UGHA Top 500 Group Recordings

THE OFFICIAL UGHA VOCAL GROUPS TOP 500

The survey was tabulated from votes from UGHA members who were asked to list their top ten favorite recordings. This was not an easy task with so many great vocal group harmony releases from the late 40's through the 50's and into the early 60's. The next survey (in the year 2000) will have members vote for their favorite 20, perhaps making their decisions easier.

This survey was tabulated by UGHA member, Rich Kriz, an enormous undertaking. Rich set up a computerized point system with a ballot's #1 pick getting 100 points and working down to 10 points for #10. The #1 recording, "Golden Teardrops" by the Flamingos finished with 3,175 points, an overwhelming total as compared to #2, "My Reverie" by the Larks with 1,750. The 500th choice "The Bells Ring Out" by the Spaniels had 25 points.

The purpose of this Top 500 survey was to revive the interest of our membership regarding the classic recordings of our musical culture. And is now to serve as a credibility factor in attracting new members.

Our special thanks to Rich Kriz for his many hours of dedication to this project.

TOP 500 DATA

The 1950's dominate the Top 500 with 411 selections. The 1940's with 8, the 1960's with 79, the 1970's with only I and the 1980's with only 1. The first 42 selections include 39 from the 50's, 2 choices from the 40's and only 1 from the 60's, "My Hero" by the Bluenotes.

The first white group record to appear on the Top 500 is "That's My Desire," The Belmonts at #43. Only 41 others made it with the Five Discs Tops with 4 selections of the 42.

The first female group record on the survey is "Maybe" by the Chantels at #9 1. Only 5 other female groups made it! 12 selections in all, The Chantels with 5, the Joytones with 3, the Enchanters with 1, the Hearts with 1, and the Quintones with 1. Every selection is from the 1950's.

1 GOLDEN TEARDROPS - FLAMINGOS 1953 CHANCE
2 MY REVERIE - LARKS 1951 APOLLO
3 CRAZY FOR YOU - HEARTBEATS 1955 HULL
4 SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE -  HARPTONES 1953 BRUCE
5 ITS TOO SOON TO KNOW - ORIOLES 1948 IT'S A NATURAL
6 SHARE  - TEENAGERS 1956 GEE
7 MOST OF ALL - MOONGLOWS 1955 CHESS
8 THE WIND - DIABLOS 1954 FORTUNE
9 I'LL NEVER TELL - HARPTONES 1953 BRUCE
10 THE CLOSER YOU ARE - CHANNELS 1956 WHIRLIN' DISC
11 EARTH ANGEL - PENGUINS 1954 DOOTONE
12 YOU GAVE ME PEACE OF MIND - SPANIELS 1956 VEEJAY
13 IN THE STILL OF THE NITE - FIVE SATINS 1956 STANDORD
14 YOUR WAY - HEARTBEATS 1956 HULL
15 MY SADDEST HOUR - FIVE KEYS 1953 ALADDIN
16 A THOUSAND MILES AWAY - HEARTBEATS 1956 HULL
17 GLORIA - CADILLACS 1954 JOZIE
18 TELL ME - MASTERTONES 1954 BRUCE
19 LIFE IS BUT A DREAM - HARPTONES 1955 PARADISE
20 PLEASE REMEMBER MY HEART - SOLITAIRES 1954 OLD TOWN
21 THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES - HARPTONES 1956 RAMA
22 CAN'T HELP LOVING THAT GIRL OF MINE - HIDEAWAYS 1956 RONNIE
23 CAN I COME OVER TONIGHT - VELOURS 1957 ONYX
24 SINCERELY - MOONGLOWS 1954 CHESS
25 COULD THIS BE MAGIC - DUBS 1957 GONE
26 MY VOW TO YOU  - STUDENTS 1958 NOTE
27 DESIREE - CHARTS 1957 EVERLAST
28 WHAT'CHA GONNA DO - DRIFTERS 1955 ATLANTIC
29 DREAM OF A LIFETIME - FLAMINGOS 1954 PARROT
