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Stand By Me song title page

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1 Stand By Me   Dec 1960  
  Little Junior Parker  
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2 Stand By Me 3   Jun 1961  
  Ben E. King  
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3 I'll Be There 18   Aug 1961  
  Damita Jo  
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4 Stand By Me   Apr 1964  
  Cassius Clay  
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5 Stand By Me   Nov 1965  
  Earl Grant  
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6 Stand By Me 9   Feb 1967  
  Spyder Turner  
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7 Stand By Me   1967  
  Elvis Presley  
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8 Stand By Me   Nov 1968  
  Quicksilver Messenger Service  
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9 Stand By Me   Nov 1970  
  David & Jimmy Ruffin  
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10 Stand By Me 14   Apr 1975  
  John Lennon  
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11 Train In Vain (Stand By Me) 7 13   May 1980  
  The Clash  
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12 Stand By Me 16   Aug 1980  
  Mickey Gilley  
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13 Stand By Me   Oct 1985  
  Maurice White  
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14 Stand By Me 10   Dec 1986  
  Ben E. King  
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15 Stand By Me   Oct 1997  
  Oasis  
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16 Stand By Me   Sep 1998  
  4 The Cause  
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17 Stand By Me   Sep 2003  
  Serah  
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18 Stand By Me   Dec 2006  
  Aaron Neville  
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19 Stand By Me   Jun 2010  
  Prince Royce  
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20 Stand By Me   2014  
  Ki:Theory  
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Stand By Me was a song co-written and popularized first by Ben E. King, also a lead singer in The Drifters, who had a 1961 number 3 solo hit with it. The song became a favorite for recording artists, with four different versions making the top 20 five times. In 1967, Spyder Turner had a top 20 one hit wonder with a tribute version where he worked in lyrics and impressions of other popular singers. Next, in 1975, John Lennon hit number 14 with the song. Then, in 1980, country singer Mickey Gilley made the song his top 20 one hit wonder. 1986, Ben E. King hit number 10 with his same record because it was included in the movie Stand By Me. Along the way, there were other popular versions.
Titles by Little Junior Parker, The Clash, Oasis, and Quicksilver Messenger Service were different songs.


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