see how many of these YOU know and like !

 

Top 40 Hits of Late May 1970

 

1 England World Cup Squad - Back Home

2 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky

3 The Moody Blues - Question

4 Christie - Yellow River

5 Frijid Pink - House Of The Rising Sun

6 Tom Jones - Daughter Of Darkness

7 Glen Campbell - Honey Come Back

8 Roger Whittaker - I Don't Believe In If Anymore

9 The Move - Brontosaurus

10 The Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top

11 The Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof

12 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band

13 Ray Stevens - Everything Is Beautiful

14 Dana - All Kinds Of Everything

15 The Jackson Five - ABC

16 Mr Bloe - Groovin' With Mr Bloe

17 White Plains - I've Got You On My Mind

18 Andy Williams - Can't Help Falling In Love

19 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

20 The Beach Boys - Cottonfields

21 Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken

22 Butterscotch - Don't You Know

23 Julie Felix - If I Could (El Condor Pasa)

24 Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin And John

25 Stevie Wonder - Never Had A Dream Come True

26 The Cuff Links - When Julie Comes Around

27 The Who - The Seeker

28 Jimmy Ruffin - Farewell Is A Lonely Sound

29 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Prong Crown)

30 Elvis Presley - Kentucky Rain

31 Mary Hopkin - Knock Knock Who's There

32 The Pipkins - Gimme Dat Ding

33 Blue Mink - Good Morning Freedom

34 Johnny Cash - What Is Truth?

35 Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe

36 Herman's Hermits - Bet Yer Life I Do

37 Lee Marvin - Wand'rin' Star

38 Gerry Monroe - Sally

39 Deep Feeling - Do You Love Me

40 Frank Sinatra - My Way

 

a great chart imho with loads of class pop acts!

 

 

2 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky ...... dispite many covers, this is still the best vers..

3 The Moody Blues - Question ..................:)

4 Christie - Yellow River

5 Frijid Pink - House Of The Rising Sun

6 Tom Jones - Daughter Of Darkness ....... pretty good

7 Glen Campbell - Honey Come Back ......:puke2:

8 Roger Whittaker - I Don't Believe In If Anymore ...:puke2:

9 The Move - Brontosaurus ................ past their best

10 The Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top ....

11 The Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof

12 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band ....

13 Ray Stevens - Everything Is Beautiful ..... cheesy but pleasant!

14 Dana - All Kinds Of Everything ..... decent enough euro winner

15 The Jackson Five - ABC

16 Mr Bloe - Groovin' With Mr Bloe ............. MY FAV!

17 White Plains - I've Got You On My Mind .... prefer dorian grays original

18 Andy Williams - Can't Help Falling In Love .... good track, well sung

19 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water .... cheesy classic...

20 The Beach Boys - Cottonfields ......................poor

21 Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken ..........stupid <_<

22 Butterscotch - Don't You Know ................ good little ohw in a chart with loads ohw in.

23 Julie Felix - If I Could (El Condor Pasa) ..... a very good cover of simon n garfulkels track

24 Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin And John ....... sad lament.

25 Stevie Wonder - Never Had A Dream Come True .... one of stevies last good motown tracks

26 The Cuff Links - When Julie Comes Around ...... poor pop

27 The Who - The Seeker ..................... forgotten/overlooked track but a goodun

28 Jimmy Ruffin - Farewell Is A Lonely Sound ........ :puke2:

29 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Prong Crown) .. brilliant!

32 The Pipkins - Gimme Dat Ding ......... tony burrows/roger cook nonsense

33 Blue Mink - Good Morning Freedom ... better :)

35 Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe ........:) good

 

 

2 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky... classic

4 Christie - Yellow River... fun

5 Frijid Pink - House Of The Rising Sun (not the animals though...)

6 Tom Jones - Daughter Of Darkness

9 The Move - Brontosaurus... agree, they'd lost it by now, but they were AWESOME in the early days... :wub:

10 The Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top

11 The Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof :wub:

13 Ray Stevens - Everything Is Beautiful :puke2:

14 Dana - All Kinds Of Everything

15 The Jackson Five - ABC :dance:

16 Mr Bloe - Groovin' With Mr Bloe... nice Northern Soul

19 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

20 The Beach Boys - Cottonfields

21 Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken

24 Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin And John

25 Stevie Wonder - Never Had A Dream Come True

27 The Who - The Seeker

28 Jimmy Ruffin - Farewell Is A Lonely Sound

31 Mary Hopkin - Knock Knock Who's There... interesting, our Eurovision song doing worse than the winning song this year too :lol:

33 Blue Mink - Good Morning Freedom

37 Lee Marvin - Wand'rin' Star :puke:

40 Frank Sinatra - My Way

 

Oh god there's some crap here...

