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| I Almost Lost My Mind | Pat Boone | 1956 | (#1) Ivory Joe Hunter (recorded by Hunter in 1950) |
| I Am A Rock | Simon & Garfunkel | 1966 | (#3) Paul Simon |
| I Am Changing My Name to Chrysler | Arlo Guthrie | 1982 | Tom Paxton |
| I Am the Walrus | Beatles, The | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | |
| I Am Woman | Helen Reddy | 1972 | (#1) Helen Reddy, Ray Burton |
| I Am...I Said | Neil Diamond | 1971 | (#4) Neil Diamond |
| I Believe In Music | Mac Davis | 1970 | Mac Davis |
| I Believe | Bachelors, The | 1964 | Ervin Drake, Jimmy Shirl, Al Stillman, Irvin Graham; also by Frankie Laine, 1953 |
| I Call Your Name | Mama Cass Elliott | 1971 | John Lennon, Paul McCartney |
| I Can Dream, Can't I? | Andrews Sisters, The | 1949 | (#1) Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain, 1937; from the musical "Right This Way" |
| I Can Help | Billy Swan | 1974 | (#1) Billy Swan |
| I Can See Clearly Now | Johnny Nash | ||
| I Can See For Miles | Who, The | 1967 | (#9) |
| I Can't Get Next to You | Temptations, The | 1969 | (#1) Barret Strong, Norman Whitfield |
| I Can't Help But Wonder | Kingston Trio, The | Tom Paxton | |
| I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) | Johnny Tillotson | 1962 | (#24) Hank Williams |
| I Can't Stop Loving You | Ray Charles | 1962 | (#1 for 5 weeks, on charts 18) Don Gibson; Grammy winner 1962 (R&B) |
| I Can't Tell You Why | Eagles, The | 1980 | (#11) Don Henley, Glenn Frey & Timothy Schmit |
| I Can't Give You Anything But Love | Duke Ellington | 1932 | Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, 1928; their first together |
| I Can't Help Myself | Four Tops, The | 1965 | (#1) Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier |
| I Can't Tell a Waltz from a Tango | Patti Page | 1954 | (#30) |
| I Confess | Perry Como | 1953 | (#17) Jack Lawrence, Gunnar Hoffsten & Tryggve Arnesson |
| I Could Have Danced All Night | Sylvia Syms | 1956 | (#20) Alan J. Lerner, Frederick Loewe (Rosemary Clooney version #49) |
| I Could Have Told You | Frank Sinatra | 1954 | (#21) Carl Sigman, Arthur Williams |
| I Cried | Patti Page | 1954 | (#13) |
| I Cried for You | Helen Forest | with Harry James Orchestra | |
| I Don't Know Why, But I Do | Clarence "Frogman" Henry | 1961 | (#4) Fred Ahlert, Roy Turk, 1931; previously rec. by Kate Smith, Frank Sinatra, The Andrews Sisters, Tommy Dorsey, et al |
| I Don't Stand A Ghost of a Chance With You | |||
| I Don't Want To Walk Without You | Helen Forrest | 1941 | Frank Loesser, Jule Styne; also rec. by Barry Manilow |
| I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire | Ink Spots, The | 1956 | Eddie seiler, Sol Marcus, et al, 1941 |
| I Don't Want to Spoil the Party | Beatles, The | 1965 | (#39) John Lennon, Paul McCartney |
| I Dreamed Of A Hillbilly Heaven | Tex Ritter | 1961 | (#20) Eddie Dean |
| I Fall to Pieces | Patsy Cline | 1961 | (#12) Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard |
| I Feel Fine | Beatles, The | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | |
| I Feel Good | James Brown | 1965 | (#3) |
| I Feel Lucky | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 1992) | (#4) Mary Chapin Carptenter (her second grammy-winning song) |
| I Fought the Law (And the Law Won) | Bobby Fuller Four, The | 1966 | (#9) Sonny Curtiss, composer, was a member of Buddy Holly's Cricketts |
| I Get Around | Beach Boys, The | 1964 | (#1) Brian Wilson |
| I Get So Lonely (When I Dream About You) | Four Knights, The | 1954 | (#2) |
| I Go to Pieces | Peter & Gordon | 1965 | (#9) Del Shannon |
| I Got A Name | Jim Croce | 1973 | (#10) Words & Music by Jim Croce |
| I Got Rhythm | Happenings, The | 1967 | (#3) George & Ira Gershwin, 1937; popularized by Ethyl Merman |
| I Got You Babe | Sonny & Cher | 1965 | (#1 for 3 weeks) Sonny Bono |
| I Guess It Doesn't Matter Anymore | Buddy Holly | 1959 | Paul Anka; Charted three weeks after Holly's death |
| I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues | Elton John | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | |
| I Guess Things Happen That Way | Johnny Cash | Jack Clement | |
| I Had the Craziest Dream | Helen Forrest | with Harry James Orchestra | |
| I Hear A Symphony | Supremes, The | 1965 | (#1) Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier |
| I Hear You Knocking | Gale Storm | 1955 | (#2) Dave Bartholemew, Pearl King |
| I Heard It Through the Grapevine | Gladys Knight & the Pips | 1967 | Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong (later rec. by Marvin Gaye) |
| I Honestly Love You | Olivia Newton-John | 1974 | Grammy winner 1974 (record) |
| I Just Can't Help Believin' | B.J. Thomas | 1970 | (#9) |
| I Just Wanna Stop | Gino Vannelli | 1978 | (#4) Ross Vannelli |
| I Knew You When | Billy Joe Royal | 1965 | (#14) |
| I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) | Barbara George | 1961 | (#3) Carl Stutz, Edith Lindeman, 1958 |
| I Know A Heartache When I See One | Jennifer Warnes | 1979 | (#19) Charles Black, Rory Burke |
| I Know A Place | Petula Clark | 1965 | (#3) Tony Hatch |
| I Know An Old Lady | 1952 | Rose Bonne, Alan Mills | |
| I Left My Heart In San Francisco | Tony Bennett | 1962 | (#19) Douglas Cross & George Cory; Grammy, 1962 (record) First lyrics, 1954, failed to chart |
| I Like Dreamin' | Kenny Nolan | ||
| I Like It Like That | Dave Clark Five, The | 1965 | (#7) Chris Kenner, Allan Toussaint (Chris Kenner #2 in 1961, also The Miracles #27 in ‘64) |
| I Live Each Day | Jerry Vale | 1954 | (#29) |
| I Love A Rainy Night | Eddie Rabbitt | 1980 | (#1) |
| I Love How You Love Me | Bobby Vinton | 1968 | (#9) Barry Mann, Larry Kolber; previously #5 for The Paris Sisters, 1961 |
| I Love Paris | Frank Sinatra | 1960 | Cole Porter, 1953, in "Can Can" |
| I Love the Way You Love Me | John Michael Montgomery | Cannon & Shaw | |
| I Love You For Sentimental Reasons | Nat "King" Cole | 1946 | (#1 for 6 weeks) Deek Watson, William Best |
| I Love You Madly | Four Coins | 1955 | (#28) |
| I Love | Tom T. Hall | 1973 | (#12) Tom T. Hall |
| I Need You Now | Eddie Fisher | 1954 | (#1) Jimmy Crane, Al Jacobs |
| I Need You | America | 1972 | (#9) Gerry Beckley |
| I Need Your Lovin' | Cheers, The | 1954 | (#15) |
| I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | Lynn Anderson | 1971 | Joe South |
