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# Artist Title Chart Comments Position/Year 01 Mitchell Trio “Violets Of Dawn” –Singles/1965 replaced Chad Mitchell in the Chad Mitchel Trio. 01A “Violets Of Dawn” –/1965 Original version/ composer. From ‘Bout Changes & Things. 02 Mitchell Trio “Your Friendly, Liberal, Neighborhood Ku- –Singles/1966 Klux-Klan” 03 Mitchell Trio “Stay With Me” –Singles/1966 04 John Denver “Babe, I Hate To Go” –Singles/1966 Original title of . From his personal LP release – John Denver Sings. Only 250 copies were pressed. 04A Mitchell Trio “Leaving On A Jet Plane” –Singles/1967 This is the Reprise 0458 - 45RPM version. A different version appears on the Mitchell Trio’s Alive LP (1967). 04B Peter, Paul & Mary “Leaving On A Jet Plane” #1-Rock- Debuted 10/25/1969. U.S./1969. + #2-U.K./1970 04C John Denver “Leaving, On A Jet Plane” #148-Albums/ From Rhymes & Reasons. Debuted 1969 10/25/1969. John Denver added a comma to the title for this release. 04D Pinkard & Bowden “Libyan On A Jet Plane” –/1989 Uncensored version. 05 Mitchell Trio “She Loves You” –Singles/1967 05A Beatles “She Loves You” #1-U.S. + #1- This non- single charted in or across Canada, U.K. different years in various countries. It’s U.S. & , #3- debut was in 1964. Australia, & #7-German & / 1963-1964 06 John Denver “Daydream” –Singles/1969 From Rhymes & Reasons. (#148-Rock-U.S. + #21-U.K.-Albums/ 1969). 07 John Denver “-Revelation” –Singles/1970 From Take Me To Tomorrow (#197-Rock- Albums/1970). 08 John Denver “Follow Me” –Singles/1970 From Take Me To Tomorrow. Take Me To Tomorrow (#197-Rock-Albums/1970). 08A “Follow Me” #56/1971 From Mary (#71-Rock-Albums/ 1971). 09 John Denver “Sail Away Home” –Singles/1970 From Whose Garden Was This (non-charting LP). 10 John Denver “Mr. Bojangles” –Singles/1970 From Whose Garden Was This (non-charting LP). 10A “Mr. Bojangles” #9-Rock-U.S. Best-selling version of this Jerry Jeff Walker + #2-Rock- composition. From Uncle Charlie & His Dog Canada/1970 Teddy (#66-U.S. + #56-Canada-Albums/1970. 11 John Denver [With Fat City] “Take Me Home, Country Roads” #2-Rock, #3- From Poems, Prayers, and Promises (#15- AC & #50- Rock & #6-Country-U.S. + #9-Canada & #19- Country-U.S. U.K.-Albums/1971) + #3-Rock, #5-AC & #17- Country - Canada/1971 12 John Denver “Friends With You” #47-Rock & From Aerie (#75-Rock & #37-Country-U.S. + #4-AC-U.S. + #33-Canada-Albums/1971) #34-Rock & #5-AC- Canada/1971 13 John Denver “Everyday” #81-Rock & From Aerie (#75-Rock & #37-Country-U.S. + #21-AC-U.S. #33-Canada-Albums/1971) + #77-Rock & #16-AC- Canada/1972 13A Buddy Holly “Everyday” –Singles/1974 Original version. B-side of Peggy Sue – #3/1957. Other hit versions: Rogues – #101/1965 and James Taylor – #66-Rock, #3- AC & #26-Country-U.S. + #93-Rock & #1-AC- Canada/ 1985. 14 John Denver “Goodbye Again” #88-Rock & From (#4-Rock & #40- #23-AC-U.S. Country-U.S. + #11-U.K.-Albums/1972) + #12-AC- Canada/1972 15 John Denver “Hard Life, Hard Times (Prisoners)” #103/1972 From Rocky Mountain High (#4-Rock & #40- Country-U.S. + #11-U.K.-Albums/1972) 16 John Denver “Rocky Mountain High” #9-Rock & From Rocky Mountain High (#4-Rock & #40- #3-AC-U.S. + Country-U.S. + #11-U.K.