Top Brill Building Songs
Rank All Time Artist Song Subgenre(s) Other Genre(s) Year
1
7
 The Ronettes Be My Baby Girl Group 1963
2
47
 The Righteous Brothers You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' Blue Eyed Soul 1964
3
62
 Ike and Tina Turner River Deep - Mountain High Pop Soul 1966
4
141
 The Shirelles Will You Love Me Tomorrow Girl Group, Pop Soul 1960
5
252
 The Shangri-Las Leader of the Pack Girl Group 1964
6
418
 The Crystals Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) Girl Group 1963
7
431
 Little Eva The Loco-Motion Girl Group 1962
8
488
 The Everly Brothers Cathy's Clown Close Harmony 1960
9
557
 The Righteous Brothers Unchained Melody Blue Eyed Soul 1965
10
577
 The Crystals He's a Rebel Girl Group 1962
11
804
 Ben E. King Spanish Harlem Pop Soul 1960
12
820
 The Walker Brothers The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore Baroque Pop 1966
13
937
 Dion and The Belmonts A Teenager in Love Doo-Wop 1959
14
979
 The Crystals Then He Kissed Me Girl Group 1963
15
1088
 The Drifters On Broadway Pop Soul 1963
16
1229
 The Chiffons He's So Fine Girl Group 1963
17
1317
 The Shangri-Las Remember (Walkin' in the Sand) Girl Group 1964
18
1867
 The Dixie Cups Chapel of Love Girl Group 1964
19
1924
 The Chiffons One Fine Day Girl Group 1963
20
2574
 Paul Anka Diana Teen Pop 1957
21
2656
 The Shangri-Las I Can Never Go Home Anymore Girl Group 1965
22
2746
 Bobby Darin Dream Lover Rock & Roll, Teen Pop 1959
23
2790
 Amy Winehouse Love Is a Losing Game Neo-Soul, Pop Soul 2006
24
2825
 Little Peggy March I Will Follow Him 1963
25
2914
 The Angels [USA] My Boyfriend's Back Girl Group 1963
26
3134
 The Ronettes Baby, I Love You Girl Group 1963
27
3185
 B.J. Thomas Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head 1969
28
3237
 Dionne Warwick Anyone Who Had a Heart Pop Soul 1963
29
3268
 Lesley Gore You Don't Own Me 1963
30
3356
 The Shirelles Baby It's You Girl Group 1961
31
3615
 Darlene Love Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) Christmas Music, Pop Soul 1963
32
3860
 The Shangri-Las Give Him a Great Big Kiss Girl Group 1964
33
4165
 The Ronettes Walking in the Rain Girl Group 1964
34
4439
 The Tammys Egyptian Shumba Girl Group 1963
35
4614
 The Paris Sisters I Love How You Love Me Girl Group 1961
36
4633
 The Shangri-Las Out in the Streets Girl Group 1965
37
5245
 The Crystals He's Sure the Boy I Love Girl Group 1962
38
5430
 Gene Pitney Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa 1963
39
5649
 Little Anthony and The Imperials Hurt So Bad 1965
40
5654
 Bobby Vee Take Good Care of My Baby 1961
41
5664
 Sonny Charles & The Checkmates Ltd. Black Pearl Soul 1969
42
6024
 Gene Pitney Town Without Pity 1961
43
6054
 Bob B. Soxx and The Blue Jeans Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart? Girl Group, Teen Pop 1963
44
6292
 Neil Sedaka Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Doo-Wop 1962
45
6465
 The Exciters Tell Him Girl Group 1962
46
6486
 Curtis Lee Pretty Little Angel Eyes Doo-Wop 1961
47
6917
 Paul Anka Put Your Head on My Shoulder Teen Pop, Traditional Pop 1959
48
7174
 Gene Pitney It Hurts to Be in Love 1964
49
7332
 Bessie Banks Go Now Soul 1964
50
7997
 Connie Francis Stupid Cupid Rock & Roll 1958
51
8068
 The Cookies Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby) Girl Group 1963
52
8520
 The Everly Brothers Crying in the Rain Close Harmony 1961
53
8598
 Carole King It Might As Well Rain Until September 1962
54
8634
 The Shirelles Foolish Little Girl Girl Group 1963
55
8886
 The Crystals Uptown Girl Group 1962
56
8911
 Darlene Love A Fine Fine Boy Girl Group 1963
57
9301
 Neil Sedaka Calendar Girl Teen Pop 1960
58
9355
 The Crystals He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) Girl Group 1962
59
9657
 Bob B. Soxx and The Blue Jeans Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Girl Group 1962
60
9706
 The Righteous Brothers Just Once in My Life Blue Eyed Soul 1965
61
9790
 Neil Sedaka Oh Carol 1959

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10000:
Barry Mann Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp Ba Bomp Ba Bomp) Doo-Wop 1961
The Shangri-Las Past, Present and Future Girl Group 1966
The Jelly Beans I Wanna Love Him So Bad Girl Group 1964
Darlene Love (Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry Girl Group 1963
Gene Pitney Every Breath I Take Doo-Wop 1961
The Crystals There's No Other (Like My Baby) Girl Group 1961
Prefab Sprout A Prisoner of the Past Sophisti-Pop 1997
Gene Pitney Only Love Can Break a Heart 1962
Cilla Black Anyone Who Had a Heart 1964
Linda Scott I've Told Every Little Star 1961
Candy and The Kisses The 81 Girl Group 1964
Twinkle Terry Teen Pop 1964
Mina Tintarella di luna Rock & Roll 1959
The Ronettes Do I Love You? Girl Group 1964
The Cookies Chains Girl Group 1962
Little Eva Keep Your Hands Off My Baby Girl Group 1962
Gene Pitney Half Heaven - Half Heartache 1962
The Ronettes I Can Hear Music Girl Group 1966