NEW YORK GROUPS


This list compiled by Jerry Sko "The Tuneman" by email survey in 2002. He asked people to pick their top 25 NYC groups.

Following is the list of all  the NYC groups which received votes.

For the list of the final "TOP 25 NYC Groups" from Jerry's survey, click here. 

For another list containing all known NYC groups, click here.


GROUP NYC BOROUGH SONG 1 SONG 2 SONG 3 SONG 4 ADDITIONAL SONGS
ACCENTS BROOKLYN RAGS TO RICHES        
ADELPHIES BROOKLYN KATHLEEN        
ADMIRATIONS QUEENS BELLS OF ROSA RITA LITTLE BO PEEP      
ARROGANTS BROOKLYN MIRROR MIRROR CANADIAN SUNSET      
BACHELORS, DEAN BARLOW BROOKLYN BABY DELORES     NOTE: LEAD SINGER DEAN BARLOW CAME FROM DETROIT
BAY BOPS BROOKLYN JOANIE        
BELMONTS BRONX TELL ME WHY I NEED SOMEONE      
BELMONTS, DION BRONX I WONDER WHY NO ONE KNOWS A TEENAGER IN LOVE WHERE OR WHEN THAT’S MY DESIRE
BILLY DAWN QUARTETE BROOKLYN ETERNAL LOVE        
BLENDERS   GONE LITTLE SMALL TOWN GIRL      
BOB KNIGHT FOUR BROOKLYN GOOD GOOD GOODBYE



