| Rachel | w. Waldo Salt m. Roy Webb | Robert Mitchum | Decca | 24486 | Los Angeles | L-4791 | 30 December 1947 | |
| Rag Mop | w.m. Johnnie Lee Wills & Deacon Anderson | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Decca | 24855 | 75636 | 29 December 1949 | ||
| Rag Mop | w.m. Johnnie Lee Wills & Deacon Anderson | Ames Brothers | O/Sid Ramin | Coral | 60140 | New York City | 75569-A | 5 December 1949 |
| (Don't That Take The) Rag Offen The Bush | w. Johnny Mercer m. Gene DePaul | Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen | O/Frank Comstock | Columbia | 40812 | Hollywood | RHCO 40001-8 | 24 September 1956 |
| Rags To Riches | w.m. Richard Adler & Jerry Ross | Tony Bennett | O/Percy Faith | Columbia | 40048 | New York City | CO 48927 | 17 March 1953 |
| Ragtime Cowboy Joe | w. Grant Clarke m. Lewis F. Muir & Maurice Abrahams | Jo Stafford w. Starlighters | p. Joe 'Fingers' Carr | Capitol | 57-710 | 4659 | 14 July 1949 | |
| Rahadlakum | w. & m. adapt Robert Wright & George Forrest from music by Alexander Borodin | Alfred Drake, Joan Diener, Lucy Andonian & chorus | O/Louis Adrian | Columbia | New York City | 6 December 1953 | ||
| The Rain In Spain | w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe | Julie Andrews, Rex Harrison & Robert Coote | O/Franz Allers | Columbia | OL 5090 (LP "My Fair Lady") | New York City | 25 March 1956 | |
| The Rain Still Tumbles Down | w.m. Slim Dusty | Slim Dusty | Regal Zonophone | G-25367 | RZ-29 | 12 February 1953 | ||
| Rain, Rain, Rain | w.m. Jay McConologue | Frankie Laine & Four Lads | Buddy Cole Quartet | Columbia | 40295 | Hollywood | RHCO 10973 | 27 June 1954 |
| The Rain, The Park And Other Things | w.m. Artie Kornfield & Steve Duboff | Cowsills | MGM | 13810 | New York City | 103297 | 17 August 1967 | |
| Raining In My Heart | w.m. Felice & Boudleaux Bryant | Buddy Holly | Coral | 62074 | New York City | 105871 | 21 October 1958 | |
| Rainy Day Women Nos. 12 & 35 | w.m. Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | Columbia | 43592 | Nashville | NCO 83276 | 10 March 1966 | |
| A Rainy Night In Rio | w. Leo Robin m. Arthur Schwartz | Anne Shelton | O/Robert Farnon | Dec(E) | F-8772 | 30 April 1947 | ||
| A Rainy Night In Rio | w. Leo Robin m. Arthur Schwartz | Andrews Sisters | O/Vic Schoen | Decca | 23740-B | New York City | 73701 | 3 October 1946 |
| A Rainy Night In Rio | w. Leo Robin m. Arthur Schwartz | Dinah Shore | O/Larry Russell | Columbia | 37157 | Hollywood | HCO-2029-1A | 13 September 1946 |
| Ramblin' Rose | w.m. Noel Sherman & Joe Sherman | Nat King Cole | O/Belford Hendricks | Capitol | 4804 | 19 June 1962 | ||
| Rambling Rose | w. Joseph Allan McCarthy m. Joe Burke | Tony Pastor | Tony Pastor & his Orchestra | Columbia | 38207 | New York City | CO 38667-1B | 29 December 1947 |
| Rambling Rose | w. Joseph Allan McCarthy m. Joe Burke | Perry Como w. Satisfyers | O/Russ Case | RCA Victor | 20-2947 | New York City | D7 VB 3031 | 30 December 1947 |
| Rambling Rose | w. Joseph Allan McCarthy m. Joe Burke | Bob Eberly | Russ Morgan & his Orchestra | Decca | 24449 | New York City | 74448 | 29 December 1947 |
| Rambling Rose | w. Joseph Allan McCarthy m. Joe Burke | Gordon MacRae & Starlighters | Capitol | 15178 | 3374Z | 23 July 1948 | ||
| Raminay (The New Orleans Chimney Sweep) | w. Jack Lawrence m. Sammy Fain | Jo Stafford w. Norman Luboff Choir | Columbia | 39725 | Hollywood | RHCO 10112 | 4 February 1952 | |
| Ramona | w. L. Wolfe Gilbert m. Mabel Wayne | Bachelors | Dec(E) | F 11910 | ZDR-33255 | 5 May 1964 | ||
| Raspberries, Strawberries | Will Holt | Kingston Trio | Capitol | 4114 | 30583-7 | 21 November 1958 | ||
| Ration Blues | w.m. Collenane Clark, Antonio Cosey & Louis Jordan | Louis Jordan | Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five | Decca | 8654 | Los Angeles | L 3204 | 4 October 1943 |
| Rattler | Woodley | Cliff Richard | Columbia(E) | SX/SCX 6262 | London | 8 March 1968 | ||
