US & UK hit charts

Songs Written by Fred JayTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Top songs: #1: The Wedding - #2: Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord - #3: Ma Baker - #4: When a Child Is Born (Soleado) - #5: Rasputin

Perry Como

11/1954

The Things I Didn't Do
Perry Como

39 pts

backing vocals by the Ray Charles Chorus
[RCA Victor 5857]
written by Fred Jay

, Ira Koslo & Irving Reid

Chuck Willis

04/1958

What Am I Living For?
Chuck Willis

121 pts

R&B

written by Fred Jay

& Art Harris

Ernest Tubb

01/1959

What Am I Living For
Ernest Tubb

6 pts

ctry

[Decca 9-30759]
written by Fred Jay

& Art Harris

Conway Twitty

03/1960

What Am I Living For
Conway Twitty

from Greatest Hits

41 pts

[MGM 12886]
written by Fred Jay

& Art Harris

Julie Rogers

08/1964

#1 The Wedding
Julie Rogers

256 pts

[Mercury 72332]
written by Joaquin Prieto & Fred Jay

Percy Sledge

07/1967

What Am I Living For
Percy Sledge

from The Percy Sledge Way

7 pts

B side to Love Me Tender
[Atlantic 2414]
written by Fred Jay

& Art Harris

Conway Twitty

02/1971

What Am I Living For
Conway Twitty

from Hits

1 pts

ctry

R
[MGM 14205]
written by Fred Jay

& Art Harris

Ray Charles

12/1971

What Am I Living For
Ray Charles

from Volcanic Action of My Soul

23 pts

[ABC 11317]
written by Art Harris & Fred Jay

Michael Holm

12/1974

When a Child Is Born
Michael Holm

29 pts

[Mercury 73642]
written by Ciro Dammicco & Fred Jay

Johnny Mathis

10.

11/1976

#4 When a Child Is Born (Soleado)
Johnny Mathis

from I Only Have Eyes for You

200 pts

written by Ciro Dammicco & Fred Jay

Boney M.

11.

06/1977

#3 Ma Baker
Boney M.

from Love for Sale

201 pts

dance

[Atlantic 3422]
written by Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& George Reyam

12.

10/1978

#5 Rasputin
Boney M.

from Nightflight to Venus

169 pts

written by Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& George Reyam

13.

12/1978

#2 Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
Boney M.

204 pts

Christmas
[Sire 1036]
written by Jester Hairston, Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& Lorin

14.

04/1979

Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday
Boney M.

144 pts

written by Frank Farian & Fred Jay

15.

08/1979

El Lute / Gotta Go Home
Boney M.

from Oceans of Fantasy

70 pts

written by Frank Farian, Hans Blum, Fred Jay

, Heinz Huth & Juergen Huth

16.

12/1979

I'm Born Again
Boney M.

from Oceans of Fantasy

23 pts

written by Helmut Rulofs & Fred Jay

17.

02/1981

Children of Paradise
Boney M.

from Children of Paradise – The Greatest Hits of Boney M. – Vol. 2

11 pts

written by Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& George Reyam

18.

03/1989

Rasputin
Boney M.

from Greatest Hits of All Times - Remixes '88

4 pts

100

R
written by Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& George Reyam

19.

12/1992

Mega Mix
Boney M.

from Gold - 20 Super Hits

107 pts

written by Frank Farian, Fred Jay

, George Reyam & Bobby Hebb

Lutricia McNeal

20.

12/1998

The Greatest Love You'll Never Know / When a Child Is Born
Lutricia McNeal

from My Side of Town

57 pts

written by Nicky Holland, Peter Zizzo, Fred Jay

& Zacar

Boney M. vs. Horny United

21.

05/1999

Ma Baker / Somebody Screamed
Boney M. vs. Horny United

45 pts

written by Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& George Reyam

The Cheeky Girls

22.

08/2003

Hooray Hooray (It's a Cheeky Holiday)
The Cheeky Girls

from PartyTime

158 pts

written by The Cheeky Boyz, Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& Margaret Irimia-Semal

Boney M. vs. Horny United

23.

12/2007

Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
Boney M. vs. Horny United

15 pts

written by Jester Hairston, Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& Lorin

Boney M.

24.

12/2007

Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
Boney M.

15 pts

Christmas R
written by Jester Hairston, Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& Lorin

Johnny Mathis

25.

12/2007

When a Child Is Born (Soleado)
Johnny Mathis

3 pts

106

R
written by Ciro Dammicco & Fred Jay

Boney M.

26.

12/2009

Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
Boney M.

3 pts

138

Christmas R
written by Jester Hairston, Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& Lorin

Johnny Mathis

27.

01/2010

When a Child Is Born (Soleado)
Johnny Mathis

2 pts

185

R
written by Ciro Dammicco & Fred Jay

Duck Sauce

28.

10/2010

Barbra Streisand
Duck Sauce

167 pts

dance

[Fool's Gold 01]
written by Armand Van Helden, A-Trak, Frank Farian, Fred Jay

, Heinz Huth & Jürgen Huth

Boney M.

29.

01/2011

Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
Boney M.

2 pts

192

Christmas R
written by Jester Hairston, Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& Lorin

30.

12/2011

Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
Boney M.

3 pts

127

Christmas R
written by Jester Hairston, Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& Lorin

31.

01/2015

Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
Boney M.

8 pts

Christmas R
written by Jester Hairston, Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& Lorin

32.

12/2015

Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
Boney M.

9 pts

Christmas R
written by Jester Hairston, Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& Lorin

33.

12/2016

Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
Boney M.

15 pts

Christmas R
written by Jester Hairston, Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& Lorin

34.

12/2017

Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
Boney M.

31 pts

Christmas R
written by Jester Hairston, Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& Lorin

35.

12/2018

Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
Boney M.

37 pts

Christmas R
written by Jester Hairston, Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& Lorin

36.

12/2019

Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
Boney M.

15 pts

Christmas R
written by Jester Hairston, Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& Lorin

37.

12/2020

Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
Boney M.

8 pts

Christmas R
written by Jester Hairston, Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& Lorin

38.

12/2021

Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
Boney M.

12 pts

Christmas R
written by Jester Hairston, Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& Lorin

39.

12/2022

Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
Boney M.

15 pts

Christmas R
written by Jester Hairston, Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& Lorin

40.

12/2023

Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
Boney M.

15 pts

Christmas R
written by Jester Hairston, Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& Lorin

41.

12/2024

Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
Boney M.

5 pts

Christmas R
written by Jester Hairston, Frank Farian, Fred Jay

& Lorin

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