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:cry: 1960s Top 40 Rate - The 'Impossible' Part 3 :cry:

 

Numbers 25 and 26s

 

While there were several different UK singles charts during the 1960s (with the NME weekly chart being the most widely followed), the Guinness Book Of Hit Singles and, subsequently, the Official Charts Company use the Record Retailer chart as their reference during this period, so that's the one we'll be using here. The 'Official' Singles Charts, as we know it, didn't begin until February 1969.

 

These series of rates will cover March 1960 (when the chart expanded to a Top 40 for the first time) to December 1969.

 

Due to the relatively obscure nature of the tracks below you can vote as follows:

 

+10

+9

+8

+7

+6

+5

+4

+3

+2

+1

 

If you can't pick ten songs, you can try four:

 

+10

+7

+4

+1

 

And alternatively, if you can only pick three:

 

+10

+5

+1

 

Number 25s

 

Buddy Holly - True Love Ways

Tommy Sands - The Old Oaken Bucket

Billy Fury - Wondrous Place

Semprini - Theme From 'Exodus'

Roy Orbison - Cryin'

Ral Donner - You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)

Anthony Newley - D-Darling

Clyde Valley Stompers - Peter And The Wolf

Carol Deene - Some People

Bernard Cribbins - Gossip Calypso

Hollies - (Ain't That) Just Like Me

Everly Brothers - The Girl Sang The Blues

Wilfred Brambell & Harry H Corbett - Steptoe And Son At Buckingham Palace (Parts 1 And 2)

Adam Faith & The Roulettes - If He Tells You

Frank Ifield - Angry At The Big Oak Tree

Mojos - Why Not Tonight

Frank Ifield - Summer Is Over

Dave Clark Five - Anyway You Want It

Brenda Lee - Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day

Goldie & The Gingerbreads - Can't You Hear My Heartbeat

Dobie Gray - The 'In' Crowd

Val Doonican - I'm Gonna Get There Somehow

Brian Poole & The Tremeloes - I Want Candy

Lulu - Try To Understand

Billy Fury - Run To My Lovin' Arms

James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag

Tony Bennett - I Left My Heart In San Francisco

PJ Proby - You've Come Back

Master Singers - The Highway Code

Frank Ifield - No One Will Ever Know

Twice As Much - Sittin' On A Fence

Zoot Money & The Big Roll Band - Big Time Operator

Clinton Ford - Run To The Door

Symbols - (The Best Part Of) Breaking Up

Bee Gees - Jumbo/The Singer Sang His Song

Beach Boys - Friends

The Who - Dogs

Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love

Locomotive - Rudi's In Love

Barry Ryan - Love Is Love

Gene Pitney - Maria Elena

Jose Feliciano - And The Sun Will Shine

Marv Johnson - I Miss You Baby

 

Number 26s

 

Lance Fortune - This Love I Have For You

Buddy Greco - The Lady Is A Tramp

Rhet Stollier - Chariot

Gene Pitney - (I Wanna) Love My Life Away

Danny Peppermint & The Jumping Jacks - The Peppermint Twist

Sammy Davis Jr - What Kind Of Fool Am I/Gonna Build A Mountain

Everly Brothers - It's Been Nice

Joe Brown - Nature's Time For Love

Jan And Dean - Surf City

Heinz - Country Boy

Kingsmen - Louie Louie

Heinz - You Were There

Brenda Lee - Think

Dave Clark Five - Thinking Of You Baby

Chuck Berry - Promised Land

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Nowhere To Run

Freddie & The Dreamers - A Little You

Joan Baez - We Shall Overcome

Connie Francis - My Child

Frank Ifield - Paradise

Beach Boys - California Girls

Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - You Make It Move

Gary Walker - You Don't Love Me

Cryin' Shames - Please Stay

Gary Walker - Twinkle-Lee

Bachelors - Can I Trust You

Lovin' Spoonful - Nashville Cats

Walker Brothers - Stay With Me Baby

Small Faces - I Can't Make It

Jimmy Ruffin - Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got

Walker Brothers - Walking In The Rain

Cliff Richard - I'll Come Running

Temptations - You're My Everything

Four Tops - You Keep Running Away

Cilla Black - I Only Live To Love You

Mireille Mathieu - La Derniere Valse

Aretha Franklin - Think

The Who - Magic Bus

Don Partridge - Breakfast On Pluto

Flamingos - Boogaloo Party

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Good Lovin' Ain't Easy To Come By

Edited June 23, 20169 yr by AH Gold

Number 25s

 

+10 Billy Fury - Wondrous Place

+9 Buddy Holly - True Love Ways

+8 Roy Orbison - Cryin'

+7 James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag

+6 Billy Fury - Run To My Lovin' Arms

+5 Dobie Gray - The 'In' Crowd

+4 Dave Clark Five - Anyway You Want It

+3 Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love

+2 Brian Poole & The Tremeloes - I Want Candy

+1 Beach Boys - Friends

 

Number 26s

 

+10 Sammy Davis Jr - What Kind Of Fool Am I/Gonna Build A Mountain :wub:

