| rank |
artist |
song |
label |
cat # |
writer(s) |
producer(s) |
arranger(s) |
| 100 |
parks,
van dyke |
come to the sunshine |
mgm |
K13570 |
van dyke parks |
tom wilson & tim alvarado |
|
| 99 |
zombies, the |
this will be our year |
cbs |
63280 |
chris white |
|
|
| 98 |
harmony grass |
summer dreaming |
rca |
1885 |
tony rivers |
tony rivers |
nicki welsh |
| 97 |
ballroom, the |
spinning, spinning, spinning |
warner bros. |
7027 |
curt boettcher, ruthann friedman |
curt boettcher for our productions |
|
| 96 |
linzer & randell |
love is on the way |
columbia |
4-44250 |
sandy
linzer, denny randell |
charlie
calello |
charlie calello |
| 95 |
grady, don |
leaving
it up to you |
canterbury |
c-507 |
don grady |
don grady |
don grady |
| 94 |
caro, sasha |
garde 3 section 2 |
decca |
F 12687 |
peter janes |
cat
stevens |
|
| 93 |
traffic |
paper sun |
island |
WIP-6002 |
winwood, capaldi, mason, wood |
jimmy miller |
|
| 92 |
salisbury, sandy |
do unto others |
together |
T-101 |
sandy salisbury,
keith colley |
curt boettcher,
keith olsen, gary usher |
|
| 91 |
raintree minority |
you’re
just what I was looking for today |
amaret |
45-102 |
gerry goffin, carole king |
bobby whiteside |
|
| 90 |
eric, mark |
night of the lions |
revue |
R 11052 |
mark malmborg |
norman
gregg h. ratner |
vic briggs |
| 89 |
sagittarius |
navajo
girl |
together |
T-105 |
gary usher, sandy salisbury |
gary usher, curt boettcher, keith olsen |
|
| 88 |
action, the |
never ever |
capitol |
P 5949 |
king, king, evans, powell |
george martin |
|
| 87 |
gouldman, graham |
no
milk today |
rca victor |
47-9453 |
graham gouldman |
graham gouldman & peter noone |
john paul jones |
| 86 |
picadilly line, the |
I know she believes |
cbs |
3595 |
edwards, hand |
spencer
davis & john miller |
|
| 85 |
laine, denny |
say
you don’t mind |
deram |
DM 122 |
denny laine |
denny cordell |
|
| 84 |
twice as much |
night time girl |
immediate |
IMLP
007 |
skinner, rose |
andrew loog oldham |
art greenslade |
| 83 |
tempo, nino & april stevens |
all strung out |
white whale |
WW 236 |
nino tempo, april stevens |
nino tempo & jerry riopelle for deep purple productions inc. |
nick deCaro |
| 82 |
irresistibles,
les (arch of triumph) |
my
year is a day |
date |
2-1618 |
t. arena, w. sheller |
jean eckian |
|
| 81 |
montage, the |
tinsel and ivy |
laurie |
3453 |
michael brown, tom feher |
mike brown |
|
| 80 |
fairchilds |
(I couldn’t think about livin’ without you) thinkin’ ’bout me |
A&M |
903 |
j. calvert, n. marzano, p. naumann |
calvert, marzano, anders & poncia, jr. |
|
| 79 |
everly brothers, the |
lord of the manor |
warner bros. |
7226 |
terry slater |
wes farrell for Coral-Rock Productions |
|
| 78 |
mamas & papas, the |
even if I could |
dunhill |
D-4031 |
john philips |
lou adler |
|
| 77 |
utica club natural carbonation band, the |
the utica club natural carbonation beer
drinking song |
|
UC-500 |
sasha burland |
sasha burland |
|
| 76 |
yellow balloon, the |
good feelin’ time |
canterbury |
C-513 |
don
grady, gary zekley |
gary
zekley |
luke r. yoo |
| 75 |
roberds, smokey |
love
is the people’s choice |
epic |
5-10322 |
smokey roberds, murray macCleod |
david gates |
david gates |
| 74 |
marshmellows, the |
knot tier |
columbia |
4-44159 |
e.p.
