TOP 100 ABC-PARAMOUNT HITS
1956-1969
- At the Hop - Danny and the Juniors - 1958
- I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles - 1962
- Venus - Frankie Avalon - 1959
- Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price - 1959
- Lonely Boy - Paul Anka - 1959
- Diana - Paul Anka - 1957
- Dizzy - Tommy Roe - 1969
- Monday, Monday - The Mamas and the Papas - 1966
- Little Star - The Elegants - 1958
- Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles - 1961
- Sheila - Tommy Roe - 1962
- Why - Frankie Avalon - 1960
- Personality - Lloyd Price - 1959
- Put Your Head on My Shoulder - Paul Anka - 1959
- Georgia on My Mind - Ray Charles - 1960
- Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire - 1965
- Born to Be Wild - Steppenwolf - 1968
- Puppy Love - Paul Anka - 1960
- Mac Arthur Park - Richard Harris - 1968
- Dedicated to the One I Love - The Mamas and
the Papas - 1967 - Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf - 1968
- California Dreamin' - The Mamas and the Papas - 1966
- I'm Gonna Get Married - Lloyd Price - 1959
- Short Shorts - Royal Teens - 1958
- You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles - 1962
- Sealed With a Kiss - Brian Hyland - 1962
- Everybody - Tommy Roe - 1963
- A Rose and a Baby Ruth - George Hamilton IV - 1956
- Tiger - Fabian - 1959
- One - Three Dog Night - 1969
- It's Time to Cry - Paul Anka - 1959
- It's All Right - The Impressions - 1963
- Easy to Be Hard - Three Dog Night - 1969
- Busted - Ray Charles - 1963
- Midnight Confessions - The Grass Roots - 1968
- Baby it's You - Smith - 1969
- Party Lights - Claudine Clark - 1962
- Girl Watcher - The O'Kaysions - 1968
- Crying Time - Ray Charles - 1966
- Born Too Late - The Poni-Tails - 1958
- Just Ask Your Heart - Frankie Avalon - 1959
- Words of Love - The Mamas and the Papas - 1967
- Pretty Blue Eyes - Steve Lawrence - 1959
- You Are My Destiny - Paul Anka - 1958
- Dede Dinah - Frankie Avalon - 1958
- Sweet Pea - Tommy Roe - 1966
- Footsteps - Steve Lawrence - 1960
- Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) -
Barry Mann - 1961 - You Are My Sunshine - Ray Charles - 1962
- I Saw Her Again - The Mamas and the Papas - 1966
- Hooray For Hazel - Tommy Roe - 1966
- One Mint Julep - Ray Charles - 1961
- My Home Town - Paul Anka - 1960
- Hound Dog Man - Fabian - 1959
- What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am) - The Tams - 1964
- Bobby Sox to Stockings - Frankie Avalon - 1959
- Amen - The Impressions - 1964
- Let's Live For Today - The Grass Roots - 1967
- Turn Me Loose - Fabian - 1959
- Take These Chains From My Heart - Ray Charles - 1963
- Ginger Bread - Frankie Avalon - 1958
- Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles - 1961
- Creeque Alley - The Mamas and the Papas - 1967
- Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night - 1969
- A Boy Without a Girl - Frankie Avalon - 1959
- Keep on Pushing - The Impressions - 1964
- Dance on Little Girl - Paul Anka - 1961
- Rock Me - Steppenwolf - 1969
- Why Don't They Understand - George Hamilton IV - 1958
- Black Slacks - Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones - 1957
- Lady Luck - Lloyd Price - 1960
- Dream a Little Dream of Me - Mama Cass - 1968
- We're a Winner - The Impressions - 1968
- Chain Gang - Bobby Scott - 1956
- (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings - Paul Anka - 1959
- I'll Wait For You - Frankie Avalon - 1958
- I'd Wait a Million Years - The Grass Roots - 1969
- With All My Heart - Jodie Sands - 1957
- Summer's Gone - Paul Anka - 1960
- I'm So Proud - The Impressions - 1964
- Tonight My Love, Tonight - Paul Anka - 1961
- This Friendly World - Fabian - 1959
- Talking About My Baby - The Impressions - 1964
- Here We Go Again - Ray Charles - 1967
- Gypsy Woman - The Impressions - 1961
- Crazy Love - Paul Anka - 1958
- Graduation Day - The Rover Boys - 1956
- You Need Hands - Eydie Gorme - 1958
- Rock and Roll is Here to Stay - Danny and the Juniors - 1958
- Question - Lloyd Price - 1960
- You Must Believe Me - The Impressions - 1964
- Let the Bells Keep Ringing - Paul Anka - 1958
- Come Into My Heart - Lloyd Price - 1959
- People Get Ready - The Impressions - 1965
- Let Me Belong to You - Brian Hyland - 1961
- The Story of My Love - Paul Anka - 1961
- Ginny Come Lately - Brian Hyland - 1962
- Living Doll - Cliff Richard and the Drifters - 1959
- Tequila - Eddie Platt - 1958
- A Very Special Love - Johnny Nash - 1958
This list is comprised of songs released on ABC-Paramount Records, later known as ABC Records, and its subsidiary labels Apt and Impulse!, plus the labels it distributed, Chancellor and Dunhill. Rankings are based on the popularity of each song during the period of 1956 through 1969.
Paul Anka leads all artists on the list with 14 hits, followed by Ray Charles with eleven and The Impressions with nine. Chancellor recording act Frankie Avalon has eight songs on the list. Lloyd Price and Dunhill's The Mamas and the Papas have six apiece, while Tommy Roe has five and Chancellor's Fabian made the list with four. The company was very strong during the years 1958 through 1961 with 50 songs representing this period. 1959 was the top year with 18 entries, followed by 1958 with 15.