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:cry: 1960s Top 40 Rate - The 'Impossible' Part 10 :cry:

 

Numbers 23 and 27s

 

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 23s

 

Flee-Rekkers - Green Jeans

Bob Azzam & His Orchestra - Mustapha

Mike Preston - I'd Do Anything

Johnny Horton - North To Alaska

Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson - How Wonderful To Know

Dorothy Squires & Russ Conway - Say It With Flowers

Nina & Frederik - Sucu-Sucu

Rick Nelson - Everlovin'

Chubby Checker - Slow Twistin'

Neil Sedaka - King Of Clowns

Helen Shapiro - Let's Talk About Love

Shirelles - Soldier Boy

Jim Reeves - Adios Amigo

Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - The Pay Off (Amoi De Payer)

Everly Brothers - (So It Was It Is) So It Will Always Be

Eddie Cochran - My Way

Sam Cooke - Another Saturday Night

Adam Faith - Walkin' Tall

Miki & Griff - I Wanna Stay Here

Del Shannon - Two Silhouettes

Tommy Tucker - Hi-Heel Sneakers

John Lee Hooker - Dimples

Chuck Berry - You Never Can Tell

Dionne Warwick - Reach Out For Me

Applejacks - Three Little Words (I Love You)

Matt Monro - For Mama

Rockin' Berries - What In The World's Come Over You

Adam Faith - Stop Feeling Sorry For Yourself

Ronnie Hilton - A Windmill In Old Amsterdam

Dixie Cups - Iko Iko

Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself

Roy Orbison - (Say) You're My Girl

Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames - Something

Petula Clark - You're The One

Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin'

Otis Redding - Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)

Monkees - Last Train To Clarksville

Vince Hill - Love Letters In The Sand

Jeff Beck - Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)

Association - Time For Living

Four Tops - Yesterday's Dreams

Donovan - Atlantis

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Don Juan

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Snake In The Grass

Bee Gees - Tomorrow Tomorrow

Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin'

 

Number 27s

 

Connie Francis - Valentino

Eddie Byrnes & Connie Stevens - Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)

Keith Kelly - (Must You Always) Tease Me

Sam Cooke - Wonderful World

Alma Cogan - Train Of Love

Don Costa - Never On Sunday

Lonnie Donegan - Virgin Mary

Russ Conway - Even More Party Pops

John Barry Seven - Black Stockings

Ben E King - First Taste Of Love

Mark Wynter - Dream Girl

Chubby Checker - Pony Time

Ben E King - Stand By Me

Pat Boone - I'll See You In My Dreams

Duane Eddy & The Rebelettes - Boss Guitar

Tony Bennett - The Good Life

Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - Acapulco 1922

Buddy Holly - What To Do

Chuck Berry - Nadine (Is It You?)

Beach Boys - When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)

Supremes - Come See About Me

Beach Boys - Help Me, Rhonda

Bachelors - In The Chapel In The Moonlight

Truth - Girl

Billy Fury - Give Me Your Word

Rita Pavone - Heart

Warm Sounds - Birds And Bees

Herb Alpert - Casino Royale

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Second That Emotion

Sandie Shaw - Today

Cliff Richard - I'll Love You Forever Today

Moody Blues - Voices In The Sky

Four Tops - I'm In A Different World

Roy Orbison - Penny Arcade

Edited August 31, 20168 yr by AH Gold

Number 23s

 

+10 Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin'

+7 Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself

+4 Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin'

+1 Dixie Cups - Iko Iko

Number 27s

 

+10 Ben E King - Stand By Me

+7 Sam Cooke - Wonderful World

+4 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Second That Emotion

+1 Moody Blues - Voices In The Sky

Number 23s

+10 Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin'

+09 Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin'

+08 Chuck Berry - You Never Can Tell

+07 Monkees - Last Train To Clarksville

+06 Jeff Beck - Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)

+05 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Don Juan

+04 Bob Azzam & His Orchestra - Mustapha

+03 Nina & Fredereik - Sucu-Sucu

+02 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Snake In The Grass

+01 Flee-Rekkers - Green Jeans

 

