| ranking |
artist |
song |
label |
cat # |
writer(s) |
producer(s) |
arranger(s) |
| 100 |
burns, ronnie |
coalman |
spin |
1578 |
barry, maurice
& robin gibb |
nat kipner for spin records |
|
| 99 |
tin tin |
toast and marmalade for tea |
polydor |
2058 023 A |
steve
groves |
maurice gibb |
gerry shury |
| 98 |
nitty
gritty dirt band, the |
buy for me the rain |
liberty |
55948 |
steve noonan, g. copeland |
dallas smith |
dallas smith |
| 97 |
twice as much |
night time girl |
immediate |
IMLP 007 |
skinner, rose |
andrew loog oldham |
art greenslade |
| 96 |
nirvana |
pentecost
hotel |
island |
WIP-6020 |
alex spyropoulos, patrick campbell-Lyons |
christopher blackwell |
syd dale |
| 95 |
irresistibles, les (arch of triumph) |
my year is a day |
date |
2-1618 |
t. arena,
w. sheller |
jean eckian |
jean claudric |
| 94 |
american breed, the |
I don’t think you know me |
acta |
45-802 |
gerry goffin, carole king |
bill traut; a dunwich production |
|
| 93 |
pretty things, the |
walking
through my dreams |
laurie |
3458 |
dick taylor, phil may, wally waller,
john povey |
|
|
| 92 |
merseys, the |
dreaming |
fontana |
TF 955 |
jimmy campbell |
dick leahy |
|
| 91 |
five americans, the |
7:30 Guided
Tour |
abnak |
AB-126 |
r.h. brians, jr. |
abnak
music |
|
| 90 |
critters, the |
gone for awhile |
kapp |
KL-1485 |
don ciccone, jim
ryan |
artie ripp |
artie ripp |
| 89 |
bonzo dog band, the |
I want to be with you |
liberty |
lbf
15273 |
neil innes |
vivian stanshall & neil innes |
|
| 88 |
action, the |
never ever |
capitol |
P
5949 |
king, king, evans, powell |
george martin |
|
| 87 |
fuller, bobby four |
don’t ever let me know |
mustang |
M 3016 |
bobby fuller, mary
stone |
a stereo-fi production |
|
| 86 |
association,
the |
changes |
valiant |
VLM-5002 |
gary
alexander |
Curt boettcher for Our Productions |
|
| 85 |
who, the |
our love was |
polydor |
5315336 |
pete townshend |
kit lambert |
|
| 84 |
young canadians |
makin’ my mind up |
filmways |
FW-109 |
jack dalton, gary montgomery |
dalton,
moore |
|
| 83 |
gants, the |
greener
days |
liberty |
55940 |
david gates |
dallas
smith |
david gates |
| 82 |
raintree
minority |
you’re just what I was looking for today |
amaret |
102 |
carole king, gerry goffin |
bobby whiteside |
|
| 81 |
cascades, the |
main street |
smash |
2101 |
michael z. gordon, jimmy griffin |
andy di martin |
jack
nitzsche |
| 80 |
magicians, the |
double
good feeling |
columbia |
44061 |
garry bonner, alan gordon |
rose
petal productions for koppelman & rubin associates |
|
| 79 |
utica club natural carbonation band, the |
the utica club natural carbonation beer
drinking song |
rca custom |
uc-500 |
sasha burland |
sasha
burland |
|
| 78 |
kincaid, jesse lee |
she sang hymns out of tune |
capitol |
5807 |
jesse lee
kincaid |
dan dalton |
dan dalton |
| 77 |
roberds, smokey |
love is the people’s choice |
Epic |
10322 |
smokey roberds, murray macCleod |
david gates, supervised by chuck kaye |
david gates |
| 76 |
marshmellows, the |
knot tier |
columbia |
44159 |
e.p. mocko |
a peter shekeryk production |
|
| 75 |
jacobsen & tansley |
dream with me |
filmways |
106 |
t. jacobsen/m. tansley |
curt boettcher for our our productions |
|
| 74 |
surprise package, the |
the other
me |
columbia |
44292 |
james a. griffin, michael z. gordon |
jerry fuller |
al capps |
| 73 |
hutton,
danny |
roses and rainbows |
hanna-barbera |
HBR 447 |
Danny Hutton, Larry Goldberg |
|
|
| 72 |
valentino, sal |
friends and lovers |
|
|
spider john koerner,
willie murphy |
van dyke parks, lenny waronker |
kirby johnson |
| 71 |
montage, the |
tinsel and ivy |
laurie |
3453 |
mike brown, tom feher |
mike brown |
|
| 70 |
allison, keith |
louise |
columbia |
44028 |
jesse lee kincaid |
gary usher |
|
| 69 |
salisbury, sandy |
do unto others |
together |
101 |
sandy salisbury, keith colley |
curt boettcher,
keith olsen, gary usher |
|
| 68 |
looking
glass, the |
virginia day’s ragtime memories |
uni |
55034 |
harvey
price, dan walsh, mitch bottler |
yodar critch, a joey baker production |
|
| 67 |
marsden, gerry |
gilbert green |
columbia |
44309 |
barry & robin gibb |
a robert stigwood
