100 Greatest Doo-Wop Ballads

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More Criteria: These songs were chosen mainly for their initial and
Lists lasting popularity, with some weight being given to their overall
impact on the Doo Wop genre. The Doo-Wop era essentially
started in around 1953 and was pretty much over by the end of
• Doo- 1963, although there are a few notable exceptions from outside
Wop of that time period. If there were two significant versions of a
Songs particular song, both groups are listed in the same slot, with the
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more significant "Doo-Wop" version being listed first.

Greatest
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• R&B

Male Last Updated: 2010-08-25

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R&B/Soul
Songs
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Greatest Doo-Wop Ballads

R&B/Soul
Ballads
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  1. Earth Angel - Penguins - 1954

Greatest

  2. In The Still Of The Nite - Five Satins -

Funk 1956

Songs

  3. I Only Have Eyes For You -

•
Greatest Doo-Wop Ballads
Flamingos - 1959 / Swallows - 1952
Greatest   4. Since I Don't Have You - Skyliners
- Playlist
Motown 1958
Songs
Belong To Me - Duprees - 1962 /
  5. You

Orioles - 1952

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   6. Gloria - Cadillacs - 1954 / Passions -
Music
1960
Forum
  7. Sincerely - Moonglows - 1954
  8. Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite -
Movie
Lists Spaniels - 1954
  9. For Your Precious Love - Jerry Butler
& the Impressions - 1958

10. The Great Pretender - Platters - 1955

11. Tears On My Pillow - Little Anthony &
the Imperials - 1958
12. Story Untold - Nutmegs - 1955 20 Greatest Ballad
13. Tonite, Tonite - Mello-Kings - 1957 Doo-Wop Groups
14. The Wind - Diablos - 1954 / Jesters -
1960

15. Sunday Kind Of Love - Harptones -

1953 1. Platters
16. 16 Candles - Crests - 1958 2. Flamingos
17. I'm So Young - Students - 1958 3. Orioles
18. My Prayer - Platters - 1956 4. Five Keys
19. Could This Be Magic - Dubs - 1957 5. Harptones
20. Life Is But A Dream - Harptones - 6. Moonglows
1955 7. Heartbeats/Shep & the
21. A Thousand Miles Away - Heartbeats Limelites
- 1956 8. Dominoes
22. The Closer You Are - Channels - 9. Spaniels
1956 10. Dubs
23. Chapel Of Dreams - Dubs - 1958 11. Cadillacs
24. Only You - Platters - 1955 12. Duprees
25. Daddy's Home - Shep & the 13. Lee Andrews & the
Limelites - 1961 Hearts
26. Long Lonely Nights - Lee Andrews & 14. Clovers
the Hearts - 1957 15. Channels
27. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Platters - 16. Solitaires
1958 17. Ravens
28. Maybe - Chantels - 1957 18. Swallows
29. Have You Heard - Duprees - 1963 19. Chantels
30. Teardrops - Lee Andrews & the 20. Five Satins
Hearts - 1957
31. Deserie - Charts - 1957
32. Oh What A Nite - Dells - 1956

33. Once In Awhile - Chimes - 1960 /

Ravens - 1948
34. Till Then - Classics - 1963 / Orioles -

1953 20 Greatest Pre Doo-

35. Where Or When - Dion & the Wop Era Vocal Group
Belmonts - 1959 Ballads
36. Don't Ask Me (To Be Lonely) - Dubs -
1957

37. Lovers Never Say Goodbye -

Flamingos - 1958   1. It's Too Soon To
38. Florence - Paragons - 1957 Know
39. There's A Moon Out Tonight - Capris        (Orioles) - 1948

