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Post by Good Old Days on Jun 15, 2020 21:19:46 GMT 1
This number one will be met with a lot of disgust from many, if anyone actually reads this and checks out the song... I didn't know this song before, looks like it will be the one from my favourite yours # 1s in pre-1970s era. |
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Post by Earl Purple on Jun 17, 2020 9:00:14 GMT 1
24 May 1958:
1 ( 1 ) Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers (#1[2])
3 ( 3 ) Tulips from Amsterdam - Max Bygraves
4 ( 8 ) Stairway Of Love - Michael Holliday
5 ( -- ) Teacher Teacher - Johnny Mathis
6 ( 7 ) Rumble - Link Wray
7 ( 6 ) Skinny Minnie - Bill Haley & His Comets (#6)
8 ( 4 ) Witch Doctor - David Seville (#2[2])
9 ( 13 ) Do You Want To Dance - Bobby Freeman
10 ( 5 ) Chanson D'Amour - Art & Dotty Todd (#4)
11 ( 10 ) Secretly - Jimmie Rodgers (#10)
12 ( 15 ) Sugar Moon - Pat Boone
13 ( 9 ) Tom Hark - Elias & His Zigzag Jive Flutes (#6)
14 ( -- ) The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley
15 ( 21 ) Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes - Chuck Willis
16 ( 12 ) Big Man - Four Preps (#11)
17 ( -- ) Claudette - Everly Brothers
18 ( 11 ) Happy Guitar - Tommy Steele (#7)
19 ( 23 ) Talk To Me Talk To Me Little Willie John
20 ( -- ) Jennie Lee - Jan & Arnie
21 ( 17 ) Crazy Love - Paul Anka (#17)
22 ( 16 ) Doncha' Think It's Time - Elvis Presley (#15)
23 ( 14 ) Kewpie Doll - Perry Como (#10)
24 ( -- ) What Am I Living For - Chuck Willis
25 ( 18 ) The Little Blue Man - Betty Johnson (#1[3])
-- ( 19 ) Return To Me - Dean Martin (#16)
-- ( 20 ) Wear My Ring Around Your Neck - Elvis Presley (#7)
-- ( 22 ) Looking Back - Nat King Cole (#21)
-- ( 24 ) Don't You Just Know It - Huey (Piano) Smith & The Clowns (#2[1])
-- ( 25 ) Billy - Kathy Linden (#5)
The highest new entry is an uptempo swing song by Johnny Mathis - quite rare for him as far as singles go.
We've had the Little Blue Man and now we have the Purple People Eater - I'm not sure if that means it's purple and eats people of any colour, or if only eats purple people. It reached #1 in the USA and samples bits of "Short Shorts" which was a hit for the Royal Teens near the start of the year.
As a double A-side of "All I Want To Do Is Dream" it is the lesser known song, but the USA charts them separately and so I do, but it does look unlikely that "Claudette", which was composed by Roy Orbison about the woman he married (who sadly died in 1966 in a motorcycle accident), will be able to continue their run of number ones.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jun 18, 2020 22:48:01 GMT 1
31 May 1958:
1 ( 1 ) Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 5 ) Teacher Teacher - Johnny Mathis
3 ( 4 ) Stairway Of Love - Michael Holliday
4 ( 2 ) All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers (#1[2])
5 ( 3 ) Tulips from Amsterdam - Max Bygraves (#3)
6 ( -- ) Yakety Yak - Coasters
7 ( 6 ) Rumble - Link Wray (#6)
8 ( 9 ) Do You Want To Dance - Bobby Freeman
9 ( 14 ) The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley
10 ( -- ) The Signature Tune Of The Army Game - Michael Medwin Alfie Bass Leslie Fyson & Bernard Bresslaw
11 ( 7 ) Skinny Minnie - Bill Haley & His Comets (#6)
12 ( 17 ) Claudette - Everly Brothers
13 ( -- ) Torero - Renato Carosone
14 ( 12 ) Sugar Moon - Pat Boone (#12)
15 ( 15 ) Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes - Chuck Willis
16 ( 8 ) Witch Doctor - David Seville (#2[2])
17 ( 20 ) Jennie Lee - Jan & Arnie
18 ( 11 ) Secretly - Jimmie Rodgers (#10)
19 ( 10 ) Chanson D'Amour - Art & Dotty Todd (#4)
20 ( 19 ) Talk To Me Talk To Me Little Willie John (#19)
21 ( 24 ) What Am I Living For Chuck Willis
22 ( 13 ) Tom Hark - Elias & His Zigzag Jive Flutes (#6)
23 ( -- ) Zorro - Chordettes
24 ( 16 ) Big Man - Four Preps (#11)
25 ( 21 ) Crazy Love - Paul Anka (#17)
-- ( 18 ) Happy Guitar - Tommy Steele (#7)
-- ( 22 ) Doncha' Think It's Time - Elvis Presley (#15)
-- ( 23 ) Kewpie Doll - Perry Como (#10)
-- ( 25 ) The Little Blue Man - Betty Johnson (#1[3])
Johnny Mathis now at #2, whilst Yakety Yak by the Coasters is this week's highest entry.
The Signature Tune Of The Army Game - I assume a TV series and the main reason I don't put commas between the names is because I store my charts in CSV format, due to someone's crazy idea that a comma made a good separator, which means it messes things up if I use one in the artist name or title. I guess I could use semi-colons to separate their names. In any case the song is a fun chant.
Torero by Renato Carosone is sung in Italian although it is about a matador which is generally Spanish. An English language version would become a bigger hit for Julian LaRosa but I won't be charting that. In my chart Julian LaRosa actually had a #1 hit in 1956 with Lipstick Candy & Rubbersole Shoes but in the UK, Torero was his only hit as it was also a minor hit for Renato Carosone.
And from Torero to Zorro - after a #2 with Lollipop, this Chordettes song just scrapes in. It is sung in English.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jun 19, 2020 14:56:52 GMT 1
7 June 1958:
1 ( 1 ) Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry < 5th week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Teacher Teacher - Johnny Mathis
3 ( 6 ) Yakety Yak - Coasters
4 ( 3 ) Stairway Of Love - Michael Holliday (#3)
5 ( 10 ) The Signature Tune Of The Army Game - Michael Medwin; Alfie Bass; Leslie Fyson & Bernard Bresslaw
6 ( 13 ) Torero - Renato Carosone
7 ( 9 ) The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley
8 ( 4 ) All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers (#1[2])
9 ( 5 ) Tulips from Amsterdam - Max Bygraves (#3)
10 ( 8 ) Do You Want To Dance - Bobby Freeman (#8)
11 ( 7 ) Rumble - Link Wray (#6)
12 ( 12 ) Claudette - Everly Brothers
13 ( 17 ) Jennie Lee - Jan & Arnie
14 ( 15 ) Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes - Chuck Willis
15 ( 11 ) Skinny Minnie - Bill Haley & His Comets (#6)
16 ( 23 ) Zorro - Chordettes
17 ( 14 ) Sugar Moon - Pat Boone (#12)
18 ( -- ) I Dig You Baby - Marvin Rainwater
19 ( 21 ) What Am I Living For - Chuck Willis
20 ( 20 ) Talk To Me Talk To Me - Little Willie John (#19)
21 ( -- ) Endless Sleep - Jody Reynolds
22 ( 16 ) Witch Doctor - David Seville (#2[2])
23 ( 18 ) Secretly - Jimmie Rodgers (#10)
24 ( 19 ) Chanson D'Amour - Art & Dotty Todd (#4)
25 ( 22 ) Tom Hark - Elias & His Zigzag Jive Flutes (#6)
-- ( 24 ) Big Man - Four Preps (#11)
-- ( 25 ) Crazy Love - Paul Anka (#17)
5 weeks at #1 for Chuck Berry with no high new entries this week so it's open where the next number one is coming from. Surely not that army theme?
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Post by Earl Purple on Jun 21, 2020 10:29:28 GMT 1
14 June 1958:
1 ( 1 ) Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry < 6th week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Teacher Teacher - Johnny Mathis
3 ( 3 ) Yakety Yak - Coasters
4 ( 5 ) The Signature Tune Of The Army Game - Michael Medwin; Alfie Bass; Leslie Fyson & Bernard Bresslaw
5 ( 6 ) Torero - Renato Carosone
6 ( 4 ) Stairway Of Love - Michael Holliday (#3)
7 ( 7 ) The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley
8 ( 13 ) Jennie Lee - Jan & Arnie
9 ( 18 ) I Dig You Baby - Marvin Rainwater
10 ( -- ) A Very Precious Love - Doris Day
11 ( 16 ) Zorro - Chordettes
12 ( -- ) High School Confidential - Jerry Lee Lewis
13 ( 12 ) Claudette - Everly Brothers (#12)
14 ( 10 ) Do You Want To Dance - Bobby Freeman (#8)
15 ( 8 ) All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers (#1[2])
16 ( 9 ) Tulips from Amsterdam - Max Bygraves (#3)
17 ( 14 ) Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes - Chuck Willis (#14)
18 ( 21 ) Endless Sleep - Jody Reynolds
19 ( -- ) Guess Things Happen That Way - Johnny Cash
20 ( 11 ) Rumble - Link Wray (#6)
21 ( 19 ) What Am I Living For - Chuck Willis (#19)
22 ( 15 ) Skinny Minnie - Bill Haley & His Comets (#6)
23 ( 20 ) Talk To Me Talk To Me - Little Willie John (#19)
24 ( 17 ) Sugar Moon - Pat Boone (#12)
25 ( 22 ) Witch Doctor - David Seville (#2[2])
-- ( 23 ) Secretly - Jimmie Rodgers (#10)
-- ( 24 ) Chanson D'Amour - Art & Dotty Todd (#4)
-- ( 25 ) Tom Hark - Elias & His Zigzag Jive Flutes (#6)
6 weeks at #1 and a pretty static chart. Doris Day gets the highest new entry at #10.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jun 22, 2020 22:25:40 GMT 1
As today of posting is 22 June I could consider this the chart where I hit the current date I am on in the year
21 June 1958:
1 ( 1 ) Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry < 7th week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Teacher Teacher - Johnny Mathis
3 ( -- ) I Wonder Why - Dion & The Belmonts
4 ( 3 ) Yakety Yak - Coasters (#3)
5 ( 4 ) The Signature Tune Of The Army Game - Michael Medwin; Alfie Bass; Leslie Fyson & Bernard Bresslaw (#4)
6 ( 10 ) A Very Precious Love - Doris Day
7 ( 5 ) Torero - Renato Carosone (#5)
8 ( 9 ) I Dig You Baby - Marvin Rainwater
9 ( 12 ) High School Confidential - Jerry Lee Lewis
10 ( 8 ) Jennie Lee - Jan & Arnie (#8)
11 ( -- ) Rave On - Buddy Holly
12 ( -- ) Splish Splash - Bobby Darin
13 ( 7 ) The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley (#7)
14 ( 11 ) Zorro - Chordettes (#11)
15 ( -- ) Hard Headed Woman - Elvis Presley
16 ( 6 ) Stairway Of Love - Michael Holliday (#3)
17 ( -- ) Little Serenade - Eddie Calvert
18 ( 19 ) Guess Things Happen That Way - Johnny Cash
19 ( -- ) Patricia - Perez Prado
20 ( 13 ) Claudette - Everly Brothers (#12)
21 ( 18 ) Endless Sleep - Jody Reynolds (#18)
22 ( 14 ) Do You Want To Dance - Bobby Freeman (#8)
23 ( 17 ) Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes - Chuck Willis (#14)
24 ( -- ) Padre - Toni Arden
25 ( 15 ) All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers (#1[2])
-- ( 16 ) Tulips from Amsterdam - Max Bygraves (#3)
-- ( 20 ) Rumble - Link Wray (#6)
-- ( 21 ) What Am I Living For - Chuck Willis (#19)
-- ( 22 ) Skinny Minnie - Bill Haley & His Comets (#6)
-- ( 23 ) Talk To Me Talk To Me - Little Willie John (#19)
-- ( 24 ) Sugar Moon - Pat Boone (#12)
-- ( 25 ) Witch Doctor - David Seville (#2[2])
What do Showaddywaddy, Status Quo, Marvin Gaye and Racey all have in common? Yes, they all had hits with covers of songs previously done by Dion. Marvin Gaye's "Abraham Martin And John" reached #1 in the combi-chart recently but Dion recorded it first. (Not necessarily better, I'll let you all judge that).
Actually next week will see another "Showaddywaddy classic" enter. All their hits of 1977 and 1978 as well as Heartbeat" and "Three Steps To Heaven" have been hits previous artists. The issue is that if I redo 1977 I did chart those songs first time around so it may be hard to leave them out.
"I Wonder Why" was #5 in the UK on the week of my Barmitzvah, and then climbed to #2, kept off the top by "Matchstalk Men And Matchstalk Cats And Dogs". We won't be seeing that song in our 50s charts. (The closest we came was Pictures Of Matchstick Men by Status Quo in 1968, also about Lowry).
