Posted January 24, 20241 yr Welcome to the latest of our listening marathons, covering every UK Number 3 hit single ever from November 1952 to the present day! Julian and I will once again be your hosts for this series, and the sessions will run from 16:00 to 19:00 UK time on Sundays (19:30 including bonus tracks). We'll be playing every song which peaked at #3 in the UK charts in chronological order over sessions of approx. 3 hours, then in the next session we'll pick up where we left off. We will be using Synctube for the sessions. Anyone is welcome to join, why not give it a go? 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. Unless otherwise stated at the end of the thread, the Synctube link will be: https://sync-tube.de/room/e-t8AXpb The first session will take place this Sunday (28 January) and will cover 1952 up to the end of 1958, with the first 51 #3s (including three double A-sides). To avoid much overlap with BJSC results, we'll finish playing the #3s at the earlier than usual time of 18:35, and aim to complete the bonuses close to 19:00. We will end each session with a number of bonus tracks in the following categories: Top 10 hits - each week we will play half a dozen or so songs from the period in question that peaked at #6, #7, #8, #9 or #10. You will have a chance to nominate tracks to play in the weekend leading up to each session. New #1 & #2 singles and #1 albums as we have already done listening marathons for each of #1 singles, #2 singles and #1 albums, we will keep these topped up as and when there are new songs that fall into these categories! RIPs 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). Birthday slot if you have a birthday on the day of a session or during the week before or after, you can pm Julian or me with a random track of your choice. Obviously we probably won’t know it’s your birthday unless you tell us! 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!
January 26, 20241 yr Here are this week’s bonuses, from which to choose up to 5. If you’re struggling because it’s 50s I’m happy to throw in some additional suggestions. #6s Mantovani And His Orchestra - White Christmas Nat King Cole - Because You're Mine Max Bygraves - Cowpuncher's Cantata Louis Armstrong - Takes Two To Tango Art and Dotty Todd - Broken Wings Johnnie Ray - Somebody Stole My Gal Ted Heath And His Music - Hot Toddy Gisele MacKenzie - Seven Lonely Days June Hutton with Axel Stordahl and The Boys Next Door - Say You're Mine Again Nat King Cole - Can't I? The Beverley Sisters - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Dean Martin - Sway The Big Ben Banjo Band - Let's Get Together No.1 Alma Cogan - I Can't Tell A Waltz From A Tango The Ames Brothers - The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane Ruby Murray - Happy Days And Lonely Nights Joan Regan - Prize Of Gold Dean Martin - Under The Bridges Of Paris Tony Martin - Stranger In Paradise The Four Aces - Stranger In Paradise Rosemary Clooney and The Mellomen - Where Will The Dimple Be? Frankie Laine - Strange Lady In Town Eddie Calvert - John And Julie The Stargazers - Close The Door Ruby Murray - I'll Come When You Call Alma Cogan - Never Do A Tango With An Eskimo Don Cherry - Band Of Gold Ronnie Hilton - Who Are We Mitchell Torok - When Mexico Gave Up The Rhumba Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill Elvis Presley - Too Much The King Brothers - A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation) The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love Charlie Gracie - Wanderin' Eyes / I Love You So Much It Hurts Frankie Vaughan - Man On Fire / Wanderin' Eyes Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue Paul Anka - You Are My Destiny The Chordettes - Lollipop Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group - The Grand Coolie Dam Pat Boone - Sugar Moon Bernard Bresslaw - Mad Passionate Love #7s Frankie Laine – High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads – Faith Can Move Mountains Tony Brent – Walkin' to Missouri Kay Starr – Side by Side Dickie Valentine – In a