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100 Greatest Uptempo Doo-Wop Songs

Criteria: These Doo-Wop songs were chosen and ranked mainly for their initial and 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 1963, although there are a few notable exceptions from outside of that time period. If there were two significant versions of a particular song, both groups are listed in the same slot, with the more significant "Doo-Wop" version being listed first.

Last Updated: 2006-01-07
Uptempo Doo-Wop Songs
  1. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - 1955
  2. Come Go With Me - Del-Vikings - 1956
  3. Sh-Boom - Chords - 1954
  4. Speedoo - Cadillacs - 1955
  5. I Wonder Why - Dion & the Belmonts - 1958
  6. Gee - Crows - 1953
  7. Little Darlin' - Diamonds - 1957 / Gladiolas - 1957
  8. Get A Job - Silhouettes - 1957
  9. Book Of Love - Monotones - 1957
10. Little Star - Elegants - 1958
11. Blue Moon - Marcels - 1961
12. Little Girl Of Mine - Cleftones - 1956
13. At My Front Door - El Dorados - 1955
14. I Promise To Remember - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - 1956
15. Remember Then - Earls - 1962
16. When You Dance - Turbans - 1955
17. Whispering Bells - Del-Vikings - 1957
18. Rama Lama Ding Dong - Edsels - 1958
19. Trickle, Trickle - Videos - 1958
20. Walking Along - Solitaires - 1957
21. Morse Code Of Love - Capris - 1982
22. At The Hop - Danny & the Juniors - 1957
23. Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler (Dukays) - 1961
24. Stay - Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs - 1960
25. Yakety Yak - Coasters - 1958
26. You're So Fine - Falcons - 1959
27. Church Bells May Ring - Willows - 1956
28. The ABC's Of Love - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - 1956
29. I'm So Happy - Lewis Lymon & the Teenchords - 1956
30. Pretty Little Angel Eyes - Curtis Lee - 1961
31. Everyday Of The Week - Students - 1958
32. I Want You To Be My Girl - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - 1956
33. Barbara Ann - Regents - 1961
34. Ling Ting Tong - Five Keys - 1954
35. Babalu's Wedding Day - Eternals - 1959
36. Come Back My Love - Wrens - 1955 / Cardinals - 1955
37. Lily Maebelle - Valentines - 1955
38. Love Potion No. 9 - Clovers - 1959
39. You Baby You - Cleftones - 1955
40. Zoom Zoom Zoom - Collegians - 1958
41. Tell Me Why - Norman Fox & the Rob Roys - 1957 / Belmonts - 1961
42. Denise - Randy & the Rainbows - 1963
43. A Teenager In Love - Dion & the Belmonts - 1959
44. Poison Ivy - Coasters - 1959
45. My Girlfriend - Cadillacs - 1957
46. The Woo Woo Train - Valentines - 1956
47. Stormy Weather - Spaniels - 1958
48. So Fine - Fiestas - 1958
49. Searchin' - Coasters - 1957
50. Up On The Mountain - Magnificents - 1956
51. Heart And Soul - Cleftones - 1961
52. Hushabye - Mystics - 1959
53. Peanuts - Little Joe & the Thrillers - 1957
54. Castle In The Sky - Bop-Chords - 1956
55. I Only Want You - Passions - 1960
56. Hearts Of Stone - Charms - 1954 / Jewels - 1954
57. Rip Van Winkle - Devotions - 1960
58. Oh Gee Oh Gosh - Kodaks - 1958
59. All Night Long - Du Mauriers - 1958
60. Ruby Baby - Drifters - 1956
61. Sixty Minute Man - Dominoes - 1951
62. Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) - Impalas - 1959
63. Money Honey - Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter - 1953
64. I Love You - Volumes - 1962
65. Smoky Places - Corsairs - 1961
66. Have Mercy Baby - Dominoes - 1952
67. Mr. Lee - Bobbettes - 1957
68. Unchained Melody - Vito & the Salutations - 1963
69. In My Heart - Timetones - 1961
70. Never Let You Go - Five Discs - 1962
71. Can't We Be Sweethearts - Cleftones - 1956
72. Tonight (Could Be The Night) - Velvets - 1961
73. Tonight's The Night - Shirelles - 1960
74. Oh Rosemarie - Fascinators - 1959
75. I Remember - Five Discs - 1958
76. Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart - Coasters - 1958
77. Hey Little School Girl - Paragons - 1957
78. The Angels Listened In - Crests - 1959
79. Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop - Little Anthony & the Imperials - 1959
80. Drip Drop - Drifters - 1958
81. Honey Love - Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter - 1954
82. I Really Love You - Stereos - 1961
83. Who's That Knocking - Genies - 1959
84. Young Blood - Coasters - 1957
85. My Juanita - Crests - 1957
86. Rubber Biscuit - Chips - 1956
87. Buzz, Buzz, Buzz - Hollywood Flames - 1957
88. I'll Be Forever Loving You - El Dorados - 1955
89. Hey Senorita - Penguins - 1954
90. Smokey Joe's Cafe - Robins - 1955
91. Oh Baby - Jesters - 1958
92. Mary Lee - Rainbows - 1954
93. False Alarm - Revels - 1958
94. WPLJ - Four Deuces - 1955
95. Step By Step - Crests - 1960
96. Traveling Stranger - Little Anthony & the Imperials - 1959
97. Rendezvous With You - Desires - 1960
98. See Saw - Moonglows - 1956
99. Imagination - Quotations - 1962
100. Peppermint Stick - El Chords - 1958

Greatest Uptempo
Doo-Wop Groups
  1. Robins / Coasters
  2. Drifters
  3. Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
  4. Cadillacs
  5. Clovers
  6. Dominoes
  7. Cleftones
  8. Crests
  9. Del-Vikings
10. Dion & the Belmonts
11. Five Keys
12. Moonglows
13. Lewis Lymon & the Teenchords
14. Valentines
15. El Dorados
16. Norman Fox & the Rob Roys
17. Five Discs
18. Kodaks
19. Spaniels
20. Charms

Doo-Wop Group, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
Frankie Lymon
& the Teenagers

Doo-Wop Group, the Coasters
Coasters

Doo-Wop Group, the Cadillacs
Cadillacs

Doo-Wop Group, Dion and the Belmonts
Dion & the Belmonts






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