mocko |
a peter shekeryk |
|
| 73 |
marsden, gerry |
gilbert green |
columbia |
4-44309 |
barry gibb, robin gibb |
a robert stigwood production |
bill shepherd |
| 72 |
london phogg |
the times to come |
A&M |
1010 |
keith colley, knox henderson |
keith colley – teen scene productions,
inc. |
al capps |
| 71 |
jacobson & tansley |
dream
with me |
filmways |
FW-106 |
t. jacobson, m. tansley |
curt boettcher for our productions |
|
| 70 |
garden club, the |
little girl lost-and-found |
A&M |
848 |
john walsh, tandyn almer |
larry marks |
larry marks, tandyn almer |
| 69 |
surprise package, the |
the other me |
columbia |
4-44292 |
j.a. griffin,
michael z. gordon |
jerry
fuller |
al capps |
| 68 |
hutton, danny |
roses
and rainbows |
hanna-barbera |
HBR 447 |
Danny Hutton, Larry Goldberg |
|
|
| 67 |
hung jury, the |
let the good times in |
colgems |
66-1010 |
carole bayer, neil sedaka |
chris houston for tai-pai productions |
|
| 66 |
looking glass,
the |
virginia day’s ragtime
memories |
uni |
55034 |
h. price, d. walsh, m. bottler |
yodar critch; a joey baker production |
|
| 65 |
nichols, roger trio |
snow queen |
A&M |
830 |
gerry goffin, carole king |
tommy lipuma |
nick
deCaro |
| 64 |
west coast pop art experimental band |
eighteen is over the hill |
reprise |
rs 6298 |
markley, morgan |
jimmy
bowen, bob markley |
|
| 63 |
smoke, the |
umbrella |
tower |
T-5912 |
stan ayeroff |
Michael lloyd, kim fowley |
michael lloyd |
| 62 |
left banke, the |
there’s gonna be a storm |
smash |
S-2226 |
tom
finn |
paul leka for heather
productions |
paul leka |
| 61 |
janov, ellie |
portobello
road |
capitol |
2037 |
cat stevens, kim fowley |
nick venet |
|
| 60 |
sunshine company, the |
look, here comes the sun |
imperial |
66280 |
john boylan, terry boylan |
joe saraceno |
george
tipton |
| 59 |
bravos, los |
bring a little lovin’ |
decca |
F
22765 |
harry vanda, george
young |
alain milhaud |
jean bouchety |
| 58 |
millenium,
the |
it’s you |
columbia |
4-44546 |
michael fennelly, joey stec |
curt boettcher & keith olsen for Mee-Moo productions ltd. |
the millenium |
| 57 |
merseys, the |
dreaming |
fontana |
TF 955 |
jimmy
campbell |
dick leahy |
|
| 56 |
beach
boys, the |
wake the world |
capitol |
2239 |
brian wilson, al jardine |
a beach boys’ production |
|
| 55 |
burns, ronnie |
coalman |
spin |
EK-1578 |
barry,
maurice & robin gibb |
nat
kipner for spin records |
|
| 54 |
tin tin |
toast and
marmalade for tea |
polydor |
2058 023 A |
steve groves |
maurice gibb |
gerry shury |
| 53 |
nitty gritty dirt band, the |
buy for me the rain |
liberty |
55948 |
steve noonan, g. copeland |
dallas smith |
dallas smith |
| 52 |
northcott, tom |
sunny goodge street |
warner bros. |
7051 |
donavan leitch |
lenny waronker, leon russell |
leon russell |
| 51 |
peppermint
trolley company, the |
beautiful
sun |
acta |
45-831 |
j. faragher, d. faragher, mcclure, cunningham, tornquist |
dan dalton |
|
| 50 |
critters, the |
gone for awhile |
kapp |
K-752 |
don ciccone, james ryan |
artie ripp |
artie
ripp |
| 49 |
allison, keith |
louise |
columbia |
4-44028 |
jesse lee kincaid |
gary usher |
|
| 48 |
longet, claudine |
wanderlove |
A&M |
846 |
mason williams |
tommy lipuma |
nick deCaro |
| 47 |
jan and dean |
like a summer rain |
J&D Record Co |
402 |
gary zekley, m. dean |
dean torrence |
gary
zekley, dean torrence |
| 46 |
clark, gene |
echoes |
columbia |
4-43903 |
gene clark |
larry marks |
leon russell |
| 45 |
young, johnny |
good evening girl |
festival |
MCK-1857 |
harry vanda, stevie wright, young |
|
|
| 44 |
shannon, del |
mind over matter |
liberty |
LIB 10277 |
jeremy paul |
andrew loog oldham |
art
greenslade |
| 43 |
clark, dave five the |
forget |
epic |
5-10325 |
dave clark, dennis payton |
dave clark |
|
| 42 |
boyce, tommy |
in case the wind should blow |
A&M |
826 |
tommy boyce, bobby hart |
leon russell |
leon
russell |
| 41 |
dino, desi & billy |
thru spray colored glasses |
uni |
55127 |
david gates,
stu philips |
stu philips,
dino martin, billy hinsche |
stu
philips |
| 40 |
sloan, p.f. |
sunflower, sunflower |
dunhill |
D-4064 |
p.f. sloan |
steve barri |
|
| 39 |
move, the |
flowers in the rain |
regal zonophone |
RZ 3001 |
roy
wood |
denny cordell |
|
| 38 |
fountain of
youth |