+9 Kingsmen - Louie Louie

+8 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Nowhere To Run

+7 Heinz - Country Boy

+6 Aretha Franklin - Think

+5 Jan And Dean - Surf City

+4 Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)

+3 Flamingos - Boogaloo Party

+2 Chuck Berry - Promised Land

+1 Beach Boys - California Girls

Obscure? I had to whittle down both quite a bit to get to 10

 

Number 25s

+10 Wilfred Brambell & Harry H Corbett - Steptoe And Son At Buckingham Palace (Parts 1 And 2)

+09 James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag

+08 Bernard Cribbins - Gossip Calypso

+07 Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love

+06 Beach Boys - Friends

+05 Clyde Valley Stompers - Peter And The Wolf

+04 Brian Poole & The Tremeloes - I Want Candy

+03 The Hollies - (Ain't That) Just Like Me

+02 Buddy Holly - True Love Ways

+01 Zoot Money & The Big Roll Band - Big Time Operator

 

Number 26s

+10 Kingsmen - Louie Louie

+09 Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)

+08 Beach Boys - California Girls

+07 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Nowhere To Run

+06 Aretha Franklin - Think

+05 Chuck Berry - Promised Land

+04 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - You Make It Move

+03 Walker Brothers - Stay With Me Baby

+02 The Who - Magic Bus

+01 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Good Lovin' Ain't Easy To Come By

yeah skimming through the list I could do a top 20 just from the ones I know, so I expect this will be tough for me. Will have a go on me hols later in the week, as I sit in a holiday apartment overlooking a mosque, which sits right in front of dozens of gay bars, and my hotel is opposite a restaurant showing the football on telly.

 

It reminds me that not everyone hates everyone else...

 

 

+10 Roy Orbison - Cryin'

+9 Buddy Holly - True Love Ways

+8 Billy Fury - Wondrous Place

+7 Dobie Gray - The 'In' Crowd

+6 Barry Ryan - Love Is Love

+5 James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag

+4 Val Doonican - I'm Gonna Get There Somehow

+3 Lulu - Try To Understand

+2 Gene Pitney - Maria Elena

+1 Symbols - (The Best Part Of) Breaking up

 

 

Number 25s

Number 25s

 

+10 Dobie Gray - The 'In' Crowd

+9 James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag

+8 Anthony Newley - D-Darling

+7 Marv Johnson - I Miss You Baby

+6 Zoot Money & The Big Roll Band - Big Time Operator

+5 Buddy Holly - True Love Ways

+4 Beach Boys - Friends

+3 Gene Pitney - Maria Elena

+2 Roy Orbison - Cryin'

+1 Bee Gees - Jumbo/The Singer Sang His Song

 

Number 26s

 

+10 Jimmy Ruffin - Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got

+9 Walker Brothers - Stay With Me Baby

+8 Beach Boys - California Girls

+7 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Good Lovin' Ain't Easy To Come By

+6 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Nowhere To Run

+5 Aretha Franklin - Think

+4 Four Tops - You Keep Running Away

+3 Walker Brothers - Walking In The Rain

+2 Temptations - You're My Everything

+1 Gary Walker - You Don't Love Me

Number 26s

 

+10 Beach Boys - California Girls

+9 Walker Brothers - Walking In The Rain

+8 Walker Brothers - Stay With Me Baby

+7 Jan And Dean - Surf City

+6 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Nowhere To Run

+5 Temptations - You're My Everything

+4 Kingsmen - Louie Louie

+3 Mireille Mathieu - La Derniere Valse

+2 Cilla Black - I Only Live To Love You

+1 Aretha Franklin - Think

 

Oops just looked at votes so far and ive caused a tie, so unless someone else votes it'll be 2 all even on a tie break... :o

Number 25s - The Results!

 

Thanks again for the votes. These got nothing:

Tommy Sands - The Old Oaken Bucket

Semprini - Theme From 'Exodus'

Ral Donner - You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)

Carol Deene - Some People

Everly Brothers - The Girl Sang The Blues

Adam Faith & The Roulettes - If He Tells You

Frank Ifield - Angry At The Big Oak Tree

Mojos - Why Not Tonight

Frank Ifield - Summer Is Over

Brenda Lee - Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day

Goldie & The Gingerbreads - Can't You Hear My Heartbeat

Tony Bennett - I Left My Heart In San Francisco

PJ Proby - You've Come Back

Master Singers - The Highway Code

Frank Ifield - No One Will Ever Know

Twice As Much - Sittin' On A Fence

Clinton Ford - Run To The Door

The Who - Dogs

Locomotive - Rudi's In Love

Jose Feliciano - And The Sun Will Shine

 

As for the others:

 

2. Buddy Holly - True Love Ways 25

3. Dobie Gray - The 'In' Crowd 22

4. Roy Orbison - Cryin' 20

5. Billy Fury - Wondrous Place 18

6. Beach Boys - Friends 11

7. Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love 10

Wilfred Brambell & Harry H Corbett - Steptoe And Son At Buckingham Palace (Parts 1 And 2) 10

