Hal David as song writer |
As a song writer, Hal David was
one of the most important names of the rock era.
Here is the list of popular songs co-written
by Hal David, with all the popular versions.
Hal David often worked with Burt Bacharach,
and also worked with many others.
Many of the hit songs by Dionne Warwick were
co-written by Hal David.
He also wrote top songs for Herb Alpert,
Carpenters, The 5th Dimension, Gene Pitney,
The Shirelles, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas,
and so many more, as you see on this song list.
Hal David writing fame lasted decades,
with modern hit makers like Ashanti,
Janet Jackson, Diana King, The White Stripes, and Glee Cast.
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| 1 | The Four Winds And The Seven Seas | 1948 |
| Vic Damone |
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| 2 | The Four Winds And The Seven Seas | 1948 |
| Herb Jeffries |
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| 3 | The Four Winds And The Seven Seas | 1948 |
| Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians |
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| 4 | The Four Winds And The Seven Seas | 1948 |
| Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra with Tony Alamo |
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| 5 | Bell Bottom Blues | 1953 |
| Teresa Brewer with Jack Pleis Orchestra |
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| 6 | Bing Bang Boom | 1954 |
| Lu Ann Simms |
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| 7 | Have A Hope, Have A Wish, Have A Prayer | 1954 |
| Delta Rhythm Boys |
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| 8 | The Story Of My Life | Jan 1958 |
| Marty Robbins |
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| 9 | Magic Moments | 5 | Feb 1958 |
| Perry Como |
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| 10 | The Story Of My Life | Feb 1958 |
| Michael Holliday |
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| 11 | My Heart Is An Open Book | Dec 1958 |
| Jimmy Dean |
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| 12 | If I Could Hold You In My Arms | 1958 |
| Kathy Linden |
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| 13 | My Heart Is An Open Book | 3 | Aug 1959 |
| Carl Dobkins, Jr. |
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| 14 | Broken-Hearted Melody | 8 | Sep 1959 |
| Sarah Vaughan |
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| 15 | The Two Of Us | 1959 |
| George Hamilton IV |
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| 16 | (New In) The Ways Of Love | Jan 1960 |
| Tommy Edwards |
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| 17 | Outside My Window | Mar 1960 |
| The Fleetwoods |
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| 18 | River, River | Dec 1960 |
| Jimmy Mosby |
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| 19 | Listen My Love | 1960 |
| Rod Lauren |
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| 20 | The Charanga | Apr 1961 |
| Merv Griffin |
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| 21 | You'll Answer To Me | Jul 1961 |
| Patti Page |
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| 22 | Sea Of Heartbreak | Aug 1961 |
| Don Gibson |
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| 23 | I Wake Up Crying | Sep 1961 |
| Chuck Jackson |
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| 24 | You'll Answer To Me | Oct 1961 |
| Cleo Laine |
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| 25 | Valerie | Dec 1961 |
| James Darren |
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| 26 | (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance | 10 | Jun 1962 |
| Gene Pitney |
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| 27 | Baby Elephant Walk | Jun 1962 |
| The Miniature Men |
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| 28 | Johnny Get Angry | 9 | Jul 1962 |
| Joanie Sommers |
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| 29 | Baby Elephant Walk | Aug 1962 |
| Lawrence Welk |
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| 30 | Make It Easy On Yourself | Sep 1962 |
| Jerry Butler |
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| 31 | I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself | Sep 1962 |
| Tommy Hunt |
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| 32 | When The Boys Get Together | Oct 1962 |
| Joanie Sommers |
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| 33 | Only Love Can Break A Heart | 4 | Nov 1962 |
| Gene Pitney |
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| 34 | The Love Of A Boy | Jan 1963 |
| Timi Yuro |
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| 35 | Don't Make Me Over | 11 | Jan 1963 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 36 | This Empty Place | Apr 1963 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 37 | Blue On Blue | 4 | Jun 1963 |
| Bobby Vinton |
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| 38 | Be True To Yourself | Jul 1963 |
| Bobby Vee With The Johnny Mann Singers |
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| 39 | Saturday Sunshine | Aug 1963 |
| Burt Bacharach |
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| 40 | True Love Never Runs Smooth | Aug 1963 |
| Gene Pitney |
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| 41 | Donna Means Heartbreak | Aug 1963 |
| Gene Pitney |
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| 42 | Make The Music Play | Aug 1963 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 43 | Don't Let It Happen To Us | Sep 1963 |
