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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 6, 2020 11:03:06 GMT 1
I will probably want to link to the old one, eventually the charts will just merge together, as I am not going to redo the whole year.
Only the first few months, the key reason because this one runs in from 1959, and the other one did not. So the last chart of 1959 does not run nicely into what was the first chart of 1960 - some of the songs have been to #1 and left the chart.
One thing I noticed is that the charts I used back then were a week behind the one I use now. Billboard charts appear to be dated on Mondays at this point. My own charts are dated Saturdays. And when I started I used Billboard's site and not umdmusic, which I use now. When I put in the date there of 9 January 1960 (a Saturday) it gave me the chart of 4 January, but umd gives me the chart of 11 January.
At some point I switched to using a top 30 from Billboard, and started getting songs from the top 20. Now I use the top 25. At the point I switched to the top 30 originally will be when I repeat the week here, so anything that entered the top 30 (26-30) will become new that week. There is also a week where the UK chart expands from a top 30 to a top 50.
Note also that there was another "frozen" week later when the US Top singles which I use here became the Hot 100, and at that point I also froze it. I also know I switched to umdmusic at some point before.
So let's go with what now is:
2 January 1960
1 ( 2 ) You Got What It Takes - Marv Johnson < 1st #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Little White Bull - Tommy Steele (#1[3])
3 ( 5 ) Running Bear - Johnny Preston
4 ( 6 ) Some Kind-A Earthquake - Duane Eddy
5 ( -- ) First Name Initial - Annette Funicello
6 ( 3 ) What Do You Want - Adam Faith (#2[2])
7 ( 11 ) Go Jimmy Go - Jimmy Clanton
8 ( 8 ) Teardrop - Santo & Johnny
9 ( 4 ) Way Down Yonder In New Orleans - Freddy Cannon (#3)
10 ( 16 ) Smokie - Bill Black's Combo
11 ( 7 ) Rawhide - Frankie Laine (#1[2])
12 ( 9 ) Bad Boy - Marty Wilde (#8)
13 ( -- ) Starry Eyed - Michael Holliday
14 ( 17 ) Staccato's Theme - Elmer Bernstein
15 ( 14 ) Among My Souvenirs - Connie Francis (#14)
16 ( 10 ) El Paso - Marty Robbins (#5)
17 ( 22 ) Sandy - Larry Hall
18 ( 13 ) Why - Frankie Avalon (#7)
19 ( 12 ) Reveille Rock - Johnny & The Hurricanes (#4)
20 ( 15 ) I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Johnnie Ray (#13)
21 ( 20 ) I Wanna Be Loved - Ricky Nelson (#20)
22 ( -- ) Not One Minute More - Della Reese
23 ( 19 ) If You Were The Only Boy In The World - Stevie Marsh (#15)
24 ( 18 ) Nashville Boogie - Bert Weedon (#7)
25 ( 21 ) Come Into My Heart - Lloyd Price (#17)
-- ( 23 ) The Big Hurt - Miss Toni Fisher (#11)
-- ( 24 ) This Friendly World - Fabian (#19)
-- ( 25 ) Pretty Blue Eyes - Steve Lawrence (#24)
Last time around "You Got What It Takes" didn't enter until 16 January and First Name Initial entered the same week. The former got to #1 and the latter #2 behind it. Now it is extremely likely that both of them will get to be number ones.
The current number one was written by Berry Gordy Jr, and if Annette gets to #1 it will be the second of three written by people who wrote scores for musicals, as Lionel Bart wrote "Little White Bull" and the Sherman Brothers wrote "First Name Initial". They went on to write music for Mary Poppins and Jungle Book among others. The fact Annette was managed by Walt Disney at the time helped, of course. If there was a suggestion that "Tall Paul" was about Paul Anka, there is a hint of that in this song where she sings "I hope my first name initial and last name initial will one day be they same" (Annette Anka?). It didn't happen though, she married someone with a surname beginning G and later H, but even then, being famous, she kept her surname as Funicello.
"Starry Eyed" reached #1 in the UK but in 1960 I didn't think much of it - maybe it got lost in the crowd. It entered on 9 January and only peaked at #23.
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 7, 2020 15:16:36 GMT 1
When I did this last time my second playlist ran from 9 January to nearly the end of February, and had 34 songs. I've encountered a number of songs that simply weren't on it though I don't know why. I wonder if I deleted them from the list if I didn't like them, rather than simply give them a poor score and not chart them.
There are many overlaps, and I'll endeavour to keep the ones that were there in the same order as first time, and the missing ones will be filtered in.
That means that the subsequent charts will start to be published again next week. They will however soon start to look a lot more like the charts I created in 2015 and will eventually merge in with it.
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 13, 2020 11:39:38 GMT 1
9 January 1960
1 ( 1 ) You Got What It Takes - Marv Johnson < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 5 ) First Name Initial - Annette Funicello
3 ( 3 ) Running Bear - Johnny Preston
4 ( 4 ) Some Kind-A Earthquake - Duane Eddy
5 ( 2 ) Little White Bull - Tommy Steele (#1[3])
6 ( 7 ) Go Jimmy Go - Jimmy Clanton
7 ( 13 ) Starry Eyed - Michael Holliday
8 ( 10 ) Smokie - Bill Black's Combo
9 ( 8 ) Teardrop - Santo & Johnny (#8)
10 ( 6 ) What Do You Want - Adam Faith (#2[2])
11 ( 14 ) Staccato's Theme - Elmer Bernstein
12 ( 17 ) Sandy - Larry Hall
13 ( -- ) I'll Stay Single - Jerry Lordan
14 ( 9 ) Way Down Yonder In New Orleans - Freddy Cannon (#3)
15 ( 22 ) Not One Minute More - Della Reese
16 ( 12 ) Bad Boy - Marty Wilde (#8)
17 ( 11 ) Rawhide - Frankie Laine (#1[2])
18 ( 15 ) Among My Souvenirs - Connie Francis (#14)
19 ( -- ) Wild Cat - Gene Vincent
20 ( 16 ) El Paso - Marty Robbins (#5)
21 ( 21 ) I Wanna Be Loved - Ricky Nelson (#20)
22 ( -- ) Teen Angel - Mark Dinning
23 ( 18 ) Why - Frankie Avalon (#7)
24 ( 20 ) I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Johnnie Ray (#13)
25 ( 19 ) Reveille Rock - Johnny & The Hurricanes (#4)
-- ( 23 ) If You Were The Only Boy In The World - Stevie Marsh (#15)
-- ( 24 ) Nashville Boogie - Bert Weedon (#7)
-- ( 25 ) Come Into My Heart - Lloyd Price (#17)
Strangely enough, last time around this Jerry Lordan song wasn't on the playlist, but he will appear later on. Gene Vincent's song turns up a lot later and Mark Dinning one week later (due to the playlist date shift, which will be corrected soon).
Gene Vincent now enters as an artist who has a #1 to his name, with "Be Bop A Lula" in 1956.
The Mark Dinning song is one of many songs at this point in time with a death theme.
