Various ?– Popular Music's Golden Hit Parade

Label: Reader's Digest ?– GHIT - 8A Format: 8 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo
Box Set
Country: UK Released: 1976 Genre: Rock, Pop Style: Rock & Roll, Skiffle

Tracklist 

The Fifties A1 –Johnny Ray* Just Walkin' In The Rain Written-By – Bragg*, Riley* 2:39 A2 –Guy Mitchell Singing The Blues Written-By – Endsley* 2:26 A3 –Lonnie Donegan Cumberland Gap Arranged By – Donegan*Written By – Lonnie DoneganWritten-By – Trad.* 1:57 A4 –Russ Hamilton We Will Make Love Written-By – Hulme* 2:43 A5 –Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls Of Fire Written-By – Hammer*, Blackwell* 1:51 A6 –Tommy Steele Nairobi Written-By – Merrill* 2:02 A7 –The Everly Brothers* All I Have To Do Is Dream Written-By – Bryant* 2:16 B1 –Tommy Edwards It's All In The Game Written-By – Sigman*, Dawes* 2:35 B2 –Lord Rockingham's XI Hoots Mon Written-By – Robertson* 2:15 B3 –The Platters Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Written-By – Kern*, Harbach* 2:35 B4 –Marty Wilde Teenager In Love Written-By – Pomus*, Shuman* 2:20 B5 –The Browns (3) Three Bells Written-By – Reisseld*, Gilles* 2:50 B6 –Emile Ford And The Checkmates* What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For? Written-By – Johnson*, Monaco*, McCarthy* 2:05 B7 –Neil Sedaka Oh! Carol Written-By – Sedaka*Written-By [Uncredited] – Greenfield* 2:16

1960 C1 –Anthony Newley Why? Written-By – De Angelis*, Marcucci*
C2 –Perry Como Delaware Written-By – Gordon*
C3 –Johnny Preston Running Bear Written-By – Richardson*
C4 –Lonnie Donegan My Old Man's A Dustman Written-By – Donegan*, Buchanon*
C5 –Jimmy Jones Good Timin' Written-By – Bullard Jnr*, Tobias*
C6 –Duane Eddie* Because They're Young Written-By – Schroeder*, Costa*, Gold*
C7 –Johnny Tillotson Poetry In Motion Written-By – Anthony*, Kaufman*


1961 D1 –Petula Clark Sailor Written-By – West*, Busch*, Scharfenberger*
D2 –The Allisons Are You Sure? Written-By – Allison*, Allison*
D3 –The Marcels Blue Moon Written-By – Hart/Rogers*
D4 –Floyd Cramer On The Rebound Written-By – Cramer*
D5 –Billy Fury Halfway To Paradise Written-By – King/Goffin*
D6 –Eden Kane Well, I Ask You Written-By – Vandyke*
D7 –Jimmy Dean Big Bad John Written-By – Dean*


1962 E1 –Karl Denver Wimoweh Written-By – Campbell*, Linda*
E2 –Bruce Channel Hey! Baby Written-By – Channel*, Cobb*
E3 –Joe Brown Picture Of You Written-By – Beveridge*, Oakman*
E4 –The Tornados Telstar Written-By – Meek*
E5 –Little Eva The Locomotion Written-By – King/Goffin*
E6 –Carole King It Might As Well Rain Until September Written-By – King/Gofiin*
E7 –Mark Wynter Venus In Blue Jeans Written-By – Greenfield*, Keller*


1963 F1 –The Springfields Island Of Dreams Written-By – Springfield*
F2 –Jet Harris And Tony Meehan Diamonds Written-By – Lordan*
F3 –Brian Poole and The Tremeloes* Twist And Shout Written-By – Russel*, Jedley*
F4 –The Searchers Sweets For My Sweet Written-By – Pomus*, Shuman*
F5 –Heinz Just Like Eddie Written-By – Goddard*
F6 –Chuck Berry Memphis Tennessee Written-By – Berry*
F7 –Dusty Springfield I Only Want To Be With You Written-By – Raymonde*, Hawker*


1964 G1 –The Searchers Needles And Pins Written-By – Nitzsche*, Bono*
G2 –The Bachelors Diane Written-By – Rappee*, Pollack*
G3 –The Four Pennies Juliet Written-By – Fryer*, Morton*, Wilsh*
G4 –Jim Reeves I Won't Forget You Written-By – Howard*
G5 –The Kinks You Really Got Me Written-By – Davies*
G6 –Sandie Shaw Always Something There To Remind Me Written-By – Bacharach, David*
G7 –The Rockin' Berries He's In Town Written-By – King/Goffin*


1965 H1 –The Kinks Tired Of Waiting For You Written-By – Davies*
H2 –Unit 4+2* Contrete And Clay Written-By – Parker*, Moeller*
H3 –Them (3) Here Comes The Night Written-By – Berns*
H4 –Roger Miller King Of The Road Written-By – Miller*
H5 –Jackie Trent Where Are You Now My Love? Written-By – Trent*, Hatch*
H6 –The Byrds Mr. Tambourine Man Written-By – Dylan*
H7 –The Ivy League Tossing And Turning Written-By – Carter*, Lewis*, Ford*


