Posted May 31, 20232 yr Welcome to the next episode in our listening marathon, covering every UK Number 2 hit single ever from November 1952 to the present day! Jimwatts and I will be your hosts for this series, and the sessions will run from 16:00 to 19:00 on Sundays (19:30 including bonus tracks). The first session will take place this Sunday, 4 June and will cover the whole of the 1950s. We will be using Synctube for the sessions. If you have not joined before why not give it a go this Sunday? Feel free to join for as much or as little of the session as you like, and join in the live chat if you wish. The bonus tracks We will end each session with a number of bonus tracks in the following categories: Top 5 hits: each week we will play half a dozen or so songs from the period in question that peaked at #3, #4 or #5. You will have a chance to nominate tracks to play in the days leading up to each session. Non top 5 hits: depending on timing your hosts may select 1 or 2 of these to play from the relevant period. New #1 singles and albums: as we have already done listening marathons for both #1 singles and albums we will keep these topped up as and when there are new chart toppers! The RIP slot: whenever someone notable from the music world passes away during the week feel free to nominate a track of theirs or relating to them to play (does not have to be a chart hit). The birthday slot: if you have a birthday on the day of a session or during the week before or after, you can pm Jim or me with a random track of your choice. Obviously we probably won’t know it’s your birthday unless you tell us! The Jamelia slot: this is when somebody thinks of a random track people want to hear for no particular reason. We’ll try and limit these this series to finish as close to 19:30 as possible though. Hope you enjoy the series! :cheer: Edited May 31, 20232 yr by JulianT
May 31, 20232 yr Excited to be starting this new series! :w00t: In Sunday's first session, we'll be covering the entirety of 1950s for which the chart existed, and finish in March 1960. This will take in the first 61 #2s, one of them a double A side - future weeks will cover shorter timeframes in one go as the songs become slightly longer and the turnover of #2s picks up. What follows is a very long list of over 150 songs for you to choose from for the first bonus section. You are welcome to nominate up to five of these, from any combination of #3s, #4s and #5s. If this seems a little daunting, Julian has shortlisted 15 of them, marked in blue in the lists, as recommendations, but feel free to choose any of the songs, and we'll play the ones which get the most votes: #3s 1952 Bing Crosby - The Isle Of Innisfree Rosemary Clooney - Half As Much Mario Lanza - Because You're Mine Nat 'King' Cole - Somewhere Along The Way 1953 Al Martino - Now Billy Cotton And His Band - In A Golden Coach (There's A Heart Of Gold) Eddie Fisher - Downhearted Muriel Smith - Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Ron Goodwin - Terry's Theme (From 'Limelight') Jimmy Boyd - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus David Whitfield - Rags To Riches 1954 Norman Wisdom - Don't Laugh At Me ('Cause I'm A Fool) Frankie Laine - The Kid's Last Fight Billy Cotton And His Band - Friends And Neighbours Perry Como - Idle Gossip Frankie Laine - My Friend Joan Regan - If I Give My Heart To You Billy Eckstine - No One But You Ronnie Hilton - I Still Believe Ruby Murray - Heartbeat 1955 Dean Martin - Let Me Go Lover Nat 'King' Cole - A Blossom Fell Ruby Murray - Evermore David Whitfield - Ev'rywhere Winifred Atwell - Let's Have A Ding Dong 1956 Tennessee Ernie Ford - The Ballad Of Davy Crockett Frank Sinatra - Love And Marriage Hilltoppers - Only You David Whitfield - My September Love Teresa Brewer - Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl Bill Haley And His Comets - Rockin' Through The Rye Goons - The Ying Tong Song/Bloodnok's Rock 'N' Roll Call Malcolm Vaughan - St Therese Of The Roses Pat Boone - Friendly Persuasion 1957 Little Richard - Long Tall Sally Guy Mitchell - Knee Deep In The Blues Diamonds - Little