Golden Coach (There's a Heart of Gold) Nat King Cole – Mother Nature and Father Time Les Paul & Mary Ford – Vaya con Dios (May Be God with You) Ray Anthony & His Orchestra – Dragnet Lee Lawrence – Crying in the Chapel Rosemary Clooney & José Ferrer – Man (Uh-huh)/Woman (Uh-huh) Duke Ellington – Skin Deep Ruby Wright – Bimbo Max Bygraves – The Gang That Sang Heart of My Heart Petula Clark – The Little Shoemaker Doris Day – The Black Hills of Dakota Max Bygraves – Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea Doris Day – Ready, Willing and Able Eartha Kitt – Under the Bridges of Paris Johnnie Ray – If You Believe Slim Whitman – Indian Love Call Pat Boone – Ain't That a Shame Petula Clark – Suddenly There's a Valley David Whitfield with Mantovani & His Orchestra – When You Lose the One You Love Frankie Laine – Hawkeye Bill Haley & His Comets – See You Later Alligator Morris Stoloff – Moonglow and Theme from Picnic Johnny Dankworth & His Orchestra – Experiments with Mice Lonnie Donegan – Bring a Little Water, Sylvie/Dead or Alive Winifred Atwell – Make It a Party Bill Haley & His Comets – Don't Knock the Rock Johnnie Ray – Look Homeward, Angel Slim Whitman – I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen Elvis Presley – Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)/Santa Claus Is Back in Town Jimmie Rodgers – Kisses Sweeter than Wine Pat Boone – April Love Pat Boone – It's Too Soon to Know Charlie Drake – Splish Splash Cliff Richard & The Drifters – High Class Baby #8s Doris Day & Frankie Laine – Sugar Bush Ray Martin – Blue Tango Bing Crosby – Silent Night, Holy Night Eddie Fisher – Everything I Have Is Yours Jimmy Young – Eternally Eddie Fisher – Wish You Were Here Joan Regan with The Squadronaires – Ricochet Guy Mitchell – A Dime and a Dollar Jo Stafford – Make Love to Me Frankie Laine & The Four Lads – Rain Rain Rain David Whitfield with Mantovani & His Orchestra – Beyond the Stars Johnny Brandon & The Phantoms – Tomorrow Sammy Davis Jr. – Love Me or Leave Me Lonnie Donegan – Rock Island Line Louis Armstrong with His All-Stars – A Theme from The Threepenny Opera (Mack the Knife) Don Robertson – The Happy Whistler Nat King Cole – Too Young to Go Steady Tex Ritter – The Wayward Wind Slim Whitman – Serenade The Chordettes – Born to Be with You Jim Lowe & The High Fives – The Green Door Dickie Valentine – Christmas Island Shirley Bassey – The Banana Boat Song Gracie Fields – Around the World Tommy Steele & the Steelmen – Butterfingers Charlie Gracie – Fabulous Elvis Presley – Paralyzed Jerry Lee Lewis – Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Frankie Vaughan & The Kaye Sisters – Got-Ta Have Something in the Bank, Frank Petula Clark – Alone Frankie Vaughan – Kisses Sweeter than Wine Little Richard – Good Golly, Miss Molly Jerry Lee Lewis – Breathless The Mudlarks – Book of Love Pérez 'Prez' Prado & His Orchestra – Patricia #9s Vera Lynn – The Homing Waltz Al Martino – Take My Heart Tony Brent – Make It Soon Dickie Valentine – All the Time and Everywhere Patti Page – (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window? David Whitfield – The Bridge of Sighs Ted Heath & His Music – Dragnet Eddie Fisher – Oh! My Papa Frank Chacksfield – Ebb Tide Guy Mitchell – The Cuff of My Shirt Ted Heath & His Music – Skin Deep Bing Crosby – Changing Partners Frankie Laine – Granada Winifred Atwell – Rachmaninoff's 18th Variation on a Theme By Paganini (The Story of Three Loves) Frankie Laine – There Must Be a Reason The Four Aces – Mr. Sandman Teresa Brewer with The Lancers – Let Me Go, Lover! Dickie Valentine – A Blossom Fell The Johnston Brothers & The George Chisholm Sour-Note Six – Join In and Sing Again Eve Boswell – Pickin' a Chicken Jimmy Parkinson – The Great Pretender Jimmy Young – Chain Gang Dick Hyman Trio – Theme from The Threepenny Opera Billy May – Main Title Theme from The Man with the Golden Arm Elvis Presley – Blue Suede Shoes Gogi Grant – The Wayward Wind Elvis Presley – Blue Moon David Whitfield – The Adoration Waltz Little Richard – The Girl Can't Help It Perry Como – Catch a