Sunday, October 1, 2023

October 1st #1 HITS - thru the years

1955 - THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS - Mitch Miller

1956 - DON'T BE CRUEL / HOUND DOG - Elvis Presley

1957 - HONEYCOMB - Jimmie Rodgers

1958 - IT'S ALL IN THE GAME - Tommy Edwards

(look for a special salute to the song IT'S ALL IN THE GAME - 

Tomorrow in Forgotten Hits!)

1959 - MACK THE KNIFE - Bobby Darin

1960 - MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN - Connie Francis

1961 - TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY - Bobby Vee

1962 - SHERRY - The Four Seasons

1963 - BLUE VELVET - Bobby Vinton

1964 - OH, PRETTY WOMAN - Roy Orbison

1965 - HANG ON SLOOPY - The McCoys

1966 - CHERISH - The Association

1967 - THE LETTER - The Box Tops

1968 - HEY JUDE - The Beatles

1969 - SUGAR SUGAR - The Archies

1970 - AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH - Diana Ross

1971 - MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE - Rod Stewart

1972 - BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME - Mac Davis

1973 - HALF BREED - Cher

1974 - I HONESTLY LOVE YOU - Olivia Newton-John

1975 - FAME - David Bowie

1976 - PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC - Wild Cherry

1977 - STAR WARS THEME / CANTINA BAND - Meco

1978 - KISS YOU ALL OVER - Exile

1979 - SAD EYES - Robert John

1980 - ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST - Queen

1981 - ENDLESS LOVE - Diana Ross and Lionel Richie

1982 - JACK AND DIANE - John Cougar Mellencamp

1983 -  TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART - Bonnie Tyler

1984 - LET'S GO CRAZY - Prince

1985 - MONEY FOR NOTHING - Dire Straits

1986 - STUCK WITH YOU - Huey Lewis and the News

1987 - DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL - Whitney Houston

1988 - DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY - Bobby McFerrin

1989 - MISS YOU MUCH - Janet Jackson

1990 - CLOSE TO YOU - Maxi Priest