Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Yet more classic top tens


More favourites from my top tens of the early 60s:
Oct1, 1960: 1. So sad - Everly Brothers; 2. McDonald's cave - Piltdown Men; 3. Rocking goose - Johnny & the Hurricanes; 4= You've gotta move two mountains - Marv Johnson, I just go for you - Jimmy Jones, & Chain gang - Sam Cooke; 7. Wondrous place - Billy Fury; 8. A woman, a lover, a friend - Jackie Wilson; 9. Walk don't run - The Ventures; 10. Top teen baby - Gary Mills.
Oct 3, 1961: 1. Cryin' - Roy Orbison; 2. I like it like that - Chris Kenner; 3. You must have been a beautiful baby - Bobby Darin; 4= Let the four winds blow - Fats Domino, and Without you - Johnny Tillotson; 6. My boomerang won't come back - Charlie Drake (ugh!); 7. Sweet little you - Neil Sedaka; 8. Tribute to Buddy Holly - Mike Berry; 9. All these things - The Kestrels; 10. You don't know what you've got - Ral Donner.
Oct 2, 1962: 1. He got what he wanted - Little Richard; 2. Point of no return - Gene McDaniels; 3. Let's dance - Chris Montez; 4. Welcome home baby - The Shirelles; 5. I want to thank your folks - Johnny Burnette; 6. Sweet little sixteen - Jerry Lee Lewis; 7= If I didn't have a dime - Gene Pitney, and If a man answers - Bobby Darin; 9. Green onions - Booker T & the MGs; 10. It might as well rain until September - Carole King.
Oct 3, 1963: 1. Let it rock - Chuck Berry; 2. Donna the prima donna - Dion; 3. Pretty thing - Bo Diddley; 4. Then he kissed me - The Crystals; 5. Blue bayou - Roy Orbison; 6. Sally go round the roses - The Jaynetts; 7. Frankie and Johnny - Sam Cooke; 8. Mickey's monkey - The Miracles; 9. Memphis Tennessee - Chuck Berry; 10. Monkey time - Major Lance.
Oct 7, 1964: 1. Baby I need your loving - Four Tops; 2. Rhythm - Major Lance; 3. Where did our love go - The Supremes; 4. Little GTO - Ronny & the Daytonas; 5. Out of sight - James Brown; 6. Try it baby - Marvin Gaye; 7. Remember (Walking in the sand) - Shangri-Las; 8. Pretty woman - Roy Orbison; 9. The little old lady from Pasadena - Jan & Dean; 10. My babe - Little Walter.
Oct 4, 1965: 1. It's too late baby - Arthur Prysock; 2. In the midnight hour - Wilson Pickett; 3. Sugar dumplings - Sam Cooke; 4. Treat her right - Roy Head; 5. No pity in the naked city - Jackie Wilson; 6. I want to - Joe Tex; 7. Dance dance dance - The Beach Boys; 8. Action - Freddy Cannon; 9. Respect - Otis Redding; 10- California girls - The Beach Boys, and Last love, last kiss, goodbye - Joe Williams.

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