Falling Star Eddie Calvert – Mandy (La Panse) Perry Como – Kewpie Doll Jack Scott – My True Love Ricky Nelson – Someday #10s Vera Lynn – Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart Doris Day – My Love and Devotion Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman – Zing a Little Zong The Mills Brothers – The Glow-Worm Nat King Cole – Faith Can Move Mountains Frank Chacksfield's Tunesmiths – Little Red Monkey Al Martino – Rachel Winifred Atwell – Flirtation Waltz Ken Mackintosh – The Creep Nat King Cole – Tenderly Al Martino – The Story of Tina Ronnie Hilton – A Blossom Fell The Ink Spots – Melody of Love Les Baxter – Unchained Melody Johnnie Ray – Song of the Dreamer Frankie Laine with The Mellomen – Sixteen Tons Gary Miller – Robin Hood Nat King Cole – Dreams Can Tell a Lie Edmund Hockridge – Young and Foolish Carl Perkins – Blue Suede Shoes Perry Como – More The Vipers Skiffle Group – Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O The Vipers Skiffle Group – Cumberland Gap Little Richard – Lucille Lonnie Donegan – My Dixie Darling Frankie Vaughan – Kewpie Doll Domenico Modugno – Volare
January 26, 20241 yr Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill Chordettes - Lollipop Sammy Davis Jr - Love Me Or Leave Me Perry Como - Catch A Falling Star The Mills Brothers - The Glow Worm Omitting the following which I played as random bonuses in the first #2 session: Eartha Kitt - Under The Bridges Of Paris Little Richard - Lucille Frank Chacksfield’s Tunesmiths - Little Red Monkey
January 26, 20241 yr Author Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill The Chordettes - Lollipop Lonnie Donegan – Rock Island Line Jerry Lee Lewis – Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Carl Perkins – Blue Suede Shoes
January 26, 20241 yr The Chordettes - Lollipop Domenico Modugno – Volare Frank Chacksfield's Tunesmiths – Little Red Monkey Nat King Cole – Faith Can Move Mountains Winifred Atwell – Rachmaninoff's 18th Variation on a Theme By Paganini (The Story of Three Loves)
January 27, 20241 yr I won't be at the session but throwing out some support for Dean Martin - Sway Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill Frankie Laine – High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) Perry Como - Catch A Falling Star
January 27, 20241 yr Dean Martin - Sway The Chordettes - Lollipop Elvis Presley – Blue Suede Shoes Frank Chacksfield's Tunesmiths – Little Red Monkey (I remember liking this last time you played it and struggling to find a 5th nomination otherwise so will be quite happy to hear it again :lol:) Domenico Modugno – Volare Looking forward to this resuming again ^_^
January 27, 20241 yr Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue Bill Haley & His Comets – See You Later Alligator Jerry Lee Lewis – Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Winifred Atwell – Make It A Party For the RIPs, can we have the 1979 Eurovision winner Hallelujah by Milk and Honey (also a top 5 hit) for one of their members Shmulik Bilu who died on Dec 31st. I'd also like: Melanie - Brand New Key The Shangri-Las - Past, Present and Future (as Leader Of The Pack will come up on the no.3s) Pluto Shervington - Dat Boney M - Daddy Cool
January 28, 20241 yr Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue Lonnie Donegan – Rock Island Line Little Richard – Lucille
January 28, 20241 yr Dean Martin - Sway The Chordettes - Lollipop Frankie Laine – High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) Jerry Lee Lewis – Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Elvis Presley – Blue Suede Shoes
January 28, 20241 yr Author Starting at 16:00 at the link in the OP - that's this one: https://sync-tube.de/room/e-t8AXpb