livin’ too fast |
colgems |
66-1020 |
miller, raleigh |
richard podolor |
richard podolor |
| 37 |
smokey & his sister |
creators of rain |
columbia |
4-43995 |
smokey
mims |
david rubinson |
joey scott |
| 36 |
nirvana |
pentecost hotel |
island |
WIP-6020 |
alex spyropoulos, patrick campbell-lyons |
christopher blackwell |
syd dale |
| 35 |
manfred mann |
theme – "up the junction" |
fontana |
TF 908 |
mike hugg |
|
|
| 34 |
springfield, dusty |
don’t forget about me |
atlantic |
45-2606 |
gerry goffin, carole king |
jerry wexler, tom dowd & arif mardin |
|
| 33 |
lewis & clarke expedition, the |
blue revelations |
colgems |
66-1006 |
travis
lewis, boomer clarke |
jack
keller |
|
| 32 |
ivy league, the |
my
world fell down |
piccadilly |
7N.35348 |
john carter, geoff stephens |
an iver recording |
|
| 31 |
fuller, bobby four |
don’t ever let me know |
mustang |
M 3016 |
bobby
fuller, mary stone |
a stereo-fi
production |
|
| 30 |
mindbenders, the |
schoolgirl |
fontana |
TF 877 |
graham gouldman |
graham gouldman |
|
| 29 |
bee gees |
portrait of louise |
polydor |
2310-069 |
barry gibb |
robert stigwood, barry, robin & maurice gibb |
bill shepherd |
| 28 |
every mother’s son |
put your mind at ease |
mgm |
K13788 |
lary larden, dennis larden |
wes farrell for Coral-Rock Productions |
|
| 27 |
pretty things, the |
walking through my dreams |
laurie |
3458 |
may,
taylor, waller, povey |
|
|
| 26 |
buffalo springfield |
on the way home |
atco |
45-6615 |
neil young |
jim messina |
|
| 25 |
association, the |
changes |
valiant |
VLM-5002 |
gary alexander |
curt boettcher for our productions |
|
| 24 |
grass roots, the |
things I should have said |
dunhill |
D-4094 |
p.f.
sloan, steve barri |
steve
barri, p.f. sloan |
|
| 23 |
waller, gordon |
movin’
on |
columbia |
C 23 782 |
hank snow |
|
|
| 22 |
turtles, the |
you don’t have to walk in the rain |
white whale |
WW-308 |
the
turtles |
ray davies |
|
| 21 |
dion and the
wanderers |
tomorrow won’t
bring the rain |
columbia |
4-43423 |
dion dimucci, carlo mastrangelo |
tom wilson |
|
| 20 |
searchers, the |
I’ll cry tomorrow |
pye |
7N.17308 |
mike pender, john mcnally |
|
|
| 19 |
grapefruit |
round
going round |
stateside |
SS 8011 |
george alexander |
terry melcher |
|
| 18 |
mojo, the |
not too old to start cryin’ |
reprise |
661 |
jim alaimo,
jan errico |
dave hassinger |
perry botkin |
| 17 |
merry-go-round,
the |
missing you |
A&M |
920 |
larry marks |
larry marks |
|
| 16 |
kinks, the |
love me till the sun shines |
sanctuary |
sanddo10 |
dave davies |
|
|
| 15 |
twilights, the |
I won’t be the same without her |
capitol |
5796 |
gerry goffin, carole king |
|
|
| 14 |
harpers bizarre |
small
talk |
warner bros. |
7200 |
garry bonner, alan gordon |
lenny waronker |
nick deCaro |
| 13 |
hollies, the |
cos you like to love me |
parlophone |
R 5806 |
tony hicks |
ron richards; a hollies production |
|
| 12 |
beau brummels, the |
magic hollow |
warner bros. |
7079 |
sal
valentino, ron elliott |
lenny
waronker |
|
| 11 |
nilsson |
living
without you |
rca |
lsp 4289 |
randy newman |
nilsson house productions |
|
| 10 |
idle race, the |
the morning sunshine |
liberty |
LBL 83132 |
jeff
lynne |
chevin & offord
& the idle race |
|
| 9 |
simon & garfunkel |
fakin’
it |
columbia |
4-44232 |
paul simon |
john simon |
|
| 8 |
chad & jeremy |
you are she |
columbia |
4-43807 |
chad stuart,
jeremy clyde |
larry marks |
chad stuart |
| 7 |
byrds,
the |
lady friend |
columbia |
4-44230 |
david crosby |
gary usher |
|
| 6 |
cyrkle, the |
squeeze play |
film score |
1170 |
tom dawes |
tom dawes |
tom dawes |
| 5 |
boyce, tommy & bobby hart |
goodbye baby (I don’t want to see you cry) |
A&M |
919 |
tommy boyce, bobby hart |
tommy boyce, bobby hart |
don mcGinnis, artie butler |
| 4 |
herman’s hermits |
it’s alright now |
columbia |
DB 8626 |
noone, hillary, most |
a
mickie most production |
|
| 3 |
monkees, the |
the
door into summer |
colgems |
COM-104 |
chip douglas, bill martin |
chip douglas |
|
| 2 |
lewis, gary & the playboys |
girls in love |
liberty |
55971 |
garry bonner, alan gordon |
kopelman, rubin, klein |
nick
deCaro |
| 1 |
peter and gordon |
I feel like going out |
columbia |
DB
8398 |
peter asher |
peter asher |
mike vickers, peter asher |