Category: The Top Forty Fantasies

1. Maria (1962) Andy Williams
2. Drum Stomp (1937) Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra (Cozy Cole on drums)
3. My Guy (1964) Mary Wells
4. City Lights (1958) Ray Price
5. Mr. Sandman (1954) The Chordettes
6. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes (1962)
7. Out Of Time (1966) Chris Farlowe
8. Make The World Go Away (1965) Eddy Arnold
9. Young Girl (1968) Gary Puckett and The Union Gap
10. I Got Rhythm (1930) Red Nichols and his Five Pennies; vocalist: Dick Robertson
11. Don’t Stand So Close To Me (1980) The Police
12. Make The World Go Away (1963) Timi Yuro
13. The Lonesome Road (1929) Paul Robeson
14. Tijuana Taxi (1965) Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass
15. I Found A New Love (1960) Lonnie Lee and The Leemen
16. The Lonesome Road (1928) Gene Austin
17. Song And Dance Man (1974) Mike McClellan
18. Song And Dance Man (1973) Johnny Paycheck
19. There Won’t Be Anymore (1973) Charlie Rich
20. Magic (1974) Pilot
21. The Man From Laramie (1955) Al Martino
22. All I Could Do Was Cry (1960) Etta James
23. California Sun (1964) The Rivieras
24. Two Less Lonely People In The World (1982) Air Supply
25. The Day The Rains Came (1958) Jane Morgan
26. Tricky (1957) Ralph Marterie and his Orchestra
27. Set Me Free (1980) Utopia
28. The Bright Side Of The Road (1979) Van Morrison
29. Year Of The Cat (1977) Al Stewart
30. On The Road Again (1965) The Lovin’ Spoonful
31. Travellin’ Blues (1951) Lefty Frizzell
32. I Ain’t Mad At You (You Ain’t Mad At Me) (1947) Count Basie and his Orchestra: vocalist: Taps Miller
33. I’ve Got The Milk ‘Em In The Mornin’ Blues (1949) “Tennessee” Ernie Ford
34. One Night In Heaven (1993) M People
35. Could It Be Magic (1992) Take That
36. Last Night (2014) The Vamps
37. Short Shorts (1958) The Royal Teens
38. Ice Ice Baby (1990) Vanilla Ice
39. I Say Love (1968) The Royal Guardsmen
40. Firework (2010) Katy Perry

1. Vincent (1972) Don McLean
2. River Deep-Mountain High (1966) Ike and Tina Turner
3. You Needed Me (1978) Anne Murray
4. Blues In The Night (1941) Woody Herman and his Orchestra: vocalist, Woody Herman
5. Hey! Baby (1962) Bruce Channel
6. Slipping Away (1976) Max Merritt and The Meteors
7. The Creep (1954) Ken Mackintosh and his Orchestra
8. Don’t Fence Me In (1944) Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters
9. Walk Away Renee (1966) The Left Banke
10. Money For Nothing (1985) Dire Straits
11. Morgen (One More Sunrise) (1959) Ivo Robic and The Songmasters
12. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) (1988 ) The Proclaimers
13. Why Don’t We Do This More Often? (1941) Kay Kyser and his Orchestra, vocalists: Ginny Simms and Harry Babbitt
14. Goodbye My Love (1965) The Searchers
15. I’m A Boy (1966) The Who
16. Ruben James (1969) Kenny Rogers and The First Edition
17. There’s A Goldmine In The Sky (1938) Bing Crosby; organist: Eddie Dunstedter
18. There’s A Gold Mine In The Sky (1937) Hoarce Heidt and his Orchestra; vocalist: Larry Cotton
19. Big Time Operator (1967) The Id, featuring Jeff St. John
20. Ballade Pour Adeline (1977) Richard Clayderman
21. Jessie’s Girl (1981) Rick Springfield
22. Somewhere In The Country (1968) Gene Pitney
23. Hey, Good Lookin’ (1951) Frankie Laine and Jo Stafford
24. Inside – Looking Out (1966) The Animals
25. Don’t Rob Another Man’s Castle (1949) Eddy Arnold
26. Wuthering Heights (1978) Kate Bush
27. Mysterious (1987) Najee
28. Don’t Let It End (‘Til You Let It Begin)) (1973) The Miracles
29. Walk On The Wild Side (1973) Lou Reed
30. Meet Me With Your Black Dress On (1953) Bullmoose Jackson and his Buffalo Bearcats
31. Cool For Cats (1979) Squeeze
32. Eat It (1984) Weird Al Yankovic
33. I Cried For You (1961) Ricky Stevens
34. Drowning In Memories (1985) Graham T. Brown
35. It’s Too Late Now (1963) The Swinging Blue Jeans
36. We Love Each Other (1975) Charlie Rich
37. The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap) (1965) Shirley Ellis
38. Woman Is A Five Letter Word (1951) “Tennessee” Ernie Ford
39. Price Tag (2011) Jessie J
40. Come On In My Kitchen (1994) Keb Mo

1. Sailor (1961) Petula Clark
2. Cathy’s Clown (1960) The Everly Brothers
3. Fernando (1976) ABBA
4. I’ve Never Been To Me (1977, 1982) Charlene
5. You’ve Got Your Troubles (1965) The Fortunes
6. Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea) (1960) Lolita
7. A Pub With No Beer (1958) Slim Dusty
8. Buttons And Bows (1948) Dinah Shore
9. The Loco-Motion (1962) Little Eva
10. Rachel (1970) Russell Morris
11. She’d Rather Be With Me (1967) The Turtles
12. Cool Water (1941 and 1948) The Sons Of The Pioneers
13. 55 Days At Peking (1963) Rob E.G.
14. Still (1956) LaVern Baker
15. Imagination (1928) Harry Reser’s Orchestra; vocalist: Tom Stacks
16. Pink Champagne (1950) Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers
17. Funny How Love Can Be (1965) The Ivy League
18. She’s A New Kind Of Old Fashioned Girl (1929) Jack Smith
19. Take A Walk In My Shoes (1970) Joe South and The Believers
20. Squeeze Me (1939) Fats Waller
21. I’m Henry VIII, I Am (1965) Herman’s Hermits
22. Mendocino (1969) The Sir Douglas Quintet
23. The Girl On The Billboard (1965) Del Reeves
24. Write Me A Letter (1947) The Ravens
25. The Colour Of My Love (1969) Jefferson
26. Union Station Blues (1951) John Lee Hooker
27. Wolverton Mountain (1962) Claude King
28. This Is Always (1946) Jo Stafford
29. Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie (1967) Jay and The Techniques
30. Then I Turned And Walked Slowly Away (1948) Eddy Arnold
31. The Harder They Come (1983) The Rocker’s Revenge
32. Circus Games (1980) The Skids
33. Reaching For The Best (1975) The Exciters
34. Do Your Thang (1980) One Way, featuring Al Hudson
35. This Cowboy’s Hat (1983) Porter Wagoner
36. A Lover’s Quarrel (1953) Sarah Vaughan
37. Borsalino (1972) Bobby Crush
38. Once Upon A Nickel (1951) Ethel Merman and Ray Bolger
39. Senorita (2003) Los Lonely Boys
40. Up Town (1960) Roy Orbison

1. Smile (1954) Nat “King” Cole
2. Ruby Tuesday (1967) The Rolling Stones
3. Sleep Walk (1959) Santo and Johnny
4. Am I Blue? (1929) Ethel Waters