BOBBETTES MANHATTAN (The City)
MR. LEE        
BOP CHORDS MANHATTAN (The City)
CASTLE IN THE SKY WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING      
BOPTONES BROOKLYN I HAD A LOVE        
BOULEVARDS QUEENS DELORES        
BROOKLYN BOYS BROOKLYN          
CADILLACS MANHATTAN (The City)
GLORIA YOU ARE  THE GIRL I LOVE SPEEDO  
CAMELOTS BROOKLYN DON'T LEAVE ME BABY        
CAPITOLS BROOKLYN ANGEL OF LOVE CAUSE I LOVE YOU      
CAPRIS QUEENS THERE'S A MOON OUT TONITE        
CAROLLONS, LONNIE & BROOKLYN CHAPEL OF TEARS        
CAROUSELS MANHATTAN (The City)
IF YOU WANT TO         
CASLONS BROOKLYN ANNIVERSARY OF LOVE        
CELLOS MANHATTAN (The City)
YOU TOOK MY LOVE I BEG FOR YOUR LOVE      
CHALETS BROOKLYN FAT FAT MOM I O        
CHANNELS MANHATTAN (Harlem-115th St)
THE CLOSER YOU ARE MY LOVE FOR YOU WILL NEVER DIE MY HEART IS SAD    
CHANTELS BRONX MAYBE THE PLEA      
CHANTERS QUEENS ROW YOUR BOAT I MAKE THIS PLEDGE MY MY DARLING I NEED YOUR TENDERNESS FIVE LITTLE KISSES
CHARMERS MANHATTAN TONY MY DARLING        
CHARTS MANHATTAN (Harlem-115th St)
DESERIE WHY DO YOU CRY DANCE GIRL YOU'RE THE REASON  
CHESTERFIELDS (CUB)   I GOT FIRED MEET ME AT THE CANDY STORE      
CHESTERS BROOKLYN THE FIRES BURN NO MORE        
CHEVRONS MANHATTAN LULLABYE        
CHIMES BROOKLYN ONCE IN A WHILE        
CHIPS BROOKLYN OH MY DARLING RUBBR BISCUIT      
CHORDS BRONX GRP SH-BOOM        
CHRYSLERS, LITTLE NATE BROOKLYN SOMEONE UP THERE CRY BABY CRY      
CLAREMONTS (female group) BRONX ANGEL OF ROMANCE        
CLASSICS, EMIL STCCIO & BROOKLYN TIL THEN        
CLEFTONES QUEENS YOU BABY YOU HEART AND SOUL FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS LITTLE GIRL OF MINE CAN'T WE BE SWEETHEART'S
CLICKETTES BRONX BECAUSE OF MY BEST FRIEND LOVERS PRAYER      
CLIMBERS MY DARLIN' DEAR I LOVE YOU SO        
CLINTONIAN CUBS MANHATTAN CONFUSION        
CLUSTERS BROOKLYN PARDON MY LOVE DARLING CAN'T YOU TELL      
COEDS MANHATTAN LOVE YOU BABY ALL THE TIME        
COLLEGIANS MANHATTAN (Harlem - Sugar Hill)
LETS GO FOR A RIDE HEAVENLY NIGHT ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM ON YOUR MERRY WAY  
CONCORDS BROOKLYN AGAIN CROSS MY HEART ITS OUR WEDDING DAY SHOULD I CRY  
CONSORTS BRONX GRP PLEASE BE MINE TIME AFTER TIME      
CONTINENTALS BROOKLYN DEAR LORD PICTURE OF LOVE FINE FINE FRAME    
COPASETICS MANHATTAN COLLEGIAN        
CORDOVANS MANHATTAN COME ON BABY MY HEART      
CORVAIRS MANHATTAN (The City)
TRUE TRUE LOVE SING A SONG OF SEXPENCE      
CRESCENTS (JOYCE)            
CRESCENTS, PAT CORDEL STATEN ISLAND DARLING COME BACK        
CRESTS MANHATTAN (The City)
SWEETEST ONE MY JUANITA NO ONE TO LOVE 16 CANDLES GEE BUT I'D GIVE THE WORLD
CRICKETS, DEAN BARLOW MANHATTAN-or the Bronx ???
YOU'RE MINE       NOTE: LEAD SINGER DEAN BARLOW CAME FROM DETROIT
CROWS MANHATTAN (The City)
GEE UNTRUE MISS YOU    
CRYSTALIERS, CLEO & BROOKLYN PLEASE BE MY GUY DON'T CRY      
CRYSTALS MANHATTAN COME TO ME DARLING        
CRYSTALS (formerly The Metros) BRONX GRP OH MY LOVE        
CUBS MANHATTAN I HEAR WEDDING BELLS        
CUPIDS BROOKLYN BRENDA        
DANLEERS BROOKLYN ONE SUMMER NIGHT I REALLY LOVE YOU A PICTURE OF YOU    
DARTS, SHERMAN &    REMEMBER        
DATES, LINCOLN FIG BROOKLYN WAY UP        
DECALS BROOKLYN A WONDERFUL DAY        
DECOYS, CONNIE BRONX GRP TOMORROW        
DEL SATINS MANHATTAN (The City)
I'LL PRAY FOR YOU TEARSROPS FOLLOW ME       
DELL SATINS MANHATTAN TEARDROPS FOLLOW ME I'LL PRAY FOR YOU      
DELLCHORDS BROOKLYN OVER THE RAINBOW        
DELLCHORDS, DONNIE &  MANHATTAN WHEN YOU'RE ALONE        
DELMONICOS BRONX THERE THEY GO THE WORLD'S BIGGEST FOOL      
DELRONS, REARATA BROOKLYN WHENEVER A TEENAGER CRIES        
DELROYS QUEENS BERMUDA SHORTS        
DELTAIRS QUEENS LULLABYE OF THE BELLS        
DELTAS BROOKLYN LAMPLIGHT        
DEL-VONS MANHATTAN ALL I DID WAS CRY        
DEMENS MANHATTAN TAKE ME AS I AM THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL      
DEMENSIONS BRONX OVER THE RAINBOW FOOLISH HEART      
DESIRES MANHATTAN LET IT PLEASE BE YOU SET ME FREE RENDEZVOUS WITH YOU    
