Thursday, November 27, 2014

February 7, 1969


1
1
Tommy James & the Shondells--Crimson and Clover
5
2
Box Tops--Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March
3
3
Marvin Gaye--I Heard it Through the Grapevine
6
4
Foundations--Build Me Up Buttercup
12
5
Creedence Clearwater Revival--Proud Mary
2
6
Doors--Touch Me
13
7
Jay & the Americans--This Magic Moment
7
8
Bee Gees--I Started a Joke
18
9
Sly & the Family Stone--Everyday People
8
10
Turtles--You Showed Me
4
11
Andy Kim--Rainbow Ride
9
12
Dusty Springfield--Son-of-a Preacher Man
25
13
First Edition--But You Know I Love You
10
14
Brian Hyland--Tragedy
16
15
Diana Ross and the Supremes & the Temptations--I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
21
16
Three Dog Night--Try a Little Tenderness
24
17
Vogues--Woman Helping Man
17
18
Everything is Everything--Witchi Tai To
20
19
Bob Seger System--Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
26
20
Sammy Davis Jr.--I've Gotta Be Me
28
21
Joe South--Games People Play
11
22
Brooklyn Bridge Featuring Johnny Maestro--The Worst That Could Happen
30
23
Flirtations--Nothing But a Heartache
32
24
Saturday Morning Cartoon Show--Hayride
23
25
Tiny Tim--Great Balls of Fire
27
26
Judy Collins--Someday Soon
31
27
1910 Fruitgum Co.--Indian Giver
43
28
Paul Revere & the Raiders--Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon
33
29
Deep Purple--River Deep-Mountain High
34
30
Diana Ross and the Supremes--I'm Livin' in Shame
22
31
Dorsey Burnette--The Greatest Love
35
32
Tyrone Davis--Can I Change My Mind
42
33
New Colony Six--Things I'd Like to Say
19
34
Bobby Darin--Long Line Rider
29
35
Peppermint Rainbow--Will You Be Staying After Sunday
44
36
Bards--Tunesmith
40
37
Zombies--Time of the Season
39
38
Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry--Let it Be Me
45
39
Rejoice!--November Snow
49
40
Perry Como--Seattle
48
41
Dion--Purple Haze
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42
Rascals--Heaven
50
43
Donovan--To Susan on the West Coast Waiting
---
44
Neon Philharmonic--Morning Girl
46
45
Kasenetz-Katz Super Circus--I'm in Love With You
47
46
Dionne Warwick--This Girl's in Love With You
---
47
Cream--Crossroads
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48
Connie Francis--The Wedding Cake
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49
Spanky & Our Gang--Anything You Choose
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50
Grass Roots--Lovin' Things


Last week’s number 14 and 15 records are gone this week, “I Love How You Love Me” and “If I Can Dream.”

Although it’s only February 7th, there are only ten songs left on the survey that debuted in 1968 (they’re the ones at 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 22 and 34).

All the debuts were Hot 100 hits.  Teen idol Connie Francis faded away about 64-65, and now she’s back as easy listening Connie Francis, with “The Wedding Cake,” a number 91 BB hit that will get to number 38 here.  “Anything You Choose,” by the fading-in-popularity Spanky & Our Gang, will handily beat its number 86 Billboard ranking with a number 20 peak here.  Of the others, the only one at all worth mentioning is “Lovin’ Things” by the Grass Roots, number 49 nationally versus number 29 here.

Sunday, November 23, 2014

January 31, 1969


1
1
Tommy James & the Shondells--Crimson and Clover
3
2
Doors--Touch Me
6
3
Marvin Gaye--I Heard it Through the Grapevine
2
4
Andy Kim--Rainbow Ride
10
5
Box Tops--Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March
11
6
Foundations--Build Me Up Buttercup
5
7
Bee Gees--I Started a Joke
9
8
Turtles--You Showed Me
4
9
Dusty Springfield--Son-of-a Preacher Man
8
10
Brian Hyland--Tragedy
7
11
Brooklyn Bridge Featuring Johnny Maestro--The Worst That Could Happen
15
12
Creedence Clearwater Revival--Proud Mary
17
13
Jay & the Americans--This Magic Moment
12
14
Bobby Vinton--I Love How You Love Me
18
15
Elvis Presley--If I Can Dream
21
16
Diana Ross and the Supremes & the Temptations--I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
24
17
Everything is Everything--Witchi Tai To
28
18
Sly & the Family Stone--Everyday People
13
19
Bobby Darin--Long Line Rider
22
20
Bob Seger System--Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
30
21
Three Dog Night--Try a Little Tenderness
23
22
Dorsey Burnette--The Greatest Love
25
23
Tiny Tim--Great Balls of Fire
27
24
Vogues--Woman Helping Man
42
25
First Edition--But You Know I Love You
26
26
Sammy Davis Jr.--I've Gotta Be Me
35
27
Judy Collins--Someday Soon
29
28
Joe South--Games People Play
38
29
Peppermint Rainbow--Will You Be Staying After Sunday
31
30
Flirtations--Nothing But a Heartache
43
31
1910 Fruitgum Co.--Indian Giver
40
32
Saturday Morning Cartoon Show--Hayride
44
33
Deep Purple--River Deep-Mountain High
46
34
Diana Ross and the Supremes--I'm Livin' in Shame
49
35
Tyrone Davis--Can I Change My Mind
14
36
Canned Heat--Going Up the Country
34
37
Young-Holt Unlimited--Soulful Strut
36
38
Mason Williams--Saturday Night at the World
41
39
Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry--Let it Be Me
45
40
Zombies--Time of the Season
37
41
Tom Jones--A Minute of Your Time
47
42
New Colony Six--Things I'd Like to Say
---
43
Paul Revere & the Raiders--Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon
---
44
Bards--Tunesmith
48
45
Rejoice!--November Snow
---
46
Kasenetz-Katz Super Circus--I'm in Love With You
---
47
Dionne Warwick--This Girl's in Love With You
---
48
Dion--Purple Haze
50
49
Perry Como--Seattle
---
50
Donovan--To Susan on the West Coast Waiting


Three songs in the top 20 last week drop completely off of the survey this week: “The Grooviest Girl in the World,” “Wichita Lineman” and “Chewy Chewy.”

One of the debuts did not make Billboard at all.  Moses Lake, Washington’s Bards make their third and final appearance on the survey with “Tunesmith,” mellow pop-rock with prominent flute and female backing vocals, which will get up to number eight.  The Kasenetz-Katz Super Circus, shortening their name from the Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus, will stop at number 45 next week with “I’m in Love With You,” which only made it to number 105 in Billboard.  As often happened, Paul Revere & the Raiders will do better here than nationally with “Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon,” 18 BB versus five in Seattle.  Dionne Warwick’s “This Girl’s in Love With You,” her version of the Herb Alpert hit, will fall short of its number seven BB peak, only making it to number 17 here.

At numbers 46 and 47 we have a conflict over who exactly is in love with you.  Also, we’ve got Dionne, Dion and Donovan close together at the bottom of the list, with Diana (twice), Darin, Dorsey, Dusty, two Davises, and the Doors and Deep Purple lurking above.