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 14, 2020 12:32:34 GMT 1
16 January 1960
1 ( 2 ) First Name Initial - Annette Funicello < 1st #1 >
2 ( 1 ) You Got What It Takes - Marv Johnson (#1[2])
3 ( 3 ) Running Bear - Johnny Preston
4 ( 7 ) Starry Eyed - Michael Holliday
5 ( 4 ) Some Kind-A Earthquake - Duane Eddy (#4)
6 ( 6 ) Go Jimmy Go - Jimmy Clanton
7 ( 13 ) I'll Stay Single - Jerry Lordan
8 ( -- ) When You Ask About Love - Crickets
9 ( 8 ) Smokie - Bill Black's Combo (#8)
10 ( 5 ) Little White Bull - Tommy Steele (#1[3])
11 ( -- ) Handy Man - Jimmy Jones
12 ( 12 ) Sandy - Larry Hall
13 ( 11 ) Staccato's Theme - Elmer Bernstein (#11)
14 ( 9 ) Teardrop - Santo & Johnny (#8)
15 ( 15 ) Not One Minute More - Della Reese
16 ( 19 ) Wild Cat - Gene Vincent
17 ( 10 ) What Do You Want - Adam Faith (#2[2])
18 ( 22 ) Teen Angel - Mark Dinning
19 ( -- ) Down By The Station - Four Preps
20 ( -- ) Love - Cliff Richard
21 ( 14 ) Way Down Yonder In New Orleans - Freddy Cannon (#3)
22 ( -- ) He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves
23 ( 16 ) Bad Boy - Marty Wilde (#8)
24 ( 21 ) I Wanna Be Loved - Ricky Nelson (#20)
25 ( 18 ) Among My Souvenirs - Connie Francis (#14)
-- ( 17 ) Rawhide - Frankie Laine (#1[2])
-- ( 20 ) El Paso - Marty Robbins (#5)
-- ( 23 ) Why - Frankie Avalon (#7)
-- ( 24 ) I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Johnnie Ray (#13)
-- ( 25 ) Reveille Rock - Johnny & The Hurricanes (#4)
-- ( -- ) Too Good - Little Tony
-- ( -- ) Where Or When - Dion & The Belmonts
-- ( -- ) Too Young - Bill Forbes
A lot of songs this week. So I considered increasing to a top 30 this week (which happened last time on 5 March) but I'll wait until that date, even though the next playlist is reasonably long too. Last time around Little Tony did chart, in fact entering on 9 January and peaking at #21 (not sure why it was a week earlier) and Mark Dinning didn't chart. "He'll Have To Go" also peaked at #12 first time around.
I can't find the Crickets song at all from last time and I reckon it's because it was a UK chart entry and I used a different source for the first few weeks.
For the chart of 12 March the new entry schedule will be as it was before other than those that have already charted, and the charts will merge in to what they were far more.
For now, Annette gets to #1 with "First Name Initial", I'm glad it got there because I felt it was unfairly robbed first time around and she'll get there again with "Pineapple Princess" and have a few smaller hits during 1960 like O Dio Mio (although in the USA that was her 2nd biggest hit, her only other top 10 hit apart from Tall Paul).
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 15, 2020 19:36:28 GMT 1
23 January 1960
1 ( 1 ) First Name Initial - Annette Funicello < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 8 ) When You Ask About Love - Crickets
3 ( 2 ) You Got What It Takes - Marv Johnson (#1[2])
4 ( 3 ) Running Bear - Johnny Preston (#3)
5 ( 4 ) Starry Eyed - Michael Holliday (#4)
6 ( 7 ) I'll Stay Single - Jerry Lordan
7 ( 11 ) Handy Man - Jimmy Jones
8 ( 6 ) Go Jimmy Go - Jimmy Clanton (#6)
9 ( 5 ) Some Kind-A Earthquake - Duane Eddy (#4)
10 ( -- ) Summer Set - Mr Acker Bilk
11 ( -- ) Lucky Devil - Carl Dobkins Jnr
12 ( 9 ) Smokie - Bill Black's Combo (#8)
13 ( -- ) Poor Me - Adam Faith
14 ( 19 ) Down By The Station - Four Preps
15 ( -- ) Voice In The Wilderness - Cliff Richard
16 ( 12 ) Sandy - Larry Hall (#12)
17 ( 20 ) Love - Cliff Richard
18 ( -- ) Let It Be Me - Everly Brothers
19 ( 16 ) Wild Cat - Gene Vincent (#16)
20 ( 22 ) He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves
21 ( -- ) Tracy's Theme - Spencer Ross
22 ( 18 ) Teen Angel - Mark Dinning (#18)
23 ( 15 ) Not One Minute More - Della Reese (#15)
24 ( 10 ) Little White Bull - Tommy Steele (#1[3])
25 ( 13 ) Staccato's Theme - Elmer Bernstein (#11)
26 ( -- ) Hallelujah I Love Her So - Eddie Cochran
27 ( 14 ) Teardrop - Santo & Johnny (#8)
28 ( -- ) Lonely Blue Boy - Conway Twitty
29 ( -- ) Too Good - Little Tony
30 ( -- ) What In The World's Come Over You - Jack Scott
-- ( 17 ) What Do You Want - Adam Faith (#2[2])
-- ( 21 ) Way Down Yonder In New Orleans - Freddy Cannon (#3)
-- ( 23 ) Bad Boy - Marty Wilde (#8)
-- ( 24 ) I Wanna Be Loved - Ricky Nelson (#20)
-- ( 25 ) Among My Souvenirs - Connie Francis (#14)
-- ( -- ) Where Or When - Dion & The Belmonts
-- ( -- ) Too Young - Bill Forbes
On this week I have increased to a top 30. This is because I have a lot of new songs this week and all of those Jack Scott and above charted last time around so I wanted to ensure they all chart now, even if they don't get as high as they did before.
(I did rank them the same as I did last time, but due to their weeks being different that can still cause them to chart lower or higher).
Eddie Cochran doesn't appear on my original playlist, and again this must be source related, and possibly why I have more songs this time than before and need more spaces to chart them. I did increase the chart to a top 30 at the start of March 1960 last time.
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 17, 2020 0:12:15 GMT 1
30 January 1960
1 ( 1 ) First Name Initial - Annette Funicello < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) When You Ask About Love - Crickets
3 ( 10 ) Summer Set - Mr Acker Bilk
4 ( 11 ) Lucky Devil - Carl Dobkins Jnr
5 ( 3 ) You Got What It Takes - Marv Johnson (#1[2])
6 ( -- ) La Mer (Beyond The Sea) - Bobby Darin
7 ( 7 ) Handy Man - Jimmy Jones
8 ( 13 ) Poor Me - Adam Faith
9 ( 4 ) Running Bear - Johnny Preston (#3)
10 ( -- ) Theme From A Summer Place - Percy Faith
11 ( 6 ) I'll Stay Single - Jerry Lordan (#6)
12 ( 5 ) Starry Eyed - Michael Holliday (#4)
13 ( 15 ) Voice In The Wilderness - Cliff Richard
14 ( 18 ) Let It Be Me - Everly Brothers
15 ( 8 ) Go Jimmy Go - Jimmy Clanton (#6)
16 ( 20 ) He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves
17 ( 14 ) Down By The Station - Four Preps (#14)
18 ( 21 ) Tracy's Theme - Spencer Ross
19 ( 9 ) Some Kind-A Earthquake - Duane Eddy (#4)
20 ( 17 ) Love - Cliff Richard (#17)
21 ( 12 ) Smokie - Bill Black's Combo (#8)
22 ( 26 ) Hallelujah I Love Her So - Eddie Cochran
23 ( 28 ) Lonely Blue Boy - Conway Twitty
24 ( 29 ) Too Good - Little Tony
25 ( 16 ) Sandy - Larry Hall (#12)
26 ( 30 ) What In The World's Come Over You - Jack Scott
27 ( 19 ) Wild Cat - Gene Vincent (#16)
28 ( -- ) Harbour Lights - Platters
29 ( 22 ) Teen Angel - Mark Dinning (#18)
30 ( 23 ) Not One Minute More - Della Reese (#15)
-- ( 24 ) Little White Bull - Tommy Steele (#1[3])
-- ( 25 ) Staccato's Theme - Elmer Bernstein (#11)
-- ( 27 ) Teardrop - Santo & Johnny (#8)
Last time around, Bobby Darin's hit reached #1, and by entering at #6 this week it is making a strong challenge to do so again. Acker Bilk also climbed to #3 on its second week last time and peaked there after staying in that position on its 3rd week in the chart. Theme From A Summer Place reached #2 last time.