Darlin' Harry Belafonte - Island In The Sun Elvis Presley - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear Paul Anka - I Love You Baby Frank Sinatra - All The Way/Chicago Malcolm Vaughan - My Special Angel Crickets - Oh Boy 1958 Danny And The Juniors - At The Hop Tommy Steele - Nairobi Ted Heath And His Music - Swingin' Shepherd Blues Max Bygraves - Tulips From Amsterdam/You Need Hands Elvis Presley - Wear My Ring Around Your Neck Michael Holliday - Stairway Of Love Platters - Twilight Time Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Starring Warren Covington - Tea For Two Cha Cha Lonnie Donegan - Tom Dooley Shirley Bassey - Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me 1959 Slim Dusty - A Pub With No Beer Lonnie Donegan - Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On The Bedpost Overnight) Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Petite Fleur Marty Wilde - Donna Ricky Nelson - It's Late Anthony Newley - I've Waited So Long Connie Francis - Lipstick On Your Collar Paul Anka - Lonely Boy Marty Wilde - Sea Of Love Johnny And The Hurricanes - Red River Rock Avons - Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat Neil Sedaka - Oh Carol 1960 Freddie Cannon - Way Down Yonder In New Orleans Emile Ford And The Checkmates - On A Slow Boat To China Perry Como - Delaware #4s 1953 The Johnston Brothers - Oh Happy Day Doris Day and Johnnie Ray - Let's Walk That-A-Way Ray Martin - Swedish Rhapsody 1954 Guy Mitchell - Chicka Boom Bonnie Lou - Tennessee Wig Walk Alma Cogan - Bell Bottom Blues Kay Starr - Changing Partners Perry Como - Wanted Al Martino - Wanted Billie Anthony - This Ole House Doris Day with the Mellomen - If I Give My Heart To You 1955 Bill Haley And His Comets - Shake, Rattle And Roll Ray Burns - Mobile Ruby Murray with Anne Warren - If Anyone Finds This I Love You The Crew Cuts - Earth Angel Dickie Valentine - I Wonder Rosemary Clooney - Hey There 1956 The Stargazers - Twenty Tiny Fingers Bill Haley And His Comets - Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie Perry Como - Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) The Goons - I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas / Bluebottle Blues Mel Torme - Mountain Greenery Freddie Bell and the Bellboys - Giddy-Up-A-Ding-Dong The Platters - My Prayer Jimmy Young - More Bill Haley And His Comets - Rip It Up 1957 Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly - True Love Lonnie Donegan - Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers - Baby Baby Ronnie Hilton - Around The World Petula Clark - With All My Heart Winifred Atwell - Let's Have A Ball 1958 Jackie Dennis - La Dee Dah The Crickets - Maybe Baby Marty Wilde - Endless Sleep Ricky Nelson - Poor Little Fool Johnny Mathis - A Certain Smile 1959 Connie Francis - My Happiness Elvis Presley - A Big Hunk O' Love 1960 Elmer Bernstein - Staccato's Theme Craig Douglas - Pretty Blue Eyes Lance Fortune - Be Mine #5s 1952 Vera Lynn - Forget Me Not 1953 Winifred Atwell - Britannia Rag Danny Kaye - Wonderful Copenhagen Jimmy Boyd and Frankie Laine - Tell Me A Story Winifred Atwell - Coronation Rag Dean Martin - Kiss 1954 David Whitfield - The Book Joan Regan - Someone Else's Roses The Four Knights - (Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely The Four Aces - Three Coins In The Fountain 1955 Dickie Valentine - Mr Sandman Dean Martin - The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane Ruby Murray - Let Me Go Lover Eddie Fisher - (I'm Always Hearing) Wedding Bells Malcolm Vaughan - Every Day Of My Life Caterina Valente - The Breeze And I Johnnie Ray - Hey There 1956 Dave King with the Keynotes - Memories Are Made Of This Bill Haley and his Comets - The Saints Rock 'n' Roll The Platters - The Great Pretender / Only You Eddie Fisher - Cindy Oh Cindy 1957 Tab Hunter - 99 Ways The Charles McDevitt Skiffle Group featuring Nancy Whiskey - Freight Train Peggy Lee - Mr Wonderful Bing Crosby - Around The World Tommy Steele and the Steelmen - Water Water / A Handful Of Songs Pat Boone - Remember You're Mine / There's A Goldmine In The Sky 1958 Marion Ryan - Love Me