Dimitri Tiomkin

Songs Written by Dimitri TiomkinTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin (May 10, 1894 – November 11, 1979) was a Russian and American film composer and conductor. Classically trained in Saint Petersburg before the Bolshevik Revolution, he moved to Berlin and then New York City after the Russian Revolution. In 1929, after the stock market crash, he moved to Hollywood, where he became best known for his scores for Western films, including Duel in the Sun, Red River, High Noon, The Big Sky, 55 Days at Peking, Gunfight... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Dimitri Tiomkin first charted in 1952 with High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me).The artist placed 28 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 5 of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 14 UK Top‑75 entries, including 7 Top‑10 placements, including 1 number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) - #2: High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) - #3: The Special AKA Live! EP - #4: Blowing Wild - #5: The High and the Mighty
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  Frankie Laine
1.
07/1952

#2  High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
Frankie Laine

273 pts
5
US




7
UK
Academy Award for Best Original Song 1952
[Columbia 39770]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Ned Washington
  Tex Ritter
2.
09/1952

High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
Tex Ritter

87 pts
12
US






[Capitol 2120]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Ned Washington
  Percy Faith and His Orchestra
3.
06/1953

Return to Paradise (Parts 1 & 2)
Percy Faith and His Orchestra

62 pts
19
US






written by Ned Washington & Dimitri Tiomkin greentick
  Nat King Cole
4.
07/1953

Return to Paradise
Nat King Cole

75 pts
15
US






[Capitol 2498]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Ned Washington
  Frankie Laine
5.
01/1954

#4  Blowing Wild
Frankie Laine

188 pts






2
UK
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Paul Francis Webster
  Leroy Holmes and His Orchestra
6.
07/1954

The High and the Mighty
Leroy Holmes and His Orchestra

100 pts
9
US






written by Ned Washington & Dimitri Tiomkin greentick
  Les Baxter
7.
07/1954

#5  The High and the Mighty
Les Baxter

158 pts
4
US






[Capitol 2845]
written by Ned Washington & Dimitri Tiomkin greentick
  Johnny Desmond
8.
08/1954

The High and the Mighty
Johnny Desmond

62 pts
17
US






[Coral 61204]
written by Ned Washington & Dimitri Tiomkin greentick
  Victor Young and His Singing Strings
9.
08/1954

The High and the Mighty
Victor Young and His Singing Strings

131 pts
6
US






written by Ned Washington & Dimitri Tiomkin greentick
  Nat King Cole
10.
11/1954

Hajji Baba (Persian Lament)
Nat King Cole

73 pts
14
US






written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Ned Washington
  Frankie Laine
Strange Lady in Town
11.
07/1955

Strange Lady in Town
Frankie Laine

125 pts






6
UK
[Columbia 40457]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Ned Washington
  Pat Boone
12.
09/1956

#1  Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)
Pat Boone

from Pat's Great Hits   Pat's Great Hits
301 pts
5
US




3
UK
[Dot 15490]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Paul Francis Webster
  The Four Aces
13.
09/1956

Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)
The Four Aces

20 pts
45
US






written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Paul Francis Webster
  Jack Pleis
14.
10/1956

Giant
Jack Pleis

7 pts
91
US






[Decca 30055]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Paul Francis Webster
  Les Baxter
15.
10/1956

Giant
Les Baxter

13 pts
63
US






[Capitol 3526]
written by Paul Francis Webster & Dimitri Tiomkin greentick
  Art Mooney
16.
11/1956

Giant
Art Mooney

9 pts
77
US






[MGM 12320]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Paul Francis Webster
  The Four Aces
17.
01/1957

Friendly Persuasion
The Four Aces

30 pts






29
UK
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Paul Francis Webster
  Johnny Mathis
Wild Is the Wind
18.
12/1957

Wild Is the Wind
Johnny Mathis

from Johnny's Greatest Hits   Johnny's Greatest Hits
45 pts
22
US






[Columbia 41060]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Ned Washington
  Gogi Grant
19.
08/1958

Strange Are the Ways of Love
Gogi Grant

8 pts
80
US






[RCA 47-7294]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Ned Washington
  Link Wray
20.
01/1959

Rawhide
Link Wray

49 pts
23
US






[Epic 9300]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Ned Washington
  Frankie Laine
21.
11/1959

Rawhide
Frankie Laine

125 pts






6
UK
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Ned Washington
  Don Costa
22.
05/1960

The Theme from the Unforgiven
Don Costa

39 pts
27
US






[United Artists 221]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Ned Washington
  Felix Slatkin
23.
10/1960

