Cynthia Weil: Top 30 Songs

First posted 12/7/2019.

Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil

Songwriter born 10/18/1940 in New York City, NY. Worked frequently with Barry Mann, whom she married in 1961. Their song “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,” as recorded by the Righteous Brothers, is featured in the DMDB book The Top 100 Songs of the Rock Era, 1954-1999. For a complete list of this act’s DMDB honors, check out the DMDB Music Maker Encyclopedia entry.

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Top 30 Songs

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Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by song’s appearances on best-of lists as well as chart success, sales, radio airplay, streaming, and awards. This list includes songs both written and sung by King. The recording artist is noted in parentheses. Songs which hit #1 on these charts are noted: United States Billboard Hot 100 pop chart (US), Cashbox (CB), Hit Records (HR), Radio & Records (RR), Billboard adult contemporary (AC), Billboard R&B (RB), United Kingdom pop chart (UK), Canadian pop charts (CN), and Australian pop chart (AU).

DMDB Top 1%:

1. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (The Righteous Brothers, 1964) #1 US, CB, HR, UK, CN

DMDB Top 5%:

2. On Broadway (The Drifters, 1963)
3. Here You Come Again (Dolly Parton, 1977) #1 CW
4. You’re My Soul and Inspiration (The Righteous Brothers, 1966) #1 US, CB, HR, CN
5. We Gotta Get Out of This Place (The Animals, 1965)
6. Don’t Know Much (Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville, 1989) #1 AC
7. Somewhere Out There (Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram, 1986)
8. On Broadway (George Benson, 1978)

DMDB Top 10%:

9. He’s So Shy (The Pointer Sisters, 1980)
10. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (Daryl Hall & John Oates, 1980)
11. Running with the Night (Lionel Richie, 1983)
12. If Ever You’re in My Arms Again (Peabo Bryson, 1984)
13. Love Will Conquer All (Lionel Richie, 1986)
14. Saturday Night at the Movies (The Drifters, 1964)
15. Never Gonna Let You Go (Sergio Mendes, 1983)

DMDB Top 20%:

16. All of You (Julio Iglesias & Diana Ross, 1984)
17. He’s Sure the Boy I Love (The Crystals, 1962)
18. Kicks (Paul Revere & the Raiders, 1966) #1 CN
19. Somewhere Down the Road (Barry Manilow, 1981) #1 AC
20. Just Once (Quincy Jones & James Ingram, 1981)
21. Hungry (Paul Revere & the Raiders, 1966)
22. Uptown (The Crystals, 1962)
23. Walking in the Rain (The Ronettes, 1964)
24. Baby Come and Get It (The Pointer Sisters, 1983)
25. I’ll Take You Home (The Drifters, 1963)

Beyond the DMDB Top 20%:

26. Blame It on the Bossa Nova (Eydie Gorme, 1963)
27. Conscience (James Darren, 1962)
28. Where Have You Been All My Life (Arthur Alexander, 1962)
29. Bless You (Tony Orlando, 1961)
30. So Long Dixie (Blood, Sweat & Tears; 1972)

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Barry Mann: Top 30 Songs

First posted 12/6/2019.

Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil

Rock songwriter born Barry Imberman on 2/9/1939 in Brooklyn, NY. Often worked with Cynthia Weil, whom he married in 1961. Their song “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,” as recorded by the Righteous Brothers, is featured in the DMDB book The Top 100 Songs of the Rock Era, 1954-1999. For a complete list of this act’s DMDB honors, check out the DMDB Music Maker Encyclopedia entry.

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Top 30 Songs

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Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by song’s appearances on best-of lists as well as chart success, sales, radio airplay, streaming, and awards. This list includes songs both written and sung by King. The recording artist is noted in parentheses. Songs which hit #1 on these charts are noted: United States Billboard Hot 100 pop chart (US), Cashbox (CB), Hit Records (HR), Radio & Records (RR), Billboard adult contemporary (AC), Billboard R&B (RB), United Kingdom pop chart (UK), Canadian pop charts (CN), and Australian pop chart (AU).

DMDB Top 1%:

1. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (The Righteous Brothers, 1964) #1 US, CB, HR, UK, CN

DMDB Top 5%:

2. On Broadway (The Drifters, 1963)
3. Here You Come Again (Dolly Parton, 1977) #1 CW
4. Sometimes When We Touch (Dan Hill, 1977) #1 CN
5. You’re My Soul and Inspiration (The Righteous Brothers, 1966) #1 US, CB, HR, CN
6. We Gotta Get Out of This Place (The Animals, 1965)
7. Don’t Know Much (Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville, 1989) #1 AC
8. Somewhere Out There (Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram, 1986)
9. On Broadway (George Benson, 1978)
10. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (Daryl Hall & John Oates, 1980)

DMDB Top 10%:

11. I Love How You Love Me (Paris Sisters, 1961)
12. Saturday Night at the Movies (The Drifters, 1964)
13. Never Gonna Let You Go (Sergio Mendes, 1983)

DMDB Top 20%:

14. He’s Sure the Boy I Love (The Crystals, 1962)
15. Kicks (Paul Revere & the Raiders, 1966) #1 CN
16. Who Put the Bomp in the Bomp Bomp Bomp (Barry Man, 1961) #1 CN
17. Just Once (Quincy Jones & James Ingram, 1981)
18. Hungry (Paul Revere & the Raiders, 1966)
19. Uptown (The Crystals, 1962)
20. Walking in the Rain (The Ronettes, 1964)
21. How Much Love (Leo Sayer, 1977)
22. Baby Come and Get It (The Pointer Sisters, 1983)
23. I’ll Take You Home (The Drifters, 1963)

Beyond the DMDB Top 20%:

