Unchained Melody - wikipedia Unchained Melody 1955 sheet music release `` Unchained Melody '' is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. North used the music as a theme for the little - known prison film Unchained ( 1955 ), hence the song title. Todd Duncan sang the vocals for the film soundtrack. It has since become a standard and one of the most often recorded songs of the 20th century, most notably by the Righteous Brothers. According to the song 's publishing administrator, over 1,500 recordings of `` Unchained Melody '' have been made by more than 670 artists, in multiple languages. In 1955, three versions of the song ( by Les Baxter, Al Hibbler, and Roy Hamilton ) charted in the Billboard Top 10 in the United States, and four versions ( by Al Hibbler, Les Baxter, Jimmy Young, and Liberace ) appeared in the Top 20 in the United Kingdom simultaneously, an unbeaten record for any song. The song and `` Do They Know It 's Christmas '' are the only songs to reach number one in four different recordings in the UK. Of the hundreds of recordings made, it was the July 1965 version by the Righteous Brothers, performed as a solo by Bobby Hatfield, that became a jukebox standard for the late 20th century. This version achieved a second round of great popularity when it was featured in the film Ghost ( 1990 ). In 2004, it finished at number 27 on AFI 's 100 Years... 100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. Contents 1 Origin of song 2 Early versions 2.1 Charts 2.2 Les Baxter 2.3 Roy Hamilton 2.4 Jimmy Young 2.5 Al Hibbler 3 The Righteous Brothers versions 3.1 Recording 3.2 Re-recording and re-release 3.3 Reception 3.4 Charts 3.5 Certifications 4 Robson & Jerome version 4.1 Charts 4.2 Certifications 5 Gareth Gates version 5.1 Charts 5.2 Certifications 6 Other notable versions 6.1 Country charts 7 Impact 7.1 Popularity 7.2 Accolades 7.3 In popular culture 8 References 9 External links Origin of song In 1954, North was contracted to compose the score for the prison film Unchained ( released in 1955 ). North composed and recorded the score, and then was asked to write a song based upon the movie 's theme. North asked Hy Zaret to write the lyrics, but Zaret initially declined, saying he was too busy painting his house. North was able to convince him to take the job, and together they wrote `` Unchained Melody. '' Zaret refused the producer 's request to include the word `` unchained '' in his lyrics. The song eventually became known as the `` Unchained Melody '' even though the song does not actually include the word `` unchained ''. Instead, Zaret chose to focus on someone who pines for a lover he has not seen in a `` long, lonely time ''. The film centered on a man who contemplates either escaping from prison to live life on the run or completing his sentence and returning to his wife and family. The song has an unusual harmonic device as the bridge ends on the tonic chord rather than the more usual dominant chord. With Todd Duncan singing the vocals, the song was nominated for an Oscar in 1955, but the Best Song award went to the hit song `` Love Is a Many - Splendored Thing ''. William Stirrat falsely claimed over many years that he wrote the song. Early versions Todd Duncan sang the vocals for the film soundtrack. He performs an abbreviated version in the film, playing one of the prisoners. Lying on a bed, he sings it accompanied by another prisoner on guitar while others listen sadly. Bandleader Les Baxter released a version ( Capitol Records catalog number 3055 ) which reached number 1 on the US charts and number 10 in the UK. The words `` unchain me '' are sung repeatedly at the beginning and the lyrics are sung by a choir. Billboard ranked this version as the No. 5 song of 1955. Al Hibbler followed close behind with a vocal version ( Decca Records catalog number 29441 ), that reached number 3 on the Billboard charts and number 2 in the UK chart listings. He was quickly followed by Jimmy Young, whose version hit number 1 on the British charts. Jimmy Young also later re-recorded another version of his 1955 chart topper in early 1964, which rose to number 43 in the UK. Two weeks after Young 's version entered the top 10 of the British charts in June 1955, Liberace would score a number 20 hit ( Philips PB 430 ). Roy Hamilton 's version ( Epic Records catalog number 9102 ) reached number 1 on the R&B Best Sellers list and number 6 on the pop chart. June Valli recorded the song on March 15, 1955, which was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20 - 6078, with the flip side `` Tomorrow '', and took it to number 29. Harry Belafonte sang it at the 1956 Academy Awards, where it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song of 1955. Belafonte had also made a recording of the song for RCA Victor Records, which was released as catalog number 20 - 6784 in 1955, with the flip side `` A-Roving ''. Perry Como recorded the song in 1955, as did his RCA Victor