-Albums/1972) #8-Rock & #2-AC- Canada/1972 16A Flounder Delray “Everything You've Ever Wanted To Know –Singles/1982 About That John Denver Forgot To Tell You” 16B Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio “D.W.I. Colorado” –/1994 17 John Denver With Bill & Taffy “Victory Is Peace” –Singles/1972 Theme for the 1972 Winter Olympics. Bill & Danoff Taffy Danoff were Fat City. 18 John Denver “I’d Rather Be A Cowboy (Lady’s Chains)” #62-Rock, From Farewell Andromeda (#16-Rock-U.S. & #25-AC & #23-Canada/1973) #67- Country - U.S. + #75- Rock & #58- Country- Canada/1973 19 John Denver “Farewell Andromeda (Welcome To My #89-Rock & From Farewell Andromeda (#16-Rock-U.S. & Morning)” #20-AC-U.S. #23-Canada/1973) + #26-AC- Canada/1973 20 John Denver “Please, Daddy (Don’t Get Drunk This #69-Rock & From Farewell Andromeda (#16-Rock-U.S. & Christmas)” Country-U.S. #23-Canada/1973) + #82-Rock & #68-Country- Canada/1973 21 John Denver “” #1-Rock & AC From John Denver’s Greatest Hits (#1-U.S. + & #42- #1-Canada, #4-Australia, #17-New Zealand & Country -U.S. #7-U.K.-Albums/1973). + #1-Rock & #2-AC- Canada/1973 21A Cliff DeYoung “Sunshine On My Shoulders” Unreleased Sunshine was a 1975 comedy-drama series on Television NBC-TV, starring Cliff DeYoung and Elizabeth Show Theme/ Cheshire, about a hippie musician raising his 1973 young daughter alone after the death of his wife. The series was based on the 1973 made- for-TV movie Sunshine, and DeYoung, Bill Mumy, Corey Fischer, and Meg Foster all reprised their roles from the film. The show's opening theme was John Denver's hit song "Sunshine on My Shoulders." 22 Denny Brooks “Sierra” Unreleased Title theme from the NBC-TV series, Sierra. Television John Denver – composer. Show Theme/ 1974 23 John Denver “The New Land” Unreleased Title theme from ABC-TV series, The New Television Land. Show Theme/ 1974 24 John Denver “Annie’s Song” #1-Rock & AC From Back Home Again (#1-Rock & Country- & #9-Country U.S. + #1-Canada, #14-New Zealand & #3- -U.S. + #1- U.K.-Albums/1974). Rock & AC & #3- Country - Canada & #1- U.K./1974 25 John Denver “Back Home Again” #5-Rock & From Back Home Again (#1-Rock & Country- #1-AC & U.S. + #1-Canada, #14-New Zealand & #3- Country-U.S. U.K.-Albums/1974). + #10-Rock & #1-AC & Country/1974 26 John Denver “Sweet Surrender” #13-Rock, #1- From Back Home Again (#1-Rock & Country- AC & #7- U.S. + #1-Canada, #14-New Zealand & #3- Country-U.S. U.K.-Albums/1974). + #38-Rock, #1-AC & #15- Country- Canada/1974 27 John Denver “Thank God I’m A Country Boy” #5-Rock & From An Evening With John Denver (#2-Rock #1-AC & & #1-Country-U.S. + #1-Canada & New Country-U.S. Zealand, #35-Australia, #31-U.K.-Albums/ + #1-Rock, 1975). AC & Country- Canada/1975 27A Penny Dehaven “Thank God I’m A Country Girl” –Singles/ 1975 27B Allan Lieberman “Thank God I’m A Jewish Boy” –/2005 27C Bob Rivers “Oh God I’m An Ocean Buoy” –/1997 28 John Denver “I’m Sorry” #1-Rock, AC A-side. From (#1-Rock & Country- & Country- U.S. + #1-Canada, #5-New Zealand & #14- U.S. + #1- U.K.-Albums/ 1975). Rock & AC & #4-Country- Canada-1975 29 John Denver “Calypso” #1-Rock, AC B-Side. Tribute to Jacque Cousteau’s & Country- environmental exploration ship. From U.S. + #1- Windsong (#1-Rock & Country-U.S. + #1- Rock & AC & Canada, #5-New Zealand & #14-U.K.-Albums/ #4-Country- 1975). Canada-1975 30 John Denver With Olivia “Fly Away” #13-Rock, #1- From Windsong (#1-Rock & Country-U.S. + #1- Newton-John AC & #12- Canada, #5-New Zealand & #14-U.K.-Albums/ Country-U.S. 1975). + #13-Rock, #1-AC & #28- Country- Canada/1975 31 John Denver “Christmas For Cowboys” #58-Rock- From (#14-Rock- U.S. + #77- U.S. + #40-Canada-Albums/1975) Rock & #26- AC-Canada/ 1975 32 John Denver “” #29-Rock, #1- Used prominently in the final episodes of the AC & #30- CBS-TV series, Magnum P.I., when “Magnum” Country-U.S. (Tom Selleck) is in a coma. From Windsong + #63-Rock, (#1-Rock & Country-U.S. + #1-Canada, #5- #4-AC & #8- New Zealand & #14-U.K.