6. Stand By Me by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller (1961)
Stand By Me was successful on its own, but it had a big time reboot when it was used in the Stephen King blockbuster movie Stand By Me. Twenty years after it was written it found itself at the top of the charts thanks to the 1986 hit movie.
Reportedly the song’s title was inspired by a spiritual composition that was written by Sam Cooke calledStand By My Father. The spiritual version of the song was sung by The Soul Stirrers. So far, there have been more than 400 recorded versions of Stand by Me performed by a variety of artists. The song has earned an estimated $27 million.
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