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[JulianT]

Let’s see how far I can get with this.
I’m intending to keep the average score in the 5-6 region and use the full range so:
7-10 great
4-6 decent
1-3 not for me
Each day I’ll post a video of my track of the day.

I hope to have chance to listen to each track a good number of times before I rate it so I’m not just making a snap judgement, but apologies in advance if I give your favourite ever song a 2/10 or if I show myself to be an ignoramus with the comments! I’m a massive chart geek but not a cultural or historical expert by any means, and of course I’ll be covering many artists about whom I know nothing.

I won’t mind if I don’t get many replies from others but the more the merrier of course, and feel free to robustly disagree with my ratings.

Featured songs (either winning their group or receiving at least a 9):

1952/3
The Isle Of Innisfree - Bing Crosby (9)
Walkin’ To Missouri - Tony Brent (8)
The Glow Worm - The Mills Brothers (9) 2nd for year
Little Red Monkey - Frank Chacksfield (9) 1st for year
The Girl In The Wood - Frankie Laine (9) 3rd for year
I’m Walking Behind You - Eddie Fisher With Sally Sweetland (8)
Swedish Rhapsody - Mantovani (8)
Ricochet - Joan Regan With The Squadronaires (8)

1954:
That’s Amore - Dean Martin (10) 2nd for year
Such A Night - Johnnie Ray (9)
Secret Love - Doris Day (9)
The Little Shoemaker - Petula Clark (8)
Smile - Nat King Cole (10) 1st for year
Sh-Boom - The Crew Cuts (9) 3rd for year
No One But You - Billy Eckstine (8)
Mambo Italiano - Rosemary Clooney And The Mellomen (9)

1955:
Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley And His Comets (9)
Teach Me Tonight - The De Castro Sisters (8)
Under The Bridges Of Paris - Eartha Kitt (9) 1st for year
Paths Of Paradise - Johnnie Ray (7)
Stowaway - Barbara Lyon (9)
The Breeze And I - Caterina Valente (9)
Rose Marie - Slim Whitman (9)
Love Me Or Leave Me - Sammy Davis Jr (9) 2nd for year
Cloudburst - Don Lang With The Mairants-Langhorn Big Six (9) 3rd for year
Humming Bird - Frankie Laine (8)
Rock-A-Beatin’ Boogie - Bill Haley And His Comets (7)

1956:
Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford (10) 1st for year
It’s Almost Tomorrow - The Dream Weavers (9)
The Shifting Whispering Sands (Parts 1 And 2) - Billy Vaughn Orchestra And Chorus (9)
The Poor People Of Paris - Winifred Atwell (8)
A Theme From ‘The Threepenny Opera’ (Mack The Knife) - Louis Armstrong And His All-Stars (8)
Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley (9) 3rd for year
Delilah Jones - The McGuire Sisters (8)
Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera) - Doris Day (9)
Portuguese Washerwoman - Joe ‘Fingers’ Carr (9)
Rockin’ Through The Rye - Bill Haley And His Comets (9)
The Great Pretender / Only You (And You Alone) - The Platters (9) 2nd for year
Just Walking In The Rain - Johnnie Ray (8)
The Green Door - Frankie Vaughan (8)
Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino (9)
Rip It Up - Little Richard (7)

1957:
Ain’t That A Shame - Fats Domino (8)
Long Tall Sally - Little Richard (9) 2nd for year
The Girl Can’t Help It - Little Richard (8)
Cumberland Gap - Lonnie Donegan (9) 3rd for year
Cry Me A River - Julie London (9)
Yes Tonight, Josephine - Johnnie Ray (8)
Travellin' Home - Vera Lynn (9)
Gamblin' Man / Putting On The Style - Lonnie Donegan (9)
Lucille - Little Richard (9)
In The Middle Of A Dark, Dark Night / Sweet Stuff - Guy Mitchell (7)
Jenny, Jenny - Little Richard (8)
Wake Up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers (9)
Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl In Town) - Jackie Wilson (10) 1st for year
Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis (9)