-Albums/ 1975). Country- Canada/1976 33 John Denver “It Makes Me Giggle” #6-Rock, #9- From (#7-Rock & #3-Country-U.S. +#22- AC & #70- Canada, #7-New Zealand & #9-U.K.- Country-U.S. Albums/1976). + #83-Rock, #22-AC & #39-Country- Canada/1976 34 John Denver “” #36-Rock, #1- From Spirit (#7-Rock & #3-Country-U.S. +#22- AC & #34- Canada, #7-New Zealand & #9-U.K.- Country-U.S. Albums/1976). + #63-Rock, #4-AC & #8- Country- Canada/1976 35 John Denver “Baby, You Look Good To Me Tonight” #65-Rock, From Spirit (#7-Rock & #3-Country-U.S. +#22- #13-AC & Canada, #7-New Zealand & #9-U.K.- #22-Country- Albums/1976). U.S. + #29- Rock & #89- Country- Canada/ 1976 36 John Denver “My Sweet Lady” #32-Rock, From John Denver’s Greatest Hits, Volume 2 #13-AC & (#6-Rock & #7-Country-U.S. + #24-Canada, #62-Country- #3-Australia, #17-New Zealand & #9-U.K.- U.S. + #52- Albums/1977). Rock & #15- AC-Canada/ 1977 37 John Denver “How Can I Leave You Again” #44-Rock, #2- From I Want To Live (#45-Albums/1977). AC & #22- Country-U.S. + #40-Rock, #10-AC & #6- Country- Canada/1977 38 John Denver “Bet On The ” –Singles/1977 From I Want To Live (#45-Albums/1977). – composer. 39 John Denver “It Amazes Me” #59-Rock, #9- From I Want To Live (#45-Albums/1977). AC & #72- Country-U.S. + #15-Rock & #72-Country- Canada/1978 40 John Denver “I Want To Live” #55-Rock & From I Want To Live (#45-Albums/1977). #10-AC-U.S. + #81-Rock & #9-AC- Canada/1978 41 John Denver “Downhill Stuff” #106-Rock & From John Denver (#25-Rock & #10-Country- #64-Country/ U.S. + #25-Canada & #68-U.K.-Albums/1979). 1978 42 John Denver “What’s On Your Mind” #107-Rock, A-Side. From John Denver (#25-Rock & #10- #10-AC & Country-U.S. + #25-Canada & #68-U.K.- #47-Country- Albums/1979). U.S. + #29- AC & #25- Country- Canada/1979 43 John Denver “Sweet Melinda” #47-Country- B-Side. From John Denver (#25-Rock & #10- U.S. Country-U.S. + #25-Canada & #68-U.K.- Albums/1979). 44 John Denver “Garden Song” #31-AC-U.S. From John Denver (#25-Rock & #10-Country- + #7-AC- U.S. + #25-Canada & #68-U.K.-Albums/1979). Canada/1979 45 John Denver & “A Baby Just Like You” –Singles/1979 From A Christmas Together (#26- Albums/1979). Originally released on Rocky Mountain Christmas (#14-Albums/1975). 46 John Denver & The Muppets “The Peace Carol” –Singles/1979 From A Christmas Together (#26-Albums/ 1979). 47 John Denver & The Muppets “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” –Singles/1979 From A Christmas Together (#26-Albums/ 1979). 48 John Denver “Autograph” #52-Rock, From Autograph (#39-Rock & #28-Country- #20-AC & U.S. + #72-Canada & #56-Australia-Albums/ #84-Country- 1980). U.S.+ #2-AC- Canada/1980 49 John Denver “Dancing With The Mountains” #97-Rock & From Autograph (#39-Rock & #28-Country- #43-AC/1980 U.S. + #72-Canada & #56-Australia-Albums/ 1980). 50 John Denver “Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days #36-Rock, From Some Days Are Diamonds (#32-Rock & Are Stones)” #12-AC & #7-Country-U.S. + #20-Australia-Albums/1981). #10-Country- U.S. + #1-AC & Country- Canada/1981 51 John Denver “The Cowboy And The Lady” #66-Rock & – composer. From Some #50-Country/ Days Are Diamonds (#32-Rock & #7-Country- 1981 U.S. + #20-Australia-Albums/1981). 52 Placido Domingo & John “Perhaps Love” #59-Rock & From Perhaps Love (#18-Rock-U.S. + #20- Denver #22-AC-U.S. Netherlands, #24-New Zealand, & #17-U.K.