Here’s the results of the First Annual Grooveyard Greats as heard in 2012:

#1 “Runaway” by Del Shannon (1961)

#2 “Palisades Park” by Freddy Cannon (1962)

#3 “Only the Lonely” by Roy Orbison (1960)

#4 “Let’s Twist Again” by Chubby Checker (1961)

#5 “Be My Baby” by The Ronettes (1963)

#6 “Runaround Sue” by Dion (1961)

#7 “Mack the Knife” by Bobby Darin (1959)

#8 “In the Still of the Nite” by The Five Satins (1956)

#9 “Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” by Bryan Hyland (1960)

10 “Da Do Ron Ron” by The Crystals (1963)

#11 “Breaking Up is Hard to Do” by Neil Sedaka (1962)

#12 “The Happy Organ” by Dave “Baby” Cortez (1959)

#13 “Volare” by Bobby Rydell (1960)

#14 “The Twist” by Chubby Checker (1960 and 1962)

#15 “Peggy Sue” by Buddy Holly and the Crickets (1957)

#16 “Duke of Earl” by Gene Chandler (1962)

#17 “A Hundred Pounds of Clay” by Gene McDaniels (1961)

#18 “Peppermint Twist” by Joey Dee and the Starlighters (1962)

#19 “Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis Presley (1956)

#20 “La Bamba” by Ritchie Valens (1958)

#21 “Quarter to Three” by Gary US Bonds (1961)

#22 “The Wanderer” by Dion (1962)

#23 “Tonight (Could Be the Night)” by The Velvets (1961)

#24 “Wake Up Little Susie” by Everly Brothers (1957)

#25 “Rhythm of the Rain” by The Cascades (1963)

#26 “Dream Lover” by Bobby Darin (1959)

#27 “Travelin’ Man” by Ricky Nelson (1961)

#28 “Earth Angel” by The Penguins (1955)

#29 “Come Go With Me” by The Dell-Vikings (1957)

#30 “Big Girls Don’t Cry” by The Four Seasons (1962)

#31 “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley and His Comets (1955)

#32 “You Belong to Me” by The Duprees (1962)

#33 “It’s Now or Never” by Elvis Presley (1960)

#34 “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King (1961)

#35 “Tonight I Fell in Love” by The Tokens (1961)

#36 “Hound Dog” by Elvis Presley (1956)

#37 “Bye Bye Love” by The Everly Brothers (1957)

#38 “Sherry” by The Four Seasons (1962)

#39 “Under the Boardwalk” by The Drifters (1964)

#40 “Can’t Help Falling In Love” by Elvis Presley (1962)

#41 “I Only Have Eyes for You” by The Flamingos (1959)

#42 “Poetry in Motion” by Johnny Tillotson (1960)

#43 “Beyond the Sea” by Bobby Darin (1960)

#44 “The Way You Look Tonight” by The Lettermen (1961)

#45 “The Loco-motion” by Little Eva (1962)

#46 “Little Darlin’ “ by The Diamonds (1957)

#47 “All Shook Up” by Elvis Presley (1957)

#48 “All I Have to Do Is Dream” by The Everly Brothers (1958)

#49 “Tequila” by The Champs (1958)

#50 “Blueberry Hill” by Fats Domino (1956)

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