The Animals

The Animals Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

The Animals, known intermittently as Eric Burdon and the Animals and also as Animals and Friends (featuring original drummer John Steel), are an English rock band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1962. The Animals' original lineup consisted of singer Eric Burdon, guitarist Hilton Valentine, bass guitarist Chas Chandler, keyboardist Alan Price, and drummer John Steel. Known for their gritty, bluesy sound, they balanced tough, rock-edged pop singles against rhythm-and-blues-oriented album material, and were part of the British Invasion of... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: The House of the Rising Sun - #2: We Gotta Get Out of This Place - #3: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - #4: San Franciscan Nights - #5: Don't Bring Me Down
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  1964
Baby Let Me Take You Home
1.
04/1964

Baby Let Me Take You Home
The Animals greentick

from The Animals [US album]   
49 pts
102
US


21
UK
[MGM 13242]
written by Wes Farrell & Bert Russell
2.
06/1964

#1  The House of the Rising Sun
The Animals greentick

from The Animals [US album]   
409 pts
1
US


1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #122]
[MGM 13264]
written by traditional
3.
09/1964

Gonna Send You Back to Walker
The Animals greentick

from The Animals [US album]   
13 pts
57
US




[MGM 13242]
written by Johnnie Mae Matthews & Jake Hammond Jr.
I'm Crying
4.
09/1964

I'm Crying
The Animals greentick

from The Animals on Tour   
146 pts
19
US


8
UK
[MGM 13274]
written by Eric Burdon & Alan Price
Boom Boom
5.
12/1964

Boom Boom
The Animals greentick

from The Animals [UK album]   
19 pts
43
US




[MGM 13298]
written by John Lee Hooker
  1965
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
6.
02/1965

#3  Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
The Animals greentick

from Animal Tracks   Animal Tracks
217 pts
15
US


3
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #315]
[MGM 13311]
written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell & Sol Marcus
Bring It On Home to Me
7.
04/1965

Bring It On Home to Me
The Animals greentick

from Animal Tracks   Animal Tracks
134 pts
32
US


7
UK
[MGM 13339]
written by Sam Cooke
We Gotta Get Out of This Place
8.
07/1965

#2  We Gotta Get Out of This Place
The Animals greentick

from Animal Tracks   Animal Tracks
251 pts
13
US


2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #233]
[MGM 13382]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
It's My Life
9.
10/1965

It's My Life
The Animals greentick

from The Best of the Animals   The Best of the Animals
151 pts
23
US


7
UK
[MGM 13414]
written by Roger Atkins & Carl D'Errico
  1966
Inside Looking Out
10.
02/1966

Inside Looking Out
The Animals greentick

from Animalization   
98 pts
34
US


12
UK
[MGM 13468]
written by John Lomax, Alan Lomax, Eric Burdon & Chas Chandler
Don't Bring Me Down
11.
05/1966

#5  Don't Bring Me Down
The Animals greentick

from Animalization   
189 pts
12
US


6
UK
[MGM 13514]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
12.
09/1966

See See Rider
The Animals greentick

from Animalization   
83 pts
10
US




as Eric Burdon and the Animals
[MGM 13582]
written by traditional & Ma Rainey
13.
10/1966

Help Me Girl
The Animals greentick

from Eric Is Here   
97 pts
29
US


14
UK
as Eric Burdon and the Animals
[MGM 13636]
written by Scott English & Larry Weiss
  1967
When I Was Young
14.
04/1967

When I Was Young
The Animals greentick

from The Best of Eric Burdon and the Animals Vol. II   
89 pts
15
US


45
UK
as Eric Burdon and the Animals
[MGM 13721]
written by Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins & Danny McCulloch
15.
08/1967

#4  San Franciscan Nights
The Animals greentick

from Winds of Change   Winds of Change
210 pts
9
US


7
UK
as Eric Burdon and the Animals
[MGM 13769]
written by Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins & Danny McCulloch
16.
09/1967

Good Times
The Animals greentick

from Winds of Change   Winds of Change
52 pts




20
UK
as Eric Burdon and the Animals
[MGM 13794]
written by Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins & Danny McCulloch
Monterey
17.
12/1967

Monterey
The Animals greentick

from The Twain Shall Meet   
71 pts
15
US




as Eric Burdon and the Animals
[MGM 13868]
written by Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins & Danny McCulloch
  1968
Sky Pilot
18.
02/1968

Sky Pilot
The Animals greentick

from The Twain Shall Meet   
90 pts
14
US


40
UK
as Eric Burdon and the Animals
[MGM 13939]
written by Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins & Danny McCulloch
19.
04/1968

Anything
The Animals greentick

from Winds of Change   Winds of Change
8 pts
80
US




as Eric Burdon and the Animals
[MGM 13917]
written by Vic Briggs, Eric Burdon, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch & John Weider
20.
11/1968

White Houses
The Animals greentick

from Every One of Us   
11 pts
67
US




as Eric Burdon and the Animals
[MGM 14013]
written by Eric Burdon
  1969
Ring of Fire
21.
01/1969

Ring of Fire
The Animals greentick

from Love Is   
25 pts




35
UK
as Eric Burdon and the Animals
written by June Carter & Merle Kilgore
  1972
22.
10/1972

House of the Rising Sun
The Animals greentick

44 pts




25
UK
R
written by traditional
  1982
23.
09/1982

House of the Rising Sun
The Animals greentick

76 pts




11
UK
R
written by traditional
  1983
The Night
24.
08/1983

The Night
The Animals greentick

from Ark   
19 pts
48
US
34
rock


[I.R.S. 9920]
written by Eric Burdon, Don Evans & John Sterling
  1990
We Gotta Get Out of This Place
25.
09/1990

We Gotta Get Out of This Place
The Animals greentick

7 pts




85
UK
R
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
  2012
26.
07/2012

House of the Rising Sun
The Animals greentick

5 pts




98
UK
R
written by traditional


See also...

Alan Price • Andy Summers • Barry Jenkins • Chas Chandler • Danny McCulloch • Dave Rowberry • Eric Burdon • Hilton Valentine • John Steel • John Steel [drummer] • John Weider • Vic Briggs • Zoot Money


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