Burt Bacharach's Hit Recordings
The following is a list of U.S. hit recordings of Bacharach songs. The majority of chart data is from Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1965-1996 (Record Research). Robin Platts also developed much of this information for his fine article on Burt in Discoveries magazine.
Top 40 Hits: 66
Top 10 Hits: 28
No. 1 Hits: 6
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| Story of My Life | Marty Robbins |
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| Magic Moments | Perry Como |
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| (Theme from) The Blob | The Five Blobs |
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| With Open Arms | Jane Morgan |
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| Please Stay | The Drifters |
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| I Wake Up Crying | Chuck Jackson |
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| Tower of Strength | Gene McDaniels |
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| Baby It's You | The Shirelles |
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| (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance | Gene Pitney |
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| Any Day Now | Chuck Jackson |
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| Make It Easy On Yourself | Jerry Butler |
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| I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself | Tommy Hunt |
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| It's Love That Really Counts (In the Long Run) | The Shirelles |
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| Only Love Can Break a Heart | Gene Pitney |
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| Don't You Believe It | Andy Williams | 39 | 11/03/62 |
| The Love of a Boy | Timi Yuro |
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| Don't Make Me Over | Dionne Warwick |
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| Forgive Me (For Giving You Such a Bad Time) | Babs Tino |
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| This Empty Place | Dionne Warwick |
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| Blue on Blue | Bobby Vinton |
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| Be True To Yourself | Bobby Vee |
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| True Love Never Runs Smooth | Gene Pitney |
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| Saturday Sunshine | Burt Bacharach |
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| Make the Music Play | Dionne Warwick |
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| Blue Guitar | Richard Chamberlain |
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| Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa | Gene Pitney |
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| Reach Out For Me | Lou Johnson |
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| Wives and Lovers | Jack Jones |
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| Anyone Who Had a Heart | Dionne Warwick |
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| Walk On By | Dionne Warwick |
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| Wishin' and Hopin' | Dusty Springfield |
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| A House Is Not A Home | Brook Benton |
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| A House Is Not A Home | Dionne Warwick |
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| Me Japanese Boy I Love You | Bobby Goldsboro |
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| You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) | Dionne Warwick |
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| (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me | Lou Johnson |
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| Kentucky Bluebird (Send A Message to Martha) | Lou Johnson |
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| Reach Out For Me | Dionne Warwick |
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| (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me | Sandie Shaw |
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| Kentucky Bluebird | Lou Johnson |
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| Send Me No Flowers | Doris Day |
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| You Can Have Him | Dionne Warwick |
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| What the World Needs Now Is Love | Jackie DeShannon |
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| What's New Pussycat? | Tom Jones |
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| Trains and Boats and Planes | Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas |
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| My Little Red Book | Manfred Mann |
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| Here I Am | Dionne Warwick |
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| A Lifetime of Lonliness | Jackie DeShannon |
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| Looking With My Eyes | Dionne Warwick |
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| Make It Easy on Yourself | The Walker Brothers |
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| Are You There (With Another Girl) | Dionne Warwick |
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| Made in Paris | Trini Lopez |
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| Promise Her Anything | Tom Jones |
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| A Message to Michael | Dionne Warwick |
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| My Little Red Book | Love |
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| Come and Get Me | Jackie De Shannon |
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| Trains and Boats and Planes | Dionne Warwick |
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| Alfie | Cher |
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| Alfie | Cilla Black |
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| I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself | Dionne Warwick |
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| Another Night | Dionne Warwick |
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| Windows and Doors | Jackie DeShannon |
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| The Beginning of Lonliness | Dionne Warwick |
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| Casino Royale | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass |
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| Alfie | Dionne Warwick |
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| Only Love Can Break A Heart | Margaret Whiting |
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| The Look of Love | Dusty Springfield |
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| The Windows of the World | Dionne Warwick |
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| I Say a Little Prayer | Dionne Warwick |
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| I Say a Little Prayer | Sergio Mendes | 106 | 1/27/68 |
| Do You Know the Way to San Jose | Dionne Warwick |
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| The Look of Love | Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 |
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| This Guy's in Love With You | Herb Alpert |
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| Let Me Be Lonely | Dionne Warwick |
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| I Say A Little Prayer | Aretha Franklin |
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| Who Is Gonna Love Me? | Dionne Warwick |
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| To Wait for Love | Herb Alpert |
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| There's Always Something There to Remind Me | Dionne Warwick |
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| Promises, Promises | Dionne Warwick |
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| This Girl's In Love With You | Dionne Warwick |
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| Any Day Now | Percy Sledge |
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| The April Fools | Dionne Warwick |
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| I'll Never Fall in Love Again | Burt Bacharach |
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| Odds and Ends | Dionne Warwick |
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| Walk On By | Isaac Hayes |
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| I'm a Better Man | Engelbert Humperdink |
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| Baby It's You | Smith |
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| In the Land of Make Believe | Dusty Springfield | 113 | 10/4/69 |
| Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head | B. J. Thomas |
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| I'll Never Fall in Love Again | Dionne Warwick |
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| (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me | R. B. Greaves |
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| Everybody's Out of Town | B.J. Thomas |
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| Let Me Go to Him | Dionne Warwick |
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| (They Long to Be) Close to You | The Carpenters |
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| Paper Mache | Dionne Warwick |
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| Don't Make Me Over | Brenda and the Tabulations |
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| Make It Easy on Yourself | Dionne Warwick |
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| One Less Bell to Answer | The 5th Dimension |
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| I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself | Garry Puckett |
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| The Green Grass Starts to Grow | Dionne Warwick |
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| The Look of Love | Isaac Hayes |
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| Who Gets the Guy | Dionne Warwick |
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| Long Ago Tomorrow | B.J. Thomas |
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| Make It Easy On Yourself | Johnny Mathis | 103 | 8/05/72 |
| (They Long to Be) Close To You | Jerry Butler featuring Brenda Lee Eager |
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| Living Together, Growing Together | The 5th Dimension |
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| Lost Horizon | Shawn Phillips |
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| You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) | The Stylistics |
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| Walk On By | Gloria Gaynor |
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| Close To You | B.T. Express |
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| Only Love Can Break A Heart | Bobby Vinton |
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| Only Love Can Break A Heart | Dionne Warwick | 109 | 4/16/77 |
| Walk On By | Average White Band |
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| Don't Make Me Over | Jennifer Warnes |
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| I Don't Need You Anymore | Together? (Original Soundtrack Recording) Featuring Jackie DeShannon |
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| Stronger Than Before | Carole Bayer Sager |
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| Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do) | Christopher Cross |
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| Making Love | Roberta Flack |
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| Any Day Now | Ronnie Milsap |
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| Heartlight | Neil Diamond |
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| Always Something There to Remind Me | Naked Eyes |
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| That's What Friends Are For | Dionne Warwick and Friends (Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder) |
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| On My Own | Patti Labelle and Michael McDonald |
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| Love Always | El Debarge |
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| Love Power | Dionne Warwick and Jeffrey Osborne |
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| Don't Make Me Over | Sybil |
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| Walk On By | Sybil |
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* Release Date
¥ Reentered chart, peaking at 45.
If you have additions (any hit Burt covers are welcome) please mail them to me at webmaster@bacharachonline.com. Thanks.