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Post by 1finemrg on Mar 30, 2013 20:51:09 GMT -5
Really enjoy your work on the countdowns. Thanks!
On some of your previous countdowns, there's some interesting stories from a Chicago perspective about 2 of the songs:
The 2/18/67 countdown has The Buckinghams' "Kind Of A Drag" at #1. In Chicago, it had peaked at #2 Dec 1966/Jan 1967. They would have their #1 record locally with their next single "Don't You Care". Also on the same countdown at #16 is Cannonball Adderly's "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", a song the Buckinghams would cover and take to #5 later in the year.
Also on your current post, the Shadows of Knight song "Gloria" has an interesting history. Clark Weber, the WLS morning DJ at the time really liked Them's original version. He mentioned it to Bill Traut, who ran the local record label Dunwich that he couldn't play it because of the line "She comes up to my room!" The agent asked if he was able to get a local band he was representing to cover the tune removing the "offensive" line and it was good would he put the record in rotation? He said yes, and the agent came in the next day wirh the acetate recording by the Shadows of Knight. The offensive line was replaced with "She calls out my name".
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Post by pgfromwp on Apr 13, 2013 5:40:08 GMT -5
Bumping it up to post the next in this year's series of pre-AT40 countdowns. Let's Go Now -- borrowing from an entry on this chart ... This PRE-AT40 COUNTDOWN features the top 20 songs of April 10, 1965. On with the countdown … Chart Pos. 20 "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" - Bert Kaempfert (11) www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtQzQiumIpc19 "Clapping Song" - Shirley Ellis (8) www.youtube.com/watch?v=stREklow6e418 "Ferry Cross the Mersey" - Gerry & the Pacemakers (6) www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW9UXwx8xo017 "Long Lonely Nights" - Bobby Vinton (17) www.youtube.com/watch?v=joGzmbHLMyg The following song was moving up the hot 100 to eventually peak within the top 20 … MOVIN' UP "I'll Be Doggone" - Marvin Gaye (8) www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMeclXpnmv0Now, back to the countdown … 16 "Race is On" - Jack Jones (15) www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDdV14A_KQI15 "Go Now" - Moody Blues (10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB_V3Afc2lI14 "Goldfinger" - Shirley Bassey (8) www.youtube.com/watch?v=MagCoUYvIXE13 "Tired of Waiting for You" - Kinks (6) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMcA-HGVo6o The following song charted outside the top 20 on April 10, 1965, and peaked there … OUTSIDER "Land of 1,000 Dances" - Cannibal & the Headhunters (30) www.youtube.com/watch?v=38lkZSjCVA0Now, back to the countdown … 12 "Do You Wanna Dance?" - Beach Boys (12) www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cHbSKoRmjs11 "Eight Days a Week" - Beatles (1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ1o76pBWzQ10 "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" - Vic Dana (10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mXVCeWDJO89 "I Know a Place" - Petula Clark (3) www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jdtWSnjxps Here's a lost oldie from April 10, 1965 … EXTRA "Toy Soldier" - 4 Seasons (64) www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQC-kf86wRcNow, back to the countdown … 8 "Nowhere to Run" - Martha & the Vandellas (8) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABbc-O_3_Ac7 "Game of Love" - Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders (1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IJh94KAt5w6 "King of the Road" - Roger Miller (4) www.youtube.com/watch?v=whUjCqCEYBo5 "Birds & the Bees" - Jewel Akens (3) www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0ZF543HQ9Y Let's go back 6 years. The following song was #1 on April 10, 1959 … 6-BACK "Come Softly to Me" - Fleetwoods www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oIN-L4UgNsNow, back to the countdown … 4 "Shotgun" - Jr. Walker & the All-Stars (4) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq4kFiQJmXg3 "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" - Herman's Hermits (1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xpg-7b_8wwg2 "Stop in the Name of Love" - Supremes (1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJzcGO0qUfw TRIVIA Before the #1 song, here's a question: Which song from this chart has the most recently deceased recording artist, QUESTION and what is their connection to The Monkees? Please reply with your answer directly to this thread. 1 "I'm Telling You Now" - Freddie & the Dreamers (1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb6UkS5O91M Parenthesized notation indicates peak position. Thanks for visiting this thread! In two weeks, the next pre-AT40 countdown will feature the top 20 songs (with some additional hits) from the chart date of April 27, 1968. Artists will include Rascals, Delfonics, Otis Redding, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, Bobby Goldsboro, along with several others. Recognition is given to my references, such as: the ultimate music database; Joel Whitburn's Billboard Book of top 40 Hits; and others. Once more, I encourage viewers to post their comments and insights about this chart to the thread. See you later.  |
