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Post by Earl Purple on May 4, 2017 23:17:17 GMT 1
20 April 1968:
1 ( 1 ) Congratulations - Cliff Richard < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Captain Of Your Ship - Reparata And The Delrons
3 ( 3 ) Lady Madonna - Beatles
4 ( 9 ) I Don't Want Our Loving To Die - Herd
5 ( -- ) Lazy Sunday - Small Faces
6 ( 4 ) Honey - Bobby Goldsboro (#4)
7 ( 12 ) Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac
8 ( 7 ) The Good The Bad And The Ugly - Hugo Montenegro (#7)
9 ( 5 ) Jennifer Eccles - Hollies (#5)
10 ( 15 ) White Horses - Jacky
11 ( 6 ) Delilah - Tom Jones (#1[3])
12 ( 10 ) Do You Remember? - Scaffold (#10)
13 ( 11 ) Tapioca Tundra - Monkees (#11)
14 ( 8 ) I Can't Let Maggie Go - Honeybus (#6)
15 ( 13 ) I've Got You On My Mind - Dorian Gray (#13)
16 ( 20 ) The Unicorn - Irish Rovers
17 ( -- ) This Wheel's On Fire - Julie Driscoll And The Brian Auger Trinity
18 ( 22 ) For Whom The Bell Tolls - Simon Dupree And The Big Sound
19 ( 17 ) Sweet Inspiration - Sweet Inspirations (#17)
20 ( 24 ) Ame Caline - Raymond LaFevre
21 ( -- ) Wonderboy - Kinks
22 ( 14 ) Young Girl - Union Gap (#7)
23 ( -- ) Rainbow Valley - Love Affair
24 ( -- ) The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp - O.C. Smith
25 ( 25 ) Jumbo - Bee Gees
26 ( -- ) U.S. Male - Elvis Presley
27 ( 30 ) Security - Etta James
28 ( 18 ) Scarborough Fair (Canticle) - Simon & Garfunkel (#10)
29 ( 16 ) Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon And The Animals (#1[1])
30 ( 38 ) Hello How Are You - Easybeats
31 ( 32 ) Funky Street - Arthur Conley
32 ( 23 ) Green Light - American Breed (#20)
33 ( 21 ) Something Here In My Heart (Keeps A-Tellin' Me No) - Paper Dolls (#11)
34 ( 19 ) I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Madeline Bell (#5)
35 ( -- ) A Beautiful Morning - Rascals
36 ( 29 ) Country Girl City Man - Billy Vera & Judy Clay (#28)
37 ( 27 ) If I Only Had Time - John Rowles (#23)
38 ( 26 ) Ain't Nothin' But A Houseparty - Showstoppers (#15)
39 ( 31 ) A Question Of Temperature - Balloon Farm (#25)
40 ( 28 ) Dance To The Music - Sly And The Family Stone (#9)
-- ( 33 ) Playboy - Gene & Debbe (#22)
-- ( 34 ) Me The Peaceful Heart - Lulu (#7)
-- ( 35 ) Cry Like A Baby - Box Tops (#30)
-- ( 36 ) Valleri - Monkees (#13)
-- ( 37 ) Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream (#3)
-- ( 39 ) No Face No Name No Number - Traffic (#33)
-- ( 40 ) Guitar Man - Elvis Presley (#6)
This chart sees the Small Faces get a high entry with a song sung in a "cockney" accent. The second highest entry is a Bob Dylan song, then we have more by the Kinks.
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Post by Earl Purple on May 5, 2017 18:44:39 GMT 1
27 April 1968:
1 ( 5 ) Lazy Sunday - Small Faces < 2nd #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Congratulations - Cliff Richard (#1[4])
3 ( 4 ) I Don't Want Our Loving To Die - Herd
4 ( 2 ) Captain Of Your Ship - Reparata And The Delrons (#2)
5 ( 3 ) Lady Madonna - Beatles (#3)
6 ( 7 ) Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac
7 ( 17 ) This Wheel's On Fire - Julie Driscoll And The Brian Auger Trinity
8 ( 10 ) White Horses - Jacky
9 ( -- ) Do You Know The Way To San Jose - Dionne Warwick
10 ( 6 ) Honey - Bobby Goldsboro (#4)
11 ( 21 ) Wonderboy - Kinks
12 ( 8 ) The Good The Bad And The Ugly - Hugo Montenegro (#7)
13 ( 23 ) Rainbow Valley - Love Affair
14 ( 24 ) The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp - O.C. Smith
15 ( 16 ) The Unicorn - Irish Rovers
16 ( 9 ) Jennifer Eccles - Hollies (#5)
17 ( 26 ) U.S. Male - Elvis Presley
18 ( 12 ) Do You Remember? - Scaffold (#10)
19 ( 18 ) For Whom The Bell Tolls - Simon Dupree And The Big Sound (#18)
20 ( 13 ) Tapioca Tundra - Monkees (#11)
21 ( 11 ) Delilah - Tom Jones (#1[3])
22 ( 20 ) Ame Caline - Raymond LaFevre (#20)
23 ( 15 ) I've Got You On My Mind - Dorian Gray (#13)
24 ( 14 ) I Can't Let Maggie Go - Honeybus (#6)
25 ( 19 ) Sweet Inspiration - Sweet Inspirations (#17)
26 ( 35 ) A Beautiful Morning - Rascals
27 ( 30 ) Hello How Are You - Easybeats
28 ( 27 ) Security - Etta James (#27)
29 ( -- ) Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
30 ( 25 ) Jumbo - Bee Gees (#25)
31 ( -- ) A Man Without Love - Engelbert Humperdinck
32 ( 22 ) Young Girl - Union Gap (#7)
33 ( 31 ) Funky Street - Arthur Conley (#31)
34 ( -- ) Quite Rightly So - Procol Harum
35 ( 28 ) Scarborough Fair (Canticle) - Simon & Garfunkel (#10)
36 ( 32 ) Green Light - American Breed (#20)
37 ( 29 ) Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon And The Animals (#1[1])
38 ( 36 ) Country Girl City Man - Billy Vera & Judy Clay (#28)
39 ( -- ) Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day - Stevie Wonder
40 ( 33 ) Something Here In My Heart (Keeps A-Tellin' Me No) - Paper Dolls (#11)
-- ( 34 ) I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Madeline Bell (#5)
-- ( 37 ) If I Only Had Time - John Rowles (#23)
-- ( 38 ) Ain't Nothin' But A Houseparty - Showstoppers (#15)
-- ( 39 ) A Question Of Temperature - Balloon Farm (#25)
-- ( 40 ) Dance To The Music - Sly And The Family Stone (#9)
-- ( -- ) La La La - Massiel
The Small Faces knock Cliff Richard off the top as the song that beat him in the Eurovision Song Contest sits just below the chart as a non-entrant.
Most of those that did enter the chart are Motown acts but we also have Engelbert who himself entered Eurovision a long time later, with a song title that was previously used for a UK eurovision entry but isn't the same song, this actually being an Italian song translated. It got to #2 in the UK. Don't expect it to reach those heights here, but at least it has entered the chart.
The other entry by Procol Harum scraped one week at #50 in the UK.
