Lorne Greene (television's Ben Cartwright!) finally reaches the summit with his western tale about the outlaw "Ringo." It climbs three places to #1 in its sixth week on the chart.
"Mr. Lonely" by Bobby Vinton is right behind it, however, up four places to #2 ... and seems poised to take over the crown next week. (Hey, Bobby started the year with an early "grab" of the #1 trophy ... why not finish things up the same way???)
"Leader Of The Pack" falls to #3 ... and "She's Not There," "Baby Love," "Time Is On My Side," "Come A Little Bit Closer" and "You Really Got Me" all hold on to their Top Ten berths.
Coming up seemingly out of nowhere are "Come See About Me" by The Supremes and the OTHER side of the Elvis record we've been talking about for several weeks now, "Ask Me."
British acts on the rise include Herman's Hermits (up four places to #14), The Dave Clark Five (up 16 spots to #22), Manfred Mann, up ten with their latest, "Sha La La" and, premiering all the way up at #34 is The Beatles with THEIR latest, "I Feel Fine." (The flipside, "She's A Woman," is new at #52.)
"Willow Weep For Me" moves up a dozen spots for Chad and Jeremy, while Marianne Faithfull's version of "As Tears Go By" climbs sixteen spots to #47.
The Searchers are back with what appears to be a very hot hit ... their remake of "Love Potion #9" climbs from #77 to #54 this week, a move of 23 spots.
Another fun premier to watch is The Detergents' parody tune "Leader Of The Laundromat." It features our FH Buddy Ron Dante on lead vocals! (I also like Hank Williams, Jr.'s remake of "Endless Sleep," which come in at #100 on this week's countdown.)
