was a good era for music, lets see what we were (or would have been if we were born! lol) listening too 40 years ago.

 

 

Top 40 Hits of Late April 1968

 

1 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World / Cabaret

2 Cliff Richard - Congratulations

3 1910 Fruitgum Company - Simon Says

4 John Rowles - If I Only Had Time

5 Tom Jones - Delilah

6 Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Off You

7 The Hollies - Jennifer Eccles

8 The Small Faces - Lazy Sunday

9 Honeybus - I Can't Let Maggie Go

10 The Beatles - Lady Madonna

11 The Showstoppers - Ain't Nothin' But A Houseparty

12 The Paper Dolls - Something Here In My Heart (Keeps A-Tellin' Me No)

13 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

14 Cilla Black - Step Inside Love

15 The Monkees - Valleri

16 Reparata & The Delrons - Captain Of Your Ship

17 The Box Tops - Cry Like A Baby

18 The Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter

19 Jacky - White Horses

20 The Herd - I Don't Want Our Loving To Die

21 Esther & Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella

22 Engelbert Humperdinck - A Man Without Love

23 Gene Pitney - Somewhere In The Country

24 The Easybeats - Hello How Are You

25 Roger Miller - Little Green Apples

26 Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)

27 Union Gap - Young Girl

28 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Legend Of Xanadu

29 Bobby Goldsboro - Honey

30 Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock

31 The Bee Gees J- umbo / The Singer Sang His Song

32 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Forever Came Today

33 Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue / Rave On

34 Love Affair - Rainbow Valley

35 Julie Driscoll & The Brian Auger Trinity - This Wheel's On Fire

36 Don Partridge - Rosie

37 The Kinks - Wonder Boy

38 Donovan - Jennifer Juniper

39 Solomon King - She Wears My Ring

40 Dorian Gray - I've Got You On My

 

oo ek... alot of that top ten are 'mums' records!!! :lol:

 

i like

 

3 1910 Fruitgum Company - Simon Says .......... pretty lame really

4 John Rowles - If I Only Had Time .................... not bad

5 Tom Jones - Delilah ............... lol, toms karaoke classic, wonderfully ott dramatic

6 Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Off You ........ a good love song :)

7 The Hollies - Jennifer Eccles ............... one of the hollies sillier hits

8 The Small Faces - Lazy Sunday ........ CLASS!

9 Honeybus - I Can't Let Maggie Go .......... wet...i hate it.

10 The Beatles - Lady Madonna ............. great beatles track

11 The Showstoppers - Ain't Nothin' But A Houseparty ........... super track!

12 The Paper Dolls - Something Here In My Heart (Keeps A-Tellin' Me No) ... good pop :)

13 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay ...... poor one imho.

14 Cilla Black - Step Inside Love

15 The Monkees - Valleri ................. a forgotten monkees track

16 Reparata & The Delrons - Captain Of Your Ship .........

17 The Box Tops - Cry Like A Baby .........................

18 The Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter ...... CLASS love this track/version.

19 Jacky - White Horses .............. guilty pleasure? i bought it!!! :lol:

20 The Herd - I Don't Want Our Loving To Die ............. great upbeat track

21 Esther & Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella ........... oh dear... isreals best?...lol.

22 Engelbert Humperdinck - A Man Without Love

23 Gene Pitney - Somewhere In The Country

24 The Easybeats - Hello How Are You ............ dunno this :unsure:

25 Roger Miller - Little Green Apples

26 Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)

27 Union Gap - Young Girl .......... overplayed pop.

28 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Legend Of Xanadu ...... brilliant pop.

