Song · Bobby Darin
“Beyond the Sea” by Bobby Darin
Released 1961
“Beyond the Sea” by Bobby Darin appears on 5 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2004 and 2022. It was first released in 1961. Its best result is #379 on the WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,783 indie & aaa song of all time.
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Bobby Darin took "Beyond the Sea" in 1959 and made it his own, swinging a song that started life as Charles Trenet's French "La Mer". Trenet had written an ode to the sea itself; Jack Lawrence's English lyrics turned it into a love song, and Darin sings it with finger-snapping cool, all confidence and no sweat.
Of all the versions out there, his is the one people know best. It went to No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached No. 8 in Britain in early 1960.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 750 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) | 885 |
| 2009 | 379 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
| 2010 | 506 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
| 2020 | 955 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2022 | 1026 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 | 603 |
Also listed as: Beyond The Sea.
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