Posted November 27, 200717 yr Here are the BBC charts for Nov 57, Nov 62, and Nov 67...based on an average from NME, MM, RM, and Disc. w/k ending 30th Nov 57... 01 01 MARY`S BOY CHILD - HARRY BELAFONTE 02 05 BE MY GIRL/JUST BORN - JIM DALE 03 02 PARTY/GOT A LOTTA LIVIN TO DO - ELVIS PRESLEY 04 03 THAT`LL BE THE DAY - CRICKETS 04 04 I LOVE YOU BABY/TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME - PAUL ANKA 04 08 WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE - EVERLY BROTHERS 07 05 REMEMBER YOU`RE MINE/VELVET GOLDMINE - PAT BOONE 08 07 GOTTA HAVE SOMETHING IN THE BANK FRANK - FRANKIE VAUGHAN/KAYE SISTERS 09 08 TAMMY - DEBBIE REYNOLDS 10 16 MA HE`S MAKING EYES AT ME - JOHNNY OTIS SHOW 10 12 SANTA BRING MY BABY BACK TO ME - ELVIS PRESLEY 12 25 HE`S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS - LAURIE LONDON 13 11 WANDERIN` EYES/MAN ON FIRE - FRANKIE VAUGHAN 14 13 ALONE - PETULA CLARK 15 10 DIANA - PAUL ANKA 16 17 ALONE - SHEPHERD SISTERS 17 13 MY DIXIE DARLING - LONNIE DONEGAN 18 19 REET PETITE - JACKIE WILSON 19 21 ALONE - SOUTHLANDERS 20 NE MY SPECIAL ANGEL - MALCOM VAUGHAN What can we say about 1957? It was a mixed bag...Christmas started early, with HARRY BELAFONTE, and the 2nd week of 7 at the top. Elvis, opening a Christmas album classic. Two songs (well 3 with the double A, from the multi-talented late Mr FRANKIE VAUGHAN. The original outing for REET PETITE, and JACKIE WILSON...3 versions of ALONE (with PET CLARK winning the battle), the SOUTHLANDERS better known for their tongue in cheek I AM A MOLE AND I LIVE IN A HOLE!! w/k ending 1st Dec 62... 01 01 LOVESICK BLUES/SHE TAUGHT ME TO YODEL - FRANK IFIELD 02 02 LETS DANCE - CHRIS MONTEZ 03 03 SWISS MAID - DEL SHANNON 04 04 BOBBYS GIRL - SUSAN MAUGHAN 05 08 DEVIL WOMAN - MARTY ROBBINS 06 05 TELSTAR - TORNADOS 07 12 DANCE WITH THE GUITAR MAN - DUANE EDDY 08 13 SUN ARISE - ROLF HARRIS 09 06 VENUS IN BLUE JEANS - MARK WYNTER 10 07 SHERRY - FOUR SEASONS 11 10 NO ONE CAN MAKE MY SUNSHINE SMILE - EVERLY BROTHERS 12 09 LOCO-MOTION - LITTLE EVA 13 11 RAMBLIN` ROSE - NAT KING COLE 14 18 JAMES BOND THEME - JOHN BARRY 15 NE RETURN TO SENDER - ELVIS PRESLEY 16 16 OH LONESOME ME - CRAIG DOUGLAS 17 17 LOVE ME TENDER - RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN 17 23 A FOREVER KIND OF LOVE - BOBBY VEE 19 25 THE MAIN ATTRACTION - PAT BOONE 20 19 MUST BE MADISON - JOE LOSS 21 15 IT MIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER - CAROLE KING 22 14 SHEILA - TOMMY ROE 23 27 DESAFINADO - STAN GETZ/CHARLIE BYRD 24 28 IT ONLY TOOK A MINUTE - JOE BROWN 25 20 BECAUSE OF LOVE - BILLY FURY 26 21 WHAT NOW MY LOVE - SHIRLEY BASSEY 26 21 I REMEMBER YOU - FRANK IFIELD 28 NE ROCKIN` AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE - BRENDA LEE 29 26 LOVE ME DO - BEATLES 30 NE SUSIE DARLIN` - TOMMY ROE A lot of the stars of 57, still around in 62. LITTLE EVA, was CAROLE KING`s babysitter (a well known fact, today). Although FRANK IFIELD, spent a bit of time in Australia, he was originally from Coventry. ROLF HARRIS is definately Australian! I suddenly remember a KENNY EVERETT quip on the SHIRLEY BASSEY song. In the radio station, DAVE CASH said to KENNY, "Go on Ken play Shirley Bassey"....Kenny replied, "What now my love!" w/k ending 28th Nov 67... 01 01 LET THE HEARTACHES BEGIN - LONG JOHN BALDRY 02 03 EVERYBODY KNOWS - DAVE CLARK 5 03 10 IF THE WHOLE WORLD STOPPED LOVIN` - VAL DOONICAN 04 NE HELLO GOODBYE - BEATLES 05 02 BABY NOW THAT I`VE FOUND YOU - FOUNDATIONS 06 04 LOVE IS ALL AROUND - TROGGS 07 07 THE LAST WALTZ - ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK 08 17 SOMETHINGS GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART - GENE PITNEY 09 15 ALL MY LOVE - CLIFF RICHARD 10 14 CARELESS HANDS - DES O` CONNER 11 05 ZABADAK - DAVE DEE DOZY BEAKY MICK AND TICH 12 09 THERE IS A MOUNTAIN - DONOVAN 13 29 I`M COMING HOME - TOM JONES 14 16 I FEEL LOVE COMIN` ON - FELICE TAYLOR 15 26 WORLD - BEE GEES 16 08 AUTUMN ALMANAC - KINKS 17 06 MASSACHUSETTS - BEE GEES 18 23 DAYDREAM BELIEVER - MONKEES 19 13 I CAN SEE FOR MILES - WHO 20 12 THERE MUST BE A WAY - FRANKIE VAUGHAN 21 11 SAN FRANCISCAN NIGHTS - ERIC BURDON 22 24 SO TIRED - FRANKIE VAUGHAN 23 20 BIG SPENDER - SHIRLEY BASSEY 24 NE KITES - SIMON DUPREE AND THE BIG SOUND 25 NE THANK YOU VERY MUCH - THE SCAFFOLD 26 22 YOU`VE NOT CHANGED - SANDIE SHAW 27 21 HOLE IN MY SHOE - TRAFFIC 28 30 SOUL MAN - SAM AND DAVE 29 NE IN AND OUT OF LOVE - SUPREMES 30 18 FROM THE UNDERWORLD - HERD There we had FRANKIE VAUGHAN proving that his career was still strong. The chart another mixed bag, but enthasizing the big easy listening sound, with VAL, DES, ENGLEBERT, CLIFF, DAVE CLARK, LONG JOHN BALDRY, TOM JONES, FRANKIE VAUGHAN, and SHIRLEY BASSEY yet again! So, who was listening to radio one, with all those radio two, artists?
November 28, 200717 yr lol.. true trevs, thus proving that theres always been 'mums' music in the charts, with todays equivelant being westlife. dunno many from 57...
November 28, 200717 yr I recognise quite a few from 1957, this must have been when my mum got into buying records as I remember quite a few of them from her old 78s collection. I never tire of the song at #24 in 1967 - Kites. It's a bit kitsch but it's also quite excellent!
November 28, 200717 yr Most of the 57 stuff was in my Mother's record collection, I remember at the time, as I used to rummage her record collection in the late 70s. And she was a Petula Clark fan, Alone was one of her favourite tracks.
