Tuesday, November 18, 2014

January 17, 1969


15
1
Tommy James & the Shondells--Crimson and Clover
1
2
Dusty Springfield--Son-of-a Preacher Man
6
3
Bee Gees--I Started a Joke
3
4
Brooklyn Bridge Featuring Johnny Maestro--The Worst That Could Happen
8
5
Andy Kim--Rainbow Ride
9
6
Brian Hyland--Tragedy
14
7
Marvin Gaye--I Heard it Through the Grapevine
11
8
Canned Heat--Going Up the Country
2
9
Bobby Vinton--I Love How You Love Me
20
10
Bobby Darin--Long Line Rider
5
11
Glen Campbell--Wichita Lineman
7
12
Ohio Express--Chewy Chewy
30
13
Doors--Touch Me
38
14
Box Tops--Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March
24
15
Fun & Games--The Grooviest Girl in the World
4
16
Leapy Lee--Little Arrows
13
17
Elvis Presley--If I Can Dream
35
18
Foundations--Build Me Up Buttercup
37
19
Turtles--You Showed Me
10
20
Steppenwolf--Magic Carpet Ride
17
21
Rascals--A Ray of Hope
34
22
Diana Ross and the Supremes & the Temptations--I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
46
23
Creedence Clearwater Revival--Proud Mary
16
24
Classics IV--Stormy
26
25
Young-Holt Unlimited--Soulful Strut
25
26
Tommy James & the Shondells--Do Something to Me
18
27
Grass Roots--Bella Linda
12
28
1910 Fruitgum Co.--Goody Goody Gumdrops
39
29
Bob Seger System--Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
44
30
Sammy Davis Jr.--I've Gotta Be Me
31
31
Mason Williams--Saturday Night at the World
49
32
Dorsey Burnette--The Greatest Love
21
33
Tammy Wynette--Stand By Your Man
28
34
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66--Scarborough Fair
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35
Tiny Tim--Great Balls of Fire
43
36
Jay & the Americans--This Magic Moment
---
37
Everything is Everything--Witchi Tai To
---
38
Vogues--Woman Helping Man
48
39
Joe South--Games People Play
41
40
Nick DeCaro--If I Only Had Time
47
41
Three Dog Night--Try a Little Tenderness
45
42
Tom Jones--A Minute of Your Time
---
43
Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry--Let it Be Me
---
44
Judy Collins--Someday Soon
---
45
Saturday Morning Cartoon Show--Hayride
50
46
Peppermint Rainbow--Will You Be Staying After Sunday
---
47
First Edition--But You Know I Love You
---
48
1910 Fruitgum Co.--Indian Giver
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49
Flirtations--Nothing But a Heartache
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50
Sly & the Family Stone--Everyday People


“Crimson and Clover” and “Sweet Cream Ladies” make big leaps; “Mendocino” drops out of the survey from number 19.

As mentioned last time, there are ten debuts this week.  The majority of them will do noticeably better here than nationally, including one non-BB hit, bubblegum obscurity “Hayride” by the Saturday Morning Cartoon Show, which will rise to number 19.  Also: Tiny Tim’s version of “Great Balls of Fire” (85BB/23KJR), jazzy/psychedelic/Native American-esque/pop “Witchi Tai To” by Everything is Everything (69/17), “Woman Helping Man” by the Vogues (47/13), “Someday Soon” by Judy Collins (55/26), the First Edition’s “But You Know I Love You” (their last record before Kenny Rogers started getting star billing)(19/10), and “Nothing But a Heartache” by the Flirtations (34/8).  Going in the opposite direction, “Everyday People” by Sly & the Family Stone, number one for four weeks in Billboard, will stop here at number eight, and, surprisingly, the number five BB hit “Indian Giver” by the 1910 Fruitgum Co. will only make it to number 21, though it will spend eleven weeks on the survey.

Saturday, November 15, 2014

January 10, 1969


1
1
Dusty Springfield--Son-of-a Preacher Man
3
2
Bobby Vinton--I Love How You Love Me
9
3
Brooklyn Bridge Featuring Johnny Maestro--The Worst That Could Happen
2
4
Leapy Lee--Little Arrows
4
5
Glen Campbell--Wichita Lineman
28
6
Bee Gees--I Started a Joke
6
7
Ohio Express--Chewy Chewy
16
8
Andy Kim--Rainbow Ride
26
9
Brian Hyland--Tragedy
5
10
Steppenwolf--Magic Carpet Ride
17
11
Canned Heat--Going Up the Country
11
12
1910 Fruitgum Co.--Goody Goody Gumdrops
24
13
Elvis Presley--If I Can Dream
45
14
Marvin Gaye--I Heard it Through the Grapevine
47
15
Tommy James & the Shondells--Crimson and Clover
7
16
Classics IV--Stormy
10
17
Rascals--A Ray of Hope
29
18
Grass Roots--Bella Linda
12
19
Sir Douglas Quintet--Mendocino
35
20
Bobby Darin--Long Line Rider
39
21
Tammy Wynette--Stand By Your Man
8
22
Derek--Cinnamon
20
23
Dean Martin--Not Enough Indians
43
24
Fun & Games--The Grooviest Girl in the World
25
25
Tommy James & the Shondells--Do Something to Me
44
26
Young-Holt Unlimited--Soulful Strut
27
27
Rene & Rene--Lo Mucho Que te Quiero
21
28
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66--Scarborough Fair
15
29
B.J. Thomas--Hooked on a Feeling
50
30
Doors--Touch Me
48
31
Mason Williams--Saturday Night at the World
14
32
Deep Purple--Kentucky Woman
30
33
Merrilee Rush--Reach Out
49
34
Diana Ross and the Supremes & the Temptations--I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
---
35
Foundations--Build Me Up Buttercup
13
36
Stevie Wonder--For Once in My Life
---
37
Turtles--You Showed Me
---
38
Box Tops--Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March
---
39
Bob Seger System--Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
37
40
Spanky & Our Gang--Yesterday's Rain
41
41
Nick DeCaro--If I Only Had Time
42
42
John Sebastian--She's a Lady
---
43
Jay & the Americans--This Magic Moment
---
44
Sammy Davis Jr.--I've Gotta Be Me
46
45
Tom Jones--A Minute of Your Time
---
46
Creedence Clearwater Revival--Proud Mary
---
47
Three Dog Night--Try a Little Tenderness
---
48
Joe South--Games People Play
---
49
Dorsey Burnette--The Greatest Love
---
50
Peppermint Rainbow--Will You Be Staying After Sunday


Since we had two weeks with no survey, there are a lot of debuts and a lot of movement within the chart.  Big jumps for the Bee Gees, Brian Hyland, Marvin Gaye and Tommy James.  “Love Child” and “Abraham, Martin & John” both dropped off the survey from the top 20.

Because Dusty Springfield was at number one the week before the two week hiatus as well as the week after, I’m inclined to give her credit for four weeks at number one.

Most of the eleven debuts will actually end up quite close to their national peaks.  The exceptions: “Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March” by the Box Tops (28BB/2KJR), the Joe South song “The Greatest Love” by Dorsey Burnette (67/22), Three Dog Night’s version of “Try a Little Tenderness” (29/11), and Sammy Davis Jr’s version of “I’ve Gotta Be Me” (11/20).

We’ll have ten more debuts next week, making for a great deal of turnover in a short time.