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Friday, October 30, 2015

Hits List: Bobby Darin

Bobby Darin was one of the many stars of the Rock Era to die well before their time.  Darin, who had several health issues, died of heart failure on December 20, 1973 at the age of 37.  But Bobby gave us one of the all-time classics, The #28 Song of the Rock Era* in "Mack The Knife", as well as the Top 10's "Dream Lover", "Splish Splash", "If I Were A Carpenter", "Beyond The Sea" and many others.  Here is the complete Hits List* for Darin:

1958:  "Splish Splash" (#3)
           "Early In The Morning" (#24)
           "Queen Of The Hop" (#9)
1959:  "Plain Jane" (#38)
           "Dream Lover" (#2)


           "Mack The Knife" (#1 for 9 weeks)
1960:  "Beyond The Sea" (#6)
           "Clementine" (#21)
           "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey (#19)
           "I'll Be There" (#79)
           "Beachcomber" (#100)
           "Artificial Flowers" (#20)
           "Somebody To Love" (#45)
           "Christmas Auld Lang Syne" (#51)
           "Child Of God" (#95)
1961:  "Lazy River" (#14)
           "Nature Boy" (#40)
           "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby" (#5)
1962:  "Irresistible You" (#15)
           "Multiplication" (#30)
           "What'd I Say (Part 1)"--#24
           "Things" (#3)
           "If A Man Answers" (#32)
           "Baby Face" (#42)
           "I Found A New Baby (#90)
1963:  "You're The Reason I'm Living" (#3)
           "18 Yellow Roses" (#10)
           "Treat My Baby Good" (#43)
           "Be Mad Little Girl" (#64)
1964:  "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" (#93)
           "Milord" (#45)
           "The Things In This House" (#86)
1965:  "Hello, Dolly!" (#79)
1966:  "Mame" (#53)
           "If I Were A Carpenter" (#8)
1967:  "The Girl That Stood Beside Me" (#66)
           "Lovin' You" (#32)
           "The Lady Came From Baltimore" (#62)
           "Darling Be Home Soon" (#93)
1969:  "Long Line Rider" (#79)
1973:  "Happy" (#67)

That is a total of 41 hits for Darin, with 9 Top 10 songs and the #1 smash "Mack The Knife".

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