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Post by Earl Purple on May 7, 2017 3:41:38 GMT 1
4 May 1968:
1 ( 1 ) Lazy Sunday - Small Faces < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) I Don't Want Our Loving To Die - Herd
3 ( 9 ) Do You Know The Way To San Jose - Dionne Warwick
4 ( 7 ) This Wheel's On Fire - Julie Driscoll And The Brian Auger Trinity
5 ( 2 ) Congratulations - Cliff Richard (#1[4])
6 ( -- ) Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
7 ( 6 ) Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac (#6)
8 ( 11 ) Wonderboy - Kinks
9 ( 4 ) Captain Of Your Ship - Reparata And The Delrons (#2[3])
10 ( 8 ) White Horses - Jacky (#8)
11 ( 5 ) Lady Madonna - Beatles (#3)
12 ( 13 ) Rainbow Valley - Love Affair
13 ( 14 ) The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp - O.C. Smith
14 ( -- ) Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondelles
15 ( 17 ) U.S. Male - Elvis Presley
16 ( -- ) Baby Come Back - Equals
17 ( 10 ) Honey - Bobby Goldsboro (#4)
18 ( 15 ) The Unicorn - Irish Rovers (#15)
19 ( -- ) Sleepy Joe - Herman's Hermits
20 ( 12 ) The Good The Bad And The Ugly - Hugo Montenegro (#7)
21 ( 29 ) Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
22 ( 31 ) A Man Without Love - Engelbert Humperdinck
23 ( 26 ) A Beautiful Morning - Rascals
24 ( 19 ) For Whom The Bell Tolls - Simon Dupree And The Big Sound (#18)
25 ( 34 ) Quite Rightly So - Procol Harum
26 ( 16 ) Jennifer Eccles - Hollies (#5)
27 ( 18 ) Do You Remember? - Scaffold (#10)
28 ( 22 ) Ame Caline - Raymond LaFevre (#20)
29 ( 27 ) Hello How Are You - Easybeats (#27)
30 ( 20 ) Tapioca Tundra - Monkees (#11)
31 ( 39 ) Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day - Stevie Wonder
32 ( -- ) Rice Is Nice - Lemon Pipers
33 ( 28 ) Security - Etta James (#27)
34 ( -- ) Call Me Lightning - Who
35 ( 25 ) Sweet Inspiration - Sweet Inspirations (#17)
36 ( -- ) Joanna - Scott Walker
37 ( 23 ) I've Got You On My Mind - Dorian Gray (#13)
38 ( 21 ) Delilah - Tom Jones (#1[3])
39 ( 24 ) I Can't Let Maggie Go - Honeybus (#6)
40 ( 33 ) Funky Street - Arthur Conley (#31)
-- ( 30 ) Jumbo - Bee Gees (#25)
-- ( 32 ) Young Girl - Union Gap (#7)
-- ( 35 ) Scarborough Fair (Canticle) - Simon & Garfunkel (#10)
-- ( 36 ) Green Light - American Breed (#20)
-- ( 37 ) Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon And The Animals (#1[1])
-- ( 38 ) Country Girl City Man - Billy Vera & Judy Clay (#28)
-- ( 40 ) Something Here In My Heart (Keeps A-Tellin' Me No) - Paper Dolls (#11)
-- ( -- ) Any Old Time (You're Lonely And Sad) - Foundations
-- ( -- ) The Unknown Soldier - Doors
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Post by Earl Purple on May 9, 2017 23:52:52 GMT 1
11 May 1968:
1 ( 1 ) Lazy Sunday - Small Faces < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) Do You Know The Way To San Jose - Dionne Warwick
3 ( 6 ) Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
4 ( 2 ) I Don't Want Our Loving To Die - Herd (#2[1])
5 ( 4 ) This Wheel's On Fire - Julie Driscoll And The Brian Auger Trinity (#4)
6 ( 14 ) Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondelles
7 ( 16 ) Baby Come Back - Equals
8 ( 8 ) Wonderboy - Kinks
9 ( 19 ) Sleepy Joe - Herman's Hermits
10 ( 5 ) Congratulations - Cliff Richard (#1[4])
11 ( 7 ) Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac (#6)
12 ( 12 ) Rainbow Valley - Love Affair
13 ( 10 ) White Horses - Jacky (#8)
14 ( 13 ) The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp - O.C. Smith (#13)
15 ( 15 ) U.S. Male - Elvis Presley
16 ( 9 ) Captain Of Your Ship - Reparata And The Delrons (#2[3])
17 ( 21 ) Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
18 ( 22 ) A Man Without Love - Engelbert Humperdinck
19 ( 11 ) Lady Madonna - Beatles (#3)
20 ( -- ) Debora - Tyrannosaurus Rex
21 ( 25 ) Quite Rightly So - Procol Harum
22 ( 32 ) Rice Is Nice - Lemon Pipers
23 ( 23 ) A Beautiful Morning - Rascals
24 ( 34 ) Call Me Lightning - Who
25 ( 18 ) The Unicorn - Irish Rovers (#15)
26 ( 36 ) Joanna - Scott Walker
27 ( 17 ) Honey - Bobby Goldsboro (#4)
28 ( 31 ) Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day - Stevie Wonder
29 ( 20 ) The Good The Bad And The Ugly - Hugo Montenegro (#7)
30 ( 24 ) For Whom The Bell Tolls - Simon Dupree And The Big Sound (#18)
31 ( 29 ) Hello How Are You - Easybeats (#27)
32 ( -- ) Helule Helule - Tremeloes
33 ( 28 ) Ame Caline - Raymond LaFevre (#20)
34 ( 27 ) Do You Remember? - Scaffold (#10)
35 ( 26 ) Jennifer Eccles - Hollies (#5)
36 ( -- ) The Happy Song (Dum-Dum) - Otis Redding
37 ( 33 ) Security - Etta James (#27)
38 ( 30 ) Tapioca Tundra - Monkees (#11)
39 ( -- ) I Pretend - Des O'Connor
40 ( -- ) Friends - Beach Boys
-- ( 35 ) Sweet Inspiration - Sweet Inspirations (#17)
-- ( 37 ) I've Got You On My Mind - Dorian Gray (#13)
-- ( 38 ) Delilah - Tom Jones (#1[3])
-- ( 39 ) I Can't Let Maggie Go - Honeybus (#6)
-- ( 40 ) Funky Street - Arthur Conley (#31)
-- ( -- ) She's Lookin' Good - Wilson Pickett
-- ( -- ) It's My Time - Everly Brothers
Yet another classic chart. The highest new entry comes from a band that we will hear a lot more from in the early 1970s. Actually not the greatest week for new entries. Still, the top end of the chart is rather special.
By the way, did that Des O'Connor song get to UK #1? I seem to recall he got there with this. Not sure how so many songs out at the same time could all get to #1.
