60's Satellite Survey

[doofus67]

THE 60s SATELLITE SURVEY...Using the Billboard Hot 100 dated 12/31/61

40.  JOHNNY WILL...Pat Boone [debut]
39.  IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY...James Ray [debut]
38.  I UNDERSTAND (Just How You Feel)...The G-Clefs
37.  COTTON FIELDS...The Highwaymen [debut]
36.  TOWN WITHOUT PITY...Gene Pitney
EXTRA: EVERYBODY'S CRYIN'...Jimmy Beaumont [60s on 6 Staff Pick]
35.  JAMBALAYA (on the Bayou)...Fats Domino [debut]
34.  THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY...The Harry Simeone Chorale [re-entry]
33.  SMALL SAD SAM...Phil McLean
32.  WELL I TOLD YOU...The Chantels
31.  FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY...Jimmy Elledge [debut]
EXTRA: SHE'S EVERYTHING...Ral Donner [highest debut on Hot 100]
30.  JUST OUT OF REACH (of My Two Open Arms)...Solomon Burke
29.  LET'S TWIST AGAIN...Chubby Checker
28.  FOOL #1...Brenda Lee
27.  JINGLE BELL ROCK...Bobby Rydell and Chubby Checker [debut]
26.  I KNOW...Barbara George
25.  ROCK-A-HULA BABY ("Twist Special")...Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires [Fabulous Flip Side; from the #1 album, the Blue Hawaii Soundtrack]
24.  YOUR MA SAID YOU CRIED IN YOUR SLEEP LAST NIGHT...Kenny Dino [peak]
23.  THERE'S NO OTHER (Like My Baby)...The Crystals
22.  REVENGE...Brook Benton
21.  GYPSY WOMAN...The Impressions
EXTRA: TOWER OF STRENGTH...Frankie Vaughan [#1 in the UK]
20.  WHITE CHRISTMAS...Bing Crosby
19.  BIG BAD JOHN...Jimmy Dean
18.  TONIGHT...Ferrante & Teicher
17.  'TIL...The Angels
16.  MOON RIVER...Jerry Butler
EXTRA: IT DO ME SO GOOD...Ann-Margret [Bubbling Under]
15.  WHEN THE BOY IN YOUR ARMS (Is the Boy in Your Heart)...Connie Francis
14.  UNCHAIN MY HEART...Ray Charles
13.  WHEN I FALL IN LOVE...The Lettermen
12.  I DON'T KNOW WHY...Linda Scott [peak]
11.  MOON RIVER....Henry Mancini, His Orchestra & Chorus [peak; #1 Easy Listening]
EXTRA: PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS...Charles Brown [60s on 6 Staff Pick]
10.  CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE...Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires [from the #1 album, the Blue Hawaii Soundtrack]
9.  LET THERE BE DRUMS...Sandy Nelson
8.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET SIXTEEN...Neil Sedaka
7.  PLEASE MR. POSTMAN...The Marvelettes [#1 R&B]
6.  PEPPERMINT TWIST...Joey Dee & the Starlighters
5.  WALK ON BY...Leroy Van Dyke [peak; #1 country]
4.  GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD...James Darren
3.  THE TWIST...Chubby Checker
2.  RUN TO HIM...Bobby Vee [peak]
1.  THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT...The Tokens [2nd week at #1; also #1 in Canada]

[skyseth]

Thank you Doofus67.

[mitchm]

On the countdown for the last week of December, 1961, #30 is by Solomon Burke, not Clarence Carter.

[doofus67]

Dec 24, 2019 12:10:20 GMT -5 mitchm said:

On the countdown for the last week of December, 1961, #30 is by Solomon Burke, not Clarence Carter.

You're absolutely right. In '61, Clarence Carter was just releasing his first single. I'll make the correction now.

[doofus67]

THE 60s SATELLITE SURVEY...This week in 1966, using the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending 1/7/67