| Raunchy | m. William E. Justis Jr & Sidney Manker | tenor Ernie Freeman | Imperial | 5474 | Los Angeles | IM 1430 | 14 October 1957 | |
| Raunchy | m. William E. Justis Jr & Sidney Manker | alto Bill Justis | Philips | 3519 | 309 | 5 June 1957 | ||
| Rave On | w.m. Norman Petty, Bill Tilghman & Sunny West | Buddy Holly | Coral | 61985 | New York City | 104202 | 25 January 1958 | |
| Rawhide | w. Ned Washington m. Dimitri Tiomkin | Frankie Laine | O/Jimmy Carroll | Columbia | 19 June 1958 | |||
| Razzle Dazzle | Calhoun | Cliff Richard | Columbia(E) | SX 1709/SCX 3456 | London | 12 July 1962 | ||
| Ready Teddy | w.m. John Marascalco & Robert Blackwell | Cliff Richard | Columbia(E) | SEG 7910/ESG 7769 | London | 10 February 1959 | ||
| Ready, Set, Go! | w. Sunny Skylar m. Ticker Freeman | Martha Tilton | O/Dean Elliott | Capitol | 15129 | 20 December 1947 | ||
| A Real Piano Player | Jack Barnett | Jimmy Durante & Helen Traubel | O/Roy Bargy | RCA Victor | 12-3229 | New York City | E1 RC 2164 | 26 January 1951 |
| Really Waltzing | Myers, Cass | Cliff Richard | Columbia(E) | SEG 8263/ESG 7898 | London | 22 November 1962 | ||
| Reason To Believe | Tim Hardin | Peggy Lee | Capitol | 2171 | 18 March 1968 | |||
| Recondita armonia | w. Giuseppe Giacosa & Luigi Illica m. Giacomo Puccini | Mario Lanza | O/Constantine Callinicos | 18 May 1950 | ||||
| Reconversion Blues | w. Steve Graham m. Fleecie Moore | Louis Jordan | Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five | Decca | New York City | W 73082 | 15 October 1945 | |
| Red Bank Boogie | m. Count Basie & Buck Clayton | Count Basie | Columbia | 36766 | CO 33956 | 6 December 1944 | ||
| Red Cross Nurse | w.m. Jack O'Hagan | Johnny Wade | Regal Zonophone | G-24660 | Sydney | CT-1988 | November 1942 | |
| A Red Kiss On A Blue Letter | w.m. Redd Evans, Roger Genger & George Lang | Doris Day | Les Brown & his Orchestra | Columbia | 36896 | New York City | CO 34269-1 | 5 February 1945 |
| Red River Rose | w.m. Tommie Connor & Johnnie Reine | Ames Brothers | O/Hugo Winterhalter | RCA Victor | 47-7413 | J2 PB 3600 | 14 May 1958 | |
| Red River Valley | trad | Jo Stafford w. Starlighters | O/Paul Weston | Capitol | 57-742 | 49009 | 29 August 1948 | |
| Red Roses For A Blue Lady | w.m. Sid Tepper & Roy Brodsky | Vaughn Monroe & Moon Men | Vaughn Monroe & his Orchestra | RCA | 20-3319 | New York City | D8 VB 4059 | 15 December 1948 |
| Red Roses For A Blue Lady | w.m. Sid Tepper & Roy Brodsky | Don Rodney | Guy Lombardo & his Royal Canadians | Decca | 24549 | New York City | 74658 | 22 December 1948 |
| Red Rosey Bush | Jo Stafford | Capitol | ST 1653 (LP "American Folk Songs") | 35566 | 16 March 1961 | |||
| Red Rosey Bush | Jo Stafford | Capitol | 10123 (album CC75 "American Folk Songs") | 2406 | 31 October 1947 | |||
| Red Rubber Ball | w.m. Paul Simon & Bruce Woodley | Cliff Richard | Columbia(E) | SX 6262/SCX 6262 | London | 1 June 1967 | ||
| Red Rubber Ball | w.m. Paul Simon & Bruce Woodley | The Cyrkle | Columbia | 43589 | New York City | CO 89258 | 12 February 1966 | |
| Red Sails In The Sunset | w. Jimmy Kennedy m. Will Grosz | Platters | Mercury | 71656 | YW-18915 | 11 August 1959 | ||
| Red Sails In The Sunset | w. Jimmy Kennedy m. Will Grosz | Vaughn Monroe | RCA Victor | 7 March 1951 | ||||
| Red Silk Stockings And Green Perfume | w.m. Bob Hilliard, Dick Sanford & Sammy Mysels | Tony Pastor | Tony Pastor & his Orchestra | Columbia | 37330 | New York City | CO 37422-1 | 3 March 1947 |
| Red Silk Stockings And Green Perfume | w.m. Bob Hilliard, Dick Sanford & Sammy Mysels | Don Cornell | Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye | RCA Victor | 20-2251 | New York City | D7-VB-207-1 | c. February 1947 |
| Red Silken Stockings | w.m. Johnny Brandon & Peter Hart | Betty Driver | Sid Phillips Band | HMV | BD 6086 | 16 December 1950 | ||
