Sonny Bono

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Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono ( BOH-noh; February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) was an American singer, songwriter, actor, and politician. In partnership with his second wife, Cher, he formed the singing duo Sonny & Cher. A member of the Republican Party, Bono served as the 16th mayor of Palm Springs, California, from 1988 to 1992, and served as the U.S. representative for California's 44th district from 1995 until his death in 1998. The United States Copyright Term Extension Act... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Sonny Bono first charted in 1957 with You Bug Me, Baby.The artist placed 25 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 7 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.The artist scored 21 UK Top‑75 entries, including 12 Top‑10 placements, including 3 number‑ones.On US AC the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.

Top songs: #1: I Got You Babe - #2: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - #3: Needles and Pins - #4: I Got You Babe - #5: Little Man
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  Larry Williams
1.
11/1957

You Bug Me, Baby
Larry Williams

17 pts
45
US












[Specialty 615]
written by Sonny Bono greentick & Larry Williams
  Jackie DeShannon
Needles and Pins
2.
05/1963

Needles and Pins
Jackie DeShannon

from Breakin' It Up on The Beatles Tour!   Breakin' It Up on The Beatles Tour!
9 pts
84
US












[Liberty 55563]
written by Jack Nitzsche & Sonny Bono greentick
  The Searchers
Needles and Pins
3.
01/1964

#3  Needles and Pins
The Searchers

from Meet the Searchers/Needles and Pins   
271 pts
13
US










1
UK
[Kapp 577]
written by Jack Nitzsche & Sonny Bono greentick
  The Barron Knights
Call Up the Groups
4.
07/1964

Call Up the Groups
The Barron Knights

from Call Up the Groups   
145 pts












3
UK
with Duke D'Mond
written by Sonny Bono greentick, Jack Nitzsche, Mitch Murray, John Lennon & Paul McCartney
  The Standells
5.
02/1965

The Boy Next Door
The Standells

4 pts
102
US












[Vee-Jay 643]
written by Charles Greene & Sonny Bono greentick
  Sonny & Cher
I Got You Babe
6.
07/1965

#1  I Got You Babe
Sonny & Cher

from Look at Us   Look at Us
432 pts
1
US






19
R&B


1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #444]
[Atco 6359]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
Baby Don't Go
7.
08/1965

Baby Don't Go
Sonny & Cher

from Baby Don't Go   
178 pts
8
US










11
UK
[Reprise 0309]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
  Sonny Bono
Laugh at Me
8.
08/1965

Laugh at Me
Sonny Bono greentick

from The Wondrous World of Sonny & Cher   
173 pts
10
US










9
UK
[Atco 45-6369]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
  Sonny & Cher
9.
08/1965

Just You
Sonny & Cher

from Look at Us   Look at Us
51 pts
20
US












[Atco 345]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
But You're Mine
10.
10/1965

But You're Mine
Sonny & Cher

from The Wondrous World of Sonny & Cher   The Wondrous World of Sonny & Cher
123 pts
15
US










17
UK
[Atco 6381]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
  Cher
Where Do You Go?
11.
10/1965

Where Do You Go?
Cher

from The Sonny Side of Cher   
41 pts
25
US












[Imperial 66136]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
  Sonny Bono
12.
11/1965

The Revolution Kind
Sonny Bono greentick

10 pts
70
US












[Atco 45-6386]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
  Cher
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
13.
03/1966

#2  Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
Cher

from The Sonny Side of Cher   
330 pts
2
US










3
UK
[Imperial 66160]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
  Sonny & Cher
14.
06/1966

Have I Stayed Too Long
Sonny & Cher

35 pts
49
US










42
UK
[Atco 6420]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
  Cher
I Feel Something in the Air
15.
08/1966

I Feel Something in the Air
Cher

from Cher [1966 album]   
18 pts












43
UK
written by Sonny Bono greentick
  Sonny & Cher
16.
09/1966

#5  Little Man
Sonny & Cher

from In Case You're in Love   
186 pts
21
US










4
UK

[Atco 6440]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
17.
11/1966

Living for You
Sonny & Cher

from In Case You're in Love   
24 pts
87
US










44
UK
[Atco 6449]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
  Cher
Mama (When My Dollies Have Babies)
18.
12/1966

Mama (When My Dollies Have Babies)
Cher

from With Love, Cher   
3 pts
124
US












[Imperial 66223]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
  Sonny & Cher
19.
01/1967

