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The Tams
1.
10/1962

Untie Me by The Tams

23

60
US






12
R&B






[Arlen 11]
written by Joe South 
2.
11/1964

Silly Little Girl by The Tams

6

87
US














[ABC-Paramount 10601]
written by Joe South 
Billy Joe Royal
3.
07/1965

Down in the Boondocks by Billy Joe Royal

from Down in the Boondocks   
111

9
US












38
UK
[Columbia 43305]
written by Joe South 
4.
09/1965

I Knew You When by Billy Joe Royal

from Down in the Boondocks   
65

14
US














[Columbia 43390]
written by Joe South 
5.
12/1965

I've Got to Be Somebody by Billy Joe Royal

from Down in the Boondocks   
22

38
US














[Columbia 43465]
written by Joe South 
Ray Stevens
6.
12/1965

Party People by Ray Stevens

3

130
US














[Monument 911]
written by Joe South 
Billy Joe Royal
7.
02/1966

It's a Good Time by Billy Joe Royal

3

104
US














[Columbia 43538]
written by Joe South 
8.
05/1966

Heart's Desire by Billy Joe Royal

6

88
US














[Columbia 43622]
written by Joe South 
Classics IV
9.
09/1966

Pollyanna by Classics IV

3

106
US














as The Classics
written by Joe South 
Billy Joe Royal
10.
12/1966

Yo-Yo by Billy Joe Royal

3

117
US














[Columbia 43883]
written by Joe South 
11.
06/1967

These Are Not My People by Billy Joe Royal

3

113
US














[Columbia 44103]
written by Joe South 
12.
06/1967

The Greatest Love by Billy Joe Royal

3

117
US














US B side to These Are Not My People
[Columbia 44103]
written by Joe South 
13.
09/1967

Hush by Billy Joe Royal

15

52
US














[Columbia 44277]
written by Joe South 
Joe South
14.
01/1968

Birds of a Feather by Joe South 

from Introspect   
3

106
US














[Capitol 2060]
written by Joe South 
Deep Purple
15.
07/1968

Hush by Deep Purple

from Shades of Deep Purple   Shades of Deep Purple
154

4
US












58
UK
[Tetragrammaton 1503]
written by Joe South 
James & Bobby Purify
16.
12/1968

Untie Me by James & Bobby Purify

2









47
R&B






[Bell 751]
written by Joe South 
Joe South
17.
01/1969

 ③  Games People Play by Joe South 

from Games People Play   
185

12
US












6
UK
[songwriter #3 hit]
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1970]
[Capitol 2248]
written by Joe South 
Billy Harner
18.
01/1969

She's Almost You by Billy Harner

3

121
US














[Open 1253]
written by Joe South 
Dorsey Burnette
19.
01/1969

The Greatest Love by Dorsey Burnette

11

67
US














[Liberty 56087]
written by Joe South 
Johnny Rivers
20.
02/1969

These Are Not My People by Johnny Rivers

14

55
US














[Imperial 66360]
written by Joe South 
King Curtis
21.
03/1969

Games People Play by King Curtis

from Instant Groove   
3

116
US














as King Curtis & The Kingpins
[Atco 6664]
written by Joe South 
Donald Height
22.
03/1969

Games People Play by Donald Height

2









47
R&B






[Jubilee 5648]
written by Joe South 
Freddy Weller
23.
04/1969

Games People Play by Freddy Weller

from Games People Play   
19





2
country










[Columbia 4-44800]
written by Joe South 
Dobie Gray
24.
05/1969

Rose Garden by Dobie Gray

3

119
US














[White Whale 300]
written by Joe South 
Joe South
25.
05/1969

Leanin' on You by Joe South 

from Games People Play   
3

104
US














[Capitol 2491]
written by Joe South 
26.
07/1969

Birds of a Feather by Joe South 

from Introspect   
5

96
US














[R]
[Capitol 2532]
written by Joe South 
Freddy Weller
27.
07/1969

These Are Not My People by Freddy Weller

from Games People Play   
17

113
US


5
country










[Columbia 4-44916]
written by Joe South 
Bert Kaempfert
28.
08/1969

Games People Play by Bert Kaempfert

4



30
AC












[instrumental]
[Decca 732518]
written by Joe South 
Joe South
29.
08/1969

Don't It Make You Want to Go Home by Joe South 

from Don't It Make You Want to Go Home?   
32

41
US
16
AC
27
country










as Joe South and The Believers
[Capitol 2592]
written by Joe South 
Penny DeHaven
30.
11/1969

Down in the Boondocks by Penny DeHaven

2





37
country










[Imperial 66421]
written by Joe South 
Freddy Weller
31.
11/1969

Down in the Boondocks by Freddy Weller

from Listen to the Young Folks   
4





25
country










[Columbia 4-45026]
written by Joe South 
Joe South
32.
01/1970

Walk a Mile in My Shoes by Joe South 

from Don't It Make You Want to Go Home?   
94

12
US
3
AC
56
country










as Joe South and The Believers
[Capitol 2704]
written by Joe South 
Della Reese
33.
01/1970

Games People Play by Della Reese

from Black Is Beautiful   
3

121
US














[Avco Embassy 4515]
written by Joe South 
Joe South
34.
03/1970

Children by Joe South 

from Don't It Make You Want to Go Home?   
19

51
US
32
AC












[Capitol 2755]
written by Joe South 
Willie Hightower
35.
04/1970

Walk a Mile in My Shoes by Willie Hightower

8

107
US






26
R&B






[Fame 1465]
written by Joe South 
Brook Benton
36.
05/1970

Don't It Make You Want to Go Home by Brook Benton

from Home Style   
40

45
US
4
AC




31
R&B






with the Dixie Flyers
[Cotillion 44078]
written by Joe South 
Roy Drusky
37.
09/1970

