Year-End Singles Charts Based on the Calendar Year

[vince]

In a few weeks it will be time for year-end countdowns. I have posted various scenarios of year-end countdowns over the past few years. This year I am posting after the fact countdowns covering the calendar year. A single’s entire chart runs will be counted even if it started in the previous year or ran into the following year. Singles are placed in the year they first hit their peak position. These countdowns will be more comparable to Fred Bronson’s year end countdowns rather than BB’s or AT40’s.

My earlier posts were generally what the AT40 staff may have come up with if they did their own ranking or what BB might have come up with if they checked their calculations. The official countdowns done by AT40 or BB had to be ready by end of the year which did not allow for a survey period that matched the calendar year. BB had to have it ready for their year-end issue along with rankings of their other charts and top artist rankings. AT40 had to have their year-end show ready by the end of December. Because of all this songs peaking around October to December depending on the survey period frequently got penalized.

The year-end countdowns I will post in this thread are all based on AT40’s 1982 formula. To basically summarize the methodology it is a reverse rank of the top 50 and a reverse rank of the top 10 with #1 bonus points that can be calculated by the following formula:

Bonus points = ((n)^2 + 3 * n)*5, where n = weeks at #1

For more details on the methodology please see the attached memo.Rank Formula.pdf (134.57 KB)

I plan to do posts for 1955 to 1989. Starting with 1955. The ranking is Based on BB’s Best Sellers Chart. It includes records peaking on the issue dates of 1/1/1955 through 12/31/1955.

The Top 50 of 1955

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

1956 1 CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE Perez Prado (#1, April)
1649 2 (We're Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK Bill Haley and His Comets (#1, July)
1412 3 AUTUMN LEAVES Roger Williams (#1, Oct)
1281 4 SIXTEEN TONS Tennessee Ernie Ford (#1, Nov)
1279 5 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS Mitch Miller (#1, Sept)
1233 6 SINCERELY The McGuire Sisters (#1, Feb)
1223 7 THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT Bill Hayes (#1, March)
1173 8 MOMENTS TO REMEMBER The Four Lads (#3, Oct)
1125 9 MELODY OF LOVE Billy Vaughn (#2, March)
1124 10 LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts (#1, Oct)
1056 11 UNCHAINIED MELODY Les Baxter (#2, May)
944 12 A BLOSSUM FELL Nat 'King" Cole (#2, July)
933 13 LEARNIN' THE BLUES Frank Sinatra (#2, July)
925 14 THE CRAZY OTTO (Medley) Johnny Maddox (#2, March)
906 15 AIN'T THAT A SHAME Pat Boone (#2, Sept)
884 16 HE Al Hibbler (#4, Dec)
871 17 HEARTS OF STONE The Fontane Sisters (#1, Feb)
859 18 DANCE WITH ME HENRY (Wallflower) Georgia Gibbs (#2, May)
853 19 TWEEDLEE DEE Georgia Gibbs (#3, April)
844 20 ONLY YOU The Platters (#5, Nov)
815 21 IT'S A SIN TO TELL A LIE Somethin' Smith and the Redheads (#7, Aug)
810 22 THAT'S ALL I WANT FROM YOU Jaye P. Morgan (#5, Feb)
797 23 UNCHAINED MELODY Al Hibbler (#5, June)
780 24 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING Gale Storm (#3, Dec)
774 25 THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT Fess Parker (#5, May)
762 26 HARD TO GET Gisele MacKenzie (#5, Aug)
761 27 LET ME GO LOVER Joan Weber (#1, Jan)
699 28 HONEY-BABE Art Mooney (#6, June)
689 29 THE NAUGHTY LADY OF SHADY LANE The Ames Brothers (#3, Jan)
685 30 THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT Tennessee Ernie Ford (#6, May)
657 31 OPEN UP YOUR HEART Cowboy Church Sunday School (#8, April)
654 32 SEVENTEEN Boyd Bennett (#5, Sept)
638 33 THE SHIFTING, WHISPERING SANDS Rusty Draper (#6, Nov)
599 34 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS Johnny Desmond (#6, Sept)
597 35 THE SHIFTING, WHISPERING SANDS Billy Vaughn (#5, Oct)
592 36 KO KO MO (I Love You So) Perry Como (#4, March)
586 37 MELODY OF LOVE David Carroll (#9, March)
580 38 MELODY OF LOVE The Four Aces (#12, Feb)
567 39 DARLING JE VOUS AIME BEACOUP Nat King Cole (#10, May)
563 40 HOW IMPORTANT CAN IT BE? Joni James (#8, March)
559 41 MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE Sarah Vaughn (#8, Jan)
554 42 TINA MARIE Perry Como (#6, Oct)
541 43 EARTH ANGEL The Penguins (#8, Feb)
536 44 UNCHAINED MELODY Roy Hamilton (#9, May)
498 45 EARTH ANGEL The Crew-Cuts (#8, Feb)
494 46 SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE The McGuire Sisters (#6, July)
489 47 THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO Don Cornell (#7, Oct)
485 48 SEVENTEEN The Fontane Sisters (#7, Oct)
461 49 SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE / LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME Sammy Davis Jr. (#9, July)
448 50 MAYBELLENE Chuck Berry (#5, Sept)

[vince]

This is the top 50 of 1956 based on AT40's methodology. Records peaking from the issue dates of 1/7/1956 through 12/29/1956 are eligible. It is based on BB's Best Seller Chart.

The Top 50 of 1956

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

2001 1 DON'T BE CRUEL / HOUND DOG Elvis Presley (#1, Aug)
1591 2 SINGING THE BLUES Guy Mitchel (#1, Dec)
1443 3 HEARTBREAK HOTEL Elvis Presley (#1, April)
1256 4 THE WAYWARD WIND Gogi Grant (#1, June)
1234 5 LISBON ANTIGUA Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (#1, Feb)
1187 6 LOVE ME TENDER Elvis Presley (#1, Nov)
1128 7 MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS Dean Martin (#1, Jan)
1082 8 THE GREEN DOOR Jim Lowe (#2, Nov)
1082 9 JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN Johnnie Ray (#3, Oct)
1050 10 THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS Les Baxter and His Orchestra (#1, March)
966 11 HONKY TONK Bill Dogget (#2, Oct)
961 12 WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE (Que Sera, Sera) Doris Day (#3, Aug)
960 13 MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM "PICNIC" Morris Stoloff (#2, June)
957 14 MY PRAYER The Platters (#1, Aug)
931 15 CANADIAN SUNSET Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra / Eddie Heywood (#3, Oct)
886 16 HOT DIGGITY (Dog Ziggity Boom) / JUKE BOX BABY Perry Como (#2, May)
877 17 ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ Kay Starr (#1, Feb)
871 18 TRUE LOVE Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly (#5, Nov)
838 19 THE GREAT PRETENDER The Platters (#2, Feb)
765 20 IT'S ALMOST TOMORROW The Dream Weavers (#8, Jan)
761 21 I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Pat Boone (#2, July)
756 22 I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU Elvis Presley (#1, July)
732 23 BAND OF GOLD Don Cherry (#5, Jan)
727 24 ALLEGHENY MOON Patti Page (#5, Aug)
716 25 I'M IN LOVE AGAIN Fats Domino (#4, July)
699 26 BLUE SUEDE SHOES Carl Perkins (#3, May)
699 27 NO, NOT MUCH The Four Lads (#3, March)
692 28 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon (#7, April)
690 29 STANDING ON THE CORNER The Four Lads (#3, June)
677 30 TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME Patience and Prudence (#4, Oct)
659 31 I'LL BE HOME / TUTTI FRUTTI Pat Boone (#6, April)
644 32 MOONGLOW AND THE THEME FROM "PICNIC" George Cates and His Orchestra (#5, June)
630 33 BE-BOP-A-LULA Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (#7, July)
629 34 IVORY TOWER Cathy Carr (#7, June)
614 35 LOVE AND MARRIAGE Frank Sinatra (#6, Jan)
603 36 SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR Bill Haley and His Comets (#6, Feb)
569 37 A TEAR FELL / BO WEEVIL Teresa Brewer (#9, May)
560 38 FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Thee I Love) / CHAIN OF LOVE Pat Boone (#9, Oct)
557 39 MORE / GLENDORA Perry Como (#4, July)
529 40 A ROSE AND A BABY RUTH George Hamilton IV (#7, Dec)
526 41 (You've Got) THE MAGIC TOUCH The Platters (#5, May)
525 42 SOFT SUMMER BREEZE Eddie Heywood (#11, Sept)
512 43 THE FOOL Sanford Clark (#7, Sept)
502 44 ANGELS IN THE SKY The Crew-Cuts (#11, Jan)
501 45 CINDY, OH CINDY Eddie Fisher (#10, Nov)
497 46 ROCK-A-BYE YOUR BABY WITH A DIXIE MELODY Jerry Lewis (#10, Dec)
496 47 CINDY, OH CINDY Vince Martin with the Tarriers (#12, Dec)
479 48 MORITAT (A Theme From "The Three Penny Opera") The Dick Hyman Trio (#10, March)
469 49 BORN TO BE WITH YOU The Chordettes (#7, July)
467 50 DUNGAREE DOLL Eddie Fisher (#8, Feb)

[vince]

Next is 1957. Elvis had the top song of the year again and 3 out of the top 4 songs. Records peaking from 1/5/1957 through 12/30/1957 are eligible. Again, this uses BB's the Best Sellers chart.

The Top 50 of 1957

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

1366 1 ALL SHOOK UP Elvis Presley (#1, April)
1343 2 LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND / BERNADINE Pat Boone (#1, June)
1296 3 JAILHOUSE ROCK / TREAT ME NICE Elvis Presley (#1, Oct)
1264 4 (Let Me Be Your) TEDDY BEAR / LOVING YOU Elvis Presley (#1, July)
1148 5 TAMMY Debbie Reynolds (#1, Aug)
1044 6 SO RARE Jimmy Dorsey (#2, June)
993 7 HONEYCOMB Jimmy Rodgers (#1, Sept)
978 8 BYE BYE LOVE The Everly Brothers (#2, June)
948 9 BLUEBERRY HILL Fats Domino (#3, Jan)
943 10 SEARCHIN' / YOUNG BLOOD The Coasters (#3, July)
934 11 LITTLE DARLIN' The Diamond (#2, Apr)
911 12 CHANCES ARE / THE TWELTH OF NEVER Johnny Mathis (#4, Oct)
910 13 APRIL LOVE Pat Boone (#1, Dec)
901 14 WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE The Everly Brothers (#1, Oct)
880 15 COME GO WITH ME The Dell-Vikings (#4, May)
875 16 YOUNG LOVE Tab Hunter (#1, Feb)
862 17 YOU SEND ME Sam Cooke (#1, Dec)
828 18 DIANA Paul Anka (#1, Sept)
779 19 DON'T FORBID ME Pat Boone (#3, Feb)
761 20 ROUND AND ROUND Perry Como (#1, April)
737 21 SILHOUETTES / DADDY COOL The Rays (#4, Nov)
723 22 BE-BOP BABY / HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY Ricky Nelson (#3, Oct)
704 23 IT'S NOT FOR ME TO SAY Johnny Mathis (#6, June)
695 24 PEGGY SUE Buddy Holly (#3, Dec)
680 25 PARTY DOLL Buddy Knox (#1, March)
676 26 TOO MUCH / PLAYING FOR KEEPS Elvis Presley (#1, Feb)
676 27 WHOLE LOT OF SHAKIN' GOING ON Jerry Lee Lewis (#3, Sept)
659 28 YOUNG LOVE Sonny James (#2, Feb)
650 29 A WHITE SPORT COAT (And A Pink Carnation) Marty Robbins (#2, June)
645 30 BANANA BOAT (Day-O) Harry Belafonte (#5, Feb)
644 31 THAT'LL BE THE DAY The Crickets (#1, Sept)
641 32 THE BANANA BOAT SONG The Tarriers (#5, Feb)
632 33 GONE Ferlin Husky (#5, April)
611 34 A TEENAGER'S ROMANCE / I'M WALKIN' Ricky Nelson (#2, June)
604 35 DARK MOON Gale Storm (#6, June)
601 36 MOONLIGHT GAMBLER Frankie Laine (#5, Dec)
595 37 RAUNCHY Bill Justice Orchestra (#2, Dec)
595 38 BUTTERFLY Charlie Gracie (#3, April)
587 39 RAINBOW Russ Hamilton (#7, Sept)
576 40 SCHOOL DAY Chuck Berry (#3, May)
560 41 FASCINATION Jane Morgan and the Troubadours (#12, Oct)
551 42 LOVE ME Elvis Presley (#7, Jan)
528 43 I'M WALKIN' Fats Domino (#5, April)
523 44 MR. LEE The Bobbettes (#7, Sept)
518 45 SHORT FAT FANNIE Larry Williams (#5, Aug)
516 46 HEY! JEALOUS LOVER Frank Sinatra (#8, Jan)
515 47 I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER Billy Williams (#7, Aug)
500 48 BUTTERFLY Andy Williams (#4, March)
500 49 KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE Jimmie Rogers (#8, Dec)
490 50 TEEN-AGE CRUSH Tommy Sands (#2, Feb)

[vince]

Now for 1958, the fist year of the Hot 100. This time I did top 100. BB's Best Seller chart is used for the first half of 1958 since it was a top 50 by then and Hot 100 for the second half of 1958. The methodology only takes into account positions in the top 50. The eligibility period is peaking in issue dates of 1/6/1958 through 12/29/1958.

