Posted April 4, 201015 yr This week was the anniversary of the very first BBC Top 20, to be featured on Pick Of The Pops. Over every week, I shall post the actual charts used by the BBC, up until the very first computerised chart compiled by the British Market Research Bureau on Tuesday 11th Feb 1969. So, on Sunday 30th March 1958...David Jacobs returned to the Pick Of The Pops at 11pm, taking over from the late Alan Dell and featuring Top 20 highlights, the complete top 3, and half an hour of new releases. This was David Jacobs first Top 20 countdown: (Based on an average of lists featured in NME, Melody Maker, Record Mirror, & Disc and compiled by Derek Chinnery) Note: The BBC listed all double A sided records together, as they should`ve been) 01 01 MAGIC MOMENTS/CATCH A FALLING STAR - PERRY COMO 02 03 DON`T/I BEG OF YOU - ELVIS PRESLEY 03 02 THE STORY OF MY LIFE - MICHAEL HOLLIDAY 03 03 NAIROBI - TOMMY STEELE 05 04 JAILHOUSE ROCK - ELVIS PRESLEY 06 06 AT THE HOP - DANNY AND THE JUNIORS 06 11 WHOLE LOTTA WOMAN - MARVIN RAINWATER 08 10 MAYBE BABY - CRICKETS 09 07 YOU ARE MY DESTINY - PAUL ANKA 10 20 LA DEE DAH - JACKIE DENNIS 11 08 GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY - LITTLE RICHARD 12 09 OH BOY - CRICKETS 13 14 APRIL LOVE - PAT BOONE 14 16 MANDY - EDDIE CALVERT 15 14 ALL THE WAY/CHICAGO - FRANK SINATRA 15 18 SWINGING SHEPHERD BLUES - TED HEATH AND HIS MUSIC 17 17 BABY LOVER - PETULA CLARK 18 15 CAN`T GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU/WE ARE NOT ALONE - FRANKIE VAUGHAN 19 13 LOVE ME FOREVER - MARION RYAN 20 NE TO BE LOVED - MALCOM VAUGHAN Only one new entry to the top 20. Buddy Holly`s "Peggy Sue" had fallen out from the last week`s joint 18, as Derek Chinnery (as compiler) had done a complete list for the previous week. Bubblers were Fats Domino "The Big Beat", Alma Cogan "Sugartime", Moe Kauffman "Swingin`Shepherd Blues" & Jackie Wilson "To Be Loved". Join me next week for Sunday 6th April 1958. My goodness, this could take 11 years!
April 4, 201015 yr How about publishing two or three per week until it can become a "50 years ago" thread?
April 5, 201015 yr good idea but i dont think there will much response as bj'ers dont appear to be interested in much before 1980...
April 5, 201015 yr I'm interested, although it would probably be best to stick them within this one thread.
April 5, 201015 yr Author Sunday 6th April 1958 David Jacobs presents at 10.40pm on the Light Programme, with the usual Top 20 highlights, the top 3, and new releases. 01 01 MAGIC MOMENTS/CATCH A FALLING STAR - PERRY COMO 02 02 DON`T/I BEG OF YOU - ELVIS PRESLEY 03 03 NAIROBI - TOMMY STEELE 03 06 WHOLE LOTTA WOMAN - MARVIN RAINWATER 05 08 MAYBE BABY - CRICKETS 06 03 THE STORY OF MY LIFE - MICHAEL HOLLIDAY 07 10 LA DEE DAH - JACKIE DENNIS 08 06 AT THE HOP - DANNY AND THE JUNIORS 09 15 SWINGING SHEPHERD BLUES - TED HEATH AND HIS MUSIC 10 05 JAILHOUSE ROCK - ELVIS PRESLEY 10 11 GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY - LITTLE RICHARD 12 14 MANDY - EDDIE CALVERT 13 NE TEQUILA - THE CHAMPS 14 13 APRIL LOVE - PAT BOONE 15 09 YOU ARE MY DESTINY - PAUL ANKA 16 17 BABY LOVER - PETULA CLARK 17 NE A WONDERFUL TIME UP THERE/IT`S TOO SOON TO KNOW - PAT BOONE 18 20 TO BE LOVED - MALCOM VAUGHAN 19 NE OH OH I`M FALLING IN LOVE - JIMMIE RODGERS 20 NE THE BIG BEAT - FATS DOMINO 4 new entries that week. It has to be said that David Jacobs was rather bias, while presenting Pick Of The Pops. He appeared not to be a Rock N`Roll fan, and a little known fact was that he never once played Jackie Dennis & "La Dee Dah", even though it was up in the top ten! It has to be noted that in his end of year review, which was supposed to feature the number ones of 1958 in December, he still managed to play "Fever" by Peggy Lee despite it never even making the top 5! Just outside the top 20, that week were "Oh Boy" the Crickets (falling out), Frank Sinatra was also out with "All The Way/Chicago" (the double A side), Tony Brent "The Clouds Will Soon Roll By", & Jackie Wilson "Too Be Loved".