Forever The Champs - Tequila Don Lang and his Frantic Five - Witch Doctor Michael Medwin, Bernard Bresslaw, Alfie Bass and Leslie Fyson - The Signature Tune of 'The Army Game' Buddy Holly - Rave On Peggy Lee - Fever The Poni-Tails - Born Too Late Malcolm Vaughan with the Michael Sammes Singers - More Than Ever (Come Prima) 1959 The Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley Frankie Vaughan - The Heart Of A Man Russ Conway - China Tea Conway Twitty - Mona Lisa Russ Conway - More And More Party Pops 1960 Guy Mitchell - Heartaches By The Number Mr Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band - Summer Set As far as I can tell, we haven't played any of these songs in the previous series. In later weeks, many of these will have already been played in the context of the albums on which they appear - I'll try to identify these, but won't necessarily rule out some of them being played again if there is sufficient demand, so we'll see how that goes. My own choices: Doris Day and Johnnie Ray - Let's Walk That-A-Way Bill Haley And His Comets - Shake, Rattle And Roll The Champs - Tequila Buddy Holly - Rave On Peggy Lee - Fever Edited May 31, 20232 yr by jimwatts
May 31, 20232 yr Hyped :cheer: Bonus trio: Bill Haley And His Comets - Shake, Rattle And Roll The Champs - Tequila Peggy Lee - Fever
May 31, 20232 yr Very few songs there that I recognise but will certainly approve the nominations for 'Shake, Rattle And Roll' and 'Tequila'. I know 'Poor Little Fool' was the first ever #1 on the US Hot 100 - not sure if it's any good but maybe that makes it notable enough to warrant a play? :thinking: Looking forward to this anyways :jump:
May 31, 20232 yr Hyped *.* I've looked at the lists for this and seen programmes about these before but never marathoned them all, there's some wonderful oddities and total classics from many eras here. I don't recognise a lot there, but I'll second Fever and Shake, Rattle and Roll (I seem to recall that being played at the albums sessions, but I may be misremembering as that was ages ago x)
May 31, 20232 yr This should be the only week that I don't know most of the 3-5s. These are the five I'm going to pick out: Winifred Atwell - Let's Have A Ding Dong The Crickets - Oh Boy Bill Haley And His Comets - Shake, Rattle And Roll Winifred Atwell - Britannia Rag Peggy Lee - Fever
May 31, 20232 yr I'll second Fever and Shake, Rattle and Roll (I seem to recall that being played at the albums sessions, but I may be misremembering as that was ages ago x) It might have been a bonus track at some point (I stopped keeping track of those and my memory is quite fuzzy now x) but it's not on the main playlist. Bill Haley's only song on there is 'Choo Choo Ch'Boogie'.
May 31, 20232 yr Sorry, I meant Fever (probably should've had them the other way round with that phrasing x)
May 31, 20232 yr Crickets - Oh Boy Danny And The Juniors - At The Hop Neil Sedaka - Oh Carol The Platters - The Great Pretender / Only You - both are fabulous Bill Haley And His Comets - Shake, Rattle And Roll
May 31, 20232 yr As always, I don't think I'll be joining for the 50s - not sure I can sit through a whole session of them sorry
May 31, 20232 yr Oh I'll actually nominate 'The Great Pretender' too, overlooked that one! Sorry, I meant Fever (probably should've had them the other way round with that phrasing x) Peggy Lee doesn't even have any top 2 albums so pretty sure that wouldn't have been played :thinking: (I don't think it really matters if we have some repeats anyway)
May 31, 20232 yr Author As always, I don't think I'll be joining for the 50s - not sure I can sit through a whole session of them sorry Aww shame Dandy! You know what the 50s #2 list is pretty varied and there’s pleasingly not very much croon.
June 3, 20232 yr Songwriter Cynthia Weil died on Thursday. Among her compositio0ns (with Barry Mann) was You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' performed by, among others, The Righteous Brothers.
June 4, 20232 yr Author https://sync-tube.de/room/AwPL188C Hoping to start at 16:00 sharp so would be great if people could join a few minutes before!