| Red Silken Stockings | w.m. Johnny Brandon & Peter Hart | Alma Cogan | Sid Phillips Band | HMV | OEA-15271-1 | 20 December 1952 | ||
| Red Wing | w. Thurland Chattaway m. Kerry Mills | Jo Stafford | Readers Digest | Unissued | May 1968 | |||
| Reelin' And Rockin' | Berry | Cliff Richard | Columbia(E) | SX 1709/SCX 3456 | London | 12 July 1962 | ||
| Reet Petite | w.m. Tyran Carlo & Berry Gordy Jnr | Jackie Wilson | O/Dick Jacobs | Brunswick | 55024 | New York City | 102880 | c. 12 July 1957 |
| Reflections | B. & E. Holland & L. Dozier | Diana Ross & Supremes | Motown | 1111 | HLV-330M10 | 2 March 1967 | ||
| Reflections On The Water | w.m. Billy Reid | Sam Browne | Squadronaires dir. Jimmy Miller | Dec(E) | F 8881 | 5 March 1948 | ||
| Reflections On The Water | w.m. Billy Reid | Dorothy Squires | - | Columbia(E) | DB 2418 | CA 20748-1 | 12 March 1948 | |
| Reflections(1) | Richard, Craddock | Cliff Richard | Columbia(E) | DB 8615 | London | 29 July 1969 | ||
| Un Refrain Courait Dans La Rue | Édith Piaf, Robert Chauvigny | Édith Piaf | O/Guy Luypaerts | Paris | CL 8288 | 4 January 1947 | ||
| Regarde-Moi Toujours Comme Ça | Henri Contet, Marguerite Monnot | Édith Piaf | O/Guy Luypaerts | Paris | GSPP 1211 | 14 May 1944 | ||
| Regard-moi toujours comme ca | Henri Contet, Marguerite Monnot | Édith Piaf | Guy Luypaerts Orchestra | 14 May 1944 | ||||
| Relax-Ay-Voo | w. Sammy Cahn m. Arthur Schwartz | Dean Martin & Line Renaud | Capitol | F 3196 | 13749-15 | 27 April 1955 | ||
| Release Me | w.m. Eddie Miller & W. S. Stevenson | Kitty Wells | Decca | 29023 | 85726 | 19 January 1954 | ||
| Releve Mon Defi | Richard, Collier | Cliff Richard | Columbia(E) | 4C062-06234 (FRENCH ISSUE) | London | 21 February 1968 | ||
| Remember Me (I'm The One Who Loves You) | w.m. Stuart Hamblen | Dean Martin | Reprise | 0369 | H-3308 | 13 March 1965 | ||
| Remember Me(1) | Bradley | Rita Williams | Lou Preager & his Orchestra | Col(E) | FB 3144 | Studio 2, Abbey Road Studios, UK | CA-19838-1 | 11 September 1945 |
| Rendezvous With A Rose | w.m. Deb Dyer | Buddy Clark | Columbia | 38314 | Hollywood | HCO 3374 | 25 August 1948 | |
| Resolution Blues | Swain, Washington | Dinah Washington | Cootie Williams & his Orchestra | Mercury | 8082 | New York City | 1593 | 30 December 1947 |
| Respect | w.m. Otis Redding Jnr | Aretha Franklin | Atlantic | 2403 | New York City | 11704 | 14 February 1967 | |
| Restless Heart | w.m. Harold Rome | Tony Martin | O/Henri René | RCA Victor | 20-5907 | E4 VB 4652 | 18 June 1954 | |
| Le Retour Des Saisons | Albert Lasry, Charles Trenet | Charles Trenet | Albert Lasry Orchestra | 7 January 1947 | ||||
| Retreat | w.m. Anita Boyer, Nancy Farnsworth & Tommy Furtado | Les Welch, Jimmy Hannan & June Miller | Les Welch & his Orchestra | Pacific | 10-0078 | Sydney | MX 47243 | May 1952 |
| Return To Me | w.m. Danny Di Minno & Carmen Lombardo | Dean Martin | Capitol | F 3894 | 18250-8 | 23 January 1958 | ||
| Return To Paradise | w. Ned Washington m. Dimitri Tiomkin | Nat King Cole | O/Nelson Riddle | Capitol | 2498 | Hollywood | 31 March 1953 | |
| Return To Sender | w.m. Otis Blackwell & Winfield Scott | Elvis Presley | RCA | 47-8100 | March 1962 | |||
| Reverend Mr Black | Billy Edd Wheeler, Jed Peters | Kingston Trio | Capitol | 4951 | 38996-19 | 23 January 1963 | ||
| Rhapsody For Reeds | m. Buck Ram | Geraldo & his Orchestra | Parlophone | F 2036 | London | CE 11260 | 15 August 1944 | |
| Rhapsody In Blue | m. George Gershwin | Glenn Miller & Army Air Force Band | transcription | LP | New York City | 24 March 1944 | ||
| Rhapsody In Blue | m. George Gershwin | Lou & Enzo Toppano, piano accordion duet | Regal Zonophone | G 24921 | Sydney | CT 2214 | 15 February 1945 | |
| Rhode Island Is Famous For You | w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz | Buddy Clark | O/Mitchell Ayres | Columbia | 38111 | New York City | CO 38384 | 31 December 1947 |