5. Be My Baby (1963) The Ronettes
6. Where The Blue Of The Night (Meets The Gold Of The Day) (1932) Bing Crosby
7. Move It (1958) Cliff Richard and The Shadows
8. The Tip Of My Fingers (1960) Bill Anderson
9. 96 Tears (1966) ? (Question Mark) and The Mysterians
10. Say I Love You (1981) Renee Geyer
11. Got A Date With An Angel (1932) The Debroy Somers Band
12. The Lonely Bull (1962) Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass
13. Wouldn’t It Be Good (1984) Nik Kershaw
14. Hold Me (1964) P.J. Proby
15. I Wanna Say Yes (1985) Louise Mandrell
16. Two Kinds Of Tear Drops (1963) Del Shannon
17. Jump In My Car (1975) The Ted Mulry Gang
18. Bella Linda (1968) The Grass Roots
19. Young Hearts Run Free (1976) Candi Staton
20. Donna (1958) Ritchie Valens
21. Mr. Bass Man (1963) Johnny Cymbal
22. When You Get To The Heart (1986) Barbara Mandrell with The Oak Ridge Boys
23. Just A Little Lovin’ (Will Go A Long, Long Way) (1948) Eddy Arnold
24. Who Are You (1978) The Who
25. Dance To The Bop (1957) Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps
26. Maybe Tomorrow (1959) Billy Fury
27. Sacramento (1972) The Middle Of The Road
28. Rachel (1953) Artie Wayne
29. Maneater (1982) Daryl Hall and John Oates
30. Trying To Slip (Away) (1973) Lloyd Price
31. She’s A Mod (1964) Ray Columbus and The Invaders
32. Don’t Mess With My Heart (1988) The Skwares
33. Stop This Merry-Go-Round (1972) Bill Brandon
34. Written Down In My Heart (1982) Ray Stevens
35. Without You (1956) Eddie Fisher
36. Stranger (1981) Jefferson Starship
37. I Want You, I Need You (1981) Chris Christian
38. Shine On (1975) Ronnie Prophet
39. Banapple Gas (1976) Cat Stevens
40. You’re Running Wild (1956) The Louvin Brothers

1. We’ll Meet Again (1939) Vera Lynn
2. The Loved One (1966) The Loved Ones
3. It’s Magic (1948) Doris Day
4. All Or Nothing (1966) The Small Faces
5. Open Ended Heartache (2006) Adam Brand
6. I’ve Been Everywhere (1962) Lucky Starr
7. You Really Got Me (1964) The Kinks
8. A Painted Tainted Rose (1963) Al Martino
9. It’s The Same Old Song (1965) The Four Tops
10. (I’d Be) A Legend In My Time (1974) Ronnie Milsap
11. Cry To Me (1962) Solomon Burke
12. Lovin’ You (1975) Minnie Riperton
13. On The Beach (1964) Cliff Richard and The Shadows
14. Teen Angel (1959) Mark Dinning
15. The Joint Is Jumpin’ (1937) Fats Waller
16. Hoop-Dee-Doo (1950) Perry Como
17. Hoop-Dee-Doo (1950) Kay Starr
18. Green Light (1948) Hank Thompson
19. Chulu Chululu (1964) Bill and Boyd
20. Living Next Door To Alice (1973) New World
21. Mississippi (1970) John Phillips
22. I’ve Been Everywhere (1962) Hank Snow
23. Johnny Angel (1962) Shelley Fabares
24. Rave On (1958) Buddy Holly
25. Blackberry Boogie (1952) “Tennessee” Ernie Ford
26. Bad Boy (1959) Marty Wilde
27. Five Guys Named Moe (1943) Louis Jordan
28. My Little Rocker’s Turned Surfie (1964) Digger Revell and The Denvermen
29. Waiting For A Train (1929) Jimmie Rodgers
30. Soothe Me (1961) The Sims Twins
31. Funky Broadway (1967) Wilson Pickett
32. Bunny Hop (1952) Ray Anthony; vocals: Tommy Mercer and Marcie Miller
