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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

National Recording Registry: 2022

National Recording Registry:

2022 Inductions

The National Recording Registry was established by the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000. The Librarian of Congress appoints members to the National Recording Preservation Board which, since 2002, has selected 25 recordings annually for preservation in the Library of Congress. As the website says, the recordings showcase “the range and diversity of American recorded sound heritage in order to increase preservation awareness.” Most inductees are songs and albums, but there are also radio, news, and sports broadcasts along with other spoken word recordings.

Below is a list of the 2022 inductees, announced April 13, 2022. Click on a song or album title to see its DMDB page. Click here to read more about each of them on the National Recording Registry website. You can also read essays on more than 500 of the inductees here, including one by yours truly on Kenny Loggins’ “Footloose.”

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Check out the Dave’s Music Database podcast: National Recording Registry 2022 which highlights all of the songs on the list below as well as selections from the album inductees. Premiere: April 19, 2022 at 7pm CST. Tune in every Tuesday at 7pm for a new episode based on the lists at Dave’s Music Database.

1. SONG: James P. Johnson “Harlem Strut” (1921)
2. Franklin D. Roosevelt: Complete Presidential Speeches (1933-1945)
3. SONG: Ernest Tubb “Walking the Floor Over You” (1941)
4. “On a Note of Triumph” (May 8, 1945)
5. SONG: The Soul Stirrers “Jesus Gave Me Water” (1950)
6. ALBUM: Duke Ellington At Newport (1956)
7. ALBUM: Max Roach We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite (1960)
8. SONG: Nat “King” Cole “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” (1961)
9. ALBUM: The Shirelles Tonight’s the Night (1961)
10. SONG: Andy Williams “Moon River” (1962)
11. ALBUM: Terry Riley In C (1968)
12. SONG: The Disenyland Boys Choir “It’s a Small World After All” (1964)
13. SONG: Four Tops “Reach Out (I’ll Be There)” (1966)
14. Hank Aaron’s 715th Career Home Run (April 8, 1974)
15. SONG: Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” (1975)
16. SONG: Journey “Don’t Stop Believin’” (1981)
17. ALBUM: Linda Ronstadt Canciones de Mi Padre (1987)
18. ALBUM: Bonnie Raitt Nick of Time (1989)
19. ALBUM: A Tribe Called Quest The Low End Theory (1991)
20. ALBUM: Wu-Tang Clan Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
21. ALBUM: Various Artists Buena Vista Social Club (1997)
22. SONG: Ricky Martin “Livin’ La Vida Loca” (1999)
23. ALBUM: Alicia Keys Songs in A Minor (2001)
24. WNYC broadcasts for the day of 9/11 (Sept. 11, 2001)
25. “WTF with Marc Maron” (Guest: Robin Williams) (April 26, 2010)

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First posted 4/15/2022; last updated 4/19/2022.

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Girl Groups: Top 100 Songs

Girl Groups:

Top 100 Songs

Girl groups emerged in the early days of rock and roll. They were typically vocal groups with three or more singers and could be viewed as the female version of doo-wop. However, while the term “girl groups” is typically associated with the ‘50s and ‘60s, this list reflects how such music is not restricted to those decades. This list was created by aggregating over 20 lists and then taking all those songs appearing on 2 or more lists and ranking them based on overall DMDB points.

Click here to see other genre-specific song lists.

  1. Martha & the Vandellas “Dancing in the Street” (1964)
  2. The Ronettes “Be My Baby” (1963)
  3. Spice Girls “Wannabe” (1996)
  4. Sister Sledge “We Are Family” (1979)
  5. The Supremes “Baby Love” (1964)
  6. The Supremes “Stop! In the Name of Love” (1965)
  7. The Shirelles “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” (1960)
  8. The Supremes “Where Did Our Love Go” (1964)
  9. The Supremes “You Can’t Hurry Love” (1966)
  10. The Andrews Sisters “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy’ (1941)

  11. The Marvelettes “Please Mr. Postman” (1961)
  12. TLC “Waterfalls” (1994)
  13. The Emotions “Best of My Love” (1977)
  14. Martha & the Vandellas “Heat Wave” (1963)
  15. The Chordettes “Mr. Sandman” (1954)
  16. TLC “No Scrubs” (1999)
  17. The Bangles “Walk Like an Egyptian” (1986)
  18. The Dixie Cups “Chapel of Love” (1964)
  19. The Chiffons “He’s So Fine” (1963)
  20. Destiny’s Child “Independent Women” (2000)