January 28, 20241 yr Author Thanks all who joined today, starting us off in double figures! The music in this session was a bit of a schmaltzfest, but there were a few classics: 1 15/11/1952 Nat 'King' Cole - Somewhere Along The Way 1 wk {3}-6-8-12-7-6-6 -> 7 wks stopped by: Al Martino - Here In My Heart, Jo Stafford - You Belong To Me 2 22/11/1952 Rosemary Clooney - Half As Much 3 wks 6-{3}-3-7-3-5-5-6-7 -> 9 wks stopped by: Al Martino - Here In My Heart, Guy Mitchell - Feet Up, Jo Stafford - You Belong To Me 3 06/12/1952 Mario Lanza - Because You're Mine 3 wks 11-8-4-{3}-5-10-10-7-8-3-4-4-4-4-3-5-4-5-5-7-8-10-10-11 -> 24 wks stopped by: Al Martino - Here In My Heart, Jo Stafford - You Belong To Me, Kay Starr - Comes A-Long A-Love, Perry Como - Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes, Eddie Fisher - Outside Of Heaven 4 13/12/1952 Bing Crosby - The Isle Of Innisfree 3 wks 4-4-6-4-{3}-3-3-5-4-5-7-11 -> 12 wks stopped by: Al Martino - Here In My Heart, Jo Stafford - You Belong To me 5 21/03/1953 Al Martino - Now 2 wks 10-9-7-6-4-5-4-{3}-5-3-4-8 -> 12 wks stopped by: Guy Mitchell - She Wears Red Feathers, Perry Como - Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes, Stargazers - Broken Wings 6 23/05/1953 Eddie Fisher - Downhearted 2 wks 9-7-4-{3}-4-3-8-6-9-8-9-7-9-9-12 -> 15 wks stopped by: Frankie Laine - I Believe, Nat 'King' Cole - Pretend, Frank Chacksfield - Terry's Theme From 'Limelight' 7 06/06/1953 Billy Cotton And His Band With Doreen Stephens And Chorus - In A Golden Coach (There's A Heart Of Gold) 1 wk 11-10-9-7-8-{3}-7-9-12-12 -> 10 wks stopped by: Frankie Laine - I Believe, Frank Chacksfield - Terry's Theme From 'Limelight' 8 20/06/1953 Muriel Smith - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me 4 wks 11-7-6-4-6-{3}-3-4-3-3-6-4-6-7-4-9-11 -> 17 wks stopped by: Frankie Laine - I Believe, Nat 'King' Cole - Pretend, Eddie Fisher - Outside Of Heaven, Frank Chacksfield - Terry's Theme From 'Limelight' 9 08/08/1953 Ron Goodwin - Terry's Theme (From 'Limelight') 2 wks 12-11-11-10-11-8-7-9-7-6-5-6-{3}-5-3-10-7-7-9-8-8-11-9 -> 23 wks stopped by: Frankie Laine - I Believe, Frank Chacksfield - Terry's Theme From 'Limelight', Mantovani - The Song From The Moulin Rouge 10 05/12/1953 Jimmy Boyd - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 1 wk 8-{3}-8-8-8-8 -> 6 wks stopped by: Frankie Laine - Answer Me, Mantovani - Swedish Rhapsody 11 09/01/1954 David Whitfield - Rags To Riches 3 wks 12-{3}R(4)-7-6-4-5-3-3-8-11-10 -> 11 wks stopped by: Eddie Calvert - Oh Mein Papa, Mantovani - Swedish Rhapsody, Frankie Laine - Blowing Wild, Guy Mitchell - Cloud Lucky Seven, Dean Martin - That's Amore 12 10/04/1954 Norman Wisdom - Don't Laugh At Me ('Cause I'm A Fool) 1 wk 8-6-6-4-7-4-6-{3}-5-10-7-9-8-10-10 -> 15 wks stopped by: Stargazers - I See The Moon, Obernkirchen Children's Choir - The Happy Wanderer 13 01/05/1954 Frankie Laine - The Kid's Last Fight 2 wks 9-8-{3}-6-3-6-5-6-7-11 -> 10 wks stopped by: Johnnie Ray - Such A Night, Doris Day - Secret Love 14 22/05/1954 Billy Cotton And His Band Featuring The Bandits - Friends And Neighbours 5 wks 12-6R(2)-{3}-3-3-3-3-7-6-9-12-12 -> 12 wks stopped by: Doris Day - Secret Love, Johnnie Ray - Such A Night 15 21/08/1954 Perry Como - Idle Gossip 1 wk 6-4-4-4-5-6-5-4-{3}-5-7-9-7-8-14 -> 15 wks stopped by: David Whitfield With Mantovani And His Orchestra - Cara Mia, Kitty Kallen - Little Things Mean A Lot 16 25/09/1954 Frankie Laine - My Friend 2 wks 8-6-4-4-4-6-{3}-4-5-5-3-7-7-8-13 -> 15 wks stopped by: Frank Sinatra - Three Coins In The Fountain, David Whitfield - Cara Mia, Don Cornell - Hold My Hand, Nat 'King' Cole - Smile 17 27/11/1954 Joan Regan - If I Give My Heart To You 1 wk 20-10R(4)-8-6-4-{3}-6-8-14-14-14 -> 11 wks stopped by: Rosemary Clooney - This Ole House, Vera Lynn - My Son My Son 18 18/12/1954 Ronnie Hilton - I Still Believe 3 wks 17-9-10-{3}-3-3-6-4-5-4-11-12-19-20 -> 14 wks stopped by: Winifred Atwell - Let's Have Another Party, David Whitfield - Santo Natale 19 15/01/1955 Billy Eckstine - No One But You 2 wks 16-9-7-8-4-5-5-5-4-{3}-3-5-8-8-10-11-18 -> 17 wks stopped by: Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano, Dickie Valentine - The Finger Of Suspicion 20 29/01/1955 Ruby Murray - Heartbeat 1 wk 15-11-10-10-10-7-5-7-{3}-7-5-5-4-4-6-15 -> 16 wks stopped by: Dickie Valentine - The Finger Of Suspicion, Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano 21 19/03/1955 Nat 'King' Cole - A Blossom Fell 1 wk 13-15-7-{3}-4-4-7-11-14-17 -> 10 wks stopped by: Tennessee Ernie Ford - Give Me Your Word, Ruby Murray - Softly Softly 22 26/03/1955 Dean Martin - Let Me Go, Lover! 