Hal Blaine Greatest Hits – The Songs That Reached #1 – Our Tribute
We lost one of the greatest drummers of all time today. Here are the songs he played on that reached #1 on the Billboard charts.
1 hits
“Johnny Angel” – Shelley Fabares (03/03/62) “He’s a Rebel” – The Crystals (10/06/62) “Surf City” – Jan & Dean (06/22/63) “I Get Around” – The Beach Boys (07/04/64) “Everybody Loves Somebody” – Dean Martin (07/11/64) “Ringo” – Lorne Greene (11/07/64) “This Diamond Ring” – Gary Lewis & the Playboys (01/23/65) “Help Me, Rhonda” – The Beach Boys (05/01/65) “Mr Tambourine Man” – The Byrds (06/05/65) “Eve of Destruction” – Barry McGuire (08/28/65) “My Love” – Petula Clark (01/15/66) “These Boots Are Made for Walkin'” – Nancy Sinatra (02/05/66) “Monday Monday” – The Mamas & the Papas (04/16/66) “Strangers in the Night” – Frank Sinatra (07/02/66) “Poor Side of Town” – Johnny Rivers (10/08/66) “Good Vibrations” – The Beach Boys (10/29/66) “Somethin’ Stupid” – Frank & Nancy Sinatra (03/25/67) “The Happening” – The Supremes (04/15/67)[12][5] “Windy” – The Association (06/03/67) “Mrs. Robinson” – Simon & Garfunkel (05/04/68) “Dizzy” – Tommy Roe (03/15/69) “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” – The 5th Dimension (04/12/69) “Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet” – Henry Mancini (05/24/69) “Wedding Bell Blues” – The 5th Dimension (10/04/69) “Bridge Over Troubled Water” – Simon & Garfunkel (02/14/70) “(They Long to Be) Close to You” – The Carpenters (06/27/70) “Cracklin’ Rosie” – Neil Diamond (08/29/70) “I Think I Love You” – The Partridge Family (10/31/70) “Indian Reservation” – The Raiders (05/29/71) “Song Sung Blue” – Neil Diamond (05/13/72) “Annie’s Song” – John Denver (06/15/74) “Top of the World” – The Carpenters (10/20/74) “The Way We Were” – Barbra Streisand (12/22/74) “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” – John Denver (04/05/75) “Love Will Keep Us Together” – Captain & Tennille (05/24/75) “I’m Sorry”/”Calypso” – John Denver (08/30/75) “Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)” – Diana Ross (01/24/76)