  21. The Shangri-La’s “Leader of the Pack” (1964)
  22. The Supremes “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” (1966)
  23. The Crystals “Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)” (1963)
  24. The Crystals “He’s a Rebel” (1962)
  25. Destiny’s Child “Say My Name” (1999)
  26. Martha & the Vandellas “Nowhere to Run” (1965)
  27. The Shirelles “Soldier Boy” (1962)
  28. The Supremes “Love Child” (1968)
  29. The Supremes “Someday We’ll Be Together” (1969)
  30. The Chiffons “One Fine Day” (1963)

  31. The Pussycat Dolls with Busta Rhymes “Don’t Cha” (2005)
  32. The Bangles “Eternal Flame” (1988)
  33. The Chantels “Maybe” (1958)
  34. LaBelle “Lady Marmalade” (1974)
  35. The Angels “My Boyfriend’s Back” (1963)
  36. The Supremes “Come See About Me” (1964)
  37. The Shangri-La’s “Remember Walking in the Sand” (1964)
  38. The Shirelles “Dedicated to the One I Love” (1959)
  39. The Go-Go’s “We Got the Beat” (1982)
  40. The Crystals “Then He Kissed Me” (1963)

  41. The Weather Girls “It’s Raining Men” (1982)
  42. The Supremes “I Hear a Symphony” (1965)
  43. The Bobbettes “Mr. Lee” (1957)
  44. Martha & the Reeves “Jimmy Mack” (1967)
  45. The Supremes “Back in My Arms Again” (1965)
  46. The Toys “A Lover’s Concerto” (1965)
  47. The Go-Go’s “Our Lips Are Sealed” (1981)
  48. The Pointer Sisters “I’m So Excited” (1982)
  49. En Vogue “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)” (1992)
  50. The Supremes “Reflections” (1967)

  51. The Chordettes “Lollipop” (1958)
  52. The Pointer Sisters “Slow Hand” (1981)
  53. Fifth Harmony with Ty Dolla $ign “Work from Home” (2016)
  54. Wilson Phillips “Hold On” (1990)
  55. The Exciters “Tell Him” (1962)
  56. Sisters with Voices (SWV) “Weak” (1993)
  57. Destiny’s Child “Survivor” (2001)
  58. The Supremes “Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone” (1967)
  59. The Jaynetts “Sally Go ‘Round the Roses” (1963)
  60. The Shirelles “Baby It’s You” (1961)

  61. En Vogue “Hold On” (1990)
  62. Destiny’s Child “Bootylicious” (2001)
  63. Paris Sisters “I Love How You Love Me” (1961)
  64. The Pointer Sisters “Fire” (1978)
  65. The Ad Libs “Boy from New York City” (1965)
  66. The Poni-Tails “Born Too Late” (1958)
  67. All Saints “Never Ever” (1997)
  68. The Essex “Easier Said Than Done” (1963)
  69. Bananarama “Venus” (1986)
  70. The Dixie Cups “Iko Iko” (1965)

  71. Silver Convention “Get Up and Boogie (That’s Right)” (1976)
  72. TLC “Creep” (1994)
  73. Wilson Phillips “Release Me” (1990)
  74. The Ronettes “Baby I Love You” (1963)
  75. The Murmaids “Popsicles and Icicles” (1963)
  76. The Crystals “There’s No Other Like My Baby” (1961)
  77. The Supremes “When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes” (1963)
  78. The Shirelles “Mama Said” (1961)
  79. The Crystals “He’s Sure the Boy I Love” (1962)
  80. Bananarama “Cruel Summer” (1983)

  81. The Ronettes “Do I Love You?” (1964)
  82. The Supremes “Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart” (1966)
  83. Jade “Don’t Walk Away” (1992)
  84. The Supremes “The Happening” (1967)
  85. Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue “Whatta Man” (1993)
  86. TLC “Ain’t 2 Proud 2 Beg” (1992)
  87. The Cookies “Chains” (1962)
  88. Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” (1963)
  89. TLC “What About Your Friends” (1992)
  90. The Pointer Sisters “Automatic” (1984)

  91. Spice Girls “Say You’ll Be There” (1997)
  92. The Shirelles “Tonight’s the Night” (1960)
  93. Salt-N-Pepa “Shoop” (1993)
  94. Sugababes “Freak Like Me” (2002)
  95. The Chiffons “Sweet Talkin’ Guy” (1966)
  96. En Vogue “Don’t Let Go (Love)” (1996)
  97. The Crystals “Uptown” (1962)
  98. The Supremes “My World Is Empty without You” (1965)
  99. En Vogue “Free Your Mind” (1992)
  100. The Ronettes “Walking in the Rain” (1964)
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First posted 4/14/2020; last updated 5/11/2021.