labelmate top country crooner Eddy Arnold, and English jazz musician Cliff Townshend of The Squadronaires ( father of The Who guitarist Pete Townshend ) also released a popular version in 1956, as did American rock n roll star Gene Vincent in the same year. In 1963, an uptempo doo - wop version by Vito & the Salutations peaked at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 ; this version was used in the soundtrack for Goodfellas in 1990. While the sheet music business was losing its prominence to sound recordings, a sheet music release of the song peaked at number one on its tenth week on the Billboard Best Selling Sheet Music chart on the week ending June 18, 1955. It stayed at its peak position for nine weeks until it dropped to number four on its twentieth week on the week ending August 27. Charts Les Baxter Chart ( 1955 ) Peak position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 10 United Kingdom ( Record Mirror ) 10 United States ( Billboard Hot 100 ) Roy Hamilton Chart ( 1955 ) Peak position United States ( Billboard Hot 100 ) 6 United States ( Billboard R&B Singles Chart ) Jimmy Young Chart ( 1955 ) Peak position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) United Kingdom ( Record Mirror ) Al Hibbler Chart ( 1955 ) Peak position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) United Kingdom ( Record Mirror ) United States ( Billboard Hot 100 ) United States ( Billboard R&B Singles Chart ) The Righteous Brothers versions `` Unchained Melody '' B - side label of the original U.S. vinyl release Single by The Righteous Brothers from the album Just Once in My Life A-side `` Hung on You '' Released July 17, 1965 Format 7 '' Recorded March 2, 1965, Radio Recorders, Hollywood CA Genre Blue - eyed soul Length 3 : 36 Label Philles Songwriter ( s ) Music : Alex North Lyrics : Hy Zaret Producer ( s ) Bill Medley ( uncredited ) The Righteous Brothers singles chronology `` Just Once in My Life '' ( 1964 ) `` Unchained Melody '' ( 1965 ) `` Ebb Tide '' ( 1965 ) `` Just Once in My Life '' ( 1964 ) `` Hung On You / Unchained Melody '' ( 1965 ) `` Ebb Tide '' ( 1965 ) The best - known version of `` Unchained Melody '' was recorded by the duo The Righteous Brothers for Philles Records in 1965. The lead vocal was performed solo by Bobby Hatfield, who later recorded other versions of the song credited solely to him. According to his singing partner Bill Medley, they had agreed to do one solo piece each per album. Both wanted to do `` Unchained Melody '' for their fourth album, but Hatfield won the coin toss. `` Unchained Melody '' was originally released as the ' B ' side of the single `` Hung On You '' as the follow - up single to `` Just Once in My Life ''. However, `` Hung On You '' failed to interest radio DJs who instead chose to play the ' B ' side `` Unchained Melody ''. According to Medley, producer Phil Spector, who would deliberately place a throwaway song that was n't meant to be played on the ' B ' side, was incensed that the DJs chose to play the ' B ' side and started calling radio stations to get them to stop playing `` Unchained Melody ''. However, he failed, and the song reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 14 in the UK in 1965. Recording `` Unchained Melody '' Bobby Hatfield changed the tune to the line `` I need your love '' for the climax of the song, a change found in many subsequent versions Problems playing this file ? See media help. There is some uncertainty over who produced the song as Spector took the credit as the producer on many tracks and ' B ' sides that were produced by Medley. However, Medley, who had produced the duo before they signed with Spector and Philles, consistently stated that he produced this recording. Spector was primarily interested in producing singles and `` Unchained Melody '' was originally intended to be an album cut. Medley said : `` Phil came to me and asked me to produce the Righteous Brothers albums because he would have taken too long and it would have cost too much money. '' By Medley 's account, Spector only claimed production credit after it supplanted `` Hung On You '' as the hit. Early copies of the single did not credit a producer for `` Unchained Melody '' and only credited Spector as producer of the original single `` Hung On You ''. Later pressings of the single credited Spector as the producer. Hatfield made a change to the song during the recording sessions. Hatfield initially recorded a couple of takes of the song as it was written, but returned later for another session, changing the melody for the `` I need your love '' line in the final verse, and sang it much higher instead. Hatfield then said he could do another take better, to which Medley replied : `` No, you ca n't. '' Medley played the Wurlitzer piano on the song and he noted that `` if I knew that it was gon na be a hit I certainly would have brought in a better piano player. '' Re-recording and re-release `` Unchained