40.  MAME...Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
39.  WHERE WILL THE WORDS COME FROM...Gary Lewis & the Playboys [debut]
38.  WHISPERS (Gettin' Louder)...Jackie Wilson
37.  98.6...Keith [debut]
36.  THERE'S GOT TO BE A WORD...The Innocence [debut]
EXTRA: WACK WACK...The Young-Holt Trio [highest charting instrumental]
35.  LADY GODIVA...Peter & Gordon
34.  TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS...Otis Redding
33.  GALLANT MEN...Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen [debut]
32.  (I'm Not Your) STEPPIN' STONE...The Monkees [Fabulous Flip Side]
31.  (We Ain't Got) NOTHIN' YET...The Blues Magoos [debut]
EXTRA: I WANNA MEET YOU...The Cryan' Shames [Bubbling Under]
30.  HAPPENINGS TEN YEARS TIME AGO...The Yardbirds [peak]
29.  HELP ME GIRL...Eric Burdon & the Animals [peak]
28.  COLOR MY WORLD...Petula Clark
27.  EAST WEST...Herman's Hermits [peak]
26.  MUSTANG SALLY...Wilson Pickett
EXTRA: GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME...Tom Jones [#1 in the UK]
25.  I NEED SOMEBODY...? (Question Mark) & the Mysterians
24.  NASHVILLE CATS...The Lovin' Sp**nful
23.  I'VE PASSED THIS WAY BEFORE...Jimmy Ruffin
22.  BORN FREE...Roger Williams
21.  YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON...The Supremes
EXTRA: I WANNA BE FREE...The Monkees [from the #1 album, The Monkees]
20.  GEORGY GIRL...The Seekers
19.  A PLACE IN THE SUN...Stevie Wonder
EXTRA: IT'S NOW WINTER'S DAY...Tommy Roe [60s on 6 Staff Pick]
18.  CRY...Ronnie Dove [peak]
17.  GOOD VIBRATIONS...The Beach Boys
16.  TALK TALK...The Music Machine
EXTRA: WILD THING...Senator Bobby [highest debut on Hot 100]
15.  TELL IT TO THE RAIN...The 4 Seasons
14.  DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON / GOOD GOLLY, MISS MOLLY...Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels
13.  (I Know) I'M LOSING YOU...The Temptations
12.  SINGLE GIRL...Sandy Posey [peak]
11.  COMING HOME SOLDIER...Bobby Vinton [peak]
EXTRA: THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING...Jack Greene [#1 Country]
10.  MELLOW YELLOW...Donovan
9.  STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE...The Four Tops
8.  WORDS OF LOVE...The Mamas & the Papas
7.  GOOD THING...Paul Revere & the Raiders
6.  THAT'S LIFE...Frank Sinatra [#1 Easy Listening]
EXTRA: LITTLE BLACK EGG...The Nightcrawlers [60s on 6 Staff Pick]
5.  SUGAR TOWN...Nancy Sinatra [peak]
4.  WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL...The New Vaudeville Band
3.  TELL IT LIKE IT IS...Aaron Neville [#1 R&B]
2.  SNOOPY VS. THE RED BARON...The Royal Guardsmen [peak]
1.  I'M A BELIEVER...The Monkees [2nd week at #1; also #1 in Canada]

[skyseth]

Another chart date already used by Lou Simon, in 2016.
Too bad.

Thank you doofus67!

[doofus67]

THE 60s SATELLITE SURVEY...Using the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending 1/4/60

40.  MISTY...Johnny Mathis
39.  SWINGIN' ON A RAINBOW...Frankie Avalon [debut and peak; Fabulous Flip Side]
38.  HOW ABOUT THAT...Dee Clark [debut]
37.  JUST COME HOME...Hugo & Luigi [debut]
36.  MARINA...Rocco Granata
35.  TALK THAT TALK...Jackie Wilson [debut]
EXTRA: THE CLOUDS...The Spacemen [#1 R&B]
34.  DON'T YOU KNOW...Della Reese
33.  DANNY BOY...Conway Twitty
32.  I WANNA BE LOVED...Ricky Nelson
31.  MR. BLUE...The Fleetwoods
30.  COME INTO MY HEART...Lloyd Price
EXTRA: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR?...Emile Ford & the Checkmates [#1 in the UK]
29.  TEEN ANGEL...Mark Dinning [debut]
28.  TEARDROP...Santo & Johnny
27.  BE MY GUEST...Fats Domino 
26.  OH, CAROL...Neil Sedaka
25.  SO MANY WAYS...Brook Benton
EXTRA: (If You Cry) TRUE LOVE, TRUE LOVE...The Drifters [60s on 6 Staff Pick]
24.  FIRST NAME INITIAL...Annette
23.  YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES...Marv Johnson
22.  THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY...The Harry Simeone Chorale
21.  IN THE MOOD...Ernie Fields
20.  FRIENDLY WORLD...Fabian
EXTRA: A WORRIED MAN...The Kingston Trio [from the #1 album, Here We Go Again]
19.  NOT ONE MINUTE MORE...Della Reese
18.  SMOKIE (Part II)...Bill Black's Combo
17.  SCARLET RIBBONS...The Browns
16.  HOUND DOG MAN...Fabian
15.  SANDY...Larry Hall [peak]
EXTRA: CRAZY ARMS...Bob Beckham [highest debut on Hot 100]
14.  UH! OH! (Part II)...The Nutty Squirrels [peak]
13.  THE VILLAGE OF ST. BERNADETTE...Andy Williams
12.  MACK THE KNIFE...Bobby Darin
11.  WE GOT LOVE...Bobby Rydell
10.  GO, JIMMY, GO...Jimmy Clanton
EXTRA: DARLING LORRAINE...The Knockouts [60s on 6 Staff Pick]
9.  PRETTY BLUE EYES...Steve Lawrence [peak]
8.  AMONG MY SOUVENIRS...Connie Francis
7.  IT'S TIME TO CRY...Paul Anka
6.  HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER...Guy Mitchell
5.  WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS...Freddy Cannon
EXTRA: THE THEME FROM "A SUMMER PLACE"...Percy Faith & His Orchestra [Bubbling Under]
4.  RUNNING BEAR...Johnny Preston [#1 in Canada]
3.  THE BIG HURT...Miss Toni Fisher [peak]
2.  WHY...Frankie Avalon
1.  EL PASO...Marty Robbins [1st week at #1; also #1 Country]

