TOP 100 MGM HITS
1950-1969
- It's All in the Game - Tommy Edwards - 1958
- Why Don't You Believe Me - Joni James - 1952
- The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley - 1958
- It's Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty - 1958
- Everybody's Somebody's Fool - Connie Francis - 1960
- Teen Angel - Mark Dinning - 1960
- My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own - Connie Francis - 1960
- The Stripper - David Rose - 1962
- (You're My) Soul and Inspiration - The Righteous
Brothers - 1966 - The House of the Rising Sun - The Animals - 1964
- Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter - Herman's
Hermits - 1965 - Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful - 1966
- Handy Man - Jimmy Jones - 1960
- Wooly Bully - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs - 1965
- Lightnin' Strikes - Lou Christie - 1966
- My Happiness - Connie Francis - 1959
- Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home) - The Impalas - 1959
- The Rain, the Park and Other Things - The Cowsills - 1967
- Don't Break the Heart That Loves You - Connie Francis - 1962
- Hair - The Cowsills - 1969
- Lil' Red Riding Hood - Sam the Sham and the
Pharaohs - 1966 - Who's Sorry Now - Connie Francis - 1958
- Jambalaya (On the Bayou) - Hank Williams - 1952
- Can't You Hear My Heartbeat - Herman's Hermits - 1965
- Good Timin' - Jimmy Jones - 1960
- Kaw-Liga - Hank Williams - 1953
- I'm Henry VIII, I Am - Herman's Hermits - 1965
- Cold, Cold Heart - Hank Williams - 1951
- Daydream - The Lovin' Spoonful - 1966
- I Almost Lost My Mind - Ivory Joe Hunter - 1950
- Have You Heard - Joni James - 1953
- Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind? - The Lovin'
Spoonful - 1966 - My Foolish Heart - Billy Eckstine - 1950
- Where the Boys Are - Connie Francis - 1961
- Anna - Silvana Mangano - 1953
- Why Don't You Love Me - Hank Williams - 1950
- Honey-Babe - Art Mooney - 1955
- Your Cheatin' Heart - Joni James - 1953
- Long Gone Lonesome Blues - Hank Williams - 1950
- Lipstick on Your Collar - Connie Francis - 1959
- Keep on Dancing - The Gentrys - 1965
- There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World) - Herman's
Hermits - 1967 - Your Cheatin' Heart - Hank Williams - 1953
- Silhouettes - Herman's Hermits - 1965
- The Girl From Ipanema - Getz / Gilberto - 1964
- Come on Down to My Boat - Every Mothers' Son - 1967
- I Need You So - Ivory Joe Hunter - 1950
- Hey, Good Lookin' - Hank Williams - 1951
- Listen People - Herman's Hermits - 1966
- Take These Chains From My Heart - Hank Williams - 1953
- I Apologize - Billy Eckstine - 1951
- Wonderful World - Herman's Hermits - 1965
- Among My Souvenirs - Connie Francis - 1960
- Moritat (A Theme from the Three Penny Opera) - The
Dick Hyman Trio - 1956 - How Important Can it Be? - Joni James - 1955
- Lonely Blue Boy - Conway Twitty - 1960
- Dandy - Herman's Hermits - 1966
- Together - Connie Francis - 1961
- More - Kai Winding - 1963
- Many Tears Ago - Connie Francis - 1960
- Talk Back Trembling Lips - Johnny Tillotson - 1963
- I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive - Hank Williams - 1952
- Mama - Connie Francis - 1960
- I Wanna Be Loved - Billy Eckstine - 1950
- Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart - Connie Francis - 1961
- Just a Little Bit Better - Herman's Hermits - 1965
- The High and the Mighty - Leroy Holmes - 1954
- Do You Believe in Magic - The Lovin' Spoonful - 1965
- Frankie - Connie Francis - 1959
- Danny Boy - Conway Twitty - 1959
- (Theme From) Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) -
Richard Chamberlain - 1962 - Indian Lake - The Cowsills - 1968
- Second Hand Love - Connie Francis - 1962
- Nashville Cats - The Lovin' Spoonful - 1967
- A Must to Avoid - Herman's Hermits - 1966
- San Franciscan Nights - Eric Burdon and the Animals - 1967
- When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart) -
Connie Francis - 1961 - You Didn't Have to Be So Nice - The Lovin' Spoonful - 1966
- Born a Woman - Sandy Posey - 1966
- Nuttin' For Christmas - Barry Gordon with Art Mooney - 1955
- Vacation - Connie Francis - 1962
- See See Rider - Eric Burdon and the Animals - 1966
- My Love, My Love - Joni James - 1953
- Please Mr. Sun - Tommy Edwards - 1959
- Rain on the Roof - The Lovin' Spoonful - 1966
- I'm Into Something Good - Herman's Hermits - 1964
- Let it Out (Let it All Hang Out) - The Hombres - 1967
- Single Girl - Sandy Posey - 1966
- Stand By Me - Spyder Turner - 1967
- Desafinado - Stan Getz / Charlie Byrd - 1962
- Half as Much - Hank Williams - 1952
- I Take it Back - Sandy Posey - 1967
- Don't Bring Me Down - The Animals - 1966
- Gonna Find Me a Bluebird - Marvin Rainwater - 1957
- Stupid Cupid - Connie Francis - 1958
- We Gotta Get Out of This Place - The Animals - 1965
- Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon and the Animals - 1968
- Society's Child - Janis Ian - 1967
- You Are My Love - Joni James - 1955
- Love is All We Need - Tommy Edwards - 1958
This list is comprised of songs released on MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) Records and its subsidiary labels Cub, Kama Sutra and Heritage, in addition to recordings on Verve released after MGM's acquisition of the label in 1961. Rankings are based on the popularity of each song during the period of 1950 through 1969.
Connie Francis leads all artists on the list with 17 hits, followed by Herman's Hermits with eleven and Hank Williams with ten. Kama Sutra recording act The Lovin' Spoonful has seven songs on the list, followed by Joni James and Eric Burdon's band The Animals with six apiece. The company's peak came in the mid-'60s with a successful combination of U.S. and U.K. rock acts. 1966 was the top year with 15 hits, followed by 1965 with ten.