| Rhode Island Is Famous For You | w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz | Blossom Dearie | O/Russ Garcia | Verve | MGVS 6139 (LP "Broadway Song Hits") | United Recorders, Hollywood | 19 February 1960 | |
| Rhumba Fantasy | Buddy Clark | Xavier Cugat | Columbia | 37939 | CO 37716 | c. May 1947 | ||
| Rhymes Have I | w. & m. adapt Robert Wright & George Forrest from music by Alexander Borodin | Alfred Drake & Doretta Morrow | O/Louis Adrian | Columbia | New York City | 6 December 1953 | ||
| Rhythm Boys Medley | medley | Bing Crosby, Al Rinker & Harry Barris | radio | LP | Hollywood | - | 4 July 1943 | |
| The Rickety Rickshaw Man | w.m. Ervin Drake | Cyril Shane | Skyrockets Dance Orchestra dir. Paul Fenoulhet | HMV | BD 5970 | 14 January 1947 | ||
| The Rickety Rickshaw Man | w.m. Ervin Drake | Carole Carr | Geraldo & his Orchestra | Parlophone | F 2213 | London | 19 February 1947 | |
| The Rickety Rickshaw Man | w.m. Ervin Drake | Beryl Templeman, Bobby Joy, Jack O'Hagan & The Cubs | Roy Fox & his Band | Decca(E) | F 8742 | 9 January 1947 | ||
| Ricochet | w.m. Larry Coleman, Joe Darion & Norman Gimbel | Teresa Brewer | O/Jack Pleis | Coral | 61043 | New York City | 84844 | 10 July 1953 |
| Ricochet | w.m. Larry Coleman, Joe Darion & Norman Gimbel | Joan Regan | Squadronaires | Dec(E) | 29 September 1953 | |||
| The Riddle Song | trad. | Pied Pipers | Capitol | 429 | Los Angeles | 1944 | 23 May 1947 | |
| (Ghost) Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend) | w.m. Stan Jones | Vaughn Monroe & the Quartet | Vaughn Monroe & his Orchestra | RCA | 20-3411 | Chicago | D9 VB 447-1 | 14 March 1949 |
| (Ghost) Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend) | w.m. Stan Jones | Bing Crosby w. Ken Darby Singers | Perry Botkin | Decca | 24618 | Los Angeles | L 4939 | 22 March 1949 |
| (Ghost) Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend) | w.m. Stan Jones | Burl Ives | Columbia | 38445 | Hollywood | HCO 3599-1N | 17 February 1949 | |
| (Ghost) Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend) | w.m. Stan Jones | Peggy Lee w. Jud Conlon Singers | O/Dave Barbour | Capitol | 57-608 | Los Angeles | Peg Cap48.Matrix
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| (Ghost) Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend) | w.m. Stan Jones | Spike Jones & his City Slickers | RCA Victor | 20-3741 | D9 VB 645 | 24 May 1949 | ||
| Ridin' High | w.m. Cole Porter | Kate Smith | O/Nelson Riddle | 26 May 1954 | ||||
| Ridin' On The Gravy Train | w. Steve Graham & Sunny Skylar m. Ben Homer | Jo Stafford | p. Nat King Cole | Capitol | CDP-7-91638-2 (CD "Jo Stafford" Capitol Collectors Series) | 1056 | 28 March 1946 | |
| Right As The Rain | w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen | Celeste Holm & David Brooks | Decca | 23374 | New York City | 72559 | 27 October 1944 | |
| Right, Said Fred | T. Dicks, M. Rudge | Bernard Cribbins | O/Johnnie Spence | Parlophone | 45R 4923 | London | 7XCE 16966-1 | 1 June 1962 |
| The Ring Fell Under The Sofa | Fain, Barnett | Jimmy Durante | O/Roy Bargy | MGM | 30226 | New York City | 49-S-444-3 | 29 December 1949 |
| Ring Ring | w.(Eng) m. Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson, Björn Ulvaeus, Neil Sedaka & Phil Cody | Abba | Epic | EPC 2452 | Metronome Studio, Sweden | 17 January 1973 | ||
| Ring Those Christmas Bells | w.m. Marvin Fisher & Gus Levene | Peggy Lee | O/Victor Young | Decca | 28939 | Los Angeles | L 7361 | 16 September 1953 |
| Ring, Telephone, Ring | w. Peter Tinturin m. Buck Ram | Harry Babbitt | Kay Kyser & his Orchestra | Columbia | 38301 | Hollywood | HCO 3032-1B | 22 December 1947 |
| Rip It Up | w.m. Robert A. Blackwell & John Marascalco | Little Richard | Specialty | 579 | XSP-579 | 6 May 1956 | ||
| Rip It Up | w.m. Robert A. Blackwell & John Marascalco | Bill Haley & his Comets | Decca | 30028 | New York City | 100317 | 12 July 1956 | |
