[3] Percy Faith recorded the most popular version of the theme, an instrumental orchestral arrangement, at the Columbia 30th Street Studio in New York City.

2 singles, none of which ever reached the Hot 100's summit: Jimmy Jones' "Handy Man" (29 February), Jim Reeves' "He'll Have to Go" (7–21 March), Bobby Rydell's "Wild One" (28 March), Paul Anka's "Puppy Love" (4–11 April), the Brothers Four's "Greenfields" (sometimes spelled "Green Fields") (18 April),[9] with Elvis Presley's "Stuck on You" (25 April–9 May) in front of "Greenfields" during its last three weeks at No.

"Theme from A Summer Place" remains the longest-running number one instrumental in the history of the Hot 100.

In 2008, Faith's original version was ranked at number 18 on Billboard's top 100 songs during the first 50 years of the Hot 100 chart.

[11] The Billboard Book of Number One Hits called it "the most successful instrumental single of the rock era."

"Theme from A Summer Place" has been covered by a number of artists in addition to Percy Faith, in both non-vocal instrumental versions, and with one or more vocalists either singing Discant's lyrics or a wordless melody line.