1958:
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley (9)
Jailhouse Rock EP - Elvis Presley (8)
Catch A Falling Star - Perry Como (8)
Tequila - The Champs (9)
Who’s Sorry Now - Connie Francis (9)
Lollipop - The Chordettes (8)
All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette - The Everly Brothers (9)
Big Man - The Four Preps (8)
When - The Kalin Twins (9)
Fever - Peggy Lee (9) 2nd for year
Move It - Cliff Richard And The Drifters (9) 3rd for year
Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) - Domenico Modugno
Hoots Mon - Lord Rockingham’s XI (9) 1st for year
Rockin’ Robin - Bobby Day (9)
It’s Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty (9)
To Know Him, Is To Love Him - The Teddy Bears (8)

1959:
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The Platters (9) 1st for year
Petite Fleur - Chris Barber’s Jazz Band (9) 3rd for year
It Doesn’t Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly (9) 2nd for year
Come Softly To Me - The Fleetwoods (8)
Mean Streak - Cliff Richard And The Drifters (8)
Personality - Lloyd Price (8)
A Big Hunk O’ Love - Elvis Presley (8)
Someone - Johnny Mathis (8)
Broken Hearted Melody - Sarah Vaughan (8)
Sleep Walk - Santo And Johnny (9)
Oh! Carol - Neil Sedaka (9)
What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For? - Emile Ford And The Checkmates (9)
Little White Bull - Tommy Steele (9)
Staccato’s Theme - Elmer Bernstein (8)

1960:
Summer Set - Mr Acker Bilk And His Paramount Jazz Band (9)
Misty - Johnny Mathis (9)
La Mer (Beyond The Sea) - Bobby Darin (9)
Theme From A Summer Place - Percy Faith (10) 1st for year
Handy Man - Jimmy Jones (9)
He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves (9)
Footsteps - Steve Lawrence (8)
Milord - Edith Piaf (8)
True Love Ways - Buddy Holly (9) 3rd for year
Shakin' All Over - Johnny Kidd And The Pirates (9)
Wonderful World - Sam Cooke (9)
Apache - The Shadows (9)
Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison (9) 2nd for year
Everybody's Somebody's Fool (9)
The Twist - Chubby Checker (9)
Walk, Don't Run - The Ventures (9)
Chain Gang - Sam Cooke (8)
Blue Angel - Roy Orbison (9)
Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters (9)
Poetry In Motion - Johnny Tillotson (9)
Buona Sera - Mr Acker Bilk And His Paramount Jazz Band (7)

1961:
A Thousand Stars - Billy Fury (8)
Ginchy - Bert Weedon (8)
Will You Love Me Tomorrow? - The Shirelles (9)
I Count The Tears - Drifters (8)
Blue Moon - The Marcels (9)
Runaway - Del Shannon (9) 2nd for year
Halfway To Paradise - Billy Fury (9)
Running Scared - Roy Orbison (8)
Stand By Me - Ben E King (10) 1st for year
You Don't Know - Helen Shapiro (9)
You Always Hurt The One You Love - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry (7)
Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker (9)
Johnny Remember Me - John Leyton (9)
Cryin' - Roy Orbison (9)
Walking Back To Happiness - Helen Shapiro (8)
Take Five - The Dave Brubeck Quartet (9) 3rd for year
Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles (9)
Take Good Care Of My Baby - Bobby Vee (9)
Moon River - Danny Williams (9)
Stranger On The Shore - Mr Acker Bilk With The Leon Young String Chorale (9)
Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson (8)

