Text Box: UK Appreciation Society























The Hit List

Researched by Charles Alexander

Covering……..

82 chart recordings in the U.S. and/or Britain

61 in Billboard U.S. Hot 100

61 in the Cash Box U.S. Top 100

59 in the Music Vendor/Record World Top 100

49 in Top 40 in the U.S. and/or Britain

24 in Top 10 in the U.S. and/or Britain

9 at No. 1 (includes Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, which reached #1 in both Cash Box and Record World and #2 in Billboard, and Let’s Hang On, which reached #1 in both Cash Box and Record World and #3 in Billboard; does not include the remix of Beggin’ reaching #1 on the British dance chart)

Notes: Includes - Highest Chart Position (Billboard Hot 100 or Bubbling Under the Hot 100 except where indicated;
Cash Box positions are given only if they are higher than in Billboard and Record World. Record World positions are given
only if they are higher than in Cash Box and Billboard and Music Vendor/Reccord World. Music Vendor/Record World positions are given only if they are higher than in Cash Box and Billboard.)

U.S. chart performance from: Billboard, Cash Box and Music Vendor, which became Record World on April 18, 1964
Research by Record Research Inc
British chart performance from: Record Retailer/Music Week as compiled in The Complete Book of British Charts

The ‘Hit’ List

The 4 Seasons[and other  designations]

 

1. 1956 You’re the Apple of My Eye (The Four Lovers) #62

2. 1956 The Girl In My Dreams (The Four Lovers) (flip of You’re the Apple of My Eye)

    #85 in Music Vendor

3. 1956 Honey Love (The Four Lovers) #82 in Music Vendor

4. 1962 Sherry #1 (5 weeks at No. 1 in Billboard and Music Vendor; 6 weeks at No. 1 in

    Cash Box)

5. 1962 Big Girls Don’t Cry #1 (5 weeks at No. 1 in Billboard and Cash Box; 6 weeks at

    No. 1 in Music Vendor)

6. 1962 Santa Claus is Coming to Town #23 (#12 in Music Vendor)

7. 1963 Walk Like a Man #1 (3 weeks in Billboard and 2 weeks in Cash Box and Music

    Vendor)

8. 1963 Peanuts #108 (#72 in Music Vendor in 1964)

9. 1963 Since I Don’t Have You #123;

     same recording also reached #105 in 1965

10. 1963 Ain’t That a Shame #22 (#20 in Cash Box and Music Vendor)

11. 1963 Soon (I’ll Be Home Again) #77 (flip of Ain’t That a Shame) (#59 in Music

      Vendor)

12. 1963 Candy Girl #3

13. 1963 Marlena #36 (flip of Candy Girl) (#35 in Cash Box)

14. 1963 New Mexican Rose #36 (#30 in Cash Box and Music Vendor)

15. 1963 That’s the Only Way #88 (flip of New Mexican Rose) (#65 in Cash Box)

16. 1964 Dawn (Go Away) #3

17. 1964 Stay #16 (#15 in Cash Box and Music Vendor)

18. 1964 Ronnie #6

19. 1964 Alone #28 (#24 in Cash Box)

20. 1964 Long Lonely Nights #102 (flip of Alone) (#74 in Cash Box)

21. 1964 Rag Doll #1 (2 weeks in Billboard, Cash Box and Record World)

22. 1964 Save It for Me #10 (#8 in Record World)

23. 1964 Sincerely #75 (#60 in Record World)

24. 1964 Apple of My Eye #106

25. 1964 Big Man in Town #20 (#14 in Cash Box and Record World)

26. 1964 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus #19 (Billboard Christmas chart)

27. 1965 Never on Sunday #146 in Cash Box only

28. 1965 Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby, Goodbye) #12 (#6 in Record World)

29. 1965 Toy Soldier #64 (#54 in Record World)

30. 1965 Betrayed #91 in Cash Box only

31. 1965 Girl Come Running #30 (#23 in Record World)

32. 1965 Let’s Hang On #3 (#1 in Cash Box and Record World for 1 week)

33. 1965 Don’t Think Twice (The Wonder Who) #12 (#9 in Record World)