All My Hard Times by Roy Drusky

from All My Hard Times   
9





9
country










[Mercury 73111]
written by Joe South 
Lynn Anderson
38.
11/1970

 ①  Rose Garden by Lynn Anderson

from Rose Garden   
330

3
US
5
AC
✫1
country








3
UK
[songwriter #1 hit]
[Columbia 4-45252]
written by Joe South 
New World
39.
02/1971

Rose Garden by New World

64















15
UK
written by Joe South 
Sandie Shaw
40.
03/1971

Rose Garden by Sandie Shaw

15















51
UK
written by Joe South 
Lynn Anderson
41.
08/1971

How Can I Unlove You by Lynn Anderson

from How Can I Unlove You   
40

63
US
30
AC
✫1
country










[Columbia 4-45429]
written by Joe South 
Paul Revere & The Raiders
42.
09/1971

Birds of a Feather by Paul Revere & The Raiders

from Indian Reservation   
57

23
US
11
AC












as The Raiders
[Columbia 45453]
written by Joe South 
The Osmonds
43.
09/1971

 ⑤  Yo-Yo by The Osmonds

from Phase-III   
158

3
US














[songwriter #5 hit]
[MGM 14295]
written by Joe South 
Joe Simon
44.
09/1971

All My Hard Times by Joe Simon

from The Sounds of Simon   
11

93
US






26
R&B






B side to Georgia Blue
[Spring 118]
written by Joe South 
Joe South
45.
11/1971

Fool Me by Joe South 

9

78
US














[Capitol 3204]
written by Joe South 
Lynn Anderson
46.
10/1972

Fool Me by Lynn Anderson

from Listen to a Country Song   
20

101
US


4
country










[Columbia 4-45692]
written by Joe South 
Johnny Cash
47.
04/1973

Children by Johnny Cash

from The Gospel Road   
3





30
country










[Columbia 4-45786]
written by Joe South 
Jeannie C. Riley
48.
07/1973

Hush by Jeannie C. Riley

from Just Jeannie   
2





51
country










[MGM 14554]
written by Joe South 
Blue Swede
49.
02/1975

Hush/I'm Alive by Blue Swede

13

61
US














written by Joe South , Tommy James & Peter Lucia
Johnny Nash
50.
02/1977

Birds of a Feather by Johnny Nash

15















51
UK
written by Joe South 
Linda Ronstadt
51.
12/1982

I Knew You When by Linda Ronstadt

from Get Closer   Get Closer
33

37
US
29
AC
84
country








90
UK
[Asylum 69853]
written by Joe South 
Billy Joe Royal
52.
02/1987

Old Bridges Burn Slow by Billy Joe Royal

from Looking Ahead   Looking Ahead
7





11
country










[Atlantic America 99485]
written by Joe South , Jerry Meaders & Sanford Brown
Butch Baker
53.
05/1987

Don't It Make You Wanta Go Home by Butch Baker

1





51
country










[Mercury 888543]
written by Joe South 
Deep Purple
54.
06/1988

Hush by Deep Purple

from Nobody's Perfect   Nobody's Perfect
14











44
rock


62
UK
[re-recording]
written by Joe South 
Kon Kan
55.
12/1988

 ②  I Beg Your Pardon by Kon Kan

from Move to Move   Move to Move
206

15
US




3
dance






5
UK
[songwriter #2 hit]
written by Barry Harris & Joe South (sample) 
Inner Circle
56.
09/1994

Games People Play by Inner Circle

from Reggae Dancer   Reggae Dancer
18

84
US












67
UK
[Big Beat 98235]
written by Joe South 
DJ Bobo
57.
09/1994

Everybody by DJ Bobo

from Dance with Me   Dance with Me
16















47
UK
written by Daniel Peyer, Joe South  & DJ Bobo (as René Baumann)
P.M. Dawn
58.
09/1995

Downtown Venus by P.M. Dawn

from Jesus Wept   Jesus Wept
20

48
US










39
alt.


[Gee Street 4408]
written by Prince Be (as Attrell Cordes) & Joe South 
59.
09/1995

Downtown Venus / She Dreams Persistant Maybes by P.M. Dawn

from Jesus Wept   Jesus Wept
13















58
UK
written by Prince Be (as Attrell Cordes) & Joe South 
Kula Shaker
60.
03/1997

 ④  Hush by Kula Shaker

from I Know What You Did Last Summer: The Album   
171











19
rock


2
UK
[songwriter #4 hit]
written by Joe South 
Jeremiah Freed
61.
03/2002

Again by Jeremiah Freed

from Jeremiah Freed   Jeremiah Freed
3











36
rock




written by Joe South , Nick Goodale, Jake Roche, Matt Cosby & Kerry Ryan
Martina McBride
62.
08/2005

(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden by Martina McBride

from Timeless   Timeless
11

98
US


18
country










[RCA 72618]
written by Joe South 
Coldcut
63.
08/2006

Walk a Mile in My Shoes by Coldcut

from Sound Mirrors   Sound Mirrors
3















103
UK
featuring Robert Owens
written by Joe South 
Deep Purple
64.
04/2008

Hush by Deep Purple

3















144
UK
[R]
written by Joe South 
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