Saturday, May 24, 2025

THE SATURDAY SURVEY

Wow!  The Beatles only hold on to the #1 position for just one week!

The Beach Boys topple The Fab Four to #2 while Herman's Hermits drop to #3.

Actually, there is only one new entry in The Top Ten this week ... 

"Just A Little" by The Beau Brummels climbs another seven positions from #17 to #10.

Despite this slight amount of shuffling, THREE records retain their bullets as they continue to climb:  "Back In My Arms Again," "Wooly Bully" and "Crying In The Chapel" all move up three places from #7 to #4, #8 to #5 and #9 to #6.

Making moves of ten places or more this week are "I Can't Help Myself" by The Four Tops (#39 to #20), "L-O-N-E-L-Y" by Bobby Vinton (#36 to #26), "Last Chance To Turn Around" by Gene Pitney (#44 to #31), "Concrete And Clay" by Unit 4 + 2 (#46 to #35), "Bring It On Home To Me" by The Animals (#52 to #36), "Hush Hush, Sweet Charlotte" by Patti Page (#47 to #37), "Concrete And Clay" by Eddie Rambeau (#49 to #39), "Mr. Tambourine Man" by The Byrds (#63 to #41), "For Your Love" by The Yardbirds (#59 to #45), "Voodoo Woman" by Bobby Goldsboro (#62 to #48), "Before And After" by Chad and Jeremy (#68 to #49), "Wonderful World" by Herman's Hermits, who leapfrog halfway up the chart from #99 to #50!, "The Climb" by The Kingsmen (#64 to #53), "I've Been Loving You Too Long" by Otis Redding (#76 to #54), "(Remember Me) I'm The One Who Loves You," yet another comeback hit for Dean Martin (#77 to #59), "And I Love Him" by Esther Phillips (#74 to #63), "Lipstick Traces" by The O'Jays (#78 to #65), "Laurie" by Dickey Lee (#81 to #68), "It's Wonderful To Be In Love" by The Ovations (#84 to #71), "I Do" by The Marvelows (#88 to #72), "Here Comes The NiIght" by Them (#94 to #73), "What The World Needs Now Is Love" by Jackie DeShannon (#91 to #74), "Tell Her" by Frank Sinatra (#89 to #75), "Yes, I'm Ready" by Barbara Mason (#87 to #76), "You Turn Me On" by Ian Whitcomb (#90 to #79) and "It's Almost Tomorrow" by Jimmy Velvet (#95 to #84)  DAMN!  That's a WHOLE lotta big movers this week, right???

 


60 YEARS AGO TODAY:

5/24/65 – Actor John C. Reilly is born