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Post by pgfromwp on Apr 16, 2013 14:18:06 GMT -5
Ok, here's the answer to the above trivia question: Jewel Akens (9/12/33 - 3/01/13), the most recently deceased of the recording artists in the 4/10/65 top 20, occasionally toured with The Monkees. Believe it (if you trust Wikipedia)! |
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Post by pgfromwp on Apr 27, 2013 2:16:17 GMT -5
Bumping it up to post the ninth in this year's series of pre-AT40 countdowns, the second from the year 1968, and the first in which the posting date (mm/dd) matches the chart date. However, this would not be a pre-AT40 series without the success of the AT40 shows. A shout out to the master: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CASEY KASEM!This PRE-AT40 COUNTDOWN features the top 20 songs of April 27, 1968. On with the countdown … Chart Pos. 20 "Take Time to Know Her" - Percy Sledge (11) www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTdeSlyCmYs19 "A Beautiful Morning" - Rascals (3) www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMQsTZkV9ns18 "Sweet Inspiration" - Sweet Inspirations (18) www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjvkJTLdR2817 "Playboy" - Gene & Debbe (17) www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sXOpGo5DP8 The following song was moving up the hot 100 to eventually peak within the top 20 … MOVIN' UP "Love is All Around" - Troggs (7) www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvG-chGQwOINow, back to the countdown … 16 "Summertime Blues" - Blue Cheer (14) www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSQ-aL-r3a015 "La-La Means I Love You" - Delfonics (4) www.youtube.com/watch?v=A74TQG3my3k14 "Good, the Bad, & the Ugly" - Hugo Montenegro (2) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo4WeMQLTqY13 "Cowboys to Girls" - Intruders (6) www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYGSeF896tU The following song charted outside the top 20 on April 27, 1968, and peaked there … OUTSIDER "Jennifer Juniper" - Donovan (26) www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1cESSh-SqUNow, back to the countdown … 12 "The Unicorn" - Irish Rovers (7) www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4bc9UwZsYs11 "If You Can Want" - Miracles (11) www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrSeHad3QPg10 "Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde" - Georgie Fame (7) www.youtube.com/watch?v=_et0J4Pjx6I9 "Tighten Up" - Archie Bell & the Drells (1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqSqIUkJIeM Here's a lost oldie from April 27, 1968 … EXTRA "May I Take a Giant Step" - 1910 Fruitgum Company (63) www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVJB7rn47-UNow, back to the countdown … 8 "Dance to the Music" - Sly & the Family Stone (8) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiIBwu2mjs07 "(Sittin' on) The Dock of The Bay" - Otis Redding (1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyxLaHmOaYM6 "I Got the Feelin'" - James Brown (6) www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5CAQU6KsMI5 "Since You've Been Gone" - Aretha Franklin (5) www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GLRDQALmos Let's go back 6 years. The following song was #1 on April 27, 1962 … 6-BACK "Good Luck Charm" - Elvis Presley www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVu8Jnzb3PINow, back to the countdown … 4 "Lady Madonna" - Beatles (4) www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWzVPzVrxoc3 "Young Girl" - Gary Puckett & the Union Gap (2) www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4d67riim5g2 "Cry Like a Baby" - Box Tops (2) www.youtube.com/watch?v=W481vDA70EI TRIVIA Before the #1 song, here's a question: Which song from this chart spent the most weeks in the top 40, and what is QUESTION its unique legacy with regard to the Billboard hot 100? Please reply with your answer directly to this thread. 1 "Honey" - Bobby Goldsboro (1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmAFvhxFku0 Parenthesized notation indicates peak position. Thanks for viewing this thread! In two weeks, the next pre-AT40 countdown will feature the top 20 songs (with some additional hits) from the chart date of May 9, 1964. Artists will include Betty Everett, Dave Clark Five, Mary Wells, Beatles, Louis Armstrong, along with several others. Recognition is given to my references, such as: the ultimate music database; Joel Whitburn's Billboard Book of top 40 Hits; and others. I'm taking requests for the "lost oldie" from the next countdown; kindly submit requests either to this thread or by PM. See you later.  |
