Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Songs Written by Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (18 March 1844 – 21 June 1908) was a Russian composer, a member of the group of composers known as The Five. His best-known orchestral compositions—Capriccio Espagnol, the Russian Easter Festival Overture, and the symphonic suite Scheherazade—are staples of the classical music repertoire, along with suites and excerpts from some of his fifteen operas. Scheherazade is an example of his frequent use of fairy-tale and folk subjects. Rimsky-Korsakov believed in developing a nationalistic style of classical music,... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov first charted in 1920 with Hymn to the Sun (Coq d'or).The artist placed 7 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 4 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.

Top songs: #1: Song of India - #2: Play That Song of India Again - #3: Hymn to the Sun (Coq d'or) - #4: Song of India - #5: Song of India
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  Mabel Garrison
1.
01/1920

#3  Hymn to the Sun (Coq d'or)
Mabel Garrison

243 pts
5
US


[Victor 64790]
written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov greentick
  Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
2.
08/1921

#1  Song of India
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra

385 pts
1
US


[Victor 18777]
written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov greentick
  Charles Harrison
3.
05/1922

#2  Play That Song of India Again
Charles Harrison

262 pts
4
US


[Victor 18877]
written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov greentick, Irving M. Bibo & Leo Wood
  Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
4.
1937

#4  Song of India
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

227 pts
5
US


written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov greentick
  Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra
5.
1938

#5  Song of India
Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra

92 pts
19
US


written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov greentick
  Mario Lanza
6.
08/1953

Song of India
Mario Lanza

57 pts
20
US


#1 hit for Paul Whiteman in 1921
[RCA Victor 4209]
written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov greentick
  B. Bumble and the Stingers
7.
03/1961

Bumble Boogie
B. Bumble and the Stingers

49 pts
21
US


adaptation of rimsky-korsakov's flight of the bumble bee
[Rendezvous 140]
written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov greentick & Jack Fina
  Richard Hartley & the Michael Reed Orchestra
8.
03/1984

The Music of Torvill and Dean EP
Richard Hartley & the Michael Reed Orchestra

78 pts


9
UK
written by Maurice Ravel, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov greentick, Cy Coleman & Mike Reed

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