- + #46-U.K./ Albums/1982). 1982 53 John Denver “” #31-Rock & From Seasons Of The Heart (#39-Rock & #18- #1-AC-U.S. + Country-U.S. + #65-Australia-Albums/1982). #1-AC- Canada/1982 54 John Denver “Seasons Of The Heart” #78-Rock & From Seasons Of The Heart (#39-Rock & #18- #23-AC-U.S. Country + #65-Australia-Albums/ 1982). + #16-AC- Canada/1982 55 John Denver “Opposite Tables” –Singles/1982 From Seasons Of The Heart (#39-Rock & #18- Country + #65-Australia-Albums/ 1982). 56 John Denver & Emmylou “Wild Montana Skies #26-AC & From It’s About Time (#61-Rock & #55- Harris #14-Country- Country-U.S. + #92-Canada, #19-Australia & U.S. + #14- #90-U.K.-Albums/ 1983. AC & #15- Country- Canada/1983 57 John Denver “Hold On Tightly” –Singles/1983 From It’s About Time (#61-Rock & #55- Country-U.S. + #92-Canada, #19-Australia & #90-U.K.-Albums/ 1983. 58 John Denver “It’s About Time” –Singles/1983 From It’s About Time (#61-Rock & #55- Country-U.S. + #92-Canada, #19-Australia & #90-U.K.-Albums/ 1983. 59 John Denver “Just A Dream Away” –Singles/1984 Theme for the 1984 Winter Olympics. 60 John Denver “The Gold And Beyond” –Singles/1984 Theme for the 1984 Winter Olympics. 61 John Denver & “Love Again” #85-Rock & From John Denver’s Greatest Hits, Volume 3 #30-AC-U.S. (#203-Rock-U.S.-Albums/1984)/ + #21-AC- Canada/1984 62 John Denver “Don’t Close Your Eyes Tonight” #37-AC/1985 From Dreamland Express (#94-Rock & #64- Country-U.S. + #71-New Zealand-Albums/ 1985). 63 John Denver “Dreamland Express” #34-AC & #9- From Dreamland Express (#94-Rock & #64- Country-U.S. Country-U.S. + #71-New Zealand-Albums/ + #23-AC & 1985). #17-Country- Canada/1985 64 John Denver “Along For The Ride (’56 T-Bird)” #57-Country/ From One World (#90-Australia & #91-U.K.- 1986 Albums /1986.) 65 John Denver “Let Us Begin (What Are We Making –Singles/1986 From One World (#90-Australia & #91-U.K.- Weapons For?” Albums /1986.) 66 John Denver “We Are One: Sister Cities” –Singles/1986 67 John Denver “For You” –Singles/1988 From Higher Ground (#49-Country-U.S. & #5- Australia-Albums/1988). 68 John Denver “A Country Girl In Paris” #96-Country/ From Higher Ground (#49-Country-U.S. & #5- 1988 Australia-Albums/1988). 69 John Denver “Never A Doubt –Singles/1988 From Higher Ground (#49-Country-U.S. & #5- Australia-Albums/1988). 70 John Denver “The One World” –Singles/1988 71 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band With John “And So It Goes” #14-Country- Denver U.S. + #9- Country- Canada/1989 72 John Denver “The Flower That Shattered The Stone” –Singles/1990 From The Flower That Shattered The Stone (#185-Albums/1990). 73 John Denver “Eagles And Horses” –Singles/1990 From The Flower That Shattered The Stone (#185-Albums/1990). 74 John Denver “Wish You Were Here (Postcard From –Singles/1990 From The Flower That Shattered The Stone Paris)” (#185-Albums/1990). 75 John Denver “18 Holes” –Singles/1992 Sendup of the song below. 75A Tennessee Ernie Ford “16 Tons” #1-Rock & Country/1955 76 John Denver “Calypso (Live)” –Singles/1995 From The Wildlife Concert (#104-U.S. & #45- Australia-Albums/1995). 77 John Denver “For You (Live)” –Singles/1995 From The Wildlife Concert (#104-U.S. & #45- Australia-Albums/1995). 78 John Denver With Justine “Perhaps Love (Liefde Is...)" –Singles/1996 From A Celebration Of Life (1943-1997) – The Pelmelay Last Recordings (#130-Rock & #16-Country- Albums/1997). 79 John Denver “Annie’s Song (Accoustic Mix) –Singles/2004 From the DVD A Song’s Best Friend (–/2005).