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Post by pgfromwp on Apr 30, 2013 21:51:36 GMT -5
Ok, here's the answer to the above trivia question: Otis Redding's "The Dock of the Bay", which spent 14 weeks in the top 40, was the first posthumously released single to top the Billboard hot 100 chart (for four weeks). |
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Post by pgfromwp on May 11, 2013 3:16:44 GMT -5
Bumping it up to post the tenth in this year's series of pre-AT40 countdowns, the second from 1964 that was still influenced by the Fab Four though, overall, it has a nice mix of pop, r&b/soul and easy listening tunes. This PRE-AT40 COUNTDOWN features the top 20 songs of May 9, 1964. On with the countdown … Chart Pos. 20 "The Matador" - Major Lance (20) www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfMD8m59ywg19 "I'm So Proud" - Impressions (14) www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a26b580Z3k18 "Wish Someone Would Care" - Irma Thomas (17) www.youtube.com/watch?v=np793RzybIY17 "That's the Way Boys Are" - Lesley Gore (12) www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGSLPFq6xfk The following song was moving up the hot 100 to eventually peak within the top 20 … MOVIN' UP "(Just Like) Romeo & Juliet" - Reflections (6) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFXEHrwgy94Now, back to the countdown … 16 "Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" - Betty Everett (6) www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcNrBfcOFog15 "Shangri-La" - Robert Maxwell (15) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZayCeKEzysw14 "Glad All Over" - Dave Clark Five (6) www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-hL7ryCy3Y13 "It's Over" - Roy Orbison (9) www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHCHnLwGgfY The following song charted outside the top 20 on May 9, 1964, and peaked there … OUTSIDER "Stay Awhile" - Dusty Springfield (38) www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoqKDoS_iHENow, back to the countdown … 12 "Love Me Do" - Beatles (1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCU-JM6sPxU11 "Twist & Shout" - Beatles (2) www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQdl8mnq24810 "White on White" - Danny Williams (9) www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGRP4tHe17o9 "Suspicion" - Terry Stafford (3) www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqqgyqXq3jU Here's a lost oldie from May 9, 1964 … EXTRA "Sugar & Spice" - Searchers (44) www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uz57seb0CUNow, back to the countdown … 8 "Dead Man's Curve" - Jan & Dean (8) www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1Cuekbklkg7 "Ronnie" - 4 Seasons (6) www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXztYCp1IOM6 "Don't Let the Rain Come Down" - Serendipity Singers (6) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp88nUqP0285 "Can't Buy Me Love" - Beatles (1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5N2lGoLT-M Let's go back 6 years. The following song was #1 on May 9, 1958 … 6-BACK "All I Have to Do is Dream" - Everly Brothers www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQdzZHR_39QNow, back to the countdown … 4 "Bits & Pieces" - Dave Clark Five (4) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oryc7arEUyc3 "My Guy" - Mary Wells (1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTBY59FBBcs2 "Do You Want to Know a Secret" - Beatles (2) www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yuoAQuUyYk TRIVIA Before the #1 song, here's a question: Which song from this chart spent the most weeks at its peak position, and what is QUESTION the significance of its week 2 chart position on the Billboard hot 100? Please reply with your answer directly to this thread. 1 "Hello, Dolly" - Louis Armstrong (1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp4PbwqNdwo Parenthesized notation indicates peak position. Thanks for viewing this thread! In two weeks, the next pre-AT40 countdown will feature the top 20 songs (with some additional hits) from the chart date of May 27, 1967. Artists will include Jefferson Airplane, Buckinghams, Hollies, Aretha Franklin, Young Rascals, along with several others. Recognition is given to my references, such as: the ultimate music database; Joel Whitburn's Billboard Book of top 40 Hits; and others. I'm taking requests for the "lost oldie" from the next countdown; kindly submit requests either to this thread or by PM. (C'mon, give it a try.) See you later. |