The Top 100 of 1958

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

1132 1 IT'S ALL IN THE GAME Tommy Edwards (#1, Sept)
1043 2 AT THE HOP Danny and the Juniors (#1, Jan)
913 3 TEQUILA The Champs (#1, March)
908 4 DON'T / I BEG OF YOU Elvis Presley (#1, Feb)
901 5 TO KNOW HIM, IS TO LOVE HIM The Teddy Bears (#1, Dec)
887 6 NEL BLU DIPINTO DI BLU Domenico Modugno (#1, Aug)
862 7 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM The Everly Brothers (#1, May)
857 8 WITCH DOCTOR David Seville (#1, April)
840 9 TOM DOOLEY The Kingston Trio (#1, Nov)
811 10 THE PURPLE PEOPLE EATER Sheb Wooley (#1, June)
807 11 IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE Conway Twitty (#1, Nov)
796 12 SAIL ALONG SILVERY MOON Billy Vaughn (#5, Feb)
748 13 LITTLE STAR The Elegants (#1, Aug)
739 14 PATRICIA Perez Prado (#2, July)
726 15 ROCK-IN ROBIN Bobby Day (#2, Oct)
707 16 BIRD DOG The Everly Brothers (#2, Aug)
696 17 SUGARTIME The McGuire Sisters (#7, Feb)
681 18 TWILIGHT TIME The Platters (#1, April)
663 19 HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD (In His Hands) Laurie London (#2, April)
662 20 A WONDERFUL TIME UP THERE / IT'S TOO SOON TO KNOW Pat Boone (#4, March)
661 21 CATCH A FALLING STAR / MAGIC MOMENTS Perry Como (#3, March)
655 22 POOR LITTLE FOOL Ricky Nelson (#1, Aug)
654 23 RETURN TO ME Dean Martin (#4, June)
653 24 CHANTILLY LACE The Big Bopper (#6, Nov)
627 25 JUST A DREAM Jimmy Clanton (#4, Aug)
626 26 LONESOME TOWN Ricky Nelson (#7, Dec)
615 27 GREAT BALLS OF FIRE Jerry Lee Lewis (#2, Jan)
613 28 THE CHIPMUNK SONG The Chipmunks (#1, Dec)
594 29 STOOD UP Ricky Nelson (#2, Jan)
581 30 TOPSY II Cozy Cole (#3, Oct)
581 31 MY TRUE LOVE / LEROY Jack Scott (#7, Aug)
577 32 ONE NIGHT Elvis Presley (#4, Dec)
573 33 WEAR MY RING AROUND YOUR NECK Elvis Presley (#2, April)
566 34 GET A JOB The Silhouettes (#2, Feb)
560 35 YAKETY YAK The Coasters (#2, July)
559 36 TEARS ON MY PILLOW Little Anthony and the Imperials (#4, Oct)
557 37 LOOKING BACK Nat King Cole (#5, May)
551 38 SUSIE DARLIN' Robin Luke (#5, Oct)
548 39 OH LONESOME ME Don Gibson (#7, May)
542 40 SECRETLY Jimmy Rodgers (#3, June)
521 41 WHO'S SORRY NOW Connie Francis (#5, March)
521 42 TEA FOR TWO CHA CHA The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra & Warren Covington (#7, Nov)
516 43 BEEP BEEP The Playmates (#4, Dec)
515 44 HARD HEADED WOMAN Elvis Presley (#1, July)
515 45 SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN Chuck Berry (#2, March)
502 46 THE END Earl Grant (#7, Oct)
497 47 THE STROLL The Diamonds (#7, Feb)
496 48 OH JULIE The Crescendos (#6, March)
491 49 26 MILES (Santa Catalina) The Four Preps (#5, March)
490 50 PROBLEMS The Everly Brothers (#2, Dec)
484 51 LOLLIPOP The Chordettes (#2, March)
481 52 DO YOU WANT TO DANCE Bobby Freeman (#6, June)
480 53 BOOK OF LOVE The Monotones (#6, April)
471 54 SPLISH SPLASH Bobby Darin (#3, Aug)
467 55 WHEN The Kalin Twins (#7, Aug)
464 56 QUEEN OF THE HOP Bobby Darin (#9, Nov)
453 57 ENDLESS SLEEP Jody Reynolds (#5, June)
452 58 I GOT STUNG Elvis Presley (#8, Nov)
446 59 SHORT SHORTS The Royal Teens (#4, Feb)
445 60 ALL THE WAY Frank Sinatra (#15, Jan)
435 61 BIG MAN The Four Preps (#6, June)
424 62 I GOT A FEELING Ricky Nelson (#10, Nov)
407 63 BORN TOO LATE The Poni-Tails (#7, Sept)
405 64 WHAT AM I LIVING FOR Chuck Willis (#15, June)
403 65 WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE The Johnny Otis Show (#9, Aug)
398 66 JOHNNY B. GOODE Chuck Berry (#9, June)
398 67 OH, BOY! The Crickets (#11, Jan)
397 68 ARE YOU SINCERE Andy Williams (#11, March)
385 69 REBEL 'ROUSE Duane Eddy (#6, July)
380 70 SUMMERTIME BLUES Eddie Cochran (#8, Sept)
378 71 SUGAR MOON Pat Boone (#11, June)
376 72 BELIVE WHAT YOU SAY Ricky Nelson (#4, April)
369 73 NEAR YOU Roger Williams (#10, Sept)
357 74 DEVOTED TO YOU The Everly Brothers (#10, Sept)
351 75 CHANSON D'AMOUR (Song Of Love) Art and Dotty Todd (#13, May)
347 76 BIMBOMBEY Jimmie Rogers (#11, Dec)
342 77 WESTERN MOVIES The Olympics (#8, Sept)
339 78 FOR YOUR LOVE Ed Townsend (#15, June)
338 79 FEVER Peggy Lee (#8, Aug)
337 80 JENNIE LEE Jan and Arnie (#8, June)
334 81 KEWPIE DOLL Perry Como (#12, May)
332 82 WHY DON'T THEY UNDERSTAND George Hamilton IV (#19, Jan)
328 83 GINGERBREAD Frankie Avalon (#9, Sept)
325 84 DEDE DINAH Frankie Avalon (#7, Feb)
325 85 EVERYBODY LOVES A LOVER Doris Day (#14, July)
325 86 BUZZ-BUZZ-BUZZ Hollywood Flames (#12, Jan)
319 87 LA DEE DAH Billy & Lillie (#10, Jan)
318 88 GUESS THINGS HAPPEN THAT WAY Johnny Cash (#11, July)
316 89 YOU ARE MY DESTINY Paul Anka (#9, Feb)
315 90 MAYBE The Chantels (#16, March)
311 91 BREATHLESS Jerry Lee Lewis (#9, April)
309 92 BALLAD OF A TEENAGE QUEEN Johnny Cash (#16, March)
307 93 LAZY MARY (Luna Mezzo Mare) Lou Monte (#12, April)
300 94 DON'T LET GO Roy Hamilton (#14, March)
297 95 DON’T YOU JUST KNOW IT Huey “Piano” Smith (#13, April)
293 96 BILLY Kathy Linden (#14, April)
290 97 ARE YOU REALLY MINE Jimmie Rodgers (#10, Sept)
290 98 THE WALK Jimmy McCracklin (#11, March)
288 99 I'LL WAIT FOR YOU Frankie Avalon (#15, Dec)
283 100 IF DREAMS COME TRUE Pat Boone (#12, July)

[vince]

Next is 1959. Singles peaking in BB issue dates from 1/5/1959 through 12/28/1959 are eligible. Since full chart runs are counted, "Mack The Knife" takes the top spot.

