<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Back to the Sixties Part II" (1981) </Td> <Td> "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (1982) </Td> <Td> "Fantasy Island" (1982) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Back to the Sixties Part II" (1981) </Td> <Td> "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (1982) </Td> <Td> "Fantasy Island" (1982) </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> 1961: The Tokens: US #1, UK #11 </Li> <Li> 1962: Henri Salvador--in French as "Le lion est mort ce soir" ("The Lion Died Tonight") FR #1 </Li> <Li> 1965: The New Christy Minstrels </Li> <Li> 1965: The Shangaans, on "Jungle Drums" </Li> <Li> 1968: The Tremeloes, on Silence Is Golden </Li> <Li> 1971: Eric Donaldson </Li> <Li> 1972: Robert John: US #3, gold record . </Li> <Li> 1972: Dave Newman: UK #34 </Li> <Li> 1974: Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus, as "Rise Jah Jah Children (The Lion Sleeps)" </Li> <Li> 1975: Brian Eno, on single, later on Working Backwards: 1983 - 1973 and Eno Box II: Vocal </Li> <Li> 1979: The Stylistics </Li> <Li> 1980: Passengers </Li> <Li> 1982: Tight Fit: UK #1, This version has sold over a million copies in the UK . </Li> <Li> 1982: The Nylons </Li> <Li> 1987: Tracey Ullman et . al. on the skit "City of Strangers" from The Tracey Ullman Show </Li> <Li> 1989: Sandra Bernhard </Li> <Li> 1991: Hotline & P.J. Powers, on The Best Of </Li> <Li> 1992: Talisman, on A Capella </Li> <Li> 1992: They Might Be Giants with Laura Cantrell, interpolated into "The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)" </Li> <Li> 1993: Pow woW: FR #1, cover of Salvador's version . </Li> <Li> 1993: R.E.M.: B - side of "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" and on The Automatic Box (Disc 3). </Li> <Li> 1993: The Nylons </Li> <Li> 1994: Dennis Marcellino </Li> <Li> 1994: Tonic Sol - Fa </Li> <Li> 1995: Lebo M. for Rhythm of the Pride Lands, an album with songs inspired by the music of The Lion King </Li> <Li> 1997:' N Sync: B - side of "For the Girl Who Has Everything" </Li> <Li> 1997: The Muppets, on an episode of Muppets Tonight </Li> <Li> 1998: Helmut Lotti, on Out of Africa </Li> <Li> 1998: The Undertones, on 8 Degrees and Rising </Li> <Li> 1990s: The Streetnix </Li> <Li> 2001: Baha Men featuring Imani Coppola, sampled the chorus in the song "You All Dat" on Who Let the Dogs Out </Li> <Li> 2001: Rockapella </Li> <Li> 2002: Mango Groove, on Eat a Mango </Li> <Li> 2004: Daniel Küblböck </Li> <Li> 2005: The Mavericks </Li> <Li> 2009: Melo - M, on Around the World </Li> <Li> 2010: Cool Down Cafe featuring Gerard Joling, on Goud </Li> <Li> 2014: Billy Joel and Jimmy Fallon, on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon </Li> <Li> 2015: Justin Fletcher as Gail Force on Gigglebiz </Li> <Li> 2016: Tight Fit new production Rainforest Radio Edit on Together (Almighty) </Li> <Li> 2016: Mayunga featuring Akon sampled the chorus in their single "Please Don't Go Away" </Li> </Ul> <Li> 1961: The Tokens: US #1, UK #11 </Li>

Who sang the lion sleeps tonight in the 80's