US Number Ones

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Diners & Doo‐Wop
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley and His Comets2:13
2Ain’t That a Shame
producer:
Randy Wood (producer)
vocals:
Pat Boone (in 1955-05)
conductor:
Billy Vaughn (in 1955-05)
arranger:
Billy Vaughn
recorded at:
Universal Recording (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-05)
cover recording of:
Ain’t That a Shame (in 1955-05)
writer:
Antoine Domino and Dave Bartholomew
publisher:
Commodore Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., F. Day & Hunter Ltd., Travis Music, Inc., Unart Music Corp. (in 1955, in 1983) and United Artists Music Ltd. (from 1977 to present)
Pat Boone2:23
3Sixteen Tons
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
parody version of:
Sixteen Tons (yiddish parody)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:37
4My Prayer
The Platters3:25
5Singing the Blues
Guy Mitchell2:24
6Party Doll
Buddy Knox2:19
7Love Letter in the Sand
Pat Boone2:08
8April Love
Pat Boone2:29
9At the Hop
recording of:
At the Hop
writer:
John L. Medora, Arthur Singer and David White (rock ’n’ roll pianist & songwriter, member of Danny & the Juniors)
publisher:
Sea-Lark Enterprises, Inc., Singular Music and Tristan Music Ltd.
Danny & the Juniors2:39
10Twilight Time
The Platters2:46
11Yakety Yak
The Coasters1:50
12Poor Little Fool
Ricky Nelson2:32
13It’s All in the Game
Tommy Edwards2:29
14Tom Dooley
The Kingston Trio2:44
15Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
The Platters2:31
16Stagger Lee
Lloyd Price2:52
17Venus
Frankie Avalon2:22
18Heartaches by the Number
Guy Mitchell2:32
19Cathy’s Clown
The Everly Brothers2:39
20Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool
Connie Francis2:47
▼ CD 2: Swingers & Sweethearts
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’m Sorry
Brenda Lee2:13
2My Heart Has a Mind of It’s Own
Connie Francis2:41
3Save the Last Dance for Me
recording of:
Save the Last Dance for Me
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated), Pomus Songs Inc., Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rumbalero Music Inc., Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, Hill & Range (publisher) (in 1974) and Trio Music (publisher) (in 1974)
The Drifters2:17
4Stay
recording of:
Stay
lyricist and composer:
Maurice Williams (US singer/songwriter, played with The Zodiacs)
publisher:
Cherio Music Publishers, Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Cherio Corp. (in 1960)
Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs1:30
5Blue Moon
recording of:
Blue Moon
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1934)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation, SBK United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Belgium NV and Francis Day Editions (SABAM)
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
The Marcels2:11
6Runaway
Del Shannon2:19
7Travelin’ Man
Ricky Nelson2:24
8Moody River
Pat Boone2:29
9Tossin’ and Turnin’
recording of:
Tossin’ and Turnin’
writer:
Ritchie Adams and Malou Rene
publisher:
EMI Grove Park Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Bobby Lewis2:26
10The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Tokens2:26
11Hey Baby
Bruce Channel2:21
12Sheila
Tommy Roe2:13
13Telstar
producer:
Joe Meek
recording of:
Telstar (in 1962)
composer:
Joe Meek
publisher:
Ivy Music Ltd.
The Tornados3.53:14
14He’s So Fine
The Chiffons1:51
15So Much in Love
recording of:
So Much in Love
writer:
Billy Jackson (US soul/disco producer & songwriter), Roy Straigis and George Williams (US soul singer/songwriter)
publisher:
ABKCO Japan Publishing and ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
The Tymes2:14
16Deep Purple
engineer:
Dave Wiechman
conductor:
Jimmie Haskell
arranger:
Jimmie Haskell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1963)
cover recording of:
Deep Purple
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1938)
composer:
Peter de Rose
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Nino Tempo & April Stevens2:43
17My Guy
recording of:
My Guy
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobette Music (UK) Ltd.