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Post by Earl Purple on May 11, 2017 21:04:09 GMT 1
18 May 1968:
1 ( 1 ) Lazy Sunday - Small Faces < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
3 ( 2 ) Do You Know The Way To San Jose - Dionne Warwick (#2[1])
4 ( 6 ) Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondelles
5 ( 7 ) Baby Come Back - Equals
6 ( 9 ) Sleepy Joe - Herman's Hermits
7 ( 5 ) This Wheel's On Fire - Julie Driscoll And The Brian Auger Trinity (#4)
8 ( 4 ) I Don't Want Our Loving To Die - Herd (#2[1])
9 ( 8 ) Wonderboy - Kinks (#8)
10 ( 20 ) Debora - Tyrannosaurus Rex
11 ( 12 ) Rainbow Valley - Love Affair
12 ( -- ) Yummy Yummy Yummy - Ohio Express
13 ( 17 ) Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
14 ( 18 ) A Man Without Love - Engelbert Humperdinck
15 ( 15 ) U.S. Male - Elvis Presley
16 ( 11 ) Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac (#6)
17 ( 10 ) Congratulations - Cliff Richard (#1[4])
18 ( 14 ) The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp - O.C. Smith (#13)
19 ( 22 ) Rice Is Nice - Lemon Pipers
20 ( 13 ) White Horses - Jacky (#8)
21 ( 24 ) Call Me Lightning - Who
22 ( -- ) Master Jack - Four Jacks & A Jill
23 ( 21 ) Quite Rightly So - Procol Harum (#21)
24 ( 26 ) Joanna - Scott Walker
25 ( 32 ) Helule Helule - Tremeloes
26 ( -- ) Rainbow Chaser - Nirvana
27 ( 23 ) A Beautiful Morning - Rascals (#23)
28 ( 16 ) Captain Of Your Ship - Reparata And The Delrons (#2[3])
29 ( 36 ) The Happy Song (Dum-Dum) - Otis Redding
30 ( 28 ) Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day - Stevie Wonder (#28)
31 ( 19 ) Lady Madonna - Beatles (#3)
32 ( 39 ) I Pretend - Des O'Connor
33 ( 40 ) Friends - Beach Boys
34 ( 25 ) The Unicorn - Irish Rovers (#15)
35 ( 31 ) Hello How Are You - Easybeats (#27)
36 ( 30 ) For Whom The Bell Tolls - Simon Dupree And The Big Sound (#18)
37 ( 27 ) Honey - Bobby Goldsboro (#4)
38 ( -- ) I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) - Temptations
39 ( 29 ) The Good The Bad And The Ugly - Hugo Montenegro (#7)
40 ( 33 ) Ame Caline - Raymond LaFevre (#20)
-- ( 34 ) Do You Remember? - Scaffold (#10)
-- ( 35 ) Jennifer Eccles - Hollies (#5)
-- ( 37 ) Security - Etta James (#27)
-- ( 38 ) Tapioca Tundra - Monkees (#11)
-- ( -- ) Like To Get To Know You - Spanky & Our Gang
-- ( -- ) Does Your Mama Know About Me - Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers
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Post by Earl Purple on May 13, 2017 23:41:19 GMT 1
25 May 1968:
1 ( 2 ) Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel < 1st #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Lazy Sunday - Small Faces (#1[4])
3 ( 4 ) Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondelles
4 ( 12 ) Yummy Yummy Yummy - Ohio Express
5 ( 5 ) Baby Come Back - Equals
6 ( 6 ) Sleepy Joe - Herman's Hermits
7 ( 3 ) Do You Know The Way To San Jose - Dionne Warwick (#2[1])
8 ( -- ) Macarthur Park - Richard Harris
9 ( 10 ) Debora - Tyrannosaurus Rex
10 ( -- ) Think - Aretha Franklin
11 ( -- ) This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert
12 ( 7 ) This Wheel's On Fire - Julie Driscoll And The Brian Auger Trinity (#4)
13 ( 22 ) Master Jack - Four Jacks & A Jill
14 ( 13 ) Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (#13)
15 ( 11 ) Rainbow Valley - Love Affair (#11)
16 ( 9 ) Wonderboy - Kinks (#8)
17 ( 14 ) A Man Without Love - Engelbert Humperdinck (#14)
18 ( -- ) Lovin' Things - Marmalade
19 ( 8 ) I Don't Want Our Loving To Die - Herd (#2[1])
20 ( 26 ) Rainbow Chaser - Nirvana
21 ( 15 ) U.S. Male - Elvis Presley (#15)
22 ( -- ) Marjorine - Joe Cocker
23 ( 19 ) Rice Is Nice - Lemon Pipers (#19)
24 ( 21 ) Call Me Lightning - Who (#21)
25 ( 25 ) Helule Helule - Tremeloes
26 ( 16 ) Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac (#6)
27 ( -- ) Time For Livin' - Association
28 ( 18 ) The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp - O.C. Smith (#13)
29 ( 24 ) Joanna - Scott Walker (#24)
30 ( 29 ) The Happy Song (Dum-Dum) - Otis Redding (#29)
31 ( 17 ) Congratulations - Cliff Richard (#1[4])
32 ( 23 ) Quite Rightly So - Procol Harum (#21)
33 ( 38 ) I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) - Temptations
34 ( 32 ) I Pretend - Des O'Connor (#32)
35 ( 20 ) White Horses - Jacky (#8)
36 ( 33 ) Friends - Beach Boys (#33)
37 ( -- ) I Love You - People
38 ( 27 ) A Beautiful Morning - Rascals (#23)
39 ( 30 ) Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day - Stevie Wonder (#28)
40 ( -- ) Paying The Cost To Be The Boss - B.B. King
-- ( 28 ) Captain Of Your Ship - Reparata And The Delrons (#2[3])
-- ( 31 ) Lady Madonna - Beatles (#3)
-- ( 34 ) The Unicorn - Irish Rovers (#15)
-- ( 35 ) Hello How Are You - Easybeats (#27)
-- ( 36 ) For Whom The Bell Tolls - Simon Dupree And The Big Sound (#18)
-- ( 37 ) Honey - Bobby Goldsboro (#4)
-- ( 39 ) The Good The Bad And The Ugly - Hugo Montenegro (#7)
-- ( 40 ) Ame Caline - Raymond LaFevre (#20)
-- ( -- ) I Wanna Live - Glen Campbell
The highest new entry goes to Richard Harris's epic song. Behind that Aretha Franklin's song that she also performed in the Blues Brothers (and which was sampled by George Michael in his "Freedom 90") and behind that Herb Alpert with a vocal hit.
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Post by Earl Purple on May 14, 2017 16:37:24 GMT 1
1 June 1968:
1 ( 1 ) Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 8 ) Macarthur Park - Richard Harris
3 ( 3 ) Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondelles
4 ( 4 ) Yummy Yummy Yummy - Ohio Express
5 ( 10 ) Think - Aretha Franklin
6 ( 11 ) This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert
7 ( 2 ) Lazy Sunday - Small Faces (#1[4])
8 ( -- ) Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones
9 ( 5 ) Baby Come Back - Equals (#5)
10 ( 6 ) Sleepy Joe - Herman's Hermits (#6)
11 ( 18 ) Lovin' Things - Marmalade
12 ( 13 ) Master Jack - Four Jacks & A Jill
13 ( 9 ) Debora - Tyrannosaurus Rex (#9)
14 ( -- ) Angel Of The Morning - Merilee Rush & The Turnabouts
15 ( 22 ) Marjorine - Joe Cocker
16 ( 7 ) Do You Know The Way To San Jose - Dionne Warwick (#2[1])
17 ( 27 ) Time For Livin' - Association
18 ( 14 ) Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (#13)
19 ( 20 ) Rainbow Chaser - Nirvana
20 ( 12 ) This Wheel's On Fire - Julie Driscoll And The Brian Auger Trinity (#4)
21 ( 15 ) Rainbow Valley - Love Affair (#11)
22 ( 17 ) A Man Without Love - Engelbert Humperdinck (#14)
23 ( 16 ) Wonderboy - Kinks (#8)
24 ( -- ) How'd We Ever Get This Way - Andy Kim
25 ( 37 ) I Love You - People
26 ( 25 ) Helule Helule - Tremeloes (#25)
27 ( -- ) Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan
28 ( 23 ) Rice Is Nice - Lemon Pipers (#19)
29 ( 21 ) U.S. Male - Elvis Presley (#15)
30 ( -- ) Blue Eyes - Don Partridge
31 ( 24 ) Call Me Lightning - Who (#21)
32 ( 40 ) Paying The Cost To Be The Boss - B.B. King
33 ( 33 ) I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) - Temptations
34 ( 19 ) I Don't Want Our Loving To Die - Herd (#2[1])
35 ( 30 ) The Happy Song (Dum-Dum) - Otis Redding (#29)
36 ( 29 ) Joanna - Scott Walker (#24)
37 ( 26 ) Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac (#6)
38 ( 34 ) I Pretend - Des O'Connor (#32)
39 ( 28 ) The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp - O.C. Smith (#13)
40 ( 36 ) Friends - Beach Boys (#33)
-- ( 31 ) Congratulations - Cliff Richard (#1[4])
-- ( 32 ) Quite Rightly So - Procol Harum (#21)
-- ( 35 ) White Horses - Jacky (#8)
-- ( 38 ) A Beautiful Morning - Rascals (#23)
-- ( 39 ) Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day - Stevie Wonder (#28)
-- ( -- ) Licking Stick - James Brown & The Famous Flames
-- ( -- ) Reach Out Of The Darkness - Friend And A Lover
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Post by Earl Purple on May 16, 2017 22:58:14 GMT 1
8 June 1968:
1 ( 2 ) Macarthur Park - Richard Harris < 1st #1 >
2 ( 8 ) Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones
3 ( 1 ) Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel (#1[2])
4 ( 5 ) Think - Aretha Franklin
5 ( 3 ) Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondelles (#3)
6 ( 6 ) This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert
7 ( 4 ) Yummy Yummy Yummy - Ohio Express (#4)
8 ( 14 ) Angel Of The Morning - Merilee Rush & The Turnabouts
9 ( 11 ) Lovin' Things - Marmalade
10 ( 15 ) Marjorine - Joe Cocker
11 ( 17 ) Time For Livin' - Association
12 ( 12 ) Master Jack - Four Jacks & A Jill
13 ( 24 ) How'd We Ever Get This Way - Andy Kim
14 ( 7 ) Lazy Sunday - Small Faces (#1[4])
15 ( 9 ) Baby Come Back - Equals (#5)
16 ( 10 ) Sleepy Joe - Herman's Hermits (#6)
17 ( -- ) Boy - Lulu
18 ( 27 ) Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan
19 ( 25 ) I Love You - People
20 ( 13 ) Debora - Tyrannosaurus Rex (#9)
21 ( 30 ) Blue Eyes - Don Partridge
22 ( 19 ) Rainbow Chaser - Nirvana (#19)
23 ( -- ) Anyone For Tennis - Cream
24 ( 18 ) Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (#13)
25 ( 16 ) Do You Know The Way To San Jose - Dionne Warwick (#2[1])
26 ( 32 ) Paying The Cost To Be The Boss - B.B. King
27 ( 22 ) A Man Without Love - Engelbert Humperdinck (#14)
28 ( 21 ) Rainbow Valley - Love Affair (#11)
29 ( 26 ) Helule Helule - Tremeloes (#25)
30 ( 20 ) This Wheel's On Fire - Julie Driscoll And The Brian Auger Trinity (#4)
31 ( -- ) You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Byrds
32 ( 23 ) Wonderboy - Kinks (#8)
33 ( 33 ) I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) - Temptations
34 ( 28 ) Rice Is Nice - Lemon Pipers (#19)
35 ( -- ) Choo Choo Train - Box Tops
36 ( 29 ) U.S. Male - Elvis Presley (#15)
37 ( 31 ) Call Me Lightning - Who (#21)
38 ( -- ) The Horse - Cliff Nobles & Co
39 ( -- ) Never Give You Up - Jerry Butler
40 ( 35 ) The Happy Song (Dum-Dum) - Otis Redding (#29)
-- ( 34 ) I Don't Want Our Loving To Die - Herd (#2[1])
-- ( 36 ) Joanna - Scott Walker (#24)
-- ( 37 ) Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac (#6)
-- ( 38 ) I Pretend - Des O'Connor (#32)
-- ( 39 ) The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp - O.C. Smith (#13)
-- ( 40 ) Friends - Beach Boys (#33)
-- ( -- ) Tip-Toe Thru' The Tulips With Me - Tiny Tim
Something about long songs with many parts has fascinated me. Macarthur Park grabs a week at #1 but may be toppled by the Rolling Stones next week. We've already had "Sky Pilot" spend a week at #1 earlier this year. There are some other long songs around at this time, although not all of them have multiple parts.
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Post by Earl Purple on May 17, 2017 23:57:14 GMT 1
15 June 1968:
1 ( 2 ) Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones < 5th #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Macarthur Park - Richard Harris (#1[1])
3 ( 4 ) Think - Aretha Franklin
4 ( 8 ) Angel Of The Morning - Merilee Rush & The Turnabouts
5 ( 3 ) Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel (#1[2])
6 ( -- ) My Name Is Jack - Manfred Mann
7 ( 6 ) This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert (#6)
8 ( 17 ) Boy - Lulu
9 ( 10 ) Marjorine - Joe Cocker
10 ( 5 ) Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondelles (#3)
11 ( 13 ) How'd We Ever Get This Way - Andy Kim
12 ( 11 ) Time For Livin' - Association (#11)
13 ( 9 ) Lovin' Things - Marmalade (#9)
14 ( 7 ) Yummy Yummy Yummy - Ohio Express (#4)
15 ( 23 ) Anyone For Tennis - Cream
16 ( 18 ) Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan
17 ( 12 ) Master Jack - Four Jacks & A Jill (#12)
18 ( 19 ) I Love You - People
19 ( 21 ) Blue Eyes - Don Partridge
20 ( 31 ) You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Byrds
21 ( 15 ) Baby Come Back - Equals (#5)
22 ( 14 ) Lazy Sunday - Small Faces (#1[4])
23 ( 26 ) Paying The Cost To Be The Boss - B.B. King
24 ( 16 ) Sleepy Joe - Herman's Hermits (#6)
25 ( 35 ) Choo Choo Train - Box Tops
26 ( -- ) Here Comes The Judge - Shorty Long
27 ( 22 ) Rainbow Chaser - Nirvana (#19)
28 ( 38 ) The Horse - Cliff Nobles & Co
29 ( 20 ) Debora - Tyrannosaurus Rex (#9)
30 ( 39 ) Never Give You Up - Jerry Butler
31 ( 24 ) Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (#13)
32 ( -- ) Face It Girl It's Over - Nancy Wilson
33 ( 27 ) A Man Without Love - Engelbert Humperdinck (#14)
34 ( 29 ) Helule Helule - Tremeloes (#25)
35 ( 33 ) I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) - Temptations (#33)
36 ( -- ) Where Is Tomorrow - Cilla Black
37 ( 25 ) Do You Know The Way To San Jose - Dionne Warwick (#2[1])
38 ( 28 ) Rainbow Valley - Love Affair (#11)
39 ( 34 ) Rice Is Nice - Lemon Pipers (#19)
40 ( 30 ) This Wheel's On Fire - Julie Driscoll And The Brian Auger Trinity (#4)
-- ( 32 ) Wonderboy - Kinks (#8)
-- ( 36 ) U.S. Male - Elvis Presley (#15)
-- ( 37 ) Call Me Lightning - Who (#21)
-- ( 40 ) The Happy Song (Dum-Dum) - Otis Redding (#29)
-- ( -- ) Now - Val Doonican
Jumping Jack Flash gives the Rolling Stones their 5th #1. The others so far have been The Last Time, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, Paint It Black and Ruby Tuesday.
Another "Jack" song enters the chart as the highest new entry at #6.
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Post by Earl Purple on May 19, 2017 0:31:59 GMT 1
22 June 1968:
1 ( 1 ) Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 6 ) My Name Is Jack - Manfred Mann
3 ( 2 ) Macarthur Park - Richard Harris (#1[1])
4 ( 4 ) Angel Of The Morning - Merilee Rush & The Turnabouts
5 ( 3 ) Think - Aretha Franklin (#3)
6 ( 8 ) Boy - Lulu
7 ( 5 ) Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel (#1[2])
8 ( 9 ) Marjorine - Joe Cocker
9 ( 7 ) This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert (#6)
10 ( 11 ) How'd We Ever Get This Way - Andy Kim
11 ( -- ) D.W. Washburn - Monkees
12 ( 15 ) Anyone For Tennis - Cream
13 ( -- ) Gotta See Jane - R Dean Taylor
14 ( 20 ) You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Byrds
15 ( 12 ) Time For Livin' - Association (#11)
16 ( 26 ) Here Comes The Judge - Shorty Long
17 ( 16 ) Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan (#16)
18 ( 10 ) Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondelles (#3)
19 ( 13 ) Lovin' Things - Marmalade (#9)
20 ( 18 ) I Love You - People (#18)
21 ( 19 ) Blue Eyes - Don Partridge (#19)
22 ( 25 ) Choo Choo Train - Box Tops
23 ( 32 ) Face It Girl It's Over - Nancy Wilson
24 ( 23 ) Paying The Cost To Be The Boss - B.B. King (#23)
25 ( 28 ) The Horse - Cliff Nobles & Co
26 ( 14 ) Yummy Yummy Yummy - Ohio Express (#4)
27 ( 17 ) Master Jack - Four Jacks & A Jill (#12)
28 ( 30 ) Never Give You Up - Jerry Butler
29 ( 36 ) Where Is Tomorrow - Cilla Black
30 ( -- ) Indian Lake - Cowsills
31 ( -- ) Yesterday Has Gone - Cupid's Inspiration
32 ( 21 ) Baby Come Back - Equals (#5)
33 ( -- ) Dogs - Who
34 ( 22 ) Lazy Sunday - Small Faces (#1[4])
35 ( 27 ) Rainbow Chaser - Nirvana (#19)
36 ( 24 ) Sleepy Joe - Herman's Hermits (#6)
37 ( -- ) Lady Willpower - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
38 ( -- ) One More Dance - Esther & Abi Ofarim
39 ( 35 ) I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) - Temptations (#33)
40 ( -- ) Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela
-- ( 29 ) Debora - Tyrannosaurus Rex (#9)
-- ( 31 ) Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (#13)
-- ( 33 ) A Man Without Love - Engelbert Humperdinck (#14)
-- ( 34 ) Helule Helule - Tremeloes (#25)
-- ( 37 ) Do You Know The Way To San Jose - Dionne Warwick (#2[1])
-- ( 38 ) Rainbow Valley - Love Affair (#11)
-- ( 39 ) Rice Is Nice - Lemon Pipers (#19)
-- ( 40 ) This Wheel's On Fire - Julie Driscoll And The Brian Auger Trinity (#4)
-- ( -- ) Hush Not A Word To Mary - John Rowles
-- ( -- ) Stoned Soul Picnic - 5th Dimension
A second week at #1 for Jumping Jack Flash with two Jack songs in the top 2 and Manfred Mann threatening to take over. Meanwhile the Monkees get the highest entry with a cute pop song featuring a ukulele and the other big entry is by R Dean Taylor, his chart debut.