June 4, 20232 yr Unfortunately I don't think I'm going to be able to make it today now :( but hopefully next week :heart:
June 4, 20232 yr Thanks to all who were able to join the first session :cheer: here's the full tracklist: 1 27/11/1952 Guy Mitchell - Feet Up (Pat Him on the Po-Po) 1 wk 5-{2}-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-7 -> 10 wks stopped by: Here in My Heart - Al Martino 2 07/05/1953 Guy Mitchell - Pretty Little Black Eyed Susie 1 wk 4-{2}-3-3-4-5-9-12-11-10-10 -> 11 wks stopped by: I Believe - Frankie Laine 3 14/05/1953 Nat King Cole - Pretend 5 wks 10-5-{2}-2-2-2-4-3-2-5-6-6-9-8-7-7-8-8 -> 18 wks stopped by: I Believe - Frankie Laine 4 11/06/1953 Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra - Terry's Theme from 'Limelight' 8 wks 10-3-{2}-2-5-4-2-2-2-3-2-2-3-5-2-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-6-12 -> 24 wks stopped by: I Believe - Frankie Laine 5 02/10/1953 Frankie Laine - Where the Winds Blow 1 wk 12-10-7-7-{2}-3-4-3-5-7-9-12 -> 12 wks stopped by: Look at that Girl - Guy Mitchell 6 10/12/1953 Mantovani - Swedish Rhapsody 2 wks 6-9-9-5-3-3-{2}-4-5-5-5-2-4-7-8-9-6-12R(2) -> 18 wks stopped by: Answer Me - Frankie Laine (1 wk), Oh Mein Papa- Eddie Calvert (1 wk) 7 17/12/1953 Diana Decker - Poppa Piccolino 1 wk 11-8-8-6-5-4-4-{2}-5R(4)-9 -> 10 wks stopped by: Answer Me - David Whitfiled, Answer Me - Friankie Laine (same 1 week) 8 21/01/1954 Winifred Atwell - Let's Have a Party 1 wk 7-3-3-3-3-9-{2}-4-5-14R(43)-16-18-20-20-20 -> 15 wks stopped by: Oh Mein Papa - Eddie Calvert 9 28/01/1954 Frankie Laine - Blowing Wild 6 wks 7-{2}-2-2-2-2-4-2-7-5-8-12 -> 12 wks stopped by: Oh Mein Papa - Eddie Calvert 10 18/02/1954 Guy Mitchell - Cloud Lucky Seven 1 wk 12-12-12-8-5-3-3-3-{2}-4-4-8-8-9-9-12 -> 16 wks stopped by: Oh Mein Papa - Eddie Calvert 11 25/02/1954 Dean Martin - That's Amore 1 wk 11-7-4-5-{2}-3-3-6-5-11-8 -> 11 wks stopped by: Oh Mein Papa - Eddie Calvert 12 25/03/1954 Obernkirchen Childrens Choir - The Happy Wanderer 5 wks 10-7-6-7-6-7-5-3-{2}-2-2-2-2-4-6-3-4-5-4-4-4-5-12-11R(2)-8-10 -> 26 wks stopped by: I See the Moon - Stargazers (4 wks), Secret Love - Doris Day (1 wk) 13 07/10/1954 Nat King Cole - Smile 3 wks 6-5-6-{2}-3-2-2-3-4-7-7-5-11-13 -> 14 wks stopped by: Three Coins In The Fountain - Frank Sinatra (1 wk), Hold My Hand - Don Cornell (2 wks) 14 09/12/1954 David Whitfield - Santo Natale 5 wks 13-11-6-{2}-2-2-2-2-5-13 -> 10 wks stopped by: Let's Have Another Party - Winifred Atwell 15 16/06/1955 Al Hibbler - Unchained Melody 4 wks 11-5-4-5-{2}-2-3-2-2-3-7-9-11-12-13-14-20 -> 17 wks stopped by: Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - Eddie Calvert (2 wks), Unchained Melody - Jimmy Young (2 wks) 16 11/08/1955 Frankie Laine with the Mellomen - Cool Water 5 wks 14-11-10-7-8-4-{2}-2-2-3-3-3-3-4-2-3-2-6-6-11-12-16 -> 22 wks stopped by: Rose Marie - Slim Whitman (4 wks), The Man from Laramie - Jimmy Young (1 wk) 17 01/09/1955 Frank Sinatra - Learnin' the Blues 5 wks 12-10-6-{2}-2-2-2-2-3-4-7-13-15 -> 13 wks stopped by: Rose Marie - Slim Whitman 18 27/10/1955 Cyril Stapleton Orchestra with Julie Dawn - Blue Star (The Medic Theme) 2 wks 16-9-6-3-{2}-2-3-4-7-13-13-15 -> 12 wks stopped by: The Man from Laramie - Jimmy Young 19 03/11/1955 Mitch Miller - The Yellow Rose of Texas 1 wk 9-5-3-{2}-5-9-6-7-6-8-9-8-11 -> 13 wks stopped by: The Man from Laramie - Jimmy Young 20 01/12/1955 Four Aces - Love is a Many Splendored Thing 2 wks 11-{2}-2-3-3-3-5-3-3-5-5-7-13 -> 13 wks stopped by: Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets 21 12/01/1956 Max Bygraves - Meet Me on the Corner 1 wk 19-11-9-6-5-4-3-{2}-5-8-15 -> 11 wks stopped by: Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets 22 26/01/1956 Bill Hayes - The Ballad of Davy Crockett 3 wks 13-7-{2}-2-2-3-5-9-12 -> 9 wks stopped by: Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford 23 16/02/1956 Frank Sinatra - (Love is) The Tender Trap 1 wk 9-6-3-{2}-4-4-7-8-14 -> 9 wks stopped by: Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford 24 01/03/1956 Lou Busch - Zambesi 4 wks 18-17-7-3-{2}-2-2-2-6-4-6-5-7-7-16-21-28 -> 17 wks stopped by: Memories are Made of This - Dean Martin (3 wks), It's Almost Tomorrow - Dreamweavers (1 wk) 25 31/05/1956 Teresa Brewer - A Tear Fell 1 wk 18-11-8-6-5-4-{2}-4-5-7-8-9-17-15-18 -> 15 wks stopped by: No Other Love - Ronnie Hilton 26 07/06/1956 Lonnie Donegan - Lost John / Stewball 3 wks 16-12-8-10-7-{2}-3-2-3-3-2-7-10-14-21-25-29 -> 17 wks stopped by: No Other Love - Ronnie Hilton (1 wk), I'll Be Home - Pat Boone (2 wks) 27 28/06/1956 Elvis Presley - Heatbreak Hotel 2 wks 15-14-8-5-4-3-{2}-2-3-3-4-4-6-6-7-7-7-9-20-24-22-23R(4)-//-50-29-29-13-14-10-17-18-29-26-36-41-//-45 -> 22+12+1 wks stopped by: I'll Be Home - Pat Boone 28 19/07/1956 Various Artists - All Star Hit Parade (EP) 1 wk 16-4-{2}-3-6-13-8-11-21 -> 9 wks stopped by: I'll Be Home - Pat Boone 29 16/08/1956 Tony Martin - Walk Hand in Hand 1 wk 21-7-5-3-{2}-4-4-3-6-3-6-9-10-16-23 -> 15 wks stopped by: Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) - Doris Day 30 01/11/1956 Elvis Presley - Hound Dog 3 wks 13-5-4-3-3-{2}-2-2-3-3-6-5-9-11-16-8-8-10-10-11-10-16-22-//-50-29-29-13-14-10-17-18-29-26-36-41-//-14-65 -> 23+12+2 wks stopped by: A Woman in Love - Frankie Laine 31 13/12/1956 Frankie Vaughan - The Green Door 3 wks 20-9-4-3-{2}-2-2-3-3-4-6-9-7-13-20 -> 15 wks stopped by: Just Walkin' in the Rain - Johnnie Ray 32 14/03/1957 Pat Boone - Don't Forbid Me 5 wks 27-15-4-4-3-{2}-2-2-2-2-5-4-4-9-19-22 -> 16 wks stopped by: Young Love - Tab Hunter 33 02/05/1957 Harry Belafonte - The Banana Boat Song 3 wks 16-10-7-6-5-3-{2}-3-2-2-3-8-11-20-28-25-28-26 -> 18 wks stopped by: Cumberland Gap - Lonnie Donegan 34 20/06/1957 Nat King Cole - When I Fall in Love 1 wk 20-9-11-9-3-4-4-3-{2}-3-3-6-7-10-11-13-17-16-19-30-//-51-20-7-4-14-27-57 -> 20+7 wks stopped by: Yes Tonight Josephine - Johnny Ray 35 08/08/1957 Russ Hamilton - We Will Make Love 1 wk 29-21-19-15-13-8-8-5-3-3-{2}-4-7-10-10-12-19-16-24-26 -> 20 wks stopped by: All Shook Up - Elvis Presley 36 22/08/1957 Pat Boone - Love Letters in the Sand 7 wks 18-12-12-7-6-5-{2}-2-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-4-5-13-12-13-20 -> 21 wks stopped by: All Shook Up - Elvis Presley (2 wks), Diana - Paul Anka (5 wks) 37 19/09/1957 Johnny Duncan and The Blue Grass Boys - Last Train to San Fernando 2 wks 18-16-12-8-6-5-3-{2}-3-3-2-4-7-15-16-18-29 -> 17 wks stopped by: Diana - Paul Anka 38 31/10/1957 Elvis Presley - Party 4 wks 15-11-5-{2}-4-2-2-2-3-6-10-14-16-12-24-//-14 -> 15+1 wks stopped by: Diana - Paul Anka (1 wk), That'll Be the Day - The Crickets (2 wks), Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte (1 wk) 39 07/11/1957 Debbie Reynolds - Tammy 1 wk 23-17-11-10-10-7-3-3-4-{2}-3-4-7-8-16-18-30 -> 17 wks stopped by: That'll Be the Day - The Crickets 40 05/12/1957 Jim Dale - Be My Girl 2 wks 23-23-19-7-7-7-6-{2}-2-6-6-11-20-17-26-23 -> 16 wks stopped by: Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte 41 19/12/1957 The Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie 1 wk 21-11-9-5-3-{2}-3-7-2-3-11-14-18 -> 13 wks stopped by: Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte 42 26/12/1957 Johnny Otis and his Orchestra with Marie Adams - Ma He's Making Eyes at Me 5 wks 16-10-5-4-{2}-2-4-2-2-2-5-10-13-17-19 -> 15 wks stopped by: Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte (2 wks), Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis (2 wks), Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley (1 wk) 43 03/04/1958 Elvis Presley - Don't 1 wk 13-5-5-5-{2}-4-7-11-13-9-21-//-14 -> 11+1 wks stopped by: Magic Moments - Perry Como 44 22/05/1958 Pat Boone - A Wonderful Time Up There 1 wk 16-16-7-4-5-3-{2}-4-5-4-7-9-11-15-21-28-24 -> 17 wks stopped by: Who's Sorry Now - Connie Francis 45 29/05/1958 Elias & His Zigzag Jive Flutes - Tom Hark 4 wks 30-12-7-6-{2}-2-2-2-3-6-9-11-20-30 -> 14 wks stopped by: Who's Sorry Now - Connie Francis 46 05/06/1958 Mudlarks - Lollipop 1 wk 11-10-4-4-{2}-5-8-10-20 -> 9 wks stopped by: Who's Sorry Now - Connie Francis 47 24/07/1958 Four Preps - Big Man 2 wks 21-16-10-5-5-{2}-2-3-4-7-7-12-18-22R(2) -> 14 wks stopped by: All I Have to Do is Dream / Claudette - The Everly Brothers 48 07/08/1958 Elvis Presley - Hard Headed Woman 2 wks 6-{2}-2-4-4-7-11-14-21-23-30-//-15 -> 11+1 wks stopped by: All I Have to Do is Dream / Claudette - The Everly Brothers 49 11/09/1958 Dean Martin - Return to Me 1 wk 24-24-17-23-20-19-13-9-5-3-3-3-{2}-3-4-4-7-10-16-24-28-25 -> 22 wks stopped by: When - Kalin Twins 50 02/10/1958 Dean Martin - Volare 3 wks 14-5-4-3-{2}-2-2-3-9-10-14-15-30-27 -> 14 wks stopped by: Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon - Connie Francis 51 23/10/1958 Elvis Presley - King Creole 1 wk 9-4-{2}-4-7-9-10-12-20-27-27-22-29-22-26-//-15 -> 15+1 wks stopped by: Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon - Connie Francis 52 30/10/1958 Marino Marini & His Quartet - Come Prima 3 wks 15-10-{2}-2-2-4-7-5-12-11-14-15-19-27 -> 14 wks stopped by: Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon - Connie Francis (2 wks), It's All in the Game - Tommy Edwards (1 wk) 53 30/10/1958 Cliff Richard & The Drifters - Move It 1 wk* 29-27-20-12-5-4-{2}-4-7-7-8-10-15-25-24-21-27 -> 17 wks stopped by: Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon - Connie Francis 54 20/11/1958 The Everly Brothers - Bird Dog 1 wk 16-16-8-5-6-6-5-3-3-{2}-3-7-13-15-20-19 -> 16 wks stopped by: It's All in the Game - Tommy Edwards 55 29/01/1959 Little Richard - Baby Face 1 wk 16-9-7-{2}-3-3-5-7-14-14-21-24-28-30-29 -> 15 wks stopped by: The Day the Rains Came - Jane Morgan 56 05/02/1959 Teddy Bears - To Know Him is to Love Him 2 wks 30-25-20-10-5-4-{2}-2-4-6-7-12-16-23-27-26 -> 16 wks stopped by: One Night / I Got Stung - Elvis Presley 57 16/07/1959 Marty Wilde - A Teenage in Love 2 wks 26-8-4-3-3-{2}-2-4-4-5-6-10-12-13-24-28-28 -> 17 wks stopped by: Dream