I'm expecting the chart will soon take shape and look like it did first time around.
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 21, 2020 1:17:55 GMT 1
6 February 1960
1 ( 2 ) When You Ask About Love - Crickets < 2nd #1 >
2 ( 1 ) First Name Initial - Annette Funicello (#1[3])
3 ( 3 ) Summer Set - Mr Acker Bilk
4 ( 4 ) Lucky Devil - Carl Dobkins Jnr
5 ( 6 ) La Mer (Beyond The Sea) - Bobby Darin
6 ( 10 ) Theme From A Summer Place - Percy Faith
7 ( 8 ) Poor Me - Adam Faith
8 ( 7 ) Handy Man - Jimmy Jones (#7)
9 ( 13 ) Voice In The Wilderness - Cliff Richard
10 ( 5 ) You Got What It Takes - Marv Johnson (#1[2])
11 ( -- ) On A Slow Boat To China - Emile Ford & The Checkmates
12 ( 14 ) Let It Be Me - Everly Brothers
13 ( 16 ) He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves
14 ( 9 ) Running Bear - Johnny Preston (#3)
15 ( 18 ) Tracy's Theme - Spencer Ross
16 ( 11 ) I'll Stay Single - Jerry Lordan (#6)
17 ( 22 ) Hallelujah I Love Her So - Eddie Cochran
18 ( 28 ) Harbour Lights - Platters
19 ( 23 ) Lonely Blue Boy - Conway Twitty
20 ( 12 ) Starry Eyed - Michael Holliday (#4)
21 ( 24 ) Too Good - Little Tony
22 ( 17 ) Down By The Station - Four Preps (#14)
23 ( 15 ) Go Jimmy Go - Jimmy Clanton (#6)
24 ( 26 ) What In The World's Come Over You - Jack Scott
25 ( -- ) Happy Anniversary - Joan Regan
26 ( 20 ) Love - Cliff Richard (#17)
27 ( -- ) T.L.C. Tender Love And Care - Jimmie Rodgers
28 ( -- ) Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop - Little Anthony & The Imperials
29 ( 19 ) Some Kind-A Earthquake - Duane Eddy (#4)
30 ( 21 ) Smokie - Bill Black's Combo (#8)
-- ( 25 ) Sandy - Larry Hall (#12)
-- ( 27 ) Wild Cat - Gene Vincent (#16)
-- ( 29 ) Teen Angel - Mark Dinning (#18)
-- ( 30 ) Not One Minute More - Della Reese (#15)
The plan was originally not to redo the charts but simply rearrange it so songs that appeared earlier didn't do so again, so if I'd followed that plan Bobby Darin should have climbed to #2 this week and #1 next week, but with the Crickets song emerging I decided to favour it. Some other songs have done worse, e.g. A Voice In The Wilderness was #4 first time around, and after only making a small climb last week I pushed it up to #9 this week but that's about as far as I could take it.
For the Crickets it's their 2nd #1 following "Oh Boy" at the start of 1958 but of course that one featured Buddy Holly on lead vocals and now he's died (having already left the band) and Earl Sinks performs lead vocals on this song, which was written by Sonny Curtis and Jerry Allison and in many ways the fact this is an original song and Bobby Darin the cover of an old classic swung it more for me than anything else.
I see the next number one entering next week and nothing big for a while after it. Percy Faith reached #2 last time behind Bobby Darin and I'd expect to see that one climb next week. Notably Percy Faith is one position above Adam Faith, but they are not related.
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 21, 2020 21:02:08 GMT 1
13 February 1960
1 ( 1 ) When You Ask About Love - Crickets < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 5 ) La Mer (Beyond The Sea) - Bobby Darin
3 ( 6 ) Theme From A Summer Place - Percy Faith
4 ( -- ) Wild One - Bobby Rydell
5 ( 3 ) Summer Set - Mr Acker Bilk (#3)
6 ( 2 ) First Name Initial - Annette Funicello (#1[3])
7 ( 11 ) On A Slow Boat To China - Emile Ford & The Checkmates
8 ( -- ) Rockin' Little Angel - Ray Smith
9 ( 4 ) Lucky Devil - Carl Dobkins Jnr (#4)
10 ( 7 ) Poor Me - Adam Faith (#7)
11 ( 9 ) Voice In The Wilderness - Cliff Richard (#9)
12 ( -- ) Baby (You've Got What It Takes) - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
13 ( 8 ) Handy Man - Jimmy Jones (#7)
14 ( 12 ) Let It Be Me - Everly Brothers (#12)
15 ( 13 ) He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves (#13)
16 ( 18 ) Harbour Lights - Platters
17 ( 15 ) Tracy's Theme - Spencer Ross (#15)
18 ( 17 ) Hallelujah I Love Her So - Eddie Cochran (#17)
19 ( 10 ) You Got What It Takes - Marv Johnson (#1[2])
20 ( 25 ) Happy Anniversary - Joan Regan
21 ( 19 ) Lonely Blue Boy - Conway Twitty (#19)
22 ( 27 ) T.L.C. Tender Love And Care - Jimmie Rodgers
23 ( 21 ) Too Good - Little Tony (#21)
24 ( 28 ) Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop - Little Anthony & The Imperials
25 ( 14 ) Running Bear - Johnny Preston (#3)
26 ( 16 ) I'll Stay Single - Jerry Lordan (#6)
27 ( 24 ) What In The World's Come Over You - Jack Scott (#24)
28 ( -- ) Forever - Little Dippers
29 ( 22 ) Down By The Station - Four Preps (#14)
30 ( 20 ) Starry Eyed - Michael Holliday (#4)
-- ( 23 ) Go Jimmy Go - Jimmy Clanton (#6)
-- ( 26 ) Love - Cliff Richard (#17)
-- ( 29 ) Some Kind-A Earthquake - Duane Eddy (#4)
-- ( 30 ) Smokie - Bill Black's Combo (#8)
-- ( -- ) Time And The River - Nat King Cole
Wild One by Bobby Rydell reached #1 last time so it looks set to do so again and Bobby Darin moves up to #2. Rockin' Little Angel enters just above Lucky Devil, whilst Baby (You've Got What It Takes) enters as "You Got What It Takes" (a totally different song) falls.
Note: that Nat King Cole song didn't chart last time around either.