[skyseth]

Thank you doofus67!

[djjoe1960]

Even though the chart is dated 1/4/1960--it's really hits of the late 1950's--as the new trend for the 1960's (dance records/female vocal groups)--wouldn't kick in until a few months later. Of course, until the British invasion totally changed the sound of the 1960's in 1964.

[mrjukebox]

From 1982 until approximately 2002,WCBS-FM in New York used to have a weekend feature called the "Top 20 Countdown"-As I recall,their source material used to be the weekly surveys of local stations WMCA & WABC-Once WMCA switched to a talk format in 1970,CBS-FM relied solely on the WABC listings.

[doofus67]

THE 60s SATELLITE SURVEY...Using the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending 1/20/68

40.  LOVE ME TWO TIMES...The Doors
39.  TO GIVE (The Reason I Live)...Frankie Valli [debut]
38.  I WONDER WHAT SHE'S DOING TONIGHT...Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart [debut]
37.  SKIP A ROPE...Henson Cargill [debut]
36.  SUMMER RAIN...Johnny Rivers
35.  NEXT PLANE TO LONDON...The Rose Garden
EXTRA: LOVE IS BLUE (L'Amour Est Bleu)...Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra [highest charting instrumental]
34.  IT'S WONDERFUL...The Young Rascals 
33.  EXPLOSION IN MY SOUL...The Soul Survivors [debut and peak]
32.  BEST OF BOTH WORLDS...Lulu [peak]
31.  TWO LITTLE KIDS...Peaches & Herb [peak]
30.  SHE'S A RAINBOW...The Rolling Stones
EXTRA: SOMETHING'S MISSING...The 5 Stairsteps and Cubie Featuring Alohe and Clarence Jr. [Bubbling Under]
29.  DARLIN'...The Beach Boys
28.  I CAN'T STAND MYSELF (When You Touch Me)...James Brown & His Famous Flames [peak]
EXTRA: A LITTLE RAIN MUST FALL...The Epic Splendor [60s on 6 Staff Pick]
27.  LOVE POWER...The Sandpebbles
26.  MY BABY MUST BE A MAGICIAN...The Marvelettes
25.  AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET...Engelbert Humperdinck
EXTRA: I AM THE WALRUS...The Beatles [Fabulous Flip Side; from the #1 album, Magical Mystery Tour]
24.  COME SEE ABOUT ME...Jr. Walker & the All Stars [peak]
23.  TELL MAMA...Etta James [peak]
22.  GOIN' OUT OF MY HEAD / CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU...The Lettermen
21.  ITCHYCOO PARK...The Small Faces
20.  BABY, NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU...The Foundations
EXTRA: SING ME BACK HOME...Merle Haggard [#1 Country]
19.  WHO WILL ANSWER...Ed Ames [peak]
18.  BOOGALOO DOWN BROADWAY...The Fantastic Johnny C
EXTRA: ZABADAK... Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich [60s on 6 Staff Pick] 
17.  NOBODY BUT ME...The Human Beinz
16.  SPOOKY...The Classics IV
15.  MONTEREY...Eric Burdon and the Animals [peak]
EXTRA: IN THE MISTY MOONLIGHT...Dean Martin [#1 Easy Listening]
14.  DIFFERENT DRUM...The Stone Poneys
13.  SUSAN...The Buckinghams
12.  SKINNY LEGS AND ALL...Joe Tex
11.  HONEY CHILE...Martha Reeves & the Vandellas [peak]
10.  IF I COULD BUILD MY WHOLE WORLD AROUND YOU...Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell [peak]
9.  I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE...Gladys Knight & the Pips
8.  I SECOND THAT EMOTION...Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
7.  BEND ME, SHAPE ME...The American Breed
6.  DAYDREAM BELIEVER...The Monkees
EXTRA: (Theme from) VALLEY OF THE DOLLS...Dionne Warwick
5.  GREEN TAMBOURINE...The Lemon Pipers
4.  WOMAN, WOMAN...The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett [peak]
3.  HELLO GOODBYE...The Beatles [#1 in the UK and #1 in Canada; also from the #1 album, Magical Mystery Tour]
2.  CHAIN OF FOOLS...Aretha Franklin [#1 R&B]
1.  JUDY IN DISGUISE (with Glasses)...John Fred & His Playboy Band [1st week at #1]

[skyseth]

Thank you doofus67!