| Rip Van Winkle(1) | w.m. George Handy | Ella Mae Morse | O/Billy May | Capitol | 226 | Los Angeles | 755 | 25 September 1945 |
| River Of No Return | w. Ken Darby m. Lionel Newman | Tennessee Ernie Ford | O/Billy May | Capitol | 2810 | Capitol Studios, Melrose Ave Hollywood | 12589-7 | 22 April 1954 |
| River Of No Return | w. Ken Darby m. Lionel Newman | Marilyn Monroe | RCA Victor | 20-5745 | E4-VB-3143 | 9 April 1954 | ||
| The River Seine | w. (Eng) Allan Roberts & Alan Holt m. Guy La Forge | Guy Lombardo | Decca | 24763 | New York City | 75265 | 15 September 1949 | |
| The River Seine | w. (Eng) Allan Roberts & Alan Holt m. Guy La Forge | Jo Stafford (as Darlene Edwards) | p. Paul Weston (as Jonathan Edwards) | Columbia | CL 8313 (LP "Jonathan And Darlene Edwards In Paris") | Hollywood | RHCO 46446 | 28 January 1960 |
| The River Seine | w. (Eng) Allan Roberts & Alan Holt m. Guy La Forge | Doris Day | O/George Siravo | Columbia | 38611 | Hollywood | HCO 3899-1A | 14 September 1949 |
| River, River | Ben Oakland, Bob Russell | Peggy Lee | O/Gordon Jenkins | Decca | 28395 | Los Angeles | L 6849 | 31 July 1952 |
| River, Stay 'Way From My Door | w. Mort Dixon m. Harry Woods | Frank Sinatra | O/Nelson Riddle | Capitol 45 | 4376 | Los Angeles | E33651 | 13 April 1960 |
| Riverina Dreams | m. Roger Bell | Graeme Bell & his Australian Jazz Band | Parlophone | Sydney | A 893 | 23 April 1952 | ||
| The Road to Bali | w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen | Bing Crosby & Bob Hope w. The Rhythmaires | O/Sonny Burke | Decca | 28513 | Los Angeles | L 6821 | 24 June 1952 |
| The Road To Morocco | w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen | Bing Crosby & Bob Hope | Vic Schoen | Decca | 40000 | Hollywood | L-3687-A | 8 December 1944 |
| Robbins Nest | Illinois Jacquet & Charles Thompson | Ella Fitzgerald | - | Decca | 24538 | New York City | 74393 | 23 December 1947 |
| Robin Hood | w.m. Louis Prima & Bob Miketta | Anne Shelton | Ambrose & his Orchestra | Dec(E) | F 8546 | London | DR 4538-2 | 28 June 1945 |
| Robin Hood | w.m. Louis Prima & Bob Miketta | Butch Stone | Les Brown | Columbia | 36763 | New York City | CO 33824-1 | 21 November 1944 |
| Rock And Roll Music | w.m. Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry | Chess | 1671 | 8499 | 6 May 1957 | ||
| Rock And Roll Music | w.m. Chuck Berry | Beatles | Parlophone | PMC 1240 PCS 3062 [stereo]) (LP "Beatles For Sale") | Abbey Road studios, London | 18 October 1964 | ||
| The Rock And Roll Waltz | w. Dick Ware m. Shorty Allen | Kay Starr | O/Hugo Winterhalter | RCA | 20-6359 | New York City | 20 November 1955 | |
| Rock Around Stephen Foster | Stephen Foster adapted by Stan Freberg | Stan Freberg w. Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires | O/Billy May | Capitol | 3249 | Los Angeles | 14423-D7 | 6 September 1955 |
| Rock Around The Clock | w.m. Jimmy De Knight & Max C. Freedman | Bill Haley & his Comets | Decca | 29124 | New York City | 86163 | 12 April 1954 | |
| Rock Island Line | trad | Stan Freberg | O/Billy Liebert | Capitol | F 3480 | Hollywood | 15602 | 12 June 1956 |
| Rock Me Mama | Crudup | Arthur Crudup | Bluebird | 34-0725 | Chicago | D4 AB 342-1 | 15 December 1944 | |
| Rock Me To Sleep | w.m. Benny Carter & Paul Vandervoort II | Peggy Lee | Louis Prima and His Orchestra | Capitol | 1428 | Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA | 7122-4 | 8 February 1951 |
| Rock Me To Sleep In My Saddle | Marion | Roy Rogers w. The Sons Of The Pioneers | Morton Scott's Orchestra | RCA Victor | 20-1815 | Los Angeles | D6 VB 2004-2 | 10 January 1946 |
| Rock 'N' Roll Is Here To Stay | White | Cliff Richard | EMI | CRTV 31/TCCRTV 31 | London | 16/17 June 1989 | ||
| Rock 'N' Roll Juvenile | Richard | Cliff Richard | EMI | EMC 3307/TCEMC 3307 | London | 24 January 1979 | ||
