Fantasy Top 10 Special

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TOP SONGS ON THE MOTOWN FAMILY OF LABELS, 1964-1969

Compiled using the point scale devised by Dann Isbell and Bill Carroll for the book Ranking the '70s

#	Title and artist	Score	Year	Imprint
1	I SECOND THAT EMOTION...Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	8020	1967	Tamla
2	WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO...The Supremes	6767	1964	Motown
3	UPTIGHT (Everything's Alright)...Stevie Wonder	6697	1966	Tamla
4	AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING... Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell	6556	1968	Tamla
5	DANCING IN THE STREET...Martha & the Vandellas	6486	1964	Gordy
6	MY GUY...Mary Wells	6379	1964	Motown
7	LOVE CHILD...Diana Ross & the Supremes	6331	1968	Motown
8	COME SEE ABOUT ME...The Supremes	6052	1964	Motown
9	YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE...The Supremes	6030	1966	Motown
10	I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE... Marvin Gaye	5444	1968	Tamla
11	I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE... Gladys Knight & the Pips	5381	1967	Soul
12	REFLECTIONS...Diana Ross & the Supremes	4938	1967	Motown
13	MY GIRL...The Temptations	4897	1965	Gordy
14	SHOTGUN...Jr. Walker & the All Stars	4831	1965	Soul
15	REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE...The Four Tops	4819	1966	Motown
16	OOO BABY BABY...The Miracles	4568	1965	Tamla
17	BABY I NEED YOUR LOVING...The Four Tops	4550	1964	Motown
18	GET READY...The Temptations	4416	1966	Gordy
19	IF YOU CAN WANT...Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	4395	1968	Tamla
20	BABY LOVE...The Supremes	4270	1964	Motown
21	WHAT DOES IT TAKE (to Win Your Love)... Jr. Walker & the All Stars	3716	1969	Soul
22	STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE...The Supremes	3586	1965	Motown
23	FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE...Stevie Wonder	3510	1968	Tamla
24	I WISH IT WOULD RAIN...The Temptations	3302	1968	Gordy
25	THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO...The Temptations	3176	1964	Gordy
26	AIN'T THAT PECULIAR...Marvin Gaye	3173	1965	Tamla
27	YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY... Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell	2976	1968	Tamla
28	AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH... Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell	2922	1967	Tamla
29	AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG...The Temptations	2802	1966	Gordy
30	BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN...The Supremes	2771	1965	Motown
31	HOW SWEET IS TO BE LOVED BY YOU...Marvin Gaye	2742	1965	Tamla
32	SPECIAL OCCASION...Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	2735	1968	Tamla
33	JIMMY MACK...Martha & the Vandellas	2585	1967	Gordy
34	TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY...Marvin Gaye	2534	1969	Tamla
35	I CAN'T HELP MYSELF (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)... The Four Tops	2341	1965	Motown
36	I HEAR A SYMPHONY...The Supremes	2207	1965	Motown
37	SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-DA-DAY...Stevie Wonder	2180	1968	Tamla
38	WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED...Jimmy Ruffin	2176	1966	Soul
39	YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON...The Supremes	2017	1966	Motown
40	THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS...The Miracles	1928	1965	Tamla

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TOP SONGS BY BRITISH ARTISTS, 1964-1969

Compiled using the point scale devised by Dann Isbell and Bill Carroll for the book Ranking the '70s

