Thursday, July 28, 2011

Hits List: Byrds

Although they continued to record through the 70's, the Byrds' heyday was in the mid to late 60's.  Here is their complete Hit List:



1964:  "Please Let Me Love You"
1965:  "Mr. Tambourine Man" (#1, #1 U.K.)
           "All I Really Want to Do" (#40, #4 U.K.)
           "Turn!  Turn!  Turn!  (#1, #26 U.K.)
1966:  "Set You Free This Time" (#63)
           "It Won't Be Wrong"
           "Eight Miles High" (#14, #24 U.K.)
           "5 D (Fifth Dimension)" (#44)
           "Mr. Spaceman" (#36)


1967:  "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" (#29)
           "My Back Pages" (#30)
           "Have You Seen Her Face" #74)
           "Lady Friend" (#82)
           "Goin' Back" (#89)
1968:  "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" (#74, #45 U.K.)
           "I Am a Pilgrim"



1969:  "Bad Night at the Whiskey"
           "Lay Lady Lay"
           "Wasn't Born to Follow"
           "Ballad of Easy Rider" (#65)
           "Jesus Is Just Alright" (#97)
1970:  "Chestnut Mare" (#19 U.K.)
1971:  "I Trust (Everything Is Gonna' Work Out Alright")
           "Glory Glory"
           "America's Great National Pastime"
1973:  "Full Circle"
           "Things Will Be Better"
           "Cowgirl in the Sand"
1975:  "Full Circle" (Re-release)

That's 14 career hits, with two reaching the Top 10, and both of them #1 smashes.

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