24. Blame It on the Bossa Nova (Eydie Gorme, 1963)
25. Conscience (James Darren, 1962)
26. Where Have You Been All My Life (Arthur Alexander, 1962)
27. Bless You (Tony Orlando, 1961)
28. So Long Dixie (Blood, Sweat & Tears; 1972)
29. I Just Can’t Help Believin’ (Elvis Presley, 1970)
30. I Will Come to You (Hanson, 1997)

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Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller: Top 50 Songs

l to r: Mike Stoller, Elvis Presley, and Jerry Leiber; image from rollingstone.com

Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller Top 50 Songs

Songwriter and record producer Jerry Leiber was born Jerome Leiber on 4/25/1933 in Baltimore, MD. He died on 8/22/2011. Mike Stoller, his songwriting partner and also a producer, was born 3/13/1933 in Belle Harbor, New York City, NY. They were one of the songwriting teams to work in the legendary Brill Building, known for housing some of pop music history’s most famous songwriters and publishers in the 1950s and ‘60s. Three of their songs – “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” and “Stand by Me” – are featured in the DMDB book The Top 100 Songs of the Rock Era, 1954-1999. For a complete list of their DMDB honors, check out the separate DMDB Music Maker Encyclopedia pages for Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. 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 as well as chart success, sales, radio airplay, streaming, and awards. Many of these songs have been recorded multiple times. Only the highest-ranked version in Dave’s Music Database is included in this list. The recording artist is noted in parentheses. Songs which hit #1 on these charts are noted: United States Billboard Hot 100 pop chart (US), Cashbox (CB), Hit Records (HR), Radio & Records (RR), Billboard adult contemporary (AC), Billboard R&B chart (RB), Billboard country chart (CW), UK pop chart (UK), Canadian pop chart (CN). DMDB Top 1%: 1. Elvis Presley “Hound Dog” (1956) #1 US, CB, RB 2. Elvis Presley “Jailhouse Rock” (1957) #1 US, CB, RB, CW, UK, CN 3. Ben E. King “Stand by Me” (1961) #1 RB, UK, CN 4. Wilbert Harrison “Kansas City” (1959) #1 US, CB, HR, RB, CN DMDB Top 5%: 5. The Drifters “On Broadway” (1963) 6. The Drifters “There Goes My Baby” (1959) #1 CB, RB 7. The Coasters “Yakety Yak” (1958) #1 US, CB, HR, RB 8. Elvis Presley “Don’t” (1957) #1 US, CB, CN 9. Sean Kingston “Beautiful Girls” (2007) * #1 US, UK, CN, AU 10. The Coasters “Searchin’” (1957) #1 RB 11. Ben E. King “Spanish Harlem” (written by Leiber with Phil Spector, 1960) 12. The Coasters “Charlie Brown” (1959) #1 CN 13. Warren G with Nate Dogg “Regulate” (1994) ** 14. The Coasters “Young Blood” (1957) #1 RB 15. The Clovers “Love Potion No. 9” (1959) 16. The Coasters “Poison Ivy” (1959) #1 RB DMDB Top 10%: 17. The Coasters “Along Came Jones” (1959) 18. Elvis Presley “She’s Not You” (1962) #1 UK 19. Peggy Lee “Is That All There Is?” (1969) #1 AC 20. The Coasters (as the Robins) “Smokey Joe’s Café” (1955) 21. Michael McDonald “I Keep Forgettin’” (1982) #1 RR DMDB Top 20%: 22. The Drifters “Dance with Me” (1959) 23. Elvis Presley “Loving You” (1957) 24. Elvis Presley “Treat Me Nice” (1957) 25. Ruth Brown “Lucky Lips” (1957) 26. Elvis Presley “Bossa Nova Baby” (1963) 27. Elvis Presley “Love Me” (1956) 28. Johnny Cash with June Carter Cash “Jackson” (Leiber – credited to his wife Gaby Rogers – with Billy Edd Wheeler, 1967) 29. The Shangri-Las “Past, Present and Future” (by 1966) 30. The Monkees “D.W. Washburn” (1968) Beyond the DMDB Top 20%: 31. The Coasters “Run Red Run” (1959) 32. The Coasters “One Kiss Led to Another” (1956) 33. The Coasters “What About Us” (1959) 34. Elvis Presley “Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello” (1962) 35. Maria Muldaur “I’m a Woman” (1974) 36. Cheech & Chong “Framed” (1976) 37. Ruth Brown “Jack O’ Diamonds” (1959) 38. The Coasters “Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)” (1961) 39. The Drifters “Fools Fall in Love” (1957) 40. LaVern Baker “Saved” (1961) 41. Elvis Presley “King Creole” (1958) 42. LaVern Baker with Jimmy Ricks “You’re the Boss” (1961) 43. Elvis Presley “You’re So Square, Baby I Don’t Care” (1957) 44. Jay & the Americans “Only in America” (1963) 45. Ben E. King “I Who Have Nothing” (1963) 46. The Coasters “The Idol with the Golden Head” (1957) 47. The Coasters “Down in Mexico” (1956) 48. The Coasters “Shoppin’ for Clothes” (1960) 49. Brook Benton “Do Your Own Thing” (1968) 50. The Boys in the Band “How ‘Bout a Little Hand for the Boys in the Band” (1970) * contains sample of “Stand by Me” ** contains sample of “I Keep Forgettin’” Resources and Related Links: DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Jerry Leiber DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Mike Stoller Dave’s Music Database: “Acts’ Profile Pages and Best-of Lists” Paste Magazine Jerry Leiber: 1933-2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s bio for Leiber and Stoller Rolling Stone Songwriter Jerry Leiber Dies at 78 First posted 8/23/2011; updated 8/8/2023.