Lover - Bobby Darin 58 30/07/1959 Lonnie Donegan - Battle of New Orleans 2 wks 7-4-3-3-{2}-3-3-2-4-4-5-8-8-14-21-22 -> 16 wks stopped by: Dream Lover - Bobby Darin (1 wk), Living Doll - Cliff Richard & The Drifters (1 wk) 59 29/10/1959 The Everly Brothers - ('Til) I Kissed You 1 wk 15-15-7-4-5-3-{2}-4-5-6-5-5-9-19-28 -> 15 wks stopped by: Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin 60 11/02/1960 Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Voice in the Wilderness 3 wks 10-4-{2}-2-2-4-4-10-6-25-21-22-31-27-39R(2)-36 -> 16 wks stopped by: Why - Anthony Newley 61 30/03/1960 Percy Faith - Theme from 'A Summer Place' 1 wk 18-16-7-{2}-3-6-7-9-10-11-15-16-16-30-25-29-33-41-34-41-40-31-31-32-31-28-37-28-32-31-35 -> 31 wks stopped by: Running Bear - Johnny Preston Bonus 3-5 peaking songs chosen: Peggy Lee - Fever (#5, 1958) Bill Haley and his Comets - Shake, Rattle And Roll (#4, 1955) The Champs - Tequila (#5, 1958) Buddy Holly - Rave On (#5, 1958) Crickets - Oh Boy! (#3, 1957) Danny and The Juniors - At The Hop (#3, 1958) The Platters - The Great Pretender (#5, 1956) Neil Sedaka - Oh Carol! (#3, 1959) Also played: Louis Armstrong - Takes Two To Tango (#6, 1953) [#2 themed prequel] Little Richard - Lucille (#10, 1957) [host recommendation] Chordettes - Mr Sandman (#11, 1955) [host recommendation] Eartha Kitt - Under The Bridges Of Paris (#7, 1955) [host recommendation] Frank Chacksfield's Tunesmiths - Little Red Monkey (#10, 1953) [host recommendation] Mama Cass - Make Your Own Kind Of Music [RIP Cynthia Weil] The Duckworth Lewis Method - Jiggery Pokery [Jamelia slot] We're skipping next week, so will resume the following Sunday (18 June, also Father's Day) Edited July 8, 20232 yr by jimwatts
June 4, 20232 yr Missed the first couple of songs so have just given them a listen now - 'Feet Up (Pat Him On The Po-Po)' is definitely the best of those Guy Mitchell songs, a bit of a bop. Aside from some obvious classics ('That's Amore', 'Unchained Melody' - didn't know this particular version before but it was a good one, 'Hound Dog', 'Wake Up Little Susie') the songs that stood out most for me from today in a positive way were 'Terry's Theme From 'Limelight'', 'Blue Star (The Medic Theme)' (think this was my favourite discovery overall, a warm fireplace anthem x), 'Lost John'/'Stewball' (both sides were good), 'Last Train To San Fernando' and 'Theme From 'A Summer Place''. There were more songs that I liked than I expected, thought it'd be a case of having no strong feelings either way for most of it - and there was plenty of that to be clear but yes, a good number of gems sprinkled throughout to keep things interesting. On the flipside, think I have a clear bottom 3 from this week of 'The Ballad Of Davy Crockett', 'We Will Make Love' and 'Poppa Piccolino'. 'A Wonderful Time Up There' had very eye rolling lyrics too but saved by at least having a decent tune to it. Mostly a great bunch of bonus songs too, 'At The Hop' in particular was a boppy discovery (? - think I might have heard it before but not super familiar with it) and 'Little Red Monkey' really is massively before its time! Looking forward to having slightly longer songs in future weeks to have a bit more time to form opinions / fewer songs to comment on :lol:
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