| I Only Have Eyes For You | Flamingos, The | 1959 | Al Dubin, Harry Warren (#11) (orig Ben Selvin, 1934, later Doris Day, 1950); also Art Garfunkel, #18, 1975 |
| I Only Want to Be with You | Dusty Springfield | 1964 | (#12) Mike Hawker, Ivor Raymonde |
| I Really Don't Want to Know | Tommy Edwards | 1960 | (#18) Hal Blair, Don Robertson; first recorded by Eddy Arnold, 1954 |
| I Remember You | Frank Ifield | 1962 | (#5) Johnny Mercer & Victor Schertzinger, 1942; in The Fleet's In, ‘42; top 10 by Tommy Dorsey, 1944x |
| I Saw Her Again | Mamas & Papas | 1966 | (#5) John Phillips, Denny Doherty |
| I Saw Her Standing There | Beatles, The | 1964 | (#14) John Lennon, Paul McCartney |
| I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus | Jimmy Boyd | 1952 | (#1) Tommie Connor |
| I Saw The Light | 1948 | Hank Williams | |
| I Say A Little Prayer | Dionne Warwick | 1967 | (#4) Hal David, Bert Bacharach |
| I Shot the Sheriff | Eric Clapton | 1974 | Bob Marley |
| I Should Care | Paul Weston Orchestra | 1945 | Sammy Kahn, Axel Stordahl |
| I Should Have Known Better | Beatles, The | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | |
| I Speak to the Stars | Doris Day | 1954 | (#16) |
| I Spoke Too Soon | Crew-Cuts, The | 1954 | (#24) |
| I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat | Mel Blanc | 1951 | (#9) Alan Livingston, Warren Foxter |
| I Think I Love You | Partridge Family, The | 1970 | (#1 for 3 weeks) Toney Romey |
| I Think We're Alone Now | Tommy James | 1967 | (#3) |
| I Thought About You | Frank Sinatra | 1956 | Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Van Heusen, 1939 |
| I Understand Just How You Feel | Four Tunes | 1954 | (#6) Pat Best |
| I Understand | June Valli | 1954 | (#8) Kim Gannon, Mabel Wayne |
| I Walk the Line | Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two | 1956 | (#17) Johnny Cash |
| I Wanna Be Around | Tony Bennett | 1962 | Johnny Mercer, Sadie Vimmerstedt |
| I Want Candy | Strangeloves, The | 1965 | (#11) |
| I Want Some Atmosphere | Bill Haley & His Comets | 1954 | (#11) |
| I Want To Be Wanted | Brenda Lee | 1960 | Bob Atcher, 1943 (#1) |
| I Want To Hold Your Hand | Beatles, The | 1964 | (#1) |
| I Want You All to Myself (Just You) | Kitty Kallen | 1954 | (#23) |
| I Want You to Be My Baby | Georgia Gibbs | 1955 | (#14) |
| I Want You, I Need You, I Love You | Elvis Presley | 1956 | (#1) Maurice Mysels, Ira Kosloff |
| I Was Made to Love Her | Stevie Wonder | 1967 | (#2) Henry Crosby, Stevie Wonder |
| I Went to Your Wedding | Patti Page | 1952 | (#1) Jessie May Robinson |
| I Will Follow Him | Little Peggy March | 1963 | (#1) Arthur Altman, Norman Gimbel |
| I Will Wait for You | Frank Sinatra | 1956 | Michel Legrand, Normal Gimbel, Jacques Demy; from Umbrellas of Cherbourg |
| I Will | Beatles, The | 1968 | John Lennon, Paul McCartney |
| I Wish I Wuz | Rosemary Clooney | 1951 | (#27) |
| I Wish It Would Rain | Temptations, The | 1968 | (#4) Rodger Penzabene, Barret Strong |
| I Wish You Could Be Here | Simon & Garfunkel | Paul Simon, Bruce Woodley | |
| I Wish You Love | Gloria Lynne | 1964 | (#28) Charles Trenet |
| I Wonder As I Wander | Peter, Paul & Mary | 1988 | John Jacob Niles; featured on the PMS TV special "Holiday Celebration" |
| I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight | Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart | 1967 | (#8) Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart |
| I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now | 1909 | Joseph Howard, Will Hough & Frank Adams | |
| I Won't Last a Day Without You | Carpenters, The | 1971 | Roger Nicholls, Paul Williams; Karen died 2/4/83 |
| I Write The Songs | Barry Manilow | 1975 | (#1) Bruce Johnston (of the Beach Boys — his only hit; about Brian Wilson); Grammy winner 1976 (song) |
| I'd Like to Get to Know You | Spanky & Our Gang | 1978 | (#17) |
| I'd Like to Make It With You | Bread | 1970 | (#1) David Gates (on charts 17 weeks) |
| I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing | New Seekers, The | 1971 | (#7) Billy Davis, Dottie West, Bill Backer |
| I'd Love You to Want Me | Lobo | ||
| I'd Rather Be Blue | Barbra Streisand | 1964 | Billy Rose, Fred Fisher, 1928; featured in "Funny Girl" |
| I'd Really Love to See You Tonight | England Dan & John Ford Coley | 1976 | (#2) Parker McGee (on charts 24 weeks) |
| I'll Be Home For Christmas | Bing Crosby | 1943 | Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, & Buck Ram |
| I'll Be Seeing You | Frank Sinatra | 1961 | (#58) Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain, ‘38; in ‘43 movie (same name); Liberace's theme song in the 50's; Bing Crosty #1, ‘44 |
| I'll Be There | Jackson 5, The | 1970 | Bob West, Hal Davis, Barry Gordy |
| I'll Cry Instead | Beatles, The | 1964 | (#25) John Lennon, Paul McCartney |
| I'll Fly Away | Alfred E. Brumley | ||
| I'll Follow the Sun | Beatles, The | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | |
| I'll Get By | Kay Starr | 1944 | Fred Ahlert, Roy Turk, 1928; also rec. by The King Sisters, 1944; used as a self-title movie theme, 1950 |
| I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song | Jim Croce | 1974 | (#9) Words & Music by Jim Croce |
| I'll Make Love to You | Boys 2 Men | 1994 | (#1) |
| I'll Never Fall In Love Again | Dionne Warwick | 1969 | (#6) Bert Bacharach & Hal David |
| I'll Never Find Another You | Seekers, The | 1965 | (#4) Tom Springfield |
| I'll Never Love This Way Again | Dionne Warwick | 1977 | Will Jennings, Richard Kerr |
| I'll Never Smile Again | Frank Sinatra | 1939 | Ruth Lowe (Tommy Dorsey Orch.) (also The Platters, ‘61, #25) |
| I'll Play for You | Seals & Crofts | 1975 | (#18) James Seals, Dash Crofts |
| I'll See You in My Dreams | Pat Boone | 1962 | (#32) Gus Kahn, Isham Jones, 1924 |
| I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen | 1875 | Thomas Paine Westendorf; not Irish…written in Kentucky! | |
| I'll Take You There | Staple Singers, The | 1972 | (#1) Alvertis Isbell |
| I'm A Believer | Monkees, The | 1967 | Neil Diamond |
| I'm a Fool to Care | Les Paul & Mary Ford | 1954 | (#6) Ted Daffan |
| I'm a Fool | Dino, Desi & Billy | 1965 | (#17) |
| I'm A Loser | Beatles, The | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | |
| I'm a Man | Yardbirds, The | 1965 | (#17) |
| I'm Alright | Kenny Loggins | 1980 | (#7) (from the movie Caddyshack) |
| I'm Always Chasing Rainbows | 1918 | Harry Carroll, Joseph McCarthy | |
