R.I.P. Dave Bartholomew/ His Top 50 songs

Fats Domino with Dave Bartholomew, image from New York Times

Dave Bartholomew Top 50 Songs

R.I.P. to Dave Bartholomew, who died June 23, 2019 at 100 years old. The R&B songwriter and producer was born 12/24/1918 in Edgard, LA. He was best known for his collaborations on the majority of Fats Domino’s hits. Between 1949 and 1963, he co-wrote over a hundred entries on the pop and R&B charts. NPR called him “one of the primary architects of the sound now known as rock and roll.” For a complete list of this act’s DMDB honors, check out the DMDB Music Maker Encyclopedia entry. Click here to see other acts’ best-of lists.

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Top 50 Songs Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by song’s appearances on best-of lists, appearances on compilations and live albums by the featured act, and songs’ chart success, sales, radio airplay, streaming, and awards. Songs which hit #1 on various charts are noted. (Click for codes to singles charts.) DMDB Top 1%: 1. Ain’t That a Shame (Fats Domino, 1955) #1 RB DMDB Top 5%: 2. One Night (Elvis Presley, 1958) #1 UK, CN 3. My Ding-a-Ling (Chuck Berry, 1972) #1 US, CB, HR, UK, CN 4. I’m Walkin’ (Fats Domino, 1957) #1 RB 5. I’m in Love Again (Fats Domino, 1956) #1 RB 6. Ain’t That a Shame (Pat Boone, 1955) #1 US, HR 7. Walking to New Orleans (Fats Domino, 1960) 8. Blue Monday (Fats Domino, 1956) #1 RB DMDB Top 10%: 9. I Hear You Knocking (Dave Edmunds, 1970) #1 UK 10. The Fat Man (Fats Domino, 1950) 11. Whole Lotta Lovin’ (Fats Domino, 1958) 12. Ain’t That a Shame (Cheap Trick, 1979) DMDB Top 20%: 13. The Big Beat (Fats Domino, 1957) 14. Valley of Tears (Fats Domino, 1957) 15. I’m Gonna Be a Wheel Someday (Fats Domino, 1959) 16. My Girl Josephine (Fats Domino, 1960) 17. Ain’t That a Shame (The Four Seasons, 1963) 18. It Keeps Rainin’ (Fats Domino, 1961) 19. Let the Four Winds Blow (Fats Domino, 1961) 20. It’s You I Love (Fats Domino, 1957) 21. Wait and See (Fats Domino, 1957) 22. Sick and Tired (Fats Domino, 1958) 23. Country Boy (Fats Domino, 1960) 24. So Long (Fats Domino, 1956) 25. Yes, My Darling (Fats Domino, 1958) 26. Natural Born Lover (Fats Domino, 1960) 27. When I See You (Fats Domino, 1957) 28. Poor Me (Fats Domino, 1955) #1 RB 29. I’m Walkin’ (Ricky Nelson, 1957) 30. What a Party (Fats Domino, 1961) 31. I Hear You Knocking (Gale Storm, 1955) 32. Bo Weevil (Fats Domino, 1956) 33. Honey Chile (Fats Domino, 1956) Beyond the DMDB Top 20%: 34. I Want You to Know (Fats Domino, 1957) 35. Tell Me That You Love Me (Fats Domino, 1960) 36. I Still Love You (Fats Domino, 1960) 37. Before I Grow Too Old (Fats Domino, 1960) 38. Bo Weevil (Teresa Brewer, 1956) 39. Let the Four Winds Blow (Roy Brown, 1957) 40. Goin’ to the River (Fats Domino, 1953) 41. Shu Rah (Fats Domino, 1961) 42. Little Mary (Fats Domino, 1958) 43. Don’t Blame It on Me (Fats Domino, 1956) 44. Young School Girl (Fats Domino, 1958) 45. No No (Fats Domino, 1958) 46. Witchcraft (Elvis Presley, 1963) 47. All by Myself (Fats Domino, 1955) #1 RB 48. I Hear You Knocking (Fats Domino, 1961) 49. Nothing New (Same Old Thing) (Fats Domino, 1962) 50. Every Night About This Time (Fats Domino, 1950) Resources and Related Links: DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Dave Bartholomew DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Fats Domino Dave’s Music Database: “Acts’ Profile Pages and Best-of Lists” First posted 12/21/2019; last updated 6/5/2022.