
|
3
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Joe Simon, 1969
|
1
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Joe Simon: No Sad Songs
|
2
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Joe South
|
20
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|
Joe Stampley
|
2
|
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Joe Tex
|
6
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Joe Tex: The Love You Save
|
2
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Joe Tex: The Love You Save, 1966
|
1
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Johann Strauss
|
3
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Johann Strauss : Tales From The Vienna Woods
|
3
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Johann Strauss Junior, 1800s
|
1
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John Bucks and his Blazers
|
2
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John Coltrane
|
6
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John D Loudermilk
|
1
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John Denver
|
22
|
|
John Hammond
|
1
|
|
John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen', 1948
|
1
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John Lee Hooker: Boogie Chillen'
|
3
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|
John Lennon
|
24
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John Lennon: Give Peace A Chance
|
1
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John Lennon: Imagine
|
1
|
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John Prine
|
1
|
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John Rowles
|
1
|
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Johnnie Adams
|
1
|
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Johnnie Taylor - Ain't That Lovin You (For More Reasons Than One), 1967
|
3
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Johnnie Taylor - Blues In The Night, 1967. First recorded by Artie Shaw in 1941.
|
1
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Johnnie Taylor, 1968
|
1
|
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Johnny Ace
|
20
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Johnny Ace, 1954
|
2
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|
Johnny Ace: the Clock
|
1
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|
Johnny Adams
|
5
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Johnny Adams: I Won't Cry
|
1
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|
Johnny and Joe
|
1
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Johnny Bristol
|
3
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Johnny Bristol, 1974
|
2
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|
Johnny Cash
|
4
|
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Johnny Gill
|
8
|
|
Johnny Lytle
|
2
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|
Johnny Lytle - "The Loop", 1965
|
1
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Johnny Lytle: "The Loop" 1965.,
|
1
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|
Johnny Lytle: Village Caller
|
7
|
|
Johnny Mathis
|
18
|
|
Johnny Mathis and Deneice Williams
|
3
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|
Johnny Mathis, 1957
|
5
|
|
Johnny Mathis, 1960
|
1
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|
Johnny Mathis: Chances Are
|
1
|
|
Johnny Mathis: I'm Coming Home (1973), then The Spinners (1974)
|
6
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|
Johnny Mathis: What Will My Mary Say
|
2
|
|
Johnny Nash
|
21
|
|
Johnny Nash: I Can't Take It
|
1
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Johnny Nash: Rock Me Baby
|
1
|
|
Johnny Nash: You Poured Sugar On Me
|
4
|
|
Johnny Paycheck
|
2
|
|
Johnny Preston
|
7
|
|
Johnny Preston, 1960
|
4
|
|
Johnny Ray
|
4
|
|
Johnny Ray - I'll Never Fall In Love Again, 1959
|
1
|
|
Johnny Rivers
|
2
|
|
Johnny Sayles
|
2
|
|
Johnny Taylor
|
54
|
|
Johnny Taylor, 1967
|
2
|
|
Johnny Taylor: Ain't That Loving You
|
1
|
|
Johnny Taylor: God Is Standing By
|
4
|
|
Johnny Taylor: I Believe In You
|
3
|
|
Johnny Taylor: Starting All Over Again
|
3
|
|
Johnny Thunder
|
2
|
|
Johnny Waiklin
|
4
|
|
Jon B and Babyface: Someone To Love (1995)
|
1
|
|
Jon Thomas and Orchestra: Teasin'
|
1
|
|
Jonathon Butler
|
2
|
|
Jones Girls
|
7
|
|
Jones Girls: We're a Melody (1979)
|
2
|
|
Joni Mitchell
|
3
|
|
Jonny Bristol & Jackey Beavers, 1961
|
1
|
|
Jose Feliciano
|
13
|
|
Jose Feliciano, 1969
|
1
|
|
Joselito Fernandez - Guajira Guantanamera, 1929
|
1
|
|
Joy Tones
|
4
|
|
Joyce Sims
|
1
|
|
Judy Boucher
|
1
|
|
Judy Clay
|
3
|
|
Judy Clay and William Bell
|
6
|
|
Judy Clay and William Bell, 1968
|
1
|
|
Judy Clay and William Bell: Love-Eye-Tis
|
4
|
|
Judy Garland
|
5
|
|
Judy Garland : Trolley Song
|
2
|
|
Judy Garland, from the movie 'The Wizard Of Oz', 1938
|
1
|
|
Judy Garland: Trolley Song
|
1
|
|
Juice Newton
|
1
|
|
Julie Andrews
|
1
|
|
Julio Iglesias and Diana Ross
|
1
|
|
Jummy Ruffin: Don't You Miss Me A Little Bit Baby
|
4
|
|
Junior Walker
|
9
|
|
Junior Walker and the All Stars
|
2
|
|
Junior Walker and the All Stars: Hot Cha
|
1
|
|
Junior Walker: Hot Cha
|
1
|
|
Junior Walker: Hot Cha, 1965
|
1
|
|
Junrior Walker: Hot Cha
|
1
|
|
Kaoma
|
4
|
|
Karla Bonoff
|
1
|
|
Karyn White
|
8
|
|
Kashif
|
1
|
|
Kate and Mac Kissoon
|
7
|
|
Katie Love and Four Shades Of Black
|
2
|
|
Kay Starr: Rock And Roll Waltz
|
2
|
|
Keiko Kawashima: Ringo Oiwake
|
1
|
|
Keith & Enid : Worried Over You
|
2
|
|
Keith and Enid
|
1
|
|
Keith Barrow
|
9
|
|
Keith Washington
|
1
|
|
Ken Boothe
|
3
|
|
Kenny G
|
9
|
|
Kenny Lattimore
|
6
|
|
Kenny Loggins
|
2
|
|
Kenny Lynch
|
21
|
|
Kenny Rogers
|
29
|
|
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
|
10
|
|
Kenny Rogers: Daytime Friends
|
4
|
|
Ketty Lester - Love Letters, 1962
|
1
|
|
Kiki Dee
|
1
|
|
King Curtis
|
14
|
|
King Curtis - Valley of the Dolls
|
1
|
|
King Curtis, 1964
|
2
|
|
King Curtis: Instant Groove
|
2
|
|
King Curtis: Soul Serenade
|
3
|
|
King Edwards (George Edwards)
|
1
|
|
King Floyd
|
23
|
|
King Floyd, 1970
|
2
|
|
King Floyd: Baby Let Me Kiss You
|
4
|
|
King Floyd: Groove Me
|
2
|
|
King Pleasure
|
1
|
|
Kingpens
|
1
|
|
Kingsmen
|
3
|
|
Kingston Trio
|
3
|
|
Kingston Trio, 1958
|
1
|
|
Kinks
|
2
|
|
Kirk Franklin
|
2
|
|
Kitty Kallen
|
2
|
|
Klymaxx
|
1
|
|
Kool and the Gang
|
15
|
|
Kool and The Gang - N.T., 1971
|
6
|
|
Kool and the Kang
|
2
|
|
Kris Kristofferson
|
22
|
|
Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge
|
10
|
|
Kris Kristofferson, 1970
|
7
|
|
Kyu Sakamoto
|
19
|
|
L T D
|
5
|
|
La Bionda
|
3
|
|
LaBelle
|
1
|
|
Labi Siffre
|
2
|
|
Ladybirds
|
19
|
|
Ladybirds, 1965
|
1
|
|
Lalo Schifren
|
1
|
|
Lalo Schifrin
|
1
|
|
Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross - Come On Home
|
2
|
|
Lamont Dozier
|
2
|
|
Lara's Theme from Dr. Zhivago
|
3
|
|
Larry Clinton Orchestra 1939, later recorded by Carla Thomas, Johnny Nash, Marvin Gaye and many more
|
3
|
|
Larry Graham
|
5
|
|
Larry Weiss, 1974
|
1
|
|
Larry Williams
|
20
|
|
Larry Williams, 1957
|
3
|
|
late 1800s gospel song
|
3
|
|
Latimore
|
3
|
|
Laurel Aitken - Boogie In My Bones
|
1
|
|
Laurie London, traditional spiritual
|
9
|
|
Lavern Baker
|
8
|
|
Leadbelly
|
1
|
|
Lecture
|
1
|
|
Lee Andrews and the Harps: It's Me
|
2
|
|
Lee Dorsey
|
8
|
|
Lee Dorsey, 1961
|
1
|
|
Lee Dorsey, 1965
|
2
|
|
Lee Dorsey, 1965. Written by Allen Toussaint
|
1
|
|
Lee Dorsey: Sitting On My La La
|
6
|
|
Lee Morgan "The Sidewinder" 1963
|
1
|
|
Lee Morgan, The Sidewinder
|
2
|
|
Lee Oskar
|
4
|
|
Left Banke
|
2
|
|
Leif Garrett: When I Think Of You (1979)
|
5
|
|
Lennie Welch
|
14
|
|
Lenny Miles
|
1
|
|
Lenny Welch
|
1
|
|
Leo Reisman, 1924
|
2
|
|
Leo Sayer
|
16
|
|
Leon Haywood
|
19
|
|
Leon Haywood, 1974
|
2
|
|
Leon Haywood: Mellow Moonlight
|
1
|
|
Leonard Cohen
|
4
|
|
Lerner and Loewe
|
1
|
|
Lerner and Loewe - Get Me To The Church On Time
|
1
|
|
Leroy Anderson
|
1
|
|
Leroy Gittens
|
9
|
|
Leroy Hutson
|
14
|
|
Leroy Van Dyke "Handful of Friends", 1961
|
1
|
|
Leroy Van Dyke, 1961
|
2
|
|
Leroy Van Dyke: Handful of Friends, 1961
|
1
|
|
Les and Larry Elgart: Jerkin' Around
|
11
|
|
Les Baxter
|
1
|
|
Les McCann
|
2
|
|
Leslie Hutchinson 1936
|
1
|
|
Lester Williams - I Can't Lose With The Stuff I Use, 1951
|
2
|
|
Lester Williams I Can't Lose With The Stuff I Use
|
1
|
|
Levert
|
5
|
|
lightly based on 'Gal and Boy'
|
4
|
|
Linda Lewis
|