The Top 100 of 1959

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

1612 1 MACK THE KNIFE Bobby Darin (#1, Oct)
1145 2 THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS Johnny Horton (#1, June)
869 3 VENUS Frankie Avalon (#1, March)
857 4 SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES The Platters (#1, Jan)
817 5 MR. BLUE The Fleetwoods (#1, Nov)
816 6 LONELY BOY Paul Anka (#1, July)
809 7 STAGGER LEE Lloyd Price (#1, Feb)
790 8 THE THREE BELLS The Browns (#1, Aug)
765 9 DONNA Ritchie Valens (#2, Feb)
755 10 HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBERS Guy Mitchell (#1, Dec)
720 11 COME SOFTLY TO ME The Fleetwoods (#1, April)
688 12 A LOVER'S QUESTION Clyde McPhatter (#6, Jan)
686 13 PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER Paul Anka (#2, Oct)
658 14 SLEEP WALK Santo and Johnny (#1, Sept)
648 15 PERSONALITY Lloyd Price (#2, June)
635 16 MY HEART IS AN OPEN BOOK Carl Dobkins Jr. (#3, Aug)
635 17 THE BIG HURT Miss Toni Fisher (#3, Dec)
624 18 DON'T YOU KNOW Della Reese (#2, Nov)
621 19 16 CANDLES The Crests featuring Johnny Maestro (#2, May)
614 20 DREAM LOVER Bobby Darin (#2, June)
609 21 KANSAS CITY Wilbert Harrison (#1, May)
606 22 WHY Frankie Avalon (#1, Dec)
597 23 PINK SHOE LACES Dodie Stevens (#3, April)
584 24 GOTTA TRAVEL ON Billy Grammer (#4, Jan)
576 25 MY HAPPINESS Connie Francis (#2, Jan)
575 26 LONELY TEARDROPS Jackie Wilson (#7, Feb)
572 27 THE HAPPY ORGAN Dave "Baby" Cortez (#1, May)
566 28 ('Til) I KISSED YOU The Everly Brothers (#4, Sept)
561 29 SEA OF LOVE Phil Phillips with the Twilights (#2, Aug)
547 30 A BIG HUNK O' LOVE Elvis Presley (#1, Aug)
535 31 IN THE MOOD Ernie Field's Orchestra (#4, Dec)
534 32 TEEN BEAT Sandy Nelson (#4, Oct)
529 33 THERE GOES MY BABY The Drifters (#2, Aug)
529 34 CHARLIE BROWN The Coasters (#2, March)
527 35 LAVENDER-BLUE Sammy Turner (#3, Aug)
526 36 PRIMROSE LANE Jerry Wallace (#8, Oct)
524 37 IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME Brook Benton (#3, April)
507 38 I'M GONNA GET MARRIED Lloyd Price (#3, Sept)
506 39 SORRY (I Ran All The Way Home) The Impalas (#2, May)
504 40 LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR Connie Francis (#5, June)
504 41 WE GOT LOVE Bobby Rydell (#6, Dec)
500 42 QUIET VILLAGE Martin Denny (#4, June)
498 43 RED RIVER ROCK Johnny and the Hurricanes (#5, Sept)
492 44 A TEENAGER IN LOVE Dion and the Belmonts (#5, May)
490 45 TRAGEDY Thomas Wayne (#5, March)
488 46 I CRIED A TEAR LaVern Baker (#6, Feb)
486 47 THE HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG Andy Williams (#11, Feb)
483 48 THE ALL AMERICAN BOY Bill Parsons (#2, Feb)
480 49 LONELY STREET Andy Williams (#5, Nov)
474 50 GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE The Virtues (#5, April)
473 51 WATERLOO Stonewall Jackson (#4, July)
467 52 SO MANY WAYS Brooke Benton (#6, Nov)
465 53 (Now and Then There's) A FOOL SUCH AS I Elvis Presley (#2, April)
457 54 WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES Dinah Washington (#8, Aug)
455 55 NEVER BE ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU Ricky Nelson (#6, April)
440 56 IT'S TIME TO CRY Paul Anka (#4, Dec)
437 57 WHOLE LOTTA LOVING Fats Domino (#6, Jan)
437 58 DECK OF CARDS Wink Martindale (#7, Nov)
435 59 KOOKIE KOOKIE (Lend Me Your Comb) Edward Byrnes with Connie Stevens (#4, May)
431 60 PETER GUNN Ray Anthony (#8, March)
426 61 TIGER Fabian (#3, July)
424 62 POISON IVY The Coasters (#7, Oct)
414 63 GOODBYE BABY Jack Scott (#8, Feb)
411 64 OH! CAROL Neil Sedaka (#9, Dec)
407 65 I'VE HAD IT The Bell Notes (#6, March)
406 66 WHAT'D I SAY (Part 1) Ray Charles (#6, Aug)
406 67 MANHATTAN SPIRITUAL The Reg Owens Orchestra (#10, Feb)
404 68 BROKEN-HEARTED MELODY Sarah Vaughan (#7, Sept)
393 69 JUST ASK YOUR HEART Frankie Avalon (#7, Oct)
393 70 (All Of A Sudden) MY HEART SINGS Paul Anka (#15, Feb)
386 71 DANNY BOY Conway Twitty ((#10, Dec))
384 72 AMONG MY SOUVENIRS Connie Francis (#7, Dec )
383 73 I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT Elvis Presley (#4, April)
383 74 TALLAHASSIE LASSIE Freddie Cannon (#6, June)
383 75 FORTY MILES OF BAD ROAD Duane Eddy (#9, July)
382 76 TURN ME LOOSE Fabian (#9, May)
381 77 ALVIN'S HARMONICA The Chipmunks Featuring David Seville (#3, March)
380 78 ONLY YOU Franck Pourcel's French Fiddles (#9, June)
378 79 (Seven Little Girls) SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT Paul Evans & the Curls (#9, Nov)
374 80 FRANKIE Connie Francis (#9, July)
370 81 HOUND DOG MAN Fabian (#9, Dec)
360 82 I WANT TO WALK YOU HOME Fats Domino (#8, Sept)
353 83 ENCHANTED The Platters (#12, May)
347 84 MAY YOU ALWAYS The McGuire Sisters (#11, Jan)
344 85 BOBBY SOX TO STOCKINGS Frankie Avalon (#8, July)
334 86 SO FINE The Fiestas (#11, June)
332 87 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU The Flamingos (#11, July)
332 88 MISTY Johnny Mathis (#12, Nov)
325 89 TELL HIM NO Travis and Bob (#8, April)
324 90 IT'S LATE Ricky Nelson (#9, April)
323 91 BE MY GUEST Fats Domino (#8, Dec)
317 92 BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC The Mormon Tabernacle Choir (#13, Oct)
315 93 SEA CRUISE Frankie Ford (#14, April)
312 94 TALL PAUL Annette (#7, Feb)
310 95 PETITE FLEUR (Little Flower) Chris Barber's Jazz Band (#5, March)
309 96 MY WISH CAME TRUE Elvis Presley (#12, Aug)
306 97 MORGEN Ivo Robic and the Song-Masters (#13, Sept)
298 98 JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH Ricky Nelson (#9, Aug)
293 99 IT WAS I Skip and Flip (#11, Aug)
292 100 SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU The Skyliners (#12, April)

[vince]

Moving into the 1960's. Singles peaking in BB issue dates from 1/4/1960 through 12/31/1960 are eligible. Elvis regains his dominance in 1960 with three songs in the top 10.

The Top 100 of 1960

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

1379 1 THEME FROM "A SUMMER PLACE" Percy Faith and His Orchestra (#1, Feb)
982 2 ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT Elvis Presley (#1, Nov)
974 3 IT'S NOW OR NEVER Elvis Presley (#1, Aug)
881 4 I'M SORRY Brenda Lee (#1, July)
873 5 HE'LL HAVE TO GO Jim Reeves (#2, March)
859 6 CATHY'S CLOWN The Everly Brothers (#1, May)
776 7 RUNNING BEAR Johnny Preston (#1, Jan)
769 8 THE TWIST Chubby Checker (#1, Sept)
768 9 STUCK ON YOU Elvis Presley (#1, April)
749 10 EL PASO Marty Robbins (#1, Jan)
732 11 EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL Connie Francis (#1, June)
724 12 SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME The Drifters (#1, Oct)
715 13 MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN Connie Francis (#1, Sept)
707 14 LAST DATE Floyd Cramer (#2, Nov)
691 15 NORTH TO ALASKA Johnny Horton (#4, Dec)
689 16 TEEN ANGEL Mark Dinning (#1, Feb)
676 17 GREENFIELDS The Brothers Four (#2, April)
637 18 HANDYMAN Jimmy Jones (#2, Feb)
625 19 SIXTEEN REASONS Connie Stevens (#3, May)
617 20 ONLY THE LONLEY (Know How I Feel) Roy Orbison (#2, July)
611 21 WALK-DON'T RUN The Ventures (#2, Aug)
610 22 A THOUSAND STARS Kathy Young & the Innocents (#3, Dec)
601 23 SWEET NOTHIN'S Brenda Lee (#4, April)
594 24 ALLEY OOP The Hollywood Argyles (#1, July)
582 25 CHAIN GANG Sam Cooke (#2, Oct)
581 26 WILD ONE Bobby Rydell (#2, March)
558 27 ITSY BITSY TEENIE-WEENIE YELLOW POLKADOT BIKINI Brian Hyland (#1, Aug)
550 28 I WANT TO BE WANTED Brenda Lee (#1, Oct)
540 29 SINK THE BISMARCK Johnny Horton (#3, May)
534 30 WHAT IN THE WORLD'S COME OVER YOU Jack Scott (#5, Feb)
530 31 POETRY IN MOTION Johnny Tillotson (#2, Nov)
520 32 THEME FROM "THE APARTMENT" Ferrante and Teicher (#10, Sept)
508 33 STAY Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs (#1, Nov)
504 34 PLEASE HELP ME, I'M FALLING Hank Locklin (#8, Aug)
503 35 NIGHT Jackie Wilson (#4, May)
500 36 BURNING BRIDGES Jack Scott (#3, June)
500 37 PRETTY BLUE EYES Steve Lawrence (#9, Jan)
489 38 DEVIL OR ANGEL Bobby Vee (#6, Oct)
488 39 MULE SKINNER BLUES The Fendermen (#5, July)
487 40 WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS Freddy Cannon (#3, Jan)
487 41 SAILOR (Your Home Is The Sea) Lolita (#5, Dec)
483 42 BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG Duane Eddy (#4, July)
481 43 MISSION BELL Donnie Brooks (#7, Sept)
478 44 MR. CUSTER Larry Verne (#1, Oct)
478 45 PAPER ROSES Anita Bryant (#5, June)
472 46 GOOD TIMIN' Jimmy Jones (#3, May)
471 47 YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES Marv Johnson (#10, Feb)
470 48 FINGER POPPIN' TIME Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (#7, Aug)
470 49 KIDDIO Brook Benton (#7, Sept)
460 50 HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART Jerry Butler (#7, Dec)
456 51 PUPPY LOVE Paul Anka (#2, April)
453 52 BABY (You Got What It Takes) Brook Benton and Dinah Washington (#5, March)
446 53 LOVE YOU SO Ron Holden (#7, June)
439 54 CRADLE OF LOVE Johnny Preston (#7, May)
437 55 WHERE OR WHEN Dion and the Belmonts (#3, Feb)
436 56 GEORGIA ON MY MIND Ray Charles (#1, Nov)
435 57 VOLARE Bobby Rydell (#4, Sept)
423 58 LET THE LITTLE GIRL DANCE Billy Bland (#7, May)
421 59 A MILLION TO ONE Jimmy Charles (#5, Sept)
420 60 BEYOND THE SEA Bobby Darin (#6, Feb)
417 61 GO, JIMMY, GO Jimmy Clanton (#5, Feb)
407 62 IMAGE OF A GIRL The Safaris (#6, Aug)
406 63 YOU'RE SIXTEEN Johnny Burnette (#8, Dec)
401 64 THE OLD LAMPLIGHTER The Browns featuring Jim Edward Brown (#5, May)
399 65 HARBOR LIGHTS The Platters (#8, March)
397 66 LET IT BE ME The Everly Brothers (#7, Feb)
392 67 LET'S GO, LET'S GO, LET'S GO Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (#6, Nov)
392 68 WHITE SILVER SANDS Bill Black's Combo (#9, April)
391 69 WALKING TO NEW ORLEANS Fats Domino (#6, Aug)
389 70 HE'LL HAVE TO STAY Jeanne Black (#4, May)
389 71 MANY TEARS AGO Connie Francis (#7, Dec)
388 72 NEW ORLEANS U.S. Bonds (#6, Nov)
383 73 TELL LAURA I LOVE HER Ray Peterson (#7, Aug)
383 74 SO SAD (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) The Everly Brothers (#7, Oct)
359 75 DREAMIN' Johnny Burnette (#11, Aug)
358 76 ALONE AT LAST Jackie Wilson (#8, Nov)
352 77 LONELY BLUE BOY Conway Twitty (#6, Feb)
349 78 YOU TALK TOO MUCH Joe Jones (#3, Nov)
348 79 A ROCKIN' GOOD WAY Dinah Washington & Brook Benton (#7, June)
345 80 FOREVER The Little Dippers (#9, March)
340 81 DOWN BY THE STATION The Four Preps (#13, Feb)
334 82 I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE Marv Johnson (#9, April)
332 83 THAT'S ALL YOU GOTTA DO Brenda Lee (#6, July)
331 84 WONDERFUL WORLD Sam Cooke (#12, June)
325 85 LET'S THINK ABOUT LIVING Bob Luman (#7, Oct)
323 86 LONELY TEENAGER Dion (#12, Dec)
318 87 MY HOME TOWN Paul Anka (#8, July)
317 88 THE VILLAGE OF ST. BERNADETTE Andy Williams (#7, Jan)
317 89 MAMA Connie Francis (#8, April)
311 90 SANDY Larry Hall (#15, Jan)
308 91 FOOTSTEPS Steve Lawrence (#7, April)
305 92 IN MY LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD Anita Bryant (#10, Aug)
303 93 SWINGING SCHOOL Bobby Rydell (#5, June)
302 94 CHERRY PIE Skip and Flip (#11, May)
301 95 STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN Neil Sedaka (#9, May)
301 96 DON'T BE CRUEL Bill Black's Combo (#11, Nov)
299 97 SLEEP Little Willie John (#13, Nov)
297 98 MY GIRL JOSEPHINE Fats Domino (#14, Dec)
296 99 YOUNG EMOTIONS Ricky Nelson (#12, May)
292 100 TRACY'S THEME Spencer Ross (#13, Feb)

[vince]

It's 1961. The eligibility period is the issue dates 1/9/1961 through 12/25/1961. Singles reaching their peak on those dates are eligible. One interesting thing here is "I Fall To Pieces" ranked at #2 on BB's official survey. Here it ranks at #99.

