Grammy Songs And Records Of The Year, 1960s Decade Winners |
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| blue # = weekly pop chart |
| 1 | Volare (Nel Blue Dipinto Di Blu) | 1 | Aug 1958 |
| Domenico Modugno |
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| 2 | Mack The Knife | 1 | Nov 1959 |
| Bobby Darin |
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| 3 | The Theme From A Summer Place | 1 | Feb 1960 |
| Percy Faith And His Orchestra |
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| Well into the rock era, band leader Percy Faith brought this orchestra instrumental to number one. The song became the top song of the year 1960, top song of the decade, and won Grammy Awards for both Song and Record Of The Year. The song also became a Christmas classic. There were many instrumental and vocal versions, including some by Percy Faith himself. This song was from the movie A Summer Place. This song was written by Max Steiner. |
| 4 | Moon River | 16 | Dec 1961 |
| Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
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| This instrumental version of Moon River won the Grammy Award for Record Of The Year. The song was from the album Moon River & Other Great Movie Themes, and from the movie Breakfast At Tiffany's. This song was written by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer. |
| 5 | I Left My Heart In San Francisco | 14 | Oct 1962 |
| Tony Bennett |
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| I Left My Heart In San Francisco won the Grammy Award for Record Of The Year. |
| 6 | Days Of Wine And Roses | Mar 1963 |
| Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
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| Days Of Wine And Roses won the Grammy Award for Record Of The Year. The song was from the movie Days Of Wine And Roses. This song was written by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer. |
| 7 | The Girl From Ipanema | 3 | Jul 1964 |
| Stan Getz/Astrud Gilberto |
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| The Girl From Ipanema won the Grammy Award for Record Of The Year. Astrud Gilberto, with no experience, sang part of the song because she was the only person there who could sing in English. She wound up recording many songs, including her version of the 1966 number 20 Walter Wanderley hit Summer Samba (So Nice). In 1962, Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd hit number 3 with Desafinado, an instrumental song. The song The Girl From Ipanema was from album Getz/Gilberto. |
| 8 | A Taste Of Honey | 1 | Nov 1965 |
| Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass |
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| A Taste Of Honey won the Grammy Award for Record Of The Year. The song was written by Ric Marlow and Bobby Scott. and from album Whipped Cream & Other Delights. |
| 9 | Michelle | Jan 1966 |
| The Beatles |
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| Michelle received the Grammy for Song Of The Year. This song was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. |
| 10 | Michelle | 18 | Feb 1966 |
| David & Jonathan |
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| Michelle won the Grammy Award for Song Of The Year. The famous rock version by The Beatles was not released. David And Jonathan was a Bible reference. David was actually Roger Cook. He became the singer for group Blue Mink. He also sang for The Pipkins. Jonathan was Roger Greenaway. The two Rogers also wrote for other artists. This song was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. |
| 11 | Strangers In The Night | 1 | Jun 1966 |
| Frank Sinatra |
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| Strangers In The Night won the Grammy Award for Record Of The Year. The song was from the movie A Man Could Get Killed. |
| 12 | Up-Up And Away | 7 | Jul 1967 |
| The 5th Dimension |
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| Up, Up And Away won the Grammy Awards for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year. Johnny Rivers produced the song. This song was written by Jimmy Webb. |
| 13 | Mrs. Robinson | 1 | May 1968 |
| Simon & Garfunkel |
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| Mrs. Robinson was originally called Mrs. Roosevelt. The song won the Grammy Award for Record Of The Year. Mrs. Robinson was from the movie The Graduate. This song was written by Paul Simon. |
| 14 | Little Green Apples | 2 | Oct 1968 |
| O.C. Smith |
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| Little Green Apples won the Grammy Award for Song Of The Year. This song was written by Bobby Russell. |
| 15 | Games People Play | 7 | Feb 1969 |
| Joe South |
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| Games People Play won the Grammy Award for Song Of The Year. This song was written by Joe South. |
| 16 | Medley: Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) | 1 | Mar 1969 |
| The 5th Dimension |
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| Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In won the Grammy Award for Record Of The Year. The song was from the show Hair. This song was written by Gerome Ragni and James Rado. |
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