30 MY MEMORIES OF YOU - HARPTONES 1954 BRUCE
31 TEARDROPS - L. ANDREW & SHEARTS 1957 ARGO
32 1 ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU - FLAMINGOS 1959 END
33 TORMENTED - HEARTBEATS 1955 NETWORK
34 MY HERO - BLUENOTES 1960 VALUE
35 SHOULDN'T I KNOW - CARDINALS 1951 ATLANTIC
36 DEAREST - SWALLOWS 1951 KING
37 A KISS AND A ROSE - ORIOLES 1949 JUBILEE
38 CRYING IN THE CHAPEL  - ORIOLES 1953 JUBILEE
39 STORY UNTOLD - NUTMEGS 1955 HERALD
40 LILACS IN THE RAIN - RAVENS 1951 NATIONAL
41 RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET - FIVE KEYS 1952 ALADDIN
42 SECRET LOVE - MOONGLOWS 1954 CHANCE
43 THAT'S MY DESIRE - BELMONTS 1960 LAURIE
44 ONLY THE ANGELS KNOW - ESQUIRES 1957 HI-PO
45 SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU - SKYLINERS 1959 CALICO
46 LETS MAKE UP - SPANIELS 1954 VEE-JAY
47 DON'T ASK ME TO BE LONELY - DUBS 1957 JOHNSON
48 ISLAND OF LOVE - SHEPHERDS 1959 APEX
49 NIGHTS CURTAINS - CHECKERS 1952 KING
50 I'LL BE HOME - FLAMINGOS 1955 CHECKER
51 LITTLE DID I DREAM - TWILIGHTERS 1955 MGM
52 LOST LOVE - SUPERIORS 1957 ATCO
53 MY GIRL AWAITS ME - CASTELLES 1953 GRAND
54 GOD ONLY KNOWS - CAPRIS 1954 GOTHAM
55 YOU BELONG TO ME - DUPREES 1962 COED
56 COME GO WITH ME -  DEL-VIKINGS 1956 FEE BEE
57 OH WHAT A NITE - DELLS 1956 VEE-JAY
58 THIS IS MY LOVE - PASSIONS 1960 AUDICON
59 TREE IN THE MEADOW - PEARLS 1956 ONYX
60 THE WIND - JESTERS 1960 WINLEY
61 AT MY FRONT DOOR - ELDORADOS 1955 VEE-JAY
62 DEAR LORD - CONTINENTALS 1956 WHIRLING DISC
63 I WON'T BE THE FOOL ANYMORE - HEARTBEATS 1957 RAMA
64 I'M SO YOUNG - STUDENTS 1958 NOTE
65 THAT'S MY DESIRE - CHANNELS 1957 GONE
66 THESE FOOLISH THINGS - DOMINOES 1953 FEDERAL
67 LOVERS NEVER SAY GOODBYE - FLAMINGOS 1958 END
68 A SIMPLE PRAYER - RAVENS 1956 ARGO
69 WHY DON'T YOU WRITE ME - JACKS 1955 RPM
70 THE BEAT OF OUR HEARTS - FIVE BLUE NOTES 1954 SABRE
71 BLUE VELVET - CLOVERS 1955 ATLANTIC
72 I WAS WRONG - CHARMERS 1954 TIMELY
73 WHEN I'M WITH YOU - MOONGLOWS 1959 CHESS
74 I WONDER WHY - BELMONTS/ DION 1958 LAURIE
75 YOUR PROMISE TO BE MINE - DRIFTERS 1956 ATLANTIC
76 AT NIGHT - ORIOLES 1950 JUBILEE
77 HEART'S DESIRE - AVALONS 1958 UNART
78 MY TRUE STORY - JIVE FIVE 1961 BELTONE
79 ONE SUMMER NIGHT DANLEERS - 1958 AMP3
80 TEARS ON MY PILLOW - IMPERIALS/Little Anthony 1958 END
81 THE ANGELS SANG - THE SOLITAIRES 1956 OLD TOWN
82 DO SOMETHING FOR ME - DOMINOES 1950 FEDERAL
83 MOONLIGHT COCKTAILS - RIVIERAS 1960 COED
84 PLEASE SAY YOU WANT ME - SCHOOLBOYS 1956 OKEH
85 WONDER WHY -  SOLITAIRES 1954 OLD TOWN
86 ARE YOU SORRY - WHISPERS 1955 GOTHAM
87 CHAPEL BELLS  - FASCINATORS 1958 CAPITOL
88 ETERNALLY - SWALLOWS 1951 KING
89 1 WAS SUCH A FOOL - FLAMINGOS 1959 END
90 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT - JAGUARS 1956 AARDELL
91 MAYBE  - CHANTELS 1957 END
92 BESIDE YOU - SWALLOWS 1952 KING
93 DOLLFACE - VIBRANAIRES 1954 AFTER HOURS
94 I DON'T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE - SOLITAIRES 1955 OLD TOWN
95 A KISS FROM YOUR LIPS - FLAMINGOS 1956 CHECKER
96 MY LOVE FOR YOU WILL NEVER DIE - CHANNELS 1958 FURY
97 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE - TEENAGERS 1955 GEE
98 CLOSE YOUR EYES - FIVE KEYS 1955 CAPITOL
