This page gives a list of song titles beginning with R that were radio hits from the 1960s through the early 1970s (1960-1975).
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- The Race Is On Jack Jones 1965
(This song also became a hit for George Jones (1965).) - Radar Love Golden Earring 1974
(This song later also became a hit for White Lion (1989).) - Rag Doll The 4 Seasons 1964
(This song topped the charts.) - Rags To Riches Elvis Presley 1971
(This song was previously a hit for Sunny & the Sunliners (1963).) - Rain The Beatles 1966
("Rain" by the Beatles is included in Rolling Stone magazine's list of 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time. This upbeat song makes use of backwards vocals and other effects.) - Rain Jose Feliciano 1969
(This romantic song, which was written by Jose and Hilda Feliciano, is different from the same titled song listed above.) - Rain Dance The Guess Who 1971
- Rain On The Roof The Lovin' Spoonful 1966
- The Rain, The Park & Other Things The Cowsills 1967
- Rainbow Gene Chandler 1963
(Gene Chandler also had a hit with a new version of this song in 1966.) - Raindrops Dee Clark 1961
(In this song, the sounds of pouring rain can be heard.) - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head B.J. Thomas 1969
(This song, which topped both the Adult Contemporary and Pop/Rock charts, was part of the soundtrack for the 1960 movie, "Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid," starring Robert Redford, Paul Newman, and Katherine Ross.) - Rainin' In My Heart Slim Harpo 1961
- The Rains Came Sir Douglas Quintet 1966
(This song was previously a hit for Big Sambo (1962).) - Rainy Day People Gordon Lightfoot 1975
- Rainy Day Women #12 & 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
- Raised On Rock Elvis Presley 1973
- Ram-Bunk-Shush The Ventures 1961
(This instrumental song was previously a hit for Bill Doggett (1957).) - Rama Lama Ding Dong The Edsels 1961
(This song 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
(This song was previously a hit for Lou Johnson (1963).) - Reach Out I'll Be There Four Tops 1966
(This Motown classic, which is considered by many to be the Four Tops signature song, topped both the R&B and Pop/Rock charts later also became a hit for Merrilee Rush (1968), Diana Ross (1971), Gloria Gaynor (1975), and Michael Bolton (1992). "Reach Out I'll Be There" is included in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.) - Reach Out I'll Be There Diana Ross 1971
(Same song as the above) - Reach Out Of The Darkness Friend And Lover 1968
- Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love) The Delfonics 1968
- Ready, Willing And Able The American Breed 1968
- Real Humdinger J.J. Barnes 1966
- Rebel Rebel David Bowie 1974
- Reconsider Me Johnny Adams 1969
(This song later also became a hit for Narvel Felts (1975).) - Red Red Wine Vic Dana 1970
(This song was previously a hit for Neil Diamond (1968) and later also became a hit for UB40 (1984, 1988).) - Red Roses For A Blue Lady Vic Dana 1965
(This song was previously a hit for Vaughn Monroe (1943) and also became a hit in 1965 for both Bert Kaempfert (instrumental version) and Wayne Newton.) - Red Rubber Ball The Cyrkle 1966
- Red Sails In The Sunset The Platters 1960
(This song was previously a hit for Tab Hunter (1957) and later also became a hit for Fats Domino (1963).) - Reelin' & Rockin' Chuck Berry 1972
(This song was previously a hit 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
- Release Me Esther Phillips 1962
(This song recharted for Esther Phillips in 1967 and also became a hit for Engelbert Humperdinck (1967) and Johnny Adams (1968).) - Release Me (And Let Me Love Again) Engelbert Humperdinck 1967
(Same song as the above)
