The Top Three Records in the Country remain the same this week as The Animals hold on to the #1 spot with "The House Of The Rising Sun," followed by The Supremes and "Where Did Our Love Go and Dean Martin's "Everybody Loves Somebody."
The Newbeats make an impressive Top Ten leap as "Bread And Butter" shoots from #8 to #4 ... and The Dave Clark Five are up a notch with their latest, "Because" ... it climbs from #6 to #5.
Making a VERY impressive Top Ten showing is Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman" ... it skyrockets from #22 to #6 ... while Ronny and the Daytonas' "GTO" climbs from #12 to #7 and The Shangri-Las move from #15 to #10 with "Remember (Walkin' In The Sand)."
The Four Seasons are up eleven spots with "Save It For Me" and Martha and the Vandellas shoot from #36 to #23 with "Dancing In The Street." British newcomers Manfred Mann seem to have a real hit on their hands as "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" jumps 40 spots from #63 to #23.
Little Anthony and the Imperials look to have another hit on their hands as "I'm On The Outside Looking In" moves from #40 to #29 ... and both sides of The Beatles' new Capitol single, "Matchbox" and "Slow Down," are most definitely on the rise, each advancing 32 places, as "Matchbox" cracks The Top 40, climbing from #71 to #39 and "Slow Down" moves up from #93 to #61.
The Searchers are up ten spots as "Someday We're Gonna Love Again" moves from #50 to #40 ... and Chad and Jeremy's "A Summer Song" is right behind it, up 18 spots, climbing from #59 to #41.
J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers are up 21 places, moving from #65 to #44 this week. A couple of other "newbie" big movers include "Rhythm" by Major Lance (up 24 spots from #69 to #45) and "Michael" by Trini Lopez, up 17 spots from #66 to #49. Meanwhile, The Impressions jump nearly 40 spots with their latest, "You Must Believe Me." It climbs from #92 to #53.
Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas have the #61 hit as "From A Window" moves up from #73 ... and the Betty Everett / Jerry Butler remake of The Everly Brothers' classic, "Let It Me Me," is up a VERY impressive 28 places, moving from #90 to #62.
A new song by Don Covay and the Goodtimers, "Mercy, Mercy," jumps up 31 notches (from #99 to #68) while The Four Seasons' version of "Sincerely" (released by Vee Jay Records to cash in on their recent success with Philips) is up fifteen spots from #85 to #70.
A brand new British group (confusingly named The Nashville Teens!) has a GREAT remake of the old blues standard "Tobacco Road" ... it premiers at #88 this week in its first week on the charts. And The Beach Boys have a brand new hit bowing at #73 this week ... "When I Grow Up To Be A Man."
Honorable mention to other British artists still on the chart this week:
The Beatles are still Top Ten (#9) with "A Hard Day's Night" ... they also hold down the #24 spot with "And I Love Her," the #42 spot with "Ain't She Sweet," the #50 spot with "I'll Cry Instead" and the #76 spot with "If I Fell." On a related note, George Martin's instrumental take on "Ringo's Theme" sits at #66.
Gerry and the Pacemakers are at #20 with "How Do You Do It," The Rolling Stones have presence at both #30 ("It's All Over Now") and #91 ("Tell Me.")
Dusty Springfield sits at #32 with "Wishin' And Hopin" and The Animals add another single to the US Chart with "Gonna Send You Back To Walker," new this week at #97.
And let's not forget P.J. Proby, up 14 spots from #95 to #81 with "Hold Me."