1 wk 16-10-5-8-{3}-8-12-13-18 -> 9 wks stopped by: Tennessee Ernie Ford - Give Me Your Word, Ruby Murray - Softly Softly 23 23/07/1955 Ruby Murray - Evermore 3 wks 16-8-6-{3}-3-4-4-3-5-9-10-8-5-8-14-18-16 -> 17 wks stopped by: Alma Cogan - Dreamboat, Jimmy Young - Unchained Melody, Slim Whitman - Rose Marie, Frankie Laine - Cool Water 24 24/09/1955 David Whitfield - Ev'rywhere 1 wk 18-13-11-10-10-5-4-4-4-4-4-{3}-4-5-6-4-9-7-8-12 -> 20 wks stopped by: Slim Whitman - Rose Marie, Frank Sinatra - Learnin' The Blues 25 03/12/1955 Winifred Atwell - Let's Have A Ding Dong 1 wk 18-10-8-4-{3}-4-4-5-4-10 -> 10 wks stopped by: Bill Haley And His Comets - Rock Around The Clock, Four Aces - Love Is A Many Splendored Thing 26 21/01/1956 Frank Sinatra - Love And Marriage 1 wk 9-{3}-4-4-5-7-13-16 -> 8 wks stopped by: Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons, Bill Hayes - The Ballad Of Davy Crockett 27 28/01/1956 Tennessee Ernie Ford - The Ballad Of Davy Crockett 1 wk 11-7-{3}-5-10-14-14 -> 7 wks stopped by: Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons, Bill Hayes - The Ballad Of Davy Crockett 28 12/05/1956 The Hilltoppers - Only You 1 wk 14-15-8-8-6-5-6-6-4-5-4-4-4-5-5-{3}-12-11-11-14-16-26-24R(7) -> 23 wks stopped by: Ronnie Hilton - No Other Love, Winifred Atwell - The Poor People Of Paris 29 19/05/1956 David Whitfield - My September Love 1 wk 19-20-18R(2)-16R(2)-11-8-9-7-7-{3}-5-7-8-8-8-7-9-10-16-17-27-20-26-25R(3) -> 24 wks stopped by: Ronnie Hilton - No Other Love, Winifred Atwell - The Poor People Of Paris 30 18/08/1956 Teresa Brewer - Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl 3 wks 20-21-15-5-5-{3}-3-4-3-4-6-10-15-13-22 -> 15 wks stopped by: Doris Day - Whatever Will Be Will Be, Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love 31 22/09/1956 Bill Haley And His Comets - Rockin' Through The Rye 1 wk 9-6-5-4-5-{3}-4-5-9-6-7-6-5-7-11-17-17-21-19R(3)-24-29-20-28 -> 23 wks stopped by: Anne Shelton - Lay Down Your Arms, Doris Day - Whatever Will Be Will Be 32 29/09/1956 The Goons - The Ying Tong Song/Bloodnok's Rock 'N' Roll Call 1 wk 9-4-{3}-7-6-10-12-14-22-30 -> 10 wks stopped by: Anne Shelton - Lay Down Your Arms, Doris Day - Whatever Will Be Will Be 33 15/12/1956 Malcolm Vaughan - St Therese Of The Roses 4 wks 27-12R(3)-10-8-6-{3}-3-3-4-3-8-6-4-7-10-11-15-17-18-26 -> 20 wks stopped by: Johnnie Ray - Just Walkin' In The Rain, Frankie Vaughan - The Green Door, Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues, Tommy Steele - Singing The Blues 34 26/01/1957 Pat Boone - Friendly Persuasion 3 wks 24-25-20-19-16-9-4-{3}-3-3-6-7-8-8-11-10-12-13-20-28-29 -> 21 wks stopped by: Frankie Vaughan - The Garden Of Eden, Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues 35 09/03/1957 Guy Mitchell - Knee Deep In The Blues 4 wks 21-10-5-{3}-3-3-3-5-6-6-12-19 -> 12 wks stopped by: Tab Hunter - Young Love, Pat Boone - Don't Forbid Me 36 30/03/1957 Little Richard - Long Tall Sally 1 wk 28-17-17-13-9-4-4-{3}-4-4-5-5-8-14-14-24 -> 16 wks stopped by: Tab Hunter - Young Love, Pat Boone - Don't Forbid Me 37 13/07/1957 The Diamonds - Little Darlin' 2 wks 22-14-8-6-4-5-{3}-4-5-5-3-6-11-15-12-15-21 -> 17 wks stopped by: Elvis Presley - All Shook Up, Lonnie Donegan - Gamblin' Man / Putting On The Style 38 03/08/1957 Elvis Presley - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear 2 wks 13-7-4-{3}-6-3-5-7-10-12-13-16-12-12-13-9-12-15-22 -> 19 wks stopped by: Elvis Presley - All Shook Up, Russ Hamilton - We Will Make Love, Pat Boone - Love Letters In The Sand 39 24/08/1957 Harry Belafonte - Island In The Sun 1 wk 29-15-16-15-20-16-16-8-7-5-{3}-4-4-4-4-5-4-5-6-7-10-19-20-24-24 -> 25 wks stopped by: Elvis Presley - All Shook Up, Pate Boone - Love Letters In The Sand 40 14/12/1957 Paul Anka - I Love You, Baby 1 wk 16-9-4-4-4-{3}-4-8-7-6-10-13-15-24-30 -> 15 wks stopped