production |
bill shepherd |
| 66 |
harmony grass |
summer dreaming |
rca |
1885 |
tony rivers |
tony rivers |
nicki welsh |
| 65 |
smoke, the |
umbrella |
tower |
T-5912 |
Stan Ayeroff |
Michael Lloyd |
Michael Lloyd |
| 64 |
sagittarius |
my world fell down |
columbia |
44163 |
john
carter, geoff stephens |
gary usher |
gary usher |
| 63 |
easybeats |
bring a little lovin’ |
parlophone |
PMCO 7551 |
harry vanda, george young |
|
|
| 62 |
smokey & his sister |
creators of rain |
columbia |
43995 |
smokey mims |
david rubinson |
joey scott |
| 61 |
longet, claudine |
snow |
A&M |
895 |
randy newman |
tommy
li puma |
nick de caro |
| 60 |
yellow
balloon, the |
yellow balloon |
canterbury |
clpm-1502 |
dick
st. john, jay lee, gary zekley |
yodar critch |
|
| 59 |
newman, randy |
living without you |
reprise |
6286 |
randy newman |
van dyke parks, lenny waronker |
randy
newman |
| 58 |
clark, gene |
echoes |
columbia |
43903 |
gene clark |
larry marks |
leon
russell |
| 57 |
laine, denny |
say you don’t mind |
deram |
DM 122 |
denny laine |
denny cordell |
|
| 56 |
grapefruit |
round going round |
stateside |
8011 |
george alexander |
terry melcher |
|
| 55 |
mojo, the |
not too old to start cryin’ |
reprise |
661 |
jim
alaimo, jan errico |
dave hassinger |
perry botkin |
| 54 |
nelson, rick |
I think it’s going to rain today |
decca |
DL7 5014 |
randy newman |
john boylan |
|
| 53 |
tempo, nino & april stevens |
all strung out |
white
whale |
WW 236 |
nino tempo, jerry riopelle |
nino tempo & jerry riopelle for deep purple
productions inc. |
nick deCaro |
| 52 |
spanky
and our gang |
Sunday mornin’ |
mercury |
72765 |
margo
guryan |
scharf-dorough |
scharf-dorough |
| 51 |
hyland, brian |
get the message |
philips |
40472 |
michael z. gordon, jimmy griffin |
|
|
| 50 |
northcott, tom |
sunny goodge street |
warner bros. |
7051 |
donovan leitch |
lenny waronker |
leon russell |
| 49 |
manfred mann |
theme – "up the junction" |
fontana |
TF
908 |
mike hugg |
|
|
| 48 |
mcguire, barry |
this precious time |
dunhill |
D
4019 |
p.f. sloan, steve barri |
lou adler |
|
| 47 |
kramer, billy j. with the dakotas |
when you walk in the
room |
imperial |
LP-9291 |
jackie deshannon |
|
|
| 46 |
idle race, the |
the morning sunshine |
liberty |
LBL 83132 |
jeff lynne |
chevin & offord & the idle race |
|
| 45 |
mindbenders, the |
schoolgirl |
fontana |
877 |
graham gouldman |
graham gouldman |
|
| 44 |
buffalo springfield |
flying
on the ground is wrong |
atco |
33-200 |
neil young |
charles greene, brian stone; a york-pala production |
|
| 43 |
left banke, the |
there’s gonna be a storm |
smash |
S-2226 |
tom finn |
paul leka for heather productions |
paul leka |
| 42 |
every mother’s son |
put your mind at ease |
mgm |
K13788 |
lary larden, dennis larden |
wes farrell for Coral-Rock Productions |
|
| 41 |
merry-go-round, the |
missing you |
a&m |
920 |
larry marks |
larry marks |
|
| 40 |
everly brothers, the |
have you ever
loved somebody |
warner bros. |
W1646 |
ransford |
dick
glasser |
|
| 39 |
roe, tommy |
it’s now winter’s day |
abc |
594 |
tommy roe |
steve clark for our productions |
curt boettcher |
| 38 |
simon & garfunkel |
fakin’ it |
columbia |
4-44232 |
paul simon |
john
simon |
|
| 37 |
jan & dean |
like a summer rain |
j&d record co. |
j&D 402 |
gary
zekley, m. dean |
dean torrance |
gary zekley, dean torrance |
| 36 |
twilights, the |
I won’t be the same without her |
capitol |
5796 |
gerry goffin, carole king |
|
cts
100 |
| 35 |
bee gees, the |
turn of
the century |
polydor |
582012 |
robin & barry gibb |
a
robert stigwood production for reaction records, co-producer: ossie byrne |
bill shepherd |
| 34 |
move, the |
flowers in the rain |
regal zonophone |
3001 |
roy wood |
denny cordell |
|
| 33 |
sonny |
misty roses |
atco |
45-6505 |
tim hardin |
sonny bono |
harold battiste |
| 32 |
shannon, del |
mind over matter |
liberty |
LIB 0277 |
jeremy paul solomons |
andrew loog
oldham |
arthur greenslade |
| 31 |
searchers,
the |
I’ll cry tomorrow |
pye |
7N.17308 |
mike
pender, john mcnally |
|
|
| 30 |
grass
roots, the |
this is what I was made for |
dunhill |
D 4043 |
p.f.
