TOP 100 WEATHER SONGS
OF THE '50S AND '60S

1. The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant - 1956
2. Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In - The 5th Dimension - 1969
3. Just Walking in the Rain - Johnnie Ray - 1956
4. Windy - The Association - 1967
5. Sunshine Superman - Donovan - 1966
6. Raindrops - Dee Clark - 1961
7. Sunny - Bobby Hebb - 1966
8. The Rain, the Park and Other Things - The Cowsills - 1967
9. Rhythm of the Rain - The Cascades - 1963
10. Blowin' in the Wind - Peter, Paul and Mary - 1963
11. We'll Sing in the Sunshine - Gale Garnett - 1964
12. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - Bob Dylan - 1966
13. Sunshine of Your Love - Cream - 1968
14. Heat Wave - Martha and the Vandellas - 1963
15. I Wish it Would Rain - The Temptations - 1968
16. Stormy - Classics IV featuring Dennis Yost - 1968
17. Crying in the Rain - The Everly Brothers - 1962
18. You Are My Sunshine - Ray Charles - 1962
19. Soft Summer Breeze - Eddie Heywood - 1956
20. Don't Let the Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man) -
    The Serendipity Singers - 1964
21. California Sun - The Rivieras - 1964
22. The Breeze and I - Caterina Valente - 1955
23. Cast Your Fate to the Wind - Sounds Orchestral - 1965
24. Baby the Rain Must Fall - Glenn Yarbrough - 1965
25. Blowin' in the Wind - Stevie Wonder - 1966
26. Rain on the Roof - The Lovin' Spoonful - 1966
27. Tell It to the Rain - The 4 Seasons - 1967
28. Rain Rain Go Away - Bobby Vinton - 1962
29. Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows - Lesley Gore - 1965
30. Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks - 1966
31. Summer Rain - Johnny Rivers - 1967
32. Cast Your Fate to the Wind - Vince Guaraldi Trio - 1963
33. The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) - The Walker
    Brothers - 1966
34. Let the Four Winds Blow - Fats Domino - 1961
35. A Garden in the Rain - The Four Aces - 1952
36. The Day the Rains Came - Jane Morgan - 1958
37. Rhapsody in the Rain - Lou Christie - 1966
38. With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair - Pat Boone - 1959
39. Wild is the Wind - Johnny Mathis - 1957
40. Walking in the Rain - The Ronettes - 1964
41. Big Cold Wind - Pat Boone - 1961
42. Don't Go Out Into the Rain (You're Going to Melt) -
    Herman's Hermits - 1967
43. Sunshine Girl - The Parade - 1967
44. It Might as Well Rain Until September - Carole King - 1962
45. September in the Rain - Dinah Washington - 1961
46. It Keeps Rainin' - Fats Domino - 1961
47. Catch the Wind - Donovan - 1965
48. Let the Four Winds Blow - Roy Brown - 1957
49. Rain - The Beatles - 1966
50. Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra - 1966
51. The Wayward Wind - Tex Ritter - 1956
52. The Rains Came - Sir Douglas Quintet - 1966
53. Raining in My Heart - Peppermint Harris - 1950
54. Watermelon Weather - Perry Como and Eddie Fisher - 1952
55. The Day the Rains Came - Raymond Lefevre - 1958
56. What Have They Done to the Rain - The Searchers - 1965
57. The Clouds - The Spacemen - 1959
58. Rain, Rain, Rain - Frankie Laine and The Four Lads - 1954
59. Rainin' in My Heart - Slim Harpo - 1961
60. Soft Summer Breeze - The Diamonds - 1956
61. In the Heat of the Night - Ray Charles - 1967
62. Stormy Monday Blues - Bobby Bland - 1962
63. Walkin' in the Sunshine - Roger Miller - 1967
64. Come to the Sunshine - Harpers Bizarre - 1967
65. Don't Let the Rain Fall Down on Me - The Critters - 1967
66. Good Day Sunshine - The Beatles - 1966
67. Buy For Me the Rain - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - 1967
68. I Live For the Sun - The Sunrays - 1965
69. Spring Rain - Pat Boone - 1960
70. You Don't Have to Walk in the Rain - The Turtles - 1969
71. Lonely Winds - The Drifters - 1960
72. Four Strong Winds - Bobby Bare - 1964
73. Cast Your Fate to the Wind - Shelby Flint - 1966
74. Rhythm of the Rain - Gary Lewis and the Playboys - 1969
75. Cloudy Summer Afternoon (Raindrops) - Barry McGuire - 1966
76. Evening Rain - Earl Grant - 1959
77. Maybe the Rain Will Fall - The Cascades - 1969
78. The Blizzard - Jim Reeves - 1961
79. Ridin' the Wind - The Tornadoes - 1963
80. The Sun is Shining - Jimmy Reed - 1957
81. Drummin' Up a Storm - Sandy Nelson - 1962
82. Sunshine Games - The Music Explosion - 1967
83. Remember the Rain - Bob Lind - 1966
84. Snow Flake - Jim Reeves - 1966
85. Bring a Little Sunshine - Vic Dana - 1965
86. It's Cold Outside - The Choir - 1967
87. Constant Rain - Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 - 1967
88. The Rains Came - Big Sambo - 1962
89. The Long Hot Summer - Jimmie Rodgers - 1958
90. Rain - Jose Feliciano - 1969
91. Here Comes the Rain, Baby - Eddy Arnold - 1968
92. Bring Me Sunshine - Willie Nelson - 1969
93. Top Forty, News, Weather and Sports - Mark Dinning - 1961
94. Windy - Paul Gayten - 1958
95. Come Rain or Come Shine - Ray Charles - 1960
96. A Little Rain Must Fall - The Epic Splendor - 1968
97. Raining in My Heart - Buddy Holly - 1959
98. California Sun - Joe Jones - 1961
99. Early Morning Rain - Peter, Paul and Mary - 1965
100. Fog Cutter - The Frantics - 1959

Any song with a type of weather in the title is "fair" game for this list, even if the subject matter isn't climate-related. There are considerably more weather-referencing hits in the 1960s; 78 recordings from that decade made the cut versus 22 from the 1950s. 1966 was the peak year for the trend with 16 hits on the list; 1967 is close behind with 14. Rankings are based on the popularity of each song during the period of 1950 through 1969.

Rain leads the way as the most successful topic with 46 songs on the list; sun is next with 21, then wind with 19. Also represented: storms, breezes, heat, cold, clouds, snow, fog, a blizzard and two song title references to weather in general. Several songs appear twice but only one, "Cast Your Fate to the Wind," is on the list three times. Eight artists appear more than once: Ray Charles and Pat Boone each have three songs on the list, followed by Donovan, The Cascades, Peter, Paul and Mary, Fats Domino, The Beatles and Jim Reeves with two apiece. In addition, two artists just happen to have a weather condition in their names: Gale Garnett (at #11) and The Tornadoes (at #79)!

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