Posted May 6, 200916 yr one of my favourite eras .. Top 40 Hits of Early May 1966 1 Manfred Mann - Pretty Flamingo 2 The Lovin' Spoonful - Daydream 3 Cher - Bang Bang 4 The Beach Boys - Sloop John B 5 Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me 6 Crispian St Peters - Pied Piper 7 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Hold Tight 8 The Bachelors - Sound Of Silence 9 Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound 10 Cilla Black - Alfie 11 The Spencer Davis Group - Somebody Help Me 12 Roy C - Shotgun Wedding 13 The Who - Substitute 14 Neil Christian - That's Nice 15 Alan Price Set - I Put A Spell On You 16 The Seekers - Someday One Day 17 The Righteous Brothers - (You're My) Soul And Inspiration 18 The Merseys - Sorrow 19 Val Doonican - Elusive Butterfly 20 Eddy Arnold - Make The World Go Away 21 Troggs - Wild Thing 22 Norma Tanega - Walking My Cat Named Dog 23 Cliff Richard - Blue Turns To Grey 24 Nancy Sinatra - How Does That Grab You Darlin' 25 Elvis Presley - Frankie And Johnny 26 Wayne Fontana - Come On Home 27 The Master Singers - Highway Code 28 Graham Bonney With Johnny Scott & His Orchestra - Super Girl 29 The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore 30 The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin' 31 The Searchers - Take It Or Leave It 32 The Cryin' Shames - Please Stay 33 The Kinks - Dedicated Follower Of Fashion 34 The Mindbenders - Can't Live With You (Can't Live Without You) 35 Staff Sargeant Barry Sadler - Ballad Of The Green Berets 36 Bob Dylan - One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later) 37 Hank Locklin - I Feel A Cry Coming On 38 Chris Andrews - Something On My Mind 39 The Pretty Things - Come See Me 40 The Small Faces - Hey Girl
May 6, 200916 yr Author indeed twas a great chart imho... 1 Manfred Mann - Pretty Flamingo ....... what a corking lovesong! 2 The Lovin' Spoonful - Daydream ....... 3 Cher - Bang Bang ............................. in her better days, great 'gypsy' sound 4 The Beach Boys - Sloop John B ........... much better then the 'surf' bollox 5 Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me ..... imho her weakest track :( 6 Crispian St Peters - Pied Piper ....................... :) 7 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Hold Tight ... an early 'heavy' pop hit! 8 The Bachelors - Sound Of Silence ............... an excellant version 9 Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound ....... prefered these to dylan 10 Cilla Black - Alfie ................................. imho her first 'bad' track. 11 The Spencer Davis Group - Somebody Help Me .... shortest record ever?... 12 Roy C - Shotgun Wedding ............ re - issued in 72 13 The Who - Substitute ............. with the yardbirds the only seminal group not to have a #1 14 Neil Christian - That's Nice ............. great one hot wonder 15 Alan Price Set - I Put A Spell On You ...... after leavcing the animals, great cover 16 The Seekers - Someday One Day ..... one of their better tracks 17 The Righteous Brothers - (You're My) Soul And Inspiration ..... poor 18 The Merseys - Sorrow ................... greatr pop 19 Val Doonican - Elusive Butterfly ............... :) ok 20 Eddy Arnold - Make The World Go Away .... SHYTE 21 Troggs - Wild Thing ........................................ nightmareish punk. 22 Norma Tanega - Walking My Cat Named Dog .. dustys lover 23 Cliff Richard - Blue Turns To Grey ........ :) i like this gentle track 26 Wayne Fontana - Come On Home ........... great track! 28 Graham Bonney With Johnny Scott & His Orchestra - Super Girl ... nicked by northern soulers 29 The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore .... what a fantastic voice scott walker had 30 The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin' ...ok, not worn well 31 The Searchers - Take It Or Leave It ........ poor 32 The Cryin' Shames - Please Stay ................ 33 The Kinks - Dedicated Follower Of Fashion ......... cant go wrong with the kinks 40 The Small Faces - Hey Girl .......... overlooked classic small faces track.
