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1 The Four Winds And The Seven Seas   1949  
  Vic Damone  
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2 The Four Winds And The Seven Seas   1949  
  Herb Jeffries  
    YouTube    

3 The Four Winds And The Seven Seas   1949  
  Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians  
    YouTube    

4 The Four Winds And The Seven Seas   1949  
  Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra with Tony Alamo  
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5 Bell Bottom Blues   1954  
  Teresa Brewer with Jack Pleis Orchestra  
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6 Bing Bang Boom   1954  
  Lu Ann Simms  
    YouTube    

7 Have A Hope, Have A Wish, Have A Prayer   1954  
  Delta Rhythm Boys  
    YouTube    

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  
    YouTube    

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  
    YouTube    

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  
    YouTube    

19 Listen My Love   1960  
  Rod Lauren  
    YouTube    

20 The Charanga   Apr 1961  
  Merv Griffin  
    YouTube    

21 You'll Answer To Me   Jul 1961  
  Patti Page  
    YouTube    

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  
    YouTube    

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  
    YouTube    

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  
    YouTube    

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  
    YouTube    

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  
    YouTube    

61 A Message To Martha (Kentucky Bluebird)   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  
    YouTube    

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  
    YouTube    

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  
    YouTube    

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  
    YouTube    

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  
    YouTube    

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  
    YouTube    

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  
    YouTube    

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  
    YouTube    

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  
    YouTube    

124 Odds And Ends   Mar 1970  
  Johnny Mathis  
    YouTube    

125 Everybody's Out Of Town 19   Apr 1970  
  B.J. Thomas  
    YouTube    

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  
    YouTube    

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  
    YouTube    

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  
    YouTube    

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  
    YouTube    

145 April Fools   Jun 1972  
  Aretha Franklin  
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146 Walk On By   Aug 1972  
  The Dells  
    YouTube    

147 (They Long To Be) Close To You   Sep 1972  
  Jerry Butler Featuring Brenda Lee Eager  
    YouTube    

148 Living Together, Growing Together   Feb 1973  
  The 5th Dimension  
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149 Lost Horizon   Mar 1973  
  Shawn Phillips  
    YouTube    

150 The Look Of Love   Mar 1973  
  Gladys Knight & The Pips  
    YouTube    

151 You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) 19   Jun 1973  
  The Stylistics  
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152 Alfie   Aug 1973  
  The Delfonics  
    YouTube    

153 Close To You   Nov 1974  
  The Clams  
    YouTube    

154 99 Miles From L.A.   May 1975  
  Albert Hammond  
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155 Walk On By   Jun 1975  
  Gloria Gaynor  
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156 Close To You   Feb 1976  
  B.T. Express  
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157 By The Time I Get To Phoenix/Say A Little Prayer   Apr 1977  
  Isaac Hayes And Dionne Warwick  
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158 Only Love Can Break A Heart   Jun 1977  
  Bobby Vinton  
    YouTube    

159 It Was Almost Like A Song 6   Oct 1977  
  Ronnie Milsap  
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160 Walk On By   Apr 1979  
  AWB  
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161 Don't Make Me Over   Jan 1980  
  Jennifer Warnes  
    YouTube    

162 Walk On By   May 1982  
  D Train  
    YouTube    

163 Always Something There To Remind Me 20 2   May 1983  
  Naked Eyes  
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164 Sea Of Heartbreak   Feb 1984  
  Leo Sayer  
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165 To All The Girls I've Loved Before 2   May 1984  
  Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson  
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166 (They Long To Be) Close To You   Mar 1987  
  Gwen Guthrie  
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167 Don't Make Me Over 19   Nov 1989  
  Sybil  
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168 Walk On By   Dec 1989  
  Melissa Manchester  
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169 Walk On By   Feb 1990  
  Sybil  
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170 I Wanna Get With U   Dec 1990  
  Guy  
    YouTube    

171 Close To You   Nov 1994  
  The Cranberries  
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172 Walk On By   Feb 1997  
  Gabrielle  
    YouTube    

173 I Say A Little Prayer 12   Sep 1997  
  Diana King  
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174 What The World Needs Now Is Love   Aug 1998  
  Dionne Warwick And The Hip-Hop Nation  
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175 Cheated (To All The Girls)   Aug 1998  
  Wyclef Jean Featuring Queen Pen & The Product  
    YouTube    

176 What The World Needs Now Is Love   Jun 2003  
  American Idol Finalists  
    YouTube    

177 Rain On Me 13   Oct 2003  
  Ashanti  
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178 Walk On By   Jan 2004  
  Cyndi Lauper  
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179 I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself 20     Feb 2004  
  The White Stripes  
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180 I Want You   May 2004  
  Janet Jackson  
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181 Walk On By   Dec 2004  
  Seal  
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182 I Say A Little Prayer For You   Feb 2007  
  Natalie Cole  
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183 I Say A Little Prayer   Nov 2009  
  C.O.G.  
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184 I Say A Little Prayer   Nov 2009  
  David Michael Johnson  
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185 What The World Needs Now Is Love LIVE   2009  
  Jim Brickman Featuring Ensemble  
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186 One Less Bell To Answer/A House Is Not A Home   May 2010  
  Glee Cast Featuring Kristin Chenoweth  
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187 A House Is Not A Home   May 2010  
  Glee Cast  
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Hal David

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.
Hal David lived from 1921-2012, when he died after a stroke.


Top Pop Songs with Hal David as writer

official top hits 1960-2014
1Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
 B.J. Thomas
2This Guy's In Love With You
 Herb Alpert
3(They Long To Be) Close To You
 Carpenters
4What's New Pussycat?
 Tom Jones
5Always Something There To Remind Me
 Naked Eyes
6One Less Bell To Answer
 The 5th Dimension
7Anyone Who Had A Heart
 Dionne Warwick
8To All The Girls I've Loved Before
 Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson
9Walk On By
 Dionne Warwick
10Blue On Blue
 Bobby Vinton
11Only Love Can Break A Heart
 Gene Pitney
12The Look Of Love
 Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
13I'll Never Fall In Love Again
 Dionne Warwick
14What The World Needs Now Is Love
 Jackie DeShannon
15Message To Michael
 Dionne Warwick
16Alfie
 Dionne Warwick
17Do You Know The Way To San Jose
 Dionne Warwick
18Wishin' And Hopin'
 Dusty Springfield
19What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin And John
 Tom Clay
20The Look Of Love
 Dusty Springfield
21I Say A Little Prayer
 Dionne Warwick
22Wives And Lovers
 Jack Jones
23It Was Almost Like A Song
 Ronnie Milsap
24I Say A Little Prayer
 Diana King
25(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance
 Gene Pitney
26Johnny Get Angry
 Joanie Sommers
27This Girl's In Love With You
 Dionne Warwick
28Rain On Me
 Ashanti
29You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart)
 Dionne Warwick
30Don't Make Me Over
 Dionne Warwick

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