| The Shirelles |
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| 44 | Reach Out For Me | 18 | Oct 1963 |
| Lou Johnson |
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| 45 | Blue Guitar | Nov 1963 |
| Richard Chamberlain |
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| 46 | Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa | 20 | Nov 1963 |
| Gene Pitney |
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| 47 | Wives And Lovers | 9 | Jan 1964 |
| Jack Jones |
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| 48 | Anyone Who Had A Heart | 3 | Feb 1964 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 49 | Walk On By | 2 | Jun 1964 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 50 | I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself | Jul 1964 |
| Dusty Springfield |
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| 51 | Wishin' And Hopin' | 6 | Aug 1964 |
| Dusty Springfield |
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| 52 | Wishin' And Hopin' | Aug 1964 |
| The Merseybeats |
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| 53 | A House Is Not A Home | Aug 1964 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 54 | A House Is Not A Home | Aug 1964 |
| Brook Benton |
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| 55 | Me Japanese Boy I Love You | Aug 1964 |
| Bobby Goldsboro |
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| 56 | (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me | Sep 1964 |
| Lou Johnson |
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| 57 | You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) | 12 | Sep 1964 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 58 | Kentucky Bluebird (Send A Message To Martha) | Nov 1964 |
| Lou Johnson |
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| 59 | Reach Out For Me | Nov 1964 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 60 | Rome Will Never Leave You | Dec 1964 |
| Richard Chamberlain |
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| 61 | Kentucky Bluebird (A Message To Martha) | Dec 1964 |
| Adam Faith |
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| 62 | Message To Martha | 1964 |
| Jerry Butler |
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| 63 | They Long To Be Close To You | 1964 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 64 | Wishin' And Hopin' | 1964 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 65 | (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me | Jan 1965 |
| Sandie Shaw |
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| 66 | My Little Red Book | Jul 1965 |
| Manfred Mann |
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| 67 | What The World Needs Now Is Love | 4 | Jul 1965 |
| Jackie DeShannon |
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| 68 | Here I Am | Jul 1965 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 69 | What's New Pussycat? | 2 | Jul 1965 |
| Tom Jones |
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| 70 | Trains And Boats And Planes | Jul 1965 |
| Billy J. Kramer With The Dakotas |
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| 71 | A Lifetime Of Loneliness | Oct 1965 |
| Jackie DeShannon |
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| 72 | Looking With My Eyes | Nov 1965 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 73 | Make It Easy On Yourself | 16 | Nov 1965 |
| The Walker Brothers |
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| 74 | Are You There (With Another Girl) | Jan 1966 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 75 | Promise Her Anything | Mar 1966 |
| Tom Jones |
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| 76 | Message To Michael | 5 | May 1966 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 77 | Come And Get Me | Jun 1966 |
| Jackie DeShannon |
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| 78 | My Little Red Book | Jun 1966 |
| Love |
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| 79 | Trains And Boats And Planes | Aug 1966 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 80 | Alfie | Aug 1966 |
| Cher |
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| 81 | Alfie | Sep 1966 |
| Cilla Black |
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| 82 | I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself | Nov 1966 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 83 | Another Night | Jan 1967 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 84 | The Beginning Of Loneliness | Mar 1967 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 85 | Always Something There To Remind Me | Apr 1967 |
| Patti LaBelle & The Blue Belles |
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| 86 | Casino Royale | May 1967 |
| Herb Alpert |
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| 87 | Only Love Can Break A Heart | Jun 1967 |
| Margaret Whiting |
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| 88 | Alfie | 3 | Jun 1967 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 89 | You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) | Aug 1967 |
| The Angels |
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| 90 | The Windows Of The World | Sep 1967 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 91 | The Look Of Love | 4 | Oct 1967 |
| Dusty Springfield |
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| 92 | Reach Out For Me | Nov 1967 |