29 Bobby Goldsboro - Honey

30 Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock

31 The Bee Gees J- umbo / The Singer Sang His Song ..........:unsure:

32 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Forever Came Today ........:)

33 Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue / Rave On

34 Love Affair - Rainbow Valley ............... love this track :)

35 Julie Driscoll & The Brian Auger Trinity - This Wheel's On Fire ... more class.

36 Don Partridge - Rosie ................... i like don partridge

37 The Kinks - Wonder Boy ................:) poor though.

38 Donovan - Jennifer Juniper

39 Solomon King - She Wears My Ring

40 Dorian Gray - I've Got You On My ........ the original vers (covered by white plains 2 years later)

 

 

 

I wasn't even born yet but there's some absolute great tunes in there -

 

1 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World / Cabaret

2 Cliff Richard - Congratulations :wub:

3 1910 Fruitgum Company - Simon Says

4 John Rowles - If I Only Had Time

5 Tom Jones - Delilah :wub:

6 Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Off You

7 The Hollies - Jennifer Eccles

8 The Small Faces - Lazy Sunday

9 Honeybus - I Can't Let Maggie Go

10 The Beatles - Lady Madonna

11 The Showstoppers - Ain't Nothin' But A Houseparty

12 The Paper Dolls - Something Here In My Heart (Keeps A-Tellin' Me No)

13 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

14 Cilla Black - Step Inside Love

15 The Monkees - Valleri

16 Reparata & The Delrons - Captain Of Your Ship

17 The Box Tops - Cry Like A Baby

18 The Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter

19 Jacky - White Horses

20 The Herd - I Don't Want Our Loving To Die

21 Esther & Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella :lol:

22 Engelbert Humperdinck - A Man Without Love :wub: :heart:

23 Gene Pitney - Somewhere In The Country

24 The Easybeats - Hello How Are You

25 Roger Miller - Little Green Apples

26 Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)

27 Union Gap - Young Girl :wub:

28 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Legend Of Xanadu :wub: :heart:

29 Bobby Goldsboro - Honey

30 Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock

31 The Bee Gees J- umbo / The Singer Sang His Song

32 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Forever Came Today

33 Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue / Rave On

34 Love Affair - Rainbow Valley

35 Julie Driscoll & The Brian Auger Trinity - This Wheel's On Fire

36 Don Partridge - Rosie

37 The Kinks - Wonder Boy

38 Donovan - Jennifer Juniper

39 Solomon King - She Wears My Ring :wub:

40 Dorian Gray - I've Got You On My

 

:D A few there i'm not sure of, but i've probably heard. 11 years ahead of my time. :lol: But this chart just proves that todays music has nothing on the 60s, 70s, 80s and the early 90's. ;)

 

 

I'll give a thumbs up or a thumbs down to some of these songs later, though there's a fair few in there I don't think I've heard.

 

Always wondered about "White Horses" - did it pre-date the children's TV programme of the same name and then get adapted as the theme tune? I only know it from the 1970s when the programme was a staple of summer holidays TV. badly dubbed TV if I remember...

 

A few of those songs in the top 10 made it into TV commercials much later on - What A Wonderful World was used in the mid-70s for Diary Milk, Can't Take My Eyes Off You was used in the late 90s in a car advert and I Can't Let Maggie Go was used in the Slimcea bread adverts in the mid 70s that I remember and perhaps before that too?

I know & like:

 

1 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World / Cabaret

5 Tom Jones - Delilah

6 Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Off You

7 The Hollies - Jennifer Eccles

8 The Small Faces - Lazy Sunday

10 The Beatles - Lady Madonna

13 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

15 The Monkees - Valleri

17 The Box Tops - Cry Like A Baby

18 The Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter

27 Union Gap - Young Girl

28 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Legend Of Xanadu

35 Julie Driscoll & The Brian Auger Trinity - This Wheel's On Fire

38 Donovan - Jennifer Juniper

 

Not bad, but a few mediocre tracks creeping back into the Top 40.

 

 

Album chart...

 

Week Ending 27 April 1968

 

1 ( 1 ) John Wesley Harding (By Bob Dylan) 9 Wks

2 ( 3 ) Greatest Hits - Supremes (By Supremes) 15 Wks

3 ( 4 ) History Of Otis Redding (By Otis Redding) 12 Wks

4 ( 2 ) Greatest Hits - Four Tops (By Four Tops) 15 Wks

5 ( 10) Hangman'S Beautiful Daughter (By Incredible String Band) 4 Wks

6 ( 5 ) The Sound Of Music (OST) 160 Wks

7 ( 9 ) Live At The Talk Of The Town (By Supremes) 5 Wks

8 ( 19) Live At The Talk Of The Town (By Tom Jones) 45 Wks

9 ( 6 ) Fleetwood Mac (By Fleetwood Mac) 9 Wks

10 ( 11) 13 Smash Hits (By Tom Jones) 18 Wks

11 ( 8 ) Wild Honey (By Beach Boys) 7 Wks

12 ( 13) Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (By Beatles) 48 Wks

13 ( 20) Dr Zhivago (OST) 86 Wks

14 ( 17) Reach Out (By Four Tops) 23 Wks

15 ( 29) Sher-Oo (By Cilla Black) 3 Wks

16 ( 15) Move (By Move) 3 Wks

17 ( 14) British Motown Chartbusters (By Various) 28 Wks

18 ( 7 ) 2 In 3 (By Esther & Abi Ofarim) 10 Wks

19 ( 12) Otis Blue (By Otis Redding) 53 Wks

20 ( 18) Otis Redding In Europe (By Otis Redding) 5 Wks

21 ( 22) The Jungle Book (OST) 8 Wks

22 ( 21) Best Of The Beach Boys (By Beach Boys) 77 Wks

23 ( 32) Greatest Hits - Temptations (By Temptations) 32 Wks

24 ( 33) Motown Memories (By Various) 12 Wks

25 ( 28) Four Tops Live (By Four Tops) 64 Wks

26 ( 24) The Last Waltz (By Engelbert Humperdinck) 23 Wks

27 ( 31) Going Places (By Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass) 112 Wks

28 ( 23) Scott 2 (By Scott Walker) 2 Wks

29 ( 26) Val Doonican Rocks But Gently (By Val Doonican) 22 Wks

30 ( 16) Best Of The Beach Boys Vol.2 (By Beach Boys) 28 Wks

31 ( 27) Round Amen Corner (By Amen Corner) 5 Wks

32 ( NE) Smash Hits (By Jimi Hendrix Experience) 1 Wk

33 ( 35) Free Wheelers (By Peddlers) 6 Wks

34 ( 30) Fiddler On The Roof (By Original London Cast) 50 Wks

35 ( 38) Diary Of A Band Volume 1 (By John Mayall's Bluesbreakers) 7 Wks

36 ( 25) Horizontal (By Bee Gees) 10 Wks

37 ( 36) Soul Men (By Sam And Dave) 6 Wks

38 ( 37) Release Me (By Engelbert Humperdinck) 50 Wks

39 ( 40) Disraeli Gears (By Cream) 24 Wks

40 ( RE) Two Faces Of Fame (By Georgie Fame) 11 Wks

 

thanks to kingofskiffle at ukmix.

 

 

Still a dull album chart, typical of the 60s with multiple albums by some acts and many albums with many weeks on chart.

Always wondered about "White Horses" - did it pre-date the children's TV programme of the same name and then get adapted as the theme tune? I only know it from the 1970s when the programme was a staple of summer holidays TV. badly dubbed TV if I remember...

 

white horses was one of those european imports (like 'tales from europe' and 'belle and sebastian') , i believe the theme was created for the british tv version when all the naration and dubbing went on, so as far as i know jacky sang the theme for the anglasised programme. both came out first in spring '68.

 

ps see page 1 on the tv themes thread.