Further down there are many entries, a couple of them follow-ups to big hits, Hugh Masekela right down there as the lowest entry but his instrumental hit reached #1 in the USA.
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Post by Earl Purple on May 21, 2017 0:14:20 GMT 1
29 June 1968:
1 ( 2 ) My Name Is Jack - Manfred Mann < 2nd #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones (#1[2])
3 ( 11 ) D.W. Washburn - Monkees
4 ( 13 ) Gotta See Jane - R Dean Taylor
5 ( 4 ) Angel Of The Morning - Merilee Rush & The Turnabouts (#4)
6 ( 3 ) Macarthur Park - Richard Harris (#1[1])
7 ( 6 ) Boy - Lulu (#6)
8 ( 5 ) Think - Aretha Franklin (#3)
9 ( 8 ) Marjorine - Joe Cocker (#8)
10 ( -- ) Folsom Prison Blues (Live) - Johnny Cash
11 ( 7 ) Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel (#1[2])
12 ( 10 ) How'd We Ever Get This Way - Andy Kim (#10)
13 ( 12 ) Anyone For Tennis - Cream (#12)
14 ( 14 ) You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Byrds
15 ( 16 ) Here Comes The Judge - Shorty Long
16 ( 9 ) This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert (#6)
17 ( -- ) Keep On - Bruce Channel
18 ( 23 ) Face It Girl It's Over - Nancy Wilson
19 ( 30 ) Indian Lake - Cowsills
20 ( 15 ) Time For Livin' - Association (#11)
21 ( 17 ) Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan (#16)
22 ( 31 ) Yesterday Has Gone - Cupid's Inspiration
23 ( 22 ) Choo Choo Train - Box Tops (#22)
24 ( -- ) Fire - Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
25 ( 33 ) Dogs - Who
26 ( 20 ) I Love You - People (#18)
27 ( 25 ) The Horse - Cliff Nobles & Co (#25)
28 ( 21 ) Blue Eyes - Don Partridge (#19)
29 ( 29 ) Where Is Tomorrow - Cilla Black
30 ( 37 ) Lady Willpower - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
31 ( 19 ) Lovin' Things - Marmalade (#9)
32 ( 24 ) Paying The Cost To Be The Boss - B.B. King (#23)
33 ( 38 ) One More Dance - Esther & Abi Ofarim
34 ( 18 ) Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondelles (#3)
35 ( 28 ) Never Give You Up - Jerry Butler (#28)
36 ( -- ) The Sunshine Of Love - Louis Armstrong
37 ( 40 ) Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela
38 ( 27 ) Master Jack - Four Jacks & A Jill (#12)
39 ( 26 ) Yummy Yummy Yummy - Ohio Express (#4)
40 ( -- ) Importance Of Your Love - Vince Hill
-- ( 32 ) Baby Come Back - Equals (#5)
-- ( 34 ) Lazy Sunday - Small Faces (#1[4])
-- ( 35 ) Rainbow Chaser - Nirvana (#19)
-- ( 36 ) Sleepy Joe - Herman's Hermits (#6)
-- ( 39 ) I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) - Temptations (#33)
-- ( -- ) I'll Love You Forever Today - Cliff Richard
-- ( -- ) Yester Love - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
-- ( -- ) Smokey Blues Away - New Generation
I started the retro-charts in February 2015 at the start of January 1960 and the aim was to get to the end of 1976 when I started doing my regular chart. With that in mind, I have just reached halfway.
At the start of my modern chart era, there was still a Manfred Mann but he had an "Earth Band" and had covered a Bruce Springsteen song. The Rolling Stones were still going. Cliff Richard too, and both Smokey Robinson and The Miracles were charting separately.
In this week the highest new entry by Johnny Cash was originally a studio recording for him around 1955 but he recorded a live version in Folsom Prison itself in 1968 and that became his hit version in the USA.
Cliff Richard and Smokey Robinson both fail to chart this week, the former after having reached #1 with his last single. Vince Hill however does take his relatively minor UK hit into the basement position on this chart, which I think is his first ever entry after many attempts. There's another jazzy hit for Louis Armstrong, and one entry above that, the rather unusual UK #1 for the Crazy World of Arthur Brown.
The other entry is a new entry by Bruce Channel, his first since "Hey Baby" in 1962 reached #2 on this chart.
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Post by Earl Purple on May 21, 2017 21:36:50 GMT 1
Manchester City won the football league. This was the first time since their rather lucky title of 1937 which was followed by a relegation. So we'll see if they get relegated again in 1969.
West Bromwich Albion won the FA Cup, beating Everton in the final.
Not always taken seriously, but now the League Cup has the major clubs playing in it, and Don Revie's Leeds United beat Arsenal 1-0 to give them a trophy. They have finished runners-up in the league a couple of seasons recently but hadn't won anything.
In Scotland, Celtic won the league, so nothing new there, and also won the Scottish League Cup in an 8 goal final, beating Dundee 5-3. In the Scottish Cup, an unusual name Dunfermline Athletic successful 3-1 against Heart of Midlothian.
Within Europe there was both an international contest and club competitions. Manchester United became the first English (but 2nd British) club to win the European Cup, beating Benfica 4-1 in extra time. Benfica had Eusebio playing for them and at the end of extra time was clean through, but Alex Stepney managed to thwart him.
England's hopes in the Cup-Winners Cup were ended when Tottenham lost to Olympique Lyonnais in the newly introduced away goals rule. Cardiff (representing Wales) made it to the semi-final where they lost to Hamburg. The winners were AC Milan 2-0 in the final.
In the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Leeds United were victorious, so two cup trophies, beating Ferencvaros 1-0 on aggregate in the final.
The international contest that was Euro 1968 was contested in the finals between Italy, Yugoslavia, England and the Soviet Union with Italy winning very luckily because they only got through against the Soviet Union by a coin toss. The latter though did lose to England in a 3rd place playoff. Yugoslavia beat England 1-0 then lost to Italy in a replay 2-0. Dzajic's 86th minute goal meant England could not hold both European and World Cup trophies at once.
American Football: the second Superbowl was won by the Green Bay Packers beating the Oakland Raiders 33-14.
Baseball: The Detroit Tigers won the world series by 4 games to 3 against the St Louis Cardinals.
Tennis: Rod Laver beat Tony Roche at Wimbledon in straight sets whilst Billie Jean King beat Judy Tegart, also in straight sets. In the US Open, Arthur Ashe was successful in the men's title against Tom Okker but required 5 sets to do so, whilst Virginia Wade beat Bille Jean King rather comfortably 6-4, 6-2.
Snooker: This is the last year where the world champion simply took challenges and John Pulman continued to reign as the top player. From 1969 there will be knockout matches to find a world champion.
