Best Doo Wop Songs

100 greatest uptempo doo wop songs criteria.

Best doo wop songs. This is a collection of amazing american songs from the best era of music in history. Here are the biggest and most popular doo wop songs of all time as determined by billboard chart rankings which included sales and airplay. The top 100 doo wop songs of all time first posted 2 26 2010. Get a job the silhouettes 1958 little star the elegants 1958 come go with me the dell vikings 1957 duke of earl gene chandler 1962 blue moon the marcels 1961 stay maurice williams and the zodiacs 1960 16 candles the crests 1958 sorry i ran all the way home the impalas 1959 my true story the jive five 1961.

In the late 60s the group returned to its roots with two albums firmly rooted in the doo wop camp sands of time and wax museum featuring covers of doo wop classics some of which became hits all over again. Doo wop s style is a mixture of precedents in composition orchestration and vocals that figured in american popular music created by song writers and vocal groups both black and white from the 1930s to the 1940s. Top 100 doo wop hits 1953 1964. These are not necessarily the best doo wop songs ever although all of them are classics but they remain the most popular the ones that have stuck with us through decades of changing trends and styles.

Doo wop as a whole has a significant place in music history so if you aren t familiar with the genre learn more by listening to these top songs. If you love doo wop you ll love this list. It includes primarily doo wop with a few other r b rock ballads as wel. The doo wop era essentially started in around 1953 and was pretty much over by the end of 1963 although there are a few notable exceptions from outside.

Characteristics of good doo wop music include vocal group harmony with a wide range of voices and relatively simple music and lyrics along with a simple beat. Click here to watch part 2. Find album reviews stream songs credits and award information for 25 all time doo wop hits various artists on allmusic 2002 these are not the best 25 all time doo wop hits. The genre was marked by vocal groups predominantly male and black.