Saturday, November 2, 2024

THE SATURDAY SURVEY

 

As we all knew it would, "Baby Love" by The Supremes moves into the #1 spot on this week's Super Chart.  Last week's #1 Hit, "Last Kiss," slips down to #2 and Manfred Mann's "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" comes in at #3 in its 10th week on the chart.

The only other British Hit in The Top Ten this week belongs to The Honeycombs, who are up four places to #5 with "Have I The Right."  (Will this one end up topping the chart in a week or two as well?)

But don't think for a moment that The British Invasion has lost its hold on America ...

Save #15 by Elvis, numbers 14 - 22 ALL belong to British acts on this week's chart ...

"Tobacco Road" by The Nashville Teens hold at #14, "Everybody Knows (I Still Love You)" by The Dave Clark Five comes in at #16, Chad and Jeremy's "A Summer Song" follow it at #17, "I'm Crying" by The Animals is at #18, "I Don't Want To See You Again" moves up a couple of notches to #19, The Kinks climb six spots to #20 with "You Really Got Me," The Zombies are right behind them at #21 with "She's Not There" (which is up eleven places) and Gerry and the Pacemakers round out the block of British Rock at #22 with "I Like It." 

The Rolling Stones are not far behind ... their latest, "Time Is On My Side," comes in at #26, which is up a dozen spots from the week before.

Also climbing twelve places are The Searchers with "When You Walk In the Room," this week's #43 hit.  (Dusty Springfield falls somewhere in between at #33 with "All Cried Out.")

And newbies Herman's Hermits make another 14-point leap from #60 to #46 with their first US chart hit, "I'm Into Something Good."

This week's highest debut is way down at #79 ... but it belongs to The Four Seasons ... so odds are we'll be hearing a lot more of "Big Man In Town" in the weeks to come. 

 

60 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK:

11/2/64 – The performers at this year’s Royal Command Performance for Queen Elizabeth in London include Brenda Lee, Cilla Black, Cliff Richard and The Bachelors