Paul Fannin
Well-Known Member
My exhaustive research yields these songs as the 40 most popular radio hits of songs that ORIGINATED from TV shows. It encompasses the Rock Era (1955 to present)...don't touch that dial, here they are with the year and if not obvious, the show:
40..."Theme From 'the Dukes of Hazzard' (Good Ol' Boys)" Waylon Jennings, 1980
39..."Long Lonesome Highway" Michael Parks, 1970 (Then Came Bronson)
38..."Baretta's Theme" Rhythm Heritage, 1976
37..."Here Comes the Judge" Pigmeat Markham,1968 (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In)
36..."Bonanza" Al Caiola & his Orchestra, 1961
35..."Give It All You Got" Chuck Mangione, 1980 (ABC's Coverage of 1980 Winter Olympics)
34..."Different Worlds" Maureen McGovern, 1979 (Angie)
33..."Love Me To Pieces" Jill Corey, 1957 (Studio One Summer Theater)
32..."My Sweet Lady" Cliff DeYoung, 1974 (Sunshine)
31..."I'll Be There For You" Rembrandts, 1995 (Friends)
30..."Jeans On" David Dundas, 1977 (British TV Commercial)
29..."Rubber Duckie" Ernie (Jim Henson), 1970 (Sesame Street)
28..."Action" Freddy Cannon, 1965 (Where the Action Is)
27..."Quentin's Theme" Charles Randolph Greane Sounde, 1969 (Dark Shadows)
26..."Tracy's Theme" Spencer Ross, 1960 (Philadelphia Story)
25..."Smuggler's Blues" Glenn Frey, 1985 (Miami Vice)
24..."I Dreamed" Betty Johnson, 1957 (Modern Romances)
23..."Theme From 'Dr. Kildare' (Three Stars Will Shine)" Richard Chamberlain, 1962
22..."The Rockford Files" Mike Post, 1975
21..."Theme From 'Hill Street Blues'" Mike Post, 1981
20..."Theme Song From ('Song For A Summer Night)(Pts I & II)" Mitch Miller, 1956
19..."Start Movin' In My Direction" Sal Mineo, 1957 (Kraft TV Theater, 'Drummer Man')
18..."Peter Gunn" Ray Anthony, 1959
17..."Nadia's Theme (The Young and the Restless)" Barry DeVorzon/Perry Botkin, Jr, 1976
16..."The Times of Your Life" Paul Anka, 1976 (Kodak TV Commercial)
15..."Happy Days" Pratt & McClain, 1976
14..."One Moment In Time" Whitney Houston, 1988 (NBC Coverage of theas 1988 Olympics)
13..."Love and Marriage" Frank Sinatra, 1955 (Producers Showcase production of 'Our Town')
12..."Makin' It" David Naughton, 1979
11..."Ballad of Davy Crockett" Fess Parker, 1955
10..."Hard To Get" Giselle MacKenzie, 1955 (Justice)
9...."Hawaii Five-O" Ventures, 1969
8...."Secret Agent Man" Johnny Rivers, 1966 (Secret Agent)
7...."Teen-Age Crush" Tommy Sands, 1957 (Kraft TV Theater production of 'The Singing Idol')
6...."You Belong To the City" Glenn Frey, 1985 (Miami Vice)
5...."Theme From 'The Greatest American Hero'(Believe It Or Not)" Joey Scarbury, 1981
4...."Welcome Back" John Sebastian, 1976 (Welcome Back Kotter)
3...."Theme From 'SWAT'" Rhythm Heritage, 1976
2...."Miami Vice Theme" Jan Hammer, 1985
1...."T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia)" M.F.S.B. f/Three Degrees, 1974 (Soul Train)
as long as I'm breathing....
40..."Theme From 'the Dukes of Hazzard' (Good Ol' Boys)" Waylon Jennings, 1980
39..."Long Lonesome Highway" Michael Parks, 1970 (Then Came Bronson)
38..."Baretta's Theme" Rhythm Heritage, 1976
37..."Here Comes the Judge" Pigmeat Markham,1968 (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In)
36..."Bonanza" Al Caiola & his Orchestra, 1961
35..."Give It All You Got" Chuck Mangione, 1980 (ABC's Coverage of 1980 Winter Olympics)
34..."Different Worlds" Maureen McGovern, 1979 (Angie)
33..."Love Me To Pieces" Jill Corey, 1957 (Studio One Summer Theater)
32..."My Sweet Lady" Cliff DeYoung, 1974 (Sunshine)
31..."I'll Be There For You" Rembrandts, 1995 (Friends)
30..."Jeans On" David Dundas, 1977 (British TV Commercial)
29..."Rubber Duckie" Ernie (Jim Henson), 1970 (Sesame Street)
28..."Action" Freddy Cannon, 1965 (Where the Action Is)
27..."Quentin's Theme" Charles Randolph Greane Sounde, 1969 (Dark Shadows)
26..."Tracy's Theme" Spencer Ross, 1960 (Philadelphia Story)
25..."Smuggler's Blues" Glenn Frey, 1985 (Miami Vice)
24..."I Dreamed" Betty Johnson, 1957 (Modern Romances)
23..."Theme From 'Dr. Kildare' (Three Stars Will Shine)" Richard Chamberlain, 1962
22..."The Rockford Files" Mike Post, 1975
21..."Theme From 'Hill Street Blues'" Mike Post, 1981
20..."Theme Song From ('Song For A Summer Night)(Pts I & II)" Mitch Miller, 1956
19..."Start Movin' In My Direction" Sal Mineo, 1957 (Kraft TV Theater, 'Drummer Man')
18..."Peter Gunn" Ray Anthony, 1959
17..."Nadia's Theme (The Young and the Restless)" Barry DeVorzon/Perry Botkin, Jr, 1976
16..."The Times of Your Life" Paul Anka, 1976 (Kodak TV Commercial)
15..."Happy Days" Pratt & McClain, 1976
14..."One Moment In Time" Whitney Houston, 1988 (NBC Coverage of theas 1988 Olympics)
13..."Love and Marriage" Frank Sinatra, 1955 (Producers Showcase production of 'Our Town')
12..."Makin' It" David Naughton, 1979
11..."Ballad of Davy Crockett" Fess Parker, 1955
10..."Hard To Get" Giselle MacKenzie, 1955 (Justice)
9...."Hawaii Five-O" Ventures, 1969
8...."Secret Agent Man" Johnny Rivers, 1966 (Secret Agent)
7...."Teen-Age Crush" Tommy Sands, 1957 (Kraft TV Theater production of 'The Singing Idol')
6...."You Belong To the City" Glenn Frey, 1985 (Miami Vice)
5...."Theme From 'The Greatest American Hero'(Believe It Or Not)" Joey Scarbury, 1981
4...."Welcome Back" John Sebastian, 1976 (Welcome Back Kotter)
3...."Theme From 'SWAT'" Rhythm Heritage, 1976
2...."Miami Vice Theme" Jan Hammer, 1985
1...."T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia)" M.F.S.B. f/Three Degrees, 1974 (Soul Train)
as long as I'm breathing....