| I'm Always Hearing Wedding Bells | Eddie Fisher | (#20) | |
| I'm Beginning to See the Light | Ella Fitzgerald | ||
| I'm Easy (Like Sunday Morning) | Commodores, The | Lionel Ritchie | |
| I'm Easy | Keith Caradine | 1976 | (#17) Keith Caradine, from the movie "Nashville" |
| I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas | Ricky Zahnd & The Blue Jeaners | 1955 | (#21) S. Tepper, R. Bennett |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | Tommy Dorsey | 1932 | Goerge Bassman, Ned Washington; theme song of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra |
| I'm Goin' Home | Kingston Trio, The | 1964 | Fred Geis |
| I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door | Eddie Hodges | 1961 | (#12) |
| I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself | Billy Williams | 1957 | (#3) Fred Ahlert & Joe Young, 1935 |
| I'm Happy Just to Dance With You | Beatles, The | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | |
| I'm Henry VIII, I Am | Herman's Hermits | 1965 | (#1) R.P. Weston, Fred Murray; based on a Harry Champion tune from 1911 |
| I'm In a Hurry | Alabama | ||
| I'm In The Mood For Love | Frances Langford | 1936 | Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields (#5 on the Hit Parade) |
| I'm Into Something Good | Herman's Hermits | 1964 | (#13) |
| I'm Leaving It Up to You | Dale & Grace | 1963 | (#1) Dewey Terry, Don Harris |
| I'm Looking Through You | Beatles, The | John Lennon & Paul McCartney | |
| I'm Losing You | Temptations, The | 1966 | (#8) |
| I'm Movin' On | Ray Charles | 1959 | Previously recorded by Hank Snow |
| I'm My Own Grandpaw | Ray Stevens | Dwight Latham, Moe Jaffe (Guy Lombardo, 1948) | |
| I'm Not In Love | Ten CC | 1975 | (#2 for 3 weeks) Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman |
| I'm Not Lisa | Jessie Colter | 1975 | Jessie Colter |
| I'm Not Your Stepping Stone | Monkeys, The | ||
| I'm Sitting On Top Of The World | Les Paul & Mary Ford | 1953 | Sam Lewis, Joe Young, Ray Henderson, 1925 |
| I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry | Hank Williams | 1949 | Hank Williams; also BJ Thomas #8 in 1966) |
| I'm Sorry | Brenda Lee | 1960 | (#1) Ronnie Self & Dub Albritten |
| I'm Sorry | John Denver | 1975 | John Denver |
| I'm Telling You Now | Freddie & The Dreamers | 1965 | (#1) Freddie Garrit, Mitch Murray |
| I'm the Pied Piper | Crispian St. Peters | 1966 | (#4) |
| I'm Waiting Just For You | Rosemary Clooney | 1951 | (#21) |
| I'm Walkin' | Fats Domino | 1957 | (#4) Fats Domino (Rick Nelson also #4) |
| I'm Walking Behind You | Eddie Fisher | 1953 | (#1) Billy Reid |
| I've Got a Crush On You | Betty Grable | 1955 | George & Ira Gershwin, 1930; also recorded by Frank Sinatra, 1952 |
| I've Got a Crush On You | Ella Fitzgerald | 1938 | Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin, 1931 |
| I've Got a Tiger By The Tail | Buck Owens | 1965 | (#25) Buck Owens, Harlan Howard |
| I've Got a Woman | Ray Charles | 1955 | (#2 on R&B charts) Ray Charles; Charles' first hit |
| I've Got Beans In My Ears | Serendipity Singers, The | 1964 | (#30) University of Colorado group |
| I've Got Friends In Low Places | Garth Brooks | 1990 | (#1) DeWayne Blackwell, Earl Bud Lee |
| I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm | Les Brown | 1948 | Recorded during WWII, but not released at that time |
| I've Got the World On a String | Mel Tormé | 1966 | Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen, from "Cotton Club Parade 21st Edition," 1932 |
| I've Got to Be Me | Sammy Davis, Jr. | 1977 | Walter Marks, 1968 |
| I've Got You Under My Skin | Frank Sinatra | 1956 | Cole Porter, 1936 |
| I've Gotta Be Me | Sammy Davis, Jr. | 1968 | (#11) Words & Music by Walter Marks (from Golden Rainbow) |
| I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face | Rosemary Clooney | 1956 | (#70) Alan J. Lerner, Frederick Loewe (from My Fair Lady) |
| I've Heard That Song Before | Harry James Orch. | 1943 | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne (1938?) |
| I've Just Seen a Face | Beatles, The | 1965 | John Lennon, Paul McCartney |
| I've Never Been To Spain | Three Dog Night | 1971 | (#5) Hoyt Axton |
| I've Told Every Little Star | Linda Scott | 1961 | (#3) Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II |
| If | Perry Como | 1951 | (#1) w. Tolchard Evans, m. Robert Hargreaves, Stanley Damerell, 1934 |
| If | David Gates | 1970 | (#4) David Gates |
| If Ever You're In My Arms Again | Peabo Bryson | 1984 | (#6) |
| If I Could Turn Back Time | Cher | 1989 | (#3) |
| If I Didn't Care | Platters, The | 1961 | Jack Lawrence, 1939 (#30) (also Hilltoppers 1954) |
| If I Fell | Beatles, The | 1964 | John Lennon, Paul McCartney; from A Hard Day's Night |
| If I Give My Heart To You | Doris Day | 1954 | (#3) Jimmy Crane, Al Jacobs, Jimmy Brewster (Kitty Kallen version #34 in 1959) |
| If I Had a Hammer | Peter, Paul & Mary | 1962 | (#10) Pete Seeger, Lee Hays (of The Weavers) (Trini Lopez #3 in 1963) |
| If I Had A Penny | Rosemary Clooney | 1953 | (#26) |
| If I Knew You Were Comin' | Eileen Barton | 1950 | (#1) Al Hoffman, Bob Merrill, Clem Watts |
| If I Loved You | Roy Hamilton | Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers; from "Carousel" | |
| If I May | Nat "King" Cole | 1955 | (#8) Rosemary McCoy, Charles Singleton |
| If I Only Had a Brain | Bolger/Lahr/Haley | 1939 | E.Y.Harburg, Harold Arlen |
| If I Ruled the World | Tony Bennett | 1965 | (#34) Leslie Bricusse, Cyril Ornadel |
| If I Were a Carpenter | Bobby Darin | 1966 | (#8) Tim Hardin (Darin died in 1973 in surgery at age 37, Hardin in 1980 at 39) |
| If Teardrops Were Pennies | Rosemary Clooney | 1951 | (#24) |
| If You Could Read My Mind | Gordon Lightfoot | 1970 | (#5) Gordon Lightfoot |
| If You Don't Want My Love | Jaye P. Morgan | (#12) | |
| If You Go Away | Rod McKuen | Jacques Brel (Eng. Rod McKuen) | |
| If You Knew Susie | Eddie Cantor | ||
| If You Know What I Mean | Neil Diamond | 1976 | (#11) Neil Diamond |
| If You Leave Me Now | Chicago | 1976 | Peter Cetera |
| If You Love Me (Really Love Me) | Kay Starr | 1954 | (#4) |
| If You Wanna Be Happy | Jimmy Soul | 1963 | (#1) Frank Guda, Carmella Guda, Joseph Royster |
| If You've Got the Money, Honey | Lefty Frizzell | ||
| Iko Iko | Dixie Cups, The | 1965 | (#20) |
| I'll Be Doggone | Marvin Gaye | 1965 | (#8) |
| I'll Keep Holding On | Marvelettes, The | 1965 | (#34) |