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Post by Earl Purple on Jun 23, 2020 18:15:58 GMT 1
28 June 1958:
1 ( 3 ) I Wonder Why - Dion & The Belmonts < 1st #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry (#1[7])
3 ( -- ) When - Kalin Twins
4 ( 2 ) Teacher Teacher - Johnny Mathis (#2[4])
5 ( -- ) Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson
6 ( 6 ) A Very Precious Love - Doris Day
7 ( 11 ) Rave On - Buddy Holly
8 ( 12 ) Splish Splash - Bobby Darin
9 ( 4 ) Yakety Yak - Coasters (#3)
10 ( 5 ) The Signature Tune Of The Army Game - Michael Medwin; Alfie Bass; Leslie Fyson & Bernard Bresslaw (#4)
11 ( 9 ) High School Confidential - Jerry Lee Lewis (#9)
12 ( 8 ) I Dig You Baby - Marvin Rainwater (#8)
13 ( 15 ) Hard Headed Woman - Elvis Presley
14 ( -- ) Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy
15 ( 7 ) Torero - Renato Carosone (#5)
16 ( 17 ) Little Serenade - Eddie Calvert
17 ( 19 ) Patricia - Perez Prado
18 ( 10 ) Jennie Lee - Jan & Arnie (#8)
19 ( 24 ) Padre - Toni Arden
20 ( 14 ) Zorro - Chordettes (#11)
21 ( 18 ) Guess Things Happen That Way - Johnny Cash (#18)
22 ( -- ) I'm Sorry I Made You Cry - Connie Francis
23 ( 13 ) The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley (#7)
24 ( -- ) No Chemise Please - Gerry Granahan
25 ( 21 ) Endless Sleep - Jody Reynolds (#18)
-- ( 16 ) Stairway Of Love - Michael Holliday (#3)
-- ( 20 ) Claudette - Everly Brothers (#12)
-- ( 22 ) Do You Want To Dance - Bobby Freeman (#8)
-- ( 23 ) Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes - Chuck Willis (#14)
-- ( 25 ) All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers (#1[2])
As Dion & The Belmonts climb to #1, the Kalin Twins enter at #3 with another song that was later a big hit for Showaddywaddy. I noticed Marc Almond covered a few songs that were around end of 1967 and Bananarama a couple of that were around end of 1969 - start of 1970. But whilst Dion, sometimes with or without the Belmonts, would go on and have a long string of hits, the Kalin Twins would disappear as one-hit wonders.
One of Ricky Nelson's classics enters behind it at #5, and the twangling guitar gives Duane Eddy his debut this week too.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jun 24, 2020 19:35:24 GMT 1
Sporting winners of 1958:
Football
In the English league, Wolverhampton Wanderers ended up Champions with Preston North End second. Manchester United, up to the time of the Munich Air Disaster had won 15 drawn 6 and lost 7 and would probably not have finished champions as Wolves only lost 6 and drew 8 the whole season, but they won just one league game (out of 14) after that point and finished 9th.
Manchester United did reach the final of the FA Cup but were beaten 2-0 by Bolton Wanderers
In Scotland the league title went to Heart of Midlothian with Rangers second (a long way behind so Hearts couldn't mess it up on the last game of the season). Clyde won the Scottish cup but Celtic weren't totally empty-handed as they won the League Cup.
In the European Cup, Real Madrid beat A.C Milan 3-2 in a final at Heysel Stadium. There was no crowd trouble as far as I'm aware.
There was also a cities fairs-cup which ran over 3 seasons, and in the final a Barcelona team beat a London team 8-2 on aggregate, a 2-2 draw in Stamford Bridge, London followed by a 6-0 drubbing at the Nou Camp.
In the world cup, Brazil were victorious 5-2 in a final against the hosts Sweden, helped by a 17-year-old Pelé, whilst Just Fontaine of France won the Golden Boot with a record 13 goals.
Tennis
Ashley Cooper and Althea Gibson were successful at both Wimbledon and US National in the men's and women's events respectively.
Men's Singles:
Wimbledon: Ashley Cooper defeated Neale Fraser, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 13–11 (no tie-breaks)
US National: Ashley Cooper defeated Malcolm Anderson 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 10–8, 8–6
Women's Singles:
Wimbledon: Althea Gibson defeated Angela Mortimer, 8–6, 6–2
United States National: Althea Gibson defeated Darlene Hard 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Baseball
New York Yankees beat the Milwaukee Braves 4 games to 3.
American Football
At this point there is no superbowl and not even an AFL so just NFL.