99 THE GLEAM IN YOUR EYES - CHANNELS 1956 WHIRLING DISC
100 MAYBE YOU'LL BE THERE - HEARTS/L.ANDREWS 1954 RAINBOW
101 UNCHAINED MELODY - VITO & SALUTATIONS 1963 HERALD
102 WALKING ALONG - SOLITAIRES 1957 OLD TOWN
103 SHIP OF LOVE - NUTMEGS 1955 HERALD
104 SHRINE OF ST. CECILIA  - HARPTONES 1957 RAMA
105 EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK - STUDENTS 1958 NOTE
106 1 LIVE TRUE TO YOU - LARKS 1951 APOLLO
107 LOVE CALL - EBONAIRES 1959 LENA
108 MOMENTS LIKE THIS - BALTINEERS 1956 TEENAGE
109 ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON - HARPTONES 1956 RAMA
110 ONE MILLION YEARS - HEARTBEATS 1959 GUYDEN
111 OVER A CUP OF COFFEE - CASTELLES 1954 GRAND
112 A BEGGAR FOR YOUR KISSES - DIAMONDS 1952 ATLANTIC
113 COUNT EVERY STAR - RIVERIAS 1959 COED
114 STOLEN LOVE - LARKS 1952 APOLLO
115 I'M JUST ANOTHER ONE IN LOVE - MELLO-TONES 1954 DECCA
116 PLEASE SAY YOU'LL BE MINE - SUNBEAMS 1957 ACME
117 SHADOWS - FIVE SATINS 1959 EMBER
118 THATS MY DESIRE -  FLAMINGOS 1953 CHANCE
119 THEY SAY - RAINBOWS 1956 RAMA
120 THIS IS THE NIGHT FOR LOVE - FLAIRS 1954 FLAIR
121 TO BE LOVED - PENTAGONS 1960 DONNA
122 ZOOM  - CADILLACS 1956 JOZIE
123 TRICKLE, TRICKLE - VIDEOS 1958 CASINO
124 WHEN THE SWALLOWS COME BACK TO CAPISTRANO - DOMINOES 1952  FEDERAL
125 CONGRATULATIONS - TURBANS 1957 HERALD
126 I'M SO CRAZY FOR LOVE - RAVENS 1950 COLUMBIA
127 A TEARDROP FROM HEAVEN - DIABLOS 1956 FORTUNE
128 YOU'RE EVERYTHING TO ME  - ORCHIDS 1955 PARROT
129 DIAMONDS AND PEARLS - PARADONS 1960 MILESTONE
130 DON'T SAY GOODNIGHT - VALENTINES 1957 RAMA
131 1 BELIEVE - EARLS 1963 OLD TOWN
132 I REMEMBER - FIVE DISCS 1958 EMGE
133 PEOPLE ARE TALKING - HEARTBEATS 1956 HULL
134 SINCE YOU'RE GONE - DIABLOS 1960 FORTUNE
135 SMOKE FROM YOUR CIGARETTE - MELLOWS 1954 JAY-DEE
136 THIS TO ME IS LOVE - DUBS 1962 END
137 WHEN YOU WALKED OUT - ARCADOS 1963 FAM
138 WHY DO YOU HAVE TO GO - DELLS 1957 VEE-JAY
139 CHAPEL OF DREAMS - DUBS 1958 GONE
140 I'M FALLING IN LOVE - JESTERS 1957 WINLEY
141 THERE'S A MOON OUT TONIGHT - CAPRIS 1960 OLD TOWN
142 UNDER A BLANKET OF BLUE - CARDINALS 1954 ATLANTIC
143 WHAT IS YOUR DECISION - HARPTONES 1956 ANDREA
144 DO - WAH - SPANIELS 1955 VEE-JAY
145 LONELY CHRISTMAS - ORIOLES 1949 JUBILEE
146 MARY LEE - RAINBOWS 1954 RED ROBIN
147 TONIGHT, TONIGHT - MELLO-KINGS 1957 HERALD
148 WHEN I LEAVE THESE PRISON WALLS - LARKS 1951 APOLLO
149 WHEN YOU COME BACK TO ME - RE-VELS 1958 CHESS
150 ADIOS - FIVE DISCS 1961 CALO
151 ALL ALONE - CHANNELS 1957 GONE
152 ANGEL - SATINTONES 1960 MOTOWN
153 BABALU'S WEDDING DAY - ETERNALS 1959 HOLLYWOOD
154 BEAUTIFUL DREAMER - NUTMEGS 1964 LANA
155 BEGGIN' FOR LOVE WRENS 1954 RAMA
156 THE BELLS ARE RINGING - VAN DYKES 1958 KING
157 BELLS OF ROSARITA - ADMIRATIONS 1959 MERCURY
158 DARLING CAN'T YOU TELL - CLUSTERS 1958 TEE GEE
159 DOWN THE AISLE - QUINTONES 1958 REDTOP
160 FLORENCE - PARAGONS 1957 WINLEY
161 THE GIRL I LOVE - CADILLACS 1956 JOSIE
162 THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL - FIVE SOUNDS 1958 DEB
163 HAVE MERCY BABY - DOMINOES 1952 FEDERAL
164 HIGH ON A HILL - ACCENTS 1963 SPOKANE
165 HOW SENTIMENTAL CAN I BE - MELLOWS 1954 JAY-DEE
166 I DON'T BELIEVE IN TOMORROW - LARKS 1951 APOLLO
