Ned Washington

Songs Written by Ned WashingtonTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Ned Washington (born Edward Michael Washington, August 15, 1901 – December 20, 1976) was an American lyricist born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. == Life and career == Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards from 1940 to 1962. He won the Best Original Song award twice: in 1940 for "When You Wish Upon a Star" in Pinocchio and in 1952 for "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')" in High Noon. Washington had his roots in vaudeville as a... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Ned Washington first charted in 1929 with Singin' in the Bathtub.The artist placed 60 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 23 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.The artist scored 13 UK Top‑75 entries, including 5 Top‑10 placements, including 1 number‑one.On US RnB the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s.

Top songs: #1: When You Wish upon a Star - #2: High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) - #3: My Love - #4: My Foolish Heart - #5: Love Me Tonight
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  Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
Singin' in the Bathtub
1.
1929

Singin' in the Bathtub
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

151 pts
10
US








[Columbia 2045]
written by Michael Cleary, Herb Magidson & Ned Washington greentick
  Hal Kemp and His Orchestra
2.
1930

H'lo, Baby
Hal Kemp and His Orchestra

103 pts
17
US








[Brunswick 4580]
written by Herb Magidson, Ned Washington greentick & Michael H. Cleary
  Ted Wallace & His Campus Boys
3.
1931

I'm an Unemployed Sweetheart (Looking for Somebody to Love)
Ted Wallace & His Campus Boys

174 pts
8
US








written by James V. Monaco, Edgar Leslie & Ned Washington greentick
  Bing Crosby and The Mills Brothers
4.
1932

Can't We Talk It Over?
Bing Crosby and The Mills Brothers

149 pts
10
US








[Brunswick 6240]
written by Ned Washington greentick & Victor Young
  George Olsen and His Orchestra
5.
1932

Love Me Tonight
George Olsen and His Orchestra

117 pts
14
US








[Victor 24124]
written by Bing Crosby, Victor Young & Ned Washington greentick
  Bing Crosby
6.
1932

#5  Love Me Tonight
Bing Crosby

255 pts
4
US








[Brunswick 6351]
written by Bing Crosby, Ned Washington greentick & Victor Young
  Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
Waltzing in a Dream
7.
1932

Waltzing in a Dream
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

162 pts
9
US








[Brunswick 6441]
written by Victor Young, Bing Crosby & Ned Washington greentick
  Bing Crosby
Waltzing in a Dream
8.
1932

Waltzing in a Dream
Bing Crosby

212 pts
6
US








[Brunswick 6394]
written by Victor Young, Bing Crosby & Ned Washington greentick
  Ted Fio Rito & His Orchestra
(I Don't Stand) A Ghost of a Chance with You
9.
1933

(I Don't Stand) A Ghost of a Chance with You
Ted Fio Rito & His Orchestra

134 pts
12
US








[Brunswick 6505]
written by Victor Young, Bing Crosby & Ned Washington greentick
  Bing Crosby
(I Don't Stand) A Ghost of a Chance with You
10.
1933

(I Don't Stand) A Ghost of a Chance with You
Bing Crosby

238 pts
5
US








[Brunswick 6454]
written by Victor Young, Bing Crosby & Ned Washington greentick
  Ethel Waters
11.
1933

A Hundred Years from Today
Ethel Waters

197 pts
7
US








written by Victor Young, Ned Washington greentick & Joe Young
  Jan Garber and His Orchestra
12.
1933

I'll Be Faithful
Jan Garber and His Orchestra

218 pts
6
US








[Victor 24412]
written by Allie Wrubel & Ned Washington greentick
  Bing Crosby
13.
1933

#3  My Love
Bing Crosby

262 pts
4
US








[Brunswick 6623]
written by Victor Young & Ned Washington greentick
  Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra
14.
1933

Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn
Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra

197 pts
7
US








written by Edgar Hayes, Irving Mills & Ned Washington greentick
  Bing Crosby
15.
1934

Give Me a Heart to Sing To
Bing Crosby

128 pts
12
US








[Brunswick 6953]
written by Ned Washington greentick, Victor Young & Maxon Judell
  The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
16.
1934