 

2 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky

4 Christie - Yellow River

14 Dana - All Kinds Of Everything :puke2: sounds like it's from a cheesy musical

15 The Jackson Five - ABC :)

18 Andy Williams - Can't Help Falling In Love :)

19 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water NOT cheesy!

40 Frank Sinatra - My Way :) no doubt someone'll be attempting this at the karaoke party I'm going to tonight >.<

1 England World Cup Squad - Back Home :puke2: :lol:

2 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky

3 The Moody Blues - Question......superb track :yahoo:

4 Christie - Yellow River one of my favourites from this year, I have actually got a version of this by the Tremeloes

5 Frijid Pink - House Of The Rising Sun....prefer Animals version

6 Tom Jones - Daughter Of Darkness :) this was actually ok

7 Glen Campbell - Honey Come Back :puke2:

8 Roger Whittaker - I Don't Believe In If Anymore :puke2:

9 The Move - Brontosaurus :)

10 The Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top :dance:

11 The Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof

12 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band :)

13 Ray Stevens - Everything Is Beautiful -_-

14 Dana - All Kinds Of Everything :puke2: hated this, mind you not a fan of Eurotrash

15 The Jackson Five - ABC :)

16 Mr Bloe - Groovin' With Mr Bloe :cheer: great summer sound

17 White Plains - I've Got You On My Mind :)

18 Andy Williams - Can't Help Falling In Love :)

19 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water :)

20 The Beach Boys - Cottonfields -_-

21 Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken :lol:

22 Butterscotch - Don't You Know :unsure:

23 Julie Felix - If I Could (El Condor Pasa) :unsure:

24 Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin And John :unsure:

25 Stevie Wonder - Never Had A Dream Come True :unsure:

26 The Cuff Links - When Julie Comes Around :unsure:

27 The Who - The Seeker :unsure:

28 Jimmy Ruffin - Farewell Is A Lonely Sound

29 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Prong Crown) :cheer: classic

30 Elvis Presley - Kentucky Rain :)

31 Mary Hopkin - Knock Knock Who's There

32 The Pipkins - Gimme Dat Ding....Tony Burrows, the voice behind Edison Lighthouse,White Plains,First Class, Brotherhood of Man etc :lol:

33 Blue Mink - Good Morning Freedom

34 Johnny Cash - What Is Truth?

35 Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe :)

36 Herman's Hermits - Bet Yer Life I Do

37 Lee Marvin - Wand'rin' Star....remember the 'B' side...Clint Eastwood - I talk to the trees :lol:

38 Gerry Monroe - Sally :puke2:

39 Deep Feeling - Do You Love Me

40 Frank Sinatra - My Way ......overplayed tbh,he will always be associated with this song

I know & like:

 

2 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky

3 The Moody Blues - Question - My favourite Justin Haywood penned Moody Blues song. I love the 12 string acoustic guitar on this.

4 Christie - Yellow River

6 Tom Jones - Daughter Of Darkness

9 The Move - Brontosaurus

10 The Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top

11 The Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof - I Always preferred the vocals of the Supremes once Diana Ross had left. Sadly the standard of songwriting at Motown went downhill fast once Motown moved base from Detroit to Los Angeles in 1971.

12 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band

15 The Jackson Five - ABC

18 Andy Williams - Can't Help Falling In Love

19 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

24 Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin And John

25 Stevie Wonder - Never Had A Dream Come True

27 The Who - The Seeker

29 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Prong Crown) - Absolutely no excuse needed to post (again) a video of the greatest track ever recorded under the Fleetwood Mac name.

31 Mary Hopkin - Knock Knock Who's There

35 Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe

40 Frank Sinatra - My Way

those songs were nice