33. You Can Do It (1978) Dobie Gray
34. I Don’t Know Where To Start (1982) Eddie Rabbitt
35. I Still Believe In Love (1978) Charlie Rich
36. Set Me Free (1965) The Kinks
37. Black Magic (2015) Little Mix
38. You Gave Me Somebody To Love (1966) Manfred Mann
39. Who Let The Dogs Out (2000) The Baha Men
40. The Joker (1973) The Steve Miller Band

1. She Wears My Ring (1968) Solomon King
2. La Golondria (The Swallow) (1928) Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra
3. Linda (1947) Ray Noble and his Orchestra; vocalist: Buddy Clark
4. Sweet Dreams (1956) Faron Young
5. Chain Of Fools (1967) Aretha Franklin
6. Father And Son (1971) Cat Stevens
7. Bread And Butter (1964) The Newbeats
8. Everybody Knows (1967) The Dave Clark Five
9. It’s My Party (1963) Lesley Gore
10. Love Is Strange (1957) Mickey and Sylvia
11. Judy’s Turn To Cry (1963) Lesley Gore
12. She Wears My Ring (1964) Johnny O’Keefe
13. The Lonely Surfer (1963) Jack Nitzsche
14. Devil Gate Drive (1974) Suzi Quatro
15. Come On Eileen (1982) Dexy’s Midnight Runners
16. Cole Slaw (1949) Frank Culley
17. Love Makes The World Go Round (1958) Perry Como
18. I Waited Too Long (1959) LaVern Baker
19. Stares And Whispers (1979) Renee Geyer
20. Portuguese Washerwomen (1956) Joe “Fingers” Carr
21. Ivory Tower (1956) Cathy Carr
22. Walking The Floor Over You (1941) Ernest Tubb
23. Pride (1965) Ray Brown and The Whispers
24. Susie-Q (1938) Sonny Boy Williamson
25. Howzat (1976) Sherbet
26. You Won’t Be Leaving (1966) Herman’s Hermits
27. Soul Sister, Brown Sugar (1968) Sam and Dave
28. (I’m A) Road Runner (1966) Jr. Walker and The All Stars
29. Never Going Back (1968) The Lovin’ Spoonful
30. Sparkling Blue Eyes (1939) Bill Carlisle and his Kentucky Boys
31. Someone Like You (1984) Emmylou Harris
32. Plastic Man (1969) The Kinks
33. My Empty Room (1960) Little Anthony and The Imperials
34. But Not For Me (1962) Ketty Lester
35. Abracadabra (1982) The Steve Miller Band
36. Tell Daddy (1963) Ben E. King
37. I’m A Fool For You (1967) James Carr
38. Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (2018) Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus
39. Ally-Oop (1960) The Hollywood Argyles
40. Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991) Nirvana

1. He’ll Have To Go (1959) Jim Reeves
2. Choo Choo Ch’Boogie (1946) Louis Jordan
3. Star Crossed Lovers (1968) Neil Sedaka
4. The Poor People Of Paris (1956) Les Baxter
5. Everything I Own (1972) Bread
6. Only The Strong Survive (1969) Jerry Butler
7. He’ll Have To Stay (1960) Jeanne Black
8. The Legend Of Xanadu (1968) Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
9. I Believe In You (1980) Don Williams
10. Boys Cry (1964) Eden Kane
11. Black Pearl (1969) Checkmates, Ltd featuring Sonny Charles
12. I’m Looking Out The Window (1962) Cliff Richard
13. The Devil Went Down To Georgia (1979) The Charlie Daniels Band
14. You Kept Coming Back Like A Song (1946) Dinah Shore
15. Puppet On A String (1967) Sandie Shaw
16. Have A Drink On Me (1961) Lonnie Donegan