| Rock Of Ages | w. Augustus Montague Toplady m. Thomas Hasting | Jo Stafford w. Ravenscroft Quartet | O/Paul Weston | Capitol | CC 9014 (album "Songs Of Faith") | 6092 | 2 June 1950 | |
| Rock Of Ages | w. Augustus Montague Toplady m. Thomas Hasting | Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae | - | Capitol | ST 1696 (LP "Whispering Hope") | 36987 | 5 January 1962 | |
| The Rock Of Gibraltar | w.m. Terry Gilkyson | Frankie Laine | O/Jimmy Carroll | Columbia | 39770 | New York City | CO 47433 | 15 May 1952 |
| Rock With The Caveman | Steele, Pratt, Lionel Bart, Chacksfield | Tommy Steele & the Steelmen | Dec(E) | F-10795 | DR 22463 | 24 September 1956 | ||
| Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie | w.m. Bill Haley | Bill Haley & his Comets | Decca | 29713 | New York City | 88691 | 22 September 1955 | |
| Rock-A-Billy | w.m. Woody Harris & Eddie V. Deane | Guy Mitchell | O/Jimmy Carroll | Columbia | 40877 | New York City | CO 57518 | 7 March 1957 |
| Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody | w. Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young m. Jean Schwartz | Jerry Lewis | O/Jack Pleis | Decca | 30124 | New York City | 100723 | August 1956 |
| Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody | w. Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young m. Jean Schwartz | Al Jolson | Decca | 23612 | Los Angeles | L 4140 | 27 March 1946 | |
| Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree | w.m. Johnny Marks | Brenda Lee | Decca | 30776 | Nashville | 105877 | 19 October 1958 | |
| Rockin' Chair | w.m. Hoagy Carmichael | Jo Stafford | - | Capitol | Unissued | 486 | 29 November 1944 | |
| Rockin' Horse Cowboy | w.m. Frank Capano & Tony Starr | Clark Dennis | O/Billy May | Capitol | 411 | 1820-3L | 9 April 1947 | |
| Rockin' Robin | w.m. Jimmie Thomas | Cliff Richard | Parlophone | PMC 1072 (OH BOY) | London | 21 October 1958 | ||
| Rockin' Through The Rye | trad arr. Bill Haley & Arrett "Rusty" Keefer | Bill Haley & his Comets | Decca | 29948 | New York City | 89616 | 30 March 1956 | |
| Rocking Horse Rag | m. Graeme Bell | Graeme Bell & his Ragtime Four | Parlophone | A 7786 | Sydney | A 894 | 23 April 1952 | |
| Rocky Mountain High | w.m. John Denver | John Denver | RCA | 0829 | 12 April 1972 | |||
| Rodger Young | w.m. Frank Loesser | Burl Ives | Decca | 23405 | New York City | 72752 | 27 February 1945 | |
| Roll On, Texas Moon | Jenkins | Roy Rogers | Dave Boehme & his Orchestra | RCA Victor | Chicago | D7 VB 1095 | 23 October 1947 | |
| Roll On, Tomorrow | Flanagan & Allen | O/Jay Wilbur | Dec(E) | 29 July 1943 | ||||
| Roll Over Beethoven | w.m. Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry | Chess | 1626 | 8110 | 16 April 1956 | ||
| Roll Over Beethoven | w.m. Chuck Berry | Beatles | Parlophone | PMC 1206 [mono] PCS 3045 [stereo] ) (LP "With The Beatles") | Abbey Road studios, London | 30 July 1963 | ||
| Rollin' Down The Line | Dehr, Hawes, F. Miller | Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine | O/Paul Weston | Columbia | 40198 | Hollywood | RHCO 10523 | 22 June 1953 |
| Rollin' Rollin' Stone | Jo Stafford | Columbia | Unissued | Hollywood | RHCO 10442 | 27 March 1953 | ||
| A Rolling Stone | Bevan & Gleeson | Peter Dawson | Alfred Shaw & his Orchestra | HMV | EA 3462 | London | OAA92 | 13 December 1946 |
| Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 In A Major | m. Georges Enesco | harm. Larry Adler w. Georgie Stoll's Orchestra | Decca | 23880 | Los Angeles | L 4312-A & L 4313-A | 25 September 1946 | |
| La Ronde De L'Amour | Oscar Straus, Louis Ducreaux & Harold Purcell | Anton Walbrook | Parlophone | R-3423 | London | 29 November 1950 | ||
| Room Full Of Roses | w.m. Tim Spencer | Four Guardsmen | Artransa | A005 | Sydney | MX31761 | December 1949 | |
| Room Full Of Roses | w.m. Tim Spencer | Dick Haymes w. Three Hits And A Miss | O/Sonny Burke | Decca | 24632 | Los Angeles | L 4971 | 7 April 1949 |