Winners were Baltimore Colts who beat New York Giants 23-17
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Post by Earl Purple on Jun 24, 2020 19:43:42 GMT 1
5 July 1958
1 ( 1 ) I Wonder Why - Dion & The Belmonts < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) When - Kalin Twins
3 ( 5 ) Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson
4 ( 2 ) Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry (#1[7])
5 ( 7 ) Rave On - Buddy Holly
6 ( 8 ) Splish Splash - Bobby Darin
7 ( 6 ) A Very Precious Love - Doris Day (#6)
8 ( 4 ) Teacher Teacher - Johnny Mathis (#2[4])
9 ( 14 ) Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy
10 ( 13 ) Hard Headed Woman - Elvis Presley
11 ( -- ) Sick And Tired - Fats Domino
12 ( 11 ) High School Confidential - Jerry Lee Lewis (#9)
13 ( -- ) Willie And The Hand Jive - Johnny Otis Show
14 ( 9 ) Yakety Yak - Coasters (#3)
15 ( 22 ) I'm Sorry I Made You Cry - Connie Francis
16 ( 10 ) The Signature Tune Of The Army Game - Michael Medwin; Alfie Bass; Leslie Fyson & Bernard Bresslaw (#4)
17 ( 19 ) Padre - Toni Arden
18 ( 16 ) Little Serenade - Eddie Calvert (#16)
19 ( 17 ) Patricia - Perez Prado (#17)
20 ( 12 ) I Dig You Baby - Marvin Rainwater (#8)
21 ( 24 ) No Chemise Please - Gerry Granahan
22 ( -- ) When The Boys Talk About The Girls - Valerie Carr
23 ( -- ) For Your Precious Love - Jerry Butler
24 ( 15 ) Torero - Renato Carosone (#5)
25 ( 21 ) Guess Things Happen That Way - Johnny Cash (#18)
-- ( 18 ) Jennie Lee - Jan & Arnie (#8)
-- ( 20 ) Zorro - Chordettes (#11)
-- ( 23 ) The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley (#7)
-- ( 25 ) Endless Sleep - Jody Reynolds (#18)
No high new entries but the Kalin Twins will continue to challenge Dion & The Belmonts for the honours. In my 1970s charts "When" did do better than "I Wonder Why" but had far weaker competition. In fact when "When" reached #3 in the UK chart it displaced "Chanson D'Amour" which had dropped to that position from #1 the previous week, a song that was a hit for Art & Dotty Todd just earlier.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jun 25, 2020 19:01:12 GMT 1
Only 4 charts this week for 1958 and that's primarily because the playlists were bigger, this one in particular:
12 July 1958:
1 ( 2 ) When - Kalin Twins < 1st #1 >
2 ( 1 ) I Wonder Why - Dion & The Belmonts (#1[2])
3 ( 3 ) Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson
4 ( 5 ) Rave On - Buddy Holly
5 ( 11 ) Sick And Tired - Fats Domino
6 ( -- ) Fever - Peggy Lee
7 ( 6 ) Splish Splash - Bobby Darin (#6)
8 ( -- ) Left Right Out Of Your Heart - Patti Page
9 ( 13 ) Willie And The Hand Jive - Johnny Otis Show
10 ( 9 ) Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy (#9)
11 ( 4 ) Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry (#1[7])
12 ( 10 ) Hard Headed Woman - Elvis Presley (#10)
13 ( 7 ) A Very Precious Love - Doris Day (#6)
14 ( -- ) Ooh! My Soul - Little Richard
15 ( 15 ) I'm Sorry I Made You Cry - Connie Francis
16 ( 8 ) Teacher Teacher - Johnny Mathis (#2[4])
17 ( 12 ) High School Confidential - Jerry Lee Lewis (#9)
18 ( 22 ) When The Boys Talk About The Girls - Valerie Carr
19 ( -- ) Sally Don't You Grieve - Lonnie Donegan
20 ( -- ) Just A Dream - Jimmy Clanton
21 ( -- ) A Certain Smile - Johnny Mathis
22 ( -- ) If Dreams Come True - Pat Boone
23 ( 14 ) Yakety Yak - Coasters (#3)
24 ( -- ) I'll Always Be In Love With You - Michael Holliday
25 ( 18 ) Little Serenade - Eddie Calvert (#16)
-- ( 16 ) The Signature Tune Of The Army Game - Michael Medwin; Alfie Bass; Leslie Fyson & Bernard Bresslaw (#4)
-- ( 17 ) Padre - Toni Arden (#17)
-- ( 19 ) Patricia - Perez Prado (#17)
-- ( 20 ) I Dig You Baby - Marvin Rainwater (#8)
-- ( 21 ) No Chemise Please - Gerry Granahan (#21)
-- ( 23 ) For Your Precious Love - Jerry Butler (#23)
-- ( 24 ) Torero - Renato Carosone (#5)
-- ( 25 ) Guess Things Happen That Way - Johnny Cash (#18)
I modified things slightly because all of the songs on this week's list had been higher than the 3 that fell out by Toni Arden, Gerry Granahan and Jerry Butler.
