Stand By Me song title page |
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. |
Stand By Me popular Tune Timeline
red # = rock chartblue # = pop chart |
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 | Stand By Me | Apr 1964 |
Cassius Clay |
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4 | Stand By Me | Nov 1965 |
Earl Grant |
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5 | Stand By Me | 9 | Feb 1967 |
Spyder Turner |
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6 | Stand By Me | 1967 |
Elvis Presley |
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7 | Stand By Me | Nov 1968 |
Quicksilver Messenger Service |
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8 | Stand By Me | Nov 1970 |
David & Jimmy Ruffin |
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9 | Stand By Me | 14 | Apr 1975 |
John Lennon |
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10 | Train In Vain (Stand By Me) | 7 | 13 | May 1980 |
The Clash |
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11 | Stand By Me | 16 | Aug 1980 |
Mickey Gilley |
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12 | Stand By Me | Oct 1985 |
Maurice White |
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13 | Stand By Me | 10 | Dec 1986 |
Ben E. King |
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14 | Stand By Me | Oct 1997 |
Oasis |
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15 | Stand By Me | Sep 1998 |
4 The Cause |
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16 | Stand By Me | Sep 2003 |
Serah |
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17 | Stand By Me | Dec 2006 |
Aaron Neville |
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18 | Stand By Me | Jun 2010 |
Prince Royce |
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19 | Stand By Me | 2014 |
Ki:Theory |
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