1
|
|
Lionel Richie
|
16
|
|
Lionel Richie and Diana Ross
|
8
|
|
Lionel Ritchie
|
41
|
|
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
|
6
|
|
Lisa Stansfield
|
5
|
|
Little Anthony
|
1
|
|
Little Anthony and the Imperials
|
51
|
|
Little Anthony and the Imperials, 1958
|
1
|
|
Little Anthony and the Imperials: I'm Falling In Love With You
|
1
|
|
Little Anthony: Tears On My Pillow
|
1
|
|
Little Eva: The Loco-Motion
|
3
|
|
Little Milton
|
5
|
|
Little Milton, 1965
|
1
|
|
Little Peggy March
|
1
|
|
Little Richard
|
11
|
|
Little Willie John
|
6
|
|
Little Willie John, 1956
|
1
|
|
Lloyd Adamson and The Caribbeats - A Secret
|
1
|
|
Lloyd Price
|
17
|
|
Lloyd Price (traditional)
|
8
|
|
Lloyd Price - Just Because, 1957
|
1
|
|
Lloyd Price, 1953
|
1
|
|
Lloyd Price, 1957
|
5
|
|
Lloyd Price: Stagger Lee (1959)
|
1
|
|
Lloyd Price: Where Were You On Our Wedding Day
|
3
|
|
Lloyd Trottman and Orchestra
|
1
|
|
Lobo
|
15
|
|
Lobo: I'd Love You To Want Me
|
2
|
|
Locomotive
|
1
|
|
Locomotive, 1968
|
1
|
|
London Bridge Is Falling Down nursery rhyme
|
1
|
|
Lonely Goat Herd'
|
1
|
|
Long John Baldry
|
2
|
|
Lonnie Donegan
|
1
|
|
loosely, Let My People Go by Paul Robeson
|
1
|
|
Lord Blakie - Hold The Pussy, 1967
|
1
|
|
Lord Burgess
|
3
|
|
Lord Burgess, 1967
|
1
|
|
Lord Creator, 1963
|
1
|
|
Lord Flea - Shake Shake Sonora, 1957
|
1
|
|
Lord Flea - The Naughty Little Flea, 1957
|
4
|
|
Lord Flea, 1950s
|
5
|
|
Lord Flea: Magic Composer (1957)
|
1
|
|
Lord Flea: Time So Hard
|
1
|
|
Lord Fly - Blu-Lu-Lup
|
1
|
|
Lord Funny
|
2
|
|
Lord Intruder
|
1
|
|
Lord Kitchener
|
2
|
|
Lord Kitchener: Wife and Mother (1954)
|
3
|
|
Lord Lebby: Ethiopia
|
1
|
|
Lord Power
|
6
|
|
Lord Tanamo (1958)
|
2
|
|
Lord Tanamo - Rock Of Gibraltar
|
1
|
|
Loretta Lynn
|
4
|
|
Lorraine Ellison
|
8
|
|
Lorraine Ellison (65) but label credits Jerry Butler - who cut the tune in 1966
|
1
|
|
Los Bravos
|
2
|
|
Los Bravos: Black Is Black
|
2
|
|
Los Bravos: Black Is Black, 1966
|
1
|
|
Los Bravos: You Won't Get Far
|
1
|
|
Los Del Mar: Macarena
|
1
|
|
Los Diablos
|
1
|
|
Los Pop Tops
|
7
|
|
Los Tres Caballeros
|
2
|
|
Lou Donaldson - Peepin', 1967
|
2
|
|
Lou Rawles: Love Is a Hurting Thing
|
3
|
|
Lou Rawls
|
28
|
|
Lou Rawls: My Ancestors
|
1
|
|
Louie Armstrng
|
1
|
|
Louie Armstrong
|
2
|
|
Louie Jordan
|
7
|
|
Louie Jordan (1950)
|
1
|
|
Louie Jordan - Caldonia, 1945
|
1
|
|
Louie Jordan, Caledonia Boogie, 1945
|
2
|
|
Louie Jordan, Open The Door Richard, 1947
|
1
|
|
Louie Jordan: Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
|
1
|
|
Louie Jordan: Caldonia (1945)
|
5
|
|
Louie Jourdan and Louie Armstrong same title 1950
|
1
|
|
Louie Prima
|
3
|
|
Louis Armstrong
|
11
|
|
Louis Armstrong, 1964
|
2
|
|
Louis Armstrong, 1967
|
1
|
|
Louis Bonfa: Sambalero
|
3
|
|
Louis Farrakhan - Back To Back Belly To Belly
|
4
|
|
Louis Jordan
|
4
|
|
Louis Jordan - Caledonia, 1945
|
1
|
|
Louis Jordan, 1946
|
1
|
|
Louise Bennett (Miss Lou) and Barbara Ferland wrote Evening Time for the Jamaican stage show "Blue Beard and Brer Anancy " (1949).
|
3
|
|
Love Unlimited (Barry White)
|
3
|
|
Lovin' Spoonful
|
3
|
|
Lulu
|
8
|
|
Lulu - Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby), 1969. Aretha Franklin, 1972
|
1
|
|
Lulu To Sir With Love, from Sidney Poitier movie, To Sir With Love
|
1
|
|
Luther Ingram
|
18
|
|
Luther Ingram, 1972
|
1
|
|
Luther Vandross
|
15
|
|
Luthet Vandross and Gregory Hines
|
6
|
|
Lydia Pense, 1965
|
1
|
|
Lynne Hamilton
|
1
|
|
Lyrically inspired by the Impressions' This Is My Country
|
1
|
|
lyrics based on Garnet Mimms: A Quiet Place
|
2
|
|
lyrics inspired by Higgs and Wilson "If You Want Pardon"
|
1
|
|
Mac and Katie Kisson
|
7
|
|
Mac And Katie Kissoon
|
1
|
|
Mac Davis
|
10
|
|
Mac Davis: I Wanta Wake Up With You (1980)
|
9
|
|
Mad Lads
|
2
|
|
Madonna
|
4
|
|
Madonna: Isla Bonita
|
1
|
|
Madonna: Vogue
|
2
|
|
Maga Dog
|
1
|
|
Magic Lady
|
1
|
|
Main Ingredient
|
28
|
|
Main Ingredient: Brotherly Love
|
10
|
|
Major Harris
|
9
|
|
Major Lance
|
1
|
|
Major Lance - Sweet Music, 1963
|
1
|
|
Major Lance Um Um Um Um Um Um
|
2
|
|
Major Lance: Sweet Music
|
1
|
|
Malvina Reynolds
|
1
|
|
Mamas and Papas
|
3
|
|
Mandrill: Mango Meat
|
4
|
|
Manfred Mann - Come Tomorrow
|
1
|
|
Manfred Mann: Come Tomorrow
|
4
|
|
Manhattans
|
46
|
|
Manhattans "The One Love Forgot"
|
15
|
|
Manhattans: Follow Your Heart , 1963
|
3
|
|
Manhattans: It Feels So Good To Be Loved So Bad
|
1
|
|
Manhattans: Shining Star
|
1
|
|
Manu Dibango
|
4
|
|
Manu Dibango Soul Makossa
|
4
|
|
Mar-Keys
|
9
|
|
Marc Hamilton - Comme J'ai Toujours Envie d'Aimer, 1970
|
1
|
|
Margie Bowes: Judge Not
|
2
|
|
Margie Joseph, 1974
|
12
|
|
Margo Llergo: El Cumbanchero
|
5
|
|
Mariah Carey
|
11
|
|
Marie Osmond
|
7
|
|
Marie Owens: "I Want To Lay Down Beside You"
|
1
|
|
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. ?– I Hope We Get To Love In Time
|
3
|
|
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis
|
1
|
|
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.
|
1
|
|
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Junior
|
1
|
|
Marilyn Sellars
|
5
|
|
Mario Lanza
|
1
|
|
Mark Lindsay
|
3
|
|
Marketts: Bat Cape
|
1
|
|
Marlena Shaw
|
15
|
|
Marlena Shaw Woman of the Ghetto
|
1
|
|
Marlena Shaw, 1969
|
2
|
|
Marlena Shaw: Woman of the Ghetto
|
2
|
|
Marmalade
|
5
|
|
Martha and the Vandelas
|
1
|
|
Martha and the Vandellas
|
6
|
|
Martha and The Vandellas, 1963
|
1
|
|
Martha and the Vandellas, 1965
|
1
|
|
Martha and the Vandellas: Love Makes Me Do Foolish Things
|
2
|
|
Martin Denny
|
2
|
|
Marty Robbins
|
5
|
|
Marv Johnson
|
3
|
|
Marv Johnson, 1960
|
2
|
|
Marvelettes
|
6
|
|
Marvin and Johnny
|
1
|
|
Marvin and Johnny: Sugar
|
4
|
|
Marvin Gaye
|
63
|
|
Marvin Gaye - Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got, 1969
|
3
|
|
Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You, 1964
|
1
|
|
Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues
|
3
|
|
Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston
|
1
|
|
Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells
|
17
|
|
Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells 'Once Upon A Time'
|
3
|
|
Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells , 1964
|
4
|
|
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
|
5
|
|
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - If I Could Build My Whole World Around You, 1967
|
3
|
|
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - You're All I Need To Get By, 1968
|
4
|
|
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell – You're All I Need To Get By, 1968
|
1
|
|
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell: If This World Were Mine (1967)
|
7
|
|
Marvin Gaye, 1963
|
1
|
|
Marvin Gaye, 1971
|
1
|
|
Marvin Gaye, 1973
|
19
|
|
Marvin Gaye: Ain't That Peculiar
|
4
|
|
Marvin Gaye: All The Love I've Got
|
4
|
|
Marvin Gaye: At Last I Found A Love
|
2
|
|
Marvin Gaye: Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got (1969)
|
3
|
|
Marvin Gaye: Sexual Healing
|
16
|
|
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On
|
1
|
|
Marvin Sease
|
1
|
|
Mary J Blige
|
2
|
|
Mary Jane Girls
|
4
|
|
Mary MacGregor
|
2
|
|
Mary Wells
|
9
|
|
Mary Wells - My Guy
|
2
|
|
Matt Britt and His Orchestra (1932), later hit by Count Basie (1938)
|
3
|
|
Matt Monro
|
6
|
|
Matt Monro, 1963
|
1
|
|
Matt Monro, from the 1966 movie 'Born Free'
|
1
|
|
Maureen McGovern
|
2
|
|
Maurice Williams
|
3
|
|
Maurice Williams - Stay, 1960
|
2
|
|
Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs: Stay (1960)
|
2
|
|
Mavis John
|
1
|
|
Maxine Brown
|
19
|
|
Maxine Brown: Oh No Not My Baby
|
1
|
|
Maxine Nightingale
|
1
|
|
may be Hayley Mills' Let's Get Together
|
1
|
|
Maytals
|
2
|
|
Maytals, 1963
|
2
|
|
Maytals, 1965
|
1
|
|
Maytals, 1966
|
1
|
|
Maze
|
5
|
|
MC Hammer: Can't Touch This
|
1
|
|
McCoys
|
6
|
|
McFadden and Whitehead
|
3
|
|
McFadden and Whitehead: Ain't No Stopping Us Now
|
2
|
|
McGuire Sisters
|
19
|
|
Mel and Tim
|
1
|
|
Mel Torme
|
1
|
|
Mel Torme' - Coming Home Baby 1962
|
1
|
|
Melanie
|
1
|
|
Melba Montgomery
|
7
|
|
Melba Montgomery: No Charge (1974)
|
2
|
|
Melba Moore
|
1
|
|
Meli'sa Morgan
|
1
|
|
Melissa Manchester
|
5
|
|
Melodians
|
2
|
|
melody based on Bobby Bland "Call On Me" (1963)
|
7
|
|
melody based on Dee Clarke: Raindrops (1961)
|
1
|
|
melody based on Frankie valon's Venus
|
1
|
|
melody based on Jim Reeves He'll Have To Go.