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 22, 2020 21:45:37 GMT 1
20 February 1960
1 ( 2 ) La Mer (Beyond The Sea) - Bobby Darin < 2nd #1 >
2 ( 4 ) Wild One - Bobby Rydell
3 ( 3 ) Theme From A Summer Place - Percy Faith
4 ( 1 ) When You Ask About Love - Crickets (#1[2])
5 ( 8 ) Rockin' Little Angel - Ray Smith
6 ( 12 ) Baby (You've Got What It Takes) - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
7 ( 7 ) On A Slow Boat To China - Emile Ford & The Checkmates
8 ( -- ) Be Mine - Lance Fortune
9 ( 5 ) Summer Set - Mr Acker Bilk (#3)
10 ( 6 ) First Name Initial - Annette Funicello (#1[3])
11 ( 11 ) Voice In The Wilderness - Cliff Richard (#9)
12 ( 10 ) Poor Me - Adam Faith (#7)
13 ( 9 ) Lucky Devil - Carl Dobkins Jnr (#4)
14 ( 16 ) Harbour Lights - Platters
15 ( -- ) Bonnie Came Back - Duane Eddy
16 ( 20 ) Happy Anniversary - Joan Regan
17 ( 14 ) Let It Be Me - Everly Brothers (#12)
18 ( 15 ) He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves (#13)
19 ( 22 ) T.L.C. Tender Love And Care - Jimmie Rodgers
20 ( 13 ) Handy Man - Jimmy Jones (#7)
21 ( -- ) Lady Luck - Lloyd Price
22 ( 28 ) Forever - Little Dippers
23 ( 18 ) Hallelujah I Love Her So - Eddie Cochran (#17)
24 ( 17 ) Tracy's Theme - Spencer Ross (#15)
25 ( 24 ) Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop - Little Anthony & The Imperials (#24)
26 ( -- ) Midnight Special - Paul Evans
27 ( 21 ) Lonely Blue Boy - Conway Twitty (#19)
28 ( 23 ) Too Good - Little Tony (#21)
29 ( -- ) Bulldog - Fireballs
30 ( 19 ) You Got What It Takes - Marv Johnson (#1[2])
-- ( 25 ) Running Bear - Johnny Preston (#3)
-- ( 26 ) I'll Stay Single - Jerry Lordan (#6)
-- ( 27 ) What In The World's Come Over You - Jack Scott (#24)
-- ( 29 ) Down By The Station - Four Preps (#14)
-- ( 30 ) Starry Eyed - Michael Holliday (#4)
The highest new entry may sound a bit like it's copying Adam Faith's "What Do You Want" but it's actually a cover of a German song from last year called "Alle Mädchen wollen küssen" recorded by Peter Kraus. In the original he also sings "Oh My Baby" in English..
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 23, 2020 22:22:39 GMT 1
27 February 1960
1 ( 2 ) Wild One - Bobby Rydell < 1st #1 >
2 ( 1 ) La Mer (Beyond The Sea) - Bobby Darin (#1[1])
3 ( 3 ) Theme From A Summer Place - Percy Faith
4 ( 8 ) Be Mine - Lance Fortune
5 ( 6 ) Baby (You've Got What It Takes) - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
6 ( 5 ) Rockin' Little Angel - Ray Smith
7 ( -- ) Sweet Nothin's - Brenda Lee
8 ( 15 ) Bonnie Came Back - Duane Eddy
9 ( 7 ) On A Slow Boat To China - Emile Ford & The Checkmates
10 ( 4 ) When You Ask About Love - Crickets (#1[2])
11 ( -- ) Delaware - Perry Como
12 ( 11 ) Voice In The Wilderness - Cliff Richard (#9)
13 ( 21 ) Lady Luck - Lloyd Price
14 ( -- ) Country Boy - Fats Domino
15 ( 14 ) Harbour Lights - Platters
16 ( 16 ) Happy Anniversary - Joan Regan
17 ( 9 ) Summer Set - Mr Acker Bilk (#3)
18 ( 10 ) First Name Initial - Annette Funicello (#1[3])
19 ( 12 ) Poor Me - Adam Faith (#7)
20 ( 19 ) T.L.C. Tender Love And Care - Jimmie Rodgers
21 ( 26 ) Midnight Special - Paul Evans
22 ( 13 ) Lucky Devil - Carl Dobkins Jnr (#4)
23 ( 22 ) Forever - Little Dippers
24 ( -- ) Who Could Be Bluer - Jerry Lordan
25 ( 29 ) Bulldog - Fireballs
26 ( 17 ) Let It Be Me - Everly Brothers (#12)
27 ( 18 ) He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves (#13)
28 ( 25 ) Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop - Little Anthony & The Imperials (#24)
29 ( 20 ) Handy Man - Jimmy Jones (#7)
30 ( 23 ) Hallelujah I Love Her So - Eddie Cochran (#17)
-- ( 24 ) Tracy's Theme - Spencer Ross (#15)
-- ( 27 ) Lonely Blue Boy - Conway Twitty (#19)
-- ( 28 ) Too Good - Little Tony (#21)
-- ( 30 ) You Got What It Takes - Marv Johnson (#1[2])
I have noticed that when the UK chart first expanded to a top 50 I only used the top 40, so a number of songs that peaked between 40 and 50 did not make my chart. Later on I did expand to the UK top 50. I have to consider whether I should redo until that point or keep the source as the top 40 thus removing only those hits that have already appeared. In such a case, the playlists converge in just 2 weeks after this and the charts will soon look exactly the same.
Last time around, Sweet Nothin's and Delaware did not enter on the same week, both were the 2nd highest entry on their week and Delaware did better of the two but I decided Sweet Nothin's is a far better song. Perry Como has reached #2 with "More" in 1956 and has had also a #3 and a #4 but never a #1.
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 24, 2020 22:32:11 GMT 1
5 March 1960
1 ( 1 ) Wild One - Bobby Rydell < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 7 ) Sweet Nothin's - Brenda Lee
3 ( 4 ) Be Mine - Lance Fortune
4 ( 3 ) Theme From A Summer Place - Percy Faith (#3)
5 ( 2 ) La Mer (Beyond The Sea) - Bobby Darin (#1[1])
6 ( 11 ) Delaware - Perry Como
7 ( 5 ) Baby (You've Got What It Takes) - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton (#5)
8 ( 8 ) Bonnie Came Back - Duane Eddy
9 ( 14 ) Country Boy - Fats Domino
10 ( 6 ) Rockin' Little Angel - Ray Smith (#6)
11 ( 13 ) Lady Luck - Lloyd Price
12 ( 9 ) On A Slow Boat To China - Emile Ford & The Checkmates (#9)
13 ( -- ) Hit And Miss - John Barry Seven
14 ( 12 ) Voice In The Wilderness - Cliff Richard (#9)
15 ( -- ) California Here I Come - Freddy Cannon
16 ( 24 ) Who Could Be Bluer - Jerry Lordan
17 ( 16 ) Happy Anniversary - Joan Regan (#16)
18 ( 10 ) When You Ask About Love - Crickets (#1[2])
19 ( 15 ) Harbour Lights - Platters (#15)
20 ( -- ) Puppy Love - Paul Anka
21 ( 21 ) Midnight Special - Paul Evans
22 ( -- ) Royal Event - Russ Conway
23 ( 20 ) T.L.C. Tender Love And Care - Jimmie Rodgers (#20)
24 ( 25 ) Bulldog - Fireballs
25 ( 23 ) Forever - Little Dippers (#23)
26 ( 17 ) Summer Set - Mr Acker Bilk (#3)
27 ( 19 ) Poor Me - Adam Faith (#7)
28 ( 18 ) First Name Initial - Annette Funicello (#1[3])
29 ( -- ) (There Was A) Tall Oak Tree - Dorsey Burnette
30 ( -- ) Beatnik Fly - Johnny & The Hurricanes
-- ( 22 ) Lucky Devil - Carl Dobkins Jnr (#4)
-- ( 26 ) Let It Be Me - Everly Brothers (#12)
-- ( 27 ) He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves (#13)
-- ( 28 ) Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop - Little Anthony & The Imperials (#24)
-- ( 29 ) Handy Man - Jimmy Jones (#7)
-- ( 30 ) Hallelujah I Love Her So - Eddie Cochran (#17)
It seems I'm able to squeeze more songs in... I think I want the chart done properly so I will let all the top 50 hits in from next week, and so it will take longer before it syncs up with before, but better done properly.