34. 1965 Little Boy (In Grown Up Clothes) #60

35. 1966 Working My Way Back to You #9

36. 1966 Opus 17 (Don’t You Worry ’Bout Me) #13 (#9 in Cash Box and Record World)

37. 1966 On the Good Ship Lollipop (The Wonder Who) #87

38. 1966 You’re Nobody ’Til Somebody Loves You (The Wonder Who) #96 (flip of

      Good Ship Lollipop) (#86 in Cash Box)

39. 1966 I’ve Got You Under My Skin #9 (#6 in Record World)

40. 1966 Tell It to the Rain #10

41. 1967 Beggin’ #16 (#12 in Cash Box)

42. 1967 C’mon Marianne #9

43. 1967 Lonesome Road (The Wonder Who) #89 (#62 in Cash Box)

44. 1967 Watch the Flowers Grow #30 (#14 in Cash Box)

45. 1968 Will You Love Me Tomorrow #24 (#13 in Record World)

46. 1968 Saturday’s Father #103 (#50 in Cash Box)

47. 1968 Electric Stories #61 (#38 in Record World)

48. 1969 Idaho #95  (#64 in Cash Box)

49. 1969 Something’s On Her Mind #98 (flip of Idaho) (#72 in Record World)

50. 1969 And That Reminds Me (My Heart Reminds Me) #45 (#27 in Record World)

51. 1970 Patch of Blue #94 (#53 in Cash Box)

52. 1974 Hickory #90 in Cash Box  

53. 1975 The Night #7 in Britain only

54. 1975 Who Loves You #3

55. 1975 December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) #1 (3 weeks in Billboard and 1 week in

      Cash Box and Record World)

56. 1976 Silver Star #38 (#3 in Britain) (#24 on Billboard Adult Contemporary chart)

57. 1976 We Can Work It Out #34 in Britain only

58. 1977 Rhapsody #37 in Britain only

59. 1977 Down the Hall #65 (#34 in Britain) (#40 on Billboard Adult Contemporary)

60. 1980 Spend the Night in Love #91

61. 1994 Remix of December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) #14 (#11 in Cash Box)

62. 2007 Beggin’ (Pilooski re-edit) #32 in Britain only (#1 on the British dance chart!)

 

Frankie Valli

 

63. 1965 The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore) #128

64. 1966 (You’re Gonna) Hurt Yourself #39 (#38 in Record World)

65. 1966 You’re Ready Now #112 (#93 in Cash Box) (#11 in Britain in 1970)

66. 1966 The Proud One #68 (#54 in Record World)

67. 1967 Can’t Take My Eyes Off You #2 (#1 for 2 weeks in Cash Box and Record

      World)

68. 1967 I Make a Fool of Myself #18

69. 1967 To Give (The Reason I Live) #29 (#17 in Cash Box) (#17 on Billboard Adult

      Contemporary chart)

70. 1969 The Girl I’ll Never Know (Angels Never Fly This Low) #52 (#23 in Record

      World) (#32 on Billboard Adult Contemporary chart)

71. 1970 Circles in the Sand #108 in Cash Box only

72. 1974 My Eyes Adored You #1 (1 week in Billboard, Cash Box and Record World)

73. 1975 Swearin’ to God #6

74. 1975 Our Day Will Come #11 (#2 on Billboard Adult Contemporary chart)

75. 1976 Fallen Angel #36 (#11 in Britain) (#9 on Billboard Adult Contemporary chart)

76. 1976 We’re All Alone #78 (#74 in Cash Box) (#27 on Billboard Adult Contemporary

       chart)

77. 1976 Boomerang #90 in Cash Box only

78. 1977 Easily #108 (#26 on Billboard Adult Contemporary chart)

79. 1978 Grease #1 (2 weeks in Billboard and Record World and 1 week in Cash Box)

80. 1978 Save Me, Save Me #48 on Billboard Adult Contemporary chart only

81. 1979 Fancy Dancer #77 (#36 on Billboard Adult Contemporary chart)

82. 1980 Where Did We Go Wrong #90 (#4 on Billboard Adult Contemporary chart)

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