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"Don't Throw Your Love Away" is a song written by Billy Jackson and Jimmy Wisner that was originally released in 1963 by The Orlons. It was the B-side to "Bon-Doo-Wah", which peaked at No.55 in the US charts.

Cover Versions

• The Searchers released it in April 1964 and went to No.1 on the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart; No.4 in Denmark, No. 3 on Canada's CHUM Chart, No.6 on 24 July 1964 on WLS, and No.16 on 11 July 1964 on the Hot 100.
• Elvis Costello and Amsterdam recorded a version of the song for Liverpool – The Number Ones Album released in 2008.

See also

• List of number-one singles of 1964 (Ireland)
• List of number-one singles from the 1960s (UK)

References

1. ^ Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 78. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 162–3. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
3. "Discography". The-searchers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
4. "CHUM Hit Parade - July 20, 1964".
5. "Silver Dollar Survey". WLS. 1964-07-24.
6. "Hot 100". Billboard. 1964-07-11.
7. "Number One Project". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

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