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Oldies: Pre-Beatles
The post 5os-pre-Beatles brought an amazing and often under-estimated, even forgotten, selection of quality popular music. This Era of Pop Music brought us the Girl Groups, Phil Spectre and the post-do-wop sound of rock and roll. After this era, the Beatles changed music again.

Top Instrumentals of the era:
1. Yakety Sax - Boots Randolph
2. Miserlou - Dick Dale
3. The Stripper - Davis Rose
4. Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet
5. Wipe Out - The Surfaris
6. Green Onions - Booker T and the MG's
7. Desafinado - Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd
8. Raw-Hide - Link Wray
9. Bunny Hop - The Applejacks
10. Alley Cat - Bent Fabric and His Piano

The Top Oldies With Words 1959-1963/4
1. Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin
2. At Last - Etta James
3. The Twist - Chubby Checker
4. Crazy - Patsy Cline
5. Stand By Me - Ben E. King
6. The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens
7. Under The Boardwalk - The Drifters
8. Runaround Sue - Dion
9. Surfin' USA - Beach Boys
10. What'd I Say - Ray Charles
11. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka
12. It's Just A Matter Of Time - Brooke Benton
13. Heat Wave - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
14. Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen - Neil Sedaka
15. Sleep Walk - Santo and Johnny
16. Surfin' Safari - Beach Boys
17. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
18. Big Girls Don't Cry - The 4 Seasons
19. Chapel Of Love - Dixie Cups
20. Pretty Little Angel Eyes - Curtis Lee
21. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
22. Volare - Bobby Rydell
23. Beyond The Sea - Bobby darin
24. Bristol Stomp - The Dovells
25. I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos

26. Do You Love Me - The Contours
27. Wild One - Bobby Rydell
28. Be My Baby - The Ronettes
29. Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson
30. Daddy's Home - Sheb and the Limelites
31. A Teenager In Love - Dion & the Belmonts
32. South Street - The Orlons
33. The Loco-Motion - Little eva
34. My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels
35. Save The Last Dance For Me
36. Sherry - The 4 Seasons
37. Harbor Lights - The Platters
38. Hey! Baby - Bruce Channel
39. Leader of the Pack - Shangri-Las
40. Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison
41. Up On The Roof - The Drifters
42. Some Kind of Wonderful - The Drifters
43. I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline
44. Back In The U.S.A. - Chuck Berry
45. Mickey's Monkey - The Miracles
46. Only Sixteen - Sam Cooke
47. You Can't Sit Down - Dovells
48. There's a Moon Out Tonight - The Capris
49. Our Day Will Come - Ruby and the Romantics
50. Come Softly Yo Me - Fleetwoods

51. Misty - Johnny Mathis
52. Johnny Angel - Shelly fabres
53. Sealed With A Kiss - Brian Hyland
54. Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker
55. Pride and Joy - Marvin Gaye
56. Party Lights - Claudine Clark
57. Put Your Head On My Shoulder - Paul Anka
58. Monkey Time - Major Vance
59. The Wah Watusi - The Orlons
60. Denise - Randy and the Rainbows
61. Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles
62. On Broadway - The Drifters
63. Wonderful World - Sam Cooke
64. Hey Paula - Paul and Paula
65. Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles
66. I Adore Him - The Angels
67. Lovers Who Wander - Dion
68. Surfer Girl - Beach Boys
69. (Night Time Is) The Right Time - Ray Charles
70. Then He Kissed Me - The Crystals
71. Hello Mary Lou - Ricky Nelson
72. Wildwood Days - Bobby Rydell
73. When Will I Be Loved - The Every Brothers
74. One Fine Day - The Chiffons
75. This Magic Moment - The Drifters

76. Remember (Walkin' In The Sand) - The Shangri-Las
77. Are You Lonesome To-Night? - Elvis Presley
78. Don't Hang Up - The Orlons
79. Personality - Lloyd Price
80. Having A party - Sam Cooke
81. He's A Rebel - The Crystals
82. (The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up - The Ronettes
83. Hushabye - The Mystics
84. 409 - Beach Boys
85. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
86. Dream baby - Roy Orbison
87. It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly
88. Baby Its You - The Shirelles
89. Tossin' and Turnin' - Bobby Lewis
90. The End of the World - Skeeter Davis
91. Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles
92. Last Kiss - J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers
93. Who Put The Bomp - Barry Mann
94. Busted - Ray Charles
95. There Goes My Baby - The Drifters
96. Surfin - The Beach Boys
97. Swingin' School - Bobby Rydell
98. 1-2-3 - Len Barry
99. Charlie Brown - The Coasters
100. Shout! Shout! Knock Yourself Out - Ernie Mareska

101. Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
102. Baby It's Cold Outside - Ray Charles and Betty Carter
103. Runaway - Del Shannon
104. Let's Stomp - Bbby Comstock
105. Sweet Nothins - Brenda Lee
106. Dead Man's Curve - Jan & Dean
107. Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford
108. Be True To Your School - Beach Boys
109. Where Or When - Dion and the Belmonts
110. Chains - The Cookies
111. Money - Barrett Strong
112. Bongo Stomp - Little Joey and the Flips
113. Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop - Little Anthony and the Imperials
114. Palisades park - Fredie Cannon
115. Bongo Rock - Preston Epps
116. Beechwood 4-5789 - The Marvelettes
117. Baby, I Love You - Ronettes
118. Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney
119. Cupid - Sam Cooke
120. (Down At) Papa Joes - The Dixiebelles
121. Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha - Sam Cooke
122. Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow - The Rivingtons
123. Poison Ivy - The Coasters
124. Remember Then - The Earls
125. Along Came Jones - The Coasters




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