| No. |
Song |
Artist |
|
| 1 |
Stand By Me
|
Ben E. King
|
| 2 |
Crazy
|
Patsy Cline
|
| 3 |
The Wanderer
|
Dion
|
| 4 |
Runaround Sue
|
Dion
|
| 5 |
Crying
|
Roy Orbison
|
| 6 |
Hit The Road Jack
|
Ray Charles
|
| 7 |
Runaway
|
Del Shannon
|
| 8 |
Quarter To Three
|
Gary U.S. Bonds
|
| 9 |
It Will Stand
|
Showmen
|
| 10 |
Running Scared
|
Roy Orbison
|
| 11 |
Please Mr. Postman
|
Marvelettes
|
| 12 |
Can't Help Falling In Love
|
Elvis Presley
|
| 13 |
Hello Mary Lou
|
Ricky Nelson
|
| 14 |
Blue Moon
|
Marcels
|
| 15 |
Hey Baby
|
Bruce Channel
|
| 16 |
Duke Of Earl
|
Gene Chandler (Dukays)
|
| 17 |
Mother-In-Law
|
Ernie K. Doe
|
| 18 |
Unchain My Heart
|
Ray Charles
|
| 19 |
Cupid
|
Sam Cooke
|
| 20 |
Daddy's Home
|
Shep & the Limelites
|
| 21 |
I Like It Like That
|
Chris Kenner
|
| 22 |
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
|
Tokens
|
| 23 |
I Don't Want To Cry
|
Chuck Jackson
|
| 24 |
Last Night
|
Mar-Keys
|
| 25 |
Gypsy Woman
|
Impressions
|
| 26 |
You Better Move On
|
Arthur Alexander
|
| 27 |
Let's Go Trippin'
|
Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
|
| 28 |
The Red Rooster
|
Howlin' Wolf
|
| 29 |
Baby It's You
|
Shirelles
|
| 30 |
Barbara Ann
|
Regents
|
| 31 |
Hurt
|
Timi Yuro
|
| 32 |
Raindrops
|
Dee Clark
|
| 33 |
Walk Right Back
|
Everly Brothers
|
| 34 |
Tossin' And Turnin'
|
Bobby Lewis
|
| 35 |
Peppermint Twist
|
Joey Dee & the Starliters |
| 36 |
Bristol Stomp
|
Dovells
|
| 37 |
Pony Time
|
Chubby Checker
|
| 38 |
Let The Four Winds Blow
|
Fats Domino
|
| 39 |
(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame
|
Elvis Presley
|
| 40 |
School Is Out
|
Gary U.S. Bonds
|
| 41 |
Ya Ya
|
Lee Dorsey
|
| 42 |
Every Beat of My Heart
|
Gladys Knight & the Pips
|
| 43 |
Pretty Little Angel Eyes
|
Curtis Lee
|
| 44 |
Soothe Me
|
Sims Twins
|
| 45 |
Turn On Your Love Light
|
Bobby "Blue" Bland
|
| 46 |
My True Story
|
Jive Five
|
| 47 |
Heart And Soul
|
Cleftones / Jan & Dean
|
| 48 |
Dear Lady (Twist)
|
Gary U.S. Bonds
|
| 49 |
Smoky Places
|
Corsairs
|
| 50 |
Mama Said
|
Shirelles
|
| 51 |
The Mountain's High
|
Dick & Dee Dee
|
| 52 |
There's No Other
|
Crystals
|
| 53 |
I Know
|
Barbara George
|
| 54 |
Little Sister
|
Elvis Presley
|
| 55 |
Travelin' Man
|
Ricky Nelson
|
| 56 |
Moon River
|
Jerry Butler
|
| 57 |
Please Stay
|
Drifters
|
| 58 |
Lost Someone
|
James Brown
|
| 59 |
Surfin'
|
Beach Boys
|
| 60 |
You Don't Miss Your Water
|
William Bell
|
| 61 |
It's Gonna Work Out Fine
|
Ike & Tina Turner
|
| 62 |
Shake Your Moneymaker
|
Elmore James
|
| 63 |
I Fall To Pieces
|
Patsy Cline
|
| 64 |
Break It To Me Gently