Melody '' reappeared on the Billboard charts in 1990 after The Righteous Brothers ' recording was used in the box office blockbuster film Ghost. Two versions charted in the US that year -- the original and a new recording. According to Medley, he was interested in having the original recording released due to the renewed interest in the song, but was told that there were licensing issues. Although Hatfield was no longer in the same condition vocally as when he first recorded the song, they decided to re-record the song for Curb Records. The re-recorded version was released as both a cassette single and a CD single. It received minimal airplay but recorded excellent sales, peaking at number 19. The re-recorded version was certified Platinum by the RIAA on January 10, 1991, and received a Grammy Award nomination. The 1965 original Righteous Brothers recording was reissued in 1990 by oldies - reissue label Verve Forecast under licensing from Polygram Records ( which had acquired the rights years earlier ). The original version received a lot of airplay, and topped the U.S. adult contemporary chart for two weeks in 1990. However, sales were minimal in the US since it was only available as a 45 RPM single and the song peaked at No. 13 based largely on airplay. For eight weeks, both versions were on the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously and the Righteous Brothers became the first act to have two versions of the same songs in the Top 20 at the same time. This re-released song reached number 1 in the UK where it stayed for four weeks, becoming the UK 's top selling single of 1990. As of 2017, it has sold 1.17 million copies. The 1990 reissue also reached number 1 in Australia, Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. Due to the success of their re-recording, The Righteous Brothers also re-recorded other songs and released them as part of a budget - priced CD compilation by Curb Records. For the original recordings, Polydor had licensed the CD rights to Rhino Records for a premium - priced 1989 compilation of Righteous Brothers hits from various labels ; later in 1990, it issued its own regular - priced Righteous Brothers greatest hits CD that included the recording. Reception The Righteous Brothers ' cover of `` Unchained Melody '' is now widely considered the definitive version of the song. Hatfield 's vocal in particular is highly praised ; it has been described as `` powerful, full of romantic hunger, yet ethereal, '' and a `` vocal tour de force '', although his re-recording was noted as `` fudging only a bit on the highest notes ''. The production of their original recording has been described as `` epic '', and that with `` Hatfield 's emotion - packed tenor soaring to stratospheric heights, it 's a record designed to reduce anyone separated from the one they loved to a `` pile of mush ''. '' Charts Chart ( 1965 ) Peak position Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 10 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 9 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 8 New Zealand ( Lever Hit Parades ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 14 US Billboard Hot 100 Chart ( 1990 -- 91 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) 6 Ireland ( IRMA ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 13 Year - end charts Chart ( 1990 ) Position Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 48 Chart ( 1991 ) Position New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United Kingdom ( BPI ) Platinum 1,167,000 United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 1,000,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Robson & Jerome version `` Unchained Melody '' Single by Robson & Jerome from the album Robson & Jerome Released 8 May 1995 Format CD single, cassette single Recorded 1995 Length 3 : 17 Label BMG Records Songwriter ( s ) Alex North, Hy Zaret Producer ( s ) Mike Stock, Matt Aitken Robson & Jerome singles chronology `` Unchained Melody '' / `` White Cliffs of Dover '' ( 1995 ) `` I Believe '' / `` Up on the Roof '' ( 1995 ) `` Unchained Melody '' / `` White Cliffs of Dover '' ( 1995 ) `` I Believe '' / `` Up on the Roof '' ( 1995 ) The version by Robson & Jerome is notable as the best - selling single of 1995 in the UK. It also launched the singing career of Robson & Jerome, and became the biggest hit in the UK for Simon Cowell, marking his beginning as an important figure in the music industry. In November 1994, in an episode of the UK television drama series Soldier Soldier, actors Robson Green and Jerome Flynn performed `` Unchained Melody '' as an impromptu duo The Unrighteous Brothers after the entertainment failed to appear for a friend 's wedding. Their performance triggered a strong response from the audience who attempted to find a recording of the song that was then unavailable. Simon Cowell was alerted to the interest shown by the public, and pursued the two reluctant actors