167 I JUST CAN'T HELP MYSELF - KOOL GENTS 1956 VEE-JAY
168 I WANT YOU TO ME MY GIRL - TEENAGERS 1956 GEE
169 I WAS WRONG - MOONGLOWS 1954 CHANCE
170 I WONDER WHY - CADILLACS 1954 JOSIE
171 IF I CANT HAVE THE ONE I LOVE - FOUR PALS 1955 ROYAL ROOST
172 I'M SORRY PILLOW - L ANDREWS 1963 PARKWAY
173 IN A TRAVELLING MOOD - DOZIER BOYS 1948 ARISTOCRAT
174 JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN - PRISONAIRES 1953 SUN
175 LORRAINE - BONNEVILLES 1959 MUNICH
176 LOVERS - JETS 1952 RAINBOW
177 MAYBE YOU'LL BE THERE - ORIOLES 1954 JUBILEE
178 MY FOOLISH HEART - JOYTONES 1956 RAMA
179 MY LONELY FRIEND - CONTINENTAL FIVE 1959 NU KAT
180 MY SWEET DREAM - NUTMEGS 1959 HERALD
181 NEVER LET YOU GO - FIVE DISCS 1962 CHEER
182 NO GREATER MIRACLE - HARPTONES 1960 WARWICK
183 NOTHING LIKE A LITTLE LOVE - SOLITAIRES 1956 OLD TOWN
184 ONLY YOU - PLATTERS 1955 MERCURY
185 PAL OF MINE - ORIOLES 1951 JUBILEE
186 PENNY ARCADE MOONGLOWS 1961 CHESS
187 RAMA LAMA DING DONG EDSELS 1958 DUB
188 THREE WISHES HARPTONES 1956 RAMA
189 TODAY IS YOU'RE BIRTHDAY ENCHANTERS 1952 JUBILEE
190 TONI, MY LOVE FIVE SATINS 1958 EMBER
191 WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE ME - DUPREES 1963 COED
192 YOU'RE ON TOP - UNTOUCHABLES 1961 LIBERTY
193 EVERYONE'S LAUGHING - SPANIELS 1957 VEE-JAY
194 HARBOR LIGHTS - DOMINOES 1951 FEDERAL
195 LIFE CAN BE BEAUTIFUL - CINERAMAS 1958 CHAMP
196 STARDUST - DOMINOES/B.WARD 1957 LIBERTY
197 THE THINGS I LOVE - FIDELITIES 1958 BATON
198 YOU ARE - CADILLACS 1956 JOSIE
199 BE SURE, MY LOVE - DUBS 1958 GONE
200 THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN - CARDINALS 1955 ATLANTIC
201 IF YOU WANT TO - CAROUSELS 1962 GONE
202 LAST NIGHT I DREAMED - FIESTAS 1959 OLD TOWN
203 LONELY WAY - SKYLINERS 1959 CALICO
204 OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND - FIVE KEYS 1956 CAPITOL
205 SERENADE OF THE BELLS - WRENS 1955 RAMA
206 SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW - MOROCCOS 1955 UNITED
207 TIL THEN - CLASSICS 1963 MUSICNOTE
208 ZU ZU - BONNEVILLES 1959 MUNICH
209 DON'T SAY YOU'RE SORRY - KINGSMIEN 1957 CLUB 51
210 MORSE CODE OF LOVE - CAPRIS 1982 AMBIENT SND
211 ONCE IN A LIFETIME - SONICS 1957 X-TRA
212 TEENAGER'S DREAM - KODAKS 1957 FURY
213 TONIGHT KATHLEEN - VALENTINES 1954 OLD TOWN
214 YOU COULD BE MY LOVE - FIVE CROWNS 1953 OLD TOWN
215 ALL NIGHT LONG - DU MAURIERS 1958 FURY
216 BENEATH THE SUN - EQUALLOS 1962 M&M
217 EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL - HEARTBEATS 1957 RAMA
218 GLORY OF LOVE - FIVE KEYS 1951 ALADDIN
219 1 COVER THE WATERFRONT ORIOLES 1953 JUBILEE
220 I'M SPINNING - DELL VIKINGS 1957 FEE BEE
221 OH MY ANGEL T- BERTHA TILLMAN/GRP 1962 BRENT
222 SOLDIER BOY - FOUR FELLOWS 1955 GLORY
223 TELL ME TODAY - CADILLACS 1960 JOSIE
224 TO THE AISLE - FIVE SATINS 1957 EMBER
225 THE VOW - FLAMINGOS 1956 CHECKER
226 THE WAY I FEEL -  DRIFTERS 1953 ATLANTIC
227 ALL MY LOVE BELONGS TO YOU - VIBRATIONS 1961 CHECKER
228 BABY I NEED YOU - ELDORADOS 1954 VEE-JAY
229 BLUE STAR - BLUE NOTES 1961 20TH CENT
230 CAN I WALK YOU HOME - VELOURS 1958 ONYX
231 COULD THIS BE YOU - SUPREMES 1956 KITTEN
232 DEEP IN MY HEART - FIVE KEYS 1954 ALADDIN
233 DRY YOUR EYES - DELLS 1959 VEE-JAY