The Top 100 of 1961

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

1200 1 TOSSIN' AND TURNIN' Bobby Lewis (#1, July)
837 2 BIG BAD JOHN Jimmy Dean (#1, Nov)
793 3 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT Burt Kaempfert (#1, Jan)
753 4 EXODUS Ferrante and Teicher (#2, Jan)
745 5 RUNAWAY Del Shannon (#1, April)
721 6 PONY TIME Chubby Checker (#1, Feb)
703 7 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW The Shirelles (#1, Jan)
698 8 CALCUTTA Lawrence Welk (#1, Feb)
677 9 RUNAROUND SUE Dion (#1, Oct)
676 10 TRAVELIN' MAN Ricky Nelson (#1, May)
661 11 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT Tokens (#1, Dec)
628 12 BLUE MOON The Marcels (#1, April)
623 13 MICHAEL The Highwaymen (#1, Sept)
607 14 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN The Marvalettes (#1, Dec)
605 15 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY Bobby Vee (#1, Sept)
605 16 BRISTOL STOMP The Dovells (#2, Oct)
601 17 QUARTER TO THREE Gary "U.S." Bonds (#1, June)
591 18 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE The Shirelles (#3, March)
580 19 SURRENDER Elvis Presley (#1, March)
579 20 HIT THE ROAD JACK Ray Charles (#1, Oct)
579 21 MOTHER-IN-LAW Ernie K-Doe (#1, May)
549 22 RUNNING SCARED Roy Orbison (#1, June)
548 23 THE BOLL WEEVIL SONG Brook Benton (#2, July)
545 24 RUN TO HIM Bobby Vee (#2, Dec)
541 25 CRYING Roy Orbison (#2, Oct)
532 26 DON'T WORRY Marty Robins (#3, March)
529 27 GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD James Darren (#3, Dec)
525 28 RAINDROPS Dee Clark (#2, June)
525 29 A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY Gene McDaniels (#3, May)
517 30 WOODEN HEART Joe Dowell (#1, Aug)
515 31 MOODY RIVER Pat Boone (#1, June)
515 32 WALK ON BY Leroy Van Dyke (#5, Dec)
513 33 APACHE Jorge Ingmann and His Guitar (#2, April)
507 34 SHOP AROUND The Miracles (#2, Feb)
496 35 FOOL #1 Brenda Lee (#3, Nov)
494 36 WHEELS The String-a-Longs (#3, March)
487 37 I LIKE IT LIKE THAT Chris Kenner (#2, July)
478 38 WHERE THE BOYS ARE Connie Francis (#4, March)
474 39 ANGEL BABY Rosie & the Origanals (#5, Jan)
464 40 LAST NIGHT The Mar-Keys (#3, Aug)
458 41 THIS TIME Troy Shondell (#6, Oct)
455 42 ON THE REBOUND Floyd Kramer (#4, April)
450 43 LET'S TWIST AGAIN Chubby Checker (#8, Aug)
447 44 HELLO MARY LOU Ricky Nelson (#9, May)
437 45 DADDY'S HOME Shep and the Limelights (#2, May)
437 46 CALANDAR GIRL Neil Sedaka (#4, Feb)
426 47 BUT I DO Clarence Henry (#4, April)
420 48 DUM DUM Brenda Lee (#4, July)
419 49 MY TRUE STORY The Jive Five (#3, Sept)
419 50 RUBBER BALL Bobby Vee (#6, Jan)
416 51 HATS OFF TO LARRY Del Shannon (#5, July)
410 52 EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART Pips (#6, July)
409 53 STAND BY ME Ben E. King (#4, June)
409 54 MOON RIVER Henry Mancini (#11, Dec)
408 55 THE FLY Chubby Checker (#7, Nov)
403 56 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME The Paris Sisters (#5, Oct)
402 57 TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER Adam Wade (#7, May)
399 58 I'VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR Linda Scott (#3, May)
396 59 YELLOW BIRD Arthur Lyman Group (#4, July)
396 60 WINGS OF A DOVE Ferlin Husky (#12, Feb)
394 61 TOWER OF STRENTH Gene McDaniels (#5, Nov)
379 62 SAD MOVIES Sue Thompson (#5, Oct)
374 63 YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT (Until You Lose It) Ral Donner (#4, Sept)
370 64 THERE'S A MOON OUT TONIGHT The Capris (#3, Feb)
368 65 THE MOUNTAIN'S HIGH Dick and DeeDee (#2, Sept)
365 66 LET'S GET TOGETHER Hayley Mills (#8, Oct)
362 67 LITTLE SISTER Elvis Presley (#5, Oct)
360 68 CORINA, CORINA Ray Peterson (#9, Jan)
359 69 YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME Brenda Lee (#6, May)
357 70 MEXICO Bob Moore (#7, Oct)
355 71 THE WRITING ON THE WALL Adam Wade (#5, July)
352 72 WALK RIGHT BACK The Everly Brothers (#7, March)
349 73 MAMA SAID The Shirelles (#4, May)
347 74 HURT Timi Yuro (#4, Sept)
345 75 BABY SITTIN' BOOGIE Buzz Clifford (#6, March)
344 76 TOGETHER Connie Francis (#6, Aug)
341 77 YA YA Lee Dorsey (#7, Oct)
341 78 I UNDERSTAND (Just How You Feel) The G-Clefts (#9, Dec)
333 79 EMOTIONS Brenda Lee (#7, Feb)
332 80 PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE Steve Lawrence (#9, May)
330 81 DOES YOUR CHEWING GUM LOSE ITS FLAVOR Lonnie Donegan and His Skiffle Group (#5, Sept)
325 82 ONE MINT JULIP Ray Charles (#8, May)
322 83 SCHOOL IS OUT Gary "U.S." Bonds (#5, Sept)
322 84 YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY Bobby Darin (#5, Oct)
322 85 EBONY EYES Everly Brothers (#8, March)
322 86 SPANISH HARLEM Ben E. King (#10, March)
319 87 BREAKIN' IN A BRAND NEW BROKEN HEART Connie Francis (#7, May)
312 88 ASIA MINOR Kokomo (#8, April)
312 89 GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes) Carla Thomas (#10, March)
304 90 DON'T BET MONEY HONEY Linda Scott (#9, Aug)
302 91 PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER Cathy Jean / Roommates (#12, April)
301 92 WHO PUT THE BOMP (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) Barry Mann (#7, Sept)
301 93 THOSE OLDIES BUT GOODIES (Remind Me Of You) Little Caesar and The Romans (#9, June)
301 94 HELLO WALLS Faron Young (#12, May)
298 95 PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYES Curtis Lee (#7, Aug)
295 96 SAN ANTONIO ROSE Floyd Cramer (#8, July)
289 97 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT The Lettermen (#13, Oct)
284 98 TONIGHT Ferrante and Teicher (#8, Dec)
282 99 I FALL TO PIECES Patsy Cline (#12, Sept)
277 100 WITHOUT YOU Johnny Tillotson (#7, Sept)

[vince]

On to 1962. "The Twist" takes the number one spot, and that is only counting its second chart run. Despite its 5 weeks at #1 "Big Girls Don't Cry" did not make BB's official survey because it was late in the year. Here BGDC is #3. Singles peaking on BB's issue date of 1/6/1962 through 12/29/1962 are eligible. Just to note, except for the first week of 1962 BB's issue and chart dates were the same.

The Top 100 of 1962

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

924 1 THE TWIST Chubby Checker (#1, Jan)
918 2 I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU Ray Charles (#1, June)
903 3 BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY The Four Seasons (#1, Nov)
796 4 ROSES ARE RED (My Love) Bobby Vinton (#1, July)
789 5 THE PEPPERMINT TWIST Joey Dee and the Starlighters (#1, Jan)
776 6 SHERRY The Four Seasons (#1, Sept)
763 7 LIMBO ROCK Chubby Checker (#2, Dec)
722 8 STRANGER ON THE SHORE Mr. Acker Bilk (#1, May)
682 9 SOLDIER BOY The Shirelles (#1, May)
666 10 TELSTAR The Tornadoes (#1, Dec)
662 11 JOHNNY ANGEL Shelly Fabares (#1, April)
654 12 RETURN TO SENDER Elvis Presley (#2, Nov)
652 13 MASHED POTATO TIME Dee Dee Sharp (#2, May)
649 14 DUKE OF EARL Gene Chandler (#1, Feb)
642 15 HEY BABY Bruce Channel (#1, March)
615 16 THE STRIPPER David Rose (#1, July)
600 17 HE'S A REBEL The Crystals (#1, Nov)
598 18 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO Neil Sedaka (#1, Aug)
588 19 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE Elvis Presley (#2, Feb)
588 20 BOBBY'S GIRL Marcie Blane (#3, Dec)
579 21 MONSTER MASH Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt Kickers (#1, Oct)
577 22 THE LOCO-MOTION Little Eva (#1, Aug)
576 23 GOOD LUCK CHARM Elvis Presley (#1, April)
575 24 RAMBLIN' ROSE Nat King Cole (#2, Sept)
552 25 SHEILA Tommy Roe (#1, Sept)
548 26 THE WANDERER Dion (#2, Feb)
498 27 SLOW TWISTIN' Chubby Checker (#3, April)
497 28 PALISADES PARK Freddy Cannon (#3, June)
497 29 ALL ALONE AM I Benda Lee (#3, Nov)
492 30 THE WAH WATUSI The Orlons (#2, July)
491 31 MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW Kenny Ball and His Jazzman (#2, March)
486 32 IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN' Johnny Tillotson (#3, June)
482 33 DON'T BREAK THE HEART THAT LOVES YOU Connie Francis (#1, March)
469 34 NORMAN Sue Thompson (#3, Feb)
468 35 I KNOW (You Don't Love Me No More) Barbara George (#3, Jan)
458 36 GREEN ONIONS Booker T. & the MG's (#3, Sept)
458 37 PATCHES Dickey Lee (#6, Oct)
456 38 DO YOU LOVE ME? The Contours (#3, Oct)
455 39 SEALED WITH A KISS Brian Hyland (#3, July)
450 40 BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY Brenda Lee (#4, March)
448 41 ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEART Gene Pitney (#2, Nov)
448 42 LET ME IN The Sensations (#4, March)
447 43 DON'T HANG UP The Orions (#4, Dec)
435 44 WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN Claude King (#6, July)
428 45 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET SIXTEEN Neil Sedaka (#6, Jan)
404 46 RELEASE ME "Little Esther" Phillips (#8, Dec)
398 47 SHE CRIED Jay and the Americans (#5, May)
396 48 THE LONELY BULL (El Solo Torro) The Tijuana Brass (#6, Dec)
394 49 ALLEY CAT Bent Fabric (#7, Sept)
393 50 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE The Lettermen (#7, Jan) 
389 51 YOU DON'T KNOW ME Ray Charles (#2, Sept)
384 52 LET'S DANCE Chris Montez (#4, Oct)
384 53 BABY IT'S YOU The Shirelles (#8, Feb)
382 54 YOUNG WORLD Rick Nelson (#5, April)
380 55 TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY Sam Cooke (#9, March)
378 56 CRYING IN THE RAIN The Everly Brothers (#6, March)
376 57 LOVE LETTERS Kitty Lester (#5, April)
373 58 AHAB, THE ARAB Ray Stevens (#5, Aug)
371 59 SPEEDY GONZALES Pat Boone (#6, July)
368 60 COTTON FIELDS The Highwaymen (#13, Feb)
367 61 A LITTLE BITTY TEAR Burl Ives (#9, Feb)
366 62 PLAYBOY The Marvelettes (#7, June)
361 63 LOVERS WHO WANDER Dion (#3, June)
361 64 THE ONE WHO REALLY LOVES YOU Mary Wells (#8, June)
359 65 GINA Johnny Mathis (#6, Nov)
358 66 LOVER PLEASE Clyde McPhatter (#7, April)
358 67 JOHNNY GET ANGRY Joanie Sommers (#7, July)
357 68 SHE'S NOT YOU Elvis Presley (#5, Sept)
352 69 THINGS Bobby Darin (#3, Aug)
350 70 AL DI LA' Emilio Pericoli (#6, July)
349 71 PARTY LIGHTS Claudine Clark (#5, Sept)
349 72 RIDE! Dee Dee Sharp (#5, Dec)
347 73 NEXT DOOR TO AN AGEL Neil Sedaka (#5, Nov)
338 74 SHOUT (Part 1) Joey Dee and the Starlighters (#6, May)
337 75 (The Man Who Shot) LIBERTY VALANCE Gene Pitney (#4, June)
334 76 WHAT'S YOUR NAME Don And Juan (#7, March)
327 77 THEME FROM "DR. KILDARE" (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) Richard Chamberlain (#10, Aug)
326 78 DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) Roy Orbison (#4, March)
324 79 VENUS IN BLUE JEANS Jimmy Clanton (#7, Oct)
323 80 OLD RIVERS Walter Brennan (#5, May)
316 81 SHOUT SHOUT (Knock Yourself Out) Ernie Maresca (#6, May)
315 82 EVERYBODY LOVES ME BUT YOU Brenda Lee (#6, May)
315 83 UNCHAIN MY HEART Ray Charles (#9, Jan)
309 84 SNAP YOUR FINGERS Joe Henderson (#8, July)
304 85 TEEN AGE IDOL Rick Nelson (#5, Sept)
300 86 YOU BELONG TO ME The Duprees (#7, Sept)
299 87 PT109 Jimmy Dean (#8, May)
297 88 I REMBER YOU Frank Ifield (#5, Oct)
297 89 TWIST, TWIST SENORA Gary "U.S." Bonds (#9, May)
294 90 SURFIN' SUFARI Beach Boys (#14, Oct)
289 91 YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE Ray Charles (#7, Dec)
287 92 GRAVY (For My Mashed Potatoes) Dee Dee Sharp (#9, July)
287 93 TWIST AND SHOUT The Isley Brothers (#17, Aug)
286 94 WHEN THE BOY IN YOUR ARMS (Is The Boy In Your Heart) Connie Francis (#10, Jan)
283 95 HER ROYAL MAGESTY James Darren (#6, Mar)
281 96 POPEYE (The Hitchhiker) Chubby Checker (#10, Nov)
280 97 YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH Mary Wells (#9, Sept)
279 98 YOU'LL LOSE A GOOD THING Barbara Lynn (#8, Aug)
278 99 LOVE ME WARM AND TENDER Paul Anka (#12, April)
278 100 TUFF Ace Cannon (#17, March)