for the next four months to record the song, to the extent that Robson Green threatened legal action to stop Cowell harassing them. The actors were eventually persuaded to sign a recording contract with Cowell and record a Righteous Brothers - type version of the song as a duo. The recording was produced by Mike Stock and Matt Aitken. It was later revealed by Stock that the vocals were `` assisted '' and with parts sung by other session singers. It was released as a double A-sided single with `` White Cliffs of Dover '', a popular song during World War II, included in recognition of the 50th anniversary of VE day, the date of the single release. The video released for `` Unchained Melody '' also incorporated clips from the 1945 film Brief Encounter. Their recording immediately reached number 1 in the UK, selling 314,000 copies in its first week, at that time the fastest - selling debut single in UK chart history. It stayed at the top of the chart for seven weeks. It became the best selling single of 1995, and one of the country 's all - time biggest - selling singles ( No. 9 in November 2012 ), with 1.87 million copies sold. The self - titled album they released later in the year also became the best - selling album of 1995, and although they decided to quit the following year, they would eventually sell 7 million copies of albums and 5 million copies of the 3 singles released. Simon Cowell, who before this was known largely as a creator of novelty records with television characters such as the puppets Zig and Zag and action characters Power Rangers, then came to the attention of the media for his ability to create hit records. Charts Chart ( 1995 ) Peak position Ireland ( IRMA ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United Kingdom ( BPI ) 2 × Platinum 1,872,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Gareth Gates version `` Unchained Melody '' Single by Gareth Gates from the album What My Heart Wants to Say Released March 18, 2002 Format CD single Recorded A-side Studios, Stockholm, Sweden ( 2002 ) Genre Pop Length 3 : 54 Label BMG, S Records Songwriter ( s ) Alex North, Hy Zaret Producer ( s ) Steve Mac Gareth Gates singles chronology `` Unchained Melody '' ( 2002 ) `` Anyone of Us ( Stupid Mistake ) '' ( 2002 ) `` Unchained Melody '' ( 2002 ) `` Anyone of Us ( Stupid Mistake ) '' ( 2002 ) Gareth Gates first performed `` Unchained Melody '' as a contestant in the first series of the UK singing competition television show Pop Idol, which included Simon Cowell as one of the judges. Gates reprised the song in the final as his personal choice, but the competition was won by Will Young. Gates was signed by Cowell, and as the runner - up, Gates released the song as his first single three weeks after the winner had released his single, the double A-sided `` Anything Is Possible '' / `` Evergreen ''. Gates ' cover of `` Unchained Melody '' was released together with his versions of the same two songs as the winner 's single, and became one of the fastest - selling singles in the UK, selling around 328,000 copies in the first day of release. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release with sales of 850,000 copies, and stayed at the top of the chart for four weeks. It became the second best - selling song in the UK in 2002, as well as that of the decade of 2000s, after the single by the winner Will Young. It has sold 1.35 million copies in the UK as of 2017. Charts Chart ( 2002 / 2003 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 9 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 15 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 6 France ( SNEP ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) 17 Ireland ( IRMA ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 12 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 18 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United Kingdom ( BPI ) 2 × Platinum 1,348,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Other notable versions Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1955 for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings ( 1954 - 56 ) issued by Mosaic Records ( catalog MD7 - 245 ) in 2009. Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers of The Goons recorded a parody of the song, produced by George Martin, on June 29, 1955. It would have been the first single by the Goons, however, EMI refused to release it, fearing a lawsuit from its music publisher. It prompted Spike Milligan to move to Decca Records which released other works from the Goons. The Goons later released an album titled Unchained Melodies with Decca, but without the actual song. The single was later released in 1990, and the song was then included in other album releases, such as a compilation album also titled unchained Melodies.. In 1979, George Benson recorded a version for the Warner Bros. Records album Livin ' Inside Your Love. The single peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary ( chart ). In 1981, a live version performed by the band Heart, with lead vocals by Ann Wilson, peaked at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100. This version was later included on the 2006 compilation album Love Songs. It includes some of the highest notes Ann Wilson has ever sung, including several high Bs and one high D. In 1986, Leo Sayer released a version of the song with a contemporary reworking of the `` wall of sound '' production technique that included an unusual electric guitar solo near the climax. The single charted in the UK at No. 54. U2 covered the song as a B - side to their 1989 single, `` All I Want Is You '', and included in their compilation album The Best of 1980 -- 1990. They have performed the song live many times, including one captured on their 1993 concert film Zoo TV : Live from Sydney. Bono and The Edge also performed the song together with `` One '' for the charity 46664 Concert in tribute to Nelson Mandela held in Cape Town in 2003. Cyndi Lauper was nominated for a 2005 Grammy award for `` Best Instrumental Composition Accompanying a Vocal '' for her interpretation of the song, which appears on her 2003 studio album At Last. In 2006, singer Barry Manilow covered the song on his album The Greatest Songs of the Fifties and was released as a single. The song reached number 20 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Country Charts Different versions of the song have made the Hot Country Songs charts. Joe Stampley ( number 41, 1975 ) Elvis Presley ( number 6, 1978 ) On June 21, 1977, Elvis Presley performed the song at a show in Rapid City, South Dakota. The performance, described as `` the last great moment of his career '', was recorded for his last television special two months before his death in August 1977. A single, based on this recording, was released in March 1978. It reached No. 6 in the country charts of both the US and Canada, and was certified Gold by Music Canada on July 10, 1986. Another live version recorded earlier in April 1977 in Ann Arbor, Michigan was included in his last album Moody Blue. Ronnie McDowell ( number 26, 1991 ) LeAnn Rimes ( number 3, 1997 ) LeAnn Rimes ' cover was originally released in November 1996 as a B - side track on a promotional single `` Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart '' that was only available at Target stores on the purchase of her first album Blue. It was also released as a single to radio and included in the compilation album Unchained Melody : The Early Years. The song reached No. 3 on both the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts in the US, and No. 3 in the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. It was ranked No. 64 on the 1997 Year End Country Songs chart in the US, and No. 49 in Canada 's Year End Country Tracks chart. Impact Popularity `` Unchained Melody '' was the only song to have reached No. 1 in the UK in four different recordings on the official chart until it was joined by the charity single `` Do They Know It 's Christmas '' in its fourth re-recording in 2014. It is the only song to have sold over a million by three separate acts in the UK -- Robson and Jerome ( 1.87 million ), Gareth Gates ( 1.35 million ), the Righteous Brothers ( 1.17 million ). The song has been number 1 on lists of love songs featured on the United Kingdom 's Channel 4 and Five. The song has been covered by many artists ; according to the song 's publishing administrator, over 1,500 recordings of `` Unchained Melody '' have been made by more than 670 artists in multiple languages. Its popularity also meant that the song is one of the highest grossing songs for its copyright holders, estimated in 2012 to be the fifth biggest earners of royalties according to the BBC 's list of The Richest Songs in the World at £ 18 million. Accolades The song was nominated in 1955 for an Oscar for best original song from the film Unchained. The re-recorded version by The Righteous Brothers was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1991 in the best pop performance by a duo or group category, and their original version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000. In 1992, the song was given an award by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ( ASCAP ) as the year 's most - performed song. ASCAP also announced it to be one of the 25 most - performed songs and musical works of the 20th century in 1999, and the most - performed love song of the 1950s in 2003. In 2001, the song was ranked at No. 138 in the list of Songs of the Century released by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2004, Rolling Stone placed the Righteous Brothers version of the song at number 365 on their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was placed first in Magic 1278 's 500 greatest songs of all time. It was also listed in 2004 at No. 27 in the list of the 100 top movie songs of all time in American Film institute 's centenary AFI 's 100 Years... 