#	Title and artist	Score	Year
1	COME TOGETHER...The Beatles	8822	1969
2	JUMPIN' JACK FLASH...The Rolling Stones	7428	1968
3	YESTERDAY...The Beatles	6803	1965
4	HONKY TONK WOMEN...The Rolling Stones	6484	1969
5	PAINT IT, BLACK...The Rolling Stones	6408	1966
6	A HARD DAY'S NIGHT...The Beatles	6378	1964
7	BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP...The Foundations	6323	1969
8	HEY JUDE...The Beatles	6219	1968
9	(I Can't Get No) SATISFACTION...The Rolling Stones	6128	1965
10	RUBY TUESDAY...The Rolling Stones	6096	1967
11	TIME OF THE SEASON...The Zombies	5660	1969
12	SHE'S NOT THERE...The Zombies	5608	1964
13	WISHIN' AND HOPIN'...Dusty Springfield	5452	1964
14	WILD THING...The Troggs	5422	1966
15	PLEASE PLEASE ME...The Beatles	5094	1964
16	IT'S NOT UNUSUAL...Tom Jones	5055	1965
17	DOWNTOWN...Petula Clark	5030	1965
18	A WHITER SHADE OF PALE...Procol Harum	4952	1967
19	YOU REALLY GOT ME...The Kinks	4917	1964
20	GAME OF LOVE...Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders	4907	1965
21	TO SIR WITH LOVE...Lulu	4896	1967
22	SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE...Cream	4879	1968
23	I FEEL FINE...The Beatles	4837	1965
24	TO LOVE SOMEBODY...The Bee Gees	4832	1967
25	GLAD ALL OVER...The Dave Clark Five	4781	1964
26	GET OFF OF MY CLOUD...The Rolling Stones	4503	1965
27	HUSH...Deep Purple	4353	1968
28	MRS. BROWN YOU'VE GOT A LOVELY DAUGHTER... Herman's Hermits	4321	1965
29	LOVE POTION NUMBER NINE...The Searchers	4312	1965
30	THE PIED PIPER...Crispian St. Peters	4238	1966
31	PENNY LANE...The Beatles	4055	1967
32	DO WAH DIDDY DIDDY...Manfred Mann	3980	1964
33	BITS AND PIECES...The Dave Clark Five	3972	1964
34	GIMME SOME LOVIN'...The Spencer Davis Group	3736	1967
35	A WELL RESPECTED MAN...The Kinks	3722	1966
36	YELLOW SUBMARINE...The Beatles	3691	1966
37	I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND...The Beatles	3663	1964
38	DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD...The Animals	3620	1965
39	BECAUSE...The Dave Clark Five	3597	1964
40	SHE LOVES YOU...The Beatles	3565	1964

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TOP SONGS WITH TITLES CONSISTING OF NOTHING BUT A REPEATED WORD, 1964-1969 

Compiled using the point scale devised by Dann Isbell and Bill Carroll for the book Ranking the '70s

#	Title and artist	Score	Year
1	MONY MONY...Tommy James & the Shondells	8151	1968
2	CHERRY, CHERRY...Neil Diamond	5667	1966
3	LOUIE LOUIE...The Kingsmen	4663	1964
4	FUN, FUN, FUN...The Beach Boys	4186	1964
5	SUGAR, SUGAR...The Archies	3715	1969
6	MONDAY, MONDAY...The Mamas & the Papas	2304	1966
7	WOMAN, WOMAN...The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett	1732	1968
8	UM, UM, UM, UM, UM, UM...Major Lance	1302	1964
9	MERCY, MERCY, MERCY...The Buckinghams	1242	1967
10	MERCY, MERCY, MERCY...Cannonball Adderley	1209	1967
11	TALK TALK...The Music Machine	1153	1966
12	TURN! TURN! TURN!...The Byrds	1000	1965
13	PROMISES, PROMISES...Dionne Warwick	864	1968
14	YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY...The Ohio Express	800	1968
15	GONE, GONE, GONE...The Everly Brothers	740	1964

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TOP SONGS WITH A GIRL'S NAME IN THE TITLE, 1964-1969

Compiled using the point scale devised by Dann Isbell and Bill Carroll for the book Ranking the '70s

#	Title and artist	Score	Year
1	DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON/GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY... Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels	8150	1966
2	SWEET CAROLINE (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)... Neil Diamond	7717	1969
3	CHERRY, CHERRY...Neil Diamond	5667	1966
4	HANG ON SLOOPY...The McCoys	5546	1965
5	PROUD MARY...Creedence Clearwater Revival	4745	1969
6	TAKE A LETTER MARIA...R.B. Greaves	3803	1969
7	SUZIE Q...Creedence Clearwater Revival	3189	1968
8	DAWN (Go Away)...The 4 Seasons	3126	1964
9	WALK AWAY RENEE...The Left Banke	3100	1966
10	ALONG COMES MARY...The Association	2362	1966
11	SUITE: JUDY BLUE EYES...Crosby, Stills & Nash	2329	1969
12	LINUS AND LUCY...The Vince Guaraldi Trio	2226	1966
13	ELEANOR RIGBY...The Beatles	2183	1966
14	(Just Like) ROMEO AND JULIET...The Reflections	1986	1964
15	MUSTANG SALLY...Wilson Pickett	1949	1967
16	RUBY, DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN... Kenny Rogers & the First Edition	1924	1969
17	HELP ME, RHONDA...The Beach Boys	1769	1965
18	CARRIE-ANNE...The Hollies	1743	1967
19	BARBARA ANN...The Beach Boys	1645	1966
20	HELLO, DOLLY!...Louis Armstrong & the All Stars	1494	1964

