The countdown was put together in conjunction with Dann Isbell's excellent new book "Ranking The '60's".
(Available here: Click here: Ranking the '60s: A Comprehensive Listing of the Top Songs and Acts from Pop's Golden Decade: Dann Isbell: 9781492 )
First, the Top 100 Artists of the '60's were determined. Then we looked at the debut record by each of those artists to see how many points those songs accumulated on the charts. Based on THAT information, the final tabulation was made ... and the end result is a totally unique countdown of "first time" hits by some of your '60's favorites.
The program airs again today at Noon (Eastern Time) and one last time on Wednesday, September 4th, at 9 pm (Eastern) ... so if you have Sirius / XM, you'll want to check this out for yourself. (And if you DON'T have Sirius / XM, here's how you can get it!)
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We are happy to post the final results here:
40 - I ONLY
WANT TO BE WITH YOU - DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
39 - COME
AND GET THESE MEMORIES - MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS
38 - JUST
OUT OF REACH - SOLOMON
BURKE
37 - ALONG
COMES MARY - THE ASSOCIATION
36 - IT’S
NOT UNUSUAL - TOM
JONES
35 - IT
AIN’T ME BABE - THE TURTLES
34 - DO YOU
BELIEVE IN MAGIC - THE LOVIN’ SPOONFUL
33 - THE
WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO - THE TEMPTATIONS
32 - SUZIE
Q - CREEDENCE
CLEARWATER REVIVAL
31 - DANG
ME - ROGER
MILLER
30 - I’M
INTO SOMETHING GOOD - HERMAN’S HERMITS
29 - BABY I
NEED YOUR LOVING - THE FOUR TOPS
28 - SPANISH HARLEM - BEN E.
KING
27 - HOLD
WHAT YOU’VE GOT - JOE TEX
26 - GLAD
ALL OVER - THE DAVE CLARK
FIVE
25 - THE
LONELY BULL - THE TIJUANA
BRASS
24 - SHE
CRIED - JAY AND THE
AMERICANS
23 - SHOTGUN - JR. WALKER
& THE ALL-STARS
22 - EVERY
BEAT OF MY HEART - GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE
PIPS
21 - CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ - THE MAMAS AND THE
PAPAS
20 - MEMPHIS - JOHNNY
RIVERS
19 - A
WORLD WITHOUT LOVE - PETER AND
GORDON
18 - MR.
TAMBOURINE MAN - THE BYRDS
17 - HANKY
PANKY - TOMMY JAMES AND THE
SHONDELLS
16 - THE
SOUND OF SILENCE - SIMON AND
GARFUNKEL
15 - THIS
DIAMOND RING - GARY LEWIS AND THE
PLAYBOYS
14 - SHEILA - TOMMY
ROE
13 - ITSY
BITSY TEENIE WEENIE YELLOW POLKA DOT BIKINI - BRIAN HYLAND
12 - LAST
TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE - THE MONKEES
11 - PLEASE
MR. POSTMAN - THE MARVELETTES
10 - HOUSE
OF THE RISING SUN - THE ANIMALS
9 - IT’S
MY PARTY - LESLEY
GORE
8 - FINGERTIPS - LITTLE STEVIE
WONDER
7 - DUKE
OF EARL - GENE
CHANDLER
6 - DOWNTOWN - PETULA
CLARK
5 - LIGHT MY FIRE - THE DOORS
4 - SHERRY - THE FOUR
SEASONS
3 - RUNAWAY - DEL
SHANNON
2 - ROSES ARE RED - BOBBY
VINTON
1 - I
WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND - THE BEATLES