234 EAST OF THE SUN, WEST OF THE MOON - DELTA RHYTHM BOYS 1947
235 GOODBYE TO LOVE - MARCELS 1961 COLPIX
236 GOODNITE, SWEETHEART - SPANIELS 1954 VEE-JAY
237 GUILTY - CRESTS 1962 SELMA
238 HOW LONG?  - FIVE KEYS 1952 ALADDIN
239 I - VELVETS 1953 RED ROBIN
240 I DEPENDED ON YOU - HARPTONES 1954 BRUCE
241 I GET SO LONELY - FOUR KNIGHTS 1953 CAPITOL
242 I WISH THAT WE WERE MARRIED - HI-LITES / RONNIE 1962 JOY
243 I WONDER WHY - RHYTHM ACES 1954 VEE-JAY
244 I'LL BE FOREVER LOVING YOU - ELDORADOS 1955 VEE-JAY
245 IS IT A DREAM - VOCALEERS 1953 RED ROBIN
246 JUST TO BE WITH YOU - PASSIONS 1959 AUDICON
247 LITTLE GIRL OF MINE - CLEFTONES 1956 GEE
248 LORD'S PRAYER - ORIOLES 1950 JUBILEE
249 MY DEAR, MY DARLING - COUNTS 1954 DOT
250 ONCE IN A WHILE - CHIMES 1960 TAG
251 PLAN FOR LOVE - FLAMINGOS 1953 CHANCE
252 RUBBER BISCUIT - CHIPS 1956 JOSIE
253 SO FINE - FIESTAS 1959 OLD TOWN
254 SO TOUGH - CASUALS 1957 BACK BEAT
255 SOLDIER OF FORTUNE DRIFTERS 1956 ATLANTIC
256 A STAR - KEYNOTES 1955 APOLLO
257 SWEETNESS - CASTELLES 1953 GRAND
258 THAT WAS THE TIME - FIVE DISCS 1962 CHEER
259 THIS I SWEAR - SKYLINERS 1959 CALICO
260 TWILIGHT - PARAGONS 1958 WINLEY
261 WHISPER (SOFTLY) - AVONS 1961 HULL
262 YOU BROKE THE ONLY HEART - FIVE KEYS 1961 KING
263 YOU'RE DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL - TRAVELLERS/ROGER 1962 EMBER
264 THE BEATING OF MY HEART - MOONGLOWS 1957 CHESS
265 BIM BAM BOOM - ELDORADOS 1956 VEE-JAY
266 HAPPY MEMORIES - CLEFTONES 1956 GEE
267 HOW WOULD YOU KNOW - ROBINS 1953 FICA
268 IF YOU LOVE ME - BLUENOTES 1956 JOSIE
269 MAYBE YOU'LL BE THERE LEE - ANDREWS & HEARTS1954 RAINBOW
270 M.T.Y.LT.T. - DREAM KINGS 1957 CHECKER
271 TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER - GEMS 1954 DREXEL
272 UNTIL THE REAL THING COMES ALONG - DOMINOES 1953 FEDERAL
273 WINDOW LADY CADILLACS 1955 JOSIE
274 BABY AVONS 1957 HULL
275 BEEN SO LONG PASTELS 1957 MASCOT
276 CAN I COME OVER - YOUNGTONES 1959 X-TRA
277 CHURCH BELLS MAY RING WILLOWS 1956 MELBA
278 COUNT EVERY STAR - RAVENS 1950 NATIONAL
279 DREAM GIRL - ROB ROYS/N.FOX 1958 CAPITOL
280 FOOLS FALL IN LOVE - DRIFTERS 1956 ATLANTIC
281 IF I CANT HAVE YOU - FLAMINGOS 1953 CHANCE
282 THE PLEA -  CHANTELS 1957 END
283 RAINBOW OF LOVE - CHEROKEES 1954 GRAND
284 ALL MY LOVE BELONGS TO YOU - JOYTONES 1956 RAMA
285 ANGEL MAUREEN - CRESTONES 1964 MARIA
286 BABY, OH BABY - SHELLS 1957 JOHNSON
287 BARBARA ANN - REGENTS 1961 COUSINS
288 CANT WE BE SWEETHEARTS - CLEFTONES 1956 GEE
289 CASTLE OF LOVE - CATALINAS 1958 LITTLE
290 DARLING BE MINE - EARTHQUAKES 1959 FORTUNE
291 HE'S GONE - CHANTELS 1957 END
292 HOW COULD YOU - MELLO-MOODS 1951 ROBIN
293 I BEG FOR YOUR LOVE - CELLOS 1958 APOLLO
294 I COULDN'T SLEEP A WINK LAST NIGHT - MELLO-MOODS 1951 RED ROBIN
295 I HEAR BELLS - DEL VIKINGS 1961 ABC
296 I LOVE YOU SO - CHANTELS 1958 END
297 I WANNA BE A MILLIONAIRE HOBO - FANTASTICS 1959 FICA
298 I WONT HAVE YOU BREAKING MY HEART - MARVELS 1956 ABC
299 I'LL ALWAYS WATCH OVER YOU - TURBANS 1955 HERALD
300 I'M LOST - MELLO MOODS 1953 PRESTIGE
301 I'M NOT A KNOW IT ALL - TEENAGERS 1956 GEE
302 I'M ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN - IMPERIALS 1964 DCP