In any case, the highest entry is a classic by Peggy Lee.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jun 29, 2020 22:14:40 GMT 1
19 July 1958
1 ( 1 ) When - Kalin Twins < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) I Wonder Why - Dion & The Belmonts (#1[2])
3 ( 6 ) Fever - Peggy Lee
4 ( 3 ) Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson (#3)
5 ( 8 ) Left Right Out Of Your Heart - Patti Page
6 ( 5 ) Sick And Tired - Fats Domino (#5)
7 ( 4 ) Rave On - Buddy Holly (#4)
8 ( -- ) The Only Man On The Island - Tommy Steele
9 ( 9 ) Willie And The Hand Jive - Johnny Otis Show
10 ( 14 ) Ooh! My Soul - Little Richard
11 ( 7 ) Splish Splash - Bobby Darin (#6)
12 ( -- ) Ginger Bread - Frankie Avalon
13 ( 19 ) Sally Don't You Grieve - Lonnie Donegan
14 ( 10 ) Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy (#9)
15 ( 20 ) Just A Dream - Jimmy Clanton
16 ( 21 ) A Certain Smile - Johnny Mathis
17 ( 22 ) If Dreams Come True - Pat Boone
18 ( 12 ) Hard Headed Woman - Elvis Presley (#10)
19 ( 18 ) When The Boys Talk About The Girls - Valerie Carr (#18)
20 ( 15 ) I'm Sorry I Made You Cry - Connie Francis (#15)
21 ( 24 ) I'll Always Be In Love With You - Michael Holliday
22 ( 11 ) Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry (#1[7])
23 ( 13 ) A Very Precious Love - Doris Day (#6)
24 ( -- ) Little Star - Elegants
25 ( -- ) I Know Where I'm Goin' - George Hamilton IV
-- ( 16 ) Teacher Teacher - Johnny Mathis (#2[4])
-- ( 17 ) High School Confidential - Jerry Lee Lewis (#9)
-- ( 23 ) Yakety Yak - Coasters (#3)
-- ( 25 ) Little Serenade - Eddie Calvert (#16)
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Post by Earl Purple on Jun 30, 2020 23:17:42 GMT 1
26 July 1958:
1 ( 1 ) When - Kalin Twins < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) Fever - Peggy Lee
3 ( 5 ) Left Right Out Of Your Heart - Patti Page
4 ( 2 ) I Wonder Why - Dion & The Belmonts (#1[2])
5 ( 8 ) The Only Man On The Island - Tommy Steele
6 ( 4 ) Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson (#3)
7 ( 6 ) Sick And Tired - Fats Domino (#5)
8 ( 12 ) Ginger Bread - Frankie Avalon
9 ( 10 ) Ooh! My Soul - Little Richard
10 ( 13 ) Sally Don't You Grieve - Lonnie Donegan
11 ( 9 ) Willie And The Hand Jive - Johnny Otis Show (#9)
12 ( 7 ) Rave On - Buddy Holly (#4)
13 ( 15 ) Just A Dream - Jimmy Clanton
14 ( 16 ) A Certain Smile - Johnny Mathis
15 ( -- ) Jacqueline - Bobby Helms
16 ( 17 ) If Dreams Come True - Pat Boone
17 ( 11 ) Splish Splash - Bobby Darin (#6)
18 ( 24 ) Little Star - Elegants
19 ( 25 ) I Know Where I'm Goin' - George Hamilton IV
20 ( 14 ) Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy (#9)
21 ( -- ) Wonderful Things - Frankie Vaughan
22 ( 21 ) I'll Always Be In Love With You - Michael Holliday (#21)
23 ( 19 ) When The Boys Talk About The Girls - Valerie Carr (#18)
24 ( -- ) One Summer Night - Danleers
25 ( 18 ) Hard Headed Woman - Elvis Presley (#10)
-- ( 20 ) I'm Sorry I Made You Cry - Connie Francis (#15)
-- ( 22 ) Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry (#1[7])
-- ( 23 ) A Very Precious Love - Doris Day (#6)
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Post by Earl Purple on Jul 1, 2020 22:32:11 GMT 1
2 August 1958:
1 ( 2 ) Fever - Peggy Lee < 1st #1 >
2 ( 1 ) When - Kalin Twins (#1[3])
3 ( 3 ) Left Right Out Of Your Heart - Patti Page
4 ( 5 ) The Only Man On The Island - Tommy Steele
5 ( 8 ) Ginger Bread - Frankie Avalon
6 ( 4 ) I Wonder Why - Dion & The Belmonts (#1[2])
7 ( 15 ) Jacqueline - Bobby Helms
8 ( -- ) Trudie - Joe Mr Piano Henderson
9 ( 10 ) Sally Don't You Grieve - Lonnie Donegan
10 ( 6 ) Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson (#3)
11 ( 9 ) Ooh! My Soul - Little Richard (#9)
12 ( 7 ) Sick And Tired - Fats Domino (#5)
13 ( -- ) Everybody Loves A Lover - Doris Day
14 ( 13 ) Just A Dream - Jimmy Clanton (#13)
15 ( 14 ) A Certain Smile - Johnny Mathis (#14)
16 ( 11 ) Willie And The Hand Jive - Johnny Otis Show (#9)
17 ( 21 ) Wonderful Things - Frankie Vaughan
18 ( 18 ) Little Star - Elegants
19 ( 19 ) I Know Where I'm Goin' - George Hamilton IV
20 ( 16 ) If Dreams Come True - Pat Boone (#16)
21 ( 24 ) One Summer Night - Danleers
22 ( 12 ) Rave On - Buddy Holly (#4)
23 ( -- ) Western Movies - Olympics
24 ( -- ) Think It Over - Crickets
25 ( 17 ) Splish Splash - Bobby Darin (#6)