[vince]

Now for 1963. Records peaking from 1/5/1963 through 12/28/1963 are eligible. Two singles that did not make BB's official YE ranking make the top 10 here, "Dominique" and "Louie Louie".

The Top 100 of 1963

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

867 1 SUGAR SHACK Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs (#1, Oct)
737 2 HE'S SO FINE The Chiffons (#1, Mar)
731 3 DOMINIQUE The Singing Nun (#1, Dec)
670 4 BLUE VELVET Bobby Vinton (#1, Sept)
667 5 HEY PAULA Paul and Paula (#1, Feb)
656 6 MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK The Angels (#1, Aug)
649 7 FINGERTIPS (Part 2) Little Stevie Wonder (#1, Aug)
645 8 SUKIYAKI Kyu Sakamoto (#1, June)
642 9 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL Steve Lawrence (#1, Jan)
634 10 LOUIE LOUIE The Kingsmen (#2, Dec)
615 11 I WILL FOLLOW HIM Little Peggy March (#1, April)
610 12 WALK LIKE A MAN The Four Seasons (#1, Mar)
585 13 I'M LEAVINGING IT UP TO YOU Dale and Grace (#1, Nov)
562 14 SURF CITY Jan and Dean (#1, July)
561 15 IT'S MY PARTY Lesley Gore (#1, June)
559 16 RHYTHM OF THE RAIN The Cascades (#3, Mar)
554 17 WALK RIGHT IN The Rooftop Singers (#1, Jan)
536 18 EASIER SAID THAN DONE The Essex (#1, July)
536 19 THE END OF THE WORLD Skeeter Davis (#2, Mar)
533 20 IF YOU WANNA BE HAPPY Jimmy Soul (#1, May)
530 21 SO MUCH IN LOVE The Tymes (#1, Aug)
529 22 DEEP PURPLE Nino Tempo and April Stevens (#1, Nov)
520 23 SURFIN' U.S.A. The Beach Boys (#3, May)
513 24 CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU Andy Williams (#2, April)
501 25 PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON Peter, Paul and Mary (#2, May)
500 26 WASHINGTON SQUARE The Village Stompers (#2, Nov)
494 27 OUR DAY WILL COME Ruby and the Romantics (#1, Mar)
494 28 YOU'RE THE REASON I'M LIVING Bobby Darin (#3, March)
485 29 SINCE I FELL FOR YOU Lenny Welch (#4, Dec)
478 30 BLOWIN' IN THE WIND Peter, Paul and Mary (#2, Aug)
476 31 THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES Bobby Vee (#3, Feb)
468 32 RUBY BABY Dion (#2, Feb)
464 33 BE MY BABY The Ronnettes (#2, Oct)
459 34 WIPE OUT The Surfaris (#2, Aug)
453 35 EVERYBODY Tommy Roe (#3, Dec)
448 36 HEAT WAVE Martha and the Vandellas (#4, Sept)
437 37 YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN The Dovells (#3, June)
435 38 BUSTED Ray Charles (#4, Oct)
430 39 PIPELINE The Chantay's (#4, May)
429 40 IF I HAD A HAMMER Trini Lopez (#3, Sept)
429 41 SHE'S A FOOL Lesley Gore (#5, Dec)
427 42 I LOVE YOU BECAUSE Al Martino (#3, June)
427 43 IT'S ALL RIGHT The Impressions (#4, Nov)
421 44 CANDY GIRL The Four Seasons (#3, Aug)
420 45 SOUTH STREET The Orlons (#3, April)
417 46 BLUE ON BLUE Bobby Vinton (#3, July)
413 47 DA DOO RON RON (When He Walked Me Home) The Crystals (#3, June)
411 48 SURFER GIRL The Beach Boys (#7, Sept)
408 49 CRY BABY Garnet Mimms and The Enchanters (#4, Oct)
408 50 BLAME IT ON THE BOSA NOVA Eydie Gorme (#7, Mar)
400 51 HELLO STRANGER Barbara Lewis (#3, June)
398 52 UP ON THE ROOF The Drifters (#5, Feb)
397 53 YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A BABY TO CRY The Caravelles (#3, Dec)
397 54 MEMPHIS Lonnie Mack (#5, July)
393 55 HELLO MUDDAH, HELLO FADDUH (A Letter From Camp) Allan Sherman (#2, Aug)
391 56 MEAN WOMAN BLUES Roy Orbison (#5, Nov)
391 57 HOTEL HAPPINESS Brook Benton (#3, Jan)
389 58 SALLY GO 'ROUND THE ROSES The Jaynetts (#2, Sept)
387 59 TELL HIM The Exciters (#4, Jan)
382 60 (You're the) DEVIL IN DISGUISE Elvis Presley (#3, Aug)
375 61 BABY WORKOUT Jackie Wilson (#5, April)
372 62 IN DREAMS Roy Orbison (#7, Mar)
370 63 MY DAD Paul Peterson (#6, Jan)
369 64 TWO FACES HAVE I Lou Christie (#6, June)
368 65 STILL Bill Anderson (#8, June)
368 66 WILD WEEKEND The Rebels (#8, Mar)
366 67 TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN, SPORT Rolf Harris (#3, July)
366 68 FOOLISH LITTLE GIRL The Shirelles (#4, May)
363 69 JUDY'S TURN TO CRY Lesley Gore (#5, Aug)
360 70 LOSING YOU Brenda Lee (#6, May)
360 71 TWO LOVERS Mary Wells (#7, Jan)
357 72 THEN HE KISSED ME The Crystals (#6, Sept)
346 73 YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME The Miracles (#8, Feb)
345 74 THOSE LAZY-HAZY-CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER Nat King Cole (#6, June)
345 75 MOCKINGBIRD Inez Foxx (#7, Sept)
345 76 I CAN'T STAY MAD AT YOU Skeeter Davis (#7, Nov)
342 77 MARIA ELENA Los Indios Tabajaras (#6, Nov)
341 78 WHAT WILL MARY SAY Johnny Mathis (#9, Mar)
338 79 MONKEY TIME Major Lance (#8, Sept)
325 80 IT'S UP TO YOU Ricky Nelson (#6, Feb)
325 81 DENISE Randy and the Rainbows (#10, Aug)
322 82 DRIP DROP Dion (#6, Dec)
321 83 ONE FINE DAY The Chiffons (#5, July)
321 84 OUR WINTER LOVE Bill Purcell (#9, Mar)
320 85 FROM A JACK TO A KING Ned Miller (#6, Feb)
315 86 DONNA THE PRIMA DONNA Dion (#6, Oct)
314 87 LOOP DE LOOP Johnny Thunder (#4, Feb)
313 88 BE TRUE TO YOUR SCHOOL The Beach Boys (#6, Dec)
311 89 MORE Kai Winding (#8, Aug)
309 90 DON'T SAY NOTHIN' BAD (About My Baby) The Cookies (#7, April)
304 91 ZIP-A-DEE DOO-DAH Bob B. Sox (#8, Jan)
303 92 FOOLS RUSH IN Rick Nelson (#12, Nov)
300 93 MICKY'S MONKEY The Miracles (#8, Sept)
293 94 PRIDE AND JOY Marvin Gaye (#10, July)
292 95 PEPINO THE ITALIAN MOUSE Lou Monte (#5, Jan)
287 96 YOUNG LOVERS Paul & Paula (#6, Apr)
286 97 TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART Ray Charles (#8, May)
286 98 ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT Sam Cooke (#10, May)
284 99 WONDERFUL! WONDERFUL! The Tymes (#7, Sept)
282 100 THE REVEREND MR. BLACK The Kingston Trio (#8, May)

[vince]

Moving into the Beatle years, starting with 1964. The Beatles placed 10 singles in the Top 100, 9 of them the top 50. Singles peaking from 1/4/1964 through 12/26/1964 are eligible.