I'd have to calculate exactly when I used all the top 50. I know some #50 hits like "Going Back To My Home Town" got picked up so definitely not that far away.
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 27, 2020 18:06:48 GMT 1
12 March 1960
1 ( 1 ) Wild One - Bobby Rydell < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Sweet Nothin's - Brenda Lee
3 ( 3 ) Be Mine - Lance Fortune
4 ( -- ) Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be - Max Bygraves
5 ( 6 ) Delaware - Perry Como
6 ( 13 ) Hit And Miss - John Barry Seven
7 ( -- ) Looking High High High - Bryan Johnson
8 ( 4 ) Theme From A Summer Place - Percy Faith (#3)
9 ( 9 ) Country Boy - Fats Domino
10 ( 15 ) California Here I Come - Freddy Cannon
11 ( 8 ) Bonnie Came Back - Duane Eddy (#8)
12 ( 5 ) La Mer (Beyond The Sea) - Bobby Darin (#1[1])
13 ( 7 ) Baby (You've Got What It Takes) - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton (#5)
14 ( 11 ) Lady Luck - Lloyd Price (#11)
15 ( 20 ) Puppy Love - Paul Anka
16 ( 16 ) Who Could Be Bluer - Jerry Lordan
17 ( -- ) O Dio Mio - Annette Funicello
18 ( 22 ) Royal Event - Russ Conway
19 ( 10 ) Rockin' Little Angel - Ray Smith (#6)
20 ( -- ) Big Beat Boogie - Bert Weedon
21 ( 12 ) On A Slow Boat To China - Emile Ford & The Checkmates (#9)
22 ( 14 ) Voice In The Wilderness - Cliff Richard (#9)
23 ( -- ) Colette - Billy Fury
24 ( 17 ) Happy Anniversary - Joan Regan (#16)
25 ( 29 ) (There Was A) Tall Oak Tree - Dorsey Burnette
26 ( -- ) Johnny Rocco - Marty Wilde
27 ( 21 ) Midnight Special - Paul Evans (#21)
28 ( -- ) My Heart - Gene Vincent
29 ( 19 ) Harbour Lights - Platters (#15)
30 ( 24 ) Bulldog - Fireballs (#24)
-- ( 18 ) When You Ask About Love - Crickets (#1[2])
-- ( 23 ) T.L.C. Tender Love And Care - Jimmie Rodgers (#20)
-- ( 25 ) Forever - Little Dippers (#23)
-- ( 26 ) Summer Set - Mr Acker Bilk (#3)
-- ( 27 ) Poor Me - Adam Faith (#7)
-- ( 28 ) First Name Initial - Annette Funicello (#1[3])
-- ( 30 ) Beatnik Fly - Johnny & The Hurricanes
-- ( -- ) No Hiding Place - Ken Mackintosh
-- ( -- ) Outside My Window - Fleetwoods
-- ( -- ) Listen To The Ocean - Nina And Frederick
This is the week that incorporates the increase of the UK chart from a top 30 to a top 50, and also the US chart is now drawing from the top 30 instead of top 25 but without a shift in week to get back in sync. I noticed that I started taking from the top 40 but by the start of April from the top 50 in the UK and decided I would go for the top 50 all along, which meant a few more songs thrown in, and you can see that 3 didn't make it in this week, but there's a far more British feel to things than there was during the 50s, with Annette and Gene Vincent the only American entries, and Annette replaces herself in the chart as the song about her by Canadian Paul Anka moves up to #15.
Max Bygraves replaced Bobby Rydell last time around, but now comes into this chart with some chart history including a #2. The song was written by Lionel Bart, who has written 2 #1s within the past year. Below him is the UK Eurovision entry.
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 28, 2020 12:12:16 GMT 1
19 March 1960
1 ( 4 ) Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be - Max Bygraves < 1st #1 >2 ( 1 ) Wild One - Bobby Rydell (#1[3]) 3 ( 7 ) Looking High High High - Bryan Johnson 4 ( 2 ) Sweet Nothin's - Brenda Lee (#2[2]) 5 ( 6 ) Hit And Miss - John Barry Seven 6 ( 3 ) Be Mine - Lance Fortune (#3) 7 ( 5 ) Delaware - Perry Como (#5) 8 ( 10 ) California Here I Come - Freddy Cannon 9 ( -- ) Valentino - Connie Francis 10 ( 17 ) O Dio Mio - Annette Funicello 11 ( -- ) Sink The Bismark - Johnny Horton 12 ( 9 ) Country Boy - Fats Domino (#9) 13 ( -- ) Indiana - Freddy Cannon 14 ( 20 ) Big Beat Boogie - Bert Weedon 15 ( -- ) Darktown Strutter's Ball - Joe Brown 16 ( 15 ) Puppy Love - Paul Anka (#15) 17 ( 8 ) Theme From A Summer Place - Percy Faith (#3) 18 ( 23 ) Colette - Billy Fury 19 ( 11 ) Bonnie Came Back - Duane Eddy (#8) 20 ( 18 ) Royal Event - Russ Conway (#18) 21 ( -- ) Too Much Tequila - Champs 22 ( 16 ) Who Could Be Bluer - Jerry Lordan (#16) 23 ( 26 ) Johnny Rocco - Marty Wilde 24 ( 14 ) Lady Luck - Lloyd Price (#11) 25 ( 28 ) My Heart - Gene Vincent 26 ( 13 ) Baby (You've Got What It Takes) - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton (#5) 27 ( 12 ) La Mer (Beyond The Sea) - Bobby Darin (#1[1]) 28 ( 25 ) (There Was A) Tall Oak Tree - Dorsey Burnette (#25) 29 ( -- ) Teensville - Chet Atkins 30 ( -- ) Love Kisses And Heartaches - Maureen Evans
-- ( 19 ) Rockin' Little Angel - Ray Smith (#6) -- ( 21 ) On A Slow Boat To China - Emile Ford & The Checkmates (#9) -- ( 22 ) Voice In The Wilderness - Cliff Richard (#9) -- ( 24 ) Happy Anniversary - Joan Regan (#16) -- ( 27 ) Midnight Special - Paul Evans (#21) -- ( 29 ) Harbour Lights - Platters (#15) -- ( 30 ) Bulldog - Fireballs (#24)
-- ( -- ) This Magic Moment - Drifters -- ( -- ) No Hiding Place - Ken Mackintosh -- ( -- ) Outside My Window - Fleetwoods -- ( -- ) Mama - Connie Francis
I added in the extra songs and made an effort to squeeze more entries in. The Drifters missed out last time. This week they actually finished at #32 (Ray Smith was #31) and 4 of the entries are among the additions, Freddy Cannon, Champs, Chet Atkins and Maureen Evans. The Drifters are unlikely to make it next week, there are 9 new songs that would enter ahead of it. Regarding Mama by Connie Francis, I think that because it was a double A-side with Valentino, I simply picked what I considered the better track last time. I will normally chart them separately if there's a US hit to pick up one of the tracks and in the US chart they all chart separately.
I see that last time Valentino entered at #10 whilst O Dio Mio climbed to #9 that week and Sink The Bismark entered at #13. Bryan Johnson reached only #5. I guess if Annette peaks slightly slower this time, it's compensated by the fact that First Name Initial got promoted from a #2 first time around to a #1 this time!
