| Bobby's Biggest Hits | ||||
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Genre | Rock & Roll | |||
| Label | Cameo Records C-1009 | |||
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Bobby's Biggest Hits is the first compilation album by Bobby Rydell and was released in 1961. [1] It reached #12 on the Billboard 200.
| No. | Title | Writer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kissin' Time" | Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann | 2:12 |
| 2. | "You'll Never Tame Me" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | 2:26 |
| 3. | "We Got Love" | Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann | 2:15 |
| 4. | "I Dig Girls" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Wild One" | Bernie Lowe, Dave Appell, Kal Mann | 2:18 |
| 6. | "Little Bitty Girl" | Clint Ballard Jr., Fred Tobias | 2:22 |
| 7. | "Swingin' School" | Bernie Lowe, Dave Appell, Kal Mann | 2:15 |
| 8. | "Ding-A-Ling" | Bernie Lowe, Dave Appell, Kal Mann | 2:25 |
| 9. | "Volare" | Domenico Modugno, Mitchell Parish | 2:23 |
| 10. | "I'd Do It Again" | Clint Ballard Jr., Fred Tobias | 2:16 |
| 11. | "Sway" | Norman Gimbel, Pablo Beltrán Ruiz | 2:16 |
| 12. | "Groovy Tonight" | Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann | 2:08 |
Album
| Year | Chart | Peak Position |
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| 1961 | Billboard 200 | 12 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | "I Dig Girls" | U.S.Billboard | 14 |
| 1960 | "Wild One" | 2 | |
| U.S. R&B | 10 | ||
| UK Singles | 7 | ||
| "Little Bitty Girl" | U.S.Billboard | 19 | |
| "Swingin' School" | 5 | ||
| UK Singles | 44 | ||
| "Ding-a-Ling" | U.S.Billboard | 18 | |
| "Sway" | 14 | ||
| UK Singles | 12 | ||
| "Groovy Tonight" | U.S.Billboard | 70 | |
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