| I'll Never Stop Loving You | Doris Day | 1955 | (#13) Sammy Kahn, Nicholas Brodszky |
| Imagine | John Lennon | 1971 | (#3) John Lennon |
| Impossible Dream | Jack Jones | 1966 | (#35) Joe Darion & Mitch Leigh, in Man of La Mancha |
| In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town | Somethin' Smith & The Redheads | 1956 | (#27) Little Jack Little, John Siras & Joe Young, 1932; also recorded by Johnny Long, 1940 |
| In Crowd, The | Ramsey Lewis | 1965 | (#5) (instrumental) (Dobie Gray vocal #13) |
| In Dreams | Roy Orbison | 1963 | (#7) |
| In My Dreams | Judds, The | 1990 | |
| In My Life | Beatles, The | 1965 | John Lennon, Paul McCartney |
| In My Little Corner of the World | Anita Bryant | 1960 | (#10) |
| In My Merry Oldsmobile | 1905 | Gus Edwards, Vincent Bryan | |
| In My Room | Beach Boys, The | 1963 | (#23) Brian Wilson, Gary Usher |
| In the Chapel in the Moonlight | Kitty Kallen | 1954 | (#4) William Hall, 1936 (#3 on Hit Parade) |
| In The Cool Cool Cool of the Evening | 1951 | Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer; in Here Comes the Groom; Oscar winner 1951 | |
| In The Early Mornin' Rain | Peter, Paul & Mary | 1965 | (#91) Gordon Lightfoot |
| In the Ghetto | Elvis Presley | 1969 | (#3) Mac Davis |
| In the Middle of the House | Vaughn Monroe | 1956 | (#11) (Rusty Draper's #20) |
| In the Midnight Hour | Wilson Pickett | 1965 | (#21) Steve Cropper |
| In the Misty Moonlight | Jerry Wallace | 1964 | (#19) Cindy Walker; also rec. by Dean Martin, 1967 (#46) |
| In the Mood | Ernie Fields' Orchestra | 1959 | (#4) Andy Razaf & Joe Garland, 1939 |
| In The Navy | Village People, The | 1979 | (#3) Roy Dorset |
| In The Still of The Night | Five Satins, The | 1956 | (#24) Words & Music by lead singer Fred Parris |
| In The Still of The Night | Nelson Eddy | 1937 | Cole Porter (in Rosalie) (also Dion, 1960) |
| In the Summertime | Mungo Jerry | 1970 | (#3) |
| In the Summertime | Roger Miller | 1966 | Roger Miller; also rec. by Andy Williams |
| In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning | Carly Simon | 1993 | David Mann, Bob Hilliard; from the movie "Sleepless In Seattle" |
| In The Year 2525 | Zager & Evans | 1969 | (#1 for 6 weeks) Richard Evans; only charted single, a top 10 One-Hit Wonder; from Lincoln, NE |
| In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida | Iron Butterfly | 1968 | (#30) Doug Ingle; album was in top 10 for 81 weeks, on charts for 140 |
| Incense And Peppermints | Strawberry Alarm Clock | 1967 | (#1) John Carter, Tim Gilbert, Frank Slay |
| Inchworm | Danny Kaye | 1952 | Frank Loesser; in "Hans Christian Andersen" |
| Indian Lake | Cowsills, The | 1968 | (#10) |
| Indian Love Call | Nelson Eddy/Jeanette MacDonald | 1936 | Rudolf Friml, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, 1924; in "Rose Marie"; 1st million-seller show tune |
| Indiscretion | Jo Stafford | 1954 | (#30) |
| Inka Dinka Doo | Jimmy Durante | 1923 | Jimmy Durante |
| Innocent Man, An | Billy Joel | 1983 | (#10) |
| Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall | Teresa Brewer | 1953 | (#23) Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher, 1945 |
| Irish Ballad, The | Tom Lehrer | Tom Lehrer | |
| Is That All There Is | Peggy Lee | 1969 | (#11) Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller; arranged by then-unknown Randy Newman |
| Island Girl | Elton John | 1975 | (#1) Elton John, Bernie Taupin |
| Island In the Sun | Harry Belafonte | 1957 | (#30) |
| Islands In The Stream | Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers | 1983 | (#2) written by the Bee-Gees |
| Isle of Capri | Gaylords, The | 1954 | (#14) Jimmy Kennedy, Will Gronz |
| It Ain't Me Babe | Turtles, The | 1965 | (#8) Bob Dylan (Dylan recorded it in 1964) |
| It Came Upon a Midnight Clear | Traditional | E.H. Sears, R.S. Willis, pub. 1849 | |
| It Don't Come Easy | Ringo Starr | 1971 | (#4) |
| It Don't Matter to Me | Bread | 1970 | (#10) David Gates |
| It Don't Mean a Thing | Boswell Sisters, The | ||
| It Had to Be You | Frank Sinatra | 1949 | Isham Jones & Gus Kahn, 1924 |
| It Happens To Be Me | Nat "King" Cole | 1954 | (#16) |
| It Hurts to Be In Love | Gene Pitney | 1964 | (#7) |
| It Isn't Fair | Don Cornell | 1950 | Richard Himber |
| It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' | Johnny Tillotson | 1962 | (#3) |
| It Looks Like Rain | Edgar Leslie, Joseph Burke, 1937 | ||
| It Might As Well Be Spring | 1945 | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II; in State Fair; Oscar winner, 1945 | |
| It Must Be Him | Vicki Carr | 1967 | Gilbert Becaud, from the French "Seul Su Son Etàle" |
| It Never Entered My Mind | |||
| It Never Rains In California | Albert Hammond | 1972 | (#5) Michael Hazelwood, Albert Hammond |
| It Only Hurts for a Little While | Ames Brothers, The | 1956 | (#11) Mack David, Fred Spielman |
| It Only Takes a Moment | from Hello, Dolly | 1963 | Jerry Herman |
| It Was A Very Good Year | Frank Sinatra | 1965 | (#28) Ervin Drake, 1961 (also by The Kingston Trio) |
| It Was Almost Like A Song | Ronnie Milsap | 1977 | (#16) |
| It Worries Me | Frank Sinatra | 1954 | (#30) |
| It's a Beautiful Morning | Rascals, The | 1968 | (#3) (band was 3/4's of Joey Dee's "starlighters") |
| It's A Sin to Tell A Lie | Somethin' Smith & The Redheads | 1955 | (#7) Billy Mayhew, 1933 (Thomas "Fats" Waller #1 in 1936) |
| It's All in the Game | Tommy Edwards | 1958 | (#1) Carl Sigman (‘51), Charles Gales Dawes (Coolidge's VP), 1912 (Cliff Richard #25 in 1963) Edwards d 1969 |
| It's All Over Now | Rolling Stones, The | 1964 | (#26) |
| It's Been a Long, Long Time | Harry James Orch (Kitty Kallen voc) | 1945 | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne |
| It's Gonna Take Some Time | The Carpenters | 1971 | Carole King, Toni Stern; Karen died 2/4/83 |
| It's Hard to Be Humble | Mac Davis | Mac Davis | |
| It's Impossible | Perry Como | 1970 | (#10) Sid Wayne, Camile Manzanero |
| It's Just A Matter Of Time | Brook Benton | 1959 | (#3) Clyde Otis, Brook Benton (d 1988) |
| It's Late | Ricky Nelson | 1959 | (#9) |
| It's Magic | Doris Day | 1958 | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne, 1948 |
| It's My Party | Lesley Gore | 1963 | (#1) Wally Gold, Jack Gluck |
| It's Not for Me To Say | Johnny Mathis | 1957 | (#5) Al Stillman & Robert Allen |
| It's Not Unusual | Tom Jones | 1965 | (#10) Gordon Mills, Les Reed |