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Post by 1finemrg on May 11, 2013 22:09:00 GMT -5
Song that spent the most week at its peak position was the Beatles', "Can't Buy Me Love". Spending 4 weeks at the #1 position, it reached there in its second week. Debuting at #27, it took an unprecedented leap to #1 the following week. By the way, it reached #1 the week of April 4, 1964, a date well known to Beatles and Billboard Hot 100 fans. The Beatles held down the top 5 positions that week and 12 of the Top 100. The following week 2 more of their songs would enter to Hot 100 to bring the total to 14. If the numbers weren't mind-boggling enough, on the April 4 survey "All My Loving" was at #58, and "Roll Over Beethoven" was at #68. These 45s weren't even officially released in the US. Record stores were importing them from Canada, as they were released on the Capitol Of Canada label. If you've ever heard of the Cryan' Shames, their cover of the Searchers "Sugar and Spice" [pgfromwp's "Extra"] is much better in my opinion. Unfortunately, it proved to be their largest hit nationally, peaking at #49. If you get a chance, give their music a listen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe7RlzkVS3U |
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Post by mga707 on May 11, 2013 22:20:10 GMT -5
Song that spent the most week at its peak position was the Beatles', "Can't Buy Me Love". Spending 4 weeks at the #1 position, it reached there in its second week. Debuting at #27, it took an unprecedented leap to #1 the following week. And, as I've just learned in the past hour from listening to the May 14, 1977 AT40 on WMGN Madison, the ONLY other record in the rock era (through May 77, anyway) that managed the same second week at #1 feat was--believe it or not--Sheb Wooley's "The Purple People Eater"! Amazing. |
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Post by pgfromwp on May 12, 2013 3:25:08 GMT -5
Song that spent the most week at its peak position was the Beatles', "Can't Buy Me Love". Spending 4 weeks at the #1 position, it reached there in its second week. Debuting at #27, it took an unprecedented leap to #1 the following week. "Can't Buy Me Love" spent five weeks at #1, including its own week two entry spot, during the 1964 chart weeks that ended on 4/04, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25 and 5/02. Interestingly, "Hello, Dolly" (at 5/09/64) broke a streak of 14 consecutive chart date weeks that The Beatles occupied the #1 spot in the Billboard hot 100 from 2/01/64 through 5/02/64. The latter song's (incidental?) accomplishment is probably just as noteworthy. |
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Post by pgfromwp on May 25, 2013 4:54:01 GMT -5
Bumping it up to post the eleventh in this year's series of pre-AT40 countdowns, and the second from 1967. It's a compilation of many short (i.e., less than three minutes) pop music hits that bring listeners back to the era where top 40 AM radio stations were popular. This PRE-AT40 COUNTDOWN features the top 20 songs of May 27, 1967. On with the countdown … Chart Pos. 20 "Sunshine Girl" - Parade (20) www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8Pz1_2sGMA19 "You Got What it Takes" - Dave Clark Five (7) www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_3E_VFzMvw18 "Close Your Eyes" - Peaches & Herb (8) www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_30vwqIBtg17 "Somebody to Love" - Jefferson Airplane (5) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7O7ihJCq0w The following song was moving up the hot 100 to eventually peak within the top 20 … MOVIN' UP "She'd Rather Be With Me" - Turtles (3) www.youtube.com/watch?v=veSuWB8OD4sNow, back to the countdown … 16 "Friday on My Mind" - Easybeats (16) www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHEXW4Mv8x415 "All I Need" - Temptations (8) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFL9BqQ2hCE14 "Mirage" - Tommy James & the Shondells (10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FQkmK1FtsY13 "Here Comes My Baby" - Tremeloes (13) www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQXbtlbQX70 The following song charted outside the top 20 on May 27, 1967, and peaked there … OUTSIDER "Happy Jack" - Who (24) www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY3hUdK56IMNow, back to the countdown … 12 "Don't You Care" - Buckinghams (6) www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3iVXwR6JVU11 "On a Carousel" - Hollies (11) www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsSgduJrZXs10 "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" - Neil Diamond (10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGvMjgLXBi09 "Somethin' Stupid" - Frank & Nancy Sinatra (1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f48fpoSEPU Here's a lost oldie from May 27, 1967, by request … EXTRA "It's Cold Outside" - Choir (68) www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNTSk8EsoAMNow, back to the countdown … 8 "Creeque Alley" - Mamas & Papas (5) www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIYntRNTS1Q7 "Him or Me - What's it Gonna Be?" - Paul Revere & Raiders (5) www.youtube.com/watch?v=suGQFQ-NCDk6 "Sweet Soul Music" - Arthur Conley (2) www.youtube.com/watch?v=grE0lwTsSPg5 "Happening" - Supremes (1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrajELQjXpA Let's go back 6 years. The following song was #1 on May 27, 1961 … 6-BACK "Travelin' Man" - Ricky Nelson www.youtube.com/watch?v=WERYu-NMjkENow, back to the countdown … 4 "Release Me" - Engelbert Humperdinck (4) www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkIVo9tKqTM3 "I Got Rhythm" - Happenings (3) www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O0z3LdhZn02 "Respect" - Aretha Franklin (1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O0z3LdhZn0 TRIVIA Before the #1 song, here's a question: Which top 40 recording act from this countdown had its main vocalists later QUESTION perform as The Phlorescent Leech and Eddie; also, what #1 hit of theirs immediately preceded their current release in 1967? Please reply with your answer directly to this thread. 1 "Groovin'" - Young Rascals (1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMYLSEIbVv0 Parenthesized notation indicates peak position. Thanks for viewing this thread! In two weeks, the next pre-AT40 countdown will feature the top 20 songs (with some additional hits) from the chart date of June 6, 1970. For those anticipating the return of 1970 to Premiere's and SXM's AT40 rotations, most of this compilation should fill the void. Artists will include Blues Image, Jackson 5, Simon & Garfunkel, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ray Stevens, along with several others. Recognition is given to my references, such as: the ultimate music database; Joel Whitburn's Billboard Book of top 40 Hits; and others. I'm again taking requests for the "lost oldie" from the next countdown; kindly submit requests either to this thread or by PM. See you later. |
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Post by 1finemrg on May 25, 2013 5:43:37 GMT -5
TRIVIA Before the #1 song, here's a question: Which top 40 recording act from this countdown had its main vocalists later perform as The Phlorescent Leech and Eddie; also, what #1 hit of theirs immediately preceded their current release in 1967? Please reply with your answer directly to this thread. That would be the Turtles. Their "Movin' Up" song "She'd Rather Be With Me" was the follow-up single to their #1 hit "Happy Together". Great countdown. Thanks for the "It's Cold Outside" inclusion. At the time of the release, members of the band included Wally Bryson, Dave Smalley, and Jim Bonfanti. After the band broke up, these three members would join with Eric Carmen and form the Raspberries. Ironically, Eric had auditioned to join the Choir after there were personnel changes, but was rejected! |
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Post by pgfromwp on May 25, 2013 11:31:08 GMT -5
TRIVIA Before the #1 song, here's a question: Which top 40 recording act from this countdown had its main vocalists later perform as The Phlorescent Leech and Eddie; also, what #1 hit of theirs immediately preceded their current release in 1967? Please reply with your answer directly to this thread. That would be the Turtles. Their "Movin' Up" song "She'd Rather Be With Me" was the follow-up single to their #1 hit "Happy Together". Great countdown. Thanks for the "It's Cold Outside" inclusion. At the time of the release, members of the band included Wally Bryson, Dave Smalley, and Jim Bonfanti. After the band broke up, these three members would join with Eric Carmen and form the Raspberries. Ironically, Eric had auditioned to join the Choir after there were personnel changes, but was rejected! Thanks for the compliment. Speaking of the Raspberries, I still have their original "scratch and sniff" album cover. Good stuff. |
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Post by baylink on May 25, 2013 14:08:11 GMT -5
If you're taking requests, I was born (oh crap; here go all my security questions right out the window) Jun 30th, 1965...