|
1
|
|
melody based on Just A Closer Walk With Thee
|
2
|
|
melody based on Mexican Divorce
|
1
|
|
melody based on Mexican Divorce, Drifters (1961) written by Burt Bacharach and Bob Hilliard
|
2
|
|
melody based on Roland Alphonso You're So Delightful
|
1
|
|
melody based on Santa Lucia
|
2
|
|
melody based on Stagger Lee
|
2
|
|
melody based on The Tornados: Telstar
|
6
|
|
melody based on traditional children's song: The More We Get Together, taken from a 1679 Viennese tune by Marx Augustin, "Oh du lieber Augustin".
|
17
|
|
melody based on: Ella Fitzerald and Louis Jordan's Stone Cold Dead In The Market, 1946
|
1
|
|
melody based on: Ella Fitzerald and Louis Jordan's Stone COld Dead In theMarket
|
1
|
|
melody by South African composer Rupert Bopape
|
2
|
|
melody derivative from Art Blakey and The jazz Messengers: Mozaic
|
2
|
|
melody from Beatles Norwegian Wood
|
1
|
|
melody from Kyu Sakamoto: Suki Yaki
|
2
|
|
melody from Richie Valens - Oh Donna
|
2
|
|
melody from traditional spiritual: Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho
|
6
|
|
melody is Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions - I've Been Trying
|
1
|
|
melody is Theme From A Summer Place
|
1
|
|
melody taken from Cascades "Rhythm Of The Rain", 1962
|
1
|
|
melody taken from Everly Brothers - Take A Message To Mary
|
1
|
|
melody taken from Sea Of Love
|
1
|
|
melody taken from Temptations: Beauty's Only Skin Deep
|
2
|
|
melody Wonderland By Night
|
1
|
|
Men At Work
|
1
|
|
Menudo
|
4
|
|
Mercury
|
4
|
|
Mercy
|
1
|
|
Mercy - Love Can Make You Happy, 1968
|
1
|
|
Mercy: Love Can Make You Happy
|
11
|
|
Merilee Rush
|
11
|
|
Merilee Rush: Angel of the Morning
|
1
|
|
Meters
|
5
|
|
Meters - Look-Ka Py Py, 1970
|
1
|
|
Meters - Sophisticated Cissy, 1968
|
1
|
|
Meters, Sophisticated Sissy
|
3
|
|
Meters: Look A Pie Pie (1969)
|
3
|
|
MFSB: TSOP
|
2
|
|
Michael Bolton
|
4
|
|
Michael Franks
|
1
|
|
Michael Jackson
|
84
|
|
Michael Jackson: Ben
|
1
|
|
Michael Jackson: Human Nature
|
2
|
|
Michael Jackson: Human Nature (1983)
|
1
|
|
Michael Jackson: Somebody's Watching Me
|
1
|
|
Michael Jackson: We Are The World
|
1
|
|
Michael Sembello for the film Flash Dance
|
8
|
|
Michael Turner
|
1
|
|
Michel Legrand, from the movie Lady Sings The Blues, 1972
|
2
|
|
Mickey and Sylvia
|
17
|
|
Mickey Gilley
|
1
|
|
Mickey Gilley: Here Comes The Hurt Again
|
2
|
|
Mickey McCullers
|
5
|
|
Midnight Star
|
2
|
|
Midnight Starr
|
3
|
|
Mighty Hannibal, 1965
|
1
|
|
Mighty Sparrow
|
2
|
|
Mighty Sparrow - Ah Fraid Pussy Bite Me
|
1
|
|
Mike and the Mechanics
|
2
|
|
Mike Gordon - Why Don't You Do Right, 1954
|
1
|
|
Mike Gordon - Why Don't You Do Right, 1954
|
3
|
|
Mike Williams
|
12
|
|
Miles Jaye
|
2
|
|
Milestone
|
1
|
|
Milli Vanilli
|
5
|
|
Millie Jackson
|
39
|
|
Mindbenders
|
18
|
|
Minnie Riperton
|
9
|
|
Miracles
|
23
|
|
Miracles, 1963
|
1
|
|
Miracles: My Girl Has Gone
|
1
|
|
Miracles: My Girl Has Gone, 1965
|
1
|
|
Miracles: Save Me
|
1
|
|
Miracles: You Really Got A Hold On Me
|
2
|
|
Miriam Makeba
|
2
|
|
Miriam Makeba - Jikele Maweni, 1960s
|
1
|
|
Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata, 1967
|
2
|
|
Miriam Makeba - Ring Bell, 1968
|
1
|
|
Miriam Makeba - The Retreat Song
|
1
|
|
Miriam Makeba, Retreat Song
|
5
|
|
Miriam Makeba: Ring Bell
|
1
|
|
Misora Hibari: Ringo Oiwake
|
2
|
|
Miss Lou: Long Time Gal
|
1
|
|
Mista: Blackberry Molasses
|
1
|
|
Mitty Collier
|
3
|
|
Modulations
|
3
|
|
Moe Kaufman
|
1
|
|
Moises Simons - El Manisero, 1920s
|
1
|
|
Moises Simons: El Manisero
|
4
|
|
Moments
|
14
|
|
Mongo Santamaria
|
12
|
|
Mongo Santamaria "Don't Bother Me No More", 1962. Bobby Capers composer
|
3
|
|
Mongo Santamaria "Go Git It" 1963, Bobby Caper comp.
|
4
|
|
Mongo Santamaria "Love Oh Love" 1963, Billy Myles comp.
|
1
|
|
Mongo Santamaria - Don't Bother Me No More
|
2
|
|
Mongo Santamaria - Fat Back, 1963, Bobby Capers composer
|
2
|
|
Mongo Santamaria - Suavito, 1963
|
1
|
|
Mongo Santamaria, 1959
|
1
|
|
Mongo Santamaria, Yeh Yeh, also covered by Georgie Fame
|
7
|
|
Mongo Santamaria: "Hammer Head"
|
8
|
|
Mongo Santamaria: "Hammer Head", 1965
|
2
|
|
Mongo Santamaria: Bayou Roots" 1963, Pat Patrick composer.
|
1
|
|
Mongo Santamaria: El Pussy Cat
|
10
|
|
Mongo Santamaria: Funny Money, 1963, Victor Venegas comp
|
4
|
|
Mongo Santamaria: Get The Money
|
2
|
|
Monica
|
2
|
|
Monk Higgins: "Who Dun It'
|
6
|
|
Monkees
|
7
|
|
Monkees, 1966
|
1
|
|
Montell Jordan
|
1
|
|
Moody Blues
|
4
|
|
Moonglows
|
23
|
|
Moonglows, 1954
|
4
|
|
Moonlight Bay
|
3
|
|
More Love Than Your Love" from the Broadway musical "By The Beautiful Sea"
|
4
|
|
Morris Albert
|
4
|
|
Mr. Bassie
|
1
|
|
Mtume
|
1
|
|
Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working, 1956
|
2
|
|
Mungo Jerry
|
13
|
|
Mungo Jerry, 1970
|
1
|
|
Musique
|
1
|
|
My Old Kentucky Home (traditional)
|
1
|
|
Nancy Ames
|
1
|
|
Nancy Sinatra
|
7
|
|
Nancy Wilson
|
12
|
|
Nancy Wilson, You Don't Know
|
2
|
|
Nancy Wilson: How Glad I am
|
2
|
|
Nat King Cole
|
56
|
|
Nat King Cole - Let True Love Begin, 1961
|
1
|
|
Nat King Cole : I Love Your For Sentimental Reasons
|
15
|
|
Nat King Cole, 1962
|
1
|
|
Nat King Cole: Back In My Arms
|
2
|
|
Nat King Cole: Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup, originally from the film Love and Kisses 1937
|
1
|
|
Nat King Cole: Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup, originally from the film Love and Kisses 1937
|
1
|
|
Nat King Cole: Let True Love begin
|
1
|
|
Nat King Cole: Straighten Up and Fly Right
|
2
|
|
Natalie Cole
|
9
|
|
Natalie Cole: Miss You Like Crazy (1989)
|
5
|
|
Nature's Divine
|
1
|
|
Naughty By Nature
|
6
|
|
Ned Doheny
|
1
|
|
Negro spiritual adapted from the Old Testament as both "Go Down Moses" and "Let My People Go"
|
1
|
|
Neil Diamond
|
103
|
|
Neil Diamond (not the Bill Withers song)
|
6
|
|
Neil Diamond, 1966
|
3
|
|
Neil Diamond, 1967
|
2
|
|
Neil Diamond, 1969
|
2
|
|
Neil Hefti: Theme From Bat Man
|
1
|
|
Neil Larsen
|
1
|
|
Neil Sedaka
|
37
|
|
Neil Sedaka: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
|
2
|
|
Neil Young
|
3
|
|
New Edition
|
3
|
|
New Seekers and Hillside Singers for Coca-Cola commercials
|
1
|
|
New Seekers, 1972
|
1
|
|
New Vaudeville Band
|
2
|
|
New Vaudeville Band - Winchester Cathedral, 1966
|
1
|
|
Newbeats: Groovin' Out On Life (1969)
|
16
|
|
Nick Drake, 1968
|
1
|
|
Nicolette Larson
|
2
|
|
Nina Simone
|
59
|
|
Nina Simone, 1958
|
1
|
|
Nina Simone: Work Song
|
4
|
|
Nini Rosso: Il Silenzio
|
1
|
|
Nino Rossi: Il Silenzio
|
4
|
|
Nino Tempo, 1966
|
2
|
|
Nite-liters
|
7
|
|
Noel McKoy
|
1
|
|
Norman Conners: You Are My Starship
|
2
|
|
not Elvis Presley song
|
2
|
|
not related to Otis Redding tune of same name, despite label credit
|
1
|
|
not Sam Cooke song
|
1
|
|
not Temptations song
|
9
|
|
not the Archies song
|
3
|
|
not the Bobby Darin song
|
1
|
|
Not the Curtis Mayfield song,
|
3
|
|
Not the Curtis Mayfield song, - 'Gypsy Woman' title UK only
|
1
|
|
not the Friends Of Distinction song
|
1
|
|
not the Jackie Wilson song
|
2
|
|
not the Lulu song
|
2
|
|
not the Marvin and Tammi song
|
1
|
|
not the Marvin Gaye song
|
2
|
|
not the same song as Message From A Black Man
|
1
|
|
not the Santo and Johnny song
|
1
|
|
not the Sara Vaughn tune
|
1
|
|
not the Sarah Vaughn tune
|
2
|
|
Not the Smokey Robinson tune.