| Burt Bacharach |
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| 93 | I Say A Little Prayer | 9 | Dec 1967 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 94 | I Say A Little Prayer | Feb 1968 |
| Sergio Mendes |
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| 95 | Do You Know The Way To San Jose | 7 | May 1968 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 96 | One Less Bell To Answer | Jun 1968 |
| Rosemary Clooney |
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| 97 | This Guy's In Love With You | 1 | Jun 1968 |
| Herb Alpert |
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| 98 | The Look Of Love | 4 | Jun 1968 |
| Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 |
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| 99 | Let Me Be Lonely | Jun 1968 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 100 | (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me | Aug 1968 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 101 | This Girl's In Love With You | Aug 1968 |
| Eydie Gorme |
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| 102 | This Guy's In Love With You | Sep 1968 |
| Tony Mottola |
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| 103 | To Wait For Love | Sep 1968 |
| Herb Alpert |
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| 104 | Who Is Gonna Love Me? | Sep 1968 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 105 | I Say A Little Prayer | 19 | Sep 1968 |
| Aretha Franklin |
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| 106 | Alfie | Sep 1968 |
| Eivets Rednow |
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| 107 | I Say A Little Prayer | Oct 1968 |
| Baja Marimba Band |
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| 108 | Promises, Promises | 14 | Nov 1968 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 109 | Medley, By The Time I Get To Phoenix, I Say A Little Prayer | Dec 1968 |
| Dee Irwin & Mamie Galore |
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| 110 | This Girl's In Love With You | 9 | Mar 1969 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 111 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again | May 1969 |
| Johnny Mathis |
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| 112 | The April Fools | Jun 1969 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 113 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again | Jul 1969 |
| Burt Bacharach |
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| 114 | Odds And Ends | Aug 1969 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 115 | I'm A Better Man (For Having Loved You) | Sep 1969 |
| Engelbert Humperdinck |
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| 116 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again | Oct 1969 |
| Bobbie Gentry |
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| 117 | Walk On By | Oct 1969 |
| Isaac Hayes |
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| 118 | The Look Of Love | 1969 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 119 | A House Is Not A Home | 1969 |
| Mavis Staples |
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| 120 | Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head | 1 | Jan 1970 |
| B.J. Thomas |
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| 121 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again | 4 | Jan 1970 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 122 | Always Something There To Remind Me | Feb 1970 |
| R.B. Greaves |
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| 123 | Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head | Mar 1970 |
| Sacha Distel |
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| 124 | Odds And Ends | Mar 1970 |
| Johnny Mathis |
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| 125 | Everybody's Out Of Town | 19 | Apr 1970 |
| B.J. Thomas |
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| 126 | Let Me Go To Him | May 1970 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 127 | Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head | May 1970 |
| Barbara Mason |
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| 128 | (They Long To Be) Close To You | 1 | Jul 1970 |
| Carpenters |
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| 129 | Paper Mache | Aug 1970 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 130 | Don't Make Me Over | Sep 1970 |
| Brenda & The Tabulations |
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| 131 | Make It Easy On Yourself | Nov 1970 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 132 | I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself | Nov 1970 |
| Gary Puckett |
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| 133 | One Less Bell To Answer | 2 | Dec 1970 |
| The 5th Dimension |
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| 134 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again | 1970 |
| Carpenters |
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| 135 | I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself | 1970 |
| Cissy Houston |
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| 136 | The Green Grass Starts To Grow | Jan 1971 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 137 | The Look Of Love | Mar 1971 |
| Isaac Hayes |
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| 138 | Who Gets The Guy | Apr 1971 |
| Dionne Warwick |
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| 139 | What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin And John | 4 | Aug 1971 |
