Saturday, October 8, 2011

Hits List: The Platters

Here we have the #1 group of the 50's--the Platters.  You talk about an incredible lead singer--Tony Williams--his voice was superb.  Quite a few of the platters were golden, but here is the complete Hits List:


1955:  "Only You (And You Alone)" (#5, #1 R&B, #5 U.K.)
1956:  "The Great Pretender" (#1, #1 R&B, #5 U.K.)
           "(You've Got) The Magic Touch" (#4, #4 R&B)
           "My Prayer" (#1, #1 R&B, #4 U.K.)
           "Heaven on Earth" (#39, #13 R&B)
           "You'll Never Never Know" (#11, #9 R&B, #23 U.K.)
           "It Isn't Right" (#13, #10 R&B, #23 U.K.)
1957:  "On My Word of Honor" (#20, #7 R&B)
           "One in a Million" (#31, #11 R&B)
           "I'm Sorry" (#11, #15 R&B, #18 U.K.)
           "He's Mine" (#16, #5 R&B)
           "My Dream" (#16, #5 R&B)
           "Only Because" (#65)



1958:  "Helpless" (#56")
           "Twilight Time" (#1, #1 R&B, #3 U.K., #1 Australia)
           "You're Making a Mistake" (#51)
           "I Wish" (#42)
           "It's Raining Outside" (#93)
           "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (#1, #3 R&B, #1 U.K., #1 Australia)
1959:  "Enchanted" (#12, #9 R&B)
           "Remember When" (#41, #25 U.K.)
           "Where" (#44)
           "Wish It Were Me" (#61)
1960:  "Harbor Lights" (#8, #15 R&B, #11 U.K.)
           "Sleepy Lagoon" (#65)
           "Ebb Tide" (#56)
           "(I'll Be With You) In Apple Blossom Time"
           "Red Sails in the Sunset" (#36)
           "To Each His Own" (#21)
1961:  "If I Didn't Care" (#30)
           "Trees" (#62)
           "I'll Never Smile Again" (#25, #17 R&B)
1962:  "You'll Never Know"
           "Song for the Lonely"
           "It's Magic" (#91)
1966:  "I Love You 1,000 Times" (#31, #6 R&B)
           "Devri"



1967:  "I'll Be Home" (#97)
           "With This Ring" (#14, #12 R&B)
           "Washed Ashore" (#56, #29 R&B)
           "Sweet, Sweet Lovin'" (#70, #32 R&B)
1968:  "Hard To Get a Thing Called Love

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.