| It's Now Or Never | Elvis Presley | 1960 | (#1) Aaron Schroeder, Gally Gold (to "O Sole Mio" by de Capua, 1899 — his 2nd "borrowed" tune after Aura Lee) |
| It's Only a Paper Moon | 1933 | Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen; from the movie "Take a Chance" | |
| It's Only Love | Beatles, The | 1966 | John Lennon, Paul McCartney |
| It's Only Make Believe | Conway Twitty | 1958 | (#1) Conway Twitty, Jack Nance |
| It's Over | Roy Orbison | 1964 | (#9) Jimmie Rogers |
| It's So Easy | Linda Ronstadt | 1977 | (#5) Buddy Holly, Norman Petty |
| It's Still Rock & Roll to Me | Billy Joel | 1980 | (#1) |
| It's Such A Lazy Summer Night | Four Preps, The | 1958 | (#1) Harold Spina (?) |
| It's the Right Time of the Night | Jennifer Warnes | 1977 | (#6) |
| It's Too Late | Carole King | 1971 | (#1 for 5 weeks) Carole King; Grammy winner, 1971 (record) (album won 3) (flip side "I Feel the Earth Move") |
| It's Too Soon To Know | Pat Boone | 1958 | (#4) Deborah Chessler (also by Dinah Washington, 1948) |
| It's a Blue World | Four Freshmen, The | 1953 | Robert Wright, Chet Forrest |
| It's A Good Day | Peggy Lee | 1948 | Peggy Lee, David Barbour (husband & wife) |
| It's A Heartache | Juice Newton | 1978 | Ronnie Scott & Wolfe |
| It's A Woman's World | Four Aces, The | 1954 | (#11) Sammy Cahn, Cybil Mockridge |
| It's All Right With Me | Ella Fitzgerald | 1957 | Cole Porter, in "Can Can," 1953 |
| It's Almost Tomorrow | Dream Weavers, The | 1955 | (#7) Wade Buff, Gene Adkinson |
| It's Beginning To Look Like Chistmas | Perry Como & the Fontane Sisters | 1951 | (#19) Meredith Wilson |
| It's Good News Week | Hedgehoppers Anonymous | 1965 | Kenneth King |
| It's In the Book (Parts 1 & 2) | Johnny Standley | 1952 | (#1) Johnny Standley, Art Thorsen |
| It's the Same Old Song | Four Tops, The | 1965 | (#5) |
| It's the Talk of the Town | Connie Boswell | 1932 | Marty Symes, Al J. Neiburg, Jerry Livingston |
| Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini | Brian Hyland | 1960 | (#1) Paul Vance, Les Pockriss |
| Ivory Tower | Gale Storm | 1956 | (#6) Jack Fulton, Lois Steel (Cathy Carr version #2) |
| Ja-Da | Eddie Condon | 1938 | Bob Carleton, 1918 |
| Jailhouse Rock | Elvis Presley | 1957 | (#1) Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller (also Hound Dog) |
| Jamaica Farewell | Harry Belefonte | 1956 | (#14) Herbie Lovell, Roy McIntyre, Lillian Keyser (on chart for 26 weeks) |
| Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | Fats Domino | 1961 | (#30) Hank Williams, 1952 |
| Jane, Jane, Jane | Kingston Trio, The | 1962 | (#93) Stan Wilson (flip side of "Scotch ‘n Soda") |
| Java | Al Hirt | 1964 | (#4) Allen Touissaint, Alvin Tyler |
| Jazzman | Carole King | 1974 | (#2) Carole King, David Palmer |
| Jean | Oliver | 1969 | (#2) Rod McKuen, from the movie The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie |
| Jennie Lee | Jan & Arnie | 1958 | (#8) (Jan & Dean) |
| Jennifer Juniper | Donovan | Donovan Leitch | |
| Jenny Jenny | Little Richard | 1957 | (#10) |
| Jenny Take a Ride! | Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels | 1965 | (#10) |
| Jezabel | Frankie Laine | 1951 | Wayne Shanklin |
| Jilted | Teresa Brewer | 1954 | (#6) Robert Colby, Dick Manning |
| Jim Dandy | LaVern Baker & The Gliders | 1956 | (#17) |
| Jingle Bell Rock | Bobby Helms | 1958 | (#35) Joseph Beal, James Booth |
| Jingle Bells | Traditional | James Pierpont, pub. 1857 | |
| Joanne | Michael Nesmith & 1st National Band | 1970 | (#21) Michael Nesmith (later of The Monkees) |
| Joey | Betty Madigan | 1954 | (#12) Herb Wiener, James Kreigsman |
| John and Marsha | Stan Freberg | 1951 | (#21) |
| John Birch Society, The | Chad Mitchell Trio, The | 1962 | (#99) |
| Johnny Angel | Shelly Fabares | 1962 | (#1) Lyn Duddy, Lee Pockriss |
| Johnny B. Goode | Chuck Berry | 1958 | (#8) Chuck Berry |
| Johnny Get Angry | Joanie Sommers | 1962 | (#2) |
| Jolly Old St. Nicholas | Traditional | ||
| Jones Boy, The | MIlls Brothers, The | 1953 | (#15) Manny Curtis, Vic Mizzy |
| Joy to the World (Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog) | Three Dog Night | 1971 | (#1 for 6 weeks) Hoyt Axton (with Mom, Mae, for Heartbreak Hotel) only mother son #1 writers |
| Joy to the World | Traditional | I. Watts, L. Mason, pub 1839 | |
| Judy's Turn to Cry | Lesley Gore | 1963 | (#5) Edna Laws, Beverly Ross |
| Julianne | New Christy Minstrels, The | Randy Sparks | |
| Junk | John Denver | 1971 | John Lennon, Paul McCartney |
| Just A Closer Walk With Thee | Red Foley | 1950 | Red Foley |
| Just A Dream | Jimmy Clanton | 1958 | (#4) Jimmy Clanton, C. Matassa |
| Just A Little Too Much | Ricky Nelson | Johnny & Dorsey Burnette | |
| Just A Little | Beau Brummels, The | 1965 | (#8) Ron Elliott & Durand |
| Just A Song Before I Go | Crosby, Stills & Nash | Steven Stills | |
| Just An Old Fashioned Love Song | Three Dog Night | 1971 | (#4) |
| Just Between You and Me | Chordettes, The | 1957 | (#8) |
| Just Dropped In | Kenny Rogers & the First Edition | 1968 | (#5) |
| Just In Time | Tony Bennett | 1956 | (#46) Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne, in "Bells Are Ringing" |
| Just Like a Woman | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | |
| Just My Imagination | Temptations, The | 1971 | (#1) Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong |
| Just The Two of Us | Bill Withers/Grover Washington | 1981 | (#2 for 3 weeks)First song to be #1 on pop, R&B and Jazz; Washington d. 12/99 |
| Just The Way You Are | Billy Joel | 1977 | (#3) Billy Joel; 2 Grammies, 1978 (song, record) |
| Just Walkin' in the Rain | Johnny Ray | 1956 | (#2) Johnny Bragg, Robert Riley |
| Just When I Needed You Most | Randy VanWarmer | Randy VanWarmer | |
| Kalamazoo | Glenn Miller Orch. | 1942 | Mack Gordon, Harry Warren; Oscar nominee, 1942 |
| Kansas City Star | Roger Miller | 1965 | (#31) |
| Kansas City | Wilbert Harrison | 1959 | (#1) Mike Stoller, Jerry Leiber |
| Kathy's Song | Simon & Garfunkel | 1966 | Paul Simon |
| Katy Cruel | Traditional | Traditional | |
| Kaw-Liga | Hank Williams | 1952 | Fred Rose, Hank Williams; recorded 4 months before he died, released posthumously |
| Keep It Gay | Perry Como | 1953 | (#30) Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II |
| Keep on Dancing | Gentrys, The | 1965 | (#4) Alledgedly recorded in 35 minutes |