by: Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child, The Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie 41 28/12/1957 Malcolm Vaughan - My Special Angel 2 wks 20-7-5-5-{3}-3-4-5-6-7-11-14-18-17 -> 14 wks stopped by: Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child, Johnny Oria - Ma He's Making Eyes At Me, The Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie 42 18/01/1958 Frank Sinatra - All The Way/Chicago 2 wks 29-25-21-17-7-5-8-5-{3}-3-4-4-6-6-6-10-14-13-15-26 -> 20 wks stopped by: Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire, Johnny Otis - Ma He's Making Eyes At Me, Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock 43 01/02/1958 The Crickets - Oh, Boy! 2 wks 23-24-11-4-4-{3}-3-5-5-7-8-9-10-20-30 -> 15 wks stopped by: Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock, Michael Holliday - The Story Of My Life 44 22/03/1958 Danny And The Juniors - At The Hop 1 wk 16-16-11-5-4-4-4-4-4-{3}-7-8-18-21 -> 14 wks stopped by: Perry Como - Magic Moments, Michael Holiday - The Story Of My Life 45 05/04/1958 Tommy Steele - Nairobi 2 wks 15-10-6-4-{3}-3-5-8-18-19-24 -> 11 wks stopped by: Perry Como - Magic Moments, Marvin Rainwater - Whole Lotta Woman 46 19/04/1958 Ted Heath And His Music - Swingin' Shepherd Blues 3 wks 30-21-18-10-6-{3}-3-3-5-8-13-19-28-29 -> 14 wks stopped by: Perry Como - Magic Moments, Marvin Rainwater - Whole Lotta Woman, Connie Francis - Who's Sorry Now 47 24/05/1958 Elvis Presley - Wear My Ring Around Your Neck 1 wk 13-4-5-{3}-4-11-13-21-23-28 -> 10 wks stopped by: Connie Francis - Who's Sorry Now, Elias - Tom Hark 48 14/06/1958 Michael Holliday - Stairway Of Love 1 wk 27-17-12-8-{3}-5-4-11-9-14-19-19-28 -> 13 wks stopped by: Connie Francis - Who's Sorry Now, Elias - Tom Hark 49 05/07/1958 Max Bygraves - Tulips From Amsterdam/You Need Hands 3 wks 28-29-13-11-10-7-6-5-8-{3}-4-3-3-4-6-5-6-5-14-13-13-16-19-26-27 -> 25 wks stopped by: The Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette, Vic Damone - On The Street Where You Live 50 12/07/1958 The Platters - Twilight Time 1 wk 28-29-22-16-16-12-12-6-{3}-5-5-7-9-9-14-27-30-30 -> 18 wks stopped by: The Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette, Vic Damone - On The Street Where You Live 51 06/12/1958 Lonnie Donegan - Tom Dooley 5 wks 13-6-{3}-3-3-3-4-3-4-11-10-13-22-26 -> 14 wks stopped by: Lord Rockingham's XI - Hoots Mon, Conway Twitty - It's Only Make Believe Bonuses 6-10 peaking songs played: Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill [#6, 1957] The Chordettes - Lollipop [#6, 1958] Dean Martin - Sway [#6, 1954] Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On [#8, 1957] Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes [#9, 1956] Also played: De La Soul - The Magic Number [intro to these sessions] D-Block Europe (ft. Noizy) - Eagle [last week's #1 album track] Green Day - The American Dream Is Killing Me [this week's #1 album track] Ariana Grande - yes, and? [last week's #2 single] We'll catch up on RIPs next week. A poll for the best and worst #3s of today will be on the way later! Edited January 28, 20241 yr by jimwatts
January 28, 20241 yr Queen Winifred was the obvious standout of today for me! Otherwise not a lot I'm likely to remember oops (shoutout to the scooby-dooing on the Teresa Brewer song though, I liked 'The Kid's Last Fight' and a couple of the later songs too, and I suppose there were a couple like Jimmy Boyd and The Goons that are also memorable but not sure they're in a good way :kink:) A few of the crooner-type songs were nice too if not the most distinct, mainly the Nat King Cole ones. Don't forget there was also an unintentional Paul Anka Jamelia slot :lol:
February 3, 20241 yr I’m pleased to say that overall the track list for tomorrow is looking much better than last week. Here is the list of #6 to #10s. I may potentially be a bit less democratic about it to give us some new discoveries - for example I might play something with 1 or 2 votes that many of us won’t know over something with 3 votes that we all know, but we’ll see how it goes. x #6s Perry Como - Love Makes The World Go Round The Everly Brothers - Problems The Beverley Sisters - Little Drummer Boy Eddie Cochran - C'Mon Everybody The Coasters - Charlie Brown The Fleetwoods - Come Softly To Me Anthony Newley - Personality Duane Eddy - Peter Gunn Johnny Mathis - Someone The Browns - The Three Bells Frank Sinatra - High Hopes Frankie Laine - Rawhide Tommy Steele - Little White Bull Bob Luman - Let's Think About Living The Shadows - FBI Anthony Newley - And The Heavens Cried Ferrante and Teicher - Exodus (Theme from 'Exodus') Shirley Bassey - You'll Never Know Clarence 'Frogman' Henry - You Always Hurt The One You Love Lonnie Donegan And His Group - Michael Row The Boat / Lumbered Connie Francis - Together Del Shannon - Hats Off To Larry Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five Bobby Vee - Run To Him The Everly Brothers - Cryin' In The Rain Sam Cooke - Twistin' The Night Away Joe Brown and The Bruvvers - It Only Took A Minute Mark Wynter - Go Away Little Girl Mike Berry and The Outlaws - Don't You Think It's Time The Bachelors - Charmaine Ronnie Carroll - Say Wonderful Things Roy Orbison - In Dreams Jim Reeves - Welcome To My World Kyu Sakamoto - Sukiyaki The Caravelles - You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry The Shadows - Shindig Shirley Bassey - I (Who Have Nothing) Chuck Berry - Let It Rock / Memphis Tennessee Brian Poole and The Tremeloes - Candy Man Gerry and The Pacemakers - Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying The Fourmost - A Little Loving The Nashville Teens - Tobacco Road Jim Reeves - There's A Heartache Following Me Roy Orbison - Pretty Paper Cliff Richard - I Could Easily Fall #7s Lloyd Price – Stagger Lee Sarah Vaughan – Broken Hearted Melody Paul Anka – Put Your Head on My Shoulder Russ Conway – Snow Coach Max Bygraves – Jingle Bell Rock Marty Wilde – Bad Boy Marv Johnson – You Got What It Takes Bobby Rydell – Wild One Michael Cox – Angela Jones Gary Mills – Look for a Star The Kaye Sisters – Paper Roses Mr. Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band – Buona Sera Duane Eddy – Theme from Dixie Linda Scott – I've Told Every Little Star Gary U.S. Bonds – Quarter to Three Mr. Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band – That's My Home Sam Cooke – Cupid Petula Clark – My Friend the Sea Russ Conway – Toy Balloons Eden Kane – I Don't Know Why Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen – Green Leaves of Summer Billy Fury – Once Upon a Dream Neil Sedaka – Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Brenda Lee – All Alone Am I The Singing Nun – Dominique Big Dee Irwin – Swinging on a Star Gene Pitney – That Girl Belongs to Yesterday The Applejacks – Tell Me When Lulu & The Luvvers – Shout Cliff Richard & The Shadows – On the Beach The Beach Boys – I Get Around Cilla Black – It's for You The Hollies – We're Through The Bachelors – No Arms Can Ever Hold You #8s Billy Eckstine – Gigi Bobby Darin – La Mer (Beyond the Sea) Johnny and the Hurricanes – Beatnik Fly Bobby Darin – Clementine Neil Sedaka – Stairway to Heaven Johnny and the Hurricanes – Down Yonder Brian Hyland – Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini Ken Dodd – Love Is Like a Violin The Ventures – Walk, Don't Run Neil Sedaka – Calendar Girl The Ramrods – Riders in the Sky The String-A-Longs – Wheels Lonnie Donegan – Have a Drink on Me Karl Denver – Marcheta Karl Denver – Mexicali Rose Johnny Keating – Theme from Z-Cars Danny Williams – Wonderful World of the Young Jimmy Justice – Ain't That Funny Helen Shapiro – Little Miss Lonely Adam Faith – Don't That Beat All The Four Seasons – Sherry Paul & Paula – Hey Paula The Hollies – Stay Frank Ifield – Don't Blame Me Cliff Richard & The Shadows – I'm the Lonely One Eden Kane – Boys Cry Doris Day – Move Over Darling P. J. Proby – Together The Animals – I'm Crying Cliff Richard – The Twelfth of Never #9s Frankie Vaughan & The Kaye Sisters – Come Softly to Me Neil Sedaka – I Go Ape Joan Regan – May You Always Lloyd Price – Personality Floyd Robinson – Makin' Love Sandy Nelson – Teen Beat Billy Fury – Colette Connie Stevens – Sixteen Reasons Rolf Harris – Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport Sam Cooke – Chain Gang Hank Locklin – Please Help Me, I'm Falling Johnny Mathis – My Love for You Marty Wilde – Rubber Ball Johnny Dankworth & His Orchestra – African Waltz Craig Douglas – A Hundred Pounds of Clay Neil Sedaka – Little Devil Roy Orbison – Running Scared Craig Douglas – Time The Laurie Johnson Orchestra – Sucu Sucu Burl Ives – A Little Bitty Tear Bernard Cribbins – The Hole in the Ground Karl Denver – Never Goodbye Craig Douglas – When My Little Girl is Smiling Lonnie Donegan – The Party's Over Jimmy Justice – When My Little Girl is Smiling Craig Douglas – Our Favourite Melodies Ray Charles – You Don't Know Me Paul & Paula – Young Lovers Roy Orbison – Falling Lesley Gore – It's My Party Tommy Roe – Everybody The Fourmost – Hello Little Girl The Mojos – Everything's Alright Dionne Warwick – Walk On By Marianne Faithfull – As Tears Go By Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers – One Way Love Helmut Zacharias – Tokyo Melody Dusty Springfield – Losing You #10s Tommy Steele – Come On, Let's Go Russ Conway – More Party Pops Paul Anka – (All Of a Sudden) My Heart Sings Perry Como – Tomboy Cliff Richard & The Drifters – Mean Streak Bert Weedon – Guitar Boogie Shuffle Ruby Murray – Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye Winifred Atwell – Piano Party The John Barry Seven – Hit and Miss Craig Douglas – The Heart of a Teenage Girl Nat King Cole – That's You Lonnie Donegan – Lorelei Anne Shelton – Sailor Jerry Lee Lewis – What'd I Say Bobby Vee – How Many Tears Eden Kane – Get Lost Bobby Darin – You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby The Shadows – The Savage Shirley Bassey – I'll Get By Del Shannon – So Long, Baby Dion – The Wanderer Matt Monro – Softly, as I Leave You Bobby Vee – Sharing You Eydie Gormé – Yes, My Darling Daughter Bernard Cribbins – Right Said Fred Connie Francis – Vacation Duane Eddy – The Ballad of Paladin Kenny Lynch – Up on the Roof Chris Montez – Some Kinda Fun Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen – Sukiyaki The Rooftop Singers – Walk Right In Billie Davis – Tell Him Brenda Lee – Losing You Kenny Lynch – You Can Never Stop Me Loving You Buddy Holly – Wishing Kathy Kirby – Let Me Go, Lover! The Migil Five – Mockin' Bird Hill The Dave Clark Five – Can't You See That She's Mine Peter and Gordon – Nobody I Know Elvis Presley – Kissin' Cousins Billy Fury – It's Only Make Believe Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas – From a Window Henry Mancini Orchestra – How Soon The Nashville Teens – Google Eye Pretty Things – Don't Bring Me Down
February 3, 20241 yr Frankie Laine - Rawhide Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack The Singing Nun – Dominique The Beach Boys – I Get Around Roy Orbison - In Dreams
February 3, 20241 yr The Beach Boys – I Get Around Helmut Zacharias – Tokyo Melody Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack The Singing Nun – Dominique The Ventures – Walk, Don't Run also really wanted to vote for 'Sukiyaki' - couldn't decide between that or The Ventures for my final spot so just went for the latter as I think 'Sukiyaki' has been played before edit: palindromic post count at the time of this post woo [59,295]
February 3, 20241 yr Author Roy Orbison - In Dreams The Singing Nun – Dominique The Beach Boys – I Get Around Dionne Warwick – Walk On By Bernard Cribbins – Right Said Fred :cheeseblock:
February 3, 20241 yr This is already getting difficult. The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five The Singing Nun – Dominique The Beach Boys – I Get Around Bernard Cribbins – Right Said Fred Kenny Lynch – Up on the Roof RIP requests - the same as last week.
February 3, 20241 yr I won't be available tomorrow so discount if you prefer but my top five would be: Frankie Laine - Rawhide The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five The Beach Boys – I Get Around Dionne Warwick – Walk On By Bernard Cribbins – Right Said Fred
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