Friday, July 5, 2013

MAY THE 4's BE WITH YOU

Yesterday we world-premiered our Top 40 Countdown of The Biggest Songs of the '60's to Peak at #4 on the Charts.

It aired EXCLUSIVELY on Lou Simon's Sirius / XM / 60s on 6 Countdown Program and was put together using the rankings of these songs in Dann Isbell's book "Ranking The '60's".

For the benefit of anybody who may have missed it (the program will be rebroadcast on Saturday, July 6th, at 2 pm ... again on Sunday, July 7th at 10 am ... and one more time on Wednesday, July 10th at 9 pm ... all times Eastern) ... we've got the final results posted here on The Forgotten Hits Website today!


THE TOP 40 SONGS OF THE '60'S 
THAT PEAKED AT #4 ON THE CHARTS
(May the 4's Be With You!)


#40 - YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME - DUSTY SPRINGFIELD  (1966)

#39 - SHOTGUN - JR. WALKER AND THE ALL-STARS   (1965)

#38 - ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE - JERRY BUTLER  (1969) 

#37 - IT'S ALL RIGHT - THE IMPRESSIONS (1965)

#36 - PIPELINE - THE CHANTAYS  (1963) 

#35 - EXPRESSWAY TO YOUR HEART - THE SOUL SURVIVORS  (1967)

#34 - SAN FRANCISCO - SCOTT MCKENZIE  (1967)

#33 - VOLARE - BOBBY RYDELL  (1960)

#32 - TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY - MARVIN GAYE  (1969)

#31 - UNCHAINED MELODY - THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS  (1965)

#30 - BUSTED - RAY CHARLES  (1963)

#29 - UNDER THE BOARDWALK - THE DRIFTERS  (1964)

#28 - I’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER YOU - THE SEEKERS  (1965)

#27 - HEY LITTLE COBRA - THE RIP CHORDS  (1964)

#26 - HEAT WAVE - MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS  (1963)

#25 - FIVE O’CLOCK WORLD - THE VOGUES  (1966)

#24 - KICKS - PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS  (1966)

#23 - KING OF THE ROAD - ROGER MILLER  (1965)

#22 - FORGET HIM - BOBBY RYDELL  (1964)

#21 - DON’T HANG UP - THE ORLONS  (1962)

#20 - EASY TO BE HARD - THREE DOG NIGHT  (1969)

#19 - RELEASE ME - ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK (1967)

#18 - YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY - THE OHIO EXPRESS  (1968)

#17 - WHAT DOES IT TAKE (TO WIN YOUR LOVE) - JR. WALKER AND THE ALL-STARS  (1969)

#16 - JAVA - AL HIRT  (1964)

#15 - LET ME IN - THE SENSATIONS  (1962)

#14 - BECAUSE THEY’RE YOUNG - DUANE EDDY  (1960)

#13 - CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ - THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS  (1966)

#12 - SINCE I FELL FOR YOU - LENNY WELCH  (1964)

#11 - I THINK WE’RE ALONE NOW - TOMMY  JAMES AND THE SHONDELLS  (1967)

#10 - SWEET CAROLINE - NEIL DIAMOND  (1969)

# 9 - WE’LL SING IN THE SUNSHINE - GALE GARNETT  (1964)

# 8 - I WISH IT WOULD RAIN - THE TEMPTATIONS  (1968)

# 7 - ABRAHAM MARTIN & JOHN - DION  (1968)

# 6 - SIMON SAYS -  THE 1910 FRUITGUM CO.  (1968)

# 5 - I SECOND THAT EMOTION - SMOKEY ROBINSON AND THE MIRACLES  (1967)

# 4 - NIGHT - JACKIE WILSON  (1960)

# 3 - DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON - MITCH RYDER AND THE DETROIT WHEELS  (1966)

# 2 - SWEET NOTHIN’S - BRENDA LEE  (1960)

# 1 - WOMAN WOMAN - GARY PUCKETT & THE UNION GAP  (1968)

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