| Room Full Of Roses | w.m. Tim Spencer | Don Cornell | Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye | RCA Victor | 20-3441 | 8 April 1949 | ||
| A Room In Bloomsbury | w.m. Sandy Wilson | Julie Andrews & John Hewer | Paul McGrane & his Bearcats | RCA Victor | RCA Studio 2, NYC | 10 October 1954 | ||
| A Room In Bloomsbury | w.m. Sandy Wilson | Anne Rogers & Anthony Hayes | acc. Two pianos & drums | HMV | B 10656 | London | OEA 17825-4 | 17 February 1954 |
| Rosa of Santa Rosa | Hoffman, Roberts, Livingston | Bing Crosby w. The Chickadees | Bob Crosby's Bob Cats | Decca | 23840 | 17 December 1946 | ||
| Rosaleen | Tot Seymour, Mort Friedberg, Al Goodhart | Bing Crosby w. King's Men | Perry Botkin String Band | Decca | 28061 | Los Angeles | L 6656 | 19 February 1952 |
| Rosalie | w.m. Cole Porter | Buddy Clark | O/Mitchell Ayres | Columbia | 38254 | New York City | CO 38614 | 24 December 1947 |
| The Rosary | w. Robert Cameron Rogers m. Ethelbert Nevin | Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae | O/Paul Weston | Capitol | 1061 | 6039 | 17 May 1950 | |
| The Rosary | w. Robert Cameron Rogers m. Ethelbert Nevin | Mario Lanza | O/Ray Sinatra | 23 September 1951 | ||||
| Rose Ann Of Charing Cross | w. Kermit Goell m. Mabel Wayne | Four Vagabonds | Bluebird | 30-0811 | D3AB-4 | 15 January 1943 | ||
| Rose Garden | w.m. Joe South | Lynn Anderson | Columbia | 45252 | Nashville | NCO 108763 | 10 September 1970 | |
| Rose Marie | w. Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II m. Rudolf Friml | Slim Whitman | Imperial | 8236 | IF-593 | 1 March 1954 | ||
| Rose Marie | w. Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II m. Rudolf Friml | Howard Keel | O/Georgie Stoll | MGM | 30840 | Los Angeles | 54 S 3009-F1 | 19 January 1952 |
| Rose Of Santa Luzia | Joe Gilbert & Fred Prisker | Anne Shelton | O/Stanley Black | 16 January 1946 | ||||
| Rose Of The Mountain | Rollins, Kane, Long | Rosemary Clooney | O/Percy Faith | Columbia | 39467 | New York City | CO 46306-1E | 6 June 1951 |
| The Rose Of Tralee | w. C. Mordaunt Spencer m. Charles W. Glover | Dennis Day | O/Charles Dant | 21 December 1945 | ||||
| The Rose Of Tralee | w. C. Mordaunt Spencer m. Charles W. Glover | Bing Crosby | O/John Scott Trotter | Decca | 23788 | Los Angeles | L 3896 | 17 July 1945 |
| Rose, Rose I Love You | w. Wilfrid Thomas m. trad China arr. Chris Langdon | Wally Carr | Les Welch & his Orchestra | Pacific | 10-0060 | Sydney | MX 40115 | March 1951 |
| Rose, Rose I Love You | w. Wilfrid Thomas m. trad China arr. Chris Langdon | Frankie Laine | O/Mitch Miller | Columbia | 39367 | Hollywood | HCO 4458 | 6 April 1950 |
| Roses | w.m. Tim Spencer & Glenn Spencer | Kaydets | Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye | RCA Victor | 20-3754 | 28 March 1950 | ||
| Roses Of Picardy | w. Frederick E. Weatherley m. Haydn Wood | sax. Freddy Gardner w. Peter Yorke's Concert Orchestra | Col(E) | DB 2548 | 15 December 1948 | |||
| Roses Of Picardy | w. Frederick E. Weatherley m. Haydn Wood | Jo Stafford | O/Paul Weston | Capitol | 15084 | 2583 | 21 November 1947 | |
| Roses Of Yesterday | Tony Bennett | O/Percy Faith | Columbia | 39815 | New York City | CO 47418 | 30 April 1952 | |
| Rose's Turn | w. Stephen Sondheim m. Jule Styne | Ethel Merman | O/Milton Rosenstock | Columbia | LP | CBS 30th St Studio NYC | 24 May 1959 | |
| Rosetta | w.m. Earl Hines & Henri Woode | Rose Murphy | RCA Victor | 20-3409 | Hollywood | D8 VB 3458 | 31 December 1948 | |
| A Rosewood Spinet | w. Charles Tobias m. Nat Simon | Dinah Shore | Columbia | 38385 | New York City | CO 40240-1C | 7 December 1948 | |
| Rosie The Riveter | w.m. Redd Evans & John Jacob Loeb | Four Vagabonds | Bluebird | 30-0810 | Chicago | D3AB-5-1 | 15 January 1943 | |
| Roulette | w.m. Hal Borne, Tony Martin & Alfred Ostrum | Tony Martin | O/Henri René | RCA Victor | 20-3695 | D9 VB 2713 | 2 December 1949 | |