| Keep On Truckin' | Eddie Kendricks | 1973 | (#1) Frank Wilson, Anita Poree, Leonard Caston |
| Kentuckian Song, The | Hilltoppers, The | 1955 | (#20) |
| Kentucky Rain | Elvis Presley | 1970 | Eddie Rabbit & Dick Heard |
| Key Largo | Bertie Higgins | 1982 | (top 10) Bertie Higgins |
| Kicks | Paul Revere & The Raiders | 1966 | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil |
| Kid's Last Fight, The | Frankie Laine | 1954 | (#20) Merrill |
| Killing Me Softly | Roberta Flack | 1972 | (#1 5 wks, charted 16) Normal Gimbel, Charlos Fox, Lori Leiberman; about Don McLean; 2 Grammies ‘73 (song, rec) |
| Kind of a Drag | Buckinghams, The | 1966 | (#1) James Holvay |
| King of the Road | Roger Miller | 1965 | (#4) Roger Miller; Grammy Winner, 1965 (C&W song, his second in a row) |
| King Porter Stomp | Benny Goodman Orchestra | 1935 | Jelly Roll Morton, 1924 |
| Kiss An Angel Good Morning | Charley Pride | 1972 | Ben Peters; Grammy winner, 1972 (C&W) |
| Kiss Of Fire | Georgia Gibbs | 1952 | #1) Lester Allen, Robert Hill, A.G. Villoldo |
| Kiss On My List | Hall & Oates | 1981 | (#1) Daryl Hall, Jana Allen (sister of Sara "Sara Smile" Allen, Daryl's girlfriend, who died in 1993 of leukemia) |
| Kisses Sweeter Than Wine | Jimmie Rodgers | 1957 | (#3) Paul Campbell (nom de plume of The Weavers) & Joel Newman (Huddie Ledbetter), 1951 |
| K-K-K-Katy | 1918 | Geoffrey O'Hara | |
| Knockin' on Heaven's Door | Bob Dylan | 1973 | Bob Dylan; also rec. by Eric Clapton, 1975 |
| Knowing Me Knowing You | Abba | 1976 | (#13) |
| Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So) | Perry Como | 1955 | (#2) Jake Porter, Eunice Levy, Forrest Wilson |
| Kodachrome | Paul Simon | 1973 | (#2) Paul Simon |
| Kokomo | Beach Boys, The | 1988 | (#1) (on charts for 28 weeks) Mike Love, Terry Melcher, John Phillips, Scott McKenzie |
| Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) | Edward Byrnes with Connie Stevens | 1959 | (#4) Irving Taylor; inspired by the TV show "77 Sunset Strip" |
| La Bamba | Ritchie Valens | 1958 | (#22) Traditional Mexican |
| La Dee Dah | Billy & Lillie | 1958 | (#9) |
| La Paloma | Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra | 1958 | (#20) (instrumental) |
| La Vie en Rose | Edith Piaf | 1946 | Edith Piaf, Gilles Valiquette |
| Lady Godiva | Peter & Gordon | 1966 | (#6) |
| Lady In Red | Chris de Burgh | 1986 | Chris de Burgh |
| Lady Is A Tramp, The | Frank Sinatra | 1957 | Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers (from Babes In Arms, it is on Sinatra's Pal Joey soundtrack) |
| Lady Madonna | Beatles, The | 1966 | John Lennon, Paul McCartney |
| Lady of Spain | Les Paul | 1948 | Erell Reaves, Tolchard Evans, 1931 |
| Lady Willpower | Gary Puckett & The Union Gap | 1968 | Jerry Fuller |
| Lady | Kenny Rogers | 1980 | (#1 for 6 weeks) Lionel Ritchie (Graham Gable?) |
| Lady | Styx | 1974 | (#6) Dennis DeYoung |
| Land of 1000 Dances | Cannibal & The Headhunters | 1965 | (#30) Chris Kenner; also recorded by Wilson Picket #6, 1966, and by Cannibal #30 in 1965 |
| Land of Dreams | Hugo Winterhalter | 1954 | (#28) (instrumental) |
| Last Dance | Donna Summer | 1978 | (#3) Paul Jabara; Grammy Winner, 1978 (R&B); in Thank God It's Friday, Oscar winner 1978 |
| Last Date | Floyd Cramer | 1960 | Floyd Cramer |
| Last Farewell, The | Roger Whitaker | 1975 | (#19) Roger Whitaker, R.A. Webster |
| Last Kiss | J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers | 1964 | (#2) Wayne Cochran |
| Last Night I Didn't Get to Sleep at All) | Marilyn McCoo | 1972 | Terry Macauley, Marilyn McCoo |
| Last Thing On My Mind, The | Peter, Paul & Mary | 1968 | Tom Paxton; also rec. by Neil Diamond (#56 in 1973) |
| Last Time I Saw Paris, The | Ann Southern | 1941 | Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern, 1940; Oscar-winning song from "Lady Be Good" |
| Last Train to Clarksville | Monkees, The | 1966 | Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart |
| Last Waltz With You | Engelbert Humperdink | 1967 | (#25) Les Read, Berry Mason |
| Last Word in Lonesome Is Me | Eddie Arnold | 1966 | |
| Laugh at Me | Sonny Bono | 1965 | (#10) |
| Laugh, Laugh | Beau Brummels, The | 1965 | (#15) Ron Elliott |
| Laughing | Guess Who, The | 1969 | (#10) |
| Laughter in the Rain | Neal Sedaka | 1974 | (#1) Neil Sedaka |
| Laura | Woody Herman Orchestra | 1945 | Johnny Mercer, David Raksin |
| Lavender-Blue | Sammy Turner | 1959 | (#3) Adapted by Eliot Caniel, Larry Morley, 1948, from trad. c 1750 |
| Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) | Melanie | 1970 | Melanie Safka, inspired by her visit to Woodstock in 1969 |
| Lay Down Sally | Eric Clapton | 1977 | Eric Clapton, Levy & Terr |
| Lay Lady Lay | Bob Dylan | 1969 | Bob Dylan |
| Layla | Derek & The Dominoes (Clapton) | 1972 | Eric Clapton, James Beck Gordon; about Patti Boyd (Mrs. George) Harrison; they later married; 1992 re-make hit #12 |
| Lazy Day | Spanky & Our Gang | 1967 | (#14) |
| Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer | Nat "King" Cole | 1963 | (#6) |
| Lazy Summer Night | Four Preps, The | 1967 | Harold Spina |
| Leader of the Band, The | Dan Fogelberg | 1981 | (#9) |
| Leader of the Pack | Shangri-Las, The | 1964 | (#1) Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry; the Shangri-Las were two sets of sisters; record produced by Leiber & Stoller |
| Lean On Me | Bill Withers | 1972 | (#1 for 3 weeks) Bill Withers |
| Learnin' the Blues | Frank Sinatra | 1955 | (#1) Delores Silvers |
| Leave a Tender Moment Alone | Billy Joel | 1984 | (#22) |
| Leavin' on a Jet Plane | Peter, Paul & Mary | 1969 | (their only #1) John Denver |
| Lemon Tree | Peter, Paul & Mary | 1962 | (#35) Will Holt (Trini Lopez version #20 in 1965) |
| Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella | Perry Como | 1964 | Irving Kayal, Francis Wheeler, Sammy Fain, 1927 |
| Let It Be Me | Everly Brothers, The | 1960 | (#7) Pierre Delanoe (Eng. Mann Curtis), Gilbert Becaud, 1957 |
| Let It Be | Beatles, The | 1970 | John Lennon, Paul McCartney |
| Let It Grow | Eric Clapton | 1974 | Eric Clapton |
| Let It Rain | Eric Clapton | 1970 | Eric Clapton, Bonnie Bramlett |
| Let It Snow! Let It Snow1 Let It Snow! | Vaughn Monroe | 1945 | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne |
| Let Me Be There | Olivia Newton-John | 1973 | (#6) John Rostill |
| Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear | Elvis Presley | 1957 | (#1) |