303 IS IT TRUE - SAXONS 1958 CONTENDER
304 IS MY HEART WASTING TIME? - ORIOLES 1950 JUBILEE
305 IT TOOK A LONG TIME - TUNEDROPS 1957 END
306 I.O.U. - SPANIELS 1957 VEE-JAY
307 LETS YOU AND I GO STEADY - PEARLS 1956 ONYX
308 LOVE NO ONE BUT YOU - JESTERS 1957 WINLEY
309 LULLABYE OF BELLS - FIVE CROWNS 1954 OLD TOWN
310 MOONLIGHT SERENADE RIVIERAS 1958 COED
311 NEVER,NEVER - JIVE FIVE 1961 BELTONE
312 NITEY NITE MAJESTICS 1956 MARLIN
313 ONE DAY NEXT YEAR - HEARTBEATS 1958 ROULETTE
314 OUT IN THE COLD AGAIN - TEENAGERS 1957 GEE
315 PLEASE BE MINE - TEENAGERS 1955 GEE
316 PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER ROOMATES / C. JEAN 1961 VALMOR
317 SHOULD I CRY - CONCORDS 1964 EPIC
318 SOMEDAY SWEETHEART - FIVE KEYS 1954 ALADDIN
319 SPEEDOO - CADILLACS 1955 JOSIE
320 TABARIN -HOLLYWOOD FOUR FLAMES 1950 UNIQUE
321 THREE KINDS OF PEOPLE - VOCALTONES 1956 APOLLO
322 UP ON THE MOUNTAIN - MAGNIFICENTS 1956 VEE-JAY
323 WE GO TOGETHER - MOONGLOWS 1956 CHESS
324 WHISPERING SORROWS - NUTMEGS 1955 HERALD
325 WHITE CHRISTMAS - GOLDEN GATE OUT 1975 APOLLO
326 WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER - CHECKERS 1953 KING
327 WHY YOU DO ME LIKE YOU DO - CLEFTONES 1957 GEE
328 THE WIFFENPOOF SONG -  RAVENS 1951 OKEH
329 YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL - FIVE NOTES 1955 JEN D
330 YOU ARE SWEETER THAN WINE V- ALIANTS 1962 IMPERIAL
331 YOU DON'T HAVE TO DROP A HEART TO BREAK IT - RAVENS 1951 COLUMBIA
332 YOU FOOLISH THING - RAVENS 1951 COLUMBIA
333 YOU'LL NEVER BELONG TO ME - DUBS 1961 ABC
334 YOU'RE GONNA CRY - SPANIELS 1957 VEE-JAY
335 ZOOM,ZOOM,ZOOM - COLLEGIANS 1958 WINLEY
336 GREEN EYES - RAVENS 1955 JUBILEE
337 LOVEY DOVEY - CLOVERS 1954 ATLANTIC
338 LULLABYE OF THE BELLS - DELTAIRS 1957 IVY
339 THINK - FIVE ROYALES 1957 KING
340 535 - DREAMERS 1955 GRAND
341 ALA-MEN-SY - QUOTATIONS 1961 VERVE
342 AN ANGEL UP IN HEAVEN - DEL VIKINGS 1962 ABC
343 BE FAITHFUL - DEAN BARLOW & CRICKETS 1954 BEACON
344 BE MY LOVING BABY - PENGUINS 1956 DOOTO
345 C'EST LA VIE - WRENS 1956 RAMA
346 CHAIN OF BROKEN HEARTS - CAMELOTS 1963 CRIMSON
347 CRUISE TO THE MOON - CHAPERONES 1960 JOSIE
348 CRYING THE BLUES - MOONBEAMS 1958 SAPPHIRE
349 DARLING, I WANT TO GET MARRIED - HEARTBEATS 1959 GUYDEN
350 DON'T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN - CASHMERES 1955 MERCURY
351 DON'T MENTION MY NAME - RAVENS 1952 MERCURY
352 DOT, MY LOVE - ALADDINS 1958 FRANKIE
353 A DREAM OF LOVE - NUTMEGS 1960 TEL
354 EACH TIME - CABINEERS 1951 PRESTIGE
355 EMBRACEABLE YOU - SOLITAIRES 1959 OLD TOWN
356 GOODBYE TO LOVE - CHANTELS 1959 END
357 HEAVENLY NIGHT - COLLEGIANS 1957 X-TRA
358 I LOVE PARIS - ROBINS 1955 SPARK
359 IF I KNEW - CRUISERS 1960 V-TONE
360 IN THE CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT - ORIOLES 1954 JUBILEE
361 IN THE EVENING - KEYNOTES 1956 APOLLO
362 IS THIS REALLY THE END? - JOYTONES 1956 RAMA
363 IT HAD TO BE YOU - DEEP RIVER BOYS 1947 FICA
364 JITTERBUG - BLANDERS 1952 SMASH
365 JUST FOR YOU - HOLLYWOOD FLAMES 1958 EBB
366 THE LETTER- MEDALLIONS 1954 DOOTONE
367 LITTLE STAR - ELEGANTS 1958 APT
368 LONELY NIGHTS - HEARTS 1955 BATON
369 LOVE WALKED IN - FLAMINGOS 1959 END
370 A LOVER OF THE TIME- LEADERS 1955 GLORY
