The Animals finally make their way into the #1 spot (we always knew they would!) in their fifth week on the chart as "The House Of The Rising Sun" overtakes The Supremes' hit "Where Did Our Love Go."
"A Hard Day's Night" remains in The Top Five at #5 ... at #5 ... and "Because" by The Dave Clark Five actually inches up a notch to #6. "How Do You Do It" by Gerry and the Pacemakers is another Top Ten Hit for British pop stars Gerry and the Pacemakers.
The Beatles have TWO new entries on this week's chart ...
It's BOTH sides of their new US Single only "Matchbox" and "Slow Down," which premier at #'s 75 and 93 respectively. (I always preferred "Slow Down," featuring another great John Lennon vocal ... but it's Ringo's rare A-Side that will eventually out-perform it on the charts, peaking nationally at #17 in both Billboard and Cash Box Magazine.)
Meanwhile, The Fabs hold steady with "And I Love Her" at #13, "Ain't She Sweet" at #31, "I'll Cry Instead" at #39 and "If I Fell" at #67. (Man, how many times this year have The Beatles had as many as half a dozen ... or more ... hits on the chart at the same time?!?!?)
"Wishin' And Hopin'" falls to #19 for Dusty Springfield ... and it seems to be all over now for The Rolling Stones as their latest, "It's All Over Now" falls from #31 to #34, while "Tell Me" is now down to #53.
The Searchers make a big upward movement with their latest as "Some Day We're Gonna Love Again" climbs from #65 to #50, while "A Summer Song" by Chad and Jeremy is up another 18 spots from #77 to #59.
Manfred Mann debut at #63 with their future #1 Hit "Do Wah Diddy Diddy," a British remake of a recent US chart hit by The Exciters (that didn't do NEARLY as well) ... and George Martin holds at #56 with "Ringo's Theme."
Billy J. Kramer climbs 21 spots (from #94 to #73) with "From A Window" while their previous hit, "I'll Keep You Satisfied," slips to #80. (Both tunes were written for Billy by Lennon and McCartney as, of course, was "Ringo's Theme," then titled "This Boy.")
Brian Poole and the Tremeloes move up eight spots to #82 with their first US chart hit, "Someone Someone" and British pop phenomenon P.J. Proby premiers on The Super Chart at #95 with "Hold Me." (P.J. never quite caught on here in The States the way he did back home.)
Meanwhile, there are a number of records to watch making big moves this week ...
"Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison leaps from #58 to #22 in only its second week on the chart ... a sure-fire future #1 hit, while "Remember (Walkin' In The Sand)" by The Shangri-Las is up thirty places from 45 to #15.
The Four Seasons have yet another hit on their hands as "Save It For Me" jumps from #61 to #27, up 34 spots ... while "Last Kiss," a song that will become a 1960's standard, is up 21 spots from #86 to #65 for J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers. (It'll make it all the way to #1 in many markets.)
BONUS CHART:
We've been telling you for weeks now about the WLS / WCFL Rewound Labor Day Weekend Radio Special running all weekend long on Rewound Radio. (In fact, you can tune in RIGHT NOW to hear it!!!)
So we decided to a special Saturday Survey Extra today by running the WLS Silver Dollar Survey from exactly 60 YEARS AGO TODAY as a special treat. (WCFL hadn't switched over to their Top 40 format yet in 1964 ... but I DO remember listening to all my beloved Chicago White Sox games on their station back then!!! lol)
Can you believe that 60 YEARS AGO TODAY WLS was already celebrating their 40th Anniversary of Broadcasting?!?! (They had switched over to Top 40 Rock and Roll a little over four years ago at this point.)
And now they're celebrating their 100th ANNIVERSARY!!!
Listen to Rewound Radio here: https://rewoundradio.com/instantonicecast.html
And check out the 40 biggest hits in Chicagoland 60 YEARS AGO TODAY right here:
(Wow ... eight common Top Ten Hits to our Super Chart! I certainly wasn't expecting this!) kk