9. Anthony Newley - D-Darling 8

Bernard Cribbins - Gossip Calypso 8

11. Zoot Money & The Big Roll Band - Big Time Operator 7

Marv Johnson - I Miss You Baby 7

13. Brian Poole & The Tremeloes - I Want Candy 6

Billy Fury - Run To My Lovin' Arms 6

Barry Ryan - Love Is Love 6

16. Gene Pitney - Maria Elena 5

Clyde Valley Stompers - Peter And The Wolf 5

18. Dave Clark Five - Anyway You Want It 4

Val Doonican - I'm Gonna Get There Somehow 4

20. Lulu - Try To Understand 3

Hollies - (Ain't That) Just Like Me 3

22. Symbols - (The Best Part Of) Breaking Up 1

Bee Gees - Jumbo/The Singer Sang His Song 1

 

which leaves:

 

1. James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag 30

 

 

The Ultimate 1960s Top 40:

 

1.

2.

3.

4.

5. Monkees - Daydream Believer

6. Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer

7.

8.

9. Dionne Warwick - Walk On By

10. Temptations - Get Ready

11.

12.

13.

14.

15. Sandy Posey - Single Girl

16. Chiffons - He's So Fine

17.

18.

19. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - You're All I Need To Get By

20. Walker Brothers - Love Her

21.

22.

23.

24.

25. James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag

26.

27.

28.

29. P.P Arnold - Angel Of The Morning

30. Booker T And The MG's - Soul Limbo

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

38.

39. Supremes - I Hear A Symphony

40. Major Lance - Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um

Number 26s - The Results!

 

Number 26s

 

 

Oops just looked at votes so far and ive caused a tie, so unless someone else votes it'll be 2 all even on a tie break... :o

 

Yeah, thanks for that! :lol:

 

Before we get to that tie, let's start, as ever, with the no pointers:

 

Lance Fortune - This Love I Have For You

Buddy Greco - The Lady Is A Tramp

Rhet Stollier - Chariot

Gene Pitney - (I Wanna) Love My Life Away

Danny Peppermint & The Jumping Jacks - The Peppermint Twist

Everly Brothers - It's Been Nice

Joe Brown - Nature's Time For Love

Heinz - You Were There

Brenda Lee - Think

Dave Clark Five - Thinking Of You Baby

Freddie & The Dreamers - A Little You

Joan Baez - We Shall Overcome

Connie Francis - My Child

Frank Ifield - Paradise

Cryin' Shames - Please Stay

Gary Walker - Twinkle-Lee

Bachelors - Can I Trust You

Lovin' Spoonful - Nashville Cats

Small Faces - I Can't Make It

Cliff Richard - I'll Come Running

Don Partridge - Breakfast On Pluto

 

As for the rest:

 

3. Kingsmen - Louie Louie 23

4. Walker Brothers - Stay With Me Baby 20

5. Aretha Franklin - Think 18

6. Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) 13

7. Walker Brothers - Walking In The Rain 12

Jan And Dean - Surf City 12

9. Sammy Davis Jr - What Kind Of Fool Am I/Gonna Build A Mountain 10

Jimmy Ruffin - Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got 10

11. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Good Lovin' Ain't Easy To Come By 8

12. Heinz - Country Boy 7

Chuck Berry - Promised Land 7

Temptations - You're My Everything 7

15. Four Tops - You Keep Running Away 4

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - You Make It Move 4

17. Mireille Mathieu - La Derniere Valse 3

Flamingos - Boogaloo Party 3

19. Cilla Black - I Only Live To Love You 2

The Who - Magic Bus 2

21. Gary Walker - You Don't Love Me 1

 

and the top two both getting 27 points are:

 

Beach Boys - California Girls 27

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Nowhere To Run 27

 

To separate them, it's back to the individual votes to see who got the most +10s, +9s etc... One will go on to the Ultimate 1960s Top 40 Reshuffle, the other will do the same in the Runners Up Reshuffle:

 

Beach Boys - California Girls - 10 (popchartfreak) 8 (richie) 8 (darkstar79) 1 (AH Gold)

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Nowhere To Run - 8 (AH Gold) 7 (richie) 6 (darkstar79) 6 (popchartfreak)

 

so, with a +10 from John, the winner:

 

1. Beach Boys - California Girls 27

 

 

The Ultimate 1960s Top 40:

 

1.

2.

3.

4.

5. Monkees - Daydream Believer

6. Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer

7.

8.

9. Dionne Warwick - Walk On By

10. Temptations - Get Ready

11.

12.

13.

14.

15. Sandy Posey - Single Girl

16. Chiffons - He's So Fine

17.

18.

19. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - You're All I Need To Get By

20. Walker Brothers - Love Her

21.

22.

23.

24.

25. James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag

26. Beach Boys - California Girls

27.

28.

29. P.P Arnold - Angel Of The Morning

30. Booker T And The MG's - Soul Limbo

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

38.

39. Supremes - I Hear A Symphony

40. Major Lance - Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um