Historical Artist Profile
Neil Sedaka
Biography & Overview
Neil Sedaka (; March 13, 1939 – February 27, 2026) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Beginning his music career in 1957, he sold millions of records worldwide and wrote or co-wrote over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard Greenfield and Phil Cody. After a short-lived tenure as a founding member of the doo-wop group the Tokens, Sedaka achieved a string of hit singles over the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Oh! Carol" (1959), "Calendar Girl" (1960), "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" (1961), and "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (1962). His popularity declined by the mid-1960s, but was revived in the mid-1970s, solidified by the 1975 U.S.
🇺🇸 US Billboard Tracking History
12 Charted Tracks
"Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"
Entered Charts: 1962
#1 HIT
"Laughter In The Rain"
Entered Charts: 1974
#1 HIT
"Bad Blood"
Entered Charts: 1975
#1 HIT
"Calendar Girl"
Entered Charts: 1961
Peak: #4
"Next Door To An Angel"
Entered Charts: 1962
Peak: #5
"Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen"
Entered Charts: 1961
Peak: #6
"Stairway To Heaven"
Entered Charts: 1960
Peak: #9
"Little Devil"
Entered Charts: 1961
Peak: #11
"Love In The Shadows"
Entered Charts: 1976
Peak: #16
"You Mean Everything To Me"
Entered Charts: 1960
Peak: #17
"Alice In Wonderland"
Entered Charts: 1963
Peak: #17
"The Immigrant"
Entered Charts: 1975
Peak: #22
🇬🇧 UK Official Charts History
18 Charted Tracks
"Oh Carol"
Entered Charts: 1960
Peak: #3
"Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen"
Entered Charts: 1961
Peak: #3
"Baking Up Is Hard To Do"
Entered Charts: 1962
Peak: #7
"Stairway To Heaven"
Entered Charts: 1960
Peak: #8
"Calendar Girl"
Entered Charts: 1961
Peak: #8
"Little Devil"
Entered Charts: 1961
Peak: #9
"Laughter In The Rain"
Entered Charts: 1974
Peak: #15
"That'S When The Music Takes Me"
Entered Charts: 1973
Peak: #18
"Oh! Carol/Baking Up Is Hard To Do/Little Devil"
Entered Charts: 1972
Peak: #19
"King Of Clowns"
Entered Charts: 1962
Peak: #23
"Standing On The Inside"
Entered Charts: 1973
Peak: #26
"Next Door To An Angel"
Entered Charts: 1962
Peak: #29
"Our Last Song Together"
Entered Charts: 1973
Peak: #31
"A Little Lovin'"
Entered Charts: 1974
Peak: #34
"The Queen Of 1964"
Entered Charts: 1975
Peak: #35
"Let'S Go Steady Again"
Entered Charts: 1963
Peak: #42
"Beautiful You"
Entered Charts: 1972
Peak: #43
"You Mean Everything To Me"
Entered Charts: 1960
Peak: #45