May 6, 200916 yr The ones that I know... 1 Manfred Mann - Pretty Flamingo :D 2 The Lovin' Spoonful - Daydream 3 Cher - Bang Bang ...I guess this is the original of the Audiobullys "My Baby Shot Me Down" thing? 4 The Beach Boys - Sloop John B :) 5 Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me :wub: 6 Crispian St Peters - Pied Piper :) 8 The Bachelors - Sound Of Silence ...love the Simon & Garfunkel original...don't know this version 9 Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound :D 11 The Spencer Davis Group - Somebody Help Me :D 13 The Who - Substitute :D 15 Alan Price Set - I Put A Spell On You ...the song made famous by Nina Simone? 17 The Righteous Brothers - (You're My) Soul And Inspiration :D 18 The Merseys - Sorrow :) 20 Eddy Arnold - Make The World Go Away ...I think I've heard Brenda Lee singing a version of this...if it's the same song, it's OK, but not great 21 Troggs - Wild Thing 29 The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore :wub: 30 The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin' :D 33 The Kinks - Dedicated Follower Of Fashion :D
May 6, 200916 yr Author 3 Cher - Bang Bang ...I guess this is the original of the Audiobullys "My Baby Shot Me Down" thing? yes. lol.. only they used nancy sinatras version , which i believe was a cover of chers original.
May 6, 200916 yr Author 40 The Small Faces - Hey Girl ..... odd isnt it, how steve marriot managed to look like paul weller 15 odd years before paul weller !!! :lol: a8gtjMVWjec
May 6, 200916 yr 1 Manfred Mann - Pretty Flamingo.....great song by one of my favourite '60's bands :) 2 The Lovin' Spoonful - Daydream 3 Cher - Bang Bang 4 The Beach Boys - Sloop John B :) 5 Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me....I thought it was ok 6 Crispian St Peters - Pied Piper.....catchy tune 7 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Hold Tight.......another great song 8 The Bachelors - Sound Of Silence 9 Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound :) 10 Cilla Black - Alfie 11 The Spencer Davis Group - Somebody Help Me....Liked this one a lot 12 Roy C - Shotgun Wedding 13 The Who - Substitute......class tune 14 Neil Christian - That's Nice 15 Alan Price Set - I Put A Spell On You 16 The Seekers - Someday One Day 17 The Righteous Brothers - (You're My) Soul And Inspiration 18 The Merseys - Sorrow :) 19 Val Doonican - Elusive Butterfly 20 Eddy Arnold - Make The World Go Away 21 Troggs - Wild Thing...............You make my heart sing :cheer: 22 Norma Tanega - Walking My Cat Named Dog 23 Cliff Richard - Blue Turns To Grey 24 Nancy Sinatra - How Does That Grab You Darlin' 25 Elvis Presley - Frankie And Johnny 26 Wayne Fontana - Come On Home 27 The Master Singers - Highway Code 28 Graham Bonney With Johnny Scott & His Orchestra - Super Girl 29 The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore :) 30 The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin' :) 31 The Searchers - Take It Or Leave It 32 The Cryin' Shames - Please Stay 33 The Kinks - Dedicated Follower Of Fashion........Brilliant Ray Davis song :cheer: 34 The Mindbenders - Can't Live With You (Can't Live Without You) 35 Staff Sargeant Barry Sadler - Ballad Of The Green Berets 36 Bob Dylan - One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later) 37 Hank Locklin - I Feel A Cry Coming On 38 Chris Andrews - Something On My Mind 39 The Pretty Things - Come See Me 40 The Small Faces - Hey Girl
May 8, 200916 yr I know & like: 1 Manfred Mann - Pretty Flamingo 2 The Lovin' Spoonful - Daydream 5 Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me 7 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Hold Tight 9 Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound 13 The Who - Substitute 15 Alan Price Set - I Put A Spell On You 18 The Merseys - Sorrow 25 Elvis Presley - Frankie And Johnny 29 The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore 30 The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin' 33 The Kinks - Dedicated Follower Of Fashion 36 Bob Dylan - One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later) 39 The Pretty Things - Come See Me olHSpJlBpOI 40 The Small Faces - Hey Girl Obviously a great time in music (1964 - 1967 especially), but not the greatest of charts.
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