2
|
1
|
Rolling Stones--Honky Tonk Women
|
1
|
2
|
Zager & Evans--In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
|
7
|
3
|
Johnny Cash--A Boy Named Sue
|
4
|
4
|
Buchanan Brothers--Medicine Man
|
3
|
5
|
Andy Kim--Baby, I Love You
|
13
|
6
|
Jackie DeShannon--Put a Little Love in Your Heart
|
8
|
7
|
Neil Diamond--Sweet Caroline
|
10
|
8
|
Grass Roots--I'd Wait a Million Years
|
9
|
9
|
Charles Randolph Grean Sounde--Quentin's Theme
|
20
|
10
|
Plastic Ono Band--Give Peace a Chance
|
12
|
11
|
Mark Lindsay--First Hymn From Grand Terrace
|
14
|
12
|
Stevie Wonder--My Cherie Amour
|
27
|
13
|
Creedence Clearwater Revival--Green River
|
6
|
14
|
Tommy James & the Shondells--Crystal Blue Persuasion
|
5
|
15
|
Mama Cass--It's Getting Better
|
18
|
16
|
Tom Jones--I'll Never Fall in Love Again
|
50
|
17
|
Bobby Sherman--Little Woman
|
16
|
18
|
Guess Who--Laughing
|
11
|
19
|
Kenny Rogers & the First Edition--Ruby, Don't Take Your Love
to Town
|
15
|
20
|
Paul Revere & the Raiders--Let Me
|
32
|
21
|
Flying Machine--Smile a Little Smile For Me
|
19
|
22
|
Jr. Walker & the All-Stars--What Does it Take (To Win Your
Love)
|
37
|
23
|
Johnny Rivers--Muddy River
|
24
|
24
|
Duke Baxter--Everybody Knows Matilda
|
48
|
25
|
Three Dog Night--Easy to Be Hard
|
33
|
26
|
Motherlode--When I Die
|
26
|
27
|
Tony Joe White--Polk Salad Annie
|
36
|
28
|
Donovan (With the Jeff Beck Group)--Goo Goo Barabajagal (Love is
Hot)
|
31
|
29
|
Brooklyn Bridge--Your Husband - My Wife
|
43
|
30
|
Clique--Sugar on Sunday
|
29
|
31
|
Jeff Afdem & the Springfield Flute--Scarborough Fair/Look of
Love
|
23
|
32
|
Crosby, Stills & Nash--Marrakesh Express
|
35
|
33
|
Impressions--Choice of Colors
|
46
|
34
|
Cascades--Maybe the Rain Will Fall
|
34
|
35
|
Box Tops--Soul Deep
|
25
|
36
|
Who--I'm Free
|
39
|
37
|
Happenings--Where Do I Go/Be-In/Hare Krishna
|
45
|
38
|
Bob Dylan--Lay Lady Lay
|
42
|
39
|
Evie Sands--Any Way That You Want Me
|
38
|
40
|
Burt Bacharach--I'll Never Fall in Love Again
|
30
|
41
|
5th Dimension--Workin' On a Groovy Thing
|
49
|
42
|
Archies--Sugar, Sugar
|
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|
43
|
Lou Christie--I'm Gonna Make You Mine
|
---
|
44
|
Kenny O'Dell--No Obligations
|
47
|
45
|
Tim Hardin--Simple Song of Freedom
|
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|
46
|
Underground Sunshine--Birthday
|
---
|
47
|
Steppenwolf--Move Over
|
---
|
48
|
Chicago--Questions 67 and 68
|
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|
49
|
French Revolution--Americas
|
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|
50
|
Rugbys--You, I
|
A big leap for the “Little Woman,” from 50 to 17. Last week’s number 17 song, “One,” drops
completely off the survey.
Its b-side “Commotion” drops off and “Green River” will
continue on its own.
Two non-Billboard records debut this week. Pop-rock singer-songwriter Kenny O’Dell (we
saw him here once before, almost two years back, with “Beautiful People”) will
stay at number 44 for one more week and then drop off the survey. “Americas” by the French Revolution will go
to number 47 next week, stay there for four weeks, and then drop off. All I know about them is that they were from
Montreal, where, naturally, they were called La Révolution Française. But I have the record, which is memorable and
a little odd, though it’s basically pop-rock with horns. It’s about how great America is (or the
Americas are):
From
Brasilia to Alaska
Mississippi
to Hawaii
People build
new generation
Growing
cities’ population
California
seems so wealthy
Argentina
seems so shiny
Everywhere
people sing and shout
America, God
bless America
America you’re
great
America have
faith
There was
time for revolution
Now it’s
time for brand new nations
People feel
so happy to live
In this land
of joy and freedom
Among the other debuts, worth mentioning are Steppenwolf’s “Move
Over” (31BB/16KJR) and Lou Christie’s “I’m Gonna Make You Mine” (10/32).
Postscript: A little more digging revealed that “Americas”
was a reworking for the American market of La Révolution Française’s song “Québécois,”
which was a call for Quebec’s independence.
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