I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra

85 pts
20
US








written by George Bassman & Ned Washington greentick
  Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra
17.
1934

Love Me
Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra

112 pts
15
US








written by Victor Young & Ned Washington greentick
  Little Jack Little & His Orchestra
18.
1935

I'm Just a Little Boy Blue
Little Jack Little & His Orchestra

122 pts
13
US








[Columbia 2984]
written by Ned Washington greentick & Victor Young
  Ambrose & His Orchestra
19.
1935

London on a Rainy Night
Ambrose & His Orchestra

86 pts
20
US








[Decca 360]
written by Ned Washington greentick & Sam H. Stept
  Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
20.
1936

I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

172 pts
8
US








written by George Bassman & Ned Washington greentick
  Bing Crosby
21.
1939

Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn
Bing Crosby

115 pts
14
US








[Brunswick 6533]
written by Edgar Hayes, Irving Mills & Ned Washington greentick
  Cliff Edwards
22.
1940

Give a Little Whistle
Cliff Edwards

from Pinocchio: Recorded from the Original soundtrack of the Walt Disney Production Pinocchio   
106 pts
16
US








[Victor 26477]
written by Leigh Harline & Ned Washington greentick
  The Glenn Miller Orchestra
The Nearness of You
23.
1940

The Nearness of You
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

230 pts
5
US








[Bluebird 10745]
written by Hoagy Carmichael & Ned Washington greentick
  Cliff Edwards
24.
1940

When You Wish upon a Star
Cliff Edwards

from Pinocchio: Recorded from the Original soundtrack of the Walt Disney Production Pinocchio   
147 pts
10
US








Academy Award for Best Original Song 1940
[Victor 26477]
written by Ned Washington greentick & Leigh Harline
  The Glenn Miller Orchestra
25.
1940

#1  When You Wish upon a Star
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

371 pts
1
US








[Bluebird 10570]
written by Ned Washington greentick & Leigh Harline
  Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
26.
04/1940

When You Wish upon a Star
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

252 pts
4
US








vocals by Carmen Lombardo
written by Ned Washington greentick & Leigh Harline
  Enric Madriguera and His Orchestra
27.
05/1944

Someday I'll Meet You Again
Enric Madriguera and His Orchestra

79 pts
21
US








vocals by Bob Lido
written by Max Steiner & Ned Washington greentick
  The Ink Spots
28.
07/1944

Someday I'll Meet You Again
The Ink Spots

129 pts
11
US








written by Max Steiner & Ned Washington greentick
  Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra
29.
02/1950

#4  My Foolish Heart
Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra

262 pts
3
US








vocals by Sandy Evans
[Decca 24830]
written by Victor Young & Ned Washington greentick
  Billy Eckstine
30.
03/1950

My Foolish Heart
Billy Eckstine

204 pts
6
US








[MGM 10623]
written by Victor Young & Ned Washington greentick
  Mindy Carson
31.
04/1950

My Foolish Heart
Mindy Carson

203 pts
6
US








[RCA 47-3681]
written by Victor Young & Ned Washington greentick
  Margaret Whiting
32.
05/1950

My Foolish Heart
Margaret Whiting

110 pts
15
US








[Capitol 934]
written by Victor Young & Ned Washington greentick
  Hugo Winterhalter
33.
05/1950

My Foolish Heart
Hugo Winterhalter

55 pts
29
US








[Columbia 38697]
written by Victor Young & Ned Washington greentick
  Richard Hayes
34.
05/1950

My Foolish Heart
Richard Hayes

80 pts
21
US








[Mercury 5362]
written by Victor Young & Ned Washington greentick
  Gene Ammons and His Sextet
35.
07/1950

My Foolish Heart
Gene Ammons and His Sextet

20 pts






9
R&B


instrumental
[Chess 1425]
written by Victor Young & Ned Washington greentick
  The Andrews Sisters
36.
09/1950

Can't We Talk It Over
The Andrews Sisters

77 pts
22
US








hit for Bing Crosby in 1932
[Decca 27115]
written by Ned Washington greentick & Victor Young
  Frank Sinatra
37.
05/1951