1966 I1 –Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass* Spanish Flea Written-By – Wechter*
I2 –The Overlanders Michelle Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
I3 –Crispian St. Peters You Are On My Mind Written-By – Fricker*
I4 –The Mindbenders A Groovy Kind Of Love Written-By – Bayer*, Wine*
I5 –The Walker Brothers The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore Written-By – Crewe/Gaudio*
I6 –Dusty Springfield You Don't Have To Say You Love Me Written-By – Donnaggio*, Napier, Bell*, Wickman*, Pallavicini*
I7 –Los Bravos Black Is Black Written-By – Grainger*, Wadey*, Hayes*


1967 J1 –Sandie Shaw Puppet On A String Written-By – Martin, Coulter*
J2 –Procul Harum* A Whiter Shade Of Pale Written-By – Brooker*, Reid*
J3 –The Jimi Hendrix Experience Hey Joe Written-By – Roberts*
J4 –Scott Mackenzie* San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) Written-By – Phillips*
J5 –Bee Gees Massachussetts Written-By – R. Gibb, B. Gibb, M. Gibb*
J6 –The Foundations Baby Now That I've Found You Written-By – Macleod/Macaulay*
J7 –Long John Baldry Let The Heartaches Begin Written-By – Macleod/Macaulay*


1968 K1 –Manfred Mann The Mighty Quinn Written-By – Dylan*
K2 –Ester And Abi Ofarim* Cinderalla Rockerfella Written-By – Williams*
K3 –Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich The Legend Of Xanadu Written-By – Howard Blaikley
K4 –Gary Puckett And The Union Gap* Young Girl Written-By – Fuller*
K5 –The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown Fire Written-By – Brown*, Finesilver*, Ker*, Crane*
K6 –Joe Cocker With A Little Help From My Friends Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
K7 –Georgie Fame The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde Written-By – Murray/Callander*


1969 L1 –Fleetwood Mac Albatross Written-By – Green*
L2 –Marmalade* Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
L3 –The Move Blackberry Way Written-By – Wood*
L4 –Thunderclap Newman Something In The Air Written-By – Keen*
L5 –Zager And Evans* In The Year 2525 Written-By – Zager, Evans*
L6 –Johnny Cash A Boy Named Sue Written-By – Silverstein*
L7 –The Tremaloes* Call Me Number One Written-By – Hawkes*, Blaikley*


1970 M1 –Pickettywitch That Same Old Feeling Written-By – MacLeod/Macauly*
M2 –Frijid Pink House Of The Rising Sun Adapted By – Price*
M3 –Christie Yellow River Written-By – Christie*
M4 –Mr. Bloe Groovin' With Mr. Bloe Written-By – Gentry*, Laguna*, Naumann*
M5 –Mungo Jerry In The Summertime Written-By – Dorset*
M6 –Hotlegs Neanderthal Man Written-By – Stewart*, Godley*, Creme*
M7 –The Jimi Hendrix Experience Voodoo Chile Written-By – Hendrix*


1971 N1 –The Mixtures The Pushbike Song Written-By – E. Jones*, I. Jones*
N2 –T. Rex Hot Love Written-By – Bolan*
N3 –Lynn Anderson Rose Garden Written-By – South*
N4 –The New Seekers Never-Ending Song Of Love Written-By – Bramlett*
N5 –Rod Stewart Maggie May Written-By – Quittenton*, Stewart*
N6 –Slade Coz I Love You Written-By – Lea*, Holder*
N7 –John Kongos Togoloshe Man Written-By – Kongos*


1972 O1 –Chicory Tip Son Of My Father Written-By – Moroder*, Holm*, Bellotte*
O2 –Harry Nilsson Without You Written-By – Nilsson*
O3 –Vicky Leandros Come What May Written-By – Panas*, Monro*, Newell*, Desla*
O4 –Elton John Rocket Man Written-By – Taupin, John*
O5 –Lieutenant Pigeon Mouldy Old Dough Written-By – Fletcher*, Woodward*
O6 –Peter Skellern You're A Lady Written-By – Skellern*
O7 –The New Seekers I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing Written-By – Backer*, Davis*, Cook/Greenaway*


1973 P1 –The Strawbs* Part Of The Union Written-By – Ford*, Hudson*
P2 –Focus (2) Sylvia Written-By – Van Leer*
P3 –Peters And Lee* Welcome Home Written By – Aeldone, Blackburn, Dupree
P4 –The Carpenters* Yesterday Once More Written-By – Bettis*, Carpenter*
P5 –Bobby Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers* Monster Mash Written-By – Pickett*, Capizzi*
P6 –The Sweet Ballroom Blitz Written-By – Chapman, Chinn*
P7 –Status Quo Caroline Written-By – Young*, Rossi*

Notes

All tracks except B3, B5 & B7 have been electronically re-processed for stereo.

All credits taken from the rear sleeve as opposed to the disc labels as they appear erroneous.
Errors on the disc labels:
A3 - Credits Donegan as the writer.
B7 - Greenfield not credited at all.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Other (Record 1 Cat. No.): RDS 9031
• Other (Record 2 Cat. No.): RDS 9032
• Other (Record 3 Cat. No.): RDS 9033
• Other (Record 4 Cat. No.): RDS 9034
• Other (Record 5 Cat. No.): RDS 9035
• Other (Record 6 Cat. No.): RDS 9036
• Other (Record 7 Cat. No.): RDS 9037
• Other (Record 8 Cat. No.): RDS 9038