This list starts with 110 hit records from the Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the pirate radio channel Veronica first introduced it. Joost den Draaijer was the initiator of the top 40 in the Netherlands. Most successful single-artists: 1. Rolling Stones, 2. Madonna, 3. The Beatles, 4. Golden Earring*, 5. Michael Jackson, 6. BZN*, 7 The Cats*, 8. Bee Gees, 9 Queen and 10 ABBA.(* are Dutch artists)

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* The Bee Gees and Bee Gees related songs.

* Rank in Top 2x 2.010 - Title - Artist - Album - (Writer) Label dd-mm-yyyy NL # = Highest position in the Dutch top 40 (number of weeks in charts), highest position in the UK and the USA charts - NL Tipparade = Noted in Dutch Tipparade Top 30.

# 1.

Stayin' Alive Bee Gees Saturday Night Fever

( BRM ) RSO 11-02-1978 NL # 1 ( 16 weeks ), UK #4 and US # 1

# 2.

Ghetto Supastar - That Is What You Are ( Samples Islands In The Stream ) Michel Pras, Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya Ghetto Superstar ( BRM ) Interscope 06-06-1998 NL # 1 ( 16 weeks ), US # 15 and UK # 2 ...."CD-maxi Ghetto Supastar" The catchy beat and chorus by a then unknown Mya was irresistable, and the addition of Ol' Dirty delivering his famous weird rap flow was a good plus.

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Saved By The Bell Robin Gibb Robin's Reign & Salvato Dal Campanello ( R ) - Polydor 19-07-1969( NL # 1 ( 16 weeks ) and UK # 2...........Robin Hugh Gibb CBE was born December 22, 1949, in Douglas, Isle of Man, the twin of Maurice Gibb.

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Only One Woman The Marbles Marble-ized ( BRM ) - Polydor 21-09-1968( NL # 3 ( 17 weeks ) and UK # 5........Their debut release was titled "Only One Woman" and came out during August. Continental Europe and Japan had the pleasure of seeing what the duo looked like as the record was accompanied in a picture sleeve. The song was hit in various countries around the world. In the UK it peaked at No. 5. But it's highest position was in South Africa where it reached the No. 1 spot. YouTube

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Massachusetts Bee Gees Massachusetts ( BRM ) - Polydor 07-10-1967 NL # 1 ( 15 weeks ), UK # 1 and US # 11........A big single was "Massachusetts," which launched the trio into superstardom.

# 6.

Spicks And Specks Bee Gees Startrack vol. 13 & Brilliant From Birth ( B ) - Polydor 01-04-1967 NL # 2 ( 15 weeks )...........In September the Bee Gees’ single "Spicks and Specks" made its first appearance in Sydney’s Top 40. It eventually climbed to number 3, spent nearly 5 months on the chart and was named Go-Set’s Record of the Year and 2UE’s (commercial radio station in Sydney) Best Australian group recording for 1966. It was issued in Britain on 24 February 1967, and became their first European chart entry.

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Woman In Love Barbra Streisand Guilty ( BR ) - CBS 27-09-1980 NL # 1 ( 14 weeks ), US Billboard # 1 and UK # 1..............She had her biggest selling album in 1980 with Guilty, which was written and produced by Barry Gibb and contained the number one hit "Woman in Love." YouTube

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Grease Frankie Valli Grease ( B ) - RSO 26-08-1978 NL #1 ( 14 weeks), US # 1 and UK # 3............In 1978, Frankie Valli scored again with the title track, "Grease", from the best selling soundtrack of the popular movie starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta.

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World Bee Gees I've Gotta Get A Message To You ( BRM ) - Pickwick 23-12-1967 NL # 1 ( 13 weeks ) and UK # 9.............1968 saw two major hits, "World" and "I Gotta Get a Message to You". These are the band's golden years before any of their unforgettable disco hits.

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Don't Forget To Remember Bee Gees Cucumber Castle ( BM ) - Polydor 30-08-1969 NL # 1 ( 13 weeks ) and UK # 2........1969: The Bee Gees hit the US charts with "I Started A Joke," "First Of May," "Tomorrow Tomorrow" and "Don't Forget To Remember."

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I've Gotta Get A Message To You Bee Gees I've Gotta Get A Message To You ( BRM ) Pickwick 24-8-1968 NL # 3 ( 13 weeks ), UK # 1and US # 8.........The Bee Gees hit the US charts with "Words" and "Jumbo" and their first US Top 10 hit "I've Gotta Get A Message To You."

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Night Fever Bee Gees Saturday Night Fever ( BRM ) - RSO 29-04-1978 NL # 3 ( 13 weeks), US # 1and UK # 1...........When 'Stayin' Alive' fell off the peak, its place was taken by '(Love Is) Thicker Than Water' by Andy Gibb, (youngest brother of the Bee Gees family), before 'Night Fever' became the sixth chart-topper in the film. That was replaced by Yvonne Elliman's 'If I Can't Have You', which made seven No. 1s on one soundtrack, a record which is hard to believe.
Four more singles from the movie entered the chart and the Saturday Night Fever album became the biggest selling sound track disc of all time, topping the US album chart for 24 weeks.

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Grease - megamix ( You're The One That I Want / Greased Lightning / Summer Nights ) John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John Disco 2.1 ( B ) - Polydor 16-02-1991 NL # 3 ( 13 weeks).........John Farrar, who penned ''Hopelessly Devoted to You'' and ''You're the one that I want ''is a long time collaborator of Olivia Newton John and was brought in to showcase her talents.