| Let Me Call You Sweetheart | Patti Page | 1949 | Beth Slater Whitson, Les Friedman, 1910 |
| Let Me Go, Lover | Theresa Brewer | 1954 | (#6) Jenny Lou Carson (re-lyric Mitch Miller?) (Joan Weber version #1 in 1955, her only hit) |
| Let the Rest of the World Go By | Mitch Miller | 1958 | J. Kern Brennen, Ernest R. Ball, 1919 |
| Let There Be Drums | Sandy Nelson | 1961 | (#7) |
| Let There Be Love | Nat "King' Cole | Ian Grant, Lionel Rand | |
| Let Your Love Flow | Bellamy Brothers, The | 1976 | Lawrence Williams |
| Let's Dance | Chris Montez | 1962 | (#4) Jim Lee |
| Let's Fall in Love | Nat "King" Cole | 1943 | Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen, 1933, in the movie of the same name |
| Let's Get Away From It All | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | vocal by Pied Pipers | |
| Let's Get Physical | Olivia Newton-John | 1981 | (#1 for 10 weeks) |
| Let's Get Together | Hayley Mills | 1961 | (#8) Robert & Richard Sherman |
| Let's Live for Today | Grass Roots, The | 1967 | (#8) |
| Let's Think About Livin' | Bob Luman | 1960 | Boudleaux Bryant |
| Let's Twist Again | Chubby Checker | 1961 | (#8) Dave Appel, Carl Mann; artist real name Ernest Evans |
| Let's Hang On | Four Seasons, The | 1965 | (#3) Bob Crewe, Sandy Linzer |
| Letter, The | Box Tops, The | 1967 | (#1) Wayne Thompson |
| Liar | Three Dog Night | 1971 | (#7) |
| Liar, Liar | Castaways, The | 1965 | (#12) |
| Liechtensteiner Polka | Will Glahe & His Orchestra | 1957 | (#16) Edmund Kotscher, R. Lindt |
| Lies | Perry Como | 1952 | (#30) George Springer, Harry Barris, 1931 |
| Life In The Fast Lane | Eagles, The | 1977 | (#11) Joe Walsh |
| Life Is A Dance (You Learn As You Go) | Garth Brooks | ||
| Light My Fire | Jose Feliciano | 1967 | John Densmore, Robert Kreiger, Raymond Manzarek, James Morrison |
| Lightnin' Strikes | Lou Christie | 1965 | (#1) Lou Christie, Twyla Herbert |
| Like a Rolling Stone | Bob Dylan | 1965 | (#2) Bob Dylan |
| Limbo Rock | Chubby Checker | 1962 | Jon Sheldon, William Strange; artist real name Ernest Evans |
| Linda | Buddy Clark | 1947 | Jack Lawrence, Ann Ronell; commisioned by Lee Eastman for daughter Linda (later Mrs. Paul McCartney) |
| Lion Sleeps Tonight, The | Tokens, The | 1961 | (#1 for 3 weeks) Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George Weiss; also by The Weavers; from a Zulu chant called "Mbube" |
| Lipstick On Your Collar | Connie Francis | 1959 | (#5) Edna Lewis, George Goehring |
| Lisbon Antiqua | Nelson Riddle Orchestra | 1955 | (#1 for 4 weeks) Amadeu do Vale (Eng. Harry Dupree) Raul Portela, 1937 |
| Listen to the Music | Doobie Brothers, The | ||
| Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You, A | 1967 | Neil Diamond | |
| Little Bitty Pretty One | Clyde McPhatter | 1962 | (#25) (Thurston Harris #6 in 1957, also by Bobby Day & The Satelites, 1957, also Frankie Lymon 1960) |
| Little Bitty Tear, A | Burl Ives | 1961 | (#9) |
| Little Blue Riding Hood | Stan Freberg | 1953 | (#9) |
| Little Boxes | Pete Seeger | 1964 | (#70) Malvina Reynolds, 1962; Seeger was formerly with The Weavers |
| Little Brown Church in the Vale | 1865 | William S. Pitts | |
| Little Brown Jug | Glenn Miller Orchestra | 1939 | Joseph E. Winner, 1869 |
| Little Children | Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas | 1964 | (#7) |
| Little Darlin' | Diamonds, The | 1957 | (#2 for 8 weeks, on charts 26) Maurice Williams (his group, the Gladiolas, got beaten to the charts) |
| Little Deuce Coupe | Beach Boys, The | 1963 | (#15) |
| Little Drummer Boy, The | Harry Simeone Chorale | 1958 | (#13) Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati |
| Little Egypt (Ying-Yang) | Coasters, The | 1961 | (#23) Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller |
| Little Girl | Syndicate of Sound | 1966 | (#8) |
| Little Green Apples | Englebert Humperdink | 1968 | Bobby Russell; double-Grammy winner 1968 (song, C&W) |
| Little Honda | Hondells, The | 1964 | (#9) |
| Little Old Lady From Pasadena, The | Jan & Dean | 1964 | (#3) |
| Little Red Riding Hood | San the Sham & the Pharoahs | 1966 | (#2) Ronald Blackwell |
| Little Shoemaker, The | Gaylords , The | 1954 | (#2) Eng. Geoffrey Parsns, Rudi Revil |
| Little Sister | Elvis Presley | 1961 | (#5) Jerome "Doc" Pomus, Mort Shuman |
| Little Star | Elegants, The | 1958 | (#1) Arthur Venosa, Vito Picone; the group's only hit |
| Little Things Mean A Lot | Kitty Kallen | 1954 | (#1) Edith Lindeman, Carl Stutz (later by Joni James, #25 in 1959) |
| Little Things | Bobby Goldsboro | 1965 | (#13) |
| Little White Duck | Burl Ives | 1950 | Walt Barrows, Bernard Zaritzky |
| Little White Lies | Dick Haymes | 1948 | (#25) Walter Donaldson, 1930 |
| Little Willy | Sweet | 1973 | (#3) |
| Living Years, The | Mike & The Mechanics | 1988 | Mike Rutherford, B.A. Robertson |
| Lizzie Borden | Chad Mitchell Trio, The | 1962 | (#44) Michael Brown, 1952 (as "You Can't Chop Your Poppa Up In Massachusetts") |
| Loco-Motion, The | Little Eva | 1962 | (#1) Carole King, Cerry Goffin |
| Loddy Lo | 1964 | Dave Appell, Kal Mann | |
| Lodi | Credence Clearwater Revival | 1969 | (#52) Words & Music by John Fogarty |
| Lollipop | Chordettes, The | 1958 | (#2) Julius Dixon, Beverly Ross |
| Lollipops And Roses | Jack Jones | 1962 | (#66) Tony Velona |
| Lonely Boy | Paul Anka | 1959 | (#1) Paul Anka |
| Lonely Bull, The (El Solo Torro) | Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass | 1962 | (#6) (instrumental) Sol Lake |
| Lonely People | America | 1974 | (#5) Dewey Bunnell? |
| Lonely Stranger | Eric Clapton | 1992 | on Unplugged |
| Lonely Street | Andy Williams | 1959 | (#5) Phil Villipigue |
| Lonely Teardrops | Jackie Wilson | 1958 | (#7) Jackiw Wilson, Barry Gordy Jr.; Wilson d 1975 of a stroke at age 34 |
| Lonesome Polecat, The | McGuire Sisters, The | 1954 | (#28) |
| Lonesome Road | Gene Austin | 1928 | Gene Austin, Nathaniel Shilkret; from Show Boat |
| Lonesome Town | Ricky Nelson | 1958 | (#7) |
| Lonesome Traveler | Weavers, The | 1950 | Lee Hayes |
| Long Ago (and Far Away) | Frank Sinatra | 1943 | Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern |
| Long and Winding Road, The | Beatles, The | 1970 | John Lennon, Paul McCartney |
| Long Black Veil | Kingston Trio, The | 1962 | Lefty Frizzell |
| Long Chain On | Peter, Paul & Mary | 1963 | |
| Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress | Hollies, The | 1972 | (#2) Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway, Harold Clark |