1 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World / Cabaret..........a great song :)

3 1910 Fruitgum Company - Simon Says....put your hands on your head :lol:

4 John Rowles - If I Only Had Time

5 Tom Jones - Delilah :)

6 Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Off You

7 The Hollies - Jennifer Eccles :)

8 The Small Faces - Lazy Sunday...........superb track

9 Honeybus - I Can't Let Maggie Go................Nimble bread anyone :lol:

10 The Beatles - Lady Madonna

13 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

14 Cilla Black - Step Inside Love

15 The Monkees - Valleri

16 Reparata & The Delrons - Captain Of Your Ship...........I remember this one

18 The Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter..............brill song

19 Jacky - White Horses

21 Esther & Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella

27 Union Gap - Young Girl :)

28 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Legend Of Xanadu............... :dance:

29 Bobby Goldsboro - Honey

34 Love Affair - Rainbow Valley :dance:

35 Julie Driscoll & The Brian Auger Trinity - This Wheel's On Fire

36 Don Partridge - Rosie :)

38 Donovan - Jennifer Juniper :)

 

1 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World / Cabaret

5 Tom Jones - Delilah Not a Tom Jones fan, but this was okay :)

6 Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Off You :wub:

7 The Hollies - Jennifer Eccles

8 The Small Faces - Lazy Sunday

9 Honeybus - I Can't Let Maggie Go :dance:

10 The Beatles - Lady Madonna

13 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

14 Cilla Black - Step Inside Love

16 Reparata & The Delrons - Captain Of Your Ship

18 The Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter

21 Esther & Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella

27 Union Gap - Young Girl :dance:

28 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Legend Of Xanadu

29 Bobby Goldsboro - Honey

30 Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock :dance:

33 Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue / Rave On Great tracks

35 Julie Driscoll & The Brian Auger Trinity - This Wheel's On Fire

36 Don Partridge - Rosie

38 Donovan - Jennifer Juniper

 

thought this track would be more popular.....

 

showstoppers 'aint nothing but a houseparty'

 

interesting vid!! see how many acts you know!

 

Top 40 Hits of Late April 1968

 

Some fantastic songs there, here are athe ones i really like. :yahoo:

 

 

1 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World / Cabaret :cheer:

4 John Rowles - If I Only Had Time :cheer:

5 Tom Jones - Delilah

6 Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Off You :wub:

7 The Hollies - Jennifer Eccles :wub:

8 The Small Faces - Lazy Sunday

10 The Beatles - Lady Madonna :cheer:

13 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

14 Cilla Black - Step Inside Love :cheer:

18 The Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter :cheer:

19 Jacky - White Horses

21 Esther & Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella :wub: Great Tune

22 Engelbert Humperdinck - A Man Without Love

23 Gene Pitney - Somewhere In The Country :yahoo:

25 Roger Miller - Little Green Apples :yahoo:

26 Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)

27 Union Gap - Young Girl

28 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Legend Of Xanadu

29 Bobby Goldsboro - Honey :wub: :wub:

30 Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock

32 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Forever Came Today

33 Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue / Rave On

37 The Kinks - Wonder Boy

38 Donovan - Jennifer Juniper

 

 

 

I remember liking these (although if I heard them again today - with one or two exceptions - Louis, The Beatles and The Hollies being a few - I'm sure I'd hate them)

 

1 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World / Cabaret

5 Tom Jones - Delilah

6 Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Off You

7 The Hollies - Jennifer Eccles

8 The Small Faces - Lazy Sunday

9 Honeybus - I Can't Let Maggie Go - The Nimble Advert!!!!

10 The Beatles - Lady Madonna

13 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

20 The Herd - I Don't Want Our Loving To Die

28 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Legend Of Xanadu

30 Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock

34 Love Affair - Rainbow Valley

35 Julie Driscoll & The Brian Auger Trinity - This Wheel's On Fire

36 Don Partridge - Rosie (sentimental value - the first family pet we had was a dog called Rosie)

37 The Kinks - Wonder Boy

 

Norma

Edited April 24, 200817 yr by Sheila_Blige