371 MAKE ME THRILL AGAIN - MARYLANDERS 1952 JUBILEE
372 MARCELLA - CASTELLES 1954 GRAND
373 MY LOVING BABY - ELDORADOS 1954 VEE-JAY
374 MY OWN TRUE LOVE - DUPREES 1962 COED
375 MY PRAYER TONIGHT - CHECKERS 1952 KING
376 MY SUCCESS(IT ALL DEPENDS) - HARPTONES 1955 PARADISE
377 NEEDLESS - CLOVERS 1951 ATLANTIC
378 PICTURE OF LOVE - CONTINENTALS 1957 WHIRL DISC
379 PLAY THOSE OLDIES MR. DJ - ANTHONY & SOPHOMORES/ 1963 MERCURY
380 PRICELESS - HURRICANES 1957 KING
381 A PRISONER'S PRAYER- PRISONAIRES 1953 SUN
382 SINGING BELLS - OFF-KEYS 1962 ROWE
383 SO YOU WILL KNOW - PARAGONS 1960 WINLEY
384 SPEEDILLAC - VERSATILES/ S. DAY 1958 CHECKER
385 TAKE ME AS I AM - DEMENS 1957 TEENAGE
386 TALK THAT TALK - DU DROPPERS 1955 GROOVE
387 THAT'S YOUR MISTAKE - CHARMS 1955 DELUXE
388 THERE IN THE NIGHT - ELDORADOS 1956 VEE-JAY
389 THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN - DOMINOES 1954 KING
390 TWO LOVES HAVE I - DIAMONDS 1953 ATLANTIC
391 UP ON THE ROOF - DRIFTERS 1962 ATLANTIC
392 THE WAY YOU DOG ME AROUND - DIABLOS 1955 FORTUNE
393 WHAT TIME IS IT - JIVE FIVE 1962 BELTONE
394 WHERE ARE YOU - MELLO-MOODS 1951 ROBIN
395 WHILE WE WERE DANCING - DREAMLOVERS 1962 HERITAGE
396 WHY SHOULD I LOVE YOU - HARPTONES 1954 BRUCE
397 WONDERFUL GIRL - FIVE SATINS 1956 EMBER
398 YOU BABY YOU - CLEFTONES 1955 GEE
399 YOU LIED TO ME - RE-VELS 1955 SOUND
400 YOU'RE THE ONLY GIRL, DOLORES - DIABLOS 1956 FORTUNE
401 DREAMS OF CONTENTMENT - DELLS 1955 VEE-JAY
402 FOR YOU I HAVE EYES - CRICKETS 1953 MGM
403 GUIDED MISSILES - CUFFLINKS 1956 DOOTONE
404 OFFSHORE - CARDINALS 1956 ATLANTIC
405 TEN COMMANDMENTS OF LOVE - MOONGLOWS/HARVEY 1958 CHESS
406 AT THE HOP - JUNIORS / DANNY 1957 SINGULAR
407 BE GOOD TO ME MATADORS 1957 SUE
408 CHERRY - RIVINGTONS 1963 LIBERTY
409 CONFESS IT TO YOUR HEART - MOONGLOWS 1957 CHESS
410 CRYING FOR YOU - CINERAMAS 1960 RHAPSODY
411 DARLING HOW LONG - HEARTBEATS 1956 HULL
412 DROWNING EVERY HOPE I EVER HAD - ORIOLES 1954 JUBILEE
413 EL DORADO - RIVIERAS 1961 COED
414 EXPLAIN IT TO ME - SHELLS 1961 JOHNSON
415 THE FIRES BURN NO MORE - CHESTERS 1958 APOLLO
416 THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL -  KO KOS 1958 COMBO
417 HEART AND SOUL - FOUR BUDDIES 1951 SAVOY
418 HERE IS WHY I LOVE YOU - SPANIELS 1958 VEE-JAY
419 HONEYLOVE - DRIFTERS 1954 ATLANTIC
420 HOPING YOU'LL UNDERSTAND - STRANGERS 1954 KING
421 1 WANT TO LOVE YOU - FLAMINGOS 1955 CHECKER
422 1 WONDER - PENTAGONS 1961 JAMIE
423 I'D RATHER BE WRONG THAN BLUE - DELTA RHYTHM BOYS 1950 DECCA
424 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG - INSPIRATORS 1955 TREAT
425 I'M LOSING MY MIND - DREAMS 1954 SAVOY
426 IT WASN'T A LIE - FITONES QUINTET 1955 ATLAS
427 ITS TOO LATE NOW - FOUR DEALS 1950 CAPITOL
428 ITS WRITTEN IN THE STARS - EMERALDS/L.BOND 1955 SAVOY
429 LET THEM LOVE - DREAMLOVERS 1961 HERITAGE
430 LETS START ALL OVER AGAIN - PARAGONS 1957 WINLEY
431 A LONG, LONG TIME - FOUR HORSEMEN 1958 UA
432 LOVE DOLL - SCARLETS 1954 RED ROBIN
433 LOVING A GIRL LIKE YOU - HARPTONES 1961 BRUCE
434 MISS YOU - CROWS 1954 RAMA
435 MISTY - VIBRATIONS 1965 OKEH
436 MY JUANITA - CRESTS 1957 JOYCE
437 NO ONE TO LOVE - CRESTS 1957 JOYCE
438 OH GEE, OH GOSH - KODOKS 1958 FURY