| Long Run, The | Eagles, The | 1979 | (#8) |
| Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) | Leo Sayer | 1975 | (#9) David Courtney, Leo Sayer |
| Long Tall Sally | Little Richard | 1956 | (#6) Enotris Johnson (Pat Boone version #8) |
| Long Train Runnin' | Doobie Brothers, The | 1973 | (#8) Tom Johnston |
| Long, Long Time | Linda Ronstadt | 1970 | (#25) Gary White |
| Longer | Dan Fogelberg | 1979 | (#2 for 2 weeks, on charts 16) Dan Fogelberg, Robert Putnam, Marty Lewis |
| Longest Time, The | Billy Joel | 1984 | (#14) |
| Longest Walk, The | Jaye P. Morgan | 1955 | (#6) |
| Longfellow Serenade | Neil Diamone | 1974 | (#5) Neil Diamond |
| Longing For You | Teresa Brewer | 1951 | (#23) |
| Look Down That Lonesome Road | Doc Watson | 1963 | Traditional, ca 1865; used in Old Oklahome Plains |
| Look Homeward Angel | Johnnie Ray | 1957 | (#36) |
| Look of Love, The | Sergio Mendes | 1968 | (#4) Hal David, Bert Bacharach, from the movie Casino Royale |
| Look Out the Window | Perry Como | 1954 | (#24) Dave Mann, Bob Hilliard |
| Look Through Any Window | Hollies, The | 1965 | (#32) Graham Gouldman, Charles Silverman |
| Look What They've Done to My Song | New Seekers, The | 1970 | (#14) Melanie Safka (aka "Melanie") |
| Looking for Space | John Denver | 1975 | John Denver; on "Windsong" |
| Looking Out My Back Door | Credence Clearwater Revival | 1970 | John Fogarty |
| Looking Through the Eyes Of Love | Melissa Manchester | 1979 | (#28) Carole Bayer Sager, Marvin Hamlisch; from the movie "Ice Castles" |
| Losing You | Brenda Lee | 1963 | (#6) Pierce Havet, Carl Sigman, Jean Renard |
| Lost In Love | Air Supply | 1980 | (#3) Graham Russell |
| Lost in the 50's Tonight | Ronnie Milsap | 1984 | Mike Reid, Troy Seals, Fred Parris |
| Lost Without Your Love | Bread | 1976 | (#9) David Gates |
| Louie, Louie | Kingsmen, The | 1963 | (#2 for 6 weeks) Richard Berry (also The Sandpipers, #30 in 1966) |
| Love and Marriage | Frank Sinatra | 1955 | (#5) Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen; in Our Town |
| Love Can Build a Bridge | Judds, The | 1990 | |
| Love Can Make You Happy | 1969 | Jack Sigler Jr. | |
| Love Child | Supremes, The | 1968 | (#1) Frank Wilson, Deke Richards |
| Love For Sale | Fred Waring Orchestra | 1930 | Cole Porter |
| Love Grows | 1971 | Tony Macaulay, Barry Mason | |
| Love I You (You I Love) | Gaylords, The | 1954 | (#23) |
| Love In Bloom | Errol Garner | 1954 | Lea Robin, Ralph Ringer, 1934; Jack Benny's theme song |
| Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing | Four Aces, The | 1955 | (#1 for 6 weeks, charted 21) Paul Webster & Sammy Fain; Oscar winner, 1955 (their 2nd) |
| Love Is A Rose | Linda Ronstadt | Neil Young | |
| Love Is Blue | Paul Mauriat Orchestra | 1968 | (#1 for 5 weeks) Bryan Blackburn (Eng.), Pierre Cour (Fr.), Andre Popp (music) |
| Love Is Here And Now You're Gone | Supremes, The | 1967 | (#1) Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier |
| Love Is In The Air | John Paul Young | 1978 | (#7) Harry Vanda, George Young |
| Love Is Strange | Mickey & Sylvia | 1957 | (#11) Mickey Baker, Ethel Smith (Syvia is Sylvia Vanderpool Robinson) |
| Love Letters in the Sand | Pat Boone | 1957 | (#1 for 7 wks, charted 34) Nick & Charles Kenny, J. Fred Coots, 1931 |
| Love Letters | Ketty Lester | 1962 | (#5) Edward Heyman, Victor (Richard?) Young, 1945 |
| Love Makes the World Go 'Round | Jerry Orbach | 1961 | Bob Merrill, Michael Stewart |
| Love Me Do | Beatles, The | 1964 | (#1) John Lennon, Paul McCartney |
| Love Me Like a Rock | Paul Simon | 1973 | (#2) Paul Simon |
| Love Me or Leave Me | Sammy Davis, Jr. | 1955 | (#12) Gus Cahn, Walter Donaldson |
| Love Me Tender | Elvis Presley | 1956 | (#1 for 5 weeks) Music Aura Lee, 1861 (George R. Poulton); lyr Elvis Presley, Vera Matson |
| Love Me With All Your Heart | Ray Charles Singers, The | 1964 | (#3) Carlos Riqual, Mario Rigual, Carlos Martinoli, Sunny Skyler |
| Love Me | Elvis Presley | 1956 | (#2) |
| Love Minus Zero (No Limit) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | |
| Love On the Rocks | Neil Diamond | 1980 | (#2 for 3 weeks) Neil Diamond, Gilbert Becaud |
| Love Potion #9 | Clovers, The | 1959 | (#23) Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller; also by The Searchers, 1964 (#3) |
| Love the One You're With | Stephen Still | 1970 | (#14) |
| Love Will Keep Us Alive | Eagles, The | 1994 | Pete Vale, Jim Capaldi, Paul Carrack; on "Hell Freezes Over" |
| Love Will Keep Us Together | Captain & Tenille | 1975 | (#1) (on charts 23 weeks) Neil Sedaka, Howard Grenfield (their last collaboration); Grammy winner, 1975 (record) |
| Love With the Proper Stranger | Jack Jones | 1964 | (#62) (1 of two #62s this year) Johnny Mercer, Elmer Bernstein |
| L-O-V-E | Nat "King" Cole | 1964 | (#81) Milt Gabler, Bert Kaempfert |
| Lovely Rita Meter Maid | Beatles, The | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | |
| Lover Please | Clyde McPhatter | 1962 | (#7) Billy Swan; McPhatter d 1972 at 38 |
| Lover's Cross | Jim Croce | 1973 | Jim Croce, on "I Got A Name" |
| Lover's Question, A | Clyde McPhatter | 1958 | (#6) Clyde McPhatter, Brook Benton; McPhatter d 1972 at 38 |
| Lover's Concerto, A | Toys, The | 1965 | (#2) Denny Randell, Sandy Linzer; based on Beethoven's "Minuet In G" |
| Lovers Who Wander | Dion | 1962 | (#3) |
| Lovin' Spree | Eartha Kitt | 1954 | (#20) |
| Loving You Has Made Me Bananas | 1968 | Guy Marks | |
| Loving You | Elvis Presley | 1957 | (#20) |
| Low Rider | War | 1975 | (#7) |
| Lucille | Everly Brothers, The | 1960 | (#21) (Little Richard version #21 in 1957) |
| Lucille | Kenny Rogers | 1977 | (#5) Hal Bynam, Roger Bowling |
| Luckenbach, Texas | Waylon Jennings | 1977 | (#25) |
| Lucky Man | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | ||
| Lucretia MacEvil | Blood, Sweat & Tears | 1970 | (#27) |
| Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds | Beatles, The | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | |
| Luka | Suzanne Vega | 1987 | (#3) |
| Lullaby of Birdland | Blue Stars | 1955 | (#16) George Shearing, George Weiss |
| Lullaby of Broadway | Tony Bennett | 1954 | Al Dubin, Harry Warren, in Gold Diggers of 1935; Oscar winner, 1935; #8 on Hit Parade |
| Lush Life | Linda Ronstadt | 1984 | Billy Strahorn, 1949 |
| Lyin' Eyes | Eagles, The | 1975 | (#2) Glenn Frey, Don Henley |