DEVOTIONS QUEENS RIP VAN WINKLE SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE      
DIALS BRONX          
DIAMONDS (black group) MANHATTAN A BEGGER FOR YOUR KISSES TWO LOVES HAVE I      
DINO & DIPLOMATS MANHATTAN I CAN'T BELIEVE MY DREAM      
DION W/ BELMONTS & DEL SATINS BRONX I WONDER WHY A TEENAGER IN LOVE THE WANDERER DONNA, THE PRIMA DONNA RUNAROUND SUE
DOLPHINS BROOKLYN TEL TALE KISSES I FOUND TRUE LOVE YESTERDAYS DREAM DOUBLE DATE   
DOVERS MANHATTAN SWEET AS A FLOWER        
DREAMS, DARNELL &  BRONX THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY        
DRIFTERS MANHATTAN MONEY HONEY       NOTE: ORIGINAL LEAD CLYDE MCPHATTER WAS FROM NORTH CAROLINA
DUBS MANHATTAN (The City)
NO ONE DON'T ASK ME TO BE LONELY CHAPEL OF DREAMS    
DUMAURIERS BROOKLYN ALL NIGHT LONG   FURY    
DUPONTS BROOKLYN PROVE IT TONITE        
EARLS BRONX GRP LIFE IS BUT A DREAM NEVER REMEMBER THEN CRY CRY CRY NOTE: LEAD SINGER LARRY CHANCE WAS FROM PHILLY
EBBTIDES, NINO BRONX GRP JUKE BOX SAT. NITE FRANNY FRANNY THOSE OLDIES BUT GOODIES    
ECHOES BROOKLYN BABY BLUE        
ECHOES (GEE)   DING DONG        
ELCHORDS MANHATTAN PEPPERMINT STICK        
ELEGANTS STATEN ISLAND LITTLE STAR LITTLE BOY BLUE GOODNIGHT    
EMANONS   BLUE MOON        
EMBERS BROOKLYN SOLITAIRE        
EMERSONS MANHATTAN JOANIE JOANIE        
EMOTIONS BROOKLYN ECHO        
EMPIRES MANHATTAN ZIPPETY ZIP  LINDA      
ENCHANTMENTS MANHATTAN PAINS IN MY HEART I LOVE MY BABY      
ESCORTS BROOKLYN SEVEN WONDERS GLORIA GUADEAMUS    
ETERNALS BRONX BABLU'S WEDDING DAY ROCKIN IN THE JUNGLE MY GIRL ROCK N ROLL CHA CHA TODAY
EXCELLENTS BRONX GRP CONEY ISLAND BABY YOU BABY YOU      
EXCELS MANHATTAN (The City)
BABY DOLL I CAN'T HELP LOVIN' THAT GIRL OF MINE      
EXCITERS QUEENS TELL HIM        
FANTASTICS BROOKLYN THERE GOES MY LOVE        
FASCINATIONS, JORDAN QUEENS IMAGINATION       NOTE: LEAD SINGER JORDAN CHRISTOPHER CAME FROM OHIO
FASCINATORS BROOKLYN CHAPEL BELLS I WONDER WHO WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE ROSE MARIE  
FEDERALS MANHATTAN DEAR LORRAINE WHILE OUR HEARTS ARE YOUNG      
FI TONES BROOKLYN IT WASN'T A LIE        
FIREFLIES QUEENS YOUR WERE MINE        
FIVE DELIGHTS BRONX GRP THERE'LL BE NO GOODBYE THAT LOVE AFFAIR      
FIVE DISCS BROOKLYN I REMEMBER ADIOS NEVER LET YOU GO MY BABY LOVES ME  
FIVE SECRETS STATEN ISLAND SEE YOU NEXT YEAR        
FIVE SHARPS QUEENS STORMY WEATHER        
FIVE SOUNDS, RUSS RILEY &  BROOKLYN TONIGHT MUST LIVE ON         
FIVE STARS MANHATTAN LET'S FALL IN LOVE WE DANCED IN THE MOONLIGHT      
FIVE WILLOWS MANHATTAN MY DEAR DEAREST DARLING  LOVE BELLS DOLORES    
FIVE WINGS, JACKIE RUE & MANHATTAN JOHNNY'S STILL SINGING JOHNNY HAS GONE      
FOUR CHEERS BRONX FATAL CHARMS OF LOVE        
FOUR EVERS BRONX PLEASE BE MINE        
FOUR FELLOWS BROOKLYN SOLDIER BOY IN THE RAIN      
GAY TUNES BROOKLYN I LOVE YOU SO THRILL OF ROMANCE DON'T GO    
GOTHICS QUEENS MARILYN        
HALLMARKS, RICKY QUEENS WHEREVER YOU ARE        
HALOS BRONX GRP NAG        
HARMONAIRES BRONX GRP LORRAINE COME BACK      
HARPTONES MANHATTAN (The City)
I'LL NEVER TELL SCHOOL GIRL SCHOOL GIRL SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE NOTE: LEAD SINGER WILLIE WINFIELD IS FROM VA.
HEARTBEATS QUEENS A THOUSAND MILES AWAY YOUR WAY DOWN ON MY KNEES ONE MILLION YEARS DOWN ON MY KNEES
HEARTBREAKERS, PAUL HIMMELSTEIN &  BRONX GRP COME BACK MY LOVE WITHOUT A CAUSE LOVE YOU TIL THE DAY I DIE    
HEARTS (female group)   LONELY NIGHTS GONE GONE GONE OO-WEE HE DRIVES ME CRAZY  
HEARTSPINNERS, DINO & MANHATTAN I'VE SEARCHED OH SO MUCH      
HEMLOCKS, LITTLE BOBBY RIVERA BRONX CORA LEE        
HERALDS BROOKLYN ETERNAL LOVE        
HI TONES BROOKLYN LOVERS QUARREL THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF IT ALL      
HITS, TINY TIM MANHATTAN WEDDING BELLS        
HURRICANES BROOKLYN PRICELESS FALLEN ANGEL MAYBE IT'S ALL FOR THE BEST    
ILLUSIONS BROOKLYN HEY BOY        
IMPACTS BROOKLYN CANADIAN SUNSET        
IMPALAS BROOKLYN SORRY I RAN ALL THE WAY HOME        
IMPERIALS BROOKLYN TEARS ON MY PILLOW SHIMMY SHIMMY TRAVELING STRANGER HURT SO BAD  TWO PEOPLE IN THE WORLD