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Saturday, December 7, 2019

Gerry Goffin: Top 50 Songs

First posted 12/7/2019; updated 2/1/2020.

Gerry Goffin

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Pop songwriter born 2/11/1939 in Brooklyn, NY. Died 6/9/2014. Married singer/songwriter Carole King in 1958. Wrote a number of hit songs together as one of the famous Brill Buiding teams. Divorced in 1968.

Awards:

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. Songs which hit #1 on various charts are noted. (Click for codes to singles charts.)

DMDB Top 1%:

1. The Loco-Motion (Little Eva, 1962) #1 US, CB, HR, RB, CN
2. Will You Love Me Tomorrow (The Shirelles, 1960) #1 US, CB

DMDB Top 5%:

3. You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman (Aretha Franklin, 1967)
4. Up on the Roof (The Drifters, 1962)
5. Take Good Care of My Baby (Bobby Vee, 1961) #1 US, CB, HR, CN
6. Saving All My Love for You (Whitney Houston, 1985) #1 US, #1 AC, #1 RB, #1 UK
7. Do You Know Where I’m Going To (Theme from “Mahogany”) (Diana Ross, 1975) #1 US, #1 CB, #1 HR, #1 AC
8. One Fine Day (The Chiffons, 1963)
9. Go Away, Little Girl (Steve Lawrence, 1962) #1 US, CB, HR
10. The Loco-Motion (Grand Funk Railroad, 1974) #1 US, CB, HR, RR, CN

DMDB Top 10%:

11. The Loco-Motion (Kylie Minogue, 1987) #1 AU
12. Pleasant Valley Sunday (The Monkees, 1967) #1 CN
13. Go Away, Little Girl (Donny Osmond, 1971) #1 US, CB, CN
14. Tonight I Celebrate My Love for You (Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack, 1983)
15. I’m into Something Good (Herman’s Hermits, 1964) #1 UK

DMDB Top 20%:

16. Someone That I Used to Love (Natalie Cole, 1980)
17. Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You (Glenn Medeiros, 1987)
18. Up on the Roof (James Taylor, 1979)
19. Don’t Bring Me Down (The Animals, 1966)
20. Who Put the Bomp in the Bomp Bomp Bomp (Barry Mann, 1961)

21. Just Once in My Life (The Righteous Brothers, 1965)
22. Miss You Like Crazy (Natalie Cole, 1989)
23. Porpoise Song (The Monkees, 1968)
24. I’ve Got to Use My Imagination (Gladys Knight & the Pips, 1973)
25. Hey Girl (Donny Osmond, 1971)
26. One Fine Day (King, 1980)
27. So Sad the Song (Gladys Knight & the Pips, 1976)
28. You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman (King, 1971)
29. Hi-De-Ho (Blood, Sweat & Tears; 1970)
30. Every Breath I Take (Gene Pitney, 1961)

Beyond the DMDB Top 20%:

31. Goin’ Back (The Byrds, 1967)
32. I Can’t Hear You No More (Helen Reddy, 1976) #1 AC
33. Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Carole King, 1971)
34. Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Dave Mason, 1978)
35. Some Kind of Wonderful (The Drifters, 1961)
36. When My Little Girl Is Smiling (The Drifters, 1962)
37. Keep Your Hands Off My Baby (Little Eva, 1962)
38. Her Royal Majesty (James Darren, 1962)
39. Halfway to Paradise (Billy Fury, 1961)
40. I Can’t Stay Mad at You (Skeeter Davis, 1963)

41. Oh No, Not My Baby (Maxine Brown, 1964)
42. Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Bryan Ferry, 1993)
43. Up on the Roof (Carole King, 1970)
44. Is This What I Get for Loving You (The Ronettes, 1965)
45. Chains (The Cookies, 1962)
46. Will You Love Me Tomorrow (The Four Seasons, 1968)
47. Sharing You (Bobby Vee, 1962)
48. How Many Tears (Bobby Vee, 1961)
49. Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Linda Ronstadt, 1970)
50. Run to Him (Bobby Vee, 1961)

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