The Top 100 of 1964

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

1109 1 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND The Beatles (#1, Feb)
866 2 HELLO, DOLLY! Louis Armstrong (#1, May)
739 3 SHE LOVES YOU The Beatles (#1, March)
709 4 OH, PRETTY WOMAN Roy Orbison (#1, Sept)
704 5 BABY LOVE The Supremes (#1, Oct)
700 6 THERE I'VE SAID IT AGAIN Bobby Vinton (#1, Jan)
667 7 COME SEE ABOUT ME The Supremes (#1, Dec)
665 8 I GET AROUND The Beach Boys (#1, July)
653 9 CAN'T BUY ME LOVE The Beatles (#1, April)
652 10 MY GUY Mary Wells (#1, May)
647 11 WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO The Supremes (#1, Aug)
644 12 MR. LONELY Bobby Vinton (#1, Dec)
627 13 EVERYBODY LOVES SOMEBODY Dean Martin (#1, Aug)
618 14 DO WAH DIDDY DIDDY Manfred Mann (#1, Oct)
615 15 A HARD DAY'S NIGHT The Beatles (#1, Aug)
612 16 CHAPEL OF LOVE The Dixie Cups (#1, Aug)
601 17 I FEEL FINE The Beatles (#1, Dec)
563 18 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN The Animals (#1, Sept)
561 19 RAG DOLL The Four Seasons (#1, July)
539 20 LAST KISS J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers (#2, Nov)
535 21 SHE'S NOT THERE The Zombies (#2, Dec)
515 22 A WORLD WITHOUT LOVE Peter and Gordon (#1, June)
511 23 LOVE ME DO The Beatles (#1, May)
507 24 WE'LL SING IN THE SUNSHINE Gale Garnett (#4, Oct)
496 25 JAVA Al Hirt (#4, Feb)
494 26 BREAD AND BUTTER The Newbeats (#2, Sept)
494 27 LOVE ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART The Ray Charles Singers (#3, June)
493 28 DANCING IN THE STREET Martha and the Vandellas (#2, Oct)
483 29 RINGO Lorne Greene (#1, Dec)
483 30 DAWN (Go Away) The Four Seasons (#3, Feb)
474 31 LEADER OF THE PACK The Shangri-Las (#1, Nov)
465 32 TWIST AND SHOUT The Beatles (#2, April)
460 33 UNDER THE BOARDWALK The Drifters (#4, Aug)
458 34 PEOPLE Barbra Steisand (#5, June)
455 35 SUSPICION Terry Stafford (#3, April)
455 36 FORGET HIM Bobby Rydell (#4, Jan)
452 37 POPSICLES AND ICICLES The Murmaids (#3, Jan)
450 38 GOING OUT OF MY HEAD Little Anthony & the Imperials (#6, Dec)
440 39 MEMPHIS Johnny Rivers (#2, July)
439 40 PLEASE PLEASE ME The Beatles (#3, March)
439 41 LITTLE CHILDREN Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas (#7, June)
434 42 YOU DON'T OWN ME Lesley Gore (#2, Feb)
426 43 HEY LITTLE COBRA The Rip Cords (#4, Feb)
422 44 COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER Jay and the Americans (#3, Nov)
415 45 GLAD ALL OVER The Dave Clark Five (#6, April)
411 46 DON'T LET THE RAIN COME DOWN (Crooked Little Man) The Serendipity Singers (#6, May)
408 47 BITS AND PIECES The Dave Clark Five (#4, May)
406 48 LITTLE OLD LADY (From Pasadena) Jan and Dean (#3, Aug)
402 49 DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET The Beatles (#2, May)
402 50 SURFIN' BIRD The Trashmen (#4, Jan)
399 51 UM, UM, UM, UM, UM, UM Major Lance (#5, Feb)
398 52 REMEMBER (Walkin' In the Sand) The Shangri-Las (#5, Sept)
397 53 G.T.O. Ronnie and the Daytonas (#4, Sept)
397 54 WISHIN' AND HOPIN' Dusty Springfield (#6, Aug)
395 55 MY BOY LOLLIPOP Millie Small (#2, July)
394 56 DEAD MAN'S CURVE Jan and Dean (#8, May)
393 57 OUT OF LIMITS The Marketts (#3, Feb)
390 58 WALK ON BY Dionne Warwick (#6, June)
389 59 LET IT BE ME Jerry Butler and Betty Everett (#5, Nov)
377 60 DON'T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYING Gerry and the Pacemakers (#4, July)
374 61 IT HURTS TO BE IN LOVE Gene Pitney (#7, Oct)
373 62 C'MON AND SWIM Bobby Freeman (#5, Aug)
372 63 TIME IS ON MY SIDE The Rolling Stones (#6, Dec)
371 64 BECAUSE The Dave Clark Five (#3, Sept)
371 65 YOU REALLY GOT ME The Kinks (#7, Nov)
364 66 HAVE I THE RIGHT The Honeycombs (#5, Nov)
363 67 THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA Stan Getz/Asturd Gilberto (#5, July)
362 68 THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG (It's In His Kiss) Betty Everett (#6, April)
345 69 NAVY BLUE Dianne Renay (#6, March)
345 70 FUN, FUN, FUN The Beach Boys (#5, March)
344 71 CAN'T YOU SEE THAT SHE'S MINE The Dave Clark Five (#4, July)
337 72 CALIFORNIA SUN The Rivieras (#5, Feb)
337 73 TALK BACK TREMBLING LIPS Johnny Tillotson (#7, Jan)
329 74 FOR YOU Rick Nelson (#6, Feb)
325 75 A SUMMER SONG Chad Stewart and Jeremy Clyde (#7, Oct)
317 76 I'M GONNA BE STRONG Gene Pitney (#9, Dec)
316 77 BABY I NEED YOUR LOVING The Four Tops (#11, Oct)
311 78 RONNIE The Four Seasons (#6, May)
308 79 ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART Dionne Warwick (#8, Feb)
306 80 (Just Like) ROMEO AND JULIET The Reflections (#6, May)
306 81 WHITE ON WHITE Danny Williams (#9, May)
302 82 SHE'S A WOMAN The Beatles (#4, Dec)
302 83 KEEP ON PUSHING The Impressions (#10, July)
301 84 DANG ME Roger Miller (#7, Aug)
299 85 IT'S OVER Roy Orbison (#9, May)
299 86 MOUNTAIN OF LOVE Johnny Rivers (#9, Dec)
297 87 QUICKSAND Martha and the Vandellas (#8, Jan)
294 88 THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN TO MY HEART Dean Martin (#6, Nov)
294 89 LITTLE HONDA The Hondells (#9, Oct)
281 90 CHUG-A-LUG Roger Miller (#9, Nov)
280 91 I LOVE YOU MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY Al Martino (#9, March)
279 92 MIDNIGHT MARY Joey Powers (#10, Jan)
271 93 WHEN I GROW UP (To Be A Man) The Beach Boys (#9, Oct)
271 94 SEE THE FUNNY LITTLE CLOWN Bobby Goldsboro (#9, March)
269 95 AS USUAL Brenda Lee (#12, Jan)
264 96 BAD TO ME Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas (#9, June)
261 97 MY HEART BELONGS ONLY TO YOU Bobby Vinton (#9, March)
260 98 I WANNA LOVE HIM SO BAD The Jellybeans (#9, Aug)
260 99 DIANE The Bachelors (#10, June)
258 100 FUNNY Joe Hinton (#13, Oct)

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Next, 1965. Singles peaking from 1/2/1965 through 12/25/1965 are eligible. The Rolling Stones take the top spot. "Wooly Bully", BB's #1 of 1965, comes in at #7 here.

The Top 100 of 1965

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

748 1 (I Can't Get No) SATISFACTION The Rolling Stones (#1, July)
691 2 YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' The Righteous Brothers (#1, Feb)
668 3 DOWNTOWN Petula Clark (#1, Jan)
665 4 I CAN'T HELP MYSELF The Four Tops (#1, June)
634 5 MRS. BROWN, YOU'VE GOT A LOVELY DAUGHTER Herman's Hermits (#1, May)
633 6 TURN! TURN! TURN! The Byrds (#1, Dec)
633 7 WOOLY BULLY Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs (#2, June)
629 8 HELP! The Beatles (#1, Sept)
604 9 YESTERDAY The Beatles (#1, Oct)
583 10 LET'S HANG ON! The Four Seasons (#3, Dec)
573 11 THIS DIAMOND RING Gary Lewis and the Playboys (#1, Feb)
563 12 STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE The Supremes (#1, March)
559 13 I GOT YOU BABE Sonny and Cher (#1, Aug)
548 14 MY GIRL The Temptations (#1, March)
545 15 GET OFF MY CLOUD The Rolling Stones (#1, Nov)
530 16 HELP ME RHONDA The Beach Boys (#1, May)
516 17 HANG ON SLOOPY The McCoys (#1, Oct)
510 18 YOU WERE ON MY MIND We Five (#3, Sept)
493 19 I HEAR A SYMPHONY The Supremes (#1, Nov)
489 20 KING OF THE ROAD Roger Miller (#4, March)
478 21 MR. TAMBOURINE MAN The Byrds (#1, June)
475 22 THE "IN" CROWD The Ramsey Lewis Trio (#5, Oct)
473 23 THE BIRDS AND THE BEES Jewel Akens (#3, March)
472 24 CRYING IN THE CHAPEL Elvis Presley (#3, June)
469 25 EVE OF DESTRUCTION Barry McGuire (#1, Sept)
467 26 1-2-3 Len Barry (#2, Nov)
466 27 I GOT YOU (I Feel Good) James Brown (#3, Dec)
465 28 LOVE POTION NUMBER NINE The Searchers (#3, Jan)
462 29 A LOVER'S CONCERTO The Toys (#2, Oct)
461 30 CAN'T YOU HEAR MY HEARTBEAT Herman's Hermits (#2, March)
460 31 OVER AND OVER The Dave Clark Five (#1, Dec)
454 32 TICKET TO RIDE The Beatles (#1, May)
454 33 A TASTE OF HONEY Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (#7, Nov)
444 34 I'M TELLING YOU NOW Freddie and the Dreamers (#1, April)
443 35 EIGHT DAYS A WEEK The Beatles (#1, March)
436 36 I'M HENRY VIII, I AM Herman's Hermits (#1, Aug)
436 37 GAME OF LOVE Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders (#1, April)
433 38 BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN The Supremes (#1, June)
431 39 SHOTGUN Jr. Walker And The All Stars (#4, April)
430 40 I'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER YOU The Seekers (#4, May)
426 41 UNCHAINED MELODY The Righteous Brothers (#4, Aug)
416 42 CARA, MIA Jay and the Americans (#4, July)
412 43 WHAT'S NEW girl thingyCAT Tom Jones (#3, July)
405 44 SILHOUETTES Herman's Hermits (#5, May)
405 45 THE JERK The Larks (#6, Jan)
403 46 THE NAME GAME Shirley Ellis (#3, Jan)
403 47 KEEP ON DANCING The Gentrys (#4, Oct)
394 48 YES, I'M READY Barbara Mason (#5, July)
392 49 RESCUE ME Fontella Bass (#4, Nov)
388 50 LIKE A ROLLING STONE Bob Dylan (#2, Sept)
388 51 TREAT HER RIGHT Roy Head & the Traits (#2, Oct)
382 52 I KNOW A PLACE Petula Clark (#3, May)
374 53 COUNT ME IN Gary Lewis and the Playboys (#2, May)
372 54 CALIFORNIA GIRLS The Beach Boys (#3, Aug)
372 55 THE JOLLY GREEN GIANT The Kingsmen (#4, March)
360 56 SAVE YOUR HEART FOR ME Gary Lewis and the Playboys (#2, Aug)
359 57 HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME Mel Carter (#8, Aug)
357 58 YOU'RE THE ONE The Vogues (#4, Nov)
357 59 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE Jackie DeShannon (#7, July)
355 60 SEVENTH SON Johnny Rivers (#7, July)
353 61 FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY Gerry and the Pacemakers (#6, March)
352 62 HOW SWEET IT IS Marvin Gaye (#6, Jan)
349 63 WONDERFUL WORLD Herman's Hermits (#4, July)
344 64 EVERYBODY LOVES A CLOWN Gary Lewis and the Playboys (#4, Nov)
343 65 CATCH US IF YOU CAN The Dave Clark Five (#4, Sept)
341 66 KEEP SEARCHIN' Del Shannon (#9, Jan)
336 67 JUST ONCE IN MY LIFE The Righteous Brothers (#9, May)
334 68 MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY Eddy Arnold (#6, Dec)
327 69 AIN'T THAT PECULIAR Marvin Gaye (#8, Nov)
327 70 CAST YOUR FATE TO THE WIND Sounds Orchestral (#10, May)
324 71 RED ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY Burt Kaempfert (#11, March)
323 72 FOR YOUR LOVE The Yardbirds (#6, July)
318 73 IT'S THE SAME OLD SONG The Four Tops (#5, Aug)
318 74 TIRED OF WAITING FOR YOU The Kinks (#6, April)
316 75 ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT The Kinks (#7, Feb)
314 76 GOLDFINGER Shirley Bassey (#8, March)
309 77 FEVER The McCoys (#7, Dec)
308 78 PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG (Part 1) James Brown (#8, Sept)
304 79 HOLD WHAT YOU'VE GOT Joe Tex (#5, Jan)
304 80 SHAKE Sam Cooke (#7, Feb)
299 81 BABY DON'T GO Sonny and Cher (#8, Oct)
298 82 I CAN NEVER GO HOME ANYMORE The Shangri-Las (#6, Dec)
297 83 TELL HER NO The Zombies (#6, Feb)
297 84 NOWHERE TO RUN Martha and the Vandellas (#8, April)
297 85 JUST A LITTLE The Beau Brummels (#8, June)
295 86 YOU TURN ME ON (Turn On Song) Ian Whitcomb and Bluesville (#8, July)
293 87 IT'S NOT UNUSUAL Tom Jones (#10, May)
292 88 DOWN IN THE BOONDOCKS Billy Joe Royal (#9, Aug)
291 89 I GO TO PIECES Peter and Gordon (#9, Feb)
287 90 IT AIN'T ME BABE The Turtles (#8, Sept)
287 91 I'LL BE DOGGONE Marvin Gaye (#8, May)
286 92 DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC The Lovin' Sthingyful (#9, Oct)
286 93 THOU SHALL NOT STEAL Dick & DeeDee (#13, Jan)
285 94 ENGLAND SWINGS Roger Miller (#8, Dec)
285 95 HUSH, HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE Patti Page (#8, June)
282 96 BABY, I'M YOURS Barbara Lewis (#11, Aug)
275 97 DON'T JUST STAND THERE Patty Duke (#8, Aug)
274 98 BABY THE RAIN MUST FALL Glenn Yarbrough (#12, May)
272 99 HEART FULL OF SOUL The Yardbirds (#9, Sept)
271 100 JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER Herman's Hermits (#7, Oct)

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On to 1966. Singles peaking from 1/1/1966 through 12/31/1966 are eligible. The Monkees take the top spot with "I'm A Believer" which hit #1 on the last survey of the year, even though most of its weeks at the top were in 1967.