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Post by Earl Purple on May 21, 2017 21:43:31 GMT 1
6 July 1968:
1 ( 1 ) My Name Is Jack - Manfred Mann < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) D.W. Washburn - Monkees
3 ( 2 ) Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones (#1[2])
4 ( 4 ) Gotta See Jane - R Dean Taylor
5 ( 10 ) Folsom Prison Blues (Live) - Johnny Cash
6 ( 5 ) Angel Of The Morning - Merilee Rush & The Turnabouts (#4)
7 ( 17 ) Keep On - Bruce Channel
8 ( 7 ) Boy - Lulu (#6)
9 ( 6 ) Macarthur Park - Richard Harris (#1[1])
10 ( 9 ) Marjorine - Joe Cocker (#8)
11 ( 8 ) Think - Aretha Franklin (#3)
12 ( 24 ) Fire - Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
13 ( 19 ) Indian Lake - Cowsills
14 ( 14 ) You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Byrds
15 ( 15 ) Here Comes The Judge - Shorty Long
16 ( 13 ) Anyone For Tennis - Cream (#12)
17 ( 18 ) Face It Girl It's Over - Nancy Wilson
18 ( 12 ) How'd We Ever Get This Way - Andy Kim (#10)
19 ( 11 ) Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel (#1[2])
20 ( 22 ) Yesterday Has Gone - Cupid's Inspiration
21 ( -- ) It Should Have Been Me - Gladys Knight & The Pips
22 ( 25 ) Dogs - Who
23 ( 16 ) This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert (#6)
24 ( 36 ) The Sunshine Of Love - Louis Armstrong
25 ( -- ) Last Night In Soho - Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich
26 ( 23 ) Choo Choo Train - Box Tops (#22)
27 ( 30 ) Lady Willpower - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
28 ( 21 ) Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan (#16)
29 ( 20 ) Time For Livin' - Association (#11)
30 ( 40 ) Importance Of Your Love - Vince Hill
31 ( 33 ) One More Dance - Esther & Abi Ofarim
32 ( 29 ) Where Is Tomorrow - Cilla Black (#29)
33 ( 27 ) The Horse - Cliff Nobles & Co (#25)
34 ( 26 ) I Love You - People (#18)
35 ( 37 ) Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela
36 ( 28 ) Blue Eyes - Don Partridge (#19)
37 ( 32 ) Paying The Cost To Be The Boss - B.B. King (#23)
38 ( 35 ) Never Give You Up - Jerry Butler (#28)
39 ( 31 ) Lovin' Things - Marmalade (#9)
40 ( -- ) Some Things You Never Get Used To - Diana Ross And The Supremes
-- ( 34 ) Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondelles (#3)
-- ( 38 ) Master Jack - Four Jacks & A Jill (#12)
-- ( 39 ) Yummy Yummy Yummy - Ohio Express (#4)
-- ( -- ) I'm A Midnight Mover - Wilson Pickett
-- ( -- ) Where Will You Be - Sue Nicholls
No change at #1 this week.
Originally recorded by Kim Weston in 1963 with the Supremes on backing vocals, and a UK hit for Yvonne Fair in 1976, Gladys Knight's version of "It Should Have Been Me" was the only US top 40 hit version, and only just. Meanwhile the original backing band on the song get their own entry in the basement position.
The only other entry this week is a song that was the last UK top 10 hit for Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich, and the follow-up to their only UK #1 "Legend Of Xanadu". On this chart they have also had one #1, with "Bend It".
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Post by Earl Purple on May 23, 2017 19:57:23 GMT 1
13 July 1968:
1 ( 1 ) My Name Is Jack - Manfred Mann < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) D.W. Washburn - Monkees
3 ( 5 ) Folsom Prison Blues (Live) - Johnny Cash
4 ( 7 ) Keep On - Bruce Channel
5 ( 4 ) Gotta See Jane - R Dean Taylor (#4)
6 ( 3 ) Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones (#1[2])
7 ( -- ) Hello I Love You - Doors
8 ( 12 ) Fire - Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
9 ( 6 ) Angel Of The Morning - Merilee Rush & The Turnabouts (#4)
10 ( 13 ) Indian Lake - Cowsills
11 ( 21 ) It Should Have Been Me - Gladys Knight & The Pips
12 ( 8 ) Boy - Lulu (#6)
13 ( -- ) Classical Gas - Mason Williams
14 ( 10 ) Marjorine - Joe Cocker (#8)
15 ( 9 ) Macarthur Park - Richard Harris (#1[1])
16 ( 25 ) Last Night In Soho - Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich
17 ( 14 ) You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Byrds (#14)
18 ( 11 ) Think - Aretha Franklin (#3)
19 ( 15 ) Here Comes The Judge - Shorty Long (#15)
20 ( 24 ) The Sunshine Of Love - Louis Armstrong
21 ( 17 ) Face It Girl It's Over - Nancy Wilson (#17)
22 ( 20 ) Yesterday Has Gone - Cupid's Inspiration (#20)
23 ( 16 ) Anyone For Tennis - Cream (#12)
24 ( 22 ) Dogs - Who (#22)
25 ( -- ) I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten - Dusty Springfield
26 ( -- ) America - Nice
27 ( 30 ) Importance Of Your Love - Vince Hill
28 ( 18 ) How'd We Ever Get This Way - Andy Kim (#10)
29 ( 27 ) Lady Willpower - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (#27)
30 ( 19 ) Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel (#1[2])
31 ( 40 ) Some Things You Never Get Used To - Diana Ross And The Supremes
32 ( 31 ) One More Dance - Esther & Abi Ofarim (#31)
33 ( 26 ) Choo Choo Train - Box Tops (#22)
34 ( 23 ) This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert (#6)
35 ( -- ) The Universal - Small Faces
36 ( 35 ) Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela (#35)
37 ( -- ) Don't Take It So Hard - Paul Revere & The Raiders
38 ( 28 ) Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan (#16)
39 ( 32 ) Where Is Tomorrow - Cilla Black (#29)
40 ( 29 ) Time For Livin' - Association (#11)
-- ( 33 ) The Horse - Cliff Nobles & Co (#25)
-- ( 34 ) I Love You - People (#18)
-- ( 36 ) Blue Eyes - Don Partridge (#19)
-- ( 37 ) Paying The Cost To Be The Boss - B.B. King (#23)
-- ( 38 ) Never Give You Up - Jerry Butler (#28)
-- ( 39 ) Lovin' Things - Marmalade (#9)
-- ( -- ) Autumn Of My Life - Bobby Goldsboro
-- ( -- ) Turn Around Look At Me - Vogues
A new entry for a US #1 by the Doors, and an instrumental (but not really classical) tune by Mason Williams, who earlier in the year composed the music for the UK #1 "Cinderella Rockerfeller".
The tune by the Nice is an instrumental version of the song from West Side Story, written by Leonard Bernstein around 1957.
Blur were influenced by the Small Faces and also recorded a song called The Universal but they are not the same song.