Number 27s

+10 Sam Cooke - Wonderful World

+09 Herb Alpert - Casino Royale

+08 Beach Boys - Help Me, Rhonda

+07 John Barry Seven - Black Stockings

+06 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Second That Emotion

+05 Lonnie Donegan - Virgin Mary

+04 Ben E King - Stand By Me

+03 Beach Boys - When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)

+02 Tony Bennett - The Good Life

+01 Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - Acapulco 1922

 

Number 23s

 

+10 Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself

+9 Otis Redding - Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)

+8 Dionne Warwick - Reach Out For Me

+7 Sam Cooke - Another Saturday Night

+6 Four Tops - Yesterday's Dreams

+5 Shirelles - Soldier Boy

+4 Dixie Cups - Iko Iko

+3 Everly Brothers - (So It Was It Is) So It Will Always Be

+2 Bee Gees - Tomorrow Tomorrow

+1 Helen Shapiro - Let's Talk About Love

 

Number 27s

 

+10 Four Tops - I'm In A Different World

+9 Supremes - Come See About Me

+8 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Second That Emotion

+7 Ben E King - First Taste Of Love

+6 Rita Pavone - Heart

+5 Sandie Shaw - Today

+4 Tony Bennett - The Good Life

+3 Beach Boys - Help Me, Rhonda

+2 Alma Cogan - Train Of Love

+1 Sam Cooke - Wonderful World

Number 27s

 

 

+10 Ben E King - Stand By Me

+9 Supremes - Come See About Me

+8 Beach Boys - Help Me, Rhonda

+7 Beach Boys - When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)

+6 Four Tops - I'm In A Different World

+5 Herb Alpert - Casino Royale

+4 Sam Cooke - Wonderful World

+3 Sandie Shaw - Today

+2 Tony Bennett - The Good Life

+1 Don Costa - Never On Sunday

 

23's tomorrow or wed...

Number 23's

 

+10 Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin'

+9 Monkees - Last Train To Clarksville

+8 Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin'

+7 Dionne Warwick - Reach Out For Me

+6 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Don Juan

+5 Bee Gees - Tomorrow Tomorrow

+4 Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself

+3 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Snake In The Grass

+2 Ronnie Hilton - A Windmill In Old Amsterdam

+1 Otis Redding - Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)

 

3 absolute classics at the top, a fa-fa-fa-fa-fa fab top 10 for me and I could easily have done 20...

Number 27s - The Results!

 

Thanks again for the votes. A close win here that could have easily gone to five or six records. But before that, these got nothing:

Connie Francis - Valentino

Eddie Byrnes & Connie Stevens - Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)

Keith Kelly - (Must You Always) Tease Me

Russ Conway - Even More Party Pops

Mark Wynter - Dream Girl

Chubby Checker - Pony Time

Pat Boone - I'll See You In My Dreams

Duane Eddy & The Rebelettes - Boss Guitar

Buddy Holly - What To Do

Chuck Berry - Nadine (Is It You?)

Bachelors - In The Chapel In The Moonlight

Truth - Girl

Billy Fury - Give Me Your Word

Warm Sounds - Birds And Bees

Cliff Richard - I'll Love You Forever Today

Roy Orbison - Penny Arcade

 

And the rest:

 

2. Sam Cooke - Wonderful World 22

3. Beach Boys - Help Me, Rhonda 19

4. Supremes - Come See About Me 18

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Second That Emotion 18

6. Four Tops - I'm In A Different World 16

7. Herb Alpert - Casino Royale 14

8. Beach Boys - When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) 10

9. Tony Bennett - The Good Life 8

Sandie Shaw - Today 8

11. John Barry Seven - Black Stockings 7

Ben E King - First Taste Of Love 7

13. Rita Pavone - Heart 6

14. Lonnie Donegan - Virgin Mary 5

15. Alma Cogan - Train Of Love 2

16. Don Costa - Never On Sunday 1

Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - Acapulco 1922 1

Moody Blues - Voices In The Sky 1

 

which leaves a future 80s chart topper:

 

1. Ben E King - Stand By Me 24

 

 

The Ultimate 1960s Top 40:

 

1. The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

2. Beach Boys - God Only Knows

3.

4. Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer

5. Monkees - Daydream Believer

6. Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer

7.

8. Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin' On

9. Dionne Warwick - Walk On By

10. Temptations - Get Ready

11. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher

12. Turtles - Happy Together

13.

14. Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright)

15. Sandy Posey - Single Girl

16. Chiffons - He's So Fine

17.

18. Prince Buster - Al Capone

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

20. Walker Brothers - Love Her

21. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack

22. Wilson Pickett - Land Of 1000 Dances

23.

24. Sam & Dave - Soul Man

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

26. Beach Boys - California Girls

27. Ben E King - Stand By Me

28. Nina Simone - I Put A Spell On You

29. P.P Arnold - Angel Of The Morning

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

31. Chiffons - Sweet Talkin' Guy

32. Sly & The Family Stone - M'Lady

33. Andy Williams - Music To Watch Girls By

34. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing

35. Ronettes - Do I Love You

36. Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People

37. ? & The Mysterians - 96 Tears

38. Ruby & The Romantics - Our Day Will Come

39. Supremes - I Hear A Symphony

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

Number 23s - The Results!

 

Nothing for these:

 

Mike Preston - I'd Do Anything

Johnny Horton - North To Alaska

Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson - How Wonderful To Know

Dorothy Squires & Russ Conway - Say It With Flowers

Rick Nelson - Everlovin'

Chubby Checker - Slow Twistin'

Neil Sedaka - King Of Clowns

Jim Reeves - Adios Amigo

Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - The Pay Off (Amoi De Payer)

Eddie Cochran - My Way

Adam Faith - Walkin' Tall

Miki & Griff - I Wanna Stay Here

Del Shannon - Two Silhouettes

Tommy Tucker - Hi-Heel Sneakers

John Lee Hooker - Dimples

Applejacks - Three Little Words (I Love You)

Matt Monro - For Mama

Rockin' Berries - What In The World's Come Over You

Adam Faith - Stop Feeling Sorry For Yourself

Roy Orbison - (Say) You're My Girl

Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames - Something

Petula Clark - You're The One

Vince Hill - Love Letters In The Sand

Association - Time For Living

Donovan - Atlantis

 

And the rest:

 

2. Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin' 21

Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself 21

4. Monkees - Last Train To Clarksville 16

5. Dionne Warwick - Reach Out For Me 15

6. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Don Juan 11

7. Otis Redding - Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) 10

8. Chuck Berry - You Never Can Tell 8

9. Sam Cooke - Another Saturday Night 7

Bee Gees - Tomorrow Tomorrow 7

11. Jeff Beck - Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu) 6

Four Tops - Yesterday's Dreams 6

13. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Snake In The Grass 5

Dixie Cups - Iko Iko 5

Shirelles - Soldier Boy 5

16. Bob Azzam & His Orchestra - Mustapha 4

17. Nina & Frederik - Sucu-Sucu 3

Everly Brothers - (So It Was It Is) So It Will Always Be 3

19. Ronnie Hilton - A Windmill In Old Amsterdam 2

20. Flee-Rekkers - Green Jeans 1

Helen Shapiro - Let's Talk About Love 1

 

and with three 10s, and to no one's surprise:

 

1. Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin' 30

 

 

The Ultimate 1960s Top 40:

 

1. The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

2. Beach Boys - God Only Knows

3.

4. Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer

5. Monkees - Daydream Believer

6. Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer

7.

8. Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin' On

9. Dionne Warwick - Walk On By

10. Temptations - Get Ready

11. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher

12. Turtles - Happy Together

13.

14. Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright)

15. Sandy Posey - Single Girl

16. Chiffons - He's So Fine

17.

18. Prince Buster - Al Capone

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

20. Walker Brothers - Love Her

21. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack

22. Wilson Pickett - Land Of 1000 Dances

23. Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin'

24. Sam & Dave - Soul Man

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

26. Beach Boys - California Girls

27. Ben E King - Stand By Me

28. Nina Simone - I Put A Spell On You

29. P.P Arnold - Angel Of The Morning

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

31. Chiffons - Sweet Talkin' Guy

32. Sly & The Family Stone - M'Lady

33. Andy Williams - Music To Watch Girls By

34. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing

35. Ronettes - Do I Love You

36. Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People

37. ? & The Mysterians - 96 Tears

38. Ruby & The Romantics - Our Day Will Come

39. Supremes - I Hear A Symphony

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