The Beat Goes On
Sonny & Cher

from In Case You're in Love   
164 pts
6
US










29
UK

[Atco 6461]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
  Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra
20.
04/1967

The Beat Goes On
Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra

from Lawrence Welk's Hits Of Our Time   
4 pts
104
US












instrumental
[Dot 17001]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
  Sonny & Cher
21.
04/1967

A Beautiful Story
Sonny & Cher

16 pts
53
US












[Atco 6480]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
22.
06/1967

Plastic Man
Sonny & Cher

10 pts
74
US












[Atco 6486]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
23.
08/1967

It's the Little Things
Sonny & Cher

from Good Times: Original Film Soundtrack   
17 pts
50
US












[Atco 6507]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
  Cher
You Better Sit Down Kids
24.
10/1967

You Better Sit Down Kids
Cher

from With Love, Cher   
99 pts
9
US












[Imperial 66261]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
  Roy Drusky
You Better Sit Down Kids
25.
03/1968

You Better Sit Down Kids
Roy Drusky

from Jody and the Kid   
4 pts




28
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[Mercury 72784]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
  Etta James
I Got You Babe
26.
05/1968

I Got You Babe
Etta James

15 pts
69
US






32
R&B




[Cadet 5606]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
  Sonny & Cher
A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done
27.
02/1972

A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done
Sonny & Cher

from All I Ever Need Is You   
133 pts
8
US
4
AC










[Kapp 2163]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
28.
03/1973

Mama Was a Rock & Roll Singer, Papa Used to Write All Her Songs
Sonny & Cher

from Mama Was a Rock and Roll Singer Papa Used to Write All Her Songs   
10 pts
77
US












[MCA 40026]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
  Smokie
Needles and Pins
29.
09/1977

Needles and Pins
Smokie

from Bright Lights & Back Alleys   
98 pts
68
US










10
UK
[RSO 881]
written by Jack Nitzsche & Sonny Bono greentick
  The Orbit
30.
11/1982

The Beat Goes On
The Orbit

14 pts






17
dance
24
R&B




featuring Carol Hall
[Quality/RFC 7025]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
  UB40
I Got You Babe
31.
07/1985

#4  I Got You Babe
UB40

from Baggariddim   Baggariddim
228 pts
28
US








40
rock
1
UK
with Chrissie Hynde
[A&M 2758]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
  Tom Petty
Needles and Pins
32.
12/1985

Needles and Pins
Tom Petty

from Pack Up the Plantation: Live!   Pack Up the Plantation: Live!
30 pts
37
US








17
rock


as Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Stevie Nicks
live
[MCA 52772]
written by Jack Nitzsche & Sonny Bono greentick
  Sonny & Cher
I Got You Babe
33.
05/1993

I Got You Babe
Sonny & Cher

11 pts












66
UK
R: used in the movie Groundhog Day
written by Sonny Bono greentick
  Cher
I Got You Babe
34.
12/1993

I Got You Babe
Cher

from The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience   The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience
29 pts
108
US










35
UK
as Cher & Beavis and Butthead
[novelty]
[Geffen album cut]
written by Sonny Bono greentick
  The All Seeing I
35.
03/1998

Beat Goes On
The All Seeing I

from Pickled Eggs & Sherbert   Pickled Eggs & Sherbert
78 pts












11
UK
written by Sonny Bono greentick
  Avid Merrion, Davina McCall, Patsy Kensit
I Got You Babe / Soda Pop
36.
12/2004

I Got You Babe / Soda Pop
Avid Merrion, Davina McCall, Patsy Kensit

128 pts












5
UK
written by Sonny Bono greentick, Cher & Leigh Francis
  Audio Bullys
Shot You Down
37.
06/2005

Shot You Down
Audio Bullys

from Generation   Generation
147 pts












3
UK
featuring Nancy Sinatra
written by Sonny Bono greentick, Simon Franks & Tom Dinsdale
  will.i.am
Bang Bang
38.
06/2013

Bang Bang
will.i.am

from The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film   The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film
136 pts












3
UK
written by William Adams, James P. Johnson, Cecil Mack & Sonny Bono greentick
  David Guetta
Shot Me Down
39.
02/2014

Shot Me Down
David Guetta

from Listen   Listen
138 pts












4
UK
featuring Skylar Grey
written by David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort & Sonny Bono greentick


See also...

Sonny & Cher

is/was married to Cher


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