Mary Wells2:51
18Chapel of Love
recording of:
Chapel of Love
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music Company, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, 日本アブコ音楽出版, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Dixie Cups2:46
19Everybody Loves Somebody
cover recording of:
Everybody Loves Somebody
lyricist:
Sam Coslow and Irving Taylor
composer:
Sam Coslow and Ken Lane
publisher:
Sands Music Corp. and フジパシフィックミュージック
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappel Music Belgium NV
Dean Martin2:01
20Where Did Our Love Go
recording of:
Where Did Our Love Go
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
The Supremes2:38
▼ CD 3: The British Invasion
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1House of the Rising Sun
The Animals4:26
2Baby Love
The Supremes2:43
3Leader of the Pack
The Shangri‐Las2:49
4Come See About Me
The Supremes2:36
5Downtown
Petula Clark3:51
6This Diamond Ring
Gary Lewis & the Playboys2:09
7My Girl
The Temptations2:56
8Stop In the Name of Love
The Supremes2:42
9I'm Telling You Now
Freddie & the Dreamers2:08
10Game of Love
Wayne Fontana2:22
11Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter
Herman’s Hermits2:46
12Back In My Arms Again
The Supremes2:45
13I Can't Help Myself
Four Tops2:44
14I'm Henry VIII I Am
Herman’s Hermits1:44
15I Hear a Symphony
The Supremes2:31
16My Love
Petula Clark2:52
17Lightnin' Strikes
Lou Christie2:50
18When a Man Loves a Woman
Percy Sledge2:57
19Wild Thing
The Troggs3:53
20Sunshine Superman
Donovan4:01
▼ CD 4: Motor City
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1You Can’t Hurry Love
recording of:
You Can’t Hurry Love
lyricist:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Jobete (now‐defunct US music publisher, affiliated with BMI), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. (in 1965) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Supremes3:01
2Reach Out I’ll Be There
Four Tops3:16
3You Keep Me Hanging On
recording of:
You Keep Me Hangin’ On
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Stone Agate Music Division and Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1986)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Supremes2:51
4The Happening
recording of:
The Happening
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Frank De Vol, Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
The Supremes2:44
5Judy in Disguise With Glasses
John Fred & His Playboy Band2:53
6Tighten Up
Archie Bell & the Drells2:45
7Harper Valley PTA
producer:
Shelby Singleton
recording of:
Harper Valley PTA (on 1968-07-26)
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
cover recording of:
Harper Valley PTA
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Jeannie C. Riley3:18
8Love Child
recording of:
Love Child (Diana Ross & the Supremes song)
writer:
Deke Richards (American songwriter and record producer), Pam Sawyer (British-born American lyricist and songwriter), R. Dean Taylor (Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer) and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music Division
The Supremes3:14
9Make It With You
recording of:
Make It With You
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Bread3:44
10Just My Imagination
recording of:
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
lyricist:
Barrett Strong
composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
The Temptations3:47
11Papa Was a Rolling Stone
cover recording of:
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
lyricist and composer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Diamond Music Corporation, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Temptations7:11
12TSOP
The Three Degrees3:36
13Rock Your Baby
recording of:
Rock Your Baby
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch and KC (Harry Wayne Casey of the Sunshine Band)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music and Peer Music (UK) Ltd.
George McCrae3:18
14The Night Chicago Died
recording of:
The Night Chicago Died
lyricist:
Peter Callander
composer:
Mitch Murray
Paper Lace3:21
15Laughter in the Rain
Neil Sedaka3:22
16Before the Next Teardrop Falls
cover recording of:
Before the Next Teardrop Falls
writer:
Vivian Keith and Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Shelby Singleton Music Inc.
Freddy Fender2:41
17Fly Robin Fly
recording of:
Fly, Robin, Fly
writer:
Michael Kunze (producer and songwriter), Sylvester Levay and Stephan Prager (songwriter, aka Michael Kunze)
publisher:
Sounds of Jupiter Music, Inc.
Silver Convention5:30
18Love Machine
recording of:
Love Machine
lyricist and composer:
Billy Griffin and Warren Moore
horn and strings arranger:
Wade Marcus
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
The Miracles3:29
19Car Wash
recording of:
Car Wash
lyricist and composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and USI B Music Publishing
Rose Royce4:08
20Ring My Bell
recording of:
Ring My Bell (Anita Ward song)
lyricist and composer:
Frederick Knight
publisher:
Two Knight Publishing Co.
Anita Ward4:09