Top 40 Hits of Early April 1966

 

1 The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore

2 The Spencer Davis Group - Somebody Help Me

3 The Hollies - I Can't Let Go

4 The Kinks - Dedicated Follower Of Fashion

5 Bob Lind - Elusive Butterfly

6 Val Doonican - Elusive Butterfly

7 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Hold Tight

8 The Bachelors - Sound Of Silence

9 The Yardbirds - Shapes Of Things

10 The Who - Substitute

11 Eddy Arnold - Make The World Go Away

12 The Small Faces - Sha La La La Lee

13 The Beach Boys - Barbara Ann

14 The Seekers - Someday One Day

15 Cliff Richard Blue Turns To Grey

16 Sonny & Cher - What Now My Love

17 Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

18 Cilla Black - Alfie

19 Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

20 Cher - Bang Bang

21 Alan Price Set - I Put A Spell On You

22 Gene Pitney - Backstage

23 Herman's Hermits - You Won't Be Leavin'

24 The Mindbenders - Groovy Kind Of Love

25 Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound

26 Lou Christie - Lightning Strikes

27 Crispian St Peters - Pied Piper

28 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Spanish Flea

29 Staff Sargeant Barry Sadler - Ballad Of The Green Berets

30 The Shadows - I Met A Girl

31 Graham Bonney With Johnny Scott & His Orchestra - Super Girl

32 Andy Williams - May Each Day

33 Vince Hill - Heartaches

34 The Who - A Legal Matter

35 Barbra Streisand - Second Hand Rose

36 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Tijuana Taxi

37 Petula Clark - My Love

38 The Cryin' Shames - Please Stay

39 Elvis Presley - Frankie And Johnny

40 Roy Orbison - Twinkle Toes

 

some all time classics here....

 

1 The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore ...... CLASS!

2 The Spencer Davis Group - Somebody Help Me .... a very short track..

3 The Hollies - I Can't Let Go ........ harmonies at their best

4 The Kinks - Dedicated Follower Of Fashion .... godfathers of britpop

5 Bob Lind - Elusive Butterfly

6 Val Doonican - Elusive Butterfly

7 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Hold Tight ...

8 The Bachelors - Sound Of Silence ....... simon n garfunkel cover, pretty good too! :)

9 The Yardbirds - Shapes Of Things .. track of the chart, utter class

10 The Who - Substitute ...................................

11 Eddy Arnold - Make The World Go Away ... awful!!! lol

12 The Small Faces - Sha La La La Lee ..... poor from these

13 The Beach Boys - Barbara Ann ..... silly song

14 The Seekers - Someday One Day ..... one of their better tracks

15 Cliff Richard Blue Turns To Grey .... one of his better tracks! :)

17 Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me .... her worst?

18 Cilla Black - Alfie ............. terrible track but of the time.

19 Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin' .... still sounds good!

20 Cher - Bang Bang ......... THE difinitive version... excellant!

21 Alan Price Set - I Put A Spell On You .... nina simone cover i think, good though.

22 Gene Pitney - Backstage

24 The Mindbenders - Groovy Kind Of Love .... a top pop track...

25 Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound ...:)

26 Lou Christie - Lightning Strikes ....................:)

27 Crispian St Peters - Pied Piper

31 Graham Bonney With Johnny Scott & His Orchestra - Super Girl ...:)

34 The Who - A Legal Matter ............................:)

35 Barbra Streisand - Second Hand Rose .... dogshyte

37 Petula Clark - My Love .......... i like pet clarke :)

 

 

 

I know & like:

 

1 The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore

3 The Hollies - I Can't Let Go

4 The Kinks - Dedicated Follower Of Fashion

9 The Yardbirds - Shapes Of Things

10 The Who - Substitute

12 The Small Faces - Sha La La La Lee

17 Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

19 Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

20 Cher - Bang Bang

21 Alan Price Set - I Put A Spell On You

24 The Mindbenders - Groovy Kind Of Love

25 Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound

26 Lou Christie - Lightning Strikes

28 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Spanish Flea

31 Graham Bonney With Johnny Scott & His Orchestra - Super Girl

34 The Who - A Legal Matter

 

Some great songs there, fantastic! :yahoo: :wub:

 

 

Here are the ones i really like :cheer:

 

1 The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore :wub: :cheer:

2 The Spencer Davis Group - Somebody Help Me

3 The Hollies - I Can't Let Go :yahoo:

4 The Kinks - Dedicated Follower Of Fashion :yahoo:

7 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Hold Tight

8 The Bachelors - Sound Of Silence

10 The Who - Substitute :wub:

11 Eddy Arnold - Make The World Go Away

12 The Small Faces - Sha La La La Lee

13 The Beach Boys - Barbara Ann :yahoo:

14 The Seekers - Someday One Day :cheer:

17 Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me :wub:

18 Cilla Black - Alfie :yahoo:

19 Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin' :wub: :cheer:

21 Alan Price Set - I Put A Spell On You

23 Herman's Hermits - You Won't Be Leavin'

35 Barbra Streisand - Second Hand Rose

37 Petula Clark - My Love

38 The Cryin' Shames - Please Stay

39 Elvis Presley - Frankie And Johnny :wub: :wub:

The ones I know and like

 

1 The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore :wub:

4 The Kinks - Dedicated Follower Of Fashion

10 The Who - Substitute

13 The Beach Boys - Barbara Ann :)

17 Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me :wub:

19 Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin' :dance:

24 The Mindbenders - Groovy Kind Of Love :D

25 Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound

37 Petula Clark - My Love :)

39 Elvis Presley - Frankie And Johnny :wub:

 

 

 

My choices - although there's quite a few I don't know off hand...

 

1 The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore

4 The Kinks - Dedicated Follower Of Fashion

10 The Who - Substitute

12 The Small Faces - Sha La La La Lee

13 The Beach Boys - Barbara Ann

19 Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

28 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Spanish Flea

36 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Tijuana Taxi

 

28 & 36 are ace! I nicked loads of old Herb Alpert LPs off my Mum a few years ago.

Edited April 10, 200817 yr by richie

Ones I remember and liked

 

1 The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore :dance:

2 The Spencer Davis Group - Somebody Help Me

3 The Hollies - I Can't Let Go

4 The Kinks - Dedicated Follower Of Fashion :yahoo:

7 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Hold Tight :dance:

9 The Yardbirds - Shapes Of Things

10 The Who - Substitute

12 The Small Faces - Sha La La La Lee

17 Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

19 Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

24 The Mindbenders - Groovy Kind Of Love :cheer:

25 Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound

26 Lou Christie - Lightning Strikes

27 Crispian St Peters - Pied Piper

38 The Cryin' Shames - Please Stay