Legendary crooner Frank
Sinatra would have been 103 today. Known for such iconic songs as “I Get A
Kick Out Of You,” “Fly Me To The Moon” and “Come Fly With Me,” among many others,
his work spanned more than five decades with an indelible impact that lasted
far beyond his living years.
One of the first teen idols, Sinatra’s popularity exceeded that
of any artist that came before him. By the time he went solo in 1942, he had
throngs of hysterically screaming girls at his shows and he hadn’t even released
his first solo album yet. He would go on to release 59 studio albums, plus
countless compilations, live albums and more. That popularity would also translate
into film and television. He has appeared in more than 60 films and television
shows, as well as had his music featured in hundreds more.
In honor of Frank Sinatra’s birthday, Vinyl Bay 777, Long
Island’s music outlet, is taking a look back at some of the crooner’s biggest
hit singles. Here are six that impacted the charts and changed the music
industry forever.
1.
“Love And Marriage”: Most well known for its use
as the theme song to the 1987 sitcom ‘Married…With Children,’ Sinatra first
recorded “Love And Marriage” in 1955 for a television production of ‘Our Town.’
The song became a hit for him that same year, reaching number five on the
Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the UK charts.
2.
“High Hopes”: Now a popular children’s song, “High
Hopes” was initially made popular by Sinatra. The 1959 song, which featured a
children’s choir backing up the crooner, didn’t fare as well on the charts as
some of his other hits, though it still managed to rank at number 30 on the
Billboard Hot 100.
3.
“Strangers In The Night”: A number one hit all
around, “Strangers In The Night” was Sinatra’s biggest hit by far. It was also
one of his least favorites, having referred to it in the past as “the worst
f***ing song I’ve ever heard” and never performing it live.
4.
“Somethin’ Stupid”: Like father like daughter,
Sinatra’s daughter Nancy was also a singer with her own string of hits in the
1960s and 1970s. The two collaborated in
1967 on a cover of the song “Somethin’ Stupid,” giving them a number one hit on
the Billboard Hot 100. It was also the first time a father-daughter duo reached
number one on the chart and remains the only song to have done that.
5.
“My Way”: A Sinatra classic (and another song he
disliked), “My Way” became a hit for the crooner in 1969, one of the last
before he attempted to retire two years later. The song has since become one of
the most covered songs of all time with some of the most popular versions sung by
Sid
Vicious, Elvis
Presley and Aretha
Franklin.
6.
“Theme from ‘New York, New York’”: Though mostly
associated with Sinatra nowadays, “Theme from ‘New York, New York’” was
actually originally recorded by Liza
Minnelli in 1977. Minnelli’s version, however, never reached the top 100.
Sinatra’s version reached number 32 on the chart and number 10 at adult
contemporary, making it a bona-fide hit and cementing it as one of his most
well-known recordings.
Frank Sinatra has had a prolific career, releasing more than
60 albums, hundreds of singles and appearing in many television and film roles.
His hits, like the ones above, have stood the test of time and are still being
enjoyed by fans all over the world to this day.
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