| Tom Clay |
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| 140 | Amanda | Aug 1971 |
| Dionne Warwicke |
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| 141 | Medley, I Say A Little Prayer, By The Time I Get To Phoenix | Nov 1971 |
| Glen Campbell - Anne Murray |
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| 142 | Long Ago Tomorrow | Dec 1971 |
| B.J. Thomas |
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| 143 | One Less Bell To Answer/A House Is Not A Home | Dec 1971 |
| Barbra Streisand |
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| 144 | Only Love Can Break A Heart | Feb 1972 |
| Sonny James |
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| 145 | April Fools | Jun 1972 |
| Aretha Franklin |
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| 146 | (They Long To Be) Close To You | Sep 1972 |
| Jerry Butler Featuring Brenda Lee Eager |
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| 147 | Living Together, Growing Together | Feb 1973 |
| The 5th Dimension |
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| 148 | Lost Horizon | Mar 1973 |
| Shawn Phillips |
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| 149 | You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) | 19 | Jun 1973 |
| The Stylistics |
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| 150 | Close To You | Nov 1974 |
| The Clams |
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| 151 | 99 Miles From L.A. | May 1975 |
| Albert Hammond |
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| 152 | Walk On By | Jun 1975 |
| Gloria Gaynor |
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| 153 | Close To You | Feb 1976 |
| B.T. Express |
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| 154 | By The Time I Get To Phoenix/Say A Little Prayer | Apr 1977 |
| Isaac Hayes And Dionne Warwick |
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| 155 | Only Love Can Break A Heart | Jun 1977 |
| Bobby Vinton |
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| 156 | It Was Almost Like A Song | 6 | Oct 1977 |
| Ronnie Milsap |
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| 157 | Walk On By | Apr 1979 |
| AWB |
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| 158 | Don't Make Me Over | Jan 1980 |
| Jennifer Warnes |
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| 159 | Walk On By | May 1982 |
| D Train |
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| 160 | Always Something There To Remind Me | 20 | 2 | May 1983 |
| Naked Eyes |
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| 161 | Sea Of Heartbreak | Feb 1984 |
| Leo Sayer |
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| 162 | To All The Girls I've Loved Before | 2 | May 1984 |
| Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson |
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| 163 | (They Long To Be) Close To You | Mar 1987 |
| Gwen Guthrie |
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| 164 | Don't Make Me Over | 19 | Nov 1989 |
| Sybil |
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| 165 | Walk On By | Dec 1989 |
| Melissa Manchester |
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| 166 | Walk On By | Feb 1990 |
| Sybil |
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| 167 | I Wanna Get With U | Dec 1990 |
| Guy |
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| 168 | Close To You | Nov 1994 |
| The Cranberries |
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| 169 | Walk On By | Feb 1997 |
| Gabrielle |
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| 170 | I Say A Little Prayer | 12 | Sep 1997 |
| Diana King |
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| 171 | What The World Needs Now Is Love | Aug 1998 |
| Dionne Warwick And The Hip-Hop Nation |
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| 172 | Cheated (To All The Girls) | Aug 1998 |
| Wyclef Jean Featuring Queen Pen & The Product |
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| 173 | What The World Needs Now Is Love | Jun 2003 |
| American Idol Finalists |
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| 174 | Rain On Me | 13 | Oct 2003 |
| Ashanti |
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| 175 | Walk On By | Jan 2004 |
| Cyndi Lauper |
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| 176 | I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself | 20 | Feb 2004 |
| The White Stripes |
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| 177 | I Want You | May 2004 |
| Janet Jackson |
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| 178 | Walk On By | Dec 2004 |
| Seal |
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| 179 | I Say A Little Prayer For You | Feb 2007 |
| Natalie Cole |
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| 180 | I Say A Little Prayer | Nov 2009 |
| C.O.G. |
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| 181 | I Say A Little Prayer | Nov 2009 |
| David Michael Johnson |
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| 182 | What The World Needs Now Is Love LIVE | 2009 |
| Jim Brickman Featuring Ensemble |
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| 183 | One Less Bell To Answer/A House Is Not A Home | May 2010 |
| Glee Cast Featuring Kristin Chenoweth |
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| 184 | A House Is Not A Home | May 2010 |
| Glee Cast |
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