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 29, 2020 20:34:04 GMT 1
26 March 1960
1 ( 1 ) Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be - Max Bygraves < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) Looking High High High - Bryan Johnson
3 ( 9 ) Valentino - Connie Francis
4 ( 2 ) Wild One - Bobby Rydell (#1[3])
5 ( 11 ) Sink The Bismark - Johnny Horton
6 ( -- ) My Old Man's A Dustman - Lonnie Donegan
7 ( 5 ) Hit And Miss - John Barry Seven (#5)
8 ( 13 ) Indiana - Freddy Cannon
9 ( 10 ) O Dio Mio - Annette Funicello
10 ( 4 ) Sweet Nothin's - Brenda Lee (#2[2])
11 ( -- ) Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
12 ( 15 ) Darktown Strutter's Ball - Joe Brown
13 ( 8 ) California Here I Come - Freddy Cannon (#8)
14 ( 7 ) Delaware - Perry Como (#5)
15 ( 6 ) Be Mine - Lance Fortune (#3)
16 ( 14 ) Big Beat Boogie - Bert Weedon (#14)
17 ( 21 ) Too Much Tequila - Champs
18 ( -- ) White Silver Sands - Bill Black's Combo
19 ( 18 ) Colette - Billy Fury (#18)
20 ( 12 ) Country Boy - Fats Domino (#9)
21 ( 16 ) Puppy Love - Paul Anka (#15)
22 ( -- ) Do You Mind? - Anthony Newley
23 ( -- ) Fall In Love With You - Cliff Richard & The Shadows
24 ( 29 ) Teensville - Chet Atkins
25 ( 23 ) Johnny Rocco - Marty Wilde (#23)
26 ( 30 ) Love Kisses And Heartaches - Maureen Evans
27 ( -- ) Ooh La La - Joe Mr Piano Henderson
28 ( 20 ) Royal Event - Russ Conway (#18)
29 ( 25 ) My Heart - Gene Vincent (#25)
30 ( -- ) Sixteen Reasons - Connie Stevens
-- ( 17 ) Theme From A Summer Place - Percy Faith (#3)
-- ( 19 ) Bonnie Came Back - Duane Eddy (#8)
-- ( 22 ) Who Could Be Bluer - Jerry Lordan (#16)
-- ( 24 ) Lady Luck - Lloyd Price (#11)
-- ( 26 ) Baby (You've Got What It Takes) - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton (#5)
-- ( 27 ) La Mer (Beyond The Sea) - Bobby Darin (#1[1])
-- ( 28 ) (There Was A) Tall Oak Tree - Dorsey Burnette (#25)
-- ( -- ) Am I That Easy To Forget - Debbie Reynolds
-- ( -- ) Mean To Me - Shaye Cogan
-- ( -- ) As Time Goes By - Richard Allan
-- ( -- ) You Are Beautiful - Johnny Mathis
The British comedians are taking over the charts - first Max Bygraves and now Lonnie Donegan, whose songs are not always comical, but that's usually when he's at his best. His biggest hit so far is "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour On The Bedpost Overnight" and that will be his one big US hit too. "My Old Man's A Dustman" is pure comedy though, and is probably the song for which he's best remembered in the UK even though he had a huge string of hits including two other number ones. (But who exactly remembers him for Cumberland Gap and what was his other number one anyway?)
Barrett Strong enters with a classic song that was covered by many artists later including both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and was a hit for the Flying Lizards in 1979. He didn't write this song, but did later form a songwriting partnership with Norman Whitfield, co-writing several classics including I Heard It Through The Grapevine.
Bill Black was the bass guitarist in Elvis Presley's backing group. White Silver Sands reached #2 in 1957 in a vocal version for Don Rondo, but one of my policies is not to remove covers in the 1960s only those if the artist is the same, i.e. I charted it originally but it had been a hit already in 1959, which also includes Buddy Holly's "Heartbeat" which was NM #1 in 1959 but first time around was a #2 in 1960. I would say, in any case, that this cover is significantly different from the vocal version. Can't say it's better though.
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 30, 2020 14:19:04 GMT 1
2 April 1960
1 ( 1 ) Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be - Max Bygraves < 3rd week at #1 > 2 ( 6 ) My Old Man's A Dustman - Lonnie Donegan 3 ( 3 ) Valentino - Connie Francis 4 ( 2 ) Looking High High High - Bryan Johnson (#2[1]) 5 ( 5 ) Sink The Bismark - Johnny Horton 6 ( 11 ) Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong 7 ( 8 ) Indiana - Freddy Cannon 8 ( 4 ) Wild One - Bobby Rydell (#1[3]) 9 ( 9 ) O Dio Mio - Annette Funicello 10 ( -- ) I Love The Way You Love - Marv Johnson 11 ( 18 ) White Silver Sands - Bill Black's Combo 12 ( 7 ) Hit And Miss - John Barry Seven (#5) 13 ( 12 ) Darktown Strutter's Ball - Joe Brown (#12) 14 ( 22 ) Do You Mind? - Anthony Newley 15 ( -- ) Clementine - Bobby Darin 16 ( 23 ) Fall In Love With You - Cliff Richard & The Shadows 17 ( 17 ) Too Much Tequila - Champs 18 ( 10 ) Sweet Nothin's - Brenda Lee (#2[2]) 19 ( -- ) Footsteps - Steve Lawrence 20 ( 27 ) Ooh La La - Joe Mr Piano Henderson 21 ( 13 ) California Here I Come - Freddy Cannon (#8) 22 ( 16 ) Big Beat Boogie - Bert Weedon (#14) 23 ( 24 ) Teensville - Chet Atkins 24 ( 19 ) Colette - Billy Fury (#18) 25 ( 14 ) Delaware - Perry Como (#5) 26 ( 30 ) Sixteen Reasons - Connie Stevens 27 ( 26 ) Love Kisses And Heartaches - Maureen Evans (#26) 28 ( 15 ) Be Mine - Lance Fortune (#3) 29 ( 21 ) Puppy Love - Paul Anka (#15) 30 ( -- ) Summertime - Al Martino
-- ( 20 ) Country Boy - Fats Domino (#9) -- ( 25 ) Johnny Rocco - Marty Wilde (#23) -- ( 28 ) Royal Event - Russ Conway (#18) -- ( 29 ) My Heart - Gene Vincent (#25)
-- ( -- ) Am I That Easy To Forget - Debbie Reynolds -- ( -- ) Teddy - Connie Francis -- ( -- ) Mean To Me - Shaye Cogan -- ( -- ) Starbright - Johnny Mathis -- ( -- ) With These Hands - Shirley Bassey
1960 is turning into a year with far more charting music than anything in the 1950s. Obviously the UK chart is now a top 50, but even having expanded to a top 30 (from a top 25) there are a lot of songs missing out now, whereas before almost everything on the playlist got into the chart. We're getting far closer to that full merge where I simply say "what I did before is what we have now" and I will probably just copy all those charts into this topic.
This is the last week in which there's a different #1 from last time, Lonnie Donegan took over this week previously but will do so next week and will stay on top for just 2 weeks instead of 3. Connie Francis did end up stuck at #3 with "Valentino" before.