|
Brenda Lee
|
| 65 |
Some Kind Of Wonderful
|
Drifters
|
| 66 |
A Certain Girl
|
Ernie K-Doe
|
| 67 |
Let's Twist Again
|
Chubby Checker
|
| 68 |
Hats Off To Larry
|
Del Shannon
|
| 69 |
Crying In The Rain
|
Everly Brothers
|
| 70 |
Hideaway
|
Freddy King
|
| 71 |
Peanut Butter
|
Marathons
|
| 72 |
A Little Bit of Soap
|
Jarmels
|
| 73 |
What's Your Name
|
Don & Juan
|
| 74 |
Let Me In
|
Sensations
|
| 75 |
Heartaches
|
Marcels
|
| 76 |
Every Breath I Take
|
Gene Pitney
|
| 77 |
Look In My Eyes
|
Chantels
|
| 78 |
Little Egypt
|
Coasters
|
| 79 |
Bright Lights, Big City
|
Jimmy Reed
|
| 80 |
I Pity The Fool
|
Bobby "Blue" Bland
|
| 81 |
Rainin' in My Heart
|
Slim Harpo
|
| 82 |
Just Out of Reach
|
Solomon Burke
|
| 83 |
Jambalaya
|
Fats Domino
|
| 84 |
Sweets For My Sweet
|
Drifters
|
| 85 |
Watch Your Step
|
Bobby Parker
|
| 86 |
One Mint Julep
|
Ray Charles
|
| 87 |
I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)
|
Ikettes
|
| 88 |
Poor Fool
|
Ike & Tina Turner
|
| 89 |
'Til
|
Angels
|
| 90 |
When We Get Married
|
Dreamlovers
|
| 91 |
Tonight (Could Be The Night)
|
Velvets
|
| 92 |
I Really Love You
|
Stereos
|
| 93 |
Saved
|
Lavern Baker
|
| 94 |
Footstompin'
|
Flares
|
| 95 |
I Hear You Knocking
|
Fats Domino
|
| 96 |
Dum Dum
|
Brenda Lee
|
| 97 |
Town Without Pity
|
Gene Pitney
|
| 98 |
That's What Girls Are Made For
|
Spinners
|
| 99 |
Take Good Care of My Baby
|
Bobby Vee
|
| 100 |
A Hundred Pounds of Clay
|
Gene McDaniels
|
| 20 more worth mentioning. |
| 101 |
The Watusi
|
Vibrations
|
| 102 |
You Don't Know What You've Got
|
Ral Donnner
|
| 103 |
The Boll Weevil Song
|
Brook Benton
|
| 104 |
This Time
|
Troy Shondell
|
| 105 |
I Feel So Bad
|
Elvis Presley
|
| 106 |
If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody
|
James Ray
|
| 107 |
Trust in Me
|
Etta James
|
| 108 |
Just Got To Know
|
Jimmy McCracklin
|
| 109 |
Who Put The Bomp
|
Barry Mann
|
| 110 |
Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It
|
Freddy Cannon
|
| 111 |
Those Oldies But Goodies
|
Little Caesar & the Romans
|
| 112 |
Tower Of Strength
|
Gene McDaniels
|
| 113 |
I Love How You Love Me
|
Paris Sisters
|
| 114 |
Surrender
|
Elvis Presley
|
| 115 |
Tonight I Fell In Love
|
Tokens
|
| 116 |
What A Price
|
Fats Domino
|
| 117 |
Nag
|
Halos
|
| 118 |
Lover's Island
|
Blue Jays
|
| 119 |
The Fly
|
Chubby Checker
|
| 120 |
I Don't Mind
|
James Brown
|
| Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1961 |
| * |
She Got Low Down
|
Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns
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