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Post by Earl Purple on May 24, 2017 23:55:48 GMT 1
20 July 1968:
1 ( 1 ) My Name Is Jack - Manfred Mann < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 7 ) Hello I Love You - Doors
3 ( 3 ) Folsom Prison Blues (Live) - Johnny Cash
4 ( 2 ) D.W. Washburn - Monkees (#2[2])
5 ( 4 ) Keep On - Bruce Channel (#4)
6 ( -- ) Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
7 ( 13 ) Classical Gas - Mason Williams
8 ( -- ) Days - Kinks
9 ( 8 ) Fire - Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (#8)
10 ( 11 ) It Should Have Been Me - Gladys Knight & The Pips
11 ( 5 ) Gotta See Jane - R Dean Taylor (#4)
12 ( -- ) Help Yourself - Tom Jones
13 ( 10 ) Indian Lake - Cowsills (#10)
14 ( 6 ) Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones (#1[2])
15 ( 16 ) Last Night In Soho - Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich
16 ( 9 ) Angel Of The Morning - Merilee Rush & The Turnabouts (#4)
17 ( 25 ) I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten - Dusty Springfield
18 ( 26 ) America - Nice
19 ( -- ) Need Your Love So Bad - Fleetwood Mac
20 ( 12 ) Boy - Lulu (#6)
21 ( 20 ) The Sunshine Of Love - Louis Armstrong (#20)
22 ( 14 ) Marjorine - Joe Cocker (#8)
23 ( -- ) Sunshine Girl - Herman's Hermits
24 ( 17 ) You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Byrds (#14)
25 ( 15 ) Macarthur Park - Richard Harris (#1[1])
26 ( 35 ) The Universal - Small Faces
27 ( 19 ) Here Comes The Judge - Shorty Long (#15)
28 ( 31 ) Some Things You Never Get Used To - Diana Ross And The Supremes
29 ( 22 ) Yesterday Has Gone - Cupid's Inspiration (#20)
30 ( 27 ) Importance Of Your Love - Vince Hill (#27)
31 ( 37 ) Don't Take It So Hard - Paul Revere & The Raiders
32 ( 21 ) Face It Girl It's Over - Nancy Wilson (#17)
33 ( 18 ) Think - Aretha Franklin (#3)
34 ( 24 ) Dogs - Who (#22)
35 ( 23 ) Anyone For Tennis - Cream (#12)
36 ( 29 ) Lady Willpower - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (#27)
37 ( 32 ) One More Dance - Esther & Abi Ofarim (#31)
38 ( -- ) Your Time Hasn't Come Yet Baby - Elvis Presley
39 ( 36 ) Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela (#35)
40 ( 28 ) How'd We Ever Get This Way - Andy Kim (#10)
-- ( 30 ) Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel (#1[2])
-- ( 33 ) Choo Choo Train - Box Tops (#22)
-- ( 34 ) This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert (#6)
-- ( 38 ) Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan (#16)
-- ( 39 ) Where Is Tomorrow - Cilla Black (#29)
-- ( 40 ) Time For Livin' - Association (#11)
-- ( -- ) If You Don't Want My Love - Robert John
Some good songs coming in as new entries this week.
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Post by Earl Purple on May 25, 2017 23:08:53 GMT 1
27 July 1968:
1 ( 6 ) Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf < 1st #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Hello I Love You - Doors
3 ( 8 ) Days - Kinks
4 ( 1 ) My Name Is Jack - Manfred Mann (#1[4])
5 ( 3 ) Folsom Prison Blues (Live) - Johnny Cash (#3)
6 ( 12 ) Help Yourself - Tom Jones
7 ( 7 ) Classical Gas - Mason Williams
8 ( 5 ) Keep On - Bruce Channel (#4)
9 ( 4 ) D.W. Washburn - Monkees (#2[2])
10 ( -- ) On The Road Again - Canned Heat
11 ( 19 ) Need Your Love So Bad - Fleetwood Mac
12 ( 10 ) It Should Have Been Me - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#10)
13 ( 9 ) Fire - Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (#8)
14 ( 23 ) Sunshine Girl - Herman's Hermits
15 ( -- ) Do It Again - Beach Boys
16 ( 17 ) I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten - Dusty Springfield
17 ( 18 ) America - Nice
18 ( 15 ) Last Night In Soho - Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich (#15)
19 ( 13 ) Indian Lake - Cowsills (#10)
20 ( 11 ) Gotta See Jane - R Dean Taylor (#4)
21 ( 26 ) The Universal - Small Faces
22 ( -- ) Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Mama Cass
23 ( -- ) Walk On - Roy Orbison
24 ( 14 ) Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones (#1[2])
25 ( 21 ) The Sunshine Of Love - Louis Armstrong (#20)
26 ( -- ) People Got To Be Free - Rascals
27 ( 16 ) Angel Of The Morning - Merilee Rush & The Turnabouts (#4)
28 ( 28 ) Some Things You Never Get Used To - Diana Ross And The Supremes
29 ( 38 ) Your Time Hasn't Come Yet Baby - Elvis Presley
30 ( 31 ) Don't Take It So Hard - Paul Revere & The Raiders
31 ( 20 ) Boy - Lulu (#6)
32 ( 22 ) Marjorine - Joe Cocker (#8)
33 ( 24 ) You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Byrds (#14)
34 ( 30 ) Importance Of Your Love - Vince Hill (#27)
35 ( 27 ) Here Comes The Judge - Shorty Long (#15)
36 ( 25 ) Macarthur Park - Richard Harris (#1[1])
37 ( 29 ) Yesterday Has Gone - Cupid's Inspiration (#20)
38 ( -- ) Journey To The Center Of The Mind - Amboy Dukes
39 ( 39 ) Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela (#35)
40 ( 37 ) One More Dance - Esther & Abi Ofarim (#31)
-- ( 32 ) Face It Girl It's Over - Nancy Wilson (#17)
-- ( 33 ) Think - Aretha Franklin (#3)
-- ( 34 ) Dogs - Who (#22)
-- ( 35 ) Anyone For Tennis - Cream (#12)
-- ( 36 ) Lady Willpower - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (#27)
-- ( 40 ) How'd We Ever Get This Way - Andy Kim (#10)
Steppenwolf get to #1.
The British Hit Singles volumes incorrectly labelled them as a US band but in fact they were Canadian. This song was their only UK hit and first charted a year later peaking at #30 then getting a #18 peak in 1999, but it was first out in the USA in 1968 peaking at #2 though, and it will not be their only hit.
Canned Heat are an American blues rock band. They had higher singles chart peaks in the UK though. This is one of their classic songs.
We also have one of the Beach Boys UK #1 hits, an old song covered by many artists but I think Mama Cass's is among the more famous recordings, Roy Orbison with a ballad and a US #1 for the Rascals.
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Post by Earl Purple on May 26, 2017 17:51:38 GMT 1
3 August 1968:
1 ( 1 ) Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) Days - Kinks
3 ( 2 ) Hello I Love You - Doors (#2[2])
4 ( 6 ) Help Yourself - Tom Jones
5 ( 10 ) On The Road Again - Canned Heat
6 ( -- ) Hard To Handle - Otis Redding
7 ( 15 ) Do It Again - Beach Boys
8 ( -- ) Soul Limbo - Booker T & the MGs
9 ( 11 ) Need Your Love So Bad - Fleetwood Mac
10 ( 7 ) Classical Gas - Mason Williams (#7)
11 ( 5 ) Folsom Prison Blues (Live) - Johnny Cash (#3)
12 ( 4 ) My Name Is Jack - Manfred Mann (#1[4])
13 ( -- ) High In The Sky - Amen Corner
14 ( 14 ) Sunshine Girl - Herman's Hermits
15 ( 22 ) Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Mama Cass
16 ( 23 ) Walk On - Roy Orbison
17 ( 8 ) Keep On - Bruce Channel (#4)
18 ( 26 ) People Got To Be Free - Rascals
19 ( 9 ) D.W. Washburn - Monkees (#2[2])
20 ( 12 ) It Should Have Been Me - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#10)
21 ( 16 ) I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten - Dusty Springfield (#16)
22 ( 17 ) America - Nice (#17)
23 ( 21 ) The Universal - Small Faces (#21)
24 ( 13 ) Fire - Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (#8)
25 ( 18 ) Last Night In Soho - Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich (#15)
26 ( 29 ) Your Time Hasn't Come Yet Baby - Elvis Presley
27 ( 19 ) Indian Lake - Cowsills (#10)
28 ( 38 ) Journey To The Center Of The Mind - Amboy Dukes
29 ( -- ) I Can't Stop Dancing - Archie Bell & The Drells
30 ( 28 ) Some Things You Never Get Used To - Diana Ross And The Supremes (#28)
31 ( 20 ) Gotta See Jane - R Dean Taylor (#4)
32 ( 30 ) Don't Take It So Hard - Paul Revere & The Raiders (#30)
33 ( 25 ) The Sunshine Of Love - Louis Armstrong (#20)
34 ( 24 ) Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones (#1[2])
35 ( -- ) Alice Long (You're Still My Favourite Girlfriend) - Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
36 ( 27 ) Angel Of The Morning - Merilee Rush & The Turnabouts (#4)
37 ( 34 ) Importance Of Your Love - Vince Hill (#27)
38 ( -- ) Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife - Glen Campbell
39 ( 39 ) Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela (#35)
40 ( 33 ) You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Byrds (#14)
-- ( 31 ) Boy - Lulu (#6)
-- ( 32 ) Marjorine - Joe Cocker (#8)
-- ( 35 ) Here Comes The Judge - Shorty Long (#15)
-- ( 36 ) Macarthur Park - Richard Harris (#1[1])
-- ( 37 ) Yesterday Has Gone - Cupid's Inspiration (#20)
-- ( 40 ) One More Dance - Esther & Abi Ofarim (#31)
-- ( -- ) The Eyes Of A New York Woman - B.J. Thomas
Steppenwolf remain at #1. The highest entry is another posthumous hit for Otis Redding, a song also covered by the Black Crowes among others.