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 31, 2020 17:45:48 GMT 1
9 April 1960
1 ( 2 ) My Old Man's A Dustman - Lonnie Donegan < 1st #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be - Max Bygraves (#1[3])
3 ( 3 ) Valentino - Connie Francis
4 ( 6 ) Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
5 ( 10 ) I Love The Way You Love - Marv Johnson
6 ( -- ) Stuck On You - Elvis Presley
7 ( 5 ) Sink The Bismark - Johnny Horton (#5)
8 ( 4 ) Looking High High High - Bryan Johnson (#2[1])
9 ( 7 ) Indiana - Freddy Cannon (#7)
10 ( 15 ) Clementine - Bobby Darin
11 ( 11 ) White Silver Sands - Bill Black's Combo
12 ( 14 ) Do You Mind? - Anthony Newley
13 ( 9 ) O Dio Mio - Annette Funicello (#9)
14 ( 19 ) Footsteps - Steve Lawrence
15 ( -- ) It's Nice To Go Trav'ling - Frank Sinatra
16 ( 16 ) Fall In Love With You - Cliff Richard & The Shadows
17 ( 8 ) Wild One - Bobby Rydell (#1[3])
18 ( 13 ) Darktown Strutter's Ball - Joe Brown (#12)
19 ( 20 ) Ooh La La - Joe Mr Piano Henderson
20 ( -- ) Let The Little Girl Dance - Billy Bland
21 ( 17 ) Too Much Tequila - Champs (#17)
22 ( 12 ) Hit And Miss - John Barry Seven (#5)
23 ( -- ) The Old Lamplighter - Browns
24 ( 30 ) Summertime - Al Martino
25 ( 23 ) Teensville - Chet Atkins (#23)
26 ( 26 ) Sixteen Reasons - Connie Stevens
27 ( 18 ) Sweet Nothin's - Brenda Lee (#2[2])
28 ( 22 ) Big Beat Boogie - Bert Weedon (#14)
29 ( 27 ) Love Kisses And Heartaches - Maureen Evans (#26)
30 ( 24 ) Colette - Billy Fury (#18)
-- ( 21 ) California Here I Come - Freddy Cannon (#8)
-- ( 25 ) Delaware - Perry Como (#5)
-- ( 28 ) Be Mine - Lance Fortune (#3)
-- ( 29 ) Puppy Love - Paul Anka (#15)
-- ( -- ) Don't Throw Away All Those Teardrops - Frankie Avalon
The chart now is getting far closer to that compiled first time around. Same top 6, same new entries with the same song not charting. The differences are minor other than a few songs, e.g. in the previous version "Lucky Devil" by Carl Dobkins Jr climbed from 14 to 7 but that's already been a hit and Freddy Cannon's "Indiana" wasn't a hit first time around and is in the chart now. The other differences look like the kind of difference there was between different charts compiled at the time, e.g. Melody Maker vs Record Retailer.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 1, 2021 13:55:42 GMT 1
16 April 1960
1 ( 1 ) My Old Man's A Dustman - Lonnie Donegan < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 6 ) Stuck On You - Elvis Presley
3 ( 4 ) Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
4 ( 5 ) I Love The Way You Love - Marv Johnson
5 ( 2 ) Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be - Max Bygraves (#1[3])
6 ( 3 ) Valentino - Connie Francis (#3)
7 ( -- ) Cathy's Clown - Everly Brothers
8 ( -- ) Stairway To Heaven - Neil Sedaka
9 ( -- ) I Enjoy Being A Girl - Pat Suzuki
10 ( 15 ) It's Nice To Go Trav'ling - Frank Sinatra
11 ( 10 ) Clementine - Bobby Darin (#10)
12 ( 7 ) Sink The Bismark - Johnny Horton (#5)
13 ( -- ) Someone Else's Baby - Adam Faith
14 ( 12 ) Do You Mind? - Anthony Newley (#12)
15 ( 14 ) Footsteps - Steve Lawrence (#14)
16 ( 20 ) Let The Little Girl Dance - Billy Bland
17 ( 11 ) White Silver Sands - Bill Black's Combo (#11)
18 ( 9 ) Indiana - Freddy Cannon (#7)
19 ( 8 ) Looking High High High - Bryan Johnson (#2[1])
20 ( 23 ) The Old Lamplighter - Browns
21 ( -- ) Step By Step - Crests
22 ( 16 ) Fall In Love With You - Cliff Richard & The Shadows (#16)
23 ( 13 ) O Dio Mio - Annette Funicello (#9)
24 ( -- ) Standing On The Corner - King Brothers
25 ( 19 ) Ooh La La - Joe Mr Piano Henderson (#19)
26 ( 24 ) Summertime - Al Martino (#24)
27 ( -- ) Cradle Of Love - Johnny Preston
28 ( 18 ) Darktown Strutter's Ball - Joe Brown (#12)
29 ( 21 ) Too Much Tequila - Champs (#17)
30 ( 26 ) Sixteen Reasons - Connie Stevens (#26)
-- ( 17 ) Wild One - Bobby Rydell (#1[3])
-- ( 22 ) Hit And Miss - John Barry Seven (#5)
-- ( 25 ) Teensville - Chet Atkins (#23)
-- ( 27 ) Sweet Nothin's - Brenda Lee (#2[2])
-- ( 28 ) Big Beat Boogie - Bert Weedon (#14)
-- ( 29 ) Love Kisses And Heartaches - Maureen Evans (#26)
-- ( 30 ) Colette - Billy Fury (#18)
-- ( -- ) Night - Jackie Wilson
-- ( -- ) Skylark - Michael Holliday
As this seems to be a comparison with "what happened last time", the 3 entries entered that time at numbers 5, 9 and 10. Although Max Bygraves had only 1 week at number one compared to 3 this time, it fell slower, dropping from #2 to #3 this week, and Barrett Strong fell to #7 from #4 instead of climbing to #3, so the Everly Brothers entered at #5 and the absence of Carl Dobkins' "Lucky Devil" now which peaked at #4 much earlier this time explains the slightly higher entry of the other 2.
Next week has just 2 new songs, and back then I didn't put things back onto the playlist. Both the two that missed out here are lower than the two of next week (which are both country songs).
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 2, 2021 20:56:39 GMT 1
23 April 1960
1 ( 2 ) Stuck On You - Elvis Presley < 8th #1 >
2 ( 1 ) My Old Man's A Dustman - Lonnie Donegan (#1[2])
3 ( 7 ) Cathy's Clown - Everly Brothers
4 ( 8 ) Stairway To Heaven - Neil Sedaka
5 ( 3 ) Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong (#3)
6 ( 9 ) I Enjoy Being A Girl - Pat Suzuki
7 ( 4 ) I Love The Way You Love - Marv Johnson (#4)
8 ( 13 ) Someone Else's Baby - Adam Faith
9 ( 10 ) It's Nice To Go Trav'ling - Frank Sinatra
10 ( -- ) Big Iron - Marty Robbins
11 ( 5 ) Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be - Max Bygraves (#1[3])
12 ( 6 ) Valentino - Connie Francis (#3)
13 ( 21 ) Step By Step - Crests
14 ( 11 ) Clementine - Bobby Darin (#10)
15 ( 16 ) Let The Little Girl Dance - Billy Bland
16 ( 24 ) Standing On The Corner - King Brothers
17 ( 15 ) Footsteps - Steve Lawrence (#14)
18 ( 14 ) Do You Mind? - Anthony Newley (#12)
19 ( 12 ) Sink The Bismark - Johnny Horton (#5)
20 ( 20 ) The Old Lamplighter - Browns
21 ( 27 ) Cradle Of Love - Johnny Preston
22 ( -- ) Just One Time - Don Gibson
23 ( 17 ) White Silver Sands - Bill Black's Combo (#11)
24 ( 18 ) Indiana - Freddy Cannon (#7)
25 ( 22 ) Fall In Love With You - Cliff Richard & The Shadows (#16)
26 ( 26 ) Summertime - Al Martino (#24)
27 ( 19 ) Looking High High High - Bryan Johnson (#2[1])
28 ( 25 ) Ooh La La - Joe Mr Piano Henderson (#19)
29 ( -- ) Night - Jackie Wilson
30 ( 23 ) O Dio Mio - Annette Funicello (#9)
-- ( 28 ) Darktown Strutter's Ball - Joe Brown (#12)
-- ( 29 ) Too Much Tequila - Champs (#17)
-- ( 30 ) Sixteen Reasons - Connie Stevens (#26)
-- ( -- ) Skylark - Michael Holliday
In the UK charts, Elvis Presley reached #1 in the 1950s just 4 times, and his first #1 in the 1960s was "It's Now Or Never". From that point, he had a lot more #1s in the UK than in my chart but as of April 1960, "Stuck On You" gives him his 8th NM #1.
