Song · The Everly Brothers
“Bye Bye Love” by The Everly Brothers
Released 1987
“Bye Bye Love” by The Everly Brothers appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2012 and 2023. It was first released in 1987. Its best result is #527 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,604 indie & aaa song of all time.
Felice and Boudleaux Bryant wrote "Bye Bye Love", and 30 other acts turned it down before the Everly Brothers took it on; Cadence put their version out in 1957. Their loss. Don Everly dreamed up the guitar intro himself and it got bolted onto the front of the song, Chet Atkins played lead on the session, Floyd Chance held down the upright bass and Buddy Harman sat behind the drums, and the result is rockabilly with a country heart and a pop smile.
It climbed to No. 2 on the Billboard pop chart, went all the way to No. 1 on Cash Box's best-seller list, and topped the country chart that spring as well. The Grammy Hall of Fame took it in in 1998, and Rolling Stone ranked it 210th among the 500 greatest songs of all time.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 585 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) | 885 |
| 2023 | 527 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time | 909 |
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