The Shadows

The Shadows Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

The Shadows (originally known as the Drifters between 1958 and 1959) were an English instrumental rock group, who dominated the British popular music charts in the pre-Beatles era from the late 1950s to the early 1960s. They served as the backing band for Cliff Richard from 1958 to 1968, and have joined him for several reunion tours. The Shadows had 69 UK chart singles from the 1950s to the 2000s, 35 as the Shadows and 34 as Cliff Richard and... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Don't Cry for Me Argentina - #2: Let Me Be the One - #3: Wonderful Land - #4: Apache - #5: Kon-Tiki
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  1960
Apache
1.
07/1960

#4  Apache
The Shadows greentick

112 pts
1
UK
instrumental
[ABC 10138]
written by Jerry Lordan
  1961
FBI
2.
02/1961

FBI
The Shadows greentick

63 pts
6
UK
instrumental
written by Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
The Frightened City
3.
05/1961

The Frightened City
The Shadows greentick

81 pts
3
UK
instrumental
[Atlantic 2111]
written by Norrie Paramor
Kon-Tiki
4.
09/1961

#5  Kon-Tiki
The Shadows greentick

112 pts
1
UK
instrumental
written by Michael Carr
The Savage
5.
11/1961

The Savage
The Shadows greentick

from The Young Ones   
44 pts
10
UK
instrumental
written by Norrie Paramor
  1962
Wonderful Land
6.
03/1962

#3  Wonderful Land
The Shadows greentick

113 pts
1
UK
instrumental
[Atlantic 2146]
written by Jerry Lordan
Guitar Tango
7.
08/1962

Guitar Tango
The Shadows greentick

76 pts
4
UK
instrumental
[Atlantic 2166]
written by Georges Liferman & Norman Maine
Dance On!
8.
12/1962

Dance On!
The Shadows greentick

112 pts
1
UK
instrumental
written by Elaine Murtagh, Ray Adams & Valerie Murtagh
  1963
Foot Tapper
9.
03/1963

Foot Tapper
The Shadows greentick

from Summer Holiday   
112 pts
1
UK
instrumental
written by Bruce Welch & Hank Marvin
Atlantis
10.
06/1963

Atlantis
The Shadows greentick

96 pts
2
UK
instrumental
written by Jerry Lordan
Shindig
11.
09/1963

Shindig
The Shadows greentick

63 pts
6
UK
instrumental
written by Bruce Welch & Hank Marvin
Geronimo
12.
12/1963

Geronimo
The Shadows greentick

42 pts
11
UK
instrumental
written by Hank Marvin
  1964
Theme for Young Lovers
13.
03/1964

Theme for Young Lovers
The Shadows greentick

from Wonderful Life   
39 pts
12
UK
instrumental
[Atlantic 2235]
written by Bruce Welch
The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt
14.
05/1964

The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt
The Shadows greentick

69 pts
5
UK
instrumental
[Atlantic 2235]
written by Brian Bennett, Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin & John Rostill
  1965
The War Lord
15.
11/1965

The War Lord
The Shadows greentick

60 pts
18
UK
instrumental
written by Jerome Moross
  1975
Let Me Be the One
16.
03/1975

#2  Let Me Be the One
The Shadows greentick

from Specs Appeal   
113 pts
12
UK
[UK entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975]
written by Paul Curtis
  1978
Don't Cry for Me Argentina
17.
12/1978

#1  Don't Cry for Me Argentina
The Shadows greentick

from String of Hits   
177 pts
5
UK
instrumental
written by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice
  1979
18.
04/1979

Theme from The Deer Hunter (Cavatina)
The Shadows greentick

from String of Hits   
111 pts
9
UK
instrumental
written by Stanley Myers
  1980
19.
01/1980

Riders in the Sky
The Shadows greentick

from String of Hits   
80 pts
12
UK
instrumental
written by Stan Jones
20.
08/1980

Equinoxe V
The Shadows greentick

from Change of Address   
17 pts
50
UK
written by Jean Michel Jarre
  1981
21.
05/1981

The Third Man
The Shadows greentick

from Hits Right Up Your Street   
11 pts
44
UK
written by Anton Karas
  1986
22.
12/1986

Theme from 'Eastenders'/'Howard's Way'
The Shadows greentick

from Simply Shadows   
4 pts
86
UK
written by Simon May & Leslie Osborne
  1989
23.
12/1989

Shadowmix
The Shadows greentick

from Reflection   
4 pts
81
UK
written by Jerry Lordan, Brian Bennett, Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin, John Rostill, Michael Carr, Jet Harris, Tony Meehan & Michael Carr


See also...

Alan TarneyBrian Bennett • Brian Locking • Bruce WelchHank B. MarvinIan SamwellJet HarrisJohn FarrarJohn RostillTony Meehan


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