Entering a bit lower, an instrumental perfect for the warm weather, especially for watching cricket.
Amen Corner's uptempo hit gets the 3rd entry.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2017 17:58:30 GMT 1
Sadly Cliff lost two times, when he should win in both contests.
On that moment of time, Spain - 1968 and Luxembourg - 1973 were my two least Eurovision winners.
After it we got two bad winners from Israel in the end of 70s decade and many additional awful winners in future.
My favourites from Eurovision 1968 : Luxembourg and Finland.
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Post by Earl Purple on May 29, 2017 0:28:18 GMT 1
Israel potentially had better Eurovision entries in 1982 and 1983 when they were runners up both times, one of those was with Ofra Haza.
Anyway, back to 1968:
10 August 1968:
1 ( 1 ) Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Days - Kinks
3 ( 6 ) Hard To Handle - Otis Redding
4 ( 8 ) Soul Limbo - Booker T & the MGs
5 ( 5 ) On The Road Again - Canned Heat
6 ( 4 ) Help Yourself - Tom Jones (#4)
7 ( 7 ) Do It Again - Beach Boys
8 ( 13 ) High In The Sky - Amen Corner
9 ( 3 ) Hello I Love You - Doors (#2[2])
10 ( 9 ) Need Your Love So Bad - Fleetwood Mac (#9)
11 ( 15 ) Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Mama Cass
12 ( 16 ) Walk On - Roy Orbison
13 ( 18 ) People Got To Be Free - Rascals
14 ( 10 ) Classical Gas - Mason Williams (#7)
15 ( 14 ) Sunshine Girl - Herman's Hermits (#14)
16 ( -- ) Voices In The Sky - Moody Blues
17 ( 29 ) I Can't Stop Dancing - Archie Bell & The Drells
18 ( 11 ) Folsom Prison Blues (Live) - Johnny Cash (#3)
19 ( -- ) Hold Me Tight - Johnny Nash
20 ( -- ) You're All I Need To Get By - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
21 ( 12 ) My Name Is Jack - Manfred Mann (#1[4])
22 ( 28 ) Journey To The Center Of The Mind - Amboy Dukes
23 ( 35 ) Alice Long (You're Still My Favourite Girlfriend) - Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
24 ( 26 ) Your Time Hasn't Come Yet Baby - Elvis Presley
25 ( -- ) I've Gotta Get A Message To You - Bee Gees
26 ( 23 ) The Universal - Small Faces (#21)
27 ( -- ) 1 2 3 Red Light - 1910 Fruitgum Co
28 ( 38 ) Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife - Glen Campbell
29 ( 21 ) I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten - Dusty Springfield (#16)
30 ( 17 ) Keep On - Bruce Channel (#4)
31 ( 22 ) America - Nice (#17)
32 ( 20 ) It Should Have Been Me - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#10)
33 ( 19 ) D.W. Washburn - Monkees (#2[2])
34 ( 25 ) Last Night In Soho - Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich (#15)
35 ( 30 ) Some Things You Never Get Used To - Diana Ross And The Supremes (#28)
36 ( 32 ) Don't Take It So Hard - Paul Revere & The Raiders (#30)
37 ( 27 ) Indian Lake - Cowsills (#10)
38 ( 24 ) Fire - Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (#8)
39 ( -- ) Love Makes A Woman - Barbara Acklin
40 ( 39 ) Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela (#35)
-- ( 31 ) Gotta See Jane - R Dean Taylor (#4)
-- ( 33 ) The Sunshine Of Love - Louis Armstrong (#20)
-- ( 34 ) Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones (#1[2])
-- ( 36 ) Angel Of The Morning - Merilee Rush & The Turnabouts (#4)
-- ( 37 ) Importance Of Your Love - Vince Hill (#27)
-- ( 40 ) You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Byrds (#14)
-- ( -- ) Hitch It To The Horse - Fantastic Johnny C
Steppenwolf get a 3rd week at #1 and the Kinks hold off Otis Redding for now, but that one could still challenge for the top next week.
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Post by Earl Purple on May 29, 2017 13:13:50 GMT 1
17 August 1968:
1 ( 1 ) Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) Hard To Handle - Otis Redding
3 ( 4 ) Soul Limbo - Booker T & the MGs
4 ( 2 ) Days - Kinks (#2[2])
5 ( -- ) Jesamine - Casuals
6 ( 8 ) High In The Sky - Amen Corner
7 ( 5 ) On The Road Again - Canned Heat (#5)
8 ( 16 ) Voices In The Sky - Moody Blues
9 ( 7 ) Do It Again - Beach Boys (#7)
10 ( 19 ) Hold Me Tight - Johnny Nash
11 ( 6 ) Help Yourself - Tom Jones (#4)
12 ( 11 ) Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Mama Cass (#11)
13 ( 20 ) You're All I Need To Get By - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
14 ( 12 ) Walk On - Roy Orbison (#12)
15 ( 13 ) People Got To Be Free - Rascals (#13)
16 ( 17 ) I Can't Stop Dancing - Archie Bell & The Drells
17 ( 10 ) Need Your Love So Bad - Fleetwood Mac (#9)
18 ( 25 ) I've Gotta Get A Message To You - Bee Gees
19 ( 27 ) 1 2 3 Red Light - 1910 Fruitgum Co
20 ( 9 ) Hello I Love You - Doors (#2[2])
21 ( 23 ) Alice Long (You're Still My Favourite Girlfriend) - Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
22 ( 15 ) Sunshine Girl - Herman's Hermits (#14)
23 ( 22 ) Journey To The Center Of The Mind - Amboy Dukes (#22)
24 ( 14 ) Classical Gas - Mason Williams (#7)
25 ( 28 ) Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife - Glen Campbell
26 ( 24 ) Your Time Hasn't Come Yet Baby - Elvis Presley (#24)
27 ( 18 ) Folsom Prison Blues (Live) - Johnny Cash (#3)
28 ( 39 ) Love Makes A Woman - Barbara Acklin
29 ( 26 ) The Universal - Small Faces (#21)
30 ( 21 ) My Name Is Jack - Manfred Mann (#1[4])
31 ( 29 ) I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten - Dusty Springfield (#16)
32 ( 31 ) America - Nice (#17)
33 ( 36 ) Don't Take It So Hard - Paul Revere & The Raiders (#30)
34 ( 35 ) Some Things You Never Get Used To - Diana Ross And The Supremes (#28)
35 ( 40 ) Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela (#35)
36 ( 34 ) Last Night In Soho - Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich (#15)
37 ( 30 ) Keep On - Bruce Channel (#4)
38 ( -- ) You Met Your Match - Stevie Wonder
39 ( 32 ) It Should Have Been Me - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#10)
40 ( -- ) Slip Away - Clarence Carter
-- ( 33 ) D.W. Washburn - Monkees (#2[2])
-- ( 37 ) Indian Lake - Cowsills (#10)
-- ( 38 ) Fire - Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (#8)
-- ( -- ) Please Return Your Love To Me - Temptations
A relatively quiet week for new entries, but one crashes in at #5. The song was actually co-written by Marty Wilde (remember him?) together with Ronnie Scott (not the jazz musician) and given to the band The Bystanders, who were managed by Ronnie at the time, but their version was not a hit. It was originally entitled "When Jesamine Goes".
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