100 Songs survey of songs in American cinema. In 2007, the Songwriters Hall of Fame honored `` Unchained Melody '' with a Towering Song award that is presented to creators of a song `` that has influenced the culture in a unique way over many years. '' In popular culture The use of the Righteous Brothers ' cover of `` Unchained Melody '' in the film Ghost resurrected the song 's popularity, and the scene where the song was played also became widely recreated or parodied in popular culture, in films such as The Naked Gun 21⁄2 : The Smell of Fear, and numerous television shows including Glee, Family Guy, Community, Saturday Night Live, Two and a Half Men, 30 Rock and Wallace and Gromit 's A Matter of Loaf and Death. The song was also used in the musical adaptation of the film Ghost the Musical. 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Music video on official Vevo channel on YouTube Robson & Jerome 's version Music video on official Vevo channel on YouTube Gareth Gates ' version Preceded by `` My Babe '' by Little Walter and His Jukes Billboard R&B Best Sellers in Stores number - one single ( Roy Hamilton version ) May 21, 1955 -- June 4, 1955 Succeeded by `` Ai n't That a Shame '' by Fats Domino Preceded by `` The Ballad of Davy Crockett '' by Bill Hayes, Fess Parker, and Ernie Ford Cash Box best selling record chart number 1 record ( Les Baxter & Orchestra / Al Hibbler / Roy Hamilton versions ) May 21, 1955 ( seven weeks ) Succeeded by ( We 're Gonna ) Rock Around the Clock Preceded by `` Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White '' by Eddie Calvert UK number - one single ( Jimmy Young version ) 1955 Succeeded by `` Dreamboat '' by Alma Cogan Preceded by `` Oh Girl '' by Paul Young Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one single ( The Righteous Brothers version ) October 13 -- 20, 1990 Succeeded by `` Love Takes Time '' by Mariah Carey Preceded by `` A Little Time '' by The Beautiful South UK number - one single ( The Righteous Brothers version ) October 28, 1990 ( 4 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Ice Ice Baby '' by Vanilla Ice Preceded by `` Groove Is in the Heart '' by Deee - Lite Australian ARIA Singles Chart number - one single ( The Righteous Brothers version ) November 24, 1990 -- January 12, 1991 Preceded by `` Without You '' by Debbie Gibson Japanese Oricon International Singles Chart number - one single ( The Righteous Brothers version ) November 5, 1990 December 3, 1990 -- December 17, 1990 Succeeded by `` Last Christmas '' by Wham ! 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Down '' / `` Truth Number One '' 1971 `` I 'm a Memory '' / `` Fire and Rain '' `` Yesterday 's Wine '' / `` Me and Paul '' 1972 `` Words Do n't Fit the Picture '' / `` A Moment '' 1973 `` Shotgun Willie '' ( mono ) / `` Sad Songs and Waltzes '' `` Stay All Night ( Stay a Little Longer ) '' / `` Devil in a Sleepin ' Bag '' `` I Still Ca n't Believe You 're Gone '' / `` Heaven and Hell '' `` Bloody Mary Morning '' / `` After the Fire is Gone '' ( with Tracy Nelson ) `` Sister 's Comin ' Home '' ( mono ) / `` Pick Up The Tempo '' `` Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain '' / `` Bandera '' 1976 `` Remember Me ( When the Candle Lights Are Gleaming ) '' / `` Time of the Preacher '' `` I 'd Have to Be Crazy '' ( mono ) / `` Amazing Grace '' `` If You 've Got the Money I 've Got the Time '' / `` The Sound in Your Mind '' 1977 `` Uncloudy Day '' / `` Precious Memories '' `` I Love You A Thousand Ways '' / `` Mom and Dad 's Waltz '' 1978 `` Georgia on My Mind '' / `` On The Sunny Side Of The Street '' `` Blue Skies '' / `` Moonlight in Vermont '' `` All of Me '' / `` Unchained Melody '' 1979 `` Whiskey River '' / `` Under the Double Eagle '' `` September Song '' / `` Do n't Get Around Much Anymore '' `` White Christmas '' / `` Blue Christmas '' 1980s 1980 `` Help Me Make It Through the Night '' / `` The Pilgrim, Chapter 33 '' `` My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys '' / `` Rising Stars '' `` Midnight Rider '' / `` So You Think You 're A Cowboy '' `` On the Road Again '' / `` Jumpin ' Cotton Eyed Joe '' ( performed by Johnny Gimble ) 1981 `` Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground '' / `` I Guess I 've Come to Live Here in Your Eyes '' `` Mona Lisa '' / `` Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star '' `` I 'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter '' / `` Over the Rainbow '' `` Heartaches of a Fool '' / `` Uncloudy Day '' 1982 `` Always on My Mind '' / `` The Party 's Over '' `` Let It Be Me '' / `` Permanently Lonely '' `` Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning '' / `` Old Fords and a Natural Stone '' `` Little Old Fashioned Karma '' / `` Beer Barrel Polka '' `` Why Do I Have to Choose '' / `` Would You Lay with Me ( In a Field of Stone ) '' `` Take It to the Limit '' / `` Till I Gain Control Again '' `` Without a Song '' 1984 `` City of New Orleans ( Unedited version ) '' / `` Why Are You Pickin ' On Me '' 1985 `` Forgiving You Was Easy '' / `` You Would n't Cross the Street '' `` Me and Paul '' / `` I Let My Mind Wander '' 1986 `` Living in the Promiseland '' / `` Bach Minuet in G '' `` I 'm Not Trying to Forget You '' / `` I 've Got the Craziest Feeling '' `` Partners After All '' / `` Home Away From Home '' `` Heart of Gold '' / `` So Much Like My Dad '' `` Island in the Sea '' / `` There Is No Easy Way '' `` Nobody There But Me '' / `` Wake Me When It 's Over '' `` Spanish Eyes '' ( with Julio Iglesias ) / `` Ole Buttermilk Sky '' `` Twilight Time '' / `` Ac - Cent - Tchu - Ate the Positive '' `` Nothing I Can Do About It Now '' / `` If I Were a Painting '' `` There You Are '' / `` Spirit '' `` Is The Better Part Over '' / `` Mr. Record Man '' 1990s `` The Highway '' / `` Spirit '' `` Ai n't Necessarily So '' / `` I Never Cared For You '' ( `` Ai n't Necessarily So '' also on CD Single ) 1991 `` The Piper Came Today '' / `` ( I Do n't Have a Reason ) To Go To California Anymore '' ( `` The Piper Came Today '' also on CD Single ) `` Ten With a Two '' / `` You Decide '' `` Graceland '' `` Still is Still Moving to Me '' / `` Valentine '' 1995 `` Turn Me Loose and Let Me Swing '' 1998 `` I Never Cared for You '' 2000s and 2010s 2002 `` Mendocino County Line '' ( with Lee Ann Womack ) / `` Maria ( Shut Up and Kiss Me ) '' ( Both single tracks released on CD and 7 '' record ) 2003 `` Wurlitzer Prize '' ( with Norah Jones ) `` Beer for My Horses '' ( with Toby Keith ) 2005 `` I 'm a Worried Man '' ( with Toots Hibbert ) `` The Harder They Come '' 2006 `` You Do n't Know Me '' `` Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other '' 2008 `` Gravedigger '' `` You Do n't Think I 'm Funny Anymore '' 2011 `` The Scientist '' 2012 `` Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die '' `` Just Breathe '' `` Come On Back Jesus '' 2013 `` From Here to the Moon and Back '' ( with Dolly Parton ) `` Grandma 's Hands '' ( with Mavis Staples ) `` It Wo n't Be Long '' ( with The Secret Sisters ) `` Somewhere Between '' ( with Loretta Lynn ) 2014 `` The Wall '' `` Bring It On '' `` Laws of Nature '' `` Who 'll Buy My Memories '' `` Summer of Roses '' / `` December Day '' 2015 `` It 's All Going to Pot '' `` Alice in Hulaland '' 2016 `` Lay Me Down '' 2017 `` Still Not Dead '' 2018 `` Last Man Standing '' Book : Willie Nelson Category : Willie Nelson Barry Manilow singles 1970s `` Mandy '' ( 1974 ) `` Sandra '' ( 1974 ) `` It 's a Miracle '' ( 1975 ) `` Could It Be Magic '' ( 1975 ) `` I Write the Songs '' ( 1975 ) `` Tryin ' to Get the Feeling Again '' ( 1976 ) `` This One 's for You '' ( 1976 ) `` Weekend in New England '' ( 1976 ) `` Looks Like We Made It '' ( 1977 ) `` Daybreak '' ( 1977 ) `` It 's Just Another New Year 's Eve '' ( 1977 ) `` Ca n't Smile Without You '' ( 1978 ) `` Even Now '' ( 1978 ) `` Copacabana '' ( 1978 ) `` Ready to Take a Chance Again '' ( 1978 ) `` Somewhere in the Night '' ( 1978 ) `` Ships '' ( 1979 ) `` When I Wanted You '' ( 1979 ) 1980s `` I Do n't Want to Walk Without You '' ( 1980 ) `` Bermuda Triangle '' ( 1980 ) `` I Made It Through the Rain '' ( 1980 ) `` Lonely Together '' ( 1981 ) `` The Old Songs '' ( 1981 ) `` Somewhere Down the Road '' ( 1981 ) `` Let 's Hang On ! '' ( 1982 ) `` Oh Julie '' ( 1982 ) `` Memory '' ( 1982 ) `` I 'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter '' ( 1982 ) `` Read ' Em and Weep '' ( 1983 ) `` When October Goes '' ( 1984 ) `` Run to Me '' ( 1985 ) `` I 'm Your Man '' ( 1986 ) `` Keep Each Other Warm '' ( 1989 ) 1990s `` If I Can Dream '' ( 1990 ) `` I 'd Really Love to See You Tonight '' ( 1997 ) 2000s `` River '' ( 2003 ) `` Unchained Melody '' ( 2006 ) `` Love Is a Many - Splendored Thing '' ( 2006 ) 2010s `` Santa Claus Is Coming to Town '' ( 2012 ) Best - selling singles by year in the United Kingdom 1952 -- 1969 1952 : `` Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart '' -- Vera Lynn ( UK ) 1953 : `` I Believe '' -- Frankie Laine 1954 : `` Secret Love '' -- Doris Day 1955 : `` Rose Marie '' -- Slim Whitman 1956 : `` I 'll Be Home '' -- Pat Boone 1957 : `` Diana '' -- Paul Anka 1958 : `` Jailhouse Rock '' -- Elvis Presley 1959 : `` Living Doll '' -- Cliff Richard ( UK ) 1960 : `` It 's Now or Never '' -- Elvis Presley 1961 : `` Wooden Heart '' -- Elvis Presley 1962 : `` I Remember You '' -- Frank Ifield ( UK ) 1963 : `` She Loves You '' -- The Beatles ( UK ) 1964 : `` Ca n't Buy Me Love '' -- The Beatles ( UK ) 1965 : `` Tears '' -- Ken Dodd ( UK ) 1966 : `` Green, Green Grass of Home '' -- Tom Jones ( UK ) 1967 : `` Release Me '' -- Engelbert Humperdinck ( UK ) 1968 : `` Hey Jude '' -- The Beatles ( UK ) 1969 : `` Sugar, Sugar '' -- The Archies 1970 -- 1989 1970 : `` The Wonder of You '' -- Elvis Presley 1971 : `` My Sweet Lord '' -- George Harrison ( UK ) 1972 : `` Amazing Grace '' -- The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band ( UK ) 1973 : `` Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree '' -- Tony Orlando and Dawn 1974 : `` Tiger Feet '' -- Mud ( UK ) 1975 : `` Bye Bye Baby '' -- Bay City Rollers ( UK ) 1976 : `` Save Your Kisses for Me '' -- Brotherhood of Man ( UK ) 1977 : `` Mull of Kintyre '' / `` Girls ' School '' -- Wings ( UK ) 1978 : `` Rivers of Babylon '' / `` Brown Girl in the Ring '' -- Boney M. 1979 : `` Bright Eyes '' -- Art Garfunkel 1980 : `` Do n't Stand So Close to Me '' -- The Police ( UK ) 1981 : `` Do n't You Want Me '' -- The Human League ( UK ) 1982 : `` Come On Eileen '' -- Dexys Midnight Runners ( UK ) 1983 : `` Karma Chameleon '' -- Culture Club ( UK ) 1984 : `` Do They Know It 's Christmas ? '' -- Band Aid ( UK ) 1985 : `` The Power of Love '' -- Jennifer Rush 1986 : `` Do n't Leave Me This Way '' -- The Communards ( UK ) 1987 : `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' -- Rick Astley ( UK ) 1988 : `` Mistletoe and Wine '' -- Cliff Richard ( UK ) 1989 : `` Ride on Time '' -- Black Box 1990 -- 2009 1990 : `` Unchained Melody '' -- The Righteous Brothers 1991 : `` ( Everything I Do ) I Do It for You '' -- Bryan Adams 1992 : `` I Will Always Love You '' -- Whitney Houston 1993 : `` I 'd Do Anything for Love ( But I Wo n't Do That ) '' -- Meat Loaf 1994 : `` Love Is All Around '' -- Wet Wet Wet ( UK ) 1995 : `` Unchained Melody '' -- Robson & Jerome ( UK ) 1996 : `` Killing Me Softly '' -- Fugees 1997 : `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' / `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' -- Elton John ( UK ) 1998 : `` Believe '' -- Cher 1999 : ``... Baby One More Time '' -- Britney Spears 2000 : `` Can We Fix It ? '' -- Bob the Builder ( UK ) 2001 : `` It Was n't Me '' -- Shaggy featuring Rikrok ( UK ) 2002 : `` Anything Is Possible '' / `` Evergreen '' -- Will Young ( UK ) 2003 : `` Where Is the Love ? '' -- The Black Eyed Peas 2004 : `` Do They Know It 's Christmas ? '' -- Band Aid 20 ( UK ) 2005 : `` Is This the Way to Amarillo '' -- Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay ( UK ) 2006 : `` Crazy '' -- Gnarls Barkley 2007 : `` Bleeding Love '' -- Leona Lewis ( UK ) 2008 : `` Hallelujah '' -- Alexandra Burke ( UK ) 2009 : `` Poker Face '' -- Lady Gaga 2010 -- present 2010 : `` Just the Way You Are '' -- Bruno Mars 2011 : `` Someone Like You '' -- Adele ( UK ) 2012 : `` Somebody That I Used to Know '' -- Gotye featuring Kimbra 2013 : `` Blurred Lines '' -- Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams 2014 : `` Happy '' -- Pharrell Williams 2015 : `` Uptown Funk '' -- Mark Ronson ( UK ) featuring Bruno Mars 2016 : `` One Dance '' -- Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla ( UK ) 2017 : `` Shape of You '' - Ed Sheeran ( UK ) Roy Hamilton Singles `` You 'll Never Walk Alone '' `` Ebb Tide '' `` Hurt '' `` Unchained Melody '' `` So Long '' `` Do n't Let Go '' `` Pledging My Love '' `` You Can Have Her '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Unchained_Melody&oldid=843513695 '' Categories : 1955 singles 1965 singles 1990 singles 1995 singles 1996 singles 2002 singles Songs with music by Alex North Songs written by Hy Zaret Barry Manilow songs Cyndi Lauper songs Demis Roussos songs Dionne Warwick songs Elvis Presley songs Gareth Gates songs Harry Belafonte songs Heart ( band ) songs Joe Stampley songs LeAnn Rimes songs Leo Sayer songs Perry Como songs Ricky Nelson songs The Righteous Brothers songs Buzz Clifford songs Robson & Jerome songs Ronnie McDowell songs U2 songs Song recordings produced by Phil Spector Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one singles Irish Singles Chart number - one singles Number - one singles in Austria Number - one singles in Australia Number - one singles in New Zealand Oricon International Singles Chart number - one singles UK Singles Chart number - one singles Pop ballads Songs written for films Curb Records singles Philles Records singles Sony BMG singles 1955 songs Roy Hamilton songs Hidden categories : CS1 maint : Uses authors parameter Pages using citations with format and no URL Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Use mdy dates from February 2015 Singlechart usages for UKsinglesbyname Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Certification Table Entry usages for United States Singlechart usages for Wallonia Singlechart usages for France Singlechart usages for Swiss Talk More Contents About Wikipedia Български Dansk Deutsch Español Français Հայերեն Hrvatski Italiano עברית Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Norsk nynorsk Polski Português Русский Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Svenska ไทย Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 14 more Edit links This page was last edited on 29 May 2018, at 16 : 55. 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Question: when did the song unchained melody come out
Answer: 1955