All his UK #1s so far also topped my chart albeit that "I Need Your Love Tonight" was charted separately from "A Fool Such As I" and only the former topped my chart whereas in the UK they topped the chart as a double A-side and "A Fool Such As I" tends to be the more played song.
In my chart he also reached the top with Heartbreak Hotel, Don't Be Cruel and (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear, as well as All Shook Up, Jailhouse Rock and One Night (and I Need Your Love Tonight).
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 3, 2021 19:11:40 GMT 1
30 April 1960
1 ( 1 ) Stuck On You - Elvis Presley < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) Cathy's Clown - Everly Brothers
3 ( 4 ) Stairway To Heaven - Neil Sedaka
4 ( 10 ) Big Iron - Marty Robbins
5 ( 2 ) My Old Man's A Dustman - Lonnie Donegan (#1[2])
6 ( 6 ) I Enjoy Being A Girl - Pat Suzuki
7 ( 8 ) Someone Else's Baby - Adam Faith
8 ( 5 ) Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong (#3)
9 ( 13 ) Step By Step - Crests
10 ( 9 ) It's Nice To Go Trav'ling - Frank Sinatra (#9)
11 ( 7 ) I Love The Way You Love - Marv Johnson (#4)
12 ( 16 ) Standing On The Corner - King Brothers
13 ( -- ) Doggin' Around - Jackie Wilson
14 ( 22 ) Just One Time - Don Gibson
15 ( -- ) Angela Jones - Johnny Ferguson
16 ( 15 ) Let The Little Girl Dance - Billy Bland (#15)
17 ( 21 ) Cradle Of Love - Johnny Preston
18 ( 14 ) Clementine - Bobby Darin (#10)
19 ( 11 ) Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be - Max Bygraves (#1[3])
20 ( 12 ) Valentino - Connie Francis (#3)
21 ( 17 ) Footsteps - Steve Lawrence (#14)
22 ( -- ) Shazam - Duane Eddy
23 ( 29 ) Night - Jackie Wilson
24 ( 20 ) The Old Lamplighter - Browns (#20)
25 ( -- ) Heart Of A Teenage Girl - Craig Douglas
26 ( 18 ) Do You Mind? - Anthony Newley (#12)
27 ( -- ) Mr Lucky - Henry Mancini
28 ( -- ) Tom Pillibi - Jacqueline Boyer
29 ( 26 ) Summertime - Al Martino (#24)
30 ( 19 ) Sink The Bismark - Johnny Horton (#5)
-- ( 23 ) White Silver Sands - Bill Black's Combo (#11)
-- ( 24 ) Indiana - Freddy Cannon (#7)
-- ( 25 ) Fall In Love With You - Cliff Richard & The Shadows (#16)
-- ( 27 ) Looking High High High - Bryan Johnson (#2[1])
-- ( 28 ) Ooh La La - Joe Mr Piano Henderson (#19)
-- ( 30 ) O Dio Mio - Annette Funicello (#9)
-- ( -- ) Beat For Beatniks - John Barry Orchestra
-- ( -- ) The Lonely Man - Cliff Adams Orchestra
-- ( -- ) Fame And Fortune - Elvis Presley
Such is the norm with Elvis Presley, he recorded loads of music and they were released as singles and as well as having the most number ones up to this point, he's also had (without counting but almost certainly) the highest number of singles that were on the playlist but failed to chart. So he remains at #1 a second week but "Fame And Fortune" fails to break in. Some of these "flops" may of course be separately credited flip-sides and they only qualify for my chart if they reached the UK top 50 or US top 30 (was 30 UK 25 US until recently).
Jacqueline Boyer won the Eurovision Song Contest for France, who failed to give the UK a single point but were far enough ahead anyway, but it replaces Bryan Johnson in the chart.
Lsat time around if failed to enter, but is helped by the fact that last time around the highest entry was "Heartbeat" by Buddy Holly which went on to peak at #2. As that song charted (and reached #1) at the start of 1959 it was removed from the playlist.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 4, 2021 20:51:43 GMT 1
7 May 1960
1 ( 2 ) Cathy's Clown - Everly Brothers < 4th #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Stuck On You - Elvis Presley (#1[2])
3 ( 3 ) Stairway To Heaven - Neil Sedaka
4 ( 4 ) Big Iron - Marty Robbins
5 ( 13 ) Doggin' Around - Jackie Wilson
6 ( 6 ) I Enjoy Being A Girl - Pat Suzuki
7 ( 7 ) Someone Else's Baby - Adam Faith
8 ( 15 ) Angela Jones - Johnny Ferguson
9 ( 9 ) Step By Step - Crests
10 ( 5 ) My Old Man's A Dustman - Lonnie Donegan (#1[2])
11 ( 14 ) Just One Time - Don Gibson
12 ( 12 ) Standing On The Corner - King Brothers
13 ( 8 ) Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong (#3)
14 ( 10 ) It's Nice To Go Trav'ling - Frank Sinatra (#9)
15 ( -- ) Lonely Weekends - Charlie Rich
16 ( 22 ) Shazam - Duane Eddy
17 ( -- ) Tease Me - Keith Kelly
18 ( 17 ) Cradle Of Love - Johnny Preston (#17)
19 ( 11 ) I Love The Way You Love - Marv Johnson (#4)
20 ( 25 ) Heart Of A Teenage Girl - Craig Douglas
21 ( 16 ) Let The Little Girl Dance - Billy Bland (#15)
22 ( 27 ) Mr Lucky - Henry Mancini
23 ( 23 ) Night - Jackie Wilson
24 ( 28 ) Tom Pillibi - Jacqueline Boyer
25 ( -- ) The Madison - Al Brown's Tunestoppers
26 ( 18 ) Clementine - Bobby Darin (#10)
27 ( -- ) This Love I Have For You - Lance Fortune
28 ( 21 ) Footsteps - Steve Lawrence (#14)
29 ( 19 ) Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be - Max Bygraves (#1[3])
30 ( 20 ) Valentino - Connie Francis (#3)
-- ( 24 ) The Old Lamplighter - Browns (#20)
-- ( 26 ) Do You Mind? - Anthony Newley (#12)
-- ( 29 ) Summertime - Al Martino (#24)
-- ( 30 ) Sink The Bismark - Johnny Horton (#5)
-- ( -- ) What Am I Living For - Conway Twitty
-- ( -- ) Cherry Pie - Skip And Flip
Nearly there, as this is the week that Edd Byrnes with Connie Stevens charted with "Kookie Kookie" as well as Heartbeat climbing from 8 to 3 and so as soon as those have left the old chart we'll be exactly where we were and that will be the chart.
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