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TOP SONGS WITH ONE-WORD TITLES, 1964-1969

Compiled using the point scale devised by Dann Isbell and Bill Carroll for the book Ranking the '70s

#	Title and artist	Score	Year
1	GROOVIN'...The Young Rascals	8036	1967
2	DAYDREAM...The Lovin' Sp**nful	7711	1966
3	DIZZY...Tommy Roe	7020	1969
4	YESTERDAY...The Beatles	6803	1965
5	SPOOKY...The Classics IV	5374	1968
6	RESPECT...Aretha Franklin	5325	1967
7	DOWNTOWN...Petula Clark	5030	1965
8	REFLECTIONS...Diana Ross & the Supremes	4938	1967
9	SHOTGUN...Jr. Walker & the All Stars	4831	1965
10	HUSH...Deep Purple	4353	1968
11	ONE...Three Dog Night	4013	1969
12	WINDY...The Association	3909	1967
13	CHERISH...The Association	3736	1966
14	BECAUSE...The Dave Clark Five	3597	1964
15	SUMMERTIME...Billy Stewart	3340	1966
16	SOMETHING...The Beatles	3201	1969
17	REVOLUTION...The Beatles	3140	1968
18	JAVA...Al Hirt	2414	1964
19	WORDS...The Bee Gees	1839	1968
20	SUNNY...Bobby Hebb	1835	1966

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THE FANTASY TOP 10 LEAFLET OF RECORDS, 1964-1969

Artists with the most top 10 hits:
The Beatles...33
The Supremes / Diana Ross & the Supremes...14
The Rolling Stones...12
The Beach Boys...10
Marvin Gaye...10, including duets
The Temptations...8
The Miracles / Smokey Robinson & the Miracles...7
Creedence Clearwater Revival...6
Lesley Gore...6
Elvis Presley...6
Stevie Wonder...6
The Young Rascals / The Rascals...6

Most top 10 hits without hitting #1:
Elvis Presley...6
Wilson Pickett...4
Frank Sinatra...4

Most #1s:
The Beatles...9
The Rolling Stones...6
The Supremes / Diana Ross & the Supremes...5
Tommy James & the Shondells...4

Songs with the longest runs in the top 10:
"Oh, Pretty Woman"...14 weeks
"For What It's Worth"...14 weeks
"Devil with a Blue Dress On"...12 weeks
"A Beautiful Morning"...12 weeks
"Mrs. Robinson"...12 weeks
"Mony Mony"...12 weeks
"Spinning Wheel"...12 weeks
"Come Together"...12 weeks

Songs with the longest runs at #1:
"Oh, Pretty Woman"...8 weeks
"Groovin'"...6 weeks
"I Got You (I Feel Good)"...5 weeks
"Soul and Inspiration"...5 weeks
"For What It's Worth"...5 weeks
"Mrs. Robinson"...5 weeks
"Born to Be Wild"...5 weeks
"Sweet Caroline"...5 weeks
"Come Together"...5 weeks

Songs with the longest climbs to #1:
"Wishin' and Hopin'"...#1 in its 6th week
"My Girl"...6th week
"Soul and Inspiration"...6th week
"Everybody's Talkin'"...6th week

Weeks that had the most songs in common with the Billboard top 10 for the same week:
8/1/64...8
8/8/64...8
11/21/64...8
6/19/65...8
11/20/65...8
11/27/65...8
8/20/66...8
9/3/66...8
2/25/67...8
12/21/68...8
1/18/69...8
4/5/69...8
5/10/69...8

Fewest songs in common:
1/4/64...1
5/15/65...2
7/31/65...2
8/7/65...2
4/8/67...2
7/20/68...2
9/28/68...2
10/5/68...2

Months that had a different #1 song each week:
March, 1964
February, 1966

Months that had the same #1 song every week:
May, 1966
June, 1966