|
4
|
|
not the Stevie Wonder song
|
2
|
|
Now
|
1
|
|
Nursery rhyme
|
1
|
|
O'Jays
|
61
|
|
O'Jays - You're The Best Thing Since Candy, 1970
|
2
|
|
O'Jays Used To Be My Girl
|
1
|
|
O.V. Wright, 1964
|
1
|
|
OC Smith
|
16
|
|
OC Smith: After All Is Said and Done (1993)
|
3
|
|
Ocean
|
1
|
|
Ocean (1971)
|
1
|
|
Odyssey
|
1
|
|
Oh Carolina
|
1
|
|
Oh Happy Day (pop gospel hit)
|
4
|
|
Ohio Players
|
6
|
|
Ohio Players, 1974
|
1
|
|
Olivia Newton-John
|
12
|
|
Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta
|
2
|
|
Olivia Newton-John: Let's Get Physical
|
1
|
|
One Way
|
1
|
|
Oo Wee Baby (Baby I Love You)
|
1
|
|
organ line from Los Bravos: Black Is Black
|
1
|
|
original is a calypso tune: Chambolina
|
3
|
|
original is a calypso tune: Chambolina, late 1970's reissue
|
1
|
|
Original of this tune is "Don't Trust Them" by John and Jim
|
1
|
|
original written by Fields and McHugh for the movie Every Night At Eight, 1935
|
2
|
|
originally a Mexican song La Golondrina, recorded first in 1906, later adapted in English and recorded by Roy Orbison, and Elvis Presley
|
7
|
|
originally a Mexican song La Golondrina, written by Narciso Serradell in 1862 and recorded first in 1906, later adapted in English and recorded by Roy Orbison, and Elvis Presley
|
2
|
|
originally called Hala La Laya, composed by the Rahbani Brothers, for the lp Music For An Arabian Night
|
2
|
|
originally Solamente Una Vez, written by Agustin Lara 1941, a hit for Bing Crosby in 1945
|
3
|
|
Originals
|
3
|
|
Oscar and Jeanette
|
1
|
|
Oscar Harris
|
1
|
|
Oscar McLollie and Jeanette Baker, 1958
|
5
|
|
Osibisa: Music For Gong Gong (1971)
|
2
|
|
Osmond Brothers
|
2
|
|
Osmond Brothers, 1970
|
1
|
|
Osmonds
|
3
|
|
Otis Clay: I Die a Little Each Day (1972)
|
3
|
|
Otis Redding
|
96
|
|
Otis Redding "Rock Me Baby"
|
1
|
|
Otis Redding - Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song), 1966
|
1
|
|
Otis Redding - I Can't Turn You Lose, 1965
|
1
|
|
Otis Redding and Carla Thomas - Tramp, 1967
|
2
|
|
Otis Redding, 1965
|
5
|
|
Otis Redding, 1968
|
1
|
|
Otis Redding: Mr. Pitiful (1966)
|
2
|
|
Otis Williams and The Charms - Your Sweet Love Rained All over Me, 1966
|
2
|
|
Out The Light
|
1
|
|
Pacheco Y Su Charanga
|
2
|
|
Pacheco Y Su Charanga, 1962
|
2
|
|
Pachelbel
|
5
|
|
Pacific Show Band
|
1
|
|
Paragons - Darling I Need Your Loving
|
2
|
|
Paris Sisters
|
5
|
|
Paris Sisters (1961)
|
1
|
|
partially based on Art Blakey: Arabis
|
2
|
|
Partridge Family
|
1
|
|
Pat Boone
|
1
|
|
Pat Boone - Remember You're Mine, 1957
|
6
|
|
Pat Lundy
|
3
|
|
Patience and Prudence, 1951
|
2
|
|
Patrice Rushen
|
3
|
|
Patrick and Lloyd - Return Of The Pollock
|
1
|
|
Patrick Swayze
|
1
|
|
Patsy Cline
|
14
|
|
Patsy Cline - Someday You'll Want Me To Want You, 1964
|
3
|
|
Patsy Cline, 1963
|
1
|
|
Patsy Cline: Crazy
|
1
|
|
Patti Austin
|
1
|
|
Patti Austin and James Ingram
|
1
|
|
Patti Drew
|
9
|
|
Patti Labelle
|
10
|
|
Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald (1985), written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager
|
4
|
|
Patti Page
|
39
|
|
Patti Page - Butterflies, 1953
|
4
|
|
Patti Page - Changing Partners, 1956
|
1
|
|
Patti Page - Little Donkey
|
1
|
|
Patti Page - The Doggie In The Window, 1953
|
1
|
|
Patti Page - The Doggie In The Window, 1953
|
3
|
|
Patti Page Tennessee Waltz
|
1
|
|
Patti Page, 1950
|
1
|
|
Patti Page: How Much Is That Doggie in the Window (1952)
|
1
|
|
Patti Page: Mockingbird Hill
|
1
|
|
Patty Smyth
|
4
|
|
Patty Smyth and Don Henley
|
1
|
|
Paul and Paula
|
3
|
|
Paul and Paula: Hey Paula (1963)
|
1
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Paul Anka
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42
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Paul Anka , I'm Just A Lonely Boy
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2
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Paul Desmond
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2
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Paul Evans
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1
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Paul Evans, 1959
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2
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Paul Kelly
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17
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Paul Kelly, 1970
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1
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Paul Martin, 1965
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9
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Paul McCartney
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12
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Paul McCartney and Wings
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1
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Paul Perryman - Just to Hold My Hand, 1956
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1
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Paul Rodgers
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1
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Paul Simon
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21
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Paul Simon: Mrs. Robinson
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1
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Paul Washington
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4
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Paul Whiteman - Song Of India, 1926
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5
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Paul Whiteman's Orchestra: In A Little Spanish Town
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1
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Paul Williams "The Hucklebuck"
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10
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Paul Williams "The Hucklebuck", 1949
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1
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Paul Wynn
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12
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Paul Wynn, 1940s
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1
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Paul Young
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4
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Paula Abdul: Straight Up (1988)
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1
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Paula Cole
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1
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Pauline and Bobby
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1
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Peabo Bryson
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1
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Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack: Can We Find Love Again
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1
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Peaches and Herb
|
11
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Peaches and Herb: Reunited
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1
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Pee Wee King
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2
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Penguins
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3
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Penny McLean
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6
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People's Choice: Do It Any Way You Wanna
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17
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Pepper Box by the Peppers
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1
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Per Gessle and Agnes
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1
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Percy Faith
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1
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Percy Faith - theme from the movie "A Summer Place", 1959
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1
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Percy Faith Theme From A Summer Place
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3
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Percy Faith: Theme From A Summer Place
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4
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Percy Sledge
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24
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Percy Sledge, 1967
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1
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Percy Sledge: Cover Me
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2
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Percy Sledge: I Had A Talk With My Woman (1967)
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2
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Percy Sledge: My Special Prayer
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1
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Percy Sledge: Warm and Tender Love
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9
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Perez Prado
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8
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Perez Prado, 1954
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1
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Perez Prado, 1957
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1
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Perez Prado: La Chula Lindo
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2
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Perez Prado: Mambo Number 8
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2
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Perry Como
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2
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Perry Como: If They Made Me a King
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1
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Perry Como: Tulips And Heather
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1
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Perry Como: Tulips And Heather, 1952
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1
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Persuaders
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3
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Persuaders, 1973. Hit song for Rod Stewart in 1984
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13
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Persuaders: Thin Line Between Love and Hate
|
1
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Pet Shop Boys
|
1
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Pete Seeger
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7
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Pete Seeger - Times Are Getting Hard, 1950s written by Lee Hays
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7
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Pete Seeger, 1956
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3
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Pete Seeger: Where Have All The Flowers Gone
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1
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Pete Wingfield
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10
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Peter and Gordon
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2
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Peter Frampton
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5
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Peter Green/ Fleetwood Mac
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9
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Peter Green/ Fleetwood Mac, 1968
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2
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Peter Paul and Mary
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16
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Peter Paul and Mary from an original called Meu Limão Meu Limoeiro, traditional, first recording by Silvio Caldas & Gidinho, 1937
|
1
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Peter Paul and Mary: I'm Leaving On a Jet Plane (1967)
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2
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Peter Paul and Mary: Leaving On A Jet Plane
|
2
|
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Peter Tosh
|
1
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Petula Clark
|
14
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Petula Clark - Downtown
|
1
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Petula Clark, Downtown
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1
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Phil Collins
|
10
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Phil Phillips
|
21
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Phil Upchurch - "You Can't Sit Down", 1961
|
1
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Philadelphia All Stars "Let's Clean Up The Ghetto, 1977.
|
5
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Phyllis Hyman
|
6
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Phyllis Nelson
|
2
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Pioneers
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1
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Platters
|
20
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Playmates: Let's Be Lovers
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3
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PM Dawn
|
2
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Pointer Sisters
|
4
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Police
|
1
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Pop Tops
|
5
|
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Pop Tops: Mammie Blue
|
1
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Popeye The Sailor Man
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2
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Poppy Family: Which Way You Going Billy
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4
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Porter Wagoner
|
1
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Pretty Purdie: Funky Donkey
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3
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Prince
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2
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Prince Buster
|
1
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Prisoner Of Love. Russ Columbo in 1931, then Perry Como in 1946, and Jame Brown in 1963
|
1
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Procal Harum
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12
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Procol Harum
|
1
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Procol Harum Homburg
|
1
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Professor Longhair, 1957
|
1
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Queen: We Will Rock You
|
1
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Quezas Quezas Quezas by Cuban Composer Osvaldo Farres
|
11
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Quien Sera - Pablo Beltran Ruiz, 1953
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2
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Quiereme Mucho, adapted as a hit by Jimmy Dorsey in 1941, a huge wartime hit in England by Vera Lynn, probably best known version in Jamaica was by Jim Reeves.