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Post by pgfromwp on Jun 8, 2013 4:47:11 GMT -5
Bumping it up to post the 12th in this year's series of pre-AT40 countdowns, and the last from 1970. This is my personal favorite, as it includes many outstanding songs from the underplayed Spring 1970 season; further, it is bookended by two classic hits about human kindness. I've added a second "outsider" song (again, difficult to choose one), plus a new feature: the "bubbled under" song that would make significant progress in the next few chart weeks (and is a great rendition of Beethoven's ninth symphony, which was featured as excerpted in one of my favorite childhood films, "A Clockwork Orange".) Enough digression. This PRE-AT40 COUNTDOWN features the top 20 songs of June 6, 1970. On with the countdown … Chart Pos. 20 "Reach Out & Touch (Somebody's Hand)" - Diana Ross (20) www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-7qCG2_aaA19 "For the Love of Him" - Bobbi Martin (13) www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOAdMljy3wg18 "Come Saturday Morning" - Sandpipers (17) www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBDe0xVjwFA17 "Ride Captain Ride" - Blues Image (4) www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3Tj8dsRdxk The following song was moving up the hot 100 to eventually peak within the top 20 … MOVIN' UP "Hitchin' a Ride" - Vanity Fare (5) www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8i3oGMY1bcNow, back to the countdown … 16 "Lay Down" - Melanie (w/Edwin Hawkins Singers) (6) www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgrCtZKkgqI15 "Love You Save" - Jackson 5 (1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcWebTqxPcQ14 "Reflections of My Life" - Marmalade (10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPoP-M4Rcnc These two songs charted outside the top 20 on June 6, 1970, and peaked there … OUTSIDER "Question" - Moody Blues (21) www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQwnYtZNC-0ANOTHER "Westbound #9" - Flaming Ember (24) OUTSIDER www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWq0h8IpkFsNow, back to the countdown … 13 "Daughter of Darkness" - Tom Jones (13) www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDXlLAZdgEY12 "Turn Back the Hands of Time" - Tyrone Davis (3) www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg-OvYUSuN811 "Vehicle" - Ides of March (2) www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxJFjO4Skgo Here's a lost oldie from June 6, 1970 … EXTRA "I Want to Take You Higher" - Sly & the Family Stone (38) www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mK076cVA9QNow, back to the countdown … 10 "Long & Winding Road" - Beatles (1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqu9qhBHWNs9 "Make Me Smile" - Chicago (9) www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWEt5NeXAA48 "American Woman" - Guess Who (1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgtXNPIEKHA This song bubbled under the hot 100 on June 6, 1970, and later peaked within the top 20 … BUBBLED "Song of Joy" - Miguel Rios (14) UNDER www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmFInl1xJRsNow, back to the countdown … 7 "Letter" - Joe Cocker (7) www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFHA15B8iNI6 "Get Ready" - Rare Earth (4) www.youtube.com/watch?v=93aV3YA4Qpo5 "Cecilia" - Simon & Garfunkel (4) www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FNV5eBm8EY Let's go back 6 years. The following song was #1 on June 6, 1964 … 6-BACK "Chapel of Love" - Dixie Cups www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTq7w8P6_2INow, back to the countdown … 4 "Up Around the Bend" - Creedence Clearwater Revival (4) www.youtube.com/watch?v=clmkDtpC6y03 "Love on a Two Way Street" - Moments (3) www.youtube.com/watch?v=fajX-1b94us2 "Which Way You Goin' Billy?" - Poppy Family (feat. Susan Jacks) (2) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBbmD20FuSE TRIVIA Before the #1 song, here's a question: Which song from this chart moved up the most notches in the next week, QUESTION and what is its significance to that act's legacy? Please reply with your answer directly to this thread. 1 "Everything is Beautiful" - Ray Stevens (1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL-0Cc4beqw Parenthesized notation indicates peak position. Thanks for viewing this thread! In two weeks, the next pre-AT40 countdown will feature the top 20 songs (with some additional hits) from the chart date of June 21, 1969. Artists will include Donovan, Blood Sweat & Tears, Marvin Gaye, Elvis Presley, Beatles, along with several others. Recognition is given to my references, such as: the ultimate music database; Joel Whitburn's Billboard Book of top 40 Hits; and others. I'm again taking requests for the "lost oldie" from the next countdown; kindly submit requests either to this thread or by PM. See you later. |
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Post by 1finemrg on Jun 8, 2013 5:52:17 GMT -5
The Beatles' "Long And Winding Road" would leap into the #1 position the following week, representing the biggest mover from the 6/6/70 pre-AT 40 countdown. It would be the last #1 for the Beatles.
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