April 5, 201015 yr Author Sunday 13th April 1958 The usual programme format. 01 01 MAGIC MOMENTS/CATCH A FALLING STAR - PERRY COMO 02 03 WHOLE LOTTA WOMAN - MARVIN RAINWATER 03 03 NAIROBI - TOMMY STEELE 04 05 MAYBE BABY - CRICKETS 05 02 DON`T/I BEG OF YOU - ELVIS PRESLEY 06 09 SWINGING SHEPHERD BLUES - TED HEATH AND HIS MUSIC 07 07 LA DEE DAH - JACKIE DENNIS 08 06 THE STORY OF MY LIFE - MICHAEL HOLLIDAY 09 13 TEQUILA - THE CHAMPS 10 17 A WONDERFUL TIME UP THERE/TOO SOON TO KNOW - PAT BOONE 11 10 GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY - LITTLE RICHARD 12 10 JAILHOUSE ROCK - ELVIS PRESLEY 13 12 MANDY - EDDIE CALVERT 14 NE WHO`S SORRY NOW - CONNIE FRANCIS 15 08 AT THE HOP - DANNY AND THE JUNIORS 16 18 TO BE LOVED - MALCOM VAUGHAN 17 20 THE BIG BEAT - FATS DOMINO 18 14 APRIL LOVE - PAT BOONE 19 19 OH OH I`M FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN - JIMMIE RODGERS 19 16 BABY LOVER - PETULA CLARK Another little known fact, as Danny And The Juniors were on their last week in the top 20, not many people realise that this was not actually the original version. The original had be recorded a few weeks before them by Nick Todd who was the younger brother of Pat Boone. Nick`s version did manage to chart in a top 20 in February 1958. There was just the one new entry with Connie Francis, on the way to the top. Bubblers that week were, "To Be Loved" Jackie Wilson, Frank Sinatra (again), "Breathless" Jerry Lee Lewis, who tied with Frankie Vaughan`s double A side "Can`t Get Along Without You/We Are Not Alone".
April 5, 201015 yr Sunday 6th April 1958 David Jacobs presents at 10.40pm on the Light Programme, with the usual Top 20 highlights, the top 3, and new releases. 4 new entries that week. It has to be said that David Jacobs was rather bias, while presenting Pick Of The Pops. He appeared not to be a Rock N`Roll fan, and a little known fact was that he never once played Jackie Dennis & "La Dee Dah", even though it was up in the top ten! It has to be noted that in his end of year review, which was supposed to feature the number ones of 1958 in December, he still managed to play "Fever" by Peggy Lee despite it never even making the top 5! Yet David Jacobs has for many years had the image of a real smoothy who wouldn't want to play anything as racy as Peggy Lee :lol: His Capital Radio show in the 1970s seemed to be designed as a cure for insomnia.
April 12, 201015 yr Greetings Pop Pickers......I've just found this informative site after long fruitless searching high and low with no success to locate the BBC Charts, especially between Jan 1964 and Feb 1969. I'm amazed these have never been made available somewhere. Anyone know where I can locate them..please..!
April 12, 201015 yr Greetings Pop Pickers......I've just found this informative site after long fruitless searching high and low with no success to locate the BBC Charts, especially between Jan 1964 and Feb 1969. I'm amazed these have never been made available somewhere. Anyone know where I can locate them..please..! hi and welcome to the site :) personally im not sure which charts the bbc used, there are links to chart sites in 'resourses' .
April 12, 201015 yr hi and welcome to the site :) personally im not sure which charts the bbc used, there are links to chart sites in 'resourses' .The BBC compiled their own chart up to February 1969, these are the charts that Dave has started to post in this thread though it could take quite a while to get to 1964!
April 13, 201015 yr The BBC compiled their own chart up to February 1969, these are the charts that Dave has started to post in this thread though it could take quite a while to get to 1964! oh right, so wheres dave getting them from?.... dave?
April 14, 201015 yr thanks for the replies guys..much appreciated....yeah I wondered where Dave was able to source the BBC Charts too...the fact that he actually had them all got me thinking there is a source somewhere..I've tried for years to locate them unsuccessfully..
May 4, 201015 yr Dave ...any chance we can negotiate a cost for me buying copies of your BBC Charts from you ?.....Brian
May 4, 201015 yr Dave ...any chance we can negotiate a cost for me buying copies of your BBC Charts from you ?.....Brianyou may be better off sending Dave a PM as, this thread aside, I don't think he normally posts in this forum.
June 24, 201213 yr Too bad this thread was discontinued, or was it continued elsewhere? If so, please PM me. Arttrend Edited June 24, 201213 yr by arttrend
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