You're the One
Frank Sinatra

99 pts
17
US








[Columbia 39213]
written by Victor Young & Ned Washington greentick
  Les Paul & Mary Ford
38.
06/1952

Smoke Rings
Les Paul & Mary Ford

78 pts
14
US








hit for Clyde McCoy in 1933
[Capitol 2123]
written by H. Eugene Gifford & Ned Washington greentick
  Frankie Laine
39.
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 & Ned Washington greentick
  Tex Ritter
40.
09/1952

High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
Tex Ritter

87 pts
12
US








[Capitol 2120]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin & Ned Washington greentick
  Bob Manning
The Nearness of You
41.
04/1953

The Nearness of You
Bob Manning

71 pts
16
US








[Capitol 2383]
written by Hoagy Carmichael & Ned Washington greentick
  Percy Faith and His Orchestra
42.
06/1953

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

62 pts
19
US








written by Ned Washington greentick & Dimitri Tiomkin
  Nat King Cole
43.
07/1953

Return to Paradise
Nat King Cole

75 pts
15
US








[Capitol 2498]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin & Ned Washington greentick
  Rita Hayworth & José Ferrer
44.
1954

The Heat's On
Rita Hayworth & José Ferrer

34 pts
30
US








[MGM 25181]
written by Lester Lee & Ned Washington greentick
  Richard Hayman
45.
02/1954

Sadie Thompson's Song (Blue Pacific Blues)
Richard Hayman

54 pts
20
US








written by Lester Lee & Ned Washington greentick
  Leroy Holmes and His Orchestra
46.
07/1954

The High and the Mighty
Leroy Holmes and His Orchestra

100 pts
9
US








written by Ned Washington greentick & Dimitri Tiomkin
  Les Baxter
47.
07/1954

The High and the Mighty
Les Baxter

158 pts
4
US








[Capitol 2845]
written by Ned Washington greentick & Dimitri Tiomkin
  Johnny Desmond
48.
08/1954

The High and the Mighty
Johnny Desmond

62 pts
17
US








[Coral 61204]
written by Ned Washington greentick & Dimitri Tiomkin
  Victor Young and His Singing Strings
49.
08/1954

The High and the Mighty
Victor Young and His Singing Strings

131 pts
6
US








written by Ned Washington greentick & Dimitri Tiomkin
  Nat King Cole
50.
11/1954

Hajji Baba (Persian Lament)
Nat King Cole

73 pts
14
US








written by Dimitri Tiomkin & Ned Washington greentick
  Joan Regan
51.
03/1955

Prize of Gold
Joan Regan

125 pts








6
UK
[London 1542]
written by Lester Lee & Ned Washington greentick
  Frankie Laine
Strange Lady in Town
52.
07/1955

Strange Lady in Town
Frankie Laine

125 pts








6
UK
[Columbia 40457]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin & Ned Washington greentick
  Jimmy Young
The Man from Laramie
53.
09/1955

The Man from Laramie
Jimmy Young

223 pts








1
UK
written by Lester Lee & Ned Washington greentick
  Al Martino
The Man from Laramie
54.
09/1955

The Man from Laramie
Al Martino

57 pts








19
UK
[Capitol 3171]
written by Lester Lee & Ned Washington greentick
  The Four Aces
55.
05/1956

To Love Again
The Four Aces

21 pts
43
US








[Decca 29889]
written by Frédéric Chopin, Morris Stoloff, George Sidney & Ned Washington greentick
  Jeri Southern
56.
06/1957

Fire Down Below
Jeri Southern

42 pts








22
UK
[Decca 30343]
written by Lester Lee & Ned Washington greentick
  Shirley Bassey
57.
08/1957

Fire Down Below
Shirley Bassey

from The Bewitching Miss Bassey   The Bewitching Miss Bassey
28 pts








30
UK
written by Ned Washington greentick & Lee Lester
  Johnny Mathis
Wild Is the Wind
58.
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 & Ned Washington greentick
  Gogi Grant
59.
08/1958