1962:
Cryin’ In The Rain - The Everly Brothers (9)
Can’t Help Falling In Love / Rock-A-Hula Baby - Elvis Presley (8)
Wonderful Land - The Shadows (9) 2nd for year
Hey Baby - Bruce Channel (8)
Nut Rocker - B Bumble And The Stingers (9) 3rd for year
Love Letters - Ketty Lester (9)
Unsquare Dance - Dave Brubeck (8)
A Picture Of You - Joe Brown And The Bruvvers (8)
Here Comes That Feeling - Brenda Lee (8)
I Remember You - Frank Ifield (8)
Sealed With A Kiss - Brian Hyland (9)
Things - Bobby Darin (9)
Telstar - The Tornados (10)
The Loco-Motion - Little Eva (9)
It Might As Well Rain Until September - Carole King (9)
Let’s Dance - Chris Montez (9)
Sherry - The Four Seasons (9)
The James Bond Theme - John Barry Orchestra (9)
Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee (9)
Up On The Roof - Kenny Lynch (8)

1963:
All Alone Am I - Brenda Lee (9)
Diamonds - Jet Harris And Tony Meehan (9)
Big Girls Don’t Cry - The Four Seasons (9)
That’s What Love Will Do - Joe Brown And The Bruvvers (8)
In Dreams - Roy Orbison (10) 1st for year
End Of The World - Skeeter Davis (9) 3rd for year
Rhythm Of The Rain - The Cascades (9)
From Me To You - The Beatles (9)
Pipeline - The Chantays (9)
If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody - Freddie And The Dreamers (8)
Atlantis - The Shadows (9)
Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto (9)
It’s My Party - Lesley Gore (9)
If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul (8)
Wipe Out - The Surfaris (9)
She Loves You - The Beatles (8)
Then He Kissed Me - The Crystals (8)
Be My Baby - The Ronettes (9)
Don’t Talk To Him - Cliff Richard And The Shadows (8)
I Only Want To Be With You - Dusty Springfield (9)
Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa - Gene Pitney (9)
I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles (9)

1964:
Needles And Pins - The Searchers (8)
Louie Louie - The Kingsmen (9)
That Girl Belongs To Yesterday - Gene Pitney (8)
Can’t Buy Me Love - The Beatles (8)
It’s Over - Roy Orbison (9) 3rd for year
Walk On By - Dionne Warwick (9)
No Particular Place To Go - Chuck Berry (9)
My Guy - Mary Wells (9)
You’re No Good - The Swinging Blue Jeans (8)
I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself - Dusty Springfield (9)
The House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals (9)
The Girl From Ipanema - Stan Getz And Joao Gilberto (9)
A Hard Day’s Night - The Beatles (9)
You Really Got Me - The Kinks (9) 2nd for year
She’s Not There - The Zombies (9)
Rag Doll - The Four Seasons (8)
Come To Me - Julie Grant (9)
Summer Is Over - Frank Ifield (8)
Tokyo Melody - Helmut Zacharias (8)
Downtown - Petula Clark (10) 1st for year
All Day And All Of The Night - The Kinks (9)
Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley (9)
Ferry Cross The Mersey - Gerry And The Pacemakers (8)

1965:
Tired Of Waiting For You - The Kinks (9)
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - The Animals (9)
Concrete And Clay - Unit Four Plus Two (8)
For Your Love - The Yardbirds (8)
The Times They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan (9)
Ticket To Ride - The Beatles (9)
Trains And Boats And Planes - Burt Bacharach (8)
It Ain't Me Babe - Johnny Cash (8)
Heart Full Of Soul - The Yardbirds (9)
I Can't Help Myself - The Four Tops (9)
Help! - The Beatles (9)
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones (10) 1st for year
Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan (9)
Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers (9)
Eve Of Destruction - Barry McGuire (9)
Look Through Any Window - The Hollies (9)
Evil Hearted You / Still I'm Sad - The Yardbirds (8)
The Carnival Is Over - The Seekers (9) 3rd for year
My Generation - The Who (9)
Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out - The Beatles (10) 2nd for year
Rescue Me - Fontella Bass (9)
Spanish Flea - Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass (8)

