1
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1
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Monkees--Daydream Believer
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2
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Beatles--I Am the Walrus
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6
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3
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Beach Boys--Wild Honey
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2
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4
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Strawberry Alarm Clock--Incense and Peppermints
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3
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5
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Cher--You Better Sit Down Kids
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5
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6
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Small Faces--Itchycoo Park
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7
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7
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Bards--Never Too Much Love
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9
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8
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Kenny O'Dell--Beautiful People
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4
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9
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Cowsills--The Rain, the Park & Other Things
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8
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10
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Noel Harrison--Suzanne
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12
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11
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Rose Garden--Next Plane to London
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10
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12
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Who-- I Can See For Miles
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27
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13
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Royal Guardsmen--Snoopy's Christmas
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16
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14
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Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt--Different Drum
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15
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15
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Dionne Warwick--I Say a Little Prayer
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17
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16
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Bee Gees--(The Lights Went Out in) Massachusetts
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11
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17
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Lulu--To Sir With Love
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14
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18
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Sam & Dave--Soul Man
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13
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19
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Mamas & Papas--Glad to Be Unhappy
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29
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20
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Turtles--She's My Girl
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22
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21
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Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus--For a Few Dollars
More
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19
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22
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Ray Charles--Yesterday
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26
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23
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Diana Ross & the Supremes--In and Out of Love
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44
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24
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Donovan--Wear Your Love Like Heaven
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18
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25
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Doors--People Are Strange
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43
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26
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Johnny Rivers--Summer Rain
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39
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27
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Spanky & Our Gang--Lazy Day
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20
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28
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Bee Gees--Holiday
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25
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29
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Jimmie Rodgers--Child of Clay
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32
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30
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Victor Lundberg--An Open Letter to My Teenage Son
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31
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31
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Neil Diamond--Kentucky Woman
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36
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32
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5th Dimension--Paper Cup
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28
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33
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Bobby Vinton--Please Love Me Forever
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48
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34
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Surprise Package--The Other Me
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35
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Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett--Woman, Woman
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36
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Harpers Bizarre--Chattanooga Choo Choo
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24
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37
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Ohio Express--Beg, Borrow and Steal
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38
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38
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Jay & the Techniques--Keep the Ball Rollin'
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23
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39
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Box Tops--The Letter
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35
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40
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Vikki Carr--It Must be Him
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37
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41
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Wilson Pickett--Stag-o-Lee
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30
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42
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Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell--Your Precious Love
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43
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October Country--October Country
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44
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Peter, Paul & Mary--Too Much of Nothing
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45
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Paul Revere & the Raiders--Do Unto Others
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42
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46
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Box Tops--Neon Rainbow
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34
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47
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Stevie Wonder--I'm Wondering
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47
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48
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Tremeloes--Even the Bad Times Are Good
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41
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49
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Young Rascals--How Can I Be Sure
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45
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50
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Tommy James & the Shondells--Out of the Blue
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“I Am the Walrus” debuts at number two; it was only a number
56 BB hit, but it was the b-side of “Hello Goodbye,” which was number one. Here, “Walrus” will spend three weeks at
number two, listed by itself, then another week at number two with “HG” listed
as the b-side. Then the two songs will
reverse their order as they move into the number one position.
“Do Unto Others” was the b-side of Paul Revere & the
Raiders’ “Peace of Mind.” Nationally, “Peace
of Mind” got to number 42 and “Do Unto Others” number 102. Here, “Do Unto Others” will get all the way
to number four, while “Peace of Mind” will not make the survey.
“October Country” by October Country is a non-BB hit that
will peak here at number 15; fellow Southern California vocal group Harpers
Bizarre will get to number eleven with their version of the oldie “Chattanooga
Choo Choo,” which only made it to number 45 in Billboard.
One of the benefits of lists such as this are the documentation of songs which were regional hits, but which never ruffled the Billboard chart. Two examples are October Country, which I loved as a kid, but could find absolutely nothing about for many years into adulthood, and Michael Parks' Long Lonely Highway.
ReplyDeleteFinally, when the Internet happened, information about these obscure bands started to filter out. And, CD's with these bands appeared, also.
Thank you very much for transcribing these KJR lists! For the past 20 years, I've been collecting songs and creating mix CDs which contain what I call The Soundtrack of My Life. I had been using Billboard lists to order these, but I will now rearrange them (and maybe add a few songs which I've rediscovered thanks to these lists) based on the info you've posted.
You're welcome, Brian! As a fellow mix-CD obsessive it's great to hear that I'm influencing what you're doing. When I was a kid my family got the Times rather than the P-I, and the Times printed a "Best-Selling Records in Seattle" Top 20 from 1965-72. About 1980, when I was a student at the UW, I got the idea to go to the microfilm and transcribe those top 20s; then I started looking for the records at Golden Oldies. At some point later on it occurred to me to check whether the P-I had ever had anything similar, and was delighted to find the KJR Fab 50s. This gave me a much longer want list, which I gradually whittled down with used records and reissue CDs. Now, though, there's not much you can't find on YouTube!
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