The Top 100 of 1966

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

1071 1 I'M A BELIEVER The Monkees (#1, Dec)
766 2 THE BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS SSgt. Barry Sadler (#1, March)
746 3 WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL The New Vaudville Band (#1, Dec)
635 4 (You're My) SOUL AND INSPIRATION The Righteous Brothers (#1, April)
621 5 96 TEARS ? (Question Mark) and the Mysterians (#1, Oct)
615 6 WE CAN WORK IT OUT The Beatles (#1, Jan)
606 7 CHERISH The Association (#1, Sept)
598 8 LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE The Monkees (#1, Nov)
576 9 MONDAY, MONDAY The Mamas and the Papas (#1, May)
576 10 DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON/GOOD GOLLY, MISS MOLLY Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels (#4, Nov)
566 11 YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE The Supremes (#1, Sept)
562 12 SUMMER IN THE CITY The Lovin' Sp00nful (#1, Aug)
555 13 THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN' Nancy Sinatra (#1, Feb)
546 14 REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE The Four Tops (#1, Oct)
543 15 POOR SIDE OF TOWN Johnny Rivers (#1, Nov)
533 16 GOOD VIBRATIONS The Beach Boys (#1, Dec)
529 17 SOUNDS OF SILENCE Simon & Garfunkel (#1, Jan)
520 18 GOOD LOVIN' The Young Rascals (#1, April)
520 19 SNOOPY VS. THE RED BARON The Royal Guardsmen (#2, Dec)
518 20 WILD THING The Troggs (#1, July)
518 21 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' The Mamas and the Papas (#4, March)
515 22 PAINT IT, BLACK The Rolling Stones (#1, June)
511 23 STANGERS IN THE NIGHT Frank Sinatra (#1, July)
510 24 YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON The Supremes (#1, Nov)
501 25 LIL' RED RIDING HOOD Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs (#2, Aug)
499 26 HANKY PANKY Tommy James and the Shondells (#1, July)
495 27 WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN Percy Sledge (#1, May)
495 28 BORN FREE Roger Williams (#7, Dec)
481 29 SUNSHINE SUPERMAN Donovan (#1, Sept)
475 30 PAPERBACK WRITER The Beatles (#1, June)
472 31 MY LOVE Petula Clark (#1, Feb)
468 32 KICKS Paul Revere and the Raiders (#4, May)
463 33 LIGHNIN' STRIKES Lou Christie (#1, Feb)
460 34 MELLOW YELLOW Donovan (#2, Dec)
460 35 FIVE O'CLOCK WORLD The Vogues (#4, Jan)
455 36 SUNNY Bobby Hebb (#2, Aug)
453 37 SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER The Happenings (#3, Aug)
451 38 WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN HEARTED Jimmy Ruffin (#7, Oct)
440 39 DAYDREAM The Lovin' Sp00nful (#2, April)
439 40 A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE The Mindbenders (#2, May)
439 41 RED RUBBER BALL The Cyrkle (#2, July)
435 42 19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN The Rolling Stones (#2, March)
429 43 NO MATTER WHAT SHAPE (Your Stomach's In) The T-Bones (#3, Feb)
427 44 YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME Dusty Springfield (#4, July)
426 45 SHE'S JUST MY STYLE Gary Lewis and the Playboys (#3, Jan)
417 46 I AM A ROCK Simon & Garfunkel (#3, June)
416 47 SUGARTOWN Nancy Sinatra (#5, Dec)
409 48 DID YOU EVER HAVE TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND The Lovin' Sp00nful (#2, June)
408 49 RAINY DAY WOMEN #12 AND 35 Bob Dylan (#2, May)
401 50 SECRET AGENT MAN Johnny Rivers (#3, April)
400 51 BANG BANG (My Baby Shot Me Down) Cher (#2, April)
390 52 THAT'S LIFE Frank Sinatra (#4, Dec)
385 53 NOWHERE MAN The Beatles (#3, March)
384 54 SLOOP JOHN B The Beach Boys (#3, May)
376 55 TIME WON'T LET ME The Outsiders (#5, April)
372 56 COOL JERK The Capitols (#7, July)
371 57 WALK AWAY RENEE The Left Banke (#5, Nov)
369 58 I'M YOUR PUPPET Bobby and James Purify (#6, Nov)
366 59 YELLOW SUBMARINE The Beatles (#2, Sept)
366 60 I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY B. J. Thomas and the Triumphs (#8, April)
363 61 BORN A WOMAN Sandy Posey (#12, Sept)
361 62 HOMEWARD BOUND Simon & Garfunkel (#5, March)
360 63 THE PIED PIPER Crispian St. Peters (#4, July)
359 64 BUS STOP The Hollies (#5, Sept)
357 65 ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY Bob Lind (#5, March)
357 66 LADY GODIVA Peter & Gordon (#6, Dec)
357 67 HOORAY FOR HAZEL Tommy Roe (#6, Nov)
356 68 UPTIGHT (Everything's Alright) Stevie Wonder (#3, Feb)
348 69 BARBARA ANN The Beach Boys (#2, Jan)
348 70 SWEET PEA Tommy Roe (#8, July)
343 71 BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP The Temptations (#3, Oct)
334 72 JUST LIKE ME Paul Revere and the Raiders (#11, Jan)
332 73 IF I WERE A CARPENTER Bobby Darin (#8, Nov)
331 74 CRYING TIME Ray Charles (#6, Feb)
328 75 PSYCHOTIC REACTION The Count Five (#5, Oct)
323 76 EBB TIDE The Rightous Brothers (#5, Jan)
318 77 FLOWERS ON THE WALL The Statler Brothers (#4, Jan)
318 78 MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU The Supremes (#5, Feb)
318 79 BAREFOOTIN' Robert Parker (#7, June)
316 80 BLACK IS BLACK Los Bravos (#4, Oct)
310 81 I SAW HER AGAIN The Mamas & the Papas (#5, July)
309 82 LISTEN PEOPLE Herman's Hermits (#3, March)
309 83 DANDY Herman's Hermits (#5, Nov)
307 84 CHERRY, CHERRY Neil Diamond (#6, Oct)
297 85 AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG The Temptations (#13, July)
294 86 DON'T MESS WITH BILL The Marvelettes (#7, Feb)
293 87 WORKING IN THE COAL MINE Lee Dorsey (#8, Sept)
290 88 SOMEWHERE, MY LOVE The Ray Conniff Singers (#9, Aug)
288 89 GLORIA The Shadows Of Knight (#10, May)
288 90 LOVE IS A HURTIN' THING Lou Rawls (#13, Nov)
282 91 HUNGRY Paul Revere and the Raiders (#6, July)
281 92 A MUST TO AVOID Herman's Hermits (#8, Jan)
281 93 MESSAGE TO MICHAEL Dionne Warwick (#8, May)
280 94 GUANTANAMERO The Sandpipers (#9, Sept)
280 95 OH HOW HAPPY Shades Of Blue (#12, June)
276 96 MOTHER'S LITTLE HELPER The Rolling Stones (#8, Aug)
273 97 B-A-B-Y Carla Thomas (#14, Nov)
271 98 DIRTY WATER The Standells (#11, July)
269 99 THE MEN IN MY LITTLE GIRL'S LIFE Mike Douglas (#6, Feb)
269 100 (I Know) I'M LOSING YOU The Temptations (#8, Dec)

[vince]

Its been 50 years since the summer of love. Next is 1967. Singles peaking from 1/7/1967 through 12/30/1967 are eligible.