-- ( 20 ) Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy (#9)
-- ( 22 ) I'll Always Be In Love With You - Michael Holliday (#21)
-- ( 23 ) When The Boys Talk About The Girls - Valerie Carr (#18)
-- ( 25 ) Hard Headed Woman - Elvis Presley (#10)
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Post by Earl Purple on Jul 2, 2020 22:04:40 GMT 1
9 August 1958:
1 ( 1 ) Fever - Peggy Lee < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) Left Right Out Of Your Heart - Patti Page
3 ( 2 ) When - Kalin Twins (#1[3])
4 ( 5 ) Ginger Bread - Frankie Avalon
5 ( 8 ) Trudie - Joe Mr Piano Henderson
6 ( 4 ) The Only Man On The Island - Tommy Steele (#4)
7 ( 7 ) Jacqueline - Bobby Helms
8 ( -- ) Born Too Late - Poni-Tails
9 ( 13 ) Everybody Loves A Lover - Doris Day
10 ( -- ) Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu - Domenico Modugno
11 ( 6 ) I Wonder Why - Dion & The Belmonts (#1[2])
12 ( 9 ) Sally Don't You Grieve - Lonnie Donegan (#9)
13 ( 11 ) Ooh! My Soul - Little Richard (#9)
14 ( 17 ) Wonderful Things - Frankie Vaughan
15 ( 10 ) Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson (#3)
16 ( -- ) Early In The Morning - Bobby Darin & The Rinky Dinks
17 ( 14 ) Just A Dream - Jimmy Clanton (#13)
18 ( 23 ) Western Movies - Olympics
19 ( -- ) Somebody Touched Me - Buddy Knox
20 ( 15 ) A Certain Smile - Johnny Mathis (#14)
21 ( 24 ) Think It Over - Crickets
22 ( 12 ) Sick And Tired - Fats Domino (#5)
23 ( 18 ) Little Star - Elegants (#18)
24 ( 21 ) One Summer Night - Danleers (#21)
25 ( 19 ) I Know Where I'm Goin' - George Hamilton IV (#19)
-- ( 16 ) Willie And The Hand Jive - Johnny Otis Show (#9)
-- ( 20 ) If Dreams Come True - Pat Boone (#16)
-- ( 22 ) Rave On - Buddy Holly (#4)
-- ( 25 ) Splish Splash - Bobby Darin (#6)
Poni Tails get the highest new entry. The second highest entry is also commonly called "Volare".
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Post by Good Old Days on Jul 2, 2020 22:12:03 GMT 1
"Volare" is my least favourite song from Eurovision 1958. The first ESC winner Lys Assia was my # 1 too, but in this year with "Giorgio" instead "Refrain" in 1956.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jul 2, 2020 22:20:08 GMT 1
Italy have now reached my chart with 3 Eurovision hits, and none of them were winners. Domenico Mudogno came 3rd in 1958, Gigliola Cinquetti 2nd in 1974 (and reached #3 in my chart), Raphael Gualazzi came 2nd in 2011 and #22 in my chart.
The year in which I charted the most Eurovision entries was 2010 but Italy didn't participate that year.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jul 5, 2020 23:36:04 GMT 1
16 August 1958:
1 ( 1 ) Fever - Peggy Lee < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Left Right Out Of Your Heart - Patti Page
3 ( 8 ) Born Too Late - Poni-Tails
4 ( 5 ) Trudie - Joe Mr Piano Henderson
5 ( 4 ) Ginger Bread - Frankie Avalon (#4)
6 ( 10 ) Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu - Domenico Modugno
7 ( 3 ) When - Kalin Twins (#1[3])
8 ( 9 ) Everybody Loves A Lover - Doris Day
9 ( 7 ) Jacqueline - Bobby Helms (#7)
10 ( 6 ) The Only Man On The Island - Tommy Steele (#4)
11 ( 16 ) Early In The Morning - Bobby Darin & The Rinky Dinks
12 ( -- ) Bird Dog - Everly Brothers
13 ( 19 ) Somebody Touched Me - Buddy Knox
14 ( 14 ) Wonderful Things - Frankie Vaughan
15 ( -- ) Devoted To You - Everly Brothers
16 ( -- ) Are You Really Mine - Jimmie Rodgers
17 ( 18 ) Western Movies - Olympics
18 ( 12 ) Sally Don't You Grieve - Lonnie Donegan (#9)
19 ( 13 ) Ooh! My Soul - Little Richard (#9)
20 ( 11 ) I Wonder Why - Dion & The Belmonts (#1[2])
21 ( 21 ) Think It Over - Crickets
22 ( 17 ) Just A Dream - Jimmy Clanton (#13)
23 ( 15 ) Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson (#3)
24 ( 20 ) A Certain Smile - Johnny Mathis (#14)
25 ( 22 ) Sick And Tired - Fats Domino (#5)
-- ( 23 ) Little Star - Elegants (#18)
-- ( 24 ) One Summer Night - Danleers (#21)
-- ( 25 ) I Know Where I'm Goin' - George Hamilton IV (#19)
Very common in the USA for both sides of a single to be charted separately and thus the Everly Brothers get two entries in the same week. Bird Dog is the better known song and reached #2 in the UK (and #1 in some published charts in place of Tommy Edwards, who is on the next playlist, which is a massive one).