439 OLD MAN RIVER - RAVENS 1947 NATIONAL
440 PAPER CASTLES - TEENAGERS 1957 GEE
441 RAGS TO RICHES - DOMINOES 1953 KING
442 ROCKIN' N' ROLLIN' WITH SANTA - HEPSTERS 1955 RONEL
443 SAD, SAD GIRL AND BOY I- MPRESSIONS 1963 ABC
444 A TEENAGER IN LOVE - BELMONTS /DION 1959 LAURIE
445 THINKING OF YOU - WANDERERS 1957 ONYX
446 WAIT FOR ME - EMBERS 1960 DOT
447 WISHING WELL - CADILLACS 1954 JOSIE
448 YODEE YAKEE - DRIFTERS 1957 ATLANTIC
449 BLUE VELVET - MOONGLOWS 1961 CHESS
450 COME BACK MY LOVE - WRENS 1955 RAMA
451 DOWN ON MY KNEES - HEARTBEATS 1958 ROULETTE
452 DOWN THE ROAD - CADILLACS 1955 JOZIE
453 HONEST - GAZELLES 1956 GOTHAM
454 1 WANT TO KNOW - LADDERS 1958 HOLIDAY
455 LET IT PLEASE BE YOU - DESIRES 1959 HULL
456 MY PRAYER - PLATTERS 1956 MERCURY
457 WHAT CAN I TELL HER NOW - BELLS 1955 RAMA
458 BE MY GIRL - TWILITERS/TONY 1960 JALYNNE
459 THE BELLS - DOMINOES 1952 FEDERAL
460 BLANCHE - THREE FRIENDS 1956 LIDO
461 BLUE VALENTINE - SOLITAIRES 1954 OLD TOWN
462 DARLING (YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU) - VOCALTONES 1956 APOLLO
463 DEVIL OR ANGEL - CLOVERS 1956 ATLANTIC
464 DOWN IN MEXICO - NUTMEGS 1964 TIMES SQUARE
465 GOODBYE DARLING - CORSAIRS 1957 HYTONE
466 HEAVEN ON EARTH - PLATTERS 1956 MERCURY
467 HEY LITTLE SCHOOL GIRL - PARAGONS 1957 WINLEY
468 HUCKLEBUCK WITH JIMMY - FIVE KEYS 1951 ALADDIN
469 1 AM WITH YOU - DOMINOES 1951 FEDERAL
470 1 THANK THE MOON - CRESTS 1958 COED
471 I'LL NEVER STOP WANTING YOU - MOONGLOWS 1958 CHESS
472 IMPOSSIBLE - VELVATONES 1959 NU KAT
473 LIGHTS ARE LOW - ELDORADOS 1958 VEE-JAY
474 LITTLE BOY AND GIRL - KODOKS 1957 FURY
475 LONG LONELY NIGHTS - HEARTS / L.ANDREWS 1957 CHESS
476 MONEY, HONEY - DRIFTERS 1953 ATLANTIC
477 MOONRISE - ROYALS 1952 FEDERAL
478 MY DIANE - CHARTS 1957 EVERLAST
479 MY HEARTS DESIRE - WHEELS 1956 PREMIUM
480 OVER THE RAINBOW - DIMENSIONS 1960 MOHAWK
481 PLEASE DON'T CHEAT ON ME - SINCERES 1961 RICHIE
482 PLEASE LET ME LOVE YOU - JESTERS 1957 WINLEY
483 THE PLEA - JESTERS 1958 WINLEY
484 POOR BOY NEEDS A PREACHER - UNTOUCHABLES 1959 MADISON
485 ROBE OF CALVARY - ORIOLES 1954 JUBILEE
486 SIDE STREET - INTERVALS 1958 AD
487 SIOUX CITY SUE - EBBONAIRS 1956 COMBO
488 TROUBLE IN PARADISE - CRESTS 1960 COED
489 VENGEANCE - MATADORS 1058 SUE
490 WALKIN' AND TALKIN' - SOLITAIRES 1957 OLD TOWN
491 WALKING IN THE RAIN - KACT-TIES 1962 TRANS ATLAS
492 WHEN YOUR LOVE COMES ALONG - FIVE SATINS 1959 FIRST
493 WHILE WALKING - FABULAIRES 1957 EAST WEST
494 WHY DID I FALL IN LOVE - JACKS 1956 RPM
495 WISDOM OF A FOOL - FIVE KEYS 1956 CAPITOL
496 WISHFUL THINKING - IMPERIALS 1958 END
497 WISHING FOR YOUR LOVE - VOXPOPPERS 1958 AMP3
498 WITHOUT A CAUSE - HEARTBREAKERS 1957 VIK
499 WOULD YOU BELIEVE ME - RAVENS 1947 NATIONAL
500 THE BELLS RING OUT- SPANIELS 1953 VEEJAY

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  1. Tommy, you know what maybe an interesting list top 500 acapella songs would love to see something like this in hopes Heartaches could make the list with Royal Counts and Savoys etc

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  2. Incredible effort to put this list together. Thank you. Glen Fisher, Doo Wop Ramblings.

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