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6
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Quincy Jones
|
5
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quotes Marvin Gaye's Stubborn Kind Of Fellow
|
3
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R Kelly
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8
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R Kelly: I Believe I Can Fly
|
1
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Rafael Cortijo: El Mombon de Elena
|
1
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Rafael Hernandez Marin - El Cumbanchero
|
1
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Raiders (Dock and the Skyscrapers)
|
3
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Ramsey Lewis - Party Time
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33
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Ramsey Lewis: Mi Compasion
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1
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Randi Crawford
|
1
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Randy Evretts
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2
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Randy Newman
|
5
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Randy Vanwarmer
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6
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Randy Vanwarmer - Just When I Needed You Most
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2
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Ray Anthony
|
1
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Ray Bryant - Shake A Lady, 1964
|
1
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Ray Bryant: Shake A Lady
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1
|
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Ray Charles
|
17
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Ray Charles "Somebody Ought To Write ABout It"
|
4
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Ray Charles - Swanee River Rock, 1957
|
1
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Ray Charles Singers
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2
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Ray Charles Singers: Al-Di-Lah
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3
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Ray Charles, 1960
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1
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Ray Charles, 1962
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2
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Ray Charles: Baby Please
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3
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Ray Charles: Crying Time
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1
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Ray Charles: Hallelujah, I Love Her So"
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3
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Ray Charles: I Can't Stop Loving You
|
1
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Ray Goodman and Brown
|
6
|
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Ray Parker Jr.
|
2
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Ray Parker Jr. and Natalie Cole
|
2
|
|
Ray Peterson
|
1
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Ray Price
|
2
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Ray Price, also a hit for Al Green
|
12
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Ray Sharpe, 1959
|
1
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Ray Stevens, 1970
|
1
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Ray Whitley - I've Been Hurt, 1965
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2
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Ray Whitley: I've Been Hurt
|
1
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Ray. Goodman and Brown
|
1
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Raymond Harper
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2
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RB Greaves
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7
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Ready For the World
|
4
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Real Thing
|
1
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|
recorded in early 60s, unreleased at the time
|
1
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Red Sovine
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2
|
|
remake of Fine Fine Fine (What Are You Doing)
|
1
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|
remaking Dennis Brown song by same name
|
1
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Rennie Jackson
|
2
|
|
Reo Speedwagon
|
1
|
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REO Speedwagon: I Can't Fight This Feeling
|
1
|
|
Restless Heart
|
1
|
|
Reverend V. B. "Mother and Son"
|
1
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Rex Allen, "Crying In The Chapel"; also a hit for the Orioles, Elvis Presley.
|
1
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Rhine Oaks - Tampin', 1969
|
1
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Rhine Oaks - Tampin, 1969
|
2
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Rhine Oaks :Tampin'
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3
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rhythm by Winston Wright and Hopeton Hibbert
|
1
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Ria Hartman-Schildmeyer: Debbie, , 1972. Written by Giorgio Moroderand Pete Bellotte
|
2
|
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Richard Dimples Fields
|
9
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Richard Lanham
|
11
|
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Richard Marx
|
7
|
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Richard Strauss
|
1
|
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Richie Allen: Stranger From Durango (1961). From film of same name.
|
1
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Richie Havens
|
4
|
|
Richie Havens - Indian Ropeman, 1968
|
1
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Richie Havens, Indian Ropeman
|
3
|
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Richie Valens
|
13
|
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Rick Astley
|
3
|
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Rick Astley / Stock Aitken Waterman
|
8
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Rick Astley: Never Gonna Give You Up
|
1
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Rick James
|
5
|
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Rickie lee Jones
|
1
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Ricky Nelson
|
2
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|
riddim is based on Marvin Gaye's 'All The Love I've Got"
|
5
|
|
Righteous Brothers
|
35
|
|
Righteous Brothers Unchained Melody
|
1
|
|
Righteous Brothers, 1964
|
3
|
|
Righteous Brothers, 1965
|
3
|
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Righteous Brothers, 1966
|
2
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Righteous Brothers: Soul and Inspiration
|
2
|
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Righteous Brothers: You've Lost That Loving Feeling
|
2
|
|
Righteous Brothers: You've Lost That Loving Feeling, 1964
|
3
|
|
Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash)
|
2
|
|
Ringo Starr
|
5
|
|
Rita Coolidge
|
2
|
|
Ritchie Valens: La Bamba
|
2
|
|
River To The Bank traditional
|
4
|
|
Riz Ortolani and Nino Oliviero, 1963
|
1
|
|
Roaring Lion (1945)
|
1
|
|
Robert and Johnny
|
7
|
|
Robert and Johnny: You're Mine
|
2
|
|
Robert Brookins
|
1
|
|
Robert Goulet
|
2
|
|
Robert Knight
|
5
|
|
Robert Parker
|
15
|
|
Robert Parker, 1967
|
1
|
|
Roberta Flack
|
42
|
|
Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
|
4
|
|
Roberta Flack, 1974
|
2
|
|
Roberta Flack: The Closer I Get To You
|
2
|
|
Rockin' Sydney
|
2
|
|
Rocky Fellers
|
3
|
|
Rod McKuen
|
3
|
|
Rod Stewart
|
5
|
|
Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy (1979)
|
1
|
|
Rod Stewart: Some Guys Have All The Luck
|
2
|
|
Rodgers and Hammerstein
|
1
|
|
Rodriguez
|
21
|
|
Roger Miller
|
3
|
|
Roger Miller, 1968
|
1
|
|
Roger Miller: England Swings
|
3
|
|
Roger Whittaker
|
4
|
|
Rogers and Hammerstein from the musical Oklahoma
|
6
|
|
Rogers and Hammerstein: Climb Every Mountain , from the musical The Sound Of Music (1959)
|
1
|
|
Rogers and Hart 1934, hits by The Marcels & Elvis Presley
|
26
|
|
Rolling Stones
|
16
|
|
Rolling Stones, 1967
|
2
|
|
Rolling Stones, 1968
|
1
|
|
Rolling Stones: Angie (1973)
|
1
|
|
Ron Dante
|
1
|
|
Ronald Binge: Elizabethan Serenade
|
1
|
|
Ronettes
|
10
|
|
Ronnie Dyson
|
22
|
|
Ronnie Dyson - (If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?, 1970
|
4
|
|
Ronnie Jones (not the Alan Touissant song)
|
1
|
|
Ronnie Milsap
|
9
|
|
Ronnie Milsap - Denver, 1969
|
1
|
|
Rosco Gordon
|
17
|
|
Rosco Gordon - No More Dogging
|
2
|
|
Roscoe Gordon, 1960
|
1
|
|
Rose Royce
|
23
|
|
Rosemary Clooney, My Mama Done Tol' Me
|
1
|
|
Rosita Rosano - Little Boy
|
1
|
|
Ross McManus - I'm The Greatest
|
1
|
|
Rosy and Andres
|
2
|
|
Rough and Tough
|
1
|
|
Roy C
|
1
|
|
Roy C (1973)
|
5
|
|
Roy Hamilton: I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry Over You
|
10
|
|
Roy Hammond (Roy C): Shotgun Wedding (1965)
|
3
|
|
Roy Orbison
|
3
|
|
Roy Robinson
|
1
|
|
Roy Rogers, 1945
|
1
|
|
Royal Guardsmen
|
3
|
|
Royalettes
|
21
|
|
Royalettes: it's Gonna Take A Miracle
|
1
|
|
Ruby and The Romantics
|
19
|
|
Ruby and The Romantics - Hey There Lonely Boy, 1963
|
3
|
|
Ruby and the Romantics: Our Day Will Come
|
2
|
|
Rufus
|
2
|
|
Rufus and Chaka Khan
|
5
|
|
Rufus Thomas
|
1
|
|
Russ Columbo in 1931, then Perry Como in 1946, and Jame Brown in 1963
|
7
|
|
Russ Hamilton, 1957
|
4
|
|
Ruth Brown - 5, 10, 15 Hours, 1952
|
1
|
|
Ruth Brown: 5, 10, 15 Hours
|
3
|
|
Sade
|
13
|
|
Sadina (written by Neil Diamond)
|
4
|
|
Sam & Dave - You Don't Know Like I Know
|
1
|
|
Sam and Dave
|
7
|
|
Sam and Dave - It Was So Nice While It Lasted, 1966
|
1
|
|
Sam and Dave, 1967
|
1
|
|
Sam Cooke
|
141
|
|
Sam Cooke - A Whole Lotta Woman, 1962
|
1
|
|
Sam Cooke - Twistin' The Night Away, 1962
|
1
|
|
Sam Cooke : You Send Me
|
4
|
|
Sam Cooke : You Send Me, 1957
|
1
|
|
Sam Cooke : You Send Me
|
6
|
|
Sam Cooke, 1957
|
1
|
|
Sam Cooke, 1960
|
1
|
|
Sam Cooke, 1961
|
1
|
|
Sam Cooke, 1962
|
6
|
|
Sam Cooke, 1963
|
2
|
|
Sam Cooke, 1964
|
1
|
|
Sam Cooke, Change Is Gonna Come
|
2
|
|
Sam Cooke, Sad Mood
|
1
|
|
Sam Cooke: A Whole Lotta Woman (1962)
|
4
|
|
Sam Cooke: Bring It On Home
|
2
|
|
Sam Cooke: Chain Gang
|
2
|
|
Sam Cooke: Everybody Loves the Cha Cha Cha
|
1
|
|
Sam Cooke: Good Times (1964)
|
3
|
|
Sam Cooke: We're Having a Party
|
3
|
|
Sam Cooke: Win Your Love For Me
|
1
|
|
Sam Cooke: You Send Me
|
1
|
|
Samantha Sang
|
1
|
|
Samantha, 1971
|
1
|
|
Samba De Onfeu from movie Black Orpheus.
