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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 3, 2017 16:14:31 GMT 1
During the 1960s these artists had the most #1s:
Beatles 15 Elvis Presley 7 Rolling Stones 5 Cliff Richard 4 Everly Brothers 3 Gerry & The Pacemakers 3 Roy Orbison 3 The Animals 3 (one as Eric Burdon & The Animals) Peter Paul & Mary 3
and I'm trying to recall if anyone else managed 3. Bob Dylan had 2 of his own plus wrote 2 for others. Many other songwriting teams wrote several number ones, e.g. Carole King & Gerry Goffin, Burt Bacharach & Hal David. I'd have to compile any such list separately. The most successful songwriting team other than Lennon/McCartney (and possibly Jagger/Richards) was no doubt Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich (with Phil Spector sometimes added).
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Post by Earl Purple on Jun 3, 2018 21:21:33 GMT 1
In one single post, the top 100 of the year. Some crossed over from 1968 and others crossed into 1970. Hopefully I'll clarify all that later on at some point. In any case those marked * crossed over from 1968 and those marked ** crossed into 1970.
100 Dick-A-Dum-Dum - Des O'Connor **99 I Want You Back - Jackson Five 98 Am I The Same Girl - Dusty Springfield 97 A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash *96 Build Me Up Buttercup - Foundations 95 Conversations - Cilla Black 94 Man Of The World - Fleetwood Mac 93 Nobody's Child - Karen Young 92 Spinning Wheel - Blood Sweat And Tears 91 Good Times (Better Times) - Cliff Richard
90 Think It All Over - Sandie Shaw 89 Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet - Henry Mancini 88 Aquarius - Paul Jones 87 Mercy - Ohio Express 86 Saved By The Bell - Robin Gibb 85 Let Me - Paul Revere & the Raiders 84 Hawaii Five-O - Ventures 83 In The Bad Bad Old Days - Foundations 82 Too Busy Thinking About My Baby - Marvin Gaye 81 Make Me An Island - Joe Dolan
80 Hello World - Tremeloes **79 Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & The Supremes 78 Way Of Life - Family Dogg 77 Frozen Orange Juice - Peter Sarstedt 76 Monsieur Dupont - Sandie Shaw 75 You Got Soul - Johnny Nash 74 Delta Lady - Joe Cocker 73 I'm Livin' In Shame - Diana Ross & The Supremes 72 Come Back And Shake Me - Clodagh Rodgers 71 My Way - Frank Sinatra
*70 Going Up The Country - Canned Heat 69 Ragamuffin Man - Manfred Mann **68 Raindrops Keep Fallin' In My Head - B.J. Thomas 67 Don't Forget To Remember - Bee Gees 66 Along Came Jones - Ray Stevens 65 Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition **64 Down On The Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival 63 Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone 62 Sorry Suzanne - Hollies 61 I'm Gonna Make You Mine - Lou Christie
*60 I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye 59 Games People Play - Joe South **58 Yester-Me Yester-You Yesterday - Stevie Wonder 57 Break Away - Beach Boys 56 My Cheri Amour - Stevie Wonder 55 Love Me Tonight - Tom Jones *54 Fox On The Run - Manfred Mann **53 Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin 52 Tracy - Cufflinks 51 I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Bobbie Gentry
50 Behind A Painted Smile - Isley Brothers 49 Born To Live Born To Die - Foundations 48 Time Of The Season - Zombies 47 It's Getting Better - Mama Cass 46 (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice - Amen Corner **45 Take A Letter Maria - R.B. Greaves 44 Give Peace A Chance - Plastic Ono Band 43 Dizzy - Tommy Roe 42 Come Together - Beatles 41 Plastic Man - Kinks
40 Everybody's Talkin' - Nilsson 39 I Can't Get Next To You - Temptations 38 Bringing On Back The Good Times - Love Affair 37 Time Is Tight - Booker T & The MGs 36 Sugar Sugar - Archies 35 Get Together - Youngbloods **34 Melting Pot - Blue Mink 33 These Eyes - Guess Who *32 Something's Happening - Herman's Hermits 31 I Started A Joke - Bee Gees
30 Honky Tonk Women - Rolling Stones 29 I Can Hear Music - Beach Boys 28 Living In The Past - Jethro Tull 27 The Israelites - Desmond Dekker And The Aces **26 The Onion Song - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell 25 Marrakesh Express - Crosby Stills & Nash 24 Get Back - Beatles & Billy Preston 23 Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley 22 In The Ghetto - Elvis Presley 21 Penny Arcade - Roy Orbison
20 The Ballad Of John And Yoko - Beatles 19 Oh Well - Fleetwood Mac 18 Viva Bobby Joe - Equals **17 Something - Beatles 16 Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival *15 Blackberry Way - Move 14 You Showed Me - Turtles 13 The Windmills Of Your Mind - Noel Harrison **12 (Call Me) Number One - Tremeloes 11 He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother - Hollies
10 Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival 9 Good Morning Starshine - Oliver **8 Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter Paul & Mary *7 Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette 6 Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond 5 Pinball Wizard - Who 4 Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman 3 The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel 2 Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan 1 Space Oddity - David Bowie
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Post by rubcale on Jun 4, 2018 10:44:58 GMT 1
Surprised to see Des O'Connor's Dick-A-Dum-Dum in your top 100.
You seemed to quite like Bee Gees' Don't Forget To Remember. I was torn on using this in HF4 - I wasn't sure it would go down well on Haven with the country influence.
If I could have just got something through saving Stayin' Alive for the final it would have made it mighty interesting.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jun 9, 2018 23:38:47 GMT 1
Dick-A-Dum-Dum was an uptempo song, a bit dated maybe by a few years, the kind of thing Anthony Newley was doing at the start of the decade, but otherwise quite a fun song.
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Post by Good Old Days on Jun 29, 2020 18:35:54 GMT 1
My favourite singles from UK chart (1969) 1. Cilla Black - If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind (UK # 20) 2. Mary Hopkin - Goodbye (UK # 2) 3. Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell - All I Have To Do Is Dream (UK # 3) 4. Sandie Shaw - Monsieur Dupont (UK # 6) 5. Clodagh Rodgers - Goodnight Midnight (UK # 4) 6. Jackie Trent - I'll Be There (UK # 38) 7. Sandie Shaw - Think It All Over (UK # 42) 8. Clodagh Rodgers - Come Back And Shake Me (UK # 3) 9. Karen Young - Nobody's Child (UK # 6) 10. Lulu - Boom Bang-A-Bang (UK # 2) 11. Bobbie Gentry - I'll Never Fall In Love Again (UK # 1) 12. Cilla Black - Surround Yourself With Sorrow (UK # 3) 13. Clodagh Rodgers - Biljo (UK # 22) 14. Vikki Carr - With Pen In Hand (UK # 39) 15. Cilla Black - Conversations (UK # 7)
"If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind" - maybe my favourite single from UK chart in a whole 1960s decade.
Peggy Lee - "Is That All There Is" - very unsual song, Kathy Kirby also recorded her version.
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Post by Good Old Days on Aug 15, 2023 12:34:53 GMT 1
DNC for Smith - Baby It's You ?
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