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: Foot Tapper - #2: Wonderful Land - #3: Dance On! - #4: Apache - #5: Atlantis
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  1960
Apache
1.
07/1960

#4  Apache
The Shadows greentick

212 pts
1
UK
instrumental
[ABC 10138]
written by Jerry Lordan
Man of Mystery / The Stranger
2.
11/1960

Man of Mystery / The Stranger
The Shadows greentick

130 pts
5
UK
instrumental
written by Michael Carr, Bill Crompton & Morgan Jones
  1961
FBI
3.
02/1961

FBI
The Shadows greentick

116 pts
6
UK
instrumental
written by Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
The Frightened City
4.
05/1961

The Frightened City
The Shadows greentick

149 pts
3
UK
instrumental
[Atlantic 2111]
written by Norrie Paramor
Kon-Tiki
5.
09/1961

Kon-Tiki
The Shadows greentick

205 pts
1
UK
instrumental
written by Michael Carr
The Savage
6.
11/1961

The Savage
The Shadows greentick

from The Young Ones   
80 pts
10
UK
instrumental
written by Norrie Paramor
  1962
Wonderful Land
7.
03/1962

#2  Wonderful Land
The Shadows greentick

216 pts
1
UK
instrumental
[Atlantic 2146]
written by Jerry Lordan
Guitar Tango
8.
08/1962

Guitar Tango
The Shadows greentick

145 pts
4
UK
instrumental
[Atlantic 2166]
written by Georges Liferman & Norman Maine
Dance On!
9.
12/1962

#3  Dance On!
The Shadows greentick

213 pts
1
UK
instrumental
written by Elaine Murtagh, Ray Adams & Valerie Murtagh
  1963
Foot Tapper
10.
03/1963

#1  Foot Tapper
The Shadows greentick

from Summer Holiday   
239 pts
1
UK
instrumental
written by Bruce Welch & Hank Marvin
Atlantis
11.
06/1963

#5  Atlantis
The Shadows greentick

206 pts
2
UK
instrumental
written by Jerry Lordan
Shindig
12.
09/1963

Shindig
The Shadows greentick

134 pts
6
UK
instrumental
written by Bruce Welch & Hank Marvin
Geronimo
13.
12/1963

Geronimo
The Shadows greentick

89 pts
11
UK
instrumental
written by Hank Marvin
  1964
Theme for Young Lovers
14.
03/1964

Theme for Young Lovers
The Shadows greentick

from Wonderful Life   
71 pts
12
UK
instrumental
[Atlantic 2235]
written by Bruce Welch
The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt
15.
05/1964

The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt
The Shadows greentick

123 pts
5
UK
instrumental
[Atlantic 2235]
written by Brian Bennett, Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin & John Rostill
16.
09/1964

Rhythm and Greens
The Shadows greentick

43 pts
22
UK
instrumental
[Atlantic 2257]
written by Brian Bennett, Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin & John Rostill
17.
12/1964

Genie with the Light Brown Lamp
The Shadows greentick

55 pts
17
UK
instrumental
written by Brian Bennett, Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin & John Rostill
  1965
18.
02/1965

Mary Anne
The Shadows greentick

57 pts
17
UK
[Epic 9793]
written by Jerry Lordan
19.
06/1965

Stingray
The Shadows greentick

53 pts
19
UK
instrumental
written by Guenther Heigel
Don't Make My Baby Blue
20.
08/1965

Don't Make My Baby Blue
The Shadows greentick

81 pts
10
UK
[Epic 9848]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
The War Lord
21.
11/1965

The War Lord
The Shadows greentick

54 pts
18
UK
instrumental
written by Jerome Moross
  1966
22.
03/1966

I Met a Girl
The Shadows greentick

44 pts
22
UK
[Epic 10020]
written by Hank Marvin
23.
07/1966

A Place in the Sun
The Shadows greentick

41 pts
24
UK
instrumental
written by Jerry Lordan & Petrina Lordan
24.
11/1966

The Dreams I Dream
The Shadows greentick

18 pts
42
UK
written by Hank Marvin
  1967
25.
04/1967

Maroc 7
The Shadows greentick

44 pts
24
UK
instrumental
written by Paul Ferris
  1975
Let Me Be the One
26.
03/1975

Let Me Be the One
The Shadows greentick

from Specs Appeal   
76 pts
12
UK
[UK entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975]
written by Paul Curtis
  1978
Don't Cry for Me Argentina
27.
12/1978

Don't Cry for Me Argentina
The Shadows greentick

from String of Hits   
121 pts
5
UK
instrumental
written by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice
  1979
28.
04/1979

Theme from The Deer Hunter (Cavatina)
The Shadows greentick

from String of Hits   
84 pts
9
UK
instrumental
written by Stanley Myers
  1980
29.
01/1980

Riders in the Sky
The Shadows greentick

from String of Hits   
71 pts
12
UK
instrumental
written by Stan Jones
30.
08/1980

Equinoxe V
The Shadows greentick

from Change of Address   
15 pts
50
UK
written by Jean Michel Jarre
  1981
31.
05/1981

The Third Man
The Shadows greentick

from Hits Right Up Your Street   
18 pts
44
UK
written by Anton Karas
  1986
32.
12/1986

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

from Simply Shadows   
6 pts
86
UK
written by Simon May & Leslie Osborne
  1989
33.
12/1989

Shadowmix
The Shadows greentick

from Reflection   
7 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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