|
1
|
|
Samba De Onfeu" from movie Black Orpheus.
|
4
|
|
Same and Dave
|
1
|
|
Sami Jo
|
1
|
|
Sami Jo (1973)
|
6
|
|
Sammy Davis Junior
|
2
|
|
Sammy Kaye, 1949. r&b hit for Sammy Turner 1959.
|
13
|
|
Sammy Turner
|
3
|
|
samples Sly Stone: Family Affair
|
2
|
|
Sandie Shaw
|
11
|
|
Sandie Shaw (1964) written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David)
|
7
|
|
Sandie Shaw, 1967
|
1
|
|
Sandy Posey
|
17
|
|
Sandy Posey: Single Girl (1966)
|
1
|
|
Santana - Samba Pa Ti, 1970
|
1
|
|
Santana: Samba Pa Ti
|
9
|
|
Santana: Samba Pa Ti, 1970
|
2
|
|
Santo and Johnny
|
1
|
|
Sarah Vaughn
|
5
|
|
Sarah Vaughn: Broken Hearted Melody
|
1
|
|
Saturday Night Jamboree (Wayne Jarrett)
|
1
|
|
sax melody: Moises Simons: El Manisero
|
1
|
|
Scotland The Brave
|
1
|
|
Scotland The Brave: traditional Scottish folk song
|
1
|
|
Scott English / Barry Manilow
|
1
|
|
Scott McKenzie
|
1
|
|
Scott Wiseman - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You, 1945
|
2
|
|
Scottish folk song My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
|
5
|
|
Searchers
|
1
|
|
Sebastian Iradier composer - La Paloma, 1860s
|
4
|
|
Seekers
|
2
|
|
Seekers, 1964
|
2
|
|
Selena
|
1
|
|
Senor Soul
|
4
|
|
Serendipity Singers
|
3
|
|
Serge Gainsbourg
|
6
|
|
Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'aime Moi Non Plus, 1967
|
5
|
|
Sesame Street TV show
|
1
|
|
Seven Drunken Nights (Irish folk song)
|
2
|
|
Shades Of Blue, written by Edwin Starr, later a hit for Jackson Five
|
2
|
|
Shai
|
8
|
|
Shania Twain
|
2
|
|
Shanice
|
4
|
|
Sheena Easton
|
6
|
|
Sheila Anthony: Livin' In Love (1970)
|
9
|
|
Shelly Manne: Frank's Tune
|
3
|
|
Shep and The Limelighters
|
50
|
|
Shep and The Limelighters, 1961
|
1
|
|
Shep and the Limelighters: Daddy's Home
|
1
|
|
Shep and the Limelites
|
1
|
|
Shep and the Limelites, 1962
|
1
|
|
Shirelles
|
27
|
|
Shirelles (1964), written by Burt Bacharach and Luther Dixon
|
1
|
|
Shirelles - A Thing Of The Past, 1961
|
2
|
|
Shirelles - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
|
1
|
|
Shirelles Will You Still Love Me
|
8
|
|
Shirelles, 1961
|
1
|
|
Shirelles: Dedicated to the One I Love
|
8
|
|
Shirelles: Dedicated to the One I Love, 1959
|
2
|
|
Shirelles: Soldier Boy
|
1
|
|
Shirelles: Tonight's the Night
|
1
|
|
Shirelles: Will You Still Love me Tomorrow
|
4
|
|
Shirley & Lee "I'll Do It"
|
1
|
|
Shirley & Lee "That's What I'll Do"
|
1
|
|
Shirley and Company
|
2
|
|
Shirley and Lee
|
21
|
|
Shirley and Lee - Lee Goofed, 1954
|
7
|
|
Shirley and Lee - Lee's Dream, 1955
|
3
|
|
Shirley and Lee I'm Gone
|
1
|
|
Shirley and Lee: Don't Leave Me Here To Cry
|
6
|
|
Shirley and Lee: I'm Gone
|
1
|
|
Shirley Bassey
|
20
|
|
Shirley Bassey, 1962
|
1
|
|
Shirley Brown
|
3
|
|
Shirley Ellis, 1963
|
1
|
|
Shocking Blue
|
1
|
|
Shondells, 1968
|
1
|
|
Sidney Elliott
|
13
|
|
Sil Austin
|
6
|
|
Sil Austin: Square From Cuba
|
2
|
|
Silver Convention
|
3
|
|
Silvertones
|
1
|
|
Simon and Garfunkel
|
31
|
|
Simon and Garfunkel, 1970
|
2
|
|
Simon and Garfunkel: Mrs Robinson
|
1
|
|
Simon and Garfunkel: Paso Del Condor
|
2
|
|
Simon and Garfunkel: The Only Living Boy In New York
|
1
|
|
Simon and Garfunkel: The Only Living Boy In New York, 1970
|
2
|
|
Simply Red
|
4
|
|
Simtec and Wylie
|
3
|
|
Sinead O'Conner
|
1
|
|
Sinéad O'Connor
|
1
|
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Singing Nun
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1
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Singing Sandra (soca artist)
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1
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Sir Douglas Quintet, 1968
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1
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Sir Lord Tacki - Bado Man, 1964
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2
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Sister Sledge
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6
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Sixpence None the Wiser
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1
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Sixto Rodriguez, 1971
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1
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Skeeter Davis
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21
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Skeeter Davis and Bobby Bare
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1
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Skip and Flip
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3
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Skokian: Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band (South Africa, 1954) also a hit for Perez Prado, Ray Anthony, and Bill Haley!
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2
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Skylark
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1
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Slade: My Oh Me ( 1983)
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1
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Sleigh Ride With You, written by Bill Anderson
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1
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Slim Smith
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1
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Sly and The Family Stone
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16
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Sly and the Family Stone, 1968
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1
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Sly and The Family Stone: "Stand"
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3
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Sly and The Family Stone: Everyday People
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2
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Sly Stone
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5
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Small Faces, 1966
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2
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Smiley Lewis
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7
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Smiley Lewis, 1956
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6
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Smokey Robinson
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64
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Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
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2
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Smokey Robinson: Let Me Be The Clock
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2
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Smokey Robinson: Soul Responding
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2
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Smoky Robinson "Choosy Beggar", 1966
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1
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Solomon Burke
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39
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Solomon Burke - Everybody Needs Somebody to Love, 1964
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2
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Solomon Burke, 1962
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1
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Solomon Burke, 1965
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1
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Son By Four: A Puro Dolor (1999)
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1
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song from the musical Hair
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1
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Sonny and Cher
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5
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Sonny and Cher: Bang Bang
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2
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Sonny Charles
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9
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Sonny Charles, 1969
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1
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Sonny James
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2
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Sonny Knight
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2
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Sonny Okosun
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1
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Sonny Rollins "St. Thomas" 1956
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3
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Sons Of The Pioneers
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2
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Sophie B Hawkins
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1
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SOS Band
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5
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SOS Band: Just Be Good To Me
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6
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Soul Children
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14
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Soul Children - The Sweeter He Is, 1969
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1
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Soul For Real
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2
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Soul II Soul
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4
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Soul II Soul - Back To Life
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1
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Soul Mates, 1965
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1
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Soul Survivors: Mama Soul (adapted)
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11
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South African pennywhistle song composed by Rupert Bopape
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3
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Spaniels
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3
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speakover inspired by TV series, "The Fugitive"
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1
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Special Delivery
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1
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Spinners
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65
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Spinners and Dione Warwick
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4
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Spinners: How Could I Let You Get Away
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1
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Spiral Starecase
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1
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spiritual 'Swing Low Sweet Chariot'
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1
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Stacy Lattishaw
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7
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Stampeders
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2
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Stan Kenton: Bernie's Tune, 1959
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1
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Stanley Clarke and George Duke
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3
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Staple Singers
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45
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Staple Singers, Staple Singers, written by We Three (Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Raymond Jackson)
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1
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Staple Singers, written by We Three (Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Raymond Jackson)
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1
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Staple Singers: I Want to Thank You
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2
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Staple Singers: I'll Take You There
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10
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Staple Sisters, 1968
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1
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Stavely Makepeace
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2
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Steam
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1
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Steam: Na Na Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
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4
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Stephanie Mills
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4
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Stephen Foster, 1848
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1
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Steve Lawrence
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21
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Steve Lawrence "Portrait Of My Love"
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2
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Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme
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1
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Steve Lawrence, 1959
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1
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Steve Lawrence: Pretty Blue Eyes
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1
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Steve Miller
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1
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Steven Bishop
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31
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Steven Bishop: On and On
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2
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Steven Stills
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2
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Stevie B
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1
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Stevie Winwood
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1
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Stevie Wonder
|
111
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Stevie Wonder - A Place In The Sun, 1966
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2
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Stevie Wonder - Never Had a Dream Come True, 1970
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2
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Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney
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2
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Stevie Wonder, 1968
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4
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Stevie Wonder, 1969
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2
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Stevie Wonder: Lately
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1
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Stevie Wonder: Place In the Sun
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1
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Stevie Wonder: You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover
|
1
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Stewart Goldman
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1
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Stewart Hamblen: This Old House Has Got To Go (1966)
|
1
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Sting
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12
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Sting, 1979
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1
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Stink
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1
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Stories
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6
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Stories, written by Hubert Giraud
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1
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Storm
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1
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Stranger At Your Door, 1963
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1
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Stranger Cole, 1963
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2
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String-A-Longs
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1
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String-A-Longs: Wheels
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1
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|
Stylistics
|
123
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Stylistics, 1971
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4
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Stylistics: Children Of The Night
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7
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Stylistics: Hey Girl Come And Get It
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6
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Stylistics: I'm Stone In Love With You (1972)
|
3
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Stylistics: Peek A Boo (1973)
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1
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Stylistics: That's What Makes The World Goes Round
|
1
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Sue Thompson
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12
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Sue Thompson, 1961
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5
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Sue Thompson: Sad Movies
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3
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Sugar and Spice
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2
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Sugar and Spice, 1956
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1
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sung to melody of Soul Serenade
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1
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sung to the melody of Abraham, Martin and John
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2
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sung to the melody of Waltzing Matilda
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2
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Supremes
|
57
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Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go, 1964
|
1
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Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love
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1
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Supremes and Temptations: I'm Going To Make You Love Me
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12
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Supremes and Temptations: I'm Going To Make You Love Me, 1968
|
1
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Supremes: My World Is Empty Without You
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3
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Supremes: Stop In the Name Of Love
|
1
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Supremes: The Happening
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1
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Supremes: Where Did Our Love Go
|
4
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Surface
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17
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Surface: Shower Me With Your Love (1989)
|
1
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Suzanne Vega
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6
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Sweet Inspirations
|
7
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Sweet Sensation
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6
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Syl Johnson
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15
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Syl Johnson: Is It Because I'm Black, (1970)
|
2
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Sylver Connection
|
5
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Sylvia
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2
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Syreeta
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3
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T L C
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1
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T.V. Sisters: Lindi (South African group)
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1
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Tab Hunter, 1956
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2
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taken from the Peter Gunne theme.
