We Were First - 180 Hits in Their Original Versions
Was released as 600204 on the Documents label in 2015.
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- Has 2 UK Chart Number 1s.
- Has 2 UK Chart Top 10 hits.
- Has 1 UK Chart Top 40 hit.
- Has 4 US Chart Number 1s.
- Has 1 US Chart Top 10 hit.
- Has 1 US Chart Top 40 hit.


The Hippy Hippy Shake - Chan Romero 

Rock 'n' Roll Music - Chuck Berry 


Seven Nights to Rock - Moon Mullican 


Haunted House - Johnny Fuller 


Farmer John - Don & Dewey 


The Twist
- Hank Ballard
(and The Midnighters)

Carol
- Chuck Berry 


Lucky Lips - Ruth Brown 


Shirley
- John Fred & The Playboys 


Three Stars
- Tommy Dee
(with Carol Kay and the Teen-Aires)

Baby Sittin' - Myron Lee 

Roll Over Beethoven
- Chuck Berry 


Young Love - Ric Cartey 

My Boy Lollipop
- Barbie Gaye 

Hello Mary Lou - Johnny Duncan 


Slow Down - Larry Williams 


Bye, Bye Johnny - Chuck Berry 


Boys - The Shirelles 


All Shook Up - David Hill 

Sweet Little Sixteen
- Chuck Berry 


Sittin' In The Balcony - John D. Loudermilk 


If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song) - Pete Seeger 


Dizzy Miss Lizzie - Larry Williams 


Don't You Just Know It
- Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns 


Corrine, Corrina - Red Nichols 


Brown-Eyed Handsome Man - Chuck Berry 


One Night (Of Sin) - Smiley Lewis 


Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie - The Esquire Boys 

Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Hank Williams 


Good Rockin' Tonight - Roy Brown 


Shake, Rattle And Roll - Joe Turner 


Bad Boy - Larry Williams 


Around And Around - Chuck Berry 


(Baby) Hully Gully
- The Olympics 


Look What You've Done - Muddy Waters 


Everybody's Tryin' To Be My Baby - Carl Perkins 


Sheila
- Tommy Roe 


Do The Bop - Danny & The Juniors 

Such A Night - The Drifters 


Love Potion No. 9
- The Clovers 

KC Loving - Little Willie Littlefield 


Choo Choo Ch' Boogie - Louis Jordan 


Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Big Maybelle 


Razzle Dazzle - Ella Mae Morse 


Keep A Knockin' - Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies 


Red Hot - Billy Emerson 


Judy - Teddy Redell 

Fever - Little Willie John 


I Almost Lost My Mind - Ivory Joe Hunter 


Money (That's What I Want)
- Barrett Strong 


Louie, Louie
- Richard Berry
(and The Pharaohs)

We're Gonna Rock This Joint Tonight - Jimmy Preston 

I'm A King Bee - Slim Harpo 


Honey, Don't
- Carl Perkins 


Rock Around The Clock - Sonny Dae & His Knights 

(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I - Hank Snow 


Little Darlin' - The Gladiolas 

A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)
- Priscilla Bowman
(and The Spaniels)

Come On, Let's Go
- Ritchie Valens 


Flip, Flop And Fly - Joe Turner 


Money Honey - The Drifters 


Cry, Cry, Cry
- Bobby Bland 


I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door - The Isley Brothers 


The Girl Next Door Went-A-Walkin' - Thomas Wayne 


Fannie Mae
- Buster Brown 


Just A Little Bit
- Rosco Gordon 


Brand New Cadillac - Vince Taylor & The Playboys 


Shout
- The Isley Brothers 


Release Me - Eddie Miller 

That's Alright Mama - Arthur Crudup 


She Said Yeah - Larry Williams 


Matchbox - Carl Perkins 


See You Later Alligator - Bobby Charles 


Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Bill Monroe
(and The Blue Grass Boys)

Rama Lama Ding Dong
- The Edsels 


All My Love - Sonee West 

Searchin'
- The Coasters 


I'm Leavin' It All Up To You - Don & Dewey 


Over And Over
- Bobby Day
(and The Satellites)

Mona - Bo Diddley 


I'm Movin' On - Hank Snow 


Little Queenie
- Chuck Berry 


Long Tall Sally
- Little Richard 


Blue Moon - Frankie Trumbauer & Band 

Down The Road Apiece - Will Bradley 

Little Bitty Pretty One - Bobby Day
(and The Satellites)

Rave On - Sonee West 

Blue Suede Shoes
- Carl Perkins 


I Want To Be Loved - Muddy Waters 


'til There Was You
- Anita Bryant 


Hound Dog
- Big Mama Thornton 


Ooh My Soul
- Little Richard 


What A Difference A Day Made - The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra 


Not Fade Away - Buddy Holly
(and The Crickets)

Are You Lonesome Tonight - Al Jolson 

Goody, Goody - Benny Goodman 


Green Door
- Jim Lowe & The High Fives 

Don't You Lie To Me - Tampa Red 


Tutti Frutti
- Little Richard 


Just Walkin' In The Rain - The Prisonaires 

Singing The Blues - Marty Robbins 


I Just Wanna Make Love To You - Muddy Waters 


Skinny Minnie - Bill Haley
(and His Comets)

Red Sails In The Sunset - Al Bowlly 


I Gotta Know - Cliff Richard 


Susie Q - Dale Hawkins 


Honest I Do - Jimmy Reed 


Words Of Love - Buddy Holly 


You'll Never Walk Alone - Frank Sinatra
Version 1

Little Red Rooster - Howlin' Wolf 


I Get A Kick Out Of You - Ethel Merman 

Pistol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter 


Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - Roy Acuff 


Sixteen Tons - Merle Travis 

Riders In The Sky - Burl Ives 


Tennessee Waltz - Pee Wee King 


It's Too Soon To Know - The Orioles 


Ain't That A Shame
- Fats Domino 


Pretend
- Nat King Cole 


Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - Slim Willet & The Brush Cutters 

When My Dreamboat Comes Home - Guy Lombardo 

Rip It Up
- Little Richard 


Lipstick, Powder And Paint - Joe Turner 


When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again - Wiley Walker & Gene Sullivan 

Love In Vain - Robert Johnson 


Talkin' 'bout You - Memphis Minnie 


Day Dah Light - Edric Connor & His Caribbeans 

What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For? - Ada Jones & Bill Murray 

My Baby Just Cares For Me - Ted Weems & His Orchestra 

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra 

(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 - Nat King Cole 


Cotton Eye Joe - Adolph Hofner & His San Antonians 

Love Letters In The Sand - Ted Black 

This Ole House - Stuart Hamblen 

Unchained Melody
- Les Baxter 


Gambler's Guitar - Jim Lowe 


In The Middle Of An Island - Tony Bennett 


Poison Ivy
- The Coasters 


My Happiness - Johnny & Sondra Steele 

Mona Lisa - Nat King Cole 


Zip A Dee Doo Dah - James Baskett 

Ida Red - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 

Confessin' The Blues - Jay McShann 


You Can Make It If You Try - Gene Allison 


Rising Sun Blues - Clarence Ashley 

The Wreck Of The Sloop John B - The Weavers 


Tom Dooley - Grayson & Whitter 

My Blue Heaven - Gene Austin 


Ain't She Sweet - Ben Bernie & His Roosevelt Hotel Orchestra 

Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - The Weavers 


Cindy Oh Cindy
- Vince Martin & The Tarriers 

You'll Never Walk Alone - Frank Sinatra
Version 2

Aura Lee - The Shelton Brothers 

Putting On The Style - Pete Seeger 


Blueberry Hill - Glenn Miller 


Does Your Spearmint Loose It's Flavour - The Happiness Boys 

I Wanna Be Loved By You - Helen Kane 

Carolina Moon - Gene Austin 


Puttin' On The Ritz - Harry Richman 

Ramona - Gene Austin 


I Can't Be Satisfied - Muddy Waters 


You Can't Catch Me
- Chuck Berry 


Island In The Sun
- Harry Belafonte 


Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go
- Hank Ballard
(and The Midnighters)

The Day The Rains Came
- Jane Morgan 


Save The Last Dance For Me
- The Drifters 


Heartaches By The Number
- Guy Mitchell 


Everybody Loves A Lover
- Doris Day 


The Purple People Eater
- Sheb Wooley 


Everybody's Somebody's Fool
- Connie Francis 


Souvenirs - Barbara Evans 

Roll, Rock&Roll That Hula Hoop - The Legarde Twins 

Percolator - Boots Randolph 


Hula Love
- Buddy Knox
(and The Rhythm Orchids)

Memories Are Made Of This
- Dean Martin 


Seemann (Deine Heimat Ist Das Meer) - Lolita 

Alle Madchen Wollen Kussen - Leo Leandros 

Glaube Mir - Wolfgang Sauer 

Oh Mein Papa - Lys Assia 

Lili Marleen - Lale Andersen