Unchained Melody song title page |
Unchained Melody was a classic love song, written by Alex North and Hy Zaret and recorded by many artists. Todd Duncan first recorded the song for the 1955 movie Unchained. That same year, Unchained Melody received extensive play by many artists, as was the trend in music at the time. The Les Baxter instrumental and chorus version was the most popular. The Al Hibbler version came out at the same time and was very famous too. In 1965, The duo The Righteous Brothers brought the song back to become a number 4 hit. |
Unchained Melody popular Tune Timeline
blue # = pop chart |
1 | Unchained Melody | 1954 |
Todd Duncan |
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2 | Unchained Melody | 1954 |
Les Baxter |
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3 | Unchained Melody | 1954 |
June Valli |
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4 | Unchained Melody | 1954 |
Roy Hamilton |
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5 | Unchained Melody | 1954 |
Al Hibbler |
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6 | Unchained Melody | 1954 |
Jimmy Young with Bob Sharples Orchestra |
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7 | Unchained Melody | 1959 |
Bobby Day |
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8 | Unchained Melody | Apr 1960 |
Andy Williams |
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9 | Unchained Melody | Jul 1960 |
The Blackwells |
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10 | Unchained Melody | May 1961 |
Gerry Granahan |
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11 | Unchained Melody | 1961 |
Marty Robbins |
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12 | Unchained Melody | 17 | Nov 1963 |
Vito & The Salutations |
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13 | Unchained Melody | 4 | Aug 1965 |
The Righteous Brothers |
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14 | Unchained Melody | Sep 1968 |
The Sweet Inspirations |
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15 | Unchained Melody LIVE | Jul 1978 |
Elvis Presley |
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16 | Unchained Melody | Aug 1979 |
George Benson |
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17 | Unchained Melody LIVE | Apr 1981 |
Heart |
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18 | Unchained Melody | Feb 1986 |
Leo Sayer |
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19 | Unchained Melody | Aug 1989 |
U2 |
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20 | Unchained Melody | 17 | Sep 1990 |
The Righteous Brothers |
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21 | Unchained Melody 2nd | 24 | Oct 1990 |
The Righteous Brothers |
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22 | Unchained Melody | May 1995 |
Robson Green, Jerome Flynn |
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23 | Unchained Melody | Mar 1997 |
LeAnn Rimes |
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24 | Unchained Melody | Mar 2002 |
Gareth Gates |
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25 | Unchained Melody | Mar 2006 |
Barry Manilow |
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26 | Unchained Melody | Mar 2013 |
Glee Cast |
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