sloan, steve barri |
p.f. sloan, steve barri |
|
| 29 |
hollies, the |
cos you like to love me |
parlophone |
5806 |
tony hicks |
ron richards |
|
| 28 |
mama’s and the papa’s, the |
california dreamin’ |
dunhill |
45-D-4020 |
john phillips |
lou adler |
|
| 27 |
beau brummels, the |
magic hollow |
warner bros. |
7079 |
sal valentino, ron elliott |
lenny
waronker |
ron elliott |
| 26 |
lovin’
spoonful |
six o’clock |
kama sutra |
225 |
john sebastian |
erik jacobsen |
|
| 25 |
boyce,
tommy |
in case the wind should blow |
A&M |
826 |
tommy
boyce, bobby hart |
leon russell |
leon russell |
| 24 |
cyrkle, the |
I wish you could be here |
columbia |
43965 |
paul simon, bruce woodley |
john simon |
john simon |
| 23 |
zombies, the |
this will be our year |
cbs |
63280 |
chris white |
|
|
| 22 |
byrds, the |
Lady Friend |
columbia |
4-44230 |
David Crosby |
Gary Usher |
|
| 21 |
kinks, the |
love me ’til the sun shines |
sanctuary |
279 721-8 |
dave davies |
bernie andrews |
|
| 20 |
nilsson |
1941 |
rca |
lpm 3874 |
nilsson |
rick jarrard |
george
tipton |
| 19 |
beach boys, the |
wake
the world |
capitol |
2239 |
brian wilson, al jardine |
a
beach boys production |
|
| 18 |
chad & jeremy |
you are she |
columbia |
4-43807 |
chad stuart, jeremy clyde |
larry marks |
chad stuart |
| 17 |
clark, dave five |
forget |
epic |
10325 |
denis payton, dave clark |
dave clark |
|
| 16 |
herman’s hermits |
it’s alright now |
columbia |
DB 8626 |
peter noone,
hillary, mickie most |
a mickie most production |
|
| 15 |
sunshine company, the |
look, here comes the sun |
imperial |
66280 |
john boylan, terry boylan |
joe saraceno |
george
tipton |
| 14 |
garden club, the |
little
girl lost-and-found |
A&M |
848 |
walsh, tandyn almer |
larry
marks |
larry marks & tandyn almer |
| 13 |
dino,
desi & billy |
thru spray colored glasses |
uni |
55127 |
david gates, stu philips |
stu philips, dino martin, billy hinsche |
stu philips |
| 12 |
sloan, p.f. |
sunflower, sunflower |
dunhill |
4064 |
p.f. sloan |
steve barri |
|
| 11 |
dion & the wanderers |
tomorrow won’t bring the rain |
columbia |
43423 |
dion dimucci, carlo mastrangelo |
tom wilson |
|
| 10 |
harpers bizarre |
come to the sunshine |
warner bros. |
7028 |
van dyke parks |
lenny waronker |
perry botkin |
| 9 |
lewis, gary & the
playboys |
girls in love |
liberty |
55971 |
alan gordon,
garry bonner |
koppelman, rubin, klein |
nick de caro |
| 8 |
monkees, the |
valleri |
|
|
tommy boyce, bobby hart |
|
|
| 7 |
peter & gordon |
I feel like going out |
columbia |
DB 8398 |
peter asher |
peter asher |
mike vickers,
peter asher |
| 6 |
janov, ellie |
portobello
road |
capitol |
2037 |
cat stevens, kim fowley |
nick
venet |
|
| 5 |
love generation, the |
let the good times in |
imperial |
66366 |
carole
bayer, neil sedaka |
tommy oliver |
tommy oliver |
| 4 |
springfield, dusty |
don’t forget about me |
atlantic |
45-2606 |
gerry goffin, carole king |
jerry wexler, tom dowd & arif
mardin |
|
| 3 |
king, carole |
snow queen |
|
|
gerry goffin,
carole king |
|
|
| 2 |
turtles |
me about you |
white whale |
ww 364 |
garry bonner, alan
gordon |
joe wissert |
|
| 1 |
gore,
lesley |
small talk |
mercury |
72787 |
alan
gordon, garry bonner |
charles koppelman & don rubin |
trade martin |