Patti Page has reached #2 three times without having had a #1, as have both Alma Cogan and Johnnie Ray. If my chart were ever extended further back it's possible one of them may have had a #1, I'm pretty certain Johnnie Ray would have done though not sure with what song (possibly Such A Night, which was later done by Elvis but the original was actually done by Clyde McPhatter with the Drifters).
This is one of the few songs not on Spotify but there's actually a proper video of her singing it.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jul 7, 2020 9:38:20 GMT 1
23 August 1958:
1 ( 1 ) Fever - Peggy Lee < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) Born Too Late - Poni-Tails
3 ( 2 ) Left Right Out Of Your Heart - Patti Page (#2[2])
4 ( -- ) Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
5 ( 4 ) Trudie - Joe Mr Piano Henderson (#4)
6 ( 6 ) Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu - Domenico Modugno
7 ( -- ) Rockin' Robin - Bobby Day
8 ( 12 ) Bird Dog - Everly Brothers
9 ( -- ) Stupid Cupid - Connie Francis
10 ( 5 ) Ginger Bread - Frankie Avalon (#4)
11 ( 8 ) Everybody Loves A Lover - Doris Day (#8)
12 ( 15 ) Devoted To You - Everly Brothers
13 ( 11 ) Early In The Morning - Bobby Darin & The Rinky Dinks (#11)
14 ( 16 ) Are You Really Mine - Jimmie Rodgers
15 ( 13 ) Somebody Touched Me - Buddy Knox (#13)
16 ( 9 ) Jacqueline - Bobby Helms (#7)
17 ( 7 ) When - Kalin Twins (#1[3])
18 ( 14 ) Wonderful Things - Frankie Vaughan (#14)
19 ( 10 ) The Only Man On The Island - Tommy Steele (#4)
20 ( -- ) Little Train - Max Bygraves
21 ( 17 ) Western Movies - Olympics (#17)
22 ( -- ) Little Bernadette - Harry Belafonte
23 ( -- ) Susie Darlin' - Robin Luke
24 ( 21 ) Think It Over - Crickets (#21)
25 ( -- ) Carolina Moon - Connie Francis
-- ( 18 ) Sally Don't You Grieve - Lonnie Donegan (#9)
-- ( 19 ) Ooh! My Soul - Little Richard (#9)
-- ( 20 ) I Wonder Why - Dion & The Belmonts (#1[2])
-- ( 22 ) Just A Dream - Jimmy Clanton (#13)
-- ( 23 ) Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson (#3)
-- ( 24 ) A Certain Smile - Johnny Mathis (#14)
-- ( 25 ) Sick And Tired - Fats Domino (#5)
As Peggy Lee now gets a 4th week at the top, we have a summer anthem (not one I can enter into the Summer Anthems contest, it is too famous for that), enter at #4. Seems strange this enters right at the end of summer.
The second highest entry is the original version of Rockin' Robin, which reached #2 in the USA and just #29 in the UK, but Michael Jackson made it more famous in the UK. His version reached #2 in the NM chart, getting on the playlist just before I started doing the retro lists from the 50s so he was maybe lucky to get his version included. (Robin Day is not related to Doris).
Connie Francis gets in at #9 with a Neil Sedaka composition and as they charted separately in the USA, Carolina Moon, an old 20s song, gets her in at #25 too. One day I may make a playlist of all the songs with "Moon" in the title (and I recall American Werewolf In London soundtrack included quite a lot of them). My playlist had 2 such songs in a row (Perry Como has the other, coming up later).
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Post by Good Old Days on Jul 7, 2020 12:24:36 GMT 1
"Fever" is a good sample for "It's cover version, but you didn't know it before" topic.
Original : www.youtube.com/watch?v=y27vBA68Zyk (# 24 in 1956 year)
I'm not a fan of Peggy Lee version, but her "Fever" is much better than Madonna's cover (rare her single from pre "Ray Of Light" days, which I don't like).
For summer songs contest you always can use YVA - Vasaros Mergaites (Summer Girls). 
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Post by Earl Purple on Jul 7, 2020 13:06:01 GMT 1
I've submitted a summer anthem. "Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran though is too famous / classic to be used, as well as having been a chart hit albeit not peaking as high as people would think it did (only #18 in the UK, it did reach #8 in the USA).
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