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3
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Talking Love
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1
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Tami Lynn
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1
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Tamiko Jones
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2
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Tamiko Jones: Touch Me Baby (1975)
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5
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Tammy Wynette
|
24
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Tammy Wynette and David Houston
|
4
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|
Tams
|
52
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Tams - It's Alright (You're Just In Love), 1964
|
1
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Tams, 1963
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2
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Tams, 1964
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4
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Tams: It’s Alright You’re Just In Love, 1964
|
8
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Tams: You Lied to Your Daddy
|
2
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Tams: You Lied to Your Daddy, 1964
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1
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Tams: You Might As Well Forget Him
|
1
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Tams; You Might As Well Forget Him
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5
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Tanya Tucker
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1
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Tavares
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3
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Taylor Dayne
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4
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Tchaikovsky
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10
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Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto in B Flat
|
2
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 “Pathetique”
|
2
|
|
Teddy Pendergrass
|
23
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Teddy Pendergrass and Whitney Houston
|
2
|
|
Teen Queens
|
1
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Teen Queens - Eddie My Love, 1956
|
4
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Teen Queens: Eddie My Love
|
4
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Teen Queens: Eddie My Love (1956)
|
1
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|
Teena Marie
|
5
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|
Temprees
|
1
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|
Temptations
|
255
|
|
Temptations - Ain't Too Proud To Beg, 1966
|
1
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Temptations - I Gotta Know Now, 1965
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2
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Temptations - I Want A Love I Can See, 1963
|
1
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Temptations - Please Return Your Love to Me, 1968
|
2
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Temptations Just My Imagination
|
1
|
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Temptations Smiling Faces
|
2
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|
Temptations You're My Everything
|
1
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Temptations, 1964
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1
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Temptations, 1965
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2
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|
Temptations, 1967
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3
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|
Temptations, 1969
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7
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|
Temptations, 1971
|
1
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|
Temptations, adapted from Just My Imagination. Not the Mary Wells song.
|
2
|
|
Temptations: A Love I Can Feel
|
1
|
|
Temptations: Baby Baby I Need You
|
3
|
|
Temptations: I Want A Love I Can See
|
12
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|
Temptations: Just My Imagination
|
1
|
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Temptations: May I Have This Dance
|
1
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Temptations: My Girl
|
1
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Tennors - Massie Massa, 1968
|
2
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Terence Trent D'Arby
|
1
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Teresa Brewer then Ivory Joe Hunter then Ray Charles
|
4
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|
Terry and Jerry
|
7
|
|
Terry Collins
|
5
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Terry Jacks
|
5
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Terry Nelson - Love On A Saturday Night, 1965
|
2
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|
Terry Stafford
|
13
|
|
Tevin Campbell
|
6
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|
Tevin Campbell: Always In My Heart (1994)
|
1
|
|
The Angels
|
4
|
|
The Beatles from the film 'A Hard Day's Night', 1964
|
2
|
|
The Bells
|
2
|
|
The Browns
|
8
|
|
The Browns: Jimmy Brown
|
1
|
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The Cardinals: Choo Choo
|
3
|
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The Chords
|
4
|
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The Chords: Sh'Boom
|
2
|
|
The Cliques
|
14
|
|
The Crests, 1959
|
1
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The Diamonds, 1958
|
3
|
|
The Diamonds: Little Darlin' (1957), written by Maurice Williams
|
6
|
|
The Dramatics
|
1
|
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The Drifters
|
1
|
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The Essex
|
2
|
|
The Essex, 1963
|
2
|
|
The Festivals: Give Her Up (1971)
|
1
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The First Move, 1971
|
1
|
|
The Five Keys
|
2
|
|
The Four Voices as "Sealed With A Kiss"
|
1
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The Frantics - Fog Cutter, 1959
|
2
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The Futures
|
2
|
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The Fuzz
|
2
|
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The Gallery
|
3
|
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The Guess Who - No Time, 1969
|
1
|
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The Hawks: I Yi
|
3
|
|
The Jarmels
|
1
|
|
The Jets
|
6
|
|
The Joy
|
1
|
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The Larks
|
3
|
|
The Leaves: Hey Joe (1965)
|
1
|
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The Mama's and The Papa's, 1965
|
2
|
|
The McCoys: Hang On Sloopy (1964)
|
1
|
|
The Moments
|
2
|
|
The New Beer Barrel Polka, 1930s
|
1
|
|
The Pastels
|
3
|
|
The Piglets, 1971. Written by Jonathan King
|
1
|
|
The Playmates
|
2
|
|
The Presidents
|
2
|
|
The Prisoner's Song by Vernon Dalhart
|
1
|
|
The Searchers
|
1
|
|
The Seekers, Georgy Girl
|
2
|
|
The Shuffles
|
10
|
|
The Stereos
|
1
|
|
The Supremes, 1965
|
1
|
|
The Sweet, 1971
|
1
|
|
The Tokens: Bwa Nina
|
1
|
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The Tokens: Bwa Nina. AKA, Miriam Makeba The Click Song
|
1
|
|
The Weeds
|
1
|
|
Thelma Houston
|
2
|
|
Thelma Houston: Don't Leave Me This Way
|
1
|
|
Them Belly Full
|
1
|
|
them from televiosn show Bonanza, written by D. Livingston, R. Evans
|
3
|
|
Theme From A Summer Place
|
2
|
|
theme from Beverley Hillbillies tv show
|
1
|
|
theme from Dr. Zhivago
|
1
|
|
theme from film Chariots Of Fire
|
2
|
|
Theme from film: Cornbread Earl and Me
|
4
|
|
theme from Jamaican play "A Pack Of Jokers" written by Louis Marriott
|
2
|
|
Theme From Love Story
|
1
|
|
Theme From Mission Impossible
|
1
|
|
theme from Mission Impossible television show
|
1
|
|
Theme from movie Mondo Cane
|
7
|
|
theme from Soul Train
|
6
|
|
Theme from televion show same name
|
1
|
|
theme from television show Bonanza
|
3
|
|
theme from television show Bonanza, written by D. Livingston, R. Evans
|
2
|
|
theme from television show Coronation Street
|
4
|
|
theme from the film The Sandpiper
|
2
|
|
Theme from The Godfather
|
6
|
|
theme from the movie 'The Godfather'
|
1
|
|
theme from tv series Echo Four Two
|
2
|
|
theme from tv show "Top Secret"
|
2
|
|
Theresa Brewer
|
3
|
|
this is the original upon which the Jamaican riddim was derived
|
1
|
|
This record uses the exact same format as Steve Soul's record, James Brown - A Talk With the News. The gimmick is the splicing of a mock press interview with the celebrity answers delivered by bits and pieces of music, its lyrics answering the question.
|
1
|
|
Thomas Dolby
|
1
|
|
Three Degrees
|
12
|
|
Three Degrees: When Wll I See You Again (1974)
|
5
|
|
Three Dog Night
|
25
|
|
Three Dog Night - Black And White
|
1
|
|
Three Dog Night, 1970
|
2
|
|
Three Playmates: Sugah Wooga
|
1
|
|
Thugs
|
1
|
|
Thurston Harris
|
1
|
|
Thurston Harris: I Hope You Won't Hold It Against Me (1957)
|
2
|
|
Tiffany
|
1
|
|
Tim Buckley
|
1
|
|
Tim Harden
|
4
|
|
Tim Hardin
|
18
|
|
Timex Social Club
|
3
|
|
Timi Yuro - The Love Of A Boy, 1962
|
5
|
|
Timi Yuro, 1961
|
1
|
|
Timi Yuro; Make the World Go Away
|
1
|
|
Timmy T
|
1
|
|
Timmy Thomas
|
7
|
|
Timmy Thomas and Betty Wright
|
1
|
|
Timmy Thomas: Sweet Brown Sugar (1974)
|
1
|
|
Timmy Thomas: Why Can't We Live Together
|
1
|
|
Tina Charles
|
1
|
|
Tina Turner
|
12
|
|
TLC
|
2
|
|
toast by Jah Razz (Jah Bunny)
|
1
|
|
Tokens
|
13
|
|
Tokens: Lion Sleeps Tonight
|
4
|
|
Tom Jobim
|
1
|
|
Tom Jones
|
67
|
|
Tom Jones (1965) written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
|
3
|
|
Tom Jones' She's A Lady
|
3
|
|
Tom Jones, 1965
|
1
|
|
Tom Jones: Green Grass of Home
|
1
|
|
Tom Paxson
|
1
|
|
Tom Paxton
|
8
|
|
Tom Tom Club: Genius of Love
|
1
|
|
Tommy Dorsey: The Music Goes Round and Around, also Louie Prima
|
2
|
|
Tommy Edwards
|
27
|
|
Tommy Edwards 'Morning Side of the Mountain"
|
1
|
|
Tommy Hunt
|
7
|
|
Tommy Hunt (1964), written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
|
3
|
|
Tommy James
|
12
|
|
Tommy James and The Shondells, 1968
|
4
|
|
Tommy James: Chrystal Blue Persuasion
|
1
|
|
Tommy James: Crystal Blue Persuasion
|
1
|
|
Toni Braxton
|
29
|
|
Tonight (John Holt)
|
1
|
|
Tony Allen and the Chimes
|
10
|
|
Tony Brent, also by the Del Royals (Minit label - New Orleans)
|
5
|
|
Tony Brent: Got You On My Mind
|
1
|
|
Tony Clarke
|
3
|
|
Tony Joe White, 1969
|
2
|
|
Tony Orlando
|
18
|
|
Tony Orlando and Dawn
|
17
|
|
Tony Renis
|
5
|
|
Tony Terry
|
1
|
|
Tony Thompson: I Wanna Love Like That (1995)
|
2
|
|
Tony Washington
|
1
|
|
Tony Washington, 1963
|
5
|
|
Tornados
|
2
|
|
Tornados/Tornadoes
|
1
|
|
Tornados: 'Telstar'
|
2
|
|
Toussaint McCall
|
4
|
|
Toy Cat, 1964
|
1
|
|
Toys
|
4
|
|
Toys, 1965
|
1
|
|
Tracey Chapman
|
22
|
|
Tracey Chapman: Baby Can I Hold You (1988)
|
4
|
|
Tracy Chapman
|
2
|
|
traditional
|
58
|
|
traditional - Swing Low Sweet Chariot
|
2
|
|
traditional African song Malaika, first recorded by Fadhili William
|
2
|
|
traditional children's song
|
1
|
|
traditional children's song: The More We Get Together, taken from a 1679 Viennese tune by Marx Augustin, "Oh du lieber Augustin".