The Top 100 of 1967

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

883 1 TO SIR WITH LOVE Lulu (#1, Oct)
752 2 WINDY The Association (#1, July)
749 3 ODE TO BILLIE JOE Bobbie Gentry (#1, Aug)
743 4 DAYDREAM BELIEVER The Monkees (#1, Dec)
742 5 THE LETTER The Box Tops (#1, Sept)
735 6 LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors (#1, July)
702 7 SOMETHIN' STUPID Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra (#1, April)
699 8 GROOVIN' The Young Rascals (#1, May)
691 9 HAPPY TOGETHER The Turtles (#1, March)
625 10 INCENSE AND PEPPERMINTS The Strawberry Alarm Clock (#1, Nov)
618 11 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE Gladys Knight and the Pips (#2, Dec)
599 12 HELLO GOODBYE The Beatles (#1, Dec)
590 13 CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU Frankie Valli (#2, July)
568 14 A LITTLE BIT O' SOUL The Music Explosion (#2, July)
561 15 RESPECT Aretha Franklin (#1, June)
552 16 THE RAIN, THE PARK, AND OTHER THINGS The Cowsills (#2, Dec)
538 17 I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER Stevie Wonder (#2, July)
532 18 COME BACK WHEN YOU GROW UP Bobby Vee and the Strangers (#3, Sept)
531 19 KIND OF A DRAG The Buckinghams (#1, Feb)
527 20 NEVER MY LOVE The Association (#2, Oct)
525 21 TELL IT LIKE IT IS Aaron Neville (#2, Jan)
511 22 I SECOND THAT EMOTION Smokie Robinson & the Miracles (#4, Dec)
507 23 GEORGY GIRL The Seekers (#2, Feb)
499 24 SWEET SOUL MUSIC Arthur Conley (#2, May)
499 25 I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW Tommy James & the Shondells (#4, April)
494 26 SOUL MAN Sam and Dave (#2, Nov)
478 27 RUBY TUESDAY The Rolling Stones (#1, March)
469 28 LOVE IS HERE AND NOW YOUR GONE The Supremes (#1, March)
460 29 EXPRESSWAY TO YOUR HEART The Soul Survivors (#4, Nov)
458 30 ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE The Beatles (#1, Aug)
451 31 THE HAPPENING The Supremes (#1, May)
444 32 REFLECTIONS Diana Ross and the Supremes (#2, Sept)
437 33 APPLES, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE Jay and the Techniques (#6, Sept)
429 34 A WHITER SHADE OF PALE Procol Harum (#5, July)
427 35 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER Dionne Warwick (#4, Dec)
425 36 COME ON DOWN TO MY BOAT Every Mother's Son (#6, July)
424 37 BOOGALOO DOWN BROADWAY The Fantastic Johnny C (#7, Dec)
416 38 A LITTLE BIT ME, A LITTLE BIT YOU The Monkees (#2, April)
415 39 IT MUST BE HIM Vikki Carr (#3, Nov)
413 40 RELEASE ME (And Let Me Love Again) Engelbert Humperdinck (#4, May)
412 41 SAN FRANCISCO (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) Scott McKenzie (#4, July)
411 42 PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER Bobby Vinton (#6, Nov)
407 43 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE The Mamas and the Papas (#2, March)
404 44 PENNY LANE The Beatles (#1, March)
392 45 I GOT RHYTHM The Happenings (#3, May)
391 46 GOOD THING Paul Revere & the Raiders (#4, Jan)
388 47 (We Ain't Got) NOTHIN' YET The Blues Magoos (#5, Feb)
386 48 THIS IS MY SONG Petula Clark (#3, April)
381 49 YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (#5, Nov)
378 50 BABY I LOVE YOU Aretha Franklin (#4, Sept)
372 51 WORDS OF LOVE The Mamas and the Papas (#5, Jan)
372 52 THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE The Casinos (#6, March)
370 53 FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH (Stop, Hey What's That Sound) Buffalo Springfield (#7, March)
367 54 BABY I NEED YOUR LOVIN' Johnny Rivers (#3, March)
364 55 THERE'S A KIND OF HUSH Herman's Hermits (#4, March)
360 56 MERCY, MERCY, MERCY The Buckinghams (#5, Aug)
359 57 HOW CAN I BE SURE The Young Rascals (#4, Oct)
358 58 PLEASANT VALLEY SUNDAY The Monkees (#3, Aug)
357 59 UP, UP AND AWAY The 5th Dimension (#7, July)
355 60 DON'T YOU CARE The Buckinghams (#6, May)
354 61 (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER Jackie Wilson (#6, Oct)
352 62 GIMME LITTLE SIGN Brenton Wood (#9, Oct)
348 63 SOMEBODY TO LOVE Jefferson Airplane (#5, June)
346 64 YOU'RE MY EVERYTHING The Temptations (#6, Sept)
342 65 SOCK IT TO ME - BABY! Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels (#6, March)
341 66 WESTERN UNION The Five Americans (#5, April)
341 67 STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE The Four Tops (#6, Jan)
339 68 BERNADETTE The Four Tops (#4, April)
338 69 JIMMY MACK Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (#10, April)
337 70 YOU BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS Cher (#9, Dec)
336 71 SKINNY LEGS AND ALL Joe Tex (#10, Dec)
334 72 MY CUP RUNNETH OVER Ed Ames (#8, March)
330 73 98.6 Keith (#7, Feb)
326 74 SHE'D RATHER BE WITH ME The Turtles (#3, June)
326 75 BROWN EYED GIRL Van Morrison (#10, Sept)
313 76 GET ON UP The Esquires (#11, Oct)
312 77 I NEVER LOVED A MAN (The Way I Love You) Aretha Franklin (#9, April)
311 78 FUNKY BROADWAY Wilson Pickett (#8, Sept)
311 79 ON A CAROUSEL The Hollies (#11, May)
310 80 CARRIE-ANNE The Hollies (#9, Aug)
310 81 SILENCE IS GOLDEN The Tremeloes (#11, Aug)
307 82 I CAN SEE FOR MILES The Who (#9, Nov)
299 83 LET'S LIVE FOR TODAY The Grass Roots (#8, July)
298 84 GIMME SOME LOVIN' The Spencer Davis Group (#7, Feb)
297 85 THE BEAT GOES ON Sonny and Cher (#6, Feb)
295 86 LITTLE OLE MAN (Uptight-Everything's Alright) Bill Cosby (#4, Oct)
293 87 CLOSE YOUR EYES Peaches and Herb (#8, May)
291 88 COLD SWEAT (Part 1) James Brown And The Famous Flames (#7, Aug)
291 89 WHITE RABBIT Jefferson Airplane (#8, July)
289 90 HIM OR ME - WHAT'S IT GONNA BE? Paul Revere & the Raider (#5, June)
286 91 LET IT OUT (Let It All Hang Out) The Hombres (#12, Nov)
278 92 A NATURAL WOMAN (You make Me Feel Like) Aretha Franklin (#8, Nov)
275 93 DON'T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY Petula Clark (#5, July)
273 94 ALL I NEED The Temptations (#8, June)
267 95 A GIRL LIKE YOU The Young Rascals (#10, Aug)
265 96 NASHVILLE CATS The Lovin' Sthingyful (#8, Jan)
265 97 I HAD TOO MUCH TO DREAM (Last Night) The Electric Prunes (#11, Feb)
262 98 YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES The Dave Clark Five (#7, May)
261 99 C'MON MARRIANNE The Four Seasons (#9, July)
260 100 GIRL, YOU'L BE A WOMAN SOON Neil Diamond (#10, May)

[vince]

On to 1968. Singles peaking from 1/6/1968 through 12/28/1968 are eligible. No surprise, the Beatles take the top spot.

The Top 100 of 1968

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

1482 1 HEY JUDE The Beatles (#1, Sept)
1081 2 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE Marvin Gaye (#1, Dec)
918 3 LOVE IS BLUE Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra (#1, Feb)
846 4 HONEY Bobby Goldsboro (#1, April)
834 5 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE The Rascals (#1, Aug)
829 6 (Sittin' On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY Otis Redding (#1, March)
775 7 LOVE CHILD Diana Ross and the Supremes (#1, Nov)
741 8 THIS GUY'S IN LOVE WITH YOU Herb Alpert (#1, June)
646 9 JUDY IN DISGUISE (With Glasses) John Fred & His Playboy Band (#1, Jan)
639 10 MRS. ROBINSON Simon & Garfunkel (#1, June)
619 11 WOMAN, WOMAN Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (#4, Jan)
616 12 TIGHTEN UP Archie Bell and the Drells (#1, May)
603 13 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. Jeannie C. Riley (#1, Sept)
590 14 YOUNG GIRL Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (#2, April)
579 15 HELLO, I LOVE YOU The Doors (#1, Aug)
575 16 FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE Stevie Wonder (#2, Dec)
564 17 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY Hugo Montenegro (#2, June)
559 18 LITTLE GREEN APPLES O. C. Smith (#2, Oct)
548 19 THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkin (#2, Nov)
542 20 GREEN TAMBOURINE The Lemon Pipers (#1, Feb)
527 21 WHO'S MAKING LOVE Johnnie Taylor (#5, Dec)
521 22 CRY LIKE A BABY The Box Tops (#2, April)
519 23 SPOOKY The Classics IV (#3, Feb)
518 24 MAGIC CARPET RIDE Steppenwolf (#3, Nov)
514 25 GRAZIN' IN THE GRASS Hugh Masakela (#1, July)
511 26 ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN Dion (#4, Dec)
510 27 BEND ME, SHAPE ME The American Breed (#5, Jan)
506 28 BORN TO BE WILD Steppenwolf (#2, Aug)
503 29 STONE SOUL PICNIC The 5th Dimension (#3, July)
502 30 FIRE The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (#2, Oct)
499 31 THEME FROM "THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS" Dionne Warwick (#2, Feb)
498 32 MOMY MONY Tommy James and the Shondells (#3, June)
494 33 THE HORSE Cliff Nobles & Co. (#2, June)
487 34 LADY WILLPOWER Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (#2, July)
484 35 CHAIN OF FOOLS Aretha Franklin (#2, Jan)
477 36 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN The Temptations (#4, Feb)
475 37 (Sweet Sweet Baby) SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE Aretha Franklin (#5, March)
474 38 MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS The Grass Roots (#5, Nov)
466 39 LIGHT MY FIRE Jose Feliciano (#3, Aug)
466 40 A BEAUTIFUL MORNING The Rascals (#3, May)
463 41 JUMPING JACK FLASH The Rolling Stones (#3, July)
463 42 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE Cream (#5, Aug)
461 43 CLASSICAL GAS Mason Williams (#2, Aug)
461 44 SIMON SAYS The 1910 Fruitgum Company (#4, March)
460 45 LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU The Delfonics (#4, April)
447 46 COWBOYS TO GIRLS The Intruders (#6, May)
445 47 THE BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE Georgie Fame (#7, April)
444 48 YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY The Ohio Express (#4, June)
440 49 STORMY Classics IV featuring Denis Yost (#5, Dec)
439 50 TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME The Vogues (#7, Aug)
438 51 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME Bobby Vinton (#9, Dec)
437 52 LADY MADONNA The Beatles (#4, April)
437 53 HOLD ME TIGHT Johnny Nash (#5, Nov)
434 54 GIRL WATCHER The O'Kaysions (#5, Oct)
425 55 THE LOOK OF LOVE Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (#4, July)
421 56 MACARTHUR PARK Richard Harris (#2, June)
421 57 DANCE TO THE MUSIC Sly and the Family Stone (#8, April)
419 58 ANGEL OF THE MORNING Merrilee Rush & the Turnabouts (#7, June)
419 59 DIFFERENT DRUM Stone Ponys featuring Linda Ronstadt (#13, Jan)
398 60 HURDY GURDY MAN Donovan (#5, Aug)
394 61 1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT 1910 Fruitgum Company (#5, Sept)
390 62 NOBODY BUT ME The Human Beinz (#8, Feb)
386 63 I'VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU The Bee Gees (#8, Sept)
382 64 I GOT THE FEELIN' James Brown and the Famous Flames (#6, April)
375 65 LOVE IS ALL AROUND The Troggs (#7, May)
374 66 REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS Friend and Lover (#10, June)
373 67 OVER YOU Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (#7, Oct)
372 68 SLIP AWAY Clarence Carter (#6, Oct)
372 69 GOIN' OUT OF MY HEAD/CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU The Lettermen (#7, Feb)
362 70 WHITE ROOM Cream (#6, Nov)
357 71 ELENORE The Turtles (#6, Nov)
353 72 THINK Aretha Franklin (#7, June)
351 73 REVOLUTION The Beatles (#12, Sept)
345 74 AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (#8, May)
342 75 THE UNICORN The Irish Rovers (#7, May)
337 76 YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON Vanilla Fudge (#6, Aug)
336 77 BABY, NOW THAT I FOUND YOU The Foundations (#11, Feb)
334 78 HUSH Deep Purple (#4, Sept)
333 79 FOOL ON THE HILL Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 (#6, Sept)
333 80 I WONDER WHAT SHE'S DOING TONIGHT Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (#8, Feb)
333 81 BOTTLE OF WINE The Fireballs (#9, March)
331 82 VALLERI The Monkees (#3, March)
331 83 STAY IN MY CORNER The Dells (#10, Aug)
329 84 JUST DROPPED IN (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) The First Edition (#5, March)
329 85 YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (#7, Sept)
324 86 SUSAN The Buckinghams (#11, Jan)
321 87 TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER Percy Sledge (#11, May)
319 88 HERE COMES THE JUDGE Shorty Long (#8, July)
315 89 BOTH SIDES NOW Judy Collins (#8, Dec)
312 90 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER Aretha Franklin (#10, Oct)
311 91 I THANK YOU Sam and Dave (#9, March)
310 92 MIGHTY QUINN (Quinn the Eskimo) Manfred Mann (#10, April)
309 93 IF YOU CAN WANT Smokey Robinson And The Miracles (#11, April)
306 94 SAY IT LOUD-I'M BLACK AND I'M PROUD James Brown and the Famous Flames (#10, Oct)
305 95 I LOVE YOU People (#14, June)
305 96 PLAYBOY Gene and Debbie (#17, April)
302 97 TIME HAS COME TODAY The Chambers Brothers (#11, Sept)
299 98 INDIAN LAKE The Cowsills (#10, July)
298 99 HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT Aretha Franklin (#6, Sept)
298 100 PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN Status Quo (#12, Aug)

[at40petebattistini]

Vince,
I greatly appreciate these posts, especially as you progress into the late 60s. I can't imagine the time involved to coordinate the yearly lists ... nevermind, yes I can!

But I can't resist noting the following:

*It's interesting to see some #1 songs ended up ranked in the 30s for some of the yearly tabulations.

*Regarding the 1968 list, it appears that two double-sided hit singles (The Beatles' "Hey Jude"/"Revolution" and Aretha Franklin's "Say A Little Prayer"/"House That Jack Built") took up four places among the Hot 100. I understand that Billboard ranked the flipsides individually in 1968, but if you combined the flipside discs as one Top 100 entry, positions #99 and #100 would open up. What two songs would've then been among the list?

*With a changed double-sided hits policy on the Hot 100 in 1969, I'm curious to see your tabulation and how it affects The Beatles and CCR.

Nice work.