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- 1958   2. Glory Of Love
40. Ten Commandments Of Love -        (Five Keys) - 1951
Moonglows - 1958
41. Dedicated To The One I Love -   3. Shouldn't I Know
Shirelles -1959 / "5" Royales -1957        (Cardinals) - 1951
42. To The Aisle - Five Satins - 1957
43. One Summer Night - Danleers - 1958   4. The Bells
44. That's My Desire - Channels - 1957 /        (Dominoes) - 1952
Dion & the Belmonts - 1959
45. There Goes My Baby - Drifters -   5. Till Then
1959        (Mills Brothers) -
46. Baby Oh Baby - Shells - 1957 1944
47. Can I Come Over Tonight - Velours -
1957   6. Count Every Star
48. Glory Of Love - Velvetones - 1957        (Ravens) - 1950
49. Close Your Eyes - Five Keys - 1955   7. Beside You
50. Heaven And Paradise - Don Julian &        (Swallows) - 1952
the Meadowlarks - 1955
51. Crying In The Chapel - Orioles -   8. Red Sails In The
1953 Sunset
52. My True Story - Jive Five - 1961        (Five Keys) - 1952
53. Blue Velvet - Clovers - 1955
54. I Believe - Earls - 1963   9. Harbor Lights
55. This I Swear - Skyliners - 1959        (Dominoes) - 1951
56. Twilight Time - Platters - 1958
57. Silhouettes - Rays - 1957 10. What Are You Doing
58. A Casual Look - Six Teens - 1956        New Year's Eve
59. Please Say You Want Me -        (Orioles) - 1949
Schoolboys - 1956
60. Devil Or Angel - Clovers - 1956 11. If I Didn't Care
61. Stardust - Billy Ward & the Dominoes        (Ink Spots) - 1939
- 1957
62. Happy Happy Birthday Baby - 12. Tell Me So
Tuneweavers - 1957        (Orioles) - 1949
63. Out of Sight, Out of Mind - Five Keys
- 1956 13. Eternally
64. When We Get Married - Dreamlovers        (Swallows) - 1951
- 1961
65. Two People In The World - Little 14. I Will Wait
Anthony & the Imperials - 1958        (Four Buddies) -
66. Those Oldies But Goodies - Little 1950
Caesar & the Romans - 1961
67. Been So Long - Pastels - 1957 15. Do Something For Me
       (Dominoes) - 1950
68. Diamonds And Pearls - Paradons -
1960 16. Silent Night
69. The Way You Look Tonight - Jaguars
       (Ravens) - 1948
- 1956
70. I'll Be Home - Flamingos - 1955 17. My Reverie
71. Why Don't You Write Me - Jacks -        (Larks) - 1951
1955 / Feathers - 1955
72. Nite Owl - Tony Allen & the Champs - 18. I Played The Fool
1955        (Clovers) - 1952

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 73. My Memories Of You - Harptones - 19. A Beggar For Your
1954 Kisses
74. Share - Frankie Lymon & the        (Diamonds) - 1952
Teenagers - 1956
75. To Be Loved - Pentagons - 1960 20. Every Beat Of My
76. You Cheated - Shields - 1958 Heart
77. Just To Be With You - Passions -        (Royals) - 1952
1959
78. Crazy For You - Heartbeats - 1955

79. Heart's Desire - Avalons - 1958

80. Image Of A Girl - Safaris - 1960
81. Sometimes (When I'm All Alone) -
Danny & the Juniors - 1957
82. Island Of Love - Sheppards - 1959
83. Lover's Island - Blue Jays - 1961
84. Golden Teardrops - Flamingos - 1953
85. The Angels Sang (You're Back With
Me) - Solitaires - 1956
86. You Gave Me Peace Of Mind -
Spaniels - 1956
87. The Girl I Love - Cadillacs - 1956
88. Once Upon A Time - Rochell & the
Candles - 1960
89. The Letter - Medallions - 1954
90. Chapel Bells - Fascinators - 1958
91. A Kiss From Your Lips - Flamingos -
1956
92. Most Of All - Moonglows - 1955
93. A Thousand Stars - Kathy Young &
the Innocents - 1960 / Rivileers - 1954
94. My Love Will Never Die - Channels -
1959
95. Let It Please Be You - Desires - 1959
96. The Things I Love - Fidelitys - 1958
97. Smoke From Your Cigarette -
Mellows - 1954
98. There Goes My Love - Fantastics -
1959
99. Guided Missiles - Cufflinks - 1956
100. Coney Island Baby - Excellents -
1962

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