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The Singer Sang His Song - Bee Gees Massachusetts ( BRM ) - Polydor 27-04-1968 NL # 2 ( 11 weeks ), US # 57 and UK # 25

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Jumbo Bee Gees I've Gotta Get A Message To You ( BRM ) - Pickwick 27-04-1968 NL # 2 ( 11 weeks )..........Robert Stigwood their manager recently remarked of the Bee Gees that he wasn’t remotely worried by the failure of “Jumbo” because the boys had such writing talent that they could go on and on forever.

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Words Bee Gees Superstarshine vol. 4 ( BRM ) - Polydor 24-02-1968 NL # 1 (- 9 weeks ), US # 15 and UK # 8..........The Bee Gees ruled the Top Forty airwaves with pop classics like "New York Mining Disaster 1941," "Words," and "Lonely Days.

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Lonely Days Bee Gees 2 Years On ( BRM ) - Polydor 28-11-1970 NL # 3 ( 10 weeks ), US # 3 and UK # 33

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You Win Again - Bee Gees E.S.P. ( BRM ) - Warner Bros 19-09-1987 NL #5 ( 13 weeks ), UK # 1 and US # 75..........The late 80's comeback.

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Holiday - Bee Gees 1st ( BR ) - Polydor 25-11-1967 NL # 3 ( 10 weeks ) and US # 16......Colin Petersen was the first non-Gibb brother to become an official member of The Bee Gees. Born in Queensland, Australia, He attended the Humpybong State School at the same time that Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb did, though they seldom crossed paths in any significant way. He was a piano student before turning to the drums, and his main focus initially was jazz. After leaving school he passed through various bands, most notably Steve and the Board, and it was when he crossed paths with {Maurice Gibb} that the latter invited him to sit in on one of the trio's sessions in Sydney. Petersen played on the group's first four albums, from Bee Gees 1st through Odessa. youtube

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Emotion - Destiny's Child Survivor ( BR ) - Columbia 08-10-2001 NL # 7 ( 14 weeks ), US # 10 and UK # 3........Destiny's Child rose to become one of the most popular female R&B groups of the late '90s. This cover of Andy Gibb's "Emotion" was also successful.

21. First Of May - Bee Gees Sound Of Love ( BRM ) - Karussell 15-03-1969 NL # 2 ( 8 weeks ), US # 37 and UK # 6.......there were conflicts over the release of "First of May" as a single. Robin thought that "Lamplight" should be the a-side.

22. The Walls Fell Down - The Marbles Marble-ized ( BRM ) - Polydor 29-03-1969 NL # 3 ( 9 weeks ) and UK # 28........They're characteristic of the Bee Gees' late-'60s style, but given such a bombastic treatment that you can't help wishing that the Bee Gees had done them instead.

23. I Started A Joke - Bee Gees Idea ( BRM ) - Polydor 18-01-1969 NL # 3 (- 9 weeks )and US # 6.......Die Platte " I Started A Joke" stand 9 Wochen in die Holländische Top 40 von 1969 ! Mit # 3 als Topposition !

24. New York Mining Disaster 1941 Bee Gees Massachusetts ( BR ) - Polydor 03-06-1967 NL # 4 ( 10 weeks ), US # 14 and UK # 12........is actually about a disaster elsewhere in the world.

25. Tomorrow Tomorrow - Bee Gees Massachusetts ( BM ) - Polydor 21-06-1969 NL # 3 ( 9 weeks ), US # 54 and UK # 23.......Barry's singing voice in "Tomorrow, Tomorrow" is excellent.

26. Tragedy - Bee Gees Spirits Having Flown ( BRM ) - RSO 24-02-1979 NL # 4 ( 10 weeks ), US # 1 and UK # 1........The Bee Gees: Barry Gibb (vocals, guitar); Robin Gibb (vocals); Maurice Gibb (bass, background vocals). The brothers' trademark harmonies and irresistible pop hooks were in evidence throughout, making SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN essential for those enamored of mid-period Bee Gees or R&B-flavored '70s pop.

27. All The Love In The World - Dionne Warwick Heartbreaker ( BRM ) - Arista 15-01-1983 NL # 3 ( 8 weeks ) and UK # 10........."All The Love In The World" is classic Warwick and the Gibbs seem to have a knack for pulling out the personality of singers they produce and write for.

28. Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton Eyes That See In The Dark ( BRM ) RCA 24-9-1983 NL # 4 ( 9 weeks ), US # 1and UK # 7.........Born in Texas, the fourth of eight children, singer Kenny Rogers grew up in a poor area of Houston where his father worked in a shipyard and his mother in a hospital. His duet, Islands in the Stream, with fellow country singer Dolly Parton was ranked the #1 on CMT 100 greatest country duets of all time. Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on January 19, 1946, one of 12 children of Robert Lee Parton, a tobacco farmer, and Avie Lee Parton (née Owens). Dolly grew up on a run-down farm in Locust Ridge, TN. At 12 she was appearing on Knoxville TV, and at 13 she was already recording on a small label and appearing at the Grand Ole Opry. After graduating from high school in Sevier County, Tennessee, in 1964, she moved to Nashville to launch her career as a country singer.

29. To Love Somebody - Jimmy Somerville The Singles Collection 1984/1990 & Earliest Bee Gees With And By Others ( BR ) - London 22-12-1990 NL # 6 ( 10 weeks ) UK # 8..........By the end of the 80s Jimmy had decided to go alone and his solo work continued the musical styles he had previously helped establish.

30. Heartbreaker - Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker ( BRM ) - Arista 16-10-1982 NL # 5 ( 8 weeks ), US # 10 and UK # 2.......Heartbreaker' is a collection of the most popular songs recorded by the New Jersey-born soul singer, Dionne Warwick. The majority of the tracks included here were both written and produced by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Nine of the twenty-four tracks featured, reached the top 40 of the UK singles chart.

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