"(Just Like) Romeo & Juliet" skyrocketed to No. 5 on the pop charts,
and the #1 spot on the Rhythm and Blues charts in 1964,
with sales peaking at just over 4 million.
The biggest hit version was recorded by Ray and The Four Lads in 1951. The recording was released by Okeh Records as catalog number 6840. It was a #2 hit on the Billboard magazine chart that year, and one side of one of the biggest two-sided hits, as the flip side, "Cry," reached #1 on the Billboard chart.