Theme from The Sundowners
Felix Slatkin

11 pts
70
US






[Liberty 55282]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick
  Billy Vaughn
24.
10/1960

Theme from The Sundowners
Billy Vaughn

from Theme from the Sundowners   
16 pts
51
US






[Dot 16133]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick
  Bud & Travis
25.
10/1960

Ballad of the Alamo
Bud & Travis

12 pts
64
US






[Liberty 55284]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Paul Francis Webster
  Marty Robbins
26.
10/1960

Ballad of the Alamo
Marty Robbins

from More Greatest Hits   
28 pts
34
US






[Columbia 41809]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Paul Francis Webster
  The Brothers Four
The Green Leaves of Summer
27.
10/1960

The Green Leaves of Summer
The Brothers Four

from The Alamo OST   
12 pts
65
US






[Columbia 41808]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Paul Francis Webster
  Mantovani and His Orchestra
28.
11/1960

Theme from The Sundowners
Mantovani and His Orchestra

6 pts
93
US






[London 45-1946]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick
  Frankie Laine
29.
05/1961

Gunslinger
Frankie Laine

15 pts






50
UK
[Columbia 41974]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Ned Washington
  Joe Reisman
30.
07/1961

The Guns of Navarone
Joe Reisman

19 pts
74
US
14
AC




instrumental
[Landa 674]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Paul Francis Webster
  Gene Pitney
31.
10/1961

Town Without Pity
Gene Pitney

from The Many Sides of Gene Pitney   
100 pts
13
US




32
UK
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song produced by Phil Spector
[Musicor 1009]
written by Gene Pitney, Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Ned Washington
  Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen
The Green Leaves of Summer
32.
05/1962

The Green Leaves of Summer
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen

116 pts
87
US




7
UK
[Kapp 460]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Paul Francis Webster
  Andy Williams
33.
06/1963

The Peking Theme (So Little Time)
Andy Williams

4 pts
115
US






[Columbia 42784]
written by Paul Francis Webster & Dimitri Tiomkin greentick
  Johnny Mathis
34.
04/1964

The Fall of Love
Johnny Mathis

3 pts
120
US






[Mercury 72263]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Ned Washington
  The Skatalites
35.
04/1967

Guns of Navarone
The Skatalites

25 pts






36
UK
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Paul Francis Webster
  The Specials
The Special AKA Live! EP
36.
01/1980

#3  The Special AKA Live! EP
The Specials

from The Special AKA Live!   
201 pts






1
UK
as the Special AKA
written by Jerry Dammers, Lloyd Chalmers, Dimitri Tiomkin greentick, Webster, George Agard, Sydney Crooks, Jackie Robinson, Harry Johnson, Roy Ellis & Monty Naysmith
  Splodgenessabounds
37.
06/1981

Cowpunk Medlum
Splodgenessabounds

10 pts






69
UK
written by Dimitri Tiomkin greentick, Ned Washington, Stan Jones, Jay Livingston & Raymond Evans
  Dead Kennedys
In God We Trust, Inc. (EP)
38.
11/1981

In God We Trust, Inc. (EP)
Dead Kennedys

9 pts






76
UK
written by Jello Biafra, 6025, Klaus Flouride, Ned Washington & Dimitri Tiomkin greentick
  David Bowie
Wild Is the Wind
39.
11/1981

Wild Is the Wind
David Bowie

from Station to Station   Station to Station
43 pts






24
UK
written by Ned Washington & Dimitri Tiomkin greentick
  Eddi Reader
40.
06/1996

Town Without Pity
Eddi Reader

from Candyfloss and Medicine   Candyfloss and Medicine
36 pts






26
UK
written by Gene Pitney, Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Ned Washington
  Logic
The Return
41.
09/2018

The Return
Logic

from YSIV   
4 pts
111
US


101
R&B


written by Sir Robert Hall II, Arjun Ivatury, Dimitri Tiomkin greentick & Ned Washington
  The Weeknd
Given Up on Me
42.
02/2025

Given Up on Me
The Weeknd

from Hurry Up Tomorrow   Hurry Up Tomorrow
11 pts
71
US






[XO/Republic]
written by Abel Tesfaye, Nayvadius Wilburn, Mike Dean, Leland Wayne, Daniel Lopatin, Dimitri Tiomkin greentick, Ned Washington & James McCants


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