17. Many Tears Ago (1946, 1949) Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys
18. Run Bobby Run (1964) Lesley Gore
19. Always Late (With Your Kisses) (1951) Lefty Frizzell
20. Midnight Special (1940) Leadbelly (Huddie Ledbetter)
21. Serenata (1915) John McCormack
22. Serenata (1960) Sarah Vaughan
23. Cotton Eye Joe (1995) The Rednex
24. Mustang Sally (1966) Wilson Pickett
25. Little Deuce Coupe (1963) The Beach Boys
26. Washboard Blues (1928) Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra, with Hoagy Carmichael (vocalist and pianist)
27. Because They’re Young (1960) Duane Eddy
28. Rag Mama Rag (1935) Blind Boy Fuller
29. Please Don’t Talk To The Lifeguard (1963) Diane Ray
30. (What Can I Say) After I Say I’m Sorry (1940) Will Bradley and his Orchestra
31. (What Can I Say) After I Say I’m Sorry (1940) Jo Stafford
32. I Ain’t Mad At You (You Ain’t Mad At Me) (1947) Count Basie and his Orchestra; vocalist: Taps Miller
33. Rated “X” (1972) Loretta Lynn
34. We Ain’t Got Nothing But The Blues (1945) Bull Moose Jackson
35. Try Me One More Time (1944) Ernest Tubb
36. Born For Bad Luck (1940) Brownie McGhee
37. Goodnight Baby (1965) Sam and Dave
38. Jagged Little Pill (1995) Alanis Morissette
39. good 4 u (2021) Olivia Rodrigo
40. Living In A Box (1987) Living In A Box

1. In The Mood (1939) Glenn Miller and his Orchestra
2. Oh! My Pa-Pa (1953) Eddie Fisher
3. Green Door (1956) Jim Lowe
4. Big Fat Mama (1947) Roy Milton
5. I Love How You Love Me (1961) The Paris Sisters
6. When I Was Young (1967) Eric Burdon and The Animals
7. To Love Somebody (1967) The Bee Gees
8. Elenore (1968) The Turtles
9. Could I Have This Dance (1980) Anne Murray
10. Patches (1970) Clarence Carter
11. Elvira (1981) The Oak Ridge Boys
12. Blue On Blue (1963) Bobby Vinton
13. Mississippi Cotton Picking Delta Town (1974) Charley Pride
14. Pretty Kitty Kelly (1920) Charles Harrison
15. I Never Loved Anyone (1947) Jo Stafford
16. Big Fat Mama (1942) Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra
17. Song For Guy (1978) Elton John
18. The Purple People Eater (1958) Sheb Wooley
19. Baby Please Don’t Go (1941) Big Joe Williams
20. The Party’s Over (1962) Lonnie Donegan
21. Exclusively Yours (1960) Carl Dobkins Jr.
22. Holiday (1983) Madonna
23. Someday, Sweetheart (1927) Gene Austin
24. Werewolves Of London (1978) Warren Zevon
25. Under The Moon Of Love (1961) Curtis Lee
26. Jump (For My Love) (1984) The Pointer Sisters
27. Elvira (1966) Dallas Frazier
28. My Rough And Rowdy Ways (1929) Jimmie Rodgers
29. Walkin’ In The Sunshine (1967) Roger Miller
30. Spiders And Snakes (1973) Jim Stafford
31. If I Could Only Win Your Love (1958) The Louvin Brothers
32. We Are Family (1979) Sister Sledge
33. I’m A Tiger (1968) Lulu
34. Mama Said (1961) The Shirelles
35. Should I Stay Or Should I Go (1982) The Clash
36. Doctor Jones (1998) Aqua
37. The Purple people Eater Meets The Witch Doctor (1958) Joe South
38. Ooh, Aah…Just A Little Bit (1996) Gina G
39. Good Enough (1996) Dodgy
40. Some Velvet Morning (1967) Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood

1. Honey Hush (1953) Joe Turner
2. These Boots Are Made For Walkin’ (1966) Nancy Sinatra
3. Topsy II (1958) Cozy Cole
4. As Soon As I Hang Up The Phone (1974) Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty
5. Let There Be Drums (1961) Sandy Nelson
6. Endless Summer Nights (1987) Richard Marx
7. Devil Or Angel (1960) Bobby Vee
8. I Only Have Eyes For You (1934) Ben Selvin and his Orchestra; vocalist: Howard Phillips
9. Chevy Van (1975) Sammy Johns
10. I’m Gonna Make You Mine (1969) Lou Christie
11. You’re Gonna Miss Me (1948) Muddy Waters
12. Indian Giver (1969) The 1910 Fruitgum Co.
13. I Only Have Eyes For You (1959) The Flamingos
14. Deep In The Heart Of Texas (1942) Alvino Rey and his Orchestra; vocals; The King Sisters
15. I Feel Good (1941) Big Bill Broonzy
16. Shouldn’t I Know (1951) The Cardinals
17. You Don’t Have to Be In The Army To Fight In The War (1971) Mungo Jerry
18. I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) (1965) Otis Redding
19. Angel Baby (1960) Rosie and The Originals
20. Let The Little Girl Dance (1960) Billy Bland
21. Where Will The Baby’s Dimple Be (1955) Rosemary Clooney
22. My Boomerang Won’t Come Back (1961) Charlie Drake
23. Building Castles In The Air (1963) Digger Revell and The Denvermen
24. Stumblin’ In (1978) Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman
25. Boom Bang-A-Bang (1969) Lulu
26. Orinoco Flow (1988) Enya
27. I Love Rock ‘N Roll (1982) Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
28. Ginger Bread (1958) Frankie Avalon
29. Stone Cold Dead In The Market (He Had It Coming) (1946) Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan
30. The Witch Doctor (1958) David Seville
31. Blame It On The Boogie (1978) The Jackson 5
32. Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere (1947) Joe Morris
33. Wishful Thinking (1959) Little Anthony and The Imperials
34. My Sharona (1979) The Knack
35. Victoria (1970) The Kinks
36. Feudin’ And Fightin’ (1947) Dorothy Shay
37. Heaven’s Just A Sin Away (1977) The Kendalls
38. Key To The Highway (1940) Jazz Gillum
39. Long Tall Texan (1963) Murry Kellum
40. Walk Like An Egyptian (1986) The Bangles

1. Because Of You (1951) Tony Bennett
2. Love Is A Beautiful Song (1971) Dave Mills
3. Green Tambourine (1967) The Lemon Pipers
4. Sweet Nothin’s (1959) Brenda Lee
5. The Gypsy (1946) The Ink Spots
6. At The Woodchopper’s Ball (1939) Woody Herman and his Orchestra
7. The Gypsy (1946) Dinah Shore
8. Made In Japan (1972) Buck Owens and The Buckaroos
9. A Broadway Melody (1929) Ben Selvin and his Orchestra
10. Look Around (1971) Vince Hill
11. Sha La La La Lee (1966) The Small Faces
12. This Wheel’s On Fire (1968) Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and The Trinity
13. Bonaparte’s Retreat (1950) Kay Starr
14. The Secrets That You Keep (1975) Mud
15. The World I Used To Know (1964) Jimmie Rodgers
16. Dreamin’ (1960) Johnny Burnette
17. Let The Rest Of The World Go By (1920) Elizabeth Spencer
18. Forty Days And Forty Nights (1956) Muddy Waters
19. Beyond Tomorrow (Love Theme From ‘Serpico’) (1974) Perry Como
20. You Don’t Know Like I Know (1966) Sam and Dave
21. Things Have Changed (1945) Big Maceo
22. Born A Woman (1966) Sandy Posey
23. The Roving Kind (1950) Guy Mitchell
24. That Silver-Haired Daddy Of Mine (1931) Gene Autry
25. Ready Willing And Able (1955) Doris Day
26. I’ve Had It (1959) The Bell Notes
27. Fujiyama Mama (1957) Wanda Jackson
28. You Only Live Once In A While (1974) Mickey Newbury
29. Oakie Boogie (1952) Ella Mae Morse
30. The Oogum Boogum Song Brenton Wood
31. This Door Swings Both Ways (1966) Herman’s Hermits
32. Right Said Fred (1962) Bernard Cribbins
33. Pitfall (1955) The Louvin Brothers
34. Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man (1973) Loretta Lynn/Conway Twitty
35. Delaware (1960) Perry Como
36. Sex Bomb (1999) Tom Jones
37. Goo Goo Barabajagal (Love Is Hot) (1969) Donovan, with The Jeff Beck Group
38. Another One Bites The Dust (1980) Queen
39. Rock Lobster (1980) The B-52’s
40. Shake It Off (2014) Taylor Swift