Remembering Burt Bacharach, 1928-2023, & His Best-Known Compositions on the Charts

1958
Magic Moments – Perry Como

The Story Of My Life – Marty Robbins

Another Time, Another Place – Patti Page

The Blob – The Five Blobs 

1959
With Open Arms – Jane Morgan

1961
Tower Of Strength – Gene McDaniels

Please Stay – The Drifters

1962
Only Love Can Break A Heart – Gene Pitney

(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance – Gene Pitney

Baby It’s You – The Shirelles (later Smith)

Make It Easy On Yourself – Jerry Butler

Any Day Now – Chuck Jackson (later Ronnie Milsap)

1963
Blue On Blue – Bobby Vinton

Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa – Gene Pitney

Don’t Make Me Over – Dionne Warwick

1964
Wishin’ And Hopin’ – Dusty Springfield

Walk On By – Dionne Warwick

Anyone Who Had A Heart – Dionne Warwick

Wives And Lovers – Jack Jones

1965
What’s New Pussycat? – Tom Jones

What The World Needs Now Is Love – Jackie DeShannon

1966
Message To Michael – Dionne Warwick

Trains And Boats And Planes – Dionne Warwick

1967
I Say A Little Prayer – Dionne Warwick

Alfie – Dionne Warwick

The Look Of Love – Dusty Springfield (also Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66)

1968
This Guy’s In Love With You – Herb Alpert

Do You Know The Way To San Jose – Dionne Warwick

Promises, Promises – Dionne Warwick

1970
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head – B.J. Thomas

(They Long To Be) Close To You – Carpenters

One Less Bell To Answer – 5th Dimension

I’ll Never Fall In Love Again – Dionne Warwick

Everybody’s Out Of Town – B.J. Thomas

1981
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) – Christopher Cross

Stronger Than Before – Carole Bayer Sager

1982
Heartlight – Neil Diamond

Making Love – Roberta Flack

1983
Always Something There To Remind Me – Naked Eyes (& others prior)

1986
That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne & Friends

On My Own – Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald

1987
Love Power – Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne