We Were First - 180 Hits in Their Original Versions

Was released as 600204 on the Documents label in 2015.

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Notes 6

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.

Tracks 180

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 (and 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 Eyed 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