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!)
(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)
#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)
#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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