|
5
|
|
traditional children's spng: The More We Get Together, taken from a 1679 Viennese tune by Marx Augustin, "Oh du lieber Augustin".
|
1
|
|
traditional Christmas Song
|
2
|
|
traditional folk song
|
10
|
|
traditional folk song "What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor"
|
4
|
|
traditional folk song: 500 Miles Away From Home
|
1
|
|
traditional gospel
|
2
|
|
traditional Miss Goosie
|
3
|
|
traditional nursery rhyme, Johnny Thunder - Loop De Lopp, 1962
|
3
|
|
traditional spiritual
|
3
|
|
traditional spiritual 'Oh, Mary, Don't You Weep'
|
3
|
|
Traditional spiritual.Perhaps the best known is "Lamps Trimmed and Burning," written 1890 by Eden R. Latta and Daniel W. Crist.
|
10
|
|
traditional spiritual: "He's So Real To Me"
|
1
|
|
Traditional spiritual: Mary Don't You Weep
|
3
|
|
Traditional, Michael Row the Boat Ashore
|
2
|
|
traditional, recorded by Caruso and Elvis Presley!
|
2
|
|
traditional, same song as Buster's Oh Lady Oh
|
2
|
|
traditional: He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
|
1
|
|
Traditional: Rock My Soul In the Bosom of Abraham
|
8
|
|
traditional; made popular by Chuck Willis
|
8
|
|
traditionl spiritual
|
4
|
|
Trammps
|
2
|
|
Troggs
|
3
|
|
Troggs: A Girl Like You
|
2
|
|
Turbans
|
3
|
|
twist record, based "peppermint Twist".
|
1
|
|
Tymes
|
12
|
|
Tyrese
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2
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Tyrone Davis
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40
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Tyrone Davis, 1968
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2
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Tyrone Davis, 1970
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1
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U.S.A. Civil War
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1
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U2
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1
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unknown singer, circumstantial evidence that it's Alton Brown. Often credited to Errol Dunkley. traditional children's song: The More We Get Together, taken from a 1679 Viennese tune by Marx Augustin, "Oh du lieber Augustin".
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1
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Upsetters
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1
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USA For Africa
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2
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Usher
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5
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Valerie Simpson
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1
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Van Dykes
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19
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Van McCoy
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11
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Van McCoy, 1972
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3
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Van Morrison
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13
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Van Morrison: He Ain't Give You None
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1
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Vanessa Williams
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5
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Vanessa Williams: Save the Best For Last (1992)
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2
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Vanity Fair
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6
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Vanity Faire
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1
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Vaughn Monroe
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2
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Veda Brown; I Know It's Not Right (To Be In Love With a Married Man)
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2
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Ventures
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1
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Vera Lynn, 1942
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1
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Vera Lynn: There'll Be Bluebirds Over the White Cliffs of Dover
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2
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Verdi: "Va Pensiero"
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3
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very loose adaptation of Rolling Stones Satisfaction
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2
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Vic Dana - I Will, 1962
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2
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Vicky Leandros
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4
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Victoria Pike
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1
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Vikki Carr
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3
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Vince Gill
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1
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Vince Guaraldi: Cast Your Fate To The Winds
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4
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Violinaires - I Don't Know, 1967
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3
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vocals borrowed from Nancy Ames - Friends and Lovers Forever, 1965
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1
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vocals mimicking Ace Cannon's Little Bitty Pretty One
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2
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vocals mimicking Ace Cannon's Little Bitty Pretty One.
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1
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Wade Flemons
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2
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Walker Brothers: Make It Easy On Yourself
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2
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Walt Disney film Song Of The South. Composed by Ray Gilbert
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3
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Walter Egan
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7
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Walter Jackson
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1
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Walter Murphy
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5
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Waltzing Matilda
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1
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War
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7
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War: theme song for film River Niger, 1982
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1
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Waylon Jennings
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29
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Waylon Jennings // Ashford and Simpson
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1
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Waylon Jennings, 1967
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1
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Waylon Jennings: Good Hearted Woman (1972)
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3
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Waylon Jennings: Love Of The Common People
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1
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We're In the Mood
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1
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Wendy Rene
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5
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Wham
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10
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When I Was A Boy
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1
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When Johnny Comes Marching Home
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1
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Where Did Our Love Go by the Supremes
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1
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Whispers
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5
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Whistle While You Work
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3
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Whistling Jack Smith
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2
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white label
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2
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Whitney Houston
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33
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Whitney Houston and Teddy Pendergrass
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1
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Whitney Houston: Where Do Broken Hearts Go
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2
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Who Done It
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1
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Wilbert Harrison
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3
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Wilbert Harrison - "Cheating Baby", 1959
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1
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Wilbert Harrison, 1962 and 1969. Hit for Canned Heat in 1970
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2
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Wilburn Brothers, 1962
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3
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William Bell
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27
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William Bell - I Forgot To Be Your Lover, 1968
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21
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William Bell: Til My Back Ain't Got No Bone
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5
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William De Vaughan
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26
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William DeVaughn
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3
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William DeVaughn, 1974
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1
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Willie Bobo
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2
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Willie Bobo: Spanish Grease
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1
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Willie Cobb
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2
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Willie Cobbs
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27
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Willie Hutch
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2
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Willie James: Sweet Lips, Sensuous Hips
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1
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Willie Mitchell
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1
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Willie Mitchell: Robinn's Nest, originally by Illinois Jacquet
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1
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Willie Nelson
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8
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Willie Tee
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4
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Willie Tee: Walking Up a One Way Street
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1
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Wilson Pickett
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31
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Wilson Pickett "Don't Fight It"
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2
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Wilson Pickett, 1965
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4
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Wilson Pickett: I Found a Love
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1
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Wilson Pickett: Mojo Mama
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3
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Wink Martindale
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2
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Winston Groovy
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2
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Winstons
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9
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Winstons: Amen Brother
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2
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Womack and Womack
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1
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Woody Guthrie
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4
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World War 1 marching song
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2
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World War I marching song
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5
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Written by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn in 1923
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1
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written by Alan Toussant.
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1
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written by Andy Razaf for Glenn Miller Orchestra (late 30's/early 40's)
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5
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written by Baer and Gilbert, first performed by George Jessel
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1
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written by BB Seaton and Phil Francis, it is not the Tams' tune
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2
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written by BB Seaton, harmonies by the Gaylads
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3
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written by Billy Hill, first hit by Benny Goodman 1936
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3
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written by Bobby Day, was a hit for The Dave Clark Five in 1965
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1
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written by Burt Bacharach
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1
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written by Carl Sigman and Bob Hilliard in the 40s
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1
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written by Dan Penn, performed by James and Bobby Purify
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4
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written by Dmitri Tiompkin for film of same name, 1961.
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7
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written by Fields and McHugh for the movie Every Night At Eight, 1935
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20
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written by Frederic Weatherly 1913
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1
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written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler 1933
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2
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written by Henry Mancini for film of same name, 1964.
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1
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written by Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly and Hal Swain in the 1920s
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1
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written by Joselito Fernandez, 1929
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9
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written by Judy Mowatt, recorded at Black Ark
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1
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written by Lorenzo Barcelata in 1940, original first American hit by Jimmy Dorsey
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4
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written by Lorenzo Barcelata in the 1930s, original first American hit by Jimmy Dorsey, 1941
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1
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written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, from the Sound Of Music, 1950s
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2
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written by Rodgers and Hammerstein, for the 1945 film State Fair
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2
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written by Van Morrison, first recorded by Dorothy Morrison.
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9
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Wynonie Harris
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15
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Xavier Cugat "Mellow Trumpet"
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2
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Xavier Cugat (1940), written by Alberto Dominguez.
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16
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Xavier Cugat 1935
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2
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Xavier Cugat: My Shawl, 1935
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4
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Xavier Cugat: Take It Easy
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2
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Yarbrough and Peoples
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2
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Yellow Magic Orchestra: Computer Game, 1979
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2
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You Are My Sunshine, written by Jimmie Davis in the 1930s
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1
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You Can't Keep A Good Man Down (lyrically only)
|
1
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Young Rascals
|
23
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Young Rascals - Groovin'
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1
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Young Rascals, 1967
|
5
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Young Rascals, 1968
|
1
|
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Young Rascals: If You Knew (1967)
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4
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Zacar
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1
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Zapp
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4
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ZZ Hill
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5
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