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The Race Is On Jack Jones 1965
("The Race Is On" also charted for George Jones in 1965.)
Radar Love Golden Earring 1974
("Radar Love" later also charted for White Lion in 1989.)
Rag Doll The 4 Seasons 1964
("Rag Doll" topped the charts in 1964.)
Rags To Riches Elvis Presley 1971
("Rags To Riches" previously charted for Sunny & the Sunliners (1963).)
Rain The Beatles 1966
("Rain" was the B-side song of "Paperback Writer.")
Rain Jose Feliciano 1969
Rain Dance The Guess Who 1971
Rain On The Roof The Lovin' Spoonful 1966
The Rain, The Park, And Other Things The Cowsills 1967
("The Rain, The Park And Other Things" was the chart debut song for the Cowsills in 1967.)
Rainbow Gene Chandler 1963
(A "Live" version later also charted in 1966.)
Raindrops Dee Clark 1961
(In this song, the sounds of pouring rain can be heard. Narvel Felts later also had a hit with "Raindrops" on the Country charts in 1974.)
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head B.J. Thomas 1970
Rainin' In My Heart Slim Harpo 1961
The Rains Came Sir Douglas Quintet 1966
("The Rains Came" previously charted for Big Sambo (1962).)
Rainy Day People Gordon Lightfoot 1975
Rainy Day Women #12 And 35 Bob Dylan 1966
(Some claim this good timey song, in which raucous laughter and hollering can be heard throughout, is a doper's anthem. Others believe it was Dylan's response to certain critics who chastised him for going mainstream.)
Rainy Days And Mondays Carpenters 1971
Rainy Night In Georgia Brook Benton 1970
("Rainy Night In Georgia," which was written by Tony Joe White, topped the R&B charts and made the Pop/Rock Top 10 in 1970 for Brook Benton. This song later also became a Country chart hit for Hank Williams Jr. in 1974.)
Raised On Rock Elvis Presley 1973
Ram-Bunk-Shush The Ventures 1961
(Instrumental. "Ram-Bunk-Shush" previously charted for Bill Doggett (1957).)
Rama Lama Ding Dong The Edsels 1961
("Rama Lama Ding Dong" by the Edsels, which charted in 1961, was first released in 1958 as "Lama Rama Ding Dong.")
Ramblin' Man The Allman Brothers Band 1973
Ramblin' Rose Nat 'King' Cole 1962
The Rapper The Jaggerz 1970
Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand) Diana Ross 1970
Reach Out For Me Dionne Warwick 1964
("Reach Out For Me" previously charted for Lou Johnson (1963).)
Reach Out I'll Be There Four Tops 1966
("Reach Out I'll Be There" later also charted for Merrilee Rush (1968), Diana Ross (1971), and Gloria Gaynor (1975).)
Reach Out I'll Be There Diana Ross 1971
("Reach Out I'll Be There" previously charted for the Four Tops (1966) and Merrilee Rush (1968) and later also charted for Gloria Gaynor in 1975.)
Reach Out Of The Darkness Friend And Lover 1968
Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love) The Delfonics 1969
Ready, Willing And Able The American Breed 1968
Real Humdinger J.J. Barnes 1966
Rebel Rebel David Bowie 1974
Reconsider Me Johnny Adams 1969
("Reconsider Me" later also charted for Narvel Felts in 1975.)
Red Red Wine Vic Dana 1970
("Red Red Wine" previously charted for Neil Diamond (1968) and later also charted for UB40 (1984, 1988).)
Red Roses For A Blue Lady Vic Dana 1965
("Red Roses For A Blue Lady" previously charted for Vaughn Monroe in 1943 and also charted in 1965 for both Bert Kaempfert (instrumental version) and Wayne Newton.)
Red Rubber Ball The Cyrkle 1966
("Red Rubber Ball" was the Cyrkle's chart debut song.)
Red Sails In The Sunset The Platters 1960
("Red Sails In The Sunset" previously charted for Tab Hunter (1957) and later also charted for Fats Domino in 1963.)
Reelin' And Rockin' Chuck Berry 1973
("Reelin' And Rockin'" previously charted for the Dave Clark Five (1965).)
Reeling In The Years Steely Dan 1973
Reflections Diana Ross And The Supremes 1967
Reflections Of My Life The Marmalade 1970
(This song was the Marmalade's US chart debut song.)
Release Me Esther Phillips 1962, 1967
("Release Me" also charted for Engelbert Humperdinck (1967) and Johnny Adams (1968).)
Release Me (And Let Me Love Again) Engelbert Humperdinck 1967
("Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)" also charted for Esther Phillips (1962, 1967) and Johnny Adams (1968).)