[mrjukebox]

Two days later,1/22/68,"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" premiered on NBC.

[slf]

Jan 14, 2020 17:18:06 GMT -5 mrjukebox said:

Two days later,1/22/68,"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" premiered on NBC.

That very week of Laugh-In's premier as a weekly series, one of the Top 40 debut songs was "Tomorrow" by the Strawberry Alarm Clock (their follow-up to "Incense And Peppermints"). And it just so happens that the first episode of Laugh-In featured the video to that very song.  (I saw the episode years ago at the Museum Of Broadcast Communication in Chicago.)  The video showed the band members gathered around their vehicle which had broken down on a busy bridge in some large city. It ended with them abandoning the vehicle and getting in a rowboat to cross the body of water. (The video had nothing to do with the lyrics of the song.)

[doofus67]

THE 60s SATELLITE SURVEY...Using the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending 1/26/63

Yawn.  The decent stuff doesn't kick in until the low teens.  Even Dave remarks in one of his outros, "The British Invasion couldn't come fast enough for some of us." 

The appearance of the group at #19 is something that would have prevented us from hearing a '63 show as recently as this time last year.  Thank goodness they cleared up that issue.

40.  WALK LIKE A MAN...The 4 Seasons [highest debut on Hot 100]
39.  YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE...Ray Charles
38.  WILD WEEKEND...The Rebels [debut]
37.  WIGGLE WOBBLE...Les Cooper
36.  PROUD...Johnny Crawford [debut]
35.  RHYTHM OF THE RAIN...The Cascades [debut]
EXTRA: DANCE ON...Cliff Richard & the Shadows [#1 in the UK]
34.  RETURN TO SENDER...Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires
33.  FLY ME TO THE MOON -- BOSSA NOVA...Joe Harnell & His Orchestra [debut]
32.  HE'S SURE THE BOY I LOVE...The Crystals
31.  RUBY BABY...Dion [debut]
EXTRA: ACT II, SCENE 9: BEDTIME STORY...Vaughn Meader [from the #1 album, The First Family]
30.  LITTLE TOWN FLIRT...Del Shannon [debut]
29.  CINNAMON CINDER (It's a Very Nice Dance)...The Pastel Six
28.  FROM A JACK TO A KING...Ned Miller [debut]
27.  BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY...The 4 Seasons
EXTRA: CONNIE-O...The 4 Seasons [Fabulous Flip Side]
26.  SHUTTERS AND BOARDS...Jerry Wallace
25.  MY COLORING BOOK...Sandy Stewart
24.  REMEMBER THEN...The Earls [peak]
EXTRA: TROUBLE IN MIND...Aretha Franklin [Bubbling Under]
23.  MY COLORING BOOK...Kitty Kallen
22.  BOBBY'S GIRL...Marcie Blane
21.  DON'T MAKE ME OVER...Dionne Warwick [peak]
EXTRA: THE BALLAD OF JED CLAMPETT...Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs [#1 Country]
20.  ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH...Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans
19.  EVERYBODY LOVES A LOVER...The Shirelles [peak]
18.  I'M GONNA BE WARM THIS WINTER...Connie Francis [peak]
17.  YOU'VE REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME...The Miracles
16.  PEPINO THE ITALIAN MOUSE...Lou Monte
EXTRA: THE LONE TEEN RANGER...Jerry Landis [60s on 6 Staff Pick]
15.  HALF HEAVEN -- HALF HEARTACHE...Gene Pitney
14.  I SAW LINDA YESTERDAY...Dickey Lee [peak]
13.  LOOP DE LOOP...Johnny Thunder
12.  HOTEL HAPPINESS...Brook Benton
11.  UP ON THE ROOF...The Drifters
EXTRA: PUDDIN' AN' TAIN...The Alley Cats [60s on 6 Staff Pick]
10.  LIMBO ROCK...Chubby Checker
9.  IT'S UP TO YOU...Rick Nelson
8.  TELSTAR...The Tornadoes
7.  TWO LOVERS...Mary Wells [peak; #1 R&B]
6.  MY DAD...Paul Petersen [peak]
5.  THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES...Bobby Vee
4.  TELL HIM...The Exciters [peak]
3.  GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL...Steve Lawrence
2.  HEY PAULA...Paul & Paula
1.  WALK RIGHT IN...The Rooftop Singers [up from #11; also #1 on the Easy Listening chart and in Canada]