Strange Are the Ways of Love
Gogi Grant

8 pts
80
US








[RCA 47-7294]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin & Ned Washington greentick
  Link Wray
60.
01/1959

Rawhide
Link Wray

49 pts
23
US








[Epic 9300]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin & Ned Washington greentick
  James Darren
61.
04/1959

Gidget
James Darren

from Album No. 1   
22 pts
41
US








as Jimmy Darren
[Colpix 113]
written by Frederick Karger & Ned Washington greentick
  Frankie Laine
62.
11/1959

Rawhide
Frankie Laine

125 pts








6
UK
written by Dimitri Tiomkin & Ned Washington greentick
  Dion & The Belmonts
63.
04/1960

When You Wish upon a Star
Dion & The Belmonts

from Wish Upon a Star with Dion and the Belmonts   
32 pts
30
US








hit for Glenn Miller in 1940
[Laurie 3052]
written by Ned Washington greentick & Leigh Harline
  Don Costa
64.
05/1960

The Theme from the Unforgiven
Don Costa

39 pts
27
US








[United Artists 221]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin & Ned Washington greentick
  Frankie Laine
65.
05/1961

Gunslinger
Frankie Laine

15 pts








50
UK
[Columbia 41974]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin & Ned Washington greentick
  Gene Pitney
66.
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 & Ned Washington greentick
  The Demensions
67.
03/1963

My Foolish Heart
The Demensions

7 pts
95
US








[Coral 62344]
written by Victor Young & Ned Washington greentick
  Ray Charles
68.
02/1964

Baby, Don't You Cry (The New Swingova Rhythm)
Ray Charles

from Sweet & Sour Tears   Sweet & Sour Tears
35 pts
39
US




7
R&B


[ABC-Paramount 10530]
written by Woodrow Buddy Johnson & Ned Washington greentick
  Johnny Mathis
69.
04/1964

The Fall of Love
Johnny Mathis

3 pts
120
US








[Mercury 72263]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin & Ned Washington greentick
  The Glenn Miller Orchestra
70.
09/1966

I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

10 pts


12
AC






as Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
instrumental
[Epic 10057]
written by George Bassman & Ned Washington greentick
  Dean Martin
71.
09/1968

5 Card Stud
Dean Martin

4 pts
107
US








[Reprise 0765]
written by Maurice Jarre & Ned Washington greentick
  Montana Sextet
72.
02/1978

A Dance Fantasy
Montana Sextet

6 pts




23
dance




as Montana
written by John Williams [composer], Leigh Harline, Ned Washington greentick & Vince Montana
  Splodgenessabounds
73.
06/1981

Cowpunk Medlum
Splodgenessabounds

10 pts








69
UK
written by Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington greentick, Stan Jones, Jay Livingston & Raymond Evans
  Dead Kennedys
In God We Trust, Inc. (EP)
74.
11/1981

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

9 pts








76
UK
written by Jello Biafra, 6025, Klaus Flouride, Ned Washington greentick & Dimitri Tiomkin
  David Bowie
Wild Is the Wind
75.
11/1981

Wild Is the Wind
David Bowie

from Station to Station   Station to Station
43 pts








24
UK
written by Ned Washington greentick & Dimitri Tiomkin
  Linda Ronstadt
76.
12/1986

When You Wish upon a Star
Linda Ronstadt

from For Sentimental Reasons   For Sentimental Reasons
4 pts


32
AC






[Asylum 69507]
written by Ned Washington greentick & Leigh Harline
  Eddi Reader
77.
06/1996

Town Without Pity
Eddi Reader

from Candyfloss and Medicine   Candyfloss and Medicine
36 pts








26
UK
written by Gene Pitney, Dimitri Tiomkin & Ned Washington greentick
  Logic
The Return
78.
09/2018

The Return
Logic

from YSIV   
4 pts
111
US




101
R&B


written by Sir Robert Hall II, Arjun Ivatury, Dimitri Tiomkin & Ned Washington greentick
  The Weeknd
Given Up on Me
79.
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, Ned Washington greentick & James McCants

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