November 28, 200717 yr I don’t remember any of them personally (before my time), but there’s some good songs from all three charts, and some that must be forgettable as the titles are unknown to me. 1957 was a good year for Elvis in the UK Charts. He holds the record for the Most Simultaneous Top 40 Hits - 7 (on two occasions in Nov 1957)
November 28, 200717 yr Cant remember many from '57, but these 3 sound familiar :D w/k ending 30th Nov 57... 04 08 WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE - EVERLY BROTHERS 15 10 DIANA - PAUL ANKA 18 19 REET PETITE - JACKIE WILSON w/k ending 1st Dec 62... 02 02 LETS DANCE - CHRIS MONTEZ 06 05 TELSTAR - TORNADOS 09 06 VENUS IN BLUE JEANS - MARK WYNTER 10 07 SHERRY - FOUR SEASONS 14 18 JAMES BOND THEME - JOHN BARRY 15 NE RETURN TO SENDER - ELVIS PRESLEY 21 15 IT MIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER - CAROLE KING 26 21 I REMEMBER YOU - FRANK IFIELD 29 26 LOVE ME DO - BEATLES :dance: w/k ending 28th Nov 67... 01 01 LET THE HEARTACHES BEGIN - LONG JOHN BALDRY 02 03 EVERYBODY KNOWS - DAVE CLARK 5 04 NE HELLO GOODBYE - BEATLES 05 02 BABY NOW THAT I`VE FOUND YOU - FOUNDATIONS 06 04 LOVE IS ALL AROUND - TROGGS 08 17 SOMETHINGS GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART - GENE PITNEY 11 05 ZABADAK - DAVE DEE DOZY BEAKY MICK AND TICH 16 08 AUTUMN ALMANAC - KINKS 17 06 MASSACHUSETTS - BEE GEES 18 23 DAYDREAM BELIEVER - MONKEES :D 19 13 I CAN SEE FOR MILES - WHO 24 NE KITES - SIMON DUPREE AND THE BIG SOUND 27 21 HOLE IN MY SHOE - TRAFFIC 30 18 FROM THE UNDERWORLD - HERD Edited November 28, 200717 yr by brian91
November 29, 200717 yr I recognise quite a few from 1957, this must have been when my mum got into buying records as I remember quite a few of them from her old 78s collection. I never tire of the song at #24 in 1967 - Kites. It's a bit kitsch but it's also quite excellent! agreed... 'kites' was a superb track :)
November 29, 200717 yr i remember (first hand) 'sun arise', 'bobbys girl' and 'it might as well rain until september', the latter being my fav at the time! i woz only 5! :lol:
November 29, 200717 yr 67 was a top chart..... some class tracks 04 NE HELLO GOODBYE - BEATLES 05 02 BABY NOW THAT I`VE FOUND YOU - FOUNDATIONS 06 04 LOVE IS ALL AROUND - TROGGS 08 17 SOMETHINGS GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART - GENE PITNEY...... 11 05 ZABADAK - DAVE DEE DOZY BEAKY MICK AND TICH 12 09 THERE IS A MOUNTAIN - DONOVAN 14 16 I FEEL LOVE COMIN` ON - FELICE TAYLOR...................... 15 26 WORLD - BEE GEES 16 08 AUTUMN ALMANAC - KINKS...................................... :thumbup: 17 06 MASSACHUSETTS - BEE GEES 18 23 DAYDREAM BELIEVER - MONKEES 19 13 I CAN SEE FOR MILES - WHO 21 11 SAN FRANCISCAN NIGHTS - ERIC BURDON 24 NE KITES - SIMON DUPREE AND THE BIG SOUND...... :thumbup: 25 NE THANK YOU VERY MUCH - THE SCAFFOLD 26 22 YOU`VE NOT CHANGED - SANDIE SHAW 27 21 HOLE IN MY SHOE - TRAFFIC 28 30 SOUL MAN - SAM AND DAVE.................................. 29 NE IN AND OUT OF LOVE - SUPREMES........................ 30 18 FROM THE UNDERWORLD - HERD........................ :thumbup:
November 29, 200717 yr I agree, here's some great ones in '67 B) 01 01 LET THE HEARTACHES BEGIN - LONG JOHN BALDRY 04 NE HELLO GOODBYE - BEATLES 05 02 BABY NOW THAT I`VE FOUND YOU - FOUNDATIONS 06 04 LOVE IS ALL AROUND - TROGGS 08 17 SOMETHINGS GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART - GENE PITNEY 11 05 ZABADAK - DAVE DEE DOZY BEAKY MICK AND TICH 12 09 THERE IS A MOUNTAIN - DONOVAN 16 08 AUTUMN ALMANAC - KINKS 17 06 MASSACHUSETTS - BEE GEES 18 23 DAYDREAM BELIEVER - MONKEES 19 13 I CAN SEE FOR MILES - WHO 24 NE KITES - SIMON DUPREE AND THE BIG SOUND 27 21 HOLE IN MY SHOE - TRAFFIC 28 30 SOUL MAN - SAM AND DAVE
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