1966:
You Were On My Mind - Crispian St Peters (8)
These Boots Are Made For Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra (10) 2nd for year
Lightning Strikes - Lou Christie (9)
Barbara Ann - Beach Boys (9)
The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore - The Walker Brothers (9)
Elusive Butterfly - Bob Lind (9)
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Cher (9)
Homeward Bound - Simon And Garfunkel (9)
I Fought The Law - The Bobby Fuller Four (9)
California Dreamin' - The Mamas And The Papas (9) 3rd for year
Wild Thing - The Troggs (9)
Paint It, Black - The Rolling Stones (9)
River Deep, Mountain High - Ike And Tina Turner (9)
Paperback Writer - Beatles (9)
Out Of Time - Chris Farlowe (9)
God Only Knows - The Beach Boys (10) 1st for year
Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles (9)
Summer In The City - The Lovin' Spoonful (9)
Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles (9)
They're Coming To Take Me Away - Napolean XIV (9)
You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes (9)
Sunny - Bobby Hebb (9)
All I See Is You - Dusty Springfield (8)
Reach Out I'll Be There - The Four Tops (9)
No Milk Today - Herman's Hermits (9)
Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys (9)
What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted - Jimmy Ruffin (9)
96 Tears - ? And The Mysterians (9)
Sitting In The Park - Georgie Fame (8)

1967:
Let’s Spend The Night Together / Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones (9)
I’m A Believer - The Monkees (9)
The Beat Goes On - Sonny And Cher (8)
Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles (10) 2nd for year
There’s A Kind Of Hush - Herman’s Hermits (9)
Hi-Ho Silver Lining - Jeff Beck (9)
Happy Together - The Turtles (9)
Dedicated To The One I Love - The Mamas And The Papas (9)
Arnold Layne - Pink Floyd (9)
Music To Watch Girls By - Andy Williams (9)
Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks (9)
A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum (9)
Alternate Title - The Monkees (9)
007 - Desmond Dekker And The Aces (9)
Excerpt From ‘A Teenage Opera’ (9)
Let’s Go To San Francisco - The Flower Pot Men (8)
The Letter - The Box Tops (9)
I Can See For Miles - The Who (9)
Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart - Gene Pitney (9)
Daydream Believer - The Monkees (9) 3rd for year
Hello, Goodbye - The Beatles (9)
Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues (10) 1st for year
Magical Mystery Tour EP - The Beatles (9)

1968:
Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann (8)
Pictures Of Matchstick Men (8)
(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding (9) 3rd for year
If I Only Had Time - John Rowles (9)
Captain Of Your Ship - Reparata And The Delrons (9)
White Horses - Jacky (8)
Rainbow Valley - Love Affair (9)
Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan (9)
Jumpin’ Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones (9)
MacArthur Park - Richard Harris (9)
I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten - Dusty Springfield (10) 1st for year
Mrs Robinson - Simon And Garfunkel (9)
I Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin (10) 2nd for year
Days - The Kinks (9)
Hold Me Tight - Johnny Nash (9)
Hey Jude - The Beatles (9)
Ain’t Got No; I Got Life / Do What You Gotta Do - Nina Simone (8)
All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix Experience (9)
Albatross - Fleetwood Mac (9)
Sun Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield (9)
Blackberry Way - The Move (9)

1969:
Mrs Robinson EP - Simon And Garfunkel (9)
I Put A Spell On You - Nina Simone (9)
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye (9)
The Windmills Of Your Mind - Noel Harrison (9)
Israelites - Desmond Dekker And The Aces (9)
Pinball Wizard - The Who (9)
My Way - Frank Sinatra (8)
The Boxer - Simon And Garfunkel (10) 2nd for year
The Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson And The Miracles (9)
Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival (9)
In The Ghetto - Elvis Presley (9)
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf (9)
Bringing On Back The Good Times - Love Affair (8)
Je T’Aime… Moi Non Plus - Jane Birkin And Serge Gainsbourg (9)
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival (9)
Space Oddity - David Bowie (9) 3rd for year
Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan (9)
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - The Hollies (9)
Oh Well - Fleetwood Mac (9)
Something / Come Together - The Beatles (10) 1st for year
No Mule’s Fool - Family (9)
Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley (9)
Reflections Of My Life - The Marmalade (8)

This post has been edited by JulianT: 17th March 2024, 10:43 PM