The Beatles relinquish their #1 spot after only one week to The Dixie Cups, whose "Chapel Of Love" is being sung all over the country by music fans of all ages. (British artists still command 40% of this week's Top Ten, however, as "Love Me Do" by The Beatles, #2, "A World Without Love" by Peter and Gordon, #4, "Little Children" by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, #7 and "Do You Love Me" by The Dave Clark Five, #10, all maintain a very noticeable presence.)
Other British acts holding down spots in this week's Top 100 include The Beatles (at #11 with "P.S. I Love You," #29 with "Do You Want To Know A Secret," #66 with "Can't Buy Me Love" and, premiering at #98, a brand new Capitol EP called simply "Four By The Beatles." It contains the tracks "All My Loving" and "Roll Over Beethoven," the two songs that had charted earlier as a Canadian import 45, along with "This Boy" and "Please Mr. Postman" ... so essentially two tracks from each of their first two American LP's.)
The Dave Clark Five hold on to the #13 spot with "Bits And Pieces" and the #83 spot with "I Knew It All The Time," while The Searchers make a big move with their latest, "Don't Throw Your Love Away," which climbs from #69 to #53, while "Sugar And Spice" creeps up from #61 to #59.
Gerry and the Pacemakers also make a big move this week as "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying," a song they performed on "The Ed Sullivan Show" a couple of weeks back, climbs from #54 to #31.
The Bachelors move into the #12 spot with "Diane," while Chad and Jeremy, The Swinging Blue Jeans and The Rolling Stones make minor moves with "Yesterday's Gone," "Good Golly Miss Molly" and "Not Fade Away" respectively.
One song of note is the new premier at #72 by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas. It's actually the flipside of "Little Children" here in America but was a big hit in its own right in Great Britain ... and, it's ANOTHER tune on the countdown written by the songwriting team of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Give a listen to "Bad To Me" below.
And, speaking of "below," you'll find a REAL interesting track in this week's "Next Ten" ...
The Stan Getz / Astrud Gilberto jazzy, Bossa-Nova beat track "The Girl From Ipanema" doesn't sound like ANYTHING else on the charts these days ... nor is it the type of song that would typically cross over to the pop charts ... but there's something special about this one!
6/1/64 – The Rolling Stones arrive at New York's Kennedy International Airport for their first US tour and are greeted by about 500 fans
Not quite the reception The Beatles got when they first touched down here in America, The Rolling Stones seem to be going out of their way to present themselves as "the anti-Beatles" ... offering up an unkempt appearance instead of the nicely combed hair and suits and ties that The Beatles brought over to our country.
They're a bit more raucous musically, too ... but so far their music hasn't made much of an impact ...
Their first hit (if you can call it that) never made it above #81 ... and it was a cover of an old Buddy Holly tune.
The Beatles have charted with a number of cover tunes, too ... but they all seem to have a much "slicker" sound to them.
Still, I wouldn't write The Rolling Stones off just yet ...
Something tells me they may be around for a while!