| Roumanian Roundabout | Tibor Kordah | Ted Heath & his Band | 2 January 1950 | |||||
| The Roundabout Still Goes Round | Eva Benyon | Billy Ternent & his Orchestra | Dec(E) | F 9122 | February 1949 | |||
| Rounded Up in Glory | Lomax, Fox | Vaughn Monroe & male choir | Vaughn Monroe & his Orchestra | RCA Victor | 47-3812 | 11 May 1950 | ||
| (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 | w.m. Robert Troup | Jack Parnell | Ted Heath & his Music | Dec(E) | F 8795 | London | DR 11144-1 | 8 April 1947 |
| (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 | w.m. Robert Troup | Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters | Vic Schoen | Decca | 23569-B | Los Angeles | L 4177 | 11 May 1946 |
| (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 | w.m. Robert Troup | Nat King Cole | King Cole Trio | Capitol | 256 | Hollywood | 1029-1L | 15 March 1946 |
| The Roving Kind | adapt. w.m. Jessie Cavanaugh & Arnold Stanton | Weavers | O/Leroy Holmes | Decca | 27332 | New York City | 80129 | 3 November 1950 |
| The Roving Kind | adapt. w.m. Jessie Cavanaugh & Arnold Stanton | Guy Mitchell | O/Mitch Miller | Columbia | 39067 | New York City | CO 44591-1C | 2 November 1950 |
| The Roving Kind | adapt. w.m. Jessie Cavanaugh & Arnold Stanton | Les Welch & chorus | Les Welch & his Orchestra | Pacific | 10-0063 | Sydney | MX 40634 | June 1951 |
| Ruby | w. Mitchell Parish m. Heinz Roemheld | Les Baxter & his Orchestra w. harm. Danny Welton | Capitol | 2457 | 11402 | 6 April 1953 | ||
| Ruby Baby | w.m. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller | Dion | O/Robert Mersey | Columbia | 42662 | CO 77033 | 15 December 1962 | |
| Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer | w.m. Johnny Marks | Spike Jones & his City Slickers | RCA Victor | 20-3934 | E0 VB 3743 | 9 August 1950 | ||
| Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer | w.m. Johnny Marks | Gene Autry w. the Pinafores | Columbia | 38610 | Los Angeles | HCO 3810-1 | 27 June 1949 | |
| Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown | w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Harry Von Tilzer | Clayton, Jackson & Durante | O/Roy Bargy | MGM | 30255 | Los Angeles | 50-S-3092 | 16 May 1950 |
| Rum And Coca Cola | w.m. Morey Amsterdam, Paul Baron & Jeri Sullivan | Vaughn Monroe, Norton Sisters & Rosemary Calvin | Vaughn Monroe & his Orchestra | Victor | 20-1637 | 21 December 1944 | ||
| Rum And Coca Cola | w.m. Morey Amsterdam, Paul Baron & Jeri Sullivan | Andrews Sisters | O/Vic Schoen | Decca | 18636 | New York City | 72460-A | 18 October 1944 |
| Rumble, Rumble, Rumble | w.m. Frank Loesser | Betty Hutton | O/Joseph J. lilley | Capitol | 380 | 14 February 1947 | ||
| Rumors Are Flying | w.m. Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss | Marjorie Hughes | Frankie Carle & his Orchestra | Columbia | 37069 | Hollywood | HCO 1899-2 | 18 July 1946 |
| Rumors Are Flying | w.m. Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss | Andrews Sisters | O/Vic Schoen | Decca | 23656 | Los Angeles | L-4239-A | 22 July 1946 |
| Run For The Roundhouse, Nellie | Jack Palmer, Willard Robison | Peggy Lee | Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra | Capitol | 57-769 | Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA | 4948-3 | 7 October 1949 |
| Run To Him | Bobby Vee w. Johnny Mann Singers | Liberty | 55388 | Hollywood | 24 October 1961 | |||
| Run To The Door | Knight | Cliff Richard | Columbia(E) | SX/SCX 6079 | London | 20 September 1966 | ||
| Run, Joe | w.m. Joe Willoughby, Louis Jordan & Walt Merrick | Louis Jordan & The Calypso Boys | Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five | Decca | 24448 | New York City | 73886 | 23 April 1947 |
| Running Scared | w.m. Roy Orbison & Joe Melson | Roy Orbison | Monument | 438 | RCA Studio B, Nashville, TN | 27 February 1961 |